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1950s French Post Impressionist Signed Nude Lady Artists Studio Interior Easels
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Artists Studio
Josine Vignon (French 1922-2022) ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Impressionist Nude Paintings
Materials
Oil
Far in Mind, female nude colorful reclining direct gaze
By Tom Bennett
Located in Brooklyn, NY
An expressionist, colorful and direct oil painting of a nude female figure, strecthing back against an an abstract background. Aesthetically sensuous with active brushstrokes applie...
Category
2010s Expressionist Nude Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Mythological V (Blem) - 21st Century, Nude, Yellow, Green, Nature, Myth
Located in Baden-Baden, DE
Mythological V (Blem), 2016
Acrylic marker on canvas sheet (signed and dated front left corner)
23 5/8 H x 17 3/4 W in.
60 H x 45 W cm
(reproduced at page 43, in the catalogue 'Mythi...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Impressionist Nude, Atmospheric Colour, Oil Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Impressionist Nude, Atmospheric Colour, Oil Painting
By French artist Garnvault, 20th Century
Signed by the artist verso
Oil painting on canvas, unframed
Canvas size: 15 x 21.5 inche...
Category
20th Century Impressionist Nude Paintings
Materials
Oil
$764 Sale Price
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Nude Boy In The Forest, 19th Century
By Henry Scott Tuke
Located in Blackwater, GB
Nude Boy In The Forest, 19th Century
inscribed to "TUKE"
Early 20th Century portrait of a nude boy in a forest, oil on canvas inscribed "Tuke" to the plaque. Sunlit woodland sc...
Category
Early 20th Century Nude Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
His Body Like a River - Nude Figures, Intimate Portrayal of a Couple
By Rick Sindt
Located in Chicago, IL
Using pornography as a vehicle for understanding, Rick Sindt's work explores the discovery and development of queer attraction. Sindt transforms pornographic stills, repurposing them...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
English Graphite Portrait Sketch of Male Nude, Back View
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
English graphite sketch of a male nude, back view.
by Henry George Moon (British 1857-1905).
On pale blue/grey artists paper, unframed.
Measurements: sheet 18.75 x 12 inches.
Proven...
Category
Late 19th Century Nude Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Beach Series, Mixed Media on Paper by Modern Artist Prokash Karmakar "In Stock"
Located in Kolkata, West Bengal
Prokash Karmakar - Beach Series
Mixed Media on Paper
16 x 23 inches
2004
( Framed & Delivered )
Karmakar is best known for his landscapes and nudes, which are generally painted in v...
Category
Early 2000s Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Paper, Mixed Media
The Oracle, Nude Female with Hands Covering Her Breasts, Long Dark Hair
By Bruno Surdo
Located in Chicago, IL
Oracles provide wise, insightful counsel and were thought to be portals through which the gods spoke directly to people. In Bruno Surdo's "The Oracle", the central female character ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
Mother's Embrace, "Gardens of Resilience" series, original painting
Located in Zofingen, AG
In the painting "Mother's Embrace," the artist captures a serene and reassuring moment between a mother and her child amidst a lush garden of vibrant malva flowers, a traditional sym...
Category
2010s Contemporary Nude Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Union: Woman and Swan "Myths" series, original painting by Tetiana Pchelnykova
Located in Zofingen, AG
In this captivating piece titled "Union: Woman and Swan," the artist delves into the theme of symbiotic relationships between nature and humanity within...
Category
2010s Contemporary Nude Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Three Nudes, Dancers Fauvist Figurative
Located in Soquel, CA
Figurative fauvist watercolor with three nude figures by Doris Ann Warner (American, 1925-2010). From the estate of Doris Warner. Signed "Warner" lower right. Unframed. Image, 15"H x...
Category
1970s Fauvist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
$780 Sale Price
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Les fleurs du mal by Erté
Located in New Orleans, LA
Erté (Romain de Tirtoff)
1892-1990 Russian-French
Fleurs du Mal(The Flowers of Evil)
Signed "Erté" (lower right)
Inscribed 114.6 (en verso)
Gouache on paper
Captivating and vibrant, this colorful gouache entitledFleurs du Mal showcases Erté's masterful creativity and keen eye. Inspired by Les Fleurs du mal, the famed volume of poems by French writer Charles Baudelaire, this ensemble marries light purple and green floral motifs with the suggestive form of red lips poised for a smooch. This daring yet feminine appearance encapsulates the Art Deco allure for which the artist's creations are cherished. The sophisticated arrangement emanates the fundamental richness and theatricality that can only be accomplished by Erté, often hailed as the "Father of Art Deco."
First published in 1857, Baudelaire's Les Fleurs du mal was controversial for its suggestive content and themes of decadence and eroticism. The volume provided a wealth of inspiration for Erté and he drew from several themes to create original fashion sketches...
Category
20th Century Art Deco Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Gouache
Vintage Modern Painting - Pose of Flames
Located in Houston, TX
Striking abstract acrylic painting of a nude male figure in a reclining pose and surrounded by vivid flames by Beugnet, circa 1950.
Original artwork on paper displayed on a white...
Category
1940s Nude Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Paper
Fairytale flower, "Gardens of Resilience" series original painting
Located in Zofingen, AG
Childhood fairy tales and memories of magic follow us as we grow up. The Scarlet Flower is my favorite fairy tale. Today, seeing my granddaughter bending over a flower in the garden,...
Category
2010s Contemporary Nude Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
1960's FRENCH MODERNIST ABSTRACT PORTRAIT OF NUDE LADY - BLACK & WHITE
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist/ School: French School, c. 1960's
Title: Abstract portrait (double sided work with image on both sides)
Medium: oil painting, on wooden panel, unframed.
Size: painting: 2...
Category
Mid-20th Century Abstract Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
$1,442 Sale Price
30% Off
"Lounging Figure" by Maura Petersen - Colorful Textured Abstract Woman Resting
Located in Carmel, CA
Maura Petersen (American, born 1956)
"Lounging Figure" 2019
Acrylic Paint, Canvas, Stretcher Bars
The artist signed the back of the painting.
In "Lounging Figure", Maura Petersen en...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic, Stretcher Bars
Pressure System, Male Nude Crouching on a Stone Pedestal, Original Oil on Panel
Located in Chicago, IL
Pressure System by Zack Zdrale is a blend of contemporary elements yet reminiscent of the great masters. A male figure crouches down on a stone pedestal, ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
Feet Up / nude - mixed media acrylic on paper
By Kim Frohsin
Located in Burlingame, CA
Painting on paper is 7 7/8 x 10 1/4 inches. Professionally hinged into an 8ply museum mat with an outer dimension of 16 5/8 x 18 3/4 inches, with an archival crystal clear case.
...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Nude Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Gouache, Ink, Mixed Media, Pigment
The Long Road Ahead
By Kim Frohsin
Located in Burlingame, CA
'The Long Road Ahead', features an iconic Kim Frohsin female figure, created with mixed media on paper - Stabilo pencil, Prismacolour, watercolor, water crayon, gouache, ink, dry pig...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Nude Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media
Nude at the Beach - Abstract Figurative
Located in Soquel, CA
Figure in red, green, blue conte crayon by San Francisco artist Michael William Eggleston (American, 20th Century). Unsigned, from a collection of his works. Image size: 24"H x 18"W....
Category
1990s Abstract Expressionist Nude Paintings
Materials
Paper, Conté
$700 Sale Price
20% Off
Haven - Original Charcoal on Paper Nude Figure Drawing, Gold Frame
Located in Chicago, IL
Nathan Brad Hall
Haven , 2023
charcoal on paper
18h x 24w
45.72h x 60.96w cm
FRAMED DIMENSIONS
23.50h x 29.50w in
59.69h x 74.93w cm
NBH002
Framing Options Available
Nathan Brad Ha...
Category
2010s Realist Nude Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Charcoal
"Chronicles From My Apartment" (FRAMED) Painting 24" x 18" inch by Isaac Pelayo
By Isaac Pelayo
Located in Culver City, CA
"Chronicles From My Apartment" (FRAMED) Painting 24" x 18" inch by Isaac Pelayo
Painting size: 24" x 18" in
Size framed: 30" x 24" in
Medium: Oil, oil stick, and aerosol on wood
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Category
21st Century and Contemporary Baroque Nude Paintings
Materials
Wood, Oil Crayon, Oil, Spray Paint
"Inner Speech" Oil Painting by Calvin Lai Featuring Two Female Nudes
By Calvin Lai
Located in Denver, CO
Calvin Lai's (US based) "Inner Speech" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts two standing female nudes. The painting is framed, with overall dimensions of 29 x 23 inches,
Artist Bio:
Calvin Lai's art is a mixture of medicine, meditation, and personal growth. He found early on that drawing was something he loved, and to make a picture appear lifelike became his goal. Through constantly drawing, his work began to breath, and his fascination with value and perspective led Calvin to become a student of realism. Eventually he moved from where he grew up in Los Angeles to San Francisco. There he studied drawing and printmaking at San Francisco State University. In 2008, he enrolled in the Academy of Art for illustration, but began painting instead. He found that he preferred the fine arts over commercial illustration...
Category
2010s Contemporary Nude Paintings
Materials
Wood Panel, Oil
Reclining Nude, early 20th Century by Harry Barr (1896-1987)
Located in Blackwater, GB
Reclining Nude, early 20th Century
by Harry Barr (1896-1987)
Large Early 20th Century reclining nude, oil on canvas Harry Barr. Good qua...
Category
Early 20th Century Nude Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Alcmene with Galanthis, Oil Painting
By Ryan Pickart
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
Artist Ryan Pickart layers art historical references in this sensual nude. The painting tells the Greek myth of Alcmene and Galant...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist More Art
Materials
Oil
Brian Chugg (1926-2003) - Mid 20th Century Oil, Female Torso
Located in Corsham, GB
Oil on board. Signed lower right and dated 1954.
Category
20th Century Nude Paintings
Materials
Oil
Frank Dobson Modern Drawing Female Nude
By Frank Dobson
Located in Roma, IT
Important red chalk drawing of a reclining Female nude
Signed and dated by Frank Dobson "Frank Dobson 37"
This drawing, never before on the market, comes from an important European...
Category
1930s Modern Nude Paintings
Materials
Paper, Chalk
Portrait of Nude African American Woman
Located in Fredericksburg, VA
This evocative pastel portrait captures the beauty and strength of an African American woman in a moment of quiet vulnerability. The artist masterfully uses soft yet precise strokes ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Nude Paintings
Materials
Pastel, Board
Mid 20th Century French Charcoal Drawing - Portrait of a Standing Nude Women
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
"The Portrait"
by Geneviève Zondervan (French 1922-2013)
pencil/ charcoal on thick paper, unframed
paper size: 24 x 18.5 inches
Beautifully decorative, mid 20th century French orig...
Category
Mid-20th Century Nude Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Bright & Colorful French Impressionist Oil Painting, Nude Lady in Pink Interior
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Maggy Clarysse (1931-2011)
Oil on canvas, unframed
Measures: 21.5 x 18 inches
Signed front and back
Condition: excellent
Provenance: all the paintings we have by this artist have com...
Category
20th Century Nude Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Nude with a Bird, Eglomisé Mirrored Glass Engraved Panel Painting by Leon Masson
Located in Atlanta, GA
A rare eglomisé work by Léon Masson (1911–1987). The piece was crafted in France circa 1940. This captivating mirrored glass panel painting, masterfully executed in the eglomisé tech...
Category
1940s Art Deco Mixed Media
Materials
Glass
"Nu" Impressionist Interior Seated Nude Female Figure Oil Painting on Canvas
Located in New York, NY
A Mid-20th Century charming oil painting depicting a seated nude woman in a whimsical interior scene, Ducaire was known for her charming intimate figurative scenes portraying female ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Nude Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
English Graphite Portrait Sketch of Male Nude, Seated
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
English graphite sketch of a male nude, seated.
by Henry George Moon (British 1857-1905).
on pale grey artists paper, unframed.
measurements: sheet 18.75 x 12 inches.
Provenance: fr...
Category
Late 19th Century Nude Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Demure Nude Figurative in Library by Margaret Wherry Ziegler
Located in Soquel, CA
A nude portrait of a demure young lady seated on an antique couch in a library setting by Margaret Wherry Ziegler (American, 1909-1989). Signed with monogram "MWZ" top right, and on verso. Unframed. Image, 24"H x 12"L.
Ziegler studied at Cincinnati Art Academy, Minneapolis Art...
Category
1970s American Impressionist Nude Paintings
Materials
Masonite, Oil
$1,320 Sale Price
20% Off
Wood collage mid 20th Century figurative work by British artist Ewart Johns
Located in Petworth, West Sussex
A very original and striking wood collage work by Modern British artist Ewart Johns
Ewart Johns (British, 1923 – 2013)
Forest Figure
Wood collage
Executed circa 2006
19 x 14.1/8 in....
Category
20th Century Abstract Nude Paintings
Materials
Wood
Comfort Zone, Crouching Nude Female Figure, Gazing Upward, Oil on Canvas
Located in Chicago, IL
Getting out of one's comfort zone and ending the anxiety by rebuilding the lineal composition, the contrasts of color, textures and even the narrative. This happens just by throwing an impulsive stroke of red paint. While the figure is not in real danger, i.e. actually bleeding, but instead the red paint represents stepping out of one's comfort zone. It means to leave the status quo...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Cotton Canvas, Oil
Housewife Redeemed - Paint by Alberto Gallerati - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Oil on canvas realized by Alberto Gallerati (b. 1945) in 1970s.
Hand signed.
Very good condition.
Category
1970s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Abstract Expressionist Figurative -- Seated Nude Woman
Located in Soquel, CA
Wonderful abstract expressionist nude with heavy impasto of seated woman. Bay area find. Signed on verso "Swan," circa 1990. Unframed. Image size: 24"H x 18"W.
Category
1990s Abstract Expressionist Nude Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$520 Sale Price
20% Off
Art Nouveau Female Nude William Shakespeare - "The Dryad Tree Forest of Arden"
Located in Miami, FL
The Dryads… Ancient beings of old growth forests, with wisdom of ages long forgotten, knowing much of what us busy folk have forgotten.
The Forest of Arden is famously featured in S...
Category
Early 1900s Art Nouveau Nude Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor, Gouache
Female Nude in a Studio
By Bertalan Karlovszky
Located in Houston, TX
"Female Nude in a Studio" circa 1910. 19 X 13 1/2 inches, oil on wood panel. Etched signature lower right. Well listed Hungarian artist. Spent his student years under the guidance o...
Category
1910s Academic Nude Paintings
Materials
Oil
$4,720 Sale Price
20% Off
Did I Steal You Away? - Intimate Painting of a Couple Embracing, Original Oil
By Rick Sindt
Located in Chicago, IL
Using pornography as a vehicle for understanding, Rick Sindt's work explores the discovery and development of queer attraction. Sindt transforms pornographic stills, repurposing them into images of intimacy.
Rick Sindt
Did I Steal You Away?
oil on panel
18h x 24w x 1.50d in
45.72h x 60.96w x 3.81d cm
RIS036
“This body of work has been crystalizing in my mind for about five years,” says Sindt, “It is the product of reflecting on how the places I learned the most about myself, and my desires, are considered something that sullies a person, something taboo.”
Focused on the experiences of gay men, this body of oil paintings depicts moments that range from tender touches to more sexually explicit...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
The Rape of the Daughters of Leucippus /// KPM after Peter Paul Rubens Baroque
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: (after) Peter Paul Rubens (Flemish, 1577-1640)
Manufacturer: Königliche Porzellan-Manufaktur (KPM), (Founded 1763, Berlin, Germany)
Title: "The Rape of the Daughters of Leuci...
Category
1880s Baroque Nude Paintings
Materials
Enamel
Aion, God of Time & The Orb, 19th Century French School
Located in Blackwater, GB
Aion, God of Time & The Orb, 19th Century
French School
19th Century French School depiction of Aion and the Orb, oil on panel. Excellent quality and co...
Category
19th Century Nude Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
"Inès", Back View of Seated Nude Woman with Flowered Branch Mixed Media Painting
Located in Clermont-Ferrand, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
This piece is not framed.
Raluca Vulcan is a French-Romanian artist who likes to express the life and sensitivity of the human body, mostly through semi-abstract nudes and portraits...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic
"TIFFANY" Figurative Portrait Painting 24" x 18" inch by Isaac Pelayo
By Isaac Pelayo
Located in Culver City, CA
"TIFFANY" Figurative Portrait Painting 24" x 18" inch by Isaac Pelayo
Painting size: 24" x 18" in
Medium: oil and acrylic on wood
ABOUT THE ARTIST:
Isaac Pelayo is a head on crash...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Baroque Nude Paintings
Materials
Wood, Oil, Acrylic
Mid Century French Oil Painting Nude Lady on Bed Reading, signed & framed
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Nude Lady in Interior Scene
French School, mid 20th century
signed oil on board , framed
framed: 14.5 x 20 inches
board: 12 x 17.5 inches
provenance: private collection, France
condi...
Category
Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Nude Paintings
Materials
Oil
$1,139 Sale Price
30% Off
Tracy with Raffia Crown
Located in Chicago, IL
Kent Williams’ work melds the rigor of technical prowess with the iconoclast’s impulse to disrupt. Juxtaposing beautifully rendered classical forms with elements of abstraction and s...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Nude Paintings
Materials
Linen, Oil
Portrait of a naked woman after a card play
Located in BELEYMAS, FR
Pierre-Albert BÉGAUD
(Bordeaux 1901 – 1956)
End of game
Oil on canvas
H. 27 cm; L. 46.5 cm
Signed lower right
Pierre-Albert Bégaud is a French portrait and landscape painter born in...
Category
1930s French School Nude Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Richard J.S. Young - Contemporary Oil, Forward Pose
Located in Corsham, GB
Oil on canvas. Unsigned.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Nude Paintings
Materials
Oil
Series 7 No.9D, Black and White Contemporary Nude Painting, Monochrome Art
Located in Deddington, GB
Nude drawing from Series 7 No.9D is an original drawing by David Jones.
David Jones, artist, is pleased to present a series of nude drawings in the style of Matisse. David uses a tec...
Category
2010s Contemporary Nude Paintings
Materials
Paper, Ink
Diptych of #2209E and 2306A, Original painting, Nude, Body, woman
Located in Deddington, GB
#2209E is an original minimalist style drawing by artist David Jones. In this contemporary life drawings David Jones used a drawing techniques central to his practise which involved ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Nude Paintings
Materials
Paper, Ink
Hey there. 2018. Paper, mixed media, 38x50 cm
Located in Riga, LV
By using mixed media and expressive sketching techniques the artist Maris Abilevs manages to convey the atmosphere of intimacy, eroticism and arousal
Category
2010s Contemporary Nude Paintings
Materials
Paper, Felt Pen, Stencil
$374 Sale Price
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Va Va Room by Maggie LaPorte Banks, Abstract painting, contemporary art
Located in Deddington, GB
Va Va Voom By Maggie LaPorte-Banks [2021]
original and hand signed by the artist
Acrylic on canvas with carborundum
Image size: H:60 cm x W:60 cm
Compl...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Nude Dancer with Ornate Floral Headdress and Japanese Lantern - Carnival
By Theodore Lukits
Located in Miami, FL
A stunning, beautiful nude dancer exhibiting ideal proportions and crowned with an ornate floral headdress holds a luminescent Japanese Lantern. The lantern glows, and the dancer glows back in this light-infused painting. The background shows a Japanese screen with cranes...
Category
1920s Post-Impressionist Nude Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
Look at me. 2018. Paper, mixed media, 38x50 cm
Located in Riga, LV
By using mixed media and expressive sketching techniques the artist Maris Abilevs manages to convey the atmosphere of intimacy, eroticism and arousal
Category
2010s Contemporary Nude Paintings
Materials
Paper, Felt Pen, Stencil
$375 Sale Price
20% Off
Nymphets. 2018. Paper, mixed media, 38x50 cm
Located in Riga, LV
By using mixed media and expressive sketching techniques the artist Maris Abilevs manages to convey the atmosphere of intimacy, eroticism and arousal
Category
2010s Contemporary Nude Paintings
Materials
Paper, Felt Pen, Stencil
$374 Sale Price
20% Off
The Bathers, Wood-Engraving Drawing Lithograph by John Buckland-Wright
Located in Atlanta, GA
John Buckland-Wright, "Baigneuses" – Elegant Lithograph Print
This stunning lithograph print by acclaimed British artist John Buckland-Wright (1897–1954) showcases his remarkable com...
Category
1930s Art Deco Nude Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Paper
Mid Century Figure Painting in the Studio Study
Located in Soquel, CA
Mid century figure study of nude models and a painter in the studio by California artist Genevieve Rogers (American, 1904-1984). Unsigned, but a...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Impressionist Nude Paintings
Materials
Oil, Paper
$399 Sale Price
20% Off
Nu allonge - Post Impressionist Nude Figurative Oil - Georges D'Espagnat
Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire
Signed oil on panel nude circa 1920 by French post impressionist painter Georges D'Espagnat. The work depicts a nude woman laying a patch of green grass on top of a hill with a view of the valley in the distance.
Signature:
Signed lower right
Dimensions:
Framed: 16"x20"
Unframed: 9"x13"
Provenance:
A certificate of authenticity for this work is available from Mr. Jean Dominique Jacquemond upon request
Private French collection
From the beginning of his career, it was a constant concern of Georges d'Espagnet to assert his originality. His studies at the École des Arts Décoratifs, Paris, did not last very long, for he wanted immediate independence and decided to follow courses in the private academies of Montparnasse. In about 1900, he became acquainted with Maurice Denis, Bonnard and Vuillard, and his collaboration with Denis led to a renewal of religious art in France.
In 1903, d'Espagnet was one of the founders of the Salon d'Automne, and was appointed professor in charge of studios at the École des Beaux-Arts, Paris, in 1934. He illustrated a number of books: Rémy de Gourmont's Evil Prayers ( Oraisons mauvaises) (1896), The Saints of Paradise ( Les Saintes du paradis) (1898), Simone (1907), Sistine ( Sixtine) (1922); Alphonse Daudet's The Immortal ( L'Immortel) (1930); André Gide's The Pastoral Symphony ( La Symphonie pastorale); Francis Jammes' Clearings in the Sky ( Chairières dans le ciel) (1948).
D'Espagnet belongs to the group of artists who made the Courrier Français so successful. The drawings of his which are published in it are strongly expressive and some bear comparison with the designs of the great Renaissance masters. He also contributed to L'Image. He often placed cheerful nudes in a landscape, reminding us that, though he moved away from the Fauves, he retained their freedom of colour and arabesque. He painted many portraits, including those of Albert André, André Barbier, Victor Boucher, Déodat de Séverac, Albert Marque, André Marty and Albert Roussel. He also painted mural decorations, including a wall for the Palais de la Découverte (1937), the ceiling of the Victor Hugo Room in the Palais du Luxembourg (1939), a decorative panel for the Palais de Justice, Toulouse (1941) and interior decorations for private houses. His landscapes are Impressionist in inspiration, and work for a certain sobriety, an intimacy, both in their composition - one, two or three sketched figures and large open spaces - and in the choice of colours and treatment with the special hazy brushstroke that marks his style.
D'Espagnet took part in a number of annual Parisian exhibitions, including the Salon des Indépendants, the Salon de la Société Nationale des Beaux-Arts, the Salon d'Automne (from 1903 to 1949, except in special circumstances), the Salon de la Libre Ésthétique, Brussels (1899, 1901), the Berlin Secessionists (1940). He also exhibited at the first Salon de la Société de la Gravure sur Bois. Among other exhibitions were 1912, A Century of French Art ( Centenaire de l'art français), St Petersburg; 1916, Kunstverein, Winterthur; 1918, 1926, Galerie M. Bertheim, Paris; 1930, Contemporary French Art...
Category
1920s Post-Impressionist Nude Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
