This charming Impressionist oil on board, Boat on River, by Paul Flaubert (1928–1994), a French painter, is signed lower left and presented in its original frame. The painting captures the quiet movement of boats along a river with the lively brushwork, luminous color, and atmospheric quality characteristic of Flaubert’s work.
Flaubert was a French landscape painter whose subjects ranged from rivers and harbors to countryside scenes, figures, hunting scenes, and Parisian streets. His paintings consistently reveal the influence of Impressionism, particularly in his treatment of light, water, and atmosphere. He was especially accomplished at animated waterside compositions, where boats, reflections, vegetation, and sky become part of a unified, painterly landscape. His work continues to appear regularly at European auction, with numerous recorded sales and exhibitions. In 2022, his paintings were included in the exhibition Journeys at Gladwell & Patterson in London.
A memorable characteristic of Flaubert’s paintings is his ability to give water an extraordinary sense of movement and light. Rather than rendering a river in a strictly realistic manner, he uses broken brushwork and shifting color to suggest reflections, breeze, and the constantly changing surface of the water. This painting offers an inviting combination of French Impressionist sensibility, movement, and tranquility. Its original frame and intimate scale make it particularly versatile for a living room, study, bedroom, coastal interior, or collected gallery wall.
Measurements: 25.5” × 22.5” framed and 17.5” × 14.5” unframed.
Condition: Excellent.
Price: $2,900.
This charming Impressionist oil on board, Boat on River, by Paul Flaubert (1928–1994), a French painter, is signed lower left and presented in its original frame. The painting captures the quiet movement of boats along a river with the lively brushwork, luminous color, and atmospheric quality characteristic of Flaubert’s work.
Flaubert was a French landscape painter whose subjects ranged from rivers and harbors to countryside scenes, figures, hunting scenes, and Parisian streets. His paintings consistently reveal the influence of Impressionism, particularly in his treatment of light, water, and atmosphere. He was especially accomplished at animated waterside compositions, where boats, reflections, vegetation, and sky become part of a unified, painterly landscape. His work continues to appear regularly at European auction, with numerous recorded sales and exhibitions. In 2022, his paintings were included in the exhibition Journeys at Gladwell & Patterson in London.
A memorable characteristic of Flaubert’s paintings is his ability to give water an extraordinary sense of movement and light. Rather than rendering a river in a strictly realistic manner, he uses broken brushwork and shifting color to suggest reflections, breeze, and the constantly changing surface of the water. This painting offers an inviting combination of French Impressionist sensibility, movement, and tranquility. Its original frame and intimate scale make it particularly versatile for a living room, study, bedroom, coastal interior, or collected gallery wall.
Measurements: 25.5” × 22.5” framed and 17.5” × 14.5” unframed.
Condition: Excellent.
Price: $2,900.
