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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
$4,500
"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
$1,400
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
Category
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
Category
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
Category
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
Category
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
Category
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
Category
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
Category
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
Category
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
Category
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
Category
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
Category
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
Category
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
Category
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
Category
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
Category
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.
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Category
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
Category
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
Category
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
Category
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
Category
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
Category
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
Category
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.
Category
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
Category
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
Category
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
Category
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
Category
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
Category
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
Category
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
Category
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
Category
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
Category
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
Category
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
Category
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
Category
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
Category
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
Category
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
Category
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
Category
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
Category
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
Category
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
Category
1970s Surrealist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Linen, Oil
$2,000
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
Category
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
Category
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
Category
2010s Contemporary Landscape Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media
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