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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Francois Gall Oil on Canvas, "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 ...
Canvas, Wood
Francois Gall Painting "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...
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Nude in Interior, Oil on Canvas, Signed, French, Circa 1970, 18x15
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
Canvas
Lady in a Garden, Oil on Canvas, Signed, French Impressionist, 1953
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, h...
Canvas
Tranquil Café Scene Oil Painting on Canvas, Signed, Circa 1930
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. Measures: 10 ½ x 18...
Canvas
Danish Winter Scene Oil Painting
Located in Hudson, NY
This fine oil painting on canvas of a winter snowy scene is signed and dated M. Norgoard 1912. This painting sold in as found contion is framed in its original frame. The painting co...
Canvas, Wood
$6,500
H 25 in W 28.5 in D 5 in
Paris Street Scene Oil Painting on Canvas, Arc De Triumphe, by Jean Salabet
By Jean Salabet
Located in Toledo, OH
Paris Street Scene Oil Painting on Canvas, Arc de Triumphe, by Jean Salabet. Circa 1950's. Fall street scene in Paris with Arc de Triom...
Canvas
$23,400 / set
H 21 in W 25.75 in D 2 in
Pair of Mid-Century Oil on Canvas Parisian Scenes Paintings Signed A. Blanchard
By Antoine Blanchard
Located in Dallas, TX
Decorate a living room, library, or office with this exquisite pair of Paris street scenes. Painted in France circa 1960, each artwork is set in a beautifully textured and painted frame, and depicts a lively Parisian view rendered in Blanchard’s signature impressionistic style. One composition, Les Quais et le Louvre, captures a bustling riverside scene with pedestrians, horse-drawn carriages, and kiosks under autumn skies; the other, La Porte Saint-Martin, presents a winter view of the famous monument animated with carriages and city life blanketed in snow. Executed with a thick, textured impasto technique, both paintings reveal the artist’s masterful use of light and movement to convey the vibrancy of everyday Paris. They are in excellent condition and signed in the lower corners by Antoine Blanchard. Authenticity papers from Rehs Galleries accompany the works, each listed in the Antoine Blanchard Virtual Checklist as no. LVQLW1318.0010 and no. PSMBSM1318.0010, along with original receipts from Landsberger Gallery and Lewis Art Gallery. Antoine Blanchard (1910-1988) was the pseudonym of Marcel Masson...
Canvas
$224Sale Price|84% Off
H 24 in W 36 in D 1 in
Parisian Street Scene Oil on Canvas Painting, Signed Burnett
By Caroline Burnett
Located in Miami, FL
A beautiful oil on canvas painting of a Parisian street scene. This painting perfectly depicts life in the "City of Lights" with its restaurants, busy streets, cafes and wonderful ar...
Canvas, Paint
Impressionist Oil on Canvas Landscape Painting, Signed, 1945
Located in Ebberup, DK
This is a fine, naturalistic oil on canvas landscape painting by Danish artist Einar Wilhelm Christian Parslev (1891-1977). The painting is impressionist in style and kept in earthly...
Paint
Oil on Canvas, Orientalist Scene, Signed Louis Saphier
Located in Houston, TX
Oil on canvas, orientalist scene, signed Louis Saphier. This lovely painting was executed around 1920. Louis Saphier was active and lived in both New Yor...
Canvas, Wood
$1,636
H 16 in W 13.5 in D 1 in
Fine Impressionist Oil On Canvas Society Lady by John Strevens (1902-1990)
By John Strevens
Located in Shepperton, Surrey
An original oil on canvas of a society lady by John Strevens (1902-1990). Painted circa 1950 it is signed to the bottom left corner by the artist. Framed dimensions : 16" x 13.5" Ca...
Canvas
$4,335
H 30.71 in W 24.81 in D 1.58 in
20th Century Oil on Canvas French Signed Female Nude Painting, 1950s
Located in Vicoforte, Piedmont
Mid-20th-century French painting. Oil on canvas, first canvas, artwork depicting a female nude against a floral background, with excellent painterly quality. A beautifully sized and ...
Canvas
Nice Nude Oil on Canvas Signed Mautner
Located in Palm Springs, CA
A nice nude on a thick stretcher that is signed F Mautner lower right corner and on the back. Nice composition. There are some surface scratches particularly lower left which are pic...
Canvas
S. Bolt - Danish Street Scene Oil Painting
Located in Kastrup, DK
Colorful street scene by Danish painter and antiques dealer Svend Bolt, executed in oil on canvas. The painting depicts a lively urban street with cars, figures and tall façades, re...
Canvas, Wood
Vintage Oversized Nude Oil on Canvas Painting Signed Kovaleski
Located in North Miami, FL
This large oil on canvas shows two nude young men astride heavy motorcycles, their bare bodies catching sharp highlights of sun. A female in the background is a witness to this wild...
Canvas
$8,450Sale Price|32% Off
H 44.38 in W 56.38 in D 2 in
French 19th Century Oil on Canvas "Venus Disarming Cupid" after François Boucher
By François Boucher
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A large French 19th century oil on canvas laid on board painting in the manner of François Boucher (French, 1703-1770). The oval framed canvas depicting a version of Boucher's "Venus...
Plywood, Wood, Canvas
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H 16 in W 19 in D 2.25 in
A Finely Executed 'Plein Air' Barbizon Style Landscape by Francois Gall
By François Gall
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
A fine & sensitively executed Barbizon 'plein-air' style landscape depicting rural figures in a treed setting. Oil on wood panel, measuring 9" high x 12.25" wide, signed bottom left...
Paint, Wood
"Ballerinas" by Francois Gall
By François Gall
Located in Wiscasset, ME
Oil on canvas, signed lower right. Measuring 9"x 10" canvas and 15" x 17" including the frame. Painting is in excellent condition, there is some slight fraying on the linen liner ...
Paint
"Fresh Flowers" by Francois Gall
By François Gall
Located in Wiscasset, ME
Oil on canvas, weighed lower left. Hammer Galleries stamp on stretcher. Beautiful colors and in overall excellent condition. This painting measures 26" x 18" including frame and 18.2...
Paint
Painting by Francois Gall
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. Oil on canva...
Canvas
Painting by Francois Gall
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. Oil on canva...
Canvas
Francois Gall Painting
By François Gall
Located in Houston, TX
François Gall was a Hungarian-born French painter best known for his Impressionistic style. Primarily focused on the figure, his brushy oil paintings are...
Francois Gall Painting
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...
"Still Life of Flowers" by François Gall
By François Gall
Located in Wiscasset, ME
Oil on canvas, signed "F. Gall" lower right. Francois Gall, Hungarian by birth, became an impressionist painter in the pure French tradition after he moved to Paris in 1936. He wa...
Gall, François or Ferenc
By François Gall
Located in Houston, TX
French/Hungarian 10 x 8 inches oil on canvas. Signed and inscribed 'Paris' lower right. This painting is a fine example of the artist's ability to be in steps with the great masters...
Canvas
Gall Francois Painting
By François Gall
Located in Houston, TX
Well listed post-impressionist artist Gall was the recipient of the "Medaille D'Ore" at the Paris Salon of 1947. Oil on canvas, 11" x 9", signed and inscribed "Paris." "Jeune Bea...
Canvas
Francois Gall Opening Night Painting
By François Gall
Located in Houston, TX
Francois Gall (1912-1987). French artist. Gall was the recipient of the Medaille d'Ore at the Paris Salon of 1947. 10 x 8 oil on canvas- signed, inscribed; Paris. Fine example of the artist’s ability to be in steps with the great masters of the past; nevertheless keeping his own identity as a leading post-impressionist. Opening night...
Canvas
Francois Gall Painting
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 ch...
Canvas