Martin Borgord

American School "Bather" Oil Painting on Wood Signed with Gilded Frame

circa 1920

Antonio Fuentes (Tangier 1905 - 1995) "At the Cafe. Oil on panel signed at lower left. Also known as "The Master of Tangier" or "the Picasso of Tangier," Fuentes traversed the 20th...

Narcisse Díaz de la Peña, "Nymphs in the Forest. Oil on canvas signed "Diaz" at lower left. In its original gilded wooden frame bearing the name "Diaz 1807-1876" on brass plate. Nar...

"The Kiss," oil on canvas, French Art Nouveau school of the late 19th century, follower of Théophile Alexander Steinlen. Extremely modern and striking painting, in which the painter ...

Fascinating preparatory sketch, oil on walnut wood, depicting "The Martyrdom of St. Lawrence," Venetian school, 18th century. Very good condition. Measurements 13 x 11 cm

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...

Contemporary Large-Scale Cubist Figurative Abstract Lavender Interior Scene Bursting with bright colors and whimsical energy, this contemporary figurative abstract painting by San ...

Still Life Bouquet De Fleurs Champs, 1970. Robert Mendoze was a French Post Impressionist painter who was born in 1930- 2014. After graduating from the...

Symbolic and surreal landscape with figure eminating life force by Marguerite Louis Blasingame (American; 1906-1947), circa 1940-45. Marguerite and her husband Frank Blasingame...