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Paintings For Sale
Period: 19th Century
Period: 1970s
Three Sisters in the Cascade Range, Oregon Lake with Birds Migrating
Located in Soquel, CA
Three Sisters in the Cascade Range, Oregon
Landscape scene depicting three snowcapped mountains, also known as "The Three Sisters," surrounded by evergreen trees by John Englehart...
Category
Late 19th Century Tonalist Paintings
Materials
Oil, Linen
'La Taverne Pausset, Paris', Salon d'Automne, Salon des Independants, Benezit
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Signed lower right, 'Dambourgez' for Edouard-Jean Dambourgez (French, 1844-1931), titled, 'Paris' and painted circa 1880. Titled with inscription, verso, on old backing, ''Taverne Pausset', grands boulevards a Paris".
A fine and detailed, cabinet-size oil painting showing an elegant Parisian cafe and bar, the interior lit by luminous, floor-to-ceiling stained-glass windows and filled with fashionably-dressed patrons drinking and socializing beneath a haze of pipe and cigar smoke. A minor, period masterpiece, providing an animated view of the city's fin-de-siècle nightlife, and characterised by finely observed and fully-realized figures showing an unusual degree of both social commentary and psychological penetration.
Edouard-Jean Dambourgez first studied with Jules Lefebvre and, subsequently, as an engraver and chromo-lithographer under Gustave Boulanger. In 1880, Dambourgez commenced exhibiting at the Salon des Artistes Français, and, in 1883, was elected a member of the Society. Throughout the 1880's, he exhibited frequently and with success at the major Paris salons including the Salon d'Automne, the Salon des Independants and the Salon des Champs-de-Mars. In 1884, he was commissioned by the Louvre to engrave all illustrations for the catalog to the Thiers Collection, recently bequeathed to the Museum. The recipient of numerous prizes, medals and juried awards, Dambourgez was awarded an honorable distinction by the Salon in 1888, and an honorable mention in 1891.
In 1888, the critic Albert Wolff recommended his painting, 'A Cheese Shop', for inclusion at the Salon des Artistes Français. In 1891, the city of Paris bought his large canvas, 'The Cream and Cheese Market...
Category
1880s Impressionist Paintings
Materials
Oil, Postcard
1940's Provence Painting French Bright Landscape - Post Impressionist artist
By Louis Bellon
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Provencal Landscape
by Louis Bellon (French 1908-1998)
signed
From a batch of similar work where most were dated 1942-1947
watercolour painting on paper, unframed
measurements: 8 x ...
Category
19th Century Post-Impressionist Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Constellation, Dazzling unique signed geometric abstraction painting, 1970s art
Located in New York, NY
Allan D'Arcangelo
Constellation, 1971
Acrylic on paper, mounted to canvas
Hand signed and dated 1971 lower front
Frame included
Measurements:
Framed:
23.75 x 23.75 x 1.25 inches
Artw...
Category
1970s Pop Art Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic, Laid Paper, Permanent Marker
Mid Century Cubic Modern American Figural Painting by Sarno
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
5-3418 Abstract oil on board.
Set in a silvered wood frame
Signed Sarno
Image size 24x19"
Category
1970s Paintings
Materials
Oil
A French Chasseur a Cheval de la Garde Imperiale, drinking outside a Inn or Pub
Located in Woodbury, CT
A French Chasseur a Cheval de la Garde Imperiale, drinking outside an Inn or Pub.
Frank Moss Bennett was born in Liverpool, England on 15 November 1...
Category
1890s Victorian Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas, Panel
English Victorian 19th century Marine scene with fishing boats sunrise at sea.
By Thomas Lucop
Located in Woodbury, CT
Thomas Lucop 1834-1911 was a Hull painter and Master Mariner, friend and pupil of the Henry Redmore. He was a careful delineator of shipping and it’s act...
Category
1890s Victorian Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Victorian Oil Painting Ducks & Pigeon in Barn Interior Antique Oil Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Farm yard Friends
English artist, mid 19th century
circle of John Frederick Herring Snr (1795-1865)
bears signature verso
oil on canvas, unframed
canvas: 7 x 8 inches
provenance: pri...
Category
Mid-19th Century Victorian Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
19th century American Folk Art of a Seated Lady in her Sunday best clothes
Located in Woodbury, CT
Unknown Artist (American School, 19th century)
Portrait of a Lady in Blue, c. 1835–1850
Oil on canvas
This quietly elegant portrait captures a mature woman with a serene yet dignifi...
Category
1850s Folk Art Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Terriers Ratting Barn Interior Victorian English Dog Oil Painting framed
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Terriers Ratting
by Frank Cassell (British late 19th century)
oil painting on canvas, framed
framed: 18 x 23 inches
canvas: 12 x 16 inches
provenance: pr...
Category
19th Century Victorian Paintings
Materials
Oil
Vibrant Mid-Century Church Ceremony Scene with Procession
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Church Ceremony Scene
Henri Therme
signed oil on board, unframed
board: 13 x 9.5 inches
provenance: private collection
condition: very good and sound condition
Description: This viv...
Category
Mid-19th Century French School Paintings
Materials
Oil
19th-Century French Oil Portrait of Smart Gentleman in Formal Attire
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Portrait of a Gentleman in Formal Attire
French School, 19th century
oil on board, framed
framed: 17 x 14 inches
board : 13 x 10.5 inches
Provenance: private collection, Paris, Franc...
Category
19th Century French School Paintings
Materials
Oil
Antique American New England Fall Impressionist Framed Signed Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Impressive early American impressionist landscape painting by Will S. Taylor (Born 1882). Oil on board. Framed. Signed. Image size, 12 by 13 inches.
Category
1970s Modern Paintings
Materials
Oil, Masonite
Nyx, Goddess Of Night, 19th Century by John Shapland (English, 1865-1929)
Located in Blackwater, GB
Nyx, Goddess Of Night, 19th Century
by John Shapland (English, 1865-1929)
Large 19th century Pre-Raphaelite depiction Nyx, Goddess of Night, oil on canvas by John Shapland. Excell...
Category
19th Century Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Hudson River School Coastal Seascape Framed Grand Manan Seascape Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Finely painted American 19th Century Hudson River School landscape oil painting. Oil on board. Framed. No signature found. Measuring 17 by 20 inches overall and 8 by 12 painting ...
Category
1870s Hudson River School Paintings
Materials
Paper, Oil, Board
Newfoundland with a Kitten by Otto Eerelman
Located in New Orleans, LA
Otto Eerelman
1839-1926 Dutch
Newfoundland with a Kitten
Oil on canvas
Signed “O. Eerelman” (lower right)
This monumental painting is by the celebrated Dutch artist Otto Eerelman...
Category
Late 19th Century Academic Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
The Parade Ring at the Races
By Maurice EMPI
Located in London, GB
'The Parade Ring at the Races', gouache and pastel on art paper, by Maurice Empi (circa 1970s). The Parade Ring, otherwise known as the paddock, is the pla...
Category
1970s Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Paper, Pastel, Gouache
Landscape with Lake - Oil on Canvas by Giuseppe Raggio - 1884
Located in Roma, IT
Signed and dated in the right hand corner.
Beautiful and impressive painting by the italian painter Giuseppe Raggio, both in size and atmosphere, representing a Lake in the countrys...
Category
1880s Naturalistic Paintings
Materials
Oil
"Untitled" 19th Century Painting by Edmund Darch Lewis - 1875 Hudson School Art
Located in Carmel, CA
Edmund Darch Lewis (American, 1835-1910)
'Untitled', 1875
Oil paint, linen, stretcher bars
The artist signed the bottom right of the painting.
Dimensions: 43.5" x 25.5" x .75"
Frame...
Category
19th Century Hudson River School Paintings
Materials
Linen, Oil, Stretcher Bars
Lovely 19th Century American Artist’s Easel “en Plein Air” Oil on Board, ca 1890
Located in Baltimore, MD
A late 19th century American School two-sided landscape painting by an unknown artist, this oil on board has two decidedly different scenes that are each lovely to view. The most unu...
Category
Late 19th Century Post-Impressionist Paintings
Materials
Oil
Peter Skeolan mid 19th Century English silhouette portrait
Located in Harkstead, GB
A finely detailed silhouette a Victorian gentleman
Peter Skeolan (1815-1871)
Portrait of a gentleman, profile turned to the left, wearing coat and cravat
Watercolour with gold highlighting on paper/card
Stencilled with artist's details to the reverse
3¼ x 2¾ inches, oval, without the frame
5½ x 4¾ inches with the frame
Peter Skoelan the son of Stephen Skoelan was born in Ireland in 1815. During his early career he worked as an itinerant miniature portrait painter and profilist, possibly as early as the 1830s. The 1841 census shows us that he was working in Leeds, his stated occupation was painter, aged 25. He was lodging with Thomas Lacy, a Tailor. By this time he had married and had a son and daughter...
Category
Mid-19th Century English School Paintings
Materials
Watercolor, Paper
Antique American Hudson River School Cows Grazing Signed Framed Oil Painting
By William Hart
Located in Buffalo, NY
Incredible early American Hudson River School landscape painting by William Hart (1823 - 1894). Oil on board. Framed. Signed. Measuring 15 by 17 inches overall and image size, 1...
Category
1870s Hudson River School Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Fine 1800's French Oil Figures by Monastic Ruins Stream Bucolic Landscape
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Monastic Ruins by a Stream
French School, early 1800's
oil on canvas, framed
Framed 15 x 19 inches
Canvas : 12.5 x 16 inches
Provenance: private collection, France
Condition: very go...
Category
Early 19th Century Old Masters Paintings
Materials
Oil
Antique English Portrait of Georgian Lady circa 1820/30 period Large Oil Canvas
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Portrait of a Noble Lady
English School, circa 1820's-1930's period
oil on canvas, unframed
painting: 35 x 28 inches
provenance: private collection, London
condition: some old restor...
Category
Early 19th Century Victorian Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Charles Bale (British) - 19th century still life painting - Fish and shrimp
Located in Varmo, IT
Charles Thomas Bale (British, 1845 - 1925) - Still life of fish and shrimp.
30.5 x 60.5 cm without frame, 50 x 80 cm with frame.
Antique oil painting on canvas, in wooden frame.
-...
Category
Late 19th Century Naturalistic Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
W. Colley - 1895 Oil, Spectator of the Duel
Located in Corsham, GB
Signed and dated to the lower right. Well presented in a gilt frame with foliate running patterns. On board.
Category
Late 19th Century Paintings
Materials
Oil
Large Scale Winter Twilight Landscape Painting by Artist Mauritz Lindström
Located in Stockholm, SE
This stunning winter landscape by Mauritz Lindström captures the serene yet striking beauty of a snow-laden scene illuminated by the warm glow of twilight. The interplay between the soft, colorful hues of the evening sky and the intricate, frost-covered branches creates an almost three-dimensional effect, drawing the viewer into the composition. The detailed rendering of the snow and the trees evokes a profound sense of coldness, making the atmosphere almost palpable. Measuring an impressive 101 x 152 cm (39 3/4 x 59 7/8 in) with the frame, this large-scale work is a testament to Lindström's mastery of light and texture.
Arvid Mauritz Lindström...
Category
Late 19th Century Realist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
'Waikiki by Moonlight', Hawai'i, Honolulu, Oahu, Hawaiian Beach Oil. South Seas
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Signed lower right, 'James Mak' (American, 20th century) and painted circa 1975.
A large, Modernist evening view of Waikiki's sparkling city lights beneath the the silhouette of Dia...
Category
1970s Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Board, Oil
Scottish School 19th Century Oil - Lady of The House
Located in Corsham, GB
A charming 19th-century portrait depicting a woman wearing a silk gown lined with lace. In her hand, she holds a small wildflower up to her face as she turns her head to look at the ...
Category
19th Century Paintings
Materials
Oil
Baldassarre Franceschini, Sleeping Cupid, Valentine's Day Gift
Located in Harkstead, GB
A beautiful 19th century copy by Giuseppe Rocchi of Baldassarre Franceschini's Sleeping Cupid, presented in a very attractive gilt frame with hand carved mouldings. A very peaceful i...
Category
Mid-19th Century Old Masters Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Les Trois Chevaux - Modernist Animal Oil Painting by Louis Anquetin
Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire
Signed oil on panel circa 1895 by French modernist painter Louis Anquetin. The piece depicts three white horses.
Signature:
Signed lower right
Dimensions:
Framed: 16.5"x20"
Unframe...
Category
1890s Modern Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
19th Century Portrait of Pensive Madonna Blue Veil Pre-Raphaelite Oil Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Madonna in Pensive Thought
English 19th Century, Pre-Raphaelite artist
Oil painting on board, framed
Framed: 15 x 10.5 inches
Board: 13 x 9 inches
Condition: The painting is in o...
Category
Late 19th Century Pre-Raphaelite Paintings
Materials
Oil
Victorian English 19th century Autumn/Fall River landscape, with trees and hills
Located in Woodbury, CT
Wonderful English Victorian River Landscape.
Thomas O Hume was an English landscape painter who exhibited from 1864-1892.
He showed his paintings at t...
Category
1870s Victorian Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
Terrace on the Sea - Oil Painting on Panel - 19th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Terrace on the Sea is an original painting realized in the 19th century by an anonymous artist.
The artwork is a colored oil panting on panel.
Signed on the ...
Category
19th Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
Antique Pre Raphaelite Woman and Butterfly French Portrait Framed Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique French important portrait oil painting by Achilles Theodore Cesbron (1849 - 1915). Oil on canvas. Signed. Framed. Measuring 21 by 29 inches overall and 12 by 20 painting alone.
Category
1880s Impressionist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
1869 Antique Dutch Large Oil Painting on Canvas by Alexander Matthew Seascape
Located in Palm Coast, FL
Up for sale is a phenomenal antique Dutch school original large oil painting on canvas depicting a seascape - several sailboats on the high seas close to the coast and a boat with f...
Category
1860s Impressionist Paintings
Materials
Oil
Fan Nap: Vietnam Sketchbook, Impressionist Oil on Canvas Painting by Noel Dagget
By Noel Daggett
Located in Long Island City, NY
Noel Daggett, American (1925 - 2005) - Fan Nap: Vietnam Sketchbook, Year: 1970, Medium: Oil on Canvas, signed, Size: 24 x 20 in. (60.96 x 50.8 cm), Frame Size: 33 x 28 inches
Category
1970s Impressionist Paintings
Materials
Oil
Fine Antique French Flower Painting, signed oil Beautiful Flowers in Blue Vase
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist/ School: French School, late 19th century/early 20th century, signed by Barthelemy
Title: Profusion of flowers in a deep blue vase.
Medium: oi...
Category
19th Century Victorian Paintings
Materials
Oil
Antique American Impressionist Upstate New York Regionalist Landscape Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American impressionist landscape oil painting. Oil on canvas. Signed. Framed. Measuring 27 by 31 inches overall and 21.5 by 26 painting alone.
Category
1890s Impressionist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Antique British Signed Oil Painting Pastoral Highland Landscape Sheep Grazing
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Sheep in the Highlands
Frank Clark (British, late 19th/ early 20th century)
signed oil painting on canvas board, framed
framed: 19.5 x 27 inches
painting: 16 x 24 inches
condition: v...
Category
Late 19th Century Victorian Paintings
Materials
Oil
Framed 19th Century Oil - Portrait of a Street Urchin
Located in Corsham, GB
Presented in a distressed dark green frame. Unsigned. On panel.
Category
19th Century Paintings
Materials
Oil
Bonaventure LAURENS Landscape painting View GRENOBLE from mountain French 19th
Located in PARIS, FR
Jean Joseph Bonaventure LAURENS (Atributed to)
Carpentras, 1801 – Montpellier, 1890
View of Grenoble from the heights
Oil on canvas mounted on cardboard
35.5 x 42.5 cm (46.5 x 54.5 c...
Category
19th Century Academic Paintings
Materials
Oil
Elegant Parisian strolling in a public garden
By Jean Paul Sinibaldi
Located in Paris, IDF
Jean Paul SINIBALDI
(Paris, 1857 - Bourg-en-Bresse, 1909)
Elegant Parisian strolling in a public garden
Oil on panel
Signed lower left
37 x 23 cm
A pupil of Alexandre Cabanel at t...
Category
Late 19th Century French School Paintings
Materials
Oil
Early 1800's English Oil Painting Figure in Rural Woodland Landscape, original
By circle of John Constable
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist: English School, early 1800's, circle of John Constable (British 1776-1837)
Title: The Woodland Path
Medium: oil on canvas, framed
Size: 12 x 22 inches
Picture: 9 x 18 inches
Provence: from a private collection in East Anglia...
Category
Early 19th Century Old Masters Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Georgina Lara (fl.1840-1880) - Framed 19th Century Oil, The Faggot Gatherers
Located in Corsham, GB
The Faggot Gatherers, oil on canvas. Signed to the lower right and dated 1868. Presented in an attractive black frame with carved running details.
Category
19th Century Paintings
Materials
Oil
Large Antique Scottish Highland Landscape Oil Painting Sheep in River Valley
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist/ School: Sidney Yates Johnson, British circa 1900.
Title: The Close of the Day, fine late Victorian Scottish Highlands landscape at sunset, with sheep along a river valley p...
Category
Late 19th Century Victorian Paintings
Materials
Oil
Period Portrait of Young Captain James Cook (1728-1779) Large 18thC Oil Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
18th-Century Portrait of a Young Captain James Cook
An exceedingly rare and highly significant mid-18th century oil on canvas portrait of the legendary Captain James Cook in his you...
Category
Early 19th Century Impressionist Paintings
Materials
Oil
Realistic Pastel Blue and Green Toned Mountain Desert Nature Landscape Painting
By David Caton
Located in Houston, TX
Realistic pastel toned desert mountain landscape painting by Texas artist David Caton. The work features a rolling mountain range with desert brush and grass in the foreground. Signe...
Category
1970s Naturalistic Paintings
Materials
Oil
A greyhound in a landscape
Located in Stoke, Hampshire
Charles Towne (1763-1840)
A greyhound in a landscape
Signed with initials and dated 'CT 1805' lower right
Oil on panel
Painting size 10 1/2 x 8 1/4 in
Framed size 16 x 14 in
Provena...
Category
19th Century Old Masters Paintings
Materials
Oil
Mid 19th Century Oil - Man with A Long Pipe
Located in Corsham, GB
A charming mid 19th century study depicting a man smoking a long pip. Presented in a gilt effect composition frame. On board.
Category
Mid-19th Century Paintings
Materials
Oil
Beautiful Lilly Batik, 1977, Signed by C. Powell
Located in New York, NY
Catherine Powell
Sticks & Lilie, 1977
Batik
Framed: 36 1/8 x 29 1/4 x 3/4 in.
Signed lower right: C Powell
Inscribed verso: Stick & Lilie, C Powell, Batik, '77
This piece is by Catherine Powell, a famous batik artist from Vermont. She was featured in the New York Times in the 1970s for her batik work that was shown at the Yellow Door Gallery. Batik art involves brushing or drawing hot wax...
Category
1970s American Modern Paintings
Materials
Linen, Dye, Wax
Venetian Vedutist painter - 19th century landscape painting - Venice view
Located in Varmo, IT
Venetian painter (early 19th century) - Venice, view of the Grand Canal towards the Basilica of S. Maria della Salute.
50 x 77.5 cm without frame, 63 x 88.5 cm with frame.
Oil on c...
Category
Early 19th Century Realist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Nuvu Blue - modern, contemporary, gestural abstract, acrylic on canvas
Located in Bloomfield, ON
This colourful abstract expressionist painting is by the award-winning artist Milly Ristvedt.
For decades, Milly Ristvedt has explored the unlimited potential and power of colour to...
Category
1970s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
“Amsterdam Harbor at Sunset”
By George McCord
Located in Southampton, NY
Very well executed tonalist work of a sunset over Amsterdam Harbor in Holland by the well known American artist, George McCord. Signed lower right with A.N.A following the signature which stands for Associate of the National Academy. Circa 1890. Condition is good. The painting is oil on canvas (relined) and is housed in an semi-antique style gold ornate frame. Frame is in very good condition. Overall framed measurements are 30 by 35 inches. Provenance: A Sarasota, Florida estate.
GEORGE HERBERT McCORD
(1848-1909)
Born on August 1, 1848 in Manhattan, New York, George Herbert McCord was considered a central figure of the second generation Hudson River painters. While McCord described himself as mostly self-taught, he attended the Hudson River Institute and the Claverack Academy in New York. He also spent time studying in the studios of Samuel Morse...
Category
1880s Impressionist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Antique English 19th century Horse, Hunter with terrier in a landscape.
Located in Woodbury, CT
Barenger was born in Kentish Town, London, the son of James Barenger Snr., a metal chaser and artist who exhibited paintings of insects at the Society of Artists and Royal Academy, a...
Category
1830s Victorian Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
European Village in Winter Snow with Figures & Frozen Pond by German Artist
Located in Preston, GB
European Village in Winter Snow with Figures & Frozen Pond by 20th Century German Artist, Gunter Seekatz. This is a large painting measuring almost 4 fe...
Category
1970s Bauhaus Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Rock Tombs Outside Jerusalem - Oil Paint by Carl Schirm - 1884
Located in Roma, IT
Carl Schirm was a German painter of landscapes. Between 1880-1881 he made, together with Eugen Bracht, a long journey to Egypt, Palestine and Syria, at the end of which emerged lands...
Category
1880s Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Janet and Bill, Surrealist Painting of Woman and Cat w/ Party Hats
By Mary Spain
Located in Beachwood, OH
Mary Spain (American, 1934–1983)
Janet and Bill, 1970s
Oil on canvas
Signed middle right, titled verso
26 x 30 inches
32.5 x 36.5 inches, framed
Set in a realm of fantasy, Mary Spai...
Category
1970s Surrealist Paintings
Materials
Oil
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