Alain Rousseau Paintings

Family scene. Oil sketch on cardboard. This work will be recorded in the catalogue raisonné of the work of the artist currently in preparation. Jules Van Biesbroeck was the son of Jules Evariste van Biesbroeck, a painter of Ghent, but was born in Italy, in Portici, near Naples, while his parents were staying there. (In the 19th century many artists made educational trips to Italy). It was a long visit: the child was two years old by the time the family returned to Ghent.[1] After a short period of practice with his father, van Biesbroeck was enrolled in the Academy of Fine Arts in Ghent. His first painting, "The Shepherd" (French: Le pâtre), was sold at the Triennale in Ghent. In 1888, when he was only 15 years old, he made his debut at the "Salon des Champs-Elysées" in Paris with his monumental work "The Launch of the Argo" (French: Le lancement...

'Agay, le château et le Sémaphore'. Oil on canvas. +/- 1922 Signed lower right Measurements : 60 x 73 cm. This painting will be recorded in the second volume of the Catalogue Raisonn...

Oil on canvas 33 x 48 ½ inches; 840 x 1235 mm Painted c. 1793 Collections: George Romney; By descent to Elizabeth Romney (1832-1893), the artist’s granddaughter; Romney sale, Chris...

BALS Wim (1973- ) 'The masquerade' Oil on wood. Signed. Certificate on the back signed by the artist. Willem Bals, known professionally as Wim Bals, is a contemporary Belgian paint...

Jim Beckner's (US based) "View to the Kitchen" is an original, handmade oil painting depicting a trio at a bar with a view to the establishment's kitchen. About the Artist: (Bor...

PRESSEMANE Joseph 'Villiers le Bel'. Oil on board. Signed. 47 x 21 cm. Titled and signed on the back. Biography Born Jozef Presman in 1904 in Berestechko, Ukraine, he studied at th...

Hercules and Omphale, after Simon Vouet – Baroque Oil on Panel, 17th Century This oil on panel depicts Hercules and Omphale after a composition by the French Baroque master Simon Vo...

Jean-Baptiste Oudry (Paris, France, 1686 - Beauvais, France, 1755) Title: White duck Medium: Oil on canvas Dimensions: without frame 98 × 73 cm – with frame 109.5 x 84.3 x 6 cm Not s...

James Roy Hopkins Interior of Église Saint-Sulpice, Paris, 1908 Signed and dated lower left and inscribed "Paris" Oil on canvas 17 3/4 x 14 3/4 inche...

Oil on canvas 30 x 25 ⅛ inches; 762 x 638 mm Verso: after Sir Joshua Reynolds, a self-portrait Not signed Painted c. 1758 Collections: Philip Gell (1775–1842), Hopton Hall, Derbyshire; By inheritance at Hopton Hall to his daughter, Isabella, who married William Pole Thornhill, who renounced Hopton and its contents in favour of his kinsman, Henry Chandos-Pole-Gell (1829–1902); By descent to his son, Brigadier General Harry Chandos-Pole-Gell (1872–1934), who sold Hopton Hall in 1918 and moved the family to Newnham Hall, Northamptonshire; By descent to his son, Lt Colonel John Chandos-Pole (1909–1993), Newnham Hall; Thence by descent until 2015, when acquired By descent to 2015; Lowell Libson & Jonny Yarker Ltd. Literature: Algernon Graves and Walter V. Cronin, A History of the works of Sir Joshua Reynolds P.R.A., London, 1901, IV, p. 1394. David Manning...

Untitled Floralscape, an original oil painting on canvas by William Verdult, is a piece for the true collector. The artist's genius reflects a fiery artistic approach that inspires u...

BALS Wim 'A flat tire' Oil on wood. Signed. A certifcate on the back signed by the artist. Willem Bals, known professionally as Wim Bals, is a contemporary Belgian painter born in 1...

This rare and historic Orientalist painting, La Petite Dieu, translated as “Little God”, by renowned Armenian-American artist Hovsep Pushman. First exhibited March 27 – April 7, 192...

Mediterranean Church Square with Figures Spanish Impressionist Oil Painting Artist: Joan Roig i Soler (Barcelona, 1852–1909) Title: Mediterranean Church Square with Figures Medium: Oil on canvas Dimensions: 36 × 32 cm / 14.2 × 12.6 in Framing: Unframed Signature: Signed lower right Period: Late 19th to early 20th century Country of origin: Spain Style: Catalan Luminism, Impressionism, Mediterranean painting Subject: Church square, village architecture, figures, religious procession Condition: Good antique condition, with age-related wear and surface texture consistent with its period. Please examine the photographs carefully, as they form an integral part of the condition description. Description An exceptionally atmospheric Mediterranean village scene by Joan Roig i Soler, one of the founders and leading representatives of the Sitges Luminist School. The composition depicts a sunlit church square animated by a gathering of villagers dressed in traditional clothing. Several figures appear to carry baskets or offerings, suggesting a local religious celebration, market day or procession taking place outside the church. Whitewashed houses, balconies, green shutters and warm ochre façades frame the scene, creating an evocative image of everyday life in a historic Spanish coastal town. Roig i Soler constructs the view through loose, confident brushwork and a luminous palette of pale blues, creams, rose, ochre and muted green. The broad foreground and diagonal shadows guide the eye towards the group assembled beside the church entrance, while the vivid Mediterranean sky gives the entire painting a radiant, open-air atmosphere. The contrast between the sunlit architecture and the compact crowd demonstrates the artist’s ability to combine landscape, urban architecture and costumbrista figure painting. Rather than describing every individual in detail, Roig i Soler uses rapid touches of colour to create movement, light and social energy. The result is spontaneous and highly decorative, yet also historically evocative. Works showing populated streets and village squares are especially desirable within Roig i Soler’s production, as they unite his celebrated treatment of Mediterranean light with a vivid record of Catalan and Spanish daily life. Its intimate format also makes the painting particularly suitable for a salon wall, study, library or carefully assembled collection of European Impressionist art. Artist biography Joan Roig i Soler was born in Barcelona in 1852 and became one of the most important Catalan landscape painters of the late 19th century. He studied at the Escola de la Llotja in Barcelona and trained under Modest Urgell, one of the leading Spanish landscape painters of his generation. After travelling through France and Italy, Roig i Soler settled for extended periods in Sitges, where he worked alongside Arcadi Mas i Fondevila. Together they became central figures in the development of the Sitges Luminist School, a pioneering movement devoted to plein-air painting, Mediterranean light and direct observation of nature. The Sitges Luminists moved away from academic historical painting and focused instead on beaches, ports, village streets, churches and everyday life. Their experiments with natural light anticipated important aspects of Catalan Modernism and helped establish Sitges as one of the principal artistic centres of Spain. Roig i Soler painted throughout Catalonia and the Balearic Islands, including Sitges, Barcelona, Blanes, Tossa de Mar, Cadaqués, Camprodon and Mallorca. His work is admired for its luminous colour, animated brushwork and sensitive depiction of Mediterranean architecture and coastal atmosphere. He participated in major exhibitions in Barcelona, Madrid, Zaragoza and Paris and served as a jury member at the 1888 Barcelona Universal Exposition. His paintings are represented in important public collections, including the Museu Nacional d’Art de Catalunya and the museums of Sitges. Artistic inspiration The luminous treatment of architecture and atmosphere recalls the Mediterranean clarity of Joaquín Sorolla, while the lively arrangement of figures and spontaneous plein-air brushwork evokes Pierre-Auguste Renoir and Camille Pissarro. The elegant observation of everyday urban life also connects the work with John Singer Sargent and the Venetian street scenes of Maurice Prendergast, filtered through the distinctive light and vernacular architecture of Catalonia. Joan Roig i Soler, Spanish Impressionist painting, Catalan Luminist painting, Mediterranean village painting, Spanish church painting...

The Christ Child as Redeemer of the World Oil on Canvas, 69.3 x 49.7 cm Provenance Private Collection, Belgium The present painting is known in different versions. One of them is ...