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Medium: Oil
Circle of Joseph Moseley Barber (1811-1889) - 19th Century Oil, Quiet Company
Located in Corsham, GB
This intimate domestic scene depicts a young woman in period dress seated in a dimly lit interior, engaged in needlework while a small cat sits attentively beside her on richly drape...
Category
19th Century Oil Paintings
Materials
Oil
Landscape 143 by Jean Krille - Oil on Masonite 100x100 cm
By Jean Krille
Located in Geneva, CH
Jean Krillé’s paintings are known for their expressive use of color and dynamic, abstract forms, blending realism with abstraction in his depictions of nature. His landscapes often f...
Category
Late 20th Century Neo-Expressionist Oil Paintings
Materials
Masonite, Oil
$3,600 Sale Price
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Jack Russell Terrier Dogs Barn Stable Interior Antique Signed English Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Jack Russell Terrier Dogs
English artist, signed and dated 1913
signed oil painting, framed
framed: 15 x 18 inches
painting: 12 x 15 inches
Provenance: private collection, UK
Condit...
Category
Early 20th Century English School Oil Paintings
Materials
Oil
Woman in the Boudoir oil on canvas painting
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Title: Woman in the Boudoir
Artist: Anonymous
Dimensions: 39.4 x 31.9 in
Technique: Oil on canvas
Support: Unframed canvas
Style: Contemporary figurative art in the style of Fernando...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Oil Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$1,426 Sale Price
40% Off
Roses, Flowers Original Oil Painting, Handmade Artwork, One of a Kind
Located in Granada Hills, CA
Flowers oil Painting, Impressionism
Artist: Ashot Muradyan
Work: Original Painting, Handmade Artwork, One of a Kind
Medium: Oil on Linen
Year: 2025
Style: Impressionism,
Subject: R...
Category
2010s Impressionist Oil Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Large 1970's French Modernist Landscape Oil Painting Green Brown Block Colors
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
French Modernist School, 1977
indistinctly signed oil on canvas, unframed
canvas: 32 x 24 inches
Provenance: private collection, Paris
Condition: a few surface marks but sound and i...
Category
Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Oil Paintings
Materials
Oil
Small late 20th Century Impressionist Marine OIL PAINTING Aldeburgh Suffolk
Located in Cirencester, GB
ARTIST: Peter Gilman (1928-1984) British
TITLE: "Aldeburgh Suffolk"
MEDIUM: oil on board
SIZE: 26cm x 22cm incl. frame
CONDITION: very good
NOTES: Peter Gilman (1928-1984) was bo...
Category
Late 20th Century Post-Impressionist Oil Paintings
Materials
Oil
The Gold Experience 833
By Marco Grassi
Located in Montreal, Quebec
From an early stage in his art career, Marco studied the painting techniques of many of the old masters. Over time, he modified and reinterpreted them in new ways to create his uniqu...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Oil Paintings
Materials
Metal, Gold Leaf
Surreal intimate scene, green and blue, boat and fashion magazine
Located in Carballo, ES
Ventura A. Pérez (1992) is one of the most seductive artists on the contemporary Spanish scene. After earning a doctorate in contemporary art from the University of Vigo, he moved to...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Oil Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
Barn in Afternoon, Oil Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
A two-story red barn and a small shed sit quietly on the land. Sunlight washes over the landscape while a shadowed path leads through the scene. Autumn trees pr...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Oil Paintings
Materials
Oil
The Poor Girl – An Early Genre Scene by Julius Kronberg, 1873
Located in Stockholm, SE
This small, tenderly rendered painting— titled The Poor Girl (Den fattiga flickan)—offers a rare glimpse into Julius Kronberg’s early period, when he w...
Category
1870s Realist Oil Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Antique Italian Luminous Venice Cityscape Gondola Framed Impressionist Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique Italian venice cityscape oil painting. Oil on canvas. Framed. Measuring: 19 by 25 inches overall, and 12.5 by 18.5 painting alone.. In excellent original condition. Handsome...
Category
1890s Impressionist Oil Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
19th century Portrait of a Bulldog Mum with puppies in a barn interior playing
Located in Woodbury, CT
Attributed to Edwin Loder (British, fl. mid–late 19th Century)
Mother Dog and Puppies in a Stable Interior
Oil on canvas, unsigned
English School, circa 1880
Presented in a period-st...
Category
1880s Victorian Oil Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Dynamic Strokes and Vibrant Blue Colors Abstract French 20th Century Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Abstract Expressionist Composition
signed by Gilbert Pelissier (French born 1924)
dated 68
oil painting on canvas, unframed
canvas size: 26 x 36 inches
condition: overall very good, ...
Category
Late 20th Century Abstract Expressionist Oil Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Every Which Way, Abstract Oil Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
Dorothy Gaziano builds layers of orange and cream over deep blues and black using oil paint and cold wax. The interplay of light and dark draws the viewer in,...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Oil Paintings
Materials
Oil
19th Century British School Ship at Sea, Seascape Painting
Located in Beachwood, OH
19th Century British School
Ship at Sea
Oil on canvas laid on panel
11 x 14.5 inches
14.5 x 18 inches, framed
Frame has chips and paint loss. See photos.
Category
19th Century Oil Paintings
Materials
Oil
Vintage Romantic Landscape Oil Painting on Panel, Signed G. Holman, Framed
Located in Palm Coast, FL
This original vintage oil painting on panel presents a peaceful romantic landscape in the tradition of 19th-century pastoral scenes. A lone tree stands bare against a glowing amber s...
Category
1960s Impressionist Oil Paintings
Materials
Oil
Still Life with Book, Oil Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
A warm glow from a flickering candle illuminates the scene, casting soft light across every object. An antique clock nestled within a sculpture evokes a sense o...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Oil Paintings
Materials
Oil
R. Waring - German School 1737 Oil, The First Sword
Located in Corsham, GB
A fine portrait study dated 1737 portraying a young boy from a noble family bearing his first sword. Dressed in fine military-style clothing, he clutches a small sword in one hand an...
Category
Early 18th Century Oil Paintings
Materials
Oil
Moonlit Tranquility: Hugo Carlberg’s Atmospheric Nocturne, c. 1910–1913
Located in Stockholm, SE
A rare and poetic nocturne by Swedish artist Hugo Carlberg, Moonlight evokes the hushed stillness of a moonlit landscape. Silvery reflections shimmer across the water as tall trees c...
Category
1910s Post-Impressionist Oil Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
$4,666 Sale Price
20% Off
"Golden Girl" Black Outline Bunny on Gold Background Oil Painting Framed
By Hunt Slonem
Located in New York, NY
This piece depicts a gestural figure of bunny against a gold background. Inspired by nature and a genuine love for animals, Slonem's paintings encompass unique inspirations drawn fro...
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Oil Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media, Oil, Wood Panel
Vintage Impressionist Large Tropical Red Flower Painting
By P. Russo
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
5-3048 Oversized red floral painting on canvas applied to board
Set in a vintage wood frame
Neapolitan artist P. Russo
Category
1970s Oil Paintings
Materials
Oil
Antique American School Abstract Expressionist Nature-scape Gilt Framed Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Early American school modernist abstract landscape. Oil on canvas. Nicely framed.
Category
1930s Abstract Oil Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Onlookers" Original Oil Painting of Horses in a Landscape
Located in Denver, CO
Richard Rodriguez's (US based) "Onlookers" is an original oil painting that depicts a gathering of horses.
My Background
Brushes, pallet knives, scrapers & squeegees are used with...
Category
2010s Contemporary Oil Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
Heart Space - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Portrait, Men, Love, Home
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Shipping Procedure
Ships in a well-protected tube from Nigeria
This work is unique, not a print or other type of copy.
Accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity.
About Artist
Sam...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Oil Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
The Bathers
By Harold Knight
Located in Petworth, West Sussex
Attributed to Harold Knight (British,1874-1961)
The Bathers
oil on canvas
signed `H. KNIGHT’ (lower right)
13 x 16.1/8 in. (33 x 41 cm.)
Category
20th Century Impressionist Oil Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$3,842
Huge 18th Century Flemish Classical Oil Painting Travellers River Landscape
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Travellers in Landscape
Flemish Old Master, 18th century
oil on on canvas, unframed
canvas : 29 x 39 inches
Provenance: private collection, France
Condition: very good condition
For...
Category
18th Century Old Masters Oil Paintings
Materials
Oil
Antique English Impressionist Signed Dog Portrait Landscape Terrier Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique English dog portrait landscape oil painting. Oil on board. Framed. Signed. Measuring: 28 by 31 inches overall, and 20 by 24 painting alone. In excellent original condition...
Category
1920s Impressionist Oil Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
French school Still Life Oil painting Signed
Located in Zofingen, AG
➡️Still Life painting from C Romey⬅️
This is a still-life painting depicting a variety of fruits spilling from a wicker basket onto a table with a white and red cloth. The artwork f...
Category
20th Century Tonalist Oil Paintings
Materials
Gesso, Oil, Stretcher Bars
$404 Sale Price
75% Off
Evocation (Hudson River School Landscape Oil Painting of Sunset, Framed)
Located in Hudson, NY
Hudson River School inspired landscape painting of sunset with orange glow
“Evocation” painted by Jane Bloodgood-Abrams in 2014
oil on canvas
48 x 60 inches / 49.25 x 61.5 inches wi...
Category
2010s Hudson River School Oil Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Hey" Black Outline Bunny on Castleton Green Background Oil Painting Wood Framed
By Hunt Slonem
Located in New York, NY
A wonderful composition of one of Slonem's most iconic subjects, Bunnies. This piece depicts a gestural figure of a black bunny on a castleton green background with thick use of pain...
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Oil Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
A Hilltop Village Amid Rolling Hills and Rocky Terraces Cloudy Sky Landscape
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Rustic Village Landscape
by Max Toutain (1935-2006)
oil painting on board, unframed
board : 29 x 37 inches
Provenance: all the paintings we have by this artist have come from the art...
Category
Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Oil Paintings
Materials
Oil
Village 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: 2025
Style: Impressionism,
Title: Village
Size: 12" x 13.5" x 0.8'' ...
Category
2010s Impressionist Oil Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Linen, Oil
Sun and Waves
Located in Oslo, NO
This painting was created on a winter day on the North Shore of Oahu, Hawaii.
"That afternoon, the sun was blindingly bright, and I walked out out to the black volcanic rocks to pa...
Category
2010s Impressionist Oil Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$685 Sale Price
20% Off
Impressionist Oil Painting Port Scene with Green Dome and Fishing Boats
By Fanch Lel
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Impressionist Oil Painting Port Scene with Green Dome and Fishing Boats
By Fanch Lel
Signed: Yes
Size: 13.25 x 16.25 inches (height x width)
Oil painting on board, unframed
C...
Category
20th Century Impressionist Oil Paintings
Materials
Oil
In The Making 1 -21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative, Abstract, Colour Africa
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
By and by
Too many thoughts rooted in my soul
So many memories, the good and the bad
They all shaped me.
Colourful in a wink, darkness looted.
But when it's all going grey, it shine...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Oil Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Blue-Green Abstract Ocean Painting on Wood with Textured Brushwork – "Sea", 2024
By Sula Repani
Located in FISTERRA, ES
Original abstract ocean painting by Greek-Galician artist Sula Repani, titled "Sea". This intimate work captures the shifting tones and meditative presence of the sea through soft, l...
Category
2010s Abstract Oil Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
French School 18th Century Oil - Portrait of a Lady
Located in Corsham, GB
A classical 18th-century, French School, portrait of a lady, positioned in a three-quarter view with her hand thoughtfully placed near her face. Unsigned. On canvas on stretchers.
Category
Early 18th Century Oil Paintings
Materials
Oil
Huge 1950's French Signed Oil Painting Young Lady Knitting in Interior Room
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Lady Knitting in Interior
by Emile Courtin (French 1923-1997)
signed lower right corner
oil painting on canvas, unframed
canvas size: 57.5 x 45.5 inches
condition: overall good and s...
Category
Mid-20th Century Impressionist Oil Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Orange and Pink Cattleya Orchids Still Life 20th Century French Oil Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Cattleya Orchids
by Annie Faure (French 1940-2021)
signed lower corner
oil painting on canvas, unframed
canvas size: 24 x 28.5 inches
condition: overall very good, minor surface scuf...
Category
Late 20th Century French School Oil Paintings
Materials
Oil
Portrait of a Classic 19th-Century Beauty
Located in San Francisco, CA
Everything about this portrait denotes an aristocratic sitter. Enrobed in an off-white silken gown, the young lady is adorned by a string of pearls extending beyond her waist. Since ...
Category
19th Century Other Art Style Oil Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Lucien-Victor Guirand de Scévola (1871-1950) A Seascape with bathers, oil signed
Located in Paris, FR
Lucien-Victor Guirand de Scévola ( 1871 – 1950)
A Seascape with bathers
signed upper left
Oil on paper transeferred on canvas
18 x 29.5 cm
In good condition a very slight indentat...
Category
1920s Art Deco Oil Paintings
Materials
Oil
French Post-Impressionist Oil Painting Mid 20th Century Parasol on Beach
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Parasol on the Beach
French School, mid 20th century
oil on canvas (very thickly painted), unframed
Canvas : 21 x 26 inches
Provenance: private collection, Paris
Condition: very good...
Category
Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Oil Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Table top bottles still life painting
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Beautiful Italian Still Life painting by unknown artist in the style of Giorgio Morandi.
Oil on panel, measuring 16 1/8 x 22 inches. ca. 1960s
Artist board and fixtures are Italian.
Category
Mid-20th Century Realist Oil Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
"Cloudy Vision" Contemporary Longhorn Framed Oil on Canvas Painting
Located in Baltimore, MD
“Cloudy Vision” is a framed oil on canvas painting by Sherri Belassen, presenting a stylized longhorn against a vibrant blue sky, rendered with a mix of abstraction and texture. The ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Oil Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Paint
Antique English Grand Tour Old Master Oil Figures Classical Arcadian Landscape
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Classical Landscape
oil on canvas, framed
framed: 29 x 37 inches
canvas : 19 x 27 inches
Provenance: private collection, UK
Condition: the frame is exceptionally fragile and vulnerab...
Category
Early 19th Century Old Masters Oil Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Abstract 2519
Located in Zofingen, AG
In creating this piece, I let my emotions and intuition guide each stroke, pulling from deep within to layer acrylics in a dance of chaos and serenity. Here, abstract forms and visce...
Category
2010s Abstract Oil Paintings
Materials
Oil, Acrylic
Jacob Huysmans (Attributed), Portrait Of A Lady With Pearls
Located in Cheltenham, GB
This splendid mid-17th-century half-length portrait attributed to Flemish artist, Jacob Huysmans (c.1630-1696) depicts a lady wearing a brown and ivory dress decorated with pearls, t...
Category
Mid-17th Century Baroque Oil Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Hunting Still Life oil on canvas painting
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Title of the Artwork: Hunting Still Life
Artist: Josep Serrasanta (1916-1998)
Technique: Oil on canvas
Dimensions: 39.37 x 31.89 in
Date: 1949
Artistic Movement: Romantic Realism wit...
Category
1940s Impressionist Oil Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$1,071 Sale Price
40% Off
Nature's Quietude, Abstract Oil Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
This painting offers a moody, atmospheric view where land and sky seem to blur into one. Quick, expressive brushstrokes suggest movement across the scene, as ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Oil Paintings
Materials
Oil
Antique 19th century English Landscape of Children playing by a Lake or Loch
Located in Woodbury, CT
Edgar Longstaffe (1852–1933)
Children Playing by a Lakeside landscape , oil on canvas, circa 1890
This serene and luminous landscape by Edgar Longstaffe, painted circa 1890, capture...
Category
1890s Victorian Oil Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Old Corner in Schuls by Ernest Voegeli - Oil on Canvas 46x60 cm
Located in Geneva, CH
Ernest Voegeli is an artist who has found his path through a combination of solid technique and a clear, insightful approach to color, form, and composition. While his work is primar...
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Oil Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
'Divers (Les Plongeurs)' by French Post Impressionist Pierre Noury oil painting
By Pierre Noury
Located in Petworth, West Sussex
Pierre Noury (French, 1894–1981)
Les Plongeurs
Oil on board
Signed ‘NOURY’ (lower left)
21.625 x 18 in. (54.8 x 46 cm)
Les Plongeurs is a dynamic and sculptural composition by Frenc...
Category
20th Century Post-Impressionist Oil Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Post-Cubist Oil Painting of Artist’s Studio Interior by Sophie Dumont
Located in LANGRUNE-SUR-MER, FR
L’Instant de l’Esquisse is an original oil painting by French contemporary artist Sophie Dumont, known for her stylized libraries, abstract landscapes, and painterly interiors. Paint...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Oil Paintings
Materials
Oil
Meeting Figurative Surrealism Original oil Painting, Ready to Hang
Located in Granada Hills, CA
Tigran Hovumyan
Figurative Surrealist Oil Painter
Artwork Title: Meeting
Medium: Original Oil on Linen
Dimensions: 36" x 47" x 1" (91 x 120 x 3 cm)
Year: 2012
Unframed, Stretched o...
Category
2010s Surrealist Oil Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
French school Still Life Oil painting Signed
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...
Category
Early 20th Century Tonalist Oil Paintings
Materials
Gesso, Oil, Stretcher Bars, Canvas, Linen
$404 Sale Price
75% Off
"In Repose" (2025) By Matt Talbert, Original Oil Painting, Portrait
By Matt Talbert
Located in Denver, CO
Matt Talbert's "In Repose" (2025) is an original, handmade oil painting on panel that depicts a portrait of a brunette seated at a table in deep contemplation.
Artist bio/statement...
Category
2010s Realist Oil Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
Architecture du savoir, Abstract Contemporary Library, Expressionism, Oil
Located in LANGRUNE-SUR-MER, FR
Medium: Oil on linen canvas
Canvas size: 50 x 50 cm (19.68 x 19.68 in)
Framed size: 57 x 57 cm (22.44 x 22.44 in)
Frame: American box frame (choice of black or natural wood)
Year: 20...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Oil Paintings
Materials
Oil
"Italian Caffe Scene by the Park" Impressionist Oil Painting with Figures Framed
Located in New York, NY
A whimsical oil painting depicting a Cafe scene with figures in Paris by the Park during spring by Luigi Cagliani. As an Italian Impressionist artist, most of Cagliani's works were p...
Category
Early 20th Century Impressionist Oil Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Pomegranate Deep Red Brown Pocket Painting 3c4c, oil paint, still life
Located in Deddington, GB
Pocket Deep Red Brown Pomegranate 3c (canvas size 7.5x7.5cm) is an original oil painting by Dani Humberstone as part of her Pocket painting series featuring small scale realistic oil...
Category
2010s Contemporary Oil Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
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