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North African Town - Early 20th Century Antique French Landscape Painting
Located in Sevenoaks, GB
condition, having recently been professionally cleaned. Artist: French School, early 20th century Title
Category

Early 20th Century Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Portrait of an African Man - Early 20th Century French Impressionist Painting
Located in Sevenoaks, GB
A superb early 20th century French impressionist oil on canvas head and shoulders portrait of an
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Early 20th Century Impressionist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

20th Century French Oil Figures in North African Street Market with Old Pots
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Market Sellers French School, mid/ last quarter 20th century signed oil on canvas, unframed
Category

Late 20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Mid 20th Century South African Blue Mountain River Landscape Oil Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
South African Landscape by Hugh Stevenson (South African, 1910-1956) oil on board, framed framed
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Mid-20th Century Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

Mid 20th Century South African River Landscape Oil Painting Dramatic Mountains
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
South African Landscape by Hugh Stevenson (South African, 1910-1956) signed oil on board, framed
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Mid-20th Century Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

20th Century German Modernist Oil Painting Portrait of African Woman
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
regularly in Germany, including in Dortmund and Königswinter-Oberpleis. In her paintings, which tend to be
Category

20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

20th Century German Modernist Oil Painting Three African Figures Standing
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
regularly in Germany, including in Dortmund and Königswinter-Oberpleis. In her paintings, which tend to be
Category

20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

20th Century German Modernist Oil Painting African Model In Purple
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
regularly in Germany, including in Dortmund and Königswinter-Oberpleis. In her paintings, which tend to be
Category

20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

20th Century German Modernist Oil Painting North African Town & Figures
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
rediscovered again. Title: Figures in a North African street scene Medium: oil painting on thin board
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20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

Portrait of an African, 20th Century
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Portrait of an African, 20th century. Watercolour on paper Evelyne Luez, Paris school. Measures
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20th Century European Paintings

Materials

Paper

Portrait of an African, 20th Century
Portrait of an African, 20th Century
H 21.66 in W 17.72 in D 0.6 in
African Ethiopian Tribal Folk Art Painting 20th Century
Located in Milano, MI
Ancient Ethiopian painting imported to Italy by a diplomat during the Italian occupation of
Category

Mid-20th Century Ethiopian Folk Art Paintings

Materials

Canvas

North African Town - Mid 20th Century French Orientalist Figures Oil Painting
Located in Sevenoaks, GB
A beautiful 1940's French oil on board by Rosette Chicotot depicting figures in a North African
Category

1940s Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

Watercolour on Paper, Portrait of an African Woman, 20th Century.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Watercolour on paper, portrait of an African woman, 20th century. Watercolour on paper, portrait
Category

20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Paintings

Materials

Paper

Watercolour on Paper, Portrait of an African Woman, 20th Century.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Watercolour on paper, portrait of an African woman, 20th century. Watercolour on paper, portrait
Category

20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Paintings

Materials

Paper

20th C. Figurative Abstract Painting Cleveland School African American Artist
By Beni E. Kosh
Located in Beachwood, OH
African-American artists, and the Karamu House artist group. Kosh scarcely ever exhibited or sold his work
Category

20th Century American Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

African Ethiopian Tribal Folk Art Painting 20th Century Battle Scene on Canvas
Located in Milano, MI
African Ethiopian painting imported to Italy by a diplomat during the Italian occupation of
Category

Mid-20th Century Ethiopian Folk Art Paintings

Materials

Canvas

African School Mid 20th Century Oil - Extracting the Grain
Located in Corsham, GB
This captivating and colourful oil depicts two African figures extracting grain from sheaves of
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20th Century Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

Vintage African Tribal Batik Painting with Elephants
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Signed Batik'ed textile painting of elephants. Un-identified African artist. Framed in brass behind
Category

20th Century African Tribal Paintings

Materials

Textile

African Landscapes, 20th Century British Artwork
Located in London, GB
. However, throughout the 1920s Carey Morgan travelled widely around parts of central and southern Africa
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20th Century Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Pastel, Watercolor

African Painting by Adingra
Located in Antwerp, BE
African painting stone on burlap by Adingra, 1983, France - Cote d'Ivoire. Measures: Height 61 cm
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Mid-20th Century Ivorian Mid-Century Modern Paintings

Materials

Sandstone

African Painting by Adingra
African Painting by Adingra
H 24.02 in W 15.36 in D 0.79 in
French North African early 20th century Impressionist, Fishermen coming ashore
Located in Woodbury, CT
French North African early 20th-century Impressionist, Fishermen coming ashore with their daily
Category

Early 1900s Impressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

African American School Portrait Pastel Painting Signed
Located in New York, NY
. Signed by the artist, F. L. Turner, lower right. Framed. Circa: the first half of the 20th century
Category

Early 20th Century American Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Paint

African Senufo Korhogo Large Mid-Century Folk Art Mud Cloth Textile Painting
Located in Studio City, CA
A fantastic, wonderfully designed African tribal art Korhogo Textile painting by the Senufo people
Category

Mid-20th Century Ivorian Folk Art Paintings

Materials

Textile, Cotton, Paint

Painting of an African Mask by Yves Farbos.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Painting of an African Mask by Yves Farbos. Painting on cardboard of an African mask, signed by
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20th Century French Modern Paintings

Materials

Paper

Mid 20th Century African American Art '' A peaceful Moment" C.1950
Located in London, GB
Mid 20th century African American Art '' A peaceful Moment" c.1950 Signed 'ISSERLIS' on reverse
Category

Mid-20th Century Paintings

Materials

Paint

20th Century Pair of Oil on Boards by Percy Wort of Natal South African Scenes
Located in Dallas, TX
). Early-20th Century, circa 1930, both signed on the front. Featuring scenes from Bergville, Natal, with
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Early 20th Century South African Dutch Colonial Paintings

Materials

Giltwood, Paint

Large African Painting by Ngasagras
Located in Antwerp, BE
Fantastic painting of an African market by Ngasagras who was a member of the Poto-Poto school in
Category

Mid-20th Century Congolese Paintings

Materials

Wood

Large African Painting by Ngasagras
Large African Painting by Ngasagras
H 27.56 in W 61.03 in D 1.58 in
Vintage African Folk Art Painting on Canvas of Animals
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Striking Tanzanian painting on canvas executed in the distinctive Tinga Tinga style, using bicycle
Category

20th Century Folk Art Paintings

Materials

Paint

North African Village Painting by Isabelle Del-Piano
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Very colorful modern oil-on-canvas painting of North African village scene (in smooth finished dark
Category

20th Century French Paintings

Materials

Canvas

North African French Orientalist Signed Oil Painting Figures on Horseback Swords
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
French Orientalist Schooll late 20th century signed oil painting on canvas, framed framed: 30 x 34
Category

20th Century French School Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

Mid Century South African Mountain Landscape
By Victor F. Simmonds
Located in Soquel, CA
Wonderful mid century landscape and figurative of farmers guide a cart pulled by cows along a dirt
Category

20th Century Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Masonite, Oil

Oil Painting of African Elephants by Maitland-Smith
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Oil painting on board of African elephants in tropical settings. Presented in a bronze frame with
Category

Late 20th Century Barbizon School Animal Paintings

Materials

Oil

Oil Painting of African Lions by Maitland-Smith
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Oil painting on board of African lions in tropical settings. Presented in a bronze frame with
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Late 20th Century Barbizon School Animal Paintings

Materials

Oil

Oil Painting of African Antelopes by Maitland-Smith
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Oil painting on board of African antelopes in tropical settings. Presented in a bronze frame with
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Late 20th Century Barbizon School Animal Paintings

Materials

Oil

After Harry Roseland African American Oil Painting
Located in New York, NY
primarily for paintings centered on poor African-Americans. One of his most popular subjects were his
Category

Early 20th Century American Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Paint

African Girl Art Painting on Paper Weyne 66x56cm
Located in Poperinge, BE
Vintage painting, probably acrylic on paper, African-inspired art painted by a Belgian, signed
Category

20th Century Belgian Paintings

Materials

Glass, Wood, Paper

African Modernist Signed Oil on Board Painting
Located in Forney, TX
A framed original African midcentury oil on board painting, Democratic Republic of Congo, signed
Category

Mid-20th Century Congolese Mid-Century Modern Paintings

Materials

Wood, Paint

North African Street Market with Figures French Modernist Signed Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Market French School, indistinctly signed late 20th century oil on canvas, unframed canvas
Category

Late 20th Century Modern Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil

Antique African American School Folk Oil Painting Signed
Located in New York, NY
An antique American School Folk Art oil painting on canvas depicting an African American fisherman
Category

Early 20th Century American Paintings

Materials

Paint, Canvas

H. Barnard - Mid 20th Century Watercolour, North-African Street Scene
Located in Corsham, GB
A captivating watercolour painting with gouache details by H. Barnard, depicting a North-African
Category

20th Century Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor

Pair of 1950s African Ink Drawn African Framed Portraits Signed "Ute Alcortzo"
Located in Marbella, ES
Pair of 1950s African ink drawn portraits, framed and signed "Ute Alcortzo" Measures with frame
Category

Mid-20th Century African Paintings

Materials

Paint, Paper

John Dronsfield - Voortrekking - 20th Century South African pen and ink drawing
By John Dronsfield
Located in London, GB
mount Black ink Unframed, in mount only 20 by 19.5 cm., 8 by 7 ¾ in. (mount size 34 by 33 cm., 13 ½ by
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Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Ink

Abstract North African Market Watercolor
Located in Queens, NY
Copy of a watercolor showing an abstract view of a North African marketplace, including a woman
Category

Late 20th Century North African Victorian Paintings

Materials

Paint

French North African Orientalist Oil Painting Hareem Interior Two Ladies
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Hareem Interior French Orientalist School, late 20th century (painted after an earlier style
Category

20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

African Reflection
Located in Cliffside Park, NJ
Bernard Beck is an American Postwar & Contemporary artist. His trademark ice cream and colorful ices have been copied and used in many channels. This is a very large and colorful wor...
Category

Late 20th Century Contemporary Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

"Anthropomorphic Figure, " Ink and Gouache Painting by Unknown African Artist
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Anthropomorphic Figure" is an original ink and gouache on handmade paper by an unknown African
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20th Century Figurative Paintings

Materials

Ink, Gouache

Mid Century Portrait of an African American Man
By Genevieve Rogers
Located in Soquel, CA
Mid-century figure study of an African American man by American Impressionist artist Genevieve
Category

Mid-20th Century American Impressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Laid Paper

Portrait Traditional North African Lady in Headdress Signed Large Oil Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
: 29 x 21 inches Provenance: private collection, France Condition: very good condition This painting
Category

Late 20th Century Modern Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

south African landscape, Tinus de Jongh South African 1885-1942
Located in London, GB
This painting by Tinus de Jongh, a notable 20th-century South African artist, captures the essence
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20th Century Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Austin Taylor (1908-1992) - Framed Mid 20th Century Gouache, African Grey
Located in Corsham, GB
Perched on an open cage door, is this charming study of an African grey by mid-century artist
Category

20th Century Animal Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Gouache

North African Traveller with Camel in Landscape Large Orientalist Oil Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Traveller in Landscape French School style, late 20th century oil on canvas, unframed canvas : 36 x
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Late 20th Century French School Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

Orientalist North African Figures Market Stall City Scene large Oil Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Market Stall Conversation French School, 20th century oil on canvas, unframed canvas : 24 x 20
Category

Mid-20th Century French School Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

African Tapestry - Composition in Cotton Blanket - Mid-20th Cent.
Located in Roma, IT
African tapestry is an original modern work realized in Cotton blanket in mid-20th century by a
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Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Fabric

Portrait of African Man Tanzania - Signed Oil Painting circa 1970's
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist/ School: The work is signed and dates to the 1970's period. Title: Portrait of an Africa
Category

20th Century Realist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

Portrait of African Woman Tanzania - Signed Oil Painting circa 1970's
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist/ School: The work is signed and dates to the 1970's period. Title: Portrait of an Africa
Category

20th Century Impressionist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

Vintage African Folk Art Painting on Canvas of Animals
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Striking Tanzanian painting on canvas executed in the distinctive Tinga Tinga style, using bicycle
Category

Late 20th Century Tanzanian Folk Art Paintings

Materials

Paint

Pardner, 1943 Vintage African American Art, Black Artist, Painting, Pet Portrait
Located in Grand Rapids, MI
discovery of a painting that appears to be Farrar’s family dog. This was done when he was just fifteen years
Category

Mid-20th Century American Modern Animal Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Antique Oil Painting, Bruno Jüttner, Nude of a North African young Lady
Located in Berlin, DE
Antique oil painting, Bruno Jüttner, nude of a North African young lady Rare half-nude by the well
Category

20th Century Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

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