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Art Subject: Horse
La Course
Located in Sheffield, MA
Eugen Osswald German, 1879-1960 La Course Oil on canvas 14 by 16 ¾ in, w/ frame 22 ½ by 25 ⅜ in Signed Eugen Osswald lower left
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Mid-20th Century Impressionist Animal Paintings

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Oil

"Cocoa" - Contemporary Realism - Goat - Manet
Located in Atlanta, GA
"Cocoa" is a small oil painting featuring hues of brown, blue and green. Marc Chatov is inspired by the work of Diego Velasquez, Édouard Manet, William Bouguereau. Renowned portrait painter Marc Chatov was born in Key Largos, Florida in 1953 to a family of artists, musicians and stage professionals. Chatov’s father was the great Roman Chatov of the Chatov Studio (which was founded with his brother, also a portrait painter and trained concert pianist, Constantin Chatov...
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2010s American Realist Still-life Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

Grey Pony and a Dog in a Stable Interior. Samuel Spode (1798 - 1858), signed
By Samuel Spode
Located in London, GB
In this charming oil on canvas, Irish artist Sam Spode beautifully captures a serene moment within the quiet, intimate setting of a stable. The grey pony, depicted with remarkable detail, stands alongside a loyal dog, creating a peaceful harmony between the two animals. Samuel Spode...
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Early 19th Century Animal Paintings

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Oil

Vintage White Stallion Equestrian Oil Painting
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
3949 White stallion equestrian oil on artist board set in a walnut frame
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1950s Animal Paintings

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Oil

Horse and Rider - 21st Century Contemporary, Figurative, Horse, Men Polo Player
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
The majestic animal and confident rider blend in perfect harmony, capturing the essence of freedom, trust, and partnership. The brushstrokes convey dynamic movement, while the bond b...
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21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

"Outside the Bell Inn" by Walter Williams
Located in Mere, GB
"Outside the Bell Inn" by Walter Williams. Walter Williams 1835-1906 was a painter of the highly popular Williams family of painters regular exhibitor RA RBA and elsewhere. Oil on ca...
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19th Century Victorian Landscape Paintings

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Oil

French Contemporary Animal Painting by Christine Pultz - Hykos
Located in Paris, IDF
Acrylic on canvas Christine Pultz is a French animal painter born in 1953 who lives & works in Pontault-Combault, France. Through her passion for painting animals, especially feline...
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2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings

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Acrylic, Canvas

Crossing the Center Stripe
Located in Bozeman, MT
Biography Creating paintings inspired by western movies and by Remington and Russell, he is a native of the West, having been born and raised in rural Colorado. He studied art at Ba...
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2010s Contemporary Paintings

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Acrylic, Panel

Modernist Painter William Meyerowitz Village Landscape Painting
Located in Rockport, MA
William Meyerowitz (1887–1981) was a Russian-born American painter known for his impressionistic and expressive use of color, often depicting urban and rural landscapes, portraits, a...
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20th Century Modern Landscape Paintings

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Mixed Media

Sketch Of Three Horses Feeding, 19th Century
Located in Blackwater, GB
Sketch Of Three Horses Feeding, 19th Century circle of John Frederick II HERRING (1815-1907) 19th Century English School sketch of three horses feeding, oil on panel. Excellent qu...
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19th Century Animal Paintings

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Canvas, Wood Panel

Oil Painting by Cornelius Jansen Walter Winter "A Favourite Hunter"
Located in Mere, GB
Oil Painting by Cornelius Jansen Walter Winter "A Favourite Hunter" 1817- 1891. Born in Bungay the son of a stained glass painter. Pupil of Edwin Cooper of Beccles. Painted Norfolk A...
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19th Century Animal Paintings

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Oil

"Majestic Arabian, Thoroughbred Golden Brown" Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Nanci France-Vaz's "Majestic Arabian, Thoroughbred Golden Brown" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts a regal horse with a dark coat and wearing a leather bridle.
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2010s American Realist Figurative Paintings

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Linen, Oil, Panel

Antique British Hunting Scene Oil Painting - Huntsman on Horseback in Landscape
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist/ School: E. S. England (British, active c. 1890-1910), signed lower corner. Title: The Huntsman and his horse. Medium: signed oil painting on canvas, unframed. canvas: ...
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Late 19th Century Victorian Landscape Paintings

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Oil

Oil Painting by George Wright "The Cottage Door"
Located in Mere, GB
Oil Painting by George Wright "The Cottage Door" 1860- 1942 Leading painter of equestrian scenes, he exhibited at the Royal Academy and many of his works were reproduced in books and...
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19th Century Animal Paintings

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Oil

Horse portrait oil painting of a chestnut hunter in a stable
Located in Nr Broadway, Worcestershire
George Wright British, (1860-1944) Chestnut Hunter in a Stable Oil on canvas, signed, old label verso Image size: 15.5 inches x 21.25 inches Size including frame: 22.75 inches x 28...
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Early 20th Century Victorian Animal Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Orientalist Oil Painting Depicting the Trade of a Horse by Pilny
Located in London, GB
Orientalist oil painting depicting the trade of a horse by Pilny Swiss, 1913 Canvas: Height 80cm, width 121cm Frame: Height 102cm, width 142cm, depth 6cm This beautiful Orientalist...
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Early 20th Century Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

'Landscape with Shepherds and Animals' by Louis - Pierre Verwée ( 1807 – 1877 )
Located in Knokke, BE
Verwée Louis-Pierre Courtrai 1807 – 1877 Brussels Belgian Painter 'Landscape with Shepherds and Animals by the Water' Signature: signed lower right and dated 'L. P. Verwee 1851' Medium: oil on panel Dimensions: image size 43 x 52 cm, frame size 58 x 66 cm Biography: Louis-Pierre Verwee (also spelled Verwée) was born on March 19, 1807, in Kortrijk, Belgium, and died in Brussels in November 1877. He is widely regarded as the leading representative of the Romantic school in Belgian landscape painting, particularly known for his evocative winter scenes and rural landscapes with cattle. Verwee left school at an early age to pursue his passion for art. He enrolled at the Academy of Fine Arts in Kortrijk, where he studied under Jan Baptiste de Jonghe, a prominent landscape and animal painter. He later continued his artistic training with Eugène Verboeckhoven in Ghent, who would not only become his mentor but also a lifelong friend and collaborator. The two artists often worked side by side, and Verboeckhoven occasionally painted the figures and animals in Verwee’s landscapes, to such a degree that their early works are sometimes difficult to distinguish. Verwee followed Verboeckhoven to Brussels and established himself as a successful landscape and animal painter. His preferred subjects were winter and summer scenes, typically populated with figures and animals. His style, particularly in his early work, was closely aligned with that of Verboeckhoven. Over time, he became known for landscapes that reflected the romantic tradition, with compositions echoing the work of Andreas Schelfhout, Barend Cornelis Koekkoek, Frans Keelhoff, and Johann Bernard Klombeck. His depictions of forests and rivers often employed a dreamy, atmospheric quality that captured the mood and light of nature. In his later career, Verwee sought artistic innovation but found himself increasingly focused on variations of winter landscapes after 1837. These scenes, popularized by Koekkoek and Schelfhout, were characterized by low-hanging snow clouds, icy waterways, and a cool palette of light blue and metallic grey, creating a moody and intimate ambiance. Occasionally, other artists such as Florent Willems...
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Mid-19th Century Romantic Landscape Paintings

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Oil, Panel

The Royal Hunt, 18th Century attributed to JOHN CORDREY (1765-1825)
Located in Blackwater, GB
The Royal Hunt, 18th Century attributed to JOHN CORDREY (1765-1825) Large 18th century English scene of The Royal Hunt, oil on panel attributed to John Cordrey. Excellent quality a...
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18th Century Landscape Paintings

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Oil, Panel

Horse - Oil on Canvas by Anastasia Kurakina - 2010
Located in Roma, IT
Horse is an original oil painting on canvas, realized in the 2000s by the emerging artist Anastasia Kurakina. Very good conditions. This beautiful artwork represents a crawling hor...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Oil

Across the River by Sir David Murray
Located in New Orleans, LA
Sir David Murray, R.A., H.R.S.A., R.S.W., R.I. 1849-1933 • Scottish Across the River Signed and dated D. Murray 1907 (lower left) Signed and inscribed “Across the River/by David M...
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Early 20th Century Academic Landscape Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Farm Yard Animals Horse & Dogs with Young Boy Large Oil Painting on Canvas
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Farmyard Friends Continental School, second half 20th century oil on canvas, unframed Canvas: 20 x 24 inches Provenance: Private collection, Dorset, England Condition: very good cond...
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20th Century English School Animal Paintings

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Oil

Beth Parcell, "Scarlet Coat", 14x18 Equine Fox Hunt Hound Oil Painting
Located in Saratoga Springs, NY
This vibrant and colorful piece, "Scarlet Coat", is a 14x18 equine oil painting on canvas featuring a red coated huntsman atop his dark brown horse in a green grassy field during a f...
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2010s Realist Animal Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Huge French Hunting Scene Horse & Hounds Chasing Stag through River Signed Oil
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Chase French School, early 20th century signed 'L. Masson' signed oil painting on canvas board, framed framed: 29.5 x 51 inches board: 25.5 x 47 inches condition: very good prove...
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Early 20th Century French School Landscape Paintings

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Oil

Le Marechal Ney passant ses Troupes en Revue
Located in Paris, FR
Paul Emile Perboyre 1826-1914 French Le Marechal Ney passant ses Troupes en Revue (The Marshall Ney reviewing his Troops) Oil on panel Signed lower righ...
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19th Century Old Masters Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Song of the Cowboy
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Original painting signed by the Artist lower left.
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21st Century and Contemporary Realist Paintings

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Oil

"A Wet Windy Day", Joe Rader Roberts, 30x40, Original Oil on Canvas, Western Art
By Joe Rader Roberts
Located in Dallas, TX
Cowboys trying to run out of the storm on this cold rainy day of cattle herding on the ranch. A cowboy in a wagon being pulled by four brown and black horses is herding the longhorns...
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1970s Realist Landscape Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Chestnut Racehorse with a Jockey Up On a Training Strap
By Henry H. Cross
Located in New York, NY
It was Henry Cross's portraits of horses belonging to the prominent breeders and trainers of the second half of the nineteenth century that won the artist renown as an animal painter. Born and raised in upstate New York, Cross's proficiency in both drafting and caricature was revealed while he was still a student at the Binghamton Academy, New York. In 1852, when he was only fifteen years old, Cross joined a traveling circus that took him to Minneapolis, Minnesota, and to the first of many Indian encampments that he would draw upon for subject matter throughout his career. Biographers differ as to the year Cross left for Europe, however, he was in Paris from 1852 to 1853 or 1854, where he studied with Rosa Bonheur, a highly esteemed French painter of horses. Upon Cross's return to the United States he was commissioned to paint the studs of wealthy horsemen, including those of Commodore Cornelius Vanderbilt, Robert Bonner, the owner-publisher of The New York Ledger, and "Copper King" Marcus Daly, whose 18,000 acre stock farm was reputed to be the greatest and most valuable horse ranch in the world. Although Cross received the highest pay of any equine artist of his day (up to $35,000. for one order, according to The Horse Review of April 10, 1918, p. 328), he frequently joined traveling circuses and painted the locales where they visited. He also painted portraits of notable contemporaries, such as President Abraham Lincoln, ex-president Ulysses S. Grant, King Edward VII of England, W. F. "Buffalo Bill...
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19th Century American Realist Animal Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Ploughmen and their Horses, oil on canvas Monogrammed M.TH and dated 1887
Located in Paris, FR
“The ploughed horses break” Oil on canvas signed Michael Therkildsen, dated 1887. Monogrammed bottom right M TH and dated 1887. Danish school Exhibited at the universal exhibition ...
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1880s Barbizon School Animal Paintings

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Canvas

Hunter's funeral - Drawing in Tempera - Early 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Hunter's funeral is a modern artwork realized in the early 20th Century. Tempera painting on board. Hand signed on the lower margin. Includes frame: 60 x 86 cm
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Early 20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings

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Tempera

"Moving the Wild Ones", Robert Hagan, 60x216, Oil/Canvas, Western, Impressionism
Located in Dallas, TX
"Moving the Wild Ones" by Robert Hagan is an original oil on canvas and measures 60x216. In this large original painting by Robert Hagan, cowboys on horseback run through the canyon mountains kicking up dust and trying to reign in runaway mustangs and they travel through the blue water and canyons. The contemporary cowboys are in trench coats with their cowboy hats flying off into the sky while holding Mustang Australian-style bullwhips that are ready to strike. Translating scenes of everyday life into nostalgic and blissfully peaceful visions of the world, Robert Hagan has become a premier Western artist of our time. A man of many talents his impressionistic style using a limited palette of oil brings a sense of tranquility that makes his paintings come alive. Robert Hagan is an Australian painter...
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2010s Impressionist Landscape Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Il Consiglio del Re - contemporary interior horse Oil Painting board
Located in London, GB
Ellie Hesse was born in New York in 1972 but spent most of her childhood in the Yorkshire Dales. Travel has always been an important feature of her life since then, exploring Asia an...
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2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

19th Century Welsh landscape oil painting of figures by the River Glaslyn
Located in Nr Broadway, Worcestershire
David Bates British, (1840-1921) Early Morning on the Glaslyn Oil on canvas, signed & dated 1895, further inscribed verso Image size: 23.25 inches x 35.25 inches Size including fra...
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19th Century Landscape Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Dust in the Wind
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Original oil painting signed by the artist on the lower right corner.
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21st Century and Contemporary Realist Paintings

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Oil

Oil on canvas : Cattle near the cliffs of Herne Bay KENT by Thomas Syndey Cooper
Located in Gent, VOV
Thomas Sidney Cooper was one of the foremost animal painters of the Victorian period. He was born in Canterbury, Kent, and as a small child he began to show strong artistic inclinations, but the circumstances of his family did not allow him to receive any systematic training. By the time he was twelve years old, he was working in the shop of a coach painter. Later he obtained a job as a scene painter, and he alternated between these two occupations for about eight years. He still felt a strong desire to become an artist, and all his spare moments were spent drawing and painting from nature. At the age of twenty, he went to London, drew for a while in the British Museum, and was admitted as a student of the Royal Academy. Subsequently, he returned to Canterbury, where he was able to earn a living as a drawing master and by the sale of sketches and drawings. In 1827, he settled in Brussels and married before taking up a position as a teacher in Brussels in 1829. There he befriended Eugène Joseph Verboeckhoven, the great Belgian animal painter, who greatly influenced his style. He was also influenced by the 17th Century Dutch School. Because of the Belgian Revolution, he returned to London where he settled and first exhibited at Suffolk Street in 1833. He exhibited forty-eight pictures at the British Institution between 1833 and 1863. ‘Landscape and Cattle’, Royal Academy 1833, was shown until 1902 without a break - a record for a continuous exhibit at the Royal Academy. Sheep and cattle were his most frequent subjects, although he did paint a few figurative subjects. Cooper collaborated between 1847 and 1870 with Frederick Richard Lee...
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1880s Realist Landscape Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

The Race, original painting, contemporary, landscape
Located in Deddington, GB
People in watercolour 13 H x 30 W cm (5.12 x 11.81 in) Sold unframed Image size: Height: 29cm (11.42 in) Width: 45.5cm (17.91 in) Artist Biography: Trevor Waugh was born in 1952 a...
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2010s Contemporary Paintings

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Watercolor

The Hounds In Full Cry, 19th Century attributed to Thomas BLINKS (1860-1912) L
By Thomas Blinks
Located in Blackwater, GB
The Hounds In Full Cry, 19th Century attributed to Thomas BLINKS (1860-1912) Large 19th Century English Hunting scene of the hounds in full cry, oil on canvas attributed to Thomas ...
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19th Century Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Village Scene
By Ferenc Gaal
Located in Houston, TX
FERENC GAAL ( 1891-1956) Ferenz, Francis or Franz Gaál was an Austro-Hungarian painter born in 1891 in Debrecen, Hungary. He studied at the Budapest Academy and traveled to France,...
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1920s Impressionist Landscape Paintings

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Oil

Andre Renoux Hialeah Race Track Miami
Located in San Francisco, CA
Andre Renoux: 1939-2002. Listed French artist with auction results over $5000, but sells for much more in galleries. This is a truly wonderful mid century...
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1960s Animal Paintings

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Oil

Antique English Rural Landscape Signed Oil Painting Horse & Cart in Lane
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Rural Lane Henry Cooper (British, late 19th century/ early 20th century) signed oil painting on canvas, framed framed: 25 x 35 inches canvas: 20 x 30 inches condition: very good ...
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Early 20th Century English School Landscape Paintings

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Oil

Paul Revere Riding on Horseback
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Gouache on Illustration Board Signature: Signed Lower Right Magazine story illustration, Cosmopolitan, 1930; Exhibited: Fall 2004: Brandywine River...
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1930s Animal Paintings

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Gouache, Illustration Board

Oil Painting by Cornelius Jansen Walter Winter "A Favourite Hunter"
Located in Mere, GB
Oil Painting by Cornelius Jansen Walter Winter "A Favourite Hunter" 1817- 1891. Born in Bungay the son of a stained glass painter. Pupil of Edwin Cooper of Beccles. Painted Norfolk A...
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19th Century Animal Paintings

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Oil

PERIOD American Antique Civil War Portrait of Officer and His Horse
Located in New York, NY
American artist Franklin Briscoe (1844-1903) known for his hirtorical and portrait paintings, paints a Civil War piece; it is a portrait of an officer with his white horse. The brus...
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Late 19th Century Hudson River School Portrait Paintings

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Board, Oil

Through A Bitter Journey
Located in Kuala Lumpur, MY
Yuan & Fu show different forms in writing of Chinese but all variants refer full blessings. In Lau Wai Leng’s paintings, we see different types of vegetables, fruits, animals and toy...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Animal Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Le Voyage - Halte au bord de l'Oued
By Georges Washington
Located in Paris, FR
Georges Washington 1827-1910 American Le Voyage - Halte au bord de l'Oued Oil on canvas Signed lower right Canvas: 16 7/8" high x 23 5/8" wide Frame: 29...
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Late 19th Century Old Masters Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Beth Parcell, "Frozen in Time", 18x24 Autumn Horse Hound Fox Hunt Oil Painting
Located in Saratoga Springs, NY
This colorful piece, "Frozen in Time", is a 18x24 oil painting on canvas featuring two riders atop their horses in a green field during a fox hunt. A group of hounds eagerly run alo...
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2010s Realist Animal Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Pasture with Cows
By Rémy Cogghe
Located in Atlanta, GA
Born in Mouscron in the Belgian province of Hainaut, Cogghe attended the Academy of Roubaix where he studied under Constantin Mils. In 1876, Cogghe was admitted to the École Nation...
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Early 1900s Academic Landscape Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Horses with People on the Beach Ogunquit Beach"by Walt Kuhn
Located in Brookville, NY
Walt Kuhn (1877-1949)was associated with the art group known as "The Eight" and with Arthur B. Davies, was a the key figure in forming the American Association of painters and Sculp...
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1910s American Impressionist Animal Paintings

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Adhesive, Oil

19th Century oil painting of horses & grooms outside a coach house
Located in Nr Broadway, Worcestershire
Henry Barraud British, (1811-1874) Horses & grooms at Mount Mascal Oil on canvas, signed Image size: 15.25 inches x 29.25 inches Size including frame: 21.25 inches x 35.25 inches ...
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Mid-19th Century Victorian Figurative Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

Amore vince Tutto - White Horse palm tree bird, contemporary oil painting
Located in London, GB
Ellie Hesse was born in New York in 1972 but spent most of her childhood in the Yorkshire Dales. Travel has always been an important feature of her life since then, exploring Asia an...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Animal Paintings

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Oil, Board

French Oil Painting Of Horses & Cows In The Harvest Pulling An Old Corn Shredder
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist/ School: Leon Hatot (French 1883-1953) Title: Impressionist oil painting Medium: signed oil painting on thick paper, stuck on board unframed. dated 1944 Size: painting: 1...
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Early 20th Century Impressionist Landscape Paintings

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Oil

Painting 19th Century - Horses and Carriage - Charles de Luna (1812-1866)
By Charles De Luna
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
LUNA, Charles de (1812-1866) Horses and carriage hunting Oil on canvas signed low left and dated 1841 Old original frame gilded with leaves Dim canvas : 39 X 75 cm Dim frame : 89 X 52 cm Certificate of authenticity LUNA, Charles de (1812-1866) French Painter 19th century Born in 1812 in Châlon sur Saone Genre scenes, military subjects, Orientalism Pupil of Léon Cogniet...
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1840s Academic Animal Paintings

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Oil

Pecan Pie (large signed giclee on canvas)
Located in Aventura, FL
Giclee on canvas. Hand signed lower right by Doug Bloodworth. Hand numbered 17/150 lower right. Canvas size 44 x 55 inches. Canvas is not stretched. Artwork is in excellent co...
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21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

Charles K. O'Kennedy - Early 20th Century Oil, Horses at The Water's Edge
Located in Corsham, GB
This evocative painting depicts a tranquil scene of three horses and a rider gathered at the edge of a misty woodland stream. The composition balances the warm tones of the horses' c...
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20th Century Landscape Paintings

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Oil

VI p.m. Horses series
Located in Zofingen, AG
In creating this piece, I was drawn to the dynamic intensity and elegance of polo, a sport of both tradition and thrilling moments. By using a circular frame, I isolated the scene, f...
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2010s Abstract Expressionist Animal Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Getting on a Horse 3
Located in Hudson, NY
These four paintings are in a series of 4 oil on canvas $8000.00 for the set of four. “Friends of Friends” explores a playful world where dreams and reality meld together to cre...
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2010s Surrealist Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Water for Horse, Painting, Oil on Wood Panel
Located in Yardley, PA
Original oil on panel paint in Contemporary Impressionism Style :: Painting :: Impressionist :: This piece comes with an official certificate of authenticity signed by the artist :: ...
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2010s Impressionist Paintings

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Oil

Leaping From the Box
Located in Bozeman, MT
This is a framed painting on paper. Biography Creating paintings inspired by western movies and by Remington and Russell, he is a native of the West, having been born and raised in rural Colorado. He studied art at Baylor University in Waco, Texas; at the California Institute of the Arts in Valencia, and at the University of Colorado, Boulder where he earned a Master's Degree in 1979. For two decades he worked as curator at the Yellowstone Art Museum in Billings, Montana, before leaving in 1999 to begin work as a full-time painter and independent curator. His work is in the collections of the Buffalo Bill Historical Center in Cody, Wyoming; the Art Museum of Missoula; and the Yellowstone Art Museum; the Federal Reserve Bank in Helena, Montana; and the Deaconness Medical Center in Billings, Montana. Artist Statement For a long time, the images in my paintings have been identifiably, even iconically, western-stagecoaches and false-front main streets, poker games and gun battles, cowboys, Indians, cavalry troopers and horses, all suspended in a choreographed matrix of dancing paint. Distinct from the traditional western genre-which inventories the minutia of cowboy gear or tells sentimental stories of rangeland romance-my paintings embody something more elemental and timeless, animated and abstract. The images tend to be stark, graphic, and charged with painterly energy. Though they are derived from fugitive television images, the paintings, as paintings, are still, silent and non-ephemeral. They register the technological transfer of primal shadows onto the electroluminescent screens of our collective consciousness, a shimmering blur of perception and memory transposed in an interchange of gesture and description, painted marks simultaneously arresting and embodying movement. I've always liked what a painter friend, Marc Vischer, wrote in 1988 about an early group of my western paintings. Now, I'm fourteen years closer to actualizing my vision for this work, and his astute remarks seem more pertinent today than they did then. He wrote in part, "For McConnell, a searing light emanates from a new desert: that of television. And from that most desolate backdrop, he salvages fragments from a movie world that spoke of honor in a land that was lawless. In a romantic sense, McConnell's works are a visual seance. Figures, like specters distorted through intense heat waves, are captured from their eternity of 24 frames a second. Their shapes and shadows are brought back into a radically different world and given substance and texture. It is an impossible attempt to freeze them, to arrest the present's ceaseless molestation of the past, to close off the continuum. Sometimes this is done darkly and thickly as an emphatic gesture of permanence. In other works a few light strokes quickly applied suggest the ephemeral nature of film and perhaps the fleeting nature of our own lives." I have been examining new imagery in my paintings, drawing subjects from Mexican graphic novelas, modern women and men of romance and mystery from the mid-20th century, motorcycles and airplanes. The end titles of movies, stated in several languages, have inspired me to begin a new series of cross-media translations in both acrylic and watercolor. My paintings have long begun where the movies have left off. The elements of water and light co-mingle in some pieces from this series and in others which take the viewpoint of a swimmer, watching other swimmers from the wet side of this aqueous membrane, looking up toward the light. My arrival in Montana in 1982 brought me into intimate contact with some of the most storied places of the historic West and also gave me the opportunity to study the paintings of two of the most influential codifiers of western imagery, Frederic Remington and Charlie Russell...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Acrylic, Archival Paper

"Horse Sketch 1" study of an Alfred Munnings painting, brown and earth tones
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
"Horse Sketch 1" is Amy Florence's study of an Alfred Munnings painting, one of her favorite artists. Artist Bio Amy Florence is a London born artist working out of her studio in F...
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21st Century and Contemporary Academic Animal Paintings

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Oil, Panel, Wood Panel, Board

Garibaldi Redshirts Encampment, 19th Century attributed to Remigio Legat
Located in Blackwater, GB
Garibaldi Redshirts Encampment, 19th Century attributed to Remigio Legat (19th century Italian) Large 19th century landscape of Garibaldi's Redshirt in camp with an officer in the ...
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19th Century Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Calèches au Bois de Boulogne
Located in Paris, FR
Paul Emile Perboyre 1826-1914 French Calèche au Bois de Boulogne, Circa 1880 Oil on panel Signed lower right Panel: 12 5/8" high x 18 1/8" wide Fame: 19...
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19th Century Old Masters Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

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