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Woven African Fabric Collage Painting by Jacques Lamy
By Jacques Lamy
Located in Dallas, TX
Composed of handwoven African cotton, each strip was hand-painted with varying patterns and woven
Category

Mid-20th Century Senegalese Modern Paintings

Materials

Cotton, Wood, Paint

Dancing African Women
By Clément Serneels
Located in Antwerp, BE
the Academy of Brussels. Lived in Belgian Congo for 20 years. Lived from 1960 in South Africa. Works
Category

Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Mixed Media

Untitled (African American Girls)
By Andrew Turner
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Genre: Realism Subject: People Medium: Oil Surface: Canvas Country: United States Weight: 1.4 lbs.
Category

20th Century Portrait Paintings

"4:00 Tea" Painting by Magdalene D. Lewis, African-American Artist
By Magdalene D. Lewis
Located in New Rochelle, NY
one of my favourite that I kept. Period frame oil on board, signed lower right. Just a great painting!
Category

Early 20th Century American Paintings

MARSH AND AFRICAN BLACK HARRIERS
By John Cyril Harrison
Located in Petworth, West Sussex
Studies of Harriers, set against open grassland.
Category

Mid-20th Century Animal Paintings

Materials

Watercolor

Frederike Stokhuyzen, Signed Oil on Canvas, Depicting a South African Landscape
Located in Cape Town, ZA
trees. Oil on canvas hand-signed by the artist. Measures: Work is 60cm x 135cm unframed. Painting only
Category

Late 20th Century South African Modern Paintings

20th Century Ostrich Egg African Signed Carving Art Painting
Located in Harrogate, GB
20th Century Ostrich Egg African Art signed carving. Signed Godfrey Ntaka on a tooth and brass
Category

20th Century Zimbabwean Sculptures and Carvings

Albert Solomon Oil on Board Painting, "Spitskoppe", 1980
Located in Cape Town, ZA
Albert Solomon oil on board painting, "Spitskoppe", 1980, signed by Artist. The South African
Category

Late 20th Century South African Paintings

1988 Painting by K.M. Schöltz "Azul Mediteraneo"
Located in Nice, Cote d Azur
This South African painter lived some years in Mallorca. Scholtz’s work is of great interest and
Category

Late 20th Century South African Modern Paintings

German Army Scene in North Africa, World War I
By Friedrich Fehr
Located in New Orleans, LA
, this painting could be considered an early twentieth century Orientalist scene set in Egypt or Tunisia
Category

Early 20th Century Impressionist Still-life Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Studies of Faces
Located in Sagaponack, NY
Four reversable oil paintings, possibly from North Africa.
Category

20th Century African Paintings

Mid Century African Black Male Athlete Original Oil Painting
Located in Southampton, NY
Wonderful mid century portrait oil painting of an African black athletic male figure. Original gilt
Category

Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art

Materials

Paint

Framed oil of an Arabesque bazaar.
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Framed oil of an Arabesque bazaar.
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Category

Early 20th Century African Paintings

Crocodile, Painting On Fabric, Africa? Tribal Art
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Crocodile, painting on fabric, Africa? Under glass. Frame: 40 x 80 cm
Category

20th Century Tribal More Art

Materials

Fabric

Painting by the Belgian African Female Artist Moseka Yogo Ambake
Located in Antwerp, BE
Original gouache painting by the female Belgo-Congolese artist Moseka Yogo Ambake (born 29 August
Category

20th Century Outsider and Self Taught Art

African Ethiopian Tribal Folk Art Oil on Hide Painting, 20th Century
Located in Big Flats, NY
African tribal Folk Art oil on hide painting depicts crusade scene of Europeans and Africans with
Category

20th Century African Folk Art Paintings

Materials

Canvas

20th Century German Modernist Oil Painting 3 African Ladies Standing
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
regularly in Germany, including in Dortmund and Königswinter-Oberpleis. In her paintings, which tend to be
Category

20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

African Lion Painting
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
A wonderful painting of a lion's head. This striking image has been painted onto a piece of fabric
Category

Early 20th Century South African Paintings

20th Century South African Landscape by Johan Oldert (1912-1984) South African
By Johan Oldert
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
A very good 20th century South African landscape by well known South African artist Johan Oldert
Category

Mid-20th Century South African Mid-Century Modern Paintings

Materials

Masonite, Paint

Souk - Early 20th Century North African Town Landscape Antique French Painting
Located in Sevenoaks, GB
A beautiful early 20th century French oil on panel depicting a souk in North Africa by Emma Ruff
Category

Early 20th Century Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil, Panel

Early 20th-Century North African Genre Scene, The Carpet Merchant, Oil Painting
Located in Cheltenham, GB
This early 20th-century oil painting depicts a North African carpet merchant within an interior
Category

Mid-20th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Barbara Poultney - Framed 20th Century Oil, South African Landscape
Located in Corsham, GB
Barbara Poultney, oil on canvas board. Signed lower right. Well presented in a contemporary gilt frame with inscriptions verso.
Category

20th Century Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

Framed 20th Century Oil - North African Street Scene
Located in Corsham, GB
Impasto street scene in oil. Illegibly signed lower right. Presented in a contemporary wood frame. On canvas on stretchers.
Category

20th Century Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

Don Benzien - 20th Century Oil, South African Landscape
Located in Corsham, GB
range- one of South Africa’s most impressive geological features. Benzien has managed to capture this
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

Christopher Tugwell (b.1938-) - Fine 20th Century Oil, A South African Landscape
Located in Corsham, GB
A very fine panoramic landscape by the South African painter Christopher Tugwell. He is a painter
Category

20th Century Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

A. Thompson - Framed Mid 20th Century Oil, South African Landscape
Located in Corsham, GB
An expansive and dramatic South African landscape in oil by the artist A. Thompson. Framing the
Category

20th Century Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

Javanese Style African Batik Painting of Europa and the Bull
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Fantastic African Batik textile painting of "Europa and The Bull". Made in the Javanese style using
Category

20th Century African Mid-Century Modern Paintings

Materials

Wood, Cotton

Doris Hellawell - Signed Mid 20th Century Oil, African Marigolds
Located in Corsham, GB
A charming oil impasto study of vibrant yellow African Marigolds in a cream pot and placed on a red
Category

Mid-20th Century Still-life Paintings

Materials

Oil

R. Trinidad - Early 20th Century Oil, Portrait of a North African Man
Located in Corsham, GB
A charming portrait of a North African man in traditional dress. The artist captures him against a
Category

Early 20th Century Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

Mid 20th Century Watercolour - North-African Street
Located in Corsham, GB
With gouache details. Unsigned. Well-presented in a cream card mount and in a dark wooden frame. On wove.
Category

20th Century Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor

Framed Mid 20th Century Gouache - North African Town
Located in Corsham, GB
This charming mid-century gouache shows a busy North African town with figures gathered by a mosque
Category

20th Century Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Gouache

1942 African American Surrealist Nudes Oil Painting
Located in New York, NY
The artist of this painting, Gar Sparks (1888-1954), is an important figure in American Modern art
Category

Early 20th Century Surrealist Nude Paintings

Materials

Canvas

North African French Orientalist Signed Oil Painting Figures on Horseback Swords
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
French Orientalist Schooll late 20th century signed oil painting on canvas, framed framed: 30 x 34
Category

20th Century French School Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

Busy North African St. Scene Original Oil Painting
By M.J. Rendell
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
figures going about their business. The painting is signed by the 20th century British artist, M. J
Category

Mid-20th Century Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

North African Market Street Scene Original Oil Painting
By M.J. Rendell
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
figures going about their business. The painting is signed by the 20th century British artist, M. J
Category

Mid-20th Century Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

Modern African American Folk Art Acrylic Large Painting on Canvas
Located in Keego Harbor, MI
This large acrylic painting on canvas brings together both a modern and folk element depicting
Category

20th Century Paintings

Materials

Canvas

African Tingatinga School Painting on Board of Two Elephants
Located in Palm Beach, FL
This playful painting on masonite of two elephants reaching up a tree with birds is boldly signed
Category

Mid-20th Century Folk Art Animal Paintings

Materials

Paint

African Queen of Sheba Solomon Story Board Ethiopian Art Oil Painting
Located in Chula Vista, CA
Traditional African Queen of Sheba Solomon Story Board Ethiopian Art Oil on Canvas painting 15.63
Category

Late 20th Century Mid-Century Modern Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Paint

A. Moreno African American Nude Portrait Realist Oil Painting Topless Woman
Located in Dayton, OH
Vintage original oil painting by A. Moreno. Features a beautiful natural topless woman with a long
Category

Late 20th Century Modern Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Paint

Rare Lynching Painting WPA artist Social Justice African American Americana
By Arthur Smith
Located in Surfside, FL
An intense yet honest painting of a Southern lynching scene of three men amongst a crowd within a
Category

Mid-20th Century American Realist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

African Tribal Folk Art Oil on Hide of Battle during European Crusades
Located in Big Flats, NY
African nation and Europeans, unframed, 20th century. ***DELIVERY NOTICE – Due to COVID-19 we are
Category

20th Century African Folk Art Paintings

Materials

Canvas

Francois Thango ] Oil on Board Painting, Contempory African Art
By François Thango 1
Located in Buffalo, NY
work has been exhibited include The Birth of Contemporary Painting in Central Africa at the Royal
Category

Late 20th Century Brazilian Tribal Paintings

African Tapestry - Composition in Cotton Blanket - Mid-20th Cent.
Located in Roma, IT
African tapestry is an original modern work realized in Cotton blanket in mid-20th century by a
Category

Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Fabric

Vladimir Perfilieff "Scene from North Africa" Original Oil Painting c.1930
Located in San Francisco, CA
Vladimir Perfilieff "North African Architecture With Figures" Original Oil Painting C.1930
Category

Early 20th Century Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

African Tingatinga School Painting on Board of a Leopard and Cub
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Here we have a whimsical painting on masonite of a leopard and cub with birds and trees
Category

Mid-20th Century Folk Art Animal Paintings

Materials

Paint

Making a Mojo Large Abstract Oil Painting African American Woman Artist
By Deborah Dancy
Located in Surfside, FL
, Storrs, where she taught painting for thirty-five years until her retirement in 2017. She has received
Category

Late 20th Century Contemporary Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Brothers: Black artist painting of urban city figures w/ abstract African masks
By Charles Searles
Located in Bryn Mawr, PA
This is an early Charles Searles painting, created in Philadelphia shortly before the artist
Category

Late 20th Century Abstract Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Folk Art Mexican Girl Oil Painting on Burlap Charming Naive African American Art
By Jose Maria de Servin
Located in Surfside, FL
Mexico's Schools of Open-Air Painting, free art-teaching institutions sponsored by the government. Later
Category

Mid-20th Century Folk Art Figurative Paintings

Materials

Burlap, Oil

Folk Art Mexican Boy Oil Painting on Burlap Charming Naive African American Art
By Jose Maria de Servin
Located in Surfside, FL
Mexico's Schools of Open-Air Painting, free art-teaching institutions sponsored by the government. Later
Category

Mid-20th Century Folk Art Figurative Paintings

Materials

Burlap, Oil

South West Africa Large Zebra And Giraffes Pyrography Art, 1980
Located in South Burlington, VT
quarter of the 20th century and likely originated in France. We will be offering more important high
Category

20th Century South African Paintings

Materials

Leather

Magnificent African Lion Oil on Canvas Portrait by Elga Rabe
By Elga Rabe
Located in Montreal, QC
Wonderful sensitive portrait of the king of beasts, by renowned South African wildlife artist, Elga
Category

Late 20th Century South African Modern Paintings

Materials

Canvas

Forest - 1976 Oil, South African Vineyard
Located in Corsham, GB
A large and colourful oil painting depicting a view of a South African vineyard. Presented in a
Category

20th Century Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

Forest - 1976 Oil, South African Vineyard
Located in Corsham, GB
A large and colourful oil painting depicting a view of a South African vineyard. Presented in a
Category

20th Century Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

Djibouti, African Landscape Original Israeli Watercolor Cityscape Painting
Located in Surfside, FL
and paintings at home and abroad, for which he won numerous local and international awards. His
Category

20th Century Modern Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

Congo Artist Rene Bokoko Vivid African Human Gouache
Located in South Burlington, VT
Description: Bokoko, Rene (Democratic Republic of the Congo, 1927-) Untitled, mid-20th century. #3
Category

Mid-20th Century Congolese Paintings

Materials

Paper

Scottish / South African artist Marjorie Wallace The Trapeze artists , circus
Located in Petworth, West Sussex
of Art before relocating to South Africa in the mid-20th century, where she became part of the
Category

20th Century Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

SIGNED ORIGINAL OIL - NORTH AFRICAN BUSY MARKET SCENE
By Julian Barrow
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
(1939-2003). The painting depicts this North African busy market scene with vendors and several figures
Category

Late 20th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

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