$32,000
H 70 in W 101 in D 3 in
Huge Didier Lapène European Landscape Oil Painting - Point De La Barra
Located in LOS ANGELES, CA
Huge Didier Lapène European Landscape Oil Painting Entitled Point De La Barra depicting The Roman
Canvas
South wind on the beach and the sea in Biarritz
Located in BELEYMAS, FR
A former student of the Ecole nationale des Beaux-Arts in Paris, Didier Lapène completed this
Canvas, Oil
Sea landscapes
Located in BELEYMAS, FR
A former student of the Ecole nationale des Beaux-Arts in Paris, Didier Lapène completed this
Canvas, Oil
Le Lavandou in Mediterranean Sea
Located in BELEYMAS, FR
A former student of the Ecole nationale des Beaux-Arts in Paris, Didier Lapène completed this
Canvas, Oil
Pen Hat beach at evening - Brittany
Located in BELEYMAS, FR
A former student of the Ecole nationale des Beaux-Arts in Paris, Didier Lapène completed this
Canvas, Oil
Alicante, Spain
Located in Paris, IDF
Didier LAPÈNE (Born in 1964) Alicante, Spain Oil on canvas 97 x 162 cm 2004-2021
Oil
Alicante, Spain
Located in Paris, IDF
Didier LAPÈNE (Born in 1964) Alicante, Spain Oil on canvas 97 x 162 cm 2004-2021
Oil
Quiberon, Brittany, France
Located in Paris, IDF
Didier LAPÈNE (Born in 1964) Quiberon, Brittany, France Oil on canvas 38 x 55 cm 2009
Oil
Luxembourg garden, Paris, France
Located in Paris, IDF
Didier LAPÈNE (Born in 1964) Luxembourg garden, Paris, France Oil on canvas 40 x 40 cm 2012
Oil
Porz Naye, Brittany, France
Located in Paris, IDF
Didier LAPÈNE (Born in 1964) Porz Naye, Brittany, France Oil on canvas 38 x 61 cm 2018
Oil
Porz Naye, Brittany, France
Located in Paris, IDF
Didier LAPÈNE (Born in 1964) Porz Naye, Brittany, France Oil on canvas 33 x 55 cm 2017
Oil
Corréjou, Brittany, France
Located in Paris, IDF
Didier LAPÈNE (Born in 1964) Corréjou, Brittany, France Oil on canvas 58 x 61 cm 2018-2021
Oil
Cape of the Goat
Located in Paris, IDF
Didier LAPÈNE (Born in 1964) Cape of the Goat Oil on canvas 33 x 41 cm 2017
Oil
Contis, The Landes, France
Located in Paris, IDF
Didier LAPÈNE (Born in 1964) Contis, The Landes, France Oil on canvas, 65 x 92 cm 2016
Oil
Goulien, Brittany, France
Located in Paris, IDF
Didier LAPÈNE (Born in 1964) Goulien, Brittany, France Oil on canvas 97 x 146 cm 2017-1021
Oil
Rocks, Biarritz, Basque country
Located in Paris, IDF
Didier LAPÈNE (Born in 1964) Rocks, Biarritz, Basque country, France Oil on canvas 33 x 24 cm
Oil
Île d'Yeu (Yeu island), France
Located in Paris, IDF
Didier LAPÈNE (Born in 1964) L'île d'Yeu, France Oil on cardboard 23 x 59 cm 1992
Oil
Hippopotamus and lion, Brittany, France
Located in Paris, IDF
Didier LAPÈNE (Born in 1964) Hippopotamus and lion, Brittany, France Oil on canvas 22 x 35 cm
Oil
Hippopotamus and lion, Brittany, France
Located in Paris, IDF
Didier LAPÈNE (Born in 1964) Hippopotamus and lion, Brittany, France Oil on canvas 22 x 35 cm
Oil
Hippopotamus and lion, Brittany, France
Located in Paris, IDF
Didier LAPÈNE (Born in 1964) Hippopotamus and lion, Brittany, France Oil on canvas 22 x 35 cm
Oil
Hippopotamus and lion, Brittany, France
Located in Paris, IDF
Didier LAPÈNE (Born in 1964) Hippopotamus and lion, Brittany, France Oil on panel 22 x 35 cm 2021
Oil
Hippopotamus and lion, Brittany, France
Located in Paris, IDF
Didier LAPÈNE (Born in 1964) Hippopotamus and lion, Brittany, France Oil on canvas 22 x 35 cm
Oil
Hippopotamus and lion, Brittany, France
Located in Paris, IDF
Didier LAPÈNE (Born in 1964) Hippopotamus and lion, Brittany, France Oil on canvas 22 x 35 cm
Oil
Evening at Pen Hat, Brittany, France
Located in Paris, IDF
Didier LAPÈNE (Born in 1964) Evening at Pen Hat, Brittany, France Oil on canvas 33 x 55 cm 2020
Oil
The Vauban Tower, Brittany, France
Located in Paris, IDF
Didier LAPÈNE (Born in 1964) The Vauban Tower, Brittany, France Oil on canvas 46 x 61 cm 2021
Oil
Building in Pau, South-West of France
Located in Paris, IDF
Didier LAPÈNE (Born in 1964) Building in Pau, South-West of France Oil on canvas 40 x 40 cm 2007
Oil
The Blue Cargo, Biarritz, Basque country
Located in Paris, IDF
Didier LAPÈNE (Born in 1964) The Blue Cargo, Biarritz, Basque country, France Oil on canvas 30 x
Oil
The Blue Cargo, Biarritz, Basque country
Located in Paris, IDF
Didier LAPÈNE (Born in 1964) The Blue Cargo, Biarritz, Basque country, France Oil on canvas 27 x
Oil
Pen Hat beach at night, Brittany, France
Located in Paris, IDF
Didier LAPÈNE (Born in 1964) Pen Hat beach at night, Brittany, France Oil on canvas 60 x 92 cm
Oil
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H 44.89 in W 68.9 in
The Three Crowns, Ilbarritz Beach, Biarritz, France
Located in Paris, IDF
Didier LAPÈNE (Born in 1964) The Three Crowns, Ilbarritz Beach, Biarritz, France Oil on canvas
Oil
Roscoff, Brittany, France
Located in Paris, IDF
Didier LAPÈNE (Born in 1964) Roscoff, Brittany, France Oil on canvas 27 x 35 cm 2019
Oil
Luxembourg garden, Paris, France
Located in Paris, IDF
Didier LAPÈNE (Born in 1964) Luxembourg garden, Paris, France Oil on canvas 40 x 40 cm 2012
Oil
Luxembourg garden, Paris, France
Located in Paris, IDF
Didier LAPÈNE (Born in 1964) Luxembourg garden, Paris, France Oil on canvas 30 x 55 cm 2010-2018
Oil
View from Pen Hir, Brittany, France
Located in Paris, IDF
Didier LAPÈNE (Born in 1964) View from Pen Hir, Brittany, France Oil on canvas 65 x 92 cm 2017
Oil
Rocks of Porz Naye, Brittany, France
Located in Paris, IDF
Didier LAPÈNE (Born in 1964) Rocks of Porz Naye, Brittany, France Oil on canvas 38 x 46 cm 2017
Oil
The Vauban Tower, Brittany, France
Located in Paris, IDF
Didier LAPÈNE (Born in 1964) The Vauban Tower, Brittany, France Oil on canvas 38 x 61 cm 2019
Oil
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H 11.82 in W 35.44 in
The three Crowns, Biarritz, Basque country - Tryptic
Located in Paris, IDF
Didier LAPÈNE (Born in 1964) The three Crowns, Biarritz, Basque country, France Oil on canvas 30
Oil
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