20th Century French School

1950's French Signed Oil, Portrait of Young Man in Blue Jersey

Artist/ School: European School, circa 1920's-1930's period, indistinctly signed lower left corner. Title: Portrait of a young Gentleman, with a beard. The work is largely Fauvist i...

Artist/ School: French School, late 20th century, after the 19th century painting by Paul Gauguin (bears signature). Title: Tahitian Women with infants Medium: oil painting on canvas, framed. Size: framed: 35.25 x 28 inches canvas: 28.75 x 21.25 inches Provenance: private collection, France; Paris...

Portrait of a Man French/ Spanish School, circa 1960's indistinctly signed oil on canvas, unframed canvas: 25.5 x 20 inches provenance: private collection condition: very good and s...

The Drummer French School, late 19th century Post-Impressionist School oil on canvas, framed framed: 28 x 22.5 inches canvas: 24 x 18 inches provenance: private collection, France co...

Portrait of a Lady by Josine Vignon (French 1922-2022) dated 47' signed oil painting on board, unframed board: 18 x 14.5 inches stamped verso very good condition provenance: from t...

Portrait of a Lady by Jean Dulac (1902-1968) *see below signed oil painting on canvas, unframed canvas: 16 x 13 inches provenance: private collection, Lyon, France (the artists home ...

Striking Fauvist portrait with a vibrant, high voltage color palette, featuring a green woman with red hair by Sydney Helfman (American, 1926-2010). Aut...

*PLEASE NOTE UK BUYERS WILL ONLY PAY 5% VAT ON THIS PURCHASE. Tête de Femme Blonde by Pierre-Auguste Renoir (1841-1919) Oil on canvas 26.1 x 19 cm (10 ¹/₄ x 7 ¹/₂ inches) Signed upp...

French Post-Impressionist painter Georges d’Espagnat captures a charming moment between a mother and her child in this vibrant oil on canvas. Rendered with a studied use of complementary colors and bold brushstrokes, the painting showcases the artist's unique Post-Impressionist style. Remembered as one of the most individualistic artists of the 20th century, his distinctive canvases bring together the loose brushwork of the Impressionists and the bold color palette favored by the Fauves. Together, they achieve a vibrant spontaneity that lends itself well to the carefree subjects of the present work. Masterfully composed, La lecture au jardin moves beyond the Impressionist instinct to capture a fleeting moment on canvas. Rather, d'Espagnat succeeds in creating a deep feeling of harmony in the work. Warm colors are perfectly balanced with cool tones, while vertical and horizontal lines are softened by the curves of the foliage and his subjects' figures. Through his simplification of forms and intentional use of color and line, he creates a scene that is carefully designed and thoroughly modern. A similar view of a mother and her child by d'Espagnat is currently in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York). The Post-Impressionist painter was an individualist since his youth, choosing to forgo traditional schooling in order to independently study the Old Masters in the Louvre. He soon became involved with the most prominent Impressionist and Post-Impressionist painters of the age, including Pierre-Auguste Renoir and Paul Signac, who themselves existed outside the traditional norms of French Academic training. In 1891, he exhibited at the Salon des Refusés, and again the following year at the Salon des Indépendants. By 1895, he held his first one-man show in Paris, and just three years later his success earned him a solo show at the prestigious Durand-Ruel Gallery. Between 1905 and 1910 he made several trips to visit Renoir on the Côte d’Azur. Their close friendship resulted in a group exhibition at Marcel Bernheim...

Striking and colorful mid century Fauvist portrait of a man by Sydney Helfman (American, 1926-2010). The expressive and vibrant color palette, a signatu...

This painting depicts a whimsical portrait of a young lady posing with an alluring look in a colorful blouse. The bright colors and quick brush strokes are what makes this painting s...

This painting depicts a whimsical portrait of a young boy outdoors with an alluring look. The bright colors and quick brush strokes are what makes this painting so attractive and des...