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Gold Ground Painting

Italian Renaissance Style Religious Tempera Painting on Gold Ground Wood Panel
Italian Renaissance Style Religious Tempera Painting on Gold Ground Wood Panel

Italian Renaissance Style Religious Tempera Painting on Gold Ground Wood Panel

$6,590Sale Price|20% Off

H 48.43 in W 40.16 in D 1.97 in

Italian Renaissance Style Religious Tempera Painting on Gold Ground Wood Panel

Located in Firenze, IT

International Gothic style with contemporary Florentine painting trends of Renaissance period. The gold ground

Category

Antique 19th Century Italian Renaissance Paintings

Materials

Gold Leaf

Japanese Two-Panel Screen: Egrets in Japanese Red Pine with Gold Ground
Japanese Two-Panel Screen: Egrets in Japanese Red Pine with Gold Ground

Japanese Two-Panel Screen: Egrets in Japanese Red Pine with Gold Ground

Located in Hudson, NY

Seven graceful Egrets perched upon very vibrant pine. Representing strength, luck, and longevity. A harmonious balance in nature. Mineral pigments on Mulberry paper with dark brown ...

Category

Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Paintings and Screens

Materials

Lacquer, Paper

Pair of Japanese Two Panel Screens Edo Period Vignettes
Pair of Japanese Two Panel Screens Edo Period Vignettes

Pair of Japanese Two Panel Screens Edo Period Vignettes

$9,000 / set

H 67 in W 74.5 in D 0.75 in

Pair of Japanese Two Panel Screens Edo Period Vignettes

Located in Rio Vista, CA

vignettes, poems, and paintings in various formats over a dramatic gold leaf square ground. The paintings

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Antique 18th Century Japanese Edo Paintings and Screens

Materials

Gold Leaf

Japanese Meiji Six Panel Screen Kano School Bird Waterscape
Japanese Meiji Six Panel Screen Kano School Bird Waterscape

Japanese Meiji Six Panel Screen Kano School Bird Waterscape

Located in Rio Vista, CA

dramatic gold leaf square ground. The painting showcases vibrant green tones in a flowing landscape with

Category

Antique 19th Century Japanese Meiji Paintings and Screens

Materials

Brass, Gold Leaf

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Grounded II
Grounded II

Susan McAlisterGrounded II, 2016

Unavailable

H 36 in W 36 in D 2 in

Grounded II

Located in Charlottesville, VA

In Grounded II, Susan McAlister interest in Abstract Expression and en plein air painting is

Category

2010s Abstract Expressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Gold Leaf

Odalisque

Ellen BallOdalisque, 2015

Unavailable

H 72 in W 36 in

Odalisque

By Ellen Ball

Located in Bedford Hills, NY

but also stretches back to Warhol, Matisse, Botticelli, and the gold ground paintings of the early

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Lacquer, Linen, Oil, Paper

Untitled (Honey, painted)

Untitled (Honey, painted)

By Ellen Ball

Located in Bedford Hills, NY

ground paintings of the early Renaissance. The work references graphic design, Arabic tiles and mosaics

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Graphite, Lacquer, Linen, Oil

We Dare You to Run These Panties (Spun-Lo)
We Dare You to Run These Panties (Spun-Lo)

We Dare You to Run These Panties (Spun-Lo)

By Karen Mainenti

Located in Brooklyn, NY

Ground Floor Gallery in Park Slope, Brooklyn is proud to present, "Message in a Bottle," by Gowanus

Category

2010s Feminist Nude Paintings

Materials

Gold Leaf

If Nature Didn't (Warners Will)
If Nature Didn't (Warners Will)

If Nature Didn't (Warners Will)

By Karen Mainenti

Located in Brooklyn, NY

Ground Floor Gallery in Park Slope, Brooklyn is proud to present the solo exhibition, "Message in a

Category

2010s Byzantine Figurative Paintings

Materials

Gold Leaf

Loveable Spandex Girdles
Loveable Spandex Girdles

Loveable Spandex Girdles

By Karen Mainenti

Located in Brooklyn, NY

Ground Floor Gallery in Park Slope, Brooklyn is proud to present the solo exhibition, "Message in a

Category

2010s Byzantine Figurative Paintings

Materials

Gold Leaf

Untitled (the veil with Ai Weiwei's crabs)

Untitled (the veil with Ai Weiwei's crabs)

By Ellen Ball

Located in Bedford Hills, NY

, black and white, figurative, gold, nautical, crabs, censorship, China, black veil, ropes, tall painting

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Mixed Media

Materials

Gold Leaf

Peacock Pair by Cliffs
Peacock Pair by Cliffs

Peacock Pair by Cliffs

Unavailable

H 76.78 in W 75.75 in D 0.99 in

Peacock Pair by Cliffs

By Araki Kanpo 1

Located in New York, NY

back to a long tradition of peacock paintings on gold ground, such as those created by the Maruyama and

Category

Early 20th Century Japanese Paintings and Screens

Materials

Gold Leaf

Kate Arches

Ellen BallKate Arches, 2015

Unavailable

H 50 in W 83 in

Kate Arches

By Ellen Ball

Located in Bedford Hills, NY

, Matisse, Botticelli, and the gold ground paintings of the early Renaissance. The work references graphic

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Mixed Media

Materials

Linen, Oil, Paper

Untitled (Berlusconi's muse)

Untitled (Berlusconi's muse)

By Ellen Ball

Located in Bedford Hills, NY

ground paintings of the early Renaissance. The work references graphic design, Arabic tiles and mosaics

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Mixed Media

Materials

Lacquer, Linen, Oil Pastel, Paper

Gardening, Silver

Ellen BallGardening, Silver, 2015

Unavailable

H 36 in W 36 in

Gardening, Silver

By Ellen Ball

Located in Bedford Hills, NY

ground paintings of the early Renaissance. The work references graphic design, Arabic tiles and mosaics

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Mixed Media

Materials

Linen, Mixed Media, Oil, Paper

Honey Flora

Ellen BallHoney Flora, 2015

Unavailable

H 36 in W 48 in

Honey Flora

By Ellen Ball

Located in Bedford Hills, NY

but also stretches back to Warhol, Matisse, Botticelli, and the gold ground paintings of the early

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Mixed Media

Materials

Linen, Oil, Paper

Objects of Desire Scroll
Objects of Desire Scroll

Objects of Desire Scroll

By Karen Mainenti

Located in Brooklyn, NY

Ground Floor Gallery in Park Slope, Brooklyn is proud to present the solo exhibition, "Message in a

Category

2010s Feminist Still-life Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Gold Leaf

18th Century Japanese Painting of Red and White Peonies on a Gold Leaf Ground
18th Century Japanese Painting of Red and White Peonies on a Gold Leaf Ground

18th Century Japanese Painting of Red and White Peonies on a Gold Leaf Ground

Located in Prahran, Victoria

rendered painting in exquisite detail, its color fresh and vibrant despite its antiquity. It dates from the

Category

Antique 18th Century Japanese Paintings and Screens

Materials

Gold Leaf

A Barr, Flight & Barr Worcester porcelain vase c.1810
A Barr, Flight & Barr Worcester porcelain vase c.1810

A Barr, Flight & Barr Worcester porcelain vase c.1810

Located in Exeter, GB

Jukes in 1799. The combination of this attractive salmon and gold ground and topographical painting

Category

Antique Early 19th Century European Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Grapevine on bronze ground botanical oil painting by master italian painter
Grapevine on bronze ground botanical oil painting by master italian painter

Grapevine on bronze ground botanical oil painting by master italian painter

By Margherita Leoni

Located in Milan, IT

The artist has an elegant mark of nature, and the experience of working en plein air allows her to capture emotions that would otherwise not be possible. She is considered Italy's ...

Category

2010s Realist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Bronze

Japanese Showa Four Panel Screen Floral Landscape with Songbirds
Japanese Showa Four Panel Screen Floral Landscape with Songbirds

Japanese Showa Four Panel Screen Floral Landscape with Songbirds

Located in Rio Vista, CA

landscape with songbirds. Painted with ink and natural color pigments on a gold ground. The painting

Category

20th Century Japanese Showa Paintings and Screens

Materials

Brass

Japanese Style Four Panel Screen Geese Flight Over Reeds
Japanese Style Four Panel Screen Geese Flight Over Reeds

Japanese Style Four Panel Screen Geese Flight Over Reeds

Located in Rio Vista, CA

pigments over a gold toned ground. The painting is set in a black lacquered wood frame with a silk brocade

Category

20th Century Korean Showa Paintings and Screens

Materials

Silk, Wood, Paper

Gold Ground Six Panel Japanese Paper Screen
Gold Ground Six Panel Japanese Paper Screen

Gold Ground Six Panel Japanese Paper Screen

Located in London, GB

Large Gold Ground Six Panel Japanese Paper Screen decorated with white Cranes perching on a tree

Category

Antique 19th Century Japanese Paintings and Screens

Materials

Paper, Wood

Japanese Six Panel Paper Screen on Gold Ground, Early 20th Century
Japanese Six Panel Paper Screen on Gold Ground, Early 20th Century

Japanese Six Panel Paper Screen on Gold Ground, Early 20th Century

Located in London, GB

Highly decorative Japanese six-fold paper screen. With a gold leaf background, and a flock of

Category

Early 20th Century Japanese Paintings and Screens

Materials

Paper

Japanese Paper Screen, Cherry Tree in Blossom on a Gold Ground, circa 1900
Japanese Paper Screen, Cherry Tree in Blossom on a Gold Ground, circa 1900

Japanese Paper Screen, Cherry Tree in Blossom on a Gold Ground, circa 1900

Located in London, GB

leaves on a beige background with gold flecks throughout. Finished with a simple brown lacquer frame

Category

Antique Early 1900s Japanese Paintings and Screens

Materials

Lacquer, Paper

Northern Italian Madonna & Child
Northern Italian Madonna & Child

Northern Italian Madonna & Child

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H 39.5 in W 27 in D 2.5 in

Northern Italian Madonna & Child

Located in San Francisco, CA

A wonderful painting of a Madonna & Child attended by angels on a gold ground. This painting is

Category

Early 20th Century Italian Paintings

Materials

Paint

Untitled (stripes)

Untitled (stripes)

By Ellen Ball

Located in Bedford Hills, NY

ground paintings of the early Renaissance. The work references graphic design, Arabic tiles and mosaics

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Mixed Media

Materials

Gold Leaf

Fire Breather

Fire Breather

By Ellen Ball

Located in Bedford Hills, NY

ground paintings of the early Renaissance. The work references graphic design, Arabic tiles and mosaics

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Mixed Media

Materials

Linen, Mixed Media, Oil, Paper

Juine

Ellen BallJuine, 2015

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H 72 in W 36 in

Juine

By Ellen Ball

Located in Bedford Hills, NY

, Matisse, Botticelli, and the gold ground paintings of the early Renaissance. The work references graphic

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Mixed Media

Materials

Linen, Oil, Paper

Untitled (Spin Cycle)

Untitled (Spin Cycle)

By Ellen Ball

Located in Bedford Hills, NY

, Matisse, Botticelli, and the gold ground paintings of the early Renaissance. The work references graphic

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Mixed Media

Materials

Linen, Oil, Paper

Japanese Painted Fusuma Door Panels
Japanese Painted Fusuma Door Panels

Japanese Painted Fusuma Door Panels

Located in Seattle, WA

An exceptional pair of Japanese painted fusuma (opaque paper doors) with gold leaf (kinpaku) ground

Category

Antique 19th Century Japanese Paintings and Screens

Dresden Potpourri with Two Paintings of Lovers and Two Flower Bouquets
Dresden Potpourri with Two Paintings of Lovers and Two Flower Bouquets

Dresden Potpourri with Two Paintings of Lovers and Two Flower Bouquets

By Dresden Porcelain

Located in Boston, MA

a gold ground. The hand painting is very well done and quite eye-catching, as you can see in the

Category

Antique Early 1900s German Romantic Vases

Materials

Porcelain

A ceramic and bronze vase
A ceramic and bronze vase

A ceramic and bronze vase

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H 12.5 in Dm 3.5 in

A ceramic and bronze vase

Located in New York, NY

are ground for delicate gold painting of imperial eagles, crowns, and honeybees. Marked "France".

Category

Early 20th Century French Vases

Japanese Painted Screen with Bamboo & Sparrows
Japanese Painted Screen with Bamboo & Sparrows

Japanese Painted Screen with Bamboo & Sparrows

Located in Seattle, WA

Japanese three panel folding screen or byobu, with gold leaf (kinpaku) ground and polychrome

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Antique 19th Century Japanese Screens and Room Dividers

Comfort is a Family Affair (Spun-Lo)
Comfort is a Family Affair (Spun-Lo)

Comfort is a Family Affair (Spun-Lo)

By Karen Mainenti

Located in Brooklyn, NY

Ground Floor Gallery in Park Slope, Brooklyn is proud to present, "Message in a Bottle," by Gowanus

Category

2010s Feminist Interior Paintings

Materials

Gold Leaf

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Materials

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$27,657

H 90.56 in W 31.5 in D 23.63 in

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Located in Paris, FR

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Materials

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Rare Victorian Firescreen with Taxidermy Hummingbirds by Henry Ward
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$229,497Sale Price|33% Off

H 51.19 in W 55.12 in D 201.58 in

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By Henry Ward

Located in Amsterdam, NL

England, third quarter of the 19th century On two scrolling foliate feet with casters, above which a rectangular two-side glazed frame, with on top a two-sided shield with initial...

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Materials

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By Francesco Zuccarelli

Located in PARIS, FR

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Materials

Oil, Wood Panel

Early 19th Century Parcel Gilt Gothic Revival Harp By Sebastian Erard
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By Sébastien Érard

Located in Dublin, IE

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Materials

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Fine Italian Old Master Oil Painting Angel & Saints Appearing to Figures
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Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

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Materials

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Located in Dallas, TX

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Escuela española (XVII) - Óleo sobre tabla - San Domingo Guzmán

$2,824Sale Price|20% Off

H 44.89 in W 31.89 in D 1.97 in

Escuela española (XVII) - Óleo sobre tabla - San Domingo Guzmán

Located in Sant Celoni, ES

La obra es de autor anónimo. El retablo va muy bien enmarcado con un marco neogótico del siglo xix en madera estofada y policromada. Medidas del retablo: 88 cm. altura x 56 cm. anc...

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17th Century Baroque Figurative Paintings

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Oil

Late 19th Century Pair of Bronze Atlas Sculptures with Globe & Armillary Sphere
Late 19th Century Pair of Bronze Atlas Sculptures with Globe & Armillary Sphere

Late 19th Century Pair of Bronze Atlas Sculptures with Globe & Armillary Sphere

Located in Fredericksburg, VA

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Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK

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Fabergé Silver Service

$248,500 / set

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By Fabergé

Located in New Orleans, LA

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Silver

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Located in Amsterdam, NL

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renaissance wooden candelabrum and painted cross -  Umbria, 16th century
renaissance wooden candelabrum and painted cross -  Umbria, 16th century

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$18,981Sale Price|20% Off

H 53.55 in W 17.13 in D 11.82 in

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Located in Bruxelles, BE

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On 1stDibs, you can find the most appropriate gold ground painting 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. Making the right choice when shopping for a gold ground painting may mean carefully reviewing examples of this item dating from different eras — you can find an early iteration of this piece from the 18th Century and a newer version made as recently as the 21st Century. Adding a gold ground painting to a room that is mostly decorated in warm neutral tones can yield a welcome change — find a piece on 1stDibs that incorporates elements of gold, brown, gray, black and more. There have been many interesting gold ground painting examples over the years, but those made by Gustav Klimt & K.K. Hof-und Staatsdruckerei, Ferdinand Hodler & R. Piper & Co., Margot Glass, Jean-Gabriel Domergue and Ben Eine are often thought to be among the most thought-provoking. Artworks like these — often created in paint, oil paint and metal — can elevate any room of your home.

How Much is a Gold Ground Painting?

The price for an artwork of this kind can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — a gold ground painting in our inventory may begin at $72 and can go as high as $610,000, while the average can fetch as much as $3,589.