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Paintings Of Insects

Marked Flight Paths of Various Insects on a Map of, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
Marked Flight Paths of Various Insects on a Map of, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas

Marked Flight Paths of Various Insects on a Map of, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas

By Alexandr Klemens

Located in Yardley, PA

Those who paint landscapes depict plants in the rays of the playful sun, forgetting that the greenery hides millions of tiny active creatures living their own lives. The meadow is a ...

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2010s Abstract Expressionist Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

"Pair of Scarabs" - Insect Still Life, Oil Painting on Board
"Pair of Scarabs" - Insect Still Life, Oil Painting on Board

"Pair of Scarabs" - Insect Still Life, Oil Painting on Board

By Patrick Nevins

Located in Denver, CO

About the artist: Born and raised in Townsend, Massachusetts, Patrick has been drawing and sketching as far back as he can remember. Although always interested in art, it wasn't u...

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2010s Photorealist Still-life Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

Scott Zuckerman Oil Painting on Board Insect Specimen Study of a Beetle
Scott Zuckerman Oil Painting on Board Insect Specimen Study of a Beetle

Scott Zuckerman Oil Painting on Board Insect Specimen Study of a Beetle

Located in Litchfield, CT

Scott Zuckerman (American b. 1951) oil painting on board - insect specimen study of a beetle.

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Late 20th Century American Modern Paintings

Materials

Masonite

Mid Century French Illustration Sketches Of Different Butterflies & Insects
Mid Century French Illustration Sketches Of Different Butterflies & Insects

Mid Century French Illustration Sketches Of Different Butterflies & Insects

By Josine Vignon

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

Butterflies by Josine Vignon (French 1922-2022) signed pastel/watercolor on paper, unframed painting: 13 x 19 inches good condition provenance: from the artists estate, France Josi...

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Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Animal Paintings

Materials

Oil Pastel, Watercolor

Unframed Collection Painted Scientific Illustrations of Various Insects
Unframed Collection Painted Scientific Illustrations of Various Insects

Unframed Collection Painted Scientific Illustrations of Various Insects

Located in New York, NY

Unframed Collection painted scientific illustrations of various insects from the early 20th century: Each measures approximately: 8" x 6" 8 Works in total.

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20th Century Paintings

Materials

Paper

Flowers and Insects - Work on paper of female portrait with tattoos, animals
Flowers and Insects - Work on paper of female portrait with tattoos, animals

Flowers and Insects - Work on paper of female portrait with tattoos, animals

By Anne Siems

Located in Dallas, TX

Flowers and Insects Watercolour on paper, framed Artwork: 24 × 18 inches 61 × 46 cm Framed: 30 × 24 inches 76 × 61 cm Anne Siems’ Flowers and Insects is a quietly mesmerizing port...

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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Watercolor, Archival Paper

20th Century Still Life of fruits and insects on a ledge
20th Century Still Life of fruits and insects on a ledge

20th Century Still Life of fruits and insects on a ledge

Located in Woodbury, CT

This jewel-like still life by contemporary English artist Katalin Némethy shows her hallmark precision and luminous handling of fruit subjects. Against a rich, deep red background, t...

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1980s Realist Still-life Paintings

Materials

Oil, Wood Panel

Korean Contemporary Art by Kim Soo Young -  Face of Women with Insects

Korean Contemporary Art by Kim Soo Young - Face of Women with Insects

By Kim Soo Young

Located in Paris, IDF

Hand drawing with pencils, posca and acrylic on paper Optional frame upon simple request Kim Soo Young is a Korean artist born in 1978 who lives and works in Seoul, South Korea. Thr...

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2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Acrylic, Pencil

Korean Contemporary Art by Kim Soo Young -  Face of Women with Insects

Korean Contemporary Art by Kim Soo Young - Face of Women with Insects

By Kim Soo Young

Located in Paris, IDF

Hand drawing with pencils, posca and acrylic on paper Optional frame upon simple request Kim Soo Young is a Korean artist born in 1978 who lives and works in Seoul, South Korea. Thr...

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2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Acrylic, Pencil

Korean Contemporary Art by Kim Soo Young -  Face of Women with Insects

Korean Contemporary Art by Kim Soo Young - Face of Women with Insects

By Kim Soo Young

Located in Paris, IDF

Hand drawing with pencils, posca and acrylic on paper Optional frame upon simple request Kim Soo Young is a Korean artist born in 1978 who lives and works in Seoul, South Korea. Thr...

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2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Acrylic, Pencil

Korean Contemporary Art by Kim Soo Young -  Face of Women with Insects

Korean Contemporary Art by Kim Soo Young - Face of Women with Insects

By Kim Soo Young

Located in Paris, IDF

Hand drawing with pencils, posca and acrylic on paper Optional frame upon simple request Kim Soo Young is a Korean artist born in 1978 who lives and works in Seoul, South Korea. Thr...

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2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Acrylic, Pencil

Korean Contemporary Art by Kim Soo Young -  Face of Women with Insects

Korean Contemporary Art by Kim Soo Young - Face of Women with Insects

By Kim Soo Young

Located in Paris, IDF

Hand drawing with pencils, posca and acrylic on paper Optional frame upon simple request Kim Soo Young is a Korean artist born in 1978 who lives and works in Seoul, South Korea. Thr...

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2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Acrylic, Pencil

Korean Contemporary Art by Kim Soo Young -  Face of Women with Insects

Korean Contemporary Art by Kim Soo Young - Face of Women with Insects

By Kim Soo Young

Located in Paris, IDF

Hand drawing with pencils, posca and acrylic on paper Optional frame upon simple request Kim Soo Young is a Korean artist born in 1978 who lives and works in Seoul, South Korea. Thr...

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2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Acrylic, Pencil

Korean Contemporary Art by Kim Soo Young -  Face of Women with Insects

Korean Contemporary Art by Kim Soo Young - Face of Women with Insects

By Kim Soo Young

Located in Paris, IDF

Hand drawing with pencils, posca and acrylic on paper Optional frame upon simple request Kim Soo Young is a Korean artist born in 1978 who lives and works in Seoul, South Korea. Thr...

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2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Acrylic, Pencil

Korean Contemporary Art by Kim Soo Young -  Face of Women with Insects

Korean Contemporary Art by Kim Soo Young - Face of Women with Insects

By Kim Soo Young

Located in Paris, IDF

Hand drawing with pencils, posca and acrylic on paper Optional frame upon simple request Kim Soo Young is a Korean artist born in 1978 who lives and works in Seoul, South Korea. Thr...

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2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Acrylic, Pencil

Korean Contemporary Art by Kim Soo Young -  Face of Women with Insects

Korean Contemporary Art by Kim Soo Young - Face of Women with Insects

By Kim Soo Young

Located in Paris, IDF

Hand drawing with pencils, posca and acrylic on paper Optional frame upon simple request Kim Soo Young is a Korean artist born in 1978 who lives and works in Seoul, South Korea. Thr...

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2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Acrylic, Pencil

Korean Contemporary Art by Kim Soo Young -  Face of Women with Insects

Korean Contemporary Art by Kim Soo Young - Face of Women with Insects

By Kim Soo Young

Located in Paris, IDF

Hand drawing with pencils, posca and acrylic on paper Optional frame upon simple request Kim Soo Young is a Korean artist born in 1978 who lives and works in Seoul, South Korea. Thr...

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2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Acrylic, Pencil

Korean Contemporary Art by Kim Soo Young -  Face of Women with Insects

Korean Contemporary Art by Kim Soo Young - Face of Women with Insects

By Kim Soo Young

Located in Paris, IDF

Hand drawing with pencils, posca and acrylic on paper Optional frame upon simple request Kim Soo Young is a Korean artist born in 1978 who lives and works in Seoul, South Korea. Thr...

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2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Acrylic, Pencil

Korean Contemporary Art by Kim Soo Young -  Face of Women with Insects

Korean Contemporary Art by Kim Soo Young - Face of Women with Insects

By Kim Soo Young

Located in Paris, IDF

Hand drawing with pencils, posca and acrylic on paper Optional frame upon simple request Kim Soo Young is a Korean artist born in 1978 who lives and works in Seoul, South Korea. Thr...

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2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Acrylic, Pencil

Korean Contemporary Art by Kim Soo Young -  Face of Women with Insects

Korean Contemporary Art by Kim Soo Young - Face of Women with Insects

By Kim Soo Young

Located in Paris, IDF

Hand drawing with pencils, posca and acrylic on paper Optional frame upon simple request Kim Soo Young is a Korean artist born in 1978 who lives and works in Seoul, South Korea. Thr...

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2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Acrylic, Pencil

Korean Contemporary Art by Kim Soo Young -  Face of Women with Insects

Korean Contemporary Art by Kim Soo Young - Face of Women with Insects

By Kim Soo Young

Located in Paris, IDF

Hand drawing with pencils, posca and acrylic on paper Optional frame upon simple request Kim Soo Young is a Korean artist born in 1978 who lives and works in Seoul, South Korea. Thr...

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2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Acrylic, Pencil

Korean Contemporary Art by Kim Soo Young -  Face of Women with Insects

Korean Contemporary Art by Kim Soo Young - Face of Women with Insects

By Kim Soo Young

Located in Paris, IDF

Hand drawing with pencils, posca and acrylic on paper Optional frame upon simple request Kim Soo Young is a Korean artist born in 1978 who lives and works in Seoul, South Korea. Thr...

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2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Acrylic, Pencil

Antique Set of Twelve Chinese Pith Paintings Depicting Butterflies
Antique Set of Twelve Chinese Pith Paintings Depicting Butterflies

Antique Set of Twelve Chinese Pith Paintings Depicting Butterflies

Located in London, GB

Elaborately patterned and rendered in bright shades, each painting has a different composition of insect subjects.

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19th Century Animal Paintings

Materials

Wood, Paper, Watercolor

“Jan Mortel (attr.) – Dutch Still Life With Fruit, Wine And Venetian Glass”
“Jan Mortel (attr.) – Dutch Still Life With Fruit, Wine And Venetian Glass”

“Jan Mortel (attr.) – Dutch Still Life With Fruit, Wine And Venetian Glass”

Located in MILL, NL

Jan Mortel (baptized October 16, 1652 – October 15, 1719) was a Dutch painter celebrated for his detailed still-life paintings of fruits, flowers, insects, and butterflies.

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Antique 17th Century European Paintings

Materials

Paint

Leslie Formalik Trompe L'oeil Paintings of Butterflies, Pair, Dated
Leslie Formalik Trompe L'oeil Paintings of Butterflies, Pair, Dated

Leslie Formalik Trompe L'oeil Paintings of Butterflies, Pair, Dated

Located in Downingtown, PA

This skillful blend of naturalistic detail and artistic illusion makes these paintings not just beautiful depictions of insects, but a clever and engaging commentary on the nature of...

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2010s North American Modern Decorative Art

Materials

Wood

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Lord Derby's Foxhounds, A English Hunting Scene  by James Barenger
Lord Derby's Foxhounds, A English Hunting Scene  by James Barenger

Lord Derby's Foxhounds, A English Hunting Scene by James Barenger

By James Barenger

Located in Lincoln, GB

., a metal chaser and artist who exhibited paintings of insects at the Society of Artists and Royal Academy, and Sarah Woollett, the daughter of the engraver, William Woollett. 

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19th Century Old Masters Animal Paintings

Materials

Oil

Coffee Can, Blue and White "Flowers and Insects", Bow Porcelain, circa 1755
Coffee Can, Blue and White "Flowers and Insects", Bow Porcelain, circa 1755

Coffee Can, Blue and White "Flowers and Insects", Bow Porcelain, circa 1755

By Bow Porcelain

Located in Melbourne, Victoria

An early coffee can, painted in under-glaze blue with flowers and insects. Painter’s mark 16 and a distinctive way of painting insects.

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Antique Mid-18th Century English Chinoiserie Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Vintage Hand Painted Indian Animal Pictures, 20th Century
Vintage Hand Painted Indian Animal Pictures, 20th Century

Vintage Hand Painted Indian Animal Pictures, 20th Century

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H 4.73 in W 5.91 in D 1.19 in

Vintage Hand Painted Indian Animal Pictures, 20th Century

Located in London, GB

Charming, colorful and quirky selection of framed and glazed Indian paintings of various animals, fish and insects. There are some chips to the frames here and there but this only ad...

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20th Century Asian Picture Frames

Materials

Paint

Biedermeier Glass Goblet

Biedermeier Glass Goblet

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H 5.08 in Dm 3.63 in

Biedermeier Glass Goblet

Located in Vienna, AT

Round medallion with fine gold painting of flower, insect and Chinese motive. Below fine cut curves.   

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Antique Mid-19th Century Czech Biedermeier Glass

Materials

Glass

Painting of Insects and Shells
Painting of Insects and Shells

Painting of Insects and Shells

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H 1.5 in W 13 in D 12 in

Painting of Insects and Shells

Located in New York, NY

Painting of Insects and Shells from the Late 19th Century Measures: 13" x 12".

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Antique Late 19th Century Paintings

Materials

Paint

The Forgotten: Surreal Figurative Painting of Insect Man by Luis Xiua
The Forgotten: Surreal Figurative Painting of Insect Man by Luis Xiua

The Forgotten: Surreal Figurative Painting of Insect Man by Luis Xiua

Located in Bogotá, Bogotá

This surreal figurative painting titled "The Forgotten" by Lius Xiua, measuring 31" x 65" inches, presents an insect man in slow metamorphosis who lives in a world inaccessible to us...

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2010s Surrealist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Cotton Canvas, Oil, Acrylic

Antique English 19th century, Fox huntsman and hounds in a landscape.
Antique English 19th century, Fox huntsman and hounds in a landscape.

Antique English 19th century, Fox huntsman and hounds in a landscape.

By James Barenger

Located in Woodbury, CT

., a metal chaser and artist who exhibited paintings of insects at the Society of Artists and Royal Academy, and Sarah Woollett, the daughter of the engraver, William Woollett.

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1810s Victorian Animal Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Set of Eight Chinese Rice Paper Paintings of Butterflies and Insects
Set of Eight Chinese Rice Paper Paintings of Butterflies and Insects

Set of Eight Chinese Rice Paper Paintings of Butterflies and Insects

Located in Long Island City, NY, NY

A set of eight Chinese rice paper paintings of butterflies and insects, 19th century, in giltwood frames.

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Antique 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Paintings and Screens

Materials

Paint

Set of Twelve Chinese Watercolors on Pith Paper of Insects
Set of Twelve Chinese Watercolors on Pith Paper of Insects

Set of Twelve Chinese Watercolors on Pith Paper of Insects

Located in Palm Beach, FL

Rare and remarkable set of twelve 19th century Chinese watercolors on pith paper depicting moth species and assorted other insects, executed in glorious vivid colors. Presented under...

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Antique Early 19th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Paintings

Materials

Paint

A Group of twelve Butterflies and Insects .
A Group of twelve Butterflies and Insects .

A Group of twelve Butterflies and Insects ., 1860

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H 10.24 in W 13.78 in D 0.6 in

A Group of twelve Butterflies and Insects .

Located in London, London

A Group of twelve Butterflies and Insects . [Canton, c.1860] A Group of twelve water-colour illustrations of butterflies and insects all on pith paper framed by a blue silk ribbon.

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1860s Qing Animal Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor, Rice Paper

Set of Twelve Chinese Watercolors on Pith Paper of Insects
Set of Twelve Chinese Watercolors on Pith Paper of Insects

Set of Twelve Chinese Watercolors on Pith Paper of Insects

Located in Palm Beach, FL

Rare and remarkable set of twelve 19th century Chinese watercolors on pith paper depicting moth species and assorted other insects, executed in glorious vivid colors. Presented under...

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Early 19th Century Other Art Style Animal Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor

19th Century Chinese Export Butterfly & Insect Pith Watercolor
19th Century Chinese Export Butterfly & Insect Pith Watercolor

19th Century Chinese Export Butterfly & Insect Pith Watercolor

Located in Atlanta, GA

A great and unusual pith watercolor painting of butterflies and insects around a blossoming tree branch.

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Antique 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Paintings and Screens

Materials

Silk, Giltwood, Paper

Qian Xuan Early Autumn Insects & Grass Chinese Chinoiserie Lithograph Print 43"
Qian Xuan Early Autumn Insects & Grass Chinese Chinoiserie Lithograph Print 43"

Qian Xuan Early Autumn Insects & Grass Chinese Chinoiserie Lithograph Print 43"

Located in Dayton, OH

Qian Xuan was one of the first scholar-painters to unite poetry, painting, and calligraphy within a single work. The depiction of the most delicate forms of plant and animal life de...

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Late 20th Century Chinoiserie Prints

Materials

Paper

Antique Qing Chinese Butterflies Paintings, 19th Century
Antique Qing Chinese Butterflies Paintings, 19th Century

Antique Qing Chinese Butterflies Paintings, 19th Century

Located in Long Island City, NY

A collection of six color on rice paper compositions with bright and highly detailed paintings of butterflies and other insects, unidentified artist late Qing dynasty, 1644 to 1911.

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Antique 19th Century Chinese Qing Paintings

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Paper

Meissen Porcelain Huge Ewer Jug Air by Kaendler Model 327 Made 19th Century
Meissen Porcelain Huge Ewer Jug Air by Kaendler Model 327 Made 19th Century

Meissen Porcelain Huge Ewer Jug Air by Kaendler Model 327 Made 19th Century

By Johann Joachim Kaendler

Located in Vienna, AT

Additionally, various flocks of birds including cranes, storks and pheasants as well as clouds cover the pitcher's surface - all modelled in raised relief. Some multicolored painting...

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Antique Mid-19th Century German Baroque Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Meissen Porcelain Huge Ewer Air by Kändler Made 19th Century
Meissen Porcelain Huge Ewer Air by Kändler Made 19th Century

Meissen Porcelain Huge Ewer Air by Kändler Made 19th Century

By Johann Joachim Kaendler

Located in Vienna, AT

Additionally, various flocks of birds including cranes and pheasants as well as clouds cover the pitcher's surface - all modelled in raised relief. Some multicolored paintings of in...

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Antique Mid-19th Century German Baroque Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Meissen Porcelain Huge Ewer Water by Kändler made 19th century
Meissen Porcelain Huge Ewer Water by Kändler made 19th century

Meissen Porcelain Huge Ewer Water by Kändler made 19th century

By Johann Joachim Kaendler

Located in Vienna, AT

Additionally, various sailing ships on sea as well as fin and turtle swimming in water cover the pitcher's surface - all modelled in raised relief. Some multicolored paintings of in...

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Antique Mid-19th Century German Baroque Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Chinese Pith Paintings Of Flowers and Butterflies In Silver Gilt Mirror Frames
Chinese Pith Paintings Of Flowers and Butterflies In Silver Gilt Mirror Frames

Chinese Pith Paintings Of Flowers and Butterflies In Silver Gilt Mirror Frames

Located in Stamford, CT

Set of four 19th century Chinese pith painting of flowers, butterflies and other insects in fantastic silver gilt mirror paneled frames.

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Antique Early 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Decorative Art

Materials

Glass, Giltwood, Paper

Stately Exceptionally Large Meissen Ceremonial Plate with Bouquet Painting, 1870
Stately Exceptionally Large Meissen Ceremonial Plate with Bouquet Painting, 1870

Stately Exceptionally Large Meissen Ceremonial Plate with Bouquet Painting, 1870

By Meissen Porcelain

Located in Vienna, AT

Very rare large ceremonial plate in an oval shape, white porcelain with a cobalt blue border, in the center a large polychrome flower bouquet painting with insects of the finest qual...

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Antique 1870s German Baroque Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Meissen Splendour Centerpiece With Gallant Couple On Pedestal, Leuteritz, c 1870
Meissen Splendour Centerpiece With Gallant Couple On Pedestal, Leuteritz, c 1870

Meissen Splendour Centerpiece With Gallant Couple On Pedestal, Leuteritz, c 1870

By Ernst August Leuteritz, Meissen Porcelain

Located in Vienna, AT

The palm tree trunk and the outside of the wickerwork of the basket are richly decorated with sculpted flowers and foliage, the finest polychrome painting with gold staffage, filigre...

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Antique 19th Century German Rococo Revival Centerpieces

Materials

Porcelain

Fleur Rouge IV
Fleur Rouge IV

Fleur Rouge IV

By Jose Maria Sicilia

Located in Kansas City, MO

He is known for his paintings of nature, including landscapes, insects and flowers.He has spent a large amount of time travelling in such countries as Tangier, Syria, Egypt, Morocco ...

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1990s Abstract Expressionist Prints and Multiples

Materials

Etching

17th Century, Insect Specimen Painting
17th Century, Insect Specimen Painting

17th Century, Insect Specimen Painting

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H 12.75 in W 15.5 in D 3 in

17th Century, Insect Specimen Painting

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Stunningly rendered, 17th century, richly colored, oil-on-copper painting of insect specimens from the circle of important Flemish artist, Jan vans Kessel (1626-1679).

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Antique 1670s Dutch Paintings

Materials

Copper

The Hunt
The Hunt

James BarengerThe Hunt

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H 25 in W 30 in

The Hunt

By James Barenger

Located in Stoke, Hampshire

., a metal chaser and artist who exhibited paintings of insects at the Society of Artists and Royal Academy, and Sarah Woollett, the daughter of the engraver, William Woollett.

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19th Century Victorian Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

19th century English Antique Fox Hunting in a landscape, with hounds and horses.
19th century English Antique Fox Hunting in a landscape, with hounds and horses.

19th century English Antique Fox Hunting in a landscape, with hounds and horses.

By James Barenger

Located in Woodbury, CT

., a metal chaser and artist who exhibited paintings of insects at the Society of Artists and Royal Academy, and Sarah Woollett, the daughter of the engraver, William Woollett.

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1810s Victorian Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Set of Eight Chinese Rice Paper Paintings of Butterflies and Insects
Set of Eight Chinese Rice Paper Paintings of Butterflies and Insects

Set of Eight Chinese Rice Paper Paintings of Butterflies and Insects

Located in Long Island City, NY, NY

A set of eight Chinese rice paper paintings of butterflies and insects, 19th century, in giltwood frames.

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Antique 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Paintings and Screens

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Paint

Wings of Knowledge: A 19th-Century Study of Butterflies and Insects
Wings of Knowledge: A 19th-Century Study of Butterflies and Insects

Wings of Knowledge: A 19th-Century Study of Butterflies and Insects

Located in New York, NY

19th Century Study of Butterflies and Insects This finely executed entomological painting presents a carefully arranged study of butterflies and insects, rendered with scientific pr...

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Antique 19th Century French Paintings

Materials

Canvas

China Export Watercolours on Pith Paper, a Set of Twelve Insects.
China Export Watercolours on Pith Paper, a Set of Twelve Insects.

China Export Watercolours on Pith Paper, a Set of Twelve Insects.

Located in London, GB

Pith came into use for painting to satisfy the increasing demand for small, inexpensive and easily transported souvenirs, following the massive growth in the China Trade in the first...

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Mid-19th Century Animal Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor

Japanese Old Primitive Side Chair 1940s-1960s / Wabisabi
Japanese Old Primitive Side Chair 1940s-1960s / Wabisabi

Japanese Old Primitive Side Chair 1940s-1960s / Wabisabi

By Axel Vervoordt

Located in Chōsei District Nagara, JP

The most striking feature of this chair is the intricate pattern left by wood-boring insects long ago. These countless traces form rhythmic lines, creating a texture reminiscent of a...

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Vintage 1940s Japanese Primitive Side Chairs

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Cedar

The State of Critical Thinking
The State of Critical Thinking

The State of Critical Thinking

By Carlos Gamez de Francisco

Located in Nashville, TN

Francisco incorporates insects in many of his paintings. Insects flying up represent freedom, insects flying down or falling represent chaos, and insects at rest represent balance be...

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2010s Surrealist Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Ink, Watercolor, Graphite

Vintage Fishing Lure Cupboard, Scotland, Late 19th Century
Vintage Fishing Lure Cupboard, Scotland, Late 19th Century

Vintage Fishing Lure Cupboard, Scotland, Late 19th Century

Located in New York, NY

Malloch's, Perth" and Doors Labeled, "Loch Flies" and "Dry Flies" with Appropriate Illustrations of Insect Lures. (Painting Refreshed.) Scotland, Late 19th Century.

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Antique 19th Century Scottish Cupboards

Whimsical Herend Chanticleer Teapot, Sugar and Creamer with Figural Chicken Tops
Whimsical Herend Chanticleer Teapot, Sugar and Creamer with Figural Chicken Tops

Whimsical Herend Chanticleer Teapot, Sugar and Creamer with Figural Chicken Tops

By Herend

Located in Boston, MA

As with all Herend, this set is hand painted with cheerful paintings of chickens and insects, as you can see in the attached photographs.

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Early 2000s Hungarian Other Tea Sets

Materials

Porcelain

Balinese painting of the insect world Indonesian art from Peliatan Ubud Bali
Balinese painting of the insect world Indonesian art from Peliatan Ubud Bali

Balinese painting of the insect world Indonesian art from Peliatan Ubud Bali

Located in Santa Fe, NM

A lively, densely packed scene of insects and frogs with flowers. Acrylic on canvas mounted to board. Signed lower right: N (Nyoman) Dayuh, Peliatan, Ubud, Bali. Circa 1980s. Cond...

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Late 20th Century Animal Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Pair of Meissen Museum Quality Bowls Painted with Flower Bouquets and Insects
Pair of Meissen Museum Quality Bowls Painted with Flower Bouquets and Insects

Pair of Meissen Museum Quality Bowls Painted with Flower Bouquets and Insects

By Meissen Porcelain

Located in Boston, MA

I want to offer you this wonderful pair of Meissen soup bowls beautifully painted with different flower bouquets and insects. Like on the historic Meissen swan service, these bowls a...

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Antique 1880s German Romantic Serving Bowls

Materials

Porcelain

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Pair of Antique Engravings Depicting Ancient Greek Medallions and Coins

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

Pair of Antique Coins each drawing : 9 x 12 inches provenance: private collection condition: very good and sound condition Description: This exquisite pair of antique engravings sho...

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19th Century French School Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Pencil

Mid Century French Illustration Sketch Of Tortoise Style Wallpaper
Mid Century French Illustration Sketch Of Tortoise Style Wallpaper

Mid Century French Illustration Sketch Of Tortoise Style Wallpaper

By Josine Vignon

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

Tortoise Wallapaper by Josine Vignon (French 1922-2022) pastel/watercolor on paper, unframed painting: 13 x 20 inches good condition provenance: from the artists estate, France Jos...

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Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Oil Pastel, Watercolor

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Paintings Of Insects For Sale on 1stDibs

An assortment of paintings of insects is available on 1stDibs. There are many Contemporary versions of these works for sale. These items have been produced for many years, with earlier versions available from the 19th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 21st Century. If you’re looking to add paintings of insects that pop against an otherwise neutral space in your home, the works available on 1stDibs include that feature elements of beige, black, brown, gray and more. David Konigsberg, Hitomi Aoki and Thomas McNickle took a thoughtful approach to this subject that are worth considering. Each of these unique pieces was handmade with extraordinary care, with artists most often working in paint, oil paint and paper.

How Much are Paintings Of Insects?

Prices for pieces in our collection of paintings of insects start at $400 and top out at $18,859 with the average selling for $3,200.