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Artist: Unknown
Vintage American Impressionist Framed New England Farm Landscape Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Oil on canvas, 18 x 22 inches overall, 16 x 20 inches image size. Vintage American impressionist landscape painting. Oil on canvas. Framed.
Category

1950s Modern Unknown Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Vintage American School Western Seascape Fauvist Modern Framed Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Vintage American school fauvist landscape oil painting. Oil on board. Framed. In excellent original condition. Handsomely framed in a giltwood molding. Excellent condition, read...
Category

1940s Fauvist Unknown Art

Materials

Oil, Board

Antique Italian Large Figurative Framed Oil Painting of a Reclining Nude Woman
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
5154 Antique Italian oil painting of a reclining nude woman Framed Image size 24x36"
Category

1930s Unknown Art

Materials

Oil

Flowers in terracotta pot - Still life Oil on canvas
Located in Geneva, CH
Unsigned Work on canvas Gilded wooden frame 70,5 x 48 x 4,5 cm
Category

Mid-20th Century Art Deco Unknown Art

Materials

Oil

Still life with tea-pot by René Aumbach - Oil on canvas 53x66 cm
Located in Geneva, CH
Oil on canvas without frame. There is a signature "René Aumbach" and date 1922.
Category

1920s Modern Unknown Art

Materials

Oil

Olive Trees in Manosque, Provence, Large French Modernist Signed Oil Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist/ School: A. Davy, French School, late 20th century Title: Olive Trees, Manosque (Provence). Medium: signed, oil painting on canvas, framed and inscribed verso. Size: ...
Category

Late 20th Century Impressionist Unknown Art

Materials

Oil

Original "Never So Few" vintage movie 1959 poster US 1-sheet film Cinema
Located in Spokane, WA
Original “Never So Few” vintage linen-backed movie poster, NSS 59/348. Very clean and bright, with original theater-issued fold marks touched up. Grade A-. Ready to frame. Nev...
Category

1950s American Modern Unknown Art

Materials

Offset

Studio di piede (study of foot) – Florentine School 18th century
Located in Middletown, NY
Red chalk on cream laid paper, 6 3/8 x 7 inches (160 x 176 mm), the full sheet. In very good condition with minor toning and some modern notations in pencil on the verso, as well as ...
Category

Early 18th Century Italian School Unknown Art

Materials

Crayon, Laid Paper

Southern Cross Road Grocery Store and Gas Pump 1994
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Paper Size: 31.5 x 23.75 inches ( 80.01 x 60.325 cm ) Image Size: 31.5 x 23.75 inches ( 80.01 x 60.325 cm ) Framed: No Condition: A-: Near Mint, very light signs of handling ...
Category

1990s Unknown Art

Materials

Offset

Vintage oil painting on Canvas, Tropical landscape, Signed, Dated, Framed
Located in Palm Coast, FL
This beautiful original vintage oil painting on canvas depicts a tropical landscape. It is nicely framed and signed indistinctly in the lower right corner, possibly dated "'89." Con...
Category

20th Century Impressionist Unknown Art

Materials

Oil

Antique American Super Realist Trompe L'Oeil Framed Signed Still Life Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Early American super realist trompe l'oeil still life oil painting. Framed. Oil on canvas, lain to board. Signed. Image size, 14H by 10L.
Category

1890s Realist Unknown Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Vintage American Modernist Abstract Landscape Framed Original Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Vintage American modernist abstract landscape oil painting. Oil on board. Framed. Measuring: 4 by 5 inches overall, and 3.5 by 4.5 painting alone.. In excellent original condition. ...
Category

1950s Abstract Expressionist Unknown Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Veracruz Mexico Pre-Columbian ceramic Warrior figure sculpture
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Figure of a Chanting Warrior Ceramic with bitumen highlights 300-600 CE (Classic Period) Mexico, Veracruz, possibly Nopiloa Veracruz Culture Pre-Columbian, Mexico, Vera Cruz culture...
Category

15th Century and Earlier Unknown Art

Materials

Ceramic

Women nude drawing
Located in Geneva, CH
Work on paper White wooden frame with glass pane 76,5 x 56,5 x 3 cm
Category

Mid-20th Century Contemporary Unknown Art

Materials

Pen, Pencil

Women nude drawing
Women nude drawing
$160 Sale Price
83% Off
Framed Mid 20th Century Oil - Mountain Landscape
Located in Corsham, GB
A rich impasto landscape depicting an autumnal view with rolling fields and a large hilltop. Well presented in a simple wood frame. On board.
Category

20th Century Unknown Art

Materials

Oil

Sailing Among the Moonlight, Moody Seascape, Tonalism
Located in Grand Rapids, MI
European School, 19th Century " Sailing Among the Moonlight ", circa 1880s Oil on Board 16" x 24" Housed in a Period 4" Ornamented Frame Overall Size: 23 5/8" x 31 1/2" A wond...
Category

Late 19th Century Tonalist Unknown Art

Materials

Oil, Board

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

Materials

Marble, Bronze

Copy of "Portrait of Beatrice dʼEste" by Leonardo da Vinci created 15th Century
Located in New York, NY
A masterful copy by an unknown artist, after the portrait of "Beatrice d'Este" by Leonardo Da Vinci also known as ‘Portrait of a Lady’ or ‘La Dama con la reticella di perle (The Lady With a Pearl Hairnet)’. The original work originally created in the 15th Century is currently on display in the Pinacoteca Ambrosiana Museum of Milan. Beatrice d'Este was the Duchess of Bari/Milan and was believed to be one of the most attractive princesses of the Renaissance. Her impeccable style won her many admirers throughout Italy and France, and she became a trendsetter of the highest order. This copy of the original painting, is an oil on canvas done in the 18th Century, and in this exquisite portrait, the artist has masterfully depicted the fine details with draped hair, pearls, royal dress, ornate headgear and sumptuous jewelry in front of a dark background. Once again, capturing the imagination with another enigmatic smile. It comes housed in an elegant period giltwood frame with ebonized trims and ready to be displayed with hanging wire on verso. Art measures 28 x 18 inches Frame measures 34.5 x 24.5 inches There is much debate and controversy over who actually painted the "Beatrice d'Este" was it Leonardo da Vinci (1452–1519), or Giovanni Ambrogio de Predis (1455–1508). So we may never know who executed the original portrait which hangs in the museum, but that need not deter from an appreciation of its singularity. Following the portraiture convention established by painters of the Quattrocentro, the artist has chosen to portray his sitter in profile. In doing so, he magnificently captures the essence of his sitter, a girl on the threshold of womanhood. Bedecked in the adornments—silk, velvet, pearls and embroidery (brocade) crafted of spun gold threads—afforded her by birthright and marriage, Beatrice looks forward in noble serenity. And at the same time her profile with its upturned nose and slight smile betrays an innocence that must have been the basis of the oft-repeated epithet: la più zentil donna in Italia” (“the sweetest lady in Italy”). It is believed the lady is Beatrice d'Este (1475-1497), duchess of Bari and later of Milan, the wife of Ludovico Sforza (known as "il Moro"). One of the most beautiful princesses of the Italian Renaissance, she was known for her good taste in fashion. Beatrice was a member of the Este-Sforza family, which joined by marriage two of the oldest reigning and already powerful houses in Italy. The house of Este, which held court in Ferrara, traced its lineage to the 11th century Dukes of Saxony and Bavaria. Beatriceʼs father, Ercole I ruled the Ferrara commune for 34 years, catapulting the city-state (and the Estes with it) to an unmatched level of economic prosperity and cultural prominence. The family was renowned for its love of letters and patronage of the arts. The first time Leonardo da Vinci’s name resounded in the Ambrosiana, it was through the pen of its founder, Cardinal Federico Borromeo, who attributed this little panel to the great Master, describing it as “A portrait of a Duchess of Milan, by the hand of Leonardo”. Following the Cardinal’s statement, the portrait was for long assumed to depict Beatrice d’Este, the wife of Ludovico il Moro. However, scholars have recently been more cautious and vague in their statements, with regard to both the artist (anonymous Lombard or Emilian...
Category

18th Century Northern Renaissance Unknown Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

1900's English Impressionist Watercolor Painting Silent Cloudy Meadow
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Cloudy Meadow English School, early 1900's original watercolor painting on artists paper, unframed overall paper size: 7.5x 11 inches From a large private collection of English wat...
Category

Early 20th Century Impressionist Unknown Art

Materials

Watercolor

Abstract
Located in Genève, GE
Work on cardboard
Category

20th Century Abstract Unknown Art

Materials

Acrylic

17-18 century, Original Antique Oil Painting in canvas, Genre Scene, Gold Frame
Located in Palm Coast, FL
Up for sale is a compelling and atmospheric original antique oil painting on canvas, depicting a poignant genre scene. A gentleman dressed in formal black robes—likely a figure of au...
Category

Mid-18th Century Impressionist Unknown Art

Materials

Oil

Surrealist scene oil on canvas painting surrealism
Located in Sitges, Barcelona
Oil on canvas. Signed Aress. Oil mesures 33x24 cm. Frame mesures 48x39 cm.
Category

1990s Surrealist Unknown Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Framed Early 20th Century Oil - Mater Dolorosa
Located in Corsham, GB
A delicate depiction of the Mater Dolorosa - the sorrowful Virgin Mary. Well presented in an ornate gilt-effect frame. Unsigned. On canvas on stretchers.
Category

20th Century Unknown Art

Materials

Oil

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

After Sir Edwin Henry Landseer - Early 20th Century Oil, King Charles Spaniels
Located in Corsham, GB
A charming oil study after Sir Edwin Henry Landseer depicting King Charles Spaniels resting on a table with a large feathered hat. Unsigned. Presented in a wooden frame. On board.
Category

20th Century Unknown Art

Materials

Oil

Pre-Columbian Colima Shaman terracotta figure vessel Mexican sculpture
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Seated Shaman Colima culture Mexico ca. 300 BCE - 300 CE Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Colima, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. A hollow-cast and highly-burnished terraco...
Category

15th Century and Earlier Unknown Art

Materials

Terracotta

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

French Lithograph - Multiple Toned Yellow Sunflower Field
Located in Houston, TX
Lively French lithograph of sunflower field with multiple tones of yellows, orange, red, and while sunflowers, circa 1960. Original artwork on paper ...
Category

1960s Unknown Art

Materials

Lithograph

1940s Signed German Impressionist Oil of Rio de Janeiro in Style of Max Slevogt
Located in Soquel, CA
German Impressionist Painting of Rio de Janeiro's Guanabara Bay and Sugarloaf Mountain in style of Max Slevogt This vivid landscape painting offers a panoramic view of Rio de Janeir...
Category

1940s Blue Rider Unknown Art

Materials

Oil, Board

Multicolor Abstract Cubist Oil Painting with Monogram Signature MJ
Located in Atlanta, GA
This striking abstract Cubist oil on board, signed with the monogram "M.J." in the lower right corner, is the work of a 20th-century German artist. The composition is bold and archit...
Category

1950s Cubist Unknown Art

Materials

Oil, Board

Old Master Painting, Flemish School from 1600s, Saint Nicholas of Tolentino
Located in Stockholm, SE
This small Flemish painting, measuring only 24.5 x 18.5 cm and executed on a copper plate, depicts Saint Nicholas of Tolentino. Created in the 17th century, the artist remains unknow...
Category

17th Century Old Masters Unknown Art

Materials

Copper

'Bird on Rock with Blue Flowers', By Unknown, Chinese Antique Scroll
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
This 59" x 20" Chinese Antique Scroll depicts a simple yet serene scene of a bird on a rock. The bird stands on the rock, which is much larger in size in comparison to the bird. The ...
Category

Late 18th Century Qing Unknown Art

Materials

Silk, Paper, Watercolor

Monogrammed TG, Late 19th Century Symbolist Pre- Raphaelite Oil Painting. Luna
Located in Holywell, GB
Monogrammed TG, Late 19th Century Symbolist Pre- Raphaelite Oil Painting Luna An intriguing painting displaying imaginative symbolism and referencing the Pre-Raphaelite movement. T...
Category

Late 19th Century Symbolist Unknown Art

Materials

Oil

Humorous Gentleman's Magazine cartoon
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Cartoon sketch, ca. 1955. Pencil on paper, sheet measures 8.5 x 11 inches. Unsigned with editor's notations. From a group of sketches meant to be preliminary drafts for editor appro...
Category

Mid-20th Century Unknown Art

Materials

Pencil

Thomas Stuart Milner (1909-1969) - 1948 Oil, Mantle Clock and Flowers
Located in Corsham, GB
A mantel clock, chrysanthemums, candles, and fruit make up this still life composition by the artist Thomas Stuart Burnett. Signed and dated to the lower left. Well presented in a sw...
Category

Mid-20th Century Unknown Art

Materials

Oil

Large Signed Paris Street Scene Detailed Sidewalk Cafe Framed Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique French cafe scene landscape oil painting. Oil on canvas. Signed. Framed. Measuring: 29 by 41 inches overall, and 24 by 36 painting alone.. In excellent original condition. H...
Category

1940s Impressionist Unknown Art

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...
Category

19th Century Unknown Art

Materials

Oil

Antique Paris Modern Coastal Port City Framed Signed Original Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Vintage French modernist coastal scene oil painting. Oil on canvas. Framed. Signed. In excellent original condition. Handsomely framed in a wood molding. Excellent condition, re...
Category

1960s Modern Unknown Art

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Large Original Oil Painting on canvas contemporary Art cityscape with many faces
Located in Palm Coast, FL
This is an amazing, very impressive original large modern painting on canvas, depicting an urban cityscape with many faces in the foreground. The painting is in excellent condition....
Category

20th Century Impressionist Unknown Art

Materials

Oil

Blake Edwards 'The Pink Panther Enjoying Someone Else's Sandwich' 1994
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Paper Size: 22 x 28 inches ( 55.88 x 71.12 cm ) Image Size: 22 x 28 inches ( 55.88 x 71.12 cm ) Framed: No Condition: A-: Near Mint, very light signs of handling Additional Det...
Category

1990s Unknown Art

Materials

Offset

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

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 ...
Category

Early 18th Century Unknown Art

Materials

Oil

La Anunciación (Según Bartolomé Esteban Murillo) - Óleo sobre tela
Located in Sant Celoni, ES
La obra no va firmada, es de autor anónimo Se presenta muy bien enmarcada (el antiguo propietario le costó 850€ el marco) Medidas de la obra: 90 x 60 cm. Medidas del marco: 130 x ...
Category

Mid-20th Century Baroque Unknown Art

Materials

Oil

Vintage Original Oil Painting on Board, Seascape, Signed, Gold Frame
Located in Palm Coast, FL
Up for sale is an original oil painting on board depicting a majestic tall ship sailing across a vibrant, churning sea. The ship, with its towering masts and fully unfurled white sai...
Category

Late 20th Century Impressionist Unknown Art

Materials

Oil

'Dogwood Tree', By Unknown, Japanese Antique Scroll
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
This Antique Japanese Scroll is a depiction of a dogwood tree. Painted in a traditional Japanese style with watercolor, the brush strokes are ...
Category

20th Century Edo Unknown Art

Materials

Silk, Paper, Watercolor

Late 19th Century Oil - The League
Located in Corsham, GB
A charming depiction of a young boy reading a paper titled 'The League'. Inscribed verso 'Sketch by E. Brothers'. Presented in a gilt frame with elaborate foliate ornamentation. On c...
Category

Late 19th Century Unknown Art

Materials

Oil

French School 18th century, Portrait of a gentleman, oil
Located in Paris, FR
French School 18th Century Portrait of a gentleman holding his hat Oil on paper transferred on wood panel 34 x 27 cm In a beautiful vintage wood frame with some lacks in the mould, ...
Category

1760s Old Masters Unknown Art

Materials

Oil

French School Late 19th Century Oil - Rounding Up the Pigs
Located in Corsham, GB
French School, oil on canvas. Signed 'Dubosi' to the lower right.
Category

Late 19th Century Unknown Art

Materials

Oil

Original 'Soccer' vintage lithograph posters a.k.a. "Heads Up", Spain
Located in Spokane, WA
Original Soccer vintage sports poster. Linen backed in very good condition, ready to frame. Printed by Ortega Company in Valencia. This type of untitled vintage poster was commonly printed and the date of an upcoming game and team would be added at the bottom of the poster. Soccer games were played quite often, allowing the local team to advertise their events without reprinting a new poster for each game or event. This poster was printed as a full lithograph, so it was expensive to produce. There is no specific designation of which two teams are being shown here in this antique poster The poster has a nickname of ‘heads-up,” as two of the players are in the air as they position themselves to control the soccer ball. Valencia two main clubs, FC València and Levante UD, attract hordes of fans to their matches. Both clubs play in the First Division of La Liga...
Category

1960s Kinetic Unknown Art

Materials

Lithograph

1930's Original Parisian Fashion Watercolor Burgandy Dress With Green Cape
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Very stylish, unique and original 1930's French fashion design, no doubt of Parisian origin. The painting, executed in gouache/ watercolor and pencil, is dated to the upper corner ...
Category

Mid-20th Century Impressionist Unknown Art

Materials

Watercolor, Gouache, Pencil

19th Century Grand Tour Figure of Sophocles after the Antique, F. Barbidienne
Located in Beachwood, OH
19th Century Grand Tour after the Antique Figure of Sophocles Bronze with green patination Signed F. Barbidienne, Fondeur 25 x 8.5 x 6.5 inches Standing figure of the Greek poet, we...
Category

19th Century Unknown Art

Materials

Bronze

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...
Category

20th Century Modern Unknown Art

Materials

Paper

Courtship in the Forest French Romantic School XIX century oil on canvas
Located in Sitges, Barcelona
Title: *Courtship in the Forest* Author: French Romantic School Technique: Oil on canvas Support: Canvas mounted on a stretcher Unframed dimensions: 11.4 x 7.9 inches Frame...
Category

Late 19th Century Romantic Unknown Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

W. Williamson - Framed 19th Century Oil, Rural Landscape with Figures Fishing
Located in Corsham, GB
An accomplished 19th-century rural landscape depicting two figures fishing in a quiet river with a country cottage smoking away in the background. Well presented in a gilt-effect fra...
Category

19th Century Unknown Art

Materials

Oil

J. Lazcano After Antonio Arellano - Framed Oil, Spring Flowers in a Wicker Vase
Located in Corsham, GB
This exquisite still life painting showcases a lush bouquet of vibrant flowers arranged in a wicker vase. The composition masterfully balances an array of colourful blooms, including...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Art

Materials

Oil

Baroque Italian painter - 17/18th century figure painting - Franciscan friar
Located in Varmo, IT
Italian painter (17th-18th century) - Franciscan pilgrim friar sitting and writing (preparatory sketch). 14 x 16.5 cm. Antique oil painting on panel, without frame (not signed). C...
Category

Late 17th Century Baroque Unknown Art

Materials

Oil, Panel

Fine Antique British Botannical Watercolour Painting, circa 1900's
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
A very fine original antique English botanical watercolour painting depicting this beautiful depiction of a flower/ plant. The work came to us from a private collection in Surrey, En...
Category

Early 20th Century Victorian Unknown Art

Materials

Acrylic

Vintage Original Oil Painting on Canvas Still Life, Framed, Signed
Located in Palm Coast, FL
Up for sale is a vintage original oil painting on canvas depicting Still Life Composition with fruits, yellow bottle and kettle. Overall and impressive-looking medium size paintin...
Category

20th Century Realist Unknown Art

Materials

Oil

Early 17th-Century Dutch School, Portrait Of A Swedish Officer
Located in Cheltenham, GB
This heavily-inscribed early 17th-century half-length portrait depicts an officer wearing a silk doublet with a gorget, presented in a feigned oval. He’s standing alongside an anchor...
Category

17th Century Baroque Unknown Art

Materials

Oil, Canvas

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

Materials

Canvas, Oil

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