Antique Breton

The engraved work of Jean Frélaut is present in the collections of the Musée de la Cohue in Vannes and in that of the Breton Departmental Museum in (Quimper), which also preserves so...

Description: Antique map titled 'A New Chart of the Coast of New England, Nova Scotia, New France or Canada, with the islands of Newfoundland, Capte Breton, St John's (..)'. Map stre...

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.

Dinan is a walled medieval Breton town and commune in the Côtes-d'Armor department of northwestern France.

It features hand-painted scenes of Breton villagers engaged in traditional activities and wearing traditional costumes.

Jou, A. Latour, C. Le Breton, F. Masereel and P. Pinsard. Edition realised on the occasion of the tricentennial of Perrault's birth.

Signed on lower left Marie-Paule Carpentier Marie-Paule Carpentier painted in oils and watercolours, notably views of Versailles and Breton landscapes. She exhibited examples of he...

During that time, he painted several works of harbour scenes, as well as town views depicting the local Bretons going about their daily lives as fishermen, merchants & market vendors.

Dancer of the Avant Garde but also choreographer and costume designer, she maintains privileged relationships with dancers and artists of her time including Pablo Picasso, Jean Renoi...

Today, facing the North Sea and the mighty Atlantic, the Bretons still look outwards towards the rest of the world rather than towards Paris.

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...

Dancer of the Avant Garde but also choreographer and costume designer, she maintains privileged relationships with dancers and artists of her time including Pablo Picasso, Jean Renoi...

The patina on the monoxylite wood speaks to the great history of this 19th-century piece. Either Haut Savoie, Breton or Auvergnat. With its remarkable patina, the design reminds us ...

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...

Monsu Desiderio has been regarded by French author André Breton as the pioneers of surrealism. Yet the life of those two artists still involves grey areas.

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.

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.

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.

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 ...

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...

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 ...

Known for its collaborations with artists and writers such as Andre Breton, Max Ernst, and Paul Eluard, Au Sans Pareil was a cornerstone of Surrealist and modernist publishing.

Known for its collaborations with artists and writers such as Andre Breton, Max Ernst, and Paul Eluard, Au Sans Pareil was a cornerstone of Surrealist and modernist publishing.

Known for its collaborations with artists and writers such as Andre Breton, Max Ernst, and Paul Eluard, Au Sans Pareil was a cornerstone of Surrealist and modernist publishing.

Known for its collaborations with artists and writers such as Andre Breton, Max Ernst, and Paul Eluard, Au Sans Pareil was a cornerstone of Surrealist and modernist publishing.

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.

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

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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

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.