The Italian Seaside at Night, Oil on Canvas Painting, Nicola Ascione (1870-1957)

A fantastic depiction of a day at the beach at Trouville in 19th century France, this grand oil on canvas painting by Paul-Emile Morlon is is surrounded by a giltwood frame adorned w...

As noted by the light dusting of snow on the unpaved street, this charming oil on canvas painting depicts a winter scene. The painting, which dates to circa 1890, features two stable...

A fascinating oil on canvas painting depicting a group of monks in a wood carving studio, this oil on canvas was painted by Giovanni Torriglia in the late 1800s. The darkened tones used by Torriglia (black and brown) are offset by a gilt frame with foliate details above a deep cavetto molding. Five monks are gathered around a workbench inside a workshop covered in shadows. One of the young monks, who is wearing glasses, is manipulating a sheer green fabric across the only light source: a shuttered window behind our quintet. Two senior clergymen sit behind the workbench on slatted Savonarola chairs. They gaze with delight at a junior monk hammering a chisel into wood, sculpting a winged angel. A final youthful monk leans on a wonderfully carved sgabello chair, watching the apprentice closely. The colors are splendid, accentuated by tiny nuances such as the wood chips on the floor, various completed sculptures behind the monks, and a green-leafed tree visible outside the window. Giovanni Battista Torriglia...

Signed by the artist in the lower left corner (“Lecler”), this oil on canvas painting is entitled In the Sheepfold. A typical day in the life of a farmer dressed in blue with a gold hat, the agriculteur can be seen tending to a hay feeder. Behind the man is a flock of 15 sheep, mostly depicted with tan wool and white faces and ears, with the exception of a small all-white lamb. Some of the livestock is grazing from the feeders, while four of them (including the lamb) are gathered near a large water trough. A pair of chickens can be spotted amongst the herd, including a brown rooster...

This antique oil on canvas pastoral cow painting is signed and dated (1889) by the artist, “J. Bergmann ‘89”. Because Bergmann used an vertically oriente...

Painted in the Neoclassical style, this remarkable set of six oil on canvas paintings offers a captivating allegorical portrayal of the Muses from Greek mythology, each signed and da...

Vintage (20th century) painting capturing four figures gathering on the riverbank while buildings with classical architecture loom just across the river, surrounded by a thin brown b...

Vintage (20th Century) painting capturing four figures gathering on the riverbank while buildings with classical architecture loom just across the river, surrounded by a thin brown b...

A fine vintage French oil painting on canvas of a seaside scene, featuring a view of boats on a beach.  

1861-1944 Nicolas Briganti oil on canvas. European Scene Active in New Bedford, Massachusetts between 1893 and 1897, Nicholas Briganti painted l...

Vintage (20th Century) oil painting of a house atop a natural stone archway, through which shepards with a horse, dog and flock, and the sea, a...

Vintage (20th Century) oil painting of a house atop a natural stone archway, through which shepards with a horse, dog and flock, and the sea, are v...