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Storm - Abstract Painting
Located in New York, NY
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Surrealism, Mythical Oil Painting, Conceptual Art.
Category
2010s Abstract Impressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Carnival - Abstract Painting
Located in New York, NY
, Mythical Oil Painting, Conceptual Art.
Category
2010s Abstract Impressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Cosmic Tango - Abstract Painting
Located in New York, NY
Philharmonic.
Surrealism, Mythical Oil Painting, Conceptual Art.
Category
2010s Abstract Impressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Soundings - Contemporary Painting
Located in New York, NY
, Mythical Oil Painting, Conceptual Art.
Category
Early 2000s Abstract Impressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Mythic Waters, oil painting of mysterious figure, water, African masks
By Audrey Anastasi
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Greek tragedy, or mythic characters caught in Promethean struggle, or simply beautiful, floating, lost
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
H 60 in W 48 in D 1.5 in
Vir Absurdus - Oil on Paper - Contemporary Painting
By Patrick Faure
Located in New York, NY
magazines and lives in London with his English partner.
Surrealism, Mythical Oil Painting, Conceptual Art.
Category
2010s Surrealist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
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H 47.25 in W 59.06 in
Agnoiaphobia – The Collective Unconscious - Oil Painting on Canvas
By Patrick Faure
Located in New York, NY
published in many magazines and lives in London with his English partner.
Surrealism, Mythical Oil Painting
Category
2010s Surrealist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
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H 39.38 in W 59.06 in
Agnoiaphobia: Per Sempre, Non C’E - Oil Painting on Canvas
By Patrick Faure
Located in New York, NY
lives in London with his English partner.
Surrealism, Mythical Oil Painting, Conceptual Art.
Category
2010s Surrealist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
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H 39.38 in W 59.06 in
Lilith and the Snake, Oil on canvas femme fatale mythical portrait, Signed
Located in London, GB
Provenance
From the estate of the prominent art collector Leon Zielinski
This is a painting of the mythic
Category
Early 20th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Birds of the Mythical Wood , Figurative original painting by Tetiana Pchelnykova
Located in Sempach, LU
into the modern world .
She creates unique oil-acrylic paintings in her own mixed media technique
Category
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Canvas
H 23.63 in W 47.25 in D 0.71 in
Bondage-Medusa, male figure, classical architecture details mythical realism
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Mythical realism, grey tones, semi- nude male, homo-erotic figure
Category
2010s Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Large Abstract Oil Painting, Signed.
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Large Abstract Oil Painting, Mythical Style, Signed.
British schooled, indistinctly signed.
Oil
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Yemaya Desembarcar, colorful mythic woman in ocean seascape at beach
By Stephen Basso
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Large mythic seascape painting of woman in blue evening gown at the beach
Mr. Basso's work is known
Category
2010s Surrealist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
9 of Pentacles, Oil Painting
By Rachel Srinivasan
Located in San Francisco, CA
, success, pentacles, horse, animals, surrealism, oil painting, green9 of PentaclesRachel
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Animal Paintings
Materials
Oil
10 of Pentacles, Oil Painting
By Rachel Srinivasan
Located in San Francisco, CA
, horse, animals, surrealism, oil painting, green10 of PentaclesRachel Srinivasan
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Animal Paintings
Materials
Oil
Surf N' Turf mermaid mythic figures interior food romantic undertones
By Stephen Basso
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Oil on canvas heavy duty stretcher bars .Framing recommended but not necessary. Signed and dated on
Category
Early 2000s Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
H 48 in W 32 in D 2 in
Guardian of the Castle -, Painting, Oil on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
This guardian is called “Shachihoko.†It is a Japanese mythical creature that has a tiger head
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Paintings
Materials
Oil
Blue Dryad. Contemporary Floral Oil Painting
Located in Brecon, Powys
“Blue Dryad” (120 X 100cm) and like the mythical forest dwellers themselves, this “Dryad” is
Category
2010s Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
Late 18th Century Italian Baroque Allegorical Mythical Nudes “Virtue of Vice”
Located in Rancho Santa Fe, CA
This painting is likely to be from the late 18th or early 19th century, and is seemingly inspired
Category
19th Century Baroque Nude Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
La Mano, Painting, Oil on Canvas
By Nathalie Gribinski
Located in Yardley, PA
compellingly kinetic adventure in abstraction, is my signature work, evoking a mythical, :: Painting
Category
Early 2000s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Large Abstract Oil Painting, Contemporary British Artist
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Large Abstract Oil Painting, Mythical Style, Signed.
British School, indistinctly signed.
Oil
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Snake Charmer warm sunny greens colorful mythic music theme female nude
By Stephen Basso
Located in Brooklyn, NY
An early work by the artist one of his early female themes. It is signed and dated bottom left and is on heavy duty stretcher bars that do not need framing
Category
1980s Neo-Expressionist Nude Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Traveler, oil painting of mysterious nude figure,
By Audrey Anastasi
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Greek tragedy, or mythic characters caught in Promethean struggle, or simply beautiful, floating, lost
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Victorious Samson - Oil Painting on Canvas - 1950s
By Luchino Visconti
Located in Roma, IT
(Milan, 1906 - Rome, 1976).
Original oil on canvas.
Dimensions: 50 x 40 cm.
Original 19th Century
Category
1950s Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
H 19.69 in W 15.75 in D 1.58 in
Indian Summer, Abstract Surrealist Oil Painting 1970s
Located in Surfside, FL
artists, He continued to grow into a great artist with mythic qualities to his work. With Teeny and Marcel
Category
1970s Surrealist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Twinning Stars, Abstract Surrealist Oil Painting 1970s
Located in Surfside, FL
artists, He continued to grow into a great artist with mythic qualities to his work. With Teeny and Marcel
Category
1970s Surrealist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Wings of Fascism - Oil on Canvas - Contemporary Painting
By Patrick Faure
Located in New York, NY
This painting is artwork of Patrick Faure, Creator of Faurism. The painting is unframed, oil on
Category
2010s Surrealist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
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H 66.15 in W 84.65 in
Wings of Fascism - Oil on Canvas - Contemporary Painting
By Patrick Faure
Located in New York, NY
This painting is artwork of Patrick Faure, Creator of Faurism. The painting is unframed, oil on
Category
2010s Surrealist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
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H 66.15 in W 84.65 in
Abstract Mountains, Stylised Scene, Colourful Oil Painting, Signed
By Sophie Danielle Rubinstain
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Abstract Mountains, Stylised Scene, Colourful Oil Painting, Signed
By French artist Sophie Danielle
Category
Mid-20th Century Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Renewal (Rising From the Ashes), Painting, Oil on Canvas
By Crystal DiPietro
Located in Yardley, PA
. And, I find them beautiful as well. This painting pays homage to the mythical Phoenix rising from the
Category
2010s Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
H 36 in W 24 in D 1.5 in
Enchantment of the Mythic Steed Myths Serie original art by Tetiana Pchelnykova
Located in Sempach, LU
"Enchantment of the Mythic Steed" is the latest painting in my "Myths" series, where the spiritual
Category
2010s Contemporary Nude Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
H 19.69 in W 19.69 in D 0.71 in
Mind Of The Poet. Contemporary Figurative Oil Painting
By Sax Berlin
Located in Brecon, Powys
real, some mythical, this work reflects outwardly the innermost thoughts and feelings of the poet
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Rusalka, Free Floating in Ukrainian Waters – 28-02, Painting, Oil on Canvas
By Corne Akkers
Located in Yardley, PA
A New Color Scheme This oil painting I would like to call ‘Rusalka’ in honor of the latest
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Cubist Paintings
Materials
Oil
H 23.6 in W 31.5 in D 0.4 in
In Obscura, dark, symbolic, oil painting, mysterious, surrealistic hands
By Audrey Anastasi
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Greek tragedy, or mythic characters caught in Promethean struggle, or simply beautiful, floating, lost
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
H 60 in W 48 in D 1.5 in
The Apostles Of The Archipelago Beyond Atlantis. Contemporary Oil Painting
By Sax Berlin
Located in Brecon, Powys
women gazing out over the mythical landscape that was (we assume) the lost city state of Atlantis
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Watcher, oil painting of mysterious falling figure, eyes, dark space
By Audrey Anastasi
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Greek tragedy, or mythic characters caught in Promethean struggle, or simply beautiful, floating, lost
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
H 60 in W 48 in D 1.5 in
"The Secret", Woman Looking in the Mirror Symbolist Oil Painting
By Françoise Duprat
Located in Clermont-Ferrand, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
artist impasto technique is light, with textured painting and a few small reliefs.
This artwork is not
Category
Late 20th Century Symbolist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
H 51.19 in W 63.78 in
"Here & There", Abstract Marine Landscape Turquoise & Red Touch Oil Painting
By Françoise Duprat
Located in Clermont-Ferrand, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
(now known as ESAG Penninghen), installed in the mythical Académie Julian, and she is a graduate of the
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Linen, Oil
H 29.14 in W 39.38 in D 0.79 in
'The Eagle' - Orange and White Large Bird - Abstract Expressionist Oil Painting
By David Leviathan
Located in Carmel, CA
, expressionist, animal, painting, David Leviathan, soft white, cream, earth tones, vibrant, red, gold, mythical
Category
Early 2000s Abstract Expressionist Animal Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
David Leviathan'The Eagle' - Orange and White Large Bird - Abstract Expressionist Oil Painting, 2005
H 28 in W 40 in D 0.75 in
Abstract Surrealist 'Double Entry on the Plane' Oil Painting 1970s
Located in Surfside, FL
artists, He continued to grow into a great artist with mythic qualities to his work. With Teeny and Marcel
Category
1970s Surrealist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Cavaliers Watching Bathing Nymphs, large oil on canvas painting by Fabretto
By Angelo Urbani del Fabbretto
Located in London, GB
Measuring nearly two metres in height, this fantastic large painting will be an excellent addition
Category
Early 20th Century Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
H 71.26 in W 53.55 in D 1.19 in
"Ô de la nuit", Night Blue Forest Abstract Landscape Oil Painting
By Françoise Duprat
Located in Clermont-Ferrand, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
, with textured painting and a few small reliefs.
This artwork is not framed.
Françoise Duprat is a
Category
Late 20th Century Symbolist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Delight - mythical, spiritual, abstract patterns, colorful, watercolor
By Janet Morgan
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Watercolor, mixed media
The energy of this work is only possible painting with both hands, standing
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Mixed Media, Watercolor
"The Arno" Italian Village by the River Oil Painting by Bruce McCracken
Located in Pasadena, CA
This oil painting from the 65s by California Artist Bruce McCracken derives its title and
Category
1960s American Modern Landscape Paintings
Materials
Board, Oil
H 41.38 in W 49.38 in D 1.5 in
Angel Painting - BLUE DREAM STORY, oil on canvas - 36*34in (90*85cm)
Located in Sempach, LU
ABOUT THE ARTWORK
"Angel Painting - Blue Dream Story" captures a celestial guardian perched atop a
Category
2010s Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
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H 33.47 in W 35.44 in D 0.79 in
Pyrrhus - Original Oil Painting of a Fighter in Shorts Sitting in the Ring
By Peter Lupkin
Located in Chicago, IL
Lupkin
Pyrrhic Series: Pyrrhus
oil on canvas
48h x 36w in
121.92h x 91.44w cm
Pyrrhic Victory
a victory
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"THE DARK SIDE", surrealist oil painting, duality, myth, battle, war, beast, sun
By Tslil Tsemet
Located in Toronto, Ontario
"THE DARK SIDE", 2017, is a surrealist oil painting on canvas by artist Tslil Tsemet, and measures
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Animals - Brightly Colored Abstracted Surreal Oil Painting with Animals
By Marcos Raya
Located in Chicago, IL
, connecting to the ancient and the mythic. -Lynne Warren
Marcos Raya
Animals
oil on canvas
54h x 67w in
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
"The Dream", Woman Riding a Horse by Night on the Beach Symbolist Oil Painting
By Françoise Duprat
Located in Clermont-Ferrand, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
of the whole painting.
The artist impasto technique is light, with textured painting and a few small
Category
Late 20th Century Symbolist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Hot Core, mythical, spiritual, abstract patterns, colorful, red, watercolor
By Janet Morgan
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Watercolor, mixed media
The energy of this work is only possible painting with both hands, standing
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Mixed Media, Watercolor
"Conflab" Oil on Canvas 18x22"
By George Underwood
Located in Southampton, NY
".
This oil painting by George Underwood is titled "Conflab" and measures approx. 22x26"" framed and 18x22
Category
2010s Surrealist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Through the Eyes of Van Gogh -Oil Painting Looking Into Van Gogh's "The Bedroom"
By Marcos Raya
Located in Chicago, IL
, connecting to the ancient and the mythic. -Lynne Warren
Marcos Raya
Thru the Eyes of Van Gogh, circa 2010
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Portrait Sibyl Lady Zanotti Paint Oil on canvas Old master 18th Century Italian
Located in Riva del Garda, IT
- 1700) - Attributable to Giampietro Cavazzoni Zanotti (Paris, 1674 - Bologna, 1765)
Oil painting on
Category
18th Century Old Masters Paintings
Materials
Oil
Nude Figurative in Oil on Artist's Board
Located in Soquel, CA
generally android, mechanical, or mythical.
Category
2010s Surrealist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Illustration Board, Canvas, Oil
A Mythological Scene, Early 1700s, Oil on Canvas
Located in Stockholm, SE
mythic scene. This effect, coupled with the painting's warm palette and the subtle play of light, creates
Category
Early 18th Century French School Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"The Minotaur" Surrealist Figurative Abstract Painting
By Gil Bruvel
Located in Houston, TX
Surrealist painting of the famous mythical creature "The Minotaur" by artist Gil Bruvel. Framed in
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Animal Paintings
Materials
Oil
H 16 in W 11.13 in D 1.5 in
"Another Dress Rehearsal" Oil on Canvas Fantasy Surreal celebrated London artist
By George Underwood
Located in Southampton, NY
the viewer, the figures being both heroic and vulnerable simultaneously".
This oil painting by George
Category
2010s Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Journey Home: A Mother's Tale, Figurative painting by Tetiana Pchelnykova
Located in Sempach, LU
of her deep artistic exploration of women's role in society. This large oil painting on an 80x80 cm
Category
2010s Contemporary Nude Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
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H 31.5 in W 31.5 in D 0.79 in
Bottom of Summer Oceans, Abstract Surrealist Painting
Located in Surfside, FL
continued to grow into a great artist with mythic qualities to his work. With Teeny and Marcel Duchamp for
Category
1970s Surrealist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Rock Candy Mountain (unique, signed Abstract Expressionist painting)
By Ben Wilson
Located in New York, NY
Ben Wilson
Rock Candy Mountain, ca. 1970
Oil on masonite board (Hand Signed, titled and dated)
Hand
Category
1970s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Masonite, Oil
H 25 in W 49 in D 1 in
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- When was oil paint invented?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertFebruary 27, 2024Oil paint was invented during the 7th century A.D. The earliest examples of oil paintings have been traced to Afghanistan and depict scenes related to the Buddhist religion. Records dating back to the 12th century indicate that early Christian monks in Europe used oil paints to decorate furniture, and a century later, some artists began finishing tempera paintings with touches of oil paint. It wasn't until the 15th century that oil paints became a common medium for European painters, when Flemish artists like Jan van Eyck began favoring them over tempera. Explore a variety of oil paintings on 1stDibs.
- What is abstract oil painting?1 AnswerLilac Gallery Ltd.March 17, 2021An abstract oil painting and an artwork that is made with oil paint on a medium like canvas, wood board, or other panels like canvas board. And the 'abstract' term refers to the Movement & Style of the piece. As abstraction indicates a departure from reality in the depiction of imagery in art, the artist creates a painting where the subject, shape, form, color, and line, is created with no particular references of the world but as a composition that may exist with a degree of independence from its vision.
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You may wish to dust your oil painting so that layers of dust don’t begin to gather on its surface. This should only be considered to remove loose dust. Never spray any chemical substance on your oil painting. Do not use a damp cloth to dust your oil painting. (Again, your painting should not be exposed to moisture.)
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Read about how to arrange your wall art and find oil paintings for sale on 1stDibs. - Did Dali use oil paint?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022Yes, Dali did indeed use oil paint. Although he used oil paints in the traditional method, he would at times add natural resin or linseed oil to play with fluidity and texture. You can shop a selection of Salvador Dali’s pieces from some of the world’s top art dealers on 1stDibs.
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Varnishing an oil is not necessary, but it is recommended because it protects the painting and corrects surface irregularities.
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- 1stDibs ExpertMarch 22, 2024Yes, sunlight affects oil paintings. Keep your oil paintings away from direct sunlight.
To maintain oil paintings that you purchased for your home, experts suggest that you keep them out of sunlight. Prolonged exposure to the sunlight coming in from a window can fade the colors in your painting. Do not hang your oil painting near a heat source or where it can get wet (bathrooms and kitchens are not safe for your oil painting).
You may wish to dust your oil painting so that layers of dust don’t begin to gather on its surface. This should only be considered to remove loose dust. Never spray any chemical substance on your oil painting. Do not use a damp cloth to dust your oil painting. (Again, your painting should not be exposed to moisture.)
To remove loose dust, use a soft brush that measures approximately one to two inches wide with natural-hair bristles. Do not use a dust cloth or a feather duster, as those items may catch or leave threads or feathers behind. Do not apply pressure or dust your painting for an extended period of time.
If you think that your oil painting is considerably dirty or believe that other issues may be at work, experts strongly suggest that you consult with a professional conservator.
Read about how to arrange your wall art and find oil paintings for sale on 1stDibs. - How much do oil paintings cost?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertSeptember 25, 2019
On 1stdibs, oil paintings cost between $60 and $6,200,000.
- 1stDibs ExpertMarch 22, 2024Yes, oil paintings darken over time. As oil paint is made of pigment particles, the range of substances that are used as pigment in oil paint can render certain colors susceptible to aging. Slowing the aging process for an oil painting involves storing your painting properly and keeping the work out of exposed sunlight. Temperature control and humidity are also important in preserving the life of an oil painting and slowing the aging process.
To maintain oil paintings that you purchased for your home, experts suggest that you keep them out of direct sunlight. Prolonged exposure to the sunlight coming in from a window can fade the colors in your painting. Do not hang your oil painting near a heat source or where it can get wet (bathrooms and kitchens are not safe for your oil painting).
You may wish to dust your oil painting so that layers of dust don’t begin to gather on its surface. This should only be considered to remove loose dust. Never spray any chemical substance on your oil painting. Do not use a damp cloth to dust your oil painting. (Again, your painting should not be exposed to moisture.)
To remove loose dust, use a soft brush that measures approximately one to two inches wide with natural-hair bristles. Do not use a dust cloth or a feather duster, as those items may catch or leave threads or feathers behind. Do not apply pressure or dust your painting for an extended period of time.
If you think that your oil painting is considerably dirty or believe that other issues may be at work, experts strongly suggest that you consult with a professional conservator.
Read about how to arrange your wall art and find oil paintings for sale on 1stDibs. - 1stDibs ExpertSeptember 25, 2019
Oils typically command higher prices than acrylic paintings, because they generally require more skill.
- Did Cy Twombly use oil paint?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022Yes, Cy Twombly did use oil paint, although his method was quite unique. He would run his fingers in the paint to create channels, and would then use oil paint in ‘globs’. House paint overtop would then merge the paints into a completed piece. Shop a selection of Cy Twombly’s pieces from some of the world’s top art dealers on 1stDibs.
David Brooker Fine ArtFebruary 23, 2021That depends on the size of the piece, the condition of the painting, and to some degree the value. also where you live.- 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022The value of an oil painting depends on the quality and artist. Work with an appraiser to determine the value. While some online resources can be helpful when you’re looking for information about the value of an item, the suggested value you find may not be the actual value of your item, since that will depend on a number of factors, including the shape it’s in. Browse a selection of expertly vetted authentic vintage oil paintings on 1stDibs.
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