Cabinet of Curiosity Paintings

Diptych paintings of Adam and Eve, in a highly stylized art deco manner, by the Italian American artist Joseph Collazzi (1914-1989), dated 1987. He began his career in Italy in the 1...

Traditional oil on canvas by Giuseppe Pitto depicting a beautiful young woman in a street market; she stands out from the scene since the background, the buildings, villagers, and st...

Art Deco Nude by John Montroue, signed in lower right corner and reverse reads - "Grace" Air brush technique by John Montroue, 8/70. Dramatic silhouette of a female nude, cubist/mode...

A very colorful oil on canvas painting by Peter Todd Mitchell. Bouquet of flowers with a surrealist Medusa image. About the artist: Born: 1924 - New York City Died: 1988 - Sitges, Spain Known for: Abstract and representational urban view painting, wallpaper design He was a very talented painter and writer in Europe and the United States. Mitchell exhibited at such famous galleries as the Hanover Gallery in London and the Carstairs Gallery in New York City. For many years he supplemented his income as a painter by creating textile and wallpaper designs. Mitchell's early years were spent in the company of the fashionable and famous surrounding his beautiful playwright mother, who was twice married to the great impressario Leon Leonidoff, Senior Producer of the Radio City Music Hall. His travels with them and his associations at an early age with a theatrical and literary crowd gave him a taste for the exotic. He died suddenly in Sitges, a small town south of Barcelona, in 1988. World traveler...

A Large oil on canvas painting of a ship in heavy seas. With a god frame and thick applied paint with some flaking and losses. Scribed on the rear of the painting has 'Alex Cromarty...

Giuseppe Pitto (Italian 1857 - 1928) is often known for his paintings depicting pretty women in Italian street markets. This exuberantly painted scene i...

Painted by Eugene Savage -- arguably, America's most successful and prolific muralist in the Art Deco style, with important surviving paintings dating from the 1920s to the 1950s -- this study was made for a Zodiac-themed ceiling mural. The round painting features a night sky jeweled with bands of stars, and featuring several mythological figures such as Helios with his chariot and Cornucopia. Savage is best known for a spectacular set of murals illustrating the history and lore of Hawaii commissioned by Matson Shipping Line for the S. S. Lurline, executed in the 1940s but not installed until the 1950s. The artist also painted other series of murals and paintings, include an enormous mural...

"Medusa" - A Captivating Oil on Canvas Masterpiece by Argentinian Contemporary Artist Diego Cabral (2021) Immerse yourself in the beguiling realm of cont...

Italian harbor scene by Giuseppe Salvati (1900-1968) in oil on canvas. Beautiful warm colors and an original 1960's frame. Signed in the lower left. Overall 41 1/2 x 30 1/2. Image si...

Giuseppe Augusto Levis (1873-1926), this painting from 1912 depicting a simple A-frame tent with spikes in a desert background near dusk, in a period guilloche frame with a gilded ra...

This oil on canvas painting, signed Silvio Rotta in the lower left corner, is a captivating depiction of daily life in a modest family, probably dating from the late 19th century. Th...

The antique unframed oil painting on canvas is in the Renaissance style. Two ladies are conversing with the man on the right. Canvas is stretched...