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Paintings For Sale
Selection of Mid-Century Jazz Themed Paintings
Located in Atlanta, GA
Selection of Mid-Century jazz themed paintings, American, circa 1930s-1970s. From left to right, they are:
1) New Orleans jazz watercolor by Leo Meirsdorff...
Category
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Paper
Pair of Large Decorative Chelsea House Watercolor Wild Life Paintings on Silk
Located in Ft. Lauderdale, FL
Decorative pair of Chelsea House paintings. Watercolor on silk in gilt carved frames. Scenes include monkeys and other wildlife. Frames are mark...
Category
Late 20th Century American Paintings
Materials
Silk, Paint
Roberto Benites Pair of Modernist Figural Paintings
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Striking pair of acrylic paintings on canvas of traditional Peruvian figures executed in a modernist minimalist folk style. Signed Roberto Benites and presented in wood frames.
Category
20th Century Peruvian Folk Art Paintings
Materials
Paint
Friedrich Ortlieb Oil on Canvas Children Celebrate Christmas
By Friedrich Ortlieb
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Friedrich Ortlieb (German, 1839-1909) A fine and large oil on canvas titled "New Year's Day at The grandfather's". The joyful indoor family scene depicting a Christmas and new year's celebration with an elder seated couple, the grandparents, the grandmother holding a toddler on her arms, the grandfather with his smoking pipe by his side, both enjoying a young boy's (grandson) poem recital, while other children await their turn with gifts as the mesmerized young parents Stand and watch in awe. A Christmas tree by the window, a cat sneaking by and a basket with wine and bread awaits being delivered as a gift to the elders. A young boy sits patiently on a chair, an apple and an umbrella by his side. Signed: Fried Ortlieb, München 1873 - (lower right). An engraved brass plaque reads "New Year's at the grandfathers - Friederich Ortlieb 1839-1909) Munich, circa 1873.
Friedrich Ortlieb was an accomplished artist, born in Stuttgart in 1839 and died in Munich on the 4th October 1909. He received his formal art training at the L’Ecole des Beaux-Arts in Stuttgart and also at Steffeck, Berlin. He exhibited widely, though most notably in Dresden and Vienna from 1871. He is best remembered for his genre scenes with children as shown in this finely detailed example of his work. Epitomizing the very best in this genre, Ortlieb depicts the character and personality of the children in joyful situations with accuracy and great sensitivity to the subject matter, a frozen moment in time with so much detail and emotion expressed in the children’s and elder's faces.
Related literature:
E. Benezit, Dictionnaire des Peintres, Sculpteurs, Dessinateurs et Graveurs by Gründ, Volume 8, Page 41
Provenance:
Grogan
Company, Dedham, December 5, 1999 - Sale No. 81, Lot 13
Gallerie in Paris, 2000
Christie's New York 2003
Paris art gallery...
Category
19th Century German Country Antique Paintings
Materials
Giltwood, Canvas
$29,850 Sale Price
59% Off
Old Master Manner Painting Letter Attached By Claire Durieux Renaissance Style
Located in Long Island City, NY
An Old master manner mixed media painting on paper depicting an interior genre scene in a castle. The painting is adorned with a hand painting frame featuring animal, floral, foliage...
Category
20th Century European Paintings
Materials
Paint
$840 Sale Price
30% Off
Huge vintage midcentury painting of a Persian cat, by Thomas Lee, USA 1970s
Located in Hastings, GB
An enormous mid century painting of a Persian cat, signed by Thomas Lee, USA 1970s. Great decorative piece. Heavily textured paint around the cat's head.
Some age-related wear to the...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Softwood
Mid-Century Maritime Painting of Ships in Storm, Signed
Located in Seattle, WA
Dramatic mid-20th-century maritime painting showing two vessels battling heavy seas under a dark, turbulent sky.The artist uses thick, energetic brushwork and layered paint to descri...
Category
1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Paintings
Materials
Wood
Roland Hinton Perry Portrait of a Lady in Red, 1931
By Roland Hinton Perry
Located in Hanover, MA
Large stunning portrait of a beautiful seated woman in a red dress framed in a period carved giiltwood frame.
Signed upper right R. Hinton Perry. Dated indistinctly 1931 or 1939.
Roland Hinton Perry (1870-1941) was a sculptor and painter committed to the Beaux-Arts tradition. Born in New York, he studied in Paris at the Académie Julian under Henri Chapu and Denys Puech...
Category
1930s American Art Deco Vintage Paintings
Materials
Canvas
17th Century, Italian Painting with Battle Between Christian and Turkish Cavalry
Located in IT
17th century, Italian oil on canvas painting with battle between Christian and Turkish cavalry
The oil on canvas painting depicts a battle between Christian and Turkish cavalry. C...
Category
Mid-17th Century European Baroque Antique Paintings
Materials
Canvas
Alexander Michael - Oil Painting Chiemsee near Hochstaedt, 1994
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Alexander Michael - Oil Painting Chiemsee near Hochstaedt, 1994
In this atmospheric 1994 landscape, Alexander Michael captures the tranquil expanse of the countryside near Hochstädt...
Category
1990s German Other Paintings
Materials
Wood, Paint
Mid-19th Century Hand Painted Asian Wallpaper Panels
Located in San Francisco, CA
A set of three mounted hand painted wallpaper panels in simple wood frames.
Beautifully and elaborate painted scenes with birds, flowers,...
Category
Mid-19th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Antique Paintings
Materials
Paper
Exotic Bird Frieze, Art Deco Decorative Painting by Dunbar Beck
Located in Philadelphia, PA
In a superb example of Art Deco decorative painting influenced by Medieval motifs, this frieze painting by famous muralist Dunbar Beck is saturated wit...
Category
1930s American Art Deco Vintage Paintings
Materials
Paint
$880 Sale Price
20% Off
Original Oil Painting of Maine Landscape by Henry Varnum Poor
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Large original oil painting of Maine landscape by Henry Varnum Poor.
Category
20th Century American Paintings
Materials
Canvas
Room Size Paninting of Gerry Mulligan Jazz Group, Ca. 1960s
Located in Peabody, MA
Very large - six foot by four foot - 1960s era canvas by the American artist Charles Arcier (1914-1995). This vibrantly stylized painting perfectly captures the cool vibes and smoot...
Category
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Paintings
Materials
Paint
Vintage Boho Original Abstract Oil Painting on Canvas
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Infuse your space with artistic flair through this Vintage Boho Original Abstract Oil Painting On Canvas, a captivating piece that radiates creative energy. The swirling hues of eart...
Category
Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Wood, Paint
Framed Oil Painting in the Style of Vincent van Gogh, circa 1970
Located in Barcelona, ES
This framed oil painting, created by an unknown artist, beautifully captures the essence and style of Vincent van Gogh. Inspired by Van Gogh’s distinctive use of color, expressive br...
Category
1970s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vintage Paintings
Materials
Wood
$3,747 Sale Price
20% Off
"Male Youth with Pole", Superb Painting of Male Nude by Sigvard Mohn, 1910s
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Sensitively painted with a rich but subdued palette and dramatic lighting, this large painting of a male youth leaning on a long pole was made by Sigvard Mo...
Category
1910s American Beaux Arts Vintage Paintings
Materials
Paint
$12,000 Sale Price
20% Off
Beautiful Early 19th Century Portrait
Located in Stockbridge, GA
Beautiful early 19th century portrait dated and signed at the back.
Portrait attributed to Berthon, student of David "The young girl and the c...
Category
Early 19th Century French Empire Antique Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Giltwood
$5,120 Sale Price
20% Off
Painting by JOSÉ FELIPE ABÁRZUZA RODRÍGUEZ DE ARIAS (Cádiz, 1871-Puerto Real
Located in Marbella, ES
JOSÉ FELIPE ABÁRZUZA RODRÍGUEZ DE ARIAS (Cádiz, 1871-Puerto Real, 1948).
"Moors at Dusk".
Oil on canvas.
On the lower part there is a plaque with the artist's name and title.
Frame f...
Category
Early 1900s Spanish Antique Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Wood
Oil on Canvas Still Life of Flowers
Located in Cheshire, GB
Still life with flowers in a vase, oil on canvas, signed Manuela Bonati encased in carved frame.
Dimensions
Height 28 Inches
Width 24 Inches
Depth 2 Inches.
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Paintings
Materials
Paint
$1,372 Sale Price
36% Off
Morning Mist Original Oil Painting By Heinie Hartwig
Located in Coeur d
Alene, ID
Original oil on board; 9" x 12". Painting portrays a Native American camp scene with one teepee set up and another one with poles up. They are arranged in an open meadow with pink fl...
Category
Late 20th Century American Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Paint
"Westminster Abbey, London" by Frank Myers Boggs
Located in Wiscasset, ME
Oil on canvas, signed and inscribed in the lower left. This is a wonderful scene of Westminster Abbey in London with sunlight beaming down from above.
The Impressionist Frank Mye...
Category
Late 19th Century English Victorian Antique Paintings
Materials
Paint
Japanese Four Panel Screen: Early Spring Into Summer
Located in Hudson, NY
Japanese Four Panel Screen: Early Spring Into Summer, Meiji period (1868 -1912) painting of plum in bloom with red camellias on the right and peony and thistle on the left. A clutc...
Category
Early 1900s Japanese Meiji Antique Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
Rare Lee Reynolds Vanguard Vintage Abstract Modern Floral Oil Painting Framed
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
Extremely rare, vividly hued, oversized Lee Reynolds Vanguard Studios Mid Century Modern Abstract Still Life Oil Painting Framed and Signed
Very exciting Reynolds find as we have n...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Wood, Paint
Folk Art Reverse Glass Tinsel Painting - Original Frame - U.S. - Circa 1850
s
Located in Chatham, ON
Exceptional Folk Art reverse painting on glass with foil/tinsel back (églomisé) - original hand made wood frame with carved and painted details - unsigned - United States - circa 185...
Category
Mid-19th Century American Folk Art Antique Paintings
Materials
Glass, Softwood, Paint
Sublime Expressionist Blue White and Teal Village Landscape Painting with Boat
By Edvard Munch
Located in Chattanooga, TN
An evocative and atmospheric work from 1972, this signed original painting captures the poetry of solitude and transition along a quiet shoreline. A solitary figure—draped in white and veiled, a basket resting in her hands—stands between land and water, contemplation suspended between the familiar and the unknown. Behind her, a cluster of humble village homes and the faint trace of power lines...
Category
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Paint
Large Vintage Signed Abstract Oil Painting by Pierre Alexandre Graziani 1958
Located in London, GB
A Rare Pierre Alexandre Graziani (French, 1932–2020) 'La Colère des Hespérides' 1958
Oil on unframed canvas - Signed and dated lower right “Graziani ’58”
Dimensions:
Height: 100 c...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas
French Oil on Canvas, Reclining Nude, Second Quarter of the 20th Century
Located in Atlanta, GA
The oil painting depicting a nude female in a state of relaxation, her hair styled in the fashion of the Art Deco period, in period molded and ebonized frame with gilt rabbet.
Category
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Paintings
Pair of brown Lacquer on Wood Panels Art Nouveau Floral Japanese Style .
Located in Miami, FL
Two Lacquer panels on wood Japanese inspiration soft colors , floral theme.
Style Art Nouveau// Art Deco.
French origine.
Could fit perfectly above a pair of Art Deco or art Nouveau ...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Art Nouveau Paintings
Materials
Wood
Japanese Silk Scroll Painting of Moneys Edo Period Mori Tetsuzan
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Japanese mounted vertical hanging scroll painting by Mori Tetsuzan (Japanese, 1775-1841) circa 19th century Edo period. The watercolor and ink on silk ...
Category
19th Century Japanese Japonisme Antique Paintings
Materials
Silk, Paper
Original Artwork by Michael Mew ‘Making New Friends’, Mixed Media 2008
Located in Richmond, Surrey
Original Artwork by Michael Mew ‘Making New Friends’, mixed media 2008
Title: Making New Friends
Date: 2008
Medium: Paint, mixed media, collage resin ...
Category
20th Century American Modern Paintings
Materials
Resin, Paint
Asian Batik painting of Indian religion in wood frame, 1900-1990s
Located in MIlano, IT
Asian Batik painting of Indian religion in wood frame, 1900-1990s
Painting painted with the batik technique on fabric. The structure of the painting is divided into 5 circles, one at...
Category
20th Century Asian Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Wood
"The Return of Thomas Pickering, " Important WPA-Period Oil Painting by Beck
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Full of atmosphere, rich color and drama, this fully realized oil on canvas study by Dunbar Beck was executed in preparation for his lobby painting at the US Post Office...
Category
1930s American Art Deco Vintage Paintings
Materials
Paint
19th Century Spanish Oil on Canvas Painting Signed Riani
Located in Lambertville, NJ
Oil on canvas portrait of a Spanish aristocratic lady. The painting of a young woman in profile with a dark background dressed in a formal gown with pink roses, signed by the artist ...
Category
1890s Spanish Aesthetic Movement Antique Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Giltwood, Paint
Peder Brøndum Sørensen. Oil on board. Landscape with figures and houses
Located in København, Copenhagen
Peder Brøndum Sørensen (1931-2003), Danish painter.
Oil on board.
Modernist landscape with figures and houses.
1960s/70s.
In perfect condition.
Signed PBS.
Dimensions: 60,0 cm x 50,0...
Category
1960s Danish Modern Vintage Paintings
Materials
Other
Original Abstract Oil Painting on Canvas by Rita Hvilivitzky, 1962
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
Original vintage abstract oil painting on canvas by Rita Hvilivitzky, 1962.
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Paint
Pair of Mid-19th Century Oil on Canvas Paintings by Charles Cooper Henderson
Located in Middleburg, VA
Pair of Mid-19th Century Oil on Canvas Paintings by Charles Cooper Henderson: "The Devonport, Coach" and "The Louth Coach"
The Devonport, Coach painting...
Category
Mid-19th Century English Romantic Antique Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Paint
Four Neapolitan underglaze paintings with frame
Located in Milano, IT
The four 18th-century Neapolitan posthumously framed under-glass paintings depict biblical scenes from The Book of Jonah, specifically:
1. Jonah vomited by the Whale;
2. Elisha and t...
Category
18th Century Italian Baroque Antique Paintings
Materials
Glass, Wood
$7,207 / set
Still Life Oil Painting on Masonite by Richard Pinney
Located in Charlottesville, VA
Oil on masonite still life by Richard Pinney, depicting a warm interior scene with fruit, flowers, and vessels arranged in a loosely structured composition. The textured brushwork an...
Category
1960s American Vintage Paintings
Materials
Masonite, Paint
Set of Eight Chinese Watercolors of Working Women
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Rare antique set of eight Chinese watercolors depicting women in various occupations executed in a traditional delicate style on pith. Presented in a gilt carved wood Asian style fra...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Paintings
Materials
Paint
Leonard Thorpe "Nelson
s Column" Original Oil Painting, circa 1960
Located in San Francisco, CA
Leonard Thorpe "Nelson's Column" original oil painting, circa 1960
Nelson's Column is a monument in Trafalgar Square in the City of Westminster, Centra...
Category
Mid-20th Century English Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas
Scandinavian oil on board of an interior, Mid Century, Signed RMM
Located in London, Fitzrovia
Scandinavian oil on board of an interior, Mid Century, Signed RMM.
Could do with a nice old frame.
Dimensions given are of the painting with the existing wooden frame.
Dimensions wi...
Category
20th Century European Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Paint
Wooden workbench of a Japanese lacquerware craftsman/20th century/wall-hanging
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
This is a lacquerware craftsman's workbench believed to have been actually used in Fukushima Prefecture and other areas in the Tohoku region between 1945 and 1960. This box-shaped st...
Category
20th Century Japanese Showa Paintings
Materials
Cedar, Lacquer
Modernist Landscape depicting Winter Scene by the River by Ana Marinkovic (1923)
Located in Beograd, RS
In this listing you will find a stunning modernist painting done by Ana Marinkovic, a renowned Yugoslav artist. The artwork depicts a winter scene featuring a partially frozen river ...
Category
1920s Serbian Modern Vintage Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Wood, Paint
$5,717 Sale Price
20% Off
"Basket Fishing", Powerful Mid Century Painting with Shirtless Man, South Africa
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This powerful depiction of a half-nude man capturing a fish in his conical basket -- much like men and women have done for centuries -- is painted in a rich, deep palette of warm bro...
Category
1950s South African Mid-Century Modern Vintage Paintings
Materials
Paint
Charles Levier (Fr. 1920-2003) Watercolor
Ink Coastal Landscape With Sunflower
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Watercolor & ink on paper depicting a landscape with bright yellow and orange sunflowers in the foreground, a large structure over-looking the blue waters and rolling hills off in th...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Metal
Frans Franken III 16th Century Oil on Wood, Adoration of the Magi, Painting
Located in IT
Frans Franken III and aid, Adoration of the Magi
Good condition
The oil painting on wood, with a gold background, depicts an Adoration of the Magi. The Magi are dressed in sumptuous silk and brocade dresses; they wear precious hats and jewelery. The richness of their garments is in contrast with the humility of the Holy Family and of the other characters who, around curious, observe the scene. The hut is simple, made of wood and straw: above it shines the Comet, symbol of the divine event. In the distance, a group of wayfarers walk along a path that is lost on the horizon, blending into the gold of the bottom.
The representation proposes a traditional iconography, in which the painter inserts some details that he lends himself to symbolic interpretations. Among these is the appearance of the Magi, who from the XIVth century differs iconographically: the wise astronomers represent the homage to Jesus of the then known parts of the world, namely Africa, Asia and Europe. To the right of the Magi, in the foreground, sits a monkey, considered a demonic creature and a symbol of lies and sin. It is depicted on the sidelines, as a defeat, next to a fragment of a classical column: ruin alludes to the end of paganism, of the old world that collapses with the advent of the new one, marked by the birth of Christ and liberation from the Original Sin. On the ruins he climbs the ivy, symbol of the immortality of the soul. The work is attributable to the workshop of the Flemish painter Frans Francken III...
Category
16th Century Belgian Renaissance Antique Paintings
Materials
Paint
Flower Paintings, 19th Century, Oil Painting on Canvas
By Julien Stappers
Located in Breganze, VI
Flowers artwork, oil painting on canvas, floral vase painting which represents yellow Daiseis,
placed in two vases. In the background were painted the so-called "Pope's Medallions...
Category
Early 20th Century Belgian Art Nouveau Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
Albert Elmstedt (1895-1976) mid century vintage expressionist abstract drawing
Located in Ebberup, DK
This is an original vintage watercolour drawing by Danish artist Albert Elmstedt (1895-1976).
It is made in aquarelle and tusch on paper in the colors purple and green with black dis...
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Paper, Paint
Oil on Panel Painting
Interior of the Harem
by Eduardo León Garrido
Located in London, GB
Executed in oil on panel, housed within a carved swept giltwood frame.
Signed bottom right 'E. L. Garrido,' and old stencilled stamps to the rear.
Dimensions (framed): H 79 cm by 68...
Category
Early 20th Century French Belle Époque Paintings
Materials
Paint
Gotthard Sandberg, Swedish artist. Oil on board. Modernist landscape
Located in København, Copenhagen
Gotthard Sandberg (1890-1961), Swedish artist.
Oil on board.
Modernist landscape with horses in a meadow.
Titled "Sommar" (Summer).
Signed and dated 1960.
In perfect condition.
Visi...
Category
1960s Swedish Modern Vintage Paintings
Materials
Other
Large 5
x 6
Vintage Abstract Painting by E. Hyman
Located in Oxnard, CA
Here is a beautiful, large-scale abstract painting from 1992 by E. Hyman. The work features a lovely mix of colors and texture, with bits of impasto throughout. It measures an impr...
Category
Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Vintage mid century maritime oil painting with cows and sun breaking the skies
Located in Ebberup, DK
This is an original vintage oil on canvas maritime landscape painting with motive of cows at the seaside. The sun breaking the skies creates a dramatic effect in the otherwise calm s...
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Paint
Monumental Modern Original Abstract Painting by Alain Le Yaouanc, 1960s
Located in Culver City, CA
Alain Le Yaouanc (1931-2012) was a French painter and printmaker associated with the abstraction movement of the mid-twentieth century. He was known for his...
Category
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Paint
$8,400 Sale Price
30% Off
"Nude Bathers at Swan Hill", Painting of Male Nudes by Ernest Smith, Australia
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Pale and enigmatic, this lovely modern painting of three male nude bathers -- and a fourth in the distance -- on the sandy shore of a mountainous lake was painted by Ernest Smith. Smith is known for his figural paintings in Australia...
Category
Early 2000s Australian Modern Paintings
Materials
Paint
Western Art Original Oil Painting "Below Miner
s Needle" by Ron Stewart USA
Located in Munich, DE
Impressing Indian / western Scenery of three Indian warriors on horses in the prairie.
This beautiful original oil painting of US American artist Ron Stewart with the title 'Below M...
Category
1960s American Vintage Paintings
Materials
Wood, Paper
Portrait of a Handsome Man Oil Painting by Mid Century Artist
Located in Palm Springs, CA
This beautiful mid century painting of a handsome man was painted in the 1950s. The subject was the owner of a beautiful San Diego Estate. Artist was F Stanley Herring. Beautiful antique fold leaf frame with ruby color fillet trim. Subject is seated in a royal blue chair...
Category
1950s North American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Paintings
Materials
Canvas
English Midcentury Framed Portrait of a Lady
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
English, circa 1940 oil on canvas portrait of a young woman bearing a confident expression and the curious smile of Mona Lisa. A mottled background of taupe-gray is the perfect compl...
Category
20th Century English Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Wood
French 19th Century Landscape Painting
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Beautiful French 19th Century landscape painting. Old wood original stretchers . Nice old gilt frame too.
Sight dimensions: 15....
Category
19th Century French French Provincial Antique Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Wood
1983 Surrealist Painting by Libertad Gomez
Located in San Diego, CA
This painting by Libertad Gomez, 1983 is a breath of fresh air. We like the use of colors and the artist's rendition of an outside in environment. Frame...
Category
20th Century Unknown Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
$1,340 Sale Price
20% Off
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