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Detailed Contemporary Impressionist Train Station Signed and Framed Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Super detailed French impressionist train depot painting. Oil on board. Signed. Framed. Image size, 16"H x 20"L.
Category
1990s Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$780 Sale Price
20% Off
Late 19th Century Italian School Oil Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA
Late 19th Century Italian School Oil Painting
Bread and daily work of the people
Original oil painting over relined canvas
Canvas dimensions approximately 12" x 16"
Frame dimensi...
Category
Late 19th Century Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Sakura glamor / Original Gift Art / Blooming trees in spring / 50*60 cm.
Located in Zofingen, AG
In this artwork you can feel the vitality and mildness of spring. The blossoms emerge in dynamic strokes, merging impressionism with expressionism's spirit. This painting is ...
Category
2010s Abstract Impressionist Interior Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
19th Century English Antique, Two Country farmers drinking beer in a landscape
Located in Woodbury, CT
Attributed to George Morland.
19th Century English Antique, Two Country farmers drinking beer in a landscape.
Wonderful early 19th-century original oil on canvas.
A classic 'Morland' composition as the painter was a big fan of English Pub scenes...
Category
Early 1800s Old Masters Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$3,160 Sale Price
20% Off
Oil Painting by Frank Moss Bennett "By the Fountain"
Located in Mere, GB
Oil Painting by Frank Moss Bennett "By the Fountain" 1874 -1952 Painter of figurative scenes and townscapes, studied at the the Royal Academy school and regular exhibitor there and L...
Category
1920s Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Summer Flowers - contemporary, floral still life, acrylic and oil on canvas
By Pat Service
Located in Bloomfield, ON
The simple beauty of a summer bouquet is celebrated in this lovely floral portrait by Pat Service. The Canadian artist chose to experiment with the classic still-life genre in her ow...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Vita Brevis
Located in Wenham, MA
This piece is an original oil painting on linen canvas. It features a beautiful bouquet of two varieties of tulips. Harkening back to Dutch floral paintings, export porcelain popular...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
Mid-Century Modern Swedish Abstract Oil Painting - Geometric Still Life
Located in Bristol, GB
GEOMETRIC STILL LIFE
Size: 57 x 48 cm (including frame)
Oil on board
A striking and brilliantly executed mid-century modernist style still life composition, executed in oil onto boa...
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Wanted - Modern White Minimalist 3-D Abstract Wall Sculpture Painting
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 Minimalist Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Gesso, Canvas, Wood, Mixed Media
Mid Victorian Scottish Painting Rustic Cottage Interior Mother Feeding & Dogs
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Feeding Time, the Cottage Interior
Scottish School, 19th century
signed lower corner
oil on board, framed
framed: 19 x 24 inches
board: 14.5 x 18 inches
Provenance: private collecti...
Category
Mid-19th Century Victorian Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Before the Trees Become Green, Oil Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
Bare trees stand proudly under a bright autumn sun, their branches reaching skyward. The mountains in the background, retaining a scattering of greens, provide ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist More Art
Materials
Oil
"Parisian Cafe by the Lake" Impressionist Scene Figures Oil on Canvas Painting
Located in New York, NY
A whimsical oil painting depicting a Courtyard Scene with a cafe of figures in France by Luigi Cagliani. As an Italian Impressionist artist, most of Cagliani's works were produced in...
Category
Early 20th Century Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Purple Horse
Located in Norwich, GB
Painter and printmaker, born in Famagusta, Cyprus, whose family – involved in the restaurant business – settled in London in 1946. He attended Camberwell School of Arts and Crafts, 1960–4, then Royal Academy Schools, 1964–7.
Kiki’s pictures were often on a large scale, figurative, vigorous, using high-pitched and unconventional colours and reflecting his Mediterranean background.
Group exhibitions included Young Contemporaries, Mall Galleries, 1966; British Painting ’74, Hayward Gallery, 1974; and Viriamu Jones Gallery, University College, Cardiff, 1986.
Later solo shows included Art Space Gallery, from 1991, and SeaChange Gallery, Great Yarmouth, 2002, Frames of Norwich, The Saint Giles Street Gallery and Chappel Galleries, Chappel, both 2003, and The Warehouse, Lowestoft, 2005.
Saatchi Collection holds his work.
Lives and works in Great Yarmouth, Norfolk.
Purple Horse...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
$4,236 Sale Price
20% Off
#215, Abstract, Photography, Painting, Expressionism
Located in München, BY
Unique piece in this size
More sizes and an Essay from Lyle Rexer about this series on request.
Joachim Schmeisser’s work rescues photography from the centuries-old straightjacket ...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Pigment
#241, Abstract, Photography, Painting, Expressionism
Located in München, BY
Unique piece in this size
More sizes and an Essay from Lyle Rexer about this series on request.
Joachim Schmeisser’s work rescues photography from the centuries-old straightjacket ...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Pigment
Urban Landscape Art of London City Westminster by Contemporary British Artist
Located in Preston, GB
Urban Landscape Art of London City Westminster by Contemporary British Artist, Angela Wakefield. Framed in the highest quality hand-finished contemporary off-white moulding.
Art me...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Paint, Cotton Canvas, Acrylic
"At the Fair, " 20th Century Impressionist Oil of a Country Horse Fair in Croatia
Located in Wiscasset, ME
"At the Fair" is a 20th century impressionist oil depicting a country horse fair in Croatia. The painting measures 22" x 28" framed.
Category
20th Century Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Approach to Lee's Ferry
By Kim Whitesides
Located in Salt Lake City, UT
"Approach to Lee's Ferry" by Kim Whitesides, oil on canvas, 18 X 22 inches (Framed size: 21.5 x 25.5 inches)
Whitesides made an impact in the art community at a very young age. While working as an illustrator in New York City from the late 60s through the mid 80s, his paintings appeared in many publications, including Time Magazine, Rolling Stone and Playboy. He received numerous awards from The Art Directors Club of New York and The Society of Illustrators. It was at this time that Whitesides began a period of bold work with the airbrush that emphasized the simplified spaces and clean lines of art deco and art moderne, for which he gained a national reputation.
A native Utahn, Whitesides believes art is a language and an opportunity for his vision to inspire others. He continues to grow as an artist, as his art is constantly opening doors on new vistas...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Realist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Original Diptych-British Awarded Artist-Impasto, oil-Jardin d'Hiver Series
Located in London, GB
Jardin d'Hiver Series is Shizico Yi's latest collection, created in her winter studio while longing for the summer left behind. Reflecting on the vibrant days spent painting en plein...
Category
2010s Abstract Impressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Gesso, Canvas, Oil, Acrylic, Wood Panel
$1,102 Sale Price
20% Off
Vintage Portrait of Red Headed Woman with Yellow Roses
Located in Soquel, CA
A lovely vintage portrait of a woman in a floral dress by Patricia Emrich Gillfillan (American, 1924-2016). From a collection of her works. Unsigned. Unframed. Image, 16"H x 20"W.
P...
Category
1980s American Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$460 Sale Price
20% Off
"Girl Reflection" oil and resin painting, upside down portrait with waterlilies
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
"Girl Reflection" is an expressionist depiction merging a portrait of a girl laying with her arms crossed behind her head, and the surface of a pond adorned with lilypads.
An excit...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Resin, Oil
Mid Century Modern Still Life -- Two Pitchers and Fruit
Located in Soquel, CA
Vivid mid century still life of glass pitchers and apples by listed artist Jon Blanchette (American, 1908-1987), c.1965. Signed "Jon Blanchette" lower right corner. Letter of Authent...
Category
1960s American Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Cardboard
$1,196 Sale Price
20% Off
Green Forest Stream Landscape
By Jules Jaques
Located in Soquel, CA
Verdant oil landscape with textural impasto of a calm stream winding through the trees of a lush, green forest, by San Jose, CA artist Jules Jacques (American, 20th Century). Signed "Jaques" on verso on frame. Displayed in a rustic green wood frame.
Jules Jaques painted ocean and forest...
Category
1980s American Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Masonite, Oil
$480 Sale Price
20% Off
Original Modern Contemporary painting on canvas, Abstract, Fantasy style, Framed
Located in Palm Coast, FL
Up for sale Original Abstract Acrylic Painting on canvas in a fantasy abstract style. A unique technique, very colorful. An unusual combination of colors, a flow from sharp to soft s...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Dinner with bestie, Romanticization series
Located in Zofingen, AG
This painting captures an ordinary, peaceful day spent in the pleasant company of a beloved cat.
Soft, muted tones evoke a sense of calm, while delicate details-a ribbon-tied braid, ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Melodies of the Sky - Impressionist Evening Landscape Painting on Canvas
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Sabrina Zhou’s Melodies of the Sky, a 24-inch square original oil on canvas painting, captures the poetic essence of nature through her mastery of color, light, and texture. Known fo...
Category
2010s Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
#246, Abstract, Photography, Painting, Expressionism
Located in München, BY
Unique piece in this size
More sizes and an Essay from Lyle Rexer about this series on request.
Joachim Schmeisser’s work rescues photography from the centuries-old straightjacket ...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Pigment
#223, Abstract, Photography, Painting, Expressionism
Located in München, BY
Unique piece in this size
More sizes and an Essay from Lyle Rexer about this series on request.
Joachim Schmeisser’s work rescues photography from the centuries-old straightjacket ...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Pigment
Here I am
Located in Slovak Republic, SK
Unique, from the cycle RECYCLED, used NESPRESSO capsules, recycled items/ cartoon, heavy gold wooden frame. SalamonArt certificate will be provided.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper
$407 Sale Price
71% Off
19th century English View Boats on the Thames Estuary , London
Located in Woodbury, CT
J. Heal
The Thames Estuary, London, oil on canvas, circa 1890
This evocative maritime scene by J. Heal, painted circa 1890, captures the Thames Estuary at the close of the Victorian...
Category
1890s Victorian Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Uccelliera - Artwork by Leo Guida - 1988
By Leo Guida
Located in Roma, IT
Uccelliera is an original Contemporary artwork realized in 1988 by the italian Contemporary artist Leo Guida (1992 - 2017).
Original drawing in beautiful colored tempera on ivor...
Category
1980s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Tempera, Cardboard
Zhuo Ii Animal Original Oil On Canvas "Bird Series - Sparrow"
Located in New York, NY
Title: Bird Series - Sparrow
Medium: Oil on canvas
Size: 20 x 19 inches
Frame: Framing options available!
Condition: The painting appears to be in excellent condition.
Note: Th...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$600 Sale Price
50% Off
Lady in a Castle interior
Located in PARIS, FR
Conditions : Good overall Conditions.
Provenance: Bonhams sale, MA. US
Oil on canvas framed, signed René Lelong on the lower right part.
FREE SHIPPING IN ALL CONTINENTAL USA.
René L...
Category
Early 1900s Post-Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Beach Ocean Impressionistic Seascape Oil Painting Oxford Md Boat Michael Budden
Located in Chesterfield, NJ
Oxford Light is an oil painting on panel by award winning contemporary artist Michael Budden that showcases a beautifully lit marine scene created in an impressionistic realism style...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
Crescendo - Impressionist Wave Pastel Painting
By Dina Gardner
Located in Boston, MA
Crescendo
24.0 x 12.0 x 1.0, 4.0 lbs
Pastel on archival paper
Hand signed by artist
Artist's Commentary:
"Chasing light is what artists do. Sometimes Mother Nature cooperates a...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Pastel
Landscape with deer by James Gant - oil on canvas 42x53 cm
Located in Geneva, CH
James Y. Gant was an active British artist during the early 19th century, primarily known for his landscape paintings. His career spanned from 1827 to 1841, a period in which he prod...
Category
1830s Realist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
$3,592 Sale Price
20% Off
Parisian Street Scene. Oil on canvas, 32x46 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Parisian Street Scene. Oil on canvas, 32x46 cm
Category
1950s Expressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$8,964 Sale Price
20% Off
English Countryside, Landscape, Oil Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
English Countryside, Landscape, Oil Painting
by Pamela Cawley, British 20th century
oil painting on canvas, unframed
canvas: 24 x 18 inches
Stun...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Interior Paintings
Materials
Oil
$226 Sale Price
30% Off
Park Terrace in St. Cloud
Located in Sheffield, MA
Alfred Nathaniel Oppenheim
German, 1873-1953
Park Terrace in St. Cloud
Oil on board
12 ¾ by 16 ¼ in, w/ frame 19 by 22 ½ in
Signed and dated 1908
Category
Early 20th Century Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
"Sunlit Cliffs, Heisler Park" Southern California Coastal Scene
By Jacobus Baas
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
An atmospheric oil painted on location in Laguna Beach California by noted California artist Jacobus Baas, "Field of Sunflowers" exhibits the subtle touch and beautiful light that th...
Category
2010s Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
Mid 20th Century French Post Impressionist Painting Walled Garden
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Jean La Forgue (French 1901-1975) watercolour on paper, mounted in a card frame
card frame: 19 x 15 inches
painting: 11 x 9 inches
provenance: the artists estate, France
condition: v...
Category
Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
$571 Sale Price
30% Off
Acid Rain, Pale Peach Leaf Violet, Light Grass Green, Gold Abstract Pattern
By Gabe Brown
Located in Kent, CT
Carefully ordered patterns, geometric shapes and delicate lines in pale peach, light blue, and pale violet on a light green background with hints of golden orange and greenish yellow...
Category
2010s Contemporary Landscape Paintings
Materials
Linen, Oil, Panel
Summer morning in the village , Oil on canvas, 45x55 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Jēkabs Apinis (1899 in Sloka, Latvia - 1945 in Hamburg, Germany), painter.
Jēkabs Apinis was born into a teacher's family. He came to Pleskov as a refugee during the First World War...
Category
1930s Realist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Usonian Ideal
By Danny Heller
Located in Fairfield, CT
My latest series opening at the George Billis Gallery, titled “Modern Society,” continues my exploration into midcentury architecture and design found in New York City, but focuses o...
Category
2010s American Realist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
$4,320 Sale Price
20% Off
Island Of Majorca Cathedral of Santa Maria of Palma by Antonio M. Silva
Located in Soquel, CA
Island Of Majorca Cathedral of Santa Maria of Palma by Antonio M. Silva
Watercolor of the Basilica de Palma on Majorca by Antonio M. Silva (Portugal, 20th C.)
Wide view of the villag...
Category
1990s Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Watercolor, Laid Paper
Georgian Contemporary Art by Goga Gomareli - Power
Located in Paris, IDF
Acrylic & mixed media on canvas
Goga Gomareli is a multidisciplinary Georgian artist born in 1983 who lives and works in Tbilisi, Georgia. He is also a musician and a professional i...
Category
2010s Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic
Mid Century Rocky Stream Impressionist Landscape
Located in Soquel, CA
Beautiful mid-century landscape painting of large boulders in a rushing stream by listed California artist James Russell Ford (American, 1888-1963). Signed lower right: "J.R. Ford." ...
Category
1940s American Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil, Fiberboard, Canvas
$877 Sale Price
35% Off
Vintage Cubic Oil Painting " Two Lovers"
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
3582B Cubic abstract Painting
Set in a gilt wood frame
Category
1970s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
San Francisco's Broadway Tunnel
By Jean Kalisch
Located in San Francisco, CA
San Francisco’s Broadway Tunnel caught the eye of Japanese-born, Californian painter Jean Kalisch ((1912-1995). In this atmospheric cityscape, the street glistens under rainy wintery...
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Vintage Modernist Exotic Tropical Flowers and Red Bird Oil Painting
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
6005 Vintage oil painting of an exotic plumed bird set in a bed of colorful flowers.
Canvas set on wood board .
Set in a vintage hand painted red wood frame'
Image size 10.5x1...
Category
1960s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
$250 Sale Price
62% Off
'Boats on the Shore' Contemporary colourful painting of boats, sand and sea
Located in Shrewsbury, Shropshire
'Boats on the Shore' Contemporary Colourful painting of sand, sea and sun. Bold powerful colours that create a striking piece that would look beautiful in any interior setting.
At ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
Still Life - Oil Painting by Franco Marzilli - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Oil on canvas realized by Franco Marzilli (1934-2010) in 1970s.
Hand signed lower left.
Very good condition.
Franco Marzilli was born in Rome in 1934. He received his first artist...
Category
1970s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Summer Field, Landscape Impressionism Original oil Painting, Ready to Hang
Located in Granada Hills, CA
Artist: Vahe Yeremyan
Work: Original Oil Painting, Handmade Artwork, One of a Kind
Medium: Oil on Canvas
Year: 2024
Style: Impressionism,
Subject: Summer Field,
Size: 28" x 56" x...
Category
2010s Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Wiggle Room 1 - Acrylic Vibrant Modern Minimalist Resin 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 Minimalist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Resin, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Wood Panel
Pastures Green-original oil abstract landscape painting-surreal contemporary art
Located in London, Chelsea
This exceptional artwork is currently on display and available for sale at Signet Contemporary Art Gallery and online.
“Pastures Green” is a meditation in movement and cool luminos...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Mid Century Autumn Valley Landscape
Located in Soquel, CA
Charming mid century folk art painting of an autumn valley by Farris (American, 20th Century)Signed "Farris" lower left. Tag on verso from Ohio frame shop ...
Category
1940s American Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Cardboard
$680 Sale Price
20% Off
Antique American Signed Winter Impressionist Roxbury Boston Town Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American impressionist winter cityscape oil painting. Oil on board. Signed. Framed. Measuring 20 by 24 inches overall and 16 by 20 painting alone. In excellent original cond...
Category
1930s Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$1,020 Sale Price
20% Off
Hokusai Ocean Blue I, 2024 - Abstract Mixed Media, Vintage Book Pages on Canvas
Located in Kingsclere, GB
Jane Skingley b. 1963
Hokusai Ocean Blue I, 2024
mixed media on vintage book pages laid onto canvas
50 x 50 cm
19 3/4 x 19 3/4 in
signed verso
Jane Skingley paints seascapes and lan...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media
Van Gogh Flowers, Contemporary Art, Original oil Painting, Ready to Hang
Located in Granada Hills, CA
Artist: Ara Harutyunyan
Work: Original Oil Painting, Handmade Artwork, One of a Kind
Medium: Oil on Canvas
Year: 2024
Style: Contemporary Art,
Titl...
Category
2010s Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Girl with Golden Balloons" Figure in Chanel Oil Painting on Canvas with Dog
By Cindy Shaoul
Located in New York, NY
“Girl with Balloons” was created from a vision aritst Cindy Shaoul had during the height of the pandemic. She wanted to create a piece with a light heart but also translate a message...
Category
2010s Abstract Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
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