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George Whitton Johnstone (British1849-1901) Antique 1876 oil painting Landscape
Located in Palm Coast, FL
This is an original antique oil painting on canvas depicting a country landscape with a Woman and
Category
1870s Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
River Garry Perthshire Landscape - Scottish art exhib 1876 oil painting Scotland
Located in London, GB
This superb Scottish Victorian landscape oil painting is by noted Scottish artist John Blake
Category
1870s Realist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
Antique English Painting , Country scene , Oil on Canvas 1876
By George Thompson
Located in Los Angeles, CA
An Oil on Canvas painting of an old mill in the English Countryside near Keniworth . By a well
Category
Antique 1870s English Late Victorian Paintings
Materials
Canvas
Folk Art 1876 Oil - Girl in the Woods
Located in Corsham, GB
A charming oil study of a young girl in a forest setting. Unsigned. Well presented in a swept gilt
Category
Late 19th Century Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Charles Henry Miller Tonalist Countryside landscape Painting 1876
Located in New York, NY
Countryside, 1876
Oil on canvas
13 1/2 x 11 in.
Framed: 17 1/2 x 15 x 1 1/2 in.
Signed lower left
Category
1870s English School Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Landscape with Stream, " Centennial-Era Pastoral Oil Painting by Wilson, 1876
By John Howell Wilson
Located in Philadelphia, PA
settlers, this oil painting depicts a shallow, rocky stream with blue-tinted mountains in the distance
Category
Antique 1870s American Victorian Paintings
H 22 in W 36 in D 1 in
Large Antique English Oil on Canvas Ship Painting by Charles Keith Miller, 1876.
Located in New Orleans, LA
Large Antique English Framed Oil on Canvas Ship Painting, Signed "CKM 1876," Charles Keith Miller
Category
Antique Late 19th Century English Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Wood, Paint
H 3 in W 53.75 in D 36 in
Harvest Time by Hjalmar Sandberg, Swedish Artist, Oil on Canvas, Signed, 1876
Located in Stockholm, SE
Hjalmar Sandberg (1847-1888) Sweden
Harvest Time, 1876
oil on canvas
canvas size 14.96 x 18.11
Category
1870s Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Scene Painting with Spinner 1876
Located in Milan, IT
Olio su tela, applicata a tavola. Scuola francese. Firmato F. Barthélemy e datato 1876 in basso a
Category
19th Century Other Art Style Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
‘Salisbury Cathedral’ Oil on Canvas by Edmund John Neimann 1876
By Edmund John Niemann
Located in Dallas, TX
‘Salisbury Cathedral’, Oil on Canvas by Edmund John Neimann 1876.
Large painting of a very desirable
Category
Antique 19th Century English Victorian Paintings
Materials
Canvas
Circle of Edmund Bristow (1787-1876) "The Apple Scrumpers" Oil Painting
Located in Nottingham, GB
Edmund Bristow (1787-1876) was a British painter renowned for his genre scenes, animal paintings
Category
Antique 19th Century Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Paint
H 29.14 in W 24.02 in D 1.19 in
Marine Painting "Trois Pêcheurs" Louis Pastour (France, 1876-1948)
Located in SANTA FE, NM
"Trois Pêcheurs"
Louis Pastour (France, 1876-1948)
Oil on board
Signed l.l.
7 7/8 x 4 7/8 (8 1/8 x
Category
1930s Post-Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Board, Oil
Marcel Delaunay (1876-1959) - French School Oil, Church at Twilight
Located in Corsham, GB
A modernist study of a Parish Church painted in a restrictive green and brown colour palette. Signed to the lower left-hand corner, M. Delaunay. On canvas on stretchers.
Category
Mid-20th Century Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
19th Century Oil on Panel of the RMSPC Steam Ship LA PLATA. dated 1876
Located in TEYJAT, FR
19th Century Oil on Panel of the steam ship LA PLATA owned by the Royal Mail Steam Packet Company
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century European Paintings
Materials
Wood, Paint
H 9.06 in W 11.82 in D 1.58 in
Emile Marin (1876-1940) - Framed Oil, Portrait of a Bedouin Man
By Emile Marin
Located in Corsham, GB
An early 20th century Portrait of a Bedouin Man, oil on panel. Signed 'A. Marin' to the lower left
Category
Early 20th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Roman Girl At Fountain After Leon Bonnat by L. Luige c.1876
Located in San Francisco, CA
Roman Girl At Fountain After Leon Bonnat by L. Luige c.1876
Original oil on canvas
This is a
Category
Late 19th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Rene Marie Joly De Beynac (1876-1978) - Oil, Town on The River
Located in Corsham, GB
This atmospheric landscape painting depicts a cluster of French weathered stone buildings nestled
Category
Early 20th Century Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Boris Major (Russian-American 1876 - 1951) original O/C Painting, Venice Italy
Located in Palm Coast, FL
19.5", Painting 24" x 16".
Boris Major (1876-1951) was born in Russia as Berko Mesherowsky. He
Category
Early 20th Century Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
H 19.5 in W 28 in D 2 in
Charles Edwin Baldock (1876-1941)- Framed Oil, Farm Dog Resting on a Barrel
Located in Corsham, GB
This charming oil by Charles Edwin Baldock depicts a loyal farm dog resting atop an old oak barrel
Category
Early 20th Century Animal Paintings
Materials
Oil
Twilight, oil on canvas by Narcisse-Virgile Diaz de la Pena (1807 - 1876)
By Narcisse Virgilio Díaz de la Peña
Located in Gent, VOV
honor, and died in Menton in 1876.
Collections of paintings by Diaz de la Peña can be admired at the
Category
19th Century Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
H 17.33 in W 25.6 in D 3.15 in
Horse Painting: "Horse at Stable with Hay" -Julius Paul Junghanns (1876-1958)
Located in SANTA FE, NM
Antique Horse Painting
"Horse at Stable with Hay"
Julius Paul Junghanns (German, 1876-1958)
Oil on
Category
Early 20th Century Post-Impressionist Animal Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Board
H 19 in W 25 in D 1.75 in
Wind Mills Along the Canal, Mijndert Van Den Berg, 1876 – 1967, Dutch Painter
Located in Knokke, BE
Wind Mills Along the Canal
Van Den Berg Mijndert
Gorinchem 1876 – 1967 The Hague
Dutch Painter
Category
20th Century Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
H 16.93 in W 24.81 in D 2.76 in
Cervione, Valle di Campoloro
By Auguste Bouchet (1876-1937)
Located in Sheffield, MA
Auguste Bouchet
French, 1831-1889
Cervione, Valle di Campoloro
Oil on canvas
35 by 46 in, w/ frame
Category
Late 19th Century Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
Micao KONO (1876 - 1954) , reclining female nude
By Micao Kono
Located in Paris, FR
passage of time his paintings show signs of cracking.
- Oil on paper pasted on canvas.
- Signed and dated
Category
1930s Art Deco Figurative Paintings
Materials
Paper, Oil
‘Chrysanthemum in a Vase’ by Kees Maks, Amsterdam 1876 – 1967, Dutch Painter
Located in Knokke, BE
Maks Kees
Amsterdam 1876 – 1967
Dutch Painter
‘Chrysanthemum in a Vase’
Signature: Signed lower
Category
Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
H 48.43 in W 43.31 in D 3.94 in
"Shepherd with Montbèliarde Calf" Julius Paul Junghanns (1876 - 1958)
Located in SANTA FE, NM
"Shepherd with Montbèliarde Calf"
Julius Paul Junghanns (1876 - 1958)
Oil on canvas
23 7/8 x 30
Category
1930s Animal Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"The Japanese Bridge, 1928" François Beauck (Belgian, 1876-1946)
Located in SANTA FE, NM
"The Japanese Bridge, 1928"
François Beauck (Belgian, 1876-1946)
Oil on cardboard
Signed and dated
Category
1920s Art Nouveau Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil, Cardboard
Odalisque, by Georges Philippe Jacqmotte (1876–1949), signed and dated
Located in London, GB
Orientalist painting by Georges Philippe Jacqmotte (1876–1949), a Belgian painter known for his
Category
Late 19th Century Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Oil on Canvas; Newfoundland off the English Coast, by Edmund Bristow (1787-1876)
Located in London, GB
1876), and lived all his life locally in Eton, after having attended school in nearby Windsor. He did
Category
Antique Early 19th Century English Victorian Paintings
Materials
Paint
H 40.16 in W 47.64 in D 1.58 in
Louis PASTOUR (1876-1948) French Post Impressionist 1928 Art Deco Period
Located in Holywell, GB
Louis PASTOUR (1876-1948)
Cannes 1928
A delightful painting of a coastal landscape depicting
Category
1920s Art Deco Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
H 17 in W 22.5 in D 1 in
'Le Jugement de Pâris' by Georges Charles Dufresne (1876 – 1936) French Painter
Located in Knokke, BE
was here that he fully embraced oil painting and developed his signature Orientalist style
Category
Early 19th Century Fauvist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
H 41.34 in W 48.82 in D 3.94 in
Portrait of Shaun, An Irish Setter, dated 1929 by FLORENCE JAY (1876-1935)
Located in Blackwater, GB
Portrait of Shaun, An Irish Setter, dated 1929
by FLORENCE JAY (1876-1935)
1929 Dog portrait of
Category
Early 20th Century Animal Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Antique American Impressionist Spring Blossom River Valley Framed Oil Landscape
Located in Buffalo, NY
Wonderfully painted American impressionist landscape oil painting by Carl Harold Nordstrom (1876
Category
1930s Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Antique American Watercolor Painting Bucks County Pennslyvania Horses Farm 1910
By Frank F. English
Located in Portland, OR
painting in 1876. That same year, the society was invited to display its works at the Philadelphia
Category
Early 1900s American Realist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
H 23 in W 33 in D 1.75 in
Autumn on the Black Brook, 1876 by Kate W. Newhall (1840-1917, American)
Located in New York, NY
-1917)
Autumn on the Black Brook, 1876
Oil on canvas
6 x 10 inches
Signed and dated, recto and verso
Category
19th Century Hudson River School Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Still Life with Roses, Oil on Canvas, Einar Olsen 1876-1950
By Einar Hugo Olsen
Located in New York, NY
Still life with roses in a porcelain vase. Oil on canvas, by Einar Hugo Olsen, Danish (1876-1950
Category
Vintage 1930s Danish Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Wood
Spring Blossoms, Landscape by Alice Roney Hardwick (1876 - 1932, American)
Located in New York, NY
Roney Hardwick (1876 - 1932)
Spring Blossoms
Oil on canvas
23 ¼ x 27 ¼ inches
Signed lower left
Category
Late 19th Century American Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
Oil Painting, Large Landscape with Cattle & Mill by James Roberts (fl 1858-1876)
Located in Uppingham, GB
Oil Painting, Landscape with Cattle & Mill by James Roberts (fl 1858-1876).
Signed and dated by
Category
1880s Realist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
Joseph Horlor (1809-1887) - 1876 Oil, Coastal Landscape
By Joseph Horlor
Located in Corsham, GB
Painted on canvas (not on stretchers) and presented in an oval cut mount and wood frame. The signature and date is scratched into the paint in the lower left.
Category
19th Century Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
The Fountains at Versailles, Large French Impressionist signed oil painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Fountain at Versailles
by Raymond Louis Charmaison 1876-1955
signed, oil painting on canvas
Category
Early 20th Century Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
George Vicat Cole RA (1833-1893) - 1876 Oil, Rustic Idyll
Located in Corsham, GB
A painting of a rustic idyll by a leading Victorian landscape painter, George Vicat Cole RA (1833
Category
19th Century Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
Large Oil Painting Cattle and Sheep Landscape signed 'Frank Walton 1876' British
Located in Banner Elk, NC
member of the Royal Society of British Artists, and President of the Institute of Oil Painters. He died
Category
Antique 1870s English Victorian Paintings
Materials
Canvas
H 43 in W 62 in D 3 in
French Oil Painting by Raymond Desvarreux, 1876-1963
By Raymond Desvarreux
Located in Dallas, TX
The Cavalry Entering a Village in France, Napoleonic Wars
This wonderful oil painting by Raymond
Category
Early 20th Century French Paintings
Materials
Paint, Canvas
Noel Denholm Davis (1876-1950) English impressionist Oil Painting HARVEST TIME
Located in Cirencester, GB
ARTIST: Noel Denholm Davis (1876-1950) British
TITLE: “Harvest Time”
SIGNED: lower left and
Category
Early 20th Century Post-Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
H 0.79 in W 16.54 in D 1.58 in
Joseph Horlor (1809-1887) - 1876 Oil, Coastal Scene with Figures and Boats
By Joseph Horlor
Located in Corsham, GB
Painted on canvas (not on stretchers) and presented in an oval cut mount and wood frame. The signature and date is scratched into the paint at the lower edge.
Category
19th Century Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Maurice Blieck 'Belgium, 1876-1922' Ladies on a Beech Oil Painting
By Maurice Blieck
Located in Dallas, TX
Maurice Blieck (Belgian, 1876-1922) Figures at the Seashore
Oil on canvas relined. Circa 1900
Category
Antique Early 1900s Belgian Art Nouveau Paintings
Materials
Paint
Erich Mayer (1876-1960) - 1937 Oil, South African Landscape
Located in Corsham, GB
A delightful scene depicting a river flowing through grassy hills. The artist captures the scene in a warm palette, perfectly encapsulating the summer hues in this rural South Africa...
Category
Early 20th Century Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
Wilhelm Riedel (1832-1876) - For Restoration 1871 Oil, A Gentleman
Located in Corsham, GB
A Signed and dated. On canvas on stretchers.
Category
Late 19th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Attrib. Edmund Bristow (1787-1876) - 19th Century Oil, The Donkey & Horse
By Edmund Bristow
Located in Corsham, GB
Well presented in a birdseye maple wood frame. Unsigned. On canvas on stretchers.
Category
19th Century Animal Paintings
Materials
Oil
Edmond von Sijben de Maroije (1876-1970) - Framed Oil, Hyacinths
Located in Corsham, GB
Edmond von Sijben de Maroije (1876-1970) Dutch School, oil on panel. Hyacinths in a terracotta pot
Category
Mid-20th Century Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
H 17.52 in W 14.77 in
William Gillard (fl.1812-1876) - Fine Framed Oil, River in the Woods
Located in Corsham, GB
This charming mid century oil by William Gillard (act.1812-1876), depicts a picturesque river scene
Category
Mid-19th Century Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
Albert Thomas Jarvis Gilbert RI (1876-1927) - 1911 Oil, David Garrick
By Albert Thomas Jarvis Gilbert
Located in Corsham, GB
married in 1913 at St. Mary's, Hammersmith and died in a Sanatorium in Cambridge. An oil painting by him
Category
Early 20th Century Realist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Philip Hugh Padwick ROI RBA (1876-1958) - Oil, Sun and Shade
Located in Corsham, GB
A landscape view from the shade of a woodland. The silhouettes of mountains can be seen in the distance. Presented in a distressed gilt-effect wooden frame with a canvas cove and whi...
Category
20th Century Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
Frank Reynolds (1876-1953) - Early 20th Century Oil, Chickens By The River
Located in Corsham, GB
the lower left corner and the painting has been presented in a simple wood frame. On board.
Category
20th Century Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
Attrib. Philip Hugh Padwick ROI RBA (1876-1958) - Oil, Leaves and Clouds
Located in Corsham, GB
wooden frame. Unsigned. The painting was acquired along with a signed work by Padwick and is typical of
Category
20th Century Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
John Edwin Noble (1876-1941) - Early 20th Century Oil, The Ship Hotel
Located in Corsham, GB
1899). The painting has been presented in a substantial 20th Century frame with a white inner window
Category
Early 20th Century Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
Philip Hugh Padwick (1876-1958) - Mid 20th Century Oil, Grazing at Sunset
Located in Corsham, GB
A charming landscape scene depicting cattle grazing at sunset. The scene looks over a sweeping landscape, lightly illuminated in the soft pinks and oranges of dusk. Signed to the low...
Category
20th Century Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
H 29.14 in W 41.34 in
Attrib. Philip Hugh Padwick ROI RBA (1876-1958) - Oil, By the River
Located in Corsham, GB
A charming landscape scene depicting a lone figure standing on a river bank. Signed with artist's name verso with biographical information on the artist attached. On canvas board.
Category
Mid-20th Century Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
Landscape at Sunset With a Man Smoking a Pipe by Carl Abraham Rothstén, 1876
Located in Stockholm, SE
Here we have a beautiful small landscape painting by Swedish artist Carl Abraham Rothstén, painted
Category
1870s Romantic Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Attrib. Philip Hugh Padwick ROI RBA (1876-1958) - Early 20thC Oil, Sepia Farm
Located in Corsham, GB
frame. Unsigned. The painting was acquired along with a signed work by Padwick and is typical of his
Category
20th Century Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
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- 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022The best place to find oil paintings and discover new artists is at local art galleries. There are also many online art dealers who provide information about artists and sell their works. On 1stDibs, you’ll discover a variety of art styles from master oil painters.
- 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022To find the artist of an oil painting, look on the back of the canvas. Sometimes, you will find the artist’s name and the year of production on the back. If the canvas is in a frame, gently peel away the paper covering the back to access the canvas. In the event you cannot find any identifying information, seek the help of a licensed art appraiser. Shop a selection of oil paintings on 1stDibs.
- 1stDibs ExpertMarch 22, 2024Yes, sunlight affects oil paintings. Keep your oil paintings away from direct sunlight.
To maintain oil paintings that you purchased for your home, experts suggest that you keep them out of 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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