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American modernist oil painting by Virginia Banks
American modernist oil painting by Virginia Banks

American modernist oil painting by Virginia Banks

Located in Colfax, CA

She taught art for much of her career, including at the State University of Iowa (1942-47), the University of Buffalo, New York (1947-48), and the Cornish Art School in Seattle, Wash...

Category

1940s Abstract Cornish Vintage

Materials

Oil, Masonite

Still Life Painting with Chinese Vase and Scroll by Frederick Roberts Johnson
Still Life Painting with Chinese Vase and Scroll by Frederick Roberts Johnson

Still Life Painting with Chinese Vase and Scroll by Frederick Roberts Johnson

Located in Nantucket, MA

He is also well known for his series of fishermen portraits hanging in the Polperro Museum. The Cornish art historian David Tovey found a trove of over 250 forgotten paintings by Joh...

Category

1940s English Chinoiserie Cornish Vintage

Materials

Canvas

Untitled - 20th Century Horizontal Abstracted Boat Painting with White and Black
Untitled - 20th Century Horizontal Abstracted Boat Painting with White and Black

Untitled - 20th Century Horizontal Abstracted Boat Painting with White and Black

Located in Kingsclere, GB

His lifelong relationship with the maritime landscape of Mousehole, combined with his links to the broader modernist movements of his time, make his work a distinct and valuable stra...

Category

20th Century Cornish Vintage

Materials

Gouache

A Quiet Spot at Treneglos Cornwall Pastel Norman A Overy 1972
A Quiet Spot at Treneglos Cornwall Pastel Norman A Overy 1972

A Quiet Spot at Treneglos Cornwall Pastel Norman A Overy 1972

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

The artist uses energetic pastel strokes and a vibrant palette to capture the atmosphere of the Cornish countryside, balancing areas of rich colour with loose expressive drawing.

Category

Late 20th Century Impressionist Cornish Vintage

Materials

Oil Pastel, Pastel

Landscape of the Moon - 20th Century Dark Landscape at Night with Black + Blue
Landscape of the Moon - 20th Century Dark Landscape at Night with Black + Blue

Landscape of the Moon - 20th Century Dark Landscape at Night with Black + Blue

By John Christopherson

Located in Kingsclere, GB

Both locations provided the subjects for many of his mature paintings. He was of Cornish ancestry and regularly visited St Ives, home to many of the British artists of the 1950s who...

Category

20th Century Cornish Vintage

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Board

Sandra Blow, Abstract Painting, Tea, Ash & Acrylic on Canvas, Signed, 1960s
Sandra Blow, Abstract Painting, Tea, Ash & Acrylic on Canvas, Signed, 1960s

Sandra Blow, Abstract Painting, Tea, Ash & Acrylic on Canvas, Signed, 1960s

By Sandra Blow

Located in London, GB

Blow’s year spent in Cornwall in 1957, immersing herself in the artistic world of the St Ives School, proved significant to her practice; her complex painted surfaces increasingly ec...

Category

1960s Cornish Vintage

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Edwin La Dell, Tower Of London, S.P.6., from School Prints Ltd., 1945 (after)
Edwin La Dell, Tower Of London, S.P.6., from School Prints Ltd., 1945 (after)

Edwin La Dell, Tower Of London, S.P.6., from School Prints Ltd., 1945 (after)

By Edwin La Dell

Located in Southampton, NY

About the Artist: Edwin La Dell (1914–1970) was a British painter and master printmaker whose refined structural vision and technically brilliant color lithographs established him as...

Category

1940s Modern Cornish Vintage

Materials

Lithograph

Bude Cornwall Pink House Landscape with Trees and Garden Watercolour 1978
Bude Cornwall Pink House Landscape with Trees and Garden Watercolour 1978

Bude Cornwall Pink House Landscape with Trees and Garden Watercolour 1978

By Anthony Herbert

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

The work would suit collectors interested in British village scenes domestic architecture or Cornish life as well as those drawn to the gentle clarity of 20th century watercolour.

Category

20th Century Impressionist Cornish Vintage

Materials

Watercolor

"Boat on Beach" Hayley Lever, Modernist, Quick Brushwork, Boat in Marina
"Boat on Beach" Hayley Lever, Modernist, Quick Brushwork, Boat in Marina

"Boat on Beach" Hayley Lever, Modernist, Quick Brushwork, Boat in Marina

By Hayley Lever

Located in New York, NY

Ives, a fishing port and popular artistic colony on the Cornish coast. In St. Ives, Lever shared a studio with Frederick Waugh, and studied painting with Albert Julius Olsson and Alg...

Category

1950s American Impressionist Cornish Vintage

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Original Vintage British Railways Travel Advertising Poster Newquay Cornwall UK
Original Vintage British Railways Travel Advertising Poster Newquay Cornwall UK

Original Vintage British Railways Travel Advertising Poster Newquay Cornwall UK

Located in London, GB

Original vintage British Railways travel advertising poster for Newquay on the Cornish Coast featuring a fantastic image of a smiling lady surfer wearing a red swimming cap riding a ...

Category

1940s British Cornish Vintage

Materials

Paper

Port Quinn North Cornwall Stone Cottage and Hillside Watercolour Painting 1977
Port Quinn North Cornwall Stone Cottage and Hillside Watercolour Painting 1977

Port Quinn North Cornwall Stone Cottage and Hillside Watercolour Painting 1977

By Anthony Herbert

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

This painting features a weathered Cornish stone building with slate roof and a distinctive red door standing alone at the foot of a green hillside under a brooding sky.

Category

20th Century Impressionist Cornish Vintage

Materials

Watercolor

"9 Concert Tickets designed by John Cage and Earle Brown" John Cage
"9 Concert Tickets designed by John Cage and Earle Brown" John Cage

"9 Concert Tickets designed by John Cage and Earle Brown" John Cage

By John Cage

Located in New York, NY

Cage encountered his lifelong partner and collaborator, choreographer Merce Cunningham, during his tenure at Cornish College of the Arts in Seattle. While he developed the concept of...

Category

1950s Conceptual Cornish Vintage

Materials

Newsprint

Pair of Gilt Metal Table Lamps
Pair of Gilt Metal Table Lamps

Pair of Gilt Metal Table Lamps

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Pair of Gilt Metal Table Lamps

Located in Faversham, GB

A wonderful pair of country house gilt table lamps procured from a Cornish estate. Turned wooden bases on circular gilt rimmed columns with fluted brass coloured stems.

Category

Mid-20th Century British Mid-Century Modern Cornish Vintage

Materials

Metal, Brass

John Tunnard, Holiday, S.P.18., from School Prints Ltd., 1947 (after)
John Tunnard, Holiday, S.P.18., from School Prints Ltd., 1947 (after)

John Tunnard, Holiday, S.P.18., from School Prints Ltd., 1947 (after)

By John Tunnard

Located in Southampton, NY

About the Artist: John Tunnard (1900–1971) was a pioneering British modernist painter whose luminous, architectonic abstractions established him as one of the most intellectually rig...

Category

1940s Modern Cornish Vintage

Materials

Lithograph

River Valley and Farm
River Valley and Farm

River Valley and Farm

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Gaudens National Historic Park, Cornish, NH, 1987. Hobe Sound Galleries North, Portland ME, 1985.

Category

1980s Post-Impressionist Cornish Vintage

Materials

Oil

Fervid and unrestrained abstraction on a found wood panel
Fervid and unrestrained abstraction on a found wood panel

Fervid and unrestrained abstraction on a found wood panel

By Jay Steensma

Located in Colfax, CA

Steensma won awards for his work early on, and secured a teaching position at Cornish Arts School in Seattle.  His work was sought after by collectors, and were being shown in local ...

Category

1980s Abstract Cornish Vintage

Materials

Oil

Jason Wason ovoid studio pottery vessel in white - UK, 20th century
Jason Wason ovoid studio pottery vessel in white - UK, 20th century

Jason Wason ovoid studio pottery vessel in white - UK, 20th century

By Jason Wason

Located in London, GB

To truly grasp the essence of Wason’s work, one must envision his studio; a veiled asylum on a Cornish hillside, suspended “between sea and sky”, where wind, rain and the raw ocean s...

Category

20th Century British Cornish Vintage

Materials

Ceramic

Jason Wason studio pottery lidded vessel - UK, 20th Century
Jason Wason studio pottery lidded vessel - UK, 20th Century

Jason Wason studio pottery lidded vessel - UK, 20th Century

By Jason Wason

Located in London, GB

To truly grasp the essence of Wason’s work, one must envision his studio; a veiled asylum on a Cornish hillside, suspended “between sea and sky”, where wind, rain and the raw ocean s...

Category

20th Century British Cornish Vintage

Materials

Ceramic

Original Vintage Poster Cornwall British Railways Gyrth Russell Polperro Harbour
Original Vintage Poster Cornwall British Railways Gyrth Russell Polperro Harbour

Original Vintage Poster Cornwall British Railways Gyrth Russell Polperro Harbour

Located in London, GB

Original vintage British Railways travel poster for Cornwall See Britain by Train featuring a painting by Gyrth Russell (1892-1970) depicting a scenic view over the Cornish fishing v...

Category

1950s British Cornish Vintage

Materials

Paper

Jason Wason ovoid studio pottery vase - UK, 20th century
Jason Wason ovoid studio pottery vase - UK, 20th century

Jason Wason ovoid studio pottery vase - UK, 20th century

By Jason Wason

Located in London, GB

To truly grasp the essence of Wason’s work, one must envision his studio; a veiled asylum on a Cornish hillside, suspended “between sea and sky”, where wind, rain and the raw ocean s...

Category

20th Century British Cornish Vintage

Materials

Ceramic

Jason Wason studio pottery vase - UK, 20th Century
Jason Wason studio pottery vase - UK, 20th Century

Jason Wason studio pottery vase - UK, 20th Century

By Jason Wason

Located in London, GB

To truly grasp the essence of Wason’s work, one must envision his studio; a veiled asylum on a Cornish hillside, suspended “between sea and sky”, where wind, rain and the raw ocean s...

Category

20th Century British Cornish Vintage

Materials

Ceramic

Harbour Scene with Boats Figures and Whitewashed Cottages British Coast
Harbour Scene with Boats Figures and Whitewashed Cottages British Coast

Harbour Scene with Boats Figures and Whitewashed Cottages British Coast

By Anthony Herbert

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

Though the exact location is unspecified, the style and composition are consistent with Herbert’s depictions of Cornish, Devonshire, or southern English fishing villages.

Category

20th Century Impressionist Cornish Vintage

Materials

Watercolor

Vintage English Pub Sign for the "Hewas Inn"
Vintage English Pub Sign for the "Hewas Inn"

Vintage English Pub Sign for the "Hewas Inn"

Located in Chapel Hill, NC

Hewas means a summer dairy farm in Cornish. The men reaping the wheat in the field, piled high on the cart with the dray horse; the iconic building in the background is still feature...

Category

Mid-20th Century English Mid-Century Modern Cornish Vintage

Materials

Metal

Fifties Abstract - British 1954 abstract art oil painting Slade School artist
Fifties Abstract - British 1954 abstract art oil painting Slade School artist

Fifties Abstract - British 1954 abstract art oil painting Slade School artist

By Leo Davy

Located in Hagley, England

Davy was born in Yorkshire but settled in Cornwall in 1968 and the influence of the Cornish landscape can be seen in his work. He rarely exhibited and largely shunned the art world, ...

Category

1950s Abstract Cornish Vintage

Materials

Oil

Jason Wason cylindrical studio pottery vase - UK, 20th century
Jason Wason cylindrical studio pottery vase - UK, 20th century

Jason Wason cylindrical studio pottery vase - UK, 20th century

By Jason Wason

Located in London, GB

To truly grasp the essence of Wason’s work, one must envision his studio; a veiled asylum on a Cornish hillside, suspended “between sea and sky”, where wind, rain and the raw ocean s...

Category

20th Century British Cornish Vintage

Materials

Ceramic

Coastal Harbour View With Sailboats And Stone Buildings Cornwall 1988
Coastal Harbour View With Sailboats And Stone Buildings Cornwall 1988

Coastal Harbour View With Sailboats And Stone Buildings Cornwall 1988

By Anthony Herbert

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

Title: Coastal Harbour View With Sailboats And Stone Buildings Cornwall 1988 By Tony Herbert (1927-2024) Medium: Watercolor on paper, unframed Size: 11 inches (height) x 15 inches (w...

Category

20th Century Impressionist Cornish Vintage

Materials

Watercolor

Dramatic Coastal Cliff Chasm and Sea View Expressive Watercolour by John Steane
Dramatic Coastal Cliff Chasm and Sea View Expressive Watercolour by John Steane

Dramatic Coastal Cliff Chasm and Sea View Expressive Watercolour by John Steane

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

The turquoise ocean beyond and the surrounding greenery anchor the abstracted topography, suggesting a likely inspiration in the Dorset or Cornish coastline—regions celebrated for th...

Category

Late 20th Century Impressionist Cornish Vintage

Materials

Watercolor

Abstract in Yellow Green & Red - British 1955 abstract art oil painting
Abstract in Yellow Green & Red - British 1955 abstract art oil painting

Abstract in Yellow Green & Red - British 1955 abstract art oil painting

By Leo Davy

Located in Hagley, England

Davy was born in Yorkshire but settled in Cornwall in 1968 and the influence of the Cornish landscape can be seen in his work. He rarely exhibited and largely shunned the art world, ...

Category

1950s Abstract Cornish Vintage

Materials

Oil

Jack Welbourne - 20th Century Watercolour, Fishing Boats Near St Ives
Jack Welbourne - 20th Century Watercolour, Fishing Boats Near St Ives

Jack Welbourne - 20th Century Watercolour, Fishing Boats Near St Ives

Located in Corsham, GB

A delightful watercolour painting of moored fishing boats, floating in a Cornish harbour. The artist has signed to the lower left and the watercolour has been inscribed in graphite t...

Category

20th Century Cornish Vintage

Materials

Watercolor

Seated Figure III 1952 - British Abstract art oil painting red white black
Seated Figure III 1952 - British Abstract art oil painting red white black

Seated Figure III 1952 - British Abstract art oil painting red white black

By Leo Davy

Located in Hagley, England

Davy was born in Yorkshire but settled in Cornwall in 1968 and the influence of the Cornish landscape can be seen in his work. He rarely exhibited and largely shunned the art world, ...

Category

1950s Abstract Cornish Vintage

Materials

Oil

Street Scene II - British 1953 abstract art oil painting red black white
Street Scene II - British 1953 abstract art oil painting red black white

Street Scene II - British 1953 abstract art oil painting red black white

By Leo Davy

Located in Hagley, England

Davy was born in Yorkshire but settled in Cornwall in 1968 and the influence of the Cornish landscape can be seen in his work. He rarely exhibited and largely shunned the art world, ...

Category

1950s Abstract Cornish Vintage

Materials

Oil

Numbers - February 1953 - British Abstract art oil painting - red  green yellow
Numbers - February 1953 - British Abstract art oil painting - red  green yellow

Numbers - February 1953 - British Abstract art oil painting - red green yellow

By Leo Davy

Located in Hagley, England

Davy was born in Yorkshire but settled in Cornwall in 1968 and the influence of the Cornish landscape can be seen in his work. He rarely exhibited and largely shunned the art world, ...

Category

1950s Abstract Cornish Vintage

Materials

Oil

1977 Watercolour of St. Teath Village Street, North Cornwall with Esso Sign
1977 Watercolour of St. Teath Village Street, North Cornwall with Esso Sign

1977 Watercolour of St. Teath Village Street, North Cornwall with Esso Sign

By Anthony Herbert

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

Teath, located near Port Isaac and Bodmin Moor, is a traditional Cornish village known for its slate-roof cottages, narrow lanes and pastoral views.

Category

20th Century Impressionist Cornish Vintage

Materials

Watercolor

'IN THE SITTING ROOM' Framed Oil on Canvas, by Peter Kuhfeld (b 1952)
'IN THE SITTING ROOM' Framed Oil on Canvas, by Peter Kuhfeld (b 1952)

'IN THE SITTING ROOM' Framed Oil on Canvas, by Peter Kuhfeld (b 1952)

By Peter Kuhfeld

Located in Basildon, GB

His works, such as Bowl of Oranges and Cornish Days, are held in collections like the National Gallery and have been auctioned at Bonhams, Christie’s, and Dreweatts, reflecting his m...

Category

1990s British Cornish Vintage

Materials

Paint

Mid Century Abstract Still Life, Set Against a Harbour Backdrop
Mid Century Abstract Still Life, Set Against a Harbour Backdrop

Mid Century Abstract Still Life, Set Against a Harbour Backdrop

Located in London, GB

Well executed and unsigned piece framed in whitewash frame. Possibly a Cornish scene with the PZ onn the boat being Penzance.

Category

Mid-20th Century Cornish Vintage

Materials

Paint

River Valley and Farm
River Valley and Farm

River Valley and Farm

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Gaudens National Historic Park, Cornish, NH, 1987. Hobe Sound Galleries North, Portland ME, 1985.

Category

1980s Post-Impressionist Cornish Vintage

Materials

Oil

Contemporary Original British Coastal Landscape Acrylic Painting - St Michael's
Contemporary Original British Coastal Landscape Acrylic Painting - St Michael's

Contemporary Original British Coastal Landscape Acrylic Painting - St Michael's

By Nicky Knill Jones

Located in Bristol, GB

The composition’s subtle abstraction and cool palette give the piece an ethereal, dreamlike quality, conveying both the isolation and majesty of this iconic Cornish landmark. The pa...

Category

Mid-20th Century Abstract Expressionist Cornish Vintage

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Elizabeth Rosemary Ziar (1919-2003) - Framed Watercolour, The Dutch Barn
Elizabeth Rosemary Ziar (1919-2003) - Framed Watercolour, The Dutch Barn

Elizabeth Rosemary Ziar (1919-2003) - Framed Watercolour, The Dutch Barn

Located in Corsham, GB

An original watercolour by the Cornish artist Elizabeth Rosemary Ziar. The scene depicts a rural farmstead with a dutch barn full to the brim with straw bales.

Category

20th Century Cornish Vintage

Materials

Watercolor

'CHILDREN PAINTING' Framed Oil on Canvas, by Peter Kuhfeld (b 1952)
'CHILDREN PAINTING' Framed Oil on Canvas, by Peter Kuhfeld (b 1952)

'CHILDREN PAINTING' Framed Oil on Canvas, by Peter Kuhfeld (b 1952)

By Peter Kuhfeld

Located in Basildon, GB

His works, such as Bowl of Oranges and Cornish Days, are held in collections like the National Gallery and have been auctioned at Bonhams, Christie’s, and Dreweatts, reflecting his m...

Category

1990s British Cornish Vintage

Materials

Paint

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Cornish Vintage For Sale on 1stDibs

On 1stDibs, you can find the most appropriate cornish vintage for your needs in our varied inventory. Find abstract versions now, or shop for abstract creations for a more modern example of these cherished works. Finding the perfect cornish vintage may mean sifting through those created during different time periods — you can find an early version that dates to the 20th Century and a newer variation that were made as recently as the 20th Century. If you’re looking to add a cornish vintage to create new energy in an otherwise neutral space in your home, you can find a work on 1stDibs that features elements of gray, beige, brown, blue and more. There have been many interesting cornish vintage examples over the years, but those made by Eleanor Mary Hughes, Mark Tobey, Heather Bray, Hayley Lever and Sax Berlin are often thought to be among the most thought-provoking. Artworks like these — often created in paint, oil paint and paper — can elevate any room of your home.

How Much is a Cornish Vintage?

A cornish vintage can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price for items in our inventory is $1,200, while the lowest priced sells for $75 and the highest can go for as much as $112,000.