Alexandre-Gabriel Descamps Paintings

French, 1803-1860

Alexandre-Gabriel Decamps (March 3, 1803 – August 22, 1860) was a French painter noted for his Orientalist works. Decamps was born in Paris. In his youth he travelled in the East, and reproduced Oriental life and scenery with a bold fidelity to nature that puzzled conventional critics. His powers, however, soon came to be recognized, and he was ranked along with Delacroix and Ingres as one of the leaders of the French school. At the Paris Exhibition of 1855 he received the grand or council medal. Most of his life was passed in the neighborhood of Paris. He was fond of animals, especially dogs, and indulged in all kinds of field sports. He died in 1860 in consequence of being thrown from a horse while hunting at Fontainebleau. Decamps was the founding father of Orientalism since he revealed everyday Oriental life in the 1831 Salon in Paris. His subjects and style with strong contrast of light and thick material became the reference for painters but also photographers and writers. He was the most influential painter on Orientalism and was proclaimed the chief of the new Orientalist School Delacroix referred to him in the Women of Algiers (1834), and the Fanatics of Tangiers (1838). Théophile Gautier's Constantinople (1853) was described as an “immense verbal Decamps” by Henry James Maxime Du Camp named him the Christopher Columbus of the Orient and Théophile Gautier compared his role as the discoverer of the Orient to the role of Jean-Jacques Rousseau as the discoverer of nature in the eighteenth century. Christine Peltre concludes that the only equivalent to his fame were the Arabian Nights (One Thousand and One Nights). Decamps' style was characteristically and intensely French. It was marked by vivid dramatic conception, bold and even rough brushstrokes, and startling contrasts of color and of light and shade. His subjects embraced an unusually wide range. He availed himself of his travels in the East in dealing with scenes from Scripture history, which he was probably the first of European painters to represent with their true and natural local background. Of this class were his Joseph sold by his Brethren, Moses taken from the Nile, and his scenes from the life of Samson, nine vigorous sketches in charcoal and white. Perhaps the most impressive of his historical pictures is Defeat of the Cimbri, representing the conflict between a horde of barbarians and a disciplined army. Decamps produced a number of genre pictures, chiefly scenes from French and Turkish domestic life, the most marked feature of which is humour. The same characteristic attaches to many of his numerous animal paintings; Decamps was especially fond of painting monkeys. His well-known painting The Monkey Connoisseurs satirizes the jury of the French Academy of Painting, which had rejected several of his earlier works on account of their divergence from any known standard.

Artist: Alexandre-Gabriel Descamps

Alexandre-Gabriel DecampsRegnier after Alexandre Gabriel Decamps (1803-1860) - 1879 Oil, The Palace Guard, 1879

$795

Regnier after Alexandre Gabriel Decamps (1803-1860) - 1879 Oil, The Palace Guard

By Alexandre-Gabriel Decamps

Located in Corsham, GB

A fine copy after French painter Alexandre Gabriel Decamps (1803-1860), whose orientalist subjects were popular and widely copied in the nineteenth century. Here a solitary guard sta...

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Late 19th Century Alexandre-Gabriel Descamps Paintings

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Oil

Florence WhiteA Girl and Her Dog, Oil Painting 1898, 1898

$19,500

H 32.5 in W 51.5 in

A Girl and Her Dog, Oil Painting 1898

By Florence White

Located in Long Island City, NY

An oil painting by Florence White from 1898. A Victorian-era scene of a girl and a dog engaged in playful interaction on a shaded lawn. Signed and dated lower left, framed in antiqued gold frame. Artist: Florence White, British (1932) Title: Girl and her Dog...

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Late 19th Century Post-Impressionist Alexandre-Gabriel Descamps Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Quentin MassysPortrait of a Man

$52,500

H 11 in W 9 in

Portrait of a Man

Located in New York, NY

Provenance: with Leo Blumenreich and Julius Böhler, Munich, 1924 Dr. Frederic Goldstein Oppenheimer (1881-1963), San Antonio, Texas; by whom given to: Abraham M. Adler, New York, until 1985; thence by descent to the present owners While old inscriptions on the verso of this panel propose its author to be Hans Holbein and the sitter Sir John More—a lawyer, judge, and the father of Sir Thomas More—this fine portrait has long been recognized to be by a Flemish hand. Max Friedländer gave the painting to Bernard van Orley (1487/1491 – 1541) in 1924, but did not include it in the volume dedicated to the artist in his Early Netherlandish Paintings...

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16th Century Old Masters Alexandre-Gabriel Descamps Paintings

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Oil, Panel

George RomneyPortrait of Lady Caroline Price, 1774

$1,495,000

H 29.5 in W 24.5 in

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 ...

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1970s Old Masters Alexandre-Gabriel Descamps Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

Lani Vlaanderen"Gathering the Mares, " Original Oil Painting, ca. 2013

$2,000

H 18 in W 24 in

"Gathering the Mares, " Original Oil Painting

By Lani Vlaanderen

Located in Denver, CO

"Gathering the Mares," by Lani Vlaanderen, is a secondary market oil painting on canvas with one previous owner. This work is unframed and will require a frame. We can frame it for y...

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21st Century and Contemporary Alexandre-Gabriel Descamps Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

PIERRE EUGÈNE MONTEZIN, 1874 - 1946Pierre Montezin large French Impressionist painting harvesting scene and poplars

$30,892

H 28.5 in W 28.5 in D 3 in

Pierre Montezin large French Impressionist painting harvesting scene and poplars

By PIERRE EUGÈNE MONTEZIN, 1874 - 1946

Located in Harkstead, GB

Montezin's dazzling display of brushwork captures the effects of the sunlight on the water and the glittering leaves of the poplar trees. A masterwork by the artist presented in the ...

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Early 20th Century Impressionist Alexandre-Gabriel Descamps Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Henry Ward Ranger"Seascape" Henry Ward Ranger, Impressionist Coastal Scene, Atmospheric Sky, circa 1905

$6,500

H 17.5 in W 20 in

"Seascape" Henry Ward Ranger, Impressionist Coastal Scene, Atmospheric Sky

By Henry Ward Ranger

Located in New York, NY

Henry Ward Ranger Seascape, circa 1905 Estate stamp lower right Oil on academy board 11 1/4 x 13 7/8 inches A key person in the establishment of the Old Lyme, Connecticut art colon...

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Early 1900s American Impressionist Alexandre-Gabriel Descamps Paintings

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Oil, Board

Carl Schmitz-Pleis“Florenz (Florence), c. 1910” Post-Impressionist Italy Tuscany Landscape Oil, Circa 1910

$7,950

H 25.5 in W 31.5 in D 2 in

“Florenz (Florence), c. 1910” Post-Impressionist Italy Tuscany Landscape Oil

Located in Yardley, PA

An exceptional post-impressionist view of Florence, Italy by Carl Schmitz-Pleis (1877-1943). In the spring of 1910 Schmitz-Pleis and fellow friend/artist Walter Hugo Ophey travelled...

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Early 20th Century Post-Impressionist Alexandre-Gabriel Descamps Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Momalyu Liubov"What about stereotypes?" Diptych., 2024

$1,155

H 15.75 in W 23.63 in D 0.6 in

"What about stereotypes?" Diptych.

By Momalyu Liubov

Located in Zofingen, AG

Female silhouette combined with flowers - a decorative subject - but with a deep concept, a series of paintings were presented in a thematic solo exhibition Europe. (Matisse-inspired...

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2010s Fauvist Alexandre-Gabriel Descamps Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Momalyu Liubov"What about stereotypes?" 2 in the triptych. Decorative social art, 2024

$723

H 15.75 in W 11.82 in D 0.6 in

"What about stereotypes?" 2 in the triptych. Decorative social art

By Momalyu Liubov

Located in Zofingen, AG

The second work of the triptych “What about stereotypes? ” Female silhouette combined with flowers - a decorative subject - but with a deep concept, a series of paintings were prese...

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2010s Fauvist Alexandre-Gabriel Descamps Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Marcel DyfDjeuner Champtre, 1950's

$26,500

H 31.5 in W 36.75 in D 3 in

Djeuner Champtre

By Marcel Dyf

Located in Sheffield, MA

Marcel Dyf French, 1899-1985 Djeuner Champtre Oil on canvas 23 ½ by 28 ¾ in. W/frame 31 ½ by 36 ¾ in. Signed lower left Marcel Dyf (Marcel Dreyfus) was born in Paris on October 7,...

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1950s Post-Impressionist Alexandre-Gabriel Descamps Paintings

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Oil

Jens Christian BennedsenSwedish Hamlet in a Snowy Winter Landscape with Birch Trees by Danish Artist, 1950s

$3,768

H 32 in W 44 in D 3 in

Swedish Hamlet in a Snowy Winter Landscape with Birch Trees by Danish Artist

By Jens Christian Bennedsen

Located in Preston, GB

Swedish Hamlet in a Snowy Winter Landscape with Birch Trees by Danish Artist, Jens Christian Bennedsen (1893-1967). Art measures 38 x 26 inches Frame measures 44 x 32 inches An oi...

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Early 20th Century Realist Alexandre-Gabriel Descamps Paintings

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Canvas, Paint, Cotton Canvas, Oil

DARIA DUDOCHNYKOVARenewal, 2021

$5,238

H 19.69 in W 19.69 in D 0.79 in

Renewal

By DARIA DUDOCHNYKOVA

Located in Zofingen, AG

"Renewal" is the gentle touch of the ocean where water and soul meet, merging in a dance of light and motion. The waves envelop and carry away into a realm of quiet magic, where ever...

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2010s Realist Alexandre-Gabriel Descamps Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Previously Available Items

Alexandre-Gabriel DecampsMarket scene

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H 28.75 in W 23.23 in

Market scene

By Alexandre-Gabriel Decamps

Located in Paris, IDF

Alexandre Gabriel DECAMPS (Paris, 1803 – Fontainebleau, 1860) Market scene Oil on canvas Monogrammed lower right 73 x 59 cm Alexandre Gabriel Decamps was born in Paris on the thir...

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Mid-19th Century French School Alexandre-Gabriel Descamps Paintings

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Oil

Alexandre-Gabriel DecampsAlexandre Gabriel Decamps (1803-1860) Hens and ducks in a poulty yard, oil, circa 1850

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H 10.83 in W 15.75 in

Alexandre Gabriel Decamps (1803-1860) Hens and ducks in a poulty yard, oil

By Alexandre-Gabriel Decamps

Located in Paris, FR

Alexandre Gabriel Decamps (1803-1860) Hens and ducks in a poultry yard Signed DC on the lower left Oil on cardboard panel 27.5 x 40 cm Annotated on the back "Decamps salle n°5" (Room...

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1850s Barbizon School Alexandre-Gabriel Descamps Paintings

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Oil

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