Antique Breton

Paul Helleu In 1913 Robert de Montesquiou wrote in his book devoted to the painter: "Helleu was born in Vannes in 1859, of a Breton father and a Parisian mother". He hardly knew his...

His notoriety grew, as did the profits from his sales, and the State itself ended up placing a few orders with him. His work “The Breton Faith” was, for example, acquired by the muse...

The map covers New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Cape Breton Island, Prince Edward Island, and adjacent areas of Canada East (present-day Quebec), extending into the Gulf of St.

A fine 18th century carved French Louis XIII style bureau plat or desk handcrafted of solid oak by skilled Breton artisans, circa 1730s. The rectangular top with a gadrooned beveled ...

Bertrand du Guesclin (1320 - 1380), nicknamed "The Eagle of Brittany", was a Breton knight and an important military commander on the French side during the Hundred Years' War.

He studied at the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris from 1840, and he took private lessons in the studio of Michel Martin Drolling, whose apprentices included Paul Baudry, Jules Breton a...

The Surrealists were particularly taken with the dreamlike quality of those charcoals and lithographs, and André Breton, their de-facto leader, was a particularly great admirer.

On March 29, 1891, Seurat died at the age of thirty, and this deeply mourned Signac, who therefore left Paris for the Breton coasts. In the following months he paints the Marinas of ...

He studied at the Academy of Fine Art in Paris from 1840, he was a private pupil of Michel Martin Drolling whose apprentices included Paul Baudry, Jean-jacques Henner and Jules Breto...

In addition, he captured the Breton villagers going about their daily chores; women washing clothes at the river, fishing boats setting sail, and farmers tending livestock.

He studied at the Academy of Fine Art in Paris from 1840, he was a private pupil of Michel Martin Drolling whose apprentices included Paul Baudry, Jean-jacques Henner and Jules Breto...

Associated with the School of Paris, he was best known for still lifes, nudes, and Breton landscapes He painted in a restrained, sober palette influenced by Cézanne.

During this period, he also painted many landscapes and seascapes in Provincetown, Massachusetts, Cape Breton, New Jersey, and in Vermont and New Hampshire.

Delaunay continued to work in both figurative and abstract themes, with a brief stint into Surrealism. Delaunay met André Breton and Tristan Tzara, who introduced him to both Dadaist...

His works are found in many French museums such as Avignon; Musée des Beaux-Arts; Museum of Fine Arts of Brest; Concarneau; Eugène Boudin Museum in Honfleur; Mantes-la-Jolie; Morlaix...

Is work is represented in the Carmen Thyssen Museum of Málaga with different canvases, such as Pescadores dragging the boat (no date), The return of fishing (1911), a work similar t...

Other important influences were Bastien-Lepage, with whom he is most often compared, and Jules Breton for his plein-air style. Knight's works during the 1870's and 1880's focused on...

Kuehne spent the summer of 1923 in Paris, where in July, André Breton started a brawl as the curtain went up on a play by his rival Tristan Tzara; the event signified the demise of t...

Delaunay continued to work in both figurative and abstract themes, with a brief stint into Surrealism. Delaunay met André Breton and Tristan Tzara, who introduced him to both Dadaist...

The landscape represented in this artwork should be Breton, especially for the majestic Gothic architecture on the background, referring to an unidentified cathedral.

Delaunay continued to work in both figurative and abstract themes, with a brief stint into Surrealism. Delaunay met André Breton and Tristan Tzara, who introduced him to both Dadaist...

Delaunay continued to work in both figurative and abstract themes, with a brief stint into Surrealism. Delaunay met André Breton and Tristan Tzara, who introduced him to both Dadaist...

Delaunay continued to work in both figurative and abstract themes, with a brief stint into Surrealism. Delaunay met André Breton and Tristan Tzara, who introduced him to both Dadaist...

A student of Sir Edward Poynter, (whom he later succeeded as the President of the Royal Academy), and later, in France, under the direction of Jules Joseph Lefebvre, (member of the L...

Leading members of the Surrealist movement such as André Breton and Georges Bataille recognised in Grandville a significant precursor and inspiration for the movement.

During his career he also produced numerous book illustrations, often in woodcut, for works by authors such as François Rabelais, Antonin Artaud, and André Breton. The 1920s marked ...

During his career he also produced numerous book illustrations, often in woodcut, for works by authors such as François Rabelais, Antonin Artaud, and André Breton. The 1920s marked ...

During his career he also produced numerous book illustrations, often in woodcut, for works by authors such as François Rabelais, Antonin Artaud, and André Breton. The 1920s marked ...

During his career he also produced numerous book illustrations, often in woodcut, for works by authors such as François Rabelais, Antonin Artaud, and André Breton. The 1920s marked ...

He bought a house on the Breton coast and transformed himself from a bachelor bon-viveur into a country family man with two sons.

However, the major influence on his early career was the French painter Jules Bastien-Lepage, who was well known for his realistic depictions of Breton peasants in the outdoor landsc...

He bought a house on the Breton coast and transformed himself from a bachelor bon-viveur into a country family man with two sons.