Born in Paris in 1856, Bisson studied painting under Jean-Léon Gérôme. He belonged to the generation of late academic artists, staying faithful to the fin-de-siècle aesthetic well into the 20th century. He painted chiefly genre scenes, portraits of women and maritime scenes which he exhibited at a variety of Parisian salons. Bisson enjoyed much critical acclaim, particularly after the World Exhibition of 1889. In 1908 he was made a Knight of the Legion of Honor. He died in 1939.

　This painting represents the Three Graces, goddesses of charm, beauty, nature, human creativity and fertility of Roman myth (Charites in Greek mythology). It was sold in October 2012 through Dorotheum, the largest auction house in Central Europe.

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