Unknown Paintings
to
1,832
2,035
1,923
2,102
981
867
Overall Width
to
Overall Height
to
623
1,422
5,135
728
51
44
114
101
278
362
371
267
199
151
347
962
771
636
163
138
93
66
65
31
30
18
9
7
7
3,921
3,645
229
3,690
1,918
1,154
1,138
712
676
543
513
409
341
335
333
260
238
232
205
169
159
157
150
7,570
6,109
2,403
2,321
858
162,638
775
747
731
681
5,139
320
4,666
3,201
Artist: Unknown
Antique Glouster Harbor New England Fishing Boat Seascape Oil Painting
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
5169 Antique American Large Impressionist seascape oil painting .Oil on canvas circa 1930
Framed
Image size 15.5x19.5"
Category
1930s Unknown Paintings
Materials
Oil
Expressions in Bloom: Portraits from the 20th Century III - Florentine School
Located in London, GB
'Expressions in Bloom: Portraits from the 20th Century III', oil on canvas mounted on board, Florentine School (circa 1980s-90s). This gallery has acquired a number of paintings thro...
Category
1980s Modern Unknown Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Board
$1,336 Sale Price
20% Off
Antique American Realist Framed Summer Lake Landscape by Horlstone Fairchild
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
6040 Antique American realist landscape Impressionist landscape .Set in a period frame. Signed Horlstone Fairchild 1947. Ready to hang and enjoy,
Image size 11.5x15/5"
Category
1940s Unknown Paintings
Materials
Oil
$375 Sale Price
50% Off
Florentine Abstraction in Colour
Located in London, GB
'Florentine Abstraction in Colour', Florentine School, acrylic on canvas mounted on board, circa 1980s-90s. A striking departure from the colourful figurative portraits from the same...
Category
1980s Abstract Unknown Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic, Board
$2,226 Sale Price
20% Off
Venus on the Water
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
5-2738a Oil on artist board
Displayed in a vintage gilt wood frame
Image size 11x15"
Category
1940s Unknown Paintings
Materials
Oil
$279 Sale Price
38% 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 Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Antique Neapolitan Female Portrait Oil Painting 1920
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
3933 Antique oil on canvas in an ornate period frame
Image size 16.5x11"
Category
1920s Unknown Paintings
Materials
Oil
Decorative river landscape in romantic style, oil on canvas
Located in DEVENTER, NL
Decorative river landscape in romantic style,
Signed lower left 'I Roy', unknown artist,
Oil on canvas
Dimensions excl. frame: 49 x 65
Dimensions incl. frame: 64 x 80 x 7 cm.
In go...
Category
20th Century Romantic Unknown Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Vintage American Modernist New Orleans Street Scene Signed & Framed Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Vintage American modernist New Orleans street scene oil painting by Charles Whitfield Richards (1906 - 1992). Oil on canvas. Signed. Framed. Provenance from a Sag Harbor, NY collecti...
Category
1960s Modern Unknown Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
1950's French Modernist/ Cubist Painting - Blue & Green Abstract
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
French Landscape
by Bernard Labbe (French mid 20th century)
original watercolour/ gouache painting on artist paper, unframed
size: 10 x 8 inches
condition: very good and ready to be ...
Category
1950s Unknown Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
$162 Sale Price
40% Off
Abstract Geometric Painting by Dave Braden
Located in San Francisco, CA
No two shapes are alike. Yet they work together as a harmonious whole. Painter David Braden has described his vision overall in abstract terms. Inspired by individuality, he especial...
Category
1990s Abstract Geometric Unknown Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Modern American Impressionist Bathers Beach Figural Gouache Painting
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
4062 Modern beach bathers gouache figural painting on artist board.
Set in a vintage carved walnut frame
Image size 14x21.5"
Category
1980s Unknown Paintings
Materials
Gouache
$350 Sale Price
48% Off
Italian Modernist White on Blue Bouquet of Flowers Still Life by P.Russo
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
#5-3419 White Bouquet paintings contemporary still life , on canvas signed by Neapolitan artist P.Russo .Unframed
Rapped canvas ready to hand
Category
20th Century Unknown Paintings
Materials
Oil
$275 Sale Price
59% Off
Vintage Modernist White Tulips Flower Still Life by P.Russo
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
#5-3333 A white tulips still life ,oil on canvas applied on board, set in a vintage curved white painted wood frame
.Signed lower left by P.Russo Neapolitan artist
Category
1990s Unknown Paintings
Materials
Oil
$475 Sale Price
51% Off
'Feminine Forms: Harmony in Curves', German School (circa 1980s)
Located in London, GB
'Feminine Forms: Harmony in Curves', oil on board, German School (circa 1980s). Two nude figures portrayed in the abstract posture differently. Both are curvaceous and Rubenesque. Re...
Category
1980s Modern Unknown Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
$1,169 Sale Price
30% Off
Mid-16th-Century Romagnola School The Adoration Of The Magi, Nativity
Located in Cheltenham, GB
This exquisite early 16th-century Italian panel captures one of Christianity’s most cherished moments - the Adoration of the Magi. Painted around 1530, this panel belongs to a moment...
Category
16th Century Renaissance Unknown Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
Signed Small European Street Scene Oil Painting Impasto City Artwork, Framed
Located in Palm Coast, FL
A vibrant small oil painting on canvas featuring a lively street scene rendered in thick, expressive impasto. The artist captures the movement and energy of pedestrians, cyclists, an...
Category
2010s Impressionist Unknown Paintings
Materials
Oil
A Stylish Vintage 1940s Fashion Study, Designs for Women's Active Wear
Located in Chicago, IL
A stylish, vintage, 1940s fashion study featuring elegant designs for women's active wear by Hattie Carnegie.
Inscription reads:
Left - White jersey slack suit
Red gaberdine jacke...
Category
1940s American Modern Unknown Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor, Pencil
W. Koniger - Framed 1912 Oil, At Full Moon
Located in Corsham, GB
Moonlight reflects on the white walls of the quiet village buildings and casts long shadows across the street in this evocative night scene. The dimly lit road stretches away into th...
Category
Early 20th Century Unknown Paintings
Materials
Oil
Original oil painting on canvas, cityscape, Paris, unsigned, framed
Located in Palm Coast, FL
This vibrant impressionist-style cityscape captures a bustling Parisian street scene, likely from the late 19th or early 20th century. Tall, historic buildings with warmly glowing sh...
Category
Late 20th Century Impressionist Unknown Paintings
Materials
Oil
Original Signed Oil Painting on Canvas, Landscape, Genre Scene, Framed
Located in Palm Coast, FL
This original oil painting on canvas is a traditional pastoral landscape, capturing a serene and idyllic rural scene. The composition is rich in earthy tones, with warm browns, green...
Category
Late 20th Century Impressionist Unknown Paintings
Materials
Oil
Les Causses du Minervois
Located in North Clarendon, VT
Stunning old master oil on canvas of a French landscape with an aquaduct in the foreground and a medieval village in the distance. Possibly Les Causses du Minervois. Oval canvas,...
Category
Late 18th Century Old Masters Unknown Paintings
Materials
Oil
Venice Grand Canal Oil Painting L. Harland Signed Vintage Large Framed Art
Located in Palm Coast, FL
This impressive large-format Venetian view captures the iconic Grand Canal with the unmistakable silhouette of Santa Maria della Salute, rendered in bold palette-knife textures and l...
Category
Late 20th Century Impressionist Unknown Paintings
Materials
Oil
18th Century French Rococo Period Portrait of Women Oil Painting on Canvas
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Portrait of a Lady
French artist, Rococo period 18th century
oil on canvas, framed
framed: 15 x 12.5 inches
canvas: 10.5 x 8.5 inches
provenance: private collection, France
condition...
Category
Mid-18th Century Rococo Unknown Paintings
Materials
Oil
$2,349 Sale Price
20% Off
Vintage American Modernist Abstract Expressionist Large Oil Painting on Canvas
Located in Buffalo, NY
Vintage American modernist abstract oil painting. Oil on canvas. Provenance from a Sag Harbor, NY collection. Measuring: 24 by 36 inches overall. Excellent condition, ready to hang ...
Category
1970s Abstract Expressionist Unknown Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Maurice Mazeilie- French Impressionist Signed Watercolour - Figures at the Beach
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
"Watercolour Beach Scene"
signed by Maurice Mazeilie (French)
watercolour painting on paper, unframed
stamped verso
painting: 9.5 x 12.5 inches
A delightful original oil painting b...
Category
20th Century Unknown Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
City Graffiti Art Colorful Oil Painting #1 by S. Mooney
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
4090 An abstract graffiti art, oil on artist board displayed in a custom -made wood frame Image size 12H x 12 W
Category
1980s Unknown Paintings
Materials
Oil
$300 Sale Price
36% Off
Antique Fauvist French Village Landscape
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
3905 Impressionist French village colorful landscape gouache on laid paper
Image size 16x11.5"
Category
1930s Unknown Paintings
Materials
Gouache
$275 Sale Price
42% Off
Copy of "Wall Street - The Noon Hour" by Felicie Waldo Howell created in 1925
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful copy by an unknown artist, of the original painting "Wall Street - The Noon Hour" originally created in 1925 by the great American artist Felicie Waldo Howell (1897-1968)...
Category
Mid-20th Century Realist Unknown Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
Baroque Dolci follower - 17th century figure - Virgin in prayer
Located in Varmo, IT
Painter in the circle of Carlo Dolci (Florence 1616 - Florence 1686) - Madonna in Prayer.
72 x 59 cm unframed, 88 x 75 cm with frame.
Oil on canvas, in a gilded wooden frame (not s...
Category
Mid-17th Century Baroque Unknown Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Medieval Architecture Painting with Female Figure by Mystery Artist
Located in New York, NY
Mystery Artist, likely French
Untitled, c. 1876
Oil on canvas
18 1/2 x 11 1/4 in.
Framed: 22 x 14 3/4 x 1 in.
Signed and dated lower right
Category
1870s Barbizon School Unknown Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Vintage American Modernist Framed Landscape Signed Fall River Scene Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Vintage American modernist landscape oil painting. Oil on board. Signed. Framed. Provenance from a Sag Harbor, NY collection. Handsomely framed in a wood molding. Excellent conditio...
Category
1980s Modern Unknown Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Contempory American Impressionist Landscape Signed Giltwood Framed Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Vintage American impressionist flower garden landscape oil painting. Oil on board. Framed. Measuring: 10 by 12 inches overall, and 6 by 8 painting alone.. In excellent original cond...
Category
Early 2000s Impressionist Unknown Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Mid-Century Painting Drawing Framed Colorful Texture New York Estate Red Black
Located in Buffalo, NY
A wonderful minimalist black and red mixed media work Circa 1970. Though the artist is unknown this work was acquired along with pieces by well know artists Karel Appel and Robert M...
Category
1970s Minimalist Unknown Paintings
Materials
Coating, Oil Pastel, Acrylic
Huge 18th Century Italian Old Master Oil Painting Still Life Fruit in Basket
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Classical Still Life of Fruit in Basket with other objects
Italian artist, 18th century
oil on canvas, unframed
canvas: 24.5 x 33 inches
provenance: private collection, UK
condition:...
Category
18th Century Old Masters Unknown Paintings
Materials
Oil
$2,894 Sale Price
20% Off
Antique Scandinavian Female Figurative Oil Painting of A Bather
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
4032 Scandinavian painting of a female bather on cut out wood applied to a painted backround
Set in a wood frame image size 8.5x10.5"
Category
1920s Unknown Paintings
Materials
Oil
Follower of David Teniers (1610-1690) - 20th Century Oil, Tavern Scene
Located in Corsham, GB
An accomplished tavern scene in the Flemish style, depicting three men smoking and drinking in a lively interior. The painting embodies the essence of Golden Age genre painting and i...
Category
20th Century Unknown Paintings
Materials
Oil
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 Paintings
Materials
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 Paintings
Materials
Oil
$1,200 Sale Price
20% Off
Huge 1950's French Modernist Oil Mythological Pink Nudes on Rocky Coastline
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
"Naiades"
French Modernist artist, circa 1950's
The work is faintly monogrammed to the lower corner though hard to tell. There is a name verso but illegible - possibly the artist or ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Unknown Paintings
Materials
Oil
$6,819 Sale Price
30% Off
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 Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Florentine Expressions: A Portrait Series XII
Located in London, GB
"Florentine Expressions: A Portrait Series XII", oil on canvas, mounted on board, Florentine School (circa 1980s-90s). This gallery has acquired a number of paintings through an intermediary of an ageing art professor from the Istituto di Arte di Porta Romana, Florence, Italy. The professor released works of artists whom he mentored over the years. We are unsure who painted the series we acquired as several are just signed, 'Giacomo', or, left completely unsigned, yet many are clearly by the same artist. This one is in good overall condition and has been newly framed with a French-style linen slip. The canvas is textural like one of the vintage maps...
Category
1980s Modern Unknown Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$1,002 Sale Price
20% Off
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 Paintings
Materials
Oil
Floral Still Life Oil Painting, Realist Style, 20th Century, Framed
Located in Plano, TX
Oil painting measures 12 x 9; frame dimensions measure 19 3/8 x 16 3/8 x 3. Housed in an elegant gold-tone frame with decorative edges. Illegible signature, lower right. Support patc...
Category
20th Century Realist Unknown Paintings
Materials
Oil
$750 Sale Price
40% Off
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 Paintings
Materials
Oil
$440 Sale Price
20% Off
Manner of Constantinus F. Coene (1779-1841) - 1827 Oil, Nursing in the Pantry
Located in Corsham, GB
A mother nurses a baby in a rustic pantry, illuminated by natural light which streams through an open window. Bears signature 'C. Coene' and dated to the lower right. Beautifully pre...
Category
Early 19th Century Unknown Paintings
Materials
Oil
Kenneth Raymond Denton (1932-2024) - Framed Oil, Early Spring, Bibury
Located in Corsham, GB
On board. Image size: 59.5 x 90cm.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Paintings
Materials
Oil
1790 Antique Oil Painting Dutch Style Village Genrе Scene Djurgarden Sweden
Located in Stockholm, SE
This rare 1790 oil painting depicts a village landscape in the Old Masters genre tradition. The composition shows peasants gathered near a cottage su...
Category
Late 18th Century Old Masters Unknown Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Wood, Oil
French Floral Abstract, Signed Oil Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
French Floral Abstract, Signed Oil Painting
French School, 20th Century
Signed by the artist on the lower right hand corner
Oil painting on the...
Category
Mid-20th Century Abstract Unknown Paintings
Materials
Oil
$885 Sale Price
20% Off
Vintage Landscape Oil Painting, Post-Impressionist Snowscape by P Mossu
Located in AIGNAN, FR
Landscape Oil Painting, French Art, Mid-Century Art, Wall Art, Vintage Décor, Vintage art, Pastoral Landscape, Countryside painting, Vintage Painting, Original painting, Snowscape, F...
Category
1960s Post-Impressionist Unknown Paintings
Materials
Oil
$265 Sale Price
20% Off
Vintage American Thick Impasto Framed Abstract Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Vintage American abstract oil painting. Oil on board. Measuring: 14 by 15 inches overall and 12 x 13 inches painting alone. Framed in a white molding. Excellent condition, ready to...
Category
20th Century Abstract Unknown Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Manner of William Lionel Wyllie - 19th Century Oil, Commerce and Sea Power
Located in Corsham, GB
This maritime painting depicts several sailing vessels navigating choppy waters under a dramatic, cloud-filled sky, with a prominent boat featuring distinctive red sails positioned i...
Category
19th Century Unknown Paintings
Materials
Oil
Original Oil Painting on canvas, Still Life, Flowers, Signed, Framed
Located in Palm Coast, FL
Up for sale is a beautiful original oil painting on canvas. This painting is a classical and elegant floral still-life composition, featuring a lush bouquet of vibrant flowers arrang...
Category
20th Century Realist Unknown Paintings
Materials
Oil
$520 Sale Price
20% Off
Refreshing Gelato, Yellow & Blue Modern Painting, Diptych, Stripped Cabin Beach
Located in Barcelona, ES
"Refreshing Gelato Grid" is an abstract painting by Spanish artist Natalia Roman. It is a beautiful series of rhythmic brushstrokes combined with subtle tones and unique shapes that is both classy and fresh. The use of vivid colors on a white background reminds the beautiful vintage beach cabins...
Category
2010s Expressionist Unknown Paintings
Materials
Archival Ink, Mixed Media, Oil, Acrylic, Watercolor, Archival Paper
$425 Sale Price
50% Off
Vintage American Modernist Abstract Expressionist Framed Large Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Vintage American modernist abstract oil painting. Oil on canvas. Framed. Signed. Measuring: 36 by 36 inches overall, and 35 by 35 painting alone. In excellent original condition. H...
Category
1950s Abstract Expressionist Unknown Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Antique American Realist Horse Portrait Framed Original Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American horse portrait oil painting. Oil on board. Signed verso. Framed. Measuring: 9 by 7 inches overall, and 7 by 5 painting alone. In excellent original condition. Hands...
Category
1940s Realist Unknown Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
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 Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Early 19th Century Oil - Portrait of a Gentleman
Located in Corsham, GB
A formal portrait of a gentleman wearing a brown coat and wig. Well presented in an oval gilt-effect frame with floral ornamentation. Illegibly inscribed in German to the reverse of ...
Category
Early 19th Century Unknown Paintings
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 Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Boat Spain oil on canvas painting seascape beach
Located in Sitges, Barcelona
Signed Adolfo Perez
Frame size 75x64 cm.
Category
1990s Photorealist Unknown Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$434 Sale Price
28% Off
Unknown paintings for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a wide variety of authentic Unknown paintings available for sale on 1stDibs. If you’re browsing the collection of paintings to introduce a pop of color in a neutral corner of your living room or bedroom, you can find work that includes elements of blue, orange, purple and other colors. You can also browse by medium to find art by Unknown in paint, oil paint, fabric and more. Much of the original work by this artist or collective was created during the 20th century and is mostly associated with the Impressionist style. Not every interior allows for large Unknown paintings, so small editions measuring 1 inch across are available. Unknown paintings prices can differ depending upon medium, time period and other attributes. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $1 and tops out at $200,000, while the average work can sell for $1,144.
Questions About Unknown Paintings
- 1stDibs ExpertSeptember 9, 2024Yes, paintings by unknown artists may be worth something in some cases. When a painting’s maker isn't a well-known artist or is completely anonymous, factors like the visual appeal, historical significance, previous ownership and condition will determine the value of a painting. A certified appraiser or experienced art dealer can evaluate your piece using these criteria and provide you with an estimated value for your art. Shop a wide range of paintings on 1stDibs.