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Artist: Unknown
Decorative Motifs of the Italian Renaissance - Chromolithograph - 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Decorative Motifs of the Italian Renaissance is an original print by an anonymous artist.
Chromolithograph.
Good conditions.
The artwork represents Decorative motifs of the Italia...
Category
Early 20th Century Unknown Art
Materials
Paper, Lithograph
Christmas Ornaments, Vintage Holiday Still Life, Santa Claus, Christmas Tree
Located in Grand Rapids, MI
Signed: ACW (Lower, Left)
" Christmas Ornaments ", c. 1970s
Oil on Canvas
36" x 24"
Housed in a 3" Frame
Overall Size: 41 3/4" x 29 1/2"
In very good condition overall. A nice...
Category
Mid-20th Century Unknown Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$1,110 Sale Price
40% Off
Nude
Located in Cologne, DE
Silvergelatinprint
Category
1970s Modern Unknown Art
Materials
Silver Gelatin
$495 Sale Price
30% Off
Greece in 1957 - Athens (Print 2 of 50)
Located in Cologne, DE
A moment in time
In 2021, a gallery from Brussels contacted us. There, a photographic collection had been kept in tin boxes for decades, consisting of 6x6 glass slides in color.
The collection shows the worldwide travels of a then presumably very wealthy family from Belgium and was created in the 1950s and 1960s. The name of the creator of these works is unknown.
We purchased the collection and are carefully curating the holdings to find outstanding period photographs within for high quality limited edition prints and large formats - for rooms made for people, with windows into the past.
The print is new, limited to a maximum of 50 copies, created on Hahnemühle FineArt Pearl. To keep shipping costs low, the work comes to you rolled in a special box.
Category
1950s Modern Unknown Art
Materials
Color
Pair of Nineteenth Century Hunting Scenes with Hunters, Dogs and Deer
Located in ludlow, GB
Small Pair of Oil Paintings on artist’s board, Nineteenth Century Hunting Scenes of Hunters in the woods with Dogs having shot a Deer. These small oils are unsigned, restored and cle...
Category
19th Century Victorian Unknown Art
Materials
Oil
Abstract
Located in Houston, TX
Abstract French lithograph, circa 1980. Signed lower right.
Original artwork on paper displayed on a white mat with a gold border. Mat fits a standard-size frame. Archival plasti...
Category
1980s Unknown Art
Materials
Lithograph
$340
20th Century Oil - The Valley
Located in Corsham, GB
A charming oil study of a valley running through a mountainous landscape in an impressionist style. Unsigned. On canvas.
Category
20th Century Unknown Art
Materials
Oil
$276 Sale Price
20% Off
Antique American Modernist Framed Country Barn Landscape Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American modernist farm landscape oil painting. Oil on canvas. Signed. Framed. Measuring 19 by 25 overall and 18 by 24 painting alone.
Category
1960s Abstract Unknown Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$300 Sale Price
20% Off
North African School Late 19th Century Oil - Narrow City Street
Located in Corsham, GB
A charming North African scene depicting a street with figures and fruit sellers. Unsigned. Presented in a painted gilt-effect frame. On canvas laid to board.
Category
Late 19th Century Unknown Art
Materials
Oil
Sandy beach with boats and pontoon
Located in Genève, GE
Illegible signature
Work on canvas
Category
19th Century Unknown Art
Materials
Oil
Polo Players - Woodcut - Mid 20th century
Located in Roma, IT
Polo Players is a print realized by an anonymous in the mid-20th century.
Woodcut print on paper.
Good conditions.
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Unknown Art
Materials
Woodcut
Set of four oil on copper paintings of Stations of the Cross
Located in London, GB
Set of four oil on copper paintings of Stations of the Cross
English, 19th Century
Frame: Height 54cm, width 42cm, depth 2.5cm
Panel: Height 45cm, width 34.5cm, depth 0.5cm
This fine set of four paintings depicts moments drawn from Stations of the Cross. The paintings are oil on copper, with the surface of the copper tooled...
Category
19th Century Medieval Unknown Art
Materials
Copper
Framed Mid 20th Century Oil - Flower Garden
Located in Corsham, GB
Texture from the Masonite board and loose brushwork capture this vibrant cottage garden full of flowers in bloom. Colourful perennials fill the foreground, framing a glimpse of rural buildings beyond the garden gate. The oil bears the signature 'C. Ginner' to the lower left. However, we do not believe the oil has been painted by Charles Ginner...
Category
20th Century Unknown Art
Materials
Oil
Portrait of Man - Drawing in Pencil - Late 19th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Portrait of Man is a drawing in pencil realized by an Anonymous french artist active in the late 19th century and in the early 20th.
Signed on lower right but unreadable.
Sheet dim...
Category
Late 19th Century Unknown Art
Materials
Pencil
Vintage Poster of 4th Festival Music Mtodziezowej - Lithograph - 1973
Located in Roma, IT
Poster of 4 festival Music Mtodziezowej is original lithography print realized in 1973.
Signed on the plate along the right margin: Khuczykouski 73.
Good conditions with aged lower...
Category
1970s Contemporary Unknown Art
Materials
Lithograph
Vintage 1965 European Village Cityscape Oil Painting, Signed, Framed Canvas
Located in Denver, CO
This evocative vintage 1965 oil painting beautifully captures the timeless charm of a European village cityscape, complete with layered rooftops, classic homes, and hillside apartmen...
Category
Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Unknown Art
Materials
Oil
Studies - Original Pencil Drawing - 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
"Studies" is an original drawing in pencil on paper, realized by an Anonymous French Artist of the XX Century .
The state of preservation of the artwork is very good.
Sheet dimensi...
Category
20th Century Modern Unknown Art
Materials
Pencil
Peter the Wild Boy - Found in the woods of Haemlin
Located in Bournemouth, Dorset
Peter The Wild Boy
Peter the Wild Boy, Found in the woods of Haemlin', 1821. Portrait of Peter the Wild Boy (c1713-1785) who was found in 1725 living an entirely feral existence in ...
Category
19th Century Unknown Art
Materials
Engraving
$102 Sale Price
20% Off
River Landscape painting late 19th century
Located in Milan, IT
Oil on Canvas. Dutch school of the late 19th century.
In the lower left corner is unidentified signature and the date '80. On the frame metal plate marked "Ashelard Holland 1880."
T...
Category
19th Century Other Art Style Unknown Art
Materials
Oil
Circa 1915 French wartime propaganda original poster of World War I
Located in PARIS, FR
This circa 1915 French wartime propaganda poster is a striking example of World War I-era rationing efforts, emphasizing collective sacrifice and equitable distribution. Designed under the direction of the Comité de Prévoyance et d’Économies, this poster encouraged the French population to ration essential goods, particularly sugar, during the war.
At the heart of the artwork is a symbolic sugar loaf, partially cut by a saber, visually reinforcing the message of dividing resources fairly. The text reads:
"Avec la carte, nous en aurons peu – mais nous en aurons tous."
("With the ration card, we will have little – but we will all have some.")
This message aimed to instill a sense of national solidarity and compliance with rationing policies. The lower inscription, "Casse aujourd’hui ton sucre en deux pour en avoir demain?" ("Break your sugar in half today to have some tomorrow?"), serves as a direct appeal to personal responsibility in wartime resource management.
The bold yet simple color scheme (blue, red, black, and beige) gives the poster a striking visual identity, making it both an effective propaganda piece and a historically significant artifact.
This rare wartime poster is a powerful reminder of civilian resilience and the role of public cooperation in wartime economies. Due to its historical importance and striking design, it remains highly collectible, particularly among WWI memorabilia...
Category
1910s Unknown Art
Materials
Linen, Lithograph, Paper
Glimpse of Coast with Boats - Oil Painting Early 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Glimpse of coast with boats is an interesting original oil painting on zinc, realized in the first half of XX century by an anonymous artist.
Image dimensions: 25.7x35.5 cm.
The met...
Category
Early 20th Century Unknown Art
Materials
Oil
Early 20th Century Original Oil Painting In Style of William Merritt Chase
Located in Soquel, CA
Early 20th Century Original Still Life Oil Painting Titled "Fish and Brass" in Style of William Merritt Chase
Moody and atmospheric, this still life painting by unknown artist. Titl...
Category
Mid-19th Century Impressionist Unknown Art
Materials
Linen, Oil, Stretcher Bars
LAST MOMENTS OF PRESIDENT LINCOLN
Located in Santa Monica, CA
J. F. BUFFORD PUBLISHER and PRINTER
LAST MOMENTS OF PRESIDENT LINCOLN, April 15, 1865
Lithograph, very good impression. The 2 lower publishing lines ...
Category
1860s American Realist Unknown Art
Materials
Lithograph
Mid-Century Still-Life
Located in Houston, TX
Bold mid-century still-life painting with plates and cups by French artist Chantal Jouvin, circa 1950.
Original artwork on paper displayed on a ...
Category
1950s Unknown Art
Materials
Acrylic
American Modernist Black Woman Artist New Orleans Family Portrait Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Vintage American modernist southern school painting. A family portrait on a New Orleans porch. Beautiful detail in the wrought iron. Brilliant color palette here. Signed verso. ...
Category
1950s Abstract Unknown Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$1,196 Sale Price
20% Off
“Santa Claus”
Located in Southampton, NY
Original artwork composed of watercolor and gouache on archival paper for use as a Christmas card. Unsigned. Circa 1965. Condition is good. Newly professionally matted. Not fram...
Category
1960s Other Art Style Unknown Art
Materials
Watercolor, Gouache, Archival Paper
$225 Sale Price
25% Off
Still Life Watercolor
Located in Houston, TX
Pleasing still life watercolor by artist J. Alvermann, 1956. Signed and dated lower right.
Original artwork on paper displayed on a white mat with a gold border. Mat fits a stand...
Category
1950s Unknown Art
Materials
Watercolor
W. D. Halloway - Late 19th Century Oil, Crossing the Stepping Stones
Located in Corsham, GB
A charming late 19th century English School portrait of a young woman in a red cloak, fetching water. The artist captures the woman midway across a gentle river, barefoot on the step...
Category
Late 19th Century Unknown Art
Materials
Oil
Jazz Dancers (1949) - Silver Gelatin Fibre Print
Located in London, GB
Jazz Dancers (1949) - Silver Gelatin Fibre Print
(Photo by Charles Hewitt/Picture Post /Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
A series of images showing Britis...
Category
1940s Modern Unknown Art
Materials
Black and White, Silver Gelatin
Antique American Textural Abstract Expressionist Framed Signed NY Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Nicely painted mid century modern abstract expressionist textural oil painting. Great color and composition. Framed. No signature found.
Category
1960s Cubist Unknown Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$236 Sale Price
20% Off
19th century silhouette of a lady
Located in York, GB
19th century silhouette of a female ,
framed and glazed and in good condition with only minor signs of age as to be expected.
2nd image with flash to show highlights etc.. Apologie...
Category
19th Century English School Unknown Art
Materials
Paper
1930's French Impressionist Painting - Young Girl in Blue Dress Rocky Coast Sea
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist/ School: French School, EARLY 20TH CENTURY
Title: Sur la Plage
Medium: watercolour on artists paper
Size: painting: 8 x 10 inches
Provenance: private collection, ...
Category
Early 20th Century Impressionist Unknown Art
Materials
Watercolor
Haddon Hall - theater poster, full lithograph
Located in Spokane, WA
Original poster: Haddon Hall. Original theater vintage poster, archival linen backed. Printed in the United Kingdom. Vintage theater poster...
Category
1910s Art Nouveau Unknown Art
Materials
Lithograph
Future Champion Foal
Located in Soquel, CA
Charming oil painting of a baby horse, circa 2000. Signed lower right "Lynn." Image size, 22"H x 28"L.
Category
Early 2000s Impressionist Unknown Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$680 Sale Price
20% Off
Swiss Mountains by A. Zosso - Oil on canvas 46x55 cm
Located in Geneva, CH
Oil on canvas sold with frame
Total size with frame 58x67 cm
Signed A. Zosso (artist unknown from the gallery)
Dated 1951
Category
1950s Modern Unknown Art
Materials
Oil
$456 Sale Price
20% Off
Abstract Expressionist Still Life Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Mid Century Modern abstract expressionist oil painting. Oil on canvas, circa 1960. Unsigned. Unframed.
Category
1960s Abstract Expressionist Unknown Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$1,850 Sale Price
53% Off
Robert Béenard (1734-1794) - 18th Century Engraving, Le Cirier & Le Vanille
Located in Corsham, GB
Well presented in a simple mahogany frame and cream mount On wove.
Category
Early 18th Century Unknown Art
Materials
Engraving
Beautiful Pop Art Lithograph Signed & Numbered 4/18 by Diane Lachman
Located in San Diego, CA
Beautiful colors on this well done piece by Diane Lachman, circa 1980's , pencil signed and numbered 4/18. The piece its sold unframed very nice condition and colors.
Category
Late 20th Century American Modern Unknown Art
Materials
Paper
19th Century Oil - Portrait of a Prince
Located in Corsham, GB
In the style of the Old Masters. Unsigned. Presented in an oval gilt frame. On board.
Category
19th Century Unknown Art
Materials
Oil
$428 Sale Price
20% Off
Original "Blazing the Overland Trail", Chapter 1, vintage serial movie poster
Located in Spokane, WA
Original BLAZING the OVERLAND TRAIL 1956 Chapter 1, US 1-sheet .. Lee Roberts, Tom Bridger. Chapter 1. "Gun Emperor of the West!" NSS: 56/4803. Archival linen backed with original fold marks restored, ready to frame.
Blazing the Overland Trail, Heroes of the Pony Express!, the 1956 Spencer Gordon Bennet cowboy western serial ("A Columbia Super-Serial") starring Lee Roberts ("as Tom Bridger, Army Scout"), Dennis Moore, Norma Brooks, Gregg Barton, and Don C. Harvey.
Heroes of the Pony Express!
Movie poster description:
BLAZING THE OVERLAND TRAIL
15 CHAPTER SERIAL , Chapter !
1956
"Blazing the Overland Trail" is Columbia's 57th and last serial production and also the last sound-era serial (of 231 total) made for theatrical release by any major studio.
PLOT:
Rance Devlin intends to build his own empire in the American west, using his Black Raiders and allied Indians to do so. Only US Army scout Tom Bridger, associated with Pony Express rider Ed Marr and US Cavalry Captain Frank Carter, can stop him.
This is a genuine 27" x 41" U.S. one-sheet ORIGINAL MOVIE POSTER issued by the studio when the film was released and meant for theatrical display.
CAST:
Lee Roberts … Tom Bridger
Dennis Moore … Ed Marr
Norma Brooks … Lola Martin
Gregg Barton … Captain Carter
Don C. Harvey … Rance Devlin
Lee Morgan...
Category
1950s American Modern Unknown Art
Materials
Offset
$556 Sale Price
20% Off
Liza Minnelli iconic picture, unknown date
Located in Cologne, DE
Liza May Minnelli (born March 12, 1946) is an American actress, singer, dancer, and choreographer. Known for her commanding stage presence and powerful alto singing voice, Minnelli i...
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Unknown Art
Materials
Silver Gelatin
The Party - Lithograph - 19th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Lithograph realized in 19th Century.
In very good condition, it is matted in a black mat.
Category
19th Century Modern Unknown Art
Materials
Lithograph
"Kente Cloth Ashanti Tribe, Ghana, " Silk and Cotton Weaving created circa 1970
Located in Milwaukee, WI
This silk and cotton fabric was made by an unknown Ashanti artist. It features green and orange accents. The Ashanti are a major ethnic group of the Akans in Ghana, a fairly new nation, barely more than 50 years old. Ghana, previously the Gold Coast, was a British colony until 1957. It is now politically separated into four main parts. Ashanti is in the center and Kumasi is the capital.
The Ashanti have a wide variety of arts. Bark cloth was used for clothing before weaving was introduced. With weaving, there is cotton and silk. Women may pick cotton...
Category
1970s Folk Art Unknown Art
Materials
Cotton, Silk
Italy in 1956 - Piazza della Signoria, Florence
Located in Cologne, DE
This is a historical photograph of Piazza della Signoria in Florence, Italy, taken in the 1950s. The image captures a lively city scene with numerous vintage cars parked around the s...
Category
1950s Modern Unknown Art
Materials
Color
Butterflies, English antique natural history Lepidoptera chromolithograph print
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
English butterfly chromolithograph, circa 1900. Plate number top right. From an English series of illustrations of butterflies and moths. Butterflies / moths are numbered and there i...
Category
Early 1900s Art Nouveau Unknown Art
Materials
Lithograph
ARTIST UNKNOWN 'Barnum and Bailey'- Lithograph
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Paper Size: 56 x 41 inches ( 142.24 x 104.14 cm )
Image Size: 56 x 41 inches ( 142.24 x 104.14 cm )
Framed: No
Condition: C: Several Signs of use and handling, some visible marks
Sup...
Category
Late 20th Century Unknown Art
Materials
Lithograph
$360 Sale Price
20% Off
1970s Uc Berkeley Original Silkscreen "Up Against the War Motherland"
Located in Arp, TX
"Up Against the War Motherland"
UC Berkeley Workshop
April 26, 1970
Screenprint on computer paper
14.75"x22" unframed
Unsigned
Poster is printed on tracto...
Category
1970s Pop Art Unknown Art
Materials
Paper, Screen
Pair of Cold Painted Orientalist Figures
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Pair of antique French Moroccan figures cold painted over spelter with striking detail, colorfully dressed and ready for action with one holding a rifle.
Category
19th Century Folk Art Unknown Art
Materials
Ceramic
French Impressionist Oil - Lady on Beach
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Superb French Impressionist oil painting on canvas depicting this lady walking along a beach, sheltering from the heat of the overhead sun. She carries a basket under her arm, possib...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Unknown Art
Materials
Oil
$799 Sale Price
30% Off
The Party - Lithograph - 19th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Lithograph realized in 19th Century.
In very good condition, it is matted in a black mat.
Category
19th Century Modern Unknown Art
Materials
Lithograph
Three Graces, Antique Gallery of Florence - Vintage Photo - Early 20th century
Located in Roma, IT
Three Graces, Antique Gallery of Florence is a black and white photograph of the early 20th century.
Good conditions, aged with foxing.
Category
Early 20th Century Modern Unknown Art
Materials
Photographic Paper
J. Simpson - Contemporary Oil, Grazing Cattle
Located in Corsham, GB
A charming scene depicting vast farmland with cattle grazing in the foreground. Storm clouds gather overhead casting shadows over the composition. Unsigned. On canvas.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Art
Materials
Oil
$338 Sale Price
20% Off
Trees - Etching - 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Trees is an lithograph on paper realized by an unknown artist in the 20th Century.
The artwork is in good condition.
Category
20th Century Modern Unknown Art
Materials
Engraving
$123 Sale Price
30% Off
Our Lady of Solitude, Spanish Colonial School, 18th Century
Located in DEVENTER, NL
Spanish Colonial School, 18th Century
Our Lady of Solitude
Oil on canvas
In antique gilt frame
Dimensions excl. frame: 92 x 72 cm.
Dimensions incl. frame: 124 x 103.5 cm.
Overall i...
Category
18th Century Unknown Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
The Florence Baptistery - Vintage B/w Photograph - Early 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
The Florence Baptistery is a b/w photographic print on paper, realized in the early 20th Century.
It represents the door of The Church of Florence.
Gilberti Lorenzo- Anderson Roma ...
Category
Early 20th Century Modern Unknown Art
Materials
Photographic Paper
Still life with pears - Oil Painting - Early 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Still life with Pears is an oil painting on canvas realized at the beginning of the 20th Century.
Good condition.
Frame included.
Category
20th Century Modern Unknown Art
Materials
Oil
J. Simpson - 20th Century Oil, View of the Farm
Located in Corsham, GB
A peaceful country scene looking over summer fields towards farm buildings. The artist captures the landscape in the height of summer using vibrant greens to show the luscious countr...
Category
20th Century Unknown Art
Materials
Oil
$305 Sale Price
20% Off
Nude - Original Drawing - Early 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Nude is an original drawing in pencil realized by an anonymous artist in the early 20th Century.
Good conditions except for some foxings.
The artwork is depicted through strong str...
Category
20th Century Modern Unknown Art
Materials
Pencil
Figurative Pencil Drawing - Male Portrait Studies
Located in Houston, TX
A fascinating 19th Century pencil drawing of varying male portraits, mostly in profile view, with differing facial expressions and facial ...
Category
1890s Unknown Art
Materials
Paper, Pencil
Large Blanc de Chine Figure Of Guanyin
Located in Lake Worth Beach, FL
Large 35" tall, fine detail porcelain Dehua Blanc de Chine figure of Kwan Yin, early 20th Century. The goddess is clothed in a voluminous flowing robe which is open at the chest to r...
Category
1920s Qing Unknown Art
Materials
Porcelain
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