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Girl playing the flute oil painting
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Enrique Montserrat Foj (1935-2022) - Girl playing the flute - Oil
Oil on canvas glued to cardboard
Category
1980s Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Cardboard
"Musicians. Flute" Oil Painting 31" x 23" inch by Raphael Aslanyan
By Raphael Aslanyan
Located in Culver City, CA
"Musicians. Flute" Oil Painting 31" x 23" inch by Raphael Aslanyan
The painter was born in
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
The Magic Flute - Oil Painting on Canvas by S. Pugliese - 2019
Located in Roma, IT
(b. 1990).
Original oil painting on canvas.
Hand-signed on the lower right corner: Sabrina Pugliese
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
H 19.69 in W 39.38 in D 0.4 in
Lute & Flute, Painting, Oil on Canvas
By Valerie Vescovi
Located in Yardley, PA
centered and serene while painting them. That’s what they exude, a tranquility and peace. The lute player
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Oil
Flute with Patterns, Painting, Oil on Canvas
By Valerie Vescovi
Located in Yardley, PA
Latest in my ongoing Square Foot of Art Series, so it is 12x12x1.25,oil on textured canvas, the
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Oil
Purple Flute with Patterns, Painting, Oil on Canvas
By Valerie Vescovi
Located in Yardley, PA
. 12x12x.75 oil on canvas, the edges are painted and it is wired :: Painting :: Contemporary :: This piece
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Oil
Portrait with Flute - 21st Century, Contemporary, Oil, Portrait Painting, Blue
By Igor SMEKALOV
Located in Torino, IT
Music, Flute, child, blue, gray,russian art
IGOR SMEKALOV
1965 He was born in Orenburg
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Sweet Sounds (cat, feline, lady, flute, vintage, animal, surrealist oil painting
By Rudolf Kosow
Located in Quebec, Quebec
, vintage, oil painting, animal painting, strangeness, contemporary surrealistic, unsettling, contemporary
Category
2010s Surrealist Animal Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
H 15.75 in W 15.75 in D 0.99 in
1947 Expressionist Oil Painting Flute Player Musician Boris Deutsch WPA Artist
By Boris Deutsch
Located in Surfside, FL
Boris Deutsch (American Lithuanian Russian, 1892-1978)
"The Flute Player," 1947
Oil paint on canvas
Category
1920s Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"The Magic Flute of Beauzart", Rose Flower Golden Drapery Symbolist Oil Painting
By Andrée Bars
Located in Clermont-Ferrand, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Titled "The magic flute of Beauzart" and by Andrée Bars, this oil painting presents a mesmerizing
Category
2010s Symbolist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
H 21.66 in W 14.97 in D 1.19 in
French Rococo 18th-Century Portrait Young Boy Playing a Flute Oval Oil Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Portrait of a Young Boy
French Rococo School, 18th century
oil on canvas, framed
Framed: 24 x 20
Category
18th Century Rococo Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Portrait of Boy Playing a Flute - 18th/19th century art Old Master oil painting
Located in London, GB
This interesting painting is a British Old Master late 18th century or early 19th century oil
Category
Early 1800s Old Masters Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Flute tune. 2008. Oil on linen, 80x100 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Flute tune. 2008. Oil on linen, 80x100 cm
Category
Early 2000s Romantic Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Linen, Oil
Flute
By Patrick SHIELS
Located in Atlanta, GA
Artist
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Rococò French painter - 18th century figure painting - Flute player dog
Located in Varmo, IT
frame.
Antique oil painting on canvas, in a carved and gilded wooden frame.
Condition report: Original
Category
Mid-18th Century Rococo Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
H 21.26 in W 17.72 in
Figure sitting playing flute
By Moshe Katz
Located in San Francisco, CA
Original oil by Moshe Katz depicting a figure sitting playing the flute
Oil on canvas
1966
52.75
Category
1960s Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
George Weissbort (1928-2013) - 20th Century Oil, The Silver Flute
By George Weissbort
Located in Corsham, GB
Still Life, oil on canvas. Unsigned. (Provenance: Studio Sale, George Weissbort).
Category
20th Century Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
Boy with a flute
By Leon Herbo
Located in Gent, VOV
Léon HERBO (1850-1907), Young boy with a flute, oil on canvas, signed upper left and dated 1879
Category
Late 19th Century Dutch School Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
18th century painting - A boy playing the flute - Female Old Master
Located in Aartselaar, BE
18th century Dutch old master oil, A boy playing the flute by Margaretha Wulfraet
The present
Category
18th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
The Golden Flute, Romantic, Oil, Acrylic, Charcoal, Brown, Red, Yellow"In Stock"
By Shuvaprasanna Bhattacharya
Located in Kolkata, West Bengal
Shuvaprasanna Bhattacharya - The Golden Flute - 12 x 12 inches (unframed size)
Oil, Acrylic and
Category
2010s Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Charcoal, Oil Pastel, Acrylic
"Tripelconcert" Realist Painting of Two Women with a Flute & Saddlebill Stork
By Poen de Wijs
Located in Houston, TX
watercolours into oil, which is of course an entirely different medium. He has remarked that 'painting is just
Category
1990s Naturalistic Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Board
H 20.25 in W 26.25 in D 1.5 in
Blonde Triple Flute Player
By Michael William Eggleston
Located in Soquel, CA
Bright and vibrant, blonde figurative playing flute by San Francisco artist Michael William
Category
1990s Abstract Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Paper
The Golden Flute, Oil, Acrylic & Charcoal on Canvas by Indian Artist "In Stock"
By Shuvaprasanna Bhattacharya
Located in Kolkata, West Bengal
Shuvaprasanna Bhattacharya - The Golden Flute - 36 inches Diameter (unframed size)
Oil, Acrylic and
Category
2010s Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Charcoal, Oil, Acrylic
Golden Flute, Acrylic Oil , Charcoal on Canvas by Master Indian Artist “In Stock"
By Shuvaprasanna Bhattacharya
Located in Kolkata, West Bengal
Shuvaprasanna Bhattacharya - Golden Flute - 25 x 25 inches (unframed size)
Acrylic & Charcoal on
Category
2010s Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Charcoal, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Oil
Miriam & Sue Orr with Flute
By Franz Kline
Located in New York, NY
artist. Although figurative in appearance, the paintings reveal the flattened space, reduction of form
Category
Mid-20th Century Abstract Expressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Floral Still Life in Fluted Bowl
Located in Missouri, MO
Floral Still Life in Fluted Bowl
Franz Leitgeb (Austrian, 1911-1997)
Signed Lower Right
33 x 27
Category
20th Century Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Late 19th Century Oil on Board by Johann Georg Meyer Van Bremen
By Johann Georg Meyer Von Bremen
Located in Chicago, IL
trim on the top edge, guilloche detailing on the back edge, ribbon trims, and a fluted cove.
Oil
Category
Antique 19th Century German Victorian Paintings
Materials
Giltwood, Paint
Contemporary Hyper Realist Oil Painting : Flute, Hand and City At Night
By Jeff Bartels
Located in Rucphen, NL
Contemporary Hyper Realist Oil Painting : Flute, Hand and City At Night - Jeff Bartels
Canadian
Category
2010s Photorealist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Dark Green Flute
By Sam Gilliam
Located in Bridgehampton, NY
Presented by 'David Benrimon Fine Art' for Market Art & Design
Oil on sail cloth and aluminum
Ref
Category
1980s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Girl with The Flute
By Xue YaoJun
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Yaojun captured the monumentality of modern China by creating this multi-layered painting. The
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Chinese Export Reverse Painting on Glass of a Woman Playing a Flute, late 19th/C
Located in Hallowell, ME
made for the export market. and depicts a woman playing a flute.
Category
1890s Folk Art Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
H 24 in W 18 in D 2 in
Sax & Flute players, Painting, Oil on Canvas
By Ta Thimkaeo
Located in Yardley, PA
Ta's paintings hang in private and public collection round the world. Including some iconic places
Category
2010s Impressionist Paintings
Materials
Oil
Moonlit Lute and Flute, Painting, Oil on Canvas
By Valerie Vescovi
Located in Yardley, PA
peaceful piece. 50x27x.75 oil and cold wax on slightly textured canvas, the edges are painted, wired and
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Oil
Contemporary Oil - A Flute Ensemble
Located in Corsham, GB
An expressive study of three jazz musicians practicing their flute ensemble. Illegibly signed and
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Fluted
By Alison Haley Paul
Located in Napa, CA
Oil, charcoal, wax, pigment, and graphite on canvas.
Alison Haley Paul is a contemporary painter
Category
2010s Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Charcoal, Wax, Oil, Graphite, Pigment
Dutch School Early 19th Century Oil - The Flute Player
Located in Corsham, GB
A charming Dutch school scene depicting a herdsman sitting atop one of his cows playing the flute
Category
Early 19th Century Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
" In the mirror with flute " Music, Little Girl, Flute, cm. 80 x 100 Oil 2009
By Igor SMEKALOV
Located in Torino, IT
Flute,Music,Little Girl,Grey,Taupe color,Minimalist
Shipment included in the price
1965 He was
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
" In the mirror with flute " Music, Little Girl, Flute, cm. 80 x 100 Oil 2009
By Igor SMEKALOV
Located in Torino, IT
Flute,Music,Little Girl,Grey,Taupe color,Minimalist
Shipment included in the price
1965 He was
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
“Clown with Flute”
By Senen Ubiña
Located in Southampton, NY
Original oil on canvas painting by the Spanish born artist Senen Ubina of a young clown with a
Category
1950s Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
The Golden Flute, Mythology, Oil, Acrylic, Charcoal by Indian Artist "In Stock"
By Shuvaprasanna Bhattacharya
Located in Kolkata, West Bengal
Shuvaprasanna Bhattacharya - The Golden Flute - 36 inches Diameter (unframed size)
Oil, Acrylic and
Category
2010s Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Charcoal, Oil, Acrylic
The Golden Flute, Krishna, Romantic, Oil, Acrylic, Charcoal by Artist "In Stock"
By Shuvaprasanna Bhattacharya
Located in Kolkata, West Bengal
Shuvaprasanna Bhattacharya - The Golden Flute - 12 x 12 inches (unframed size)
Oil, Acrylic and
Category
2010s Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Charcoal, Oil, Acrylic
Flute Player In Gold
By Paul Wadsworth
Located in Brecon, Powys
Vibrant work from this collected British artist. A beam of sunlight to hang on your wall.
Influenced by his travels in India and the Middle East
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Fleurs et Flute - Impressionist Oil, Still Life of Flowers by Ernest Quost
Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire
A really beautiful oil on canvas by French painter Ernest Quost depicting two vases of flowers - a
Category
Early 20th Century Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Euterpe (The Muse of Music) - Beautiful Girl with flute in Classical Landscape
By Guillaume Seignac
Located in Rancho Santa Fe, CA
poetry and depicted holding a flute. A few say she invented the aulos or double-flute, though most
Category
Late 19th Century Academic Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Antique Italian Impressionist Flute Player Figurative oil Painting 1940
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
5-3252 Acrylic on artist board set in a decorative vintage wood frame
Image size 11,5x14.5
Category
1940s Figurative Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Asian Oil Painting, Girl Playing Flute, Signed
Located in Somis, CA
An oil on canvas painting depicting a republic era girl playing the flute. She is dressed in the
Category
2010s Chinese Paintings and Screens
Materials
Canvas, Wood
The Golden Flute
By Shuvaprasanna Bhattacharya
Located in Kolkata, West Bengal
oil on canvas, charcoal, and mixed media.
Shuvaprasanna's series of paintings, Icons and Illusions
Category
2010s Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Charcoal, Oil, Acrylic
Oil painting Flute Concert with Frederick the Great in Sanssouci after A. Menzel
Located in Berlin, DE
Oil painting Flute Concert with Frederick the Great in Sanssouci after Adolph Menzel
Large oil on
Category
20th Century German Paintings
Materials
Canvas
H 29.93 in W 45.28 in D 1.97 in
The Golden Flute, Oil and Acrylic on Canvas Modern Artist Shuvaprasanna-In Stock
By Shuvaprasanna Bhattacharya
Located in Kolkata, West Bengal
Shuvaprasanna Bhattacharya - The Golden Flute
Oil and Acrylic on Canvas , 2006
36 x 36 inches
Category
Early 2000s Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Oil
Girl with Parrot Playing the Flute - Oil Paint by A. W. Roesler - 19th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Girl with parrot playing the flute is an original old master artwork realized by August Wilhelm
Category
19th Century Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
19th Century Historicism Oil on Canvas Flute Concerto Adolph Menzel
Located in Berlin, DE
Oil on canvas of the famous flute concerto after Adolph Menzel Fredrick the great. Poliment gold
Category
Antique 19th Century German Paintings
Materials
Paint
The Flute Player - Cubist Figurative Abstract
Located in Soquel, CA
Fantastical cubist style painting of Krishna playing the flute using vivid hues of blues and pinks
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Cubist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Angel with Flute, Cuzco School Peruvian Catholic Style Art
Located in Austin, TX
A religious themed painting of an angel with a flute.
Oil on Canvas
19" x 12"
Framed size: 24" x 17
Category
19th Century Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Unknown Artist, Oil on Canvas, Pan Playing the Flute at the Lake, 1920s
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Unknown artist. Oil on canvas.
Pan playing the flute at the lake.
1920s.
The canvas measures
Category
Vintage 1920s Unknown Paintings
Materials
Canvas
H 46.86 in W 36.23 in D 1.19 in
Portrait Of A Lady PLaying The Flute 19th Century circle of Lam QUA (1801-1860)
Located in Blackwater, GB
Century Chinese portrait of a lady playing the flute, oil on canvas. Excellent quality early Chinese
Category
19th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"The Flute Player" Oil Painting by Gen Paul
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Oil on linen painting titled, "The Flute Player" by French artist, Gen Paul (1895-1975
Category
20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Flute Player
By Karin Voelker
Located in Palm Desert, CA
Canvas size is 53" by 41".
Materials
Oil, Canvas
“Playing Flute: A Sketch of Stephen Fitzgerald, Petersham, Mass"
By Thomas Allen Jr.
Located in Nashville, TN
Oil on canvas; unframed 12 x 7 inches
Frame size: 15 ½ x 10 ½ inches
Signed and dated “1884
Category
Late 19th Century American Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
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- Is The Flute Lady painting real?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertNovember 20, 2024Yes, The Flute Lady is a real painting. However, the piece, also known as Girl with a Flute, proved not to be a work of Johannes Vermeer. That's the artist to whom the work was credited when the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C., obtained it as a donation in 1942. Scholars working at the museum announced in 2022 that an analysis of the technical features of the painting confirmed that an unknown Dutch painter produced it. Shop a large selection of fine art on 1stDibs.
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- 1stDibs ExpertMay 3, 2024Jan van Eyck is widely considered by art historians to be the father of oil painting. While the usage of oil paints dates back to 7th-century China, the Flemish painter popularized the material, using oils to produce highly detailed works such as The Arnolfini Portrait. The Northern Renaissance master also influenced many other artists, such as Hugo van der Goes and Gerard David. Shop an assortment of fine art on 1stDibs.
- When was oil paint invented?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertFebruary 27, 2024Oil paint was invented during the 7th century A.D. The earliest examples of oil paintings have been traced to Afghanistan and depict scenes related to the Buddhist religion. Records dating back to the 12th century indicate that early Christian monks in Europe used oil paints to decorate furniture, and a century later, some artists began finishing tempera paintings with touches of oil paint. It wasn't until the 15th century that oil paints became a common medium for European painters, when Flemish artists like Jan van Eyck began favoring them over tempera. Explore a variety of oil paintings on 1stDibs.
- What is abstract oil painting?1 AnswerLilac Gallery Ltd.March 17, 2021An abstract oil painting and an artwork that is made with oil paint on a medium like canvas, wood board, or other panels like canvas board. And the 'abstract' term refers to the Movement & Style of the piece. As abstraction indicates a departure from reality in the depiction of imagery in art, the artist creates a painting where the subject, shape, form, color, and line, is created with no particular references of the world but as a composition that may exist with a degree of independence from its vision.
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Varnishing an oil is not necessary, but it is recommended because it protects the painting and corrects surface irregularities.
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- 1stDibs ExpertAugust 20, 2024The difference between a lithograph and an oil painting comes down to uniqueness and technique. To produce an oil painting, an artist applies oil-based paints to a canvas or another surface using a brush. The process results in a single work of art. Lithography is a form of printmaking that begins by drawing on or painting on a stone surface with an oil-based substance, such as a greasy crayon or tusche, an oily wash. The stone is then covered with water, which is repelled by the oily areas. Oil-based ink is then applied to the wet stone, adhering only to the oily image. Through lithography, an artist can produce dozens, or even thousands, of copies of a single image. On 1stDibs, shop a large selection of lithographs and oil paintings.
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To maintain oil paintings that you purchased for your home, experts suggest that you keep them out of direct sunlight. Prolonged exposure to the sunlight coming in from a window can fade the colors in your painting. Do not hang your oil painting near a heat source or where it can get wet (bathrooms and kitchens are not safe for your oil painting).
You may wish to dust your oil painting so that layers of dust don’t begin to gather on its surface. This should only be considered to remove loose dust. Never spray any chemical substance on your oil painting. Do not use a damp cloth to dust your oil painting. (Again, your painting should not be exposed to moisture.)
To remove loose dust, use a soft brush that measures approximately one to two inches wide with natural-hair bristles. Do not use a dust cloth or a feather duster, as those items may catch or leave threads or feathers behind. Do not apply pressure or dust your painting for an extended period of time.
If you think that your oil painting is considerably dirty or believe that other issues may be at work, experts strongly suggest that you consult with a professional conservator.
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- How much do oil paintings cost?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertSeptember 25, 2019
On 1stdibs, oil paintings cost between $60 and $6,200,000.
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The world’s top designers explain how they display art to elicit the natural (and supernatural) energy of home interiors.
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Americans are rediscovering the globe-trotting painter and poet, who was connected to all sorts of art movements across a long and varied career.
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Despite the obstacles, the piece’s protagonist navigates the chaos without losing his humanity.