"The Hunt" oil on canvas 8 1/2" x 10 3/4" J.R. Herve was born in 1887 in Langres, a town in the eastern part of France. He began his art studies in an evening school of his hometown. He went to Paris where he first continued his studies at the School of Decorative Arts and then at the Fine Arts School. He exhibited his works for the first time at the Salon of French Artists in 1910. He was one of the most important members of this group. Obtaining his teaching diploma, he started teaching...

A very attractive Original Oil Painting in the Manner of Henri Joseph HARPIGNIES (1818-1916) of a French Provincial Village Scene depicting a Woman with Child. Oil on Canvass, signed lower left; Frame surround also retains Name lettering. Overall condition good, light craquelure, couple inconsequential small spots of restoration (lower center in trees), areas of frame retouched. 19/20th Century. Size: 15.5" H. x 11.5" W., framed 23" x 18" W. Provenance: Private Estate in Chevy Chase, MD., USA

"Sail Boat and Windmill" Oil on canvas 20' x 26 5/8" w/o frame. Jacob started painting at age 12 and eventually enrolled in the Hague Academy of Art. An art dealer recognized his talent and saw to it that Jacob was able to work in the studio of Hubertus van Hove. There he painted interiors as well as figurative and genre works. Van Hove moved to Antwerp and the nineteen-year-old Maris went with him...

"Au jardin" – 23.6” x 29.1” 0il 0n canvas Born in 1933 in Paris, Yoldjoglou is of Greek origin. At the age of 19, he gained a competitive entry to the "Arts Décoratifs"...

Attributed to Jozef Israels, Dutch fisherman"s wife at the beach waiting for his return. A beautiful impressionist painting oil on canvas signed lower left measuring approx. 14 x 18 inches in excellent condition. Biography

Jozef Israëls, (born January 27, 1824, Groningen, Netherlands—died August 12, 1911, The Hague), painter and etcher, often called the “Dutch Millet” (a reference to Jean-Franƈois Millet)...

"Paris Street Scene" Oil on board, 9.5" x 13.5" framed Bart Schouten Leroy was born in 1941. His dad was a famous architect and his mom, who was born in Paris France, was a well-to-do still life painter and Max Carlier\rquote s neice. \par After graduating high school, he enlisted. After fulfilling his tour of duty, he took off on his Harley Davidson motorcycle and traveled to Southern France. He made his living for about one year working odd jobs...

[1854-1941] Landcape With Village Beyond Oil on canvas 21 ¼” x 25 ½” unframed Born in Paris, France in December 1854 to French-Italian parents, with the name Eugene Galiany. He later changed it as a tribute to his teacher Charles Laloue whom he studied with in 1877. During the early part of his career as an artist Galien-Laloue took on several pseudonyms because of an exclusive contract with a major gallery. These pseudonyms included L. Dupuy, J. Lievin, Lenoir and E...

"Venetian Canal Scene" oil on canvas 25 1/2" x 39" Antoine Bouvard Senior was born at St. Jean-de-Bournay in L'Isere in 1870. He trained as an architect and studied art and architecture under Constant-Dufeus at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts in Paris. He became the Director of Architectural Services for the Seine, and was responsible for the construction of the Bourse du Travail and the Boulevard Morland in Paris...

Notice the details of the honeysuckle flower design on the armour. Please refer to the flemish painting in our listing. The honeysuckle design on the middle right side of the photo matches the same design in 17 flemish paintings.

Mother Duck and Ducklings Oil on board 5 3/4" x 12 1/4"w/o frame,14 1/4" x 20 3/4" framed This Dutch, Hague school genre artist has become hudgely popular for painting serene landscapes however was a diverse artist and equally skilled at painting portraits, children, animals and street scenes. His landscapes often included animals with ducks a recurrent theme...

A fine 17th century Dutch landscape by Solomon Van Ruisdael oil on oak panel 19 x 25.5 inches signed lower right. The scene is from a area near old Haarlem where he often painted pictured is a ferryboat in the distance and an angler and woman by a cottage in the foreground. An exquisite old master painting. Biography, (1600/03-1670) Salomon van Ruysdael was called De Goyer until he and his brother Isaack changed their name to Ruysdael, after the castle near their father's birthplace, Blaricum...

"Moulin Seine-et-Marne" oil on canvas 16 x 27 3/4in. Frame: 23 1/4 x 35 1/4in. A student of his father, Paul Lecomte, Sr.,(1842-1920), the young man developed his ability in concert with a large extended family of noted artists. He studied at the Beaux-Arts in Paris with Cormon. Paul Emile Lecomte excelled in portraying the natural settings of France’s bio-diversity. His landscapes varied widely from marketplaces to isolated country sides, and he seems to have favored marine scenes with people...

"Péniches sur la Seine" 18 1/8" x 21 3/4 unframed. Marcel Dyf was born in Paris on the 7th October 1899. As a youth he was influenced by the Impressionist and Post-Impressionist movements that he observed in Paris and Normandy, where he spent his holidays. He started a career in engineering but in his early twenties he decided to become an artist. He moved to Arles in Provence where he bought a studio and began zealously painting the inspirational. Dyf was self-taught as an artist. He remained ...

“Montparnasse (Le Select)” Oil on canvas 28 1/2" x 38 7/8" Framed size: 38" x 48" Born in Riga, Latvia, Russia, his father was a graduate of the Polytechnic Institute of Riga and his mother a Professor of Literature. They moved frequently and in 1925 the émigré family moved this time to the French "concession" of Shanghai, where Kluge would graduate from the French Municipal High School. By the time he was seventeen, he was a very active member of the Shanghai Art Club. At this period...

Fin de Jour - Place St. Marco Oil on canvas - 10-5/8" x 13-3/4" (27 x 35 cm) /Frame - 20 1/2" x 23 3/4" During their lifetime few artists attain the international acclaim which has been accorded to André Hambourg, the distinguished laureate of French contemporary art. His paintings hang in more than fifty museums in France and other countries including the Musée National d'Art Moderne and the Musée d'Art Moderne de la Ville. Collectors from all parts of the world have acquired his lum...

"Vacance" oil on canvas 29" x 36" Yolande Ardissone was born in Normandy in 1927, of an Italian father and a Ukrainian mother. At the age of seventeen, she left for Paris to study at the “Ecole des Arts Appliques” and the “Academie de la Grande Chaumiere”. Two years later, she transfers to Ecole des Beaux-Arts and studied in the Atelier of Unterstellar. Soon after that, she traveled to Italy , Spain , Algeria , Holland , Indonesia , Egypt , Haiti , China , Thailand , Russia etc. Though s...

“les Fleurs au Masque” Oil on canvas 26.6” x 21.3” Dauchot was born at Gargan-Livry near Paris May 10, 1926. His father was an architect. He began painting at age fourteen, encouraged by his parents. After attending the Ecole des Beaux-Arts, he followed the advice of Yves Brayer and Othon Friesz. He admires Utrillo and Soutine. His efforts and aims are for unity and moderation, and after varying his techniques he tends to attach himself to the pictorial "matière" which he incorporat...

"Ile du levant" Oil on canvas, 15” x 22” Jean Vollet was born at Montayral, France on June 29, 1935. After studying art at the Ecole d'Arts Graphiques in Bordeaux, he went to Paris in 1962. There he devoted his time entirely to painting and began to display his work in 1964 at the Salon des Independants. He has since been met with tremendous success exhibiting in Paris, New York, Tokyo, Beverly Hills, Cannes...etc. Furthermore, his powerful auction records have solidified his reputation as...