Mid-20th Century Paintings

Set in ornate and carved gilt wood frames, these elegant oil on canvas paintings depict two Italian coastal scenes. Attracted to its dramatic vistas, volcanoes, exotic peasants, and classical ruins, landscape painters of the 18th and 19th centuries flocked to the countryside around Naples. Both large landscape paintings are done in the baroque style, with clean, bright colors and extreme attention to detail. The first piece is entitled "Paesaggio Fantasioso Costiera Italiana", which translates into "Imaginative Italian Coastal Landscape"; the painting depicts a view of the ocean, with mountain, and a small city in the background, while the focus of the foreground is pulled towards a group of young sailors lounging in the grass near their boats moored at water's edge. It features the signature of one 'Bruzzi' in the lower left corner, and is a rendering of a painting originally done by famed Dutch artist Jacob de Heusch. Heusch, born in Utrecht, traveled to Rome in 1675, which was almost a rite of passage for young Dutch and Flemish artists of the time. He became a member of the Bentvueghels, an esteemed artistic society, and after several years in Italy he returned to Utrecht. He continued painting and most of his work was sent to Italy. He died in 1698 in Amsterdam from injuries sustained from a fall. His works are scarce now, and the few originals left exist in museum galleries and private collections across Europe. The second painting is entitled "Deduta Di Pozzuoli Dalla Solfatara", or "View Of Pozzuoli From The Solfatara". It features the signature of painter M. de Marinis...

Vintage sepia drawing on canvas in the style of French and Italian Old Masters.

Very decorative "Still Life with Birds and Cherries" oil on canvas in painted frame by Studio of Miguel Canals (1925-1995). Spanish, Signed with monog...

Goldmann Verlag, Leipzig, 1942 A Flemish painter, Peter Paul Rubens’ Baroque style emphasized movement, sensuality and color. Although he was rais...

Gian Lorenzo Bernini was an Italian sculptor and architect. While a major figure in the world of architecture, he was the leading sculptor of his age, credited with creating the Baro...

Highly decorative "Still Life of Birds and Lemons" from the studio of Miguel Canals (1925-1995); 17th century in style, oil on canvas with giltwood inner...

A certified oil copy of the of the upper part of the full-length famous portrait of the Infanta Maria Theresa of Spain, originally by 17th century artist Diego Velázquez (1599-1660)...

Large modern mannerist style portrait painting by Eduardo Malta (b.1900-d.1967). Oil on canvas in gilt wood frame. Signed and dated 1933.

a framed canvas of a delicately painted monkey playing both an arm drum and a fife as he walks through an 18th century style chinoiserie landscape, the whole in executed in neutral c...