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Artist: Unknown
Mid 20th Century Oil - Wildflower Arrangement
Mid 20th Century Oil - Wildflower Arrangement

Mid 20th Century Oil - Wildflower Arrangement

Located in Corsham, GB

This charming still life painting showcases a vibrant bouquet of mixed flowers, including daisies, peonies, and lilacs, arranged in a vibrant, overflowing composition. The artist's d...

Category

20th Century Unknown Art

Materials

Oil

Large Bronze Bas Relief Danse Macabre Expressionist Sculpture Totentantz
Large Bronze Bas Relief Danse Macabre Expressionist Sculpture Totentantz

Large Bronze Bas Relief Danse Macabre Expressionist Sculpture Totentantz

Located in Surfside, FL

We have not located any markings on the piece and it does not appear to be signed. it bears similarities with works by Wilfredo Lam and other Cuban and Latin American masters and it ...

Category

Early 20th Century Expressionist Unknown Art

Materials

Bronze

Portrait of a Woman
Portrait of a Woman

Portrait of a Woman

Located in Wilton Manors, FL

Neo-Expressionist painting depicts a young woman in luminous light. Encaustic on canvas, 13 x 15 inches. Unsigned. Minor paint loss along right edge.

Category

Early 2000s Abstract Expressionist Unknown Art

Materials

Encaustic

British School  1882 Oil - Portrait of a Gentleman
British School  1882 Oil - Portrait of a Gentleman

British School 1882 Oil - Portrait of a Gentleman

Located in Corsham, GB

A charming study of a gentleman in his finery. Signed illegibly and dated '1882' to the lower right. On canvas.

Category

Late 19th Century Unknown Art

Materials

Oil

Colin Graeme (1858-1910) - Framed Oil, Setter's by the Wicker Hamper
Colin Graeme (1858-1910) - Framed Oil, Setter's by the Wicker Hamper

Colin Graeme (1858-1910) - Framed Oil, Setter's by the Wicker Hamper

Located in Corsham, GB

An original oil painting by the British sporting artist Colin Graeme (1858-1910). The scene depicts a Gordon Setter and English Setter guarding a wicker hamper. The composition is si...

Category

Late 19th Century Unknown Art

Materials

Oil

Neartktische Fauna (Neartic Fauna), German antique animal chromolithograph
Neartktische Fauna (Neartic Fauna), German antique animal chromolithograph

Neartktische Fauna (Neartic Fauna), German antique animal chromolithograph

Located in Melbourne, Victoria

'Neartktische Fauna' (Neartic Fauna) German chromolithograph, circa 1895. Key to animals in German below the image. 245mm by 305mm (sheet). Central vertical fold as issued.

Category

Late 19th Century Naturalistic Unknown Art

Materials

Lithograph

Still Life Bouquet with Calla Lilies and Amaryllis in Chinese Vase
Still Life Bouquet with Calla Lilies and Amaryllis in Chinese Vase

Still Life Bouquet with Calla Lilies and Amaryllis in Chinese Vase

Located in Soquel, CA

Elegant still life with calla lilies and amaryllis by an unknown artist. Completed in a classical style, two calla lilies and two amaryllis flowers sit in a vase with Chinese designs...

Category

Late 19th Century Romantic Unknown Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Portrait of a Woman
Portrait of a Woman

Portrait of a Woman

Located in Wilton Manors, FL

Neo-Expressionist painting depicts a young woman in luminous light. Encaustic on canvas, 14 x 17 inches. Unsigned. Minor paint loss along edge.

Category

Early 2000s Abstract Expressionist Unknown Art

Materials

Encaustic

Shipping off the Coast - 20th Century Danish Ships Boats Scandinavian Painting
Shipping off the Coast - 20th Century Danish Ships Boats Scandinavian Painting

Shipping off the Coast - 20th Century Danish Ships Boats Scandinavian Painting

Located in Sevenoaks, GB

A lovely mid 20th century Danish oil on canvas depicting a busy coastal shipping scene with numerous vessels. The work is signed lower right and again on the reverse. Presented in ...

Category

Mid-20th Century Impressionist Unknown Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Monumental American Modernist Abstract Expressionist Original NYC Oil Painting
Monumental American Modernist Abstract Expressionist Original NYC Oil Painting

Monumental American Modernist Abstract Expressionist Original NYC Oil Painting

Located in Buffalo, NY

Antique American abstract oil painting. Oil on canvas. Measuring: 40 by 49 inches overall. In excellent original condition. Excellent condition, ready to hang and enjoy.

Category

1960s Modern Unknown Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"Better World III"
"Better World III"

"Better World III"

Located in Warren, NJ

Peter Max original embellished painting on paper No Coa but it has park west frame and stickers Measures 36x30x1 In good condition frame has minor ...

Category

Early 2000s Unknown Art

Materials

Mixed Media

Zhanna Pechugina - Framed Contemporary Oil, Still Life of Summer Flowers
Zhanna Pechugina - Framed Contemporary Oil, Still Life of Summer Flowers

Zhanna Pechugina - Framed Contemporary Oil, Still Life of Summer Flowers

Located in Corsham, GB

A vibrant still life in oils, showing a bunch of summer flowers displayed in a large glass vase. Well-presented in a charming wood frame. Signed with the artist's monogram to the low...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Art

Materials

Oil

Original "Television Grammont" art deco original vintage poster
Original "Television Grammont" art deco original vintage poster

Original "Television Grammont" art deco original vintage poster

Located in Spokane, WA

Original TELEVISION GRAMMONT vintage poster. Printer: Draeger. Size 23.75" x 32". Original lithograph. Archival linen backed in very good condition; ready to frame. This poster is a French advertisement for a company that made both television sets...

Category

1950s Art Deco Unknown Art

Materials

Lithograph

Ernest Hemingway - Vintage Photograph - 1950s

Ernest Hemingway - Vintage Photograph - 1950s

Located in Roma, IT

Hemingway -  Vintage Photo is a black and white photograph realized in the 1950s. Good conditions.

Category

1950s Contemporary Unknown Art

Materials

Photographic Paper

River Passage in the Levant
River Passage in the Levant

River Passage in the Levant

Located in San Francisco, CA

A flight of fancy, this work is a bit of a surprise for a 20th-century California painter. With its colorful dhows topped by lateen sails and attended by turbaned sailors, the artist Anthony Muscat...

Category

1950s American Impressionist Unknown Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Aion, God of Time & The Orb, 19th Century French School
Aion, God of Time & The Orb, 19th Century French School

Aion, God of Time & The Orb, 19th Century French School

Located in Blackwater, GB

Aion, God of Time & The Orb, 19th Century French School 19th Century French School depiction of Aion and the Orb, oil on panel. Excellent quality and co...

Category

19th Century Unknown Art

Materials

Oil, Panel

Flowers on Green Background - Oil Paint - 2013
Flowers on Green Background - Oil Paint - 2013

Flowers on Green Background - Oil Paint - 2013

Located in Roma, IT

Flowers on green background is an artwork realized by an unknown artist in 2013. Mixed colored oil painting. Includes frame. Signature by the artist and dediation on the lower mar...

Category

2010s Modern Unknown Art

Materials

Oil

Framed Early 19th Century Watercolour - Madonna & Child
Framed Early 19th Century Watercolour - Madonna & Child

Framed Early 19th Century Watercolour - Madonna & Child

Located in Corsham, GB

A fine early 19th century portrait in watercolour depicting Madonna and her child. Presented in a beautiful 19th century frame with foliate and acanthus corner mouldings. Unsigned. O...

Category

Early 19th Century Unknown Art

Materials

Watercolor

Catalan Polychrome Wood Figure of the Christ Child
Catalan Polychrome Wood Figure of the Christ Child

Catalan Polychrome Wood Figure of the Christ Child

Located in Sant Celoni, ES

Polychrome Wood Sculpture of the Christ Child, Catalan School, 18th Century A finely carved and expressive figure from the late Baroque period. Crafted in wood with traces of its ori...

Category

Mid-18th Century Baroque Unknown Art

Materials

Wood

May 1968 poster La police s'affiche aux beaux arts
May 1968 poster La police s'affiche aux beaux arts

May 1968 poster La police s'affiche aux beaux arts

Located in PARIS, FR

The May 1968 political poster titled "La police s'affiche aux beaux arts, Les beaux arts affichent dans la rue" encapsulates the fervor and social upheaval of the iconic May 1968 pro...

Category

1960s Unknown Art

Materials

Paper, Lithograph

1930's Original Parisian Fashion Watercolor Burgandy Dress With Green Cape
1930's Original Parisian Fashion Watercolor Burgandy Dress With Green Cape

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

Stormy Skies Over Yosemite, Mid Century Mountain Landscape
Stormy Skies Over Yosemite, Mid Century Mountain Landscape

Stormy Skies Over Yosemite, Mid Century Mountain Landscape

Located in Soquel, CA

Classic and moody mid century landscape of rugged Yosemite mountains and stormy skies, by an unknown artist (American, 20th Century). Unsigned. Presented in...

Category

1960s American Impressionist Unknown Art

Materials

Masonite, Oil

19th Century Oil on Canvas French Painting Solomon and the Queen of Sheba, 1830
19th Century Oil on Canvas French Painting Solomon and the Queen of Sheba, 1830

19th Century Oil on Canvas French Painting Solomon and the Queen of Sheba, 1830

Located in Vicoforte, IT

Antique French painting from the first half of the 19th century. Oil on canvas artwork entitled Solomon and the Queen of Sheba, of excellent pictorial quality. A beautifully sized an...

Category

19th Century Unknown Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Bette (1931) Silver Gelatin Fibre Print

Bette (1931) Silver Gelatin Fibre Print

Located in London, GB

Bette (1931) Silver Gelatin Fibre Print (photo by Glasshouse Archive / Alamy Archives) Actress Bette Davis, Portrait by Jack Freilich, 1931. Additional Information: Unframed Paper Size: 10x12...

Category

1930s Modern Unknown Art

Materials

Black and White, Silver Gelatin

Mid Century Modern Swedish Green Landscape Oil Painting - Pastoral Geometry
Mid Century Modern Swedish Green Landscape Oil Painting - Pastoral Geometry

Mid Century Modern Swedish Green Landscape Oil Painting - Pastoral Geometry

Located in Bristol, GB

PASTORAL GEOMETRY Size: 51 x 91 cm (including frame) Oil on canvas A serene mid-century modernist landscape that captures a cluster of farmhouses nestled within a stylised patchwork...

Category

Mid-20th Century Modern Unknown Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Vintage Mid-Century Modern Swedish Still Life Oil Painting - Plant Pot & Apples
Vintage Mid-Century Modern Swedish Still Life Oil Painting - Plant Pot & Apples

Vintage Mid-Century Modern Swedish Still Life Oil Painting - Plant Pot & Apples

Located in Bristol, GB

Plant Pot & Apples Oil on Board Size: 49.5 x 36.5 cm (including frame) A brilliant mid-century modernist style still life composition that focuses on the simplicity of everyday obje...

Category

Mid-20th Century Modern Unknown Art

Materials

Board, Oil

Uta von Weech (1866-1944) - Early 20th Century Oil, In the Dining Room
Uta von Weech (1866-1944) - Early 20th Century Oil, In the Dining Room

Uta von Weech (1866-1944) - Early 20th Century Oil, In the Dining Room

Located in Corsham, GB

This interior scene depicts a circular table draped with a green tablecloth and elegantly set for afternoon tea, complete with a teapot, cups, and saucers. Grand portraits adorn the ...

Category

20th Century Unknown Art

Materials

Oil

Victorian Portrait of Alexander Smith, Oil on Canvas, Mid-19th Century
Victorian Portrait of Alexander Smith, Oil on Canvas, Mid-19th Century

Victorian Portrait of Alexander Smith, Oil on Canvas, Mid-19th Century

Located in New York, NY

Important Victorian painting depicting Alexander Smith. It has a fantastic frame and is in excellent condition. Written Alex Smith (...) on the letter.

Category

Mid-19th Century Victorian Unknown Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Outdoor Italian Stone Garden Sculptures of Roman Mythological subject of Apollo
Outdoor Italian Stone Garden Sculptures of Roman Mythological subject of Apollo

Outdoor Italian Stone Garden Sculptures of Roman Mythological subject of Apollo

Located in Rome, IT

Finely carved mythological subject in Vicenza limestone of Apollo in Excellent condition from an estate of Veneto. Timeless decoration for your interior or garden. Measurements: St...

Category

2010s Academic Unknown Art

Materials

Limestone

Early 20th Century Oil - Ann Heron
Early 20th Century Oil - Ann Heron

Early 20th Century Oil - Ann Heron

Located in Corsham, GB

A fine early 20th Century copy of the original portrait (by an unknown artist) of Ann Heron (nee Vining). The sitter is a solemn young woman in a white dress and red cloak. The paint...

Category

Early 20th Century Unknown Art

Materials

Oil

Mid Century Modern Swedish Semi-Abstract Landscape Oil Painting - Canyon Edge
Mid Century Modern Swedish Semi-Abstract Landscape Oil Painting - Canyon Edge

Mid Century Modern Swedish Semi-Abstract Landscape Oil Painting - Canyon Edge

Located in Bristol, GB

CANYON EDGE Size: 36 x 46.5 cm (including frame) Oil on board A striking mid-century modernist landscape rendered in a semi-abstract style, that captures the sculptural quality of t...

Category

Mid-20th Century Abstract Unknown Art

Materials

Oil, Board

1968 OSPAAAL Original poster - Day of Solidarity with the Afro-American People
1968 OSPAAAL Original poster - Day of Solidarity with the Afro-American People

1968 OSPAAAL Original poster - Day of Solidarity with the Afro-American People

Located in PARIS, FR

This poster was produced for the Organization of Solidarity of the Peoples of Asia, Africa and Latin America (OSPAAAL) created by Fidel Castro. This organization was born during the ...

Category

1960s Pop Art Unknown Art

Materials

Paper, Lithograph

20th Century Oil - Boats on the Nile
20th Century Oil - Boats on the Nile

20th Century Oil - Boats on the Nile

Located in Corsham, GB

Sandy banks set the scene for this middle eastern riverscape with boats on the river. Indistinctly signed to the lower right. On canvas on stretchers.

Category

20th Century Unknown Art

Materials

Oil

'Lisa' Italian 1960s Women's Fashion Design Illustration

'Lisa' Italian 1960s Women's Fashion Design Illustration

Located in Melbourne, Victoria

Original 1960s fashion design from a Northern Italian fashion house. Sketched and coloured by hand with a pencil sketch of the reverse. The name and description of the outfit is type...

Category

1960s Modern Unknown Art

Materials

Watercolor, Gouache, Pencil

Pair of French Character Portraits, Pink and Blue Backgrounds
Pair of French Character Portraits, Pink and Blue Backgrounds

Pair of French Character Portraits, Pink and Blue Backgrounds

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

Pair of French character portraits. French school, mid 20th century. Gouache on unframed paper. Both stamped and named on the backs, with the artists initials written on the right ha...

Category

Mid-20th Century Unknown Art

Materials

Acrylic

Tamadare Waterfall Hakone, hand-colored Meiji era photograph, Japan

Tamadare Waterfall Hakone, hand-colored Meiji era photograph, Japan

Located in Middletown, NY

Yokohama, Japan: c 1900. Hand-tinted albumen print, 7 7/8 x 10 1/4 inches (200 x 260 mm); numbered B 435 and captioned on lower right corner. Unmounted; housed in an archival mat wi...

Category

Late 19th Century Realist Unknown Art

Materials

Watercolor, Photographic Paper

Princess Victoria and Prince Gustaf of Sweden - Ancient Photo - 1881
Princess Victoria and Prince Gustaf of Sweden - Ancient Photo - 1881

Princess Victoria and Prince Gustaf of Sweden - Ancient Photo - 1881

Located in Roma, IT

Princess Victoria and Prince Gustaf of Sweden is a photographic reinforced albumen print applied on cardboard. Print of photographic studio on front and back of cardboard: "Thschuhmann & Sohn Karlsruhe ". Slight abrasion on corners, otherwise excellent conditions. Dim: cm 17 x 11 In the full-length portrait, Victoria and Gustaf of Sweden show the wedding rings in an informal pose. The photograph was taken in Karlsruhe, the wedding venue of the two future royals of Sweden...

Category

1880s Modern Unknown Art

Materials

Photographic Paper

French Abstract
French Abstract

French Abstract

Located in Houston, TX

Marbled French abstract aquatint of flowing motion, 1963. Signed lower right. Original artwork on paper displayed on a white mat with a gold border. Archival plastic sleeve and Cert...

Category

1960s Unknown Art

Materials

Ink

Vibrant K Dorfman Portrait of a Black Woman
Vibrant K Dorfman Portrait of a Black Woman

Vibrant K Dorfman Portrait of a Black Woman

Located in New York, NY

K. Dorfman Untitled (Portrait of an Unknown Black Woman) Oil on canvas 36 x 28 in. Framed: 37 1/2 x 29 1/2 x 2 in. Signed lower right: K. Dorfman

Category

Mid-20th Century Contemporary Unknown Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Italian School  1886 Oil - Lovers at the Gate
Italian School  1886 Oil - Lovers at the Gate

Italian School 1886 Oil - Lovers at the Gate

Located in Corsham, GB

Signed illegibly and dated to the lower left. Presented in a gilt frame. Part of a pair of oil studies by the same hand. On board.

Category

Late 19th Century Unknown Art

Materials

Oil

Adam & Eve, Folk Art Woodblock by W Hahn
Adam & Eve, Folk Art Woodblock by W Hahn

Adam & Eve, Folk Art Woodblock by W Hahn

Located in Long Island City, NY

W Hahn - Adam & Eve, Year: 1954, Medium: Woodblock on Japon, signed, titled, numbered and dated in pencil, Edition: 5/50, Image Size: 15 x 11 inches, Size: 18.5 x 15 in. (46.99 ...

Category

1950s Folk Art Unknown Art

Materials

Woodcut

Sam Jagoda Brutalist Sculpture

Sam Jagoda Brutalist Sculpture

Located in Dallas, TX

1960s Brutalist sculpture by Texas artist Dr. Sam Jagoda. This beautiful abstract work has a plant-like form that also has bird and insect qualities. Perfect for indoors or outdoors....

Category

1960s Unknown Art

Materials

Steel

Young girl reading
Young girl reading

Young girl reading

Located in Genève, GE

Work on canvas

Category

Late 19th Century Unknown Art

Materials

Oil

Pink Floyd, ca. 1967
Pink Floyd, ca. 1967

Pink Floyd, ca. 1967

Located in Cologne, DE

Pink Floyd are an English rock band formed in London in 1965. Gaining an early following as one of the first British psychedelic groups, they were distingui...

Category

1960s Modern Unknown Art

Materials

Color

KPM Porcelain Allegorical Plaque Of Admiration  Late 19th Century Plaque
KPM Porcelain Allegorical Plaque Of Admiration  Late 19th Century Plaque

KPM Porcelain Allegorical Plaque Of Admiration Late 19th Century Plaque

Located in New York, NY

Berlin Porcelain Allegorical Plaque of Admiration KPM, Late 19th CENTURY The three-quarter-length portrait depicting a brunette woman with blue eyes in light ecclesiastical robes supporting palms crossed over chest and looking up over right shoulder - in a landscape immersed in powder blue sea holly...

Category

19th Century Unknown Art

Materials

Porcelain, Paint

Making Posters Offset Print, Contemporary Style, 1960s, Unframed

Making Posters Offset Print, Contemporary Style, 1960s, Unframed

Located in Brooklyn, NY

Making Posters by Vernon Mills, 17-25 september . Published by Watson-Guptill. Paper Size: 7.5 x 4.75 inches ( 19 x 12 cm ) Shipping and Handling: We ship Worldwide. For Domestic...

Category

1960s Contemporary Unknown Art

Materials

Offset

Historical Photo - Queen Elizabeth in 1950s - Vintage Photograph - 1950s

Historical Photo - Queen Elizabeth in 1950s - Vintage Photograph - 1950s

Located in Roma, IT

Historical Photo - Queen Elizabeth in 1950s is a black and white vintage photo, realized in the 1950s.  It belongs to a historical album including historical moments, royal families...

Category

1950s Modern Unknown Art

Materials

Photographic Paper

Northern California Coastal Santa Cruz County Ocean Waves 1950 Plein Air
Northern California Coastal Santa Cruz County Ocean Waves 1950 Plein Air

Northern California Coastal Santa Cruz County Ocean Waves 1950 Plein Air

Located in Soquel, CA

Northern California Coastal Santa Cruz County Ocean Waves 1950 Plein Air Santa Cruz Sandstone Cliffs and crashing waves near Natural Bridges circa 1950 by an unknown California artis...

Category

1950s American Impressionist Unknown Art

Materials

Masonite, Oil

Monumental Vintage American Modernist Abstract Framed Original Oil Painting
Monumental Vintage American Modernist Abstract Framed Original Oil Painting

Monumental Vintage American Modernist Abstract Framed Original Oil Painting

Located in Buffalo, NY

Vintage American modernist abstract oil painting. Oil on canvas. Framed. Signed. Measuring: 45 by 74 inches overall, and 44 by 73 painting alone.. In excellent original condition. ...

Category

1990s Abstract Unknown Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Whales, engraving with original hand-colouring, circa 1815

Whales, engraving with original hand-colouring, circa 1815

Located in Melbourne, Victoria

Whales, engraving with original hand-colouring, circa 1815. From Bilderbuch Zum Nutzen und Vergnugen Der Jugend by Friedrich Justin Bertuch (1747-1822), an encyclopaedic collection of Interesting Animals, Plants, Flowers, Fruits, Minerals, Costumes, Antiquities and other Interesting Objects...

Category

Early 19th Century Naturalistic Unknown Art

Materials

Engraving

Views of Chefoo - Ancient Albumen Print 1880/1900

Views of Chefoo - Ancient Albumen Print 1880/1900

Located in Roma, IT

Views of Chefoo is a lot of four albumen prints made by unknown photographer. Prints in excellent condition, applied on a single cardboard. Caption in Italian ink hand-written on h...

Category

1890s Unknown Art

Materials

Photographic Paper

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