A Rest in the Courtyard, Antique French Oil on Canvas, Charles Alexandre DeBacq

As noted by the light dusting of snow on the unpaved street, this charming oil on canvas painting depicts a winter scene. The painting, which dates to circa 1890, features two stable...

Painted by the renowned 19th-century French artist, Charles Edouart (sometimes spelled “Edouard”) Delort, this vibrant oil on canvas painting depicts a large silver fish being presen...

Signed by the artist in the lower left corner (“Lecler”), this oil on canvas painting is entitled In the Sheepfold. A typical day in the life of a farmer dressed in blue with a gold hat, the agriculteur can be seen tending to a hay feeder. Behind the man is a flock of 15 sheep, mostly depicted with tan wool and white faces and ears, with the exception of a small all-white lamb. Some of the livestock is grazing from the feeders, while four of them (including the lamb) are gathered near a large water trough. A pair of chickens can be spotted amongst the herd, including a brown rooster...

A beautiful oil on canvas rendering of a stag hunt, presented in a fluted giltwood frame with a bundled husk border and large, parted leaves in the corners. The painting is signed in the lower right corner by the artist, “H. de Forges”, a member of the Barbizon French school of the late 1800s, who specialized in animal hunt scenes. The vibrancy of de Forges’ painting has not diminished over time; the colors seem to pop right off the canvas. A blue sky with some low-lying white clouds hangs above trees mainly bereft of leaves, indicating it is late autumn. Slender grass, ranging from green to brown, surrounds a watering hole in the middle of a clearing, with a single stag near the water’s edge. Eight white hunting dogs with black and tan markings surround the deer on one side of the pond. Behind the pack is a brown horse ridden by a huntsman dressed in red and black, preparing to sound the hunting horn. Two more riders in red, black, and white, also on brown horses, are emerging from a small hill behind the deer. Hunting, always a very important pastime in France, became one of the more popular genres in 19th century art, along with with quality pastoral and landscape paintings. Realism was a defining feature of the Barbizon School, as artists were attracted to spending more time living and painting in the natural world. Our hunt scene depicts the surrounding of prey, or pre-hunt revelry. The beautifully colored oil on canvas stag hunt painting...

A fascinating oil on canvas painting depicting a group of monks in a wood carving studio, this oil on canvas was painted by Giovanni Torriglia in the late 1800s. The darkened tones used by Torriglia (black and brown) are offset by a gilt frame with foliate details above a deep cavetto molding. Five monks are gathered around a workbench inside a workshop covered in shadows. One of the young monks, who is wearing glasses, is manipulating a sheer green fabric across the only light source: a shuttered window behind our quintet. Two senior clergymen sit behind the workbench on slatted Savonarola chairs. They gaze with delight at a junior monk hammering a chisel into wood, sculpting a winged angel. A final youthful monk leans on a wonderfully carved sgabello chair, watching the apprentice closely. The colors are splendid, accentuated by tiny nuances such as the wood chips on the floor, various completed sculptures behind the monks, and a green-leafed tree visible outside the window. Giovanni Battista Torriglia...

A fantastic depiction of a day at the beach at Trouville in 19th century France, this grand oil on canvas painting by Paul-Emile Morlon is is surrounded by a giltwood frame adorned w...

Traditional oil on canvas depicting a gorgeous woman draped in a diaphanous, layered sundress that delicately flows around her, accentuating her beautiful figure. The artist has masterfully captured the woman's beauty, with her elegant posture and delicate features. The use of light and shadow creates a striking contrast, enhancing the three-dimensionality of the figure and giving her a radiant presence within the courtyard. The painting is a remarkable example of French academic art...

Alexandre Bertin (1854-1934) "Renaissance Gathering" Signed Bertin Alexandre. (lower left) The reverse with stencil for Rey & Perrot, Paris Oil on canvas Measures: Canvas: 39 by...

Late 19th Century Antique French Oil on Canvas Signed Charles-Émile Jacque, 1861, lower right corner.

Antique Framed Oil Painting on Canvas by Marie Alexandre showcases the artist's talents in a variety of earth and jewel tones, sporting its original frame. Combining the realism of ...

Vintage (20th century) oil painting depicting a group of dairy cows relaxing in a field with a background of sweeping flat planes interrupted only by a sing...

Vintage (20th Century) oil painting depicting a group of dairy cows relaxing in a field with a background of sweeping flat planes interrupted only by a sing...