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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#6, How hard it is to climb up other people's stairs, The Divine Comedy
By Frédéric Choisel
Located in Burlingame, CA
#6, How hard it is to climb up other people's stairs, The Divine Comedy. The Paradise. monotype with hand coloring in ink. From a new series of 7 monoprints with hand coloring inspi...
Ink, Monoprint
#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...
Ink, Monoprint
$3,000
#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...
Ink, Monoprint
$3,000
#2, I saw more than a thousand splendors coming to me, The Divine Comedy.
By Frédéric Choisel
Located in Burlingame, CA
#2, I saw more than a thousand splendors coming to me, The Divine Comedy, The Paradise . Monotype with hand coloring in ink. Unique. From a new series of 7 monoprints with hand color...
Ink, Monoprint
$725
H 40 in W 30 in
Monument in the Fertile Country Oversize print 40x30 inches Limited Edition
By (after) Paul Klee
Located in London, GB
Monument im Fruchtland (Monument in the Fertile Country) 1929. after Paul Klee, 1879 – 1940 Original work : Pastel, 47.5 × 34.8cm. Bern, Zentrum Paul Klee. (Photograph via Archiv...
Archival Pigment
$7,500
H 24 in W 35 in D 2 in
Abstract Expressionist monotype (unique), signed and inscribed with heart Framed
By Robert Natkin
Located in New York, NY
Robert Natkin monotype (unique) on paper signed in marker on the front Pencil signed, and inscribed with heart doodle: "For Dorothy and Arthur with my Love Natkin" Provenance: collec...
Monotype
$25,000
H 37.5 in W 57.5 in D 1 in
III-8, Hand painted, signed Monoprint composition of two separate sheets, Framed
By Michael Heizer
Located in New York, NY
Michael Heizer III-8 (two pages), 1983 Monoprint on two individual sheets of white handmade TGL paper, hand colored with colored pencils, paint sticks, and liquid and spray acrylic p...
Paint, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Handmade Paper, Color Pencil, Monoprint, Mo...
$4,500
H 30.5 in W 28 in D 1.25 in
Untitled, from the Lehman Brothers Art Collection unique signed framed monotype
By Andrea Belag
Located in New York, NY
Andrea Belag Untitled, from the Lehman Brothers Art Collection, 2003 Watercolor monotype on paper Pencil signed and dated on the front Framed Gorgeous ...
Watercolor, Monotype, Graphite
$580Sale Price|51% Off
H 20 in W 16 in
Colorful abstract lithograph mid 20th Century signed and numbered.
By (circle of) Pierre Ambrogiani
Located in Belgrade, MT
This colorful lithograph is part of my private collection. It is a limited edition , 1 print available, signed and numbered 25/150. It is in very good condition. Vibrant and colorful.
Lithograph
$2,500
H 42 in W 30 in
A Second Hand II (unique) signed color monotype by contemporary abstract artist
By Andrea Belag
Located in New York, NY
Andrea Belag A Second Hand II, 1990 Monotype on cotton rag paper 42 1/2 × 30 inches Hand-signed by artist, Signed, titled and dated in pencil on the front; bears publishers name and copyright on the back, along with the unique inventory number Unframed Poignant 1990 monotype, in elegant pastel colors. The cotton rag paper has lightly deckled edges so it will look gorgeous when floated and framed. American painter Andrea Belag creates lush and luminous abstractions inspired by the visual and spiritual principles of Zen, as well as artists such as Mary Heilmann, Bernard Frize...
Rag Paper, Pencil, Graphite, Monotype
$15,000
H 29 in W 41 in
William T. Wiley - O.T.P.A.G. (On The Page Anything Goes) Hand Signed Monoprint
By William T. Wiley
Located in New York, NY
Aquatint Monoprint on Paper Signed, titled and dated '78 on the front in graphite Published by Crown Point Press with master printer Stephen Thomas Bears publisher's blind stamp lowe...
Aquatint
$625
H 30 in W 20 in
Landscape Oversize print 30x20 inches Limited Edition
By (after) Paul Klee
Located in London, GB
Landsape Klee, Paul 1879–1940. Landschaft bei Pilamb, 1934,23 (K 3). From Original : Aquarell und Feder über Bleistift auf Papier, auf Karton, 63,6/64 × 48,2 cm. Düsseldorf, Kuns...
Archival Pigment
M228 (Abstract new media)
By Jesús Perea
Located in London, GB
Digital creation, printed on Hahnemühle Photo Rag de 308 gr - Unframed. Fluctuating between illustration and expressionism, connecting the geometric and biomorphic worlds, Perea co...
Paper, Digital
Artaud's Arms (Exhibited at Brooklyn Museum)
By James Nares
Located in New York, NY
JAMES NARES Artaud's Arms (Exhibited at Brooklyn Museum), 1988 Color Monotype on Gampi Torinoko Paper 36 × 27 inches Signed James Nares and dated '88 l...
Monotype
$4,500
H 42.5 in W 30 in
Beauty for Sale, monotype (unique) signed by contemporary abstract artist
By Andrea Belag
Located in New York, NY
Andrea Belag Beauty for Sale, 1990 Monotype on cotton rag paper 42 1/2 × 30 inches Unframed Pencil signed, dated and titled on the front; bears publisher name and copyright on the ba...
Mixed Media, Pencil, Graphite, Lithograph, Monotype
$15,000
H 16.5 in W 13 in
Terry Winters - Monoprint/8, hand signed, framed (Matthew Marks) abstract work
By Terry Winters
Located in New York, NY
Terry Winters Monoprint with engraving and embossment on Twinrocker handmade paper Signed, dated and inscribed to lower edge ‘TW 2004 8’ Provenance: Matthew Marks Gallery with label...
Handmade Paper, Monoprint
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H 33 in W 26 in D 1.5 in
#5 Brought in the air by the echoes of the heavens, The Divine Comedy
By Frédéric Choisel
Located in Burlingame, CA
#5 Brought in the air by the echoes of the heavens, The Divine Comedy, The Paradise. monotype with hand coloring in ink. From a new series of 7 monoprints with hand coloring inspire...
Ink, Monoprint
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H 33 in W 26 in D 1.5 in
#4, Time, which never stops along the way, The Divine Comedy, The Paradise
By Frédéric Choisel
Located in Burlingame, CA
#3, This is what I say, turned to the light, The Divine Comedy, monotype with hand coloring in ink. From a new series of 7 monoprints with hand coloring inspired by Dante Alighieri...
Ink, Monoprint
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H 33 in W 26 in D 1.5 in
#3, This is what I say, turned to the light, The Divine Comedy
By Frédéric Choisel
Located in Burlingame, CA
#3, This is what I say, turned to the light, The Divine Comedy, monotype with hand coloring in ink. From a new series of 7 monoprints with hand coloring inspired by Dante Alighieri...
Ink, Monoprint
San Francisco Moma SFMOMA (triptych)
By Frédéric Choisel
Located in Burlingame, CA
Monoprint is a single original print, where only one print is produced and afterward the plate used to create the artwork is wiped clean. This is 'San Francisco Moma (triptych)' a wo...
Monoprint