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Through the Pugho Pass - Butterfield Trail Original Oil Paintingby Marjorie Reed
By Marjorie Reed
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
Through the Pugho Pass - Butterfield Trail by Marjorie Reed. Original oil on canvas. Painting is
Category

Mid-20th Century American Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Paint

American Social Realist Portrait Painting of a Coal Mine Owner by Jesse F. Reed
By Jesse F. Reed
Located in Baltimore, MD
operation that is shown in the background. The artist, Jesse F. Reed captured all of the complexities of
Category

Late 20th Century American Realist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

Reed Roof Barn, Painting, Oil on Wood Panel
By Richard Szkutnik
Located in Yardley, PA
original oil on panel paint in contemporary impressionism style :: Painting :: Impressionist
Category

2010s Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

Vintage American Modernist Abstract Surreal Framed Signed Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Nicely painted surreal abstract oil painting by Paul Allen Reed (1919 - 2015). Great color and
Category

Early 2000s Surrealist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Vintage Signed American Surreal Nocturnal Abstract Framed Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Nicely painted surreal nocturnal abstract oil painting by Paul Allen Reed (1919 - 2015) . Great
Category

Early 2000s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

SPANIELS CHASING THROUGH REED BEDS - LARGE OIL PAINTING ON CANVAS
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
"In Full Pursuit" English School, late 20th century oil painting on canvas, unframed painting: 24
Category

Late 19th Century Victorian Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

Reed 22 November 09:54 - Modern Nature Oil Painting, Abstract, Minimalism
By Robert Motelski
Located in Salzburg, AT
Robert Motelski's paintings are exceptional visions of nature, visions of space which surrounds us
Category

2010s Modern Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Original signed pastel, Washington Color School & Color Field painter Paul Reed
By Paul Reed
Located in New York, NY
Paul Allen Reed Untitled #31, 1982 Oil pastel on paper Pencil signed dated and annotated "7 10 79 1
Category

1980s Color-Field Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Oil Pastel

Yahong Teng Floral Original Oil On Canvas "Reed I"
Located in New York, NY
Title: Reed I Medium: Oil on canvas Size: 16 x 12 inches Frame: Framing options available
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Fenland Reed Cutters - Victorian Idyllist landscape painting by Walker Macbeth
Located in London, GB
ROBERT WALKER MACBETH, RA (1848-1910) Fenland Reed Cutters Signed with initials and dated 1900
Category

Late 19th Century Realist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

Martin House
Located in Fairfield, CT
know how a painting will turn out. I start a painting with an idea based on direct observation. In my
Category

2010s Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Martin House
H 12 in W 12 in D 2 in
Paper Whites
Located in Fairfield, CT
know how a painting will turn out. I start a painting with an idea based on direct observation. In my
Category

2010s Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Paper Whites
H 8 in W 7 in D 2 in
"Floating" Mid Century Modern Fort Worth Texas Artist
By Dickson Reeder
Located in San Antonio, TX
: Oil on Board Mid Century Modern Biography Dickson Reeder (1912 - 1970) Edward Dickson Reeder began
Category

1960s Modern Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

Little Bear
By Shelley Reed
Located in Bozeman, MT
Reed borrows visual fragments from predominantly seventeenth- and eighteenth-century Northern
Category

2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings

Materials

Paper, Oil

Big Bear
By Shelley Reed
Located in Bozeman, MT
Reed borrows visual fragments from predominantly seventeenth- and eighteenth-century Northern
Category

2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings

Materials

Paper, Oil

Osprey 1 (after Audubon)
By Shelley Reed
Located in Bozeman, MT
Reed borrows visual fragments from predominantly seventeenth- and eighteenth-century Northern
Category

2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings

Materials

Paper, Oil

Stag 4 (after Landseer)
By Shelley Reed
Located in Bozeman, MT
Reed borrows visual fragments from predominantly seventeenth- and eighteenth-century Northern
Category

2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings

Materials

Paper, Oil

Tiger (after Jenssen and Landseer)
By Shelley Reed
Located in Bozeman, MT
. Reed's primary focus has been the rich vein of Northern European art from the mid-17th through 18th
Category

2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings

Materials

Oil, Paper

Perched (after Audubon)
By Shelley Reed
Located in Bozeman, MT
Reed borrows visual fragments from predominantly seventeenth- and eighteenth-century Northern
Category

2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings

Materials

Paper, Oil

Bird Concert (after Earlom)
By Shelley Reed
Located in Bozeman, MT
This is an oil painting on canvas and is monochromatic black. Reed's primary focus has been the
Category

2010s Realist Animal Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Peek (After Stubbs)
By Shelley Reed
Located in Bozeman, MT
This is a framed painting. This painting is oil on paper, and is monochromatic black. Reed
Category

2010s Realist Animal Paintings

Materials

Oil, Archival Paper

Portrait (after Stubbs and Anon.)
By Shelley Reed
Located in Bozeman, MT
influence of the European artist Stubbs. This painting is oil on paper, and is monochromatic black. Reed
Category

2010s Academic Animal Paintings

Materials

Oil, Archival Paper

Gallop (after Stubbs)
By Shelley Reed
Located in Bozeman, MT
influence of the European artist Stubbs. This painting is oil on paper, and is monochromatic black. Reed
Category

2010s Academic Animal Paintings

Materials

Oil, Archival Paper

Falcon (after Landseer)
By Shelley Reed
Located in Bozeman, MT
This is a framed painting. This painting is oil on paper, and is monochromatic black. Reed
Category

2010s Realist Animal Paintings

Materials

Oil, Archival Paper

Stag III (After Landseer)
By Shelley Reed
Located in Bozeman, MT
Reed borrows visual fragments from predominantly seventeenth- and eighteenth-century Northern
Category

2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings

Materials

Paper, Oil

Bald Eagle II
By Shelley Reed
Located in Bozeman, MT
Reed borrows visual fragments from predominantly seventeenth- and eighteenth-century Northern
Category

2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings

Materials

Paper, Oil

Condor
By Shelley Reed
Located in Bozeman, MT
Reed borrows visual fragments from predominantly seventeenth- and eighteenth-century Northern
Category

2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings

Materials

Paper, Oil

Condor
H 41.5 in W 29.5 in
Osprey I (after Audubon)
By Shelley Reed
Located in Bozeman, MT
Reed borrows visual fragments from predominantly seventeenth- and eighteenth-century Northern
Category

2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings

Materials

Paper, Oil

Great Crested Grebe (after Duranti)
By Shelley Reed
Located in Bozeman, MT
oil on paper, and is monochromatic black. Reed's primary focus has been the rich vein of Northern
Category

2010s Realist Animal Paintings

Materials

Oil, Archival Paper

Orange Circle
By Paul Reed
Located in Saratoga Springs, NY
, producing oil-pastel drawings, photo collages and gouache paintings on paper. He began painting on canvas
Category

1960s Abstract Geometric Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Orange Circle
Orange Circle
H 54 in W 40 in D 3 in
These Green Pastures
By Shelley Reed
Located in Bozeman, MT
This painting is oil on 7 canvas panels, each 7 feet high and is 30 feet wide TOTAL and is
Category

2010s Realist Animal Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

With Her Pups (after Oudry)
By Shelley Reed
Located in Bozeman, MT
artist Oudry. This painting is oil on paper, and is monochromatic black. Reed's primary focus has been
Category

2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings

Materials

Oil, Archival Paper

Antelope (After Desportes)
By Shelley Reed
Located in Bozeman, MT
Reed's primary focus has been the rich vein of Northern European art from the mid-17th through 18th
Category

2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings

Materials

Oil

Bittern (after Oudry)
By Shelley Reed
Located in Bozeman, MT
framed pieces to create the whole painting. Reed's primary focus has been the rich vein of Northern
Category

2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings

Materials

Oil, Archival Paper

Courtyard, Dominic Finocchio, 2025, Figurative Oil Painting on Canvas
Located in St. Louis, MO
. Courtyard, Dominic Finocchio, 2025, Figurative Oil Painting on Canvas
Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

White Shed
Located in Fairfield, CT
Represented by George Billis Gallery in Westport CT.
Category

2010s Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil, Panel

Easky
Located in Fairfield, CT
Represented by George Billis Gallery in Westport CT.
Category

2010s Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil, Panel

Easky
H 14 in W 14 in
Ballyglass II
Located in Fairfield, CT
Represented by George Billis Gallery in Westport CT.
Category

2010s Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil, Panel

Clear Sky
Located in Fairfield, CT
Represented by George Billis Gallery in Westport CT.
Category

2010s Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil, Panel

Moving Sky
Located in Fairfield, CT
Represented by George Billis Gallery in Westport CT.
Category

2010s Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil, Panel

Doonefeeny II
Located in Fairfield, CT
Represented by George Billis Gallery in Westport CT.
Category

2010s Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil, Panel

Cut Fields
Located in Fairfield, CT
Represented by George Billis Gallery in Westport CT.
Category

2010s Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil, Panel

Wanderlust, Dominic Finocchio, 2023, Figurative Oil Painting on Canvas
Located in St. Louis, MO
. Wanderlust, Dominic Finocchio, 2023, Figurative Oil Painting on Canvas
Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Above and Beyond, Dominic Finocchio, Figurative Oil Painting on Canvas
Located in St. Louis, MO
. Above and Beyond, Dominic Finocchio, Figurative Oil Painting on Canvas
Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

First Person Plural, Dominic Finocchio, 2024, Figurative Oil Painting on Canvas
Located in St. Louis, MO
. First Person Plural, Dominic Finocchio, 2024, Figurative Oil Painting on Canvas
Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

A Wall On Which to Lean, Dominic Finocchio, Figurative Oil Painting on Canvas
Located in St. Louis, MO
. A Wall On Which to Lean, Dominic Finocchio, Figurative Oil Painting on Canvas
Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Mid-day, Zuni Village
By Frank Reed Whiteside
Located in Missouri, MO
Mid-day, Zuni Village, 1897 By. Frank Reed Whiteside (American, 1866-1929) Unframed: 20" x 30
Category

Late 19th Century Other Art Style Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

'Still Life with Bread', Portland Art Museum Exhibited Work, Reed College
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
. Exhibited: Artists of Oregon, Painting and Sculpture Show, Portland Art Museum, Oregon, 1956, (from old
Category

1950s Modern Still-life Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

19th Century Oil Painting Landscape by H.W. Reed
By H. W. Reed
Located in Bedford, NY
REED WAS AN EXHIBITING MEMBER OF THE ROYAL SCOTTISH ACADEMY IN THE 19TH CENTURY. HIS WORKS
Category

Antique 19th Century Scottish Paintings

Materials

Canvas

The "Carrie Reed" under Full Sail, Oil on Canvas, British Maritime
By Montague Dawson
Located in NEW YORK, NY
MONTAGUE DAWSON British, 1895–1973 The "Carrie Reed" under Full Sail Signed Montague Dawson; also
Category

Early 20th Century Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Lachan Hill
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Jeffrey Reed: "Lachan Hill", Oil On Canvas Mounted On Panel, Landscape Painting Jeffrey Reed
Category

2010s Realist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

Lachan Hill
Lachan Hill
H 6.75 in W 8.25 in D 1.63 in
Yellow Sky
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Jeffrey Reed: "Yellow Sky", Oil On Canvas Mounted On Panel, Landscape Painting Jeffrey Reed always
Category

2010s Realist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

Yellow Sky
Yellow Sky
H 8.75 in W 8.75 in D 1.63 in
Portacloy Field
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Jeffrey Reed: "Portacloy Field", Oil On Canvas Mounted On Panel, Landscape Painting Jeffrey Reed
Category

2010s Realist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

Portacloy Field
Portacloy Field
H 8.75 in W 8.75 in D 1.63 in
Convent Garden
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Jeffrey Reed: "Convent Garden", Oil On Canvas Mounted On Panel, Landscape Painting Jeffrey Reed
Category

2010s Realist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

Convent Garden
Convent Garden
H 8.75 in W 8.75 in D 1.63 in
Hill Farm
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Jeffrey Reed: "Hill Farm", Oil On Canvas Mounted On Panel, Landscape Painting Jeffrey Reed always
Category

2010s Realist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

Hill Farm
Hill Farm
H 8.75 in W 8.75 in D 1.63 in
Doonfeeny
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Jeffrey Reed: "Doonfeeny", Oil On Canvas Mounted On Panel, Landscape Painting Jeffrey Reed always
Category

2010s Realist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

Doonfeeny
Doonfeeny
H 10.75 in W 10.75 in D 1.63 in
Calf (after Van Os)
By Shelley Reed
Located in New York, NY
Shelley Reed recontextualizes imagery gleaned from art historical sources, typically combining
Category

2010s Animal Paintings

Materials

Paper, Oil

Barcelona II
By Paul Reed
Located in Abilene, TX
This shaped canvas work by Paul Reed features fields of greens and yellows. Paul Allen Reed
Category

1960s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

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Reed Oil Painting For Sale on 1stDibs

You are likely to find exactly the reed oil painting you’re looking for on 1stDibs, as there is a broad range for sale. In our selection of items, you can find abstract examples as well as a contemporary version. You’re likely to find the perfect reed oil painting among the distinctive items we have available, which includes versions made as long ago as the 19th Century as well as those made as recently as the 21st Century. When looking for the right reed oil painting 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. There have been many interesting reed oil painting examples over the years, but those made by Shelley Reed, Reed Danziger, Blendon Reed Campbell, Lynette Reed and John Reed are often thought to be among the most thought-provoking. Artworks like these — often created in paint, oil paint and paper — can elevate any room of your home.

How Much is a Reed Oil Painting?

The average selling price for a reed oil painting we offer is $3,800, while they’re typically $395 on the low end and $99,000 for the highest priced.
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    To identify an oil painting, look closely at its surface. Compared to other paintings, pieces produced in oils usually show off a variety of textures across the canvas, and the paint will appear layered on. If you're looking to determine the name, age or creator of a work, try snapping a photo with your smartphone’s camera and conducting a reverse image search online. Shop a diverse assortment of oil paintings on 1stDibs.
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    You may wish to dust your oil painting so that layers of dust don’t begin to gather on its surface. This should only be considered to remove loose dust. Never spray any chemical substance on your oil painting. Do not use a damp cloth to dust your oil painting. (Again, your painting should not be exposed to moisture.)

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    To maintain oil paintings that you purchased for your home, experts suggest that you keep them out of direct sunlight. Prolonged exposure to the sunlight coming in from a window can fade the colors in your painting. Do not hang your oil painting near a heat source or where it can get wet (bathrooms and kitchens are not safe for your oil painting).

    You may wish to dust your oil painting so that layers of dust don’t begin to gather on its surface. This should only be considered to remove loose dust. Never spray any chemical substance on your oil painting. Do not use a damp cloth to dust your oil painting. (Again, your painting should not be exposed to moisture.)

    To remove loose dust, use a soft brush that measures approximately one to two inches wide with natural-hair bristles. Do not use a dust cloth or a feather duster, as those items may catch or leave threads or feathers behind. Do not apply pressure or dust your painting for an extended period of time.

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    To find the artist of an oil painting, look on the back of the canvas. Sometimes, you will find the artist’s name and the year of production on the back. If the canvas is in a frame, gently peel away the paper covering the back to access the canvas. In the event you cannot find any identifying information, seek the help of a licensed art appraiser. Shop a selection of oil paintings on 1stDibs.
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    Yes, sunlight affects oil paintings. Keep your oil paintings away from direct sunlight.

    To maintain oil paintings that you purchased for your home, experts suggest that you keep them out of sunlight. Prolonged exposure to the sunlight coming in from a window can fade the colors in your painting. Do not hang your oil painting near a heat source or where it can get wet (bathrooms and kitchens are not safe for your oil painting).

    You may wish to dust your oil painting so that layers of dust don’t begin to gather on its surface. This should only be considered to remove loose dust. Never spray any chemical substance on your oil painting. Do not use a damp cloth to dust your oil painting. (Again, your painting should not be exposed to moisture.)

    To remove loose dust, use a soft brush that measures approximately one to two inches wide with natural-hair bristles. Do not use a dust cloth or a feather duster, as those items may catch or leave threads or feathers behind. Do not apply pressure or dust your painting for an extended period of time.

    If you think that your oil painting is considerably dirty or believe that other issues may be at work, experts strongly suggest that you consult with a professional conservator.

    Read about how to arrange your wall art and find oil paintings for sale on 1stDibs.

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