Roger Derieux

Raimundo De Madrazo Y Garreta (Spanish School, 1841-1920) an exceptional and palatial oil on canvas "Portrait of Isabelle McCreery” depicting an elegant woman gracefully exiting a litter (Sedan Chair), situated within a lovely fairytale setting of a fantastical vista dominated by verdant and blue-green hues, a pair of swans and a lily pad frame the scene in the foreground, within it's original impressive and ornate French 19th Century Rococo Style gildwood carved and gesso frame. Signed and dated ‘R. Madrazo, 1880' (lower left). At the bottom center of the impressive frame there is a gilded, wooden cartouch bearing in italicized script “Portrait of Isabelle McCreery.” This is original to the frame. Sometime after the death of the artist, possibly at the time the painting was given to the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, the painter’s name was added in block letters. Provenance: The Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco (Donated by Mrs. Richard McCreery in 1950). M.H. de Young Memorial Fine Arts Museum, Golden Gate Park, San Francisco. Christie's New York, 31 December 1969, Sale Property of the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, Sold for the Benefit of Museum Acquisitions Funds. Lot 80A for $20,700 Canvas Height: 104 ¾ inches (266.1 cm). Camvas Width: 68 ½ inches (174 cm). Frame Height: 132 inches (335.3 cm). Frame Width: 87 ½ inches (222.3 cm). The work of Raimundo de Madrazo, an artist who lived in Paris the greater part of his life, is among the most representative and influential of the ‘school’ of Spanish painters resident in Paris during the nineteenth century.” (Carlos González and Montse Martí, Spanish Painters in Paris 1850-1900, London, 1989, p. 53). The wonderful imagination and artistic genius of Madrazo y Garreta established his fine reputation, and created an international demand for his exquisite portraiture. This particular work features an elegant woman who gracefully exits a litter, situated within a lovely fairytale setting of a fantastical vista dominated by verdant and blue-green hues. Isabelle McCreery was a member of the noted Gold Rush pioneer McCreery family of Irish background who settled in San Francisco in the mid nineteenth century. She later lived in Burlingame, an early San Francisco...

Paul Lambert is a French Postwar and Contemporary painter who was born in 1910 and died in 1970, and was known for Post Impressionist Parisian street painting...

Dimensions- Frame: H: 32 3/4in W: 39 1/4in D: 2 1/2in Painting: H: 25 1/2in W: 32 1/4in This Oil Painting On Canvas Titled "Checkmated" by Alex De Andreis (1880-1939) is truly ...

Pierre Mitiffiot De Bélair (1892-1956). "Woman with Parrot" oil on canvas, circa 1930. Signed lower right, 21 ¾ x 18.

Antique Framed oil painting on canvas by De Kok showcases the artist's firm grasp on creating the tranquility of an intriguing landscape composition using color and contrast resultin...

Oil Painting on Canvas by Garcia de la Peña with Landscape and Horse Measurements with frame: 76x101x3,5cm.

We present you with this unique artwork, titled 'La Pétanque', which is a Provençal French in which the players have to target their balls (known as boules) towards a target ball. This artwork is an oil painting on canvas and signed by the artist, Robert Delval (1934-), and it dates back to 2006. The artist's playful use of colours, perspective, depth, and form in this artwork demonstrates the influence of the artistic styles of Henri Matisse and Pierre Bonnard, which Robert Delval saw as artistic inspirations. Robert Delval, born in 1934 in Montmartre, Paris, cultivated his artistic skills amidst the street painters of his childhood neighbourhood, drawing inspiration from books and museums. At twenty-five, he embarked on a European and American journey armed solely with brushes and notebooks. Upon returning to France, he divided his time, spending spring and summer on the Mediterranean coast and autumn and winter in Megève, selling his watercolours to passers-by, including the likes of Françoise Sagan. One of his small gouache pieces, depicting a view of the Luxembourg Garden, caught the eye of André Roussard, a Montmartre framer...

Original color lithograph 'Visage' by Roger de la Fresnaye. Lithograph printed from an original painting made by the author in France, circa 1921. Published in France by Fernan...

Original color lithograph 'La Roumaine' by Roger de la Fresnaye. Lithograph printed from an original painting made by the author in France, circa 1921. Published in France by F...

Antique framed oil painting on canvas by Leon de Fechereux (1884-1941) is an intense post-impressionist work of a charming cottage in Pommiers in northern France in the Pas de Calais...

Giuseppe De Gregorio (1920-2007/Italy). Large abstract oil on canvas titled "Colline di Fuoco" "Hills of Fire". Signed, titled and dated '63-'64 on verso. Primary colors, framed and ...

Oil on board painting by artist Roger Hayward (1899-1979), depicting the entrance to a Victorian-style home as seen from the street below. With a wonderf...