Burton Callicott
1950s Other Art Style Paintings
Oil, Board
Recent Sales
Vintage 1960s American Modern Paintings
20th Century Other Art Style Paintings
Board, Oil
20th Century Other Art Style Portrait Paintings
Oil, Board
1940s Paintings
Paint
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Beds and Bed Frames
Gold Leaf
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Animal Sculptures
Crystal, Gold Plate, Brass
Antique 19th Century German Folk Art Sculptures
Wrought Iron
Antique 19th Century Balkan Biedermeier Scientific Instruments
Brass
Antique 19th Century Italian Art Deco Dining Room Tables
Wood
Antique Late 19th Century English Victorian Beds and Bed Frames
Porcelain, Mahogany
Vintage 1940s French Art Deco Cabinets
Metal
Antique 19th Century Swiss Other Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Gold
Antique Late 19th Century German Rococo Revival Paintings
Canvas, Wood
Early 20th Century French Belle Époque Table Clocks and Desk Clocks
Jade, Silver
20th Century American Art Deco Table Clocks and Desk Clocks
Enamel
Antique Mid-19th Century French Bookcases
Marble, Bronze, Gold
Antique Late 19th Century French Belle Époque Table Lamps
Granite, Bronze, Ormolu
Antique Late 19th Century French Art Nouveau Table Clocks and Desk Clocks
Jade, Bronze
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Crystal Serveware
Crystal, Ormolu
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Barware
Crystal
Finding the Right Paintings for You
Painting is an art form that has spanned innumerable cultures, with artists using the medium to tell stories, explore and communicate ideas and express themselves. To bring abstract paintings, landscape paintings, still-life paintings and other original paintings into your home is to celebrate and share in the long tradition of this discipline.
When we look at paintings, particularly those that originated in the past, we learn about history, other cultures and countries of the world. Like every other work of art, paintings — whether they are contemporary creations or works that were made during the 19th century — can often help us clearly see and understand the world around us in a meaningful and interesting way.
Cave walls were the canvases for what were arguably the world’s first landscape paintings, which depict natural scenery through art. Portrait paintings and drawings, which, along with sculpture, were how someone’s appearance was recorded prior to the advent of photography, are at least as old as Ancient Egypt. In the Netherlands, landscapes were a major theme for painters as early as the 1500s. Later, artists in Greece, Rome and elsewhere created vast wall paintings to decorate stately homes, churches and tombs.
Today, creating a wall of art is a wonderful way to enhance your space, showcase beautiful pieces and tie an interior design together.
No matter your preference, whether you favor Post-Impressionist paintings, animal paintings, Surrealism, Pop art or another movement or specific period, arranging art on a blank wall allows you to evoke emotions in a room while also showing off your tastes and interests. A symmetrical wall arrangement may comprise a grid of four to six pieces or, for an odd number of works, a horizontal row. Asymmetrical arrangements, which may be small clusters of art or large, salon-style gallery walls, have a more collected and eclectic feel.
Download the 1stDibs app, which includes a handy “View on Wall” feature that allows you to see how a particular artwork will look on a particular wall, and read about how to arrange wall art. And if you’re searching for the perfect palette for your interior design project, what better place to turn than to the art world’s masters of color?
On 1stDibs, you’ll find an expansive collection of paintings and other fine art for your home or office. Browse abstract paintings, portrait paintings, paintings by emerging artists and more today.