2019
A photographer, draftsman, cinematographer and painter, Frédéric Choisel is a person of many talents. Colors swirl across his canvases as if they’re in motion — his brushstrokes produce unexpected forms and textural heft. And while he’s best known for his abstract paintings, Choisel has created numerous works in a realist style, drawing frequently on the power of nature to produce serene landscapes as well as enveloping depictions of cloudy skies at dusk.
Born in France, Choisel attended Ecole Supérieure d'Etudes Cinématographiques and went on to the University of Paris VII, where he studied painting and other disciplines such as photography (he was shooting with an old Pentax as a child).
Influenced by the Dutch and Spanish Baroque artistic movements, Choisel credits 19th-century French masters Gustave Courbet and Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot as inspirations. Photography and film are important to his painting, too. The artist initially worked as a filmmaker, and is still actively taking on projects as a cinematographer in the documentary realm. Choisel’s work behind the camera — any camera — is integral to his other endeavors. A still image he captures as part of a film project might find a new life as a subject at his easel.
Choisel has shown his work in solo and group exhibitions in France, Belgium and throughout the United States. He lives and works out of Paris, but also has a studio in Long Island City, New York, and is represented by Andra Norris Art Gallery in San Francisco.
Find original Frédéric Choisel abstract paintings and watercolor paintings on 1stDibs.
On the Road / Oil on Linen with impasto tar
By Frédéric Choisel
Located in Burlingame, CA
On the Road, feels like a smooth drive in the countryside, impasto tar showing the impressionistic vegetation racing along against a blue sky filled with floating grey and white clou...
Linen, Oil
La Gournaise l / Oil on Linen
By Frédéric Choisel
Located in Burlingame, CA
La Gournaise l is a warm elegant golden cloud at sunset. Evocative, modern and unique. French American Frédéric Choisel, has had multiple solo and group exhibitions in New York, Par...
Linen, Oil
Levanzo / Oil on Linen with impasto tar
By Frédéric Choisel
Located in Burlingame, CA
Levanzo is a warm elegant impasto black island floating on a wine sea with a golden sunset glowing under creamy pink, orange, white and gray clouds. Evocative, modern and unique. Fr...
Linen, Oil
Petites Histories / oil on canvas
By Frédéric Choisel
Located in Burlingame, CA
A magnificant abstract painting that bridges figuration, Inspired by living in the cities of France, New York, and San Francisco. French American visual artist Frédéric Choisel tells...
Canvas, Oil
Mutation / Oil on Linen
By Frédéric Choisel
Located in Burlingame, CA
Mutation - Rich, warm, elegant colors of soft grays, cream, rose and peach and blue; a timeless sunset reflected onto a cloud. An ephemeral moment. French American Frédéric Choisel...
Linen, Oil
Le Loubinou No. 1 Abstract Oil Painting on Linen, Unframed
By Frédéric Choisel
Located in Burlingame, CA
Elegant abstract oil painting in warm yellow and gold with metallic pigments including gold and metal leaf on Belgian linen. The large scale vibrant painting shimmers and changes wit...
Metal
Impressionism painting 4 Oil on panel by Pierre Vlerick (1923 - 1999)
By Pierre Vlerick
Located in Gent, VOV
This painting is a perfect example of lyrical abstraction and a choice painting out of the best period of Vlerick's career. Pierre Vlerick’s work shows...
Masonite, Oil
Impressionst Oil Painting French Painting Thick Impasto Abstract
By Maggy Clarysse
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Maggy Clarysse (1931-2011) Oil on board, unframed 11.9 x 9 inches Signed Initials ...
Oil
Pelerinage aux Sources, Abstract Impressionist Oil on Canvas, 1960s
By Jean-Theobald Jacus
Located in North Clarendon, VT
A fantastic oil on canvas by French mid century artist Jean Théobald Jacus. Pelerinage aux Sources is vivid, bold, and iconic. This painting is lik...
Oil
Impressionism painting No nightshade Oil on panel by Pierre Vlerick
By Pierre Vlerick
Located in Gent, VOV
This painting is a perfect example of lyrical abstraction and a choice painting out of the best period of Vlerick's career. Geen nachtschade (No Nightshade), 1962 Oil on Masonite board 121 x 61 cm (without frame) 136 x 75 cm (framed) Signed and dated bottom left ‘P. Vlerick 1962’& with title, signature place and date at the back Pierre Vlerick...
Masonite, Oil
Untitled (Abstract Composition), Expressionist Impasto Oil on Canvas
By Andy Miller
Located in Astoria, NY
Andy Miller (American, b. 1950), Abstract Composition, Oil on Canvas, impasto details, in deep navy brown with cool red hues, unsigned, artist's studio stamp to verso, unframed. Larg...
Canvas, Oil
Untitled (Abstract Composition), Expressionist Impasto Oil on Canvas
By Andy Miller
Located in Astoria, NY
Andy Miller (American, b. 1950), Abstract Composition, Oil on Canvas, impasto details, light green and ochre with blue and pink highlights, unsigned, artist's studio stamp to verso, ...
Canvas, Oil
