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The City has a Body
By Bernard Aptekar
Located in New York, NY
This painting by Bernard Aptekar is part of a series of fourteen aerial cityscapes that the artist
Category
1990s Expressionist Nude Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Paris
By Bernard Lignon
Located in Geneva, CH
Bernard Lignon is a French painter and lithographer born in Montpellier in 1928. Expressionist
Category
1950s Modern Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
Picnic In Provence
By Bernard Dufour
Located in Brecon, Powys
Lovely picture of 2 young women having a country picnic, presumably in Southern France. Very reminiscent of the 60's
Category
1960s Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Les Rails
By Bernard Buffet
Located in New Orleans, LA
Bernard Buffet
1928-1999 French
Les Rails
(The Tracks)
Signed "Bernard Buffet" (upper right
Category
20th Century Post-Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$268,500
Connectivity No. 14
Located in Palm Desert, CA
Signed on verso
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Linen, Oil
Young lady
Located in Genève, GE
Work on wood
Brown wooden frame
53 x 48 x 5.5 cm
Category
1950s French School Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
English Victorian 19th century portrait of a smooth coated St.Bernard dog
By George Earl
Located in Woodbury, CT
exhibited nineteen paintings at the Royal Academy between 1857 and 1882, although only two were of dogs (a
Category
1860s Victorian Animal Paintings
Materials
Oil
19th century English Race Horse in Newmarket with Owner and Groom in a landscape
By Henry Bernard Chalon
Located in Woodbury, CT
Henry Bernard Chalon (1770–1849)
Newmarket, 1807
Oil on canvas, signed and dated centre middle
39 x
Category
Early 1800s Animal Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Grand Bouquet
By Bernard Buffet
Located in New York, NY
he neared that final day, October 4, 1999, mid day, at his Chateau in Tourtour France.
The painting
Category
1990s Expressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
A Welcome Visit
By Bernard De Hoog
Located in Wiscasett, ME
Oil on canvas, signed in the lower left. Measures 26" x 22" including the frame. An excellent
Category
19th Century Dutch School Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Pair of English 19th century marine scenes, Tyne and Wear harbor at sunrise
By Bernard Benedict Hemy
Located in Woodbury, CT
Hemy - Bernard Benedict Hemy (1844 - 1910). Marine and Coastal painter in oil and watercolor. Born in
Category
1890s Victorian Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
Moonlight
By Paul Bernard King
Located in Milford, NH
A fine impressionist marine oil painting with boats in a harbor, probably in Maine, under the
Category
Early 20th Century American Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$12,000
Maine Docks
By Paul Bernard King
Located in Milford, NH
A wonderful impressionist coastal marine painting of Maine docks painted by American artist Paul
Category
Early 20th Century American Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Conversation
By Bernard Goss (1913)
Located in Lake Worth Beach, FL
Actual size 12x16 framed 15"5x20"
Born in Sedalia, MI, Bernard Goss graduated from the University
Category
1960s American Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Coastal Harbor Scene With Boats
By Paul Bernard King
Located in Milford, NH
A fine impressionist coastal harbor scene with boats by American artist Paul Bernard King (1867
Category
Early 20th Century American Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Retour de pêche
By Bernardus Johannes (Bernard) Blommers
Located in Barbizon, FR
oil painting on cardboard mounted on pannel signed lower right.
Category
Late 19th Century Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
L
attente
By Bernardus Johannes (Bernard) Blommers
Located in Barbizon, FR
BLOOMERS
"L’attente”
Oil on panel. 30 x 26.5 cm. Signed lower right
Son of a talented lithographer
Category
19th Century Barbizon School Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
Villefranche-sur-Mer, the citadel
Located in Paris, IDF
Pierre Gabriel Bernard de TRUCHIS de VARENNES
(Dole, 1858 – Dijon, 1925)
Villefranche-sur-Mer, the
Category
Late 19th Century Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
Smoker Study
By Tom Wesselmann
Located in London, GB
Tom Wesselmann
Smoker Study
1973
Oil on canvas
20.3 x 24.1 cms (8 x 9.5 ins)
TW5082
Provenance
Category
1970s Pop Art Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
$200,000
Very Large 19th Century British Dog Oil Painting Two St Bernards Waiting outside
By Edwin Frederick Holt
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
, possibly St. Bernards?
oil painting on canvas, framed
framed: 35.5 x 28.5 inches
canvas: 25 x 17 inches
Category
19th Century Victorian Animal Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Bernard Dufour, Garden With Two Seated Women, Oil Painting
By Bernard Dufour
Located in Cheltenham, GB
This illustrative early 21st-century oil painting by French artist Bernard Dufour (1922-2016
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
American Impressionist New England Rockport Bernard Corey Oil Painting Brook
By Bernard Corey
Located in Chesterfield, NJ
Quiet Brook
9x12 unframed, 15. 75 x 18 .75 x 1.25 framed
Oil on linen stretched and framed
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
"Boy" Original Realist Oil Painting on Canvas by Bernard Locca, Framed
By Bernard Locca
Located in Encino, CA
"Boy," an original oil on canvas by Bernard Locca, is a piece for the true collector. Locca's
Category
1960s Realist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Oil Painting by Bernard Benedict Hemy "A Busy Estuary, Evening"
By Bernard Benedict Hemy
Located in Mere, GB
Oil Painting by Bernard Benedict Hemy "A Busy Estuary, Evening" 1845 - 1913 North Shields painter
Category
19th Century Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
Cambridge, Oil on Board Painting by Bernard Dunstan, 1962 circa
By Bernard Dunstan
Located in Kingsclere, GB
Cambridge, Oil on Board Painting by Bernard Dunstan, 1962 circa
Additional information:
Medium
Category
20th Century Abstract Paintings
Materials
Board
Bernard Myers (1925-2007) - 20th Century Oil, Nude IX
By Bernard Myers
Located in Corsham, GB
A sensitive life study in oil by the artist Bernard Myers (1925-2007), with areas of thick impasto
Category
20th Century Nude Paintings
Materials
Oil
Bernard Myers (1925-2007) - 20th Century Oil, Nude VIII
By Bernard Myers
Located in Corsham, GB
A sensitive life study in oil by the artist Bernard Myers (1925-2007), with areas of thick impasto
Category
20th Century Nude Paintings
Materials
Oil
Le Jardin - Impressionist Landscape Oil Painting by Bernard Boutet de Monvel
By Bernard Boutet de Monvel
Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire
Signed and dated impressionist oil on canvas landscape by French painter, engraver, sculptor and
Category
Early 1900s Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Antique French Oil Canvas Painting Jules-François Bernard Floral Still Life 1920
Located in Portland, OR
Bernard 1920", the painting is housed in the original giltwood & composition frame with a floral deign in
Category
1910s Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Bernard Robinson (1912-1970) - Mid 20th Century Oil, Fishing Village
By Bernard Robinson
Located in Corsham, GB
A lively scene at a fishing village with figures and rowing boats in the foreground. Unsigned. On panel.
Category
20th Century Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Polish Village - Mid 20th Century Impressionist Oil Piece by Bernard Braun
By Bernard Braun
Located in Watford, Hertfordshire
Bernard Braun
Polish Village
This piece was created using oil on canvas and is in a Handmade
Category
1940s Post-Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Kiss" Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Bernard Lee's (US based) "Kiss" is an oil painting that depicts a figure behind two hummingbirds
Category
2010s American Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
French School Of Bernard Buffet
By Bernard Buffet
Located in San Francisco, CA
Little gem with Notre Dame in the background. It is in the style or school of Bernard Buffet. Oil
Category
Mid-20th Century Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
Modernist Beach View by Bernard Lennon
By Bernard Lennon
Located in Buffalo, NY
Modernist beach view by Bernard Lennon (1914 - 1992). Oil on board, circa 1940. Signed lower
Category
1940s Modern Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Board
Fruit
Jug - Post Impressionist Oil, Still Life in Interior by Emile Bernard
By Émile Bernard
Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire
A wonderful oil on panel by French post impressionist painter Emile Bernard depicting persimmon
Category
1930s Post-Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
Picking Flowers - Symbolist Oil, Portrait of Woman in Landscape - Valere-Bernard
Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire
"Gathering Flowers"
A beautiful oil on canvas circa 1900 by French symbolist painter Francois
Category
Early 1900s Symbolist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
View of New York City by Bernard Lennon
By Bernard Lennon
Located in Buffalo, NY
Impressionist view of New York City by Bernard Lennon (1914 - 1992). Oil on board, circa 1940
Category
1940s Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Flag Day New York City by Bernard Lennon
By Bernard Lennon
Located in Buffalo, NY
Impressionist view of New York City by Bernard Lennon (1914 - 1992). Oil on board, circa 1940
Category
1920s Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Interior View with a Figure by Bernard Lennon
By Bernard Lennon
Located in Buffalo, NY
Impressionist view of an interior with a figure by Bernard Lennon (1914 - 1992). Oil on board
Category
1940s Impressionist Interior Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
American Impressionist Artist Bernard Corey Early Spring Landscape
By Bernard Corey
Located in Chesterfield, NJ
This painting
Spring/Summer Landscape
oil/ panel, image is 10 1/8 x 13 7/8 unframed, could benefit
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
Abstract Landscape, Flight - Original oil painting - Signed
By Bernard Herzog
Located in Paris, IDF
Bernard Herzog (1935-)
Abstract Landscape - Flight (1969)
Original oil painting
Signed and dated
Category
1960s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Vellum
Daydream (WPA Era Oil Painting on Canvas)
Located in New Orleans, LA
other characters in this moody, quiet, lovely scene? Not only a wonderful painting, but really captures
Category
Early 20th Century American Realist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
New England Autumn Forest Landscape by Bernard Corey – American Impressionist
By Bernard Corey
Located in Rockport, MA
This richly textured oil painting by American impressionist Bernard Corey captures the golden
Category
20th Century American Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
1950
s Modernist French Painting Olive Tree Oil Landscape
By Bernard Labbe
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
French Landscape
signed by Bernard Labbe (French mid 20th century)
original oil on artist paper
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
Greenwich Village Street Cafes, New York City View by Bernard Lennon
By Bernard Lennon
Located in Buffalo, NY
Impressionist view of New York City by Bernard Lennon (1914 - 1992). Oil on board, circa 1940
Category
1940s Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
The Roaring Twenties Modern Girl: art deco oil painting woman on a windowsill
By Bernard Lamotte
Located in Norwich, GB
The girl depicted in the painting above has been my heroine ever since I first laid eyes on her. To
Category
1920s Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
View of A New York City Street at Night by Bernard Lennon
By Bernard Lennon
Located in Buffalo, NY
Impressionist view of New York City by Bernard Lennon (1914 - 1992). Oil on board, circa 1940
Category
1920s Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"The Gray Barn", Landscape, Bernard Corey: Cape Ann Artist, Farm Scene, Rural
By Bernard Corey
Located in Rockport, MA
"The Gray Barn" - an original oil painting by Bernard Corey. This piece transports viewers to a
Category
Mid-20th Century American Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
1950
s Modernist Painting - Beautiful
Bright Colour French Oil Landscape
By Bernard Labbe
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Blue Landscape
by Bernard Labbe (French mid 20th century), stamped verso
original oil painting on
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
The Trees In The Fall
Colorful Landscape Oil Painting by Payet
By Bernard Payet
Located in Carmel, CA
Bernard Payet was born in Lyon in 1950 and spent all his childhood in France. He studied and
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Large Fauvist French Post Impressionist Oil Painting Arabian Race Horses Jockeys
Located in Surfside, FL
Bernard Taurelle (French 1931-)
Day at The Races (Thoroughbred Racing)
Oil paint on canvas
Hand
Category
Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Animal Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
19th Century French Signed Oil Painting Figure Walking in Woodland Pathway
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Walking in the Woods
French School, late 19th century
by Maurice Bernard, French
signed oil on
Category
Late 19th Century Barbizon School Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Antique 19th Century French Signed Oil Painting Lady Walking in the Woods
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Walking in the Woods
French School, late 19th century
signed Maurice Bernard
signed oil on canvas
Category
Late 19th Century Barbizon School Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Portrait of a Saint Bernard Landscape 1906 Antique American Oil Painting Framed
Located in Buffalo, NY
An antique American oil painting depicting a young Saint Bernard laying on the grass outside an old
Category
Early 1900s American Realist Animal Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Vintage Abstract Oil Painting by Bernard Chaet
By Bernard Chaet
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vintage abstract oil painting by Bernard Chaet.
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Contemporary Art
Antique American School Abstract Expressionis City Signed Framed Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American school abstract cityscape oil painting. Oil on board. Framed. Signed. Image
Category
1940s Abstract Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
1950s American Modern Still Life Oil Painting with Floral Arrangement, Red Pink
Located in Denver, CO
Modern oil on board painting signed by artist Bernard Arnest (1917-1986) from 1953. Still life
Category
1950s American Modern Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
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You may wish to dust your oil painting so that layers of dust don’t begin to gather on its surface. This should only be considered to remove loose dust. Never spray any chemical substance on your oil painting. Do not use a damp cloth to dust your oil painting. (Again, your painting should not be exposed to moisture.)
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- 1stDibs ExpertAugust 20, 2024The difference between a lithograph and an oil painting comes down to uniqueness and technique. To produce an oil painting, an artist applies oil-based paints to a canvas or another surface using a brush. The process results in a single work of art. Lithography is a form of printmaking that begins by drawing on or painting on a stone surface with an oil-based substance, such as a greasy crayon or tusche, an oily wash. The stone is then covered with water, which is repelled by the oily areas. Oil-based ink is then applied to the wet stone, adhering only to the oily image. Through lithography, an artist can produce dozens, or even thousands, of copies of a single image. On 1stDibs, shop a large selection of lithographs and oil paintings.
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To maintain oil paintings that you purchased for your home, experts suggest that you keep them out of direct sunlight. Prolonged exposure to the sunlight coming in from a window can fade the colors in your painting. Do not hang your oil painting near a heat source or where it can get wet (bathrooms and kitchens are not safe for your oil painting).
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- La ChrysomeleFebruary 24, 2021Any artwork is worth and only worth the price someone is willing to pay for it (unfortunately, whether one can afford it or not is another story). Different people may have different reasons to attribute value to an artwork, from the purest (falling in love with it) to what is often considered as the most vile (speculation), going through remembrance, pride of ownership, or brag, among other reasons. For most living artists, the price of the artworks is usually set by the artist and/or the gallery which represent him or her, by type and size of artwork, and corresponds to an equilibrium price between the rate at which artworks are sold and the rate at which new artworks are produced by the artist. For artworks from dead artists sold by professional dealers, the price is often based on auctions results for similar pieces of the same artists. Oil paintings are usually pricier than other techniques because it is considered more difficult to master, but also because oil paintings are known for their ability to last centuries.
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- 1stDibs ExpertMarch 22, 2024Yes, sunlight affects oil paintings. Keep your oil paintings away from direct sunlight.
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You may wish to dust your oil painting so that layers of dust don’t begin to gather on its surface. This should only be considered to remove loose dust. Never spray any chemical substance on your oil painting. Do not use a damp cloth to dust your oil painting. (Again, your painting should not be exposed to moisture.)
To remove loose dust, use a soft brush that measures approximately one to two inches wide with natural-hair bristles. Do not use a dust cloth or a feather duster, as those items may catch or leave threads or feathers behind. Do not apply pressure or dust your painting for an extended period of time.
If you think that your oil painting is considerably dirty or believe that other issues may be at work, experts strongly suggest that you consult with a professional conservator.
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- Did Dali use oil paint?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022Yes, Dali did indeed use oil paint. Although he used oil paints in the traditional method, he would at times add natural resin or linseed oil to play with fluidity and texture. You can shop a selection of Salvador Dali’s pieces from some of the world’s top art dealers on 1stDibs.
- 1stDibs ExpertAugust 15, 2024To tell how old an oil painting is, research the artist who produced it. You can use the mobile app Smartify to snap a photo of the signature on your painting and identify the artist. Read biographical information about the artist online and look at images of their work to estimate the age of your piece. Alternatively, you can get the opinion of a knowledgeable art dealer or certified appraiser. Explore a wide variety of oil paintings on 1stDibs.
- 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022The largest oil painting in the world is in the main hall of the Doge's Palace located in Venice, Italy. Its name is Il Paradiso. Tintoretto painted it around 1592, and it measures 22 meters by 7 meters. Shop a large collection of oil paintings on 1stDibs.
- 1stDibs ExpertSeptember 25, 2019
Varnishing an oil is not necessary, but it is recommended because it protects the painting and corrects surface irregularities.
- 1stDibs ExpertSeptember 25, 2019
Oils typically command higher prices than acrylic paintings, because they generally require more skill.
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