Peasants by the Farm - Ecole de Paris
By Isaac Pailes
Located in London, GB
This oil painting is signed by the artist "I Pailes" at the lower left corner. The work was painted in circa 1930's. Provenance: The Issachar Ber Frydman collection. Acquired in Fr...
Canvas, Oil
Simka Simkhovitch WPA Artist Oil Painting Family Mother, Kids American Modernist
By Simka Simkhovitch
Located in Surfside, FL
He is of the generation of Russian Soviet artists such as Isaac Pailes, Serge Charchoune, Marc Chagall, Chana Orloff, Isaac Ilyich Levitan, and Ossip Zadkine.
Oil, Board
$850
Simka Simkhovitch WPA Artist Lithograph Island Beach 1933 American Modernist
By Simka Simkhovitch
Located in Surfside, FL
He is of the generation of Russian Soviet artists such as Isaac Pailes, Serge Charchoune, Marc Chagall, Chana Orloff, Isaac Ilyich Levitan, and Ossip Zadkine.
Lithograph
Simka Simkhovitch WPA W/C Painting Gouache American Modernist Beach Scene Nude
By Simka Simkhovitch
Located in Surfside, FL
He is of the generation of Russian Soviet artists such as Isaac Pailes, Serge Charchoune, Marc Chagall, Chana Orloff, Isaac Ilyich Levitan, and Ossip Zadkine.
Watercolor, Gouache, Board
Simka Simkhovitch WPA Artist Oil Painting Gouache American Modernist Powerline
By Simka Simkhovitch
Located in Surfside, FL
He is of the generation of Russian Soviet artists such as Isaac Pailes, Serge Charchoune, Marc Chagall, Chana Orloff, Isaac Ilyich Levitan, and Ossip Zadkine.
Oil, Gouache, Board
Simka Simkhovitch WPA Artist Oil Painting American Modernist Landscape w Tower
By Simka Simkhovitch
Located in Surfside, FL
He is of the generation of Russian Soviet artists such as Isaac Pailes, Serge Charchoune, Marc Chagall, Chana Orloff, Isaac Ilyich Levitan, and Ossip Zadkine.
Oil, Board
Simka Simkhovitch WPA Artist Oil Painting American Modernist Landscape Pond Tree
By Simka Simkhovitch
Located in Surfside, FL
He is of the generation of Russian Soviet artists such as Isaac Pailes, Serge Charchoune, Marc Chagall, Chana Orloff, Isaac Ilyich Levitan, and Ossip Zadkine.
Oil, Board
Sold
H 7.5 in W 4.5 in
Simka Simkhovitch WPA Artist Oil Painting Family Mother, Kids American Modernist
By Simka Simkhovitch
Located in Surfside, FL
He is of the generation of Russian Soviet artists such as Isaac Pailes, Serge Charchoune, Marc Chagall, Chana Orloff, Isaac Ilyich Levitan, and Ossip Zadkine.
Oil, Board
Sold
H 7.25 in W 4.75 in
Simka Simkhovitch WPA Artist Oil Painting Family Mother, Kids American Modernist
By Simka Simkhovitch
Located in Surfside, FL
He is of the generation of Russian Soviet artists such as Isaac Pailes, Serge Charchoune, Marc Chagall, Chana Orloff, Isaac Ilyich Levitan, and Ossip Zadkine.
Oil, Board
Sold
H 11.2 in W 15.6 in
Simka Simkhovitch WPA Artist Lithograph Island Beach 1933 American Modernist
By Simka Simkhovitch
Located in Surfside, FL
He is of the generation of Russian Soviet artists such as Isaac Pailes, Serge Charchoune, Marc Chagall, Chana Orloff, Isaac Ilyich Levitan, and Ossip Zadkine.
Lithograph
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H 7.5 in W 6.5 in
Simka Simkhovitch WPA W/C Painting Gouache American Modernist Beach Scene Nude
By Simka Simkhovitch
Located in Surfside, FL
He is of the generation of Russian Soviet artists such as Isaac Pailes, Serge Charchoune, Marc Chagall, Chana Orloff, Isaac Ilyich Levitan, and Ossip Zadkine.
Gouache, Board, Watercolor
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H 6 in W 9 in
Simka Simkhovitch WPA Artist Oil Painting American Modernist Landscape w Tower
By Simka Simkhovitch
Located in Surfside, FL
He is of the generation of Russian Soviet artists such as Isaac Pailes, Serge Charchoune, Marc Chagall, Chana Orloff, Isaac Ilyich Levitan, and Ossip Zadkine.
Oil, Board
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H 7.75 in W 6 in
Simka Simkhovitch WPA Artist Oil Painting American Modernist Landscape Pond Tree
By Simka Simkhovitch
Located in Surfside, FL
He is of the generation of Russian Soviet artists such as Isaac Pailes, Serge Charchoune, Marc Chagall, Chana Orloff, Isaac Ilyich Levitan, and Ossip Zadkine.
Oil, Board
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H 6 in W 8 in
Simka Simkhovitch WPA Artist Oil Painting Gouache American Modernist Powerline
By Simka Simkhovitch
Located in Surfside, FL
He is of the generation of Russian Soviet artists such as Isaac Pailes, Serge Charchoune, Marc Chagall, Chana Orloff, Isaac Ilyich Levitan, and Ossip Zadkine.
Oil, Board, Gouache
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H 6.5 in W 5.25 in
Simka Simkhovitch WPA Artist Painting Gouache American Modernist Beach Scene
By Simka Simkhovitch
Located in Surfside, FL
He is of the generation of Russian Soviet artists such as Isaac Pailes, Serge Charchoune, Marc Chagall, Chana Orloff, Isaac Ilyich Levitan, and Ossip Zadkine.
Gouache, Board
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H 5.5 in W 5 in
Simka Simkhovitch WPA W/C Painting Gouache American Modernist Bouquet of Flowers
By Simka Simkhovitch
Located in Surfside, FL
He is of the generation of Russian Soviet artists such as Isaac Pailes, Serge Charchoune, Marc Chagall, Chana Orloff, Isaac Ilyich Levitan, and Ossip Zadkine.
Watercolor, Gouache, Board
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H 10 in W 8 in
Simka Simkhovitch WPA Artist Oil Painting Mixed Race Family American Modernist
By Simka Simkhovitch
Located in Surfside, FL
He is of the generation of Russian Soviet artists such as Isaac Pailes, Serge Charchoune, Marc Chagall, Chana Orloff, Isaac Ilyich Levitan, and Ossip Zadkine.
Oil, Board
Sold
H 6.5 in W 5.25 in
Simka Simkhovitch WPA Artist Painting Gouache American Modernist Beach Scene
By Simka Simkhovitch
Located in Surfside, FL
He is of the generation of Russian Soviet artists such as Isaac Pailes, Serge Charchoune, Marc Chagall, Chana Orloff, Isaac Ilyich Levitan, and Ossip Zadkine.
Gouache, Board
$3,500
H 22 in W 30 in D 0.188 in
Untitled Abstract Figures, by Maurice Golubov, Oil Painting on Board, c. 1950s
By Maurice Golubov
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
This 22" x 30" oil painting on board by American abstract painter Maurice Golubov is an oil painting on board framed for a full measurement of 27.5" x 35.25" x 1.375". The work is si...
Oil, Board
Landscape of Moneuse
By Jean Jacques Boimond
Located in Genève, GE
Work on canvas Golden wooden frame 48 x 30 x 3 cm
Oil
1989 Oil - Village in the Country
Located in Corsham, GB
An energetic landscape study depicting a quaint little village in the countryside. Rendered with confident brushstrokes and areas of light impasto. Signed and dated. On canvas on str...
Oil
$1,261
H 11.42 in W 15.56 in D 0.2 in
Countryside Landscape Painting, Oil on Wood, Modern, 20th Century
Located in Genève, GE
Work on wood
Oil
Georges Pacouil (1903-1996) - 1920 Oil, The Stables
Located in Corsham, GB
Signed and dated to the lower right. On canvas.
Oil
$527
H 19.69 in W 28.35 in D 0.04 in
Landscape - Etching by Enrico Paulucci - Mid-20th Century
By Enrico Paulucci 1
Located in Roma, IT
Landscape is an original Etching realized by Enrico Paulucci in mid-20th Century. Good condition. Sigled and numbered by the artist with pencil. Enrico Paulucci or Paulucci delle ...
Etching
Landscape in Ville d'Avray, Paris
By Seweryn Szrajer
Located in London, GB
SEWERYN SZRAJER 1899-1947 Chelm 1899 - 1947 Paris (Polish/French) Title: Landscape in Ville d'Avray, Paris Technique: Original Signed Oil on Canvas size: 65 x 54 cm / 25.6 ...
Canvas, Oil
$403
H 11 in W 8.25 in D 1 in
20th Century German Modernist Oil Painting, Mother & Child
By Elisabeth Hahn
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist: Elisabeth Hahn (German 1924-2021), Elisabeth Hahn was born in Dortmund, Germany, where she began her artistic studies. In 1953, she moved to Paris. She continued her studie...
Oil
$409Sale Price|20% Off
H 7 in W 10.5 in
Rustic Countryside Village Scene with Green Garden and Country Village Landscape
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Rustic Countryside Village signed oil on thin canvas paper, unframed thin canvas paper: 7 x 10.5 inches inscribed verso provenance: private collection condition: very good and sound ...
Oil
$1,807Sale Price|20% Off
H 14.18 in W 17.13 in D 0.79 in
Vibrant Bathers Scene, Expressionist Oil on Canvas, Early 20th Century
Located in Genève, GE
Work on canvas Dimension with frame : 46 x 54.5 x 3.3 cm Vibrant Bathers Scene This expressionist painting captures a lively scene of nude figures gathered near the water, portrayed ...
Oil, Canvas
$1,600
H 12 in W 8.25 in
Rare Polish American 1930s Oil Painting Painting WPA Russian Babushka Jewish Art
By Abram Tromka
Located in Surfside, FL
Abram Tromka was born May 1, 1896 in Poland. At the age of seven he immigrated with his family to the United States, settling in New York City. It was on the boat coming to New York ...
Oil, Board
$2,650
H 23.25 in W 18.5 in D 1.5 in
Arnold Ronnebeck 1937 Gregory Point Colorado Lithograph Modernist
By Arnold Rönnebeck
Located in Denver, CO
A rare and highly collectible original 1937 lithograph by Arnold Ronnebeck, this striking composition depicts a historic home at Gregory Point near Central City, Colorado, rendered t...
Paper, Lithograph
$1,200
H 17.5 in W 21.25 in
Romanian Israeli Modernist Oil Painting Expressionist Figures Mothers and Babies
By Risa Propst Kraid
Located in Surfside, FL
Risa Propst Kraid (Romanian - Israeli, 1894-1983) Jewish Israeli Woman artist. enigmatic picture of either women picnicking or refugees huddling together. Painting and Sculpture We...
Canvas, Oil
“French Country View”
Located in Southampton, NY
Very well executed oil on canvas painting of a French countryside view by J.S. Dorange. Signed lower right. Condition is very good. Circa 1920. The style is academic with more of an...
Canvas, Oil
$458Sale Price|20% Off
H 23.63 in W 31.5 in D 0.4 in
Patrick Boudon. Inner Family. Post-war Expressionism. 1970s.
By Patrick Boudon
Located in Firenze, IT
Patrick Boudon. Inner Family. Post-war Expressionism. 1970s. Patrick Boudon. Art Informel. Ecole de Paris. Technique: oil on cardboard. This painting by Patrick Boudon from the 197...
Oil, Cardboard
$286
H 9 in W 12 in
French Impressionist Watercolour of Nude Figures Sunbathing on a Beach
By Maurice Mazeilie
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
French Impressionist Watercolour of Nude Figures Sunbathing on a Beach By Maurice Mazeilie (French, 20th century) Unframed. Painting: 9 × 12 inches Medium: watercolour on artist pape...
Watercolor
$1,332 / item
H 11.82 in W 27.56 in D 11.82 in
1970s Industrial Cast Aluminium and Brass Flame Proof Edison Striplight, Orange
By Industrial Design, Daeyang
Located in Leicester, Leicestershire
Korean flame proof Edison LED twin strip light made by Daeyang in the 1970s with bespoke signal orange finish. Original item salvaged from supertankers and military vessels then p...
Aluminum, Brass
Male Nude Study in Pencil 1940s
Located in Tilburg, NL
Nude Study in Pencil, Europe, 1940s. Beautiful and well drawn study with a male nude kneeling. Wonderful atmosphere and very elegant. At the underside of the paper there are also a ...
Paper
$1,099 / set
H 36 in W 17 in D 18 in
Postmodern Lowenstein Padova Dowel Wood Counter Height Bar Stool Chairs Set of 3
By Hank Loewenstein
Located in Jensen Beach, FL
Iconic set of counter height bar stools, made in Italy.
Wood
$1,275
H 25 in W 21 in D 3 in
Signed Antique American 19th Century Realist Still Life Nicely Framed Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American oil painting. Oil on canvas. Signed. Framed. Measuring 21 by 25 inches overall and 14.5 by 18.5 painting alone.
Canvas, Oil
$1,290Sale Price|40% Off
H 22.5 in W 32.25 in D 2.5 in
Bali Jungle Village Procession, Indonesian Figural
Located in Soquel, CA
Lively and detailed depiction of a procession of Balinese figures in the Ubud regional style (Cremation Ceremony) by I Dewa Putu Sugi (Indonesian, b. 1931). Signed "Dw. Pt. Sugi Bal...
Canvas, Acrylic
$33,000
H 31 in W 43 in D 2 in
UNION SQUARE Depression Era Oil Painting WPA Realism American Scene Realism NYC
By Jo Cain
Located in New York, NY
UNION SQUARE Depression Era Oil Painting WPA Realism American Scene Realism NYC Jo Cain (1904 – 2003) "Union Square" 24 x 36 inches Oil on canvas, c.1940s Signed lower center. A ...
Canvas, Oil
Self Portrait
By Mark Beard
Located in New York, NY
Polaroid transfer on Rives BFK paper Signed, titled, dated, and numbered (4/6) in pencil, recto Also blindstamped, l.r. 22 x 15 inches, sheet 10 x 8 inches, image This artwork is o...
Photogravure
$3,600
H 29 in W 23 in
Keith Haring Fun Gallery exhibition poster 1983 (vintage Keith Haring)
By Keith Haring
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Keith Haring Fun Gallery 1983: Original 1983 Keith Haring illustrated exhibition poster published on the occasion of Haring's historic 1983 show at the Fun Gallery in the East Villag...
Lithograph, Offset
$2,064
H 31.5 in W 19.69 in D 19.69 in
Set of 4 "Padova" chairs in wood with braided rope seats - Hank Lowenstein -
By Hank Loewenstein
Located in Madrid, España
Set of 4 "Padova" chairs in wood with braided rope seats - Hank Lowenstein - Italy - c. 1970
Wood
$3,580Sale Price|20% Off
H 36 in W 24 in D 2 in
American Abstract Expressionist Mid Century Framed Vintage Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Pure mid century abstract expressionist painting. Great colors and movement. Oil on canvas. Framed. No signature found.
Canvas, Oil
Vintage Modernist Male Nude Figure Study Oil Painting
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A vintage Boho original oil painting on board. A chic composition of a male nude in beautiful shades of green. Framed in a brilliant gilt wood frame. Acquired from a Palm Beach estate.
Masonite, Paint
$1,932
H 28.75 in W 23.63 in
René Mels (1909-1977) Portrait of a young man, oil on canvas signed
Located in Paris, FR
René Mels (1909-1977) Portrait of a young man, signed lower right oil on canvas 73 x 60 cm Framed : 77.5 x 64.5 This impressive portrait is obviously touching and striking for it...
Oil
Murano Sputnik Spherical Green Glass and Brass Chandelier
Located in Roma, Lazio
A fantastic emerald green sputnik, with a surprising design and for its very low height, which allows it to fit in both high and low ceilings. Very elegant, it will furnish and decor...
Brass
$5,504
H 28.35 in W 36.23 in D 1.58 in
Early 20th Century French Impressionist River Landscape Oil Painting
Located in Cotignac, FR
A French Impressionist oil on canvas view of a river in parkland by the noted French artist Albert Uriet. The painting is signed and dated bottom right and is presented in a fine car...
Oil
$2,800Sale Price|20% Off
H 13.5 in W 11.25 in D 0.1 in
"Nudes Among the Ruins, " Vivid Mural Study with Male Nudes by Allyn Cox
By Allyn Cox
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This sun-drenched scene, drawn with a vivid palette of bright Mediterranean blues and chalk whites, shows a pattern of gridding by the artist, indicating that this drawing served as ...
Paper
$525Sale Price|30% Off
H 18.25 in W 21.5 in D 1 in
Vintage French Impressionist Villa Gardens Landscape Oil Painting 1960's
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
5-3365 Oil on artist board of on enchanted lily pond Set in an ornate hand painted wood frame Image size 12.5x15.5"
Oil
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