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Watermelon Painting
Located in Doylestown, PA
An unusual still-life painting of an opened watermelon, American 19th century, in its original
Category

Antique 19th Century American Paintings

"La Corniche, Marseille, France" Elihu Vedder, American Symbolism, Impressionism
By Elihu Vedder
Located in New York, NY
in things more than meets the eye.” The unusual paintings and drawings of this period, such as
Category

19th Century Symbolist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Board

Stained-Glass Painting
Located in Pasadena, CA
Very unusual stained-glass painting.
Category

Vintage 1960s American Paintings

Materials

Lead

Antique Ko-Imari Edo Period Japanese Porcelain Dish Arita Landscape, 17th C.
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
and white dish of moulded shape. Unusual painting. Early Edo period. Dating to 1680-1700 Reference
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Antique 17th Century Japanese Edo Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche

Materials

Porcelain

Very Large Original Oil Painting Renaissance Couple
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
inches Most unusual and interesting oil painting on canvas depicting this young couple in the act of
Category

Late 19th Century Northern Renaissance Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

Renaissance Couple Very Large Original French Oil Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
inches Most unusual and interesting oil painting on canvas depicting this young couple in the act of
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Late 19th Century Renaissance Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

Lester Russon "Nude" Painting
By Lester Russon
Located in Palm Springs, CA
An unusual highly glossy painting of a nude by he NY artist Lester Russon (1925-1988). It is signed
Category

20th Century American Paintings

Materials

Paint

Nuns in Prayer, Fine Church Interior, Signed Oil Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
on the lower right hand corner Framed size: 36 x 26 inches This painting is an unusual subject
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Mid-20th Century Impressionist Interior Paintings

Materials

Oil

Versatility, Modern Colorful Abstract Painting 100x100cm by Anna Selina
Located in Zofingen, AG
easiness of every day. Blue is color of deepness, knowledges, spirituality. This painting is very unusual
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2010s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

Vintage Pointalist Oil Painting by French artist Camille Lesne
Located in AIGNAN, FR
Unusual oil painting on wood board of a woman in a garden reading by French artist Camille Lesne
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1930s Pointillist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

Antique French school impressionist oil painting of a woman
Located in AIGNAN, FR
-1950). This is an unusual and eye catching painting by a man who is a well respected, reknown French
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1910s Impressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

Impressionist Oil Painting Called Pines in Evening Light, 1939
Located in Stockholm, SE
white, blue, and purple visible across the entire sky. This unusual small oil painting reflects
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1930s Post-Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil, Wood Panel

Summer Joy, Modern Colorful Abstract Painting 110x90cm by Anna Selina
Located in Zofingen, AG
communication and creativity. Blue is a color of harmony and inner piece. This painting is very unusual. I paint
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2010s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

New Summer, Modern Colorful Abstract Painting 100x100cm by Anna Selina
Located in Zofingen, AG
, blue sky, and the most important is a feeling of freedom and childhood. This painting is pure energy of
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2010s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

"Cronus Dining (Night)" David Hare, Abstract Surrealist Mythological Painting
By David Hare
Located in New York, NY
had reached its apogee about 1960, he switched over to painting. Yet he remained attached to
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1970s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Ink, Acrylic, Board

Oil painting on board Castle in Landscape by Johann Dittman 1822
Located in Uppingham, GB
ruin with figures to the fore, walking dogs and painting. In an unusual ebony and applied carved gold
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1820s Realist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

Splash of happiness, Modern Colorful Abstract Painting 100x100cm by Anna Selina
Located in Zofingen, AG
. Bright colors such as red, pink, yellow are giving energy and taste of bright life. This painting is very
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2010s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

Figurative impressionist oil painting of a woman on steps with umbrella
Located in AIGNAN, FR
Bellair (1904 - 1963). Signed in the lower right corner. Unusual impressionist mid-century oil painting
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1950s Impressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

19th Century Large Dutch Cherub Painting
Located in London, GB
in various activities. The painting has an unusual arched shaped canvas that has been re-stretched
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Antique Late 19th Century Dutch Paintings

Materials

Giltwood, Canvas

Antique portrait painting of a woman sitting in a library, woman portrait
Located in AIGNAN, FR
A wonderful old portrait painting of a woman reading in a library. It's an unusual, interesting
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1860s French School Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Antique French Female Portrait oil painting 1800’s woman playing a mandolin
Located in AIGNAN, FR
produces a Chiaroscuro effect which is very appealing and quite unusual. MORE ABOUT THIS PAINTING
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Late 19th Century French School Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

Large Landscape oil painting of a picnic by the lake in Autumn
By Lucien Jonas
Located in AIGNAN, FR
Jonas (1880-1947). This is a stunning and quite unusual, beautifully framed oil painting. People
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1930s French School Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

Portrait of a woman, figurative oil painting by Augustin Carrera (1878-1952)
By Augustin Carrera
Located in AIGNAN, FR
Carrera (1878-1952), initialed in the bottom right corner. This is an unusual jewel of a painting in its
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1920s Impressionist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

The bright day, Modern Colorful Abstract Painting 70 cm diameter by Anna Selina
Located in Zofingen, AG
life, energy and easiness of every day.This painting is very unusual and has strong energy. It will
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2010s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

Large figurative oil painting romantic French portrait of a woman in a forest
Located in AIGNAN, FR
This large and unusual antique oil painting on stretched canvas is by accomplished French artist
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1880s French School Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

South Indian Oil on Canvas Painting Late 19th Early 20th Century Festival Night
Located in Norfolk, GB
is unusual for a landscape painting. It channels our attention and like the artist we are forced to
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Early 20th Century Post-Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

South Indian Oil on Canvas Painting Late 19th Early 20th Century Festival Night
Located in Norfolk, GB
is unusual for a landscape painting. It channels our attention and like the artist we are forced to
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Early 20th Century Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Expressionist Abstract, Oil on Canvas Painting, USA, 1960s
Located in New York, NY
illegible signature. It has an unusual mix of dripping painting techniques, solid colors and mixed colors.
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Vintage 1960s American Modern Paintings

Tree of Life oil painting by Aaron Bohrod
By Aaron Bohrod
Located in Hudson, NY
he is primarily remembered for his unusual trompe l’oeil paintings. Born in Chicago, Illinois in 1907
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Mid-20th Century Modern Still-life Paintings

Materials

Masonite, Oil

Abstract Painting by San Francisco Artist Gary Woo
Located in Camden, ME
Really unusual abstract expressionist painting, oil on canvas, layered imagery, calligraphic over
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Vintage 1950s American Paintings

Pink Indian Folk Horse Painting Hand Painted on Silk
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
An unusual bright hand painted silk painting of a horse in full regalia. The piece is square, and
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20th Century Indian Folk Art Paintings

Materials

Silk, Paint

Diana Hansen Young 1979 Hawaiian Woman Portrait Painting Koa Frame
Located in Chattanooga, TN
Rare large scale painting by Diana Hansen (Diana Hansen-Young). The painting is unusual for it’s
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Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Paint

17th-Century Italian School Still Life With Flowers, Oil Painting
Located in Cheltenham, GB
alongside religious works and a pair of good portraits. Stylistically, this painting is unusual but aligns
Category

17th Century Italian School Still-life Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

19th Century French Oil Painting Still Life with Original Giltwood Frame
Located in Fayetteville, AR
styles, the unusual muted tones of this painting give it a wonderful quiet. The deep original giltwood
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Antique 19th Century French Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Giltwood

Attributed to Edwin Landseer Rare Oil Painting on Slate ‘Fearful Horses’
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
Attributed to Edwin Landseer Rare Oil Painting on Slate ‘Fearful Horses’ An unusual piece, this
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Antique 19th Century Folk Art Paintings

Materials

Slate

Unusual 1950s Cabinet With Surrealist Painting
Located in Milano, Lombardia
Unusual wooden cabinet manufactured in Italy in the '50s. Amazing hand painted surrealist door in
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Vintage 1950s Italian Cabinets

18th Century French Oil on Canvas "Clock Painting" in Carved Gilt Frame
Located in Dallas, TX
This beautiful and unusual antique "clock painting" was created in France, circa 1780. The hand
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Antique Late 18th Century French Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Giltwood

17th Century, Dutch Oil on Canvas Painting with the Pay of Soldiers
Located in IT
depicts a rather unusual subject in paintings of the kind of battles, or the time when the troops
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Antique Mid-18th Century European Baroque Paintings

Materials

Canvas

Tracee Mae Miller Little Amber Bottles 2007 Oil Painting with Fabric on Canvas
Located in Keego Harbor, MI
Le Shoppe Too in Michigan is offering this unusual yet sweet oil painting with collaged vintage
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Early 2000s Paintings

Materials

Canvas

Large Blue and Pink Still-Life - Acrylic Painting on Plywood by James Grant
Located in Pasadena, CA
dissects and reassembles space, filling the fragments with unusual hues. The painting then becomes an
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Late 20th Century Cubist Still-life Paintings

Materials

Plywood, Acrylic

19th Century Chinese Reverse Glass Painting
Located in Shipston-On-Stour, GB
19th century unusual Chinese reverse painting on glass, depicting a busy Hong Kong harbour scene
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Antique 1880s Chinese Chinese Export Paintings and Screens

Materials

Glass, Wood, Paint

Set of Twelve Chinese Spring Palace Paintings
Located in Chicago, IL
leaves is typical of gouache paintings on pith paper, though it is unusual to find Spring Palace
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Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Paintings and Screens

Bik Trof Da Da
By Valton Tyler
Located in Dallas, TX
seems the right word for describing his vivid, unusual and technically refined paintings, prints and
Category

1970s Modern Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Gray Wing Stop
By Valton Tyler
Located in Dallas, TX
seems the right word for describing his vivid, unusual and technically refined paintings, prints and
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1980s Surrealist Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Fire
By Valton Tyler
Located in Dallas, TX
. Gomez writes of Valton Tyler, "visionary seems the right word for describing his vivid, unusual and
Category

Late 20th Century Surrealist Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Large Pair of 18th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Landscape Paintings
Located in London, GB
subtle colour palette of muted greens and pops of coral. These paintings are particularly unusual
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Antique Late 18th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Paintings and Screens

Materials

Paint, Paper

UNUSUAL OIL ON CANVAS PAINTING OF GEORGE WASHINGTON
Located in York County, PA
UNUSUAL OIL ON CANVAS PAINTING OF GEORGE WASHINGTON WEARING A RED COAT, IN THE MANNER OF GILBERT
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Antique 19th Century American Political and Patriotic Memorabilia

Buddha in High Mountain Extraordinary Natural Stone Painting Dali Stone
Located in South Burlington, VT
Chinese collectors find or offer up an unusual "figural" painting of recognizable people, characters or
Category

Late 20th Century Chinese Paintings and Screens

Materials

Marble

Tri Moos
By Valton Tyler
Located in Dallas, TX
seems the right word for describing his vivid, unusual and technically refined paintings, prints and
Category

1970s Outsider Art Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Wish-Bone
By Valton Tyler
Located in Dallas, TX
seems the right word for describing his vivid, unusual and technically refined paintings, prints and
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20th Century Surrealist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Tar Cir Poke
By Valton Tyler
Located in Dallas, TX
seems the right word for describing his vivid, unusual and technically refined paintings, prints and
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1980s Surrealist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Ma Taz
By Valton Tyler
Located in Dallas, TX
seems the right word for describing his vivid, unusual and technically refined paintings, prints and
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1970s Surrealist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Linen, Oil

Lace Steel
By Valton Tyler
Located in Dallas, TX
seems the right word for describing his vivid, unusual and technically refined paintings, prints and
Category

1990s Outsider Art Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Leave Leaf Wet Do
By Valton Tyler
Located in Dallas, TX
seems the right word for describing his vivid, unusual and technically refined paintings, prints and
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1980s Surrealist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Cou Roe
By Valton Tyler
Located in Dallas, TX
seems the right word for describing his vivid, unusual and technically refined paintings, prints and
Category

1970s Outsider Art Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Barbara Gudrun Sibbons (b.1925) - Contemporary Oil, The Harvest
Located in Corsham, GB
this painting which is unusual for pastoral scenes. The painting is signed in the lower right hand
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21st Century and Contemporary Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

Notations No 38
By Susan G. Scott
Located in Bloomfield, ON
. Scott is using an unusual technique here - painting with oil on terraskin (a smooth paper made from
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2010s Contemporary Landscape Paintings

Materials

Mixed Media

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There is a range of unusual paintings for sale on 1stDibs. Each of these unique unusual paintings was constructed with extraordinary care, often using canvas, fabric and paint. Unusual paintings have been made for many years, and versions that date back to the 19th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 20th Century. Unusual paintings bearing Mid-Century Modern or Art Deco hallmarks are very popular at 1stDibs. There have been many well-made unusual paintings over the years, but those made by Edna Reindel, John B. Lear and Oliver Shaw are often thought to be among the most beautiful.

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Prices for unusual paintings start at $759 and top out at $45,000 with the average selling for $2,944.