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What is a painting of a room called?
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A painting of a room is called an interior portrait. You may sometimes see this genre of art referred to by the French term “portrait d'intérieur” or the German word “Zimmerbild.” Interior portraits were very popular during the Victorian age, and Queen Victoria herself owned several. Some painters who specialized in the genre included William Henry Hunt, Mary Ellen Best, William Henry Pyne, Charles Percier, Adrien Dauzats, Ferdinand Rothbart and Rudolf von Alt. Find a large selection of paintings on 1stDibs.
1stDibs ExpertSeptember 27, 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
$4,800 Sale Price
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Tombs of the Sultans - 19th Century Orientalist Oil Painting Royal Academy 1873
Located in Gerrards Cross, GB
‘Tombs of the Sultans’ by Frank Dillon R.I. R.O.I. (1823-1909). The painting – which depicts the ancient Egyptian “City of the Dead” outside the old walls of Cairo – is signed by the...
Category
1870s English School Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
$28,139 Sale Price
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It's Good Business! /// Contemporary Street Art Text War Political Painting
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: Jack Graves III (American, 1988-)
Title: "It's Good Business!"
Series: Statement
*Signed by Graves lower right. It is also signed, dated, and titled on verso
Year: 2023
Mediu...
Category
2010s Street Art Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Paint, Acrylic
Paris in the Snow, French Post Impressionist View, Montmartre, Le Bateau Lavoir
By Louis Peyrat
Located in Cotignac, FR
French Mid Century Post Impressionist view of Le Bateau Lavoir, Montmartre, Paris, in the snow, oil on board by Louis Peyrat. The painting is signed bottom right and is presented in ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
No Ordinary Winter's Tale: Resilience, the War 1943, German Expressionist oil
Located in Norwich, GB
This is no ordinary winter scene. It is the story of prosecution and survival; of resolve and resilience during World War 2, as it was experienced by German Expressionist Heinz Lohma...
Category
1940s Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Vintage European Landscape Oil Painting Autumn Countryside Scene Framed
Located in Palm Coast, FL
This beautiful vintage oil on canvas landscape captures a warm, pastoral view of the European countryside bathed in soft autumn light. A cluster of whitewashed villas with red-tiled ...
Category
Late 20th Century Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
