Early 20th Century Paintings

ALBERT CLARK dated 1900 - Oil on Canvas Portrait of the horse 'Jimmy M'. In his familiar style the artist Albert Clark has portrayed the bay horse known as Jimmy M in his stable wit...

Beautiful Petina on this Piece due to Aging. Professionally Framed. Signed and Dated 1914 in the Lower Corner as Shown. Vintage Condition Consistent with Age as Pictured. Dimensions...

A nice antique oil on panel of a French Castle in a nice decorative wooden frame.

19th century oil on canvas painting signed on the bottom right corner "Bianchi", representing still life, fruits, grapes and peach basket , and apples The frame is in its original st...

19th century oil on canvas painting signed on the bottom left corner "P. Deligny", representing still life, grapes and peach basket , and a pitcher. The frame is in its original stat...

This is an original 1929 oil on plate painting from Denmark. The motive is a woman doing needlework in a dark setting. The painting is signed and dated by the artist. It is framed i...

Italian painting dated 1929. Oil on canvas framework depicting Madonna of excellent pictorial quality. First canvas painting, signed and dated lower right (see photo), signature in t...

Popularized during the Qing dynasty, reverse glass painting requires an artist to essentially work backwards, starting with details and shading before adding color and form. Lending ...

Antique Framed Oil Painting on Canvas by Louis Loncin (1875-1946) Take a close look at this grand, important oil painting on canvas in its original frame, painted by listed artist Lo...

Remarkable Impressionist painting by Mariquita Gill Circa 1900’s oil on canvas. Beautiful painting of the American South West. Painting is signed on the bottom right-hand corner. Di...

Fantastic Early 20th Century Oil Painting of Venice showing the Marcus Place from the Water. It was probably painted around 1904. The Painting is framed in a 18th Century gilded Frame...

Early 20th century Dutch oil painting on canvas. Children vending cut flowers on a beach. Fine painting with exceptional luminescence. Canvas on original wood stretches. Unframed. M...

Approximately Circa 1925. Beautiful Petina on the Art, as well as the Frame. Vintage Condition Consistent with Age as Pictured. Dimensions. 16 1/2 W ; 1 D ; 21 H

Wonderful original watercolor painting on paper by Austrian listed artist August Lohr. Dated and signed in the lower corner. The painting was painted in 19...

American Salmagundi Club Oil Painting “Lobstermen” by Ulysses Ricci. Beautiful oil painting on canvas of the Rockport Massachusetts iconic Fish Pier. It is painted by the N.Y. Salma...

This is an original oil on canvas painting by Danish artist Eiler Sørensen (1869-1953). Eiler Sørensen was a renowned artist known for his landscape paintings and motives from the e...

Artist/Designer; Manufacturer: Cleve Gray (American, 1918-2004) Marking(s); notes: signed Materials: acrylic on canvas Dimensions (H, W, D): 50"h, 65"w; 51"h, 66.5"w frame Addition...

Early 20th century Dutch oil painting on canvas. Children vending cut flowers on a beach. Fine painting with exceptional luminescence. Canvas on original wood stretches. Unframed. M...

Seascape oil by Frederick Judd Waugh (1861-1940). Waves crash against cliffs in this dramatic seascape on board with shades of rust and blue greens. Signed lower right. Overall size ...

This is an original Danish oil on canvas still life flower painting from 1922 by E. Gross. It is signed by the artist in the bottom right corner an...

Framed Antique French Oil on Canvas Painting of Cardinals by Victor Marais Milton, Circa 1910's-1920.

A charming early 20th century Impressionist coastal-view of fishing boats off the Mediterranean coast. Oil canvas-board, signed indistinctly lower right. Set within what appears to be it’s original patinated wood & gesso frame. Sight dimensions, 14” x...

Immerse yourself in the soul-stirring melody of this vintage boho abstract expressionist masterpiece, captured on canvas with an explosion of vibrant hues. Each brushstroke is a lyri...

A very fine Porceleyne Fles Delft hand painted large tile panel after a painting by H.W. Mesdag. The tile panel is executed in Delft blue color. The panel consists of 20 tiles and is...

A stunning set of five 20th Century oil on marble tile paintings of gun dogs, featuring an assortment of sizes of different artworks. Dating to the 1920's, these were painted by the ...

An exceptional vintage Boho original oil painting on canvas. A chic equestrian composition in deep rich colors. Signed by the artist and beautifully framed. Acquired from a Palm Beac...

Estate Pair of Framed Bird Paintings on Porcelain, Circa 1930's-1940's.

Originally a scenic backdrop for a French theater during the 1920s, this large painted canvas can be considered a trompe-l’œil. A trompe-l’oeil (literally “deceive the eye”) is a sty...

Antique French Oil on Panel Painting of a Woman signed "P.M. Bertran" Circa 1900's. Wonderful painting by this unknown artist with vivid colors and beautiful composition.

Embark on a journey through the intricate labyrinth of shapes and colors in this vintage boho geometric abstract original oil on canvas. Each meticulously crafted angle and line inte...

This small painting was painted by the reknowned Ernst Zimmer. It pictures the president of post World War I. Germany, Paul von Hindenburg.

Oil Painting "Italian Street Scene" by Elizabeth R. Withington The Artist: Elizabeth Rupp Withington was a Rockport, Massachusetts illustrator and artist in watercolors, gouache, and oils. She was born on 6 September 1883 in Roxbury, Massachusetts to John Rupp...

Oil on canvas by Federico Beltran Masses France, early 20th century Signed

An antique 20th Century oil on canvas piece by Frederick Thomas Daws portraying a Jack Russell Terrier. Daws, famed for his depictions of dogs created this piece in the 1920's in Eng...

Stylized, yes, but sensuous and powerful, this transitional Art Nouveau-Art Deco painting depicts King Herod whispering into the ear of Salome, calling upon her to deliver the head o...

Early 20th Century Framed Landscape with Haystacks, France A beautiful European painting on board depicting a bucolic landscape with haystacks at the forefront. Lush green landscape with trees, a split rail...

Antique Joseph Henry Hatfield Stream in a Landscape Oil Painting

Hans Zatzka, Austrian (1859-1945) A Fine Oil on Canvas "Portrait of Haunz Javorasky Als Knabe Dressed as a Sailor" within a carved gildwood frame. The charming portrait depicts a sea...

An antique 20th Century oil on canvas piece by Frederick Thomas Daws portraying an English Bull Terrier. Daws, famed for his depictions of champion dogs created this piece in the 192...

The category Antique Paintings Portraits of Dogs features a small painting, a Pastel on paper with a portrait of a Black Spaniel dog, twentieth century era. English school of the 20t...

In 1845 British Officer Sir John Franklin and crew disappeared on an arctic exploration. Captain Francis Leopald McClintock was commissioned to explore that disappearance on the yach...

This is an original oil on canvas painting from Denmark estimated to be from the early 20th century. The motive is a woman i elegant clothing painted in exquisite details and framed ...

An antique 20th Century oil on canvas piece by Frederick Thomas Daws portraying a hunting scene. In the painting, a gentleman is seen holding his shotgun alongside his pair of huntin...

An antique 20th Century oil on canvas piece by Frederick Thomas Daws portraying a German Shepherd dating to 1926. Daws, famed for his depictions of champion dogs, commenced this artw...

By van Olsen or Von Olsen. Probably, 19th or 20th century 1-11-18-8-5 Condition: Overall condition frames have some ware. Size frame 23 x 23 x 3cm Period: 20th century.

A very interesting and unusual Lancaster Covered Bridge Original Oil Painting by artist J. Earle Pfoutz. The painting is produced on artist board and comes complete with what appears to be an original artist decorated/painted frame. The painting is signed on the front by the artist and is dated 1936 on the rear. Overall frame Size approximately 28″ wide x 2″ deep x 22″ high J. Earle Pfoutz had a long and distinguished career as a self trained artist. More can be learned about him from reading this article produced by Gary Hawbaker at askART Earle Pfoutz Born: 1891 – Lancaster, Pennsylvania Died: 1957 Known for: Landscape, figure, still life painting An image of J Earle Pfoutz Biography from the Archives of askART J. Earle Pfoutz (John Earle Pfoutz) – (Oct 23, 1891-Nov 9, 1957) “A seventh generation descendant of a Swiss family which arrived in America early in the 17th Century, J. Earle Pfoutz was born in Lancaster, PA, son of John Bachman and Susan Allison Pfoutz. He painted houses for a living and pictures for a life. A self-taught artist, described as a primitive, he was distinctive for his vivid imagination and bold color application. He painted hundreds of Lancaster County scenes. Pfoutz traveled through the hills near his home and along the Susquehanna River in search of scenes. He began painting with a brush when he was fourteen, but added a palette knife after suffering an eye injury. He completed eighth grade in the Lancaster Public Schools and there his formal education ended. However, the Department of Public Instruction of the State of Pennsylvania thought so highly of his work as an artist that officials certified him as an art instructor and he taught for a year in the York (PA) public schools. He also was an art instructor under the program for disabled veterans, sponsored by the Veterans Administration, when he gave private instruction to veterans in their homes. In 1947, J. Earle Pfoutz finally earned national recognition as an artist. His painting, Opalescent October, was chosen by the Museum of Art of Dayton Ohio, to travel all over the country for a year with its Group Exhibition. Described as a “very colorful, calm scene, iridescent in color, sweeping in design,” the painting started on its journey around the country early in 1948. In an interview with the Sunday News (Lancaster, PA – Nov 2, 1947), Pfoutz stated that he didn’t know whether he was a “primitive” or an “impressionist.” No master taught him, no school channeled his style. “Sometimes I didn’t eat, but I always managed to paint,” he recalled. Many of his hundreds of canvases -most of them not sold, but given away to friends – found their way to other parts of the country. “I never remember the day when I did not love color,” Pfoutz said. “I was about 12 years old when I saw my first palette – a string of different colored paint paddles that graced the stores of that day. As a boy I had two great desires. One was to be able to eat all the strawberry jam I could, and the other to possess a string of those beautiful paint paddles. Well, I’ve got my fill of jelly, but I’ve never yet got my fill of beautiful colors.” In 1950, Pfoutz’s one man show of paintings made front page headlines in the Lancaster Intelligencer Journal: “Most of the twenty oil paintings on exhibition are landscapes, although there are several interesting figure studies. Colors again, as in all Pfoutziana are rich and full-bodied, but for the most part not as startlingly as in some of the earlier work. Most of the paintings were done during the past year, and also reveal the painter’s characteristic heavy impasto technique, in which the rich swirls of paint carry their own message. Among the figures, The Banjo Picker, and The Magician, are the most provocative. Both are character studies; the first being of a tramp musician whose drab clothing is set-off by a luminous aqua blue background. Modern in feeling and treatment is The Magician, a clown-faced wizard whose spinning ball in the air suggests the fourth dimension – space. The use of the primary colors in this picture serves to emphasize the theme effectively. A large colorful landscape, Opalescent October, depicting rolling hills against a late afternoon sky is new to Lancastrians, as it has just returned from Dayton, Ohio, where it hung in the Dayton Art Institute. Another landscape with soft dreamy colors is Fantasie D’Autumne, and one of the loveliest pictures in the show. Pennsylvania Dutch Country is another with eye appeal, and was one of the works which was hung in the Old Customs House in Philadelphia during Pennsylvania Week, and before that in a collection of Pfoutz work in the same place. In deep contrast to the sunny skies and brilliant foliage of many of the pictures, is the somewhat morbid Worry, in which the center of interest is a tremendous rat. This, the painter explains, was symbolic of 1948 in China, which was ‘The Year of The Rat’ in the Chinese calendar. Background material for the picture was furnished to Pfoutz by author Pearl Buck. Other pictures include Autumn Prelude, Miners Village, painted at Cornwall, PA; Humid Day, Saint Peters Kierch, at Middletown, PA; Lady Pfoutz, inspired by the painter’s wife; Sun Flowers, Sentimental Journey, Gyne, Luzon Woman, Old Bridge, The Cow Path. Lemures, based on Roman mythology, and Ethiopian, painted from an ebony wood carving...

Victor Isbrand (Danish, 1897-1989) Javanese market, oil on canvas. Frame size (cm):60 x 79 x 5 Artwork size: 52 x 70 Signed V. Isbrand in the lower right corner and on the flip size...

A beautiful antique dog portrait of a Gordon Setter. The painting is dated 1902 and signed by Médard Tytgat. It is a beautiful scene, the dog pos...

Vintage framed Still Life Oil Painting of Fruit with Pitcher. Framed in a lovely wooden frame. Ready to hang with wire along the back. French, circa 1920. Size of frame: 16 x 18 i...

A very interesting and unusual Cornwall Iron Banks Original Oil Painting by artist J. Earle Pfoutz. The painting is produced on canvas and comes complete with what appears to be an original artist decorated/painted frame with later touch ups. The Cornwall Iron Banks Original Oil Painting is signed on the front by the artist and appears to be dated 1948 on the rear. Known for his unusual subjects Pfoutz outdid himself with this effort, capturing the workings of one of the largest iron ore mines in the eastern United States, located in Cornwall PA. This mine and others in the area that came before it, played a crucial role in the development of the United States of America from the Revolutionary War, through the industrial revolution up until the 1970’s when the mine was flooded during Hurricane Agnes and closed operations. Overall frame Size approximately 26″ wide x 2″ deep x 30″ high J. Earle Pfoutz had a long and distinguished career as a self trained artist. More can be learned about him from reading this article produced by Gary Hawbaker at askART Earle Pfoutz Born: 1891 – Lancaster, Pennsylvania Died: 1957 Known for: Landscape, figure, still life painting An image of J Earle Pfoutz Biography from the Archives of askART J. Earle Pfoutz (John Earle Pfoutz) – (Oct 23, 1891-Nov 9, 1957) “A seventh generation descendant of a Swiss family which arrived in America early in the 17th Century, J. Earle Pfoutz was born in Lancaster, PA, son of John Bachman and Susan Allison Pfoutz. He painted houses for a living and pictures for a life. A self-taught artist, described as a primitive, he was distinctive for his vivid imagination and bold color application. He painted hundreds of Lancaster County scenes. Pfoutz traveled through the hills near his home and along the Susquehanna River in search of scenes. He began painting with a brush when he was fourteen, but added a palette knife after suffering an eye injury. He completed eighth grade in the Lancaster Public Schools and there his formal education ended. However, the Department of Public Instruction of the State of Pennsylvania thought so highly of his work as an artist that officials certified him as an art instructor and he taught for a year in the York (PA) public schools. He also was an art instructor under the program for disabled veterans, sponsored by the Veterans Administration, when he gave private instruction to veterans in their homes. In 1947, J. Earle Pfoutz finally earned national recognition as an artist. His painting, Opalescent October, was chosen by the Museum of Art of Dayton Ohio, to travel all over the country for a year with its Group Exhibition. Described as a “very colorful, calm scene, iridescent in color, sweeping in design,” the painting started on its journey around the country early in 1948. In an interview with the Sunday News (Lancaster, PA – Nov 2, 1947), Pfoutz stated that he didn’t know whether he was a “primitive” or an “impressionist.” No master taught him, no school channeled his style. “Sometimes I didn’t eat, but I always managed to paint,” he recalled. Many of his hundreds of canvases -most of them not sold, but given away to friends – found their way to other parts of the country. “I never remember the day when I did not love color,” Pfoutz said. “I was about 12 years old when I saw my first palette – a string of different colored paint paddles that graced the stores of that day. As a boy I had two great desires. One was to be able to eat all the strawberry jam I could, and the other to possess a string of those beautiful paint paddles. Well, I’ve got my fill of jelly, but I’ve never yet got my fill of beautiful colors.” In 1950, Pfoutz’s one man show of paintings made front page headlines in the Lancaster Intelligencer Journal: “Most of the twenty oil paintings on exhibition are landscapes, although there are several interesting figure studies. Colors again, as in all Pfoutziana are rich and full-bodied, but for the most part not as startlingly as in some of the earlier work. Most of the paintings were done during the past year, and also reveal the painter’s characteristic heavy impasto technique, in which the rich swirls of paint carry their own message. Among the figures, The Banjo Picker, and The Magician, are the most provocative. Both are character studies; the first being of a tramp musician whose drab clothing is set-off by a luminous aqua blue background. Modern in feeling and treatment is The Magician, a clown-faced wizard whose spinning ball in the air suggests the fourth dimension – space. The use of the primary colors in this picture serves to emphasize the theme effectively. A large colorful landscape, Opalescent October, depicting rolling hills against a late afternoon sky is new to Lancastrians, as it has just returned from Dayton, Ohio, where it hung in the Dayton Art Institute. Another landscape with soft dreamy colors is Fantasie D’Autumne, and one of the loveliest pictures in the show. Pennsylvania Dutch Country is another with eye appeal, and was one of the works which was hung in the Old Customs House in Philadelphia during Pennsylvania Week, and before that in a collection of Pfoutz work in the same place. In deep contrast to the sunny skies and brilliant foliage of many of the pictures, is the somewhat morbid Worry, in which the center of interest is a tremendous rat. This, the painter explains, was symbolic of 1948 in China, which was ‘The Year of The Rat’ in the Chinese calendar. Background material for the picture was furnished to Pfoutz by author Pearl Buck. Other pictures include Autumn Prelude, Miners Village, painted at Cornwall, PA; Humid Day, Saint Peters Kierch, at Middletown, PA; Lady Pfoutz, inspired by the painter’s wife; Sun Flowers, Sentimental Journey, Gyne, Luzon Woman, Old Bridge, The Cow Path. Lemures, based on Roman mythology, and Ethiopian, painted from an ebony wood carving...

Vintage framed Renoir reproduction of Nude Female in stylized wooden frame. Ready to hang with wire along the back French, circa 1920. Size of frame: 14 x 16 inches; 2.5"D Condit...

A painted porcelain portrait of Field Marshal Frederick Sleigh Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts, shown wearing full uniform and orders. English, circa 1910. Footnote: Frederick Sleigh Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts, (30 September 1832 – 14 November 1914) was one of the most successful British military commanders of the 19th century. He served in the Indian rebellion, the Expedition to Abyssinia and the Second Anglo-Afghan War before leading British Forces to success in the Second Boer War. He also became the last Commander-in-Chief of the Forces before the post was abolished in 1904. Roberts was awarded the Victoria Cross...

Ismael de la Serna "Music" oil on canvas signed and dated 1929. Published in the catalogue held at "Centro Cultural Conde Duque" in 1990

A fantastic vintage Boho original oil painting on canvas. A chic portrait in deep rich colors. Signed by the artist. A beautiful all over patina from time. Acquired from a Palm Beach...

A decorative, moody, quality portrait. Very sought-after. All the rage in interiors right now. This antique oil painting on stretched canvas has been sourced in France. It is signed ...

A charming antique 1920s oil on canvas painting of a mountain scene in a period frame. While the work is well executed it is unsigned. The painting was collected in France so presuma...

An authentic, antique, Belgian oil painting on stretched canvas. It is signed by the artist, O. Waterloos, and dated 1917 in the lower left corner (see photo). It depicts a lovely, o...

April in the mountains – Fritz Schwaiger (1878-1953) Work dimensions: 70 x 100 cm Measurement with antique fir frame: 74 x 104 cm Technique: oil on canvas Period: circa 1920 Sugges...