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The Room, Painting, Oil on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
textured rough raw unfinished look. Painting tries to capture the timeless simplicity of the every day
Category

2010s Art Deco Paintings

Materials

Oil

Ballet Dancers Performance c. 1900 French Impressionist Oil Painting on Canvas
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
painting from circa 1890. The work is possibly an unfinished sketch or preparatory working painting to be
Category

Late 19th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

18th Century Oil Painting Marine Seascape by Peter Monamy
By Peter Monamy
Located in London, GB
activities, including the provision of paintings as overdoors and overmantels, and on panelling, house murals
Category

Mid-18th Century Old Masters Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

Darkest of Days- 21st Century Contemporary Portrait Painting of a Girl
By Pam Hawkes
Located in Nuenen, Noord Brabant
unfinished. Quite the opposite. Pam's paintings are always beautifully composed - even if they are strange in
Category

2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings

Materials

Copper

Out of Time-21st Century Contemporary Portrait Oil Painting on Gold Leaf
By Pam Hawkes
Located in Nuenen, Noord Brabant
This remarkable painting is made by Pam Hawkes. This British artist is new to the Netherlands, her
Category

2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings

Materials

Gold Leaf

"The Weight of the Sea" oil painting, study; man casts fishing net from skiff
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
in the background is rough and unfinished, the painting depicts a finely rendered white haired
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Realist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Paper, Panel

Post Impressionism Genre Painting Oil on Wood, Gypsy Encampment.
Located in Vero Beach, FL
produces an intended unfinished look. The painting’s subject, in bold colors and slight distortions
Category

20th Century Italian Modern Paintings

Materials

Wood

Mid 20th Century Oil - Seated Female Nude
Located in Corsham, GB
A charming, unfinished, oil painting with graphite, depicting a seated female nude. Unsigned. On
Category

20th Century Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

Man Portrait by Pearl Shönfeld Oil on Canvas
Located in Pasadena, CA
seems not finished which makes the painting interesting . The mystery of this unfinished portrait makes
Category

1650s American Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

After Godfrey Kneller (1646-1723) - 20th Century Oil, Sir Christopher Wren
Located in Corsham, GB
), in the National Portrait Gallery. Unsigned. There is a further unfinished oil painting on the reverse
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

Lavender Fields; Landscape Provençal Pierre Ambrogiani (France, 1905-1985)
By Pierre Ambrogiani
Located in SANTA FE, NM
abstraction, willingly figurative. The seemingly unfinished aspect of his paintings eventually imposes an
Category

1950s Expressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Brightest of Nights- 21st Century
By Pam Hawkes
Located in Nuenen, Noord Brabant
unfinished. Quite the opposite. Pam's paintings are always beautifully composed - even if they are strange in
Category

2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings

Materials

Copper

Portrait of Timothy Mortimer
Located in London, GB
death of Kneller he assisted in the completion of his unfinished pictures. Several of his paintings
Category

Early 18th Century Old Masters Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Portrait of Lady Elizabeth Bertie Willoughby, Inscribed 1692, From Wytham Abbey
By John Van Der Vaart
Located in London, GB
many of Lely’s unfinished studio paintings after his death. In 1693 and 1694 he is known to have lived
Category

17th Century Old Masters Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Notre Dame Cathedral and the Sacré-Coeur Basilica
By Luni
Located in Barcelona, ES
Pair of beautiful oil on canvas with Paris views in pastel colors, seem to be unfinished, with
Category

Early 20th Century Spanish Romantic Paintings

George Washington, Athenaeum Study, Early 20th Century Oil on Canvas
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
painting unfinished so that he could use it as a model for later paintings. The painting has since become
Category

Early 20th Century American Paintings

Materials

Paint

Magnificent art pottery owl totem noted artist Jarl Hesselbarth
Located in Palm Springs, CA
hundreds of unfinished paintings. She loved the clean sheet of paper, arranging her subject flowers, the
Category

Vintage 1960s American Aviation Objects

Materials

Terracotta

“Reclining Nude”
By Pierre Ambrogiani
Located in Southampton, NY
. Little by little, the young artist found himself the forerunner of a Provencal painting style known as
Category

1960s Post-Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor, Archival Paper

Candelstick project, a drawing attributed to Giulio Romano (circa 1499 - 1546)
Located in PARIS, FR
Raphael's death in 1520, he took over his workshop, completing the paintings left unfinished by his master
Category

16th Century Old Masters Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Ink, Laid Paper

Early 20th Century Artist Travel Box
Located in Pease pottage, West Sussex
unfinished landscape oil on board painting. Contained in a beautiful brass furnished box. French, circa 1930
Category

Early 20th Century French Decorative Boxes

"Gilbert Stuart s Portraits of Washington" by Mantle Fielding, Signed Ltd. Ed.
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
purposely left the original painting unfinished so that he could use it as a model for later paintings. The
Category

Vintage 1920s American Books

Materials

Paper

Contemporary Abstract British Unfinished Painting Of A Cubist Face
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
'Abstract Portrait' by Bolly Frost Acrylic painting on canvas signed on verso painting: 20 x 16
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Pulp Art -- Woman in Red Dress with White Gloves
Located in Soquel, CA
second, unfinished painting of a belly dancer on verso. Acquired as part of Women with Gloves series
Category

1960s Outsider Art Figurative Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Cardboard

Pulp Art -- Woman in a Yellow Dress with Black Gloves (Two Sided)
Located in Soquel, CA
second, unfinished painting of a nude woman in front of a painting on verso. Acquired as part of Women
Category

1980s American Impressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic, Cardboard

Mid Century Modern Cubist Mandolin Abstract Still Life
Located in Soquel, CA
Century). Signed "SOLTER" in the lower right corner. Unfinished painting of a floral still life on verso
Category

1960s Cubist Still-life Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

"Springtime in the Forest" by Louis Comfort Tiffany
By Louis Comfort Tiffany
Located in Wiscasset, ME
Watercolor on paper, signed lower left. Unfinished painting on reverse. Louis Comfort Tiffany
Category

Vintage 1910s Art Nouveau Paintings

Mid Century Impressionist View, Elegant French Interior, the Artist s Atelier.
Located in Cotignac, FR
walls and also his artist's materials and props. He has depicted an unfinished painting on his artist's
Category

Mid-20th Century Impressionist Interior Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Tropical Palms (unfinished work)
By Joseph Yeager
Located in Soquel, CA
edges. No frame. Unfinished work. Estate of Joseph Yeager on verso.. Joseph "Joe" Yeager (American
Category

Mid-20th Century American Realist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

Mexican Street Scene Landscape (Unfinished)
By Joseph Yeager
Located in Soquel, CA
paper with ragged edges. This piece is partially unfinished and unsigned, but was acquired with a
Category

Mid-20th Century American Realist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

1950s French Post Impressionist Oil Self Portrait the Artist Unfinished Sketch
By Josine Vignon
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
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Category

Mid-20th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

"Unfinished Business on the Alkali Flat" 2013 Oil Spray paint on canvas 42x32"
Located in Southampton, NY
We are please to announce that we are now representing the Pop Art cowboy and cowgirl paintings of
Category

2010s Pop Art Figurative Paintings

Materials

Enamel

Mid Century Firewood Hearth Still-Life (partially unfinished)
By Joseph Yeager
Located in Soquel, CA
. This piece is on heavy bond paper with ragged edges and is unfinished. No frame. Joseph "Joe" Yeager
Category

1960s American Impressionist Still-life Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Watercolor, Pencil

San Miguel Arcángel, Guanajuta Mexico Mid Century Landscape W/C (unfinished)
By Joseph Yeager
Located in Soquel, CA
Colorful watercolor landscape of Parroquia de San Miguel Arcángel in Guanajuato, Mexico by Joseph Yeager (American, 20th Century). Unsigned, but was acquired with a collection of oth...
Category

1960s American Impressionist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Watercolor, Pencil

Lady Mountbatten, 1920 s Portrait Oil Painting on Canvas Beautiful Original
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
. It is an unfinished painting and appears quite sketchy in places, which in our opinion adds to its
Category

Early 20th Century Impressionist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Sea Lavender, Helen Robinson, Original Seascape Painting, Purple Painting
By Helen Robinson
Located in Deddington, GB
Helen Robinson Sea Lavender Original Seascape Painting Oil Paint on Canvas Canvas Size: H 40cm x W
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Acrylic

Stack and Play, Contemporary Abstract Painting
Located in Philadelphia, PA
unfinished aesthetic. This painting will be professionally packed and shipped, arriving stretched and ready
Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Portrait of a Peasant Woman, Antique French Impressionist oil painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
French Impressionist oil painting, dating to the late 1890's period. The work is an unfinished portrait
Category

Late 19th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Fine 1890 s English Pre-Raphaelite Oil Painting Portrait of Young Beauty by Sea
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
suggesting it was possibly an unfinished work or preparatory painting in advance of more finished work. oil
Category

19th Century Pre-Raphaelite Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

"Bald Eagle" by John Swatsley, Original Acrylic Painting on Board
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
This original acrylic painting on board titled Bald Eagle was created by John Swatsley. The
Category

Vintage 1980s American Paintings

Materials

Paint

Bianca Mia
Located in Miami, FL
contemporary, unfinished quality that adds to its authenticity. This original contemporary painting is perfect
Category

2010s Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

Abstract Geometric 1930s, Preparatory Sketch
By Auguste Herbin
Located in Cotignac, FR
hand. He died in Paris on 31 January 1960. One painting remained unfinished—the motif of the painting
Category

Mid-20th Century Abstract Geometric Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Watercolor, Pencil

George Washington and Abraham Lincoln Original Signatures, 1778-1861
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
left the original painting unfinished so that he could use it as a model for later paintings. The
Category

Antique Mid-18th Century American Historical Memorabilia

Materials

Paper

Unfinished
By Chris Gwaltney
Located in Park City, UT
unfinished which allows the viewer to fill in the essence of each story. In these paintings the figure is
Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

Unfinished Album Cover Painting
Located in Seattle, WA
Painting of album cover on canvas.
Category

Vintage 1970s American Paintings

Salvatore Aucello Unfinished Still Life Oil Painting
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Early 20th century circa 1915-1930 Salvatore Aucello unfinished still life painting that has a
Category

Mid-20th Century European Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Paint

Tom Keating, an Unfinished Oil on Canvas
Located in Bedford, Bedfordshire
The unfinished oil on canvas study in rectangular form, by notorious art forger Tom Keating
Category

Vintage 1980s English Paintings

Materials

Canvas

Holger Roed
Located in Hudson, NY
short life. An unfinished painting, "Et Jagtparti" ("A Hunting Scene"), was completed by his father.
Category

Antique 19th Century Danish Paintings

Materials

Canvas

Holger Roed Oil On Canvas
By Holger Roed
Located in Hudson, NY
short life. An unfinished painting, "Et Jagtparti" ("A Hunting Scene"), was completed by his father.
Category

Antique 19th Century Danish Paintings

Materials

Canvas

Mid-19th Century Unfinished English School Portrait of a Young Lady
Located in Bedford, Bedfordshire
The unfinished head and shoulders portrait of a young and beautiful British girl, with an amicable
Category

Antique 1870s English High Victorian Paintings

Materials

Canvas

Girlfriends from the portfolio Aftermath by Gustav Klimt
By Gustav Klimt
Located in New York, NY
Gustav Klimts, yet it stands as an independent creation. The presence of images of unfinished paintings
Category

Vintage 1930s Austrian Prints

Expectation from the portfolio Aftermath by Gustav Klimt
By Gustav Klimt
Located in New York, NY
Gustav Klimts, yet it stands as an independent creation. The presence of images of unfinished paintings
Category

Vintage 1930s Austrian Prints

Group of 24 Paintings by WalterX
Located in Brooklyn, NY
, American, 2001-2002. Most of the individual canvases here are from his unfinished series "1000 paintings in
Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Canvas, Mixed Media

Bridal Progress from the portfolio Aftermath by Gustav Klimt
By Gustav Klimt
Located in New York, NY
unfinished paintings (Adam and Eve; Bridal Progress) as well as previously unpublished works gives the
Category

Vintage 1930s Austrian Prints

Adam and Eve from the portfolio Aftermath by Gustav Klimt
By Gustav Klimt
Located in New York, NY
unfinished paintings (Adam and Eve; Bridal Progress) as well as previously unpublished works gives the
Category

Vintage 1930s Austrian Prints

The Allegory of Death and Life from the portfolio Aftermath by Gustav Klimt
By Gustav Klimt
Located in New York, NY
unfinished paintings (Adam and Eve; Bridal Progress) as well as previously unpublished works gives the
Category

Vintage 1930s Austrian Prints

Rooster Parade from the portfolio Aftermath by Gustav Klimt
By Gustav Klimt
Located in New York, NY
complete Das Werk Gustav Klimts, yet it stands as an independent creation. The inclusion of unfinished
Category

Vintage 1930s Austrian Expressionist Prints

Portrait of Marie Beer from the portfolio Aftermath by Gustav Klimt
By Gustav Klimt
Located in New York, NY
unfinished paintings (Adam and Eve; Bridal Progress) as well as previously unpublished works gives the
Category

Vintage 1930s Austrian Prints

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There is a broad range of unfinished paintings for sale on 1stDibs. Finding the perfect Impressionist, Contemporary or Expressionist examples of these works for your space is difficult — today, we have a vast range of variations and more on offer. These items have been made for many years, with versions that date back to the 20th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 21st Century. Unfinished paintings available on 1stDibs span a range of colors that includes beige, gray, black and more. Joseph Yeager, Tom Bennett, Darlene Watson, Edith Birkin and Alexander Gore took a thoughtful approach to this subject that are worth considering. Each of these unique pieces was handmade with extraordinary care, with artists most often working in paint, paper and watercolor.

How Much are Unfinished Paintings?

Prices for pieces in our collection of unfinished paintings start at $235 and top out at $13,000 with the average selling for $1,150.