A winner of two of France’s highest honors, the Chevalier de L'Ordre des Arts et Lettres in 1957 and the Premier Prix de Lithographie in 1973, artist Marcel Mouly was associated with Fauvism and found inspiration in the Cubism of Pablo Picasso and the intense colors associated with the work of Henri Matisse. He began his journey to stardom within the dark confines of a German prison cell during the Second World War.
While Mouly studied drawing classes as a youth, it was not until he was placed in solitary confinement that he decided to dedicate his life to pursuing art.
Mistaken for a spy during WWII, Mouly was traveling through Normandy when he was questioned by German soldiers about his identity. He was subsequently imprisoned by the occupying forces in France and was released in 1943. Once free, he met French artist Edouard Pignon, with whom Mouly rented famous sculptor Jacques Lipchitz’s Boulogne studio. Mouly studied under Lipchitz and had his first showing of two paintings at the Salon d'Automne, alongside French painter, Henri Mattise.
In 1948, the French government acquired his Femme à la Lampe, and a flurry of exhibitions followed in Italy, Sweden, Denmark and elsewhere. Mouly’s work is held in the collections of more than 20 museums including the Musée Nationale d’Art Moderne, the Museum of Modern Art, Bibliothèque Nationale and the Los Angeles County Museum.
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"Siphon Noir" Modern Cubist Inspired Blue, Red, and Pink Abstract Still Life
By Marcel Mouly
Located in Houston, TX
Modern Cubist inspired colorful abstract still life painting by the French artist Marcel Mouly. The work features a collection of bottles and vases arranged on a red table that has b...
Canvas, Oil
Marcel Mouly- original oil entitled "Le Cheval Blanc"
By Marcel Mouly
Located in Chesterfield, MI
Marcel Mouly was the last student of Pablo Picasso and painted this abstract original oil in Paris in 1968. The image size is 10" by 13.5" The frame size is 20.5" by 26" Le Cheval ...
Oil
Italy : Mediteranean Seascape - Original Oil on canvas, Signed
By Marcel Mouly
Located in Paris, IDF
Marcel MOULY Italy : Mediteranean Seascape, 1959 Original Oil on canvas Signed and dated bottom right Signed, dated and dated on the back On canvas 46 x 55 cm (c. 18 x 22 in) With b...
Oil
Typhoon - Original Oil on canvas, Signed
By Marcel Mouly
Located in Paris, IDF
Marcel MOULY Typhoon, 1968 Original Oil on canvas Signed and dated bottom right Signed, dated and dated on the back On canvas 72.5 x 92 cm (c. 28.5 x 36.2 in) Excellent condition
Oil
$795
H 17 in W 23 in D 2 in
Vintage American Modernist Interior Still Life Cubist Framed Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Vintage American modernist still life oil painting. Oil on canvas. Framed. Handsomely framed in modernist wood molding. Excellent condition, ready to hang and enjoy.
Canvas, Oil
$1,650
H 18 in W 36 in D 2 in
Stylish Hawaiian Luau Oil Painting by Listed artist Mario Larrinaga (1895-1979)
Located in Baltimore, MD
Mario Larrinaga was born in Baja California in 1895 and moved with his brother to Los Angeles in 1909. He had no formal training in art, but had natural talent that was noticed by local movie studios. He was hired by Universal Studios as a designer, art director and creator of background scenes. He produced some of the background effects for King Kong in 1933. After a career in set design and illustration he focused on painting for pleasure in California, Mexico and Hawaii. He belonged to local art clubs and exhibited his works often. This stylized modernist work was likely created around 1960. It is oil on wood panel and of a horizontal format, 18” x 36”. It portrays a procession of seemingly Hawaiian natives...
Oil
$1,173
H 9.06 in W 12.21 in D 0.4 in
Painting 'Vela' P. Fragiacomo, circa 1910s
By Pietro Fragiacomo
Located in Vicenza, VI
Oil painting on panel by artist P. Fragiacomo, dating from the 1910s. The work, titled "Sail," depicts a small sailboat in the middle of the sea with a figure on board seen from behi...
Canvas, Oil
$700
H 30 in W 34 in D 0.5 in
A brooding American modernist landscape painting with a house or outbuilding
Located in Colfax, CA
A nice American modernist landscape painting, dating from the 1940s. This work is on the manner of E. Oscar Thalinger, but does not appear to be signed. The work is unframed, as it...
Oil
Cubist Still LIfe Oil Painting Wine Fruit Coffee American 1960 Framed
Located in Buffalo, NY
A mid-century American oil painting depicting a dynamic still life painting of a kitchen interior. Great colors and composition are the highlights along with the unique shape of the...
Oil, Board
$6,800Sale Price|32% Off
H 27.625 in W 56.625 in D 2 in
Charles Levier Large Street Scene, Signed Oil on Board, Framed c. 1960
By Charles Levier
Located in Miami, FL
CHARLES LEVIER – UNTITLED STREET SCENE Oil on Board ⚜ Signed Lower Right ⚜ Original Gilt Frame A VIBRANT MIDCENTURY CITYSCAPE BY A MODERN MASTER This original oil on board by Charle...
Oil
$1,633Sale Price|20% Off
H 29 in W 24 in
Fine 20th Century French Post Cubist Oil Painting Still Life of Flowers Interior
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Still Life of Flowers by Laure Noetzin-Azam (French 1929-2024) pupil of André LHOTE oil on canvas, framed framed: 29 x 24 inches canvas: 28 x 23 inches Provenance: all the paintings ...
Oil
$272
H 11.62 in W 9.45 in D 1.97 in
Ginger Jar Extraordinaire, Vibrant Still Life Painting, Interior Artwork
Located in Deddington, GB
A joyful ginger jar in a colourful room, this piece takes a little inspiration from Matisse with the striped wall and organic patterning on the vase. Painted in acrylic on an extra d...
Canvas, Acrylic
$1,473Sale Price|20% Off
H 29 in W 23.5 in
Fine 20th Century French Post Cubist Oil Painting Still Life Flowers
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Still Life of Flowers by Laure Noetzin-Azam (French 1929-2024) pupil of André LHOTE oil on canvas, unframed canvas: 29 x 23.5 inches Provenance: all the paintings we have by this art...
Oil
$680Sale Price|20% Off
H 20 in W 24 in D 3 in
Pennsylvania Modern Oil Painting, Susquehanna River Scene - View of York County
Located in Baltimore, MD
Born in 1916 in Lima, Ohio to a Mennonite family, John Landis Lehman was educated locally. He moved to Chicago in 1942 and enrolled at the Art Institute. By 1954 he had moved to Penn...
Oil
$2,800Sale Price|49% Off
H 55 in W 45 in D 3 in
Impressive WPA Gloucester Oil Painting New England George Matthews Harding
Located in Exton, PA
Dramatic, monumental oil painting laid to Masonite by George Matthews Harding (1882-1959). Painter, illustrator and muralist, Harding was born in Philadelphia. He studied at the Pyle...
Oil
$7,500
H 30 in W 36 in
Fish Story oil painting by Williams Charles Palmer
Located in Hudson, NY
This painting is illustrated in the Catalogue of the 1945 Encyclopedia Britannica Collection of Contemporary American Painting, p.84. Written and edited by Grace Pagano. "Painting ...
Canvas, Oil
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H 25.6 in W 31.89 in
Seascape : Storm is Coming - Original Oil on canvas, Signed
By Marcel Mouly
Located in Paris, IDF
Marcel MOULY Seascape : Storm is Coming, 1957 Original Oil on canvas Signed and dated bottom right On canvas 65 x 81 cm (c. 26 x 32 in) Excellent condition
Oil
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H 13 in W 9.45 in
Man Reading a Newspaper on the Cafe Terrace - Original Oil on canvas, Signed
By Marcel Mouly
Located in Paris, IDF
Marcel MOULY Man Reading a Newspaper on the Cafe Terrace, 1958 Original Oil on canvas Signed and dated bottom right Signed, titled dated and situated on the back On canvas 33 x 24 c...
Oil
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H 31.89 in W 25.6 in
Seascape : Path to the Beach - Original Oil on canvas, Signed
By Marcel Mouly
Located in Paris, IDF
Marcel MOULY Seascape : Path to the Beach, 1962 Original Oil on canvas Signed and dated bottom right Signed, dated and situated on the back On canvas 81 x 65 cm (c. 32 x 26 in) Exc...
Oil
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H 24.41 in W 30.32 in
Boats : The Blue Sails - Original oil painting on canvas, Handsigned
By Marcel Mouly
Located in Paris, IDF
Marcel Mouly (1918 - 2008) Boats : The Blue Sails, 1966 Original oil painting on canvas Handsigned bottom right Signed, titled and dated on the back On can...
Oil
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H 28.75 in W 36.23 in
Still Life : Guitar and Bottles - Original oil painting on canvas, Handsigned
By Marcel Mouly
Located in Paris, IDF
Marcel Mouly (1918 - 2008) Still Life : Guitar and Bottles, 1989 Original oil painting on canvas Handsigned bottom left Signed, titled and dated on the back On canvas 73 x 92 cm (c....
Oil
Wheat Fields in the Sun Champs de Blé au Soleil
By Marcel Mouly
Located in London, GB
MARCEL MOULY 1918-2008 Paris 1918-2008 (French) Title: Wheat Fields in the Sun Champs de Blé au Soleil, 1993 Technique: Original Hand Signed, Dated and Titled Oil on Canvas Size:...
Canvas, Oil
Nude in a Green Room
By Marcel Mouly
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Signed lower right, "M. Mouly", and dated 1970. Titled, verso, "Nu a la Chambre Verte" and inscribed "Paris 1970". A substantial, oil interior scene s...
Canvas, Oil