Academic Paintings

This finely observed early 19th-century oil painting, attributed to German artist Carl Adolf Mende (1807-1857), depicts Jean Gerard Vonderbank, a German surveyor, instrument designer...

This superb 19th-century portrait depicts a young Italian woman in traditional dress, holding a tambourine, a symbol of music and popular celebration. Dressed in a white shirt with ...

monogram artwork, oil on canvas Dimension with frame : 49.5 x 67.2 x 5 cm his monogrammed oil on canvas depicts an evocative Orientalist pastoral scene, featuring two figures in trad...

This painting on porcelain depicts the Greek legends Aphrodite and Cupid in radiant light. In this playful scene, Aphrodite holds Cupid's bow just out of his reach. This painting is ...

Artist: Ara H. Hakobyan Work: Original Oil Painting, Handmade Artwork, One of a Kind Medium: Oil on Canvas Year: 2018 Style: Impressionism Subject: Fall Landscape Size: 24" x 30" x 0...

Artist: Ara H. Hakobyan Work: Original Oil Painting, Handmade Artwork, One of a Kind Medium: Acrylic on Canvas Year: 2019 Style: Impressionism Title: Landscape Size: 24" x 30" x 0.8'' inch, (61x76x2cm), Unframed, Stretched on wooden bar, Ready to Hang, Artist Bio Ara H. Hakobyan is an Armenian artist and art critic, Doctor of Sciences (arts, 2017), professor (2018) and a member of Artist Union of the Republic of Armenia (1999). Ara H. Hakobyan was born in 1973 in Yerevan in the family of art historian Hravard Hakobyan. In 1997 Mr. Hakobyan graduated from the Yerevan State Academy of Arts, Department of Painting. During 1997-2000 Ara Hakobyan...

BACHMANN Alfred Félix August (1863-1956) Venice Lagoon and Doge Palace Oil on canvas signed Low Right Frame gilded with leaves Dim canvas : 73 X 54 cm Dim frame : 78 X 95 cm ...

Original oil on academy board by the well known American marine artist, Franklin Dullen Briscoe. Signed lower right. (Under gold liner) Circa 1885. C...

Benjamin Constant was an important figure in the Academic painting world in Paris and one of the leading French Romantic artists of the time. He is in all the museums of France and ...

Work on canvas

Circa 1865 marketplace painting by the American artist, George Washington Nicholson. Signed lower left. Oil paint on wooden panel. Condit...

Eugen von Blaas Italian I 1843-1932 The Water Carrier Signed and dated "E. von Blaas 1891" (lower right) Oil on canvas Eugen von Blaas’ unparalleled skill for genre painting is on...

Artist: Ara H. Hakobyan Work: Original Oil Painting, Handmade Artwork, One of a Kind Medium: Oil on Canvas Year: 2023 Style: Impressionism Title: Roses Size: 19.5" x 23.5" x 0.8'' in...

Artist: Karen Darbinyan Work: Original Oil Painting, Handmade Artwork, One of a Kind Medium: Oil on Linen, Year: 2023 Style: Impressionism Title: Evening View, Size: 11" x 14" x 0.8...

Artist: Ashot Yan Work: Original Oil Painting, Handmade Artwork, One of a Kind Medium: Oil on Linen, Year: 2014 Style: Figurative Surrealism, Subject: Taxi Service Ashot, Size: 27.5...

Artist: Karen Darbinyan Work: Original Oil Painting, Handmade Artwork, One of a Kind Medium: Oil on Linen, Year: 2023 Style: Impressionism Title: Park Size: 12" x 17" x 0.8'' inch, (...

Fine antique oil on canvas depicting a traditional hunting still life composed of a suspended hare, pheasant, and game birds arranged in a rustic interior setting. Executed in the spirit of late 18th to early 19th century European still life painting...

Artist: Ara H. Hakobyan Work: Original Oil Painting, Handmade Artwork, One of a Kind. Medium: Oil on Canvas Year: 2024 Style: Impressionism Title: At the Beach Size: 31.5" x 39.5" x ...

This en grisaille oil on canvas by American artist Philip Melville Courtney presents a masterful reinterpretation of Gian Lorenzo Bernini’s celebrated marble Neptune and Triton (1622...

Seascape, Impressionism Original oil Painting, Framed Artist: Karen Darbinyan Work: Original Oil Painting, Handmade Artwork, One of a Kind Medium: Oil on Linen, Year: 2021 Style: Imp...

Oil on artist board painting of a misty morning in Gloucester Harbor by the Provincetown artist, Kay Kellogg. Signed lower left. Circa 1935. The painting d...

Artist: Ara H. Hakobyan Work: Original Oil Painting, Handmade Artwork, One of a Kind Medium: Oil on Canvas Year: 2020 Style: Impressionism Title: Roses Size: 19.5" x 27.5" x 0.8'' in...

Mark Bradley Schwartz's (US based) "Untitled 12" is an original, handmade charcoal drawing that depicts a woman in profile with her long dark hair draped over her right shoulder with...

HERRMANN LEON Charles (1838-1908) Portrait of a Dog in interior Oil on canvas signed low left Old frame re-gilded with gold leaves Dim canvas : 56 X 46 cm Dim frame : 69 X 59 cm HERRMANN LEON Charles (1838-1908) French painter 19th century Born 22 july 1838 in Le Havre. Died 1...

Artist: Ara H. Hakobyan Work: Original Oil Painting, Handmade Artwork, One of a Kind Medium: Oil on Canvas Year: 2012 Style: Expressionism Title: Silence Size: 22" x 28" x 0.8'' inch...

Artist: Karen Darbinyan Work: Original Oil Painting, Handmade Artwork, One of a Kind Medium: Oil on Linen, Year: 2023 Style: Impressionism Title: Stacks of Wheat Size: 16" x 21.5" x ...

Original oil on board painting of the historic town of Montalcino in Italy by the well known American artist, David Buckley Good. Signed by the artist lower left. Titled verso. Gr...

Artist: Karen Darbinyan Work: Original Oil Painting, Handmade Artwork, One of a Kind Medium: Oil on Linen, Year: 2023 Style: Impressionism Title: After Storm Size: 11" x 16" x 0.8'' ...

Late 19th century California School reclining nude female figure by anonymous 19th Century artist. In the style of William-Adolphe Bouguereau. ...

Charming little 19th century oil on board. I am not sure if it’s European or American. The painting measures 12 inches wide by 6 inches high. The frame is 3/4 of an inch around. Pain...

Title: Original French Anatomical Study of Horse's Head Artist: Robert Ladou (French, 1929-2014) Medium: Oil pastel on paper Size: 11.75 (Height) x 8.25 (Width) Signed: No Condition:...

Painted in 1884, this refined portrait by Josep Cusachs belongs to the early mature phase of the artist’s career, shortly after his departure from military service and full dedicatio...

Luigi Lucioni Pinks and Yellows, 1959 Signed and dated lower right Oil on canvas 13 x 16 inches Provenance Milch Galleries, New York Private Collection, Woodland Hills, California ...

Artist: Ara H. Hakobyan Work: Original Oil Painting, Handmade Artwork, One of a Kind Medium: Acrylic on Canvas Year: 2019 Style: Impressionism Title: Landscape Size: 16" x 20" x 0.8'' inch, (41x51x2cm), Unframed, Stretched on wooden bar, Ready to Hang, Artist Bio Ara H. Hakobyan is an Armenian artist and art critic, Doctor of Sciences (arts, 2017), professor (2018) and a member of Artist Union of the Republic of Armenia (1999). Ara H. Hakobyan was born in 1973 in Yerevan in the family of art historian Hravard Hakobyan. In 1997 Mr. Hakobyan graduated from the Yerevan State Academy of Arts, Department of Painting. During 1997-2000 Ara Hakobyan...

Artist: Karen Darbinyan Work: Original Oil Painting, Handmade Artwork, One of a Kind Medium: Oil on Linen, Year: 2023 Style: Impressionism Subject: Harbor, Size: 8.5" x 12" x 0.8'' ...

I love the feisty attitude of the girl depicted! With her hand on her hip, she seems to be saying to the artist: "Whatya looking at anyway?" She looks like she has a good head on he...

A charming and finely executed still life painted in oil on board, signed A. Bally in the upper right corner and bearing an inscription in the upper left. The composition presents a ...

Original oil on wooden oak panel of a traditional figural landscape of an incoming storm with figures fishing in the foreground. No visible signature. Condition is excellent. Wonder...

Landscape, Original oil Painting, One of a Kind Artist: Karen Darbinyan Work: Original Oil Painting, Handmade Artwork, One of a Kind Medium: Oil on Linen, Year: 2023 Style: Impressio...

A stunning, large scale, oil painting by British artist Harry Watson of bathers at a rockpool. HARRY WATSON RWS ROI (BRITISH, 1871-1936) BATHERS AT A ROCKPOOL oil on canvas signed ...

Franck Bailleul is a French painter born in 1964 who lives & works in Abbeville, Normandy, France. He has exhibited nationally as well as in the Unite...

Title: Immaculate Conception Author: Anonymous Period: 20th Century Technique: Oil on canvas Dimensions: 25.6 x 21.3 in Signature: "Karmel" (lower right) Condition: Good Descr...

Artist: Karen Darbinyan Work: Original Oil Painting, Handmade Artwork, One of a Kind Medium: Oil on Linen, Year: 2023 Style: Impressionism Title: Autumn Valley Size: 15.5" x 22" x 0....

Ryland studied under Jean-Joseph Benjamin-Constant (1845-1902), Gustave Boulanger (1824-1888), and Jules Joseph Lefebvre (1836-1911) in Paris, and also at the South Kensington Art Sc...

Title: Original French Anatomical Study of Horse's Head and Neck Artist: Robert Ladou (French, 1929-2014) Medium: Pen and Pencil on card Size: 19.75 (Height) x 12.75 (Width) Signed: ...

Artist: Karen Darbinyan Work: Original Oil Painting, Handmade Artwork, One of a Kind Medium: Oil on Linen, Year: 2023 Style: Impressionism Title: Harbor Size: 11" x 14" x 0.8'' inch...

Original oil on mahogany wooden panel of a young gypsy woman in a colorful headdress and costume. Signed middle right and dated 1885, Brussels. Original inscription paper label vers...

Artist: Ara H. Hakobyan Work: Original Oil Painting, Handmade Artwork, One of a Kind Medium: Oil on Canvas Year: 2017 Style: Impressionism Title: Beautiful Day Size: 20" x 26" x 0.8'...

Title: Original French Anatomical Pencil Study Exploring Horse's Expressions Artist: Robert Ladou (French, 1929-2014) Medium: Pencil on Paper Size: 19.75 (Height) x 13.75 (Width) Sig...

Title: Original French Abstract Portrait Artist: Robert Ladou (French, 1929-2014) Medium: Acrylic on paper Size: 11.5 (Height) x 15.25 (Width) Signed: No Condition: Good Descriptio...

Work on canvas Original frame This portrait of a woman with a cameo is a beautiful example of 19th-century classical painting, showcasing the refinement and elegance of its time. The...

Title: Minimalist Sketch of a Horse and Rider Clearing a Jump Artist: Robert Ladou (French, 1929-2014) Medium: Pencil on paper Size: 7 (Height) x 8.25 (Width) Signed: No Condition:...

This finely painted 19th-century genre scene evokes the crisp chill of winter at the gloaming. As the last pale light glints across a frozen pond, one child hauls a bundle of kindlin...

John William Godward 1861-1922 British A Classical Beauty in Profile Signed "J.W. Godward" (center right) Oil on canvas An extraordinary portr...

John Cousins Lawrence Croquet Signed lower right and on the overlap Oil on canvas 25 x 30 inches

Oil paint on wood with original frame. Total size with frame: 60x50x5 cm

Notes: This painting was reviewed via digital photographs by Max and Dr. Christoph Andreas who confirmed it authenticity. They commented that the painting would benefit from removal of the discolored varnish. Provenance: Provenance: Christie's New York, 19th Century European Paintings, Drawings, Watercolors, and Sculpture, February 23, 1989, Lot 125. Private Collection, Boston MA, Skinner Auction, Nov 2021 Arab Horsemen" by Adolf Schreyer captures the grace and power of Arab horsemen in a vibrant Middle Eastern setting. Schreyer, a renowned artist of the 19th century, adeptly portrays equestrian scenes with exceptional skill and detail. The painting showcases a group of horsemen galloping through a desert landscape, evoking a sense of freedom and adventure. Schreyer's meticulous attention to detail brings the scene to life, with sunlight reflecting off the horses' coats and dust rising beneath their hooves. Beyond its visual appeal, the artwork holds cultural significance, bridging the gap between cultures and inviting appreciation of Arabian heritage. Schreyer's experiences in North Africa, Turkey, and Syria inform his captivating depictions. "Arab Horsemen" is highly regarded in both America and France, where Schreyer's works found admiration among collectors and his association with the Barbizon School solidified his reputation. Owning this artwork not only adds beauty but also connects to a pivotal period in art history, showcasing Schreyer's artistic brilliance and cross-cultural appreciation. Experience the timeless allure of "Arab Horsemen" and embrace the spirit of the Middle East. Frame Size: Width: 36″ x Hight: 24.75″ Frame Thickness: 6.50″ Picture Size: Width: 24″ x 12.75″ Description: Introducing “Arab Horsemen” by Adolf Schreyer: A Captivating Blend of Artistry and Cultural Significance Capture the essence of the vibrant Middle Eastern culture with “Arab Horsemen,” a masterpiece by the renowned artist Adolf Schreyer. This captivating painting takes you on a journey through time, allowing you to witness the grace, power, and elegance of Arab horsemen in their natural element. Adolf Schreyer, a celebrated artist of the 19th century, gained immense popularity and admiration for his exceptional ability to depict equestrian scenes with unparalleled skill and detail. Born in Frankfurt, Germany in 1828, Schreyer developed a profound fascination for the Orientalist movement, which celebrated the exoticism and allure of the Middle East. “Arab Horsemen” exemplifies Schreyer’s signature style, highlighting his mastery of capturing the energy and spirit of his subjects. The painting portrays a group of Arab horsemen galloping across a vast desert landscape, their silhouettes evoking a sense of freedom and adventure. Schreyer’s meticulous attention to detail is evident in every brushstroke, as he adeptly captures the shimmering sunlight bouncing off the horses’ coats and the billowing dust beneath their hooves. What sets Schreyer apart is his ability to transcend mere representation and infuse his artworks with a profound cultural significance. His depictions of Arab horsemen are not only visually stunning but also serve as a bridge between cultures, inviting viewers to explore and appreciate the richness of Arabian heritage. The artist’s fascination with the Middle East stems from his experiences traveling through North Africa, Turkey, and Syria, immersing himself in the sights, sounds, and traditions of these enchanting lands. “Arab Horsemen” holds a special place in the hearts of art enthusiasts in both America and France. Schreyer’s works found great admiration and recognition in these countries during his lifetime and continue to captivate audiences to this day. In America, his paintings were sought after by collectors who were drawn to the romanticism and exoticism of the Orient. In France, Schreyer’s association with the Barbizon School, a group of artists who favored realistic depictions of rural life, further solidified his reputation as a respected painter. Owning a piece by Adolf Schreyer, especially “Arab Horsemen,” is not merely acquiring a beautiful artwork but also an opportunity to possess a tangible link to a pivotal period in art history. Schreyer’s ability to seamlessly blend artistic brilliance with cross-cultural appreciation makes this painting an invaluable addition to any collection. Experience the timeless allure of “Arab Horsemen” and let the spirit of the Middle East gallop into your life. Collections holding paintings by Adolf Schreyer include the Collections: Schwerin Gallery Count Mensdorff-Pouilly Collection Raven Gallery, Berlin Rockefeller Family Collection Vanderbilt Family Collection John Jacob Astor Collection William Backhouse Astor, Sr. Collection August Belmont Collection William Walters Collection...

Pastoral Scene with Young Woman and Turkeys Oil on canvas 118.5 × 153.5 cm The frame is extremelly heavy, better to sell without it. Signed low-right This large-scale and finely ex...

This painting depicts a portrait of a man of great dignity, typical of the academic tradition of the 19th century. The artist has captured his model in a sober and solemn pose: seate...

Roger Delapierre was born in Geneva in 1935. ... Roger Delapierre's painting has reached full maturity and the success of his exhibitions has proven i...