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OLD MASTERS

Encompassing centuries of change in Europe between 1300 and 1800, from booms of prosperity to bloody revolutions, Old Masters describes a wide range of artists. The informal term was derived from the title of an artist who trained in a guild long enough to become a master, such as Leonardo da Vinci, who studied in a Florence painters’ guild. However, Old Masters paintings, prints and other art is now used to refer to work made by any artist with a high level of skill in painting, drawing, sculpture or printmaking who worked during this era.

The 15th century’s expansive trade and commerce spread culture across borders. A vibrant period of art emerged, bolstered by studies of anatomy and nature that influenced a new visual realism. From Raphael and Michelangelo in the Renaissance to Rembrandt van Rijn and Johannes Vermeer in the Dutch Golden Age, artists expressed emotion, naturalism, color and light in new ways. El Greco and Paolo Veronese were leaders in the dramatic style of Mannerism, while Caravaggio and Peter Paul Rubens demonstrated the movement and meticulous detail of Baroque art.

Historically, most attention was concentrated on male artists, but recent research and exhibitions have elevated the impactful work of women such as Rachel Ruysch and Artemisia Gentileschi. In late-18th-century France, female artists like Adélaïde Labille-Guiard and Élisabeth Vigée Le Brun were prominent names. Nevertheless, access to the academies and guilds was highly restricted for women, and even those able to establish practices were expected to adhere to portraits and still lifes rather than the grand history paintings being created by men.

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Style: Old Masters
The Archangel Gabriel

The Archangel Gabriel

By Cristobal de Villalpando

Located in New York, NY

Provenance: Private Collection, Cranston, Rhode Island (by the 1950s?); by family descent until sold at: Bill Spicer Auction, North Kingstown, Rhode Island, 26 January 2011; where a...

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Late 17th Century Old Masters Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Classical Still Life Study Of Flowers in Vase Elaborate Grand Gilt Frame
Classical Still Life Study Of Flowers in Vase Elaborate Grand Gilt Frame

Classical Still Life Study Of Flowers in Vase Elaborate Grand Gilt Frame

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

Rima (English, 20th century) *see notes below signed oil on board, unframed board: 31 x 24 inches provenance: UK collection The painting has some scuffs and scratches but is essentia...

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20th Century Old Masters Art

Materials

Oil

Antique Dutch Oil Painting Figures at Sunset by Coastal Estuary with Buildings
Antique Dutch Oil Painting Figures at Sunset by Coastal Estuary with Buildings

Antique Dutch Oil Painting Figures at Sunset by Coastal Estuary with Buildings

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

A River Landscape With A Figure On A Donkey 1800's Dutch School oil painting on canvas, framed framed: 21 x 27 inches canvas: 18 x 24 inches provenance: private collection, England ...

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Early 19th Century Old Masters Art

Materials

Oil, Canvas

A Riding Party
A Riding Party

A Riding Party

By John Wootton

Located in Stoke, Hampshire

John Wootton (1686-1765) A Riding Party Oil on canvas No visible signature Canvas Size 35 x 45 1/4 in Framed Size - 41 x 52 in Provenance The Property of a Private Collector, Christ...

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18th Century Old Masters Art

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Oil

Late XIX Century Italian Church Interior
Late XIX Century Italian Church Interior

Late XIX Century Italian Church Interior

Located in Roma, IT

A beautiful oil painting on canvas from the second half of the 19th century. It depicts a church interior with rare intensity. The attention to detail, the quality of the brushwork, ...

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1880s Old Masters Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Ships Heading to Sea - Dutch 17th century Old Master marine art oil painting
Ships Heading to Sea - Dutch 17th century Old Master marine art oil painting

Ships Heading to Sea - Dutch 17th century Old Master marine art oil painting

Located in Hagley, England

This fantastic Dutch Old Master marine oil painting is by noted Dutch marine artist Abraham Storck. Painted circa 1670 the composition is a number of ships heading out to sea, their sails billowing and banners and flags blowing in the wind. The sea is also choppy and clouds race over head. It is an ambitious, busy nautical scene and Storck has perfectly captured the energy and movement of the ships and smaller vessels. This is an excellent example of a 17th century Dutch Old Master oil painting. Provenance: Part of a private collection of Flemish & European paintings. Koller Auctions in Switzerland in 2011. Bonhams 2020. Condition. Oil on canvas, 25 inches by 24 inches and in good condition. Frame. Housed in an ornate 23 carat gilt carved Lely period frame with name plate, 32 inches by 31 inches and in excellent condition. Abraham Storck (1644-1708) was a Dutch painter, who enjoyed a reputation for his marine paintings, topographical views and Italianate harbour scenes. Storck was also an outstanding draughtsman. Storck was baptized in the Noorderkerk, a Protestant church in the Jordaan. His father was the painter Jan Jansz Sturck (or Johannes Storck) (1603-1673), from Wesel; his mother was Teuntje (Apolonia) Jacobs. The couple married in 1628. Storck had two brothers, who were also painters using the name Sturckenburch until c. 1688 after which they started calling themselves Storck or Sturck. It is likely they were all trained with their father in the family workshop and joined the local Guild of Saint Luke, otherwise it was impossible to sell any painting. Circa 1666 Storck established his workshop producing naval, harbor scenes as well as landscape paintings and city scapes. In 1670 he traveled with his brother Jacob and worked in Germany. In 1694, at age 49, he married the widow Neeltje Pieters van Meyservelt. At the end of his life he lived on Kattenburg near the harbour. Storck's marine and river scenes were influenced by the two Willem van de Veldes (the elder and the younger), Ludolf Bakhuizen...

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1670s Old Masters Art

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Oil

Pair Still-Lifes Flowers Monnoyer Paint 17/18th Century Oil on canvas
Pair Still-Lifes Flowers Monnoyer Paint 17/18th Century Oil on canvas

Pair Still-Lifes Flowers Monnoyer Paint 17/18th Century Oil on canvas

Located in Riva del Garda, IT

Antoine Monnoyer the Younger (Paris 1671 – Paris Saint-Germain-en-Laye 1747) attributed Pair of floral still lifes Oil on canvas 52 x 65 cm. - With carved and gilded wooden frames...

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17th Century Old Masters Art

Materials

Oil

Crucifixion, Antwerp, Flemish 16th century, oil on panel
Crucifixion, Antwerp, Flemish 16th century, oil on panel

Crucifixion, Antwerp, Flemish 16th century, oil on panel

Located in PARIS, FR

Crucifixion, studio of the Master of the Half-Figures (Antwerp, active 1500-1550), not signed Antwerp School, mid-16th century Oil on oak panel , h. 88 cm, w. 59 cm Original frame, framed: h. 98 cm, w. 68 cm A rare example of Antwerp painting from the first half of the 16th century, our Crucifixion captivates as much by the quality of its expansive river landscape as by the delicacy of its figures and the brilliance of its palette. The richness of the colors, the balance between devotion and narrative, and the subtlety of the atmospheric effects make it a particularly representative work of the artistic refinement developed in the workshop of the Master of the Half-Figures. Through its remarkable synthesis of the world-landscape inherited from Patinir and the expressive gentleness characteristic of the Master of the Half-Figures, this composition stands out as a particularly accomplished example of the Antwerp Flemish Renaissance. Our painting of the Crucifixion is organized around the central figure of Christ nailed to a high cross erected atop Golgotha. His slender, pale body stands out against a blue-green sky that lightens towards the horizon, creating an atmospheric depth characteristic of Flemish painting of this period. The bowed head, encircled by the crown of thorns, expresses agony in a restrained pose. The white loincloth, tied at the front according to a recurring motif in the work of the Master of the Half-Figures, has one end drawn between the legs before billowing outwards in a movement lifted by the wind, subtly animating Christ's silhouette. At the foot of the cross, a skull and a few bones evoke Adam and the redemption of humanity through Christ's sacrifice. To the left stands the Virgin Mary, enveloped in a flowing blue-green mantle whose heavy folds accentuate her contemplative posture. Her pale face, framed by a white veil, expresses silent sorrow. Kneeling at the center of the composition, Mary Magdalene embraces the cross in a gesture of fervent devotion, while to the right, Saint John, clad in a richly textured red cloak, gazes up at Christ, his hands folded across his chest. Contrary to the iconography typically found in 16th-century Antwerp workshops, he appears here as a bearded, middle-aged man. This relatively rare characteristic, however, is found in several works by the Master of the Half-Figures. The Virgin's face displays the typical characteristics of the Master of Half-Figures' repertoire : a high forehead, full cheeks, a rounded chin, and a gentle expression tinged with restrained melancholy. This youthful, feminine physiognomy is found in numerous depictions of Virgins, Magdalenes, and other saints from his workshop. The figures are also distinguished by their smooth complexions, elegant proportions, and attention to the richness of the fabrics, favoring formal refinement over dramatic expressiveness. The background unfolds according to the world-landscape formula inherited from Joachim Patinir. A vast panorama, blending a fortified city, estuary, winding paths, rocky outcrops, and bluish hills, stretches behind the sacred figures. At the heart of this lively river landscape, a small port, quays, and several boats also appear, their silhouettes punctuating the waterway and testifying to the attention paid by Antwerp painters to the commercial and maritime activities that ensured the city's prosperity. The composition is structured by a succession of narrative planes that invite the viewer's eye to move through the image as a continuous story, a technique characteristic of Antwerp painting in the first half of the 16th century. Behind the main scene appears the episode of the Carrying of the Cross, depicted by a group of soldiers and horsemen, with Golgotha rising on the mountain to the left, while to the right, in a grotto carved into the rocks, unfolds the Entombment of Christ. This multifaceted narrative, integrated into the landscape, enriches the meditative dimension of the work while highlighting its kinship with the inventions of Patinir. The attribution to the workshop of the Master of the Half-Figures seems all the more plausible given that several art historians, notably Robert Koch and Walter Gibson...

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16th Century Old Masters Art

Materials

Oil, Wood Panel

Sleeping Herdsman by Charles Amand-Durand
Sleeping Herdsman by Charles Amand-Durand

Sleeping Herdsman by Charles Amand-Durand

By Rembrandt van Rijn

Located in Middletown, NY

A an impression after Rembrandt's only state of this image. Paris: 1644. Etching and engraving on high quality buff wove paper 4 7/8 x 4 1/2 inches (124 x 114 mm); sheet 12 5/8 x 1...

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Mid-17th Century Old Masters Art

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Laid Paper, Etching, Engraving

Les Offres d'Amour, Old Masters Heliogravure by Albrecht Dürer
Les Offres d'Amour, Old Masters Heliogravure by Albrecht Dürer

Les Offres d'Amour, Old Masters Heliogravure by Albrecht Dürer

By Albrecht Dürer

Located in Long Island City, NY

Albrecht Durer, After by Amand Durand, German (1471 - 1528) - Les Offres d'Amour, Year: 1873, Medium: Heliogravure, Image Size: 6 x 5.25 inches, Size: 6.5 x 5.75 in. (16.51 x 14....

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Late 19th Century Old Masters Art

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Etching

Waterloo Battlefield with 3 Monuments - Butte du Lion, Antique Oil Painting
Waterloo Battlefield with 3 Monuments - Butte du Lion, Antique Oil Painting

Waterloo Battlefield with 3 Monuments - Butte du Lion, Antique Oil Painting

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

The Battlefield of Waterloo English School, 19th century original oil painting on canvas, framed canvas: 12 x 15.5 inches framed: 17.5 x 20.5 inches condition: overall very good and presentable, some former restoration and signs of retouching visible. provenance: from a private collection A very rare and historically important early painting, depicting the Waterloo battle...

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Early 19th Century Old Masters Art

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Canvas, Oil

Large Ornate Classical Flowers in Vase Still Life Oil Painting
Large Ornate Classical Flowers in Vase Still Life Oil Painting

Large Ornate Classical Flowers in Vase Still Life Oil Painting

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

Classical Still Life of Flowers by the Miguel Canals Studio, Spain oil on canvas, unframed canvas: 23.5 x 18 inches Provenance: Private collection Condition: very good condition Fo...

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20th Century Old Masters Art

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Oil

Jesus Son Salvi Paint Oil on canvas Old master 17th Century Italian Religious
Jesus Son Salvi Paint Oil on canvas Old master 17th Century Italian Religious

Jesus Son Salvi Paint Oil on canvas Old master 17th Century Italian Religious

Located in Riva del Garda, IT

Ancient painting depicting Jesus with the Commissioner's son (Alternative reading: St. Joseph with the Child, or the 'Paternity') Giovan Battista Salvi known as "the Sassoferrato" (1609 - 1685) circle / follower Oil painting on canvas 76 x 59 cm. -With frame in the shape of a small temple, not coeval 99 x 84 cm. The interesting canvas that we are pleased to offer you recalls the iconographic model of classic paternity, which traditionally sees Saint Joseph holding the sleeping baby Jesus...

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17th Century Old Masters Art

Materials

Oil

Grand 19th Century English Marine Painting in Stunning Light
Grand 19th Century English Marine Painting in Stunning Light

Grand 19th Century English Marine Painting in Stunning Light

By John Wilson Ewbank

Located in London, GB

John Wilson Ewbank (1799 - 1847) Shipping in the Harbour, South Shields Oil on canvas 39.5 x 58 inches unframed 47.75 x 66.5 inches framed Provenance: Christie's October 2002; Lot 11. Fine Art Society; Private Collection This marvellous up to scale Ewbank is full of light and warmth and almost certainly his greatest work of the sort rarely - if ever - seen on the market. John W. Ewbank (4 May 1799–28 November 1847), was an English-born landscape and marine painter largely operational from Scotland. The Humber river is a large tidal estuary on the east coast of Northern England. Life Ewbank was born at Darlington on 4 May 1799, the son of Michael Ewbank, an innkeeper. He was adopted as a child by a wealthy uncle who lived at Wycliffe, on the banks of the River Tees, in the North Riding of Yorkshire. Intended for the Roman Catholic priesthood, he was sent to Ushaw College, from which he absconded. In 1813 Ewbank was apprenticed to Thomas Coulson, an ornamental painter in Newcastle. In around 1816 he moved with Coulson to Edinburgh, where he had some lessons with Alexander Nasmyth. He found work both as a painter and a teacher. He was nominated in 1830 one of the foundation members of the Royal Scottish Academy. In 1833 he is listed as living at 7 Union Street on the eastern fringe of the New Town in Edinburgh. Works His sketches from nature were especially admired, and a series of 51 drawings of Edinburgh by him were engraved by W. H. Lizars for James Browne's Picturesque Views of Edinburgh (1825). He also made a reputation with cabinet pictures of banks of rivers, coast scenes, and marine subjects. As an illustrator he illustrated some early editions of Scott's Waverley Novels and one edition of Gilbert White...

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19th Century Old Masters Art

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Oil

18th Century French Orientalist Portrait of Arab Man in Turban, oil painting
18th Century French Orientalist Portrait of Arab Man in Turban, oil painting

18th Century French Orientalist Portrait of Arab Man in Turban, oil painting

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

Portrait of Arab Man in Turban French artist, 18th century oil on canvas, framed Framed: 21 x 16.5 inches Canvas : 18.5 x 14 inches Provenance: private collection, France Condition: ...

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18th Century Old Masters Art

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Oil, Canvas

Ancient Roman Statue - Original Etching  - 18th Century

Ancient Roman Statue - Original Etching - 18th Century

Located in Roma, IT

Ancient Roman Statue, from the series "Antiquities of Herculaneum", is an original etching on paper realized by Anonymous artist in the 18th century. Signed on the plate on the lower...

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Late 18th Century Old Masters Art

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Etching

1910 Master Wood Engraving after Rembrandt with Cap, Signed
1910 Master Wood Engraving after Rembrandt with Cap, Signed

1910 Master Wood Engraving after Rembrandt with Cap, Signed

By Timothy Cole

Located in Soquel, CA

1910 Master Wood Engraving after Rembrandt with Cap, Signed Beautifully rendered print after Rembrandt by master engraver Timothy Cole (British/American b. 1852 d. 1931.) Rembrandt ...

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1910s Old Masters Art

Materials

Ink, Tissue Paper, Pencil, Engraving

"Two Terrier Puppies in the Kitchen, 1862"- Vincent De Vos (Belgium, 1829-1875)
"Two Terrier Puppies in the Kitchen, 1862"- Vincent De Vos (Belgium, 1829-1875)

"Two Terrier Puppies in the Kitchen, 1862"- Vincent De Vos (Belgium, 1829-1875)

By Joos Vincent de Vos

Located in SANTA FE, NM

Two Terrier Puppies in the Kitchen w/Carrots Vincent De Vos (Belgium 1829-1875) Oil on wood panel Signed and date "10 12 62" lower right 13 x 17 1/2 (18 1/2 x 23 1/2 inches A charming study of a Dutch...

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1860s Old Masters Art

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Oil, Wood Panel

Fine 1700's Italian Old Master Ink & Wash Drawing Roman Allegorical Providenza
Fine 1700's Italian Old Master Ink & Wash Drawing Roman Allegorical Providenza

Fine 1700's Italian Old Master Ink & Wash Drawing Roman Allegorical Providenza

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

'Providenza' Italian School, 18th century ink and wash drawing on paper, framed within a light oak wood frame (behind glass) image size: 10.5 x 7 inches overall framed: 17 x 13 inche...

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18th Century Old Masters Art

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Ink, Watercolor, Archival Paper

Antique oil painting 18th Century large upright Flowers, Tulips, Lilies and Rose
Antique oil painting 18th Century large upright Flowers, Tulips, Lilies and Rose

Antique oil painting 18th Century large upright Flowers, Tulips, Lilies and Rose

By Willem van Leen

Located in St. Albans, GB

Circle of Willem Van Leen 1753 - 1825 Canvas Size: 46 x 32" (117 x 81 cm) Outside Frame Size: 56 x 42" (117 x 81 cm) Oil on canvas Unsigned Dutch painter. He was the third child...

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Late 18th Century Old Masters Art

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Canvas, Oil

Christ Angels Pietro Da Cortona Paint Oil on canvas Old master 17th Century  Art
Christ Angels Pietro Da Cortona Paint Oil on canvas Old master 17th Century  Art

Christ Angels Pietro Da Cortona Paint Oil on canvas Old master 17th Century Art

Located in Riva del Garda, IT

Christ surrounded by angels in the desert Circle of Pietro da Cortona, born as Pietro Berrettini (Cortona 1597 - Rome 1669) Oils on canvas (66 x 50 cm. - in frame 80 x 64 cm.) The ...

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17th Century Old Masters Art

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Oil

The Nativity of Christ
The Nativity of Christ

The Nativity of Christ

Located in Fairlawn, OH

Anonymous 15th Century Italian, Probably Milan area The Nativity of Christ Pigments, ink and gold leaf on vellum Unsigned as is always the case with illuminated manuscripts The Virgi...

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15th Century and Earlier Old Masters Art

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Pigment

17th Century Flemish Old Master Oil Tavern Interior Drinkers Sloped over Tables
17th Century Flemish Old Master Oil Tavern Interior Drinkers Sloped over Tables

17th Century Flemish Old Master Oil Tavern Interior Drinkers Sloped over Tables

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

Tavern Interior Flemish School, 17th century oil on canvas, framed framed: 13.5 x 18 canvas: 11 x 16 inches provenance: private collection, France condition: very good and sound cond...

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17th Century Old Masters Art

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Oil

Samson Delilah Molinari Paint 17/18th Century Oil on canvas Old master Religious
Samson Delilah Molinari Paint 17/18th Century Oil on canvas Old master Religious

Samson Delilah Molinari Paint 17/18th Century Oil on canvas Old master Religious

Located in Riva del Garda, IT

Antonio Molinari (Venice, 1655–1704) Attributed to Samson and Delilah Oil on canvas 122 x 148 cm. - Framed 135 x 160 cm. The subject of this fine work is recounted in the Bi...

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17th Century Old Masters Art

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Oil

French Old Master Antique Oil Painting For Restoration Figures Classical Landscp
French Old Master Antique Oil Painting For Restoration Figures Classical Landscp

French Old Master Antique Oil Painting For Restoration Figures Classical Landscp

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

Figures in a Classical Landscape French School, 18th/ 19th century oil painting on copper, unframed copper: 4 x 5 inches provenance: private collection condition: the work has paint ...

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19th Century Old Masters Art

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Oil

17th Century Dutch Flemish Old Master Oil on Panel Figures Grape Harvest
17th Century Dutch Flemish Old Master Oil on Panel Figures Grape Harvest

17th Century Dutch Flemish Old Master Oil on Panel Figures Grape Harvest

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

The Grape Harvest Flemish/ Dutch School, 17th century oil on wood panel panel: 13 x 16 inches provenance: private collection, Belgium condition: very good and sound condition

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17th Century Old Masters Art

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Oil

View of Resolution Bay, in the Marquesas
View of Resolution Bay, in the Marquesas

View of Resolution Bay, in the Marquesas

By William Hodges

Located in Middletown, NY

An image after the draftsman who accompanied Captain James Cook, R. N. on his second voyage of exploration to the South Pacific aboard the Resolution (1772–75). London: Hogg, Alexan...

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Mid-18th Century Old Masters Art

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Laid Paper, Engraving

Flowers Still-life Scacciati 17th Century Paint Oil on canvas Old master (3/3)
Flowers Still-life Scacciati 17th Century Paint Oil on canvas Old master (3/3)

Flowers Still-life Scacciati 17th Century Paint Oil on canvas Old master (3/3)

Located in Riva del Garda, IT

Andrea Scacciati (Florence 1642-1710) Composition of flowers within embossed vase (2 of 3) oil on canvas 130 x 90 cm In antique frame 145 x 105 cm. Work with expertise by Prof. Emi...

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17th Century Old Masters Art

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Oil

Still Life With Hummingbird Oil on Canvas, Framed 21st Century
Still Life With Hummingbird Oil on Canvas, Framed 21st Century

Still Life With Hummingbird Oil on Canvas, Framed 21st Century

Located in Lake Worth Beach, FL

Still Life With Hummingbird 20th Century Still life, fruit and Flowers, oil on canvas, signed Schroter, 30" x 24" canvas, with frame 40" x 33" Schroter was born in April 1959, in Y...

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21st Century and Contemporary Old Masters Art

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Cotton Canvas, Oil

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Find a wide variety of authentic Old Masters art available for sale on 1stDibs. Works in this style were very popular during the 21st Century and Contemporary, but contemporary artists have continued to produce works inspired by this movement. If you’re looking to add art created in this style to introduce contrast in an otherwise neutral space in your home, the works available on 1stDibs include elements of orange, yellow, blue and other colors. Many Pop art paintings were created by popular artists on 1stDibs, including Charles Amand Durand, Giuseppe Vasi, Thomas Holloway, and Vincenzo Campana. Frequently made by artists working with Etching, and Paint and other materials, all of these pieces for sale are unique and have attracted attention over the years. Not every interior allows for large Old Masters art, so small editions measuring 0.4 inches across are also available. Prices for art made by famous or emerging artists can differ depending on medium, time period and other attributes. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $11 and tops out at $1,495,000, while the average work sells for $546.