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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
Category

20th Century Realist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Paper, Watercolor, Gouache

Landscape by Michael Jeffery (1941-2013)
Located in GB
countryside. Born in 1941, he developed an early fascination with open spaces and changing skies—subjects that
Category

20th Century Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Still Life Violin Sheet Music Oil on Canvas Signed Hessler, Framed
Located in Plainview, NY
appeal of late 19th- and early 20th-century academic realism.
Category

Early 20th Century Realist Still-life Paintings

Materials

Oil

Boats in the Harbour Coastal Scene of Sail Boats, Blue Water, Figures, Red sails
By William Lee Hankey
Located in Shrewsbury, Shropshire
20th century, it captures France’s Normandy coastline, likely Étaples, where he spent much of his
Category

20th Century Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"Woman with an umbrella sitting on a bench"
Located in Edinburgh, GB
Belle Époque and early 20th-century portrait paintings, suitable for classic interiors and museum
Category

20th Century Romantic Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Portrait of a lady
Located in GB
Zuloaga’s portraits. Overall, the painting balances realism with expression, emphasizing the sitter’s
Category

20th Century Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

Provincetown
By Marina Stern
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Expressionism and Pop Art to the Neo Immaculate paintings and pastels for which she is best known. A native of
Category

Mid-20th Century Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Modernist Landscape with Fishing Boat
By Maurice Freed
Located in Surfside, FL
Genre: Modern Subject: Landscape Medium: Oil Surface: Canvas Country: United States Dimensions: 20
Category

Mid-20th Century Modern Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

Silos/Iowa Yellow
By Marina Stern
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Stern American Precisionist Painter, Santa Fe East Galleries, Santa Fe, NM, November 2 to 20, 1984
Category

Mid-20th Century American Modern Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

WILLIAM C GRAUER "Amish Series: Husbandry" 1940-50s Cleveland School oil/canvas
By William C. Grauer
Located in Rancho Santa Fe, CA
William C. Grauer’s oil painting, Amish Series: Husbandry, is a vivid example of mid century
Category

Mid-20th Century Modern Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Snowy Barn #1
By Marina Stern
Located in Los Angeles, CA
and Pop Art to the Neo Immaculate paintings and pastels for which she is best known. A native of
Category

Mid-20th Century American Modern Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Rooms Orange
By Marina Stern
Located in Los Angeles, CA
and Pop Art to the Neo Immaculate paintings and pastels for which she is best known. A native of
Category

Mid-20th Century Abstract Geometric Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Renaissance
By Marina Stern
Located in Los Angeles, CA
and Pop Art to the Neo Immaculate paintings and pastels for which she is best known. A native of
Category

Mid-20th Century Abstract Geometric Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Moonscape I
By Marina Stern
Located in Los Angeles, CA
and Pop Art to the Neo Immaculate paintings and pastels for which she is best known. A native of
Category

Mid-20th Century Abstract Geometric Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Nocturne
By Marina Stern
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Expressionism and Pop Art to the Neo Immaculate paintings and pastels for which she is best known. A native of
Category

Mid-20th Century Abstract Geometric Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Lajos Kolozsvary, Rabbinical Discussion, Oil on Canvas
By Lajos Kolozsváry
Located in New York, NY
life. His works often reflect the dignity and humanity of everyday subjects, blending realism with a
Category

Early 20th Century Hungarian Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Paint

Tangier, Edgar L. Pattison (1872–1950)
Located in GB
demonstrates the observational realism characteristic of British Orientalist painters of the early twentieth
Category

20th Century Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Play at The Plate, Sporting Scene
By John Dobbs
Located in Surfside, FL
a cri de coeur for 20th century American Realist painting. But, although he and Dobbs became close
Category

20th Century Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Small street orchestra with accordion and clarinet
Located in Genève, GE
addition for collectors of early 20th-century European art, modernist figurative painting, or compositions
Category

20th Century Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil

Shot on Goal, Sporting Scene
By John Dobbs
Located in Surfside, FL
a cri de coeur for 20th century American Realist painting. But, although he and Dobbs became close
Category

20th Century Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Summer Holiday, Abstract Geometric Acrylic and Canvas Collage, Red White Blue
By Margo Hoff
Located in Denver, CO
Acrylic and canvas collage on canvas by 20th century artist Margo Hoff (1910-2008). An abstract
Category

20th Century Abstract Geometric Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

1932 French Riviera Oil on Canvas Landscape by Gregoor Van Puyenbroeck
Located in Dallas, TX
established reputation. This painting is an excellent example of his style, balancing realism with painterly
Category

Early 20th Century Belgian Paintings

Materials

Canvas

"Flowers" Joseph Stella, Vibrant Modernist Flower Composition on Paper
By Joseph Stella
Located in New York, NY
. Stella went through a progression of styles--from realism to abstraction--mixing media and painting
Category

Early 20th Century Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Crayon, Pencil

Tranquil countryside scene with farmhouse, open fields, soft light nostalgia
Located in Preston, GB
Countryside by 20th Century British Artist, Michael Morris (1938-2010) Art measures 10 x 8 inches Frame
Category

20th Century Realist Animal Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

French Impressionist Oil of Twin Turrets and Trees Reflected in River Scene
By Fanch Lel
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Signed: yes Size: 15 x 18 inches (height x width) Oil painting on board, unframed Condition: The painting
Category

20th Century Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

French Impressionist Seascape of Sailboats and Lighthouse in Soft Pastels
By Fanch Lel
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
: 14.75 x 18.25 inches (height x width) Oil painting on board, unframed Condition: The painting is in good
Category

20th Century Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

Hare hiding. Signed Michael Lyne
By Michael Lyne
Located in GB
artistic vision. He is particularly known for his work in the mid-20th century, where he became one of the
Category

20th Century Impressionist Animal Paintings

Materials

Archival Paper, Gouache

Jean MARTIN (1911-1996) - Alfred Hitchcock, 1982, oil on canvas
Located in PARIS, FR
born in Lyon in 1911, Jean Martin developed a style of reality painting on the bangs of the debates
Category

Late 20th Century Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

Mother Elizabeth
Located in Los Angeles, CA
November 6, 1909, in Lorain, Ohio. He received his early art education at Cass Technical High School
Category

Mid-20th Century American Realist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Masonite, Tempera

Expressionist Fauvist Forest View, Follower of Raoul Dufy
Located in Cotignac, FR
. Raoul Dufy, a luminary of 20th-century art, remains celebrated for his radiant and joyous depictions of
Category

Mid-20th Century Other Art Style Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

Sailing Yatch, Ron Charles Mitchell (b.1960)
By Ron Charles Mitchell
Located in GB
light bring the scene to life, giving the painting a sense of depth and realism. The overall effect is
Category

Late 20th Century Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Board

View of Bedieh the Wilderness , Oil on Canvas by Abdul Kadir Al Rassam
Located in London, GB
A fine oil on canvas painting, signed "ABDUL KADIR" and dated "1318" (Hijri) in Arabic (lower left
Category

Early 20th Century Iraqi Paintings

Materials

Paint

"TEXAS AUTUMN" TEXAS HILL COUNTRY ROBERT WOOD
By Robert W. Wood
Located in San Antonio, TX
been an artist colony since early in the century and it was the birthplace for California Plein-Air
Category

20th Century Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

Signed Stained glass window based on artwork of Bartolomé Esteban Murillo
Located in Meulebeke, BE
portrayed children with tenderness and realism—and this piece is a perfect example of that charm. The
Category

Early 20th Century Belgian Baroque Paintings

Materials

Lead

Paul-Édouard Crébassa (1864-1912) - River with water lillies
Located in Gent, VOV
20th century France. Crébassa's works are part of several notable collections. The National Gallery of
Category

19th Century Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

Traditional English Thatched Cottage by River with Swans Listed British Artist
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
timeless quality, reminiscent of the 19th-century English landscape tradition. His paintings often feature
Category

Late 20th Century Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

The Bouquet
By Max Weber
Located in Bryn Mawr, PA
The Bouquet Oil on canvas 18 x 12 5/8 inches (45.7 x 32.1 cm) Framed dimensions: 25 3/4 x 20 3/4
Category

Early 20th Century American Modern Still-life Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Race Day
By Jenness Cortez
Located in Wiscasett, ME
classical realist painting. She was born in Indiana and exhibited a very early talent for art. As a teenager
Category

20th Century American Realist Animal Paintings

Materials

Oil

A quiet country lane in England with Foxgloves in the Hedgerow by British Artist
Located in Preston, GB
A quiet country lane in England with Foxgloves in the Hedgerow by 20th Century British Artist
Category

20th Century English School Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

Portrait of Prince Christian V of Denmark, half-length wearing armour
By Justus Sustermans
Located in Taunton, GB
during the 20th century, the collection remained largely intact. In more recent years, the paintings
Category

17th Century Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

A group of five (5) portraits
By Sir Peter Lely
Located in Taunton, GB
during the 20th century, the collection remained largely intact. In more recent years, the paintings
Category

17th Century Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

The blacksmith in his workshop
By Benjamin II Vautier
Located in Genève, GE
, blacksmith workshop painting, figurative art interwar period, early 20th century realism, signed dated
Category

1930s Realist Interior Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Landscape at Nafraiture by Léon Frederic (1856 - 1940)
By Léon Frédéric
Located in Gent, VOV
Léon Frédéric was one of the greatest representatives of Belgian symbolism and realism. He was
Category

20th Century Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

San Giorgio Maggiore - original impressionism landscape - contemporary Art
Located in London, Chelsea
-Classical and Romantic painting, as well as 20th-century British and American Realists. Steve’s artistic
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Grand Canal Sunrise - original impressionism landscape - contemporary Art
Located in London, Chelsea
-Classical and Romantic painting, as well as 20th-century British and American Realists. Steve’s artistic
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

The Monk King II
By Michael Aviano
Located in Greenwich, CT
since childhood. His first oil paintings were done when he was in junior high school. In the 1940’s
Category

20th Century American Realist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Nude Bathers by the River French Modern Oil Painting by Guy Nicod
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
, this unframed oil on paper is a fine addition for collectors of 20th-century European art, offering a
Category

Mid-20th Century Modern Still-life Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Oil

"Rough Seas, Cornwall"
By Hayley Lever
Located in Lambertville, NJ
landscapes and still-life painting in a style that combined impressionism with vivid colors and strong lines
Category

20th Century Landscape Paintings

Materials

Board, Oil

"Boats in Harbor"
By Hayley Lever
Located in Lambertville, NJ
painting in a style that combined impressionism with vivid colors and strong lines of realism---post
Category

20th Century Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil, Panel

First Of Winter’s Snowfall On A Kentish Farm Framed Kent Landscape Painting
By Rowland Hilder
Located in Sutton Poyntz, Dorset
Hilder and dates from the 1970s. The painting is presented and supplied in a sympathetic contemporary
Category

Mid-20th Century Realist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

Dutch Interior, William Kay Blacklock (1872–1924), signed
Located in GB
era and the early 20th century, with most of his mature work produced between 1890 and 1920. This
Category

Late 19th Century Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"Fruit" Georgina Klitgaard, Apples and Pears Still Life, Woodstock Female Artist
By Georgina Klitgaard
Located in New York, NY
viewers attracted to the unsteady ground between twentieth-century realism and expressionism. Georgina
Category

Early 20th Century Modern Still-life Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"Fish Nets, Gloucester, Mass."
By Hayley Lever
Located in Lambertville, NJ
painting in a style that combined impressionism with vivid colors and strong lines of realism---post
Category

20th Century Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Paint

"AUTUMN PATH" TEXAS HILL COUNTRY RARE G. DAY SIGNATURE
By Robert W. Wood
Located in San Antonio, TX
coastal town of Laguna Beach, California. Laguna had been an artist colony since early in the century and
Category

20th Century Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

Still life - Tulips
Located in New Orleans, LA
right Early 20th century still life, original gilt frame, original stretcher. The following excerpt
Category

Early 20th Century American Realist Still-life Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Left Bank Café
Located in Atlanta, GA
impatient realism,'' is how Cook describes his paintings. Action and energy permeate his canvases and there
Category

20th Century Modern Interior Paintings

Materials

Oil

White Field
By MORRIS, CARL
Located in Palm Desert, CA
making figurative paintings; he was interested in social realism in the Works Progress Administration
Category

Mid-20th Century Post-War Abstract Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

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