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Oval Portrait of Mother and Daughter early 20 century Scandinavian Oil Painting
Oval Portrait of Mother and Daughter early 20 century Scandinavian Oil Painting

Oval Portrait of Mother and Daughter early 20 century Scandinavian Oil Painting

Located in Stockholm, SE

images for cosmetic condition. In person actual painting may appear darker or brighter than in our

Category

Early 20th Century Modern Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Wood, Cotton Canvas, Oil

Daytime Watering Hole at Well in French Village 19th Century Oil Painting
Daytime Watering Hole at Well in French Village 19th Century Oil Painting

Daytime Watering Hole at Well in French Village 19th Century Oil Painting

Located in Stockholm, SE

condition. In person actual painting may appear darker or brighter than in our pictures, strictly depending

Category

Late 19th Century Realist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Cardboard

Spring Rhododendron II Cyanotype Painting, Signed, 18x12
Spring Rhododendron II Cyanotype Painting, Signed, 18x12

Spring Rhododendron II Cyanotype Painting, Signed, 18x12

Located in Oakland, CA

This is a combination of painting and photography, the antique cyanotype process. The silhouette of

Category

2010s Contemporary Still-life Paintings

Materials

Paper, Mixed Media, Archival Paper, Rag Paper, Monotype, Photogram

Plow Field at Dawn in Mountain Landscape 18th Century Antique Large Oil Painting
Plow Field at Dawn in Mountain Landscape 18th Century Antique Large Oil Painting

Plow Field at Dawn in Mountain Landscape 18th Century Antique Large Oil Painting

Located in Stockholm, SE

painting may appear darker or brighter than in our pictures, strictly depending on sufficient light in your

Category

Late 18th Century Realist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Wood, Oil

17th Century, Old Master Painting, Oil on Canvas, "The Rest with the Horses".
17th Century, Old Master Painting, Oil on Canvas, "The Rest with the Horses".

17th Century, Old Master Painting, Oil on Canvas, "The Rest with the Horses".

Located in Berlin, DE

stretcher was also renewed once. The painting is rather dark, like i.a. on photo number 3. Artist unknown.

Category

17th Century Old Masters Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Classical Flower Bouquet Oil Painting, 19th Century Floral Still Life
Classical Flower Bouquet Oil Painting, 19th Century Floral Still Life

Classical Flower Bouquet Oil Painting, 19th Century Floral Still Life

Located in Genève, GE

, classical floral painting, dark background still life, traditional interior art, collectible painting.

Category

Late 19th Century Other Art Style Still-life Paintings

Materials

Oil, Cardboard

Spring Eucalyptus (18 x 24 inch cyanotype painting)
Spring Eucalyptus (18 x 24 inch cyanotype painting)

Spring Eucalyptus (18 x 24 inch cyanotype painting)

Located in Oakland, CA

This is a combination of painting and photography, the antique cyanotype process. The silhouette of

Category

2010s Contemporary Still-life Paintings

Materials

Paper, Mixed Media, Archival Paper, Rag Paper, Monotype, Photogram

Ship Leaving the Bay at Sunrise French Seascape 18th century Rococo Oil Painting
Ship Leaving the Bay at Sunrise French Seascape 18th century Rococo Oil Painting

Ship Leaving the Bay at Sunrise French Seascape 18th century Rococo Oil Painting

Located in Stockholm, SE

high-res pictures for cosmetic condition! In person actual painting may appear darker or brighter than

Category

Late 18th Century Realist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Wood, Oil

Autumn Garden II (10 x 10 inch cyanotype painting)
Autumn Garden II (10 x 10 inch cyanotype painting)

Autumn Garden II (10 x 10 inch cyanotype painting)

Located in Oakland, CA

This is a combination of painting and photography, the antique cyanotype process. The silhouette of

Category

2010s Contemporary Still-life Paintings

Materials

Paper, Mixed Media, Archival Paper, Rag Paper, Monotype, Photogram

Still Life with Melon and Peaches, Classical 10th Century Oil Painting
Still Life with Melon and Peaches, Classical 10th Century Oil Painting

Still Life with Melon and Peaches, Classical 10th Century Oil Painting

Located in Genève, GE

painting presents an elegant arrangement of fruit set upon a wooden table against a dark, atmospheric

Category

Late 18th Century Italian School Still-life Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Spring Rhododendron I (18 x 12 inch cyanotype painting)
Spring Rhododendron I (18 x 12 inch cyanotype painting)

Spring Rhododendron I (18 x 12 inch cyanotype painting)

Located in Oakland, CA

This is a combination of painting and photography, the antique cyanotype process. The silhouette of

Category

2010s Contemporary Still-life Paintings

Materials

Paper, Mixed Media, Archival Paper, Rag Paper, Monotype, Photogram

Delft Garden Rhododendron Branch IV Cyanotype Painting, Signed, 18x12
Delft Garden Rhododendron Branch IV Cyanotype Painting, Signed, 18x12

Delft Garden Rhododendron Branch IV Cyanotype Painting, Signed, 18x12

Located in Oakland, CA

This is a combination of painting and photography, the antique cyanotype process. The silhouette of

Category

2010s Contemporary Still-life Paintings

Materials

Paper, Mixed Media, Archival Paper, Rag Paper, Monotype, Photogram

Dark Trees, Original Painting
Dark Trees, Original Painting

Dark Trees, Original Painting

By Janet Dyer

Located in San Francisco, CA

, panoramic, grove, impressionism, nature, acrylic painting, greenDark TreesJanet Dyer

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist More Art

Materials

Acrylic

Woodland Stems On Dark, Jo Haran, Contemporary Floral Art, Original Artwork
Woodland Stems On Dark, Jo Haran, Contemporary Floral Art, Original Artwork

Woodland Stems On Dark, Jo Haran, Contemporary Floral Art, Original Artwork

By Jo Haran

Located in Deddington, GB

Woodland Stems on Dark by Jo Haran [2021] original Gouache, watercolour ink and gesso. Image size

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Naturalistic Still-life Drawings and Water...

Materials

Gesso, Paper, Watercolor, Gouache

Abstract Still Life, Muted Colours, Original Oil Painting
Abstract Still Life, Muted Colours, Original Oil Painting

Abstract Still Life, Muted Colours, Original Oil Painting

By Beryl Darton

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

for this painting is just wonderful, muted orange, beige and dark browns. This painting needs to be

Category

1970s Abstract Still-life Paintings

Materials

Oil

Delft Garden Cyanotype Painting on Cotton Paper, Signed, 24x18 Inch
Delft Garden Cyanotype Painting on Cotton Paper, Signed, 24x18 Inch

Delft Garden Cyanotype Painting on Cotton Paper, Signed, 24x18 Inch

Located in Oakland, CA

This is a combination of painting and photography, the antique cyanotype process. The silhouette of

Category

2010s Contemporary Still-life Paintings

Materials

Paper, Mixed Media, Archival Paper, Rag Paper, Monotype, Photogram

Delft Madrone II (Framed 44 x 30 inch cyanotype painting)
Delft Madrone II (Framed 44 x 30 inch cyanotype painting)

Delft Madrone II (Framed 44 x 30 inch cyanotype painting)

Located in Oakland, CA

tree leaf is is a combination of painting and photography, the antique cyanotype process. The

Category

2010s Contemporary Still-life Paintings

Materials

Mixed Media, Paper, Archival Paper, Rag Paper, Monotype, Photogram

Spiral of Time II
Spiral of Time II

Spiral of Time II

By Harry Nadler

Located in Fairlawn, OH

'30s. He carried a painting he had made in school. He had to walk through a dark tunnel and was afraid

Category

1980s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Mixed Media

Urbancat's Saga : Lavender City Whispers
Urbancat's Saga : Lavender City Whispers

Hiro AndoUrbancat's Saga : Lavender City Whispers, 2009

$5,922

H 39.38 in W 49.22 in D 1.19 in

Urbancat's Saga : Lavender City Whispers

By Hiro Ando

Located in PARIS, FR

illuminated blossoms and dark pavement intensifies the painting’s emotional polarity. Tokyo appears not as

Category

2010s Contemporary Paintings

Materials

Oil

Spring landscape River view Nature painting
Spring landscape River view Nature painting

Spring landscape River view Nature painting

Located in Zofingen, AG

beautiful in a brown or dark gray frame. Spring painting with a landscape will be a great gift for a friend

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Landscape Drawings and Water...

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

Nu drapé fond rouge / bleu RX.

Nu drapé fond rouge / bleu RX.

By Peter Klasen

Located in Östermalm, Stockholms län

paintings fateful darkness reveals its relationship to fertile light; shimmering blues and greens stand in

Category

Early 2000s Pop Art Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

And Abram fell on his face: and God talked with him

And Abram fell on his face: and God talked with him

By Adam Mysock

Located in New Orleans, LA

darkly silhouetted forms in Inness’ painting and Moses’ posture of covering his eyes, it made sense to

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Panel

"Winter"

Evgeny Chernyakovsky"Winter", 2023

$1,100

H 23.63 in W 31.5 in D 0.79 in

"Winter"

Located in Edinburgh, GB

painting, its dark water hidden in places by thin ice and snow. Moonlight reflects off the surface

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Untitled
Untitled

Jeanne CoppelUntitled, 1957

$17,766

H 51.19 in W 38.19 in

Untitled

By Jeanne Coppel

Located in PARIS, FR

ochres, fractured whites, and darker earthy tones. The painting radiates a raw, dynamic energy. Visible

Category

1950s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Janet Keith, White Nights, Original Abstract Landscape Art, Contemporary Art
Janet Keith, White Nights, Original Abstract Landscape Art, Contemporary Art

Janet Keith, White Nights, Original Abstract Landscape Art, Contemporary Art

By Janet Keith

Located in Deddington, GB

Janet Keith White Nights Original Semi Abstract landscape painting Oil Paint on Board
 Size: H 76

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Board

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Dark Paintings For Sale on 1stDibs

Find a variety of dark paintings available on 1stDibs. There are many abstract, contemporary and Post-Impressionist versions of these works for sale. There are many variations of these items available, from those made as long ago as the 18th Century to those made as recently as the 21st Century. Adding a colorful piece of art to a room that is mostly decorated in warm neutral tones can yield a welcome change — see the dark paintings on 1stDibs that include elements of black, gray, brown, beige and more. Paul Balmer, Garth Bayley, Stephanie Peek, Jackie Battenfield and Jaylen Pigford 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 fabric. Some dark paintings are too large for some spaces — a variety of smaller iterations, measuring # 0.1 inches across, are available.

How Much are Dark Paintings?

Prices for art of this kind can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — dark paintings in our inventory begin at $0 and can go as high as $7,950,000, while the average can fetch as much as $2,750.

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