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Sunset on the River, Original Painting
Sunset on the River, Original Painting

Sunset on the River, Original Painting

By Andrea Doss

Located in San Francisco, CA

, people, primitive, modern , acrylic painting, orangeSunset on the RiverAndrea Doss

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Outsider Art Animal Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

Sunset River
Sunset River

Sunset River

By Johann Berthelsen, 1883-1972

Located in New York, NY

depicted the East River and its bridges and this early pastel of blues and browns creates a nostalgic view

Category

1910s Tonalist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Paper, Pastel

Antique American Sunset Landscape Hudson River School Framed Oil Painting
Antique American Sunset Landscape Hudson River School Framed Oil Painting

Antique American Sunset Landscape Hudson River School Framed Oil Painting

Located in Buffalo, NY

Important framed 19th century Hudson River School landscape. Possibly estate stamped. Housed in

Category

1860s Hudson River School Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Sunset River Landscape Reflection French Landscape Oil Painting
Sunset River Landscape Reflection French Landscape Oil Painting

Sunset River Landscape Reflection French Landscape Oil Painting

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

Sunset River Landscape signed by Jean Fourie (1927-2015) French artist, painting in the Champagne

Category

1970s French School Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

"Sunset by the river"
"Sunset by the river"

Evgeny Chernyakovsky"Sunset by the river", 2022

$800

H 15.75 in W 23.63 in D 0.79 in

"Sunset by the river"

Located in Edinburgh, GB

. ..................................................... Original Oil painting by Ukrainian artist Evgeny Chernyakovsky "Sunset by the river" 40.0 X 60.0 CM / 15.7

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21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

“Sunset on the River”
“Sunset on the River”

George Riecke“Sunset on the River”, Circa 1890

$2,100Sale Price|34% Off

H 10 in W 14 in D 3 in

“Sunset on the River”

Located in Southampton, NY

Beautifully painted sunset on the river with a single figure in a punt and cattle crossing by the

Category

1890s Academic Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Sunset. Chusovaya River. Kyn
Sunset. Chusovaya River. Kyn

Simon KozhinSunset. Chusovaya River. Kyn, 2016

$7,627

H 13.78 in W 19.69 in D 0.79 in

Sunset. Chusovaya River. Kyn

By Simon Kozhin

Located in Zofingen, AG

, the boats rest off the coast. Gilding sunset on that shore playing with reflection in the water. Tired

Category

2010s Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Sunset on the River
Sunset on the River

Sunset on the River

By Louis Aston Knight

Located in Naples, Florida

Louis Aston Knight (1873–1948) was a French-born American artist noted for his paintings of

Category

20th Century Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

Antique Scottish Oil Painting - Highland River Landscape at Sunset
Antique Scottish Oil Painting - Highland River Landscape at Sunset

Antique Scottish Oil Painting - Highland River Landscape at Sunset

By Francis E. Jamieson

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

Artist/ School: F. E. Jamieson British 1895-1950 Title: The Highland River at Sunset Medium: Oil

Category

Early 20th Century Victorian Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

Golden sunset. The Chusovaya River
Golden sunset. The Chusovaya River

Simon KozhinGolden sunset. The Chusovaya River, 2017

$17,042

H 31.5 in W 31.5 in D 0.79 in

Golden sunset. The Chusovaya River

By Simon Kozhin

Located in Zofingen, AG

In my painting, I sought to capture the serene and ageless beauty of nature's embrace. Using oil

Category

2010s Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Pink sunset by the river
Pink sunset by the river

Elena LukinaPink sunset by the river, 2021

$3,396

H 23.63 in W 31.5 in D 0.79 in

Pink sunset by the river

Located in Zofingen, AG

"In this oil painting, I've captured a tranquil riverside at dusk, evoking serenity. The

Category

2010s Expressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Linen, Oil

Rocky shores. Chusovaya River. Golden sunset
Rocky shores. Chusovaya River. Golden sunset

Rocky shores. Chusovaya River. Golden sunset

By Simon Kozhin

Located in Zofingen, AG

Traveling in Russia, I wanted to visit the Urals, the Chusovaya River. Since the mistress of the

Category

2010s Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Cardboard

A Winter's Sunset over the River
A Winter's Sunset over the River

A Winter's Sunset over the River

Located in Naples, Florida

dramatic landscape painting and today "An Autumnal Landscape" hangs in the Stockholm Museum of Fine Art

Category

19th Century Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

Fine Edwardian English Oil Painting River Landscape with Church at Sunset
Fine Edwardian English Oil Painting River Landscape with Church at Sunset

Fine Edwardian English Oil Painting River Landscape with Church at Sunset

By William Langley

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

Artist/ School: William Langley, British 19th/ 20th century, signed Title: Sunset over the English

Category

Early 20th Century Victorian Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Fine Large Victorian Signed Oil Painting Anglers Romantic River Sunset Landscape
Fine Large Victorian Signed Oil Painting Anglers Romantic River Sunset Landscape

Fine Large Victorian Signed Oil Painting Anglers Romantic River Sunset Landscape

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

The Close of Day by Edwin Henry Boddington (1836–1905) signed lower front corner oil on canvas, framed framed: 30 x 42 inches canvas : 24 x 36 inches Provenance: private collection,...

Category

19th Century Victorian Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

Mid 19th Century English Oil Painting Anglers River Landscape at Sunset
Mid 19th Century English Oil Painting Anglers River Landscape at Sunset

Mid 19th Century English Oil Painting Anglers River Landscape at Sunset

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

The Close of Day British School, mid 19th century oil on canvas, unframed canvas: 10 x 14 inches provenance: private collection, England with old receipt/ invoice paperwork. conditi...

Category

Mid-19th Century Victorian Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Fine Early Victorian Oil Painting Cattle River Landscape at Sunset Golden Light
Fine Early Victorian Oil Painting Cattle River Landscape at Sunset Golden Light

Fine Early Victorian Oil Painting Cattle River Landscape at Sunset Golden Light

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

At the Close of Day English School, circa 1830's period oil on canvas, framed framed: 11.5 x 13.5 inches canvas: 10 x 12 inches Provenance: private collection, England Condition: ver...

Category

Early 19th Century Victorian Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

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Gustave Danthon Painting "Sunset on the River Loire"
Gustave Danthon Painting "Sunset on the River Loire"

Gustave Danthon Painting "Sunset on the River Loire"

By Gustave Danthon

Located in Gloucestershire, GB

19th century oil painting by Gustave Danthon "Sunset on the River Loire". Gustave Danthon was

Category

Antique 19th Century French Paintings

Materials

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Sunset on the River

Sunset on the River

Unavailable

H 29 in W 25 in D 2 in

Sunset on the River

By Louis Aston Knight

Located in London, GB

Louis Aston Knight (1873–1948) was a French-born American artist noted for his paintings of

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Early 20th Century French Romantic Paintings

Materials

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Florida Ocean Sunset
Florida Ocean Sunset

Nicholas OberlingFlorida Ocean Sunset

Unavailable

H 24 in W 36 in D 0.25 in

Florida Ocean Sunset

By Nicholas Oberling

Located in New York, NY

24x36. Oil on board. Ocean Sunset is a painting of a beach in Sarasota, Florida. Nicholas

Category

2010s Hudson River School Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

Florida Myakka Sunset
Florida Myakka Sunset

Nicholas OberlingFlorida Myakka Sunset, 2015

Unavailable

H 16 in W 24 in D 0.25 in

Florida Myakka Sunset

By Nicholas Oberling

Located in New York, NY

Plein aire painting of river channel in Myakka State Park, Florida. Nicholas Oberling is an

Category

2010s Hudson River School Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

Delpy Hippolyte Camille "Edge of river at sunset" Panel
Delpy Hippolyte Camille "Edge of river at sunset" Panel

Delpy Hippolyte Camille "Edge of river at sunset" Panel

Unavailable

H 24.02 in W 35.04 in D 5.91 in

Delpy Hippolyte Camille "Edge of river at sunset" Panel

By Hippolyte Camille Delpy

Located in EVREUX, FR

Delpy Hippolyte Camille (1842-1910) "Edge of river at sunset". Oil on panel, signed lower left and

Category

Antique 19th Century French Paintings

Materials

Paint

Sunset over a frozen river by Per Wilhelm Cedergren

Sunset over a frozen river by Per Wilhelm Cedergren

Located in London, GB

attaché to the Swedish Ministry for Maritime Affairs in 1872. Today one of his paintings can be seen in

Category

Antique 19th Century Swedish Paintings

Materials

Canvas

Ashley Lake Sunset in Montana

Ashley Lake Sunset in Montana

By Nicholas Oberling

Located in New York, NY

Stormy sunset on Montana's most beautiful lake. 30x40. Oil on board Nicholas Oberling is an

Category

2010s Hudson River School Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

Lido Beach Sunset in Florida
Lido Beach Sunset in Florida

Nicholas OberlingLido Beach Sunset in Florida, 2015

Unavailable

H 24 in W 39 in D 0.25 in

Lido Beach Sunset in Florida

By Nicholas Oberling

Located in New York, NY

always, painting the environment he was part of. His representation included galleries on Long Island, in

Category

2010s Hudson River School Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

Sunset of Flathead Lake in  Montana

Sunset of Flathead Lake in Montana

By Nicholas Oberling

Located in New York, NY

Flathead Lake Sunset from Quiet Beach. Oil on board, 16x24 Nicholas Oberling is an American

Category

2010s Hudson River School Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

Stormy Lakeside Sunset on Flathead Lake Montana

Stormy Lakeside Sunset on Flathead Lake Montana

By Nicholas Oberling

Located in New York, NY

, painting the environment he was part of. His gallery representation has included the Chrysalis Gallery

Category

2010s Hudson River School Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

West Meadow Creek Sunset, Long Island, New York

West Meadow Creek Sunset, Long Island, New York

By Nicholas Oberling

Located in New York, NY

Sunset from salt marsh creek on Long Island near where the artist grew up. Oil on board, 16x12

Category

2010s Hudson River School Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

Oldfield Beach Sunset on Long Island, New York

Oldfield Beach Sunset on Long Island, New York

By Nicholas Oberling

Located in New York, NY

Oldfield Beach at Sunset is a reminiscence done of the artist's childhood wanderings. Oil on board

Category

2010s Hudson River School Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

Sunset and  Heavens Peak in Glacier National Park

Sunset and Heavens Peak in Glacier National Park

By Nicholas Oberling

Located in New York, NY

Sunset with Heavens Peak is in Glacier National Park, Montana. Oil on board, 10x14. Nicholas

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2010s Hudson River School Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

Heron Pond Sunset on Long Island New York

Heron Pond Sunset on Long Island New York

By Nicholas Oberling

Located in New York, NY

, painting the environment he was part of. His gallery representation has included the Chrysalis Gallery

Category

2010s Hudson River School Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

River Sunset Original Landscape  Painting
River Sunset Original Landscape  Painting

River Sunset Original Landscape Painting

By David Farren

Located in London, Chelsea

he original painting "River Sunset" by David Farren is framed and ready to be displayed. More

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

River Sunset, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
River Sunset, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas

River Sunset, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas

By Filomena Booth

Located in Yardley, PA

This original, impressionistic landscape painting is stretched on a 1.5" deep gallery wrap canvas

Category

2010s Impressionist Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

Untitled (River at Sunset, Colorado)
Untitled (River at Sunset, Colorado)

Untitled (River at Sunset, Colorado)

By Charles Partridge Adams

Located in Denver, CO

purchased a number of his paintings to decorate their homes and to give as Christmas gifts. In 1890, Adams

Category

Early 20th Century Hudson River School Landscape Paintings

Materials

Watercolor

Sunset on River

Sunset on River

By Eugene Galien-Laloue

Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire

A striking oil on panel depicting a sunset scene signed lower left with the painter’s pseudonym M

Category

Early 1900s Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

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Sunset over the River
Sunset over the River

Sunset over the River

By Viktor Butko

Located in Sag Harbor, NY

for the colors and subtle light seen just after sunset, along a river in his homeland. Painting

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"Sunset on the River"
"Sunset on the River"

"Sunset on the River"

By Leon Richet

Located in Southampton, NY

Sunset on the river by French artist, Leon Richet. Oil on wood panel. Circa 1885. Signed lower

Category

1880s Barbizon School Landscape Paintings

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Sunset at Salt River

Sunset at Salt River

By Claudia Hartley

Located in Scottsdale, AZ

Arizona in 1998. This move allows her to paint plein air as she enjoys hiking and painting in the desert

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

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Sunset, St. George River

Sunset, St. George River

By Greta Van Campen

Located in New Orleans, LA

, with a young family, she gets most of her inspiration close to home. Scenic ocean views and paintings

Category

2010s Contemporary Landscape Paintings

Materials

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"Delaware River at Sunset"

"Delaware River at Sunset"

By Evelyn Faherty

Located in Lambertville, NJ

Jim’s of Lambertville is proud to offer this artwork. Signed lower right. Evelyn Fahertyt (1919-2015) Evelyn Faherty was born in the early 20th century and made her home in Yardl...

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Antique Landscape Painting with Mountain River, Cabin, & Sunset, c1900
Antique Landscape Painting with Mountain River, Cabin, & Sunset, c1900

Antique Landscape Painting with Mountain River, Cabin, & Sunset, c1900

Located in Big Flats, NY

An antique landscape painting offers oil on canvas sunset scene with cabin and mountain river

Category

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Materials

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Modernist Sunset River Landscape by Paul Zimmerman
Modernist Sunset River Landscape by Paul Zimmerman

Modernist Sunset River Landscape by Paul Zimmerman

By Paul Zimmerman

Located in Buffalo, NY

Modernist sunset river landscape view by Paul Zimmerman (1921 - 2007). Oil on board, circa 1950

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Huge Antique Barbizon School Signed Oil Painting Washfolk Sunset River Landscape

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Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

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