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Artist: Unknown
Florentine Expressions: A Portrait Series XXI
Located in London, GB
"Florentine Expressions: A Portrait Series XXI", oil on canvas mounted on board, Florentine School (circa 1980s-90s). This gallery has acquired a number of paintings through an inter...
Category

1980s Modern Unknown Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Board

Florentine Expressions: A Portrait Series XXV
Located in London, GB
"Florentine Expressions: A Portrait Series XXV", oil on canvas, mounted on board, Florentine School (circa 1980s-90s). This gallery has acquired a number of paintings through an inte...
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1980s Modern Unknown Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Board

Florentine Expressions: A Portrait Series XVII
Located in London, GB
"Florentine Expressions: A Portrait Series XVII", oil on canvas, mounted on board, Florentine School (circa 1980s-90s). This gallery has acquired a number of paintings through an int...
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1980s Modern Unknown Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Florentine Expressions: A Portrait Series XVIII
Located in London, GB
"Florentine Expressions: A Portrait Series XVIII", oil on canvas, mounted on board, Florentine School (circa 1980s-90s). This gallery has acquired a number of paintings through an in...
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1980s Modern Unknown Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Antique 19th Century Landscape Oil Painting on canvas – Sunset over Pond, Framed
Located in Palm Coast, FL
This evocative antique oil painting on canvas captures a tranquil rural scene bathed in the soft glow of a setting sun. A group of wind-swept trees stands along a peaceful pond, with...
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Late 19th Century Impressionist Unknown Paintings

Materials

Oil

Antique American Impressionist oil painting landscape original gold frame framed
Located in Buffalo, NY
Unknown Artist (Signed Illegibly) Untitled (Twin Trees at Dusk), early 20th century Oil on canvas Framed dimensions: 20.5 in. H × 25.5 in. W Presented in an antique gilded frame Thi...
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Early 1900s Unknown Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Florentine Expressions: A Portrait Series V
Located in London, GB
"Florentine Expressions: A Portrait Series V", oil on canvas, mounted on board, Florentine School (circa 1980s-90s). This gallery has acquired a number of paintings through an interm...
Category

Late 20th Century Modern Unknown Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Board

Florentine Expressions: A Portrait Series VI
Located in London, GB
"Florentine Expressions: A Portrait Series VI", oil on canvas, mounted on board, Florentine School (circa 1980s-90s). This gallery has acquired a number of paintings through an inter...
Category

Late 20th Century Modern Unknown Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Board

Original Oil Painting Clipper Ship at Sea Nautical Maritime Seascape Framed
Located in Palm Coast, FL
This original oil painting on canvas beautifully captures the power and elegance of a tall sailing ship navigating the open ocean. The vessel's crisp white sails billow dramatically ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Unknown Paintings

Materials

Oil

Florentine Expressions: A Portrait Series IX
Located in London, GB
"Florentine Expressions: A Portrait Series IX", oil on canvas, mounted on board, Florentine School (circa 1980s-90s). This gallery has acquired a number of paintings through an inter...
Category

Late 20th Century Modern Unknown Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Board

Florentine Expressions: A Portrait Series XI
Located in London, GB
"Florentine Expressions: A Portrait Series XI", oil on canvas, mounted on board, Florentine School (circa 1980s-90s). This gallery has acquired a number of paintings through an inter...
Category

Late 20th Century Modern Unknown Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Board

A 19thC. Fantasy of Abundance
Located in San Francisco, CA
Almost a folk painting in its naiveté and awe of the abundance on display. It’s a direct reminder of another era when such fruits, imported from warmer, faraway climates were an uni...
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19th Century Naturalistic Unknown Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

mid 20th Century English COLOURFUL & STUNNING Still Life Flowers OIL PAINTING
Located in Cirencester, GB
ARTIST: Mid 20th Century English School TITLE: "Still Life Composition" SIGNED: appears unsigned MEDIUM: oil on board SIZE: 69cm x 64cm inc frame CONDITION: , Good condition, original frame, some light warping to the board hence the additional couple of new nails on the back of the frame. NOTES: A very impressive and most unusual mid 20th century English still life oil painting...
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Mid-20th Century English School Unknown Paintings

Materials

Oil

Baroque Italian painter - 17th century landscape painting - Fishermen
Located in Varmo, IT
Italian painter (17th-18th century) - River landscape with fishermen. 93.5 x 127.5 cm without frame, 102 x 137 cm with frame. Oil on canvas, in a gilded wooden frame (not signed). ...
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Late 17th Century Rococo Unknown Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

French School 17th Century, Portrait of a young man, oil painting
Located in Paris, FR
French School 17th Century, Portrait of a young man, oil on canvas 45 x 32 cm of course the work is unsigned, which is normal for this type of work. But even if it remains anonymou...
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1660s Old Masters Unknown Paintings

Materials

Oil

'19th Century Impressionist Nautical Seascape', By Unknown, Oil on Canvas
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
This 13.5" x 28.5" oil on canvas painting is a seascape, painted in an Impressionistic style. The orientation of the painting is horizontal, the length being more than double the hei...
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Late 19th Century Impressionist Unknown Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Mid-16th-Century South German School, Portrait Of A Nobleman
Located in Cheltenham, GB
This historic mid-16th-century, half-length, South German School oil on panel depicts a gentleman wearing a fur-trimmed coat and black cap, while holding a small glass and, what appe...
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16th Century Old Masters Unknown Paintings

Materials

Wood Panel, Panel, Oil

"View of Venice Canal" Orientalist Post-Impressionist Oil Painting on Canvas
Located in New York, NY
A masterful oil painting depicting a view of a Venice Canal signed by Morgan lower right. This detailed work depicting scenes from daily life and of the gondolas of Venice is truly b...
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20th Century Post-Impressionist Unknown Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Florentine Expressions: A Portrait Series I (circa 1980s-90s)
Located in London, GB
"Florentine Expressions: A Portrait Series I", oil on canvas, mounted on board, Florentine School (circa 1980s-90s). This gallery has acquired a number of paintings through an interm...
Category

Late 20th Century Modern Unknown Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Board

Vintage Signed American Modernist Impressionist Landscape Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Vintage American modernist landscape oil painting. Signed and Exhibited. Oil on canvas. Measuring 17 by 31 inches overall and 16 x 30 painting alone. In excellent original condition,...
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Early 2000s Modern Unknown Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Vintage Dutch Style Winter Landscape Oil Painting – Signed Martin – Canvas
Located in Palm Coast, FL
This original vintage oil painting on canvas is a beautiful example of Dutch-style winter landscape art, inspired by the Dutch Golden Age and the 19th-century Romantic revival. Sign...
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Late 20th Century Impressionist Unknown Paintings

Materials

Oil

Pair of 19 century oil on porcelain portraits
Located in San Francisco, CA
Pair of fabulous 19 century oil on porcelain portraits. These finally detailed paintings are most likely, a husband and wife. The male portrait could possibly be Napoleon the second....
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19th Century Realist Unknown Paintings

Materials

Oil

19th Century Oil - Madonna and Child
Located in Corsham, GB
A charming 19th-century study in oil depicting the Madonna and Child, rendered in a charming folk style. Unsigned. Well presented in a thick gilt frame with a gilt slip. On copper.
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19th Century Unknown Paintings

Materials

Oil

Antique Italian Impressionist Signed Venice Cityscape Gold Gilt Framed Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique Italian impressionist Venice cityscape oil painting. Oil on board. Framed. Signed. In excellent original condition. Handsomely framed in a wood molding. Excellent condit...
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1890s Impressionist Unknown Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

Attrib. John F. Herring Senior (1795-1865) - 19th Century Oil, Horse & Groom
Located in Corsham, GB
Fine 19th century tondo oil on canvas, attributed to master equine painter John F. Herring Senior (1795-1865). The painting depicts a groom on horseback exercising a small group of h...
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19th Century Unknown Paintings

Materials

Oil

An Officer of the 1st King's Dragoon Guards with his charger, a troupe of dragoon
Located in Stoke, Hampshire
English School, circa 1835 An Officer of the 1st King's Dragoon Guards with his charger, a troupe of dragoon guards beyond Oil on canvas Canvas size - 25 x 30 in Framed size - 28 1/2 x...
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19th Century Victorian Unknown Paintings

Materials

Oil

Plein Air American Oil Painting Rainstorm Signed Original Modern Impressionist
Located in Buffalo, NY
nknown Artist (Signed “Kaufman”) Untitled (Pastoral Horizon), mid-20th century Oil on board Framed dimensions: 25 in. H × 21 in. W Original cream-toned carved wood frame This expres...
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1920s American Modern Unknown Paintings

Materials

Masonite, Oil

G. Dawson - Framed Late 19th Century Oil, Fishing from the Highland Bridge
Located in Corsham, GB
This atmospheric painting captures an expansive highland landscape with a stone bridge spanning a tranquil river in the foreground. The artist's skilful use of light and shadow adds ...
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Late 19th Century Unknown Paintings

Materials

Oil

France Provence Landscape
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Beautiful ca. 1940 French landscape painting. Oil on canvas measuring 18 x 25 inches. Unframed. Unsigned. Some minor flaking in sky and dirt. Otherwise good condition.
Category

Mid-20th Century Impressionist Unknown Paintings

Materials

Oil

19th Century Tonalist Fall River Landscape Signed Framed Original Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique tonalist river landscape painting. Oil on canvas. In excellent original condition. Handsomely framed in a gold giltwood molding. Excellent condition, ready to hang and en...
Category

1890s Impressionist Unknown Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Antique American School Mid Century Modern Abstract Expressionist Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American school abstract expressionist painting. Oil on board. Signed. In excellent original condition. Nicely framed in a period wood molding. Excellent condition, read...
Category

1940s Abstract Expressionist Unknown Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

20th Century Oil - Daffodils and Poppies
Located in Corsham, GB
This impressionistic still life features a vibrant bouquet of yellow daffodils and deep red poppies arranged in a dark, rustic jug. Unsigned. Presented in a wooden frame with a mater...
Category

20th Century Unknown Paintings

Materials

Oil

Antique American Modernist New York Cityscape Silver Leaf Framed Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American modernist cityscape oil painting. Oil on canvas. Framed. Measuring 27 by 33 inches overall and 23 by 29 painting alone. In excellent original condition. Handsomely f...
Category

1940s Modern Unknown Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

Burkert - German School Mid 20th Century Oil, Evenings at the Tavern
Located in Corsham, GB
This accomplished tavern scene captures four men round a table, with clay pipe, tankard of ale, bread and berries. Signed 'Burkert' to the lower right. Well presented in a large gilt...
Category

20th Century Unknown Paintings

Materials

Oil

Circle of A J Munnings c1910 “Hunt Servant” Fox Hunting Oil Painting
Located in Holywell, GB
Circle of A J Munnings c1910 “Hunt Servant” Oil Painting A stylish depiction of a hunt servant astride his hunter painted with confidence and spontaneity....
Category

Early 1900s English School Unknown Paintings

Materials

Oil

Baroque Italian master - 17th century figure painting - Danae cupid - Oil panel
Located in Varmo, IT
Italian Master (17th century) - Danae. 27 x 43 cm without frame, 34 x 50 cm with frame. Antique oil painting on panel, in a carved and gilded wooden frame from the 17th century (no...
Category

Early 17th Century Baroque Unknown Paintings

Materials

Oil, Wood, Panel

Antique French Oil Classical Figures in a Romantic Woodland Landscape & Swans
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Riverside Gathering French Rococo School, 19th century signed indistinctly lower front corner oil on canvas, framed Framed: 26 x 34 inches Canvas: 24 x 32 inches Provenance: private ...
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19th Century Rococo Unknown Paintings

Materials

Oil

Large Original Oil Painting on Canvas Sailing Ship Seascape Signed & Framed
Located in Palm Coast, FL
Huge Original Maritime Acrylic Painting – Tall Ship at Sea Signed Framed Dynamic Seascape Artwork This huge and stunning original acrylic painting on canvas captures a majestic ta...
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Late 20th Century Impressionist Unknown Paintings

Materials

Oil

Animalier British painter - 19th century dog painting - Charles Cavalier Spaniel
Located in Varmo, IT
English painter (19th century) - King Charles Cavalier Spaniel dog. 50 x 65 cm without frame, 61 x 77 cm with frame. Antique oil painting on canvas, in a gilded wooden frame. Cond...
Category

Late 19th Century Naturalistic Unknown Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

'Portraits of Timeless Expressions No. 11' Florentine School (circa 1980s-90s)
Located in London, GB
'Portraits of Timeless Expressions No. 11', oil on canvas mounted on board, by Florentine School (circa 1980s-90s). This gallery has ...
Category

1980s Modern Unknown Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Board

Circle of Les Nabis French School c1910
Located in Holywell, GB
Circle of Les Nabis French School c1910 A stylish painting of a Mediterranean landscape indistinctly signed and dating to around 1910. Les Nabis were a group of post-impressionist...
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Early 20th Century Post-Impressionist Unknown Paintings

Materials

Oil

Pointer Dogs - Oil on Canvas - 39x31 cm
Located in Geneva, CH
Artwork sold with frame (50 x 58 x 4 cm)
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19th Century Modern Unknown Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

J. F. Hughes - 1863 Oil, Carrying Wheat near Ascot
Located in Corsham, GB
This pastoral scene captures the rhythms of rural life, depicting a horse-drawn hay wagon traversing a golden field under dramatic cloudy skies. Signed and dated to the lower right....
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Mid-19th Century Unknown Paintings

Materials

Oil

Antique American Impressionist Coastal Sunset Beach Scene Pointillist Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Wonderfully painted sunset coastal beach scene. Framed. Oil on canvas. Image size, 20"H by 24"L.
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1940s Impressionist Unknown Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

1870's Antique Italian Hunting Scene trompe l’oeil Oil Painting Birds Game Gold
Located in Buffalo, NY
This striking 19th-century painting signed "A. Malevolti 1877 Florence" is a fine example of the trompe l’oeil tradition, in which artists skillfully render imagery that "tricks the ...
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1870s Photorealist Unknown Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

Large 1970s Abstract, Mid Century Modern, Oil on Canvas, MCM, Colorful, Vintage
Located in Grand Rapids, MI
Appears to be unsigned. Untitled, circa 1970s Oil on Canvas 50" x 40 1/4" In very good original condition. A nice, large, vintage abstract painting full of color.
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Mid-20th Century Abstract Unknown Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Antique American School Impressionist Landscape Nicely Framed Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Impressive early American impressionist landscape painting. Oil on board. Housed in a period impressionist giltwood frame. Excellent condition.
Category

1910s Impressionist Unknown Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Reflections of Trees at Dusk
Located in San Francisco, CA
Much about this late 19th-century painting remains a mystery, including the name of the artist who only left their identity in a single-letter monogram. But the work's moody embrace ...
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Late 19th Century Hudson River School Unknown Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Large Antique American Modernist Abstract Expressionist Framed Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Impressive early American modernist abstract oil painting. Framed. Oil on canvas. Signed. Image size, 20H by 24L. Excellent ready to hang condition. Impressive colors and compo...
Category

1960s Abstract Unknown Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"Victorians" Impasto Oil Landscape Painting 20th Century
Located in Arp, TX
Unidentifiable signature "Victorians" c. 1960s Oil impasto paint on canvas 17.5"x60" black period wood frame 18.25"x61.25" Signed in paint lower right
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Mid-20th Century American Modern Unknown Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Florals in classic urn Old Masters 17th century Dutch style
Located in Hillsborough, NC
Floral with Urn is in a classical Dutch style that dates to the 17th century. The bright flowers drape the urn in whites, crimsons and pinks, standing out against the darker foliage...
Category

17th Century Old Masters Unknown Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Antique American Impressionist Monhegan Maine Crashing Surf Seascape Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Very nicely painted American impressionist seascape painting. Oil on canvas. Signed. Housed in a period frame. Packed with action and detail. Excellent ready to hang condition. ...
Category

1940s Impressionist Unknown Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Florentine Expressions: A Portrait Series XXIII
Located in London, GB
"Florentine Expressions: A Portrait Series XXIII", oil on canvas, mounted on board, Florentine School (circa 1980s-90s). This gallery has acquired a number of paintings through an in...
Category

1980s Modern Unknown Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Board

Tropical Blue Water Lush Beach Scene Nicely Framed Seascape Summer Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American impressionist beach scene oil painting. Oil on canvas. Signed. Framed. Measuring 27 by 31 inches overall and 20 by 24 painting alone. In excellent original condition...
Category

1910s Impressionist Unknown Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Manner of Abraham Hulk Junior - Framed Late 19th Century Oil, Alpine Village
Located in Corsham, GB
Manner of Abraham Hulk Junior (1851-1922). An idyllic alpine landscape with rustic wooden chalets nestled among lush woodland trees. The composition draws the viewer's eye along a wi...
Category

Late 19th Century Unknown Paintings

Materials

Oil

Nicely Framed American Impressionist Tropical Beach Scene Gold Giltwood Frame
Located in Buffalo, NY
Impressive early American impressionist landscape oil painting. Framed. Oil on board. Image size, 11H by 14L.
Category

1960s Impressionist Unknown Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

For Restoration Framed 19th Century Oil - At Home in the Alps
Located in Corsham, GB
Selling for restoration – this superb 19th-century oil depicting an impressive alpine view with a snow-capped mountain to the background. The artist has also captured two figures and...
Category

19th Century Unknown Paintings

Materials

Oil

Frederik Svendsen (1885-1975) - Mid 20th Century Oil, Panelled Interior
Located in Corsham, GB
This evocative interior scene captures the warmth and character of a rustic colonial-era kitchen, with sunlight streaming through leaded windows to illuminate an array of period furn...
Category

20th Century Unknown Paintings

Materials

Oil

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