French Dock and Seascape by Cesar Vilol

The watercolor painting by French painter France Cami represents a still-life in a semi-abstract style. The dominant color is a striking pink, which immediately draws the viewer's...

Dreamy landscape picturing a view of a castle in France. Large original frame made of walnut. I love the soft and delightful pastel colors that are used. The colors add emotion to...

The background of this intricate lithograph and watercolor from France depicts a geisha playing a musical instrument, while the foreground depicts a harlequin and two women wearing m...

Depicting a big eyed newsboy holding a stack of newspapers, this painting has an interesting medium. It was rendered in watercolor on board with original newspaper...

In Eric Fiazi's vertical abstract acrylic masterpiece, a symphony of colors dances across a serene lilac canvas, capturing the essence of life's vibrant complexities. The intertwinin...

This engaging watercolor by Isis Lily is part of her "coffee cup or saucer" series. Lully (b. Switzerland 1936) has spent most of her successful career in Pari...

Cesar Villacres Ecuador, 1880 –1941 “Flower Seller” Oil on board 12 by 16 in. W/frame 17 by 21 in. Cesar Villacres was an Ecuadorean artis...

Mid-Century seascape oil painting depicting a dock scene with ships coming in to port while dockworkers unload cargo by lantern light in a black painted wooden frame.

Framed oil on board by the New Zealand artist Shay Docking (1928-2000) entitled 'The Burnt Paddock'. Signed and dated Shay Docking 61 lower right and titled 'The Burnt Paddock.' This vibrant abstract painting depicts the beauty of vibrant fields of corn or wheat and evokes the sights and smells...

A wide oil on canvas op-art kinetic painting by artist Cesare Andrade, entitled "Puntigrama Bicromo", signed and dated, painted in Paris, France 1978. This wide and powerful paintin...

This Post Art work, title "Het Venster"of Cesar Bailleux, born in 1937 is a symphony of color. The application of paint and the colors remind the vitality of the work of the Cobra m...

Emile Albert Gruppe (American, 1896-1978) Gloucester Docks, circa 1950 Oil on canvas 20 x 24 inches (50.8 x 61.0 cm) Original Frame: 26 X 30 Inches Signed lower right: Emile A. Gruppe Signed and titled on the stretcher: Gloucester Docks by Emile A. Gruppe Property from a Palm Beach Estate Condition: Excellent in original condition with no in-paint, damage or repairs. AVANTIQUES is dedicated to providing an exclusive curated collection of Fine Arts, Paintings, Bronzes, Asian treasures, Art Glass and Antiques. Our inventory represents time-tested investment quality items with everlasting decorative beauty. We look forward to your business and appreciate any reasonable offers. All of our curated items are vetted and guaranteed authentic and as described. Avantiques only deals in original antiques and never reproductions. We stand behind our treasures with a full money back return if the items are not as described. Emile Albert Gruppé was born 1896 in Rochester, New York. He lived the early years of his life in the Netherlands as his father, Charles P. Gruppé, painted with the Hague School of art and acted as a dealer for the Dutch painters in the United States. The family returned permanently to the States around 1913 when rumblings of World War I were brewing. All of Emile's siblings established themselves in the arts, Paulo Mesdag (1891–1979) as a cellist, Karl Heinrich (1893–1982) as a sculptor, and Virginia Helena Gruppé as a watercolorist. Gruppé studied at the National Academy in New York City and the Académie de la Grande Chaumière in Paris. His artistic career began in 1915 but was briefly interrupted in 1917, when he spent a year in the United States Navy.] Although Gruppé is best known for his variety of impressionistic landscapes, he also painted figures and portraits. His modern style was largely inherited from the French Impressionist Monet. "Lily Pads", date and location unknown, one of Gruppe's landscapes, attests to Monet's influence; it is similar to some of the paintings in Monet's Water Lilies series. From 1940–1970, he ran the Gloucester School of Painting at Rocky Neck, on Smith Cove in Gloucester, Massachusetts. He was the teacher of other famous artists including oil painter Otis Cook...