Pierre Cornu

Pierre Cornu (1896-1996) French Post Impressionist Oil Painting

1989

Circle of Fred MORGAN (1847-1927) c1890 A sensitively painted portrait, possibly a study for a larger work, of a young country girl. Indistinctly signed ** Morgan, possibly Fred. Unfortunately Fred signed in a number of different ways depending on the grandeur of his work. However, a consistent element was the colour, a reddish brown similar to the colour of the signature on this painting. I can offer no provenance with this painting, so I am selling at as circle of Morgan rather than actually by him. “Frederick Morgan ROI was an English painter of portraits, animals, domestic and country scenes. He became known for his idyllic genre scenes of childhood. Morgan was born in London to John Morgan and his wife, Henrietta Hester Clare. His father was a successful genre artist sometimes known as 'Jury Morgan' (after one of his paintings The Gentlemen of the Jury). At the age of 14, he was taken out of school by his father who then tutored him in art. At the age of 16, while still studying with his father, his first picture, The Rehearsal, was exhibited at the Royal Academy, and, after a hiatus of several years, his paintings were shown there regularly. For a while he worked as a portrait artist for an Aylesbury photographer; this training proved to be crucial as it "taught him how to observe closely and to give the greatest attention to detail." Eventually he turned to other subjects for his art, in particular idyllic genre scenes of country life and childhood. For many years, starting in 1874, Thomas Agnew & Sons' purchased all the work he produced. Although an excellent portrait artist, Morgan had problems in depicting pets and barnyard animals - he enlisted the aid of either Arthur John Elsley...

Circle of Carlos ALONSO-PÉREZ (1882-1949) Flirtation c1893 I am selling this painting as circle of Alonso Perez. It is signed bottom right, A Perez and ...

A finely painted picture, possibly of the penitent Mary Magdelane, painted in oil on to a copper plate and dating to c1750. Condition Two old touch ins, tiny chip to the forehead...

Robert NYEL (1930-2016) “Ombrelles Dans La Champagne” A symbolist painting of women descending a hillside carrying red parasols mimicking a display of amanita toadstools. Symbolism was a reaction in favour of spirituality, the imagination, and dreams. Robert Niel...

A French Post Impressionist reclining nude sensitively painted and dating to the Art Deco period. Pierre Mitiffiot de Belair was born in Lyon, France in 1892. He was the son of Fern...

Fernand Laval (1886-1966) Paris School Art Deco Period La fete des Loges 1929 A delightful post impressionist painting of a fairground scene in Loges, n...

Building in Nature is an original artwork realized by Paulette Bur in the XX century. Oil on canvas. Hand-signed by the artist on the lower left corner. Perfect conditions. The art...

Beautiful oil on wooden panel realized by Piero Marussig between 1928 and 1930. Very good conditions. Published in the general catalogue of the Artist...

Rome from the Pincio is an orginal modern artwork realized in 1973 by the Italian artist Mario Evangelisti. Mixed colore oil painting on canvas. Ha...

Summer Italian harbour is an orginal modern artwork realized in 1973 by the Italian artist Mario Evangelisti. Mixed colore oil painting on canvas. Hand ...

It is a work by Edgar Degas? A stunning and beautiful study of three members of a fair in an off moment. Dramatic underlighting creates a dramatic mood. Deftly rendered in the ...

Pierre GARCIA FONS Portrait : Fruit and Mirror Original oil painting Signed bottom right Signed and titled on the back On canvas 73 x 54 cm (c. 28 x 21 inch) PROVENANCE : Collectio...