Sold Antique and Contemporary Art

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  Sold Antique Paintings

  In this section you will find our archive of sold antique paintings, a historical collection comprising antique paintings, oil paintings, drawings, watercolours, portraits, landscapes, still lifes, religious paintings and other works that were previously available at Antiguedades.es. The pieces included in this archive represent different periods, schools, techniques and subjects, from Old Master paintings to works from the eighteenth, nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.

  Sold antique paintings and historical archive of artworks

  Over the years, numerous paintings on canvas, panel, copper, cardboard and paper have passed through our gallery. Some were signed or attributed to particular artists and schools, while others stood out for their pictorial quality, age, technique, iconography, provenance, frame or decorative value.
  
  

  This archive makes it possible to approach the history of art through works that reflect different ways of understanding composition, light, colour, portraiture, religion, nature and everyday life. It also offers a visual reference for styles, supports, frames, techniques and subjects developed during different historical periods.
  
  

  This archive constitutes a historical catalogue of sold antique paintings and not an active sales section. If you would like to see the works currently available, you can visit our antique paintings for sale section, where we regularly add carefully selected paintings and works on paper.

  Historical archive of sold oil paintings, drawings and watercolours

  Among the works included in this archive are antique oil paintings on canvas, panel or copper, drawings in pencil, ink, charcoal or red chalk, watercolours, pastels and other techniques. The subjects include religious paintings, portraits, landscapes, genre scenes, marine paintings, still lifes, architecture, animals and compositions of a historical or decorative nature.
  
  

  This archive also includes works belonging to different European schools and artistic periods. Viewing these paintings makes it possible to compare compositional resources, treatments of the human figure, forms of representation, colour palettes and technical solutions used between the seventeenth and early twentieth centuries.

  Archive of antique paintings for reference and collecting

  This archive constitutes a useful reference for collectors of antique art, historians, researchers, restorers, decorators and painting enthusiasts. It makes it possible to consult signatures, attributions, supports, frames, techniques, iconography and details of execution that may serve as guidance when identifying or comparing other similar works.
  
  

  If any of the antique paintings included in this archive serves as a reference for a future acquisition, please contact us. We will be pleased to let you know whether we have a similar work available or notify you when we add a related antique painting to our catalogue.

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  Sold Contemporary Paintings

  In this section you will find our archive of sold contemporary paintings, a historical collection comprising contemporary paintings, modern oil paintings, drawings, watercolours, abstract works, figurative paintings and other pieces that were previously available at Antiguedades.es. The works included in this archive represent different artists, periods, styles, techniques and origins, from mid-twentieth-century paintings to more recent creations.

  Sold contemporary paintings and historical archive of modern art

  Over the years, numerous works executed in oil, acrylic, watercolour, ink, pastel, charcoal and mixed media on canvas, panel, paper, cardboard and other supports have passed through our gallery. Some were signed, dated or documented, while others stood out for their artistic quality, composition, colour, visual strength, originality or decorative value.
  
  

  This archive makes it possible to approach different trends in modern and contemporary art through abstract, figurative, expressionist, geometric, textured, landscape and independently created works. It also offers a visual reference for the languages, materials, formats and forms of expression developed from the twentieth century to the present day.
  
  

  This archive constitutes a historical catalogue of sold contemporary paintings and not an active sales section. If you would like to see the works currently available, you can visit our contemporary paintings for sale section, where we regularly add carefully selected new paintings and works on paper.

  Historical archive of sold oil paintings, drawings and contemporary works

  Among the works included in this archive are oil and acrylic paintings on canvas or panel, drawings in pencil, ink, charcoal or pastel, watercolours, collages and mixed-media compositions. The subjects include abstraction, portraits, figures, landscapes, urban scenes, modern still lifes, interiors and free compositions of an expressive or decorative nature.
  
  

  This archive also includes works associated with different artistic movements from the twentieth and early twenty-first centuries. Viewing them makes it possible to compare treatments of colour, material, gesture, the human figure and composition, as well as different ways of interpreting reality or developing a personal artistic language.

  Archive of contemporary paintings for reference and collecting

  This archive constitutes a useful reference for collectors of modern art, researchers, decorators, interior designers and enthusiasts of contemporary painting. It makes it possible to consult signatures, techniques, supports, formats, frames, styles and details of execution that may serve as guidance when identifying or comparing other similar works.
  
  

  If any of the contemporary paintings included in this archive serves as a reference for a future acquisition, please contact us. We will be pleased to let you know whether we have a similar work available or notify you when we add a related contemporary painting to our catalogue.

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  Sold Antique Engravings

  In this section you will find our archive of sold engravings, a historical collection comprising etchings, lithographs, woodcuts, photogravures, aquatints, drypoints, maps, portraits, religious prints, city views, scientific plates and other antique works of graphic art that were previously available at Antiguedades.es.

  Sold antique engravings and historical archive of graphic art

  Over the years, numerous engravings produced using different printing techniques on paper have passed through our gallery. Some works were signed, dated or identified with the name of the artist, engraver, printer or publisher, while others stood out for the quality of the impression, the age of the paper, the precision of the drawing, the colouring or the historical interest of the subject represented.
  
  

  This archive makes it possible to approach the history of art, illustration and visual culture through religious images, portraits, maps, landscapes, cities, monuments, historical scenes, scientific plates and decorative compositions. It also offers a reference for the techniques and processes used to reproduce and distribute images during different periods.
  
  

  This archive constitutes a historical catalogue of sold antique engravings and not an active sales section. If you would like to see the works currently available, you can visit our antique engravings for sale section, where we regularly add carefully selected new examples.

  Historical archive of sold etchings, lithographs and woodcuts

  Among the works included in this archive are etchings from metal plates, black-and-white or colour lithographs, chromolithographs, woodcuts, aquatints, drypoints, photogravures and works produced using mixed techniques. Each process provides its own characteristic line, texture, depth and visual quality.
  
  

  The subjects include religious engravings, portraits of historical figures, maps and plans, city views, landscapes, architecture, genre scenes, historical events, botany, zoology, anatomy, astronomy and other scientific subjects. These works make it possible to compare styles, types of paper, inscriptions, margins, printing systems and forms of representation corresponding to different periods.

  Archive of antique engravings for reference and collecting

  This archive constitutes a useful reference for collectors of art on paper, historians, researchers, restorers, decorators and enthusiasts of antique graphic art. It makes it possible to consult signatures, inscriptions, techniques, papers, plate marks, margins, colouring and printing details that may serve as guidance when identifying or comparing other similar engravings.
  
  

  If any of the engravings included in this archive serves as a reference for a future acquisition, please contact us. We will be pleased to let you know whether we have a similar work available or notify you when we add a related antique engraving to our catalogue.

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  Sold Antique Maps

  In this section you will find our archive of sold maps, a historical collection comprising original antique maps, city plans, engraved maps, atlases, world maps, nautical charts, maps of countries and regions and other cartographic documents that were previously available at Antiguedades.es.

  Sold antique maps and historical archive of cartography

  Over the years, numerous maps produced using historical printing techniques, such as copper engraving, woodcut and lithography, have passed through our gallery. Some pieces came from atlases, travel books, geographical treatises or scientific publications, while others were published as independent cartographic works.
  
  

  This archive makes it possible to approach the history of geography, travel, navigation and exploration through representations of cities, countries, regions, continents, coastlines, maritime routes and historical territories. It also offers a visual reference for the development of borders, geographical names and ways of representing the world during different periods.
  
  

  This archive constitutes a historical catalogue of sold antique maps and not an active sales section. If you would like to see the pieces currently available, you can visit our antique maps for sale section, where we regularly add carefully selected new examples.

  Historical archive of sold maps, plans and nautical charts

  Among the pieces included in this archive are maps of countries and regions, city plans, continental maps, world maps, nautical charts, cartographic views, route maps, plates from atlases and documents related to exploration and geographical knowledge.
  
  

  Many of these maps retained ornamental cartouches, scales, legends, compass roses, rhumb lines, inscriptions naming cartographers and publishers, wide margins or antique colouring. These elements make it possible to compare printing techniques, decorative styles, cartographic conventions and geographical knowledge from different periods.

  Archive of antique maps for reference and collecting

  This archive constitutes a useful reference for collectors of antique cartography, historians, researchers, decorators, travellers and enthusiasts of art on paper. It makes it possible to consult signatures, inscriptions, cartouches, techniques, papers, margins, colouring and geographical details that may serve as guidance when identifying or comparing other similar maps.
  
  

  If any of the maps included in this archive serves as a reference for a future acquisition, please contact us. We will be pleased to let you know whether we have a similar example available or notify you when we add a related antique map to our catalogue.

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  Sold Antique Sculptures

  In this section you will find our archive of sold sculptures and carvings, a historical collection comprising antique bronzes, spelter figures, wood carvings, religious figures, busts, decorative sculptures, documented antique ivory pieces, animals, genre scenes and other sculptural works that were previously available at Antiguedades.es.

  Sold sculptures and carvings and historical archive

  Over the years, numerous sculptures made of bronze, wood, spelter, marble, alabaster, terracotta, ceramic, plaster, ivory and other materials have passed through our gallery. Some were signed or identified with foundry or workshop marks, while others stood out for their modelling quality, patina, polychromy, age, provenance or decorative presence.
  
  

  This archive makes it possible to approach the history of sculpture through religious, academic, allegorical, mythological, folk and decorative pieces. It also offers a visual reference for materials, techniques, styles, bases, finishes, polychromy and forms of representation developed during different periods.
  
  

  This archive constitutes a historical catalogue of sold sculptures and carvings and not an active sales section. If you would like to see the pieces currently available, you can visit our sculptures and carvings for sale section, where we regularly add carefully selected new examples.

  Historical archive of sold bronzes, spelter figures and carvings

  Among the pieces included in this archive are bronze sculptures, spelter figures, polychrome wood carvings, religious sculptures, busts, reliefs, animal figures, characters, allegorical scenes and small- or medium-sized pieces intended for collecting and decoration.
  
  

  This historical archive also includes works made of marble, alabaster, terracotta, ceramic, plaster and documented antique ivory. Viewing them makes it possible to compare patinas, signatures, foundry marks, polychromy, gilding, bases, sculptural styles and treatments of volume from different periods.

  Archive of sculptures and carvings for reference and collecting

  This archive constitutes a useful reference for sculpture collectors, historians, researchers, restorers, decorators and enthusiasts of three-dimensional art. It makes it possible to consult signatures, marks, materials, patinas, polychromy, bases and execution details that may serve as guidance when identifying or comparing other similar pieces.
  
  

  If any of the sculptures or carvings included in this archive serves as a reference for a future acquisition, please contact us. We will be pleased to let you know whether we have a similar example available or notify you when we add a related sculpture or carving to our catalogue.