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"Valencian Flower Pickers ", Early 20th Century Oil on Canvas by José Mongrell
Located in Madrid, ES
the Virgin of Montserrat with saints and kings worshiping him. He cultivated genre painting
Category

1910s Realist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Large Antique 19th Century Genre Portrait of a Boy by Adolf Heller, Oil Painting
By Adolphe Keller
Located in Buffalo, NY
Large antique 19th century Genre Portrait of a boy by listed artist Adolf Heller, (German , 1874
Category

Antique Early 1900s German Early Victorian Paintings

Materials

Wood, Paint

Knitting Lesson
By Eugenio Zampighi
Located in New York, NY
depicted in jovial company, similar to the Spanish court painter Velazquez whose earlier genre paintings
Category

Late 19th Century Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"Lake by the Mountains" Watercolor American Modern Landscape by Edna Stoddart
Located in Pasadena, CA
were carving out space for personal narrative in landscape and genre painting, this watercolor reflects
Category

1950s American Modern Landscape Paintings

Materials

Watercolor

Antique Swedish Oil Canvas Painting Romantic Interior Family Scene Monkey 1883
Located in Portland, OR
Swedish Romanticism. He belonged to the Düsseldorf school of painting & is best known for his genre
Category

1880s Romantic Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Gathering Hops, British Realist, William A. Witherington, Genre, Figural
Located in Wiscasset, ME
Birmingham Society of Arts. He travelled around England painting views of rural life in Devon, Kent, Wales
Category

Mid-19th Century Realist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Wood Panel

Antique Watercolour The Garden Music Recital by Martinetti 19th Century
Located in London, GB
her genre paintings.   Biography Martinetti was born in 1864. She attended the Academy of Fine Arts in
Category

Antique Late 19th Century Italian Paintings

Materials

Canvas

Portrait of Gerardina Van Osch by Dutch artist Johan Hendrik Neuman (Dutch)
Located in Soquel, CA
portraits, genre paintings, lithography, and miniatures, which were usually made on ivory. Johan Heinrich
Category

Mid-19th Century Realist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Linen, Oil

Dutch Winter Landscape with Figures and Church Oil on Board Signed Van Peeters
Located in Palm Coast, FL
inspired by traditional Dutch winter landscapes in the manner of 17th-century genre painting, reinterpreted
Category

20th Century Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

"Roy Zoelin the Sculpture" - Figurative Drawing of Artist at Work
By Frances Beatrice Lieberman
Located in Soquel, CA
Charming genre painting titled, "Roy Zoelin the Sculpture" by Frances Liberman (American, 1911-2002
Category

1930s Impressionist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Ink

Children by the Ice Hole by Swedish Artist Bengt Nordenberg, c. 1846
Located in Stockholm, SE
landscape and genre painting, with a careful rendering of textures and human expression. Bengt Nordenberg
Category

19th Century Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

La Feria 19th Century large figurative scene of a middle eastern market
Located in Shrewsbury, Shropshire
; crowded yet harmonious - reflects his skill in storytelling. The balance between genre painting and
Category

19th Century Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"Gipsy Musicians"
Located in Edinburgh, GB
European society. Collectible Value & Condition A rare example of Baroque genre painting, this work is a
Category

17th Century Realist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Souvenir from Italy: Pifferaro playing the zampogna with the family
Located in Paris, IDF
commissioned by the Ministry of the Household of the King, religious painting, genre painting and more
Category

Mid-19th Century French School Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

An Allegory for Smell
Located in London, GB
are renowned for their hidden symbolism, and this genre painting is no different. It reflects the
Category

17th Century Old Masters Paintings

Materials

Oil, Oak, Panel

19th c. children in winter genre scene, initialed
Located in Long Island City, NY
Four Children and a Dog Playing 'King of the Mountain' on a snow pile, using snow balls, on a town street with a windmill behind, oil on mahogany beveled panel, initialed "WH" on bui...
Category

Antique 19th Century North American Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Paint

19th Century Flemish Fair Oil On canvas
Located in Lake Worth Beach, FL
. Brueghel worked in many genres including history paintings, flower still lifes, allegorical and
Category

Late 19th Century Baroque Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"Farmers by the river"
Located in Edinburgh, GB
, possibly influenced by French or Central European rural genre painting. Framing & Condition The painting is
Category

19th Century Realist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

In Natural Habitat : artwork in the genre of narrative realism
Located in New York, NY
Painting by a contemporary artist Audrey Ushenko. Audrey Ushenko works in the genre of narrative
Category

Early 2000s Realist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Linen, Oil

Among My Souvenirs : artwork in the genre of narrative realism
Located in New York, NY
Painting by a contemporary artist Audrey Ushenko. Audrey Ushenko works in the genre of narrative
Category

Early 2000s Realist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Linen, Oil

Antique Oil Painting "The Toast" after Francesco Brunnery 19th Century
Located in London, GB
genre paintings. Although his interest in this particular approach lasted only through the 1870s, it was
Category

Antique Late 19th Century Italian Paintings

Materials

Canvas

19th century Portrait of a Bulldog Mum with puppies in a barn interior playing
Located in Woodbury, CT
, the painting bears strong stylistic affinities with works by Edwin Loder, whose known oeuvre includes
Category

1880s Victorian Animal Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Oval Portrait of Girl with Blue Sash - Scottish Edwardian art oil painting
Located in Hagley, England
mainly genre paintings, more rarely landscapes) to an almost photorealistic portraiture. This perfection
Category

1910s Victorian Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

New Year s Day 1937, celebration at the Jardin Anglais, Geneva
Located in Genève, GE
genre painting with a painterly, impressionistic sensibility. Executed in 1937, the work offers a
Category

1930s Expressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Gallant Scene Painting by Philippe Mercier, 18th Century, Ornate Gilt Frame
Located in Lisbon, PT
genre painting. Described by George Vertue as "bit of some conversational figures as large as life
Category

Antique 18th Century French Baroque Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Wood

17th - 18th Century Portrait of Guy Painting Oil on Canvas by Area of Amorosi
By Antonio Amorosi
Located in Milan, IT
to both religious painting (altarpieces for S. Rocco, S. Maria in Cosmedin) and genre painting
Category

Antique Late 17th Century Italian Paintings

Materials

Canvas

Scene de Marche
By Victor Gabriel Gilbert
Located in New York, NY
. Gilbert’s career took off with his genre paintings of bustling markets, flower sellers, and street vendors
Category

Late 19th Century French School Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

Oval Portrait of Girl with Blue Sash and Cuffs - Scottish Edwardian oil painting
Located in Hagley, England
naturalism (here mainly genre paintings, more rarely landscapes) to an almost photorealistic portraiture
Category

1910s Victorian Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

Summer s Light : artwork in the genre of narrative realism
Located in New York, NY
Painting by a contemporary artist Audrey Ushenko. Audrey Ushenko works in the genre of narrative
Category

1990s Contemporary Still-life Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Draught Players Large Interior Genre Scene 19 century Irish Watercolor Painting
By Erskine Nicol RSA ARA
Located in Stockholm, SE
Painting is titled “Paddy’s Dilemma" by Erskine Nicol (Erskine Nicol RSA ARA, 1825 – 1904
Category

Late 19th Century Realist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Wood, Paper, Watercolor

17th-18th Century By Hendrick Govaerts Genre Scene Oil on Canvas
Located in Milano, Lombardia
Hendrick Govaerts (Mechelen, Belgium, 1669 - 1720) Title: Genre Scene Medium: Oil on canvas
Category

Late 18th Century Old Masters Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Large Israeli Expressionist Orientalist Oil Painting Draped Child Kibbutz Art
By William Weintraub
Located in Surfside, FL
individuals from art history's past. However, styles like Social Realism and Dutch genre painting spotlighted
Category

Mid-20th Century Expressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Board

Japanese PAinting Taisho Period Scroll Reed Cutter Nihonga Eitatsu Koyama
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Yamato-e-style painting style as a master of genre paintings and warrior paintings. The Japanese artist
Category

Vintage 1930s Taisho Paintings

Materials

Silk

Portrait of a Buttero
Located in Como, IT
turned rather towards genre painting, but it was above all with portraits that he gained an authoritative
Category

19th Century Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Portrait of a Young Man by Victorian artist George Elgar Hicks
By George Elgar Hicks
Located in London, GB
. In the following years he exhibited the first of his large and acclaimed genre paintings of crowded
Category

Mid-19th Century Realist Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor

The little friars Lunch, 1700s, oil on canvas
Located in Milan, IT
, who distinguished himself in popular genre painting and, in particular, in the production of scenes
Category

18th Century Other Art Style Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

To Know My Fate : artwork in the genre of narrative realism
Located in New York, NY
Painting by a contemporary artist Audrey Ushenko. Audrey Ushenko works in the genre of narrative
Category

Early 2000s Realist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

New York Terrace Cityscape : artwork in the genre of narrative realism
Located in New York, NY
Painting by a contemporary artist Audrey Ushenko. Audrey Ushenko works in the genre of narrative
Category

Early 2000s Realist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Kings College Chapel Cambridge University, 19th Century British School
Located in GB
narratives, especially in genre painting. Artists aimed to evoke empathy or reflect the ideals of Victorian
Category

19th Century English School Interior Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

"Masquerade, " High-Spirited, Colorful Art Deco Genre Scene
By Ellen Carpenter
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Full of life and energy, this marvelous scene of a masquerade party, filled with guests in costume, exotic Japanese lanterns overhead, and swirling colors everywhere, this Art Deco s...
Category

Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Paintings

Materials

Watercolor

Henry Charles Bryant 19th century oil, genre scene, children at fair
Located in York, GB
century oil on canvas, signed The overall size being 55 x 46 cm whilst the painting is 29.5cm x 40cm
Category

19th Century English School Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

Seated Woman. Watercolor. JIMÉNEZ ARANDA, Luis. Rome, Italy, 1873.
Located in Madrid, ES
of Spain (First Medal in 1892). Well-known for his genre paintings, he specialized in historical
Category

Antique 1870s Italian Neoclassical Revival Paintings

Materials

Other

Bourgeoiscape II : artwork in the genre of narrative realism
Located in New York, NY
Painting by a contemporary artist Audrey Ushenko. Audrey Ushenko works in the genre of narrative
Category

1990s Realist Still-life Paintings

Materials

Linen, Oil

Shepherd and his Flock, original 19thC oil on canvas, Belgian realist genre
Located in Naples, Florida
This is an original and unique oil on canvas painting by the Belgian 19th century artist Julien Jos
Category

1890s Realist Animal Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Genre scene Young street musician Early 20th century Austrian masterwork Framed
By Eduard Ansen-Hofmann (1862-1955)
Located in Stockholm, SE
Signed “E. Hofmann 24.IX 33” lower right. A touching family scene with a young street musician with flute and his caring sister. A gifted young musician earns money by playing the fl...
Category

Early 20th Century Realist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil, Cardboard

"Meditation" Dutch Woman Sewing Interior Genre Home scene Fruit Flowers on Table
By Bernard De Hoog
Located in Rancho Santa Fe, CA
the Quellinus School in Amsterdam. Mainly a genre and portrait painter, he occupies a distinguished
Category

Late 19th Century Realist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Tranquil Reflections – Swedish Summer Landscape by Olof Arborelius
Located in Stockholm, SE
native region and the traditions of Swedish genre painting. After studying for seven years at the Royal
Category

Early 20th Century Post-Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

English Victorian Genre Scene Depicting a Small Bridge and River
Located in Queens, NY
English Victorian watercolor landscape scene depicting a small bridge and river with a view of a building off in the distance matted in a gold frame (JOHN SYER 1815-1885)
Category

Antique 19th Century British Victorian Paintings

Materials

Gold

Spaniel and Sleeping Cat , Unknown, Oil on Canvas Painting, 19th c.
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
animals reflects the idea of normal, everyday life, as depicted in genre paintings. The ornate wooden
Category

Late 19th Century English School Animal Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

"Gwine to Eat it All Myself" William Holbrook Beard, Bears, Animals, Genre Scene
Located in New York, NY
, satiric genre scenes with animals engaged in human activity, and frequently bears were his symbols for
Category

1890s Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

After a successful hunt 1858 Kitchen Genre Scene Swedish Animalist J. Arsenius
Located in Stockholm, SE
genre scene “After the Hunting” depicting lively moment with hunter boasting a trophy in front of young
Category

1850s Realist Animal Paintings

Materials

Wood, Oil, Wood Panel

"A Quiet Afternoon" Enoch Wood Perry, Genre Scene Mother and Child Interior
By Enoch Wood Perry Jr.
Located in New York, NY
for genre subjects -depictions of people engaged in everyday activities, and also for portraits of
Category

1870s Hudson River School Interior Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Two men on a bench. Watercolor. JIMÉNEZ ARANDA, Luis. Rome, Italy, 1879.
Located in Madrid, ES
Arts of Spain (First Medal in 1892). Well-known for his genre paintings, he specialized in historical
Category

Antique 1870s Italian Neoclassical Revival Paintings

Materials

Other

The Gossip - Scottish 19thC art Victorian oil painting young romantic couple
By William Fettes Douglas
Located in Hagley, England
A fine Victorian Scottish genre oil on canvas painting which dates to 1868 and is titled The Gossip
Category

19th Century Victorian Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

The New Baby by Eugenio Zampighi
By Eugenio Zampighi
Located in New York, NY
genre works that eventually placed him with the leading artist’s of Italy.

Zampighi proceeded to devote
Category

Late 19th Century Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Dutch Interior, William Kay Blacklock (1872–1924), signed
Located in GB
, often inspired by Dutch and English interiors. This painting strongly reflects: ✨Genre Painting: A
Category

Late 19th Century Figurative 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
Category

Early 20th Century American Realist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

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