Known for his pastoral landscapes, still-life paintings of flower bouquets, and portraits — notably of his wife, Claudine — French painter Marcel Dyf is widely regarded as one of the last of the true Impressionists. His mastery of composition and use of soft colors influenced many artists, setting the standard for 20th-century Post-Impressionism.
Dyf was born Marcel Dreyfus in 1899 in Paris. As a child, he displayed artistic talent but briefly considered a career as an engineer before becoming a professional painter at 23, influenced by the likes of Pierre-Auguste Renoir, Rembrandt van Rijn and Johannes Vermeer.
In 1922, Dyf set up a studio in Arles and initially painted landscapes, capturing scenes of the surrounding countryside in oil on canvas. He produced many landscapes depicting Provence, Brittany, Normandy and locales further afield such as Venice, Morocco and Israel.
It wasn’t long before Dyf’s works caught the eye of art dealers and collectors, and he was urged to exhibit in Paris at the Salon des Artistes Français, the Salon d’Automne and the Tuileries.
In 1935, he moved from Arles to Paris and, at the outbreak of World War II, joined the French Resistance. Following the war, during the 1950s, he met 19-year-old model Claudine Godat, who — despite their 36-year age difference — became his wife, muse and subject for many of his most well-known portraits. These include Claudine Songeuse, Claudine and the Red Rose and Claudine with Flowers.
Over the course of his career, Dyf created a substantial body of work — he made landscape paintings, portraits and figurative works. He also painted frescoes in the Museon Arlaten in Arles and produced decorative pieces in the town halls of Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer and St-Martin-de-Crau.
Following his death in 1985, Dyf’s paintings continued to be featured in numerous exhibitions. The General Council of Bouches-du-Rhône staged a retrospective of his early works in 1995. Four years later, a show that marked what would have been his 100th birthday was held at the L’Espace Dyf in Bois-d’Arcy.
Today, Dyf’s paintings and prints are highly sought by dealers and collectors of Impressionist and Post-Impressionist art.
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Champ de ble - Post Impressionist Landscape Oil by Marcel Dyf
By Marcel Dyf
Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire
Signed oil on canvas landscape circa 1960 by French post impressionist painter Marcel Dyf. The work depicts a golden wheat field, contrasted against dark hills in the distance. Sign...
Canvas, Oil
$21,063
Mauldre au debut de Printemps - Post Impressionist Landscape Oil by Marcel Dyf
By Marcel Dyf
Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire
Signed oil on canvas riverscape circa 1950 by French post impressionist painter Marcel Dyf. The work depicts the Mauldre - a long river in north-central France which is an estuary fo...
Canvas, Oil
"Le Bassin des Tuileries a Paris" Marcel Dyf, Impressionist Garden Fountain
By Marcel Dyf
Located in New York, NY
Marcel Dyf Le Bassin des Tuileries a Paris, 1950 Signed lower right Oil on canvas 18 x 21 1/2 inches Provenance Private Collection, Louisville, Kentucky Marcel Dyf, born Marcel Dr...
Canvas, Oil
Le Moisson - Provence - Post Impressionist Landscape Oil by Marcel Dyf
By Marcel Dyf
Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire
Signed oil on canvas figures in landscape circa 1950 by French post impressionist painter Marcel Dyf. The work depicts doing a late summer harvest in Provence, France. Signature: Si...
Canvas, Oil
L'Oise a Lille Adam (Ile De France)
By Marcel Dyf
Located in Belgravia, London, London
Oil on canvas Canvas size: 18 x 21.5 inches Framed: 26.5 x 30 inches Signed lower right
Canvas, Oil
Claudine in the Forest, 1950s Post-Impressionist Oil on Canvas
By Marcel Dyf
Located in New York, NY
In our painting of Claudine, Dyf returns to one of his favorite genres, and with most likely his favorite model. Realized with dramatic suggestive strokes of thick paint, Claudine is...
Canvas, Oil
Un Bouqet D'Ete Dans Un Vase En Verre
By Marcel Dyf
Located in Belgravia, London, London
Oil on canvas, Canvas size: 21.75 x 18 inches Framed size: 29 x 22.5 inches Signed lower right
Canvas, Oil
$41,991
Voiliers
By Marcel Dyf
Located in Belgravia, London, London
Oil on canvas Canvas size: 24 x 28.5 inches Framed size: 32.75 x 38.5 inches Signed lower right
Canvas, Oil
"The Golf" Chiberta in Southern France Post-Impressionist Oil on Canvas Painting
By Marcel Dyf
Located in New York, NY
Marcel Dyf was mostly known for his effortless way to captures the times of the people. Executing most works on-site, he truly was able to absorb the energy and the day, movement of ...
Canvas, Oil
Marcel Dyf Leccon De Musique
By Marcel Dyf
Located in Dallas, TX
Marcel Dyf (French, 1899-1985) Leçon de musique; Music Lesson Circa 1965, Oil on canvas Dimensions: 29 x 24 inches (73.0 x 61.0 cm) Framed: 36 x 31 Inches Signed lower right: Dyf T...
Paint
$27,722
Cale Du Logeo
By Marcel Dyf
Located in Belgravia, London, London
Oil on canvas Canvas size: 15 x 18.5 inches Framed size: 20 x 23 inches Signed lower left
Canvas, Oil
MARCEL DYF Femme à sa Toilette, Modern Oil Painting, Framed, Mid-20th Century
By Marcel Dyf
Located in Rancho Santa Fe, CA
H 30.25 x W 26.75 x D 2 in. (framed) Signed lower right: “DYF” Dyf Archives ID No. 2063 Provenance Christie’s East, New York, Modern Paintings, Drawings & Sculptures, November 10, 1992, lot 60 as Nu à sa toilette. Private collection Private collection, New York (Purchased from above) This item is in our New York City warehouse and can be viewed by appointment. Marcel Dyf’s 1950 oil painting...
Oil, Canvas
"The Gypsy" Pensive Girl Sitting in a Field Oil on Canvas Impressionist Painting
By Marcel Dyf
Located in New York, NY
Marcel Dyf was mostly known for his effortless way to captures the times of the people. Executing most works on-site, he truly was able to absorb the energy and the day, movement of ...
Canvas, Oil
Claudine Oil Painting on Canvas, Post-Impressionist, Signed, Framed
By Marcel Dyf
Located in Stratford-Upon-Avon, GB
Marcel Dyf, France (1899-1985) Claudine Medium: Oil on canvas Framed size: 29.5 x 26 Inches Unframed size: 21.5 x 18 Inches Signature: Signed Provenance: Private collection, UK ...
Canvas, Oil
Djeuner Champtre
By Marcel Dyf
Located in Sheffield, MA
Marcel Dyf French, 1899-1985 Djeuner Champtre Oil on canvas 23 ½ by 28 ¾ in. W/frame 31 ½ by 36 ¾ in. Signed lower left Marcel Dyf (Marcel Dreyfus) was born in Paris on October 7,...
Oil
$900
H 13 in W 15 in
"Blue Hydrangeas" (2025) Original Impressionist Floral Still-Life, Oil on Canvas
By Susie Hyer
Located in Denver, CO
"Blue Hydrangeas" (2025) By Susie Hyer is an original handmade oil painting on stretched linen that depicts a close-up look at a small bushel of blue hydrangeas, done in an impressio...
Canvas, Oil
$4,500
H 20.5 in W 29.25 in D 1.5 in
Figures, Boats, and House - Cape May Point, NJ, Impressionist Beach Scene, 1940s
By Albert Van Nesse Greene
Located in Doylestown, PA
"Figures, Boats, and House - Cape May Point, NJ" is a Pennsylvania Beach Scene by American Impressionist painter Albert Van Nesse Greene. The ...
Oil, Canvas
$37,500
H 31.75 in W 31.75 in D 2 in
“Palm Trees Along Florida Coast, c. 1940” Jane Peterson Impressionist Palm Beach
By Jane Peterson
Located in Yardley, PA
A wonderful example of Peterson’s views of the Florida Coast during her winter trips down south. Painted during Peterson’s mature period, this lively work underscores the energy of ...
Canvas, Oil
$429Sale Price|76% Off
H 18.12 in W 21.46 in D 1.58 in
French school Mountain Landscape in Autumn Signed 1934
Located in Zofingen, AG
➡️ Moutain Landscape in Autumn) ⬅️ ⏩It is signed A Boulgaric⏪ ⭐Medium:⭐ Oil on canvas ⭐Technique: ⭐Impasto painting with expressive brushwork. ⭐Size:⭐55x46cm / 21.7x18.1 inch w...
Gesso, Canvas, Oil, Stretcher Bars
“High Society”
Located in Southampton, NY
Original oil on canvas painting of a lavish interior dinner party scene by Venancio Zolla. Signed lower right. Condition is excellent. Bibliography printed label on frame verso. O...
Canvas, Oil
$2,500
H 25 in W 28.75 in D 2 in
Painting of Fishermen at the Shore Nazarre by Portuguese Artist Gustavo Ferreira
Located in Chicago, IL
Exquisite & beautifully painted Portugese coastal scene painting of "Fisherman at the Shore, Nazarre" by artist Gustavo Ferreira. Nicely framed in a gold-toned frame. Oil on canvas...
Canvas, Oil
$70,000
H 36 in W 30 in
Winter Evening Fifth Avenue - New York at Night - Mid-Century.
By Ernest Fiene
Located in Miami, FL
Mid-century New York City is represented as a moment in time. The artist populates his scene with isolated figures that are more shapes of people as opposed to specific individuals....
Canvas, Oil
Madame Cosson dans son jardin
By Jean-Louis-Marcel Cosson
Located in LE HAVRE, FR
Marcel COSSON (1878-1956) Madame Cosson dans son Jardin Oil on canvas Size : 60,4 x 73,4 cm Signed lower left Painting in perfect condition Without frame Sold with invoice and certif...
Oil, Canvas
Fishing Harbor, Brittiny
By Hayley Lever
Located in Saratoga Springs, NY
Signed lower right and dated 1930. Lever’s “Fishing Harbor in Brittany” is as much a scene celebrating the boats and quaint architecture of coastal France, as it is a nod to its ...
Canvas, Oil
$400Sale Price|20% Off
H 18.12 in W 21.66 in D 1.97 in
French school Luminous Provence mediterranean landscape oil painting Signed
Located in Zofingen, AG
➡️ Landscape Luminous Mediterranean ⬅️ ⏩It is signed Mieutaud⏪ ⭐Medium:⭐ Oil on canvas ⭐Technique: ⭐Impasto painting with expressive brushwork. ⭐Size:⭐46x55cm /18.1x21.7 inch w...
Gesso, Canvas, Oil, Stretcher Bars
$7,950
H 25.5 in W 31.5 in D 2 in
“Florenz (Florence), c. 1910” Post-Impressionist Italy Tuscany Landscape Oil
Located in Yardley, PA
An exceptional post-impressionist view of Florence, Italy by Carl Schmitz-Pleis (1877-1943). In the spring of 1910 Schmitz-Pleis and fellow friend/artist Walter Hugo Ophey travelled...
Canvas, Oil
$350
H 5 in W 5 in D 1 in
"Le Jardin de Monet, II" (2023) by Leigh Ann Van Fossan, Oil Painting, Lily Pond
By Leigh Ann Van Fossan
Located in Denver, CO
Leigh Ann Van Fossan's "Le Jardin de Monet, II" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts an impression of a lily pond. Van Fossan was born in Vail, Colorado, and began oi...
Canvas, Oil
$14,000
H 38 in W 55 in D 1 in
"Mothers and Children on the Beach" - Colorful Bright Impressionist in Oil Paint
By Don Hatfield
Located in Carmel, CA
Don Hatfield (American, born 1947) "Mothers and Children on the Beach" Unknown Oil paint, canvas, stretcher bars Signed on the bottom right of the painting. Don Hatfield’s 'Mothers ...
Canvas, Oil, Stretcher Bars
$200Sale Price|20% Off
H 7.68 in W 9.57 in D 0.4 in
French school Landscape Church Mamers oil painting Signed 1903
Located in Zofingen, AG
➡️ Landscape Woodland and waterfall⬅️ ⏩It is signed Rohlfs 1903⏪ ⭐Medium:⭐ Oil on canvas ⭐Technique: ⭐Impasto painting with expressive brushwork. ⭐Size:⭐19.5x24.3cm /7.7x9.6 inc...
Gesso, Canvas, Oil, Stretcher Bars
Voiliers
By Marcel Dyf
Located in Belgravia, London, London
Oil on canvas Canvas size: 24 x 28.5 inches Framed size: 32.75 x 38.5 inches Signed lower right
Canvas, Oil
Periode De Recolte
By Marcel Dyf
Located in Belgravia, London, London
Oil on canvas, Canvas size: 23.5 x 28.75 inches Framed size: 32.25 x 37.25 inches Signed lower right
Canvas, Oil
Pleine Floraison
By Marcel Dyf
Located in Belgravia, London, London
Oil on canvas Canvas size: 28.75 x 23.75 inches Framed size: 37 x 32 inches Signed lower right
Canvas, Oil
Nature Morte
By Marcel Dyf
Located in Belgravia, London, London
Oil on canvas Canvas size: 28.75 x 23.75 inches Framed size: 36 x 32 inches Signed lower right
Canvas, Oil
Still Life
By Marcel Dyf
Located in Belgravia, London, London
Oil on Canvas Canvas Size: 21.75 x 18 inches Framed Size: 28 x 25.5 inches Signed Lower Right
Canvas, Oil
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H 34 in W 39 in
Amandiers en fleurs - Post Impressionist Landscape Oil Painting by Marcel Dyf
By Marcel Dyf
Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire
Signed oil on canvas landscape circa 1960 by sought after French post impressionist painter Marcel Dyf. The work depicts a view of farmland with almond trees in bloom. Signature: Si...
Canvas, Oil
Claudine Reading
By Marcel Dyf
Located in Belgravia, London, London
Oil on canvas Canvas size: 18 x 21.5 inches Framed size: 26 x 29.5 inches Signed lower right
Canvas, Oil
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H 32 in W 37 in
Le champ de coquelicots - Post Impressionist Landscape Oil Painting - Marcel Dyf
By Marcel Dyf
Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire
Signed oil on canvas figures in landscape by sought after French post impressionist painter Marcel Dyf. The work depicts workers picking flowers in a poppy field in St Paul de Vence,...
Canvas, Oil
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H 32 in W 37 in
Claudine à la capeline - Post Impressionist Portrait Oil Painting by Marcel Dyf
By Marcel Dyf
Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire
Signed oil on canvas portrait by sought after French post impressionist painter Marcel Dyf. The work depicts a painting of Claudine seated at a table upon which are a ceramic vase filled with flowers, a basket of fruit a green wine glass and a crumpled napkin. Claudine is wearing red skirt with a white blouse over which her long red hair...
Canvas, Oil
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H 26 in W 30 in
Lavoir sur la rivière - Impressionist Oil, Figures in Riverscape by Marcel Dyf
By Marcel Dyf
Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire
Beautiful signed oil on canvas riverscape circa 1969 by sought after French impressionist painter Marcel Dyf. The work depicts two women in a wash house, cleaning clothes in the tree...
Canvas, Oil
Marcel Dyf Young Woman Reading
By Marcel Dyf
Located in San Francisco, CA
Marcel Dyf: 1899-1985. Well listed French painter. Some consider him the last of the great French Impressionists. He has had auction results over $60,000 and has sold for more in gal...
Oil
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H 27.5 in W 23.5 in
Le Salon Rouge - Post Impressionist Oil, Figure in Interior by Marcel Dyf
By Marcel Dyf
Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire
A wonderful oil on canvas circa 1950 by French post impressionist painter Marcel Dyf. The work depicts a beautiful brunette woman wearing black and red skirt...
Canvas, Oil
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H 23 in W 26 in
Marche aux Fleurs - Post Impressionist Oil, Figures in Landscape by Marcel Dyf
By Marcel Dyf
Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire
A charming oil on canvas circa 1960 by sought after French post impressionist painter Marcel Dyf depicting women at a flower market in Arles, France. The stalls are shaded by the lon...
Canvas, Oil
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H 15 in W 18 in
Pont de l'Alma - Post Impressionist Oil, River in Cityscape by Marcel Dyf
By Marcel Dyf
Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire
A lovely oil on canvas circa 1940 by sought after French painter Marcel Dyf, depicting a view of the Pont de l'Alma (Alma Bridge) which runs over the River Seine and the buildings of...
Canvas, Oil
Paris - Seine
By Marcel Dyf
Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire
A stunning image of the Seine in Paris c. 1950. Very expressive with great vibrancy and depiction of figures. A really delightful piece. Oil on canvas, signed lower left. Marcel Dyf was a French painter best known for his work in the Impressionist movement. Though he started to paint in his younger years, Dyf did not begin to focus on art until 1922, when he moved to Arles, France. In 1935, he moved to Paris, France, and acquired a studio once used by Maximilien Luce. Dyf only worked there for a few years before he joined the French Resistance during World War II. In 1949, Dyf opened a studio in Saint Paul-de-Vence in Provence, France. The following year, he opened a second studio in Cannes, France, and studied at the Carnegie Institute in Pittsburgh, PA. Though his early work often showed landscapes, he decided to start working on portraits. After Dyf married his wife, Claudine, he asked her to pose for him, and many of his portrait paintings showed Claudine in various poses, including Portrait d''une Femme, Portrait de la Femme à la Robe Bleue, and Le Souper Solitaire. The artist's first show came in 1949 at the House of Petrides in Paris, France. The gallery exhibited his work again in 1951 and 1953. Some of Dyf's later paintings used landscape images in new ways. He frequently added new colors, texture, and fluid lines that gave the paintings a surreal quality. Le port de La Rochelle...
Canvas, Oil
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H 9.65 in W 7.09 in D 0.2 in
Signed Original Painting - Two Girls Seated in Conversation
By Marcel Dyf
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Superb study of two young ladies seated in conversation. Possibly a working sketch for a larger painting to follow - or simply made on the spur of the moment by the artist, purely fo...
Gouache