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Africa - Collage Painting in Orange - African American Artist
Located in Miami, FL
African American artist Alvin Hollingsworth created an inventive and intriguing close-up portrait
Category

1980s American Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Fabric, Burlap, Wood, Oil

African American Artist Charles Bohannah (1910- 1985) oil painting, portrait
Located in Framingham, MA
This is a beautiful original oil painting on canvas, depicting the Portrait of a woman in a profile
Category

1960s Impressionist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

African poetry, Painting, Oil on Canvas
By Laurent Proneur
Located in Yardley, PA
African poetry, made of love. :: Painting :: Abstract Expressionism :: This piece comes with an
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Paintings

Materials

Oil

African Woman, Painting, Oil on Canvas
By Lucille Lee
Located in Yardley, PA
NY fashion week "Black lives matter" gets resources ,support and elevated! :: Painting
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Paintings

Materials

Oil

Black Angel - African American Artist - Black Artist
Located in Miami, FL
a realist style by African American artist Thomas Blackshear. Oil on canvas laid on board
Category

Early 2000s American Realist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Board

Large 1970s Unframed Oil on Canvas Painting - South African artist Cyril Fradan
By Cyril Fradan
Located in London, GB
An impressive large scale unframed mixed media oil & acrylic painting by South African artist Cyril
Category

Vintage 1970s Sierra Leonean Other Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

1977 REALIST African American SHOE SHINER Portrait Painting BLM ARTIST
Located in New York, NY
Arnold J. Hurley is an African American artist born 1944 Images on paper and canvas have been part
Category

1970s Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

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

Black Angel - African American Artist
Located in Miami, FL
a realist style by African American artist Thomas Blackshear. Oil on canvas laid on board
Category

Early 2000s American Realist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Board

Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, Original Oil Painting Portrait 1953 large work
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II by Paul Briscoe, (British), signed & dated 1953 oil painting on
Category

Mid-20th Century Realist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

African Elephant-original realism wildlife oil painting-contemporary Art
Located in London, Chelsea
"African Elephant" by Ashley Davies is a stunning original wildlife painting that captures the
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Realist Animal Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Abstract 1964 - South African sixties abstract art oil painting
Located in London, GB
This fantastic Sixties abstract oil painting on paper on canvas is by noted South African artist
Category

1960s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil

Pardner, 1943 Vintage African American Art, Black Artist, Painting, Pet Portrait
Located in Grand Rapids, MI
African American artists. This show included works by Romare Bearden, who was awarded Honorable Mention
Category

Mid-20th Century American Modern Animal Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

At the Market, North Africa, Figural, Late 19th c Oil, Italian Artist
By Rubens Santoro
Located in Wiscasset, ME
regularly in Venice, Rome, Barcelona and London. Santoro devoted much of his career to painting picturesque
Category

Late 19th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

Orange Abstract - Italian/South African sixties abstract art oil painting
By Armando Baldinelli
Located in London, GB
This vibrant abstract oil painting is by Italian born but South African based artist Armando
Category

1960s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil

20th Century German Modernist Oil Painting Portrait of African Woman
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
rediscovered again. Medium: oil painting on board, unframed Size: 11 x 8.5 inches Condition: very good and
Category

20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

20th Century German Modernist Oil Painting Three African Figures Standing
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
rediscovered again. Medium: oil painting on board, unframed double sided Size: 11.75 x 8.25 inches Condition
Category

20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

20th Century German Modernist Oil Painting African Model In Purple
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
rediscovered again. Medium: oil painting on board, unframed Size: 11.75 x 8.25 inches Condition: very good
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
Category

20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

"Mamas Shock" African American Black Folk Artist
By Leon Collins
Located in San Antonio, TX
Leon Collins (Born 1930) Born Galveston Texas Artist Image Size: 28 x 21.75 Medium: Oil
Category

1970s Folk Art Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

Black White Orange Abstract - Italian/South African art fifties oil painting
By Armando Baldinelli
Located in London, GB
This superb large abstract oil painting is by Italian born but South African based artist Armando
Category

1950s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil

Seated Man Portrait, Large Modernist Oil Painting WPA Artist
By Nahum Tschacbasov
Located in Surfside, FL
large body of work, retaining fifty paintings. After trips to North Africa, Spain, and the Balearic
Category

1940s Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

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

Modernist Portrait by African American Artist Charleston Wilson
Located in Larchmont, NY
period,Charleston Wilson also painted fine art to be sold. African-American artist Joseph Delaney created
Category

1970s Realist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

Alabama Surreal Folk Art Oil Painting African American Woman, Flower Headdress
By Maltby Sykes
Located in Surfside, FL
" written on the stretcher verso It is a Surrealist Folk Art figure of an African woman oil painting on
Category

1960s Folk Art Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Flowers Painting African Tree Pohutukawa
Located in Sempach, LU
signature. This artwork is one of a kind impasto oil painting. Flora of South Africa, impressionist style
Category

2010s Abstract Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Cotton Canvas, Oil

African American Realist Oil Painting Baseball Outsider Folk Art Andrew Turner
By Andrew Turner
Located in Surfside, FL
the legacy of African American participation in the arts." Folk Artist, Outsider artist, Folk Art. His
Category

1970s American Realist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas, Acrylic

Naturalistic South African Landscape Painting
Located in Houston, TX
Naturalistic landscape painting of the South African Safari. The work is done in pastel like colors
Category

1920s Naturalistic Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

20th Century Oil - North African Scene
Located in Corsham, GB
A delightful study of a North African street with figures walking in the foreground. The artist
Category

20th Century Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

Simka Simkhovitch WPA Artist Oil Painting Gouache American Modernist Powerline
By Simka Simkhovitch
Located in Surfside, FL
Simka Simkhovitch (Russian/American 1893 - 1949) This came with a small grouping from the artist
Category

1930s American Modern Landscape Paintings

Materials

Gouache, Oil, Board

Africa. Oil on canvas, 80X60 cm
By Vadim Kovalev
Located in Riga, LV
Africa. Oil on canvas, 80X60 cm The artist Vadim Kovalev was born in 1968 in the capital of Latvia
Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Charles McGee Oil Painting "Squares and Things" African-American 1967
By Charles McGee
Located in Detroit, MI
"Squares and Things" painted by the eminent artist, Charles McGee, literally breaths his African
Category

Late 20th Century American Modern Still-life Paintings

Materials

Oil, Masonite

Portrait of Water Bearers, Africa - British 1920's Orientalist art oil painting
By Gerald Spencer Pryse
Located in London, GB
This superb vibrant Orientalist Post Impressionist oil painting is by noted British artist Gerald
Category

1920s Post-Impressionist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

Cattle in a Landscape North Africa - British 20s Post Impressionist oil painting
By Gerald Spencer Pryse
Located in London, GB
This superb vibrant Post Impressionist African landscape oil painting is by noted British artist
Category

1920s Post-Impressionist Animal Paintings

Materials

Oil

Mid-20th Century Abstract Geometric Oil Painting by Cleveland School Artist
By John Teyral
Located in Beachwood, OH
John Teyral (American, 1912-1999) Abstract, 1965 Oil on canvas Signed and dated lower right 32 x 30
Category

1960s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil

Bomolo Oil on Canvas African "Airport" Art
By (after) Jackson Pollock
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Bomolo oil on canvas abstract painting signed bottom right 1960. Known in it's day as Airport Art
Category

Vintage 1960s African Mid-Century Modern Paintings

Materials

Paint

Holocaust Memorial Oil Painting Judaica Rabbi Composed of Figures Artists Frame
By Maurice Newman
Located in Surfside, FL
sculpture-abstraction, impressionist landscape painting, diorama. Born in Lithuania, Maurice Newman settled
Category

1960s American Modern Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

"African Coastal Scene" Expressionist Landscape Oil Painting on Canvas
Located in Pasadena, CA
of this oil painting. In the context of a seascape at sunset, this technique adds texture and lends
Category

Mid-20th Century Senegalese Expressionist Paintings

Materials

Canvas

"4:00 Tea" Painting by Magdalene D. Lewis, African-American Artist
By Magdalene D. Lewis
Located in New Rochelle, NY
one of my favourite that I kept. Period frame oil on board, signed lower right. Just a great painting!
Category

Early 20th Century American Paintings

Sephardic Jewish Men Vibrant Judaica Vintage Oil Painting Israeli Artist Goldman
By Albert Goldman
Located in Surfside, FL
LeIsrael Exhibition of Paintings The Municipal Museum - Bet-Emanuel, Ramat Gan Artists: Pinchas Abramovich
Category

20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Simka Simkhovitch WPA Artist Oil Painting American Modernist Landscape w Tower
By Simka Simkhovitch
Located in Surfside, FL
Simka Simkhovitch (Russian/American 1893 - 1949) This came with a small grouping from the artist
Category

1930s American Modern Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

Simka Simkhovitch WPA Artist Oil Painting American Modernist Landscape Pond Tree
By Simka Simkhovitch
Located in Surfside, FL
Simka Simkhovitch (Russian/American 1893 - 1949) This came with a small grouping from the artist
Category

1930s American Modern Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

Portrait of Artist's Wife with Fruit, 1945 American Modern Oil Painting
By Hayes Lyon
Located in Denver, CO
Untitled (Portrait of Bessy Lyon, Artist Wife) is an oil on canvas painting by Hayes Lyon (1901
Category

1940s American Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Simka Simkhovitch WPA Artist Oil Painting Family Mother, Kids American Modernist
By Simka Simkhovitch
Located in Surfside, FL
renovations due to its stereotypical African American imagery. The following year, his painting "Holiday" won
Category

1930s American Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

Simka Simkhovitch WPA Artist Oil Painting Family Mother, Kids American Modernist
By Simka Simkhovitch
Located in Surfside, FL
renovations due to its stereotypical African American imagery. The following year, his painting "Holiday" won
Category

1930s American Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

African Warrior by Charles Hargens Oil Painting on Board
Located in Lambertville, NJ
Fantastic work by Bucks County artist and illustrator Charles William Hargens Jr. Hargens created
Category

Vintage 1940s American Paintings

Materials

Paint

The Lily Pond 20th Century Modernist Oil Painting by Listed Polish artist
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Lily Pond by Jacob Markiel (Polish 1911-2008) *See notes signed below oil on board, unframed
Category

Mid-20th Century Modern Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

Ambushed in Africa - Expressionist Figurative Painting
By Parris Jaru
Located in New York, NY
Artist, American Indian artist, Figurative Painting, Africa
Category

2010s Abstract Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil, Pigment

'Abstract, Charcoal and Rose', African-American Woman Artist, Oakland Museum
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
African-American artist and educator first studied at Dillard University, Louisiana where she received her
Category

1960s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Jak Katarikawe East African Artist, Painting of Hut with Moon and Animals
By Jak Moses Katarikawe
Located in Phoenix, AZ
. Frame measures: 27" H x 42" W Jak Katarikawe is one of the most prominent East African artists and
Category

Vintage 1980s Ugandan Paintings

Materials

Paint

Folk Art Mexican Boy Oil Painting on Burlap Charming Naive African American Art
By Jose Maria de Servin
Located in Surfside, FL
artistic community with strong connections to Europe. His brothers Antonio and Miguel became artists as
Category

Mid-20th Century Folk Art Figurative Paintings

Materials

Burlap, Oil

Folk Art Mexican Girl Oil Painting on Burlap Charming Naive African American Art
By Jose Maria de Servin
Located in Surfside, FL
artistic community with strong connections to Europe. His brothers Antonio and Miguel became artists as
Category

Mid-20th Century Folk Art Figurative Paintings

Materials

Burlap, Oil

Mid 20th Century French Oil Painting Purple African Violets In Plant Pot
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
back oil painting on canvas, unframed measures: 18 high by 13 inches wide condition: overall very good
Category

Mid-20th Century Impressionist Still-life Paintings

Materials

Oil

Street Riot Oil Painting Mounted Police WPA artist Social Justice Americana Art
By Arthur Smith
Located in Surfside, FL
Riot, Revolution, Police figures on Horseback in City Streets. Hand signed lower right. Painting
Category

Mid-20th Century American Realist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Panel

Exodus 12 - African American Artist - colorful abstract red orange purple pink
Located in Rancho Santa Fe, CA
For four decades, G. (Gloucester) Caliman Coxe was considered the dean of African-American artists
Category

1980s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

19th Century North African river landscape oil painting of a man using a Shadoof
By David Bates b.1840
Located in Moreton-In-Marsh, Gloucestershire
time in North Africa painting, producing a number of works from his travels. His style and subjects
Category

19th Century Victorian Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Horses in a Landscape - Scottish 1960's equine art oil painting female artist
By Doris Zinkeisen
Located in London, GB
This superb oil painting of horses is by Scottish female artist Doris Zinkeisen. Painted circa 1960
Category

1960s Realist Animal Paintings

Materials

Oil

Cuban Artist Pastel Drawing African American Emilio Cruz Bonnie & Clyde Painting
Located in Surfside, FL
Painting and Graphic Arts in Provincetown, Massachusetts. As a young artist in the 1960s, Cruz was
Category

20th Century Neo-Expressionist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Oil Pastel

Africa
By Jessica Rice
Located in West Hollywood, CA
-garde painting, Jessica Rice (1941-2016.) Africa, is an original oil on canvas, signed, dated 1977
Category

1970s Realist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

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An assortment of african artist oil paintings is available on 1stDibs. Finding the ideal Abstract, Contemporary or Modern examples of these works for your living room, whether you’re looking for small- or large-size pieces, is no easy task — start by shopping our selection today. There are many variations of these items available, from those made as long ago as the 19th Century to those made as recently as the 21st Century. African artist oil paintings available on 1stDibs span a range of colors that includes brown, black, gray, purple and more. Bernard Harmon, Deborah Dancy, Bai (Carl Karni-Bain), Matthew Brittan and Leon Collins took a thoughtful approach to this subject that are worth considering. The range of these distinct pieces — often created in paint, oil paint and fabric — can elevate any room of your home.

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Prices for art of this kind can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — african artist oil paintings in our inventory begin at $243 and can go as high as $18,000, while the average can fetch as much as $4,000.
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  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    To find the artist of an oil painting, look on the back of the canvas. Sometimes, you will find the artist’s name and the year of production on the back. If the canvas is in a frame, gently peel away the paper covering the back to access the canvas. In the event you cannot find any identifying information, seek the help of a licensed art appraiser. Shop a selection of oil paintings on 1stDibs.
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    The best place to find oil paintings and discover new artists is at local art galleries. There are also many online art dealers who provide information about artists and sell their works. On 1stDibs, you’ll discover a variety of art styles from master oil painters.
  • 1stDibs ExpertJune 15, 2023
    To identify an artist's oil painting signature, you can try photographing it with your smartphone and then conducting a reverse image search using a trusted search engine. You can also search for the name and consult trusted online resources to learn more about the artist. If these methods don't result in a successful identification, a certified art appraiser or art dealer may be able to assist you. Shop a range of oil paintings from some of the world’s top galleries on 1stDibs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertMarch 13, 2024
    The name of the first artist to use oil paints isn't known. However, historians have traced the use of oils back to 7th-century Afghanistan. There, Buddhist artists used oil paintings to produce religious artworks. One of the first artists to be famous for their use of oil paints was Jan van Eyck, a Flemish artist who was active from 1422 to 1441. On 1stDibs, shop a collection of oil paintings.

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