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François Gall Art

Romanian, French, 1912-1987

Hungarian-French painter François Gall produced Impressionistic works covering a variety of subject matter. Critics of his day commented extensively on the delicacy of his brushwork, bringing light and color together in his paintings in a harmonious, nuanced manner.

Strongly influenced by French artist Edgar Degas, Gall primarily painted figures, but didn't limit himself to just the human form. Many of his works include countrysides, beaches and city streets.

Born as Ferenc Erdelyi Gall in Kolozsvar (now Cluj Napoca), Hungary, Gall studied under Romanian painter Aurel Popp. In 1932, he showed his work at a Galleria d'Arte Moderna exhibition in Rome.

In 1936, Gall moved to Paris to pursue an artistic career. There, he joined the workshops of French painters Charles-François-Prosper Guérin and André Devambez. In 1937, he exhibited his works depicting his experiences in Paris at the Szalmasy Gallery in Budapest. In 1939, Gall won a silver medal at the Salon d'Asnieres, and he also won a scholarship from the Government of Hungary in that same year.

In 1939, he returned to Hungary for a visit to attend to his sick mother. While away, war broke out in Europe, and he was unable to return to France. Gall served as a medic during World War II, and finished out his service in Austria.

After completing his wartime duties, Gall returned to Paris, where he ultimately became a naturalized French citizen. Although he continued to paint throughout his life, Gall produced his largest body of work in the 1940s, ‘50s and ‘60s. He received numerous awards and showed in many exhibitions, including a permanent installation in Bern, Switzerland.

Gall died of a heart attack in 1987, not long after being elected president of France’s National Union of Painters and Professional Sculptors. 

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Artist: François Gall
Le Bateau Mouche, Paris, France, Cityscape, Park, Children
Le Bateau Mouche, Paris, France, Cityscape, Park, Children

Le Bateau Mouche, Paris, France, Cityscape, Park, Children

By François Gall

Located in Wiscasset, ME

Born to Hungarian parents in 1912, François Gall studied at the Academy Royale des Beaux-Arts in Rome. After moving to Paris in 1936, he enrolled at the École Nationale des Beaux-Art...

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Early 20th Century Impressionist François Gall Art

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Nude in Interior
Nude in Interior

Nude in Interior

By François Gall

Located in Houston, TX

Francois Gall (1912-1987). French artist. "Nude in Interior," circa 1970. Measures: 18 X 15 inches, oil on canvas, signed and inscribed

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1970s Post-Impressionist François Gall Art

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Oil

"Apres le Bain"
"Apres le Bain"

"Apres le Bain"

By François Gall

Located in Southampton, NY

Beautiful oil on canvas painting by the French artist, Francois Gall. " After the Bath" signed lower left. Condition is very good. In original gold gilt wash frame in fine conditi...

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1950s Post-Impressionist François Gall Art

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Canvas, Oil

Elizabeth Reading
Elizabeth Reading

Elizabeth Reading

By François Gall

Located in Houston, TX

Francois Gall (1912-1987) Well listed post-impressionist artist Gall was the recipient of the "Medaille D'Ore" at the Paris Salon of 1947. “Elizabeth Reading”, c. 1960s Oil on c...

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1960s Other Art Style François Gall Art

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Canvas, Oil

At the Races
At the Races

At the Races

By François Gall

Located in Lexington, KY

Gall was a Hungarian-born French painter known for his abstract expressionism and surrealism marked by bold colors, dynamic forms, and a deep sense of human emotion. Gall was educate...

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Early 20th Century François Gall Art

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Oil

At the Cafe
At the Cafe

At the Cafe

By François Gall

Located in Houston, TX

Francois Gall 1912-1987 French artist. BENEZIT LISTED. GALL WAS THE RECIPIENT OF THE MEDAILLE d'ORE At the Paris Salon of 1947. 10 ½ x 18 oil on canvas, signed lower right. This ca...

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1950s Other Art Style François Gall Art

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Oil

Lady in a Garden
Lady in a Garden

François GallLady in a Garden, 1953

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Lady in a Garden

By François Gall

Located in Houston, TX

Francois Gall ( 1912-1987) François Gall was a Hungarian-born French painter best known for his Impressionistic style. Primarily focused on the figure, his brushy oil paintings are largely inspired by the Impressionist masters, Edgar Degas in particular. Gall often painted women engrossed in traditionally feminine activities—ballet, fixing their hair, sewing—rendered in loose, expressive marks and bright pastel colors. In addition to his figurative work, the artist also captured the French landscape, most notably the beach. In A Day at the Beach (c. 1948), loosely sketches bathers frolic under striped umbrellas in a picturesque rendering of French summer vacation. Born in 1912 in Transylvania, Romania, Gall received his formal training at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts Workshop Coromaldi in Rome, Italy. He would later settle in Paris in 1936, where he befriended prominent artists of the day—including Pablo Picasso—and became a naturalized French citizen in 1942. As his work grew in esteem, Gall was granted the Francis Smith...

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1950s Impressionist François Gall Art

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Oil

Marie-Lize, in front of the Vanity Mirror with Flowers
Marie-Lize, in front of the Vanity Mirror with Flowers

Marie-Lize, in front of the Vanity Mirror with Flowers

By François Gall

Located in London, GB

FRANCOIS GALL 1912-1987 Kolozsvar 1912 - 1987 Paris (Hungarian/French) Title: Marie-Lize, in front of the Vanity Mirror with Flowers / Marie-Lize Devant la Coiffeuse Fleurie, ca ...

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1950s Impressionist François Gall Art

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