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Portrait of Bishop Gaspard Mermillod - Oil Painting - 19th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Roman School of 19th Century.
Mixed colored oil on canvas.
The bishop depicted in the painting
Category
19th Century Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
1978 Modernist Expressive Figurative Portrait Oil Painting - Seated in Thought
Located in Bristol, GB
figurative oil painting that presents a contemplative and poised seated figure, rendered with bold, confident
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Original 19th Century Romantic English Landscape Village Cottage Oil Painting
Located in Stockholm, SE
This captivating early 19th century antique oil painting presents a beautifully executed pastoral
Category
Early 19th Century Romantic Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Wood, Oil
“Sunflowers in Glass Vase” Signed Still Life Oil Painting by J. M. Dilekis
Located in Buffalo, NY
right. Executed in oil on canvas, this classic composition features a lush bouquet of golden sunflowers
Category
1990s Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Mid Century Modern Swedish Expressive Landscape Oil Painting - Hillside Path
Located in Bristol, GB
HILLSIDE PATH
Size: 54 x 70 cm (including frame)
Oil on canvas
A soothing mid-century painting
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Vintage Blue Horizon Seascape Oil Painting by Delmary - Signed Original
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Painting, Wood Frame
Style: Contemporary Landscape
This striking 1970s oil painting by Delmary captures a
Category
Vintage 1970s American Other Paintings
Materials
Wood
Antique oil Painting by "Jordan". Oil on Canvas. Portrait of an old Gentleman.
Located in Berlin, DE
Antique oil painting by "Jordan". Oil on canvas. Portrait of an old gentleman.
Dimensions with
Category
19th Century Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Huge Colourful Male Portrait Geometric Cubist Original Oil Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Huge Colourful Male Portrait, Geometric, Cubist Original Oil Painting
By European schooled artist
Category
Mid-20th Century Abstract Geometric Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
$5,242 Sale Price
20% Off
Four panel set of Chinoiserie paintings by artist Richard Holton
Located in Dallas, TX
American artist and designer Richard Holton. This French term meaning “China-esque” refers to the imitation
Category
20th Century American Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
19th C Landscape With Shepard
Herd of Sheep by Mystery Artist
Located in San Francisco, CA
19th C Landscape With Shepard & Herd of Sheep by Mystery Artist
Signed Lower Right
Indecipherable
Category
19th Century Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
20th Century French Oil Painting A Summer Sea View
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
A Summer Sea View
French School, mid-late 20th century
unsigned
oil painting on canvas textured
Category
Late 20th Century Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$764 Sale Price
20% Off
Chinese Contemporary Art by Jia Yuan-Hua - Unknown World No.7
By Jia Yuan-Hua
Located in Paris, IDF
knife carving on oil material. This is artist's unique artistic style.
Luxurious outer frame is for free
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Mediterranean Coastline View 1930’s French Impressionist Oil Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Coastal Path
French School, early 20th century
Oil on canvas laid on board, framed
Framed: H19
Category
Early 20th Century Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
$1,310 Sale Price
20% Off
Colin Graeme (1858-1910) - Framed Oil, Setter
s by the Wicker Hamper
Located in Corsham, GB
An original oil painting by the British sporting artist Colin Graeme (1858-1910). The scene depicts
Category
Late 19th Century Animal Paintings
Materials
Oil
Flower vase - Oil Painting - Late 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Flower vase is an artwork realized by an italian artist in the late 20th Century.
Oil painting
Category
Late 20th Century Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
20th Century French Impressionist Oil Painting - Fresh Blue Seas
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
French School, mid-late 20th century
unsigned
oil painting on canvas textured paper (reverse side
Category
Late 20th Century Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$600 Sale Price
20% Off
A Mountain River Scene, original oil on canvas, 19thC German artist
Located in Naples, Florida
ordered a series of sketches to be used in their landscape painting classes and the Brera Academy in Milan
Category
Mid-19th Century Realist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Mid-Century Modern Vintage Abstract Figurative Oil Painting - Abstract Trio
Located in Bristol, GB
ABSTRACT TRIO
Size: 52.5 x 61.5 cm (including frame)
Oil on board
A mid-century abstract
Category
Mid-20th Century Abstract Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
The sacrifice, Painting, Oil on Canvas
By Federico Cortese
Located in Yardley, PA
An original piece from the series “They sleep on the hillâ€, oil on canvas, 50 x 60 cm, 2008
Category
Early 2000s Romantic Paintings
Materials
Oil
17th Century Oil on Canvas Italian Antique Religious Painting Saint Sebastian
Located in Vicoforte, IT
A splendid 17th-century Italian painting. This painting oil on canvas depicts a dramatic scene, a
Category
1670s Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Modernist Nude Oil Painting By Emanuel Stephen Perry, Circa 1970s
Located in Peabody, MA
Nude oil portrait by Emanuel Stephen Perry (1932-2019) ca. 1970s. Perry had a lifelong career as an
Category
Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Paint
Bound Up, Oil and Wax on Canvas Painting by Basil Beattie, 2000
Located in Kingsclere, GB
Bound Up, Oil and Wax on Canvas Painting by Basil Beattie, 2000
Additional information:
Medium
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Wax
Price Upon Request
1988 Modernist Swedish Expressive Landscape Oil Painting - View Across the Lake
Located in Bristol, GB
VIEWS ACROSS THE LAKE
Size: 53.5 x 48.5 cm (including frame)
Oil on canvas
A serene and
Category
1980s Modern Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Bajazet Encag
d, Oil on Canvas Painting by Jack Knox, circa 1965
Located in Kingsclere, GB
Bajazet Encag'd, Oil on Canvas Painting by Jack Knox 1936-2015, circa 1965
Additional information
Category
20th Century Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas
Orientalist oil painting of the Moroccan city of Fez
Located in London, GB
mood of the work is complemented by the colour palette utilised by the artist: burnt oranges and shades
Category
1860s Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Ladder Series I, Oil Stick on Paper Painting by Basil Beattie, 2017
Located in Kingsclere, GB
Ladder Series I, Oil Stick on Paper Painting by Basil Beattie, 2017
Additional information:
Medium
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper
1880 Original Romantic Pastoral Oil Painting Alpine River with Watermill Signed
Located in Stockholm, SE
striking accent in a modern interior.
DETAILS:
Artist: Unidentified. The painting is signed and dated lower
Category
1880s Realist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Wood, Oil
French Impressionist Landscape, Small Original signed Oil Painting, Nature, Land
Located in AIX-EN-PROVENCE, FR
Subject : Small oil painting of a landscape in the French countryside, in excellent condition
Category
Early 2000s Post-Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
Monumental Antique French Oil Painting San Damiano Crucifix Christ St. Francis
Located in Portland, OR
A fine & monumental antique French oil painting of the San Damiano Crucifix, circa 1820.
This
Category
1820s Medieval Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
1982 Vintage Modernist Original Expressive Landscape Oil Painting - Grazing Cows
Located in Bristol, GB
landscape painting, executed in oil onto board and dated 1982.
The artworks captures a peaceful rural scene
Category
1980s Modern Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Mid Century Modern Swedish Coastal Landscape Oil Painting - The Open Window
Located in Bristol, GB
THE OPEN WINDOW
Size: 72.5 x 80 cm (including frame)
Oil on canvas
A large, serene and light
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Untitled (Blues and Browns), Oil on Board Painting by Wendy Pasmore, 1961
Located in Kingsclere, GB
Untitled (Blues and Browns), Oil on Board Painting by Wendy Pasmore, 1961
Additional information
Category
20th Century Abstract Paintings
Materials
Board
Mid Century Modern Swedish Landscape Oil Painting - House Beyond the Green
Located in Bristol, GB
-century landscape composition, executed in oil onto canvas.
The painting presents a small white house
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
19th Century Oil Painting Sussex Coast Fishermen Returning Maritime Scene
Located in Stockholm, SE
This captivating mid 19th century oil on canvas depicts a touching maritime scene along England's
Category
Mid-19th Century Realist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Wood, Oil
1946 Mid-Century Modern Expressive Landscape Oil Painting - Rural Tranquility
Located in Bristol, GB
landscape composition, executed in oil onto board and dated 1946.
The painting captures a serene rural
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Mid-Century Modern Vintage Original Landscape Oil Painting - Rural Abstraction
Located in Bristol, GB
, executed in oil onto canvas.
The painting presents a rural landscape dominated by an angular, white
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Gardens at Night, Greenwich, Oil on Board Painting by John Christopherson, 1972
Located in Kingsclere, GB
Gardens at Night, Greenwich, Oil on Board Painting by John Christopherson, 1972
Additional
Category
20th Century Abstract Paintings
Materials
Board
MCM German Abstract Artist Paul Magar - Cubist
Orphism Oil Painting on Board
By Bauhaus, Werner Drewes
Located in St. Louis, MO
. He lived and worked there with his wife and muse, Elsbeth.
In 2021, another of his oil paintings
Category
Vintage 1960s German Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Wood, Paint
1920
s Portrait of an Elegant Woman, Oil Painting, British
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
1920's Portrait of an Elegant Woman, Oil Painting, British
British School, Early 20th Century
Oil
Category
Early 20th Century Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
$928 Sale Price
20% Off
An original oil painting inspired by Aldo Rando museum piece titled of a flower
Located in Birmingham, AL
An original oil painting inspired by painting of an Italian artist known for his Parisian
Category
Early 20th Century American American Classical Paintings
Materials
Canvas
$520 Sale Price
20% Off
Mid Century Modern Swedish Expressive Landscape Oil Painting - Winter
s Edge
Located in Bristol, GB
-century winter landscape painting, executed in oil onto board.
The composition features a snow-covered
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
British Landscape Artist Annette Elias, Pastoral Oil on Canvas, 1900s
Located in Lomita, CA
This serene oil on canvas was painted by a British artist known for peaceful pastoral landscapes
Category
Antique Late 19th Century English Edwardian Paintings
Materials
Canvas
Mid-Century Modern Swedish Abstract Landscape Oil Painting - Windswept Winter
Located in Bristol, GB
WINDSWEPT WINTER
Size: 43 x 58 cm (including frame)
Oil on canvas
An atmospheric mid-century
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
1964 Vintage Mid-Century Modern Abstract Oil Painting - Geometric Gathering
Located in Bristol, GB
modernist semi-abstract figurative painting, executed in oil onto board and dated 1964.
The composition
Category
Mid-20th Century Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Framed Portrait Painting of a Man with Beard by American Artist Genie Brock
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
Vertical portrait painting of a man by American artist Genie Brock. (Oklahoma, circa early 20th
Category
Early 20th Century American American Classical Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Wood, Paint
"Winter" Textured White Oil Painting
Located in Dallas, TX
Large textured white oil painting, "Vanilla Icing" by Dallas artist Liz Johnston. 36"W x 48"H x 2"D
Category
2010s North American Minimalist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Paint
1980
s FRENCH EXPRESSIONIST OIL PAINTING - SIGNED
DATED - AMAZING MOVEMENT
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
"Abstract Composition"
French School, 1980's
indistinctly signed lower corner
oil painting on thin
Category
Late 20th Century Abstract Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
$633 Sale Price
20% Off
Early 19th-Century Central European School, Christ The Saviour, Oil Painting
Located in Cheltenham, GB
US buyers pay no import tariffs on this item.
This early 19th-century central European oil
Category
1830s Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Mid Century Modern Swedish Expressive Landscape Oil Painting - Canopy of Light
Located in Bristol, GB
CANOPY OF LIGHT
Size: 57.5 x 69 cm (including frame)
Oil on canvas
A charming mid-century
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
1953 Mid Century Modern Swedish Interior Oil Painting - Figure and Flowers
Located in Bristol, GB
style painting that depicts a quiet, intimate interior moment, executed in oil onto board and dated 1953
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Interior Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Fine Antique French Rococo Scrolled Oil Painting Cherubim Playing - over door
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Playing Cherubim
French School, circa 1900, unsigned
oil painting on canvas laid down on panel
Category
Early 20th Century Rococo Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
1957 Mid Century Modern Swedish Abstract Oil Painting - Terracotta Rhythms
Located in Bristol, GB
TERRACOTTA RHYTHMS
Size: 55 x 78 cm (including frame)
Oil on canvas
A striking mid-century
Category
Mid-20th Century Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
House In The Woods, 1964 - Original Oil Painting On Masonite
Located in Soquel, CA
House In The Woods, 1964 - Original Oil Painting On Masonite
1964 Original oil painting by New
Category
1960s American Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Masonite, Oil
English Fox Hunting Scene Oil Painting on Canvas, Horses
Hounds, Gilt Frame
Located in Palm Coast, FL
Measurements: Painting 36" x 24"; Framed 41.5" x 29.5"
🎨 Medium: Oil on canvas
🖋️ Artist: Unsigned
🖼️ Frame
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
Modernist Oil Painting on Canvas of a Bird or Dove
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Exciting oil painting on canvas of a colorful dove on a wheel with geometric implications under a
Category
20th Century Modern Animal Paintings
Materials
Oil
19th Century European Panoramic Oil Painting Seaside Scene Donkey Drivers Signed
Located in Stockholm, SE
This exquisite antique panoramic late 19th-century oil painting presents a tranquil Mediterranean
Category
Late 19th Century Realist Animal Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Wood, Oil
Vintage Ballet Painting of Robert Joffrey in "Sea Shadows", Oil on Canvas
Located in Buffalo, NY
Vintage American ballet oil painting on canvas by artist Tina Mackler of Robert Joffrey performing
Category
20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
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