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Artist: Unknown
Antique Portrait Oil Painting of a French Dragoon of the Imperial Guard
Located in AIGNAN, FR
A wonderful antique portrait oil painting of one of Napolean's 10th Line Infantry Regiment wearing a Shako hat which dates from the beginning of the 19th Century. A well painted mil...
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1810s French School Unknown Art

Materials

Oil

Hidden Portraits III
Located in London, GB
'Hidden Portraits III', acrylic on canvas mounted on board, Florentine School (circa 1980s-90s). This gallery has acquired a number of paintings through an intermediary of an ageing ...
Category

1980s Modern Unknown Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

India Madras Painting on board Portrait of Serving Girl with Pot c 1910
Located in Norfolk, GB
Madras School C 1910 Acrylic on board 11.5" x 8" Address on verso This painting dating to the early 20th century, c 1910, shows a young woman, possibly from Madras (see info on reve...
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1910s Realist Unknown Art

Materials

Mixed Media, Board

English Fox Hunting Scene Oil Painting on Canvas, Horses & Hounds, Signed Framed
Located in Palm Coast, FL
This classic equestrian hunting oil painting depicts a mounted huntsman in traditional red hunting attire, accompanied by a pack of hounds gathered beneath a large oak tree. The composition captures a quiet pause during a fox hunt, emphasizing discipline, elegance, and harmony between rider, horse, and hounds in a pastoral English countryside setting. The artist employs controlled, realistic brushwork to render the anatomy of the horse and dogs with precision, while softer atmospheric tones in the landscape create depth and balance. The muted sky and earthy palette reinforce the timeless character of traditional European hunting art, closely aligned with British sporting and fox hunting painting...
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21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Unknown Art

Materials

Oil

18th Century European Portrait of an Angel, Oil on Canvas
Located in SANTA FE, NM
18th Century European Portrait of a Child Saint John the Baptist Oil on Canvas 19 x 14 1/4 inches This lovely and sensitively painting has been examined by a professional restorer w...
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18th Century Old Masters Unknown Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

India Woman Farmer Artist Proof Print after Tyeb Metha Modern Style Signed
Located in Norfolk, GB
More images and description to be added tomorrow
Category

20th Century Modern Unknown Art

Materials

Etching, Paper

Antique Woman Portrait, 19th Century French Impressionist Female Oil Painting
Located in AIGNAN, FR
Antique French portrait oil painting of a woman wearing a beret dated 1894 and signed in the bottom right (unreadable). This charming and unusual portrait is from the Art Nouveau pe...
Category

1890s French School Unknown Art

Materials

Oil

48x36 "Webb Deep Field" Telescope Space Photography NASA Print
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Original museum grade exhibition prints on acid-free archival luster paper. These are the highest quality NASA prints ever produced. Edition of 250. *This print can be hung vertic...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Unknown Art

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Pigment

Landscape Oil Painting, Vintage French Countryside Painting with Horses
Located in AIGNAN, FR
Vintage landscape with horses oil painting on canvas. This atmospheric and unusual painting features horses shading under a tree waiting for their owners to collect them after a day...
Category

1930s Post-Impressionist Unknown Art

Materials

Oil

English Fox Hunting Scene Oil Painting on Canvas, Horses & Hounds, Gilt Frame
Located in Palm Coast, FL
This large oil painting depicts a classic English fox hunting scene, capturing a mounted huntsman in red coat riding across open countryside as hounds pursue the chase. The composit...
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21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Unknown Art

Materials

Oil

Victorian Style Interior Oil Painting Elegant Lady in Pink Gown, Framed
Located in Palm Coast, FL
This refined oil painting is a contemporary work executed in a classic Old Master and Victorian revival style, depicting an elegant young woman in a flowing pink gown within a richly...
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21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Unknown Art

Materials

Oil

Five Maiko (Apprentices) Having lunch – Original hand-colored Meiji era photo
Located in Middletown, NY
Yokohama, Japan: c 1890. Hand-tinted albumen print, 8 x 10 1/2 inches (203 x 266 mm), numbered B04 in negative, small spots of fixer on lower right corner, pencil inscription on ver...
Category

Late 19th Century Realist Unknown Art

Materials

Watercolor, Photographic Paper

View of the Bay of Naples with Mount Vesuvius
Located in Stockholm, SE
Unknown artist (Naples), 19th century View of the Bay of Naples with Mount Vesuvius oil on metal plate unframed: 7.8 cm (3.1 in) diameter framed: 20.5 × 20.5 cm (8.1 × 8.1 in) Thi...
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19th Century Old Masters Unknown Art

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Metal

Antique Landscape Painting, Amsterdam Canal Scene, Dutch Antique Oil Painting
Located in AIGNAN, FR
Antique Romantic Dutch landscape oil painting on stretched canvas of the Amsterdam Canal. This painting is signed in the lower left H Smit. A very traditional original oil painting...
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Late 19th Century Dutch School Unknown Art

Materials

Oil

Original Vintage Nautical Sailing Ship Seascape – Oil on Canvas – Framed
Located in Palm Coast, FL
This expressive oil on canvas depicts a tall sailing ship cutting through rolling ocean waves under an open, luminous sky. The vessel is shown at an angle, sails fully billowed in sh...
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Late 20th Century Impressionist Unknown Art

Materials

Oil

A Stylish Vintage 1940s Fashion Study, Designs for Women's Active Wear
Located in Chicago, IL
A stylish, vintage, 1940s fashion study featuring elegant designs for women's active wear by Hattie Carnegie. Inscription reads: Left - White jersey slack suit Red gaberdine jacke...
Category

1940s American Modern Unknown Art

Materials

Paper, Watercolor, Pencil

A Stylish Vintage 1940s Fashion Study, Design for Women's Clothing & Accessories
Located in Chicago, IL
A stylish, vintage, 1940s fashion study featuring elegant designs for women's clothing, shoes and accessories. Artwork size: 11 x 8 1/2 inches. Archivally matted to 16 x 12 inches...
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1940s American Modern Unknown Art

Materials

Paper, Watercolor, Pencil

Antique American School Impressionist Forest Interior Gem Landscape Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American impressionist forest landscape oil painting. Oil on canvas. Signed illegibly. Framed. Provenance from a Sag Harbor, NY collection. Measuring: 24 by 28 inches painti...
Category

1920s Impressionist Unknown Art

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Antique Landscape Oil Painting on wood, French Impressionist Farm Scene
Located in AIGNAN, FR
French Landscape Oil Painting on wood in vintage frame. This charming post-impressionist painting is of a person leaning against a tree overseeing some chickens in front of a very c...
Category

1920s Post-Impressionist Unknown Art

Materials

Oil

Antique American impressionist plein air oil painting period frame pink purple
Located in Buffalo, NY
This atmospheric early 20th-century landscape depicts a quiet river bend bordered by leafless trees, rendered in a restrained tonal palette of soft greens, muted blues, warm browns, ...
Category

Early 1900s American Impressionist Unknown Art

Materials

Oil, Panel

India Bangladesh Indistinctly signed in Bengal 1979 Watercolour Fisherman Dacca
Located in Norfolk, GB
Indistinctly signed in Bengali, dated ‘79 Bangladesh/Indian Indistinctly signed in Bengali and dated ‘79 Untitled - Fishermen 1979 Watercolour on paper Paper size: 34 x 53 cm Frame Size: 46 x 62.5 cm Provenance: From a private UK family A fabulously evocative watercolour painting showing fisherman, struggling against the elements. This is Bangladesh, 1979, not long after Independence, when the focus was on the working classes, the everyday struggle to make a living and when the artists depicting these times were concurrently exploring and establishing a new aesthetic. The painting combines naturalism with the wash method of watercolour painting and a reduced palette which allows for a rich harmony of shadow and light. Although appearing to simply utilize monotone colours, closer inspection reveals splashes of quite vivid colours; the yellow on the horizon, a deep crimson on the trousers of one of the figures, blue in the nets etc. The colour is subtle but adds a richness to the overall composition implying that this artist has received an academic training; knowing how to get the most from the materials. Add to this the beautiful watery effect from the wash on the paper and we can immediately see references to Bengal school art techniques. It is not surprising that the artist employs this medium. Neuroarthistory points to the rich heritage of Bengal school painters and the fascination with wash technique emanating from their connection to the water which provides the backbone for the region. From supplying food; fish and seafood, to transportation, agriculture and festivities. Bengal and Bangladesh live and die with the water. Some of the leading protagonists of the mid 20th century Bengal school of painters were equally captivated by the same subject and ideology. D P Roy Choudhury was a leading figure in the academic art institutions in the first half of the 20th century. He was also a great experimenter of style. In the image shown,, we can see Choudhury’s treatment of the same subject and how he to chose the monotone palette. It is through observing the similarities and differences that we begin to learn more about the times these artists were painting in and in the case of the Bangladeshi artists how they were approaching the political traumas of the time. The label to the back of the frame tells its own story;. Saju Arts & Crafts, Dacca-12. “Saju was born in 1944 in Ramu, Cox's Bazar. At one point, he became friends with Shamsul Islam Nizami, one of the veteran painters of Bangladesh. At that time, Nizami was a teacher of the Institute of Fine Arts (now Faculty of Fine Arts, University of Dhaka). Nizami introduced Saju to all the notable painters in the contemporary art scenario -- from master painters like Zainul Abedin, Quamrul Hassan...
Category

1970s Modern Unknown Art

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

Bisque Porcelain and Gilt Candelabras w/ Putti
Located in Beachwood, OH
Bisque Porcelain and Gilt Candelabras Figures of putti supporting the arms, porcelain floral candle cups. 24 x 11.5 inches A matched pair of bisque porcelain and gilt-bronze candela...
Category

19th Century Unknown Art

Materials

Porcelain

Notre-Dame Cathedral from the Seine
Located in Middletown, NY
Etching with drypoint on cream wove paper, 7 x 8 3/4 inches (177 x 223 mm); sheet 10 1/2 x 11 3/4 inches (267 x 300 mm), full margins. Signed V. E. Chapel and numbered 62/250 in penc...
Category

Early 20th Century French School Unknown Art

Materials

Etching, Drypoint

Abraham Walkowitz (1878-1965) Signed Antique Modernist Abstract Framed Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Vintage American modernist cityscape painting by Abraham Walkowitz (1878 - 1965). Mixed media on paper. Signed. Framed. Provenance from a Sag Harbor, NY collection. Measuring: 20 by...
Category

1910s Abstract Unknown Art

Materials

Ink, Watercolor, Archival Paper

Between Lessons – A Schoolboy Lost in Thought
Located in Stockholm, SE
Unidentified Artist Schoolboy, Early 1900s century signed lower left oil on canvas unframed 24 × 29 cm (9.4 × 11.4 in) framed 41 × 47 cm (16.1 × 18.5 in) This intimate genre pain...
Category

Early 20th Century Romantic Unknown Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Dining Out - New York Dinner Portrait Couple Dining Black and White Photograph
Located in Brighton, GB
Dining Out - New York Dinner Portrait Couple Dining Black and White Photograph A couple dining out at an elegant hotel in New York is caught momentarily distracted by the floor show...
Category

20th Century Modern Unknown Art

Materials

Photographic Paper, Black and White, Silver Gelatin

English Fox Hunting Scene Oil Painting on Canvas, Horses & Hounds, Signed
Located in Palm Coast, FL
This dynamic contemporary oil painting depicts a classic fox hunting scene with mounted riders in traditional red coats leading a pack of hounds across an open countryside landscape....
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Unknown Art

Materials

Oil

Antique American Impressionist Signed Fall Forest Interior Framed Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American impressionist fall landscape oil painting. Oil on canvas. Signed faintly. Framed. Provenance from a Sag Harbor, NY collection. Measuring: 20 by 22 inches overall. H...
Category

1930s Impressionist Unknown Art

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Abraham Walkowitz (1878-1965) Signed Antique Modernist Abstract Framed Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Vintage American modernist cityscape painting by Abraham Walkowitz (1878 - 1965). Mixed media on paper. Signed. Framed. Provenance from a Sag Harbor, NY collection. Measuring: 20 by...
Category

1910s Abstract Unknown Art

Materials

Ink, Watercolor, Archival Paper

The Vanguard Series Nr. XV: A Collection of Postwar European Abstractions by JG
Located in London, GB
"The Vanguard Series Nr. XV: A Collection of Postwar European Abstractions", oil on board, by JG (circa 1950s–70s). A compelling body of work emerging from the forgotten studios and ...
Category

Mid-20th Century Abstract Unknown Art

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Oil, Board

The Vanguard Series Nr. XIX: A Collection of Postwar European Abstractions
Located in London, GB
"The Vanguard Series Nr. XIX: A Collection of Postwar European Abstractions", oil on board, by unknown artist (circa 1950s–70s). A compelling body of work emerging from the forgotten...
Category

Mid-20th Century Modern Unknown Art

Materials

Oil, Board

Adoration of the Shepherds by a follower of Denys Calvaert
Located in Stockholm, SE
Unknown Italo-Flemish Artist (active circa 1600) Adoration of the Shepherds oil on copper unframed: 32 × 25.5 cm (12.6 × 10 in) framed: 43 × 37 cm (16.9 × 14.6 in) Provenance: Acq...
Category

17th Century Old Masters Unknown Art

Materials

Copper

Italian Stone Pine along a rocky outcropping - English School, 19th Century
Located in Middletown, NY
A Grand Tour image of the Alps. English School, 19th century C1840. Graphite and ink and wash in sepia and brown ink on two sheets of heavyweight wove paper, 8 1/8 x 11 inches (207 x...
Category

Mid-19th Century English School Unknown Art

Materials

Watercolor, Handmade Paper, Graphite

Pair of 20th Century Rock Crystal Obelisks on Tiered Base
Located in Beachwood, OH
Pair of Rock Crystal Obelisks, 20th Century Clear quartz, carved and polished, mounted on a tiered crystal base 15 x 3 x 3 inches, each This striking pair of obelisks is carved from...
Category

20th Century Unknown Art

Materials

Precious Stone

1940s Original Oil Landscape California Central Valley Farmhouse
Located in Soquel, CA
1940s Original Oil Landscape California Central Valley Farmhouse This post-war California landscape presents a quiet Central Valley stream bordered by bermed banks and stands of cot...
Category

1940s Impressionist Unknown Art

Materials

Linen, Oil

Saint Bernadette Soubirous Portrait and Religious Scene (1891)
Located in Stockholm, SE
This remarkable double-sided devotional painting on copper showcases exceptional craftsmanship and deep spiritual reverence. On the recto, a finely rendered portrait of Saint Bernade...
Category

1890s Unknown Art

Materials

Copper

1960's Mod Girl Fashion Model portrait mid-century modern abstract painting
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Fabulous ca. 1960 mid-century modern painting of four fashion models. Oil on panel measuring 18 x 24 inches. Unsigned and unattributed.
Category

Mid-20th Century Abstract Unknown Art

Materials

Oil

Antique American Modernist Framed Dog Portrait Signed Large Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American dog portrait oil painting. Oil on board. Signed. Framed. Provenance from a Sag Harbor, NY collection. Handsomely framed in a wood molding. Excellent condition, rea...
Category

1920s Realist Unknown Art

Materials

Oil, Board

Louis Armstrong on Stage - Louis Armstrong Trumpet Player Concert Photograph
Located in Brighton, GB
Louis Armstrong on Stage - Louis Armstrong Trumpet Player Concert Photograph World renowned trumpeter and jazz musician Louis Armstrong is photographed on stage during a concert. 1...
Category

20th Century Modern Unknown Art

Materials

Photographic Paper, Black and White, Silver Gelatin

Basket Of Red Cherries Still-Life Oil Painting With Gilt Frame
Located in Frederiksberg C, DK
This still life painting depicts a woven basket brimming with ripe cherries, delicately arranged on a tabletop against a subdued background. The cherries are rendered with a sheen, t...
Category

Late 19th Century Realist Unknown Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Mid-Century Modern Painting Blue Gray Black American Memorial Art Gallery
Located in Buffalo, NY
This evocative mid-century abstract painting features richly layered textures and a restrained palette of aqua blues, muted greens, and deep earthen blacks. The composition suggests ...
Category

1960s Abstract Unknown Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Antique American Tonalist Sunset Landscape Framed Impressionist Sunset Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Vintage American modernist oil painting. Oil on board. Framed. Provenance from a Sag Harbor, NY collection. Handsomely framed in a giltwood molding. Excellent condition, ready to ...
Category

1920s Impressionist Unknown Art

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Oil, Board

Vintage American Impressionist Large Nude Woman Interior Framed Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Vintage American impressionist nude woman portrait oil painting. Oil on canvas. Signed. Framed. Provenance from a Sag Harbor, NY collection. Handsomely framed in a giltwood molding. ...
Category

1940s Impressionist Unknown Art

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Oil, Canvas

Antique American Impressionist Forest Landscape Signed Framed Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Vintage American impressionist landscape painting. Oil on board. Signed. Framed. Provenance from a Sag Harbor, NY collection. Handsomely framed in a giltwood molding. Excellent con...
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1920s American Impressionist Unknown Art

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Oil, Board

Oversized Abstract Expressionist Black and Orange Oil Painting
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
6108 Oversized abstract expressionist oil painting. Rapped canvas no frame required Edge painted black
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1960s Unknown Art

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Oil

Blue and White Abstract Expressionist Painting
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
6131 Blue and white abstract Expressionist painting Image size 18x14"
Category

1970s Unknown Art

Materials

Oil

Escuela italiana (Siglo VIII) - Seguidor de Jacopo Amigoni - Virgen con niño
Located in Sant Celoni, ES
Muy interesante oleo sobre lienzo de la Virgen y el Niño realizado en el siglo xviii de escuela italiana La tela está reentelada Existe una versión de esta pieza muy parecida que e...
Category

Mid-18th Century Unknown Art

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Oil

Echoes of the Atelier III (circa 1980s-90s)
Located in London, GB
Echoes of the Atelier III, acrylic on canvas mounted on board, Florentine School (circa 1980s-90s). This gallery has acquired a number of paintings through an intermediary of an agei...
Category

1980s Modern Unknown Art

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Canvas, Acrylic, Board

Portrait Study of a Young Woman, Oil on paper, 19th Century
Located in Stockholm, SE
This is a sensitive small-scale study portrait of a young girl, executed in warm monochrome brown tones. Painted during the second half of the 19th century, oil on paper and mounted ...
Category

19th Century Naturalistic Unknown Art

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Oil, Paper, Cardboard

Vintage American Impressionist Framed Pansy Flower Still Life Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Vintage American impressionist oil painting. Oil on board. Framed. Provenance from a Sag Harbor, NY collection. Handsomely framed in a giltwood molding. Excellent condition, ready...
Category

1940s Impressionist Unknown Art

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Oil, Board

Vintage American Impressionist Florida Tropical Beach Scene Signed Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Vintage American impressionist tropical landscape oil painting. Oil on canvas. Signed. Framed. Provenance from a Sag Harbor, NY collection. Measuring: 20 by 24 inches painting alone....
Category

1940s Impressionist Unknown Art

Materials

Oil

Antique English Exhibited King Charles Cavalier Dog Portrait Framed Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique English impressionist dog portrait oil painting. Oil on canvas. Signed. Exhibited. Framed. Measuring: 22 by 27 inches image alone. Handsomely framed in white wood molding....
Category

1910s Impressionist Unknown Art

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Oil, Canvas

A Stylish, Vintage 1940s Fashion Design, Women's Dresses, Marshall Field & Co.
Located in Chicago, IL
A stylish, vintage, 1940s fashion study featuring an elegant design for women's dresses (day & evening wear). Most likely a design study for a print advertisement for the famed Chicago Department store, Marshall Field & Co. Inscribed: "Above- Irene Castle inspired this dinner gown...
Category

1940s American Modern Unknown Art

Materials

Paper, Pencil, Color Pencil

Antique Original French Oyster Oil Painting on Wood, Oysters and Lemon
Located in AIGNAN, FR
Rare and stunning antique oil on wood of oysters and lemon. This is a traditional oil painting, beautifully painted and would look fabulous in a kitchen. It's on a smooth wood boar...
Category

Late 19th Century Art Nouveau Unknown Art

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Oil

Vintage American Modernist Framed Abstract Expressionist Signed Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Vintage American modernist oil painting. Oil on canvas. Signed. Framed. Provenance from a Sag Harbor, NY collection. Measuring: 20 by 16 inches overall. Handsomely framed in wood m...
Category

1990s Abstract Expressionist Unknown Art

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Escuela colonial mejicana siglo XVIII - San Antonio con el niño.
Located in Sant Celoni, ES
Escuela colonial mejicana; siglo XVIII. “San Antonio con el Niño”. Óleo sobre tabla. Medidas: 28 x 21 cm. Gran pieza para coleccionistas de arte religioso de calidad San Antonio de P...
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Early 18th Century Old Masters Unknown Art

Materials

Oil

Vintage American Modernist Framed Abstract Expressionist MCM Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Vintage American modernist abstract oil painting. Oil on board. Framed. Provenance from a Sag Harbor, NY collection. Handsomely framed in minimal molding. Excellent condition, rea...
Category

1960s Modern Unknown Art

Materials

Oil

India rural landscape watercolour on paper Signed Mid 20th Century Farmers
Located in Norfolk, GB
Untitled - Figures Carrying hay, India 10.75" x 13.75" Watercolour on paper Signed bottom right This captivating painting halts the eye with its distinctive style. Probably made du...
Category

20th Century Other Art Style Unknown Art

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

Couple at Party - Black and White Romantic Couple Silver Gelatin Photograph
Located in Brighton, GB
Couple at Party - Black and White Romantic Couple Silver Gelatin Photograph A couple relaxes and laughs on a spacious sofa on the terrace of a villa. The party is still in full swin...
Category

20th Century Modern Unknown Art

Materials

Photographic Paper, Black and White, Silver Gelatin

Vintage Signed Pointillist Venice Cityscape Grand Canal Impressionist Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Vintage impressionist Venice cityscape oil painting. Oil on canvas. Signed. Framed. Excellent condition, ready to hang and enjoy.
Category

1990s Impressionist Unknown Art

Materials

Oil, Canvas

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