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Old City. 1970. Paper, watercolor, 46x37 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Old city. 1970. Paper, watercolor, 46x37 cm
Street view in old city
Edwin Andersons (1929-1996)
1956 – graduating Art Academy of Latvia, department o...
Category
1970s Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
$470 Sale Price
20% Off
Paris Street Scene, Impressionist Watercolor by Charles Levier
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Charles Levier, French (1920 - 2003)
Title: Paris Street Scene
Year: circa 1960
Medium: Watercolor, signed l.l.
Size: 22 x 30 in. (55.88 x 76.2 cm)
Category
1970s Fauvist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Original Painting Grey Garden Patio Landscape, signed
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist/ School: Kathleen Crow (British, contemporary), signed with monogram
Title: Garden Patiio
Medium: oil on board, unframed
Board: 18 x 24 inches...
Category
19th Century Victorian Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
$1,921 Sale Price
30% Off
"Rural Farm Delivery" pastoral landscape oil painting, painted en plain air
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
"Rural Farm Delivery" is a pastoral landscape oil painting, painted en plein air.
Framed in a traditional stylish gold frame.
Josep...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Armenian Contemporary Art by Kamsar Ohanyan - In The Winter Tale
Located in Paris, IDF
Oil on canvas
Category
2010s Contemporary Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Akimbo
Located in Napa, CA
Oil, wax, pigment, charcoal, and graphite on canvas
Alison Haley Paul is a contemporary painter of lavishly textured landscapes full of nuanced color. Her work conjures up connotati...
Category
2010s Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Charcoal, Wax, Oil, Graphite, Pigment
1950's Modernist/ Cubist Painting - French School Pupils
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
French Landscape
by Bernard Labbe (French mid 20th century)
original gouache on board, unframed
size: 12.5 x 19.5 inches
condition: very good and ready to be enjoyed
provenance: the...
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Gouache
$480 Sale Price
30% Off
Rue Parisienne en Automne, Modern Watercolor Painting by Charles Levier
Located in Long Island City, NY
Rue Parisienne en Automne
Charles Levier, French (1920–2003)
Circa 1960
Watercolor on Paper, signed l.r.
Image Size: 18 x 23 inches
Size: 22 x 30 in. (55.88 x 76.2 cm)
Category
1960s Fauvist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Old town. 1983. Watercolor, acrylic on paper, 76x56 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Old town
1983. Watercolor, acrylic on paper, 76x56 cm
The central focus of the artwork is on an old town, a historic district known for its antiquated architecture, cobbled streets, and a sense of bygone eras. The combination of watercolor and acrylic on paper offers a diverse and dynamic visual experience. Watercolors can create soft and atmospheric effects, while acrylics provide vibrancy and texture, making the artwork expressive and visually engaging.
Janis Brekte...
Category
1980s Realist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor, Acrylic
New York Crush
By Jeff Cohen
Located in Park City, UT
"My work is often described as realism, and sometimes photorealism, but I don’t think of it that way. I do use photographs as reference, and the finished paintings have a photographi...
Category
2010s Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
5th and Broadway, Painting, Oil on Canvas
By John Kilduff
Located in Yardley, PA
Plein air oil painting of 5th and Broadway in Downtown Los Angeles. The painting is full of large bold colorful brushstrokes. :: Painting :: Impressionist :: This piece comes with a...
Category
2010s Impressionist Paintings
Materials
Oil
1950's Modernist/ Cubist Painting - French Chateau Landscape
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
French Landscape
by Bernard Labbe (French mid 20th century)
original watercolour on artist paper, unframed
size: 12.5 x 9.5 inches
condition: very good and ready to be enjoyed.
pro...
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Landscape Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
$768 Sale Price
30% Off
Mary Chaplin, Along the nasturtium path in Monet’s gardens in Giverny
By Mary Chaplin
Located in Deddington, GB
Mary Chaplin
Along the nasturtium path in Monet’s gardens in Giverny
Original Impressionist Still Life Painting
Acrylic Paint on Canvas
Canvas Size: H 81cm x W 100cm x D 2cm
Sold Unf...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
La rue pavoisée
Located in Madrid, ES
EMILIO GRAU SALA
Spanish, 1911 - 1975
LA RUE PAVOISÉE
signed and dated "Grau Sala / 39" (lower right)
oil on canvas
13 x 21-5/8 inches (33 x 55 cm.)
unframed
PROVENANCE
Private Coll...
Category
1930s Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
City, largo S. Susanna 05, Painting, Oil on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
Two points of view, the gaze flows through space, it moves, Time composes the flow into a single image. :: Painting :: Contemporary :: This piece comes with an official certific...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Oil
Great Northern Square, No. 8, Painting, Acrylic on Wood Panel
Located in Yardley, PA
This is the 8th version I've painted of this same scene hence the inclusion of 'number 8' in its title here. It is a painting of an architecturally interesting Square in Manchester,...
Category
2010s Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Littleton #2, Painting, Oil on MDF Panel
Located in Yardley, PA
original plein air cityscape oil on panel :: Painting :: Impressionist :: This piece comes with an official certificate of authenticity signed by the artist :: Ready to Hang: No :: S...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Paintings
Materials
Oil
Calzados Victoria, Painting, Oil on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
Old shoe shop in the city of León :: Painting :: Realism :: This piece comes with an official certificate of authenticity signed by the artist :: Ready to Hang: Yes :: Signed: Yes :...
Category
Early 2000s Realist Paintings
Materials
Oil
Mini Portobello Shop Fronts, Rachel Tighe, Original Cityscape Painting, London
Located in Deddington, GB
Mini Portobello Shop Fronts [2021]
original
Acrylic on Canvas
Image size: H:30 cm x W:25 cm
Complete Size of Unframed Work: H:30 cm x W:25 cm x D:4cm
So...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
From the series Rhythms of streets #4, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
From the series Rhythms of streets #4- canvas painting by Dmitry Spiros size - 31,5" x 31,5" (80cm x 80cm), 2023 Night city. A modern day city and a night city are two completely ...
Category
2010s Impressionist Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
MEETING, Painting, Oil on Canvas
By Asher Topel
Located in Yardley, PA
A MEETING OF TWO DIFFERENT CULTURES ON AN OLD STONE STREET IN JERUSALEM :: Painting :: Realism :: This piece comes with an official certificate of authenticity signed by the artist :...
Category
2010s Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Prechistenka Street
By Simon Kozhin
Located in Zofingen, AG
One of the very picturesque streets of Moscow with old mansions and views of the Cathedral of Christ the Savior is Prechistenka Street. For the most part, two-story chambers and mansions with beautiful facades and ancient history are always sought after by guests of the capital and lovers of hiking. The golden dome...
Category
Early 2000s Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil, Cardboard
FERNAND AUDET (1923-2016) FRENCH IMPRESSIONIST OIL - OLD FRENCH TOWN BUILDINGS
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
"French Streets"
by Fernand Audet (French, Tarascon 1923- Mulhouse 2016)
signed lower right,
oil painting on board, unframed
painting: 18 x 21.5 inches
A fine "mid century" oil pai...
Category
Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
Morning Mist Over Pyrenees, France, Jane Peart, Realist Style Painting
By Jane Peart
Located in Deddington, GB
Morning Mist over Pyrenees, France [2020]
I stayed in a little village in the Pyrenees and this was a view from my bedroom window. I loved the way the mist was rising above the moun...
Category
2010s Contemporary Landscape Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
September Purple Haze, Lee Tiller, Original Waterscape Painting, Affordable Art
By Lee Tiller
Located in Deddington, GB
September Purple Haze [2021]
original
Oil on stretched canvas
Image size: H:61 cm x W:76 cm
Complete Size of Unframed Work: H:61 cm x W:76 cm x D:1.8cm
Sold Unframed
Please note...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Old Riga. 1982, paper, watercolor, 60x32 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Old Riga. 1982, paper, watercolor, 60x32 cm
The central focus of the artwork is on an old town, a historic district known for its antiquated architecture, cobbled streets, and a sen...
Category
1980s Realist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
The Clowns of Montparnasse - Landscape Beige Brown White Yellow Blue Grey Green
Located in Sofia, BG
"The clowns of Montparnasse" is a Naïve style painting by the French artist Maestro Bouchon.
Through her art, she has a very sharp and unique style of bright and colorful expression...
Category
2010s Other Art Style Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
" Times Square ", Painting, Oil on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
Une oeuvre magnifique, qui met en scène ce quartier de New-York dans les années 60. L'artiste partage avec nous sa passion pour cette ville extraordinaire. Les célèbres Taxis " Yellow Cab" ont bien sur une place importante , puisqu'ils sont le symbole de New-York. Il s’agit d’une oeuvre d’Art unique, réalisée à la peinture à l’huile sur toile par l’Artiste Benoît Montet à Paris. La peinture est protégée par une fine couche de vernis et encadrée d’un cadre noir élégant de bonne qualité. Un certificat d’authenticité est livré avec l’oeuvre d’art. Sixties , New-York , people , la foule , yellow cab , taxi , street , la rue , rue , Chevrolet 1961, les gens , traffic, circulation , la foule, le monde dans les rues...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Paintings
Materials
Oil
Mid 20th Century, Belgium, Antwerp, a double-sided painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Belgium. Antwerp, a Double Sided Painting of a Busy Square
by Leonard Machin Rowe (1880-1968)
signed and dated lower left on both sides
watercolour painting on artist's paper, unframed
Image 9.75 x 13.75 inches, sheet 11.x 15 inches
Tweo paintings, one on each side of this sheet, by Leon. Rowe. Both sides are signed and dated '50. The scenes are almost idential, with small differences to the figures, so you may choose which version you wish to frame. The Cathedral of our Lady is seen in the background, with a square in the foreground - busy with colourful figures going about their daily business, and some vehicles.
Belgium and Luxembourg were two of Rowe's favourite destinations for his painting trips overseas. Often incorporating figures into his work, his style is very similar to Thomas Morley's paintings of French and Belgian market town scenes.
Signed front lower right on each side, dated '50. Inscribed as Antwerp. This work forms part of a watercolour collection we currently hold by Rowe.
Known as Leon Rowe, the artist was born in central England...
Category
1950s Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
$571 Sale Price
30% Off
The Grand Prix Tours 1923, French Racing 20th Century Painting
Located in London, GB
Oil on canvas, signed lower right, entitled and dated lower centre
Image size: 32½ x 25 inches (82.5 x 63.5 cm)
Hand made frame Art deco style frame
This painting depicts the 1923 French Grand Prix, held at Tours on 2 July 2023.
This race is notable as the first international Grand Prix to be won by an English driver or an English car...
Category
1920s Modern Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Level
By Jake Fischer
Located in Phoenix, AZ
oil on panel
b. 1985, Phoenix, AZ
Jake Fischer, born and raised in Phoenix, Arizona, graduated with a Master of Fine Art from Arizona State University in Drawing and Painting. Whil...
Category
2010s Abstract Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
$2,750
Israeli Contemporary Art by Dondi Schwartz - Cafe in Agistry Island, Greece
Located in Paris, IDF
Oil on canvas
Dondi Schwartz is an Israeli artist born in Canada in 1961 who lives and works in the Kibbutz Beeri, Negev, Israel. Schwartz studied art at the Avni School of Arts in...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
RAYMOND HEUDEBERT (1894-1991) FRENCH FAUVIST OIL - FISHING HARBOUR LANDSCAPE
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist/ School: Raymond Heudebert (French 1894-1991), signed
Raymonde Heudebert (1905-1991) began painting at a very young age and incredibly by the age of 15 began exhibiting at the prestigious Salon d'Automne. Starting as a pupil of René Ménard...
Category
Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
$1,248 Sale Price
30% Off
Mulholland Dive, Painting, Oil on Canvas
By John Kilduff
Located in Yardley, PA
Oil painting of a view from Mulholland Drive in Los Angeles, California. :: Painting :: Impressionist :: This piece comes with an official certificate of authenticity signed by the ...
Category
2010s Impressionist Paintings
Materials
Oil
Sunny day in Old Riga. Paper, watercolor, 42x30, 5 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Sunny day in Old Riga
Paper, watercolor, 42x30,5 cm
The central focus of the artwork is on an old town, a historic district known for its antiquated architecture, cobbled streets, ...
Category
1970s Realist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
"Lord de Borias Married His Daughter", Impressionist Landscape Oil Painting
Located in Clermont-Ferrand, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
This painting has an interesting backstory. Borias is a French locality of the Livradois-Forez, between Augerolles and the Brugeron. The artist was painting this artwork, when the ...
Category
2010s Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Walking Down the Strand - 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
Trippa Stand, Florence
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
A plein air painting of a man buying Trippa, a Florentine street food, in a small piazza.
Artist Bio:
Marc Dalessio was born in 1972 in Los Angeles, California. Even in his earliest...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel, Wood Panel
Russian Contemporary Art by Yuriy Demiyanov - Familiar Motif
Located in Paris, IDF
Oil on canvas
Framed - 50 x 80 x 4 cm
Category
2010s Contemporary Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Shaded Square, Brittany - French sunny townscape fountain acrylic painting
By Mike Hall
Located in London, GB
Mike Hall graduated from Manchester College of Art and completed his postgraduate studies at the Royal College of Art in London.
He established his reputation in film and television ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Landscape Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Board
Francois Gerome - Paris City Landscape
Located in Naples, Florida
Francois Gerome - Paris City Landscape
Category
20th Century Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
Gary Wing, Lisbon Street, Original Architectural Painting, Affordable Art
By Gary Wing
Located in Deddington, GB
Gary Wing
Lisbon Street
Original Cityscape Painting
Watercolour Pain on Paper
Sheet Size: H 29.7cm x W 21cm x D 0.01cm
Sold Unframed
Please note that in situ images are purely an ind...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Bird Cherry Glade IV, Amanda Horvath, Contemporary painting, Tree art
Located in Deddington, GB
Bird Cherry Glade IV [2022]
original and hand signed by the artist
Acrylics on canvas
Image size: H:30 cm x W:30 cm
Complete Size of Unframed Work: H:30 c...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Towards The Sun, Painting, Oil on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
60x60 cm. One of a kind work. Signed front and back. Sold with a certificate of Authenticity. Painted on canvas with the highest quality professional oil colors. Sold with a simple h...
Category
2010s Abstract Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Oil
After the rain. Paris. Oil on canvas, 54, 5x80 cm
Located in Riga, LV
After the rain. Paris. Oil on canvas, 54,5x80 cm
Street in Paris with people
Gennady Bernadsky (1956) - Soviet and Russian artist.
Gennady Bernads...
Category
Early 2000s Expressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Hui Sheng Landscape Original Oil On Canvas "Fountain Garden"
Located in New York, NY
Title: Fountain Garden
Medium: Oil on canvas
Size: 23 x 31 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
$800 Sale Price
50% Off
Littleton #7, Painting, Oil on Wood Panel
Located in Yardley, PA
original plein air winter cityscape oil on panel :: Painting :: Impressionist :: This piece comes with an official certificate of authenticity signed by the artist :: Ready to Hang: ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Paintings
Materials
Oil
DeJun Wang Landscape Original Oil On Canvas "Lijiang Scenery"
Located in New York, NY
Title: Lijiang Scenery
Medium: Oil on canvas
Size: 19 x 23 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
$750 Sale Price
50% Off
PengFei Yan Landscape Original Oil On Canvas "Monochrome World 1"
Located in New York, NY
Title: Monochrome World 1
Medium: Oil on canvas
Size: 23 x 16 inches
Frame: Framing options available!
Condition: The painting appears to be in excellent condition.
Note: This painti...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$550 Sale Price
50% Off
USA Gasoline, Painting, Oil on Canvas
By John Kilduff
Located in Yardley, PA
Oil painting of the USA gas station in Van Nuys, California. :: Painting :: Impressionist :: This piece comes with an official certificate of authenticity signed by the artist :: Rea...
Category
2010s Impressionist Paintings
Materials
Oil
Mid 20th Century, Belgium, a Bruges Hotel
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Belgium. A Bruges Hotel
by Leonard Machin Rowe (1880-1968)
signed, dated '50 and inscribed front lower left corner, inscribed, dated and signed to the back
watercolour painting on ar...
Category
1950s Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
$384 Sale Price
30% Off
Rome from the Victoriano, Framed
By Kenny Harris
Located in Fairfield, CT
Kenny Harris's latest body of work was informed by two recent residencies in Tuscany, at Borgo Finocchieto and Monteverdi. Inspired by the heavy Tuscan light, Harris paints the lands...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
$1,760 Sale Price
20% Off
Georgian Contemporary Art by Irakli Chikovani - Vienna, Austria
Located in Paris, IDF
Acrylic on canvas
Irakli Chikovani is a Georgian artist born in 1985 who lives and works in Tbilisi, Georgia. In 2010, he was graduated from Tbilisi State Academy. He is member in ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Canvas
Cow Parsley in May
By Andrea Bates
Located in Deddington, GB
Andrea Bates, Original Oil Painting,
46x61cm
Down the sunny lanes in Oxfordshire where the sunlight catches the delicate blossoms of cow parsley after a ra...
Category
2010s Naturalistic Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
Cheltenham Ladies
Located in Deddington, GB
Cheltenham Ladies [March]
original
Oil Paint on Canvas
Image size: H:30 cm x W:30 cm
Complete Size of Unframed Work: H:30 cm x W:30 cm x D:2cm
Sold Unframed
Please note that ins...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Impressionistic Cityscape Acrylic Painting, "Serenity Lane"
Located in San Diego, CA
This is a one of a kind original acrylic and gold leaf painting by San Diego artist, Duke Windsor. Windsor’s success as a contemporary artist lies in his ...
Category
2010s Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
DaVita, Painting, Oil on Other
Located in Yardley, PA
original architecture cityscape oil painting on panel :: Painting :: Impressionist :: This piece comes with an official certificate of authenticity signed by the artist :: Ready to ...
Category
2010s Impressionist Paintings
Materials
Oil
"London" Cityscape Oil Painting on Canvas by Denis Paul Noyer, Framed
Located in Encino, CA
"London," an original oil on canvas by Denis Paul Noyer, is a piece for the true collector. Noyer's capture of the architectural details of the surrounding buildings projects from th...
Category
1970s Modern Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
$2,400 Sale Price
46% Off
Tuscany Road Early Evening, Painting, Acrylic on Other
Located in Yardley, PA
Radiant purple gospel red and bold yellow tulips picture frames of beauty adorn the grassy hills of Tuscany and What ever becomes of this love parade are the fancy white and ...
Category
2010s Impressionist Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
H STREET NE / ATLAS DISTRICT IN WASHINGTON DC, Painting, Oil on Canvas
By Craig Moran
Located in Yardley, PA
This is a painting of H Street -- also known as the Atlas District, and is a revitalized arts and entertainment district located in the Near Northeast neighborhood of Washington, DC....
Category
2010s Realist Paintings
Materials
Oil
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