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Study for Regents Park - contemporary impressionism London oil painting
By David Hinchliffe
Located in London, GB
Based in his homeland of Australia, David has painted extensively throughout his travels in the United States and the UK, where he is regularly represented by select commercial galle...
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2010s Contemporary London - Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Pebble Beach-Blue -original minimalism oil painting-contemporary seascape Art
Located in London, Chelsea
This exceptional artwork is currently on display and available for sale at Signet Contemporary Art Gallery and online. This serene original oil on canvas by Lenny Cornforth captures...
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21st Century and Contemporary Minimalist London - Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Gesture Series (A)
By Robert Motherwell
Located in London, GB
Acrylic on paper 77.5 x 57.2 cms (30 1/2 x 22 1/2 ins) The composition of this work anticipates the 1971 lithograph Samurai. Throughout his career Motherwell was drawn to automatis...
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20th Century Abstract Expressionist London - Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

Apples with Copper Jug - original realism still life fruit painting art
Located in London, Chelsea
This exceptional artwork is currently on display and available for sale at Signet Contemporary Art Gallery and online. “Apples with Copper Jug ” by Laura Critchlow is a stunning sti...
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21st Century and Contemporary Realist London - Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Board

Nature morte au panier de mimosa by Jean Dufy - Still life painting
By Jean Dufy
Located in London, GB
*PLEASE NOTE UK BUYERS WILL ONLY PAY 5% VAT ON THIS PURCHASE. Once an order is placed we will arrange the VAT of 20% to be reduced to 5% Nature morte au panier de mimosa by Jean Duf...
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1920s London - Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Villa the Private Pool-original abstract figurative painting-contemporary art
Located in London, Chelsea
This exceptional artwork is currently on display and available for sale at Signet Contemporary Art Gallery and online. "Villa the Private Pool" by Iryna Yermolova is a captivating a...
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21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist London - Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Original-Foxglove-British Awarded Artist-Impasto-Gold leaf-Japanese inspired
Located in London, GB
Blue Serie- Foxgloves Blue in Pink is a part of Shizico Yi's Summer Bloom project which celebrates the arrival of Summer, the season for Shizico to paint plein air. The visual langu...
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2010s London - Paintings

Materials

Gold Leaf

Abstraction lines, NY-original abstract cityscape oil painting- contemporary art
Located in London, Chelsea
This exceptional artwork is currently on display and available for sale at Signet Contemporary Art Gallery and online. Dive into the bustling streets of the Big Apple with Daniel Ca...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract London - Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Spring Morning in Regents Park - contemporary impressionism London oil painting
By David Hinchliffe
Located in London, GB
Based in his homeland of Australia, David has painted extensively throughout his travels in the United States and the UK, where he is regularly represented by select commercial galle...
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2010s Contemporary London - Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Radcliffe Camera, University of Oxford lithograph by John Piper
By John Piper CH
Located in London, GB
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1950s Abstract London - Paintings

Materials

Lithograph

Il Cervino (The Matterhorn)
Located in London, GB
Image dimensions: 51cm x 71cm Framed dimensions: 66.5cm x 87.2cm Signed lower right. Born to a family of successful actors in Rome, Cesare Maggi (1881 – 1961) was encouraged to paint from infancy. Training under the well-known genre painters Vittorio Corcos...
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Late 19th Century Italian School London - Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

FLORIDA BEACH-Porsche 911 TARGA-original realism still life oil painting-Art
Located in London, Chelsea
This exceptional artwork is currently on display and available for sale at Signet Contemporary Art Gallery and online. "FLORIDA BEACH - Porsche 911 TARGA" by Fabriano invites viewers into a scene of sun, sand, and sophistication, capturing the essence of leisurely luxury against the backdrop of a Florida beach. This original still life painting, expertly crafted with oil on canvas, transports observers to the idyllic shores of Florida, where the iconic blue Porsche 911 TARGA commands attention with its timeless elegance. At the heart of the artwork is a stunning portrayal of the blue Porsche 911 TARGA, depicted with mesmerizing photo-realism. Every detail, from the sleek lines of the car's design to the reflection of sunlight on its polished surface, is meticulously rendered, evoking a sense of dynamic movement and excitement. Against the backdrop of the Florida beach, with its azure waters and golden sands, the Porsche stands as a symbol of luxury and adventure, inviting viewers to imagine themselves behind the wheel, cruising along the coastline with the wind in their hair. The color palette of the piece is vibrant and inviting, with shades of blue capturing the cool, refreshing hues of the ocean, while earthy tones ground the scene in a sense of warmth and tranquility. These colors blend harmoniously, creating a visual symphony that transports viewers to a world of sun-soaked relaxation and leisure. Signed by the artist, "FLORIDA BEACH - Porsche 911 TARGA" is a testament to the allure of exotic destinations and luxury automobiles. Whether displayed in a gallery or a private collection, this artwork is sure to captivate and inspire. For those eager to bring a touch of Florida beach glamour...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Impressionist London - Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Hare coursing outside a country house with hounds Oil British 18th Century
Located in London, GB
Thomas Burford (British, c. 1710-1779) Hare coursing outside a country house Oil on canvas Property of a gentleman From the collection of Peter Roe Dimensions: (Frame) 12.5 in. (H)...
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18th Century English School London - Paintings

Materials

Oil

Angela Stones: Still Life with Fruit and Bottle mid-20th century oil painting
By Angela Stones
Located in London, GB
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20th Century Modern London - Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

Windsor Mail Coach Horses Oil on canvas English 19th Century
By Charles Cooper Henderson
Located in London, GB
Charles Cooper Henderson (English, 1803-1877) Windsor Mail Coach Oil on canvas With chalk inscriptions verso Property of a gentleman From the collection of Peter Roe Dimensions: (F...
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Mid-19th Century English School London - Paintings

Materials

Oil

My Mini-original realism still life paintings-artworks-contemporary Art
Located in London, Chelsea
This exceptional artwork is currently on display and available for sale at Signet Contemporary Art Gallery and online. "My Mini" by Fabriano is a captivating still life painting that...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Impressionist London - Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Watercolour of Leigh Woods
Located in London, GB
Leigh Woods Watercolour 38 x 27 cm Wintry watercolour of Leigh Woods, Bristol. Oranges and brown stand out in the undergrowth and the transition from cool blues to yellow and pink...
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Mid-20th Century Realist London - Paintings

Materials

Watercolor

So British-original photo realism animal-bulldog oil painting-contemporary Art
Located in London, Chelsea
This exceptional artwork is currently on display and available for sale at Signet Contemporary Art Gallery and online. "So British" by Fabriano is a delightful portrayal of quintesse...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Impressionist London - Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Two Cheetahs in a sunny African landscape, Willem Sternberg de Beer
Located in London, GB
An evocative oil on canvas piece, capturing the warm, vibrant essence of the African wilderness. The painting is signed in the lower right. Willem Sternberg De Beer (South African, b...
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Late 20th Century London - Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

18th Century Neoclassical Oil Painting of the Trojan War: Briseis & Achilles
By James Thornhill
Located in London, GB
James Thornhill (1674-1735) Oil on canvas 12 x 14 inches; 16 ½ x 18 ½ in. Inc. frame The subject matter and inclusion of herms on both sides shows the influence of Louis...
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Early 18th Century Old Masters London - Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Animal Large Surrealist Painting Royal of College Art LGBTQ+ Woman Artist Tiger
By Isabel Rock
Located in Norfolk, GB
Isabel Rock is a creator of contemporary fairy tales. A graduate of the Royal College of Art in London, her work is an explosion of strange occurrences while a surreal narrative takes the audience on a journey into the imagination. Hugely inspired by Paula Rego, Isabel Rock is part of a formidable group of women artists (Leonora Carrington and Eileen Agar amongst others) working with Surrealism. In October 2023 Isabel won the Evelyn Williams...
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2010s Contemporary London - Paintings

Materials

Paint, Mixed Media, Archival Paper, Pen

The Cyclists Rest Stop in Honfleur
Located in London, GB
'The Cyclists Rest Stop in Honfleur' by Jean-Marie Luc Blanpain, oil on canvas (circa 1970s). The artist's depiction of the terrace of the well known Honfleur restaurant, 'Au Relais ...
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1970s Modern London - Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

View from a Restaurant - contemporary still-life window landscape room interior
By Mike Hall
Located in London, GB
Artist Statement: “My career in Film and Television design enabled me to travel extensively in Europe and the West Indies. During these projects I was able to draw and paint many of ...
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2010s Contemporary London - Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Board

Le Bassin du Hérisson, Jardin du Manoir de Tracy by Hugues Pissarro, 1992
Located in London, GB
Le Bassin du Hérisson, Jardin du Manoir de Tracy by Hugues Pissarro dit Pomié (B. 1935) Oil on canvas 195 x 130 cm (76 ³/₄ x 51 ¹/₈ inches) Dated on the reverse, 1992 Painted in Arr...
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1990s Contemporary London - Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Meules dans un Paysage Vallonné
Located in London, GB
Signed lower right. Image dimensions: Framed dimensions: 82.5cm x 99.5cm / 32.5 inches x 39.2 inches Gustave Cariot was a French Pointillist and Post-Impressionist artist born in 18...
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Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist London - Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Parade Mexicaine by JEAN DUFY - Modern, Animals, Colourful, Fauve, Gouache
By Jean Dufy
Located in London, GB
Parade Mexicaine by Jean Dufy (1888-1964) Gouache on Ingres paper 45.1 x 55.6 cm (17³/₄ x 21⁷/₈ inches) Signed Jean Dufy lower centre Executed circa 1948-1950 Provenance Galerie Kät...
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1940s Fauvist London - Paintings

Materials

Gouache

Void (Abstract painting)
By Karl Bielik
Located in London, GB
Void (Abstract painting) Oil on canvas — Unframed. This work is exclusive to IdeelArt. This artwork will be shipped rolled in a dent-resistant tube. This method is especially safe f...
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2010s Abstract London - Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Irma Martin, "Ondine" couple lovers
Located in London, GB
Irma Martin (1814–1876): A Woman Painter in the 19th Century Irma Martin, born Anne Pierrette Marie Martin on September 3, 1814, in Lyon, emerged as a professional painter in a time...
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Mid-19th Century Romantic London - Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Huntsman and Hounds in an Open Landscape, Alfred Grenfell Haigh, signed
By Alfred Grenfell Haigh
Located in London, GB
Signed hunting scene by Alfred Grenfell Haig (1870–1963). Haig's masterful oil on canvas brings to life the exhilarating spirit of a hunting scene, with a huntsman leading a pack of ...
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1930s London - Paintings

Materials

Oil

'The Port of Algiers' Lithograph
By Albert Marquet
Located in London, GB
'The Port of Algiers", original lithograph, by Albert Marquet (circa 1940s). Marquet spent five years in Algiers, between 1940-45. Due to his travelling, harbour scenes were an impor...
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1940s Expressionist London - Paintings

Materials

Lithograph

Ram and Small Lamb
By Mary Newcomb
Located in London, GB
Mary Newcomb Ram and Small Lamb 1922-2008 Oil on panel, signed & dated twice lower left, signed and titled verso Image size: 14 1/4 x 15 3/4 inches (36 x 40 cm) Original frame This ...
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20th Century London - Paintings

Materials

Oil, Panel

Modern British oil painting "Farmhouse in English Landscape", Ralph Gillies
Located in London, GB
To see our other Modern British Art, scroll down to "More from this Seller" and below it click on "See all from this Seller" - or send us a message if you cannot find the artist you want. Ralph Gillies Cole (1915-1994) Farmhouse in English Landscape Oil on canvas 48 x 72 cm Signed lower left 'Ralph Gillies Cole' and dated 1964. A handsome oil painting of the English countryside by well-listed painter Ralph Gillies Cole. We have another painting by the same artist listed. Artist known for his views of the English countryside. Additionally the Fleet Air Arm Museum has a series of paintings by Cole...
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1960s Modern London - Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Illuminations I - Multicolor Contemporary Abstract Painting
By Bachir Amal
Located in East Quogue, NY
Multicolored contemporary Moroccan abstract painting by Bachir Amal. Acrylic, mixed media on canvas. Size: 29 x 30 inches - Offered unframed. Amal Bachi...
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Early 2000s Abstract London - Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic

Roses from Rene-original still life hyper realism oil paintings-contemporary Art
By Tobias Harrison
Located in London, Chelsea
In Tobias Harrison's "Roses from René’s Cafe," the viewer is transported into a world of elegance and refinement. At the center of the composition stands a glass vase, gracefully cra...
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21st Century and Contemporary Realist London - Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

New Beginning - original painting acrylic on canvas
By Christel Haag
Located in London, GB
New Beginning - 2017 by Christel Haag Large vividly colorful abstract piece by award winning German artist Christel Haag. original painting acrylic on canvas - stretched ready to hang. Ships securely from London. About the artist : « A life without color is unthinkable. I dedicate myself to my late love, colorful abstract painting, with all the more passion...
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2010s Abstract London - Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

Flank (Abstract painting)
By Karl Bielik
Located in London, GB
Flank (Abstract painting) Oil and acrylic on canvas — Unframed. This work is exclusive to IdeelArt. This artwork will be shipped rolled in a dent-resistant tube. This method is espe...
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2010s Abstract London - Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Acrylic

Heron Shoot in a Landscape
Located in London, GB
Joris Abrahamsz van der Haagen Heron Shoot in a Landscape 1615-1669 Oil on oak panel, signed 'JAH' lower left Image size: 16 x 21 inches (41 x 53 cm) Dutch ebonised frame Provenance...
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17th Century Old Masters London - Paintings

Materials

Oil, Panel, Oak

Cherry Blossom Park-original impressionism figurative landscape oil painting-Art
Located in London, Chelsea
This exceptional artwork is currently on display and available for sale at Signet Contemporary Art Gallery and online. "Cherry Blossom Park Walk" by Richard Gower is a captivating o...
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21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist London - Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

The Starlings that weren't in the Chimney - Contemporary semi abstract painting
By Christopher Rainham
Located in London, GB
Christopher Rainham has always been inspired by the natural world and more specifically an experience of the natural world. He is inspired by the way flora and fauna are woven into l...
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2010s Contemporary London - Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Board

Portrait of a Young Woman, Sir Godfrey Kneller, Hand carved gilt frame
By Sir Godfrey Kneller
Located in London, GB
Oil on canvas Image size: 30 1/4 x 25 inches (77 x 63 cm) Original hand carved gilt frame Provenance Private Estate, England This is a very fine example of Kneller's work in the early 18th century. Here, the emphasis is placed directly on the sitter's alluring femininity, with this being enhanced by the falling hair around her shoulder. This looseness of focus is created with a free fluidity of brushstrokes. He has used a Rembrandt-esque technique of subtle tones in the face, and we can see how Kneller often allowed the bluer ground layer to show through when suggesting the darker flesh tones.The painterly technique seen here is an excellent demonstration of Kneller’s style. The bold handling of the flesh tones is Kneller at his most emphatic, while the sizeable areas of dark grey ground we see are indicative of his method of painting quickly, developed by this stage in his career to cope with the many demands of a large circle of patrons. The same effect is used for the shadows in the face: rather than paint darker colours on top of the pink flesh tones, as most artists would have done, Kneller instead painted in the reverse order, using the ground layer for his dark shadows, and then painting the lighter colours on top. Often he worked with an almost dry brush in strong firm strokes. Here the flesh tones have been rapidly, almost roughly painted, with bold areas of impasto giving way to areas where almost no paint has been applied at all, a trick that allowed Kneller to use the blue-grey ground layer to show darker flesh tones. Godfrey Kneller...
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Early 18th Century Academic London - Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Original Triptych-British School-British Awarded Artist-gold leaf-impression
Located in London, GB
This stunning Original Set of three paintings by Shizico Yi on Canvas includes: Sunlit-Primary Colour Series- Blue Sunlit-Primary Colour Series- Red Summer Bloom-Yellow Foxgloves the...
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2010s Abstract Impressionist London - Paintings

Materials

Gold Leaf

Soho Life
By Tony Karpinski
Located in Belgravia, London, London
Oil on board Board size: 19.5 x 29.5 inches Framed size: 30.5 x 40.25 inches Signed lower right Further signed and inscribed verso
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary London - Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

Quiet Contemplation, Beach Scene
Located in London, GB
Image dimensions: 92cm x 61cm / 36 inches x 24 inches Framed dimensions: 94.8cm x 64.4cm / 37.2 inches x 25.4 inches This original acrylic painting by David Schock beautifully captu...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary London - Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

NYC Rain III - original abstract impressionism painting - contemporary art
Located in London, Chelsea
This exceptional artwork is currently on display and available for sale at Signet Contemporary Art Gallery and online. In “NYC Rain III,” Jose Martinez masterfully captures the vibra...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Impressionist London - Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Portrait of a Lady, Old Masters 18th Century Oil
By Thomas Hudson
Located in London, GB
Thomas Hudson 1701 – 1779 Portrait of a Lady Oil on canvas Image size: 30 x 25 inches Original carved giltwood frame Hudson had many assistants, and employed the specialist drapery ...
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18th Century Old Masters London - Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Original-Sunshine Factory 2025-British Awarded Artist-Abstract Oil on canvas
Located in London, GB
Shizico Yi documented the early spring light in the sky over her garden, a welcoming sight after a long cold winter. “Sunshine Factory 2025 is a genuine and authentic piece of work ...
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2010s Abstract London - Paintings

Materials

Gesso, Canvas, Oil, Acrylic

Flowers and Figures - Vietnamese/French - 1970 - Impressionism - Oil Painting
By Lê Phổ
Located in London, GB
LE PHO 1907-2001 Hanoi 1907-2001 Paris (Vietnamese) Title: Flowers and Figures Fleurs et personnages, ca. 1970 Technique: Signed Oil on Canvas Size: 41 x 24 cm. / 16.1 x 9.4 in. Additional Information: This oil painting on canvas is hand signed by the artist "Le Pho" both in English and in Vietnamese in the lower right corner. The frame bears the label for the Wally Findlay...
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1970s Impressionist London - Paintings

Materials

Oil

Rivière et Saules by Paulémile Pissarro - Post-Impressionist river scene
By Paul Emile Pissarro
Located in London, GB
Rivière et Saules by Paulémile Pissarro (1884-1972) Oil on canvas 46.1 x 55.2 cm (18 ¹/₈ x 21 ³/₄ inches) Signed and dated lower left Paulémile-Pissarro-1931 Titled on the reverse P...
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1930s Post-Impressionist London - Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Portrait of Charles II of Spain
Located in London, GB
Title: Portrait of Charles II of Spain Artist: Unknown Date: Late 17th century Medium: Oil on copper Framing: Set against red velvet in a deeply carved and distressed giltwood frame,...
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Late 17th Century London - Paintings

Materials

Copper

Sir Terry Frost RA: 'Untitled Landscape' oil on canvas 1991 painting
By Sir Terry Frost
Located in London, GB
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1990s Abstract London - Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Rhino sauvage sous la pluie, ta force mataille by Lélia Pissarro - Contemporary
By Lelia Pissarro
Located in London, GB
Rhino sauvage sous la pluie, ta force mataille by Lélia Pissarro (b. 1963) Acrylic, oil and resin on canvas 146 x 114 cm (57 ¹/₂ x 44 ⁷/₈ inches) Signed lower left, Lélia Pissarro Si...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract London - Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Resin, Oil, Acrylic

Original Diptych-Sunset Song-British Awarded Artist-Abstract impression-oil
Located in London, GB
The Night stands as one of the most iconic series featured in the upcoming Summer Exhibition UK, 2025—a luminous ground of new works we’re thrilled to present. Painted entirely en pl...
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2010s Abstract Impressionist London - Paintings

Materials

Gesso, Canvas, Oil, Acrylic, Wood Panel

A Summer's Day
Located in London, GB
Louis-Charles Verwee A Summer's Day 1832-1882 Oil on panel, signed lower left Image size: 14 1/4 x 9 3/4 inches Original frame The subject matter of this painting is imbued with a s...
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19th Century London - Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

Le Boischaut - Maurice Esteve, modern, colorful, french, painting, abstract, art
By Maurice Estève
Located in London, GB
Maurice Estève (1904-2001) Le Boischaut 1960 oil on canvas 65 x 100 cm signed and dated ‘Estève 60’ (lower left) Price: €276,000 EUR (inc. 20% UK VAT) Provenance: Galerie Villand-Galanis, Paris Sonja...
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1960s Modern London - Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

John Piper Cartoon for Coventry Cathedral Baptistry Stained Glass Window
By John Piper CH
Located in London, GB
To see our other Modern British Art, scroll down to "More from this Seller" and below it click on "See all from this seller" - or send us a message if you cannot find the artist you want. John Piper (1903 - 1992) Cartoon for Baptistry Chapel Window, Coventry Cathedral...
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1950s Abstract London - Paintings

Materials

Mixed Media, Gouache

The Shepherd, English Victorian 19th Century Egg Tempera
Located in London, GB
Sir William Blake Richmond KCB, RA, PPRBSA 1842 - 1921 The Shepherd Egg tempera on wooden panel, signed with initials bottom left Image size: 8 ¼ x 5 ½ inches Period gilt oak frame A newly discovered work by the artist. Sir William Blake Richmond KCB, RA, PPRBSA was an English portrait painter, sculptor and a designer of stained glass and mosaic. He is best known for his portrait work and decorative mosaics in St Paul's Cathedral in London. He was the son of the portraitist George Richmond RA and studied at the Royal Academy Schools in the early 1860s. Influenced by his father and by Sir John Everett Millais, he is best known for his mosaic decorations below the dome and in the apse of St Paul's Cathedral in London. His father, George Richmond, was one of 'the Ancients' who were a group of artists who formed around the visionary artist and poet William Blake. Samuel Palmer was an other of the ancients and a close friend of the family. Our painting could have been inspired by George Richmond’s engraving 'The Shepherd', 1827, but in our panel the shepherd is turned round facing away, and is playing a flute instead of resting on a staff. But the sheep and other elements are there. It is also suggestive of Welby Sherman's engraving after Samuel Palmer of the same name and date, but here the shepherd is sitting but like ours turned away. William Blake's is an altogether happier image given the figure is playing to his sheep. Our painting is playing with some of the same ideas and feels like the same sort of period, and the ‘fresco’ like chalk ground is interesting, as is the pen and ink finishing on the tempera. All three are strongly influenced by Blake's illustrations to Thornton's 'Virgil'. The shepherd and his flock are clearly based on Thenot and his sheep in the Frontispiece to Thornton. Blake Richmond wrote:"If there be the least value in my pictures, it is due to such lovely early impressions derived from the sweet poetic work of many of my father's contemporaries, Calvert, Blake and others, whose shadows are substance still to me" [Sir William Blake Richmond, letter to his father, 50 years after the death of William Blake, from Stirling op. cit p. 28]. Richmond was given private art lessons by John Ruskin before attending the Royal Academy for three years. After that he spent a number of years in Italy, where an encounter with a shepherd called Beppino, 'a splendid speciman of a Sabine Shepherd', could also have gave him the inspiration for the painting we show here. Richmond recalls how he met Beppino on the hillside, and was invited to share the shade of the shepherd's capanna, a wooden hut. 'What a place! In an instant of time I was back into the age of kings, and I knew Romulus had lived and am sure that he lived in a hut exactly like this one'. That night Richmond dined at Beppino's hut 'on roast kid, hard bread dipped in Roman wine, goat's cream and white ricotta'. The shepherd had such an impression on Richmond that he sought him out on a return visit to Italy some years later, but was saddened to hear that Beppino 'had joined his fore-fathers in the shades'. He was moved to write the following, which perfectly expresses the mood of this painting and his tribute to a fleeting companion: 'Little events of this kind unite past times with present, create and emphasis continuity of human instincts, which seem to defy time and make travel so intensely interesting and invigorating to a citizen of this world. One need not go to the palace, far otherwise, or to cities and towns to discover the kernal of enduring civilisations. One finds it, if one wills to do so, in the backbone of the world, an ancient peasantry who have watched and still watch the progress of the stars'. Richmond was influential in the early stages of the Arts and Crafts Movement in his selection of bold colours and materials for the mosaics in St. Paul's Cathedral and in his collaboration with James Powell and Sons...
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1860s Victorian London - Paintings

Materials

Ink, Egg Tempera

White Flowers and Roses
Located in London, GB
HENRI EPSTEIN 1891-1944 Lodz (Poland) 1891-1944 Auschwitz (Polish/French) Title: White Flowers and Roses, circa 1930 Technique: Original Signed Oil p...
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1930s Impressionist London - Paintings

Materials

Oil

Four studies of Saluki dogs
By Michael Lyne
Located in London, GB
Michael Lyne (1912–1989) was a distinguished British sporting artist celebrated for his evocative depictions of field sports, hounds, horses, and rural life. Born in Upton Bishop, He...
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20th Century English School London - Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Mirage- Original modern surrealistic animal painting-contemporary art
Located in London, Chelsea
This exceptional artwork is currently on display and available for sale at Signet Contemporary Art Gallery and online. Hallie Packard's "Mirage" transports viewers into a surreal de...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist London - Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Feeding Companions
By Walter Hunt
Located in Belgravia, London, London
Oil on canvas Canvas size: 30 x 45 inches Framed size: 36.5 x 51.5 inches Signed and dated 1918 lower right
Category

19th Century London - Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

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