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Paintings For Sale
Period: 1950s
Period: 18th Century
Huge 18th Century Oil Painting Saint Matthias the Apostle
Located in Buxton, GB
This Huge Unique French Oil Painting features a captivating scene of Saint Matthias in bold coloured hues. Measuring 2m x 1.5m in size, this canvas mural is the perfect addition to a...
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Mid-18th Century French Louis XIV Antique Paintings

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Canvas

Raphel Soyer Lovers Signed Vintage Modern Figurative Original Oil Painting
Located in Keego Harbor, MI
An original introspective oil painting on canvas titled “Lovers” by American artist Raphael Soyer. Hand signed bottom right. Circa 1950s. Original gallery tag from Garelick’s Gallery...
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1950s Vintage Paintings

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Paint

Jose Maria De Servin Colorful Modern Abstract Original Painting Mexico 1950s
Located in Troy, MI
Colorful gouache painting by Mexican artist Jose Maria de Servin circa 1950s A modernist folk art piece in bold and vibrant colors with m...
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1950s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Vintage Paintings

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Paint

20th century French Romantique Bird Painting, 1950s
Located in LEGNY, FR
Charming and romantique painting in the shape of a double circle with oil on hardboard representing sparrows. Delicate and romantic painting. Louis XV style frame with a bow on the ...
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1950s French Vintage Paintings

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Wood, Paint

20th century French Octogonal Dove Painting, 1950s
Located in LEGNY, FR
Pretty octagonal painting, oil on hardboard representing a dove on a branch. Very romantic and delicate. Octagonal frame in gilded wood. Hook on the...
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1950s French Vintage Paintings

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Wood, Paint

Painting on Wood by Wilder Bentley, 1959
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Painting on wood by Wilder Bentley dated 1959 titled Inyo VII, Chrysopylae. Painting measure 60.75" wide, 15.5" high and 1" deep.
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1950s American Vintage Paintings

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Wood, Paint

Jens Søndergaard, listed Danish painter. Modernist landscape. Oil on canvas.
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Jens Søndergaard (1895-1957), listed Danish painter. Modernist landscape. Oil on canvas. In perfect condition. Signed: Jens Søndergaard; verso with v...
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1950s Danish Vintage Paintings

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Canvas

Buffalo hunting, fixed under glass, Indo-Portuguese? 18th century
Located in MARSEILLE, FR
very colorful Fixé-sous-verre (paint under glass), representing a scene of horsemen hunting buffalo, in an oval, on a black background Indo-Portuguese or Philippine work, 18th centu...
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18th Century European Spanish Colonial Antique Paintings

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Glass

French Impressionist Abandoned Village Acrylic Painting 1950
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
3737 French Impressionist acrylic on artist board Framed Signed D.Costa
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1950s Vintage Paintings

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Acrylic

Henry Maurice D'Anty. Oil on canvas. clown and horse-drawn carriage.
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Henry Maurice D'Anty (1910-1998). Swedish/French artist. Oil on canvas. Depiction of a clown and horse-drawn carriage. Bold brushstrokes. Coloristic palette. Fauvist style. 1959-1960...
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1950s French Modern Vintage Paintings

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Canvas

18th Century Oil on Canvas Italian Antique Portrait Painting, 1750
Located in Vicoforte, Piedmont
Antique Italian painting from 18th century. Framework oil on canvas depicting a portrait of a girl with a goldfinch of good pictorial quality. Framework of good size and pleasant fur...
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Mid-18th Century Italian Antique Paintings

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Canvas

Original Mid Century Seascape Oil Painting! Ocean Ships Sailing Fishing Art 50s
By Winslow Homer
Located in Peoria, AZ
A RARE BOTTO! SAILING BOATS SEASCAPE PAINTING! MID CENTURY BEAUTIFUL COLOR & STYLE! Circa 1950 Signed: MARY BOTTO Dimensions: APPROXIMATELY. 30" By 25 " FRAMED The mood a...
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1950s American Other Vintage Paintings

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Canvas, Wood

French Painting "Dahlias and Camellias" Paul Bazé, midcentury France
Located in Valladolid, ES
Impressive and very beautiful oil on panel made by Paul Robert Bazé, an artist of French origin. It represents a still life with a bouquet of flowers in the foreground on a dark background. It mainly shows dahlias and camellias, which give the work its name. The traditional still life genre shows its evolution here. It presents the characteristic style of the genre to which it corresponds, realistic and meticulous, especially noticeable in the way it works with the different qualities of the flowers and leaves. The dark background is also inherited from the still life genre, with a marked dark interest reflected in the dark backgrounds. Signed in the lower left corner. Paul Robert Bazé (1901-1985) was born in Paris, although he soon moved to Bayonne and then to Bordeaux, where he was a student of Paul Quinsac...
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1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Paintings

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Wood, Paint

Pair of Red, Black and Gold Indian Album Pages, Deccan, Bijapur or Golconda, C
Located in London, GB
These Indian miniature paintings showcases an elegantly dressed Indian man and a lady, the lady elegantly dressed in a traditional sari and adorned with int...
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18th Century Indian Antique Paintings

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Paint

18th C Tibetan School Buddhist Painting of Sitatapatra
Located in Alpha, NJ
18th C Tibetan School Buddhist Painting of Sitatapatra Painting 20" x 14" Framed 27" x 21"
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18th Century Tibetan Tibetan Antique Paintings

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Canvas

Pair of Large 18th Century French Boiserie Overdoor Paintings
Located in Dallas, TX
Once installed architecturally in a chateau in Normandy, France, this large pair of overdoors was painted in the 1700s and executed in a technique known as verdaille. Verdaille utilizes various shades of green to achieve a mesmerizing monochromatic effect. This technique’s rich history traces back to the 12th century when it was initially employed to create stained glass for Cistercian monasteries, where colorful art was prohibited, making these overdoors not only aesthetically captivating but also a piece of living art history. Interestingly, there is a hand-written transport note on the back of one of the overdoors (see detail photo) that mentions the paintings were to be shipped to a Madame DeFrance in Paris, at the rue St. Honore corner of la rue Dufour (freight pre-paid). These exquisite pieces are encompassed by wood frames adorned with lavish foliate carvings, beautifully painted in a soothing French gray hue. Each overdoor encapsulates a unique musical scene that transports you to the heart of 18th-century Europe. In the first painting, a man plays the uilleann pipe, a unique instrument with a bellow-driven mechanism that distinguishes it from a bagpipe. The musician has quite an audience, as two women, one cradling a sheep, and four more sheep next to a dog have gathered nearby. In the second painting, witness a captivating moment of courtship as a gentleman kneels before a woman with a tambourine in her hands. He presents a long woodwind instrument, possibly a carnyx, while a faithful dog rests nearby amidst a backdrop of gardening tools. These stunning French verdaille overdoors were once part of a themed boiserie room (most likely green in color and centered around music). They can once again be used to create a theme above a pair of interior doors or they can be hung as a unique set of artwork.
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18th Century French Louis XV Antique Paintings

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Canvas, Wood, Paint

Baroque Painting, Loving Couple, Watteau School, 18th Century
Located in Lisbon, PT
This signed 18th Century painting showcases a beautiful scene of a loving man and woman and their loyal canine companion gathered around a charming fountain, executed in the Baroque ...
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18th Century French Baroque Antique Paintings

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Canvas

German Engraved and Parcel Gilt Mirrored Panels, circa 1950
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Set of five German Engraved and parcel Gilt Mirror Panels, Each engraved mirrored panel portrays a different character with hand painting and gilt detailing.
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1950s German Baroque Vintage Paintings

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Wood, Mirror, Paint

Young French Girl Portrait c. 1800 Oil On Canvas
Located in 263-0031, JP
Neoclassicism saturates this droll portrait of a French girl c. 1800: the high-waisted dress, the antique hairstyle "a la Titus” complemented with m...
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Early 18th Century French Neoclassical Antique Paintings

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Canvas

A Large Italian Lombard painting of the 18th century Portrait of a Man in Armour
Located in London, GB
A Large Important old master Italian 18th century oil painting portrait of a man in armour holding a helmut in his hand Impressive size 35.5 Inches ( 90cm) high and 28 Inches (71cm)...
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Mid-18th Century Italian Antique Paintings

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Canvas

Early 18th-Century Baroque Portrait of a Nobleman
Located in 263-0031, JP
An oil-on-canvas full-scale portrait of a standing man in costume typical of the Baroque era of c. 1720, France. Purchased from a dealer in Geneva, Switzerland. The canvas is in good...
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Early 18th Century French Antique Paintings

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Canvas

Antique Japanese 18th c Edo Scroll Rosetsu Nagasawa Nihonga Landscape Painting
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
The following is a work of art depicting the ``Horai Landscape,'' a land of peach, created by the master artist [Rosetsu Nagasawa] A painter from the late Edo period. There are conf...
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18th Century Edo Antique Paintings

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Silk

Midcentury Abstract Vreugdenhil Oil on Canvas, Dutch 1950s, Signed & Dated
By Johannes Vreugdenhil 1
Located in AMSTERDAM, NL
Large and powerful piece by Dutch artist Joop Vreugdenhil. A piece from his early career. Although abstract in composition, upon a closer look one can see hints or architecture Abou...
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1950s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vintage Paintings

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Paint

Cuzco School Painting Of Madonna Nursing Child
Located in Bradenton, FL
Vintage Cuzco School oil on canvas mounted on board, Madonna nursing child. Depiction of a Colonial Style Madonna with child in her right arm. Carved gilt wood frame. Measurements in...
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18th Century Peruvian Spanish Colonial Antique Paintings

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Canvas

Painting by Per-Erik Böklin, Sweden, 1955
By Per-Erik Böklin
Located in Stockholm, SE
Painting by Per-Erik Böklin, Sweden. 1955. Gouache. Dimensions: H: 43 cm/ 17'' L: 52,5 cm/ 20 3/4''
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1950s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Paintings

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Paint

18th Century Italian Nobleman Portrait Oil On Canvas
Located in 263-0031, JP
A handsome oil on canvas of an Italian nobleman c 1770. His droll expression is complemented by his galant powdered wig and three-cornered hat tucked under his left shoulder. The fra...
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Late 18th Century Italian Antique Paintings

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Canvas

Eighteenth-Century Portrait of an Italian Man
Located in 263-0031, JP
An oil-on-canvas portrait of an Italian nobleman from the period c. 1760. The subject poses in front of his extensive library. The canvas and frame are in excellent condition. The ma...
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Mid-18th Century European Antique Paintings

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Canvas

Modernist Oil on Canvas of Paris by Listed Artist Jean-Claude Dragomir
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Vibrant modernist oil on canvas of Paris street scene by listed artist Jean-Claude Dragomir (Romanian/French, b. 1935-1965). The artist was Romanian born and lived most of his short ...
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1950s French Vintage Paintings

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Canvas

Watercolor On Verger Paper, Animated Ruins With Equestrian Statue
Located in Honnelles, WHT
Watercolor On Verger Paper, Animated Ruins With Equestrian Statue, 18th Century
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18th Century European Louis XVI Antique Paintings

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Paper

Colonial Spanish oil on canvas " Saint Rose of Lima"
By Colonial Furniture Company
Located in Valladolid, ES
One of a kind oil on canvas made in the 18th century depicting Saint Rose of Lima with the Child Jesus, Colonial School of the Viceroyalty of Peru. The Sa...
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1780s Peruvian Baroque Antique Paintings

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Canvas, Wood, Paint

Eugenio Fernandez Granell 1952 Spanish Art Taurino Original Oil On Masonite
Located in Miami, FL
Oil on masonite by Eugenio Fernandez Granell (1912-2001). Fantastic piece of art, realized by the Spanish artist Eugenio Fernandez Granell, back in the 1952. This art-piece were realized during his living period in Puerto Rico, when he decided to emigrated from Spain. Represent several surrealistic animals and personages, like a bull, a horse and the synthesis of a torero with a helmet. Clearly a bullfighting image. Title: Estampa Taurina. Year: 1952 Technique: Oil on masonite wood. Art Measures: 463.55 mm by 368.30 mm (23.5 x 17.5 Inches). Frame Measures: 463.55 mm by 368.30 mm (29.5 x 23.5 Inches). Signature: At lower right corner signed, "GRANELL 52". Eugenio Fernandez Granell As a Surrealist artist, Eugenio's work is principally characterized by its bright and vivid colors that explore nature and the indigenous symbolism of the Americas. His most famous works include Autorretrato (1944), Elegía por Andrés Nin (1991) as well as Crónica de los fiscales de los años horrendos (1986). Granell's work has been incorporated into exhibitions in the Maeght Gallery, the Bodley Gallery, The Museum of Modern Art as well as The Museum of Contemporary Art alongside other Surrealists such as André Breton and Marcel Duchamp. Granell also dedicated himself as a poet, essayist and novelist, publishing 15 books in all. Some his first, and most prominent works, include "El hombre verde" (The Green Man, 1944) and Lo que sucedió (What Occurred), a book he illustrated and designed himself which won Mexico's Don Quixote novel prize in 1969. From the mid-1960s until retirement, he was professor of Spanish literature at Brooklyn College. The Eugenio Granell Foundation was inaugurated in 1995 to conserve the life and work of the artist with an expansive collection of his oils, drawings, constructions, collages and archives. The museum also dedicates itself to the preservation of other Surrealists such as Joan Miró, Wifredo Lam, José Caballero...
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1950s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Paintings

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Wood, Paint

Harold Mesibov Mid-Century Modern Abstract Painting D. 1956
Located in Peabody, MA
An abstract oil on canvas in cerused oak frame by the noted Philadelphia artist Harold Mesibov, dated 1956. Biography via Askart, supplied by The Boston Art Club: "Mesibov was born in Philadelphia, Pa. He was the son of an artist and younger brother of the artist Hugh Mesibov...
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1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Paintings

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Paint

18th Century Oil Painting Portrait of Petrus Chevallier
Located in 263-0031, JP
A charming French 18th-century oil-on-canvas portrait of a pharmacist named Petrus Chevallier. Signed “Davila” verso, where it also dated “20 - 09 - 1753" and the title “Petrus Cheva...
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1750s French Antique Paintings

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Canvas

Painting Lake Garda Italian School 18th Century
Located in Lisbon, PT
A grand view of an Italian lake, tower with the lake Garda (other name Benaco) and boats in the background. An Italian School from XVIII Century. Frame with glass. Frame: Width: ...
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18th Century Italian Baroque Antique Paintings

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Wood, Paper

Painting Saint John The Baptist Child Jesus, 18th Century
Located in Lisbon, PT
A Flemish School painting of the Adoration of the Child Jesus in the hands of Mary and a young Saint John the Baptist at his feet kneeling with the cross side by side with a resting ...
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18th Century Dutch Baroque Antique Paintings

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Wood

Jean Nerfin Oil on Canvas Cityscape
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Jean Nerfin Oil on Canvas Canadian, born 1922 Landscape in the Mid-Century Modern Paris School style. Painting in nice original condition! Signed and dated bottom right corner.
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1950s Canadian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Paintings

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Paint

Antique 18Th C Indian Rajput Miniature Painting
Located in New York, NY
An antique late 18th century Indian miniature painting with a traditional scene of social life. In the center of the composition is an Indian Raja proudly seated in a red palanquin carried by his servants. In front and behind the palanquin are the rulers guards with spears in their hands. This colorful image belongs to the Rajput school, 16th to 19th centuries, spread in Central India and Rajasthan on the territory of the Rajput principalities. Its main centers are Bundi, Mewar, Marwar, Malwa, Kishangarh. Matted and framed. Antique Indian Miniature, Illustration, Vintage Oriental Art...
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Late 18th Century Unknown Antique Paintings

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Paint

"Late Afternoon on the Beach", Mid Century Painting w/ Blond Nude Male Figure
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This atmospheric and magical view of a single nude male figure on a California beach is imbued with lovely, unexpected colors and textures which rise up to a sky that is a pale shade of green. The blond young man has been sunbathing on a towel stretched along the sand, and seems to be placidly examining the viewer -- the painter -- from afar. The artist is Duane Wakeham...
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1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Paintings

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Paint

Antique 18Th C Indian Rajput Miniature Painting
Located in New York, NY
An antique 18th century Indian miniature depicting the Indian Mughal princess Nadira Banu Begum, who lived from 1618 to 1659. On the back, on the frame, there is an inscription: Nadira crosses the desert of Rajasthan. This lightful image belongs to the Rajput school, 16th to 19th centuries, spread in Central India and Rajasthan on the territory of the Rajput principalities. Its main centers are Bundi, Mewar, Marwar, Malwa, Kishangarh. Antique Indian Miniature, Illustration, Vintage Oriental Art...
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Late 18th Century Unknown Antique Paintings

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Paint

Saint Joseph Jesus Baroque Painting, 18th Century
Located in Lisbon, PT
A 17th Century painting of Joseph with the Child Jesus on his lap, a rare Baroque motif of paternal love. Oil on wood Frame: 47x54 cm Without frame: 27x34 cm
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18th Century Italian Baroque Antique Paintings

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Wood

King Arthur Mural (16' x 6') by Peter Ostuni for Savoy-Plaza Hotel 1951
By Peter Ostuni
Located in Hanover, MA
Astonishingly beautiful and monumental mural spanning eleven individual panels which when assembled are 16 feet long by 6 feet high. The panels are reverse paint and applique on she...
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1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Paintings

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Plexiglass

Guy Harloff Signed and Dated Large Abstract Painting
Located in Roma, IT
Wonderful Guy Harloff large abstract painting Signed, titled and dated on the back “Guy Harloff Positano 1954” Paper on canvas. Mixed technique The work is protected by a plexiglass ...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Paintings

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Wood, Paper

Scandinavian Master Axel Salto Budding Vase Watercolor on Paper Original Artwork
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Original artwork by the master. It is in as-found poor condition. It will be shipped in a tube without glass or framing. Pencil signed with information on backing paper, crayon numb...
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1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Paintings

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Paper

CIRCLE OF SALVATORE ROSA "Port View" 18th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
CIRCLE OF SALVATORE ROSA "Port View" 18th Century Oil on canvas. Recovered. Grid label from screen supplier James Bourlet & Sons (1850-1895). The London firm of Bourlet has made the...
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18th Century Italian Baroque Antique Paintings

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Paint

Portrait of Duchess of Bolton after Sir Godfrey Kneller
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Oil-on-canvas portrait of Lady Henrietta Crofts, Duchess of Bolton and daughter of the Duke of Monmouth, standing three-quarter length in white silk ...
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Early 1700s English Queen Anne Antique Paintings

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Canvas

Isaac Blessing Jacob After Govert Flinck 18th C. Baroque Old Master Painting 63"
Located in Dayton, OH
An exceptional original Old Master reproduction of Isaac 'Blessing Jaacob' after Govert Flinck, a student of Rembrandt. The original 17th cen...
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18th Century European Baroque Antique Paintings

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Gesso, Hardwood, Paint

Abstract Composition Painting by Helen Gerardia
Located in Garnerville, NY
Geometric landscape by Helen Gerardia. Signed lower right, Gerardia. Circa 1950-60. Good overall condition with some surface paint scuffs and losses. Ov...
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1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Paintings

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Masonite, Paint, Paper

Antique 18Th C Indian Rajput Miniature Painting
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful antique miniature on paper painting depicting a scene from Indian palace life, depicting the meeting of noble maidens in colorful traditional attire, circa the late 18th century. Hand painted in gouache heightened with gold on paper. This colorful image belongs to the Rajput school, 16th to 19th centuries, spread in Central India and Rajasthan on the territory of the Rajput principalities. Its main centers are Bundi, Mewar, Marwar, Malwa, Kishangarh. Antique Indian Miniature, Illustration, Vintage Oriental Art...
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Late 18th Century Unknown Antique Paintings

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Paint

Original Mid Century Cityscape Oil Painting on Board. 1950s Heller MCM Decor
Located in Peoria, AZ
S U P E R B ! MID CENTURY MODERN C I T Y S C A P E P A I N T I N G ! ICONIC HELLER MID CENTURY STYLE! OIL ON BOARD HUGE! Approx. 29 " x 53 " C I R ...
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1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Paintings

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Canvas, Wood

Outsider Folk Art Painting Dated 1957 by Peter Paul Sakowski
Located in Peabody, MA
We recently acquired a number of paintings from the estate of the noted outsider artist Peter Paul Sakowski (1915-2000) of Holyoke, Mass. His style tended to vary from an illustrativ...
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1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Paintings

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Paint

Carlo of Hollywood "Jazz Band" Watercolor Painting
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Very rare Carlo of Hollywood Mid-Century watercolor painting featuring a full jazz band with an array of musical instruments and scrolling music notes. The painting comes in the orig...
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1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Paintings

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Paper

Divino Pastor (Mexican School Colonial)
Located in Guadalajara, Jalisco, MX
Beautiful painting of a Divino Pastor from the 18th century painted at the time of the Mexican colonial school
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18th Century Mexican American Colonial Antique Paintings

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Acrylic

Swedish artist. Oil on canvas. Abstract composition. 1955
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Swedish artist, oil on canvas. Abstract composition. Colouristic palette. In excellent condition with minimal wear. Indistinctly signed and dated '55. Visible dimensions: 67.5 cm x 5...
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1950s Swedish Modern Vintage Paintings

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Canvas

18th Century, Italian Painted with Still Life by Francesco Lavagna
By Francesco Lavagna
Located in IT
18th Century, Italian painted with still Life by Francesco Lavagna. The fine and imposing painting, accompanied by a frame in carved and gilded wood, depicts a sumptuous composition...
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Early 18th Century Italian Rococo Antique Paintings

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Canvas

Ducks Oil on Canvas Painting by Keller-Kühne Josef Woldemar
Located in Albignasego, IT
Ducks – Keller-Kühne Josef Woldemar (1902 – 1991) Work dimensions: 49 x 79 cm Measurements with frame: 59 x 89 cm Technique: oil on canvas Period: 1950s Beautiful painting depicti...
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1950s German Vintage Paintings

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Canvas

1954 J.K. Madsen Coastal Landscape Seascape Oil Painting on Canvas 34"
Located in Dayton, OH
Mid century oil painting on canvas featuring a coastal landscape / nautical seascape scene with harbor and boats. Signed lower right Jver K Madsen Pinx, 1954. Dimensions: 33.5" x 1...
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1950s Vintage Paintings

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Canvas, Paint

Oil on canvas by James Coignard
Located in Long Island City, NY
Cityscape oil on canvas painting by James Coignard, France (1925-2008). Signed and framed. Early period. Canvas size 28.5" x 23.5. Size with frame 35" x 30".
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1950s Vintage Paintings

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Canvas

Moya Claire Dyring Painting Signed French Marine 1950s
By Moya Dyring
Located in Roma, IT
Beautiful and evocative oil painting by the great French school modern artist Moya Dyring specializing in marinas. It depicts a harbor with boats probably from the French Riviera painted with great intensity but giving, at the same time, a sweet sense of serenity. Moya Claire Dyring was born in Coburg, Victoria in 1909. She produced drawings, oil paintings and pastels. She was one of the first women artists to embrace Modernism and exhibit cubist paintings in Melbourne. For several years she was a member of the modern art community known as the Heide Circle, named after the home of art collectors John and Sunday Reed, and now the Heide Museum of Modern Art. Every item of our Gallery, upon request, is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity issued by Sabrina Egidi official Expert in Italian furniture for the Chamber of Commerce of Rome and for the Rome Civil Courts. Dyring then travelled to the USA and France, where she lived most her life. Her work is held in the Heide Museum as well as the National Gallery of Australia. One of her earliest works in cubist in style, Melanctha, 1934, was acquired by Sunday Reed. In 1934 Dyring also painted Portrait of Sunday Reed which went into the Reed's collection, along with a cubist style Portrait of a Woman from the same year. While her early works were figurative or cubist, in France she turned to landscape as she travelled to various towns throughout France. In her later years, unable to travel freely, she painted children against the backdrop of Paris. As time passed, she was largely glossed over and not included in major exhibitions of artists, especially women artists, of the 30s, 40, and 50s. In 2002, at the University of Melbourne, Gaynor Patricia Cuthbert delved into her life and work for a doctoral thesis, helping to bring back attention to her work. Collection The Heide Museum of Modern Art holds many paintings and drawings, some acquired through the John and Sydney Reed collection. The National Gallery of Australia, Canberra includes one drawing. The Art Gallery of New South Wales holds multiple works. Third child of Carl Peter Wilhelm Dyring, medical practitioner, and his second wife Dagmar Alexandra Esther, née Cohn, both Victorian born. Moya was educated (1917-27) at Firbank Church of England Girls' Grammar School, Brighton. After visiting Paris in 1928, she studied (1929-32) at the National Gallery schools, Melbourne, and shared fellow student Sam Atyeo's interest in artistic innovation. Classical modernism engaged her attention in the early 1930s. She painted at the George Bell school and studied under Rah Fizelle in Sydney; Mary Alice Evatt and Cynthia Reed were her colleagues. For several months in 1937 she took charge of Heide, the home and garden of John and Sunday Reed, at Bulleen, Melbourne. The Reeds were pivotal both to her sympathy for modernism and her belief in congenial fellowship. She enjoyed something of the intense relationship with Sunday Reed that the latter would subsequently extend to Joy Hester. In June Dyring held an exhibition, opened by H. V. Evatt, at the Riddell Gallery, Melbourne. Less enthusiastic than the Reeds and the Evatts about her art, Basil Burdett wrote of her 'somewhat incoherent interpretation of modern ideas', although he did acknowledge that her work had 'audacity of colour and a certain monumental feeling for form . . . qualities rare enough in Australian painting'. In August Dyring embarked for Panama whence she travelled by bus to New York, breaking her journey to view major galleries. She had intended to paint in the United States of America, but disliked the work of contemporary American artists and sailed for France. In 1938 she was based in Paris, taking advantage of Atyeo's contacts within the avant-garde. She studied at the Académie Colarossi, the Académie de la Grande Chaumière and with Andre Lhote, although by October she denounced him as a 'racketeer'. In 1939 Dyring and Atyeo settled on a farm at Vence, France; inspired by memories of Heide, they grew fruit and flowers. Sam accepted a commission to decorate a house in Dominica, West Indies, leaving Moya at Vence. Evacuated to Australia via South Africa, where she painted and searched for tribal art, she then journeyed to Dominica and married Atyeo. They were not happy, neither painted and Dyring was ill. Evatt offered Atyeo work and Dyring accompanied him to the U.S.A. She viewed art, painted occasionally and claimed to have exhibited in Washington in 1943. After World War II Evatt found Sam various postings, while Moya returned to Paris to pursue a full-time career in art. They were to be divorced in 1950. From about 1946 Dyring's art was more personal than innovative. She gained a considerable reputation among French regionalist and nationalist artists for her sympathetic appreciation of provincial scenes and life. Bernard Smith placed her in the French tradition of intimiste painters. In 1948 she leased and renovated an apartment on the Ile St Louis, which, as Chez Moya, became a centre for Australians who enjoyed her hospitality, cooking and practical assistance. She revisited Australia and exhibited in various cities in 1950, 1953, 1956, 1960 and 1963; the press carried her reports of Parisian cultural life. Dyring held a solo exhibition in London in December 1949 and was in close contact with expatriate Australians, among them Loudon Sainthill, Donald Friend...
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1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Paintings

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Wood

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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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