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French Provincial Paintings

FRENCH PROVINCIAL STYLE

Removed from the fashions of the court, French Provincial style developed in the provinces of the country, such as Provence, Normandy, the Loire Valley and Bordeaux. Dating to the 17th and 18th centuries, French Provincial furniture was not as ostentatious as the designs being produced for the royal palaces, but elegant S-shape cabriole legs and ornate carvings elevated the sturdy chairs, sofas, tables and bedroom furniture intended for everyday use.

Although it varies by region, antique French Provincial furniture is unified by solid construction and an artisanal attention to design. While this furniture often followed the metropolitan trends — including the Rococo or neoclassical aesthetics of Louis XIV, Louis XV and Louis XVI — since it was produced in the French countryside it was more subdued with nods to its rustic settings.

Local materials like fruitwoods, oak, beech and walnut were used to construct large French Provincial armoires for storage and comfortable armchairs with rush-woven seats. Wrought-iron elements and carvings like floral details and scallop patterns were common as ornamentation. Furniture was frequently painted white or other muted colors that coordinated with gilt and would acquire a patina of age over time. Other wood was just stained with vibrant fabric such as toile de Jouy, which sometimes depicted pastoral scenes, adding color as upholstery.

The style arrived in the United States after World War I, with soldiers returning home wanting furniture like what they had seen in the rural homes and castles of France. In Grand Rapids, Michigan, designer John Widdicomb split from his family business, the Widdicomb Furniture Company, and had been focusing on Louis XV– and French Provincial–style furnishings since the early 1900s. Other American manufacturers such as Baker, Drexel, Henredon and Thomasville also responded to demand. Today antique French Provincial pieces and reproductions continue to be popular.

Find a collection of antique French Provincial dining tables, seating, decorative objects and other furniture on 1stDibs.

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Style: French Provincial
French Landscape Oil Painting By Daniel Clesse
Located in Charlotte, NC
Amazing, rich colors in this horizontal landscape of a southern France countryside village by French painter Daniel Clesse. Clesse was born in 1932 in Paris. He moved to South of Fr...
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Late 20th Century French French Provincial Paintings

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Paint

Pair, 18th Century French School Natura Morta Paintings - Museum Label
Located in Atlanta, GA
French School, circa 1780. A phenomenal pair of 18th century French School Nautra Morta paintings on canvas. Each master work depicts a rich tapestry of romantic imagery including doves, a quiver, roses, torches, musical instruments and more. Each painting is set inside a period gilt wood frame and feature a Cooper Union Museum label to verso. -The Cooper Union Museum for the Arts of Decoration was founded in 1895 by sisters Sarah Cooper Hewitt, Eleanor Garnier Hewitt, and Amy Hewitt Green, daughters of Abram S. Hewitt and grand-daughters of Peter Cooper, founder of The Cooper Union. Following its official opening, in 1897, on the fourth floor of Cooper Union’s historic Foundation Building, the Museum’s collections were enhanced by the collecting acumen of Sarah and Eleanor Hewitt, and by gifts from J.P. Morgan and George A. Hearn, among other donors. The Museum was intended as a reference collection of worldwide material culture for the use of Cooper Union students as well as the general public. By the 1960s the Museum contained more than 90,000 items, including textiles, wallpaper, drawings, prints...
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18th Century French Antique French Provincial Paintings

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Canvas, Giltwood, Paint

Claude Monet Les Coquelicots 1873 Reproduction Oil Painting With Gilt Frame
By Claude Monet
Located in High Wycombe, GB
Claude Monet Les Coquelicots 1873 A Quality Reproduction Oil Painting In Gilt Frame Wild Poppies, near Argenteuil painting was created in 18...
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1870s Italian Antique French Provincial Paintings

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Canvas

Peinture à l'huile Gamins de Paris ou "Poulbot" de Michel THOMAS Française 1970
Located in AIX-LES-BAINS, FR
Les premiers « P'tits Poulbots » ont vu le jour sous le crayon de Francisque Poulbot, un dessinateur, au XX siècle en France, qui immortalisa en son avec humour les garçonnets et fil...
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1970s European Vintage French Provincial Paintings

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Paint

Vintage Impressionist Still Life Roses in Window Painting
Located in Seguin, TX
Vintage mid century oil on canvas painting of still life with flowers on table by a sunny window. Interesting perspective w...
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Mid-20th Century Unknown French Provincial Paintings

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Canvas, Paint

Impressionist Oil Painting by Listed Artist Frank Myers Boggs
By Frank Myers Boggs
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Frank Myers Boggs is a well known Impressionist painter who is currently exhibited in many museums, such at the Metroploitan Museum of Art in New York. This is a wonderful example of...
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19th Century French Antique French Provincial Paintings

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Canvas

20th Century French Framed Landscape Painting on Stretched Canvas by G. Paël
Located in COLMAR, FR
A very decorative, vintage, landscape painting sourced in France. This oil painting on stretched canvas is signed by artist, G. Paël, in the lower right corner (see photo). The artwo...
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1930s French Vintage French Provincial Paintings

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Canvas

FRAMED Still Life Oil Painting ARTWORK Wall Hanging
Located in Weehawken, NJ
Vintage framed Still Life Oil Painting of Fruit with Pitcher. Framed in a lovely wooden frame. Ready to hang with wire along the back. French, circa 1920. Size of frame: 16 x 18 i...
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1920s Vintage French Provincial Paintings

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Wood

French Oil Painting By Daniel Clesse - Nude
Located in Charlotte, NC
Amazing, rich colors in this nude abstract by French painter Daniel Clesse. Clesse was born in 1932 in Paris. He moved to South of France in the 1970s where he painted until he pass...
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Late 20th Century French French Provincial Paintings

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Paint

Early 20th Century French Village Landscape Oil Painting
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Framed Village Landscape with Houses, 1920's France A beautiful Parisian painting on canvas depicting a peaceful village landscape with a row of houses on a street featuring a scene...
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Early 20th Century French French Provincial Paintings

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Canvas, Wood, Paint

French Oil Painting by Daniel Clesse - Vino
Located in Charlotte, NC
Amazing, rich colors in this abstract oil painting on canvas of a man enjoying his vino by French painter Daniel Clesse. Clesse was born in 1932 in Paris. He moved to South of Franc...
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Late 20th Century French French Provincial Paintings

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Paint

Early 20thC Hand Painted Enamel on Copper Limoges France by Artist E. Carmona
By Etel Carmona
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Simple & elegant hand painted enamel on copper of a French cottage by a pond with dock. Petite in size, work of art is 3.5 x 5. Totality is 10.5 x 9.5 framed. In excellent antique co...
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1910s French Vintage French Provincial Paintings

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Copper

A Pair of French Porcelain Ceramic Plaques Painted By P W 2 Very lovely pieces
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
A Pair of French Porcelain Ceramic Plaques Painted By P W 2 Very lovely pieces, painted on ceramic plaques in fine detail, both depicting a feast day hunting scenes The plaques are ...
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19th Century Antique French Provincial Paintings

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Ceramic

French 19th Century Landscape Painting
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Beautiful French 19th Century landscape painting. Old wood original stretchers . Nice old gilt frame too. Sight dimensions: 15....
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19th Century French Antique French Provincial Paintings

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Canvas, Wood

French Normandie Village Painting
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Beautiful French Normandie village painting. Sight dimensions: 17.5"W x 13.5"H
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Early 20th Century French French Provincial Paintings

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Canvas, Wood

1940's Vintage Original French Floral Oil Painting Framed and Signed by Artist
Located in COLMAR, FR
A simple but beautiful, vintage still-life of a potted pink bégonia. The painting has been sourced in eastern France and is most likely French or Swiss by origine. According to the l...
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1640s French Antique French Provincial Paintings

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Wood, Paint

18th Century hand-colored copper plate engraved botanical prints
Located in Middleburg, VA
18th Century hand-colored copper plate engraved botanical print. Drawn by Ehret and engraved by Johann Jacob Haid. Between 1750 and 1770. Gilt frames with double marbleized French mats.
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Mid-18th Century French Antique French Provincial Paintings

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Copper

Large Oil on Panel: 'The Cowherder by the Pond', by Charles Dhuin
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
Oil on panel: 'The Cowherder by the Pond', by Charles Dhuin, painted around the end of the 19th century, and signed in its lower right corner. This idyllic pastoral scene, with its l...
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19th Century French Antique French Provincial Paintings

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Giltwood, Paint

French Old Master Painting of a Child
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Beautiful French Old Master Painting of a Child. Gorgeous details painted on canvas. This is an early 18th Century original old master painting. Ni...
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Early 18th Century French Antique French Provincial Paintings

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Canvas, Wood

French Still Life with Vegetables, Oil Painting on Canvas
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Still Life Oil Painting on Canvas with Variety of Vegetables, France A very lifelike rendering of a European countryside kitchen or workstation. This 20th Century still life paintin...
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Late 20th Century French French Provincial Paintings

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Canvas, Paint

Georges Paul Leroux (1877 - 1957) Castle of Baux-de-Provence
By Georges Leroux
Located in PARIS, FR
« It is there, among the centuries and the landscapes, that once again Georges Leroux leads our thought, [. . . ] in front of these horizons written with inflexible purity, where the...
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Early 20th Century French French Provincial Paintings

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Canvas

French Impressionist Landscape Oil Painting With Haystacks, circa 1930's
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Countryside Landscape Oil Painting on Canvas of a Field with Haystacks, France 1930's Oil painting on canvas from the estate of Richard Horace Bassett (1900 - 1995). The artist studied and painted in Europe during the 1920s and 1930s, and the offering here shows the influence of the French Impressionists upon his work. The painting dates from about 1930 and is on unstretched canvas under museum glass, and is contained in a custom-made arts and crafts style frame...
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1930s French Vintage French Provincial Paintings

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Canvas, Wood

French Still Life with Vegetables, Framed Oil Painting on Canvas
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Still Life Framed Oil Painting on Canvas with Variety of Vegetables, France 20th Century Still Life painting featuring an abundance of vegetables on a table draped casually with a w...
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Late 20th Century French French Provincial Paintings

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Giltwood, Linen, Canvas, Paint

French Countryside Impressionist Landscape Oil Painting, circa 1930's
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Impressionist Landscape Countryside Oil Painting on Canvas, France Oil painting on canvas from the estate of Richard Horace Bassett (1900 - 1995). The artist studied and painted in Europe during the 1920s and 1930s, and the offering here shows the influence of the French Impressionists upon his work. This 1930's original oil on canvas, laid to board, is contained in a custom-made arts and crafts style frame...
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1930s French Vintage French Provincial Paintings

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Canvas, Wood, Scrap Wood

Oil On Canvas - Albert Deman - Still Life - XXth
By Albert Deman 1
Located in CRÉTEIL, FR
Very beautiful oil on canvas by the French painter and sculptor, Albert DEMAN (1929-1996). It is a still life representing a magnificent wicker basket where fruits and flowers, pear...
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Mid-20th Century French Provincial Paintings

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Paint

The Great Book of Post-Impressionism Diane Kelder Art Book
Located in North Hollywood, CA
The Great Book of Post-Impressionism by Diane Kelder, In this splendid sequel to The Great Book of French Impressionism, Diane K...
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Late 20th Century French French Provincial Paintings

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Paper

Antique Flower Painting, Dahlias Flowers, Oil on Canvas, 19th Century
Located in Breganze, VI
This is an antique Landscape Oil Painting, Mountain Landscape Painting with Snow, early XXth Century.  It is an antique painting, from the 20th ce...
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20th Century French French Provincial Paintings

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Canvas

18th Century French Pastel Portrait of a Young Woman
Located in Buisson, FR
Nice pastel portrait representing a young woman. Wonderful weathered wooden frame and its old glass, France, 18th century. Weathered, small losses.
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18th Century French Antique French Provincial Paintings

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Wood, Paper

Vintage French Floral Arrangement Oil Painting
Located in AMSTERDAM, NH
Decorative and fun large vintage vibrant French floral oil painting. Painted in 1974, the palette is of wonderful tones of yellow, red an...
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1970s French Vintage French Provincial Paintings

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Wood, Canvas

19th Century Dutch Oil on Canvas Painting of Old Man Smoking a Pipe Part Suite
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this lovely original 19th century Dutch oil on canvas of an old man smoking a pipe which is part of a suite I have seven of these lifestyle, natural Dutch oil paintings, the others are all listed under my other items, they each have a very serene look and feel to them This one is of an elderly gentleman smoking a pipe The condition of the oil is very good, there will be some wear around the edges and it is unframed as you can see Dimensions Height:- 40.5cm Width:- 30.5cm Depth:- 2cm Please note all measurements are taken at the widest point, if you would like any additional or specific measurements please ask. Any questions please feel free to ask before you bid. ABOUT US We are a privately owned family ran business founded in Wimbledon SW19 and now based in Pulborough RH20. We specialise in finding, restoring very fine luxury antique leather seating, along with every single other type of antique ranging...
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1880s Danish Antique French Provincial Paintings

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Pine, Paint

19th Century French Oil on Canvas Painting, "In the Sheepfold", Signed Lecler
Located in Dallas, TX
Signed by the artist in the lower left corner (“Lecler”), this oil on canvas painting is entitled In the Sheepfold. A typical day in the life of a farmer dressed in blue with a gold hat, the agriculteur can be seen tending to a hay feeder. Behind the man is a flock of 15 sheep, mostly depicted with tan wool and white faces and ears, with the exception of a small all-white lamb. Some of the livestock is grazing from the feeders, while four of them (including the lamb) are gathered near a large water trough. A pair of chickens can be spotted amongst the herd, including a brown rooster...
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19th Century French Antique French Provincial Paintings

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Canvas, Wood, Giltwood, Paint

French 20th Century Large Landscape Painting
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A wonderfully large and vibrant landscape painting from France. Signed in the bottom right corner by the artist. Protected behind antique rolled glass...
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20th Century French French Provincial Paintings

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Canvas, Wood, Giltwood, Paint

18th Century Pastel, Portrait of a Young Boy
Located in Vista, CA
18th century pastel, Portrait of a Young boy with 18th century gilt wood frame.
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18th Century French Antique French Provincial Paintings

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Giltwood

French Vintage Still Life Painting
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A great still life painting from France depicting Classic kitchen elements. The canvas is framed simply in wood trim. Signed by the artist M. Robert in the bottom left corner. Fixed ...
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20th Century French French Provincial Paintings

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Canvas, Wood, Paint

Helca Martele A La Main Hammered Enamel Painting Renoir Vue de Cagnes
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Helca Martele A La Main Hammered Enamel Painting Renoir Vue de Cagnes. Item features hand hammered enamel over copper picture after the impressionis...
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1970s French Vintage French Provincial Paintings

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Metal, Enamel

French Vintage Still Life Painting
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A great still life painting from France depicting classic kitchen elements. The canvas is framed simply in painted wood trimSigned by the artist M. Robert in the bottom left corner. ...
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20th Century French French Provincial Paintings

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Canvas, Wood, Paint

Framed Oil Painting in the 18th Century
Located in Vista, CA
Framed oil painting in the 18th century gendre style circa 1840 Depicting French Provincial life.
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19th Century French Antique French Provincial Paintings

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Paint

French 18th Century Portrait of a Noblewoman
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Wonderful 18th century painted portrait of a French noblewoman. The frame is nicely carved and the canvas is in great condition. Classic French style.
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Late 18th Century French Antique French Provincial Paintings

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Canvas

1960s Still Life Painting in the Style of Henri Matisse
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Very large still life painting in the style of Henri Matisse. Wonderful gold frame. Add some drama to your interior.
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1960s French Vintage French Provincial Paintings

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Canvas

18th Century French Oil Painting
Located in Winter Park, FL
A late 18th century French painting depicting a romantic couple in a pastoral setting. Oil on canvas. Unsigned. Original gilded wood frame. Small repair to canvas in the upper left c...
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Late 18th Century French Antique French Provincial Paintings

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Giltwood, Paint

1950s French "Winter" Landscape Painting
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vintage French "Winter" landscape painting. Beautiful French traditional style frame.
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1950s French Vintage French Provincial Paintings

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Canvas, Wood

French 18th Century Oval Pastel Portrait of a Man in Original Frame
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Fabulous French 18th century pastel portrait of a man in its original gilt frame. Really beautiful detail work with pastel coloring. Very ...
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Mid-18th Century French Antique French Provincial Paintings

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Glass, Wood, Paper

Abstract Vintage Oil Painting on Wood
Located in Ross, CA
Vintage abstract oil painting on wood signed by the artist. Painting dimensions: 12" tall x 9" wide.
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Mid-20th Century French Provincial Paintings

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Wood, Paint

French Paintings Collectible Art Book
Located in North Hollywood, CA
French Painting Hardcover collectible art book by Charles Stuckey– January 1, 1997 by Charles Stuckey (Author) Hardcover · 320 page Stuckey examines...
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20th Century French French Provincial Paintings

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Paper

Signed Oil on Canvas by French Artist Jean Hubert Gautier
Located in Redding, CT
Signed Oil on Canvas by Jean Hubert Gautier (1872-1930). Nice heavy impasto technique of a classic french riverscape. The composition includes heavy clouds with a basilica in the bac...
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Early 20th Century French French Provincial Paintings

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Canvas, Wood, Paint

Pair of Ira Yeager Paintings 18th Century Couple
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Fantastic pair of late 20th century paintings by Ira Yeager (1938-2022). "Unseigneur Francois" and "La Duchesse de Modena" oil on canvas paintings measurin...
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20th Century American French Provincial Paintings

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Canvas, Wood

Helca Martele a La Main Hammered Enamel Painting Gauguin Moulin En Bretagne
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Helca Martele A La Main Hammered Enamel Painting Gauguin Moulin en Bretagne. Item featured hand hammered enamel over copper, picture after the impre...
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1970s French Vintage French Provincial Paintings

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Metal, Enamel

Nocturnal Swims by Nicola Ortis Poucette
Located in Los Angeles, CA
"Nocturnal Swims" gilt framed painting by Nicola Ortis Poucette; who was a French Postwar and contemporary painter (1935-2006). Signed on the...
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1960s French Vintage French Provincial Paintings

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Canvas, Wood, Paint

Ira Yeager 18th Century French Gentlemen with Farm Animals
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Large whimsical oil on canvas painting depicting an 18th century French provincial gentleman farmer with chickens and a pig. Late 20th century painting by Ira Yeager (American 1938-2...
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20th Century American French Provincial Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic, Wood

Ira Yeager Homage to Pietro Longhi Painted Bust Wall Mirror
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Fantastic homage to Pietro Longhi the 18th century venetian painter by ira Yeager (American 1938-2022). Beautifully painted late 19th century carved ...
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20th Century American French Provincial Paintings

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Glass, Giltwood

Late 18th Century Louis XVI Period French Village at a River Landscape Painting
Located in Berlin, DE
Late 18th Century French Romantic Landscape Painting, oil on Canvas Charming vertical rectangle ideal french landscape painting, painted in oil on canvas depicting a small village at the banks of a river, the forefront showing wooden brigde which is crossed by a peasant and his dog who is heading towards a midieval abbey on the left bank of the river. On the right edge of the painting a large oak tree...
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Late 18th Century French Antique French Provincial Paintings

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Canvas, Paint

Tableau Vue des environs de Saillans par Léon Bernard EYMIEU signé et daté 1881
Located in VERSAILLES, FR
Painting, oil on canvas, representing an animated landscape in the vicinity of Saillans in the Drome. ( south-east of France ) The painter, Léon Bernard EYMIEU (1828-1907), is a land...
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1880s French Antique French Provincial Paintings

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Plaster, Wood, Paint

Pair of Collectable Antique Persian Hand Painted Oriental Scenes on Silk Framed
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this lovely pair of circa 1880-1900 Persian hand painted silk wall hangings depicting oriental scenes. A very...
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Early 1900s French Antique French Provincial Paintings

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Silk, Paint

French School, "Peasants at the Table, " 1896
Located in Vista, CA
French School, "Peasants at the Table," 1896, marked "AB 1896 VM," lower left, unframed, Measures: H.- 12 in., W.- 10 in.
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Late 19th Century French Antique French Provincial Paintings

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Canvas

French Vintage Framed Painting
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
Oil on board, matted and framed in gilt gold. Depicts a serene thatched roof cottage, signed by artist. Circa 1920, in good condition. Make sure to view the detailed images for a clo...
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20th Century French French Provincial Paintings

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Gold

Framed Antique French Oil Painting of a Burning Shipwreck at Sunset
Located in New York, NY
French (late 19th Century) oil painting of a burning sinking ship at sunset on canvas in a rectangular carved giltwood frame.  
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19th Century French Antique French Provincial Paintings

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Canvas, Wood, Giltwood

Impressionism & Post Impressionism Vintage 1986 1st Edition Collector Book
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Impressionism and Post-impressionism: The Hermitage, Leningrad, the Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts, Moscow, and the National Gallery of Art, Washington. Vintage 1986...
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20th Century French French Provincial Paintings

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Paper

Antique Hand Painted Miniature Portrait on Porcelain in a Brass Easel Frame
Located in San Diego, CA
A very nice antique hand-painted miniature portrait on porcelain of Princess Louise of England, circa 1900s. The piece is mostly likely a "Grand Tour" ...
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Early 20th Century French French Provincial Paintings

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Brass

French Provincial paintings for sale on 1stDibs.

Find a broad range of unique French Provincial paintings for sale on 1stDibs. Many of these items were first offered in the 21st Century and Contemporary, but contemporary artisans have continued to produce works inspired by this style. If you’re looking to add vintage paintings created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include wall decorations, more furniture and collectibles, decorative objects and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with fabric, canvas and other materials. If you’re shopping for used French Provincial paintings made in a specific country, there are Europe, France, and North America pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original paintings, popular names associated with this style include Ira Yeager, Raymond Allegre, Dany Lartique, and E. Bourgeois. It’s true that these talented designers have at times inspired knockoffs, but our experienced specialists have partnered with only top vetted sellers to offer authentic pieces that come with a buyer protection guarantee. Prices for paintings differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $49 and tops out at $75,000 while the average work can sell for $1,999.

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