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Les Bords de Seine (The Banks of the Seine)
By Henri Ottmann
Located in London, GB
as a painter and printmaker in Brussels at the beginning of the 20th century. He began his studies in
Category

Early 20th Century Post-Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

American Clipper Ship at Sea by Antonio Jacobsen, Signed and Dated 1917
By Antonio Jacobsen
Located in Jacksonville, FL
American ships in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, produced over 6,000 paintings and is highly
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Early 20th Century American Realist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

Framed En Grisaille Self Portrait Three-Quarter Nude Torso Heroic Pose Ca 1925
Located in Sutton Poyntz, Dorset
humanity of subject, places him among significant Belgian painters of the early to mid-20th century who
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Early 20th Century Expressionist Nude Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

“His Last Friend, c. 1900” by Harry Roseland Old Man Bird American Genre Scene
By Harry Roseland
Located in Yardley, PA
A wonderful example of Roseland’s beloved genre scenes from the turn of the 20th century. This
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Early 20th Century American Realist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Paysage de Neige Dans le Jura, Avec Chevreuil . Mid 19th Century Oil on Canvas.
By Gustave Courbet
Located in Cotignac, FR
has been in a French collection since the early 20th Century and thence by descent. UV examination
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19th Century Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Man in Raincoat, Vintage Modern Watercolor Painting
By John Dobbs
Located in Surfside, FL
, Homage to Thomas Eakins. Soyer’s canvas was a cri de coeur for 20th century American Realist painting
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20th Century Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor

Cows in Summer Landscape (California Coastal Ranch, Carmel Valley), c. 1914
By Angel De Service Espoy
Located in Pasadena, CA
early 20th century. Espoy’s style blends Realism and Impressionism, drawing upon the influences of his
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Early 20th Century Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Masonite, Oil, Panel

Vue du Viviers (View of Viviers)
Located in London, GB
emotional approach to the act of painting. This is especially pertinent in Deborne’s case, due to his
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Early 20th Century Post-Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

French Impressionist River and Park Landscape
Located in Cotignac, FR
Century. This exquisite painting vividly captures an Impressionist riverscape, seamlessly blending
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Early 20th Century Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

The Merry Widow, signed lower right: “G. Paice, 08”
By George Paice
Located in GB
portraiture with sporting tradition — balancing realism and restraint to evoke the prestige, elegance, and
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Early 20th Century Animal Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Portrait of a woman with a toothache, circa 1900, oil on canvas
Located in PARIS, FR
link, however tenuous, with the avant-garde movement of the early 20th century that retained the name
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Early 20th Century Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

Harbour Scene - Port of Palermo by Fernand Allard l’Olivier ( 1883 – 1933 )
Located in Knokke, BE
pursuing painting as his true calling. In 1901, he moved to Paris and studied at the Académie Julian under
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Early 20th Century Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Dark Times
Located in San Francisco, CA
. He became known for his Critical Realism style, capturing the bleak existence of working-class Berlin
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Early 20th Century Modern Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

The Little Writer – L’écrivain 1913 by Charles Van Den Eycken (1859 – 1923)
By Charles Van Den Eycken
Located in Knokke, BE
working in the 17th-century Dutch style. Initially trained by his father, Van Den Eycken later studied
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Early 20th Century Romantic Animal Paintings

Materials

Oil, Panel

Costa Ligure
Located in Genève, GE
light characteristic of southern coastal regions. Stylistically, the work aligns with mid-20th-century
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Early 20th Century Italian School Landscape Paintings

Materials

Gouache

Tonalist Hills and River, American Landscape circa 1900
Located in Hillsborough, NC
The technique of American Tonalism is evident in this oil painting on canvas from the early 20th
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Early 1900s Tonalist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Winter Landscape at Dusk
Located in Stockholm, SE
art during the early 20th century. Today, Anshelm Schultzberg’s work is held in numerous museum
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1910s Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Les Jardin Du Giverny
By Frederick William MacMonnies
Located in Sheffield, MA
fame in the United States and Europe in the later half of the 19th century and early 20th century. He
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Early 20th Century Expressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

Landscape at the water s edge
Located in Genève, GE
dynamics. This painting stands out for its subtle realism and its ability to evoke the serenity of a moment
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Early 20th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

LOUIS BUISSERET circa 1930 Nude Woman Standing Interior LARGE oil/canvas BELGIAN
By Louis Buisseret
Located in Rancho Santa Fe, CA
This oil painting by Louis Buisseret, a Belgian artist renowned for his mastery of realism and
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Early 20th Century Post-Impressionist Nude Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

The Hot Waters
Located in Genève, GE
, demonstrating a remarkable mastery of perspective. The poetic realism of this painting invites the viewer to
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Early 20th Century Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Portrait of a woman in front of a seascape
Located in Genève, GE
palette creates a soothing visual harmony. The artist's skill is evident in the fusion of realism and
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Early 20th Century Cubist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

Majestic View of Kilchurn Castle at Dusk Overlooking the Waters of Loch Awe
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
: The painting by F.E. Jamison is in very good condition. Kilchurn Castle is a striking ruin located
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Early 20th Century Victorian Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Women in Garden
By Arthur Trevor Haddon
Located in Saratoga Springs, NY
atmosphere, while the artist’s attention to detail enhances the realism of the moment. The gentle posture of
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Early 20th Century Italian School Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Tree In Winter
Located in Sheffield, MA
Mabel Spencer Peterson American, 1886-1953 Tree In Winter Oil on canvas 16 by 20 ¼ in, w/ frame 24
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Early 20th Century Expressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

Exquisite "COMPOSITION WITH SHRIMPS EGGS" - L Dupuis, oil on panel 19 century
Located in TEYJAT, FR
. He was active in the 19th and early 20th centuries, a period that saw a flourishing of still-life and
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Antique 19th Century French Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Fruitwood

Waterfall and Timber – A View from Norrland
Located in Stockholm, SE
Provenance: Acquired directly from Katarina Gunnarsson, who inherited the painting from her mother
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Early 20th Century Post-Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Board

Men Holding Up a Box
By Earl Blossom
Located in Fort Washington, PA
. Some of his early work included drawings for men’s fashions, newspaper illustration for the Chicago
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20th Century Other Art Style Paintings

Materials

Board, Gouache

1930s Belgian Oil On Canvas Still Life Fruits In Carved Frame
Located in High Point, NC
fruit and vessels, rendered in a deep, painterly style characteristic of early 20th century continental
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Early 20th Century Belgian Paintings

Materials

Wood, Paint

Winter Birches
By Jonas Lie
Located in Bryn Mawr, PA
Provenance Private collection; Christie's, Fine American Paintings, Drawings, and Sculpture, New
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Early 20th Century American Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Seaside landscape
By Raffaele De Grada
Located in Genève, GE
artist P. du Cyprée, it demonstrates an unrivalled mastery of nuance and texture. The painting depicts a
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Early 20th Century Italian School Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

Landscape of Farm on Rolling Hills
Located in Fredericksburg, VA
realism. This painting comes in excellent condition with frame and signed lower left!
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Early 20th Century American Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Fishing Pier - St. Ives, Cornwall
By Richard Hayley Lever
Located in Missouri, MO
Lever was known for his town-shore landscapes and still-life painting in a style that combined
Category

Early 20th Century Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Pierre - Jacques Dierckx, Antwerp 1855 – 1947 Brussels, Lavoir Breton
Located in Knokke, BE
various artistic realms, including painting, watercolor, sculpture, and decorative arts. Dierckx embarked
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Early 20th Century Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Sunday Morning 7th Ave. Ybor City, Tampa, Painting, Watercolor on Paper
Located in Yardley, PA
City began as a Cuban neighborhood in the early 20th century and gained the status of being the major
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2010s Realist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

Materials

Watercolor

California Lupines and Poppies, c. 1930
By Angel De Service Espoy
Located in Pasadena, CA
Barcelona, Angel Espoy immigrated to the United States in the early 20th century, eventually settling in
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1930s Impressionist Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

"Still Life with Peaches"
By William Mason Brown
Located in Jacksonville, FL
piece, making it a compelling example of 19th-century American still life painting. A leading figure in
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19th Century Paintings

Materials

Oil

"The Story Hour" Illustration for Harper s Bazar
By Jessie Willcox Smith
Located in Fort Washington, PA
children in the early 20th century. Her work for magazines like McClure's, Harper’s Bazar, and Good
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1910s Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

Lady in the Garden by Adolphe Crespin, Brussels 1859 – 1944, Belgian Painter
Located in Knokke, BE
, Adolphe Crespin remains a key figure in the evolution of Belgian art at the turn of the 20th century.
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Early 20th Century Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Vintage Boho Original Oil Portrait on Paper
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
This evocative original oil portrait is a masterful example of mid-century realism, capturing the
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Early 20th Century American Industrial Paintings

Materials

Paper

Vanitas by Catherine Jansens (Born in 1949)
By Catherine Jansens
Located in Gent, VOV
the overarching theme of life’s fleeting nature. In the tradition of Vanitas paintings, these objects
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20th Century Still-life Paintings

Materials

Watercolor

Arbre en Fleurs, Oil Landscape, French Post-Impressionist
Located in London, GB
to concentrate on his painting without financial pressures. Indeed, he was so dedicated that he
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Early 20th Century Post-Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

"Winter Scene, " George Gardner Symons, Snowy Hill Landscape, Pennsylvania
By George Gardner Symons
Located in New York, NY
George Gardner Symons (1863 - 1930) Winter Scene Oil on canvas 20 x 25 inches Signed lower right
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Early 20th Century American Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Study for Ladders
Located in Columbia, MO
social realism, Cubism, Surrealism, and abstraction. Her early years in Algeria among the Ouled Nail
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20th Century Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Gouache

"View of New York Harbor, Staten Island Ferry, " Gustave Wolff, Impressionism
By Gustave Wolff
Located in New York, NY
artistic standards, was now endorsed by the National Academy of Design, while urban realism and abstraction
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Early 20th Century American Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

1937 gouache by Boris Lacroix - Composition Bleu Maron
Located in PARIS, FR
of modernist art in France during the early 20th century. Today, Composition Bleu Maron remains an
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1930s Paintings

Materials

Paper, Gouache

Fritz Schulze-Blank – Hen with Chicks, Oil on Cardboard
Located in Berlin, DE
of early 20th-century German painting. This composition exemplifies his ability to combine technical
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20th Century Realist Animal Paintings

Materials

Oil, Cardboard

Willem Johannes Weissenbruch (Dutch, 1864–1941) Oil on Canvas
Located in Worcester, GB
Weissenbruch, son of Hague School master H.J. Weissenbruch. This early 20th-century work captures a quiet
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Early 20th Century Dutch Paintings

Materials

Canvas

Homeward Bound
By Almira Austin Judson
Located in New York, NY
-twentieth century. Inspired by the Realism and urban subject matter of earlier American art movements, Mira
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20th Century Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Untitled (B)
By Paul Burlin
Located in Columbia, MO
Paul Burlin (American, 1886 - 1969) was a painter whose career spanned Realism, abstraction, and
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Mid-20th Century Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Pair of Winter Horse Sleigh Scenes by Jan Wolski, Oil on Panel
Located in Berlin, DE
early- to mid-20th-century Central European realism. The artist’s delicate tonal transitions and
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20th Century Realist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil, Wood Panel

Landscape with a Bridge of Saint Nicolas in Chiny, Louis Clesse, 1889 - 1961
Located in Knokke, BE
). Clesse opted to evoke emotion rather than realism in his work. He had a subjective approach to painting
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Early 20th Century Post-Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil, Wood Panel

American Landscape by C.H. Harmon, California, 1900s
By Charles Henry Harmon
Located in Lisbon, PT
realism infused with the grandeur of Western expansion. Harmon was known for painting the American West
Category

Early 20th Century American Paintings

Materials

Canvas

Alwin Arnegger, "Zwei Rastende Rabbiner" (“Two Resting Rabbis”), Oil on Canvas
Located in New York, NY
A remarkable early 20th-century oil painting by Austrian artist Alwin Arnegger, portraying two
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Early 20th Century Austrian Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Wood

Planting (Spring Plowing) - Watercolor Landscape Painting with Figures, c. 1939
By Thomas Hart Benton
Located in Palm Desert, CA
(Spring Plowing)" showcases Benton's ability to blend realism with his hallmark muscular style. It is
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Mid-20th Century American Impressionist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Watercolor, Graphite

Delphin Enjolras (France, 1857-1945) Oil on Canvas Devant le Miroir
By Delphin Enjolras
Located in Toledo, OH
Oil on canvas "Devant le Miroir" by Delphin Enjolras (France 1857-1945). The painting depicts a
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Early 20th Century French Paintings

Materials

Canvas

Alpine Lake Landscape by Edward Harrison Compton, Watercolor and Gouache
By Edward Harrison Compton
Located in Berlin, DE
in early 20th-century European art. His watercolors are admired for their clarity, subtle color
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20th Century Realist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Paper, Watercolor, Gouache

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