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H 22.5 in W 18.5 in D 2 in
Antique Italian Genre Scene Oil Painting "Shoe Shiner" Cobbler Florentine Frame
Located in Portland, OR
A good antique Italian genre scene oil painting on canvas, Ezio Ricci (1885-1968), "The Shoe Shiner", circa 1910.
Oil, Canvas
Framed Late 19th Century Oil - The Cobbler's Window
Located in Corsham, GB
A charming late 19th century work in oil, depicting a Cobbler seated at his shop window. The red hatted man can be seen surrounded by shoes, a boot and small tools, suggestive of his...
Oil
Woman Standing in Cobbler's Shop
By Saul Tepper
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Oil on Canvas Signature: Signed Lower Left
Canvas, Oil
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H 21.82 in W 16.93 in
L G Duffill - Late 19th Century Oil, The Cobbler And His Wife
Located in Corsham, GB
A fine oil full of character showing a cobbler mending his wife's shoes while she stands next to him, barefoot.
Oil
L G Duffill - Late 19th Century Oil, The Cobbler And His Wife
Located in Corsham, GB
A fine oil full of character showing a cobbler mending his wife's shoes while she stands next to him, barefoot.
Oil
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H 25.2 in W 19.3 in
Circle of Hermann Kern (1838-1912) - Framed Late 19th Century Oil, The Cobbler
Located in Corsham, GB
This charming interior scene depicts a jovial cobbler smoking a pipe and reading a newspaper in his workshop. In the style of Hermann Kern (1838-1912). Bears signature 'F. Kern' to t...
Oil
Cobbler at the market
By Adrianus Philippus la Rivière
Located in Veendam, NL
Signature Lower right Information La Riviѐre lived and worked in Rotterdam. He studied at the Rotterdam Academy and was granted a royal subsidy in 1897. La Riviѐre painted i...
Oil
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