André & Madeleine Arbus Furniture

A master-level painting surrounded by a thick and detailed gold leaf frame, this large oval oil on canvas has an impressive scale for a nature morte (still-life) painting. The painting, which dates to circa 1850, is by an unknown, yet extremely talented French artist. In stark contrast to the dark gray background, the subject of the painting is a brightly colored floral bouquet. The vibrant flowers (blue, red, yellow, pink, and white) reside in a brown woven basket that sits atop a stone baluster railing. A cluster of darkly colored grapes is strewn across the top of the railing, next to the basket, as two butterflies flutter above the bouquet. If you look closely, you will even see a third butterfly perched on one of the large green leaves that accompany the irises, carnations, and sunflowers. The equally impressive original frame is adorned with rings of beading, foliate rinceaux, and spiral fluting, with a deep convex molding carved with additional fluting. In 19th-century France, an entire school devoted to floral still-life paintings emerged, located in Lyon, which was the capital of floral design. Although originally still-life art was classified as unimportant, acceptance by art historians of the 20th century elevated the public opinion of nature mortes. A painting such as our large and striking oval floral...

This gorgeous work by the French artist Madeleine Doillon-Toulouse presents a mountain landscape with an expressionist aesthetic. The expressionist landscape does not faithfully rep...

An oil painting of a lying cat, painted on a wooden panel. In a wooden frame. Signed left under: Dimensions frame: 38 x 29 cm Dimensions painting: 28 x ...

"La Madeleine" by Edouard Leon Cortes (French 1882-1969) signed Édouard Cortès l/l. Oil on canvas. Measuring 18 3/4 by 22 inches. Provenance: W...

A charming oil on canvas painting of 'La Madeleine' by Jean Salabet. Signed LR : J. Salabet, Paris, 1953 Measures: 11 x 14 unframed Jean Salabet was a French, 20th century artis...

A very charming French early 20th century Nature Morte - Still Life. Oil on canvas, a wonderful grouping of a bust, flowers and books. Wonderful craq...

Claude Venard, French painter (1913-1999).Colorful abstract cubist oil on Canvas "Nature Morte Aux Fruits ". Signed "C. Venard", label to the back May 9, 1989, lot 60 Provenance: Collection of Litsa Tsitsera, New York;, Christie's East, NY, May 9, 1989, lot 60, "Modern and Contemporary Paintings...

Madeleine Renaud (1900 - 1994) Vase with a bouquet of flowers. Watercolor on paper, framed under glass. France, 20th century. Dimensions with frame : 52 x 44 x 4.5 cm. Dimensi...

Title: Nature Morte A still life composition featuring vibrant flowers in a vase alongside a potted rubber plant. Oil on canvas, signed A.H. (1911-12). Exhibited at Ordrupgaard Museum, Denmark, in the "Astrid Holm...

Fine nature morte painting, signed and dated '31, oil on canvas.

Hand-Painted Painting of Animals with Nature Framed by a Nature Border

Original 'Nature morte au pot de fleurs' color lithograph by Charles Dufresne. Lithograph printed from an original painting made by the author in France, circa 1928. Published ...