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V. HANON, Mother Child , Modernist Enamel on Copper Painting, Mid 20th C.
Located in Chatham, ON
V. HANON (unknown artist/maker) - 'Mother & Child' - Modernist enamel painting on copper panel - float mounted on wood panel - hanger to the back - country of origin unknown - mid 20...
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Hand-Painted Wall Decorations

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Copper, Enamel

Fabulous Large original oil painting of maidens by Hans Zatzka 1859-1945
Located in Long Island City, NY
Large original painting of maidens by Hans Zatzka A Fabulous And All Original Oil Painting On Canvas By Hans Zatska.(Austrian1859-1945) In untouched condition this painting is top q...
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Late 19th Century Austrian Antique Hand-Painted Wall Decorations

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Canvas, Giltwood, Paint

Wonderful Vintage French screen printed by hand Tapestry “the winegrowers”
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Discover the elegance of this mid-century French screen printed by hand tapestry featuring an alteration from the exquisite design of the renowned medieval museum tapestry, "Les Vend...
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Mid-20th Century French Aubusson Hand-Painted Wall Decorations

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Wool, Cotton

Custom Kitchen Tile Backsplash - Hand Painted Portuguese Tiles Azulejos
Located in Baldock, GB
Custom Kitchen Tile Backsplash - Hand Painted Portuguese Tiles Any design, size or colour. Please message us with your requirements. - Our murals...
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21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Hand-Painted Wall Decorations

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Ceramic, Paint

John David Rigsby Abstract Mixed Media on Canvas, American 1960
Located in Hudson, NY
A handsome and sophisticated mixed media on canvas by American artist John Rigsby. Found in a original state of preservation. His works are few and far between. The following biography was submitted by John David Rigsby, Jr., son of the artist. The author is Lisa Rigsby Peterson, daughter of the artist, and owner of the copyright of the biography. John David Rigsby was born on October 10, 1934, the seventh child of an Alabama Depression-era sharecropper's son. He and his family moved frequently, from one one-room structure to another, often with no running water, no plumbing, no heat but the stove. His father was killed in a car accident when Rigsby was just 9 years old. Life for the remaining eight family members proved tumultuous and difficult -- food wasn't plentiful, nor money. The family moved from place to place, following work -- Rigsby attended 30 different schools before graduating from high school. Despite living in poverty, Rigsby demonstrated academic and artistic aptitude at a young age. Two oil paintings on covers ripped off of old books that he painted when he was eight years old show the promise of an imaginative and gifted eye. Rigsby was drafted by the U.S. Army in 1953. As he later wrote, "When basic training at Fort Jackson, South Carolina, was over, I was told to go out and find a job. Jasper Johns was painting visual aids for the 28th Regimental Headquarters. He suggested the Band Training Unit." Rigsby played the clarinet in that unit, and after 2 years of service, he enrolled at the University of Alabama on the G.I. Bill to study art. After just two years, he left school and followed his mentor (and one of the greatest and longest-lasting influences on his art), Japanese artist and U of A art instructor Tatsu Heima, to New York City. Heima introduced him to Isamu Noguchi and suggested that Rigsby work as Noguchi's assistant. Instead, Rigsby chose a job as a guard at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, since "the notion of seeing all of that art appealed more to me than the boring task of studio assistant." The opportunity was a rich one for Rigsby. He had a chance to study the masters, and cited Rembrandt with his simplicity and elegance as another of the most important influences on his work. In the years between 1957 and 1963, when Rigsby eventually earned his BFA in sculpture, the artist traveled back and forth between New York and Tuscaloosa, alternating study with forays into the fertile New York art scene. Rigsby exhibited some of his early sculpture work in 1958 at a small New York gallery, which was also exhibiting the work of Willem and Elaine de Kooning and Theodore Stamos. Shortly thereafter, searching for an educational venue closer to New York City, Rigsby visited New Haven, Connecticut, and spent an afternoon speaking with Josef Albers at Yale. Albers agreed to accept Rigsby into the Yale program on the condition that he take freshman drawing all over again. A brilliant opportunity, but, in Rigsby's words, "When it was time to register, I was hitchhiking back to Alabama, looking for food and shelter." Rigsby had his first one-man show at the University of Alabama in 1959. A visiting critic from New York, J.F. Goosen, reviewed the show and wrote "here is a talent which produces art because that is the thing for a gifted person to do. In his effortless ease of conception and execution, he has already achieved a goal that eludes many artists for a lifetime." Finally, in 1963, Rigsby received his degree in sculpture, dissolved a short-lived marriage, visited his family, packed up his car and headed permanently for New York. That year, his work was included in a group show at the Delgado Museum in New Orleans - which led to a one-man exhibit at the Delgado in 1964. During 1964, Rigsby took drawing classes at Columbia University, and worked at the General Post Office at night. He met his future wife, Linda Palmieri, and married. In 1965, his daughter Lisa was born, followed in 1966 by the birth of his son, John David Jr. In 1966, Rigsby had a successful one-man show at the Pietrantonio Gallery in New York. Shortly thereafter, he and the family moved to Tunis, Tunisia at the suggestion of a colleague, who urged him to "come paint by the light of Klee." Rigsby worked for the United States Information Agency as a teacher, and he spent the next year and a half painting over ninety paintings inspired by the smells, light, and Phoenician and Roman art surrounding him. He also executed a number of character and landscape drawings, capturing the Tunisian way of life. During his time in Tunisia, Rigsby's work was shown there in two major exhibits. Upon the family's return to the U.S. in 1968, Rigsby once again exhibited at the Pietrantonio Gallery. Later that year, Rigsby enrolled in Southern Connecticut State College's Urban Studies program, earning a master's degree in 1970. During his time at SCSU, Rigsby worked as the city of Bridgeport's Curator of Exhibits, driving a mobile art gallery from schools to neighborhood fairs and housing projects. After completing his degree, Rigsby had an exhibit at the Telfair Museum in Savannah, Georgia. This exhibit caught the attention of a member of the search committee looking to hire an artist for a newly-developed program in neighboring South Carolina. In 1970, Rigsby was selected as the first Artist-in-Residence in the state of South Carolina for the National Endowment for the Arts Artists in Schools program. His work with the newly-integrated students at Beaufort (SC) High School over the term of his residency precluded substantial work on his own art. He did, however, set up a studio in downtown Beaufort, and was able to create a modest number of paintings, which were included in exhibits at the Columbia Museum in South Carolina in 1971 and Yale University in 1973. At the end of his residency in 1974, Rigsby was named the National Visual Arts Coordinator of the Artists in Schools program for the NEA, a post he held for two years. In this position, Rigsby traveled the country, reviewing grant applications, meeting with state leaders in government, education and the arts to promote program concepts and explore local opportunities. The message he repeated over and over again echoed that of one of the other major influences on Rigsby as an artist - Ruth Asawa Lanier, whose words taught him that all of the work that the artist does is the artist's work, not simply the paintings he creates. In his capacity as National Coordinator, as well as many times in the future, Rigsby stressed that artists function in the same way as any other person in society, and deserved the same respect and place for their work as did all other professions. After two years traveling the country, Rigsby was ready for a change, saying "for the first time in my adult life, there was not a body of paintings to show for the years put into my work." In 1976, a summer retreat to the mountain community of Central City, Colorado, led to a permanent relocation. Eventually settling in the small town of Evergreen, Rigsby followed his own advice about artists becoming actively involved in their communities, and he established the Evergreen Visual Arts Center. The Center provided working space for artists, classes for adults and children, and, most importantly, a place for Rigsby to create his own work. Buoyed by the opportunity to concentrate once again on his art, and inspired by his new surroundings, Rigsby entered an extremely prolific period in his career. In 1977, he organized a traveling exhibition of his paintings, which showed at the Kimball Arts Center in Utah, the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C., and the Arvada Center in Colorado. 1978 brought more exhibits, notably in Aspen and Denver, as Rigsby's work continued. He took an extended trip to visit his mentor, Tatsu Heima, in Japan, where he climbed Mt. Fuji, followed by travels to Tehran, Delhi, and several European countries. He chronicled his impressions from his travels in a small collection of paintings upon his return to the U.S. - the beginning of a practice which would continue through the rest of his life. In 1979, Rigsby's marriage failed, and at the same time he lost the lease to his Evergreen studio to redevelopment plans. In response to the personal chaos around him, Rigsby began a series of what he called "hard-nosed process paintings," the watercolor paintings of dots which marked his work from this period. The paintings gained him an NEA Individual Artist grant in 1980, as well as a Yaddo fellowship in 1981. The polka dot paintings were followed by a series of cupcake-like images, again examining space and color. During the early 1980s, Rigsby lived in a suite of old dentists' offices in a rundown part of Denver, with a studio in an area that reminded him of the Bowery in New York. In 1984, Rigsby founded the Progreso Gallery in the building where he lived, using the space both to show his own work and also to mount shows of the work of many Colorado artists. The gallery also served as a focal point for Denver's local arts community, hosting weekly discussion groups and classes. In 1984, Rigsby traveled to the Baja Peninsula and then in 1985 to Yugoslavia. After each sojourn, Rigsby returned to create vibrant and explosive paintings based on his experiences, showing them at his Progreso gallery and another alternative gallery in Denver, the Edge Gallery. The economic recession of the mid-eighties hit the art market and Rigsby hard, however, and although he continued to create new works of art, major exhibitions were difficult to come by. In 1987, Rigsby decided to leave Denver and spent six months in Barcelona, Spain. It was an electrifying trip for him. Rigsby wrote of that time: "The streets alone are a visual feast, and the additions of museums from Saarinen, Picasso and Miro to 12th century icons produced artistic indigestion. My paintings are always about the way things look and feel. Barcelona was a time machine extending those sensory and emotional concerns back to the Middle Ages. I felt the need to reduce my work to essential elements of color, scale, drawing and format. The [resulting] color studies speak eloquently for themselves, and in doing so, redefine all of the work I've done in the past 35 years of painting." Rigsby completed over a hundred paintings while in Barcelona - color studies, street portraits of the characters he encountered on a daily basis, and a number of dark landscape paintings. He found time to run with the bulls in Pamplona, and began writing stories about his adventures that were later published. Upon his return to Denver in 1988, Rigsby continued to explore the alter egos of the color studies - he concentrated on a series of dark paintings, all prominently featuring back. He commented about these black paintings that he " decided it was time to explore the perception of the eye and physical space as defined by low -light conditions…I find these paintings elegant, joyous and light-filled, with no feeling of heaviness at all." In mid-1988, Rigsby moved permanently to Houston, Texas, where he would spend the last five years of his life. Once in Houston, Rigsby made a discovery that would serve as the inspiration and material for some of the last works of his career. In 1989, he discovered a salvage yard filled with scrap rubber, and he began working on black rubber sculptures, as well as paintings with rubber elements incorporated. He made strong connections in the Houston alternative arts scene, and became a regular contributor and art critic for a local weekly newspaper, The Public News. From 1989 through 1992, he exhibited his sculptures and paintings at Houston's Brent Gallery, Fountainhead Gallery, and Blaffer Gallery. He also produced an installation of his rubber sculptures on the roof of the Diverse Works Gallery in Houston. 1992 also marked Rigsby's return to Denver when he exhibited his sculptures at the Payton-Rule Gallery in Denver, leading to an Absolut Rigsby commission by Carillon Importers. The 1990s were a tremendous struggle for Rigsby, with financial crises compounded by physical trauma (he accidentally sawed off the top joint of the index finger of his left hand while working in his studio). Although his work was being shown, it wasn't selling, and the tremendous financial pressure he felt weighed heavily upon him. He spent an increasing proportion of his time going to flea markets and garage sales, rehabilitating and repairing the things he bought there, and then re-selling them simply to raise enough money to keep a roof over his head. He had little time to paint or sculpt, the things in life that had always, no matter what the circumstances, brought him joy. Rigsby's final works were a series of intricate paintings and drawings on used books that he purchased at the flea market. Most of these drawings, which he referred to as sculptural form drawings, were executed on page after page of science texts, music books, and a Korean bible and fill hundreds of pages. Additionally, Rigsby created an exquisite book he titled 28 de los Angeles, in which his twenty-eight simple and elegant drawings of angels resonated with the influence of Rembrandt he had so admired in his early days. In a sense, Rigsby's final works, art created on used books which were the only materials he could afford, brought his work and life full circle from his childhood days. Rigsby's life, though begun and ended in adversity, was nonetheless illuminated and enriched by the irresistible impulse he had to create art and beauty. John David Rigsby was killed in a one-car accident in Colorado in August, 1993. Biography from the Archives of askART Following is a review by Michael Paglia of the artist's July 2004 retrospective at the Denver Museum of Contemporary Art. It was submitted by John Rigsby, Jr., son of the artist. There's a magnificent retrospective at Denver's Museum of Contemporary Art devoted to the work of the late John David Rigsby, who was a major powerhouse in Colorado's art scene. "Dots, Blobs and Angels" surveys more than forty years' worth of the remarkable artist's paintings and sculptures. The year 1993 was strange, and by that I mean terrible. Many of the city's galleries closed because of bad economic times, and then the artists started dying. In a matter of a few months, Denver lost three significant artists: Rigsby, experimental photographer Wes Kennedy...
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1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Hand-Painted Wall Decorations

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Canvas, Paint

Leaf Wallpaper Hand Painted Wallpapers on Silk, 1 Panel
Located in Wuxi, 32
If you love the look of De Gournay wallpaper but not the price, this is for you. The colorways in this sections present our latest colorways, which can be applied to any designs and any base ground (silk, tea paper, metallic, fabric and etc.) Price Price is for 1 panel of 36" wide x 96" high, background is on silk. We accept custom size and painting colors. Price doesn't include the embroidery. Dear customer, please note: For safe delivery, all the panels roll in a strong tube. Please have the professional installer to install the wallpapers, there is a standard overlap between panels, and a black dot marked on the top and bottom of each panel, please check well before installing. Shipping We do our best to process & ship all orders...
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21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Hand-Painted Wall Decorations

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Silk

Wooden door with old Japanese bamboo painting/Wall hanging painting/Wooden door
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
This is a one-panel wooden door made in Japan around the 20th century. The material used is presumed to be Japanese cypress or Japanese cedar, and the delicately straight grain of th...
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20th Century Japanese Taisho Hand-Painted Wall Decorations

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Cedar

Antique Painting of a Shepherd Dog - Portrait - by Zélia Klerx, Chalk on Paper
Located in Casteren, Noord-Brabant
Beautiful antique drawing dog portrait of a shepherd-like dog, chalk on paper. The drawing is very nicely executed, the head, dog's fur, the colors. The colors are well preserved wit...
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1890s Belgian Belle Époque Antique Hand-Painted Wall Decorations

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Glass, Oak, Paper

Painting on Canvas of a Tropical Scene
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Acrylic painting on canvas of a tropical scene with palm trees, houses, and boats executed with bold strokes and vivid colors, signed Hawk and presented...
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Hand-Painted Wall Decorations

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Acrylic

1970s Jaime Parlade Designer Hand Painting "Tiger" Oil on Canvas
Located in Marbella, ES
1970s Jaime Parlade designer hand painting "Tiger" oil on canvas.
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Late 20th Century Indian Hand-Painted Wall Decorations

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Canvas

Vintage Spanish Ceramar Talavera Wall Plate Hand-Painted 7 in. Jewel Tone Colors
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Vintage Spanish Ceramar Talavera Wall Plate Hand-Painted, Jewel Tone Colors, Wired and Ready to Hang. Decorative Ceramic Wall Plate, Spanish Folk Art, Talavera Pottery, Vintage Ceramar, Made in Valencia, Spain. Add an eye-catching splash of authentic Spanish décor to your space with this stunning vintage hand-painted wall plate by Ceramar of Valencia, Spain. This 7-inch Spanish ceramic plate is an exquisite example of traditional Talavera-style majolica pottery, known for its bright colors, floral motifs, and folk art patterns. Key Features: * Origin: Handcrafted in Valencia, Spain by Ceramar (now closed – rare find!) * Design: Richly detailed floral and fish motifs in vibrant jewel tones – blue, red, burgundy, yellow, green, and orange * Finish: Classic tin-glazed white background, with hand-brushed stenciled detailing * Trim: Bold black rim enhances color contrast * Size: Measures 7” diameter x 0.75” height * Style: Inspired by Spanish Talavera pottery, with influences of Moorish design and Spanish folk art * Mounting: Wired and ready to hang – includes built-in hanging hole for easy wall display * Condition: Excellent vintage condition, no chips or cracks – see photos/video for full detail * Markings: Stamped on reverse: “Ceramar, Spain, Hand Painted”Why You’ll Love It: This plate makes an exceptional statement piece for wall décor – whether styled solo or as part of a larger gallery wall. Its rich history, vibrant palette, and unique hand-painted artistry make it perfect for collectors, designers, or lovers of Mediterranean interiors. Whether you're curating a wall with authentic Spanish ceramics, refreshing your kitchen, hallway, or outdoor patio, or gifting a rare vintage collectible, this Ceramar wall plate will bring warmth and artistry to your home. Spanish Wall Plate...
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Late 20th Century Spanish Spanish Colonial Hand-Painted Wall Decorations

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Ceramic

French Rouen Faience Hand Painted Decorative Wall Plate
Located in Barntrup, DE
French Rouen faience decorative wall plate, hand painted with blue, green and yellow decors. Dimensions: Length 32 cm / 12.59 in, height 22 cm / 8.66 in,...
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Mid-20th Century French Baroque Hand-Painted Wall Decorations

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Ceramic, Faience

Large 1945 John Sennhouser Abstract Oil Painting On Canvas, Framed and Signed
Located in Miami, FL
Large 1945 John Sennhouser Abstract Oil Painting On Canvas, Framed and Signed Offered for sale is a large 1945 John Sennhouser ((Swiss-American 1907-1978) abstract oil painting on ...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Hand-Painted Wall Decorations

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Giltwood, Paint, Canvas

Large Set of 19th Century Persian Qajar Polychrome Tiles with Courtly Figures
Located in Kilmarnock, VA
A rare and unusually large surviving group of Qajar dynasty tiles (19th century, Persia/Iran), richly decorated in cobalt blue, turquoise, ochre yellow, and manganese. The tiles depi...
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Late 19th Century Persian Antique Hand-Painted Wall Decorations

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Aluminum

Old Master Floral Still Life Painting
Located in Pasadena, CA
This is a classic Italian late 17th century floral still life. Although the painting is not signed, it has all of the hallmarks of being created by a master painter. The painting and...
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Late 17th Century Italian Baroque Antique Hand-Painted Wall Decorations

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Gold Leaf

Lesver De Quiros A Cuban Postwar Contemporary artist.
Located in Delray Beach, FL
Own a moment of timeless beauty with "Whispers of Innocence," an original oil painting on canvas by Cuban artist Lesver de Quiros ,that exudes tranquility and charm. This exquisite ...
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20th Century American Hand-Painted Wall Decorations

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Canvas, Wood, Paint

Portrait of a Sitting Man Oil and Tempera Paint on Canvas Belgium 1964
Located in Meer, VAN
Sitting Man Oil and Tempera Paint on Canvas Belgium 1964. A large and very well painted portrait of a sitting man framed in solid oak - dated 1964. Beautiful pose and very well cra...
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Mid-20th Century European Mid-Century Modern Hand-Painted Wall Decorations

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Canvas, Oak, Paint

"The Boxers", Framed Oil on Canvas Painting, Mark Beard, US, 1995
Located in San Francisco, CA
The artist says this was one of the first paintings he created under the name Bruce Sargent (1898–1938). The Boxers is a striking double portrait of the ...
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Late 20th Century North American Hand-Painted Wall Decorations

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Canvas, Wood

Large Antique KPM Hand Painted Plaque of Young Beauty Symbolizing Victory
Located in New York, NY
A large antique 19th century Belle Époque style KPM hand painted plaque of a young German woman wearing a bay laurel wreath, impressed KPM and scepter...
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1870s German Belle Époque Antique Hand-Painted Wall Decorations

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Porcelain

After Raffaello Sanzio 1483-1520 Raphael La Madonna della Seggiola Oil on Canvas
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A fine Italian 19th century oil painting on canvas "La Madonna della Seggiola" after Raphael (Raffaello Sanzio da Urbino 1483-1520) The circular canvas depicting a seated Madonna holding an infant Jesus Christ next to a child Saint John the Baptist, all within a massive carved gilt wood and gesso frame (all high quality gilt is original) which is identical to the frame on Raphael's original artwork. This painting is a 19th Century copy of Raphael's Madonna della Seggiola painted in 1514 and currently exhibited and part of the permanent collection at the Palazzo Pitti, Galleria Palatina, Florence, Italy. The bodies of the Virgin, Christ, and the boy Baptist fill the whole picture. The tender, natural looking embrace of the Mother and Child, and the harmonious grouping of the figures in the round, have made this one of Raphael's most popular Madonnas. The isolated chair leg is reminiscent of papal furniture, which has led to the assumption that Leo X himself commissioned the painting, circa 1890-1900. Subject: Religious painting Measures: Canvas height: 29 1/4 inches (74.3 cm) Canvas width: 29 1/4 inches (74.3 cm) Painting diameter: 28 1/4 inches (71.8 cm) Frame height: 57 7/8 inches (147 cm) Frame width: 45 1/2 inches (115.6 cm) Frame depth: 5 1/8 inches (13 cm).   Raffaello Sanzio da Urbino (Italian, March 28 or April 6, 1483 - April 6, 1520), known as Raphael, was an Italian painter and architect of the High Renaissance. His work is admired for its clarity of form, ease of composition, and visual achievement of the Neoplatonic ideal of human grandeur. Together with Michelangelo and Leonardo da Vinci, he forms the traditional trinity of great masters of that period. Raphael was enormously productive, running an unusually large workshop and, despite his death at 37, leaving a large body of work. Many of his works are found in the Vatican Palace, where the frescoed Raphael Rooms were the central, and the largest, work of his career. The best known work is The School of Athens in the Vatican Stanza della Segnatura. After his early years in Rome much of his work was executed by his workshop from his drawings, with considerable loss of quality. He was extremely influential in his lifetime, though outside Rome his work was mostly known from his collaborative printmaking. After his death, the influence of his great rival Michelangelo was more widespread until the 18th and 19th centuries, when Raphael's more serene and harmonious qualities were again regarded as the highest models. His career falls naturally into three phases and three styles, first described by Giorgio Vasari: his early years in Umbria, then a period of about four years (1504–1508) absorbing the artistic traditions of Florence, followed by his last hectic and triumphant twelve years in Rome, working for two Popes and their close associates. Raphael was born in the small but artistically significant central Italian city of Urbino in the Marche region, where his father Giovanni Santi was court painter to the Duke. The reputation of the court had been established by Federico III da Montefeltro, a highly successful condottiere who had been created Duke of Urbino by the Pope - Urbino formed part of the Papal States - and who died the year before Raphael was born. The emphasis of Federico's court was rather more literary than artistic, but Giovanni Santi was a poet of sorts as well as a painter, and had written a rhymed chronicle of the life of Federico, and both wrote the texts and produced the decor for masque-like court entertainments. His poem to Federico shows him as keen to show awareness of the most advanced North Italian painters, and Early Netherlandish artists as well. In the very small court of Urbino he was probably more integrated into the central circle of the ruling family than most court painters. Federico was succeeded by his son Guidobaldo da Montefeltro, who married Elisabetta Gonzaga, daughter of the ruler of Mantua, the most brilliant of the smaller Italian courts for both music and the visual arts. Under them, the court continued as a centre for literary culture. Growing up in the circle of this small court gave Raphael the excellent manners and social skills stressed by Vasari. Court life in Urbino at just after this period was to become set as the model of the virtues of the Italian humanist court through Baldassare Castiglione's depiction of it in his classic work The Book of the Courtier, published in 1528. Castiglione moved to Urbino in 1504, when Raphael was no longer based there but frequently visited, and they became good friends. He became close to other regular visitors to the court: Pietro Bibbiena and Pietro Bembo, both later cardinals, were already becoming well known as writers, and would be in Rome during Raphael's period there. Raphael mixed easily in the highest circles throughout his life, one of the factors that tended to give a misleading impression of effortlessness to his career. He did not receive a full humanistic education however; it is unclear how easily he read Latin. Early Life and Works His mother Màgia died in 1491 when Raphael was eight, followed on August 1, 1494 by his father, who had already remarried. Raphael was thus orphaned at eleven; his formal guardian became his only paternal uncle Bartolomeo, a priest, who subsequently engaged in litigation with his stepmother. He probably continued to live with his stepmother when not staying as an apprentice with a master. He had already shown talent, according to Vasari, who says that Raphael had been "a great help to his father". A self-portrait drawing from his teenage years shows his precocity. His father's workshop continued and, probably together with his stepmother, Raphael evidently played a part in managing it from a very early age. In Urbino, he came into contact with the works of Paolo Uccello, previously the court painter (d. 1475), and Luca Signorelli, who until 1498 was based in nearby Città di Castello. According to Vasari, his father placed him in the workshop of the Umbrian master Pietro Perugino as an apprentice "despite the tears of his mother". The evidence of an apprenticeship comes only from Vasari and another source, and has been disputed—eight was very early for an apprenticeship to begin. An alternative theory is that he received at least some training from Timoteo Viti, who acted as court painter in Urbino from 1495.Most modern historians agree that Raphael at least worked as an assistant to Perugino from around 1500; the influence of Perugino on Raphael's early work is very clear: "probably no other pupil of genius has ever absorbed so much of his master's teaching as Raphael did", according to Wölfflin. Vasari wrote that it was impossible to distinguish between their hands at this period, but many modern art historians claim to do better and detect his hand in specific areas of works by Perugino or his workshop. Apart from stylistic closeness, their techniques are very similar as well, for example having paint applied thickly, using an oil varnish medium, in shadows and darker garments, but very thinly on flesh areas. An excess of resin in the varnish often causes cracking of areas of paint in the works of both masters. The Perugino workshop was active in both Perugia and Florence, perhaps maintaining two permanent branches. Raphael is described as a "master", that is to say fully trained, in December 1500. His first documented work was the Baronci altarpiece for the church of Saint Nicholas of Tolentino in Città di Castello, a town halfway between Perugia and Urbino. Evangelista da Pian di Meleto, who had worked for his father, was also named in the commission. It was commissioned in 1500 and finished in 1501; now only some cut sections and a preparatory drawing remain. In the following years he painted works for other churches there, including the Mond Crucifixion (about 1503) and the Brera Wedding of the Virgin (1504), and for Perugia, such as the Oddi Altarpiece. He very probably also visited Florence in this period. These are large works, some in fresco, where Raphael confidently marshals his compositions in the somewhat static style of Perugino. He also painted many small and exquisite cabinet paintings in these years, probably mostly for the connoisseurs in the Urbino court, like the Three Graces and St. Michael, and he began to paint Madonnas and portraits. In 1502 he went to Siena at the invitation of another pupil of Perugino, Pinturicchio, "being a friend of Raphael and knowing him to be a draughtsman of the highest quality" to help with the cartoons, and very likely the designs, for a fresco series in the Piccolomini Library in Siena Cathedral. He was evidently already much in demand even at this early stage in his career. Influence of Florence Raphael led a "nomadic" life, working in various centres in Northern Italy, but spent a good deal of time in Florence, perhaps from about 1504. Although there is traditional reference to a "Florentine period...
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19th Century Italian Baroque Antique Hand-Painted Wall Decorations

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Gesso, Canvas, Wood

Madonna Della Sedia, After Raffaello Santi, 19th Century
Located in Budapest, Budapest
Raphael's Madonna della Sedia dates to 1513/14 and is kept in the Palazzo Pitti in Florence. Originally it was part of the Uffizi collection, and has then been brough to Paris during...
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Mid-19th Century European Renaissance Revival Antique Hand-Painted Wall Decorations

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Canvas, Paint

Pair of 19th Century French Floral Still Life Oil Paintings in Gilt Frames
Located in Dallas, TX
Invite color and elegance into your home with this large pair of antique floral paintings. Crafted in France circa 1870, each oil on canvas composition is set in its original, richly...
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Hand-Painted Wall Decorations

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Canvas, Giltwood

Paintings After Louis XVI Wall Panels in Marie Antoinette Boudoir
Located in New York, NY
Exceptional antique (late 19th to early 20th century) paintings on canvas laid on wooden panels after the door panels by Pierre Rousseau installed in 1786 in Marie Antoinette's boudo...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Hand-Painted Wall Decorations

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Canvas, Wood

1967 Charles Hinman Red and Orange Shaped Canvas from Richard Himmel Estat
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Created over 50 years ago, the painting is an artwork of great historical significance. Charles Hinman was a Pioneer of shaped canvases and a leader in abstract art in the 20th centu...
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1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Hand-Painted Wall Decorations

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Canvas, Wood

Three Layers of French Red by Nicolas Makelberge, 21 x 16 in
Located in PRAHA 7, CZ
Nicolas Makelberge (b.1976) is a Swedish artist renowned for his evocative artworks, reminiscent to the forces at play in the sky and the sea - his constant sources of inspiration. ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Swedish Mid-Century Modern Hand-Painted Wall Decorations

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Paint, Paper

LATE 18th CENTURY PAINTING WITH A BATTLE SCENE
Located in Firenze, FI
Oil painting on wooden canvas, accompanied by a carved and gilded wooden frame, decorated with geometric and floral motifs. In the center, the scene depicts a battle, with two main c...
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Late 18th Century Austrian Antique Hand-Painted Wall Decorations

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Canvas, Wood, Paint

Vintage Ceramic Jeziorna Polish Pottery Plate Bolesławiec 1960s Poland
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Vintage Ceramic Jeziorna Polish Pottery Plate Bolesławiec 1960s Poland. Vintage handcrafted ceramic pottery decorative wall plate. Gorgeous carved and hand-painted pottery plate with...
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Mid-20th Century Polish Scandinavian Modern Hand-Painted Wall Decorations

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Ceramic, Pottery

18th Century Painting of a Young Boy
Located in Pasadena, CA
This is a charming naive painting of a young John Davis, son of Gregory Davis of Norfolk, painted by Bridget Bereners (?). The exquisite quality of the framing is an indication of th...
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Mid-18th Century English Baroque Antique Hand-Painted Wall Decorations

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Gold Leaf

Blue Hand Painted Baroque Cherub or Angel Portuguese Ceramic Tile or Azulejo
Located in Coimbra, PT
Gorgeous blue hand painted Baroque cherub or angel 18th century style Portuguese ceramic tile or azulejo This tile painted in blue over white in typical 18th century Portugal set the...
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Late 20th Century Portuguese Baroque Hand-Painted Wall Decorations

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Delft, Faience, Terracotta

Wally Hatny 20th-21st Century Signed Acrylic On Canvas, Abstract Animal
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Signed lower right and on verso with date Nov 9 11. In a J. Pocker frame. An abstract animal in white on a yellow background. 23 x 15" black frame 27 1/4 x 19" Good condition. P...
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20th Century Mid-Century Modern Hand-Painted Wall Decorations

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Canvas

Art Deco French Longwy Majolica Fish Plate, Circa 1930
Located in Pearland, TX
A stylish Art Deco French Longwy majolica fish plate, circa 1930. Maker's mark on reverse. It's a rare color, white with lovely soft purple lilac accents, and it displays beautifully...
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1930s French Vintage Hand-Painted Wall Decorations

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Majolica

Mini Echoe "B"
Located in Barranquilla, Atlántico
Meet the Mini ECHOE Mirror: a chic, hand-sculpted masterpiece made from a unique resin and stone composite. Each mirror features an elegantly irregular frame and comes in six vibrant...
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2010s Colombian Hand-Painted Wall Decorations

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Cast Stone

Mini Echoe "B"
Mini Echoe "B"
$180 / item
Early 19th Century Portraits of a Man and Woman
Located in Palm Beach, FL
A pair early 19th century French oil on canvas paintings of a man and woman, probably husband and wife. Neoclassical and Napoleonic in style, these paintings are very well executed a...
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19th Century French Neoclassical Antique Hand-Painted Wall Decorations

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Paint

Portuguese Azulejos Tile Mural "Countryside" Hand Painted Signed by Artist
Located in Baldock, GB
Beautiful tile mural with the "COUNTRYSIDE" motif finely painted. Tile mural size: 47.2"H X 59"W (120cm X 150cm) Tile size: 5.9"H X 5.9"W (15cm X 15cm) Origin: Portugal Productio...
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21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Hand-Painted Wall Decorations

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Ceramic, Paint

F. Leeman, Opium Smoker, 1860
Located in New York, NY
F. Leeman, Opium Smoker, 1860. Vivid English Orientalist oil of a well attired Turk in richly decorated opulent setting with red and white checkered marble tile floor, and wood panel...
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1860s English Antique Hand-Painted Wall Decorations

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Paint, Wood

Japanese Painting. Bird and Flower. 19th century copy of Lu Ji by Ogata Tomin.
Located in Kyoto, JP
Ogata Tomin (1839 -1895) Birds in a spring landscape Ink and colour on silk. Inscription reads: “Copy of Lu Ji, painted with heartfelt appreciation” “Painted by Tomin Ogat...
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Late 19th Century Japanese Ming Antique Hand-Painted Wall Decorations

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Silk

French 19th Century Framed and Signed Oil on Canvas Still-Life Painting
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French framed signed oil on canvas painting from the 19th century, depicting fruits and porcelain. Created in France during the 19th century, this framed still-life captures our attention with its depiction of mouth-watering peaches and grapes surrounding a blue and white soup terrine...
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19th Century French Antique Hand-Painted Wall Decorations

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Canvas

Mid-Century 20th Century Oil Painting of Flowers in Vase by Gerald Cooper
Located in Middleburg, VA
Mid-Century 20th Century Oil Painting of Flowers in Vase by Gerald Cooper (1898-1975). Lovely painting of poppies, hibiscus, Nicotiana an...
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Mid-20th Century English Hand-Painted Wall Decorations

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Paint

18th C. Portrait of a Lawyer Circle of Jacques Aved French School Oil on Canvas
Located in West Hollywood, CA
18th C. Portrait of a Lawyer Circle of Jacques Aved French School Oil on Canvas . Circle of Jacques-Andre-Joseph-Camelot Aved Portrait of a lawyer 1702-1766 French school mid-18th c...
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18th Century French Antique Hand-Painted Wall Decorations

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Canvas, Wood, Paint

20Th. Century. Cityscape Paris by Night in Montmartre, Oil on Canvas, Signed
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Just in, this 20Th. Century Paris Night Scene in Montmartre. This is an Oil On Canvas, signed Carol on the lower right. French school, this is very much an post impressionist painti...
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Mid-20th Century French Post-Modern Hand-Painted Wall Decorations

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Canvas, Wood, Paint

Silver Color Leaf Wall Sculpture Panel Handmade in Italy by Cupioli
Located in Rimini, IT
Sculptural wall panel in silver leaf handmade in Italy by Cupioli. Subject: "Capricci Musicanti" This exquisite bas-relief panel is part of our exclusive collection of six unique ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Hand-Painted Wall Decorations

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Resin, Scagliola

Curtis Jeré MCM Abstract Iron Rod Wire Wall Sculpture Applied Multi-Color Paint
Located in St. Louis, MO
Large mid-century modern style signed Curtis Jeré all steel abstract wall sculpture. Made of varies sized layers of intersecting metal rods that have been colorfully painted. The twi...
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1990s Mid-Century Modern Hand-Painted Wall Decorations

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Iron

Large Antique French Trompe L Oeil Painted Canvas Theater Backdrop, Circa 1920s
Located in Dallas, TX
Originally a scenic backdrop for a French theater during the 1920s, this large painted canvas can be considered a trompe-l’œil. A trompe-l’oeil (literally “deceive the eye”) is a sty...
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1920s French Vintage Hand-Painted Wall Decorations

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Canvas, Paint

Oil Painting on Panel, Signed "Linda Le Kinff", Mathilde Et Les Echec
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
"Oil Painting on Panel, signed "Linda Le Kinff", Mathilde et les Echecs" Painting with the title "Mathilde et les Echecs", Beautiful Oil on panel, well framed, by Linda Le Kinff, ...
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20th Century French Modern Hand-Painted Wall Decorations

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Wood

18th Century Portrait of a French Aristocratic Gentleman
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
A fine half length portrait of a powder wigged 18th century French aristocratic gentleman simply dressed in a brown waistcoat over an embroidered buttoned vest in which he has placed...
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Late 18th Century French Louis XVI Antique Hand-Painted Wall Decorations

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Canvas

"Restful Reverie / Watercolor On Paper By Pamela Melvin
Located in Delray Beach, FL
Pamela Melvin's "Restful Reverie" This captivating oil painting by Pamela Melvin, titled "Restful Reverie," is a stunning blend of color, texture, and evocative imagery. The subject...
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20th Century American Hand-Painted Wall Decorations

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Paper

Monumental Triptych Oil on Canvas Panels Of New Orleans French Quarter Houses
Located in Dallas, TX
PRESENTING a simply beautiful, monumental and imposing original work of contemporary art, namely, a Triptych oil on canvas panels of New Orleans Colonial/French Quarter Houses. Unsigned and undated, but most definitely inspired by the World Renowned New Orleans artist, James Michalopoulos. These were not painted by Michalopoulos, but were clearly inspired by him and his famous depictions of ‘wavey’ New Orleans houses. Also, they were created and painted in New Orleans, contemporaneously to when Michalopoulos was starting to become recognized, in the New Orleans (and greater) artworld. The 3 panels work perfectly together as a visual feast and ‘connected’ work of art. The panel on the left features a wavy blue, grey and yellow, French Quarter style 2 Story Wooden house, complete with Corinthian Style Columns, decks, railings, storm shuttered windows, etc. It has a deep blue sky with shimmering light reflections. The garden to the front, has steps leading to the house and has shrubs and flowers, that are continued into the 2nd or middle/center panel. The middle or center panel incorporates the other side of the garden plants etc for continuity and it features a single story pink, yellow and white wavy French Quarter style house, with fabulous decor and complete with decks, railings, storm shuttered windows, etc. It has a deep blue sky with shimmering light reflections and a white moon, emitting swirling patterns of light. The garden to the front, has steps leading to the house and has shrubs and flowers, that are continued into the 3rd or right panel. The right panel, features a wavy light...
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20th Century American Organic Modern Hand-Painted Wall Decorations

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Canvas

Set of Five 19th Century Chinese Export Pith Paintings
Located in Norton, MA
A charming and rare set of 5 Chinese gouaches of figures and sailing vessels/ junks, painted on pith paper, no frames. Size: paper size, 9" W x 7.5" H ; image size; about 5.5" x 7...
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19th Century Chinese Antique Hand-Painted Wall Decorations

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Paper

Set of 4 Mini Echoes
Located in Barranquilla, Atlántico
Meet the Mini ECHOE Mirror: a chic, hand-sculpted masterpiece made from a unique resin and stone composite. Each mirror features an elegantly irregular frame and comes in six vibrant...
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2010s Colombian Hand-Painted Wall Decorations

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Cast Stone

Vintage Italian Capodimonte Fruits
Located in Chicago, IL
A wonderfully whimsical collection of vintage Italian Capodimonte hand-painted porcelain fruits including oranges, pears, and apples, perfe...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Country Hand-Painted Wall Decorations

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Porcelain

Porcelain Plaques of King Ludwig I and Countess of Bavaria
Located in New York, NY
Our porcelain plaques in gilt bronze frames by Franz Xaver Thallmaier (German, active 1890-1910) depict Ludwig I (or Louis I) of Bavaria (1786-1868) and Countess van Arco-Steppberg, aka Marchesa Anna d'Androgna Pallavicini (1840-1922), after the original paintings by the German court painter, Joseph karl...
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Late 19th Century German Belle Époque Antique Hand-Painted Wall Decorations

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Porcelain

18th Century Italian Chinoiserie Scene Painted Panel
Located in Dallas, TX
Lovely 18th century Italian painted panel featuring chinoiserie images. Vibrant colors of blue, pink, green and gold. Such an interesting piece ...
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18th Century Italian Chinoiserie Antique Hand-Painted Wall Decorations

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Wood

Portuguese Azulejos Tile Mural "Gentleman" Hand Painted Signed by Artist
Located in Baldock, GB
Beautiful tile mural with the "GENTLEMAN" motif finely painted. Tile mural size: 91.45"H X 59"W (232.5cm X 150cm) Tile size: 5.9"H X 5.9"W (15cm X 15cm) Origin: Portugal Productio...
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21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Hand-Painted Wall Decorations

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Ceramic, Paint

Pair of 19th Century French Oil on Board Paintings in Carved Gilt Frames
Located in Dallas, TX
These charming antique paintings were created in France, circa 1870. Set in the original gilt frames, both artworks are painted on board and depicts indoor scenes; a dinner setting w...
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Hand-Painted Wall Decorations

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Giltwood

Italian Contemporary Hand Painted Print Marina Candle Holder "Sea-shell" 2 of 3
Located in Scandicci, Florence
Elegant hand-watercolored print representing a sheffield candle holder with a Sea-shell hand-colored in light grey nuance, Image reproduced from ancient and famous illustrations. Images that representing the movement called Objets de Curiosité...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Hand-Painted Wall Decorations

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Paper

Classic Italian Romance Oil Painting Signed Castiglione
Located in San Francisco, CA
Classic Italian romance oil painting signed Castiglione, circa 1940s-1950s The painting depicts a young man romancing a young woman with his...
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Early 20th Century Italian Hand-Painted Wall Decorations

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Masonite

Large Stunning Australian Aboriginal Painting by Naata Nungurrayi
By Naata Nungurrayi
Located in Atlanta, GA
A large and stunning contemporary abstract painting by celebrated Australian Aboriginal artist Naata Nungurrayi (1932-2021), stretched and ready for display. A rare masterpiece of the museum quality dating from the peak of the artist's creative output in 2003. The canvas is singular in both the impressive size and tine quality, and it comes with full provenance and step by step photos (100 in total) recording the creation of this significant piece of work. The artist used fine dots as the sole element to compose a complex dreamtime landscape where Women's Ceremony took place in her ancestral time. The place is located at Marrapinti and its surrounds, where many water soakage holes were located. Dots in brilliant shifting and contrasting colors form ceremonial Tingari symbols performed by the women, black crawling tracks that may be associated with a site called Karilywarra (two carpet snakes) and mesmerizing Tali (sandhill) movements surrounding the canvas. The work is of the signature style of the artist, singular and easily recognizable. The fine quality of this work is exemplary. Medium: acrylic on Belgium Linen Cat no. NN200315 Provenance: Yanda Aboriginal Art, NT. The painting comes with a COA letter and an artist biograph issued by Yanda Aboriginal Art and a presentation album with 100 photos that documented the entire process of the creation of this large work of art. The edge of the painting bears name of the artist as well as the stamp of the gallery as shown. Reference and further reading: For a relevant work by the artist, See Plate 88 and Page 220-222 in the book "Past and Present Together: Fifty Years of Papunya Tula Artists" by Meyers and Skerritt. Another similar work is illustrated on plate 13 in "Pintupi" by Hamiltons. Artist's biography: Naata Nungurrayi (1932-2021) is an Australian Aboriginal artist who was born at the site of Kumil, west of the Pollock Hills in Western Australia. She is from the Pintupi group from Kintore, Northern Territory and is one of the senior elders of the Kintore women artist movement. Naata is the sister of George Tjungurrayi and Nancy Nungurrayi, and her son is Kenny Williams Tjampitjinpa...
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21st Century and Contemporary Australian Modern Hand-Painted Wall Decorations

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Canvas

Puigdemont ceramics. French Riviera large wall plates, Spain, 1950s
By Josep Vilà Clara Garriga, Bitossi, Puigdemont
Located in SANT ADRIÀ DE BESÒS, ES
French Riviera style pair of large artistic ceramic plates by the catalan ceramic artist Puigdemont, Spain, 1950s. Handmade in turned ceramic, with multicolored abstract art decorations, very typical of the 50s and 60s. Mid-Century and Atomic style. Very much in the style of the Catalan ceramic creations of brands such as La Bisbal, and other Catalan artists such as Jordi Serra...
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1950s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Hand-Painted Wall Decorations

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Ceramic

Vintage Flowers Still Life Amateur Painting Framed Signed
Located in Poperinge, BE
Nice vintage flower still life, painting of white and blue flowers in a two-tone vase, framed in a painted beech wood frame, signed lower left, circa second half of the 20th century,...
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1980s Belgian Vintage Hand-Painted Wall Decorations

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Canvas, Wood

Interior of a cathedral in Flanders, attributed to Peter NEEFFS, 17th century.
Located in PARIS, FR
Oil on canvas, lined, showing the interior of a cathedral, probably Antwerp, with various scenes taking place there. Wear and overpainting to be restored, but beautiful appearance. M...
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17th Century Dutch Baroque Antique Hand-Painted Wall Decorations

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Canvas

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