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Item Ships From: France
"Neige dans la vallée du Doubs" - Franche Comté, France
Located in Montfort l’Amaury, FR
"Neige dans la vallée du Doubs" – Franche-Comté, France
"Snow in the Doubs Valley" - Franche-Comté, France
Oil on canvas signed lower right, 38 x 46 x 2,5 cm, titled and dated on t...
Category
1990s French School France - Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
French Contemporary Art By Carole Leprince - Complicite 2
By Carole Leprince
Located in Paris, IDF
Acrylics on canvas
Category
2010s France - Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Georgian Contemporary Art by Ilia Balavadze - Free Boys 1
Located in Paris, IDF
Dry pastel on paper
Ilia Balavadze is a Georgian artist born in 1968 who lives and works in Tbilisi, Georgia. From 1987 to 1993, he studied the painting at the Tbilisi State Academy...
Category
2010s Contemporary France - Figurative Paintings
Materials
Paper, Pastel
French Contemporary Art by Karine Bartoli - Beach 3 Personnages
By Karine Bartoli
Located in Paris, IDF
Oil on canvas
Karine Bartoli was born in 1971 in Ajaccio. She enrolled at the Ecole Nationale Superieure des Beaux Arts in Marseille where she graduated in 1997. Since then she has ...
Category
2010s Contemporary France - Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
French Contemporary Art by Alexandre Akar - Pink Mobile
By Alexandre Akar
Located in Paris, IDF
Alexandre Akar is a French artist born in 1961 who lives & works in Gennevilliers, France.
Category
2010s Contemporary France - Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Japanese Contemporary Art by Miyuki Takanashi - Northen Traveler
By Miyuki Takanashi
Located in Paris, IDF
Mixed media (acrylic, gouache,oil) on canvas
Miyuki Takanashi is a Japanese artist born in 1961 who lives & works in Sapporo in Japan. She is graduated from Hokkaido University of E...
Category
2010s Contemporary France - Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Gouache, Mixed Media, Oil, Acrylic
Harlem
Located in PARIS, FR
Original and unique painting by french street-artist SEATY.
Dimensions of the artwork including the frame: 96 x 38 cm.
"HARLEM" by French artist Seaty is a captivating artwork pain...
Category
2010s Street Art France - Figurative Paintings
Materials
Wood, Acrylic
$8,406
Cuban Contemporary Art by Carlos Sablon - Paysage Onirique II
By Carlos Antonio Sablon Perez
Located in Paris, IDF
Acrylic on canvas - artwork sold with a frame
Carlos Sablòn Perez is a Cuban artist born in 1981 who lives & works in Châlons-en-Champagne, France. His talent is quickly recognized ...
Category
2010s Contemporary France - Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
French School - Still Life Banana Starwars - Impressionist Pop
Located in Zofingen, AG
⭐Still life painting - Banana Starwars⭐
⭐Structural analysis:
Drippings creates movement.
⭐Technique: oil, acrylic, and ink on canvas 20 x 20cm (7,87x7,87 inch)⭐
⏩》R E A D Y -...
Category
Early 1900s Tonalist France - Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Gesso, Canvas, Mixed Media
Georgian Contemporary Art by Ramaz Chantladze - Series ‘Thoughts’
Located in Paris, IDF
Oil on canvas
Ramaz Chantladze is a Georgian artist was born in 1960 who lives and works in Tbilisi, Georgia. He studied at Jacob Nikoladze School of Art. In 1979-1985 he studied at...
Category
2010s France - Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Israeli Contemporary Art by Dondi Schwartz - Shabbat Shalom
Located in Paris, IDF
Oil on canvas
Dondi Schwartz is an Israeli artist born in Canada in 1961 who lives and works in the Kibbutz Beeri, Negev, Israel. Schwartz studied art at the Avni School of Arts in ...
Category
2010s Contemporary France - Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
War of demons and mystics Mohammad Ariyaei Contemporary Iranian art painting
By Mohammad Ariyaei
Located in Paris, FR
Acrylic painting on canvas
Hand-signed lower left
Unique work
THE THOUSAND AND ONE NIGHTS OF MOHAMMAD ARIYAEI
" Gentleness and oriental wisdom follow the supercharged bubbling to w...
Category
2010s Contemporary France - Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Georgian Contemporary Art by Ilia Balavadze - Behind the Scenes 1
Located in Paris, IDF
Pastel on paper
Ilia Balavadze is a Georgian artist born in 1968 who lives and works in Tbilisi, Georgia. From 1987 to 1993, he studied the painting at the Tbilisi State Academy of ...
Category
2010s Contemporary France - Figurative Paintings
Materials
Paper, Pastel
Korean Contemporary Art by Yeju Kwon - Memories of Forest Dinosaur
Located in Paris, IDF
Acrylic on canvas (wood framed)
Yeju Kwon is a Korean artist born in 1993 who lives and works in Seoul, South Korea. She mainly works with acrylic and oil paints, drawing inspiratio...
Category
2010s Contemporary France - Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Israeli Contemporary Art by Dondi Schwartz - Boker Tov
Located in Paris, IDF
Oil on canvas
Dondi Schwartz is an Israeli artist born in Canada in 1961 who lives and works in the Kibbutz Beeri, Negev, Israel. Schwartz studied art at the Avni School of Arts in ...
Category
2010s Contemporary France - Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Korean Contemporary Art by Yeju Kwon - Great Hope from a Blue Bird
Located in Paris, IDF
Acrylic on canvas
Yeju Kwon is a Korean artist born in 1993 who lives and works in Seoul, South Korea. She mainly works with acrylic and oil paints, drawing inspiration from nature...
Category
2010s Contemporary France - Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Korean Contemporary Art by Shin Seung-Hun - Chun-Ja’s Multiverse Story Face 2
By Shin Seung-Hun
Located in Paris, IDF
Mixed composition on canvas
Shin Seung-Hun is a South-Korean artist born in 1979 who lives & works in Jeju Island, Korea. He is considered by critics as the new Korean Takashi Murak...
Category
2010s Contemporary France - Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media
German Contemporary Art by Juliane Hundertmark - Community
Located in Paris, IDF
Oil & collage on canvas
Juliane Hundertmark is a German artist born in 1971 who lives and works in Berlin, Germany. She is considered one of Berlin's most original and inventive eme...
Category
2010s France - Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Korean Contemporary Art by Yeju Kwon - Dinosaur of Jeju Island
Located in Paris, IDF
Acrylic on canvas
Yeju Kwon is a Korean artist born in 1993 who lives and works in Seoul, South Korea. She mainly works with acrylic and oil paints, drawing inspiration from nature,...
Category
2010s Contemporary France - Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
German Contemporary Art by Juliane Hundertmark - Bomb
Located in Paris, IDF
Oil & collage on canvas
Juliane Hundertmark is a German artist born in 1971 who lives and works in Berlin, Germany. She is considered one of Berlin's most original and inventive eme...
Category
2010s France - Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Georgian Contemporary Art by Nina Urushadze - Kala 2
Located in Paris, IDF
Acrylic on canvas
Nina Urushadze is a Georgian artist born in 1983 who lives and works in Tbilisi, Georgia. She is graduated from Apollon Kutateladze at the Tbilisi State Academy of...
Category
2010s France - Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Georgian Contemporary Art by Ketevan Kacharava - Spring
Located in Paris, IDF
Oil on canvas covered cardboard
Nino Tolomashvili is a Georgian painter born in 2003 who lives and works in Tbilisi, Georgia. After completing her schooling, she pursued her studies...
Category
2010s Contemporary France - Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Cardboard
Chinese Contemporary Art by Jia Yuan-Hua - Beautiful Snow
By Jia Yuan-Hua
Located in Paris, IDF
Acrylic on canvas,
With frame 50 x 60 x 3 cm
I love the snow scenery of the Forbidden City, so I paint it, and I hope you can feel the quiet beauty.
As the most famous palace in the...
Category
2010s Contemporary France - Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Isa, Génie, Catou, Patoche and Didine - Julien Wolf, 21st Century, Painting
By Julien Wolf
Located in Paris, FR
Oil on canvas
2018
Signed on the back
Unique work
Category
2010s Expressionist France - Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Nantes Seaport
By Robert L.P. Lavoine
Located in Pasadena, CA
Robert L. P. Lavoine is a French painter born in 1916 and dead in 1999.
Known for his sea landscapes and urban landscapes, he is associated with the expressionist current of the twe...
Category
Mid-20th Century Expressionist France - Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Israeli Contemporary Art by Dondi Schwartz - Kave Club Rieti
Located in Paris, IDF
Oil on unstretched canvas
Dondi Schwartz is an Israeli artist born in Canada in 1961 who lives and works in the Kibbutz Beeri, Negev, Israel. Schwartz studied art at the Avni School...
Category
2010s Contemporary France - Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
French School Portrait Madonna XL Post Impressionist th century Original MAK
Located in Zofingen, AG
Madonna
Structural analysis:
Closeup portrait of the celebrity Madonna. The background is painted with a heavy and thick texture. Dripping of light blue and orange create movement t...
Category
2010s Impressionist France - Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Ink, Oil, Acrylic
Georgian Contemporary Art by Ilia Balavadze - Models
Located in Paris, IDF
Oil on canvas
Ilia Balavadze is a Georgian artist born in 1968 who lives and works in Tbilisi, Georgia. From 1987 to 1993, he studied the painting at t...
Category
2010s Contemporary France - Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Georgian Contemporary Art by Ilia Balavadze - Behind the Scenes 2
Located in Paris, IDF
Pastel on paper
Ilia Balavadze is a Georgian artist born in 1968 who lives and works in Tbilisi, Georgia. From 1987 to 1993, he studied the painting at the Tbilisi State Academy of ...
Category
2010s Contemporary France - Figurative Paintings
Materials
Paper, Pastel
Histoire de courbes (Story of Curves), Geometric Contemporary Abstract Acrylic
By Antony Squizzato
Located in Clermont-Ferrand, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
"Histoire de Courbes" by Antony Squizzato is a captivating abstract painting featuring flowing organic shapes in warm yellow, orange, cream, and black against a gray background. This...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary France - Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Georgian Contemporary Art by Giorgi Kukhalashvili - Nude
By Giorgi Kukhalashvili
Located in Paris, IDF
Oil on canvas
Giorgi Kukhalashvili is a Georgian artist born in 1982 who lives and works in Tbilisi, Georgia. He's founder of the organization “Language of Art". In 2002, he finishe...
Category
2010s Contemporary France - Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Georgian Contemporary Art by Tengiz Cholokava - A Man Who Always Looks Back
Located in Paris, IDF
Acrylic on cardboard
Tengiz Cholokava is a Georgian artist born in 1985 who lives and works in Tbilisi, Georgia. He is graduated from Fine Arts School of Iakob Nikoladze in Tbilisi,...
Category
2010s France - Figurative Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Cardboard
Georgian Contemporary Art by Ilia Balavadze - Free Boys 2
Located in Paris, IDF
Dry pastel on paper
Ilia Balavadze is a Georgian artist born in 1968 who lives and works in Tbilisi, Georgia. From 1987 to 1993, he studied the painting at the Tbilisi State Academy...
Category
2010s Contemporary France - Figurative Paintings
Materials
Paper, Pastel
Georgian Contemporary Art by Salome Khubashvili - In the Harmony with the Sun 7
Located in Paris, IDF
Oil on canvas
Salome Khubashvili is a Georgian artist born in 1995 who lives and works in Tbilisi, Georgia. In 2013, she graduated from the Painting Group at the Tbilisi Art School,...
Category
2010s Contemporary France - Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
French Contemporary Art by Claudine Picard - Sceaux
By Claudine Picard
Located in Paris, IDF
Claudine Picard is a French artist born in 1949 who lives & works in Sainte Marie, France. She is graduated from the Ecole Nationale des Arts Décoratifs in 1973 (ENSAD).
Category
2010s Realist France - Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Georgian Contemporary Art by Ilia Balavadze - Behind the Scenes 3
Located in Paris, IDF
Pastel on paper
Ilia Balavadze is a Georgian artist born in 1968 who lives and works in Tbilisi, Georgia. From 1987 to 1993, he studied the painting at the Tbilisi State Academy of ...
Category
2010s Contemporary France - Figurative Paintings
Materials
Paper, Pastel
South wind on the beach and the sea in Biarritz
Located in BELEYMAS, FR
A former student of the Ecole nationale des Beaux-Arts in Paris, Didier Lapène completed this renowned training by benefiting from an important stay at the Casa Velázquez in Madrid. ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French School France - Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Georgian Contemporary Art by Ramaz Chantladze - Series ‘Thoughts’
Located in Paris, IDF
Oil on canvas
Ramaz Chantladze is a Georgian artist was born in 1960 who lives and works in Tbilisi, Georgia. He studied at Jacob Nikoladze School of Art. In 1979-1985 he studied at...
Category
2010s France - Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
French Contemporary Art by M.-P. Autonne - Les Gris de Fanny
By Marie-Pierre Autonne
Located in Paris, IDF
Oil paint on wooden panel
Category
2010s Contemporary France - Figurative Paintings
Materials
Wood Panel, Oil
Georgian Contemporary Art by Salome Khubashvili - In the Harmony with the Sun 8
Located in Paris, IDF
Oil on canvas
Salome Khubashvili is a Georgian artist born in 1995 who lives and works in Tbilisi, Georgia. In 2013, she graduated from the Painting Group at the Tbilisi Art School,...
Category
2010s Contemporary France - Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
British Contemporary Art by Tobias Harrison - Pity pour Cindy
By Tobias Harrison
Located in Paris, IDF
Tobias Harrison is a British figurative painter born in 1950 who lives & works in Menton, France.
Category
2010s Contemporary France - Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
French Contemporary Art by Karine Bartoli - Foot 02
By Karine Bartoli
Located in Paris, IDF
Oil on canvas
Karine Bartoli was born in 1971 in Ajaccio. She enrolled at the Ecole Nationale Superieure des Beaux Arts in Marseille where she graduated in 1997. Since then she has ...
Category
2010s Contemporary France - Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Chinese Contemporary Art by Ma Wei-Hong - Happy Gathering Time
Located in Paris, IDF
Acrylic on fabric
Ma Wei-Hong is a Chinese artist born in 1977 who lives & works in Songzhuang, Beijing, China. She is graduated from Shanxi Yuncheng College of Art. Ma pursued adva...
Category
2010s Contemporary France - Figurative Paintings
Materials
Fabric, Acrylic
Indonesian Contemporary Art by Kusbudiyanto - Life in the Village
By Kusbudiyanto
Located in Paris, IDF
Mixed media & acrylic on canvas
Barongan dance is a regional art form in Central Java. This barongan dance is very famous among the people, in this barongan dance it reflects the ch...
Category
2010s Contemporary France - Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic
Bla Bla Bla, Contemporary Abstract Portrait Acrylic Painting on Paper
By Antony Squizzato
Located in Clermont-Ferrand, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Bla Bla Bla by Antony Squizzato is an expressive abstract composition on paper created with acrylic. The artwork measures 27.6 x 19.7 inches and features a stylized figure rendered i...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary France - Figurative Paintings
Materials
Paper, Acrylic
Chinese Contemporary Art by Jia Yuan-Hua - Breeze of Summer
By Jia Yuan-Hua
Located in Paris, IDF
Oil on canvas,
Framed, 101.5 x 121.5 x 6.5 cm
''This is the Summer Palace in Beijing. It is a royal garden from the Qing Dynasty, which was built in 1750. The emperors love it very ...
Category
2010s Contemporary France - Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Turkmen Contemporary Art by Amir Kerr - Important Words Expectation
By Amir Kerr
Located in Paris, IDF
Signed on bottom right
Born in Turkmenistan, in the sunny city of Ashkhabad. From his youth was into artistic activities, currently the earlier works are kept in the family archives...
Category
2010s Contemporary France - Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Italian Contemporary Art by Matteo Nannini - Rising I
Located in Paris, IDF
Oil on wood
Each artwork can be sold separately, diptych costs $5,500
Matteo Nannini is an Italian artist born in 1979 in Bologna who lives and works in Cento, Ferrara, Italy. He st...
Category
2010s Contemporary France - Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood
Georgian Contemporary Art by Salome Khubashvili - In the Harmony with the Sun 5
Located in Paris, IDF
Oil on canvas
Salome Khubashvili is a Georgian artist born in 1995 who lives and works in Tbilisi, Georgia. In 2013, she graduated from the Painting Group at the Tbilisi Art School,...
Category
2010s Contemporary France - Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Georgian Contemporary Art by Elene Melikidze - In the Room
Located in Paris, IDF
Oil on canvas
Elene Melikidze is a Georgian artist born in 1999 who lives & works in Tbilisi, Georgia. She started painting since childhood in various media. Her other profession is...
Category
2010s Contemporary France - Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
German Contemporary Art by Juliane Hundertmark - Special Offer
Located in Paris, IDF
Oil & collages on canvas
Juliane Hundertmark is a German artist born in 1971 who lives and works in Berlin, Germany. She is considered one of Berlin's most original and inventive em...
Category
2010s France - Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
French Contemporary Art by Jean-Marc Teillon - Rebels N°12
By Jean-Marc Teillon
Located in Paris, IDF
Signed on reverse
Jean-Marc Teillon is a French artist born in 1856 who lives & works in Arcueil, France. He was formerly director of Galerie Municipale Julio Gonzalez in Arcueil.
Category
2010s Contemporary France - Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Maurice Asselin (1882-1947) A bunch of flowers in a vase, 1942, oil on canvas
By Maurice Asselin
Located in Paris, FR
Maurice Asselin (1882-1947)
A bunch of flowers in a vase
Signed upper left, numbered and dated 1942 on the back
Oil on canvas
35 x 27 cm
In good c...
Category
1940s Post-Impressionist France - Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
The outdoor painter
Located in BELEYMAS, FR
Clément Auguste Andrieux
(Paris 1829 – Samois-sur-Seine 1880)
The Open-Air Painter
Graphite on paper
H. 16.5 cm; W. 24.5 cm visible
Sale stamp lower right
Provenance: Studio sale, 1...
Category
1870s French School France - Figurative Paintings
Materials
Paper
Korean Contemporary Art by Shin Seung-Hun - Chun-Ja’s Multiverse Story Face 1
By Shin Seung-Hun
Located in Paris, IDF
Mixed composition on canvas
Shin Seung-Hun is a South-Korean artist born in 1979 who lives & works in Jeju Island, Korea. He is considered by critics as the new Korean Takashi Murak...
Category
2010s Contemporary France - Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media
Chinese Contemporary Art by Diao Qing-Chun - Painting Of The Serving Girl No.3
Located in Paris, IDF
Mixed media on canvas
Diao Qing-Chun is a Chinese artist born in 1972 who lives & works in Beijing, China. The artist uses oil painting as a medium to create works, Diao Qing-Chun'...
Category
2010s Contemporary France - Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media
French Contemporary Art by Nicole Benjamin - Sunfish
By Nicole Benjamin
Located in Paris, IDF
Mixed composition on paper on metal
Nicole Benjamin is a French artist born in 1949 who lives & works in Bacoli, near Naples in Italy.
Category
2010s Abstract France - Figurative Paintings
Materials
Paper, Mixed Media, Oil
Avant le Déjeuner, by Grégoire Mathias – Still Life with Wine Bottles and Glass
Located in PÉRIGUEUX, FR
Avant le Déjeuner (Before Lunch)
Acrylic on canvas board
16 × 24 cm (without frame)
35.5 x 43.5 x 4 cm (with frame)
Signature: Lower left; also inscribed on verso
Condition: Excellent, presented in a gilded frame
In Avant le déjeuner (“Before Lunch”), Grégoire Mathias creates a playful and vibrant still life where bottles of wine, a glass, and a red-checkered cloth are arranged against the backdrop of the sea. The bold shapes and saturated colors lend the work a festive, almost theatrical quality, echoing the traditions of Synthetic Cubism while infusing it with Mathias’s characteristic rhythm and modern eye.
Painted in acrylic on canvas board, the piece is framed in a substantial gilded frame that enhances its presence. Despite its intimate size, the composition radiates with energy, suggesting both the convivial anticipation of a shared meal and the joy of Mediterranean light.
Signed lower left, this work reflects Mathias’s ability to turn everyday objects into striking compositions of color, balance, and narrative.
Perfect For
Collectors of Cubist-inspired still lifes
Interior designers looking for colorful, conversation-piece artworks for kitchens, dining rooms, or entertaining spaces
Buyers seeking affordable yet highly collectible paintings by Mathias
Collector's Insights
Small-format oils such as this offer an ideal entry point into Mathias’s oeuvre. They combine the immediacy of his vision with accessibility, while holding strong potential for appreciation as his international recognition and market continue to grow.
Keywords:
Greg Mathias, Grégoire Mathias, Avant le déjeuner, Cubist still life, oil painting, wine bottles still life...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Cubist France - Figurative Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Board
Japanese Contemporary Art by Miyuki Takanashi - Blue Vase and Roses
By Miyuki Takanashi
Located in Paris, IDF
Mixed media (acrylic, gouache,oil) on canvas
Miyuki Takanashi is a Japanese artist born in 1961 who lives & works in Sapporo in Japan. She is graduated from Hokkaido University of E...
Category
2010s Contemporary France - Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil, Acrylic, Gouache
Israeli Contemporary Art by Dondi Schwartz - A Restaurant in Laq’uila Italy
Located in Paris, IDF
Oil on unstretched canvas
Dondi Schwartz is an Israeli artist born in Canada in 1961 who lives and works in the Kibbutz Beeri, Negev, Israel. Schwartz studied art at the Avni Schoo...
Category
2010s Contemporary France - Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
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