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Artist: Unknown
Framed Mid 20th Century Oil - The Farmer's Cottage
Framed Mid 20th Century Oil - The Farmer's Cottage

Framed Mid 20th Century Oil - The Farmer's Cottage

Located in Corsham, GB

Several free range chicken can be seen scratching the foreground of this peaceful cottage scene, with female figure resting on the farmyard gate. Unsigned. Well-presented in a heavy ...

Category

20th Century Unknown Paintings

Materials

Oil

Oleksandr Khrapachov (b.1981) - 2010 Oil, Under Snow
Oleksandr Khrapachov (b.1981) - 2010 Oil, Under Snow

Oleksandr Khrapachov (b.1981) - 2010 Oil, Under Snow

Located in Corsham, GB

Signed to the lower left. Illegibly titled verso and dated. On canvas.

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Paintings

Materials

Oil

Early 20th Century Oil - Basket of Flowers
Early 20th Century Oil - Basket of Flowers

Early 20th Century Oil - Basket of Flowers

Located in Corsham, GB

A delightful arrangement of roses, poet's narcissus, hydrangeas ad forget-me-nots in a wicker basket. Placed on long grass with a butterfly to the foreground, this charming still lif...

Category

20th Century Unknown Paintings

Materials

Oil

Japanese Shunga, Sitting Woman
Japanese Shunga, Sitting Woman

Japanese Shunga, Sitting Woman

Located in New Orleans, LA

A beautiful example of the Japanese art form known as shunga, this sensual work depicts woman exploring her sexuality. Hand-painted on paper with splashes of vivid gouache color, the...

Category

Early 20th Century Other Art Style Unknown Paintings

Materials

Paint, Paper, Gouache

Ecole Hollandaise d'apres Raphael "La vierge de lorette"
Ecole Hollandaise d'apres Raphael "La vierge de lorette"

Ecole Hollandaise d'apres Raphael "La vierge de lorette"

Located in Pasadena, CA

Oil on copper after Raphael " the virgin of Lorette " Chantilly Museum . Ecole Hollandaise from around 1600 . No signature at this time La Vierge de Lorette (Madonna del Loreto) ap...

Category

17th Century Baroque Unknown Paintings

Materials

Oil

Black and White Textured Minimalist Composition in Acrylic on Canvas
Black and White Textured Minimalist Composition in Acrylic on Canvas

Black and White Textured Minimalist Composition in Acrylic on Canvas

Located in Soquel, CA

Black and White Textured Minimalist Composition in Acrylic on Canvas Minimalist composition by an unknown artist (20th Century). The background of this piece is textured using heavy...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Unknown Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Jute, Acrylic

Saint Thomas Apostle Painting, Oil on Copper, Early 19th Century
Saint Thomas Apostle Painting, Oil on Copper, Early 19th Century

Saint Thomas Apostle Painting, Oil on Copper, Early 19th Century

Located in GB

This finely executed 19th-century devotional painting, rendered in oil on copper, depicts Saint Thomas the Apostle, traditionally recognized as the patron saint of architects and bui...

Category

Early 19th Century Old Masters Unknown Paintings

Materials

Copper

Marbleized Abstraction
Marbleized Abstraction

Marbleized Abstraction

Located in Buffalo, NY

An original mid century modern abstract painting.

Category

1970s Modern Unknown Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Early 20th Century Oil - An Embrace
Early 20th Century Oil - An Embrace

Early 20th Century Oil - An Embrace

Located in Corsham, GB

A charming oil sketch of a couple in an embrace. The pair look into each others eyes as they dance in a darkened interior. Unsigned. Presented in a swept gilt frame with ornate folia...

Category

20th Century Unknown Paintings

Materials

Oil

Mid Century Modern Swedish Semi-Abstract Landscape Oil Painting - As Dusk Sets
Mid Century Modern Swedish Semi-Abstract Landscape Oil Painting - As Dusk Sets

Mid Century Modern Swedish Semi-Abstract Landscape Oil Painting - As Dusk Sets

Located in Bristol, GB

AS DUSK SETS Size: 46 x 54 cm (including frame) Oil on canvas A tranquil and atmospheric mid-century semi-abstract landscape composition, executed in oil onto canvas. The painting ...

Category

Mid-20th Century Abstract Expressionist Unknown Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

20th Century French Modernist Gouache Painting Man Playing The Violin
20th Century French Modernist Gouache Painting Man Playing The Violin

20th Century French Modernist Gouache Painting Man Playing The Violin

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

by Paul-Louis Bolot (French 1918-2003) signed original gouache painting on thick paper/ card unframed condition: very good and sound; the edges have a few curls and scuffs/ edge tear...

Category

20th Century Modern Unknown Paintings

Materials

Gouache

Portrait Of A Black Girl With A White Doll, 19th Century  by L P Burey
Portrait Of A Black Girl With A White Doll, 19th Century  by L P Burey

Portrait Of A Black Girl With A White Doll, 19th Century by L P Burey

Located in Blackwater, GB

Portrait Of A Black Girl With A White Doll, 19th Century by L P Burey Large 19th Century American School portrait of a young black girl sitting with a white doll, oil on canvas by ...

Category

19th Century Unknown Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Mid Century Modern Original Geometric Abstract Oil Painting - Orbiting Forms
Mid Century Modern Original Geometric Abstract Oil Painting - Orbiting Forms

Mid Century Modern Original Geometric Abstract Oil Painting - Orbiting Forms

Located in Bristol, GB

ORBITING FORMS Size: 37 x 44 cm (including frame) Oil on canvas A vibrant and dynamic mid-century abstract composition, painted in oil onto canvas. The composition features an arra...

Category

Mid-20th Century Abstract Unknown Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Portrait On Slate Of Pope Innocent XI (blessed Odescalchi), 17th Century
Portrait On Slate Of Pope Innocent XI (blessed Odescalchi), 17th Century

Portrait On Slate Of Pope Innocent XI (blessed Odescalchi), 17th Century

Located in Firenze, IT

Portrait on Slate of Pope Innocent XI (Benedetto Odescalchi), 17th century Technique: Oil on slate ( Black stone) Dimensions 14 × 11.5 cm. Work to be restored. This small-format p...

Category

17th Century Renaissance Unknown Paintings

Materials

Stone

Modern School 1957 Oil - Walking Down The Street
Modern School 1957 Oil - Walking Down The Street

Modern School 1957 Oil - Walking Down The Street

Located in Corsham, GB

Graphic lines, geometric shapes and harsh colours bring this dynamic corner of town to life for the modern art lover. Figures can be seen walking the pav...

Category

Mid-20th Century Unknown Paintings

Materials

Oil

Double Sided Mid 20th Century Oil - Pliant Donkeys
Double Sided Mid 20th Century Oil - Pliant Donkeys

Double Sided Mid 20th Century Oil - Pliant Donkeys

Located in Corsham, GB

A naive mid-century landscape showing figures roaming a quiet hillside with donkeys. To the reverse of the canvas is a second painting depicting a country village scene. Both unsigne...

Category

20th Century Unknown Paintings

Materials

Oil

Capriccio Of Children Playing Outside A Temple, Rome, 18th Century PAOLO PANINI
Capriccio Of Children Playing Outside A Temple, Rome, 18th Century PAOLO PANINI

Capriccio Of Children Playing Outside A Temple, Rome, 18th Century PAOLO PANINI

Located in Blackwater, GB

Capriccio Of Children Playing Outside A Temple, Rome, 18th Century circle of GIOVANNI PAOLO PANINI (1691-1765) - one of a set of 6 Capriccios Huge 18th Century Italian Capriccio of...

Category

18th Century Unknown Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Oil painting, 19th century, river and mountain landscape.
Oil painting, 19th century, river and mountain landscape.

Oil painting, 19th century, river and mountain landscape.

Located in Berlin, DE

Oil painting, 19th century, river and mountain landscape. Oil on canvas. Illegibly signed. Frame damaged. Free shipping only without frame. 76 cm x 94.5 cm without frame.

Category

19th Century Unknown Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

19th century Italian religious purist figurative crucifixion painting
19th century Italian religious purist figurative crucifixion painting

19th century Italian religious purist figurative crucifixion painting

Located in Florence, IT

The painting (oil on canvas 97 x 63 cm, with gilded wooden frame 104 x 71 cm) depicts one of the most dramatic and salient moments in the Christian Catholic religion, namely the cruc...

Category

Early 19th Century Pre-Raphaelite Unknown Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Still Life Flowers Oil on Canvas Painting in Custom Gilt Frame, Signed C.Johnson
Still Life Flowers Oil on Canvas Painting in Custom Gilt Frame, Signed C.Johnson

Still Life Flowers Oil on Canvas Painting in Custom Gilt Frame, Signed C.Johnson

Located in Plainview, NY

A still life oil on canvas painting featuring a bouquet of flowers in a vase. The flowers are primarily roses in various shades of red, pink, and white. The painting is done in a rea...

Category

20th Century Unknown Paintings

Materials

Oil

Portrait of a Miss Anna Davenport, dated 1853  by Charles V BOND (19th century)
Portrait of a Miss Anna Davenport, dated 1853  by Charles V BOND (19th century)

Portrait of a Miss Anna Davenport, dated 1853 by Charles V BOND (19th century)

Located in Blackwater, GB

Portrait of a Miss Anna Davenport, dated 1853 by Charles V BOND (19th century) Large 19th Century American School portrait traditionally identified as a Miss Anna Davenport of Detr...

Category

19th Century Unknown Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Abstract Composition - Oil on canvas 34x46 cm
Abstract Composition - Oil on canvas 34x46 cm

Abstract Composition - Oil on canvas 34x46 cm

Located in Geneva, CH

Work on canvas Wooden frame with golden patina 56,5 x 43,5 x 3,5 cm Monogram M.R

Category

Mid-20th Century Abstract Unknown Paintings

Materials

Oil

“After Storm, Taos–Questa Road” 1968 New Mexico Southwestern Oil Painting
“After Storm, Taos–Questa Road” 1968 New Mexico Southwestern Oil Painting

“After Storm, Taos–Questa Road” 1968 New Mexico Southwestern Oil Painting

Located in Denver, CO

A luminous and atmospheric Southwestern landscape, After Storm, San Cristobal Valley Ranch, Taos–Questa Road, Santa Fe, New Mexico (January 1968) captures the breathtaking serenity t...

Category

1960s American Impressionist Unknown Paintings

Materials

Oil

Oil Portrait of a Victorian Lady, c. 1850
Oil Portrait of a Victorian Lady, c. 1850

Oil Portrait of a Victorian Lady, c. 1850

Located in Chicago, IL

Painted in the 19th century, this exquisite miniature portrait wonderfully exemplifies realism in traditional oil painting. The small artwork is painted in the conventional portraiture style of the Old Masters, and achieves soft realism with fine brushwork and a subdued, neutral palette. The half length portrait depicts a fine Victorian woman dressed in all black with a delicate lace collar and bonnet. She wears a ruby broach...

Category

Mid-19th Century Old Masters Unknown Paintings

Materials

Oil

Carlos Alpizar "Mujer Enamor" Original Surreal Oil Painting C.2000
Carlos Alpizar "Mujer Enamor" Original Surreal Oil Painting C.2000

Carlos Alpizar "Mujer Enamor" Original Surreal Oil Painting C.2000

Located in San Francisco, CA

Carlos Alpizar "Mujer Enamor" Original Surreal Oil Painting C.2000 Woman in Love Original oil on canvas. Signed lower right. Canvas dimensions 46.5" wide x 38.5" high The frame m...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Unknown Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Vase of Flowers - Oil Paint - 1990s
Vase of Flowers - Oil Paint - 1990s

Vase of Flowers - Oil Paint - 1990s

Located in Roma, IT

Oil on canvas realized by an italian painter in 1990s and hand signed "De Silvestri". Very good condition.

Category

1990s Contemporary Unknown Paintings

Materials

Oil

Period, Signed, Barbizon Oil Painting
Period, Signed, Barbizon Oil Painting

Period, Signed, Barbizon Oil Painting

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Beautifully rendered, 19th century, oil-on-board, French, Barbizon-school painting of figures in a landscape - signed, “M. Donat”, lower left, and inscribed by the artist on the reve...

Category

Mid-19th Century Barbizon School Unknown Paintings

Materials

Oil, Wood Panel

Vedutist Venetian painter - 19th century landscape painting - Venice view
Vedutist Venetian painter - 19th century landscape painting - Venice view

Vedutist Venetian painter - 19th century landscape painting - Venice view

Located in Varmo, IT

Venetian painter (19th century) - Venice, view of Campo Santi Giovanni e Paolo. 40 x 63 cm without frame, 49 x 70.5 cm with frame. Antique oil painting on canvas, in an antique gil...

Category

Mid-19th Century Realist Unknown Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Madonna with Child Angels and Saints, XVII-XVIIIth century
Madonna with Child Angels and Saints, XVII-XVIIIth century

Madonna with Child Angels and Saints, XVII-XVIIIth century

Located in Milan, IT

Oil painting on canvas. Northern Italian school of the 17th-18th century. The work of a devotional nature, sees the Madonna, seated on the clouds and assisted by two angels who suppo...

Category

Late 17th Century Other Art Style Unknown Paintings

Materials

Oil

Antique American Modernist New England Farm Scene Pig Portrait Painting
Antique American Modernist New England Farm Scene Pig Portrait Painting

Antique American Modernist New England Farm Scene Pig Portrait Painting

Located in Buffalo, NY

Impressive early American modernist farm landscape with a pig painting by Lawrence Butcher, Jr. (Born 1936). Watercolor and gouache on paper. Framed. Signed. Image size, 10 by 12 inc...

Category

1970s Modern Unknown Paintings

Materials

Oil

"Prowl" Red Abstract Figurative Landscape Signed P. Gonzalez
"Prowl" Red Abstract Figurative Landscape Signed P. Gonzalez

"Prowl" Red Abstract Figurative Landscape Signed P. Gonzalez

Located in Houston, TX

Unique red landscape of a man standing under a tree with black lightening overhead. Done in an expressionist style similar to that of Edvard Munch. Signed, titled, and dated by possi...

Category

1980s Expressionist Unknown Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

W.G.R - Framed Mid 20th Century Oil, Morning Sun
W.G.R - Framed Mid 20th Century Oil, Morning Sun

W.G.R - Framed Mid 20th Century Oil, Morning Sun

Located in Corsham, GB

Impasto work in oil. Signed lower right and dated '57. Presented in a white painted frame with a large inscription verso. On board.

Category

20th Century Unknown Paintings

Materials

Oil

Antique American Modernist Flower Still Life Signed and Framed Oil Painting
Antique American Modernist Flower Still Life Signed and Framed Oil Painting

Antique American Modernist Flower Still Life Signed and Framed Oil Painting

Located in Buffalo, NY

Impressive early American modernist abstract still life oil painting. Framed. Oil on canvas board. Signed. Image size, 24H by 18L.

Category

1940s Modern Unknown Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Mid Century Modern Swedish Abstract Street Scene Oil Painting - Snowy Rooftops
Mid Century Modern Swedish Abstract Street Scene Oil Painting - Snowy Rooftops

Mid Century Modern Swedish Abstract Street Scene Oil Painting - Snowy Rooftops

Located in Bristol, GB

SNOWY ROOFTOPS Size: 32.5 x 32.5 cm (including frame) Oil on board A small yet evocative mid-century abstract painting that presents an interpretation of a wintry urban landscape, e...

Category

Mid-20th Century Modern Unknown Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

American or English School Perched Eagle
American or English School Perched Eagle

American or English School Perched Eagle

Located in Fredericksburg, VA

This striking mid-19th century oil painting captures the drama and majesty of a perched eagle surveying its domain at dusk. Painted around the 1840s, the work evokes the spirit of th...

Category

Mid-19th Century Realist Unknown Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Framed 19th Century Oil - A European Square
Framed 19th Century Oil - A European Square

Framed 19th Century Oil - A European Square

Located in Corsham, GB

This fine oil study shows a quiet European street with towering architecture above a covered wagon and chatting locals. Unsigned. Beautifully presented in a period gilt frame with fl...

Category

19th Century Unknown Paintings

Materials

Oil

Abstract Oil Painting by S. Kissel 20th C.
Abstract Oil Painting by S. Kissel 20th C.

Abstract Oil Painting by S. Kissel 20th C.

Located in San Francisco, CA

Abstract Oil Painting by S. Kissel 20th C. Original oil on paper in shades of green and brown Dimensions 10.5" wide x 19.5" high The frame measures 18" wide x 27" high Signed low...

Category

Late 20th Century Abstract Unknown Paintings

Materials

Oil

Crossing the ford Capriccio Baroque Landscape 18th century Oil Painting
Crossing the ford Capriccio Baroque Landscape 18th century Oil Painting

Crossing the ford Capriccio Baroque Landscape 18th century Oil Painting

Located in Stockholm, SE

As we gaze upon at this artwork, our eyes are immediately drawn to the foreground where a comical spectacle unfolds before us. A carriage, stubbornly stuck in the midst of a ford, se...

Category

Late 18th Century Realist Unknown Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Wood, Cotton Canvas, Oil

Still Life Study Of Whiskey, Wine & Cognac On A Serving Tray, 19th Century
Still Life Study Of Whiskey, Wine & Cognac On A Serving Tray, 19th Century

Still Life Study Of Whiskey, Wine & Cognac On A Serving Tray, 19th Century

Located in Blackwater, GB

Still Life Study Of Whiskey, Wine & Cognac On A Serving Tray, 19th Century French School Large 19th Century French still life of various bottles of alcohol upon a serving tray, oil...

Category

19th Century Unknown Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Saint Lawrence Looking at the Treasures

Saint Lawrence Looking at the Treasures

Located in Fredericksburg, VA

"Saint Lawrence Looking at the Treasures" is a captivating painting attributed to the Bolognese School, a prominent art movement from Bologna, Italy, flourishing primarily in the 16t...

Category

Late 17th Century Old Masters Unknown Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Signed & Framed Mid 20th Century Oil - Quiet Harbour
Signed & Framed Mid 20th Century Oil - Quiet Harbour

Signed & Framed Mid 20th Century Oil - Quiet Harbour

Located in Corsham, GB

Loose oils capture a quiet moment at the harbour. The artwork holds a fluid realism and renders the tranquil moment to a pristine effect. The artwork is unsigned and is well presente...

Category

20th Century Unknown Paintings

Materials

Oil

Mid Century Autumnal Oil Painting with Heavy Impasto
Mid Century Autumnal Oil Painting with Heavy Impasto

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 Paintings

Materials

Oil, Illustration Board, Laid Paper

European or American School Oil Painting; Boat on European Coast
European or American School Oil Painting; Boat on European Coast

European or American School Oil Painting; Boat on European Coast

Located in Fredericksburg, VA

This captivating seascape painting showing two boats: one kidnapping a woman and her slave and the other, more distant is most likely from a European or American school. Although the...

Category

19th Century Unknown Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Margot Smith (1931-2014) - 1984 Oil, The Kilns
Margot Smith (1931-2014) - 1984 Oil, The Kilns

Margot Smith (1931-2014) - 1984 Oil, The Kilns

Located in Corsham, GB

A charming landscape scene with hop kilns and farm buildings. Inscribed with artist name, date and location verso. Presented in a gilt frame. On board.

Category

20th Century Unknown Paintings

Materials

Oil

Tertiaries Colour Exercise, Colour Theory Illustration, c.1940s gouache
Tertiaries Colour Exercise, Colour Theory Illustration, c.1940s gouache

Tertiaries Colour Exercise, Colour Theory Illustration, c.1940s gouache

Located in London, GB

Tertiaries Colour Exercise Gouache 20 x 25 cm Provenance: The family of A. E. Halliwell This vibrant abstract composition explores the harmony of tertiary colours through interwov...

Category

1940s Abstract Unknown Paintings

Materials

Gouache

Mid 20th Century Oil - Late Summer Hay Harvest
Mid 20th Century Oil - Late Summer Hay Harvest

Mid 20th Century Oil - Late Summer Hay Harvest

Located in Corsham, GB

A wonderful c.1950 agricultural study of farm labourers harvesting hay in the summer sunshine. The artist has wonderfully captured the heat of the day and busy workers. This scene co...

Category

Mid-20th Century Unknown Paintings

Materials

Oil

French Abstract - Blue Chevrons
French Abstract - Blue Chevrons

French Abstract - Blue Chevrons

Located in Houston, TX

Impactful abstract painting of triangular shapes in hues of blue floating on a black background, circa 1950. Original artwork on paper displayed on a white mat with a gold border. ...

Category

1940s Abstract Geometric Unknown Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Paper

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