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Venus Lamenting over the Death of Adonis

Venus Lamenting over the Death of Adonis

By Herman van Swanevelt

Located in Middletown, NY

c. 1654. Etching with engraving on thin laid paper with an early and large unidentified watermark with a sundial and a many-pointed star, and an unidentified collector's stamp in the...

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Mid-17th Century Old Masters Landscape Prints

Materials

Handmade Paper, Engraving, Etching

Fountains of Rome
Fountains of Rome

Fountains of Rome

By Giovan Battista Falda

Located in Middletown, NY

A charming scene with romping dogs and spectators watching the cascading water play a trick on an unsuspecting man who is sprayed as he descends the steps, as the fountain was design...

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Early 17th Century Old Masters Landscape Prints

Materials

Laid Paper, Engraving, Etching

Chateau de Verneuil

Chateau de Verneuil

By Matthäus Merian the Elder

Located in Middletown, NY

Engraving with hand coloring and heightening in watercolor on two leaves of expertly conjoined handmade laid paper, one leaf with a large watermark a feathered dragon, 7 1/4 x 11 1/4...

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Mid-17th Century Old Masters Landscape Prints

Materials

Watercolor, Handmade Paper, Engraving

Jan Six by Pierre François Basan, after Rembrandt
Jan Six by Pierre François Basan, after Rembrandt

Jan Six by Pierre François Basan, after Rembrandt

By (After) Rembrandt van Rijn

Located in Middletown, NY

Etching on thin laid paper laid down to mid-weight Japon paper, 9 5/8 x 7 9/16 inches (244 x 190 mm), narrow to thread margins. Lettered below the image in the lower right margin wit...

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Early 19th Century Old Masters Landscape Prints

Materials

Laid Paper, Etching, Handmade Paper

Frontispiece with stepped fountain.
Frontispiece with stepped fountain.

Frontispiece with stepped fountain.

By Karel Dujardin

Located in Middletown, NY

Dujardin, Karel. Frontispiece with stepped fountain; a stone wall with water spout pouring water into a rectilinear basin, from which a second spout pours water into a smaller rectil...

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Mid-17th Century Old Masters Landscape Prints

Materials

Handmade Paper, Etching, Laid Paper

Le Tour de Clermont en Dauphine apartenant a Monsieur de Tonnerre
Le Tour de Clermont en Dauphine apartenant a Monsieur de Tonnerre

Le Tour de Clermont en Dauphine apartenant a Monsieur de Tonnerre

By Israel Silvestre

Located in Middletown, NY

Etching and engraving on handmade cream laid paper, 3 7/8 x 6 7/8 inches (97 x 173 mm), full margins. In good condition, consistent with age. Several small notations in pencil in t...

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18th Century Old Masters Landscape Prints

Materials

Handmade Paper, Laid Paper, Engraving, Etching

The Windmill by François Vivares, after Rembrandt
The Windmill by François Vivares, after Rembrandt

The Windmill by François Vivares, after Rembrandt

By Rembrandt van Rijn

Located in Middletown, NY

Engraving on cream laid paper, 8 x 5 7/8 inches (202 x 149 mm), trimmed at the platemark. Adhered at each corner to a small sheet of archival laid paper. Horizontal edge loss at the ...

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Mid-18th Century Old Masters Landscape Prints

Materials

Handmade Paper, Laid Paper, Etching

Veduta del Tempio della Fortuna Virile, from Raccolta delle più belle Vedute ...

Veduta del Tempio della Fortuna Virile, from Raccolta delle più belle Vedute ...

By Giuseppe Vasi

Located in Middletown, NY

By Giuseppe Vasi after Giovanni Piranesi: Etching and engraving with hand coloring in watercolor on laid paper with an E and R watermark, full margins. Minor condition points inclu...

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Late 18th Century Old Masters Landscape Prints

Materials

Watercolor, Laid Paper, Engraving, Etching

19th Century Oil on Canvas: Mountain Lake with Snow-Capped Peak
19th Century Oil on Canvas: Mountain Lake with Snow-Capped Peak

19th Century Oil on Canvas: Mountain Lake with Snow-Capped Peak

Located in Genève, GE

alpine landscape oil painting, mountain landscape painting, alpine lake painting, snow capped mountain landscape, European landscape oil painting, Swiss Alps landscape painting, anti...

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Early 20th Century Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Soldiers Protecting the Queen, 19th Century Oil on Wood Panel
Soldiers Protecting the Queen, 19th Century Oil on Wood Panel

Soldiers Protecting the Queen, 19th Century Oil on Wood Panel

Located in Genève, GE

A refined and decorative work of strong visual impact, combining historical charm, painterly finesse, and timeless appeal. 19th century landscape painting, antique European landscap...

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Mid-19th Century Italian School Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil, Wood Panel

La Cattedrale Nocturna
La Cattedrale Nocturna

La Cattedrale Nocturna

By Eugene Berman

Located in Wilton Manors, FL

He painted with oil on canvas and achieved the smooth effect of the Old Masters*. In his landscapes, he placed his figures and architectural structures very precisely with an order t...

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Mid-20th Century Surrealist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Paper, India Ink, Gouache

"Icy River" Oil Painting

"Icy River" Oil Painting

By Rick Howell

Located in Denver, CO

About the Artist: Rick Howell's landscape paintings deftly fuse the influences of the Old Masters, the American Romantic Landscape movement, and the tonal colors, loose brushwork, an...

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2010s American Realist Landscape Paintings

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Oil

Speech - China Ink Drawing by Jan Pieter Verdussen - Mid 1747
Speech - China Ink Drawing by Jan Pieter Verdussen - Mid 1747

Speech - China Ink Drawing by Jan Pieter Verdussen - Mid 1747

By Jan Pieter Verdussen

Located in Roma, IT

Speech is an original and unique drawing in ink on paper realized by Jan Peter Verdussen, with sketches on the rear. The State of preservation is very good with the traces of time. ...

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1740s Old Masters Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Ink

Discovery of 17th Century Moses Drawing in Pen and Ink on Laid Paper

Discovery of 17th Century Moses Drawing in Pen and Ink on Laid Paper

Located in Paris, Île-de-France

GIACINTO BRANDI (Poli 1621 – 1691 Rome) The Discovery of Moses Pen and brown ink, brown wash 43.2 x 29 cm Bears an inscription at the lower edge “Agostino Tassi” and on the revers...

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17th Century Old Masters Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Ink, Laid Paper

Figures by a River at the Edge of a Wood, Late 18th Century
Figures by a River at the Edge of a Wood, Late 18th Century

Figures by a River at the Edge of a Wood, Late 18th Century

Located in Paris, Île-de-France

The work’s provenance further elevates its historical importance, having belonged to the illustrious Beurdeley collection—renowned for its discerning assemblage of Old Master drawing...

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Late 18th Century Old Masters Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

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Chalk

View of the Posillipo coastline near Naples by William Marlow (1740 - 1813)
View of the Posillipo coastline near Naples by William Marlow (1740 - 1813)

View of the Posillipo coastline near Naples by William Marlow (1740 - 1813)

By William Marlow

Located in PARIS, FR

In this drawing, inspired by his stay in Naples in 1765, William Marlow presents us with a view of Cape Posillipo, to the west of Naples, an essential stage during the Grand Tour. Th...

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1760s Old Masters Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Ink

Francesco Guardi Follower Period Venetian School Ink Picture Capriccio
Francesco Guardi Follower Period Venetian School Ink Picture Capriccio

Francesco Guardi Follower Period Venetian School Ink Picture Capriccio

By Francesco Guardi

Located in Roma, IT

Our company has been present on this platform for many years, with numerous sales made and just as many excellent reviews received that you can under our Furniture account. Period V...

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Late 18th Century Old Masters Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Ink

Rome/Tevere - Pencil and Watercolor Drawing - 1741

Rome/Tevere - Pencil and Watercolor Drawing - 1741

By Jan Peeter Verdussen

Located in Roma, IT

Rome is a beautiful artwork realized by Jan Peter Verdussen in 1741. In good condition except for some pencil marks and traces of sealing wax on the back and some diffused foxings. ...

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1740s Old Masters Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor, Pencil

European Pastoral Scene on Vellum. Probably Eighteenth Century
European Pastoral Scene on Vellum. Probably Eighteenth Century

European Pastoral Scene on Vellum. Probably Eighteenth Century

Located in Philadelphia, PA

Unknown (European, probably Eighteenth Century) Shepherds and Peasants in a Landscape Ink, watercolor, and gouache on vellum; 12 5/8 x 19 3/8 inches Framed: 20 x 28 inches (approx.)

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18th Century Old Masters Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink, Watercolor, Gouache, Vellum

Capriccio Con Arco Drawing, Brown Ink on Laid Paper, Mid-18th Century
Capriccio Con Arco Drawing, Brown Ink on Laid Paper, Mid-18th Century

Capriccio Con Arco Drawing, Brown Ink on Laid Paper, Mid-18th Century

By Giovanni Battista Piranesi

Located in Paris, Île-de-France

Italian School, 18th century, circle of Giovanni Battista Piranesi Capriccio con arco (verso: study of a man) Brown ink on paper, 39 x 24.5 cm Unsigned Provenance: Private collec...

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Mid-18th Century Old Masters Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Ink, Laid Paper

Rome, The Countryside- China Ink Drawing by Jan Pieter Verdussen - 1742
Rome, The Countryside- China Ink Drawing by Jan Pieter Verdussen - 1742

Rome, The Countryside- China Ink Drawing by Jan Pieter Verdussen - 1742

By Jan Pieter Verdussen

Located in Roma, IT

Rome is a beautiful artwork realized by Jan Peter Verdussen in 1742. In good condition except for some pencil marks and traces of sealing wax on the back and some diffused foxings. ...

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Mid-17th Century Old Masters Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Ink

Rome, The Countryside - China Ink Drawing by Jan Pieter Verdussen - 1742

Rome, The Countryside - China Ink Drawing by Jan Pieter Verdussen - 1742

By Jan Pieter Verdussen

Located in Roma, IT

Rome is a beautiful artwork realized by Jan Peter Verdussen in 1742. In good condition except for some pencil marks and traces of sealing wax on the back and diffused foxings. Hand...

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Mid-17th Century Old Masters Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Ink

The Tiber, near Rome / Italian School 18th Century

The Tiber, near Rome / Italian School 18th Century

Located in Middletown, NY

Pen and sepia ink wash on cream laid paper, 4 1/8 x 6 3/16 inches (103 x 152 mm). In good condition with scattered areas of light brown discoloration, and uniform age tone. Conditio...

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Mid-18th Century Old Masters Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink, Laid Paper, Pencil

Tower, Original Watercolor Painting, Ready to Hang, Framed
Tower, Original Watercolor Painting, Ready to Hang, Framed

Tower, Original Watercolor Painting, Ready to Hang, Framed

Located in Granada Hills, CA

Artist: August Töpfer Work: Original Watercolor painting, handmade artwork, one of a kind Medium: Watercolor on Satin Paper Year: 1834-1911 Style: Classic Art Title: Tower, Size: 12...

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1890s Old Masters Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor, Satin Paper

Turin Countryside - Original Ink and Watercolor by Jan Pieter Verdussen - 1744

Turin Countryside - Original Ink and Watercolor by Jan Pieter Verdussen - 1744

By Jan Pieter Verdussen

Located in Roma, IT

China ink and Watercolour. With handwritten notes, indicating the place and date of the artwork in lower margin: "Fait proche de Turin, ce 13 Juin 1744". Numbered on the lower right ...

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1740s Old Masters Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Ink, Watercolor

Plants - Original China Ink Drawing by Jan Pieter Verdussen - 1740

Plants - Original China Ink Drawing by Jan Pieter Verdussen - 1740

By Jan Pieter Verdussen

Located in Roma, IT

Plants is a beautiful artwork realized by Jan Peter Verdussen in 1740. pen and watercolour on brown paper. In good codition except for some pencil marks and traces of sealing wax on...

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Mid-17th Century Old Masters Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Ink

Dog with Plants - Original China Ink Drawing by Jan Pieter Verdussen - 1751

Dog with Plants - Original China Ink Drawing by Jan Pieter Verdussen - 1751

By Jan Pieter Verdussen

Located in Roma, IT

Dog with plants in the garden is a beautiful artwork realized by Jan Peter Verdussen in 1751. pen and watercolour on brown paper. In good codition except for some pencil marks and t...

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Mid-17th Century Old Masters Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Ink

View of a Mansion in the South of France, a drawing by Claude-Joseph Vernet
View of a Mansion in the South of France, a drawing by Claude-Joseph Vernet

View of a Mansion in the South of France, a drawing by Claude-Joseph Vernet

By Claude-Joseph Vernet

Located in PARIS, FR

We would like to thank Madame Beck-Saiello for confirming the autograph nature of this drawing after an in-person examination. It was probably during an excursion in the countryside...

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1730s Old Masters Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink, Laid Paper, Pen, Carbon Pencil

Italianate Old Master Style Landscape With Ruins And River Valley, 19th Century
Italianate Old Master Style Landscape With Ruins And River Valley, 19th Century

Italianate Old Master Style Landscape With Ruins And River Valley, 19th Century

Located in Atlanta, GA

An atmospheric Old Master style Italianate landscape, oil on canvas, depicting a dramatic wooded river valley with rocky outcrops, distant mountains, classical ruins and a small arch...

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Antique Mid-19th Century Italian Barbizon School Paintings

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Canvas, Giltwood, Paint

At Tunbridge Well

At Tunbridge Well

By Agostino Aglio

Located in Middletown, NY

Black crayon and graphite with white heightening on blue handmade laid paper. Adhered at all four corners to a period support, on which the title and an illegible date (perhaps 1815)...

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Early 19th Century Old Masters Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

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Crayon, Handmade Paper, Laid Paper, Color Pencil, Graphite

Old Master John Linnell Landscape Collector Painting Oil on Canvas Museum Art
Old Master John Linnell Landscape Collector Painting Oil on Canvas Museum Art

Old Master John Linnell Landscape Collector Painting Oil on Canvas Museum Art

By John Linnell (b.1792)

Located in West Hollywood, CA

Old Master John Linnell Landscape Collector Painting Oil on Canvas Museum Art.

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Antique 19th Century European Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Wood, Giltwood, Paint

Putti in a Landscape, Putti playing, flowers, Berchet, French Art, Old Master
Putti in a Landscape, Putti playing, flowers, Berchet, French Art, Old Master

Putti in a Landscape, Putti playing, flowers, Berchet, French Art, Old Master

By Pierre Berchet

Located in Greven, DE

Pierre Berchet, Drawing of Putti playing in a landscape, Painter of decorative history subjects; trained under La Fosse; worked in France and during the 1690s in Britain; executed th...

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17th Century Baroque Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Handmade Paper

17th Century Baroque Old Master Oil Painting Stag Hunting Party in Landscape
17th Century Baroque Old Master Oil Painting Stag Hunting Party in Landscape

17th Century Baroque Old Master Oil Painting Stag Hunting Party in Landscape

By Philipp Peter Roos (Rosa di Tivoli)

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

The Hunting Party German/ Italian School circle of Philipp Peter Roos (German 1655-1706) oil on canvas, unframed 19 x 31 inches provenance: private collection, France condition: good...

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Late 17th Century Baroque Figurative Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

Very Large Landscape Verdure Pastoral Oil on Canvas, Ch. Boulogne Cows Watering
Very Large Landscape Verdure Pastoral Oil on Canvas, Ch. Boulogne Cows Watering

Very Large Landscape Verdure Pastoral Oil on Canvas, Ch. Boulogne Cows Watering

Located in West Hollywood, CA

Most of his work sits in the Old family homes and collectors. He is considered an old Master and he is listed amongst them in the very important Benezit Book of the Old Masters.

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Antique 19th Century Belgian Paintings

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Canvas, Plaster, Wood, Giltwood

18th Century Italianate Pastoral Landscape Oil Painting with Goats
18th Century Italianate Pastoral Landscape Oil Painting with Goats

18th Century Italianate Pastoral Landscape Oil Painting with Goats

By Claude Lorrain

Located in Seaford, GB

Featuring an extensive pastoral scene with classical ruins, rolling countryside, and a serene Roman Campagna backdrop, this artwork embodies the Old Master landscape tradition that f...

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Antique Late 18th Century European Baroque Paintings

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Canvas, Paint

Landscape - Etching after Rembrandt - 19th Century

Landscape - Etching after Rembrandt - 19th Century

By Charles Amand Durand

Located in Roma, IT

Charles Amand Durand (1831-1905) Eager to save the masterpieces of the Great Masters of Graphics of the Modern Age, whose plates already at the time of Durand were for the most part ...

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19th Century Old Masters Figurative Prints

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Etching

Landscape - Engraving after Rembrandt - 19th Century

Landscape - Engraving after Rembrandt - 19th Century

By Charles Amand Durand

Located in Roma, IT

Charles Amand Durand (1831-1905) Eager to save the masterpieces of the Great Masters of Graphics of the Modern Age, whose plates already at the time of Durand were for the most part ...

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19th Century Old Masters Figurative Prints

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Engraving

A Peacock and Other Fowl in a Landscape
A Peacock and Other Fowl in a Landscape

A Peacock and Other Fowl in a Landscape

Located in Stoke, Hampshire

Philips van Kouwenbergh (1671-1729) A Peacock and Other Fowl in a Landscape Oil on canvas Canvas Size 37 3/8 x 45 7/8 in Framed Size 44 1/2 x 53 in Provenance With John Bennett Fine...

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18th Century Old Masters Animal Paintings

Materials

Oil

The Landscape - Engraving after Rembrandt - 19th Century

The Landscape - Engraving after Rembrandt - 19th Century

By Charles Amand Durand

Located in Roma, IT

Charles Amand Durand (1831-1905) Eager to save the masterpieces of the Great Masters of Graphics of the Modern Age, whose plates already at the time of Durand were for the most part ...

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19th Century Old Masters Figurative Prints

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Engraving

A peacock surrounded by other birds, in a landscape
A peacock surrounded by other birds, in a landscape

A peacock surrounded by other birds, in a landscape

By Marmaduke Cradock

Located in Stoke, Hampshire

Attributed to Marmaduke Craddock (1660-1716) A peacock surrounded by other birds, in a landscape Oil on canvas Canvas Size 40 x 50 in Framed Size 46 1/2 x 57 in Marmaduke Cradock wa...

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18th Century Old Masters Animal Paintings

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Oil

Ancient Roman Landscape - Etching - 18th Century

Ancient Roman Landscape - Etching - 18th Century

By Francesco Cepparuli

Located in Roma, IT

Ancient Roman Landscape from the series "Antiquities of Herculaneum", is an etching on paper realized by Francesco Cepparuli in the 18th Century. Monogrammed on the plate. Good con...

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Late 18th Century Old Masters Figurative Prints

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Etching

A pair of paintings depicting animals in classical landscapes
A pair of paintings depicting animals in classical landscapes

A pair of paintings depicting animals in classical landscapes

By Francis Barlow

Located in Stoke, Hampshire

Circle of Francis Barlow (c.1626-1704) Turkeys, Chickens and Guinea Pigs in a Park Landscape, an Obelisk beyond Peacocks, Rabbits and Chickens in a Park Landscape A pair, oil on canv...

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17th Century Old Masters Animal Paintings

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Oil

Period Landscape Watercolor Credited to John Ruskin
Period Landscape Watercolor Credited to John Ruskin

Period Landscape Watercolor Credited to John Ruskin

By John Ruskin

Located in Roma, IT

This beautiful watercolor drawing of unmatched quality can be assigned entirely likely to the great artist and thinker John Ruskin. Ruskin's developing interest in architecture, and...

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Late 19th Century Old Masters Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor

Landscape with Pair on Wooden Bridge

Landscape with Pair on Wooden Bridge

By Nicolaes de Bruyn

Located in Chicago, IL

Engraving after Egidius Coninxloo (c. 1581 - 1619), executed by Nicolaes De Bruyn (Antwerp 1571 - 1652 Amsterdam) Unidentified watermark

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Early 17th Century Old Masters Prints and Multiples

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Engraving

Mythological Scene Various Classical Figures in Landscape
Mythological Scene Various Classical Figures in Landscape

Mythological Scene Various Classical Figures in Landscape

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

Artist/ School: French School, 20th century Title: Mythological Scene with Figures in Classical Landscape Medium: oil painting on board, unframed Size: board: 19.75 x 27 inches ...

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20th Century Old Masters Figurative Paintings

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Oil

Landscape with Monuments and Figures - Etching - 18th Century

Landscape with Monuments and Figures - Etching - 18th Century

Located in Roma, IT

Landscape With Monuments and Figures is an Etching realized by Various Artists (18th century). The etching belongs to the print suite “Antiquities of Herculaneum Exposed” (original ...

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18th Century Old Masters Figurative Prints

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Etching

Landscape with Monuments and Figures - Etching - 18th Century

Landscape with Monuments and Figures - Etching - 18th Century

Located in Roma, IT

Landscape With Monuments and Figures is an Etching realized by various Artists (18th century). The etching belongs to the print suite “Antiquities of Herculaneum Exposed” (original ...

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18th Century Old Masters Figurative Prints

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Etching

Roman painter - 18th century Bambocciante landscape with travel scenes
Roman painter - 18th century Bambocciante landscape with travel scenes

Roman painter - 18th century Bambocciante landscape with travel scenes

Located in Varmo, IT

Roman painter (18th century) - Landscape with Wayfarers. 43.5 x 34.5 cm (without frame) - 58.5 x 49.5 cm (with frame). Oil on canvas, in carved and gilded wooden frame (not signed)...

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Early 18th Century Old Masters Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Landscape with Nudes and Waterfall - Oil Paint  - 17th Century
Landscape with Nudes and Waterfall - Oil Paint  - 17th Century

Landscape with Nudes and Waterfall - Oil Paint - 17th Century

Located in Roma, IT

Landscape with nudes and waterfall is an old master artwork realized in the Mid 17th century by Artist belonging to the Roman School.

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Mid-20th Century Old Masters Figurative Paintings

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Oil

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Old Masters Landscape For Sale on 1stDibs

You are likely to find exactly the old masters landscape you’re looking for on 1stDibs, as there is a broad range for sale. You can easily find an example made in the contemporary style, while we also have 1122 contemporary versions to choose from as well. If you’re looking for an old masters landscape from a specific time period, our collection is diverse and broad-ranging, and you’ll find at least one that dates back to the 18th Century while another version may have been produced as recently as the 21st Century. When looking for the right old masters landscape for your space, you can search on 1stDibs by color — popular works were created in bold and neutral palettes with elements of gray, brown, black and blue. Finding an appealing old masters landscape — no matter the origin — is easy, but Stefanie Schneider, Giuseppe Vasi, Nelson H. White, Roger König and Erik Madigan Heck each produced popular versions that are worth a look. Artworks like these — often created in paint, oil paint and fabric — can elevate any room of your home.

How Much is an Old Masters Landscape?

The price for an artwork of this kind can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — an old masters landscape in our inventory may begin at $44 and can go as high as $1,590,000, while the average can fetch as much as $3,684.

A Close Look at Old-masters Art

Encompassing centuries of change in Europe between 1300 and 1800, from booms of prosperity to bloody revolutions, Old Masters describes a wide range of artists. The informal term was derived from the title of an artist who trained in a guild long enough to become a master, such as Leonardo da Vinci, who studied in a Florence painters’ guild. However, Old Masters paintings, prints and other art is now used to refer to work made by any artist with a high level of skill in painting, drawing, sculpture or printmaking who worked during this era.

The 15th century’s expansive trade and commerce spread culture across borders. A vibrant period of art emerged, bolstered by studies of anatomy and nature that influenced a new visual realism. From Raphael and Michelangelo in the Renaissance to Rembrandt van Rijn and Johannes Vermeer in the Dutch Golden Age, artists expressed emotion, naturalism, color and light in new ways. El Greco and Paolo Veronese were leaders in the dramatic style of Mannerism, while Caravaggio and Peter Paul Rubens demonstrated the movement and meticulous detail of Baroque art.

Historically, most attention was concentrated on male artists, but recent research and exhibitions have elevated the impactful work of women such as Rachel Ruysch and Artemisia Gentileschi. In late-18th-century France, female artists like Adélaïde Labille-Guiard and Élisabeth Vigée Le Brun were prominent names. Nevertheless, access to the academies and guilds was highly restricted for women, and even those able to establish practices were expected to adhere to portraits and still lifes rather than the grand history paintings being created by men.

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