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To tell if your oil painting is authentic, first check the signature of the artist to start your research. Use a magnifying glass to check the texture of the painting, and finally check the back for the painting’s original stretchers. Shop a selection of expertly vetted artwork from some of the world’s top art dealers on 1stDibs.
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View of San Sebastian, Oil Painting
By Jonelle Summerfield
Located in San Francisco, CA
SebastianJonelle SummerfieldOil painting on stretched canvasFinished edgesReady to
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist More Art
Materials
Oil
Still Life with Lobster, Oil Painting by Gerard Sebastian
By Gerard Sebastian
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Gerard Sebastian
Title: Still Life with Lobster
Date: circa 1970
Medium: Oil on canvas
Category
1970s Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Floral Bouquet, Cubist Still Life Oil Painting by Gerard Sebastian
By Gerard Sebastian
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Gerard Sebastian, Spanish (1930 - 1996)
Title: Floral Bouquet
Year: circa 1970
Medium
Category
1970s Modern Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
Sebastian Buff (1829-1880) - 1864 Oil, Man Reading
Located in Corsham, GB
This fine 19th century oil depicts a man reading with his hands clasped together as if in prayer
Category
Mid-19th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
$928 Sale Price
20% Off
"Untitled, " Sebastian Gross-Ossa, Contemporary Figurative Painting
Located in New York, NY
Sebastian Gross-Ossa (American, b. 1966)
Untitled, 2000
Oil on canvas
14 1/8 x 11 inches
Signed and
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
$3,200 Sale Price
20% Off
"Ballet Lessons", 20th Century Oil on Canvas by Sebastián Llobet Ribas, Spanish
Located in Madrid, ES
SEBASTIÁN LLOBET RIBAS
Spanish, 1887 - 1975
signed "Llobet Ribas" (lower right)
signed again
Category
1930s Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas