$3,150Sale Price|40% Off
Paul K. Smith Artist Studio Interior Mid-Century Modern Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
A highly collectible mid-century modern oil painting by Paul Kauvar Smith, this rare studio interior offers an intimate view into the artist’s working environment, transformed throug...
Oil
$2,257Sale Price|57% Off
Paul K. Smith Zinnia Flowers Still Life Oil Modernist Studio Painting
Located in Denver, CO
A vibrant and highly collectible American Modernist still life by Paul Kauvar Smith, this original oil on board presents a richly composed studio scene centered on a bouquet of zinni...
Oil
$5,800
Paul K. Smith Central City, Colorado, circa 1950 Mid-Century Modern Oil
Located in Denver, CO
Striking mid-century modernist oil painting by Colorado artist Paul K. Smith (1893–1977), depicting the historic mining town of Central City, Colorado.
Canvas, Oil
$2,760Sale Price|38% Off
Paul K. Smith New Mexico Adobe Church Oil Southwestern Modernist Painting
By Paul Kauvar Smith
Located in Denver, CO
A highly collectible mid-century modern oil painting by Paul Kauvar Smith, this New Mexico Adobe Church captures one of the most iconic and enduring subjects in Southwestern American...
Oil
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H 29 in W 33 in D 1.25 in
Paul K. Smith Colorado Hill Town Storm Clouds WPA Modernist Landscape Oil
By Paul Kauver Smith
Located in Denver, CO
A powerful and highly collectible WPA-era Colorado landscape by Paul Kauvar Smith, this mid-1940s oil on canvas captures a dramatic hill town beneath an expansive, storm-laden sky, o...
Oil
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H 27 in W 31 in D 1.25 in
Mid-Winter Move, New Mexico, 1930s American Modernist Oil Painting, Red Blue Tan
Located in Denver, CO
Oil on board painting by Paul Kauvar Smith (1893-1977) from 1939 of a single figure with multiple buildings of a small town in New Mexico. Southwestern American Modernist landscape p...
Oil, Board
$1,400
H 15 in W 19 in D 2 in
A Post-War, Modern Southwestern Realist Landscape, Adobe House in New Mexico
By Walter Burt Adams
Located in Chicago, IL
An Introspective, Post-War Modern Southwestern Landscape Painting of an Adobe House in New Mexico by Notable Chicago Artist, Walter Burt Adams (Am. 1903-1990). A subtle tonal, archi...
Canvas, Oil
$985
H 29.5 in W 37 in D 2 in
Vintage Southwest Adobe Landscape Original Pastel Painting c.1985
Located in San Francisco, CA
Vintage Southwest Adobe Landscape Original Pastel Painting c.1985 Outstanding late 20th century pastel painting by mystery artist. The painting is signed / monogrammed in the lower ...
Pastel
$10,648Sale Price|20% Off
H 34 in W 27 in D 2 in
Still Life of Flowers in Jug - Post Impressionist 1940's art floral oil painting
Located in Hagley, England
This superb Post Impressionist floral oil painting is by noted successful Russian born female artist Nadia Benois. Benois came to England and settled in London in 1920 having married...
Oil
$775
H 15 in W 19 in D 2 in
Early American Modernist Abstract Expressionist Figural Framed Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American modernist abstract oil painting by Eugene Arcieri (1914 - 2005). Oil on board. Framed. Signed. Measuring 15 by 19 inches overall and 14 by 18 painting alone. In exce...
Oil, Board
Vintage Gerbera Daisy Red Flower Still Life Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Vintage American impressionist sill life. Framed. Measuring: 28 by 24 inches overall and 24 by 20 painting alone. Excellent condition, ready to hang and enjoy.
Canvas, Oil
$396Sale Price|20% Off
H 18 in W 23 in D 2 in
Antique American Modernist Abstract Flower Still Life Outsider Art Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American modernist oil painting. Oil on board, circa 1950. Housed in a vintage frame. Image size, 16L x 11H. Signed.
Canvas, Oil
$1,049
H 24.22 in W 19.69 in D 0.79 in
Mid-Century Modern Acrylic Painting on Canvas, Spain, Circa 1960
Located in Barcelona, ES
Unsigned painting by unknown artist. Made in Spain, circa 1960. Acrylic on canvas. In original condition, with minor wear consistent with age and use, preserving a beautiful...
Canvas, Acrylic
$700Sale Price|20% Off
H 15 in W 20 in D 2 in
Antique American School Modernist Bold Flower Still Life Framed Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Very finely painted American modernist flower still life oil painting. Framed. Oil on board. Signed lower right. Image size, 12H by 17L.
Canvas, Oil
Vintage Mid Century Abstract Painting On Canvas
Located in W Allenhurst, NJ
Beautiful bold vintage Mid-Century Abstract Painting on canvas. Wonderful colors and expression. True period piece with vibrant colors, textural brush marks framed nicely in thin bra...
Canvas, Wood, Paint
Taos Pueblo
By Anna Barry
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Taos Pueblo Screen print in colors, c. 1945 Signed and titled in pencil by the artist Printed in Taos Taos is the oldest continually inhabited city/village in North America. How old ...
Screen
$1,582
H 21 in W 28 in
1950's French Modernist Cityscape Colourful Architectural Landscape Oil Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Modernist Cityscape Colourful Architectural Landscape Oil Painting by Jacques Courtade (French, 1923-1994) signed oil on canvas, unframed canvas: 21 x 28 inches private collection ov...
Oil
$556Sale Price|20% Off
H 14 in W 20 in D 2 in
Antique American School Signed Abstract Expressionist Framed Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American school signed abstract oil painting. Oil on canvas. Signed. Framed. Image size, 19L x 13H.
Canvas, Oil
$695
H 29 in W 35 in D 2 in
American Modernist Western Taos School New Mexico Mountain Landscape Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Vintage American modernist painting. Pastel on paper. Measuring: 29 by 35 inches overall, and 18.25 by 24.25 painting alone. Signed. Framed.
Watercolor, Pastel
$1,275
H 33 in W 27 in D 2 in
Vintage American Modernist Signed Abstract Expressionist Framed Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
This mid-century abstract composition employs a dynamic interplay of geometric planes and gestural brushwork, rendered in a vibrant yet balanced palette of pastel pinks, acid yellow...
Canvas, Oil
$875
H 24 in W 19 in D 2 in
Vintage Signed American School Modernist Cubist Flower Still Life Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Oil on canvas, 24 x 19 inches overall, 20 x 15.75 inches image size. A modernist still life. Cubist elements as well. Signed lower right and presented in an a modernist frame. ...
Canvas, Oil
$550
H 5 in W 7 in
Ranchos Church Screen Print, American Modern, Circa 1940s, Signed
By Anna Barry
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Ranchos Church Screen print, Late 1940's Signed lower right (see photo) Titled lower left (see photo) Edition: Unknown This image depicts the famous church San Francisco de Asis Miss...
Screen
$704Sale Price|53% Off
H 30 in W 24 in D 2 in
'Contemporary Impressionist Interior Scene', Framed Oil on Canvas, 1990
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
This framed 24" x 30" oil on canvas depicts an interior living space in a contemporary impressionist style. The scene features a chair facing an uncovered window during daytime, a cl...
Canvas, Oil
$800Sale Price|23% Off
H 21.5 in W 25.5 in D 1.5 in
Jon Blanchette East Santa Cruz California Mid-Century Farmhouse Oil Painting
By Jon Blanchette
Located in Denver, CO
An original mid-century oil painting by celebrated California artist Jon Blanchette (1908–1987), East Santa Cruz, California captures the quiet beauty and dramatic atmosphere of the ...
Oil
$282,508Sale Price|20% Off
H 52 in W 40 in D 2 in
Exotic - Scottish 1920's exhibited 'Glasgow Girl' art portrait oil painting
Located in Hagley, England
This stunning much exhibited 1920's Scottish portrait oil painting is by noted Glasgow Girl artist Norah Nielson Gray. Painted circa 1923, the model for the painting was Rita McIlrai...
Oil
$3,500
H 33 in W 28 in D 3 in
Stowe Vermont Village Sleigh Ride, Mid Century Winter Figurative Landscape
By Walter Thomas Sacks
Located in Soquel, CA
Stowe Vermont Village Sleigh Ride - Mid Century Winter Figurative Landscape A bright, crisp morning and a sleigh ride through new snow in Stowe, Vermont is this charming winter land...
Canvas, Oil
$3,000Sale Price|61% Off
H 25.5 in W 37.5 in D 1.5 in
Frederick Shane Artists Sketching California 1940s Modernist Gouache
By Frederick Shane
Located in Denver, CO
A striking 1940s modernist gouache painting by Frederick Shane titled Artists Sketching (California), depicting three artists working outdoors against a sweeping mountainous landscap...
Gouache
$7,000Sale Price|20% Off
H 38 in W 32 in D 2 in
Antique American Modernist Period Male Nude Surrealist Masterpiece Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Amazing early American surrealist nude male portrait landscape. Painted by Charles W St Clair. Oil on board. Framed. Image size, 24L x 30H. Super detailed and rare!
Oil, Canvas
Mid-Century Modern Oil on Canvas Abstract Painting
Located in Newfoundland, PA
Stunning colors on this midcentury painting. Total measurement is 23 in W x 13 in x 1-5/8 in deep. Dated 1/1/1960, E Byard. Painting measurements listed below. The frame is original....
Acrylic
$9,750
H 40 in W 32 in D 2 in
Stunning Art Deco Young Woman Portrait Framed Signed Rare Original Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Exquisite antique portrait painting of a young fashionable woman. Framed. Oil on canvas. Signed. Image size, 31H by 24L.
Canvas, Oil
$2,500
H 37 in W 31 in D 1.25 in
"Pretty Pickins" Post-Impressionist Colorful Floral Oil Painting on Board Framed
By John Reilly 1
Located in New York, NY
A joyous colorful floral still life painting depicting a bunch of freshly picked flowers placed effortlessly. The piece is done in a highly impressionistic manner and is a wonderful ...
Oil, Board
$495
H 22 in W 16 in D 2 in
Antique American Modernist Abstract Expressionist Still Life Signed Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American modernist still life oil painting. Oil on canvas. Signed. Measuring: 16 by 22 inches overall. In excellent original condition. Excellent condition, ready to hang a...
Canvas, Oil
$3,150Sale Price|30% Off
H 39.38 in W 39.38 in D 0.79 in
Landscape 148 by Jean Krille - Oil on Masonite 100x100 cm
By Jean Krille
Located in Geneva, CH
Artwork signed at the bottom left. Jean Krillé’s paintings are known for their expressive use of color and dynamic, abstract forms, blending realism with abstraction in his depictio...
Masonite, Oil
$1,550Sale Price|51% Off
H 35.25 in W 29.25 in D 1.75 in
Hayes Lyon “Portrait of Bessy Lyon" 1945 American Modern Oil Painting
By Hayes Lyon
Located in Denver, CO
An intimate and beautifully observed 1945 American Modern portrait by Colorado painter Hayes Lyon (1901–1987), depicting the artist’s wife, Bessy Lyon. Executed in oil on canvas, the...
Oil, Canvas
$18,742Sale Price|37% Off
H 28.25 in W 32.25 in D 1.75 in
Charles Ragland Bunnell 1928–29 Manitou Colorado Oil Pikes Peak Landscape
By Charles Ragland Bunnell
Located in Denver, CO
A highly desirable early Colorado landscape by Charles Ragland Bunnell, this circa 1928–1929 oil on canvas captures the dramatic terrain of Manitou Springs with sweeping views of Pik...
Oil
$725
H 4.14 in W 4.93 in D 0.5 in
A Cheerful, 1930s American Scene Landscape Painting with Church and Country Road
By Francis Chapin
Located in Chicago, IL
A Cheerful, 1930s American Scene Landscape Painting with Church and Country Road by Notable Chicago Modern Artist, Francis Chapin (Am. 1899-1965). A gem of a painting, exemplifying ...
Canvas, Oil, Board
$1,180Sale Price|20% Off
H 24 in W 18 in D 2 in
Antique American Impressionist Opera Scene Signed Elegant Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Nicely painted American impressionist oil painting by Richard W. Baldwin (1920 - 2012). Oil on canvas. Framed. Signed.
Canvas, Oil
$1,196Sale Price|20% Off
H 32 in W 38 in D 2 in
Vintage American Modernist Abstract Interior Scene Framed Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American modernist interior scene oil painting. Oil on canvas. Framed.
Canvas, Oil
Painting is an art form that has spanned innumerable cultures, with artists using the medium to tell stories, explore and communicate ideas and express themselves. To bring abstract paintings, landscape paintings, still-life paintings and other original paintings into your home is to celebrate and share in the long tradition of this discipline.
When we look at paintings, particularly those that originated in the past, we learn about history, other cultures and countries of the world. Like every other work of art, paintings — whether they are contemporary creations or works that were made during the 19th century — can often help us clearly see and understand the world around us in a meaningful and interesting way.
Cave walls were the canvases for what were arguably the world’s first landscape paintings, which depict natural scenery through art. Portrait paintings and drawings, which, along with sculpture, were how someone’s appearance was recorded prior to the advent of photography, are at least as old as Ancient Egypt. In the Netherlands, landscapes were a major theme for painters as early as the 1500s. Later, artists in Greece, Rome and elsewhere created vast wall paintings to decorate stately homes, churches and tombs.
Today, creating a wall of art is a wonderful way to enhance your space, showcase beautiful pieces and tie an interior design together.
No matter your preference, whether you favor Post-Impressionist paintings, animal paintings, Surrealism, Pop art or another movement or specific period, arranging art on a blank wall allows you to evoke emotions in a room while also showing off your tastes and interests. A symmetrical wall arrangement may comprise a grid of four to six pieces or, for an odd number of works, a horizontal row. Asymmetrical arrangements, which may be small clusters of art or large, salon-style gallery walls, have a more collected and eclectic feel.
Download the 1stDibs app, which includes a handy “View on Wall” feature that allows you to see how a particular artwork will look on a particular wall, and read about how to arrange wall art. And if you’re searching for the perfect palette for your interior design project, what better place to turn than to the art world’s masters of color?
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