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Artist: Unknown
Roses Cast Aside
Roses Cast Aside

Roses Cast Aside

Located in North Clarendon, VT

A wonderful Boston School still life, Roses Cast Aside. Oil on canvas, no visible signature, 9" x 12", 12.5" x 15.5" framed.

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1890s American Impressionist Unknown Paintings

Materials

Oil

American Impressionist Sunset Sailboat Seascape Framed Original Oil Painting
American Impressionist Sunset Sailboat Seascape Framed Original Oil Painting

American Impressionist Sunset Sailboat Seascape Framed Original Oil Painting

Located in Buffalo, NY

Antique American seascape oil painting . Oil on canvas. Framed. Measuring: 19 by 16 inches overall, and 16 by 12 painting alone. Signed verso. Excellent condition, ready to hang and...

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1950s Impressionist Unknown Paintings

Materials

Oil

German School Miniature - 19th Century Oil, Franz Heinrich Zitz
German School Miniature - 19th Century Oil, Franz Heinrich Zitz

German School Miniature - 19th Century Oil, Franz Heinrich Zitz

Located in Corsham, GB

Dr. Franz Heinrich Zitz (1803-1877), a prominent attorney from Mainz, Germany is depicted here in miniature. He was a member of parliament and served as the head of the militia in Ma...

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19th Century Unknown Paintings

Materials

Oil

Antique 19th Century French Oil Painting Genre Scene Figures Village Tavern Art
Antique 19th Century French Oil Painting Genre Scene Figures Village Tavern Art

Antique 19th Century French Oil Painting Genre Scene Figures Village Tavern Art

Located in Palm Coast, FL

Original antique 19th century oil on canvas depicting a lively French street scene with figures gathered outside a village tavern or inn. The composition shows women in traditional d...

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1890s Impressionist Unknown Paintings

Materials

Oil

'European Street Scene', by an Unknown Artist, Oil on Canvas Painting
'European Street Scene', by an Unknown Artist, Oil on Canvas Painting

'European Street Scene', by an Unknown Artist, Oil on Canvas Painting

Located in Oklahoma City, OK

This 25.5" x 29.5" oil on canvas painting is by an unknown artist; the signature in the bottom right corner reads as 'Pilou' which is a common European surname. The painting depicts ...

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20th Century Impressionist Unknown Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Frederik Svendsen (1885-1975) - Mid 20th Century Oil, Panelled Interior
Frederik Svendsen (1885-1975) - Mid 20th Century Oil, Panelled Interior

Frederik Svendsen (1885-1975) - Mid 20th Century Oil, Panelled Interior

Located in Corsham, GB

This evocative interior scene captures the warmth and character of a rustic colonial-era kitchen, with sunlight streaming through leaded windows to illuminate an array of period furn...

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20th Century Unknown Paintings

Materials

Oil

Vintage American School Coastal Seascape Trompe L'Oeil Modernist Oil Painting
Vintage American School Coastal Seascape Trompe L'Oeil Modernist Oil Painting

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...

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1970s Modern Unknown Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Painting Madonna and Child Crowned Oil on canvas. Italian School 17th Century
Painting Madonna and Child Crowned Oil on canvas. Italian School 17th Century

Painting Madonna and Child Crowned Oil on canvas. Italian School 17th Century

Located in Milan, IT

Oil on Canvas. Central Italian school of the 17th century. The image depicts the Virgin with the baby Jesus sitting on her lap, and both have crowned heads. The Child is depicted in ...

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17th Century Other Art Style Unknown Paintings

Materials

Oil

Mid-17th-Century Dutch School, Mountainous Landscape With Wood, River & Figures
Mid-17th-Century Dutch School, Mountainous Landscape With Wood, River & Figures

Mid-17th-Century Dutch School, Mountainous Landscape With Wood, River & Figures

Located in Cheltenham, GB

This mid-17th-century Dutch landscape painting, executed in oil on canvas, depicts travellers moving through a broad river valley beneath dramatic mountainous peaks. Set within an ex...

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1660s Dutch School Unknown Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Antique American Impressionist Signed Flower Still Life Oil Painting Great Frame
Antique American Impressionist Signed Flower Still Life Oil Painting Great Frame

Antique American Impressionist Signed Flower Still Life Oil Painting Great Frame

Located in Buffalo, NY

Antique American impressionist flower still life oil painting. Oil on canvas, circa 1920. Signed. Image size 20L x 16H. Housed in a period giltwood frame.

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1920s Impressionist Unknown Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Saint Bernadette Soubirous Portrait and Religious Scene (1891)
Saint Bernadette Soubirous Portrait and Religious Scene (1891)

Saint Bernadette Soubirous Portrait and Religious Scene (1891)

Located in Stockholm, SE

This remarkable double-sided devotional painting on copper showcases exceptional craftsmanship and deep spiritual reverence. On the recto, a finely rendered portrait of Saint Bernade...

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1890s Unknown Paintings

Materials

Copper

Vintage French Impressionist Monogrammed High Society Beach Scene Classic Cars
Vintage French Impressionist Monogrammed High Society Beach Scene Classic Cars

Vintage French Impressionist Monogrammed High Society Beach Scene Classic Cars

Located in Buffalo, NY

Vintage French beach scene painting. Watercolor on paper. Signed. Framed. Measuring: 9 by 12 inches overall, and 7.5 by 11 painting alone. Excellent condition, ready to hang and enj...

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1940s Impressionist Unknown Paintings

Materials

Watercolor

"Winter lace 2" Original impressionistic landscape. Large oil painting
"Winter lace 2" Original impressionistic landscape. Large oil painting

"Winter lace 2" Original impressionistic landscape. Large oil painting

Located in Oslo, NO

In crafting this piece, I immersed myself in the serene yet vibrant essence of winter. Through impressionistic strokes in oil, I aimed to capture the intricate dance of light and sha...

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2010s Impressionist Unknown Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Acrylic

Antique 19 century Large Oil Painting on canvas, Female portrait, Dated 1879
Antique 19 century Large Oil Painting on canvas, Female portrait, Dated 1879

Antique 19 century Large Oil Painting on canvas, Female portrait, Dated 1879

Located in Palm Coast, FL

This is an original antique 19th-century large oil painting on canvas painting depicting a portrait of a Lady in a long black dress, standing near a bright red curtain. The painting...

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Late 19th Century Impressionist Unknown Paintings

Materials

Oil

Scandinavian School Early 19th Century Oil - Girl with Ringlets
Scandinavian School Early 19th Century Oil - Girl with Ringlets

Scandinavian School Early 19th Century Oil - Girl with Ringlets

Located in Corsham, GB

This striking early 19th-century Scandinavian portrait, possibly of Norwegian origin, depicts a young woman with distinctive sausage curls adorned with fine hairpins. She wears a bla...

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Early 19th Century Unknown Paintings

Materials

Oil

Late 17th-Century Hessian School, Crucifixion With Donors, Lutheran Painting
Late 17th-Century Hessian School, Crucifixion With Donors, Lutheran Painting

Late 17th-Century Hessian School, Crucifixion With Donors, Lutheran Painting

Located in Cheltenham, GB

This late 17th-century German oil painting depicts the Crucifixion of Christ with kneeling donors, conceived as a complete memorial ensemble within its original inscribed frame. At...

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1690s Unknown Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Mid-17th-Century Madrid School, Saint Elijah
Mid-17th-Century Madrid School, Saint Elijah

Mid-17th-Century Madrid School, Saint Elijah

Located in Cheltenham, GB

This commanding mid-17th-century Spanish Baroque painting depicts Saint Elijah wrapped in a coarse Carmelite habit and raising a flaming sword. Towering within the vertical composit...

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1650s Baroque Unknown Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Antique Italian painter - 18th century figure painting - The fruit seller
Antique Italian painter - 18th century figure painting - The fruit seller

Antique Italian painter - 18th century figure painting - The fruit seller

Located in Varmo, IT

Italian painter (18th century) - The Fruit Seller. 70.5 x 58.5 cm (without frame) - 88.5 x 75.5 cm (with frame). Oil on canvas, in a carved wood frame (not signed). The painting d...

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Early 18th Century Rococo Unknown Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Framed Mid 20th Century Oil - Gentlemen in a Horse Drawn Phaeton
Framed Mid 20th Century Oil - Gentlemen in a Horse Drawn Phaeton

Framed Mid 20th Century Oil - Gentlemen in a Horse Drawn Phaeton

Located in Corsham, GB

Gentlemen riding in a horse drawn phaeton, travelling at speed. Unsigned. Well presented in a wonderful late 19th century gilt frame with bead course, laurel and foliate running patt...

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20th Century Unknown Paintings

Materials

Oil

Antique American Precisionist Coastal Beach Town Framed Seascape Oil Painting
Antique American Precisionist Coastal Beach Town Framed Seascape Oil Painting

Antique American Precisionist Coastal Beach Town Framed Seascape Oil Painting

Located in Buffalo, NY

Antique American modernist beach town oil painting. Oil on board. Framed. Measuring: 22 by 26 inches overall, and 20 by 24 painting alone. Excellent condition, ready to hang and e...

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1940s Surrealist Unknown Paintings

Materials

Oil

1950's French Modernist/Cubist Painting Signed, French Landscape
1950's French Modernist/Cubist Painting Signed, French Landscape

1950's French Modernist/Cubist Painting Signed, French Landscape

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

Artist/ School: Benard Labbe Title: Expressionist landscape Medium: oil painting on board, unframed Size: board: 6.5 x 9 inches Provenance: private collection, France Condition...

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20th Century Unknown Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

French Post-Impressionist Painting, Parisian Seine Bridge with Barge landscape
French Post-Impressionist Painting, Parisian Seine Bridge with Barge landscape

French Post-Impressionist Painting, Parisian Seine Bridge with Barge landscape

Located in Norwich, GB

Dated July 1913 on the verso, this luminous oil offers a rare, intimate glimpse of the Seine at Passy, specifically looking toward the evocatively named l'Île aux Cygnes (the Isle o...

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Early 20th Century Impressionist Unknown Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Antique American Impressionist Framed Good Harbor Beach Boston Area Oil Painting
Antique American Impressionist Framed Good Harbor Beach Boston Area Oil Painting

Antique American Impressionist Framed Good Harbor Beach Boston Area Oil Painting

Located in Buffalo, NY

Amazing early 1900s impressionist beach scene of Good Harbor Beach in Massachusetts. Very finely pained with great color and lots of detail and figures. Located on verso. Nicely f...

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1910s Impressionist Unknown Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Hidden Portraits IX, Acrylic on Canvas, Modern, Circa 1980s, Framed
Hidden Portraits IX, Acrylic on Canvas, Modern, Circa 1980s, Framed

Hidden Portraits IX, Acrylic on Canvas, Modern, Circa 1980s, Framed

Located in London, GB

'Hidden Portraits IX', 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 a...

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1980s Modern Unknown Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Vintage Still Life Post-Impressionist Oil Painting on Canvas in Gilt Frame
Vintage Still Life Post-Impressionist Oil Painting on Canvas in Gilt Frame

Vintage Still Life Post-Impressionist Oil Painting on Canvas in Gilt Frame

Located in AIGNAN, FR

Mid Century still life oil painting on canvas, signed in the bottom right and dated 1953. This is an unusual and stylishly simplistic painting but delightfully charismatic. A ruffl...

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1950s Post-Impressionist Unknown Paintings

Materials

Oil

Roman painter - 18th century Bambocciante landscape with travel scenes
Roman painter - 18th century Bambocciante landscape with travel scenes

Roman painter - 18th century Bambocciante landscape with travel scenes

Located in Varmo, IT

Roman painter (18th century) - Landscape with Wayfarers. 43.5 x 34.5 cm (without frame) - 58.5 x 49.5 cm (with frame). Oil on canvas, in carved and gilded wooden frame (not signed)...

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Early 18th Century Old Masters Unknown Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Ballet Dancers Theatre Stage Study Charcoal Drawing Mid Century Figurative
Ballet Dancers Theatre Stage Study Charcoal Drawing Mid Century Figurative

Ballet Dancers Theatre Stage Study Charcoal Drawing Mid Century Figurative

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

Title: Ballet Dancers Theatre Stage Study Charcoal Drawing Mid Century Figurative Medium: charcoal and white chalk on toned paper unframed image size: 8.75 x 11.75 inches (height x w...

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Mid-20th Century Abstract Expressionist Unknown Paintings

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Chalk, Charcoal

Antique 1905 Scandinavian Romantic Landscape Oil on Canvas Nordic Fjord Signed
Antique 1905 Scandinavian Romantic Landscape Oil on Canvas Nordic Fjord Signed

Antique 1905 Scandinavian Romantic Landscape Oil on Canvas Nordic Fjord Signed

Located in Stockholm, SE

This panoramic, idyllic oil-on-canvas landscape, painted by the artist J. Lorenz in 1905, represents a magnificent example of the Scandinavian academic school. The canvas transports ...

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Early 20th Century Realist Unknown Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Wood, Oil

Antique oil painting of lacemakers by the sea in Brittany, France
Antique oil painting of lacemakers by the sea in Brittany, France

Antique oil painting of lacemakers by the sea in Brittany, France

Located in AIGNAN, FR

Antique oil painting on stretched canvas of lacemakers by the sea, most likely to be Brittany in France. This very unusual and totally charming painting of three lacemakers in a coa...

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Late 19th Century Unknown Paintings

Materials

Oil

Portrait Of A Black & White Jack Russell Terrier, 19th Century HENRY CROWTHER
Portrait Of A Black & White Jack Russell Terrier, 19th Century HENRY CROWTHER

Portrait Of A Black & White Jack Russell Terrier, 19th Century HENRY CROWTHER

Located in Liphook, GB

Portrait Of A Black & White Jack Russell Terrier, 19th Century by Henry CROWTHER - 19th Century Dog Painter 19th Century English portrait of a Black and White Jack Russell Terrie...

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19th Century Unknown Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Rococo Venetian master - 18th century allegorical painting Time and Youth
Rococo Venetian master - 18th century allegorical painting Time and Youth

Rococo Venetian master - 18th century allegorical painting Time and Youth

Located in Varmo, IT

Venetian painter (18th century) - Time and Youth. 59 x 43 cm (unframed) - 70 x 54 cm (framed). Oil on canvas, in a carved and gilded wooden frame (not signed). This small-sc...

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Early 18th Century Rococo Unknown Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

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

Materials

Oil, Board

Willem Heijkoop (b.1942) - Framed 20th Century Oil, Sunlit Living Room
Willem Heijkoop (b.1942) - Framed 20th Century Oil, Sunlit Living Room

Willem Heijkoop (b.1942) - Framed 20th Century Oil, Sunlit Living Room

Located in Corsham, GB

Sunlight floods through a small window to illuminate the interior of a humble Dutch cottage. The scene is filled with homely details, such as a pot cooking over the fire, decorative ...

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20th Century Unknown Paintings

Materials

Oil

Fox Hunting Scene, 19th Century John Frederick II HERRING (1815-1907)
Fox Hunting Scene, 19th Century John Frederick II HERRING (1815-1907)

Fox Hunting Scene, 19th Century John Frederick II HERRING (1815-1907)

Located in Liphook, GB

Fox Hunting Scene, 19th Century John Frederick II HERRING (1815-1907) Large 19th Century English Fox hunting scene, oil on canvas by John Frederick Herring Junior. Excellent quali...

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19th Century Unknown Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Battle Scene Painted on Slate Italian Baroque Painting Unsigned
Battle Scene Painted on Slate Italian Baroque Painting Unsigned

Battle Scene Painted on Slate Italian Baroque Painting Unsigned

Located in Pistoia, IT

Oil painting on slate depicting a battle scene, Italy, 18th century. "Painting on slate" (or painting on stone) is a technique developed in the sixteenth century thanks to Sebastia...

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17th Century Baroque Unknown Paintings

Materials

Slate

Large Vintage American Modernist Framed Abstract Expressionist Signed Painting
Large Vintage American Modernist Framed Abstract Expressionist Signed Painting

Large Vintage American Modernist Framed Abstract Expressionist Signed Painting

Located in Buffalo, NY

Large vintage American modernist oil painting. Oil on canvas. Signed. Framed. Provenance from a Sag Harbor, NY collection. Handsomely framed. Excellent condition, ready to hang and ...

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1960s Abstract Expressionist Unknown Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

German School Miniature - 19th Century Oil, Heinrich von Treitschke
German School Miniature - 19th Century Oil, Heinrich von Treitschke

German School Miniature - 19th Century Oil, Heinrich von Treitschke

Located in Corsham, GB

German historian and political writer Heinrich von Treitschke (1834-1896) is depicted here in miniature. Treitschke held nationalistic views and was an influential proponent of autho...

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19th Century Unknown Paintings

Materials

Oil

Florentine Expressions: Portrait Series XII, Oil on Canvas, 1980s
Florentine Expressions: Portrait Series XII, Oil on Canvas, 1980s

Florentine Expressions: Portrait Series XII, Oil on Canvas, 1980s

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...

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1980s Modern Unknown Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

19th century, Beautiful Hudson River Scene, Landscape, Painting
19th century, Beautiful Hudson River Scene, Landscape, Painting

19th century, Beautiful Hudson River Scene, Landscape, Painting

Located in San Francisco, CA

Beautiful Hudson river scene, landscape, painting Oil on canvas No visible signature Restored 19th century 22 x 34 unframed, 26.75 x 38.5 framed

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19th Century Unknown Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Lady Arabella Stuart (1575-1615), portrayed circa 1600 English School
Lady Arabella Stuart (1575-1615), portrayed circa 1600 English School

Lady Arabella Stuart (1575-1615), portrayed circa 1600 English School

Located in Liphook, GB

Lady Arabella Stuart (1575-1615), portrayed circa 1600 English School - oil on panel Circa 1600 Late Elizabethan portrayal of Lady Arabella Stuart in court attire, oil on panel. Ex...

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17th Century Unknown Paintings

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Oil, Wood Panel

Romeo & Juliet, 19th Century - Lucy Madox BROWN (1843-1894) Pre-Raphaelite
Romeo & Juliet, 19th Century - Lucy Madox BROWN (1843-1894) Pre-Raphaelite

Romeo & Juliet, 19th Century - Lucy Madox BROWN (1843-1894) Pre-Raphaelite

Located in Liphook, GB

Romeo & Juliet, 19th Century Circle of Lucy Madox BROWN (1843-1894) Large 19th Century English Pre-Raphaelite portrait of Romeo & Juliet, oil on canvas laid to board. Excellent qua...

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19th Century Unknown Paintings

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Canvas, 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

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Canvas, Oil

English School Early 19th Century Oil - Portrait of Mary Emerson
English School Early 19th Century Oil - Portrait of Mary Emerson

English School Early 19th Century Oil - Portrait of Mary Emerson

Located in Corsham, GB

A charming early 19th-century portrait depicting Mary Emerson, wife of George Forster of Steel-Hall. The artist captures her in period dress, wearing a finely frilled mob cap typical...

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Early 19th Century Unknown Paintings

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Oil

Bright & Colorful French Signed Abstract Oil Painting Amazing Shapes & Colors
Bright & Colorful French Signed Abstract Oil Painting Amazing Shapes & Colors

Bright & Colorful French Signed Abstract Oil Painting Amazing Shapes & Colors

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

Abstract Composition French School, circa 1970's indistinctly signed and dated oil painting board, unframed overall size: 18 x 21.5 inches condition: overall good and sound provenanc...

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20th Century Abstract Unknown Paintings

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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

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Oil, Panel

Flemish School, Oil on Panel – Interior Scene with Figures
Flemish School, Oil on Panel – Interior Scene with Figures

Flemish School, Oil on Panel – Interior Scene with Figures

Located in Sant Celoni, ES

Charming 19th-century oil on panel attributed to the Flemish School, anonymous artist. This work depicts an intimate interior scene with several figures engaged in daily life, charac...

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Mid-19th Century Old Masters Unknown Paintings

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Oil, Panel

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