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Artist: Unknown
Antique American School Sunset Mountain Landscape Framed Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique oil on board landscape painting. Nicely framed. Excellent colors. Ready to hang.
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1920s Impressionist Unknown Art

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Canvas, Oil

Pair of Hunting Dogs at Rest; artist unknown, French, Mid-19th century
Located in SANTA FE, NM
Pair of Hunting Dogs at Rest; Artist unknown, French, 19th century (monogrammed "JS" Circa 1850 10 x 7 (14 3/8 x 17 1/8 frame) inches This is finely realized portrait of pair of h...
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1830s Romantic Unknown Art

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Oil, Wood Panel

Paul Burckhardt (1880-1961) - 1921 Oil, Walking the Riverbend
Located in Corsham, GB
This pastoral landscape painting depicts a serene river scene with gently rolling hills and verdant countryside stretching into the distance under a soft, cloud-filled sky. The compo...
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Early 20th Century Unknown Art

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Oil

An Ancient Style Greek Black Figure Calyx Krater, 19th/20th Century
Located in Beachwood, OH
Ancient Style Greek Black Figure Calyx Krater, 19th/20th Century Terracotta 17 x 14.5 inches A calyx krater is a type of ancient Greek pottery, specifically a type of krater (a bowl...
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Late 19th Century Unknown Art

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Terracotta

Set of Six Fine Antique British Hand Coloured Botanical Prints, circa 1900's
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Set of Six Hand Coloured Botanical Prints/Lithographs and Engravings Published by G. Ridgway, S. Curtis, W. Baxter and W. Fitch Early Mid 19th Century Size: image: 8.5 x 5.5 inches P...
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Early 19th Century Art Deco Unknown Art

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Color

Framed 1853 Oil - Young Mother and Child
Located in Corsham, GB
An intimate genre scene depicting a young woman seated by a pillar, tenderly cradling a baby in her lap. Faintly dated and signed 'Philip' to the lower right. Well presented in a swe...
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Mid-19th Century Unknown Art

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Oil

19th-Century Austrian School, Portrait Of A Lady In Spanish Attire
Located in Cheltenham, GB
This exquisite mid-19th-century bust-length Austrian portrait depicts a young lady wearing a red gown together with a black lace veil, similar to a mantilla, and a red rose. It was f...
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19th Century Victorian Unknown Art

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Canvas, Oil

Vintage American Modernist Abstract Expressionist Framed Original Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Vintage American abstract expressionist oil painting. Oil on canvas. Framed. Signed. Measuring: 19 by 25 inches overall, and 12.5 by 18.5 painting alone. In excellent original cond...
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1950s Abstract Expressionist Unknown Art

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Canvas, Oil

Fine Antique British Botannical Watercolour Painting, circa 1900's
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
A very fine original antique English botanical watercolor painting depicting this beautiful depiction of a flower/ plant. The work came to us from a private collection in Surrey, Eng...
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Early 20th Century Victorian Unknown Art

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Acrylic

"Metropolitan Abstraction" Signed Mid Century Cubist Architectural Abstraction
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American abstract cubist street scene oil painting. Oil on board. Framed. Signed. Measuring: 31 by 42 inches overall, and 25 by 36 painting alone. In excellent original con...
Category

1940s Modern Unknown Art

Materials

Oil, Board

Antique American Impressionist Framed Fall Landscape Signed Early Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American impressionist fall landscape oil painting. Oil on canvas. Framed. Signed. Measuring: 24 by 27 inches overall, and 18 by 22 painting alone. In excellent original co...
Category

1910s Impressionist Unknown Art

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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...
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Late 20th Century Modern Unknown Art

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Canvas, Oil, Board

19th Century Oil - Portrait of A Gentleman
Located in Corsham, GB
This formal oil portrait depicts a distinguished gentleman, rendered in the classical style with the subject positioned against a dark, neutral background. The composition features t...
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19th Century Unknown Art

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Oil

Antique American Modernist Abstract Expressionist Framed Original Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American abstract expressionist oil painting. Oil on board. Framed. Signed. Measuring: 35 by 29 inches overall, and 25 by 30.5 painting alone. In excellent original conditi...
Category

1950s Abstract Expressionist Unknown Art

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Oil, Board

Antique American Modernist Mural Symbolist Figural Male Nude Portrait Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American or European mural study painting. Tempera, oil and mixed media on board. Framed. Measuring: 25 by 30 inches overall,. In excellent original condition. Handsomely fr...
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Early 1900s Modern Unknown Art

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Oil, Canvas

Painting Jesus Falls During the Way of the Cross 17th-18th century
Located in Milan, IT
Oil on Canvas. The scene corresponds to a Stations of the Cross, during which Jesus falls under the weight of the heavy cross, which he carries on his shoulders as he ascends to Golg...
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Late 17th Century Other Art Style Unknown Art

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Oil

Early 20th Century Watercolour - Tulip Study II
Located in Corsham, GB
A delicate study of a red and yellow tulip. This piece was acquired alongside another tulip study, which is also listed on our website (qd708). Presented in a vintage black frame. Un...
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20th Century Unknown Art

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Watercolor

Original Mid 20th OIL PAINTING Century English Country Lady in A Summer Garden
Located in Cirencester, GB
ARTIST: Unsigned Early Mid 20th Century English School TITLE: "Lady In A Garden" MEDIUM: oil on canvas SIZE: 87cm x 40cm inc frame CONDITION: very good NOTES: Well composed 1920's ...
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Early 20th Century Post-Impressionist Unknown Art

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Oil

Polychrome Marble Sculpture Portrait Emperor Marcus Aurelius Italian 19th
Located in Roma, IT
A portrait head of the Roman Emperor Marcus Aurelius, carved in Carrara marble, with deeply cut curls and detailed classical roman accents in the hair and in the shave; the carefull...
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19th Century Other Art Style Unknown Art

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Marble

"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 Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Late 19th Century Antique Oil Portrait of Young Peasant Girl Resting by Road
Located in Stockholm, SE
This enchanting original oil painting on canvas depicts a young Scandinavian peasant girl in traditional folk costume who has paused on a winding road to rest. The melancholic beauty...
Category

Late 19th Century Realist Unknown Art

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Canvas, Wood, Oil

Vintage American Modernist Signed Abstract Expressionist Figural Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Vintage American modernist abstract expressionist figural painting. Oil on canvas. Framed. Signed.
Category

1970s Abstract Expressionist Unknown Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Vintage American Modernist Surreal Figural Nude Portrait Large Framed Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American modernist nude portrait oil painting. Oil on board. Framed. In excellent original condition. Handsomely framed in a modern molding. Excellent condition, ready to ...
Category

1950s Modern Unknown Art

Materials

Oil, Board

Andre-Leon Vivrel (1886-1976) - Early 20th Century Oil, Bathing in the River
Located in Corsham, GB
A vibrant oil painting by Andre-Leon Vivrel depicting a nude woman sat by a stream in a verdant woodland. Signed to the lower right. On canvas on stretchers.
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20th Century Unknown Art

Materials

Oil

19th Century European Oil Painting Panoramic Landscape Sunrise with Pond Framed
Located in Stockholm, SE
An atmospheric antique oil on canvas from the late nineteenth century presents a radiant sunrise over quiet countryside. In the center a large disk of the sun is half risen above the...
Category

Late 19th Century Realist Unknown Art

Materials

Canvas, Wood, Oil

Antique American Modernist Southwestern Framed Mountain Landscape Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Vintage American modernist landscape oil painting. Oil on board. Framed. Signed. Measuring: 19 by 23 inches overall, and 16 by 20 painting alone. In excellent original condition. H...
Category

1950s Modern Unknown Art

Materials

Oil, Board

19th Century Antique Oil Painting Castle on Hill Lake Boat Figures Gilt Frame
Located in Stockholm, SE
This charming 19th century antique oil painting captures a romantic European castle on a hill overlooking a tranquil lake. The composition features two figures enjoying a boat ride o...
Category

Late 19th Century Realist Unknown Art

Materials

Gold Leaf

Miniature Mid 19th Century Watercolour - A Token of Affection II
Located in Corsham, GB
A very fine 19th-century miniature portrait of an elegant lady. Purchased with another portrait depicting the lady's husband. Unsigned. Smartly presented in its original brass frame....
Category

Mid-19th Century Unknown Art

Materials

Watercolor

Antique Hudson River School Fall Landscape Gouache Painting 1910
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
4015 Gouache landscape painting in a green frame
Category

1910s Unknown Art

Materials

Gouache

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

Antique American Impressionist Framed Coastal Seascape Original Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American impressionist signed coastal seascape oil painting. Oil on canvasboard. Framed. Signed. Measuring: 14 by 18 inches overall, and 12 by 16 painting alone. In excelle...
Category

1940s Modern Unknown Art

Materials

Oil

English School 18th Century Oil - Boy with A Hoop
Located in Corsham, GB
This 18th century portrait depicts a young child in formal attire standing in a pastoral landscape, holding a hoop toy. The composition juxtaposes the subject's rigid pose and ornate...
Category

Early 18th Century Unknown Art

Materials

Oil

Vintage Fish Still Life oil painting fish and lemons large mid-century painting
Located in AIGNAN, FR
Mid-Century still life oil painting of a fish, lemons and a bottle of cognac. The painting is signed and dated in the bottom right. With vibrant but gentle colours, the artist has ...
Category

1950s French School Unknown Art

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Oil

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

1980s Modern Unknown Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Board

Woman portrait post-impressionist French female original oil painting
Located in AIGNAN, FR
Vintage woman portrait oil painting female portrait lady portrait original oil painting vintage moody impressionist portrait oil painting on canvas. Vintage oil impressionist portra...
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1960s Post-Impressionist Unknown Art

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Canvas, Oil

The Three Skunks of WWII, Carved Wooden Figures of Hitler, Mussolini & Tojo
Located in Beachwood, OH
Three Skunks of WWII c. 1940s Carved and painted wood Unsigned 8 x 10 in. h. each These skunks are depicted as Adolf Hitler, Benito Mussolini, and Hideki Tojo. Condition: There ...
Category

1940s Unknown Art

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Wood, Paint

18th Century Oil on Panel Portrait of Noble Lady with Feathered Hat Signed Frame
Located in Stockholm, SE
An elegant portrait from the late 18th century in oil on wood panel, depicting a contemplative aristocratic lady seated beneath the shade of trees. The model is captured in a pose of...
Category

Late 18th Century Realist Unknown Art

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Wood, Oil, Wood Panel

Early 20th Century Etching - A Mighty Tree
Located in Corsham, GB
A captivating early 20th-century etching portraying a solitary tree in all its majesty. Rendered with meticulous detail and a masterful eye for composition. Unsigned. Beautifully pre...
Category

20th Century Abstract Expressionist Unknown Art

Materials

Etching

Vintage Impressionist Tuscan Country House Landscape Painting
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
#5-2752b Tuscan Country House Landscape, a country scene painting , oil on artist board displayed in a gilt-silver wood frame, signed lower left by Wane. Image size 17 H x 12.5 W
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1960s Unknown Art

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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 Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Board

Maxime Leon Faivre (1856-1914) - Late 19th Century Oil, A Walk in the Park
Located in Corsham, GB
This intimate landscape painting captures a serene pastoral scene in a public garden. A winding earthen path leads through the idyllic setting, lined with trees and lush foliage. The...
Category

Late 19th Century Unknown Art

Materials

Oil

Raphael's workshop (Umbrian Renaissance) - 16th century figure painting - Virgin
Located in Varmo, IT
Umbrian painter (16th century) - Madonna and Child in a Landscape (Madonna Conestabile). 19 x 18 cm unframed, 34 x 33 cm with frame. Oil on canvas mounted on panel, in a gilded woo...
Category

16th Century Old Masters Unknown Art

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Oil, Panel

1900's English Impressionist Watercolor Painting Vibrant Sea Shore
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Vibrant sea. English school, early 1900's. Original watercolor painting on artists paper, unframed. Overall paper size: 7.75 x 11 inches. From a large private collection of English...
Category

Early 20th Century Unknown Art

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Acrylic

Flight of Sea-Birds: Twilight
Located in Surfside, FL
Silkscreen on paper. with some sort of experimental poured stuff on it. there is some loss to the margin but the image is strong. edition 2/6. During the 1930s, Lawrence Edward Kupfe...
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20th Century Modern Unknown Art

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Paper

"La Foret de Marly" The Forest of Marly
Located in Atlanta, GA
Inspired by the Flanders verdure from the early 17th century. The rapid development of new sciences such as botany inspired weavers to produce tapestries known as "verdures". These d...
Category

20th Century Naturalistic Unknown Art

Materials

Tapestry

Vintage Romantic Landscape Oil Painting on Panel, Signed G. Holman, Framed
Located in Palm Coast, FL
This original vintage oil painting on panel presents a peaceful romantic landscape in the tradition of 19th-century pastoral scenes. A lone tree stands bare against a glowing amber s...
Category

1960s Impressionist Unknown Art

Materials

Oil

Mid 19th Century Oil - Lady in Mourning
Located in Corsham, GB
This formal mourning portrait depicts a woman in traditional mid-19th-century attire, featuring a dark dress with a distinctive white collar or shawl and a white bonnet or cap that f...
Category

Mid-19th Century Unknown Art

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Oil

Borne - European School 18th Century Oil, Anna and Adelaide
Located in Corsham, GB
A delightfully tender 18th-century family portrait depicting mother and daughter - Anna and Adelaide - with their cherished spaniel. The artist beautifully conveys the intimate bond ...
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Early 18th Century Unknown Art

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Oil

Grand Tour Bronze Figure of Seated Hermes, Early 19th Century After the Antique
Located in Beachwood, OH
Large Figure of Seated Hermes, Grand Tour Bronze, Early 19th Century 19th Century Continental School After the Antique The large size figure well cast, with brownish green patination...
Category

Early 19th Century Unknown Art

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Marble, Bronze

Antique 19th Century Pastoral Landscape Oil on Canvas Old Master Style Signed
Located in Stockholm, SE
This antique oil painting on canvas represents a masterfully painted pastoral landscape from the first half of the 19th century and executed in the style of the old masters school. T...
Category

1830s Realist Unknown Art

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Gold

Antique Late 18th Century Oil Painting Allegorical Charity Scene Baroque Frame
Located in Stockholm, SE
This scene depicts the allegorical figure of Charity (Latin: Caritas - love, mercy), which is traditionally portrayed as a woman nursing an infant surrounded by other children, symbo...
Category

Late 18th Century Old Masters Unknown Art

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Canvas, Wood, Oil

Miniature Mid 19th Century Watercolour - A Token of Affection I
Located in Corsham, GB
A very fine 19th-century miniature portrait of a well-dressed gentleman. Purchased with another portrait depicting the gentleman's wife. Unsigned. Smartly presented in its original b...
Category

Mid-19th Century Unknown Art

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Watercolor

1932 Folk Art Needlepoint Map Midwest Midwestern states
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Beautiful antique 1932 needlepoint map of Midwestern states. Framed measurement: 23 x 36 inches.
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1930s Folk Art Unknown Art

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Yarn

Baroque Roman sculptor - 17th century alabaster sculpture - Hercules Cretan Bull
Located in Varmo, IT
Alabaster sculpture - Hercules and the Cretan Bull. Rome, 17th century. 20 x 12 x h 34 cm. Made entirely of carved alabaster. Separate alabaster base, minor defects and signs of ag...
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Mid-17th Century Baroque Unknown Art

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Alabaster

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 Art

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Oil

Large Antique Signed Impressionist Nicely Framed Seascape Sailboat Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique impressionist seascape painting. Oil on canvas. Signed. Framed.
Category

1890s Impressionist Unknown Art

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Canvas, Oil

French Polychrome and Gilded Statue of The Virgin Mary
Located in Cotignac, FR
A polychrome and gilt plaster statue of the Blessed Virgin Mary. The quality of the original gilding and the handling of the folds in the clothing are exceptional. A wonderful statu...
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Late 19th Century Renaissance Unknown Art

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Gold Leaf

Italian Naive Colorful Dining Out Interior Scene Painting By P.Russo
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
#5-3464 Naive contemporary figurative acrylic on canvas applied to a board, set in a black -wood frame painting, signed by Neapolitan artist P.Russo. Image size 9.75 H x 13 W
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Early 2000s Unknown Art

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Acrylic

German School Mid 19th Century Oil - Portrait of a Gentleman
Located in Corsham, GB
This formal portrait depicts a distinguished gentleman in elegant attire, against a mountainous backdrop. Indistinct German inscription to the stretchers verso. Unsigned. On canvas o...
Category

Mid-19th Century Unknown Art

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Oil

19th Century British School Ship at Sea, Seascape Painting
Located in Beachwood, OH
19th Century British School Ship at Sea Oil on canvas laid on panel 11 x 14.5 inches 14.5 x 18 inches, framed Frame has chips and paint loss. See photos.
Category

19th Century Unknown Art

Materials

Oil

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