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Late 19th Century Italian Oil Painting on Board, Path in the Woods, Signed
Located in Casale Monferrato, IT
We present this fantastic oil painting on board dating back to the end of the 19th century. The painting features the Leto signature at the bottom right (see photo). Attributable to ...
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Antique Late 19th Century Italian Paintings

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Poplar

Large Abstract Oil on Canvas by Lee Reynolds Burr For Vanguard Studios
By Lee Reynolds
Located in Redding, CT
Large abstract oil on canvas by Lee Reynolds Burr for Vanguard Studios. Heavy impasto abstract canvas with fire engine reds, black, white and yellow....
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Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Paintings

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Chrome

Antique early 20th century oil painting of countryside houses by Jacob Meyer
Located in Ebberup, DK
This is an original vintage Danish oil on plate painting of a rural landscape with houses and a clouded sky. The strokes of the painting is soft and expressive. The painting is by Danish artist Jacob...
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Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Paintings

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Paint

The Start of the Race - French School, 19th Century Oil on Panel
Located in TEYJAT, FR
The Start of the Race - French School, 19th Century, Framed Oil on Panel in the style of de Dreux and Herring. A skilful and colourful depiction by the artist of the start of a hors...
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Antique 19th Century French Paintings

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Wood, Paint

Antique Oil on Canvas Portrait of A Nobleman in Original Giltwood Frame 18thC
Located in Big Flats, NY
Antique Oil on Canvas Portrait of A Nobleman in Original Giltwood Frame 18thC Measures - 33.75"H x 29.25"W x 3"D
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Antique 18th Century Paintings

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Canvas, Giltwood

Outsider Painting in Acrylic of a Humpback Whale on Blue
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
This is a great example of outsider art. This painting of a black humpback whale is painted on a masonite board. At the center is a black humpback whale with an open mouth and beady ...
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Late 20th Century American Folk Art Paintings

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Masonite, Paint

Antique Christian Paintings, Madonna and Child Jesus, Oil on Canvas, XIX
Located in Breganze, VI
This is a Antique Christian paintings Artwork, portraits of the Madonna and Child Jesus placing a crown of flowers on her head, mid 19th century. From the 19th century. The Virgin Mary is also holding a flower, a Lily, which is a symbol of nobility, candour and purity. This is an Antique Oil Painting on Canvas from the 19th century.  Catholic religious...
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Antique Mid-19th Century French Charles X Paintings

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Canvas

Vintage I. Krohm Schloss Euerburg German Castle Oil Painting on Canvas 21"
Located in Dayton, OH
Mid to early 20th century oil on canvas painting depicting a cityscape view of Schloss Euerburg - a Reanaissance era castle in Obereuerheim, Germany. Signed I. Krohm in lower right. ...
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Mid-20th Century Paintings

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Canvas, Paint

19th Century American Portrait of Joseph Stringham
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
19th century American Portrait of Joseph Stringham (1776-1834) Oil on Canvas Later Giltwood Frame Presenting an exquisite 19th-century ...
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Antique Early 19th Century American American Classical Paintings

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Canvas, Giltwood

Antique Victorian American Folk Art Portrait Oil Painting Woman Children
Located in Dayton, OH
An exceptional large Mid-19th century American School Victorian Folk Art portrait. The painting features a young, well-dressed mother seated in a tufted balloon-back chair with her ...
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Antique Mid-19th Century American Victorian Paintings

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Canvas, Hardwood, Giltwood, Paint

19th Century Florentine Baroque Style Giltwood Hand Carved Mirror Frame
Located in Vero Beach, FL
This is a beautiful hand carved and gilded mirror frame. It is a dramatic wall hanging with a stunning depth of more than 3 inches. The circa 1880...
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Antique 19th Century Italian Baroque Wall Mirrors

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Wood

Painting “Motion” by Earl Daniels 'Midcentury 1960s' American Painter
By Earl Daniels
Located in San Diego, CA
Earl Daniels (1920-1999), California painter of landscapes, seascapes, coastal scenes, still- lives and abstracts, was born in New York City where he worked both as a commercial arti...
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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Paintings

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Paint

Pair of Italian 19th Century Neapolitan Gouaches
Located in Bradenton, FL
An absolutely exquisite pair of Italian 19th century Neapolitan gouaches in 20th century giltwood frames. One depicts the volcano eruption of 1822 in Naples, the other is an affluent...
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Antique 19th Century Italian Grand Tour Paintings

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Paint

Picasso Drawing Black and White Print
By Pablo Picasso
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Presenting an exquisite print by Pablo Picasso, a testament to the artist's prowess and innovation. Dated on the stone as 3.4.59, this drawing print captures a mesmerizing bullfighte...
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Vintage 1970s French Mid-Century Modern Paintings

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Paper

"Nude Pan with Pipes", Large, Vivid Painting w/ Male Nude by Broadway Designer
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Like his contemporary, Raoul Pene du Bois, Waldo Angelo served as an important designer for Broadway productions over decades, but in his private time, he produced a number of beauti...
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Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Paintings

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Paint

18th Century, Old Master European Landscape Painting Italian School
Located in Atlanta, GA
Italian School, 18th century. A masterful example of 18th-century Italian School artistry, this Old Master landscape painting captures the sublime beauty of an idealized European co...
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Antique 18th Century Italian Baroque Paintings

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Canvas, Giltwood, Paint

Signed Oil on Canvas by French Artist Jean Hubert Gautier
Located in Redding, CT
Signed Oil on Canvas by Jean Hubert Gautier (1872-1930). Nice heavy impasto technique of a classic french riverscape. The composition includes heavy clouds with a basilica in the bac...
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Early 20th Century French French Provincial Paintings

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Canvas, Wood, Paint

Georges Braque Framed 'Paysage à l'Estaque' Color Lithography, circa 1906
By Georges Braque
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Step into the enchanting world of Georges Braque with the original 'Paysage à l'Estaque' color lithograph, a masterpiece painted in France circa 1906. This lithograph, edited and printed in France in the 1970s, captures the essence of Braque's artistic brilliance and is a testament to his significant contributions to Fauvism and the development of Cubism. Framed to perfection and signed in the stone, this lithograph is not just a piece of art; it's a window into the mind of a major 20th-century French painter. Georges Braque's work between 1908 and 1912 is closely associated with that of his colleague Pablo Picasso, and this piece reflects the indistinguishable nature of their Cubist works...
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Vintage 1970s French Modern Paintings

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Paper

Oil on Canvas "the Prohibited Reading" After Karel Ooms
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A Large Continental Oil on Canvas "The Prohibited Reading " after Karel Ooms (Belgium, 1845-1900). This beautiful executed painting depicts a historical scene of an old man and a young woman who are huddled over a bible. The pair is gazing in apparent concern or alarm, over the old man's shoulder, towards something outside of the picture. The scene is likely set in the 16th or 17th century when Protestants were prosecuted, amongst others, for reading the bible in the vernacular, a practice prohibited by the Catholic Church at the time. Signed (l/r) A. Ribas 15-12-913. Within a giltwood carved frame. circa: Probably Belgium, 1913. Karel Ooms was born in Dessel on January 27, 1845 as the youngest son of a large peasant family. At school his extraordinary talent for drawing was discovered. When he was twelve his hometown provided financial support which allowed him to study at the Antwerp Academy of fine Arts. One of his teachers at the Academy was Nicaise de Keyser, one of the key figures in the Belgian Romantic-historical school of painting and a painter of mainly history paintings and portraits. After graduating from the Academy 1865 Karel Ooms was welcomed with pomp in his home town Dessel. He painted two altarpieces for the local church Saint Nicolas, to express his gratitude to his city. Karel Ooms settled as an independent artist in Antwerp around 1871. He quickly established a reputation as a portrait painter. In addition, he received commissions for religious paintings and history paintings. He gained particular recognition with two large paintings...
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Early 20th Century Belgian Renaissance Revival Paintings

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Canvas, Giltwood

Large Original Playboy Artist Leo Jansen Oil Painting of a Reclining Nude Woman
By Leo Jansen
Located in Tustin, CA
Very sensual, large original oil on canvas of a beautiful reclining red headed nude woman, by famous deceased listed Dutch artist, Leo Jansen (1930-1980). T...
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Vintage 1970s American Other Paintings

Materials

Paint, Canvas

Large Oil Painting of Flowers by Chinese Artist Henry Peeters 'Hing Biu'
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
For customers that require professional insured delivery we are proud to have teamed up with a nationwide professional delivery company that will assist with coordinating your delivery needs! They offer a reasonable flat-rate fee for delivery and set up to the ground floor of your home. They deliver to the vast majority of the lower 48 states. They offer a flat rate for most of our items with exclusions for the largest or most complex items such as breakfronts or crystal chandeliers or other items of greater complexity. For those items please ask for a shipping quote prior to purchase as these rates are different from our stated pricing. For those items please ask for a shipping quote prior to purchase. Most deliveries to the East Coast will be 295.00, to the mid-west and Southern mid-west 395.00. To the areas west of Kansas 495.00 and the farthest points to the West coast will be 595.00. Again, some areas we can't cover, however we can deliver to most of the lower 48 states so please inquire to be sure! Delivery times range from as fast as 1-4 weeks for the east coast to 5-9 weeks to the farthest areas of the west coast, sometimes longer and sometimes even shorter. If it is a time sensitive purchase, we may be able to accommodate you for a higher price. It is our goal to please each and every one of our customers with the highest standard of service possible. You must realize and accept that we are shipping antique, vintage and quality used furnishings to your home. We cannot control traffic, weather, and acts of God. There will be times when additional patience will be necessary. This is a gorgeous large oil painting by Hing Biu...
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1990s Chinese Neoclassical Paintings

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Canvas

"Shore Leave, " Large Art Deco Mural with Sailors at New Orleans Brothel, 1940s
Located in Philadelphia, PA
One of the most striking and remarkable Art Deco paintings we have ever offered, this depiction of a group of 1940s sailors visiting a New Orleans brothel is full of boisterous energy and strong color, providing an amused and amusing view of Navy life during or after World War II. The sailors -- in their tight white pants and youthful swagger -- are enjoying the company of an array of brothel workers, reigned over by a madam dressed in ruby red, with two young paramours to her side. Taking it all in is a group of jeering young men in straw hats to the right, and a young gay...
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Vintage 1940s American Art Deco Paintings

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Paint

18th century French School : portrait of an aristocrat dated 1768, oil on canvas
By Porcher
Located in GRENOBLE, FR
18th century French school, portrait of an aristocrat woman circa 1760 - 1770, oil on canvas set into a Louis XVI style frame (the frame is a 19th century production ; it is gilt wit...
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Antique 1760s French Louis XVI Paintings

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Gold Leaf

Framed Chinese Watercolor Painting 'Bird on Flower' by Zhao Shao Ang in 1987
By Zhao Shao Ang
Located in Haarlem, NL
Beautiful framed painting signed and painted by Shao Ang in 1987 Zhao Shao Ang (1905-1998) was born in Guangzhou (Canton, China) he moved back and forth...
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Late 20th Century Hong Kong Paintings and Screens

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Paper

Painting, Nude, Midcentury, Black and White Nude, C 1959, Modern Art, No Frame
Located in New York, NY
Nude painting, circa 1959. The acrylic paint is done on hard paper. The art work is signed and dated. The frame is NOT included.
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Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Paintings

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Acrylic

18Th Century, Pair of Italian Allegory Paintings By Vittorio Amedeo Rapous
By Vittorio Amedeo Rapous
Located in IT
18Th Century, Pair of Italian Allegorical Paintings By Vittorio Amedeo Rapous Pair of paintings depicting the Allegory of Spring with putti and the Allegory of Autumn with putti, Vi...
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Antique Late 18th Century Italian Rococo Paintings

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Canvas

19th C., After Claude Lorrain “Embarkation of the Queen of Sheba” Oil on Canvas
By (after) Claude Lorrain (Claude Gellée)
Located in Atlanta, GA
After Claude Lorrain - Embarkation of the Queen of Sheba. The original painting which was painted in 1648 is housed in the National Gallery, Londo...
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Antique Mid-19th Century Paintings

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Canvas, Paint

Early Mid-20th Century Hand-Painted Nursery Fairy Tale Panels Set in Wood
Located in Lomita, CA
Fairy tales do come true, and here they are: Eleven brightly colored hand-painted panels with classic nursery rhymes. A group of 11 vintage folk art painted children's nursery rhyme panels in oil are classic. These early to mid-century nursery rhyme panels include "Simple Simon," "Jack Be Nimble," "Little Bo Peep...
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Early 20th Century American American Craftsman Paintings

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Wood

Cityscape Painting by Jordi Mir: 'Battery Park, NY
Located in Barcelona, ES
Immerse yourself in the dynamic energy of the city with this striking artwork by Jordi Mir, entitled "Battery Park, NY." Crafted around 2005, this captivating piece captures the bust...
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Early 2000s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Paintings

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Paint

Pat Rini Rohrer, Mid-Century Organic Modern Painting, Framed
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Pat Rini Rohrer is well established, West New York State based artist and gallery owner, who exhibited nationally in galleries and group exhibitions. She holds BA and MS in Art Educa...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

Russian Religious Icon Portrait of Mary & Baby Jesus Encased In Sterling Silver
Located in Big Flats, NY
Russian Religious Icon Portrait of Mary & Baby Jesus Encased In Sterling Silver. 7" x 6 1/8" x 5/8". A beautifully crafted Russian religious icon depicting Mary and Baby Jesus. The i...
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20th Century Paintings

Materials

Wood

Kerry Hallam (British-American 1937-2020) Signed O/C “Afternoon Harmony” c. 1989
Located in Chicago, IL
Large signed Kerry Hallam abstract harbor scene of sail boats in the distance, on the water, as the afternoon sun sets from view. A very calming painting made of oil on canvas in mut...
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Vintage 1980s American Paintings

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Canvas, Wood, Paint

Oversized Mid Century Modern Abstract Impressionist Oil on Canvas Painting C1968
Located in Big Flats, NY
Oversized Mid Century Modern Abstract Impressionist Oil on Canvas Painting Signed by Sharie Jones C1968 Measures - 48"H x 30"W x 1"D An oversized mid-century modern abstract impres...
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20th Century Mid-Century Modern Paintings

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Canvas

Dora Keen Butcher Watercolor Painting, Landscape Painting
Located in Miami, FL
A very well executed original painting by Dora Keen Butcher (American 1905 - 1982). This watercolor landscape painting. The painting is clearly artist signed and dated in pencil in t...
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20th Century American Art Deco Paintings

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Paint

Mid-Century Modern Abstract Oil on Canvas by Frank Walcutt
By Frank Walcutt
Located in Skokie, IL
Mid-Century Modern Abstract Oil on Canvas by Frank Walcutt At first glance, this abstract oil painting on canvas is a delight to the eye. Frank Walcutt'...
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Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Paintings

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Canvas, Linen, Wood, Paint

French painting "Mountain Landscape”, Madeleine Doillon -Toulouse
By Madeley
Located in Valladolid, ES
This gorgeous work by the French artist Madeleine Doillon-Toulouse presents a mountain landscape with an expressionist aesthetic. The expressionist landscape does not faithfully rep...
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Vintage 1940s French Mid-Century Modern Paintings

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Wood, Paint

Antique Oil Painting of Dogs by Bernard De Gempt
Located in LOS ANGELES, CA
Antique Oil Painting of Dogs by Bernard De Gempt
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Antique 19th Century German Dutch Colonial Paintings

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Canvas, Giltwood

19th Century Oil on Tin / Retablo Set in Hand Made Frame
Located in Ross, CA
Antique oil paint on tin, know as a retablo. The painting is of Mary, Mother of Jesus and is framed in a hand made shadow box frame.
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Antique 19th Century Mexican Neoclassical Revival Paintings

Materials

Tin

Oil Painting Abstract post impressionist from Venitian Palace, Italy Venise 1970
Located in La xara, VC
Exceptional oil on wood panel period abstract gift 1970, large format approaching an impressionist atmosphere ... water lily. work commissioned for a palace on the Italian coast near...
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Vintage 1970s Italian Modern Paintings

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Wood, Paint

19th Century Oil on Canvas Antique Austrian Painting Lady Portrait, circa 1870
Located in Vicoforte, Piedmont
Antique 19th century Austrian painting. Oil on canvas artwork depicting a female portrait, a young noblewoman in a pose of good pictorial quality. Pai...
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Antique Late 19th Century Austrian Paintings

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Canvas

Large Antique 18thC Portrait Painting by Thomas Beach in Giltwood Frame
Located in Big Flats, NY
***Reduced Delivery Rates - See Below or Click “Ask The Seller” to Request a Quote*** Large Antique 18thC Portrait Painting Signed By Thomas Beach (English 1738-1806) Seated in Gilt...
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Antique 18th Century Paintings

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Canvas, Giltwood

Baroque Crucifixion Of Christ, Religious Painting, Oil On Copper, 17th Century
Located in Lisbon, PT
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...
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Antique 17th Century Italian Baroque Paintings

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Copper

Beach Painting By Auguste Michel Nobillet, 19th Century
Located in Lisbon, PT
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...
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Antique 19th Century French Barbizon School Paintings

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Canvas

1958 Willy Mucha Abstract Oil Painting on Canvas, Signed
By Willy Mucha
Located in Miami, FL
1958 Willy Mucha Abstract Oil Painting on Canvas, Signed Offered for sale is a 1958 Mid-century Modern abstract oil painting on linen canvas by Willy Mu...
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Paintings

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Canvas, Wood, Linen, Giltwood

Pair of vintage original still life floral painting from the 1930s by artist CS
Located in Ebberup, DK
This is a pair of original Danish oil on canvas still life flower paintings from 1932 by artist CS. They are signed by the artist in the bottom right corner and framed in beautiful ...
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Early 20th Century Danish Art Deco Paintings

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Paint

Verre Eglomise Chinese Export Reverse Glass Painting
Located in Vero Beach, FL
Antique Verre Eglomise Chinese Export reverse glass painting. Beautiful Chinese reverse glass painting of two women in a Chinese garden with a scroll. This painting is particularly vibrant and exquisite in color and detail. The wood frame painting...
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Early 20th Century Chinese Export Paintings and Screens

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Glass, Wood

Oil Painting on Canvas English Landscape, 19th Century, Signed
Located in Casale Monferrato, IT
We present this splendid oil painting on canvas of the English school, 19th century. The painting has a signature on the lower left but the artist has not been identified and the pai...
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Antique 19th Century English Paintings

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Canvas

Louis XVI Style Trumeau Panel with Trompe L'oeil Mirror Panel
Located in Nashville, TN
Possibly late 18th century but most likely 19th century painted arched painted panel. Either a panel intended for a trumeau or to be inset into wall boiserie as a trumeau. The upper ...
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Antique 1830s French Louis XVI Paintings

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Canvas, Paint

Modern Portrait of Three Rabbits, in the Style of Hunt Slonem
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Modern Portrait of Three Rabbits, in the style of Hunt Slonem USA, 20th century Oil on canvas A whimsical portrait study of three seated rabbit...
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Late 20th Century American Modern Paintings

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Wood

Large still life oil on canvas Painting Artwork
Located in Wisbech, Cambridgeshire
Large still life oil on canvas Painting Artwork. Unsigned, believed to be early 20th Century as judged by the frame. In good antique condition with minor knocks, marks, age related ...
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Early 20th Century Paintings

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Canvas

Baroque Christ Salvator Mundi Painting, 17th Century
Located in Lisbon, PT
A 17th Century baroque painting of a sideview of Jesus Christ Salvator Mundi or Saviour of the World in sfumato Saint Savior of the World, a title given to Christ on the Catholic f...
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Antique 17th Century Italian Baroque Paintings

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Copper

Monumental Floral Still Life Giclee 20th C
Located in Big Flats, NY
***Reduced Delivery Rates - See Below or Click “Ask The Seller” to Request a Quote*** A monumental giclee on canvas floral still life with table top urn having garden flower arrange...
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20th Century Paintings

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Canvas

Architectural Capriccio of Roman Ancient Ruins with Figures
Located in Vero Beach, FL
Architectural Capriccio of Roman Ancient Ruins with Figures. Italian, 18th century large painting in oil on canvas is from the school of Giovan...
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Antique 18th Century Italian Other Paintings

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Canvas

After Raffaello Sanzio 1483-1520 Raphael La Madonna della Seggiola Oil on Canvas
By (after) Raphael (Raffaello Sanzio da Urbino)
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A Fine Italian 19th Century Oil Painting on Canvas "La Madonna della Seggiola" after Raphael (Raffaello Sanzio da Urbino 1483-1520). The circular painted canvas depicting a seated Madonna holding an infant Jesus Christ next to a child Saint John the Baptist, all within a massive carved gilt wood and gesso frame, which is identical to the frame on Raphael's original artwork. This painting is a 19th Century copy of Raphael's Madonna della Seggiola painted in 1514 and currently exhibited and part of the permanent collection at the Palazzo Pitti, Galleria Palatina, Florence, Italy. The bodies of the Virgin, Christ, and the boy Baptist fill the whole picture. The tender, natural looking embrace of the Mother and Child, and the harmonious grouping of the figures in the round, have made this one of Raphael's most popular Madonnas. The isolated chair leg is reminiscent of papal furniture, which has led to the assumption that Leo X himself commissioned the painting. A retailer's label reads " Fred K/ Keer's Sons - Framers and Fine Art Dealers - 917 Broad St. Newark, N.J." - Another label from the gilder reads "Carlo Bartolini - Doratore e Verniciatori - Via Maggio 1924 - Firenze". Circa: 1890-1900. Subject: Religious painting Canvas diameter: 28 inches (71.1 cm) Frame height: 54 inches (137.2 cm) Frame width: 42 1/2 inches (108 cm) Frame depth: 5 1/2 inches (14 cm) Raffaello Sanzio da Urbino (Italian, March 28 or April 6, 1483 - April 6, 1520), known as Raphael, was an Italian painter and architect of the High Renaissance. His work is admired for its clarity of form, ease of composition, and visual achievement of the Neoplatonic ideal of human grandeur. Together with Michelangelo and Leonardo da Vinci, he forms the traditional trinity of great masters of that period. Raphael was enormously productive, running an unusually large workshop and, despite his death at 37, leaving a large body of work. Many of his works are found in the Vatican Palace, where the frescoed Raphael Rooms were the central, and the largest, work of his career. The best known work is The School of Athens in the Vatican Stanza della Segnatura. After his early years in Rome much of his work was executed by his workshop from his drawings, with considerable loss of quality. He was extremely influential in his lifetime, though outside Rome his work was mostly known from his collaborative printmaking. After his death, the influence of his great rival Michelangelo was more widespread until the 18th and 19th centuries, when Raphael's more serene and harmonious qualities were again regarded as the highest models. His career falls naturally into three phases and three styles, first described by Giorgio Vasari: his early years in Umbria, then a period of about four years (1504–1508) absorbing the artistic traditions of Florence, followed by his last hectic and triumphant twelve years in Rome, working for two Popes and their close associates. Raphael was born in the small but artistically significant central Italian city of Urbino in the Marche region, where his father Giovanni Santi was court painter to the Duke. The reputation of the court had been established by Federico III da Montefeltro, a highly successful condottiere who had been created Duke of Urbino by the Pope - Urbino formed part of the Papal States - and who died the year before Raphael was born. The emphasis of Federico's court was rather more literary than artistic, but Giovanni Santi was a poet of sorts as well as a painter, and had written a rhymed chronicle of the life of Federico, and both wrote the texts and produced the decor for masque-like court entertainments. His poem to Federico shows him as keen to show awareness of the most advanced North Italian painters, and Early Netherlandish artists as well. In the very small court of Urbino he was probably more integrated into the central circle of the ruling family than most court painters. Federico was succeeded by his son Guidobaldo da Montefeltro, who married Elisabetta Gonzaga, daughter of the ruler of Mantua, the most brilliant of the smaller Italian courts for both music and the visual arts. Under them, the court continued as a centre for literary culture. Growing up in the circle of this small court gave Raphael the excellent manners and social skills stressed by Vasari. Court life in Urbino at just after this period was to become set as the model of the virtues of the Italian humanist court through Baldassare Castiglione's depiction of it in his classic work The Book of the Courtier, published in 1528. Castiglione moved to Urbino in 1504, when Raphael was no longer based there but frequently visited, and they became good friends. He became close to other regular visitors to the court: Pietro Bibbiena and Pietro Bembo, both later cardinals, were already becoming well known as writers, and would be in Rome during Raphael's period there. Raphael mixed easily in the highest circles throughout his life, one of the factors that tended to give a misleading impression of effortlessness to his career. He did not receive a full humanistic education however; it is unclear how easily he read Latin. Early Life and Works His mother Màgia died in 1491 when Raphael was eight, followed on August 1, 1494 by his father, who had already remarried. Raphael was thus orphaned at eleven; his formal guardian became his only paternal uncle Bartolomeo, a priest, who subsequently engaged in litigation with his stepmother. He probably continued to live with his stepmother when not staying as an apprentice with a master. He had already shown talent, according to Vasari, who says that Raphael had been "a great help to his father". A self-portrait drawing from his teenage years shows his precocity. His father's workshop continued and, probably together with his stepmother, Raphael evidently played a part in managing it from a very early age. In Urbino, he came into contact with the works of Paolo Uccello, previously the court painter (d. 1475), and Luca Signorelli, who until 1498 was based in nearby Città di Castello. According to Vasari, his father placed him in the workshop of the Umbrian master Pietro Perugino as an apprentice "despite the tears of his mother". The evidence of an apprenticeship comes only from Vasari and another source, and has been disputed—eight was very early for an apprenticeship to begin. An alternative theory is that he received at least some training from Timoteo Viti, who acted as court painter in Urbino from 1495.Most modern historians agree that Raphael at least worked as an assistant to Perugino from around 1500; the influence of Perugino on Raphael's early work is very clear: "probably no other pupil of genius has ever absorbed so much of his master's teaching as Raphael did", according to Wölfflin. Vasari wrote that it was impossible to distinguish between their hands at this period, but many modern art historians claim to do better and detect his hand in specific areas of works by Perugino or his workshop. Apart from stylistic closeness, their techniques are very similar as well, for example having paint applied thickly, using an oil varnish medium, in shadows and darker garments, but very thinly on flesh areas. An excess of resin in the varnish often causes cracking of areas of paint in the works of both masters. The Perugino workshop was active in both Perugia and Florence, perhaps maintaining two permanent branches. Raphael is described as a "master", that is to say fully trained, in December 1500. His first documented work was the Baronci altarpiece for the church of Saint Nicholas of Tolentino in Città di Castello, a town halfway between Perugia and Urbino. Evangelista da Pian di Meleto, who had worked for his father, was also named in the commission. It was commissioned in 1500 and finished in 1501; now only some cut sections and a preparatory drawing remain. 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