Cyrus Afsary Art

Paul Louis Narcisse GROLLERON (Seignelay 1848 – Paris 1901) Child atop a wall Oil on canvas H. 60 cm ; W. 73 cm Signed and dated lower right – 1884 Paul Grolleron belongs to the generation of French painters who, during the second half of the 19th century, revitalized military painting through a keen and sensitive observation of soldiers' lives. Born in 1848 in Seignelay (Yonne), he trained in Paris under Léon Bonnat, receiving instruction grounded in rigorous draftsmanship and powerful structural composition. Exhibiting at the Salon from 1873 onwards, Grolleron developed a body of work dedicated to military painting, history painting, and genre scenes. He drew his primary inspiration from 19th-century conflicts, particularly the Franco-Prussian War of 1870–1871. Far from portraying war in an exclusively heroic light, the artist focused on lived experiences: marches, halts, bivouacs, reconnaissance missions, and combat scenes. The precision with which he rendered uniforms, equipment, and postures lends his compositions both a narrative and a documentary quality. His art is distinguished by solid draftsmanship, accuracy of detail, and remarkable compositional mastery. Notable works exhibited at the Salon include *Épisode de 1870* (Episode of 1870), *Combat en 1870 sous les murs de Paris* (Combat in 1870 beneath the walls of Paris), *Sur le qui-vive, à Buzenval* (On the Alert at Buzenval), and *Épisode de la bataille de Loigny* (Episode from the Battle of Loigny). An award-winning Salon artist whose work is held in both public and private collections, Grolleron remains a significant figure in French military painting...

Bradley Kerl creates paintings that merge lived experience, memory, and invention, transforming familiar subjects into images that balance the recognizable with the uncanny. Drawing ...

Kristin Cronic says of her work... I create large scale gestural paintings of nature forms. The live oaks of my birthplace, uprooted tree carcasses, and rock formations magnify the ...

Marianne Loir (Paris 1705 – Paris 1783) Presumed Portrait of Jean-Jacques-Blaise Baloin de Belvèse, Baron de Vennac (?-1781) Oil on oval canvas H. 54.5 cm; W. 46 cm Unsigned Grandda...

Italian School, 18th century Depicted are the Madonna and Child Jesus, the virgin Mary is holding the Child Jesus lovingly in her arms. The child, lying on a bundle of cloth and with...

Bradley Kerl creates paintings that merge lived experience, memory, and invention, transforming familiar subjects into images that balance the recognizable with the uncanny. Drawing ...

Nicolas de LARGILLIERRE (Paris 1656 – 1746) Portrait of Marie-Anne de Bourbon, Princess of Conti (1666-1739) Oil on oval canvas H. 80 cm; L. 61 cm (107 x 91 cm for frame) Unsigned P...

Kristin Cronic says of her work... I create large scale gestural paintings of nature forms. The live oaks of my birthplace, uprooted tree carcasses, and rock formations magnify the ...

Nicolas de LARGILLIERRE (Paris 1656 - 1746) Portrait of Louis-Urbain Le Peletier, Marquis de Rosanbo, Master of Requests (1662-1730) Oil on canvas H. 75 cm; L. 60 cm Unsigned Proven...

Maurice SIODEAU (Cholet 1916 – Paris 1944) "By lightly touching her with his arrow, Eros revives the sleeping Psyche" Oil on canvas H. 146 cm; W. 114 cm (Prix de Rome format) Signed ...

Jean François Marie Bellier (Paris 1745 – Paris 1836) Portrait of a Man Oil on oval canvas laid flat H. 45 cm; W. 55 cm Signed on the left Circa 1790 Jean François Marie Bellier occ...

Elisabeth DUJARRIC de LA RIVIÈRE (Jouy-en-Josas 1930 – Excideuil 2005) Artist's self-portrait Oil on canvas H. 171 cm; L. 70 cm Signed on the back Provenance: Private collection, Périgord Born in the heart of the Bièvre valley, a few kilometers from Versailles...

Kristin Cronic says of her work... I create large scale gestural paintings of nature forms. The live oaks of my birthplace, uprooted tree carcasses, and rock formations magnify the ...

This captivating oil painting by renowned French artist Paul Aïzpiri presents one of his beloved recurring themes — the clown — rendered with bold lines, rich textures, and a vivid t...

René DUDOT (active in Rouen and Paris between 1640 and 1659) The Virgin and Child with the Infant Saint John the Baptist H. 73 cm; W. 57.5 cm Unsigned René Dudot was most active in ...