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Original Vintage Oil Painting by Robert Lebrón
By Robert Lebron
Located in North Hollywood, CA
unusual painting, original from the 20th Century, and reminds in excellent condition. It has no damages
Category

Mid-20th Century Unknown Other Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Paint

Original Vintage Oil Painting by Robert Lebrón
Original Vintage Oil Painting by Robert Lebrón
$2,560 Sale Price
20% Off
H 25.5 in W 31.5 in D 2 in
Japanese Style Painting on Tapestry and Wood
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Unusual painting on fabric depicting a cauldron with skulls, birds, eyeballs, and tigers. Adhered
Category

Vintage 1950s North American Paintings

Materials

Tapestry, Wood, Paint

Japanese Style Painting on Tapestry and Wood
Japanese Style Painting on Tapestry and Wood
$2,800
H 67 in W 33.5 in D 3 in
Surreal Landscape - Mid 20th Century English Surrealist Oil on Canvas Painting
Located in Sevenoaks, GB
framed painting on a wall. A stunning and unusual painting presented in a bespoke gilt frame. Artist
Category

1960s Surrealist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Tall Post-Impressionist Oil Painting - Portrait of an Artist in Interior
By I. Johns
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
and effect. A highly unusual painting - and being this rare shape, ideal for filling the right space
Category

Late 20th Century Post-Impressionist Interior Paintings

Materials

Oil

"Pure", Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
"Nude" This fascinating and unusual painting of a nude woman, is characterized by its rough
Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

Fox in the Snow Painting - oil on canvas - 40's
Located in Vo', Veneto
, he has probably already spotted his prey. Immersive and unusual painting: foxes are animals rarely
Category

Vintage 1940s Italian Art Deco Paintings

Materials

Canvas

Fox in the Snow Painting - oil on canvas - 40's
Fox in the Snow Painting - oil on canvas - 40's
$1,896
H 23.63 in W 31.5 in D 1.97 in
Flower Pots: Contemporary Pastel Still Life Painting
By Keith Bowen
Located in Brecon, Powys
This gorgeous pastel is an unusual painting from Keith Bowen, more known for his studies of
Category

20th Century Realist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Pastel

mid 20th Century English COLOURFUL & STUNNING Still Life Flowers OIL PAINTING
Located in Cirencester, GB
impressive and most unusual mid 20th century English still life oil painting. Striking and beautiful colours
Category

Mid-20th Century English School Still-life Paintings

Materials

Oil

Watercolor by Paul Renner
Located in Alessandria, Piemonte
O/8182 - This is an unusual painting: the famous Austrian painter Paul Renner, on the occasion of
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Austrian Modern Paintings

Materials

Paper

Watercolor by Paul Renner
Watercolor by Paul Renner
$948
H 31.89 in W 24.61 in D 0.4 in
Antique portrait oil painting of an art lesson by Swiss artist Louis Patru
Located in AIGNAN, FR
). This is an unusual painting from an artist who only enjoyed a short life. Two woman sit during an art
Category

1890s French School Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

Donald Stoltenberg Mixed Media Painting on Wood Panel
By Donald Stoltenberg
Located in Miami, FL
unusual painting by the renowned listed American artist Donald Hugo Stoltenberg (1927-2016). The work has
Category

Late 20th Century North American Paintings

Materials

Wood

Donald Stoltenberg Mixed Media Painting on Wood Panel
Donald Stoltenberg Mixed Media Painting on Wood Panel
$675 Sale Price
57% Off
H 24 in W 24 in D 0.5 in
"Bathers on Rocky Shore", Striking English Painting of Nude Male Figures, 1930s
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This striking and unusual painting -- beautifully composed with a rich palette -- depicts two nude
Category

Vintage 1930s British Art Deco Paintings

Materials

Paint

Across the Universe. The Beatles 1970. Original oil abstraction by Volskya Lilya
Located in Zofingen, AG
and lovers of unusual painting!
Category

2010s Abstract Interior Paintings

Materials

Oil

Night drive
By James Robert Granville Exley
Located in London, GB
This highly atmospheric, original and unusual painting, by James Exley, was executed in 1941. The
Category

1940s Realist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

18th Century Naive Landscape
Located in Montreal, QC
, with a mother and daughter on a daybed. This unusual painting depicts a rural idyl. A graceful
Category

Antique Late 18th Century Unknown Folk Art Paintings

Materials

Paint

18th Century Naive Landscape
18th Century Naive Landscape
$2,500
H 22 in W 30 in D 1.5 in
Wesley Johnson Unusual Oil Painting
By Wesley Johnson
Located in Pasadena, CA
feeling of impressionism and the abstraction of expression, influenced Johnson's style of painting. His
Category

1990s American Paintings

Materials

Wood, Paint

Wesley Johnson Unusual Oil Painting
Wesley Johnson Unusual Oil Painting
$1,600 Sale Price
27% Off
H 18 in W 18 in D 2.25 in
Vintage Palm Springs Area Canyon Landscape Oil Painting by Suzanne Dallons
Located in Baltimore, MD
This is an unusual painting of a canyon in the Palm Springs area of Southern California. In the
Category

1960s Post-Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

Antique still life hunter dog and game still life of hunter trophies
Located in AIGNAN, FR
-Baptiste Oudry. This is a an unusual painting of a dog with his hunting trophies featured in a landscape
Category

Late 19th Century French School Still-life Paintings

Materials

Oil

" Unusual garden II" / XXL Large abstract painting, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
By Mo Tuncay
Located in Yardley, PA
certificate of authenticity Ready to hang :: Painting :: Abstract :: This piece comes with an official
Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

Morris Katz painting 2002
By Morris Katz
Located in NEW YORK, NY
tireless self-promoter with a crowd-pleasing sense of humor, Katz combined his unusual painting techniques
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Wood, Oil

Breakfast Still Life - Modern British Coffee Pot & Cup Oil on Panel Painting
Located in Sevenoaks, GB
bread, by Tom Elliott. Excellent quality and unusual painting, with the artist reflected in the coffee
Category

Early 2000s Still-life Paintings

Materials

Oil

Charmed by the Unusual, 2014
By René Lalonde
Located in Greenwich, CT
Charmed by the Unusal is an acrylic painting on 24 x 48" canvas, signed 'RENÉ LALONDE' lower left
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Large French Surrealist Fantasy Figures Painting Very Unusual and Decorative
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
French surrealist artist, late 20th/ early 21st century acrylic and pen painting on board, unframed
Category

Late 20th Century Surrealist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Pen

INTERESTING SIGNED 1970s Full Length PORTRAIT OF A LADY oil painting UNUSUAL !
Located in Cirencester, GB
CONDITION: very good DETAIL: A very interesting and equally endearing and unusual full length portrait of a
Category

Mid-20th Century Post-War Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

Antique Ko-Imari Edo Period 17C Japanese Porcelain Lid rest Arita FLOWERS
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
A very nice blue and white vase. Unusual painting. Early Edo period. Dating to 1660-1680
Category

Antique 17th Century Edo Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche

Materials

Porcelain

Roses Painting in a Large Unusual Deco Wooden Frame
Located in Alessandria, Piemonte
Roses and flowers painting, enclosed in a large Déco wooden frame with studs: wonderful ! Signed
Category

Mid-20th Century French Arts and Crafts Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Fruitwood

Roses Painting in a Large Unusual Deco Wooden Frame
Roses Painting in a Large Unusual Deco Wooden Frame
$7,110
H 39.38 in W 55.12 in D 1.97 in
Vintage French Impressionist Painting Unusual Shape Roses Still Life Watercolor
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
watercolour painting on artist paper, unframed measures: 14 high by 22 inches wide condition: overall very
Category

Mid-20th Century Impressionist Still-life Paintings

Materials

Watercolor

Unusual MID 20th CENTURY English Oil Painting - Exeter High Street On A Wet Day
Located in Cirencester, GB
impressive and well executed 1960s oil painting of Exeter High Street on a wet day, taken from high up as if
Category

Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

Traditional Chinese Painting on Silk, 2 Women. Unusual Carved and Gilt Frame
Located in Buffalo, NY
Traditional Chinese Painting on Silk, depicting 2 Women. Unusual oversized shell motif to carved
Category

Vintage 1930s Chinese Chinese Export Paintings

Materials

Silk, Giltwood

Very Unusual Chinese Gouache, 19th Century
Located in Aalsgaarde, DK
Very unusual Chinese gouache, 19th century. Measures: H. 131, W. 185 cm. H. 51.5, W. 72.8 in.
Category

Antique 19th Century Chinese Paintings

Very Unusual Chinese Gouache, 19th Century
Very Unusual Chinese Gouache, 19th Century
$2,844
H 51.58 in W 72.84 in D 2.37 in
The Catch, 1920s, French Women Artists, UNUSUAL STORY, Thorwald Helleson
By Hélène Marie Marguerite Perdriat
Located in Grand Rapids, MI
required a long convalescence, which gave her the opportunity to continue painting. She painted more self
Category

Early 20th Century Modern Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

French Old Master The Garden of Gethsemane Unusual Shape Panel
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist/ School: French School, 18th century Title: The Garden of Gethsemane Medium: oil painting
Category

18th Century Old Masters Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

The Tooth-Puller (Il Cavadenti) - Oil on Canvas by Follower of Caravaggio
By Follower of Caravaggio (Michelangelo Merisi)
Located in Roma, IT
excellent conditions, including a golden painted wooden frame. A really unusual painting to show in your
Category

Late 17th Century Baroque Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Hand-painted Ceramic Antique Oriental Tiles
Located in Alessandria, Piemonte
unusual painting: near the front door, on the balcony, under the porch in the garden (if You're lucky
Category

Early 20th Century Central Asian Other Garden Ornaments

Materials

Ceramic

Hand-painted Ceramic Antique Oriental Tiles
Hand-painted Ceramic Antique Oriental Tiles
$948 / set
H 7.68 in W 5.91 in D 0.79 in
Pair Unusual Framed Oil on Board Interior Scenes with Cats
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
An unusual pair framed oil paintings on board of interior scenes with cats, one signed Edward
Category

1990s British Modern Paintings

Materials

Wood

Pair Unusual Framed Oil on Board Interior Scenes with Cats
Pair Unusual Framed Oil on Board Interior Scenes with Cats
$573 / set
H 10.04 in W 9.65 in D 0.67 in
Antique Ko-Imari Edo Period 17C Japanese Porcelain Box Arita PEACOCK
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
A very nice blue and white vase. Unusual painting. Early Edo period. Dating to 1660-1680 Similar
Category

Antique 17th Century Edo Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche

Materials

Porcelain

Oil on Board Characters on a Boat a Very Unusual Subject
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
Oil on Board Characters on a Boat A very unusual subject with several strange colourful
Category

Antique Early 1900s Folk Art Paintings

Materials

Paint

"Saint Sebastian, " Unusual Depiction of Nude Figure, Oil on Canvas
Located in Philadelphia, PA
surroundings plunged in darkness. The painting is probably Swedish or Northern European, and features an
Category

Antique 19th Century Swedish Romantic Paintings

Materials

Paint

"Saint Sebastian, " Unusual Depiction of Nude Figure, Oil on Canvas
"Saint Sebastian, " Unusual Depiction of Nude Figure, Oil on Canvas
$9,200 Sale Price
20% Off
H 22.75 in W 19.25 in D 2 in
Unusual Antique Chinese Divider with Calligraphy
Located in Yonkers, NY
A 19th century Chinese divider with calligraphy, hand-painted on wood. This rectangular divider stands on two feet and displays calligraphy on both sides of its central panel. The pa...
Category

Antique 19th Century Chinese Paintings and Screens

Materials

Wood

"Dusk Till Dawn" An unusual perspective of a herd of horses. Looking from above
By Joel Sidney Kelly
Located in San Antonio, TX
Joel Sidney Kelly Alabama Artist Image Size: 32 x 48 Frame Size: 41 x 57 Medium: Textured Oil on Canvas "Dusk Till Dawn" Primarily known as a portrait artist. On a rare occasio...
Category

Early 2000s Abstract Impressionist Animal Paintings

Materials

Oil

A Very Large and Unusual 19th Century KPM Porcelain Plaque by Carl Meinhelt
By Königliche Porzellan-Manufaktur (KPM)
Located in New York, NY
A Very Large and Unusual 19th Century KPM Porcelain Plaque by Carl Meinhelt. This plaque was
Category

Antique 19th Century German Medieval Paintings

Materials

Porcelain

Captain Pelican, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
By Anthony Dunphy
Located in Yardley, PA
A pelican painting is not unusual but add a naval officers hat and decorate said hat with an odd
Category

2010s Realist Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

Antique Ko-Imari Edo Period Japanese Porcelain Dish, 17th C
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
A very nice blue and white dish of moulded shape. Unusual painting. Early Edo period. Dating to
Category

Antique 17th Century Japanese Edo Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche

Materials

Porcelain

Antique Ko-Imari Edo Period Japanese Porcelain Dish, 17th C
Antique Ko-Imari Edo Period Japanese Porcelain Dish, 17th C
$628 Sale Price
20% Off
H 1.38 in Dm 9.41 in
Coronaleader DT, Painting, Oil on MDF Panel
By Victor Tarres
Located in Yardley, PA
The president, vested in some unusual garments. :: Painting :: Realism :: This piece comes with an
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Realist Paintings

Materials

Oil

Coronaleader JB, Painting, Oil on MDF Panel
By Victor Tarres
Located in Yardley, PA
A portrait of Brazil'spresident, Jair Bolsonaro vested in unusual garments. :: Painting :: Realism
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Realist Paintings

Materials

Oil

Coronaledar PS, Painting, Oil on MDF Panel
By Victor Tarres
Located in Yardley, PA
A portrait of Spain's president, Pedro Sanchez, vested in unusual garments. :: Painting :: Realism
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Realist Paintings

Materials

Oil

Antique dog painting 19th Century French portrait oil painting of two dogs
Located in AIGNAN, FR
19th Century Antique oil painting of two dogs, a Bichon & Yorkie, I think!! Cute dog painting and
Category

1880s French School Animal Paintings

Materials

Oil

Antique Ko-Imari Edo Period Japanese Porcelain Dish Arita, 17th Century
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
A very nice blue and white dish of round shape. Unusual painting. Early Edo period. Dating to
Category

Antique 17th Century Japanese Edo Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche

Materials

Porcelain

Night Trees
By Walter Hahn
Located in Surfside, FL
the 1950 Momentum show, and Golub used the back of Hahn’s extremely unusual painting AQUARIUM, which
Category

Mid-20th Century Modern Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Night Trees
Night Trees
$7,500
H 48 in W 75.75 in
Antique Ko-Imari Edo Period Japanese Porcelain Dish Arita Landscape, 17th C.
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
and white dish of moulded shape. Unusual painting. Early Edo period. Dating to 1680-1700 Reference
Category

Antique 17th Century Japanese Edo Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche

Materials

Porcelain

Extinction, Stylised Surrealist Oil Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
, unframed Canvas size: 19.5 x 24 inches Quite an exceptional and unusual Surrealist oil painting. This
Category

1970s Surrealist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

Effulgence, Modern Colorful Abstract Painting 100x100cm by Anna Selina
Located in Zofingen, AG
spirituality. Violet is a color of deepness and intuition. This painting is very unusual. I paint without any
Category

2010s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

Relaxation, Modern Colorful Abstract Painting 100x100cm by Anna Selina
Located in Zofingen, AG
, minimalistic visual language make this painting very unusual and sensual. Blue color is about deepness and
Category

2010s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

Gratitude, Modern Colorful Abstract Painting 100x100cm by Anna Selina
Located in Zofingen, AG
gentle, well balanced. Painting is very unusual and has strong energy. It will suit any contemporary
Category

2010s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

Plexus, Modern Colorful Abstract Painting 100x100cm by Anna Selina
Located in Zofingen, AG
philosophical, with lots of layers and meanings. This painting is very unusual and has strong energy. It will
Category

2010s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

Alexander Bazarin - Russian School 2002 Encaustic Painting, Winter
Located in Corsham, GB
Am ethereal and dream like painting in the using the unusual technique of encaustic painting. The
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

Gratification, Modern Colorful Abstract Painting 110x90cm by Anna Selina
Located in Zofingen, AG
harmony and inner piece.Green is a color of balance and gratitude. This painting is very unusual. I paint
Category

2010s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

Extension, Modern Colorful Abstract Painting 100x100cm by Anna Selina
Located in Zofingen, AG
painting is very unusual and has strong energy. It will suit any contemporary interior and will bring joy
Category

2010s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

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There is a range of unusual paintings for sale on 1stDibs. Each of these unique unusual paintings was constructed with extraordinary care, often using canvas, fabric and paint. Unusual paintings have been made for many years, and versions that date back to the 19th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 20th Century. Unusual paintings bearing Mid-Century Modern or Art Deco hallmarks are very popular at 1stDibs. There have been many well-made unusual paintings over the years, but those made by Edna Reindel, John B. Lear and Oliver Shaw are often thought to be among the most beautiful.

How Much are Unusual Paintings?

Prices for unusual paintings start at $759 and top out at $45,000 with the average selling for $2,944.