Gustave-Camille-Gaston Cariot Art

This captivating summer day beach scene is a remarkable display of Van der Plas's true passion for outdoor genre paintings. A wonderfully rich beach scene executed in the 21st Centur...

This piece is a pertinent example of Belgian artist Henri Joseph Pauwels ' sought-after works, depicting a view of a table set for tea in the garden by the shore on a serene summer a...

signed and dated oil on panel unframed 21 × 27 cm (8.3 × 10.6 in) framed 31.5 × 37 cm (12.4 × 14.6 in) Exhibited: Lunds Universitets Konstmuseum, Pehr Eklund Exhibition, 2–21 Februa...

Acquiring a mid-20th-century Fauvist painting by Wilhelm Henning is an opportunity to own a piece of art that captures the vibrant spirit and expressive color palette of the Fauvist ...

Severin Nilson (1846–1918) Sweden Children in a Flower Meadow signed lower right Severin Nilson oil on board laid on panel unframed 25 × 18 cm (9.8 × 7.1 in) framed 32.5 × 26.5 cm ...

A beautiful impressionist oil painting on canvas by Gene Jordan depicting a tremendously vivid and alive street scene from Paris in the 20th Century with a view around the Place de l...

This small painting by Oscar Törnå captures the poetic serenity of a Swedish winter evening in the late 19th century. Set along a frozen stream near a village, the composition presen...

A beautiful oil on panel painting by American artist Helen Enoch Gleiforst. She was a painter known for her colorful cityscapes depicting the times of her generation. This painting i...

➡️ Summer in Normandy⬅️ ⏩It is signed H D'Avesnes⏪ ⭐Medium:⭐ Oil on wood / isorel ⭐Technique: ⭐Impasto painting with expressive brushwork. ⭐Size:⭐37x48cm / 14.6x18.9 inch with ...

➡️ Mountain scene Landscape⬅️ ⏩It is signed J Rohr⏪ ⭐Medium:⭐ Oil on woodpanel ⭐Technique: ⭐Impasto painting with expressive brushwork. ⭐Size:⭐61x77.5cm / 24x 30.5inch with fram...

Sunny Spanish Village Post-Impressionist Oil, Mediterranean Courtyard Artist: Ángel Román Pina Medium: Oil on board Period: c.1960 Style: Post-Impressionist / Mediterranean landscap...

Gustave Vidal. French ( b.1895 - d.1966 ). Pêcheurs Sur Les Rochers. Bord De Mer En Côte d'Azur. Oil On Panel. Signed Lower Right. Image size 12.4 inches x 15.6 inches ( 31.5cm x 39.5cm ). Frame size 22.2 inches x 26 inches ( 56.5cm x 66cm ). Available for sale, this original oil painting is by the French artist Gustave Vidal and dates from around 1935. The painting is presented and supplied in its original frame. The original cotton slip has been replaced with a sympathetic contemporary slip that is in keeping with the fresh coastal aesthetic of the painting (which is shown in these photographs). This antique painting is in a good condition. It wants for nothing and is supplied ready to hang and display. The painting is signed lower right. Gustave Vidal was a 20th century French artist, and one of the best Provencal landscapers of his generation. He worked in the Provencal and Basque regions as well as Corsica and the centre of France. He was born in Avignon in 1895, in the Provence region of France, and died in the same town in 1966. Vidal trained at the École des Beaux-Arts in Avignon. It is often reported that he studied under Pierre Grivolas, (1823-1906) who was a prominent teacher there who had encouraged plein air painting to capture light and colour directly from nature. However, Grivolas died when Vidal was only 9 or 10, so it is very unlikely that there was a direct teacher/student relationship between them in a formal apprenticeship or atelier setting. Pierre Grivolas had been a director of the École des Beaux-Arts in Avignon until his death in 1906, and found what became known as the Nouvelle école d’Avignon, promoting outdoor practice and modern landscape painting. Grivolas influenced a generation of Provençal painters directly, and his teachings persisted after his death. Vidal therefore studied in the establishment that continued his ethos and would have been influenced by Grivolas’ directorship. Vidal won numerous awards at the Beaux-Arts in Avignon and became a sociétaire (member) of the Salon des Artistes Français in Paris, an important exhibition venue for French artists of the period. He actually wrote the articles of association for this establishment. As well as exhibiting in Avignon and Paris Vidal also exhibited in Berlin and Brussels. Vidal was primarily a landscape and marine painter. His work is associated with Provencal scenes — including rural landscapes, village streets, harbours, seascapes, and views of the French Riviera and interior France. His technique combined impasto application with both palette knife and brush, reflecting influences from Impressionism and post-Impressionist colourism encountered during his career, especially in Paris. This gives his canvases a textured, lively surface and strong sense of light and atmosphere. His works typically show rich colour and balanced composition, with evocative French light. Nowadays Vidal’s paintings appear regularly in antique galleries, auctions, and online sales in Europe and beyond, though he’s not commonly featured in major public museums or standard art history encyclopaedias. Auction results indicate steady interest among collectors of regional French painting, with prices varying according to size and subject. Although not among the most famous French painters of his generation, Gustave Vidal holds a solid place within early-to-mid-20th-century Provence painting, continuing the regional tradition of light, colour, and landscape that followed Impressionism, and appealing to contemporary collectors of Provençal and southern French art...