French Drawings

« Portrait of the Virgin Mary in finery » , Pastel, 1875, by M.Arnould. This drawing is done in pastels with an extreme finesse. This blessed vierge is richly dressed and covered...

Superb, rare and large drawing representing a Portrait of Marie d'Orléans-Longueville, Duchess of Nemours, Princess of France. The drawing is perfectly done. Wonderful work of light on the lace in particular which seems to come out of the painting thanks to its bluish tint. The shadow play is magnificent. On thick marked paper. Drawing Dated 1891 and signed. The Signature is probably “Sieur Duval”. Very good Made from the magnificent painting by Hyacinthe Rigaud (1659-1743), painter of the 18th century model dated 1707. The engraver Pierre Drevet (1663-1738) also engraved this work. The work is “Mary by the grace of God, sovereign of Neufchâtel and Vallangin, duchess of Nemours” / « Marie par la grâce de Dieu, souveraine de Neufchâtel et Vallangin, duchesse de Nemours » Description of the work: Half-legged, seated, turned three-quarters to the left, looking straight on, the princess, whose left arm is folded across her chest, holds her crown placed on the table with her right hand. She is dressed in dark court attire, her head covered with a headdress whose tails are tied on the chest. A curtain and the base of a column constituting the second plan. Marie de Nemours, born in 1625 and died on June 16, 1707, is sovereign princess of Neuchâtel and Valangin. Daughter of Henri II of Orléans-Longueville and Louise de Bourbon-Condé, Mademoiselle de Soissons, she was known until her marriage under the name Marie d'Orléans, Mademoiselle de Longueville. Marie d'Orléans, only daughter of the Duke of Bourbon and Longueville, married Henri II of Savoy, last Duke of Nemours, in 1657. The court was surprised that the richest heiress in France agreed to marry this duke without possessions and without consideration, staid and boring. The Duke of Nemours suddenly fell ill and died on January 2, 1659. The Duchess of Nemours survived him for a long time. In 1694, she was recognized as sovereign of the principality of Neuchâtel and Vallangin (Switzerland), by the states of the country, to the exclusion of the Prince of Conti. She died in Paris on June 16, 1707, at the age of 82. Five months later, despite claims of misconduct by the suitors, the court of these same states awarded this small sovereignty to the King of Prussia. The Duchess of Nemours was said to be miserly and carefully hid her rank under cheap clothes. She was devout but suspicious and often changed her confessor. She left Memoirs, recognized to be remarkable for their accuracy, fidelity and charm of style. Hyacinthe Rigaud, famous painter to King Louis XIV, was born in 1659 and died in 1743. He was the major portraitist of the king and his Court at Versailles. Rigaud fixed for three centuries the image of the official portrait of European courts. On the advice of Le Brun, he devoted himself to portraiture, a genre which he elevated to its highest expression. He attracted the attention of the king and the Court with the portrait of Monsieur...

Jean Cocteau (1889-1963), Profile with Laurel Wreath, 1959. Blue Ink on flyleaf of the book, "The blood of the poet". Signed, dated and dedicated in the centre. Provenance: Offered ...

Signed and numbered Yaacov Agam, colors of love, Serigraph.

A charming giltwood framed French pastel piece “Young Lady with a Dove”. The subject matter includes a young woman with a warm smile in a blue dress holding a dove closely. Linen bac...

These two drawings by the same hand are unsigned. Done in Sanguine on paper the nudes appear to both be different aspects of the same individual since both works have the same facial...

Detailed 18th century style framed pastel bouquet drawing. Intricate burl wood and ebonized wood period frame. Very decorative.

Detailed 18th century style framed pastel bouquet drawing. Intricate burl wood and ebonized wood period frame. Very decorative.

Cirque Medrano chalk Illustrations by André Legrand-Chabrier. André Legrand-Chabrier (1876-1945) was a French novelist, journalist, illustrator and chron...

Adorable drawing from the middle of the 19th century representing an alms giving scene in a church. In the background of the drawing, there is a painting representing Saint Martin cutting off his coat to offer it to a beggar. This painting echoes the symbolism of the sketch. 7 characters appear on the drawing: a poorly dressed woman with a patched dress...

This large and very nice Venice view is a charcoal. This is the amazing the way Venezia is reflected into the water. This is a work signed by François Stro...

Watercolour on paper by Luez "The Ivory Coast", framed under glass, 20th century. Measures: H: 37.5 cm, W: 60 cm, D: 2.5 cm.

Exquisitely drawn in pencil and a feather, light ink wash, creating a pale, ghostly image that is refined and haunting, this full length male nude was accomplished by Cecil de Blaquiere Howard...

Edme Saint-Marcel (1819-1890) pencil, black crayon and watercolor drawing of a lion attributed to Edme Saint-Marcel-Cabin, France, 19th century. Dimensions: 12" W x 8.25" H x 1.75"...

Three gorgeous early 19th century architectural prints by Louis-Pierre Baltard de la Fresque (1764-1846).

Detailed 18th century style framed pastel bouquet drawing. Intricate burl wood and ebonized wood period frame. Very decorative.

French academic drawing of a classical Roman. This handsome framed French drawing of a classical Roman figure was created by a talented artist ...

Le Dresseur et l'Eléphant du Cirque Bouglione (The Elephant Trainer at The Circus Bouglione) is a w/c and pastel Illustration by André Legrand-Chabrier. ...

Antique Original Charcoal and Chalk Study Depicting a Girl and her Dog An extremely charming portrait study which is sensitively and skillfully executed. Framed and glazed in its o...

Titled “l’Homme Sur Un Pied” This contemporary drawing by listed French artist, Gérard Eppelé whose abstract metaphysical forms of humans is a very i...

Two drawing boards by a Parisian artist from the 14th arrondissement. Two drawing boards by a Parisian artist from the 14th arrondissement, mid-20th century. H: 59.5 cm, W: 75.5 cm,...

Airbrush on canvas by François Fabre, known as 2RODE, signed and dated 2012. Airbrush painting by François Fabre, born in 1974, known as 2RODE, on canvas, signed and dated 2012. H: ...

Very decorative collection of modern abstract drawings signed Geza and dated 1988. Attributed to Geza Skobel. Geza Szobel (1905-1963) is a Hungarian painter naturalized French. He ...

An original Maison Jansen pencil drawing depicting an architectural detail "Rosace de Plafond Louis XIV" page 136 Stamped: Jansen, 9 Rue Royale Paris 8e.

Product description: This is a very attractive aquarel drawing by the artist Hiroshi Nakaema. Not a lot can be found on the artist's background leaving us only with the appreciation...

French 1940s gouache on paper. Custom framed with sandblasted oak frame with acid free paper and UV glass.

Eugene Berman (1899–1972) An untitled stage design, ink and wash on paper. French, circa 1950. Signed lower right: EB.

Fabulous small Impressionist painting attributed to French painter, Louis George Eleonor Roy (1862-1907) either gouache or water color on ...

Beautifully framed reproduction on wood from the 20th century. Reproductions on wood and lacquered wood frame, beautifully framed, 20th century. H: 41.5 cm, W: 29.5 cm, D: 3.5 cm

Oil painting on canvas from 20th century. French painting depicting an oriental landscape, a village on stilts, of great charm. Silvered frame with some signs of wear complete with p...

Charming portrait of a young woman by Léon Launay. She is holding a flower in her right hand. This woman is standing in profile. The work is sketched in graphite and red chalk. The c...

Exquisitely drawn in pencil and a feather light ink wash, creating a pale, ghostly image that is refined and haunting, this full length view of a male nude from the side was accomplished by Cecil de...

Pen and ink by the famous Modernist Art Deco Sculptor Chana Orloff (1888-1968) Signed lower right. Pucker Gallery Boston, labeled. Glazed and framed;...

Unknown artist, pencil and watercolor on cardboard. Portrait of a young woman with a pencil. Signed Lam, Paris 1951. In excellent condition. Measures : 27.5 cm. x 35.5 cm. Total...

Beautiful pastel on paper by Ivan Ivanovitch Kowalski (1839-1937), signed and dated 1907. Depicting a woman walking in a snowy forest. Post-impressionist work of the Russian school. ...

An original Maison Jansen pencil drawing depicting an architectural detail "Rosace de Plafond Louis XIV" page 133 Stamped: Jansen, 39 Rue Royale Paris 8e

An original Maison Jansen pencil drawing depicting an architectural detail "Petit Panneau Empire" page 72 Stamped: Jansen, 9 Rue Royale Paris 8e

Vintage Original Pencil and Charcoal Studies The two courtroom scenes are after original drawings by celebrated French artist Honoré Daumier. The two...

Signed and Numbered Yaacov Agam, Colors of Love, Serigraph

Lithograph by Jean Cocteau, Nouvelle de l'étranger, artist proof, 1960-70. Lithograph by Jean Cocteau,1960-70, 1/10, nouvelle de l'étranger, artist proof, unframed. h: 50cm, w: 65cm...

Portrait of a Young Woman, pastel drawing, presented in its original oval frame protected by glass, 18th century Delightful portrait of a young noblewoman in the fashion of the late...

Large Watercolor depicts the daily life of French soldiers belonging to the cavalry. This scene can be dated thanks to the clothes worn by the men in this work. Indeed, the bright bl...

Vintage black wood framed sketch of a rolled up snake, from the Book Peinture et Dessins de Paul Jouve. Dated circa 1930. Not an original Paul Jouve dra...

Bernard Buffet, France, 1954. Still Life With Flowers in Vase, hand-pencil drawing. Ed. 75/100; hand-signed and numbered in pencil. Dimensions: Plate: 6 3/4 x 5 1/2 in. (17.1 x 14 ...

French 40's Gouache on paper. Custom framed with sandblasted oak frame with acid free paper and UV glass.

Pastel by François Auguste Rivier France, late 19th century Signed

A compelling 19th century graphite sketch depicting a man standing with his hands tucked into his back pockets, facing the viewer. The artist captures a relaxed yet confident stance ...

Detailed 18th century style framed pastel bouquet drawing. Intricate burlwood and ebonized wood period frame. Very decorative.

Signed and numbered Yaacov Agam, colors of love, Serigraph.

A fine French 19th century etching and drypoint Titled "Soirée d'été" (Summer Evening) by Jacques Joseph Tissot (French, 1836-1902) depicting Mrs. Kathleen Newton resting on a lounge chair. Signed and dated (l/l): J.J. Tissot, 1881 in the plate. Under the mat, the front of the sheet inscribed in pencil with a '1' in a circle, the verso of the sheet with old price inscription "450-" in pencil. Circa: 1881-1882. Measures: Plate Height: 9 inches (22.9 cm) Plate Width: 15 1/2 inches (39.4 cm) Sheet Height: 14 1/2 inches (36.8 cm) Sheet Width: 20 5/8 inches (52.4 cm) Frame Height: 19 inches (48.3 cm) Frame Width: 24 1/2 inches (62.2 cm) Frame Depth: 1 1/8 inches (2.9 cm) Literature: Wentworth 56. Note: Tissot's from 1881 is said to depict his lover, the Irish divorcee Mrs. Kathleen Newton, resting on a lounge chair. Provenance: Private collection, Los Angeles, California Jacques Joseph Tissot (French, 15 October 1836 – 8 August 1902), Anglicized as James Tissot, was a French painter and illustrator. He was a successful painter of Paris society before moving to London in 1871. He became famous as a genre painter of fashionably dressed women shown in various scenes of everyday life. He also painted scenes and characters from the Bible. Jacques Tissot was born in the city of Nantes in France and spent his early childhood there. His father, Marcel Théodore Tissot, was a successful drapery merchant. His mother, Marie Durand, assisted her husband in the family business and designed hats. A devout Catholic, Tissot's mother instilled pious devotion in the future artist from a very young age. Tissot's youth spent in Nantes likely contributed to his frequent depiction of shipping vessels and boats in his later works. The involvement of his parents in the fashion industry is believed to have been an influence on his painting style, as he depicted women's clothing in fine detail. By the time Tissot was 17, he knew he wanted to pursue painting as a career. His father opposed this, preferring his son to follow a business profession, but the young Tissot gained his mother's support for his chosen vocation. Around this time, he began using the given name of James. By 1854 he was commonly known as James Tissot; he may have adopted it because of his increasing interest in everything English. In 1856 or 1857, Tissot travelled to Paris to pursue an education in art. While staying with a friend of his mother, painter Elie Delaunay, Tissot enrolled at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts to study in the studios of Hippolyte Flandrin and Louis Lamothe. Both were successful Lyonnaise painters who moved to Paris to study under Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres. Lamothe provided the majority of Tissot's studio education, and the young artist studied on his own by copying works at the Louvre, as did most other artists of the time in their early years. Around this time, Tissot also made the acquaintance of the American James McNeill Whistler, and French painters Edgar Degas (who had also been a student of Lamothe and a friend of Delaunay), and Édouard Manet. In 1859, Tissot exhibited in the Paris Salon for the first time. He showed five paintings of scenes from the Middle Ages, many depicting scenes from Goethe's Faust. These works show the influence in his work of the Belgian painter Henri Leys (Jan August Hendrik Leys), whom Tissot had met in Antwerp earlier that same year. Other influences include the works of the German painters Peter Von Cornelius and Moritz Retzsch. After Tissot had first exhibited at the Salon and before he had been awarded a medal, the French government paid 5,000 francs for his depiction of The Meeting of Faust and Marguerite in 1860, with the painting being exhibited at the Salon the following year, together with a portrait and other paintings. Émile Péreire supplied Tissot's painting Walk in the Snow for the 1862 international exhibition in London; the next year three paintings by Tissot were displayed at the London gallery of Ernest Gambart. In about 1863, Tissot suddenly shifted his focus from the medieval style to the depiction of modern life through portraits. During this period, Tissot gained high critical acclaim, and quickly became a success as an artist. Like contemporaries such as Alfred Stevens and Claude Monet, Tissot also explored Japonisme, including Japanese objects and costumes in his pictures and expressing style influence. Degas painted a portrait of Tissot from these years (Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York), in which he is sitting below a Japanese screen hanging on the wall. Still on Top, 1873 Tissot fought in the Franco-Prussian War as part of the improvised defense of Paris, joining two companies of the Garde Nationale and later as part of the Paris Commune. His 1870 painting La Partie Carrée (The Foursome) evoked the period of the French revolution. Either because of the radical political associations related to the Paris Commune (which he was believed to have joined mostly to protect his own belongings rather than for shared ideology), or because of better opportunities, he left Paris for London in 1871. During this period, Seymour Haden helped him to learn etching techniques. Having already worked as a caricaturist for Thomas Gibson Bowles, the owner of the magazine Vanity Fair, as well as exhibited at the Royal Academy, Tissot arrived with established social and artistic connections in London. Tissot used...

Very handsome original portrait drawing signed Chady, dated 1967. This interesting piece of art resembles Vincent van Gogh's self portrait. Measur...

Antique Male Nude Art Study Drawing From Paris, Framed in Italy Offered for sale is a late 19th-century male nude art study drawing in graphite...

One of a series of drawings Bernard Boutet de Monvel made circa 1922 while participating in the Croisière Citroën, an expedition comprising scientists and artists who traversed the S...

One of a series of drawings Bernard Boutet de Monvel made circa 1922 while participating in the Croisière Citroën, an expedition comprising scientists and artists who traversed the S...

An authentic perfect and bright, originally hand-colored, illustration of four birds, on parchment paper (copper engraving). It has a fine shining because of the authenticly applied ...

An authentic perfect and bright, originally hand-colored, illustration of four Ducks, on parchment paper (copper engraving). It has a fine shining because of the authenticly applied ...

A perfect and bright, originally hand-colored, illustration of four Ducks, on parchment paper (copper engraving). It has a fine shining because of the authenticly applied egg-yolk as...

An authentic, perfect and bright, originally hand-colored, illustration of 6 Colibri's, on parchment paper (copper engraving). It has a fine shining because of the authenticly applie...

A pastel and watercolor portrait of the poet Marc Chesneau (1899-1980), drawn by Gaetano de Gennaro (1890-1959). Drawn on paper, signed and dated with the message "to the poet of Rev...

Framed gouache on paper drawing by Jean-Jacques Blot. Signed: "Jean Blot 88".