$2,800
Alabama Surreal Folk Art Oil Painting African American Woman, Flower Headdress
By Maltby Sykes
Located in Surfside, FL
The painting is signed Sykes and dated 1960 lower right. It has "Maltby Sykes, 1911- for Leon" written on the stretcher verso It is a Surrealist Folk Art figure of an African woman o...
Canvas, Oil
$8,400Sale Price|30% Off
From a Balcony, French Quarter, New Orleans
By Wayman Adams
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
He served as a mentor to young Maltby Sykes whom he meet when working in Birmingham, Alabama.
Masonite, Oil
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H 31 in W 24.5 in
Alabama Surreal Folk Art Oil Painting African American Woman, Flower Headdress
By Maltby Sykes
Located in Surfside, FL
The painting is signed Sykes and dated 1960 lower right. It has "Maltby Sykes, 1911- for Leon" written on the stretcher verso It is a Surrealist Folk Art figure of an African woman o...
Canvas, Oil
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H 53.5 in W 41.25 in D 1.5 in
Dark Toned Impressionist Style Portrait of an Elderly Texas Couple
By Wayman Adams
Located in Houston, TX
Adams also acted as a mentor to young Maltby Sykes, an artist he meet when working in Birmingham, Alabama.
Oil
$937Sale Price|25% Off
H 27.75 in W 23.75 in D 2 in
French Quarter Street - Mid Century New Orleans Landscape
Located in Soquel, CA
Street scene in the French Quarter of New Orleans, Louisiana by New Orleans artist Melba Hildreth Dukes Gianelloni (American/Great Britain, 1914-2012). signed lower left "M. Dukes '6...
Canvas, Oil
McCaffery, (20th Century) Street Scene (New Orleans), Painting
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
McCaffery, (20th Century) Street Scene, (New Orleans) 1973 Acrylic on board, signed, dated 15 1/2 by 19 1/2 in. Overall 21 by 25 in. Condition Report Good condition.
Paint
$3,850
H 16 in W 20 in D 2 in
Vintage American Modernist New Orleans Street Scene Signed & Framed Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Vintage American modernist New Orleans street scene oil painting by Charles Whitfield Richards (1906 - 1992). Oil on canvas. Signed. Framed. Provenance from a Sag Harbor, NY collecti...
Oil, Canvas
$695
H 21 in W 17 in D 2 in
Vintage New Orleans Courtyard Framed Impressionist Signed Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Vintage New Orleans courtyard scene. Oil on board. Signed. Framed. Measuring: 17 by 21 inches overall, and 16 by 20 painting alone. Excellent condition, ready to hang and enjoy.
Oil
$2,120Sale Price|20% Off
H 39 in W 39 in D 1 in
Crowning Essence - 21st Century Mixed Media with Oil and African Women Fabrics
By Bakare Abubakri-sideeq Babatunde
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Shipping Procedure Ships in a well-protected tube. This work is unique, not a print or other type of copy. Accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity. About Artist Bakare Babatund...
Fabric, Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil, Acrylic, Newsprint
Beautiful African Woman Oil on board Painting by Elwood Fries
Located in Denton, TX
Beautiful Woman with colorful head wrap and jewelry very popular style in the mid 20th century. Strong features and vibrant colors make this painting that pop of visual interest.
Wood, Masonite, Paint
El Balcon, Courting Couple Mexican Modernist Oil Painting
By Eliana Menasse
Located in Surfside, FL
El Balcon, the courting couple flirting over the balcony railing ala Romeo and Juliet. Hand signed lower right. Hand signed label verso Eliana Menassé is a Mexican painter and memb...
Canvas, Oil
$15,000
H 25.75 in W 25.75 in
1970 Haitian Mod Gold Painting Portrait of African American Woman Emilcar Simil
By Emilcar Similien (SIMIL)
Located in Surfside, FL
Feu de Joie 1970 hand signed and dated. Measurements: 25.75 X 25.75 Framed. Image is 23.75 X 23.75 Emilcar Similien, known as Simil was born in 1944 in St. Marc. He finished elemen...
Canvas, Acrylic Polymer, Acrylic
$3,750
H 17 in W 21 in D 2 in
Vintage American Impressionist New Orleans Courtyard Framed Landscape Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Vintage American modernist New Orleans street scene oil painting by Charles Whitfield Richards (1906 - 1992). Oil on canvas. Gallery provenance. Framed. Unsigned. Provenance from a ...
Oil, Canvas
Pirate's Alley, French Quarter, New Orleans
Located in Grand Rapids, MI
Nestor Hippoyle Fruge (American, 1914/16 - 2011/12) Signed: N Fruge 51 (Lower, Left) " Pirate's Alley, French Quarter ," 1951 (New Orleans) Watercolor on Paper 13" x 9 5/8" Hou...
Paper, Watercolor
NOLA's French Quarter in Exuberant Impasto
Located in San Francisco, CA
The vibrant French Quarter is brilliantly depicted in "Bourbon Street in New Orleans" by California-based artist Pablo Cucaro in a rich palette of chestnut, Tiffany Blue and black. S...
Masonite, Oil
$750
H 17 in W 18 in
"French Quarter Scene" - Antique Painting by Noted New Orleans Artist
Located in New Orleans, LA
Arnold Turtle is highly regarded by New Orleans art collectors and his work is prized by connoisseurs. His scenes of the New Orleans French Quarter are among the most evocative and b...
Watercolor
$1,560Sale Price|20% Off
H 45 in W 22 in D 1 in
My Imperfection Gaze - 21st Century, Contemporary, Surrealism, African Woman
By Akanji Bolaji
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
A portrait can tell a story, my artistic pieces highlight the exploration of the complexity of human identity, space and existence. My imagery embodies the unconventional expression ...
Glitter, Acrylic
$640Sale Price|20% Off
H 14 in W 12 in D 1 in
Afro Lady -21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Portrait, Modern Women, Floral
By Akingbade Mayowa
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Shipping Procedure Ships in a well-protected tube from Nigeria This work is unique, not a print or other type of copy. Accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity About Artist Oluw...
Canvas, Acrylic
$34,814
H 51.19 in W 63.78 in D 0.79 in
Couple on the balcony. Large format young woman and man portrait.
By Alfredo Roldan
Located in Segovia, ES
"Couple on the balcony" is an interior scene of a young woman and a young man sitting comfortably watching the street from their balcony. Oil on canvas by Spanish artist Alfredo Rold...
Canvas, Oil
$1,890Sale Price|20% Off
H 37 in W 29 in D 1 in
Lady on Venetian Balcony Signed Impressionist Oil Painting
By Innocenzo Melani
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
"Venezia" Lovely Impressionist oil painting on canvas, depicting this elegant young lady standing on a balcony overlooking the beautiful city of Venice. The painting is signed by it...
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
La Carmencita by John Singer Sargent
By John Singer Sargent
Located in New Orleans, LA
John Singer Sargent 1856-1925 American Stamped by artist's estate (en verso) Oil on canvas John Singer Sargent, widely regarded as one of history's most distinguished portraitists...
Canvas, Oil
Foxtrot
By Wayman Adams
Located in Milford, NH
A fine impressionist painting of figures dancing by American artist Wayman Elbridge Adams (1883-1959). Adams was born in Muncie, Indiana, studied at the Herron Art Institute in India...
Oil, Panel
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