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Item Ships From: France
Jean-Marc Nattier (1685 - 1766) - Portrait of Charlotte de Hesse-Rheinfels
By Jean-Marc Nattier
Located in PARIS, FR
Jean-Marc Nattier (Paris, 1685 - 1766) and his workshop
Portrait of Charlotte de Hesse-Rheinfels
Oil on canvas : h. 44.09 in, w. 38.19 in
18th century carved giltwood framed
Fra...
Category
1730s Old Masters France - Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
French Impressionist in the Country side, Original Oil Painting, Field of Vines
Located in AIX-EN-PROVENCE, FR
Subject : Small oil painting of a landscape in the French countryside, in excellent condition.
An original work, rich in texture. This handmade oil painting reflects the raw beauty...
Category
Early 2000s French School France - Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Sunrise Over A Fishing Port French Impressionist Art Nouveau period oil
By Henri Ottmann
Located in Norwich, GB
The 1903 painting by Henri Louis Ottmann (1877-1927) which is in the Musée d'Orsay depicts vast train station with all its dynamism. Our painting, created three years earlier, shows ...
Category
1890s Impressionist France - Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Maurice Asselin (1882-1947) A Bouquet of anemones, Signed oil painting
By Maurice Asselin
Located in Paris, FR
Maurice Asselin (1882-1947)
A Bouquet of anemones
Signed lower left (partially hidden by the frame)
Oil on canvas
In good condition
21 x 28 cm
Framed : 27 x 34cm
Maurice Asselin ...
Category
1930s Post-Impressionist France - Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Large Surrealist Scottish Oil on Canvas. 'She brought Colour into his Life'.
By Frank Docherty
Located in Cotignac, FR
Large surrealist contemporary oil on canvas by Scottish artist Frank McLean Docherty R.S.W, signed and dated bottom left and signed and titled 'She brought Colour into his Life' to the reverse.
This piece whilst wonderfully colourful, playful and erotic is typical of the witty sense of humour this artist displays in all his work. Docherty likes to tease us visually and asks questions and presents conundrums to the viewer.
Frank McLean Docherty was born in Glasgow , Scotland in 1942. He became a student at Glasgow School of Art in 1960 and graduated from the Department of Printed Textiles in 1964. He taught in a secondary school in the East End of Glasgow for two years, thereafter departing to work in Dublin in the Republic of Ireland as a textile designer (Marks & Spencer, Heals and Liberty of London). He was also an illustrator for a range of newspapers and an Art Director of magazines.
In 1973, he was appointed Principal Teacher of Art in a Scottish High School and in 1978 was honoured by the Queen when he was appointed Member of the Royal Society of Painters in Watercolours (R.S.W.) He left education in 1994. Since that time he has developed a vision which is quite unique in Scottish Art.
Bank Managers, toucans, lighthouses, penguins, bowler hats, Frank Docherty...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary France - Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Roses in a turquoise green vase" ( acrylic floral painting on paper)
Located in VÉNISSIEUX, FR
This artwork "Roses in a turquoise green vase" is an evocative bouquet composition, masterfully rendered with expressive brushstrokes and a vibran...
Category
2010s Contemporary France - Figurative Paintings
Materials
Paper, Acrylic, Watercolor
Georgian Contemporary Art by Mari Abramishvili - Layers With Me
Located in Paris, IDF
Oil on canvas
Mari Abramishvili is a Georgian artist born in 1998 who lives and works in Tbilisi, Georgia. She id self-taught painter and visual artist based in Tbilisi, Georgia, wh...
Category
2010s Contemporary France - Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
"Vue plongeante sur la porte d’Amont – Etretat" - Normandy, France
Located in Montfort l’Amaury, FR
"Vue plongeante sur la porte d’Amont – Etretat" - Normandy, France
"Overlooking the Porte d'Amont - Etretat" - Normandy, France
Oil on canvas signed lower right, 92 x 60 x 2,5 cm, ti...
Category
1990s French School France - Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
The Annunciation, mid-17th century French school
Located in PARIS, FR
The Annunciation
Mid-17th Century French School
Oil on canvas, h. 64 cm, l. 64 cm
17th century carved and giltwood frame decorated with oak leaves and acorns
Framed: h. 80 cm, l. 80...
Category
Mid-17th Century Old Masters France - Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Drawing of Horses, Equine Study, The Oriental Horsemen
Located in Cotignac, FR
Drawing of horses, two oriental horsemen racing against each other, watercolour on paper, signed bottom right, presented in plain modern wood frame under glass. The work is reminisce...
Category
20th Century France - Figurative Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Mountain Landscape - Painting by Francesco Settimj - 1930s
Located in Roma, IT
Oil on wooden panel realized in 1930s.
Good condition.
Category
1930s Modern France - Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Georgian Contemporary Art by Manana Eloshvili - Flowers
Located in Paris, IDF
Acrylic on canvas
Manana Eloshvili is a Georgian artist born in 1962 who lives and works in Tbilisi, Georgia. Since 1999, she is a member of the Georgian Artists Union. At the begi...
Category
2010s Contemporary France - Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
"Midi et Soir à Èze" by Grégoire Mathias – Diachronic Cubist Acrylic Painting
Located in PÉRIGUEUX, FR
Midi et Soir à Èze
65 x 54 cm
Acrylic on Canvas
"Midi et Soir à Èze" by Grégoire Mathias is a vibrant portrayal of the picturesque village of Èze, capturing the shifting moods of mi...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Cubist France - Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Georgian Contemporary Art by Manana Eloshvili - Fresc
Located in Paris, IDF
Acrylic on canvas
Manana Eloshvili is a Georgian artist born in 1962 who lives and works in Tbilisi, Georgia. Since 1999, she is a member of the Georgian Artists Union. At the begi...
Category
2010s Contemporary France - Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Georgian Contemporary Art by Manana Eloshvili - Tree
Located in Paris, IDF
Acrylic on canvas
Manana Eloshvili is a Georgian artist born in 1962 who lives and works in Tbilisi, Georgia. Since 1999, she is a member of the Georgian Artists Union. At the begi...
Category
2010s Contemporary France - Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Georgian Contemporary Art by Manana Eloshvili - Flowers in Blue Vases
Located in Paris, IDF
Oil on canvas
Manana Eloshvili is a Georgian artist born in 1962 who lives and works in Tbilisi, Georgia. Since 1999, she is a member of the Georgian Artists Union. At the beginnin...
Category
2010s Contemporary France - Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Sweet dream Still life, Books, French artist, Expressionism Contemporary Collage
By SOPHIE DUMONT
Located in LANGRUNE-SUR-MER, FR
The painting "Sweet Dreams" by Sophie Dumont, measuring 31.5 x 31.5 inches (80 x 80 cm), features an abstract composition reminiscent of a bookshelf or folded fabrics.
The books are...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary France - Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Sitting Woman - Oil Painting on Canvas by A. Feltrinelli - 1928
Located in Roma, IT
Sitting woman is an original artwork realized by the Italian artist Antonio Feltrinelli in 1928.
Oil on canvas.
Beautiful and representative artwork of a female figure.
Includes ...
Category
Early 20th Century Modern France - Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Exprepressive acrylic painting of fruits "Summer peaches and one red apple"
Located in VÉNISSIEUX, FR
This dynamic artwork " Summer peaches and one red apple" captures a lively composition of vibrant peaches scattered across an abstract background.
The fruits are depicted with bold...
Category
2010s Expressionist France - Figurative Paintings
Materials
Paper, Acrylic
"Oysters and Lemons", White Fabric Enamel Carafe Symbolism Oil Painting
By Andrée Bars
Located in Clermont-Ferrand, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Titled 'Oysters and Lemons', this symbolic oil painting employs a palette of golden tones. It features a weathered white enamel carafe, a wicker basket filled with yellow lemons—one lemon has its peel curling, symbolizing the passage of time—and oysters ready to be eaten, all set upon a semi-transparent fabric.
Andrée Bars is a French painter. Having been strictly trained for 4 years by the American hyper-realist painter Mr. Ted Seth Jacobs...
Category
2010s Symbolist France - Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Still Life with Glass and Porcelain - Oil Painting by Paul Walter Erhardt - 1920
Located in Roma, IT
Still Life with Glass and Porcelain is an artwork realized by Paul Walter Erhardt (1872-1959).
Oil on canvas, signed upper right.
60 x 75 cm, f...
Category
1920s Contemporary France - Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Still Life - Oil Paint - Late 19th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Still Life is an original modern artwork realized in the late 19th Century.
Mixed colored oil painting on canvas.
Includes frame: 66.5 x 2 x 77 cm
Category
19th Century Modern France - Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Under the Morello Cherries by Christophe Dupety - Colourful painting, berries
By Christophe Dupety
Located in Paris, FR
Under the Morello Cherries is a unique oil on canvas painting by contemporary artist Christophe Dupety, dimensions are 89 × 116 cm (35 × 45.7 in).
The artwork is signed, sold unframe...
Category
2010s Contemporary France - Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Terrace in Marqueyssac in Dordogne or “Shadow of their desire”
Located in BELEYMAS, FR
Aude AZAÏS
"The Shadow of Their Desire" - Terrace in Marqueyssac
Pastel on paper (framed under glass)
H. 65 cm; W. 50 cm
Signed lower left - 2023
It was after seeing a small reprodu...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French School France - Figurative Paintings
Materials
Paper, Oil Pastel, Pastel
Mountain Landscape - Painting by Francesco Settimj - 1930s
Located in Roma, IT
Oil on canvas mounted on cardboard realized in 1930s.
Good conition
Category
1930s Modern France - Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Urban Harmony, Blue Abstract, Large French artist, Expressionism, Contemporary
By SOPHIE DUMONT
Located in LANGRUNE-SUR-MER, FR
This painting, titled "Urban Harmony," is an oil on canvas measuring 80 x 80 cm, created by artist Sophie Dumont. The work features an abstract composition characterized by a variety...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary France - Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
My lovely summer table with red roses ( contemporary floral oil painting)
Located in VÉNISSIEUX, FR
This artwork " My lovely sumer table with red roses" presents an exuberantly vibrant still life, where the artist employs impasto techniques to create a richly textured composition....
Category
2010s Contemporary France - Figurative Paintings
Materials
Cotton Canvas, Oil
Georgian Contemporary Art by Goga Gomareli - Expectation
Located in Paris, IDF
Acrylic & mixed media on canvas
Goga Gomareli is a multidisciplinary Georgian artist born in 1983 who lives and works in Tbilisi, Georgia. He is also a musician and a professional i...
Category
2010s France - Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic
Dream of freedom
By Eliseo Sala
Located in Paris, IDF
Eliseo SALA, attributed to
(Milan, 1813 – Triuggio, 1879)
Dream of freedom
Oil on canvas
46 x 38 cm without frame
66x 57 with frame
Around 1846
Related work: La toeletta del matti...
Category
Mid-19th Century Italian School France - Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Petites Histories / oil on canvas
By Frédéric Choisel
Located in Burlingame, CA
A magnificant abstract painting that bridges figuration, Inspired by living in the cities of France, New York, and San Francisco. French American visual artist Frédéric Choisel tells...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist France - Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Italian School of the 17th Century : Saint Jerome with a Lion - Oil Painting
Located in Paris, IDF
Italy : Venetian school of the 17th century
Saint Jerome wit a Lion, circa 1620
Oil on panel
Unsigned
On wood board 49 x 30 cm
Good condition, accidents/wear (see photos)
Category
Early 17th Century Academic France - Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Contemporary impressionist floral paintng on paper "Blooming purple irises"
Located in VÉNISSIEUX, FR
This vibrant and expressive painting "Blooming purple irises" effortlessly captures the dynamic essence of a flourishing garden in full bloom.
The canvas bursts with a riot of colo...
Category
2010s Expressionist France - Figurative Paintings
Materials
Paper, Acrylic, Watercolor
Georgian Contemporary Art by Mari Abramishvili - My Last Wish
Located in Paris, IDF
Oil on canvas
Mari Abramishvili is a Georgian artist born in 1998 who lives and works in Tbilisi, Georgia. She id self-taught painter and visual artist based in Tbilisi, Georgia, wh...
Category
2010s Contemporary France - Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Armenian Contemporary Art by Kamsar Ohanyan - Night Pleasure
By Kamsar Ohanyan
Located in Paris, IDF
Oil on canvas
Kamsar Ohanyan is an Armenian artist born in 1991 who lives and works in Yerevan, Armenia. He studied in Yerevan at State Pedagogical University with Kh. Abovyan at th...
Category
2010s Realist France - Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Ricqlès pour une sorcière, Oil Painting, Figurative, Contemporary Realism
Located in AIX-EN-PROVENCE, FR
Work : Original Oil Painting, Handmade artwork and Unique Work.
Medium : Oil painting on naturel wood panel.
Artist : Jade Boissin
Subject : Ricqlès pour une sorcière (FR -Title) Ri...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary France - Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Edmond Suau (1871-1929) Une Académie, Standing man, signed oil on canvas
Located in Paris, FR
Edmond Suau (1871-1929)
Une Académie, Standing man,
oil on canvas
signed lower left
88 x 70 cm
In quite good condition, some damages - small lacks of painting - in the lower part, ...
Category
Early 1900s Realist France - Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Landscape - Oil on Canvas by G. W. Mote - 1888
By George William Mote
Located in Roma, IT
Landscape is an original oil painting on canvas, realized by the British artist George William Mote (1832-1909).
Hand-signed and dated in red oil color on lower right corner "G.W. M...
Category
1880s France - Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Portrait of Young Woman - Painting by by Francesco Settimj - 1930s
Located in Roma, IT
Oil on canvas mounted on board, realized by Francesco Settimj in 1930s.
Good condition.
Category
1930s Modern France - Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Portrait Blue Miles Davis French School READY TO HANG Chut les Barbizons!
Located in Zofingen, AG
Portrait Blue Miles Davis
Portrait of the famous Miles Davis
Technique: oil, acrylics and ink on canvas 73x60cm ■■ 28,7x23,6inch
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Category
Early 1900s Tonalist France - Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Acrylic, Gesso, Canvas, Stretcher Bars
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Paris 2020, oil on canvas street scene, grey figurative, expressionism, textured
By SOPHIE DUMONT
Located in LANGRUNE-SUR-MER, FR
Sophie Dumont is an artist of international acclaim, whose works are collected worldwide
2020 Paris is an evocative piece by the internationally renowned ar...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Impressionist France - Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Lilac flowers at the door, 1901 uplifting floral still life large oil on canvas
Located in Norwich, GB
Here is a painting that will lift you - one feels happy every time one looks at it.
It is such a lovely, unusual twist to the theme of the floral still life: here we have flowers, not in a vase, but attached to a wooden front door. I wonder if the artist did this with actual flowers, perhaps for a sweetheart, and then decided to paint the scene?
At any rate: who wouldn't want to come home to find a large bunch of glorious lilac as they come home?
The artist is Emile Baudoux (1850 -1929), who studied with Humbert and Cabanel. Paris-born, he liked to work in Normandy, where he had his studio. He exhibited his work at the "Salon des Artistes Français" until 1927, where he obtained a gold medal in 1910.
The important oil on canvas presented here, dating from 1901, may have been shown at the Salon, as it bears an exhibition number "30" at the upper right of the canvas. It is signed and dated at the lower left as seen in the photos.
Measuring 81 x 60 cm, the overall size including its original large oak frame...
Category
Early 1900s Impressionist France - Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
French Impressionist Landscape, Original signed Oil Painting, Nature, Land
Located in AIX-EN-PROVENCE, FR
Subject : Small oil painting of a landscape in the French countryside, in excellent condition.
The work presents a bucolic landscape of striking visual richness. A winding path cut...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary France - Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Swaying chatter Julien Wolf Contemporary art painting expressionist
By Julien Wolf
Located in Paris, FR
Oil paint on canvas
Hand-signed on the back by the artist
“At first glance, we are invited to a colorful carnival. Everything is movement here! As if Julien Wolf had tried to captur...
Category
2010s Contemporary France - Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Georgian Contemporary Art by Goga Gomareli - Reflection
Located in Paris, IDF
Acrylic & mixed media on canvas
Goga Gomareli is a multidisciplinary Georgian artist born in 1983 who lives and works in Tbilisi, Georgia. He is also a musician and a professional i...
Category
2010s France - Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic
Nude - Painting by Antonio Feltrinelli - 1930s
By Antonio Feltrinelli
Located in Roma, IT
Nude woman is a beautiful and impressive oil on canvas by Antonio Feltrinelli.
It was realized between the end of the 1920s and the beginning of t...
Category
1930s Modern France - Figurative Paintings
Materials
Paint, Oil
Contemporary figurative painting of two women oil on canvas "You are my angel'
Located in VÉNISSIEUX, FR
This modern painting, titled "You Are My Angel," was created by French artist Nataya Mougenot. It is part of her series dedicated to women, where she explores the powerful bond betwe...
Category
2010s Modern France - Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Literary, Still life, Books, Library, French, Expressionism, Contemporary
By SOPHIE DUMONT
Located in LANGRUNE-SUR-MER, FR
by Sophie Dumont offers an exploration of the convergence between literature and visual arts. The canvas depicts a library with colorful books, painted in oil using a palette knife, ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary France - Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Still Life with Red Flowers - Oil Painting by Claude Decamps - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Still life with red flowers is an artwork realized by Claude Decamps, mid-20th Century.
Oil on canvas.
25 x 20 cm.
Hand signed in red in lower margin.
Good conditions!
Category
1970s Modern France - Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood
Landscape with figures, workshop of Paul Bril, Italian school 17th Century
By Paul Bril
Located in PARIS, FR
Idyllic landscape with myhological story of Cephalus and Procris
Early 17th century Italian school
Workshop Of Paul Bril (Antwerp, 1554 - Roma, 1626)
Oil on poplar panel: H. 28 cm (1...
Category
Early 17th Century Old Masters France - Figurative Paintings
Materials
Poplar, Oil
Mimosa II by Chen Yiching - Contemporary nihonga painting, flora, light tones
By Yiching Chen
Located in Paris, FR
Mimosa II is a unique painting by contemporary artist Chen Yiching. The painting is made with mineral pigments, silver leaves on Japanese paper mounted on wood, dimensions are 41 × 2...
Category
2010s Contemporary France - Figurative Paintings
Materials
Silver
The Lightning by Franco Salas Borquez - Contemporary seascape painting, ocean
By Franco Salas Borquez
Located in Paris, FR
The Lightning is a unique pigments and silver crayon on wood painting by contemporary artist Franco Salas Borquez, dimensions are 80 × 60 cm (31.5 × 23.6 in).
The artwork is signed,...
Category
2010s Contemporary France - Figurative Paintings
Materials
Silver
Georgian Contemporary Art by Lile Gasviani - Wallpaper
Located in Paris, IDF
Acrylic on canvas
Lile Gasviani is a Georgian artist born in 2003 who lives and work in Tbilisi, Georgia. She has been passionate about painting since childhood and has organized se...
Category
2010s Contemporary France - Figurative Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Canvas
French Contemporary Art By Carole Leprince - Lederzeele
By Carole Leprince
Located in Paris, IDF
Acrylics on canvas
Category
2010s France - Figurative Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Canvas
POPSEE
By Patrick Hughes
Located in PARIS, FR
Patrick was born in Birmingham, England in October 1939. His first exhibition was in 1961 and his first reverspective, Sticking-out Room, was made in 1964. Hughes' original painted r...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary France - Figurative Paintings
Materials
Archival Ink, Acrylic
Changer d'air (Fresh Air), Framed Contemporary Abstract Acrylic Painting
By Antony Squizzato
Located in Clermont-Ferrand, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
"Changer d'air" by Antony Squizzato is a striking abstract geometric composition on wood panel created with acrylic paint. This contemporary artwork measures 24 x 18.5 inches (61 x 4...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary France - Figurative Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Wood Panel
Contemporary figurative portrait of a faceless woman "Freedom of Choice"
Located in VÉNISSIEUX, FR
This painting features a faceless portrait of a woman wearing a head green covering and pink dangle earrings.
I wanted to explore the theme “Freedom of Choice”: I believe every woman has the right to decide what she wants to wear. Some women cover their heads for their own religious or spiritual reasons assuming that the crown of the head...
Category
2010s Abstract Expressionist France - Figurative Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Paper, Watercolor
Ecole de Paris, Post Impressionist Portrait of a Fashionable Young Woman
Located in Cotignac, FR
Mid 20th Century oil on canvas portrait of stylish young woman by the noted Franco Spanish artist Pere Modesto Luis Creixams. The painting is signed bottom left and presented in a ve...
Category
Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist France - Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Battle of Cavalries - Oil Paint by F. Graziani (Ciccio Napoletano) - Late 1600
By Francesco Graziani
Located in Roma, IT
Fascinating scene of battle between cavalries with the typical broad and concise brush stroke by Graziani, who is able to create brilliant points of colour. This composition is very ...
Category
Late 17th Century France - Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Vue du Casino de Juan les Pins, les régates
By Jean-Louis-Marcel Cosson
Located in LE HAVRE, FR
Marcel COSSON (1878-1956)
Vue du Casino de Juan les Pins, les régates
Oil on panel
Size : 46 x 61 cm
Signed lower left
Painting in perfect condition
Beautiful carved and gilded fram...
Category
Early 20th Century Post-Impressionist France - Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
J J A Lecomte du Nouÿ (1842-1923) A shoulder and back study, oil painting
By Jean-Jules-Antoine Lecomte du Nouÿ
Located in Paris, FR
Jean-Jules-Antoine Lecomte du Nouÿ (1842-1923)
A shoulder and back study, oil study
oil on canvas
34 x 19.5 cm
In good condition, a few small inpaintings visible under UV lights
Stamp of the Estate sale in Toulouse on the stretcher
In a modern frame : 40 x 25 cm
Provenance :
Estate of the artist and family of the artist by descent
Estate sale in Toulouse 22 June 1999
This very interesting oil study was part of a set kept by the artist. He had studied fragments of anatomy both to use them as models in large compositions but probably also because he represented so many fragments.
It is clear that this fragment of anatomy has a power of suggestion and serves as a relay to the imagination of the viewer, who is led to imagine the rest of the body taken as a model. We can speak of metonymy in painting and it is clear that the artist had this in mind when he kept such studies with him.
Jean-Jules-Antoine Lecomte du Nouÿ was born on 10 June 1842 in Paris.
Originally of a Piedmontese origin, his family had been settled in France since the fourteenth century and by the time of his birth had reached the status of nobility
He was an Orientalist French painter and sculptor.
He was strongly influenced by the works and teachings of Charles Gleyre and Jean-Léon Gérôme. Lecomte du Nouÿ found inspiration for his art through extensive travels to Greece, Turkey, Egypt, Romania and Italy.
The thematic content of Lecomte du Nouÿ's work was mainly figural, but also spanned over a vast range of imagery throughout his career, including classical, historical and religious.
Lecomte du Nouÿ is known for remaining faithful to his detailed, realistic style throughout the extent of his career, despite the onset of the Impressionist, Fauvist and Constructivist artistic movements during his lifetime. His work is said to have contributed significantly to the establishment of an iconic repertoire representing the Orient in the nineteenth century.A Parisian street was named after him in 1932.
Lecomte du Nouÿ showed a strong attachment to visual art from a young age and was reported to have painted portraits of his father and uncle by the age of 6.
In 1861, at 19 years of age, the artistic talents of young Jean-Jules-Antoine Lecomte du Nouÿ prompted him to become a pupil at the atelier of Swiss artist, Charles Gleyre. Under Gleyre's guidance Jean-Jules-Antoine learned the significance of individualistic style and gained the foundations of creative visual presentation.
Later, Lecomte du Nouy further perfected his knowledge of the artistic form under the mentorship of Jean-Léon Gérôme, who was a renowned painter of the Academicism movement. It was at this time that Jean-Jules-Antoine learned the precision required to depict "la belle nature" —a style of illustration that aims to create the most beautiful representations of the natural form. This later became one of the main techniques employed in Lecomte du Nouÿ's signature artwork.
In 1865, Du Nouÿ accompanied fellow artist, Félix Auguste Clément...
Category
1890s Romantic France - Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
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