Russian Home Altar
Mid-20th Century Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Oil, Board
Mid-20th Century Expressionist Landscape Paintings
Watercolor, Board
Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
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1950s Modern Portrait Paintings
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Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Decorative Boxes
Enamel, Gold Leaf
Early 20th Century Russian Victorian Religious Items
Bronze
2010s Chinese Books
Paper
Vintage 1970s Dutch Chinoiserie Vases
Porcelain
20th Century American Art Deco Busts
Ceramic, Porcelain
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
Late 20th Century Paintings
Canvas, Paint
Antique Early 19th Century English Windows
Lead
Vintage 1930s Art Deco Paintings
Canvas
Late 20th Century Realist Figurative Prints
Lithograph
Antique Early 19th Century English Windows
Lead
Late 20th Century Paintings
Hardwood, Paint
Vintage 1940s American Paintings
Other
Early 20th Century Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil, Board
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Late 19th Century Impressionist Nude Paintings
Oil
Mid-20th Century Expressionist Landscape Paintings
Board, Watercolor
Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
Mid-20th Century Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Oil, Board
Mid-20th Century Fauvist Landscape Paintings
Oil, Board
Mid-20th Century Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Canvas, Oil
Mid-20th Century Expressionist Landscape Paintings
Oil, Board
Late 20th Century Post-Modern Mixed Media
Mixed Media, Screen
1990s Street Art Still-life Sculptures
Finding the Right paintings for You
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, landscape and still-life 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?
On 1stDibs, you’ll find an expansive collection of paintings and other fine art for your home or office. Browse abstract paintings, portrait paintings, paintings by popular artists and more today.