Gold Ground Painting
Expertised Italian 14th Century Gold Ground on Panel Painting
Located in Roma, IT
Museum-quality gold ground painting from the Renaissance period by Smeraldo di Giovanni.
It depicts
Category
15th Century and Earlier Renaissance Figurative Paintings
Materials
Tempera, Wood Panel
$45,450
H 25.6 in W 18.9 in D 2.76 in
Italian Renaissance Style Tempera on Gold Ground Panel Painting the Annunciation
Located in Firenze, IT
contemporary Florentine painting trends of Renaissance period. The gold ground in this painting is used both
Category
19th Century Renaissance Figurative Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
$8,372
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
$6,697 Sale Price
20% Off
H 48.43 in W 40.16 in D 1.97 in
2025D: heavily textured pointillist ombre painting in blues w/ multicolor ground
Located in Bryn Mawr, PA
This is ann oil painting in gradations of blues with a multicolor background and hints of gold
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$900
H 16 in W 16 in D 2 in
Nude Figures, Metallic Gold Ground, African American Artist - Black Artist
Located in Miami, FL
Hollingsworth intertwines faces and figures along in black and red on a metallic ground. There are
Category
1970s American Modern Nude Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
"Two Stacked Cups in Green, White and Gold on a Gray Ground"
By Olga Antonova
Located in Wellesley, MA
, teapots, and dishes, but there is something humorous and provocative about these paintings that belies
Category
2010s Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Linen, Oil
$3,400
H 16 in W 14 in D 1 in
"Four Stacked Blue, White, and Gold Cups on Ground with Lavender Flowers"
By Olga Antonova
Located in Wellesley, MA
, plates, teapots, and dishes, but there is something playful about these paintings. Stacked teacups are
Category
2010s Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$6,800
H 28 in W 16 in D 0.75 in
"Art Nouveau Vase with Butterfly" Vase on Lavender/Blue Ground with Gold/Silver
By Olga Antonova
Located in Wellesley, MA
, plates, teapots, vases and dishes, but there is something playful about these paintings Stacked teacups
Category
2010s Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Cotton Canvas, Oil
$5,200
H 20 in W 20 in D 1 in
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
$28,750
H 70 in W 69.5 in D 0.75 in
LARGE FRENCH MODERNIST SIGNED OIL PAINTING - NUDE FIGURE SEATED FROM BEHIND
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
behind.
Medium: oil painting with some mixed media (gold ground) on board, unframed, .
Size: painting
Category
20th Century Modern Nude Paintings
Materials
Oil
$1,098 Sale Price
20% Off
H 23.5 in W 31.5 in D 1 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
Category
Antique 18th Century Japanese Edo Paintings and Screens
Materials
Gold Leaf
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
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
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)
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
The Fabled Fragrance so Elusive It Took a Generational to Capture (Possession)
By Karen Mainenti
Located in Brooklyn, NY
** Photos of our works in the series provided for reference.
Ground Floor Gallery in Park Slope
Category
2010s Feminist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
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)
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
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)
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
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)
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
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
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
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
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
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
H 50.79 in W 53.15 in D 0.79 in
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
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
H 35.44 in W 47.25 in D 1.19 in
"Morning Sun" Geometric, Minimal, 23 Karat Gold Leaf Circle on Turquoise Ground
By Charlotte Andry Gibbs
Located in Wellesley, MA
geometric and minimal abstraction in brilliant gold leaf on a ground of sage green/pale blue. The background
Category
2010s Abstract Geometric Abstract Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media
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
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
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
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
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
H 35.8 in W 94.5 in D 1 in
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
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
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)
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
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
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
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
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
Located in Seattle, WA
Japanese three panel folding screen or byobu, with gold leaf (kinpaku) ground and polychrome
Category
Antique 19th Century Japanese Screens and Room Dividers
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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Materials
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Gold Ground Painting For Sale on 1stDibs
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.
Questions About Gold Ground Painting
- 1stDibs ExpertAugust 26, 2024Yes, Gustav Klimt used real gold in some of his paintings. Specifically, Klimt applied gold leaf to his works. One of the early examples of this technique is found in Judith and the Head of Holofernes, which he painted in 1901. Find an assortment of Gustav Klimt art on 1stDibs.
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