Jean-Francois Raffaelli Paintings

A truly remarkable oil on board circa 1900. A stunning figurative scene in Paris by the popular artist Jean-Francois Raffaelli. Signed lower left. Framed dimensions are 24.5 inches high by 18.5 inches wide. Jean-François Raffaëlli's father was a failed Italian businessman and Raffaëlli himself was, among other things, a church chorister, actor and theatre singer. He then studied under Gérôme at the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris. He travelled to Italy, Spain and Algeria and on his return to France settled in Asnières. In 1876, on a trip to Brittany, he first saw the potential of realist subject matter, if treated seriously. He became involved in meetings of artists at the Café Guerbois, where the Impressionist painters used...

A striking and charming river scene. Oil on canvas circa 1910 by the popular artist Jean-Francois Raffaelli. Signed lower right. Framed dimensions are 21 inches high by 26 inches wide. Jean-François Raffaëlli's father was a failed Italian businessman and Raffaëlli himself was, among other things, a church chorister, actor and theatre singer. He then studied under Gérôme at the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris. He travelled to Italy, Spain and Algeria and on his return to France settled in Asnières. In 1876, on a trip to Brittany, he first saw the potential of realist subject matter, if treated seriously. He became involved in meetings of artists at the Café Guerbois, where the Impressionist painters used...

Impressionist cityscape view with figures at communion by Jean Francois Raffaelli (1850 - 1924). Oil on board, circa 1890. Signed lower left. Displayed in a period giltwood frame...

A remarkable and charismatic study of a village scene with a stream flowing through. Oil on original canvas by the popular artist Raffaelli painted in his very unique style. Signed lower right. C.1910 Jean-François Raffaëlli's father was a failed Italian businessman and Raffaëlli himself was, among other things, a church chorister, actor and theatre singer. He then studied under Gérôme at the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris. He travelled to Italy, Spain and Algeria and on his return to France settled in Asnières. In 1876, on a trip to Brittany, he first saw the potential of realist subject matter, if treated seriously. He became involved in meetings of artists at the Café Guerbois, where the Impressionist painters used...

A remarkable and enchanting picture depicting figures having conversation in the street of a beautifully and expressively illustrated village. Oil on panel, signed lower right. c.1890. The authenticity of the work has been confirmed by Brame et Lorenceau and will be included in their forthcoming Catalogue Raisonne of the work of Jean Francois Raffaelli. Provenance, The Cider House Galleries, Bletchingley, Surrey , Hôtel Drouot, Mes Rieunier et Bailly-Pommery, 10 avril 1954, Christie's, King Street, London December 2016, Lot 48. Jean-François Raffaëlli's father was a failed Italian businessman and Raffaëlli himself was, among other things, a church chorister, actor and theatre singer. He then studied under Gérôme at the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris. He travelled to Italy, Spain and Algeria and on his return to France settled in Asnières. In 1876, on a trip to Brittany, he first saw the potential of realist subject matter, if treated seriously. He became involved in meetings of artists at the Café Guerbois, where the Impressionist painters used...