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Frédéric Choisel Art

American, French

A photographer, draftsman, cinematographer and painter, Frédéric Choisel is a person of many talents. Colors swirl across his canvases as if they’re in motion — his brushstrokes produce unexpected forms and textural heft. And while he’s best known for his abstract paintings, Choisel has created numerous works in a realist style, drawing frequently on the power of nature to produce serene landscapes as well as enveloping depictions of cloudy skies at dusk.

Born in France, Choisel attended Ecole Supérieure d'Etudes Cinématographiques and went on to the University of Paris VII, where he studied painting and other disciplines such as photography (he was shooting with an old Pentax as a child).

Influenced by the Dutch and Spanish Baroque artistic movements, Choisel credits 19th-century French masters Gustave Courbet and Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot as inspirations. Photography and film are important to his painting, too. The artist initially worked as a filmmaker, and is still actively taking on projects as a cinematographer in the documentary realm. Choisel’s work behind the camera — any camera — is integral to his other endeavors. A still image he captures as part of a film project might find a new life as a subject at his easel.

Choisel has shown his work in solo and group exhibitions in France, Belgium and throughout the United States. He lives and works out of Paris, but also has a studio in Long Island City, New York, and is represented by Andra Norris Art Gallery in San Francisco.

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Artist: Frédéric Choisel
Matin d'Hiver (Winter Morning)
Matin d'Hiver (Winter Morning)

Matin d'Hiver (Winter Morning)

By Frédéric Choisel

Located in Burlingame, CA

Matin d'Hiver (Winter Morning) — luminous oil on linen. Dimensions are 63 x 63 inches. French American Frédéric Choisel, is inspired by the cities and countrysides of France, New Y...

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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Frédéric Choisel Art

Materials

Linen, Oil

Hana-Bi 4

Hana-Bi 4

By Frédéric Choisel

Located in Burlingame, CA

The Hana-bi 4 — A luminous oil on linen painting inspired by Japanese Fireworks The word hanabi in Japanese translates to "fire flowers," with hana meaning flower and bi meaning fire. It is most commonly used for fireworks, which the Japanese often describe as beautiful blooming bursts in the sky. The composition becomes more than a floral painting - it is a meditation on the emotional resonance of color, where flowers themselves become like fire: alive, radiant, and fleeting. The metaphor of "beautiful fire flowers" perfectly captures both the intensity and delicacy of the subject, reminding us how a blossom can carry an emotional spark. The artist said, "It is metaphorically a work on emotional connection to color, w/ith the flower as the subject".. Dimensions are 50 x 50 inches. French American Frédéric...

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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Frédéric Choisel Art

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Linen, Oil

Green Purse
Green Purse

Green Purse

By Frédéric Choisel

Located in Burlingame, CA

'Green Purse', 2022 is 31.5 x 23.5 inches, oil on linen painted by French American Frédéric Choisel, is inspired by the cities and countrysides of France, ...

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21st Century and Contemporary American Realist Frédéric Choisel Art

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Linen, Oil

Pitcher, Plums and Wine
Pitcher, Plums and Wine

Pitcher, Plums and Wine

By Frédéric Choisel

Located in Burlingame, CA

‘Pitcher, Plums and Wine, by artist Frédéric Choisel, who lives and works in Paris, France, painted this dramatic and creamy white pitcher with a plums and glass of wine. Professiona...

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21st Century and Contemporary American Realist Frédéric Choisel Art

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Oil, Panel

Hana-bi 1
Hana-bi 1

Hana-bi 1

By Frédéric Choisel

Located in Burlingame, CA

The Hana-bi 1 — luminous oil on linen. Dimensions are 47 1/4 x 33 1/2 inches. French American Frédéric Choisel, is inspired by the cities and countr...

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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Frédéric Choisel Art

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Linen, Oil

Two Handed  - Michelangeli
Two Handed  - Michelangeli

Two Handed - Michelangeli

By Frédéric Choisel

Located in Burlingame, CA

"Two Handed - Michelengeli", oil on linen is a profound mediation on the hands of the late pianist, Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli. The artist's statement reg...

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21st Century and Contemporary American Realist Frédéric Choisel Art

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Oil, Linen

#7 With a voice one day I'll come back, The Divine Comedy, The Paradise
#7 With a voice one day I'll come back, The Divine Comedy, The Paradise

#7 With a voice one day I'll come back, The Divine Comedy, The Paradise

By Frédéric Choisel

Located in Burlingame, CA

#7, With a voice one day I'll come back, The Divine Comedy, The Paradise. Monotype with hand coloring in ink. Unique. From a new series of 7 monoprints with hand coloring inspired by...

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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Frédéric Choisel Art

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Ink, Monoprint

#1, So don't be a like a feather in the wind, The Divine Comedy,  The Paradise.
#1, So don't be a like a feather in the wind, The Divine Comedy,  The Paradise.

#1, So don't be a like a feather in the wind, The Divine Comedy, The Paradise.

By Frédéric Choisel

Located in Burlingame, CA

#1 ,So don't be a like a feather in the wind, The Divine Comedy, The Paradise. monotype with hand coloring in ink. Unique. From a new series of 7 monoprints with hand coloring inspi...

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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Frédéric Choisel Art

Materials

Ink, Monoprint

Mutation  / Oil on Linen
Mutation  / Oil on Linen

Mutation / Oil on Linen

By Frédéric Choisel

Located in Burlingame, CA

Mutation - Rich, warm, elegant colors of soft grays, cream, rose and peach and blue; a timeless sunset reflected onto a cloud. An ephemeral moment. French American Frédéric Choisel...

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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Impressionist Frédéric Choisel Art

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Linen, Oil

Petits Fradets I  / Oil on Linen with impasto tar
Petits Fradets I  / Oil on Linen with impasto tar

Petits Fradets I / Oil on Linen with impasto tar

By Frédéric Choisel

Located in Burlingame, CA

Petits Fradets I is a warm charming sunset on an impasto tar black island with a small gray building perched on top. A deep gray waterscape reflecting the warmth of the setting lavender peach...

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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Impressionist Frédéric Choisel Art

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Linen, Oil

Alga Aligata No. 4- seaweed kelp oceanic abstracted work on paper
Alga Aligata No. 4- seaweed kelp oceanic abstracted work on paper

Alga Aligata No. 4- seaweed kelp oceanic abstracted work on paper

By Frédéric Choisel

Located in Burlingame, CA

Mixed-media: Sumi Ink, graphite, metallic pigment and acrylic on Moulin de Larroque paper, made by hand in a mill in France. The mixed media work is inspired by seaweed / kelp at a E...

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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Frédéric Choisel Art

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Metal, Gold Leaf

Quo Tendimus (Where are we going)
Quo Tendimus (Where are we going)

Quo Tendimus (Where are we going)

By Frédéric Choisel

Located in Burlingame, CA

Quo Tendimus (Where are we going), is a glowing landscape with figures gathering at a summit before a brilliantly abstracted sky. The compelling and highly contemporary dramatic suns...

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21st Century and Contemporary Realist Frédéric Choisel Art

Materials

Linen, Oil

The Language of Flowers and Silent Things — horizontal
The Language of Flowers and Silent Things — horizontal

The Language of Flowers and Silent Things — horizontal

By Frédéric Choisel

Located in Burlingame, CA

The Language of Flowers and Silent Things — in four parts with luminous oil on linen. Each panel is 25 1/2 x 19 1/2 inches. Hanging the four paintings in a row with 1 inch between each canvas, the overall dimension is 25 1/2 x 81 inches. Drama and depth at play in this sophisticated painting in aubergine and plum on natural raw Belgian linen. Thin layers of oil paint, create a shimmering and provocative work that shimmers and changes with the light of day and differing seasons. French American Frédéric Choisel, is inspired by the cities and countrysides of France, New York, and California's Bay Area. Like Gerhard Richter, with a background in hyperrealism and shift into abstraction, Choisel is taking us — the viewers of his work — along with him on a visceral journey. Beautiful, rich, highest quality materials used throughout. Artist signed, titled and dated verso. Condition excellent. The four paintings can hang in a quad as pictured or four in a row...

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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Frédéric Choisel Art

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Linen, Oil

Elévation Diptych, Abstract Impressionist Oil on Linen, 21st Century
Elévation Diptych, Abstract Impressionist Oil on Linen, 21st Century

Elévation Diptych, Abstract Impressionist Oil on Linen, 21st Century

By Frédéric Choisel

Located in Burlingame, CA

Elegant abstract sky scape - oil on linen - painting that beautifully bridges realism. 'Elévation' in blue, cream, purple and ivorie grey on Belgian linen. The large scale diptych...

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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Impressionist Frédéric Choisel Art

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Oil

Invitation au Voyage Diptych: Abstract Impressionist Oil on Linen
Invitation au Voyage Diptych: Abstract Impressionist Oil on Linen

Invitation au Voyage Diptych: Abstract Impressionist Oil on Linen

By Frédéric Choisel

Located in Burlingame, CA

Elegant abstract sky scape - oil on linen - painting that beautifully bridges realism. 'Invitation au voyage' in warm orange yellow with grey and ivory on Belgian linen. The large scale diptych...

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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Impressionist Frédéric Choisel Art

Materials

Linen, Oil

Small Matilija 2
Small Matilija 2

Small Matilija 2

By Frédéric Choisel

Located in Burlingame, CA

Abstract painting with floral references that bridges geometry, in yellow, red, green, and gold. Oil on canvas painted with thick impasto layering of paint that glistens, shimmers, a...

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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Frédéric Choisel Art

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Canvas, Oil

Le Loubinou 3 / contemporary blue and silver abstract tide pool water painting
Le Loubinou 3 / contemporary blue and silver abstract tide pool water painting

Le Loubinou 3 / contemporary blue and silver abstract tide pool water painting

By Frédéric Choisel

Located in Burlingame, CA

'Le Loubinou III ' is a stunning and sophisticated artwork in blue, violet, grey, purple and silver. Inspired by the moving moving tide on an island in the west side of France. The a...

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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Frédéric Choisel Art

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Metal

Akua No 6 / oil on linen
Akua No 6 / oil on linen

Akua No 6 / oil on linen

By Frédéric Choisel

Located in Burlingame, CA

Red, orange, purple and green appear to move across the canvas that is created with the highest quality linen with unpainted edges, in this beautiful abstract painting that is inspir...

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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Frédéric Choisel Art

Materials

Oil

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