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Countryside  - Original Etching by Jean Frélaut - 19th Century

Countryside - Original Etching by Jean Frélaut - 19th Century

By Jean Frélaut

Located in Roma, IT

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...

Category

19th Century Modern Antique Breton

Materials

Etching

Antique Map Dedicated to British Merchants Trading to North America, ca.1746
Antique Map Dedicated to British Merchants Trading to North America, ca.1746

Antique Map Dedicated to British Merchants Trading to North America, ca.1746

Located in Langweer, NL

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...

Category

1740s Antique Breton

Materials

Paper

Le Masque de la Mort Rouge - Lithograph after Odilon Redon - 1923

Le Masque de la Mort Rouge - Lithograph after Odilon Redon - 1923

By Odilon Redon

Located in Roma, IT

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.

Category

1920s Symbolist Antique Breton

Materials

Lithograph

Henriot Quimper French Faience Pottery “Perrik” Circa 1930
Henriot Quimper French Faience Pottery “Perrik” Circa 1930

Henriot Quimper French Faience Pottery “Perrik” Circa 1930

By Quimper Faience Pottery

Located in Atlanta, GA

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

Category

Early 20th Century French Antique Breton

Materials

Ceramic, Faience

Versailles
Versailles

Marie-Paule Carpentier Versailles

$3,200

H 18 in W 22 in D 1 in

Versailles

Located in Sheffield, MA

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...

Category

Early 1900s Impressionist Antique Breton

Materials

Pastel

A Fine Early 20th Century French Harbour Scene by Henri Alphonse Barnoin
A Fine Early 20th Century French Harbour Scene by Henri Alphonse Barnoin

A Fine Early 20th Century French Harbour Scene by Henri Alphonse Barnoin

By Henri Alphonse Barnoin

Located in Ottawa, Ontario

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.

Category

Early 20th Century French Beaux Arts Antique Breton

Materials

Canvas, Paint, Gesso

Loïs Hutton "Promeneurs" Gouache on Paper, Dated on the Reverse
Loïs Hutton "Promeneurs" Gouache on Paper, Dated on the Reverse

Loïs Hutton "Promeneurs" Gouache on Paper, Dated on the Reverse

Located in Saint-Ouen, FR

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...

Category

Early 20th Century French Art Deco Antique Breton

Materials

Paper

“Summer In Brittany”
“Summer In Brittany”

Max Silbert“Summer In Brittany”, Circa 1915

$6,800Sale Price|20% Off

H 29 in W 36 in D 4 in

“Summer In Brittany”

By Max Silbert

Located in Southampton, NY

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

Category

1910s Post-Impressionist Antique Breton

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Pair 19th Century French Whimsical Oil on Canvas  "Cherubs and Putti Children"
Pair 19th Century French Whimsical Oil on Canvas  "Cherubs and Putti Children"

Pair 19th Century French Whimsical Oil on Canvas "Cherubs and Putti Children"

By Charles Joshua Chaplin

Located in LA, CA

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...

Category

19th Century Academic Antique Breton

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Loïs Hutton "Jour de marché" Gouache on Paper, Dated on the Reverse
Loïs Hutton "Jour de marché" Gouache on Paper, Dated on the Reverse

Loïs Hutton "Jour de marché" Gouache on Paper, Dated on the Reverse

Located in Saint-Ouen, FR

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...

Category

Early 20th Century French Art Deco Antique Breton

Materials

Paper

Travail Populaire Folk Art Wabi-Sabi Monoxylite Cupboard, 19th Century
Travail Populaire Folk Art Wabi-Sabi Monoxylite Cupboard, 19th Century

Travail Populaire Folk Art Wabi-Sabi Monoxylite Cupboard, 19th Century

$8,863Sale Price|20% Off

H 46.46 in W 18.9 in D 15.75 in

Travail Populaire Folk Art Wabi-Sabi Monoxylite Cupboard, 19th Century

Located in Antwerp, BE

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 ...

Category

19th Century English Mid-Century Modern Antique Breton

Materials

Wood

Anatomy of Man, Signed Graphite Nude Sketch on Paper, 19th Century French Artist
Anatomy of Man, Signed Graphite Nude Sketch on Paper, 19th Century French Artist

Anatomy of Man, Signed Graphite Nude Sketch on Paper, 19th Century French Artist

Located in London, GB

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...

Category

Late 19th Century French School Antique Breton

Materials

Laid Paper, Graphite

The Flight of Sodom and Gomorrah - Entourage of Monsu-Desiderio
The Flight of Sodom and Gomorrah - Entourage of Monsu-Desiderio

The Flight of Sodom and Gomorrah - Entourage of Monsu-Desiderio

Located in Saint-Ouen, FR

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.

Category

Mid-17th Century Academic Antique Breton

Materials

Oil

New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, Antique Map, Canada East 1859
New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, Antique Map, Canada East 1859

New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, Antique Map, Canada East 1859

Located in Langweer, NL

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.

Category

Mid-19th Century British Antique Breton

Materials

Paper

Pair of French 19th Century Ormolu and Sienna Marble Statues
Pair of French 19th Century Ormolu and Sienna Marble Statues

Pair of French 19th Century Ormolu and Sienna Marble Statues

$7,500 / set

H 6.75 in W 6.5 in D 2.75 in

Pair of French 19th Century Ormolu and Sienna Marble Statues

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

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.

Category

19th Century French Antique Breton

Materials

Siena Marble, Ormolu

La Tentation de St. Antoine - Edition Signed by Odilon Redon - 1896
La Tentation de St. Antoine - Edition Signed by Odilon Redon - 1896

La Tentation de St. Antoine - Edition Signed by Odilon Redon - 1896

By Odilon Redon

Located in Roma, IT

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.

Category

1890s Symbolist Antique Breton

Materials

Lithograph

18th Century French Louis XIII Style Barley Twist Desk with Green Leather Top
18th Century French Louis XIII Style Barley Twist Desk with Green Leather Top

18th Century French Louis XIII Style Barley Twist Desk with Green Leather Top

Located in Birmingham, AL

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 ...

Category

18th Century French Louis XIII Antique Breton

Materials

Oak

La butte de Montmartre et le Sacre-Couer (Sacre Coeur from a Distance)
La butte de Montmartre et le Sacre-Couer (Sacre Coeur from a Distance)

La butte de Montmartre et le Sacre-Couer (Sacre Coeur from a Distance)

By Robert Delaunay

Located in Fairlawn, OH

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...

Category

1920s Modern Antique Breton

Materials

Lithograph

Saint Tropez - Watercolor Drawing by Paul Signac - 1900 ca.
Saint Tropez - Watercolor Drawing by Paul Signac - 1900 ca.

Saint Tropez - Watercolor Drawing by Paul Signac - 1900 ca.

By Paul Signac

Located in Roma, IT

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 ...

Category

Early 1900s Pointillist Antique Breton

Materials

Watercolor

Marie Laurencin, The Round Dance, 1926
Marie Laurencin, The Round Dance, 1926

Marie LaurencinMarie Laurencin, The Round Dance, 1926, 1926

$1,036Sale Price|20% Off

H 7.5 in W 5.5 in

Marie Laurencin, The Round Dance, 1926

By Marie Laurencin

Located in Southampton, NY

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.

Category

1920s Modern Antique Breton

Materials

Etching

Marie Laurencin, Eight Girls in a Meadow, 1926
Marie Laurencin, Eight Girls in a Meadow, 1926

Marie Laurencin, Eight Girls in a Meadow, 1926

By Marie Laurencin

Located in Southampton, NY

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.

Category

1920s Modern Antique Breton

Materials

Etching

Marie Laurencin, Three Young Girls Playing with a Bow, 1926
Marie Laurencin, Three Young Girls Playing with a Bow, 1926

Marie Laurencin, Three Young Girls Playing with a Bow, 1926

By Marie Laurencin

Located in Southampton, NY

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.

Category

1920s Modern Antique Breton

Materials

Etching

Marie Laurencin, Young Girl with the Black Ribbon, 1926
Marie Laurencin, Young Girl with the Black Ribbon, 1926

Marie Laurencin, Young Girl with the Black Ribbon, 1926

By Marie Laurencin

Located in Southampton, NY

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.

Category

1920s Modern Antique Breton

Materials

Etching

Portrait of Madame M.L. - Original Lithograph by Charles Joshua Chapli - 1884

Portrait of Madame M.L. - Original Lithograph by Charles Joshua Chapli - 1884

By Charles Joshua Chaplin

Located in Roma, IT

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...

Category

1880s Modern Antique Breton

Materials

Lithograph

Paysage de Normandie
Paysage de Normandie

Maurice LevisPaysage de Normandie, c.1910

$638

H 19.75 in W 26.75 in D 0.01 in

Paysage de Normandie

By Maurice Levis

Located in San Francisco, CA

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.

Category

Early 20th Century Impressionist Antique Breton

Materials

Aquatint

"Road to Provincetown, " Henry MacGinnis, Massachusetts Landscape
"Road to Provincetown, " Henry MacGinnis, Massachusetts Landscape

"Road to Provincetown, " Henry MacGinnis, Massachusetts Landscape

By Henry Ryan MacGinnis

Located in New York, NY

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

Category

1920s American Impressionist Antique Breton

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"Preparing for fishing", 19th Century oil on canvas by E. Martínez Cubells
"Preparing for fishing", 19th Century oil on canvas by E. Martínez Cubells

"Preparing for fishing", 19th Century oil on canvas by E. Martínez Cubells

By Enrique Martinez Cubells y Ruiz

Located in Madrid, ES

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...

Category

1910s Realist Antique Breton

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Panel

"Train Station, " Max Kuehne, Industrial City Scene, American Impressionism
"Train Station, " Max Kuehne, Industrial City Scene, American Impressionism

"Train Station, " Max Kuehne, Industrial City Scene, American Impressionism

By Max Kuehne

Located in New York, NY

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...

Category

1910s American Impressionist Antique Breton

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

Ile de la Cite, Paris
Ile de la Cite, Paris

Ile de la Cite, Paris

By Robert Delaunay

Located in Fairlawn, OH

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...

Category

1920s Cubist Antique Breton

Materials

Lithograph

A Thoughtful Moment
A Thoughtful Moment

A Thoughtful Moment

By Daniel Ridgway Knight

Located in Missouri, MO

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...

Category

Late 19th Century Abstract Impressionist Antique Breton

Materials

Oil, Panel

La Poésie - Etching by Charles Joshua Chaplin - Mid 19th Century

La Poésie - Etching by Charles Joshua Chaplin - Mid 19th Century

By Charles Joshua Chaplin

Located in Roma, IT

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...

Category

Mid-19th Century Modern Antique Breton

Materials

Etching

La butte de Montmartre et le Sacre-Couer (Sacre Coeur from a Distance)
La butte de Montmartre et le Sacre-Couer (Sacre Coeur from a Distance)

La butte de Montmartre et le Sacre-Couer (Sacre Coeur from a Distance)

By Robert Delaunay

Located in Fairlawn, OH

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...

Category

1920s Modern Antique Breton

Materials

Lithograph

Paris, Seine. 1918/19, oil on cardboard, 38x52 cm
Paris, Seine. 1918/19, oil on cardboard, 38x52 cm

Pierre De BelayParis, Seine. 1918/19, oil on cardboard, 38x52 cm, 1918/19

$9,114Sale Price|20% Off

H 14.97 in W 20.48 in D 0.08 in

Paris, Seine. 1918/19, oil on cardboard, 38x52 cm

Located in Riga, LV

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...

Category

1910s Expressionist Antique Breton

Materials

Oil, Cardboard

Untitled (Moulin Rouge and other Paris landmarks)
Untitled (Moulin Rouge and other Paris landmarks)

Untitled (Moulin Rouge and other Paris landmarks)

By Robert Delaunay

Located in Fairlawn, OH

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...

Category

1920s Modern Antique Breton

Materials

Lithograph

La Place de la Concorde
La Place de la Concorde

La Place de la Concorde

By Robert Delaunay

Located in Fairlawn, OH

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...

Category

1920s Orphist Antique Breton

Materials

Lithograph

Landscape with Figures - Original Etching by M. Asselin - Early 20th Century

Landscape with Figures - Original Etching by M. Asselin - Early 20th Century

By Maurice Asselin

Located in Roma, IT

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

Category

Early 20th Century Modern Antique Breton

Materials

Etching

Rare Large Oil Painting of 'Les Lavandières' by Sir William Llewellyn PRA
Rare Large Oil Painting of 'Les Lavandières' by Sir William Llewellyn PRA

Rare Large Oil Painting of 'Les Lavandières' by Sir William Llewellyn PRA

Located in London, GB

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...

Category

1880s British Antique Breton

Materials

Canvas, Paint

Le Diable à Paris - Rare Book Illustrated by Paul Gavarni - 1869
Le Diable à Paris - Rare Book Illustrated by Paul Gavarni - 1869

Le Diable à Paris - Rare Book Illustrated by Paul Gavarni - 1869

By Paul Gavarni

Located in Roma, IT

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

Category

1860s Modern Antique Breton

Materials

Paper, Lithograph

Early 20th Century French Fauvist drawing by Andre Derain of a lady in a dress
Early 20th Century French Fauvist drawing by Andre Derain of a lady in a dress

Early 20th Century French Fauvist drawing by Andre Derain of a lady in a dress

By André Derain

Located in Petworth, West Sussex

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 ...

Category

Early 20th Century Fauvist Antique Breton

Materials

Paper, Pencil

Early 20th Century figurative drawing by French Fauvist artist Andre Derain
Early 20th Century figurative drawing by French Fauvist artist Andre Derain

Early 20th Century figurative drawing by French Fauvist artist Andre Derain

Located in Petworth, West Sussex

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 ...

Category

Early 20th Century Fauvist Antique Breton

Materials

Paper, Pencil

Early 20th Century French Fauvist drawing of a nude by Andre Derain
Early 20th Century French Fauvist drawing of a nude by Andre Derain

Early 20th Century French Fauvist drawing of a nude by Andre Derain

By André Derain

Located in Petworth, West Sussex

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 ...

Category

Early 20th Century Fauvist Antique Breton

Materials

Paper, Pencil

Early 20th Century drawing of a nude by French Fauvist artist Andre Derain
Early 20th Century drawing of a nude by French Fauvist artist Andre Derain

Early 20th Century drawing of a nude by French Fauvist artist Andre Derain

By André Derain

Located in Petworth, West Sussex

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 ...

Category

Early 20th Century Fauvist Antique Breton

Materials

Paper, Pencil

La Receveuse (Bill Collector) —French Cubism
La Receveuse (Bill Collector) —French Cubism

La Receveuse (Bill Collector) —French Cubism

By Jean-Emile Laboureur

Located in Myrtle Beach, SC

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

Category

1910s Cubist Antique Breton

Materials

Engraving

"Overhanging  Trees"

Julian Alden Weir"Overhanging Trees"

$99,500

H 34 in W 30 in D 3 in

"Overhanging Trees"

By Julian Alden Weir

Located in Lambertville, NJ

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...

Category

Late 19th Century American Impressionist Antique Breton

Materials

Canvas, Oil

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At 1stDibs, there are many versions of the ideal antique breton for your home. Frequently made of wood, hardwood and chestnut, every antique breton was constructed with great care. Whether you’re looking for an older or newer antique breton, there are earlier versions available from the 19th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 20th Century. When you’re browsing for the right antique breton, those designed in styles are of considerable interest.

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