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18th Century Antique North German Pine Sun Armoire with Gesso Appliqué
Located in Miami, FL
This exceptional one-of-a-kind armoire from the area of Bremen has the original pink gesso
Category

Antique 1790s German Empire Wardrobes and Armoires

Materials

Gesso, Pine

18th Century Wood and Gesso Altar Vase
Located in Hastings, GB
A hand-crafted wood and applied gesso altar vase, late 18th century with gilt and green banding
Category

Antique 18th Century German Rococo Religious Items

Materials

Gesso, Wood

18th Century Wood and Gesso Altar Vase
18th Century Wood and Gesso Altar Vase
H 13.59 in W 8.67 in D 6.3 in
19th Century Giltwood and Gesso Frame
By Rocco Lodise
Located in London, GB
19th century giltwood and gesso frame decorated with laurel wreath and fruits.    
Category

Antique Late 19th Century German Rococo Picture Frames

Materials

Giltwood, Gesso

19th Century Giltwood and Gesso Frame
19th Century Giltwood and Gesso Frame
H 48.04 in W 31.5 in D 5.12 in
19th Century Giltwood and Gesso Frame
By Brocot & Delettrez
Located in London, GB
A fine 19th century gold leaf cover frame decorate in flower motifs.
Category

Antique Late 19th Century German Rococo Picture Frames

Materials

Giltwood, Gesso

19th Century Giltwood and Gesso Frame
19th Century Giltwood and Gesso Frame
H 41.74 in W 37.01 in D 4.34 in
19th Century Giltwood and Gesso Frame
By Rocco Turzi Decoration
Located in London, GB
A highly detailed late 19th century gold metal leaf cover frame decorated in golden floral motifs.
Category

Antique Late 19th Century German Rococo Picture Frames

Materials

Giltwood, Gesso

A Pair Of Baroque Giltwood And Gesso Wall Mirrors
Located in London, GB
Introducing a Pair of Baroque Giltwood and Gesso Wall Mirrors from Circa 1700 and later. This
Category

Antique 18th Century German Baroque Wall Mirrors

Materials

Gesso, Giltwood

Kathleen Vance, Newtown Creek Triptych, 2017, Gesso, Ink, Acrylic Paint, Wood
By Kathleen Vance
Located in Darien, CT
resident in Berlin, Germany, presenting a workshop on environmental arts in connection with the Grunewald
Category

2010s Expressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Gesso, Ink, Acrylic, Wood Panel

Anatomical Model of Cow, Germany
By Hauptner
Located in Peekskill, NY
This rare German papier mâché teaching model measures over 36 inches long and 21.5 inches tall. The
Category

20th Century German Industrial Models and Miniatures

Materials

Gesso

Anatomical Model of Cow, Germany
Anatomical Model of Cow, Germany
H 21.5 in W 36 in D 10 in
Pair of Late 18th Century Gold Wood and Gesso Baroque Altar Vases
Located in Hastings, GB
A pair of late 18th Century German baroque altar vases, in carved and gilded wood, small areas of
Category

Antique 1780s German Baroque Religious Items

Materials

Wood

German Shepard 1950 s Statue
Located in Los Angeles, CA
German Shepard 1950 s gesso Italian vintage statue .
Category

Vintage 1950s Italian Folk Art Animal Sculptures

Materials

Gesso

German Shepard 1950 s Statue
German Shepard 1950 s Statue
H 20 in W 20 in D 6.5 in
Antique Catholic German Renaissance Carving Bust Stephan Rottaler Landshut 1500
Located in Portland, OR
An exceptionally rare antique German Renaissance carving by Stephan Rottaler (1581-1533), Bavaria
Category

Antique 16th Century German Renaissance Busts

Materials

Gesso, Wood

Pair Large Antique German Polychrome Boy and Girl Wall Plaques 1890's
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
1460 Pair antique German wall sculptures and painted gesso
Category

Antique 1890s Wall-mounted Sculptures

Materials

Gesso, Paint

19th Century Large Mountain Landscape with Village by German Ed Cohen 1866
By Edvard Cohen
Located in Milan, IT
artist Edvard Cohen, (1838-1910), German painter from Hannover, studied at the Academy of Vienna and
Category

Antique Mid-19th Century German Romantic Paintings

Materials

Gesso, Canvas, Giltwood

Franco-German 19th Century Oil on Canvas "Portrait of a Lady" in Giltwood Frame
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A fine Franco-German 19th century oil on canvas "Portrait of a Lady" depicting an 18th century
Category

Antique 19th Century French Louis XV Paintings

Materials

Gesso, Canvas, Wood

19th Century German Porcelain Plaque Queen Louise of Prussia
Located in Vero Beach, FL
Louise nach Richter” in German handwriting. Condition is excellent. Elaborate gilt and gesso frame with
Category

Antique 19th Century Austrian Belle Époque Paintings

Materials

Porcelain

A Jolly Time -- German Genre Tavern Painting, 1918
Located in Soquel, CA
Wonderful German genre painting of 17th century tavern scene in style of Franz Hals by Karl Josef
Category

1910s Realist Interior Paintings

Materials

Linen, Oil

Evening on River German Master Caucasian Panoramic Landscape 19th century
Located in Stockholm, SE
into good gesso frame by E. G. Conzen in Dsseldorf (much younger to painting) which is 54.5 x 70.5 cm
Category

1850s Realist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Wood, Oil

Still Life with German Master Pop Art Serigraph Hand Signed
By Josef Levi
Located in Surfside, FL
linen canvas on wooden stretchers. The canvas is coated with twenty-five layers of gesso in order to
Category

1970s Pop Art Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph, Screen

Still Life with German Master Pop Art Serigraph Hand Signed
By Josef Levi
Located in Surfside, FL
linen canvas on wooden stretchers. The canvas is coated with twenty-five layers of gesso in order to
Category

1970s Pop Art Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph, Screen

Large Antique German Oil Canvas Hermann Frobenius Pre-Raphaelite Painting 1900
Located in Portland, OR
A Large and impressive antique oil on canvas Pre-Raphaelite painting by the German artist, Hermann
Category

Early 1900s Pre-Raphaelite Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Germany Genre scene Children on swings Painting by Princess Marie Alexandrine
Located in Stockholm, SE
what, we will still try our best when packing item. Size in frame ca: 2 tones golden gesso baroque
Category

Late 19th Century Realist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Wood, Oil

Gustav Melcher ( German, 1898 -?) Boats off Venice Italy Ink Water Color c. 1918
By Gustav Melcher
Located in Meinisberg, CH
Gustav Melcher (German, 1898-?) Segelschiffe vor Venedig - Sailing ships off Venice • India ink
Category

1910s Naturalistic Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

India Ink, Paper, Watercolor

18th Century Giltwood and Polychrome Painted Putti / Cherub
Located in Hastings, GB
Hand carved winged German Baroque Putti, water gilded over applied gesso, the face and head
Category

Antique Late 18th Century German Baroque Religious Items

Materials

Gesso, Wood, Giltwood

Oil on Board Portrait, School of Hugo Kaufmann
By Hugo Kaufmann
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Oil on panel depicting a bearded gentleman in top hat. Signed lower left. Ornate wood and gesso
Category

Antique Late 19th Century German Expressionist Paintings

Materials

Gesso, Wood

Marie Philips-Weber Oil on Canvas "Young Girl Reading a Book"
By Marie (Maria) Philips-Weber
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Marie Philips-Weber (German, 1845-1942) oil on canvas "Reading a Book" depicting a young maiden
Category

Antique 19th Century German Victorian Paintings

Materials

Gesso, Canvas, Giltwood

Miniature Singing bird in cage by Karl Griesbaum
Located in London, GB
A very good single singing bird in cage, by Karl Griesbaum, German Circa 1940 Continuous and
Category

Vintage 1930s German Musical Instruments

Materials

Bronze

Fine Pair of 19th Century Porcelain Plaques of George and Martha Washington
By KPM Porcelain
Located in Los Angeles, CA
giltwood and gesso decorated frames. The back impressed with a scepter above KPM, circa 1880-1890. These
Category

Antique Late 19th Century German American Colonial Paintings

Materials

Porcelain, Gesso, Giltwood

Early 20th Century European Clock Tower Automaton Figures
Located in London, GB
. Dated from the early 20th century, hand carved from wooden sections and detailed in gesso and paint. In
Category

Vintage 1920s German Victorian Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Gesso, Wood, Paint

Large Oil on Canvas "Beggar Boys Playing Dice" After Bartolomé Esteban Murrillo
By Bartolomé Esteban Murillo
Located in Los Angeles, CA
ornate gildwood and gesso frame bearing a label from the faming company Bigelow & Jordan. The original
Category

Antique Late 19th Century German Baroque Paintings

Materials

Gesso, Canvas, Wood

Resilient Sky, skyscape art, original painting, blue and red art, affordable art
By Alex McIntyre
Located in Deddington, GB
Resilient Sky [2021] original Mixed media on gesso Image size: H:40 cm x W:60 cm Complete Size
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Landscape Paintings

Materials

Gesso, Mixed Media

Recoil
By Darla Jackson
Located in Philadelphia, PA
, which is part of an edition of 3, is made from hydrocal, black gesso, and raw graphite powder. ABOUT
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Plaster, Gesso, Graphite

Recoil
Recoil
H 2.5 in W 6.5 in D 5.5 in
Alex McIntyre, Learning to Breathe, Original Landscape Painting, Abstract Art
By Alex McIntyre
Located in Deddington, GB
Learning to Breathe [2020] Original Landscapes and seascapes ink and gesso on birch panel Complete
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Gesso, Ink, Panel

Old hurt
By Darla Jackson
Located in Philadelphia, PA
is part of a limited edition of 3. The piece is made from hydrocal, black gesso, and raw graphite
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Plaster, Gesso, Graphite

Old hurt
Old hurt
H 10.5 in W 10 in D 10 in
Alex McIntyre, Like Fiction, Traditional Contemporary Landscape Painting
By Alex McIntyre
Located in Deddington, GB
Alex McIntyre, Like Fiction, ink and gesso on birch panel, 100 x 150cm. Completed in March 2020
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Landscape Paintings

Materials

Ink, Wood Panel, Gesso

Alex McIntyre, Rush II, Original Landscape Painting, Mixed Media Art
By Alex McIntyre
Located in Deddington, GB
Rush II [2021] Original Landscape ink and gesso on birch panel Image size: H:120 cm x W:100 cm
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Ink, Mixed Media, Gesso, Birch

Vibrant Neon Choristers. Female Singing Surrealist Portraits. Decorative Panel
By Natasha Lelenco
Located in FISTERRA, ES
exhibitions and art fairs. Natasha Lelenco's art has been showcased across exhibitions in Spain, Germany
Category

2010s Street Art Portrait Paintings

Materials

Spray Paint, Acrylic, Gesso, Wood

Mid Century Modernist Seated Nude Figure Study
By George Giusti
Located in Soquel, CA
Abstract nude figurative drawing by George Giusti, (Italian 1908-1990). India ink on gesso
Category

1940s Modern Nude Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

India Ink, Gesso, Paper

Large-Scale William Keith Landscape Painting "Harvest"
By William Keith
Located in Fulton, CA
Dusseldorf, Germany throughout most of 1870, studying with Albert Flamm. After a visit to Paris, he expressed
Category

Antique Late 19th Century American Barbizon School Paintings

Materials

Gesso, Canvas, Wood, Paint

August Stephan Sedlacek (Austrian, 1868-1936) Oil on Canvas Violin Presentation
By Stephan Auguste Sedlacek
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Attributed to August Stephan Sedlacek (Austrian/German, 1868-1936) "The Violin Presentation" Oil on
Category

Antique Early 1900s French Louis XV Paintings

Materials

Gesso, Canvas, Wood

Early 20th Century City View "Lillo" Oil Painting by Adrien Paul Duerinckx
Located in Casteren, Noord-Brabant
gesso floral ornaments at the corners. Finished with gold leaf. Lillo was a village on the Scheldt
Category

Early 20th Century Belgian Beaux Arts Paintings

Materials

Gold Leaf

20th Century Painting of a River Landscape Winter Snow Scene with Gypsy Caravans
Located in Preston, GB
, Norway, Spain and Germany.
Category

1980s Land Landscape Paintings

Materials

Gesso, Canvas, Paint, Cotton Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil

Baroque Bracket / Swirling Cloud with Putti
Located in Dallas, TX
/ Catholic / church art, minor losses / chips to gesso and painting, the angels' painted faces are very sweet
Category

Antique 18th Century German Baroque Wall Brackets

Materials

Giltwood

Pair of KPM Porcelain Plaques After Spanish Baroque Paintings by Murillo
By KPM Porcelain
Located in London, GB
Pair of KPM porcelain plaques after Spanish Baroque paintings by Murillo German, Late 19th Century
Category

Antique Late 19th Century German Baroque Paintings

Materials

Porcelain

Surprise in the Woods by S. Martin Painting
By Sylvester Martin
Located in Guaynabo, PR
painting is highlighted by a beautiful heavy carved and giltwood and gesso overlapped laurel leaves frame.
Category

Antique 19th Century German Other Paintings

Materials

Canvas

Surprise in the Woods by S. Martin Painting
Surprise in the Woods by S. Martin Painting
H 48.5 in W 37.25 in D 2.5 in
Meriana (Bugle Lily)
By Georg Dionysius Ehret
Located in Florham Park, NJ
Heidelberg through Germany to Vienna and Basle, working his way to Paris and finally settling in London. He
Category

1750s Academic Prints and Multiples

Materials

Gold Leaf

Urtica (Nettle)
By Georg Dionysius Ehret
Located in Florham Park, NJ
Heidelberg through Germany to Vienna and Basle, working his way to Paris and finally settling in London. He
Category

1750s Academic Prints and Multiples

Materials

Gold Leaf

Heliocarpus (Tree, Malvales)
By Georg Dionysius Ehret
Located in Florham Park, NJ
Heidelberg through Germany to Vienna and Basle, working his way to Paris and finally settling in London. He
Category

1750s Academic Prints and Multiples

Materials

Gold Leaf

Guanabanus (Guabana or Soursop Fruit)
By Georg Dionysius Ehret
Located in Florham Park, NJ
Heidelberg through Germany to Vienna and Basle, working his way to Paris and finally settling in London. He
Category

1750s Academic Prints and Multiples

Materials

Gold Leaf

Baron Rothschild Group Portrait Oil Painting Circa 1890
Located in New York, US
Our charming painting, German School, circa 1890, depicts Sir Nathan Mayer Rothschild, 2nd Baronet
Category

Antique Late 19th Century German Paintings

Materials

Canvas

Monarda (aka Bee Balm, Bergamot)
By Georg Dionysius Ehret
Located in Florham Park, NJ
Heidelberg through Germany to Vienna and Basle, working his way to Paris and finally settling in London. He
Category

18th Century and Earlier Academic Prints and Multiples

Materials

Gold Leaf

BOULDER - coffee table in plaster, handcrafted in Berlin by DEGLAN
By Deglan Studios
Located in Berlin, DE
Handcrafted Anamorphous Asymmetric Low Coffee Table with Natural Italian Lime Plaster Stucco Gesso
Category

2010s German Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Plaster, Wood

18th C Tall Gold Baroque Altar Pricket Candlestick
Located in Hastings, GB
A remarkable 18th century German Baroque church altar candlestick, carved wood and gilded gesso
Category

Antique 1760s German Baroque Candlesticks

Materials

Wood

Purple Grapes.
By Maria Sibylla Merian
Located in Florham Park, NJ
Hand-colored engravings. Born in Frankfurt, Germany, then a free imperial city of the Holy Roman
Category

18th Century and Earlier Academic Prints and Multiples

Materials

Silk, Archival Paper, Archival Tape, Gesso, Handmade Paper, Laid Paper, ...

Purple Grapes.
Purple Grapes.
H 25 in W 21.5 in D 1.25 in
Malva hortensis flore... (Hollyhock, Mallow)
By Basilius Besler
Located in Florham Park, NJ
Eichstatt, Germany, used it as an encyclopedic resource as the basis for Hortus Eystettensis, observing and
Category

18th Century and Earlier Academic Prints and Multiples

Materials

Silk, Archival Paper, Archival Tape, Gesso, Handmade Paper, Laid Paper, ...

Malva Rosea (Hollyhock, Mallow)
By Basilius Besler
Located in Florham Park, NJ
Eichstatt, Germany, used it as an encyclopedic resource as the basis for Hortus Eystettensis, observing and
Category

18th Century and Earlier Academic Prints and Multiples

Materials

Archival Paper, Watercolor, Archival Tape, Gesso, Handmade Paper, Laid P...

Miriam Loellmann, minimal, contemporary artwork, mixed media, framed
Located in Rio de Janeiro, BR
"Orange square" is part of Rio de Janeiro-based German artist Miriam Loellmann’s gesso paintings
Category

2010s Minimalist Mixed Media

Materials

Plaster, Wood, Pigment

16th/17th Century Orthodox Religious Icon on Board of the Virgin Mary and Jesus
Located in Hastings, GB
century Germany, and specifically to the monk Hermann of Reichenau. Unlike the Icons of Catholicism
Category

Antique 17th Century Hungarian Baroque Paintings

Materials

Wood

'Continental Coastal View', Berlin, Paris, Riga State Museum, Romantic Landscape
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Signed lower right, 'Krause' for Franz Emil Krause (German, 1836-1900) and painted circa 1865
Category

1860s Romantic Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Board

“The Harem Girl”
By Konrad Filip
Located in Southampton, NY
German artist, Konrad Filip. Signed by the artist top right, Munich. Condition is very good. Old reline
Category

Early 1900s Academic Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Hans Zatzka 'Austrian, 1859-1945' a Very Fine Oil on Canvas "Spring Beauties"
By Hans Zatzka
Located in Los Angeles, CA
gilt-wood and gesso carved frame. Signed (l/r): H. Zatzka. Circa: 1890's. Hans Zatzka (Austrian
Category

Antique Late 19th Century Austrian Belle Époque Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Giltwood

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German Gesso For Sale on 1stDibs

At 1stDibs, there are many versions of the ideal German gesso for your home. Each German gesso for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using gesso, wood and giltwood. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect German gesso — we have versions that date back to the 18th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 20th Century are available. Each German gesso bearing Victorian, Rococo or Art Deco hallmarks is very popular. Peter Keil, Edvard Cohen and Hauptner each produced at least one beautiful German gesso that is worth considering.

How Much is a German Gesso?

Prices for a German gesso start at $600 and top out at $30,127 with the average selling for $3,533.