'Breton Village with Lighthouse', Post-Impressionism, Brittany, Modernism
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Signed lower right, 'De Montfort' and printed circa 1950 by F.A.R. Gallery for Rudolf Lesch Fine Arts Inc., New York.
Paper, Lithograph
Cubist Still-life of Flowers, Harbor and Bird
By Charles Levier
Located in Washington, DC
The Van- Diemen-Lilienfeld approval was widely respected and the gallery’s endorsement of 1 Originally, the artist signed his works: Jean de Narbonne, Charles de Montfort, Maurice Ve...
Oil
Cubist Boats at Harbor
By Charles Levier
Located in Washington, DC
The Van- Diemen-Lilienfeld approval was widely respected and the gallery’s endorsement of 1 Originally, the artist signed his works: Jean de Narbonne, Charles de Montfort, Maurice Ve...
Oil
Women at the Opera Theatre
By Charles Levier
Located in Washington, DC
The Van- Diemen-Lilienfeld approval was widely respected and the gallery’s endorsement of 1 Originally, the artist signed his works: Jean de Narbonne, Charles de Montfort, Maurice Ve...
Oil
Cubist Two Woman on City Street
By Charles Levier
Located in Washington, DC
The Van- Diemen-Lilienfeld approval was widely respected and the gallery’s endorsement of 1 Originally, the artist signed his works: Jean de Narbonne, Charles de Montfort, Maurice Ve...
Oil
Cubist Still-life of Flowers and Harbor
By Charles Levier
Located in Washington, DC
The Van- Diemen-Lilienfeld approval was widely respected and the gallery’s endorsement of 1 Originally, the artist signed his works: Jean de Narbonne, Charles de Montfort, Maurice Ve...
Oil
Sold
H 18.25 in W 22.25 in D 0.875 in
"La Vierge" Homage to Surrealism Original Painting by Charles Levier, Framed
By Charles Levier
Located in Encino, CA
Additional Info: HIGHLY COLLECTIBLE EARLY U.S. WORK BY CHARLES LEVIER AKA CHARLES DE MONTFORT IN GREAT CONDITION AND IN A BEAUTIFUL CUSTOM WOOD FRAME.
Mixed Media
$537Sale Price|20% Off
H 15 in W 18 in D 1 in
French Fishing Village at Camaret Brittany with Boats and Coastal Huts
By Fanch Lel
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: French Fishing Village at Camaret Brittany with Boats and Coastal Huts by Fanch Lel Signed: Bottom right corner Size: 15 x 18 inches (height x width) Oil painting on board, un...
Oil
$518Sale Price|20% Off
H 7 in W 9.5 in D 1 in
Impressionist French Coastal Scene with Lighthouse Boats and Cottages
By Fanch Lel
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Impressionist French Coastal Scene with Lighthouse Boats and Cottages By Fanch Lel Size: 7 x 9.5 inches (height x width) Oil painting on cardboard, unframed Condition: Good co...
Oil
$540Sale Price|20% Off
H 19.25 in W 20.5 in D 1 in
French Impressionist Harbour Scene in Fécamp Normandy with Lighthouse and Boats
By Fanch Lel
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: French Impressionist Harbour Scene in Fécamp Normandy with Lighthouse and Boats By Fanch Lel Signed: Yes Size: 19.25 x 20.5 inches (height x width) Oil painting on cardboard, ...
Oil
$502Sale Price|20% Off
H 6.25 in W 7.5 in D 1 in
French Harbour Scene with Sailing Boats and Seafront Houses in Le Croisic
By Fanch Lel
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: French Harbour Scene with Sailing Boats and Seafront Houses in Le Croisic By Fanch Lel Signed: Yes Size: 6.25 x 7.5 inches (height x width) Oil painting on cardboard, unframed...
Oil
$485Sale Price|20% Off
H 15 in W 18 in D 1 in
French Coastal Painting with Boats and Houses near Plougonvelin Brittany
By Fanch Lel
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: French Coastal Painting with Boats and Houses near Plougonvelin Brittany by Fanch Lel Signed: Bottom left corner Size: 15 x 18 inches (height x width) Oil painting on board, u...
Oil
$2,447
H 15.36 in W 11.82 in D 0.04 in
Inspired Village of Montmartre - Pochoir
By (after) Maurice Utrillo
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
(after) Maurice Utrillo Inspired Village of Montmartre Pochoir with printed signature Edition of 490 Dimensions: 39 x 30 cm Information : This print was created for the portfolio &q...
Stencil
$532Sale Price|20% Off
H 8.5 in W 6.25 in
French Harbour Scene with Boats and Stone Buildings Brittany Coastal Watercolour
By Pierre Neveu
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: French Harbour Scene with Boats and Stone Buildings Brittany Coastal Watercolour Artist: Pierre Neveu (French b.1929) Medium: Watercolour on artists paper, unframed Size (H x ...
Watercolor
$850
H 19.38 in W 27.5 in
'L'Étretat', French Post-Impressionist, Paris, Academie Chaumiere, Benezit
By Georges Lambert
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Signed lower right, 'Georges Lambert' (French, 1919-1998) and inscribed lower left, number and limitation, '26/225'. Georges Lambert first studied in Paris at the Academie de la Gra...
Paper, Lithograph
$559Sale Price|20% Off
H 15.5 in W 11.5 in D 1 in
French Impressionist Harbour Scene with Lighthouse and Boats in Erquy
By Fanch Lel
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: French Impressionist Harbour Scene with Lighthouse and Boats in Erquy By Fanch Lel Signed: Yes Size: 15.5 x 11.5 inches (height x width) Oil painting on board, unframed Condit...
Oil
$706Sale Price|20% Off
H 10.5 in W 13.5 in D 1 in
Roscoff Harbour with Boats and Lighthouse French Coastal Painting
By Fanch Lel
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Roscoff Harbour with Boats and Lighthouse French Coastal Painting by Fanch Lel (French b. 1930) Signed: Yes Size: 10.5 inches (height) x 13.5 inches (width) Oil painting on ca...
Oil
$2,447
H 15.36 in W 11.82 in D 0.04 in
Inspired Village of Montmartre - Pochoir
By (after) Maurice Utrillo
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
(after) Maurice Utrillo Inspired Village of Montmartre Pochoir with printed signature Edition of 490 Dimensions: 39 x 30 cm Information : This print was created for the portfolio &q...
Stencil
$271Sale Price|20% Off
H 4.5 in W 7 in D 1 in
French Impressionist Watercolor of Coastal Village with Boats at Low Tide
By Maurice Mazeilie 1
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: French Impressionist Watercolor of Coastal Village with Boats at Low Tide By Maurice Mazeilie (French 1924-2021) Medium: Watercolor on paper, unframed Size: 4.5 x 7 inches (He...
Watercolor
$679Sale Price|20% Off
H 9.25 in W 11.5 in D 1 in
French Coastal Harbour with Houses and Boats and Twin Lighthouses
By Fanch Lel
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: French Coastal Harbour with Houses and Boats and Twin Lighthouses by Fanch Lel (French b. 1930) Signed: Yes Size: 9.25 inches (height) x 11.5 inches (width) Gouache painting ...
Gouache
$2,447
H 15.36 in W 11.82 in D 0.04 in
Inspired Village of Montmartre - Pochoir
By (after) Maurice Utrillo
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
(after) Maurice Utrillo Inspired Village of Montmartre Pochoir with printed signature Edition of 490 Dimensions: 39 x 30 cm Information : This print was created for the portfolio &q...
Stencil
$2,447
H 15.36 in W 11.82 in D 0.04 in
Inspired Village of Montmartre - Pochoir
By (after) Maurice Utrillo
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
(after) Maurice Utrillo Inspired Village of Montmartre Pochoir with printed signature Edition of 490 Dimensions: 39 x 30 cm Information : This print was created for the portfolio "L...
Stencil
$570Sale Price|20% Off
H 8 in W 6 in D 1 in
French Harbour Scene with Towering Lighthouse and Reflections at Dusk
By Fanch Lel
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Harbour Scence signed by Fanch Lel (French b. 1930) Size: 8 x 6 inches Oil painting on cardboard, unframed inscribed verso Condition: The painting is in good condition, with minor si...
Watercolor
Charles Levier was born on January 26, 1920, in Corsica. He was the son of a French father and an American mother. He held a fascination with color and form that led him, at age 17, to the École Nationale Supérieure des Arts Décoratifs in Paris for private studies. World War II came along and Levier served in the French Army in North Africa, later becoming Liaison Officer with the U.S. Office of Strategic Services. Paintings by Levier can be found in countless private and public collections. Among those collectors are Mr. and Mrs. Peter Lawford, Frank Sinatra, Adlai Stevenson, Baron Edmond de Rothschild, Prince and Princess Poniatowski, Mrs. Dan Topping, Mr. and Mrs. Dean Martin and many others. Levier died in 2003.
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