Silk Paintings

This vibrant vintage ceramic tile is a captivating example of mid-century decorative art, featuring a whimsical school of hand-painted fish against a rich, saturated emerald green gl...

A fabulous vintage Boho glazed ceramic plate. Signed by the artist Manrique.

Add a sense of fun and a pop of color to any room with this wonderful vintage watercolor of a cartoon dog. This pup features a wonderful expression that is sure to be a conversation ...

This charming and rare hand-painted stone by the renowned artist Ilya Schor beautifully captures a serene harbor scene in Provincetown, Massachusetts. The miniature artwork, painted ...

Spanish Colonial South American Folk Art, Hand-carved and gilded wooden devotional shrine featuring the Virgin Mary, richly framed with ornate scrolling foliage and floral decorati...

Bathing of the Christ Child, Cusco School, 20th century Small scale size Oil on canvas, Peru. A charming well executed and richly decorative devotional scene depicting the Christ Ch...

This oil painting is signed in the lower left hand illegible signature. Very well done in great condition and retains the original frame.  

18th Century Spanish Colonial Oil Painting on Board A characterful Spanish Colonial devotional painting, oil on board, dating to the 18th century. The work depicts the Virgin of Mer...

M. Laurent – Naïve Folk Art Hunting Scene with Horses & Hounds, 20th Century A wonderfully characterful 20th-century oil on canvas by the French painter Laurent, depicting a traditional country hunt with scarlet-coated riders on horseback following a lively pack of hounds through an expansive rural landscape. Signed Laurent lower right, the painting is particularly appealing for its distinctive naïve handling. Horses, riders and hounds are rendered with simplified forms, flattened perspective and wonderfully direct brushwork, giving the composition a charm quite removed from the polished formality of conventional sporting art. Across the landscape, five mounted riders make their way through the countryside, their brilliant scarlet coats providing striking points of colour amongst fresh greens, ochres and the softly painted blue-grey sky. In the foreground, a rider on a chestnut horse follows the hounds at pace, while immediately beyond, another rider on a substantial white horse negotiates a fallen tree beside the water. Further mounted figures appear across the middle distance on white, grey and brown horses, creating a surprisingly effective sense of movement across the landscape. But it is perhaps the pack of hounds that gives the painting its greatest charm. Predominantly white and individually marked with chestnut and darker patches, the hounds race enthusiastically through the countryside in small groups. Each has been constructed from remarkably economical brushstrokes, yet together they immediately convey the energy and excitement of the hunt. A Naïve Interpretation of the Hunt Rather than approaching the subject with the anatomical precision traditionally associated with British sporting painting, Laurent has interpreted the hunt in an altogether more instinctive manner. Perspective is deliberately flattened. Proportions shift throughout the composition. Riders are reduced almost to silhouettes, while horses and hounds are described through strong outlines and confident areas of colour. It is precisely this unconventional handling that makes the painting so appealing. The scarlet coats of the huntsmen form a repeating rhythm across the landscape, while the pale horses echo the predominantly white bodies of the hounds below. A stream winds through the foreground, crossed by fallen timber, while a slender bare tree rises dramatically at the left of the composition. Beyond, softly described woodland and distant countryside disappear towards a broad horizon beneath the atmospheric sky. There is a wonderful sense of storytelling without unnecessary detail. Seen closely, individual passages are almost abstract in their simplicity. Stepping back, they resolve into a remarkably lively country scene filled with horses, riders and hounds. It is an immensely decorative example of 20th-century naïve sporting art. Horses & Hounds The individual animals are particularly appealing. A chestnut horse dominates the foreground, shown at full stretch as its scarlet-coated rider follows the hounds. Nearby, a large white horse carefully negotiates the fallen timber, while further chestnut, grey and white horses progress across the landscape behind. Each has its own slightly eccentric proportions and character — an important part of the painting's naïve quality rather than an attempt at conventional equestrian realism. The hounds are equally charming. Painted predominantly in white with warm chestnut and dark markings, they move across the composition in small groups. Some follow the pack while others appear to be enthusiastically choosing their own route through the landscape. Their repeated forms create a sense of movement across the lower half of the painting and provide a wonderful counterpoint to the mounted figures above. Laurent Relatively little biographical information concerning the 20th-century French painter M. Laurent appears to have been published. The artist is nevertheless recorded within international art-market databases as a 20th-century French painter, with works having appeared at auction. Particularly interesting in relation to the present painting are recorded works entitled Retour de chasse (Return from the Hunt) and Retour de chasse au faisan (Return from Pheasant Hunting...

19th Century folk art military painting 19th Century piece of French folk-art militaria art, gouache on paper in its original frame in untouched condition. Size in inches: H 12” ...

This dramatic 19th-century Barbizon or Dutch School style oil painting on canvas captures a moody nocturne scene centered around a towering, weathered white windmill. The composition...

A large stunning painting from the legendary Amazonian artist Moacir Andrade "A Lenda Do Pacu" (The legend of the Pacu) Acrylic on canvas depicting a central Pacu which is a lar...

Vintage Asian Batik hand painted fabric art. The beautiful batik is a depiction of a pair of Masai couples in traditional tribal clothing. The batik is a wonderful example of a hand painted wall art. Batik is one of many methodologies of fabric art in a long and rich folk textile tradition around the world. It is a wax-resist type of dyeing operation where certain sections of a textile are pigmented while others are tied-off and shielded from coloring. Batik designs are created in various geometric motifs that have certain symbolism and convey status within society, but now too they use batik methods to achieve what in essence are paintings on fabric. Dimensions: 26” x 31” Date of Manufacture: 3rd Quarter of the 1900s Place of Origin: Africa Material: Textile Condition: Wear consistent with age and use The Persian Knot Gallery, SKU: 2264 Vintage Batik Painting...

A fantastic vintage hand-painted fish study depicting a angelfish, painted on artist board and set in its original thin brass frame. Each piece in this series was created by the same...

A striking, energetic piece of original abstract artwork dating from the 1960s/70s. Acrylic and oil have been used to create bold lines and brushwork on the canvas giving the piece a...