Francine Braniard Signed French Surrealist Female Figure Oil Painting

Key Details
Artist: Francine Braniard, French contemporary
Title: Titled verso
Medium: Oil painting on canvas, framed
Size: Framed: 37 x 29.5 inches
Provenance: From a collection of the artist’s work in Paris
Condition: Very good and presentable condition
Signature / inscriptions: Signed lower right; titled verso

Description
A large signed French surrealist oil painting by Francine Braniard, centred on a female figure surrounded by a harp, doves, butterflies and flowering garden forms. The composition is richly layered, with musical, botanical and symbolic details woven into a dreamlike scene. Braniard’s palette moves through soft blues, greens, pinks, golds and creams, with textured brushwork giving the surface depth and movement.

Framed at 37 x 29.5 inches, this is a substantial vertical work with a romantic but unusual presence. It would sit well in a bedroom, sitting room, hallway, dining room or music room, particularly in an interior that mixes antique furniture, patterned textiles, dark wood, painted walls or more expressive modern pieces. The softer palette gives it warmth and atmosphere without making it feel heavy.

There is a distinctly theatrical quality to Braniard’s work, but also a delicacy in the way the figure, flowers, birds and harp are brought together. It feels personal and symbolic rather than simply decorative. With Paris collection provenance, a signed surface and title verso, this is a strong example of her individual approach to contemporary French surrealist painting.