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Original Vintage Oil Painting by Robert Lebrón
By Robert Lebron
Located in North Hollywood, CA
unusual painting, original from the 20th Century, and reminds in excellent condition. It has no damages
Category

Mid-20th Century Unknown Other Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Paint

Japanese Style Painting on Tapestry and Wood
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Unusual painting on fabric depicting a cauldron with skulls, birds, eyeballs, and tigers. Adhered
Category

Vintage 1950s North American Paintings

Materials

Tapestry, Wood, Paint

Tall Post-Impressionist Oil Painting - Portrait of an Artist in Interior
By I. Johns
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
and effect. A highly unusual painting - and being this rare shape, ideal for filling the right space
Category

Late 20th Century Post-Impressionist Interior Paintings

Materials

Oil

Young Men in an Interior - English Post Impressionist Pointillist Oil Painting
Located in Sevenoaks, GB
condition. Signed lower right and again on the reverse. A stunning and unusual painting. Artist: English
Category

1930s Post-Impressionist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

African dancing, Modern Colorful Abstract Painting 100x100cm by Anna Selina
Located in Sempach, LU
This is a very unusual painting, full of movement, energy, and music vibes. Also, you can see here
Category

2010s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

Flower Pots: Contemporary Pastel Still Life Painting
By Keith Bowen
Located in Brecon, Powys
This gorgeous pastel is an unusual painting from Keith Bowen, more known for his studies of
Category

20th Century Realist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Pastel

Warren Wolf Abstract Painting ca' 1980
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
An unusual painting on masonite by Warren Wolf (1924 - 2003, American), ca' 1980. Heavy texture, in
Category

Vintage 1980s American Mid-Century Modern Paintings

Materials

Masonite

Warren Wolf Abstract Painting ca' 1980
Warren Wolf Abstract Painting ca' 1980
H 38.75 in W 36.75 in D 3 in
I'm Sorry
Located in Scottsdale, AZ
color palette make this a very unusual painting.
Category

2010s Impressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

Inner Power. Contemporary Colorful Abstract Painting 100x100cm by Anna Selina
Located in Sempach, LU
Inner Power is very emotional and unusual painting with lots of textures and tones, bright colors
Category

2010s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

Watercolor by Paul Renner
Located in Alessandria, Piemonte
O/8182 - This is an unusual painting: the famous Austrian painter Paul Renner, on the occasion of
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Austrian Modern Paintings

Materials

Paper

Watercolor by Paul Renner
Watercolor by Paul Renner
H 31.89 in W 24.61 in D 0.4 in
Donald Stoltenberg Mixed Media Painting on Wood Panel
By Donald Stoltenberg
Located in Miami, FL
unusual painting by the renowned listed American artist Donald Hugo Stoltenberg (1927-2016). The work has
Category

Late 20th Century North American Paintings

Materials

Wood

Across the Universe. The Beatles 1970. Original oil abstraction by Volskya Lilya
Located in Sempach, LU
and lovers of unusual painting!
Category

2010s Abstract Interior Paintings

Materials

Oil

Night drive
By James Robert Granville Exley
Located in London, GB
This highly atmospheric, original and unusual painting, by James Exley, was executed in 1941. The
Category

1940s Realist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

18th Century Naive Landscape
Located in Montreal, QC
, with a mother and daughter on a daybed. This unusual painting depicts a rural idyl. A graceful
Category

Antique Late 18th Century Unknown Folk Art Paintings

Materials

Paint

18th Century Naive Landscape
18th Century Naive Landscape
H 22 in W 30 in D 1.5 in
Wesley Johnson Unusual Oil Painting
By Wesley Johnson
Located in Pasadena, CA
feeling of impressionism and the abstraction of expression, influenced Johnson's style of painting. His
Category

1990s American Paintings

Materials

Wood, Paint

Wesley Johnson Unusual Oil Painting
Wesley Johnson Unusual Oil Painting
H 18 in W 18 in D 2.25 in
Surreal Landscape - Mid 20th Century English Surrealist Oil on Canvas Painting
Located in Sevenoaks, GB
gilt framed painting on a wall. A stunning and unusual painting presented in a bespoke gilt frame
Category

1960s Surrealist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Vintage Palm Springs Area Canyon Landscape Oil Painting by Suzanne Dallons
Located in Baltimore, MD
This is an unusual painting of a canyon in the Palm Springs area of Southern California. In the
Category

1960s Post-Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

Morris Katz painting 2002
By Morris Katz
Located in NEW YORK, NY
tireless self-promoter with a crowd-pleasing sense of humor, Katz combined his unusual painting techniques
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Wood, Oil

Unusual Sunday - original London cityscape wildlife oil painting -modern art
By Nathan Neven
Located in London, Chelsea
to the narrative of the painting. "Unusual Sunday" is a framed and signed original piece
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Animal Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Unusual For This Time of Year - Contemporary Surrealist Landscape Painting
By Kenji Lim
Located in Vienna, AT
Kenji Lim Unusual For This Time of Year 2023 30 x 65 cm Acrylics on linen/canvas Unique The
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Landscape Paintings

Materials

Linen, Acrylic, Canvas

Breakfast Still Life - Modern British Coffee Pot & Cup Oil on Panel Painting
Located in Sevenoaks, GB
bread, by Tom Elliott. Excellent quality and unusual painting, with the artist reflected in the coffee
Category

Early 2000s Still-life Paintings

Materials

Oil

Large French Surrealist Fantasy Figures Painting Very Unusual and Decorative
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
French surrealist artist, late 20th/ early 21st century acrylic and pen painting on board, unframed
Category

Late 20th Century Surrealist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Pen

unusual ORIGINAL 1960's plaster & oil paint relief panel painting VENICE ITALY?
By André Cottavoz
Located in Cirencester, GB
Very unusual plaster and paint relief painting with wonderful depth. Possibly depicting St Marks
Category

Mid-20th Century Abstract Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

Roses Painting in a Large Unusual Deco Wooden Frame
Located in Alessandria, Piemonte
Roses and flowers painting, French school, enclosed in a large Déco wooden frame with studs
Category

Mid-20th Century French Arts and Crafts Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Fruitwood

Untitled
By Emily Mason
Located in New York, NY
vibrant pigments and her intuitive grasp of color theory, as well as her unusual painting method that she
Category

1990s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil, Paper

Untitled
By Emily Mason
Located in New York, NY
pigments and her intuitive grasp of color theory, as well as her unusual painting method that she mastered
Category

1990s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil, Paper

Untitled
By Emily Mason
Located in New York, NY
pigments and her intuitive grasp of color theory, as well as her unusual painting method that she mastered
Category

1990s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil, Paper

After the Fall
By Emily Mason
Located in New York, NY
vibrant pigments and her intuitive grasp of color theory, as well as her unusual painting method that she
Category

1980s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil, Paper

Untitled
By Emily Mason
Located in New York, NY
pigments and her intuitive grasp of color theory, as well as her unusual painting method that she mastered
Category

1980s Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil, Paper

Nautical Night
By Emily Mason
Located in New York, NY
pigments and her intuitive grasp of color theory, as well as her unusual painting method that she mastered
Category

1980s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil, Paper

Vintage French Impressionist Painting Unusual Shape Roses Still Life Watercolor
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
watercolour painting on artist paper, unframed measures: 14 high by 22 inches wide condition: overall very
Category

Mid-20th Century Impressionist Still-life Paintings

Materials

Watercolor

Traditional Chinese Painting on Silk, 2 Women. Unusual Carved and Gilt Frame
Located in Buffalo, NY
Traditional Chinese Painting on Silk, depicting 2 Women. Unusual oversized shell motif to carved
Category

Vintage 1930s Chinese Chinese Export Paintings

Materials

Silk, Giltwood

Very Unusual Chinese Gouache, 19th Century
Located in Aalsgaarde, DK
Very unusual Chinese gouache, 19th century. Measures: H. 131, W. 185 cm. H. 51.5, W. 72.8 in.
Category

Antique 19th Century Chinese Paintings

Very Unusual Chinese Gouache, 19th Century
Very Unusual Chinese Gouache, 19th Century
H 51.58 in W 72.84 in D 2.37 in
Unusual - vividly fascinating textured contemporary artwork by Richard Roberts
Located in London, GB
. With the relentless approach Dick has with his painting process, quite often a piece will be reworked
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

French Old Master The Garden of Gethsemane Unusual Shape Panel
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist/ School: French School, 18th century Title: The Garden of Gethsemane Medium: oil painting
Category

18th Century Old Masters Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

Unusual Black and White Mid-Century Artwork
Located in London, GB
A provocative mid to late 20th artwork. England, c1980s. Believed to be woodcut in ink. Mounted in a smart black contemporary frame. Location: London Gallery. Dime...
Category

Vintage 1980s British Mid-Century Modern Paintings

Materials

Glass, Paper

Unusual Black and White Mid-Century Artwork
Unusual Black and White Mid-Century Artwork
H 10.83 in W 11.42 in D 0.6 in
The Tooth-Puller (Il Cavadenti) - Oil on Canvas by Follower of Caravaggio
By Follower of Caravaggio (Michelangelo Merisi)
Located in Roma, IT
excellent conditions, including a golden painted wooden frame. A really unusual painting to show in your
Category

Late 17th Century Baroque Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Gothica, Painting, Oil on Canvas
By Jo Beer
Located in Yardley, PA
I love painting unusual, alternative, unconventional people. They are generally creative people
Category

2010s Realist Paintings

Materials

Oil

Mood #12, Painting, Oil on Canvas
By Igor Shulman
Located in Yardley, PA
This picture is all about the mood. Everything revolves around it. The unusual coloring, the
Category

2010s Contemporary Paintings

Materials

Oil

Space House (Contemporary Quirky Abstract Encaustic Painting on Square Panel)
By Donise English
Located in Hudson, NY
unusual painting in rich encaustic and gouache on wood panel. One could interpret the centralized
Category

2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings

Materials

Encaustic, Gouache, Wood Panel

Verticles AD, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
the last year, this painting has different layers & textures as well as a purple hue on the far right
Category

2010s Abstract Expressionist Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

Sordid Attractions, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
By Newel Hunter
Located in Yardley, PA
. Gestural. Intriguing. Surreal, Whimsical and Fun. This medium-sized vertical abstract is unusual and
Category

2010s Abstract Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

Walking in Venice, Painting, Oil on Canvas
By Iryna Kastsova
Located in Yardley, PA
, gandolier. Venice is considered one of the most unusual and beautiful cities in the world. This is a
Category

2010s Other Art Style Paintings

Materials

Oil

Captain Pelican, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
By Anthony Dunphy
Located in Yardley, PA
A pelican painting is not unusual but add a naval officers hat and decorate said hat with an odd
Category

2010s Realist Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

Domestic marathon, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
By Irene Raspollini
Located in Yardley, PA
The journey to complete this painting began more than one year ago and was full of obstacles
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

Oil on Board Characters on a Boat a Very Unusual Subject
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
Oil on Board Characters on a Boat A very unusual subject with several strange colourful
Category

Antique Early 1900s Folk Art Paintings

Materials

Paint

"Saint Sebastian, " Unusual Depiction of Nude Figure, Oil on Canvas
Located in Philadelphia, PA
surroundings plunged in darkness. The painting is probably Swedish or Northern European, and features an
Category

Antique 19th Century Swedish Romantic Paintings

Materials

Paint

It's Christmas Time, Painting, Acrylic on Other
By Christel Haag
Located in Yardley, PA
"It's Christmas Time" is an abstract, expressive acrylic painting on cardboard. It is dynamic and
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Modern Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

ACROSS THE UNIVERSE, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
By Pamela Ross
Located in Yardley, PA
ACROSS THE UNIVERSE An unusual composition in a landscape of color pigment and metallics evokes a
Category

Early 2000s Abstract Expressionist Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

Coronaleader DT, Painting, Oil on MDF Panel
By Victor Tarres
Located in Yardley, PA
The president, vested in some unusual garments. :: Painting :: Realism :: This piece comes with an
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Realist Paintings

Materials

Oil

Coronaleader JB, Painting, Oil on MDF Panel
By Victor Tarres
Located in Yardley, PA
A portrait of Brazil'spresident, Jair Bolsonaro vested in unusual garments. :: Painting :: Realism
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Realist Paintings

Materials

Oil

Coronaledar PS, Painting, Oil on MDF Panel
By Victor Tarres
Located in Yardley, PA
A portrait of Spain's president, Pedro Sanchez, vested in unusual garments. :: Painting :: Realism
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Realist Paintings

Materials

Oil

"Dusk Till Dawn" An unusual perspective of a herd of horses. Looking from above
By Joel Sidney Kelly
Located in San Antonio, TX
Joel Sidney Kelly Alabama Artist Image Size: 32 x 48 Frame Size: 41 x 57 Medium: Textured Oil on Canvas "Dusk Till Dawn" Primarily known as a portrait artist. On a rare occasio...
Category

Early 2000s Abstract Impressionist Animal Paintings

Materials

Oil

The Last Angel, Painting, Oil on Glass
Located in Yardley, PA
compositions of unusual measurement, freezing. I want to lead the viewer into the mysterious metaphysical
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Realist Paintings

Materials

Oil

Unusual Antique Chinese Divider with Calligraphy
Located in Yonkers, NY
A 19th century Chinese divider with calligraphy, hand-painted on wood. This rectangular divider stands on two feet and displays calligraphy on both sides of its central panel. The pa...
Category

Antique 19th Century Chinese Paintings and Screens

Materials

Wood

The Swimming Lesson, Painting, Acrylic on Paper
By Anthony Dunphy
Located in Yardley, PA
This delightfully happy scene shows a swimming instructor with an unusual method for teaching
Category

2010s Impressionist Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

FRANKLIN Karl Mann Associates NY - Oil o/B - Brooklyn Bridge & Manhattan Skyline
Located in Meinisberg, CH
& delivery. I don't know the artist 'Franklin' but I do adore this unusual painting. Spot the various, multi
Category

1960s American Modern Landscape Paintings

Materials

Board, Oil

Skin V - Wonderful Night Butterflies Painting - Contemporary Painting
By Katarzyna Swinarska
Located in Salzburg, AT
Katarzyna Swinarska is a contemporary visual artist working with painting and video which often
Category

2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Skin II - Wonderful Night Butterflies Painting - Contemporary Painting
By Katarzyna Swinarska
Located in Salzburg, AT
Katarzyna Swinarska is a contemporary visual artist working with painting and video which often
Category

2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

390 In the Blue Grotto, Painting, Oil on Canvas
By Anne B Schwartz
Located in Yardley, PA
of blue, lots of textures, and unusual shapes. This is a sculptural and powerful painting. Suitable
Category

2010s Abstract Expressionist Paintings

Materials

Oil

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