French School

Mid Century French Oil Painting Nude Lady on Bed Reading, signed & framed

The Artists Model French Post-Impressionist artist, circa 1930's oil on board, unframed board: 23.5 x 34.5 inches provenance: private collection, France condition: good and sound co...

Portrait of Nude in Artists Studio French Post Impressionist, indistinctly signed oil on canvas, unframed dated 1939 canvas: 18 x 25.5 inches provenance: private collection, France ...

The Nude Model French Post-Impressionist artist, circa 1900's oil painting on canvas, laid on recent board, unframed board: 14.5 x 11 inches provenance: private collection, France co...

The Sunbather French School, circa 1970's oil painting on canvas, unframed measures: 55cm x 33cm provenance: private collection, France Radiating colour and warmth from the sun, this beautiful French painting depicts a nude sunbather...

Painted circa 1955 by Victor Di Gesu (American, 1914-1988) and stamped verso with Victor di Gesu estate stamp. Winner of the Prix Othon Friesz, Victor di Gesu first attended the Los...

A beautiful oil on original canvas circa 1910 by French post impressionist painter Georges D'Espagnat. The work depicats a nude woman in a yellow shawl standing by a blue vase filled with pink, red and white flowers. Signature: Signed lower right Dimensions: Framed: 28"x20" Unframed: 21"x13" Provenance: Doyle New York - May 2003 From the beginning of his career, it was a constant concern of Georges d'Espagnet to assert his originality. His studies at the École des Arts Décoratifs, Paris, did not last very long, for he wanted immediate independence and decided to follow courses in the private academies of Montparnasse. In about 1900, he became acquainted with Maurice Denis, Bonnard and Vuillard, and his collaboration with Denis led to a renewal of religious art in France. In 1903, d'Espagnet was one of the founders of the Salon d'Automne, and was appointed professor in charge of studios at the École des Beaux-Arts, Paris, in 1934. He illustrated a number of books: Rémy de Gourmont's Evil Prayers ( Oraisons mauvaises) (1896), The Saints of Paradise ( Les Saintes du paradis) (1898), Simone (1907), Sistine ( Sixtine) (1922); Alphonse Daudet's The Immortal ( L'Immortel) (1930); André Gide's The Pastoral Symphony ( La Symphonie pastorale); Francis Jammes' Clearings in the Sky ( Chairières dans le ciel) (1948). D'Espagnet belongs to the group of artists who made the Courrier Français so successful. The drawings of his which are published in it are strongly expressive and some bear comparison with the designs of the great Renaissance masters. He also contributed to L'Image. He often placed cheerful nudes in a landscape, reminding us that, though he moved away from the Fauves, he retained their freedom of colour and arabesque. He painted many portraits, including those of Albert André, André Barbier, Victor Boucher, Déodat de Séverac, Albert Marque...

Quang Ho's (US based) "Figure in Gold Abstraction" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts a pale nude female model sitting among rumpled white fabric as she delicately pl...

Painted circa 1955 by Victor Di Gesu (American, 1914-1988) and stamped verso with estate stamp. Framed dimensions: 21 H x 1.5 D x 24.75 W inches Winner of the Prix Othon Friesz, Vic...