Pair French Genre Scene Paintings by Lancret on Celluloid in Giltwood, C1940

An antique seascape painting by Paul Earnst Wilke offers watercolor coastal scene with lighthouse, boats and figures, artist signed lower rig...

An antique miniature portrait painting on celluloid of Marie Antoinette seated in parcel gilt frame, artist signed Alex lower right...

An antique miniature portrait painting on celluloid of Marie Antoinette seated in parcel gilt frame, artist signed Alex lower right...

An antique Italian painting offers enamel on copper portrait of a Classical woman seated in reticulated foliate giltwood frame, artist signed with initials as photographed, 19th cent...

A French Limoges painting offers enamel on copper portrait of a woman in outdoor setting, seated in giltwood frame, 20th century. Measures- 10.5'' H x 9.5'' W x 1.75'' D; 2 sites;...

An antique painting by Paul Earnst Wilke offers watercolor cityscape harbor scene with structures, bridge, boats and figures, artist signed lower right, framed, c1940 Measures- 20.5...

Superb French hand-painted watercolor/gouache miniature on a bone panel. It depicts Bacchus and Ariane in a courting scene set in a mountainous landscape. The 18th century miniature is a version of the painting by Charles Joseph Natoire (1700-1777). It is a small but elegant painting with amazing quality details. It is mounted in a hand carved polychrome and gilded Spanish Baroque style wood frame...

17th century, oil on canvas Dutch painting with hunting scene Oil on canvas. Dimensions: frame W 81 x H 75 cm, canvas 58 x 49 cm The oil on canvas painting depicts a hunting scene in a predominantly rocky landscape. On the right, at the center of the canvas is depicted a group of characters dressed for hunting according to the 17th century fashion of northern Europe. The men stop with their horses and dogs; one of them points downstream, while another one sounds a Horn, used as a call sign in hunting trips. In the foreground on the left another character sits on the ground, turning his back on the observer, in the company of two hunting dogs. The scene takes place in the open air, in a rocky context and the landscape widens towards a valley, beyond which the horizon is lost among mountain reliefs with blue tones. The bright sky is characterized by some clear clouds. The color palette of the canvas is characterized by brown tones; a ray of light that emphasizes the right group, where it stands out illuminated a dog and the spotted steed on which is rising a man with a red mantel...

An early 19th century painting, oil on linen, showing an English pastoral farm scene, artist unknown. The right foreground shows three farm workers clearing hay in a meadow. Other figures can be seen in the mid-ground along with a hay laden wagon harnessed to horses. A thatched roof cottage is painted in the distance. In the central background, two horses are grazing in front of split rail fence...

Oil painting on canvas, 1970s Saussay, France, near Paris Author's work Signed Wooden frame with golden profile Landscape paintings.  In these times, art has returned to our walls in...

A very handsome and well executed pair of 18th century Irish Georgian portraits. Both executed in pastels on paper laid down on canvas, set within th...

Genre paintings, such as this outdoor scene on a board, depict people engaged in leisurely activities, such as picnicking, hunting, or walking through a park. They were popular durin...