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Item Ships From: Tri-State Area
Antique French Equestrian Chase"Escape from the Wolf Pack"
Antique French Equestrian Chase"Escape from the Wolf Pack"

Antique French Equestrian Chase"Escape from the Wolf Pack"

Located in Douglas Manor, NY

6047 Equestrian oil painting Escape from the wolves Signed set in a period gilt frame Image size 14x27.5"

Category

1920s Tri-State Area - Paintings

Materials

Oil

Large Impressive American Abstract Expressionist Modern Interior Oil Painting
Large Impressive American Abstract Expressionist Modern Interior Oil Painting

Large Impressive American Abstract Expressionist Modern Interior Oil Painting

Located in Buffalo, NY

Vintage American modernist abstract interior scene oil painting. Oil on canvas. Framed. Signed and titled verso, "Bertoia Chair". Handsomely framed in a period molding. Excellent ...

Category

1950s Abstract Expressionist Tri-State Area - Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"Paris in Gold and Silver" Abstract French Haute Couture Oil Painting on Canvas
"Paris in Gold and Silver" Abstract French Haute Couture Oil Painting on Canvas

"Paris in Gold and Silver" Abstract French Haute Couture Oil Painting on Canvas

By Cindy Shaoul

Located in New York, NY

Exploring the purity of the feminine form and the drama of French haute couture, artist Cindy Shaoul creates a dialogue between the figurative and the abstract. Her spirited composit...

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2010s Contemporary Tri-State Area - Paintings

Materials

Silver, Gold Leaf

Antique Fine Framed French Impressionist Street Scene Paris Signed Oil Painting
Antique Fine Framed French Impressionist Street Scene Paris Signed Oil Painting

Antique Fine Framed French Impressionist Street Scene Paris Signed Oil Painting

Located in Buffalo, NY

Antique French impressionist Paris street scene signed oil painting. Oil on canvas. Framed. Signed. In excellent original condition. Handsomely framed in a gold giltwood impression...

Category

1940s Impressionist Tri-State Area - Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

"Bush Lupine" Colorful Impressionistic Spring Time Landscape Oil Painting Framed
"Bush Lupine" Colorful Impressionistic Spring Time Landscape Oil Painting Framed

"Bush Lupine" Colorful Impressionistic Spring Time Landscape Oil Painting Framed

By David Chapple

Located in New York, NY

A wonderful impressionist pastoral landscape with beautiful color tones throughout. David Chapple has portrayed this piece in a most intimate, yet energetic way, and has packed much ...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Impressionist Tri-State Area - Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board, Canvas

Abstract Composition

Abstract Composition

By Elba Alvarez

Located in Los Angeles, CA

20th Century Modern Mixed Media Triptych of Acrylic and Sand on Canvas. Signed and Dated Lower Right 1980. Bright Dynamic Abstract work known for Painted Forms that seem to Dance Off...

Category

1980s Abstract Tri-State Area - Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

Anza-Borrego Desert California Modernist Large Landscape Framed Oil Painting
Anza-Borrego Desert California Modernist Large Landscape Framed Oil Painting

Anza-Borrego Desert California Modernist Large Landscape Framed Oil Painting

Located in Buffalo, NY

Antique American modernist landscape signed oil painting of the Anza-Borrego desert. Oil on canvas. Framed. Signed. Measuring: 36 by 44 inches overall. In excellent original condit...

Category

1960s Modern Tri-State Area - Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Antique Italian Luminous Venice Cityscape Gondola Framed Impressionist Painting
Antique Italian Luminous Venice Cityscape Gondola Framed Impressionist Painting

Antique Italian Luminous Venice Cityscape Gondola Framed Impressionist Painting

Located in Buffalo, NY

Antique Italian venice cityscape oil painting. Oil on canvas. Framed. Measuring: 19 by 25 inches overall, and 12.5 by 18.5 painting alone.. In excellent original condition. Handsome...

Category

1890s Impressionist Tri-State Area - Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Binhua Cao Waterscape Original Oil On Canvas "Riverside Cottage"
Binhua Cao Waterscape Original Oil On Canvas "Riverside Cottage"

Binhua Cao Waterscape Original Oil On Canvas "Riverside Cottage"

Located in New York, NY

Title: Riverside Cottage Medium: Oil on canvas Size: 24.75 x 36 inches Frame: Framing options available! Condition: The painting appears to be in excellent condition. Note: Thi...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Tri-State Area - Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

“Birches at New Harbor“
“Birches at New Harbor“

“Birches at New Harbor“

Located in Warren, NJ

signature to lower right, verso with card from Emile A. Gruppe Gallery stapled to frame with title and sales information Provenance The Collection of Bruce and Barbara Sullivan, Bir...

Category

20th Century Tri-State Area - Paintings

Materials

Oil

Antique American School Impressionist Landscape Nicely Framed Oil Painting
Antique American School Impressionist Landscape Nicely Framed Oil Painting

Antique American School Impressionist Landscape Nicely Framed Oil Painting

Located in Buffalo, NY

Impressive early American impressionist landscape painting. Oil on board. Housed in a period impressionist giltwood frame. Excellent condition.

Category

1910s Impressionist Tri-State Area - Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"Saturday Night Manhattan N.Y.C." Impressionist Snow New York City Oil Painting
"Saturday Night Manhattan N.Y.C." Impressionist Snow New York City Oil Painting

"Saturday Night Manhattan N.Y.C." Impressionist Snow New York City Oil Painting

By Christopher Willett 1

Located in New York, NY

Impressionist New York City winter city-scene depicting New York City in snow. This piece is done in a most intimate, yet energetic way. Christopher is known for capturing the beauty...

Category

20th Century American Impressionist Tri-State Area - Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

Antique French Impressionist Signed Park Landscape Detailed Original Painting
Antique French Impressionist Signed Park Landscape Detailed Original Painting

Antique French Impressionist Signed Park Landscape Detailed Original Painting

By Gabriel Spat

Located in Buffalo, NY

Antique French impressionist landscape oil painting. Oil on canvas, lain to board. Framed. Signed. In excellent original condition. Handsomely framed in a period impressionist mo...

Category

1920s Impressionist Tri-State Area - Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board, Canvas

Antique English Panoramic Sunset Fall River Classical Landscape Framed Painting
Antique English Panoramic Sunset Fall River Classical Landscape Framed Painting

Antique English Panoramic Sunset Fall River Classical Landscape Framed Painting

Located in Buffalo, NY

Antique English landscape oil painting. Oil on canvas. Signed. Framed. In excellent original condition. Handsomely framed in a wood molding. Excellent condition, ready to hang and...

Category

1890s Impressionist Tri-State Area - Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

Sam Gilliam - Ab Ex painting, Ex-Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) Collection, Signed
Sam Gilliam - Ab Ex painting, Ex-Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) Collection, Signed

Sam Gilliam - Ab Ex painting, Ex-Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) Collection, Signed

By Sam Gilliam

Located in New York, NY

Sam Gilliam Untitled Abstract Expressionist mixed media painting on paper, Ex-Museum of Modern Art Collection, 1968 Watercolor and Aluminum Paint on Fiberglass Paper. (Framed with Mu...

Category

1960s Abstract Expressionist Tri-State Area - Paintings

Materials

Fiberglass, Paint, Watercolor

Vintage American Modernist Framed Abstract Expressionist Beach Scene Painting
Vintage American Modernist Framed Abstract Expressionist Beach Scene Painting

Vintage American Modernist Framed Abstract Expressionist Beach Scene Painting

Located in Buffalo, NY

Vintage abstract beach scene oil painting. Oil on canvas. Framed. Signed. In excellent original condition. Handsomely framed in a wood molding. Excellent condition, ready to han...

Category

1950s Abstract Tri-State Area - Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

Vintage American Impressionist Framed Pansy Flower Still Life Oil Painting
Vintage American Impressionist Framed Pansy Flower Still Life Oil Painting

Vintage American Impressionist Framed Pansy Flower Still Life Oil Painting

Located in Buffalo, NY

Vintage American impressionist oil painting. Oil on board. Framed. Provenance from a Sag Harbor, NY collection. Handsomely framed in a giltwood molding. Excellent condition, ready...

Category

1940s Impressionist Tri-State Area - Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

[Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] Two Rowers, Early Morning Practice

[Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] Two Rowers, Early Morning Practice

By Mark Beard

Located in New York, NY

[Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] Two Rowers, Early Morning Practice n.d. Signed in red, u.r. Oil on canvas mounted to Masonite 38 x 82 inches (96.5 x 208.3 cm) $10,000 + $900 framing...

Category

2010s Contemporary Tri-State Area - Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Masonite, Oil

Vintage American Modernist Framed Abstract Figural Composition Oil Painting
Vintage American Modernist Framed Abstract Figural Composition Oil Painting

Vintage American Modernist Framed Abstract Figural Composition Oil Painting

Located in Buffalo, NY

Vintage American modernist abstract figural oil painting. Oil on canvas. Framed. Provenance from a Sag Harbor, NY collection. Measuring: 25 by 19inches overall. Handsomely framed in...

Category

1940s Modern Tri-State Area - Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Riverside Drive, New York
Riverside Drive, New York

Riverside Drive, New York

By Wolf Kahn

Located in Greenwich, CT

Unframed dimensions: 14 x 11 inches Framed dimensions: 18 3/4 x 16 inches signed lower left Capturing the way in which light coalesces around form, substantiating or dissolving it,...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Color-Field Tri-State Area - Paintings

Materials

Paper, Pastel

Signed 1921 American Modernist Abstract Flower Still Life Framed Oil Painting
Signed 1921 American Modernist Abstract Flower Still Life Framed Oil Painting

Signed 1921 American Modernist Abstract Flower Still Life Framed Oil Painting

Located in Buffalo, NY

Antique American oil painting. Oil on canvas. Signed. Framed. Measuring: 28 by 22 inches overall, and 25 by 19 painting alone. Excellent condition, ready to hang and enjoy.

Category

1920s Impressionist Tri-State Area - Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Pengfei Wu Original Oil Painting "Still Life-Blue 1"
Pengfei Wu Original Oil Painting "Still Life-Blue 1"

Pengfei Wu Original Oil Painting "Still Life-Blue 1"

By Pengfei Wu

Located in New York, NY

Title: Still Life-Blue 1 Medium: Oil on canvas Size: 15.5 x 15.5 inches Frame: Framing options available! Condition: The painting appears to be in excellent condition. Note: Th...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Tri-State Area - Paintings

Materials

Oil

Vintage American Impressionist Nicely Framed River Landscape Oil Painting
Vintage American Impressionist Nicely Framed River Landscape Oil Painting

Vintage American Impressionist Nicely Framed River Landscape Oil Painting

Located in Buffalo, NY

Vintage American impressionist landscape oil painting. Oil on board. Framed. Signed. Provenance from a Sag Harbor, NY collection. Measuring: 20 by 18 inches overall. Handsomely fr...

Category

1930s Impressionist Tri-State Area - Paintings

Materials

Oil

Antique American School Impressionist Forest Interior Gem Landscape Oil Painting
Antique American School Impressionist Forest Interior Gem Landscape Oil Painting

Antique American School Impressionist Forest Interior Gem Landscape Oil Painting

Located in Buffalo, NY

Antique American impressionist forest landscape oil painting. Oil on canvas. Signed illegibly. Framed. Provenance from a Sag Harbor, NY collection. Measuring: 24 by 28 inches painti...

Category

1920s Impressionist Tri-State Area - Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Debra Smith "Shifting Vision #5" -- Abstract Vintage Silk Collage

Debra Smith "Shifting Vision #5" -- Abstract Vintage Silk Collage

By Debra Smith

Located in New York, NY

Debra Smith Shifting Vision #5, 2017 pieced vintage silk 18 x 15 in. This original textile collage by Debra Smith features graphic shapes crafted with layers of vintage silk in vari...

Category

2010s Abstract Tri-State Area - Paintings

Materials

Silk, Found Objects, Mixed Media

Finely Painted Framed Antique American Impressionist Fall Landscape Oil Painting
Finely Painted Framed Antique American Impressionist Fall Landscape Oil Painting

Finely Painted Framed Antique American Impressionist Fall Landscape Oil Painting

Located in Buffalo, NY

Antique American impressionist landscape oil painting. Oil on canvas. Signed. Framed. Measuring 20 by 25 inches overall and 16 by 20 painting alone.

Category

Early 1900s Impressionist Tri-State Area - Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"Constellation" White & Blue Butterflies w Silver Background Oil Painting Canvas
"Constellation" White & Blue Butterflies w Silver Background Oil Painting Canvas

"Constellation" White & Blue Butterflies w Silver 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 silver tone landscape. Slonem...

Category

2010s Neo-Expressionist Tri-State Area - Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Vintage American Modernist Surreal Figural Nude Portrait Large Framed Painting
Vintage American Modernist Surreal Figural Nude Portrait Large Framed Painting

Vintage American Modernist Surreal Figural Nude Portrait Large Framed Painting

Located in Buffalo, NY

Antique American modernist nude portrait oil painting. Oil on board. Framed. In excellent original condition. Handsomely framed in a modern molding. Excellent condition, ready to ...

Category

1950s Modern Tri-State Area - Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

Large Vintage American Modernist Framed Abstract Expressionist Signed Painting
Large Vintage American Modernist Framed Abstract Expressionist Signed Painting

Large Vintage American Modernist Framed Abstract Expressionist Signed Painting

Located in Buffalo, NY

Large vintage American modernist oil painting. Oil on canvas. Signed. Framed. Provenance from a Sag Harbor, NY collection. Handsomely framed. Excellent condition, ready to hang and ...

Category

1960s Abstract Expressionist Tri-State Area - Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Nicely Framed Detailed American School Antique Beach Scene Original Oil Painting
Nicely Framed Detailed American School Antique Beach Scene Original Oil Painting

Nicely Framed Detailed American School Antique Beach Scene Original Oil Painting

Located in Buffalo, NY

Very finely painted early 1900s American impressionist beach scene. Oil on board. Framed. Signed verso. Great colors and very well painted. Excellent ready to hang condition.

Category

Early 1900s Impressionist Tri-State Area - Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Antique Italian Impressionist Venice Cityscape Framed Signed Watercolor Painting
Antique Italian Impressionist Venice Cityscape Framed Signed Watercolor Painting

Antique Italian Impressionist Venice Cityscape Framed Signed Watercolor Painting

Located in Buffalo, NY

Vintage Italian painting. Watercolor on paper. Signed. Framed. Measuring: 18 by 25 inches overall, and 14.5 by 21 painting alone. Excellent condition, ready to hang and enjoy.

Category

1890s Realist Tri-State Area - Paintings

Materials

Watercolor

"Parisian Street Scene Arc de Triomphe" Post-Impressionist Oil Paint on Canvas
"Parisian Street Scene Arc de Triomphe" Post-Impressionist Oil Paint on Canvas

"Parisian Street Scene Arc de Triomphe" Post-Impressionist Oil Paint on Canvas

Located in New York, NY

In this piece, the artist depicts his subject in an abstract and impressionistic way, capturing the Arc de Triomphe busy street scene from the 20th Century with much life. The artist...

Category

Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Tri-State Area - Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Vintage American Modernist Street Scene Framed Original Thick Impasto Painting
Vintage American Modernist Street Scene Framed Original Thick Impasto Painting

Vintage American Modernist Street Scene Framed Original Thick Impasto Painting

Located in Buffalo, NY

Vintage American modernist street scene oil painting. Oil on canvas. Signed verso. Framed. Measuring: 27 by 30 inches overall, and 18 by 22 painting alone. Excellent condition, rea...

Category

1960s Post-Impressionist Tri-State Area - Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Antique American Impressionist Young Girl and Pug Dog Portrait Framed Painting
Antique American Impressionist Young Girl and Pug Dog Portrait Framed Painting

Antique American Impressionist Young Girl and Pug Dog Portrait Framed Painting

Located in Buffalo, NY

Antique American impressionist oil painting by Frederick Stuart Church (1842 - 1924). Gouache and watercolor on board. Framed. Measuring: 17 by 23 inches overall, and 10 by 16 painti...

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1880s Impressionist Tri-State Area - Paintings

Materials

Watercolor, Gouache, Archival Paper

"Raked Off" Lynne Drexler, Abstract Expressionist, Patterns, Orange, Green
"Raked Off" Lynne Drexler, Abstract Expressionist, Patterns, Orange, Green

"Raked Off" Lynne Drexler, Abstract Expressionist, Patterns, Orange, Green

By Lynne Drexler

Located in New York, NY

Lynne Drexler Raked Off, 1989 Signed, titled and dated on the reverse Oil on canvas 36 x 31 inches Provenance The artist The Collection of Jerry Vis, Monhegan Island Meredith Ward F...

Category

1980s Abstract Expressionist Tri-State Area - Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Antique American School Framed Signed Serene Lake Landscape Original Painting
Antique American School Framed Signed Serene Lake Landscape Original Painting

Antique American School Framed Signed Serene Lake Landscape Original Painting

Located in Buffalo, NY

Antique American school landscape oil painting. Oil on canvas. Signed. Framed. Measuring: 24 by 33 inches overall, and 20 by 29 painting alone. Nice period frame. Excellent condit...

Category

1890s Hudson River School Tri-State Area - Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Guarding the flock
Guarding the flock

Guarding the flock

By Edwin Douglas

Located in Stoke, Hampshire

Edwin Douglas (1848-1914) Guarding the flock signed 'ED(in ligature)ouglas' (lower left) Oil on canvas Painting size 24 x 20 in Framed size 29 1/2 x 25 1...

Category

19th Century Victorian Tri-State Area - Paintings

Materials

Oil

Tao Baochun Landscape Original Oil On Canvas "Yunnan Landscape Series-3"
Tao Baochun Landscape Original Oil On Canvas "Yunnan Landscape Series-3"

Tao Baochun Landscape Original Oil On Canvas "Yunnan Landscape Series-3"

Located in New York, NY

Title: Yunnan Landscape Series-3 Medium: Oil on canvas Size: 23 x 31 inches Frame: Framing options available! Condition: The painting appears to be in excellent condition. Note: This...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Tri-State Area - Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Philippe Auge Signed Still Life, 1966
Philippe Auge Signed Still Life, 1966

Philippe Auge Signed Still Life, 1966

By Philippe Auge

Located in New York, NY

Philippe Auge (French, b. 1935) Des Fruits Heureux D'Etre Fruits, 1966 Oil on canvas Framed: 10 1/8 x 13 5/8 x 1 in. Signed upper right: Auge Inscribed verso: Philippe Auge, Paris Fr...

Category

1960s Modern Tri-State Area - Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

The Lions Den
The Lions Den

George StubbsThe Lions Den

$3,500Sale Price|58% Off

The Lions Den

By George Stubbs

Located in Stoke, Hampshire

Circle of George Stubbs The Lions Den Oil on canvas Canvas Size 11 x 14 1/2 in Framed Size 17 x 21 in George Stubbs, one of the most celebrated animal painters of the 18th century, ...

Category

18th Century Old Masters Tri-State Area - Paintings

Materials

Oil

"City Life at The Grands Boulevards" Post-Impressionist Parisian Street Scene
"City Life at The Grands Boulevards" Post-Impressionist Parisian Street Scene

"City Life at The Grands Boulevards" Post-Impressionist Parisian Street Scene

By Te Pencke

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...

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20th Century Post-Impressionist Tri-State Area - Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Antique American Impressionist Seascape Crashing Waves Framed Oil Painting
Antique American Impressionist Seascape Crashing Waves Framed Oil Painting

Antique American Impressionist Seascape Crashing Waves Framed Oil Painting

Located in Buffalo, NY

Antique American impressionist seascape oil painting by J. Redding Kelly (1870 - 1939). Oil on board. Signed. Framed. Measuring 18 by 21 inches overall and 12 by 16 painting alone.

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1890s Impressionist Tri-State Area - Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"Artist's Studio - Pond" Colorful Impressionist Landscape Oil Painting on Board
"Artist's Studio - Pond" Colorful Impressionist Landscape Oil Painting on Board

"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 Tri-State Area - Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

At the Plaza - John F. Kennedy, Oil Painting Portrait by Alex Schloss
At the Plaza - John F. Kennedy, Oil Painting Portrait by Alex Schloss

At the Plaza - John F. Kennedy, Oil Painting Portrait by Alex Schloss

By Russ Elliott

Located in Long Island City, NY

At the Plaza - John F. Kennedy by Alex Schloss, American (1921 - 2011) Date: 1991 Oil on canvas, signed and titled lower right Size: 24 x 20 in. (60.96 x 50.8 cm) Frame Size: 25.5...

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1990s Contemporary Tri-State Area - Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Antique American Framed Mid Century Modern Abstract Expressionist Oil Painting
Antique American Framed Mid Century Modern Abstract Expressionist Oil Painting

Antique American Framed Mid Century Modern Abstract Expressionist Oil Painting

Located in Buffalo, NY

Very nicely painted mid century abstract expressionist oil painting. Oil on board. Framed. Great colors and bold brush strokes.

Category

1950s Abstract Expressionist Tri-State Area - Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Copy of "Portrait of Beatrice dʼEste" by Leonardo da Vinci created 15th Century
Copy of "Portrait of Beatrice dʼEste" by Leonardo da Vinci created 15th Century

Copy of "Portrait of Beatrice dʼEste" by Leonardo da Vinci created 15th Century

Located in New York, NY

A masterful copy by an unknown artist, after the portrait of "Beatrice d'Este" by Leonardo Da Vinci also known as ‘Portrait of a Lady’ or ‘La Dama con la reticella di perle (The Lady With a Pearl Hairnet)’. The original work originally created in the 15th Century is currently on display in the Pinacoteca Ambrosiana Museum of Milan. Beatrice d'Este was the Duchess of Bari/Milan and was believed to be one of the most attractive princesses of the Renaissance. Her impeccable style won her many admirers throughout Italy and France, and she became a trendsetter of the highest order. This copy of the original painting, is an oil on canvas done in the 18th Century, and in this exquisite portrait, the artist has masterfully depicted the fine details with draped hair, pearls, royal dress, ornate headgear and sumptuous jewelry in front of a dark background. Once again, capturing the imagination with another enigmatic smile. It comes housed in an elegant period giltwood frame with ebonized trims and ready to be displayed with hanging wire on verso. Art measures 28 x 18 inches Frame measures 34.5 x 24.5 inches There is much debate and controversy over who actually painted the "Beatrice d'Este" was it Leonardo da Vinci (1452–1519), or Giovanni Ambrogio de Predis (1455–1508). So we may never know who executed the original portrait which hangs in the museum, but that need not deter from an appreciation of its singularity. Following the portraiture convention established by painters of the Quattrocentro, the artist has chosen to portray his sitter in profile. In doing so, he magnificently captures the essence of his sitter, a girl on the threshold of womanhood. Bedecked in the adornments—silk, velvet, pearls and embroidery (brocade) crafted of spun gold threads—afforded her by birthright and marriage, Beatrice looks forward in noble serenity. And at the same time her profile with its upturned nose and slight smile betrays an innocence that must have been the basis of the oft-repeated epithet: la più zentil donna in Italia” (“the sweetest lady in Italy”). It is believed the lady is Beatrice d'Este (1475-1497), duchess of Bari and later of Milan, the wife of Ludovico Sforza (known as "il Moro"). One of the most beautiful princesses of the Italian Renaissance, she was known for her good taste in fashion. Beatrice was a member of the Este-Sforza family, which joined by marriage two of the oldest reigning and already powerful houses in Italy. The house of Este, which held court in Ferrara, traced its lineage to the 11th century Dukes of Saxony and Bavaria. Beatriceʼs father, Ercole I ruled the Ferrara commune for 34 years, catapulting the city-state (and the Estes with it) to an unmatched level of economic prosperity and cultural prominence. The family was renowned for its love of letters and patronage of the arts. The first time Leonardo da Vinci’s name resounded in the Ambrosiana, it was through the pen of its founder, Cardinal Federico Borromeo, who attributed this little panel to the great Master, describing it as “A portrait of a Duchess of Milan, by the hand of Leonardo”. Following the Cardinal’s statement, the portrait was for long assumed to depict Beatrice d’Este, the wife of Ludovico il Moro. However, scholars have recently been more cautious and vague in their statements, with regard to both the artist (anonymous Lombard or Emilian...

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18th Century Northern Renaissance Tri-State Area - Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil