Guy Charon

'Breton Harbor', Post-Impressionist Coastal Scene, Salon d'Automne, MAM Paris

This lithograph is part of my private collection from the 20th Century School of Paris. It is original, pencil signed and numbered by the artist. Guilde de la Gravure. It is in very...

Paul Charlot ( French, 1906- 1985) was a French painter and printmaker influenced by the intense use of colors in Fauvism and the whimsical biomorphic abs...

When we mention Bernard Buffet, we instinctively think of his tortured portraits and dark representations of human emotions. However, his work presents a much richer and more complex dimension, such as this less conventional canvas, which, instead of focusing on characters, captures a Parisian scene in a landscape format. In this work, a view of the Seine and the sky, a fragment of the Eiffel Tower blending into a green that seems largely fantasized, a bridge and a total absence of human figures launch the viewer into a visual meditation of the secrets that reside at the heart of the City of Lights. The artist uses black not simply as a color but as a proper tool for sculpting. Shapes are drawn and delineated, contrasting with washed-out colors such as blue and green. Black symbolizes the mystery and inaccessibility of the emotions that the artist seeks to express. Unlike his other works, adding characters to tell a story, Buffet, with this piece, appears more interested in the elements and structural aspects of the composition itself. Buffet succeeds in establishing a link between the observer and the piece represented. The Eiffel Tower and the bridge become the keepers of secrets, frameworks that bear the weight of Paris's history. The river mirrors...

Acrylic on paper laid board. Frameless.

Acrylic on paper laid board. Frameless. Needs restoration

This stunning blue watercolor by French artist M. Godier (mid-20th Century) presents a fresh and poetic interpretation of Paris's most beloved Notre-Dame-de-Paris Cathedral. The rare...

Jadviga Žilvinska (1918-2010) was born in Tallinn. She grew up in Liepāja, where her great interest in art began and strengthened, which led the young artist to study at the Art Aca...

Jadviga Žilvinska (1918-2010) was born in Tallinn. She grew up in Liepāja, where her great interest in art began and strengthened, which led the young artist to study at the Art Aca...

Signed lower right Sight size 10 x 14 inches Overall size with blue mat and walnut and gold liner frame 17.5 x 21.5 inches. Circa 1910

Circa 1940 Signed lower right Newly matted and framed Sight size 9.5 x 12 in. Overall size with frame 16 x 18 in.