Reynolds Beal

Point Judith

1948

Oil on canvas painting by the Russian artist, Constantin Terechkovitch. Done on the bank of the Seine River with a leisurely couple taking a stroll in the forground and the use of a ...

LEONARDO BAZZARO "OVERLOOKING FLORENCE" OIL ON CANVAS, SIGNED ITALY, C.1920 23.5 X 19.75 Born in Milan in 1853, Leonardo Bazzaro trained with Gae...

A serene impressionist landscape with wonderful use of colors. Fernand Toussaint was born in Brussels 1873. He is remembered for his still-lifes and figurative subjects. Framed size ...

Lovely oil painting of elegant people at the Paris Opera. Nice original frame.

Jean-Pierre Cassigneul b.1935 French Le bouquet dans les bras (The bouquet in the arms) Signed “Cassigneul” (lower right) Signed, titled and dated "Le bouquet dans les bras / Cass...

French Post-Impressionist painter Georges d’Espagnat captures a charming moment between a mother and her child in this vibrant oil on canvas. Rendered with a studied use of complementary colors and bold brushstrokes, the painting showcases the artist's unique Post-Impressionist style. Remembered as one of the most individualistic artists of the 20th century, his distinctive canvases bring together the loose brushwork of the Impressionists and the bold color palette favored by the Fauves. Together, they achieve a vibrant spontaneity that lends itself well to the carefree subjects of the present work. Masterfully composed, La lecture au jardin moves beyond the Impressionist instinct to capture a fleeting moment on canvas. Rather, d'Espagnat succeeds in creating a deep feeling of harmony in the work. Warm colors are perfectly balanced with cool tones, while vertical and horizontal lines are softened by the curves of the foliage and his subjects' figures. Through his simplification of forms and intentional use of color and line, he creates a scene that is carefully designed and thoroughly modern. A similar view of a mother and her child by d'Espagnat is currently in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York). The Post-Impressionist painter was an individualist since his youth, choosing to forgo traditional schooling in order to independently study the Old Masters in the Louvre. He soon became involved with the most prominent Impressionist and Post-Impressionist painters of the age, including Pierre-Auguste Renoir and Paul Signac, who themselves existed outside the traditional norms of French Academic training. In 1891, he exhibited at the Salon des Refusés, and again the following year at the Salon des Indépendants. By 1895, he held his first one-man show in Paris, and just three years later his success earned him a solo show at the prestigious Durand-Ruel Gallery. Between 1905 and 1910 he made several trips to visit Renoir on the Côte d’Azur. Their close friendship resulted in a group exhibition at Marcel Bernheim...

Yoshio Aoyama (Japanese, 1894-1996) "Nature Morte". Oil on canvas. 1981. Signed 'Aoyama' (upper left). Signed and titled 'Nature Morte' verso. 15" x 18" ...

Jean-Pierre Cassigneul is arguably France’s most popular and revered contemporary figurative painter. Since his birth, the artist has been immersed in the world of feminine beauty an...