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Amazing Oil Painting of A Bulldog
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Early 20thc oil painting of a dog , probably a English Pit Bull.Amazing and very well done with a vintage frame.The condition is very good.
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Mid-20th Century American Adirondack Unknown Paintings

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Canvas

Amazing Oil Painting of A  Bulldog
Amazing Oil Painting of A  Bulldog
$716 Sale Price
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Oil on Canvas Painting Depicting a View of Paris in Montparnasse Frame By Audry
Located in Marcq-en-Barœul, Hauts-de-France
This very nice oil on canvas painting depicts a view of Paris in a great Montparnasse frame. This is a French work signed Audry. Circa 1930
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1930s French Art Deco Vintage Unknown Paintings

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Canvas

19thc Retablo Catholic Framed Art
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A Retablo is a devotional painting, especially a small popular or folk art one using iconography derived from traditional Catholic church art. Depicting a Saint and a child painted o...
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Mid-19th Century American Adirondack Antique Unknown Paintings

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Tin

19thc Retablo Catholic Framed Art
19thc Retablo Catholic Framed Art
$716 Sale Price
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Hand Painted Dog on Board Signed Dated
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This folky & fun dog painting on board has a fold in stand on the reverse side. It is also signed by the artist D.Buttler & dated 1989. Fantastic folky large dog sign.
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Late 20th Century American Adirondack Unknown Paintings

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Wood

Spanish hand painted Retablo Art
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A Retablo is a devotional painting, especially a small popular or folk art one using iconography derived from traditional Catholic church art. Depicting a Saint and a child painted o...
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Mid-19th Century American Adirondack Antique Unknown Paintings

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Tin

Spanish hand painted Retablo Art
Spanish hand painted Retablo Art
$716 Sale Price
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19th C Signed Framed Horse Litho
Located in Los Angeles, CA
19th C signed Framed Horse Litho By Olso.
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19th Century American Adirondack Antique Unknown Paintings

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Paper

19th C Signed Framed Horse Litho
19th C Signed Framed Horse Litho
$716 Sale Price
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Early 20th C Oil Painting Of Chrysanthemums
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Beautiful Early 20th C oil painting of Chrysanthemums. Nicely Framed in an Arts & Crafts Lemon gold wood frame.
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Early 19th Century American Adirondack Antique Unknown Paintings

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Canvas, Paint, Wood

19th Century Folk Art Oil Painting of a Girl Holding Wheat
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This fine Folk Art painting of a girl holding wheat in a field painted on board. It is unsigned and on board newly framed. The condition is very good.
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Late 19th Century American Adirondack Antique Unknown Paintings

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Paint, Canvas

Mother and Colt Horse Painting
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Mother and Colt Horse painting. Signed and dated 1971.
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20th Century American Adirondack Unknown Paintings

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Canvas, Paint

Mother and Colt Horse Painting
Mother and Colt Horse Painting
$716 Sale Price
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"The Hunter" Unsigned 20th Century Folk Art Oil Painting
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This painting is dated on the stretcher frame 1940 and the large over sized dog is a pointer or know as a bird dog. The birds are quail. This painting is amazing and very well done. ...
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Early 20th Century American Adirondack Unknown Paintings

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Canvas, Paint

19Thc Early Folk Portrait of a Gentleman
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Early 19thc oval portrait painting of a young gentleman on a new oval board.The condition is very good with no repairs.
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Mid-19th Century American Adirondack Antique Unknown Paintings

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Pottery

19thc Oil Painting on Board of Wagons on the Dusty Trail
Located in Los Angeles, CA
19thc oil painting on Board Wagon Train on Dusty Trail. Great Scenery of the difficulties of a life left in the past when manual labor and travel was based...
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19th Century American Adirondack Antique Unknown Paintings

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Wood, Paint

Framed Nude Portrait Painting of a Man in Gilt Wood on Board Untitled
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
A framed portrait painting of a man in the nude on wood. With wonderful texture, and muted greens, beiges, and browns, this painting will be a...
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20th Century American Expressionist Unknown Paintings

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Wire

Rajasthani Hand Painted Indian Portrait Painting of a Man in Traditional Dress
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
A fabulous piece of hand-painted Folk Art created in India. This painting depicts a traditional Rajasthani man in traditional dress. He wears a decorative yellow and pink dress and s...
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21st Century and Contemporary Indian Anglo Raj Unknown Paintings

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Paint, Paper

Vintage Hand-Colored Lithograph of Kachina Doll by Artist Swankar Hanumann
Located in Denver, CO
This vintage hand-colored lithograph by artist Swankar Hanumann depicts a traditional Kachina (Katsina) doll, a central figure in Hopi and Pueblo ceremonial traditions. The doll is s...
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20th Century American Native American Unknown Paintings

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Paper

Oil Painting By Gudmund Olsen
Located in Lejre, DK
This oil painting by Gudmund Olsen is an impressive example of abstract art. The painting exudes a harmonious balance between geometric shapes and color contrasts, with rich red, blu...
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Late 20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Unknown Paintings

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Paint

Rectangular Still Life Framed Painting of a Stagecoach, Oklahoma
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
A small American Classical framed painting of a stagecoach. This piece is framed in a deep wooden frame, with gilt gold around the edges and brown and black on the inside and outside...
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20th Century American American Classical Unknown Paintings

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Gold

19Thc Signed Oil Still Life Painting
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This fine 19thc folk art still life painting is painted on board and has been re-framed.The detail work is amazing.The condition is pristine.It is signed by the artist in the lower r...
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Late 19th Century American Folk Art Antique Unknown Paintings

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Wood

19Thc Signed Oil Still Life Painting
19Thc Signed Oil Still Life Painting
$1,036 Sale Price
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"I came to love it" by Danish artist Boris de Freitas year 2001
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Boris de Freitas has been painting since the early 1990´s. The pictures often dwell in a spiritual expression towards an image of forever being
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Early 2000s Danish Modern Unknown Paintings

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Acrylic

Oil Painting On Canvas With Motif of Two Children From 1860s
Located in Lejre, DK
Oil painting on canvas with a motif of two children from around the 1860s Dimensions in cm: H:72 W:84 This product will be inspected thoroughly at our professional workshop by ou...
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1860s Danish Other Antique Unknown Paintings

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Canvas

1950s British Coastal Scene Seascape Oil on Board Painting by Arthur E. Milne
Located in Sherborne, Dorset
Wonderfully textured West Country coastal scene in oil using palette knife signed by Bristol artist, Arthur E. Milne. Milne was a painter of landscapes, portraits and flower pieces in oil, watercolour and pastel. Capturing the mood of the rugged West Country coast with his technique of laying on thick layers with visible palette-knife strokes. Signed bottom right Arthur E.Milne, complete with labels on the reverse. Arthur Edwards...
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1950s British Mid-Century Modern Vintage Unknown Paintings

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Wood, Paint

Large American Romantic Surrealism Oil Painting by Francis W. Cowell, circa 1949
Located in Buffalo, NY
Large surrealist outsider oil painting executed by Francis W Cowell, circa 1949. Titled "THE UNCIVILIZED". Buffalo Society of Artist, 54th annual exhibition. Interesting subject, ama...
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Mid-20th Century American Outsider Art Unknown Paintings

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Canvas

Oil Painting On Canvas With A Nature Frame Signed By Allan Schmidt From 1968
Located in Lejre, DK
Oil painting on canvas, framed in a natural wood frame. The work is signed by Allan Schmidt and dated 1968. The motif is done in an abstract style with dynamic colors that create a v...
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1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Unknown Paintings

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Paint

19th Century Original Oil Painting of Nobleman
Located in Scottsdale, AZ
19th Century Original Oil Painting of Nobleman. Striking piece with age appropriate wear, see condition details below. Most likely English but could be French with English frame. ...
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19th Century English Early Victorian Antique Unknown Paintings

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Canvas, Paint

Set of Five Framed "Tanglewood" Drawings
Located in Sheffield, MA
The five pen-and-ink drawings by Lauzon represent various aspects of a summer concert of the Boston Symphony Orchestra at Tanglewood, Lenox, MA: the co...
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Early 2000s American Unknown Paintings

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Paper

Late 19th Century Wood Framed Folk Art Painting Depicting Hound Dogs by River
Located in Middleburg, VA
Late 19th Century Wood Framed Folk Art Painting Depicting Hound Dogs by River. The two dogs are hunting water fowl. Wood framing is modern. United States, 1...
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Late 19th Century American Folk Art Antique Unknown Paintings

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Canvas, Paint

Large Mid-20th Century Abstract Painting. Made in the U.S.A.
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A striking large-scale oil on canvas, depicting an energetic composition of geometric forms and symbolic motifs. The artist employs intersecting lines, grids, and circular shapes in ...
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Mid-20th Century American Unknown Paintings

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Canvas

Signed Bear Watercolor / California Artist
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Signed R.Porter watercolor of a bear in the woods in California.This California artist was found in Ojai,California in a antique collection.It has been newly framed and matted.Its re...
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Late 20th Century American Adirondack Unknown Paintings

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Canvas, Wood

20th Century Signed Chamberlain Oil Painting of a Cow
Located in Los Angeles, CA
20th century oil painting of a cow peaking out of the barn door. This oil on canvas is signed Chamberlain and newly frame.
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Mid-20th Century American Country Unknown Paintings

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Wood

Signed Schooner Ship Oil Painting By J.Koitor
Located in Los Angeles, CA
19Thc oil painting of a ship oil painting in frame.This New England ship is probably from Greece.The Greek flag is on the ship as well. It is signed J.Katons.
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1890s American Folk Art Antique Unknown Paintings

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Paint, Canvas, Wood

Signed Dated Patriotic American Flag Painting
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Signed B. Donahue and dated 1969 Patriotic Flag painting. On the left side a cemetery honoring fallen heroes in war. To the Right of the flag is a seemi...
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1960s American Adirondack Vintage Unknown Paintings

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Canvas

Hen and Chick Oil Painting
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Very Sweet Victorian Hen and Chick Oil Painting with Ornate Frame.
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20th Century American Adirondack Unknown Paintings

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Wood

Hen and Chick Oil Painting
Hen and Chick Oil Painting
$556 Sale Price
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Contemporary Colorful Nude Woman Chalk Sketch on Gray circa 1960 Signed Ball
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
Portrait chalk sketching of a woman reclining nude. This piece features bold greens, blues, oranges, blacks and yellows. Woman is reclining on a fainting sofa, arms behind her head a...
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20th Century American Modern Unknown Paintings

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Paper

Indian Chief Painting Signed Dated 1936
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Amazing Indian Chief oil painting signed M.Soto & dated 1936. This amazing oil painting is in very good condition and has a great look.
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20th Century American Adirondack Unknown Paintings

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Boxwood

19Thc Original Hand Painted Tole Box w/ Bird
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This amazing folk art tole ware box is in original red painted back round with floral decoration & a embossed bird popping out.
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Late 19th Century American Adirondack Antique Unknown Paintings

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Tin

20Thc Pastel Painting of Still Life - Artist Signed 1921
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This signed & dated pastel still life painting is dated 1921 and artist signed ; Eda Hagerman 1921. The condition is very good and it retains the orifginal fo painted wood frame !
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1920s American Adirondack Vintage Unknown Paintings

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Wood

Large Mid-Century Era Watercolor Painting of President Dwight Mrs. Eisenhower
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This large and well executed original watercolor painting on masonite board is signed by a Jim Barclay, presumably from the United States, dating to 1964 and done in a period folk art style. The painting depicts President and Mrs. Dwight Eisenhower...
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Mid-20th Century American Folk Art Unknown Paintings

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Masonite, Paint

Folky Pig Painting on Board
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This fun folky pig painting is painted on a plywood panel. The back is unpainted and ready for hanging in a house or restaurant. This amazing folk art pai...
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Late 20th Century American Adirondack Unknown Paintings

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Wood

Folky Pig Painting on Board
Folky Pig Painting on Board
$1,516 Sale Price
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Large 19th C Italian Venetian Oil Painting w/ Murano Beads St. Mark’s Lion
Located in Katonah, NY
A Venetian Work of Art: Mid-19th Century Hand-Painted Artwork with Murano Glass Beads This extraordinary piece of art, created in Venice, Italy, during the mid-19th century, is both ...
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Mid-19th Century Italian Antique Unknown Paintings

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Glass, Wood

Pastel Signed and Dated 1929 Horse Head Profile
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Signed and dated by Datroll 1929 pastel water color on paper and in vintage original frame. The condition is very good.
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1920s American Adirondack Vintage Unknown Paintings

Framed "Tanglewood" Sketches, Pinicking
Located in Sheffield, MA
The pen-and-ink drawing with colored washes by Lauzon depicts a summer picnic scene at a Tanglewood concert in Lenox, MA. Matted and framed. Ready for hanging.
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21st Century and Contemporary American Unknown Paintings

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Paper

Large Vintage Expressionist Landscape Painting Signed Enamel on Board
Located in Wilton, CT
Large expressionist landscape painting in enamel on board depicting grasses or flowers against a seaside sunset, circa 1980s-1990s. Well matched with a wide, white, wooden frame. Mea...
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Late 20th Century American Expressionist Unknown Paintings

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Enamel

Small Profile Portrait Painting of a Blonde Girl on Green
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
A small portrait painting on card by artist Clair Seglem. Painted on card, the subject of this painting is painted in profile, and appears to ...
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Late 20th Century American Post-Modern Unknown Paintings

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Paint, Paper

Hand Painted Elephant in Gold Regalia on Paper, India
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
A beautiful hand painted portrait of an elephant in full Indian wedding regalia. The animal is shown mid-stride and is covered in a green, red, and gold cloth. A blue and gold styliz...
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20th Century Indian Anglo-Indian Unknown Paintings

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Gold

Large Midcentury Oversize Oil on Canvas Painting of Tigers by Peter Colby
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
Oil on canvas painting by artist Peter Colby. Large oversize canvas featuring two lions resting upon a patch of green grass. The background of this piece i...
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Unknown Paintings

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Canvas, Paint

Framed Portrait Painting of a Man with Beard by American Artist Genie Brock
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
Vertical portrait painting of a man by American artist Genie Brock. (Oklahoma, circa early 20th century) The subject is of an older gentleman with a gray head of hair and beard. He s...
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Early 20th Century American American Classical Unknown Paintings

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Canvas, Wood, Paint

Portrait Painting of a Black Doberman Pincher Dog on Green Signed
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
A unique original portrait painting of a dog named “Ike” by the late Oklahoma artist Clair Seglem. The artist captures this dog of Patricia Goetzinger ...
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1990s American Country Unknown Paintings

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Paint, Paper

Pair of Vera Alabaster Russian Original Folk Art Oil Paintings on Canvas
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This pair of oil paintings on canvas are done by the well known portrait and landscape Russian artist, Vera Alabaster in circa 1940 in a Folk Art style. The paintings depict a Jamaic...
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Early 20th Century Russian Folk Art Unknown Paintings

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Canvas

Original Portrait Painting of a Pin-up Woman in Pink, Signed
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
Portrait painting of a pinup woman in full makeup in pink. This striking piece depicts a woman with big blonde hair curled and pinned to the side. She wears blue eye makeup, a bright lip and blush, and a beauty mark. Her pink sleeveless dress...
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Unknown Paintings

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Masonite, Paint

Green Still Life Painting of Vegetables and Flowers on Board, Signed 1997
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
A still life painting of a tabletop with flowers, vegetables, and a watering can. This piece is painted on board and signed at the bottom right. The background is painted in a moody ...
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20th Century American Expressionist Unknown Paintings

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Masonite, Paint

"Long Lost" Is a Unique Spiritual Icon Painting Created in 2007
Located in Copenhagen, DK
An original signed acrylic painting on canvas by Danish-Grenadian artist Boris de Freitas (1969-) titled "long lost", 2007.
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Early 2000s Danish Modern Unknown Paintings

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Acrylic

American Legion Baseball and Basketball Folk Art Paintings
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Pair of baseball and basketball paintings found in a Midwestern American Legion hall. These were proudly displayed behind the legion hall bar. Grea...
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1940s American Folk Art Vintage Unknown Paintings

Bright Bold Postmodern Cubist Abstract Portrait Painting, Signed
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
A fabulous piece for the Postmodern art lover. This piece features cubist lines, bright bold colors and wonderful texture. It depicts a portrait of a figure, and is titled “Japanese Hair Salon...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Unknown Paintings

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Paint, Paper

Original Clair Seglem Portrait Painting of a Woman in Repose
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
A wonderful bohemian portrait painting of a woman in repose, by Oklahoma artist Clair Seglem. The subject in the painting is of a woman with ravishing yel...
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20th Century American Bohemian Unknown Paintings

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Paint, Paper

Original Hornsleth Painting "Butterflies ART" By Kristian Von Hornsleth
Located in Lejre, DK
Original painting by Kristian von Hornsleth in mixed media on canvas from 2021 titled "Butterflies ART". The painting measures approx. 106 x 140 cm and i...
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2010s Danish Modern Unknown Paintings

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Canvas

Oli Painting Made On Canvas With Wooden Frame
Located in Lejre, DK
Oil painting with the motif of a late summer evening in Paris, where the Eiffel Tower can be seen in the background. Measurements: L:58.5cm W:68.5cm
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Mid-19th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Antique Unknown Paintings

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Canvas

19th-century Russian Icon Depicting the Nativity of the Virgin Mary
Located in Los Angeles, CA
19th-century Russian icon depicting the Nativity of the Virgin Mary. This finely detailed piece captures the serene and sacred moment of Mary's birth, rendered with rich colors and t...
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19th Century Unknown Antique Unknown Paintings

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Wood

Tall Abstract Cubist Portrait Painting of a Woman in Pink and Black, Signed
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
A striking skinny portrait painting of a woman. This piece is tall and skinny and depicts a woman in pink and purple on a matte black background. The lines are cubist or abstract in ...
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20th Century American Modern Unknown Paintings

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Paint, Paper

Oli Painting Made On Canvas With Gilded Frame From 1940s
Located in Lejre, DK
Oil painting framed in a gilded wooden frame with a motif of a little girl holding a bunch of grapes. Painted in warm colors. Signed. Measurements: L:51.5cm W:41.5cm
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1940s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Unknown Paintings

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Canvas

Hot Pink Portrait Painting of a Woman, 1970s
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
A hot pink portrait painting of a woman by Clair Seglem. Found in the late artist’s studio, this piece is thought to have been painted by Seglem in the 1970s. The subject of the painting is a woman wearing a large floppy oversize hat...
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1970s American Bohemian Vintage Unknown Paintings

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Paint, Paper

Unknown paintings for sale on 1stDibs.

Unknown paintings are available for sale on 1stDibs. These distinctive items are frequently made of metal and are designed with extraordinary care. There are many options to choose from in our collection of Unknown paintings, although brown editions of this piece are particularly popular. We have 183 vintage editions of these items in-stock, while there is 1 modern edition to choose from as well. Many of the original paintings by Unknown were created in the folk art style in north america during the 20th century. Prices for Unknown paintings can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — on 1stDibs, these items begin at $140 and can go as high as $16,643, while a piece like these, on average, fetch $526.
Questions About Unknown Paintings
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    Yes, paintings by unknown artists may be worth something in some cases. When a painting’s maker isn't a well-known artist or is completely anonymous, factors like the visual appeal, historical significance, previous ownership and condition will determine the value of a painting. A certified appraiser or experienced art dealer can evaluate your piece using these criteria and provide you with an estimated value for your art. Shop a wide range of paintings on 1stDibs.

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