Pair of French Academy Paintings by Didier-Tourne

A charming pair of French seascape paintings using muted colors. The texture of the artwork is interesting and complex. Both paintings were pa...

Rich with color and a Maxfield Parrish-like wry humor, this original gouache painting was executed by a student with the initials JK for an annual vaudeville and dance event put on for the older students of the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts in Philadelphia. The fool is shown in profile, with his hat ringed with bells and his hair cut in a Prince Valiant...

Antique Painting, Landscape painting, scenery painting which represents the "Les Gorges de la Dordogne" in Neuvic, France.  Landscape art work, XIX Century. Place where many painters were inspired including Claude Monet. Paintings with landscapes that represent nature. The ancient painting and the frame are restored. The work is signed Didier Pouget, a French landscape painter, who loved to paint outdoors and especially southern France. William Didier Pouget (1864-1959) was born in Toulouse and began his career as an artist in 1886 when he participated in the "Salon de Paris". He studies at the "Des Beaux-Arts" school in Toulouse and then at the "Académie de Paris", considered close to the Impressionist painters. He becomes a member of the "Société Des Artistes Français", knows and associates with many important artists including Jean Baptiste Corot. His river landscapes are rich in poetry and the painter usually prefers to capture the light of sunset or sunrise, I paint the figure of the tree in a dark and decisive color in contrast with the clear light of the sky. In fact, on the back the painter writes what he paints, namely the light of 'Les Gorges de la Dordogne'. Since 1903 Didier-Pouget exhibits in the United States where he is very much appreciated. Many works by this important artist are exhibited in the many museums. The oil painting dresses...

In France, these still life paintings are called "Nature and Mort ". This pair is painted on oil cloth and mounted on wood panel. The panels are then varnished. The melon, apple a...

A pair of paintings by Francesco Peluso (1836-1916): 'Neapolitan Promenade’ and ‘Pastoral Promenade’. Oil on canvas. Signed 'F Peluso' to the ...

Pair of French Victorian (19th Cent) oil on canvas paintings of standing cavaliers in gilt frames (sgnd: C. Fembleque).