Chinese Painting on Fabric of Horsemen Playing Polo, circa 1880

Tito Salomoni was an Italian surrealist painter and this is one of his best works. He began composing surrealist works in 1968 and committed to the movement for twenty years. A term coined by French critic and poet Andre Breton in 1924, surrealism encourages “pure psychic automatism,” breaking down the barriers between the conscious and the unconscious. Surrealism was originally a literary movement but eventually made its way into the visual arts. Salomoni’s style is reminiscent of fellow Italian artist Giorgio de Chirico, who is credited for inspiring many surrealist artists. Like de Chirico, “Salomoni’s style is characterized by haunting dream-like settings filled with references to classical architecture.” Salomoni’s work has been featured on international magazine covers; His The Maze of Life was included in Graphis Annual...

Signed Ken Gore Oil on Canvas Painting . Titled on Verso "Riders on the Bridge". Ken ( Kenneth Leon) Gore was born in 1911 in Illinois. He studied at the Meinzinger Art School in Detroit. He was an important member of the Rockport/Gloucester art...

Signed Oil On Canvas Flower Boquet Still Life Attributed to François DUMONT Signed lower left. François Dumont (Born 1850) was active/lived in Belgium. Francois Dumont is known for P...

Signed M. Dawson and therefore attributed to Manierre Dawson ) Oil on Canvas Manierre Dawson was primarily self-taught, although he trained as an architect. By 1908, he had develope...

Mixed Media Oil and Ink on Canvas Painting Attributed to Philippe Henri Noyer, signed 'Ph Noyer' lower right, titled on the stretcher "Daphne à la fontaine" Philippe Henri Noyer wa...

Saint Margaret slaying the dragon oil on canvas painting and attributed to Giulio Romano. This painting is similar to one in the Louvre collection that was attrib to Giulio Romano. ...

Believing that the departed continue to hold influence over the lives of the living, many Chinese households honor their ancestors in private family rituals, invoking their spirits for long life, health, and prosperity. Commemorative portraits, which came into vogue in the late Ming and Qing dynasties, were commissioned specifically for ancestor worship and were believed to house the spirits of the deceased. When properly cared for, one's ancestors were believed to be a powerful source of honor, protection, and good luck. This pair of ancestor portraits was hand-painted in the late-19th century and beautifully depicts a Qing-dynasty couple. While some ancestral portraits offer a more stylized representation of one's ancestors, this particular pair is painted with incredible realism and life-like expressions. Rather than depict the pair in a regal hall wearing elaborate finery, the couple is shown in a quiet home environment, seated at either end of a square tea table. Their surroundings are minimal, practically undecorated, and they wear simple, matching blue silk robes. Two young children stand beside them, each trying to capture the attention of their grandparent. We love the painting's close attention to detail and the glimpse it offers of Qing-dynasty interiors - from the carved apron of the marble-top table to the red silk lotus slippers...

Nice painting on silk. It represents a bird, more precisely a woodpecker, on a branch with pretty pink and white flowers. The painted fabric is surrounde...

It was love at first sight for us with this stunning Japanese pastoral scene on fabric. Beautifully painting with soft, muted colors, the piece captures a lovely moment in the mounta...

Original oil on canvas painting of peaceful European country scene along river with mountains in background, couple in foreground. Artist unknown. Old repairs/re-touches. Craquelure,...

A colorful oil on canvas representing a group of children playing in a garden area near a Cathedral. Framed by a carved giltwood frame with foliage det...

Vintage Chinese woman playing flute oil painting on canvas after Chen Yifei. Features a young musician in traditional court attire playing the Diz...