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
18th Century French Provincial Watercolor
Located in Middleburg, VA
18th Century French Provincial Watercolor. Depicting a Lady and Gentleman riding horses in the original gilt frame, circa 1790.
Pencil and watercolor on toned paper.
Sight Size: 8"...
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18th Century French Antique French Provincial Paintings
Materials
Glass, Paper
Peinture à l'huile Michel Thomas "Poulbot" gamins de Paris Francais 1970 Vintage
Located in London, England
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 temps avec humour les garçonnets ...
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1970s French Vintage French Provincial Paintings
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Paint
Antique French Provincial Oil on Canvas Painting
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Antique French provincial oil Painting.
Scene of the country side with 2 small houses near a river in a forest.
South of France, Province.
Oil...
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Early 20th Century French French Provincial Paintings
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Canvas
Peinture à l'huile de Michel Thomas Gamins de Paris ou "Poulbot" France 1960/70
By M. Požár
Located in London, England
Les « p'tits poulbots », créés par Francisque Poulbot au début du XXe siècle, capturent avec humour la vie des enfants pauvres de Montmartre. Ces illustrations emblématiques ont évol...
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Mid-20th Century French 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
1920s French Chateau Haut-Brion Sémillon Promotional Sign
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
1920s Chateau Haut-Brion, Sémillon promotional sign, French. Painted on a mahogany panel for the Grand Cru 1921/4 wines. Provenance: Moss Collection & Provinces de France, Greenwich,...
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Early 20th Century French French Provincial Paintings
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Wood
A Pair of French Porcelain Ceramic Plaques Painted By P W 2 Very lovely pieces
Located in Godshill, 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
Francois-Alfred Delobbe Oil on Canvas "The Little Neighbour", French, 1835-1920
By François-Alfred Delobbe
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Francois-Alfred Delobbe "The Little Neighbour", French, 1835-1920. A fine and charming Oil on canvas depicting a young lady standing next to a sweet young girl sitting at a well-head. Signed at lower centre: A. Delobbe. Label on reverse has title and medals Hors Concours Paris, 1874 and 1876. Within an ornate gilt-wood and gesso frame, circa 1870.
Measures: Canvas height: 26 inches (66 cm).
Canvas width: 19 3/4 inches (50.2 cm).
Frame height: 38 inches (96.5 cm).
Frame width: 34 inches (86.4 cm).
François-Alfred Delobbe, (1835, Paris-1920, Paris) was a French painter in the Naturalist style.
He was a student of Thomas Couture and William Bouguereau at the École des Beaux-arts, where he had been admitted at the age of 16, and had his debut at the Salon in 1861 with a portrait of his mother. Mythological, Orientalist and genre scenes in the Academic style were his original specialities. His career was truly launched when he obtained a commission to decorate the Town Hall of the recently annexed 15th Arrondissement; one of only eight such commissions granted.
From 1875 until his death, he and his family were regular visitors at the artists' colony in Concarneau, where he had been invited to come by its founder Alfred Guillou and in whose home they sometimes stayed. The soft light of the region inspired him to focus on painting children and young women, generally in peasant scenes. He would often sketch profusely during the summer, then finish the painting during the winter at his Paris Studio. Most of his models came from the Concarneau region.
Museums:
Musée de Brême: Baptéme à Venice.
Musée de Breslau: Filles de l’Océan.
Musée de Rochefort: Le retour des champs...
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19th Century French Antique French Provincial Paintings
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Gesso, Canvas, Wood
Signed French Neoclassical Framed and Glass Cover Painting Resting Nude Woman 40
Located in Miami, FL
Signed French framed painting resting nude woman from the 1940.
Traditionally those paintings were hung above the bed in a master bedroom in France.
...
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1940s French Vintage French Provincial Paintings
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Canvas, Paint, Wood
Original Mardigras Woman Painting by Clair Seglem Signed
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
A large portrait painting of a woman at Mardi Gras. She wears a red off the shoulder dress and holds a feather Mardi Gras mask in a blue/green and oran...
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20th Century American French Provincial Paintings
Materials
Paint, Paper
French 18th Century Pastel Drawing of Boy
Located in Los Angeles, CA
French 18th Century pastel portrait drawing of a boy on paper. Nice older gilt frame, too. Old glass with tiny bubbles. Beautiful details. Add some classic French style to your home.
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Mid-18th Century French Antique French Provincial Paintings
Materials
Canvas
French 18th Century Pastel Drawing Portrait of a Lady
Located in Los Angeles, CA
French 18th Century pastel portrait drawing of a lady. Beautiful details and gorgeous old gilt frame. Glass is old with bubbles. Add some classic French style to your home.
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Early 18th Century Antique French Provincial Paintings
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Canvas
Still Life Painting of Basket of Fruit and Bird
Located in Washington, DC
A still life painting of basket of fruit and bird.
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19th Century English Antique French Provincial Paintings
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Canvas
Landscape of the Ariege by Albert Regagnon Oil on Canvas
Located in Marseille, FR
Landscape of the Ariege Regagnon Albert (1874-1961) representing around Sentarailles dated 1951. French school oil painting on canvas.
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1950s French Vintage French Provincial Paintings
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Canvas
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
Materials
Canvas, Wood
Jean Feugereux (1923 - 1992) French Countryside Watercolor
Located in West Palm Beach, US
Watercolor on paper framed under glass with original frame. Frame and matting show staining and wear. The watercolor itself in in great condition.Jean Feugereux (1923 - 1992) was a...
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Mid-20th Century French French Provincial Paintings
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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
Materials
Paint
Framed Antique French Oil Painting of a Burning Shipwreck at Sunset
Located in Queens, 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
Materials
Canvas, Wood, Giltwood
j Suchet, Oil On Canvas, Fisherman On The Coast Marseille XIXth century
Located in MARSEILLE, FR
Fisherman and his dog, on the coast near Marseille: oil on canvas of very large size (rare) signed J Suchet and dated 1881.
1 sink to the canvas and paint cracks.
Simple frame - or...
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Late 19th Century French Antique French Provincial Paintings
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Paint
Provence Seascape Oil on Canvas Raymond Allegre
By Raymond Allegre
Located in Marseille, FR
Oil painting on canvas by Raymond Allegre. He left Marseille with Vollon he studied in Paris in the studio of JP Laurens, and is working with Jean-Baptiste Olive to the decoration of the Gare de Lyon in Paris "Le train Bleu".
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Early 1900s French Antique French Provincial Paintings
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
Materials
Canvas, Paint
19th Century Dutch Oil on Canvas Painting of Old Man Smoking a Pipe Part Suite
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
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.
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1880s Danish Antique French Provincial Paintings
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Pine, Paint
Mid c20th Scandinavian framed oil on panel of flower vase
By Alfhild Elvstedt
Located in London, GB
Striking framed Scandinavian mid C20th oil painting on a wooden panel.
The still life is of a colourful large display of flowers set in a vase including Gladioli and wild daisy type flowers on top of a small round green topped side table.
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1940s Norwegian Vintage French Provincial Paintings
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Paint
Still Life Painting
Located in Washington, DC
Still life painting of fruit in a basket. Oil on silk.
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19th Century French Antique French Provincial Paintings
Materials
Silk, Wood
"Peasant with Drinking Horse" Oil on Canvas by Etienne Bouillé
Located in Marseille, FR
Oil painting on canvas depicting a peasant and horse drinking by Etienne Bouille. Born in 1858 in Villiers-Saint-Benoît, who died in 1933 in Perros-Guirec, Etienne Bouillé was a real...
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1910s French Vintage French Provincial Paintings
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Canvas
1900 Oil Painting on Canvas Pastoral Scene
Located in Marseille, FR
Provencal landscape large format. French school Baudin signed late 19th canvas.
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Early 1900s French Antique French Provincial Paintings
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
Materials
Canvas
Oil Painting dutch sail galleon in the Ocean
Located in Berlin, DE
Battleships in coastal waters. Atmospherically densely painted seascape with a lot of bootstaffage. This painting captivates by its influence of the Romanticism with a direct nature view. The most carefully executed coastal motif...
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19th Century French Antique French Provincial Paintings
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Canvas
French Provincial Style Framed Oil Painting of a Landscape of People in a Lakesi
Located in Queens, NY
French Provincial-style (mid-20th Century) oil on canvas painting depicting a pastoral scene of women and children next to a lake with mountains and a gazebo in the distance in a rec...
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20th Century French Provincial Paintings
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Canvas, Wood
Dany Lartigue Oil Painting
By Dany Lartique
Located in Washington, DC
Dany Lartigue Oil Painting depicting Provencal life and culture activity around St. Tropez, France.
Signed "Dany"
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20th Century French French Provincial Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Wood
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.