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(1863-1936) English Impressionist signed Oil painting NEW FOREST HAMPSHIRE
Located in Cirencester, GB
ARTIST: Frederick Golden Short (1863-1936) British
TITLE: "New Forest Landscape Hampshire"
SIGNED: lower right
MEDIUM: oil on board
SIZE: 43cm x 46cm inc frame
CONDITION: very go...
Category
Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
Hallström’s Masterful Vision of a Northern Evening
Located in Stockholm, SE
Sunset Over Northern Waters is an oil on canvas painting by Swedish artist Carl Hallström (1850–1929). It depicts a serene Nordic sunset in which a glowing red sun hovers low over st...
Category
1910s Romantic Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Flocked - Modern Colorful Abstract Bird Folk Art Inspired Painting on Raw Canvas
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Meredith Walker’s "Flocked" is a striking example of contemporary folk art infused with symbolic surrealism and handcrafted textile aesthetics. This original acrylic and gouache pain...
Category
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic, Gouache
The Dachshund Dog Vintage English Original Oil Painting Signed c. 1970's
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Dachshund Dog
English artist, circa 1970's
signed oil on canvas, framed
framed: 18 x 23 inches
canvas: 16 x 20 inches
Provenance: private collection, England
Condition: very goo...
Category
Mid-20th Century English School Animal Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Liminality -21st Century, Contemporary, Abstract, Pop Culture, Love, Healing
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
"I stood in the liminality of love, no longer believing it was enough, not yet ready to stop feeling it. Somewhere between the ache and the awakening, I learned that love alone could...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Ink, Acrylic
Time Zone 7 - Modern Resin Minimalist Earth Tone Geometric Abstraction Artwork
By Ricky Hunt
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Ricky Hunt’s mixed media minimalist wall art is influenced by his tumultuous past that led to a paradigm shift in creativity and life. He covers the wood panel with layers of acrylic...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Abstract Paintings
Materials
Resin, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Wood Panel
Lake View Thru the Birch Trees Oil Landscape 1972
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
#5-3075a Birch Tree Abstract Landscape, oil on canvas displayed in a gilt wood frame, signed by Bozrewsky lower right.Image size 19.24 H x 15 W
Category
1970s Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
Ruby Rose - Impasto Inspired Textural Thick Paint Abstract Artwork on Canvas
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...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic
French School Impressionist Landscape Signed oil painting
Located in Zofingen, AG
➡️Vivid Landscape⬅️
⏩It is signed J Moreau, probably Jacques Gaston Moreau (1903-1994) ⏪
Jacques Gaston Moreau (1903-1994) was a French painter renowned for his evocative landscape...
Category
Early 1900s Tonalist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Gesso, Canvas, Oil, Stretcher Bars
$529 Sale Price
76% Off
Vintage American City Scape "Couple Viewing Birds in the Central Park"
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
5029 Impressionist painting city scape
Framed.Image size 12x16"
Signed L.M.O'Connell
Category
1980s Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
Awake - Impasto Inspired Colorful Thick Paint Abstract Textural Layered 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...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Sign C95 - Modern Abstract Multi-Dimensional Red Minimalist Sculptural Artwork
By Len Klikunas
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Artist Len Klikunas paints to modify experienced reality through visual perception. His art is a mix of art and architecture, hovering between painting and sculpture. It employs shiz...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Post-Minimalist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Wood, Mixed Media, Acrylic
Florentine Expressions: A Portrait Series XXI
Located in London, GB
"Florentine Expressions: A Portrait Series XXI", oil on canvas mounted on board, Florentine School (circa 1980s-90s). This gallery has acquired a number of paintings through an inter...
Category
1980s Modern Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Board
$784 Sale Price
20% Off
Victorian English Hunting Scene Horse & Riders in British Landscape Signed Oil
By Joseph Dixon Clark
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
"Broken Free!"
by Joseph Dixon Clark (British, 1849 - 1944)
signed oil on board, framed
framed: 16 x 24 inches
board: 10 x 18 inches
Provenance: private collection, UK
Condition: a ...
Category
Late 19th Century Victorian Animal Paintings
Materials
Oil
Still Life with Oysters - The earliest known still life in Swedish art history
Located in Stockholm, SE
This previously unpublished painting was first securely attributed to Govert Dircksz Camphuysen in 1944, following an examination at the Nationalmuseum in Stockholm during which the ...
Category
1650s Old Masters Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oak, Oil, Wood Panel
Family Dinner, Oil Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
A family eats dinner and talks about their day. The glowing, soft-focus background and amber palette evoke warmth, love, and perhaps nostalgia, while the styliz...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Florentine Expressions: A Portrait Series XVII
Located in London, GB
"Florentine Expressions: A Portrait Series XVII", oil on canvas, mounted on board, Florentine School (circa 1980s-90s). This gallery has acquired a number of paintings through an int...
Category
1980s Modern Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$1,065 Sale Price
20% Off
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 Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic, Laid Paper, Permanent Marker
Cherry Betty Boop - Colorful Abstract Figurative Cartoon Painting on Paper
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Jesse’s imagery often merges playful and gritty elements, blending floral patterns, vintage-inspired designs, and bold outlines with a touch of whimsy. His artwork exudes a sense of ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Paint, Paper, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Permanent Marker
French school Landscape river scene Signed
Located in Zofingen, AG
➡️ Beautiful study Landscape⬅️
Title: Sur les bords du Loing (Seine et Marne France) Jean Baptiste Camille Corot
Medium: Oil on canvas
Period: Likely mid-19th century
Framing: A wid...
Category
1850s Tonalist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Gesso, Canvas, Oil, Stretcher Bars
Antique English Dog Oil Painting Head Portrait of Whippet/ Greyhound, signed
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Head Portrait of a Dog (Whippet? Greyhound?)
English artist, early 20th century
signed oil on board, framed
framed: 20 x 15 inches
board: 15 x 20 inches
Provenance: private collecti...
Category
Early 20th Century English School Animal Paintings
Materials
Oil
Fold, Contemporary Abstract Collage Painting
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Collage has always been a part of the artist's work. The idea of reusing, recontextualizing, and even resurrecting parts of the painting. From an economic standpoint the materials ar...
Category
2010s Abstract Geometric Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic, Vinyl
The Bird Concert – After Jacob Savery
Located in Stockholm, SE
Follower of Jacob Savery (1566-1603)
Concert of Birds
18th-century
oil on panel
no signature
unframed: 42 × 44 cm (16.5 × 17.3 in)
framed: 53 × 54 ...
Category
18th Century Old Masters Animal Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
Antique French Old Master Oil Painting Christ Healing the Sick Jersusalem
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Christ Healing the Sick
French School, 19th century
oil on canvas, unframed
canvas: 15 x 20.5 inches
Provenance: private collection, Europe
Condition: some craquelure throughout, mo...
Category
19th Century Old Masters Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
American Impressionist Woodstock Artist John F Carlson Oil Painting Snow
Located in Chesterfield, NJ
Wintry Pool
oil on canvas
12 x 16 image size
Signed LR when viewing the painting and again verso, on back. Image measures 12 x 16
The painting is in good condition in a period gilded Impressionist frame showing Carlson's mastery of light and technique. Carlson uses subtle cool snow tones juxtaposed with soft warm sunlit areas of snow help to create form and depth in this winter stream scene. The warm brown tones of the earth showing through the snow and darker trees in the backgroaund add a nice contrast.
John F...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
$14,000 Sale Price
20% Off
In pink light.
Located in Zofingen, AG
Morning in the rays of sunlight. Pink curtains on the windows fill the whole room with delicate shades.
The still very young girl is almost awake, but wants her beautiful dream to co...
Category
2010s Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Canvas
Pretty Nude Lady Kneeing beside a Window
Located in West Sussex, GB
Konstantin Razumov
(Born 1974) Russian
Pretty Nude Lady Kneeing beside a Window
Oil on canvas: 13 x 9 inches. Frame: 19 x 15 inches.
Konstantin Razumov's work has been offered ...
Category
2010s Impressionist Nude Paintings
Materials
Oil
New England Winter
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Gordon Ham (20th century)
New England Winter, ca. 1940.
Oil on unstretched canvas panel, 14 x 17 inches.
Measuring 17 x 20 inches framed.
Signed lower right.
Vertical cracking ...
Category
1940s Abstract Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
Purple Mauve - Impasto Inspired Textural Thick Paint Abstract Artwork on Canvas
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...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic
Flower panel"landscape on canvas with oil of Volskya Lilya
Located in Zofingen, AG
"Flower panel"landscape on canvas with oil of Volskya Lilya.The original painting. Painted on a black canvas. The paints are handmade with metallized powders. Beautiful original hexa...
Category
2010s Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Lacquer, Acrylic
$1,154 Sale Price
20% Off
Beach Day Costa Brava Spain mediterranean oil on board painting european art
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Title: Beach Day, Costa Brava, Spain
Artist: Josep Puigdengolas Barella (1906–1987)
Medium: Oil on panel
Dimensions: 33 x 46 cm (12.99 x 18.11 in)
Period: 1960s
Signature: Signe...
Category
1960s Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Board, Oil
Impressionist Painting of Venetian Canal with Bridge and Sunlit Buildings
By Fanch Lel
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Impressionist Painting of Venetian Canal with Bridge and Sunlit Buildings
By Fanch Les
Size: 18.25 x 15.25 inches (height x width)
Oil painting on cardboard, unframed
Conditio...
Category
20th Century Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
$500 Sale Price
30% Off
Impressionist Venetian Canal Scene with Gondolas and Basilica by Fanch Lel
By Fanch Lel
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Impressionist Venetian Canal Scene with Gondolas and Basilica by Fanch Lel
By Fanch Lel
Size: 19.75 x 24 inches (height x width)
Oil painting on cardboard, unframed
Condition:...
Category
20th Century Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
$858 Sale Price
30% Off
French Impressionist Landscape, Road by the Barn
Located in Cotignac, FR
Mid century oil on board landscape. The painting is unsigned and presented in a deep gilt wooden frame.
This painting captures the serene essence of rural life, presenting a quaint ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
Signal A-17 - Abstract Multi-Dimensional Black Minimalist Sculptural Artwork
By Len Klikunas
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Artist Len Klikunas paints to modify experienced reality through visual perception. His art is a mix of art and architecture, hovering between painting and sculpture. It employs shiz...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Post-Minimalist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Wood, Mixed Media, Acrylic
"Manhattan Skyline" View of Brooklyn Bridge Impressionist Scene Oil Painting
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful oil on canvas painting by American artist, Robert Lebrone. 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 Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Abstract Contemporary Oil Painting On Canvas. "Constructive In Reds"
Located in Bogotá, Bogotá
"Constructive In Reds" is an abstract painting distinguished by its texture and intertwined layers of color. Dominated by Red tones, the piece is complemented by flashes of blue, pu...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Cotton Canvas, Oil
Florentine Expressions: A Portrait Series XIX (circa 1980s-90s)
Located in London, GB
"Florentine Expressions: A Portrait Series XIX", oil on board, Florentine School (circa 1980s-90s). This gallery has acquired a number of paintings through an intermediary of an agei...
Category
1980s Modern Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
$1,401 Sale Price
20% Off
20th Century French Geometric Abstract Surrealist Composition Oil Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Abstract Composition
by Serge Guerin (b. 1916), French
oil painting on canvas, unframed
size: 18 x 24 inches
provenance: private collection, Paris, France
condition: overall good an...
Category
20th Century Abstract Geometric Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
$1,079 Sale Price
30% Off
Impressionist Still Life Oil Painting of Wildflowers in Vase with Pastel Colours
By Fanch Lel
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Impressionist Still Life Oil Painting of Wildflowers in Vase with Pastel Colours
By Fanch Lel
Size: 18.25 x 15 inches (height x widt...
Category
20th Century Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
"American Cheese", Sewn Collage of Cheesesteak Shop in Textile Cityscape
Located in Philadelphia, PA
"American Cheese" is an original artwork by Eustace Mamba and measures 24"h x 24"w x 1.5"d. The artists cuts, arranges, sews, and collages fabric and paints to create layers of textu...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Mixed Media
Materials
Textile, Paint, Mixed Media
1970's French Cubist Modernist Signed Oil Painting Mountains in Landscape
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
C. Monon, French cubist artist, 20th century
signed & dated 1977
oil on canvas, unframed
canvas: 18 x 21.5 inches
Inscribed verso dated 1977
Provenance: private collection, Paris
Co...
Category
Mid-20th Century Cubist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Impressionist Still Life of White Gladiolus Flowers in Plum Vase
By Fanch Lel
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Impressionist Still Life of White Gladiolus Flowers in Plum Vase
By Fanch Les
Signed: Yes
Size: 18.25 x 15 inches (height x width)
Oil painting on cardboard, unframed
Conditio...
Category
20th Century Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
$559 Sale Price
30% Off
Chunlong Zhang Still Life Original Oil On Canvas "Fruits VI"
Located in New York, NY
Title: Fruits VI
Medium: Oil on canvas
Size: 20 x 23.5 inches
Frame: Framing options available!
Condition: The painting appears to be in fair condition.This painting is on unstr...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Seascape Painting American Impressionist Paul Bachem
Located in Chesterfield, NJ
A beautiful seascape painting by contemporary artist Paul Bachem.
oil on canvas on panel
11 x 14 unframed, 17.18 x 20 framed
The painting has been restored to look like the original...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
$760 Sale Price
20% Off
The Pond of Flowers
Located in London, GB
'The Pond of Flowers', oil on canvas, by Marie-Lucie Nessi-Valtat (circa 1960s). This exquisite oil painting captures the tranquil beauty of a serene pond, its delicate surface refle...
Category
1960s Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$1,569 Sale Price
20% Off
Pair Italian Still Life Trompe-l'œil Oil Paintings Dead Birds Firenze Italy 1873
By Michelangelo Meucci
Located in Portland, OR
A fine pair of antique Italian oil on panel paintings Nature Morte of two pairs of gamebirds, in the Trompe-l'oeil style, by Michelangelo Meucci (1840-1909), signed & dated Firenze 1...
Category
1870s Italian School Animal Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
Sunshine II - Modern Luminous Yellow Folk Art Inspired Painting on Raw Canvas
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Meredith Walker’s "Sunshine II" is a luminous fusion of contemporary folk art, naïve surrealism, and symbolic illustration, embodying a tender balance between emotional vulnerability...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic, Gouache
Impressionist Still Life of Sunflowers in a Vase with Soft Blue Background
By Fanch Lel
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Impressionist Still Life of Sunflowers in a Vase with Soft Blue Background
By Fanch Lel
Signed: Yes
Size: 18.25 x 15 inches (height x width)
Oil painting on cardboard, unframe...
Category
20th Century Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
$514 Sale Price
30% Off
François Reynaud (1825-1909) - 1877 Oil, Flowering Heather
Located in Corsham, GB
This evocative still life painting captures the delicate beauty of white heather flowers against a dark, moody background. The vertical composition draws the eye upward along the gra...
Category
Late 19th Century Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
19th Century Oil - Village in the Alps
Located in Corsham, GB
A charming 19th-century oil depicting an alpine landscape, with rugged peaks rising under a soft, hazy sky. In the distance, a quaint village is nestled in the valley. Signed illegib...
Category
19th Century Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
Chess Player II - Expressive Abstract Colorful Figurative Portrait Painting
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Valerie Etitinwo's unique approach to abstract figurative painting celebrates the unconventional beauty found in imperfection and awkwardness. The Nigerian-Swiss artist uses bold col...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil Pastel, Mixed Media, Acrylic
Gilded Cage, Oil Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
A man sits alone in a pristine corner office, surrounded by glass walls framing a beguiling sea and a distant sailboat, emblematic of freedom and escape. Inside...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Interior Paintings
Materials
Oil
Florentine Expressions: A Portrait Series XVIII
Located in London, GB
"Florentine Expressions: A Portrait Series XVIII", oil on canvas, mounted on board, Florentine School (circa 1980s-90s). This gallery has acquired a number of paintings through an in...
Category
1980s Modern Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$1,289 Sale Price
20% Off
Light Hold - Abstract Pale Lilac Peach Pastel Mint Gradient Stripes, 2020
By Audrey Stone
Located in Kent, CT
In this contemporary abstract painting in flashe on canvas, thin stripes of color in gradient shades of soft hues, starting with lilac and pale purple in the center to pale peach and...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Vinyl
Dandelion Drip - Colorful Abstract Figurative Sculptural Contemporary Artwork
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Nebraka-based Jamie Burmeister is a sculptor known for his original small bronze figures, standing at just 4 inches tall. His unique figurative sculptures have been showcased in gall...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Bronze
Curious 1 - original realism wildlife portrait oil painting - contemporary art
By Paul Jansen
Located in London, Chelsea
This exceptional artwork is currently on display and available for sale at Signet Contemporary Art Gallery and online. Curious I by Paul Jansen captures a moment of pure, light-heart...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Animal Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
Dor (Grief) -21st Century, Contemporary, Abstract, Pop Culture, Pain, Healing
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
How is it that the world keeps going, breathing in and out unchanged, while in my soul, there is a permanent scattering?
Grief is all the unspent love we carry for those we’ve lost,...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Ink, Acrylic
"Festive bouquet 001"
Located in Zofingen, AG
Bright colors and color contrasts create a joyful mood.
The painting depicts a festive bouquet.
Any frame will suit it, depending on your interior.The work is done on canvas with a...
Category
2010s Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Archival Paper
Italy : Mediteranean Seascape - Original Oil on canvas, Signed
By Marcel Mouly
Located in Paris, IDF
Marcel MOULY
Italy : Mediteranean Seascape, 1959
Original Oil on canvas
Signed and dated bottom right
Signed, dated and dated on the back
On canvas 46 x 55 cm (c. 18 x 22 in)
With b...
Category
1950s Modern Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
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