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Item Ships From: United Kingdom
Abstract Expressionist British Original Pastel Yellow Black and Red Colors
By Robert Somerton
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Abstract Composition (c.2022)
by Robert Somerton, British, born 1972.
pastel on art paper, unframed
size: 12.5 x 9.5 inches
condition: excellent
Category
2010s Abstract Expressionist United Kingdom - Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Oil Pastel
Fine 18th Century French Old Master Ink Wash Drawing Cain & Abel Fighting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
'Cain et Abel'
Circle of Franois Devosge
(1732-1811) French
pencil drawing with watercolour wash on paper
size: 12.25 x 9 inches
private collection, France
The painting is in overall...
Category
18th Century Old Masters United Kingdom - Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Washi Paper, Color Pencil
French Expressionist Abstract Original Painting Artists Studio Provenance
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Abstract Expressionist Composition
by Jacques COULAIS (1955-2011)
gouache painting on paper/ card
unframed: 14.75 x 11 inches
condition: excellent
provenance: all the paintings we ha...
Category
Mid-20th Century Abstract Impressionist United Kingdom - Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Oil
L'Allée des Palmiers (Cannes) by H. Claude Pissarro - Pastel, Post-Impressionist
By Hughes Claude Pissarro
Located in London, GB
L' Allée des Palmiers (Cannes) by H. Claude Pissarro (b. 1935)
Pastel on card
37 x 51 cm (14 ⁵/₈ x 20 ¹/₈ inches)
Signed lower right, H. Claude Pissarro
This work is accompanied by ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Post-Impressionist United Kingdom - Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Pastel
Original Parisian Vintage Jewelry Design Art by Van Cleef & Boucheron Designer
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Golden Harvest: Leaf and Wheat Motif Cuff Bracelet Jewelry Design
circa mid 20th century
by Paul Touzet (French b. 1917)
original gouache painting, with pencil on tracing paper
stuck...
Category
Mid-20th Century French School United Kingdom - Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor, Gouache, Pencil
Vintage Motorcycle with Sidecar Pencil Drawing
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Medium: Pencil on paper
Size: 8 inches (height) x 10 inches (width)
Signed: No
Condition: Good condition, with slight wear on the edges
Provenance: From the artist's estate
Descrip...
Category
Early 20th Century Art Deco United Kingdom - Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Pencil
Mid Century French Pastel Drawing of Courtyard with Stone Buildings and Garden
By Josine Vignon
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Mid Century French Pastel Drawing of Courtyard with Stone Buildings and Garden
Artist: Josine Vignon (French 1922-2022)
Medium: Oil Pastel on artist paper
Size: 19.75 (heig...
Category
Mid-20th Century Impressionist United Kingdom - Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Oil Pastel
Attrib. Henry Birtles RA (1838-1907) - Framed Watercolour, Figures & Cattle
Located in Corsham, GB
A simplistic watercolour scene with pencil detail attributed to Henry Birtles RA (1838-1907), depicting a small group of cattle drinking from a river, in a vast open landscape. A parent and child...
Category
Late 19th Century United Kingdom - Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
French Expressionist Abstract Original Painting Artists Studio Provenance
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Abstract Expressionist Composition
by Jacques COULAIS (1955-2011)
gouache painting on thick board
unframed: 8 x 8 inches
condition: excellent
provenance: all the paintings we have fo...
Category
Mid-20th Century Abstract Impressionist United Kingdom - Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Oil
Mid Century French Pencil Study of Various Animals
By Josine Vignon
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Mid Century French Pencil Study of Various Animals
Artist: Josine Vignon (French 1922-2022)
Medium: Pencil and Paper
Size: 6.25 (height) x 9.75 (width)
Stamped: Verso
Con...
Category
Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist United Kingdom - Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Pencil
Mid Century French Original Pastel Painting of a Plowed Field and Orchard
By Josine Vignon
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: "Mid Century French Original Pastel Painting of a Plowed Field and Orchard"
Artist: Josine Vignon (French 1922-2022)
Medium: Oil Pastel on artist paper
Size: 19.75 (height)...
Category
Mid-20th Century Impressionist United Kingdom - Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Oil Pastel
Finely Detailed British Watercolor of an Eid El Fitri Celebration in Lagos
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Medium: Watercolour on paper, unframed
Size: 14 inches (height) x 10 inches (width)
Signed: Yes
Condition: Sound condition, with some minor signs of foxing visible
Provenance: Privat...
Category
Mid-20th Century Impressionist United Kingdom - Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Finely Detailed British Watercolor of Southern End of Lake Tanganyika
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Medium: Watercolour on paper, unframed
Size: 14 inches (height) x 10 inches (width)
Signed: Yes
Condition: Sound condition, with some minor signs of foxing visible
Provenance: Privat...
Category
Mid-20th Century Impressionist United Kingdom - Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Irises and Roses in Basket - Italian 19th Century art floral still life painting
By Ermocrate Bucchi
Located in London, GB
This lovely floral is an original and very rare to find large watercolour. It is a stunning floral arrangement by famous Italian floral artist Ermocrate Bucchi. Bucchi is a well list...
Category
19th Century Impressionist United Kingdom - Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Surrealist Painting Royal College of Art LGBTQ+ artist Blue Fountain Pink Poodle
By Isabel Rock
Located in Norfolk, GB
Isabel Rock is a creator of contemporary fairy tales. A graduate of the Royal College of Art in London, her work is an explosion of strange occurrences while a surreal narrative takes the audience on a journey into the imagination.
In October 2023 Isabel won the Evelyn Williams Drawing Award at the Trinity Buoy Wharf Drawing Prize. Known as the UK’s most prestigious annual open exhibition for drawing; part of the prize is a solo show at Hastings Contemporary, scheduled for 2024.
Whilst Isabel always has a tale to tell for each of her images, you may or may not choose to go on the journey with her or you may indeed have a different story, one of your own that jumps off the page at you and you decide to follow.
Artwork Details:
Isabel Rock , 'Just another Day in Paradise', mixed media on best archival paper, 85cm x 140cm, unframed, 2022
In Rock's own words,
'It was just another day in Paradise for the Pink Poodle People of the Everlasting Fountain of Eternal Joy.
Since every day was Paradise it was just another normal day filled with love, ecstasy and wonder.
It started slowly at first, things began to appear in paradise, strange objects that the Pink Poodle People did not know what to do with. Some had sharp edges, others were so and smelt strange, bad strange. Some things glittered and shone. Every day more of these objects would arrive in Paradise.
' If this happens every day then soon Paradise will be full of these strange objects. Some of them are nice but many are bad and smelly. One day there will be no Paradise, only bad, sharp and smelly things.'
But the Pink Poodle People did not know what to do with the objects and every day more arrived.'
Artwork Provenance: from the Artist Studio
A certificate of authentication comes from Gallery Art 1821
photo credits, Isabel working, black and white shots, James Brown
About Isabel Rock and her work:
Taking inspiration from Japanese woodblock prints and Indian miniature painting Rock has developed a unique collage technique that combines bold structures with large-scale woodblock prints and intricate detailing. The subject is a grand mixture of humour, drama, hidden morals, fanciful characters, modern culture, mythical beings and fantastical situations.
Rock creates a world that pulls you in and demands your attention. Quality of line is paramount, the drawings are created using a dipping pen and acrylic ink. An essential tool is a squirrel...
Category
2010s Surrealist United Kingdom - Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paint, Mixed Media, Archival Paper, Pen
Fine Antique French Impressionist Painting River Boat & Lady Gardening
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The artist:
Henri Aime Duhem (1860-1941) French *see notes below, signed
Title: River Boat + Gardner
Medium:
2x gouache on paper, loosely laid o...
Category
19th Century Impressionist United Kingdom - Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Gouache
Attrib. William Payne (1760-1830) - Framed Watercolour, On Devonshire Coast
By William Payne
Located in Corsham, GB
This delightful watercolour, aattributed to the British artist William Payne (1760-1830) depicts an idyllic stretch of English coastline with figures washing laundry by the water's e...
Category
Early 19th Century United Kingdom - Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Unknown
By Maurice de Vlaminck
Located in Norwich, GB
Maurice de Vlaminck was a French painter, best known as one of the spearheads of the Fauvism movement at the start of the 20th century. His reputation rests predominantly on his land...
Category
Early 20th Century Fauvist United Kingdom - Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Finely Detailed British Watercolor Topographical View from Shankaracharya Temple
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Medium: Watercolour on paper, unframed
Size: 9 inches (height) x 11.25 inches (width)
Signed: No
Condition: Sound condition, with some minor signs of foxing visible
Provenance: Priva...
Category
Mid-20th Century Impressionist United Kingdom - Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Original French Pastel Expressive Mid-Century Sketches with Detail
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Nude Sketches
French School, circa 1960's
chalk and pastel on artists paper, unframed
double sided
size: 12.5 x 19 inches
condition: very good and ready to be enjoyed
provenance: pri...
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern United Kingdom - Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Chalk, Pastel
Antique French Miniature Portrait of Lady Biographical details with painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Miniature Portrait
French School, late 18th/ early 19th century
framed: 5.5 x 5.5 inches
board: 2 x 2 inches
provenance: private collection, France
condition: very good and sound c...
Category
Late 18th Century Old Masters United Kingdom - Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
1960's Original French Pastel Sketch Dual Seated Nude Models
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Nude Study
French School, circa 1960's
chalk and pastel on artists paper, unframed
double sided
size: 12.5 x 20 inches
condition: very good and ready to be enjoyed
provenance: pri...
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern United Kingdom - Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Chalk, Pastel
Mid Century French Original Pastel Painting of a Vibrant Hillside Cityscape
By Josine Vignon
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: "Mid Century French Original Pastel Painting of a Vibrant Hillside Cityscape"
Artist: Josine Vignon (French 1922-2022)
Medium: Oil Pastel on artist paper
Size: 25(height) x...
Category
Mid-20th Century Impressionist United Kingdom - Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Oil Pastel
1960's Original French Pastel Sketch Expressive Dual Seated Nude Models
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Nude Study
French School, circa 1960's
chalk and pastel on artists paper, unframed
size: 12.5 x 19 inches
condition: very good and ready to be enjoyed
provenance: private collectio...
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern United Kingdom - Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Chalk, Pastel
Original Fashion Design Illustration Watercolor Painting Laura Ashley Designer
By Roz Jennings
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Original Fashion Design Illustration
by Roz Jennings, British
watercolor and ink on card, unframed
size: 12 x 8.25 inches
condition: very good
A beautifully colorful and characterfu...
Category
Late 20th Century Pop Art United Kingdom - Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Ink, Watercolor
Clematis 4, Iris 4 and Iris 5 Triptych
By Ellen Williams
Located in Deddington, GB
Clematis 4, Iris 4 and Iris 5 Triptych
Overall Size cm : H90 x W60
Clematis 4 [2021]
original
Coloured pencil on 150gsm paper
Image size: H:29 cm x W:21 cm
Co...
Category
2010s Minimalist United Kingdom - Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Color Pencil
Coastal Watercolor Scene of Low Tide with Rocky Shoreline and Distant Boats
By Josine Vignon
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Coastal Watercolor Scene
Josine Vignon (French 1922-2022) ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Impressionist United Kingdom - Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
French Watercolor of Ruins of Glanum in Saint-Rémy-de-Provence
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: French Watercolor of Ruins of Glanum in Saint-Rémy-de-Provence
by Robert Lepine (French, 1929 - 2017)
Signed: Yes
Medium: Watercolor painting on artists paper
Size: 13.5 x 10....
Category
Late 20th Century French School United Kingdom - Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor, Pen
Sacré-Coeur Montmartre at Willette Square Paris
By Lucien Génin
Located in London, GB
'Sacré-Coeur, Montmartre at Willette Square, Paris', gouache on art paper (circa 1930s), by Lucien Génin. Created by the Director of Public Ways and Promenades under Napoleon III, Sq...
Category
1930s Expressionist United Kingdom - Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Gouache
French Watercolor of "Château d'Amboise: Vue Générale"
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: French Watercolor of "Château d'Amboise: Vue Générale"
by Robert Lepine (French, 1929 - 2017)
Signed: Yes
Medium: Watercolor painting on artists paper, unframed
Size: 14.25 x ...
Category
Late 20th Century French School United Kingdom - Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor, Pencil
British Impressionist Painting Bridge Behind Fishing Boat
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Frank Duffield (British, 1908-1982)
original watercolour painting on board, unframed
size: 11 x 14.75 inches
condition: overall very good, minor wear to...
Category
Mid-20th Century Impressionist United Kingdom - Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
French Watercolor of a Stone Shepherd's Hut in Les Baux-de-Provence
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: French Watercolor of Les Baux-de-Provence with Ruins and Cliffside Path
by Robert Lepine (French, 1929 - 2017)
Signed: Yes
Medium: Watercolor painting on artists paper
Size: 1...
Category
Late 20th Century French School United Kingdom - Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor, Pen
1950's French Modernist/ Cubist Painting Floral Abstract
By Bernard Labbe
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Floral Abstract
by Bernard Labbe (French mid 20th century)
original watercolour/ gouache painting on artist paper, unframed
size: 12 x 9 inches
condition: very good and ready to be e...
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern United Kingdom - Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Ink, Watercolor, Gouache
Fine Antique French Impressionist Painting Diving Board Jetty Boats at Sea
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The artist:
Henri Aime Duhem (1860-1941) French *see notes below, signed
Title: The Diving Board
Medium:
gouache on paper, loosely laid over card, unframed
card: 12.75 x 9.75 ...
Category
19th Century Impressionist United Kingdom - Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Gouache
Colorful Countryside Scene w/ Cypress Trees and Cottage - Vibrant Pastel Drawing
By Josine Vignon
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: "Colorful Countryside Scene with Cypress Trees and Cottage" - Vibrant Expressionist Pastel Drawing
Artist: Josine Vignon (French 1922-2022)
Medium: Oil Pastel on artist pape...
Category
Mid-20th Century Impressionist United Kingdom - Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Oil Pastel
George James Knox (1810-1897) - 1857 Watercolour, By the Windmill
Located in Corsham, GB
A fine 19th-century study by the English listed artist George James Knox (1810-1897). The scene depicts figures walking towards the coastline before an old windmill. Signed and dated...
Category
Mid-19th Century United Kingdom - Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Ecole de Paris Mid 20th Century City Architectural Winter Scene
By Henri Miloch
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Paris: City Winter Scene
by Henri Miloch (1898-1979)
watercolour and gouache painting with charcoal on artist's paper, unframed
Sheet: 9.75 x 13.5 inches
Intriguing painting by the...
Category
1940s Impressionist United Kingdom - Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor, Gouache, Charcoal
Thomas Sewell Robins (1810-1880) - Mid 19th Century Watercolour, On the Rhine
Located in Corsham, GB
A very fine 19th century watercolour by the British artist Thomas Sewell Robins. Capturing the outskirts of a rural town on the Rhine. Finished with body colour and well presented in...
Category
Mid-19th Century United Kingdom - Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Mid Century French Drawing of a Classical Bald Male Bust
By Josine Vignon
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Mid Century French Male Bust
Artist: Josine Vignon (French 1922-2022)
Medium: Pencil/ charcoal on artists paper
Size: 19 (height) x 12.5 (width)
Stamped: Verso
Condition:...
Category
Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist United Kingdom - Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Charcoal, Pencil
French Watercolor of "Porte Cailhau, Bordeaux" with Architectural Details
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: French Watercolor of "Porte Cailhau, Bordeaux" with Architectural Details
by Robert Lepine (French, 1929 - 2017)
Signed: Yes
Medium: Watercolor painting on artists paper, unfr...
Category
Late 20th Century French School United Kingdom - Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor, Pencil
Provencal Plane Trees in Winter
Located in London, GB
'Provencal Plane Trees in Winter', gouache on art paper, by Max Escalon de Fonton (1946). The plane trees found in Provence in the South of France are a hybrid of the Asian and Ameri...
Category
1940s United Kingdom - Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Gouache
French Impressionist Watercolour Still Life Pomegranate and Daisy Bunch Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Vintage French Oil Painting
by Louise Alix (French, 1888-1980) *see notes below
provenance stamp to the back
watercolour painting on artist paper, unframed
measures: 8.25 inches hig...
Category
Mid-20th Century Impressionist United Kingdom - Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Man Smoking Shisha in Istanbul
By Yves Brayer
Located in London, GB
'Man Smoking Shisha in Istanbul', watercolour on art paper, by Yves Brayer (1933). So many historic elements grace this stunning depiction by celebrated French artist and world trave...
Category
1930s United Kingdom - Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
20th Century French Modernist Figure and Child Drawing
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Figure and child
by Guy Nicod
(French 1923 - 2021)
watercolour on artist paper, unframed
painting : 8 x 5.5 inches
provenance: artists estate, France
condition: very good and sound ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern United Kingdom - Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Ballpoint Pen
Set of Two Fine Antique British Botanical Paintings Yellow and Red Flower
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Two very fine original antique English botanical watercolour paintings depicting this beautiful depiction of a flower/ plant. The work came to us from a private collection in Surrey,...
Category
Early 20th Century Victorian United Kingdom - Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
French Expressionist Abstract Original Painting Artists Studio Provenance
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Abstract Expressionist Composition
by Jacques COULAIS (1955-2011)
gouache painting on paper/ card
unframed: 8.5 x 5.75inches
condition: excellent
provenance: all the paintings we hav...
Category
Mid-20th Century Abstract Impressionist United Kingdom - Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Oil
Fine 1700's Italian Old Master Ink & Wash Drawing Roman Allegorical Napoli
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
'Napoli'
Italian School, 18th century
ink and wash drawing on paper, framed within a light oak wood frame (behind glass)
image size: 10.5 x 7 inches
overall framed: 17 x 13 inches
co...
Category
18th Century Old Masters United Kingdom - Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Ink, Watercolor, Archival Paper
French Watercolor of Rustic Chapel in the Provence Countryside
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: French Watercolor of Rustic Chapel in the Provence Countryside
by Robert Lepine (French, 1929 - 2017)
Signed: Yes
Medium: Watercolor painting on artists paper
Size: 12.25 x 16...
Category
Late 20th Century French School United Kingdom - Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor, Pen
French Watercolor of Ancient Roman Ruins with Arches and Columns
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: French Watercolor of Ancient Roman Ruins with Arches and Columns
by Robert Lepine (French, 1929 - 2017)
Signed: Yes
Medium: Watercolor painting on artists paper, mounted on card
Size: 11.75 x 15.75 (height x width)
Provenance: From the artists atelier collection, South of France
Description: This captivating watercolor by Robert Lepine depicts the grandeur of ancient Roman ruins with an exquisite blend of historical reverence and artistic detail. The painting focuses on the crumbled walls...
Category
Late 20th Century French School United Kingdom - Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor, Pen
Ecole de Paris Mid 20th Century Pair of Paintings Notre Dame Paris River Seine
By Henri Miloch
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Paris: Two Views of Notre Dame Cathedral
by Henri Miloch (1898-1979)
both signed lower right
two watercolour and gouache paintings on artist's paper, unframed
Sheet: each measure 9....
Category
1940s Impressionist United Kingdom - Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor, Gouache
20th Century French Cubist Painting Portrait of Mother & Daughter
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Mother & Daughter
by Guy Nicod
(French 1923 - 2021)
watercolour on artist paper, unframed
painting : 18.5 x 15.5 inches
provenance: artists estate, France
condition: very good and so...
Category
20th Century Cubist United Kingdom - Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Anton Gold (1914-1970) - Mid 20th Century Watercolour, Through the Forest
Located in Corsham, GB
A charming study of a forest path captured in a soft palette and an expressive style. Signed to the lower right. Presented in a contemporary white frame. Part of a pair of watercolou...
Category
20th Century United Kingdom - Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
French Seated Figure Sketch Drawing of a Pensive Seated Nude in Profile
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Collection of Nude drawings
book of watercolour nude paintings on artist paper
painting: 12 x 9.5 inches
provenance: private collection, England
condition: very good and sound condition
Category
20th Century Impressionist United Kingdom - Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Projet de Fleurs - Fauvist Flowers Gouache by Raoul Dufy
By Raoul Dufy
Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire
Botanical gouache on paper circa 1920 by French fauvist painter Raoul Dufy. The work flowers in red and blues with green foliage against a yellow and white stripped background.
Dimensions:
Framed: 25"x20"
Unframed: 18"x13"
Raoul Dufy was one of a family of nine children, including five sisters and a younger brother, Jean Dufy, also destined to become a painter. Their father was an accountant in the employ of a major company in Le Havre. The Dufy family was musically gifted: his father was an organist, as was his brother Léon, and his youngest brother Gaston was an accomplished flautist who later worked as a music critic in Paris. Raoul Dufy's studies were interrupted at the age of 14, when he had to contribute to the family income. He took a job with an importer of Brazilian coffee, but still found time from 1892 to attend evening courses in drawing and composition at the local college of fine arts under Charles Marie Lhullier, former teacher of Othon Friesz and Georges Braque. He spent his free time in museums, admiring the paintings of Eugène Boudin in Le Havre and The Justice of Trajan in Rouen. A municipal scholarship enabled him to leave for Paris in 1900, where he lodged initially with Othon Friesz. He was accepted by the École des Beaux-Arts, where he studied under Léon Bonnat, whose innate conservatism prompted Dufy to remark later that it was 'good to be at the Beaux-Arts providing one knew one could leave'.
And leave he did, four years later, embarking with friends and fellow students on the rounds of the major Paris galleries - Ambroise Vollard, Durand-Ruel, Eugène Blot and Berheim-Jeune. For Dufy and his contemporaries, Impressionism represented a rejection of sterile academism in favour of the open-air canvases of Manet, the light and bright colours of the Impressionists, and, beyond them, the daringly innovative work of Gauguin and Van Gogh, Seurat, Cézanne, Toulouse-Lautrec and others. Dufy was an out-and-out individualist, however, and was not tempted to imitate any of these artists. He produced, between 1935 and 1937, Fée Electricité (Spirit of Electricity), the emblem for the French utilities company Electricité de France (EDF).
Dufy visited the USA for the first time in 1937, as a member of the Carnegie Prize jury. In 1940, the outbreak of war (and his increasingly rheumatic condition) persuaded him to settle in Nice. When he eventually returned to Paris 10 years later, his rheumatism had become so debilitating that he immediately left for Boston to follow a course of pioneering anti-cortisone treatment. He continued working, however, spending time first in Harvard and then in New York City before moving to the drier climate of Tucson, Arizona. The cortisone treatment was by and large unsuccessful, although he did recover the use of his fingers. He returned to Paris in 1951 and decided to settle in Forcalquier, where the climate was more clement. Within a short time, however, he was wheelchair-bound. He died in Forcalquier in March 1953 and was buried in Cimiez.
Between 1895 and 1898, Raoul Dufy painted watercolours of landscapes near his native Le Havre and around Honfleur and Falaise. By the turn of the century, however, he was already painting certain subjects that were to become hallmarks of his work - flag-decked Parisian cityscapes, Normandy beaches teeming with visitors, regattas and the like, including one of his better-known early works, Landing Stage at Ste-Adresse. By 1905-1906 Friesz, Braque, Matisse, Derain, Vlaminck, Van Dongen and Rouault were described collectively as Fauves (the wild beasts). What they had in common was a desire to innovate, but they felt constrained nonetheless to meet formally to set out the guiding principles of what promised to be a new 'movement'. Dufy quickly established that those principles were acceptable; moreover, he was most impressed by one particular painting by Henri Matisse ( Luxury, Calm and Voluptuousness) which, to Dufy, embodied both novelty and a sense of artistic freedom. Dufy promptly aligned himself with the Fauves. Together with Albert Marquet in particular, he spent his time travelling the Normandy coast and painting views similar...
Category
1920s Fauvist United Kingdom - Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Gouache
Finely Detailed British Watercolor Topographical of Aros Castle
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Medium: Watercolour on paper, unframed
Size: 10 inches (height) x 14 inches (width)
Signed: Yes
Condition: Sound condition, with some minor signs of foxing visible
Provenance: Privat...
Category
Mid-20th Century Impressionist United Kingdom - Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Mid Century French Original Pastel Painting of a Woman in a Lush Landscape
By Josine Vignon
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Mid Century French Original Pastel Painting of a Woman in a Lush Landscape
Artist: Josine Vignon (French 1922-2022)
Medium: Oil Pastel on artist paper
Size: 25.5 (height) x...
Category
Mid-20th Century Impressionist United Kingdom - Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Oil Pastel
Indian Miniature watercolour on paper Mid 20th c fine detail playful Krishna
Located in Norfolk, GB
Indian miniature showing Krishna, cows and the gopis (girls)
Watercolour on paper, c mid 20th century
Size Mounted: 33 x 22 cm
Image Size: 24.2 x 13.4 cm
Signed bottom right with a...
Category
Mid-20th Century Other Art Style United Kingdom - Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
'Omvetya II'. Blue white shore ocean landscape abstract nature drawing
By Sophia Milligan
Located in Penzance, GB
'Omvetya II (Cargeen, Towards Treryn Dinas)'
Original Artwork. Unframed
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Softly dancing seaweed, patiently awaits the return of the salty sea to fill the tidal pools. ...
Category
2010s Naturalistic United Kingdom - Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Conté, Mixed Media, Pencil, Carbon Pencil, Photogram
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