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Paintings For Sale
Period: 19th Century
Period: 1970s
French Empire Period Portrait of Fashionable Young Lady Antique Oil Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Portrait of a Young Lady
French School, early 1800's period
oil on canvas, unframed
canvas: 26 x 21 inches
Provenance: private collection, France
Condition: some crazing and pronoun...
Category
Early 19th Century French School Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
River Landscape with Water Mill in England with Lush Trees by British Artist
Located in Preston, GB
River Landscape with Water Mill in the Lake District of England with Lush Trees, Vintage Oil Painting by British Artist, David James. Dramatic skies and beautiful reflections are a f...
Category
1970s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Vintage Danish Landscape Scene Boats in the Harbor
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
5113 Danish Impressionist harbor scene
Category
1970s Paintings
Materials
Gouache
Large 19th Century Scottish Oil Painting Sea Loch Mountains Castle Ruins Figures
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Admiring the View
Scottish School, circa 1850
oil painting on canvas laid over board
framed size: 25.5 x 36 inches
condition: very good and presentable, minor retouches showing to th...
Category
Mid-19th Century Victorian Paintings
Materials
Oil
Paper collage Abstract Expressionist painting
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Beautiful collage painting by unknown artist. Acrylic on torn paper segments, reassembled as collage.
Art object assempled on rectangular sheet of hand made rag paper measures 12.5...
Category
1970s Abstract Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Handmade Paper
John Field early 19th Century Georgian English silhouette portrait
Located in Harkstead, GB
A very finely detailed silhouette in very good condition by one of the truly great silhouette artists of the Georgian period.
John Field (1758-1821)
Portrait of a young gentleman
Watercolour with bronze touches on plaster
3 x 2½ inches, oval, without the frame
6 x 5 inches with the frame
John Field was one of the most famous of silhouette artists. He began his career as an assistant to John Miers...
Category
Early 19th Century Victorian Paintings
Materials
Bronze
Italian Renaissance Gentleman Portrait of a Tailor Antique Oil Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Tailor
Continental School, 19th century
after the earlier Renaissance work by Giovanni Battista Moroni (16th century).
oil on canvas laid over board, framed
Framed: 16 x 12 inch...
Category
19th Century Renaissance Paintings
Materials
Oil
Untitled in original brass frame with catalog for 1976 exhibitions
Located in Charleston, US
A member of the original abstract expressionists, Robert Natkin's "Untitled" (1978) is a stunning acrylic painting, showcasing pastel colors in a minimalist, color field style. This ...
Category
1970s Minimalist Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
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 Paintings
Materials
Oil
House in Hudson, Ohio, Late 19th Century Painting by Cleveland School Artist
Located in Beachwood, OH
Ora Coltman (American, 1858-1940)
House in Hudson, OH
Oil on canvas
Signed lower left
22 x 26 inches
27.5 x 31.5 inches, framed
21 Aurora Street is locally known as the Isham-Beebe ...
Category
Late 19th Century American Modern Paintings
Materials
Oil
"Spring Day by the Lake" Post-Impressionist Parisian Country Side Oil Painting
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful oil on board painting by American artist Maurice Monnard. Monnard was a Post-Impressionist painter known for his colorful cityscapes depict...
Category
1970s Post-Impressionist Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board, Canvas
Scottish School 19th Century Oil - Master of The House
Located in Corsham, GB
A fine half-length 19th-century portrait depicting a man in a three-piece suit. In his hands, he holds a map pointing to Ross in Scotland, suggesting that he owns land in the area.
...
Category
19th Century Paintings
Materials
Oil
19th Century Hudson River School Bucolic Landscape
Located in Soquel, CA
Beautiful example of the Hudson River School romantic bucolic New York autumn landscape with cows foraging. Illegible artist signature on stretcher bar (See enhanced images). Condition: very good; professionally cleaned and minor restoration upper right hand corner where paint was missing.
Unframed.
Image size: 14"H x 24"W x .75"D
Hudson River School was an informal association was America's first so-called school of painting and the dominant landscape style until the Civil War. The name derives from a group of 19th-century landscape painters working in New York state. With realistic composition, they depicted romantic views of unsettled areas of the Hudson River Valley especially lakes, rocky gorges, and forests in the Catskill Mountains. About a fourth of these artists utilized luminism or effects with special lighting techniques to convey lofty emotions through contrasts of light and dark. Included in this Hudson River luminist category were Washington Allston, Albert Bierstadt, William Hart, and Frederic Edwin Church...
Category
1870s Hudson River School Paintings
Materials
Linen, Oil
19th century English Victorian chickens in a barn scene with Rooster and Hens
Located in Woodbury, CT
This charming English Victorian painting by Arthur Jackson beautifully captures a rustic scene of chickens in a barn. The artist's meticulou...
Category
1890s Victorian Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
" SPRING SHADOWS " TEXAS BLUEBONNETS BLUEBONNET G. HARVEY 33 X 39 FRAME SIZE
By G. Harvey
Located in San Antonio, TX
G. Harvey (Gerald Harvey Jones)
(1933-2017)
San Antonio, Austin, and Fredericksburg Artist
Image Size: 24 x 30
Frame Size: 33 x 39
Medium: Oil on Canvas
Dated 1972
"Spring Shadows" B...
Category
1970s Impressionist Paintings
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 Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media
19th Century Italian Miniature Painting Christ Garden of Gethsemane Angels
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Italian School, late 19th century
Christ in the Garden of Gethsemane
miniature painting, framed
framed: 3.5 x 3 inches
image: 2.5 x 2 inches
provenance: private collection, Italy
con...
Category
Late 19th Century Old Masters Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
19th century French scene of Lovers walking in a Garden, in 17th century costume
Located in Woodbury, CT
19th century French scene of Lovers walking in a Garden, in 17th century costume
original frame
Wonderful 19th century classical Genre scene, painted with great skill and delicasicy .
The artist has captured the meetiung of the two lovers...
Category
1870s Victorian Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Still-life of Fruits" by Maria Meriggi - Oil on Copper - 30x24 cm
Located in Geneva, CH
Maria Meriggi, born in 1935, is an Italian painter known for her evocative depictions of urban landscapes and everyday scenes, particularly those of Venice. Her notable works include...
Category
1970s Realist Paintings
Materials
Metal, Copper
La Madonna della Seggiola, circa 1820, after Raffaello Sanzio, 19th C. Italian
By (after) Raphael (Raffaello Sanzio da Urbino)
Located in Grand Rapids, MI
Italian, 19th Century
after Raphael (Raffaello Sanzio da Urbino 1483-1520)
" La Madonna della Seggiola ", circa 1820-1840
(The Madonna of the Chair)
Oil on Canvas Laid on Board
C...
Category
Early 19th Century Renaissance Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Nude woman oil on canvas painting portrait
By Joan Palet
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Joan Palet (1911 - 1996) - Nude - Oil on canvas
Oil measures 65x81 cm.
Frameless.
Joan Palet was born in Barcelona on March 28, 1911 in a family of sculptors and wood carvers.
He b...
Category
1970s Impressionist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
French Oil Landscape of Rolling Fields Under a Cloudy Sky
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Landscape of Rolling Fields
oil painting on board, unframed
board: 5.5 x 7 inches
provenance: private collection
condition: very good and sound condition
Description: This tranqui...
Category
19th Century French School Paintings
Materials
Oil
At the Beach - Tempera and Watercolor by Aldo Riso - 1970s
By Aldo Riso
Located in Roma, IT
At the beach is an artwork realized by Aldo Riso.
Mixed colored tempera and watercolor painting.
Titled on lower left.
Frame included: 70.5 x 91.5 cm
This beautiful mixed media...
Category
1970s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Tempera, Watercolor
Fine 19th Century Portrait of a French Man with Moustache, Large Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist/ School: French School, 19th century
Title: Portrait of a smartly dressed gentlema from the 19th century, sporting a moustache.
Medium: oil on canvas, unframed and inscribe...
Category
19th Century Victorian Paintings
Materials
Oil
"Jesus With Follower" Religious Oil On Board
Located in New York, NY
Medium: Oil On Board
Painting Size: 24.25 x 16.25 inches
Frame Size: 29.75 x 21.75 inches
Condition: This artwork is in good overall condition for its age.
Signature: Signed
Artist...
Category
19th Century Impressionist Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Fine Early 19th Century Classical Italian Oil Capriccio Lake Landscape Old Ruins
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Italian Landscape
English artist, early 19th century
circle/ follower of Joseph Mallord William Turner (British 1775-1851)
oil on wood panel, framed in a delightful antique walnu...
Category
Early 19th Century Old Masters Paintings
Materials
Oil
After Ferdinand Bol - 19th Century Oil, Portrait of a Mathematician
Located in Corsham, GB
A study of the bust of Ferdinand Bol's 'Portrait of A Mathematician' which is currently part of the Louvre Collection in Paris. Unsigned. Presented in a gilt frame. On canvas.
Category
19th Century Paintings
Materials
Oil
Fine Victorian Oil Painting Huntsman Talking to Milkmaid in Village Lane, Hounds
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist/ School: Singleton Jowett (1878–1927), signed
Title: Pausing for Conversation
Medium: oil on canvas, framed
Framed: 24 x 20 inches
Canvas: 2...
Category
19th Century Victorian Paintings
Materials
Oil
Antique English 19th century marine scene
Located in Woodbury, CT
Outstanding English late 18th / early 19th century marine scene by one of Britain's best known and sought after painters.
William (or Wiliam) Anderson (1757 – 27 May 1837) was a Scottish artist specializing in maritime and patriotic themes. He was well-regarded for his detailed and accurate portraits of ships under sail, exhibiting his works annually in London between 1787 and 1811 and then occasionally until 1834. Anderson influenced other artists, notably John Ward and others of the Hull school.
Anderson's early life is obscure, but he is known to have trained as a shipwright before moving to London to become a maritime painter when he was about 30. His training served him well as a painter, providing "a practical nautical knowledge" of his subjects. He earned a reputation for "accuracy and refinement of detail" and was admired for his bright, clear colours. He worked in both oils and watercolours.
He based his style on that of well-known Dutch maritime...
Category
1810s Old Masters Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
Woman Selling Fruit oil on canvas painting european art
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Title: Woman Selling Fruit
Author: Rosendo González Carbonell
Technique and Support: Oil on canvas
Dimensions: 31.9 x 25.6 in (unframed)
Period: 1970s
Style: Costumbrist realism with impressionist influences
Condition: Part of a private collection
Description of the Artwork
The painting portrays a woman holding a basket filled with fruit, notably apples and pears, focusing on warm and dark contrasts that add depth and realism to the composition. The artist creates an intimate atmosphere, skillfully manipulating light to highlight the woman's facial features and the textures of the fruit. The figure’s attire evokes a classical style, likely inspired by costumbrist themes.
Rosendo González Carbonell, renowned for his focus on traditional scenes and female figures, employs in this piece loose yet precise brushstrokes, creating dynamism that enhances the composition. The warm hues of the fruit and the serene expression of the woman reflect the artist’s intention to capture a moment of everyday life with sensitivity and expressiveness.
Author’s Biography
Rosendo González Carbonell (Barcelona, 1910 - 1984) was a Spanish painter recognized for his focus on female figures, portraits, and landscapes. He studied at the Acadèmia de Belles Arts de Sabadell under the mentorship of Mayoral and Antoni Alsina i Amils and also attended the "Llotja" art academy in Barcelona. He was a disciple of Bonaventura Puig Perucho and maintained a close friendship with painter Alejandro Huerta Lucas.
He participated in the National Fine Arts Exhibitions held in Barcelona in 1942 and 1944. His work reflects the tradition of Catalan painters such as Joaquim Mir and Santiago Rusiñol, as well as influences from impressionist masters like Claude Monet and Camille Pissarro. González Carbonell often depicted small villages, rural churches, and tranquil landscapes, balancing meticulous detail with impressionist brushstrokes that bring his compositions to life.
Similar Artists
González Carbonell shares artistic sensitivities with other renowned painters who captured the essence of landscapes and human figures through light and color:
Joaquim Mir: Renowned for his luminous interpretations of the Catalan landscape.
Santiago Rusiñol: Famous for his delicate depictions of rural scenes and local architecture.
Josep Amat...
Category
1970s Academic Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
A Tompe l'oeil still life of hanging birds
Located in Stoke, Hampshire
English School, c. 1800
Still life of hanging birds
Oil on panel
Panel size - 8 x 6 in
Framed size - 12 1/2 x 10 1/2 in
This trompe-l'œil still life is a striking example of illusio...
Category
19th Century Old Masters Paintings
Materials
Oil
19th Century horse portrait oil painting of a dark seal brown horse in a stable
By Albert Clark
Located in Nr Broadway, Worcestershire
Albert Clark
British, (1843-1928)
Dark Seal Brown Horse in a Stable
Oil on canvas, signed & dated 1885
Image size: 17 inches x 23.5 inches
Size including frame: 23.25 inches x 29.75...
Category
19th Century Victorian Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
1850's Large Mid 19th Century French Portrait of a Young Gentleman Signed Oil
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The French Gentleman
by Paul Goubil (French mid 19th century)
signed and dated 1855
oil on canvas, framed
framed: 30.5 x 25 inches
canvas: 29 x 24 inches
Provenance: private collecti...
Category
Mid-19th Century French School Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
English School Late 19th Century Oil - Still Life of Oysters and Lobster
Located in Corsham, GB
A charming still life study depicting oysters, lobsters and a platter of fruit painted in a Dutch Golden Age style. Unsigned. Presented in a gilt frame. On canvas.
Category
Late 19th Century Paintings
Materials
Oil
The blue bow: a little boy with tousled hair naturalistic portrait oil painting
Located in Norwich, GB
This sweet little boy sits quietly like a well brought up child, but you can see in his eyes how much he likes to run and play. In this sensitive portrait painted in circa 1860 by Fé...
Category
1860s Naturalistic Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Caister Beach - Impressionist Norfolk Yarmouth East Anglia Landscape Painting
Located in Sevenoaks, GB
A very beautiful English impressionist oil on board depicting figures on Caistor Beach near Great Yarmouth in Nirfolk by the popular English artist Geoffrey Chatten.
This excellent...
Category
1970s Impressionist Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
A fishing vessels at rest in harbour
By Thomas Luny
Located in Stoke, Hampshire
Thomas Luny (1759-1837)
A fishing vessels at rest in harbour
Signed and dated 'Luny 1831' lower left
Oil on canvas
Canvas Size - 12 x 16 in
Framed Size ...
Category
19th Century Victorian Paintings
Materials
Oil
19th century English marine of Dutch or English boats off a coastline
By James Webb
Located in Woodbury, CT
This James Webb English marine painting, circa 1870, is a masterpiece of atmospheric charm and technical precision that would appeal profoundly to an interior designer or fine art co...
Category
1870s Victorian Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
19th Century Oil Portrait of Two Sisters With Their Dog
Located in San Francisco, CA
Eduard Leonardus Roelant (1842-1883, Belgium)
Outstanding antique oil portrait on wooden panel of two fashionably dressed sisters picking flowers as they walk their dog in a country...
Category
Mid-19th Century Paintings
Materials
Oil
Set of Four Architectural Engravings Ancient Greek Buildings
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Set of Four Architectural Drawings
each drawing : 9 x 12 inches
provenance: private collection
condition: very good and sound condition
Description: This set of four engravings show...
Category
19th Century French School Paintings
Materials
Pencil
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 Paintings
Materials
Oil
Amsterdam Sunset, 19th Century by Moffatt Lindner (1852-1947) Impressionist
Located in Blackwater, GB
Amsterdam Sunset, 19th Century
by Moffatt Lindner (1852-1947)
19th Century Impressionist view of Amsterdam at sunset, oil on canvas by Moffatt Lindner. Excellent quality and condit...
Category
19th Century Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Jeune Fille en Blanc - 19th Century French Impressionist Oil Painting Portrait
Located in Gerrards Cross, GB
‘Jeune Fille en Blanc’ by Jacques-Émile Blanche (1861-1942).
The painting – which depicts one of the artist’s favourite models Wanda Zielinska – is signed and dated 1896. It is lis...
Category
Late 19th Century Impressionist Paintings
Materials
Oil
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 Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Antique Maritime Ships Oil Painting "British Fleet Bay of Naples" Signed & Dated
Located in Portland, OR
An important antique Maritime ships oil on canvas painting of " The British Fleet in the Bay of Naples", by Tommaso De Simone (1805-1888), signed & dated 1860.
The painting depicts t...
Category
1860s Italian School Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Portrait of an elegant lady sitting
Located in Genève, GE
Work on canvas
Category
19th Century Paintings
Materials
Oil
Preparing the Trick
Located in Missouri, MO
Canvas Size: approx 26.5 x 18
Framed Size: approx 30 x 22 inches
Born into a poor family in Durham, England, John George Brown (1831-1913) earned a reputation as one of 19th-century...
Category
Late 19th Century American Realist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
J. Bonnevay, Portrait of a Gentleman, oil on canvas signed
Located in Paris, FR
J. Bonnevay (active in France in the late 19th century)
Portrait of a Gentleman
Signed upper left
(the signature is quite difficult to read, but without a doubt Bonnevay's)
Oil on c...
Category
1890s Academic Paintings
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 Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
Still Life with Bouquet of Flowers
Located in London, GB
'Still Life with Bouquets of Flowers', oil on canvas (1970), by Lilian Whitteker (1881 - 1979). This impressionist bouquets of mixed flowers are a swirl of colour elegantly posed in ...
Category
1970s Impressionist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
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 Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media
Continental School 19th Century Oil - Peasant Family
Located in Corsham, GB
A charming scene depicting a peasant family and their dog in a landscape. Unsigned. Presented in a gilt frame. On board.
Category
19th Century Paintings
Materials
Oil
"BANKS OF BLUE" TEXAS HILL COUNTRY BLUEBONNETS RIVER 40X50 FRAMED
Located in San Antonio, TX
W. A. Slaughter
(1923 - 2003)
Dallas / San Antonio Artist
Size: 30 x 40
Frame: 40 x 50
Medium: Oil on Canvas
Dated 1974
"Banks of Blue" Texas Bluebonnets
Biography
W. A. Slaughter (1...
Category
1970s Impressionist Paintings
Materials
Oil
19th Century English Antique Bay Hunter horse in a stable, called Business
Located in Woodbury, CT
Henry Calvert was an animal painter, particularly of the sporting variety and best known for his depictions of horses, hunting scenes and equestrian hunting portraits...
Category
1840s Victorian Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
19th Century English Oil Pastoral Landscape with Woodcutter and Cattle Grazing
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Pastoral Landscape with Figure and Cattle
English School, mid 19th century
signed lower front corner
oil on canvas, framed
Framed: 18 x 24.5 inches
Canvas: 14 x 21 inches
Provenance:...
Category
Mid-19th Century Victorian Paintings
Materials
Oil
Nocturnal - Oil Painting by Giovan Battista Ferrari - 19th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Nocturnal is an original modern artwork realized by Giovan Battista Ferrari (1829-1906) in the end of 19th Century.
Mixed colored oil painting.
Includes frame.
Good conditions.
Category
19th Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Antique English Pre-Raphaelite Oil Portrait of a Young Woman in Pensive Thought
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist/ School: English School Circa 1900
Title: Portrait of a young woman, head and shoulders
Medium: oil on board, framed within an antique 'Florentine' gilt frame.
actual pain...
Category
19th Century Pre-Raphaelite Paintings
Materials
Oil
Large Early 1800's English Oil Painting Figures Carousing in Stable Interior
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist/ School: British School, early 1800's, circle of George Morland (1763-1804).
Title: The Stable Interior
Medium: oil painting on canvas, unframed.
Canvas: 25.25 x 30 inch...
Category
Early 19th Century Victorian Paintings
Materials
Oil
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