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Big Sky Bronco
Located in Bozeman, MT
reanimate historical motifs and paintings with bold color, heavy patterning, and playful mark making
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
South Winds
Located in Bozeman, MT
reanimate historical motifs and paintings with bold color, heavy patterning, and playful mark making
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Badland
Located in Bozeman, MT
reanimate historical motifs and paintings with bold color, heavy patterning, and playful mark making
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Portrait of Young Colonial Ladies Reading
By F. Luis Mora
Located in Fredericksburg, VA
painting's historical authenticity and charm. These elements, combined with Mora's brushwork, transport
Category
Late 19th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Mural Study for "History of Water" American Scene Modernism Social Realism WPA
By Thomas Hart Benton
Located in New York, NY
-like history paintings, The American Historical Epic, in the hope that some architect would provide him
Category
1930s American Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Egg Tempera, Board
English School, A Rare Portrait of John Scott Russell and "The Great Eastern"
Located in Queens, NY
English School, A Rare Historical and Important Portrait Painting of John Scott Russell and "The
Category
19th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$54,600 Sale Price
30% Off
An equestrian portrait of Field Marshal Sir John Ligonier, 1st Earl of Ligonier
By David Morier
Located in Stoke, Hampshire
paintings both historically valuable and visually impressive. In this portrait, his skill is evident in the
Category
18th Century Old Masters Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
European Port At Sunrise
Located in Jacksonville, FL
architectural beauty. This painting is not just a visual delight; it’s a historical document that captures the
Category
1860s Realist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$14,400 Sale Price
20% Off
"The Clipper Ship Reporter"
Located in Jacksonville, FL
a key figure in the China Trade painting tradition, Hin Qua’s work holds significant historical and
Category
19th Century Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Portraits of two sisters
Located in BELEYMAS, FR
des Victoires, Collégiale d'Eu, etc.), and a few paintings on historical subjects are kept at the
Category
1810s French School Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Arriving Bride
By Americo Makk
Located in Atlanta, GA
- powerful scenes of city life, character studies, historical and western paintings - have been the focus of
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Animal Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$25,000
"Studio interior with black cat" Oil cm. 76 x 66 1983 Oil
By Gleb Savinov
Located in Torino, IT
at the painting department of the Leningrad Institute of Painting, Sculpture and Architecture, where
Category
1980s Impressionist Animal Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Drawing of a captive woman
By Henry Fuseli
Located in London, GB
historical paintings of the period, but evidently the image of a slightly menacing, seated and covered old
Category
18th Century Old Masters Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Chalk
" Summer evenings " Oil cm. 70 x 75 1976
By Gleb Savinov
Located in Torino, IT
art exhibitions with portraits, historical and genre paintings, landscapes, interior scenes, still
Category
1970s Post-Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Pom Pom" girl with bright blue eyes wearing a turtleneck and tall blue hat
By Fred Calleri
Located in Edgartown, MA
the viewer into a deeper narrative with the work. The historical nature of the paintings hearkens back
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Warm Cider" woman making something in the window on a snowy day
By Fred Calleri
Located in Edgartown, MA
the viewer into a deeper narrative with the work. The historical nature of the paintings hearkens back
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
The Curse - Female w/ Sunflowers, Ode to Alfred Lord Tennyson
s "Lady Shalott"
By Matthew Cook
Located in Chicago, IL
historical and traditional painting subjects and themes through a contemporary lens. Cook received his B.F.A
Category
2010s Old Masters Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Acrylic
The Departure of the Israelites from Egypt
by Frans Francken the Younger
Located in Knokke, BE
historical, allegorical, and biblical cabinet paintings, often emphasizing figures. He is credited with
Category
Early 17th Century Baroque Interior Paintings
Materials
Paper, Pen
"Melt the Butter" portrait of vintage woman with lobster
By Fred Calleri
Located in Edgartown, MA
. This invites the viewer into a deeper narrative with the work. The historical nature of the paintings
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Jake Lee "Tractor in the Barn" Original Watercolor Painting c.1990
By Jake Lee
Located in San Francisco, CA
, striking compositions. Completed over a lifetime of work, Lee's paintings of historical sites, moments
Category
Late 20th Century Impressionist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor, Archival Paper
Daffodils - flowers, pop-art, spring, iconic, contemporary, acrylic on canvas
By Charles Pachter
Located in Bloomfield, ON
Canadian pop artist Charles Pachter has chosen to showcase flowers in his next series of paintings
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Femme à la promenade
By Albert Andre
Located in Mc Lean, VA
Large and historically significant post-impressionist painting by Albert André.
Exhibition
Category
1880s Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
County Mayo January Sunset
By Tom Irizarry Studio
Located in Booklyn, NY
comparison. This is one of the unique qualities of my paintings. Historical pigments such as lead-tin orange
Category
2010s Expressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Pigment
Early 20th Century Mission Carmel, California Watercolor.
Located in Soquel, CA
)
Historically accurate watercolor painting of Carmel historic landmark Mission Carmel in 1906 before renovation
Category
Early 1900s Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Watercolor, Laid Paper, Pencil
$920 Sale Price
20% Off
Fisherfolk unloading the days catch
By John Thomas Serres
Located in Stoke, Hampshire
beauty and historical significance. His paintings continue to serve as windows to the past, offering a
Category
18th Century Old Masters Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
$10,012 Sale Price
25% Off
Henry Wyatt (1794-1840) - 1817 Oil, Georgian Gentleman
By Henry Wyatt
Located in Corsham, GB
condition, an overall, beautiful, historical object. The painting, by the renowned Henry Wyatt, shows the
Category
Early 19th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Marché Cluny - Market at Cap-Haitien - Haitian Street Art
Located in Miami, FL
who produced street scenes, still-life paintings, and historical scenes. He is considered one of many
Category
1950s Outsider Art Landscape Paintings
Materials
Masonite, Oil
Battle Scene Oil On Canvas 17th Century
Located in Milan, IT
comes from a historical collection from Lombardy. The painting is still in its first canvas and original
Category
17th Century Other Art Style Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
French Modernist, Beautiful Summer Butterfly
By Henri-André Martin
Located in Harkstead, GB
, and he turned to literature, painting and historical traditions to develop and nuance his
Category
20th Century Modern Animal Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
French Modernist, large Abstract view of an Almond tree with blossom flowers
By Henri-André Martin
Located in Harkstead, GB
of the olive tree subsequently grew, and he turned to literature, painting and historical traditions
Category
20th Century Modern Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
French Modernist, Beautiful Summer Red Admiral Butterfly
By Henri-André Martin
Located in Harkstead, GB
, and he turned to literature, painting and historical traditions to develop and nuance his
Category
20th Century Modern Animal Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
French Modernist, large Abstract view of Les Alpilles mountains, Provence
By Henri-André Martin
Located in Harkstead, GB
, and he turned to literature, painting and historical traditions to develop and nuance his
Category
20th Century Modern Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Page 207 (Van Dyck Series)
By Wes Hempel
Located in Fairfield, CT
their surface qualities. Even when they aren't quoting specific art historical references, the paintings
Category
2010s American Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Paper, Mixed Media
“Orientalist Markeplace”
By George Washington Nicholson
Located in Southampton, NY
paintings.
He painted historical scenes, landscape and an occasional still life. In France, he studied with
Category
1860s Academic Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
$2,600 Sale Price
24% Off
A French Chasseur a Cheval de la Garde Imperiale, drinking outside a Inn or Pub
By Frank Moss Bennett
Located in Woodbury, CT
, philosophers, and card players. Bennett aspired to achieve historical accuracy in his paintings. He would use
Category
1890s Victorian Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas, Panel
Contemporary Hyperrealist Large Portrait Film Noir Strip Film Still Black White
By Bruce Adams
Located in Buffalo, NY
various art historical tropes. Drawing from such sources as Romantic landscape painting, graphic design
Category
2010s Photorealist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Linen, Oil
Contemporary Hyperrealist Large Portrait Film Noir Strip Film Still Black White
By Bruce Adams
Located in Buffalo, NY
various art historical tropes. Drawing from such sources as Romantic landscape painting, graphic design
Category
2010s Photorealist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Linen, Oil
Contemporary Surrealist Hyperrealist Large Figures Super Hero Wonder Woman Women
By Bruce Adams
Located in Buffalo, NY
various art historical tropes. Drawing from such sources as Romantic landscape painting, graphic design
Category
2010s Photorealist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Linen, Oil
Farewell #4
By Wes Hempel
Located in Fairfield, CT
their surface qualities. Even when they aren't quoting specific art historical references, the paintings
Category
2010s American Realist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$7,500
Jack Reilly, Two Perfect Souls in a Perfect Place and Time, Mixed Media, 2018
Located in Santa Monica, CA
historical and contemporary painting.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Post-Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
$3,600 Sale Price
20% Off
Toy Room, Gabriela Lukschal
Located in Porto, 13
historical references, ensures that this painting stands out as a statement piece.
This work is in pristine
Category
2010s Surrealist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Canvas
Alabama Goddamn
By Nora See
Located in New Orleans, LA
classical painting style and the use of historical visual references, her pieces contrast the past with the
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Acrylic, Panel
Princess
By Nora See
Located in New Orleans, LA
classical painting style and the use of historical visual references, her pieces contrast the past with the
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$8,125
Get Out
By Nora See
Located in New Orleans, LA
classical painting style and the use of historical visual references, her pieces contrast the past with the
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
$10,000
Jack Reilly, Jupiter (as Artemis) Seduces Castillo, Mixed Media, 2017
Located in Santa Monica, CA
the evolving intersection of historical and contemporary painting.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Post-Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
Jack Reilly, Madonna of the Rocks, Mixed Media, 2018
Located in Santa Monica, CA
the evolving intersection of historical and contemporary painting.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Post-Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf, Silver
Price Upon Request
The French-Prussian War - Oil on Canvas by Raoul Arus - Late 19th Century
Located in Roma, IT
). He was a French painter and artist. To him we owe mainly historical and military scenes and paintings
Category
Late 19th Century Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Untitled 030 (Hammer and Iron)
By Bruce Adams
Located in Buffalo, NY
tropes. Drawing from such sources as Romantic landscape painting, graphic design, historical portraiture
Category
2010s Photorealist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Reality Show
By Nora See
Located in New Orleans, LA
are presently exchanged and modified. Further, by reducing historically significant paintings to
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Acrylic, Wood Panel
Untitled 22 (Lipstick Diptych)
By Bruce Adams
Located in Buffalo, NY
various art historical tropes. Drawing from such sources as Romantic landscape painting, graphic design
Category
2010s Photorealist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Untitled 21 (Cocktail Diptych)
By Bruce Adams
Located in Buffalo, NY
various art historical tropes. Drawing from such sources as Romantic landscape painting, graphic design
Category
2010s Photorealist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Good morning / Guten Morgen. 2009, oil on canvas, 18x24 cm
Located in Riga, LV
classical painting and historical style with modern details that so smoothly and so obvious intertwine in
Category
Early 2000s Naturalistic Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$2,225 Sale Price
25% Off
Winter landscape. 1984, canvas, oil, 60x80 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Anatoly Slepyshev. Union Gallery, Moscow
1997 Anatoly Slepyshev. Painting, drawing. Historical
Category
1980s Expressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$6,455 Sale Price
20% Off
Lucky Duck
By Nora See
Located in New Orleans, LA
classical painting style and the use of historical visual references, her pieces contrast the past with the
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
$8,750
Cameo #2
By Nora See
Located in New Orleans, LA
classical painting style and the use of historical visual references, her pieces contrast the past with the
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
$8,750
Drying Nets - Mont Saint Pierre
By John Ford Clymer
Located in Fort Washington, PA
, who would conduct the crucial historical research for his later paintings. The Clymers moved to
Category
1930s Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
The Warning
Located in Saratoga Springs, NY
Gallery of British Artists, specialists in traditional historical genre painting. From an address in
Category
Late 19th Century Hudson River School Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board, Laid Paper
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Historical Paintings For Sale on 1stDibs
An assortment of historical paintings is available on 1stDibs. A selection of these works in the Impressionist, Old Masters and Contemporary styles can be found today in our inventory. These items have been made for many years, with versions that date back to the 18th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 21st Century. Historical paintings available on 1stDibs span a range of colors that includes brown, gray, black, blue and more. Kristy Gordon, Ina Pesenka, Stephen Lewin, Casimir van den Daele and Elin Sian Blake took a thoughtful approach to this subject that are worth considering. The range of these distinct pieces — often created in paint, oil paint and canvas — can elevate any room of your home. Some historical paintings are too large for some spaces — a variety of smaller iterations, measuring # 10 inches across, are available.
How Much are Historical Paintings?
Prices for pieces in our collection of historical paintings start at $500 and top out at $33,162 with the average selling for $3,964.
Questions About Historical Paintings
- 1stDibs ExpertJanuary 27, 2025The famous artist and co-founder of the Hudson River School artists who painted historical paintings and romantic landscapes was Thomas Cole. Born in England, he immigrated to the U.S. in 1818. During a trip to the Catskills, he first began producing paintings, and his work helped establish the tradition of landscape art in America. Shop a large selection of Hudson River School paintings on 1stDibs.