French Impressionist
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 Impressionist Portrait of Girl French Early C20th Signed Laurencin $192.49 (12 Bids) Time Remaining: 2h 41m |
 MONTEZIN Signed Painting French Impressionism Art Trees $2,000.00 Time Remaining: 29d 15h 9m Buy It Now for only: $2,000.00 |
 FINE WATERCOLOR BY FRENCH LISTED ARTIST BLANCHE ODIN 1865 1957 ROSES STILL LIFE $560.00 (36 Bids) Time Remaining: 1h 24m |
 PAUL SIGNAC 1863 1935FRENCH IMPRESSIONIST PARIS CITYSCAPE WITH VIBRANT COLORS $350.00 (8 Bids) Time Remaining: 1h 25m |
 Childe Hassam French Tea Garden Oil Painting repro $49.00 Time Remaining: 21d 5h 16m Buy It Now for only: $49.00 |
 AmericanFrenchSpanish 20c Original OIL OLD MASTER PAINTING IMPRESSIONIST $8.00 (1 Bid) Time Remaining: 1h 52m |
 Dutch French American 19c Original OIL PAINTING OLD MASTER IMPRESSIONIST $8.00 Time Remaining: 3h 9m Buy It Now for only: $80,000.00 |
 Jean Rigaud 1912 1999 French Impressionist Oil on Canvas Orleans 1970 $2,850.00 Time Remaining: 29d 1h 35m Buy It Now for only: $2,850.00 |
 AmericanFrench 20th Original OIL PAINTING CUBIST MODERN IMPRESSIONIST NO RS $8.00 Time Remaining: 3h 51m Buy It Now for only: $40,000.00 |
 Antique French Oil on Panel Summer Coastal SceneDates 1890sSigned G Guerin $80.00 (3 Bids) Time Remaining: 2d 1h 11m |
 Afternoon at the Beach Claude Watier French 20th Century $400.00 Time Remaining: 10d 5h 25m Buy It Now for only: $400.00 |
 EDMOND RENAULT 1902 FRENCH IMPRESSIONIST LANDSCAPE OIL $56.00 (7 Bids) Time Remaining: 4d 22h 44m |
 CharlesALenoir French Impressionist Oil to 120000 $370.00 (11 Bids) Time Remaining: 4d 22h 43m |
 BURNETT 1990 20th CENTURY FRENCH OIL PAINTING HISTORIC PARISIEN STREET SCENE $199.99 Time Remaining: 19d 2h 16m Buy It Now for only: $199.99 |
 French Impressionist Watercolor Painting Original Paris signed Brun Buisson aotv $149.99 Time Remaining: 21h 59m Buy It Now for only: $175.00 |
 oil on canvas painting Jocelyne Seguin impressionist girl French 1921 1999 $550.00 Time Remaining: 1d 4h |
 Original Listed Signed Dupre Antique French Barbizon School Oil Painting $76.00 (8 Bids) Time Remaining: 5d 2h 56m |
 Sailboats At Cte dAzur ORIGINAL 25x21 Signed French IMPRESSIONIST Oil Painting $295.00 Time Remaining: 1d 22h 20m Buy It Now for only: $295.00 |
 IMPRESSIONISTIC FRENCH CITYVIEW SCENE WITH PERSONSL SIMON GILT BAROQUE FR $97.00 (2 Bids) Time Remaining: 4d 16h 25m |
 LISTED ARTIST AVERNET VINTAGE FRENCH IMPRESSIONIST STREET SCENE OIL PAINTING $99.99 Time Remaining: 2d 2h 51m Buy It Now for only: $149.99 |
 attrFrench CDAUBIGNY Barbizon Landscape c1860 Antique Framed Oil painting $4,952.00 Time Remaining: 25d 20h 16m Buy It Now for only: $4,952.00 |
 GASTON DUREL 1879 1954 FINE FRENCH IMPRESSIONIST OIL ON PANEL SIGNED $2,003.00 (16 Bids) Time Remaining: 4d 23h 56m |
 JEAN RIGAUD 1912 1999 FRENCH IMPRESSIONIST OIL PARIS SIGNED LA MADELEINE $355.00 (6 Bids) Time Remaining: 4d 23h 42m |
 Vintage Jean Francois Millan French 1939 Village Scene Oil On Canvas Paintin $190.00 Time Remaining: 23d 23h 36m Buy It Now for only: $190.00 |
 Dutch French American 20th Original OIL PAINTING OLD MASTER IMPRESSIONIST $8.00 Time Remaining: 16h 25m Buy It Now for only: $60,000.00 |
 GASTON DUREL 1879 1954 FINE FRENCH IMPRESSIONIST OIL LANDSCAPE EXH NUMBER $100.00 (2 Bids) Time Remaining: 5d 30m |
 Joseph Bonello Original Oil Painting French Impressionist Landscape $295.00 Time Remaining: 29d 17h 5m Buy It Now for only: $295.00 |
 LOVELY FRENCH IMPRESSIONIST OIL PAINTING BY PAUL LOUIS SALVAN 1877 1962 FRENCH $595.00 Time Remaining: 21h 40m Buy It Now for only: $695.00 |
 PAUL CHARAVEL 1877 1961 FRENCH IMPRESSIONIST OIL to 22000 MARSEILLES ARTIST $99.00 (1 Bid) Time Remaining: 5d 6m |
 Vintage Impressionist French Cabaret Performer Signed Oil $99.00 Time Remaining: 1d 4h 5m |
 VINTAGE Attrib WALDO PEIRCE FRENCH REVOLUTION GUILLOTINE BEHEADING OIL PAINTING $875.00 Time Remaining: 14d 19h 20m Buy It Now for only: $875.00 |
 Original Oil Painting of a French Landscape by Pierre Bonnard Important Matisse $520.00 (2 Bids) Time Remaining: 5d 3h 1m |
 American French 20th Original OIL PAINTING MODERN IMPRESSIONIST EXPRESSIONIST $798.00 Time Remaining: 23h 3m Buy It Now for only: $80,000.00 |
 Original Oil Landscape by French artist Maurice Lessertisseux Gold Framed $980.00 Time Remaining: 14d 22h 7m Buy It Now for only: $980.00 |
 HENRI GABRIEL IBELS impressionist oil French street scene NO RESERVE $26.55 (4 Bids) Time Remaining: 4d 23h 1m |
 1860s FRENCH OIL ON CANVAS BARBIZON LANDSCAPE SIGNED BEAUTIFUL PAINTING $107.55 (3 Bids) Time Remaining: 5d 28m |
 French Estate Landscape Sunflower Farm Lge Oil Painting $98.95 Time Remaining: 6d 8h 14m Buy It Now for only: $98.95 |
 VERY NICE ANTIQUE W C BY WELL LISTED FRENCH ARTIST LEON LOUIS OURY DATED 1902 $350.00 Time Remaining: 17h 12m |
 Modernist French Street Scene Early C20th Signed NR $1.00 (1 Bid) Time Remaining: 6d 3h 41m |
 VINTAGE OIL ON CANVAS FRENCH IMPRESSIONIST BEACH SANDDUNE SEASCAPE SIGND BRISSON $495.00 Time Remaining: 12d 8h 18m Buy It Now for only: $495.00 |
 Original Oil Painting By French Artist Paul Romier $1,000.00 Time Remaining: 3h 42m Buy It Now for only: $1,500.00 |
 ALBERT LYNCH 1851 1912 FRENCH OIL to 150000 PERUVIAN ARTIST SIGNED PANEL $202.50 (8 Bids) Time Remaining: 5d 38m |
 Rare French Provence Impressionist Painting Oil Canvas $285.00 Time Remaining: 23d 16h 36m Buy It Now for only: $285.00 |
 VINTAGE HAND CARVED FRENCH IMPRESSIONIST STYLE FRAME ERA OF RENOIR $199.00 Time Remaining: 2d 2h 16m |
 FINE ANTIQUE FRENCH POST IMPRESSIONIST OIL PAINTING LISTED PIERRE GASTON RIGAUD $269.99 Time Remaining: 4d 3h 13m |
 JEAN SALABET FRENCH 20THC A VIEW TO THE OPERA PARIS 1953 $1,500.00 Time Remaining: 4d 21h 24m Buy It Now for only: $1,750.00 |
 Size36x48 CY 239 The French town Original oil painting Art $59.99 Time Remaining: 4d 6h 24m Buy It Now for only: $59.99 |
 Original Listed French Oil Painting Canvas Carousel Circus Impressionist Nursery $399.99 Time Remaining: 1d 4h 46m Buy It Now for only: $439.99 |
 Original Painting on Canvas French Impressionism French Beach Landscape Rare $9.95 Time Remaining: 20h 35m |
 150 YEARS OLD BARBIZON SCHOOL IMPRESSIONIST French Original PAINTING OLD MASTER $950,000.00 Time Remaining: 9d 1h 41m Buy It Now for only: $950,000.00 |
 American French 20th Original OIL PAINTING MODERN IMPRESSIONIST EXPRESSIONIST $998.00 Time Remaining: 1d 19h 40m Buy It Now for only: $120,000.00 |
 LISTED ARTIST RENAULT VINTAGE FRENCH IMPRESSIONIST STREET SCENE OIL PAINTING $99.99 Time Remaining: 2d 2h 52m Buy It Now for only: $149.99 |
 Marcel Dyf Flowers in a Vase French Oil 1970s $449.00 Time Remaining: 11d 11h 52m Buy It Now for only: $449.00 |
 LISTED ARTIST LE BLANC VINTAGE FRENCH IMPRESSIONIST STREET SCENE OIL PAINTING $99.99 Time Remaining: 2d 2h 53m Buy It Now for only: $149.99 |
 Dutch French American 19c Original Gouache PAINTING OLD MASTER IMPRESSIONIST $8.00 Time Remaining: 1d 17h 7m Buy It Now for only: $50,000.00 |
 Cole FRENCH BOARDWALK Oil Painting on Canvas $12.95 Time Remaining: 6d 2h 52m Buy It Now for only: $12.95 |
 Impressionist Oil Painting Portrait of Woman w Parasol in Paris French Cityscape $140.00 Time Remaining: 1d 4h 14m Buy It Now for only: $300.00 |
 Large Size Paris in Autumn impressionism Original Oil Painting French Bistro $296.00 Time Remaining: 21h 14m |
 ANTIQUE VINTAGE OIL PAINTING MAN WOMAN PEASANT DANCE SIGNED EDDIE FRENCH RUSSIAN $395.00 Time Remaining: 1d 2h 33m |
 Fine 19thC Original Oil Painting French Fishing Boat Church Scene Signed $398.00 Time Remaining: 21d 4h 34m Buy It Now for only: $398.00 |
 Impressionist French Painting by Camille Bombois Landscape with Wheatfi $2,850.00 Time Remaining: 21h 43m |
 LISTED ARTIST AVERNET VINTAGE FRENCH IMPRESSIONIST STREET SCENE OIL PAINTING $99.99 Time Remaining: 2d 2h 49m Buy It Now for only: $149.99 |
 Antique French Impressionist Oil Canvas Signed Old Paris Utrillo 1928 Montmartre $1,620.00 Time Remaining: 12d 17h 52m Buy It Now for only: $1,620.00 |
 VINTAGE FRENCH IMPRESSIONIST CHILD GIRL HAT OIL PAINTING OLD SIGNED FIGURAL NR $160.00 Time Remaining: 1d 2h 44m |
 American French 20th Original OIL PAINTING MODERN IMPRESSIONIST EXPRESSIONIST $8.00 Time Remaining: 2d 21h 26m Buy It Now for only: $5,000.00 |
 ANTIQUE Original 1897 PIERRE ERNEST PRINS Oil Painting CHOISY LE ROI French ART $10,500.00 Time Remaining: 2d 22h 44m Buy It Now for only: $10,500.00 |
 American French 20th Original OIL PAINTING MODERN IMPRESSIONIST EXPRESSIONIST $8.00 Time Remaining: 2d 21h 28m Buy It Now for only: $50,000.00 |
 Large Size36x48 CY242 The French town Original oil painting Art $59.99 Time Remaining: 1d 6h 17m |
 Vintage 1970 Signed Original Watercolor Painting French Quebec Cityscape Framed $74.95 Time Remaining: 25d 4h 41m Buy It Now for only: $74.95 |
 ANTIQUE FRENCH PAINTING RAYMOND BLOSSIER PLOUMANACH BRETAGNE OLD LISTED VINTAGE $250.00 Time Remaining: 1d 2h 27m |
 CAMILLE PISSARRO STUNNING ANTIQUE FRENCH IMPRESSIONIST PASTEL NO RESERVE $51.00 (10 Bids) Time Remaining: 2d 41m |
 Marthe Orant Early French Impressionist circa 1940s $549.00 Time Remaining: 24d 4h 50m Buy It Now for only: $549.00 |
 ANTIQUE FRENCH IMPRESSIONIST OIL PORTRAIT ELEGANT WOMAN J HENDRY VINTAGE OLD ART $225.00 Time Remaining: 2d 4h 44m |
 LARGE FRENCH BEACH SCENE WITH MANY PERSONS BY L DUVAL BAROQUE FRAME $9.99 (1 Bid) Time Remaining: 4d 16h 28m |
 Original Oil Painting French Cityscape 1890 $129.99 Time Remaining: 22h 12m Buy It Now for only: $275.00 |
 Large French Oil 1940s Fishermen And Boats By Pierre Francois $499.00 Time Remaining: 18d 12h 31m Buy It Now for only: $499.00 |
 Big 16x20 Impressionist WINDY WASH DAY Lynne French LANDSCAPE Oil Painting ART $88.50 Time Remaining: 1h 32m Buy It Now for only: $98.50 |
 France French Paris GIRL WITH FLOWERS CHILDREN PLAYING WITH DOG SIGNED LEROUX $249.00 Time Remaining: 2d 4h 10m |
 Antique Oil on Canvas by French Artist Georges Bousquet 1904 1976 ca1940 75 $1,995.00 Time Remaining: 15d 21h Buy It Now for only: $1,995.00 |
 FRENCH IMPRESSIONIST ETIENNE ORIGINAL WATERCOLOR COLLEGE $270.00 Time Remaining: 2d 4h 25m Buy It Now for only: $299.00 |
 FRENCH IMPRESSIONIST ETIENNE ORIGINAL WATERCOLOR COLLEGE $270.00 Time Remaining: 2d 4h 28m Buy It Now for only: $299.00 |
 OIL PAINTING IMPRESSIONIST STYLE FRESH FRUITS FRENCH $279.99 Time Remaining: 5d 17h 37m Buy It Now for only: $279.99 |
 French Impressionist Floral Painting $450.00 Time Remaining: 2d 23h 2m |
 VINTAGE OIL PAINTING FRENCH CITY SQUARE 1960s 1970s Paris $139.00 Time Remaining: 2d 15h 23m |
 MENTON FRENCH RIVIERA 1962 OIL BY WESSEX UK ARTIST $1,400.00 Time Remaining: 28d 5h 7m Buy It Now for only: $1,400.00 |
 SAUMUR FRANCE PONT VINTAGE WATERCOLOR PAINTING OLD FRENCH IMPRESSIONIST ANTIQUE $160.00 Time Remaining: 1d 2h 10m |
 19 Century French oil on canvas painting by Jean Charles Cazin $9,500.00 Time Remaining: 3d 19h 5m |
 CIRCA 1900 FRENCH HARBOUR IMPRESSIONIST OIL VORTICIST INFLUENCES $782.25 Time Remaining: 21h 47m |
 NEW Fine Impressionist French Art Print POSTER Bather with Long Hair RENOIR $8.95 Time Remaining: 23d 16h 57m Buy It Now for only: $8.95 |
 1880 FRENCH OIL ON CANVAS ALEXANDRE LAFOND SIGNED LISTED HUILE SUR TOILE PARIS $8,500.00 Time Remaining: 4d 22h 37m Buy It Now for only: $25,000.00 |
 Huge original oil canvas signed possibly french impressionist canal scene $299.00 Time Remaining: 4d 17h 14m Buy It Now for only: $399.00 |
 1958 HBOULEAU French Impressionist Oil Board Stormy Night Orage Nocturne $77.77 Time Remaining: 28d 2h 9m Buy It Now for only: $77.77 |
 FORAIN 1880s PERIOD French Impressionist SIGNED $26.87 (2 Bids) Time Remaining: 1d 21h 43m |
 Vintage Louis Cardin French Enamel on Copper Painting Two Boys Birds $99.00 Time Remaining: 3d 9m Buy It Now for only: $179.00 |
 RENOIR French Impressionist Painting Repro CANVAS ART $229.98 Time Remaining: 17d 2h 26m Buy It Now for only: $229.98 |
 2 MYSTERY ARTIST WATERCOLOR PAINTINGS FRENCH SGN NICOL $49.95 Time Remaining: 4d 19h 1m |
 A DAY AT THE BEACH FRENCH IMPRESSIONISTIC OIL PAINTING BY L FRANCINE $185.00 Time Remaining: 4d 21h 18m Buy It Now for only: $205.00 |
 Early 20th Century Illeg signed Original French Oil Painting River Bardges $350.00 Time Remaining: 29d 17h 5m Buy It Now for only: $350.00 |
 150 YEARS OLD BARBIZON SCHOOL IMPRESSIONIST French Original PAINTING OLD MASTER $14,988.26 Time Remaining: 6d 22h 43m Buy It Now for only: $950,000.00 |
 PAUL BERNARD VERA FRENCH 1882 1957 WATERCOLOR HAFEN MIT SEGELN SAILING $199.00 Time Remaining: 3d 20h 57m |
French Impressionist
History of the French Riviera - The War Years
In the latter half of the 19th century and the first half of the 20th century, the Côte d'Azur, or as it is popularly known, the French Riviera, was home to the wealthy elite of both Europe and the United States, as well as to a thriving colony of writers and artists. Lying along the Mediterranean coast of the south of France, and bounded by Menton on the east and Hyères on the west, the region is known for its temperate winters and glorious, clear light.
The arrival of rail service in 1864 opened what had been a remote and impoverished region of France to travellers from all over Europe. A flood of aristocrats and royals congregated on the Riviera during the winter "season," attracted both to the healthy climate and to the casinos in the principality of Monaco.
Tsar Alexander II, Napoleon III, Leopold II of Belgium, Queen Victoria, and the future Edward VII, then the Prince of Wales, all spent time on the Côte d'Azur. The impressionist painter, Renoir, lived there and died on the Riviera in 1919. Matisse lived in Nice (the largest city in the region) until his death in 1954 and Picasso called Mougins home until his own passing in 1973.
After World War I, which ravaged both the European landscape and its royal houses, the Côte d'Azur became the summer playground for American business moguls. The writers and painters of the inter-war Lost Generation, disillusioned by the carnage of the Great War, fled their homelands to embrace the expatriate lifestyle both in Paris and on the French Riviera. It was there that Edith Wharton wrote The Age of Innocence near Hyères in 1920 and F. Scott Fitzgerald drafted the bulk of The Great Gatsby while living at Saint-Raphaël.
When Germany invaded France in the summer of 1940, the British and American expatriates went to Gibraltar or returned to the United States. Some, like the Jewish artist Marc Chagall, needed help to escape the advancing Nazis. In total, however, more than 5,000 French Jews from the French Riviera died in the death camps during the war. Saint-Tropez was badly damaged in the fighting and only restored to its original condition in the post-war years due to the efforts of the novelist Collette.
As many of the artists and novelists returned after the war, the creative energies that have long formed a vital part of life on the French Riviera coalesced into an event that now largely symbolises the region internationally, the Cannes Film Festival, founded in 1946. Consequently, as the decade of the 1940s drew to a close, the French Riviera increasingly became an international destination for a new "jet set" of celebrities and film stars from around the world, opening yet another glittering period on the fabled shoreline of the Côte d'Azur.
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