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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"Treport" Impressionist French Beach Scene Oil Painting on Canvas with Figures
By François Gall
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful oil on canvas painting of a busy beach scene by François Gall. This painting is a wonderful example of his work from the prime of his career, depicting a lively beach sce...
Canvas, Oil
"Fishing Boats" Impressionist French Scene Oil Painting on Canvas Framed
By François Gall
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful oil on canvas painting of Fishing Boats by the Harbor by François Gall. This painting is a wonderful example of his work from the prime of his career, depicting a lively ...
Canvas, Oil
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...
Canvas, Oil
Le Pont Neuf a Paris
By François Gall
Located in Houston, TX
Francois Gall 1912-1987 Gall was the recipient of the Medaille D'ore at the Paris salon of 1947. This fine painting in the path of the great impressionist, Pissarro, represents the artist’s love, understanding and affection toward one of the most loved and respected ‘ism’; Impressionism! Measures: 25 x 32 oil on canvas, signed lower right. Le Pont Neuf...
Oil
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...
Oil
"Scène de Plage à Trouville"
By François Gall
Located in Houston, TX
Gall, Francois 1912-1987. French artist. Benezit listed. Gall was the recipient of the Medaille D'ore at the Paris Salon of 1947. Measures: 8" x 12", oil on canvas. Gall’s subject and composition was inspired by Eugene Boudin. Signed and dated 1938, lower right. Scène de plage...
Oil
$2,675
H 22 in W 31 in D 2.75 in
Antique French Post Impressionist Oil Painting Haystack Farm Landscape 1890
By Max Bouvet
Located in Portland, OR
A very attractive antique oil on canvas landscape painting by the French Post Impressionist artist Max Bouvet (1854-1942), the painting circa 1890. The painting depicts a pastoral sc...
Oil, Canvas
$950
H 12 in W 16 in D 2 in
Vintage Harbor Scene, Oil on Board Possibly Cape Cod by Albert R Thayer, ca 1950
Located in Baltimore, MD
This harbor scene oil painting is by noted Massachusetts artist Albert Rufus Thayer. Thayer was born in Concord in 1878 and studied in Boston and New York before returning to his hom...
Oil
Impressionistic View over Strandvägen, Stockholm
Located in Stockholm, SE
This painting by Bernhard Oscarsson (1894-1977) is a captivating visual narrative of Stockholm's serene beauty. Oscarsson, a student of Caleb Althin's painting school and the Royal S...
Canvas, Oil
$900
H 13 in W 15 in
"Blue Hydrangeas" (2025) Original Impressionist Floral Still-Life, Oil on Canvas
Located in Denver, CO
"Blue Hydrangeas" (2025) By Susie Hyer is an original handmade oil painting on stretched linen that depicts a close-up look at a small bushel of blue hydrangeas, done in an impressio...
Canvas, Oil
$4,500
H 29 in W 35 in D 2 in
“Impressionist Landscape, c. 1915-1920” California Forest American Impressionist
By Francis Stillwell Dixon
Located in Yardley, PA
“Impressionist Landscape, c. 1915-1920” by Francis Stillwell Dixon (American, 1879-1967). One of Dixon’s finest canvases, depicting a tranquil forest scene bathed in soft, dappled l...
Canvas, Oil
$6,500
H 25 in W 31 in D 2 in
Horse at the Golden Hills, California , Impressionist California landscaper.
By Lynn Gertenbach
Located in La Canada Flintridge, CA
Lynn Gertenbach's "Ride at Golden Hills" is a remarkable oil painting that captures a serene moment of a lady riding a horse under a tree, surrounded by lush grass and vibrant scener...
Oil
$2,495
H 20 in W 24 in D 2 in
Antique Moonlit Impressionist Nocturnal Seascape Framed Coastal Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Vintage impressionist moonlit seascape oil painting. Oil on canvas. Framed. Provenance from a Sag Harbor, NY collection. Measuring: 20 by 24 inches overall. Handsomely framed in a ...
Oil, Canvas
$3,591Sale Price|25% Off
H 13 in W 17.33 in
Circle of David Teniers, Landscape with Peasants by an Inn and a River, Dutch
By David Teniers the Younger
Located in Greven, DE
Circle of Teniers, Peasants in a Landscape passing by a river and an Inn.
Oil, Panel
$5,362
H 25.6 in W 30.71 in D 1.97 in
19th Century Roman Landscape oil on canvas with Giltwood Frame
Located in Rome, IT
Amaizing 19' century Roman landscape depicting a part of Villa Borghese with Trinità dei Monti. With a finely carved gilt wood coeval frame. Measurements with frame cm 65 x78 wit...
Oil
$526Sale Price|37% Off
H 13 in W 16.15 in
Campos de Jaén Oil Painting, Spanish Landscape, 33x41 cm, Frameless
By Rafael Duran Benet
Located in Sitges, Barcelona
Rafael Duran Benet (1931-2015) - Campos de Jaén - Oil on canvas cardboard Oil measurements 33x41 cm. Frameless. Rafael Duran Benet (Terrassa, 1931 - Barcelona, 2015) is a Catalan pa...
Cardboard, Canvas, Oil
$4,549
H 38.98 in W 74.81 in D 1.38 in
Sailing Boats at Sea, A Very Large and Imposing Marine Capriccio, Oil on Canvas
Located in Cotignac, FR
Very large scale oil on canvas of a port marine scene. The painting is signed and dated bottom left Olio, 1941. The spelling of the artists name suggests they were Danish, Norwegian ...
Canvas, Oil
$502Sale Price|30% Off
H 10.63 in W 8.67 in
Spanish Fishermen on the Beach – Impressionist Oil Painting on Panel, c.2000
By Gabriel Casarrubios
Located in Sitges, Barcelona
Gabriel Casarrubios Martín (b. 1953) Spanish Fishermen on the Beach, c. 2000 Oil on panel 27 × 22 cm (10.63 × 8.67 in) Unframed A luminous small-format coastal scene capturing Spani...
Board, Oil
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H 15.5 in W 17.25 in D 2.25 in
"Deauville" Impressionist French Beach Scene Oil Painting on Canvas with Figures
By François Gall
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful oil on canvas painting of a busy beach scene by François Gall. This painting is a wonderful example of his work from the prime of his career, depicting a lively beach sce...
Canvas, Oil
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H 14 in W 16 in
Harbour - Camaret - Post Impressionist Oil Figure in Landscape by Francois Gall
By François Gall
Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire
Oil on board 1947 by French post impressionist painter Francois Gall. The work depicts a view at the harbour at Camaret in Brittany, France. At the centre of the piece a figure is wa...
Oil, Board
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H 13 in W 16 in
Low Tide - Honfleur - Post Impressionist Coastal Landscape by Francois Gall
By François Gall
Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire
Oil on panel 1946 by French post impressionist painter Francois Gall. The work depicts a view of the beach at Honfleur in Normandy in France at low tide. Signature: Signed lower rig...
Oil, Panel
French Scene on a Bridge
By François Gall
Located in Milford, NH
A fine impressionist painting with figures on a bridge by Hungarian / French artist Francois Gall (1912-1987). Gall was born in Kolozvar, Hungary and began his artistic studies at th...
Canvas, Oil
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H 17 in W 19 in D 2 in
"South of France Beach Scene" Impressionist Oil on Canvas Painting with Figures
By François Gall
Located in New York, NY
François Gall was known for his impressionistic scenes of the 20th Centruy, portraying the French Lifestyle of that nostalgic era. Scenes depicting popular locations of the plague in...
Canvas, Oil
Les Grands Boulevards - Paris
By François Gall
Located in London, GB
'Les Grands Boulevards - Paris', oil on board, by François Gall (circa 1950s). An impressionist depiction of Parisians promenading at dusk. The r...
Oil, Board
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H 22 in W 26 in D 1 in
Rue de Paris - Post Impressionist Oil, Figures in Landscape by Francois Gall
By François Gall
Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire
A magnificent oil on canvas circa 1950 by French Post-Impressionist paint Francois Gall depicting figures on the road to Paris under the lush green trees with the city in the backdro...
Canvas, Oil
In the Park, Paris
By François Gall
Located in Wiscasset, ME
Born to Hungarian parents in 1912, artist Francois Gall's initial studies were at the Académie Royale des Beaux-Arts in Rome. Gall moved to Paris in 1936, and studied at the École Na...
Canvas, Oil
La Seine Avec La Bateau
By François Gall
Located in Houston, TX
Francois Gall (1912-1987). Well listed French artist. This painting is historically significant due to the fact that the year 1938 represents a major changes in a master's life, his...
Oil
Girls in the Park
By François Gall
Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire
An exceptional vibrant scene depicting girls in the park. Oil on canvas, signed lower left. A really expressive and interesting piece by this popular artist. François Gall studied i...
Canvas, Oil
Rouen
By François Gall
Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire
An outstanding animated street scene of figures on the road of Rouen with the quaint church in view. A really charming painting. Oil on canvas, signed, inscribed & dated 1946 lower r...
Canvas, Oil