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Mervyn Peake

Naive London Street Scene Folk Art Oil Painting Big Ben, Parliament, Union Jack
Naive London Street Scene Folk Art Oil Painting Big Ben, Parliament, Union Jack

Naive London Street Scene Folk Art Oil Painting Big Ben, Parliament, Union Jack

By Andrew Murray

Located in Surfside, FL

As a child of five he had his first lesson in painting from the son of another, the 10-year- old Mervyn Peake. Andrew's father, A.H. Jowett Murray, was the youngest son of Sir James ...

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20th Century Folk Art Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

1930's Modernist Oil Painting Paris Rooftops Hazel Guggenheim Mckinley Fauvist
1930's Modernist Oil Painting Paris Rooftops Hazel Guggenheim Mckinley Fauvist

1930's Modernist Oil Painting Paris Rooftops Hazel Guggenheim Mckinley Fauvist

By Hazel Guggenheim McKinley

Located in Surfside, FL

Another featured work was a surrealistic water color portrait of McKinley by London artist Mervyn Peake. McKinley exhibited her work both in Europe and the United States throughout ...

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1930s Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Panel

Still Life with Cakes - Scottish 1950s art still life oil painting female artist
Still Life with Cakes - Scottish 1950s art still life oil painting female artist

Still Life with Cakes - Scottish 1950s art still life oil painting female artist

By Doris Zinkeisen

Located in Hagley, England

The other artists there included Leslie Cole, Mary Kessell, Sergeant Eric Taylor (one of the camp's liberators), Edgar Ainsworth, and Mervyn Peake. Her painting Human Laundry shows G...

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1950s Realist Still-life Paintings

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Oil

The Steamboat - British Post Impressionist art oil painting female artist
The Steamboat - British Post Impressionist art oil painting female artist

The Steamboat - British Post Impressionist art oil painting female artist

By Doris Zinkeisen

Located in Hagley, England

The other artists there included Leslie Cole, Mary Kessell, Sergeant Eric Taylor (one of the camp's liberators), Edgar Ainsworth, and Mervyn Peake. Her painting Human Laundry shows G...

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1950s Post-Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

Horses in a Landscape - Scottish 1960's equine art oil painting female artist
Horses in a Landscape - Scottish 1960's equine art oil painting female artist

Horses in a Landscape - Scottish 1960's equine art oil painting female artist

By Doris Zinkeisen

Located in Hagley, England

The other artists there included Leslie Cole, Mary Kessell, Sergeant Eric Taylor (one of the camp's liberators), Edgar Ainsworth, and Mervyn Peake. Her painting Human Laundry shows G...

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1960s Realist Animal Paintings

Materials

Oil

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Naive London Street Scene Folk Art Oil Painting Big Ben, Parliament, Union Jack
Naive London Street Scene Folk Art Oil Painting Big Ben, Parliament, Union Jack

Naive London Street Scene Folk Art Oil Painting Big Ben, Parliament, Union Jack

By Andrew Murray

Located in Surfside, FL

As a child of five he had his first lesson in painting from the son of another, the 10-year- old Mervyn Peake. Andrew's father, A.H. Jowett Murray, was the youngest son of Sir James ...

Category

20th Century Folk Art Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Canal in Venice, English Watercolour
Canal in Venice, English Watercolour

Canal in Venice, English Watercolour

Located in Harkstead, GB

He studied art at Harrow and the Central School of Arts & Crafts, where his tutors included Mervyn Peake. For nearly twenty years he was creative director at Esso and was responsibl...

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Late 20th Century Modern Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

Canal in Venice, English Watercolour
Canal in Venice, English Watercolour

Canal in Venice, English Watercolour

Located in Harkstead, GB

He studied art at Harrow and the Central School of Arts & Crafts, where his tutors included Mervyn Peake. For nearly twenty years he was creative director at Esso and was responsibl...

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Late 20th Century Modern Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

Garrick Theatre Naive London Street Scene Folk Art Oil Painting
Garrick Theatre Naive London Street Scene Folk Art Oil Painting

Garrick Theatre Naive London Street Scene Folk Art Oil Painting

By Andrew Murray

Located in Surfside, FL

As a child of five he had his first lesson in painting from the son of another, the 10-year- old Mervyn Peake. Andrew's father, A.H. Jowett Murray, was the youngest son of Sir James ...

Category

20th Century Folk Art Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Harlequin and Pierrot - Scottish theatrical art oil painting female artist
Harlequin and Pierrot - Scottish theatrical art oil painting female artist

Harlequin and Pierrot - Scottish theatrical art oil painting female artist

By Doris Zinkeisen

Located in Hagley, England

The other artists there included Leslie Cole, Mary Kessell, Sergeant Eric Taylor (one of the camp's liberators), Edgar Ainsworth, and Mervyn Peake. Her painting Human Laundry shows G...

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1940s Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

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Antique Oil Painting of a Young Woman in Landscape, Picnic in the Fields
Antique Oil Painting of a Young Woman in Landscape, Picnic in the Fields

Antique Oil Painting of a Young Woman in Landscape, Picnic in the Fields

By John Lewis Shonborn

Located in AIGNAN, FR

Antique portrait oil painting of a young woman carrying baskets in the fields by John Lewis Shonborn (1852-1931). Signed in the bottom right. This is a totally charming and atmosphe...

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Late 19th Century Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

Antique French Impressionist Family Portrait Landscape Signed Oil Painting
Antique French Impressionist Family Portrait Landscape Signed Oil Painting

Antique French Impressionist Family Portrait Landscape Signed Oil Painting

By Gabriel Spat

Located in Buffalo, NY

Antique French impressionist portrait landscape oil painting. Oil on canvas, lain to board. Signed. Framed. Measuring: 12 by 15 inches overall, and 6 by 9 painting alone.. In excell...

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1930s Impressionist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

Paysage avec batteuse a Montfoucault
Paysage avec batteuse a Montfoucault

Paysage avec batteuse a Montfoucault

By Camille Pissarro

Located in Palm Desert, CA

"Paysage avec batteuse a Montfoucault (Landscape with Thresher at Montfoucault)" is a pastel by French Impressionist Camille Pissarro. The artwork is signed lower right, "C. Pissarro...

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1870s Impressionist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Pastel, Board

"Reading in the Study" Impressionist Portrait Oil Painting Woman in Pink Dress
"Reading in the Study" Impressionist Portrait Oil Painting Woman in Pink Dress

"Reading in the Study" Impressionist Portrait Oil Painting Woman in Pink Dress

Located in New York, NY

An Early 20th Century elegant portrait oil painting by Gordon Stevenson depicting a pensive young woman seated in a serene, indoor setting wearing a light pink gown with delicate, ru...

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1910s American Impressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Summer Impressionist Landscape with Trees, Oil on Board, Circa 1920
Summer Impressionist Landscape with Trees, Oil on Board, Circa 1920

Summer Impressionist Landscape with Trees, Oil on Board, Circa 1920

Located in Beachwood, OH

Glen Tracy (American, 1883-1956) Summer Landscape, c. 1920 Oil on board Signed lower right, titled verso 12 x 9 inches 17.25 x 14.5 inches, framed Since he studied and taught commer...

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1920s American Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

The Tulip Poplar on Salem Pike, Impressionist Tree Landscape
The Tulip Poplar on Salem Pike, Impressionist Tree Landscape

The Tulip Poplar on Salem Pike, Impressionist Tree Landscape

Located in Beachwood, OH

Glen Tracy (American, 1883-1956) The Tulip Poplar on Salem Pike , 1920 Oil on board Signed lower left, dated and titled verso 12 x 9 inches 17.25 x 14.5 inches framed Since he studi...

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1920s American Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

La Carmencita by John Singer Sargent
La Carmencita by John Singer Sargent

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...

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19th Century Academic Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Echoes of the Atelier IV, Acrylic on Canvas, Framed, Circa 1980s
Echoes of the Atelier IV, Acrylic on Canvas, Framed, Circa 1980s

Echoes of the Atelier IV, Acrylic on Canvas, Framed, Circa 1980s

Located in London, GB

Echoes of the Atelier IV, acrylic on canvas mounted on board, Florentine School (circa 1980s-90s). This gallery has acquired a number of paintings through an intermediary of an agein...

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1980s Modern Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic, Board

Hidden Portraits X, Acrylic on Canvas, Modern, Circa 1980s, Framed
Hidden Portraits X, Acrylic on Canvas, Modern, Circa 1980s, Framed

Hidden Portraits X, Acrylic on Canvas, Modern, Circa 1980s, Framed

Located in London, GB

'Hidden Portraits X', acrylic on canvas mounted on board, Florentine School (circa 1980s-90s). This gallery has acquired a number of paintings through an intermediary of an ageing ar...

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1980s Modern Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

The Vanguard Series Nr. XV: A Collection of Postwar European Abstractions by JG
The Vanguard Series Nr. XV: A Collection of Postwar European Abstractions by JG

The Vanguard Series Nr. XV: A Collection of Postwar European Abstractions by JG

Located in London, GB

"The Vanguard Series Nr. XV: A Collection of Postwar European Abstractions", oil on board, by JG (circa 1950s–70s). A compelling body of work emerging from the forgotten studios and ...

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Mid-20th Century Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

Antique Fine Framed French Impressionist Street Scene Paris Signed Oil Painting
Antique Fine Framed French Impressionist Street Scene Paris Signed Oil Painting

Antique Fine Framed French Impressionist Street Scene Paris Signed Oil Painting

Located in Buffalo, NY

Antique French impressionist Paris street scene signed oil painting. Oil on canvas. Framed. Signed. In excellent original condition. Handsomely framed in a gold giltwood impression...

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1940s Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

Flower Market, La Madeleine, Paris
Flower Market, La Madeleine, Paris

Flower Market, La Madeleine, Paris

By Antoine Blanchard

Located in Sheffield, MA

Antoine Blanchard French, 1910-1988 Flower Market, La Madeleine, Paris Oil on canvas 13 by 18 in. W/frame 19 by 24 in. Signed lower right Provenance: Catalda Fine Arts, Inc., New...

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Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

1930's English Impressionist Signed Oil Painting Still Life Thick Impasto Paint
1930's English Impressionist Signed Oil Painting Still Life Thick Impasto Paint

1930's English Impressionist Signed Oil Painting Still Life Thick Impasto Paint

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

Interior Still Life by Harry Bloomfield (British, 1883-1940) *see notes below signed verso oil on canvas, framed framed: 28 x 24 inches canvas: 22 x 18 inches Provenance: private co...

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1930s Post-Impressionist Interior Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Fine Impressionist American School Oil on Canvas; Family Picnic or Outing, 1925
Fine Impressionist American School Oil on Canvas; Family Picnic or Outing, 1925

Fine Impressionist American School Oil on Canvas; Family Picnic or Outing, 1925

Located in Baltimore, MD

This lovely impressionist painting portrays what appears to be a family outing or picnic. There are many beautifully dressed women with their children in a park setting. Oddly, wha...

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1920s American Impressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

Five mid 20th century Italian oil landscapes with figures, castles, Churchs
Five mid 20th century Italian oil landscapes with figures, castles, Churchs

Five mid 20th century Italian oil landscapes with figures, castles, Churchs

Located in Woodbury, CT

A very interesting set of five mid-20th-century Italian oils on copper. All five are classical landscape subjects and are signed Roger, though we don't know which artist with the n...

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1950s Old Masters Landscape Paintings

Materials

Copper

"Morning in Viborg" Horizontal  X-Large oil painting . Impressionism . Interior
"Morning in Viborg" Horizontal  X-Large oil painting . Impressionism . Interior

"Morning in Viborg" Horizontal X-Large oil painting . Impressionism . Interior

Located in Oslo, NO

In this oil painting, I've harmonized fine art, impressionism, and realism to capture a serene corner that invites reflection. The lush indoor greens contrast with the tranquil outdo...

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2010s Interior Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Acrylic

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