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French School Study of a Man’s Head - Circa 1910
French School - Study of a Man’s Head - Circa 1910
Delightful study of an unidentified bearded man. Artist: Unknown (unsigned).Medium: Oil on canvas.Condition: Very good condition, with some signs of restoration.Dimensions: 41 x 33 cm. / 16 x 13 in.Frame:... Read more...
Joseph Paul Meslé Autumn View of a Village – Circa 1920
Joseph Paul Meslé – Autumn View of a Village – Circa 1920
Joseph-Paul Meslé (1855-1927), French illustrator and painter, was born on January 25, 1855 in Saint-Servan, near Saint-Malo. His talent for drawing were noticed at a young age and he was... Read more...
French School Pair of Portraits - Circa 1800
French School - Pair of Portraits - Circa 1800
Pair of pastel portraits of a husband and wife. Early 19th century French School. The gentleman wears an earring and the woman an elaborate necklace and pendant with the initials... Read more...
Auguste Herst Village Street Scene – Circa 1890
Auguste Herst – Village Street Scene – Circa 1890
This watercolour represents a lively village street, possibly Fontainebleau. An inscription on the back indicates that this work was sold at a notarial sale in Nice, several months after the... Read more...
Auguste Brazier The Swallows – 1887
Auguste Brazier – The Swallows – 1887
Oil on canvas painting depicting some swallows flying over a large body of water. Signed and dated 1887, the year of the painter's death, this painting is probably one of... Read more...
Marius Wulfart In the Garden – Circa 1980
Marius Wulfart – In the Garden – Circa 1980
Charming oil on canvas painting depicting a young woman in a violet summer dress sitting in a lush garden. Artist: Marius Woulfart (1928-1991).Signed in bottom right corner.Medium: Oil on canvas.Condition:... Read more...
Henri Jouard – Notre-Dame de Paris - 1917
Henri Jouard – Notre-Dame de Paris - 1917
Henri Etienne Jouard is a watercolourist and illustrator born in Geneva (Switzerland) February 21, 1853. He was part of the "Chat Noir" team, a famous Montmartre cabaret operating in Paris... Read more...
French School Portrait of a Priest - Circa 1870
French School - Portrait of a Priest - Circa 1870
This painting represents a man of the church, painted in the latter half of the 19th century. The sitter is in ecclesiastical dress with Rabat and sits on a wooden... Read more...
French School - Coastal Landscape
French School - Coastal Landscape
Marine landscape representing the Côte d’Azur coastline, probably Île Sainte-Marguerite, near Cannes. This attractive watercolour painting has a clear but illegible signature in the bottom right corner. We are still... Read more...
Alexander Bertin Pair of Portraits - 1889
Alexander Bertin - Pair of Portraits - 1889
Pair of portraits of a husband and wife. They have been together 130 years and are not sold separately. Artist: Alexandre Bertin (1853-1934).Signed and dated in low left corner: ALEXANDRE... Read more...
French School Portrait of a Young Woman - Circa 1760
French School - Portrait of a Young Woman - Circa 1760
Oval portrait of a young woman of stature. Pastel on vellum paper mounted on an 18th century frame. The sitter is wearing a "robe à la française", or sack-back gown,... Read more...
French School Roman Peasant - Circa 1840
French School - Roman Peasant - Circa 1840
Watercolour depicting an Italian peasant dressed in a traditional regional costume, painted around 1840. It is unsigned but has a pencil annotation "Rome" in the lower right corner. The painting... Read more...