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Artist: Unknown
Mid to Late 19th Century Portrait of an Elegant Young Woman
Mid to Late 19th Century Portrait of an Elegant Young Woman

Mid to Late 19th Century Portrait of an Elegant Young Woman

Located in San Francisco, CA

Superb Mid to Late 19th Century Portrait of an Elegant Young Woman The sitter is an elegant young woman in her finest dress and jewelry. Original oil on canvas. Dimensions 22" x 27...

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Mid-19th Century Impressionist Unknown Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Escuela Valenciana (XVIII), tras Juan de Juanes - Inmaculada Concepción
Escuela Valenciana (XVIII), tras Juan de Juanes - Inmaculada Concepción

Escuela Valenciana (XVIII), tras Juan de Juanes - Inmaculada Concepción

Located in Sant Celoni, ES

La obra no va firmada El estado de conservación de puede ver, es bastante bueno, solo aconsejaría una limpieza ya que está un poco sucia, pero por lo demas, muy aceptable Se presen...

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Late 18th Century Old Masters Unknown Art

Materials

Oil

Antique American School Nicely Framed Modernist Abstract Expressionist Painting
Antique American School Nicely Framed Modernist Abstract Expressionist Painting

Antique American School Nicely Framed Modernist Abstract Expressionist Painting

Located in Buffalo, NY

Very impressive early American abstract expressionist painting. Oil on board. Framed. Signed. Housed in a wonderful period wide modernist frame.

Category

1940s Abstract Unknown Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Still life
Still life

Still life

Located in Genève, GE

Work on canvas Black wooden frame 37 x 45 x 3 cm

Category

Mid-19th Century Old Masters Unknown Art

Materials

Oil

Andy Warhol Marilyn Monroe Tate Exhibition 1971 Original Vintage Poster

Andy Warhol Marilyn Monroe Tate Exhibition 1971 Original Vintage Poster

Located in London, GB

Andy Warhol Marilyn Monroe Tate Exhibition 1971 Original Vintage Poster measures 20×30" inches / 51 x 76 cm Original vintage advertising poster for a Warhol pop art exhibition at ...

Category

1970s Modern Unknown Art

Materials

Paper, C Print

Florentine Expressions: A Portrait Series III
Florentine Expressions: A Portrait Series III

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...

Category

Late 20th Century Modern Unknown Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Board

Sailing Boats in South of France Harbor Vintage French Oil Painting 20th Century
Sailing Boats in South of France Harbor Vintage French Oil Painting 20th Century

Sailing Boats in South of France Harbor Vintage French Oil Painting 20th Century

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

Sailing Boats French School, 20th century oil on board, framed inscribed verso framed: 20 x 24.5 inches board: 17 x 21 inches provenance: private collection, France condition: very g...

Category

Mid-20th Century Modern Unknown Art

Materials

Acrylic

19th C French Portrait Miniature, A Fashionable Lady, after Jean-Baptiste Isabey
19th C French Portrait Miniature, A Fashionable Lady, after Jean-Baptiste Isabey

19th C French Portrait Miniature, A Fashionable Lady, after Jean-Baptiste Isabey

Located in Cotignac, FR

Portrait miniature, French, 19th century of a fine lady, oil on vellum on card. The miniature is not signed but is of very good quality. Presented in a period wood frame with a chase...

Category

19th Century French School Unknown Art

Materials

Parchment Paper, Watercolor, Gouache, Vellum

Antique American Hudson River School Landscape Cows Oil Painting Gilt Frame 19th
Antique American Hudson River School Landscape Cows Oil Painting Gilt Frame 19th

Antique American Hudson River School Landscape Cows Oil Painting Gilt Frame 19th

Located in Buffalo, NY

Antique Quintessential American Hudson River School landscape by an unknown Hudson River School artist. This painting features its original period gold frame, and a charming scene o...

Category

1860s Hudson River School Unknown Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Mid-18th-Century French School, Portrait Of A Gentleman With A Letter
Mid-18th-Century French School, Portrait Of A Gentleman With A Letter

Mid-18th-Century French School, Portrait Of A Gentleman With A Letter

Located in Cheltenham, GB

This mid-18th-century French oil painting depicts a composed gentleman shown half-length against a softly graduated background, dressed in a finely cut brown coat fastened with gilt ...

Category

1750s Rococo Unknown Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Humorous Gentleman's Magazine cartoon Oil Wells
Humorous Gentleman's Magazine cartoon Oil Wells

Humorous Gentleman's Magazine cartoon Oil Wells

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

Chrysler Building Poster, Offset Print, Contemporary, 2000, Unframed
Chrysler Building Poster, Offset Print, Contemporary, 2000, Unframed

Chrysler Building Poster, Offset Print, Contemporary, 2000, Unframed

Located in Brooklyn, NY

This reproduction showcases an early rendering of the Chrysler Building in New York City, created by draftsman Andy Hickes. The image represents the building before its construction,...

Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Unknown Art

Materials

Offset

A Quiet River - Oil on Canvas by A. Whipple
A Quiet River - Oil on Canvas by A. Whipple

A Quiet River - Oil on Canvas by A. Whipple

Located in Soquel, CA

A Quiet River - Oil on Canvas Oil painting depicting a river flowing through a grove of trees. Vibrant green trees surround the river, hues of deep greens make up the trees to the l...

Category

1940s American Impressionist Unknown Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Antique American Modernist Summer in East Hampton Beach Scene Signed Painting
Antique American Modernist Summer in East Hampton Beach Scene Signed Painting

Antique American Modernist Summer in East Hampton Beach Scene Signed Painting

Located in Buffalo, NY

A serene and subtly rendered coastal scene by H. J. Schneider, this oil on canvas painting captures the quiet expanse of East Hampton’s beachfront architecture and dunes. Executed wi...

Category

1960s Modern Unknown Art

Materials

Oil, Canvas

1950s "Black Floor" Mid Century Bay Area Figurative Movement Gouache Painting
1950s "Black Floor" Mid Century Bay Area Figurative Movement Gouache Painting

1950s "Black Floor" Mid Century Bay Area Figurative Movement Gouache Painting

Located in Arp, TX

From the estate of Jerry Opper & Ruth Friedman Opper Black Floor c. 1940-1950's Gouache on Paper 15" x 18" Unframed *Custom framing available for additional charge. Please expect framing time between 3-5 weeks. From the estate of Ruth Friedmann Opper & Jerry Opper. Ruth was the daughter of Bauhaus artist, Gustav Friedmann. San Francisco Abstract Expression A free-spirited wave of creative energy swept through the San Francisco art community after World War II. Challenging accepted modes of painting, Abstract Expressionists produced highly experimental works that jolted the public out of its postwar complacency. Abstract Expressionism resulted from a broad collective impulse rather than the inspiration of a small band of New York artists. Documenting the interchanges between the East and West Coasts, she cites areas of mutual influence and shows the impact of San Francisco on the New York School, including artists such as Mark Rothko and Ad Reinhardt. San Francisco's Beat poets...

Category

Mid-20th Century American Modern Unknown Art

Materials

Paper, Gouache

Contemporary Oil - Water Meadow In Autumn
Contemporary Oil - Water Meadow In Autumn

Contemporary Oil - Water Meadow In Autumn

Located in Corsham, GB

A fine oil landscape showing a verdant water meadow with winding stream under a cloudy sky with a chink of blue visible behind the clouds. The painting is unsigned on board. On board.

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Art

Materials

Oil

Democratic Republic of Congo Lega mask
Democratic Republic of Congo Lega mask

Democratic Republic of Congo Lega mask

Located in Saint Ouen, FR

Democratic Republic of Congo Lega mask Wood / raffia and kaolin Late 19th century H mask alone 18 x W 10 x D 4cm With beard / metal base: 35cm Provenance: collection of Hillary Ger...

Category

19th Century Unknown Art

Materials

Wood

Antique Scandinavian Winter Scene Oil Painting
Antique Scandinavian Winter Scene Oil Painting

Antique Scandinavian Winter Scene Oil Painting

Located in Douglas Manor, NY

5119 Antique Scandinavian winter landscape oi painting by Isabelle Framed Image size 12x16"

Category

1950s Unknown Art

Materials

Oil

German School Early 20th Century Oil - The Morning News
German School Early 20th Century Oil - The Morning News

German School Early 20th Century Oil - The Morning News

Located in Corsham, GB

A charming study of an older gentleman reading the newspaper. Signed illegibly to the lower right. Presented in a gilt frame with foliate strapwork. On canvas.

Category

20th Century Unknown Art

Materials

Oil

Mid 20th Century French Original Line Drawing Sketch Nude Female - Stamped
Mid 20th Century French Original Line Drawing Sketch Nude Female - Stamped

Mid 20th Century French Original Line Drawing Sketch Nude Female - Stamped

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

Portrait sketch original drawing by Jean-Paul LE VERRIER (1922-1996) studio stamped ink on paper, unframed Double sided 10.5 x 8.25 inches provenance: private collection of the arti...

Category

Mid-20th Century Unknown Art

Materials

Acrylic

Whistlers Mother by Anonymous Artist Original Oil on Canvas 1924 after Whistler
Whistlers Mother by Anonymous Artist Original Oil on Canvas 1924 after Whistler

Whistlers Mother by Anonymous Artist Original Oil on Canvas 1924 after Whistler

Located in Soquel, CA

Whistlers Mother by Anonymous Artist Original Oil on Canvas 1924 Nicely executed painting after James McNeil Whistler of his mother by an anonymous artist (American, 19th-20th C.) I...

Category

1920s Post-Impressionist Unknown Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Stretcher Bars

H. Harding - Fine 1822 Graphite Drawing, Romantic Gentleman
H. Harding - Fine 1822 Graphite Drawing, Romantic Gentleman

H. Harding - Fine 1822 Graphite Drawing, Romantic Gentleman

Located in Corsham, GB

A fine early 19th century portrait depicting a curly haired gentleman, with a romantic air. Faintly signed and dated to the lower right. Well presented in a gilt frame with bird's-ey...

Category

Early 19th Century Unknown Art

Materials

Graphite

Deep Blue Figures, Large French Expressionist Original Oil Painting
Deep Blue Figures, Large French Expressionist Original Oil Painting

Deep Blue Figures, Large French Expressionist Original Oil Painting

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

Deep Blue Figures, French Expressionist Original Oil Painting French school, late 20th Century Oil painting on canvas, unframed Canvas size: 39 x 51 inches A deep and inky blue lar...

Category

1980s Abstract Expressionist Unknown Art

Materials

Oil

Antique American Impressionist Flower Still Life Nicely Framed Oil Painting
Antique American Impressionist Flower Still Life Nicely Framed Oil Painting

Antique American Impressionist Flower Still Life Nicely Framed Oil Painting

Located in Buffalo, NY

Impressive early American impressionist flower still life oil painting. Framed. Oil on canvas. Signed. Image size, 30.5H by 21.5L.

Category

1920s Impressionist Unknown Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Japanese Diarist Doll in Glass Case - Silkscreen
Japanese Diarist Doll in Glass Case - Silkscreen

Japanese Diarist Doll in Glass Case - Silkscreen

Located in Soquel, CA

Wonderful silkscreen of Japanese diarist doll in glass case. Illegibly signed left corner, dated (October 8, 1983) and numbered (2/30). Presented in wood frame. Image size: 20"H x 14...

Category

1980s Unknown Art

Materials

Ink, Rice Paper

"Ship and Boats" Harbor Scene Impressionist Oil Painting Style of Emile Gruppe
"Ship and Boats" Harbor Scene Impressionist Oil Painting Style of Emile Gruppe

"Ship and Boats" Harbor Scene Impressionist Oil Painting Style of Emile Gruppe

Located in New York, NY

A powerful scene of a harbor depicting several colorful sailing boats with rich color tones and bold brushwork. An oil on canvas impressionist painting with much attention to detail....

Category

Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Unknown Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Escuela española (XVII) - Óleo sobre tabla - San Domingo Guzmán
Escuela española (XVII) - Óleo sobre tabla - San Domingo Guzmán

Escuela española (XVII) - Óleo sobre tabla - San Domingo Guzmán

Located in Sant Celoni, ES

La obra es de autor anónimo. El retablo va muy bien enmarcado con un marco neogótico del siglo xix en madera estofada y policromada. Medidas del retablo: 88 cm. altura x 56 cm. anc...

Category

17th Century Baroque Unknown Art

Materials

Oil

Blue Period, Two Boys on a Beach, Signed Oil Painting
Blue Period, Two Boys on a Beach, Signed Oil Painting

Blue Period, Two Boys on a Beach, Signed Oil Painting

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

Boys in Blue French School, Mid 20th century Oil painting on board, framed Signed on the lower right hand corner Framed size: 34.5 x 23 inches This artist was clearly inspired by Pi...

Category

Mid-20th Century Abstract Unknown Art

Materials

Oil

Studies of the Galli Statue and of an Ignudo
Studies of the Galli Statue and of an Ignudo

Studies of the Galli Statue and of an Ignudo

Located in Paris, Île-de-France

Florentine School, early 16th century Studies of the Galli Statue and of an Ignudo Pen and brown ink on laid paper 19.1 × 13 cm Executed c. 1510–1520 Unsigned This remarkable doub...

Category

16th Century Old Masters Unknown Art

Materials

Ink

Mid-Century French Expressionist Oil,  'Anniversary Flowers and Champagne'.
Mid-Century French Expressionist Oil,  'Anniversary Flowers and Champagne'.

Mid-Century French Expressionist Oil, 'Anniversary Flowers and Champagne'.

Located in Cotignac, FR

Mid Century Expressionist oil on canvas tablescape of flowers and Champagne. This wonderfully energetic painting straddles the line between impressionism and expressionism. The form...

Category

Late 20th Century Expressionist Unknown Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Acrylic

Fine 1800's French Oil  Figures by Monastic Ruins Stream Bucolic Landscape
Fine 1800's French Oil  Figures by Monastic Ruins Stream Bucolic Landscape

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

Montblanc Meisterstück Classique Fountain Pen
Montblanc Meisterstück Classique Fountain Pen

Montblanc Meisterstück Classique Fountain Pen

Located in Columbia, MO

Montblanc Meisterstück Classique Fountain Pen c. mid 20th century Resin, metal; Nib: 14K solid gold

Category

20th Century Modern Unknown Art

Materials

Gold, Metal

Surrealist Magical Exotic Birds in Tree Painting
Surrealist Magical Exotic Birds in Tree Painting

Surrealist Magical Exotic Birds in Tree Painting

Located in Wilton Manors, FL

Exotic Magical Birds Perched on Tree Limbs, ca. 1950. Oil on canvas, 14 x 18 inches. Unsigned, artist unknown.

Category

Mid-20th Century Abstract Unknown Art

Materials

Oil

Marcel Schuette - Framed 1933 Etching, Isfield Place

Marcel Schuette - Framed 1933 Etching, Isfield Place

Located in Corsham, GB

A finely detailed etching of Isfield Place in East Sussex by Marcel Schuette. Signed, dated, and titled in graphite below the plate line. Smartly presented in a black frame. On paper.

Category

Early 20th Century Unknown Art

Materials

Etching

American Abstract Expressionist Mid Century Framed Vintage Oil Painting
American Abstract Expressionist Mid Century Framed Vintage Oil Painting

American Abstract Expressionist Mid Century Framed Vintage Oil Painting

Located in Buffalo, NY

Pure mid century abstract expressionist painting. Great colors and movement. Oil on canvas. Framed. No signature found.

Category

1960s Abstract Expressionist Unknown Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Tapisserie de l'Apocalypse Offset Print Poster, 1972, Unframed

Tapisserie de l'Apocalypse Offset Print Poster, 1972, Unframed

Located in Brooklyn, NY

First edition advertising poster published by the French Tourism Office for the city of Angers. The story of the Tapisserie de l'Apocalypse in Angers, France, is one of artistic mast...

Category

1970s Unknown Art

Materials

Offset

Woodstock, Visitors
Woodstock, Visitors

Woodstock, Visitors

Located in Cologne, DE

From Wikipedia: Woodstock was a music festival held between August 15–18, 1969, which attracted an audience of more than 400,000. Billed as "An Aquarian Exposition: 3 Days of Peace & Music", it was held at Max Yasgur's 600-acre dairy farm near White Lake in Bethel, New York, 43 miles (70 km) southwest of Woodstock. Over the sometimes rainy weekend, 32 acts performed outdoors. It is widely regarded as a pivotal moment in popular music history, as well as the definitive nexus for the larger counterculture generation. Rolling Stone listed it as number 19 of the 50 Moments That Changed the History of Rock and Roll. The event was captured in the Academy Award-winning 1970 documentary film Woodstock, an accompanying soundtrack album, and Joni Mitchell's song "Woodstock", which commemorated the event and became a major hit for both Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young and Matthews Southern Comfort...

Category

1960s Modern Unknown Art

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Untitled

Untitled

Located in New York, NY

Vintage silver print Western Photography Guild studio stamp in purple ink, verso Numbered "N14-4" in purple ink, verso Also inscribed in pencil, v...

Category

1960s Other Art Style Unknown Art

Materials

Black and White

Antique American Framed Impressionist Horse Portrait Equestrian Oil Painting
Antique American Framed Impressionist Horse Portrait Equestrian Oil Painting

Antique American Framed Impressionist Horse Portrait Equestrian Oil Painting

Located in Buffalo, NY

Antique American impressionist horse portrait painting. Oil on canvas. Framed. Unsigned. Measuring: 33 by 30 inches overall, and 26 by 24 painting alone. In excellent original con...

Category

1890s Impressionist Unknown Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Maurice Mazeilie, French Impressionist Watercolour, Beach Landscape
Maurice Mazeilie, French Impressionist Watercolour, Beach Landscape

Maurice Mazeilie, French Impressionist Watercolour, Beach Landscape

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

"Watercolour Beach Scene" by Maurice Mazeilie (French) Watercolour painting on paper, unframed Stamped verso Painting: 5 x 8 inches A delightful original oil painting by the 20th c...

Category

20th Century Unknown Art

Materials

Acrylic

Flowers of the Sea; Herbarium of foraged, pressed and mounted seaweed (etc.)
Flowers of the Sea; Herbarium of foraged, pressed and mounted seaweed (etc.)

Flowers of the Sea; Herbarium of foraged, pressed and mounted seaweed (etc.)

Located in Middletown, NY

An extensive, rare herbarium of Atlantic coast seaweed specimens collected between 1884 and 1885 from New York City to Nantucket. American School, 19th century Flowers of the Sea; H...

Category

19th Century American Realist Unknown Art

Materials

Handmade Paper, Drypoint, Etching

Cicciolina Puppet - Vintage Photograph - 1980s

Cicciolina Puppet - Vintage Photograph - 1980s

Located in Roma, IT

Cicciolina Puppet - Vintage Photograph is a black and white photograph realized in the 1980s. Good conditions with slight foxing.

Category

1980s Contemporary Unknown Art

Materials

Photographic Paper

Early 1900's French Impressionist Signed Flower Watercolour by Marie Carreau
Early 1900's French Impressionist Signed Flower Watercolour by Marie Carreau

Early 1900's French Impressionist Signed Flower Watercolour by Marie Carreau

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

"Flowers" by Marie-Amelie Chautard-Carreau (French, 19th/20th century) Signed bottom right Watercolour on paper, unframed Painting: 4.5 x 6.25 inches. Delightful early 20th century...

Category

Early 20th Century Unknown Art

Materials

Acrylic

1990 Oil - The Market
1990 Oil - The Market

1990 Oil - The Market

Located in Corsham, GB

Signed illegibly and dated to the lower right. Presented in a gilt frame with a cotton slip. On canvas.

Category

20th Century Unknown Art

Materials

Oil

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