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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Port du Peche Oil Painting by Marcel Mouly, Signed, 18x25.5 Inches
By Marcel Mouly
Located in Chesterfield, MI
Marcel Mouly was one of the last student's of Picasso! This piece is stretched, and very collectible and has a COA. On the back it is reinforced with a wooden crossbar as in the pho...
Oil
$19,000
Original Marcel Mouly Le Cheval Blanc, Abstract Oil Painting, 1968, Signed 20x23
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
The Thinker - Original Gouache on paper
By Marcel Mouly
Located in Paris, IDF
Marcel MOULY The Thinker Original gouache drawing Signed with the artist’s dry stamp Authenticated by the Mouly Committee On paper 32.5 x 25 cm (c. 12.59 x 9.84 in) INFORMATION : P...
Gouache
$6,000
H 24 in W 20 in D 2 in
Abstract Work on Paper Mid-Century Modernism Greek American Gouache Drawing
By Jean Xceron
Located in New York, NY
Abstract Work on Paper Mid-Century Modernism Greek American Gouache Drawing. A modernist artist who emigrated to America from Greece in 1904, when he was fourteen years old, Jean Xceron is described as having a reputation as an artist that has mysteriously fallen into obscurity---especially since he was reportedly quite prominent during his lifetime. However, a partial explanation of that omission is the fact that many of his papers and early records have been lost. He was a painter of biomorphic abstractions and did collages, which were influenced by Dadaism. Xceron was active in New York City when modernism was gaining influence. Of him during this period, it was written that his artistic role was "a vital link between what is commonly termed as the first-generation (the Stieglitz group, the Synchromists, etc.) and second-generation, the American Abstract Artists, the Transcendental Painting...
Paper, Gouache
$1,350
H 25.6 in W 21.26 in D 0.79 in
"Once Verdant" (flora, abstract, roses, blush, pink, green, dye, antique linen)
By Nicholas Evans
Located in Paris, IDF
ONCE VERDANT 2024 Paris, France This enchanting painting portrays the artist's vision of an abstracted, organic floral pattern. The floral shapes and shadows allude to traces of a ...
Linen, Dye, Oil
$2,971
H 35.44 in W 51.19 in D 0.79 in
Light 5 July 04:23, Modern Landscape Painting, Minimalistic, Abstract, Sea View
By Robert Motelski
Located in Hallein, AT
Robert Motelski's paintings are exceptional visions of nature, visions of space which surrounds us. They tell about being, fate and passing. They depend on the season of year, the ti...
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
$971
H 20.87 in W 15.75 in D 0.79 in
BOAT 02 September 20:24 - Modern Landscape Oil Painting, Nature Lake, Minimalism
By Robert Motelski
Located in Hallein, AT
Robert Motelski's paintings are exceptional visions of nature, visions of space which surrounds us. They tell about being, fate and passing. They depend on the season of year, the ti...
Canvas, Oil
Abstract Orange, Yellow, Pink
By Frederick Conway
Located in New Orleans, LA
Frederick Conway (1900-1973) was a painter, educator, and lecturer. Conway was born in Saint Louis, Missouri, and studied at the Saint Louis School of...
Canvas, Oil
$600
H 18.12 in W 14.97 in D 0.79 in
"All Fours" (Animalia, Fauna, Contemporary, Original, Nude Figures, Raw, Horses)
By Nicholas Evans
Located in Paris, IDF
ALL FOURS 2025 Paris, France The painting shows four men on hands and knees in the foreground, their bodies merging in muted white and black tones against a plain ochre-brown backgr...
Acrylic, Dye, Cotton Canvas, Oil
$95,000
H 39.5 in W 59.5 in
Phenomena Royal House, Abstract Gouache on Paper, Late 20th Century
By Paul Jenkins
Located in New York, NY
Paul Jenkins American, 1923–2012 Signed and dated on the back. Paul Jenkins’s intuitive, chance-based painting techniques helped pioneer new approaches to Abstract Expressionism. Je...
Paper, Gouache
$385
H 26 in W 20 in D 0.13 in
A Stylish, Colorful, Mid-Century Modern 1950s Abstract Geometric Textile Design
By Andre Delfau
Located in Chicago, IL
A stylish, colorful 1950s Mid-century Modern abstract geometric textile design (depicting a polychrome patterned design of horizontal bands and spheres in red, blue and green tones) ...
Paper, Gouache, Graphite
Abstract Triptych
By Stuart Bigley
Located in Germantown, NY
Stuart Bigley is an artist based in New York’s beautiful Hudson Valley. He has been making and showing his artwork for over 40 years. During this time he also co-founded and ran the ...
Acrylic Polymer, Canvas, Oil
Abstraction in Yellows
By Stuart Bigley
Located in Germantown, NY
Stuart Bigley is an artist based in New York’s beautiful Hudson Valley. He has been making and showing his artwork for over 40 years. During this time he also co-founded and ran the ...
Canvas, Oil
$780
H 19.69 in W 19.69 in D 0.79 in
"Potion as a Place" (Violet Floral, Energetic, Vibrant, Abstract, Landscape)
By Nicholas Evans
Located in Paris, IDF
"Potion as a Place," 2024, Paris, France A deep and bold floral of an abstract, mesmerizing landscape. This original oil painting on linen exudes loose and energetic movement with rich purples, that dances across the surface. Swirls of the floral, rose composition...
Oil, Linen
$971
H 15.75 in W 20.87 in D 0.79 in
Light 28 August 19:59, Modern Landscape Painting, Minimalistic, Abstract, Sea
By Robert Motelski
Located in Hallein, AT
Robert Motelski's paintings are exceptional visions of nature, visions of space which surrounds us. They tell about being, fate and passing. They depend on the season of year, the ti...
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic