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Paul Gaugin Style Painting of a Castle
Located in Redding, CT
Paul Gaugin Style Painting of a castle. With native women bathing in the waters and a turn of the
Category
Early 20th Century Paintings
Materials
Wood, Masonite, Paint
Oil painting of a castle in autumn France, Painting, Oil on Canvas
By Christine Jacquel
Located in Yardley, PA
Oil painting made outdoors directly in front of the castle. Oil castle Haroué with the river Madon
Category
2010s Impressionist Paintings
Materials
Oil
H 19.7 in W 24 in D 0.8 in
Oil painting of a castle in autumn France, Painting, Oil on Canvas
By Christine Jacquel
Located in Yardley, PA
Oil painting made outdoors directly in front of the castle. Oil castle Harou?? with the river Madon
Category
2010s Impressionist Paintings
Materials
Oil
H 19.7 in W 24 in D 0.8 in
1966 naive French landscape oil painting of a castle in a landscape by Altman
Located in Petworth, West Sussex
A very charming mid 20th Century, Post Impressionist work by Paul Altman. Despite the limited information available about Altman, it doesn't diminish the alluring, almost naive char...
Category
20th Century Post-Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Board, Oil
H 19.75 in W 25.5 in D 1 in
19th Century Oil on Board Castle Painting
Located in Denton, TX
Antique 19th century oil on board painting of a castle with village in the background.
Category
Antique 19th Century French Paintings
Materials
Gesso, Wood, Paint
Castle on a Rocky Cliff at Sea Oil Painting on Canvas
Located in New York, NY
Vintage (20th Century) painting of a castle on a rocky cliff over the sea with figures seen on the
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas
Castle and Harbor Oil Painting on Canvas
Located in New York, NY
Vintage (20th century) oil painting of a castle overlooking a harbor with several boats amid its
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas
A Glimpse Of History-Castle Teck, Painting, Oil on Canvas
By Etienne Pascal
Located in Yardley, PA
Plein air painting from Black Forest, Germany; An old castle near Stuttgart. Painted on oil
Category
2010s Impressionist Paintings
Materials
Oil
H 11.8 in W 15.7 in D 0.1 in
A Glimpse Of History-Castle Teck, Painting, Oil on Canvas
By Etienne Pascal
Located in Yardley, PA
Plein air painting from Black Forest, Germany; An old castle near Stuttgart. Painted on oil
Category
2010s Impressionist Paintings
Materials
Oil
H 11.8 in W 15.7 in D 0.1 in
French Oil Painting of Castle on a Hill
Located in Stamford, CT
A charming oil painting on canvas depicting a French village on a hill with a castle
atop the
Category
Early 20th Century French Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Wood
Dunure Castle
By Sir David Young Cameron, R.A.
Located in Storrs, CT
Dunure Castle. Oil on canvas. 16 1/2 x 28 3/8. Signed, lower right. Housed in a dramatic 22 x 34
Category
Early 20th Century Modern Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
Guardian of the Castle -, Painting, Oil on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
of Japanese castles. Shachihokos are rarely seen in the art or even illustrated in stories. In
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Paintings
Materials
Oil
Antique Impressionist Figurative Landscape French Castle 1928
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
3792 Oil on canvas set in a hand painted frame of a French castle with workers in the field
Category
1920s Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
Castle, Painting, Oil on Canvas
By Marlene Llanes
Located in Yardley, PA
This surreal painting was created using oil paint on canvas. It measures 24x30 inches, with a
Category
2010s Surrealist Paintings
Materials
Oil
"Sky Castle, " Oil painting
By Judd Mercer
Located in Denver, CO
Judd Mercer's (US based) "Sky Castle," is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts a green
Category
2010s Realist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Castle Grounds, " Oil painting
By Judd Mercer
Located in Denver, CO
Judd Mercer's (US based) "Castle Grounds," is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts the
Category
2010s Realist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
View of an Aquaduct and a Castle. Richmond, Yorkshire
By Edward H. Niemann
Located in St. Albans, GB
the bottom right and the painting is of Richmond in North Yorkshire where his family lived and
Category
1860s Victorian Paintings
Materials
Oil
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H 40 in W 48 in D 3 in
Figurative Landscape painting -Este Castle
Located in Beijing, CN
Feng Shi, born in Shanghai in 1990, professional painter. In 2009, he studied in the painting
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
Hambacher Castle, Painting, Oil on MDF Panel
Located in Yardley, PA
Painted plein air amongst Grape Vines with view of the Hambacher Castle, Germany. It was a very hot
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Paintings
Materials
Oil
Fantastic Village Scene Modern Irish Magic Realism Oil Painting
By Philip Castle
Located in Surfside, FL
Philip Castle was an Irish Painter and husband to artist Barry Castle
He is rarely exhibited. His
Category
20th Century Folk Art Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
H 21.5 in W 25.75 in D 0.66 in
Antique French Oil On Panel Of A Castle
Located in Ongar, GB
A nice antique oil on panel of a French Castle in a nice decorative wooden frame.
Category
Antique Early 1900s French Paintings
Materials
Paint
W. W. Goddard 19th Century Painting of Castle Ruins
Located in San Francisco, CA
W.W. Goddard 19th Century Painting of Castle Ruins
Oil on canvas. A few past professional repairs
Category
Late 19th Century Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
H 19.75 in W 28 in D 2 in
Watercolor of a French Castle by Unknown Artist
Located in Pasadena, CA
Dreamy landscape picturing a view of a castle in France.
Large original frame made of walnut.
I
Category
Vintage 1940s French Romantic Paintings
Materials
Walnut, Paper
A. F. Jitterton - 1878 Watercolour, Warwick Castle From The River
Located in Corsham, GB
A striking architectural view of Warwick castle from the river. The scene is set on an idyllic
Category
19th Century Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
Early 20th Century Painting of Fredericksborg Castle, Denmark, Signed Nissen
Located in Grand Rapids, MI
Signed: Nissen (Lower, Right)
" Frederiksborg Castle ", circa 1930s
Oil on Canvas
18" x 26
Category
Early 20th Century Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"A Study of the Ruins of a Castle" Watercolor by John Claude Nattes
Located in Palm Beach, FL
"A Study of the Ruins of a Castle."
By: John Claude Nattes (English 1768-1822).
Fine original
Category
Antique Late 18th Century English Georgian Paintings
Materials
Paper
R. Poch Blue Daisies Castle acrylic painting
By Ramon Poch
Located in CORAL GABLES - MIAMI, FL
3.-Castle acrylic painting
Born in Badalona (Barcelona).
Photographer and advertising film
Category
2010s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Spanish castle landscape oil on board painting
By Josep Martinez Lozano
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
his childhood he does not feel any kind of special inclination towards plastic arts or painting. It is
Category
1970s Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
... and castles made of sand ...
By David Stern
Located in New York, NY
... and castles made of sand..., 2022,
David Stern (Germany, b. 1956)
Acrylics on canvas
52 inches
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Canvas
Landscape with castle oil on canvas painting
By Rafael Griera Calderón
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Frame size 78x87 cm.
Rafael Griera Calderón was born incidentally in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria in 1934. After residing in Olot from 1942 to 1960 where his father had a religious im...
Category
1990s Post-Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
No Reserve
H 18.12 in W 21.66 in
European Countryside, winter Castle Combe, UK, Painting, Oil on Canvas
By Esam Jlilati
Located in Yardley, PA
The Painting title: Winter in Castle Combe Englisch Dorf village anglais Inglese villaggio
Category
2010s Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Oil
H 18 in W 24 in D 1 in
Tulips Castle
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
timeless sophistication. "Tulips Castle" is not merely a painting; it's a celebration of nature's splendor
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Animal Paintings
Materials
Oil
Castle Valley Rain Storm, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
By Crystal DiPietro
Located in Yardley, PA
This piece was inspired by a beautiful stormy day in Castle Valley, Utah. The flowers, red rocks
Category
2010s Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Large 17th century Portrait of a noble lady - Castle Caufeild - Godfrey Kneller
By Sir Godfrey Kneller
Located in Antwerp, BE
. from Parkanaur, Castle Caulfeild, Co. Tyrone
Oil on canvas 127*102cm , with frame 137*111cm
Late 17th
Category
Late 17th Century Old Masters Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
H 50.01 in W 40.16 in
Caernarfon Castle, North Wales, landscape original oil painting
By Tim Woodcock-Jones
Located in Deddington, GB
Tim Woodcock-Jones
Caernarfon Castle
Original Landscape Painting
Oil on Canvas
Canvas Size: H 61cm
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
H 24.02 in W 30.32 in D 0.79 in
The Castle, Signed Watercolour painting by Norman Lindsey
By Norman Lindsay
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Castle
By Norman Lindsay (1879-1969),
Watercolour painting on canvas mounted on board and
Category
1930s Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
H 30.52 in W 27.76 in
Smithsonian Castle in Washington DC, Noon, Oil Painting
By Suren Nersisyan
Located in San Francisco, CA
>Words that describe this painting: Washington DC, Smithsonian Castle, impressionist, city, architecture
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Impressionist Interior Paintings
Materials
Oil
H 24 in W 30 in D 1.5 in
Castle and River Landscape - British 19thC art oil painting follower of Turner
Located in London, GB
This stunning large 19th century landscape oil painting is attributed to follower of Joseph Turner
Category
1850s Old Masters Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
French impressionism, Rochechouart castle, Painting, Oil on Canvas
By Gav Banns
Located in Yardley, PA
sits aloft a promontory rock, and houses a contemporary modern art gallery. This oil painting has
Category
2010s Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
H 10.6 in W 16.1 in D 0.1 in
19th Century Oil Painting with Castle View
Located in Berlin, DE
Unique oil painting with castle view, circa 19th century.
Oil on canvas. Motif castle with view of
Category
Antique 19th Century German Paintings
Materials
Canvas
Impressionism - Powis Castle Gardens in Wales UK, Painting, Oil on Canvas
By Gav Banns
Located in Yardley, PA
Powis Castle is a medieval fortress in Powys, Wales under the care of the National Trust and well
Category
2010s Impressionist Paintings
Materials
Oil
H 9.4 in W 7.5 in D 0.1 in
Portrait of a Young Gentleman and Pet Dog c.1680, Antique oil on Canvas Painting
By (Circle of) Mary Beale
Located in London, GB
clergymen. Technically accomplished, her paintings are noteworthy for their honest and sympathetic
Category
17th Century Old Masters Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
H 35.44 in W 32.29 in D 3.15 in
"Road to Castle Valley, " Original Southwestern Landscape Pastel Painting
By Lorenzo Chavez
Located in Denver, CO
"Road to Castle Valley" by Lorenzo Chavez (US based) is a handmade, landscape, pastel painting that
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Paper, Pastel
"Estremoz Castle, Autumn" contemporary impressionist plein air oil painting
By Marc Dalessio
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
"Estremoz Castle, Autumn" is a contemporary realist oil painting of a Portuguese hilltown and
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Realist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Panel, Oil
Tiber River, Castle of Angels, Rome View by Sarah Robertson, Italy Painting
By Sarah Robertson
Located in Atlanta, GA
Sarah's artistic intentions can be summed up by Aristotle, "The aim of art is to represent not the outward appearance of things but their inward significance". Sarah's work appears i...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Paper, Mixed Media
My Castle My Rules
Located in Nottingham, GB
comes with a certificate of authenticity
This incredible painting would make a wonderful statement
Category
2010s Pop Art Paintings
Materials
Oil
Aragonese Castle Plein-air Collectible painting by Simon Kozhin
By Simon Kozhin
Located in Sempach, LU
Aragonese Castle is a medieval castle next to Ischia one of the Phlegraean Islands, at the
Category
2010s Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Cardboard
H 11.82 in W 7.88 in D 0.12 in
A Surreal Encaustic on Wood "I Remember My Castle"
Located in San Diego, CA
(wax) painting, Bociek underscores several states of being: well-being, challenge, chaos, and
Category
2010s Surrealist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Encaustic, Oil
Castles In the Air, Painting, Acrylic on Watercolor Paper
By Karen Hansen
Located in Yardley, PA
Fine lines trace across this smokey, atmospheric painting appearing to form a structure in the mist
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Richmond Castle, Yorkshire
By David Muirhead
Located in East Grinstead, GB
succumbing to the power of nature, which Constable painted 100 years earlier. This painting Richmond Castle
Category
Early 20th Century Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
Castles In the Air, Painting, Acrylic on Watercolor Paper
By Karen Hansen
Located in Yardley, PA
Fine lines trace across this smokey, atmospheric painting appearing to form a structure in the mist
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Aragonese castle. Ischia
By Simon Kozhin
Located in Sempach, LU
This castle, located on an island of rock, attracts many tourists due to its picturesqueness. The
Category
2010s Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Cardboard
Hastings Castle oil painting seascape 19th century, William Edward Webb
By William Edward Webb
Located in York, GB
Hastings Castle from the beach oil William Edward Webb
A fine 19th century oil on canvas painting
Category
19th Century Old Masters Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
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H 17.33 in W 29.14 in
October, Night Scene with Castle and Soldiers Oil Painting
By John Bowman
Located in Surfside, FL
works in a variety of media including painting, drawing, and sculpture. The Winston Wachter Gallery, in
Category
1980s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Dark Castle #1, Abstract Landscape Painting on Canvas, 2013
Located in Boston, MA
painting acrylic on canvas. After EBAY came along and stole the show Robert went on a 20 year hiatus from
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Land Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
H 28 in W 20 in D 1 in
French romantic painting Oil on paper TANCARVILLE castle Normandy 19th
Located in PARIS, FR
exhibited "The ruins of the castle of Tancarville", a painting from which he made a lithograph.
Category
1830s Romantic Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
View over the Roof-tops of Frederiksborg Castle, Denmark
By Svend Hammershøi
Located in New York, NY
Castle, Denmark, Oil on Panel, Signed: SH, in it's original frame
"Designer, painter and trained
Category
Early 20th Century Academic Paintings
Materials
Panel, Paint, Oil
H 13.75 in W 10.38 in D 3 in
Victorian Scottish landscape with a castle by a loch and cattle watering, signed
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
, brooding skies over castle ruins (Kilchurn?) and cattle watering in the shallows of the loch.
Medium
Category
19th Century Victorian Landscape Paintings
Materials
Color Pencil, Watercolor
Portrait of a Gentleman
Located in London, GB
Biography, "no British contemporary had such an Italian manner of painting as Peters, reflecting the old
Category
18th Century Old Masters Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Oil Painting by William Joseph J.C.Bond "Carmarvon Castle"
Located in Mere, GB
Oil Painting by William Joseph J.C.Bond "Carmarvon Castle" flourished 1833 -1928 Popular Liverpool
Category
19th Century Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
H 24 in W 29 in D 4 in
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