$4,196Sale Price|20% Off
Portrait of Alice Ritter by Ferdinand Fagerlin. Oil on Canvas
By Ferdinand Fagerlin
Located in Stockholm, SE
Ferdinand Fagerlin (1825-1907) Sweden Portrait of Alice Ritter, The Artists Wife oil on canvas signed with monogram painted 1862 canvas size 27.95 x 22.83 inches (71 x 58 cm) fram...
Canvas, Oil
$2,214
The Old Stone Stairway By Düsseldorf Artist Ferdinand Fagerlin
By Ferdinand Fagerlin
Located in Stockholm, SE
This oil painting called The Old Stone Stairway by Ferdinand Fagerlin offers an intimate glimpse into a quiet interior space, where the stillness of the scene is punctuated by the so...
Oil, Board
$12,800Sale Price|20% Off
'Young Woman with a Gold Earring', Paris, Royal Academy, Colarossi, Jeu-de-Paume
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
In 1867, with her colleague and fellow student, Helena Millde, she moved to Germany to continue her studies at the Dusseldorf Art Academy under Ferdinand Fagerlin, the notable figura...
Canvas, Oil
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H 37.8 in W 44.89 in
Love, Family, and Craft: A Story Told in Every Detail by Ferdinand Fagerlin
By Ferdinand Fagerlin
Located in Stockholm, SE
Literature: Axel Gauffin, Ferdinand Fagerlin, 1910, listed in the catalogue of the artist’s works for the year 1866, p. 147; compare illustration on p. 86.
Canvas, Oil
Interior Scene with Fabric Sellers
By Ferdinand Fagerlin
Located in Astoria, NY
Ferdinand Fagerlin (Swedish/German, 1825-1907) Attributed, Interior Scene with Fabric Sellers, Oil on Canvas, 19th century, apparently unsigned, giltwood frame.
Canvas, Oil
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H 11.82 in W 13.78 in
Wishing It Were She ( Önskandes att det var hon)
By Ferdinand Fagerlin
Located in Stockholm, SE
Educated at the Kunstakademie Düsseldorf under Karl Ferdinand Sohn and Friedrich Wilhelm Schadow, Fagerlin absorbed that academy’s emphasis on strong draftsmanship, meticulous detail...
Canvas, Oil
$9,750
H 40 in W 32 in D 2 in
Stunning Art Deco Young Woman Portrait Framed Signed Rare Original Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Exquisite antique portrait painting of a young fashionable woman. Framed. Oil on canvas. Signed. Image size, 31H by 24L.
Canvas, Oil
$1,201Sale Price|20% Off
H 17 in W 14 in D 1 in
Antique English Oil Painting 'The Knight Errant' Pre-Raphaelite Nude & Knight
By John Everett Millais
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Knight Errant English School, circa 1900 after the painting by John Everett Millais (1829-1896) oil painting on board, framed board: 13 x 10 inches framed: 17 x 14 inches
Oil
Interior of a Kitchen, c. 1840
By Egron Sellif Lundgren
Located in Stockholm, SE
Egron Sellif Lundgren (1815–1875) Sweden Interior of a Kitchen, c. 1840 oil on paper laid on cardboard, inscribed “Lundgren Nr. 15” on the reverse. unframed 27.5 x 20.5 cm (10 ¾ x ...
Paper, Oil, Board
$10,704Sale Price|20% Off
H 15.75 in W 18.12 in
Still Life with Oysters - The earliest known still life in Swedish art history
Located in Stockholm, SE
This previously unpublished painting was first securely attributed to Govert Dircksz Camphuysen in 1944, following an examination at the Nationalmuseum in Stockholm during which the ...
Oak, Oil, Wood Panel
$2,253Sale Price|25% Off
H 22.45 in W 18.51 in
Kings College Chapel Cambridge University, 19th Century British School
Located in GB
The 19th-century British School blended technical precision, emotional storytelling, and a deep interest in society and nature. While it was initially rooted in traditional and conse...
Oil, Board
$20,484
H 28.75 in W 23.5 in D 1 in
Old Master portrait of a lady musician by the master or portraiture
Located in Petworth, West Sussex
Attributed to Pierre Paul Prud’hon (French, 1758-1823) 'La belle musicienne' Oil on canvas, oval Signed ‘P. P. Prudon’ (lower left) 28.3/4 x 23.1/2 in. (73 x 59.5 cm.) Pierre Paul P...
Canvas, Oil
Portrait of a Lady
By Alexandre-François Caminade
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Alexandre François CAMINADE (1789-1862) Portrait of a Lady Oil on wood signed low right Old frame gilded with leaves Wood size : 22 X 15 cm Frame size : 40 X 30 cm Alexandre-Françoi...
Oil
$2,725Sale Price|20% Off
H 35 in W 30 in D 1 in
Fine 18th Century British Portrait of an Aristocratic Lady, Large oil painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Circle of Thomas Hudson (1701-1779) British. 18th Century Bust Portrait of a Lady, Oil on Canvas, Inscribed on a label verso, canvas: 30" x 25" (76.2 x 63.5cm). frame: 30 x 25 in...
Canvas, Oil
$983Sale Price|20% Off
H 36 in W 28 in
Fine Large Oil Painting Portrait of the Lady with the Fan Diego Velazquez
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Portrait of the Lady with a Fan English School, second half 20th century after Diego Velazquez's (1599-1660) original painting oil painting on canvas, unframed canvas : 36 x 28 inche...
Oil
$2,797
H 14.18 in W 11.82 in
Portrait of an Old Bearded Man With a Black Cap
By Christian Wilhelm Ernst Dietrich
Located in Stockholm, SE
We are pleased to offer a captivating portrait, most likely painted in the late 18th century, attributed to an artist within the circle of Christian Wilhelm Ernst Dietrich. This oil ...
Oil, Wood Panel
$6,411
H 20.08 in W 13.78 in
View of one of the aisles of the apse of Saint-Germain-des-Prés, Paris, France
Located in Paris, IDF
Alexis Pierre MILON (Rouen, 1784 - After 1858) View of one of the aisles of the apse of Saint-Germain-des-Prés Oil on canvas Signed and dated lower left 50.5 x 34.5 cm 1838 Exhibi...
Oil
$1,200Sale Price|20% Off
H 40.5 in W 32 in D 2 in
19th/20th century American school Antique oil painting on canvas, Portrait
Located in Palm Coast, FL
Up for sale is a 19th/20th-century American school Antique original oil painting on canvas depicting a portrait of a fisherman seated by a table with fishing creel and basket. No v...
Oil
$2,224Sale Price|20% Off
H 10.25 in W 13.25 in
Roosters and Hens in a Barn 19th century E. Binam
Located in SANTA FE, NM
Roosters and Hens in a Barn 19th century E. Binam (Belgian? 19th century) Signed lower left Oil on wood panel 8 1/4 x 5 /12 (10 1/4 x 13 1/4 frame) Though little is known about E. ...
Oil, Wood Panel
$57,705
H 17.33 in W 22.05 in
Macbeth and the Three Witches a Painting on Panel by Francesco Zuccarelli
By Francesco Zuccarelli
Located in PARIS, FR
This painting, created during Zuccarelli's stay in England, represents the decisive moment when Macbeth, together with Banquo, meets the three witches who announce that he will be Ki...
Oil, Wood Panel
$6,281
H 17.25 in W 23 in D 2.25 in
19th Century genre oil painting of a woman spinning wool
By Jonathan Pratt
Located in Nr Broadway, Worcestershire
Jonathan Pratt British, (1835-1911) Spinning Wool Oil on canvas, signed Image size: 12 inches x 17.75 inches Size including frame: 17.25 inches x 23 inches A pleasing genre paintin...
Canvas, Oil
$5,500
H 28 in W 24 in D 2 in
Antique American Impressionist Children Playing Original Landscape Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American impressionist painting of kids in a park. Oil on canvas, circa 1920. Unsigned. Displayed in a giltwood frame. Image size, 18"L x 22"H.
Canvas, Oil
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