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Artist: Unknown
German School 19th Century Oil - The Lost Traveller
Located in Corsham, GB
This harsh winter scene depicts a horse-drawn sleigh paused in a remote snow-covered landscape. The man looks to be lost as he makes his three horses stand while deciding their next ...
Category
19th Century Unknown Paintings
Materials
Oil
Susi Zimmermann - Early 20th Century Oil, Nude
Located in Corsham, GB
This striking oil study depicts a nude female figure against a dark, muted background. The artist's bold brushstrokes and use of light and shadow create a sense of depth and dimensio...
Category
20th Century Unknown Paintings
Materials
Oil
Large Scale Persian Hunt Landscape Painting
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
#5-01 Large Scale Persian Hunt, circa 1920's oil painting on canvas depicting hunting scene, displayed in a wood-gesso frame.Image size 39 H X 59.5 W
Artist unknown.
Age wear on the ...
Category
1920s Unknown Paintings
Materials
Oil
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
Mannerist Italian painter - 16th/17th figure painting - Madonna praying
Located in Varmo, IT
Umbrian-Roman Master (16th-17th century) - Madonna in Prayer.
84 x 58.5 cm unframed, 96 x 70.5 cm with frame.
Antique oil painting on canvas, in a wooden frame (not signed).
Condi...
Category
16th Century Mannerist Unknown Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$2,151 Sale Price
35% Off
Abstract Figurative Composition in Oil on Board
Located in Soquel, CA
Abstract Figurative Composition in Oil on Board
Boldly colored abstract composition by an unknown Bay area California artist (20th Century)...
Category
Mid-20th Century Abstract Expressionist Unknown Paintings
Materials
Oil, Fiberboard
$796 Sale Price
20% Off
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 Paintings
Materials
Oil
Framed Mid 20th Century Oil - Mountain Landscape
Located in Corsham, GB
A rich impasto landscape depicting an autumnal view with rolling fields and a large hilltop. Well presented in a simple wood frame. On board.
Category
20th Century Unknown Paintings
Materials
Oil
Antique European Impressionist Street Scene Framed Original Signed Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique European impressionist street scene oil painting. Oil on board. Framed. Signed. Measuring: 18 by 25 inches overall, and 13 by 20 painting alone. In excellent original cond...
Category
1920s Impressionist Unknown Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
English School 19th Century Oil - By Thatched Cottages
Located in Corsham, GB
This atmospheric landscape painting depicts a rural scene with thatched cottages nestled among lush trees along a winding dirt path. The artist skilfully captures the interplay of li...
Category
19th Century Unknown Paintings
Materials
Oil
'Historic Sailing Ship, ' by Unknown, Oil on Linen Painting
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
This 19th c. classically realistic oil on canvas painting depicts the majesty of a large sailing vessel on the sea against a light blue sky filled with white cumulus clouds. A gentle...
Category
Late 19th Century Realist Unknown Paintings
Materials
Linen, Oil
$4,000 Sale Price
20% Off
Antique American Modernist Abstract Expressionist Monumental NYC Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American modernist abstract expressionist oil painting. No signature found.
Category
1950s Abstract Unknown Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Antique Paris Modern Coastal Port City Framed Signed Original Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Vintage French modernist coastal scene oil painting. Oil on canvas. Framed. Signed. In excellent original condition. Handsomely framed in a wood molding. Excellent condition, re...
Category
1960s Modern Unknown Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
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...
Category
Late 18th Century Old Masters Unknown Paintings
Materials
Oil
$1,530 Sale Price
20% Off
Excuela española (XVIII) - Escena bíblica - Óleo sobre tela
Located in Sant Celoni, ES
Como pueden apreciar, la obra no va firmada, es de autor anónimo
Se presenta sin enmarcar la pintura
El estado de la obra se puede ver, presenta varias faltas de pintura y precisar...
Category
18th Century Old Masters Unknown Paintings
Materials
Oil
$956 Sale Price
20% Off
Fine 19th Century Oil - The Captain's Wife
Located in Corsham, GB
A delightful 19th-century portrait of a refined young lady. The subject is dressed in a blue gown adorned with delicate lace, her porcelain-like skin gently blushed with rosy cheeks....
Category
19th Century Unknown Paintings
Materials
Oil
Antique American School Impressionist Landscape Nicely Framed Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Impressive early American impressionist landscape painting. Oil on board. Housed in a period impressionist giltwood frame. Excellent condition.
Category
1910s Impressionist Unknown Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$1,980 Sale Price
20% Off
Abstract Expressionist Red and Blue Oil
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
Blue and red abstrct expressionist painting on rapped canvas no frame required
Signed on verso
Category
1980s Unknown Paintings
Materials
Oil
Early 19th Century Oil - A Threatening Presence
Located in Corsham, GB
A charming early 19th-century genre scene depicting figures having an altercation in a tavern interior. Unsigned. Presented in a wooden frame with a gilt-painted inner window. On can...
Category
Early 19th Century Unknown Paintings
Materials
Oil
Escuela florentina - Círculo de Alessandro Allori - Virgen Dolorosa
Located in Sant Celoni, ES
Escuela italiana; finales del siglo XVII, Siguiendo modelos de ALESSANDRO ALLORI (Florencia, 1535 – 1607)
"Virgen Dolorosa".
Óleo sobre tabla.
Presenta faltas restauraciones.
Med...
Category
17th Century Old Masters Unknown Paintings
Materials
Oil
Monet like Impressionist Seascape by Nagy
Located in San Francisco, CA
One of the finest impressionistic seascapes we have owned. It really does remind me of Monet. It is signed Nagy and there are a number of well listed artists with that last name. We ...
Category
1940s Impressionist Unknown Paintings
Materials
Oil
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 Paintings
Materials
Oil
$394 Sale Price
20% Off
Vintage American Modernist Signed Abstract Expressionist Framed Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Vintage American modernist abstract expressionist painting. Oil on canvas. Framed.
Category
1970s Abstract Expressionist Unknown Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Signed Sunset In Columbia Modernist Street Scene Framed WPA Rare Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique oil on board. Signed. Framed. Measuring 26 by 32 inches overall and 24 by 30 painting alone. In excellent original condition. Excellent condition, ready to hang and enjoy.
Category
1940s Modern Unknown Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$780 Sale Price
20% Off
Framed 19th Century Oil - Portrait of a Scholar
Located in Corsham, GB
A formal portrait of a smartly dressed gentleman, leaning casually against a desk. He holds a book in his hand as a symbol of his intelligence, and returns the viewer's gaze with cal...
Category
19th Century Unknown Paintings
Materials
Oil
Antique Italian Impressionist Capri Seascape Signed Giltwood Framed Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique Italian seascape oil painting. Oil on board. Framed. Signed. Handsomely framed in wide giltwood molding. Excellent condition, ready to hang and enjoy.
Category
1950s Impressionist Unknown Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Portrait Of Lady Isobel Mackenzie, Countess of Seaforth (1636-1715) 17th Century
Located in Blackwater, GB
Portrait Of Lady Isobel Mackenzie, Countess of Seaforth (1636-1715), 17th Century
Studio of John Michael Wright (1617-1694)
Large 17th century portrait of Isobel Mackenzie, Countes...
Category
17th Century Unknown Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Animated Farm and Windmill Scenery
Located in Genève, GE
Work on canvas
Black wooden frame
51 x 73 x 5 cm
Category
18th Century Unknown Paintings
Materials
Oil
Vintage Underwater Fanty Seascape
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
5-2729a Vintage underwater seascape on canvas
Displayed in a silvered wood frame
Image size 15.5x 23
Category
1950s Unknown Paintings
Materials
Oil
$275 Sale Price
59% Off
Abstract Figurative Expressionist painting
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Amazing Figurative Expressionism painting with exceptional color and movement. Oil on canvas, ca. 1960s. Measures 40 x 52 inches. Unsigned and unattributed. Excellent condition.
Category
Mid-20th Century Expressionist Unknown Paintings
Materials
Oil
$975 Sale Price
35% Off
Cloisters, Grand National Steeplechase Horse Racing Champion 1892
Located in Hillsborough, NC
Signed oil on canvas painting of steeplechase race star ‘Cloisters’, winner of the 1893 Grand National in Aintree, Mercyside, England with ab impressive 40 length lead. The horse is ...
Category
1890s English School Unknown Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
An Apostle Painted in the Circle of Peter Paul Rubens, Oil on Canvas
Located in Stockholm, SE
Peter Paul Rubens (circle of)
An Apostle
circular 15.15 inches (38.5 cm)
oil on canvas
Provenance: Bukowskis Auctions, lot 725149, as "Peter Paul Rubens, circle of".
Category
17th Century Unknown Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Holy Fire, Abstract Expressionist Figurative Pastel
Located in Soquel, CA
A unique abstract expressionist pastel drawing by an unknown artist. Depicting a mans face as the focal point with what appears to be chu...
Category
Mid-20th Century Neo-Expressionist Unknown Paintings
Materials
Paper, Pastel, Cardboard
$300 Sale Price
20% Off
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
$984 Sale Price
20% Off
Antique American Impressionist Coastal Sunset Beach Scene Pointillist Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Wonderfully painted sunset coastal beach scene. Framed. Oil on canvas. Image size, 20"H by 24"L.
Category
1940s Impressionist Unknown Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$1,980 Sale Price
20% Off
1951 Swedish Abstract Still Life Oil Painting - Patterns of a Summer Afternoon
Located in Bristol, GB
PATTERNS OF A SUMMER AFTERNOON
Size: 69 x 56.5 cm (including frame)
Oil on canvas
A lively and playful abstracted mid-century still life that transforms everyday objects into rhythm...
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Unknown Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
1972 Modernist Swedish Abstract Landscape Oil Painting - Fields in Late Summer
Located in Bristol, GB
FIELDS IN LATE SUMMER
Size: 40.5 x 49 cm (including frame)
Oil on board
A serene and wonderfully textured modernist style landscape composition, painted in oil onto board and dated ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Unknown Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Antique American Modernist Signed Abstract Expressionist Large Framed Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Impressive early American modernist abstract expressionist large oil painting. Framed. Oil on canvas. Signed. Image size, 31H by 41L.
Category
1960s Abstract Unknown Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Vintage Portrait of a Native American Man
Located in Grand Rapids, MI
American, 20th Century
Signed: Smiley (Lower, Center)
" Portrait of a Native American Man "
Oil on Board
23 3/4" x 17 3/4"
Housed in a 2" Vintage Gold Frame
Overall Size: 27 3/...
Category
Late 20th Century Modern Unknown Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
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
Tropical Blue Water Lush Beach Scene Nicely Framed Seascape Summer Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American impressionist beach scene oil painting. Oil on canvas. Signed. Framed. Measuring 27 by 31 inches overall and 20 by 24 painting alone. In excellent original condition...
Category
1910s Impressionist Unknown Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
$1,820 Sale Price
20% Off
1980s Large Black and White Abstract Painting
Located in Arp, TX
Artist unknown
"Black & White Lounger"
c. 1980s
Acrylic on Strathmore paper
40.5"x25.75" unframed
Unsigned
Very Good Condition - Minor wear consistent with age and history
2" tear o...
Category
1980s Abstract Unknown Paintings
Materials
Paper, Acrylic
$520 Sale Price
35% Off
Portrait Of A Man, 17th/18th Century after Franciabigio (1482-1525)
Located in Blackwater, GB
Portrait Of A Man, 17th/18th Century
after Franciabigio (1482-1525)
Large 17th/18th Century Italian renaissance portrait of a Florentine Man, oil on canvas. Excellent quality and c...
Category
18th Century Unknown Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$4,974 Sale Price
30% Off
Naive Late 19th Century Oil - The Gatehouse
Located in Corsham, GB
Original late 19th century, oil on canvas. Unsigned. Well presented in a gilt-effect frame. On canvas on stretchers.
Category
Late 19th Century Unknown Paintings
Materials
Oil
Nicely Framed American Impressionist Tropical Beach Scene Gold Giltwood Frame
Located in Buffalo, NY
Impressive early American impressionist landscape oil painting. Framed. Oil on board. Image size, 11H by 14L.
Category
1960s Impressionist Unknown Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Naturalistic British painter - 19th century landscape painting - Mountains view
Located in Varmo, IT
European Painter (dated 1925) - Mountain landscape.
62 x 41 cm.
Old oil painting on canvas, without frame.
- Work signed indistinctly lower left.
- Autograph inscriptions and dat...
Category
1920s Naturalistic Unknown Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$836 Sale Price
41% Off
Antique American Modernist Abstract Expressionist New York School Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
American modernist abstract expressionist oil painting. Oil on canvas. Signed verso.
Category
1960s Abstract Unknown Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Modern French Abstract
Located in Houston, TX
Contemporary acrylic abstract using eye catching hues of orange, red, green and blue, circa 1970.
Original artwork on paper displayed on a white mat with a gold border. Archival
p...
Category
1970s Unknown Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Paper
$560 Sale Price
20% Off
19th Century Tonalist Sheep Herder
Located in San Francisco, CA
Charming little 19th century oil on board. I am not sure if it’s European or American. The painting measures 12 inches wide by 6 inches high. The frame is 3/4 of an inch around. Pain...
Category
19th Century Academic Unknown Paintings
Materials
Oil
Five mid 20th century Italian oil landscapes with figures, castles, Churchs
Located in Woodbury, CT
A very interesting set of five mid-20th-century Italian oils on copper.
All five are classical landscape subjects and are signed Roger, though we don't know which artist with the n...
Category
1950s Old Masters Unknown Paintings
Materials
Copper
$4,517 Sale Price
35% Off
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 Paintings
Materials
Oil
$412 Sale Price
20% Off
P. Collins - Framed Early 20th Century Oil, Winter in St Petersburg
Located in Corsham, GB
Early 20th century, oil on canvas. A cold winter's view of St Petersburg with the dome of St Isaac dominant in the city skyline. Well presented in a wooden frame. Signed to the lower...
Category
20th Century Unknown Paintings
Materials
Oil
19th Century Oil - Christ in Prayer
Located in Corsham, GB
An atmospheric portrayal of Christ in prayer, hands clasped and head bowed in a posture of deep reverence. The subject is rendered in warm, rich tones of red and gold against a dark ...
Category
19th Century Unknown Paintings
Materials
Oil
Attrib. Jan Dunselman (1863-1931) - Framed Oil, Woman in Profile
Located in Corsham, GB
A late 19th-century portrait of a woman in a shawl, attributed to Jan Dunselman (1863-1931). The work is unsigned. Presented in a decorative gilt-effect frame with the later inscript...
Category
Late 19th Century Unknown Paintings
Materials
Oil
J. Lazcano After Antonio Arellano - Framed Oil, Spring Flowers in a Wicker Vase
Located in Corsham, GB
This exquisite still life painting showcases a lush bouquet of vibrant flowers arranged in a wicker vase. The composition masterfully balances an array of colourful blooms, including...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Paintings
Materials
Oil
Stunning Art Deco Young Woman Portrait Framed Signed Rare Original Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Exquisite antique portrait painting of a young fashionable woman. Framed. Oil on canvas. Signed. Image size, 31H by 24L.
Category
1960s Abstract Unknown Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$3,800 Sale Price
20% Off
Antique Hudson River School Framed Coastal Luminous Seascape Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American Hudson River School coastal seascape. Most likely a view of Maine. Oil on board. Image size, 8 by 12 inches.
Category
1870s Hudson River School Unknown Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$2,780 Sale Price
20% Off
Vintage Folk Art Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA
Charming mid century or possibly earlier folk painting. It is an oil on board measuring 12 inches wide by 10 inches high. The frame measures 14 inches wide by 12 inches high.
Category
Mid-20th Century Folk Art Unknown Paintings
Materials
Oil
Antique French Impressionist Paris Street Scene Signed Nicely Framed Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Very finely painted early French impressionist street scene. Oil on canvas. Signed illegibly. Framed and ready to hang!
Category
1940s Impressionist Unknown Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$1,020 Sale Price
20% Off
Signed Antique American Modernist Watermelon Still Life Framed Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American school modernist watermelon still life pastel painting. Pastel on paper. Signed. Framed. Measuring 18 by 22 inches overall and 16 by 20 painting alone.
Category
1940s Modern Unknown Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
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