Lisbon - Wall Decorations

A blue ABS plastic wall organizer from the 1970s. Designed and produced by Visiva srl, Milano, Italy, during the 1970's. Similar with the Uten.Silo by Dorot...

The Mid Century Curtis Jeré Brutalist Venice Harbour Village Wall Sculpture, crafted for Artisan House in the USA in 1972, is a stunning testament to the innovative vision of Curtis...

This Flemish panel painting, dated circa 1620, masterfully depicts the Holy Family and young Saint John the Baptist. A Flemish School altarpiece work of art, a masterfully achieved ...

A 19th Century river shore oil painting, transitioning from the a Barbizon School to the Impressionist Style, with wild flowers and sand in a low angle. A well conserved painting by Auguste Michel Nobillet...

This handmade decorative tile panel combines the traditional Portuguese faience tile making techniques with a modern approach of shapes and color, resulting in a very visually impact...

This handmade decorative tile panel combines the traditional Portuguese faience tile making techniques with a modern approach of shapes and color, res...

French school "Impressionist landscape" oil and pastel highlights on canvas representing a forest in a full moon night. France, XXth c.

This 17th-century Baroque painting, in oil on copper, captures a serene portrayal of the Immaculate Conception, draped in yellow silk robes with accents of green and red. The divine ...

This 17th century Italian Baroque painting, executed in oil on copper, depicts the Crucifixion of Christ with remarkable depth and dramatic composition. Christ is shown on the cross...

Countryside village oil on canvas France 19th century with minor losses.

This handmade decorative tile panel combines the traditional Portuguese faience tile making techniques with a modern approach of shapes and color, resulting in a very visually impact...

A 19th-century oil on panel attributed to French artist Henri Bellery-Desfontaines, titled Villaggio Sul Lago. This painting captures a tranquil family scene at the water’s edge: a ...

This Art Nouveau Painted Glass was produced in Portugal, by Covina - Companhia Vidreira Nacional, during the 1930's. It belonged to a door or a window and is a hand painted behind gl...

A very large antiqued reproduction oil painting after Rosa Bonheur. Apty titled"La fenaison en Auvergne / Haymaking in Auvergne" features an antiqued canvas. The canvas is signed alo...

A late 19th-century Russian impressionist painting portraying a melancholic ballerina seated quietly, holding a small bouquet of flowers. Her elegant pose and expression, combined wi...

This enamelled porcelain painting, inspired by Raphael’s iconic Madonna of the Chair (c. 1513), beautifully portrays the Christ Child embraced by Mary, with John the Baptist gazing r...

A vibrant color palette power florals still life painting of peonies in a blue vase cup on the table with a glitwood frame. Oil on composite panel - platex. Signed ‘A Ferrand’ on l...

A pair of Italian baroque paintings of Jesus Christ: - An 18th Century painting that depicts the Holy Family, Child Jesus, the Virgin Mary and the elderly Saint Joseph, with the An...

A pair of Oil Italian Baroque paintings: - A 17th Century baroque painting of a sideview of Jesus Christ Salvator Mundi or Saviour of the World in sfumato Saint Savior of the Worl...

Femme au Jarre, Oil on canvas. 20th century.

Desenho (Man Painting) - The painting shows someone who begins a drawing, looking on the paper with a pen in the hand. Álvaro Siza describes the very special moment of taking the decision to make a painting, facing the white paper. A reproduction of his situation, doing this series of paintings: not knowing what to do until the decision to draw was being made. Then the idea of mythology came to his mind. “It is, in some way, an expression of my personal moment making drawings. But it is not a self-portrait, I am quite different than this man. It is not a specific person on purpose, because everyone makes drawings. Maybe not everyone does it, but everyone could do it.” Álvaro Siza started drawing at the age of six. With a great variety of drawings on his portfolio, many of them are inspired by mythology and historic scenes. “The drawings are what came to my mind in this very moment. I like mythology and expressing the stories in images. I have made a lot of mythological drawing...

This vintage wall rug was designed and produced in the Netherlands, during the 1960's. It represents a tree with the leaves falling, in oranges, yello...

A pair of large antique reproductions: - A very large antique reproduction oil painting after Eugéne Delacroix. Apty titled "The Barque of Dante (French: La Barque de Dante)" featur...

Village Francais Oil on canvas Beginning of the 20th Century

This 18th-century Flemish oil on wood painting depicts the moment of adoration of the Child Jesus, in the loving arms of the Virgin Mary. Kneeling at their feet is the young Saint J...

A pair of two very large antiqued reproduction oil painting after Antoine Watteau: - A very large antiqued reproduction oil painting after Antoine Watteau. Features an antiqued canv...

An 18th century painting of a gallant scene in a park. Attributed with seal of painter's studio to Philippe Mercier (1689 to 1760) from the circle of the french painter Nicolas Lanc...

- An amazing Baroque Period painting named "La Fille Grondé'' (Disobedient daughter) by the renowned painter Paul Emile Destouches (1794-1874). It depicts a family scene with the be...

An intriguing 20th-century work, a study for a church fresco ceiling, showcases the artistic genius of Bauhain, a pivotal figure bridging Art Nouveau and Art Deco styles. The piece ...

A very large antiqued reproduction oil painting after Jean Antoine Watteau. Apty titled "Pilgrimage" features an antiqued canvas with unique craquelure and Baroque scallioped frame. ...

A tranquil scene into coastal France, this 1930 painting by Louis Germain captures the timeless charm of the Côte d'Azur. In the foreground, fishing boats rest on the sand, their we...

A 19th Century painting of a couple in love / gallant scene of Greco-Roman inspiration of the School of Antoine Watteau Watteau by Jean Baptiste Emile Beranger. ‘Beranger’ Signature...

XIX Century Portuguese Altar front Tile Panel with 44 Tiles Altar fronts were rectangular tile panels that covered the part of the altar facing the faithf...

A set of two Baroque paintings: - A Saint Paul of Tarsus Painting, also called Apostle Paul, Saul of Tarsus, Saint Paul the Apostle or Apostle of the Gentiles. The sword in Saint P...

A rare round oil painting on wood capturing a moody nocturnal scene in Brittany, France, from the early 20th century. This landscape artwork portrays a rural riverside mill bathed i...

A painting, prior to 1678, from a famous fresco of the Triumph of the Name of Jesus from the Gesù Church in Rome, completed in 1684, attributed to the Old Master Painter Giovanni Bat...

PaIr of Post Impressionism Paintings: - A french background of Paris river channels, Les Barges titled.A colorful 20th Century Post Impressionist oil painting of Yiddish origin. “Rubinstein” signed on lower left. Description on the back of the painting; early 20th century practitioner of the Académie de La Grande Chaumière in Paris; Yiddish Jewish painting born in Moscow in 1910 died in Paris 1979...

A great painting of a classic mythology scene. Diana the goddess and the nymphs Uraniaand Calliope with a hunting dog. Very exactly drawn figures in the foreground, soft brush strok...

A very large antiqued reproduction oil painting after Antoine Watteau. Features an antiqued canvas. Frame: 75.5 cm (29.72 inches) x 66.5 cm (26.1...

This is a beautiful oil on canvas painting by Francis E. Jamieson (1895–1950), depicting a stunning Scottish landscape. The composition presents a dramatic view of the Scottish Highl...

A large antique reproduction oil painting after Eugéne Delacroix. Apty titled "The Barque of Dante (French: La Barque de Dante)" features an antiqued canvas. Frame: 166 cm (65.35...

An early 20th century oil painting on a compose panel of Winter season on the streets of Montmartre, Paris with some figures moving around. “R Bosc” signed. Style: Post-Impressionism...

Júlio Resende (1917–2011) Ink on Paper (Tinta-da-China), Signed and Dated 1981 Dimensions: approx. 64 × 50 cm (25.2 × 19.7 in) Portugal, 1981 A powerful and emotionally charged work...

Pair of Jean Pillement (French, 1728–1808) Landscape Paintings, Signed and Dated 1794 — Oil on Canvas Dimensions: With frame: 32.5 × 28 cm (12.8 × 11 in) Canvas (sight): 17.5 × 12.5...

Cruzeiro Seixas (1920–2020) Untitled- Ink on Paper Signed by the artist Portugal, ca. mid-to-late 20th century Dimensions: 24 x 23.7 cm (9.4 x 9.3 in) Framed: Custom frame with muse...

Alexandre Farto aka Vhils (b. 1987) — Mixed Media on Resin, 2014 A powerful and visually arresting work by internationally acclaimed Portuguese artist Alexandre Farto, known profess...

Nikias Skapinakis (1931–2020), Paisagem da Europa, 1998 - Oil on Canvas Signed and dated on the reverse Dimensions: 100 × 73 cm (39.4 × 28.7 in) Portugal, 1998 A commanding composi...

Rogério Ribeiro, "1º de Maio", 1976 Oil on Canvas Signed and Dated Verso Dimensions: 161 × 129 cm Portugal, 1976 This striking large-scale painting by Rogério Ribeiro (1930–2008), ...

This signed 18th Century painting showcases a beautiful scene of a loving man and woman and their loyal canine companion gathered around a charming fountain, executed in the Baroque ...

This handmade decorative tile panel combines the traditional Portuguese faience tile making techniques with a modern approach of shapes and color, res...

A still life painting of a gallant scene with peaches and a porcelain jug by Talavera de la Reina on a mirrored melancholic background with a giltwood frame. Dimensions: Frame: ...

A french background of Paris river channels, Les Barges titled. A colorful 20th Century Post Impressionist oil painting of Yiddish origin. “Rubinstein” signed on lower left. Description on the back of the painting; early 20th century practitioner of the Académie de La Grande Chaumière in Paris; Yiddish Jewish painting born in Moscow in 1910 died in Paris 1979...

A modernist still life oil on canvas of three teal-green fish laid on a stylized tabletop. Signed on lower right corner. Robert Bluteau (1914–1985), a modernist still life painter...

Pair of modern cubist french paintings, signed: - A Robert Bluteau (1914–1985) painting, a modernist still life painter, signed "Bluteau" and dated "1955", the painting features fis...

A tender moment between mother and child is captured in this 19th-century French oil painting titled "Mère donnant à boire à sa fille" (Mother Giving Water to Her Daughter). Paintin...

PORTRAIT OF D. MARIA BÁRBARA DE BRAGANÇA (1711-1758), QUEEN OF SPAIN Circle of Louis-Michel van Loo (1707-1771) Oil on canvas Her Royal Highness, the Infanta Maria Barbara of Braganza (1711-1758) was the first-born child of King John V of Portugal (1689-1750) and his queen consort Maria Anna of Austria (1683-1754). Born in December 1711, she had the Convent Palace of Mafra built in her honour following a vow made by her royal father. Her status as Princess of Brazil, inherent to 18th century Portuguese presumptive heirs, would however be superseded once the queen gave birth to two male princes, D. Pedro (1712-1714) and D. José (1714-1777), preventing her from ascending to the throne. Daughter of one of the most illustrious monarchs of his time, Maria Barbara was carefully educated to become a fond admirer of the arts, and of music in particular, having had the Italian composer Domenico Scarlatti (1685-1757) as her music teacher. On the 10th January 1723 the young princess was betrothed to the Infante Ferdinand of Spain (1713-1759), eldest son of King Philip V (1683-1746). Six years later, on the 19th January, she entered her new country in a carefully choreographed ceremony that became known to history as the “Exchange of the Princesses”. This unique event took place on a specially built Bridge-Palace, a wooden, luxuriously decorated structure that included various modules and rooms, on both banks of the river Caia, the natural border between the town of Elvas in Portugal and of Badajoz in Spain. Simultaneously, on the same day that the Portuguese Infanta crossed the border to marry the Spanish Crown Prince, her new sister in law, the Infanta Mariana Victoria of Bourbon (1718-1781), her husband’s sister, crossed the same bridge in the opposite direction to marry Prince D. José, the Portuguese heir to the throne. Once married, Maria Barbara would spend 17 years as Princess of Asturias, only becoming Queen of Spain at her husband’s accession following the death of Philip V in 1746. She is portrayed in the 1743 painting by Louis-Michel van Loo (1707-1771) now in the Prado Museum, in which Philip V had himself represented with all his close family. The new Queen would take an important role at court eventually becoming the liaison between her husband and the King of Portugal, particularly throughout the negotiations for the Treaty of Madrid (1746-1750). Maintaining her interest in music, she patronized the Italian castrato singer Farinelli (1705-1782) while remaining close to her old master Scarlatti, having herself composed some sonatas for a large orchestra. She would also commission and fund the building of the Royal Salesians Monastery complex in central Madrid, where both her and Ferdinand VI are buried. The portrait we are presenting for sale shows the Queen in half-length, turning left at three quarters. She is wearing a blue low-cut dress embroidered with flowers and foliage, over a lace cuffed white blouse, and an ermine cloak pined on the left-hand side by a diamond broach. The powdered hair style is held sideways by a seven diamond and black plume headdress and topped by a small gold and pearl crown. The right arm rests on a cushion while the left hand, at chest height, holds a miniature male portrait. The Infanta’s features are analogous to the 1725 portrait by the painter Domenico Duprà (1689-1770), also in the Prado Museum collection. Further similarities can be found in another portrait by Louis-Michel van Loo, in which a seven diamond and black plume headdress is also present. In this work, the cushion supporting Maria Barbara’s right arm has also some obvious similarities to our painting. The same diamond headdress reappears in Van Loo’s above-mentioned portrait of Philip V’s family dated from 1743. It is nevertheless in Lisbon’s Ajuda National Palace that it is possible to find an almost identical depiction of the Infanta holding a miniature portrait of her husband. In it, the future Ferdinand VI is portrayed facing right at three quarters and wearing a curly wig, suit of armour, the golden fleece insignia and a blue band, in a composition that closely resembles an 18th century Spanish school painting that appeared in the art market in January 2016. Another detail common to various portraits of the Portuguese Infanta and Queen of Spain is the small gold and pearl crown on her head. In another Van Loo painting, also from the Prado Museum, in which Maria Barbara is portrayed as Queen, this crown is represented together with a headdress similar to the one previously described. Another two paintings by the same artist, at the Royal Academy of Saint Ferdinand, include the same ornament. We must also refer the paintings by the artist Jean Ranc (1674-1735). In one, dating from 1729 (Prado Museum), the Infanta is depicted outdoors holding a flower bouquet and wearing a yellow silk dress with red cloak, and a set of diamond and ruby jewellery that includes a headdress similar to the one present in our portrait. Another work by the same artist, belonging to the Complutence University of Madrid, depicts the Infanta sumptuously dressed in identical colours to our painting and wearing an elaborate headdress and diadem. These portraits, beyond their iconographical importance as contemporary records of the Infanta and Queen Maria Barbara, are also illustrative of 18th century fashion for jewelled head dressing. Often, flowers were combined with joyful adornments, composing almost theatrical displays that would reinforce the ostentatious nature of the image. The ornamental flowers and the chromatic character of the jewels would complement the luxury of the colourful dresses in blue, crimson, green or other silk shades, in compositions whose sole purpose was to highlight a royal sitter’s wealth and power, becoming an essential statement accessory within the strict court protocols and codes of conduct. Circle of Louis-Michel van Loo (1707-1771) Slowly but steadily, the resolute, tranquil and dignified attitude of Renaissance and Baroque portraiture becomes artificial and presumptuous. Mid 18th century society favours elusive expression and psychological deepness, albeit limited to the face, that, with emphasis on detail, on the rich colour palette and on changing costumes and landscapes, associated to the courtliness of gestures, creates a strongly artificial environment while maintaining a highly poetic intrinsic character. Louis-Michel van Loo followed a dynasty of famous Dutch origin artists that had settled in France. Initially taught by his father, Jean-Baptiste von Loo (1684-1745), the younger van Loo studied in Turin and Rome and frequented the Paris Academy. In Rome he worked with his uncle Charles-André van Loo (1705-1765) and become a painter for the Turin Court. In 1737 he arrived in Spain being summoned by Philip V to succeed Jean Ranc as painter of the king’s chamber. In Madrid, his work covers the numerous Court commissions and the Royal Saint Ferdinand Fine Arts Academy, of which he was a founding member and director for the Painting department in 1752. Is production at court consisted essentially of numerous portrait paintings, often Royal gifts...

This modernist cubist still life by A. Duparc features geometric and faceted forms in an evocative composition with a wine bottle, goblet, and jug. The work is rendered in papier-mâc...

This large Rococo-style oil painting, signed “Zubriczky,” is a refined homage to the romantic compositions of François Boucher (1703–1770), one of the most celebrated artists of 18th...

Francesco Bartolozzi (1727–1815) — Red Chalk Drawing, 18th Century Medium: Red chalk on paper Artist: Francesco Bartolozzi (attr.) Origin: Italy, 18th Century Frame Dimensions: App...

This 18th century Italian painting captures one of the most iconic biblical moments: the Adoration of the Magi. The mysterious travelers kneel in reverence before the Infant Jesus, ...