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Creator: Unknown
Hand Palette Painted Botanic Still Life by Nicolette Valikoski
Located in Ross, CA
Oil on board botanical still life, painted in Canada in 2021 by Nicolette Valikoski. The painting is painted with a palette knife creating a three dimensional, sculptural, layered lo...
Category
2010s Canadian Modern Unknown Paintings
Materials
Paint
Vivid Color Sydney Au Cityscape Oil Painting Artwork by Mark Kasav
Located in Chula Vista, CA
Vivid Color Sydney AU Cityscape oil painting artwork by Mark Kasav
Measures: 18 tall x 33 wide x .75 deep
Oil on Canvas
Canadian artist Mark Kazav
Origi...
Category
Early 2000s Modern Unknown Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Paint
Jean Feugereux (1923 - 1992) French Countryside Watercolor
Located in West Palm Beach, US
Watercolor on paper framed under glass with original frame. Frame and matting show staining and wear. The watercolor itself in in great condition.Jean Feugereux (1923 - 1992) was a...
Category
Mid-20th Century French French Provincial Unknown Paintings
Materials
Paint
$760 Sale Price
20% Off
Framed Portrait Painting of a Young Boy in Red and Blue with Gilt Frame - Signed
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
A large framed portrait painting of a boy in red and blue. The piece features a young boy or teen wearing a white collar shirt with a red overcoat. He has short blonde hair with hints of brown and auburn. He wears a blue newspaper boy cap...
Category
1990s American Folk Art Unknown Paintings
Materials
Metal
Set of Five Framed "Tanglewood" Drawings
Located in Sheffield, MA
The five pen-and-ink drawings by Lauzon represent various aspects of a summer concert of the Boston Symphony Orchestra at Tanglewood, Lenox, MA: the co...
Category
Early 2000s American Unknown Paintings
Materials
Paper
$750 / set
Angelo John Grado, (American, 1922-2012) oil on canvas
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Angelo John Grado, (American, 1922-2012)
New York City after a Snow Storm
signed lower left, oil on canvas
19.5 by 15.5 in., overall, 23.5 by 19.5 in.
Condition Report
Good Condition.
Category
20th Century Unknown Paintings
Materials
Canvas
Midcentury Water Color from Axl Leskoschek, Original Frame, 1946, Austria
Located in Vienna, Austria
Axl Leskoschek, an Austrian artist was born on September 3rd 1889 in Graz, Austria. He died on February 12, 1976 in Vienna, Austria.
He began his studies with Law but in 1917 he had...
Category
1940s Austrian Aesthetic Movement Vintage Unknown Paintings
Materials
Paint
$1,336 Sale Price
20% Off
Peter Mathews Extra Large Abstract Artwork
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Peter Mathews extra large abstract artwork.
Mixed-media on canvas.
Measures: 1000 x 150 H cm.
Category
2010s English Mid-Century Modern Unknown Paintings
Materials
Canvas
$6,083 Sale Price
46% Off
Post Modern Portrait Painting of a Woman in Blue Skirt - Clair Seglem
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
Sourced from the estate of the late Oklahoma artist Clair Seglam. An airforce man for most of his life, Seglem only began painting after his retirement. Most known for his vibrant portraits and nudes, he completed a vast portfolio of work before he died in 2020.
This piece is part of a collection that was found in one of his old sketchbooks. It was hidden away in our warehouse when we happened upon it during inventory one day. To our surprise, the notebook held a jewel box of unseen work.
This piece is on a half sheet of watercolor paper. The sheet combines two paintings, one of which seems to be a first draft of this piece. Upon purchase, this piece will be carefully cut from the other. (Unless the buyer purchases...
Category
1970s American Post-Modern Vintage Unknown Paintings
Materials
Paint, Paper
$696 Sale Price
20% Off
Clair Seglem Original Portrait Painting of a Cowboy
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
This lovely portrait painting depicts a cowboy sitting upon a stool. He wears blue jeans, black cowboy boots, a brown vest, a western cowboy hat, and a red vest. With fabulous texture and moody colors, the artist captures the portrait of the quintessential Oklahoma cowboy.
This work of art is unframed and ready for framing. We are happy to coordinate framing for you for an additional cost.
This piece is by the late Oklahoma artist and retired Air Force man Clair Seglem...
Category
20th Century American Country Unknown Paintings
Materials
Paint, Paper
$1,040 Sale Price
20% Off
Modernist Oil Titled "Windows" Signed Palester, Circa 1960s
By Stuart Davis
Located in Peabody, MA
Modernist oil in the jazz era manner of Stuart Davis entitled “Window” and signed Palester, circa 1960s
Category
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Unknown Paintings
Materials
Paint
Post Modern Shaped Canvas Painting by Joan Swanson, D. 1984
Located in Peabody, MA
Post modern shaped canvas work of a pink painted triangle by Southern California artist Joan Swanson, dated 1984. She is a well exhibited painter and sculptor who studied with the renowned minimalists John McCracken...
Category
1980s American Post-Modern Vintage Unknown Paintings
Materials
Paint
Marta P. Crespo Painting
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Painting made by Marta P. Crespo in Spain, circa 1990.
Origin: Spain, circa 1990
Artist: Marta P. Crespo
Style: Abstract, influenced by Kandinsky
Material: Paper
...
Category
1990s French Modern Unknown Paintings
Materials
Paper
$1,643 Sale Price
44% Off
A. Smith Abstract Bright Blue & Yellow Sci-Fi Painting, circa 1960
Located in Bainbridge, NY
American Mid Century Other Worldly Oil Painting by A. Smith. Featuring varied blue tones, detailed with yellow, orange, greens, black and white. Horizontal stretched canvas with thi...
Category
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Unknown Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Wood, Paint
George Etheridge oil on canvas 19th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
George Etheridge oil on canvas.
It is an oil on canvas by the artist: George Etheridge. There is a work of his on display at: Cyfarthfa Castle Museum & Art Gallery.
Total measureme...
Category
19th Century Spanish Baroque Antique Unknown Paintings
Materials
Paint
$954 Sale Price
20% Off
Louis Guarnaccia “Easy Street Boat Basin” Nantucket, Oil on Linen, 2001
Located in Doylestown, PA
Louis Guarnaccia (b. 1958), “Easy Street Boat Basin,” Nantucket.
A fine realist work in oil on linen. Charming red boat scene on the island of Nantucket, Massachusetts. Signed on lo...
Category
Early 2000s American Other Unknown Paintings
Materials
Linen, Wood
Mixed Media Collage of Antique Photographs and Letters by Ben Freeman
Located in Peabody, MA
A mixed media work by noted artist and photographer Ben Freeman. This large scale work features a collage of antique gentleman’s photographs and authentic ...
Category
Early 2000s American Post-Modern Unknown Paintings
Materials
Lead
Clair Seglem Tall Nude Portrait Painting of a Woman in Repose
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
A tall nude portrait painting by artist Clair Seglem. Painted on board, this piece depicts a woman in the nude. She wears a dark open sheer blouse with red...
Category
20th Century American Bohemian Unknown Paintings
Materials
Masonite, Paint, Paper
$600 Sale Price
20% Off
Four Moments of the Day, Seville. Oil on canvas. Barrón y Carrillo, Manuel. 19th
Located in Madrid, ES
Four Moments of the Day, Seville. Oil on canvas. Barrón y Carrillo, Manuel. 19th century.
Signed (bottom right). Labels on the back.
Manuel Barrón y Carrillo (Seville, 1814-1884) w...
Category
19th Century Spanish Romantic Antique Unknown Paintings
Materials
Other
Great Blue Heron, James Mattison, 24x60, Oil and Gold Leaf on Wood Canvas, 2024
Located in Deland, FL
James Mattison (1990) is a self-taught fine artist focusing on contemporary impressions of people and his surroundings both of his home in New England and beyond. Born in Portland, M...
Category
2010s American Organic Modern Unknown Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Paint
Oil on Canvas Representing an Animated Landscape Signed Collignon, 19th Century
Located in BARSAC, FR
Oil on canvas representing a mother and her child returning to the setting sun, bundle of wood under her arm in a countryside landscape.
Superb and thick original frame in wood an...
Category
Mid-19th Century Belgian Napoleon III Antique Unknown Paintings
Materials
Paint
Portrait of Aleksandr (1920s)
Located in Oostende, BE
This work, titled "Portrait of Alexandr," is created in the Russian Constructivist style by an unknown artist. Painted on reused wood, the piece combines geometric forms and industri...
Category
1920s Russian Modern Vintage Unknown Paintings
Materials
Wood
1950s British Coastal Scene Seascape Oil on Board Painting by Arthur E. Milne
Located in Sherborne, Dorset
Wonderfully textured West Country coastal scene in oil using palette knife signed by Bristol artist, Arthur E. Milne. Milne was a painter of landscapes, portraits and flower pieces in oil, watercolour and pastel.
Capturing the mood of the rugged West Country coast with his technique of laying on thick layers with visible palette-knife strokes. Signed bottom right Arthur E.Milne, complete with labels on the reverse.
Arthur Edwards...
Category
1950s British Mid-Century Modern Vintage Unknown Paintings
Materials
Wood, Paint
$1,545 Sale Price
20% Off
Framed Nude Portrait Painting of a Man in Gilt Wood on Board Untitled
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
A framed portrait painting of a man in the nude on wood. With wonderful texture, and muted greens, beiges, and browns, this painting will be a...
Category
20th Century American Expressionist Unknown Paintings
Materials
Wire
$960 Sale Price
20% Off
Op Art painting Titled "Position of Depend" by Wilma Dick, Ca 1970s
Located in Peabody, MA
An original op art painting titled "Position of Depend" ca. 1970s, by noted Ohio artist Wilma Dick.
Category
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Unknown Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Paint
Modernist Stain Painting Signed Gladys Benoit, Ca. 1970s
Located in Peabody, MA
A motion filled stain painting signed Gladys Benoit, ca. 1970s.
Category
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Unknown Paintings
Materials
Paint
1997 Vintage Art Original Watercolor Cobblestone Village #2 by Carrillo
Located in Chula Vista, CA
1997 Vintage Original Art Watercolor Cobblestone Village #2 by Carrillo
Signed Carrillo 97
12.75 x 18.25
Preowned unrestored vintage condition....
Category
1990s Expressionist Unknown Paintings
Materials
Paper
No Hard Feelings by James Mattison, 18x24, Oil on Wood Canvas, 2021
Located in Deland, FL
James Mattison (1990) is a self-taught fine artist focusing on contemporary impressions of people and his surroundings both of his home in New England and beyond. Born in Portland, ...
Category
2010s American Organic Modern Unknown Paintings
Materials
Canvas
Rolling In by James Mattison, 24x36, Oil on Wood Canvas, 2022
Located in Deland, FL
James Mattison (1990) is a self-taught fine artist focusing on contemporary impressions of people and his surroundings both of his home in New England and beyond. Born in Portland, M...
Category
2010s American Organic Modern Unknown Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Paint
City Landscape Art Abstract Modern Blue Oil Painting on Wood
Located in Chula Vista, CA
For your consideration, an abstract blue city landscape modern art oil painting on wood.
Signed unable to read
Dimensions: 48.5 W x 28.5 Hx .63 D
Delivery within 200 miles from San...
Category
Late 20th Century Modern Unknown Paintings
Materials
Wood, Paint
ITALIAN SCHOOL 17TH CENTURY "Saint"
Located in Madrid, ES
ITALIAN SCHOOL 17TH CENTURY "Saint"
Oil on canvas Numbered 60 in the lower right corner.
Some interventions.
Measurements: 47 x 37 cm
good condition
Category
17th Century Italian Baroque Antique Unknown Paintings
Materials
Paint
$2,385 Sale Price
20% Off
Contemporary Oil Painting on Linen by Pam Della
Located in Ross, CA
Landscape oil painting on linen canvas by artist Pam Della. The painting titled "Afternoon Clouds"
Nicely framed , inset in a wood frame with black offsetting paint and ready to han...
Category
1990s American Expressionist Unknown Paintings
Materials
Paint
$460 Sale Price
20% Off
Large Venice View, Signed by François Stroobant '1819-1916'
Located in Marcq-en-Barœul, Hauts-de-France
This large and very nice Venice view is a charcoal. This is the amazing the way Venezia is reflected into the water. This is a work signed by François Stro...
Category
1810s French Napoleon III Antique Unknown Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Wood
Vintage Art Watercolor Scenic Holland Countryside Windmill Lake & Boat
Located in Chula Vista, CA
1950s vintage Art watercolor scenic Holland countryside windmill lake & boat
Measures: 14.25 x 20.15
Signed, unable to read.
Distressed unrestore...
Category
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Unknown Paintings
Materials
Paper
Large Framed Portrait Painting of a Woman at the Great Wall in Green - Signed
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
A large portrait painting of a woman in green. This large painting was created in 1991 and signed by the artist Tori Britt. It is painted on canvas and framed in a gilt wood frame. The subject is depicted from the chest up and features a woman with short brown hair smiling with a red lip. She wears a green suit jacket...
Category
20th Century American Aesthetic Movement Unknown Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Wood, Paint
$120 Sale Price
20% Off
Else Steenbaek Knap, Oil on Canvas, Danish Painter
Located in Copenhagen, DK
A rediscovered Danish female painter wit this motif from Italy.
Category
1920s Danish Expressionist Vintage Unknown Paintings
Materials
Canvas
Large Nude Charcoal, Professionally Matted & Framed, Signed by Artist
Located in Ross, CA
Large Nude torso charcoal, signed by the artist K. Jones. The art is professionally matted and framed.
23 x 17 by sight
Can pick up in SF Bay area for free
Category
1990s Unknown Modern Unknown Paintings
Materials
Crayon
$960 Sale Price
20% Off
Mid 20th century Danish oil painting of blue hydrangeas in a vase
Located in London, GB
Charming mid C20th framed oil painting on canvas of leafy blue hydrangeas in a brown ceramic vase.
Signed by the artist Ingeborg Dubois (1897-1970) a Danish painter known for her in...
Category
1950s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Unknown Paintings
Materials
Canvas
Giovanni Costa Oil on Board Landscape Painting
Located in Savannah, GA
Giovanni Costa
(Italian, 1826-1903)
Landscape
oil on board
sight 13 3/4 by 17 3/4 inches
frame 17 3/4 by 22 inches
Category
Late 19th Century Italian Antique Unknown Paintings
Materials
Wood
Expressionist Style Goytisolo Gil Painting on Canvas, 1988
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Expressionist style painting by Goytisolo Gil, 1988.
Oil on canvas. Handsigned and dated.
In original condition, with some visible signs of previous ...
Category
1980s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Unknown Paintings
Materials
Canvas
Enrico Della Torre Black Abstract Painting with Wood Frame
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Painting in charcoal on linen made by Enrico Della Torre.
In good original condition, with minor wear consistent with age and use, preserving a beautiful patina.
Material:
Cha...
Category
2010s Spanish Post-Modern Unknown Paintings
Materials
Linen
$1,356 Sale Price
35% Off
Mid-19th Century American School Portrait of a Girl Oil on Canvas Painting
Located in Middleburg, VA
Mid 19th century American School Portrait of a girl oil on canvas painting. Depicts a young girl in a pink dress with blonde hair in front of lattice covered in a flowering vine. Sig...
Category
Mid-19th Century American American Classical Antique Unknown Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Paint
Late 19th Century Wood Framed Folk Art Painting Depicting Hound Dogs by River
Located in Middleburg, VA
Late 19th Century Wood Framed Folk Art Painting Depicting Hound Dogs by River. The two dogs are hunting water fowl. Wood framing is modern. United States, 1...
Category
Late 19th Century American Folk Art Antique Unknown Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Paint
Multi-Color Abstract Painting
Located in San Diego, CA
Multi-color, optic abstract acrylic on linen painting, attributed to artist MarCo Bertoli. Unsigned. Undated, circa 1980s. We are showing various images to highlight slight wear or d...
Category
20th Century North American Unknown Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
$520 Sale Price
20% Off
Henry Thomson R.A. Fancy Picture
Located in Savannah, GA
Henry Thomson R.A.
(English, 1773-1843)
A fancy picture “Cottage Children", circa 1810.
See the rendition by Thomson’s contemporary at the Academy Wi...
Category
Early 19th Century British Regency Antique Unknown Paintings
Materials
Paint
Fine Art Post Modern Portrait Painting of A Nude Woman on Green by Clair Seglem
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
Sourced from the estate of the late Oklahoma artist Clair Seglam. An airforce man for most of his life, Seglem only began painting after his retirement. Most known for his vibrant po...
Category
20th Century American Post-Modern Unknown Paintings
Materials
Paint, Paper
$680 Sale Price
20% Off
Fabulous Large-Scale Mid-Century Modern Landscape Oil Painting
Located in Pemberton, NJ
Fabulous large-scale Mid-Century Modern landscape oil painting. We love the size and subject matter of this gem of a painting from the Mi...
Category
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Unknown Paintings
Suzanne McCollough Plowden - Portrait of Lucerne Robert, c.1950
Located in Savannah, GA
Suzanne McCollough Plowden
(American, 1916-2018)
Portrait of Lucerne Robert (artist’s twin sister), circa 1950
sight: 7 ½ by 9 inches
frame: 14 ½ by 16 ½ inches
Suzanne McCollough...
Category
1950s American Other Vintage Unknown Paintings
Materials
Wood, Paint
ENGLISH SCHOOL "Sea Port" 18th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
ENGLISH SCHOOL
"Sea Port" 18th Century
Oil on canvas,
Dim: 37 x 62 cm ( without frame )
good conditions
Category
Early 18th Century English Baroque Antique Unknown Paintings
Materials
Paint
$3,340 Sale Price
20% Off
1997 Vintage Art Original Watercolor Cobblestone Village #1 by Carrillo
Located in Chula Vista, CA
1997 Vintage Original watercolor cobblestone #1 Village by Carrillo
Signed Carrillo 97
12.75 x 17.25
Preowned unrestored vintage condition.
See images provided.
Category
1990s Expressionist Unknown Paintings
Materials
Paper
Outsider Artist Portrait Painting of a Man in Blue - Clair Seglem Signed
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
Sourced from the estate of the late Oklahoma artist Clair Seglam. An airforce man for most of his life, Seglem only began painting after his retirement. Most known for his vibrant portraits and nudes, he completed a vast portfolio of work before he died in 2020.
This piece is part of a collection that was found in one of his old sketchbooks. It was hidden away in our warehouse when we happened upon it during inventory one day. To our surprise, the notebook held a jewel box of unseen work.
This piece is a large portrait of a man who resembles Colonel Sanders...
Category
20th Century American Post-Modern Unknown Paintings
Materials
Paint, Paper
$360 Sale Price
20% Off
Portrait Painting of an Indian Woman in Pink with Floral Motif
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
A beautiful portrait painting of an Indian woman. A great piece to add to a gallery wall, this piece features a woman with dark hair on a pink background....
Category
20th Century American Anglo-Indian Unknown Paintings
Materials
Paint, Paper
$520 Sale Price
20% Off
Old Painting Grapes in the Basket
Located in Alessandria, Piemonte
O/1699 - Ancient painting by the German School with a basket full of grapes: for Your dining room -
The grapes are so well painted that it seems to be able to take it in hand...
Sign...
Category
Mid-19th Century German Aesthetic Movement Antique Unknown Paintings
Materials
Canvas
Hard Edge Op Art Painting by Wilma Dick, Circa 1970s
Located in Peabody, MA
A hard edge op art painting titled "Day of Atonement", ca. 1970s, by the noted Ohio artist Wilma Dick.
Category
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Unknown Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Paint
Suzanne McCollough Plowden Portrait Painting
Located in Savannah, GA
Suzanne McCollough Plowden
(American, 1916-2018)
A portrait of a seated lady, circa 1980s.
signed lower left: Plowden
sight: 27 ¾ by 35 ¼ inches
frame: 30 ½ by 38 inches
Suzanne M...
Category
Late 20th Century North American Modern Unknown Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Wood, Paint
1980s California Art by Barbara West the Green Jug Signed
Located in Chula Vista, CA
Artist Barbara West, The Green Jug
Abstract still life
Oil on Masonite board
Signed and framed.
29.38 w x 25.5 h x 2 d, art 23.5 x 19.5
Original vinta...
Category
1980s American Modern Vintage Unknown Paintings
Materials
Masonite, Paint
Painting for Partners of Americas International Convention by Jaqui Von Honts
Located in San Antonio, TX
Large painting for the Partners of Americas International Convention in 1980 by Texas artist Jacqui Von Honts. Jacqui Von Honts had outstanding creative tale...
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Unknown Paintings
Materials
Paint
Post Modern Native American Portrait Painting of a Native Woman - Clair Seglem
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
Sourced from the estate of the late Oklahoma artist Clair Seglam. An airforce man for most of his life, Seglem only began painting after his retirement. Most known for his vibrant portraits and nudes, he completed a vast portfolio of work before he died in 2020.
This piece is part of a collection that was found in one of his old sketchbooks. It was hidden away in our warehouse when we happened upon it during inventory one day. To our surprise, the notebook held a jewel box of unseen work.
This piece is a portrait of a native woman on a brown background. The woman has long braided dark hair and wears a black sleeveless top. She has a red lip and long beaded earrings. The background is a watercolor...
Category
1980s American Post-Modern Vintage Unknown Paintings
Materials
Paint, Paper
$496 Sale Price
20% Off
W. Heffel, Oil on Canvas, 1963
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
Gorgeous large midcentury oil on canvas by W. Heffel, 1963.
Category
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Unknown Paintings
Materials
Canvas
Italian Oil on Canvas by M Zampella, "Cows by Stream", Early 20th Century
Located in Savannah, GA
Early 20th century Italian oil on canvas by M Zampella, "Cows by Stream", gilded frame, signed: lower right, M. Zampella.
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Unknown Paintings
Materials
Canvas
$2,450 Sale Price
30% Off
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