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Art For Sale
Period: 18th Century and Earlier
Period: 1990s
“Roses in a Porcelain Pitcher”
Located in Southampton, NY
Original oil on board still life painting of roses in a blue and white porcelain pitcher. Signed lower right by the artist and dated 1999. Condition is excellent. The painting is housed in a gold gallery frame with narrow linen liner. Overall framed measurements are 17.5 by 14.5 inches. Provenance: A Sarasota, Florida collector. John C. Traynor combines the 19th century element of atmosphere with the realistic, yet soft rendering of color and light reminiscent of the Dutch Masters to create his own distinctive style. John was born in 1961 and spent his early years growing up in Chester and Mendham, New Jersey. His classical training began at the Delbarton School in Morristown, New Jersey, and afterward he continued his art education at Paier College of Art in New Haven, Connecticut. As a merit scholar, John studied figure painting with Frank Mason at the Art Students League of New York. He concentrated on his understanding of form while studying drawing with Carroll Jones...
Category

1990s Contemporary Art

Materials

Oil, Board

Janus's Heads by Martine Demal - Contemporary bronze sculpture, abstract, grey
Located in Paris, FR
Janus's Heads is a bronze sculpture by French contemporary artist Martine Demal, dimensions are 54 × 26 × 17 cm (21.3 × 10.2 × 6.7 in). The sculpture is signed and numbered, it is p...
Category

1990s Contemporary Art

Materials

Bronze

Fine Italian Old Master Oil Painting c. 1700's The Madonna Christ Child St. John
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Madonna, Christ Child and St. John Italian Old Master, circa 1700's period oil painting on canvas, unframed Canvas: 28.5 x 24 inches conditon: overall very good for its age, a fe...
Category

Early 18th Century Old Masters Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Very Large 1700's Dutch Old Master Oil Painting The Nativity Scene
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Nativity Dutch Old Master, early 1700's period oil on canvas, unframed canvas: 36 x 27.5 inches provenance: private collection condition: very good and sound condition, some scuf...
Category

Early 18th Century Old Masters Art

Materials

Oil, Canvas

17th Century Dutch Old Master Ink Drawing Christ on the Cross Many Figures 1674
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Christ on the Cross attributed to Jan Luyken (Dutch, 1649–1712) inscribed 1674 upper corner pencil drawing, watercolor and ink wash on paper over oard, framed framed: 12 x 11 inches ...
Category

17th Century Old Masters Art

Materials

Color Pencil, Ink, Watercolor

Mughal School, 18th century – Emperor Jahangir in his harem in flagrante delicto
Located in Middletown, NY
An illuminated page from a book likely in reference to palace life during Emperor Jahangir's reign over the Mughal Empire. Circa 1750. Gouache and ink with gold heightening on cre...
Category

18th Century Rajput Art

Materials

Gold

Vintage Modernist Venice Cityscape Nicely Framed Sunset Original Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Vintage Israeli American modernist oil painting. Oil on board. Signed. Framed. Measuring 26 by 30 inches overall and 16 by 21 painting alone.
Category

1990s Fauvist Art

Materials

Oil, Board

Portrait Of Isabella Blackett, Countess Of Buchan, 18th Century
Located in Blackwater, GB
Portrait Of Isabella Blackett, Countess Of Buchan, 18th Century English School Large 18th Century English portrait of Lady Isabella Blackett, Duchess of Buchan oil on canvas. Excel...
Category

18th Century Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Purpose: The Archer by Walter Peter Brenner - Male figure bronze sculpture, nude
Located in Paris, FR
Purpose: The Archer is a bronze sculpture with brown patina made of iron nitrate with a wax finish sculpture by contemporary artist Walter Peter Brenner, dimensions are 124 × 85 × 90...
Category

1990s Contemporary Art

Materials

Bronze

Prohens 17 Mallorca. original acrylic painting
Located in CORAL GABLES - MIAMI, FL
Almendros en Mallorca. original acrylic painting Onofre was born in Sant Joan Mallorca on March 4, 1930, he decided from a very young age for art in all its facets, designer, dancer,...
Category

1990s Expressionist Art

Materials

Acrylic

Fine 18th Century Dutch Old Master Oil Painting Cattle & Sheep Ancient Ruins
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Pastoral Landscape Dutch Old Master, 18th century oil on canvas, unframed canvas: 12 x 10 inches provenance: private collection, UK condition: good a...
Category

18th Century Old Masters Art

Materials

Oil

17th century Dutch Old Master - Summertime landscape of Kleve in 1661
Located in Aartselaar, BE
17th century Dutch old master painting "A summer day in Kleve in 1661" Our painting depicting a whimsical vibrant blue sky, was long believed to depict an Italian landscape. However...
Category

17th Century Old Masters Art

Materials

Oil

Large White Marble Head of Alexander the Great Rome 17th century Sculpture
Located in Pistoia, IT
Bellissima e imponente testa neoclassica in marmo di Alessandro Magno, Italia, Roma, XVII secolo. Fine Arts export certificate available. Alexander the Great (356-323 B.C.), who enj...
Category

1660s Old Masters Art

Materials

Marble

20th century French Impressionist scene, A Busy Street in Paris
Located in Woodbury, CT
This vibrant 20th-century French Impressionist painting by Charles Ducant captures the timeless allure of a bustling Parisian street scene, immersing the viewer in the charm and ener...
Category

1990s Impressionist Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Painted Cat on Dutch Delft Tiles 18th Century in Historic Violet on White Glaze
Located in Glenford, NY
A set of six framed rare mid to late18th Century Dutch Delft Tiles with a painting of a serious looking Cat in historic dark violet glaze on white glazed earthenware. Dutch Delftwa...
Category

Late 18th Century Folk Art Art

Materials

Earthenware

Robert Indiana 'Ahava, Invitation'
Located in Brooklyn, NY
"Ahava"—which means "LOVE" in Hebrew—is a vintage original postcard from the Flowers portfolio, created by Robert Indiana in 1995. The term "Ahava" translates to "LOVE" in Hebrew, re...
Category

1990s Pop Art Art

Materials

Offset

Gerhard Richter 'Two Candles' 1995- Poster
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This original museum poster titled Two Candles was created for the Fast Forward exhibition at the Dallas Art Museum in 1995. The artwork featur...
Category

1990s Art

Materials

Offset

Female Nudes, Dancers Atlanta USA 1990s, Vintage Photograph, Stripper Performers
Located in New york, NY
Stripper Performers, Atlanta, 1996 by Leonard Freed is an 11" x 14" vintage print, stamped on verso (back of photo) with Freed's copyright stamp and...
Category

1990s Contemporary Art

Materials

Photographic Film, Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin

Fine 1700's French/ Dutch Oil Painting on Copper Portrait Man Ruff Collar
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Portrait of a Gentleman wearing a Ruff Collar Dutch/ French artist, 18th century oil painting on copper, unframed copper board : 6.75 x 5 inches provenance: private collection, UK co...
Category

18th Century Old Masters Art

Materials

Copper

"Turnip"
By Giacomo Ceruti
Located in Edinburgh, GB
Giacomo Ceruti, known as Il Pitocchetto (1698-1767) – “Turnip” Medium: Oil on canvas Dimensions: 204 x 124 cm (unframed) Provenance: Private collection This remarkable painting, “T...
Category

18th Century Realist Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Woman in Shell, Late 20th Century Art Deco of a Nude, Cleveland Female Artist
Located in Beachwood, OH
Sally Lachina (American, 20th Century) Woman in Shell, 1994 Oil on canvas Signed and dated lower right, signed, dated and titled verso 48 x 36 inches Sally Lachina is an American ar...
Category

1990s Art Deco Art

Materials

Oil

Fine 18th Century British Old Master Oil The Young Shepherdess with Lamb
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Young Shepherd English School, 18th century circle of Sir Joshua Reynolds oil on canvas, unframed Canvas: 30 x 25 inches Provenance: Private collection Condition: very good condi...
Category

18th Century Old Masters Art

Materials

Oil

Huge 18th Century French Rococo Old Master Oil Allegorical Nude Winged Lady
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Allegorical Winged Nude Lady, adorned with the attributes of Spring French School, 18th century (Rococo period) oil painting on canvas, unframed canvas: 30 x 52 inches provenance...
Category

18th Century Rococo Art

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Antique Circular Oil Painting Flagellation of Christ, 18th Century Old Master
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Flagellation of Christ Italian, 18th century oil on canvas, framed Framed: 15 x 14 inches Canvas : 12 x 12 inches Provenance: private collection, UK Condition: very good conditio...
Category

18th Century Old Masters Art

Materials

Oil

The Madonna with Christ Child & St. John Fine 18th Century Italian Old Master
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Madonna, Christ Child and St. John Italian School, 18th century oil on wood, framed in period gilt antique frame framed: 16 x 14.5 inches wood: 9 x 6.5 inches provenance: private...
Category

18th Century Old Masters Art

Materials

Oil

View of Fountain Court, Middle Temple, City of London
Located in Middletown, NY
An 18th century view of the first permanent water fountain in London. London: J.Boydell, 1753. Engraving with hand coloring in watercolor on white laid paper, laid down to a modern...
Category

Mid-18th Century English School Art

Materials

Watercolor, Handmade Paper, Laid Paper, Engraving

Female Nude, New York City, Black and White Photograph in Studio, Alabaster Nude
Located in New york, NY
Shot on film a 14" x 11" a black-and-white contemporary gelatin silver print of a female nude with symmetrical proportions that suggest Greek sculptures. A feminine and statuesque su...
Category

1990s Contemporary Art

Materials

Silver Gelatin, Photographic Film, Photographic Paper

Georgia O'Keeffe-MoMA 1997 published-hardwood silver gilded frame included
Located in London, GB
-In light of new tariffs, we’ve applied a 20% discount off the market price of this piece to support our collectors in facing potential added costs. At the gallery, we work closely w...
Category

1990s Abstract Art

Materials

Wood, Adhesive, Archival Ink, Giclée

Huge 1600's Flemish Old Master Oil Painting Tobias & The Angel Baroque Landscape
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Tobias & The Angel Flemish Baroque Old Master, circa 1600 circle of Paul Brill (Flemish 1554-1626) oil painting on canvas, 43.5 x 59.25 inches condition: very good, restored and read...
Category

Early 17th Century Baroque Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Italian Early 17th Century Renaissance Baroque Oil Painting Entombment of Christ
Located in Portland, OR
An important & large Italian Baroque period oil painting on panel attributed to Daniele Crespi (1598-1630), "The Entombment of Christ", Milan circa 1620. See artist biography below. ...
Category

1620s Baroque Art

Materials

Oil, Panel

Bunny On The Run, Screenprint Poster by Keith Haring
Located in Long Island City, NY
Date: 1990 Screenprint Poster, signed and dated in plate, numbered in pencil Edition of 1000 Image Size: 28 x 20 inches Size: 32 x 23 in. (81.28 x 58.42 cm) Commissioned by Playboy. ...
Category

1990s Pop Art Art

Materials

Screen

Blake Edwards 'The Pink Panther Enjoying Someone Else's Sandwich' 1994
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Paper Size: 22 x 28 inches ( 55.88 x 71.12 cm ) Image Size: 22 x 28 inches ( 55.88 x 71.12 cm ) Framed: No Condition: A-: Near Mint, very light signs of handling Additional Det...
Category

1990s Art

Materials

Offset

1991 'The Yellow Umbrellas' Japan
By Javacheff Christo
Located in Brooklyn, NY
In October of 1991 Christo and his collaborator Jean-Claude constructed an installation in two valleys, in Japan, north of Tokyo and one in California, north of Los Angeles. 960 yell...
Category

1990s Contemporary Art

Materials

Offset

Large 17th century Italian old master - Noli me tangere - Christ in the garden
By Pier Francesco Cittadini
Located in Aartselaar, BE
Large 17th century Italian old master - Noli me tangere - Christ in the garden with Mary Magdalene The Italian art historian Federico Zeri has conserved a painting in his archives w...
Category

17th Century Old Masters Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Huge 18th Century Italian Old Master Oil Painting Still Life Fruit in Basket
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Classical Still Life of Fruit in Basket with other objects Italian artist, 18th century oil on canvas, unframed canvas: 24.5 x 33 inches provenance: private collection, UK condition:...
Category

18th Century Old Masters Art

Materials

Oil

Cliveden spring, Bucks, Thames, late 18th century English sepia aquatint, 1799
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
'Cliveden Spring, Bucks' Aquatint published by Samuel Ireland. From his 'Picturesque Views on the River Thames'. Ireland was an author and engraver who published several series of a...
Category

Late 18th Century Naturalistic Art

Materials

Engraving, Etching, Aquatint

Walasse Ting 'Still-Life with Pink Cat'
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Paper Size: 37.75 x 54.5 inches ( 95.885 x 138.43 cm ) Image Size: 27.5 x 54.5 inches ( 69.85 x 138.43 cm ) Framed: No?Condition: A-: Near Mint, very light signs of handling Shipping...
Category

1990s Contemporary Art

Materials

Offset

French Rococo 18th-Century Portrait of Young Girl with Grapes Oval Oil Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Portrait of a Young Girl French Rococo School, 18th century oil on canvas, framed Framed: 24 x 20 inches Canvas : 20 x 16 inches Provenance: private collection, France Condition: ve...
Category

18th Century Rococo Art

Materials

Oil

Portrait of Bartholomeus Spranger with an Allegory on the Death of his Wife
Located in Middletown, NY
Sadeler, Aegidius II, after Bartholomeus Spranger Portrait of Bartholomeus Spranger with an Allegory on the Death of his Wife, Christina Muller Engraving on hand made laid paper wit...
Category

Early 17th Century Old Masters Art

Materials

Handmade Paper, Laid Paper, Engraving

Untitled Geometric Abstract (Minimalism, Red, Black, Collage, ~78% OFF)
Located in Kansas City, MO
Willy Oster Untitled Geometric Abstract Mixed Media Collage; Acrylic, Paper 1990 27.55 x 39.37 inches (70 x 100 cm) Signed, dated and annotated by hand on verso COA provided *Condit...
Category

1990s Minimalist Art

Materials

Paper, Mixed Media, Acrylic

Ulrica
Located in München, BY
Limited Edition 25 More sizes on request The photographic work of the internationally well-known Austrian photographer Andreas H. Bitesnich is captivating by its beauty and aestheti...
Category

1990s Contemporary Art

Materials

Archival Pigment

Large 18th Century British Old Master Oil Painting Figures at Dusk in Woodland
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Close of Day English artist, second half 18th century circle of Thomas Gainsborough (British 1727-1788) oil on canvas, unframed canvas: 24.5 x 29 inches provenance: private colle...
Category

18th Century Old Masters Art

Materials

Oil, Canvas

18th Century French Portrait of Mysterious Man Oil on Canvas for restoration
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Portrait of a Gentleman French School, 18th century oil on canvas, unframed canvas : 25 x 20 inches provenance: private collection, France condition: the painting is in sound conditi...
Category

18th Century Old Masters Art

Materials

Oil

Costa Brava oil painting spanish seascape mediterranean european art
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Title of the Artwork: Costa Brava Artist: Rafael Durán Benet (1931-2015) Technique: Oil on mounted panel Style: Mediterranean Post-Impressionism Dimensions (unframed): 13 x 16.1 inch...
Category

1990s Post-Impressionist Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Board

Antique Italian painter - 18th century figure painting - Virgin with Child
Located in Varmo, IT
Emilian painter (18th century) - Madonna with Child, St. Anne and St. John the Baptist. 38 x 48 cm without frame, 52 x 60 cm with frame. Antique oil painting on canvas, in a carved...
Category

Early 18th Century Rococo Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Portrait Of Lorenzo Suarez 5th Count Of Corona 16th Century - Antonis Mor
Located in Blackwater, GB
Portrait Of Lorenzo Suarez, 5th Count Of Corona, 16th Century School of Antonis Mor (1517-1577) Large Spanish School Old Master portrait of Lorenzo Suarez, Count of Corona, oil on ...
Category

16th Century Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Triggered, New York City, Black-and-White Photography of a Female Nude
Located in New york, NY
The subject, a nude, is shot from the female gaze. As a woman artist Roberta Fineberg enjoys working with life models for both her art and photography. The title of the photograph, Triggered, references both the cable release used to release the shutter of the camera to make the image and the volatility of human moods and emotions. Triggered, 1994 by Roberta Fineberg is 14" x 11" a gelatin silver print in an edition of 5 with 2 artist's proofs. Signed, dated, titled by the artist. Available: 3/5 Provenance: RF Studio *** Artist's Bio: As a visual artist, Roberta Fineberg (RF) focuses on the themes of serendipity, inventiveness, and the development of ideas for her photography, video, installations, works on paper, and painting. Drawn to experimentation, she explores diverse mediums and concepts such as the ephemeral (Butterfly Series), stolen moments (documentary photography), play, timelessness, the enduring, and the significance of matter. RF, living in New York City, began her career as an editorial photographer while studying in Paris. In France she contributed both photography and writing to publications, landing a column (photos and text) with The Saturday Review while exhibiting photographs in public spaces. Roberta Fineberg’s freelance photography appeared in Le Monde, Jeune Afrique, Paris Match, L’Officiel Femme, Ms, Weltwoche, Vanguardia, among others with images licensed through stock agencies. Photographs were selected for cover art at W.W. Norton, St. Martin’s Press, Harcourt, Bookspan, Simon & Schuster, etc. Print Regional Design Annual New York (2003) awarded her for book jacket photography for If Wishes Were Horses. In 1997 Macmillan published City Riders: A Story of Riding and Friendship her first book of black-and-white photographs and a story about three teenage girls in the 1990s who rode horses at the now-defunct Claremont Riding Academy and oldest stable in New York City. In 2023, RF created an interactive installation, works on paper on the female body, in a public space. In July 2022, Fineberg’s Double Helix was included in a Sotheby’s auction in New York City and exhibited in the preview show Contemporary Discoveries. Selected exhibitions include Time Gallery New York (2022), Phyllis Harriman Gallery New York studio shows (2020, 2022), CADAF online art fair (2020), Gallery122 New York pop-up group...
Category

1990s Contemporary Art

Materials

Photographic Paper, Photographic Film, Silver Gelatin

"Imagine" Limited Edition Hand Written Lyrics
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
Very rare Limited Edition Serigraph of John Lennon's handwritten lyrics for the song "Imagine," first released on the LP of the same name in 1971. The best-selling single of his s...
Category

1990s Contemporary Art

Materials

Other Medium

17th century follower of Rubens, two military men on horse back in a landscape
Located in Woodbury, CT
17th century English/Dutch School, from the Circle of Sir Peter Paul Rubens A very interesting and well-painted 17th-century oil on canvas of two men seated on horseback in a landsc...
Category

1680s Old Masters Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Bearden- 'Carolina Shout' Vintage African American
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This is a poster titled Carolina Shout by Romare Bearden originally was created in 1967. Carolina Shout captures the vibrant energy and cultural significance of African American lif...
Category

1990s Contemporary Art

Materials

Offset

Huge French Signed Oil Vineyard Grapes Growing on Vines Deep Green & Blue Colors
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Vineyard signed J. Bernd (French, 20th century) oil painting on board, unframed painting: 31.5 x 39.5 inches condition: overall very good
Category

1990s Modern Art

Materials

Oil

Untitled (self portrait) By Billy Childish
Located in London, GB
Untitled (self portrait) By Billy Childish Billy Childish is a British artist, musician, and writer known for his raw, energetic, and often provocative approach to art and culture...
Category

1990s Contemporary Art

Materials

Digital

Fine 17th Century French Old Master Oil on Copper The Madonna & Christ Child
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Madonna and Christ Child French Old Master, 17th century circle of Simon Vouet (French 1590-164 oil on copper, unframed Copper : 9 x 7 inches Provenance: private collection, Lyon, Fr...
Category

17th Century Old Masters Art

Materials

Copper

Scarce offset lithograph: Cake Slices, for SFMOMA, Hand signed by Wayne Thiebaud
Located in New York, NY
Wayne Thiebaud Cake Slices, for the New SFMOMA (Hand signed by Wayne Thiebaud), 1996 Color Offset lithograph (hand signed by Wayne Thiebaud) B...
Category

1990s Pop Art Art

Materials

Lithograph, Offset

Rod Kennedy 'Route 66 (Black & White)' 1995- Poster
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Paper Size: 39 x 8.5 inches ( 99.06 x 21.59 cm ) Image Size: 37 x 8 inches ( 93.98 x 20.32 cm ) Framed: No Condition: A: Mint Shipping and Handling: We ship Worldwide. For Do...
Category

1990s Art

Materials

Offset

Court Portrait Of King Edward VI (1537-1553) King Of England
Located in Blackwater, GB
Portrait Of King Edward VI (1537-1553) King Of England after William SCROTS (1510-1553) Large circa 17th Century portrait of Edward VI, King Of England, oil on canvas. Excellent quality and condition half length portrait of the only surviving son of King Henry VIII and Jane Seymour wearing Prince Of Wale Feathers and the crown upon a pendant. Exceptional quality distinctly similar to the works of court painter William Scrots. Presented in a gilt & ebony frame. Measurements: 40" x 34" framed approx Provenance: The estate of Richard Philip...
Category

17th Century Art

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Plan of the Park, Garden and Plantations of Goodwood, 18th century engraving
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
Plan of the Park, Garden and Plantations of Goodwood in Sussex the Seat of his Grace the Duke of Richmond and Lenox &c Copper-line engraving with later hand-colouring by Hendrik Hul...
Category

18th Century English School Art

Materials

Engraving

A Vanitas still life
By Evert Collier
Located in Stoke, Hampshire
Attributed to Evert Collier (1642-1708) A vanitas still life Oil on canvas Canvas Size 30 x 25 in Framed Size 29 x 34 in Evert Collier (a...
Category

17th Century Old Masters Art

Materials

Oil

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