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Art For Sale
Style: Post-Impressionist
Style: Old Masters
Fine 17th Century Dutch Old Master Oil on Wood Panel Ester before Ahasuerus
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Ester before Ahasuerus
Dutch School, 17th century
circle of Rembrandt
oil painting on wooden panel, unframed
panel: 28 x 20 inches
provenance: private collection, London
condition: very good and sound condition for its age though there are old panel splits evident and minor, but stable, paint loss in those areas, as shown in the photos.
The subject of ‘Ester before Ahasuerus’ was narrated by the Bible’s Book of Ester (V: 2-34). Here, the Persian King...
Category
17th Century Old Masters Art
Materials
Oil
17th Century Large Italian Old Master Oil Christ and the Penitent Canaanite
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
17th Century Italian School
Christ and the Canaanite Woman
oil on canvas, framed
Framed: 30.5 x 35 inches in an antique gilt 'hollow' fra...
Category
17th Century Old Masters Art
Materials
Oil
Basilica of San Lorenzo in Rome: A Framed 18th Century Etching by Piranesi
Located in Alamo, CA
This large framed 18th century etching by Giovanni Battista Piranesi entitled "Veduta della Basilica di S. Lorenzo fuor della mura" (Basilica of San Lorenzo Outside the Walls), published in Rome in 1750 in Piranesi's Vedute di Roma (Views of Rome), This etching depicts the Basilica of San Lorenzo Outside the Walls, which is a Roman Catholic papal basilica and parish church, located in Rome, Italy. The Basilica is one of the Seven Pilgrim Churches of Rome and one of the five "papal basilicas". It was built as a shrine to the martyred Roman deacon St. Lawrence.
This Piranesi etching is held by many museums and institutions, including: The Metropolitan Museum, The British Museum, The National Gallery of Art, The Yale University Art Gallery, and The Harvard Museum of Art.
This magnificent etching is presented in a brown-colored wood frame and a tan French...
Category
1750s Old Masters Art
Materials
Etching
Cadaques Spain oil painting spanish mediterranean seascape
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Rafael Duran Benet (1931-2015) - Landscape - Oil on canvas on cardboard
Oil measurements 33x41 cm.
Frameless.
Rafael Duran Benet (Terrassa, 1931 - Barcelona, 2015) is a Catalan pain...
Category
1980s Post-Impressionist Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Cardboard
Cattle watering in an open landscape
By Joshua Shaw
Located in Stoke, Hampshire
Joshua Shaw (Billingborough 1776-1860 New Jersey)
An open landscape with cattle watering
signed and dated 'J. Shaw. 1810' lower right
Oil on canvas
Canvas Size 36 x 51 in
Framed Siz...
Category
18th Century Old Masters Art
Materials
Oil
The Roman Colosseum: A Framed 18th Century Etching of the Interior by Piranesi
Located in Alamo, CA
This large framed 18th century etching by Giovanni Battista Piranesi entitled "Veduta dell'interno dell'Anfiteatro Flavio detto il Colosseo" (View of the interior of the Flavian Amph...
Category
1760s Old Masters Art
Materials
Etching
Las Ramblas Barcelona Spain oil on canvas painting spanish urbanscape
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Title: Rambla de Barcelona
Artist: Jordi Curós Ventura (1930-2017)
Technique: Oil on canvas
Dimensions: 28.7 x 23.6 in (73 x 60 cm)
Support: Canvas
Framing: Unframed
Style: Expressiv...
Category
1980s Fauvist 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
Maternity and white houses Ibiza Spain oil on canvas painting
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Frame size 91x110 cm.
Ignacio Gil Sala, was a painter, bohemian character, adventurous and intrepid traveler who knew how to capture his eyes to that worl...
Category
1990s Post-Impressionist Art
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Colourful Abstract Landscape Painting of Waterworks in the English Countryside
By Steve Capper
Located in Preston, GB
Colourful Abstract Landscape Painting of Waterworks in the English Countryside by British Artist
Art measures 28 x 20 inches
Frame measures 33 x 25 inches
Capper still lives and w...
Category
2010s Fauvist Art
Materials
Canvas, Paint, Cotton Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic
CAVALRY BATTLE - Antonio Savisio -Neapolitan School Oil on canvas Painting
Located in Napoli, IT
Land battle - Antonio Savisio Italia 2006 - Oil on canvas cm.60x90.
Gold leaf gilded wooden frame cm.92x122
Maestro Antonio Savisio drew inspiration from the masterpieces of the gr...
Category
Early 2000s Old Masters Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"The Colors of Spring" Contemporary Impressionist Floral Serigraph
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
"The Colors of Spring" is an beautiful 94 color hand pulled serigraph created from the oil painted from life in the artists Laguna Beach studio by Maria Bertran. This Contemporary Im...
Category
2010s Post-Impressionist Art
Materials
Screen
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
Still life of women's shoes and flowers oil on paper painting
By Carmen Espel
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Frame size 75x55 cm.
Contemporary Barcelona painter. She began to present her work on the occasion of the Women's Salons held in her city in 1949 and 1950 (Casa del Libro). He also ...
Category
1980s Post-Impressionist Art
Materials
Paper, Oil
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
VEDUTA DI PONTE NUOVO, Antonio Cardon - Print on paper with frame, modern
Located in Napoli, IT
Hand-colored print of the engraving by Antoine Alexandre Joseph Cardon of the original painting by Gabriele Ricciardelli. Edizioni Pontevecchio. Lily logo and a brush with the words...
Category
1970s Old Masters Art
Materials
Color
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
A Covey of Partridges in a landscape
By Stephen Elmer
Located in Stoke, Hampshire
Stephen Elmer (Farnham 1715-1796)
A Covey of Partridges in a landscape
Oil on canvas
Canvas Size 28 x 36 in
Framed Size 32 x 43 in
Elmer resided at Farnham, Surrey, where he was a m...
Category
18th Century Old Masters Art
Materials
Oil
17th Century English Portrait of Admiral Horatio Nelson's great grandfather
Located in Norwich, GB
A fascinating portrait dating from circa 1695-1700 with wonderful provenance: it belonged to the British industrialist Leonard Pelham Lee (1903–1980) and hung in his manor house in W...
Category
17th Century Old Masters Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Scottish Highland Seascape Shoreline Impasto Painting by Royal Society Artist
By Sheila Macleod Robertson
Located in Preston, GB
Scottish Highland Seascape Shoreline Impasto Painting of An Teallach, Gruinard Bay, Wester Ross by Royal Society Artist, Sheila Macleod Robertson RSMA, SWA. Presented in a vintage wo...
Category
Late 20th Century Post-Impressionist Art
Materials
Canvas, Paint, Cotton Canvas, Oil, Board
17th Century Italian Old Master Oil Painting Moses Striking Water from the Rock
By Pier (Pietro) Dandini
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Moses Striking Water from the Rock;
Circle of Pietro Dandini, Italian 1646-1712
Italian School, late 17th century
oil on canvas, framed
framed: 3...
Category
Early 18th Century Old Masters Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
View of Montjuïc Barcelona Spain oil on canvas painting seascape
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Antonio Sala Herrero (1927-2012) - View of Montjuic Barcelona - Oil on canvas
Oil measures 50x61 cm.
Frame measures 66x77 cm.
Category
1970s 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
Canvas, Oil, Board
Portrait of Sir Henry Wotton in a Black Doublet & Ruff, Fine & Rare Carved Frame
By Cornelius Johnson
Located in London, GB
A feature of this exquisitely rendered oil on panel portrait, presented by Titan FIne Art, is its remarkable seventeenth century carved auricular / Sunderland frame – a splendid and ...
Category
17th Century Old Masters Art
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
1950's French Signed Oil, Portrait of Young Man in Blue Jersey
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist/ School: French School, signed Clayson and dated 55'
Title: Portrait of a Young Man
Medium: oil on canvas, unframed
Canvas: 25.5 x 21.5 inches
Provenance: private collect...
Category
Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Art
Materials
Oil
"Ste. Victoire" Colorful Impressionist view of Sainte-Victoire Mountain Painting
Located in New York, NY
A strong Post-Impressionist oil on canvas painting by André Roubaud depicting the Sainte-Victoire Mountain in France, executed in wonderful colors and ge...
Category
Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Art
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Sleepy Provence Tow in Lush Green Landscape Mid 20th Century French Oil Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Provence
signed by Josine Vignon (French 1922-2022)
oil painting on artist paper, unframed
paper: 9.5 x 13 inches
very good condition
provenance: the artists estate, France
Josine ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Art
Materials
Oil
Christ Cross Religious Van Dyck 17th Century Paint Oil on canvas Old master
By Anthoon van Dyck (Antwerp 1599 - London 1641)
Located in Riva del Garda, IT
Anthoon van Dyck (Antwerp 1599 - London 1641) workshop
Christ Carrying the Cross - 17th century
Oil on canvas (120 x 94 cm - framed 140 x 112 cm).
This remarkable canvas, depic...
Category
17th Century Old Masters Art
Materials
Oil
Shepherd with Sheep, Cows and a Goat in a Landscape by Jan Frans Soolmaker
Located in Stockholm, SE
This painting depicts a pastoral scene that is attributed to the artist Jan Frans Soolmaker, an artist known for his Italianate landscapes and scenes that often feature equestrian and Arcadian elements. The painting is not signed but is attributed to Soolmaker, relating it to a known signed work by the artist that was sold at Sotheby’s London in 1999.
The scene is suffused with the warm glow of a setting or rising sun, casting a soft light that is characteristic of Soolmaker’s landscapes. It shows a shepherd guiding a group of cattle across a shallow stream, with the animals taking center stage in the composition. The animals are rendered with careful attention to their forms and the play of light on their bodies, which is a hallmark of Soolmaker's work. The landscape is composed of a rocky terrain with trees and shrubbery, creating a sense of depth and natural beauty that invites the viewer to explore the scene further.
The background suggests a vast, open landscape with distant mountains, which adds to the Italianate feel of the painting. The sky is dramatic, with clouds catching the light of the sun, contributing to the overall serene yet dynamic atmosphere of the work.
The provenance of the painting is notable, having been in the possession of significant historical figures such as Swedish Prince Fredrik Adolf, and later The collection of Pär Ulmgren, The collection of Gösta Stenman, and Engineer and politician Gustaf Henry Hansson.
Potential buyers have the option of choosing between a newly made gold frame or an older brown frame, which allows for personalization in how the work is presented.
Soolmaker’s work is often compared to that of Dutch painter Nicolaes Berchem, whose style he emulated. Soolmaker's landscapes reflect a similar sensitivity to light and composition, making his works sought after for their beauty and historical significance. Despite the smaller body of work left by Soolmaker, due to his short career, his paintings are valued for their craftsmanship and the legacy of the artist’s brief but impactful contribution to the Dutch Italianate landscape genre.
Information:
Jan Frans Soolmaker (Flanders 1635‑1685)
Shepherd with Sheep...
Category
17th Century Old Masters Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Still life
Located in Genève, GE
Work on canvas
Black wooden frame
37 x 45 x 3 cm
Category
Mid-19th Century Old Masters Art
Materials
Oil
Henri Matisse Teeny
Located in Washington, DC
Artist: Henri Matisse
Title: Teeny
Portfolio: Other Portfolios
Medium: Linocut
Date: 1938
Edition: Unnumbered
Frame Size: 19" x 16 1/4"
Sheet Size: 12 1/4” x 9 1/2”
Image Size: 11 7/...
Category
1930s Fauvist Art
Materials
Linocut
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
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
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
Calvary - Large 19th Century Italian Oil Painting Jerusalem City & Crucifixion
By Pietro Sassi
Located in Gerrards Cross, GB
'Calvary' by Pietro Sassi (1834-1905).
This monumental exhibition oil painting – which depicts the Light of Heaven shining upon Christ at Calvary with thousands of people outside t...
Category
Mid-19th Century Old Masters Art
Materials
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
Putti Landscape Field Boucher Paint 18th Century Paint Oil on canvas Old master
Located in Riva del Garda, IT
French School of Francois Boucher (Paris, 1703 - 1770)
Putti as Fishermen (Allegory of Water)
18th century
Oil on canvas
65 x 146 cm. - In frame 77 x 157 cm.
We present a splendid...
Category
18th Century Old Masters 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
Portrait of the Holy Family - Italian 17th century religious art oil painting
By Bartolomeo Schedoni (circle)
Located in London, GB
This superb Italian 17th century Old Master religious portrait oil painting is attributed to circle of Bartolomeo Schedoni. Painted circa 1610 it is a portrait of the Holy Family. Ma...
Category
1610s Old Masters Art
Materials
Oil
A horse and groom with a dog
Located in Stoke, Hampshire
Francis Sartorius (1734-1804)
A horse and groom with a dog
signed and dated 'F.Sartorius.Pinxt.1777' (lower right)
Oil on canvas
Canvas Size - 14 1/4 x 18 in
Framed Size - 16 1/2 x 1...
Category
18th Century Old Masters Art
Materials
Oil
17th Century Italian Old Master Oil - Presentation of the Virgin in the Temple
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist/ School: 17th Century Italian School
Title: The Presentation of the Virgin in the Temple
Medium: oil painting on canvas, framed
Size: canvas: 21” x 16” (53.3 x 40.8cm)
Pro...
Category
17th Century Old Masters Art
Materials
Oil
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
Appearance - Etching by C.N. Cochin the Elder - 1750s
Located in Roma, IT
Appearance is a black and white etching on cream-colored paper, realized by Charles-Nicolas Cochin the Elder (1688-1754) in 1750s.
Good condition.
Category
1750s Old Masters Art
Materials
Etching
Huge 17th Century Flemish Old Master Oil Painting Figures Playing Cards
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Card Players
Flemish Old Master, 17th century
based on a version (in reverse) of a painting by Cornelis de Vos (Flemish 1584-1651)
oil on canvas, unframed
Canvas: 39 x 62 inches
...
Category
Mid-17th Century Old Masters Art
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Old Master Painting, Flemish School from 1600s, Saint Nicholas of Tolentino
Located in Stockholm, SE
This small Flemish painting, measuring only 24.5 x 18.5 cm and executed on a copper plate, depicts Saint Nicholas of Tolentino. Created in the 17th century, the artist remains unknow...
Category
17th Century Old Masters Art
Materials
Copper
1600's Flemish Old Master Oil Painting The Virgin & Child Mastertpiece Work
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Virgin & Child
Flemish School, circa 1600
circle of Cornelis van Cleve (Flemish c. 1520-1614),
oil painting on canvas
canvas: 37 x 30 inches
provenance: private collection, Paris...
Category
Early 17th Century Old Masters Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Waterloo Battlefield with 3 Monuments - Butte du Lion, Antique Oil Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Battlefield of Waterloo
English School, 19th century
original oil painting on canvas, framed
canvas: 12 x 15.5 inches
framed: 17.5 x 20.5 inches
condition: overall very good and presentable, some former restoration and signs of retouching visible.
provenance: from a private collection
A very rare and historically important early painting, depicting the Waterloo battle...
Category
Early 19th Century Old Masters Art
Materials
Oil, Canvas
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
"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
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
«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
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
Huge 17th Century Dutch Old Master Oil Painting Portrait of Noble Lady & Dog
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Portrait of a Noble Lady with her dog
attributed to Abraham Lambertsz. van den Tempel, Dutch 1622 - 1672 *see notes below
oil on canvas, unframed
canvas: 40 x 33.5 inches
provenance...
Category
17th Century Old Masters Art
Materials
Oil, Canvas
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
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
ATTRIBUTED TO ANTOINE FELIX BOISSELIER (19TH CENTURY) FRENCH CLASSICAL FIGURES
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Attributed to Antoine Felix Boisselier (19th Century) French
'Classical figures in a bed chamber
Medium: oil on canvas, with inscription verso
Size of pain...
Category
19th Century Old Masters Art
Materials
Oil
Historical Italian painter - 19th century figure painting - Allegory
Located in Varmo, IT
Italian painter (19th century) - Satirical allegory of the papacy and Austrian empire.
28.5 x 24 cm without frame, 32 x 26.5 with frame.
Oil on panel, in gilded wooden frame.
Cond...
Category
Mid-19th Century Old Masters Art
Materials
Oil, Panel
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