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.
Find original Frédéric Choisel abstract paintings and watercolor paintings on 1stDibs.
On The Road #2
By Frédéric Choisel
Located in Burlingame, CA
On the Road #2 feels like landscapes remembered in motion rather than observed in place. Bands of color slide past the eye; like fields seen from a moving car, horizons blur and diss...
Oil Crayon, Oil
On The Road #5
By Frédéric Choisel
Located in Burlingame, CA
On the Road #5 feels like landscapes remembered in motion rather than observed in place. Bands of color slide past the eye; like fields seen from a moving car, horizons blur and diss...
Oil Crayon, Oil
Promesse I & II / Diptych - Oil on Linen
By Frédéric Choisel
Located in Burlingame, CA
Promesse I & II ( Diptych) is a magnificent abstract oil painting of ephemeral clouds floating on an elegant deep blue sky . A unique view of clouds at twilight, in rich shades of...
Canvas, Linen, Oil, Wood Panel, Pigment
On The Road #3
By Frédéric Choisel
Located in Burlingame, CA
On the Road #3 feels like landscapes remembered in motion rather than observed in place. Bands of color slide past the eye; like fields seen from a moving car, horizons blur and diss...
Oil Crayon, Oil
On The Road #6
By Frédéric Choisel
Located in Burlingame, CA
On the Road #6 feels like landscapes remembered in motion rather than observed in place. Bands of color slide past the eye; like fields seen from a moving car, horizons blur and diss...
Oil Crayon, Oil
On The Road #1
By Frédéric Choisel
Located in Burlingame, CA
On the Road #1 feels like landscapes remembered in motion rather than observed in place. Bands of color slide past the eye; like fields seen from a moving car, horizons blur and diss...
Oil Crayon, Oil
On The Road #4
By Frédéric Choisel
Located in Burlingame, CA
On the Road #4 feels like landscapes remembered in motion rather than observed in place. Bands of color slide past the eye; like fields seen from a moving car, horizons blur and diss...
Oil Crayon, Oil
Promesse I & II / Diptych - Oil on Linen
By Frédéric Choisel
Located in Burlingame, CA
Promesse I & II ( Diptych) is a magnificent abstract oil painting of ephemeral clouds floating on an elegant deep blue sky . A unique view of clouds at twilight, in rich shades of...
Canvas, Linen, Oil, Wood Panel, Pigment
$6,000
Snow Falling at Twilight - Tombe Du Ciel I & II / Diptych - Oil on Linen
By Frédéric Choisel
Located in Burlingame, CA
Tombe du Ciel, (Night Fall), is an abstract oil and dry pigment painting with the unique and elegant look of pastel. A unique view of snow falling at twilight, rich in shades of dee...
Canvas, Oil, Wood Panel, Linen, Pigment
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...
Linen, Oil
$10,000
Ether Sans Oiseaux I & II (Ether without Birds) Oil on Linen diptych - CLOUDS
By Frédéric Choisel
Located in Burlingame, CA
Ether Sans Oiseaux I & II (Ether without Birds) Elegant sophisticated whites and creams of the clouds on rich blue sky. Diptych French American Frédéric Choisel, has had multiple so...
Linen, Oil
Le Dormeur du Val 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. 'Le dormeur du val' in red with grey and ivory on Belgian linen. The larg...
Raw Linen, Oil
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...
Linen, Oil
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...
Oil
$674
H 15.75 in W 11.82 in D 0.12 in
Original-Magic Bell-British Awarded Artist-Abstract Expression-oil on canvas
By Shizico Yi
Located in London, GB
In her 2024 series, "The Weaver," Shizico explores forms, layers, and time onto canvases. Applying the format of diptychs and triptychs, she creates lyrical narratives, capturing the...
Gesso, Canvas, Oil, Acrylic, Wood Panel
$850
H 16.15 in W 13 in D 0.79 in
"Many For The Empath" (abstract, flora, fauna, roses, oil painting, green, pink)
By Nicholas Evans
Located in Paris, IDF
MANY FOR THE EMPATH 2026 Paris, France This complex and layered floral painting of an abundant, overflowing bouquet presents an energetic and mesmerizing subject. This original mixe...
Oil Crayon, Dye, Cotton Canvas, Ink, Oil, Acrylic
$1,052
H 15.75 in W 11.82 in D 0.2 in
Original-Impasto-Moonlit Dahlias-Jardin d'Hiver-British Awarded Artist-Gold leaf
By Shizico Yi
Located in London, GB
Jardin d'Hiver Series is Shizico Yi's latest collection, created in her winter studio while longing for the summer left behind. Reflecting on the vibrant days spent painting en plein...
Gold Leaf
$944
H 15.75 in W 11.82 in D 0.2 in
Original-Sunset Song-British Awarded Artist-Impressionism-Plein Air evening oil
By Shizico Yi
Located in London, GB
Sunset Song Series stands as one of the most iconic works featured in the upcoming Summer Exhibition UK, 2025—a rare and luminous collection of latest artworks we’re thrilled to pres...
Gesso, Canvas, Oil, Acrylic, Wood Panel
$1,079Sale Price|20% Off
H 15.75 in W 23.63 in D 0.2 in
Original Diptych-Sunset Song-British Awarded Artist-Abstract impression-oil
By Shizico Yi
Located in London, GB
Sunset Song Series was created entirely en plein air, painted directly under the dimming light of late-summer and autumn sunsets. This body of work is a meditation on seeing without...
Gesso, Canvas, Oil, Acrylic, Wood Panel
$1,194
H 15.75 in W 23.63 in D 0.12 in
Original-Dusk to Moonlight-Sunset Song Series-After Van Gogh-Awarded WomanArtist
By Shizico Yi
Located in London, GB
Dusk to Moonlight was developed over a period of eight months, painted en plein air from the same viewpoint across three seasons between the summer of 2025 and June 2026. Returning r...
Gesso, Canvas, Oil, Acrylic, Wood Panel
$595
H 23.63 in W 19.69 in D 0.71 in
"Ghost of the Gardens" (original flora, floral, vibrant, abstract landscape)
By Nicholas Evans
Located in Paris, IDF
"Ghosts of the Gardens" is a mysterious and captivating abstract painting, evoking the untamed beauty of wild gardens and chaotic floral motifs with its energetic and loose movement....
Canvas, Oil Crayon, Oil Pastel, Oil, Acrylic
$620
H 15.75 in W 11.82 in D 0.12 in
Original-Primary Red-Sunlit-British Awarded Artist-Gold Leaf oil on canvas
By Shizico Yi
Located in London, GB
Primary Colour Series- Red is Shizico Yi's on going project, inspired by Japanese woodblock Print and the a nod to calligraphy tradition. The series is a continuation of her "Sunlit ...
Gold Leaf
$1,404
H 21.66 in W 18.12 in D 0.79 in
"At The Very Least" (original abstract, flora, flowers, fauna, green, pink, red)
By Nicholas Evans
Located in Paris, IDF
AT THE VERY LEAST 2026 Paris, France This vibrant and immersive floral painting, captures an expansive, almost overgrown garden expanse of blooming roses enveloped in dense, swirlin...
Oil Crayon, Cotton Canvas, Oil
$1,960Sale Price|20% Off
H 30 in W 24 in
Dreamscape, Abstract Impressionist Painting, Oil Pastel on Paper, 30x24 inches
By Betty Efferson
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
Escape into a world literally made from dreams by placing this 30x24 pastel piece into any room where you may find yourself needing a distraction - such as an office or work space. ...
Paper, Oil Pastel
Dmitri Wright - Apple Blossoms Opus 3, Painting 2018
By Dmitri Wright
Located in Stamford, CT
WEIR FARM Series: “[This] series runs the full range from natural to post-impressionism, yet always having the themes of the American pictorial sense of place with an accurate drawin...
Linen, Paint, Oil
$550
H 16.15 in W 10.63 in D 0.79 in
"Wraiths Petals" (abstract, dark, flora, floral landscape, black, pink, green)
By Nicholas Evans
Located in Paris, IDF
WRAITHS, PETALS 2024 Paris, France "Wraiths, Petals" is a dark, flora, atmospheric painting that blends organic forms with abstraction. Created using a mix of oil paint, oil stick, ...
Oil Crayon, Dye, Cotton Canvas, Ink, Oil, Acrylic
On The Road #7
By Frédéric Choisel
Located in Burlingame, CA
On the Road #7 feels like landscapes remembered in motion rather than a place observed. Bands of color slide past the eye; like fields seen from a moving car, horizons blur and disso...
Oil Crayon, Oil
Sold
H 72 in W 63 in D 5 in
Two Choisel oil paintings for Chris Locovara NY
By Frédéric Choisel
Located in Burlingame, CA
A custom order based on the original 1stdibs posts for each work of art, discounted as sold together. 1). Mutation, 2017 - oil on linen, 63 x 63 x 2 inches 2). Del Golfo, 2019 - o...
Linen, Oil
Sold
H 60 in W 72 in D 1.75 in
Si Mineur / Oil on Linen abstract realism sky clouds
By Frédéric Choisel
Located in Burlingame, CA
Si Mineur is a glowing sky scape with evening clouds that is timeless, modern and unique. Colors range from subtle blue to glimmering green to grey and gold in this wonderful paintin...
Linen, Oil
Cieux de Braises ( Ember Skies ) / Oil on Linen
By Frédéric Choisel
Located in Burlingame, CA
Cieux de Braises, ( Ember Skies) Rich, warm, elegant colors of soft grays, cream, rose and orange and blue; a timeless sunset. French American Frédéric Choisel, has had multiple solo...
Linen, Oil
All in One / oil on linen 72 x 60 inches
By Frédéric Choisel
Located in Burlingame, CA
All in One, a sophisticated contemporary abstract mediation of an ocean sunset rendered in warm oranges, rusts and roses, depicting the clouds floating above the elegant impasto wave...
Oil, Linen
Sold
H 84 in W 60 in D 2 in
ELPIS / Hope - oil on linen, 84 x 60 inches - clouds, sea, water, grey, indigo
By Frédéric Choisel
Located in Burlingame, CA
Drama at play in this sophisticated indigo grey land / ocean / sky-scape painting, featuring a stormy blue sky in the distance. Rich jewel like color over natural raw Belgian linen. ...
Linen, Oil