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Artist: Unknown
Naturalistic European painter - 19th century Still Life painting - Rose
Located in Varmo, IT
European Designer (dated 1828) - The Rose. 35.5 x 27.5 cm without frame, 39 x 31 cm with frame. Pencil and watercolor drawing on paper, in a wooden frame (under glass). - Work sig...
Category

Early 19th Century Naturalistic Unknown Art

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

Follower of Salvatore Maresca - Early 20th Century Oil, Portrait of an Old Man
Located in Corsham, GB
A charismatic portrait of an elderly gentleman clutching a bottle of red wine and a full fiasco. Signed' S. Maresca' to the lower right. Copied from the artist's original work. On ca...
Category

20th Century Unknown Art

Materials

Oil

Indian Miniature Deccan School c1780 Ragamala Nature Figures River Trees
Located in Norfolk, GB
Indian Miniature
Category

Late 18th Century Other Art Style Unknown Art

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

Fine 19th Century Oil - Portrait of Louis Lesourd
Located in Corsham, GB
This formal portrait depicts a smartly dressed gentleman with a gentle, welcoming smile. A French inscription to the reverse identifies the sitter as Louis Lesourd, born 1762. Unsign...
Category

19th Century Unknown Art

Materials

Oil

Seaweeds, German antique underwater botanical chromolithograph print
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
'Algen I' (Seaweeds) German chromolithograph, circa 1895. Central vertical fold as issued. 240mm by 305mm (sheet)
Category

Late 19th Century Naturalistic Unknown Art

Materials

Lithograph

Dreaming of a Vineyard
Located in San Francisco, CA
How delightful to be a wine connoisseur! All those flavors emanating from the terroir through the grapes graced by the year’s sunshine (or rain). Then it’s building complexity with a...
Category

Late 20th Century Impressionist Unknown Art

Materials

Oil

Framed Late 19th Century Watercolour - Gathered by the Duck Pond
Located in Corsham, GB
Rural scene in watercolors. Presented in a gilt-effect frame with card mount. Unsigned. On watercolour paper.
Category

Late 19th Century Unknown Art

Materials

Watercolor

Max Degebrodt (1885-1976) - 1925 Oil, In the Forest
Located in Corsham, GB
A delightful early 20th century oil by the artist Max Degebrodt (1885-1976), depicting a verdant forest in spring. Rendered in an impasto effect with an earthy palette of greens, bro...
Category

Early 20th Century Unknown Art

Materials

Oil

1960's French Portrait Jaw Dropped Man Caricature
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
French Character Portrait French school, Mid 20th Century Gouache paint on unframed paper signed lower corner Image : 12.5 x 9.75 inches Superbly decorative 1960's French portrai...
Category

Mid-20th Century Impressionist Unknown Art

Materials

Paper, Ink, Watercolor, Gouache

Antique American Early 1900s Nude Women & Swans Deco River Landscape Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American impressionist nude women landscape oil painting. Oil on canvas. Framed. Signed "Wolfe". In excellent original condition. Handsomely framed in a giltwood molding....
Category

1920s Impressionist Unknown Art

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Naive English Portrait of a Girl, circa 1830s Oil on Board, Antique Painting
Located in Grand Rapids, MI
English Naive School, 19th Century " Portrait of a Seated Girl Holding a Bouquet ", cira 1830 Oil on Board, Laid on Canvas 13 1/4" x 10 1/2" Housed in a 3" Carved Frame with Acan...
Category

Early 19th Century Realist Unknown Art

Materials

Oil, Board

Antique American School WPA Modernist Black Figure Ashcan Dock View Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Oil on canvas. Framed. Signed.
Category

1920s Modern Unknown Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Antique Old Florida Southern School Beach Lighthouse Framed Seascape Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American impressionist southern oil painting. Oil on canvas. Framed. Label from a Florida frame shop verso.
Category

1950s Impressionist Unknown Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Antique American School Mid Century Modern Abstract Expressionist Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American school abstract expressionist painting. Oil on board. Signed. In excellent original condition. Nicely framed in a period wood molding. Excellent condition, read...
Category

1940s Abstract Expressionist Unknown Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Emilio Lussu- Photo - 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Emilio Lussu is a vintage black and white photograph realized in the 1960s. Good conditions.
Category

20th Century Contemporary Unknown Art

Materials

Photographic Paper

Original political poster - Fight to live - IRA - Irish Republican Army
Located in PARIS, FR
From the 1960s onwards, Northern Ireland experienced a period of unparalleled violence and political unrest. Several paramilitary organizations took up arms to fight against the British presence on their soil. This was the beginning of the IRA (Irish Republican...
Category

1980s Unknown Art

Materials

Lithograph, Paper

Antique American Modernist Art Deco Exhibited Signed Portrait Framed Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Wonderful and finely painted American modernist portrait painting. Framed. Oil on canvas. Signed. Image size, 20H by 16L.
Category

1930s Modern Unknown Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Antique American Modernist Fruit Still Life Tablescape Framed Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Vintage American modernist still life oil painting. Oil on board. Framed. Measuring: 14 by 17 inches overall, and 9 by 12 painting alone.. In excellent original condition. Handsomel...
Category

Early 1900s Modern Unknown Art

Materials

Oil, Board

20th Century French Modernist Cubist Painting, French Town
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Watercolor and ink French town buildings over a River by Bernard Labbe (French mid 20th century) original watercolor and ink on card image size: 7.5 x 6 inches card overall: 9.4 x 8....
Category

15th Century and Earlier Unknown Art

Materials

Acrylic

Vintage American Young Girl Figurative Painting"Reflections Of an Older Me"1985
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
5027 Impressionist painting Gilt Frame Signed D.Miller Image size 12x8.5"
Category

1980s Unknown Art

Materials

Oil

Annunciation - Original Woodcut by Ettore di Giorgio - Early 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Annunciation is an Original Woodcut Print on paper realized by Ettore di Giorgio in the Early 20th Century Good Conditions. The artwork is depicted through strong strokes in well-b...
Category

Early 20th Century Modern Unknown Art

Materials

Woodcut

Antique Italian Luminous Venice Cityscape Gondola Framed Impressionist Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique Italian venice cityscape oil painting. Oil on canvas. Framed. Measuring: 19 by 25 inches overall, and 12.5 by 18.5 painting alone.. In excellent original condition. Handsome...
Category

1890s Impressionist Unknown Art

Materials

Oil, Canvas

1950's French Modernist/ Cubist Painting - Two Religious Figures
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
French Landscape by Bernard Labbe (French mid 20th century) original watercolour/ gouache painting on artist paper, unframed size: 16.5 x 9.5 inches condition: very good and ready to...
Category

1950s Unknown Art

Materials

Acrylic

Unknown (still life with fan)
Located in Columbia, MO
UNKNOWN (still life with fan) Unknown Oil on canvas Framed: 35.5 x 23.5 inches
Category

19th Century Realist Unknown Art

Materials

Oil

For Restoration - English School 19th Century Oil, Cottage of the Waterfront
Located in Corsham, GB
A quaint 19th century landscape with a cottage and lake. Well presented in an ornate gilt effect frame. Unsigned. On panel.
Category

19th Century Unknown Art

Materials

Oil

Vintage Hawaiian Landscape Framed Tropical Modern Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Finely painted contemporary tropical landscape. Oil on canvas. Framed. Signed verso.
Category

Early 2000s Modern Unknown Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

19th Century Oil - Saint Francisco of Paula
Located in Corsham, GB
This oil on metal plate composition depicts Saint Francis of Paola, founder of the Order of Minims. His teachings emphasised penance, charity, and humility. Inscribed to the lower ma...
Category

19th Century Unknown Art

Materials

Oil

FINE 20TH CENTURY FRENCH POST-IMPRESSIONIST OIL - PROVENCAL RIVER LANDSCAPE
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist/ School: French School, Post-Impressionist, 20th century Title: Provencal landscape, presented in ornate and substantial gilt frame. Medium: oil painting, on board, framed. ...
Category

Mid-20th Century Impressionist Unknown Art

Materials

Oil

Naturalistic European painter - 19th century landscape painting - Mill and strea
Located in Varmo, IT
European painter (late 19th century) - Landscape with Mill and Stream. 41 x 61 cm unframed, 46 x 66 cm with frame. Antique oil painting on canvas, in a gilded wooden frame (not sig...
Category

Late 19th Century Naturalistic Unknown Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

19th/20th century American school Antique oil painting on canvas, Portrait
Located in Palm Coast, FL
Up for sale is a 19th/20th-century American school Antique original oil painting on canvas depicting a portrait of a fisherman seated by a table with fishing creel and basket. No v...
Category

20th Century Impressionist Unknown Art

Materials

Oil

Amy Melious Leaves and Branches Series – Set of Four Signed Botanical Prints
Located in Plainview, NY
Amy Melious (Canadian, b. 1956) Leaves and Branches Series – Set of Four Signed Botonical Prints -Framed and Matted This sophisticated set of four botanical prints forms part of Amy...
Category

20th Century Naturalistic Unknown Art

Materials

Archival Paper

Provence Colorful Trees Landscape - French Impressionist Original Oil Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Provence Colourful Trees, French Original Oil Painting French schooled artist, 20th Century Oil painting on thin card/paper, unframed Card size: 15 x 18 inches Delightful French Imp...
Category

20th Century Impressionist Unknown Art

Materials

Oil

Framed Early 20th Century Watercolour - Traditional Geisha
Located in Corsham, GB
This early 20th century watercolour & gouache study depicts a beautiful Japanese Geisha wearing a luxurious silk kimono, adorned with delicate embroidery and hand-painting. Every par...
Category

Early 20th Century Unknown Art

Materials

Watercolor

Abstract Composition - Lithograph- 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Image dimensions: 38 x 46.5 cm. Abstract Composition is an original color lithograph on paper realized around the 1970's. Signed in pencil on lower right margin. Signature not comp...
Category

1970s Abstract Unknown Art

Materials

Lithograph

Original Chile - Chilean travel poster
Located in Spokane, WA
Vintage 1960s Chile Travel Poster – Mid-Century Modern Wall Art Print Showcasing Historic Architecture and a Fountain Scene. Archival linen backed and in Grade A condition, ready to frame. Transport yourself to the scenic beauty of Chile with this authentic 1960s travel poster...
Category

1960s American Modern Unknown Art

Materials

Offset

Netherlandish School XVIII Century Monogrammed Old Master Oil Painting
Located in Holywell, GB
Netherlandish School XVIII Century Monogrammed Old Master Oil Painting An intriguing oil painting of early extraction depicting the crucifixion at Calvary outside Jerusalem. I am s...
Category

18th Century Unknown Art

Materials

Oil

Large-Scale Baltic Figurative Courtyard Genre Scene
Located in Soquel, CA
A substantial mid-century Baltic figurative courtyard genre painting by an unknown Eastern European artist (latvia or Lithuania possible) (20t...
Category

Mid-20th Century Impressionist Unknown Art

Materials

Oil, Board

Helen Steinthal (1911-1991) - 20th Century Watercolour, Nudes in Colour
Located in Corsham, GB
A charming watercolour study of three nude figures in different poses on background representing earth, sea and air. Signed to the lower right. On paper.
Category

20th Century Unknown Art

Materials

Watercolor

Trevor Frankland (1931-2011) - 20th Century Linoprint, Interior with Fruit Bowl
Located in Corsham, GB
Unsigned. On Japanese paper.
Category

20th Century Unknown Art

Materials

Screen

19th Century Mughal Painting of Battle scene
Located in Greenwich, CT
An illuminated page from a book likely in reference to Emperor Jahangir's reign over the Mughal Empire. Gouache and ink on light weight cream laid paper circa 1800 or earlier, Exte...
Category

Late 19th Century Other Art Style Unknown Art

Materials

Gouache

Young woman
Located in Genève, GE
Work on wood
Category

20th Century Unknown Art

Materials

Oil

Vintage American School Coastal Seascape Trompe L'Oeil Modernist Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Indulge in a journey to the vibrant and nostalgic era of the 1970s with our vintage original oil painting—a mesmerizing modernist beach interior scene, capturing the essence of sandy...
Category

1970s Modern Unknown Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Terrace on the Sea - Oil Painting on Panel - 19th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Terrace on the Sea is an original painting realized in the 19th century by an anonymous artist. The artwork is a colored oil panting on panel. Signed on the ...
Category

19th Century Modern Unknown Art

Materials

Oil, Panel

Framed 19th Century Oil - Fisherman in a Coastal Inlet
Located in Corsham, GB
A charming 19th-century portrait of a fisherman in a coastal inlet, steadying his rowing boat with a single oar. Unsigned. Well presented in a gilt-effect frame with a foliate runnin...
Category

19th Century Unknown Art

Materials

Oil

Composition - Original Etching and Drypoint - Mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Composition is an original print in etching and drypoint on paper realized by an anonymous artist of the mid-20th Century. In very good conditions. The artwork created through conf...
Category

Mid-20th Century Abstract Unknown Art

Materials

Drypoint, Etching

Large Vintage American Modernist Abstract Expressionist Framed Jazz Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Striking mid-20th century abstract oil painting on canvas by artist Johnsen, titled “Jazz IX – Club Date” (as inscribed on the verso). The work features a bold interplay of geometric...
Category

2010s Modern Unknown Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Georges Pacouil (1903-1996) - 20th Century Oil, Les soldats s'amusent
Located in Corsham, GB
Signed and dated (1980) to the lower right. On canvas on stretchers.
Category

20th Century Unknown Art

Materials

Oil

Monumental Chinese Famille Rose Medallion Vase, 20th Century
Located in Beachwood, OH
Monumental Chinese Famille Rose Medallion Vase, 20th Century Porcelain 36 x 18 inches Famille rose is an 18th century Chinese porcelain, characterized by its pink-colored enamel.
Category

20th Century Unknown Art

Materials

Porcelain

Landscape with Temple ruins and figures
Located in San Francisco, CA
Landscape with Temple ruins and figures 19th century Possibly signed lower right Oil on canvas 31 x 40
Category

19th Century Unknown Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Rod Kennedy 'Route 66 (Black wtih Ivory)' 1995- Poster
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Paper Size: 39 x 8.5 inches ( 99.06 x 21.59 cm ) Image Size: 37 x 8 inches ( 93.98 x 20.32 cm ) Framed: No Condition: A: Mint Shipping and Handling: We ship Worldwide. For Do...
Category

1990s Unknown Art

Materials

Offset

Wilhelm Hufmeier - German School 1910 Oil, Cattle Cart
Located in Corsham, GB
This pastoral landscape painting depicts a rural scene with a farmer driving an ox-drawn cart along a dirt road, while cattle graze peacefully in the adjacent meadow. The composition...
Category

Early 20th Century Unknown Art

Materials

Oil

Commissionaire's Dog - London Luxury Hotel Dachshund Silver Gelatin Print
Located in Brighton, GB
Commissionaire's Dog - London Luxury Hotel Dachshund Silver Gelatin Print The commissionaire of a London luxury hotel greets an unexpected guest, a small Dachshund, who is clearly d...
Category

20th Century Modern Unknown Art

Materials

Photographic Paper, Black and White, Silver Gelatin

Antique American Mid Century Modern Cubist Abstract Architectural Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Vintage American school modernist painting. Oil on canvas, circa 1940. Unsigned. Image size, 30L x 24H. Housed in a period frame.
Category

1940s Modern Unknown Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

French Modernist 1970's Oil Painting Two Nude Females Beautiful Original Work
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Nudes French School, circa 1970's oil painting on board, framed measures: 25.5 x 16 inches provenance: private French collection Beautiful French oil painting depicting two female ...
Category

Late 20th Century Modern Unknown Art

Materials

Oil

Mid Century Autumnal Oil Painting with Heavy Impasto
Located in Soquel, CA
On An Autumn Day - Original Impasto Oil Painting Original oil landscape painting depicting a small wood sided cabin surrounded by trees of green and orange. A focal point of a brig...
Category

1950s American Impressionist Unknown Art

Materials

Oil, Illustration Board, Laid Paper

Madame F.C. Byrne (1789-1876) - 20th Century Watercolour, Wild Flower
Located in Corsham, GB
Unsigned. Presented in a gilt frame. On paper.
Category

20th Century Unknown Art

Materials

Watercolor

On the set of the film Paris Texas - Wim Wenders - 1984
Located in Roma, IT
On the set of the film Paris Texas - Wim Wenders is a vintage black and white photograph realized in 1984. Good conditions.
Category

1970s Modern Unknown Art

Materials

Photographic Paper

Large Abstract Oil Painting, Contemporary British Artist
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Large Abstract Oil Painting, Mythical Style, Signed. British School, indistinctly signed. Oil painting on canvas, unframed Signed on the bottom right hand corner, and also on the bac...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Unknown Art

Materials

Oil

Large 1970s Modern Sailing in Sunshine, Colorful Vintage, Abstract
Located in Grand Rapids, MI
" Sailing in Sunshine ", circa 1970s Oil on Canvas 50" x 40" Housed in a Slat-wood frame Overall Size: 50 1/2" x 40 3/4" Appears to be in very good condition. We are looking f...
Category

Mid-20th Century Abstract Unknown Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Antique Roman painter - 18th century landscape painting - Wanderers - Italy
Located in Varmo, IT
Roman painter (18th century) - Landscape with Wayfarers. 43.5 x 34.5 cm unframed, 58.5 x 49.5 cm with frame. Ancient oil painting on canvas, in a carved and gilded wooden frame (no...
Category

Early 18th Century Old Masters Unknown Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

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