María Vich Paintings

MANE-KATZ RABBIS, c. 1935 Oil on canvas 18 H. x 14 W. 1/2 in. (45.5 x 35.8 cm.) Signed PROVENANCE Dominion Gallery, Montreal Christies, New York, November 04, 1982. Lot 177: $11,000 Private Collection, New Jersey, 1982-2021 Estate of the above, 2021. Raised in an orthodox Jewish family in Russia, Mane-Katz was born in the Ukraine and became an early 20th-century artist, known especially for portraits and paintings with Jewish themes. From childhood, he had been influenced by stories of Jewish mysticism, which was reflected in his paintings. He had a peripatetic life between Russia, France, Israel, and America. He first studied art in Kiev at the Beaux Arts Academy, and in 1913, went to Paris where he associated with Chaim Soutine and Marc Chagall and continued his art studies there at the Beaux Arts Academy. During World War I, he tried to join the Foreign Legion but was rejected because he was too short. He went back in Russia again, this time joining the Soviet Revolution but rejected the cause because he was so horrified by Josef Stalin. He worked briefly for the Russian ballets, and in 1921, he returned to Paris where in 1927 he took French citizenship. For the next twelve years, he traveled widely, showing his art work and doing many paintings. In 1939, as World War II was breaking out, he was drafted by the French and then was taken prisoner by the Germans. He escaped and went to the United States and remained there until 1945, exhibiting his paintings at Katia Granoff Gallery and Wildenstein Gallery. After the war, he returned to Paris where he had exhibited in the Salons. In Paris to the end of his career, he worked happily, painting hundreds of portraits of rabbis...

The second work of the triptych “What about stereotypes? ” Female silhouette combined with flowers - a decorative subject - but with a deep concept, a series of paintings were prese...

Female silhouette combined with flowers - a decorative subject - but with a deep concept, a series of paintings were presented in a thematic solo exhibition Europe. (Matisse-inspired...

Wonderful little fashion sketch by Raoul Dufy. From the Estate of Andre Robert (Dufy’s studio assistant) to Anthony Field (La Galerie 18). Watercolor and ink on paper unsigned. 4.75"...

Picnic. 1999, paper, pastel, 28.5x33 cm Colorful abstract composition in fauvist style with figures

Louis Valtat (French, 1869-1952) Fauvist Oil painting of a mother and child. A very large painting by Louis Valtat titled Mere et Enfant (Mother and C...

Framed size: 23" x 29" 'Steam Ships' is a joyful celebration of Britain's rich maritime heritage, brought to life through the unmistakable energy and imagination of Simeon Stafford....

Bright, colorful Fauvist figurative painting of a woman with vase of flowers in a vibrant interior space, by an unknown Bay Area artist (American, 20th...

Diane's Garden is a painting made by Evelyne Ballestra, a French contemporary artist. This piece is a part of a flower series, defined by their distinct bright colors, satiny, silky,...

Signed fauvist oil on canvas figures in landscape by French painter Louis Valtat. The work depicts a view of the Arc du Triomphe du Carrousel from the Louvre in Paris, France. A beau...

Woman with Guitar in Vibrant Fauvist Interior, Spanish Figurative Mixed Media Artwork Artist: Jordi Curós Ventura (1930-2007) Title: Woman with Guitar Date: c.1985 Medium: Mixed med...

Seychelles Granite II is a colorful painting made by Evelyne Ballestra, a French contemporary artist, while she was in Seychelles for art residency. The artist uses bright colors in ...