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Aesthetic Movement Paintings

AESTHETIC MOVEMENT

In 1880, polymath designer William Morris declared: “If you want a golden rule that will fit everybody, this is it: Have nothing in your houses that you do not know to be useful or believe to be beautiful.” His words encapsulated the Aesthetic Movement, which prized beauty above all and blurred the lines between fine art and the decorative arts, particularly through lavishly crafted furniture pieces.

The Aesthetic Movement, whose major proponents included author Oscar Wilde, flourished from the 1860s to the 1880s and was mostly popular in England and the United States. Design expositions like the 1876 Centennial International Exhibition in Philadelphia, as well as the publishing of how-to books for interior design, helped disseminate Aesthetic Movement bedroom furniture, serveware, coffee tables and other items, especially to the middle class.

The establishment of new art museums, art clubs and a rising passion for collecting at the time contributed to a growing appreciation for art. Morris’s founding of Morris & Co. in 1862 and the commercializing of this “cult of beauty” by the Liberty store in London, starting in the late 19th century, further disseminated the idea of a domestic space that was thoughtfully and floridly designed.

Leading Aesthetic Movement furniture designers included E.W. Godwin, who drew on Japanese influences and whose work reflected a wider enthusiasm for imported East Asian art. British designer Christopher Dresser created textiles, ceramics and more that were also inspired by Japanese decorative art but were representative of additional diverse design sources that ranged from Egypt to Mexico.

The Aesthetic Movement’s eclecticism resulted in dazzling interiors. Japanese fans were positioned on Renaissance-inspired cabinets with brass hardware, while mantels made of rich walnut or finely carved ebonized wood and adorned with painted Minton tiles mingled with cast-iron chairs against a backdrop of floral wallpaper. In 1881, in New York City, stenciled checkerboard motifs and painted floral murals could be found under an opalescent glass chandelier in a luxurious dressing room designed by German émigré cabinetmaker-decorator George Alfred Schastey. Amid the rise of the industrial age, the style’s promotion of art in everyday life would inform the Arts and Crafts Movement and Art Nouveau.

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Style: Aesthetic Movement
"The Red Barn" by Gershon Benjamin
Located in Wiscasset, ME
Watercolor on paper presented in a contemporary frame measuring 19" x 25" overall. This work by Gershon Benjamin is signed in the lower right and features a classic red barn. An ...
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Mid-20th Century American Aesthetic Movement Paintings

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Paint, Paper

19th Century Pair of KPM Attributed Porcelain Painted Plaques of Woman & Boy
Located in Long Branch, NJ
19th Century Pair of KPM Attributed Porcelain Painted Plaques of Woman & Boy Dimensions : Frame - 16" Tall X 14" Wide X 2" Deep Porcelain 6.5" Tall This gorgeous pair of KPM Attrib...
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Late 19th Century German Antique Aesthetic Movement Paintings

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Porcelain

Mersad Berber 'Bosnia, 1940-2012' Oil on Canvas, Woman with Flowers
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Signed lower left. A lovely pensive woman dressed in 19th c. style holding flowers. She looks to the left with fruits in an abstract composition on a tab...
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20th Century Aesthetic Movement Paintings

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Canvas, Wood

19th Century Oil On Canvas Equestrian Scene by George Armfield
By George Armfield
Located in Dublin 8, IE
George Armfield (1808-1893) oil on canvas painting, depicting an atmospheric scene of three horses to foreground with a thunderstorm in the background. Dramatic tension is created by...
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19th Century English Antique Aesthetic Movement Paintings

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Paint

Paintings Set of Four Seasons
Located in Alessandria, Piemonte
O/5542 - What to say about this rare set of four large paintings ? It's certainly an idea for wall decoration: inside a boiserie (wooden panels) or with golden frames. in the dini...
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Early 20th Century French Aesthetic Movement Paintings

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Canvas

19th-C. English Sea Ship Captain W/ Child Watercolor on Paper In Burl Frame
Located in Kennesaw, GA
I love this! It is a framed English sea captain with his child dating to approximately 1850. It is a watercolor on paper. The frame is burl walnut, and both painting and frame show w...
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Mid-19th Century English Antique Aesthetic Movement Paintings

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Burl, Paper

Painting By H. Coulon-19th Century
Located in Brussels, Brussels
oil on canvas representing a still life with fruits, flowers and game in a wooden frame signed H.Coulon Large model In good condition and beautiful patina
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19th Century French Antique Aesthetic Movement Paintings

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Wood

Mid-Century set of 4 Large Scale Four Seasons Paintings
Located in Dallas, TX
Mid-Century set of 4 Large Scale Four Seasons Paintings were designed for a French bakery, and beautifully and colorfully represent the Four Seasons, with the seasons' names painted ...
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Mid-20th Century Belgian Aesthetic Movement Paintings

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Paint

Antique Framed Oil Painting on Canvas by De Kok
Located in Dallas, TX
Antique Framed oil painting on canvas by De Kok showcases the artist's firm grasp on creating the tranquility of an intriguing landscape composition using color and contrast resultin...
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Mid-20th Century Belgian Aesthetic Movement Paintings

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Canvas, Giltwood

Antique Framed Oil Painting on Canvas
Located in Dallas, TX
Antique Framed Oil Painting on Canvas by G. Remmerie is an interesting take on the classic landscape painting, where the artist has captured a low lying marshy area under an overcast...
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Mid-20th Century Belgian Aesthetic Movement Paintings

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Canvas, Giltwood

Antique oil painting "Flowers of the Field" signed, Second Half of the 19th century, France
Located in Traversetolo, IT
This splendid French oil painting was made with a remarkable painting technique that allows the artist to achieve a high degree of naturalistic rendering.Put in relation to the chron...
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1880s French Antique Aesthetic Movement Paintings

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Canvas, Wood

Hand Painted Antique Large Screen
Located in Alessandria, Piemonte
M/781 - Interesting large hand painted on wood high screen : from France, mid '800. It can be the background of an entire wall: an imaginary garden with flowers' triumph; on the o...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Aesthetic Movement Paintings

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Paint

Pair of Signed Allen Wedgwood Hand Painted Porcelain Plaques of Children
Located in Great Barrington, MA
This exquisite pair of hand-painted Wedgwood porcelain plaques, painted by Thomas Allen, is a beautiful example of the Aesthetic Movement. The delicate, intricate designs and vibrant...
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1890s English Antique Aesthetic Movement Paintings

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Enamel

Late 19th Century Movement Style Original Oil Painting by Adrien Schultz
Located in Middleburg, VA
Late 19th century Movement Style Original Oil Painting by Adrien Schultz Depicts person sitting in the woods in lovely earth tones with highlights of b...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Aesthetic Movement Paintings

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Paint

19th Century Oil Painting on Canvas
Located in Dallas, TX
19th century oil painting on canvas depicts a scene portrayed by a wide variety of artists over the years. A young couple are saying their g...
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1880s French Antique Aesthetic Movement Paintings

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Canvas

"Olive Tree" by Scott Duce
Located in Wiscasset, ME
Oil on canvas, signed lower left and titled and inscribed on reverse. b.1956 Scott Duce is an international artist working in New York. Duce’s work is included in many corporate, museum, and private collections. Notable collections include Random House, General Electric, IBM, Pfizer, Inc., Capital Holding Corporation, McGraw-Hill Corporation, Petroplus Holdings, Switzerland, Seagrams-Montreal, Canada, and the U.S. Embassy in Stockholm, Sweden. Among his awards and honors he received a National Endowment for the Arts/SECCA artist grant. Duce’s work has been exhibited throughout the United States, with several solo exhibitions in New York City, Chicago, Boston, Atlanta, and internationally in Paris, France; Florence, Italy; and Lima, Peru. He has had many commissioned works, including Bell South...
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Early 2000s American Aesthetic Movement Paintings

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Paint

Antique Framed Oil Painting on Canvas by Albert Caullet
Located in Dallas, TX
Antique framed oil painting on canvas by Albert Caullet (1875-1950) is a charming work by the artist in vivid earth tones creating wonderful definition and contrast. Caullet invites ...
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Early 20th Century Belgian Aesthetic Movement Paintings

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Canvas

19th Century Continental School Painting
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Continental, likely German, 19th century. Oil on canvas, housed in a gilt oval frame. A town scene, unsigned.
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19th Century German Antique Aesthetic Movement Paintings

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Canvas, Wood, Paint

Beautiful Painting by Michael Berg
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Introducing the stunning Beautiful Painting by Michael Berg, Signed & Dated – a true masterpiece that will bring a touch of elegance and sophistica...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Aesthetic Movement Paintings

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Acrylic

Diptych Oil Painting by Jan Saether
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Beautiful diptych oil painting by Jan Valentin Saether (1944-2018) The piece shows 2 open boxes, one is empty and the second one shows a portrait of a man with long curly hair and a beard. The painting shows great attention to detail and is very realistic. Measurements: 59.50 inches wide x 37.75 inches high x 1.50 inches projection from the wall. Each paitning is 26 inches high x 22 inches wide. Jan Valentin Saether (1944-2018) Fine artist Jan Isak Valentin Ben Abram Saether was born in Oslo, Norway in 1944. A student at both the National College of Applied Arts and at the National Academy of Fine Art in the 1960s and early 70s he received training in both sculpture and painting. In 1973 Saether moved to Los Angeles, California with his first wife and two young daughters. He built a career as an artist there and established several schools; first in 1977 at the old firehouse in Venice together with Alan Katz...
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1980s American Vintage Aesthetic Movement Paintings

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Canvas

Framed Oil Painting on Canvas by deMoen
Located in Dallas, TX
Framed oil painting on canvas by deMoen is yet another rendition of the storied city of Bruges, centuries ago a bustling port eventually eclipsed by Antwerp, and connected to other s...
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Mid-20th Century Belgian Aesthetic Movement Paintings

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Canvas

Vintage Framed Oil Painting on Canvas by Mees
Located in Dallas, TX
Vintage Framed Oil Painting on Canvas by Mees is a charming post-impressionistic rendering of a quaint Belgian town along the canal. Such canals were integral to most villages, provi...
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1960s Belgian Vintage Aesthetic Movement Paintings

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Canvas

Mythological Painting, F.Quelvée, French, 1940
Located in Nice, FR
A pupil of Maurice Denis, whose sacred art workshop he frequented, he received from his master, after having fulfilled a function in public works, the taste for large compositions. He is essentially a painter of genre, nudes, bouquets as well as landscapes of North Africa. He exhibited at the Salon d'Automne, after 1919, at the Salon des Indépendants from 1921, and at the Tuileries, from 1923, and took part in several exhibitions abroad (notably at the Palais des Beaux-Arts in Mexico in September 1941). In 1922, he exhibited at the Parisian gallery Marcel Bernheim...
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1880s French Antique Aesthetic Movement Paintings

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Acrylic

Antique Framed Landscape Oil Painting on Canvas
Located in Dallas, TX
Antique framed landscape oil painting on canvas is a Classic pastoral but oriented on the vertical allowing the stream to gently Meander thro...
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Mid-20th Century Belgian Aesthetic Movement Paintings

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Canvas

Large Orientalist Oil Painting
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Large, early 20th century orientalist painting. Oil on canvas. No trace of signature.
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Early 1900s French Antique Aesthetic Movement Paintings

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Canvas, Paint

"Knitting by the Hearth" by Sam Uhrdin
Located in Wiscasset, ME
Oil on canvas, signed and dated in the upper left and inscribed on the reverse. Painting features a Swedish girl knitting by the fire. The work has a lovely warm feel to it. Sam Uhrdin...
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1950s Swedish Vintage Aesthetic Movement Paintings

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Paint

Antique Framed Charcoal & Watercolor of a Baroque Village by Alfred Martin, Date
Located in Dallas, TX
Antique framed charcoal & watercolor of a baroque village by Alfred Martin, Dated 1914 is a splendid work that features a Flemish village during the Baro...
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1910s Belgian Vintage Aesthetic Movement Paintings

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Parchment Paper

19th Century French Hand Painted Framed Porcelain Tile
Located in Lambertville, NJ
A gorgeous hand painted porcelain tile in original giltwood frame. The tile with hand painted blue birds and wildflowers in an elegant original giltwood...
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1880s French Antique Aesthetic Movement Paintings

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Porcelain, Giltwood

19th Century Framed Oil Painting on Canvas
Located in Dallas, TX
19th century framed oil painting on canvas is a majestic work that transcends the monochromatic palette to evoke an incoming storm, both representing the power of nature and man's st...
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1880s French Antique Aesthetic Movement Paintings

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Canvas

Antique Oil Painting on Board of Shoemaker at Work
Located in Dallas, TX
Antique oil painting on board depicts a humble shoemaker's shop. Called a cobbler in Europe after the 13th century, such tradesmen usual...
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1890s Dutch Antique Aesthetic Movement Paintings

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Mahogany

Pair 19th Century Framed Oil Paintings on Canvas by Verhelst
Located in Dallas, TX
Pair 19th century framed oil paintings on canvas by Verhelst are a charming glimpse into European rural life as it has existed for centuries on the Cont...
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Late 19th Century Dutch Antique Aesthetic Movement Paintings

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Canvas

Vintage French Bronze Frame Gold Dore Miniature Painted Portrait
Located in Toledo, OH
Hand painted miniature portrait of a woman in a yellow gown. French bronze frame with gold dore finish. Image measures 1.69" W x 1.69" H and Overall Dimens...
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19th Century Unknown Antique Aesthetic Movement Paintings

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Bronze

Antique Framed Oval Miniature Portraits Lady & Gentleman with Dog
Located in Toledo, OH
Two antique miniature oval portraits in a pieced frame of a lady and a man with a dog. Very nice condition. Images measure 2.5" x 3.25" and Overall size 5.38" x 8.63". This piece ha...
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19th Century Unknown Antique Aesthetic Movement Paintings

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Glass

Limoges Enamel Plaque “La Fileuse”
Located in Dallas, TX
A large enamel on a convened copper plaque. The scene is of a seated elderly woman looming cotton or wool yarn, Circa 1900. Hand painted then baked on in a oven by Limoges. Signed “...
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Early 1900s French Antique Aesthetic Movement Paintings

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Copper

18th Century Framed Oil Painting on Canvas by Holland School
Located in Dallas, TX
18th century framed oil painting on canvas by Holland School is a panoramic landscape with prominent contrasting features, rendered in the Dutch style. The foreground is divided into...
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Late 18th Century Dutch Antique Aesthetic Movement Paintings

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Canvas

19th Century Framed Oil Painting on Canvas by Xavier Wurth
Located in Dallas, TX
19th Century Framed oil painting on canvas by Xavier Wurth (1869-1933) is an unusual example of the artist's work, being a vertically oriented landscape o...
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1890s Belgian Antique Aesthetic Movement Paintings

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Canvas, Giltwood

Antique French Oval Miniature Painting on Porcelain Bronze Frame
Located in Toledo, OH
Antique French oval miniature painting on porcelain. Thee ladies and a gentleman gathering in a parlor. Very nice to excellent condition. Fabric on the ...
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Late 19th Century European Antique Aesthetic Movement Paintings

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Porcelain

Antique Hand Painted Miniature Figure "Blue Boy" by Geinsborough
Located in Toledo, OH
Antique miniature hand painted on porcelain figure of blue boy by Geinsborough. Very nice condition. Image size measures 2.50" W x 3.25" H, Overall Dimensions: .5" depth x 3.5" W x 4...
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20th Century Unknown Aesthetic Movement Paintings

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Porcelain

Antique Framed Oil Painting on Canvas by Ludovic Janssen
Located in Dallas, TX
Antique framed oil painting on canvas by Ludovic Janssen (1888-1954) is an unusual work being a landscape in a square format. Janssen has used the emerging spring growth of the fores...
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Early 20th Century Belgian Aesthetic Movement Paintings

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Canvas

Pair 18th Century Framed Oil Paintings by P. J. Boquet
Located in Dallas, TX
Pair 18th century framed oil paintings by P. J. Boquet (1751-1817) represents two of the four seasons framed in the round. Reframed in the early 20th century, each work shows how Boq...
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1790s French Antique Aesthetic Movement Paintings

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Canvas

Framed Oil Painting on Canvas by Ewald Kreusch
Located in Dallas, TX
Framed oil painting on canvas by Ewald Kreusch (1895-1960) is a delightful study of an old-growth forest with a footworn path leading on to adventures beyond the horizon. Kreusch has...
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Mid-20th Century Belgian Aesthetic Movement Paintings

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Canvas

Paintings, Sand, Color, Elio Garis 2012
Located in Nice, FR
Elio was born in Vigone, Italy in 1954, where he still lives and works. After graduating from school, he began to paint and exhibited for the first time, in 1975, at the Floriana Gal...
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20th Century Italian Aesthetic Movement Paintings

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Natural Fiber

Antique Framed Oil Painting by Marcel Lizen
Located in Dallas, TX
Antique framed oil painting by Marcel Lizen (1887-1946) is an extraordinary landscape with charming architectural feature depicting an inviting country road that leads by a thatch-roofed cottage nestled amidst the forest. One can see a neighboring cottage in the distance, with late afternoon shadows providing an interesting lighting effect. Survives in its original frame. Lizen was born in Huy in 1887, and studied at l'Académie de Liège...
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Early 20th Century Belgian Aesthetic Movement Paintings

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Canvas

19th Century Framed Oil Painting on Canvas by A. Jaboneau
Located in Dallas, TX
This 19th century framed oil painting on canvas by Albert Jaboneau (1855-?) depicts the bustling harbor scene at Anvers, France during the late 19th century showing the "hybrid" ship...
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1880s French Antique Aesthetic Movement Paintings

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Canvas

Mid-Century Floral Still Life Oil Painting on Canvas by Jules De Corte
Located in Dallas, TX
Mid-Century floral still life oil painting on canvas by Jules De Corte (1918-1999). This vibrant floral still life featuring vase with roses was painted ...
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Mid-20th Century Belgian Aesthetic Movement Paintings

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Canvas

Limoges Enamel Plaque “La Fileuse”
Located in Dallas, TX
A large Limoges enamel painting on a convexed copper plaque. The scene is of a mother and daughter sitting in front of a fireplace drying yarn while the...
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Early 1900s French Antique Aesthetic Movement Paintings

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Copper

Old Painting Grapes in the Basket
Located in Alessandria, Piemonte
O/1699 - Ancient painting by the German School with a basket full of grapes: for Your dining room - The grapes are so well painted that it seems to be able to take it in hand... Sign...
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Mid-19th Century German Antique Aesthetic Movement Paintings

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Canvas

Painting with Roses in the Vase
Located in Alessandria, Piemonte
O/8157 - Old French painting with a beautiful bouquet of roses in a vase on a table. It almost seems to smell it... If you want, You can use the elegant frame for a mirror, leaving t...
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Early 20th Century French Aesthetic Movement Paintings

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Canvas

Antique Framed Oil Painting on Canvas by J. F. Barone
Located in Dallas, TX
Antique framed oil painting on canvas by J. F. Barone is a classic pastoral work in its original frame with gold highlighting. The artist has skillfully and equitably distributed the...
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Mid-20th Century French Aesthetic Movement Paintings

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Canvas

Antique Framed Oil Painting on Canvas
Located in Dallas, TX
Antique framed oil painting on canvas is a classic take on the timeless Still Life of a bouquet of flowers. The artist has utiliz...
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Mid-20th Century Belgian Aesthetic Movement Paintings

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Canvas

Antique Framed Oil Painting on Board by Windel
Located in Dallas, TX
Antique Framed Oil Painting on Board by F. Windel depicts an intriguing perspective of an impressionistic harbor scene at dawn wit...
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Early 20th Century Belgian Aesthetic Movement Paintings

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Canvas

Pair of Framed Oil Paintings on Canvas by A. Ruurds Dated 1898
Located in Dallas, TX
Pair of framed oil paintings on canvas by A. Ruurds dated 1898 are a classic example of the genre! The Still Life still retains ...
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1890s Dutch Antique Aesthetic Movement Paintings

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Canvas

Original Large Francisco Franco Painting
Located in East Hampton, NY
This very large (5 x 4 feet) oil on canvas with variations of blue tones which is simple and elegant, framed with a clean oak frame as done by artist. Shown here in vertical but can ...
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Early 2000s Spanish Aesthetic Movement Paintings

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Canvas, Wood

Large Orientalist Oil Painting
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Large, early 20th century orientalist painting. Oil on canvas. No trace of signature.
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Early 1900s French Antique Aesthetic Movement Paintings

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Canvas, Paint

Roses in Vase on Table, Signed painting
Located in Alessandria, Piemonte
Gorgeous bouquet of roses in a blue vase on the table - Old painting signed by Leon Tombu - Léon Tombu born in 1866 in Andenne and died in 1958 in...
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Early 20th Century French Aesthetic Movement Paintings

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Fruitwood

19th Century Spanish Oil on Canvas Painting Signed Riani
Located in Lambertville, NJ
Oil on canvas portrait of a Spanish aristocratic lady. The painting of a young woman in profile with a dark background dressed in a formal gown with pink roses, signed by the artist ...
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1890s Spanish Antique Aesthetic Movement Paintings

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Canvas, Giltwood, Paint

Midcentury Water Color from Axl Leskoschek, Original Frame, 1946, Austria
Located in Vienna, Austria
Axl Leskoschek, an Austrian artist was born on September 3rd 1889 in Graz, Austria. He died on February 12, 1976 in Vienna, Austria. He began his studies with Law but in 1917 he had...
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1940s Austrian Vintage Aesthetic Movement Paintings

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Paint

Clair Seglem Watercolor Painting of Marble Torso on Magenta Background
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
A small still life water color painting of an alabaster torso accented with flowers and limes on a bright magenta background. This piece is by the late Oklahoma artist and retired Air Force man Clair...
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20th Century American Aesthetic Movement Paintings

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Paint, Paper

Aesthetic Movement paintings for sale on 1stDibs.

Find a broad range of unique Aesthetic Movement paintings for sale on 1stDibs. Many of these items were first offered in the 21st Century and Contemporary, but contemporary artisans have continued to produce works inspired by this style. If you’re looking to add vintage paintings created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include wall decorations, serveware, ceramics, silver and glass and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with canvas, fabric and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Aesthetic Movement paintings made in a specific country, there are Europe, France, and Belgium pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original paintings, popular names associated with this style include Anthony Thieme, Limoges, Johann Berthelsen, and André Derain. It’s true that these talented designers have at times inspired knockoffs, but our experienced specialists have partnered with only top vetted sellers to offer authentic pieces that come with a buyer protection guarantee. Prices for paintings differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $250 and tops out at $52,000 while the average work can sell for $2,384.

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