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Artist: Unknown
"Once Upon a Time" Mid Century Figurative Landscape
Located in Soquel, CA
Charming mid-century naive painting of small figures and chickens in a rural landscape by an unknown artist (American, 20th Century). Signed with the monogram "I. M. H." on lower lef...
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1960s Folk Art Unknown Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Cardboard

Mexican Market Scene
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Beautiful Mid-century painting depicts what is probably a Mexican of Latin American market scene. Oil on canvas glued down to panel measuring 9.75 x 15.25 inches; 11 x 16.5 inches fr...
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1970s Realist Unknown Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

Late 19th Century Cupids Forging Gold -- House of Vetti Frieze Pompeii
Located in Soquel, CA
Wonderful late 19th Century of two cupids forging gold drawn from a section of the 1st century CE cupids frieze from the triclinium or dining room from the House of the Vetti in Pomp...
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Late 19th Century Renaissance Unknown Figurative Paintings

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Ink, Watercolor

K.K - Framed 19th Century Oil, In the Wheat Fields
Located in Corsham, GB
A naive 19th century genre scene in oil, depicting an mother and daughter playing together in golden wheat fields. The artist depicts the two figures, mid piggy back ride, happy with...
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19th Century Unknown Figurative Paintings

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Oil

Courting Couple with Musical Instrument Antique French Rococo Period Oil
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Courting Couples French Rococo artist, 19th century oil on board, framed framed: 10.5 x 13 inches board: 9 x 10.5 inches provenance: private collecti...
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19th Century Rococo Unknown Figurative Paintings

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Oil

Judith Holding Holofernes' Head - Oil Painting - 17th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Judith Holding Holofernes' Head is an old master artwork realized by an unknown Artist of 17th century. Oil on canvas. The painting depicts Judith Holding the head of Holofernes.
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17th Century Modern Unknown Figurative Paintings

Materials

Paint, 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...
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19th Century Unknown Figurative Paintings

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Oil

c.1960's ENGLISH OIL - PORTRAIT OF PERIOD LADY SEATED IN INTERIOR - SIGNED
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist/ School: English School, circa 1950-50's. Signed, 'R. Harland' lower corner. Title: Portrait of a seated lady within an interior setting. Medium: oil painting on canvas, fra...
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Mid-20th Century Impressionist Unknown Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

French Oversized Deco Lady Fauvist Figurative Painting by Martino
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
5-2928Oil on canvas Displayed in custom wood frame, signed by Martino Image size 24x20"
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2010s Unknown Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

18th Century, Antique Oil Painting, Old Master. Portrait of Mother with child.
Located in Berlin, DE
18th century, antique painting, oil on canvas, old master. Mother with child. Relined canvas. Stretcher frame also renewed. Artist unknown.
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18th Century Old Masters Unknown Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Enlightenment Italian painter - 18th century figure painting - Portrait - Italy
Located in Varmo, IT
Italian painter (18th century) - Portrait of a gentleman with aphorism. 92 x 68 cm. Antique oil painting on canvas, without frame (not signed). - Inscription: "There are more madm...
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Mid-18th Century Rococo Unknown Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

19 cent or earlier Signed Antique Original Oil Painting on canvas, Genre Scene
Located in Palm Coast, FL
Up for sale is a fabulous antique 19th-century or even earlier original oil painting on canvas depicting an interior scene with a seated female nude queen w...
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Mid-19th Century Impressionist Unknown Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

SIGNED VINTAGE ENGLISH OIL PAINTING - CHILDREN PLAYING BY WOODLAND STREAM
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist/ School: English School, circa 1970's, indistinctly signed lower corner. Title: Playing by the Woodland Stream. Medium: oil painting on canvas, framed. Size: canvas: 20 x ...
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Mid-20th Century Impressionist Unknown Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

India Miniature Painting Pahari School Late 19th Century Forest Mythology Scene
Located in Norfolk, GB
Paper Size: 24.5 x 18.3 cm Mount Size: 35.8 x 27.8 cm More details to follow
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Late 19th Century Other Art Style Unknown Figurative Paintings

Materials

Paper, Watercolor, Pigment

17th century Italian school, The Virgin and Child with Saint John the Baptist
Located in PARIS, FR
17th century Italian School The Virgin and Child with Saint John the Baptist Oil on canvas Dimensions: h. 106 cm, l. 77 cm Important 17th century Italian carved giltwood frame Fram...
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17th Century Old Masters Unknown Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

1960's French Portrait Brunette Man Side Profile Caricature
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
French Character Portrait French school, Mid 20th Century Gouache paint on unframed paper signed lower corner Image : 12.5 x 9.5 inches Superbly decorative 1960's French portrait pa...
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Mid-20th Century Impressionist Unknown Figurative Paintings

Materials

Paper, Ink, Watercolor, Gouache

Portrait of Shepherd Boy with Dog late 19th Century Framed Oil Painting
Located in Stockholm, SE
This young shepherd clearly didn't want to pose for the artist, but something caught his attention, and in this expression and look, the artist masterfully depicted the whole range o...
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Late 19th Century Realist Unknown Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Wood, Oil

Antique Japanese Dancer Figurative Painting On Silk 1920's
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
4084 A vintage Japanese male dancer Painting on silk set in a red mat and displayed in a gilt wood frame under glass.
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1920s Unknown Figurative Paintings

Materials

Gouache

Pink Sunset in Winter Birch Forest Giant Landscape early 20 Сentury Oil Painting
Located in Stockholm, SE
An impressive painting in size and execution, a frosty winter day in a birch grove with a small pond. The orange-yellow sunset reflected on the surface of the pond creates the illusion of bizarre reflections. The frosty haze that has enveloped the forest intertwines with the approaching twilight, enhancing the sense of depth and atmosphere. On the right we see a traveler returning from the forest with an armful of brushwood on his back. In the distance a small flock of birds flies in, alarmed by something, bringing a sense of movement to this scene. The contrast of bright and cold shades creates an atmosphere of calm and silence...
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Early 20th Century Realist Unknown Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Wood, Oil

'Chinatown San Francisco at Twilight', French School (circa 1950s)
Located in London, GB
'Chinatown San Francisco at Twilight', ink and gouache, diptych on card stock, French School (circa 1950s). This artwork was discovered in Paris, France. The unnamed artist skilfully captured that magical moment at dusk when light is at its most beautiful. The scene is Chinatown, San Francisco in the 1950s. The Far East Café, depicted in this artwork was established in 1920. It is the oldest banquet-style Chinese restaurant in the city. Of course, Chinese cuisine in large cities in America has since moved on from the chop suey...
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Mid-20th Century Unknown Figurative Paintings

Materials

Ink, Gouache

A Boy and His Rooster
Located in San Francisco, CA
The boy with a grown man’s expression. The dignified rooster, unfazed by his situation. This may have been painted from a 19th-century photograph, given the sepia tones of this paint...
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1980s Realist Unknown Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Southern City by the sea atmospheric large blue green seascape harbour painting
Located in Norwich, GB
A very atmospheric and idyllic view of a Southern fishing port, painted most likely in Italy or France. Resolutely post-impressionist, the landscape is imbued with the light of the M...
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Early 20th Century Post-Impressionist Unknown Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Fiberboard

Old Master 17th Century Male Nude Zeus and Ganymede
Located in New York, NY
This exquisite 19th Century Old Master Oil painting depicts Zeus enshrouded and Ganymede, the most beautiful of mortals and a her...
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17th Century Old Masters Unknown Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

Parisian Female Portrait Oil Painting by Vanzina
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
5-2714 Impressionist woman portrait,oil on canvas displayed in a black wood frame, signed lower left by Vanzina. Image size 19.50 H x 15.50 W
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1960s Unknown Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

17th Century Holy Family Italian School Madonna and Child Oil on Canvas Blue
Located in Sanremo, IT
Examining with interest this "Sacred Scene" from the end of the 1500s/beginning of the 17th century (oil painting on canvas, 32 x 26 cm without frame and 40 x 33 cm with frame) representing the Madonna supporting the Infant Jesus on her knees, S. Giovannino with the lamb of god, I can say that it is a Cremona school close...
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1610s Italian School Unknown Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Painting depicting the Wealth of Solomon 17th century
Located in Milan, IT
Oil on Canvas. North Italian school of the 17th century. The large painting presents as its subject a well-known Old Testament theme, the wealth of King Solomon, recounted in the Fir...
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17th Century Other Art Style Unknown Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

HUGE 1970'S FRENCH CUBIST ABSTRACT SIGNED FRENCH OIL - BRIGHT & COLORFUL NUDE
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist/ School: French School, signed lower corner, circa 1980's period. Title: Cubist abstract composition of figures. Medium: oil painting, on canvas. Size: frame: 32.5 x ...
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Late 20th Century Abstract Geometric Unknown Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

The Explorers Meeting Classical Sea Faring Adventurers with Ship & Charts, oil
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist/ School: Continental school, 20th century Title: The Explorers Medium: oil painting on canvas, framed Size: framed: 29.25 x 41.25 inches canvas: 24 x 36 inches Provenance...
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20th Century Victorian Unknown Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

19th/20th century American school Antique oil painting on canvas, Portrait
Located in Palm Coast, FL
Up for sale is a 19th/20th-century American school Antique original oil painting on canvas depicting a portrait of a fisherman seated by a table with fishing creel and basket. No v...
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20th Century Impressionist Unknown Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

Vintage Scandinavian Female Figurative Painting
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
5030 Scandinavian female figurative painting Set in a hand carved wood frame. Image size 23x17" Signed Johanssen
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1970s Unknown Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

Circa 1900, The Departure Of The Hot Air Balloons
Located in PARIS, FR
Let's gain a higher perspective! Circa 1900 Oil on canvas 82 x 59 cm No signed
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Early 1900s Unknown Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Plow Field at Dawn in Mountain Landscape 18th Century Antique Large Oil Painting
Located in Stockholm, SE
The painting captures a serene moment on the foothill plateau, just as the day is beginning to wake up. The mountains are still wrapped in a soft blanket of morning fog, giving the s...
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Late 18th Century Realist Unknown Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Wood, Oil

African Woman portrait
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Beautiful 1976 oil on canvas painting depictes an African woman in native dress. Oil on canvas measuring 14 x 34 inches, signed and dated lower right. The panel in unstretched and c...
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1970s Unknown Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

Mid Century Figurative -- Adventures - Duleich
Located in Soquel, CA
Mid century figurative of romantic adventures by Duleich (American, 20th Century). Presented in a wooden frame. Signed "Duleich '59" lower left. Image size, 30.25"H x 24"W. Framed si...
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1950s American Impressionist Unknown Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

1920s Ex Voto Retablo – Folk Art Tribute for Brother’s Salvation & Protection
Located in Denver, CO
Ex Voto; Holy Tribute for Saving a Brother. Oil on tin with ink, circa 1925, anonymous Mexican artist with a contemporary custom frame hand-carved by artisan Michael Blatnik. Ex-Vot...
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1920s Folk Art Unknown Figurative Paintings

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Metal

France beach acrylic painting seascape
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Acrylic on paper laid board. Frameless. Needs restoration
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1990s Fauvist Unknown Figurative Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Board, Laid Paper

Ecole Italienne (XIX) - Scène biblique
Located in Sant Celoni, ES
Sin firmar, es de autor anónimo Se presenta enmarcada la obra con un marco bastante actual Buen estado de conservación el de la pintura Medidas obra: 60 cm de altura x 40 cm de an...
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Mid-19th Century Italian School Unknown Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

Saint Ignatius of Antioch attacked by lions in the Circus and Emperor Trajan.
Located in Firenze, IT
The Martyrdom of Saint Ignatius of Antioch in the Circus during the Celebrations for Emperor Trajan - Russian School of the Mid-19th Century Signed on the lower right. TITOV? Dated 1...
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Mid-19th Century Academic Unknown Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Allegorical Scene, Aphrodite and Eros - Oil on Canvas - Late 18th / Early 19th
Located in Roma, IT
Allegorical Scene is a superb original oil painting on canvas, realized by an anonymous artist during Neoclassicism's years. This old master's artwork offers us un unprecedented ap...
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Late 18th Century Unknown Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

Tonalist Painting Sunset Figures Wheat Barbizon Framed 19th Century Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
An antique oil painting in its original ornate gold leaf frame. This tonalist painting depicts figures against a dramatic sunset. The work is signed illegibly lower left. It ap...
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1860s Tonalist Unknown Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Framed 20th Century Oil - A Day at the Beach
Located in Corsham, GB
A jolly beach scene with three figures relaxing on the sand with beach umbrellas. Well presented in a contemporary wood frame with linen slip. Unsigned. On thick card.
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20th Century Unknown Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

Christ Crucified
Located in Fredericksburg, VA
"Christ Crucified" is a striking oil on copper painting by an anonymous German School artist. This bold composition presents a powerful portrayal of the crucifixion, a central theme ...
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Mid-19th Century Unknown Figurative Paintings

Materials

Copper

19th Century Oil - Country Lovers On A Pathway
Located in Corsham, GB
A fine oil study of two peasants embracing on a rural pathway. Unsigned. On canvas.
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19th Century Unknown Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

Still Life with Salami, Bread, Biscuits and Glass Bottles-Oil Paint-17th century
Located in Roma, IT
Outstanding still life Salami, Bread, Biscuits Glass and Glass Bottles, realized with the technique of Oil on Canvas and surrounded by a modern wooden frame. With its soft tones and...
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Late 17th Century Baroque Unknown Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

After Paolo Uccello's "Battle of San Romano" Painted in 1438
Located in Houston, TX
After Paolo Uchello's set of three paints titled "The Battle of San Romano." Originally painted around 1438 to 1440. Uccello depicts events that took place ...
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20th Century Academic Unknown Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

18th Century French Rococo Period Portrait of Women Oil Painting on Canvas
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Portrait of a Lady French artist, Rococo period 18th century oil on canvas, framed framed: 15 x 12.5 inches canvas: 10.5 x 8.5 inches provenance: private collection, France condition...
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Mid-18th Century Rococo Unknown Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

Vintage Impressionist Ballet Couple Oil on Canvas
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
5002 Vintage Impressionist ballet couple oil on canvas .Un framed Signed Robert Yarmola
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1980s Unknown Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

Auguste Groh - 1871 Oil, Tavern Smoker
Located in Corsham, GB
This genre painting captures a moment of leisure in a tavern interior, depicting a man seated casually at a table with a pipe and drink. Signed and dated to the lower right. Presente...
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Late 19th Century Unknown Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

Dreamer (Mid-Century Impressionist European Nude Man Portrait Painting)
Located in New Orleans, LA
A beautiful painting I acquired when I was buying things from Russia and Ukraine maybe 7 or 8 years ago. It's painted on very heavy cardboard, as I'd say the majority from the Soviet...
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Mid-20th Century Romantic Unknown Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

Impressionist Modern Resting Dancer Figurative Painting
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
5-3180a Acrylic on artist board signed Millian Image size 6.5x9" Set in a vintage wood frame
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1970s Unknown Figurative Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

Landscape with Stream - Oil on Canvas - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Original Oil on Canvas, probably of Dutch School, of the mid-18th Century. Wood Lable attributing the work to E. Williams Senior. Small restoration, otherwise very good condition.
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18th Century Modern Unknown Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Leonid Petrovitch Baikov (1918-1994) - Mid 20th Century Oil, The Regatta
Located in Corsham, GB
Unsigned. Presented in a wooden frame. Bought from auction with Christie's provenance attached to the back of one of the frames. On board.
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20th Century Unknown Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

"Idyllic"
Located in Southampton, NY
A beautiful painting of two young girls at the beach. One picking flowers and the other gazing out onto the beach. The painting is oil on wood panel and the condition is good. The s...
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1980s Post-Impressionist Unknown Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

"Idyllic"
"Idyllic"
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Depicting the annunciation of the shepherds
Located in San Francisco, CA
Continental school Oil on canvas Depicting the annunciation of the shepherds 18th/19th century No visible signature Realigned/restored 26.5 x 30.5
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18th Century Unknown Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Harbor View with Merchants and a Mosque - 19th Century - Painting - Modern
Located in Roma, IT
Harbor View with Merchants and a Mosque, Greek-Roman Buildings and Ships on Background. In excellent conditions. Includes a beautiful contemporary wooden gilded frame...
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19th Century Modern Unknown Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Escuela española (XVIII) - Óleo sobre tela - San Juan Bautista
Located in Sant Celoni, ES
Escuela Española siglo XVIII. "San Simón". Titulado a mano en la parte superior. Óleo sobre tela. Medidas: 82 cm. x 68 cm.; 86cm. x 72 xm. (marco). Se trata de un óleo sobre tela rep...
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18th Century Old Masters Unknown Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

Modern American Impressionist Bathers Beach Figural Gouache Painting
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
4062 Modern beach bathers gouache figural painting on artist board. Set in a vintage carved walnut frame Image size 14x21.5"
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1980s Unknown Figurative Paintings

Materials

Gouache

Decorative Painting, Oil on canvas. Oriental Market Scene.
Located in Berlin, DE
Decorative painting, oil on canvas. Oriental market scene. Illegible signed. Dimensions without frame. Frame partially damaged.
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20th Century Impressionist Unknown Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

The Shooting Party - Large Signed Oil Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Shooting Party by A.Carlson, late 20th Century Signed by the artist on the lower right hand corner Oil painting on canvas, framed Framed size: 30 x 40.5 inches Majestic oil painting of a two people enjoying a days shoot along with their gun dogs...
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Late 20th Century Impressionist Unknown Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

Still Life with Flowers - Oil Paint - Mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Stil life with flowers is an artwork realized by an artist of the mid-20th Century.  Oil on panel, 35 x 48 cm with frame; panel 20 x 32 cm. Good conditions
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Late 19th Century Modern Unknown Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

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