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Paintings For Sale
Nick
Located in Denver, CO
This example of Hunt Slonem's most well-known motif comes complete with a lovely golden frame sourced by Hunt himself. Slonem's artistic trajectory has always been characterized by ...
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2010s Contemporary Paintings

Materials

Wood, Oil

Fragrances et bruillements by G. Priault - Tropical forest painting, landscape
Located in Paris, FR
Fragrances et bruillements is a unique oil on canvas painting by contemporary artist Gérard Priault, dimensions are 81 × 100 cm (31.9 × 39.4 in). The artwork is signed, sold unframe...
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2010s Contemporary Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Olney Pond, Rhode Island
Located in North Clarendon, VT
Olney Pond in Rhode Island by American Impressionist master Frederick Usher de Voll. His classic violet hues, beautiful brushwork illustrating ...
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1910s American Impressionist Paintings

Materials

Oil

Country Figure - Painting by Luciano Schifano - 1987
Located in Roma, IT
Oil on board realized by Luciano Schifano (1943) in 1987. Hand signed and titled. Good condition.
Category

1980s Contemporary Paintings

Materials

Oil

California Plein Aire Oil Painting of Luther Burbank's Garden in Santa Rosa
Located in Soquel, CA
California Plein Aire Oil Painting of Luther Burbank's Garden Greenhouse in Santa Rosa, California A plein-air study of the Luther Burbank, a famed Santa Rosa, California Horticultu...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Paintings

Materials

Oil, Archival Paper

"Frammenti" Original Drawing Large Size- Art by Marilina Marchica
Located in Agrigento, AG
Title: Fragments Artist: Marilina Marchica (1984, Agrigento – Italy) Year: 2024 Medium: Charcoal on high-quality Fabriano paper Size: 50 x 70 cm Frame: Custom handmade frame availabl...
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2010s Contemporary Paintings

Materials

Charcoal, Pastel, Paper

Black Fascinator - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative, Neo-Expressionism
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Shipping Procedure Ships in a well-protected tube from Nigeria This work is unique, this is not a print or other type of copy. Accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity. About Ar...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Temple Vespers; North Fork of Big Pine Canyon in the Sierra Nevada Ridge
Located in Pasadena, CA
Acquired by the gallery directly from the artist Signed "LeGassick" on lower right Artist Statement "Located in the North Fork of Big Pine Canyon in the Sierra Nevada Ridge, Temple...
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2010s Impressionist Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Panel

19th century English Race Horse in Newmarket with Owner and Groom in a landscape
Located in Woodbury, CT
Henry Bernard Chalon (1770–1849) Newmarket, 1807 Oil on canvas, signed and dated centre middle 39 x 49 inches Provenance: Richard Green, London This impressive and finely detailed s...
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Early 1800s Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"Green Landscape" Arthur Hoeber, American Impressionist, Early 20th Century
Located in New York, NY
Arthur Hoeber Green Landscape, circa 1910 Signed lower right Oil on canvas 25 x 30 inches Provenance Sal Sciarrino, New Jersey Born in New Jersey in 1854, Arthur Hoeber had a natu...
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1910s American Impressionist Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Vintage French Impressionist Villa Gardens Landscape Oil Painting 1960's
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
5-3365 Oil on artist board of on enchanted lily pond Set in an ornate hand painted wood frame Image size 12.5x15.5"
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1960s Paintings

Materials

Oil

"Calm Horizon", Landscape Oil Painting
Located in Westport, CT
This luminous oil painting by Stephanie Johnson, titled Calm Horizon, captures the quiet grandeur of a landscape suspended between sky and water. Painted with soft tonal transitions ...
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2010s Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

A Gentleman's Morning -21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Portrait, Africa
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Shipping Procedure Ships in a well-protected tube from Nigeria This work is unique, not a print or other type of copy. Accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity. About Artist Mor...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Acrylic

“Three Rowboats”
Located in Southampton, NY
Here for your consideration is a finely painted modernist landscape of three rowboats by the German/American artist, Ernest O. Mondorf. Signed with initials lower right and dated 19...
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1960s Post-Modern Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"City Life at The Grands Boulevards" Post-Impressionist Parisian Street Scene
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful oil on canvas painting by the French artist, Te Pencke. Pencke was a Parisian painter known for his colorful cityscapes depicting the times of his generation. His work is...
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20th Century Post-Impressionist Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Shell - Oil Paint by Edolo Masci - 1990s
Located in Roma, IT
Oil on canvas realized by Edolo Masci in 1990s. Hand signed. Includes a contemporary wooden frame cm. 62x57  Very good condition.
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1990s Contemporary Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

19th Century English Portrait of a Jack Russell dog
Located in Woodbury, CT
This finely observed dog portrait, attributed to Richard Aistrop, captures the alert intelligence and character of a Jack Russell Terrier. Shown in profile against a dark, subdued ba...
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1880s Victorian Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

1863-1936 English Impressionist signed Oil painting NEW FOREST SUNSET HAMPSHIRE
Located in Cirencester, GB
ARTIST: Frederick Golden Short (1863-1936) British TITLE: "New Forest Sunset" SIGNED: unsigned - labelled verso for Louise Kosman Gallery where originally purchased MEDIUM: oil on ...
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Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Paintings

Materials

Oil

Success
Located in London, London
The item is located in central London,UK WILL BE SHIPPED ROLLED. one-of-a-kind original oil paintings on canvas hand signed 200x130cm painting shall be shipped ROLLED, unfram...
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21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Acrylic

Success
Success
$9,389 Sale Price
60% Off
'Moonlight on the Sea' by Alfred Stevens ( Brussels 1823 – 1906 Paris )
Located in Knokke, BE
Alfred Stevens Brussels 1823 – 1906 Paris Belgian Painter 'Moonlight on the Sea' Signature: signed lower right and dated 1892 ‘A Stevens 92' Medium: oil on canvas Dimensions: image size 81 x 65 cm, frame size 97,5 x 81,5 cm Provenance: Collection M. Klein, 1900 Galerie Petit, Paris, 18 June 1926, no. 22 Private collection, Europe De Vuyst, Belgium, 1998 Galerie Kupperman, Amsterdam Private collection, The Netherlands Exhibitions: Exposition of the Works of Alfred Stevens, Palais des Beaux-Arts, Brussels, 1928 Retrospective Alfred Stevens, École des Beaux-Arts, Paris, 1900, no. 100 Literature: A. Stevens, Mercatorfonds, Brussels, p. 100 Alfred Stevens, François Boucher, Ed. Rieder, Paris, 1930, illustrated on p. 36 Documentation by Mrs. Christiane Lefebvre, 1998 Biography: Alfred Émile Léopold Stevens (11 May 1823 – 24 August 1906) was a prominent Belgian painter renowned for his depictions of elegant modern women. His works, characterized by a realistic style and meticulous attention to detail, reveal the influence of 17th-century Dutch genre painting. While he initially gained attention for his social realist portrayal of the hardships faced by impoverished vagrants, he later achieved great critical and popular success with his portrayals of upper-middle class Parisian life. Notably, he often used the same models repeatedly, with some of them being identified in the infamous Book of the Courtesans, a confidential surveillance file maintained by the Paris vice squad, as noted by author Summer Brennan. Stevens was born in Brussels, into a family deeply connected with the visual arts. His older brother Joseph (1816–1892) and his son Léopold (1866–1935) were both painters, while his other brother Arthur (1825–1899) was an art dealer and critic. His father, a veteran of the Napoleonic wars under the army of William I of the Netherlands, was an art collector with a notable collection of watercolors by Eugène Delacroix and other esteemed artists. Stevens’s upbringing was influenced by the environment of Café de l’Amitié, run by his maternal grandparents in Brussels, which served as a meeting place for prominent figures from the political, literary, and artistic spheres. Following the death of his father in 1837, Stevens left middle school to enroll at the Académie Royale des Beaux-Arts in Brussels. There, he came under the tutelage of François Navez, a Neo-Classical painter and former student of Jacques-Louis David, who was both the director of the academy and an old acquaintance of Stevens’s grandfather. Following a traditional curriculum, he initially drew from casts of classical sculptures and later transitioned to drawing from live models. In 1843, Stevens journeyed to Paris to join his already established brother, Joseph. He gained admission to the École des Beaux-Arts, the preeminent art school in Paris, although claims of him being a student of the director, Jean Auguste Dominique Ingres, are likely unfounded. One of his early works, The Pardon or Absolution (Hermitage, St. Petersburg), signed and dated 1849, showcased his mastery of a conventional naturalistic style influenced by 17th-century Dutch genre painting. Stevens’s work was first publicly exhibited in 1851, when three of his paintings were featured at the Brussels Salon. He received a third-class medal at the Paris Salon in 1853, followed by a second-class medal at the Universal Exposition in Paris in 1855. His painting Ce qu’on appelle le vagabondage [What is called vagrancy] (Musée d’Orsay, Paris) garnered attention from Napoleon III, leading to a change in policy regarding the use of soldiers to remove the poor from the streets. Two other paintings displayed at the Salon in Antwerp in the same year, Chez soi or At Home and The Painter and his Model, introduced subjects from “la vie moderne” that became characteristic of his oeuvre: elegant young women dressed in contemporary fashion and artists in their studios. In 1857, Stevens made his first significant sale to a private collector when Consolation was purchased for a rumored 6,000 francs by the Berlin collector and dealer Ravéné. He and his brother also became part of the artistic milieu in Paris, frequenting salons hosted by Princess Mathilde and popular cafes, where they mingled with the likes of the Goncourt brothers, Théophile Gautier, and Alexandre Dumas. Stevens married Fanny Juliette Albertine Marie Hortense Blanc (1836-1891), a member of a wealthy Belgian family and a long-time acquaintance of the Stevens family, in 1858. The wedding was witnessed by the renowned painter Eugène Delacroix. The couple had four children: Leopold, Jean, Catherine, and Pierre. Stevens depicted his wife in numerous portraits, including Regrets and Memories. After her passing, he expressed enduring grief at her loss. During the 1860s, Stevens rose...
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Late 19th Century Impressionist Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Forget Me, No
Located in Zofingen, AG
A stubborn, vulnerable plea — to refuse, yet still hold on.
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2010s Contemporary Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Acrylic

Blue tit - 21st Century Contemporary realistic Painting of a bird
Located in Nuenen, Noord Brabant
Ria Koreman Blue tit 30 x 24 cm (framed included in price 35 x 29 cm) Ria Korenman paints what many people overlook: the magic in everyday life. Especially birds, with a soft spot f...
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2010s Contemporary Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Antique man nude oil painting 1920's portrait of a man in a thong impressionist
Located in AIGNAN, FR
Captivating antique man in a thong signed and dated impressionist oil painting on canvas. Atmospheric vintage almost nude portrait oil painting of a man standing. A man stands in a ...
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1920s French School Paintings

Materials

Oil

SKULL TIGER
Located in CÓRDOBA, ES
Original painting by Daria Kusto. Acrylic markers on paper. The magic flow reality... The painting will be shipped directly from Thailand – safely and promptly."
Category

2010s Pop Art Paintings

Materials

Permanent Marker

ORGANICS
Located in Zofingen, AG
“A study of the plasticity of forms and their interaction with the texture of time.”
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2010s Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Tangled Grace
Located in Cumming, GA
In this luminous botanical abstraction, delicate forms of wildflowers and foliage seem to dissolve into a soft veil of atmosphere. Blush-toned blooms float above cascading green stem...
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2010s Abstract Impressionist Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Secret Wish - Impasto Inspired Blue Accent Textural Thick Paint Abstract Artwork
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Impasto-painted strokes of bright colors are the framework of artist Shiri Phillips’ abstract artworks. Her paintings are flooded with texture through the layering of acrylic paint i...
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2010s Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic

Blue and White Abstract Expressionist Painting
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
6131 Blue and white abstract Expressionist painting Image size 18x14"
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1970s Paintings

Materials

Oil

Antique Oil Scottish Highland Loch Valley Cottages Path Mountains Dramatic Sky
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Antique Oil Scottish Highland Loch Valley Cottages Path Mountains Dramatic Sky by F. E. Jamieson (British 1895-1950) signed (with pseudonym, William Lang...
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Early 20th Century Victorian Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"Sweet Struggle" (2025) Original Abstract Figurative Oil Painting on Board
Located in Denver, CO
Michelle Jader's "Sweet Struggle" is a beautiful, original oil painting on board. This piece is framed at 12.50 x 9.50 inches, and is ready to hang. Change comes to all of us. Wheth...
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2010s Contemporary Paintings

Materials

Mirror, Oil, Panel

Large Abstract Painting on Canvas "Lucky Frog on fly Agaric" Serg Graff, COA
Located in Palm Coast, FL
This vibrant and imaginative painting by Serg Graff, titled “Lucky Frog on Fly Agaric,” is a large original work in a richly textured fantasy abstract style. A kaleidoscope of swirl...
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2010s Abstract Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

Large Colourful Abstract Oil on Canvas Floral Painting With Pastel Tones
Located in Cape Town, ZA
"Nature is the indirect perception of human personification, emotion and imagination which is emphasised in colour, texture, patterns and line as it is captured in my paintings, with...
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2010s Contemporary Paintings

Materials

Mixed Media, Oil

Sunset at Kullen
Located in Stockholm, SE
Sunset at Kullen near Mölle in the very south of Sweden. Between two steep cliffs, a narrow stony beach unfolds, offering a tranquil vantage point over a still sea toward Denmark. T...
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1880s Romantic Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Sunset at Kullen
Sunset at Kullen
$2,629 Sale Price
20% Off
Both uf Us, Figures Diptych in Black and White, Nude Bodies, Acrylic on Paper
Located in Barcelona, ES
This is a beautiful painting by Alberto de Blobs (Barcleona, 1982). Alberto is a talented painter whose elaborate mixture of figurative and free form ...
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2010s Modern Paintings

Materials

Paper, Acrylic

Born to be wild
Located in London, London
TWO EXTRA large canvases, 100x150cm each. \total size 150x200cm READY to be exhibited, on the stretcher bars as shown on the video/photos. How about bringing more bright, bold c...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Cotton Canvas, Oil, Acrylic

Born to be wild
Born to be wild
$8,216 Sale Price
30% Off
“Blue Horizons” — Hyperrealistic Seascape Acrylic Painting on Canvas
Located in Zofingen, AG
Where the sea meets the sky, infinity is born. The horizon dissolves into shades of blue, promising freedom and new paths. Unstretched
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2010s Realist Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Two Presence
Located in Zofingen, AG
In this work, Daria explores the acceptance of different shades of oneself. Two dogs — dark and crimson — stand together in silence, not competing but acknowledging each other. The p...
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2010s Contemporary Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

BLACK HORSE
Located in CÓRDOBA, ES
Original painting by Daria Kusto. Acrylic markers on paper. The magic flow reality... The painting will be shipped directly from Thailand – safely and promptly."
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2010s Pop Art Paintings

Materials

Permanent Marker

Abstract Expressionist impressionist nature oil painting "Calling to nature""
Located in VÉNISSIEUX, FR
This small-format oil painting "Calling to nature " by French artist Natalya Mougenot evokes the quiet ambiguity of nature. Painted on stretched cotton canvas (20 x 20 cm / 7.9 x 7...
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2010s Abstract Expressionist Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

#63, Abstract, Photography, Painting, Expressionism
Located in München, BY
Unique piece More sizes and an Essay from Lyle Rexer about this series on request. Joachim Schmeisser’s work rescues photography from the centuries-old straightjacket of realism to...
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2010s Abstract Paintings

Materials

Pigment

Fine 1890's British Victorian Signed Welsh Landscape Oil Painting Angler River
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
"On the Eder" by William Herny Mander (British, 1850 - 1922) *see notes below signed and dated 91' titled verso oil on canvas, framed in ornate swept gilt frame framed: 26 x 36 inche...
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Late 19th Century Victorian Paintings

Materials

Oil

Antique still life oil painting in original frame 19th century floral bouquet
Located in AIGNAN, FR
Antique still life oil painting in original frame French floral bouquet 19th century still life oil painting by Louise Bergerot-Roblastre (1836-1914). A dark and moody old still li...
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1880s Paintings

Materials

Oil

Figures At The Summer's Day French Parasol Market Landscape Oil Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Summers Market Signed by Fanch Lel Size: 13 x 16 inches (height x width) Oil painting on board , unframed Condition: Good condition overall with minor surface handling marks and ligh...
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20th Century Impressionist Paintings

Materials

Oil

Contemplation and Introspection, colourful, Joan Mitchell, expressionism, bold
Located in Jönköping, SE
This piece is part of my new collection titled "Contemplation and Introspection." In this series, I explore the insightful relationship between nature and the human experience, delvi...
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2010s Abstract Paintings

Materials

Raw Linen, Acrylic

Threading Horizons 4
Located in Santa Fe, NM
Inspired by the drama of nature and light, Cynthia creates abstracted landscapes with oil on canvas or panel.
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Paintings

Materials

Oil, Wood Panel

So Slight a Film ex-Lehman Brothers Art Collection unique signed painting Framed
Located in New York, NY
Emily Mason So Slight a Film (from the Lehman Brothers art collection), 1978 Oil on paper Abstract Expressionist painting Signed and dated 'Emily Mason '78' bottom right in pencil Fr...
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1970s Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil, Graphite

17th century Flemish seascape - Stormy Sea with Merchant Vessels and dolphins
By Bonaventura Peeters the Elder
Located in Aartselaar, BE
Bonaventura Peeters the Elder (1614–1652) attr., Stormy Coastal Scene with Merchant Vessels, Galliot, and Dolphins Framed by rugged cliffs and illuminated under a dark, swirling sk...
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17th Century Old Masters Paintings

Materials

Panel, Oil

When the Tide is High - Original Minimalist Abstract Textural Painting on Canvas
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Los Angeles artist Taylour Martin creates captivating abstract compositions in acrylic on canvas, showcasing a dynamic interplay of emotions and colors. Martin's art is a reflection ...
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2010s Minimalist Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic

PAILL by Ramon Enrich - Large contemporary painting, landscape, architecture
Located in Paris, FR
PAILL is a unique acrylic on canvas painting by contemporary artist Ramon Enrich, dimensions including the frame are 95 × 175 cm (37.4 × 68.9 in). The artwork is signed, sold frame...
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2010s Contemporary Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Sacred Feminine - Radiant Pink and Magenta Textural Abstract Floral Painting
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Drawing inspiration from an immersive and impressionistic interpretation of nature, Canadian artist Vé Boisvert paints textural original artworks that capture the fleeting effects of...
Category

2010s Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

English 19th century Fox hunter with hounds, hunter and rider in a landscape
Located in Woodbury, CT
John Nost Sartorius (1759–1828) Fox Hunter and Hounds Oil on canvas, circa 1810 Provenance: Ackermann & Johnson, London A fine and spirited example of early 19th-century English spo...
Category

1810s Victorian Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Flowering Coast - contemporary, gestural, abstract, impasto, acrylic on canvas
Located in Bloomfield, ON
Beneath a deep blue, cloudy sky, the bright colours of what appears to be a tropical landscape –red, yellow, purples and green pop from the canvas in this beautiful composition by Pa...
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2010s Abstract Expressionist Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Large Pastel Abstract Collage, 20th Century New York/Texas Artist
Located in Beachwood, OH
Joseph Glasco (American, 1925–1996) Untitled 1980 Acrylic and collage on canvas Initialed and dated verso 48 x 48 inches Joseph Glasco was born in Paul’s Valley, Oklahoma and grew u...
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1980s Abstract Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

Cool Marshes
Located in Atlanta, GA
John Young was born in Wangqing City, Jilin Province, China in 1970. As a Korean-Chinese artist, His Korean name is Jeon Young Wook and his official Chinese name is Quan Yong Xu. His...
Category

2010s Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Acrylic

Cool Marshes
Cool Marshes
$2,600 Sale Price
20% Off
Architect with his Drawings - 18th Century Portrait Oil on Canvas
Located in Stockholm, SE
Portrait of an Architect at His Desk, 1798 Oil on canvas, relined. Signed “C A Lorentzen 1798.” The composition depicts an architect seated at his desk, surrounded by drawings and pa...
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1790s Old Masters Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Pastoral Landscape Under a Dramatic Sky Horse Munching on Grass Oil Landscape
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Pastoral Landscape French Post Impressionist, mid 20th century indistinctly signed oil on board, unframed Board : 12 x 15.5 inches Provenance: private collection, France Condition: ...
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Mid-20th Century Impressionist Paintings

Materials

Oil

Tranquil Puzzle 4
Located in Santa Fe, NM
Lynn Sanders is an artist excited by beauty: architecture, foliage, landscapes, seascapes, interiors. She finds palettes and shapes in her environment and propels them into her work,...
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2010s Abstract Paintings

Materials

Acrylic Polymer, Ink, Acrylic

Landscape, Paint on Canvas , Made in Italy By Marilina Marchica
Located in Agrigento, AG
Landscape (80x100 cm) is an original, one-of-a-kind abstract painting by Italian contemporary artist Marilina Marchica. The work belongs to her ongoing research on architecture, memo...
Category

2010s Contemporary Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Pastel, Oil

Venus - Ethereal Abstract Textural Floral Painting in Blush, Coral and Gold
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Drawing inspiration from an immersive and impressionistic interpretation of nature, Canadian artist Vé Boisvert paints textural original artworks that capture the fleeting effects of...
Category

2010s Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

New York Landscape - The High Line III by Lumi Mizutani - Japanese painting, red
Located in Paris, FR
New York Landscape - The High Line III is a unique painting by contemporary artist Lumi Mizutani. The painting is made with pigments, Indian ink, silver leaf and black leaf on Japane...
Category

2010s Contemporary Paintings

Materials

Silver

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