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Art Subject: Plant
Huimin Wang Contemporary Original Oil On Canvas "Spring II"
Located in New York, NY
Title: Spring II
Medium: Oil on canvas
Size: 19 x 19 inches
Frame: Framing options available!
Condition: The painting appears to be in excellent condition.
Note: This painting ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Mid Century Carmel Cottage with Flowers Landscape
Located in Soquel, CA
Charming mid century painting of Carmel stucco cottage and with gladiolas and Geraniums in planting beds by listed artist Helen Enoch Gleiforst (American,...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Masonite, Oil
The path by I. Ch. Goetz - Oil on canvas 38x46 cm
Located in Geneva, CH
Work on canvas
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
$400 Sale Price
20% Off
Antique Scottish Oil Highland Waterfall with Distant Mountains Oil Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Scottish Highlands
signed by F. E. Jamieson (British 1895-1950)
oil on canvas, framed
framed: 24.5 x 35 inches
canvas: 20 x 30 inches
provenance: private collection, UK
condition...
Category
Early 20th Century Victorian Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Gemini: Castor & Pollux
Located in New Orleans, LA
Ginger Williams Cook is a painter, published illustrator, and arts educator based in Jackson, MS. Her paintings have been featured in numerous exhibitions, publications, and media. G...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Pastel, Acrylic
"Intervals" (2015) By Hadley Rampton, Original Landscape Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Intervals, 2015
Born in Salt Lake City, UT in 1975, Hadley Rampton spent a good deal of her childhood recreating in the Utah wilderness, the Teton/Yellowstone area and in Eastern Id...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Reaching Higher, Original Signed Contemporary Impasto Floral Landscape Painting
Located in Boston, MA
Reaching Higher, Original Signed Contemporary Impasto Floral Landscape Painting
36" x 24" x 1.5" (HxWxD) Oil on Canvas
Hand-signed by the artist.
The s...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
ISLAND-PERCY PRIEST - Landscape Painting of Nashville Tennessee Lake - Oil
Located in Signal Mountain, TN
Coming soon
Category
2010s Contemporary Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil, Archival Paper
Port Lligat Cadaques Spain oil painting spanish seascape mediterranean
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Rafael Duran Benet (1931-2015) - Port Lligat Cadaques Spain - Oil
Oil on canvas glued to cardboard.
Measures work 50x61 cm.
Frameless.
Rafael Duran Benet (Terrassa, 1931 - Barcelona...
Category
1990s Post-Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Cardboard, Canvas, Oil
Fenêtre sur lac, Oil Painting, Interior with Landscape, Lake, Sky
Located in AIX-EN-PROVENCE, FR
Work : Original Oil Painting, Handmade artwork, Unique Work. Framed in Solid wood frame. Ready to Hang.
Medium : Oil painting on Linen Canvas mounted on wood panel (Board Canvas)
Ar...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Interior Paintings
Materials
Linen, Oil, Wood Panel
"Mexican Hat Flower" Realistic Painting of a Wildflower Botanical Plant Nature
Located in Austin, TX
Oil on Canvas
Canvas Size: 10 x 8 in.
Frame Size: 12 x 9.5 in.
A colorful, naturalistic oil on canvas study of a wild botanical native to Central Texas. Mexican hat flowers blanket ...
Category
2010s American Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
The Night Bouquet Of Lilacs - lilacs still life painting
Located in Zofingen, AG
The night still life with a bouquet of lilacs will become a remarkable and modern home decoration, blooming lilacs branches always decorates any house interior, the impressionistic a...
Category
2010s Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Green Park - contemporary impressionism London oil painting
Located in London, GB
Based in his homeland of Australia, David has painted extensively throughout his travels in the United States and the UK, where he is regularly represented by select commercial galle...
Category
2010s Contemporary Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Rosehip-21st Century Still-life Painting of a Glass Bowl with Pink Rosehips
Located in Nuenen, Noord Brabant
Ksenya Istomina
Rosehip
20 x 20 cm
(Framed 32 x 32 cm)
Oil on cardboard
This Still-life painting by Russian artist Ksenya Istomina is made in 2020 during the Lockdown in Russia. The...
Category
2010s Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil, Cardboard
Mid Century French Original Pastel Drawing of Sunlit Woodland and Village
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Mid Century French Original Pastel Drawing of Sunlit Woodland and Village
Artist: Josine Vignon (French 1922-2022)
Medium: Oil Pastel on artist paper
Size: 19.75 (height) x...
Category
Mid-20th Century Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil Pastel
'I Might Have Been Mistaken/Tornado Landscape, ' by Mark Gilmore, Oil on Paper
By Mark Gilmore
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
This framed 40"x 32" oil and prismacolor on paper landscape painting, ' I Might Have Been Mistaken,' by Mark Gilmore, depicts dark storm clouds hovering ...
Category
Late 20th Century Realist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil, Color Pencil, Paper
Red Horse Chestnut, Amagansett
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
Oil painting of a Chestnut tree in Amagansett.
Artist Bio
Marc Dalessio was born in 1972 in Los Angeles, California. Even in his earliest years, it was evident that his passion was...
Category
2010s Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Linen, Oil
Zhongren Wang Landscape Original Oil On Canvas "Birch Forest"
Located in New York, NY
Title: Birch Forest
Medium: Oil on canvas
Size: 19 x 23 inches
Frame: Framing options available!
Condition: The painting appears to be in excellent condition.
Note: This painti...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
1970's French Impressionist Pastel Garden Bench In The Summer Tree Garden
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
French Landscape
signed by Josine Vignon (French 1922-2022) ...
Category
1970s Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Pastel, Wax Crayon
Peaceful Woodland Scene with Grazing Deer Amidst Verdant Trees Forest Landscape
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Grazing Deer
signed by Regine David (female French artist, 1910-2018)
oil painting on paper stuck on board, unframed
board: 15 x 18 inches
paper: 12 x 16 inches
inscribed verso
condi...
Category
Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
A Shaft Of Ethereal Light, Painting, Oil on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
There are certain times of the day in the forest, when something magical happens. In this scene, the sun is breaking through the trees in late October and is casting a magial misty ...
Category
2010s Impressionist Paintings
Materials
Oil
Tulips. Gouache Painting, Abstract, Figurative, Floral, Polish artist
Located in Warsaw, PL
Contemporary floral still life figurative gouache on paper painting by Polish artist Bozena Lesiak. Painting is in a small format. Bozena Lesiak's art embodies beauty of nature and i...
Category
2010s Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Materials
Gouache, Paper
Cala Lily, Watercolor on paper. Sill life Painting
Located in Miami Beach, FL
A new series inspired by architecture, décor and stylish personalities of the world of interior design.
The worlds of fashion, society and pop culture are captured in the illustrati...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Water...
Materials
Paper, Ink, Watercolor, Gouache
Dogwood 48 X 36
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Dogwood 48 X 36 Acrylic on Canvas
Viewing Patricia Forelle’s work offers a look into her world of fantasy and reality with freeform and whimsy. Her work holds a spirit of freshness ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Gifts of Autumn - Oil Paint by Elena Mardashova - 2023
Located in Roma, IT
Oil painting 'Gifts of autumn', realized by Elena Mardashova in 2023.
On canvas, dimension 50 x 60 cm.
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
You are my Light (Oil Painting, Impasto, Impressionism, Colorful, Vibrant, Warm)
Located in Kansas City, MO
Genevieve Hamel
You are my Light
Oil on Wood Panel
Year: 2024
Size: 12 x 12 x 1.5 inches
Signed by hand
COA provided
*wired and ready to hang
Genevieve Hamel’s passions for design...
Category
2010s Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
Meadow, Landscape, Original oil Painting, Ready to Hang, Impressionism
Located in Granada Hills, CA
Artist: Vahe Yeremyan
Work: Original Oil Painting, Handmade Artwork, One of a Kind
Medium: Oil on Canvas
Year: 2023
Style: Impressionism,
Subject: Meadow,
Size: 30" x 30" x 1'' i...
Category
2010s Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$1,650 Sale Price
25% Off
Listed Antique American Impressionist Indiana Forest Interior Framed Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Impressive early American impressionist forest interior landscape oil painting by William McKendree Snyder (1848 - 1930). Framed. Oil on board. Signed. Image size, 18H by 24L.
Category
1910s Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Flower Vase, Yellow Watercolor painting on paper
Located in Miami Beach, FL
A new series inspired by architecture, décor and stylish personalities of the world of interior design.
The worlds of fashion, society and pop culture are captured in the illustrati...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor, Archival Paper
English 20th century landscape with a pussy cat, buttercups, daisy's and flowers
Located in Woodbury, CT
Alison Bolton studied fine art at Salisbury School of Art and Hornsey College of Art with Maurice de Sausmarez. After leaving college, Alison resumed painting once her children were ...
Category
1990s Modern Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
YueHui Zhang Landscape Original Oil On Canvas "Early In The Morning"
Located in New York, NY
Title: Early In The Morning
Medium: Oil on canvas
Size: 27 x 31 inches
Frame: Framing options available!
Condition: The painting appears to be in excellent condition.
Note: Thi...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Contemporary impressionist floral red roses vase oil painting on paper
Located in VÉNISSIEUX, FR
This captivating artwork " The sweet smell of red roses" presents a vibrant and luscious portrayal of a bouquet of flowers, meticulously painted with bold and expressive strokes.
...
Category
2010s Post-Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Paper, Acrylic
Fine Antique British Botanical Painting Birds of Paradise Flower
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Very fine original antique English botanical watercolour paintings depicting this beautiful depiction of a flower/ plant. The work came to us from a private collection in Surrey, Eng...
Category
Early 20th Century Victorian Still-life Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Silence of Summer Serenity, original painting, contemporary, landscape
By Lee Tiller
Located in Deddington, GB
This evocative painting by Lee Tiller is an invitation to pause, breathe and contemplate the beauty of nature. This roseate dusk captures the atmospheric effects of a gentle warm sum...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Oil
'Gladioli by Moonlight', Laguna Beach Art Association, Pasadena Art Museum
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Signed lower left, 'J.L. Freeman' for Jean L. Freeman (American 1926-2006) and painted circa 1975.
Born in Michigan, Jean Sampson studied at the Detroit Society of Arts and Crafts (later the Center for Creative Studies) under John Foster before moving to California in 1953. In 1954, she married the artist Philip Freeman and settled in Dana Point...
Category
1970s Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Hunt Slonem "Cloud 9" Butterflies
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: Slonem, Hunt
Title: Cloud 9
Series: Butterflies
Date: 2021
Medium: Oil on canvas
Unframed Dimensions: 40" x 60"
Signature: Signed by Artist on Verso
Edition: Unique
...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Oil
Summer Evening, Tompkins Square Park, Oil Painting
By Nick Savides
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
Visitors find solace in Tompkins Square Park on a tranquil summer evening. Friends chat on blankets while others sit or lie down, soaking in the peaceful atmo...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
Cornflowers and Sashiko Cloth - Flower Still Life Oil Painting, Grey and Yellow
Located in Kingsclere, GB
Stephanie Richards b. 1978
Cornflowers and Sashiko Cloth
oil on board
30 x 30.3 cm
11 3/4 x 11 7/8 in
signed with initials
"My works are composed o...
Category
2010s Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Incoming, Original Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
A woman walks through a summer field in a loose blue jumpsuit, her hair tied up in a bun. She notices the odd presence of yellow taxis and a white truck parke...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Summer Season, Landscape, Original oil Painting, Ready to Hang, Impressionism
Located in Granada Hills, CA
Artist: Vahe Yeremyan
Work: Original Oil Painting, Handmade Artwork, One of a Kind
Medium: Oil on Canvas
Year: 2024
Style: Impressionism,
Title: Summer Season,
Size: 28.5" x 56.5...
Category
2010s Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Linen, Oil
Mid 20th Century Meadow at Sunset Pastel Landscape of Trees and Wildflowers
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Meadow at Sunset
by Regine David (female French artist, 1910-2018)
pastel painting on artist paper, stuck on artist paper
painting: 12.5 x 16 inches
condition: This painting is in ex...
Category
Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Pastel
On the Psel, Impressionism, Original oil Painting, Ready to Hang
Located in Granada Hills, CA
Artist: Shapoval Ivan Leontyevich
Work: Original oil painting, handmade artwork, one of a kind
Medium: Oil on Cardboard
Style: Impressionism
Year: 2012
Title: On the Psel
Size: 16.5...
Category
2010s Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil, Cardboard
"Dappled Light" Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Suchitra Bhosle's "Dappled Light" is an original, hand made oil painting that depicts a man napping in the sun while leaning against a tree with sun stre...
Category
2010s Post-Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
John E. Thompson 'High Bridge, NYC' Signed Oil Painting, American, 1924
Located in Denver, CO
This original 1924 oil painting by acclaimed Colorado modernist John E. Thompson captures the architectural grandeur of High Bridge, New York City’s oldest standing bridge, as it spans the Harlem River. A powerful blend of realism and early modernist style, the composition highlights the bridge’s elegant arches and structural detail, all rendered in richly textured oil on canvas.
Thompson’s masterful brushwork and use of color breathe life into the urban landscape, creating a dynamic visual tribute to one of NYC’s most iconic 19th-century engineering feats. The painting is signed and dated in the lower right corner, adding historical authenticity and collector appeal. It is housed in a custom vintage frame, complementing the period and enhancing its timeless aesthetic.
This rare depiction of early 20th-century New York City is an important work for collectors of vintage American art, urban landscapes, and historical landmarks. It bridges two artistic worlds—urban realism and the advent of modernism—making it a standout piece in any serious collection.
About the Artist: John E. Thompson – Pioneer of Colorado Modernism
John Edward Thompson (1876–1945) is widely regarded as the "Dean of Colorado Artists", known for his pivotal role in introducing European modernist techniques to the American West. Born in Buffalo, Thompson studied at the Art Students League of Buffalo and later in New York City, before immersing himself in Europe’s avant-garde movements, particularly influenced by Paul Cézanne.
In 1914, Thompson settled in Denver, where he would become a transformative force in the local art scene. His teachings and leadership helped lay the foundation for Colorado’s modern art movement, and he later served as a faculty member at both the University of Denver and the Santa Fe Art School, alongside contemporaries like Andrew Dasburg, B.J.O. Nordfeldt, and Walter Ufer.
Thompson also mentored key figures such as Józef Bakoś and Walter Mruk, who would go on to co-found Los Cinco Pintores...
Category
1920s American Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
Spring Thaw Landscape Oil Painting 1901 Swedish Artist by Ankarcrona
Located in Stockholm, SE
Signature bottom left - Edvard Alexander (Alexis) Ankarcrona (1825 - 1901), was a Swedish painter and military (this is one of the last works of the artist!). This artwork perfectly ...
Category
Early 1900s Realist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Wood, Cotton Canvas, Oil
Lily, Red - minimalist, abstract, floral, acrylic on canvas
By Pat Service
Located in Bloomfield, ON
The distinctive shape of a bright red lily pops from the canvas in this engaging floral abstract by Vancouver artist, Pat Service. Reminiscent of Andy Warhol, Service’s flowers are p...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Lakeview (Expansive Blue + Green Landscape Reminiscent of Color Field Painting)
By Tracy Helgeson
Located in Hudson, NY
Lakeview (Expansive Blue + Green Landscape Reminiscent of Color Field Painting) by Tracy Helgeson
2024
oil on panel
36 x 48 inches unframed
The disparate traditions of American folk...
Category
2010s Contemporary Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
Roses in Green Glass with Persimmons, Painting, Oil on MDF Panel
Located in Yardley, PA
Passionate and fiery depiction of roses and persimmons, cooled by the greens in the glass and leaves. :: Painting :: Impressionist :: This piece comes with an official certificate of...
Category
2010s Impressionist Paintings
Materials
Oil
Mid 20th Century French Impressionist Oil Farm Buildings in Sunny Green Fields
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Farm Buildings
signed by Regine David (female French artist, 1910-2018)
dated 1950
oil painting on board, unframed
measures: 13 x 16 inches
condition: the painting is in very sound a...
Category
Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
Pink Nasturtiums, Large Modern Floral Oil Painting by Daniel Maffia
Located in Long Island City, NY
Pink Nasturtiums
Daniel Maffia, French/American (1937)
Date: 1985
Oil on Canvas, signed lower right
Size: 71.5 x 36 in. (181.61 x 91.44 cm)
Category
1980s Modern Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
The Well Out Front, Painting, Oil on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
The old farmhouses may be abandoned and fall in or burn down but the dug wells out front usually remain. This old house was painted with quality oil paints and cold wax on stretched...
Category
2010s Impressionist Paintings
Materials
Oil
Poésie Muette, Oil on Canvas, Contemporary painting, Water Reflections, Rain
Located in AIX-EN-PROVENCE, FR
Work : Original Oil Painting, Unique Work. Handmade artwork. Ready to Hang.
Medium : Oil and Acrylic painting on Canvas.
Artist : Deniz Bayav
Subject : Poésie Muette (Title)
Signat...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
Geneva countryside
Located in Genève, GE
Work on canvas
Category
Late 20th Century Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
¨Topiaria¨. Expressionist colorful garden. Big format Oil on canvas
Located in Segovia, ES
Topiaria. Big format Oil on canvas Beautiful garden by Chico Montilla.
Measurements: (H) 130 x (W) 195 x 3 cm. Framed 142 x 207 x 5 cm.
Colorful expressionist view of a garden with plants that have been given artistic form through the topiary art...
Category
2010s Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Summers Warm Embrace, original painting, landscape, contemporary
By Lucy Moore
Located in Deddington, GB
Summers Warm Embrace - 60 x 60 cm In crafting this piece, As I melded acrylics, I envisioned a meadow bathed in golden sunlight—a celebration of nature's splendor. We love Lucy Moore...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
"Frog and Peony" animalism is an oil painting of the Volskya Lilya.
Located in Zofingen, AG
" Frog and Peony" animalism is an oil painting of the Volskya Lilya. The painting is a symbol. Tallisman's painting The Beautiful Frog is a wish for wealth and a secure life. The pe...
Category
2010s Pop Art Animal Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Landscape - Oil on Canvas by G. W. Mote - 1888
Located in Roma, IT
Landscape is an original oil painting on canvas, realized by the British artist George William Mote (1832-1909).
Hand-signed and dated in red oil color on lower right corner "G.W. M...
Category
1880s Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Angel's Trumpet" By Fred Wessel
By Fred Wessel
Located in Denver, CO
Angel's Trumpet
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
The Long Cut, Oil Painting
By Jesse Aldana
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
Artist Jesse Aldana presents a peaceful grassland with a well-trodden path leading inward. Inspired by two early morning spring hikes—the background comes f...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
Still-Life With Roses and China Jewel Box
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Hortense DURY-VASSELON (1860-1924)
Still Life with Roses and China Jewel Box
Oil on canvas signed and dated 1905 low left
DIm canvas : 63 X 50 cm
Di...
Category
Early 1900s Academic Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
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