Jules Noel Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

French, 1815-1881

Jules Noël, or Jules Achille Noël, whose real name was Louis Assez Noël, was a French painter and draughtsman. Louis Assez, known as Jules, was born on 4 January 1810 in Nancy. As his sixth child, the name "Assez" (enough) clearly expresses the weariness of his mother's repeated pregnancies. He spent part of his childhood in Quimper, then in Lennon, where his father, a works supervisor with the Ponts et Chaussées for the construction of the Nantes-Brest canal, taught him drawing. He came to Paris and studied with Jean-Victor Bertin. In 1836, he exhibited two paintings for the first time at the Salon des Beaux-Arts in Nantes. In 1837, he married Adèle Cécile Constance Caris, the daughter of a Lorient bookseller. It was with his brother-in-law Eugène Michaux, a naval artillery lieutenant, that he found documentation and maritime techniques for his meticulous depictions of sail manoeuvres. As a result of his regular visits to Brest, he painted five major pictures of the harbour and its port. In 1839, he moved to Nantes. During a visit from the Duke of Nemours, to whom he presented his sketchbooks, he received his first commission: His Majesty the Duke and Duchess of Nemours embarking in a rowboat in Brest harbour on 10 August 1843. On the Duke's recommendation, he was awarded the chair of drawing at the Lycée Henri-IV in Paris, where he settled in 1845. From 1840 onwards, he exhibited at almost all the Paris salons, and continued to do so until 1879. At the Salon of 1846, with three works, Jules Noël established himself as a sailor. Baudelaire, commenting on Souvenir de Rhodes, wrote: "M. Jules Noël has painted a very beautiful marine, with a beautiful, clear, radiant and cheerful colour". During the school holidays, he travelled to Brittany and Normandy to paint landscapes and seascapes. He worked in his in-laws' region between Auray and Hennebont, but also frequented the port towns of Douarnenez, Brest, Quimper, Morlaix, Roscoff and Landerneau. In 1856, he was affected by the death of his mother, who had supported him. Very early on, he had adopted the backwards N for his paintings and drawings, as a tribute to his mother, who signed in this way. In 1860, he offered thirty paintings for sale at the Hôtel Drouot. The sale was a success. In 1875, he stayed in Le Tréport, Geneva, Berne, Fribourg and Basle. But his most notable stays were in Dieppe (1858-1872), Le Tréport (1870-1878) and Fécamp (1866-1877). The Musée des beaux-arts de Quimper presented a major retrospective of his works in 2005. A large number of national museums keep works by Jules Noël in their collections, notably the Louvre Museum, the National Maritime Museum in London, the Château de Versailles museum, the museums of Brest, Marseille, Briançon, Dieppe, Rennes, from Dijon, Angers, Castres, Chantilly, Chartres, Chaumont, La Rochelle, Mulhouse, Nancy, Nantes, Reims, Tours.

Artist: Jules Noel

Jules NoelJules Noel (1810-1881) Landscape with a fisherman, signed drawing

$947

Jules Noel (1810-1881) Landscape with a fisherman, signed drawing

By Jules Noel

Located in Paris, FR

Jules Noel (1810-1881) Landscape with a fisherman, Signed lower right Pencil on paper 27.8 x 44 cm Framed under glass : 43 x 59.5 cm We find in this drawing everything that makes...

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1860s Romantic Jules Noel Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Jules NoelJules Noel (1810-1881) Landscape with a manor and a traveler, signed drawing

$947

Jules Noel (1810-1881) Landscape with a manor and a traveler, signed drawing

By Jules Noel

Located in Paris, FR

Jules Noel (1810-1881) Landscape with a manor and a traveler Signed lower left Pencil on paper 27.5 x 44.5 cm Framed under glass : 43 x 59.5 cm This drawing shows more particularly...

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1860s Romantic Jules Noel Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Pencil

Albert Theodor GellerstedtWatercolor The Garden at Sickelsjö, 1883, 1883

$2,205

H 11.03 in W 14.97 in

Watercolor The Garden at Sickelsjö, 1883

Located in Stockholm, SE

We are delighted to present a stunning watercolor by the Swedish artist Albert Theodor Gellerstedt. This artwork, titled "Sickelsjö Trädgård" was created on June 8, 1883. The paintin...

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1880s Romantic Jules Noel Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Watercolor

English School, circa 1800 Georgian watercolor, The Sailor's return, circa 1800

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H 6.5 in W 8.5 in D 1 in

English School, circa 1800 Georgian watercolor, The Sailor's return

Located in Harkstead, GB

A delightful rustic scene dating to circa 1800 with the sailor returning to his thankful wife and the domestic idyll of his country cottage. The harbour with sailing ships ferrying c...

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Early 19th Century Romantic Jules Noel Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Watercolor, Laid Paper

Hjalmar FalkBoats in Moonlight Watercolor on Paper, Swedish Coastal Scene, 1904, 1904

$3,947

H 14.18 in W 25.99 in

Boats in Moonlight Watercolor on Paper, Swedish Coastal Scene, 1904

Located in Stockholm, SE

Boats in Moonlight (1904) is a watercolor on paper measuring 25.5 × 55 cm (10 × 21.7 in). It depicts a Swedish coastal scene under a luminous moonlit sky., Along the quiet shoreline,...

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Early 1900s Romantic Jules Noel Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Watercolor

Emil Bisttram"Taos Women" Emil Bisttram, Modernist, New Mexico Artist, Southwestern, Figures, circa 1930s

$2,500

H 19.5 in W 17.25 in

"Taos Women" Emil Bisttram, Modernist, New Mexico Artist, Southwestern, Figures

Located in New York, NY

Emil Bisttram Taos Women Signed lower right Pencil on paper 11 1/2 x 9 1/2 inches Provenance David Cook Fine Art, Denver, Colorado Clare Walker Fine Art, Tarrytown, New York Bistt...

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1930s American Modern Jules Noel Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Pencil

Romantic Ink Drawing: Feast in the Forest, Late 19th Century, c. 1880

$928

H 4.93 in W 10.63 in

Romantic Ink Drawing: Feast in the Forest, Late 19th Century

Located in Paris, Île-de-France

19th-Century Italian School Feast in the Forest Ink on paper, 125 x 270 mm Provenance: Private collection This work, attributed to the 19th-century Italian school, depicts a momen...

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Late 19th Century Romantic Jules Noel Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Ink, Laid Paper

A view of Bridgetown, Barbados with the U.S.S Shamokin 1868, 1860-70

$1,700

H 6 in W 8 in

A view of Bridgetown, Barbados with the U.S.S Shamokin 1868

Located in Woodbury, CT

A very interesting scene off of the coast of Bridgetown, Barbados. The USS Shamokin at sea on one of its first voyages after being de-commisioned from the American Navy.

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1860s Victorian Jules Noel Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Carbon Pencil

Pencil drawing off of Sandy Hook, NY of a ship on its way to Brazil, 1860-70

$1,500

H 6 in W 8 in

Pencil drawing off of Sandy Hook, NY of a ship on its way to Brazil

Located in Woodbury, CT

Wonderful and historically interesting scene of a steam ship off the coast of Sandy Hook, New YorkCity before its voyage to Brazil. Part of a collection of pencil drawings , all uns...

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1860s Victorian Jules Noel Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Carbon Pencil

Modern American Industrial Drawing Factory Graphite Framed Black and White

$489

H 16 in W 12 in

Modern American Industrial Drawing Factory Graphite Framed Black and White

Located in Buffalo, NY

A fantastic industrial drawing dated 1935, which depicts the former Plymouth Motor Company's Powerhouse in Buffalo, NY. Housed in a contemporary frame presentation this unique work ...

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1930s Realist Jules Noel Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Graphite

Emilio SanchezSchooner St. Croix, 1952

$3,775

H 16.88 in W 22.25 in

Schooner St. Croix

By Emilio Sanchez

Located in New York, NY

Emilio Sanchez (1921-1999) created the watercolor entitled “Schooner St. Croix” in 1952. This piece is signed in pen at the lower right and titled on the verso. The paper size is 16.88 x 22.25 inches. Stamped on verso "Estate of Emilio Sanchez." Good to very good condition. “Best known for his architectural paintings and lithographs, Emilio Sanchez (1921-1999) explored the effects of light and shadow to emphasize the abstract geometry of his subjects. His artwork encompasses his Cuban heritage...

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1950s American Realist Jules Noel Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Watercolor, Graphite

Mountainous Riverlandscape with resting Wanderers, German, Aquatint, old master, c. 1800

$812

H 8.98 in W 13.51 in

Mountainous Riverlandscape with resting Wanderers, German, Aquatint, old master

Located in Greven, DE

German or Swiss School, probably Circle of Christoph Nathe (1753-1808)), around 1800; beautiful old master drawing/ aquatint, inscribed "P 50/ 1871 gekauf...

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19th Century Romantic Jules Noel Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Handmade Paper

Worplesdon Lodge – English School 19th Century, 1860

$350

H 10.25 in W 5.38 in

Worplesdon Lodge – English School 19th Century

Located in Middletown, NY

This charming landscape features the structure now known as the Worplesdon Place Hotel, near Guildford, Surrey. The house is of notable historical significance, and it is registered ...

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Late 19th Century English School Jules Noel Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Handmade Paper, Pencil

Richard WestallDisegno neoclassico mitologico inglese del XIX secolo, primo decennio del XIX secolo

$5,224

H 28.35 in W 37.01 in

Disegno neoclassico mitologico inglese del XIX secolo

By Richard Westall

Located in Florence, IT

Disegno matita su carta, 45 x 68 cm; con cornice dorata 72 x 94 cm. La scena si svolge sulla costa, nel punto in cui il mare tempestoso lambisce la terraferma, che si presenta rocci...

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Early 1800s Romantic Jules Noel Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Pencil

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Jules NoelJules Noel (1810-1881) View of a city under an arch, signed drawing

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H 10.95 in W 17.33 in

Jules Noel (1810-1881) View of a city under an arch, signed drawing

By Jules Noel

Located in Paris, FR

Jules Noel (1810-1881) iew of a city under an arch Signed lower left Pencil on paper 27.8 x 44.5 cm Framed under glass : 43 x 59.5 cm The composition of this drawing is particularl...

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1860s Romantic Jules Noel Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Pencil

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