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
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
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
"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
$895
H 27 in W 31 in D 2 in
Lovely Vintage French(?) Post-Impressionist Landscape Painting - Picking Poppies
Located in Baltimore, MD
This post-impressionist painting is signed, titled and dated 1955 by the artist, but the signature is difficult to decipher. It is oil on masonite board and is titled “Les Coquelico...
Oil
$950
H 16 in W 20 in D 2 in
Lovely Oakland California Historical House Painting, “Fruitvale” Albert Pennoyer
Located in Baltimore, MD
Albert Sheldon Pennoyer was born in Oakland, California in 1888. He was the son of a prosperous merchant who owned a store known as Taft And Pennoyer. At a young age, the family mov...
Oil
Moonlight and Mist
By Eliot Clark
Located in Greenville, DE
New York City artist Eliot Candee Clark was well known for his impressionist landscapes. He was the son of painter Walter Clark. Many of his paintin...
Canvas, Oil
"The Pump Room Cheltenham Spa", Urban Impressionist Scene
Located in Austin, TX
This impressionist urban landscape by Anthony Klitz depicts the Pump Room Spa in Cheltenham, England in his characteristically unique impressionist style...
Canvas, Oil
Henriette Chabot with Peonies
By Jacques Emile Blanche
Located in Mc Lean, VA
This painting was owned by Comte Robert de Montesquiou (1855–1921), Paris Literature: Jane Roberts, Jacques-Émile Blanche (2012), pg. 47 (color illus.), p. 191. Included as no. R...
Canvas, Oil
$1,650
H 24 in W 28 in D 4 in
Vintage Western Cowboy Painting, Encampment Scene, by listed artist , ca 1950’s
By Frederic Burnett
Located in Baltimore, MD
This atmospheric Western scene may be just what a themed room or collection needs. Listed American artist Frederic Burnett is known for his depictions of the American West and this ...
Oil
$37,500
H 32 in W 32 in D 1.25 in
“Palm Trees Along Florida Coast, c. 1940” Jane Peterson Impressionist Palm Beach
By Jane Peterson
Located in Yardley, PA
A wonderful example of Peterson’s views of the Florida Coast during her winter trips down south. Painted during Peterson’s mature period, this lively work underscores the energy of ...
Canvas, Oil
$166,687
H 23.63 in W 28.75 in
'Agay, le château et le Sémaphore'. Oil on canvas. Signed.
By Armand Guillaumin
Located in Paris, FR
'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
$4,197
H 20.08 in W 28.75 in D 1.19 in
Italian Impressionist Oil on Board Marine Landscape Painting Naples Bay View
By Francesco Coppola Castaldo
Located in Firenze, IT
Everyday fishermen life is captured in this wonderful Italian impressionist late 19th century oil painting on thin board titled fishermen ashore. We love the neutral and natural colo...
Oil, Board
$9,500
H 42.75 in W 44.5 in D 2.5 in
“Covered Bridge, Kingston, NY, 1927” by Walter Koeniger, Snowy Winter Landscape
By Walter Koeniger
Located in Yardley, PA
Known for his evocative, snow-covered landscapes, Koeniger brings this subject to life with his bold, confident brushwork and keen eye for natural light. The composition centers arou...
Canvas, Oil
$779
H 5.52 in W 3.15 in
VAN BIESBROECK Jules. Woman in a garden. Oil sketch on cardboard.
By Jules Pierre van Biesbroeck
Located in Paris, FR
Woman in a garden. Oil sketch on cardboard. Unsigned. 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...
Oil
Home Safe
By James Gale Tyler
Located in Greenville, DE
Very well executed seascape. Alternate title "In Point" inscribed on the rear. 17 x 15in in frame, including linen liner. ...
Oil, Board
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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