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Lever, Oil Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
A man and a woman press against a tree while a ram charges towards it. This surreal encounter represents the idea of trying to complete a task and meeting res...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Animal Paintings
Materials
Oil
Moth-abstraction art, made in black, gold, grey, white, beige
By Galin R
Located in Fort Lee, NJ
Moths. It could be in the one piece or diptych. Each work is 19.7 by 19.7 inches in size.
About the Artist: Art Decorator, working in contemporary colors for interiors.
"I love to...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
$1,120 Sale Price
20% Off
Abstract St.Ives style landscape from Cornwall
Located in Woodbury, CT
This captivating British St. Ives School abstract landscape is a striking example of mid-20th-century artistic innovation, seamlessly blending geometric abstraction with the natural ...
Category
1990s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Original Abstract Painting on Canvas "Optimistic Creativity" by Serg Graff COA
Located in Palm Coast, FL
This is a unique original acrylic/oil painting on canvas in a fantasy abstract style by Serg Graff Titled "Optimistic Creativity".
It comes signed, dated, and with a COA (Certificat...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Beach Path, Original Painting
By Janet Dyer
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
A sandy path leads toward the dunes and water, with vivid greenery contrasting against the soft blues above. Painted with a palette knife and brush, the artwo...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist More Art
Materials
Acrylic
1950s French Expressive Ink Drawing of a Woman at Work in a Domestic Scene
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Drawing of a Woman at Work
Josine Vignon (French 1922-2022) ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Ink, Gouache
Vintage Oil Still Life - Artist's Palette
Located in Houston, TX
Exceptional oil on paper still life painting of an artist's palette and supplies by French artist Raymond Bailly, 1967.
Original one-of-a-kind artwork on paper displayed on a whit...
Category
1960s Still-life Paintings
Materials
Paper, Oil
"Chardonnay Nights" - Brilliant Splatter Abstract Expressionist in Cool Palette
Located in Carmel, CA
Thomas Whent (Canadian-American, born 1949)
"Chardonnay Nights" 2022
Acrylic Paint, Canvas, Stretcher Bars
The artist signed the back of the painting.
Framed: 28" x 28" x 1"
"Chard...
Category
2010s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic, Stretcher Bars
Dancing on the Water
Located in Oslo, NO
This painting was created at midday, facing the sun, as its reflections danced on the stormy ocean waves. The low shrubs, resembling miniature trees, are typical of the Hawaiian land...
Category
2010s Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Along the Path - Figurative Landscape
By Carol H. Kelly
Located in Soquel, CA
Along the path on a walk, a vivid impressionist oil painting by Carol H. Kelly (American, 20th Century). Signed "C.H. Kelly" and dated "70" lower right. Unframed. Image size, 18.5"H ...
Category
1970s American Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Cardboard
$460 Sale Price
20% Off
Dennis Sheehan, "Across the Marsh", 18x24 Tonalist Landscape Oil Painting
Located in Saratoga Springs, NY
This piece, "Across the Marsh", by artist Dennis Sheehan is a 18x24 oil painting on canvas featuring a marshy green landscape at dusk. This moody painting shows tree line at the hori...
Category
2010s Tonalist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$4,680 Sale Price
20% Off
New York (Golden Hour) [Hand Embellished]
Located in New Orleans, LA
Giclee print on archival cold press cotton rag. Every print is uniquely hand embellished by the artist with gold acrylic paint. Edition 5 of 10 with 5 APs.
In this new series of pai...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Landscape Prints
Materials
Rag Paper, Giclée
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Gota Lejon, signed oil painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Göta Lejon, 1746.
by Louis Letouche (French 1924-2015)
oil painting on linen canvas, stretched over board
framed
Framed size: 15 x 21.75 inches
Superb oil painting by the well lis...
Category
1990s Realist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
The Harbour at low tide
Located in Stoke, Hampshire
John Willes Johnson (1793-1863)
The Harbour at low tide
Oil on canvas
Signed and dated 1829 lower left
Canvas Size - 15 x 15 in
Framed Size - 16 x 18 1/2 in
John Samuel Willes Johns...
Category
19th Century Victorian Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
Abstract Seascape Painting in Soft Neutrals – Original Oil on Canvas, French Art
Located in LANGRUNE-SUR-MER, FR
Sophie Dumont – “Instant Suspendu”
Oil on canvas – 19.69 x 19.69 in (50 x 50 cm)
Framed dimensions: 22.44 x 22.44 in (57 x 57 cm) – Choice of black or natural wood frame
Year: 2025
C...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
1930's French Impressionist Daises In Vase On Blue and White Table Interior
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Daisies In Vase
signed by Y. Blanchon, French 1950's Impressionist
oil on canvas, framed
framed: 15 x 23 inches
canvas: 13.5 x 22 inches
provenance: from a large private collection ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Gouache
Point of Aradon, Brittany
Located in Genève, GE
Work on canvas
Beige wooden frame and golden borders
49 x 56.6 x 4 cm
Category
1950s Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
Girl With Harpoon - Florence, Italy, 2020
Located in Hudson, NY
ABOUT
Born in 1967, Piussi was raised in Florence where he studied at the Istituto d’arte, majoring in sculpture and painting and completing his artistic education at Milano’s Brera Art Academy. He lives in Florence, pursuing painting, bas-reliefs in terracotta and in bronze, and bronze sculpture.
Piussi presents an ideal, almost childlike world which can be found below everyday events, a step outside the flow of time, yet still a part of contemporary life, with a nod to Alex Katz and David Hockney. The drama, or lack thereof, is played out in simplified, almost abstract spaces. Pure in intent, Piussi’s oeuvre are inspired by the Early Renaissance.
Snapshot images of a world reduced to its essence, the apparently comic-book style has echoes of Giotto, Paolo Uccello, of medieval illuminations. Rather than mimicking the appearance of nature, Piussi reaches for its essence, without distracting details. Women stand on the shore of quintessentially peaceful seas, self-contained, at ease, unwitting replicas of classical goddesses - a proud diver echoes Neptune holding a trident.
“Queen Kong...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Red Glow (Abstract Painting)
Located in London, GB
Red Glow (Abstract Painting)
Oil on linen — Unframed.
Feinberg works with a variety of techniques and mediums, including painting, paper collage and installation.
Her process result...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Linen, Oil
French Old Master The Garden of Gethsemane Unusual Shape Panel
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist/ School: French School, 18th century
Title: The Garden of Gethsemane
Medium: oil painting on wooden panel, unframed.
painting: measurem...
Category
18th Century Old Masters Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
"Les Falaise Normande" (The Cliffs Of Normand)
By René Genis
Located in Berlin, MD
Rene Genis (French 1922-2004) “Les Falaise Normande” / The Cliffs of Normand. A sea scape with high cliffs, the beach, and two fishermen. The cliffs are in browns, tans and olives a...
Category
1990s French School Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$3,360 Sale Price
30% Off
Large Early 20th Century French Post Impressionist Oil Farmyard Scene Figures
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Rural Farmyard
French Post-Impressionist artist, circa 1917
signed initials
oil on canvas, unframed
Canvas: 18 x 22 inches
Provenance: Private collection, France
Condition: very...
Category
Early 20th Century Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
20th Century French Modernist Portrait of a Woman in Wide-Brimmed Hat
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Portrait of a Chic Lady
French School, 20th century
oil on canvas, unframed
Canvas : 21.75 x 18 inches
Inscribed verso
Provenance: private collection, France
Condition: very good con...
Category
Mid-20th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
"Triple Moose" Original Pop Art inspired by Bullwinkle
By Gary John
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Los Angeles street artist Gary John exploded onto the international art scene during the Art Basel Miami art fair in 2013. John’s playfully bold work quickly gained attention and he ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Street Art Mixed Media
Materials
Mixed Media, Acrylic, Newsprint
"Still Life with Apples" Fruit Modern Mid Century Oil Painting on Board Painting
Located in New York, NY
A strong modernist oil painting depicted in the mid Century by Russian painter Michael Baxte. Mostly known for his abstracted figures on canvas or street scenes, this piece is a wonderful representation of his bold still life paintings, with expressive use of color, shape, and form. Later in his career, Baxte explores Expressionism, infusing both European and North American stylistic trends. This piece is from later in his career, but we can feel this underlying style throughout.
Art measures 15 x 11 inches
Frame measures 22 x 19 inches
Michael Posner Baxte was born in 1890 in the small town of Staroselje Belarus, Russia. For the first half of the 19th century, it was a center of the Chabad movement of Hasidic Jews, but this group was gone by the middle of the 19th century. By the time the Baxte family immigrated to the United States at the beginning of the 20th century, the Jewish population numbered only on the hundreds. The native language of the Baxte family was Yiddish. It is likely that the death of Michael Baxte’s father triggered the family’s immigration. Three older brothers arrived in New York between 1903 and 1905. Michael and his mother, Rebecca, arrived in 1907. By 1910 Michael, his mother, and brother, Joseph, were living in New Orleans and may have spent some time on a Louisiana plantation. Around 1912, Michael Baxte returned to Europe to study the violin. In 1914 he, his mother, and Joseph moved to New York City.
Meanwhile, in Algeria, a talented young woman painter, Violette Mege...
Category
1960s Expressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Mid Century Modern Expressive Swedish Still Life Oil Painting - Pears & Jar
Located in Bristol, GB
PEARS & JAR
Size: 40 x 47.5 cm (including frame)
Oil on board
A charming mid-century still life that captures a tabletop scene with a loosely grouped arrangement of fruit and a cent...
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Untitled (Abstract Expressionist)
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Murray Hantman (1904-1999). Untitled, ca. 1950-55. Oil on canvas measures 20 x 26 inches, 26 x 32 inches in silver leaf vintage frame.. Signed lower right. Excellent condition with ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$3,000 Sale Price
25% Off
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 Landscape Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
"The Bather" Modern Abstract Woman in Style of Modigliani Oil Painting on Paper
By Cindy Shaoul
Located in New York, NY
Exploring the purity of the feminine form and the drama of French haute couture, artist Cindy Shaoul creates a dialogue between the figurative and the abstract. Her spirited composit...
Category
2010s Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Archival Paper
Mother and Child
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Beautiful original painting by French artist, Alexandre de Valentini (1787-1887). Pencil and gouache on paper, 14 x 18.5 inches; 19 x 23.5 inches matted. Signed and dated with Paris...
Category
Mid-19th Century Academic Interior Paintings
Materials
Gouache, Pencil
$960 Sale Price
61% Off
Lovers IV - Contemporary, Modern Oil Painting, Realism, Colourful, Sea View
Located in Salzburg, AT
Artodyssey
"Julita Malinowska's paintings belong to those, which once seen - are never forgotten. The open spaces, sometimes cool and bright, at other times heavily saturated with co...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Ardentina
Located in Zofingen, AG
The painting "Argentina" was inspired by inspiration. I have not been to Argentina, but I imagined it so bright, blooming and beautiful!
Category
2010s Abstract Expressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Beautiful 1930's French Signed Oil Portrait Lady Purple Dress Blue & Pink Back
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Portrait of a Lady in Purple Dress against a Pink and Blue Wallpaper background
French School, circa 1930's
signed lower front corner
oil on canvas, unframed
canvas: 22 x 18 inches
p...
Category
1930s Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Fragrance Of Lilacs
Located in Zofingen, AG
An elegant bouquet of fragrant lilacs in a white vase will be a wonderful addition to your collection. The painting was painted from life in a restrained color scheme, so it will loo...
Category
2010s Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Irises Black Dragon - stylish iris painting
Located in Zofingen, AG
Contemporary and stylish painting with dark irises Black Dragon is a remarkable decoration for any house or office.
Irises are one of favourite flowers of Nikolay. Their petal shape ...
Category
2010s Abstract Expressionist Interior Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
You Broke My Heart
Located in Zofingen, AG
In this painting, I blend expressionism, surrealism, and symbolism to explore deep emotional narratives. The canvas features fragmented figures and abstract forms, evoking a sense of...
Category
1990s Surrealist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Acrylic, Canvas
Landscape with castle oil on canvas painting
By Rafael Griera Calderón
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Frame size 78x87 cm.
Rafael Griera Calderón was born incidentally in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria in 1934. After residing in Olot from 1942 to 19...
Category
1990s Post-Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
$656 Sale Price
44% Off
Marsh Girl, Original Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
Artist Joyanna Margo painted this abstract floral bouquet after reading “Where the Crawdads Sing.†Though different from the book's setting, the marsh nea...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Mid-20th Century Pastel of French Countryside Church with Bell Tower
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Mid-20th Century Pastel of French Countryside Church with Bell Tower
by Anne Marie Migette Perard (French 1902-1977)
Medium: Pastel on unframed paper
Size: 15.25 inches (heigh...
Category
Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Pastel
"House with Sunflowers" Horizontal oil painting on canvas. Impressionism
Located in Oslo, NO
"This painting was painted en plein air in the mountain Swiss village of Salez." said Anna about this landscape painting. "I was inspired by the incredible yellow flowers growing i...
Category
2010s Post-Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
The swamp, Troinex Geneva by John Henry Deluc - oil on canvas
Located in Geneva, CH
Work on canvas
Category
1930s Modern Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
$624 Sale Price
67% Off
"Pale Sky Before Sunrise" Contemporary Landscape Framed Oil On Canvas Painting
Located in Baltimore, MD
"Pale Sky Before Sunrise" is a framed oil painting on canvas by Marshall Noice, depicting an abstracted copse of white trees with turquoise leaves set against a multicolored backgrou...
Category
2010s Contemporary Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Paint, Oil
Fine Victorian English Rural Oil Painting Boat on River Farmer and Cattle
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Leading them Home
English School, mid 19th century
oil on board laid on canvas, framed
framed: 18.5 x 15.5 inches
painting : 14 x 11 inches
Provenance: private collection, the City o...
Category
Mid-19th Century Victorian Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
Aurora Borealis
Located in Zofingen, AG
A blessing that touches even the night.
The Aurora — the bridge of the gods, the subject of countless myths. Whatever name it takes, one truth remains: witnessing the Northern Lights...
Category
2010s Post-Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Study Of Wild Hares, 19th Century
By Wilhelm Melchior
Located in Blackwater, GB
Study Of Wild Hares, 19th Century
by William Melchior (1817-1860)
19th century English study of a pair of wild hares hiding with a huntsman in the distance...
Category
Early 19th Century Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Emergent Reeds, Oil Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
Lush trees frame a serene pond, where the water reflects the vivid sky and its fluffy white clouds. Lily pads float gently on the surface, adding a touch of g...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist More Art
Materials
Oil
Jingjing Wang Still Life Original Oil On Canvas "Persimmon Harvest"
Located in New York, NY
Title: Persimmon Harvest
Medium: Oil on canvas
Size: 23 x 19 inches
Frame: Framing options available!
Condition: The painting appears to be in excellent condition.
Note: This p...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
The lively square and Piazza Governo, in Bellinzona
Located in Genève, GE
Work on canvas
Frame in molding and beige gray wood
50 x 63 x 6 cm
Category
1940s Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
"Anna Fisher" (2016) Unlimited Edition Poster Print, Portrait of Astronaut, 2016
Located in Denver, CO
"Anna Fisher" is an unlimited edition poster print by the acclaimed UK artist Ed Fairburn. This captivating piece, released in 2016, is printed with archiv...
Category
2010s Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Archival Pigment, Photographic Paper
Daniel Nichols After Kyffin Williams - Contemporary Oil, Coastal Cottages
Located in Corsham, GB
A picturesque impasto scene by the artist Daniel Nichols, after an original painting by Welsh artist Kyffin Williams. Initialled to the lowe...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
European Late 19th Century Oil - Stag in a Serene Woodland
Located in Corsham, GB
This late 19th century European School oil painting captures a serene woodland scene with a lone stag grazing amidst slender trees. The composition draws the viewer's eye through the...
Category
Late 19th Century Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
Early 20th Century Impressionist Oil Painting C.1920
Located in San Francisco, CA
Early 20th Century Impressionist Oil Painting C.1920
Original oil on board
Dimensions 16" wide x 11" high
The distres...
Category
Early 20th Century Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
Thank you for the day
Located in Zofingen, AG
This painting conveys the tenderness and warmth of the moment when the day ends and the sky flashes with pastel shades of the evening sun. The soft transition of colors from golden t...
Category
2010s Contemporary Landscape Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
An Vibrant, Expressive Mid-Century Floral Still Life Painting by Rudolph Pen
Located in Chicago, IL
A Vibrant, Expressive Mid-Century Floral Still Life Painting by Rudolph Pen. Artwork size: 15” x 10"; Framed size: 19 1/2” x 14 1/2”. Signed Pen, lower right. Provenance: Esta...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Modern Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Portrait of a Boxer Dog Signed British 20th century oil painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
"Tessa"
by Eric Hargreaves, British mid 20th century
signed oil on canvas, framed
framed: 24 x 19.5 inches
canvas: 20 x 16 inches
Provenance: private collection, UK
Condition: very ...
Category
Mid-20th Century English School Animal Paintings
Materials
Oil
Vintage Impressionist Ballet Couple Oil on Canvas
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
5002 Vintage Impressionist ballet couple oil on canvas .Un framed
Signed Robert Yarmola
Category
1980s Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Still Life with Grapes and Plums, Oil on Board, 1866, Realist Art
Located in Doylestown, PA
"Still Life with Grapes and Plums" is a 10" x 12", oil on board still life by British painter Edward Ladell. The painting is framed and signed "EL 1866" in the lower left. Provenance...
Category
1860s Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Cliffs and Cypresses at Pt. Lobos, California - Seascape Charles F. Cummins 1929
Located in Soquel, CA
Cliffs and Cypresses at Pt. Lobos, California - Seascape Charles F. Cummins 1929 (American, 1850-1941). One of the beautiful coves from the cliffs near the ocean at Point Lobos State Park, the viewer looks out past several cypress trees towards a rocky point...
Category
1920s American Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Masonite, Oil
Chateau Gardens in Quiet French Village Autumnal Impressionist Oil Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Autum Gardens
signed by Georges Bordonave (French contemporary)
oil painting on board, unframed
board: 18 x 21.5 inches
condition: very good
provenance: from a large private collecti...
Category
Late 20th Century Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
Georgian Contemporary Art by Goga Gomareli - Apocalypse
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
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