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Loch Katrine in the Scottish Highlands Realist Landscape Vintage Oil Painting
Located in Preston, GB
Loch Katrine in the Scottish Highlands Landscape Vintage Painting. A beautiful realist oil painting of the Scottish Highlands from a highly respected British Artist. Art measures 36...
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20th Century Realist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Cotton Canvas, Oil

Large Abstract Expressionist Mid-Century Acrylic Painting, Cleveland School
Located in Beachwood, OH
Richard Andres (American, 1927–2013) Untitled, 1968 acrylic on canvas signed lower right, signed and titled verso 88.5 x 50.5 inches Has an indent and a tear in the canvas. See phot...
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1960s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

The Garden Dances Even While The Roses Sleep. Impressionist Oil Painting
Located in Brecon, Powys
Soft pastel shades imbue this painting with the soporific dreamscape of a Summers day and bold brush strokes bring it alive with gentle movement. This is a special piece from Frances...
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2010s Impressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

Bathers, Oil on Canvas, 1914
Located in Saint Amans des cots, FR
Oil on canvas by Roger GRILLON (1881-1938), France, 1914. "Bathers". With frame: 114x94 cm - 44.9x37 inches ; without frame: 92x73cm - 36.2x28.75 inches. 30F format. Signed lower lef...
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1910s Impressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Spring Picnic
Located in Zofingen, AG
shipped in roll Spring Picnic is a contemporary painting portraying a quiet moment of closeness between two women resting together in a spring garden. Rendered in soft pastel tones, ...
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2010s Abstract Expressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

"Blue Garden" xxl painting on cotton canvas, rose garden, blue, dark blue, 3d
Located in Zofingen, AG
"Look at a tree, a flower, a plant. Let your awareness rest upon it. How still they are, how deeply rooted in Being. Allow nature to teach you stillness." – Eckhart Tolle Canvas siz...
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2010s Abstract Impressionist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Linen, Spray Paint, Acrylic

The City Gal
Located in Atlanta, GA
This is an original work by Andre Kohn. Growing up near the Caspian Sea, Kohn's received a formal art education from the University of Moscow where he studied with members of the la...
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2010s Post-Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Mixed Media, Oil, Board

The City Gal
The City Gal
$35,000 Sale Price
29% Off
A View to Remember
Located in Atlanta, GA
This painting is in excellent condition, new gallery arrival. Cortes is a Spanish artist born in Valencia in 1963. He began law studies in his hometown, which he abandoned to devote...
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2010s Abstract Expressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

A View to Remember
A View to Remember
$1,250 Sale Price
78% Off
Fine 18th Century Italian Classical Huge Oil Painting Figures Animals Landscape
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Figures Animals in Classical Landscape circle of Jans Frans Van Bloemen (Orizzonte 1662 - 1749), unsigned oil on canvas, framed framed: 28.5 x 42.5 inches canvas: 19 x 34 inch...
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18th Century Old Masters Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

A Summers Afternoon.
Located in Brecon, Powys
Looking at Jaques Sorolla an impressionist painter from Spain- he painted figures of everyday life scenes. The figures in this painting are resting in the heat of the afternoon Imag...
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2010s Impressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

"Washington Square" Guy Wiggins, New York City, Impressionist Winter Scene
Located in New York, NY
Guy C. Wiggins Washington Square, circa 1920 Signed lower right Oil on canvas 24 x 34 inches Provenance: Chapellier Galleries, New York Acquired from the above by Thomas A. Campbell...
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1920s Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Synthesism I - Large Oversized Expressive Bold Meditative Painting on Canvas
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Abstract minimalist artist Jason DeMeo presents a collection of artworks designed to engage viewers in a meditative experience, drawing them closer to the enduring ideals of truth, b...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Mixed Media, Cotton Canvas, Spray Paint

Antique Italian Large Figurative Framed Oil Painting of a Reclining Nude Woman
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
5154 Antique Italian oil painting of a reclining nude woman Framed Image size 24x36"
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1930s Nude Paintings

Materials

Oil

Stuart Denyer NEAC - large English original STUDIO NUDE Oil Painting R.A. LONDON
Located in Cirencester, GB
ARTIST: Stuart Denyer NEAC (1953-) British TITLE: "The Studio At The Royal Academy London" SIGNED: lower right and dated 1981 MEASURES: 120cm x 89cm inclusive of frame CONDITION...
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Late 20th Century Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

Headed to the Coast
Located in Atlanta, GA
Gaston’s real name is Chen Wei. He was born on July of 1972, in the Chinese Province of Heirongjiang. The beauty of art captivated Gaston at an early age. After receiving his art d...
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2010s Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Headed to the Coast
Headed to the Coast
$2,065 Sale Price
30% Off
Sister Bouquets
Located in Dallas, TX
acrylic on canvas
Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Portrait of Colonel Rupert Bridge in Armour with a Black Pageboy - Dutch 17thC
Located in Hagley, England
This large and impressive 17th century Dutch Old Master portrait oil painting with good provenance is by Nicolaes Maes. Painted circa 1680 it is a three-quarter length standing portr...
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1680s Old Masters Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

"Very Large Draft Horse Standing in a Barn" Georg Wolf (German, 1882-1962)
Located in SANTA FE, NM
“A Very Large Draft Standing Horse in the Stable” Georg Wolf (Alsace/Germany 1882-1962) Oil on canvas 39 1/2 x 21 1/2 (50 1/4 x 42 1/4 frame) inches Estate stamp and inventory No. 17...
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Early 20th Century Post-Impressionist Animal Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Making The Darkness Conscious, joan mitchell, de Kooning, expressionism, color
Located in Jönköping, SE
This painting is part of a new series I began in the fall of 2025 titled Contemplation and Introspection. In this series I am exploring the profound relationship between nature and t...
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2010s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Linen, Acrylic

HUGE 17thC ITALIAN OLD MASTER OIL PAINTING - KING COURT FIGURES ROMAN BUILDING
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist/ School: Italian School, 17th century. Title: A King and Queen before court figures, amidst a classical landscape with Roman columns. Medium: oil painting on canvas, framed ...
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17th Century Old Masters Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Two male Nudes. Painting.Pastel, carbon pencil, ink on archival paper mounted
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Drawing on paper is his basic work tool, some are sketches of his surviving works, others are sketches of moments he documents. Undefined by medium, Celso Castro’s works each carry the presence of the artist’s hand through the transparency of their process. Castro’s oeuvre is strongly divided between his photomontage assemblies and watercolor paintings: the prior is marked by the labor-intensive deconstruction of portrait photographs and the latter, by the seemingly frenzied recreation of a past encounter rendered in the drips and scribbles of paint and ink. Both discriminating in what they reveal of the subject, his photomontage and watercolor portraits exude raw sexuality through the combination of Castro’s mark-making and gaze. Celso Castro’s work is a bare-bulb erotic photo foray into the underbelly of Colombia’s drug world. Castro’s labor-intensive, photo-collage works of drug kingpins, smugglers, hitmen, countrymen, street vendors, soldiers, paramilitaries, kidnappers, and pimps pose showing with pride their erect penises...
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2010s Contemporary Nude Paintings

Materials

Carbon Pencil, Paper, Pastel, Ink

19th/20th century American school Antique oil painting on canvas, Portrait
Located in Palm Coast, FL
Up for sale is a 19th/20th-century American school Antique original oil painting on canvas depicting a portrait of a fisherman seated by a table with fishing creel and basket. No v...
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20th Century Impressionist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

Large Pastel Abstract Collage, 20th Century New York/Texas Artist
Located in Beachwood, OH
Joseph Glasco (American, 1925–1996) Untitled 1980 Acrylic and collage on canvas Initialed and dated verso 48 x 48 inches Joseph Glasco was born in Paul’s Valley, Oklahoma and grew u...
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1980s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

"St. Tropez" Parisian Marine Harbor Scene Impressionist Oil Painting on Canvas
Located in New York, NY
As a French Impressionist artist, most of the Delarue's works were produced in the Mid-20th Century. He was known for his charming compositions and with a passion to portray life by ...
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Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Untitled - Contemporary Expressive Abstract XXL Oil Painting, Conceptual Art
Located in Salzburg, AT
Urszula Wilk – artist statment: I have always been interested in the idea of infiniteness of a painting and its opposite – that is the physical finitenes...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings

Materials

Cotton Canvas, Oil

Whirl Wind (Abstract, Expressive, Fun, Colorful, Warm, ~40% OFF - LIMITED TIME)
Located in Kansas City, MO
Katherine Bello Whirl Wind Mixed Media on Canvas 2025 Size: 24 x 48 inches (60.96 x 121.92cm) Signed and titled by hand COA provided *on stretcher frame, ready to hang. -----------...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Wood, Oil, Stretcher Bars

Horizon, Cabo Sardão - Abstract Landscape, Contemporary Painted + Woven Artwork
Located in Salzburg, AT
‘Horizon. Cabo Sardão’ 2020 Handwoven painting, linen, woollen, silk, cotton yarn, acrylic textile paint, 135 x 65 cm Handwoven painting from the series ‘Horizons’, based on a portuguese landscape...
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2010s Contemporary Landscape Paintings

Materials

Textile, Linen, Yarn, Acrylic

Huge 17th Century Spanish Old Master Oil Painting Wounded Pilgrim with Angel
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Pilgrim and Angel Spanish School, 17th Century oil on canvas, gilt framed framed: 48 x 37 inches canvas: 43 x 32 inches provenance: private collection, Barcelona, Spain condition...
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17th Century Baroque Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Glass, Lake Landscape, Figure Standing by Water, Mountains, Sage Green, Yellow
Located in Kent, CT
A tall, fair-haired figure wrapped in a light blue towel stands on the bank of inviting, calm water. Dark green trees in a forest, and mountains in the dist...
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2010s Contemporary Landscape Paintings

Materials

Linen, Oil

Magical Mycorrhiza - Original Art - Vibrant Exploration of Nature and Connection
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Swedish artist Jonas Fisch’s imagery is vibrantly buzzing with colorful commentary on society - past and present - morphed into figures, words, and shapes. His heavily layered canvas...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Charcoal, Oil Pastel, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Fabric

Ricky Lee Gordon Abstract Diptych Sea Contemporary Minimalist Ocean Horizon 2025
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Dimensions: Height: 170 cm Width: 312 cm (overall, including the 10 cm gap between the two panels) Depth: 4 cm Note: This diptych consists of two individual panels displayed with a ...
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2010s Abstract Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil, Carbon Pencil, Pigment

Sunkissed by Kirsten Jackson, modern contemporary colorful abstract
Located in DE
Kirsten Jackson creates vibrant abstract paintings filled with sunny color blocks, showcasing her contemporary and original style. Fiercely independent, this Australian artist aims t...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Varnish, Acrylic

"College-Ruled No. 4" Contemporary Neutral Navy, Blue, Green Abstract Painting
Located in Houston, TX
Contemporary neutral toned abstract painting by Houston-based artist Kristen Anton. The work features light blue tones accented by pops of navy and green. Signed, titled, and dated o...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

ABSTRACT Earth Tones Black Lines Composition 5 Paintings Artist Alicia Gimeno
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
At Escat Gallery we are committed to maintaining the highest standards of trust and professionalism for our collectors. Every artwork in our collection comes with a Certificate of Au...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Cotton Canvas, Ink, Oil, Acrylic

Georges Eugene Delhomme (1904-1989) - 1976 Oil, Daisy Bouquet
Located in Corsham, GB
This vibrant still life painting depicts a bouquet of colourful flowers arranged in an ornate vase, set against a striking red tablecloth and dark background. Signed and dated. Prese...
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Mid-20th Century Still-life Paintings

Materials

Oil

Large Geometric Abstract. Traces No.9 Pour une Archéologie du Présent.
Located in Cotignac, FR
Large 1970s abstract geometric acrylic and oil on plywood panel signed Rivel and dated 1977 to the bottom left. The painting is titled to the rear of the panel. Numbers of colour fields in muted shades jostle against one another. It is the shapes and the space between them which give energy to the painting whilst the colour palette restrains. The painting is highly textured as the artist has applied the paint thickly and energetically with both palette knife and large brushstrokes. At times layers of paint reveal underlying colours. This painting fits perfectly into the abstract genre with its focus on its formal qualities over and above its subject matter. Furthermore the artist experiments with reconstructing shapes and rejecting three dimensional perspective. A fine example of non objective art...
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1970s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Board

Fine 19th Century French Symbolist Oil Painting Portrait of Mythological Queen
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Queen by Diogène Ulysse Napoléon Maillart (French, 1840 – 1926) *see notes below oil painting on canvas, framed canvas: 42 x 30 inches framed: 45 x 33 inches condition: overall v...
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Late 19th Century Symbolist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Large original oil painting on canvas, Venice, Italy, Signed, Framed
Located in Palm Coast, FL
Up for sale is an original large oil painting on canvas, depicting Venice, Italy. Signed in the lower-left corner probably Tom. Presented in a nice wood frame. Condition: The pa...
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21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

Golden Moments - Large Original Abstract Expressionism Painting on Canvas
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The paintings of Bruce Rubenstein seamlessly marry sophistication with affordability. His original art merges the creative attitudes of the two distinct art hot spots of New York and...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Mixed Media

Materials

Canvas, Charcoal, Oil Pastel, Mixed Media, Acrylic

Manner of William Lionel Wyllie - 19th Century Oil, Commerce and Sea Power
Located in Corsham, GB
This maritime painting depicts several sailing vessels navigating choppy waters under a dramatic, cloud-filled sky, with a prominent boat featuring distinctive red sails positioned i...
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19th Century Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

Refreshing Gelato, Yellow Blue Modern Painting, Diptych, Stripped Cabin Beach
Located in Barcelona, ES
"Refreshing Gelato Grid" is an abstract painting by Spanish artist Natalia Roman. It is a beautiful series of rhythmic brushstrokes combined with subtle tones and unique shapes that is both classy and fresh. The use of vivid colors on a white background reminds the beautiful vintage beach cabins...
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2010s Expressionist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Archival Ink, Mixed Media, Oil, Acrylic, Watercolor, Archival Paper

Josef Dobrowsky (1889-1964) - Framed Mid 20th Century Oil, Nu Allounge
By Josef Dobrowsky
Located in Corsham, GB
A striking oil painting by Josef Dobrowsky (1889-1964) depicting a reclining female figure resting gracefully upon a luxurious white fur throw. Presented in a decorative gilt-effect ...
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20th Century Nude Paintings

Materials

Oil

Light and Stone in Harmony Sway, Oil Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
Soft light hits two peaks, casting soft, blue shadows on the cliffs below. In the foreground, a meadow lights up with small, dancing trees. The composition and ...

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21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist More Art

Materials

Oil

Saturday on Wednesday, Large Abstract Expressionist Acrylic Painting, 20th C.
Located in Beachwood, OH
Richard Andres (American, 1927–2013) Saturday on Wednesday, c. 1975 acrylic on canvas signed lower right, signed and titled verso 48.5 x 62.5 inches Richard Andres was born in Buff...
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1970s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings

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Acrylic

Velocity Bloom, Contemporary Abstract Painting by Matt Higgins
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This large-scale oil painting on a wood panel bursts with kinetic energy and bold color, dominated by a vivid red background that envelops and contrasts with dynamic strokes of blue,...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil, Wood Panel

Autumn Palette, Landscape Impressionism, Original oil Painting, Ready to Hang
Located in Granada Hills, CA
Landscape Impressionism, Original oil Painting Artist: Vahe Yeremyan Work: Original Oil Painting, Handmade Artwork, One of a Kind Medium: Oil on Canvas Year: 2023 Style: Impressio...
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2010s Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Accept Yourself Completely, Joan Mitchell, DeKooning, flowers, expressionism
Located in Jönköping, SE
This painting is part of a new series I began in the fall of 2025 titled Contemplation and Introspection. In this series I am exploring the profound relationship between nature and t...
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2010s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings

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Linen, Acrylic

Africa - abstract painting
Located in New York, NY
This abstract piece captures as an African vibe to it, with soft shades of brown and gold. "I am an interior designer and painter, bridging worlds – connecting lines and colors, pre...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

20th Century Oil - Boy with a Songbird
Located in Corsham, GB
This charming 20th-century portrait depicts a young boy in elegant period attire, wearing a brown coat over a vibrant red waistcoat and matching red stockings, with a songbird in han...
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20th Century Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

Lying down- 21 st Century Contemporary Painting of a nude woman lying down
By Egbert Modderman
Located in Nuenen, Noord Brabant
Dutch painter Egbert Modderman made this painting in the beginning of 2021. 2020 was a very successful year for the young Dutch painter, he did win ...
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2010s Contemporary Nude Paintings

Materials

Oil, Wood Panel

Sunny Beach Days - Large Textural Three-Dimensional Ocean Landscape Painting
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Elizabeth Langreiter’s "Sunny Beach Days" is a vibrant aerial beach scene that captures the joy and energy of a perfect summer day. This textured ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Landscape Paintings

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Canvas, Mixed Media

“Notre Dame Paris”
Located in Southampton, NY
Original, very impressive oil on canvas painting by Antonio DeVity. Not signed. DeVity artist stamp verso. See photograph. Circa 1970. Condition is excellent. The painting captures a...
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1970s Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Two horses. Contemporary Abstract Oil Painting, Colorful, Dynamic, Polish art
Located in Warsaw, PL
Abstract painting by Polish artist living in USA Monika Rossa. Painting depicts two horses running, it is in warm colors. The background is abstract and it is dynamic. MONIKA ROSSA ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Large Victorian Scottish Oil Painting Glencoe Mountains with Shepherd Sheep
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Glencoe Scottish School, late 19th century indistinctly signed lower corner signed oil painting on canvas, framed framed: 30.5 x 42 inches canvas: 24 x 36 inches provenance: private...
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Late 19th Century Victorian Landscape Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

South Bay Seascape Impressionism Original oil Painting Ready to Hang
Located in Granada Hills, CA
Artist: Vahe Yeremyan Work: Original Oil Painting, Handmade Artwork, One of a Kind Medium: Oil on Canvas Year: 2025 Style: Impressionism, Title: South Bay Size: 30" x 44" x 0.8'' ...
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2010s Impressionist Landscape Paintings

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Canvas, Linen, Oil

Viktor Kobylianski Abstract Composition Rose Tones Mixed Media on Canvas Large
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
At Escat Gallery we are committed to maintaining the highest standards of trust and professionalism for our collectors. Every artwork in our collection comes with a Certificate of Au...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Cotton Canvas, Mixed Media, Pigment

Huge 1950 s French Signed Oil Figures Bathing in Large River Green Landscape
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist/ School: French School, circa 1950's, signed H. Eubriet Title: 'Bathing' Medium: oil on canvas, framed Framed: 29 x 45 inches Painting: 24 x 30 inches Provenance: private ...
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Mid-20th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

Large John Hultberg SF Bay Area Artist Abstract Expressionist Collage Painting
Located in Surfside, FL
John Hultberg (American 1922-2005) New American Night 1967 Collage on board, framed Hand signed, titled, dated, and inscribed "Collage 29" on verso Dimensions: framed 31 x 41 image ...
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1960s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings

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Paint, Paper, Board

Interior, large, colorful figural abstract red, orange, blue acrylic of couple
Located in Beachwood, OH
Richard Andres (American, 1927-2013) Interior, 1976 acrylic on canvas signed lower right, signed and titled verso 50 x 59.5 inches Richard Andres was born in Buffalo, New York in 1927. A graduate of the Cleveland Institute of Art in 1950, he was immediately drafted and served for two years in the army as a mural painter. He received his Master of Arts from Kent State in 1961. A frequent exhibitor at galleries and museums and winner of multiple May Show prizes, Andres taught art in the Cleveland Public Schools for 28 years, as well as teaching the University of Buffalo, the Cleveland Institute of Art and the Western Reserve University. Very little in Richard Andres’ childhood would have predicted his love of classical music, mid-century-modern architecture and certainly not his lifelong passion for art and in particular abstract art. Richard’s father, Raymond, had no more than a third-grade education, and his mother, Clara, was one of thirteen children – only three of whom lived into adulthood and none of whom attended high school. They lived, when Richard was a boy, in a dingy area of Buffalo, NY in a walk-up apartment situated above a tavern. Raymond and Clara supplemented the income from their factory jobs in the bar downstairs with Raymond playing ragtime on the piano and Clara serving drinks. This often left Richard and his two older brothers at home alone to fend for themselves. The two older boys, Raymond and Russell, were - unlike Richard- rather rough and tumble and entertained themselves with stickball, boxing and the like. Richard, on the other hand, from a very young age liked to draw, or better yet even, to paint with the small set of watercolors he received for Christmas one year. Paper, however, at the height of the depression, was hard to come by. Luckily, Clara used paper doilies as decoration for the apartment and Richard would contentedly paint and then cut up doilies, gluing the pieces together to create collages. At eight-years-old, he discovered the Albright-Knox Museum (then known as the Albright Art Gallery) and spent several hours a week there studying the paintings. He was particularly fond of Charles Burchfield‘s landscapes, enamored with their ‘messiness’ and thinking that they somehow captured more ‘feeling’ than works he was previously familiar with. For his tenth Christmas, he asked for and received a ‘how-to’ paint book by Elliot O’Hare. Through this self-teaching, he assembled the portfolio needed for acceptance to Buffalo Technical High School where he studied Advertising Arts. In his Junior year, he was encouraged to enter a watercolor painting, “Two Barns,” in the national 1944-45 Ingersoll Art Award Contest and was one of twelve grand prize winners – each one winning one hundred dollars. More importantly the painting was exhibited at the Carnegie Institute Galleries, which resulted in his winning a national scholarship to the Cleveland School of Art (The Cleveland Art Institute). He flourished at the art school under the tutelage of faculty members such as Carl Gaertner, as well as that of visiting artists such as William Sommer and Henry George Keller. He would say in later years that Gaertner, in particular, influenced his attitude toward life as well as art. “Gaertner,” Andres said, “believed that there was no need to be a ‘tortured artist’, that an artist should rather enjoy beauty, family, and life in general.” Free to spend his days as he chose, he wandered the Cleveland Art Museum for most of the hours he was not attending classes or painting; the remaining time was spent drinking coffee at a local hangout with art school friends – which is where he met fellow Henry Keller scholarship winner, Avis Johnson. Richard was immediately smitten with Avis, but being rather shy, it took him the entire summer of 1948 to build up his courage to ask her out. Over that summer he ‘thought about Avis’ and worked in a diner to save money. He also used the hundred-dollar prize money won in High School to visit the first Max Beckmann retrospective in the United States at the City Art Museum in St. Louis. Over a half century later he spoke of that exhibit with a reverence usually reserved for spiritual matters, “I walked in and it was like nothing I had ever seen before... the color...It just glowed.” Returning to campus in the Fall, the first thing he did was go to the coffee shop in hopes of finding Avis. He did, and she, upon seeing him, realized that she was also smitten with him. They quickly became known as ‘the couple’ on campus, and a year later, with Richard being drafted for the Korean war, they were quickly married by a Justice of the Peace, celebrating after with family at Avis’s Cleveland home. As a gift, faculty member John Paul Miller...
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1970s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

Abstract 2506
Located in Zofingen, AG
In this piece, I meld the raw emotions of expressionism with the fluid ambiguity of abstraction. The cascades of cool blues and greens contrast with warm golden hues, capturing a mom...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

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