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Traffic Jam in New York City Impressionist Winter Car Scene Oil Painting
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Impressionist New York City traffic jam on a winter day. Cars fill the street and snow fills the air. The city that never sleeps gleaming with patriotic pride. From early childhood to the present, Willett, a natural talent carried on the tradition in the arts. Currently as a painter in the New Hope, Bucks County Impressionist style- he works full time in the mediums of oil on board or canvas, and watercolor. His recent work has been compared to Edward Redfield both in subject and style. Earlier works by Willett are reminiscent of the photographic representational influence of Andrew Wyeth- his revered friend and mentor. Upon reviewing Chris's portfolio that spans 3 decades, one can see the gradual evolution and development of Chris' own unique method and artistic language- he portrays the landscape and daily lives of the people that live and have lived in this locale- spanning the region from Bucks County, New Hope, Lambertville, New Jersey, French Town, Point Pleasant, and such- still the most popular subject matter of local contemporary impressionists today. Painting measures: 14 x 24 inches. Frame measures: 17 x 27 inches. Oil on board signed lower right corner and verso. Christopher Willett...
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Late 20th Century American Classical Paintings

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Canvas, Paint

Late 19th Century Oil on Canvas, Holland School
Located in Firenze, FI
Beautiful oil painting on canvas depicting flowers in a glass vase with gold highlights. Within a wooden frame and gilt pastille MEASURES: overall 76x65, work 60x50 cm
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Late 19th Century Antique Paintings

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Canvas, Giltwood

French 19th Century Faux Marble Hand Painted Framed Painting, Glass is Cracked
Located in Santa Monica, CA
French 19th century faux marble hand painted wood framed painting. The glass is both cracked and scratched. Sold as is.  
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19th Century French Antique Paintings

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Wood, Glass

Oversized modernist Painting by Ellen Obedeyn- Vandermeer
Located in Ranst, BE
Large (200x200cm) oil on canvas painting in modernist style. The painting is on high quality canvas with oil paint. Signed Ellen Obedeyn- Vandermeer 2014
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2010s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Paintings

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Canvas, Paint

Oil On Copper 19th Century Dutch school
Located in Madrid, ES
Oil On Copper 19th Century SMALL OIL ON COPPER OF THE XIX CENTURY DUTCH SCHOOL MEASURES: 25X15 CM
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Early 19th Century Antique Paintings

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Copper

Gustave de Smet 'Still Life with Oil Lamp and Fruit' Oil on Board 1930s
Located in Tilburg, NL
Gustave de Smet 'Still Life with Oil Lamp and Fruit' Oil on Board, Belgium, 1930s. Gustave Franciscus (Gustaaf) de Smet (1877-1943) was a Belgian painter who is considered one of th...
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Early 20th Century Belgian Art Deco Paintings

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Paint

Jean Thomas (1923-2019) "monkey with camembert" large oil on canvas 1949
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Jean Thomas (1923-2019) "monkey with camembert" large oil on canvas signed and dated 1949 origin: "sale of Workshop"
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1940s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Paintings

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Paint

Sara Skaaning Oil Painting on Board
Located in New York, NY
Framed oil painting on board by Sara Skaaning. Based in the Island Mon, Denmark, the visual artist Sara Skaaning starts from her surroundings that twists and transforms until complet...
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21st Century and Contemporary Danish Paintings

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Wood, Paint

William Rubery Bennett 'Australian' Set of Three Oil Paintings on Board, 20th C
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
William Rubery Bennett (Australian 1893-1987) River Scene, signed lower right, oil on board, together with Fisherman and Two Women In The Bush, signed l...
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Mid-20th Century Australian Paintings

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Masonite

Walter Emerson Baum Painting Titled The Delaware Circa 1930’s-40
Located in Bernville, PA
Beautiful Walter E Baum painting from the 1930’s-40’s titled The Delaware in its original frame. The painting came out of a private collection, has never...
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Early 20th Century American Other Paintings

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Canvas, Wood

H.G. Kingsley Pastoral Oil on Canvas, 18th C.
Located in New York, NY
H.G. Kingsley (British, XVIII) antique oil painting on canvas depicting a female figure with a child atop a mule accompanied by a hound and chicken amongst an idyllic country landsca...
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18th Century Georgian Antique Paintings

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Canvas, Paint

Landscape painting by Fortune Car, France 20th century
Located in Paris, FR
Landscape painting by the French painter Fortune Car (1905-1970) Frame dimensions : 36 x 31 cm Painting dimensions : 22 x 27 cm
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20th Century French Paintings

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Paint

Søren Edsberg, Danish artist. Portriat of a dog. Cocker spaniel. Oil on canvas.
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Søren Edsberg, Danish artist. Portriat of a dog. Cocker spaniel. Oil on canvas. Approx. 1980s. Signed. Perfect condition. Dimensions: W 28.5 cm x 38.5 cm. Total dimensions: W 47 cm. ...
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1980s Danish Vintage Paintings

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Canvas

Sara Skaaning Oil Painting on Board
Located in New York, NY
Framed oil painting on board by Sara Skaaning. Based in the Island Mon, Denmark, the visual artist Sara Skaaning starts from her surroundings that twists and transforms until complet...
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21st Century and Contemporary Danish Paintings

Materials

Wood, Paint

Large Painted Oval Wooden Wall Panel from Florence, Italy
Located in Dallas, TX
Hand-painted in Florence, Italy, this fantastic oval wooden wall panel features a large urn with a scrolled handle. The urn is adorned with a fluted...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Paintings

Materials

Wood, Paint

Landscape Painting by Fritz Thomsen
Located in Kastrup, DK
Fritz Thomsen (1819-1891), Danish painter. Painting of forest scene near the shoreline of Hesnæs, on the Danish island of Falster, 1878. Oil on canva...
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Late 19th Century Danish Other Antique Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Wood

Large Framed 20th Century Dutch School Winter Scene, John Haanstra, Oil on Board
Located in Morristown, NJ
John Haanstra (Dutch, b. 1940), signed and dated 1985 on lower right. A charming oil painting, showing a winter landscape. Skaters are enjoying seasonal fun on a frozen canal while others go about their daily activities. A typical Dutch windmill can be seen in the background. Typical Dutch style housing can be seen in the foreground. The sky seems to be laden with more snow, creating the sense of more winter fun...
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1980s Dutch Modern Vintage Paintings

Materials

Wood, Paint

Antique Oval Portrait of Sir Alexander Gibson, Oil on Canvas, Framed in Wood
Located in San Francisco, CA
Vintage oval portrait in a beautiful gilded wood frame of Sir Alexander Gibson, Lord Durie I of Scotland. He lived circa 1570–1644, and was aScottish judge and legal author, known to...
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20th Century British Paintings

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Canvas, Wood

Japanese Two-Panel Screen: Egrets in Japanese Red Pine with Gold Ground
Located in Hudson, NY
Seven graceful Egrets perched upon very vibrant pine. Representing strength, luck, and longevity. A harmonious balance in nature. Mineral pigments on Mulberry paper with dark brown ...
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Late 19th Century Japanese Antique Paintings

Materials

Lacquer, Paper

Trompe L'oeil Hyperrealism Oil Painting Abstract Surrealist Photo Realist Art
Located in Vero Beach, FL
Trompe L'oeil Hyperrealism oil painting abstract surrealist photo realist art of early country living. This charming vintage trompe l’oeil scene i...
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20th Century Italian Country Paintings

Materials

Wood

JAMES NORTHCOTE 1480-1517 PAiNTINGS PRINCESS BRIDGET & MARRIAGE OF SHREWSBURY
Located in GB
Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this stunning pair of 16th to 17th century, miniature oil paintings which are after the originals by James Northcote (1480-1517) t...
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17th Century English Charles II Antique Paintings

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Giltwood

French, Modernist Cubist Painting Bustling Paris Street Scene
Located in Cirencester, GB
Bustling Paris street scene, Paris. By Maurice Mazeilie (French, 1924-2021). Watercolor painting on artist paper, unframed. unsigned. Stamped verso. Measures: painting: 9.8 in...
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Late 20th Century French Paintings

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Other

Vintage Contemporary Signed Original Oil Portrait on Board
Located in west palm beach, FL
A fantastic vintage Boho original oil painting. A chic portrait in sharp clear colors. Signed on the back. Newly framed and ready to hang. Acquired from a Palm Beach estate.
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21st Century and Contemporary North American Paintings

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Paint

Fine Signed Painting of a Tall Sailing Ship James Gale Tyler
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This is a superb quality painting of a tall sailing ship by James G. Tyler. This 19th century painting is masterfully done by the artist and the frame really adds to the quality of t...
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1890s American American Classical Antique Paintings

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Canvas, Fruitwood

Magnificent Empire Period Portrait
Located in Madrid, ES
Magnificent Empire Period Portrait VERY DECORATIVE OIL PORTRAIT PAINTED WITH EXCELLENT QUALITY OF THE IMPERIAL TIME. ORIGINAL FRAME OF THE TIME GOLDEN...
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Early 19th Century Antique Paintings

Materials

Canvas

C Deschamps, Portrait Of Woman, In Black Dress, XIXth Century
Located in MARSEILLE, FR
Large oil on canvas, portrait of an elegant woman in a black dress and a fan, seated and smiling Portrait signed Camille Deschamps and dated 1889 in ...
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Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Paintings

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Paint

Le Pont Neuf Painting in Giltwood Frame by Ansaloni, Dated 1944
Located in Dallas, TX
Le Pont Neuf, the oldest existing bridge to span the Seine in Paris, is the subject of this painted board in giltwood frame, signed and dated in the lower left corner by the artist, ...
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1940s French Vintage Paintings

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Wood, Giltwood, Paint

Russian Avant-Garde Oil painting, early 20th century possibly Natalya Goncharova
Located in Hudson, NY
MYSTERY ARTIST Russian Avante-Garde Oil painting on Canvas early 20th century possibly Natalya Goncharova from the collection of noted collector and respected gallery owner, Kenneth Dukoff of Niagara Falls, NY Russian Avante-Garde Oil painting on Canvas. This unsigned painting not only strongly resembles works by Natalya Goncharova, it also strongly resembles her: Natalia Gontcharova was born in Ladyshino near Tula in central Russia in 1881 and studied at the Moscow Institute of Painting, Sculpture and Architecture. In 1898 she met the artist Michael Larionov who became her life-long companion. She began painting in a neo-primitive style based on icons and Russian folk art. By 1910 she had traveled to Paris and along with Larionov had begun to be heavily involved in Russian avant-garde circles. Together they evolved a neo-primitive style that was favored in the years shortly before the outbreak of the war. By 1913, Goncharove, along with Larionov, had turned her attention to a more abstract style, heavily influenced by Italian Futurism and French Cubism; together they evolved a style known as Rayonnism. In 1914 they traveled to Paris at the invitation of Serge Diaghiliv to collaborate on costumes and designs for the Ballet Russe. They remained in Paris for the rest of their lives and continued to play a role in the international avant-garde. She exhibited in Moscow, Paris, London and Brussels. She married Larionov at the end of her life. She died in Paris in 1962. The Russian avant-garde was a large, influential wave of avant-garde modern art that flourished in the Russian Empire and the Soviet Union, approximately from 1890 to 1930—although some have placed its beginning as early as 1850 and its end as late as 1960. The term covers many separate, but inextricably related, art movements that flourished at the time; including Suprematism, Constructivism, Russian Futurism...
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20th Century Paintings

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Canvas

Impressionist Oil Painting Architecture of Town
Located in Tourcoing, FR
Impressionist Oil Painting Architecture of Town showing a close up of a town, especially windows, balconies and bell tower. Black Lacquer a...
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20th Century European Beaux Arts Paintings

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Paint, Wood

Lennart Lilja, Oil on Board, 1945
Located in Warszawa, Mazowieckie
Lennart Lilja, 1945 Oil on the board Work dated and signed by the artist Dimensions 46/38 Unframed work Lennart Lilja (1924-2008). He was a Swedish artist. Student of Isaac Gründewald and Otte Sköld. In the 1950s he wrote plays and tried his hand as an actor. This resulted in a role in The Seventh...
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1940s Swedish Other Vintage Paintings

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Wood

Mid-18th Century Japanese Screen Pair, One Hundred Flowers, Chrysanthemums
Located in Kyoto, JP
Omori Soun (b. 1704) Chrysanthemums - One Hundred Flowers A Pair of Six-fold Japanese Screens. Ink, color, gofun and gold leaf on paper. Dating ...
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Mid-18th Century Japanese Edo Antique Paintings

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Gold Leaf

Portrait of a Lady Hungarian painting Late 1800s signed Albert Schickedanz
Located in Milan, IT
Albert Schickedanz Portrait of a Gentlewoman Hungarian painting in watercolor on cardboard signed vertically in red to the left of the figure of the lady. Albert Schickedanz (Bielsk...
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Late 19th Century Bohemian Antique Paintings

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Gesso, Paper

Kevin O'Toole "Interlock" Wooden Wall Sculpture
Located in Long Island City, NY
Kevin O'Toole "Interlock" Wooden Wall Sculpture with triple panel interlocked painted wood construction. This piece is signed, titled and dated and comes with wall mount cleats on b...
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20th Century American Paintings

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Wood, Paint

Antique Framed Landscape Oil Painting on Canvas
Located in Dallas, TX
Antique framed landscape oil painting on canvas is a Classic pastoral but oriented on the vertical allowing the stream to gently Meander thro...
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Mid-20th Century Belgian Aesthetic Movement Paintings

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Canvas

Oval Picture with Poppies
Located in Alessandria, Piemonte
Oil on panel with a bouquet of wildflowers: poppies, cornflowers, daisies, tied by a small tricolor ribbon. A festive summer in Your home ! with a very good price. The signature is...
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Mid-20th Century French Other Paintings

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Masonite

Japanese Four Panel Screen: Herons on Snow Laden Branch
Located in Hudson, NY
Ink and slight color on silk in free standing wood frame. Signature reads: Takeuchi Seiho.
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Late 19th Century Japanese Antique Paintings

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Wood, Silk, Paper

Contemporary Figurative Painting Titled Peace Pope
Located in Miami, FL
A contemporary figurative painting dedicated to Lois Pope Lahi, Titled "Peace Pope". Artist, unknown. This intriguing original painting displays well and is very modern in nature...
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20th Century American Paintings

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Silver Leaf

19th Century Italian School Oil Painting "Ruins on a Hillside"
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
19th century Italian school oil painting "Ruins on a Hillside". Unsigned. Oil on canvas, laid down on board. Tiny puncture in sky. Note cows in the pond in the foreground. Framed: 1...
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19th Century Modern Antique Paintings

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Canvas

Holy Family Old Painting
Located in Alessandria, Piemonte
Delightful painting of the Holy Family from the late 1800. Let's not forget that there were two world wars in europe, therefore we can acce...
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Late 19th Century French Other Antique Paintings

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Canvas

20th Century French Oil Painting of a Longchamp Horse Racing by Eugène Pechaubes
By Eugene Pechaubes
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A green-brown, vintage Art Deco French oil on canvas painting of a slightly cloudy, sunny day at the Longchamp horse racing track, painted by Eugène Pechaubes in the original wooden ...
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Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Paintings

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Canvas, Wood

Spanish Colonial 18th Century Cuzco School Oil on Canvas
Located in Bradenton, FL
A traditional and characteristic 18th century, Spanish colonial oil on canvas painting depicting the Virgin Mary holding a book with St. Anne an...
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18th Century Peruvian Spanish Colonial Antique Paintings

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Canvas, Paint

"Madonna with Child" Antique Painting
Located in Alessandria, Piemonte
This painting comes from Polland and is over 200 years old. Oil on canvas with little restorations.: let's not forget that there were two world wars in Europe. A lovely Madonna and ...
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Mid-18th Century Polish Other Antique Paintings

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Canvas

Group of Landscapes by Georges Rouault in 22 Karat Gilt Lowy Frames
Located in Atlanta, GA
Set of four George Rouault landscape watercolor paintings, recently framed in 22 karat gold leaf wood frames by Lowy Framers, NYC. The paintings are French, circa 1960s. They are pri...
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1960s French Neoclassical Vintage Paintings

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Glass, Wood, Paper

20th Century Provencal Landscape Oil Painting by Eugène Colignon
By Eugène Colignon
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A dark-green, yellow antique French Provencal landscape oil on canvas painting, portraying a sunny day in a small town, most likely in Provence, painted by Eugène Colignon in a handc...
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Early 20th Century Belgian Paintings

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Canvas, Wood

Lennart Lilja, Sagomöte, Oil on Board, Framed
Located in Warszawa, Mazowieckie
Lennart Lilja, Sagomöte Oil on the board Work signed by the artist Dimensions 43/62 Framed work Lennart Lilja (1924-2008). He was a Swedish artist. Student of Isaac Gründewald and Otte Sköld. In the 1950s he wrote plays and tried his hand as an actor. This resulted in a role in The Seventh Seal...
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1950s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Paintings

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Wood

18th Century Italian School Painting "Faun and Nymph"
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
Beautiful oil on panel from the Italian school of the 18th century representing a faun trying to seduce a half-naked nymph, behind them a man seems to hav...
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18th Century Italian Antique Paintings

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Wood

Michel Marie Poulain Signed Oil Painting 1953
Located in Lake Worth, FL
For FULL item description click on CONTINUE READING at the bottom of this page. Offering One Of Our Recent Palm Beach Estate Fine Art Acquisitions Of A Large Colorful French Mid-Century 1953 Signed Oil Painting by Michel Marie Poulain...
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1950s French Vintage Paintings

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Paint

"Dreaming of Morocco" by Italian Painter
Located in Alessandria, Piemonte
"Dreaming of Morocco": the painting represents a large palace or fortress in the sunory sky perhaps of an oasis. Is a painting of an Italian artist after a trip to Morocco. He loved ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Other Paintings

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Canvas

"Roman Amphora " Vintage Italian Painter
Located in Alessandria, Piemonte
"Roman amphora", a canvas hand-painted by an Italian painter after a trip to Morocco: he loved the colors of Africa. The sizes published are only for painting, not for all canvas.
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Early 2000s Italian Other Paintings

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Canvas

19th Century Austrian Still Life Oil Painting with Flowers by Eduard Wuger
By Eduard Wuger
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A light-grey, black oil on canvas painting with flowers and fruits, painted by Eduard Wuger in good condition. The colorful antique Austrian painting depicts a round braided basket with many fruits, standing on a wooden working table...
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Mid-20th Century Austrian Paintings

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Canvas

Vintage Regency Signed Original Oil Portrait Painting on Canvas
Located in west palm beach, FL
A fabulous vintage Regency original oil portrait. A chic 1954 composition signed by the artist. A masterful work on canvas with the original frame. Acquired from a PA estate.
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1950s American Regency Vintage Paintings

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Canvas, Paint

Goldfine Cubist Abstract Acrylic on Board
Located in New York, NY
Goldfine (American, XX) Cubist abstract acrylic painting on board, 1964, in the manner of Auguste Herbin (French, 1882-1960), signed to lower center, housed in a wood frame. Dimensi...
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Paintings

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Wood

Helca Martele A La Main Hammered Enamel Painting Renoir Vue de Cagnes
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Helca Martele A La Main Hammered Enamel Painting Renoir Vue de Cagnes. Item features hand hammered enamel over copper picture after the impressionis...
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1970s French French Provincial Vintage Paintings

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Metal, Enamel

Jonah Kinigstein - Abstract Impressionist Oil on Board - Flower Children Wedding
By Jonah Kinigstein
Located in Decatur, GA
Abstract Impressionist oil on board by New York artist Jonah Kinigstein. Titled "Flower Children Wedding" Jonah Kinigstein is an American Postwar & Contemporary painter, born in 192...
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1970s North American Bohemian Vintage Paintings

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Paint

United States Coast Guard Cutter George W. Campbell WPG 32
Located in Norwell, MA
Worden Wood original gouache of the US Coast Guard cutter George W. Campbell (WPG 32). Very colorful work showing a seaplane on deck, launches, mast, signal flags, weapon, etc. Icebe...
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1940s North American Vintage Paintings

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Canvas

After Raffaello Sanzio 1483-1520 Raphael La Madonna della Seggiola Oil on Canvas
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A fine Italian 19th century oil painting on canvas "La Madonna della Seggiola" after Raphael (Raffaello Sanzio da Urbino 1483-1520) The circular canvas depicting a seated Madonna holding an infant Jesus Christ next to a child Saint John the Baptist, all within a massive carved gilt wood and gesso frame (all high quality gilt is original) which is identical to the frame on Raphael's original artwork. This painting is a 19th Century copy of Raphael's Madonna della Seggiola painted in 1514 and currently exhibited and part of the permanent collection at the Palazzo Pitti, Galleria Palatina, Florence, Italy. The bodies of the Virgin, Christ, and the boy Baptist fill the whole picture. The tender, natural looking embrace of the Mother and Child, and the harmonious grouping of the figures in the round, have made this one of Raphael's most popular Madonnas. The isolated chair leg is reminiscent of papal furniture, which has led to the assumption that Leo X himself commissioned the painting, circa 1890-1900. Subject: Religious painting Measures: Canvas height: 29 1/4 inches (74.3 cm) Canvas width: 29 1/4 inches (74.3 cm) Painting diameter: 28 1/4 inches (71.8 cm) Frame height: 57 7/8 inches (147 cm) Frame width: 45 1/2 inches (115.6 cm) Frame depth: 5 1/8 inches (13 cm).   Raffaello Sanzio da Urbino (Italian, March 28 or April 6, 1483 - April 6, 1520), known as Raphael, was an Italian painter and architect of the High Renaissance. His work is admired for its clarity of form, ease of composition, and visual achievement of the Neoplatonic ideal of human grandeur. Together with Michelangelo and Leonardo da Vinci, he forms the traditional trinity of great masters of that period. Raphael was enormously productive, running an unusually large workshop and, despite his death at 37, leaving a large body of work. Many of his works are found in the Vatican Palace, where the frescoed Raphael Rooms were the central, and the largest, work of his career. The best known work is The School of Athens in the Vatican Stanza della Segnatura. After his early years in Rome much of his work was executed by his workshop from his drawings, with considerable loss of quality. He was extremely influential in his lifetime, though outside Rome his work was mostly known from his collaborative printmaking. After his death, the influence of his great rival Michelangelo was more widespread until the 18th and 19th centuries, when Raphael's more serene and harmonious qualities were again regarded as the highest models. His career falls naturally into three phases and three styles, first described by Giorgio Vasari: his early years in Umbria, then a period of about four years (1504–1508) absorbing the artistic traditions of Florence, followed by his last hectic and triumphant twelve years in Rome, working for two Popes and their close associates. Raphael was born in the small but artistically significant central Italian city of Urbino in the Marche region, where his father Giovanni Santi was court painter to the Duke. The reputation of the court had been established by Federico III da Montefeltro, a highly successful condottiere who had been created Duke of Urbino by the Pope - Urbino formed part of the Papal States - and who died the year before Raphael was born. The emphasis of Federico's court was rather more literary than artistic, but Giovanni Santi was a poet of sorts as well as a painter, and had written a rhymed chronicle of the life of Federico, and both wrote the texts and produced the decor for masque-like court entertainments. His poem to Federico shows him as keen to show awareness of the most advanced North Italian painters, and Early Netherlandish artists as well. In the very small court of Urbino he was probably more integrated into the central circle of the ruling family than most court painters. Federico was succeeded by his son Guidobaldo da Montefeltro, who married Elisabetta Gonzaga, daughter of the ruler of Mantua, the most brilliant of the smaller Italian courts for both music and the visual arts. Under them, the court continued as a centre for literary culture. Growing up in the circle of this small court gave Raphael the excellent manners and social skills stressed by Vasari. Court life in Urbino at just after this period was to become set as the model of the virtues of the Italian humanist court through Baldassare Castiglione's depiction of it in his classic work The Book of the Courtier, published in 1528. Castiglione moved to Urbino in 1504, when Raphael was no longer based there but frequently visited, and they became good friends. He became close to other regular visitors to the court: Pietro Bibbiena and Pietro Bembo, both later cardinals, were already becoming well known as writers, and would be in Rome during Raphael's period there. Raphael mixed easily in the highest circles throughout his life, one of the factors that tended to give a misleading impression of effortlessness to his career. He did not receive a full humanistic education however; it is unclear how easily he read Latin. Early Life and Works His mother Màgia died in 1491 when Raphael was eight, followed on August 1, 1494 by his father, who had already remarried. Raphael was thus orphaned at eleven; his formal guardian became his only paternal uncle Bartolomeo, a priest, who subsequently engaged in litigation with his stepmother. He probably continued to live with his stepmother when not staying as an apprentice with a master. He had already shown talent, according to Vasari, who says that Raphael had been "a great help to his father". A self-portrait drawing from his teenage years shows his precocity. His father's workshop continued and, probably together with his stepmother, Raphael evidently played a part in managing it from a very early age. In Urbino, he came into contact with the works of Paolo Uccello, previously the court painter (d. 1475), and Luca Signorelli, who until 1498 was based in nearby Città di Castello. According to Vasari, his father placed him in the workshop of the Umbrian master Pietro Perugino as an apprentice "despite the tears of his mother". The evidence of an apprenticeship comes only from Vasari and another source, and has been disputed—eight was very early for an apprenticeship to begin. An alternative theory is that he received at least some training from Timoteo Viti, who acted as court painter in Urbino from 1495.Most modern historians agree that Raphael at least worked as an assistant to Perugino from around 1500; the influence of Perugino on Raphael's early work is very clear: "probably no other pupil of genius has ever absorbed so much of his master's teaching as Raphael did", according to Wölfflin. Vasari wrote that it was impossible to distinguish between their hands at this period, but many modern art historians claim to do better and detect his hand in specific areas of works by Perugino or his workshop. Apart from stylistic closeness, their techniques are very similar as well, for example having paint applied thickly, using an oil varnish medium, in shadows and darker garments, but very thinly on flesh areas. An excess of resin in the varnish often causes cracking of areas of paint in the works of both masters. The Perugino workshop was active in both Perugia and Florence, perhaps maintaining two permanent branches. Raphael is described as a "master", that is to say fully trained, in December 1500. His first documented work was the Baronci altarpiece for the church of Saint Nicholas of Tolentino in Città di Castello, a town halfway between Perugia and Urbino. Evangelista da Pian di Meleto, who had worked for his father, was also named in the commission. It was commissioned in 1500 and finished in 1501; now only some cut sections and a preparatory drawing remain. In the following years he painted works for other churches there, including the Mond Crucifixion (about 1503) and the Brera Wedding of the Virgin (1504), and for Perugia, such as the Oddi Altarpiece. He very probably also visited Florence in this period. These are large works, some in fresco, where Raphael confidently marshals his compositions in the somewhat static style of Perugino. He also painted many small and exquisite cabinet paintings in these years, probably mostly for the connoisseurs in the Urbino court, like the Three Graces and St. Michael, and he began to paint Madonnas and portraits. In 1502 he went to Siena at the invitation of another pupil of Perugino, Pinturicchio, "being a friend of Raphael and knowing him to be a draughtsman of the highest quality" to help with the cartoons, and very likely the designs, for a fresco series in the Piccolomini Library in Siena Cathedral. He was evidently already much in demand even at this early stage in his career. Influence of Florence Raphael led a "nomadic" life, working in various centres in Northern Italy, but spent a good deal of time in Florence, perhaps from about 1504. Although there is traditional reference to a "Florentine period...
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19th Century Italian Baroque Antique Paintings

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Gesso, Canvas, Wood

Impressionist Oil Painting Nature
Located in Tourcoing, FR
Impressionist Oil Painting River And Nature showing of nature, trees and forest in background with woodman scene on front. All this is perfe...
Category

20th Century European Beaux Arts Paintings

Materials

Wood, Paint

"Woven Patter" Abstract Painting by Jill Davenport 'American, 1930-2019', Signed
Located in Chicago, IL
Abstract oil on canvas painting by Jill Davenport (American, 1930-2019), "Woven Patter" - approximate from 1980s. Warm, earthy color palette, hints at t...
Category

Late 20th Century American Modern Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Antique and Vintage Paintings for Sale on 1stDibs

When paired with the perfect frame, the right antique and vintage paintings and other wall decorations can either subtly showcase your personality or steal the show altogether. 

The earliest paintings were created on the walls of caves, proving even our ancient ancestors knew that striking artwork is meant to be on display. Cave paintings on an Indonesian island are reportedly older than the earliest cave art in Spain and France, and the figurative paintings back then were produced with inorganic pigments like iron oxide.

Later, the people of Ancient Greece — who learned about art from the Egyptians before them — conceived panel paintings of wax and tempera that were collected and publicly displayed. In the centuries that followed, artists would be commissioned to create large-scale wall murals and frescoed ceilings in sprawling European palaces and in the homes of the aristocracy.

Today, 1stDibs makes it easy for you to celebrate this rich history in your own home. Our collection of paintings includes Art Deco paintings, baroque art and a broad range of other categories. Search by material, period or other attributes to find the right fit — browse an array of 19th century landscape paintings in giltwood frames or abstract oil paintings and portraits made during the 1950s and ‘60s.

An understated contemporary work can complement your space’s color palette without drawing the focus away from the other pivotal design choices you’ve made over the years. Roy Lichtenstein’s Pop art, on the other hand, demands attention with its array of vibrant hues and subjects inspired by popular culture. 

Whether you aim to create a gallery in your home or build a single, stunning focal point, you can find what you’re looking for in an extensive inventory of paintings on 1stDibs. 

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