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Artist: Unknown
1870
s Antique Italian Hunting Scene trompe l’oeil Oil Painting Birds Game Gold
Located in Buffalo, NY
This striking 19th-century painting signed "A. Malevolti 1877 Florence" is a fine example of the trompe l’oeil tradition, in which artists skillfully render imagery that "tricks the ...
Category
1870s Photorealist Unknown Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Historic Sailing Ship,
by Unknown, Oil on Linen Painting
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
This 19th c. classically realistic oil on canvas painting depicts the majesty of a large sailing vessel on the sea against a light blue sky filled with white cumulus clouds. A gentle...
Category
Late 19th Century Realist Unknown Paintings
Materials
Linen, Oil
$4,000 Sale Price
20% Off
Portrait Of Lady Isobel Mackenzie, Countess of Seaforth (1636-1715) 17th Century
Located in Blackwater, GB
Portrait Of Lady Isobel Mackenzie, Countess of Seaforth (1636-1715), 17th Century
Studio of John Michael Wright (1617-1694)
Large 17th century portrait of Isobel Mackenzie, Countes...
Category
17th Century Unknown Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Fish. 2016. Oil cardboard. 40x35 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Born 1963
Category
2010s Realist Unknown Paintings
Materials
Oil, Cardboard
Large Vintage American Modernist Abstract Naturescape Lake View Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Vintage American modernist abstract oil painting. Oil on canvas. Framed. Measuring: 26 by 30 inches overall, and 22 by 25 painting alone.. In excellent original condition. Handsomel...
Category
1950s Abstract Expressionist Unknown Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Antique American Hudson River School New England Framed Landscape Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
A charming 19th–early 20th century oil on canvas capturing a tranquil mountain landscape. Executed in a loose, impressionistic hand, the work depicts rolling hills in warm earthy ton...
Category
Early 1900s Hudson River School Unknown Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Mannerist Italian painter - 16th/17th figure painting - Madonna praying
Located in Varmo, IT
Umbrian-Roman Master (16th-17th century) - Madonna in Prayer.
84 x 58.5 cm unframed, 96 x 70.5 cm with frame.
Antique oil painting on canvas, in a wooden frame (not signed).
Condi...
Category
16th Century Mannerist Unknown Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$2,146 Sale Price
35% Off
Old Master Oil on Wood 17th Century Flemish Netherlands Holland
Located in Eltville am Rhein, DE
Dutch Master
17th Century
Farmer at the Well with Goats and Cows
Oil on Wood
Size: approx. 48 x 63 cm
Frame: 68 x 83 cm
Age-related condition, old restorations (see photos)
Viewing...
Category
17th Century Old Masters Unknown Paintings
Materials
Oil
Antique American Modernist Abstract Expressionist Monumental NYC Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American modernist abstract expressionist oil painting. No signature found.
Category
1950s Abstract Unknown Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Signed Sunset In Columbia Modernist Street Scene Framed WPA Rare Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique oil on board. Signed. Framed. Measuring 26 by 32 inches overall and 24 by 30 painting alone. In excellent original condition. Excellent condition, ready to hang and enjoy.
Category
1940s Modern Unknown Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$780 Sale Price
20% Off
Vintage American Modernist Abstract Landscape Framed Original Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Vintage American modernist abstract landscape oil painting. Oil on board. Framed. Measuring: 4 by 5 inches overall, and 3.5 by 4.5 painting alone.. In excellent original condition. ...
Category
1950s Abstract Expressionist Unknown Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Naturalistic British painter - 19th century landscape painting - Highland cattle
Located in Varmo, IT
English painter (late 19th century) - Landscape with Highland herd at the lake.
102 x 77 cm without frame, 108 x 82 cm with frame.
Antique oil painting on canvas, in a gilded woode...
Category
Late 19th Century Naturalistic Unknown Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$1,794 Sale Price
40% Off
Vintage French Gouache - Abstract
Located in Houston, TX
French gouache painting, circa 1930. This abstract piece stands out for its bright hues and sharp, interconnected geometric shapes.
Original one-of-a-...
Category
1930s Unknown Paintings
Materials
Paper, Gouache
Antique Large American Impressionist Giltwood Framed Landscape Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique European impressionist landscape oil painting. Oil on canvas. Framed. Signed. Measuring: 29 by 37 inches overall, and 24 by 32 painting alone. In excellent original conditi...
Category
1930s Modern Unknown Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
An Apostle Painted in the Circle of Peter Paul Rubens, Oil on Canvas
Located in Stockholm, SE
Peter Paul Rubens (circle of)
An Apostle
circular 15.15 inches (38.5 cm)
oil on canvas
Provenance: Bukowskis Auctions, lot 725149, as "Peter Paul Rubens, circle of".
Category
17th Century Unknown Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Antique French Impressionist Framed Landscape Coastal Original Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique French landscape oil painting. Oil on canvasboard. Framed. Signed verso. Measuring: 12 by 14 inches overall, and 9 by 11 painting alone. In excellent original condition. Ha...
Category
1920s Modern Unknown Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Excuela española (XVIII) - Escena bíblica - Óleo sobre tela
Located in Sant Celoni, ES
Como pueden apreciar, la obra no va firmada, es de autor anónimo
Se presenta sin enmarcar la pintura
El estado de la obra se puede ver, presenta varias faltas de pintura y precisar...
Category
18th Century Old Masters Unknown Paintings
Materials
Oil
$953 Sale Price
20% Off
Woman with Cigarette and Black Stockings
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Fantastic hand painted oil after famous artist Marcel René von Herrfeldt (1889-1965)..
This was painted by my restorer when we had the original, this frame was on the original paint...
Category
Early 2000s Art Deco Unknown Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Antique American Modernist Summer in East Hampton Beach Scene Signed Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
A serene and subtly rendered coastal scene by H. J. Schneider, this oil on canvas painting captures the quiet expanse of East Hampton’s beachfront architecture and dunes. Executed wi...
Category
1960s Modern Unknown Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
$1,020 Sale Price
20% Off
Antique American Abstract Cubist Mid Century Framed Cat Portrait Signed Geist
Located in Buffalo, NY
Modernist abstract composition signed Geist. Oil on board, circa 1950. Signed lower right. Displayed in a wood frame. Excellent ready to hang condition.
Category
1950s Cubist Unknown Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$1,196 Sale Price
20% Off
Antique American School Impressionist Landscape Nicely Framed Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Impressive early American impressionist landscape painting. Oil on board. Housed in a period impressionist giltwood frame. Excellent condition.
Category
1910s Impressionist Unknown Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$1,980 Sale Price
20% Off
Modernist Interior Scene
, Oil on Canvas Painting, 1990
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
This oil on canvas painting, 30.125" x 24.125", depicts an interior scene of a room within a residential household. The artist's style is modernist, as the artist strays from a more...
Category
20th Century Modern Unknown Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$704 Sale Price
53% Off
French school 19th Century, Portrait of a Lady with a Fan, oil on canvas
Located in Paris, FR
French school 19th Century
Portrait of a Lady with a Fan
oil on canvas
75 x 62 cm
Not framed
Condition: the original canvas has been doubled and placed on a new stretcher, and trace...
Category
1840s Old Masters Unknown Paintings
Materials
Oil
Elegant Female Portrait by the Sea
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
3986 Elegant portrait of a woman by the sea
Set in a wood frame
Category
1980s Unknown Paintings
Materials
Oil
19th Century Oil - Christ in Prayer
Located in Corsham, GB
An atmospheric portrayal of Christ in prayer, hands clasped and head bowed in a posture of deep reverence. The subject is rendered in warm, rich tones of red and gold against a dark ...
Category
19th Century Unknown Paintings
Materials
Oil
Holy Fire, Abstract Expressionist Figurative Pastel
Located in Soquel, CA
A unique abstract expressionist pastel drawing by an unknown artist. Depicting a mans face as the focal point with what appears to be chu...
Category
Mid-20th Century Neo-Expressionist Unknown Paintings
Materials
Paper, Pastel, Cardboard
$300 Sale Price
20% Off
Prize Old Gloucester Bull, circa 1800 William SHIELS (1785-1857)
Located in Blackwater, GB
Prize Old Gloucester Bull, circa 1800
William SHIELS (1785-1857)
Large circa 1800 portrait of a prize Gloucester Bull, oil on canvas attributed to William Shiels. Excellent quality...
Category
19th Century Unknown Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$5,250 Sale Price
30% Off
Dutch School 18th Century Oil - A Meal at the Inn
Located in Corsham, GB
A charming 18th-century tavern scene, depicting peasants gathered around a table enjoying a meal. Unsigned. Presented in gilt frame with unique corner ornaments featuring phoenix, ac...
Category
Early 18th Century Unknown Paintings
Materials
Oil
Abstract composition
Located in Genève, GE
Work on canvas
Golden wooden frame
63 x 72 x 5 cm
Category
1960s Abstract Unknown Paintings
Materials
Oil
$1,192
Escuela Valenciana (XVIII), tras Juan de Juanes - Inmaculada Concepción
Located in Sant Celoni, ES
La obra no va firmada
El estado de conservación de puede ver, es bastante bueno, solo aconsejaría una limpieza ya que está un poco sucia, pero por lo demas, muy aceptable
Se presen...
Category
Late 18th Century Old Masters Unknown Paintings
Materials
Oil
$1,526 Sale Price
20% Off
Abstract Figurative Composition in Oil on Board
Located in Soquel, CA
Abstract Figurative Composition in Oil on Board
Boldly colored abstract composition by an unknown Bay area California artist (20th Century)...
Category
Mid-20th Century Abstract Expressionist Unknown Paintings
Materials
Oil, Fiberboard
$796 Sale Price
20% Off
Naive Late 19th Century Oil - The Gatehouse
Located in Corsham, GB
Original late 19th century, oil on canvas. Unsigned. Well presented in a gilt-effect frame. On canvas on stretchers.
Category
Late 19th Century Unknown Paintings
Materials
Oil
Mid Century Springtime Joshua Tree Desert Landscape
Located in Soquel, CA
Beautiful mid century Joshua Tree desert landscape with desert flowers in bloom by an unknown California artist Briggs (American, 20th Century). Signed "Briggs" along stretcher bar (...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Impressionist Unknown Paintings
Materials
Linen, Oil
$920 Sale Price
20% Off
J. Lazcano After Antonio Arellano - Framed Oil, Spring Flowers in a Wicker Vase
Located in Corsham, GB
This exquisite still life painting showcases a lush bouquet of vibrant flowers arranged in a wicker vase. The composition masterfully balances an array of colourful blooms, including...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Paintings
Materials
Oil
Antique Hudson River School Framed Coastal Luminous Seascape Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American Hudson River School coastal seascape. Most likely a view of Maine. Oil on board. Image size, 8 by 12 inches.
Category
1870s Hudson River School Unknown Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$2,780 Sale Price
20% Off
Thomas Stuart Milner (1909-1969) - 1948 Oil, Mantle Clock and Flowers
Located in Corsham, GB
A mantel clock, chrysanthemums, candles, and fruit make up this still life composition by the artist Thomas Stuart Burnett. Signed and dated to the lower left. Well presented in a sw...
Category
Mid-20th Century Unknown Paintings
Materials
Oil
Old Master Painting, Flemish School from 1600s, Saint Nicholas of Tolentino
Located in Stockholm, SE
This small Flemish painting, measuring only 24.5 x 18.5 cm and executed on a copper plate, depicts Saint Nicholas of Tolentino. Created in the 17th century, the artist remains unknow...
Category
17th Century Old Masters Unknown Paintings
Materials
Copper
$4,024 Sale Price
25% Off
French Art Deco Portrait 1920s Oil Painting
Located in Holywell, GB
French Art Deco Portrait 1920s Oil Painting
A captivating French Art Deco–era portrait, possibly portraying a dancer, silent film star, or flapper girl.
Her striking dark eye makeup ...
Category
1920s Art Deco Unknown Paintings
Materials
Oil
1854 Oil - Still Life with Lemon and Glass
Located in Corsham, GB
This charming 19th century still life painting features an elegant arrangement of objects on a table, including a glass of wine, a halved lemon, ornate vessels, and decorative items ...
Category
Mid-19th Century Unknown Paintings
Materials
Oil
VIRGEN CON NIÑO - ESCUELA CUZQUEÑA - SIGLO XIX
Located in Sant Celoni, ES
Interesante óleo sobre lienzo de Virgen con Niño de mediados del siglo XIX.
Es de escuela Cuzqueña, va con un marco ebonizádo que le queda muy bien.
En buen estado general solo tie...
Category
19th Century Unknown Paintings
Materials
Oil
$670 Sale Price
20% Off
1960
s Mod Girl Fashion Model portrait mid-century modern abstract painting
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Fabulous ca. 1960 mid-century modern painting of four fashion models.
Oil on panel measuring 18 x 24 inches.
Unsigned and unattributed.
Category
Mid-20th Century Abstract Unknown Paintings
Materials
Oil
British School 1882 Oil - Portrait of a Gentleman
Located in Corsham, GB
A charming study of a gentleman in his finery. Signed illegibly and dated '1882' to the lower right. On canvas.
Category
Late 19th Century Unknown Paintings
Materials
Oil
$394 Sale Price
20% Off
L. Roth - 1899 Oil, Portrait of A Widow
Located in Corsham, GB
A fine portrait depicting the bust of an elderly widow. The woman wears all black as a symbol of mourning with an ornate brooch at her neck. The artist captures the woman in a rich p...
Category
Late 19th Century Unknown Paintings
Materials
Oil
Borne - European School 18th Century Oil, Anna and Adelaide
Located in Corsham, GB
A delightfully tender 18th-century family portrait depicting mother and daughter - Anna and Adelaide - with their cherished spaniel. The artist beautifully conveys the intimate bond ...
Category
Early 18th Century Unknown Paintings
Materials
Oil
English School 19th Century Oil - By Thatched Cottages
Located in Corsham, GB
This atmospheric landscape painting depicts a rural scene with thatched cottages nestled among lush trees along a winding dirt path. The artist skilfully captures the interplay of li...
Category
19th Century Unknown Paintings
Materials
Oil
Florentine Expressions: A Portrait Series IX
Located in London, GB
"Florentine Expressions: A Portrait Series IX", oil on canvas, mounted on board, Florentine School (circa 1980s-90s). This gallery has acquired a number of paintings through an inter...
Category
Late 20th Century Modern Unknown Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Board
$1,090 Sale Price
20% Off
Fine 1800
s French Oil Figures by Monastic Ruins Stream Bucolic Landscape
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Monastic Ruins by a Stream
French School, early 1800's
oil on canvas, framed
Framed 15 x 19 inches
Canvas : 12.5 x 16 inches
Provenance: private collection, France
Condition: very go...
Category
Early 19th Century Old Masters Unknown Paintings
Materials
Oil
$1,427 Sale Price
30% Off
Vintage Original Oil Painting on Board, Seascape, Signed, Gold Frame
Located in Palm Coast, FL
Up for sale is an original oil painting on board depicting a majestic tall ship sailing across a vibrant, churning sea. The ship, with its towering masts and fully unfurled white sai...
Category
Late 20th Century Impressionist Unknown Paintings
Materials
Oil
$440 Sale Price
20% Off
Late 1800s Naturalist Country Scene in Gouache on Paper
Located in Soquel, CA
Rich and detailed country landscape by an unknown artist (19th Century). A grove of large oak trees is carefully rendered on the right side of the composition. In the center, there a...
Category
Late 19th Century Naturalistic Unknown Paintings
Materials
Paper, Gouache
$540 Sale Price
20% Off
After Peter Paul Rubens (1577-1640) - 19th Century Oil, Self-Portrait
Located in Corsham, GB
A finely executed copy of Peter Paul Rubens' 1623 self-portrait. Inscribed "Eigentum von Friedbert Dorfler" (Property of Friedbert Dorfler) to the reverse. Well presented in a gilt-e...
Category
19th Century Unknown Paintings
Materials
Oil
Early 17th-Century Dutch School, Portrait Of A Swedish Officer, Oil Painting
Located in Cheltenham, GB
This heavily-inscribed early 17th-century half-length portrait depicts an officer wearing a silk doublet with a gorget, presented in a feigned oval. He’s standing alongside an anchor...
Category
17th Century Baroque Unknown Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Nicely Framed American Impressionist Tropical Beach Scene Gold Giltwood Frame
Located in Buffalo, NY
Impressive early American impressionist landscape oil painting. Framed. Oil on board. Image size, 11H by 14L.
Category
1960s Impressionist Unknown Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Portrait Of A Nude Male, 18th Century School of Jacques-Louis David (1748-1825)
Located in Blackwater, GB
Portrait Of A Nude Male, 18th Century
School of Jacques-Louis David (1748-1825)
18th Century French School portrait of a nude male, oil on paper laid to board. Excellent quality an...
Category
18th Century Unknown Paintings
Materials
Oil, Paper
Antique Italian Impressionist Capri Seascape Signed Giltwood Framed Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique Italian seascape oil painting. Oil on board. Framed. Signed. Handsomely framed in wide giltwood molding. Excellent condition, ready to hang and enjoy.
Category
1950s Impressionist Unknown Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
En Deuil Blanc Portrait of Mary, Queen of Scots (1542-87)
Located in Oxford, GB
English School
‘En Deuil Blanc’ Portrait of Mary, Queen of Scots (1542-87)
Oil-on-panel
14 x 10 in.
c.1600
Provenance
Christie’s, South Kensington, November, 2011;
Private collecti...
Category
16th Century Unknown Paintings
Materials
Oil
Antique American Modernist Abstract Expressionist New York School Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
American modernist abstract expressionist oil painting. Oil on canvas. Signed verso.
Category
1960s Abstract Unknown Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Young woman
Located in Genève, GE
Work on wood
Category
20th Century Unknown Paintings
Materials
Oil
$1,132
Large Antique American Impressionist Nicely Framed Picnic Landscape Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American impressionist landscape oil painting. Oil on canvas. Framed. Measuring 20 by 27 inches painting alone. In excellent original condition. Handsomely framed in a gold g...
Category
Early 1900s Impressionist Unknown Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
$1,820 Sale Price
20% Off
Hendrik Spetter (1902-1985) - Framed Oil, Water-rich Landscape with Windmills
Located in Corsham, GB
This impressive mid-century landscape captures the serene beauty of the Netherlands, water-rich and dotted with windmills. Well presented in an ornate gilt effect frame with swept ra...
Category
Mid-20th Century Unknown Paintings
Materials
Oil
19th Century Tonalist Sheep Herder
Located in San Francisco, CA
Charming little 19th century oil on board. I am not sure if it’s European or American. The painting measures 12 inches wide by 6 inches high. The frame is 3/4 of an inch around. Pain...
Category
19th Century Academic Unknown Paintings
Materials
Oil
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