"Cotton picker of Aurangabad, India" Oil Painting
By Suchitra Bhosle
Located in Denver, CO
Suchitra Bhosle's "Cotton picker of Aurangabad, India" is an original, hand made oil painting that depicts an Indian woman picking cotton.
Oil, Board
$2,688Sale Price|20% Off
Nariwal Ko - contemporary figurative landscape scene, painting of rice pickers
By Michael Pröpper
Located in Schierensee, SH
"Nariwal ko" is a 2018 unique oil on canvas painting by German mid-career artist Michael Pröpper. Comes with certificate on back. It depicts a scene of rice pickers. The artists M...
Cotton Canvas, Oil, Pencil
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H 8.25 in W 4 in
A Cotton Picker - Realist Figurative Oil Painting by William Aiken Walker
By William Aiken Walker
Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire
Signed figurative oil on board circa 1900 by American Realist painter William Aiken Walker. The work depicts an African American South Carolina gentleman smoking a pipe while she pic...
Board, Oil
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H 8.25 in W 4 in
A Cotton Picker - Realist Figurative Oil Painting by William Aiken Walker
By William Aiken Walker
Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire
Signed figurative oil on board circa 1900 by American Realist painter William Aiken Walker. The work depicts an African American South Carolina lady smoking a pipe while she picks co...
Board, Oil
"Somewhere in Paris" Oil Painting
By Suchitra Bhosle
Located in Denver, CO
Suchitra Bhosle's "Somewhere in Paris" is an original, hand made oil painting that depicts a feminine model in a translucent white shift reclining on a background of white. About th...
Oil, Board
$2,200
H 24 in W 30 in D 1 in
Jesse F. Santos "Harvesting Rice" Philippine Landscape Oil Painting c.1970
Located in San Francisco, CA
Jesse F. Santos "Harvesting Rice" Philippine Landscape Oil Painting c.1970 Original oil on canvas Dimensions 30" wide x 24" high Signed and dated lower right Very good vintage co...
Canvas, Oil
Harvesting Cotton - Original Oil Painting - 1981
Located in Roma, IT
Harvesting Cotton is an original contemporary artwork realized in 1981. Mixed colored oil on canvas Hand signed and dated by the artist on the lower margin Included a brown wooden...
Oil
"Somewhere in Denver, " Oil Painting
By Suchitra Bhosle
Located in Denver, CO
Suchitra Bhosle's "Somewhere in Denver" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts a dark haired woman, brushing her hair, wearing a translucent white shift around her as she...
Oil, Board
$2,900
H 35.04 in W 38.19 in D 0.4 in
Algun Dia - figurative painting, landscape painting
By Mauricio Vergara
Located in New York, NY
This beautiful surrealist painting by Mauricio comes rolled in a tube and needs to be stretched when received. In his pieces, Mauricio combines his figurative expertise along with su...
Canvas, Oil
$3,200
H 12 in W 9 in
"Dappled Light Siesta" (2024) By Suchitra Bhosle, Original Portrait Oil Painting
By Suchitra Bhosle
Located in Denver, CO
Suchitra Bhosle's "Dappled Light Siesta" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts a young man resting calmly on a lush green hill. About the Artist: Suchitra Bhosle is an...
Oil, Board
"Mood in Orange, " Oil Painting
By Suchitra Bhosle
Located in Denver, CO
Suchitra Bhosle's "Mood in Orange" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts a dark haired woman, in vivid orange clothing, tilting her head as she clasps her hands. About...
Oil, Panel
$1,600Sale Price|20% Off
H 16.5 in W 21.5 in D 0.8 in
Farmer, Landscape Art, Original oil Painting, One of a Kind
By Karen Darbinyan
Located in Granada Hills, CA
Artist: Karen Darbinyan Work: Original Oil Painting, Handmade Artwork, One of a Kind Medium: Oil on Linen, Year: 2023 Style: Impressionism Title: Farmer Size: 16.5" x 21.5" x 0.8'' i...
Canvas, Oil
"Ornament, " Oil Painting
By Suchitra Bhosle
Located in Denver, CO
Suchitra Bhosle's "Ornament" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts a nude blonde woman reclining on a white chaise lounge, her red skirt shines against the grey backgrou...
Oil, Panel
Vietnamese Village Scene
Located in San Francisco, CA
Charming really well drawn and painted watercolor of what looks to be possibly a Vietnamese village. A farmer is walking his ducks along the road and seems to have them all in a row....
Watercolor
"Vintage Beauties, " Oil Painting
By Suchitra Bhosle
Located in Denver, CO
Suchitra Bhosle's "Vintage Beauties" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts a vase of white, pink and red roses with a gray background. About the Artist: Suchitra Bhosle...
Oil, Panel
"Edge of Desire, " Oil Painting
By Suchitra Bhosle
Located in Denver, CO
Suchitra Bhosle's "Edge of Desire" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts a woman closing her eyes as her long dark hair curtains her face and tucks into the silver colla...
Oil, Panel
"A Moment in Time, " Oil Painting
By Suchitra Bhosle
Located in Denver, CO
Suchitra Bhosle's "A Moment in Time" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts a woman, in all white, crouching with her knees pulled to her chest as she sits in a darkened ...
Oil, Panel
"Morning Light " Oil Painting
By Suchitra Bhosle
Located in Denver, CO
Suchitra Bhosle's "Morning Light" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts a four poster bed with white sheets and curtains next to a window with sun streaming in. About ...
Oil, Board
Melancholy in White
By Suchitra Bhosle
Located in Denver, CO
Reclining figure with flowers
Oil, Panel
Rosa
By Suchitra Bhosle
Located in Denver, CO
Interior Portrait
Linen, Oil
$240,000
H 48 in W 32 in
The Young Shepherdess: Late 19th Century Academic Oil Painting
By Charles Amable Lenoir
Located in New York, NY
The Young Shepherdess by Charles Amable Lenoir (1860-1926) Oil on canvas 48 x 32 inches unframed (121.92 x 81.28 cm.) 58 ½ x 42 ¾ inches framed (148.59 x 108.585 cm) Signed on botto...
Oil
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