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Paintings For Sale
Period: 20th Century
Period: 1930s
"View of Venice Canal" Orientalist & Impressionist Marine Oil on Canvas Painting
Located in New York, NY
A masterful oil painting depicting a view of a Venice Canal by Grace Paterson. As an Impressionist and orientalist painter, she was known for her detailed works depicting scenes from...
Category
Early 20th Century Post-Impressionist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Spring Garden oil painting european landscape Spain France
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Title: "Spring Garden"
Artist: Attributed to Rafael Durán Benet
Technique: Oil on canvas board
Dimensions (unframed): 13 x 16 inches
Dimensions (framed): 14.6 x 17.7 inches
Date of c...
Category
1980s Post-Impressionist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Cardboard
1930s French Impressionist Watercolour of Children in an Idyllic Country Scene
Located in Cotignac, FR
French Impressionist watercolour on paper view of children in an idyllic country scene by Henri Clamen. Signed bottom right. Acquired from the atelier of the artist with other signed works. Pencil annotation top right and to the back of the paper.
A charming view of two children waiting in the shade of a beautiful summers day by the side of a country lane. An archway through to a farmyard and a farmhouse beyond. Dappled light through the overhead leaves and branches. In the lane to the left a hay wain...
Category
Early 20th Century Impressionist Paintings
Materials
Paper, Ink, Watercolor
Large British Sporting Oil Painting Jockey on Racehorse in Landscape Gilt Frame
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Jockey on Horseback
British School, 20th century
painted after an earlier style
oil on canvas, framed
framed: 31 x 35 inches
canvas: 20 x 24 inches
provenance: private collection, UK...
Category
20th Century English School Paintings
Materials
Oil
Family Farm in France
Located in London, GB
'Family Farm in France', gouache on art paper, by Michel Debiève (circa 1970s). An extremely endearing depiction of a French family farm, the delight is...
Category
1970s Modern Paintings
Materials
Paper, Gouache
Large New England Modernist Framed Fall Modernist Barn Landscape Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Vintage American modernist landscape oil painting. Oil on canvas. Signed verso. Framed. Measuring 34 by 44 inches overall and 28 by 37 painting alone. In excellent original conditio...
Category
1990s Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Impressionist Signed Oil Painting Menton French Riviera Cote d'Azur Landscape
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Menton, South of France
signed by the Hungarian artist, Laslzo Ritter (1937-2003)
oil on canvas, framed
Framed: 22 x 28 inches
Canvas : 18 x 24 inches
Inscribed verso
Provenance: pri...
Category
Late 20th Century Impressionist Paintings
Materials
Oil
"La Madeleine" Impressionist 20th Century Parisian Street Scene Oil Painting
Located in New York, NY
In this piece, the artist depicts "La Madeleine" in an abstract and impressionistic way, capturing the magic of Paris from the 20th Century with much life. The flower sellers and tre...
Category
Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Board
Fritz Brunner (1908-1996) - 1982 Oil, Sunset Over the Village
Located in Corsham, GB
A charming scene set in the Swiss Alps depicting the sun setting over a lakeside village. Captured in a bold palette and expressive forms. Signed and dated. Also signed and dated to ...
Category
20th Century Paintings
Materials
Oil
King Charles 1st Antique Oil Painting Portrait of Famous British Monarch
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
King Charles I
British artist, early 20th century
signed with initials
oil on canvas, framed
framed: 36 x 29 inches
canvas: 32 x 26 inches
provenance: p...
Category
Early 1900s Old Masters Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
'Agay, le château et le Sémaphore'. Oil on canvas. Signed.
Located in Paris, FR
'Agay, le château et le Sémaphore'.
Oil on canvas. +/- 1922
Signed lower right
Measurements : 60 x 73 cm.
This painting will be recorded in the second volume of the Catalogue Raisonn...
Category
1920s Impressionist Paintings
Materials
Oil
Still Life (Cubist painting)
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Abraham P. Hankins (1904-1963).
Tabletop Still Life , 1950.
Oil on canvas, 24 x 33 inches.
Signed with artist monogram center right. Signed and dated in...
Category
Mid-20th Century Cubist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Mediterranean Coastal Landscape Garden View and Seascape Cote d'Azur Riviera
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
La Cote d' Azur
French School, mid 20th century
signed
oil on canvas, framed
framed: 25 x 43 inches
canvas: 20 x 36.5 inches
Provenance: Private collection, France
Condition: Good co...
Category
Mid-20th Century Impressionist Paintings
Materials
Oil
"Afternoon Picnic" Still Life Out Doors Impressionist Oil Painting with Florals
Located in New York, NY
A whimsical depiction by Martha Walter of a picnic table with flowers, cups, Pepsi bottles, bowls and a basket. The bold colors and strong contrasts make Walter's work so striking an...
Category
Early 20th Century American Impressionist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Board
Tropical Blue Water Lush Beach Scene Nicely Framed Seascape Summer Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American impressionist beach scene oil painting. Oil on canvas. Signed. Framed. Measuring 27 by 31 inches overall and 20 by 24 painting alone. In excellent original condition...
Category
1910s Impressionist Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
The incines-Anzere pines
By Guy Bardone
Located in Genève, GE
Work on canvas
Silver wooden frame
67 x 67 x 6 cm
Category
1970s French School Paintings
Materials
Oil
Vintage 20th Century Painting of Lush Green Ireland Village by Irish Artist
Located in Preston, GB
Vintage 20th Century Painting of Lush Green Ireland Village by Irish Artist, Liam Reilly
Art measures 24 x 18 inches
Frame measures 28 x 22 inches
This stunning painting captures t...
Category
1980s Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Cotton Canvas, Oil
Original French Anatomical Study of a Horse's Stride
By Robert Ladou
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Original French Anatomical Study of a Horse's Stride
Artist: Robert Ladou (French, 1929-2014)
Medium: Pen on paper
Size: 20 (Height) x 13.75 (Width)
Signed: No
Condition: Good...
Category
20th Century Academic Paintings
Materials
Pen
"Still Life of Fish" William Merritt Chase, American Impressionist Bravura
Located in New York, NY
William Merritt Chase
Still Life of Fish
Signed lower right
Oil on canvas
32 x 39 1/2 inches
Provenance
Francis E. Myers, III, Ashland, Ohio
Butler Institute of American Art, Youngs...
Category
Early 1900s American Impressionist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Abstract Composition - original painting by Pierre Coquet
Located in Montfort l’Amaury, FR
Abstract Composition, original painting by Pierre Coquet (1926-2021)
Oil on paper laid on a board
Frame with a natural oak floating frame
35 x 39 x...
Category
1970s French School Paintings
Materials
Oil
"Washington Square Park" Impressionist Snow Street Scene Oil on Canvas on Board
Located in New York, NY
A stunning and pertinent example of Berthelsen's charming New York City winter scenes depicting Washington Square Park in the snow. An iconic scene that so many have come to love and...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Impressionist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Board
Adobe House, New Mexico, 20th Century Painting by Slovenian/American artist
Located in Beachwood, OH
Harvey Gregory Prusheck (Slovenian/American, 1887-1940)
Adobe House, New Mexico
Oil on board
Signed lower right
9.25 x 11.5 inches
16 x 18 inches, framed
Harvey Gregory Prusheck was...
Category
20th Century Paintings
Materials
Oil
Prohens 17 Mallorca. original acrylic painting
Located in CORAL GABLES - MIAMI, FL
Almendros en Mallorca. original acrylic painting
Onofre was born in Sant Joan Mallorca on March 4, 1930, he decided from a very young age for art in all its facets, designer, dancer,...
Category
1990s Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
French Impressionist Oil Painting Provence Tall Tree Pathway
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
by Louise Alix (French, 1888-1980) *see notes below
provenance stamp to the back
oil painting on board, unframed
measures: 16.75 high by 10.75 inches wide
condition: overall very g...
Category
Mid-20th Century Impressionist Paintings
Materials
Oil
1900's French Impressionist Still Life Oil Painting Autumn Apples & Green Jug
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Still Life of Apples & Jug on Table
French Impressionist, circa 1900
oil on board, unframed
board: 13 x 16 inches
provenance: private collection, France
condition: very good and soun...
Category
Mid-20th Century Impressionist Paintings
Materials
Oil
Fine Edwardian Portrait of a Lady 1900's British Oil Painting on Canvas
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Portrait of a Lady
British School, early 1900's
Circle of Samuel Luke Fildes (1843-1927) British.
Bust Portrait of a Lady,
Oil on canvas, 24" x 20" (61 x 50.8cm)
plus gilt swept f...
Category
Early 1900s Impressionist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Saint Rita Stigmata Italian Religious Painting
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
3805 Italian Religious oil painting of saint Rita the first woman stigmata
Image size 21x23
Category
1960s Paintings
Materials
Oil
1970's French Oil Painting Crab & Fish on Kitchen Table ideal Fish Restaurant!
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Fish Supper
signed by Georges Bordonave (French contemporary)
dated 1978
oil painting on board, unframed
board: 17 x 20 inches
condition: very good
provenance: from a large private c...
Category
Late 20th Century Impressionist Paintings
Materials
Oil
Antique American Oil Painting Framed Horse Race Elizabeth Bell Arabian Dappled
Located in Buffalo, NY
Elizabeth Bell’s Dappled Elegance is a masterfully rendered oil painting celebrating the grace and stature of an Arabian or American Saddlebred horse in motion. The artist captures t...
Category
1930s American Realist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
20th century French Impressionist scene, A Busy Street in Paris
Located in Woodbury, CT
This vibrant 20th-century French Impressionist painting by Charles Ducant captures the timeless allure of a bustling Parisian street scene, immersing the viewer in the charm and ener...
Category
1990s Impressionist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Georgia O'Keeffe-MoMA 1997 published-hardwood silver gilded frame included
Located in London, GB
-In light of new tariffs, we’ve applied a 20% discount off the market price of this piece to support our collectors in facing potential added costs. At the gallery, we work closely w...
Category
1990s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Wood, Adhesive, Archival Ink, Giclée
Fox Hounds Hunting through English Countryside Signed Sporting Art Oil Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
In Full Pursuit
by B. Smith, English 1985
signed oil on board, framed
dated 1985
framed: 12 x 15 inches
board: 8 x 11 inches
Provenance: private collection, England
Condition: very g...
Category
1980s English School Paintings
Materials
Oil
Mid 20th French Modernist Landscape with Rolling Hills and Path in Muted Green
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Modernist Landscape
Suzanne Vattier, French 1901-1996
gouache painting on artist paper, framed
size: 7 x 9 inches
Suzanne Vattier (1901-1996) was a pupil of the famous painter, Andr...
Category
Mid-20th Century Fauvist Paintings
Materials
Gouache
Women with Jugs oil on canvas painting Andalusia Spain
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Jesus Villar (1930-2015) - Women - Oil on canvas
Oil measurements 68x98 cm.
Frame measurements 85x117 cm.
The painter Jesús Villar was born in 1930, he has lived and painted in both...
Category
1990s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Original French Minimalist Horse Study
By Robert Ladou
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Original French Minimalist Horse Study
Artist: Robert Ladou (French, 1929-2014)
Medium: Pencil on paper
Size: 11.75 (Height) x 14.75 (Width)
...
Category
20th Century Academic Paintings
Materials
Pencil
Vintage American School Framed Modernist Fall Signed Landscape Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Vintage American modernist landscape oil painting by Frank Barry. Oil on board. Signed. Framed. Measuring 27 by 31 inches overall and 18 by 22 painting alone. Nicely framed in a wood...
Category
1950s Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Scandinavian Mountain View
Located in Stockholm, SE
This painting by Ivan Bergdahl captures a dramatic mountain landscape, from northern Scandinavia, possibly in Sweden. The scene showcases rugged, snow-capped peaks rising from a vibr...
Category
1970s Naturalistic Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Mid-20th Century Vibrant Fauvist Landscape of a Village Scene Richly Textured
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Vibrant Fauvist Landscape
oil on canvas, unframed
Canvas : 13 x 16 inches
Provenance: private collection, France
Condition: very good condition
Description: This vibrant mid-20th-ce...
Category
Mid-20th Century Fauvist Paintings
Materials
Oil
Chauncey Foster Ryder Landscape with Figures Oil Painting 1868-1949 Tonalist
Located in Chesterfield, NJ
CHAUNCEY FOSTER RYDER (American, 1868-1949),
Pasture Lands
oil/canvas signed LR 31.5 x 39.5 image, 40.5 x 48.5 framed
A wonderfully subtle tonalist painting by Ryder incorporating a farmer/farmhand probably moving cows about the pastures mid right in the scene. Ryder uses a subtle S design from lower left that zig zags up to the figure and cows. The painting shows Ryder's masterful use of abstract design and technique utilizing textures in his application of paint giving the painting life and interest.
Original frame, some craquelure in sky, old surface. Bears Newhouse Galleries, possibly NYC, label verso.
The painting hangs in my collection currently and would benefit from a cleaning and new varnish. It is a large museum quality oil painting.
SHIPPING-This will need In Home Delivery service as it is too large for me to pack. The handling time is listed as 10 days but is dependent on who 1stdibs hires and their schedule to pick up and deliver. 3 -7 weeks is listed in the shipping section for this service. Buyer can also arrange for their own pick up.
Bio-
Chauncey Foster Ryder (29 February 1868 – 18 May 1949)[1] was an early 20th century American Postimpressionist Tonalist landscape painter known for a green-gray palette termed 'Ryder green'.
Education and personal life
Ryder was born in 1868 in Danbury, Connecticut, but grew up mainly in New Haven.[2][3] He began studying painting as a boy. In his early twenties, he moved to Chicago to attend the Art Institute,[4] then Smith's Academy.[5] After only a year at the latter, he was hired as an instructor.[5]
In 1891, he married Mary Dole Keith.[5] In 1901, they moved to Paris, France, where Ryder continued his art education, studying with Jean-Paul Laurens at the Académie Julian. Ryder stayed in France for several years, living in an art colony at Étaples and exhibiting his work at the Paris Salon (1903–1909).[3] He took on occasional students, including American painter William Posey Silva...
Category
20th Century Tonalist Paintings
Materials
Oil
French Impressionist Oil on Canvas Landscape View of Les Villas à Bordighera
Located in Cotignac, FR
French oil on canvas view of a villa at Bordighera in Italy on the Italian Riviera by Claude Darmand. The painting is signed, dated and dedicated bottom left. Presented in a plain pa...
Category
Late 20th Century Impressionist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Le Marché Aux Fleurs - Place de la Madeleine" Post-Impressionist Parisian Scene
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful oil on canvas painting by the French artist Andre Franchet. He was a Parisian painter known for his colorful cityscapes depicting the times of his generation. His work is...
Category
Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Woman posing mixed media painting
By Jordi Curos
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Jordi Curós Ventura (1930-2007) - Woman
Mixed technique on canvas cardboard.
Work measurements 35x27 cm.
Frame 40x32 cm.
Jordi Curós Ventura (Olot, Girona, March 4, 1930) is a Spani...
Category
1970s Fauvist Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media
JULES RENE HERVE (1887-1981) Childen Feeding Ducks Woodland River signed oil
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Feeding the Ducks
by Jules Rene Herve (1887-1981) French, signed front and back
oil painting on canvas, framed
canvas: 9 x 11 inches
framed: 15 x 16.5 inches
Provenance: private col...
Category
Mid-20th Century Impressionist Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
French Expressionist Abstract Original Painting Artists Studio Provenance
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Abstract Expressionist Composition
by Jacques COULAIS (1955-2011)
gouache painting on board
unframed: 11.75 x 15 inches
condition: excellent
provenance: all the paintings we have fo...
Category
Mid-20th Century Abstract Impressionist Paintings
Materials
Oil
Huge original Oil Painting On Canvas, Listed Artist Antonio De Vity (1901-1993)
Located in Palm Coast, FL
Up for sale is a beautiful large oil on canvas painting by the Famous Italian Artist Antonio De Vity (1901-1993) depicting a winter Paris street view - The Opéra Garnier, which is a...
Category
20th Century Impressionist Paintings
Materials
Oil
Mid-20th Century Watercolour of Rooftops and Stone Streets in Goudargues France
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Mid-20th Century Watercolour of Rooftops and Stone Streets in Goudargues France
by Anne Marie Migette Perard (French 1902-1977)
Medium: Pastel on unframed paper
Size: 20.5 inc...
Category
Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
L.S. Lowry, Street Scene, 1965
Located in Manchester, GB
L.S. Lowry, Street Scene, 1965
Oil on canvas
50.8 x 60.9 cm (20 x 24 in)
Hand-signed and dated 'L.S. LOWRY 1965' (lower right) and titled 'STREET SCENE' (on the canvas overlap)
E...
Category
1960s Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Antique Scottish Oil Painting Highland Path with Cattle Atmospheric Landscape
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Highland Path with Cattle
by Henry Hadfield Cubley (British 1858-1934)
signed, dated verso 1915
oil on canvas, framed
Framed: 32 x 21.5 inches
Canvas : 30 x 20 inches
Inscribed verso...
Category
1910s Victorian Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
1920's French Portrait of Man with Moustache Signed & Dated Oil on Canvas
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Portrait of a Man
French School
signed and dated 1923
oil painting on canvas, unframed
canvas: 16 x 13 inches
provenance: private collection, France
condition: good and sound conditi...
Category
1920s Impressionist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Miniature Landscape Called Birch Trees Reflected in a Stream by Oskar Bergman
Located in Stockholm, SE
We are delighted to present this rare miniature landscape by the artist Oskar Bergman. Measuring just 5.5 x 4 cm, this exquisite piece comes with its original frame and gold passepar...
Category
Early 20th Century Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
"Pretty Pickins" Post-Impressionist Colorful Floral Oil Painting on Board Framed
Located in New York, NY
A joyous colorful floral still life painting depicting a bunch of freshly picked flowers placed effortlessly. The piece is done in a highly impressionistic manner and is a wonderful display of Reilly's more impromptu style, with bold colors of joyful yellow, deep rouge, and softer colors of light blue, hints of brown, and pops of pink. White ostrich daisies along with blue bluebells, orange, yellow and mamey flowers on a background of bright green grass and dark bushes in the background. This still life in nature, in the garden from nature. This bouquet reminds us of sunny summer days filled with the scent of flowers and nature. This piece is titled and has artist's estate stamp on the back, it comes housed in a contemporary gold leaf plain air wood frame with hanging wire on verso ready to be displayed.
Art measures 30 x 24 inches
Frame measures 37 x 31 inches
John Reilly is a critically acclaimed and award-winning New Jersey artist, born in Brooklyn, NY in 1942. He received his early art training at the School of Art and Design, formally known as ‘The School of Industrial Art’ in Manhattan, where he studied advertising art. By the age of twenty-three, he operated a mid-town-based sales promotion agency, eventually expanding the business to service large companies such as Bacardi Rum, Johnson and Johnson, Nabisco, and KLM...
Category
Late 20th Century Post-Impressionist Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Untitled Geometric Abstract (Minimalism, Red, Black, Collage, ~78% OFF)
Located in Kansas City, MO
Willy Oster
Untitled Geometric Abstract
Mixed Media Collage; Acrylic, Paper
1990
27.55 x 39.37 inches (70 x 100 cm)
Signed, dated and annotated by hand on verso
COA provided
*Condit...
Category
1990s Minimalist Paintings
Materials
Paper, Mixed Media, Acrylic
Royal horsemen - Oil on canvas 41x30 cm
Located in Geneva, CH
Oil on canvas sold with frame
Total size with frame 40x50 cm
Signed
Artist unknown from the gallery
Category
Mid-20th Century Impressionist Paintings
Materials
Oil
French Expressionist Abstract Original Painting Artists Studio Provenance
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Abstract Expressionist Composition
by Jacques COULAIS (1955-2011)
gouache painting on paper/ card
unframed: 12.75 x 9.75 inches
condition: excellent
provenance: all the paintings we ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Abstract Impressionist Paintings
Materials
Oil
Painting of Mountain Cottages by River in Ireland by 20th Century Irish Artist
Located in Preston, GB
Painting of Mountain Cottages by River in Ireland by 20th Century Irish Artist
Art measures 20 x 16 inches
Frame measures 24 x 20 inches
This captivating oil painting portrays a ...
Category
20th Century Realist Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Marché de Provence - A Market in Provence
By Yvonne Canu
Located in St. Albans, GB
Yvonne Canu
1921 – 2008
Signed bottom right and signed, titled and numbered 300 on the reverse
Canvas Size: 21 x 25" (54 x 65cm)
Outside Frame Size: 29 x 33" (74 x 85cm)
Yvonne Ca...
Category
Mid-20th Century Pointillist Paintings
Materials
Oil
1966 Mid-Century Modern Vintage Swedish Abstract Oil Painting - Fluid Forms
Located in Bristol, GB
FLUID FORMS
Size: 40.5 x 30.5 cm (including frame)
Oil on board
A dynamic mid-century abstract painting that captures the essence of fluid motion through its bold, intertwined shape...
Category
Mid-20th Century Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
French Impressionist Red Roof Boathouse on a Turquoise Sailing Boat Bay
By Fanch Lel
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Boathouse Landscape
by Fanch Lel (French b. 1930)
Size: 9 x 10.5 inches
Oil painting on board, unframed
Condition: The painting is in good condition, with minor signs of aging.
Prov...
Category
20th Century Impressionist Paintings
Materials
Oil
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Cave walls were the canvases for what were arguably the world’s first landscape paintings, which depict natural scenery through art. Portrait paintings and drawings, which, along with sculpture, were how someone’s appearance was recorded prior to the advent of photography, are at least as old as Ancient Egypt. In the Netherlands, landscapes were a major theme for painters as early as the 1500s. Later, artists in Greece, Rome and elsewhere created vast wall paintings to decorate stately homes, churches and tombs.
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