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SPANISH SCHOOL 17th Century "Still Life"
Located in Madrid, ES
SPANISH SCHOOL 17th Century "Still life". Oil on canvas Recovered. Dim.: 65.5 x 55.5 cm. good conditions
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17th Century Spanish Baroque Antique Unknown Paintings

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HECTOR BORLA (Vintage Argentine Oil Painting, 1937)
Located in Autonomous City Buenos Aires, CABA
HECTOR BORLA (Argentine School, 1937 -) THE GRANDFATHER AND THE GRANDMOTHER, oil and collage signed on the back H.Borla 64. Also titled and inscribed "from the series El Amor de l...
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1930s Argentine Mid-Century Modern Vintage Unknown Paintings

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Wood

Vintage Blue Horizon Seascape Oil Painting by Delmary - Signed Original
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Condition: Original Vintage Condition Designer: Delmary Manufacturer: Delmary Materials: Oil Painting, Wood Frame Style: Contemporary Landscape This striking 1970s oil painting by...
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1970s American Other Vintage Unknown Paintings

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Wood

Vintage Original Figurative Oil Painting of Parachute Carnival Ride
Located in Lutz, FL
Original Vintage Figurative Framed Oil Painting of a couple on the Parachute or Paratrooper Carnival Ride, signed lower left Robert Charles Horn. Date unknown, likely 1980’s. Stretch...
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Late 20th Century American Modern Unknown Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic, Wood

ART, Signed Original Lion Man in City High-Rise Watercolor
Located in Warrenton, OR
ART, Signed Original Lion Man in City High-Rise Watercolor This is a masculine and unusual watercolor pencil drawing on heavy acid-free cotton paper. It measures about 14 x 10 inche...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Other Unknown Paintings

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Other

Our Lady with the Child Jesus 18th Century Italian School
Located in Madrid, ES
Our Lady with the Child Jesus 18th century Italian school according to model by Reni Guido. Oil on canvas DIM.: 45 x 37 cm good conditions.
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18th Century Italian Baroque Antique Unknown Paintings

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Salvatore ARGENIO: Silk Painting "Bourbon Shield of the Two Sicilies " 21st Cent
Located in Madrid, ES
Salvatore ARGENIO: Silk Painting "Bourbon Shield of the Two Sicilies " Silk painting with heraldic motifs in painted wooden frames. Bourbon shield of the two...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Unknown Paintings

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Silk

Mid 19th Century Signed and Framed French Oil Painting on Wood
Located in Ross, CA
Oil on wood painted and signed by the artist in France around 1850. Richly framed in a deep hand cared wood frame with gilt details. The plein air painting is a bucolic scene of peo...
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Mid-19th Century French French Provincial Antique Unknown Paintings

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Wood, Paint

Paul Meltsner, Portrait of a Youth, American Modernist Realism O/C, c. 1940
Located in New York, NY
American Art Deco Modernist Social Realism Paul Raphael Meltsner Portrait of a Youth Oil on canvas Circa 1940 DIMENSIONS CANVAS: 26 x 20 inches FRAMED: 30 .5 x 24.5 inches DETAIL...
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1940s American Art Deco Vintage Unknown Paintings

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Canvas

Italian School, 19th Century, 18th Century Ballroom Scene
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Italian School, 19th Century, 18th Century Ballroom Scene signed l.r. indistinctly, F. P....., oil on canvas, 30 by 52 in., overall in a gilt frame 34.5 by 57.5 Provenance: From the...
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19th Century Antique Unknown Paintings

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Canvas

"SAINT MATEUS" Italian School from the 18th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
"SAINT MATEUS" Italian School from the 18th century. Oil on canvas. Dim.: 54 x 38cm good condition
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18th Century Italian Baroque Antique Unknown Paintings

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Paint

Antique Landscape Mountain Nature Church Painting by Josef Schwarzfischer
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Condition: Original Vintage Condition Designer: Josef Schwarzfischer Manufacturer: Josef Schwarzfischer Materials: Gilt-wood Frame, Oil On Canvas Style: Traditional
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1940s American Other Vintage Unknown Paintings

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Wood

"STILL LIFE" Italian School of the 18th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
"STILL LIFE" Italian School of the 18th Century Oil on canvas pasted on wood, 18th Century Italian school Small defects. Dim.: 80 x 107.5 cm good conditions
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18th Century Italian Baroque Antique Unknown Paintings

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Paint

Muramasa Kudo Mixed Media Painting, Framed
Located in Dallas, TX
A Japanese painter and calligraphy master, Muramasa was born near Tokyo in 1948 and spent his childhood years in Aomori, a small and very beautiful city in rural northern Japan. From...
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1980s North American Anglo-Japanese Vintage Unknown Paintings

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Paint, Parchment Paper

PULZONE Scipione (1554 - 1598) School "Virgin of Sorrows" 17th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
PULZONE Scipione (1554 - 1598) School "Virgin of Sorrows" 17th Century Oil on canvas marouflaged on canvas "Virgin of Sorrows". Follower of Scipione Pulzone. Italian school. Perio...
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17th Century Italian Baroque Antique Unknown Paintings

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AURELIANO MILANI attrib (Bologna 1675-Rome 1749) "The Repentance of Saint Peter"
Located in Madrid, ES
AURELIANO MILANI (attributed) (Bologna, 1675 - Rome, 1749) "The Repentance of Saint Peter" Oil on canvas, 75x58.5 cm without frame 85cm x 68.5cm with frame Aureliano Milani (Bologna,...
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Late 17th Century Italian Baroque Antique Unknown Paintings

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Paint

19th Century Oil on Canvas English Painting Depicting Lady in Garden
Located in Middleburg, VA
19th century oil on canvas painting depicting lady in garden in gold gilt frame. The woman is among tall trees watering flowers. British School, Engla...
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19th Century English Antique Unknown Paintings

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Canvas, Paint

1993 Joel Stein Acrylic on Paper Drawing Optical Art Modern
Located in Brescia, IT
Untitled Joel Stein 1993 Acrylic Color on paper Aluminum frame with glass Excellent condiction frame: 48x48x2 cm paper:30x30 cm Stein Joel (Saint-Martin Boulogne, 1926 - Paris, 20...
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1990s Modern Unknown Paintings

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Aluminum

Vintage Large Tropical Pink Painting
Located in Naples, FL
Beautiful oversized tropical acrylic painting on canvas signed by the artist in bottom left corner. Painting has a gold wood frame and hanging hardware attached.
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Late 20th Century Unknown Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic, Wood

Vintage Large Tropical Pink Painting
Vintage Large Tropical Pink Painting
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Late 19th Century French Portrait Actress Madam George
Located in Scottsdale, AZ
Late 19th Century French Portrait Actress Madam George. Excellent Condition, Beautiful painting purchased in France. Age appropriate wear, see detailed photos or message us with an...
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Late 19th Century French Empire Antique Unknown Paintings

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Paint

Ten Foot Long Abstract Post Modern Triptych Ca. 1980s
Located in Peabody, MA
Ten foot wide abstract triptych by New Hampshire artist Donna Baker-Hartwell, titled “View of Mt. Katahdin from Chimney Pond”, dated 1987. The two end paintings are shaped canvases ...
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1980s American Post-Modern Vintage Unknown Paintings

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Abstract Coastal Painting by Rockport Artist Nancy Sullivan Circa 1970s
Located in Peabody, MA
An abstract painting circa 1970s by Massachusetts artist Nancy Sullivan. Sullivan worked on the Boston's North Shore. Her abstract work from the 1970s-80s explored the reflectivity ...
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1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Unknown Paintings

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"Horse Race" Old Painting on Wood
Located in Alessandria, Piemonte
For those who love horses: Interesting painting with an horse race, with the name of horse "Brie Conte Robert". Signed: Ramon de Vargas - Paris 1926. On the back of the picture ther...
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Early 20th Century Spanish Beaux Arts Unknown Paintings

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Fruitwood

French School 19th Century Half Portrait of "Dyonissus "
Located in Madrid, ES
French School 19th century, half portrait of Dyonissus, oil/canvas, restored, relined, signed lower right, approx. 60 x 50cm, gold colored stucc...
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19th Century French Baroque Antique Unknown Paintings

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Paint

Riding the Storm by Maxine Snider, 1990s
Located in Chicago, IL
A large scale abstract mixed media painting on canvas by Chicago artist Maxine Snider, 1990s. Signed en verso. Maxine Snider is a Chicago artist and d...
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1990s American Mid-Century Modern Unknown Paintings

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Paint, Canvas

Large Oil on Canvas by Giovanni Battista Filosa 19th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
Large oil on canvas by Giovanni Battista Filosa. Romantic oil painting of the XIX century signed FILOSA. The quality and the chromatic gain much more live than in the photos. The fr...
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19th Century Italian Art Deco Antique Unknown Paintings

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Paint

1960's Framed Abstract Expressionist Acrylic on Canvas
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Beautiful 1960's acrylic on canvas. Attractive and airy abstract expressionist style that is reminiscent of the work of Helen Frankenthaler, Clyfford Still and Perle Fine. Confidentl...
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1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Unknown Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic, Wood

Painting with Flowers Iris in Antique Frame
Located in Alessandria, Piemonte
O/4898 -. Old painting dated 1942 and signed by Emile Bussière : a beautiful bouquet of irises in a vase - elegant and delicate - in its original frame. If You don't want the frame, I can deduct it from the price and use the elegant large frame for a mirror, leaving the picture free...
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Mid-20th Century French Other Unknown Paintings

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Canvas

"Soldiers Looting a Village" 17th Century Oil on Panel Dutch School
Located in Madrid, ES
Soldiers looting a village XVII century oil on panel Oil on panel: 75 x 110 cm Signed and dated 1650 lower left Sold at Christie's Amsterdam, 11/18/93 For 130,000 DG = 60,827 € - joint purchase invoice for the year 93 About painter dutch painter Utrecht 1586 - 1666 Utrecht Painter of genre scenes, generally of peasants, views and landscapes of villages and towns (including some winter landscapes) and some religious and allegorical subjects (mainly at the beginning of his career). We do not know under whom our painter studied. Seeing the Flemish character of his work, some scholars believe that he could have studied in Flanders, in Antwerp. Droochsloot was a versatile and productive painter. The central museum in his hometown of Utrecht holds 15 of his paintings, showing the diversity of his work, many other museums exhibit his works Our painting represents a scene that took place during the Eighty Years' War. This Dutch War of Independence from Spain was a long, slow war that lasted from 1568 to 1648. The war began with a Protestant uprising in Flanders and Holland against the Spanish...
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17th Century Dutch Baroque Antique Unknown Paintings

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Paint

Dry Feet in the Ocean by Amela Rasi, Germany 2022
Located in Chicago, IL
A large scale abstract mixed media painting by German artist Amela Rasi. This piece is presented on a cotton canvas + was created using pigments and oil pas...
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2010s German Modern Unknown Paintings

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Canvas, Paint

Philipp Hoyall Oil Painted Chromolithograph, Our Pet Polly
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A framed, over-painted Chromolithograph on canvas, a portrait of a young girl, circa 1880 -1890. The original oil painting was painted by Philipp Hoyall, (1816-1876) a German-Polish...
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Late 19th Century German High Victorian Antique Unknown Paintings

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Canvas, Wood

Italian School "Apostle" 17th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
Italian School "Apostle" 17th Century Oil on oak wood Carved and gilded wooden frame. Small defects. Dim.: 44 x 58 cm good conditions
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17th Century Italian Baroque Antique Unknown Paintings

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Paint

"The Lyric Poet" by Vladimir Piskarev
Located in Dallas, TX
"The Lyric Poet", Acrylic painting on canvas, signed and dated 2009. Good condition with some light wear due to age and use. Vladimir Viktorovich Piskarev (b. 1962) is a Russian dis...
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Early 2000s Modern Unknown Paintings

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Canvas, Paint

Salvatore ARGENIO: Silk Painting "Bourbon Shield of the Two Sicilies " 21st Cent
Located in Madrid, ES
Salvatore ARGENIO: Silk Painting "Bourbon Shield of the Two Sicilies " Silk painting with heraldic motifs in painted wooden frames. Bourbon shield of the two...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Unknown Paintings

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Silk

Antique Portrait Oil Painting of Old Lady
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Condition: Original Vintage Condition Materials: Oil On Canvas, Wood Frame Style: Portrait
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1920s American Other Vintage Unknown Paintings

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Canvas

Manuel Valencia, (American, 1856-1935) Couple by a Lake, signed M Valencia
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Manuel Valencia, (American, 1856-1935) Couple by a Lake, signed M Valencia, l.r., oil on canvas 29 by 50 in., overall in a giltwood frame 36 by 55.5 in. Provenance: Property from th...
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20th Century Unknown Paintings

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Canvas

Henry Sanders 1918-1982
Located in London, GB
Fabulous 1960’s oil on canvas painting of leopards by Henry Sanders 1918-1982. Henry Sanders (Helmuth Salomon) was born into a Jewish family in G...
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Mid-20th Century British Mid-Century Modern Unknown Paintings

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Canvas, Paint

Mid 19th Century French Oil Painting of a Shepherd on Landscape
Located in Scottsdale, AZ
Mid 19th Century French Oil Painting of a Shepherd on a Landscape Background - by Louis Robbe. (1806-1887) Beautiful painting purchased in France. Age appropriate wear, see detaile...
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19th Century French Barbizon School Antique Unknown Paintings

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Wood, Paint

18th century Central Italian Painter - Madonna with the praying Saint John
Located in Madrid, ES
18th century Central Italian Painter - Madonna with the praying Saint John oil painting on canvas Dimensions: 63x76 cm good condition
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Early 18th Century Italian Baroque Antique Unknown Paintings

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Paint

Hue Ti Hoffmaster "Window to Oblivion" Acrylic and Oil on Canvas
Located in Hudson, NY
Hudson Valley-based artist Hue Thi Hoffmaster describes his artistic practice as being marked by play, investigation, discovery and intuition. In this 2020 acrylic and oil on canvas ...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Unknown Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic, Paint

19th century Bas-Relief by Peter Nocker after Hans Holbein's Darmstadter Madonna
Located in Troy, NY
Exquisitely carved small bas-relief after a painting by Hans Holbein the Younger (1497–1543) Signed P. Nocker. Peter Nocker, Austrian, (1826-1880) (see Benezit dictionary of artists)
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19th Century Austrian Renaissance Antique Unknown Paintings

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Fruitwood

Antique Oil Painting Cockerel & His Hens Paul Henry Schouten 1860-1922
Located in Scottsdale, AZ
Antique Oil Painting Cockerel & His Hens Paul Henry Schouten 1860-1922. Beautiful painting purchased in France. Age appropriate wear, see detailed photos or message us with questions.
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19th Century French Barbizon School Antique Unknown Paintings

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Giltwood, Paint

19th Century English Oil Portrait of a Royal Family Marine
Located in Scottsdale, AZ
19th Century English Oil Portrait of a Royal Family Marine Beautiful painting purchased in Europe. Age appropriate wear, see detailed photos or message us with questions.
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19th Century French Neoclassical Antique Unknown Paintings

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Giltwood, Paint

Spanish School STILL NATURES " Bodegones " 17th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
Spanish School STILL NATURES " Bodegones " 17th Century Oil on canvas, spanish school Screen cleaning performed Dim.: 60 x 80 cm good conditions
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17th Century Spanish Baroque Antique Unknown Paintings

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Paint

19th Century English Painting Hitch Against Landscape By Tom Drake
Located in Scottsdale, AZ
19th Century English Painting Hitch Against Landscape By Tom Drake Beautiful painting purchased in France. Age appropriate wear, see detailed photos or message us with questions.
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19th Century French Romantic Antique Unknown Paintings

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Giltwood, Paint

Lithography by Italian Artist Gianni Dova, 1960s
Located in Milano, MI
Lithograph by Gianni Dova, created in the 1960s. Measures: Ø cm 60 H cm 84 Gianni Dova (Rome, 8/01/1925 - Pisa, 14/10/1991) was an Italian painter. He was among the protagonists of the Spatialist Movement that grew up around the Galleria del Naviglio in Milan and he signed several posters including: - the fourth (Manifesto of Space Art...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Unknown Paintings

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Paper

17th Century Italian School "ECCE AGNUS DEI"
Located in Madrid, ES
17th century Italian School "ECCE AGNUS DEI" oil on canvas Dec. 70 x 90 cm good condition.
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17th Century Italian Baroque Antique Unknown Paintings

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Paint

Mont Saint Michel by Jean-Marc David
Located in London, GB
A large striking abstract landscape painting depicting Le Mont Saint Michel France by Jean-Marc David dated 1974. Minor restoration. Reframed.
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Unknown Paintings

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Canvas, Hardwood, Paint

Continental School 19/20th Century "Gentleman Portrait"
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Continental School 19/20th Century "Gentleman Portrait" Oil on canvas Canvas sight size: 24 x 29 in. (60.96 by 73.66 cm.) Size with frame: 29 x...
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20th Century Unknown Paintings

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Canvas

mid c20th century Swedish interior scene by Gunnar Zilo (1885-1958)
Located in London, GB
Striking framed oil painting on panel of a bunch of aster flowers in a jug set in front of a large cheval mirror. painted towards the end of his career by swedish artist Zilo known f...
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1950s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Unknown Paintings

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Paint

Vintage Landscape Painting of Sligachan Bridge, Scotland – Signed D.S. Duncan
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Condition: Original Vintage Condition Designer: D. S. Duncan Manufacturer: D. S. Duncan Materials: Oil on Canvas, Original Wood Frame Style: Realist This vintage oil painting by D...
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1970s Scottish Other Vintage Unknown Paintings

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Canvas, Wood

Italian Countryside Landscape With Grazing Sheep
Located in Alessandria, Piemonte
O/8216 - Relaxing countryside landscape with idyllic atmosphere of Southern Italy - signed by Painter: Giovanni Marelli I don't know why the painter depicted the peasants as blacks ...
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Late 20th Century Italian Beaux Arts Unknown Paintings

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Canvas

Elegant Intricacy: Soledad Sevilla's 'Variaciones de una línea' Aquatint
Located in Barcelona, ES
Immerse yourself in the world of elegant intricacy with "Variaciones de una línea," an aquatint on paper by Soledad Sevilla. Crafted circa 1984, this e...
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1980s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Unknown Paintings

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Paper

Vintage Landscape Oil Painting, Signed
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Condition: Original Vintage Condition, Has Puncture Holes On Painting Designer: Manucher Manufacturer: Manucher Materials: Gilt-wood Frame, Oil On Canvas Style: Impressionist
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1950s American Other Vintage Unknown Paintings

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Canvas, Giltwood

"Ciudad Gris" Abstract Artwork By Mexican Artist Maricruz Hernandez Covarrubias
Located in New York, NY
"Ciudad Gris" Abstract Artwork By Mexican Artist Maricruz Hernadez Covarrubias 1947-2016 Painting measurements" Width 35.25 height 47'' Maricruz H. Covarrubias – Biography Early ...
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1980s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Vintage Unknown Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

Alluring Art Deco Abstract Painting "Ladies Sharing Cocktails", c 1930
Located in Atlanta, GA
A captivating Art Deco era painting, circa 1930. The enchanting scene is of Ladies Sharing Cocktails. Fantastic energy and skillful use of color. A memorable focal point intended to ...
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1930s Unknown Art Deco Vintage Unknown Paintings

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Canvas, Paint

ART Original Acrylic Impressionist Landscape Painting, Signed on Back.
Located in Warrenton, OR
ART Original Acrylic Impressionist Landscape Painting, Signed on Back. Blues, Taupes, Whites, Silvers, Ecru This is a serene landscape painting implying hillside living. It is on gal...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Other Unknown Paintings

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Other

Carousel in Texas vintage Painting
Located in Alessandria, Piemonte
Vintage painting with a carousel on the outskirts - a very particular painting, perhaps a little melancholy: a carousel on the far outskirts of a city. I knew the painter: he was a...
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1960s Italian Other Vintage Unknown Paintings

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Canvas

Set of Four Blood Drawings by Giulio Falzoni in Pastel and Watercolor from 60s
Located in Milano, MI
Set of 4 sanguine drawings made by Giulio Falzoni in pastel and watercolor in the 1960s Ø cm 29 h cm 33 Giulio Falzoni was born in 1900 and died in 1979 Milan. He was an Italian pa...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Unknown Paintings

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Paper

FRENCH SCHOOL "Portrait of a Girl with Flowers". 18th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
FRENCH SCHOOL "Portrait of a Girl with Flowers". Oil on canvas from the 18th century. Relined. Dimensions: 80 x 64 cm Good condition
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18th Century French Baroque Antique Unknown Paintings

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Paint

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