Showing 1–30 of 52 results

  • Fowey Harbour

    £400

    Available

    Free shipping to UK, Europe and Singapore.

    A striking harbour town scene, painted in mixed media onto board, by British artist Elaine Allender.

    Depicting a view of Fowey Quay in Cornwall, a quaint little sea town that clings along one steep side of the harbour. The artist has created lots of texture in this harbour scene, by building up collaged layers of paint and paper and sealing it with varnish, adding depth and interest to the composition. Elaine is inspired by the Cornish coastline, and her paintings wonderfully capture the character of the beautiful region.

    This painting is housed in a white wooden frame that draws the eye inward towards the painting due to its deep profile. Both painting and frame are in excellent condition.

    Size: 27 x 27 cm (including frame)

    We take great care in ensuring our listings are accurate and true to life. To read reviews by customers who have recently purchased artworks from us, click here.

  • Chartres in Evening Light

    £400

    Available

    Free shipping to UK, Europe and Singapore.

    A small yet impactful landscape composition that evokes a serene atmosphere of Chartres in France, depicted at a distance under a soft, light yellow evening sky. Executed in oil onto board and dated 1975, the painting is by Swedish artist Eric Elfvén (1921–2008), whose works have been exhibited in public collections including the Moderna Museet in Stockholm, Jönköping Museum, Borås Art Museum, and the Victoria and Albert Museum in London.

    The scene is characterised by its rich colour palette, as well as expressive brushstrokes, particularly evident in the dark greens and earth tones used to shape the landscape. The brushwork is loose yet deliberate, conveying the quiet beauty of the town, while the soft, yellow hues of the sky create a sense of calm and tranquility.

    This oil on board is housed in a complementary slim gilt frame. The painting is in very good vintage condition, and the frame has some scuffs and small losses to the corners, commensurate with age.

    Size: 26 x 34 cm (including frame)

    We take great care in ensuring our listings are accurate and true to life. To read reviews by customers who have recently purchased artworks from us, click here.

  • Near the Ocean Blue

    £445

    Available

    Free shipping to UK, Europe and Singapore.

    A small yet impactful mid-century coastal landscape painting, executed in oil onto canvas.

    The foreground features loosely defined trees and earthy hills leading toward the background, where a strip of ocean peeks through.

    Depth is created using a vibrant contrast of colours as well as the colour gradient technique where the artist has used various hues of the same colour to highlight the respective forms.  The brushwork is expressive, with sweeping, gestural strokes, adding a dynamic feel.

    This oil on canvas is housed in a complementary silver-painted wood frame. The painting is in excellent vintage condition, and the frame has minor scuffs.

    Size: 31 x 34 cm (including frame)

    We take great care in ensuring our listings are accurate and true to life. To read reviews by customers who have recently purchased artworks from us, click here.

  • Through the Woods

    Sold

    SOLD

    This oil on canvas is housed in a complementary gilt frame with an inner linen border. The painting is in excellent vintage condition, and the frame has minor scuffs.

    Size: 38 x 33 cm (including frame)

    We take great care in ensuring our listings are accurate and true to life. To read reviews by customers who have recently purchased artworks from us, click here.

  • Fresh Fields

    £415

    Available

    Free shipping to UK, Europe and Singapore.

    A lively mid-century post-impressionist landscape composition, executed in oil onto board.

    Small yet impactful, the painting showcases a vibrant and abstracted depiction of nature, where lush fields with rolling hills in the background have been deconstructed and simplified into blocks of contrasting shades.

    Post-impressionist in nature, the artist has selected a saturated and rich palette – using colours to evoke emotion rather than merely representing the landscape. The use of expressive brushstrokes, combined with a lightly textured surface, contribute to the painting’s dynamic and emotive quality as well.

    This oil on board is housed in a complementary gilt frame. Both the painting and frame are in excellent vintage condition.

    Size: 24 x 29 cm (including frame)

    We take great care in ensuring our listings are accurate and true to life. To read reviews by customers who have recently purchased artworks from us, click here.

  • Forest Ponder

    £575

    Available

    Free shipping to UK, Europe and Singapore.

    A brilliantly executed abstract landscape oil composition painted by the established Swedish artist Ivar Morsing (1919-2009), whose works have been exhibited in public collections including the National Museum in Stockholm, Moderna Museet in Stockholm, Kalmar Museum, and Jönköping Museum.

    In this abstracted composition, we can discern a lone figure sitting amidst  a forest setting and surrounded by trees. 

    The scene is bathed in a restrained palette of muted greens, cream, and yellows, creating a soft and gentle atmosphere. The artist employs expressive strokes and small swirls of paint, imbuing the artwork with a sense of movement and dynamism.

    This oil on board is housed in a complementary wide profiled silver frame with gold tinted borders. Both the  painting and frame are in in excellent vintage condition.

    Size: 35 x 37 cm (including frame)

    We take great care in ensuring our listings are accurate and true to life. To read reviews by customers who have recently purchased artworks from us, click here.

  • Sale!

    Pedestrians

    Original price was: £530.Current price is: £450.

    Available

    Free shipping to UK, Europe and Singapore.

    A small yet very impactful modernist street scene composition, executed in oil onto board.

    This composition presents a bustling street scene where pedestrians  are walking amidst tall coloured buildings. Painted in a semi-abstract manner, the artist has used the expressive qualities of rich and saturated colour as well as energetic and textured brushstrokes to capture the liveliness of this scene.

    This oil on board is housed in a stunning deep-profiled cream frame that pairs wonderfully with the painting.  Both painting and frame are in excellent vintage condition.

    Size: 35 x 30 cm (including frame)

    We take great care in ensuring our listings are accurate and true to life. To read reviews by customers who have recently purchased artworks from us, click here.

  • Sale!

    The Lake

    Original price was: £375.Current price is: £318.

    Available

    Free shipping to UK, Europe and Singapore.

    A charming mid century landscape view of Tenerife, executed in oil onto canvas.

    This small yet striking painting is filled with details, and encourages the viewer to look further into the distance. In the front of the painting, we see a house and beautiful flora taking space on left and right corners of the painting. As our eyes study the piece further, we can spot 2 figures facing a lake, seemingly in conversation and enjoying the nature view with a hilly landscape in the background.

    Using a rich colour palette in uplifting tones, the artist has applied textured and expressive brushstrokes to compose this restful landscape.

    This painting is wonderfully presented in a gilt frame with patterned moulding. There is some very minor wear to the inner border of the frame, but otherwise both painting and frame are in excellent vintage condition.

    Size: 40 x 35 cm (including frame)

    We take great care in ensuring our listings are accurate and true to life. To read reviews by customers who have recently purchased artworks from us, click here.

  • Sale!

    Red Cottage

    Original price was: £355.Current price is: £310.

    Available

    Free shipping to UK, Europe and Singapore.

    A small and characterful mid century modernist landscape painting, executed in oil onto canvas.

    This atmospheric and restful landscape composition depicts a striking red cottage set amidst lush greenery. Executed with lightly textured brushstrokes and a rich colour palette, the painting has a soothing aesthetic, and is also very well-balanced with an even distribution of sky and land.

    This oil on canvas is housed in a stunning dark wood frame with beaded detail. Both the painting and frame are in excellent vintage condition.

    Size: 25.5 x 33.5 cm (including frame)

    We take great care in ensuring our listings are accurate and true to life. To read reviews by customers who have recently purchased artworks from us, click here.

  • Sale!

    Season

    Original price was: £385.Current price is: £315.

    Available

    Free Shipping to UK, Europe and Singapore..

    A small yet characterful mid-century abstract painting, executed in oil onto board.

    Although largely abstract in nature, the painting could resemble a winter scene, with trees with orange leaves in a snow-covered landscape.

    This painting is characterised with short and expressive brushstrokes that have been executed in a swift and confident manner. This adds vigour and a lovely texture to the work.

    The painting’s small size would make it the perfect addition to a shelf, bookshelf or above a bed side table.

    This oil on board is mounted on a wide profile wood frame that suits the painting perfectly and enhances it. Both frame and painting are in very good vintage condition.

    Size: 30 x 35 cm (including frame)

    We take great care in ensuring our listings are accurate and true to life. To read reviews by customers who have recently purchased artworks from us, click here.

     

  • River Walk

    £395

    Available

    Free shipping to UK, Europe and Singapore.

    A serene and atmospheric mid-century semi-abstract composition, executed in oil onto canvas.

    A body of water fills the foreground of the painting, serving as a mirror as it reflects the fragmented, impressionistic forms of the city and indistinct figures along its edge. The water’s surface is painted with loose, sweeping brushstrokes, creating a sense of movement and fluidity.

    In the middle ground, two indistinct figures traverse towards a bridge. In the background, the cityscape and foliage fill the canvas, their forms abstracted and simplified down into geometric shapes and overlapping forms.

    The overall mood of the painting is contemplative – brought forth through the use of a soft and subdued muted colour palette as well as loose and expressive brushwork that evoke a sense of nostalgia.

    This small but very effective oil on canvas is housed in a deep profile dark blue-grey frame with an inner silver border. Both the painting and frame are in excellent vintage condition.

    Size: 29 x 34 cm (including frame)

    The sculptures seen in the photos is also available to purchase and details can be viewed here.

    We take great care in ensuring our listings are accurate and true to life. To read reviews by customers who have recently purchased artworks from us, click here.

  • Sale!

    Cottage in the Forest

    Original price was: £445.Current price is: £375.

    Available

    Free shipping to UK, Europe and Singapore.

    A very pleasant mid century expressionist landscape composition, executed in oil onto board.

    In this scenic view, a cottage nests in the middle of a lush forest surrounded by trees with autumnal coloured leaves. Loose and unrestrained brushstrokes fill the painting with swathes and dabs of rich colours, leaving a wonderful textural quality as well as an energetic feel to the painting.

    This oil on board is housed in a beautiful wide-profiled grey and gilt frame with multiple windows, that really enhances the overall painting. The painting is in excellent vintage condition, and there is light wear to the frame, commensurate with its age.

    Size: 31.5 x 34.5 cm (including frame)

    We take great care in ensuring our listings are accurate and true to life. To read reviews by customers who have recently purchased artworks from us, click here.

  • The Tram

    £625

    Available

    Free shipping to UK, Europe and Singapore.

    A small yet very striking modernist street scene composition, executed in oil onto canvas.

    The painting depicts a bustling scene in a city with a tram and some figures strolling in the foreground, and a building motif situated in the background of the painting.

    The artist has highlighted the silhouettes of the tram, building and figures with a thin black outline, and the painting has a sketch-like quality. Furthermore, by leaving areas of the canvas exposed, the artist’s creative use of negative space accentuates the shapes of the figure and objects, drawing our attention to their distinct forms.

    The painting is characterised by a beautiful rich palette, as well as expressive and lightly textured brushstrokes that reflect the uplifting energy of the city.

    This oil on canvas is housed in a beautiful wood frame with a linen border. The painting is in excellent vintage condition, and the frame has marks to its linen border as shown.

    Size: 38 x 33 cm (including frame)

    We take great care in ensuring our listings are accurate and true to life. To read reviews by customers who have recently purchased artworks from us, click here.

  • Row of Houses

    Sold

    SOLD

    An expressive and lively mid-century modernist style composition, executed in oil onto canvas board.

    Small yet impact in its composition, the painting presents a row of houses lined by a street, with a view of a lush green forest landscape that extends out to the background.

    Painted in a semi-abstract manner, all realistic details have been omitted and the artist has skilfully used planes and blocks of contrasting colours and distinct brushwork to demonstrate a sense of depth.

    The brushstrokes used are broad and fluid, and have been very confidently executed, imbuing the painting with an energetic feel, and the colour palette used is rich and uplifting.

    This oil on canvas board is housed in a complementary gilt frame. The painting is in excellent vintage condition, and the frame has some scuff marks.

    Size:  31 x 35 cm (including frame)

    We take great care in ensuring our listings are accurate and true to life. To read reviews by customers who have recently purchased artworks from us, click here.

  • Balcony Garden

    £420

    Available

    Free shipping to UK, Europe and Singapore.

    A richly textured and charming mid-century painting, executed in oil onto canvas.

    Small yet impactful in its composition, the composition presents a lively and scenic view of a balcony window, surrounded by a lush garden of vibrant flowers in bloom.

    There is an explosion of colours on the canvas – with bold and rich hues imbuing the painting with liveliness. The artist has also skillfully applied thick and textured brushstrokes – using the impasto technique to create a visually tactile and expressive surface, resulting in a three-dimensional quality.

    This oil on canvas is housed in a deep and ridged gilt frame with an inner white border. Both the painting and frame are in excellent vintage condition.

    Size: 32 x 26 cm (including frame)

    We take great care in ensuring our listings are accurate and true to life. To read reviews by customers who have recently purchased artworks from us, click here.

  • Skyline

    Sold

    SOLD.

    A small and vibrant modernist oil composition, featuring a city skyline where rows of tall buildings are set against a striking red background.

    Painted in an expressive manner, the artist has used blocks of rich and saturated colour, hints of bold outlines, and areas of impasto (where the paint has been applied thickly such that it stands proud from the surface) to make up this beautifully textured and striking piece that evokes tactility.

    This oil on board is housed in a slim wood frame, which has slight widening to the corners. The painting is otherwise in very good vintage condition.

    Size: 29 x 37 cm (including frame)

    We take great care in ensuring our listings are accurate and true to life. To read reviews by customers who have recently purchased artworks from us, click here.

  • Whispers of Dusk

    Sold

    SOLD

    A small yet impactful mid-century abstract landscape that captivates with its subtle beauty and emotional depth, executed in oil onto canvas and dated 1950.

    The painting draws the viewer into a tranquil scene which suggests a landscape setting. In the foreground, earthy browns anchor the composition, hinting at land or perhaps a field. The middle and background are dominated by soft, light hues of sky, where gentle pinks and purples intermingle, evoking the serene moments of dusk.

    The artist’s loose and sweeping brushstrokes give the work a dynamic quality. The painting’s textural surface, achieved through the thoughtful layering of paint, adds depth and and invites viewers to explore its subtleties.

    This oil on canvas is housed in a complementary slim black painted wood frame. Both the painting and frame are in excellent vintage condition.

    Size: 27 x 31 cm (including frame)

    We take great care in ensuring our listings are accurate and true to life. To read reviews by customers who have recently purchased artworks from us, click here.

  • Within the Woods

    Sold

    SOLD

    An atmospheric mid-century modernist style winter landscape composition, executed in oil onto board.

    Small in size yet impactful in its composition, the painting captures a winter scene using muted colours and expressive, textured brushwork. Bare trees are presented with their dark trunks and branches in a snow-covered ground.

    The artist has confidently applied thick, bold strokes of paint to depict the scene, adding a sense of movement and depth. The textured application of paint enhances the painting’s overall tactile quality,

    The colour palette includes muted darker tones balanced with white, evoking a quiet wintry atmosphere.

    This oil on board is housed in a complementary wood frame. Both the painting and frame are in excellent vintage condition.

    Size: 25.5 x 32 cm (including frame)

    We take great care in ensuring our listings are accurate and true to life. To read reviews by customers who have recently purchased artworks from us, click here.

  • Girl in the Garden

    Sold

    SOLD

    A richly textured and charming mid-century figurative painting, executed in oil onto canvas.

    Small yet impactful in its composition, the painting portrays a poised young lady whose back is turned to the viewer, creating an aura of mystery and intrigue. She is wearing a decorative hat and dressed in timeless elegance, and is surrounded by a lush garden of vibrant flowers in bloom.

    There is an explosion of colours on the canvas – with rich hues imbuing the painting with an uplifting feel. The artist has also skillfully applied thick and textured brushstrokes – using the impasto technique to create a visually tactile and expressive surface, resulting in a three-dimensional quality.

    This oil on canvas is housed in a deep and ridged gilt frame. Both painting and frame are in excellent vintage condition.

    Size:  35.5 x 30 cm (including frame)

    We take great care in ensuring our listings are accurate and true to life. To read reviews by customers who have recently purchased artworks from us, click here.

  • Dog Walk

    Sold

    SOLD

    A very pleasant and tranquil scene of a park, painted in oil onto board.

    We catch a glimpse of a back-facing silhouette of a figure in a long, flowing blue coat, standing on a pathway. Beside her is a little black dog that she has taken our for a walk. The park is a sanctuary of tall trees- their straight, towering trunks reaching upward.

    The artist has used smooth brushstrokes, creating a gentle, dreamlike atmosphere. The outlines of the various forms are drawn with fine black lines, lending the composition a delicate, illustrative quality.

    This oil on board is housed in a complementary wood frame that has been painted in subtle gold. Both the painting and frame are in excellent vintage condition.

    Size: 35 x 31 cm (including frame)

    The sculpture seen in the photos is also available to purchase and details can be viewed here.

    We take great care in ensuring our listings are accurate and true to life. To read reviews by customers who have recently purchased artworks from us, click here.

  • Desert Lands

    Sold

    SOLD.

    A very well executed mid century modernist landscape composition, painted in oil onto canvas board.

    This painting features warm earthy tones, carefully applied brushwork and a contrast of angular forms against softer curved forms. The sandy, desert tones are punctuated by areas of dark brown and green, creating great depth and intensity to the picture. Our eyes are initially drawn to the bold, angular planes in the foreground, but are then lead away into the softer rolling sands of the background. In the distance the horizon is broken up by a row of monuments.

    The palette and subject of this painting makes it highly versatile. It is familiar yet we can’t quite pinpoint a particular place, lending a timelessness to this piece.

    This oil on canvas board is presented in a gilt frame. Both painting and frame are in very good vintage condition.

    Size: 29 x 36 cm (including frame)

    We take great care in ensuring our listings are accurate and true to life. To read reviews by customers who have recently purchased artworks from us, click here.

  • Landscape Town

    Sold

    SOLD.

    A small and uplifting modernist style composition, executed in oil onto board and dated 1973.

    This scenic composition presents a panoramic view of a town surrounded by a lush nature landscape.

    The artist has used a combination of rich and lively colours as well as painterly and expressive multi-directional brushstrokes to demonstrate a sense of depth and width as well as add a unique textural quality to the painting.

    This oil on board is housed in a complementary gilt frame with linen border. Both the painting and frame are in excellent vintage condition.

    Size: 23 x 42 cm (including frame)

    We take great care in ensuring our listings are accurate and true to life. To read reviews by customers who have recently purchased artworks from us, click here.

  • In the Garden

    Sold

    SOLD.

    An expressive and wonderfully textured mid-century oil composition that presents a figure in a hat in a lush garden setting.

    Containing elements of impressionism and abstraction, all realistic details have been intentionally left out, the artist has swiftly applied loose and expressive dabs of paint to capture this scene.

    Using the impasto technique, the thick and creamy texture of the brushwork gives the painting a tactile and aesthetically captivating presence.

    This oil on canvas has been laid down to board, and is housed in a complementary grey frame. The painting is in excellent vintage condition, and the frame has marks and scuffs as shown.

    Size: 31.5 x 37.5 cm (including frame)

    We take great care in ensuring our listings are accurate and true to life. To read reviews by customers who have recently purchased artworks from us, click here.

  • Reminisce

    Sold

    SOLD.

    A small but very impactful modernist street scene composition, executed in oil onto board.

    The painting presents a wide-angled view of houses with a hill-like landscape in the background.

    The artist has used the expressive qualities of colour and brushstrokes to capture the melancholy in this scene.

    Upon close inspection of the painting, we can notice that the artist has very skilfully layered contrasting colours in an intense and expressive manner. Using a muted colour palette, the lighter cream tones of the houses contrasts against the sombre and moody colours, and the lightness and darkness of this restrained palette adds a nostalgic feel to the painting.

    This oil on board is housed in its original mid century gilt frame with an inner linen border. The painting and frame are both in excellent vintage condition. 

    Size: 27 x 34 cm (including frame)

    We take great care in ensuring our listings are accurate and true to life. To read reviews by customers who have recently purchased artworks from us, click here.

  • Vision

    Sold

    SOLD.

    A sombre panoramic landscape presenting vast open lands of shrubs, with mountains fading into the distance.

    The artist has used a restrained colour palette comprising mostly of various shades of blue, with some hints of green in the foreground.

    The brushstrokes, though soft and subtle, are thoughtful and precise, imbuing  the work with an overall sense of nostalgia and mystery.

    It is worth mentioned that the edges of the work remain visible, exposing the substrate beneath it. This vignette effect further draws our attention to and emphasises the subject matter.

    This oil on panel is housed in a complementary silver frame. Both artwork and frame are in excellent vintage condition.

    Size: 24.5 x 42 cm (including frame)

    We take great care in ensuring our listings are accurate and true to life. To read reviews by customers who have recently purchased artworks from us, click here.

  • Tree by the Houses

    Sold

    SOLD.

    A striking and expressive modernist composition, executed in oil and dated 1960.

    Small yet impactful in composition, a lush green tree punctuates the center of the foreground of the painting, and sits in front of a scenic neighbourhood with houses of different coloured roofs.

    The painting exudes a lively feel, brought forth through the use of painterly and expressive brushstrokes, as well as an uplifting palette of rich and muted colours.

    This oil on canvas has been laid onto board, and is housed in a complementary slim gilt frame. The painting has is a small area of paint loss at the top left, and there are minor scuffs to frame.

    Size: 30 x 30 cm (including frame)

    We take great care in ensuring our listings are accurate and true to life. To read reviews by customers who have recently purchased artworks from us, click here.

  • Alabaster

    Sold

    SOLD.

    A small but very visually pleasing mid century abstract composition in oil, painted onto canvas.

    Using a careful selection of pastel colours, the subtle palette is delightfully calming. The small size of the painting draws our eyes in, encouraging us to study the tonal gradations in the colours, as well as enjoy the various textures of the creamy paint.

    This oil on canvas is housed in a painted wooden frame, the colour of which complements the painting perfectly. There is some light craquelure present to the painting, due to the age and thickness of the paint application, but the paint layer is very stable. Overall the painting and frame are in very good vintage condition.

    Size: 25.5 x 27 cm (including frame)

    We take great care in ensuring our listings are accurate and true to life. To read reviews by customers who have recently purchased artworks from us, click here.

  • Tram Stop

    Sold

    SOLD.

    A small yet very striking modernist street scene composition, executed in oil onto board.

    The painting depicts a bustling scene in a city with a tram stopping on the left, figures lining a street walk on the right, and a building motif situated in the background of the painting.

    The artist has uniquely highlighted the silhouettes of the tram, building and figures with a thin orange outline, further emphasising their respective forms.

    The painting is characterised by a beautiful rich palette comprising shades of blue, orange and white, as well as expressive and lightly textured brushstrokes that reflect the uplifting energy of the city.

    This oil on board is housed in a stunning deep-profiled frame that pairs wonderfully with the painting. There are very minor scuffs to the frame in keeping with age. The painting is in excellent vintage condition.

    Size: 35 x 30 cm (including frame)

    We take great care in ensuring our listings are accurate and true to life. To read reviews by customers who have recently purchased artworks from us, click here.

  • Bridge Crossing

    Sold

    SOLD.

    A small but very charming modernist expressionist oil, painted in 1937.

    In this picture we see a figure crossing a stone bridge that leads towards a cottage, surrounded by lush greenery. This painting is both reminiscent of the post-impressionist style of artists like Van Gogh, as well as of Fauvist painters like  André Derain. It features bold, undisguised brushstrokes in vibrant colours, and is very much a subjective, emotional response to the landscape (as opposed to just painting the landscape as realistically as possible).

    This vibrant oil composition is housed in a dark wood and gilt frame that suits its homely look. Both painting and frame are in very good vintage condition.

    Size: 32.5 x 41 cm (including frame)

    We take great care in ensuring our listings are accurate and true to life. To read reviews by customers who have recently purchased artworks from us, click here.

  • Pine Trees

    Sold

    SOLD.

    A small but impactful mid-century modernist landscape composition, painted in oil onto board.

    Simple yet effective in its composition, the painting presents a beautifully textured pine tree forest – with shorter trees in the background and 6 slender trees towering in the foreground.

    Executed in a semi-abstract manner, the artist has made a conscious decision not to focus on realistic details and has reduced the forms down to expressive and painterly brushstrokes filled with muted earthy colours.

    This oil on board is housed in a deep profile ornate gilt frame that complements the painting very well. Both painting and frame are in good vintage condition.

    Size: 36 x 24.5 cm (including frame)

    We take great care in ensuring our listings are accurate and true to life. To read reviews by customers who have recently purchased artworks from us, click here.