André Poirrier

French Gouache - Paris Montmartre Alleyway

Circa 1950

Lone tree gouache painting with light green colors and aqua painted doors on grey paper by French artist RB, 1960. Signed and dated on lower right....

French mid-century gouache painting on paper of industrial skyline with bridge in foreground. Original artwork on paper displayed on a white mat with a gold border. Archival plastic...

Vintage gouache of a colorful field scene in Madagascar, Africa, by French artist Stéphane Magnard (1917-2010), circa 1950. Stéphane Magnard was the painter for the colonial govern...

Charming painting of a Mediterranean town, two men untangle a fishnet while beach goers frolic on the shore, circa 1940. Original one-of-a-kind vintage work of art on paper displaye...

Picturesque watercolor and gouache painting of Belgium Bayfront dock with buildings by French artist Stéphane Magnard, 1955. Original artwork on...

Country scene painting of Madagascar, Africa, in gouache on paper by French artist Stephane Magnard. Original artwork on paper displayed on a white mat...

Neapolitan gouaches appeared in the eighteenth century when tourism in the Naples area was developing: the discoveries of Herculaneum and Pompeii made this city a mandatory stop on the Grand Tour, the journey made by wealthy Europeans to complete their education. Generally small in size for ease of transport and affordable in price, these gouaches were the ideal travel souvenir that these tourists of the early days were bringing back to capture the idyllic landscapes they had discovered during their journey and to share them with family and friends upon their return at home. The Bay of Naples and the eruptions of Vesuvius are the favourite themes of these views. Here we have a view of the Ovo Castle, which was rebuilt on the island of Partenope, in the middle of the Bay of Naples and about a hundred metres from the shore by the Normans in the 12th century on antique ruins...

PIOTR FĄFROWICZ (born in 1958). He studied art history at the Catholic University of Lublin. He deals with painting and graphic design. Winner of numerous awards for illustrations, i...

PIOTR FĄFROWICZ (born in 1958). He studied art history at the Catholic University of Lublin. He deals with painting and graphic design. Winner of numerous awards for illustrations, i...

Gouache on paper Unique work Hand-signed lower right by the artist

This artwork depicts a maze of stairs and arks. This piece is provided without frame. Jean-Marc Boissy is a talented and promising French artist. His unique and very personal artis...

Francis Hopkinson Smith paints a watercolor rendering of the famous canal in Venice in his artwork entitled, “Venetian Afternoon.”