$10,243
Le jardin en ete - Impressionist Figures in Landscape Oil by Ludovic Vallee
By Ludovic Vallée
Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire
Signed double-sided pointillist oil on canvas by French painter Ludovic Vallee. The piece depicts a view of a garden with a path through the centre on a sunny day.
Oil, Canvas
Belle Epoque Post Impressionist oil painting by French artist Ludovic Vallee
By Ludovic Vallée
Located in Petworth, West Sussex
Ludovic Vallee (French 1864 – 1939) Soiree a la guinguette Signed ‘L Valle’ (lower right) Oil on board 27 x 22 cm.
Oil, Board
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H 11.82 in W 8.67 in D 1.19 in
Night in Paris, La Belle Epoque, circa 1895
By Ludovic Vallée
Located in Paris, FR
Beautifully brushed in a pointillist style and monogrammed lower left, Ludovic Vallée was a pointillist painter exhibited at the Salon des Indépendants in Paris from 1903, the Salo...
Canvas, Oil
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H 25 in W 32 in
Le Parc Montsouris - Au Matin - Pointillist Oil, Figures in Landscape - L Vallee
By Ludovic Vallée
Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire
A beautiful pointillist oil on canvas circa 1910 by French painter Ludovic Vallee. The work depicts Isabelle and Irene Obidzinski, in front of the Observatoire de Montsouris, Parc Mo...
Oil, Canvas
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H 13 in W 10 in
Mothers & Children - Impressionist Oil, Figures in Landscape by Ludovic Vallee
By Ludovic Vallée
Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire
A beautiful pointillist oil on panel by French painter Ludovic Vallee. The piece depicts a row of mothers seated in the shade at a park while the children play.
Oil, Panel
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H 6 in W 7 in
"Figures in the Park" Vallee C.19th French Impressionist Figures in Landscape
By Ludovic Vallée
Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire
Framed dimensions are 12 inches high by 13 inches wide. Ludovic Vallée was a pointillist painter exhibited at the Salon des Indépendants in Paris from 1903, the Salon de la Sociéte ...
Oil, Panel
Golden Afternoon
By Ludovic Vallée
Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire
Signed lower left, titled, dedicated and dated 1935 verso. Ludovic Vallée was a pointillist painter exhibited at the Salon des Indépendants in Paris from 1903, the Salon de la Socié...
Canvas, Oil, Board
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H 7.01 in W 5.32 in
La Vallée by Ludovic-Rodo Pissarro - Wood engraving
By Ludovic-Rodo Pissarro
Located in London, GB
*UK BUYERS WILL PAY AN ADDITIONAL 20% VAT ON TOP OF THE ABOVE PRICE La Vallée by Ludovic-Rodo Pissarro (1878 - 1952) Woodcut 17.8 x 13.5 cm (7 x 5¹/₄ inches) Titled in the plate, si...
Woodcut
$86,800
H 48 in W 56 in D 2 in
H. Guérault (French, 19th/20th Century) "The Little Prince" Oil on Canvas
Located in Queens, NY
Exquisite Quality French Art Nouveau oil on canvas painting of an elegant lady and pup, titled "The Little Prince" / "Le Dauphin no. 51" (on exhibition label affixed to the stretcher...
Canvas, Oil
$288,785Sale Price|20% Off
H 113 in W 92 in
C19th Portrait Princesse de Joinville of Brazil - Spectacular fit for a palace
By Henri d'Ainecy Montpezat
Located in London, GB
Portrait of Princess de Joinville riding a Bay Horse Henri d’Aincy, Le Comte Monpezat (French 1817-1859) Painted circa 1837-9 oil on canvas 113 x 92 inches (including frame) 92 x 70 ...
Oil
Portrait of Lady Caroline Price
By George Romney
Located in Miami, FL
DESCRIPTION: Perhaps the best Romney in private hands. If Vogue Magazine existed in the late 18th century, this image of Lady Caroline Price would be on one of its covers. The e...
Oil, Canvas
"Sunday in the Park, 1910"
By Cyprien Eugène Boulet
Located in Lambertville, NJ
Signed Lower Right Cyprien-Eugène Boulet (1877 - 1927)
Canvas, Oil
$9,750
H 40 in W 32 in D 2 in
Stunning Art Deco Young Woman Portrait Framed Signed Rare Original Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Exquisite antique portrait painting of a young fashionable woman. Framed. Oil on canvas. Signed. Image size, 31H by 24L.
Canvas, Oil
$85,000Sale Price|20% Off
H 44 in W 47 in D 2 in
The Golden Apple - British RSA exh art female portrait oil painting peacock bird
By Robert Hope
Located in Hagley, England
This sumptuous Scottish oil painting is by noted artist Robert Hope. It was most recently part of the Paisley Art Institute Collection, formerly held by the Paisley Museum and Art Ga...
Oil
$31,784
H 40.16 in W 33.9 in
Portrait of a lady in a masquerade costume, signed F. de Troy, French 18th c.
Located in PARIS, FR
Portrait of a lady in a masquerade costume by François de Troy (1645–1730) Signed lower right: peint… de Troy… 18th century France, Paris, circa 1715-1720. Canvas: h. 81 cm, w. 65 cm...
Canvas, Oil
$26,223Sale Price|20% Off
H 45 in W 33 in D 1 in
Fine 19th Century French Symbolist Oil Painting Portrait of Mythological Queen
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Queen by Diogène Ulysse Napoléon Maillart (French, 1840 – 1926) *see notes below oil painting on canvas, framed canvas: 42 x 30 inches framed: 45 x 33 inches condition: overall v...
Canvas, Oil
Still Life
By John White Alexander
Located in Bryn Mawr, PA
John White Alexander's graceful depictions of beautiful women earned him critical acclaim both in Europe and America. However, his career did not get off to an easy start—Alexander b...
Canvas, Oil
$12,667
H 19.5 in W 19.5 in
Projet de Tissus - Fauvist Flowers Watercolor & Gouache by Raoul Dufy
By Raoul Dufy
Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire
Botanical watercolour and gouache on paper circa 1920 by French fauvist painter Raoul Dufy. The work depicts flowers in red, blue and green. This work was executed by Dufy as a fabri...
Paper, Watercolor, Gouache
$15,059
H 23 in W 19 in
Audrey - Post Impressionist Portrait Oil Painting by Jean-Gabriel Domergue
By Jean-Gabriel Domergue
Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire
Signed oil on board portrait circa 1940 by French post impressionist painter Jean Gabriel Domergue. The work depicts a blonde lady - Audrey - in a mint green dress with black trim an...
Oil, Board
$34,500
H 75 in W 57 in D 2 in
Oil on Canvas Depicting William Shakespeare's Characters "Othello & Desdemona"
By Hamilton Hamilton
Located in LA, CA
Hamilton Hamilton (American, 1847-1928) A large and impressive oil on canvas "Othello and Desdemona" after the William Shakespeare's play "Othello", depicting a young Desdemona plead...
Canvas, Wood, Oil
Orientale
By Henri Fantin-Latour
Located in New York, NY
Signed, lower right: Fantin Provenance: Gustave Tempelaere (1840–1904), Paris; possibly by descent to his son: Julien Tempelaere (1876–1961) and with F. & J. Tempelaere, Paris, prob...
Canvas, Paper, Oil
Rowboat Beneath the Trees, 1918
Located in Stockholm, SE
This evocative landscape by Axel Edvard Peter captures the serene beauty of nature with remarkable skill. Painted in 1918, the scene depicts a wooden rowboat resting in still waters ...
Canvas, Oil
Oil Painting Manner of Richard Cosway "Natalie"
Located in Mere, GB
Oil Painting manner of Richard Cosway "Natalie" 1813 - 1880 Portrait bequeathed to Mrs William from the Duchess of Wellington in 1865 then by her to her son col. Whalley Wickham in 1...
Oil
Portrait of a Nobleman, French School 17th Century
Located in New York, NY
French portrait of a nobleman, 17th Century, great condition. With a beautiful carved wooden frame.
Canvas, Oil
Figurative art, as opposed to abstract art, retains features from the observable world in its representational depictions of subject matter. Most commonly, figurative paintings reference and explore the human body, but they can also include landscapes, architecture, plants and animals — all portrayed with realism.
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