
Mid-Century Fauvist-Style Parisian Street Scene Oil Painting
This is a vertically oriented oil painting on canvas depicting a bustling Parisian street corner, executed in a Fauvist or Post-Impressionist style. The composition features a dense cluster of multi-story buildings with shuttered windows, red-tiled roofs, and a collection of chimney pots against a turbulent grey and white cloudy sky. The color palette is vibrant and expressive, utilizing bold reds, bright yellows, and deep blues to highlight storefront signs such as 'BAR', 'HOTEL', and 'CAFE'. A prominent blue shopfront with a striped awning occupies the lower left mid-ground. Several figures are rendered in a simplified, gestural manner in the foreground, congregating near a black street lamp. The brushwork is thick and impasto-heavy, showing visible texture and a confident hand. The piece is signed in the lower-left corner with a signature that appears to read 'J. Dishborn' or similar. The artwork is housed in a mid-century period wood frame with a narrow white liner and a wood grain finish featuring vertical striations. Condition appears stable, though there is some light surface dust and minor frame wear consistent with an age of approximately 50-70 years. The style and construction suggest a mid-20th-century origin, likely intended for the decorative or souvenir market of that era, yet showing high-quality painterly technique.
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Estimated Value
$450 - $700
Basic Information
Category
Fine Art - Paintings
Appraised On
March 15, 2026
Estimated Value
$450 - $700
Item Description
This is a vertically oriented oil painting on canvas depicting a bustling Parisian street corner, executed in a Fauvist or Post-Impressionist style. The composition features a dense cluster of multi-story buildings with shuttered windows, red-tiled roofs, and a collection of chimney pots against a turbulent grey and white cloudy sky. The color palette is vibrant and expressive, utilizing bold reds, bright yellows, and deep blues to highlight storefront signs such as 'BAR', 'HOTEL', and 'CAFE'. A prominent blue shopfront with a striped awning occupies the lower left mid-ground. Several figures are rendered in a simplified, gestural manner in the foreground, congregating near a black street lamp. The brushwork is thick and impasto-heavy, showing visible texture and a confident hand. The piece is signed in the lower-left corner with a signature that appears to read 'J. Dishborn' or similar. The artwork is housed in a mid-century period wood frame with a narrow white liner and a wood grain finish featuring vertical striations. Condition appears stable, though there is some light surface dust and minor frame wear consistent with an age of approximately 50-70 years. The style and construction suggest a mid-20th-century origin, likely intended for the decorative or souvenir market of that era, yet showing high-quality painterly technique.
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