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Medium: Oil
French Cubist Modernist Abstract Green Landscape with Trees 1970's Oil Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Abstract Landscape
The artist, Raymond Guidot (1935 - 2021) was a Parisian art historian, critique and teacher.
oil painting on board, unframed
board: 10.5 x 8.75 inches
stamped ve...
Category
Late 20th Century Cubist Oil Paintings
Materials
Oil
Pastoral Scene at Auvers sur Oise by Durch friend of van Gogh Barbizon landscape
By Théophile de Bock
Located in Norwich, GB
You may have recognised the church in the painting, Our Lady of the Assumption in Auvers sur Oise, made famous by van Gogh's 1890 portrait of it. Interestingly, the present work was ...
Category
1880s Barbizon School Oil Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Antique American Impressionist Framed Coastal Seascape Original Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American impressionist signed coastal seascape oil painting. Oil on canvasboard. Framed. Signed. Measuring: 14 by 18 inches overall, and 12 by 16 painting alone. In excelle...
Category
1940s Modern Oil Paintings
Materials
Oil
Quiet Observer, Oil Painting
By Karen Barton
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
Inspired by the fox’s clever charm, this portrait captures both its keen expression and lively spirit. Artist Karen Barton layered oil paint using a mix of pa...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Oil Paintings
Materials
Oil
"View of Venice Canal" Orientalist Post-Impressionist Oil Painting on Canvas
Located in New York, NY
A masterful oil painting depicting a view of a Venice Canal signed by Morgan lower right. This detailed work depicting scenes from daily life and of the gondolas of Venice is truly b...
Category
20th Century Post-Impressionist Oil Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Landscape 141 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
Listed Artist Hewett Jackson Original Oil Painting Tall Ship Seascape Framed
Located in Palm Coast, FL
Up for sale is an original oil painting on canvas by listed maritime artist Hewett R. Jackson (1914–2007). This striking nautical scene depicts a majestic tall sailing ship breaking ...
Category
Late 20th Century Impressionist Oil Paintings
Materials
Oil
"More Over" Bunny on French Light Blue Background Oil Painting on 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 French Blue background with thick use of paint. I...
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Oil Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
I dreamt of the sea - Large abstract seascape painting
Located in Silverthorne, CO
A large abstract seascape painting dedicated to the magic of the Mediterranean. An opening, moving, dancing wave. In a palette of bright greens, blues. On a background of layered mut...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Oil Paintings
Materials
Oil
Blue and White Bowl with Cherries, Oil Painting
By Pat Doherty
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
Luscious red cherries fill a blue and white ceramic bowl, their glossy surface catching the light. A soft purple tone creates a soothing contrast in the backgro...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Oil Paintings
Materials
Oil
White Landscape Unique Abstract Landscape, Marilina Marchica 2025 Made in Italy
Located in Agrigento, AG
White Landscape is an original artwork by Marilina Marchica, created in 2025. This abstract and minimalist landscape evokes a silent and contemplative horizon, blending the painterly...
Category
2010s Abstract Oil Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Raphael's workshop (Umbrian Renaissance) - 16th century figure painting - Virgin
Located in Varmo, IT
Umbrian painter (16th century) - Madonna and Child in a Landscape (Madonna Conestabile).
19 x 18 cm unframed, 34 x 33 cm with frame.
Oil on canvas mounted on panel, in a gilded woo...
Category
16th Century Old Masters Oil Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
"Old boat" Original impressionistic landscape . Plain air . Small oil painting
Located in Oslo, NO
Crafted with oil, this impressionistic piece channels the soul of nautical tranquility. The serene water cradles the aging boat, a relic of bygone adventures, whispering tales of the...
Category
2010s Post-Impressionist Oil Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Florentine Expressions: A Portrait Series III
Located in London, GB
"Florentine Expressions: A Portrait Series III", oil on canvas, mounted on board, Florentine School (circa 1980s-90s). This gallery has acquired a number of paintings through an inte...
Category
Late 20th Century Modern Oil Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Board
19th Century Antique Oil Painting Castle on Hill Lake Boat Figures Gilt Frame
Located in Stockholm, SE
This charming 19th century antique oil painting captures a romantic European castle on a hill overlooking a tranquil lake. The composition features two figures enjoying a boat ride o...
Category
Late 19th Century Realist Oil Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
Still Life with Oysters - The earliest known still life in Swedish art history
Located in Stockholm, SE
This previously unpublished painting was first securely attributed to Govert Dircksz Camphuysen in 1944, following an examination at the Nationalmuseum in Stockholm during which the ...
Category
1650s Old Masters Oil Paintings
Materials
Oak, Oil, Wood Panel
Persian Morning II (Abstract expressionist mid-century Indiana artist painting)
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Mary Ann Robertson (1923-1911).
Persian Morning II, 1964.
Oil and paper on canvas.
25 x 36 1/2 inches. overall frame size 37 1/2 x 26 inches.
notes: Nashville, IN woman artist....
Category
Mid-20th Century Abstract Expressionist Oil Paintings
Materials
Oil, Handmade Paper
"Potential" Abstracted Landscape Oil Painting
Located in Westport, CT
Potential pulses with kinetic color and form, offering a vibrant abstraction of a forest path flooded with light. Bri Custer’s distinctive approach blends bold geometry with nuanced ...
Category
2010s Impressionist Oil Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
The Cornish Fisherman Signed Antique Oil Painting Portrait Old Sea Salt Sailor
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Cornish Fisherman
Signed by David W. Haddon (British, flourished end of the 19th century)
Oil on board, framed
framed: 13 x 11 inches
board: 10 x 8 inches
Provenance: Private col...
Category
Late 19th Century Victorian Oil Paintings
Materials
Oil
Antique 19th Century Pastoral Landscape Oil on Canvas Old Master Style Signed
Located in Stockholm, SE
This antique oil painting on canvas represents a masterfully painted pastoral landscape from the first half of the 19th century and executed in the style of the old masters school. T...
Category
1830s Realist Oil Paintings
Materials
Gold
Impressionist Painting of Venetian Canal with Bridge and Sunlit Buildings
By Fanch Lel
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Impressionist Painting of Venetian Canal with Bridge and Sunlit Buildings
By Fanch Les
Size: 18.25 x 15.25 inches (height x width)
Oil painting on cardboard, unframed
Conditio...
Category
20th Century Impressionist Oil Paintings
Materials
Oil
Huge 18th Century Classical Italianate Arcadian Landscape Figures & Buildings
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Figures in an Arcadian Landscape
Italian School, 18th century
follower of Claude Lorrain (French 1600-1682)
oil painting on canvas: 28 x 36 inches
framed: 39.5 by 47 inches
presented...
Category
18th Century Old Masters Oil Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Wild Ecstasy - Minimalism, Art Deco, Abstract, Bold, Invest, Colorful, Joy
By Karnish Art
Located in Cullinan, ZA
Title: Wild Extasy
Minimalism, Art Deco, Abstract, Bold, Invest, Colorful, Joy, Ecstasy
This series connects to that around as well as that within.
Wild Extasy takes the viewer to...
Category
2010s Abstract Expressionist Oil Paintings
Materials
Oil, Acrylic
Wooded River Landscape - Early 20th Century French Impressionist Oil Painting
Located in Sevenoaks, GB
* No US duty or taxes to pay on this item *
A beautful early 20th century French imprressionist oil on panel depicting a wooded river landsape.
The work is superbly executed very,...
Category
Early 20th Century Impressionist Oil Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
Spring in Cadaqués Spain mediterranean seascape
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Title: Spring in Cadaqués
Author: Rafael Duran Benet (1931–2005)
Technique: Oil on canvas board
Dimensions: 14.96 x 18.11 in
Signature: Signed "R. Duran" in the lower left corner
Dat...
Category
1970s Post-Impressionist Oil Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Cardboard
$547 Sale Price
23% Off
Over Peaks and Valleys, Impressionist Landscape, Pastel Tones, Acrylic on Canvas
Located in Barcelona, ES
This is a beautiful landscape painting by Alexandra Czierpka. By reducing color and form to their essentials, she invites the observer to contemplate the harmony between humans and n...
Category
2010s Impressionist Oil Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil Crayon, Oil, Acrylic
Fleeting Spring Women Figurative Oil Painting, Handmade Artwork, One of a Kind
Located in Granada Hills, CA
Women Figurative Art
Artist: Ashot Muradyan
Work: Original Painting, Handmade Artwork, One of a Kind
Medium: Oil on Linen
Year: 2025
Style: Impressionism,
Title: Fleeting Spring
Si...
Category
2010s Impressionist Oil Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Abstract 3, Abstract Oil Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
Lighter shades of green and white contrast with the gray elements in this abstract composition. Scratches around the work provide a light texture. Artist Doroth...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Oil Paintings
Materials
Oil
My thoughts flood back to you - warm pink and gold abstract painting
Located in Silverthorne, CO
A warm, enveloping ethereal painting, made for contemplation and wonder. A story that never ends, is never the same. A romance. A dreamscape.
That is "My thoughts flood back to you",...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Oil Paintings
Materials
Oil
Vintage Fish Still Life oil painting fish and lemons large mid-century painting
Located in AIGNAN, FR
Mid-Century still life oil painting of a fish, lemons and a bottle of cognac. The painting is signed and dated in the bottom right. With vibrant but gentle colours, the artist has ...
Category
1950s French School Oil Paintings
Materials
Oil
Still Life - Mid 20th Century Belgian Cubist Oil on Canvas Modernist Painting
Located in Sevenoaks, GB
A superb mid 20th century Belgian cubist still life depicting objects on a table top, by Rob Debont.
Excellent quality and condition decorative work which is in very good original ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Cubist Oil Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"View of Venice Canal" Orientalist Post-Impressionist Oil Painting on Canvas
By T.E. Pencke
Located in New York, NY
A masterful oil painting depicting a view of a Venice Canal by T.E. Pencke. As an Impressionist and orientalist painter, he was known for his detailed works depicting scenes from dai...
Category
20th Century Post-Impressionist Oil Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
You Are My Home - Colorful Textural Floral Still Life Oil Painting
Located in Los Angeles, CA
With a contemporary perspective on still-life painting and inspired by paintings created by old masters, German artist Katharina Husslein paints in a representational manner to captu...
Category
2010s Photorealist Oil Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Impressionist Venetian Canal Scene with Gondolas and Basilica by Fanch Lel
By Fanch Lel
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Impressionist Venetian Canal Scene with Gondolas and Basilica by Fanch Lel
By Fanch Lel
Size: 19.75 x 24 inches (height x width)
Oil painting on cardboard, unframed
Condition:...
Category
20th Century Impressionist Oil Paintings
Materials
Oil
“Blue Landscape – Original Abstract Painting on Paper by Marilina Marchica
Located in Agrigento, AG
Description:
Blue Landscape is an original abstract painting by Italian artist Marilina Marchica, created in 2025 using pure pigment on Paper. The artwork measures 54x 50 cm .
This p...
Category
2010s Contemporary Oil Paintings
Materials
Cotton Canvas, Oil
French Impressionist Harbour View with Boats and Curved Pier
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: French Impressionist Harbour View with Boats and Curved Pier
By F.T. Roussel
Signed: yes
Size: 20 x 25.25 inches (height x width)
Oil painting on board, unframed
Condition: Th...
Category
20th Century Impressionist Oil Paintings
Materials
Oil
Portrait of Girl with Amazon Hat French School of the 19th Century Signed
Located in Pistoia, IT
Hélène Le Roy d'Etiolles (1864-1939). Portrait of girl dressed in amazon. oil on canvas signed lower right "He le Roy d'Etiolles," late 19th century.
A great portraitist, the French...
Category
Late 19th Century French School Oil Paintings
Materials
Oil
Hand painted Artist Proof-Magnolias-Weaver Series-British Awarded Artist #2 of 3
Located in London, GB
This stunning Artist's Proof is an one-off, oil hand-painted and gilded by the artist , signed at front and on the back label too; each proof is 80% hand painted and gold gilded by S...
Category
2010s Abstract Expressionist Oil Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
Family Dinner, Oil Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
A family eats dinner and talks about their day. The glowing, soft-focus background and amber palette evoke warmth, love, and perhaps nostalgia, while the styliz...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Oil Paintings
Materials
Oil
California Impressionist Oil Painting Franz A. Bischoff Laguna Seascape
Located in Chesterfield, NJ
Franz Arthur Bischoff seascape
Laguna Tide Pools
oil/board
13 x 19 unframed, 19.5 x 25.5 framed sight size
Provenance Private collection, Northern California, Bonhams
Condition repor...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Oil Paintings
Materials
Oil
Fox Framed Oil Painting on Prepared Cardboard, Contemporary Animal Portrait
By Sula Repani
Located in FISTERRA, ES
Contemporary animal painting in oil on prepared cardboard titled Fox, featuring a vivid red fox in motion against expressive fields of violet and ochre.
This contemporary animal pai...
Category
2010s Contemporary Oil Paintings
Materials
Oil, Cardboard
"Score" Black Outline Bunny on Gold Background Oil Painting Wood Panel Framed
By Hunt Slonem
Located in New York, NY
This piece depicts a gestural figure of bunny against a gold scored background with ultramarine blue accents. Inspired by nature and a genuine love for animals, Slonem's paintings en...
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Oil Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media, Oil, Wood Panel
Florentine Expressions: A Portrait Series XX (circa 1980s-90s)
Located in London, GB
"Florentine Expressions: A Portrait Series XX", oil on canvas mounted on board, Florentine School (circa 1980s-90s). This gallery has acquired a number of paintings through an interm...
Category
1980s Modern Oil Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Board
Nude, oil painting, oil on canvas, impressionistic, live model
Located in Oslo, NO
This intimate oil painting captures a moment of quiet rest and vulnerability. Painted alla prima, the artist works swiftly and expressively, allowing brushstrokes to remain visible a...
Category
2010s Impressionist Oil Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$2,238 Sale Price
20% Off
Impressionistic Seascape Painting Michael Budden Moonlight Nocturne
Located in Chesterfield, NJ
Under Moonlight
oil/panel 6 x 8 image
Under Moonlight is an oil painting on canvas panel by award winning contemporary artist Michael Budden that showcases a uniquely beautiful seasc...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Impressionist Oil Paintings
Materials
Oil
Antique Pastoral Landscape with River and Haystacks Giltwood Framed Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
An atmospheric tonalist landscape oil on canvas, capturing the soft haze of late summer over a meandering river valley. In the foreground, traditional bound haystacks punctuate a slo...
Category
1930s Impressionist Oil Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Profile Portrait of a Boy - 19th Century Oil on Canvas
Located in Stockholm, SE
The painting titled Portrait of a Boy in Profile, attributed to Friedrich Wasmann (1805–1886), exemplifies the refined portraiture characteristic of the Biedermeier period. Executed ...
Category
Mid-19th Century Other Art Style Oil Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Cardboard
$2,761 Sale Price
38% Off
"Tulips on Silver" Pair of Red Tulips on Silver Background Oil Painting Framed
By Hunt Slonem
Located in New York, NY
A wonderful composition of one of Slonem's newest series, Tulips. This piece depicts 2 gestural red Tulips on a silver background with thick use of paint. It is housed in a wonderful...
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Oil Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel, Mixed Media
"Marie (Mother)" Large Oil Work of Woman and Child, Smiling in Leaves, Botanical
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This piece titled "Marie (Mother)" is an original artwork by Alain Jean-Baptiste and is made of oil sticks and oil paints on canvas and measures approximately 60"h x 48"w.
Alain Je...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Oil Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Oil Crayon
Asleep Model - Original oil on canvas - Signed
Located in Paris, IDF
Claude Gaveau
Asleep Model, 1975
Original oil on canvas
Signed in the lower right corner
Signed again on the back
On canvas 60 x 73 cm (c. 24 x 29 in)
Very good condition
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Oil Paintings
Materials
Oil
Impressionistic sky Landscape Oil Painting Michael Budden Sky Cloud Study
Located in Chesterfield, NJ
Morning Sky
oil/panel
9 x 12 unframed, 15.5 x 18.5 framed
Morning Sky is a new oil on panel painting just completed in the studio. The painting exudes the rich qualities of oil pain...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Oil Paintings
Materials
Oil
Young Woman Fetching Water oil on canvas painting Spain
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Title: Young Woman Fetching Water
Artist: Jesús Villar (1930–2015)
Medium: Oil on canvas
Dimensions: 39.4 x 20.1 in
Estimated date: c. 2000
Signature: Signed lower left: "Villar...
Category
Early 2000s Expressionist Oil Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$4,285 Sale Price
28% Off
Roy Henry Brown NA American Impressionist Landscape Oil Painting 1879-1956
Located in Chesterfield, NJ
An oil painting on panel by artist Roy Henry Brown possible western scene signed lower right. Painting is under glass. The image measures sight size 5 x 7.25 and 10.25 x 12.50 framed...
Category
Early 20th Century Impressionist Oil Paintings
Materials
Oil
Antique American Impressionist "Sub Zero Hinsdale" Chicago Street Scene Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
A charming and atmospheric winter nocturne by Chester Bratten, titled "Hinsdale Sub-Zero," this oil on canvas captures a quiet, snowy evening scene in downtown Hinsdale, Illinois. A ...
Category
1940s Impressionist Oil Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Florentine Expressions: A Portrait Series VII
Located in London, GB
"Florentine Expressions: A Portrait Series VII", oil on canvas, mounted on board, Florentine School (circa 1980s-90s). This gallery has acquired a number of paintings through an inte...
Category
Late 20th Century Modern Oil Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Board
Tribute to Cezanne : 14 Apples - Original oil on canvas, Signed
Located in Paris, IDF
Pierre GARCIA FONS
Tribute to Cezanne : 14 Apples, 1964
Original oil painting
Signed upper right corner
Signed and titled on the back
On canvas 50 x 50 cm (c. 20 x 20 inch)
PROVEN...
Category
1980s Post-Impressionist Oil Paintings
Materials
Oil
Hyde Park, London, 1900s by American artist Richard Hayley Lever, oil on canvas
Located in Petworth, West Sussex
Richard Hayley Lever (American, 1876–1958)
Hyde Park Promenade at Apsley Gate, c. 1900–1905
Oil on canvas laid down on board
Signed ‘Hayley LEVER’ (lower right)
6.75 x 9.625 in. (17....
Category
Early 20th Century Impressionist Oil Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Board
"Parisian Street Scene at Twilight" Post War Impressionist Oil Canvas Painting
Located in New York, NY
A masterful oil painting depicting a view of Paris at twilight. This piece is a pertinent example of the works produced during the 20th Century by the artist with use of beautiful co...
Category
20th Century Post-Impressionist Oil Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
RFD#1
By Dale Nichols
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...
Category
1930s American Modern Oil Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$75,000
Sunset on the Cheshire Plain - Large Impressionist Horses in Landscape Painting
Located in Sevenoaks, GB
A beautiful large signed and dated 1943 English impressionsit oil on board depicting horses in a landscape at sunset, by William Ongley Miller.
Excellent quality and condition atmos...
Category
1940s Impressionist Oil Paintings
Materials
Oil
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