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The Yarn Market, Dunster, Somerset - British 1940's townscape art oil painting
The Yarn Market, Dunster, Somerset - British 1940's townscape art oil painting

The Yarn Market, Dunster, Somerset - British 1940's townscape art oil painting

By BERTRAM NICHOLLS PRBA

Located in Hagley, England

This historically interesting Post Impressionist town landscape oil painting is by noted Slade School trained artist Bertram Nicholls. Painted in 1940, the location is the Somerset t...

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1940s Post-Impressionist Landscape Paintings

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Oil

William Gear (1915-1997) British, gouache study on card 1940s
William Gear (1915-1997) British, gouache study on card 1940s

William Gear (1915-1997) British, gouache study on card 1940s

By William Gear 1

Located in Oxford, GB

William Gear (1915-1997) British, gouache study on card 1940s . Lovely late 1940s William Gear . Provenance John Christopherson, Belgrave Gallery, London. Measurements include the Fr...

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Mid-20th Century British Mid-Century Modern Paintings

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1940's Portrait of Cairn Terrier Dog Oil Painting Fine British Oil Painting
1940's Portrait of Cairn Terrier Dog Oil Painting Fine British Oil Painting

1940's Portrait of Cairn Terrier Dog Oil Painting Fine British Oil Painting

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

"Bob" Portrait of a Cairn Terrier by Frances Mabel Hollams (British 1877-1963) signed & dated 1946 titled to the lower corner oil painting on wood panel: 14 x 18 inches framed condit...

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1940's Original British Oil Painting Cavalry Musketeers on Horseback Tavern
1940's Original British Oil Painting Cavalry Musketeers on Horseback Tavern

1940's Original British Oil Painting Cavalry Musketeers on Horseback Tavern

By Frank Moss Bennett

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

Stopping for Directions by Frank Moss Bennett (1874-1953) signed dated 1947 oil on board, framed framed: 10 x 14.75 inches board: 8 x 13 inches provenance: private collection, Englan...

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Mid-20th Century Victorian Figurative Paintings

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Still Life Flowers in Vase Original Signed Oil Painting
Still Life Flowers in Vase Original Signed Oil Painting

Still Life Flowers in Vase Original Signed Oil Painting

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

Lovely 1940's British oil painting capturing these soft, pastel shades of color, flowers in a vase.

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Mid-20th Century Impressionist Interior Paintings

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Oil

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    The British artist famous for his spot paintings is Damien Hirst. He began producing these pieces in the 1980s. One example, the 2005 painting Xylene Cyanol Dye Solution, is striking for its machinelike uniformity and almost childlike simplicity, a seeming rebuke to the idea of the artist-as-genius. Hirst is the most prominent of the Young British Artists, or YBAs, who began exhibiting together in warehouses and factories in the 1980s. Hirst is known for his use of unconventional materials and “shock tactics” in his paintings, prints, sculptures and other works. On 1stDibs, explore a selection of Damien Hirst art.