History
Here at French Furniture we have a long proud history of importing beautiful and classic French furniture reproductions. For more than 22 years, Brian has been at the head of our company and worked hard to import pieces that are of the highest quality and the most authentic. Starting out by selling to retail shops, we are now selling this furniture direct to the public at direct-to-you prices.
There are many different types of furniture that can fall under the category of French-inspired furniture. These range from a Gothic-era style to French provincial, French regency and French country – all of which have a long and rich history, and a distinctive style. We import a variety of different designs and can assist in finding an item that will complement your space.
Each piece that we stock has been hand selected after scouting out the perfect manufacturers around the world. We regularly check in to our workshops to ensure the highest possible standard is maintained and design integrity is upheld. We also seek out top-quality timber that will not warp, dry out or crack over time, giving you peace of mind.
We are proud to have a huge range of furniture items from dressing tables to hall tables, chairs, mirrors, cabinets, accessories, headboards, desks, vanities and more. Be sure to get in touch today for more information on the items that we sell, or if you’re after a specific piece, we may be able to source this for you.
We feel that Picasso has come up a bit in the world – living with congenial fellow artists in Montmartre, and having met Fernande Olivier. Besides, the picture shows growing artistic maturity. The shrill colors which characterized Picasso’s earliest works in Paris have gone, and with them his indebtedness to such models as Steinlen and Toulouse-Lautrec. The strong reds, yellows, and greens are clearly set off from the warm brownish background; the figures, flat and distinctly articulated, in turn articulate the space. This space is no longer the blank, uninhabitable space of the Blue Period, but a space that is felt – though barely indicated – in which people are yet together, related to each other, if only by listening to the same guitar.
With the first paintings from this new period in Picasso’s development, to which this work certainly belongs, Picasso takes mastery of a whole world of his own. No longer obsessed with those purely conceptual figures which abounded in the Blue Period, he now begins to grope timidly for contact with his fellow men. Harlequin’s effort to get closer to the world around him, for all his enormous vulnerability, is so sympathetic, so human, that he becomes a compelling symbol. As always in Picasso’s art, even in this early work technique and subject are combined in a meaningful whole.