"Old Age Solitude", Oil on Canvas, Norwegian National Romance Art, ca.1930/40s

MUSEUM QUALITY – Hjalmar Martinius Anthony Oil Painting (ca. 1930s-40s) Immerse yourself in Norwegian artistic tradition with this exquisitely rendered oil painting by celebrated ar...

"Whispers of the Fjord Pines" – Rare Original Oil Painting by B. Berntzen (ca. 1970s) A true collector’s treasure, this original oil on canvas by B. Berntzen stands apart as an exce...

Vintage Norwegian Oil Painting – Mid-20th Century Street Scene This captivating Scandinavian primitive-style oil painting on canvas depicts a charming historical street view featuri...

Museum-Quality Painting by Norwegian Artist Nikolai Olsen Berg (1875–1955) "Farmyard at Jølster" circa 1910 This exceptionally rare work by Norwegian painter Nikolai Olsen Berg exem...

Continental, early 20th century) THE INTERRUPTION oil on canvas, framed, signed 531 & dated 1915

A Large Continental Oil on Canvas "The Prohibited Reading " after Karel Ooms (Belgium, 1845-1900). This beautiful executed painting depicts a historical scene of an old man and a young woman who are huddled over a bible. The pair is gazing in apparent concern or alarm, over the old man's shoulder, towards something outside of the picture. The scene is likely set in the 16th or 17th century when Protestants were prosecuted, amongst others, for reading the bible in the vernacular, a practice prohibited by the Catholic Church at the time. Signed (l/r) A. Ribas 15-12-913. Within a giltwood carved frame. circa: Probably Belgium, 1913. Karel Ooms was born in Dessel on January 27, 1845 as the youngest son of a large peasant family. At school his extraordinary talent for drawing was discovered. When he was twelve his hometown provided financial support which allowed him to study at the Antwerp Academy of fine Arts. One of his teachers at the Academy was Nicaise de Keyser, one of the key figures in the Belgian Romantic-historical school of painting and a painter of mainly history paintings and portraits. After graduating from the Academy 1865 Karel Ooms was welcomed with pomp in his home town Dessel. He painted two altarpieces for the local church Saint Nicolas, to express his gratitude to his city. Karel Ooms settled as an independent artist in Antwerp around 1871. He quickly established a reputation as a portrait painter. In addition, he received commissions for religious paintings and history paintings. He gained particular recognition with two large paintings...

This is an original oil on canvas painting by Danish artist Eiler Sørensen (1869-1953). Eiler Sørensen was a renowned artist known for his landscape paintings and motives from the e...

A poignant and sensitively rendered early 20th-century oil painting depicting an elderly woman seated in quiet contemplation. Executed with muted, earthy tones and delicate brushwork...