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Folk Art Portrait Painting "Young Girl In a Red Dress", American, Circa 1825
Located in Incline Village, NV
Lovely full length portrait of a young girl in this folk art painting; oil on canvas mounted on
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Antique 1820s American Folk Art Paintings

Materials

Canvas

Vintage Folk Art Ship on River Landscape Long Format Painting
Located in Seguin, TX
Antique circa 1915 oil on wood board folk art river scene with ship flying American flag painting
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Early 20th Century American Folk Art Paintings

Materials

Wood, Paint

Folk Art Oil on Canvas, circa 1830 Attributed to S.V.D. Schans, Unsigned
By S.V.D. Schans
Located in Incline Village, NV
children in both paintings have identical eyebrows. Unlike many early 19th century folk art portraits
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Antique 1820s American Folk Art Paintings

Materials

Canvas

Early 20th Century Signed Original Oil Portrait of Military Man
Located in west palm beach, FL
Early 20th Century Portrait by American Painter Beatrice Whitney (1888 - 1981). Acquired at a Palm
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Early 20th Century American American Craftsman Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Paint

Original Oil Painting by Violet Parkhurst
Located in Baltimore, MD
This is an original oil painting on canvas by renowned American artist, violet Parkhurst. This
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1990s American Paintings

Materials

Canvas

Peruvian Bolivian Colonial Painting Virgin Oil on Canvas 19th C
Located in London, GB
A fine 19th painting of the Virgin del Castillo's South American Peru or Bolivia school 19th
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Antique Mid-18th Century Peruvian Paintings

Materials

Paint

Peruvian Cuzco Colonial Painting St Michael Oil on Canvas 19th C
Located in London, GB
American Cuzco school 19th century and earlier. Unsigned Oil on canvas, 56 by 78cms. Framed overall size 66
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Antique Mid-18th Century Peruvian Paintings

Materials

Paint

George Washington Painting, Oil on Canvas, ca 1850
Located in York County, PA
Painting of George Washington in oil on canvas, an early example, rendered circa 1850, a very
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Antique 1850s American Paintings

Materials

Canvas

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
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1960s Folk Art Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Folk Art Mexican Boy Oil Painting on Burlap Charming Naive African American Art
By Jose Maria de Servin
Located in Surfside, FL
, he adapted it to an anecdotal folk-art approach distinctly his own. When he was an infant, de
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
, he adapted it to an anecdotal folk-art approach distinctly his own. When he was an infant, de
Category

Mid-20th Century Folk Art Figurative Paintings

Materials

Burlap, Oil

Early Mid-20th Century Hand-Painted Nursery Fairy Tale Panels Set in Wood
Located in Lomita, CA
classic nursery rhymes. A group of 11 vintage folk art painted children's nursery rhyme panels in oil are
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Early 20th Century American American Craftsman Paintings

Materials

Wood

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
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1970s American Realist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas, Acrylic

Portrait of a Boy Holding a Book, Early American Portraiture, American Folk Art
Located in Grand Rapids, MI
Portrait of a Boy Holding a Book, c. 1820s Oil on Panel 24" x 19.5" Housed in a 3" Carved Frame
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Early 19th Century Folk Art Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil, Wood Panel

Folk Art Mexican Girl "Emborrachate" Oil Painting on Burlap
By Jose Maria de Servin
Located in Surfside, FL
collaboratively. As a teenager, de Servin studied at one of Mexico's Schools of Open-Air Painting, free art
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Mid-20th Century Folk Art Figurative Paintings

Materials

Burlap, Oil

Penn, Impressionist Landscape Painting "Evening Pasture" by Frederick Wagner
Located in Shippensburg, PA
FREDERICK R. WAGNER (AMERICAN, 1864-1940) "Evening Pasture" Oil on canvas Signed lower right "F
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20th Century American Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Giltwood

Folk Art Mexican Girl with Watermelon Oil Painting on Burlap
By Jose Maria de Servin
Located in Surfside, FL
collaboratively. As a teenager, de Servin studied at one of Mexico's Schools of Open-Air Painting, free art
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Mid-20th Century Folk Art Figurative Paintings

Materials

Burlap, Oil

Sugar Bush, Maple Syrup, Winter Scene, American Folk Art, Naive Art
Located in Grand Rapids, MI
Signed: J. Birdsall (Lower, Right) Dated: 1919 (Upper, Right) " Sugar Bush ", 1919 Oil on Canvas
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Early 20th Century Folk Art Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Large Malcah Zeldis Folk Art Oil Painting Jazz Great "Satchmo" Louis Armstrong
Located in Surfside, FL
Malcah Zeldis (born Mildred Brightman; 1931) is an American folk art painter. She is known for work that
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1970s Folk Art Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

Mexican Whimsical Folk Art Lion Painting Animalia
By Jose Maria de Servin
Located in Surfside, FL
modern of styles, he adapted it to an anecdotal folk-art approach distinctly his own. When he was an
Category

Mid-20th Century Folk Art Animal Paintings

Materials

Burlap, Oil

Seymour Remenick Figurative Oil Painting "Folk Singers"
By Seymour Remenick
Located in Surfside, FL
Seymour Remenick (1923-1999) American; Philadelphia, PA. Oil on canvas painting Folk Singers and
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1950s American Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"Equestrian Washington" O/C of Washington on Blueskin, After Rembrandt Peale
Located in York County, PA
America in 1780. A serious buyer of art, he was an extremely likely candidate for such a painting, if it
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Antique Mid-19th Century American Paintings

Materials

Paint

Salvador Dali, Les Songes Drolatiques Handsigned Lithography
By (after) Salvador Dali
Located in Asker, 30
Modern Art in New York. Besides creating a number of great paintings, Dali caused the attention of the
Category

Vintage 1970s Paintings

Materials

Fabric

Folk Singer oil painting by Byron Browne
By Byron Browne
Located in Hudson, NY
American Art occurred at the 1935 “Abstract Painting in America” show, which featured Balcomb Greene
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1950s Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Spring Skate, Folk Art Ink and Oil Painting by Susan Pear Meisel
Located in Long Island City, NY
artist signed the painting on the lower right in pen. Spring Skate Susan Pear Meisel, American (1947
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Late 20th Century Landscape Paintings

Materials

Ink, Oil

Bold Folk Art Modernist Floral Bouquet Oil Painting Flowers in Vase Gilt Frame
By Samuel Rothbort
Located in Surfside, FL
self taught, naive, outsider artist painting every subject in his own folk art impressionistic style
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20th Century Post-Impressionist Interior Paintings

Materials

Oil

Malcah Zeldis Folk Art Gouache Painting Outsider Circus Trapeze Artist Acrobats
Located in Surfside, FL
Brightman; 1931) is an American folk art painter. She is known for work that draws from a mix of biblical
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1980s Folk Art Figurative Paintings

Materials

Paper, Gouache

Malcah Zeldis Folk Art Gouache Painting Outsider Circus Trapeze Horse Acrobats
Located in Surfside, FL
(born Mildred Brightman; 1931) is an American folk art painter. She is known for work that draws from a
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1980s Folk Art Figurative Paintings

Materials

Paper, Gouache

Malcah Zeldis Folk Art Gouache Painting Outsider Circus Trapeze Horse Acrobats
Located in Surfside, FL
(born Mildred Brightman; 1931) is an American folk art painter. She is known for work that draws from a
Category

1980s Folk Art Figurative Paintings

Materials

Paper, Gouache

Malcah Zeldis Folk Art Gouache Painting Wine & Cigarettes Woman Outsider Artist
Located in Surfside, FL
Brightman; 1931) is an American folk art painter. She is known for work that draws from a mix of biblical
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1980s Folk Art Figurative Paintings

Materials

Paper, Gouache

Malcah Zeldis Folk Art Gouache Painting Mod Bull Jewish Woman Outsider Artist
Located in Surfside, FL
verso. Malcah Zeldis (born Mildred Brightman; 1931) is an American folk art painter. She is known for
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1980s Folk Art Animal Paintings

Materials

Paper, Gouache

Malcah Zeldis Folk Art Gouache Painting Sports Basketball Arena Coca Cola Sign
Located in Surfside, FL
pencil on paper verso Malcah Zeldis (born Mildred Brightman; 1931) is an American folk art painter
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1980s Folk Art Figurative Paintings

Materials

Paper, Gouache

Malcah Zeldis Folk Art Gouache Moses Bible Painting Self Taught Outsider Artist
Located in Surfside, FL
in background. Malcah Zeldis (born Mildred Brightman; 1931) is an American folk art painter. She is
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1980s Folk Art Figurative Paintings

Materials

Paper, Gouache

Malcah Zeldis Folk Art Gouache Painting King David Self Taught Outsider Artist
Located in Surfside, FL
. Malcah Zeldis (born Mildred Brightman; 1931) is an American folk art painter. She is known for work that
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1980s Folk Art Figurative Paintings

Materials

Paper, Gouache

Malcah Zeldis Folk Art Gouache Painting Outsider Artist Circus Fire Eater, Tiger
Located in Surfside, FL
.. Malcah Zeldis (born Mildred Brightman; 1931) is an American folk art painter. She is known for work that
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1980s Folk Art Figurative Paintings

Materials

Paper, Gouache

Set of Four Naive Folk Art Portraits
Located in Milford, NH
Gloucester. By the early 1960s, Earle Merchant was focusing intently on painting, creating portraits, nude
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Mid-20th Century Folk Art Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil, Panel

Folk Art Mexican Girl, Circus Clown Juggler
By Jose Maria de Servin
Located in Surfside, FL
collaboratively. As a teenager, de Servin studied at one of Mexico's Schools of Open-Air Painting, free art
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Mid-20th Century Folk Art Figurative Paintings

Materials

Burlap, Oil

American Folk Art Portrait of Marc Isambard Brunel British Inventor Engineer
Located in Rochester, NY
Early 19th century American portrait of Marc Isambard Brunel. Brunel was a well known British
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19th Century Portrait Paintings

Materials

Fabric, Canvas, Oil

Abstract American Geometric Oil Painting Martin Rosenthal 60 Mid Century Modern
By Martin Rosenthal
Located in Buffalo, NY
An original abstract oil painting by American artist Martin Rosenthal signed by the artist and
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1960s Abstract Geometric Abstract Paintings

Materials

Paper, Oil

Abstract American Geometric Oil Painting Martin Rosenthal 60 Mid Century Modern
By Martin Rosenthal
Located in Buffalo, NY
An original abstract oil painting by American artist Martin Rosenthal signed by the artist and
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1960s Abstract Geometric Abstract Paintings

Materials

Paper, Oil

Couple by Farmyard oil painting by Martha Cahoon
By Martha Cahoon
Located in Hudson, NY
of American Art"
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1960s Folk Art Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

Classic American Winter Landscape Signed G. Kent
Located in Larchmont, NY
G. Kent Untitled, c. 1880-1910 Oil on canvas 10 x 12 1/4 in. 12 x 14 1/8 x 1 3/8 in. Signed lower
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Early 20th Century Folk Art Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Autumn Harvest, Original Semi-Abstract Landscape and Figurative Oil Painting
By Edward Marecak
Located in Denver, CO
Original framed oil painting on burlap by Edward Marecak (1919-1993) titled "Autumn Harvest" from
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1980s American Modern Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

St. Atomic oil and tempera painting by Julio de Diego
By Julio de Diego
Located in Hudson, NY
before applying layer upon layer of pigmented oil glazes. The result is paintings with surfaces which
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1940s American Modern Abstract Paintings

Materials

Masonite, Oil, Tempera

The Magician oil and tempera painting by Julio de Diego
By Julio de Diego
Located in Hudson, NY
before applying layer upon layer of pigmented oil glazes. The result is paintings with surfaces which
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1940s American Modern Abstract Paintings

Materials

Masonite, Oil, Tempera

Sybil (The Prophetess), 1970s Abstract Figurative Oil Painting, Pink Blue Red
By Edward Marecak
Located in Denver, CO
Semi-Abstract figurative oil on burlap painting titled 'Sybil (The Prophetess)' by Edward Marecak
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1970s American Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Burlap, Oil

Seymour Remenick Still Life Table Scape Oil Painting with Bottle and Fruit
By Seymour Remenick
Located in Surfside, FL
; Philadelphia, PA. Oil on canvas painting Folk Singers and musicians.Seymour Remenick (1923-1999), was born in
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Mid-20th Century American Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

Sangre de Cristo Scene, Framed Taos New Mexico Mountain Landscape Oil Painting
By Georgina Klitgaard
Located in Denver, CO
Original signed oil painting by Georgina Klitgaard (1893-1976), a Taos, New Mexico mountain
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20th Century American Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Portrait Painting Oil on Canvas by Joseph Badger
Located in Rome, IT
and Colonial American Painting. American Art Journal, Vol. 20, No. 3 (1988); p.26 Susan Rather
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18th Century Academic Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

Untitled Haitian Abstract Geometric Colorful Textured Oil Painting
By Jacques Enguerrand Gourgue
Located in Surfside, FL
painting at an early age and eventually had his works exhibited throughout Europe and the Americas. His
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Mid-20th Century Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil

Portrait Painting Oil on Canvas by Joseph Badger
Located in Rome, IT
and Colonial American Painting. American Art Journal, Vol. 20, No. 3 (1988); p.26 Susan Rather
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18th Century Academic Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

Two Ladies Trying to Out-Mystify Each Other, Semi Abstract Figural Oil Painting
By Edward Marecak
Located in Denver, CO
painting portraying two female figures with still life. Figural abstraction, oil paint on burlap, estate
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1960s American Modern Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Inevitable Day – Birth of the Atom oil and tempera painting by Julio De Diego
By Julio de Diego
Located in Hudson, NY
before applying layer upon layer of pigmented oil glazes. The result is paintings with surfaces which
Category

1940s American Modern Abstract Paintings

Materials

Masonite, Oil, Tempera

Tlaloc and the Tiger oil painting by Julio de Diego
By Julio de Diego
Located in Hudson, NY
as forty glazes of oil in each painting. He also commonly worked within gouache, graphite, and mixed
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1930s Surrealist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Panel, Oil

Ceremonial Dancers oil and tempera painting by Julio De Diego
By Julio de Diego
Located in Hudson, NY
layer of pigmented oil glazes. The result is paintings with surfaces which were described as “bonelike
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1940s Modern Abstract Paintings

Materials

Masonite, Oil, Tempera

Lords of the Sky oil painting by Julio De Diego
By Julio de Diego
Located in Hudson, NY
as forty glazes of oil in each painting. He also commonly worked within gouache, graphite, and mixed
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Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Large Colorful 1980s New York Abstract Expressionist Oil Painting Joan Thorne
By Joan Thorne
Located in Surfside, FL
This is a large colorful, bold, vibrant original oil painting on canvas, hand signed and dated 1989
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1980s Post-Modern Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic Polymer, Oil

Large Colorful 1980s New York Abstract Expressionist Oil Painting Joan Thorne
By Joan Thorne
Located in Surfside, FL
This is a large colorful, bold, vibrant original oil painting on canvas, hand signed and dated 1989
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1980s Post-Modern Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic Polymer, Oil

Magnolia after the Rain Realism 24 x 36 Oil Canvas Floral Painting
Located in Houston, TX
. She is passionate about oil painting, specializing in large scale florals. She was inspired to start
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2010s American Realist Still-life Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Magenta Magnolia Realism 36 x 36 Oil Canvas Gallery Wrapped Floral Painting
Located in Houston, TX
Susan is a native Houstonian. She is passionate about oil painting, specializing in large scale
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2010s American Realist Still-life Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

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