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Paintings For Sale
Style: Folk Art
Style: Renaissance
Italian Renaissance 16th Century Egg Tempera Fresco on Canvas, Adam and Eve
Located in Firenze, IT
This art piece is a Florentine Renaissance period fresco of late 1500 hand painted with egg tempera representing the temptation of Adam and Eve, this pivotal moment in the history of...
Category
16th Century Italian Renaissance Antique Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Wood, Paint
Oil Painting on Canvas of Haitian Village by Edouard Tran
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Enchanting oil painting on canvas depicting a serene Haitian village with trees, flowers, birds, and playful figures executed in a naive folk style. Sign...
Category
Mid-20th Century Haitian Folk Art Paintings
Materials
Paint
Maxwell Mays Folk Art Oil on Canvas, Cascade Springs Colorado, 1983
By Maxwell Mays
Located in Morristown, NJ
Maxwell Mays (1918-2009) Painter and Illustrator. Signed and dated 1983, this large scale framed oil on canvas is a charming and detailed depiction of life in Cascade Springs, Colorado on a snowy day.
Maxwell Mays was born in Rhode Island in 1918, and focused his art on celebrating the landscapes of his home state. Known for their birds-eye perspectives and nostalgic style, Mays' prints have appeared multiple times on the cover of Yankee Magazine. His paintings hang in many establishments, including the University of Rhode Island, and are particular favorites of Rhode Island residents. Mays' artwork often depicts scenes from throughout Rhode Island and the surrounding areas of New England but he did produce works depicting communities from across America . Featuring town squares, farm lands, and harbors, Maxwell Mays' prints celebrate the Americana found in small towns.
A graduate of RISD, he began painting seriously while serving in the US Air Force in Brazil during WWII. His first one-man commercial show was at the Ferargil Gallery in New York in 1948. In the ensuing years he became notable for a number of highly successful art shows and magazine covers, and was a highly sought-after speaker and storyteller. As a successful businessman, he was Treasurer of Mays Manufacturing Company, a family business until its sale in the mid-1980s. He was Past President and Director Emeritus of the Providence Art...
Category
1980s American Folk Art Vintage Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Wood, Paint
Reverse Glass Painting of Saint George and the Dragon
Located in Stamford, CT
Verre églomisé, or reverse glass painting with gilding of Saint George and the Dragon. St George shown riding his steed, slaying the dragon...
Category
Early 19th Century German Folk Art Antique Paintings
Materials
Glass
Early 20th Century Southern American Folk Art Painting
Located in Chicago, IL
A captivating and intriguing early 20th century Southern American folk art panel, found in Mississippi, depicting a figure with what appears to be African tribal headgear, and wearing a white collared shirt with black suit jacket. The line work and attention to detail is extraordinary and mysterious, with the artist choosing to incorporate a natural knot in the board to form the mouth of the figure, and the left half of the drawing showing shading, but seemingly left unfinished. The frame is not terribly old, and is constructed from splatter-painted boards...
Category
Early 20th Century American Folk Art Paintings
Materials
Wood, Paint
19th Century Watercolor Seascape with Shipwreck
Located in Nantucket, MA
Antique seascape with shipwreck on a rocky shore, mid-19th century, a watercolor on paper seascape with a shipwrecked brig on the rocks, with another squall rolling in on horizon, un...
Category
Mid-19th Century American Folk Art Antique Paintings
Materials
Paper
Vintage Distressed St. John Eagle Quadrefoil Painting
Located in Seguin, TX
Vintage oil on canvas painting of Eagle of St. John by Geneva Flores Hart Fell (1906 - 2008) Texas. Blue, pink and gold eagle set inside quadrefoil with swa...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Renaissance Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Paint
JOHN R. WATTS, Folk Art Watercolor & Gouache Landscape Painting, U.S., C.1889
Located in Chatham, ON
JOHN R. WATTS (Unknown/Unidentified Artist) - Folk art watercolor and gouache landscape painting on paper - graphite highlights and shading - unframed - signed and dated lower right ...
Category
Late 19th Century American Folk Art Antique Paintings
Materials
Paint, Paper
Seascape with Ship Racing a Barkentine, by C.A.S. Orne, 1920
Located in Nantucket, MA
Antique Seascape with square-rigged ship racing a Barkentine, by C.A.S. Orne, 1920, a watercolor on paper stormy seascape with two square-riggers running before the wind, with choppy...
Category
1920s American Folk Art Vintage Paintings
Materials
Paper
Vintage Folk Art Cabin in Winter Snow Landscape Long Format Painting
Located in Seguin, TX
Antique circa 1915 oil on wood board folk art winter forest cabin scene painting, wood is from an old tobacco crate. Unsigned. Unframed, edge wear.
Category
Early 20th Century American Folk Art Paintings
Materials
Wood, Paint
Naive Ethiopian Genre Painting, 1970s
Located in Budapest, HU
Naive Ethiopian Genre painting, 1970s
oil on canvas
with Ge'ez language inscriptions.
Category
1970s Ethiopian Folk Art Vintage Paintings
Materials
Canvas
Pair of Porcelain Plaques in Giltwood Frames, After Old Master Madonnas
Located in London, GB
Pair of porcelain plaques in giltwood frames, after Old Master Madonnas
Italian, 1901
Measures: Frames: height 28cm, width 23cm, depth 2cm
...
Category
Early 1900s Italian Renaissance Antique Paintings
Materials
Porcelain, Giltwood
Unique Two-Headed Horse Abstract Expressionist Painting
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Immerse yourself in the extraordinary allure of our unique Expressionist painting on canvas, capturing a one-of-a-kind scene. This abstract artwork presents a captivating horse-like ...
Category
Early 2000s American Folk Art Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Wood, Paint, Canvas
Monumental 16th Century Painting Depicting the Scene of the Visitation of Mary
Located in Torino, IT
Monumental
16th century painting
depicting the scene of the
Visitation of Mary.
Anonymous painter of the Lombard school.
Coeval copy after Federico Bar...
Category
16th Century Italian Renaissance Antique Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Wood, Paint
Fantastic 19th Century American Pair of Folk Art Still Life Paintings
Located in Wiscasset, ME
Each panel measures approximately 18" x 18". Very rare to see a pair of this quality. They have a great folk art appeal with watermelons, peaches, grapes, etc. Dating to the first ha...
Category
Mid-19th Century American Folk Art Antique Paintings
Materials
Wood, Paint
Naive Ethiopian Painting Circle of Life 'Scene of the Year', 1970s
Located in Budapest, HU
The upper two lines show Months of Year form September to February and March to August, below the scenes of life.
with Ge'ez language inscriptions.
Category
1970s Ethiopian Folk Art Vintage Paintings
Materials
Canvas
KPM Porcelain Plaque of Mary and Her Child after Madonna of the Chair Painting
Located in Boston, MA
This is a beautifully painted KPM porcelain plaque after the famous painting of the Madonna of the Chair or Madonna della Sedia by Raphael, which was originally painted 1513-1514. Ma...
Category
Early 20th Century German Renaissance Paintings
Materials
Porcelain
Naive School Oil Painting of a Monk, 17th Century
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Wonderful naive oil painting of a monk
Great muted colors in unrestored condition
Oil on canvas. No stretcher. There is another religious painting on the verso
Unsigned. Art...
Category
Late 17th Century Dutch Renaissance Antique Paintings
Materials
Canvas
Wonderful Folk aRT / outsider art Oil on Board painting by Charles Moore
Located in Buffalo, NY
Wonderful Folk aRT / outsider art Oil on Board painting by Charles Moore ."Tattoo Legs" .Western nEW yORK aRTIST,,
Category
2010s American Folk Art Paintings
Materials
Paint
Naive Ethiopian Painting for the 79th Anniversary Italo-Ethiopian War in 1975
Located in Budapest, HU
Mengistu Haile Mariam and other Generals looking at the celebrators
oil on canvas painting, 90 x 190 cm
with Ge'ez language inscriptions.
Category
1970s Ethiopian Folk Art Vintage Paintings
Materials
Canvas
Atlas Vallard, One-Time Only Limited Facsimile Edition of the Atlas of 1547
Located in BARCELONA, ES
This is a one-time only facsimile edition limited to 987 copies of an atlas from the Renaissance, the Atlas Vallard, owned by the Huntington Library in San Marino, CA, made by combin...
Category
2010s French Renaissance Paintings
Materials
Leather
Late 19th Century Wood Framed Folk Art Painting Depicting Hound Dogs by River
Located in Middleburg, VA
Late 19th Century Wood Framed Folk Art Painting Depicting Hound Dogs by River. The two dogs are hunting water fowl. Wood framing is modern. United States, 1...
Category
Late 19th Century American Folk Art Antique Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Paint
Atlas Miller, One-Time Only Limited Facsimile Edition of the Atlas of 1519
Located in BARCELONA, ES
This is a unique facsimile reproduction limited to 987 copies of an atlas from the Renaissance, the Atlas Miller, devised as a present from Manuel I of Portugal to fool Emperor Charl...
Category
Early 2000s Portuguese Renaissance Paintings
Materials
Leather
Mid-Century Haitian Painting of Animals in a Jungle by Eustache Louber
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Striking vintage Haitian acrylic painting on canvas of African animals in a jungle setting executed in a distinctive naive style. Signed by noted artist Eustache Loubert and presente...
Category
20th Century Haitian Folk Art Paintings
Materials
Mahogany, Canvas, Acrylic
JOHN R. WATTS, Folk Art Watercolor & Gouache Landscape Painting, U.S., C.1890
Located in Chatham, ON
JOHN R. WATTS (Unknown/Unidentified Artist) - Folk art watercolor and gouache landscape painting on paper - unframed - twice signed and dated lower right (one with applied paper stam...
Category
Late 19th Century American Folk Art Antique Paintings
Materials
Paint, Paper
Peter Arvidson Post Modern Modernist American Painter 'the Lovers" 1993, Oil
Located in Buffalo, NY
An original oil on canvas painting by listed Contemporary artist Peter Arvidson.
The thick imposto and color choices create a whimsical but striking ...
Category
1990s American Folk Art Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Paint
Dioscorides of Cibo and Mattioli - One-Time Only Limited-Edition Facsimile
Located in BARCELONA, ES
This is a one-time only facsimile edition limited to 987 copies of the Dioscorides of Cibo and Mattioli made during the 16th century. We created it by combining the highest technology with the mastery of the bookbinders who have handmade its binding by hand using only 100% full grain naturally tanned leather.
In this remarkable codex, the artistic genius and botanist Gherardo Cibo (1512-1600) compiled a selection of medical and botanical texts from the Discorsi by the famous physician of Siena Pietro Andrea Mattioli (1501-1577), and illustrated them with more than 160 remarkable pictures of plants and landscapes that rank amongst the most beautiful of the Renaissance.
Discorsi is Mattioli’s Italian translation of Dioscorides’ De Materia Medica (1st century AD) with the addition of lengthy commentaries based on his personal experience and on popular and learned medicine.
Gherardo Cibo was an avid reader and admirer of this book by Mattioli. He copied entire passages in neat script, adding his own comments, anecdotes and legends and, more importantly, illustrated them with delicate and lifelike botanical images...
Category
2010s Italian Renaissance Paintings
Materials
Leather
Vintage Distressed St. Luke Winged Ox Bull Quadrefoil Painting
Located in Seguin, TX
Vintage oil on canvas painting of the winged ox or bull of St. Luke by Geneva Flores Hart Fell (1906 - 2008) Texas. Black, dark terracotta and gold ox set inside quadrefoil with swag...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Renaissance Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Paint
Folk Art Tropical Painting on Canvas
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Charming acrylic painting on canvas of a group of colorful figures in a tropical setting executed in a naive style. Signed Osnel in the lower right and presented in the original wood...
Category
20th Century Caribbean Folk Art Paintings
Materials
Paint
Vintage Distressed Sacred Heart Quadrefoil Painting
Located in Seguin, TX
Vintage oil on canvas painting of sacred heart by Geneva Flores Hart Fell (1906 - 2008) Texas. Cut in quadrefoil shape flat canvas, likely for interior cathedral wall decoration samp...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Renaissance Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Paint
Vintage Distressed Renaissance Urn Motif Blue & Pink Painting
Located in Seguin, TX
Vintage oil on canvas painting of Renaissance urn motif by Geneva Flores Hart Fell (1906 - 2008) Texas. Flat canvas, likely for interior wall decoration. Unsigned, from the artists e...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Renaissance Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Paint
Vintage Distressed Ochre Renaissance Motif Painting
Located in Seguin, TX
Vintage oil on canvas painting of Renaissance motif by Geneva Flores Hart Fell (1906 - 2008) Texas. Flat canvas, likely for interior wall decoration. Unsigned, from the artists estat...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Renaissance Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Paint
Antique Folk Art Watercolor Painting Children with Cat Instruments Framed
Located in Dayton, OH
Antique folk art style watercolor painting of a pair of children with instruments and a cat walking down a road lined with a white fence.
Measures: 9.375” x 1” x 8” / Sans Frame -...
Category
Early 20th Century Folk Art Paintings
Materials
Paint
Pair of Paintings of Boy and Girl
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Charming pair of oil paintings on canvas of a boy and a girl, one with a doll and one with watermelon. Executed in a naive style once seen hard to forget. Signed Manuel Velazquez and...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mexican Folk Art Paintings
Materials
Paint
1950s German Oil Painting on Wood in an Old Gilded Frame by Josef Hofbauer
Located in Berlin, DE
This beautiful 1950s German Oil Painting on Wood in an old gilded Frame by Josef Hofbauer.
A unique piece which is a great eye-catcher for your anti...
Category
1950s German Folk Art Vintage Paintings
Materials
Hardwood, Fruitwood, Paint
Bernard Watercolor Columbian Woman Carries Fruit Basket Folk Art Ornated Frame
Located in Miami, FL
Vintage Bernard Watercolor Framed behind Glass Columbian Young Woman carries a Fruit Basket on her Head.
Signed on Bernard, Copyright.
Wood Frame is whitewashed and ornate.
In vi...
Category
Late 20th Century Colombian Folk Art Paintings
Materials
Glass, Wood, Paper
Oil Painting on Canvas of a Boy and Dalmatian
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Here we present an intriguing oil painting on canvas of a boy with his dog and drum. Painted in a primitive naive style paying homage to early American portraiture. Presented in a wo...
Category
20th Century American Folk Art Paintings
Materials
Paint
Pair of Portraits on Ivory 19th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
Pair of portraits on ivory. Old renascentist portraits on ivory plate with golden wooden frame. Each measures: 21x21 and 11x11 cm.
Good condition.
Category
19th Century French Renaissance Antique Paintings
Materials
Paint
Naive Ethiopian Painting, Traffic in Addis Ababa, 1970s
Located in Budapest, HU
Naive Ethiopian painting, Traffic in Addis Ababa, 1970s.
with Ge'ez language inscriptions.
Category
1970s Ethiopian Folk Art Vintage Paintings
Materials
Canvas
Folk Art Maine Rocky Coast Seascape, by D. A. Fisher, circa 1900
Located in Nantucket, MA
Antique Folk Art Maine rocky coast seascape, by D. A. Fisher (1867 - 1940), circa 1900, an oil on board seascape with gentle combers breaking on rocks on the foreground, with two sloops sailing in the background, signed lower right. The reverse retaining the label for Frost & Adams Academy Boards, Artists' Tube Colors, etc. , dealers in fine art materials in Boston from 1869 to 1921. There is also a label from The Thomas Co, Picture Framing, Washington D.C.
D.A. Fisher lived in Portland Maine and was a prolific painter of primarily marine landscapes, with subjects focused primarily in southern Maine, but also Massachusetts and New Hampshire. While his work is quite similar and sympathetic with "The Brushians," a group of about 16 artist from Portland that painted on outings around Casco Bay...
Category
Late 19th Century American Folk Art Antique Paintings
Materials
Other
Very Large Royal Vienna Painted Porcelain Plaque After Correggio
Located in London, GB
Very large Royal Vienna painted porcelain plaque after Correggio
Austrian, 19th century
Measures: Frame: height 77cm, width 74cm, depth 7.5cm
Plaque: height 58cm, width 48.5cm, depth 0.5cm.
This beautiful and very large painted porcelain plaque was made by the Royal Vienna Porcelain Manufactory, in the 19th century, and shows the Sacred Family...
Category
19th Century Austrian Renaissance Antique Paintings
Materials
Porcelain, Giltwood
Venetian 16th Century Madonna and Child Jesus Oil on Canvas
Located in Doha, QA
Over the centuries, in period known as Renaissance, more than several painters all over Europe were fascinated by the theme based upon similar subject with Mother and the Child as main figures.
This stunning Madonna with Child oil on canvas painting is approximately from 16th century and could belong to a follower or a circle of Giovanni Bellini...
Category
16th Century Italian Renaissance Antique Paintings
Materials
Canvas
Naive Ethiopian Painting Hospital Scene, 1970s
Located in Budapest, HU
Naive Ethiopian Painting Hospital scene, 1970s
with Ge'ez language inscriptions.
Category
1970s Ethiopian Folk Art Vintage Paintings
Materials
Canvas
Haitian Painting on Canvas of a Still life by Gabriel Alix
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Standout vintage Haitian acrylic painting on canvas of a still life with fruit, executed with a spirited naive flair by noted artist Gabriel Alix. Present...
Category
Mid-20th Century Haitian Folk Art Paintings
Materials
Cane, Acrylic, Wood
Deep Design Nine Little Art Histories by Libby Lumpkin Art Book
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Deep Design: Nine Little Art Histories by Libby Lumpkin.
January 1, 1995
In nine ambitious essays of uncommon erudition, art historian Libby Lumpkin constructs quirky condensed his...
Category
20th Century American Folk Art Paintings
Materials
Paper
Set of Four Chinese Paintings in Rosewood Frames, Signed, 19th Century
Located in Stamford, CT
Set of Four Chinese Paintings in Rosewood Frames, Signed, 19th Century, Oil Canvas
Stunning example of Oriental works on canvas on wood. Each in a fine custom rosewood frame, matted. The set depicting a story of a band leader...
Category
Late 18th Century Renaissance Antique Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Paint
19th C. Mexican Retablo, C.1880
Located in San Francisco, CA
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...
Category
19th Century Mexican Folk Art Antique Paintings
Materials
Tin
Large Contemporary / Modernist Folk Art Oil on Canvas by M J Meyrs, c.2008
By M J Myers
Located in Buffalo, NY
Large oil on canvas painting by M J MYERS... depicting bar scene,, Amazing use of color ,space and texture,,, Born in Buffalo, NY and raised in the city of Tonawanda, MJ Myers attended the State University at New Paltz where he received a Bachelors of Fine Arts with a concentration in Drawing and Painting and a minor in Art History.
Deeply embedded in the Buffalo art world, Myers works as an art handler for the Albright-Knox Art Gallery, UB Anderson Gallery, and Frank Lloyd Wright's Darwin D.Martin house. His work has been shown at multiple galleries as well as in many performances by the Buffalo, NY performance troupe Torn Space Theater.
In 2014, MJ performed his first wedding painting...
Category
Early 2000s American Folk Art Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Paint
18th Century Italian Painting on Canvas
Located in Los Angeles, CA
18th century Italian painting on canvas.
Dimensions:
27.75" H x 38.25" W x 3" D.
Category
18th Century Renaissance Antique Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Wood, Paint
Portrait of Gentleman from Della Ruota Family, Lombardy, Dated 1624
Located in Bruxelles, BE
Portrait of a Gentleman from Della Ruota family
Lombardy, dated 1624
Oil on canvas
Measures: 105 x 81 cm (without the frame)
The coat of arms at the top left of the portrait identifies the effigy as an aristocrat belonging to the Lombard family Della Ruota, represented at the age of 61 in 1624.
The presence of vanity at the bottom right is a clear reference to the passage of time, to the aging and dying body...
Category
17th Century Italian Renaissance Antique Paintings
Materials
Canvas
"Harness Racer at Belmont Park 1884, Philadelphia" by Agustus Kollner
Located in Wiscasset, ME
Watercolor on paper, signed lower right Agustus Knoller and dated 1884. Inscribed on the reverse in pencil "This trotting came off Aug 15th 1884 at Belmont Park near Manayunk." This ...
Category
1880s American Folk Art Antique Paintings
Materials
Paint, Paper
WPA Painting Featuring Visitors to the Zoo
Located in Wiscasset, ME
Great WPA period painting featuring visitors to the zoo with aviaries in the background, possibly NYC. Some of the visitors have a very Botero feel. Oil on canvas, unframed measuring...
Category
1930s American Folk Art Vintage Paintings
Materials
Paint
Large Contemporary / Modernist Folk Art Oil on Canvas by M J Meyrs C.2008
By M J Myers
Located in Buffalo, NY
Large oil on canvas painting by M J MYERS... depicting bar scene,, Amazing use of color ,space and texture,,, Born in Buffalo, NY and raised in the city of Tonawanda, MJ Myers attended the State University at New Paltz where he received a Bachelors of Fine Arts with a concentration in Drawing and Painting and a minor in Art History.
Deeply embedded in the Buffalo art world, Myers works as an art handler for the Albright-Knox Art Gallery, UB Anderson Gallery, and Frank Lloyd Wright's Darwin D.Martin house. His work has been shown at multiple galleries as well as in many performances by the Buffalo, NY performance troupe Torn Space Theater.
In 2014, MJ performed his first wedding painting...
Category
Early 2000s American Folk Art Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Paint
Surreal Painting, Roland Gautier
Located in London, GB
A large oil painting on ply board by French artist Roland Gautier. A surreal figurative observation of the female form facing a male body in the foreground. Colourful and bold with a...
Category
Late 20th Century French Folk Art Paintings
Materials
Plywood, Paint
Vintage Reverse Glass Mythical Seascape Painting from Madura Island, Indonesia
Located in Jimbaran, Bali
A framed reverse glass painting from the island of Madura, off the Northeastern coast of Java. The painting depicts a mythical seascape with a bright array of colours. The painter wo...
Category
1980s Indonesian Folk Art Vintage Paintings
Materials
Glass, Wood
Anselm Kiefer Collectible Art Book
By Anselm Kiefer
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Title: Anselm Kiefer (Venezia Contemporaneo)
Publisher: Brand: Charta
Publication Date: 1997
Binding: Soft cover
An excellent overview of Anselm Kiefer_s long career. Over the past four decades, Anselm Kiefer has produced a diverse body of work in painting, sculpture and installation that has made him among the most important artists of his generation. His subject-matter ranges over sources as diverse as Teutonic mythology and history, alchemy and the nature of belief, all depicted in a bewildering variety of materials, including oil paint, dirt, lead, models, photographs, woodcuts, sand, straw and all manner of organic material. By adding found materials to the painted surface of his immense tableaux, he invents a compelling third space between painting and sculpture.
Synopsis:
This monograph presents Kiefer's complete work to date, reproduced in full color.
Review:
Writing about one of the most important and complex artists of our times requires the erudition, clarity, and broad view of a Daniel...
Category
20th Century Italian Folk Art Paintings
Materials
Paper
Madonna and Child, Classical 19th Century Painting
Located in Miami, FL
Madonna and child, Classical 19th century painting.
This lovely oil painting was purchased in Spain.
The artist is unknown.
The painting still maintains its original finish and ha...
Category
Late 19th Century Italian Renaissance Antique Paintings
19th C. Mexican Retablo Saint Francis c.1880
Located in San Francisco, CA
About
An original 19th century Mexican folk retablo of Saint Francis. Oil paint on tin.
St. Francis of Assisi, Italian San Francesco d’Assisi was born 1181-1182 in Assisi, duchy of Spoleto, Italy and died October 3, 1226. He was canonized July 16, 1228. He founded the Franciscan orders of the Friars Minor and the lay Third Order. He was also a leader of the movement of evangelical poverty in the early 13th century. His evangelical zeal, consecration to poverty, charity, and personal charisma drew thousands of followers. Francis’s devotion to the human Jesus and his desire to follow Jesus’ example reflected and reinforced important developments in medieval spirituality.
Cretor 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...
Category
19th Century Mexican Folk Art Antique Paintings
Materials
Tin
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.
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