American Paintings

Original painting by French-American artist Jacques Lamy, acquired through a local Dallas estate where the artist resided. Large contemporary painting is in pristine, unaltered con...

18th century, large Italian neoclassical oil on canvas four panels screen with Trompe L’œil These large screen is composed of four panels in oil on canvas painted. Neoclassical, dating to the second half of the 18th century. Each panel represents a trompe l'oeil, with a classical architecture with square section marble columns and large clogging. Inside the pink space of the first and third panels are painted, as inserted in a niche with bronze frame, ancient busts...

Large still life oil on canvas Painting Artwork. Unsigned, believed to be early 20th Century as judged by the frame. In good antique condition with minor knocks, marks, age related ...

This vintage painting on Masonite of a blue harlequin, in homage to Pablo Picasso, is a beautifully framed art piece. The soft palette and antique frame are truly breathtaking. This ...

Possibly late 18th century but most likely 19th century painted arched painted panel. Either a panel intended for a trumeau or to be inset into wall boiserie as a trumeau. The upper ...

Pair of still life oils on canvas, in trompe l'oeil, framed & signed. Circa 1900. The subject is the proceeds of a hunt - pheasants, partridge, hare and duck artistically portrayed ...

Still life of flowers signed J van Neesen encased in gilt frame. Dimensions Height 30.5 inches Width 26 inches Depth 1.5 inches.

Large original Marcel Rozek abstract oil painting on Linen Canvas Marcel Rozek (b. 1992) is an abstract color-field artist originally based out of Akro...

This fine old painting is a typical pastiche of the kind popular throughout Italy and the world in the 17th, 18th and 19th centuries. The most commonly associated artist who really m...

Oil on canvas painting signed "B. Raab 5/75" after the famed "Homage to the Square" by Josef Albers Measures 30-1/4" X 30-1/4" square. Original aluminum frame. Colors are bold and b...

A stunning trompe l'oeil (fool the eye) mid 20th century Italian oil painting by artist Alfano Dardari. This work depicts a beautiful flower in a vase with a perfect little droplet of water resting ever so gently on a petal. The flower in the vase sits atop a shelf upon which a gorgeous butterfly has alighted. Also on the shelf is a gold watch. And do you see a thread through all of this? I do. Mind you, it's my opinion but I'll happily share it with you. Memento Mori. Instead of defining it for you, I'll offer this description from the Tate in London: "Memento mori is a Latin phrase meaning ‘remember you must die’. A basic memento mori painting would be a portrait with a skull but other symbols commonly found are hour glasses or clocks, extinguished or guttering candles, fruit, and flowers. Closely related to the memento mori picture is the vanitas still life. In addition to the symbols of mortality these may include other symbols such as musical instruments, wine and books to remind us explicitly of the vanity (in the sense of worthlessness) of worldly pleasures and goods. The term originally comes from the opening lines of the Book of Ecclesiastes in the Bible: ‘Vanity of vanities, saith the Preacher, vanity of vanities, all is vanity...

Georges Spiro, 1909-1994. Surrealist /still life painting of the well known Polish/French artist, oil on board, signed., actual size of art work, is 13 x...