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River Cottage 1849/ Barbizon landscape heralding Impressionism Jongkind's friend
River Cottage 1849/ Barbizon landscape heralding Impressionism Jongkind's friend

River Cottage 1849/ Barbizon landscape heralding Impressionism Jongkind's friend

By Henri Sieurac

Located in Norwich, GB

The writers and critics Théophile Gautier , Paul de Saint-Victor and Arsène Houssaye all spoke of Sieurac's work with enthusiasm: Théophile Gautier 's personal collection included at...

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1840s Barbizon School Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Jean Baptiste Auguste Clesinger Femme Piquée Par Un Serpent
Jean Baptiste Auguste Clesinger Femme Piquée Par Un Serpent

Jean Baptiste Auguste Clesinger Femme Piquée Par Un Serpent

By Jean-Baptiste Clésinger

Located in Dallas, TX

This was exhibited in room 4 of the Petit Palais in the 1848 Salon – Théophile Gautier wrote that it showed "pure orgiastic delirium, the disheveled Maenad tumbled at the feet of Bac...

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1870s Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

"Leaning Torso", Large, Important Painting w/ Nude Male in Burnt Sienna, Gold
"Leaning Torso", Large, Important Painting w/ Nude Male in Burnt Sienna, Gold

"Leaning Torso", Large, Important Painting w/ Nude Male in Burnt Sienna, Gold

Located in Philadelphia, PA

Lafnet was best known, in his earlier years, for illustration work and comic drawing, and he illustrated novels by Georges Simenon, Charles Baudelaire, Marquis de Sade and Théophile ...

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Vintage 1920s Belgian Art Deco Paintings

Materials

Paint

Le Diable Boiteux - Rare Book Illustrated by Tony Johannot - 1840
Le Diable Boiteux - Rare Book Illustrated by Tony Johannot - 1840

Le Diable Boiteux - Rare Book Illustrated by Tony Johannot - 1840

By Tony Johannot

Located in Roma, IT

He became an illustrator much prized for his elegance, his diversity, and the lively character of his drawings, which were converted to engravings either by himself or by such artist...

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1840s Modern More Art

Materials

Paper, Lithograph

Voyage où il Vous Plaira - Rare Book Illustrated by Tony Johannot - 1843
Voyage où il Vous Plaira - Rare Book Illustrated by Tony Johannot - 1843

Voyage où il Vous Plaira - Rare Book Illustrated by Tony Johannot - 1843

By Tony Johannot

Located in Roma, IT

He became an illustrator much prized for his elegance, his diversity, and the lively character of his drawings, which were converted to engravings either by himself or by such artist...

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1840s Modern More Art

Materials

Paper, Woodcut

Jérôme Paturot à la Recherche de la Meilleure des Républiques - 1849
Jérôme Paturot à la Recherche de la Meilleure des Républiques - 1849

Jérôme Paturot à la Recherche de la Meilleure des Républiques - 1849

By Tony Johannot

Located in Roma, IT

He became an illustrator much prized for his elegance, his diversity, and the lively character of his drawings, which were converted to engravings either by himself or by such artist...

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1840s Modern More Art

Materials

Paper, Lithograph

L'Affûteur
L'Affûteur

L'Affûteur

By Félicien Rops

Located in Middletown, NY

He provided frontispieces and illustrations for Jules Barbey d'Aurevilly, Charles Baudelaire, Charles De Coster, Théophile Gautier, Joris-Karl Huysmans, Stéphane Mallarmé, Joséphin P...

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Late 19th Century Victorian Figurative Prints

Materials

Laid Paper, Etching

Dans La "Pusta"
Dans La "Pusta"

Dans La "Pusta"

By Félicien Rops

Located in Middletown, NY

He provided frontispieces and illustrations for Jules Barbey d'Aurevilly, Charles Baudelaire, Charles De Coster, Théophile Gautier, Joris-Karl Huysmans, Stéphane Mallarmé, Joséphin P...

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Mid-19th Century French School Portrait Prints

Materials

Engraving, Etching, Laid Paper

Chez les Passants - Rare Book Illustrated by Félicien Rops - 1890
Chez les Passants - Rare Book Illustrated by Félicien Rops - 1890

Chez les Passants - Rare Book Illustrated by Félicien Rops - 1890

By Félicien Rops

Located in Roma, IT

Although not well known to the general public, Rops was greatly respected by his peers and actively pursued and celebrated as an illustrator by the publishers, authors, and poets of ...

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1890s Symbolist More Art

Materials

Paper, Etching

'Listening Stag' by Romantic Author A.L. Barye Produced by Barbedienne in Bronze
'Listening Stag' by Romantic Author A.L. Barye Produced by Barbedienne in Bronze

'Listening Stag' by Romantic Author A.L. Barye Produced by Barbedienne in Bronze

By F. Barbedienne Foundry, Antoine-Louis Barye

Located in North Miami, FL

The eminent french poet and art critic Théophile Gautier once described Antoine-Louis Barye as "The Michelangelo of the Menagerie," a fitting tribute to the sculptor's mastery in cap...

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Antique 19th Century French Romantic Animal Sculptures

Materials

Bronze, Metal, Copper

Attributed to Eugène Devéria (1805-1865) La famille heureuse, watercolor
Attributed to Eugène Devéria (1805-1865) La famille heureuse, watercolor

Attributed to Eugène Devéria (1805-1865) La famille heureuse, watercolor

By Eugene Deveria

Located in Paris, FR

." , will remember years later the poet Theophile Gautier, Eugene's great friend. He studied at the Ecole des Beaux Arts in Paris under the direction of Girodet-Trioson and Guillaume...

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1840s Romantic Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor

Art Déco Painting, ca. 1910, oil on cardboard. Romantic love scene in the forest
Art Déco Painting, ca. 1910, oil on cardboard. Romantic love scene in the forest

Art Déco Painting, ca. 1910, oil on cardboard. Romantic love scene in the forest

By Gaston Bussiere

Located in Berlin, DE

He illustrated Honoré de Balzac's Splendeurs et misères des courtisanes published in 1897, Émaux et camées, written by Théophile Gautier, as well as Oscar Wilde's Salomé.

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1910s Symbolist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Panel, Cardboard

Helen
Helen

Helen

Located in PARIS, FR

Clésinger was the author of many busts, notably those of the actress Rachel Félix and Théophile Gautier. We owe him the monument to Gustave Flaubert and the statue of Louise of Savoy...

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Late 19th Century French School Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

"La Femme et la Folie Dominent le Monde I" - 1886 Print
"La Femme et la Folie Dominent le Monde I" - 1886 Print

"La Femme et la Folie Dominent le Monde I" - 1886 Print

By Félicien Rops

Located in Soquel, CA

Although not well known to the general public, Rops was greatly respected by his peers and actively pursued and celebrated as an illustrator by the publishers, authors, and poets of ...

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1880s Impressionist Figurative Prints

Materials

Paper, India Ink, Etching

"La Femme et la Folie Dominent le Monde II" - 1886 Print on Paper
"La Femme et la Folie Dominent le Monde II" - 1886 Print on Paper

"La Femme et la Folie Dominent le Monde II" - 1886 Print on Paper

By Félicien Rops

Located in Soquel, CA

Although not well known to the general public, Rops was greatly respected by his peers and actively pursued and celebrated as an illustrator by the publishers, authors, and poets of ...

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1880s Impressionist Figurative Prints

Materials

Etching, Paper, Ink

The Lily
The Lily

The Lily

Located in PARIS, FR

Clésinger was the author of many busts, notably those of the actress Rachel Félix and Théophile Gautier. We owe him the monument to Gustave Flaubert and the statue of Louise of Savoy...

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1870s French School Nude Sculptures

Materials

Marble

French 19th Century Belle Époque Period Marble Clock By Charpentier & Cie.
French 19th Century Belle Époque Period Marble Clock By Charpentier & Cie.

French 19th Century Belle Époque Period Marble Clock By Charpentier & Cie.

By Charpentier et Cie

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

Their work can be admired at the Mobilier National Français in Paris among their over 1,100 clocks with other great names in the bronzier and horology world such as Maison Thomire, d...

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Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

Materials

Marble, Bronze, Ormolu

Large Bust of Adolphe Burggraeve '1806-1902' by Cyprian Godebski
Large Bust of Adolphe Burggraeve '1806-1902' by Cyprian Godebski

Large Bust of Adolphe Burggraeve '1806-1902' by Cyprian Godebski

By Cyprian Godebski

Located in Paris, FR

In Paris, at the Montmartre cemetery, he created a bronze medallion on the tomb of Hector Berlioz, as well as a marble statue of Calliope, muse of poetry, on the tomb of Théophile Ga...

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Antique 1870s French Busts

Materials

Aluminum

Italian landscape with bathers
Italian landscape with bathers

Italian landscape with bathers

Located in BELEYMAS, FR

A very regular exhibitor at the Salon from 1833 until his death, Italy was the main theme of his paintings, as Théophile Gautier, one of his admirers, wrote: "Lanoüe is faithful to h...

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1840s French School Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Warming Up - Lithograph by J.J Grandville - 1852

Warming Up - Lithograph by J.J Grandville - 1852

By J. J. Grandville

Located in Roma, IT

A short notice of Grandville appears in Théophile Gautier's Portraits contemporains. See also Charles Blanc, Grandville (Paris, 1855)-

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1850s Modern More Art

Materials

Paper, Lithograph

Mother - Original Lithograph by J.J Grandville - 1852

Mother - Original Lithograph by J.J Grandville - 1852

By J. J. Grandville

Located in Roma, IT

A short notice of Grandville appears in Théophile Gautier's Portraits contemporains. See also Charles Blanc, Grandville (Paris, 1855)-

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1850s Modern More Art

Materials

Paper, Lithograph

Wisdom - Original Lithograph by J.J Grandville - 1852

Wisdom - Original Lithograph by J.J Grandville - 1852

By J. J. Grandville

Located in Roma, IT

A short notice of Grandville appears in Théophile Gautier's Portraits contemporains. See also Charles Blanc, Grandville (Paris, 1855)-

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1850s Modern More Art

Materials

Paper, Lithograph

The Judgement -  Lithograph by J.J Grandville - 1852

The Judgement - Lithograph by J.J Grandville - 1852

By J. J. Grandville

Located in Roma, IT

A short notice of Grandville appears in Théophile Gautier's Portraits contemporains. See also Charles Blanc, Grandville (Paris, 1855)-

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1850s Modern More Art

Materials

Paper, Lithograph

The Hanged Fox -  Lithograph by J.J Grandville - 1852

The Hanged Fox - Lithograph by J.J Grandville - 1852

By J. J. Grandville

Located in Roma, IT

A short notice of Grandville appears in Théophile Gautier's Portraits contemporains. See also Charles Blanc, Grandville (Paris, 1855)-

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1850s Modern More Art

Materials

Paper, Lithograph

Dog and Owner - Lithograph by J.J Grandville - 1852

Dog and Owner - Lithograph by J.J Grandville - 1852

By J. J. Grandville

Located in Roma, IT

A short notice of Grandville appears in Théophile Gautier's Portraits contemporains. See also Charles Blanc, Grandville (Paris, 1855)-

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1850s Modern More Art

Materials

Paper, Lithograph

Night Creatures - Lithograph by J.J Grandville - 1852

Night Creatures - Lithograph by J.J Grandville - 1852

By J. J. Grandville

Located in Roma, IT

A short notice of Grandville appears in Théophile Gautier's Portraits contemporains. See also Charles Blanc, Grandville (Paris, 1855)-

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1850s Modern More Art

Materials

Paper, Engraving

Maman Canguroo -  Lithograph by J.J Grandville - 1852

Maman Canguroo - Lithograph by J.J Grandville - 1852

By J. J. Grandville

Located in Roma, IT

A short notice of Grandville appears in Théophile Gautier's Portraits contemporains. See also Charles Blanc, Grandville (Paris, 1855)-

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1850s Modern More Art

Materials

Paper, Engraving

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1930s Erotica
1930s Erotica

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1930s Erotica

By John Buckland-Wright

Located in Toronto, ON

An original engraving by John Buckland Wright (1897-1954) from the series 'Mlle. de Maupin', Theophile Gautier's romantic novel of a love triangle.

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Vintage 1930s English Prints

Panthère Saisissant Un Cerf by Antoine-Louis Barye
Panthère Saisissant Un Cerf by Antoine-Louis Barye

Panthère Saisissant Un Cerf by Antoine-Louis Barye

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Panthère Saisissant Un Cerf by Antoine-Louis Barye

By Antoine-Louis Barye

Located in Salt Lake City, UT

Barye began his career as a goldsmith, studied at the prestigious École des Beaux-Arts Paris, and eventually became celebrated for his winning works in the Paris Salon. The crisis Th...

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Antique 19th Century French Animal Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Philippe Rousseau Still life with peaches and mixed flowers
Philippe Rousseau Still life with peaches and mixed flowers

Philippe Rousseau Still life with peaches and mixed flowers

By Philippe Rousseau

Located in Lincoln, GB

Throughout his career, Rousseau was patronised by wealthy families including Baron J de Rothschild, Mme Grandin and Princess Mathilde. The critic Theophile Gautier in 1861 recognize...

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19th Century Still-life Paintings

Materials

Oil

Floral Still-Life, A vase of Roses and Lilacs
Floral Still-Life, A vase of Roses and Lilacs

Floral Still-Life, A vase of Roses and Lilacs

Located in Washington, DC

Ribot’s style was so informed by the Spanish school that the critic Théophile Gautier remarked that the artist’s work had “a liveliness and touch that would charm Velàzquez.”

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19th Century Academic Still-life Paintings

Materials

Oil

Floral Still-Life with Fruit on a Ledge
Floral Still-Life with Fruit on a Ledge

Floral Still-Life with Fruit on a Ledge

Located in Washington, DC

Ribot’s style was so informed by the Spanish school that the critic Théophile Gautier remarked that the artist’s work had “a liveliness and touch that would charm Velàzquez.”

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19th Century Academic Still-life Paintings

Materials

Oil

Floral Still-Life, Peonies in Blue
Floral Still-Life, Peonies in Blue

Floral Still-Life, Peonies in Blue

Located in Washington, DC

Ribot’s style was so informed by the Spanish school that the critic Théophile Gautier remarked that the artist’s work had “a liveliness and touch that would charm Velàzquez.”

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19th Century Academic Still-life Paintings

Materials

Oil

Bust of Ariadne, Jean-Baptiste, Known as Auguste Clésinger, 19th Century
Bust of Ariadne, Jean-Baptiste, Known as Auguste Clésinger, 19th Century

Bust of Ariadne, Jean-Baptiste, Known as Auguste Clésinger, 19th Century

By Jean-Baptiste Auguste Clesinger

Located in Saint-Ouen, FR

He produced busts of Rachel Félix and of Théophile Gautier, and a statue of Louise of Savoy (now in the Jardin du Luxembourg).

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Antique 1860s French Napoleon III Busts

Materials

Bronze

Rug, 20th Century, Art Deco Period by Edouard Benedictus
Rug, 20th Century, Art Deco Period by Edouard Benedictus

Rug, 20th Century, Art Deco Period by Edouard Benedictus

By Edouard Benedictus

Located in Saint-Ouen, FR

Édouard Bénédictus was born on June 29, 1878 of parents of Dutch origin. His aunt is Judith Gautier, daughter of the writer Théophile Gautier.

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Vintage 1920s French Art Deco Western European Rugs

Materials

Wool

19th Century Framed Painting on Porcelain Woman and Children Charles Chaplin
19th Century Framed Painting on Porcelain Woman and Children Charles Chaplin

19th Century Framed Painting on Porcelain Woman and Children Charles Chaplin

By Charles Joshua Chaplin

Located in New York, NY

He was declared Chevalier de la Légion d’Honneur in 1879,[8] also known as The National Order of the Legion of Honour, it is a French order established by Napoleon Bonaparte.[10] The...

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Antique 19th Century French French Provincial Paintings

Rare Limited Edition of 24 Volumes of the Works of Theophile Gautier in English
Rare Limited Edition of 24 Volumes of the Works of Theophile Gautier in English

Rare Limited Edition of 24 Volumes of the Works of Theophile Gautier in English

Located in San Francisco, CA

A magnificent set of 24 volumes, The Works of Theophile Gautier, in English, "Bibliophiles Edition" this large octavo edition bound in gorgeous red gilt-tooled leather with raised sp...

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Early 20th Century American Books

Alexandre Gabriel Decamps (1803-1860)  Sailors & soldier, a Port scene, Drawing
Alexandre Gabriel Decamps (1803-1860)  Sailors & soldier, a Port scene, Drawing

Alexandre Gabriel Decamps (1803-1860) Sailors & soldier, a Port scene, Drawing

By Alexandre-Gabriel Decamps

Located in Paris, FR

Delacroix referred to him in the Women of Algiers (1834), and the Fanatics of Tangiers (1838). Théophile Gautier’s Constantinople (1853) was described as an “immense verbal Decamps” ...

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1850s Romantic Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Ink

Daum Nancy Rarest Early Art Nouveau Vase With Violets made before 1890
Daum Nancy Rarest Early Art Nouveau Vase With Violets made before 1890

Daum Nancy Rarest Early Art Nouveau Vase With Violets made before 1890

By Daum

Located in Vienna, AT

THIS VASE IS A HOMAGE TO THE VIOLET (A VERSE BY THEOPHILE GAUTIER IS VISIBLE HERE) ! - SUPERB TETRAGONAL UNIQUE VASE SHAPED AS RHOMBUS HAVING FOUR SIDES OF SAME LENGTH ( = RAR...

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Antique 19th Century French Art Nouveau Glass

Portrait of a young Moroccan in profile
Portrait of a young Moroccan in profile

Portrait of a young Moroccan in profile

By Charles Zacharie Landelle

Located in PARIS, FR

Some of these compositions are colored by the fantasy of the Orient dear to the romantic writers Gérard de Nerval and Théophile Gautier who were friends of the painter.

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Mid-19th Century French School Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

Revue La Plume n° 172 - Original Rare Book Illustrated by Félicien Rops - 1896
Revue La Plume n° 172 - Original Rare Book Illustrated by Félicien Rops - 1896

Revue La Plume n° 172 - Original Rare Book Illustrated by Félicien Rops - 1896

By Félicien Rops

Located in Roma, IT

Although not well known to the general public, Rops was greatly respected by his peers and actively pursued and celebrated as an illustrator by the publishers, authors, and poets of ...

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1890s Symbolist More Art

Materials

Paper, Etching

10 Eaux-fortes pour les Diaboliques - Original Etchings by Félicien Rops - 1886
10 Eaux-fortes pour les Diaboliques - Original Etchings by Félicien Rops - 1886

10 Eaux-fortes pour les Diaboliques - Original Etchings by Félicien Rops - 1886

By Félicien Rops

Located in Roma, IT

Although not well known to the general public, Rops was greatly respected by his peers and actively pursued and celebrated as an illustrator by the publishers, authors, and poets of ...

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1880s Symbolist Figurative Prints

Materials

Paper, Etching

La Pudeur de Sodome - Original Rare Book Illustrated by Félicien Rops - 1888
La Pudeur de Sodome - Original Rare Book Illustrated by Félicien Rops - 1888

La Pudeur de Sodome - Original Rare Book Illustrated by Félicien Rops - 1888

By Félicien Rops

Located in Roma, IT

Although not well known to the general public, Rops was greatly respected by his peers and actively pursued and celebrated as an illustrator by the publishers, authors, and poets of ...

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1890s Symbolist More Art

Materials

Paper, Etching

Antique Bronze Sculpture Jean-Baptiste Clesinger "Rien" Owl & Skull, circa 1850
Antique Bronze Sculpture Jean-Baptiste Clesinger "Rien" Owl & Skull, circa 1850

Antique Bronze Sculpture Jean-Baptiste Clesinger "Rien" Owl & Skull, circa 1850

By Jean-Baptiste Auguste Clesinger

Located in London, GB

He produced busts of Rachel Félix and of Théophile Gautier, and a statue of Louise of Savoy (now in the Jardin du Luxembourg).

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Antique 1850s French Animal Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

French Academic Painting MONGINOT Orientalist Still Life Lamp Carpet Books 19th
French Academic Painting MONGINOT Orientalist Still Life Lamp Carpet Books 19th

French Academic Painting MONGINOT Orientalist Still Life Lamp Carpet Books 19th

By Charles Monginot

Located in PARIS, FR

He was a friend of Édouard Manet (he appears in the painting "Music in the Tuileries Gardens," painted by Manet in 1862, alongside the artists Charles Baudelaire, Théophile Gautier, ...

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19th Century Academic Still-life Paintings

Materials

Oil

French early 20th Century oil painting of a summer sprite by Gaston Bussiere
French early 20th Century oil painting of a summer sprite by Gaston Bussiere

French early 20th Century oil painting of a summer sprite by Gaston Bussiere

By Gaston Bussiere

Located in Petworth, West Sussex

Notable among his illustrated works are Honoré de Balzac's "Splendeurs et misères des courtisanes" (1897), Théophile Gautier's "Émaux et camées," and Oscar Wilde's "Salomé."

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Early 20th Century Symbolist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Study of a Breton shepherdess
Study of a Breton shepherdess

Study of a Breton shepherdess

By Theodore Valerio

Located in Paris, IDF

These documentary works were praised by the critic Théophile Gautier, who saw Valério as an artist-ethnographer and an important set of drawings and watercolors by the artist were ex...

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Late 19th Century French School Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

Die Teuflischen -  Rare Book Illustrated after Félicien Rops - 1900
Die Teuflischen -  Rare Book Illustrated after Félicien Rops - 1900

Die Teuflischen - Rare Book Illustrated after Félicien Rops - 1900

By Félicien Rops

Located in Roma, IT

Although not well known to the general public, Rops was greatly respected by his peers and actively pursued and celebrated as an illustrator by the publishers, authors, and poets of ...

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Early 1900s Symbolist Figurative Prints

Materials

Paper, Etching

Paul Gavarni (1804-1866) Portrait of Henri Monnier, original drawing
Paul Gavarni (1804-1866) Portrait of Henri Monnier, original drawing

Paul Gavarni (1804-1866) Portrait of Henri Monnier, original drawing

By Paul Gavarni (Guillaume Sulpice Chevalier)

Located in Paris, FR

He was a friend of Alexandre Dumas , Théophile Gautier , Stendhal , Eugène Sue , Prosper Mérimée , Eugène Scribe , Eugène Delacroix , Louis Boulanger, Honoré de Balzac and Paul gavar...

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1840s Romantic Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor

Bouquet of Wildflowers and Roses by Simon Saint Jean
Bouquet of Wildflowers and Roses by Simon Saint Jean

Bouquet of Wildflowers and Roses by Simon Saint Jean

Located in New York, NY

At the Salon of 1842, he was criticized by Théophile Gautier for a painting of Christ's head surrounded by eucharistic symbols.

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1850s Academic Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Large Etching by Félix Bracquemond
Large Etching by Félix Bracquemond

Large Etching by Félix Bracquemond

Located in Los Angeles, CA

His portrait of his grandmother, painted by him at the age of nineteen, attracted Théophile Gautier's attention at the Salon. He applied himself to engraving and etching about 1853, ...

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Antique 19th Century French Prints

Materials

Ink, Paper

French Bronze Sculpture "Tiger Devouring a Gavial" after Antoine-Louis Barye
French Bronze Sculpture "Tiger Devouring a Gavial" after Antoine-Louis Barye

French Bronze Sculpture "Tiger Devouring a Gavial" after Antoine-Louis Barye

By Antoine-Louis Barye

Located in Shippensburg, PA

Etienne-Jean Delecluze wrote in his criticism of the Salon that Barye's study was “the strongest and most significant work of the entire Salon“. Théophile Gautier wrote about Tigre D...

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Antique 19th Century French Animal Sculptures

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Bronze

"Two Fates" Bronze Sculpture by Jean-Baptiste CléSinger, Barbedienne
"Two Fates" Bronze Sculpture by Jean-Baptiste CléSinger, Barbedienne

"Two Fates" Bronze Sculpture by Jean-Baptiste CléSinger, Barbedienne

By Jean-Baptiste Auguste Clesinger, F. Barbedienne Foundry

Located in Shippensburg, PA

While he also worked to market his own works, organizing public auctions and publishing a catalogue with Théophile Gautier in 1868-70, much of his work was cast by and promoted by th...

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Antique Late 19th Century French Romantic Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

Pair of French 19th C. Silvered Bronze Mounted Enameled Copper Armorial Vases
Pair of French 19th C. Silvered Bronze Mounted Enameled Copper Armorial Vases

Pair of French 19th C. Silvered Bronze Mounted Enameled Copper Armorial Vases

By Limoges

Located in New York, NY

Unlike oil painting, enameled metal retains its hue without fading, or tel que l’ambre une fleur (like a flower in amber), as the poet Théophile Gautier wrote in a sonnet to the nine...

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Antique 1850s Vases

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Bronze, Copper

Alexandre Bida (1813-1895), Two Oriental Boys in conversation, signed drawing
Alexandre Bida (1813-1895), Two Oriental Boys in conversation, signed drawing

Alexandre Bida (1813-1895), Two Oriental Boys in conversation, signed drawing

By Alexandre Bida

Located in Paris, FR

With black and white, he has succeeded in rendering the light, the burning heat and the brilliance of these beautiful sun-drenched regions" Théophile Gautier. Literature : Michèle Ma...

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1890s Romantic Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Pencil

Charming Mid-Century Poster of Pierrot and Pierette
Charming Mid-Century Poster of Pierrot and Pierette

Charming Mid-Century Poster of Pierrot and Pierette

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H 49.22 in W 33.08 in D 0.04 in

Charming Mid-Century Poster of Pierrot and Pierette

By Armand Rapeno

Located in London, by appointment only

For Jules Janin and Théophile Gautier, Pierrot was not a fool but an avatar of the post-Revolutionary People, struggling, sometimes tragically, to secure a place in the bourgeois wor...

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20th Century French Post-Modern Posters

Market scene
Market scene

Alexandre-Gabriel DecampsMarket scene

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H 28.75 in W 23.23 in

Market scene

By Alexandre-Gabriel Decamps

Located in Paris, IDF

Charles Baudelaire, Œuvres complètes : Curiosités esthétiques, v. 2, édité par Théophile Gautier, Paris, Calmann-Lévy, [s.d]. Attached to the French romantic school by art historian...

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Mid-19th Century French School Figurative Paintings

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Oil

Canards Surpris (Surprised Ducks) /// Antique Impressionist Nude Animal Forest
Canards Surpris (Surprised Ducks) /// Antique Impressionist Nude Animal Forest

Canards Surpris (Surprised Ducks) /// Antique Impressionist Nude Animal Forest

By Félix Bracquemond

Located in Saint Augustine, FL

His portrait of his grandmother, painted by him at the age of nineteen, attracted Théophile Gautier's attention at the Salon. He applied himself to engraving and etching about 1853, ...

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1880s Impressionist Nude Prints

Materials

Drypoint, Etching, Intaglio

Grand Tour Classical "Two Fates” Bronze by Auguste Clésinger & Barbedienne
Grand Tour Classical "Two Fates” Bronze by Auguste Clésinger & Barbedienne

Grand Tour Classical "Two Fates” Bronze by Auguste Clésinger & Barbedienne

By Jean-Baptiste Auguste Clesinger, F. Barbedienne Foundry

Located in Shippensburg, PA

While he also worked to market his own works, organizing public auctions and publishing a catalogue with Théophile Gautier in 1868-70, much of his work was cast by and promoted by th...

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Antique Late 19th Century French Grand Tour Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

19th Century French Bronze Sculpture of a the Seated Poet Sappho by J. Pradier
19th Century French Bronze Sculpture of a the Seated Poet Sappho by J. Pradier

19th Century French Bronze Sculpture of a the Seated Poet Sappho by J. Pradier

Located in London, GB

He was a friend of the Romantic poets Alfred de Musset, Victor Hugo, Théophile Gautier, and the young Gustave Flaubert, and his atelier was a center, presided over by his beautiful m...

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Antique 1830s French Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Marble, Bronze

The sleep of Innocence
The sleep of Innocence

The sleep of Innocence

By Nicolas François Octave Tassaert

Located in Paris, IDF

From then on, the artist received critical acclaim for the following Salons, in particular by Théophile Gautier or Charles Baudelaire. At the same time, he began to be courted by art...

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Mid-19th Century French School Figurative Paintings

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Oil

French Antique Bronze Bust after Jean-Baptiste Clésinger, F. Barbedienne
French Antique Bronze Bust after Jean-Baptiste Clésinger, F. Barbedienne

French Antique Bronze Bust after Jean-Baptiste Clésinger, F. Barbedienne

By Jean-Baptiste Auguste Clesinger, F. Barbedienne Foundry

Located in Shippensburg, PA

While he also worked to market his own works, organizing public auctions and publishing a catalogue with Théophile Gautier in 1868-70, much of his work was cast by and promoted by th...

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Antique 19th Century French Romantic Busts

Materials

Bronze

French Bronze Sculpture of Seated Poet Sappho after J. Pradier, 19th Century
French Bronze Sculpture of Seated Poet Sappho after J. Pradier, 19th Century

French Bronze Sculpture of Seated Poet Sappho after J. Pradier, 19th Century

Located in London, GB

He was a friend of the Romantic poets Alfred de Musset, Victor Hugo, Théophile Gautier, and the young Gustave Flaubert, and his atelier was a center, presided over by his beautiful m...

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Antique 1850s French Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Marble, Bronze

Jean Louis Janmot French Period Religious Picture
Jean Louis Janmot French Period Religious Picture

Jean Louis Janmot French Period Religious Picture

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H 40.95 in W 32.88 in D 1.97 in

Jean Louis Janmot French Period Religious Picture

By Louis A. F. (Jean-Louis) Janmot

Located in Roma, IT

After 1845, he attracted the interest of Charles Baudelaire with his painting Flower of the Fields that allowed him to access to the Salon of 1846. Theophile Gautier was impressed b...

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Antique Late 19th Century Italian Pre-Raphaelite Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Wood

French Antique Bronze Sculpture “Tiger & Gavial” by Antoine-Louis Barye c. 1890
French Antique Bronze Sculpture “Tiger & Gavial” by Antoine-Louis Barye c. 1890

French Antique Bronze Sculpture “Tiger & Gavial” by Antoine-Louis Barye c. 1890

By Antoine-Louis Barye

Located in Shippensburg, PA

Etienne-Jean Delecluze wrote in his criticism of the Salon that Barye's study was "the strongest and most significant work of the entire Salon". Théophile Gautier wrote about Tigre D...

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Antique 19th Century French Romantic Animal Sculptures

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Bronze

Extraordinary Framed Antique "School of Barbizon"  Oil on Canvas
Extraordinary Framed Antique "School of Barbizon"  Oil on Canvas

Extraordinary Framed Antique "School of Barbizon" Oil on Canvas

Located in Highwood, IL

In 1848 he exhibited The Winnower (now lost), which was praised by Théophile Gautier and purchased by Alexandre Ledru-Rollin, the Minister of the Interior.

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Antique 19th Century French Renaissance Paintings

Materials

Canvas

Elegant bronze bust of a woman, by Carrier-Belleuse, Paris, France, circa 1860
Elegant bronze bust of a woman, by Carrier-Belleuse, Paris, France, circa 1860

Elegant bronze bust of a woman, by Carrier-Belleuse, Paris, France, circa 1860

By Albert-Ernest Carrier-Belleuse

Located in Paris, FR

He created busts of a large number of celebrities of his time: Napoleon III, Renan, Thiers, Grévy, Arago, Théophile Gautier, Honoré Daumier, among others. He also modeled many fantas...

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Antique 1860s French Napoleon III Busts

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Bronze

Antoine Louis Barye Bronze “Tiger Seizing A Peacock”
Antoine Louis Barye Bronze “Tiger Seizing A Peacock”

Antoine Louis Barye Bronze “Tiger Seizing A Peacock”

By F. Barbedienne Foundry, Antoine-Louis Barye

Located in Dallas, TX

The latter two works were exhibited at the Paris Salon of 1850, causing Théophile Gautier to observe: "The mere reproduction of nature does not constitute art; Barye aggrandizes his ...

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Antique 1880s French Beaux Arts Animal Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Nude Smoking a Cigarette - 19th Century Oil, Woman in Interior by Rochegrosse
Nude Smoking a Cigarette - 19th Century Oil, Woman in Interior by Rochegrosse

Nude Smoking a Cigarette - 19th Century Oil, Woman in Interior by Rochegrosse

By Georges Antoine Rochegrosse

Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire

Doucert in 1901, Akëdysséril by Villiers de l'Isle-Adam in 1905, The Satyricon by Petronius in 1909, and L'Homme qui Rit, Han d'Islande and Les Misérables by Victor Hugo, Princesses ...

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Early 20th Century Impressionist Nude Paintings

Materials

Oil, Panel

Thaoser - Original Watercolor by M. Molinari - 1924

Thaoser - Original Watercolor by M. Molinari - 1924

By Mario Molinari

Located in Roma, IT

Molinari in 1924 ca. as illustration for "Le Roman de la Momie" by Théophile Gautier. Hand-signed on the lower right.

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1920s Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Ink, Watercolor

19th century French painting - An outdoor concert - music genre figurative
19th century French painting - An outdoor concert - music genre figurative

19th century French painting - An outdoor concert - music genre figurative

Located in Aartselaar, BE

He was inspired by the books of Gustave Flaubert and Théophile Gautier, as well as the travelogues of his contemporaries, such as Eugène Fromentin.

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19th Century French School Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Cornelius Vander Geest (after Anthony Van Dyck 1599-1640).
Cornelius Vander Geest (after Anthony Van Dyck 1599-1640).

Cornelius Vander Geest (after Anthony Van Dyck 1599-1640).

By Paul-Adolphe Rajon

Located in Plano, TX

He etched both contemporary works and Old Masters as well as portraits, including ones of Ivan Turgenev, Théophile Gautier, J.S. Mill, Charles Darwin and Alfred, Lord Tennyson.

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Mid-19th Century Old Masters Portrait Prints

The French Classical Romances Book Edition 1902 by P.F. Collier & Son, New York
The French Classical Romances Book Edition 1902 by P.F. Collier & Son, New York

The French Classical Romances Book Edition 1902 by P.F. Collier & Son, New York

Located in San Diego, CA

Brigadier Frederick and the Dean’s Watch by Erckman-Chatrian 4. Captain Fracase by Theophile Gautier 5. Colomba and Carmen by Prosper Merimee 6.

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Early 20th Century American Early Victorian Desk Sets

Materials

Paper

The Hunting - Original Lithograph by J.J Grandville - 1852

The Hunting - Original Lithograph by J.J Grandville - 1852

By J. J. Grandville

Located in Roma, IT

A short notice of Grandville appears in Théophile Gautier's Portraits contemporains. See also Charles Blanc, Grandville (Paris, 1855)-

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1850s Modern More Art

Materials

Paper, Lithograph

Ballerina - Original Lithograph by J.J Grandville - 1852

Ballerina - Original Lithograph by J.J Grandville - 1852

By J. J. Grandville

Located in Roma, IT

A short notice of Grandville appears in Théophile Gautier's Portraits contemporains. See also Charles Blanc, Grandville (Paris, 1855)-

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1850s Modern More Art

Materials

Paper, Lithograph

The Gentleman - Original Lithograph by J.J Grandville - 1852

The Gentleman - Original Lithograph by J.J Grandville - 1852

By J. J. Grandville

Located in Roma, IT

A short notice of Grandville appears in Théophile Gautier's Portraits contemporains. See also Charles Blanc, Grandville (Paris, 1855)-

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1850s Modern More Art

Materials

Paper, Lithograph

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Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

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“Sunset on the River”

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$2,100Sale Price|34% Off

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Located in Southampton, NY

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1890s Academic Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

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Henri Fantin-LatourOrientale, 1899

$28,750

H 16 in W 13.5 in

Orientale

By Henri Fantin-Latour

Located in New York, NY

Signed, lower right: Fantin Provenance: Gustave Tempelaere (1840–1904), Paris; possibly by descent to his son: Julien Tempelaere (1876–1961) and with F. & J. Tempelaere, Paris, prob...

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1890s Romantic Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Paper, Oil

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By Eugene Galien-Laloue

Located in Norwich, GB

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1890s Barbizon School Landscape Paintings

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Oil

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Located in Hillsborough, NC

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Late 19th Century Old Masters Landscape Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

French school Landscape river scene Signed
French school Landscape river scene Signed

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H 14.18 in W 21.46 in D 1.58 in

French school Landscape river scene Signed

Located in Zofingen, AG

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1850s Tonalist Figurative Paintings

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Gesso, Canvas, Oil, Stretcher Bars

'Agay, le château et le Sémaphore'. Oil on canvas. Signed.
'Agay, le château et le Sémaphore'. Oil on canvas. Signed.

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1920s Impressionist Landscape Paintings

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Oil

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Located in Buffalo, NY

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