Antique paintings

Old and original antique paintings are an ideal capital investment in today's challenging economic times. Art experts believe that the most valuable masterpieces are those from the turn of the 19th and 20th centuries. In our Luxury Products online store, you will find a wide selection of them.

Antique paintings are a work of art and an ideal investment product

The topic of investment has been one of the most frequently discussed recently. Buying houses and apartments has become unprofitable. Long-term bank deposits are increasingly associated with a high risk of losing part of the capital. Brokers, in addition to stock investments, are increasingly looking for other, safer alternatives. Especially since keeping cash in the proverbial sock, with rising inflation, results in losses instead of profits.

The safest investments in modern times have become precious metals, gemstones, and antiques. Even if they do not increase capital over the years, they certainly will not diminish it. Therefore, take care of your portfolio and invest calmly in antique paintings in prestigious frames. These can be oil canvases, graphics, or even drawings. According to experts, the most valuable are works from the turn of the 19th and 20th centuries.

Are old antique paintings a good addition to interiors?

Antique paintings fit into almost any interior design style. They particularly complement classic, retro, art deco, and rustic rooms. You can also hang them as a standout decoration on the wall of a loft-style living room, boho dining room, or a bedroom maintained in a glamour style. Old oil paintings, watercolors, and antique graphics in decorative frames give rooms a luxurious character. They emphasize the elegance and taste of the owner. They enhance the prestige of offices, law firms, and the offices of respected partners.

What do old watercolors and oil paintings most often depict?

Among antique paintings, landscapes, portraits, as well as scenes of everyday life and battle scenes prevail. There is also no shortage of still life, which was particularly favored by Vincent van Gogh and Pablo Picasso.

In the store Luxury Products, we ensure that every customer finds an antique painting that touches not only their heart but also their soul. Therefore, our offer includes old watercolors and oil canvases created over several centuries. They depict views of unforgettable places that the artist often longed for and returned to in memories, floral compositions, wars, animals, as well as nudes and portraits.

Oils on canvas, pastels, and landscapes from the 19th century

The first half of the 19th century was the era of neoclassicism. Its distinctive features in painting include perfect proportion representation, simplicity, and clarity and calmness. Representatives of neoclassicism included Russian Anton Losenko, Swiss Angelica Kauffmann, and French Francois Gerard. The neoclassical school of the 19th century can be observed, among others, in the oil painting "Antique Graphics Collection" available at Luxury Products, painted by Giovanni Santaniello.

In the second half of the 19th century, modernism developed, lasting for over 100 years. It was characterized by avant-garde. Representatives of this era include Pablo Picasso, Alfons Mucha, Salvador Dali, and Claude Monet.

Old canvases and pre-war portraits from 1900 and 1931

The beginning of the 20th century was the era of cubism. It was characterized by the disregard for spatial painting in favor of geometry. Light and perspective were also rejected. Artists mainly focused on painting portraits, landscapes, and still life. They also used a minimal amount of colors. It is believed that the pioneers of this trend were Pablo Picasso and Georges Braque. Additionally, representatives include Diego Rivera, Tadeusz Makowski, and Alberto Giacometti.

Icons and old religious paintings

In our online store, Luxury Products, you can purchase luxurious, antique religious paintings that will add prestige to your interior. We encourage you to pay special attention to the masterpiece from the 18th century, the Madonna and Child. This painting comes from a private Milanese estate and was most likely painted by Girolamo Pesci. It is set in a modern, elegant frame. We also recommend the history of the antique painting of the Madonna in prayer, painted in 1700, and old icons.

Top 10 Outstanding Paintings

If you are among the enthusiasts of old oil paintings, you have surely long been familiar with the rich list of the most famous collections of artworks and antiques from various eras and art movements. However, we would like to enrich this knowledge with a few minor details about the most remarkable antique artworks.

1. Rembrandt "The Abduction of Europa" - this painting refers to the myth of the abduction of the Phoenician princess named Europa by Zeus himself. This outstanding artwork was created in the first half of the 17th century. It is an oil painting on wood. It's worth noting the play of light used in it.
   
2. Leonardo da Vinci "Mona Lisa" - also known as the Italian La Gioconda, this painting dates back to the early 16th century. This historic artwork has a copy in the Prado, supposedly painted by a student of the famous artist. Today, it is fully restored.
   
3. Johannes Vermeer "Girl with a Pearl Earring" - this oil on canvas is also known as "Girl with a Turban." It was created in the second half of the 17th century. Since 1903, the painting has been housed in the Hague museum known as the Mauritshuis. It is a portrait of a girl of unknown origin.
   
4. Hans Memling "The Last Judgment" - this is a triptych from 1467-1473. The most important representative of Dutch painting. According to the National Museum in Gdańsk, where this unique work can be admired, "the open triptych shows a vision of the Day of Judgment described in the Apocalypse of Saint John."
   
5. Stanisław Wyspiański "Planty at Dawn" - this is a wonderful expression of the beauty of Krakow in the morning. It's worth adding that Wyspiański had a particularly deep love for this city, and his favorite place was Wawel. It was here that he returned after his stay in Paris and created oil paintings on canvas and pastels. Although the painter often emphasized that landscapes were not his main focus, besides Planty, he also drew "View of Kościuszko Mound," "Vistula near Krakow," among others.
   
6. Vincent van Gogh "Sunflowers" - these are the most recognizable works from the artist's rich painting collection, as well as in the world of still life. Van Gogh painted this oil on canvas in 1888. It is one of 11 paintings depicting a bouquet of sunflowers in a vase, others include "Two Cut Sunflowers," "Four Cut Sunflowers."
   
7. Edvard Munch "The Scream" - created in 1893, it is the most famous painting by this artist. It is meant to depict the existential pain of life. Few know that under this title, the artist created four works. As he emphasized, the inspiration for painting them was a feeling he experienced during a walk with friends.
   
8. Czesław Wasilewski "Heimkehr von der Jagd" - the artist is also known in art as Ignacy Zygmuntowicz. His work can be admired at the Royal Łazienki and the National Museum in Warsaw, among other places.
   
9. Wojciech Kossak "Battle of Grunwald" - this is the artist's most famous historic painting. Kossak had many battle-themed works in his collection, such as "Orlęta Iwowskie," "Kościuszko with Scythemen," and "Artillery in Retreat." He loved depicting scenes related to the Napoleonic Wars and the November Uprising.
   
10. Gustave Courbet "Seaside Landscape" - painted in the first half of the 1860s. Its original is located in the National Museum in Warsaw. The painting is also known as "The Sea Shore." Most of the work is composed of swirling clouds. If you look closely, you can also see people sitting on the beach and sailboats in the water. Despite this, the painting gives an impression of solitude.

How to Check if Old Paintings Are Original?

When purchasing a work of art, each of us would like to have its original. Unfortunately, this is not always possible, especially in the case of the paintings discussed above. Old, original paintings often need the eye of an expert to distinguish them from their copies. These are usually almost identical reproductions of the original. Curators primarily consider the condition of the canvas, its dirt, damage, and characteristics specific to the era and masterpiece. They also analyze the paint and the way the artist signed it. Interestingly, experts often smell oil paintings. Antiques usually have already lost their scent.

Where to buy genuine, old graphics and paintings?

If you are looking for luxurious and elegant paintings from several hundred years ago, our online store Luxury Products offers a rich selection. You don't need to participate in auctions and worry that someone else will outbid the antique painting you chose for your living room or dining room arrangement. We have a prestigious collection of European artists. We offer landscapes, portraits, and still lifes. The masterpieces we offer come with certificates of authenticity.