A winner of two of France’s highest honors, the Chevalier de L'Ordre des Arts et Lettres in 1957 and the Premier Prix de Lithographie in 1973, artist Marcel Mouly was associated with Fauvism and found inspiration in the Cubism of Pablo Picasso and the intense colors associated with the work of Henri Matisse. He began his journey to stardom within the dark confines of a German prison cell during the Second World War.
While Mouly studied drawing classes as a youth, it was not until he was placed in solitary confinement that he decided to dedicate his life to pursuing art.
Mistaken for a spy during WWII, Mouly was traveling through Normandy when he was questioned by German soldiers about his identity. He was subsequently imprisoned by the occupying forces in France and was released in 1943. Once free, he met French artist Edouard Pignon, with whom Mouly rented famous sculptor Jacques Lipchitz’s Boulogne studio. Mouly studied under Lipchitz and had his first showing of two paintings at the Salon d'Automne, alongside French painter, Henri Mattise.
In 1948, the French government acquired his Femme à la Lampe, and a flurry of exhibitions followed in Italy, Sweden, Denmark and elsewhere. Mouly’s work is held in the collections of more than 20 museums including the Musée Nationale d’Art Moderne, the Museum of Modern Art, Bibliothèque Nationale and the Los Angeles County Museum.
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The artist and model, Marcel Mouly, mid 20 Century, gouache, Post Impressionist
By Marcel Mouly
Located in Petworth, West Sussex
Marcel Mouly (French, 1918 - 2008) L’artiste et modèle (The Artist and Model) The artist and his model is one of the great themes of modern art, returned to again and again by Matiss...
Gouache, Paper
The artist's muse, Marcel Mouly, mid 20 Century, gouache Post Impressionist
By Marcel Mouly
Located in Petworth, West Sussex
Marcel Mouly (French, 1918 - 2008) La muse de l’artiste (The Artist’s Muse) Signed and dated 1950, this confident gouache comes from a key moment in Marcel Mouly’s career. He had hel...
Paper, Gouache
$4,620
'Woman with vase of flowers', Marcel Mouly, gouache Post Impressionist, French
By Marcel Mouly
Located in Petworth, West Sussex
Marcel Mouly (French, 1918 - 2008) Femme et vase de fleurs (Woman with a Vase of Flowers) Bold, decorative and full of life, this gouache is one of Marcel Mouly’s most direct tribut...
Paper, Gouache, Pencil
The Ship - Original Gouache on paper
By Marcel Mouly
Located in Paris, IDF
Marcel MOULY The Ship Original gouache drawing Signed with the artist’s dry stamp Authenticated by the Mouly Committee On paper 32 x 42 cm (c. 12.59 x 16.53 in) Very good condition...
Gouache
Descente de la croix, Marcel Mouly, mid 20 Century, gouache, Post Impressionist
By Marcel Mouly
Located in Petworth, West Sussex
Marcel Mouly (French, 1918 - 2008) Descente de la croix #2 (The Descent from the Cross) Powerful and deeply moving, this gouache shows a rarely seen side of Marcel Mouly’s art. He ta...
Gouache, Paper
Cubist 'Woman with Palm' by Marcel Mouly, mid 20th Century, gouache, signed
By Marcel Mouly
Located in Petworth, West Sussex
Marcel Mouly (French, 1918 - 2008) 'Woman with Palm' Bold, sensual and full of energy, Woman with Palm is Marcel Mouly at his most joyful. A woman sits in a sunny yellow armchair, pa...
Gouache
"Paris Promenade" - Framed 20th-Century Impressionist City Painting
By Paul Renard
Located in New Orleans, LA
A charming, beautifully framed and ready to hang gouache on panel by highly-listed Parisian artist Paul Renard. One of two Paris scenes I currently have on offer by Renard. Actual go...
Gouache
$6,800
H 15.5 in W 14.5 in D 16 in
Saturday Evening Post Illustration. “ The Devil’s Stronghold” Original Magazine
By Edwin Georgi
Located in Miami, FL
The work is mostly black and white to indicate that this is a night scene. On closer inspection, you will see areas of magenta and ivory throughout The publisher's label on verso ide...
India Ink, Gouache, Pencil, Illustration Board
$12,500
H 15.5 in W 22 in
Tropical Hawaiian School. Teacher and children, Illustration Art General Ele
Located in Miami, FL
Original Illustration Art for General Electric Calendar, Tags on verso Deftly rendered in a post-impressionist style . Signed lower right Simple period wood frame - work could benefit from a new frame. Terpning has done movie posters for Doctor Zhivago, Cleopatra, Gone with the Wind and Guns of Navarone...
Gouache, Illustration Board
$2,268,000Sale Price|20% Off
H 38.5 in W 29.25 in
Kees Van Dongen Circus Performers 1900s Vintage Vibrant Figure Fauvist Signed
By Kees van Dongen
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Les Artistes du Cirque" is an original painting in ink, watercolor, and gouache on paper by leading Fauvist artist Kees Van Dongen, signed in the lower right. In the piece, two circus performers stand against against a wall. On the left, a pale woman in a blue leotard with red flowers on the shoulder stands with her arms crossed, looking out at the viewer. The painter fills in her tights with delicate white brushstrokes, lending them an almost iridescent appearance. Her strawberry blond hair is piled on top of her hair according to the fashion of the period. On the right, an African man stands in a vivid orange toga, looking somewhere off to the left. His feet are clad in bright white shoes...
Paper, Ink, Watercolor, Gouache
$570
H 9 in W 10.75 in
Two Women Relaxing on Orange Terrace French Modernist 20th Century Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Two Women Relaxing on Terrace French Modernist 20th Century Painting Laure Noetzlin-Azam (French, 1929–2024), pupil of André Lhote Canvas: 9 x 10.75 inches Medium: Watercolour on can...
Watercolor
$950
H 8 in W 13.25 in
'Reclining Nude', California Fauve, San Francisco Museum of Fine Arts
By Wedo Georgetti
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Initialed lower right, 'WG' for Wedo Georgetti (American, 1911-2005) and created circa 1950. Born in Italy, this California Post-Impressionist came to the United States at the age o...
Oil Pastel, Gouache, Paper
$842
H 20 in W 25 in
Turquoise Cubist Seated Female Figure French Modernist Gouache Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Cubist Seated Female Figure French Modernist Gouache Painting 20th Century Laure Noetzlin-Azam (French, 1929–2024) Pupil of André Lhote. Medium: gouache on artist paper, unframed. Ar...
Gouache
$800
H 19 in W 16 in
1950s "Yellow Cubist Figure" Abstract Figurative Painting
Located in Arp, TX
From the estate of Jerry Opper & Ruth Friedmann Opper Yellow Cubist FIgure c. 1940-1950's Gouache 15" x 18", silver wood frame 16"x19" Unsigned This striking gouache painting featur...
Gouache
$672
H 12.75 in W 15 in
Mid 20thC French Modernist Interior Woman Playing Piano in Soft Pastel Colours
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
French Modernist Interior with Woman Playing Piano in Soft Pastel Colours by Laure Noetzlin-Azam (French, 1929–2024) Pupil of André Lhote. Medium: gouache on thin artist paper, unfra...
Gouache
$781
H 21.75 in W 15 in
Cubist Figure in Abstract Market French 1950's Modernist Gouache Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Cubist Figure in Abstract Market By Laure Noetzlin-Azam (French, 1929–2024) Pupil of André Lhote Gouache on artist paper, unframed Artist paper: 21.75 × 15 inches Provenance: from t...
Gouache
$8,500
H 19.5 in W 16.5 in
Almond-Eyed Brunette by Window, Watercolor on Board, Circa 1960
By Mario Zamparelli
Located in Miami, FL
An almond-eyed brunette is depicted sitting pensively next to a window. She looks Mediterranean, perhaps Italian or Greek, and has a captivating face that one can fall in love with. ...
Mixed Media, Watercolor, Gouache, Illustration Board, Pencil
$3,500
H 25.5 in W 33.5 in D 1 in
"Interior View into the Patio" Colorful Post-Impressionist Scene Painting Framed
By Jacques Zucker
Located in New York, NY
This painting depicts an interior scene done in Paris. The fun details are what make this painting so attractive and desirable; the living room opens out into the terrace, as we are ...
Gouache, Archival Paper
$1,200
H 24 in W 20.5 in D 2.5 in
Middle Eastern Men Oil Painting Austrian Israeli Modernist Tel Aviv Museum
By Arieh Allweil
Located in Surfside, FL
ARIEH ALLWEIL [ARIE ALWEIL] 1901-1967 Galicia 1901-1967 Safed, Israel (Ukrainian/Polish/Israeli) Pastel or Gouache on paper Hand signed lower right Dimensions: framed 20.5 X 23.5. im...
Gouache, Board, Oil Pastel
$1,080
H 25.5 in W 19.75 in D 1 in
20th Century French Cubist Painting Purple Abstract Woman Playing Violin
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
by Paul-Louis Bolot (French 1918-2003) signed & dated 1981 original gouache painting on thick paper/ card - double sided image (cat verso) unframed condition: very good and sound; th...
Gouache
$15,000
H 22 in W 18 in
Hillside and Stream, early 20th century modernist Cleveland School painting
By Clara Deike
Located in Beachwood, OH
Clara Deike (American, 1881-1964) Hillside and Stream, 1916 Gouache on paper Signed and dated lower right 22 x 18 inches 25.5 x 21.5 inches, framed A graduate of the Cleveland Schoo...
Gouache