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Original Vintage Mediterranean coastal oil painting on canvas, signed, Framed
Located in Palm Coast, FL
collection of European travel and harbor paintings. 🖌 Medium: Oil on canvas 🖼 Frame: Ornate gold frame
Category

20th Century Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

1976 Vintage Modernist Swedish Street Scene Oil Painting - Harbour Promenade
Located in Bristol, GB
street-and-harbour scene painting that captures a lively moment along the waterfront, executed in oil
Category

1970s Modern Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

Robert Ottokar Lindneux Oil Painting on Canvas of Walruses in an Arctic Setting
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Intriguing antique oil painting on canvas depicting walruses in repose floating on ice patches
Category

Early 20th Century Other Art Style Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Italian Modern Straberries in the Garden by Neapolitan Artist P.Russo
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
#5-3292 Fantasy Landscape,abstract field of straberries ,a contemporary painting on gallery
Category

Early 2000s Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil

Nude Oil Pastel by Kery Vickers
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
5004 Vintage Impressionist female nude oil pastel on artist paper under glass Signed Kery Vickers
Category

1980s Nude Paintings

Materials

Oil Pastel

Vase Fragment Banjul, Oil on Board Painting by Philip Jones, 2004
Located in Kingsclere, GB
Vase Fragment Banjul, Oil on Board Painting by Philip Jones 1933-2008, 2004 Additional information
Category

20th Century Abstract Paintings

Materials

Board

Provence Colorful Trees Landscape - French Impressionist Original Oil Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Provence Colourful Trees, French Original Oil Painting French schooled artist, 20th Century Oil
Category

20th Century Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

‘Sun 2’ Huge British Abstract Oil Painting Expressionist Composition
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
‘Sun 2’ Large British Abstract, Oil Painting By British artist, 21st Century Titled 'Sun' and dated
Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil

‘Sun 1’ British Huge Abstract Oil Painting Expressionist Composition
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
‘Sun 1’ Large British Abstract, Oil Painting By British artist, 21st Century Titled 'Sun' and dated
Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil

Mid Century Modern Swedish Seascape Oil Painting - Moments Between Casts
Located in Bristol, GB
MOMENTS BETWEEN CASTS Size: 68 x 79 cm (including frame) Oil on canvas A serene mid-century
Category

Mid-20th Century Modern Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Fat Man, Painting, Oil on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
Unknown man on the beach in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. :: Painting :: Photorealism :: This piece
Category

1970s Photorealist Paintings

Materials

Oil

Figurative Oil on Canvas Painting Titled " Pasion Tanguera " Hand Signed Dated
Located in Plainview, NY
Pasión Tanguera Oil on Canvas Painting by Ale Riva (Buenos Aires, Argentina - b. Unknown ) This
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Cloud Shadows IV, Oil on Board Painting by Lindy Guinness, 2017
Located in Kingsclere, GB
Cloud Shadows IV, Oil on Board Painting by Lindy Guinness 1941-2020, 2017 Additional information
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Landscape Paintings

Materials

Board

Mid Century Modern Expressive Still Life Oil Painting - Objects by the Window
Located in Bristol, GB
mid-century expressionist style interior still life painting, executed in oil onto canvas. A vibrant
Category

Mid-20th Century Modern Still-life Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Man Reading Newspaper - Orientalist art 19th century portrait oil painting
Located in Hagley, England
This striking large Orientalist oil portrait painting is by a talented Turkish School artist from
Category

19th Century Realist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

Mid Century Modern Swedish Expressive Landscape Oil Painting - Garden Gathering
Located in Bristol, GB
European painting. This oil on board is presented in a complementary gilt frame with an inner cream and
Category

Mid-20th Century Modern Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

Large Vintage American Modernist Abstract Expressionist Framed Jazz Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Striking mid-20th century abstract oil painting on canvas by artist Johnsen, titled “Jazz IX – Club
Category

2010s Modern Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Beach Huts, Nautical Landscape, French Impressionist Original Oil Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Beach Huts, Nautical Landscape, French Original Oil Painting French schooled artist, 20th Century
Category

20th Century Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

Original Vintage Oil Painting by Robert Lebrón
By Robert Lebron
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Amazing vintage oil painting on canvas by Robert Lebrón, it is sign by the artist. Lebron painted
Category

Mid-20th Century Unknown Other Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Paint

Vintage Mid-Century Modern Swedish Still Life Oil Painting - Floral by Blue
Located in Bristol, GB
FLORAL BY BLUE Size: 67 x 60.5 cm (including frame) Oil on canvas A vibrant mid century modernist
Category

Mid-20th Century Modern Still-life Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Impressionist painting, "Venice", oil on canvas by Olga Milunovic, Yugoslavia
Located in Beograd, RS
In this listing you will find a stunning Impressionist painting done by a renowned Yugoslav artist
Category

Vintage 1970s Serbian Mid-Century Modern Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Wood

Early 20th Century Oil - Cottage By A Woodland Pond
Located in Corsham, GB
A quaint oil showing a woman with a basket standing outside a woodland cottage next to a pond. The
Category

20th Century Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

Sunrise Landscape with Boats - Oil Painting Russian School - 1861
Located in Roma, IT
Sunrise Landscape with Boats is an original painting probably realized by an artist of the Russian
Category

1860s Naturalistic Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

A Kettle s Muse, Painting, Oil on Canvas
By Grace Diehl
Located in Yardley, PA
This painting was created with oil paints on a 11"x14" stretched linen canvas and showcases the
Category

2010s Realist Paintings

Materials

Oil

Danube, signed oil painting
By Louis Letouche
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
board framed Framed size: 14 x 19 inches Superb oil painting by the well listed French marine artist
Category

1990s Realist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

Genevieve Zondervan French Post Impressionist Oil Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Superb mid-century oil painting on board by the French artist, Geneviève Zondervan (French 1922-2013
Category

Mid-20th Century Landscape Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

“The Drunk ” 17th Century Dutch Oil Painting On Panel
Located in Jacksonville, FL
The Drunk" is an oil on panel painting created by Dutch school student. This artwork provides
Category

17th Century Academic Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Panel

Mid-Century Modern Vintage Abstract Landscape Oil Painting - Hillside Houses
Located in Bristol, GB
artist has used thick, expressive brushstrokes, giving the painting a dynamic, textured quality. The
Category

Mid-20th Century Modern Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Duomo of Milan with Pesants- Oil Painting - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Duomo of Milan with peasants is a modern artwork realized by an Italian Artist in 18th century
Category

18th Century Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

Vintage Mid-Century Modernist Cityscape Oil Painting - Geometric Neighbourhood
Located in Bristol, GB
hints of black, brown, and white and yellow demonstrating depth to the painting. The artist’s use of
Category

1960s Abstract Geometric Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Color-Field Oil Painting "Rojo #6 by Elena Osterwalder
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Elena Osterwalder (Mexico/United States, 20th/21st century) Rojo/Red #6, 2003 Oil painting on
Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

1955 Mid Century Modern Geometric Abstract Oil Painting - Intersecting Planes
Located in Bristol, GB
mid-century geometric abstract composition, painted in oil in 1955 by the established Swedish artist
Category

Mid-20th Century Modern Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Antique European Original Oil Painting on Canvas, Summer Forest Landscape Framed
Located in Palm Coast, FL
"; Painting 28.5" x 20.5" 🎨 Medium: Oil on canvas 🖋️ Artist: Signed illegibly in the lower right 🖼️ Frame
Category

20th Century Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

Mid Century Modern Swedish Interior Figurative Oil Painting - Shared Moments
Located in Bristol, GB
-century modernist oil painting depicting two figures in a quiet interior scene, executed in oil onto
Category

Mid-20th Century Modern Interior Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

1978 Modernist Original Swedish Abstract Figurative Portrait Oil Painting- Maris
Located in Bristol, GB
MARIS Size: 42.5 x 33.5 cm (including frame) Oil on canvas A enigmatic figurative oil painting
Category

1970s Modern Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Oil on Paper Figurative Painting by James Gleason, 1998
Located in San Diego, CA
Oil on paper figurative painting by James Gleason, 1998. We were taken by the simplicity of the
Category

Late 20th Century American Paintings

Materials

Paper

Figures in Busy Park Cafe Scene, Signed Oil Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Figures in Busy Park Cafe By artist H.Hartung, 20th Century Oil painting on canvas, framed Signed
Category

20th Century Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

Docked Fishing Boat in Gloucester, MA, by Mystery American Artist
Located in New York, NY
Mystery American Artist No. 9 Glouchester, c. Early 20th Century Oil on artist board 16 x 20 in
Category

Early 20th Century American Impressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

Colored Flowers Composition - Oil Painting on Jute Canvas - 2000s
Located in Roma, IT
Colored Flowers Composition is an original oil painting on jute canvas, realized in the 2000s by
Category

Early 2000s Abstract Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Abstract Oil on Canvas Large Painting Titled "Three Cities"
Located in Plainview, NY
A large abstract oil on canvas painting titled " Three Cities" by the contemporary artist Igor
Category

2010s Modern Paintings

Materials

Paint, Canvas

Portrait of a Young Prince, 19th c., by Mystery Artist
Located in New York, NY
Mystery Artist Untitled (Young Prince), c. 1800-1900 Oil on canvas 16 x 13 in. Framed: 23 x 19 1/2
Category

19th Century Old Masters Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Still Life Oil Painting by Theo Swagemakers
Located in Charlottesville, VA
Moody still life painting by Dutch artist Theo Swagemakers, featuring a white compote of fruit, a
Category

Vintage 1950s Dutch Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Paint

20th Century French Oil Painting A Summer French Coastline
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
A Summer French Coastline French School, mid-late 20th century unsigned oil painting on canvas
Category

Late 20th Century Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

20th Century Floral Still Life by Mystery Artist
Located in New York, NY
Mystery Artist Untitled (floral still life), c. 20th Century Oil (?) on canvas board Sight: 14 3/4
Category

20th Century American Impressionist Still-life Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Board

Antique American Impressionist Bustling Summer Day at the Beach Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American impressionist beach scene oil painting by Frank Leslie Spradling (1886 - 1972
Category

1890s Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Mid Century Modern Swedish Abstract Landscape Oil Painting - Fading Horizon
Located in Bristol, GB
FADING HORIZON Size: 59 x 63.5 cm (including frame) Oil on canvas An atmospheric mid-century
Category

Mid-20th Century Modern Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Mid Century Modern Swedish Expressive Landscape Oil Painting - Farmhouse Cottage
Located in Bristol, GB
landscape painting, executed in oil onto canvas. The composition captures a serene landscape scene of a
Category

Mid-20th Century Modern Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Large Abstract Oil Painting by Claiborne Riley
Located in Charlottesville, VA
A large-scale abstract acrylic painting by Richmond-based artist Claiborne Riley. Composed of
Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Paint

Antique Oil Painting in the Manner of Julian Dupre Woman with Cows Landscape
Located in Greer, SC
Antique oil painting in the manner of French artisan Julien Dupré of a woman with cows. Signed on
Category

Early 20th Century Unknown Other Paintings

Materials

Paint

Antique 19 century Pastoral Genre Original Oil Canvas Painting European School
Located in Palm Coast, FL
Continental painting, where genre scenes conveyed harmony between rural life and nature. The artist
Category

19th Century Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

Cuauhtémoc, signed oil painting
By Louis Letouche
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Cuauhtémoc, 1982 by Louis Letouche (French 1924-2015) oil painting on linen canvas, stretched over
Category

1990s Realist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

Attente 1950 s Cubist Abstract Portrait, Oil Painting, Signed
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
'Attente' Cubist Abstract Portrait, Oil Painting, Signed By French artist, Mid 20th Century Signed
Category

Mid-20th Century Cubist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

American Impressionist oil painting of a peaceful park scene with people
Located in Colfax, CA
A wonderful unsigned oil painting, which may be by Carmel, California artist Lester Boronda. This
Category

1920s American Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

Signed Small European Street Scene Oil Painting Impasto City Artwork, Framed
Located in Palm Coast, FL
A vibrant small oil painting on canvas featuring a lively street scene rendered in thick
Category

2010s Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

Modernist Oil on Canvas Painting "The Immigrant" signed Hida Coates Altschule
Located in New York, NY
This Modernist oil on canvas painting, titled "The Immigrant" and signed by Hida Coates Altschule
Category

1940s Modern Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil

20th Century German Modernist Oil Painting, Figure
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
rediscovered again. Title: Abstract Figure Medium: oil painting on thin canvas, unframed, double sided Size
Category

Mid-20th Century Abstract Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

4-35 abstract oil painting by Charles Biederman
Located in Hudson, NY
. Biederman is often regarded as an American original, the self-proclaimed “best-known unknown artist in
Category

1930s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

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Prices for pieces in our collection of oil paintings by unknown artists start at $195 and top out at $9,245 with the average selling for $1,699.
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  • 1stDibs ExpertSeptember 9, 2024
    Yes, paintings by unknown artists may be worth something in some cases. When a painting’s maker isn't a well-known artist or is completely anonymous, factors like the visual appeal, historical significance, previous ownership and condition will determine the value of a painting. A certified appraiser or experienced art dealer can evaluate your piece using these criteria and provide you with an estimated value for your art. Shop a wide range of paintings on 1stDibs.
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    The best place to find oil paintings and discover new artists is at local art galleries. There are also many online art dealers who provide information about artists and sell their works. On 1stDibs, you’ll discover a variety of art styles from master oil painters.
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    To find the artist of an oil painting, look on the back of the canvas. Sometimes, you will find the artist’s name and the year of production on the back. If the canvas is in a frame, gently peel away the paper covering the back to access the canvas. In the event you cannot find any identifying information, seek the help of a licensed art appraiser. Shop a selection of oil paintings on 1stDibs.
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    To identify an artist's oil painting signature, you can try photographing it with your smartphone and then conducting a reverse image search using a trusted search engine. You can also search for the name and consult trusted online resources to learn more about the artist. If these methods don't result in a successful identification, a certified art appraiser or art dealer may be able to assist you. Shop a range of oil paintings from some of the world’s top galleries on 1stDibs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertMarch 13, 2024
    The name of the first artist to use oil paints isn't known. However, historians have traced the use of oils back to 7th-century Afghanistan. There, Buddhist artists used oil paintings to produce religious artworks. One of the first artists to be famous for their use of oil paints was Jan van Eyck, a Flemish artist who was active from 1422 to 1441. On 1stDibs, shop a collection of oil paintings.

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