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Art For Sale
Style: Art Deco
Style: Post-Impressionist
Sloop Headed out to Sea - Seascape in Oil on Canvas
Located in Soquel, CA
Sloop Headed out to Sea - Seascape in Oil on Canvas
Seascape of a sailboat by unknown artist Rena (20th Century). A sloop is sailing away from the viewer, as if it is headed out to ...
Category
Late 20th Century Post-Impressionist Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Stretcher Bars
"Along the Seine by Hotel de Paris" 20th Century Post-Impressionist Oil Painting
Located in New York, NY
In this piece, the artist depicts his subject in an abstract and impressionistic way, capturing the busy Seine by the Hotel de Paris. The streets of Paris are portrayed in the distan...
Category
Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
View of a mountain in Sonarmag, Kashmir region, Himalayas
Located in PARIS, FR
Andrée KARPELES
Paris 1885 - Cannes 1956
View of a mountain in Sonarmag, Kashmir region, Himalayan Range
About 1910
Oil on canvas Titled “Sonarmag” on the back and numbered “49” ...
Category
1910s Post-Impressionist Art
Materials
Oil
Whistlers Mother by Anonymous Artist Original Oil on Canvas 1924
Located in Soquel, CA
Whistlers Mother by Anonymous Artist Original Oil on Canvas 1924
Nicely executed painting after James McNeil Whistler of his mother by an anonymous artist (American, 19th-20th C.)
I...
Category
1920s Post-Impressionist Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Stretcher Bars
Autumn colors. Landscape series.
Located in Zofingen, AG
In this vibrantly textured oil painting, I explore the jubilant essence of autumn's splendor. Each brushstroke represents a joyful dance of leaves, swirling in the brisk air, encapsu...
Category
2010s Pointillist Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Portrait of Hilda Wilkinson in Green Dress - Jewish 20's Slade art oil painting
By Jacob Kramer
Located in London, GB
This enigmatic 1920's Art Deco Slade School portrait oil painting is by noted Russian born British artist Jacob Kramer. Painted circa 1922 it is a seated portrait of Miss Hilda Wilki...
Category
1920s Art Deco Art
Materials
Oil
Mid Century French Portrait Sketch of a Seated Male Nude
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Sketch of a Seated Male Nude
Artist: Josine Vignon (French 1922-2022)
Medium: signed black pen on artists paper stuck on board, glass covered
Size: 9.5 (height) x 8.5 (widt...
Category
Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Art
Materials
Ballpoint Pen
The Big Band, Art Deco Screenprint by Giancarlo Impiglia
Located in Long Island City, NY
Giancarlo Impiglia, Italian/American (1940 - ) - The Big Band, Year: 1987, Medium: Screenprint, signed and numbered in pencil, Edition: 57/300, Size: 31 ...
Category
1980s Art Deco Art
Materials
Screen
Au Japon
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Au Japon
Pochoir (Stencil Print), 1925
Signed by the artist in pencil lower right (see photo)
Signed in the image lower left (see photo)
Stamped verso: Made in France
Note: The artis...
Category
1920s Art Deco Art
Materials
Screen
Abstract landscape painting in yellow and gold tones, "Learning with the forest"
Located in THOMERY, FR
Linda Clerget's captivating painting "Apprendre avec la Forêt", part of her acclaimed "Ma Forêt, Ma Muse" series, is a vibrant celebration of the natural...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Fauvist Art
Materials
Acrylic
Tomorrow Afternoon - Drawing by Erté - 1951
By Erté
Located in Roma, IT
Tomorrow afternoon is a contemporary artwork realized in 1951 by Erté (Romain de Tirtoff).
Mixed colored gouache on paper.
Hand signed on the lower margin.
Titled and numbered "1...
Category
1950s Art Deco Art
Materials
Gouache
Champs de fleurs - Post Impressionist Landscape Oil by Jacques Martin-Ferrieres
Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire
A simply beautiful oil on canvas circa 1950 by French post-impressionist painter Jacques Martin-Ferrieres. The work is of a field filled with bright flowers in all shades of red, lil...
Category
1950s Post-Impressionist Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
«Warm February in Drøbak» Large impressionistic landscape. Oil painting Impasto
Located in Oslo, NO
This artwork portrays a serene village landscape transitioning from winter to spring. The foreground features remnants of snow clinging to the rugged terrain, hinting at the season's...
Category
2010s Post-Impressionist Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Lovers in the forest oil painting european art landscape
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Rafael Duran Benet (1931-2015) - Lovers - Oil on canvas on board
Oil measurements 38x46 cm.
Frameless.
Rafael Duran Benet (Terrassa, 1931 - Barcelona, 2015) is a Catalan painter, ne...
Category
1990s Post-Impressionist Art
Materials
Oil, Canvas, Board
Mid Century Scottish post impressionist oil painting STILL LIFE OF FLOWERS
Located in Cirencester, GB
ARTIST: Margery Noel Slaney RSW SSA GI (1915-2000) Scottish
TITLE: "Flowers And A Red Scarf"
MEDIUM: oil on board
SIZE: 69cm x 46cm inc frame
NOTES: Artist mainly in oil, full name...
Category
Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Art
Materials
Oil
France beach acrylic painting seascape
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Acrylic on paper laid board.
Frameless.
Category
1990s Fauvist Art
Materials
Acrylic, Board, Laid Paper
fruit still life original oil on canvas painting
By Lluis Mercader
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Lluís Mercader (Barcelona, 1898 - 1959) was a Spanish painter. Trained in Paris and Munich, he exhibited individually at the Dalmau Galleries in Barcelona (1925) and collectively ...
Category
1950s Fauvist Art
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Landscape in Provence : The Old House - Original lithograph, Handsigned
Located in Paris, IDF
Jules CAVAILLES
Landscape in Provence : The Old House
Original lithograph
Handsigned in pencil
On vellum 33 x 50 cm (c. 13 x 20 inch)
Excellent condition
Category
1960s Post-Impressionist Art
Materials
Lithograph
Mid 20th century 1950's Portrait of Stylish Lady Seated by Fireside Large Oil
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist: Francis Wynne Thomas (1907-1988), signed
Painter and art teacher born in Bromley, Kent. He was an architectural graduate from Cambridge University but went on to study art at Heatherleys (193-34) under Frederick Whiting.
Title: Portrait of a Stylish Lady...
Category
Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
A Liberated Lady On The Cliffs Nude Sunbathing Framed 1920s French Oil Painting
Located in Sutton Poyntz, Dorset
Raymond Moritz.
French ( b.1891 - d.1950 ).
A Liberated Lady On The Cliffs, 1927.
Oil On Canvas.
Signed Lower Left.
Image size 25 inches x 20.7 inches ( 63.5cm x 52.5cm ).
Frame size 29.3 inches x 24.8 inches ( 74.5cm x 63cm ).
Available for sale; this original oil painting is by the French artist Raymond Moritz and dates from 1927.
The painting is presented and supplied in a sympathetic contemporary frame (which is shown in these photographs), mounted with new fixtures.
The canvas and the painted surface have benefitted from cleaning and conservation, which was performed on our instruction, supervision and approval.
This vintage painting is now in very good condition. It wants for nothing and is supplied ready to hang and display.
The painting is signed lower left.
A later dedication to “Louise” dated April 1942 in the artist’s hand is set around the earlier signing.
Raymond Moritz was a French impressionist artist and illustrator. He was born in Paris on 8 July 1891. His family came from the Alsace region and were poor and Catholic. On his mother’s side, the Staubs were from Wihr-au-Val where they had been coopers for several generations. His uncle, Marie Clement Staub, was the founder in Canada of the Sisters of Saint Joan of Arc.
Moritz fought during the Great War in the Picardy region of the Somme with the 2nd machine gunner company. He won the French 1914-1918 War medal with bronze palm attachment, which signifies that the awardee was mentioned in dispatches at army level. Moritz obviously created some art during the war because during the inauguration of the new town hall in the town of Albert he was congratulated by the French President, Albert Lebrun, and the British press for the paintings he had produced. Albert was the main town behind the lines for the Allies on the Somme battle fields...
Category
Early 20th Century Art Deco Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
The City Gal
By Andre Kohn
Located in Atlanta, GA
This is an original work by Andre Kohn. Growing up near the Caspian Sea, Kohn's received a formal art education from the University of Moscow where he studied with members of the la...
Category
2010s Post-Impressionist Art
Materials
Mixed Media, Oil, Board
Original Oil Painting of Tranquil Greek Landscape with Villa and Cypress Trees
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Original Oil Painting of Tranquil Greek Landscape with Villa and Cypress Trees
Artist: Roland Pichard
Signed: Bottom right
Medium: Oil on oil paper, mounted on card
Size: ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Art
Materials
Oil
1930s Female Nude French Oil Painting Warmth Contentment And Closeness Framed
Located in Sutton Poyntz, Dorset
Gaëtan Dumas.
French ( b.1879 - d.1950 ).
Une Trace De Plaisir Ou De Regret.
(A Trace Of Pleasure Or Regret).
Oil On Canvas.
Signed Upper Right.
Image size 13.2 inches x 10 inches ( ...
Category
Early 20th Century Post-Impressionist Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Illustration Style Still Life Painting of Pink Dragon Fruit Tree, Botanical Art
Located in Barcelona, ES
"Dragon Fruit Bush" is an abstract expressionist painting by Romina Milano where a dance of black gestures unfolds across colorful brushstrokes infused with raw emotion.
Romina Mil...
Category
2010s Fauvist Art
Materials
India Ink, Acrylic, Rag Paper
Charming Antique Beach Scene Oil Painting; attrib to Boston artist W.E. Norton
Located in Baltimore, MD
This bright summer beach painting holds a surprise if you look closely. What seems like a young couple just spending a day at the shore together, actually tells a story. The young wo...
Category
Early 1900s Post-Impressionist Art
Materials
Oil
Mountain Landscape with Lake
Located in Stockholm, SE
Swedish Mountain Landscape with Lake
oil on canvas laid on masonite
18 x 27 cm (7 1/8 x 10 5/8 in)
28 x 37 cm (11 x 14 5/8 in)
Provenance:
Acquired...
Category
1910s Post-Impressionist Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Board
1940's Provence Painting French Lake Landscape - Post Impressionist artist
By Louis Bellon
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Provencal Landscape
by Louis Bellon (French 1908-1998)
signed and dated 46'
From a batch of similar work where most were dated 1942-1947
watercolour painting on paper, unframed
meas...
Category
19th Century Post-Impressionist Art
Materials
Watercolor
Provence Gnarled Trees Mid 20th C.French Post Impressionist Signed Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Provence
Jean La Forgue (French 1901-1975)
signed watercolour, ink on paper, mounted in a card frame
inscribed verso
card frame: 17 x 22 inches
painting: 12 x 17 inches
provenance: ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Art
Materials
Ink, Watercolor
" jeune Homme de profil " .
By Jean Cocteau
Located in CANNES, FR
Jean Cocteau ( 1889 - 1963 )
" le Rappel à l'Ordre " (1930-1932)
certificat de Madame Annie Guedras N° 6355 F.
dessin à l'encre Bleu foncé et encre noire exécuté sur la page de fa...
Category
1930s Art Deco Art
Materials
Magazine Paper
"Laguna Vista" Contemporary Impressionist Serigraph of Laguna Beach
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
"Laguna Vista" is an beautiful hand pulled serigraph created from the oil painted on location in Laguna Beach, California by Maria Bertran. This Contemporary Impressionist painting c...
Category
2010s Post-Impressionist Art
Materials
Screen
Sailing Ship at Anchor in the Grey Waters of the Mediterranean French Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Sailing Ship
Tony Minartz (French, 1873 - 1994)
signed watercolour on artist paper
painting : 12.75 x 17 inches
Provenance: private collection in the South of France,
Condition: v...
Category
Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Art
Materials
Watercolor
'Acrobats at the Circus', Mid 20th Century Vallauris Painting on Ceramic.
Located in Cotignac, FR
Mid 20th Century painting on ceramic of two circus acrobats by Italian artist Giovanni Lombardi. The work is painted on 14 ceramic tiles which have been mounted on board, signed bottom left, in original period oak frame.
A wonderful energetic and vibrant work very much in the 1940s 'Modern' style showing a scene of two acrobats practising with a circus tent, carousel, Punch and Judy Show...
Category
Mid-20th Century Art Deco Art
Materials
Ceramic, Glaze
1940's Provence Cottage Summer Garden Painting - Post Impressionist artist
By Louis Bellon
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Provencal Landscape
by Louis Bellon (French 1908-1998)
inscribed verso
From a batch of similar work where most were dated 1942-1947
watercolour painting on paper, unframed
measureme...
Category
19th Century Post-Impressionist Art
Materials
Watercolor
self portrait mixed media painting
By Jordi Curos
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Jordi Curós Ventura (1930-2007) - self portrait
Mixed technique on canvas board.
Work measurements 46x38 cm.
Frame size 63x55 cm.
Jordi Curós Ventura (Olot, Girona, March 4, 1930) i...
Category
1970s Fauvist Art
Materials
Mixed Media
Sunshine Bliss: The Aroma of Summer Watermelon. Portrait Oil painting on canvas
Located in Zofingen, AG
Oil on canvas. "Sunshine Bliss: The Aroma of Summer Watermelon"
In this painting, a vivid and joyful spectacle unfolds before us, as if a sunbeam has penetrated directly onto the c...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Post-Impressionist Art
Materials
Canvas, Paint, Cotton Canvas, Oil
Mid 20th Century Scottish Impressionist Seascape Oil Painting
Located in Cirencester, GB
Artist: Unsigned (Mid 20th Century) Scottish School
Title: "Sunset Seascape"
Medium: oil on board
Condition: Very good
Size: 26cm x 12cm inc frame
Comment: A beautiful little Scott...
Category
20th Century Post-Impressionist Art
Materials
Oil
Femme au Plateu-Le Petit Déjeuner -Lithograph after H. de Toulouse-Lautrec-1900s
Located in Roma, IT
Femme au Plateu - Le Petit Déjeuner (Madame Baron et Mademoiselle Popo) is a color lithograph realized by Henri de Toulouse Lautrec in 1896.
cm. 45,5 x 58, matted.
Monogrammed in ...
Category
1890s Post-Impressionist Art
Materials
Paper, Lithograph
Mid 20th Century French Charcoal Drawing - Portrait of a Standing Nude Women
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
"The Portrait"
by Geneviève Zondervan (French 1922-2013)
pencil/ charcoal on thick paper, unframed
paper size: 24.5 x 18.5 inches
Beautifully decorative, mid 20th century French or...
Category
Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Art
Materials
Charcoal, Oil
Balancing Elephant, Circa 1930s, Art Deco, Louis-Albert Carvin (1875-1951)
Located in SANTA FE, NM
Balancing Elephant
Louis-Albert Carvin (France, 1875-1951)
Bronze, marble
Circa 1930s, Art Deco
8 x 7.5 x 2 (4 1/4 x 7 1/2 x 1 7/8 figure) inches
Artist Louis-Albert Carvin, born in Paris in 1875, was exposed to art from an early age through his painter father. Carvin's formal education in art began at the École des Beaux-Arts, where he studied under artists like Émmanuel Frémiet and Georges Gardet. Over the years, artist Louis-Albert Carvin became a renowned sculptor, dedicating his life’s work to the modeling of human and animal figures. He studied under Fremiet and Gardet and became a member of the Société des Artistes Français, exhibiting at the Salon des Artists Francais from 1894 until 1933 winning the Medal of Honor in his first year in 1894.
Remarkably, he sculpted La Muse de l’Aviation, the bronze trophy...
Category
1930s Art Deco Art
Materials
Marble, Bronze
"Nude model" Original figurative painting . Oil on canvas
Located in Oslo, NO
In this oil painting, I evoke the raw essence of nature and the human form, blending them through impressionistic strokes. The composition captures the interplay of light and shadow,...
Category
2010s Post-Impressionist Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
“Cape Cod Fishing Docks”
Located in Southampton, NY
Here for your consideration is a very finely executed watercolor by the New England artist, John Cuthbert Hare. Condition is excellent. Signed by the artist lower right. Circa 1960. Professionally matted. Overall mat size is 16 by 20 inches. Framed in custom two inch wide white frame. Overall framed measurements are 19.5 by 23.5 inches. Provenance: Massachusetts estate.
New England painter John Cuthbert Hare was born in Brooklyn, New York in 1908 and studied commercial art at the Pratt Institute in New York City and later at the Art Students League also in New York City. He also studied at the Grand Central School of Art in New York followed by employment with the Hearst Newspaper Corporation. For a number of years after his marriage in 1933, Hare and his wife traveled throughout the United States and Europe. Hare was a member of the Provincetown Art Colony, Cape Cod, Massachusetts and was to become known as the "Dean of Cape Cod Artists...
Category
1960s Post-Impressionist Art
Materials
Watercolor, Archival Paper
Landscape with Figures oil on board painting Spain european art
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Title: Landscape with Figures
Artist: Sebastià Congost i Pla (1919-2009)
Technique: Oil on panel
Dimensions: 13 x 16 in (without frame) / 17.7 x 20.9 in (with frame)
Signature: Signe...
Category
1970s Post-Impressionist Art
Materials
Board, Oil
«Irises in Aunt Vera’s garden » Large impressionistic floral painting
Located in Oslo, NO
This artwork presents a vibrant and intricate bouquet of irises, masterfully blending a spectrum of purples, blues, and yellows. The composition captures the fluidity and elegance of...
Category
2010s Post-Impressionist Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Abstract Still Life with Pink and Orange Vases - Contemporary Oil Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Abstract Still Life with Pink and Orange Vases - Contemporary Oil Painting
Artist: Roland Pichard
Signed: Bottom right
Medium: Oil on oi...
Category
Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Art
Materials
Oil
Woman posing mixed media painting
By Jordi Curos
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Jordi Curós Ventura (1930-2007) - Woman
Mixed technique on canvas board.
Work measurements 46x38 cm.
Frame size 63x55 cm.
Jordi Curós Ventura (Olot, Girona, March 4, 1930) is a Span...
Category
1970s Fauvist Art
Materials
Mixed Media
Marks of the Day's End on the Return
Located in THOMERY, FR
In "Marks of the Day's End on the Return", Linda Clerget masterfully captures the fleeting beauty of dusk with a dynamic and expressive palette. Bold brushstrokes and vibrant colors ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Fauvist Art
Materials
Acrylic, Wood Panel
Fishing Boats in Mediterranean Harbor Signed Antique French Impressionist Oil
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Old Fishing Harbor
by André Salomon le Tropézien (French early 20th century)
signed oil on on canvas, framed
framed: 29 x 25 inches
canv...
Category
Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Art
Materials
Oil
Mid 20th Century French Fauvist Painting - Amazing Colors - pupil of Andre Lhote
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
'Lungomare Le sain'
Suzanne Vattier, French 1901-1996
signed and dated on back 1973
inscribed verso
gouache painting on artist paper, framed
size: 19.5 x 25.5 inches
Fabulous 1970s...
Category
Mid-20th Century Fauvist Art
Materials
Gouache
1940's Provence Painting French Bright Landscape - Post Impressionist artist
By Louis Bellon
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Provencal Landscape
by Louis Bellon (French 1908-1998)
signed
From a batch of similar work where most were dated 1942-1947
watercolour painting on paper, unframed
measurements: 8 x ...
Category
19th Century Post-Impressionist Art
Materials
Watercolor
French, 20th Century still life of grapes, apples and tea cup by Boris Buchet
Located in Petworth, West Sussex
Boris Buchet (French, 1917 – 1999)
Grapes, apples, tea cup and a tea pot
Oil on canvas
Signed and dated ‘B. Buchet.60’ (lower right)
13 x 16.1/4 in. (33 x 41 cm.)
Category
20th Century Post-Impressionist Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Barcelona Spain acrylic on canvas painting fauvist
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Emilio Bosch Roger - Barcelona - Acrylic on canvas
Canvas measurements 55x46 cm.
Frameless.
Category
1970s Fauvist Art
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Autumn melody
Located in Zofingen, AG
In this vibrantly textured oil painting, I explore the jubilant essence of autumn's splendor. Each brushstroke represents a joyful dance of leaves, swirling in the brisk air, encapsu...
Category
2010s Pointillist Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Early 20th Century Seascape of Capri, Amalfi Coast
Located in Soquel, CA
Luminous early 20th Century seascape of Capri on Amalfi Coast by Albert Wenk (German, 1863-1934), 1913. Signed and dated lower left corner. Cond...
Category
1910s Post-Impressionist Art
Materials
Linen, Oil, Stretcher Bars
Lovely Vintage French(?) Post-Impressionist Landscape Painting - Picking Poppies
Located in Baltimore, MD
This post-impressionist painting is signed, titled and dated 1955 by the artist, but the signature is difficult to decipher. It is oil on masonite board and is titled “Les Coquelico...
Category
1950s Post-Impressionist Art
Materials
Oil
1927 Art Deco Etching of a Geisha by Louis Icart
By Louis Icart
Located in New York, NY
Louis Icart (French, 1888-1950)
Geisha on a Bridge, 1927
Color etching on paper
Sight: 21 x 14 in.
Framed: 26 x 19 x 3/4 in.
Signed "Louis Icart" in pencil l.r., blindstamp l.l.
Lou...
Category
1920s Art Deco Art
Materials
Etching
French Post Impressionist Oil on Panel, Bouquet of Zinnias
Located in Cotignac, FR
French Post Impressionist, early 20th century, double sided, oil on panel still life of a group of Zinnias or Anemones by noted artist Louis Pastour. The subject is similar to the pa...
Category
Early 20th Century Post-Impressionist Art
Materials
Oil
Moulin Rouge.La Goulue and Valentin le... by H. de Toulouse-Lautrec-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Moulin Rouge. La Goulue and Valentin le Désossé is a modern artwork realized in the mid-20th century.
Mixed colored lithograph after H. de Toulouse-Lautrec.
Original title: Moulin...
Category
Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Art
Materials
Paper, Lithograph
"Grande natura morta" Olio su masonite cm. 107 x 74
By Enzo FARAONI
Located in Torino, IT
Importante e grande natura morta con bellissima cornice in legno
Enzo FARAONI (S. Stefano Magra, La Spezia, 1920/2017)
Enzo Faraoni is a great painter and engraver from Florence; h...
Category
1970s Post-Impressionist Art
Materials
Oil
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