Jesse Leach France Art

American, 1862-1926

Jesse Leach France was born on October 8, 1862, in Cincinnati, Ohio, the son of William Cook France and Isabelle Finlay France. The family moved south to Lexington, Kentucky where they purchased the famous Highland Stock Farm and bred some well-known racehorses of that time from the sire, Red Wilkes. At an early age, while Jesse was in school in St. Louis, he became interested in painting marine scenes. In 1883, he went to New York City to take lessons at the National Academy of Design. He studied under American masters, including William Henry Chase, Thompeople as Wilmer Dewing and Julian Alden Weir. From the beginning, Jesse’s main interest was sea and landscapes. It was his father who suggested that he might also add and animals to his paintings. In 1885, Jesse made his first trip to Europe for further study under European artists. He made great strides in Paris where he studied for six years at the Julienne Academy of Art. He had the opportunity of living in the Latin Quarter studying alongside some of the greatest artists of the period, including Lefèvre, Boulanger, Benjamin Constant and Carolus-Duran. Jesse’s progress seemed to him to be magical as he studied with such contemporaries as Frederick MacMonnies, George Gray Barnard, Lorado Taft, Eric Pape and others. He lived in a studio on Rue Boissonade, a little street near the Montparnasse Cemetery where Jesse paid 1700 francs for his apartment, which contained a studio, kitchen and bedroom. He was one of about 40 American and English students who used to dine at the Café des Arts, where a good meal, including a bottle of wine, only cost 25 cents, American. On February 25, 1887, Jesse wrote to his stepmother, Ellen, in Kentucky to tell her about his preparing a second painting for display “On the Line”. He stated that “it will be better than the other one, according to the opinion of all the boys”. A smaller version of this painting, dated 1888, hangs in the family collection and shows the landing of the herring boats. Jesse exhibited at the Paris Salon in 1887, 1888, 1889 and 1890.

Artist: Jesse Leach France

Jesse Leach France"Rolling Seas, " Jesse Leach France, watercolor, gouache, seascape, impressionist

$2,200

"Rolling Seas, " Jesse Leach France, watercolor, gouache, seascape, impressionist

By Jesse Leach France

Located in Wiscasset, ME

Painter and teacher Jesse France was born in Ohio, and lived and painted along the eastern seaboard in New York City, New Haven, CT and on Higgins Beach, Maine. After studying art at...

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Early 20th Century Impressionist Jesse Leach France Art

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Watercolor, Gouache

Mid Century California Mission Landscape

$600Sale Price|20% Off

H 18.5 in W 25 in D 1 in

Mid Century California Mission Landscape

Located in Soquel, CA

Beautiful mid century landscape of a historic California mission, highlighting its iconic architectural details such as a columned arches, white was...

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Mid-20th Century American Impressionist Jesse Leach France Art

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Paper, Gouache, Cardboard

Charles Partridge AdamsCharles Partridge Adams, Colorado Landscape Gouache, 20th-Century Plein Air Art, circa 1910

$1,880

H 13.75 in W 17.75 in D 0.75 in

Charles Partridge Adams, Colorado Landscape Gouache, 20th-Century Plein Air Art

By Charles Partridge Adams

Located in Denver, CO

This original circa 1910s plein air field study by celebrated Colorado landscape painter Charles Partridge Adams (1858–1942) beautifully captures the tranquil majesty of the Rocky Mo...

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1910s American Impressionist Jesse Leach France Art

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Gouache

Jane Peterson"Orchard in Blossom" Jane Peterson, Impressionist Spring Garden, Tree in Bloom, 1918

$28,000

H 27 in W 33 in

"Orchard in Blossom" Jane Peterson, Impressionist Spring Garden, Tree in Bloom

By Jane Peterson

Located in New York, NY

Jane Peterson Orchard in Blossom, circa 1918 Signed lower left Watercolor and gouache on paper 18 x 24 inches Exhibited New York, National Arts Club, American Watercolor Society - A...

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1910s American Impressionist Jesse Leach France Art

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Paper, Watercolor, Gouache

Charles Partridge AdamsAntique Impressionist Painting "Spanish Peaks" Colorado Mountain Landscape 1900, 1900

$3,950

H 20 in W 25 in D 1 in

Antique Impressionist Painting "Spanish Peaks" Colorado Mountain Landscape 1900

By Charles Partridge Adams

Located in Portland, OR

A very attractive American Impressionist watercolor & gouache painting, "The Spanish Peaks" Colorado mountain landscape scene, by Charles Partridge Adams (1858-1942), circa 1900. Thi...

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Early 1900s American Impressionist Jesse Leach France Art

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Watercolor, Gouache

SongaPair of Impressionist Mediterranean Garden Views. Gouache & Watercolor on Paper

$1,127Sale Price|20% Off

H 26.78 in W 32.09 in D 0.4 in

Pair of Impressionist Mediterranean Garden Views. Gouache & Watercolor on Paper

Located in Cotignac, FR

Pair of early 20th Century French watercolours of a Mediterranean garden. The paintings are signed bottom right, Songa, and are presented under a hand coloured custom mount in a plain wood frame under glass. A pair of charming representations of a garden in spring and early summer. The first shows a line of majestic Cyprus trees...

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Early 20th Century Impressionist Jesse Leach France Art

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Paper, Watercolor, Gouache

Carl Oscar BorgAn Old Military Road, The Road over Dovrefjell, Norway, late 1800s

$2,819

H 9.06 in W 11.03 in

An Old Military Road, The Road over Dovrefjell, Norway

By Carl Oscar Borg

Located in Stockholm, SE

Carl Oscar Borg (1879–1947) An Old Military Road, The Road over Dovrefjell, Norway gouache on paper, ca. 1900 signed sheet 12.5 cm x 17.5 (4.9 x 6.9 in) framed 23 × 28 cm (9 × 11...

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1890s American Impressionist Jesse Leach France Art

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Paper, Gouache

Joseph PennellACAPULCO, c. 1901-08

$900Sale Price|45% Off

H 10 in W 14 in

ACAPULCO

By Joseph Pennell

Located in Santa Monica, CA

JOSEPH PENNELL (1857 - 1926) ACAPULCO 1901-08. Colored pastel and gouache drawing on blue paper. Signed and titled in pencil in his early signature. Image 10 x 14 inches to just ab...

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Early 1900s American Impressionist Jesse Leach France Art

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Pastel, Gouache

Eleanor Parke CustisEleanor Parke Custis Gouache “San Giacomo” Italian Church Landscape

$3,500

H 14 in W 16 in

Eleanor Parke Custis Gouache “San Giacomo” Italian Church Landscape

By Eleanor Parke Custis

Located in Rockport, MA

This refined gouache painting titled "San Giacomo" by American artist Eleanor Parke Custis depicts a historic Italian church set against a mountainous l...

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20th Century American Impressionist Jesse Leach France Art

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Gouache

Jane PetersonVenice, 1919

$60,000

H 17.5 in W 17.5 in D 1.5 in

Venice

By Jane Peterson

Located in New York, NY

Singed (at lower left): Jane Peterson

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Early 20th Century American Impressionist Jesse Leach France Art

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Gouache

Carl Oscar BorgGathered by the Easter Fire, Dalsland, Late 1800s

$3,524

H 9.06 in W 11.03 in

Gathered by the Easter Fire, Dalsland

By Carl Oscar Borg

Located in Stockholm, SE

A rare and atmospheric work from Carl Oscar Borg’s early years in Sweden, this evocative gouache captures the tradition of Easter fires (påskeldar) in the rural region of Dalsland. A...

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Late 19th Century American Impressionist Jesse Leach France Art

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Paper, Gouache

Eugene Galien-Laloue'Theatre Du Chatelet, Paris' a framed gouache painting, circa 1900

$16,381Sale Price|20% Off

H 12 in W 16.5 in D 2 in

'Theatre Du Chatelet, Paris' a framed gouache painting

By Eugene Galien-Laloue

Located in St. Albans, GB

Theatre Du Chatelet A stunning gouache by one of France's premier artists specialising in Parisian scenes. Eugene Galien LALOUE (1854 - 1941) Eugène Galien Laloue was particularly...

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Early 20th Century Impressionist Jesse Leach France Art

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Gouache

Edward DufnerSummer Days Impressionist, circa 1916

$28,000

H 31.5 in W 24.5 in D 3 in

Summer Days Impressionist

By Edward Dufner

Located in New York, NY

Edward Dufner is one of America's finest American Impressionists. This is an exceptional work by him. The technique is exquisite with the brushwork being refined and sophisticated,...

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1910s American Impressionist Jesse Leach France Art

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Watercolor, Gouache

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Jesse Leach France"Prouts Neck, Maine", Circa 1910

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H 15 in W 18 in D 1 in

"Prouts Neck, Maine"

By Jesse Leach France

Located in Southampton, NY

Oil on artist board painting by the American artist, Jesse Leach France. Signed lower left. Condition: Very good. Circa 1910. View of Prouts Neck coastl...

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1910s Post-Impressionist Jesse Leach France Art

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Oil, Board

Jesse Leach France"Sunrise Over Prout's Neck, " Jesse Leach France, watercolor, coastal, Maine

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H 10 in W 18 in

"Sunrise Over Prout's Neck, " Jesse Leach France, watercolor, coastal, Maine

By Jesse Leach France

Located in Wiscasset, ME

Painter and teacher Jesse France was born in Ohio, and lived and painted along the eastern seaboard in New York City, New Haven, CT and on Higgins Beach, Maine. After studying art at...

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Early 1900s Impressionist Jesse Leach France Art

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Watercolor

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