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Ganesha, Acrylic on Canvas Red, Yellow by Contemporary Indian Artist "In Stock"

Ganesha, Acrylic on Canvas Red, Yellow by Contemporary Indian Artist "In Stock"

By Shyamal Mukherjee

Located in Kolkata, West Bengal

Mukherjee's favourite medium is reverse oil or acrylic painting on transparent acrylic sheets, and he swears that although he may change his themes and subjects, inventing new ones f...

Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Bawa Biwi, Oil on Acrylic Sheet, Red, Yellow by Contemporary Artist "In Stock"

Bawa Biwi, Oil on Acrylic Sheet, Red, Yellow by Contemporary Artist "In Stock"

By Shyamal Mukherjee

Located in Kolkata, West Bengal

Mukherjee's favourite medium is reverse oil or acrylic painting on transparent acrylic sheets, and he swears that although he may change his themes and subjects, inventing new ones f...

Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Acrylic

Bawa Biwi, Acrylic on Canvas (Set of 2) by Contemporary Artist "In Stock"
Bawa Biwi, Acrylic on Canvas (Set of 2) by Contemporary Artist "In Stock"

Bawa Biwi, Acrylic on Canvas (Set of 2) by Contemporary Artist "In Stock"

By Shyamal Mukherjee

Located in Kolkata, West Bengal

Mukherjee's favourite medium is reverse oil or acrylic painting on transparent acrylic sheets, and he swears that although he may change his themes and subjects, inventing new ones f...

Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Acrylic

Bawa Biwi, Acrylic on Canvas (Set of 2) by Contemporary Artist "In Stock"
Bawa Biwi, Acrylic on Canvas (Set of 2) by Contemporary Artist "In Stock"

Bawa Biwi, Acrylic on Canvas (Set of 2) by Contemporary Artist "In Stock"

By Shyamal Mukherjee

Located in Kolkata, West Bengal

Mukherjee's favourite medium is reverse oil or acrylic painting on transparent acrylic sheets, and he swears that although he may change his themes and subjects, inventing new ones f...

Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Acrylic

Bawa Biwi, Acrylic on Canvas (Set of 2) by Contemporary Artist "In Stock"
Bawa Biwi, Acrylic on Canvas (Set of 2) by Contemporary Artist "In Stock"

Bawa Biwi, Acrylic on Canvas (Set of 2) by Contemporary Artist "In Stock"

By Shyamal Mukherjee

Located in Kolkata, West Bengal

Mukherjee's favourite medium is reverse oil or acrylic painting on transparent acrylic sheets, and he swears that although he may change his themes and subjects, inventing new ones f...

Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Acrylic

colorful contemporary abstract mixed media expressionist diptych busy signed
colorful contemporary abstract mixed media expressionist diptych busy signed

colorful contemporary abstract mixed media expressionist diptych busy signed

By Alayna Rose

Located in Milwaukee, WI

Signed 'Alayna' on the lower left of each canvas Signed, entitled, and dated in pencil on reverse of each canvas Painting Size: 24" x 30" each This diptych is unframed.

Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Paint, Mixed Media

The Mouth of the Little Rhone, Oil on Canvas, Framed, Signed
The Mouth of the Little Rhone, Oil on Canvas, Framed, Signed

The Mouth of the Little Rhone, Oil on Canvas, Framed, Signed

By Yves Brayer

Located in London, GB

The artist signed the work in the lower left hand and titled the painting on the reverse side of the canvas. Provenance: Paris-based auction house and previously through the Galerie ...

Category

1960s Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Earth's Skin - 21st Century, Yellow, Figurative Art, Animal, Myth, Contemporary
Earth's Skin - 21st Century, Yellow, Figurative Art, Animal, Myth, Contemporary

Earth's Skin - 21st Century, Yellow, Figurative Art, Animal, Myth, Contemporary

By Alexandru Rădvan

Located in Baden-Baden, DE

Earth's Skin, 2005 Acrylic on canvas (Signed on reverse) 39.37 H x 39.37 W in. 100 H × 100 W cm Signed on reverse The painting "Earth's Skin" is part of a larger series of works en...

Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

New Vision

New Vision

By Robert Petrick

Located in Los Angeles, CA

"New Vision" Soft Geometry Series 2017 Acrylic on canvas 28X40" Signed, dated and titled on the reverse side. Robert Petrick's paintings create a link between the street culture ...

Category

2010s Abstract Geometric Abstract Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

Orange and Blue (Graffiti Lines Series)
Orange and Blue (Graffiti Lines Series)

Orange and Blue (Graffiti Lines Series)

By Robert Petrick

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Orange & Blue Graffiti & Line series 2017 acrylic on canvas 20X20" Signed, dated and titled on the reverse side Robert Petrick's paintings create a link between the street culture ...

Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

Manon Cleary "Rat"
Manon Cleary "Rat"

Manon Cleary "Rat"

By Manon Cleary

Located in Washington, DC

Photorealist oil painting by Manon Cleary (1942-2011). Painting is signed on reverse "Cleary".

Category

1990s Photorealist Animal Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Bundalloch, Scottish Highlands
Bundalloch, Scottish Highlands

Bundalloch, Scottish Highlands

By Clifford Holmes

Located in San Francisco, CA

The title is on the reverse. The painting is composed of oil on fairly rough canvas.

Category

Mid-20th Century American Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Snow and Gray Sky with Rusty
Snow and Gray Sky with Rusty

Snow and Gray Sky with Rusty

By Cecil Crosley Bell

Located in Missouri, MO

Cecil Crosley Bell "Snow and Gray Sky with Rusty" c. 1950 Oil on Panel Signed Lower Right *Original Kraushaar Galleries, New York Label on Verso ** There is another landscape painti...

Category

1950s American Modern Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil, Panel

Intervention (Graffiti and Line Series)
Intervention (Graffiti and Line Series)

Intervention (Graffiti and Line Series)

By Robert Petrick

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Intervention Graffiti & Line series 2012 acrylic on canvas 48 x 34 inches Signed, dated and titled on the reverse side Robert Petrick's paintings create a link between the street c...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

Repules XVI
Repules XVI

Repules XVI

Located in San Francisco, CA

Please see pictures. The painting is signed in the lower right. On the reverse is information about this painting and some biographical information about Dus.

Category

1980s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Surrealist Gouache Watercolor of Colossal Graeco-Roman Head, 1985
Surrealist Gouache Watercolor of Colossal Graeco-Roman Head, 1985

Surrealist Gouache Watercolor of Colossal Graeco-Roman Head, 1985

By Derek Carruthers 1

Located in Cotignac, FR

Late 20th century gouache and watercolour on paper by British artist Derek Carruthers. The painting is signed to the bottom right and signed and dated 1985 to the reverse.

Category

Late 20th Century Surrealist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Paper, Watercolor, Gouache

Landscape with Two Bathers, Oil on Wood Panel, Circa 1920s, Framed
Landscape with Two Bathers, Oil on Wood Panel, Circa 1920s, Framed

Landscape with Two Bathers, Oil on Wood Panel, Circa 1920s, Framed

By Guillaume Dulac

Located in London, GB

The artwork has been newly framed with museum quality components and attention to detail. On the reverse of the painting, an original exhibition label has been preserved and visible.

Category

1920s Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil, Wood Panel

Etude pour le Trio, Colorful Cubist Acrylic on Paper, Signed, 70x55 cm
Etude pour le Trio, Colorful Cubist Acrylic on Paper, Signed, 70x55 cm

Etude pour le Trio, Colorful Cubist Acrylic on Paper, Signed, 70x55 cm

Located in Cotignac, FR

Cubist acrylic on paper on card by French artist Eliane Versini , signed, dated and titled 'Etude pour le Trio' to the front bottom right and the same to the bottom right reverse. H...

Category

Late 20th Century Cubist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Paper, Acrylic, Cardboard

A Complicated Journey

A Complicated Journey

By Robert Petrick

Located in Los Angeles, CA

A Complicated Journey Graffiti & Line series 2012 acrylic on canvas 42 x 42 inches Signed, dated and titled on the reverse side Robert Petrick's paintings create a link between the...

Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

Late 20th Century Surrealist Gouache on Paper. 'Stones'.
Late 20th Century Surrealist Gouache on Paper. 'Stones'.

Late 20th Century Surrealist Gouache on Paper. 'Stones'.

By Derek Carruthers 1

Located in Cotignac, FR

SIgned in the bottom right and dated September 1985 to the reverse. An intriguing and graphic painting of a Stonehenge like structure.

Category

Late 20th Century Surrealist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Paper, Watercolor, Gouache

"George Washington Bridge" / "The Musician"
"George Washington Bridge" / "The Musician"

"George Washington Bridge" / "The Musician"

By Gershon Benjamin

Located in Lambertville, NJ

Jim’s of Lambertville is proud to offer this artwork by: Gershon Benjamin (1899-1985) Two paintings in one the front painting of the George Washington Bridge and a second painting ...

Category

1930s Modern Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil, Panel

The Bone of Contention, Acrylic Canvas, Green, Brown by Indian Artist "In Stock"
The Bone of Contention, Acrylic Canvas, Green, Brown by Indian Artist "In Stock"

The Bone of Contention, Acrylic Canvas, Green, Brown by Indian Artist "In Stock"

By Chattrapati Dutta

Located in Kolkata, West Bengal

Soon Dutta mastered the art of painting on the reverse side. Solo Exhibition : 2008 - Tamarind Art Gallery, New York Group Shows : 2007 – Tamarind Art Gallery, New York & Akar Prak...

Category

2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Technostar (Soft Geometry Series)

Technostar (Soft Geometry Series)

By Robert Petrick

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Technosta Soft Geometry Series 2017 oil on wood (Heavy Palette Knife) 20 x 17 inches Signed, dated and titled on the reverse side Robert Petrick's paintings create a link between th...

Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil Pastel, Oil

Sound in Grey

Sound in Grey

By Robert Petrick

Located in Los Angeles, CA

"Sound in Grey" Graffiti & Line series 2017 acrylic on canvas 60X44" Signed, dated and titled on the reverse side. Robert Petrick's paintings create a link between the street cul...

Category

2010s Conceptual Abstract Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

Negative Blue

Negative Blue

By Robert Petrick

Located in Los Angeles, CA

"Negative Blue" Soft Geometry Series 2017 OIL on canvas 24X24" Signed, dated and titled on the reverse side Robert Petrick's paintings create a link between the street culture of ...

Category

2010s Abstract Geometric Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil

Cold Fusion 2

Cold Fusion 2

By Robert Petrick

Located in Los Angeles, CA

"Cold Fusion 2" Stripe infusion Series 2017 acrylic on canvas 18X18" Signed, dated and titled on the reverse side Robert Petrick's paintings create a link between the street cultu...

Category

2010s Abstract Geometric Abstract Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

Cold Fusion 3

Cold Fusion 3

By Robert Petrick

Located in Los Angeles, CA

"Cold Fusion 3" Stripe infusion Series 2017 acrylic on canvas 18X18" Signed, dated and titled on the reverse side Robert Petrick's paintings create a link between the street cultu...

Category

2010s Abstract Geometric Abstract Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

Star Gazing Through the Wrong End of the Telescope
Star Gazing Through the Wrong End of the Telescope

Star Gazing Through the Wrong End of the Telescope

By Adam Gunn

Located in Montreal, Quebec

Gunn references some of the idioms of the ‘lesser’ arts: drifting mineral and vegetal forms are denoted with a brisk painterly touch that recall more vernacular approaches like rose ...

Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil, Wood Panel

Art Deco Eglomise Graphic Geometric Detailed Tray in Vermillion Red & Yellow
Art Deco Eglomise Graphic Geometric Detailed Tray in Vermillion Red & Yellow

Art Deco Eglomise Graphic Geometric Detailed Tray in Vermillion Red & Yellow

Located in New York, NY

The technique of églomisé, where reverse painting or gilding is applied on the underside of glass, lends the tray a rich depth and luminous quality.

Category

Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Tray Tables

Materials

Chrome

Autumn Sunflower, Intimate Modernist Still Life
Autumn Sunflower, Intimate Modernist Still Life

Autumn Sunflower, Intimate Modernist Still Life

Located in Genève, GE

Signed "Paul Buyssens" on the reverse of the painting. A poetic still life depicting a bouquet of sunflowers arranged in a simple ceramic vase.

Category

1930s Modern Still-life Paintings

Materials

Oil, Wood Panel

Late 18th Century or Early 19th Century Continental Eglomise Panel
Late 18th Century or Early 19th Century Continental Eglomise Panel

Late 18th Century or Early 19th Century Continental Eglomise Panel

Located in South Paris, ME

Wonderful reverse glass or eglomise painting featuring a young goat herd with a village in the distance.

Category

Antique Early 19th Century Italian Folk Art Paintings

Materials

Glass, Hardwood, Paint

Carlos Oviedo “Le Table Royale 2”
Carlos Oviedo “Le Table Royale 2”

Carlos Oviedo “Le Table Royale 2”

Located in San Francisco, CA

The painting is signed and dated lower right and signed titled dated in the measurements on the reverse.

Category

2010s Realist Still-life Paintings

Materials

Oil

Jean-Marie Guislain (1882–1964), Portrait of Ariadne Guislain with Her Dog, c.19
Jean-Marie Guislain (1882–1964), Portrait of Ariadne Guislain with Her Dog, c.19

Jean-Marie Guislain (1882–1964), Portrait of Ariadne Guislain with Her Dog, c.19

Located in Lincoln, GB

An Identified Family Portrait Particularly interesting is the handwritten family inscription retained on the reverse of the painting. It reads: “Ariadne Guislain peinte par son onc...

Category

Vintage 1930s Belgian Paintings

Materials

Paint

Silk Road Portraiture: A Chinese Export Glass Painting of a Persian Warrior
Silk Road Portraiture: A Chinese Export Glass Painting of a Persian Warrior

Silk Road Portraiture: A Chinese Export Glass Painting of a Persian Warrior

Located in Downingtown, PA

(Provides context on reverse glass painting techniques and the various markets, including those outside of Europe and America.)

Category

Antique 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Decorative Art

Materials

Glass

Trevor Boys, Kirby Lee Soken, Mid Century Impressionist Oil on Canvas
Trevor Boys, Kirby Lee Soken, Mid Century Impressionist Oil on Canvas

Trevor Boys, Kirby Lee Soken, Mid Century Impressionist Oil on Canvas

Located in Nottingham, GB

Trevor Boys, The Creek, Kirby-le-Soken, Oil on Canvas, 1965 Material: Oil on canvas An atmospheric oil on canvas entitled The Creek, Kirby-le-Soken by artist Trevor Boys, dated 196...

Category

Mid-20th Century Paintings

Materials

Canvas

18th Century Māori Chief "Poear Joe" Sailor Maritime New Zealand Oceania
18th Century Māori Chief "Poear Joe" Sailor Maritime New Zealand Oceania

18th Century Māori Chief "Poear Joe" Sailor Maritime New Zealand Oceania

Located in Lowestoft, GB

There is also an interesting note in an envelope attached to the reverse that mimics with the hand scripted text on the reverse of the painting.

Category

Antique Late 18th Century New Zealand Paintings

Materials

Parchment Paper

Antique Italian School Oil Portrait of Peasant Girl, Signed, 19th C
Antique Italian School Oil Portrait of Peasant Girl, Signed, 19th C

Antique Italian School Oil Portrait of Peasant Girl, Signed, 19th C

Located in Delray Beach, FL

A repair is present, with an additional piece of canvas applied to the reverse for stabilization. The painting displays beautifully.

Category

Antique 19th Century Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Giltwood, Paint

"Three Nudes in Moroccan Hammam", Masterpiece w/ Male Nudes by Azema, 1967
"Three Nudes in Moroccan Hammam", Masterpiece w/ Male Nudes by Azema, 1967

"Three Nudes in Moroccan Hammam", Masterpiece w/ Male Nudes by Azema, 1967

By Jacques Azema

Located in Philadelphia, PA

Here he shows the three figures interlocking and intersecting, like pieces of a jigsaw puzzle: note the righthand figure's back leaning against and echoing the left leg of the lefth...

Category

Vintage 1960s Moroccan Mid-Century Modern Paintings

Materials

Paint

Thor Fagerkvist “Avskedet” Swedish Expressionist Oil on Canvas.
Thor Fagerkvist “Avskedet” Swedish Expressionist Oil on Canvas.

Thor Fagerkvist “Avskedet” Swedish Expressionist Oil on Canvas.

Located in Hammarö, SE

The title, inscribed a tergo on the reverse, reinforces the painting’s emotional resonance, inviting the viewer to interpret the scene as both a landscape and a meditation on departu...

Category

Vintage 1920s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Paintings

Materials

Canvas

Changha Hwang (Korean, b. 1969) “Super, ” 2005 Acrylic on Canvas 40” H × 60”W
Changha Hwang (Korean, b. 1969) “Super, ” 2005 Acrylic on Canvas 40” H × 60”W

Changha Hwang (Korean, b. 1969) “Super, ” 2005 Acrylic on Canvas 40” H × 60”W

Located in Round Top, TX

Signed, titled, and dated on the reverse, the painting is an outstanding example of Hwang’s sophisticated visual language, in which layered geometric structures, architectural grids,...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Korean Modern Paintings

Materials

Canvas

19th Century American Seascape by L.M. Cook
19th Century American Seascape by L.M. Cook

19th Century American Seascape by L.M. Cook

Located in Nantucket, MA

., and bearing a very old, faint hand-inscribed paper label on the reverse stating the painting is by L. Cook and was found in an old sea captain's home in Provincetown, Mass.

Category

Antique Late 19th Century American Other Paintings

Materials

Canvas

Set of 3 decorative panels “The March of the Elephants” signed
Set of 3 decorative panels “The March of the Elephants” signed

Set of 3 decorative panels “The March of the Elephants” signed

Located in Saint-Ouen, FR

Decorative panels created using the reverse-painting technique on traditional handcrafted glass.

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21st Century and Contemporary French Decorative Art

Materials

Glass

Early 20th Century Welsh School Townscape of Welshpool, Oil on Canvas
Early 20th Century Welsh School Townscape of Welshpool, Oil on Canvas

Early 20th Century Welsh School Townscape of Welshpool, Oil on Canvas

Located in Nottingham, GB

Executed by an artist of the Welsh School and signed with the initials "DG." on the reverse, the painting presents an evocative interpretation of the Welsh landscape, rich in atmosph...

Category

20th Century Paintings

Materials

Paint

FRANÇOISE NIELLY - “Virginia” - Large Expressive Portrait - France - 31.5x31.5in
FRANÇOISE NIELLY - “Virginia” - Large Expressive Portrait - France - 31.5x31.5in

FRANÇOISE NIELLY - “Virginia” - Large Expressive Portrait - France - 31.5x31.5in

Located in SANT ADRIÀ DE BESÒS, ES

Signed and dated on the reverse “Virginia - October 2021”, the painting is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity issued in Paris in 2023, confirming the title, dimensions, and...

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21st Century and Contemporary French Paintings

Materials

Canvas

Tadashi Kaminagai, Paint. Casario do Rio de Janeiro, 1958. Oil on panel
Tadashi Kaminagai, Paint. Casario do Rio de Janeiro, 1958. Oil on panel

Tadashi Kaminagai, Paint. Casario do Rio de Janeiro, 1958. Oil on panel

By Tadashi Kaminagai

Located in PARIS, FR

Tadashi Kaminagai (1899–1982) Casario do Rio de Janeiro, 1958 Oil on panel Signed lower right and on the reverse This rare painting by Tadashi Kaminagai, titled Casario do Rio de Jan...

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Mid-20th Century Brazilian Japonisme Paintings

Materials

Plywood, Paint

Titled “Foisonnement I”, this large-scale abstract composition by Walter Hinchey
Titled “Foisonnement I”, this large-scale abstract composition by Walter Hinchey

Titled “Foisonnement I”, this large-scale abstract composition by Walter Hinchey

Located in PARIS, FR

Signed, titled, and dated on the reverse, the painting also indicates its original format (116 × 89 cm, 50F), further supporting its authenticity and studio origin.

Category

Early 2000s French Mid-Century Modern Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Paint

Interior Stables of Maecenas at Tivoli (Workshop of Jean-François Legillon)
Interior Stables of Maecenas at Tivoli (Workshop of Jean-François Legillon)

Interior Stables of Maecenas at Tivoli (Workshop of Jean-François Legillon)

Located in New York, NY

The subject reflects Legillon’s refined interest in architectural ruins and pastoral genre scenes, combining classical references with everyday rural life in a manner characteristic ...

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Antique 18th Century French Paintings

Materials

Canvas

Sir Matthew Smith CBE 'Still life with sculpture', oil on board, British
Sir Matthew Smith CBE 'Still life with sculpture', oil on board, British

Sir Matthew Smith CBE 'Still life with sculpture', oil on board, British

Located in Petworth, West Sussex

The present work dates from this same time, and the upright female figure is another of the various clay figures which Smith is known to have created as ‘props’ for use in his painti...

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20th Century Post-Impressionist Still-life Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

Late 18th Century Dutch / Northern European Flower Still Life on Oak Panel
Late 18th Century Dutch / Northern European Flower Still Life on Oak Panel

Late 18th Century Dutch / Northern European Flower Still Life on Oak Panel

Located in Seaford, GB

Medium: Oil on oak panel School: Dutch / Northern European School Date: Circa 1760–1800 Frame: Presented framed Condition: Stable craquelure and aged surface, with wear consistent wi...

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Antique Late 18th Century English George III Paintings

Materials

Paint, Oak

Maui Bare Coastal Scene with French Fishermen in Stormy Weather by Fanch Lel
Maui Bare Coastal Scene with French Fishermen in Stormy Weather by Fanch Lel

Maui Bare Coastal Scene with French Fishermen in Stormy Weather by Fanch Lel

By Fanch Lel

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

Description: Titled “Maui Bare” on the reverse, this expressive oil painting by French artist Fanch Lel captures two fishermen on a storm-lashed coastline, possibly inspired by scene...

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20th Century Impressionist Still-life Paintings

Materials

Oil

Antique American Leaded & Jeweled Glass Window of A Young Child C. 1900
Antique American Leaded & Jeweled Glass Window of A Young Child C. 1900

Antique American Leaded & Jeweled Glass Window of A Young Child C. 1900

Located in Atlanta, GA

This striking object unites the delicate intimacy of reverse glass painting with the luminous materiality of stained and jeweled glasswork, forming a rare and highly evocative artifa...

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Early 20th Century American Art Nouveau Paintings

Materials

Art Glass, Stained Glass

Framed 1987 Oil - Still Life Art Class
Framed 1987 Oil - Still Life Art Class

Framed 1987 Oil - Still Life Art Class

Located in Corsham, GB

Indistinctly signed to the lower right and dated, 1987. There is a second painting visible on the reverse. The painting is well presented in a modern white painted frame.

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1980s Still-life Paintings

Materials

Oil

Buffalo hunting, fixed under glass, Indo-Portuguese? 18th century
Buffalo hunting, fixed under glass, Indo-Portuguese? 18th century

Buffalo hunting, fixed under glass, Indo-Portuguese? 18th century

Located in MARSEILLE, FR

very colorful Fixé-sous-verre (paint under glass), representing a scene of horsemen hunting buffalo, in an oval, on a black background Indo-Portuguese or Philippine work, 18th centu...

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Antique 18th Century European Spanish Colonial Paintings

Materials

Glass

Welsh River Landscape with Fly Fisherman, by S. Thompson, 19th Century
Welsh River Landscape with Fly Fisherman, by S. Thompson, 19th Century

Welsh River Landscape with Fly Fisherman, by S. Thompson, 19th Century

Located in Nantucket, MA

In very good condition, but exhibits two patches on the reverse where the painting was conserved. Measures: 19 ¾ in H x 27 5/8 in W.

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Antique Late 19th Century Welsh Folk Art Paintings

Materials

Canvas

Early 18th Century Portrait of a Gentleman, William Woodhouse of Rearsby Hall
Early 18th Century Portrait of a Gentleman, William Woodhouse of Rearsby Hall

Early 18th Century Portrait of a Gentleman, William Woodhouse of Rearsby Hall

Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight

Both Frame and Portrait are in good very attractive condition On the reverse of this painting there is a label. “To William Woodhouse of Rearsby Hall, son of Rev John Woodhouse...

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Antique Mid-18th Century Georgian Paintings

Materials

Paint

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    Reverse painting is a method of glass art. The artist paints the back of a glass panel so the finished work can be seen from the opposite side. The technique is centuries old and pieces can be found in a variety of art styles. Browse a selection of reverse painted pieces on 1stDibs.
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    The first step in reverse glass painting is to select your design and to transfer it to a pane of glass. From there you can paint in your design. Once the paint is dry and set, you can proudly display your artwork from the unpainted side that will have no exposed paint and will be less prone to chipping.
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    Reverse painting on glass is called verre églomisé. The term gets its name from the 18th-century decorator Jean-Baptiste Glomy who became famous for his reverse-painted glass prints. On 1stDibs, you can shop a collection of verre églomisé furniture and jewelry.