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Rockport, Mass, Oil Painting by Stanley Sobossek
By Stanley Sobossek
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Stanley Sobossek, American (1918 - 1996)
Title: Rockport, Mass.
Year: circa 1960
Medium
Category
1960s American Modern Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
Rockport Artist Michael Stoffa Still Life Oil Painting
Located in Chesterfield, NJ
Michael Stoffa (American,1923-2001) (Rockport, MA)
"Still LIfe with Oranges"
Oil on Panel, signed
Category
Early 20th Century Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
H 18.75 in W 10.75 in D 1.5 in
"Rockport Quarry" Impressionistic Oil Painting Landscape Overlooking Houses
By Jacques Zucker
Located in New York, NY
This painting depicts a landscape of Rockport Quarry over looking houses on a cliff, with the water
Category
1940s American Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
ROCKPORT, MAINE
Located in Portland, ME
Sherry, William Grant (American, 1914-2003). ROCKPORT, MAINE, 1960. Oil on Canvas, signed lower
Category
1960s Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
Robert Meyers, "View at Rockport", 20x16 Summer Cottage Lake Oil Painting
Located in Saratoga Springs, NY
This piece, "View at Rockport", is a 20x16 oil painting on canvas by artist Robert Meyers. Featured
Category
2010s Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Rockport Landscape
By Giovanni Martino
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Beautiful 1931 painting by American artist, Giovanni Martino (1908-1997). Oil on canvas measures 25
Category
1930s American Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
"Motif #1" Rockport Massachusetts Fishermen by the Seaport Docks Oil Painting
Located in New York, NY
fishing shack on Bearskin Neck located on Bradley Wharf in the harbor town of Rockport, Massachusetts
Category
20th Century American Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Board, Oil
“Bradley Wharf, Rockport”
By C. Hjalmar Amundsen
Located in Southampton, NY
the end of Bradley’s Wharf in Rockport, Massachusetts. The artist of the painting is the well known
Category
1960s Academic Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Sunset, Rockport Harbor
By Emile Albert Gruppe
Located in Milford, NH
University of Idaho, the Los Angeles Museum, the San Antonio Museum and the de Cordova Museum. His paintings
Category
Mid-20th Century American Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Front Beach, Rockport
By Emile Albert Gruppe
Located in Milford, NH
A fine impressionist New England coastal scene of Front Beach in Rockport, Massachusetts on the
Category
20th Century American Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
"A Cape Ann, Rockport, MA pond" - Rockport, Massachusetts, pond, landscape
Located in Rockport, MA
Painting is dated November 1980.
Born in 1923 in New Jersey, Morrell attended the Philadelphia
Category
20th Century American Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
Paul Strisik Marine Painting American Impressionist National Academy Rockport
By Paul Strisik
Located in Chesterfield, NJ
Morgan's Wharf Maine
8 x 12 oil/masonite panel
Paul Strisik (April 22, 1918 – July 22, 1998) was an
Category
Early 20th Century Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
H 13.25 in W 17.38 in D 2 in
The Sketching Lesson, Oil on Canvasboard, Rockport, Massachusetts, Boston School
By Marguerite Stuber Pearson
Located in Grand Rapids, MI
Sketching Lesson "
Titled on verso
(Rockport, MA. - Universalism Church can be seen in, Center of image
Category
Mid-20th Century Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Sailboat in Rockport
By Marc Dalessio
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
A plein air painting a boat in the Rockport harbor. The glittering water stands out in this
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Panel, Wood Panel, Oil
"Autumn in the Valley" - Landscape painting, Colorful, Historic Rockport Artist
By William Lester Stevens
Located in Rockport, MA
Harry Vincent.
Until the 1940’s, Stevens remained in Rockport and the Cape Ann area, painting, teaching
Category
20th Century American Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
An Anthony Thieme painting "In the Morning (Rockport Wharf)"
By Anthony Thieme
Located in Rockport, MA
This a great Thieme of the most desirable scene (motif #1). Has been cleaned and varnished. It's bright and colorful. 12x16 - 18x22 with frame. Frame is brand-new hand-0carved 22...
Category
Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
Young Girl, Rockport, Massachusetts
Located in Washington, DC
American Impressionist
Category
1920s Abstract Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Antonio Cirino painting "In the Cove", Famous Rockport Artist, Historic Artist
By Antonio Cirino
Located in Rockport, MA
"In the Cove" - Oil on Board
Antonio Cirino was born in Serino, Italy in 1888. He immigrated to
Category
20th Century American Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
"Pigeon Cove" - Charles Movalli Paintings, Popular Rockport Area, Landscape
By Charles Movalli
Located in Rockport, MA
from the Oil Painters of America (1991), Rockport Art Association (1999), and Hudson Valley Art
Category
20th Century American Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
'Rochester, New York', National Academy of Design, Rockport Art Association, Oil
By Milton W. Holm
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
oil showing an intimate spring-time view of the curve of a stream beside a picturesque wooden barn
Category
1950s American Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
H 24 in W 30 in D 0.3 in
Reynolds Beal Impressionist Oil on Canvas USS Utah Rockport Mass
By Reynolds Beal
Located in Stamford, CT
A fine impressionist oil on canvas by the well celebrated Reynolds Beal. Dated 1928 on verso and
Category
Early 20th Century American American Classical Paintings
Materials
Canvas
American Impressionist Paul Cornoyer, "Bearksin Neck, Rockport"
By Paul Cornoyer
Located in Rockport, MA
studying at the St. Louis School of Fine Arts under Halsey C. Ives, he began his artistic journey painting
Category
20th Century American Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
"Fall Landscape", William Lester Stevens: Rockport born artist
By William Lester Stevens
Located in Rockport, MA
Hibbard and Harry Vincent.
Until the 1940’s, Stevens remained in Rockport and the Cape Ann area, painting
Category
20th Century American Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
"Winter Road" - Historic Rockport Artist, Landscape, Winter Season
By William Lester Stevens
Located in Rockport, MA
Harry Vincent.
Until the 1940’s, Stevens remained in Rockport and the Cape Ann area, painting, teaching
Category
20th Century American Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
"Dismantled Boat" Anthony Thieme, Cape Ann Impressionism, Gloucester, Rockport
By Anthony Thieme
Located in New York, NY
Anthony Thieme
Dismantled Boat
Signed lower right
Oil on canvas
30 x 25 inches
Anthony Thieme was
Category
Early 20th Century American Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
"Rainy Day" Emile Gruppe, Cape Ann, Rockport, Gloucester, Impressionist
By Emile Gruppe
Located in New York, NY
career that lasted 60 years. At his peak, he was completing almost 200 oil paintings a year. Yet he has
Category
Mid-20th Century Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Harbor Dawn, Rockport, Impressionism , Seascape, Framed, Texas Gulf Coast
Located in Houston, TX
seen in many of Virginia Vaughan's paintings.
Rockport is a city on the coast of Texas. It's home to
Category
2010s American Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
'Breaking Waves, Pacific Grove, Monterey', Carmel, Rockport Art Association
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
she encouraged his passion for painting from an early age. He later studied oil painting under Robert
Category
Early 2000s Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Board
H 12 in W 16 in D 0.13 in
“Mending Nets”, Rockport, MA, bearskin neck Seascape of Fishermen working
Located in Rockport, MA
Painting is 13x16 inches w/o frame
"Mending Nets" is a Rockport, Massachusetts marine seascape of
Category
Mid-20th Century American Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
H 13 in W 16 in D 2 in
'Cape Ann Harbor', Woman Artist, Massachusetts, Rockport, Gloucester, LACMA
By Nell Walker Warner
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Gloucester and Rockport in a relaxed Post-Impressionist style. The present painting is an excellent example
Category
1920s Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
H 16.25 in W 20.25 in D 0.75 in
"Drying the Sails" Emile Gruppe, Cape Ann, Rockport, Gloucester, Impressionist
By Emile Gruppe
Located in New York, NY
career that lasted 60 years. At his peak, he was completing almost 200 oil paintings a year. Yet he has
Category
Mid-20th Century Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Before That Harvey (Hurricane 2017) Impressionism Rockport Texas Gulf Coast
Located in Houston, TX
....Vaughan has an Impressionistic Style as seen in many of Virginia Vaughan's Texas paintings. She is know
Category
2010s American Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Rockport Street Scene (Horse and Cart)" by Anthony Thieme, Landscape Painter
By Anthony Thieme
Located in Rockport, MA
Anthony Thieme was a landscape and marine painter and a major figure of the Rockport School of
Category
20th Century American Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
Sunday Morning, 1950s by Joshua Tolford, First Baptist Church, Rockport, MA
By Joshua Tolford
Located in Grand Rapids, MI
", circa 1950s
First Baptist Church, Rockport, Massachusetts
Oil on Canvas
16" x 20"
Housed in a 3
Category
Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"King Street, Rockport" grand street scene by master Impressionist Emile Gruppe
By Emile Gruppe
Located in Rockport, MA
Captivating Rockport Street Scene by Master Emile Gruppe, Renowned Artist of the Cape Ann School
Category
Mid-20th Century American Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
"Main Street, Rockport, Cape Ann, " Anthony Thieme, Summer Street Scene Landscape
By Anthony Thieme
Located in New York, NY
Anthony Thieme (1888 - 1954)
Main Street, Rockport
Oil on canvas
25 x 30 inches
Signed lower right
Category
Early 20th Century American Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Before Harvey (Before That Harvey) Impressionism Rockport Texas Gulf Coast Sea
Located in Houston, TX
animal, Texas missions and Gulf Coast paintings. This Painting is of the Gulf Coast town of Rockport
Category
2010s American Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Green Pears in a Purple Bowl -Still Life in Oil on Masonite
Located in Soquel, CA
Color, Northlight Books, 1998
The Best of Flower Painting, Northlight Books 1997
The Best of Oil
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Masonite, Oil
H 11 in W 10.5 in D 0.13 in
"Other Side of Town (Leading to Pigeon Cove), " Anthony Thieme, Rockport Cape Ann
By Anthony Thieme
Located in New York, NY
Anthony Thieme (1888 - 1954)
Other Side of Town (Leading to Pigeon Cove)
Oil on canvas
30 x 36
Category
Early 20th Century American Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Daydream (WPA Era Oil Painting on Canvas)
Located in New Orleans, LA
other characters in this moody, quiet, lovely scene? Not only a wonderful painting, but really captures
Category
Early 20th Century American Realist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
"Quarry Men, " Striking Art Deco-WPA Depiction of 1930s Laborers, Rockport
By Iver Rose
Located in Philadelphia, PA
later moving to Rockport. This painting is oil on paper; dimensions include frame.
Category
Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Paintings
Materials
Paint
Joseph Margulies, Portrait of a Girl Oil Painting
By Joseph Margulies
Located in Larchmont, NY
Joseph Margulies (American, 1896-1984)
Untitled (Portrait of a Girl), 20th Century
Oil on canvas
Category
20th Century American Realist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
H 37 in W 32 in D 2 in
Section 30 - Landscape Painting, Original Oil on Canvas
By Don Pollack
Located in Chicago, IL
relationship between personal mythologies and representation in painting and how it may simultaneously give
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
American Impressionist Salmagundi Club Artist Oil Painting Antonio Cirino
By Antonio Cirino
Located in Chesterfield, NJ
Here is a very beautiful and unique painting on paper panel by Antonio Cirino . The painting is is
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
Antonio Cirino American Impressionist Salmagundi Club Artist Oil Painting Antonio Cirino, circa 1944
H 9.5 in W 11.5 in D 0.75 in
Seated Figurative / Ocean Path Landscape - Double Sided Oil Painting
Located in Soquel, CA
Wonderful double-sided oil painting of the artist Jane Voitel Mellin reading a book and also a
Category
1990s American Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Pink Table" contemporary still life oil painting
By Kelly Carmody
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
"Pink Table" is a contemporary still life oil painting. An impressionist and textural still life
Category
2010s Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Linen, Oil
"Wildflower" contemporary oil painting, still life, interior
By Kelly Carmody
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
Salmagundi Club. In 2019 She won the Newcomb Award for Traditional Painting at the Rockport Art Association
Category
2010s Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Linen, Canvas, Oil
"Reading" contemporary oil painting of woman with book, painterly stylized
By Kelly Carmody
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
"Reading" is a painterly contemporary oil painting of woman with a book. A timeless image.
Framed
Category
2010s Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Linen, Canvas, Oil
Living Dangerously, Original Oil Painting, Large Scale Fictional Book Cover
By Don Pollack
Located in Chicago, IL
into the ruins,
I adopt a strategy combining editorial cartooning, oil painting and graphic design. I
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Battle For Yellowstone, Original Oil Painting of Oversized Fictional Bookcover
By Don Pollack
Located in Chicago, IL
combining editorial cartooning, oil painting and graphic design. I
am attracted to those handsome
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Judaica Rabbi Portrait Oil Painting American WPA Abstract Expressionist Artist
By Morris Shulman
Located in Surfside, FL
Coast Artists, Rockport, ME, 1963
“New Images Exhib.,” Richard Feigen Gallery., NYC, 1964;
“Painting
Category
1940s American Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
Encaustic, Oil, Board
Holocaust Memorial Oil Painting Judaica Rabbi Composed of Figures Artists Frame
By Maurice Newman
Located in Surfside, FL
sculpture-abstraction, impressionist landscape painting, diorama.
Born in Lithuania, Maurice Newman settled
Category
1960s American Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
American Impressionist Artist Charles Curtis Allen NA Two Trees Oil painting
By Charles Curtis Allen
Located in Chesterfield, NJ
Two Trees
oil/board, image is 11.13 x 15.13 unframed, could benefit from a cleaning. In as
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
Antique American Snowy New England Winter Horse Farm Landscape Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American impressionist seascape signed oil painting. Oil on canvas. Signed. Framed
Category
1890s Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Antique American Snowy New England Winter Horse Farm Landscape Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American impressionist seascape signed oil painting. Oil on canvas. Signed. Framed
Category
1890s Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Last Ray of Sun", Seascape, Fishing Boats, Cape Ann Cove, Colorful Oil Painting
By Antonio Cirino
Located in Rockport, MA
Rockport, Massachusetts. Strong color, classic sought after subject matter. Oil painting on board is 10x12
Category
Mid-20th Century American Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
Oil on Board Painting Connecticut Scene
By Leon Kroll 1
Located in Sheffield, MA
Attributed to Leon Kroll oil on wood board painting of a Connecticut scene. The small but well done
Category
Early 20th Century American Modern Paintings
Materials
Wood
New England Town Scene Oil Painting by listed artist Emile Gruppe (1896-1978)
Located in Baltimore, MD
League in New York, the National Academy of Design and in Paris. His scenes of Gloucester and Rockport
Category
1930s Post-Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
Post Impressionist Oil Painting Still Life with Fruit William Meyerowitz WPA Art
By William Meyerowitz
Located in Surfside, FL
William Meyerowitz (1887 - 1981)
Oil painting on canvas
Depicting a still life scene with fruit
Category
1930s American Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Original Modernist Oil Stick Pigment Painting by Aaron Fink, Cherry. Pop Art
By Aaron Fink
Located in Surfside, FL
divides his time between Boston and Rockport, Massachusetts.
S E L E C T E D C O L L E C T I O N S
Category
1980s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil Pastel, Mixed Media, Pigment
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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.)
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.
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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. - 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.
- Can you use oil paint on wood?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertFebruary 22, 2021You can use oil paint on wood as long as you prep the wood first. The first thing you should do is seal the wood with a primer. Ideally, paint two coats of sealer onto the wood so that the paint doesn't cause the wood to rot over time.
- 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022The largest oil painting in the world is in the main hall of the Doge's Palace located in Venice, Italy. Its name is Il Paradiso. Tintoretto painted it around 1592, and it measures 22 meters by 7 meters. Shop a large collection of oil paintings 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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Oils typically command higher prices than acrylic paintings, because they generally require more skill.
- Lilac Gallery Ltd.March 18, 2021The cost of an original oil painting has a very wide range. For emerging new artist could be in the lower end, ranging from the $500 to $10,000 depending on the size and subject matter, for the mid-career artists who are already established, their prices range in the thousands and hundreds of thousands of dollars and lastly the original oil painting art of very established and popular artists that could have auction records in the millions of dollars. In this category are some of the well known examples of the old master paintings and other contemporary artworks.
- 1stDibs ExpertMarch 13, 2024The name of the first artist to use oil paints isn't known. However, historians have traced the use of oils back to 7th-century Afghanistan. There, Buddhist artists used oil paintings to produce religious artworks. One of the first artists to be famous for their use of oil paints was Jan van Eyck, a Flemish artist who was active from 1422 to 1441. On 1stDibs, shop a collection of oil paintings.
- 1stDibs ExpertJune 15, 2023To identify an artist's oil painting signature, you can try photographing it with your smartphone and then conducting a reverse image search using a trusted search engine. You can also search for the name and consult trusted online resources to learn more about the artist. If these methods don't result in a successful identification, a certified art appraiser or art dealer may be able to assist you. Shop a range of oil paintings from some of the world’s top galleries on 1stDibs.
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