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Artist: Unknown
Still Life Oil Painting of Fish, Original Antique Herrings and Sea Shell
Located in AIGNAN, FR
Antique Still Life Oil Painting of Herrings and sea shell, rare and stunning antique oil on stretched canvas of Herrings, lemon and a seashell. Two Herrings lay on a piece of paper ...
Category
1920s French School Unknown Paintings
Materials
Oil
$1,186 Sale Price
20% Off
Echoes of the Atelier X
Located in London, GB
Echoes of the Atelier X, acrylic on board, Florentine School (circa 1980s-90s). This gallery has acquired a number of paintings through an intermediary of an ageing art professor fro...
Category
1980s Modern Unknown Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Board
The Vanguard Series Nr. XIV: A Collection of Postwar European Abstractions
Located in London, GB
"The Vanguard Series Nr. XIV: A Collection of Postwar European Abstractions", oil on board, by Duval (circa 1950s–70s). A compelling body of work emerging from the forgotten studios ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Abstract Unknown Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Mid 20th Century English School PORTRAIT OF A LADY original oil painting
Located in Cirencester, GB
ARTIST: Indistinctly Signed TABE ? (mid 20th Century) English School
TITLE: "Portrait Of A Lady"
SIGNED: lower left
MEDIUM: oil on canvas
SIZE: 65cm x 55cm inclusive of frame
COND...
Category
Mid-20th Century Contemporary Unknown Paintings
Materials
Oil
Loggin the Woodlot
Located in North Clarendon, VT
Fun Vermont folk art painting of a man and a woman logging in the winter. Oil on paper, signed and dated lower right. Painted in 1953 during the height of...
Category
1950s Folk Art Unknown Paintings
Materials
Oil
19th Century Oil - Evening Rituals
Located in Corsham, GB
Unsigned. Well presented in a swept gilt frame with foliate ornamentation. On tin. Image size: 23 x 18cm.
Category
19th Century Unknown Paintings
Materials
Oil
Animalier Italian painter - 19th century Portrait of a Maltese dog
Located in Varmo, IT
Italian painter (19th century) - Portrait of a Maltese dog.
39.5 x 31.5 cm unframed, 51 x 43 cm with frame.
Antique oil painting on canvas, in a carved and gilded wooden frame (not...
Category
Late 19th Century Realist Unknown Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
The Vanguard Series Nr. XIX: A Collection of Postwar European Abstractions
Located in London, GB
"The Vanguard Series Nr. XIX: A Collection of Postwar European Abstractions", oil on board, by unknown artist (circa 1950s–70s). A compelling body of work emerging from the forgotten...
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Unknown Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Parisian Street Scene
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
6119 Parisian street scene
Set in a decorative period frame
Image size 9.5x7.5"
Category
1940s Unknown Paintings
Materials
Oil
$300 Sale Price
36% Off
Thomas van Leent (1807-1882) - Dutch School 1856 Oil, Woman with a Parrot
Located in Corsham, GB
A finely executed and richly symbolic portrait by Dutch artist Thomas van Leent (1807-1882). A young woman sits in a stone niche holding a book in her lap whilst a parrot in a gilded...
Category
Mid-19th Century Unknown Paintings
Materials
Oil
Blue and White Abstract Expressionist Painting
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
6131 Blue and white abstract Expressionist painting
Image size 18x14"
Category
1970s Unknown Paintings
Materials
Oil
$375 Sale Price
44% Off
Cuzco (Cusco) School - Ángel Arcabucero (Angel with Arquebus)
Located in Stockholm, SE
Cuzco (Cusco) School, 19th century, Peru
Ángel Arcabucero (Angel with Arquebus)
oil on canvas
unframed 58 × 41 cm (22.8 × 16.1 in)
framed 66 × 49 cm (26.0 × 19.3 in)
No signature
Provenance:
Acquired in Peru in 1986 by the previous owner.
Essay:
This painting portrays a celestial figure identified as an ángel arcabucero – literally an “arquebus-bearing angel,” shown as an archangel wielding an early firearm (arquebus) instead of the traditional sword. The angel is richly attired in the fashion of an Andean noble or Spanish aristocrat, with an ornate embroidered coat, lace collar, and billowing sleeves, in keeping with the distinctive iconography of these militaristic angels. Such ángeles arcabuceros emerged in the late 17th century in colonial Peru and were especially popular in Cuzco School painting, replacing the sword of Catholic warrior-angels with a gun to signify the heavenly army’s power in a modern guise. The graceful figure, dressed as a nobleman yet serving a divine role, underscores the fusion of earthly authority and celestial protection – a sartorial and symbolic innovation unique to the Andean region’s religious art. This iconography, found only in Spanish colonial territories, resonated with local believers and visually confirmed the angel’s identity as a heavenly soldier guarding the faithful, his delicate hands cradling a long-barreled arquebus as if it were a sacred instrument.
The Ángel Arcabucero exemplifies the visual hallmarks of the Cuzco School, a major Peruvian painting...
Category
19th Century Unknown Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Fine 19th Century Oil - Portrait of a Lady in Profile
Located in Corsham, GB
An extremely fine nineteenth-century oil portrait of a young lady in profile, dating to the second half of the century. The sitter wears a silky cerulean dress adorned with delicate ...
Category
19th Century Unknown Paintings
Materials
Oil
Echoes of the Atelier XVII
Located in London, GB
Echoes of the Atelier XVII, acrylic on canvas mounted on board, Florentine School (circa 1980s-90s). This gallery has acquired a number of paintings through an intermediary of an age...
Category
1980s Modern Unknown Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic, Board
Fraser Scarfe (b.1986) - Framed 2009 Oil, Study of the Nave, Lincoln Cathedral
Located in Corsham, GB
Rendered in expressive, impressionistic brushwork, Fraser Scarfe (b.1986) depicts the atmospheric interior of Lincoln Cathedral, where he was Artist in Residence. The contrast betwee...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Paintings
Materials
Oil
Fall in the Mountain Valley
Located in North Clarendon, VT
Beautiful American School impressionist piece, unsigned, oil on board. Likely 1920-1940. Painted by a talented artist with wonderful composition and brushwork. 10" x 14" sight, 16.2...
Category
1930s American Impressionist Unknown Paintings
Materials
Oil
Echoes of the Atelier XII
Located in London, GB
Echoes of the Atelier XII, acrylic on canvas mounted on board, Florentine School (circa 1980s-90s). This gallery has acquired a number of paintings through an intermediary of an agei...
Category
1980s Modern Unknown Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Board
Dog Portrait of a Terrier on a Red Ground, circa 1910
Located in SANTA FE, NM
Red Terrier
Possibly Dutch School
Oil on wood panel, circa 1900-1910. Initialed lower left
7 1/2 x 7 (12 x 11 1/2 frame) inches
A charming and thoughtfully rendered depiction of a t...
Category
Early 1900s Realist Unknown Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
Erwin Steinhauser (1939-2023) - Contemporary Oil, Water Lilies
Located in Corsham, GB
Signed with a monogram. On canvas.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Paintings
Materials
Oil
Echoes of the Atelier IV
Located in London, GB
Echoes of the Atelier IV, acrylic on canvas mounted on board, Florentine School (circa 1980s-90s). This gallery has acquired a number of paintings through an intermediary of an agein...
Category
1980s Modern Unknown Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic, Board
Netherlandish School XVIII Century Monogrammed Old Master Oil Painting
Located in Holywell, GB
Netherlandish School XVIII Century Monogrammed Old Master Oil Painting
An intriguing oil painting of early extraction depicting the crucifixion at Calvary outside Jerusalem. I am s...
Category
18th Century Unknown Paintings
Materials
Oil
The Vanguard Series Nr. XV: A Collection of Postwar European Abstractions by JG
Located in London, GB
"The Vanguard Series Nr. XV: A Collection of Postwar European Abstractions", oil on board, by JG (circa 1950s–70s). A compelling body of work emerging from the forgotten studios and ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Abstract Unknown Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
The Vanguard Series Nr. V: A Collection of Postwar European Abstractions by JG
Located in London, GB
The Vanguard Series Nr. V: A Collection of Postwar European Abstractions", oil on board, by JG (circa 1950s–70s). A compelling body of work emerging from the forgotten studios and at...
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Unknown Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
$1,085 Sale Price
20% Off
The Vanguard Series Nr. II: A Collection of Postwar European Abstractions by JG
Located in London, GB
"The Vanguard Series Nr. II: A Collection of Postwar European Abstractions", oil on board, by JG (circa 1950s–70s). A compelling body of work emerging from the forgotten studios and ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Unknown Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
$1,194 Sale Price
20% Off
Spanish Beauty with White Bird in Style of Picasso
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
6098 Spanish beauty with white bird
Elaborate gilt frame Image size
15.5x19.5"
Category
1950s Unknown Paintings
Materials
Oil
Late 20th Century English EQUESTRIAN PORTRAIT Fine Oil Painting HORSE RACING
Located in Cirencester, GB
ARTIST: Indistinctly Signed Late 20th Century English School
TITLE: "Portrait Of A Racehorse"
SIGNED: lower right with initials JH or JM
MEDIUM: oil on canvas
SIZE: 83cm x 58cm inc...
Category
Late 20th Century English School Unknown Paintings
Materials
Oil
Romantic Portrait of a Woman in Oriental Dress among Greek Ruins, ca. 1840
Located in Firenze, IT
Female Figure in Oriental Dress among the Ruins of Romantic Greece
Oil on canvas, 61 × 46 cm (without frame), 74 × 57 cm (with frame)
Early to mid-19th century
A young woman sta...
Category
1840s Romantic Unknown Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Antique Scandinavian Female Figurative Oil Painting of A Bather
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
4032 Scandinavian painting of a female bather on cut out wood applied to a painted backround
Set in a wood frame image size 8.5x10.5"
Category
1920s Unknown Paintings
Materials
Oil
W. Koniger - Framed 1912 Oil, At Full Moon
Located in Corsham, GB
Moonlight reflects on the white walls of the quiet village buildings and casts long shadows across the street in this evocative night scene. The dimly lit road stretches away into th...
Category
Early 20th Century Unknown Paintings
Materials
Oil
Les Causses du Minervois
Located in North Clarendon, VT
Stunning old master oil on canvas of a French landscape with an aquaduct in the foreground and a medieval village in the distance. Possibly Les Causses du Minervois. Oval canvas,...
Category
Late 18th Century Old Masters Unknown Paintings
Materials
Oil
Fernand Audet French Impressionist Oil
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Butterfly
by Fernand Audet (French, Tarascon 1923- Mulhouse 2016)
signed lower right
oil painting on board, unframed
painting: 9.5 x 13 inches
A fine "mid century" oil painting...
Category
Mid-20th Century Unknown Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
$142 Sale Price
30% Off
Abstract Geometric Painting by Dave Braden
Located in San Francisco, CA
No two shapes are alike. Yet they work together as a harmonious whole. Painter David Braden has described his vision overall in abstract terms. Inspired by individuality, he especial...
Category
1990s Abstract Geometric Unknown Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
1950
s French Modernist/ Cubist Signed Painting, Green
Blue Landscape
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
French landscape
by Bernard Labbe (French mid 20th century)
Original watercolour/ gouache painting on artist paper, mounted on board
Size: 16 x 15.5 inches
Condition: very good and r...
Category
1950s Unknown Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Portrait of an Edwardian Dandy (Man)
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Portrait of an Edwardian Dandy Gentleman, 2003.
Acrylic on canvas, 16 x 20 inches.
Signed with monogram and dated lower right.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Unknown Paintings
Materials
Cotton Canvas, Acrylic
Rene Leroy, French Contemporary Modernist Painting, the Orchestra
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist/ School: R. Leroy (French b. 1932)
Title: The Orchestra
Medium: oil painting on canvas
Size: painting: 7 x 5 inches
Provenance: all the paintings we have for sale by this ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
$332 Sale Price
30% Off
Follower of David Teniers (1610-1690) - 20th Century Oil, Tavern Scene
Located in Corsham, GB
An accomplished tavern scene in the Flemish style, depicting three men smoking and drinking in a lively interior. The painting embodies the essence of Golden Age genre painting and i...
Category
20th Century Unknown Paintings
Materials
Oil
19th Century British "On the Medway. Morning"
Located in San Francisco, CA
Masterfully executed 19th century British oil on canvas. This fabulous piece depicts a possible battle scene at Medway, which in the 1600s the Dutch had a huge victory against the Br...
Category
19th Century Realist Unknown Paintings
Materials
Oil
City Graffiti Art Colorful Oil Painting #1 by S. Mooney
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
4090 An abstract graffiti art, oil on artist board displayed in a custom -made wood frame Image size 12H x 12 W
Category
1980s Unknown Paintings
Materials
Oil
$300 Sale Price
36% Off
Echoes of the Atelier I
Located in London, GB
Echoes of the Atelier I, acrylic on board, Florentine School (circa 1980s-90s). This gallery has acquired a number of paintings through an intermediary of an ageing art professor fro...
Category
1980s Modern Unknown Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Board
Circle of David des Granges (1611–1672), Oil on Copper Portrait Miniature, 1660
Located in Holywell, GB
A finely executed portrait miniature in oil on copper depicting a gentleman dressed in a black gown and white lawn collar. The piece is dated verso 1660 and the sitter was likely ass...
Category
17th Century Unknown Paintings
Materials
Oil
Salvator Mundi, oil on copper, North Italian school, late 16th–early 17th c.
Located in Firenze, IT
Salvator Mundi, oil on copper. North Italian school.
Late 16th – early 17th century. 9 x 7 cm
Technique: oil on copper.
Dimensions: 9cm x 7 cm.
North Italian school, within a late-...
Category
Early 17th Century Italian School Unknown Paintings
Materials
Copper
Mid-Century Painting Drawing Framed Colorful Texture New York Estate Red Black
Located in Buffalo, NY
A wonderful minimalist black and red mixed media work Circa 1970. Though the artist is unknown this work was acquired along with pieces by well know artists Karel Appel and Robert M...
Category
1970s Minimalist Unknown Paintings
Materials
Coating, Oil Pastel, Acrylic
Vintage French Impressionist Floral Still life Vase of Flowers
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
3795 Impressionist vase of flower
Signed on verso Gelant
Set in a carved gilt wood frame
Image size 19.75 x15.75"
Category
1970s Unknown Paintings
Materials
Oil
$392 Sale Price
20% Off
Three whippets in landscape
Located in Hillsborough, NC
Three whippet dogs in a landscape oil painting reminiscent of 19th century British style or English School, this artwork is 45” long and nearly three feet high. Painted in the 20th ...
Category
20th Century English School Unknown Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Board
1790 Antique Oil Painting Dutch Style Village Genrе Scene Djurgarden Sweden
Located in Stockholm, SE
This rare 1790 oil painting depicts a village landscape in the Old Masters genre tradition. The composition shows peasants gathered near a cottage su...
Category
Late 18th Century Old Masters Unknown Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Wood, Oil
Florentine Expressions: A Portrait Series III
Located in London, GB
"Florentine Expressions: A Portrait Series III", oil on canvas, mounted on board, Florentine School (circa 1980s-90s). This gallery has acquired a number of paintings through an inte...
Category
Late 20th Century Modern Unknown Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Board
$868 Sale Price
20% Off
1950
s French Modernist/ Cubist Painting - Two Religious Figures
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
French Landscape
by Bernard Labbe (French mid 20th century)
original watercolour/ gouache painting on artist paper, unframed
size: 16.5 x 9.5 inches
condition: very good and ready to...
Category
1950s Unknown Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
$94 Sale Price
30% Off
Vintage Impressionist Tuscan Country House Landscape Painting
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
#5-2752b Tuscan Country House Landscape, a country scene painting , oil on artist board displayed in a gilt-silver wood frame, signed lower left by Wane.
Image size 17 H x 12.5 W
Category
1960s Unknown Paintings
Materials
Oil
$350 Sale Price
32% Off
Vintage American Modernist Abstract Framed Original Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Vintage American modernist abstract oil painting. Oil on canvas. Framed. Signed. Measuring: 17 by 21 inches overall, and 16 by 20 painting alone.. In excellent original condition. ...
Category
1990s Abstract Unknown Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Maurice Mazeilie- French Impressionist Signed Watercolour - Figures at the Beach
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
"Watercolour Beach Scene"
signed by Maurice Mazeilie (French)
watercolour painting on paper, unframed
stamped verso
painting: 9.5 x 12.5 inches
A delightful original oil painting b...
Category
20th Century Unknown Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Decorative river landscape in romantic style, oil on canvas
Located in DEVENTER, NL
Decorative river landscape in romantic style,
Signed lower left 'I Roy', unknown artist,
Oil on canvas
Dimensions excl. frame: 49 x 65
Dimensions incl. frame: 64 x 80 x 7 cm.
In go...
Category
20th Century Romantic Unknown Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Gondola Ride to Venetian Villa
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
6124 Gondola ride to Venetian villa
Set in a gilt frame image sixe 12.5x10
Category
1940s Unknown Paintings
Materials
Oil
$375 Sale Price
44% Off
Vintage American School Signed Watercolor 80s Dance Party Scene Framed Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Vintage American school modernist interior dance party painting. Watercolor and on paper. Signed. Framed. Measuring 12" x 21" framed and 11" x 20" painting alone.
Category
1980s Unknown Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Paper, Watercolor
Contempory American Impressionist Landscape Signed Giltwood Framed Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Vintage American impressionist flower garden landscape oil painting. Oil on board. Framed. Measuring: 10 by 12 inches overall, and 6 by 8 painting alone.. In excellent original cond...
Category
Early 2000s Impressionist Unknown Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Antique Italian Large Figurative Framed Oil Painting of a Reclining Nude Woman
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
5154 Antique Italian oil painting of a reclining nude woman
Framed
Image size 24x36"
Category
1930s Unknown Paintings
Materials
Oil
Vintage American Modernist Abstract Framed Original Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Vintage American modernist abstract oil painting. Oil on canvas. Framed. Signed. Measuring: 37 by 25 inches overall, and 36 by 24 painting alone.. In excellent original condition. ...
Category
1990s Abstract Unknown Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Vintage American Impressionist Landscape Signed Lake Scene Framed Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Vintage American impressionist landscape oil painting. Oil on board. Framed. Signed. Measuring: 17 by 20 inches overall, and 12 by 16 painting alone. Handsomely framed in wide moder...
Category
1950s Impressionist Unknown Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Mid-17th-Century Spanish School Oil Painting, Portrait Of A Theologian
Located in Cheltenham, GB
This mid-17th-century Spanish oil on canvas depicts a dignified man of learning - a theologian, or perhaps a cathedral canon.
Dressed in a black cassock, marked by a vertical row of...
Category
Mid-17th Century Baroque Unknown Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
1950
s French Modernist/ Cubist Painting - Blue
Green Abstract
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
French Landscape
by Bernard Labbe (French mid 20th century)
original watercolour/ gouache painting on artist paper, unframed
size: 10 x 8 inches
condition: very good and ready to be ...
Category
1950s Unknown Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
$185 Sale Price
30% Off
Antique Neapolitan Female Portrait Oil Painting 1920
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
3933 Antique oil on canvas in an ornate period frame
Image size 16.5x11"
Category
1920s Unknown Paintings
Materials
Oil
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