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1980s African Folk Art Narrative Storyboard Vintage Oil on Canvas
Located in Chula Vista, CA
1980s African Folk Art Narrative Storyboard Vintage Oil on Canvas
Framed African Art, Oil Canvas
Category
Late 20th Century Ethiopian Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Paint
Erich Mayer (1876-1960) - 1937 Oil, South African Landscape
Located in Corsham, GB
a warm palette, perfectly encapsulating the summer hues in this rural South African landscape
Category
Early 20th Century Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
Madge Burnett - Signed and Framed 1952 Oil, South African Landscape
Located in Corsham, GB
An atmospheric mountainous landscape, inscribed verso 'South African Painting'. The expressive uses
Category
20th Century Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
Original Oil on Canvas Michigan Artist Russell Steinke African American Couple
By Russell Steinke
Located in Toledo, OH
Original oil on canvas by Michigan artist Russell Steinke. Depicting shadowed man and woman deep in thought.
Category
Late 20th Century North American Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas
Expressionist African American Woman Portrait German Brazilian Harry Elsas
Located in Surfside, FL
structure before painting a picture. In 1945, he was working with Lasar Segall (Lithuanian Jewish and
Category
20th Century Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Social Realist Street Scene of Youth at Play (African American)
By Paul Zimmerman
Located in Surfside, FL
Oil on artist's board, late 20th century, signed "P. Zimmerman" lower right; [Sight: 8 1/2" x 20 1
Category
Mid-20th Century American Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Social Realist Street Scene of Youth at Play (African American)
By Paul Zimmerman
Located in Surfside, FL
Oil on artist's board, late 20th century, signed "P. Zimmerman" lower right; [Sight: 8 1/2" x 20 1
Category
Mid-20th Century American Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Cuban Artist Pastel Drawing African American Emilio Cruz Bonnie
Clyde Painting
Located in Surfside, FL
the Pratt Institute and at New York University.
Harry Rand, Curator of 20th Century Painting and
Category
20th Century Neo-Expressionist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Oil Pastel
Willem Hermanus Coetze (1900-1983) - South African Oil, Summer Landscape
Located in Corsham, GB
Willem Hermanus Coetze (1900-1983)- landscape in oil. Signed to the lower left and dated '36. Presented in a crisp white mount and fine black frame. On canvas laid to board.
Category
Mid-20th Century Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
Carved African Jungle Screen with Exotic Wild Animals
Located in Rochester, NY
Exotic African jungle screen. Hand painted and carved solid wood panels. Signed Ines Smrz. Dated
Category
Mid-20th Century Paintings
Materials
Wood, Paint
Vibrant African Musicians Artwork Oil on Canvas Signed
Located in Chula Vista, CA
African Musicians Abstract Art oil on canvas
Signed art, hard to read.
(Possibly L Mil Toch or
Category
Late 20th Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Paint
George Lambourne (1900-1977) - 1958 Oil, African Daisies
Located in Corsham, GB
A charming still life study depicting a ceramic vase filled with African Daisies. The flowers are
Category
Mid-20th Century Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
African Woman with a Yellow Hat Oil Portrait
Located in Pasadena, CA
painting, by an artist who, even if the work remains unsigned, has clearly many years of practice in the
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Paint
South African artist Cecily Sash, abstract in yellow and black with sgraffito
Located in Petworth, West Sussex
Cecily Sash (South African, 1925 - 2019
Concept No. 3
Oil on board
Signed ‘SASH’ 63 (upper left
Category
20th Century Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Post-Impressionist Portrait of Working Class African American Man
Located in Pasadena, CA
Solemn, captivating portrait of African American man in Post-Impressionism style. Signed Hamsen(??).
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Wood, Canvas
Handcolored Etchings of African Animals Matted in Gilt Frames, Set of Four
Located in Locust Valley, NY
A set of four hand colored etchings of African animals matted in gilt frames with bead detail. One
Category
20th Century Paintings
Materials
Wood
Signed Mixed Medium Collage African-American Asian Artwork on Paper
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Signed mixed medium artwork (acrylic/gouache/collage) on paper with Afro-American and Asian themes. The work, circa 1980, shows the influences of both abstraction and graffiti art, a...
Category
Late 20th Century American Modern Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Wood, Paper
Ngandu Marc African Village View, Oil on Canvas, Framed and Signed
Located in Leuven , BE
exhibitions in France and Germany. He often uses the technique of the light-obscure in his paintings depicting
Category
20th Century Congolese Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Paint
Painting in Oil on Canvas of Chimchidjam Haig, Le Caire, the Pyramids
By Chimchidjam Haïg
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Painting in oil on canvas of Chimchidjam Haig, Le Caire, circa 1925. The Pyramids of the clear
Category
Early 20th Century African Art Deco Paintings
Materials
Paint
A. R. Swift - 1977 Watercolour, African Mountains
Located in Corsham, GB
Am expansive landscape in watercolour showing an African mountain range under a blazing sun. The
Category
Mid-20th Century Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
"Nubia" Blue-Toned Abstract Figurative Historical African Landscape
By John Biggers
Located in Houston, TX
prominent African-American artists in Texas and helped found the art department at Texas Southern University
Category
20th Century Abstract Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Digital Pigment
Terence John McCaw (1913-1978) - Signed 1974 Watercolour, South African Mountain
By Terence John McCaw
Located in Corsham, GB
. Conveying the feel of his home country was at the heart of all McCaw's paintings of South Africa. The
Category
20th Century Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
Terence John McCaw (1913-1978) - Signed 1974 Watercolour, South African Mountain
By Terence John McCaw
Located in Corsham, GB
. Conveying the feel of his home country was at the heart of all McCaw's paintings of South Africa. The
Category
20th Century Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
Arthur Romilly Fedden (1875-1939) - 1904 Watercolour, North-African Street Scene
Located in Corsham, GB
A fine and accomplished watercolour painting with gouache details by the artist Arthur Romilly
Category
20th Century Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
African
Baoule
figure. Watercolour on Handmade paper Laid on Vélin d
Arches.
By La Roche Laffitte
Located in Cotignac, FR
Watercolour on handmade paper of a 'Baoule' figure applied to Vélin d'Arches paper by French artist La Roche Laffitte. Titled to the bottom centre.
A beautifully observed and detail...
Category
Late 20th Century Realist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor, Handmade Paper
African Ngil Mask. Watercolour on Handmade Paper on Vélin d
Arches.
By La Roche Laffitte
Located in Cotignac, FR
century later as a major ornament in African art collections, were particularly "charged" objects despite
Category
Late 20th Century Realist Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor, Handmade Paper
Woman and Her Cat by Rupert Picott
By Rupert Picott
Located in Pasadena, CA
titled. This is early work since his paintings became more abstract now.
Rupert Picott is an African
Category
Late 20th Century African Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Paper
African Senoufo Figure. Watercolour on Handmade Paper Laid on Vélin d
Arches
By La Roche Laffitte
Located in Cotignac, FR
Watercolour on handmade paper of a 'Senoufo' figure applied to Vélin d'Arches paper by French artist La Roche Laffitte. Titled to the bottom centre.
A beautifully observed and detai...
Category
Late 20th Century Realist Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor, Handmade Paper
Pair of Vintage Batiks,
Xhosa Women
Located in Pasadena, CA
Pair of vintage batiks on silk, “Xhosa Women”, artist signature and newly framed.
Category
Mid-20th Century African Paintings
Materials
Linen, Fabric
$476 / set
hargreaves Ntukwana Original drawing Framed by Listed Artist
Located in San Diego, CA
beautiful original piece by listed artist , by Hargreaves Ntukwana circa 1980's.
Category
20th Century South African Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Metal
Portrait of an African Man - Early 20th Century French Impressionist Painting
Located in Sevenoaks, GB
.
Artist: French School, early 20th century
Title: Portrait of an African Man
Medium: Oil on canvas laid on
Category
Early 20th Century Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
1930
s French Orientalist Signed Figures in North African Street Scene
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist/ School: French School, early 20th century, indistinctly signed
Title: North African Street
Category
Early 20th Century Victorian Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
The Blue Scarf
, 1960
s African American Oil, Study of a Black Woman, Phoenix
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
phoenix. An exceptionally strong and bravura work of mid-century portraiture painted, circa 1965, by an
Category
1980s Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
20th Century Oil - North African Scene
Located in Corsham, GB
A delightful study of a North African street with figures walking in the foreground. The artist
Category
20th Century Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
20th Century German Modernist Oil Painting 3 African Ladies Colorful Clothing
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
rediscovered again.
Title: 3 African Ladies
Medium: oil painting on board, unframed
Size: 11.75 x 8.25
Category
20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
20th Century German Modernist Oil Painting African Ladies in Colorful Clothing
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 Child - Original Oil Painting by Mario Marioni - Mid 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
of 20th Century.
A mixed colored oil on canvas.
Hand signed by the artist on the lower right margin
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
African in Red Shirt, 20th Century
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
African in red shirt, 20th century.
Evelyne Luez, Paris school.
Measures: H: 54 cm, W: 37 cm, D
Category
20th Century French Paintings
Materials
Canvas
African School 20th Century Oil - Watering Bongo
Located in Corsham, GB
A characterful study of an African BongoAntelope drinking at a water hole, with silhouetted baboon
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Animal Paintings
Materials
Oil
Tingatinga Style African Painting
Located in Bradenton, FL
Framed African TingaTinga style painting with brightly colored native African animals including
Category
20th Century Tanzanian Paintings
Materials
Canvas
South African School 20th Century Oil - Savannah Landscape
Located in Corsham, GB
An impressionistic study of a savannah landscape, depicted in warming blends of dusty pink, burnt orange and pale yellow. Illegibly signed to the lower left. On canvas laid to board.
Category
20th Century Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
Mid 20th Century French Oil Painting Purple African Violets In Plant Pot
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Purple African Violets
by Louise Alix (French, 1888-1980) *see notes below
provenance stamp to the
Category
Mid-20th Century Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
Sydney Taylor (1870-1952) - Framed 20th Century Oil, South African farmstead
By Sydney Taylor
Located in Corsham, GB
An original artwork by Sydney Taylor (1870-1952). Signed to the lower left. Well-presented in a contemporary style frame. On canvas laid to board.
Category
20th Century Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
H. Diehl - 20th Century Oil, Knysna, South Africa
Located in Corsham, GB
A warm and captivating oil painting with areas of impasto, by H. Diehl, depicting a landscape scene
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
Benno Randolfi (1934-2012) - Mid 20th Century Oil, North African Market Scene
Located in Corsham, GB
This evocative painting captures a bustling scene in a North African courtyard, with arched
Category
20th Century Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
Eugene Hurter - 20th Century Oil, Paarl, South Africa
Located in Corsham, GB
This charming scene captures the sun setting over the mountains in Paarl, South Africa. Small
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
African Landscape with Women - Original Oil on Wooden Panel Early 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
African landscape with women is a beautiful original oil painting on a wooden plate, realized by an
Category
Early 20th Century Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
Naturalistic South African Landscape Painting
Located in Houston, TX
Naturalistic South African landscape painting with a mountain in the background. The work is signed
Category
20th Century Impressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Orientalist French painting Market scene in North Africa Modern Art Deco 20th
Located in PARIS, FR
French school of the 20th century
Market scene in North Africa
Oil on wood panel
38 x 46 cm (47 x
Category
20th Century Art Deco Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
South African Impressionist 20th Century Oil - Vibrant Garden with House
Located in Corsham, GB
of South Africa due to the framer's sticker on the reverse being from the country. Painted with
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
Mid 20th Century African American Art
A peaceful Moment" C.1950
Located in London, GB
Mid 20th century African American Art '' A peaceful Moment" c.1950
Signed 'ISSERLIS' on reverse
Category
Mid-20th Century Paintings
Materials
Paint
North African Camposition - Original Drawing on Fabric - Mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
the mid-20th Century.
Natural colors on fabric canvas.
The artwork depicts an african motif
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Fabric
Harlem Moving Day, African American Scene Black Renaissance Mid 20th Century WPA
Located in New York, NY
Harlem Moving Day, African American Scene Black Renaissance Mid 20th Century WPA, 22 x 14 inches
Category
1940s American Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
"View of Wolkberg" Natural Impressionist South African Landscape Painting
By Frans David Oerder
Located in Houston, TX
foreground. The painting is signed by the artist in the bottom right corner. The frame is a wood frame with a
Category
Mid-20th Century Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
John Ellsworth Weis Turkish African Portrait Oil Painting on Canvas 33"
Located in Dayton, OH
Mid 20th century oil on canvas portrait painting by John Ellsworth Weis, depicting a man of Turk
Category
Mid-20th Century Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Paint
Vintage African Barbershop Sign "The Boys"
Located in Chicago, IL
singles in the mid to late-eighties. Like many boy bands of the late 20th century, their fanatical
Category
Late 20th Century African Paintings
Materials
Wood
Decorative Oil Painting, Pair of Lions, Safari Wilderness Landscape, Africa.
Located in Berlin, DE
Decorative oil painting, pair of lions, safari wilderness landscape, Africa.
Oil on canvas. Signed
Category
20th Century Animal Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
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