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Item Ships From: Europe
Sunny water lilies
Located in Zofingen, AG
In this painting, I captured the serene beauty of water lilies bathed in the soft glow of dawn’s light. Using oil paints, I embraced a blend of impressionism and realism to reflect t...
Category

2010s Expressionist Europe - Interior Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Large Ornate Classical Flowers in Vase Still Life Oil Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Classical Still Life of Flowers by the Miguel Canals Studio, Spain oil on canvas, unframed canvas: 23.5 x 18 inches Provenance: Private collection Condition: very good condition Fo...
Category

20th Century Old Masters Europe - Interior Paintings

Materials

Oil

Mid 20th Century 1950s French Oil Still Life Pink Fish & Lemons on Plate
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Still Life of Fish (see notes below) by Regine David (female French artist, 1910-2018) oil painting on canvas, unframed canvas: 20 x 24 inches condition: This painting is in very goo...
Category

Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Europe - Interior Paintings

Materials

Oil

Spring Collection: Pocket Bluebells, Baroque Still Life, Flower art, Realism
By Dani Humberstone
Located in Deddington, GB
Spring Collection: Pocket Bluebells is an original oil painting by Dani Humberstone as part of her Pocket Painting series featuring small scale realistic oil paintings, with a nod to...
Category

2010s Realist Europe - Interior Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Pocket Peacock Butterfly 2, Original painting, Still life, Butterfly, Insect
By Dani Humberstone
Located in Deddington, GB
Pocket Peacock Butterfly 2 is an original oil painting by Dani Humberstone as part of her Pocket Painting series featuring small scale realistic oil paintings, with a nod to baroque ...
Category

2010s Contemporary Europe - Interior Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Apples and Copper Kettle - original realism still life acrylic painting art
Located in London, Chelsea
This exceptional artwork is currently on display and available for sale at Signet Contemporary Art Gallery and online. In Apples and Copper Kettle, Laura Critchlow invites us into t...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Realist Europe - Interior Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Board

Pocket Sloes [2023], Baroque Still Life Painting, Food Art, Small art
By Dani Humberstone
Located in Deddington, GB
Pocket Sloes [2023] is an original oil painting by Dani Humberstone as part of her Pocket Painting series featuring small scale realistic oil paintings, with a nod to baroque still l...
Category

2010s Contemporary Europe - Interior Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Contemporary abstract vivid nature acrylic painting canvas "Happyness 0.2"
Located in VÉNISSIEUX, FR
Contemporary expressive vivid painting "Happiness 0.2", created by French artist Natalya Mougenot, depicts nature through a dynamic abstract lens. This standout piece from her collec...
Category

2010s Abstract Expressionist Europe - Interior Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Canvas

Modernist Still Life with White Orchid Abstract Oil Painting 1950's French
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
White Orchid by René GUINAND (French, 1892-1983), signed oil on canvas, in a wooden frame Framed: 33 x 25 inches Canvas : 32 x 24 inches Inscribed verso Provenance: private collectio...
Category

Mid-20th Century Cubist Europe - Interior Paintings

Materials

Oil

Fresh Moods 108 - Large Abstract Pink and Pastel Blue Painting
Located in Zofingen, AG
READY TO HANG WITH THE EDGES PAINTED. This beautiful modern abstract is 100% handmade painting, made with professional varnished acrylics and Amsterdam acrylic sprays on stretched h...
Category

2010s Abstract Europe - Interior Paintings

Materials

Spray Paint, Acrylic

Autour de l'atelier — Post cubism, Textured Oil Painting, Artist Studio, French
By SOPHIE DUMONT
Located in LANGRUNE-SUR-MER, FR
Created by a contemporary French artist recognized for his refined approach to material and abstraction, this painting reflects a deep exploration of memory, silence, and time throug...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Cubist Europe - Interior Paintings

Materials

Oil

'Attilla' A Chestnut Horse in a Stable. Oil on canvas
By John Frederick Herring Sr.
Located in St. Albans, GB
Canvas Size: 28 x 36" (71 x 91cm) Outside Frame Size 36 x 44" (91 x 111cm) It is signed on the middle right on the wooden window. This is a stunning painting of a racehorse signed and dated J F Herring Sen 1842. The horse is named above the water trough as Attilla. As Herring was a renowned painter of racehorses it is likely that this was done for a wealthy patron who owned several. Although he painted many of the winners of the St. Ledger Cup Attilla was not one of these. Free carriage worldwide John Frederick HERRING Snr 1795 – 1865 A sporting painter, born in Surrey of American/Dutch extraction. At first he was a sign and coach painter. He then worked as a stable boy and coachman in Yorkshire until with the help of patrons he was able to study with Abraham Cooper RA, the only art education he appears to have had. He specialised in racing subjects and his few hunting scenes are rare. Herring painted the start of the 1844 Derby, which became known as ‘the dirtiest Derby in history’. He sometimes collaborated with his three sons, J.F.Jnr, Benjamin Jnr and Charles. He also collaborated with James Pollard on a number of racing scenes inc. ‘The Doncaster Gold Cup’, 1838, ‘The Emperor of Russia’s Cup at Ascot’ 1845 and ‘The Dead Heat for the Doncaster Great St. Ledger’ 1849 Herring painted 33 successive winners of the St. Ledger and not surprisingly lived a large part of his life in the Doncaster area before settling in Newmarket in 1830 and then in London in 1835. He suffered serious financial difficulties after his move to London which, thanks to a great friend and patron William Taylor Copeland (1797 – 1868) head of the Spode Porcelain factory at Stoke on Trent, was resolved. He painted many pictures of the Copeland family, some of which were adapted and used as designs on the Spode china...
Category

1840s Victorian Europe - Interior Paintings

Materials

Oil

The Letter, young lady in her boudoir 19th Century majestic miniature painting
Located in Norwich, GB
A majestic miniature painting by Victor Mongodin. Painted with extraordinary detail, it depicts a pretty young lady writing a letter in her boudoir. Mongodin clearly delights in painting fabrics... the silk of her skirt, the cotton of her camisole, as well as the luxurious velvets of the curtains and drapery. And then there is the mystery: who is she writing to? Born in Vire in Normandy in 1819, Victor Mongodin had studied with de Rudder. Working in the French Capital...
Category

1860s French School Europe - Interior Paintings

Materials

Oil, Wood Panel

Floral Bouquet - French circa 1900 Impressionist art oil painting of flowers
By Jacques Emile Blanche
Located in London, GB
This superb Edwardian floral oil painting is by noted French Impressionist artist Jacques-Emile Blanche. From 1884 Blanche spent a lot of time in England and regularly exhibited at the Royal Academy...
Category

Early 1900s Impressionist Europe - Interior Paintings

Materials

Oil

Spring Collection: Pocket Daffodil [2024], Baroque Still Life, flower
By Dani Humberstone
Located in Deddington, GB
Spring Collection: Pocket Daffodil is an original oil painting by Dani Humberstone as part of her Pocket Painting series featuring small scale realistic oil paintings, with a nod to ...
Category

2010s Realist Europe - Interior Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Modern Impressionist French Oil Painting Lush Garden Scene with Seated Figure
By Bernadette Kelly
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Modern Impressionist French Oil Painting Lush Garden Scene with Seated Figure by Bernadette Kelly (French b. 1933) Unsigned Medium: oil painting on board, unframed Painting si...
Category

Late 20th Century Modern Europe - Interior Paintings

Materials

Oil

1970's French Modernist Signed Oil Woman in Parlor Interior Cleaning Furniture
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Interior French artist, indistinctly signed dated verso 1976, oil on canvas, framed framed: 25 x 18 inches canvas: 18 x 22 inches Inscribed verso Provenance: private collection...
Category

1970s Post-Impressionist Europe - Interior Paintings

Materials

Oil

Large Classical Still Life of Flowers Oil Painting on Canvas
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Classical Still Life of Flowers European Artist, 20th century oil on canvas, unframed canvas : 36 x 24 inches provenance: private collection, Cornwall, England condition: very good a...
Category

20th Century Dutch School Europe - Interior Paintings

Materials

Oil

'Lady in Rose' by Charles Joseph Watelet ( 1867 – 1954 ) signed and dated 1924
Located in Knokke, BE
Charles Joseph Watelet Beauraing 1867 – 1954 Brussels Belgian Painter 'Lady in Rose' Signature: signed lower right and dated 'Ch. Watelet 1924' Medium: oil on canvas Dimensions: im...
Category

Early 20th Century Post-Impressionist Europe - Interior Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Early 20th Century Oil - The Blacksmiths
Located in Corsham, GB
A fine early Century oil interior scene showing a blacksmith's workshop, with three men working at their stations with large, arched windows flooding the space with natural light and...
Category

Early 20th Century Europe - Interior Paintings

Materials

Oil

Large Classical Still Life of Flowers Ornate Profusion of Petals Oil Painting
By Continental School
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Profusion of Flowers Continental School, late 20th century a pastiche work after the earlier style oil on canvas, unframed canvas : 36 x 24 inches provenance: private collection, Dev...
Category

Late 20th Century Old Masters Europe - Interior Paintings

Materials

Oil

Pink Peonies In Glass Vase Still Life 20th Century French Oil Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Gladiolus Still Life by Annie Faure (French 1940-2021) signed lower corner oil painting on canvas, unframed canvas size: 32 x 25.5 inches condition: overall very good, minor surface ...
Category

Late 20th Century French School Europe - Interior Paintings

Materials

Oil

CABINET OF CURIOSITIESoriginal large Paula Craioveanu oil Surreal FRAMED
By Paula Craioveanu
Located in Forest Hills, NY
"Cabinet of Curiosities" Oil on canvas Large original, one-of-a-kind, painting 39x27in Shipped stretched and framed. In this new series artist explores and brings together the old an...
Category

2010s Surrealist Europe - Interior Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"Morning Serenity" - impressionistic painting with flowers on canvas
Located in Zofingen, AG
"Look at a tree, a flower, a plant. Let your awareness rest upon it. How still they are, how deeply rooted in Being. Allow nature to teach you stillness." — Eckhart Tolle Morning Se...
Category

2010s Abstract Europe - Interior Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Linen, Spray Paint, Acrylic

Spring Impression near Mount Fuji / oil impasto painting, Sakura bloom.
Located in Zofingen, AG
This painting combines the pure beauty of nature with an impressionistic view of spring. Blooming can't just be seen, it can be felt. This art work vibrates with the ener...
Category

2010s Abstract Impressionist Europe - Interior Paintings

Materials

Oil

Pegsdon, Tim Woodcock-Jones, Large Landscape Painting, Modern Artwork
By Tim Woodcock-Jones
Located in Deddington, GB
Framed Pegsdon by Tim Woodcock-Jones [2019] Signed by the artist Oil on canvas Image size: H:91 cm x W:122 cm x D:2cm Frame Size: H:99 cm x W:130 cm x D:4cm Please note that insitu i...
Category

2010s Modern Europe - Interior Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Interior scene
Located in Riga, LV
Interior scene oil/canvas, 64x70. cm., 1995.
Category

1990s Impressionist Europe - Interior Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Pocket Pale Blue Sloes [2023], Baroque Still Life Painting, Small art, Fruit art
By Dani Humberstone
Located in Deddington, GB
Pocket Pale Blue Sloes is an original oil painting by Dani Humberstone as part of her Pocket Painting series featuring small scale realistic oil paintings, with a nod to baroque stil...
Category

2010s Realist Europe - Interior Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Abstract 2325
Located in Zofingen, AG
There’s something different about the homes of creative people. They like to surround themselves with inspiring things, from unique tablecloths to the incredible paintings on the wal...
Category

2010s Abstract Expressionist Europe - Interior Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

Fine Classical Still Life Oil Painting Ornate Fruit in Elaborate Gilt Frame
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Ornate Still Life of Fruit by Jonny Gaston, British 20th century signed and dated oil on board, framed framed: 15 x 23 inches board: 10 x 18 inches provenance: private collection, UK...
Category

20th Century English School Europe - Interior Paintings

Materials

Oil

French Impressionist Still Life of Coral Flowers In Vintage Pint Jug
By Fanch Lel
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Coral Flower Still Life signed by Fanch Lel (French b. 1930) Size: 10.75 x 8.75 inches Oil painting on cardboard, unframed Condition: The painting is in good condition, with minor si...
Category

20th Century Impressionist Europe - Interior Paintings

Materials

Oil

"Calm Summer" extra large painting on linen canvas, rose garden, 3d
Located in Zofingen, AG
Immerse yourself in the serene world of vibrant abstraction with my oversized linen canvas, measuring 155x155 cm /61x61 inches (on the stretcher 145x145 cm/57x57 inches). Inspired by...
Category

2010s Abstract Impressionist Europe - Interior Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Linen, Spray Paint, Acrylic

"Tipping Point" abstract acrylic on canvas 195x130cm 2022
Located in Saint Pol de Léon, Bretagne
In "Tipping point", Pierre Morquin invites us on a journey into the world of abstract expressionism. The canvas is dominated by vivid colors and dynamic shapes that intersect and ove...
Category

2010s Abstract Europe - Interior Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Other Medium, Charcoal, Pastel

Still Life with Fruit in Basket - Vintage Oil in Ornate Frame by British Artist
By Roy Hodrien
Located in Preston, GB
Still Life with Fruit in Basket - Vintage Oil in Ornate Frame by British Artist Art measures 12 x 10 inches Frame measures 18.5 x 16.5 inches Roy Hodrien, born in Lancashire in M...
Category

1980s Realist Europe - Interior Paintings

Materials

Board, Oil, Paint

Chapel in the Alps – Original Oil Painting, Alpine School, 1937. Signed F. Weitz
Located in Zofingen, AG
The painting bears the signature “F. Weitz” and is dated either 1935 or 1937, the last digit being slightly obscured by impasto. Based on the technique, materials, and style, the work can be confidently attributed to the mid-1930s Alpine School tradition. This evocative oil painting, captures a serene Alpine chapel set against the majestic backdrop of mountain peaks and evergreen trees. The composition is emblematic of the Alpine School — a tradition encompassing artists from Switzerland, Austria, Bavaria, and Tyrol, who celebrated the natural beauty and spiritual atmosphere of the Alpine region. Painted in rich oil on canvas with confident impasto strokes, the work displays a masterful use of the palette knife, lending the surface a textured, tactile quality. The chapel, modest yet iconic, sits nestled among rocks and fir trees, with a vibrant bouquet of red and orange flowers in its arched window. The color palette is earthy and harmonious, with soft sky tones and strong architectural contrasts — hallmarks of early 20th-century alpine landscape painting...
Category

Early 20th Century Impressionist Europe - Interior Paintings

Materials

Oil

2021 II – 3 by Christiane Maurer - Textile art, line, vivid colors, handwoven
Located in Paris, FR
2021 II – 3 is a unique textile (double weave, handwoven cotton stretched on frame) artwork by contemporary artist Christiane Maurer, dimensions are 115 × 95 cm (45.3 × 37.4 in). Th...
Category

2010s Contemporary Europe - Interior Paintings

Materials

Textile, Cotton

20th Century French Expressionist Red Chair Interior Still Life
By Akos Biro
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Red Chair Interior by Akos Biro (Hungarian 1911-2002) pastel painting on artist paper, unframed painting: 7 x 9 inches provenance: the artists estate, France condition: go...
Category

Late 20th Century Abstract Europe - Interior Paintings

Materials

Pastel

Woman posing mixed media painting
By Jordi Curos
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Jordi Curós Ventura (1930-2007) - Woman Mixed technique on canvas cardboard. Work measurements 35x27 cm. Frame 40x32 cm. Jordi Curós Ventura (Olot, Girona, March 4, 1930) is a Spani...
Category

1970s Fauvist Europe - Interior Paintings

Materials

Mixed Media

Sunflowers
Located in Zofingen, AG
"In my creation, I pour my soul into the vibrant dance of sunflowers under an evocative sky. Each stroke is a symphony of colors, blending impressionistic warmth with a touch of real...
Category

2010s Expressionist Europe - Interior Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Linen, Oil

Multi Coloured Floral Bouquet, Still life Signed Oil Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Multi Coloured Floral Bouquet signed by the artist 'L.Seeyer', late 20th Century Signed by the artist on the lower right hand corner Oil painting on canvas, framed Frame size: 15 x 1...
Category

Late 20th Century Impressionist Europe - Interior Paintings

Materials

Oil

Pink Sky Orange Chairs, Original painting, Contemporary, Hockney, Glamour
By Karen Lynn
Located in Deddington, GB
This is a painting from my series of sunny architectural pool paintings. As a swimmer I love to paint swimming pools in the sun and dream about actually being in one of my paintings....
Category

2010s Contemporary Europe - Interior Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

MID 20TH CENTURY FRENCH POST-IMPRESSIONIST OIL - ST. TROPEZ HARBOUR OLD TOWN
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist/ School: French School, mid 20th century, indistinctly signed lower corner. Title: St. Tropez Harbour Medium: oil painting, on board. Size: framed: 22.75 x 28.75 inches ...
Category

Mid-20th Century Impressionist Europe - Interior Paintings

Materials

Oil

Signed French Impressionist Oil Painting Portrait of a Man seated in Library
By Antique French
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist/ School: French School, indistinctly signed, dated 1910 Title: Portrait of a man seated in a library room of books. Medium: signed oil painting on canvas, unframed canvas...
Category

Early 20th Century Impressionist Europe - Interior Paintings

Materials

Oil

Huge 17th Century Flemish Old Master Oil Painting Figures Playing Cards
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Card Players Flemish Old Master, 17th century based on a version (in reverse) of a painting by Cornelis de Vos (Flemish 1584-1651) oil on canvas, unframed Canvas: 39 x 62 inches ...
Category

Mid-17th Century Old Masters Europe - Interior Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Hypnotic, green, cubism, blue, turquoise, taupe, contemporary, modern
Located in Jönköping, SE
This painting is from my series titled "Convergence". This is a captivating series that explores the concept of deconstruction through a unique interplay of lines and color. Rather t...
Category

2010s Abstract Geometric Europe - Interior Paintings

Materials

Chalk, Acrylic

Large Abstract Oil, Red and Black, Signed
By Gabriel Jenny
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Red and Black By French artist Gabriel Jenny, 20th Century Oil painting on canvas, unframed Signed by the artist on the lower right hand corner Canvas size: 25.5 x 32 inches Dramati...
Category

Late 20th Century Abstract Europe - Interior Paintings

Materials

Oil

Trompe L'oeil
Located in Douglas, Isle of Man
Vilhelm Hammershoi 1864-1916, was a Danish painter. He predominantly painted interior scenes also a wide range of genre subjects with people in regular poses within the house. This ...
Category

Mid-20th Century Europe - Interior Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic, Watercolor

Interior Scene Still Life of Writing Desk Bureau with Table Lamp Glow
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist/ School: Jill Jackson, British contemporary, signed initials lower right corner Title: Interior scene with a writing desk or bureau, illuminated b...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Modern Europe - Interior Paintings

Materials

Oil

Large Antique Oil Still Life with Hunting Dogs & Game Classic Sporting Scene
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Italian artist, 19th century Still Life with Hunting Dogs indistinctly signed oil on canvas, unframed Canvas: 14.25 x 24 inches Provenance: private collection, UK Condition: very goo...
Category

19th Century Old Masters Europe - Interior Paintings

Materials

Oil

GUY RODDON (1919-2006) French Cafe Street Scene ORIGINAL OIL PAINTING signed
Located in Cirencester, GB
ARTIST: Guy Roddon (1919-2006) British TITLE: "French Cafe Street Scene" SIGNED: lower left MEDIUM: oil on board SIZE: 80cm x 70cm inc frame CONDITION: excellent DETAIL: Painter and teacher, born in London. After Bryanston School he studied at Goldsmiths’ College School of Art with James Bateman and Clive Gardiner, 1937–9, then at the Byam Shaw School of Drawing and Painting, 1939–40, with Ernest Jackson, and drawing at La Grande Chaumière, Paris. During World War II he served in Royal Engineers before transferring to the Camouflage Unit, which included Frederick Gore, Oliver Messel, Roland Penrose and Claude Rogers. Roddon spent part of the war stationed in the Old Assembly Rooms, Norwich, as a camouflage instructor alongside Messel and Penrose. From 1948–50, he taught at Goldsmiths’; from 1960–1 was commissioned to paint The Stations of the Cross and Resurrrection for St Thomas More, Patcham; from 1960–3 moved to Paris; rented Edwin John’s studio in Tite Street for 10 years; and began a series of portraits, sitters including the novelist L P Hartley, composer John Ireland...
Category

Late 20th Century Post-Impressionist Europe - Interior Paintings

Materials

Oil

Pink and White Water Lilies on the Pond
Located in Zofingen, AG
Pink and White Water Lilies on the Pond, READY TO HANG PAINTING - the painting contine on the edges. A beautiful large modern floral painting, a marvelous water liliy on the pond ar...
Category

2010s Impressionist Europe - Interior Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

Elegant Lady in French Interior, 1960's French Post Impressionist Oil Painting
By Josine Vignon
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Elegant Lady in Interior next to a Bowl of Fruit by Josine Vignon (French 1922-2022) signed and stamped verso oil painting on canvas, unframed canvas: 2...
Category

Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Europe - Interior Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Contemporary Abstract Oil Painting of Colorful Books on Shelves, 2025
By SOPHIE DUMONT
Located in LANGRUNE-SUR-MER, FR
About the Artist: Sophie Dumont is a renowned painter whose works are a perfect blend of figuration and abstraction. Working primarily with oil on canvas, she creates emotional and ...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Europe - Interior Paintings

Materials

Oil

Pink Roses in Green Vase 1940's French Impressionist Signed Oil Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Vintage French Oil Painting signed by Louise Alix (French, 1888-1980) *see notes below provenance stamp to the back oil painting on board, unframed measures: 8.25 high by 6.25 inch...
Category

Mid-20th Century Impressionist Europe - Interior Paintings

Materials

Oil

Pocket Striped Bellona Tulip, Original Painting, Flower, Still Life, Plant
By Dani Humberstone
Located in Deddington, GB
Pocket Striped Bellona Tulip is an original oil painting by Dani Humberstone as part of her Pocket Painting series featuring small scale realistic oil paintings, with a nod to baroqu...
Category

2010s Realist Europe - Interior Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Fine 1950's English Oil Grand Interior Room Scene Ancestral Portraits signed
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Guildhall, Worcester English School, mid 20th century indistinctly signed verso oil on canvas canvas: 20 x 24 inches provenance: private collection, UK condition: very good and sound condition The Worcester Guildhall was originally built as a meeting place for Worcester merchants around 1227. As with many other guildhalls, it became the centre for civic administration, a role it maintained after the merchant guild had disappeared. The present Worcester Guildhall is a superb Queen Anne building, begun in 1722 by Thomas White, a pupil of Sir Christopher Wren. White was badly paid for his efforts, and he died in poverty in 1738, bestowing the money he was owed on the Worcester Royal Infirmary. The city finally paid its debt in 1753. The exterior of the Guildhall is brick, dressed with stone. White himself is said to have carved the figure of Queen Anne over the entry, as well as those of Charles I and II, a reminder of the city's long history of royal support. The interior is superb, boasting exceptional period decoration. The Tourist Information Centre is now located in the Guildhall. HISTORY In 1227 Henry III granted the citizens of Worcester a royal charter granting them the right to establish a guild of merchants. The guild was responsible for controlling trade in the city, but their meeting place gradually became the main centre of administration for city government and acted as a courthouse. So, in effect, the Guildhall was the town hall, and though the city guilds have long since vanished, the Guildhall name lives on. The medieval guild merchants would not recognise the building that faces onto High Street now. Their guildhall was a large timber-framed building, occupying the same site, with a piazza for shops fronting the street, courts of justice at each end, and a prison to the north of the building. Part of the prison was a cell called 'the peephole', which gained a notorious reputation. There was a gaoler's house, and attached to it an alehouse from which the gaoler sold ale at extremely high prices to any prisoner who could afford the cost. In 1717 the city administration decided on a new Guildhall, and they knew just who to call; upon to build it. Thomas White was not an architect in the way we think of it today, but a stonemason. In 1705 he had carved a statue of Queen Anne to stand in front of the medieval Guildhall and was made a Freeman of the City. The total cost of the fashionable new red-brick building was £3727. The Corporation only put forward £800, and the rest had to be raised by public subscription. The centre section of the new Guildhall was finished by 1724 and has remained almost unchanged since then. The central facade is a wonderful example of early Georgian style, with three bays flanked by Corinthian pillars. Over the entrance is a huge carving incorporating the Hanoverian royal arms. White's earlier statue of Queen Anne was placed in a niche over the door, and on either side were statues of Charles I, depicted holding a church, and Charles II, with an orb and royal sceptre. On the rooftop are figures of Labour, Peace, Justice, Plenty, and Chastisement. North and south wings were added within a few years of the central block. The south wing was used as a judge's lodging when the assizes were taking place, but throughout the rest of the year it housed a coffee shop. The most striking external feature of the Guildhall is a set of iron gates...
Category

Mid-20th Century Modern Europe - Interior Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

1940s French Fauvist Modernist Still Life Flowers on Table Interior Oil Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Still Life by M. Peiffer, French 1940's signed and dated 1946 oil on canvas, framed framed: 26 x 30 inches canvas: 24 x 28 inches Provenance: private collection, Paris Condition: ve...
Category

Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Europe - Interior Paintings

Materials

Oil

SWEDISH MID 20TH CENTURY HUGE OIL PAINTING - FIGURE DRINKING AT BISTRO TABLE
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist/ School: Swedish School, 20th century, indistinctly signed. Title: The cafe table. Medium: oil painting on canvas, framed Size: framed: 35...
Category

20th Century Europe - Interior Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"Flowers in a purple vase" Original painting by Liudmila Shabazova
Located in Zofingen, AG
A magnificent bouquet in a purple vase looks impressive against a green background. The flower arrangement includes wildflowers. The combination of garden flowers with them is also v...
Category

2010s Impressionist Europe - Interior Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Old Times House Interior Scene with Naughty Boy 19th century Genre Oil Painting
Located in Stockholm, SE
The painting captures a wonderfully amusing family moment set in the 16th century. In the center of the painting we see the father, exhausted by worries and dozing in his chair in fr...
Category

Late 19th Century Realist Europe - Interior Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Wood, Oil

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