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How can you tell how old an oil painting is?

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How can you tell how old an oil painting is?
To tell how old an oil painting is, research the artist who produced it. You can use the mobile app Smartify to snap a photo of the signature on your painting and identify the artist. Read biographical information about the artist online and look at images of their work to estimate the age of your piece. Alternatively, you can get the opinion of a knowledgeable art dealer or certified appraiser. Explore a wide variety of oil paintings on 1stDibs.
1stDibs ExpertAugust 15, 2024
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Airplane in landscape - landscape painting
Located in New York, NY
This beautiful painting by Jeroen Allart is part of his minimalist landscape and animal painting he did in his home country the Netherlands. 'A farm stands before you on the horizon....
Category

2010s Contemporary Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Fine Victorian Signed Oil Painting Sunset Dusk over the River with Anglers
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Anglers at Sunset by Edwin Henry Boddington (1836–1905) signed and indistinctly dated 18?? oil on canvas, framed framed: 17 x 30 inches canvas : 12 x 24.5 inches Provenance: private...
Category

Late 19th Century Victorian Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

Montmartre in the Snow, Parisian Winter City Scene
Located in Beachwood, OH
Armand Manago Guerin (French, 1913-1983) Montmartre in the Snow, Paris Oil on masonite Signed lower right 18.25 x 21.5 inches 25 x 28.75 inches, framed The painter known as Armand M...
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Mid-20th Century Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

Antique Original French Fish Oil Painting on Canvas, Herrings and Seashell
Located in AIGNAN, FR
Rare and stunning antique oil on stretched canvas of Herrings, lemon and a seashell. Two Herrings lay on a piece of paper while a piece of lemon awaits to garnish them when cooked. ...
Category

1920s French School Still-life Paintings

Materials

Oil

New York City Brooklyn Bridge Salmagundi Award Winning Painting Michael Budden
Located in Chesterfield, NJ
Foggy Evening Brooklyn Bridge 22 x 28 unframed and 31 x 36.5 framed signed LL Foggy Evening Brooklyn Bridge is an oil painting by award winning contemporary artist Michael Budden th...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

Hotel room. From The Light Series
Located in Miami Beach, FL
While "Composition for Film" evokes notable associations with masters of painting and poetry known precisely for their ability to evoke slow time, intimacy, poetry, and introversion ...
Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

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