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'Blue Eyed Girl', PAFA, Philadelphia Museum, Pennsylvania Artist, Trompe L'Oeil
'Blue Eyed Girl', PAFA, Philadelphia Museum, Pennsylvania Artist, Trompe L'Oeil

'Blue Eyed Girl', PAFA, Philadelphia Museum, Pennsylvania Artist, Trompe L'Oeil

By Robert Childers

Located in Santa Cruz, CA

Signed center right, in the 53 stub, 'Childers' for Robert Childers (American, 1924-1984) and dated 1954. Robert Childers first served in the U.S. Navy for six years after graduatin...

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1950s Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

'After School', Art Deco, Woman Artist, AIC, ASL, Paris, Salon d'Automne, PAFA
'After School', Art Deco, Woman Artist, AIC, ASL, Paris, Salon d'Automne, PAFA

'After School', Art Deco, Woman Artist, AIC, ASL, Paris, Salon d'Automne, PAFA

By Nura Ulreich

Located in Santa Cruz, CA

, she met and married fellow student, the American artist Buk Ulreich. The couple then moved to New York

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1930s Art Deco Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Crayon, Watercolor, Gouache, Illustration Board, Pen, Pencil

Watercolor drawing of a Reclining Female Nude
Watercolor drawing of a Reclining Female Nude

Watercolor drawing of a Reclining Female Nude

Located in Philadelphia, PA

of the Fine Arts (see pafa dot org/museum/collection-artist/adolphe-borie). Those works were gifts of

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Early 20th Century Realist Nude Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor, Graphite, Paper

Sleeping Man (portrait)
Sleeping Man (portrait)

Sleeping Man (portrait)

Located in Wilton Manors, FL

. Framed measurement: 12 x 16 inches. Mahogany custom frame. Signed with artist initials and dated lower

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1980s Realist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Paper, Pencil

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Self Portrait
Self Portrait

Oliver GrimleySelf Portrait, 1942

Unavailable

H 19.75 in W 16.5 in

Self Portrait

Located in Beverly Hills, CA

Grimley had a solo show of his ink drawings and lithographs at the PAFA’s Philadelphia Artists’ Gallery

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20th Century American Modern Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Winter Scene
Winter Scene

Winter Scene

By Isadore Levy

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Levy helped another Cresson fellow and PAFA artist Abraham Rattner secure a unique Gauguin fresco in a

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1930s Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Window Shopping

Window Shopping

By Charles Robert Searles

Located in Lambertville, NJ

Philadelphia, PA based artist. Studied at PAFA, Cresson Memorial travel scholarship recipient.

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20th Century Figurative Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper

Best Friends

Best Friends

By Charles Robert Searles

Located in Lambertville, NJ

Philadelphia, PA based artist. Studied at PAFA, Cresson Memorial travel scholarship recipient.

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20th Century Figurative Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper

Woman Sitting For Her Portrait, Impressionist Painting
Woman Sitting For Her Portrait, Impressionist Painting

Woman Sitting For Her Portrait, Impressionist Painting

By Walter D. Condit

Located in Surfside, FL

Walter D. CONDIT (1918), born in Passaic, NJ, Painter, teacher, and commercial artist. Studied

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20th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

Suspended Block
Suspended Block

Douglas MartensonSuspended Block, 1995

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H 24 in W 36 in D 2 in

Suspended Block

Located in Wilton Manors, FL

Four Seasons, Sherry French Gallery, New York, NY Faculty exhibition, PAFA , Philadelphia, PA Faculty

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1990s Post-Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Untitled Abstract Landscape
Untitled Abstract Landscape

Untitled Abstract Landscape

By Morris Shulman

Located in Wilton Manors, FL

, 1942; Annual Watercolor and Print Exhibs., PAFA Ann., 1947-49, 1954; Artists Gal., NY, 1948 (solo

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Mid-20th Century Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Masonite, Oil

Wisconsin Twilight
Wisconsin Twilight

Wisconsin Twilight

By John Steuart Curry

Located in Missouri, MO

, PAFA, 1941; prize ($3,000), Artists for Victory Exhibition, Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1941 and others

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1930s Other Art Style Mixed Media

Materials

Paper, Charcoal, Pastel, Graphite

Japanese Garden
Japanese Garden

Henry McCarterJapanese Garden

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H 58.5 in W 43 in

Japanese Garden

By Henry McCarter

Located in Long Island City, NY

modern artists through his own work as an instructor at PAFA. Artist: Henry McCarter, American (1866

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Early 20th Century American Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

Woman Sitting For Her Portrait, Impressionist Painting
Woman Sitting For Her Portrait, Impressionist Painting

Woman Sitting For Her Portrait, Impressionist Painting

By Walter D. Condit

Located in Surfside, FL

Walter D. CONDIT (1918), born in Passaic, NJ, Painter, teacher, and commercial artist. Studied

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20th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

Still Life
Still Life

Douglas MartensonStill Life, 1983

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H 42 in W 50 in D 3 in

Still Life

Located in Wilton Manors, FL

Seasons, Sherry French Gallery, New York, NY Faculty exhibition, PAFA , Philadelphia, PA Faculty

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1980s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Cotton Canvas, Oil

The Kitchen Maid
The Kitchen Maid

Carol H. BeckThe Kitchen Maid, 1900

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H 23 in W 15 in D 1 in

The Kitchen Maid

By Carol H. Beck

Located in Soquel, CA

Gold Medal was awarded for the best painting by an American artist exhibited at PAFA's annual

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Early 1900s American Impressionist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Frederick Weinberg, Chess Set and Board, 1970s
Frederick Weinberg, Chess Set and Board, 1970s

Frederick Weinberg, Chess Set and Board, 1970s

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H 5.12 in W 17.72 in D 17.92 in

Frederick Weinberg, Chess Set and Board, 1970s

Located in PARIS, FR

, institutions and businesses. Frederic Weinberg is the PAFA-trained Philadelphia artist whose 1950s oeuvre

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Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Games

Materials

Marble, Bronze

People Also Browsed

Library of Antique Leatherbound Books
Library of Antique Leatherbound Books

Library of Antique Leatherbound Books

$3,197 / set

H 61.03 in W 31.5 in D 47.25 in

Library of Antique Leatherbound Books

Located in Brønshøj, DK

This collection consists of 400 antique decorative books, mainly dating from 1850–1950, with most published before 1920. The books are bound in leather, many with fine gold leaf embo...

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20th Century Danish Victorian Books

Materials

Gold Leaf

Rosso Wall Mirror

Rosso Wall Mirror

$1,395 / item

H 31.5 in W 23.63 in D 1.97 in

Rosso Wall Mirror

By Specchi Veneziani

Located in Milan, IT

Crafted in the finest Murano tradition, this exquisite Venetian mirror is a true work of art. Assembled with crystal and gold elements, and adorned with red glass flowers, each piece...

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2010s Italian Renaissance Wall Mirrors

Materials

Glass

'Apple Blossoms', Paris, New York, Chicago, AIC, ASL, Japanese Edo, Woman Artist
'Apple Blossoms', Paris, New York, Chicago, AIC, ASL, Japanese Edo, Woman Artist

'Apple Blossoms', Paris, New York, Chicago, AIC, ASL, Japanese Edo, Woman Artist

By Anna Lee Stacey

Located in Santa Cruz, CA

Signed lower right, 'Anna Lee Stacey' (American, 1871–1943) and dated, verso, 1924. An elegant and substantial still-life depicting apple blossoms elegantly and informally arranged b...

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1920s American Impressionist Still-life Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Mid-Victorian Moorish wrought & cast iron pergola or decorative garden structure
Mid-Victorian Moorish wrought & cast iron pergola or decorative garden structure

Mid-Victorian Moorish wrought & cast iron pergola or decorative garden structure

Located in London, GB

A monumental Moorish mid-Victorian wrought iron Pergola or Decorative Garden Structure, a unique masterpiece in High Victorian Ironwork design. Our research confirms it is French, da...

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Antique Late 19th Century European Moorish Architectural Elements

Materials

Wrought Iron

Contemporary Art Deco Mint green and Red powder coated Carousel 5 arms pendant
Contemporary Art Deco Mint green and Red powder coated Carousel 5 arms pendant

Contemporary Art Deco Mint green and Red powder coated Carousel 5 arms pendant

By Mambo Unlimited Ideas

Located in Lisbon, PT

Carousel suspension lamp has a delicate balance of form and function that produces a quiet, modern light ambiance for all to savour, with its Contemporary Art Deco lines. The struct...

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21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Art Deco Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Metal

Quayside Figures - Grey + Green Seascape Landscape Oil Painting with Boats
Quayside Figures - Grey + Green Seascape Landscape Oil Painting with Boats

Quayside Figures - Grey + Green Seascape Landscape Oil Painting with Boats

By Nicholas Turner

Located in Kingsclere, GB

Nicholas Turner b. 1972 Quayside Figures, 2025 oil on canvas 60 x 60 cm 23 5/8 x 23 5/8 in signed, titled and dated verso Born in London, Turner spent many years in Bristol before ...

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21st Century and Contemporary Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Cabinet 'Model 522' Designed by Josef Frank for Svenskt Tenn
Cabinet 'Model 522' Designed by Josef Frank for Svenskt Tenn

Cabinet 'Model 522' Designed by Josef Frank for Svenskt Tenn

By Svenskt Tenn, Josef Frank

Located in Stockholm, SE

This cabinet, model 522, designed by Josef Frank for Svenskt Tenn, stands among the most expressive examples of Swedish modern design. The rectilinear mahogany case is entirely clad ...

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Mid-20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Cabinets

Materials

Mahogany

Antique American Impressionist Children Playing Original Landscape Painting
Antique American Impressionist Children Playing Original Landscape Painting

Antique American Impressionist Children Playing Original Landscape Painting

Located in Buffalo, NY

Antique American impressionist painting of kids in a park. Oil on canvas, circa 1920. Unsigned. Displayed in a giltwood frame. Image size, 18"L x 22"H.

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1920s Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

'Winter Sunset' AIC, ASL, NAD, PAFA, New York, Boston, New England, Connecticut
'Winter Sunset' AIC, ASL, NAD, PAFA, New York, Boston, New England, Connecticut

'Winter Sunset' AIC, ASL, NAD, PAFA, New York, Boston, New England, Connecticut

By Robert Emmett Owen

Located in Santa Cruz, CA

Signed lower right, 'R. Emmett Owen' for Robert Emmett Owen (American, 1878-1957) and painted circa 1915. Displayed in a substantial, carved, giltwood frame Framed dimensions: 30 x 1...

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1910s Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

Airplane in landscape - landscape painting
Airplane in landscape - landscape painting

Airplane in landscape - landscape painting

By Jeroen Allart

Located in New York, NY

This beautiful painting by Jeroen Allart is part of his minimalist landscape and animal painting he did in his home country the Netherlands. 'A farm stands before you on the horizon....

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2010s Contemporary Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

A Very Rare and Important Marble Relief of the ‘Resurrection of Christ’
A Very Rare and Important Marble Relief of the ‘Resurrection of Christ’

A Very Rare and Important Marble Relief of the ‘Resurrection of Christ’

Located in London, GB

A Very Rare and Important Marble Relief of the ‘Resurrection of Christ’ Attributed to the Master of the Mascoli Altar Marble Venice, Italy Second half of the 15th Century SIZE: ...

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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Italian Renaissance Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Marble

'Near Locranan, Brittany', Paris, Charlottenborg, Bornholm School, Benezit
'Near Locranan, Brittany', Paris, Charlottenborg, Bornholm School, Benezit

'Near Locranan, Brittany', Paris, Charlottenborg, Bornholm School, Benezit

Located in Santa Cruz, CA

Signed lower left, 'Mogens Hertz' (Danish, 1909-1999) and painted circa 1935. This notable Impressionist first studied with the classically-trained Academician, Laurits Ring and, su...

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1930s Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Plywood

Autumn Garden Walk
Autumn Garden Walk

Autumn Garden Walk

By John Atkinson Grimshaw

Located in New Orleans, LA

The golden-red glow of the autumnal sun illuminates this countryside scene by British painter John Atkinson Grimshaw. Showcasing the celebrated painter’s mastery of light and atmosph...

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19th Century Pre-Raphaelite Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Young Woman in Interior by Richard E. Miller
Young Woman in Interior by Richard E. Miller

Young Woman in Interior by Richard E. Miller

By Richard Edward Miller

Located in New Orleans, LA

Richard E. Miller 1875-1943 American Young Woman in Interior Signed "Miller" (lower right) Oil on canvas Richard E. Miller's Young Woman in Interior exemplifies the artist's exce...

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20th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

'Janet Seated', Paris, Louvre, Salon d'Automne, Académie Chaumière, LACMA, SFAA
'Janet Seated', Paris, Louvre, Salon d'Automne, Académie Chaumière, LACMA, SFAA

'Janet Seated', Paris, Louvre, Salon d'Automne, Académie Chaumière, LACMA, SFAA

By Victor Di Gesu

Located in Santa Cruz, CA

Signed lower right, "Di Gesu", for Victor Di Gesu (American, 1914-1988); further signed and titled verso, and bearing original exhibition label. A substantial figural oil showing V...

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1950s Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

17th Century by Pietro Della Vecchia The Alchemists Oil on canvas
17th Century by Pietro Della Vecchia The Alchemists Oil on canvas

17th Century by Pietro Della Vecchia The Alchemists Oil on canvas

Located in Milano, Lombardia

Pietro Della Vecchia (Venice, Italy, 1603 - Vicenza, Italy, 1678) Title: The Alchemists Medium: Oil on canvas Dimensions: without frame 73 x 97 cm – with frame 90.4 x 114.3 x 6 cm N...

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17th Century Old Masters Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

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Pafa Artists For Sale on 1stDibs

There is a broad range of pafa artists for sale on 1stDibs. A selection of these works in the Post-Impressionist, Modern and Impressionist styles can be found today in our inventory. These items have been made for many years, with versions that date back to the 20th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 20th Century. You can search the pafa artists that we have for sale on 1stDibs by color — popular works were created in bold and neutral palettes with elements of brown, beige, gray and blue. There have been many well-done artworks of this subject over the years, but those made by Virginia Sevier Rogers, Betty Corson Ellis, Laura Coombs Hills, Julius Moessel and Nura Ulreich are often thought to be among the most beautiful. Frequently made by artists working in paint, oil paint and paper, all of these available pieces are unique and have attracted attention over the years.

How Much are Pafa Artists?

Pafa artists can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price for items in our inventory is $4,250, while the lowest priced sells for $950 and the highest can go for as much as $9,500.