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1950's Big Modernist/ Cubist Painting - French Building
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
French Landscape by Bernard Labbe (French mid 20th century) original gouache on artist paper, mounted in a card frame size: 25.5 x 21 inches condition: very good and ready to be enjo...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Landscape Paintings

Materials

Gouache

Fine 18th Century British Marine Oil Painting Naval Shipping in Stormy Seas
By Charles Brooking
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Naval Shipping in Stormy Seas English School, 18th century circle of Charles Brooking, (1723-1759) oil painting on canvas: 16.5 x 21.5 inches Morland ...
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18th Century Old Masters Landscape Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Fine Marine Signed Oil Painting Old Sailing Boats on Choppy Seas Gilt Framed
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Sailing on Choppy Seas by Jean Laurent (French 1898-1988) signed oil on board, framed framed: 22.5 x 27 inches board: 18 x 21 inches provenance: private collection, UK condition: ove...
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Mid-20th Century English School Landscape Paintings

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Oil

Antique Italian Coastal Mediterranean Seascape Framed Summer Panoramic Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Nicely painted Italian seascape painting. Oil on board. Nicely framed. Signed.
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1910s Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Highland Loch Cottage Majestic Antique Scottish Landscape Oil Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Tranquil Lochside with Highland Peaks by F. E. Jamieson (British 1895-1950) signed with the artists pseudonym oil on canvas, unframed canvas: 20 x 30 inches provenance: private colle...
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Early 20th Century Victorian Landscape Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Provençal Landscape
Located in London, GB
'Provençal Landscape', oil on canvas, by Anna Costa (circa 1950s). This is an exceptional landscape painted by the artist in vibrant colours in an Impressio...
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1950s Impressionist Landscape Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Paris Streets with Moulin Rouge 2, Folk Art Acrylic Painting by Charles Cobelle
Located in Long Island City, NY
Charles Cobelle, French (1902 - 1994) - Paris Streets with Moulin Rouge 2 Medium: Acrylic on Canvas, signed l.r. Size: 16 x 20 in. (40.64 x 50.8 cm) Frame Size: 24 x 28 inches
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Mid-20th Century Folk Art Landscape Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

RFD#1
Located in Los Angeles, CA
RFD #1, 1937, oil on canvas, signed and dated lower right, titled verso, 24 x 30 inches Iowa had Grant Wood. Missouri had Thomas Hart Benton. Kansas had John Steuart Curry. And, Neb...
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1930s American Modern Landscape Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

"After de Sunset" by Claude Sauthier - Oil on Wood - 73x54 cm
Located in Geneva, CH
Claude Sauthier was born in Geneva, Switzerland, in 1929 and passed away in the same city in 2016. He studied at the Geneva School of Decorative Arts and initially worked as a graphi...
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1970s Modern Landscape Paintings

Materials

Wood, Oil

Fine British School 19th Century Oil - Hanging Out the Washing
Located in Corsham, GB
A spectacular 19th century oil painting depicting figures outside a stone and thatched dwelling, washing clothes with a mangle. The attractive landscape scene has been well presented in a large ornate...
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19th Century Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

Antique American Impressionist New England Coastal Seascape Framed Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Impressive early American impressionist coastal seascape oil painting. Feels like a Maine scene with a bustling dock! Nicely framed. Oil on canvas. Signed illegibly. Image size,...
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1920s Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Hui Sheng Landscape Original Oil On Canvas "Meadow"
Located in New York, NY
Title: Meadow Medium: Oil on canvas Size: 23 x 31 inches Frame: Framing options available! Condition: The painting appears to be in excellent condition. Note: This painting is unstre...
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21st Century and Contemporary Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Pillar Point Fishing Dock, Half Moon Bay - Mid Century Landscape
By William Winthrop Ward
Located in Soquel, CA
Beautifully detailed mid-century coastal landscape of Pillar Point Fishing Dock near Half Moon Bay, California by William Winthrop Ward (American, 1901-1985). Signed lower left: "W. Winthrop Ward." Displayed in a new gilt-toned frame. Linen size: 20"H x 24"W. Born in Walsall near London, England on June 12, 1901, William Winthrop Ward immigrated to Boston in 1916 and spent much of his youth boating off the coast of Massachusetts. After a stint with the U.S. Marines, he came to California in 1927. While a member of the Coast Guard, he began painting while tending the Point Lobos lighthouse on the coast at San Francisco. His work came to the attention of local artist Heliodor Hammarstrom, who tended the windmills in Golden Gate Park. Hammarstrom gave him encouragement and introduced Ward to George Demont Otis...
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1940s American Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Linen, Oil

Twilight in the Forest with Flying Woodcocks- Oil on Canvas 1910´s
Located in Stockholm, SE
A nordic light nocturnal scene by Rolf Mellström (1896–1953) Two Eurasian woodcocks cross above the dark forest, their compact bodies reading as quick silhouettes against a late blue...
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1910s Naturalistic Animal Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Harvest Time by Hjalmar Sandberg, Swedish Artist, Oil on Canvas, Signed, 1876
Located in Stockholm, SE
Hjalmar Sandberg (1847-1888) Sweden Harvest Time, 1876 oil on canvas canvas size 14.96 x 18.11 inches (38 x 46 cm) frame 18.70 x 25.59 inches (47.5 ...
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1870s Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Autumn Alley Landscape Impressionism, Original oil Painting, Ready to Hang
Located in Granada Hills, CA
Artist: Peter Tovpev Work: Original oil painting, handmade artwork, one of a kind Medium: Oil on Canvas Year: 2023 Style: Impressionism Title: Autumn Alley Size: 21.5" x 27.5" x 0....
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2010s Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"Gift of Rain" COWBOYS WESTERN SAGUARO CACTUS DESERT SCENE G. Harvey (1933-2017)
Located in San Antonio, TX
G. Harvey (Gerald Harvey Jones) (1933-2017) San Antonio, Austin, and Fredericksburg Artist Image Size: 30 x 24 Frame Size: 44 x 38 Medium: Oil on canvas “ Gift Of Rain “ G. Harvey (G...
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1990s Impressionist Animal Paintings

Materials

Oil

Huge 20th Century French Fauvist Oil Painting Sunny Hot Market Scene & Town
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The French Market by Michel Kritz (French 1925-1994) oil on canvas, unframed canvas: 24 x 32 inches provenance: private collection, France condition: very good and sound condition
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Mid-20th Century Fauvist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Mural Study, Early 20th Century American Impressionist Painting
Located in Beachwood, OH
Abel Warshawsky (American, 1883-1962) Mural Study Oil on board Signed and inscribed verso 9.5 x 18 inches 15.75 x 24.25 inches, framed Impressionist painter A.G. Warshawsky was acti...
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Early 20th Century American Impressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

Winter Moonlight Nocturne Snow Scene Landscape Oil Painting by Michael Budden
Located in Chesterfield, NJ
An oil painting on canvas by award winning contemporary artist Michael Budden that showcases a beautiful winter nocturne landscape. The long foreground shadows accent the effect of ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Realist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

Window Over the Lake – Oil on Linen by Gabriel Riesnert, Contemporary Interior
Located in AIX-EN-PROVENCE, FR
Work : Original Oil Painting, Handmade artwork, Unique Work. Framed in Solid wood floater frame with light finish. Ready to Hang. Medium : Oil painting on stretched Linen. Artist : ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil, Linen

Mid Century French Original Pastel Painting of Renoir's Garden
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: "Mid Century French Original Pastel Painting of Renoir's Garden" Artist: Josine Vignon (French 1922-2022) Medium: Oil Pastel on artist paper Size: 19.25 (height) x 25 (widt...
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Mid-20th Century Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil Pastel

Mid Century California Mission Landscape
Located in Soquel, CA
Beautiful mid century landscape of a historic California mission, highlighting its iconic architectural details such as a columned arches, white was...
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Mid-20th Century American Impressionist Landscape Paintings

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Paper, Gouache, Cardboard

Giner Bueno Reparando redes original painting
Located in CORAL GABLES - MIAMI, FL
Giner Bueno (1935-2000) Reparando Las Redes Painter from Alicante, son of the painter Luis Giner Valls. He studied at the School of Arts and Crafts of Valencia and finished his stu...
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1990s Expressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Mid 20th Century Impressionist Original Oil Landscape of Shongum, New Jersey
Located in Soquel, CA
Beautiful impressionistic landscape of Shongum Lake, New Jersey countryside in Spring with Stream and blossoms by Rudolph J. Eicher (1884 - 1958), Circa 1940s. Bright springtime fo...
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1940s American Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Linen, Oil, Panel

la Plage de Kerhostin, Morbihan French Impressionist Beach Scene of figures
Located in Shrewsbury, Shropshire
Framed size: 32.5" x 40.5" Painted circa 1907, this luminous coastal landscape offers a serene glimpse of Kerhostin beach in Morbihan, Brittany. In the foreground, a few small boats...
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20th Century Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

The Awakening - Floral Landscape Nature Colorful Vibrant Joy Mother Earth Flower
Located in Pretoria, Gauteng
Title: The Awakening 2 Floral Landscape Nature Colorful Vibrant Flowers Joy Delight Texture Layers Little Gem A joyful gift for Mother's day - or to celebrate Mother Earth and our ...
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2010s Abstract Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

French Outdoor Market Scene with Figures and Parasols by Fanch Lel
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: French Outdoor Market Scene with Figures and Parasols by Fanch Lel by Fanch Lel Size: 21.25 x 25.75 inches (height x width) Oil painting on board, unframed Condition: Good ove...
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20th Century Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

Cecile Hertz-Eyrolles (1875-1974) - Mid 20th Century Oil, Winter Garden
Located in Corsham, GB
A charming study depicting a large lawn and summer house on a crisp winter's day. Signed to the lower right. Studio stamp verso. On board.
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20th Century Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

Vintage Landscape Oil Painting figurative farmyard art woman feeding chickens
Located in AIGNAN, FR
Vintage Landscape oil painting of a woman feeding chickens. Post-impressionist mid-century oil on wood framed farmyard painting by French artist, R...
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Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

17th Century Flemish Old Master Dancing Figures Musicians Antique Oil Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Dancing Figures Flemish School, 17th century oil on on canvas, framed framed: 21.5 x 28.5 inches canvas : 16.5 x 24 inches Provenance: private collection, France Condition: very good...
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17th Century Baroque Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

Contemporary American Modernist Nocturnal New York Cityscape Framed Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Oil on canvas, 27 x 31 inches overall, 20 x 24 inches image size. A modern urban nocturne depicting the Manhattan Bridge at night, painted with gestural brushwork and a restrained, b...
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2010s Modern Landscape Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Janine Robertson, "Evening Drift", 30x30 Green Luminous Marsh Landscape
Located in Saratoga Springs, NY
This peaceful work, "Evening Drift", is a 30x30" oil painting on aluminum panel by artist Janine Robertson featuring a view down a marshy river and highlighting a luminous sky with b...
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2010s Contemporary Landscape Paintings

Materials

Metal

Wind in the Willows, Oil Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
A pond beneath trees catches shifting sunlight, creating a dappled pattern across its surface. Ducks and koi fish move through the scene, adding a sense of life...

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21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist More Art

Materials

Oil

Vibrant Summer, Landscape, Original oil Painting, Ready to Hang, Impressionism
Located in Granada Hills, CA
Artist: Vahe Yeremyan Work: Original Oil Painting, Handmade Artwork, One of a Kind Medium: Oil on Canvas Year: 2023 Style: Impressionism, Subject: Vibrant Summer, Size: 24.5" x 3...
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2010s Impressionist Landscape Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

The Three Graces (Submerged), Original painting, Landscape, Swimming, Woman
Located in Deddington, GB
My process starts with taking the photographs I work from, I like to experiment with angles and light in the photographing. Every inch of the canvas has multiple layers on to build u...
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2010s Contemporary Landscape Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Cubic Falling Water Landscape signed Freeman 61
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
5192A Antique American Cubic falling water gouache and watercolor painting Framed Signe Noel Freeman 61 Image size 17x12"
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1960s Landscape Paintings

Materials

Watercolor, Gouache

Rowboat Beneath the Trees, 1918
Located in Stockholm, SE
This evocative landscape by Axel Edvard Peter captures the serene beauty of nature with remarkable skill. Painted in 1918, the scene depicts a wooden rowboat resting in still waters beneath the sheltering branches of a lush tree. The dappled sunlight filtering through the foliage creates a mesmerizing interplay of light and shadow, while the artist’s use of short, expressive brushstrokes imbues the composition with a vibrant, almost impressionistic quality. The rich greens and golden hues of the landscape reflect Peter’s mastery of color and atmosphere. Axel Peter was a Swedish painter known for his distinctive artistic voice, shaped by his studies at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts in Stockholm and further training in Paris and Germany. He was part of the influential Opponents’ Movement (Opponentrörelsen) of 1885, alongside artists such as Richard Bergh, Nils Kreuger, and Eugène Jansson...
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1910s Post-Impressionist Landscape Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Summer day 23 – Vibrant Abstract Acrylic Painting (60x80 cm)
Located in Zofingen, AG
Summer day 23 – Vibrant Abstract Acrylic Painting (60x80 cm) Bring the beauty of nature into your space with Golden Meadow, a mesmerizing hand-painted abstract acrylic artwork that ...
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2010s Abstract Expressionist Interior Paintings

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Acrylic

Rococò Venetian painter - 18th century figure painting - Christ led to judgment
Located in Varmo, IT
Venetian painter (18th century) - Christ led to judgment (preparatory sketch). 48 x 36 cm without frame, 62 x 50.5 cm with frame. Antique oil painting on canvas, in a carved and gi...
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Mid-18th Century Rococo Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

H. De Ruyser Vintage oil painting on canvas, Seascape, Framed
Located in Palm Coast, FL
This is an original vintage oil painting on canvas depicting a nautical scene, with a large sailing ship in a choppy ocean. This is a classic maritime style, one that is so rarely ...
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2010s Impressionist Landscape Paintings

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Oil

Antique American Modernist New York City Skyline Framed Cityscape Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American modernist cityscape oil painting. Oil on canvas. Framed. Signed. Measuring: 29 by 25 inches overall, and 20 by 24 painting alone. In excellent original condition. ...
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1950s Modern Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Art Povera painting made with leather and wood. Cartography, aerial map, brown.
Located in Carballo, ES
TUSET (1997, A Coruña) buries. He presents his latest series using patchwork, with paintings that have spent a year underground and leather. What emerges is an eroded map, a surface ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Landscape Paintings

Materials

Leather, Wood, Cotton Canvas

NAPLES - Posillipo School -Italian Landscape Oil on Canvas Paintings
Located in Napoli, IT
Naples - Ettore Ferrante - Italia 2006 - Oil on canvas cm.30x80. Frame available on request from our workshop. Ettore Ferrante is a refined and excellent view painter of the past. ...
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Early 2000s Old Masters Landscape Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Le Jardin du Luxembourg
Located in London, GB
'Le Jardin du Luxembourg', oil on canvas, by Marie de Nivouliès de Pierrefort (circa 1910). Parisians are not equivocal about their park preferences. Some clearly favour the Tuileries, while others stand firmly with feet planted in the Jardin du Luxembourg. Perhaps this is analogous to residents' strongly-held preferences for either the Café Deux Magots or the Café de Flore, just down the Boulevard Saint-Germain. Back to the gardens though, I have always been captivated by the Luxembourg Gardens. It's the lawns, tree-lined promenades, tennis courts, flowerbeds, model sailboats on its octagonal Grand Bassin, as well as the picturesque Medici Fountain...
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1910s Impressionist Landscape Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Mr Ward on Quicksilver, the hunt beyond
Located in Stoke, Hampshire
Richard Barrett Davis (1782-1854) Mr Ward on Quicksilver Oil on canvas Canvas Size - 25 x 30 in Provenance with Ackermann & Son, London; where purchased by the present owner. Born...
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19th Century Victorian Animal Paintings

Materials

Oil

"Paris, Montparnasse" French Impressionist Street Scene Oil Painting on Canvas
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful oil on canvas painting by French artist, Anatol Bouchet. Bouchet was an French painter known for his colorful cityscapes depicting the times of his generation. This paint...
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20th Century Post-Impressionist Landscape Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Antique American Modernist Abstract Landscape Framed Vintage Signed Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Finely painted American modernist landscape by Anthony Toney (1913 - 2004) . Oil on board. Signed. Housed in a great vintage modernist frame.
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1940s Modern Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Antique American Impressionist Winter Landscape Snow Scene Framed Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Impressive early American impressionist winter landscape snow scene oil painting. Framed. Oil on canvas. Image size, 20H by 24L.
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Early 1900s Impressionist Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Antoon De Vaere (1900-1989) - Mid 20th Century Oil, Village View
Located in Corsham, GB
This charming study depicts a back street of a continental town in rich colours and bold forms. The artist has used a impasto technique in the foreground to create a contrast in text...
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Mid-20th Century Landscape Paintings

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Oil

Dog Walkers On The Beach, Original Painting, Coastal Painting, Beach art
Located in Deddington, GB
I love to paint big skies, particularly on the coast . The blues in this piece are calming and serene, the small figures adding interested scale . This piece is on a deep stretched c...
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2010s Contemporary Landscape Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Reflets de mer, Contemporary Marine Painting, Seascape, Landscape Abstraction
Located in AIX-EN-PROVENCE, FR
This original painting by Loïc Le Guellaff, created in 1997, portrays a series of still boats floating on a calm sea with luminous reflections. Using a palette dominated by soothing ...
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1990s Contemporary Landscape Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

Shipping in Stormy Waters, Attributed to Italian Artist Francesco Guardi
By Francesco Guardi
Located in Stockholm, SE
The splendour of the tragic sea Francesco Guardi and maritime painting in Venetian art No Venetian painter was a stranger to the sea. After all, Venice was not only one of the most prominent ports of the Mediterranean, but indeed a city literally submerged in the ocean from time to time. Curiously however, the famous Venetian school of painting showed little interest in maritime motifs, favouring scenes from the iconic architecture of the city rather than seascapes. That is why this painting is a particularly interesting window into not only the painter Francesco Guardi himself – but to the significance of the element of water in art history, in absence as well as in the centre of attention. Whether it be calm, sunny days with stunning views of the palaces alongside the canals of Venice or – more rarely – stormy shipwrecking tragedies at sea, water as a unifying element is integral to the works of painter Francesco Guardi (1712–1793). During his lifetime, Venetian art saw many of its greatest triumphs with names like Tiepolo or Canaletto gaining international recognition and firmly establishing Venice as one of the most vibrant artistic communities of Europe. While the city itself already in the 18th century was something of an early tourist spot where aristocrats and high society visited on their grand tour or travels, the artists too contributed to the fame and their work spread the image of Venice as the city of romance and leisure to an international audience, many of whom could never visit in person. Still today, the iconic image of Venice with its whimsical array of palaces, churches and other historic buildings is much influenced by these artists, many of whom have stood the test of time like very well and remain some of the most beloved in all of art history. It was not primarily subtility, intellectual meanings or moral ideals that the Venetian art tried to capture; instead it was the sheer vibrancy of life and the fast-paced city with crumbling palaces and festive people that made this atmosphere so special. Of course, Venice could count painters in most genres among its residents, from portraiture to religious motifs, history painting and much else. Still, it is the Vedutas and views of the city that seems to have etched itself into our memory more than anything else, not least in the tradition of Canaletto who was perhaps the undisputed master of all Venetian painters. Born into his profession, Francesco lived and breathed painting all his life. His father, the painter Domenico Guardi (1678–1716) died when Francesco was just a small child, yet both he and his brothers Niccolò and Gian Antonio continued in their fathers’ footsteps. The Guardi family belonged to the nobility and originated from the mountainous area of Trentino, not far from the Alps. The brothers worked together on more challenging commissions and supported each other in the manner typical of family workshops or networks of artists. Their sister Maria Cecilia married no other than the artist Giovanni Battista Tiepolo himself, linking the family to the most renowned Venetian name of the time. During almost a decade, Guardi worked in the studio of Michele Giovanni Marieschi, sometimes simply known as Michiel, a painted similar in both style and motif. Canaletto is, however, the artist Guardi is most often compared to since they shared a mutual fascination for depicting the architecture and cityscape of Venice. During the course of his career, Guardi tried his hand in many different genres. He was as swift in painting landscapes, Vedutas of Venice, sacred motifs, interiors and architectural compositions as he was in a number of other motifs. His style is typical of the Venetian school but also distinct and personal once we look a little closer. There is an absolute certainty in the composition, the choice of which sometimes feels like that of a carefully calculated photograph – yet it is also very painterly, in the best sense of the word: fluid, bold, sensitive and full of character. The brushwork is rapid, intense, seemingly careless and extraordinarily minute at the same time; fresh and planned in a very enjoyable mixture. His interiors often capture the breath-taking spacious glamour of the palaces and all their exquisite decor. He usually constructed the motif through remarkably simple, almost spontaneous yet intuitively precise strokes and shapes. The result was a festive, high-spirited atmospheric quality, far away from the sterile and exact likeness that other painters fell victim to when trying to copy Canaletto. The painting here has nothing of the city of Venice in it. On the contrary, we seem to be transported far away into the solitary ocean, with no architecture, nothing to hold on to – only the roaring sea and the dangerous cliffs upon which the ships are just moments away from being crushed upon. It is a maritime composition evoking both Flemish and Italian precursors, in the proud tradition of maritime painting that for centuries formed a crucial part of our visual culture. This genre of painting is today curiously overlooked, compared to how esteemed and meaningful it was when our relationship to the sea was far more natural than it is today. When both people and goods travelled by water, and many nations and cities – Venice among them – depended entirely on sea fare, the existential connection to the ocean was much more natural and integrated into the imagination. The schools and traditions of maritime art are as manifold as there are countries connected to the sea, and all reflect the need to process the dangers and wonders of the ocean. It could symbolize opportunity, the exciting prospects of a new countries and adventures, prospering trade, beautiful scenery as well as war and tragedy, loss of life, danger and doom. To say that water is ambivalent in nature is an understatement, and these many layers were something that artists explored in the most wondrous ways. Perhaps it takes a bit more time for the modern eye to identify the different nuances and qualities of historic maritime paintings, they may on first impression seem hard to differentiate from each other. But when allowing these motifs to unfold and tell stories of the sea in both fiction and reality – or somewhere in between – we are awarded with an understanding of how the oceans truly built our world. In Guardi’s interpretation, we see an almost theatrically arranged shipwrecking scene. No less than five ships are depicted right in the moment of utter disaster. Caught in a violent storm, the waves have driven them to a shore of sharp cliffs and if not swallowed by the waves, crushing against the cliffs seems to be the only outcome. The large wooden ships are impressively decorated with elaborate sculpture, and in fact relics already during Guardi’s lifetime. They are in fact typical of Dutch and Flemish 17th century ships, giving us a clue to where he got the inspiration from. Guardi must have seen examples of Flemish maritime art, that made him curious about these particular motifs. One is reminded of Flemish painters like Willem van de Velde and Ludolf Backhuysen, and this very painting has indeed been mistakenly attributed to Matthieu van Plattenberg...
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18th Century Old Masters Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Spanish fishermen on the beach Spain oil on canvas painting mediterranean sea
Located in Sitges, Barcelona
Gabriel Casarrubios Martín (1953) - Fishermen - Oil on canvas Oil size 60x73 cm. Frameless. Gabriel Casarrubios Martín (1953) The Toledo artist trained in Fine Arts in Madrid, at t...
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21st Century and Contemporary Post-Impressionist Landscape Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Vintage Abstracted Fauvist Birch Tree Landscape
By Libby Beth Seligman
Located in Soquel, CA
Vivid abstracted landscape in vibrant fauvist hues of birch trees in green field by Libby Beth Seligman (American, b. 1958), 1977. Signed and dated lower right corner. Presented in r...
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1970s Fauvist Landscape Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Silent Meadow
Located in Zofingen, AG
It’s a meadow that never rushes. The flowers stand as if they were born only for this moment – for you to see them. The air is filled with silence, carrying laughter and memories of ...
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2010s Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Jesse F. Santos "Harvesting Rice" Philippine Landscape Oil Painting c.1970
Located in San Francisco, CA
Jesse F. Santos "Harvesting Rice" Philippine Landscape Oil Painting c.1970 Original oil on canvas Dimensions 30" wide x 24" high Signed and dated lower right Very good vintage co...
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Mid-20th Century Impressionist Landscape Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Landscape and country house
Located in Genève, GE
Work on canvas
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Late 20th Century Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

Surrealist Acrylic Painting on Paper, Solitary Figure Under Sunset Gradient
By Gozo
Located in FISTERRA, ES
Surrealist acrylic painting on heavyweight Fabriano paper featuring a lone figure beneath a radiant sunset sky. Created by Gozo Collective, this original composition explores solitud...
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2010s Contemporary Landscape Paintings

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Paper, Acrylic, Spray Paint

Glorious Summer', Newquay, Cornwall
Located in Stoke, Hampshire
John Brett A.R.A. (1831-1902) Glorious Summer', Newquay, Cornwall Oil on canvas Canvas Size - 12 3/8 x 25 3/8 in Provenance The Collection of F C Mills by 1884; C J Robin by 1893; ...
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19th Century Victorian Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

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