Early 1900s Figurative Paintings

A stunning oil on board by popular French Neo-Impressionist painter Henri Edmond Cross. The work depicts a woman in a pink and blue dress and a man wearing a hat in a garden in Provence. The piece is incredibly beauifully coloured in almost rainbow-like colours. The shaded trees are blue and the hedgerow below them is painted in bright shades of green, yellow, orange and red. This work is a study for a section of large oil painting titled "Jardin en Provence". Signature: Signed with the cachet lower left Dimensions: Framed: 23"x19.5" Unframed: 14"x10.5" Provenance: This work will be included in the forthcoming catalogue raisonné of Henri Edmond Cross being prepared by Patrick Offenstadt. The estate of the painter Henri Edmond Cross was born in the marches of Flanders. His mother, Fanny Woollett, was English. At the age of 10 he started drawing lessons in Lille, encouraged by a family cousin, Dr Soins. He was taught by Carolus Duran who also came from Douai, Alphonse Colas, and later, after moving to Paris in 1876, François Bonvin. From 1890 he chose to spend most of the year in the Var region. Signac and Van Rysselberghe were regular visitors to St-Clair. During the Fin-de-siècle years, Cross was a friend of the Anarchists, sharing their dream of harmony between man and nature, and contributed to Jean Graves's magazine Les Temps Nouveaux. In the early 1900s he travelled to Italy and was captivated by the works of Tintoretto in Venice. However, Cross was soon overcome by poor health, suffering bouts of rheumatism and eye problems. His stoicism during these difficult times astonished his friends, who also included Roussel, Vuillard, Bonnard, Valtat and Lucie Cousturier...

A magnificent oil on canvas by Jean Baptiste Armand Guillaumin depicting boats moored on the River Seine in Rouen, with smoking chimney...

A lovely piece by the popular Scottish artist depicting the gathering of the Harvest. Fairly large oil on canvas vividly capturing the rich blue sky and light of day. Signed lower ri...

A magnificent oil on canvas by admired French artist Paul Madeline. Beautifully vivified and colored. A really superb piece of impressionist art. Signed lower right. Paul Madeline...

A wonderful oil by the popular artist Louis Gaidan. An excellent example of the painter’s work depicting a coastal illustration signed lower right. Louis Gaidan studied under Charles François Jalabert and Paulin André Bertrand...