New Stories
By Jacob Burda
Located in Zofingen, AG
From the City Stories series, New Stories portrays the quiet poetry of urban encounters. Figures gather around a café beneath a bright awning, some pausing in conversation, others si...
Canvas, Acrylic
“October Morning Matunuck" c. 1925 by Frank Convers Mathewson Rhode Island Oil
Located in Yardley, PA
About this work: “Birches and Huckleberry, October Morning Matunuck" c. 1925 by Frank Convers Mathewson (American, 1862-1941). A stunningly beautiful autumn view of Matunuck, Rhode ...
Oil, Board
$1,836Sale Price|20% Off
Sunset Scottish Highland Loch Scene with Cottage Antique Signed Oil
By Henry Cooper
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Sunset in the Scottish Highlands By F. E. Jamieson (British 1895-1950) Signed with the artist’s pseudonym “Henry Cooper” signed oil painting on canvas, framed framed: 24 x 33 inches...
Oil
$532Sale Price|20% Off
French Impressionist Oil Painting of Tranquil Sailboats Along the Riverside
By Fanch Lel
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: French Impressionist Oil Painting of Tranquil Sailboats Along the Riverside By Fanch Lel (French b. 1930) Size: 8.75 x 10.75 inches (height x width) Signed: Yes Oil painting o...
Oil
A Scenic 1940s Modern Summer Harbor Scene of Saugatuck, Michigan- Francis Chapin
Located in Chicago, IL
A scenic, colorful Modern 1930s summer harbor scene of Saugatuck, Michigan by notable Chicago Modern artist, Francis Chapin. Depicting a lively summer harbor view of the historic S...
Oil, Board
$1,980
Love Conquers All - Extra Large Abstract Painting, Bold Colors, New, Maximalism
By Karnish Art
Located in Pretoria, Gauteng
Title: Love Conquers All - Omnia Vincit Amor Extra Large Abstract Investment Bold Color Large rendition in the Unchained Expressions series. It attempts to map the road to freedom...
Acrylic, Gesso, Canvas, Oil, Spray Paint, Color Pencil
Elegant Georgian Lady Portrait In Ornate Rococo Gilt Frame Oil Painting Canvas
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Elegant Georgian Lady Portrait In Ornate Rococo Gilt Frame Oil Painting Canvas 19th Century English School, unsigned Oil on canvas, framed in highly elaborate gilt frame Framed: 30 ...
Oil
17th Century Oil on Canvas Italian Antique Painting Herod's Feast, 1670
Located in Vicoforte, IT
Great 17th-century Italian painting. Oil on canvas, monumental in scale, artwork depicting Herod's banquet with Salome and the head of Saint John the Baptist. The intense and theatri...
Canvas, Oil
"Summer chores."
Located in Zofingen, AG
Miniature painting is like a little pearl in a collection of paintings. It was created specifically so that you can decorate your room and harmoniously place it in combination with p...
Canvas, Lacquer, Acrylic, Board
$22,000
Double Trinity with Saint Augustine and Saint Catherine of Siena - Cuzco
Located in New York, NY
This exceptional Circa 1700 Spanish Colonial oil on canvas is a quintessential masterpiece of the Cuzco School (Escuela Cuzqueña), capturing the distinct syncretic artistry of vicere...
Oil, Canvas
"Central Park NYC" New York City Impressionist Autumn Scene Oil Painting Framed
Located in New York, NY
Impressionist New York City autumn city-scene depicting a horse and carriage ride through central Park. Figures are painted in a most intimate, yet energetic way, having a tranquil d...
Oil, Board
$2,560Sale Price|20% Off
"Autumn Sunset" Impressionist Colorful Pastoral Oil Painting Landscape Framed
Located in New York, NY
A charming Impressionist scene of a serene rural marshland at sunset during Autumn. The composition consists of a reflective body of water in the foreground leading us toward farmhou...
Oil, Board
North Sea Serenity I - 21st Century Contemporary landscape painting
Located in Nuenen, Noord Brabant
Joost Verhagen North Sea Serenity I 100 x 140 cm Acrylic paint on canvas Shipping on a roll in a tube we can offer, worldwide, for free. We also ship worldwide in a wooden crate, f...
Canvas, Acrylic
$360Sale Price|20% Off
Where the Light Stays 2 - 21st Century Contemporary, Figurative Portrait, Women
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
In my world, colors aren't always reliable. I often struggle to tell where a deep blue ends and a purple begins, or where a red turns into wine, and deep yellows turn into oranges. I...
Canvas, Oil
"Beach Scene With Figures" 20th Century American Impressionist Oil Painting
Located in New York, NY
A stunning oil painting depicting figures at the Beach. Demarest was known for her charming intimate figurative scenes portraying life in the North East. She was profoundly active, p...
Canvas, Oil
“Fumi al Caffè” Steaming Coffee Parisian Impressionist Scene Oil Painting Framed
Located in New York, NY
This painting was executed during his stay in Paris, where he packed much detail throughout. A lively Parisian scene depicted with a textured brushwork in an impressionistic style, c...
Canvas, Oil
$360Sale Price|20% Off
Vintage Latin American School Blue & Black Abstract Monotype, Signed
Located in Soquel, CA
Vintage Latin American School Blue & Black Abstract Monotype by Ricardo de Silva Abstract Monotype by Ricardo (Richard) de Silva ( Rick De Silva) (Brazil/American, 20th C), 198...
Paper, Watercolor
“Eastern White Pines, c. 1910”, New England Landscape, Signed Oil Painting
Located in Yardley, PA
“Eastern White Pines, c. 1910” by Charles Warren Eaton (American, 1857-1937). A wonderful example of Eaton’s renowned compositions of Eastern white pine trees in his mature style. A...
Canvas, Oil, Board
At One with Nature
By Jacob Burda
Located in Zofingen, AG
At One with Nature is a contemplative landscape that explores the quiet harmony between human presence and the natural world. Figures appear gently integrated into the greenery, not ...
Canvas, Acrylic
20th Century Paris Street Scene 'Place du Châtelet' by Antoine Blanchard
Located in St. Albans, GB
Antoine Blanchard 20th Century. Picture size: 15 x 30" (38 x 75cm) Outside Frame Size: 22 x 37 (56 x 94cm) Signed bottom right Oil on canvas BIOGRAPHY - Antoine Blanchard (1910 - 1...
Canvas, Oil
18th Century Oil on Canvas Italian Antique Landscape with Characters Painting
Located in Vicoforte, IT
Antique Italian painting from the 18th century. Framework oil on canvas depicting a landscape with figures of good pictorial quality. Nice sized and pleasantly decorated paintinf wit...
Canvas, Oil
$1,050
"At Last Light" (2025) Landscape, Original Oil Painting, Brilliant Sunset
Located in Denver, CO
Devin Michael Roberts' (US based) "At Last Light" is an oil painting depicting a a brilliant sunset. Artist bio/statement: Devin Michael Roberts is an American Contemporary realist...
Oil, Panel
$1,090Sale Price|20% Off
Charming 19th Century Oil Painting of Rural English Cottage Scene with Figures
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Rural English Cottage Scene English School, 19th century oil on canvas, framed Framed: 12 x 16 inches Canvas : 8 x 12 inches Provenance: privat...
Oil
Muskrat Love - Figurative Abstract Original Gary John Artwork on Newspaper
By Gary John
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Los Angeles street artist Gary John exploded onto the international art scene first during Art Basel Miami in 2013. John’s playfully bold work quickly gained attention and he was nam...
Mixed Media, Acrylic, Newsprint
$870
Untitled - Blue Landscape With Trees, XX Century Figurative Oil Painting
Located in Hallein, AT
Alina Dobrowolska - artist from Gdańsk; graduated from the Academy of Fine Arts in Gdańsk at the Faculty of Painting. She took part in collective and individual exhibitions in Poland...
Canvas, Oil
Boat 10: Acrylic Painting on Canvas, Contemporary, Framed
By Pat Service
Located in Bloomfield, ON
The contemporary paintings of Canadian artist Pat Service have long caught the attention of collectors in many countries in the world. Service has explored many genres in her career ...
Acrylic, Canvas
Georgian Contemporary Art by Ilia Menabde - AR.4
Located in Paris, IDF
Oil on cardboard Ilia Menabde is a Georgian painter born in 2003 who lives and works in Tbilisi, Georgia. His practice explores the relationship between memory, time, place, and con...
Oil, Cardboard
"Parisian Street Scene" French Post-Impressionist Plein Air Painting on Canvas
Located in New York, NY
A stunning and masterful depiction of a Parisian street view from the 20th Century. The artist executed this painting en plein air with street life and cars parked along into the dis...
Canvas, Oil
REFLECTIONS XI - Contemporary Atmospheric Lake Landscape
Located in Hallein, AT
A few words of the artist about his art: When i painting landscapes, I usually choose simple geometric arrangements, contrasts of verticals and levels. I juxtapose the smooth surfac...
Cotton Canvas, Acrylic
Chroma-Q- 21st Century Contemporary portrait Painting
Located in Nuenen, Noord Brabant
Tania Rivilis Chroma-Q 41 x 29 cm framed (included in price) 44 x 32 cm Oilpaint on wood panel Tania Rivilis (b. 1986) 2022 winner of the 'William Locke Price' ( £ 30.000 ) from ...
Oil, Wood Panel
$1,090Sale Price|20% Off
The Cornish Fisherman Signed Antique Oil Painting Portrait Old Sailor
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
'Looking out to Sea' The Cornish Fisherman Signed by David W. Haddon (British, flourished end of the 19th century) Oil on canvas, unframed Canvas: 10...
Oil
"Zaeli" (2024) Oil Painting by Karen Offutt, Female Portrait
By Karen Offutt
Located in Denver, CO
Karen Offutt's (US based) "Zaeli" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts a female bathed in light with oversized white and pink blooms surrounding her. The painting is fr...
Oil, Panel
Kristal - Original Silver Leaf and Gold Floral Sally K Figurative Artwork
By Sally K
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Lebanese American artist Sally K.'s captivating floral portraits are both mesmerizing and empowering. Her pop-realistic paintings are inspired by strong, feminine women, celebrating ...
Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic
Dutch School 1852 Oil - Reading the Bible
Located in Corsham, GB
An elderly couple read their Bibles under dramatic chiaroscuro lighting in this intimate interior scene. The man gazes heavenward whilst a plate of fruit and a pipe rest upon the tab...
Oil
Vintage NYC Cocktail Party Oil Painting, Oversized, Signed, 1960s
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
100 NYC cocktail party oversized oil on canvas signed on verso
Oil
$2,800Sale Price|37% Off
Sea Winds
Located in Atlanta, GA
J. C. Morey is a Spanish artist from the province of Alicante. He was born into a family of artists and connected to the art world since the 60s, which gave him the opportunity from...
Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic
$8,065
L'Antagoniste- 21st Century Contemporary Figure Painting of a Bare Chest Man
Located in Nuenen, Noord Brabant
Tania Rivilis l'Antagoniste 80 x 70 cm Oilpaint on wood (OSB board) Tania Rivilis (born in Ukraine 1986) 2022 winner of the 'William Locke Price' from the Royal Society of Portra...
Oil, Wood Panel
$1,360Sale Price|20% Off
Antique French Impressionist Self Portrait of Artist 1900's Oil Painting canvas
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Self Portrait of the Artist by René PIROLA (French, 1878 - 1912) stamped with artists mark oil on canvas, framed framed: 27 x 22 inches canvas: 26 x 21.5 inches Provenance: private ...
Oil
$1,890Sale Price|72% Off
Very Large Oil Painting Napoleonic Wars Ship Anchored in the Sunrise Sea
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
War Ship at Sea signed oil on canvas, framed framed: 23 x 33 inches canvas: 20 x 30 inches provenance: private collection, England The painting is in very go...
Oil, Canvas
$1,620Sale Price|20% Off
Huge 18th Century British Oil Painting Dusk Landscape Figures Boat & Lake
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Dusk Landscape British School, 18th century oil on canvas, unframed painting: 32 x 41 inches provenance: private collection, UK condition: very good and...
Oil, Canvas
$1,614Sale Price|20% Off
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...
Oil
Gifts to Pharaoh, Figurative Art, Original oil Painting, Ready to Hang
Located in Granada Hills, CA
Artist: Anatoly Borisovich Tarabanov Work: Original oil painting, handmade artwork, one of a kind Medium: Oil on Canvas Year: 2011 Style: Abstract Figurative Title: Gifts to Pharao...
Canvas, Oil
Jazz Composition - Bass and Trumpet
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist: Leo Meiersdorff – German/American (1934-1994) Title: Bass and Trumpet Year: ca 1965-70 Medium: Watercolor and ink Sight size: 14.25 x 17.5 inches. Matted size: 22 x 24 inch...
Ink, Watercolor
The Circle of Life
Located in Zofingen, AG
In this work, the artist embodies the idea of care as a natural exchange between living beings. The person standing among the birds does not dominate but belongs—to the earth, to the...
Canvas, Acrylic
Cuzco School Early 20th Century Oil - Archangel Gabriel
Located in Corsham, GB
An early 20th century Cuzco School portrait of the Archangel Gabriel dressed in the elaborate court costume of seventeenth- to eighteenth-century Spanish colonial nobility. The archa...
Oil
$348Sale Price|78% Off
French school Still Life Oil painting Signed 1960 Impressionist
Located in Zofingen, AG
➡️Still Life from J Robert⬅️ 🟢Jacques Robert (1921–1997) was a French writer, journalist, and screenwriter. Born on June 27, 1921, in Lyon, France, he began his career in journalis...
Gesso, Oil, Stretcher Bars, Canvas, Linen
"Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs" Realist Acrylic Painting, Signed
Located in Zofingen, AG
This sophisticated narrative painting presents a contemporary allegory rooted in timeless symbolism. A woman dressed in black faces seven black cats seated formally at a long white t...
Cotton Canvas, Acrylic
$577Sale Price|20% Off
French Impressionist Oil Painting of Fishing Boats in a Harbor
By Fanch Lel
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: French Impressionist Oil Painting of Fishing Boats in a Harbor By Fanch Lel (French b. 1930) Size: 9.5 x 13 inches (height x width...
Oil
Polka Dot Dress Female Silhouette Fashion Figurative
Located in Zofingen, AG
Artwork Details Title: Polka Dot Dress Female Silhouette Fashion Figurative Medium: Acrylic painting on matte paper Type: Original painting Style: Contemporary Figurative Art Year: ...
Acrylic
Large Fine 19th Century Landscape Oil on Canvas of Victorian London by Moonlight
By Henry Pether
Located in Gerrards Cross, GB
‘Westminster from the Thames by Moonlight’ by Henry Pether (1800-1880). The painting - one of the artist’s finest views of London in the 1860s - depicts the Houses of Parliament, t...
Oil
$3,726Sale Price|20% Off
The Madonna with Christ Child & St. John Fine 18th Century Italian Old Master
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Madonna, Christ Child and St. John Italian School, 18th century oil on wood, framed in period gilt antique frame framed: 16 x 14.5 inches wood: 9 x 6.5 inches provenance: private...
Oil
The Blue Dress 3 - Minimalist Figurative Original Ink Painting on Paper
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Bettina Mauel expresses vitality and sensuality in her abstract and figurative paintings. “I paint what I experience,” she articulates. “This includes landscapes, dancers and people ...
Linen, Ink, Mixed Media
"1954 Ferrari 750 Monza" - Acrylic Automotive Painting on Canvas
By Shan Fannin
Located in Denver, CO
Story about Painting: I admit it, I'm a sucker for Ferraris. On our trip to Italy in 2018, we visited the Ferrari Maranello Museum. In one of the rooms was this gorgeous Monza. As I ...
Canvas, Acrylic
Large Figural Abstract Late 1960s Painting, Mexican American Artist
By Miguel Conde
Located in Beachwood, OH
Miguel Condé (Mexican/American, b. 1939) Untitled, 1968 Oil on canvas Signed and dated verso 55.25 x 44 inches Miguel Condé is a Mexican figurative painter, draughtsman, and print m...
Oil
18th Century Oil on Panel Italian Mythological Painting, 1760
Located in Vicoforte, IT
A rare 18th-century Italian painting. Oil on panel artwork depicting a captivating mythological subject, Mercury delivers the infant Bacchus to the Nymphs of Mount Nysa. According to...
Wood, Oil
Tanned Woman Reading by the Sea French Modernist 20th Century Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Woman Reading by the Sea French Modernist 20th Century Painting Laure Noetzlin-Azam (French, 1929–2024), pupil of André Lhote Canvas: 9 x 10.75 inches Medium: Oil on canvas, unframed...
Oil
The Villagers - Abstract Figurative Syrian Middle Eastern Oil Portraits Painting
Located in Sevenoaks, GB
* No US duty or taxes to pay on works of art * A beautiful Syrian abstract oil on canvas depicting female villagers, by Jumaah Nazhan. The artist is very interesting as was the onl...
Canvas, Oil
$2,901
In My Heart, Contemporary Oil on Canvas Landscape Painting, Framed, 21st Century
Located in Nuenen, Noord Brabant
Sonja Brussen – In My Heart Oil on canvas 40 x 100 cm Framed in a white wooden frame Overall dimensions with frame: 42 x 102 cm Frame included in the price In My Heart is an orig...
Canvas, Oil
20th Century German Modernist Oil Painting - Abstract Landscape
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist: Elisabeth Hahn (German 1924-2021), Elisabeth Hahn was born in Dortmund, Germany, where she began her artistic studies. In 1953, she moved to P...
Oil
Large Figural Abstract Late 1960s Painting, Mexican American Artist
By Miguel Conde
Located in Beachwood, OH
Miguel Condé (Mexican/American, b. 1939) Untitled, 1968 Oil on canvas Signed and dated verso 59.5 x 49.5 inches Paint loss throughout - please reach out for a thorough condition rep...
Oil
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