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Item Ships From: Connecticut
John Stobart (English, B. 1929), Independence, Ltd. Ed. Signed
By John Stobart
Located in Bridgeport, CT
"John Stobart (British b. 1929) paintings and limited edition prints are collected around the world and seen by visitors of the Peabody Museum in Massachusetts and the Portland Museum in Maine. He is well known maritime artist known for images of ports and vessels as they were in the great era of sail and stream".
INDEPENDENCE, Wayne City Landing, Start of the Santa Fe Trail...
Category
20th Century American Classical Connecticut - Wall Decorations
Materials
Glass, Wood, Paper
Painting by Peter Keil, Modern, Acrylic on Board, Modern Art, C 1984, Signed
By Peter Keil
Located in New York, NY
Peter Robert Keil was born to an artist blacksmith father whom he lost very early in his childhood during the Second World War. During the end phase of the war, Keil's mother, also an artistically talented woman, took her son and struggled her way to West Berlin where they settled. This is where Peter Robert Keil grew up in the working-class neighborhood of Berlin-Wedding and where he discovered his interest in painting – particularly in expressionistic artists and in Pablo Picasso's work. From 1954 on, the East Berlin...
Category
1980s German Modern Vintage Connecticut - Wall Decorations
Materials
Acrylic
Painting, Midcentury, Red, Green and White, Modern Art, "Commuting", C 1960, Art
Located in New York, NY
Painting from the 1960s framed in a decorative silver frame. This is a print. The painting is called " Commuting". Men and women are commuting on a train and reading news papers. Col...
Category
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Connecticut - Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
Large Antique Carved and Painted Putto Supporting an Iron Candelabra
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A large scale dramatic putto figure with drapery around his waist, flying and holding up a painted tole shaft with six candle prick spikes. The shaft decorated with painted tole acan...
Category
19th Century Classical Greek Antique Connecticut - Wall Decorations
Materials
Iron
Francine Tint (Am. B. 1943) Large Figural Painting Titled "3 Sisters" 1990
By Francine Tint
Located in Bridgeport, CT
About the Artist:
Francine Tint is a contemporary American artist known for abstract expressionist painting. She studied at Pratt Institute and Brooklyn Museum college, and has exhib...
Category
20th Century American Modern Connecticut - Wall Decorations
Materials
Acrylic, Wood, Paint, Paper
Abstract Expressionism, Contemporary, Large Black Painting, Nude Motif, 20th C.
Located in Manhasset, NY
Abstract Expressionism, Contemporary Realist, Large Black Painting, Nude Motif
Large painting depicting two nude figures in dynamic poses, a row ...
Category
20th Century Modern Connecticut - Wall Decorations
Materials
Canvas
Set of 3 Gouache Paintings "Doria Pamphilj"
Located in Doylestown, PA
A set of 3 gouache paintings of frescos from the Doria Pamphilj Palace in Rome, each titled and dedicated in French to Monsignor Cardinal Joseph Doria P...
Category
Early 19th Century French Neoclassical Antique Connecticut - Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
$3,250 / set
Painting by Peter Keil, C 1974, Lady, Acrylic On Grey Paper, Germany, No Frame
By Peter Keil
Located in New York, NY
Peter Robert Keil was born to an artist blacksmith father whom he lost very early in his childhood during the Second World War. During the end phase of the war, Keil's mother, also a...
Category
1970s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Connecticut - Wall Decorations
Materials
Acrylic, Paper
Tad Miyashita '1922-1979' Collage
Located in Sharon, CT
Abstract and expressive Collage by Tad Miyashita. Signed lower right with artists label/address on back. Collage itself 12"x12". Framed: 24 5/8" x 24 5/8...
Category
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Connecticut - Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
Painting by Peter Keil, C 1972, Signed, Acrylic on Board, No Frame, Germany, Art
By Peter Keil
Located in New York, NY
Peter Robert Keil was born to an artist blacksmith father whom he lost very early in his childhood during the Second World War. During the end phase of the war, Keil's mother, also a...
Category
1970s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Connecticut - Wall Decorations
Materials
Acrylic, Paper
Shingo Honda 'To White Space' Series Abstract Expressionist Watercolor
Located in Sharon, CT
An early work (1981-1986) by the Japanese/American artist Shingo Honda (1981-1986) who resided in Hawaii. until his untimely death.
Category
Late 20th Century Japanese Modern Connecticut - Wall Decorations
Materials
Paint
$1,000 Sale Price
20% Off
Antique Ship Vessel Handle Wheel
Located in Greenwich, CT
Antique vessel handle wheel.
Category
Early 1900s Unknown Other Antique Connecticut - Wall Decorations
Materials
Wood
$1,440 Sale Price
20% Off
Ivar Bruun (Nor. 1929-2003) Mid Century Painting Of Dancers/ Restoration
By Ivar Bruun
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A dynamic three dimensional painting of two spot lit dancers in Tomato Red, White and Brown by Norwegian Mid Century Artist Ivar Bruun. Mr. Bruun, best known for his use of built up ...
Category
1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Connecticut - Wall Decorations
Materials
Plaster, Paint
Very Large Impasto on Canvas by A. Victor
Located in Redding, CT
Very Large Impasto on Canvas by A. Victor. Vibrant colors and design to this classic 1960's composition. This is a listed artist and his style is so distinct with its heavy impasto v...
Category
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Connecticut - Wall Decorations
Materials
Canvas, Paint
Chinese Water Color Painting of Riverside Village with Boat
Located in Greenwich, CT
Framed Chinese water color of riverside village with boat with one artist seal.
Overall size: 19.5 width, 26" high Image size: 14 1/4" width, 20" ...
Category
1980s Chinese Modern Vintage Connecticut - Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
Tropical Painting of Palm Trees
Located in Redding, CT
Tropical Painting of Palm Trees. Mid 20th Century . Blue and Green hues. Unsigned and unframed.
Category
Mid-20th Century Connecticut - Wall Decorations
Materials
Canvas, Wood, Paint
Large Post Modern Nude Signed Lithograph
Located in Redding, CT
Limited edition silkscreen "Galaxy" 99/100 . Gorgeous post modern of a nude. Signed illegibly lower right. Framed in a gray gloss plastic frame consistent with the 1980's style as we...
Category
1980s Post-Modern Vintage Connecticut - Wall Decorations
Materials
Glass, Plastic, Plexiglass, Paper
$1,045 Sale Price
41% Off
Southwestern oil on Board of Mountains signed J Guthrie
Located in Redding, CT
Small Oil on Board of Mountains by J Guthrie. Nice Southwestern feel to this colorful palette . Perfect for that small place that needs some color. Signed lower left.
Category
1930s Arts and Crafts Vintage Connecticut - Wall Decorations
Materials
Wood, Masonite, Paint
Large Picasso Style Mid-Century Modern Oil on Board of Women
By Pablo Picasso
Located in Redding, CT
Large Picasso Style Mid-Century Modern oil on board of two women. Colorful, impasto composition of two women comforting each other. Thick wooden reddish ...
Category
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Connecticut - Wall Decorations
Materials
Wood, Masonite, Paint
William Alexander Drake (Am., 1891-1979) Oil On Artist Board, Pink Floral Still
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Signed and dated 1971 lower left. A lush blooming pink rhododendron bush in a garden in Roches Point, Ontario Canada in August. Its flowers and shiny leaves are illuminated by sunlig...
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Connecticut - Wall Decorations
Materials
Other
Winter Farmland Scene on Board
Located in Redding, CT
Winter Farmland Scene on Board. Quaint rustic farmland scene in a soft snowfall. Colorful and warm. Rustic in style and condition.
Category
Mid-20th Century Connecticut - Wall Decorations
Materials
Paint
Contemporary Painting of a Lighthouse
Located in Redding, CT
Contemporary Painting of a Lighthouse. Nice composition with pink and gray hues. Housed in a thick mid century driftwood frame. Unsigned.
Category
1990s Connecticut - Wall Decorations
Materials
Canvas, Wood, Paint
Large Square Impasto Portrait of a Woman
Located in Redding, CT
Large Square Impasto Portrait of a Woman by Abby Walker. Amazing composition of older woman sitting on a patterned sofa. Heavy impasto style with robust...
Category
20th Century Connecticut - Wall Decorations
Materials
Canvas, Wood, Paint
Pair of Shield Form Wall Sconce Bases
Located in Redding, CT
Pair of Shield Form Wall Sconce Bases. Nice large round decorative design. Originally had sconce arms but even gorgeous without them. Classic Regalia design to display an emblem or R...
Category
Mid-20th Century Connecticut - Wall Decorations
Materials
Metal
$720 / item
Painting by Peter Keil, C 1974, Red/Blue/Green/Yellow, Signed, Acrylic on Paper
By Peter Keil
Located in New York, NY
Peter Robert Keil was born to an artist blacksmith father whom he lost very early in his childhood during the Second World War. During the end phase of the war, Keil's mother, also a...
Category
1970s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Connecticut - Wall Decorations
Materials
Acrylic, Paper
Large Plein Air Painting by Maya Boreen
Located in Redding, CT
Large Plein Air Painting by Maya Boreen. Maya is a local artist to Wilton CT in Fairfield County.
Category
1990s Romantic Connecticut - Wall Decorations
Materials
Canvas, Wood, Paint
Rare Set of Four Framed Antique Boxing and Sports Collectible Cards
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Four groups of colored paper collectible sports cards mounted on blue paper pierced in the margin for placing in a notebook. Now mounted on off white card and custom framed.
The cards include images of boxers Al Kaufman, Mike Sullivan, Gans and Nelson and many others. Along with images of track and field and swim athletes. Some faded black printed faded paper ones with portraits of boxers e.g Jack...
Category
Early 20th Century American Classical Connecticut - Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
Painting Mid-Century Portrait of a Lady Mid-Century Modern Art, Signed, C 1950
Located in New York, NY
Decorative, midcentury painting of a lady, circa 1950. Signed by H. Quat. Framed in a gold frame with a linen liner.
Category
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Connecticut - Wall Decorations
Materials
Acrylic
Nude Painting, Ink Wash, C 1950, Back View, Original Dark Tan Wood Framing, Art
Located in New York, NY
Nude painting of a woman, back view. The technique is ink wash. Painting is on paper with a wood frame, C 1950. Original wood framing.
Category
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Connecticut - Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
Baseball in the 1850s, Original Painting by Lynn Curlee
By Lynn Curlee
Located in New York, NY
Baseball In The 1850s. Original painting by Lynn Curlee
Acrylic on stretched canvas. Gallery wrapped with painted edges.
This painting was used as an illustration in
Ballpark — T...
Category
Early 2000s American Modern Connecticut - Wall Decorations
Materials
Acrylic
Large Arts and Crafts Sweeping Landscape of Countryside
Located in Redding, CT
Large Arts and Crafts Sweeping Landscape of Countryside. Romantic rolling fields with sheep and blue mountains in the distance. Perfect painting for above a stone fireplace with your...
Category
Early 1900s Arts and Crafts Antique Connecticut - Wall Decorations
Materials
Canvas, Wood, Oak, Paint
Antoni Clave "the Game of Cards" 1956 Lithograph
By Antoni Clavé
Located in Sharon, CT
Important large clave stone color lithograph "The Game of Cards" depicting two Kings playing cards. Image: 21"x28.5".
Period matted in an oak frame: 28.75 x 35.50 x 2".
Category
1950s French Modern Vintage Connecticut - Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
Carolanna Parlato 'Am., 20th-21st C.' Contemporary Large Scale Acrylic on Canvas
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A striking Painting with vivid color and movement. Signed and dated 2012 on the stretcher. A noted abstract artist, here her composition is in bright pink tones with swaths of blue a...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Connecticut - Wall Decorations
Materials
Canvas, Wood
Original Oil on Board 1950, “Portrait of a Horse”, Signed Lower Right by Harold
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Original oil on board 1950, “Portrait of a Horse”. Signed lower right by Harold Mcintosh. Born in Winnipeg Canada, Mr. Mcintosh studied at Winnipeg School of Art with L.L. Fitzgerald...
Category
1950s American Hollywood Regency Vintage Connecticut - Wall Decorations
Materials
Paint
Signed Large Painting of a Waterfront Lake
Located in Redding, CT
Signed Large Painting of a Waterfront Lake. Lovely oil on canvas in pastel hues in a wooden frame. Signed lower left A. Willcott.
Category
Mid-20th Century Connecticut - Wall Decorations
Materials
Canvas, Wood, Paint
Tjasa Owen (Am., 20th C.) Acrylic On Canvas, "Plum Trees By The Bay"
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Artist biography:
"Tjasa Owen has studied fine arts, art history, and interior architecture on both American coasts and abroad. She attended and received her BA at the University of ...
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Connecticut - Wall Decorations
Materials
Canvas, Wood
Fine Collection of Custom Framed Vintage Cigar Labels
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A collection of various multi-colored and gilt cigar bands all with portrait heads. Including- Franz Joseph I, and other rulers. Along with a serrated round label with a bust in prof...
Category
20th Century Hollywood Regency Connecticut - Wall Decorations
Materials
Linen, Glass, Wood, Paper
Painting by Peter Keil, C 1976, Framed in Silver Frame, Large Acrylic on Paper
By Peter Keil
Located in New York, NY
Peter Robert Keil was born to an artist blacksmith father whom he lost very early in his childhood during the Second World War. During the end phase of the war, Keil's mother, also a...
Category
1970s German Modern Vintage Connecticut - Wall Decorations
Materials
Acrylic
18th Century Italian Neoclassical Watercolor with Roman Ruins
Located in Stamford, CT
18th century Italian capriccio depicting ruins based on the Roman Temple of Vesta being visited by a group of Grand Tour travelers. With an arched bridge and another columned structu...
Category
Late 18th Century Italian Neoclassical Antique Connecticut - Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
Painting of a Village in the Mountains
Located in Redding, CT
Painting of a Village in the Mountains. Oil on board. Unframed and unsigned.
Category
Mid-20th Century Connecticut - Wall Decorations
Materials
Wood, Masonite, Paint
Emile Bernard Post-Impressionist Oil on Canvas, “Nus de Dos”
By Émile Bernard
Located in Bridgewater, CT
Emile Bernard (French, 1868-1941).
“Nus de Dos” (Nudes from the Back), a large, circa 1903, oil on canvas, signed lower left, depicting in gros plan t...
Category
Early 20th Century French Belle Époque Connecticut - Wall Decorations
Materials
Canvas
Fine Shaped Burl Tabletop with Compass Star Inlay
Located in Greenwich, CT
Very fine English early 19th Century solid burl yewwood tabletop with molded edge and scalloped sides with mahogany and sycamore compass star inlay, the who...
Category
1830s English William IV Antique Connecticut - Wall Decorations
Materials
Yew
William Ridenhour '1941-2010' 1972 Watercolor on Paper
Located in Sharon, CT
Signed in pencil lower right, dated lower left: 18 November 1971. Provenance: Robert Elkon Gallery NYC, exhibited in Ridenhour's first one-man show November 1972.
Category
1970s American Minimalist Vintage Connecticut - Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
16 William Gropper Oil Painted Dishes
By William Gropper
Located in Sharon, CT
Four sets of four: cup, saucer, dinner plate and bowl, with paintings of mythological subjects on each by William Gropper. Russel Wright "American Modern" Steubenville provides the s...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Modern Connecticut - Wall Decorations
Materials
Ceramic
$4,500 / set
Impasto Plein air Pastoral Landscape with Sunset
Located in Redding, CT
Impasto Plein Air Pastoral Landscape with Sunset. Simple white frame with clean lines Perfect for that minimalist vibe.
Category
Early 2000s Unknown Connecticut - Wall Decorations
Materials
Canvas, Wood, Paint
Wilhelm Hunt Diederich Very Rare Pair of Silhouettes, circa 1925
By Wilhelm Hunt Diederich
Located in Sharon, CT
A rare pair of original hand cut silhouettes by the Hungarian-American deco sculpture Wilhelm Hunt Diederich, circa 1925. In period frames (unexamined out of frames), titles annotated in pencil on the circular cut mattes- "The Mad Russian" and "Death in the Afternoon". The black paper silhouettes...
Category
1920s American Art Deco Vintage Connecticut - Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
Shozo Nogano, Elements #7
Located in Doylestown, PA
Three dimensional geometric art with extraordinary depth and colors at all angles, acrylic on stretched canvas. Signed and dated. Shozo Nagano
Elements #7. 1973.
Category
Late 20th Century American Modern Connecticut - Wall Decorations
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Painting by Peter Keil, Green Color, Modern Art, Acrylic on Hard Board, C 1988
By Peter Keil
Located in New York, NY
Peter Robert Keil was born to an artist blacksmith father whom he lost very early in his childhood during the Second World War. During the end phase of the war, Keil's mother, also a...
Category
1980s German Modern Vintage Connecticut - Wall Decorations
Materials
Acrylic
Evelyn H. Lauder Photo Print "Pretty Baby With Roses" 2005, A/P
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Evelyn H. Lauder (born Evelyn Hausner in 1936) was a prominent businesswoman, breast cancer advocate, talented photographer and philanthropist, best known for her work with The Estée...
Category
Early 2000s American Modern Connecticut - Wall Decorations
Materials
Glass, Wood, Paper
Large Square Abstract Mid Century Painting by Carol Bertrand
Located in Redding, CT
Large Square Abstract Mid Century Painting by Carol Bertrand. Entitled " Hit the Hot Note"
Mid Century to Post Modern Style. Colorful Large Impasto composition of pink, red, yellow, blue and orange housed in a simple wooden frame. Signature of artist in the lower right corner.
Carol Kuhlman Bertrand grew up in Missouri and studied Occupational Therapy at Mount Mary College in Milwaukee WI...
Category
1980s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Connecticut - Wall Decorations
Materials
Paint, Wood, Acrylic, Canvas
New England Summer Home Painting
Located in Redding, CT
New England Summer Home Painting. Classic Americana of a cape house in the summer. Oil on canvas house in a very thick, solid wooden frame.
Category
1950s Vintage Connecticut - Wall Decorations
Materials
Linen, Wood, Masonite, Paint
$931 Sale Price
48% Off
Misch Kohn 1964 Etching "Wildcat"
By Misch Kohn
Located in Sharon, CT
Fine print by this important American printmaker and educator. Limited 50 impressions. Signed and dated in pencil. Unframed.
Category
Mid-20th Century American Modern Connecticut - Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
Rollin Crampton Early Abstract Expressionist Oil on Board
By Rollin Crampton 1
Located in Sharon, CT
An early "over-all painting". Oil and graphite on 'beaver board'. This painting is illustrated in "The Art of the Artist" Arthur Zaidenberg, Crown Publishers NY 1951. Signed on back....
Category
1940s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Connecticut - Wall Decorations
Materials
Paint
Early Meadow-Rue Fern Botanical Print on Paper, USA Early 20th C.
Located in South Salem, NY
A color print of an Early Meadow-Rue on paper. This print captures the essence of the native to the US blooming plant of the northern landscape with delicate finesse. In this masterp...
Category
Early 20th Century American Connecticut - Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
Arman "1984" Original New Years Greeting
By Arman
Located in Sharon, CT
A Happy New Years greeting. Probably a screenprint, unnumbered and of an unknown edition size (obviously small).
S
Rubber stamped greetings, signed, by both Arman and Yasmine. Meas...
Category
1980s American Post-Modern Vintage Connecticut - Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
William Alexander Drake (Am., 1891-1979) Oil On Masonite, Church Bells At Dawn
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Unsigned, from the estate of the artist. A luminous view of a church steeple with bells against a golden and rose tone sky as dawn breaks. The gray sky is gradually iightening with b...
Category
20th Century American Adirondack Connecticut - Wall Decorations
Materials
Wood, Masonite
Large Vintage Expressionist Landscape Painting Signed Enamel on Board
Located in Wilton, CT
Large expressionist landscape painting in enamel on board depicting grasses or flowers against a seaside sunset, circa 1980s-1990s. Well matched with a wide, white, wooden frame. Mea...
Category
Late 20th Century American Expressionist Connecticut - Wall Decorations
Materials
Enamel
Hammered Copper Plaque with Face of Winston Churchill
Located in Bridgeport, CT
An interesting and very decorative artifact depicting a prominent Historical figure. A profile view of Churchill with a cigar in his mouth as he look...
Category
20th Century Hollywood Regency Connecticut - Wall Decorations
Materials
Copper
Painting by Peter Keil, C 1970, Signed, Acrylic on Board, No Frame, Germany, Art
By Peter Keil
Located in New York, NY
Peter Robert Keil was born to an artist blacksmith father whom he lost very early in his childhood during the Second World War. During the end phase of the war, Keil's mother, also a...
Category
1970s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Connecticut - Wall Decorations
Materials
Acrylic, Paper
Large Scale Oil On Canvas, Group Of Rabbis
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Five bearded rabbis wearing hats are seated at a table with books. They are visited by a woman in yellow and wearing a hat. Apparently unsigned.
Dimensions: 48 x 64", Depth 2"
Con...
Category
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Connecticut - Wall Decorations
Materials
Canvas
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