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Period: Early 1900s
Óleo sobre tela - Retrato de caballero con sombrero
Located in Sant Celoni, ES
Firmado en la parte inferior (desconozco el artista) Se presenta sin enmarcar la pintura El estado de la pintura es aceptable Medidas obra: 58 x 48 cm.
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Academic Early 1900s Paintings

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Oil

Lilac flowers at the door, 1901 uplifting floral still life large oil on canvas
Located in Norwich, GB
Here is a painting that will lift you - one feels happy every time one looks at it. It is such a lovely, unusual twist to the theme of the floral still life: here we have flowers, not in a vase, but attached to a wooden front door. I wonder if the artist did this with actual flowers, perhaps for a sweetheart, and then decided to paint the scene? At any rate: who wouldn't want to come home to find a large bunch of glorious lilac as they come home? The artist is Emile Baudoux (1850 -1929), who studied with Humbert and Cabanel. Paris-born, he liked to work in Normandy, where he had his studio. He exhibited his work at the "Salon des Artistes Français" until 1927, where he obtained a gold medal in 1910. The important oil on canvas presented here, dating from 1901, may have been shown at the Salon, as it bears an exhibition number "30" at the upper right of the canvas. It is signed and dated at the lower left as seen in the photos. Measuring 81 x 60 cm, the overall size including its original large oak frame...
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Impressionist Early 1900s Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Impressionist River landscape, English Fisherman on river at Sunrise and Cottage
Located in Woodbury, CT
Impressionist River landscape, English Fisherman on river at Sunrise with a Cottage. Owen Morgan was a classic British Impressionist. While Impressionism is often associated with F...
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Impressionist Early 1900s Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

"At the Annual Fair", an early 20th Century oil on canvas by Alberto Plá Rubio
Located in Madrid, ES
ALBERTO PLA Y RUBIO Spanish, 1867 - 1937 AT THE ANNUAL FAIR signed & dated "Pla Rubio, 909" (lower right) oil on canvas 14 X 25-5/8 inches (35.5 X 65 cm.) ...
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Post-Impressionist Early 1900s Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

A Sussex Farm - Fauvist Landscape Oil Painting by Robert Polhill Bevan
By Robert Polhill Bevan
Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire
Fauvist oil on board landscape circa 1905 by British painter Robert Polhill Bevan. The piece depicts a view of farm in Sussex. The red-roofed farmhouses are nestled between lush gree...
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Fauvist Early 1900s Paintings

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Oil, Board

Maurice Courant, "Vapeurs en vallée de Seine", 1906, huile sur toile
By Maurice Courant
Located in BOULOGNE-BILLANCOURT, FR
Originaire du Havre, Maurice Courant est un artiste spécialisé dans les marines. Comme son cousin Lucien Gros, il étudie dans l’atelier d’Ernest Meissonnier et s’installe au Clos de ...
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Impressionist Early 1900s Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

French Oil painting on Canvas, a reclining Nude 19Th
Located in Gavere, BE
French Oil painting on Canvas, a reclining Nude 19Th Additional Info: Title: reclining nude Medium: original oil on canvas Signature: Signed lower right Provenance: private collect...
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Impressionist Early 1900s Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Antique oil on canvas, English beach scene, with sand dunes and people walking
Located in Woodbury, CT
Well-painted English early 20th-century beach scene landscape Daniel Sherrin 1868-1940 signed L. Richards This is a framed original oil painting on canvas by the late British painter Daniel Sherrin who painted under the pseudonym of L Richards. It is signed and was painted circa 1910 and is in excellent condition. BIOGRAPHY Daniel Sherrin (1868-1940) Daniel Sherrin was the son of John Sherrin...
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Victorian Early 1900s Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Water Let in on a Field of Alfalfa
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Signed with initials M.P. (lower right); inscribed Article III. "Irrigation" water let in on a field of alfalfa (in the lower margin) Written on back "February of 1902. Hot Springs,...
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Early 1900s Paintings

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Oil

1900's French Oil Painting Impressionist Portrait Sketch Portrait Young Lady
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Portrait of Young Lady French School, early 1900's period oil on canvas, unframed canvas: 26 x 21 inches provenance: private collection, Paris condition: very good and sound condition
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Modern Early 1900s Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

Early 20th Century Mt. Shasta Landscape
Located in Soquel, CA
A beautiful and substantial painting of a distant view of snow capped Mount Shasta "in the style of" Lorenz Griffith (American, 1889-1968). Unsigned. Disp...
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American Impressionist Early 1900s Paintings

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Canvas, Oil, Cardboard

Late 19th Century Tonalist Rocky Mountain High Camp Landscape
Located in Soquel, CA
Late 19th Century Tonalist Rocky Mountain High Camp Landscape Wonderful 19th Century tonalist painting of Flat Top Mountain in the Rocky Mountains by unknown artist (American, late ...
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Tonalist Early 1900s Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Henry Wallace Methven "Impressionist Landscape" Water, Trees Summer Reflection
Located in Detroit, MI
Impressionist Landscape" is an exquisitely peaceful late summer scene along the banks of a quiet river. The dappling yellow and green leaves and the spots of blue sky give the perfect impressionistic feel to the scene. Impressionism was a style or movement in painting originating in France in the 1860s, characterized by a concern with depicting the visual impression of the moment, especially in terms of the shifting effect of light and color. Methven captured this impression perfectly. It is as fresh today as when it was painted in 1902 so much so that you can almost hear the rustle of the leaves and see the shifting light. The gold gilt frame is original to the piece. Without the frame the piece measures 20 h x 16 w. It is signed by the artist. Methven was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. In the 1930's he moved to Chicago, Illinois, where he painted with other area Chicago artists and showed at The Art Institute of Chicago. He spent his summers in Benton Harbor, Michigan, along Lake Michigan. He is known for his landscapes and water scenes. Michigan has numerous rivers, creeks and small lakes and Methven would have had a wealth of scenes to draw upon for his numerous oil paintings. He studied under Henry Fenton Spread who taught at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago and later founded Spread's Art Academy. In 1902, this academy became the Chicago Academy of Fine Arts. Spread was named the first president of the Chicago Society of Artists in 1889. Known primarily as a portraitist, Spread also painted landscape and genre scenes. Although a skilled artist, he did not exhibit widely; his primary legacy being fostering a love of art in Chicago. Fellow artist (and former student of Spread), Ralph Clarkson, the noted Chicago society portrait painter, stated that Spread' s "fine and advice formed the careers of the men who were not only to achieve prominence as artists, but to occupy leading places as art teachers". Harry Wallace Methven...
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Impressionist Early 1900s Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Close of Day - British 1900 Victorian art pine trees landscape oil painting
Located in London, GB
This lovely large Victorian landscape oil painting is by noted British artist Daniel Sherrin. Painted circa 1900 the painting is entitled Close of Day. The composition details a land...
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Realist Early 1900s Paintings

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Oil

Early 20th century Coastal English Impressionist scene
By Lionel Birch
Located in Woodbury, CT
Lionel Birch was a landscape and animal painter from the turn of the 19th to 20th century. He traveled throughout Europe painting and for a while lived in Florence Italy. Most of his...
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Impressionist Early 1900s Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

Portrait of Brian de Lolme Bullock - British Edwardian art oil painting
Located in London, GB
This absolutely charming Edwardian portrait oil painting is by noted artist Edward Francis Wells. Painted in 1908, the sitter is Brian de Lolme Bullock as a six year old boy. (See hi...
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Realist Early 1900s Paintings

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Oil

Edwardian Portrait of a Young Girl - Scottish 1909 art portrait oil painting
Located in London, GB
This lovely Scottish Edwardian portrait oil painting is by noted artist William Alexander Cuthbertson. It was painted in 1909 before Cuthbertson left Scotland on a travel scholarship...
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Realist Early 1900s Paintings

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Oil

Impressionist Autumn Landscape with Lake / - Diffuse Concretion -
Located in Berlin, DE
Wilhelm Feldmann (1859 Lüneburg - 1932 Lübeck), Impressionist autumn landscape with lake, around 1905. Pastel on cardboard, 46 cm x 31 cm (inside dimension), 52 cm x 37 cm (frame), s...
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Impressionist Early 1900s Paintings

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Gouache

Antique American Painting Boston Hills Massachusetts Harold B. Warren 1901
Located in Buffalo, NY
A gorgeous light-filled and highly detailed antique watercolor painting by English American artist Harold B. Warren. Harold Broadfield Warren was a landscape painter, illustrator, a...
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Realist Early 1900s Paintings

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Paper, Watercolor

Father Rushing Home with an Armload of Gifts, Saturday Evening Post Cover
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Father Rushing Home with an Armload of Gifts, The Saturday Evening Post Cover, December 4, 1909. A charming original cover for The Saturday Evening Post, published December 4, 1909,...
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Early 1900s Paintings

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Canvas, Oil, Masonite

Study St. Malo
Located in Bryn Mawr, PA
Provenance The Artist; Charles Prendergast (acquired from the above in 1924); Mrs. Charles Prendergast (thence by descent from theabove in 1948); Kraushaar Galleries, New York; Mr...
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Post-Impressionist Early 1900s Paintings

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Oil, Wood Panel

Early 20th century English Fox Hounds, Huntsmen &, horse and cart in landscape
Located in Woodbury, CT
Early 20th-century English oil painting with the subject taken from one of Robert Bloomfield's poems, The Farmers Boy. "E'en Sober Dobbin lifts his clumsy heel, and kicks, disdainful of the dirty wheel Edward Algernon Stuart Douglas...
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Victorian Early 1900s Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

Antique American Impressionist Signed Cafe Street Scene Framed Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Amazing and rare early American impressionist street scene oil painting by Reynolds Beal (1866/67 - 1951). Framed in a period giltwood Whistler impressionist frame. Oil on canvas....
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Impressionist Early 1900s Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Dream Blocks
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Mixed Media on Board Signature: Unsigned Sight Size 28.00" x 19.75", Framed 39.00" x 30.75" Little kid looking out the window. Exhibitions: Allentown Art Museum, At the Edge: Art of the Fantastic (June 3- September 9, 2013) Literature: Aileen C. Higgins, Dream Blocks, New York, 1908, illustrated in color as frontispieceMichael S. Schnessel, Jessie Willcox Smith, Toronto, Canada, 1977, pp. 45, 94Edward D. Nudelman, Jessie Willcox Smith: A Bibliography, Gretna, Louisiana, 1989, A. 26, illustrated in color p. 50 Edward D. Nudelman, Jessie Willcox Smith: American Illustrator, Gretna, Louisiana, 1990, pp. 34, 48Alice A. Carter, The Red Rose Girls...
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Other Art Style Early 1900s Paintings

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Mixed Media, Board

Tonalist Landscape
Located in Milford, NH
A fine tonalist landscape by American artist J. Francis Murphy (1853-1921). Murphy was born in Oswego, New York, he moved to Chicago in 1868, where his father was employed in the shipping industry. In Chicago, Murphy began working as a scene painter in a local theatre and was quickly promoted to lead his co-workers. Largely self-taught, his only training consisted of a few classes at the Chicago Academy of Design. There he became friends with Emil Carlsen and Theodore Robinson, and in 1873, Academy members elected him an Associate; a few weeks later, he became an Academician. His work was first exhibited at the National Academy of Design in 1876, where he was inducted eleven years later.He won numerous prizes, medals and honors for his landscape paintings, which are said to rank with those of George Inness, Alexander Wyant, and Homer Martin. Although his world was a limited one, his landscapes captured the forms of nature and the subtle nuances of the scene. Murphy was referred to as the "American Corot" because of his similarity to the painting style of Camille Corot (1796-1875), one of the original Barbizon...
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Tonalist Early 1900s Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Hunting Dogs Pointers French oil painting on canvas 19Th by F.E. Martinez
Located in Gavere, BE
Hunting Dogs Pointers French oil painting on canvas 19Th by F.E. Martinez. MARTINEZ was an French artist working around 1900. The artist's works have been offered for sale at public...
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French School Early 1900s Paintings

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Gold Leaf

HANS WACKER-ELSEN Germany (1868-1958) Antique oil on canvas Seascape, Gold Frame
Located in Palm Coast, FL
Up for sale is an antique original oil painting on canvas depicting a seascape - Figures in a sailboat in the open water. Signed in a lower-left corner H. Wacker, DF. DF - "Duesse...
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Impressionist Early 1900s Paintings

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Oil

Symbolist British Painting Prophet woman Peasants Art nouveau 20th
Located in PARIS, FR
ROBERTSON 20th Oil on canvas 60 x 73 cm (69 x 82 cm with frame) Signed and dated lower left "RBTSN / 1909" Very good condition Beautiful black frame with black edging This symbolist...
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Symbolist Early 1900s Paintings

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Oil

American School Portrait of a Lady
Located in New York, NY
Portrait of a Lady, c. 1900 Oil on canvas 36 x 28 1/2 in. Framed: 37 3/4 x 30 1/2 in.
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American Realist Early 1900s Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Rochers par temps gris - Impressionist Seascape Oil Painting by Emilio Boggio
Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire
A beautiful oil on panel circa 1900 by French impressionist painter Emilio Boggio. The piece depicts a coastal scene. The blue-green water crashes against the rocks on a grey day. S...
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Impressionist Early 1900s Paintings

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Oil, Panel

"French Landscape" Wilson Irvine, American Impressionist Rural French Town
Located in New York, NY
Wilson Irvine French Landscape, circa 1908 Signed lower right Oil on canvas 29 x 36 inches A prolific Impressionist with a penchant for atmospheric scenes, Illinois native Wilson I...
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American Impressionist Early 1900s Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

La Colline Saint Catherine - Post Impressionist Landscape Oil by Robert Pinchon
Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire
Signed fauvist oil on canvas riverscape c.1908 by French post impressionist painter Robert Antoine Pinchon. The work depicts a view of the River Seine in Rouen, with Saint Catherine'...
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Post-Impressionist Early 1900s Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

“The Harem Girl”
By Konrad Filip
Located in Southampton, NY
Here for your consideration is an intriguing portrait of a young harem girl in costume by the German artist, Konrad Filip. Signed by the artist top right, Munich. Condition is very ...
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Academic Early 1900s Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Daughter Reading to Mother - British 1900 Impressionist portrait oil painting
Located in London, GB
This most charming oil painting is attributed to the circle of noted British Impressionist artist Philip Wilson Steer. Painted circa 1900 this lovely Edwardian Impressionist paintin...
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Impressionist Early 1900s Paintings

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Oil

Main Street, Buffalo, New York, 1905
By Thomas Colletta
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Signed Verso and on Wagon Right "Thomas R. Colletta"
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Early 1900s Paintings

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Acrylic

Sailboats in Venice
By Santinetti
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Santinetti, Italian (XIXth-XXth) Title: Sailboats in Venice Year: 1900 Medium: Oil on Canvas, signed Size: 14 in. x 30 in. (35.56 cm x 76.2 cm) Frame: 26.5 x 36 inches
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Impressionist Early 1900s Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Portrait of a young man with a tie
Located in Genève, GE
Illegible signature Work on cardboard Golden wooden frame 49 x 44 x 4 cm
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Early 1900s Paintings

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Oil

Turn of Century American Figurative Maine Lobster Fisherman - Grandfather's Joy
Located in Soquel, CA
Turn of Century American Figurative Maine Lobster Fisherman - Grandfather's Joy A Old Lobster Fisherman ponders the future and the joy of grandchildren. Wonderful turn of century Ame...
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Impressionist Early 1900s Paintings

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Linen, Oil

Expressionist Colorful Landscape Oil Paint : San Antonio
Located in Segovia, ES
San Antonio . Oil on canvas by Spanish artist Chico Montilla. Measurements: (H) 65 x (W) 81 x 2 (D) cm. Framed 85 x 101 x 5 cm. San Antonio, another expressionist view of the countr...
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Expressionist Early 1900s Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

Rosella, Romantic Portrait circa 1900 by Francesco Paolo Michetti
By Francesco Paolo Michetti
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Francesco Paolo Michetti, Italian (1851 - 1929) Title: Rosella Year: circa 1900 Medium: Oil on Canvas, Signed Size: 30 x 20 inches [76.2 x 50.8 cm] Framed: 40 x 30 inches [10...
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Impressionist Early 1900s Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Portrait of a Lady in Black Hat - British Edwardian art oil painting
Located in London, GB
This striking British Edwardian portrait oil painting is by artist Shirley Slocombe. He painted it in 1901 and it is signed and dated lower right. The composition is a bust length po...
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Victorian Early 1900s Paintings

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Oil

Andrew Thomas Schwartz Neoclassical Style Painting
Located in New York, NY
Andrew Thomas Schwartz (American, 1867-1942) The Fates, c. 1900 Oil on canvas 30 x 30 in. Framed: 39 1/4 x 39 in. Andrew T. Schwartz was born in Louisville, Kentucky. His early education was in the public schools of his hometown, where he showed great promise as an artist. In 1890, he began intense art study with the famed Frank Duveneck at the Cincinnati ArtAcademy. He later studied with H. Siddons Mowbray at the Art Students League in New York, where he was awarded the Lazarus Scholarship for mural painting to study abroad, which resulted in three years of study in Italy, France, Germany and England. He was, at the time, only the second person to win that award. His work from the Lazarus trip was the subject of an individual show at the Pratt Institute in Brooklyn. He returned to the United States to assist his teacher Mowbray in decorating the University Club and J. P. Morgan's private library in New York. He later worked independently and developed a following as a mural painter. His reputation was certainly enhanced by the mural Christ, the Good Shepherd for the Baptist Church in South Londonderry, Vermont, which was considered at the time one of the best examples of mural painting. Other murals were painted for the Courthouse of New York, the New York YMCA, the Atkins Museum of Fine Art in Kansas City and the Kansas City Life Insurance Company Building. Schwartz also painted a number of other paintings in addition to his murals, including both figurative and landscapes. Many of his landscapes are views of New England. He exhibited extensively at the National Academy of Design, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts in Philadelphia, the Art Institute of Chicago, the Carnegie Institute in Pittsburgh, and other major cities. He was a member of the National Society of Mural Painters, the Salmagundi Club, the Architectural League of New York, Allied Artists of America, American Watercolor Society, the Circolo Artistico of Rome, Italy, and the Union International Des Beaux Arts et Des Lettres of Paris, France. A memorial show of Schwartz's work was held at the Lotus Club of New York City in 1944 through the efforts of the sculptor, Charles Keck. The dean of art critics of the time, Royal Cortissoz, viewed Schwartz's work before the exhibition in Keck's studio and wrote, "Schwartz could saturate an Italian scene in the handsome 'Roman Twilight' but when he came to paint the countryside of his native land he was moved solely by its racy sentiment. He had charm as well as craftsmanship." Perhaps the best tribute one artist can give another was given Schwartz by the famed American artist, Elihu Vedder...
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Other Art Style Early 1900s Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

The Rawhide Part III
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Oil on Paper Mounted to Board Signature: Signed Lower Right, Signed Again and Dated August of 1904 on Reverse The Rawhide Part III, 'He swung himself into the saddle and rode...
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Early 1900s Paintings

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Paper, Oil, Board

Farm Horse at Trough before a Tavern - British Victorian animal art oil painting
Located in London, GB
This lovely Victorian genre oil painting is by noted animal artist Arthur William Redgate. Painted circa 1900 the scene is a farm horse having a drink at a water trough outside a tav...
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Realist Early 1900s Paintings

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Oil

Rare Early 20th Century Cornish Harbor Fishing Boats Landscape 1910
Located in Soquel, CA
Important and historical painting titled, "Cornish Harbor With Boats" by Royal Academy of British Artists member Adolph M. Brougier (German, 1870-1926). Brougier exhibited at the 100th anniversary of the Reign of Queen Victoria Exhibition of 1911. Signed lower left corner "Brougier." Label on verso: "No 278, Adolph Brougier, RBA. Sold by Mrs. John Diehl, Daughter of the Artist." Born in Germany, Brougier studied art in France and spent his later years painting in Santa Barbara,California. Image, 15"H x 22"W. Displayed in vintage wood frame. BROUGIER, Adolph was born on September 23, 1870 in Stuttgart. Son of a German merchant whose family was of French origin. Education Stuttgart; Munich; Studied art for three years at Munich, and later spent a year in Paris, where he studied under Benjamin Constant and Bougereau. Career From there he went to Rome, where he also took up sculpture. Settling down in Munich he became a member of the Ktinster Genossenschaft and Luitpoldgruppe. Paid frequent visits to Italy, Spain, and the Tyrol. Has lived in England since 1901. Exhibits at Munich, Berlin, Salon at Paris, and Royal Academy. Figure and landscape painter. Membership Royal Society of British Artists. Clubs: Alpine, German Athenaeum. Royal Society of British Artists. Clubs: Alpine, German Athenaeum. Interests Other Interests Fishing, bicycling, and mountain climbing...
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Impressionist Early 1900s Paintings

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Canvas, Encaustic, Oil

Forest landscape bathed in sunlight / - The Monumentality of the Forest -
Located in Berlin, DE
Wilhelm Feldmann (1859 Lüneburg - 1932 Lübeck), Sunny forest landscape, c. 1900. Oil on canvas, marouflaged on wood, 37 cm x 48 cm (inside dimensions), 42.5 cm x 53.5 cm (frame), sig...
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Impressionist Early 1900s Paintings

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Oil

Petite maison au bord de l'eau by Auguste Herbin - Landscape, Oil painting
Located in London, GB
*PLEASE NOTE UK BUYERS WILL ONLY PAY 5% VAT ON THIS PURCHASE. once an order is placed we will arrange the VAT of 20% to be reduced to 5% Petite maison au bord de l'eau by Auguste H...
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Post-Impressionist Early 1900s Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

In Venice
Located in Bryn Mawr, PA
Like his mentor the great American Impressionist William Merritt Chase, Charles Webster Hawthorne was equally admired in his own day as both a talented painter and a highly influential instructor. Hawthorne first studied with Chase at his Shinnecock Summer School of Art, which was specifically dedicated to open-air landscape painting. Not only did Hawthorne quickly absorb all the principles of Chase’s instruction, but he also became determined to found his own school based on the same model. In 1899 Hawthorne discovered the small fishing village of Provincetown on the furthermost tip of Cape Cod, and after purchasing a large house on Miller Hill, he opened the Cape Cod School of Art, which proved to be an immediate success. While Hawthorne’s own approach as a teacher owed much to Chase, he developed a distinctly unique painting style and teaching method that defies easy categorization. He was greatly impressed with the work of Franz Hals, which he was exposed to during his trip to Holland in the summer of 1898. Hawthorne was particularly struck by Hals’ Regentesses of the Old Men’s Almhouse, and from this work he absorbed a deep appreciation for the power of human expression and an economy of technique. Hawthorne applied these lessons to his own realistic portraits of Provincetown fishermen and their families; these works have a somber, almost melancholy quality to them, and they reveal a sense of the vulnerability of the human condition. Stylistically, Hawthorne maintained a life-long commitment to the importance of color. “Beauty in art,” he said, “is the delicious notes of color one against the other.” Of equal importance to him was capturing the effects of light. He told his students: “Everything in painting is a matter of silhouettes. Hold light against shadow, not light against light.” He developed a particular technique of layering glazes and texturing the surface of his paintings, which heightens the relationship between the colors and creates a light effect that seems to emanate from within the painting. These stylistic techniques in combination with his straightforward compositions of one or more figures shown at close range create the hallmarks of Hawthorne’s best paintings. Hawthorne and his wife Ethel’s 1905-1907 trip to Italy did not result in a drastic impact on his artistic style. Nonetheless, it proved to be a transformative and enlightening voyage. The extensive trip was financed by collectors who paid in advance for a painting to be produced abroad. On the trip, Hawthorne explored the work of old masters and was struck particularly by the paintings of Titian, which to Hawthorne, demonstrated the master’s true adoration for the act of painting itself through his handling of paint and color. Where Titian’s paintings...
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Abstract Impressionist Early 1900s Paintings

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Oil, Panel

Sundown at the Village
By James Whitelaw Hamilton
Located in Mc Lean, VA
Exhibited: Venice, Esposizione Internazionale d’Arte della Citta di Venezia, 1905, (no. 40, Tramonto sul villaggio)
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Impressionist Early 1900s Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

The Young Art Critics - Scottish Edwardian art portrait landscape oil painting
Located in London, GB
This lovely Edwardian exhibited portrait landscape oil painting is by noted Scottish artist James Riddel. It was exhibited at the Royal Scottish Academy in 1909 and again in Glasgow Institute in 1913, entitled The Critics. Painted circa 1909, the painting has the muted tones but varied palette of the Scottish School. The focus of the composition is a young boy and girl stood in the foreground, outdoors, examining a painting in progress on an easel. They look as if they are giving it very careful consideration. The artist's bag, brushes and tubes of paint lie on the grass beneath the easel but he is not in view. The painting is of the countryside and path leading to a collection of dwellings beyond, all bathed in sunshine. The earnestness of the young art critics can be seen in their body language and is very sweet. A really lovely exhibited Scottish Impressionist Edwardian oil painting and an excellent example of Riddel's work. Signed lower right. Provenance. Exhibited at the Royal Scottish Academy 1909 no. 294, entitled The Critics. Exhibited at the Royal Glasgow Institute of Fine Arts 1913 no. 420 entitled The Critics. Aitken Dott & Son (The Scottish Gallery), Castle Street, Edinburgh. Paisley Art...
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Realist Early 1900s Paintings

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Oil

Portrait of Lady at Spinning Wheel - French 1901 interior portrait oil painting
By William Albert Ablett
Located in London, GB
This lovely Edwardian oil painting is by French artist William Albert Ablett. Dated 1901, the brush work and use of light are superb. Ablett has perfectly captured the movement and f...
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Realist Early 1900s Paintings

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Oil

Early 20th Century Los Altos, California Landscape "The Old Shed"
Located in Soquel, CA
Wonderful early 20th century impressionist landscape of Los Altos, California prior to Silicon Valley, circa 1900, by an unknown artist (American, 19th-20th ...
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American Impressionist Early 1900s Paintings

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Linen, Oil

Complete Set of Stations of the Cross Oil Paintings by Völkel
Located in London, GB
Complete set of Stations of the Cross oil paintings by Völkel German, 1909 Canvas: Height 80cm, width 82cm Frame: Height 134cm, width 111c...
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Old Masters Early 1900s Paintings

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Oil

Portrait of a Woman - Blue - British Edwardian Impressionist art oil painting
Located in London, GB
Painted by the noted British Impressionist Philip Wilson Steer, this fine oil portrait depicts a young woman and was painted circa 1900. Educated at South Kensington Schools and Acad...
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Impressionist Early 1900s Paintings

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Oil

"1905 Cornwall England"
Located in Warren, NJ
This is an Richard Hayley Lever (American, 1876-1958), Oil on Canvas, Cornwall, England, 1905. The painting has been relined. Doesn’t effect the value measures 18x15. In good condition
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Early 1900s Paintings

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Canvas

Coast Guard Cutter with Cannons Spanish-American War Maritime Original Oil
Located in Soquel, CA
Turn of 20th Century Spanish-American War Coast Guard Cutter with Cannons Original Oil Painting A fine example of maritime ship portraiture oil painting of a Coast Guard Cutter with cannons under sails during the Spanish American War by renowned Nautical British/American painter Captain William Lindsay Challoner (British/American 1852-1901), 1901. Auction values Luminous and striking painting with seaman unfurling sails heading into rough waters. Challoner served as captain of a naval vessel (Coast Guard Cutter) during the Spanish-American War. Here he is depicted on the deck of the ship while seamen scramble aloft on the rigging during a gale. The captain stands tall before the cannons at the ready to fend off intruders. His paintings are rare and highly prized by museums and Nautical collectors alike. Signed: Lower right corner "W. Challoner" Not framed Dated: "1910" Provenance: A local Monterey Bay area estate find. Condition: Professionally restored (conservation report available) Image size: 27.75"H x 47.38"W William Lindsay Challoner lived the peripatetic life of a mariner, spending much of his time at sea, and in ports such as New Orleans and San Francisco, California. He was born in Bedminster, England, and attended the York Naval Academy. In 1880, Challoner married Mary Cadogan. That same year, the couple immigrated to Argentina and then New Orleans. They had one son, William Lindsay Challoner, Jr. Lloyd’s Lists record Challoner as master aboard J.P. Macheca, a “Clipper Schooner” running bananas from Jamaica during the mid-1880s. The clipper also raced at the Southern Yacht Club in New Orleans. As is often the case, Challoner’s middle name is misspelled as “Lindsey” in J.P. Macheca & Co. records. He is also said to have served as captain for vessels in the Morgan Line. Painting was at first an avocation for Challoner, but his draftsmanship and handling of paint suggest academic training. He may also have learned to make precise topographical drawings at the York Naval Academy. Many of his ship portraits are in the English tradition, notably followers of Samuel Walker, a leading English maritime artist in the 1850s. Like his Liverpool counterparts, Challoner used receding linear and atmospheric perspective to focus on the crisp portraits of specific ships. At their best, his canvases are highly finished, a style that imitates the Venetian tradition of topographical city views associated with Giovanni Antonio Canal, also known as Canaletto. However, Challoner’s restrained bravura paint handling also may bear witness to the influence of the French Impressionists. Challoner seems to have arrived in New Orleans about 1880. He advertised in the press and exhibited at the Creole Art Gallery and Grunewald’s Music Store in New Orleans. In 1887, Challoner moved to San Francisco, where he exhibited his maritime scenes at the Mechanic’s Institute and became a U.S. citizen. He may have been back in New Orleans after 1891, and served as captain of a naval vessel during the Spanish-American War. His art clients tended to be men involved in the shipping industry—ship owners and commission merchants, along with professional clubs and maritime benevolent societies. Challoner’s principal competition in New Orleans was August Norieri, a talented ship portraitist and painter of marines. While Norieri lived hand-to-mouth, Challoner drew a handsome salary working as a ship captain, presumably until shortly before his death at the age of 49. Securing the commission for painting the newly founded New Orleans Yacht Club suggests that Challoner was held in higher regard as an artist than Norieri. The two artists together met the market demand for ship portraiture and marine views in the port city, as had Edward Arnold and James Guy...
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American Impressionist Early 1900s Paintings

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Linen, Oil, Stretcher Bars

Jerusalem - Oil by Ludwig Viktor Krämer - 1900
Located in Roma, IT
Jerusalem is an original old master artwork realized by Ludwig Viktor Krämer (1861-1949) in 1900. Oil on Canvas, Includes frame 98 x 145 cm Hand signed by the artist and dated 19...
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Modern Early 1900s Paintings

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Oil

At the Fountain
Located in St. Albans, GB
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Victorian Early 1900s Paintings

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Oil

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