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Large Antique German Oil Canvas Hermann Frobenius Pre-Raphaelite Painting 1900
Located in Portland, OR
A Large and impressive antique oil on canvas Pre-Raphaelite painting by the German artist, Hermann
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Early 1900s Pre-Raphaelite Oil Painting Antique Pre 1900 Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Antique English Oil Painting 'The Knight Errant' Pre-Raphaelite Nude & Knight
By John Everett Millais
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Knight Errant English School, circa 1900 after the painting by John Everett Millais (1829-1896
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Early 20th Century Pre-Raphaelite Oil Painting Antique Pre 1900 Paintings

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Oil

Portrait of a Young Lady in Yellow - French 1900 Victorian art oil painting
Located in London, GB
This stunning French Victorian portrait oil painting is by noted exhibited female artist Jeanne
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Early 1900s Realist Oil Painting Antique Pre 1900 Paintings

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Oil

Portrait of a Girl Holding Wool - British Edwardian female portrait oil painting
Located in London, GB
This beautiful British Edwardian portrait oil painting is by noted and much exhibited female artist
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Early 1900s Pre-Raphaelite Oil Painting Antique Pre 1900 Paintings

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Oil

Portrait of a Young Girl in a White Dress - British Edwardian art oil painting
By Robert Edward Morrison
Located in London, GB
This lovely British Edwardian portrait oil painting is by noted Liverpool artist Robert Edward
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Early 1900s Pre-Raphaelite Oil Painting Antique Pre 1900 Paintings

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Oil

Pre-Raphaelite Beauty - Victorian art nude oil portrait - British female artist
By Sara Wells Page
Located in London, GB
Painted by Sara Wells Page this is a large stunning half-length Pre-Raphaelite portrait oil
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Early 1900s Victorian Oil Painting Antique Pre 1900 Paintings

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Oil

Study of the Violinist for Holy Motherhood, pre-raphaelite, newlyn school, Oil
By Thomas Cooper Gotch
Located in London, GB
Thomas Cooper Gotch 1854 – 1931 Study of Violinist for Holy Motherhood Oil on canvas, on board
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Early 1900s Aesthetic Movement Oil Painting Antique Pre 1900 Paintings

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Oil

Antique English Pre-Raphaelite Oil Portrait of a Young Woman in Pensive Thought
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Medium: oil on board, framed within an antique 'Florentine' gilt frame. actual painting: 5 x 3.75
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19th Century Pre-Raphaelite Oil Painting Antique Pre 1900 Paintings

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Oil

Portrait of a Young Lady in a Yellow Dress - British Victorian art oil painting
By Sir William Blake Richmond
Located in London, GB
This lovely British Victorian Pre-Raphaelite portrait oil painting is by Royal Academy artist Sir
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Early 1900s Impressionist Oil Painting Antique Pre 1900 Paintings

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Oil

Salvation, circa 1900 signed E HARRISON Large 19th Century Pre-Raphaelite
Located in Blackwater, GB
Salvation, circa 1900 signed E HARRISON Large 19th Century Classical Pre-Raphaelite scene of
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19th Century Oil Painting Antique Pre 1900 Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

19th Century river landscape oil painting of figures crossing stepping stones
By Robert John Hammond
Located in Moreton-In-Marsh, Gloucestershire
Robert John Hammond British, (1853-1911) Stepping Stones Oil on canvas, signed & dated 1900 Image
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19th Century Victorian Oil Painting Antique Pre 1900 Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

19th Century landscape oil painting of figures picking flowers at a river bank
By Robert John Hammond
Located in Moreton-In-Marsh, Gloucestershire
Robert John Hammond British, (1853-1911) Picking Flowers Oil on canvas, signed & dated 1900 Image
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19th Century Victorian Oil Painting Antique Pre 1900 Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

OIL PAINTING Manner of PETHER British School 19th Century Fine Quality Piece
By Abraham Pether
Located in Ferndown, GB
: Painting is in a beautiful pre 1900,s Gold gilt frame in Good condition. GALLERY IF YOU WISH TO VISIT THE
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Mid-19th Century Realist Oil Painting Antique Pre 1900 Paintings

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Oil

Vaches dans un pré
By Willem Maris
Located in Barbizon, FR
(Exposition Universelle), winning a silver medal; in 1900, he also took part in the Exposition Universelle as
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19th Century Impressionist Oil Painting Antique Pre 1900 Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Vaches dans un pré
Vaches dans un pré
H 10.63 in W 14.77 in D 0.4 in
Antique Oil on Canvas Painting Showing Emotional Clown / Mime Masks by I. Weyts
Located in Lisse, NL
Marvellous and good size work of theater art. In the pre-television and pre-movie Arts and Crafts
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Early 20th Century Belgian Arts and Crafts Oil Painting Antique Pre 1900 Paintings

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Velvet, Wood, Paint, Canvas

Sunset - Venice 1902 - Post Impressionist Landscape Oil by Joseph Clavel
By Marie Joseph Léon Clavel
Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire
Signed, dated and inscribed oil on canvas landscape by French pre-impressionist painter Marie
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Early 1900s Impressionist Oil Painting Antique Pre 1900 Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

The Harvesters - Post Impressionist Figures in Landscape Oil by Charles Frechon
Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire
Signed figures in landscape oil on canvas by French post impressionist painter Charles Frechon. The
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Early 1900s Post-Impressionist Oil Painting Antique Pre 1900 Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

Queen Æthelflæd, Lady of the Mercians (870-918), circa 1900 signed P MOORE Lar
Located in Blackwater, GB
English Pre-Raphaelite Arts & Crafts depiction of Queen Æthelflæd, daughter of Alfred the Great, oil on
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19th Century Oil Painting Antique Pre 1900 Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Rêverie
By Albert Lynch
Located in Paris, FR
Albert LYNCH (1851-1936) French "Rêverie" Oil on canvas Signed lower left Canvas: 43 1/4" high x
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19th Century Pre-Raphaelite Oil Painting Antique Pre 1900 Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Rêverie
Rêverie
H 49.61 in W 30.71 in D 5.91 in
A Thoughtful Moment
By Daniel Ridgway Knight
Located in Missouri, MO
Daniel Ridgway Knight "A Thoughtful Moment" Oil on Panel Signed Lower Left "Ridgway Knight, Paris
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Late 19th Century Abstract Impressionist Oil Painting Antique Pre 1900 Paintings

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Panel, Oil

Huge 1920's British Portrait of Young Girl in Interior Signed & Dated Oil Paint
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
1900 to 1913 where his paintings received highly favorable reviews. His work also was shown at the Tate
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Early 20th Century Impressionist Oil Painting Antique Pre 1900 Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

"La Fiesta", 19th Century Oil on Canvas by Spanish Artsit José García y Ramos
Located in Madrid, ES
" (lower left) oil on wood panel 11-1/4 x 7 inches (28.5 x 17.8 cm.) unframed PROVENANCE Spanish Collector
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1870s Realist Oil Painting Antique Pre 1900 Paintings

Materials

Wood Panel, Oil

Riders and Bedouins walking on a path near a cliff, Oil on panel by Honoré BOZE
Located in Gent, VOV
Cavaliers et bédouins marchants sur un chemin près d’une falaise. (panneau 32 *20 cm) Honoré Boze
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19th Century Oil Painting Antique Pre 1900 Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Follow the Leader
By Joseph Witham
Located in Costa Mesa, CA
, LEADER, signals the fleet to follow, using the pre-1900 commercial code signals "l w c". She has waited
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1890s Other Art Style Oil Painting Antique Pre 1900 Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Working in the Hayfields
Located in St. Albans, GB
) Exhibition Period 1900 – 1930 Harry Pennell (1879-1934) was a British artist and illustrator who was best
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Early 1900s Victorian Oil Painting Antique Pre 1900 Paintings

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Oil

Three horses and a Foal
By Wright Barker
Located in St. Albans, GB
117cm) Oil on Canvas Free Shipping Exhibited : 1885 - 1935 He was a figure and animal painter who was
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Early 1900s Victorian Oil Painting Antique Pre 1900 Paintings

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Oil

Jamey - A Brindle Scottie Terrier
By Wright Barker
Located in St. Albans, GB
painted ‘Roman Maidens’, in a Pre-Raphaelite style, and large portraits, mainly on very large canvases. He
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Early 1900s Victorian Oil Painting Antique Pre 1900 Paintings

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Oil

Jamey - A  Brindle Scottie Terrier
Jamey - A  Brindle Scottie Terrier
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H 20 in W 26 in D 4 in
The woman with the peacock
By Jules Pierre van Biesbroeck
Located in Roma, RM
Artist: Jules Van Biesbroeck Title: Woman with the peacock Medium: Oil on canvas Signature
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Early 1900s Symbolist Oil Painting Antique Pre 1900 Paintings

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Oil

Antique Portrait of a Bulldog: "Big Ben" by Arthur Wardle (England, 1864-1949)
By Arthur Wardle
Located in SANTA FE, NM
his generation. He became very popular with the public for his oil paintings of dogs, particularly
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Early 1900s Realist Oil Painting Antique Pre 1900 Paintings

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Acrylic, Pastel, Laid Paper

The Courtship, Success Magazine Cover
By Joseph Christian Leyendecker
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Oil on Canvas Signature: Signed Lower Left Sight Size 22.00" x 15.50", Framed 31.00" x
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Early 1900s Oil Painting Antique Pre 1900 Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Which One? Saturday Evening Post Cover
By Joseph Christian Leyendecker
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Oil on Canvas Signature: Signed Lower Right Sight Size 28.00" x 24.00", Framed 30.00" x
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Early 1900s Oil Painting Antique Pre 1900 Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

The Drummer Boy
Located in St. Albans, GB
idea of young boys marching into battle was loved by the Victorians, and several romanticised paintings
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1890s Victorian Oil Painting Antique Pre 1900 Paintings

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Oil

The Founding Of Durham by Saint Cuthbert, Patron Saint Of Northumbria, 1902
Located in Blackwater, GB
founding of Durham by Saint Cuthbert, oil on canvas by Robert Spence. Excellent quality and grand scale pre
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19th Century Oil Painting Antique Pre 1900 Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Civil War Battle Showing Union Troops in Battle
Located in Saratoga Springs, NY
subjects. Unlike many of his peers who painted faces on pre-painted bodies, he did the faces first and the
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Late 19th Century Oil Painting Antique Pre 1900 Paintings

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Oil

Abstract Composition
Located in Los Angeles, CA
(1900-1983) Thilo Maatsch has an epiphany at age 16 when, having been taken to Berlin’s prestigious
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1920s Abstract Oil Painting Antique Pre 1900 Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Saint-Malo, Brittany
By William Stanley Haseltine
Located in New York, NY
. During these years he witnessed the growth and decline of American landscape painting, the new concept of
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19th Century American Realist Oil Painting Antique Pre 1900 Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Child Playing with Toy Birds and Doll - School of Jessie Willcox Smith
Located in Miami, FL
paintings and invariably put "artist" when asked to give her occupation. She painted in oil on canvas; made
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1910s Oil Painting Antique Pre 1900 Paintings

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Charcoal, Pastel, Mixed Media, Watercolor

Portrait of a Young Woman, James Hayllar
By James Hayllar
Located in Banner Elk, NC
' lower left Oil on Artist's Board Painter of genre, portraits and landscapes. Born in Chichester
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1880s Great Britain (UK) Oil Painting Antique Pre 1900 Paintings

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Canvas

Fishing Boats & Fishermen on Beer Beach, East Devon. A Very Fine Watercolor.
Located in Sutton Poyntz, Dorset
Frederick Williamson. English ( b.1835 - d.1900 ). Fishing Boats & Fishermen on Beer Beach, East
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Mid-19th Century Victorian Oil Painting Antique Pre 1900 Paintings

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Paper, Watercolor

Herbert Davis Richter, Pair of Arts & Crafts Oak Pictures in the Original Frames
By H.D. Richter
Located in London, GB
Herbert Davis Richter. 'Greetings'. A Pen and ink wash painting, and 'Christmas wishes
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Early 1900s English Arts and Crafts Oil Painting Antique Pre 1900 Paintings

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Abalone, Mother-of-Pearl, Fruitwood, Oak

Adam and the Serpent, Giovan Battista Crema 19th Century Oil Italian Painting
By Giovanni Battista Crema
Located in Rome, Italy
in drawing, his parents enrolled him from 1897 to 1899 in the painting lessons of Angelo Longanesi
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Early 1900s Italian Oil Painting Antique Pre 1900 Paintings

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Paper

Welsh Coastal Painting by B.W. Leader
By Benjamin Williams Leader
Located in Alexandria, VA
, signed: "B.W. Leader" lower left and dated: "1900". Painting: 12 x 18 in (31.1 x 45.7 cm). Frame
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Early 1900s English Oil Painting Antique Pre 1900 Paintings

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Canvas

Welsh Coastal Painting by B.W. Leader
Welsh Coastal Painting by B.W. Leader
H 20.25 in W 26 in D 3 in
Female nude, titled "Ophelia at the Water's Edge"
Located in Washington, DC
settled in Berlin. In Berlin, Ewerbeck concentrated on painting in oil, often depicting figures
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Late 19th Century Pre-Raphaelite Oil Painting Antique Pre 1900 Paintings

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Oil

Harry Robert Mileham, Portrait of Gabrielle Mileham Artists Niece
By Harry Robert Mileham
Located in By, GB
A charming Late Victorian oil on canvas of a girl holding a kitten. Signed with monogram and dated
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Early 1900s English Pre-Raphaelite Oil Painting Antique Pre 1900 Paintings

"Biskra in 1885", Oil on Canvas Signed Lower Left Eugene Girardet, 1853-1907
By Eugene Alexis Girardet
Located in Paris, FR
"Biskra in 1885", oil on canvas signed lower left Eugene Girardet. Eugène Alexis Girardet (31 May
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Late 19th Century French Pre-Raphaelite Oil Painting Antique Pre 1900 Paintings

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Canvas

Palm Springs
By Lockwood de Forest
Located in Santa Barbara, CA
Palm Springs: Pre Rat Pack (in fact, before the city of “Palm Springs”)... Presenting a plein
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Early 1900s American Realist Oil Painting Antique Pre 1900 Paintings

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Archival Paper, Oil

Transitional Steamship Anapa
By Antonio Jacobsen
Located in Stonington, CT
sailed until 1920. This is a fine example of Jacobsen's pre-1900 work, and interestingly the only
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1890s Realist Oil Painting Antique Pre 1900 Paintings

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Oil

"Study of Landscape With Cliff and Trees" Graphite/Paper American PreRaphaelite
By John Henry Hill
Located in Dallas, TX
HILL (1839–1922) American Pre-Raphaelite By Amy Spencer Working in watercolor, gouache, oil, and
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Late 19th Century Oil Painting Antique Pre 1900 Paintings

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Paper, Graphite

c.1900 Oil - Pre-Raphaelite Woman
Located in Corsham, GB
This fine oil study depicts a woman in a long gown holding a basket of flowers which match the ones
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Early 20th Century Oil Painting Antique Pre 1900 Paintings

Materials

Oil

Guibourg pres de Dinan - Impressionist Landscape Oil by Antoine Guillemet
By Jean-Baptiste-Antoine Guillemet
Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire
Signed figure in landscape oil on panel circa 1890 by French impressionist painter Jean Baptiste
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Early 1900s Impressionist Oil Painting Antique Pre 1900 Paintings

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Oil, Panel

Flora - 19th Century Oil Painting of English Society Beauty as Roman Goddess
By Ralph Peacock
Located in Gerrards Cross, GB
with the Pre-Raphaelite movement and also featured in paintings by both John William Waterhouse and
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1890s Pre-Raphaelite Oil Painting Antique Pre 1900 Paintings

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Oil

18th Century Oil Painting Marine Seascape by Peter Monamy
By Peter Monamy
Located in London, GB
Peter MONAMY (1681-1749, English) After the Storm c. 1740 Oil on canvas Framed in a carved and
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Mid-18th Century Old Masters Oil Painting Antique Pre 1900 Paintings

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Oil

Antique Oil Painting of St. Mary's Church, Beverley, England
Located in Dallas, TX
side), the subject of this antique (pre-1916) oil painting is the St Mary’s Church in Beverley, England
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Early 1900s English Oil Painting Antique Pre 1900 Paintings

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Giltwood, Paint, Canvas, Wood

Mother & Child with Poppy - Mid 19th Century PreRaphaelite Oil Painting - 1862
By Frederick Richard Pickersgill
Located in Gerrards Cross, GB
This is a large fine mid-19th century Pre Raphaelite oil on canvas depicting a ‘Mother and Child
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1860s Victorian Oil Painting Antique Pre 1900 Paintings

Materials

Oil

'View of Venice, Santa Maria della Salute' oil on canvas circa 1900
Located in Frome, Somerset
A superb oil on canvas by John Macwhirter R.A. (1839-1911) . A view of Venice from the Lagoon
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1890s Romantic Oil Painting Antique Pre 1900 Paintings

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Oil

The Ford - Large 19th Century Oil Painting - John Linnell - Victorian Landscape
By John Linnell (b.1792)
Located in Gerrards Cross, GB
. Conservation: The oil paintings we sell are where necessary cleaned and restored by John Malcolm of Fine Art
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19th Century Victorian Oil Painting Antique Pre 1900 Paintings

Materials

Oil

Woman in the Nature - Oil on Panel by E. Gioja - Early 1900
By Edoardo Gioja
Located in Roma, IT
Gioja in the first years of the XX Century. Original oil painting on panel. Hand-signed on the lower
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Early 20th Century Oil Painting Antique Pre 1900 Paintings

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Oil, Panel

Oil Painting Portrait of Lord Edward Grenfell, 1st Baron St Just (1870-1941)
By Oswald Birley
Located in London, GB
Just (1870-1941) 1922 Oil on canvas Framed 57 x 47 inches Provenance: Grenfell family’s private
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Early 20th Century Victorian Oil Painting Antique Pre 1900 Paintings

Materials

Oil

Pres du basin - a nuit - Impressionist Oil, Figure in Landscape by P A Laurens
By Paul Albert Laurens
Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire
A beautiful oil on canvas circa 1910 by French painter Paul-Albert Laurens depicting an elegant
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1910s Impressionist Oil Painting Antique Pre 1900 Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Leopold Schmutzler ‘Im Boudoir’, Oil on Canvas, Signed, circa 1900
Located in EL Waalre, NL
Leopold Schmutzler (1864-1940) ‘Im Boudoir’, oil on canvas, signed, circa 1900 (belle Epoque
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Early 20th Century German Rococo Revival Oil Painting Antique Pre 1900 Paintings

Materials

Paint

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