At a young age, Léopold Survage was directed to enter the piano factory operated by his Finnish father. He learned to play piano and then completed a commercial diploma in 1897. After a severe illness at the age of 22, Survage rethought his career and entered the Moscow School of Painting, Sculpture and Architecture. Introduced to the modern movement through the collections of Sergei Shchukin and Ivan Morozov, he cast his lot with the Russian avant-garde and, by 1906, was loosely affiliated with the circle of the magazine Zolotoye runo. He met Alexander Archipenko, exhibiting with him in the company of David Burlyuk, Vladimir Burlyuk, Mikhail Larionov and Natalia Goncharova.
With Hélène Moniuschko, later his wife, he traveled to Western Europe, visiting Paris in July 1908. The couple eventually settled in Paris where Survage worked as a piano tuner and briefly attended the short-lived school run by Henri Matisse. He exhibited with the Jack of Diamonds group in Moscow in 1910 and first showed his work in France at the urging of Archipenko in the Salon d'Automne of 1911. In 1913, Survage produced abstract compositions using color and movement to evoke a type of musical sensation. Entitled Rythmes colorés, he planned to animate these illustrations using film to form "symphonies en couleur". He saw these abstract images as flowing together, but he exhibited the ink wash drawings separately at the Salon d'Automne in 1913 and Salon des Indépendants in 1914. Articles on these works were published by Guillaume Apollinaire (Paris-J., July 1914) and Survage himself (Soirées Paris, July–August 1914).
In June 1914, to develop his idea, Survage unsuccessfully applied for a patent to the Gaumont Film Company. Had he been able to raise the funds, he would have preceded Viking Eggeling and Hans Richter as the first to develop abstract films. Beginning in 1917, Survage shared a studio and a penchant for alcoholic excesses with Amedeo Modigliani in Paris. Survage later moved to Nice and, over the next eight years, produced highly structured oils and works on paper linked together by a series of leitmotifs, repeating groups of symbolic elements—man, sea, building, flower, window, curtain, bird as if they were protagonists in a series of moving images. The influence may have been Marc Chagall's, an artist well known for his insertions of floating couples, cows, roosters, and sundry Jewish iconography. By 1922, Survage had begun to move away from Cubism in favor of the neo-classical form. He was perhaps influenced by commissions for Serge Diaghilev's Ballets Russes, beginning with sets and costumes for Igor Stravinsky's opera buffa Mavra at the Paris Opéra in 1922. Although mainly a painter, he also produced stage, tapestry, and textile designs during this period (notably for the house of Chanel in 1933). Toward the end of the 1930s, as a result of his contact with André Masson, Survage became increasingly charmed by symbols and mysticism. The curvilinear forms that had previously dominated his compositions came, once again, under the control of the geometric structure. Survage was inducted into France's Légion d'Honneur in 1963. He died on 31 October 1968 in Paris.
La rue du village
By Léopold Survage
Located in LE HAVRE, FR
Léopold SURVAGE (1879-1968) La rue du village Oil on canvas Size: 50 x 61 cm Signed lower right Provenance: Private collection in Normandy. Oil on canvas in good condition. Small...
Canvas, Oil
Vue de Village dans l'Oise
By Léopold Survage
Located in New York, NY
Watercolor on wove paper. Signed by the artist in pencil lower left.
Watercolor
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Porteuse - Léopold Survage, modern, abstract, portrait, french, bright, surreal
By Léopold Survage
Located in London, GB
Léopold Survage (1879-1968) Porteuse 1962 oil on canvas 100 x 81.3 cm signed and dated ‘Survage. 48.’ (lower right) Price: $63,000 USD (inc. 5% UK imp...
Canvas, Oil
$2,187
H 16 in W 12 in D 2 in
Contemporary Impressionist Oil of Piccadilly London with Buildings and Red Buses
Located in ludlow, GB
Contemporary Impressionist Oil of Piccadilly London with Buildings and Red Buses. An atmospheric Oil Painting depicting Piccadilly showing the London Pavilion and the statue of Eros....
Oil
Siren's Song
By Katherine Bello
Located in Kansas City, MO
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Canvas, Oil
$525
H 16 in W 13 in D 1 in
Violin by Jacques Endzel Figurative Expressionist Oil on canvas painting
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Canvas, Oil
$476
H 10.75 in W 13.75 in D 0.1 in
India rural village landscape watercolour on paper Signed Mid 20th Century
Located in Norfolk, GB
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Paper, Watercolor
$1,362
H 19 in W 24 in D 2 in
Figures on Beach Shoreline Painting of Cliffs in Ireland Oil on Canvas 1990's
Located in Preston, GB
Figures on Beach Shoreline Painting of Cliffs in Ireland Oil on Canvas 1990's, by Irish Artist Darren Paul. Art measures 17 x 13 inches Frame measures 24 x 19 inches This atmospheric coastal landscape captures the rugged beauty of Fair Head, one of Northern Ireland's most iconic natural landmarks. Painted with expressive brushwork and a sensitive understanding of light, the composition draws the viewer across the golden sands and shimmering waters towards the dramatic basalt cliffs that rise majestically above the sea. Soft coastal light filters through sweeping cloud formations, creating a sense of movement and changing weather that is synonymous with the wild Antrim coastline. In the foreground, figures strolling along the beach provide both scale and a human connection to the vast landscape, while the distant white cottages nestle beneath the imposing cliffs, emphasising the harmony between nature and rural life. The artist's confident handling of colour and texture evokes the fresh sea air, rolling surf and expansive horizons of this celebrated Irish location. Rich earth tones contrast beautifully with cool blues and silvery greys, creating a balanced and inviting composition that captures both the grandeur and tranquillity of the scene. A timeless portrayal of one of Ireland's most spectacular coastal settings, this painting will appeal to collectors of Irish landscapes, maritime subjects and works that celebrate the enduring beauty of the natural world. Darren Paul was born in Belfast in 1944. From childhood, Darren had an affinity for art. He attended art classes under the tutorage of Desmond Kinney...
Canvas, Cotton Canvas, Oil, Panel
$3,500
H 23.62 in W 29.53 in D 3 in
"Vines in Noce" Oil Painting, Vineyard Landscape, Tuscany, Signed & Framed 2020
By Amy Florence
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
An oil painting by Amy Florence. Rows of vines painted en plein air, in Tuscany during the offseason. Traditional Italian aesthetics, a stone house can be found in the distance, just...
Oil, Canvas
Ba Ba Ba Ma Tri dom
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Located in Dallas, TX
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Canvas, Oil
$5,400
H 21 in W 24 in D 2 in
Twentieth Century Impressionist Oil of Ponte Vecchio, Florence and River Arno
Located in ludlow, GB
Twentieth Century Impressionist Framed Oil Painting on Panel of Ponte Vecchio, Florence with buildings along the River Arno. Signed bottom left. This painting was purchased by the Fr...
Oil
"Summer" Oil cm. 47 x 55 1985
By Boris LAVRENKO
Located in Torino, IT
flowers, Summer, green , Boris Lavrenko (Rostov, 1920 – St. Petersburg, 2001) Works by Boris Lavrenko can be found in various private collections in Europe, Japan, United States an...
Canvas, Oil
Bateau Sous la Pont
By Yolande Ardissone
Located in Missouri, MO
Bateau Sous la Pont Yolande Ardissone (French, b. 1927) Oil on Canvas Signed Lower Center 30.25 x 25.25 31.5 x 36.5 inches with frame Born in Normandy on June 6, 1927 to an Italian ...
Canvas, Oil
Sunset Surf
By Hayley Lever
Located in Milford, NH
A fine post-impressionist coastal sunset oil painting by American artist Hayley Lever Australian American artist Hayley Lever (1876-1958). Lever was born in Adelaide, Australia and s...
Oil, Panel
$6,000
H 31.5 in W 43.5 in D 2 in
"British Countryside Landscape" British Impressionist Oil Painting on Canvas
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Canvas, Oil
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H 17.72 in W 11.82 in D 0.04 in
Untitled - Tempera on raw paper by Léopold Survage - 1960s
By Léopold Survage
Located in Roma, IT
Untitled is an artwork realized Léopold Survage in 1960s. Tempera on raw paper. cm 45 x30. Signed on rear in blue pastel. Very good condition.
Paper, Tempera
Seated Nude
By Léopold Survage
Located in Los Angeles, CA
LEOPOLD SURVAGE "SEATED NUDE" PENCIL DRAWING, SIGNED, DATED FRANCE, 1925 14.5 X 9 INCHES Leopold Survage 1879 – 1968 Leopold Survage was born in Moscow in 1879. He studied at ...
Paper, Pencil