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19th Century Italian School Oil Painting "Ruins on a Hillside"
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
19th century Italian school oil painting "Ruins on a Hillside". Unsigned. Oil on canvas, laid down
Category
Antique 19th Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas
Ancient Highway, trompe l'oiel, oil painting, ruins, road, western landscape
Located in Santa Fe, NM
Ancient Highway, trompe l'oiel, oil painting, ruins, road, western landscape
Helen Stanley’s
Category
1990s Contemporary Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
Ruins, Painting, Oil on Other
By Richard Szkutnik
Located in Yardley, PA
original en plein air oil on panel :: Painting :: Impressionist :: This piece comes with an
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Paintings
Materials
Oil
Rocks and ruins, Painting, Oil on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
Oil on canvas plain air painting of beach rocks and ruins :: Painting :: Impressionist :: This
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Paintings
Materials
Oil
Palmyra Ancient Ruins Syria Landscape Original Oil Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Palmyra, ancient ruins
by Geza Somerset-Paddon (British 20th century)
dated 1997
oil painting on
Category
20th Century Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
313 Ruins in Pompeii, Painting, Oil on Canvas
By Anne B Schwartz
Located in Yardley, PA
This white abstract is full of different colors of white oil paint with little bits of various
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Yesterday's, Surrealist Horse Rider, Architectural Ruins Modernist Oil Painting
By Samuel Brecher
Located in Surfside, FL
American artist Samuel Brecher (active NY, 1897-1982) Oil on Canvas, Signed lower right ‘S. Brecher
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Ribbons and Ruins", Contemporary, Abstract, Oil Painting, on Canvas, Framed
By Nancy Newman Rice
Located in St. Louis, MO
. Louis, MO
Barnes Hospital, St. Louis, MO
"Ribbons and Ruins", Contemporary, Abstract, Oil Painting, on
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Wood, Oil
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H 20 in W 20 in D 2 in
Antique Scottish Oil Painting Castle Ruins Overlooking Majestic Highland Loch
By Francis E. Jamieson
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist/ School: F. E. Jamieson, British 1895-1950
Title: The Ancient Ruins over the Highland Loch
Category
Early 20th Century Victorian Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
H 25.5 in W 35.5 in D 1 in
Elgin Cathedral Ruins - Scottish 19thC art architectural landscape oil painting
By David Roberts
Located in London, GB
painting. Painted in 1848 it is the ruins at Elgin cathedral, a historic ruin in Elgin, Moray, north-east
Category
1840s Realist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
Metropolis Past Ruins - Originla oil on canvas painting by Catherine Colosimo
By Catherine Colosimo
Located in Montreal, Quebec
- Comes with a certificate of authenticity
- Signed by the artist Catherine Colosimo
- Comes with a high quality frame.
Category
2010s Other Art Style Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Antique Florence Italy Impressionist Ruins Nicely Framed Cityscape Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American impressionist seascape signed oil painting. Oil on board. Signed. Framed
Category
1940s Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
H 17 in W 20 in D 2 in
Ancient Ruins - Oil Painting by Vinzenz Fischer - Late 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
century.
Mixed colored oil painting on canvas.
This beautiful artwork represents a landscape with
Category
Late 18th Century Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
H 16.93 in W 26.78 in D 0.2 in
Large Antique German Oil Painting Castle Ruins Twilight Landscape Gilt framed
By Continental School
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Castle ruins in a windswept landscape
Late 19th Century German School
oil on panel, framed
framed
Category
19th Century Victorian Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
Gardeners Among the Ruins Oil Painting on Canvas
Located in New York, NY
Vintage (20th Century) genre painting capturing figures working in a garden, where two noblemen are
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas
Gardeners Among the Ruins Oil Painting on Canvas
Located in New York, NY
Vintage (20th Century) genre painting capturing figures working in a garden, where two noblemen are
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas
Pair of 19th Century Shepherd & Shepherdess Amongst Ancient Ruins Oil Paintings
Located in San Francisco, CA
Pair of 19th Century Shepherd & Shepherdess Amongst Ancient Ruins Oil Paintings
Original oil on
Category
Late 19th Century Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Adolf Tièche (1877 - 1957) Ruins Surlej Silvaplana Switzerland Oil Painting 1923
By Adolf Tièche
Located in Meinisberg, CH
Silvaplana, 1923
(Lake of Silvaplana – The Ruins of Surlej by Silvaplana, 1923)
• Oil on canvas ca. 75 x 99
Category
1920s Expressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
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H 35.04 in W 44.49 in D 1.58 in
Ruins
By Mark Kostabi
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Mark Kostabi, American (1960 - )
Title: Ruins
Year: 1989
Medium: Oil on canvas, signed
Category
1980s Surrealist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
French Post Impressionist Signed Oil Painting Sunset Old Chateau Ruins Landscape
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The French Landscape
by Michel Kritz (French 1925-1994)
signed oil on canvas, unframed
canvas: 15
Category
Mid-20th Century Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Painting 19th Century Landscape Antique Ruins
By Alfred August Felix Bachman
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
BACHMANN Alfred Félix August (1863-1956)
Walking by the Antique Ruins
Oil on canvas signed low
Category
Late 19th Century Academic Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
H 31.89 in W 36.23 in D 3.94 in
Vintage Palladian Oil Painting Classical Roman Ruins, 20th Century
Located in London, GB
This is a beautiful oil painting in the Palladian style featuring a classical scene of Roman ruins
Category
Vintage 1970s Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Giltwood
Landscape with Ruins and Figures - British 18thC Old Master art oil painting
By Richard Wilson
Located in London, GB
This superb British 18th century Old Master oil painting is attributed to circle of noted landscape
Category
1750s Old Masters Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
Large 19th Century Scottish Oil Painting Sea Loch Mountains Castle Ruins Figures
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Admiring the View
Scottish School, circa 1850
oil painting on canvas laid over board
framed size
Category
Mid-19th Century Victorian Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
Fine 18th Century Dutch Old Master Oil Painting Cattle & Sheep Ancient Ruins
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Pastoral Landscape
Dutch Old Master, 18th century
oil on canvas, unframed
canvas: 12 x 10 inches
Category
18th Century Old Masters Animal Paintings
Materials
Oil
FLOWERS AND RUINS - Italian School - Still Life Oil on Canvas Painting
By Vittorio Landi
Located in Napoli, IT
Flowers and Ruins -Vittorio Landi Italia 2003 - Oil on canvas cm. 70 x 70.
Vittorio Landi reveals
Category
Early 2000s Italian School Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
O. Danqueis - Continental School 1973 Oil, Mediterranean Ruins
Located in Corsham, GB
This charming oil study depicts arched ruins in a Mediterranean landscape before the bright blue
Category
Mid-20th Century Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
H 21.26 in W 31.89 in
Travellers and Dogs in Landscape, Ruins on Right - Dutch Old Master oil painting
By Pieter Wouwerman
Located in London, GB
This lovely Dutch Old Master oil painting is attributed to artist Pieter Wouwerman. Painted circa
Category
Mid-17th Century Old Masters Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
Travellers near Ruins in a Landscape - Dutch Old Master art figural oil painting
By Pieter Wouwerman
Located in London, GB
This lovely Dutch Old Master oil painting is attributed to artist Pieter Wouwerman. Painted circa
Category
Mid-17th Century Old Masters Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
19th Century landscape oil painting of figures in a lane near Abbey ruins
By Edward Williams
Located in Moreton-In-Marsh, Gloucestershire
Edward Williams
British, (1781-1855)
The Old Abbey Ruins
Oil on canvas
Image size: 22.25 inches x
Category
19th Century Victorian Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
H 28.25 in W 36.75 in D 2.75 in
Painting 19th Century Marine ruins old master
By Alfred August Felix Bachman
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Oil on canvas signed Low Left
Frame gilded with leaves
Dim
Category
1890s Academic Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
H 36.23 in W 42.52 in D 3.94 in
Italian Grotto in Ruins Street Scene with Resting Family 18 Century Oil Painting
Located in Stockholm, SE
professionalism and mastery. Antique oil painting on wooden panel, framed.
Size app.: 35 x 24.5 cm cm (roughly
Category
Mid-18th Century Realist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Wood, Oil, Wood Panel
Georges De Sloovere, 1873 – 1970, Ruins in the Garden of Flowers, Oil painting
Located in Bruges, BE
"Ruins in the Garden of Flowers"
by De Sloovere Georges
Bruges, Belgium 1873 – 1970
Bruges School
Category
Early 20th Century Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
H 42.92 in W 36.23 in D 2.76 in
"Ruins of Athens, " 1960s Modern Abstract Painting
By Stanley Bate
Located in Westport, CT
This Modern Abstract Expressionist painting Stanley Bate features a deep, but colorful palette
Category
1960s Modern Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Pink Stone Pillar Building Ruins Contemporary French Impressionist Oil
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Stone Ruins
signed by Georges Bordonave (French contemporary)
dated 1954
oil painting on canvas
Category
Late 20th Century Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
No Reserve
H 20 in W 24 in
"Greek Ruins"
By Franklin D. Briscoe
Located in Lambertville, NJ
Signed Lower Right
Known for his marine, history, and portrait paintings, Franklin Briscoe was
Category
19th Century Hudson River School Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Classical Ruins
By William Louis Sonntag Sr. 1
Located in Miami, FL
William Louis Sonntag Sr. was an American Landscape painter and a member of the Hudson River School movement. He was an Academician of the National Academy of Design. His work is in ...
Category
1870s Old Masters Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
Small English Oil on Canvas “Ruins”
Located in Lambertville, NJ
English oil on canvases of a village scene with ruins and river. The painting has been re-scratched
Category
Antique 1850s English Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Giltwood
Oil on Canvas Figurative Landscape of People Viewing Ruins
Located in Fredericksburg, VA
This 19th Century painting shows middle eastern men viewing classical ruins. The one in the
Category
19th Century Other Art Style Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Fine 1700's Italian Old Master Oil Painting Hunting Dogs with Game, Roman Ruins
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Hunting Party
Medium: oil on canvas, framed
Framed: 22 x 26.5 inches
Painting: 18 x 23 inches
Category
Early 18th Century Baroque Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
Italian 19th Century Oil on Canvas Painting of Ruins and Figures
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A most attractive Italian 19th century oil on canvas painting of ruins and figures. The two figures
Category
Antique 19th Century Italian Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Giltwood
Italian 18th Century Oil on Canvas Painting of Ruins and Figures
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A sensational and large scaled Italian 18th century oil on canvas painting of ruins and figures
Category
Antique 18th Century Italian Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Giltwood
18th Century Oil on Canvas Italian Capriccio Painting of Architectural Ruins
Located in Los Angeles, CA
18th-century Italian capriccio painting. Mounted in a beveled gilt wood frame, the oil on canvas
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Italian George II Paintings
Materials
Canvas
H 25.5 in W 59 in D 3 in
18th Century, Italian Oil on Canvas Painting with Landscape with Ruins
Located in IT
18th century, Italian oil on canvas painting with landscape with ruins
Measures: only the canvas
Category
Antique 18th Century Italian Baroque Paintings
Materials
Canvas
H 44.89 in W 40.95 in D 1.97 in
Vintage Italian Capriccio Framed Oil on Canvas Painting of Landscape With Ruins
Located in Elkhart, IN
A gorgeous Grand Tour style framed oil painting of an Italian Capriccio landscape with ruins
Italy
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Grand Tour Paintings
Materials
Paint, Giltwood, Canvas
H 9.5 in W 9.5 in D 1 in
Vintage Italian Capriccio Framed Oil on Canvas Painting of Landscape With Ruins
Located in Elkhart, IN
A gorgeous Grand Tour style framed oil painting of an Italian Capriccio landscape with ruins
Italy
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Grand Tour Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Giltwood, Paint
H 9.5 in W 9.5 in D 1 in
W. W. Goddard 19th Century Painting of Castle Ruins
Located in San Francisco, CA
W.W. Goddard 19th Century Painting of Castle Ruins
Oil on canvas. A few past professional repairs
Category
Late 19th Century Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
H 19.75 in W 28 in D 2 in
Roman Ruins - Painting attr. to Francis Harding - 17th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Roman ruins is an original old master artwork realized realized by a follower of the artist
Category
17th Century Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Paint, Oil
H 59.85 in W 57.09 in D 0.32 in
Roman Ruins with Figures - Oil On Canvas by Giovanni Ghisolfi
By Giovanni Ghisolfi
Located in Roma, IT
the second half of the XVII century.
Oil painting on canvas.
Golden wood frame included.
Very
Category
Late 17th Century Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
H 23.23 in W 37.8 in D 0.91 in
Ruins with Figures
By Jasper Francis Cropsey
Located in New York, NY
Famed Hudson River School painter and architect.
Category
19th Century Hudson River School Landscape Paintings
Materials
Paper, Canvas, Oil
Post Impressionist/ Modernist; 'Hilly Landscape with Ruins' oil circa 1952
Located in Frome, Somerset
A fine mid 20thCentury Modernist/Post Impressionist Landscape circa 1952
oil on canvas 46cmx54cm
Category
1950s Post-Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
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H 23.23 in W 26.78 in D 2.37 in
Pair of Italian Capriccio Framed Oil on Canvas Paintings of Landscape With Ruins
Located in Elkhart, IN
A gorgeous pair of Grand Tour style framed oil paintings of an Italian Capriccio landscape with
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Grand Tour Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Giltwood, Paint
H 9.5 in W 9.5 in D 1 in
Figures Dancing Classical Ancient Ruins & Landscape Large Old Master Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Revelry in a Classical Landscape
Italian School, early 18th century (circa 1700)
oil painting on
Category
18th Century Old Masters Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
"Landscape With Sunlit Castle In Ruins" Oil Painting, Manner Of Sidney R. Percy
Located in Free Union, VA
A British oil on canvas landscape in the manner of, and possibly by, Sidney Richard Percy, (1821
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century English Romantic Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Paint
H 37.5 in W 43.5 in D 4.25 in
17th Century Landscapes with Ruins Giovanni Ghisolfi Capricci Oil on Canvas Blue
By Giovanni Ghisolfi
Located in Sanremo, IT
Veneto and Lombardy; paintings with ruins were often conceived en pendant, to be placed symmetrically at
Category
1680s Italian School Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
H 25.6 in W 35.44 in D 0.79 in
Pair of Italian Mid-18th Century Old Master Oil on Canvas Paintings of Ruins
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
paintings of ruins. Each painting displays wonderful perspectives, exceptional architectural detail and
Category
Antique 18th Century Italian Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Giltwood
H 37.25 in W 49.75 in D 2.25 in
18th Century, French Painting with Landscape with Ruins
Located in IT
; canvas cm L 142 x H 71
This painting depicting a landscape with architectural ruins was made in oil
Category
Antique Late 18th Century French Baroque Paintings
Materials
Canvas
oil painting architecture arabesque Mosaic Art, Painting, Oil on Canvas
By Esam Jlilati
Located in Yardley, PA
The Painting title: Arabesque Medium: oil color on hard board canvas Size: 18" x 12" hard board
Category
2010s Surrealist Paintings
Materials
Oil
H 14 in W 18 in D 0.5 in
Ruins Landscape Codazzi Paint Oil on canvas Old master 18th Century Roma Italy
By Niccolò Codazzi (Naples, 1642 - Genoa, 1693)
Located in Riva del Garda, IT
, 1693)
Pair of fantastic architectural whims with classical ruins and figures
Oils on canvas, cm. 47 x
Category
18th Century Old Masters Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
Landscape with Temple ruins and figures
Located in San Francisco, CA
Landscape with Temple ruins and figures
19th century
Possibly signed lower right
Oil on canvas
31 x
Category
19th Century Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
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- 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.)
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.
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- 1stDibs ExpertFebruary 13, 2024To identify an oil painting, look closely at its surface. Compared to other paintings, pieces produced in oils usually show off a variety of textures across the canvas, and the paint will appear layered on. If you're looking to determine the name, age or creator of a work, try snapping a photo with your smartphone’s camera and conducting a reverse image search online. Shop a diverse assortment of oil paintings on 1stDibs.
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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.
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On 1stdibs, oil paintings cost between $60 and $6,200,000.
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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.
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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.
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