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Item Ships From: New York City
Large Signed Paris Street Scene Detailed Sidewalk Cafe Framed Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique French cafe scene landscape oil painting. Oil on canvas. Signed. Framed. Measuring: 29 by 41 inches overall, and 24 by 36 painting alone.. In excellent original condition. H...
Category
1940s Impressionist Paintings in New York City
Materials
Oil, Board
"Parisian Street Scene w Horse & Carriage" Post War Impressionist Oil Painting
Located in New York, NY
A masterful oil painting depicting a view of Paris at twilight. This piece is a pertinent example of the works produced during the 20th Century by the artist with use of beautiful co...
Category
20th Century Post-Impressionist Paintings in New York City
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$4,000 Sale Price
20% Off
Italian Naive Colorful Dining Out Interior Scene Painting By P.Russo
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
#5-3464 Naive contemporary figurative acrylic on canvas applied to a board,
set in a black -wood frame painting,
signed by Neapolitan artist P.Russo.
Image size 9.75 H x 13 W
Category
Early 2000s Paintings in New York City
Materials
Acrylic
Vintage French Female Posing Nude Circa 1970
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
#5-3125 Female Nude, vintage acrylic on paper applied on board displayed in a new black wood frame
Unsigned
Image size 12 H x 10 W
Category
1970s Paintings in New York City
Materials
Acrylic
Antique American Impressionist Framed East Hampton Landscape Original Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique impressionist landscape pastel painting. Framed. In excellent original condition. Handsomely framed in a silverwood molding. Excellent condition, ready to hang and enjoy.
Category
1960s Impressionist Paintings in New York City
Materials
Board, Pastel
Large Antique American Modernist Still Life 1940s Nicely Framed Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American modernist interior still life oil painting. Oil on canvas. Framed. In excellent original condition. Handsomely framed in a modernt wood molding. Excellent cond...
Category
1940s Modern Paintings in New York City
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Antique American Impressionist Birch Tree Landscape Framed 1940
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
#5-2899 Antique birch trees land scape, oil on artist board displayed in a wood frame.Signed lower left by Mori.Image size 9.5 H x 7.5 W
Category
1940s Paintings in New York City
Materials
Oil
Jingjing Wang Landscape Original Oil Painting "Autumn Chorus"
Located in New York, NY
Title: Autumn Chorus
Medium: Oil on canvas
Size: 25 x 19 inches
Frame: Framing options available!
Condition: The painting appears to be in excellent condition.
Note: This paint...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Paintings in New York City
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Tulips on Silver" Pair of Red Tulips on Silver Background Oil Painting Framed
By Hunt Slonem
Located in New York, NY
A wonderful composition of one of Slonem's newest series, Tulips. This piece depicts 2 gestural red Tulips on a silver background with thick use of paint. It is housed in a wonderful...
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Paintings in New York City
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel, Mixed Media
"St. Patrick's Cathedral" Impressionist Snow Street Scene Oil on Canvas Board
By Johann Berthelsen, 1883-1972
Located in New York, NY
A stunning and pertinent example of Berthelsen's charming New York City winter scenes depicting St. Patrick's Cathedral in the snow. St. Patrick’s Cathedral is the largest Roman Cath...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Impressionist Paintings in New York City
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Board
"Winter Along the Creek" Post-Impressionist Countryside Scene Oil Painting Frame
Located in New York, NY
A joyous colorful countryside painting depicting a serene landscape, capturing a winter scene with trees, foliage, and a creek with vibrant and muted tones. The piece is done in a highly impressionistic manner and is a wonderful display of Reilly's more impromptu style, with bold colors of joyful yellow, deep rouge, and softer colors of light blue, hints of brown, and pops of rose and peach. The brushwork denotes a skilled use of color and texture, offering a sense of depth and tranquility with much whimsy and detail. The artwork comes housed in a plein air gold frame...
Category
Late 20th Century Post-Impressionist Paintings in New York City
Materials
Oil, Board
"Bathing Hour, Belle-en-Mer, France" William Edward Bloomfield Starkweather
By William Edward Bloomfield Starkweather
Located in New York, NY
William Edward Bloomfield Starkweather
Bathing Hour, Belle-en-Mer, France, 1908
Signed lower left
Signed, titled and dated on verso
Oil on canvas
27 x 36 inches
Provenance
Estate of...
Category
Early 1900s American Impressionist Paintings in New York City
Materials
Oil, Canvas
"My Candy Heart" Colorful Pop Art Oil Painting on Wood with White Floater Frame
By Cindy Shaoul
Located in New York, NY
Motivated by bold color and fast brushwork, we are moved by the simplicity and thick textured oil paints in these works. Shaoul’s “My Heart Collection” is a vibrant and energetic dis...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings in New York City
Materials
Oil, Board, Mixed Media
"City Life at The Grands Boulevards" Post-Impressionist Parisian Street Scene
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful oil on canvas painting by the French artist, Te Pencke. Pencke was a Parisian painter known for his colorful cityscapes depicting the times of his generation. His work is...
Category
20th Century Post-Impressionist Paintings in New York City
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Flower Vendors at Grands Boulevards" Post-Impressionist Parisian Street Scene
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful oil on canvas painting by the French artist, Te Pencke. Pencke was a Parisian painter known for his colorful cityscapes depicting the times of his generation. His work is...
Category
20th Century Post-Impressionist Paintings in New York City
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Antique Italian Large Figurative Framed Oil Painting of a Reclining Nude Woman
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
5154 Antique Italian oil painting of a reclining nude woman
Framed
Image size 24x36"
Category
1930s Paintings in New York City
Materials
Oil
"Virgo" Black Bunny on French Pink Background Oil Painting on Wood Panel Framed
By Hunt Slonem
Located in New York, NY
A wonderful composition of one of Slonem's most iconic subjects, Bunnies. This piece depicts a gestural figure of a black bunny on a French pink background with thick use of paint. I...
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Paintings in New York City
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
Vintage American Modernist Landscape Oil Painting "Trees in the Mist"
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
5188 Vintage framed modernist oil painting of trees in a misty forest
Image size 20x16"
Category
1970s Paintings in New York City
Materials
Oil
"White Ascension Northern Light" Butterflies Gold Background Oil Painting Canvas
By Hunt Slonem
Located in New York, NY
A wonderful composition of one of Slonem's most iconic subjects, Butterflies. This piece depicts delicate butterflies in ascension placed in a wonderful gold tone landscape. Slonem t...
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Paintings in New York City
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil
"Country side Sunset" Colorful Landscape Oil Painting on Canvas Framed
By Robert Waltsak
Located in New York, NY
A wonderful impressionist pastoral landscape with beautiful color tones throughout. Waltsak has portrayed this piece in a most intimate, yet energetic way, and has packed much feelin...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Impressionist Paintings in New York City
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Something on My Mind"
By Ron Hicks
Located in Scottsdale, AZ
Born in Columbus, Ohio, in 1965, Ron Hicks was an avid artist from an early age. Hicks began his formal studies in art at the Columbus College of Art and Design in Ohio. Hicks contin...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings in New York City
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
Vintage French Fauvist French Village Landscape Oil Painting
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
6002 A French vintage fauvist oil painting of a French village on artist board
displayed in a wood frame,
signed lower left by Groendain
Category
1960s Paintings in New York City
Materials
Oil, Acrylic
Guojun Zhang Floral Original Oil On Canvas "Clusters Of Flowers"
Located in New York, NY
Title: Clusters Of Flowers
Medium: Oil on canvas
Size: 38 x 38 inches
Frame: Framing options available!
Condition: The painting appears to be in excellent condition.
Year: 20...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Paintings in New York City
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Roy Lichtenstein Landscape with Philosopher
By (after) Roy Lichtenstein
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This original and authentic poster, titled "Landscape with Philosopher" by Roy Lichtenstein, was published by the Boston Museum of Fine Arts, reflect...
Category
Late 20th Century Pop Art Paintings in New York City
Materials
Screen
$2,000 Sale Price
20% Off
Antique American Impressionist Trees by John Motz 61
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
5178 Antique American modernist trees landscape 1961
image size 16x24"
Category
1960s Paintings in New York City
Materials
India Ink, Oil, Acrylic
"Metal" Black Bunny Gold & Silver w Red Accents Background Oil Painting Framed
By Hunt Slonem
Located in New York, NY
A wonderful composition of one of Slonem's most iconic subjects, Bunnies. This piece depicts a gestural figure of a black bunny on a silver and gold background with red accents with ...
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Paintings in New York City
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
Francis Bacon 'Portrait of Michel Leiris', 2017, Vintage
By (after) Francis Bacon
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This is a reproduction of a Francis Bacon's painting Portrait of Michel Leiris, originally created in 1976. This work is a notable example of Bacon's ability to capture the psycholog...
Category
2010s Modern Paintings in New York City
Materials
Offset
"Violaceous" Bunny on Light Lavender Background Oil Painting on Wood Panel
By Hunt Slonem
Located in New York, NY
A wonderful composition of one of Slonem's most iconic subjects, Bunnies. This piece depicts a gestural figure of a black bunny on a light lavender background with thick use of paint...
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Paintings in New York City
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
"Finally Home" Forbotnio Farm Buckingham PA Daytime Snow Scene Oil Painting
Located in New York, NY
Impressionist winter pastoral scene of a quaint snow covered home by Buckingham PA. Willett has portrayed this charming scene in a most intimate, yet energetic way, and has packed mu...
Category
20th Century American Impressionist Paintings in New York City
Materials
Oil, Board
Contemporary Cheshire Cat Animal oil Painting 2018
By Patrizia Russo
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
3936 Cheshire cat acrylic painting on rapped canvas no frame required
Category
2010s Paintings in New York City
Materials
Oil
"Good News" Three Colorful Butterflies on Gold Background with Scoring Framed
By Hunt Slonem
Located in New York, NY
A wonderful composition of one of Slonem's most iconic subjects, Butterflies. This piece depicts three delicate butterflies in ascension placed in a wonderful golden landscape. Slone...
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Paintings in New York City
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel, Mixed Media
Antique American Impressionist "Sub Zero Hinsdale" Chicago Street Scene Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
A charming and atmospheric winter nocturne by Chester Bratten, titled "Hinsdale Sub-Zero," this oil on canvas captures a quiet, snowy evening scene in downtown Hinsdale, Illinois. A ...
Category
1940s Impressionist Paintings in New York City
Materials
Oil, Board
Matter and Antimatter - Italian Abstract Art, Gestural Abstraction, Blue, Yellow
By Ruggero Vanni
Located in New York, NY
Materia et Antimateria by Ruggero Vanni is an exceptional example of abstract expressionism meeting sculptural sensibilities. This unique mixed-media painting blends pigments and tex...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings in New York City
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Coastal Scene" George Henry Smillie, Hudson River School, Rocky Coast, Cloudy
By George Henry Smillie
Located in New York, NY
George Henry Smillie
Coastal Scene
Signed lower right
Oil on canvas
20 x 30 inches
Provenance
Collection of Sylvia and Saverio Giammalva, Houston, Texas
The career of George Smill...
Category
1880s Hudson River School Paintings in New York City
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Vintage Modernist White Tulips Flower Still Life by P.Russo
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
#5-3333 A white tulips still life ,oil on canvas applied on board, set in a vintage curved white painted wood frame
.Signed lower left by P.Russo Neapolitan artist
Category
1990s Paintings in New York City
Materials
Oil
Pink Cosmos, Mixed Media Art on Paper
By a.muse
Located in New york, NY
In the artist's abstract print series, Pink Cosmos, 2023 by a.muse represents an imaginary cosmos - the universe as a place of longing, dreams, wonder, and ethereal beauty. A 13.75" ...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings in New York City
Materials
Ink, Rag Paper, Monotype, Gouache
Vintage French Beach Scene Oil Impasto "Cabanas on the French Riviera
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
Vintage impasto oil painting beach scene on the French Riviera
Signed on verso Nikki 1955
Category
1960s Paintings in New York City
Materials
Oil
19th Century English Folk Art portrait of a Bull in Maple frame
Located in Woodbury, CT
Anonymous (English School)
Prize Bull Portrait, mid-19th century
Oil on canvas, housed in a figured maple frame
This striking and endearing portrait of a prize bull stands as a test...
Category
1830s Folk Art Paintings in New York City
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Beach" Light Blue Outline Bunny on Turquoise Resin Background Oil Painting
By Hunt Slonem
Located in New York, NY
A wonderful composition of one of Slonem's most iconic subjects, Bunnies. This piece depicts a gestural figure of a light blue bunny on turquoise resin background with thick use of p...
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Paintings in New York City
Materials
Resin, Oil, Wood Panel, Acrylic
"Pond With Lotus Flowers" Monet's Water Garden in Giverny Painting on Canvas
Located in New York, NY
From Monet's sanctuary in Giverny, we are transported effortlessly through bold brushwork and impasto paint. Alfaro diligently layers the canvas with acrylic paint creating a truly b...
Category
2010s Abstract Impressionist Paintings in New York City
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
"Artist's Studio - Pond" Colorful Impressionist Landscape Oil Painting on Board
Located in New York, NY
A wonderful impressionist pastoral landscape with beautiful color tones throughout. Thomas deDecker has portrayed this piece in a most intimate, yet energetic way, and has packed muc...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Impressionist Paintings in New York City
Materials
Oil, Board
Japanese Landscape and Cranes Painting on Silk #One
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
3874 Japanese gouache landscape with trees and cranes
Set in brass finish metal frame
Category
1960s Paintings in New York City
Materials
Gouache
Marie Gabrielle de Gramont, Rococo Oil Painting after Vigée Le Brun
By Élisabeth Vigée Le Brun
Located in Long Island City, NY
Alessandro Maffei, After Elisabeth Louise Vigee Le Brun, Italian - Portrait of Marie Gabrielle de Gramont, Medium: Oil on Canvas, signed lower right, Size: 39.25 x 27.25 in. (99.7 ...
Category
Late 17th Century Rococo Paintings in New York City
Materials
Oil
"Picnic Scene" Paulette Van Roekens, Impressionist Scene, Leisure, Pastel Colors
Located in New York, NY
Paulette Van Roekens
Picnic Scene
Signed lower center
Oil on canvas
12 1/8 x 14 1/4 inches
Painter Paulette van Roekens was born in France and attended the Philadelphia School of D...
Category
1920s Impressionist Paintings in New York City
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Fusen Yao Post-Impressionist Original Oil Painting "Autumn Memories"
Located in New York, NY
Title: Autumn Memories
Medium: Oil on canvas
Size: 27 x 27 inches
Frame: Framing options available!
Condition: The painting appears to be in excellent condition.
Year: 2000 C...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Paintings in New York City
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Cafe Paris" Parisian Impressionist Oil Painting on Canvas Scene with Figures
Located in New York, NY
An exceptional impressionistic depiction of an afternoon at Cafe Paris in France by Mario Passoni, on a spring day with the busy activities of people walking and others seated at th...
Category
Late 20th Century Impressionist Paintings in New York City
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Parisian Flower Market" Romantic Impressionist Oil Painting with Figures
By Luigi Cagliani
Located in New York, NY
A whimsical oil painting depicting a Parisian Flower Market scene in Paris, France by Luigi Cagliani. As an Italian Impressionist artist Cagliani most of his works were produced in t...
Category
Early 20th Century Impressionist Paintings in New York City
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Hunt Slonem "Totem Hutch Visit" Blue, Silver, Gold and Red Bunny Family
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Houston, TX
Hunt Slonem "Totem Hutch Visit" Blue, Silver, Gold and Red Bunny Family
A group of seven rabbits gestured in black on a multicolor metallic background in a vintage frame
Unframed: 3...
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Paintings in New York City
Materials
Oil, Panel
Men Fraternizing with Ladies, Pre-20th Cen Oil Painting by Wilfrid Beauquesne
By Wilfrid Constant Beauquesne
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Wilfrid Constant Beauquesne, French (1840 - 1913)
Title: Men Fraternizing with the Ladies
Year: c. 1890
Medium: Oil on Canvas, signed l.l.
Size: 21.5 x 26 in. (54.61 x 66.04 ...
Category
1890s Old Masters Paintings in New York City
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Sky" Bunny on Periwinkle Light Blue Background Oil Painting on Wood Framed
By Hunt Slonem
Located in New York, NY
A wonderful composition of one of Slonem's most iconic subjects, Bunnies. This piece depicts a gestural figure of a black bunny on a French Blue background with thick use of paint. I...
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Paintings in New York City
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
"Pretty Pickins" Post-Impressionist Colorful Floral Oil Painting on Board Framed
Located in New York, NY
A joyous colorful floral still life painting depicting a bunch of freshly picked flowers placed effortlessly. The piece is done in a highly impressionistic manner and is a wonderful display of Reilly's more impromptu style, with bold colors of joyful yellow, deep rouge, and softer colors of light blue, hints of brown, and pops of pink. White ostrich daisies along with blue bluebells, orange, yellow and mamey flowers on a background of bright green grass and dark bushes in the background. This still life in nature, in the garden from nature. This bouquet reminds us of sunny summer days filled with the scent of flowers and nature. This piece is titled and has artist's estate stamp on the back, it comes housed in a contemporary gold leaf plain air wood frame with hanging wire on verso ready to be displayed.
Art measures 30 x 24 inches
Frame measures 37 x 31 inches
John Reilly is a critically acclaimed and award-winning New Jersey artist, born in Brooklyn, NY in 1942. He received his early art training at the School of Art and Design, formally known as ‘The School of Industrial Art’ in Manhattan, where he studied advertising art. By the age of twenty-three, he operated a mid-town-based sales promotion agency, eventually expanding the business to service large companies such as Bacardi Rum, Johnson and Johnson, Nabisco, and KLM...
Category
Late 20th Century Post-Impressionist Paintings in New York City
Materials
Oil, Board
"42nd St. Library -NYC-" Impressionist Oil Painting in the Style of Guy Wiggins
By Cindy Shaoul
Located in New York, NY
As described in the Financial Times: "With shades of Pierre Bonnard’s Parisian street vistas and Edward Hopper’s New York shopfronts, American impressionist Cindy Shaoul’s oil painti...
Category
2010s American Impressionist Paintings in New York City
Materials
Oil, Board
Antique Scandinavian Female Figurative Oil Painting of A Bather
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
4032 Scandinavian painting of a female bather on cut out wood applied to a painted backround
Set in a wood frame image size 8.5x10.5"
Category
1920s Paintings in New York City
Materials
Oil
Antique American Early 1900s Nude Women & Swans Deco River Landscape Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American impressionist nude women landscape oil painting. Oil on canvas. Framed. Signed "Wolfe". In excellent original condition. Handsomely framed in a giltwood molding....
Category
1920s Impressionist Paintings in New York City
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Vintage Modernist Blue Misty Sea by Italian artist T.Carillo
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
5082 Modernist misty seascape painting in shades of blue.
Rapped canvas painted on edge no need for frame
Category
1970s Paintings in New York City
Materials
Oil
"The Red Bush" Gabriel Godard, Painting, Oil on canvas, French artist, 1979
By Gabriel Godard
Located in New York, NY
Gabriel Godard (1933-2023)
The Red Bush, 1979
Oil on canvas
Artwork: 28 x 20 1/2 in. l 71 x 52 cm
Framed: 31 1/2 x 24 in. l 80 x 61 cm
Signed lower left
Condition: Perfect condition...
Category
1970s Post-Impressionist Paintings in New York City
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Question Mark & Comma" Butterflies on Silver and Gold Oil Painting on Canvas
By Hunt Slonem
Located in New York, NY
A wonderful composition of one of Slonem's most iconic subjects, Butterflies. This piece depicts delicate multicolor butterflies in ascension placed in a wonderful golden silver land...
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Paintings in New York City
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil
Hunt Slonem "Grass" Bunny Couple in Green
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Houston, TX
Hunt Slonem "Grass" Bunny Couple in Green
Two bunnies gestured in black on a green background in a vintage frame.
Unframed: 12 x 11 inches
Framed: 16 x 15 inches
*Painting is framed...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Neo-Expressionist Paintings in New York City
Materials
Oil, Panel
Hunt Slonem "Red Sea Before Parting" Multicolor Butterflies on Textured Gold
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Houston, TX
Hunt Slonem "Red Sea Before Parting" Multicolor Butterflies on Gold
A group of butterflies on a scored metallic background in a vintage frame
Unframed: 19 x 29 inches
Framed: 31.5 x...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Neo-Expressionist Paintings in New York City
Materials
Oil, Panel
Antique Impressionist Landscape"Working in the Fields" by Di Martino 1945
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
3910B Antique oil landscape people working in a beau colic field .
Set in a 19th C gilt frame
Image size 16x20"
Category
1940s Paintings in New York City
Materials
Oil
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