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Artist: Unknown
Walter Wallis (1853-1934) - Framed Late 19th Century Oil, Brittany Landscape
Located in Corsham, GB
An original landscape painting by the listed British artist Walter Wallis (1853-1934). A Brittany landscape scene with mother and child foraging in the foreground. Well presented in ...
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Late 19th Century Unknown Art

Materials

Oil

Gothic medieval Christian sculpture: smiling young bishop early carving France
Located in Norwich, GB
This 15th century bishop - sculpted ca AD1460 - has a smile on his lips and a benevolent presence. He is also something of an Adonis - one tends to forget that in the medieval churc...
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15th Century and Earlier Gothic Unknown Art

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Wood

An Angel Playing The Mandolin, 17th Century after the fresco by MELOZZO DA FORLI
Located in Blackwater, GB
An Angel Playing The Mandolin, 17th Century after the fresco by MELOZZO DA FORLI (1438-1494) Large 17th/18th Century Italian Old Master of depicting an Angel playing the mandolin, ...
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17th Century Unknown Art

Materials

Oil, Wood Panel

Antique American Impressionist Winter Landscape Snow Scene Framed Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Impressive early American impressionist winter landscape snow scene oil painting. Framed. Oil on canvas. Image size, 20H by 24L.
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Early 1900s Impressionist Unknown Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

L'Asino, Art Magazine, Year 24, no. 29, 1915
Located in Roma, IT
L'Asino, Art Magazine, Year 24, no. 29, 1915, is an original colorful illustrated Italian magazine with a satiric political scene. Published on Sunday 18 Luglio 1915, in 4 pages, do...
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1910s Modern Unknown Art

Materials

Paper

Framed Early 20th Century Oil - Portrait of a Lady
Located in Corsham, GB
A finely painted 18th-century-style portrait of a young woman, captured in a three-quarter pose with a gentle, confident expression. Her powdered hair and delicate features are rende...
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20th Century Unknown Art

Materials

Oil

Couple Sharing a Chair at Party - Romantic Couple Silver Gelatin Print
Located in Brighton, GB
Couple Sharing a Chair at Party - Romantic Couple Silver Gelatin Photograph An amorous couple embraces intensely at a party, almost catching the attention of nearby partygoers... Th...
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20th Century Modern Unknown Art

Materials

Photographic Paper, Black and White, Silver Gelatin

Large 1970s Modern Sailing in Sunshine, Colorful Vintage, Abstract
Located in Grand Rapids, MI
" Sailing in Sunshine ", circa 1970s Oil on Canvas 50" x 40" Housed in a Slat-wood frame Overall Size: 50 1/2" x 40 3/4" Appears to be in very good condition. We are looking f...
Category

Mid-20th Century Abstract Unknown Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Vintage Seascape French Riviera Yacht Harbor
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
5080 Oil on canvas of sailboats in a French Riviera harbor
Category

1950s Unknown Art

Materials

Oil

Very Large Antique French Classical Romantic Oil Painting Ancient Ruin Landscape
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist/ School: French School, 19th century Title: Classical Landscape with figures amongst ancient ruins. Medium: oil painting on canvas, unframed. canvas: 24.5 x 36 inches P...
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19th Century Old Masters Unknown Art

Materials

Oil

Geometric Beach Scene, Colorful Oil Painting on Canvas
Located in Long Island City, NY
Unknown and unsigned painting of a bright beach scene with bold colors and 1980's inspired shapes. Image Size: 47.5 x 35.5 inches Frame Size: 50 x 3...
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Mid-20th Century Art Deco Unknown Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Mughal School, 18th century Emperor Jangahir on a pleasure boat with his harem a
Located in Middletown, NY
Emperor Jahangir depicted with his harem attendees aboard a pleasure cruise, the water filled with lotus blossoms; symbols of paradise itself. Circa 1750. Gouache and ink with gold ...
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18th Century Rajput Unknown Art

Materials

Gold

Italian Genovese Madonna. Beautiful frame.
Located in New York, NY
Italian Madonna, early 18th Century, probably Genovese. Beautiful color palette. Not signed.
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Early 18th Century Baroque Unknown Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Erich Kruger (1897 - 1978) Floral Still life
Located in San Francisco, CA
Erich Kruger (1897-1978) Floral Still life Oil on canvas Pink poppies + Hydrangeas 23.5 x 331.5 unframed, 37.5.x 25.5 framed
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20th Century Unknown Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Museum Quality American School School Young Woman Portrait Framed Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Incredible quality American school portrait painting. Oil on canvas. Framed. No signature found.
Category

1880s Realist Unknown Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Jan Steen (1626-1679) Seguidor - Óleo sobre tela - El violinista y la aldeana
Located in Sant Celoni, ES
Sin firmar, de autor anónimo Se presenta enmarcada la obra con un marco de la época de la obra en madera policromada (el marco presenta faltas) Medidas obra: 84 x 65 cm. Medidas...
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18th Century Old Masters Unknown Art

Materials

Oil

18th Century Oil - Grape Gatherer
Located in Corsham, GB
A charming oil study depicting a woman gathering grape vines in a field. Part of a pair of oils depicting women harvesting. Unsigned. On panel.
Category

Early 18th Century Unknown Art

Materials

Oil

Antique American Impressionist Signed Coastal Seascape Wide Gold Framed Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American impressionist coastal seascape oil painting. Oil on canvas. Signed. Framed. Measuring 30 by 36 inches overall and 24 by 30 painting alone.
Category

1930s Impressionist Unknown Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Original 19th Century Romantic English Landscape Village Cottage Oil Painting
Located in Stockholm, SE
This captivating early 19th century antique oil painting presents a beautifully executed pastoral scene by an unknown but undoubtedly professional English master - signed lower left ...
Category

Early 19th Century Romantic Unknown Art

Materials

Canvas, Wood, Oil

Mystery Early to Mid 20th Century Still Life
Located in San Francisco, CA
Very well painted still life of grapes and pears signed lower right. I cannot make out signature. Style looks to be either French or Spanish School. Probably painted early to mid 20t...
Category

Mid-20th Century Impressionist Unknown Art

Materials

Oil

The Wide Open Spaces
Located in San Francisco, CA
If you’ve been dreaming of owning a piece of Wyoming or Montana, this wide-horizons painting deserves a spot over your stone fireplace. Photographic in its crisp detail, the artist c...
Category

1970s American Realist Unknown Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Framed Contemporary Oil - Autumn Colour
Located in Corsham, GB
Impressionist autumnal landscape, finished with gilded highlights. Presented in a large silver-effect frame. Illegibly signed. On board.
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Art

Materials

Oil

Yellowstone Park - Castell Geyser - Vintage Photo - 1893
Located in Roma, IT
Yellowstone Park - Castell Geyser - September 23, 1893 - is an original vintage black and white photo realized part of a journey throughout the world ...
Category

1890s Unknown Art

Materials

Paper, Photographic Paper

Large Antique Bird Still Life Oil Painting heron farmhouse hunting scene 1904
Located in AIGNAN, FR
Large Antique Hunting Painting still life of a heron.  This unusual oil painting on canvas is signed in the bottom right and dated 04 (1904)....
Category

Early 1900s French School Unknown Art

Materials

Oil

Mid-Century Painting Drawing Framed Colorful Texture New York Orange Grey Green
Located in Buffalo, NY
A wonderful minimalist mixed media work Circa 1970. Though the artist is unknown this work was acquired along with pieces by well know artists Karel Appel and Robert Motherwell from...
Category

1970s Minimalist Unknown Art

Materials

Coating, Oil Pastel, Acrylic

American Impressionist “Old Friends”
Located in San Francisco, CA
Bit of a mystery here. Fabulous American impressionist landscape appears to be unsigned. It is titled on the back old friends which I assume refers to the trees. I heavy impasto and ...
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Mid-20th Century American Impressionist Unknown Art

Materials

Oil

“Sunflowers in Glass Vase” Signed Still Life Oil Painting by J. M. Dilekis
Located in Buffalo, NY
A richly painted still life of sunflowers by J. M. Dilekis, signed and dated 1994 in the lower right. Executed in oil on canvas, this classic composition features a lush bouquet of g...
Category

1990s Realist Unknown Art

Materials

Oil, Board

ARTIST UNKNOWN 'Untitled'- Serigraph- Signed
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Paper Size: 28.75 x 16 inches ( 73.025 x 40.64 cm ) Image Size: 22.75 x 10.5 inches ( 57.785 x 26.67 cm ) Framed: No Condition: A-: Near Mint, very light signs of handling Supplement...
Category

Late 20th Century Unknown Art

Materials

Screen

American Impressionist Equestrian Oil Painting At The Races Finish Line
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
3794 Equestrian oil painting set in a custom wood frame Image size 23.5x19.25"
Category

1970s Unknown Art

Materials

Oil

19th Century Bronze Figure of Crouching Venus or Naked Aphrodite
Located in Beachwood, OH
19th Century Bronze Figure of Crouching Venus or Naked Aphrodite Bronze with dark patination 22.5 x 13 x 11 inches The Crouching Venus is a Hellenisti...
Category

19th Century Unknown Art

Materials

Bronze

Baroque mythological painter - 18th century figure painting - Helios and Phaeton
Located in Varmo, IT
European Painter (17th-18th century) - Helios and Phaeton. 63 x 135 cm unframed, 72 x 143.5 cm with frame. Ancient oil painting on panel, in an integrated wooden frame (not signed)...
Category

17th Century Baroque Unknown Art

Materials

Oil, Wood

Vintage Paris Fashion Drawing - Knit Overcoat, c. 1980
Located in Houston, TX
Charming ink and pencil fashion sketch of a long pink overcoat with clasp by Paris fashion house Création Corine Marie, circa 1980. Includes original fabric swatch and designer's sta...
Category

1980s Contemporary Unknown Art

Materials

Fabric, Ink, Pencil

Antique American School Abstract Expressionist Forest Interior Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American abstract expressionist oil painting. Oil on canvas, circa 1950. No signature found. Image size, 24L x 18H. Framing available.
Category

1960s Abstract Unknown Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Nicely Framed Antique American Nude Bathers Forest Stream Landscape Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American impressionist nude landscape oil painting. Oil on canvas. Framed. Signed. In excellent original condition. Handsomely framed in a silver carved molding. Excelle...
Category

1930s Impressionist Unknown Art

Materials

Oil, Board

Mid Century Modern Swedish Abstract Landscape Oil Painting - Fading Horizon
Located in Bristol, GB
FADING HORIZON Size: 59 x 63.5 cm (including frame) Oil on canvas An atmospheric mid-century landscape that presents a sweeping, almost abstracted view of land meeting sky, execute...
Category

Mid-20th Century Modern Unknown Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Antique French Impressionist Framed Landscape Coastal Original Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique French landscape oil painting. Oil on canvasboard. Framed. Signed verso. Measuring: 12 by 14 inches overall, and 9 by 11 painting alone. In excellent original condition. Ha...
Category

1920s Modern Unknown Art

Materials

Oil, Board

Fine 1800's French Oil Figures by Monastic Ruins Stream Bucolic Landscape
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Monastic Ruins by a Stream French School, early 1800's oil on canvas, framed Framed 15 x 19 inches Canvas : 12.5 x 16 inches Provenance: private collection, France Condition: very go...
Category

Early 19th Century Old Masters Unknown Art

Materials

Oil

Original Vintage Oil painting on canvas seascape, Sailing Ship, signed, Framed
Located in Palm Coast, FL
This vintage oil on canvas depicts a stately tall ship with full sails unfurled, navigating coastal waters with land rising in the background. The artist has signed the work in the l...
Category

Late 20th Century Impressionist Unknown Art

Materials

Oil

Vintage American Modernist Abstract Framed Landscape Signed Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Vintage American modernist abstract landscape oil painting. Oil on canvas. Framed. Signed. Measuring: 14 by 21 inches overall, and 9 by 16 painting alone.. In excellent original co...
Category

1940s Modern Unknown Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Anza-Borrego Desert California Modernist Large Landscape Framed Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American modernist landscape signed oil painting of the Anza-Borrego desert. Oil on canvas. Framed. Signed. Measuring: 36 by 44 inches overall. In excellent original condit...
Category

1960s Modern Unknown Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Vintage Surreal Signed Nude Figures Framed Original Modernist Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American modernist abstract nude landscape oil painting. Oil on canvas. Framed. Signed illegibly.
Category

Late 20th Century Modern Unknown Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

1960's French Portrait Jaw Dropped Man Caricature
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
French Character Portrait French school, Mid 20th Century Gouache paint on unframed paper signed lower corner Image : 12.5 x 9.75 inches Superbly decorative 1960's French portrai...
Category

Mid-20th Century Impressionist Unknown Art

Materials

Paper, Ink, Watercolor, Gouache

Susi Zimmermann - Early 20th Century Oil, Nude
Located in Corsham, GB
This striking oil study depicts a nude female figure against a dark, muted background. The artist's bold brushstrokes and use of light and shadow create a sense of depth and dimensio...
Category

20th Century Unknown Art

Materials

Oil

Mid 20th Century French Charcoal Drawing - Portrait of a Standing Nude Women
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
"The Portrait" by Geneviève Zondervan (French 1922-2013) pencil/ charcoal on thick paper, unframed paper size: 24 x 18.5 inches Beautifully decorative, mid 20th century French orig...
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Mid-20th Century Unknown Art

Materials

Acrylic

Yellowstone Park - Upper Geyser Basin - Vintage Photo 1893
Located in Roma, IT
U. St. Yellowstone Park - Upper Geyser Basin - 23 September 1893 - is an original vintage b/w photo realized as part of a journey to Asia performed by...
Category

1890s Unknown Art

Materials

Paper, Photographic Paper

20th Century Oil - Ram and Ewe
Located in Corsham, GB
A portrait of a ram and a ewe. Presented glazed in a reeded wooden frame with a gilt-effect slip and lighter wide wooden mount with a black inner edge. Unsigned. On canvas board.
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Art

Materials

Oil

Mediterranean Children oil on canvas painting
Located in Sitges, Barcelona
Title: Mediterranean Children Artist: J. Palmero Technique: Oil on canvas Dimensions: 19.7 x 24 inches Support: Canvas Framing: Unframed Period: Contemporary Signature: Located at th...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Unknown Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Mid 20thC Impressionist English Colourful Still Life Of Flowers Oil Painting
Located in Cirencester, GB
ARTIST: Unsigned Mid/Late 20th Century English School TITLE: "Still Life of Cut Flowers In A Vase" MEDIUM: oil on board SIZE: 54cm x 44cm incl. frame CONDITION: very good NOTES: Bea...
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Late 20th Century Post-Impressionist Unknown Art

Materials

Oil

Attrib. Jan Dunselman (1863-1931) - Framed Oil, Woman in Profile
Located in Corsham, GB
A late 19th-century portrait of a woman in a shawl, attributed to Jan Dunselman (1863-1931). The work is unsigned. Presented in a decorative gilt-effect frame with the later inscript...
Category

Late 19th Century Unknown Art

Materials

Oil

Poster made in 1933 to promote the Grand Prix du Tremblay which was a horse race
Located in PARIS, FR
Poster made in 1933 to promote the Grand Prix du Tremblay which was a horse race. Horse riding Sports company of France Pailhé
Category

1930s Art Deco Unknown Art

Materials

Paper, Lithograph

Naturalistic British painter - 19th century landscape painting - Highland cattle
Located in Varmo, IT
English painter (late 19th century) - Landscape with Highland herd at the lake. 102 x 77 cm without frame, 108 x 82 cm with frame. Antique oil painting on canvas, in a gilded woode...
Category

Late 19th Century Naturalistic Unknown Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Dutch-Style Village Scene Original Oil Painting on Canvas, Signed Framed Art
Located in Palm Coast, FL
This original vintage oil painting on canvas is a striking example of Dutch-style village genre painting. The composition captures a charming European village scene with red-roofed h...
Category

Mid-20th Century Impressionist Unknown Art

Materials

Oil

Portrait Of A Nude Male, 18th Century School of Jacques-Louis David (1748-1825)
Located in Blackwater, GB
Portrait Of A Nude Male, 18th Century School of Jacques-Louis David (1748-1825) 18th Century French School portrait of a nude male, oil on paper laid to board. Excellent quality an...
Category

18th Century Unknown Art

Materials

Oil, Paper

Expressions in Bloom: Portraits from the 20th Century III - Florentine School
Located in London, GB
'Expressions in Bloom: Portraits from the 20th Century III', oil on canvas mounted on board, Florentine School (circa 1980s-90s). This gallery has acquired a number of paintings thro...
Category

1980s Modern Unknown Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Board

Antique American Panoramic Cloudscape Cows Grazing Bucolic Landscape Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique impressionist landscape oil painting. Oil on canvas. Framed. Signed. In excellent original condition. Handsomely framed in a giltwood molding. Excellent condition, ready...
Category

1910s Impressionist Unknown Art

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Antique Large American Impressionist Giltwood Framed Landscape Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique European impressionist landscape oil painting. Oil on canvas. Framed. Signed. Measuring: 29 by 37 inches overall, and 24 by 32 painting alone. In excellent original conditi...
Category

1930s Modern Unknown Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Art Deco Borzoi Royal Dux Dog Figurines from Bohemia, Czechoslovakia
Located in Valladolid, ES
Art Deco Borzoi dog pair sculpture, circa 1920-1930. Czech manufacture, Royal Duke of Bohemia, Czechoslovakia. The Borzoi dog figurines are made in soft cream tones, hand-painted, wi...
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1930s Art Deco Unknown Art

Materials

Porcelain

Russian Cubist Portrait of a Woman
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Beautiful cubist portrait of a woman by unknown Russian artist. Oil on canvas measures 17 x 25 inches. Signed and dated lower right. Label fragments affixed on verso.
Category

1980s Cubist Unknown Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

American School Modernist Large Abstract Expressionist Original Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American modernist signed abstract oil painting. Oil on canvas. Signed. Framed. Image size, 36L x 36H.
Category

1970s Abstract Unknown Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

19th White Marble Sculpture of Venus De Medici Grand Tour Style Italian
Located in Roma, IT
A white marble grand tour version of Venus de Medici carved by an Italian Sculptor artist in the 19th century in Italy, probably in Florence. The Venus of Medici is a one of the mos...
Category

19th Century Unknown Art

Materials

Marble

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