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Art For Sale
Style: Post-Impressionist
Style: Academic
The Connoisseur By Georges Croegaert
Located in New Orleans, LA
Georges Croegaert 1848-1923 Belgian The Connoisseur Signed "Georges Croegaert Paris" (lower right) Oil on panel A Cardinal peers through a magnifying glass at gilded treasures in...
Category

19th Century Academic Art

Materials

Oil, Panel

Biedermeier Period Academic Life Study Male Nude Carrying a Staff circa 1826.
Located in Sutton Poyntz, Dorset
Eduard Braun. German ( b.1798 - d.1876 ). Academic Life Study of a Male Nude Carrying a Staff Pencil and Charcoal on Paper with Heightening on paper. Annotation (presumably a dedication) lower left. Paper size 24 inches x 16.5 inches ( 61cm x 42cm ). Frame size 30.1 inches x 22.2 inches ( 76.5cm x 56.5cm ). Available for sale; this academic life drawing of a male nude is by the German artist Eduard Braun and dates from around 1826. The drawing is presented and supplied in an interesting configuration with a modern twist (which is shown in these photographs). The drawing has been mounted between two sheets of Tru Vue Museum Glass® UV99 so that the wall or setting behind the hanging is visible and therefore provides the surround for the artwork. This antique drawing is in very good condition, commensurate with its age. It wants for nothing and is supplied ready to hang and display. The drawing is not signed but came from a portfolio of drawings by Eduard Braun. This drawing has a later annotation and presumably a dedication in red ink in the bottom left hand corner. The annotation is the monogram HL within a heart. The configuration of the HL resembles the format used by the French artist Henri Laurens 1885 – 1954 where the downstroke of the L is merged with the second downstroke of the H. This stunning original pencil and charcoal drawing on paper is by a German artist called Eduard Braun. He was born in 1798 and died in 1876, but little else is known about him apart from the fact that he was active in the Paris art salons and rooms. This drawing is from a portfolio by this artist on a similar theme and is typical of the type of academic study undertaken by serious art students throughout the nineteenth century. One of the other drawings in this portfolio is annotated as being created in 1826 and there is every reason to think that this drawing is contemporaneous with that. The drawing is of a very high standard, capturing both strength and sensitivity, showcasing the artist’s ability to reproduce a lifelike image of a nude model. The subject of this drawing is a young man, possibly in his mid-twenties, with a toned and muscular body. He is standing with his weight on his right leg, which is slightly bent, and holding a wooden staff in his right hand. His left foot is raised slightly with the toes pointed, and his left hand is placed behind his back. Although he is facing fully towards the viewer, his gaze is to his left. He has pleasant, serene expression on his face. The background is bare, save for the shadow cast by the model. This original antique drawing...
Category

Early 19th Century Academic Art

Materials

Paper, Charcoal, Pencil

Asian girl
Located in Oslo, NO
In creating this piece, I immersed myself in the delicate balance between strength and vulnerability. Her gaze conveys a narrative of resilience, a silent poise amidst a dreamy backd...
Category

2010s Post-Impressionist Art

Materials

Oil, Acrylic, Board

"Evening Flowers" Parisian Impressionist Still Life Oil Painting on Canvas
Located in New York, NY
This stunning piece of art titled "Evening Flowers" is a captivating original work by renowned artist Jean-Pierre Dubord. Dubord was known for his charming intimate scenes portraying...
Category

20th Century Post-Impressionist Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

French 20th Century oil painting of a boat on a lake by Jean Dulac Junior
Located in Petworth, West Sussex
Jean Dulac jnr (French, 1928 - 2020) Boat on lake Oil on board Signed ‘Jean Dulac’ (lower right) 14.3/4 x 18 in. (37.5 x 46 cm.)
Category

20th Century Post-Impressionist Art

Materials

Board, Oil

"Budapest Street Scene" 20th Cen. Hungarian Impressionist Oil Painting on Canvas
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful oil on canvas painting by Hungarian artist, Hugo Matzenauer. Matzenauer was a painter known for his colorful cityscapes depicting the times of his generation. His work is...
Category

20th Century Post-Impressionist Art

Materials

Oil, Canvas

"Budapest in Snow" 20th Century Hungarian Impressionist Oil Painting on Canvas
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful oil on canvas painting by Hungarian artist, Hugo Matzenauer. Matzenauer was a painter known for his colorful cityscapes depicting the times of his generation. His work is...
Category

20th Century Post-Impressionist Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

MAGNOLIA FOREVER
Located in THOMERY, FR
"Magnolia Forever" is a captivating depiction of a serene sky adorned with billowing clouds and delicate magnolia blossoms. The artist skillfully captures the ephemeral beauty of nat...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Fauvist Art

Materials

Ink, Acrylic

'Mother and Child', Woman Impressionist, Paris, Académie Julian, Benezit
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Initialed lower right, 'A.E.M' for Anna Elisabeth Munch (Danish, 1876-1960) and painted circa 1940. This notable Danish Modernist first studied with Karl Jensen (1889) and C. N. Overgaard (1891–1892). She later traveled and studied in Italy and, subsequently, at the Académie Julian under Jean Paul Laurens and Benjamin Constant. After her return to Denmark, Munch became a student of the Impressionist Julius Paulsen (1895-1897) and made her début at the 1898 Charlottenborg Spring Exhibition. Munch became the first Danish woman to receive commissions for large devotional altarpieces and her early subjects were often derived from Nordic and Christian mythology. These themes were also explored in the large fresco commissions she completed after studying fresco with Joakim Skovgaard (1909-10). Munch continued her studies in both France and Italy and also traveled extensively to Sweden and Norway. Together with the writer Sophie Breum, Munch built a house on the island of Funen at the artist's colony of Kerteminde. Munch illustrated several of Breum's books and, through her, was introduced to the women's movement. She furthered her art studies with Fritz Syberg...
Category

1940s Post-Impressionist Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Composition with Two Male Nudes - painting Paula Craioveanu oil on canvas
Located in Forest Hills, NY
"Composition with Two Male Nudes", oil and silver leaf on canvas, 35.5x23.5in / 90x60cm Part of my Male Nude series. Shipped as it is, stretched, directly from the artist's studio.
Category

2010s Academic Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Bord de mer animé
Located in Columbia, MO
Eugène-François Deshayes (1808–1875) was a French artist known for his landscape and marine paintings. He was born in Paris and initially trained as a lawyer, but his passion for art...
Category

Late 19th Century Post-Impressionist Art

Materials

Oil, Panel

In the fragrance of roses.Eve.
Located in Oslo, NO
Immersed in the serenity of nature, I crafted an intimate scene, awash with the rich tones of oil paint. My brushstrokes breathe life into a dance of blossoms and leaves, enveloping ...
Category

2010s Post-Impressionist Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Traces in Blue by Anne Harney, Blue Pastel, Pink, Abstract Still Life Painting
Located in Atlanta, GA
Anne Harney is a representational painter beginning her work from observation and concluding with a mix of imagination. “I prefer to begin my work from life. My landscape paintings u...
Category

2010s Fauvist Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Sweet Playa
Located in THOMERY, FR
In "Sweet Playa", Linda Clerget captures the essence of a moment on a Mediterranean beach in a raw manner. A nude woman stands on the warm sand, bathed in the golden light of the set...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Fauvist Art

Materials

Acrylic

Barcelona Spain oil on canvas painting landscape
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Antonio Sala Herrero (1927-2012) - Landscape - Oil on canvas. Oil measures 33x41 cm. Frame measures 55x63 cm.
Category

1970s Post-Impressionist Art

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Still life of summer flowers with portrait of a woman
Located in PARIS, FR
Marius VASSELON Saint-Etienne, 1841 - Paris, 1924 Still life of summer flowers with portrait of a woman Painting, oil on canvas Signed and dated 1864 lower left Painting: 50 x 60 cm ...
Category

19th Century Academic Art

Materials

Oil

La Porte du Jardin - Post Impressionist Still Life Landscape Oil by Marcel Dyf
Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire
Signed post impressionist still life oil on canvas circa 1940 by sought after French impressionist painter Marcel Dyf. The work depicts a vase filled with flowers of all colours plac...
Category

1940s Post-Impressionist Art

Materials

Oil, Canvas

'Algerian Street', American Orientalist, Académie Julian, Paris Salon, NAD, PAFA
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Signed lower left, 'Frank A. Brown' for Frank Arthur Brown (American, 1876-1962) and dated 1938. Titled, verso, on stretcher bar, 'Algerian Street', additionally signed, 'Frank A Bro...
Category

1930s Post-Impressionist Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Les Lavandieres - Post Impressionist Landscape Oil Painting - Michel Korochansky
By Michel Korochansky
Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire
Signed oil on canvas circa 1910 by French post impressionist painter Michel Korochansky. This autumnal landscape depicts a view of women washing linen on the bank of a river. The las...
Category

1910s Post-Impressionist Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Echoes 2 - painting Paula Craioveanu oil on canvas
Located in Forest Hills, NY
Echoes 2 Composition with Two Female Nudes, oil on canvas, 35.5x19.5in / 90x50cm Part of WIngs of Gods, solo show. Shipped as it is, stretched, directly from the artist's studio.
Category

2010s Academic Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Reclining Nude, Oil Painting by Paul Sieffert c1940
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Paul Sieffert, French (1874 - 1957) Title: Reclining Nude Year: circa 1940 Medium: Oil on Canvas, signed l.r. Size: 15 x 24 in. (38.1 x 60.96 cm) Frame Size: 18.5 x 27.5 inches
Category

1940s Post-Impressionist Art

Materials

Oil

Return Of Columbus In Chains To Cadiz By Emanuel Leutze
Located in New Orleans, LA
Emanuel Leutze 1816-1868 American Return of Columbus in Chains to Cadiz Signed E. Leutze / Philadelphia (lower right) Oil on canvas Painted by the artist in 1842, this masterpiec...
Category

19th Century Academic Art

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Portrait of a woman, Tasie
Located in PARIS, FR
Jean Jules Antoine LECOMTE DU NOÜY Paris, 1842 - Paris, 1923 Portrait of a woman, Tasie Painting, oil on wood Signed, titled and dated 1876: "Tasie / Lecomte du Nouy / 76" Painting: ...
Category

1870s Academic Art

Materials

Oil

Judith
Located in Oslo, NO
The still life "Judith" was painted in the home garden in Switzerland. The tow depicts summer, fruits, a samovar, flowers, a cup with an image of Klimt's painting "Judith". The oil c...
Category

2010s Post-Impressionist Art

Materials

Oil

(1935-2023) Original post impressionist Cornish Oil Painting Prussia Cove Beach
Located in Cirencester, GB
ARTIST: John Harvey STISA (1935-2023) British TITLE: “Swimming At Prussia Cove Penzance Cornwall" SIGNED: unsigned, from the artists studio MEDIUM: oil on board SIZE: 53cm x 47cm...
Category

Late 20th Century Post-Impressionist Art

Materials

Oil

On the balcony
Located in Oslo, NO
In this oil painting, I've captured a tranquil moment on a sunlit balcony. The figure, immersed in thought by a spread of fresh blossoms and fruit, epitomizes serenity. My brushwork ...
Category

2010s Post-Impressionist Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Acrylic

Yachts At Sunset
Located in Oslo, NO
This small scenic painting was created in the summer of 2023 at Lake Walensee in Switzerland. The evening sun colors the small marina with its warm rays. A day full of adventure come...
Category

2010s Post-Impressionist Art

Materials

Oil

Fair scene with actors
Located in PARIS, FR
French school circa 1815 Fair scene with actors Painting, oil on wood Unsigned Painting: 20 x 27 cm Period frame: 30 x 36.5 cm Very good condition
Category

Early 19th Century Academic Art

Materials

Oil

Colorful Field of Flowers with Redhead Child - East Hampton Like Monet
Located in Miami, FL
Through Mitchell Funk's lens, a field of colorful flowers in bloom turns into a Monet-like Post-Impressionist painting. A lone redhead child punctuates the composition as she prance...
Category

1990s Post-Impressionist Art

Materials

Archival Pigment, Archival Paper, Archival Ink

Scottish signed STILL LIFE FLOWERS POST IMPRESSIONIST 1950s oil painting
Located in Cirencester, GB
ARTIST: Henry Raeburn Dobson RCA (1901-1985) Scottish TITLE: "Still Life Floral Composition" SIGNED: lower right MEDIUM: oil on canvas SIZE: 75cm x 65cm inc frame CONDITION: exc...
Category

Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Art

Materials

Oil

original post impressionist signed oil painting SEVEN SISTERS COAST EAST SUSSEX
Located in Cirencester, GB
ARTIST: Mary Jackson NEAC RWS (1946-) British TITLE: "Walkers At The Seven Sisters Sussex Coast England" SIGNED: initalled lower left MEDIUM: oil on board SIZE: 41cm x 37cm inc frame CONDITION: excellent DETAIL: Painter, born in Sussex. She studied as a mature student at Southampton College of Art and part-time at Winchester College of Art. Won a number of prizes, including the Thomas Agnew, Brandler and Patterson Prizes, and New English Critics’ Prize in 1990, three years after she was elected a member of New English Arts Club (NEAC). Also showed at RA, RWA and Kingfisher Gallery during 1990 Edinburgh Festival. She shared shows at Theatre Royal in Winchester, Hallam Gallery and Waterman Fine Art Ltd in 1991, later solo exhibitions including Crossgate Gallery...
Category

Late 20th Century Post-Impressionist Art

Materials

Oil

1960 Post Impressionist painting of lady arranging bananas
Located in Petworth, West Sussex
A very striking original Post-Impressionist oil painting of a lady arranging bananas Jean Dulac was born on Bourgoin but from the age of 5 became a lifelong resident of Lyon. His f...
Category

20th Century Post-Impressionist Art

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Tranquility on the Shore
Located in Oslo, NO
This painting was painted at Lake Walensee in the summer of 2023. A calm, sunny day gives you a feeling of joy, peace and relaxation and the blue waters of the lake invite you to plu...
Category

2010s Post-Impressionist Art

Materials

Oil

Still Life With a Samovar
Located in Oslo, NO
The still life with a samovar was painted in the studio. It shows a real 19th century Russian samovar, real Russian bagels and Russian scarves. This image will be appreciated by conn...
Category

2010s Post-Impressionist Art

Materials

Acrylic

Lady in paris Street 1900
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
LEBAS Léonie (19th-20th) "Lady in Paris Street 1900" Oil on wood panel signed low right Old Frame regilded with gold leaves Dim panel : 16 X 22 cm Dim frame : 50 X 41 cm LEBAS Léoni...
Category

1890s Academic Art

Materials

Oil

Tropical body
Located in THOMERY, FR
Immerse yourself in the vibrant allure of "Tropical Body", a captivating original acrylic painting on canvas. This piece invites you to embark on a visual journey into a world where ...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Fauvist Art

Materials

Acrylic

Werdenberg Is Blooming
Located in Oslo, NO
This painting was created outdoors in June 2023. It shows a wonderful corner of the old Swiss town of Werdenberg. Colors of the rainbow shine and give a feeling of joy and happiness ...
Category

2010s Post-Impressionist Art

Materials

Oil

Les femmes au jardin
Located in LE HAVRE, FR
Madeleine BERLY VLAMINCK (1896-1953) Femmes dans le jardin Oil on canvas Size: 65 x 81 cm Signed lower right Provenance: Private collection in Normandy. Oil on canvas in good co...
Category

Mid-20th Century Fauvist Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Swedish Mid Century impressionist oil painting "Norrkoping Harbour Sweden"
Located in Cirencester, GB
ARTIST: Gustav Adolf Fahle (1906-1989) Swedish TITLE: "Norrkoping Harbour Sweden" SIGNED: lower right and dated 1955 MEDIUM: oil on board SIZE: 58cm x 49cm inc frame CONDITION: exc...
Category

Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Art

Materials

Oil

"Unveiling the Secret Garden" & "Stretch the Noise"
Located in THOMERY, FR
Dive into a world of adventure and mystery where exoticism meets audacity in these two enchanting artworks. On vibrant acrylic canvases, a girl, joyfully engaging in outdoor sports, ...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Fauvist Art

Materials

Acrylic

“Clipper under Full Sail”
Located in Southampton, NY
Very well executed oil on academy board by the well known American marine and portrait painter, Sam Sargent. Signed lower left “S. Sargent”. Signed verso, “Newburyport Studio, S. Sa...
Category

1930s Academic Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Quiet Marina
Located in Oslo, NO
The painting Quiet Yacht Harbor was painted outdoors on Lake Constance in June 2023. It shows a harbor with yachts. Yachts quietly wait for their owners to go on romantic trips! Usi...
Category

2010s Post-Impressionist Art

Materials

Oil

Spakenburg Netherlands oil painting seascape landscape urbanscape
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Rafael Duran Benet (1931-2015) - Spakenburg Netherlands - Oil on canvas on cardboard Oil measurements 33x41 cm. Frameless. Rafael Duran Benet (Terrassa, 1931 - Barcelona, 2015) is a...
Category

1980s Post-Impressionist Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Cardboard

English Post Impressionist 20thC painting SUMMER RIVERBANK indistinctly signed
Located in Cirencester, GB
ARTIST: Initialled HA or HH (late 20th Century) British School TITLE: "Summer River Bank Scene" SIGNED: lower right MEDIUM: mixed media, oil, oil pastel, gouache on paper SIZE: 64cm...
Category

Late 20th Century Post-Impressionist Art

Materials

Oil Crayon, Mixed Media, Oil

Mid Century Figurative Seascape with Sailboats
By Henryk Dzienczarski
Located in Soquel, CA
Mid-century figurative seascape with boats by Henryk Dzienczarski, (Poland, b-1917). Signed "H. Dzienczarski" lower right. Displayed in a wood fra...
Category

1950s Post-Impressionist Art

Materials

Oil, Cardboard

"Hayrolls In The Lavender Field" Modern Impressionist Serigraph of Provence
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
"Hayrolls In The Lavender Field" is an beautiful 95 color hand pulled serigraph created from the oil painted on location in Provence by Maria Bertran. This Contemporary Impressionist...
Category

2010s Post-Impressionist Art

Materials

Screen

Summer Valley, Impressionism Original oil Painting, One of a Kind
Located in Granada Hills, CA
Artist: Karen Darbinyan Work: Original Oil Painting, Handmade Artwork, One of a Kind Medium: Oil on Linen, Year: 2024 Style: Impressionism Title: Summer Valley, Size: 9" x 13.5" x 0...
Category

2010s Academic Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Walensee. Sunset
Located in Oslo, NO
In this oil painting I captured my fascination for the play of light and color. Inspired by impressionism and realism, the gentle strokes of a setting sun and the majestic mountains ...
Category

2010s Post-Impressionist Art

Materials

Oil

Claudia Noel Carr (1965-) Italian Post Impressionist Oil Painting Landscape 1985
Located in Cirencester, GB
ARTIST: Claudia Noel Carr (1965-) British TITLE: "Italian Landscape" (C.1985) SIGNED: labelled verso MEDIUM: oil on board SIZE: 52cm x 38cm inc frame CONDITION: excellent DETAIL:...
Category

Late 20th Century Post-Impressionist Art

Materials

Oil

Oxford Street London - Late 20th Century Impressionist Acrylic by Michael Quirke
Located in Watford, Hertfordshire
Michael Quirke (Born 1946) Michael Quirke was born in 1946 and studied at St Martin’s School of Art, London. After moving from London, Michael became a member of the art community i...
Category

Early 2000s Post-Impressionist Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Fauvist Oil on Canvas French Rural Landscape with Poppies, The Luberon
Located in Cotignac, FR
Early 20th Century Fauvist oil on canvas of a rural landscape with poppies by René Seyssaud. The painting is signed bottom left. There is a title, 'Route dans le Luberon', and exhibi...
Category

Early 20th Century Fauvist Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

La Blage
Located in Oslo, NO
In my oil paintings I capture the fleeting moments of everyday life in an impressionistic manner. The cozy restaurant La Blage in the Provençal town of Fayence is a meeting place for...
Category

2010s Post-Impressionist Art

Materials

Oil

A Quiet Evening
Located in Wiscasett, ME
Oil on canvas, signed and dated in the lower right corner. Presented in a carved frame measuring 38.5" x 33.75" overall. The work features a woman reading by lamp light in a very tra...
Category

20th Century Post-Impressionist Art

Materials

Oil

Nude oil painting, large post-impressionist sitting nude by Pio Santini
Located in AIGNAN, FR
Large vintage nude portrait oil painting of a woman sitting. This is a gorgeous, colourful and exceptional nude oil painting by Pio Santini, signed in the lower right. A young woman...
Category

1940s Post-Impressionist Art

Materials

Oil

Isis with the tulipes
Located in THOMERY, FR
This delicate watercolor painting captures the serene beauty of springtime in Linda Clerget's garden. In the center of the composition sits Isis, her beloved cat, surrounded by vibra...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Fauvist Art

Materials

Watercolor, Handmade Paper

“Harbor Dockside”
Located in Southampton, NY
Original oil on artist canvas board attributed to the Canadian artist, Jean Lamoureux. Signed “Lamoureux” lower left. Circa 1960. Condition is good. The painting is housed in a co...
Category

1960s Post-Impressionist Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Rapeseed Field
Located in Oslo, NO
The landscape painting "Rapsfeld" was painted in the Rhine Valley in Switzerland in spring 2018. The Liechtenstein Three Sisters mountain can be seen in the background. Rapeseed is v...
Category

2010s Post-Impressionist Art

Materials

Oil

Red House in Vaduz
Located in Oslo, NO
This landscape painting was painted outdoors in the Principality of Liechtenstein. It shows the so-called Red House. In my oil paintings I capture the essence of a picturesque scene...
Category

2010s Post-Impressionist Art

Materials

Oil

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