French Oil on Canvas Painting of a Street Fountain in Provence, Signed L. Mery

A very accurate depiction of a hillside in Les Baux-de-Provence, France, this oil on canvas painting by Jules Felix Brien is surrounded by a gold leaf papier-mâché frame adorned with...

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...

A beautiful oil on canvas rendering of a stag hunt, presented in a fluted giltwood frame with a bundled husk border and large, parted leaves in the corners. The painting is signed in the lower right corner by the artist, “H. de Forges”, a member of the Barbizon French school of the late 1800s, who specialized in animal hunt scenes. The vibrancy of de Forges’ painting has not diminished over time; the colors seem to pop right off the canvas. A blue sky with some low-lying white clouds hangs above trees mainly bereft of leaves, indicating it is late autumn. Slender grass, ranging from green to brown, surrounds a watering hole in the middle of a clearing, with a single stag near the water’s edge. Eight white hunting dogs with black and tan markings surround the deer on one side of the pond. Behind the pack is a brown horse ridden by a huntsman dressed in red and black, preparing to sound the hunting horn. Two more riders in red, black, and white, also on brown horses, are emerging from a small hill behind the deer. Hunting, always a very important pastime in France, became one of the more popular genres in 19th century art, along with with quality pastoral and landscape paintings. Realism was a defining feature of the Barbizon School, as artists were attracted to spending more time living and painting in the natural world. Our hunt scene depicts the surrounding of prey, or pre-hunt revelry. The beautifully colored oil on canvas stag hunt painting...

Painted in the Neoclassical style, this remarkable set of six oil on canvas paintings offers a captivating allegorical portrayal of the Muses from Greek mythology, each signed and da...

This large (110 inches high) oil on canvas painting depicts a successful hunter, with his felled game displayed near his retriever dogs. Our hunter is leaning against a stone pedestal, clad in blue coat and pants with his rifle beneath his right hand. The man is wearing a gold cap with red fabric attached to it and has a sword on his left hip. Three retriever dogs stand to the hunter’s left, while a fourth sits in front of him (the man appears to be motioning to this dog with his left hand). An orange terra cotta vase adorned with spiral fluting sits on top of a molded plinth at the top of the pedestal. Ivy has begun to wrap around the vase, which also is festooned with green drapery. On a ledge at the base of the pedestal is the felled game: a rabbit and three birds. The hunting display is surrounded by numerous trees and shrubbery. Mountains and a lake can be seen in the background, beneath a blue sky with pink and orange clouds and birds flying. Based on the size and vertical orientation, the scene was most likely part of a French boiserie room...

This large (96 3/4 inches high) oil on canvas painting depicts a man and his dog on a hunt in the French countryside. A hunter dressed in red and tan with a mauve overcoat can be seen following behind a white retriever...

A beautiful oil on canvas painting titled "Montmartre rue de l'Abreuvoir" signed by G. Denis. This very decorative work of art is painted in the manner of Edouard Cortes that delig...

A beautiful original oil on canvas painting of a street scene in Paris, France. This painting perfectly depicts life in the "City of Lights" with its restaurants, busy streets, cafes...

French scene painting on oil on canvas. The measurement of the image without the frame is 47.50"W, 23.50"H, and 1"D. This painting probably was ...

Child Seated in a Field in Provence French Post-Impressionist School, circa 1950's Oil painting on canvas, framed in a Montparnasse style frame Framed: 26.50 x 23 inches Provenance:...

Decorate a study, living room or den with this beautiful vintage Paris painting. Created in France circa 1970 and set in a walnut frame dressed...

An oil painting of a French cafe and people walking on the busy streets of France.