French School Art

Etienne Alexandre Stella (French, XIX-1892) "Verano" Patinated Bronze Sculpture, depicting Summer personified, on a circular base, signed, and titled. 36.25" H x 11" W x 11" D.

Alexandre François LOISEL (Neuilly-sur-Seine, 1783 - Neuilly-sur-Seine, 1865) Road from Subiaco to Tivoli Oil on canvas Signed and dated lower right 50 x 60 cm 1836 Son of a renti...

Jac MARTIN-FERRIÈRES (Saint-Paul Cap de Joux 1893 – Neuilly sur Seine 1972) The Painter (Self-Portrait) - Sketch Oil on canvas H. 65 cm; W. 65 cm Signed lower left, dated 1925 Exhibi...

Double-sided work in good condition, dispersal of the Knaublich succession, Loiseau-Shmitz, 23/03/2002. Stamp "Atelier Derain" at bottom right. Exhibitions: Talismans VI, galerie Her...

Profile of young woman by Henry CROS (1840-1907) Polychrome glass paste presented on a wooden panel France circa 1900 height 24,5 cm width 16,5 cm panel : 29 x 21 cm Biography : ...

Marcel Gromaire (1892 – 1971) was a French painter. He painted many works on social subjects and is often associated with Social Realism, but Gromaire can be said to have created an ...

Pair of bookends with Elephants by Ary BITTER (1883-1973) A very fine pair of bronze sculptures with old gilded nuanced dark brown patina Signed " Ary Bitter Sclp " on an original plaque Old cast by Susse Frères Raised on wooden bases France Circa 1935 total height for one: 27,5 cm total height for the other: 17 cm Biography: Ary Jean Léon...

Hans SEILER (Neuchâtel 1907 – 1986) The cliffs of Marqueyssac and Castelnaud, seen from La Roque Gageac Oil on canvas H. 40 cm; L. 83 cm Signed lower right, dated 1973 Provenance : ...

Charles CHAPLIN (Les Andelys 1825 – Paris, 1891) Portraits of women Pair of oils on rectangular canvases H. 60 cm; L. 50 cm Signed Student of Michel Martin Drolling at the École des...

Antoine-Claude PONTHUS-CINIER (Lyon, 1812 - Lyon, 1885) The Trailer Ferry at Neuville-sur-Ain Oil on canvas H. 54 cm; W. 81 cm Sale stamp lower left. Provenance: 1885, Studio Sale, No. 18 Ponthus-Cinier belongs to what could be defined as the third (and, so to speak, last) generation of neoclassical or historical landscape artists, born in the 1810s and 1820s, such as Félix Lanoüe, Achille Bénouville, Paul Flandrin, Eugène Ferdinand Buttura, and Alfred de Curzon. More specifically, he is considered the leading and most popular representative of the Lyon School of landscape artists around the mid-19th century. A generous, honest, and pleasant companion, Ponthus-Cinier came from a family of merchants on his mother's side and magistrates on his father's. Destined for commerce by his parents, he preferred the artistic path, and after enrolling at the École des Beaux-Arts in Lyon in 1829 and training in Paris with Paul Delaroche, he exhibited his first works at the Lyon Salon of 1839, before participating in the Paris Salon in 1841. That same year, he received the second Prix de Rome for historical landscapes (won by Buttura in 1837, and Bénouville in 1845), beaten by the Versailles artist Lanoüe. To perfect his skills, Ponthus-Cinier then decided to travel to Italy, alone and at his own expense, for a single stay between 1842 and 1844; He discovered the Ligurian coast, Tuscany, Naples, and, of course, Rome and its surroundings, and executed a considerable number of studies (painted sketches or pen and ink sketches) that he used to compose views of Italy throughout his career. Ponthus-Cinier's main qualities probably lie in "the art of illuminating a canvas," as A. Jouve wrote in the 19th century, and in his sense of perspective, sometimes truly extraordinary; however, he seems, most of the time, a little less brilliant in his figures and in the transcription of details. This unsigned canvas...

Zebu and Python by Henri-Alfred JACQUEMART (1824-1896) Bronze group with nuanced brown patina signed on the base " A. Jacquemart " old cast France circa 1870 height 35,5 cm length...

Oil on canvas, unsigned Image size: 12 x 16 1/2 inches (30.5 x 42 cm) In this scene we see the in the doorway the miller with his back turned to us in conversation. To the right two people sit on the wall...

Carriage engraving from the Encyclopedie ou Dictionnaire raisonne des sciences, des arts et des metiers, par une societe de gens de lettres. edited ...

Unknown Artist (probably French, probably late 18th-early 19th century) Peasants in a Landscape Ink, watercolor, and gouache on vellum, 12 5/8 x 19 3/8 inches FRAMED: 21 x 27 inches...

Young girl from Bou-Saada by Louis-Ernest BARRIAS (1841-1905) Bronze sculpture with a nuanced dual patina with blue enamelled jewels Signed on the base " E. Barrias " Cast by " Suss...

A very fine Caravaggesque-inspired painting, 19th century (circa 1840-1870),“Unsigned” French School, in the style of the 17th-century masters. "Young Page Removing or Adjusting a Kn...

Cupid and Psyche by Albert-Ernest CARRIER-BELLEUSE (1824-1887) Bronze group with nuanced brown patina signed on the base "Carrier-Belleuse" old edition cast France circa 1870 hei...

Maurice ALBE (Beaugency 1900 - Périgueux 1995) The grape harvest, from a 16th century tapestry Oil on canvas (burlap type) H. 170 cm; L. 100 cm Signed and dated upper left 51 Proven...

Attributed to Eugene Deully (1866-1933) A sitting woman, study, Pencil and heightenings of white gouache on blue grey paper; 23 x 14.5 cm Framed (damag...

Maurice ALBE (Beaugency 1900 - Périgueux 1995) Falcon hunting, from a 16th century tapestry Oil on canvas (hessian type) H. 150 cm; L. 120 cm Signed and dated lower right 1554 (for 1...

The Three Graces by Alfred JANNIOT (1889-1969) A bronze group with a nuanced brownish green patina Signed on the side of the base "A. Janniot" Cast by "Susse fondeur Paris" (inscrib...

Vase known as " Beijing Glass " by Emile GALLE (1846-1904) Double layer glass vase with red Lotus decor on white background. Japanese style signature " Gallé " Perfect condition ...

Bedouin Mother with Child by Céline LEPAGE (1882-1928) Bronze with a dark greenish brown patina signed on the base "Lepage" cast by "Alexis Rudier, fondeur, Paris" (with the foundry...

Antoine-Claude PONTHUS-CINIER (Lyon, 1812 - Lyon, 1885) The Port of Banyuls Oil on paper mounted on cardboard H. 36 cm; W. 52 cm Unsigned Provenance: - B.R. Collection, Lyon Ponthu...

Amédée Elié Servin — (1829-1884) : Children playing in a forest A nice and confidently painted scene of three children playing in the midst of a dark forest. Through clever use of colour and light and dark effects, Elié Servin creates a mysterious and fairytale-like scene in which all attention is drawn to the playing children. Amédée-Élie Servin (1829-1884) Servin Amédée-Élie was a French painter and engraver, founder of the artistic community of Villiers-sur-Morin. Servin was born to a tanner, who, disappointed by his son's failure in his studies, apprenticed him to an upholsterer where he learned to draw cartoons. He then entered the École des Beaux-Arts and studied under the painter Michel Martin Drolling. At this school, he befriended students of his generation, such as Jean-Jacques Henner, Benjamin Ulmann and Paul Baudry...

Alexandre Jean-Baptiste THEUVENOT (Port-sur-Saône, 1834 – Paris, 1882) Red-breasted Merganser Oil on canvas Signed at the bottom 78 x 56 cm Born in 1884 in Port-sur-Saône (Haute-S...

School of the second half of the 19th century Pen and wash drawing 21 x 27.5 cm Inscription on the verso "Champigny rue St Jean"

Centaur abducting a woman by Aimé-Jules DALOU (1838-1902) A bronze group sculpture with a dark brown patina Signed on the base "Dalou" Cast by "A.A. Hébrard" (with the foundry sta...

Portrait of Pierre Vérité by Marcel GIMOND (1894-1961) Bronze sculpture with a dark brown patina signed on the neck "M. Gimond" cast by "Bisceglia, cire perdue" (with the foundry st...

Joseph BEAUME (Marseille, 1796 – Paris, 1885) Souvenir from Italy: pifferaro playing the zampogna with the family Oil on canvas Signed lower left 73.5 x 60 cm Provenance: probably...

Watercolour on paper, signed and dated '1868' lower right Image size: 16 x 11 1/2 inches (40.5 x 29.25 cm) Mounted The scene represents the edge of the piazza at St Mark's Square i...

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La Treille (The vine arbour) by Jules DESBOIS (1851-1935) A bronze sculpture made in bronze with a nuanced dark brown patina That work is made up of a female figure and its base, en...

Jean-Victor Bertin and workshop (Paris 1767 - 1842) Landscape of the Île-de-France region Oil on canvas H. 38 cm; W. 46 cm Related work: painting of the same composition held at the...

"The Embroiderer" by Aimé-Jules DALOU (1838-1902) A beautiful bronze sculpture with a nuanced dark brown patina Signed on the base "Dalou" A very fine cast by "A.A. Hébrard" (with...

Young girl from Bou-Saada by Louis-Ernest BARRIAS (1841-1905) Bronze sculpture with a nuanced dark brown patina Signed on the base " E. Barrias " Cast by " Susse Fres Edrs à Paris "...

Vase by André THURET (1898-1965) A thick glass vase with fine air bubbles, with a decor of pink and purple metal powders in interlayer. Signed underneath " André Thuret ". France ...

Paul LUNAUD (Brantôme 1900 – 1949) The ironer Oil on wood H. 80 cm; W. 64 cm Signed and dated on the right in the center, formerly signed lower right. 1942 Provenance : Artist's stu...

Paul Joseph Raymond Gayrard (French, 1807-1855) "Daphnis and Chloe" Patinated Bronze Sculpture, cast by Vittoz Bronzier, Paris, late 19th century, the embracing figures seated on a r...

Pierre-Marie POISSON (1876-1953) The Comedy Bronze sculpture with black patina signed on the base "P. Poisson" Cast by Valsuani (with the foundry stamp) Raised on a stone base Fra...

Portrait of Albert Dubarry by Léon-Ernest DRIVIER (1878-1951) Bronze with a nuanced greenish dark brown patina signed "Drivier" cast by "Montagutelli, Paris, cire perdue" (with the ...

A pointer pointing a pheasant by Antoine-Louis BARYE (1796-1875) A rare bronze with nuanced reddish brown patina Signed on the base " Barye " Exceptional cast by the Barye's own wor...

Jean Antoine INJALBERT (1845-1933) Buste d'enfant rieur en bronze à patine dorée, socle onyx. Hauteur : 28 cm

Albert Eugène LECHAT (Lille 1863 – Berck sur Mer 1918) The crier's shop in Arras Watercolour, pencil and gouache highlights H. 22 cm; W. 27.5 cm Signed lower right. Exhibition labels...

Singing by Hubert YENCESSE (1900-1987) A bronze sculpture with a nuanced brown patina signed on the base " H. Yencesse " cast by " A. Rudier fondeur Paris " (with the foundry mark) ...

Francisque POULBOT (Saint-Denis, 1879 - Paris, 1946) Poster project for the Bal de la Mode - February 25, 1922 Charcoal and oil on canvas H. 99 cm; W. 91 cm Signed lower right In th...

Horse training with its stable lad by Arthur Marie Gabriel comte du Passage (1838-1909) A bronze group with nuanced dark brown patina Signed on the base " Cte du Passage " Period ca...

Lady with caskets by Léo LAPORTE-BLAIRSY (1865-1923) Bronze a nuanced brown patina signed on the side of the base "Léo Laporte-Blairsy" old cast Stamped with a number "60765 / 6" F...

Nude kneeling by Baltasar LOBO (1910-1993) A bronze sculpture with an old gilded patina Signed on the lower side " Lobo " Cast by " Susse Fondeur Paris " (with the foundry mark) Art...

XXth 40 x 17 cm Glazed ceramic signed under the piece

Pyrenean bear sitting by Georges GUYOT (1885-1972) Sculpture in bronze with a nuanced black patina Signed " Guyot " on the base Cast by Martin Canal, without founder mark France circa 1935 Height 18,4 cm Width 17 cm Depth 18 cm Biography : Georges Lucien Guyot (1885-1973) known as Georges Guyot was a French animal artist. From an early age, he showed artistic abilities, but the modest conditions of his parents did not allow him to study art. He was doing his apprenticeship with a woodcarver. Guyot then excelled at copying works of the fifteenth, sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, but soon he showed a special attraction for nature. This attraction led him to the Jardin des Plantes in Paris where he could study wild animals and translated his observations into sculpture and painting. As a famous figure of Montmartre, he was the host of the Bateau-Lavoir from the time of Cubism. In 1931, Georges Guyot joined the group of "The Twelve", created by François Pompon and Jane Poupelet, gathering sculptors like Marcel Lémar, Paul Jouve, André Margat, Jean-Claude de Saint-Marceaux, Georges Hilbert, or even the painter Adrienne Jouclard...

Attributed to Pancrace BESSA (1772-1846) Fruits on a marble entablature Watercolor and graphite on paper H. 31 cm; W. 37 cm

Léon Pierre FÉLIX (Périgueux 1869 - 1940) The coast at Ploumanac'h - Bretagne Oil on canvas H. 46 cm; L. 55 cm Signed lower left, dated 1901 Provenance: Private collection, Burgundy...

The Parisian Flower Arranger Painted in 1884, Christian-Henri Roullier’s *The Parisian Flower Arranger* is an unusually rich combination of portraiture and still life. Measuring 57 x 42 inches, the large oil on canvas shows a young woman seated in a greenhouse or conservatory, surrounded by flowers and foliage. She holds a newly gathered bouquet in her lap, while her pale dress, lace collar, and carefully rendered features give the scene an unmistakably Parisian elegance. Much of the painting’s appeal comes from Roullier’s treatment of the flowers themselves. Roses, lilacs, pansies, geraniums, and other blossoms fill nearly every part of the composition. Rather than becoming decorative background, they are painted with enough individuality that each seems to have been closely observed. Reds, purples, yellows, pinks, and greens are set against the softer tones of the woman’s dress and the filtered light of the conservatory. The setting allows Roullier to play with both natural and controlled light. Sunlight filters through the glass and foliage, touching the flowers, the sitter’s face, and the folds of her gown. Darker passages among the plants give the picture depth and keep the abundance of color from overwhelming the figure. Despite the sheer amount of detail, the composition remains calm and carefully balanced. There is also something distinctly of its period in the subject. Flower arranging was associated with domestic refinement, taste, and cultivated leisure in late 19th-century France. Roullier takes that familiar theme and gives it considerable scale and importance. The woman is not merely placed among flowers. She appears entirely at home within this cultivated world, surrounded by the materials of her work and pleasure. The Artist Christian-Henri Roullier was born in Lyon in 1845, but his life soon took an unusual turn. As an infant, he traveled with his family to San Francisco during the California Gold Rush. The family initially struggled, but their circumstances improved after Roullier’s father found employment at the White House, the prominent San Francisco department store owned by the French-born merchant Raphael Weill. Roullier eventually returned to France to pursue serious artistic training. In Paris, he studied painting with Jean-Léon Gérôme, one of the best-known academic painters of the period. He also studied sculpture with Emmanuel Frémiet. Roullier continued to work in both painting and sculpture, and the influence of that training can be seen in the solidity of his figures and his careful understanding of form. His paintings share some of the qualities associated with Gérôme’s academic approach, particularly precise drawing, careful composition, and close attention to surface and detail. Roullier, however, often brought a warmer and more intimate quality to his subjects, particularly when painting portraits, landscapes, and scenes of everyday life. Roullier exhibited regularly at the Paris Salon from 1878 through 1914. He also maintained strong ties to San Francisco and exhibited with the San Francisco Art Association and at the Mechanics’ Institute in 1883. Among his artistic acquaintances was Jules Tavernier, the French-born painter closely associated with the development of art in California and Hawaii. Roullier painted Tavernier at work in the lively portrait "Tavernier Painting". His subject matter was varied. In addition to portraits, he painted rural scenes in France and traveled farther afield, producing colorful views of Tunisia. Across these different subjects, Roullier showed a particular interest in light, atmosphere, and richly observed surroundings. France and California When Roullier was not working in Paris, he and his sister Blanche spent time at the family property in Saint-Nizier-sous-Charlieu in the Loire region of France. Blanche Roullier was herself an accomplished pastel artist who exhibited regularly at the French salons and received recognition for her work. The countryside around Saint-Nizier-sous-Charlieu provided Christian-Henri Roullier with another source of inspiration. His rural paintings often have a quieter character than his formal portraits and elaborate interiors, but they reveal the same careful observation. Although Roullier spent much of his adult life in France, his early connection to California remained an important part of his biography. His career effectively joined two very different artistic worlds. He was trained in the traditions of the French academy, yet he had grown up in the rapidly changing environment of San Francisco. That combination helps explain the range of his work and perhaps some of its openness to vivid color and strong natural light. A Major Work *The Parisian Flower Arranger* brings many of Roullier’s strengths together in a single painting. His academic training is evident in the drawing of the figure, the organization of the composition, and the extraordinary amount of carefully observed detail. At the same time, the picture never feels like a technical exercise. Its real charm comes from the quiet mood Roullier creates. The sitter, the flowers, and the conservatory all belong to the same world. Nothing feels hurried. The flowers have been gathered and arranged, sunlight enters through the glass, and the young woman pauses within a setting devoted almost entirely to beauty. Roullier died in Paris on July 25, 1926. Later that year, a retrospective exhibition of his work was held at the Paris Winter...

XXth 22,5 x 20, 5 cm Glazed ceramic signed under the piece

Image dimensions: 26cm x 34cm Framed dimensions: 44.4cm x 52.7cm Signed lower right. Henri Bouvrie is celebrated for his masterful watercolours, which are of universal appeal. The ...

Dogwood Berries Bowl by DAUM Bowl made in multi-layer glass, with a pink-orange and green frosted background, and with decoration of dogwood berries, entirely released with the ac...

Vase with Dragon heads attributed to Eugène ROUSSEAU (1827-1890) and Ernest LEVEILLE (1841–1913) A blown and crackled glass vase, Decorated with polychrome stains in the glass Flan...

Louis-Nicolas CABAT Paris 1802 - 1893 Paris Tuscan Landscape, Civita la Vigna Watercolour on pape r Signed and dated "L Cabat 1837" and located "Civita La Vigna" 23 x 32.5 cm sheet ...

Vase with Lake landscape by Etablissements GALLE Vase of baluster shape Multi-layered glass with lake landscape decoration cleared with acid powdered decor in interlayer Signed " ...