French Contemporary Art

Glazed earthenware medaillon, decorated with fantastical animals by Jérôme Galvin. Artist’s signature at the base. 2025. Unique piece. H: 12.9 × 12.9 x 2.2 inches. - Born in 1975 i...

A vibrant mid-century modern abstract oil painting by French artist Fandre. The artwork showcases a dynamic composition of colorful shapes on unique rice paper, signed by the artist ...

Intriguing color lithograph on Arches paper by Francis de Lassus Saint-Geniet (1925 Val André - 2018) printed by G. Monnet & G. Petrie Editeurs, Paris, France. This French col...

Handmade Wool Artwork made by M. Dombrowsky. An abstract, minimalist work made of wool and wood. Each work is handcrafted, the wool dyed and spun by hand. Intricately wrapped, and t...

Hand painted porcelain plates signed and numbered by well knowned Artists Manufactured by Charles Fields Haviland. Each work of Art sign...

Glazed earthenware medaillon, decorated with fantastical animals by Jérôme Galvin. Artist’s signature at the base. 2025. Unique piece. H: 12.9 × 12.9 x 2.2 inches. - Born in 1975 i...

An eye catching classic Hermes style silk scarf shown in an elegant custom gilt wood frame. Makes a luxurious piece of art. The scarf is in very good vintage condition, it appears w...

Selection of Joan Miro color lithographs, France, circa 1960s. We purchased a group of these color lithographs from the estate of a couple t...

Selection of Alexander Calder color lithographs, France, circa 1960s. We purchased a group of these color lithographs from the estate of a couple that lived in France from 1951-1983. These are most likely from the limited edition folio “Derriere le Miroir”, published by the legendary Galerie Maeght. Please see our other 1stdibs listings for more Alexander Calder and Joan Miro lithographs from...

Modernités Sotheby’s Paris Wed 16 Oct - Wed 16 Oct 2019. Sotheby's Paris. 1st Ed auction catalog. One of the best works in Sotheby’s Modernités catalogue on 16 October was one of Fra...

Hans Fischer "Beasties" etchings, circa 1959. These etchings are from the limited edition folio ''Homme Deguise en Homme" and dep...

                                             Item Description Title: "SALUNE AGAMOGRAPH” Limited Edition Print :  Agamograph Lithograph; lithographic image viewed through a lenticul...

Opart print by Victor Vasarely. The print and the frame are from the 70s. In good condition. Signed Dimensions 51x51x2cm Hungarian-born Victor Vasarely is known as a founder of Opt...

A fine lithograph by Mihail Chemiakin, signed and numbered in pencil Professionally framed. Artist: Mihail Chemiakin, Russian (1943 - ) Title unknown Year: Circa 1980 Framed size:...

Parisian cityscape, signed and framed oil on canvas by Serge Belloni, ‘57 This painting has all the quintessential features of Belloni’s renowned Parisi...

A wonderful sketched lithograph by famed Swiss artists/sculptor Alberto Giacometti. The lithograph was printed in Paris by Mourlot Freres in 1964 and was issued in an edition of ...

Original limited edition lithograph by Henri Bernard Goetz, number 11/35. Henri Bernard Goetz (September 29, 1909-August 12, 1989) was a French American Surrealist painter and engr...

Raoul Dufy Hand Colored Illustration Pochoir from the Estate of CZ Guest. Finest quality lithograph is a French Pochoir, a complicated technical printi...

A very large oil on canvas signed by Jean Paul Barray and dated 1964. After graduating from Arts et Métiers in Saint-Étienne, he went on to study arch...

Variation (1380-18) - One of a Kind. Abstract painting created in 2018 by French contemporary artists Pascal & Annie LENIAU. Colorful composition and abstract matter. Mixed media on paper laminated on wood panel with its frame, dim. 60 x 80 cm. Signed and dated on the back. --- Pascal & Annie LENIAU Since their meeting in 1978, Pascal and Annie...

Stylish and decorative and smart floor screen / divider. An exceptional and highly architectural French Art Deco rollable screen, executed in solid pinewood with finely articulated ...

Opart print by Victor Vasarely. The print and the frame are from the 70s. In good condition. Signed Dimensions 51x51x2cm Hungarian-born Victor Vasarely is known as a founder of Opt...

An original French abstract figurative portrait executed in mixed media on wood panel in 1999. Signed by the artist and accompanied by the original handwritten certificate of authent...

Jarron Con Flores, ink on paper by Rene Portocarrero (1912-1985). This wonderful drawing made by Rene Portocarrero, is one of the few that survive from his artistic period of the 1...

Painting on canvas of abstract sailboats by Jean-Pierre Collin (1979). Newly framed with a beautiful gold tone wooden frame.

Stunning and very decorative original French abstract lithograph depicting this wonderful range of shapes, patterns, colors and shapes. This work by the French painter who signs his ...

Rare Parisian Mid-Century French Tapestry “Le Fou du Roy” by Henri Gineste, with Original Exhibition Catalog, Henri Gineste “Le Fou du Roy” Mid-Century M...

Glazed earthenware medaillon, decorated with fantastical animals by Jérôme Galvin. Artist’s signature at the base. 2025. Unique piece. H: 12.9 × 12.9 x 2.2 inches. - Born in 1975 i...

Original French impressionist oil on board painting depicting the waterways of what may Port Grimaud, near St. Tropez, France. Signed, but artist name is illegible and unknown. Di...

Very nice round sheet metal wall hanger. lots off movement and color in this work. 1970s handmade.  

Selection of Surrealist Lithographs, by Wassily Kandinsky and Andre Masson for the limited edition 1938 portfolio Verve and printed by the famed French printer Mourlot. The one seen ...

This is an original painting titled "Illumined Pleasures". The piece is signed and dated 2012, painted in the manner of Pablo Picasso. Professionally framed. Measures: 16 7/8" H x...

Glazed earthenware medaillon, decorated with fantastical animals by Jérôme Galvin. Artist’s signature at the base. 2025. Unique piece. H: 7.9 × 7.9 x 3.5 inches. - Born in 1975 in ...

Glazed earthenware medaillon, decorated with fantastical animals by Jérôme Galvin. Artist’s signature at the base. 2025. Unique piece. H: 7.9 × 7.9 x 3.5 inches. - Born in 1975 in ...

Kinetic sculpture by Jean-Pierre Vasarely (Yvaral),Editions Denise Rene 48/50

Glazed earthenware ovoid medaillon, decorated with fantastical animals by Jérôme Galvin. Artist’s signature at the base. 2025. Unique piece. H: 11.4 × 7.9 x 2.7 inches. - Born in 1...

Y. Tropea French artist in the entourage of Niki de saint Phalle In the beginning of her career whose inspiration in contact with Niki de saint phalle produced this exceptional work ...

Glazed earthenware ovoid medaillon, decorated with fantastical animals by Jérôme Galvin. Artist’s signature at the base. 2025. Unique piece. H: 11.4 × 7.9 x 2.7 inches. - Born in 1...

Black and white engravings with accents of gold by contemporary French artist Foucher Poignant Raised geometric patterns created      

Glazed earthenware ovoid medaillon, decorated with fantastical animals by Jérôme Galvin. Artist’s signature at the base. 2025. Unique piece. H: 11.4 × 7.9 x 2.7 inches. - Born in 1...

We kindly suggest that you read the entire description, as with it we try to give you detailed technical and historical information to ensure the authenticity of our objects. Painting oil painting on canvas is made with mixed technique brush and spatula; the author used traditional brushes for a first draft giving shape to the whole drawing with an expert, loose wrist play and with sure and decisive brushstrokes; the representation, in this case, is not a pure exercise of virtuosity, in fact, the author communicates us his intimate essence manifesting it through the language of colors, shapes, and composition. The artist finished his work with the technique of spatula painting, named after the protagonist's instrument, redistributing the colors densely and consistently, making the painting take on a special body and depth. The painting is signed but we are unable to give definite information about the author, however, we confirm its extraordinary aesthetic and engaging vividness; the painting was made in 1989 in the author's studio in Paris whose intentions were to celebrate the 200th anniversary of the French Revolution (1789). The painter was inspired by both French Expressionism and Symbolism; Expressionism exalts the emotional value of art; it is the artist's desire to communicate inner feelings, while with Symbolism, painters tend to go beyond the objective representation of reality to focus instead on the subjective vision, in which inner feelings, emotions, and experiences are evoked above all. Our painting is overflowing with the symbolism of the French Revolution; it is practically an evocative essence of it. This important and overwhelming historical event is powerfully present in the soul of the artist who wanted to overbearingly communicate to us his deepest emotions by transposing them entirely in the painting with strong and vivid colors, he did not want to simply allude or hint but to express, indeed "shout" his own deep interiority. In his intentions, the painting schematically and symbolically represents a standard-bearer of the French Revolution wearing the classic "Phrygian" hat. The author used only the three colors white, red, and blue that characterized the flags of the French Revolution; they were the new banners, which opposed the traditional emblem of the monarchy, the lilies on a white field. Three were the colors because three were the goals of the Revolution: liberty, equality, and fraternity, and they represented the three classes into which French society of the time was divided: the clergy (blue), the nobility (white), and the third state (red). The "Phrygian" cap (Latin for pileus) painted in red in the painting also has a high symbolic value, In Roman times it was worn by the " freedmen" to show that they were now freed slaves but in the French Revolution it became the very symbol of Liberty; a similar cap was worn by the freed Marseilles convicts in 1792, and was the symbol of the Jacobins during the French Revolution. Due to this fact, in addition to its historical meaning of freedom, it was later adopted as a symbol of the revolution itself, a symbol immortalized on the "Marianne," the very emblem of France, in Eugène Delacroix's famous painting "Liberty Leading the People...

A Dreamlike Journey: Abstract Color Lithograph "Le Rêve" This captivating abstract color lithograph, titled "Le Rêve" (The Dream) in French, invites the viewer on a journey of imagi...

Stunning Mid-Century Modern oil on canvas, abstract composition by French artist, Roudneff, dated 1963. Beautiful and very interesting work. Monsieur Roudneff, created numerous mo...

Graciela Rodo Boulanger " Peacock For Sophie" Pencil Signed and Numbered Lithograph 1979. GRACIELA RODO BOULANGER (Bolivia born 1935). Child in a tree with a peacock below. Pencil si...

Mixed media on canvas.

Mixed media on canvas.

French wall hanging, mid-century, Brutalist. Constructed of wood.

Very interesting French painting in the style of the important artist Georges Mathieu Oli on panel Signed at lower left This painting, never before on the market, comes from a private collection and is beautified by an impressive modern frame in silvered metal, in almost perfect condition. The painting is also protected by glass Unframed dimensions cm 35.5 x 26 Georges Mathieu (27 January 1921 – 10 June 2012) was a French abstract painter...

Extra large abstract painting by contemporary French artist Pierre Malbec. The artist paints on a wooden board using acrylic paint. Pier...

Signed limited edition Op Art serigraph entitled "Faces of Dali #6" by Yvaral (Jean-Pierre Vasarely), circa 1977. The piece is printed on arches paper, hand signed in pencil by the a...

Fabulous 1980s Kerry Hallam Amalfi Coast, Italy. Impressionist Mediterranean limited edition serigraph on paper, signed by the artist in the lower right and numbered CLXXXI/CC - 181 ...

A wall-mounted sculpture with the signature of Dedessus les Moustier. It was discovered in France. It has a mysterious charm due to its unique color and motif.

Large Jean Picart Le Doux "Horizon Marin" tapestry handwoven at Atelier Pinton in Aubusson France. Signed. Limited edition. Virtually no signs of wear. ...

Titled “l’Homme Sur Un Pied” This contemporary drawing by listed French artist, Gérard Eppelé whose abstract metaphysical forms of humans is a very i...

Four lithographs by Henri Matisse framed using acid free materials in handmade frames. Priced per frame.

"Cratère" is a circular wall-mounted sculpture by contemporary French artist Leo Nataf. The work evokes a volcanic cross-section or meteorite impact site, composed in pronounced reli...

Cinetic painting, rhythmic colors by Natalie Rich-Fernandez, Atelier Montamets 2014, France. Measures: 195 x 130 cm. Natalie Rich-Fernandez is a painter who has explored several medias in her career, after 5 years at the National School of Fine Arts in Paris, she is exhibited in several French and European galleries, her work has entered the collections of Hermes, the European Museum of Photography, the Fnac... She has exposed continuously in the Hervé Van Der Straeten showroom in Paris. Her video and protographic work is represented by the gallery Acte 2 in Paris and her work of painting and sculpture is represented by the Galeria Tambien...

This captivating abstract oil painting by Heidi Melano evokes the vibrant style of Sonia Delaunay. Created during Melano's renowned collaboration with artistic giants like Fernand Léger, Chagall and Braque on monumental mosaics, this artwork reflects a period of artistic exchange and exploration. Melano's signature bold style shines through, evident in the vivid colors and dynamic geometric patterns. Signed "HMH" in the lower left corner and inscribed "H. Melano" on the verso, this piece is a unique opportunity to own a work by a highly acclaimed artist. Heidi Melano's legacy extends beyond her collaborations, with her own mosaics prominently displayed at the Fernand Léger National Museum. This professionally cleaned painting, measuring 29 7/8" x 37 3/8", is in excellent condition and ready to be a stunning focal point in any setting, from mid-century modern to contemporary. This is a true collector's item by none other than one of the most famous artist of the 20th century. Heidi Melano's monumental mosaics decorate the east and west sides of the Fernand Leger National Museum. The mosaics were inspired from Fernand Léger’s master pieces. Her mosaic art and paintings have sold throughout the world. More About the Artist: Heidi Melano studied at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts in Geneva settled in France with her husband, Lino Melano...

Oil on canvas of remarkable formal balance, in the lineage of European geometric abstraction from the 1960s–70s. The composition centres on two overlapping circles, deep brown and gr...

This 1960s French three dimensional wall sculpture is made up of four acoustic panels framed within one larger frame. The panels were originally from a...