19th Century Untitled Oil Painting of a Young Lady, circa 1850-1870

Oil on canvas. 19th-early 20th century Unsigned. Unframed. CONDITION: Good. Wear consistent with age and use. Loss of paint on the lower left corner. Large indented area on left side.

ABOUT A 19th century oil portrait on canvas of a gentleman. Unsigned. CREATOR Unknown. DATE OF MANUFACTURE c.1800s. MATERIALS AND TECHNIQUES Oil on Canvas. Unframed. ...

ABOUT An original oil on canvas painting of a bearded gentleman. Signed on back on upper frame. The artwork is unframed and has maintained its color with the appropriate wear consis...

Untitled. Oil on canvas. Unsigned. Framed with stamp "Pat. Oct. 7, '84". This piece has retained its original finish. CONDITION: Good-Fair. Wear consistent with age and use. Several ...

ABOUT An antique 19th century oil portrait on canvas of a gentleman. Signed "Oscar Hallwig 1895" on the upper left corner. An original framers label on back. CREATOR Oscar Hall...

ABOUT An original 19th century Mexican folk retablo. Oil paint on tin. Subject unknown. CREATOR Unknown. DATE OF MANUFACTURE c.1880. MATERIALS AND TECHNIQUES Oil Paint on Tin. CONDITION Good. Wear consistent with age and use. DIMENSIONS H 14 in. W 10 in. HISTORY Retablos, better known as 'laminas' in Mexico, are small oil paintings on tin, wood and sometimes copper which were used in home altars to venerate the almost infinite number of Catholic saints. The literal translation for 'retablo' is 'behind the altar.' This unique genre of art, deeply rooted in European history, was brought to Mexico with the arrival of the Spanish and then ultimately adopted by New World mestizo natives to become what is known today as the Mexican folk retablo. The retablo was an art form that flourished in post conquest Mexico and then ultimately, with the introduction of inexpensive mediums such as tin, reached its pinnacle of popularity in the last quarter of the 19th century. With some exceptions, mostly untrained artists from the provinces worked to produce and reproduce these sacred images; some subjects painted more prolifically than others. A typical "retablero" may have reproduced the same image hundreds, if not thousands of times in his or her career. These oil paintings were sold to devout believers who displayed them in home altars to honor their patron saints. There are virtually hundreds of saints, each invoked to remedy a different situation. "San Ysidro Labrador," the patron saint of farmers, is venerated for good weather...

Antique 19th century Austrian painting. Oil on canvas artwork depicting a female portrait, a young noblewoman in a pose of good pictorial quality. Pai...

Mid-19th Century painting of fancy young boy in a beautifully giltwood and hand-painted frame (not original frame). The canvas itself is 20" x24". Paint is very stable even though cr...

Late 19th century oil painting of a young family in a park Fine antique oil painting of a young family drinking water from a fountain in a park. Original oil on canvas. Dimensi...

This is a magnificent antique Italian School, 19th Century, oil on canvas painting of a young lady reading a scroll,mid 19th century in date. ...

Antique portrait on a hand-carved giltwood frame, depicting a beautiful red-head young lady standing elegantly on a veranda full of colorful flowers. She appears to be overlooking a ...

19th Century American School Portrait Oil Painting of a Young Girl. Wonderful antique portrait of a charming little girl standing in a warm toned room setting with oriental rug and tapestry wall decoration. She seems to view a pair of small paintings...