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Artist: Unknown
50x40 Pillars of Creation James Webb Telescope Space Photography NASA Photo Art
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The WEBB imagery is of the most important imagery every taken. The finest museum quality WEBB images available. Printed on archival paper using archival inks. 50x40 Edition of 150 ...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Unknown Art

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Pigment

Portrait of a Pointer dog - 19th Century Oil on Canvas
Located in Stockholm, SE
Portrait of a Longhaired Pointer dog, also called German Longhaired Pointer or German Longhaired Vorsteh, monogrammed and dated “A.D. 1895”, oil on canvas mounted on cardboard, mount...
Category

1890s Impressionist Unknown Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Cardboard

Original U.S. Military 1944 Propaganda Poster: In Mein Kampf...without a fight!
Located in Spokane, WA
This rare, original Newsmap for the Armed Forces poster from 1944 is a significant artifact of World War II history. Distributed weekly by the Army Information Branch, these maps kep...
Category

1940s American Modern Unknown Art

Materials

Offset

Landscape Oil Painting, Vintage French Countryside Painting with Horses
Located in AIGNAN, FR
Vintage landscape with horses oil painting on canvas. This atmospheric and unusual painting features horses shading under a tree waiting for their owners to collect them after a day...
Category

1930s Post-Impressionist Unknown Art

Materials

Oil

Antique Landscape Oil Painting on wood, French Impressionist Farm Scene
Located in AIGNAN, FR
French Landscape Oil Painting on wood in vintage frame. This charming post-impressionist painting is of a person leaning against a tree overseeing some chickens in front of a very c...
Category

1920s Post-Impressionist Unknown Art

Materials

Oil

1960's Mod Girl Fashion Model portrait mid-century modern abstract painting
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Fabulous ca. 1960 mid-century modern painting of four fashion models. Oil on panel measuring 18 x 24 inches. Unsigned and unattributed.
Category

Mid-20th Century Abstract Unknown Art

Materials

Oil

Saint Bernadette Soubirous Portrait and Religious Scene (1891)
Located in Stockholm, SE
This remarkable double-sided devotional painting on copper showcases exceptional craftsmanship and deep spiritual reverence. On the recto, a finely rendered portrait of Saint Bernade...
Category

1890s Unknown Art

Materials

Copper

Vintage American Modernist Framed Abstract Expressionist Signed Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Vintage American modernist oil painting. Oil on canvas. Signed. Framed. Provenance from a Sag Harbor, NY collection. Measuring: 20 by 16 inches overall. Handsomely framed in wood m...
Category

1990s Abstract Expressionist Unknown Art

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Adoration of the Shepherds by a follower of Denys Calvaert
Located in Stockholm, SE
Unknown Italo-Flemish Artist (active circa 1600) Adoration of the Shepherds oil on copper unframed: 32 × 25.5 cm (12.6 × 10 in) framed: 43 × 37 cm (16.9 × 14.6 in) Provenance: Acq...
Category

17th Century Old Masters Unknown Art

Materials

Copper

Vintage American Modernist Abstract Framed Mid Century Original Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Vintage American modernist abstract oil painting. Oil on canvas. Framed. Provenance from a Sag Harbor, NY collection. Measuring: 20 by 16 inches image alone. Handsomely framed in w...
Category

1960s Modern Unknown Art

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Notre-Dame Cathedral from the Seine
Located in Middletown, NY
Etching with drypoint on cream wove paper, 7 x 8 3/4 inches (177 x 223 mm); sheet 10 1/2 x 11 3/4 inches (267 x 300 mm), full margins. Signed V. E. Chapel and numbered 62/250 in penc...
Category

Early 20th Century French School Unknown Art

Materials

Etching, Drypoint

Echoes of the Atelier XVII
Located in London, GB
Echoes of the Atelier XVII, acrylic on canvas mounted on board, Florentine School (circa 1980s-90s). This gallery has acquired a number of paintings through an intermediary of an age...
Category

1980s Modern Unknown Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic, Board

Bisque Porcelain and Gilt Candelabras w/ Putti
Located in Beachwood, OH
Bisque Porcelain and Gilt Candelabras Figures of putti supporting the arms, porcelain floral candle cups. 24 x 11.5 inches A matched pair of bisque porcelain and gilt-bronze candela...
Category

19th Century Unknown Art

Materials

Porcelain

Basket Of Red Cherries Still-Life Oil Painting With Gilt Frame
Located in Frederiksberg C, DK
This still life painting depicts a woven basket brimming with ripe cherries, delicately arranged on a tabletop against a subdued background. The cherries are rendered with a sheen, t...
Category

Late 19th Century Realist Unknown Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Antique English Exhibited King Charles Cavalier Dog Portrait Framed Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique English impressionist dog portrait oil painting. Oil on canvas. Signed. Exhibited. Framed. Measuring: 22 by 27 inches image alone. Handsomely framed in white wood molding....
Category

1910s Impressionist Unknown Art

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Dining Out - New York Dinner Portrait Couple Dining Black and White Photograph
Located in Brighton, GB
Dining Out - New York Dinner Portrait Couple Dining Black and White Photograph A couple dining out at an elegant hotel in New York is caught momentarily distracted by the floor show...
Category

20th Century Modern Unknown Art

Materials

Photographic Paper, Black and White, Silver Gelatin

Mid 20th Century English School PORTRAIT OF A LADY original oil painting
Located in Cirencester, GB
ARTIST: Indistinctly Signed TABE ? (mid 20th Century) English School TITLE: "Portrait Of A Lady" SIGNED: lower left MEDIUM: oil on canvas SIZE: 65cm x 55cm inclusive of frame COND...
Category

Mid-20th Century Contemporary Unknown Art

Materials

Oil

Circle of David des Granges (1611–1672), Oil on Copper Portrait Miniature, 1660
Located in Holywell, GB
A finely executed portrait miniature in oil on copper depicting a gentleman dressed in a black gown and white lawn collar. The piece is dated verso 1660 and the sitter was likely ass...
Category

17th Century Unknown Art

Materials

Oil

Echoes of the Atelier XII
Located in London, GB
Echoes of the Atelier XII, acrylic on canvas mounted on board, Florentine School (circa 1980s-90s). This gallery has acquired a number of paintings through an intermediary of an agei...
Category

1980s Modern Unknown Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Board

Echoes of the Atelier X
Located in London, GB
Echoes of the Atelier X, acrylic on board, Florentine School (circa 1980s-90s). This gallery has acquired a number of paintings through an intermediary of an ageing art professor fro...
Category

1980s Modern Unknown Art

Materials

Acrylic, Board

The Vanguard Series Nr. XIX: A Collection of Postwar European Abstractions
Located in London, GB
"The Vanguard Series Nr. XIX: A Collection of Postwar European Abstractions", oil on board, by unknown artist (circa 1950s–70s). A compelling body of work emerging from the forgotten...
Category

Mid-20th Century Modern Unknown Art

Materials

Oil, Board

The Vanguard Series Nr. XV: A Collection of Postwar European Abstractions by JG
Located in London, GB
"The Vanguard Series Nr. XV: A Collection of Postwar European Abstractions", oil on board, by JG (circa 1950s–70s). A compelling body of work emerging from the forgotten studios and ...
Category

Mid-20th Century Abstract Unknown Art

Materials

Oil, Board

The Vanguard Series Nr. XIV: A Collection of Postwar European Abstractions
Located in London, GB
"The Vanguard Series Nr. XIV: A Collection of Postwar European Abstractions", oil on board, by Duval (circa 1950s–70s). A compelling body of work emerging from the forgotten studios ...
Category

Mid-20th Century Abstract Unknown Art

Materials

Oil, Board

Vintage French Impressionist Paris Street Scene Signed Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Vintage American impressionist Paris street scene oil painting. Oil on board. Signed. Framed. Provenance from a Sag Harbor, NY collection. Measuring: 13 by 15 inches overall. Handso...
Category

1940s Impressionist Unknown Art

Materials

Oil, Board

Blue and White Abstract Expressionist Painting
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
6131 Blue and white abstract Expressionist painting Image size 18x14"
Category

1970s Unknown Art

Materials

Oil

Parisian Street Scene
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
6119 Parisian street scene Set in a decorative period frame Image size 9.5x7.5"
Category

1940s Unknown Art

Materials

Oil

Parisian  Street Scene
Parisian  Street Scene
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Dog Portrait of a Terrier on a Red Ground, circa 1910
Located in SANTA FE, NM
Red Terrier Possibly Dutch School Oil on wood panel, circa 1900-1910. Initialed lower left 7 1/2 x 7 (12 x 11 1/2 frame) inches A charming and thoughtfully rendered depiction of a t...
Category

Early 1900s Realist Unknown Art

Materials

Oil, Wood Panel

Vintage American Modernist Abstract Landscape Framed Original Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Vintage American modernist abstract landscape oil painting. Oil on canvas. Framed. Provenance from a Sag Harbor, NY collection. Measuring: 21 by 21 inches overall. Handsomely frame...
Category

1960s Modern Unknown Art

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Antique American Impressionist Floral Vase Signed Still Life Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American still life painting. Oil on board. Framed in an antique gilt wood frame. Measuring: 30 by 23 inches overall and 26 by 19 inches painting alone. Excellent condition,...
Category

20th Century Abstract Impressionist Unknown Art

Materials

Oil, Board

Vintage American Modernist Framed Abstract Figural Composition Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Vintage American modernist abstract figural oil painting. Oil on canvas. Framed. Provenance from a Sag Harbor, NY collection. Measuring: 25 by 19inches overall. Handsomely framed in...
Category

1940s Modern Unknown Art

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Vintage American Modernist Giltwood Framed Fauvist Landscape Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Vintage American modernist landscape oil painting. Oil on board. Framed. Provenance from a Sag Harbor, NY collection. Measuring: 9 by 7 inches overall. Handsomely framed in a giltw...
Category

1960s Modern Unknown Art

Materials

Oil

Vintage Gerbera Daisy Red Flower Still Life Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Vintage American impressionist sill life. Framed. Measuring: 28 by 24 inches overall and 24 by 20 painting alone. Excellent condition, ready to hang and enjoy.
Category

20th Century American Impressionist Unknown Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Religious Painting Venetian School 18th Sketch Martyrdom Saint Cyprien Flavien
Located in PARIS, FR
Venetian School 18th century The Martyrdom of Saint Cyprian and Flavian of Carthage? (Sketch) Oil on canvas 30 x 23 cm (39 x 32 cm with frame) Trace of a signature in the lower right...
Category

18th Century Baroque Unknown Art

Materials

Oil

Signed Antique American Impressionist Moonlit Framed Nocturnal Seascape Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American impressionist moonlit seascape oil painting. Oil on canvas. Signed. Framed. Provenance from a Sag Harbor, NY collection. Measuring: 35 by 30 inches overall. Handsom...
Category

1910s Impressionist Unknown Art

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Original Vintage Nautical Sailing Ship Seascape – Oil on Canvas – Framed
Located in Palm Coast, FL
This expressive oil on canvas depicts a tall sailing ship cutting through rolling ocean waves under an open, luminous sky. The vessel is shown at an angle, sails fully billowed in sh...
Category

Late 20th Century Impressionist Unknown Art

Materials

Oil

French Art Deco Portrait 1920s Oil Painting
Located in Holywell, GB
French Art Deco Portrait 1920s Oil Painting A captivating French Art Deco–era portrait, possibly portraying a dancer, silent film star, or flapper girl. Her striking dark eye makeup ...
Category

1920s Art Deco Unknown Art

Materials

Oil

The Vanguard Series Nr. II: A Collection of Postwar European Abstractions by JG
Located in London, GB
"The Vanguard Series Nr. II: A Collection of Postwar European Abstractions", oil on board, by JG (circa 1950s–70s). A compelling body of work emerging from the forgotten studios and ...
Category

Mid-20th Century Modern Unknown Art

Materials

Oil, Board

Framed Mid 19th Century Oil - Figures on a Country Path
Located in Corsham, GB
A charming mid 19th century rural scene depicting a red-cloaked figure walking along a country path. The figure passes beneath a mature tree, its foliage turning a rich autumnal brow...
Category

Mid-19th Century Unknown Art

Materials

Oil

The Pouring of the Seven Vials upon the Earth - Etching - Early 17th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Etching on paper, realized in the early 17th Century. Dramatic apocalyptic engraving illustrating the vision from the Book of Revelation, Chapter 16, depicting the angels pouring th...
Category

Early 17th Century Modern Unknown Art

Materials

Etching

Christian Julia (1921-1991) - Mid 20th Century Linoprint, The Spinners
Located in Corsham, GB
A delightful abstract lino print with India ink by the artist Christian Julia (1921-1991) depicting figures spinning yarn. Signed to the lower right. Well presented behind glass in a...
Category

20th Century Unknown Art

Materials

Linocut

Framed 1888 Pen and Ink Drawing - Lady of the Lake
Located in Corsham, GB
A delightful 19th-century pen and ink study depicting a lush landscape. In the distance, a castle can be seen perched atop a rugged cliff. Inscribed, dated and titled 'Lady of the La...
Category

Late 19th Century Unknown Art

Materials

Pen

Framed Mid 20th Century Oil - WW2 Bomber on a Beach
Located in Corsham, GB
A charming mid-century oil painting depicts a World War II bomber aircraft positioned on a white beach, with dramatic sea waves crashing in the background. The work is beautifully pr...
Category

20th Century Unknown Art

Materials

Oil

Couple at Party - Black and White Romantic Couple Silver Gelatin Photograph
Located in Brighton, GB
Couple at Party - Black and White Romantic Couple Silver Gelatin Photograph A couple relaxes and laughs on a spacious sofa on the terrace of a villa. The party is still in full swin...
Category

20th Century Modern Unknown Art

Materials

Photographic Paper, Black and White, Silver Gelatin

‎⁨Les Causses du Minervois⁩
Located in North Clarendon, VT
Stunning old master oil on canvas of a French landscape with an aquaduct in the foreground and a medieval village in the distance. Possibly ‎⁨Les Causses du Minervois⁩. Oval canvas,...
Category

Late 18th Century Old Masters Unknown Art

Materials

Oil

Spanish Beauty with White Bird in Style of Picasso
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
6098 Spanish beauty with white bird Elaborate gilt frame Image size 15.5x19.5"
Category

1950s Unknown Art

Materials

Oil

Sunset Path, M. R. Tyler
Located in North Clarendon, VT
Beautiful early American School piece, obviously painted by a talented artist who studied in France. Oil on board, signed lower left, unlock the mystery of this wonderful painting. 9...
Category

1870s Barbizon School Unknown Art

Materials

Oil

Vintage American Modernist Abstract Figural Fauvist Landscape Framed Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Vintage American modernist abstract figural oil painting. Oil on canvas. Framed. Provenance from a Sag Harbor, NY collection. Measuring: 25 by 37 inches overall. Handsomely framed ...
Category

1960s Modern Unknown Art

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Pair of Porphyry Marble Columns with Gilt Bronze Capitals, 19th Century
Located in Beachwood, OH
Pair of Porphyry Marble Columns with Gilt Bronze Capitals, 19th Century Porphyry marble & gilt bronze 20 x 4.25 x 4.25 inches Porphyry is an igneous rock, not marble, known for its...
Category

19th Century Unknown Art

Materials

Marble, Bronze

Portrait of an Edwardian Dandy (Man)
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Portrait of an Edwardian Dandy Gentleman, 2003. Acrylic on canvas, 16 x 20 inches. Signed with monogram and dated lower right.
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Realist Unknown Art

Materials

Cotton Canvas, Acrylic

Fine 19th Century Oil - Portrait of a Lady in Profile
Located in Corsham, GB
An extremely fine nineteenth-century oil portrait of a young lady in profile, dating to the second half of the century. The sitter wears a silky cerulean dress adorned with delicate ...
Category

19th Century Unknown Art

Materials

Oil

Fernand Audet French Impressionist Oil
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Butterfly by Fernand Audet (French, Tarascon 1923- Mulhouse 2016) signed lower right oil painting on board, unframed painting: 9.5 x 13 inches A fine "mid century" oil painting...
Category

Mid-20th Century Unknown Art

Materials

Acrylic

Vintage French Impressionist Floral Still life Vase of Flowers
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
3795 Impressionist vase of flower Signed on verso Gelant Set in a carved gilt wood frame Image size 19.75 x15.75"
Category

1970s Unknown Art

Materials

Oil

Between Lessons – A Schoolboy Lost in Thought
Located in Stockholm, SE
Unidentified Artist Schoolboy, Early 1900s century signed lower left oil on canvas unframed 24 × 29 cm (9.4 × 11.4 in) framed 41 × 47 cm (16.1 × 18.5 in) This intimate genre pain...
Category

Early 20th Century Romantic Unknown Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

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

Late 20th Century Modern Unknown Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Board

City Graffiti Art Colorful Oil Painting #1 by S. Mooney
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
4090 An abstract graffiti art, oil on artist board displayed in a custom -made wood frame Image size 12H x 12 W
Category

1980s Unknown Art

Materials

Oil

Echoes of the Atelier IV
Located in London, GB
Echoes of the Atelier IV, acrylic on canvas mounted on board, Florentine School (circa 1980s-90s). This gallery has acquired a number of paintings through an intermediary of an agein...
Category

1980s Modern Unknown Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic, Board

1950's French Modernist/ Cubist Painting - Two Religious Figures
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
French Landscape by Bernard Labbe (French mid 20th century) original watercolour/ gouache painting on artist paper, unframed size: 16.5 x 9.5 inches condition: very good and ready to...
Category

1950s Unknown Art

Materials

Acrylic

Lady In Blue Art Deco Female Painting
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
4066 Art Deco Lady in blue pastel painting Set in a white frame
Category

1930s Unknown Art

Materials

Oil Pastel

Rene Leroy, French Contemporary Modernist Painting, the Orchestra
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist/ School: R. Leroy (French b. 1932) Title: The Orchestra Medium: oil painting on canvas Size: painting: 7 x 5 inches Provenance: all the paintings we have for sale by this ...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Art

Materials

Acrylic

Early 20th Century Graphite Drawing - Marcellus
Located in Corsham, GB
A finely detailed graphite study of a statue of Marcellus, nephew of Emperor Augustus who founded the Roman Empire. The statue is held in the Louvre. The drawing features subtle whit...
Category

20th Century Unknown Art

Materials

Graphite

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