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Artist: Unknown
Framed 20th Century Oil - Still Life of Fruit and a Vase
Located in Corsham, GB
Caught in a glimpse of daylight, this fine still life depicts a white and gilt vase arranged with soft fruits on a marble ledge. The oil has been well-presented in a bright gilt-effe...
Category

20th Century Unknown Paintings

Materials

Oil

Antique American Modernist Framed Country Barn Landscape Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American modernist farm landscape oil painting. Oil on canvas. Signed. Framed. Measuring 19 by 25 overall and 18 by 24 painting alone.
Category

1960s 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

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...
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20th Century French School Unknown Paintings

Materials

Oil

Escuela española (XVIII) - Óleo sobre tela - San Domingo en Soriano
Located in Sant Celoni, ES
Como pueden apreciar, la obra no va firmada, es de autor anónimo Se presenta enmarcada la obra con un marco de alta época El estado de la obra es bueno, solo comentar que la tela e...
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18th Century Unknown Paintings

Materials

Oil

Mediterranean Villa with Flowers - Seascape in Oil on Canvas
Located in Soquel, CA
Mediterranean Villa with Flowers - Seascape in Oil on Canvas Bold landscape overlooking the sea by J. Davison (20th Century). The viewer stands on the balcony of a Mediterranean hou...
Category

Late 20th Century Contemporary Unknown Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Stretcher Bars

Lovely 19th Century American Artist’s Easel “en Plein Air” Oil on Board, ca 1890
Located in Baltimore, MD
A late 19th century American School two-sided landscape painting by an unknown artist, this oil on board has two decidedly different scenes that are each lovely to view. The most unu...
Category

Late 19th Century Post-Impressionist Unknown Paintings

Materials

Oil

Vintage Framed Modernist Romantic Leaves Falling Waterfall Landscape Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American modernist landscape oil painting. Oil on canvas. Framed. Signed verso.
Category

1950s Modern Unknown Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Annibale Carracci (School), Saint Francis Of Assisi In Ecstasy, Old Master
Located in Cheltenham, GB
This remarkable early 17th-century Italian oil on panel depicts the death of Saint Francis of Assisi. It’s after a lost painting by Annibale Carracci (1560-1609) and related to three...
Category

17th Century Italian School Unknown Paintings

Materials

Oil, Panel

Scottish Highland Cattle By The Loch, 19th Century by ALOIS STOFF (1846-1890)
Located in Blackwater, GB
Highland Cattle By The Loch, 19th Century by ALOIS STOFF (1846-1890) Large 19th Century Scottish Highland Loch landscape with cattle gathered near a Loch, oil on canvas by Alois St...
Category

19th Century Unknown Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Sailing Boats in South of France Harbor Vintage French Oil Painting 20th Century
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Sailing Boats French School, 20th century oil on board, framed inscribed verso framed: 20 x 24.5 inches board: 17 x 21 inches provenance: private collection, France condition: very g...
Category

Mid-20th Century Modern Unknown Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

Lovely Vintage French(?) Post-Impressionist Landscape Painting - Picking Poppies
Located in Baltimore, MD
This post-impressionist painting is signed, titled and dated 1955 by the artist, but the signature is difficult to decipher. It is oil on masonite board and is titled “Les Coquelico...
Category

1950s Post-Impressionist Unknown Paintings

Materials

Oil

Antique American Modernist Abstract Expressionist Mid Century Mod Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Vintage American modernist abstract painting. Oil on board. Framed.
Category

1960s Abstract Unknown Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Antique American School Summer Beach Scene Framed Impressionist Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American impressionist seascape beach scene oil painting. Oil on board. No signature found. Framed. Image size, 18L x 14H.
Category

1950s Impressionist Unknown Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Dutch School 18th Century Oil - A Drink at the Inn
Located in Corsham, GB
A charming 18th-century tavern scene, depicting peasants gathered at an inn. Unsigned. Presented in gilt frame with unique corner ornaments featuring phoenix, acanthus scroll and pom...
Category

Early 18th Century Unknown Paintings

Materials

Oil

Alison Craig - Framed Contemporary Oil, Coed Moel
Located in Corsham, GB
Expressionist landscape in oil. Signed on the verso. On canvas on stretchers.
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Paintings

Materials

Oil

Portrait of a Redhaired Girl, dated 1867 by JOHN HARRIS VALDA Senior (1835-1881
Located in Blackwater, GB
Portrait of a Redhaired Girl, dated 1867 by JOHN HARRIS VALDA Senior (1835-1881) Large 19th Century Pre-Raphaelite portrait of a young redhaired girl, oil and gold leaf on canvas b...
Category

19th Century Unknown Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Unknown (still life with fan)
Located in Columbia, MO
UNKNOWN (still life with fan) Unknown Oil on canvas Framed: 35.5 x 23.5 inches
Category

19th Century Realist Unknown Paintings

Materials

Oil

Antique American Modernist Cubist Abstract Framed Signed Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Impressive 1963 modernist painting. A cubist abstract with great composition and color. Framed. Signed.
Category

1960s Cubist Unknown Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Hector Chavepeyer (1891-1967) - Mid 20th Century Oil, Lady in Profile
Located in Corsham, GB
A charming study of a lady in profile by the artist Hector Chavepeyer (1891-1967). The lady is depicted wearing a fashionable scarf and a striking red lip. Unsigned, however purchase...
Category

20th Century Unknown Paintings

Materials

Oil

Falling Together, Large-Scale Contemporary Multi-Color Abstract
Located in Soquel, CA
Falling Together, Large-Scale Contemporary Multi-Color Abstract Beautiful and compelling large-scale contemporary abstract by an unknown San Francisco bay area artist (American, 20t...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Unknown Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

1970's Winter Landscape -- River in the Snow
Located in Soquel, CA
Beautiful winter landscape of the snow covered countryside by an unknown artist (American, 20th Century). Signed "Mallek" lower right. Displayed in a painted rustic frame. Image, 7"H...
Category

1970s American Impressionist Unknown Paintings

Materials

Paper, Oil, Cardboard

Antique American School Signed Large Modernist Abstract Textural Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Impressive early American modernist abstract textural painting. Oil on canvas. Framed. Signed. Image size, 42 by 46 inches.
Category

1960s Abstract Expressionist Unknown Paintings

Materials

Canvas, 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

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

Antique American Impressionist Fauvist New England Beach Cottages Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Impressive early American impressionist fauvist beach scene painting. Oil on board. Nicely framed. Very nicely painted and great color.
Category

1920s Impressionist Unknown Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Vintage Paris School Nude Female Bathers Double Sided Impressionist Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique impressionist nude woman portrait oil painting. Oil on canvas. Framed.
Category

1950s Impressionist Unknown Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Antique French School Signed Barbizon Seascape Beach Scene Framed Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique French impressionist seascape signed oil painting. Oil on board. Signed. Framed. Image size, 28L x 20H.
Category

1890s Impressionist Unknown Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

J. Urban - Late 19th Century Oil, Still Life, Fruit & a Pheasant
Located in Corsham, GB
A large late 19th century still life of fruit, captured alongside a freshly shot pheasant. Signed' J. Urban' to the lower left. On canvas on stretchers.
Category

Late 19th Century Unknown Paintings

Materials

Oil

Mid-Century Modern Vintage Abstract Landscape Oil Painting - Quiet Horizon
Located in Bristol, GB
QUIET HORIZON Size: 58 x 56 cm (including frame) Oil on canvas A serene mid-century abstract painting that evokes the vastness and tranquillity of a minimalist landscape, where land...
Category

Mid-20th Century Modern Unknown Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Antique American School Museum Quality Fruit Still Life Framed Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American school realist fruit still life oil painting. Oil on board. Unsigned. Framed. Image size, 16L x 16H.
Category

1850s Realist Unknown Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

Antoniou Signed Original Oil Painting Seascape, Coastal Scene Framed Vintage Art
Located in Palm Coast, FL
Original Signed Oil Painting by Antoniou – Mediterranean Coastal Scene Vintage Framed Artwork Sailboats, Mountains, Palm Trees & Coastal Cottage This vibrant original oil painting ...
Category

20th Century Impressionist Unknown Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

Framed Mid 20th Century Oil - Market Day, Honfleur
Located in Corsham, GB
A vibrant oil painting depicting a bustling market day in the Normandy commune of Honfleur. Well-presented in a large gilt-effect frame with foliate mouldings. On canvas on stretchers.
Category

20th Century Unknown Paintings

Materials

Oil

G.H. Ackermann "Wayside Gossip" Early 20th Century Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA
G.H. Ackermann "Wayside Gossip" early 20th century painting Oil on canvas 10.5" x 15.75" unframed 17" x 22" framed
Category

20th Century Unknown Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Mid-Century Modern Vintage Abstract Landscape Oil Painting - Hillside Houses
Located in Bristol, GB
HILLSIDE HOUSES Size: 66.5 x 82 cm (including frame) Oil on canvas A mid-century modernist painting presents a vibrant yet soothing interpretation of houses by a hillside, depicted ...
Category

Mid-20th Century Modern Unknown Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Framed Late 19th Century Oil - Two Friends Fishing
Located in Corsham, GB
A charming late 19th century oil painting depicting two gentlemen fishing in an idyllic river location. The composition has been well presented in a contemporary gilt frame with inte...
Category

Late 19th Century Unknown Paintings

Materials

Oil

Albert Mascaux (1900-1963) - Mid 20th Century Oil, The Seamstress
Located in Corsham, GB
This atmospheric painting captures an intimate interior scene, rendered in soft, muted tones that create a sense of warmth and quiet contemplation. The composition focuses on a centr...
Category

20th Century Unknown Paintings

Materials

Oil

Mid-Century Modern Geometric Abstract Oil Painting - Fragmented Dwellings
Located in Bristol, GB
FRAGMENTED DWELLINGS Size: 38.5 x 51.5 cm (including frame) Oil on paper A bold and brilliantly executed mid-century modern painting that presents an abstracted interpretation of ar...
Category

Mid-20th Century Abstract Unknown Paintings

Materials

Oil, Paper

Antique American School Signed Framed Abstract Expressionist Large Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American modernist abstract signed oil painting. Oil on canvas. Signed illegibly. Framed. Image size, 36L x 16H.
Category

1940s Abstract Expressionist Unknown Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

French Ladies on the Boulevard - Figurative Landscape
Located in Soquel, CA
Softly rendered European street scene by an unknown artist (20th Century). A group of well-dressed women are standing at the side of the road, near some trees. To the right and in the background, a horse an carriage is passing by. The scene is executed with small, circular strokes, giving the piece a soft yet dynamic feel. Signed in the lower right corner. Presented in an ornate gilded frame...
Category

Late 20th Century English School Unknown Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Stretcher Bars

Detailed Contemporary Impressionist Train Station Signed and Framed Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Super detailed French impressionist train depot painting. Oil on board. Signed. Framed. Image size, 16"H x 20"L.
Category

1990s Impressionist Unknown Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Vintage New York Modernist Cityscape Brooklyn Bridge Dusk Original Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American modernist cityscape oil painting. Oil on canvas. Framed. No signature found.
Category

1950s Modern Unknown Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Antique American Modernist Framed New York City Street Scene Signed Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Nicely framed early American modernist cityscape painting. Oil on canvas. Framed. Signed. Image size, 16 by 20 inches.
Category

1940s Modern Unknown Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

After Johann Peter Hasenclever (1810-1853) - 19th Century Oil, The Bagpiper
Located in Corsham, GB
A fine copy of Johann Peter Hasenclever's oil painting, Der Dudelsackpfeifer from 1835. Hasenclever's original painting has been lost since 1945. This fine replica comes presented in...
Category

19th Century Unknown Paintings

Materials

Oil

Landscape with Nudes and Waterfall - Oil Paint - 17th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Landscape with nudes and waterfall is an old master artwork realized in the Mid 17th century by Artist belonging to the Roman School. Oil painting on canvas Includes a beautiful an...
Category

Mid-20th Century Old Masters Unknown Paintings

Materials

Oil

English Painting Sailing into The Wind
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
5081 English painting sailing into the wind
Category

1960s Unknown Paintings

Materials

Oil

Painting Male Portrait 18th century
Located in Milan, IT
Oil on Canvas. Italian School of the 18th century. The man, dressed in black with a white collar, poses in front of a shelf on which rest some objects: a crucifix, a bell, and an ink...
Category

18th Century and Earlier Other Art Style Unknown Paintings

Materials

Oil

Antique Original Oil Painting On Canvas, Still life, flowers, Signed, Framed
Located in Palm Coast, FL
Up for sale is a beautiful antique oil on canvas painting depicting a bouquet of peonies and asters in a gold jar and a decorative small figure. Signed in th...
Category

Early 20th Century Realist Unknown Paintings

Materials

Oil

Impressionist New York Cityscape Plaza Hotel Central Park Framed Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Impressive early American impressionist cityscape painting. Oil on canvas. Framed. Apparently not signed. Image size, 20H x 24L.
Category

1940s 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...
Category

20th Century Unknown Paintings

Materials

Oil

Mid Century Modern Abstract Expressionist Framed Original Large Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Nicely painted mid century abstract cubist oil painting. Great color and composition. Framed.
Category

1960s Abstract Expressionist Unknown Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Amazing Stormy Sea Landscape Painting Oil on Canvas with Frame
Located in Rome, IT
Framed oil on canvas - Stormy sea signed C. Heimer (L.R.), German American artist 19th and early 20th C. Early 20' Century large seascape oil on canvas with a finely carved gilt wo...
Category

20th Century Academic Unknown Paintings

Materials

Oil

Echoes of the Avant-Garde: Mid-Century Visions III (circa 1970s)
Located in London, GB
'Echoes of the Avant-Garde: Mid-Century Visions III', oil on board (circa 1970s). Step into a world where the spirit of early 20th-century modernism meets the bold experimentation o...
Category

1970s Abstract Unknown Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

The Meeting Oil Painting - 19th Century
Located in Roma, IT
The meeting is an original modern artwork realized by Artist of 19th century. Mixed colore oil painting on canvas, not signed. Relined in the mid-20th Century.. The artwork depic...
Category

19th Century Modern Unknown Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

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

Academy Study - Naked Man
Located in PARIS, FR
French school of 19th century Academy study - Naked man Oil on canvas 81 x 56,8 cm Inscribed "Julien" on the backside
Category

19th Century Academic Unknown Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

W. Thomas - Framed Early 20th Century Oil, Autumnal Landscape with Cattle
Located in Corsham, GB
A fine English School landscape. Presented in an ornate gilt-effect frame with swept rails and elaborate corner mouldings. Signed to the lower right. On canvas on stretchers.
Category

20th Century Unknown Paintings

Materials

Oil

Venus of the Grotticella Fountain, Giambologna, Mid 19th Century
Located in Grand Rapids, MI
Signed: Morrow '65 (Lower, Right) " Venus of the Grotticella Fountain ", 1865 Oil on Paper 14 1/2" x 10" Housed in a 2 3/4" Ornamented Frame Overall Size: 19 1/2" x 15" The f...
Category

Mid-19th Century Romantic Unknown Paintings

Materials

Paper, Oil

Beach mediterranean seascape oil on canvas painting
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Frameless
Category

2010s Abstract Expressionist Unknown Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

C.S.H. - Late 19th Century Oil, Seashells and Dahlias
Located in Corsham, GB
This elegant still life painting showcases a vibrant floral arrangement in a glass vase, accompanied by delicate seashells on a draped surface. The composition balances the lively co...
Category

Late 19th Century Unknown Paintings

Materials

Oil

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