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Artist: Unknown
Antique American Impressionist Fishing Harbor Sailboat Seascape Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American impressionist coastal seascape painting. Oil on board. In excellent original condition. Handsomely framed in a gold giltwood molding. Excellent condition, ready ...
Category

1920s Impressionist Unknown Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

French School Mid 20th Century Oil - Cottage and Apple Blossom Trees
Located in Corsham, GB
A charming oil study depicting a rural cottage in the French countryside. Apple blossom tree stand in the foreground beneath clear skies, making for a delightful springtime compositi...
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20th Century Unknown Paintings

Materials

Oil

American Abstract Expressionist Mid Century Framed Vintage Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Pure mid century abstract expressionist painting. Great colors and movement. Oil on canvas. Framed. No signature found.
Category

1960s Abstract Expressionist Unknown Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Antique American Mid Century Modern Cubist Abstract Architectural Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Vintage American school modernist painting. Oil on canvas, circa 1940. Unsigned. Image size, 30L x 24H. Housed in a period frame.
Category

1940s Modern Unknown Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Portrait Of A Prize Longhorn Staffordshire Bull, early 19th Century
Located in Blackwater, GB
Portrait Of A Prize Longhorn Staffordshire Bull, early 19th Century circle of William Henry DAVIS (1786-1865) Large 19th Century English portrait of a prize Longhorn Staffordshire...
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19th Century Unknown Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Ashton Booth - Framed 20th Century Oil, Portrait of a Gyrfalcon
Located in Corsham, GB
A signed and dated 1976 oil on board portrait of a fierce gyrfalcon, scouting for prey in a winter landscape. Well presented in its original frame. Labelled verso.
Category

20th Century 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

Large American Modernist Post Impressionist Framed Portrait Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Vintage American modernist oil painting. Oil on canvas. Framed. No signature found.
Category

1950s Modern Unknown Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

W. Williamson - Framed 19th Century Oil, Rural Landscape with Figures Fishing
Located in Corsham, GB
An accomplished 19th-century rural landscape depicting two figures fishing in a quiet river with a country cottage smoking away in the background. Well presented in a gilt-effect fra...
Category

19th Century Unknown Paintings

Materials

Oil

1920's French Charcoal Sketch of Seated Nude Lady The Artists Model
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
"The Artists Model" French School, circa 1920's charcoal drawing on paper, unframed paper: 24.5 x 17.5 inches Condition report: The painting is in good and sound condition
Category

Early 20th Century Impressionist Unknown Paintings

Materials

Charcoal

Antique Roman painter - 18th century landscape painting - Wanderers - Italy
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. Antique oil painting on canvas, in a carved and gilded wooden fram...
Category

Early 18th Century Old Masters Unknown Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Oil on Board 'Rape of Europa' Pseudo Giampietrino B, 1930s-40s, 16th cent
Located in Milan, IT
In the panel depicting the mythological episode of the Rape of Europa, the foreground is occupied by the two main characters: Zeus in the guise of a bull, his neck and horns adorned ...
Category

16th Century Other Art Style Unknown Paintings

Materials

Oil

Painting Holy Family with Saints 17th century
Located in Milan, IT
Oil on Canvas. Venetian school of the 17th century. The figures, portrayed in the half-length foreground, have Mary placed in the center holding the infant Jesus; behind them on the ...
Category

17th Century Other Art Style Unknown Paintings

Materials

Oil

19th-century Orientalist Reclining Odalisque Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA
Was she a gift to the Sultan, deliciously bejeweled and enrobed in the finest embroidered silks? By this time, resigned to her fate, the once Christian Circassian girl would have bee...
Category

1880s French School Unknown Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Harlem Renaissance Signed Ellis Original Abstract Portrait Framed Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American modernist abstract painting. Oil on board, circa 1940. Signed. Image size 22L x 30H. Housed in a period modern frame.
Category

1940s Modern Unknown Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Dutch School 18th Century Oil - A Meal at the Inn
Located in Corsham, GB
A charming 18th-century tavern scene, depicting peasants gathered around a table enjoying a meal. Unsigned. Presented in gilt frame with unique corner ornaments featuring phoenix, ac...
Category

Early 18th Century Unknown Paintings

Materials

Oil

Antique American Winter Landscape Oil Painting of an Old New England Village
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
5160 Antique winter landscape oil painting Framed . Image size 15.5x19.5" Signed H.Katz 1945
Category

1940s Unknown Paintings

Materials

Oil

Vintage American Beach Scene Monogrammed Nature Study Modernist Frame
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American modernist beach scene oil painting. Oil on board. Framed. Image size, 16L x 20H.
Category

1960s Modern Unknown Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

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

Continental School Early 20th Century Oil - A Winter Street Scene
Located in Corsham, GB
This charming early 20th century painting depicts a quaint village street lined with rustic buildings, dominated by a prominent church spire in the background. Unsigned. Well present...
Category

20th Century Unknown Paintings

Materials

Oil

Portrait Of Emperor Nicholas I Of Russia (1796-1855) On Horseback, 19th Century
Located in Blackwater, GB
Portrait Of Emperor Nicholas I Of Russia (1796-1855) On Horseback, 19th Century circle of Heinrich Muller (1781-1851) Large 19th Century portrait of Nicholas I, Emperor of Russia o...
Category

19th Century Unknown Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Antique American 1918 Stratford Connecticut Framed Impressionist Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Early American impressionist landscape painting. Framed. Possibly signed verso. Oil on board.
Category

1910s Impressionist Unknown Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Antique American Impressionist Framed East Hampton Landscape Original Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique impressionist landscape pastel painting. Framed. In excellent original condition. Handsomely framed in a silverwood molding. Excellent condition, ready to hang and enjoy.
Category

1960s Impressionist Unknown Paintings

Materials

Board, Pastel

California Poppies Watercolor
Located in New York, NY
Watercolor illustration for a series of commercial seed packets. Printed by Stecher-Traung Lithograph Corporation, Rochester, NY, circa 1935. Some staining...
Category

1930s Unknown Paintings

Materials

Watercolor, Board

Nicely Framed Detailed American School Antique Beach Scene Original Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Very finely painted early 1900s American impressionist beach scene. Oil on board. Framed. Signed verso. Great colors and very well painted. Excellent ready to hang condition.
Category

Early 1900s Impressionist Unknown Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Portrait of a Noble 17th Century
Located in Milan, IT
Oil on Canvas. Portrait of a nobleman, proud with his hand resting on the 'hilt of his sword and dressed in an ermine-edged cloak. On the upper right appears the coat of arms of his ...
Category

17th Century Other Art Style Unknown Paintings

Materials

Oil

Antique American Modernist Framed Abstract Expressionist Signed Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Wonderful early American modernist abstract expressionist oil painting. Framed. Oil on canvas. Signed.
Category

1950s Abstract Unknown Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Andre Picot Paris Street Scene "Porte St Denn"
Located in San Francisco, CA
Andre Picot: 1919-1992. Listed French painter with auction records over $2000. Oil on canvas measuring 36 inches wide by 24 high. The fabulous vintage frame me...
Category

Mid-20th Century Unknown Paintings

Materials

Oil

Escuela Colonial Siglo XVIII - XIX Óleo sobre cristal - Virgen con niño.
Located in Sant Celoni, ES
Muy interesante ÓLEO SOBRE CRISTAL, representando a una Virgen con Niño, de finales del siglo XVIII principios del XIX. Escuela colonial, va con un fino marco de madera dorada al oro...
Category

Late 18th Century Old Masters Unknown Paintings

Materials

Oil

Antique Tropical Island Men Preparing to Set Sail
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
5070 Antique oil painting men on tropical island setting sail
Category

1940s Unknown Paintings

Materials

Oil

A basket upgrade (springer spaniel)
Located in London, GB
Painted in 1922, this sensitive and beautifully observed portrait captures the quiet intelligence and loyal character of a liver-and-white Springer Spaniel. Seated with dignity on a ...
Category

1920s Realist Unknown Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Expressions in Bloom: Portraits from the 20th Century IV - Florentine School
Located in London, GB
'Expressions in Bloom: Portraits from the 20th Century IV', oil on canvas mounted on board, Florentine School (circa 1980s-90s). This gallery has acquired a number of paintings throu...
Category

1980s Modern Unknown Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Board

Vintage French Oversized Rose Flower Boquet
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
6048 French oversized rosed filled boquet Set in an ornate frame. Image size 23,5x29.5"
Category

1960s Unknown Paintings

Materials

Oil

English School 19th Century Oil - Gentleman in Black Neckerchief
Located in Corsham, GB
This portrait features a gentleman in dark attire set against a neutral background, creating a striking contrast that draws focus to the subject's face and upper body. Unsigned. Bea...
Category

19th Century Unknown Paintings

Materials

Oil

Large Antique Bird Still Life Oil Painting heron farmhouse hunting scene 1904
Located in AIGNAN, FR
Large Antique Hunting Painting still life of a heron.  This unusual oil painting on canvas is signed in the bottom right and dated 04 (1904)....
Category

Early 1900s French School Unknown Paintings

Materials

Oil

David Buchanan - Mid 20th Century Oil, Spring Lambs
Located in Corsham, GB
A charming landscape painting depicting spring lambs on the high meadows. Signed lower right. On hessian.
Category

20th Century Unknown Paintings

Materials

Oil

Overlooking the Bay - Coastal Maine Landscape in Oil on Masonite by Lydia 1957
Located in Soquel, CA
Overlooking the Bay - Coastal Landscape in Oil on Masonite Serene coastal landscape by unknown artist "Lydia" (American, 20th century). The viewer stands at a vantage point above a small coastal town in possibly Maine. The town is nestled in lush landscape, full of vibrant foliage. Beyond the town, there is a bay with prominent cliffs surrounding it. Signed and dated "Lydia 57" in the lower right corner. Board size: 15.5"H x 19.5"W We are researching Lydia Cooley Freeman (American, 1906-1998) as a possible artist for this painting. Born in Tacoma, Washington on January 13, 1906, Lydia Cooley, by the 1930s, had settled in New York City where she studied at the Art Students League under John Sloan. Her portraits of women, children and the working class are of the Ash Can school...
Category

1950s American Impressionist Unknown Paintings

Materials

Masonite, Oil

Early German Realistic Military Portrait of a Man (Johann Ludwig-Mosley)
Located in Houston, TX
Realistic early German portrait painting of Johann Ludwig-Mosley wearing his various military awards. The back features further documentation about the man's life and service. Curren...
Category

Late 19th Century Realist Unknown Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Abstract Composition Diptych
Located in Astoria, NY
Abstract Composition Diptych, Mixed Media on Paper, laid on board, overlapping transparent circles with a flock of teardrops, apparently unsigned, unframed. Panel: 24" H x 24" W. Pro...
Category

Late 20th Century Abstract Unknown Paintings

Materials

Paper, Ink, Watercolor, Gouache, Board

Huge Antique French Rococo Oil Painting Mythological Lovers in Landscape
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Hunter French School, late 19th century oil painting on canvas, framed framed size: 32 x 42 inches provenance: private collection, France Superb large scale French oil painting,...
Category

Late 19th Century Rococo Unknown Paintings

Materials

Oil

Geraniums, a Cigar & Nude Figure Still Life
Located in Soquel, CA
Unique still life of a table with geraniums and a lit cigar, with a framed painting of a nude in a forest setting in the background by an unknown artist (American, 20th Century). Pre...
Category

Mid-20th Century American Impressionist Unknown Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Cardboard

Rende - Early 20th Century Oil, The Parked Straw Cart
Located in Corsham, GB
An captivating continental landscape in oil, showing a straw laden cart on the verge of a country lane. The oil has been signed by the artist to the lower right. On canvas on stretch...
Category

20th Century Unknown Paintings

Materials

Oil

Antique American Impressionist Winter Landscape Signed Framed Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Impressive American impressionist winter landscape oil painting. Framed. Oil on board. Signed. Image size, 9H by 11L.
Category

1930s Impressionist Unknown Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Pond, Southwest Of France, Oil On Cardboard, Early 20th Century
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Southwest Pond. Oil on cardboard, early 20th century. Good condition, needs cleaning. 28 x 23.5 cm.
Category

Early 20th Century Unknown Paintings

Materials

Oil, Cardboard

Antique American School Abstract Expressionist Signed Modernist Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Oil on board. Framed.
Category

1960s Abstract Unknown Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Fishing Village at Sunset by Ramos Philippines
Located in Soquel, CA
Vibrant coastal village scene by Ramoz (Ramos) (20th Century). The setting sun casts an orange glow across a coastal village. Two people carry baskets on their heads as they unload a...
Category

1960s English School Unknown Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Vintage Impressionist Landscape California Coastal Inlet
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
3991A Vintage Impressionist landscape California coastal inlet. Set in a custom silvered wood frame Image size 23.5x19.5"
Category

1950s Unknown Paintings

Materials

Oil

French Modernist Cubist Painting Architectural Study
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Architectural Study of a Grand Stone Archway by Maurice Mazeilie (French, 1924-2021) watercolor painting on artist paper, unframed unsigned stamped verso Beautifully composed work wh...
Category

15th Century and Earlier Unknown Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

Vintage American School Abstract Expressionist Large Neutral Tone Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American modernist abstract oil painting. Oil on canvas. Framed.
Category

1950s Abstract Unknown Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Tranquil Lake Landscape Antique 19th Century Original Panoramic Summer Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique panoramic landscape painting. Watercolor and gouache on board, circa 1900. Signed. Image size, 17L x 11H. Housed in a period g...
Category

1890s Impressionist Unknown Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Watercolor

Painting Normandy Dieppe harbor Naïve art French 20th
Located in PARIS, FR
20th century French painting View of the quays of Dieppe, Normandy Oil on canvas (old canvas) Located at the bottom left "Dieppe" 47 x 65 cm Naïve art of th...
Category

20th Century French School Unknown Paintings

Materials

Oil

Vintage French Fauvist Fruits and Flowers Table Selling signed M.Colton 65
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
5175a Vintage colorful Fauvist gouche painting of fruits and glasses table setting Framed signed Image size 14x21"
Category

1960s Unknown Paintings

Materials

Gouache

Fishing port France oil on canvas painting seascape boats
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Signed Adolfo Perez Frameless
Category

2010s Photorealist Unknown Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

20th Century French Modernist Cubist Painting, French Town
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Watercolor and ink French town buildings over a River by Bernard Labbe (French mid 20th century) original watercolor and ink on card image size: 7.5 x 6 inches card overall: 9.4 x 8....
Category

15th Century and Earlier Unknown Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

Portrait of a Nobleman, French School 17th Century
Located in New York, NY
French portrait of a nobleman, 17th Century, great condition. With a beautiful carved wooden frame.
Category

17th Century Baroque Unknown Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Framed 20th Century Oil - Summertime
Located in Corsham, GB
A delightful oil painting of a large riverside town with figures foraging and children playing on a bright summer's day. The oil has been illegibly signed to the lower right corner. ...
Category

20th Century Unknown Paintings

Materials

Oil

Escuela española (XVII) - Óleo sobre tabla - San Domingo Guzmán
Located in Sant Celoni, ES
La obra es de autor anónimo. El retablo va muy bien enmarcado con un marco neogótico del siglo xix en madera estofada y policromada. Medidas del retablo: 88 cm. altura x 56 cm. anc...
Category

17th Century Baroque Unknown Paintings

Materials

Oil

Rene Leroy, French Contemporary Modernist Painting, the Orchestra
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist/ School: R. Leroy (French b. 1932) Title: The Orchestra Medium: oil painting on canvas Size: painting: 7 x 5 inches Provenance: all the paintings we have for sale by this ...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

Florentine Expressions: A Portrait Series XI
Located in London, GB
"Florentine Expressions: A Portrait Series XI", oil on canvas, mounted on board, Florentine School (circa 1980s-90s). This gallery has acquired a number of paintings through an inter...
Category

Late 20th Century Modern Unknown Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Board

Antique American School Large Panoramic Seascape Coastal Sunset Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American school seascape oil painting. Oil on canvas. Framed. Signed. Image size, 30L x 24H.
Category

1930s Impressionist Unknown Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

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