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Abstract Oil Painting, "Before You"
Located in San Diego, CA
This is an original abstract oil on canvas painting by San Diego artist, Khalid Alkaaby. It's
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Twas The Night Before Christmas
By Jessie Willcox Smith
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Gouache and Watercolor on Board
Sight Size 18.00" x 17.00", Framed 25.00" x 24.00"
"Twas The Night Before Christmas" by Clement C. Moore 1912
Exhibitions: Christie's New Yo...
Category
1910s Figurative Paintings
Materials
Watercolor, Gouache, Board
Portrait of the painter Louis Degallaix (1877-1951), 1910
Located in PARIS, FR
Henri BOUCHÉ-LECLERCQ (1878-1946)
Portrait of the painter Louis Degallaix (1877-1951), 1910
Oil on
Category
1910s Art Nouveau Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
H 21.66 in W 18.12 in
Folkstone Bandstand, England 1910 Queen Victoria 100th Anniversary Exhibition
By Adolph Brougier
Located in Soquel, CA
Significant and rare historical figurative landscape Folkstone Bandstand painting, with British
Category
1910s Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Before the Storm
By Charles E. Burchfield
Located in Buffalo, NY
An original watercolor on paper by American modernist Charles E. Burchfield, created in 1916.
This work comes in an archival frame presentation and has been authenticated by the Bur...
Category
1910s Modern Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Art Déco Painting, ca. 1910, oil on cardboard. Romantic love scene in the forest
By Gaston Bussiere
Located in Berlin, DE
Painting, around 1910, oil on cardboard. Romantic love scene in the forest.
Signed, Gaston
Category
1910s Symbolist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel, Cardboard
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H 20.87 in W 28.15 in
André Lhote Cubist Composition Pen Drawing Painting circa 1910
By André Lhote
Located in Atlanta, GA
This cubist black ink pen drawing by André Lhote (1885 - 1962), circa 1910, features a still-life
Category
1910s Cubist Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Pen
H 14.77 in W 17.92 in D 1.78 in
African American Artist Charles Bohannah (1910- 1985) oil painting, portrait
Located in Framingham, MA
This is a beautiful original oil painting on canvas, depicting the Portrait of a woman in a profile
Category
1960s Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
H 23.5 in W 19.5 in D 2 in
An Oasis in the Desert painting by Robert Alott, 1850-1910
By Robert Alott
Located in New York, NY
robes of the people and their animals.
Artist: Robert Alott
Austrian, 1850-1910
An Oasis in the
Category
Late 19th Century Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
H 10.5 in W 15.5 in D 4 in
'My Mother' Original Oil Painting Signed by Francesco Spicuzza
By Francesco Spicuzza
Located in Milwaukee, WI
artist and teacher John Carlson.
It was during this time that Spicuzza changed his style of painting
Category
1910s Paintings
Materials
Oil
'Still Life, Joan of Arc Momento Mori' oil on canvas circa 1910
By James Paterson
Located in Frome, Somerset
A fine oil by James Paterson (1854-1932) circa 1910's.
oil on canvas 51cmx64cm
Antique oak frame
Category
1910s Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
H 28.75 in W 32.68 in D 1.58 in
László Bornemisza (1910-1995) Toscana - Fairy Town in Oil on Gold Leaf Painting
By László Bornemisza
Located in Meinisberg, CH
László Bornemisza
(Hungarian, 1910-1995)
Toscana – A Fairy Landscape
• Mixed media: Oils & gold
Category
Mid-20th Century Surrealist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
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H 5.12 in W 7.09 in D 0.79 in
Figure before a Church - Post Impressionist Landscape Oil by Victor Charreton
By Victor Charreton
Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire
. He had been painting since childhood and was given advice by Ernest Hareux (he did not merely read
Category
1920s Post-Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
St. Astruell, England — 1910 watercolor
By Hayley Lever
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
Hailey Lever, 'St. Astruell, England', watercolor, 1910. Signed in pencil, lower right. Titled and
Category
1930s Impressionist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
Portrait of an Edwardian Lady - British American art portrait oil painting
By John Singer Sargent
Located in London, GB
This lovely British Edwardian portrait oil painting is attributed to circle of John Singer Sargent
Category
1910s Realist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
H 31 in W 27 in D 2 in
'My Father' Original Oil Painting Signed by Francesco Spicuzza
By Francesco Spicuzza
Located in Milwaukee, WI
artist and teacher John Carlson.
It was during this time that Spicuzza changed his style of painting
Category
1910s Paintings
Materials
Oil
Portrait of a Girl with a Puppy - Scottish Edwardian art portrait oil painting
Located in London, GB
William Stewart MacGeorge. Painted circa 1910, The painting shows the influences of the Glasgow Boys and
Category
1910s Realist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Seymour Joseph Guy (American, 1824–1910) Portrait of a Gentleman, Oil on Canvas
By Seymour Joseph Guy
Located in New York, NY
Seymour Joseph Guy (American, 1824–1910) A Portrait of a Gentleman, Oil on Canvas, Late 19th
Category
19th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Thames Dockland, Oil Landscape Painting, 1912 London
Located in London, GB
Oil on canvas, signed lower left and dated '1912'
Image size: 16 x 12 inches (30.5 x 40.5 cm)
Original gilt frame
This is a scene of the Thames Docks. It is most likely to be on Ban...
Category
1910s English School Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Portrait of Blanche Stuchbury - Scottish Edwardian art portrait oil painting
Located in London, GB
This superb atmospheric British Edwardian portrait oil painting is by noted Scottish artist Howard
Category
1910s Realist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
A Jolly Time -- German Genre Tavern Painting, 1918
Located in Soquel, CA
Wonderful German genre painting of 17th century tavern scene in style of Franz Hals by Karl Josef
Category
1910s Realist Interior Paintings
Materials
Linen, Oil
Onward Christian Soldiers - British Edwardian 1911 art religious oil painting
By Frank Owen Salisbury
Located in London, GB
This striking British Edwardian religious oil painting is by noted artist Francis 'Frank' Owen
Category
1910s Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Glimpse of the Sea - Scottish 1915 art Impressionist landscape oil painting
By Sir Charles James Lawton Wingate
Located in London, GB
A superb landscape oil painting on canvas by Sir James Lawton Wingate, President of The Royal
Category
1910s Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
Voyage au Venezuela 1919 - Impressionist Seascape Oil Painting by Emilio Boggio
Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire
painter. In 1878, he discovered 19th-century French painting at the Exposition Universelle in Paris and
Category
1910s Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Female Nude, " Edith Glackens Dimock, Ashcan School Figurative Painting
By Edith Glackens Dimock
Located in New York, NY
of a couple paintings, about sixty known watercolors, and reproductions of forty-eight book
Category
1910s Ashcan School Nude Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Early 20th Century Vibrant Modernist Painting, Still Life, Crane Fountain
By William Sommer
Located in Beachwood, OH
to be fine artists, began painting together on weekends. They also became intrigued by avant-garde
Category
1910s American Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Study of John Singleton Copley's painting of John Hancock
By John B. Monaco
Located in Soquel, CA
John B. Monaco 1916 painting and study of the John Singleton Copley portrait of John Hancock. San
Category
1910s American Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
H 20 in W 18 in D 1 in
Two Women in a Cafe - British 1930's art oil portrait painting Spain jugs pink
By Darsie Japp
Located in London, GB
depicts two woman at a table having a drink. A very evocative inter war oil painting.
Provenance. James
Category
1910s Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
A. J. Bennett - Light and Shade - Post Impressionist Painting, South Africa 1919
Located in Meinisberg, CH
no charges for handling & delivery.
I picked up this intelligent post-impressionist painting in the
Category
1910s Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Board
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H 21.07 in W 16.15 in D 0.79 in
Fete Champetre - Symbolist Figurative Oil Painting by Ker Xavier Roussel
By Ker Xavier Roussel
Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire
Signed symbolist oil on panel circa 1910 by French Les Nabis painter Ker-Xavier Roussel. This
Category
Early 20th Century Symbolist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
Roger Cortet (1910-1978) Still-life with a white sculpture, oil on canvas signed
By Roger Cortet
Located in Paris, FR
Roger Cortet (1910-1978)
Still-life with a white sculpture
Oil on canvas
Signed lower right
64 x 80
Category
1930s Art Deco Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
Auguste Renoir"s last student: portrait of Renoir"s son painting
By Lucien Boulier
Located in Norwich, GB
If something about this painting seems familiar, it is for good reason! Dating from circa 1905-10
Category
Early 20th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
H 17.33 in W 14.18 in D 1.19 in
Siesta, Painting by Lon Megargee
Located in Phoenix, AZ
"Siesta"
Painting, Oil on Board
Signature: Lower Right
Frame Size: 28.50" x 35.50"
Frame is hand
Category
1940s Animal Paintings
Materials
Oil
Loge de Theatre (Preliminary study for a painting)
By Charles Dufresne
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Loge de Theatre (Preliminary study for a painting)
Graphite on paper
Signed in pencil lower left
Category
1910s Impressionist Interior Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Graphite
Mural Study for "The First Settlement on Manhattan Island"
By Howard Pyle
Located in Fort Washington, PA
building's architect in 1910. This is a study for one of only three murals which Pyle ever painted. It was
Category
1910s Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
lying woman oil on canvas painting
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Frame size 86x114 cm.
Josep Maria Mallol i Suazo (Barcelona, 1910 - Barcelona, 1986) is a
Category
1950s Post-War Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Matisse with Pears, Original Painting, Contemporary, Paris
Located in Deddington, GB
This vivacious still life painting draws inspiration from Matisse's iconic 1910 masterpiece 'Dance
Category
2010s Abstract Figurative Paintings
Materials
Panel
H 21.66 in W 17.33 in D 1.58 in
Original Pastel Painting of Four Females by Jules Cheret 1910
By Jules Chéret
Located in Boca Raton, FL
Cheret in 1910. It is a composite image of four attractive women, created using pastels on canvas. It is
Category
1910s Mixed Media
Materials
Oil Pastel
1911 Modern Floral Still Life of Ranunculus and Mustard Oil Painting on Linen
By Walter Pach
Located in Soquel, CA
Wonderful modern floral still life oil painting of ranunculus in white vase and mustard weed on
Category
1910s Modern Still-life Paintings
Materials
Linen, Oil
Kirkcudbright Scotland - Scottish Victorian Impressionist landscape oil painting
Located in London, GB
This wonderful atmospheric Scottish Impressionist landscape oil painting is by much noted and
Category
Early 1900s Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
Charles Henry Miller Impressionist Landscape Oil Painting
By Charles Henry Miller
Located in Larchmont, NY
, Long Island, c. 1910. Here he spent his time sketching and painting the surrounding areas.
In 1885 he
Category
Early 20th Century American Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Foam, Oil, Canvas
Magic Realist Surrealist Latin American Naive Fantasy Painting
By German Ramon Duron Lanza
Located in Surfside, FL
Magic realist fantasy painting in the manner of Ernst Fuchs and Arik Brauer.
Naïve art is any form
Category
20th Century Folk Art Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Enigma. Original Oil Painting. Eccentric & Bohemian. Modern British. Welsh.
By Meryl Watts
Located in Sutton Poyntz, Dorset
Meryl Watts.
English ( b.1910 – d.1992 )
Enigma.
Oil on Board. Signed.
Image size 22.4 inches x
Category
Mid-20th Century Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Pierrot Surpris! - Impressionist Oil, Portrait by Armand Francois Henrion
By Armand (François Joseph) Henrion
Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire
Signed impressionist oil on panel circa 1910 by French painter Armand Francois Henrion. This
Category
1910s Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
Oil Painting of an Orientalist Harem Woman by Vincent Stiepevich
By Vincent Stiepevich
Located in New York, NY
.
Maker: Vincent G. Stiepevich (1841-1910) att.
Date: 19th century
Origin: Russian/American
Dimension: 24
Category
19th Century Other Art Style Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Pierrot et Monocole - Impressionist Oil, Portrait by Armand Francois Henrion
By Armand (François Joseph) Henrion
Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire
Wonderful signed impressionist oil on panel circa 1910 by French painter Armand Francois Henrion
Category
1910s Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
“An Orientalist Scene with Musicians and Dancer”, 19th C. Oil/Canvas by M. Rabes
By Max Rabes
Located in Madrid, ES
colors to create emotional and psychological effects. His paintings often feature a strong sense of
Category
1910s Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Path Through Willow Trees, Summer
By Sir Charles James Lawton Wingate
Located in Hillsborough, NC
Impressionist oil painting of arching trees, titled 'Path Through Willow Trees, Summer' is by Sir
Category
1910s Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
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H 31.5 in W 24.5 in D 2 in
Debutante - British Victorian oil painting portrait Elsie Elizabeth Ebsworth
By Annie Louisa Swynnerton
Located in London, GB
A late 19th century British Society portrait oil painting of a beautiful young debutante by
Category
Late 19th Century Victorian Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Scottish Interior - Scottish 19th century Victorian art interior oil painting
By George Hay
Located in London, GB
historical interior painting which dates to about 1870. It depicts two women curtsying before an aristocratic
Category
19th Century Victorian Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
19th Century portrait oil painting of an Italian maiden
By Pierre-Louis-Joseph de Coninck
Located in Moreton-In-Marsh, Gloucestershire
of paintings featuring Italian beauties as in this fine example. He died in Méteren on 5 July 1910
Category
19th Century Victorian Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
H 38 in W 30 in D 2.5 in
Original Impressionist Painting by American Artist Charles H. Miller
By Charles Henry Miller
Located in Larchmont, NY
, Long Island, c. 1910. Here he spent his time sketching and painting the surrounding areas.
In 1885 he
Category
1880s American Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Board, Oil
Style of Troyon Impressionist Painting by C.H. Miller
By Charles Henry Miller
Located in Larchmont, NY
, Long Island, c. 1910. Here he spent his time sketching and painting the surrounding areas.
In 1885 he
Category
1880s American Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
H 14 in W 17 in D 3.5 in
"Couple on Bench at the Beach" Pastel on Paperboard signed by Francesco Spicuzza
By Francesco Spicuzza
Located in Milwaukee, WI
teacher John Carlson. It was during this time that Spicuzza changed his style of painting, developing an
Category
1910s Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Paper, Pastel, Board
Antique Western Oil on Canvas Painting Native American "The Captive" 1901
By Frank Paul Sauerwein
Located in Portland, OR
painting. He left for Connecticut in 1908, seeking a cure. Upon his death there in 1910, he left his Taos
Category
Early 1900s Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
H 36 in W 50 in D 2.75 in
A Beautiful Lady
By Jacques Gonin
Located in St. Albans, GB
: 17.25" x 13.75 (44 x 33cm)
Painting Size: 13 x 9.5" (33 x 24cm)
Gonin was a painter of genre scenes and
Category
1910s Impressionist Paintings
Materials
Oil
Moret-sur-Loing - Impressionist Landscape Oil Painting by Antoine Guillemet
By Jean-Baptiste-Antoine Guillemet
Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire
as a central motif. At the Salon of 1874 Guillemet's ambitious entry was a nine-foot painting titled
Category
1890s Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Clifford Charman Landscape with Farmhouses oil painting Modern British Art
Located in London, GB
Charman R.O.I. (1910-1993)
Landscape with Farmhouses
Oil on Canvas, framed
38x55
Provenance: The Artist's
Category
1960s Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Robert Macdonald Fraser: Landscape with Footbridge oil painting Snowdonia Wales
By Robert Macdonald Fraser
Located in London, GB
circles but it was to be another decade before he took to painting full time. Between 1910 and 1938 he
Category
Early 20th Century Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
Cockermouth, Brewery & Castle: Clifford Charman oil painting Modern British Art
Located in London, GB
Charman R.O.I. (1910-1993)
Cockermouth, Ruined Castle and Brewery
Oil on Canvas, framed
38 x 55 cm
Category
1940s Realist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
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