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Our Lady of Solitude, Spanish Colonial School, 18th Century
Our Lady of Solitude, Spanish Colonial School, 18th Century

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...

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18th Century Unknown Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Antique 1868 Oil Portrait Young Woman European Lady Gilt Frame 19th Century
Antique 1868 Oil Portrait Young Woman European Lady Gilt Frame 19th Century

Antique 1868 Oil Portrait Young Woman European Lady Gilt Frame 19th Century

Located in Palm Coast, FL

This authentic 19th-century oil portrait depicts a young European woman in traditional attire, painted with refined academic realism and quiet emotional restraint. The sitter is shown in three-quarter view, wearing a straw hat with a blue ribbon, a lace-trimmed blouse, and a dark bodice, delicately holding a small basket of flowers. The soft transitions of light across the face, gentle blush tones, and composed expression reflect mid-19th-century European portrait traditions, closely aligned with Biedermeier and early Realist aesthetics. The background is intentionally subdued, allowing full focus on the sitter’s character and presence. Brushwork is controlled and confident, with careful modeling of facial features and textiles. The composition suggests a formal studio portrait rather than a genre scene, typical of European academic painting of the period. 📏 Measurements: Painting approx. 19.5" × 24"; Framed approx. 30" × 26" 🎨 Medium: Oil on canvas 🖋️ Artist: Signed and dated 1868 in the lower right (signature partially legible) 🖼️ Frame: Original period gilt wood frame; minor wear, losses, and age-related surface imperfections ✔️ Condition: Stable age-related craquelure throughout. Frame shows minor historical damage consistent with age. This is a genuine antique European oil painting...

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1860s Realist Unknown Paintings

Materials

Oil

Mid-16th-Century Romagnola School The Adoration Of The Magi, Nativity
Mid-16th-Century Romagnola School The Adoration Of The Magi, Nativity

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...

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16th Century Renaissance Unknown Paintings

Materials

Oil, Panel

Antique Fine Framed French Impressionist Street Scene Paris Signed Oil Painting
Antique Fine Framed French Impressionist Street Scene Paris Signed Oil Painting

Antique Fine Framed French Impressionist Street Scene Paris Signed Oil Painting

Located in Buffalo, NY

Antique French impressionist Paris street scene signed oil painting. Oil on canvas. Framed. Signed. In excellent original condition. Handsomely framed in a gold giltwood impression...

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1940s Impressionist Unknown Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

Manner of David Teniers The Younger - 1856 Oil, The Tavern
Manner of David Teniers The Younger - 1856 Oil, The Tavern

Manner of David Teniers The Younger - 1856 Oil, The Tavern

Located in Corsham, GB

This intimate genre scene depicts figures gathered around a table in a dimly lit tavern interior, rendered in the characteristic warm earth tones and dramatic chiaroscuro lighting ty...

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Mid-19th Century Unknown Paintings

Materials

Oil

Sedona Red Bluffs and Seguaro Cactus Abstract
Sedona Red Bluffs and Seguaro Cactus Abstract

Sedona Red Bluffs and Seguaro Cactus Abstract

Located in Soquel, CA

Stunning and bright mid-century abstracted Sedona desert landscape of red bluffs and Seguaro cactus by unknown artist, 1957. Signed lower left illegibly and dated "June 1957" on vers...

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1950s Abstract Unknown Paintings

Materials

Masonite, Oil

Mid-Century Painting Drawing Framed Colorful Texture New York Estate Red Black
Mid-Century Painting Drawing Framed Colorful Texture New York Estate Red Black

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...

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1970s Minimalist Unknown Paintings

Materials

Coating, Oil Pastel, Acrylic

Finely Painted Framed Antique American Impressionist Fall Landscape Oil Painting
Finely Painted Framed Antique American Impressionist Fall Landscape Oil Painting

Finely Painted Framed Antique American Impressionist Fall Landscape Oil Painting

Located in Buffalo, NY

Antique American impressionist landscape oil painting. Oil on canvas. Signed. Framed. Measuring 20 by 25 inches overall and 16 by 20 painting alone.

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Early 1900s Impressionist Unknown Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Gustave Helinck (1884-1954) - Early 20th Century Oil, A View of the Coupure
Gustave Helinck (1884-1954) - Early 20th Century Oil, A View of the Coupure

Gustave Helinck (1884-1954) - Early 20th Century Oil, A View of the Coupure

Located in Corsham, GB

A charming early 20th-century oil painting depicting the Coupure Canal in Bruges, Belgium. With loose, impressionistic brushwork, the artist renders a serene scene, capturing the sof...

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20th Century Unknown Paintings

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Oil

Still Life of Peaches, Mid Century Mondern
Still Life of Peaches, Mid Century Mondern

Still Life of Peaches, Mid Century Mondern

Located in Grand Rapids, MI

American, 20th Century Signed: Klug '67 (Right, Center) " Still Life of Peaches ", 1967 Oil on Masonite 24" x 30" House in a 3 1/2" Frame with a 1" Linen Liner Overall Size:...

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Mid-20th Century American Modern Unknown Paintings

Materials

Masonite, Oil

'San Giorgio Maggiore, Venice', Catholic Church, Venetian Vedute, St.Mark's
'San Giorgio Maggiore, Venice', Catholic Church, Venetian Vedute, St.Mark's

'San Giorgio Maggiore, Venice', Catholic Church, Venetian Vedute, St.Mark's

Located in Santa Cruz, CA

View of Venice. Inscribed indistinctly with signature lower left and painted circa 1900. Additional inscriptions, verso, in graphite. Framed dimensions: 10H x 1.25D x 16.5W inches. ...

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Early 1900s Impressionist Unknown Paintings

Materials

Oil, Panel

Late 19th Century Oil - The League
Late 19th Century Oil - The League

Late 19th Century Oil - The League

Located in Corsham, GB

A charming depiction of a young boy reading a paper titled 'The League'. Inscribed verso 'Sketch by E. Brothers'. Presented in a gilt frame with elaborate foliate ornamentation. On c...

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Late 19th Century Unknown Paintings

Materials

Oil

19th Century Oil - The Maid and the Dog
19th Century Oil - The Maid and the Dog

19th Century Oil - The Maid and the Dog

Located in Corsham, GB

A charming scene depicting a woman and her dog in a kitchen interior. The dog eats scraps from the floor whilst the woman washes dishes, looking directly to the artist, capturing a g...

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19th Century Unknown Paintings

Materials

Oil

H. Hermans - Early 20th Century Oil, Working on a Winter's Day
H. Hermans - Early 20th Century Oil, Working on a Winter's Day

H. Hermans - Early 20th Century Oil, Working on a Winter's Day

Located in Corsham, GB

A charming early 20th century oil by the artist H. Hermans. This atmospheric winter landscape depicts a snow-covered rural road lined with bare trees. A small figure and a horse-draw...

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20th Century Unknown Paintings

Materials

Oil

J. Somerville  - 1884 Oil, Falstaff
J. Somerville  - 1884 Oil, Falstaff

J. Somerville - 1884 Oil, Falstaff

Located in Corsham, GB

A charming depiction of a man in Elizabethan costume dressed as Falstaff, a fictional character who features in three of Shakespeare's plays. Signed and dated to the upper left. Pre...

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Late 19th Century Unknown Paintings

Materials

Oil

Vintage American Modernist Abstract Expressionist Framed MCM Oil Painting
Vintage American Modernist Abstract Expressionist Framed MCM Oil Painting

Vintage American Modernist Abstract Expressionist Framed MCM Oil Painting

Located in Buffalo, NY

Vintage American modernist abstract oil painting. Oil on board. Signed. Framed. Provenance from a Sag Harbor, NY collection. Measuring: 15 by 19 inches overall. Handsomely framed in...

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1940s Abstract Expressionist Unknown Paintings

Materials

Oil

Power Grab in Primary Colors
Power Grab in Primary Colors

Power Grab in Primary Colors

Located in San Francisco, CA

Locked in an embrace, two of the three primary colors set against a yellow background might represent the contentment of enduring intimacy, or the grip technology has on all of us, o...

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1960s Abstract Unknown Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

antique Pichhvai textile with Lord Krishna
antique Pichhvai textile with Lord Krishna

antique Pichhvai textile with Lord Krishna

Located in Kingston, WA

The central theme in most Pichhvai paintings is the depiction of Lord Krishna, often in his form as Shreenathji.1 These paintings often depict his childhood stories and divine pastim...

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Late 19th Century Folk Art Unknown Paintings

Materials

Textile

Hidden Portraits I
Hidden Portraits I

Hidden Portraits I

Located in London, GB

'Hidden Portraits I', acrylic on canvas mounted on board, Florentine School (circa 1980s-90s). This gallery has acquired a number of paintings through an intermediary of an ageing ar...

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1980s Abstract Unknown Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

French Impressionist Landscape, Small Original signed Oil Painting, Nature, Land
French Impressionist Landscape, Small Original signed Oil Painting, Nature, Land

French Impressionist Landscape, Small Original signed Oil Painting, Nature, Land

Located in AIX-EN-PROVENCE, FR

Subject : Small oil painting of a landscape in the French countryside, in excellent condition. The work presents a bucolic landscape of striking visual richness. A winding path cut...

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Early 2000s Post-Impressionist Unknown Paintings

Materials

Oil

Painting Madonna Orante, Copy from Sassoferrato 18th century
Painting Madonna Orante, Copy from Sassoferrato 18th century

Painting Madonna Orante, Copy from Sassoferrato 18th century

Located in Milan, IT

Oil on Canvas. This is a copy of a Praying Madonna painted by Giovan Battista Salvi, known as Sassoferrato, who became known for this type of depiction of Mary, portrayed in an attit...

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18th Century Other Art Style Unknown Paintings

Materials

Oil

Georges Eugene Delhomme (1904-1989) - Mid 20th Century Oil, Nogent-sur-Marne
Georges Eugene Delhomme (1904-1989) - Mid 20th Century Oil, Nogent-sur-Marne

Georges Eugene Delhomme (1904-1989) - Mid 20th Century Oil, Nogent-sur-Marne

Located in Corsham, GB

This impressionistic landscape painting captures a serene pastoral scene featuring tall winter trees framing an open field or meadow under a soft, clouded sky. Signed to the lower l...

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20th Century Unknown Paintings

Materials

Oil

Edward de Looz-Block - Late 19th Century Oil, Leeboard Barges
Edward de Looz-Block - Late 19th Century Oil, Leeboard Barges

Edward de Looz-Block - Late 19th Century Oil, Leeboard Barges

Located in Corsham, GB

An original landscape painting by the Dutch artist Edward de Looz-Block. Leeboard barges on a broad river, probably the Schelde. Signed to the lower right. Well presented in a decora...

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Late 19th Century Unknown Paintings

Materials

Oil

Early 17th-Century Spanish School, The Baptism Of Christ
Early 17th-Century Spanish School, The Baptism Of Christ

Early 17th-Century Spanish School, The Baptism Of Christ

Located in Cheltenham, GB

This exquisite early 17th-century oil on copper depicts The Baptism of Christ. Its composition is derived from an engraving by Adriaen Collaert (c.1560-1618) after Maerten de Vos (15...

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1620s Baroque Unknown Paintings

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Copper

English School Early 19th Century Oil - Portrait of George Forster
English School Early 19th Century Oil - Portrait of George Forster

English School Early 19th Century Oil - Portrait of George Forster

Located in Corsham, GB

A charming early 19th-century portrait depicting George Forster of Steel-Hall. The artist captures him in his best attire, wearing a fine silk necktie. Unsigned. Well presented in an...

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Early 19th Century Unknown Paintings

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Oil

19th Century Oil - A Game of Boules
19th Century Oil - A Game of Boules

19th Century Oil - A Game of Boules

Located in Corsham, GB

An amusing scene depicting fashionable men and women playing a game of boules in a park. One man measures the distance between the boules to determine the winner, whilst another gest...

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19th Century Unknown Paintings

Materials

Oil

Antique American Framed Mid Century Modern Abstract Expressionist Oil Painting
Antique American Framed Mid Century Modern Abstract Expressionist Oil Painting

Antique American Framed Mid Century Modern Abstract Expressionist Oil Painting

Located in Buffalo, NY

Very nicely painted mid century abstract expressionist oil painting. Oil on board. Framed. Great colors and bold brush strokes.

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1950s Abstract Expressionist Unknown Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Cala Lillies in Asian Vase
Cala Lillies in Asian Vase

Cala Lillies in Asian Vase

Located in North Clarendon, VT

Well painted American School impressionist still life. Oil on Canvas, signed and dated upper left. Can you solve the mystery. Housed in a nice frame, 16" x 14", 30.5" x 18.5" frame...

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1920s American Impressionist Unknown Paintings

Materials

Oil

Albert Dunington (1860-1928) - 1891 Oil, Nine Miles to Windsor
Albert Dunington (1860-1928) - 1891 Oil, Nine Miles to Windsor

Albert Dunington (1860-1928) - 1891 Oil, Nine Miles to Windsor

Located in Corsham, GB

An expansive view of the English countryside by Nottingham-born artist Albert Dunington (1860-1928). A farmer leads his horse and cart along a rugged track whilst his son and dog wal...

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Late 19th Century Unknown Paintings

Materials

Oil

American School Signed Framed Nude Woman Portrait Impressionist Oil Painting
American School Signed Framed Nude Woman Portrait Impressionist Oil Painting

American School Signed Framed Nude Woman Portrait Impressionist Oil Painting

Located in Buffalo, NY

Vintage American school impressionist nude interior scene oil painting. Oil on canvas. Signed. Framed. Provenance from a Sag Harbor, NY collection. Measuring: 18 by 21 inches overall...

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1930s Impressionist Unknown Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Surrealist Still Life with a Guitar
Surrealist Still Life with a Guitar

Surrealist Still Life with a Guitar

Located in San Francisco, CA

When you enter visually into the sumptuous scene captured in this painting, the unknown artist is playing with you. They are teasing you to slightly suspend your careful awareness of...

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1940s Surrealist Unknown Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Landscape
Landscape

Landscape

Located in Genève, GE

Work on canvas Illegible signature

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1930s Unknown Paintings

Materials

Oil

Romantic European painter - 19th century figure painting - Portrait of lady
Romantic European painter - 19th century figure painting - Portrait of lady

Romantic European painter - 19th century figure painting - Portrait of lady

Located in Varmo, IT

Romantic painter (second half of the 19th century) - Portrait of a Lady. 45.5 x 31 cm (unframed) — 74 x 60 cm (framed). Oil on canvas, in a carved wooden frame (not signed). Full-...

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Mid-19th Century Romantic Unknown Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Vintage American Modernist Gallery Exhibited Hawaiian Farm Landscape Painting
Vintage American Modernist Gallery Exhibited Hawaiian Farm Landscape Painting

Vintage American Modernist Gallery Exhibited Hawaiian Farm Landscape Painting

Located in Buffalo, NY

Vintage American modernist landscape oil painting. Oil on canvas. Unsigned. Framed. Provenance from a gallery collection. Handsomely framed in a giltwood molding. Excellent conditio...

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1960s Modern Unknown Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Antique American Modernist SunFlower Still Life Framed Landscape Oil Painting
Antique American Modernist SunFlower Still Life Framed Landscape Oil Painting

Antique American Modernist SunFlower Still Life Framed Landscape Oil Painting

Located in Buffalo, NY

Antique American school modernist still life painting. Oil on board. Signed. Framed. In excellent original condition. Handsomely framed in a gold giltwood molding. Excellent c...

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1930s Modern Unknown Paintings

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Oil, Board

Jockeys at the Rail
Jockeys at the Rail

Jockeys at the Rail

Located in San Francisco, CA

There’s an instant in a competitive horse race—whether it’s at Churchill Downs, Del Mar, Santa Anita Park, Saratoga or Belmont—of the utmost ferocity. That’s when the riders are jamm...

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1960s Modern Unknown Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

1967 Mid Century Swedish Abstract Landscape Oil Painting - Golden Fields
1967 Mid Century Swedish Abstract Landscape Oil Painting - Golden Fields

1967 Mid Century Swedish Abstract Landscape Oil Painting - Golden Fields

Located in Bristol, GB

GOLDEN FIELDS Size: 48.5 x 108 cm (including frame) Oil on canvas A serene mid-century modern landscape that presents a cluster of farmhouses set against expansive, sun-washed field...

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Mid-20th Century Modern Unknown Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Main Coastal Landscape
Main Coastal Landscape

Main Coastal Landscape

Located in Douglas Manor, NY

6165 Maine costal landscape Set in a brack frame with gold trime Image size 13.5x10.5" Signed on verso

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1980s Unknown Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

Fine 18th Century Oil - Mary Magdalene
Fine 18th Century Oil - Mary Magdalene

Fine 18th Century Oil - Mary Magdalene

Located in Corsham, GB

A striking 18th century oil depicting a pious Mary Magdalene. The artist portrays the saint with long, flowing blonde hair and penitent tears in her eyes. A skull at her hands remind...

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Early 18th Century Unknown Paintings

Materials

Oil

Colin. F. Ross - Fine 19th Century Oil, The Orphan
Colin. F. Ross - Fine 19th Century Oil, The Orphan

Colin. F. Ross - Fine 19th Century Oil, The Orphan

Located in Corsham, GB

An evocative 19th-century miniature portrait depicting a young orphan girl dressed in mourning black, her expression solemn and downcast as she gazes toward the floor. One delicate h...

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19th Century Unknown Paintings

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Oil

Abstract Expressionist Painting American Late 1960's Mid Century New York Brown
Abstract Expressionist Painting American Late 1960's Mid Century New York Brown

Abstract Expressionist Painting American Late 1960's Mid Century New York Brown

Located in Buffalo, NY

Mid Century Modern, American Abstract Expressionist Painting on Masonite. This wonderful work in hues of blue comes house in a contemporary natural wood frame presentation.. The ar...

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1960s Abstract Expressionist Unknown Paintings

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Masonite, Acrylic

18th Century European Portrait of an Angel, Oil on Canvas
18th Century European Portrait of an Angel, Oil on Canvas

18th Century European Portrait of an Angel, Oil on Canvas

Located in SANTA FE, NM

18th Century European Portrait of an Angel, Oil on Canvas Unsigned 19 x 14 1/4 inches This lovely and sensitively painting has been examined by a professional restorer who was forme...

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18th Century Old Masters Unknown Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Vintage Mid Century Swedish Original Abstract Oil Painting - Windowlight Mosaic
Vintage Mid Century Swedish Original Abstract Oil Painting - Windowlight Mosaic

Vintage Mid Century Swedish Original Abstract Oil Painting - Windowlight Mosaic

Located in Bristol, GB

WINDOWLIGHT MOSAIC Size: 38 x 44 cm (including frame) Oil on canvas A radiant mid-century composition that balances abstraction with suggestion, executed in oil onto canvas. This p...

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Mid-20th Century Modern Unknown Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Between Lessons – A Schoolboy Lost in Thought
Between Lessons – A Schoolboy Lost in Thought

Between Lessons – A Schoolboy Lost in Thought

Located in Stockholm, SE

Unidentified Artist Schoolboy, Early 1900s century signed lower left oil on canvas unframed 24 × 29 cm (9.4 × 11.4 in) framed 41 × 47 cm (16.1 × 18.5 in) This intimate genre pain...

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Early 20th Century Romantic Unknown Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Original, Turn of the Century Self-Portrait
Original, Turn of the Century Self-Portrait

Original, Turn of the Century Self-Portrait

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Deftly painted, oil on canvas picture of a young man in three-quarter profile. Held in a hand carved, period frame. Signed "Ackerman" on the lower right and labeled again via an insc...

Category

Early 1900s Unknown Paintings

Materials

Canvas

Vintage American Impressionist Landscape Signed Lake Scene Framed Oil Painting
Vintage American Impressionist Landscape Signed Lake Scene Framed Oil Painting

Vintage American Impressionist Landscape Signed Lake Scene Framed Oil Painting

Located in Buffalo, NY

Vintage American impressionist landscape oil painting. Oil on board. Framed. Signed. Measuring: 17 by 20 inches overall, and 12 by 16 painting alone. Handsomely framed in wide moder...

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1950s Impressionist Unknown Paintings

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Oil, Board

Erich Kruger (1897 - 1978) Floral Still life
Erich Kruger (1897 - 1978) Floral Still life

Erich Kruger (1897 - 1978) Floral Still life

Located in San Francisco, CA

Erich Kruger (1897-1978) Floral Still life Oil on canvas Pink poppies + Hydrangeas 23.5 x 331.5 unframed, 37.5.x 25.5 framed

Category

20th Century Unknown Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Framed 19th Century Oil - Figure on a Wooded Path
Framed 19th Century Oil - Figure on a Wooded Path

Framed 19th Century Oil - Figure on a Wooded Path

Located in Corsham, GB

A solitary figure walks along a wooded path, where the dappled sunlight breaks through the foliage. Well presented in an ornate gilt frame with an arched window. Unsigned. On canvas ...

Category

19th Century Unknown Paintings

Materials

Oil

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