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Vintage Oil Painting of Mermaid on Canvas
Vintage Oil Painting of Mermaid on Canvas

Vintage Oil Painting of Mermaid on Canvas

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

This vintage oil painting depicts a mermaid in a relaxed, reclining pose, her head resting gently against one hand as she gazes downward with a soft, contemplative expression.

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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mermaid Painting

Materials

Canvas, Wood, Paint

Vintage Oil Painting of Mermaid on Canvas
Vintage Oil Painting of Mermaid on Canvas

Vintage Oil Painting of Mermaid on Canvas

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

This vintage oil painting depicts a mermaid rendered in soft, delicate brushwork, her upswept hair gathered in loose curls atop her head as she gazes down and to the side with a sere...

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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mermaid Painting

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Paint, Wood, Canvas

Painting on Hardboard "Mermaid" by V. Petegemutt
Painting on Hardboard "Mermaid" by V. Petegemutt

Painting on Hardboard "Mermaid" by V. Petegemutt

Located in Bois-Colombes, FR

Painting on hardboard "mermaid" by V. Petegemutt Signed Dated 1965.

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1960s European Vintage Mermaid Painting

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Acrylic

Vintage Oil Painting of Mermaids with Hand Mirrors
Vintage Oil Painting of Mermaids with Hand Mirrors

Vintage Oil Painting of Mermaids with Hand Mirrors

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

This vintage oil painting on canvas presents a whimsical, mirrored composition of two mermaids seated back to back, each absorbed in her own reflection as she tends to her hair and a...

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Late 20th Century American Organic Modern Vintage Mermaid Painting

Materials

Wood, Paint, Canvas

Neoclassical Landscape Painting with Floral and Mermaid Ornamentation
Neoclassical Landscape Painting with Floral and Mermaid Ornamentation

Neoclassical Landscape Painting with Floral and Mermaid Ornamentation

Located in Queens, NY

Vintage neoclassical-style (20th century) acrylic painting featuring a central circular landscape scene of two women by a waterfall, held by two mermaids and an elaborate shadowed fo...

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20th Century Neoclassical Vintage Mermaid Painting

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Canvas

1950's Modernist/ Cubist Painting - Mermaid Figure On The Rocks
1950's Modernist/ Cubist Painting - Mermaid Figure On The Rocks

1950's Modernist/ Cubist Painting - Mermaid Figure On The Rocks

By Bernard Labbe

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

French Landscape by Bernard Labbe (French mid 20th century) original watercolour with biro on artist paper, unframed stamped verso size: 10 x 8.5 inches condition: very good and read...

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Mid-20th Century Modern Vintage Mermaid Painting

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Watercolor

Mermaid
Mermaid

Mermaid

By Charlotte Huntley

Located in San Francisco, CA

This artwork "Mermaid" c.1980 is a watercolor on heavy watercolor paper by California artist Charlotte Huntley.

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Late 20th Century American Impressionist Vintage Mermaid Painting

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Watercolor

1930's French Impressionist Mythological Mermaid and Slave On The Beach
1930's French Impressionist Mythological Mermaid and Slave On The Beach

1930's French Impressionist Mythological Mermaid and Slave On The Beach

By Louise Alix

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

French Landscape signed by Louise Alix (French, 1888-1980) *see notes below provenance stamp to the back watercolour painting on artist paper, unframed measures: 12 high by 9 inche...

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Mid-20th Century Impressionist Vintage Mermaid Painting

Materials

Watercolor

Mermaid - Original ink and pencil drawing, 1953
Mermaid - Original ink and pencil drawing, 1953

Mermaid - Original ink and pencil drawing, 1953

By Marie Laurencin

Located in Paris, IDF

Marie LAURENCIN Mermaid, 1953 Original ink and pencil drawing Signed by artist stamp On paper 24.5 x 19.5 cm (c. 9.6 x 7.6 inch) Very good condition, marks of the manipulation on ...

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1950s Modern Vintage Mermaid Painting

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Ink, Pencil, Charcoal

'U.S.S. Love', Swimming with Mermaids, Merman
'U.S.S. Love', Swimming with Mermaids, Merman

'U.S.S. Love', Swimming with Mermaids, Merman

By Roberta Loach

Located in Santa Cruz, CA

Signed lower left, 'Roberta Loach' and dated '79'; additionally signed verso and dated. An enigmatic and whimsical drawing of a young woman in swimming costume and cap preparing to...

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1970s Surrealist Vintage Mermaid Painting

Materials

Paper, Color Pencil

Mermaid Charcoal Drawing, Modern Style, Signed, 1980, Unframed

Mermaid Charcoal Drawing, Modern Style, Signed, 1980, Unframed

By Mino Maccari

Located in Roma, IT

Mermaidt is a Charcoal Drawing realized by Mino Maccari (1924-1989) in 1980s. Hand-signed on the lower margin. Good condition on a white paper. Mino Maccari (Siena, 1924-Rome, Jun...

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1980s Modern Vintage Mermaid Painting

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Charcoal

Diverse Selection of Female Portraits
Diverse Selection of Female Portraits

Diverse Selection of Female Portraits

Located in Atlanta, GA

It measures 31"H x 25"W framed. 2) Mermaids Watercolor Painting, artist unknown, France, circa 1980s.

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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mermaid Painting

Materials

Glass, Wood, Paper

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Large Scale Signed Midcentury Mermaids Painting
Large Scale Signed Midcentury Mermaids Painting

Large Scale Signed Midcentury Mermaids Painting

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H 83 in W 35.5 in D 0.07 in

Large Scale Signed Midcentury Mermaids Painting

Located in Allentown, PA

Oil painting on Masonite of Mermaids swimming amongst fish painted by John Dasho.

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1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mermaid Painting

Pair of 1940s Mermaid Paintings
Pair of 1940s Mermaid Paintings

Pair of 1940s Mermaid Paintings

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H 11.25 in W 8.25 in D 0.5 in

Pair of 1940s Mermaid Paintings

Located in Atlanta, GA

Pair of 1940s mermaid paintings, American, circa 1940s. They are believed to be gouache on panels, and have been professionally framed in vintage gilt frames under UV resistant glass.

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1940s American Art Deco Vintage Mermaid Painting

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Glass, Wood

Large Whimsical Mermaid Painting
Large Whimsical Mermaid Painting

Large Whimsical Mermaid Painting

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H 36 in W 48 in D 2 in

Large Whimsical Mermaid Painting

Located in Hopewell, NJ

What would the underwater living room of the Paris Hilton of Mermaids look like? This painting is the fantasy answer to that question.

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Late 20th Century American Vintage Mermaid Painting

Nude Mermaid Under Sea, German Outsider Folk Art OIl Painting
Nude Mermaid Under Sea, German Outsider Folk Art OIl Painting

Nude Mermaid Under Sea, German Outsider Folk Art OIl Painting

By Hajo Malek

Located in Surfside, FL

Fantasy Nude Mermaid German outsider Naive artist born in 1922. has exhibited in Germany in 1969 worked in painting, gouache and linocuts.

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1990s Outsider Art Vintage Mermaid Painting

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Canvas, Oil

Nude Mermaid Under Sea, German Outsider Folk Art OIl Painting
Nude Mermaid Under Sea, German Outsider Folk Art OIl Painting

Nude Mermaid Under Sea, German Outsider Folk Art OIl Painting

By Hajo Malek

Located in Surfside, FL

Fantasy Nude Mermaid German outsider Naive artist born in 1922. has exhibited in Germany in 1969 worked in painting, gouache and linocuts.

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1990s Outsider Art Vintage Mermaid Painting

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Canvas, Oil

"Mermaid" by Taeko Mima Oil on Canvas Painting, 1993
"Mermaid" by Taeko Mima Oil on Canvas Painting, 1993

"Mermaid" by Taeko Mima Oil on Canvas Painting, 1993

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H 49.61 in W 57.88 in D 0.79 in

"Mermaid" by Taeko Mima Oil on Canvas Painting, 1993

By Taeko Mima

Located in Budapest, HU

"Mermaid" by Taeko Mima oil on canvas painting, 1993.

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Late 20th Century Japanese Vintage Mermaid Painting

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Other

Modernist Painting "Mermaid" by Yugoslav artist Uros Toskovic, oil on cardboard
Modernist Painting "Mermaid" by Yugoslav artist Uros Toskovic, oil on cardboard

Modernist Painting "Mermaid" by Yugoslav artist Uros Toskovic, oil on cardboard

Located in Beograd, RS

In this listing you will find an modernist oil painting titled "Mermaid", painted by a well known Yugoslav artist Uros Toskovic who was based and worked in Belgrade in Serbia.

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1950s Serbian Modern Vintage Mermaid Painting

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Wood

Ivan Bray (b.1967) - 20th Century Oil, Mermaid
Ivan Bray (b.1967) - 20th Century Oil, Mermaid

Ivan Bray (b.1967) - 20th Century Oil, Mermaid

Located in Corsham, GB

Unsigned. Acquired with a collection of signed works by the artist. On board.

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20th Century Vintage Mermaid Painting

Materials

Oil

Massive Framed Disney Tomorrowland Submarine Voyage and Mermaid Poster
Massive Framed Disney Tomorrowland Submarine Voyage and Mermaid Poster

Massive Framed Disney Tomorrowland Submarine Voyage and Mermaid Poster

By Disney Studios

Located in Chattanooga, TN

You may have seen the Disney Tomorrowland Submarine Voyage poster before, but you haven’t seen it like this. This print is massive standing at approximately 4 × 5 feet! The size isn’...

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1990s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mermaid Painting

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Faux Bamboo, Acrylic, Paper

Mermaid - Original China Ink by Eugène Berman - 1950s
Mermaid - Original China Ink by Eugène Berman - 1950s

Mermaid - Original China Ink by Eugène Berman - 1950s

By Eugene Berman

Located in Roma, IT

Mermaid is an original China ink drawing on paper, realized by the Surrealist artist Eugène Berman.

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1950s Modern Vintage Mermaid Painting

Materials

Ink

Oil/canvas laid on board of a mermaid at sea by Mary Napolitano
Oil/canvas laid on board of a mermaid at sea by Mary Napolitano

Oil/canvas laid on board of a mermaid at sea by Mary Napolitano

Located in Palm Springs, CA

A nice oil on canvas by the NY artist Mary Napolitano. We bought quite a few pieces out of the estate with quite a bit of paperwork. She was well exhibited in the 80 and 90's, most r...

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Late 20th Century American Vintage Mermaid Painting

A Ralph Cahoon Painting of a Sailor holding a Cape Cod Painting
A Ralph Cahoon Painting of a Sailor holding a Cape Cod Painting

A Ralph Cahoon Painting of a Sailor holding a Cape Cod Painting

Located in Downingtown, PA

Painting with Mermaid and Girl, signed L.R. "R. Cahoon" Reference: (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ralph_Cahoon) Early life Cahoon was born in Chatham, Massachusetts in 1910 to a fa...

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20th Century American Vintage Mermaid Painting

"Fishing and Wishing" by Ralph Cahoon
"Fishing and Wishing" by Ralph Cahoon

"Fishing and Wishing" by Ralph Cahoon

Located in Downingtown, PA

An Early Ralph Cahoon Mermaid Painting, Fishing & Wishing, is signed R.

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20th Century American Vintage Mermaid Painting

Materials

Masonite

An Unusual & Important Painting by Ralph Cahoon
An Unusual & Important Painting by Ralph Cahoon

An Unusual & Important Painting by Ralph Cahoon

Located in Downingtown, PA

A Mermaid in Canton RALPH CAHOON (1910-1982), 1970-1980 The painting depicts a mermaid and sailor before a Chinese Export lacquered desk.

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1960s American Vintage Mermaid Painting

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Masonite

Mermaid with dolphins
Mermaid with dolphins

Mermaid with dolphins

Located in Cliffside Park, NJ

Manuel Soto-Muñoz (1913-2000), Puerto Rican born American painter. Recipient award of merit Florida Southern College, 1958; prize Art Students League New York, 1950; 1st prize Salón ...

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Late 20th Century Contemporary Vintage Mermaid Painting

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Oil

German Outsider Folk Art Oil Painting Nude Mermaid on Sofa
German Outsider Folk Art Oil Painting Nude Mermaid on Sofa

German Outsider Folk Art Oil Painting Nude Mermaid on Sofa

By Hajo Malek

Located in Surfside, FL

Fantasy Signed Nude Mermaid German outsider Naive artist born in 1922. has exhibited in Germany in 1969 worked in painting, gouache and linocuts.

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1990s Outsider Art Vintage Mermaid Painting

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Canvas, Oil

"The Mermaid's Embrace, " Undersea Art Deco Masterpiece Painting by Helbing, 1948
"The Mermaid's Embrace, " Undersea Art Deco Masterpiece Painting by Helbing, 1948

"The Mermaid's Embrace, " Undersea Art Deco Masterpiece Painting by Helbing, 1948

By Ferenc Helbing

Located in Philadelphia, PA

The painting, executed in gouache and watercolor, retains its original gilded Art Deco frame.

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1940s Hungarian Art Deco Vintage Mermaid Painting

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Gouache

Gerard Fortune Signed Haiti Haitian Original Large Mermaid Folk Art Painting
Gerard Fortune Signed Haiti Haitian Original Large Mermaid Folk Art Painting

Gerard Fortune Signed Haiti Haitian Original Large Mermaid Folk Art Painting

Located in Studio City, CA

A wonderful original work by Haitian artist Gerard Fortune. Gerard was born in 1933 (although his exact date and year of birth are in dispute as other sources have his year of birth ...

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20th Century Haitian Modern Vintage Mermaid Painting

Materials

Canvas, Paint

The Little Mermaid
The Little Mermaid

Sheila BeckettThe Little Mermaid, c.1990

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H 19 in W 14.25 in D 0.75 in

The Little Mermaid

Located in San Francisco, CA

This artwork "The Little Mermaid" c. 1990 is and original Watercolor and gouache on paper by noted Canadian/American illustrator artist Sheila Beckett, 1913-2013. It is signed at the...

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Late 20th Century Modern Vintage Mermaid Painting

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Watercolor

Sailor with Mermaid and Cat
Sailor with Mermaid and Cat

Sailor with Mermaid and Cat

By Hajo Malek

Located in Surfside, FL

German outsider Naive artist born in 1922. has exhibited in Germany in 1969 worked in painting, gouache and linocuts. Expressionist Folk Art style. minor bend in corner

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20th Century Folk Art Vintage Mermaid Painting

Materials

Gouache, Paper, Watercolor

The Little Mermaid, Copenhagen, Denmark
The Little Mermaid, Copenhagen, Denmark

The Little Mermaid, Copenhagen, Denmark

By Charles Ernest Cundall

Located in Sutton Poyntz, Dorset

This original watercolour shows the Little Mermaid, a bronze statue perched on a large rock on Langelinie Promenade.

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Mid-20th Century Naturalistic Vintage Mermaid Painting

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

Miss Melusine
Miss Melusine

Miss Melusine

Located in Bryn Mawr, PA

Ralph Cahoon Jr.'s whimsical paintings of mermaids are not only lighthearted and charming, they are also the hallmark of his creativity and imagination.

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Mid-20th Century Folk Art Vintage Mermaid Painting

Materials

Oil

Watercolor of Mermaids
Watercolor of Mermaids

Watercolor of Mermaids

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H 21.5 in W 1.25 in D 28.25 in

Watercolor of Mermaids

Located in Kilmarnock, VA

A beautifully rendered mid-20th century watercolor painting by a Romanian American artist, signed lower right, matted on archival paper in silver leaf frame.

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1950s American Vintage Mermaid Painting

Materials

Watercolor, Paper

Kiki Smith, Mermaids Collage on Paper, 1994
Kiki Smith, Mermaids Collage on Paper, 1994

Kiki Smith, Mermaids Collage on Paper, 1994

By Kiki Smith

Located in Houston, TX

Kiki Smith is an American artist born in Germany who is known for her work in a variety of media which addresses the human condition. Her body of work includes sculpture, printmaking...

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1990s Vintage Mermaid Painting

Materials

Paper, Pencil

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Vintage Mermaid Painting For Sale on 1stDibs

On 1stDibs, you can find the most appropriate vintage mermaid painting for your needs in our varied inventory. Find Surrealist versions now, or shop for Surrealist creations for a more modern example of these cherished works. Finding the perfect vintage mermaid painting may mean sifting through those created during different time periods — you can find an early version that dates to the 20th Century and a newer variation that were made as recently as the 20th Century. Adding a vintage mermaid painting to a room that is mostly decorated in warm neutral tones can yield a welcome change — find a piece on 1stDibs that incorporates elements of gray, brown, white, black and more. There have been many interesting vintage mermaid painting examples over the years, but those made by Hajo Malek, James Coleman, Roy Lichtenstein, Salvador Dalí and Jiang Tie Feng are often thought to be among the most thought-provoking. These artworks were handmade with extraordinary care, with artists most often working in paint, paper and ink.

How Much is a Vintage Mermaid Painting?

The price for an artwork of this kind can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — a vintage mermaid painting in our inventory may begin at $287 and can go as high as $140,000, while the average can fetch as much as $1,974.

Questions About Vintage Mermaid Painting

  • 1stDibs ExpertSeptember 9, 2024
    To tell if a painting is vintage, research the artist and determine when they were active. There are mobile apps that can help you identify the artist by referencing a photo of the signature on your painting. If your painting is over 20 years old but less than 100, it would generally be considered vintage. However, experts don't often use the term vintage to describe art. If you need assistance with the dating process, enlist the help of a certified appraiser or experienced art dealer. On 1stDibs, shop a diverse assortment of paintings.