Early 20th Century Figurative Paintings

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Young painter is an artwork realized by an unknonw artist of the early 20th century. Oil painting on cardboard. A young woman with a delicate face is about to paint with a palette...

In this serene nocturnal scene, two sailboats drift quietly under the glow of a full moon. The largest boat’s dark sails are silhouetted against a deep blue sky, while the moon hangs...

Lady in Interior by Etienne Auguste Krier (French, 1875-1953) titled verso signed initials oil painting on board, framed framed: 15 x 10 inches board: 13 x 9 inches condition: very g...

Early 20th Century French oil on canvas landscape of a field with poppies by René Albert Raphaël Gouin. The painting is signed bottom left and there are stencil stamps to the back st...

An early 20th Century charming oil painting depicting figures by the fountain on a lush spring day. An abundance of nature if felt along with the activities of the day; a beautiful w...

An early 20th Century charming oil painting depicting two women and child near a lake picking flowers. Demarest was known for her charming intimate figurative scenes portraying life ...

Charles Mayes Wigg (British, 1889-1969) Sailing the Norfolk Broads Oil on canvas Signed lower left, signed and inscribed verso 12 x 16 inches 16 x 20.5 inches, framed Charles Mayes ...

This charming marine painting by Swedish artist Ludvig Richarde captures a lone sailboat gliding across calm waters, bathed in the delicate light of dusk. The palette is rich in soft...

Charles Blondin was known for his impressionistic street scenes depicting popular locations in Europe. This painting is a tremendously vivid and alive street scene from Paris in the ...

⭐Lemon Starwars ⭐ This painting is a vibrant and textured representation of lemons, blending realism with expressive abstract elements. ⏩Subject & Composition⏪ The painting promin...

The Renaissance Lady Roman School, circa 1890-1900 period oil on board, framed in original Italian ornate frame framed: 17.5 x 16.5 inches board: 11 x...

Olof Arborelius (1842-1915) Sweden Landscape, likely from the Uddevalla area oil on canvas signed O.Arb.s  unframed: 25 x 35 cm (9 7/8 x 13 3/4 in) framed: 43.5 x 53 cm (17 1/8 x 2...

⭐Medieval scene from anonymous painter ⭐Structural Analysis :⭐ The artwork showcases a picturesque countryside setting with a central large tree dominating the composition. Medieva...

Signed figures in interior oil on canvas circa 1925 by sought after French impressionist painter Edouard Leon Cortes. This charming and nostalgic work depicts a family in a typical Breton kitchen scene. A lady is seated at the table while another slices a loaf of bread for a young girl. The view from the large window shows cottages in the distance and the last light of the day on the horizon as night falls. The light of an overhead oil burner illuminates the room. Signature: Signed lower left Dimensions: Framed: 30"x25" Unframed: 26"x21" Provenance: This work has been examined and authenticated by Mme. Nicole Verdier and will appear in Tome IV of the catalogue raisonne. An accompanying certificate from Mme. Verdier is available upon request at a charge of 960 EUR. Private French collection Edouard Leon Cortes, the son of the painter Antonio Cortès, was sent to the front during World War I to sketch enemy positions. In civilian life, his base was in Lagny in the former studio of Cavallo-Peduzzi. Although he travelled extensively in France. Notably in Normandy, Brittany, the Champagne region and Savoy...

Romantic Landscape at Sunset is a wonderful oil on canvas realized by Enrique Serra y Auque (1859-1918). There is an inscription, the signature on the lower margin at the center: "Enrique Serra Roma". This marvelous Roman lake landscape delimited by the detail of an elegant statue, is painted with acute pictorial sensibility and a very fine technical ability. In very good condition, with a gilded wooden frame included. Enrique Serra y Auque (Barcelona, 1859 - Rome, 1918) Enrique Serra y Auque today famous for his landscapes, showed his artistic talent early. He attended the Escuela de Bellas Artes in Barcelona and was a pupil of Ramon Marti Alsina, now considered the founder of the Catalan landscape school, and the sculptor Domingo Talarn. At the age of twenty, in 1879, he received a scholarship on merit and moved to Rome, where he remained there for the rest of his life. Here he attended the Chigi Academy, became a friend of Mariano Fortuny, one of the greatest Spanish painters of the 19th century after Goya...

Landscape with Trees is an original modern artwork realized by the Italian painter Alberto Zardo in the first decades of the XX Century. Original oil on cardboard. Hand-signed by ...

Hans HERRMANN (1858-1942) Watercolour Painting c1900 An exceptional watercolour painting by one of Europe’s leading exponents Hans Herrmann. Signed, painted on paper, mounted on ca...

Elegant Victorian original oil portrait of Mrs. Rogerson by John Charlton Robert Azensky Fine Art is pleased to offer this fine example of Victorian portraiture of Mrs. Frances Mary...

Oil on canvas by Roger GRILLON (1881-1938), France, 1914. "Bathers". With frame: 114x94 cm - 44.9x37 inches ; without frame: 92x73cm - 36.2x28.75 inches. 30F format. Signed lower lef...

☀️⭐Road Line III ⭐☀️ Landscape - Sky scrappers, office- NYC Building avenue Painting with mirror effect Technique: oil, acrylic, and ink on old book pages on wooden strecher frame ...

Portrait of a Man in a Straw Hat by Cécile Hertz-Eyrolles (1875-1974) stamped with the artists studio mark oil on board, framed framed: 13.5 x 11 inches board: 10.75 x 8.75 inches P...

⭐Medieval scene from anonymous painter ⭐Structural Analysis :⭐ Medieval composition due to the tunic worn by the character (at the bottom of the painting) walking their dog. The cen...

The Hay Barge, Paris Pont Saint-Marie French Impressionist artist, c. 1918 signed with monogram verso, dated 1918 oil on board, unframed board : 8.25 x 10.25 inches Provenance: priva...

➡️Provence Landscape from Anonymous french painter⬅️ This painting appears to be in the Impressionist or Post-Impressionist style. The artist uses a warm and earthy palette, dominat...

“The pearl necklace and the violets” . Oil on canvas 83x103cm, signed, untouched. An excellent example of french academic art from late XIX century. A great example of women in art...

A whimsical oil painting depicting a Parisian Cafe scene in Paris, France by Luigi Cagliani. As an Italian Impressionist artist Cagliani most of his works were produced in the first ...

➡️Still Life from J Robert⬅️ 🟢Jacques Robert (1921–1997) was a French writer, journalist, and screenwriter. Born on June 27, 1921, in Lyon, France, he began his career in journalis...

Afternoon. Oil on canvas, 60,5x78,5 cm Work in the socialist realist manner. People workers and tractor by the river

Graceful Portrait of the Countess Carrobio with elegant white dress. Pastel on Canvas with finely carved gilt wood frame. Signed CFroschl . Carl Forsche 1848- 1934 . Austrian Painte...

Frederick John Mulhaupt Gloucester Boats Signed lower left Oil on board 12 x 16 inches Born in Rock Port, Missouri, in 1871, Mulhaupt studied...

The Majestic Highland Loch by F. E. Jamieson (British 1895-1950) signed with pseudonym 'A. Perrin' oil on canvas, framed Framed: 29 x 39 inches Canvas : 20 x 30 inches Provenance: pr...

Painted with wonderful, free brushstrokes this fabulous painting encapsulates the joy of an English summer's day with a young beauty resting at the side of a fountain in a cottage ga...

This luminous and finely executed painting by August Hagborg captures three nude women preparing to bathe at the edge of a still, tree-lined body of water. One figure is seated on a ...

Portrait of a Lady, reading in an interior circa 1900-1920 period by Louis Faille (French 1878-1964) signed lower right corner oil painting on canvas, framed in original gilt, mould...

➡️Landscape of the Pyrenees ⬅️ This lovely artwork is landscape painting...looks to a Vincent Van Gogh painting ⭐Structural Analysis⭐ The painting depicts a river flowing through...

Portrait of a Young Boy signed and dated 1928 (indistinct signature) oil painting on canvas, framed framed: 31.5 x 22 inches canvas: 26 x 16.5 inches Provenance: Private collection,...

Forest Landscape - an Antique Oil Painting by 19th Century American Artist, Clara Davis Inness (1874-1932) Art measures 36 x 24 inches F...

Abel Warshawsky (American, 1883-1962) Mural Study Oil on board Signed and inscribed verso 9.5 x 18 inches 15.75 x 24.25 inches, framed Impressionist painter A.G. Warshawsky was acti...

We are pleased to offer an exquisite painting by Finnish artist Reino Partanen (1889–1972), titled Birch Trees and Snow-Laden Spruces. Created in 1927, this impressive work measures ...

Signed fauvist oil on canvas riverscape circa 1920 by French post impressionist painter Robert Antoine Pinchon. The work depicts a view a river winding amongst wild flowers fields in...

Oil on canvas by Robert Louis Raymond DUFLOS (1898-1929), France, 1920s. Naked woman lying in front of her mirror. With frame: 95x61.5 cm - 37.4x24.2 inches - without frame: 73x40cm ...

Oil on canvas by Charles Kvapil, France, ca.1920. "On the edge of the lake". with frame: 78x58.5x6 cm - 30.7x23x2.4 inches - without frame: 65x46 cm - 25.6x18.1 inches. 15M format. Signed lower left "Kvapil" Charles Kvapil was born in Czechoslovakia on November 1, 1884, and died in Paris in 1957. He takes courses at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts in Antwerp. His first works are exhibited in 1908, at the Salon of Antwerp. In 1911, he exhibits in Munich; his works show a definite cubist influence in a well-tempered, organization and simplification bill. Arrived at a young age in Paris, he sets up his studio in Montmartre in the Hamlet of Artists, between Lepic Street and No. 11 Junot Avenue near those of Utrillo and Valadon; it is there that he will die. In 1912, he exhibits at the Salon des Independants. In 1914, he presents his works again in Belgium at the Brussels Triennal. After the war, he lives a very poor life but, with an optimistic temperament, he hopes to break through; he has to work to survive and he paints especially in the evening, especially during his first years in Paris. It is at the Salon des Independants in 1920 that Kvapil is revealed to the Parisian public. He exhibits six paintings: "My campaign", "portrait of woman", "Houseboat", "Poplars", "Bras St. Jean (landscape)" and "Still Life". He is domiciled at 233, rue d'Alésia in Montparnasse." "In the wake of the legendary figures of Montparnasse, in their shadow, and by them held at a relative discretion (the behavior of artists entering many into the brilliance of their career and the exclusive attachment to their production, without extension" social " " condemning them to darkness), is Charles Kvapil. He frequents the Parnassus café [...] and is exhibited there in a small group organized by A. Clergé, "the Company of professional painters and sculptors", which manifests itself in 1921. The preface is written by Romoff. A second follows shortly. It includes 102 participants, including Friesz, Lagar, Zorate Ortiz, Scouëzec, Astoy, Roysen, Loutreuil, Krémègne, Gallien, Goncharova, Lebedeff, Ramey, Kvapil. He remains attached to the folklore of the Bohemian painter whose Montparnasse is the field of exploits and the model of life "(Jean Jacques Lévêque" The Roaring Twenties, 1918-1939 - The Triumph of Modern Art ", 1992). He exhibits at the gallery Colette Weill. In 1923, his works are hung at Marcel Bernheim, then at Dalpeyrat, in Limoges, where he shows mostly landscapes. Subsequently, he participates in the Salon d'Automne; to that of 1941, he presents "Phlox", and in 1944 "At the window". In 1951, at the same Salon, he exhibites "Plaisir d'été" and "Le Goûter". He exhibits during his lifetime in Paris, Munich, Brussels, Geneva, Italy, Stockholm, London and New York. He is now represented in numerous public and private collections, including the Museum of Modern Art in Paris, the museums of Le Havre, Libourne, Rouen, Saint-Etienne, Amsterdam and Tunis. Charles Kvapil is known mainly as a painter of characters, especially for his representations of naked women for which his friend Ginette often served as a model; he painted models in the studio, sometimes in front of his window with the Montmartre hill in the background; often bathers or female nudes placed in groups of characters, in the manner of Courbet and the Impressionists at their beginning. He is also creator of many portraits; but he did not disdain either the still lifes, especially the bouquets of flowers, or the landscapes, which form an important part of his work. He painted many regions, including Corrèze, where he "knew how to grasp the character of the country that is not his, with his usual mastery" (SSHA Bulletin Corrèze), the Mediterranean coast, Corsica, where he stays regularly in the 1920s and 1930s; in Paris he participated in exhibitions of painters of Corsica in 1925 and 1933. In 1939, at a new exhibition of Art Corse, at the Gallery The Team, still in Paris, he presented two paintings titled "Costa Brugiata, Cap Corsica "and" View of Rogliano ". He is also the creator of "On the Island" (1923), "Querciolo, Rogliano" (1923), "Corsican Woman" (1924), "Landscape of Corsica" (1933) (information Cronica di a Corsica). Charles Kvapil was influenced by fauvism and a very temperate cubism; Paul Cézanne and to a certain extent Matisse (as a colorist), also marked his style. The desire of construction of the artists of the group to which Kvapil belongs, "did not lead to distortion, except once or twice at Kvapil" .... Kvapil and his friends "thus engaged in thorough technical studies according to the masters, all without exception have loved the beautiful solid and dense material. Their work is related, moreover, not to the classical tradition of transparent painting, but to that of the opaque painting of Frans Hals, Rembrandt and Chardin, almost alone in force since the beginning of the nineteenth century [...] so they paint all in dense pasta but without excessive excess "... (Germain Bazin," the love of art ", 1934). Charles Kvapil's paintings are original and modern, his nudes and bouquets of flowers are strong and powerful. His palette is rich in cobalt blue and warm colors. His technique is voluntary and powerful. His works in oil are often of modest size, sometimes painted on panels, or on cardboard. He also practiced with great skill the technique of pastel. P. Béran, in a study he has dedicated to him, praises the richness of his material and all that his art owes to the joy of living. "A work modeled on a life totally devoted to the pleasure of painting. (Jean Jacques Lévêque, ibid.) He was an indefatigable worker, and this is what he says: "the painter must speak little, but he must comb a lot" Bibliography Jean-Daniel Maublanc, Charles Kvapil, painter of figures, 72 p. Jean-Daniel Maublanc (preface by Louis Parrot), Perspectives - Marcel Lemar, François Eberl, Marcel Roche, Jacques Villon, Charles Kvapil, Charles Jacquemot, Pierre Bach...

This charming provincial early 20th-century British oil painting depicts a Georgian gentleman, his chesnut racehorse and a lively terrier. It’s signed R F Henderson in the lower left...

⭐Luminous beautiful landscape. ⭐ It's a landscape from Barbizon school. Probably inspired by Caspar David Friedrich, known for his landscapes seeking to tend towards the magnificen...

Oil on Canvas. Signed in lower left hand corner. Inside a rural kitchen, a farming family indulges in a festive moment: the father plays the mandolin, listened...

Jules Herve (French, 1887 - 1981) Entre Acte - Ballerinas at the Opera Oil on canvasboard 10 3/4 x 8 3/4 inches Signed lower left Provenance: Private Collection, Palm Beach, Florida...

Heading Up Trail William Henry Dethlef Koerner (German, American, 1878-1938) Oil on Canvas Board Signed Lower Left 26 x 30 inches 35.25 x 30.75 inches with frame William Henry Dethl...

Antonio Piatti (Italian, 1875-1962), "Rose e Spine" [Roses and Thorns], Oil on Canvas, 1901, signed lower right, under glass in giltwood frame. Image: 29.5" H x 39.25" W. Frame: 44" ...

A whimsical oil painting depicting a Parisian Flower Market scene in Paris, France by Luigi Cagliani. As an Italian Impressionist artist Cagliani most of his works were produced in t...

4032 Scandinavian painting of a female bather on cut out wood applied to a painted backround Set in a wood frame image size 8.5x10.5"

An exceptional impressionistic depiction of an afternoon along the Jardin des Tuileries, Paris by Jules René Hervé on a summer day with the busy activities of people walking and of f...

Beautiful Art Deco illustration by unknown artist. Ink and gouache on faux wood grain illustration board. Image field measuring 14 x 18 inches on a 17 x 21 inch illustration panel...

Signed and dated seascape oil on paper laid on canvas by French impressionist painter Maximilien Luce. The piece depicts a view of the sea at Honfleur, a commune in the Calvados depa...

5-2519a Oil on artist board displayed in a painted wood frame Image size 10x12.5"

A fine impressionist painting of figures dancing by American artist Wayman Elbridge Adams (1883-1959). Adams was born in Muncie, Indiana, studied at the Herron Art Institute in India...

The Barrister (the sitter is James Guy Baker, the artists brother). by Gladys Marguerite Baker (British, 1889-1959) signed oil painting on canvas, framed framed: 146cm x 101cm canva...

European Painter (dated 1925) - Mountain landscape. 62 x 41 cm. Old oil painting on canvas, without frame. - Work signed indistinctly lower left. - Autograph inscriptions and dat...

Charles Warren Eaton Autumn, New England Signed lower right Oil on canvas 30 x 36 inches Provenance Private Collection, Connecticut A contemporary critic wrote that the paintings o...

A masterful oil painting depicting a view of a Venice Canal by Grace Paterson. As an Impressionist and orientalist painter, she was known for her detailed works depicting scenes from...

Sitting woman is an original artwork realized by the Italian artist Antonio Feltrinelli in 1928. Oil on canvas. Beautiful and representative artwork of a female figure. Includes ...

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Piazza del Popolo is an original modern artwork realized by the Italian artist Alessandro Battaglia (1870-1940) in the first years of the XX century. Original oil on canvased cardbo...

King Charles I British artist, early 20th century signed with initials oil on canvas, framed framed: 36 x 29 inches canvas: 32 x 26 inches provenance: p...

'Agay, le château et le Sémaphore'. Oil on canvas. +/- 1922 Signed lower right Measurements : 60 x 73 cm. This painting will be recorded in the second volume of the Catalogue Raisonn...

Portrait of a Lady British School, early 1900's Circle of Samuel Luke Fildes (1843-1927) British. Bust Portrait of a Lady, Oil on canvas, 24" x 20" (61 x 50.8cm) plus gilt swept f...

William Merritt Chase Still Life of Fish Signed lower right Oil on canvas 32 x 39 1/2 inches Provenance Francis E. Myers, III, Ashland, Ohio Butler Institute of American Art, Youngs...

Portrait of a Man French School signed and dated 1923 oil painting on canvas, unframed canvas: 16 x 13 inches provenance: private collection, France condition: good and sound conditi...

"The Mate" (Cornish fisherman) by David W. Haddon (British, early 20th century) signed and dated 1914 oil on board, framed framed: 18 x 14 inches board: 16 x 12 inches provenance: pr...

➡️Windmills scene from Grandin⬅️ Probably Louis Grandin born à Chevresis - Monceau ( Aisne ) France. Mentioned in the book "Society of French Artist " in le Salon 1936 This painti...

Ettore Tito (17 December 1859 – 26 June 1941) was an Italian painter known for his significant contributions to the Venetian school of painting. Born in Castellammare di Stabia, near...

Artist/ School: Alfred Quertant, French circa 1930's, signed lower right Title: The Old Town, Nice Medium: oil on panel, unframed Size: painting: 46...