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Period: Late 19th Century
Giovanni Lavezzari (1817-1881) - Late 19th Century Watercolour
Located in Corsham, GB
A charming late 19th Century watercolour view of St Mark's Basilica in Venice. A gondola drifts past in the foreground. The artist has signed to the lower right corner and the painti...
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Late 19th Century Art

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Watercolor

Troika, Modern Bronze Sculpture Cast by N. Shtange after Eugene Lanceray
Located in Long Island City, NY
Eugene Lanceray, Cast by N. Shtange After the Model by Eugene Lanceray, Russian (1875 - 1946) - Troika, Year: Late 19th Century, Medium: Bronze Sculpture, Cyrillic signature and fo...
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Modern Late 19th Century Art

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Bronze

Paysage de l'Oise - Impressionist Landscape Oil Painting by Victor Vignon
Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire
Signed and dated oil on canvas landscape by French impressionist painter Victor Alfred Paul Vignon. The piece depicts a view of scenery in Oise, a department in the north of France, ...
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Impressionist Late 19th Century Art

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Oil, Canvas

Large Dog Portrait: Grand Griffon Vendéen Hunting Dogs Jules Chardigny
Located in SANTA FE, NM
Double Portrait: Grand Griffon Vendéen Hunting Dogs Jules Chardigny (France, 1842-1892) circa 1870 Oil on canvas, signed 21 3/4 x 18 1/4 (29 1/8 x 25 frame) inches Though pairs of G...
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Realist Late 19th Century Art

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Canvas, Oil

"Portrait of Louis Prang" William Merritt Chase, Impressionist Portrait
Located in New York, NY
William Merritt Chase Portrait of Louis Prang, 1884 Signed center right "WM M Chase" Oil on canvas 41 1/2 x 30 1/2 inches Provenance The artist Louis Prang Gift from the sitter to R...
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American Impressionist Late 19th Century Art

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Canvas, Oil

The Love Letter, Opulent Room, Opulence
Located in Grand Rapids, MI
Hans Buchner (German, 1856 - 1941) Signed: Hans Buchner (Lower, Left) Location: Müchen (Lower, Left) " The Love Letter ", circa 1880s Oil on Mahogany Panel 19 1/2" x 11 1/2" Hou...
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Realist Late 19th Century Art

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Mahogany, Oil

Lake Landscape at Dusk with a Rowboat, 1896
Located in Stockholm, SE
"Lake Landscape at Dusk with a Rowboat" is a captivating oil painting by the Swedish artist Erik Abrahamsson. Created in 1896, this work masterfully captures the tranquil beauty of a...
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Romantic Late 19th Century Art

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Canvas, Oil

Louis Van Staaten (1836-1909) - Framed Watercolour, Figures by a Dutch Windmill
Located in Corsham, GB
Fine original watercolour by the Dutch painter Louis Van Staaten, also known as Hermanus II Koekkoek (1836-1909). Signed lower right. Presented in a smart silver coloured frame with ...
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Late 19th Century Art

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Watercolor

Cottages in Late Summer Landscape, impressionist late 19th/early 20th century
Located in Hillsborough, NC
Peaceful pastoral landscape by Abraham Hulk, the Younger (1844-1922), renowned for his landscape paintings with Dutch and English training. With his Dutch father as an artist, Hulk l...
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Impressionist Late 19th Century Art

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Canvas, Oil

Street of the Old Quarter British School signed Cade oil on canvas painting
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
**Technical Sheet** **Title:** "Street of the Old Quarter" **Author:** British School, 19th Century **Date:** 1892 **Technique:** Oil on canvas **Dimensions:** 14.17 x 10.63 inc...
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American Realist Late 19th Century Art

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Canvas, Oil

Young Girl Watering Flowers – Intimate 19th Century Genre Scene
Located in Stockholm, SE
This tender scene by German artist Georg Buchner captures a quiet, intimate moment: a young girl carefully watering a potted plant on a windowsill. The warm light gently illuminates ...
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Realist Late 19th Century Art

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Oil, Wood Panel

Portrait of a Pekingese Dog Charming Antique English Watercolour Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Portrait of a Pekingese Dog English artist, late 19th century Watercolour drawing on board, unframed drawing: 7.25 x 5 inches Provenance: Private collection, UK Condition: This paint...
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Impressionist Late 19th Century Art

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Watercolor

Signed French Impressionist Antique Oil Portrait of Man with Beard Paris Stamped
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist/ School: signed French School, Bouchet (19th-20th Century) Title: Portrait of a bearded man Medium: oil on board Size: 11 x 8.5 inches Provenance: private collection, Fran...
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Impressionist Late 19th Century Art

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Oil

Antique Hudson River School Framed Coastal Luminous Seascape Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American Hudson River School coastal seascape. Most likely a view of Maine. Oil on board. Image size, 8 by 12 inches.
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Hudson River School Late 19th Century Art

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Canvas, Oil

OLD MASTER OIL PAINTING High Quality 19th CENTURY Calm Seas Gold Gilt Frame
Located in Ferndown, GB
OLD MASTER OIL PAINTING High Quality 19th CENTURY Cram Seas GGF Description OLD MASTER LARGE OIL PAINTING 19th Century NEW COLLECTION Of RARE PIECES OF ENGLISH HISTORY “Very Goo...
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Realist Late 19th Century Art

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Oil

Le Cabaret - Montmartre 1897- Impressionist Figurative Oil by Louis Abel Truchet
Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire
Signed and dated oil on canvas figures in interior by French impressionist painter Louis Abel Truchet. The piece depicts revellers at a French cabaret Montmartre. Signature: Signed ...
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Impressionist Late 19th Century Art

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Canvas, Oil

Portrait of a Lady - 19th Century French Oil on Panel Antique Painting
Located in Sevenoaks, GB
A beautiful 19th century French oil on panel portrait of a lady wearing a red hat. Finely painted and unusual portrait, presented in its original ornate frame. Artist: French School...
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Late 19th Century Art

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Oil

Vincenzo Colleoni (Venetian Master) - 19th century painting - Interior Masks
Located in Varmo, IT
Vincenzo Colleoni (Active in Venice in the second half of the 19th century) - Interior scene with masked characters. 110 x 160 cm without frame, 145 x 194 cm with frame. Antique oi...
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Realist Late 19th Century Art

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Canvas, Oil

French Impressionist River Landscape, Poplars on the Banks of the River Epte
By Claude Monet
Located in Cotignac, FR
French late 19th century Impressionist oil on board landscape. To the other side of the board is a further river landscape (see separate listing LU1430216208672) A moody and atmosph...
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Impressionist Late 19th Century Art

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Oil

Star Chart. Antique Astronomy celestial print
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
Colour lithograph, 1890. 210mm by 285mm (sheet). From W Peck's 'A Handbook and Atlas of Astronomy', 1890. Sir William Peck FRSE FRAS (1862 – 1925) was a Scottish astronomer and scien...
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Victorian Late 19th Century Art

Materials

Lithograph

Late 19th Century Watercolour - Angler at the Farm
Located in Corsham, GB
This scene sets place on the land of a small farm in late summer. In the foreground an angler casts his line into the river running between the small farm house and the wheat field. ...
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Late 19th Century Art

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Watercolor

The Seasons
Located in PARIS, FR
Alphonse MUCHA (1860-1939) "The Seasons" Variante 3 Rare original lithograph Each Season is signed at the lower part of the plate "Mucha". This lithograph is rare, since it was neve...
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Art Nouveau Late 19th Century Art

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Lithograph

Coastal scene
Located in New York, NY
Fue miembro del grupo pictórico de Sitges. En 1888 formó parte del jurado de la Exposición Universal de Barcelona. Comenzó su formación en la Escuela de Bellas Artes de Barcelona, do...
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Impressionist Late 19th Century Art

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Oil, Canvas

Still Life of Spring Flowers and Birds Nest - British Victorian art oil painting
Located in London, GB
This lovely British Victorian still life oil painting is by noted still life Birmingham artist George Clare. Painted circa1870 the composition is one of his favourites, a bird's nest...
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Victorian Late 19th Century Art

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Oil

Antique German Oil Painting Portrait of a Family Group - Restoration project
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Family Group German School, late 19th/ early 20th century oil on board board: 17.5 x 13 inches provenance: private collection condition: sound condition but with various surface ...
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Victorian Late 19th Century Art

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Oil

General Sir Francis Grenfell KCB, Vanity Fair military caricature portrait, 1889
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
Vanity Fair portrait of General Sir Francis Grenfell KCB Chromolithograph, 1889. Field Marshal Francis Wallace Grenfell, 1st Baron Grenfell, GCB, GCMG, PC was a British Army offic...
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Victorian Late 19th Century Art

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Lithograph

Mountain stream with character and cows
Located in Genève, GE
Work on canvas
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Late 19th Century Art

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Oil

Wooded Sand Dune
Located in Bryn Mawr, PA
Wooded Sand Dune Oil on panel, 12 x 18 1/8 inches Framed dimensions: 17 1/2 x 23 1/2 inches Estate stamp lower right: RSwain Gifford Provenance The artist; By descent in the family ...
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Barbizon School Late 19th Century Art

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Oil, Wood Panel

Early German Realistic Military Portrait of a Man (Johann Ludwig-Mosley)
Located in Houston, TX
Realistic early German portrait painting of Johann Ludwig-Mosley wearing his various military awards. The back features further documentation about the man's life and service. Curren...
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Realist Late 19th Century Art

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Canvas, Oil

Forest Insects - Beetles, German antique chromolithograph print
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
'Forstinsekten II Kafer' (Forest Insects - Beetles) German chromolithograph, circa 1895. 245mm by 155mm (sheet)
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Naturalistic Late 19th Century Art

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Lithograph

Antique 19th century English Landscape of Children playing by a Lake or Loch
Located in Woodbury, CT
Edgar Longstaffe (1852–1933) Children Playing by a Lakeside landscape , oil on canvas, circa 1890 This serene and luminous landscape by Edgar Longstaffe, painted circa 1890, capture...
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Victorian Late 19th Century Art

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Canvas, Oil

The Pleiades. Antique Astronomy celestial print
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
Colour lithograph, 1890. 210mm by 285mm (sheet). From W Peck's 'A Handbook and Atlas of Astronomy', 1890. Sir William Peck FRSE FRAS (1862 – 1925) was a Scottish astronomer and scien...
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Victorian Late 19th Century Art

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Lithograph

Antique French Impressionist Signed Oil Painting Portrait of Young Man
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Portrait of a Young Man French School, late 19th century indistinctly signed top right, 'Valadon'? oil on canvas, framed framed: 30 x 28 inches canvas: 26 x 21 inches private collect...
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Impressionist Late 19th Century Art

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Oil, Canvas

Autumnal Woodland Pathway Antique English Oil Painting in Gilt Frame
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Woodland Path circle of George Turner (English 1841-1910) oil painting on canvas, framed framed: 19 x 25.5 inches canvas: 14 x 21.5 inches condition: very good provenance: privat...
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Impressionist Late 19th Century Art

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Oil

Along a Winter Path, American Folk Art Snow Scene, Horse Drawn Cart, Sun Rise
Located in Grand Rapids, MI
Unknown Artist, Late 19th Century Signed: L.H. (Lower, Right) Along a Winter Path, c. 1880s Oil on Canvas 22" x 36" Housed in a 4" Ornamented Frame Overall Size: 30" x 44" An ...
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Folk Art Late 19th Century Art

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Canvas, Oil

Late 19th Century Watercolour - The Old City Walls
Located in Corsham, GB
Well presented in a gilt effect frame. Signed illegibly. On paper.
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Late 19th Century Art

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Watercolor

(after) Henri Gabriel Ibels - lithograph poster
Located in Henderson, NV
Medium: lithograph (after the poster). Printed in 1897 on smooth wove paper and published in Paris by Librairie Nilsson. Sheet size: 9 x 12 1/4 inches (230 x 310 mm). Signed in the p...
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Late 19th Century Art

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Lithograph

(after) Henri Gabriel Ibels - lithograph poster
Located in Henderson, NV
Medium: lithograph (after the poster). Printed in 1897 on smooth wove paper and published in Paris by Librairie Nilsson. Sheet size: 9 x 12 3/8 inches (228 x 315 mm). Signed in the p...
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Late 19th Century Art

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Lithograph

(after) Caran d'Ache - lithograph poster
Located in Henderson, NV
Medium: lithograph (after the poster). Printed in 1897 on smooth wove paper and published in Paris by Librairie Nilsson. Sheet size: 9 x 12 1/4 inches (230 x 310 mm). Signed in the p...
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Late 19th Century Art

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Lithograph

Dans les champs - Neo Impressionist Riverscape Oil by Leo Marie Gausson
By Léo Gausson
Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire
Signed and dated neo-impressionist landscape oil on canvas by French painter Leo Marie Gausson. Gausson painted this picturesque view of then fields above Triel-sur-Seine, a small to...
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Post-Impressionist Late 19th Century Art

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Canvas, Oil

'Woodland Landscape', Paris, NAD, Exhibited: Metropolitan Museum, New York
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Signed lower right, 'H. Dearth' for Henry Golden Dearth (American, 1864-1918) and dated 1892. Provenance: Collection of George A. Hearn. Exhibite...
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American Impressionist Late 19th Century Art

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Canvas, Oil

Plein Air Masterpiece – Schultzberg's Kolbotten in Autumn, Nacka
Located in Stockholm, SE
This evocative autumnal scene, painted in 1885, coincided with Schultzberg’s breakthrough at the Royal Academy’s Spring Exhibition. At only 23 years old, he garnered the attention of...
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Impressionist Late 19th Century Art

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Canvas, Oil, Masonite

Waiting for Him, 19th Century, French-American signed canvas oil
Located in New York, NY
Frank C. Penfold New York - France, 1849-1927 Waiting for Him 1880 Oil on canvas 31 5/8 x 22 inches (80.3 x 55.9 cm) Framed: 41 x 31 inches (104.1 x 78.7 cm) Signed and dated lower l...
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American Impressionist Late 19th Century Art

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Canvas, Oil

Original "Cycles Omnium" turn of the century vintage bicycle poster
Located in Spokane, WA
Original Cycles Omnium antique vintage French bicycle poster from the late 1880s-1890s. Printer: N. Weill, Paris, France. Archival linen backed and ready to frame. There was an area in the right-hand sky (creamish yellow) top area that had had some restoration. Touched up the border in the upper right corner. The poster was folded in half, with the fold mark restored during linen backing. Artist is: F. Capelli. Printer: Imp. N. Weill, Paris The image of a couple with their child on a bicycle ride out in the countryside of France, all in art nouveau clothing...
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Art Nouveau Late 19th Century Art

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Lithograph

Signed Victorian Oil Painting Terrier Dog Chasing Rabbit down Hole Gilt Framed
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Terrier and the Rabbit by ROBERT CLEMINSON (1864-1903) signed oil on canvas, framed framed: 24 x 32 inches canvas: 16 x 24 inches provenance: private collection, England conditi...
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Victorian Late 19th Century Art

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Oil, Canvas

Susannah (Without the Elders) /// Old Masters British Nude Bath Biblical Story
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: Frederick Goodall (English, 1822-1904) Title: "Susannah (Without the Elders)" *Monogram signed and dated by Goodall lower left Year: 1885 Med...
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Victorian Late 19th Century Art

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Gesso, Oil, Paint, Canvas

Edward Matthews - Late 19th Century Watercolour, Cattle Drinking on Sheen Common
Located in Corsham, GB
A charming rural landscape by the British artist Edward Matthews, depicting cattle drinking from a stream on Sheen Common. In the background sits a cattle farmer on horseback with a ...
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Late 19th Century Art

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Watercolor

Blanche et Noire
Located in Cliffside Park, NJ
Blanche et Noire, de l'album «Toulouse-Lautrec, douze lithographies» 52,2 x 35,9 cm
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Naturalistic Late 19th Century Art

Materials

Lithograph

Untitled, Krishna complaining to Yashoda, Figurative by Raja Ravi Verma-In Stock
Located in Kolkata, West Bengal
Raja Ravi Varma - Laxmi, 14.5 x 10.1 inches Oleograph, Circa (Framed & Delivered) Raja Ravi Varma (29 April 1848 – 2 October 1906) was an Indian painter and artist. He is considered...
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Modern Late 19th Century Art

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Paper, Mixed Media

Antique European Impressionist Signed Beach Scene Nicely Framed Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Nicely painted 1880s European impressionist beach scene oil painting. Oil on canvas. Framed. Signed. Very finely painted and impressive in person. Excellent ready to hang condit...
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Impressionist Late 19th Century Art

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Canvas, Oil

1896 poster by Privat-Livemont Absinthe Robette Les Maîtres de l'Affiche
Located in PARIS, FR
The 1896 original poster by Privat-Livemont for Absinthe Robette stands as one of the most iconic examples of the Art Nouveau movement and a testament to the golden age of advertising art. Included in the prestigious series Les Maîtres de l'Affiche as Plate 104, this poster epitomizes the elegance, fluidity, and ornamental style that defined turn-of-the-century commercial design. Designed by Privat-Livemont, a Belgian artist renowned for his contributions to Art Nouveau, the Absinthe Robette poster was created to advertise the popular absinthe drink of the late 19th century. Absinthe, often referred to as the "Green Fairy," was a fashionable and somewhat controversial beverage, celebrated for its intoxicating allure and inspiration among artists, writers, and bohemians of the period. Privat-Livemont was celebrated for his ability to combine decorative elegance with commercial purpose. His work for Absinthe Robette reflects the signature traits of Art Nouveau: graceful lines, flowing forms, and a harmonious blend of nature-inspired motifs. Posters like this were not merely advertisements but works of art in their own right, often displayed in cafes, bars, and public spaces, capturing the imagination of passersby. Les Maîtres de l'Affiche (The Masters of the Poster) was a renowned collection of lithographic works, published between 1895 and 1900, that brought together the finest poster art from the greatest artists of the time. Curated by Jules Chéret, the series highlighted the artistic mastery of advertising and included works by notable artists such as Toulouse-Lautrec, Alphonse Mucha, and Privat-Livemont. Plate 104, featuring Absinthe Robette, is a shining example of the beauty and sophistication celebrated within this series. The late 19th century saw posters emerge as a powerful medium for both art and commerce, revolutionizing the visual landscape of cities. In this golden era, artists like Privat-Livemont elevated the status of posters from functional advertisements to celebrated works of art. Through their ornate designs and expressive use of color and composition, these posters reflected the aesthetic and cultural trends of the time. Today, the Absinthe Robette poster remains an enduring symbol of the Art Nouveau movement and a treasured piece of history. As part of Les Maîtres de l'Affiche, it holds significant cultural and artistic value, appealing to collectors, historians, and admirers of vintage advertising art...
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Late 19th Century Art

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Lithograph, Paper

Huge Victorian Oil Painting Horse and Dogs Sporting Art Country Landscape
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Waiting for their Master by Robert Cleminson (British 1864-1903) signed oil painting on canvas, unframed painting: 30 x 50 inches Lovely British sporting art oil painting on canvas...
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Victorian Late 19th Century Art

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Canvas, Oil

Musée Grévin : Dancer - Lithograph (Les Maîtres de l'Affiche), 1895
Located in Paris, IDF
Jules Chéret Musée Grévin : Dancer Lifting Her Skirt, 1895 Stone lithograph Printed signature in the plate On vellum Size 39 x 29 cm (c. 15.3 x 11.4") INFORMATION : Plate 41 of "L...
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Art Nouveau Late 19th Century Art

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Lithograph

Equestrian Louis of Orleans
Located in PARIS, FR
Equestrian Louis of Orleans by Emmanuel FREMIET (1824-1910) A very fine bronze equestrian group with a gilded patina Signed " E. Fremiet " on the base Cast by " F. Barbedienne Fond...
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French School Late 19th Century Art

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Bronze

Portrait of a worldly woman
Located in Paris, IDF
Marie Madeleine Amélie LOISEAU, born DUMONT (Paris, 1860 - ?) Portrait of a worldly woman Oil on canvas Signed and dated lower left 117 x 89 cm 1881 Exhibition: Salon de Pontoise of 1881 or 1882 under number 292 Marie Madeleine Amélie Dumont was born in Paris on January 23, 1860. She married on June 10, 1883 in Paris Mr. François Paul Raoul Loiseau, lawyer at the Paris Court of Appeal. Three children were born from this union, two girls and a boy. Marie Loiseau was a student of Mademoiselle Espérance Langlois (active between 1860 and 1890) and Pierre Dupuis...
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French School Late 19th Century Art

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Oil

E.B. Griffin - Framed 1889 Oil, Study of an Elderly Gentleman
Located in Corsham, GB
A compelling late 19th century oil portrait of an elderly gentleman by the artist E.B. Griffin, whose work is held by the Museum of Fine Arts Ghent. Through skilled brushwork and int...
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Late 19th Century Art

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Oil

Two Actors - Japanese Woodblock by Chikanobu Yoshu
Located in Soquel, CA
Two Actors - Japanese Woodblock by Toyohara Chikanobu (豊原周延, 1838–1912), better known to his contemporaries as Yōshū Chikanobu (楊洲周延). Colorful and expressive court scene. Two actors...
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Edo Late 19th Century Art

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Ink, Rice Paper, Woodcut

San Francisco Sicilian and Italian Fishermen: A 19th C. Hand-colored Woodcut
Located in Alamo, CA
This is a framed hand-colored woodcut engraving entitled "Sicilian and Italian Fisherman's Dock - San Francisco", created by Henry François Farny ...
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Late 19th Century Art

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Woodcut

Erotic Scene - Original Gouache on Silk
Located in Roma, IT
Erotic Scene is a gouache and China ink original painting on silk, realized probably in the second half of XIX century by an anonymous Japanese artist of XIX century, From a collection of twelve Japanese erotic silk paintings, wrongly titled "Shunga", mounted under a yellow cardboard Passepartout, cm 37 x 26.8, this modern artwork of little dimensions, but of extraordinary quality represents an erotic scene between two young Japanese lovers portrayed in their intimate situation and with their sophisticated traditional costumes and hairstyle. Without ever being vulgar or too explicit but with extreme elegance, our ancient Japanese artwork...
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Modern Late 19th Century Art

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Gouache

Jupiter and Mercury received by Philemon and Baucis
Located in Greenwich, CT
Canvas size: 57 3/4 x 45 1/2 inches A striking and impressive French Academic painting in a high quality Italian style gold leaf frame. Gorguet was an Academic French artist who was trained by Boulanger, Gerome, Bonnat and Morot. His academic training was so strong that he was asked by the Opera House to illustrate many of their posters and he made his living illustrating many books of the time. In the market today this is most of what circulates and comes to light by the artist. He was ultimately made a professor of Drawings at L’Institut. However, Gorguet was also a Symbolist artist and did works aligned with the Art Nouveau movement. Many of these works are quite impressive but rarely have surfaced in the art market. Jupiter and Mercury Received by Philemon and Baucis is more of an Allegorical work and Gorguet switched gears to do a painting which would garner International attention at the important Concourse du Prix de Rome competition. 1891 was a year where the competition would be stiff and he knew he had to do an impressive painting with a compelling historical or allegorical content. In this painting, Gorguet is depicting their Jupiter and Mercury’s arrival at their home and the indication that Philemon and Baucis will share what they have with them despite their poverty-stricken means. The technical execution of this work is exceptional as the figurative work is done masterfully and any small detail within the canvas demonstrates tremendous attention of subtlety of tone and modeling. An example is the strand of cloth that crosses Jupiters chest and the delicate shades of pink and gray and how it is modeled. More than ever, the academic artists of this period are to be appreciated for the quality and creativeness of their work. And the timelessness of these classical allegories are still applicable to our lives today. So we predict a turn back toward work like this as qualitatively we know it will never be done again. Story of Jupiter and Mercury Visiting Philemon and Baucis (one interpretation) According to ancient Roman mythology and Ovid's Metamorphoses (8.631, 8.720.), Philemon and Baucis had lived out their long lives nobly, but in poverty. Jupiter, the Roman king of the gods, had heard of the virtuous couple, but based on all his previous experiences with humans, he had serious doubts as to their goodness. Jupiter was about to destroy mankind but was willing to give it one final chance before starting over again. So, in the company of his son Mercury, the wing-footed messenger god, Jupiter went about, disguised as a worn and weary traveler, from house to house among the neighbors of Philemon and Baucis. As Jupiter feared and expected, the neighbors turned him and Mercury away rudely. Then the two gods went to the last house...
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Academic Late 19th Century Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

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