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Victor Gabriel Gilbert Figurative Paintings

French, 1847-1933
Victor Gilbert's natural ability as an artist was recognized early, but his family lacked the financial resources to send the young man to the École des Beaux-Arts. Rather than enrolling in the École, Gilbert was apprenticed to Eugene Adam as an artisan painter and decorator. His only formal education was evening classes with Pierre Levasseur at the École de la ville de Paris. Perhaps it was his early immersion into la vie quotidienne that formed the basis for his later choices of subject matter for his art, that of the markets and streets of Paris. Despite his lack of formal training, Gilbert's admissions to the Paris Salons of 1873 and 1874 were very well received by audiences and critics alike; at this time he was supported by the dealer Paul Martin, who was an important proponent of the Impressionist movement. Gilbert emerged in the early 1880s as the primary Realist painter to record the French marketplace. He achieved considerable success, while firmly establishing his reputation, at the 1880 Salon when he obtained a second-class medal, critical acclaim and a state purchase for his painting entitled A Corner of the Fish Market, Morning. His oeuvre is punctuated with very large canvases depicting the various sections of the largest marketplace in Paris, Les Halles. His painting styles encompassed both the naturalist manner of the late nineteenth century and the vibrant technique of plein-air light and brushwork that emerged in his paintings of the early twentieth century. He was honored with a gold medal in 1889 and the Bonnat Prize in 1926. His reputation was confirmed by his nomination to the Legion d'Honneur in 1897.
(Biography provided by Gallery of the Masters)
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Artist: Victor Gabriel Gilbert
The Flower Seller - French Realist Figurative Watercolor by Victor Gilbert
By Victor Gabriel Gilbert
Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire
Signed figurative watercolour on board by French realist painter Victor Gabriel Gilbert. The work depicts a flower seller at her market stall selling beautifully coloured bouquets of...
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Early 1900s Realist Victor Gabriel Gilbert Figurative Paintings

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Board, Watercolor

The Young Hunter - French Realist Portrait Oil Painting by Victor Gilbert
By Victor Gabriel Gilbert
Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire
Signed oil on panel portrait by French realist painter Victor Gabriel Gilbert. The work depicts a young hunter wearing a brown outfit with laced up leather boots standing on a path i...
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1890s Realist Victor Gabriel Gilbert Figurative Paintings

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Panel, Oil

La Marchande de Fleurs - French Realist Figurative Oil by Victor Gilbert
By Victor Gabriel Gilbert
Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire
Signed figurative oil on original canvas by French realist painter Victor Gabriel Gilbert. The work shows a flower seller filling a young girl's basket with cherries while a little b...
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1910s Realist Victor Gabriel Gilbert Figurative Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

A Playful Afternoon
By Victor Gabriel Gilbert
Located in Missouri, MO
Victor Gabriel Gilbert (French, 1847-1933) A Playful Afternoon Signed Lower Left 18 x 22 inches 25 x 28.5 inches with frame Victor Gilbert's natura...
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Late 19th Century Realist Victor Gabriel Gilbert Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Sharing Bon-Bons
By Victor Gabriel Gilbert
Located in Missouri, MO
Early 20th Century Oil Painting by Victor Gilbert. Canvas dimensions 14.75 x 18 inches. Framed dimensions 22 x 25 inches. Born Paris, France 1847; Died 1933 Victor Gilbert's natural ability as an artist was recognized early, but his family lacked the financial resources to send the young man to the École des Beaux-Arts. Rather than enrolling in the École, Gilbert was apprenticed to Eugene Adam as an artisan painter and decorator. His only formal education was evening classes with Pierre Levasseur at the École de la ville de Paris. Perhaps it was his early immersion into la vie quotidienne that formed the basis for his later choices of subject matter for his art, that of the markets and streets of Paris. Despite his lack of formal training, Gilbert's admissions to the Paris Salons of 1873 and 1874 were very well received by audiences and critics alike; at this time he was supported by the dealer Paul Martin, who was an important proponent of the Impressionist movement. Gilbert emerged in the early 1880s as the primary Realist painter to record the French marketplace...
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Early 20th Century French School Victor Gabriel Gilbert Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

French landscape painting with children, figures & field Scene 'The Harvest'
By Victor Gabriel Gilbert
Located in Shrewsbury, Shropshire
'The Harvest' is a stunning pastoral scene by Victor Gabriel Gilbert. Victor Gabriel Gilbert was born in Paris, 13th February 1847. He studied for a perio...
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Late 19th Century Impressionist Victor Gabriel Gilbert Figurative Paintings

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'Marchande de Fleurs' a Parisian street scene with soldier, figures & flowercart
By Victor Gabriel Gilbert
Located in Shrewsbury, Shropshire
'Marchande de Fleurs' a Parisian street scene with soldier, figures & beautiful flower-cart Gabriel Gilbert was renowned for his paintings of Parisian market scenes, of which this is a fantastic example. Gilbert’s works sit alongside Monet’s and Van Gogh’s in galleries and collections across the world. He established himself as a painter of French genre scenes...
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19th Century Impressionist Victor Gabriel Gilbert Figurative Paintings

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Panel, Oil

Painting of a river scene with nude bathers surrounded by green 'Les Baigneuse'
By Victor Gabriel Gilbert
Located in Shrewsbury, Shropshire
A lush verdant painting of three nude bathers in a French river. It speaks of summer days spent wild swimming, picnics filled with cheese & wine and hear...
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19th Century Impressionist Victor Gabriel Gilbert Figurative Paintings

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