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19th Century Primitive Paintings

Primitive Portrait of a Lady, 19th Century
Located in Savannah, GA
A primitive portrait of a lady, mid 19th century. canvas: 25 by 30 inches frame: 31 by 36 inches
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Antique Mid-19th Century American Primitive Paintings

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19th Century Hudson River Valley Landscape Painting
Located in Wiscasset, ME
Featuring a cabin in Fall
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Antique 19th Century American Primitive Paintings

Early 19th Century English Naive Landscape Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA
Early 19th century, English naive landscape painting with bird's-eye maple frame. Cleaned and
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Antique 19th Century English Primitive Paintings

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Birdseye Maple, Canvas

Primitive Portrait of a Girl, English, Early 19th Century
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Wonderful naive oil painting of a girl. Fabulous muted colors. The austerity of the image is
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Antique 1840s English Folk Art Paintings

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Canvas, Oak

Late 19th Century Primitive Oil on Canvas Portrait of "Dash" Clumber Spaniel
Located in Pease pottage, West Sussex
Late 19th Century primitive oil on canvas portrait of a Clumber Spaniel "Dash" by E Daulby to Mr R
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Antique Late 19th Century Paintings

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Canvas

Early 19th Primitive Naive Interior Scene Folk Art Military Wooden Leg Curio
Located in Lowestoft, GB
A busy oil on canvas interior scene showing an exaggerated early 19th century social scene in the
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Antique Early 19th Century English Paintings

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Canvas, Birdseye Maple

Antique French Oil Painting on Canvas Landscape on Water
Located in Atlanta, GA
Antique French Oil Painting on Canvas Landscape with Fisherman Frame Size 13.5" high x 18.5" wide
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Antique Late 19th Century French Primitive Paintings

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Canvas, Wood, Paint

Agustin Gainza Oil Painting "Wedding at The Havana Cathedral c1880"
Located in Miami, FL
-lookers dressed in period costumes of the late 19th century. This colorful painting is primitive in
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Late 20th Century American Folk Art Paintings

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Canvas, Wood, Paint

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Amusing primitive painting
Located in New York, NY
French School, "Carriage Ride with a Kite" Late 19th century, oil on board. Signed lower
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Antique 19th Century French Paintings

Primitive hunting scene
Located in Brussels & Antwerp, BE
Symbolist work. Not signed. H. 43, W. 122 cm.
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Antique 19th Century German Paintings

Primitive hunting scene
H 16.93 in W 48.03 in D 0.98 in
Early George III English Primitive Painting of Young Girl
Located in Toronto, ON
Early George III English painting of a girl playing with her dog in the countryside. Beautiful
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Antique 19th Century English George III Paintings

Early American Primitive Portrait
Located in Santa Rosa, CA
Great looking Primitive American unsigned painting. The frame has been re-worked and the
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Antique 19th Century American Paintings

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Canvas

Early American Primitive Portrait
Early American Primitive Portrait
H 36 in W 31 in D 4 in
'Mr Hepworth' an Oil on Millboard Signed J. H. Shaw and Dated 1894
Located in West Sussex, GB
what quite happened next! J H Shaw flourished at the end of the 19th century. He specialized in
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Antique Late 19th Century European Primitive Paintings

Primitive Landscape Painting
Located in Nantucket, MA
Primitive river landscape with figures on the shore and a canoe in the water with sun coming thru a
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Antique Late 19th Century American Folk Art Primitives

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Canvas

Primitive Landscape Painting
Primitive Landscape Painting
H 34 in W 54 in L 34 in
Primitive 19th Century Oil Painting of Vineyard Owner Paying His Workers
Located in Pease pottage, West Sussex
The Vineyard owner paying his Labourers, oil on canvas laid onto board, recently restored, laid to board and reframed. Depicting The Parable of the workers in the vineyard, Gospel of...
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Antique Mid-19th Century English Primitive Paintings

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Canvas

Primitive Painting of an English Landscape, Early 19th Century
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Wonderful primitive or naive image in muted colors. One of a set of three. Gouache on paper
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Antique Early 19th Century English Folk Art Paintings

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Gouache

Primitive Painting of an English Landscape, Early 19th Century
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Wonderful primitive or naive image in muted colors. One of a Set of three. Gouache on paper
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Antique Early 19th Century English Folk Art Paintings

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Gouache

Primitive Painting of an English Landscape, Early 19th Century
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Wonderful primitive or naive image in muted colors. One of a set of three. Gouache on paper
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Antique Early 19th Century English Folk Art Paintings

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Gouache

English Primitive Horse Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA
Charming old primitive painting of a horse and dog. Oil on canvas, original maple and gilt frame
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Antique Early 19th Century English Paintings

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Canvas

English Primitive Horse Painting
English Primitive Horse Painting
H 20 in W 26.25 in D 0.5 in
Primitive Winetable Painting
Located in Vosselaar, BE
A 19th century winetable top mounted as a circular painting. These tables were used by French and
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Antique Mid-19th Century French Paintings

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Canvas, Wood

Primitive Winetable Painting
Primitive Winetable Painting
H 34.26 in Dm 34.26 in
Primitive Tiger Painting
Located in Culver City, CA
Oil on canvas, signed A.A. Webster, 1914.  
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Antique Late 19th Century English Paintings

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Canvas

Primitive Tiger Painting
Primitive Tiger Painting
H 28 in W 36 in D 1 in
19th Century Primitive Still Life Melon and Bird
Located in Pease pottage, West Sussex
19th Century primitive still life of a melon and a bird. Gouache on Paper. France, Circa 1880.
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Antique Late 19th Century French Paintings

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Paint, Paper

American Primitive Country House Painting
Located in Bridgehampton, NY
American Primitive Country House Painting
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Antique 19th Century American Paintings

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Canvas

Large French Naive Painting Primitive Shop Publicity Late 19th Century
Located in Labrit, Landes
Large French publicity naive painting primitive oleograph late 19th century Decorative and
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Antique Late 19th Century French Primitive Decorative Art

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Canvas, Paint

19th cty charming primitive folk art oil of dog chasing squirrel
Located in Palm Springs, CA
A charming 19th century primitive folk art oil on board of a dog pulling a cart chasing a squirrel
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Antique 19th Century American Paintings

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Wood, Board

Primitive 19th Century Oil on Canvas of Merchant Ship Rowena of Liverpool
Located in Pease pottage, West Sussex
Primitive 19th Century Oil on Canvas of a Merchant Ship, Red ensign hoisted to most senior position
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Antique Mid-19th Century Belgian Paintings

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Canvas

Primitive Portrait of a Young Woman
Located in Dallas, TX
painting size is 30" H x 25" W
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Antique 19th Century American Paintings

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Canvas

Primitive Oil on canvas Portrait of a woman
Located in Culver City, CA
Primitive oil on canvas portrait painting, profile of woman, worn surface.
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Antique 19th Century French Paintings

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Canvas

Primitive Dog Portrait of a West Highland White Terrier
Located in Pease pottage, West Sussex
19th Century Primitive Portrait of a West Highland White Terrier. Oil on Canvas, Laid later onto
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Antique Late 19th Century French Paintings

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Pair of English Antique Hunt Scene Landscape Paintings with Setter Dogs
Located in Shippensburg, PA
leading the way through a mountain pass as a small bird flies away, 19th century. In the second scene, the
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Antique 19th Century English Primitive Paintings

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Canvas, Wood, Paint

18-19th century Japanese Edo period’s Primitive Rural Hand-Painted Map
Located in Chiba, JP
A rare find of Japanese Edo period’s (18-19th century) primitive hand-painted map with blue river
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Antique 19th Century Edo Paintings and Screens

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Paint, Paper

19th century Oil Painting Little Girl with Grapes
Located in Savannah, GA
Unsigned oil painting featuring little girl holding a bunch of grapes. Whimsical and almost
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Antique 1860s Unknown Primitive Paintings

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Giltwood, Canvas

19th C. Ship Painting, “Volunteer”
Located in Doylestown, PA
A mid 19th century or earlier watercolor painting on paper of the frigate “Volunteer” flying the
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Antique Mid-19th Century American Primitive Paintings

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Paper

Antique Primitive Oil on Canvas Seascape/Landscape, 1st Finish Gilt Frame
Located in Big Flats, NY
Antique oil on canvas seascape/landscape depicts country road leading to the sea shore, housed in first finish foliate decorated gilt frame, unsigned, circa 1890 Measures - 22&quo...
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Antique Late 19th Century Paintings

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Canvas, Giltwood

19th Century Primitive Painting of a Dog
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Beautiful 19th century primitive painting of a dog in field.
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Antique 19th Century American Paintings

French Oil on Board
Located in New Orleans, LA
A charming Ecole Francaise 19th century primitive painting. "Couple au coin du feu d'une cheminee
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Antique 19th Century French Paintings

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Wood, Paint

French Oil on Board
French Oil on Board
H 13 in W 16 in
19th century or earlier primitive painting
Located in Scarsdale, NY
Primitive painting of a woman with a feather. Original frame. The feathers and the fabric have
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Antique 19th Century English Paintings

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Wood

Naive Oil Painting Canvas, English Primitive School Country Cottage 19th Century
Located in Totnes, GB
19th-early 20th century. Unframed. Porthpean is a small village on the cliffs of the southern Cornish
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Antique Early 1900s English Primitive Paintings

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Canvas, Paint

Primitive bird Painting
Located in Santa Rosa, CA
Great little antique chicken painting in original frame
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Antique 19th Century Paintings

Primitive bird Painting
Primitive bird Painting
H 12 in W 14 in D 2 in
Primitive Painting Cavalier
Located in Tacoma, WA
A primitive painting of a cavalier Circa 1870
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Antique 19th Century English Paintings

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Canvas

Primitive painting: "Winter Scene".
Located in New York, NY
Oil on canvas. Charming, folky primitive painting of winter scene, includng house and barn, trees
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Antique 19th Century American Paintings

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Canvas

Primitive painting: "Winter Scene".
Primitive painting: "Winter Scene".
H 31 in W 26.5 in D 0.75 in
19th Century Painting of a Sailing Ship or Schooner
Located in San Francisco, CA
A charming 19th century portrait of a Ship under sale. We got this out of a very nice collection
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Antique 19th Century Unknown Primitive Paintings

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Wood, Canvas

19th Century Naive Watercolor Painting, Architectural, Colonial Church
Located in Totnes, GB
A charming naive or Primitive-school watercolor painting of a building. It has been suggested that
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Antique Late 19th Century English Primitive Paintings

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19th c. American School Portrait Painting of a Distinguished Gentleman
Located in Miami, FL
Beautifully gilt wood framed 19th c. American Portrait Painting of a Distinguished Gentleman, a
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Antique 19th Century American Primitive Paintings

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Canvas

Early 19th c. American School Portrait Painting of a Woman
Located in Miami, FL
Beautifully gilt wood framed early 19th c. American School Portrait Painting of a Woman. Framed
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Antique 19th Century American Primitive Paintings

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Canvas

Primitive Naive Welsh Small Oil Painting, Folk Art
Located in Totnes, GB
Charming naive or primitive school oil on mahogany panel of a lady in traditional Welsh costume. In
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Antique Early 19th Century Welsh Folk Art Paintings

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Mahogany

19th Century American School Primitive Portrait of a Child with Hobby Horse
Located in Woodbury, CT
Portrait of a child with hoop and stick and hobby horse in gilt frame. Provenance: Property of the Montclair Art Museum, anonymous gift, 1957. Sold to benefit the acquisition endo...
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Antique 1850s American Paintings

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Canvas

19th Century American School Portrait of a Young Boy
Located in Miami, FL
American school portrait of a young boy, unsigned and unframed.
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Antique 19th Century American Primitive Paintings

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Canvas

Primitive Double Family Portrait
Located in London, GB
Depicting Two Small Children with their Pet Dachshund Oils on Canvas
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Antique 19th Century German Paintings

Remarkable Early Primitive Folk Art Theorum Picture
Located in London, GB
Hand Painted Fabric and Various Media Depicting Agricultural and Symbolic Motifs and Verse
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Antique 19th Century English Paintings

American Allegorical Primitive Watercolor on Paper, Circa 1820
Located in Lake Forest, IL
Allegorical Primitive Watercolor on Paper. American, Circa 1820. Framed
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Antique 19th Century American Paintings

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Paper

Antique Nautical Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA
A great large water color depicting the ship """""""""""" of Boston. Named for a civil war general. This piece has a wonderful old frame.. The ship is recorded as working during th...
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Antique 19th Century American Primitive Paintings

Antique Nautical Painting
Antique Nautical Painting
H 22 in W 31.25 in
Swedish Folk Art Painting with Four Horses
By Sunnerboskolan
Located in Great Barrington, MA
Fragment of larger Swedish bonad illustrating the story of Joseph’s brothers in Egypt (Genesis 42:5-11). Each of the spotted horses is a different color but they are all sporting dec...
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Antique Early 19th Century Swedish Primitive Paintings

Finest antique French trumeau with primitive painting.
Located in New Orleans, LA
Finest antique French trumeau with primitive painting. Circa 1820-1840.
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Antique 19th Century French Trumeau Mirrors

Swedish Bonad “Man in Tree”
Located in Great Barrington, MA
Swedish wall hanging (or “bonad”), circa 1820, showing Zaccheus (note misspelling) in the sycamore, or fig-mulberry, tree. The artist has filled the empty space with lively floral an...
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Antique Early 19th Century Swedish Primitive Paintings

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Paper

Swedish Bonad “Man in Tree”
Swedish Bonad “Man in Tree”
H 20 in W 46.5 in D 0.125 in
Swedish Sunnerboskolan Bonad Fragment
By Sunnerboskolan
Located in Great Barrington, MA
Portion of a larger Swedish bonad, circa 1820, illustrating the story of Joseph greeting his brothers in Egypt. Tempera on paper, archivally framed.
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Antique Early 19th Century Swedish Primitive Paintings

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Paper

Swedish Bonad Fragment with Four Horses
By Sunnerboskolan
Located in Great Barrington, MA
Fragment of larger bonad, probably an illustration of Joseph’s brothers in Egypt. Sweden (perhaps from the Sunnerbo school), circa 1820. Archivally framed.
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Antique Early 19th Century Swedish Primitive Paintings

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Paper

Swedish Bonad Fragment with Four Horses
Swedish Bonad Fragment with Four Horses
H 15.5 in W 21.5 in D 1 in
Swedish Bonad Fragment with Three Figures
Located in Great Barrington, MA
Fragment of a larger Swedish bonad, circa 1820, showing three figures against a ground filled with flowers and blue striations. Tempera on paper with a small worn area on near the ri...
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Antique Early 19th Century Swedish Primitive Paintings

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Paper

Pair of Primitive English Watercolors in Original Frames
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A pair of charming primitive English Watercolors in the original frames, early 19th century.
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Antique 19th Century English Regency Paintings

Antique Chinese Chest with Primitive Paintings
Located in SOMIS, CA
Unique chest features Primitive Folk Art paintings on the door. The images are depictions of a
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Furniture

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Brass

Antique Chinese Chest with Primitive Paintings
Antique Chinese Chest with Primitive Paintings
H 39.25 in W 56.75 in D 21.25 in
Swedish Bonad Fragment with Six Figures
By Sunnerboskolan
Located in Great Barrington, MA
Portion of a larger bonad, Sweden, circa 1820, showing six of Joseph’s brothers in Egypt. From the Sunnerbo school, tempera on paper, archivally framed.
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Antique Early 19th Century Swedish Primitive Paintings

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Located in Istanbul, TR
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Antique Early 19th Century American American Craftsman Quilts and Blankets

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Wool

Jaquard Woven American Coverlet 19th C.
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H 86.62 in W 70.87 in D 0.2 in
19th Century Hudson River School Bucolic Landscape
By John Frederick Kensett
Located in Soquel, CA
Beautiful example of the Hudson River School romantic bucolic New York autumn landscape with cows foraging. Illegible artist signature on stretcher bar (See enhanced images). Conditi...
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1870s Hudson River School Landscape Paintings

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Linen, Oil

19th Century English Landscape Painting by W.A. Newman
Located in Atlanta, GA
Charming 19th century early impressionist English landscape of boats docked in a pond in the foreground with a gentleman standing along the bank, and Provençal buildings and a Victor...
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Antique 1880s English Victorian Paintings

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Canvas, Wood

19th Century American Portraits
Located in Water Mill, NY
Pair of American, 19th century Sag Harbor portraits in original giltwood frames (size includes frame).
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Antique 19th Century American Paintings

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Canvas

19th Century American Portraits
19th Century American Portraits
H 39 in W 34 in D 2.25 in
Oil Landscape of West on Snake River
By Cyrenius Hall
Located in Fredericksburg, VA
Cyrenius Hall was an artist who painted Western landscapes in a luminous style. He first went to Portland, Oregon in 1853 and 1854 over the Oregon Trail. From there he executed views...
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Early 19th Century Hudson River School Landscape Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Antique Hudson River School Landscape Painting, c1890
Located in Big Flats, NY
An antique Hudson River School landscape painting offers oil on canvas river scene, seated in giltwood frame, unsigned, c1890 Measures- 24.25''H x 32.25''W x 4.25''D overall; 16'' x...
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Antique Late 19th Century American Paintings

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Canvas, Paint, Giltwood

American Painting, Hudson River School, Oil on Canvas
Located in Huntington, NY
American painting, Hudson river school, Oil on canvas.
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Antique Late 19th Century Paintings

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Canvas, Wood

Hudson River School Painting Oil on Canvas, 20th Century
Located in South Salem, NY
Circa 20th century Hudson River School style painting by William H. Schwarz of a landscape scene in the medium oil on canvas. Gilt lamb's tongue molding frame. Made in the United Sta...
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Mid-20th Century Paintings

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Canvas

Superb Ammi Phillips American Folk Art Portrait Painting, circa 1840
By Ammi Phillips
Located in Vero Beach, FL
Superb Ammi Phillips American Folk Art Portrait painting, circa 1840 We are proud of our acquisition of this authentic masterpiece by Ammi Phillips (1788-1865). The finely rendered ...
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Antique 19th Century American Folk Art Paintings

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Canvas

Hudson River School Landscape Oil on Canvas, 19th Century
Located in WEST PALM BEACH, FL
This untouched American landscape is a perfect example of the Hudson River School in the 19th century. The folk nature of the scene may indicate that the painter was European, mid-19...
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Antique Mid-19th Century American Other Paintings

Portrait of a Handsome Gentleman by James Northcote (1746-1831)
Located in Essex, MA
A beautiful oil on canvas of an American or English statesman. Holding a scroll which reads "Petition Against the British Tax on (last word illegible)". In a Period Early America...
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Antique Early 19th Century English Georgian Paintings

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Canvas

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At 1stDibs, there are several options of 19th century primitive paintings available for sale. The range of distinct 19th century primitive paintings — often made from canvas, fabric and wood — can elevate any home. 19th century primitive paintings made by Folk Art designers — are very popular at 1stDibs.

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    What painting is the most important of the 20th century is largely a matter of personal opinion. Some notable works produced during the period include Paul Cézanne's Mont Sainte-Victoire, Pablo Picasso's Les Demoiselles d'Avignon, Henri Matisse's The Dance and Jackson Pollock's Lavender Mist. Shop a large selection of 20th-century paintings on 1stDibs.
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    British artist John Singer Sargent was one of the most important portrait painters of the 19th century. Other notable portraitists from the period include James Abbott McNeill Whistler, Eugène Delacroix, Théodore Géricault, Gustave Courbet, Édouard Manet, Mary Cassat, Claude Monet and Pierre-Auguste Renoir. On 1stDibs, find a wide variety of portrait paintings.
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    The French painters of the 19th century worked in two styles. Neoclassicism dominated the first half of the century, and Impressionism was the most common style during the second half. On 1stDibs, you can find a variety of French paintings.