PETRA VON KAZINYAN - The Self (after COURBET) Acrylic on Canvas 32x40"

PETRA VON KAZINYAN - DO NOT FEED THE ANIMAL (after Judith LEYSTER) Acrylic on Canvas // Unique, Signed Petra von Kazinyan's "ALTER IDEM" series (named after the famous Cicero quote ...

Vintage Austrian hand knotted wool carpet from the late 1970s. It was hanging on the wall since its creation. It can be also used as a floor carpet. The creator was inspired by 20th ...

A French Grand Tour 19th century plaster, bust of French King Henri II made by Atelier de moulage du Louvre between 1854-1865 after Pilon Germain...

2 of 40 Beautiful Mid-Century Modern cloth hangers designed and manufactured by Carl Auböck in 1960s. They are made of brass-plated solid steel. Of almost continuous organic shape wi...

Large acrylic on canvas portrait of a young man with a facial piercing, featuring mosaic like cells that were popularized by the world renowned artist Chuck Close. The reverse bears ...

This acrylic painting by Ali Hassoun celebrates the festival the Eid ul-Adha. One of the most important Islamic festivals, commemorating the willingness of Prophet Ibrahim to sacrifi...

Modern abstract expressionism acrylic on canvas painting unsigned but possibly executed by Judith Godwin, period painting, amazing use of color, space an...

A Large Continental Oil on Canvas "The Prohibited Reading " after Karel Ooms (Belgium, 1845-1900). This beautiful executed painting depicts a historical scene of an old man and a young woman who are huddled over a bible. The pair is gazing in apparent concern or alarm, over the old man's shoulder, towards something outside of the picture. The scene is likely set in the 16th or 17th century when Protestants were prosecuted, amongst others, for reading the bible in the vernacular, a practice prohibited by the Catholic Church at the time. Signed (l/r) A. Ribas 15-12-913. Within a giltwood carved frame. circa: Probably Belgium, 1913. Karel Ooms was born in Dessel on January 27, 1845 as the youngest son of a large peasant family. At school his extraordinary talent for drawing was discovered. When he was twelve his hometown provided financial support which allowed him to study at the Antwerp Academy of fine Arts. One of his teachers at the Academy was Nicaise de Keyser, one of the key figures in the Belgian Romantic-historical school of painting and a painter of mainly history paintings and portraits. After graduating from the Academy 1865 Karel Ooms was welcomed with pomp in his home town Dessel. He painted two altarpieces for the local church Saint Nicolas, to express his gratitude to his city. Karel Ooms settled as an independent artist in Antwerp around 1871. He quickly established a reputation as a portrait painter. In addition, he received commissions for religious paintings and history paintings. He gained particular recognition with two large paintings...