Chiaro Scuro
Chiaro Scuro Nudo 3/10, Photograph, Archival Ink Jet
Located in Yardley, PA
From a limited edition of 10 archival photographs. Signed and numbered by artist Aaron Knight. As the title suggests, this is a study of the nude figure in light and dark. Art-...
Category
2010s Other Art Style Photography
Materials
Archival Ink
Check-Mate, Canaletto walnut chessboard with marble pieces
By Giorgetti S.p.A.
Located in Lentate Sul Seveso, MB
solo per la rivisitazione del classico dualismo chiaro-scuro del campo di gioco, ma anche per i pezzi
Category
2010s Italian Games
Materials
Marble
Pair of Paintings Depicting Pilgrims of Compostela After Grimou
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
A complementary pair of 19th century Italian paintings in the "chiaro scuro" style depicting
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Italian Baroque Paintings
Materials
Canvas
KEIRA SCULPTURE VASE by Nino Basso in Raku Ceramic - Unique Piece Edition
By Nino Basso, Design Center 1991
Located in Spilimbergo, IT
, l'antica tecnica giapponese di fare ceramica ed ha lucenti sfumature verde dorato chiaro scuro con
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2010s Italian Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Tappeto classico gusto moderno con decoro mamluk color acquamarina e bordeaux
Located in Firenze, IT
particolare effetto di chiaro scuro.
Category
2010s Afghan Egyptian Central Asian Rugs
Materials
Wool, Cotton
W 82.68 in L 116.54 in
French 19th Century Oil on Canvas Blue and White Music Allegory Cherub Painting
Located in Firenze, IT
-l'œil effect thanks to the color palette scheme. Well painted white and gray shadings (chiaro scuro
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19th Century Rococo Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
H 34.26 in W 34.26 in D 1.58 in
19th Century French Oil on Canvas Allegoric Blue and White Painting with Cherub
Located in Firenze, IT
-l'œil effect thanks to the color palette scheme. Well painted white and gray shadings (chiaro scuro
Category
Antique 19th Century French Rococo Paintings
Materials
Wood, Canvas
H 34.26 in W 34.26 in D 1.58 in
Modern by Giuseppe Carpanelli Dafne glass cabinet in dark Tay and leather inside
By Carpanelli
Located in Desio, IT
scuro (VE50B) e dal dettaglio degli angoli stondati. L'interno è caratterizzato dal pregio dei dettagli
Category
2010s Italian Modern Vitrines
Materials
Leather, Glass, Wood
H 66.93 in W 43.31 in D 18.12 in
Modern by Giuseppe Carpanelli Sail table with leather base and marble top
By Carpanelli
Located in Desio, IT
FM08B è bisellato nella parte inferiore, il profilo della base è in Tay scuro (TA73B), disponibile anche
Category
2010s Italian Modern Dining Room Tables
Materials
Marble
H 29.53 in W 94.49 in D 43.31 in
Modern by Giuseppe Carpanelli Dafne glass cabinet in dark Tay and leather inside
By Carpanelli
Located in Desio, IT
scuro (VE49B) e dal dettaglio degli angoli stondati. L'interno è caratterizzato dal pregio dei dettagli
Category
2010s Modern Vitrines
Materials
Leather, Glass, Wood
H 66.93 in W 43.31 in D 18.12 in
4 Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Located in Lucca, IT
legno chiaro , con la seduta in velluto originale rosso scuro . Queste sedie sono eleganti ed hanno
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Vintage 1950s Danish Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Velvet, Wood
"Maretta" round mirror made of gray marble and mirror-polished steel
By Impressive
Located in Lucca, IT
colore bianco, nero, grigio chiaro e scuro alternate che creano splendidi motivi decorativi. Sulla base
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Floor Mirrors and Full-Leng...
Materials
Marble, Steel
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H 1.38 in Dm 21.66 in
Modern by Giuseppe Carpanelli Dafne sideboard in dark Tay and marble top
Located in Desio, IT
Credenza caratterizzata dal design lineare, impreziosita dalla struttura rivestita in Tay scuro
Category
2010s Italian Modern Credenzas
Materials
Marble
H 25.2 in W 102.37 in D 18.12 in
Armchairs designed by Carl Edward Matthes
By Carl Edward Matthes
Located in Brescia, IT
poltrone diventerà un elemento distintivo in qualsiasi ambiente, unendo il fascino del legno scuro con
Category
Vintage 1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Lounge Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Wood
Antique oil-on-canvas painting depicting "Joseph and the Wife of Putifares."
Located in Torre Del Greco, IT
Giuseppe, decretandone la condanna al carcere.
Il colore più diffuso nel dipinto è il bruno molto scuro
Category
17th Century Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas
Teschio in minerale rodocrosite
Located in Torino, IT
delle bellissime venature che variano dal grigio chiaro al grigio scuro con cristalli che creano degli
Category
1990s Italian Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Precious Stone
Carpet with the pattern of ancient Mamluk carpets and light shade
Located in Firenze, IT
ad un massimo di 6 o 7 colori, con l'aggiunta del giallo, del marrone scuro e del bianco avorio e
Category
2010s Turkish Moorish Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
Circle of Amico Aspertini, The meeting of Anna and Gioacchino
Located in Tricase, IT
chiaro with one hand and scuro with the other. Vasari also quotes Aspertini as complaining that all his
Category
16th Century Renaissance Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
H 12.21 in W 23.23 in D 1.97 in
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Freeflow, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
By Wendy Smith
Located in Yardley, PA
Freeflow is part of the sea garden and rock pool series captured at dusk. I have used dark, moody and atmospheric colours of the purple and red. The painting freezes a moment in time...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
A Magnificent Pair of French Royal Paintings "Aurora and Diana" "Night and Day"
Located in New York, NY
Jacques-Francois Delyen (1684-1761), Court Painter of King Louis XV.
A Magnificent Pair of Palatial "French Royal" Allegorical Paintings "Aurora and Diana" "Night and Day"
A truly ...
Category
18th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Nautilus Shell /// Contemporary Abstract Geometric Striped Colorful Painting Art
By Jack Graves III
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: Jack Graves III (American, 1988-)
Title: "Nautilus Shell"
Series: Abstract
*Signed by Graves lower left. It is also signed, titled, and dated on verso
Year: 2021
Medium: Ori...
Category
2010s Abstract Geometric Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Paint, Acrylic
Middle Eastern Miniature Painting on Shell
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Hand Painted Asian Persian miniature painting on a sea oyster shell.
Middle Eastern Moorish design miniature painting on shell, very fine and colorful painting of men on horses playi...
Category
Mid-20th Century Asian Moorish Paintings and Screens
Materials
Shell, Mother-of-Pearl
Clams #18 (Contemporary Realist Still Life Painting of Shells with Gold Leaf)
By Matthew Hopkins
Located in Hudson, NY
"Clams #18" By Matthew Hopkins, 2021
Oil on panel
6x8 inches
9.5x11.5 inches framed
Matthew Hopkins corrals commonplace, household objects as the subject of his charming, often min...
Category
2010s Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
H 9.5 in W 11.5 in D 1 in
Commode Style Boulle of French 19th Century Napoleon III Period
Located in Warsaw, PL
French antique Boulle cabinet.
Boulle one of France’s leading cabinetmakers, whose fashion of inlaying, called boulle, or buhl, work, swept Europe and was heavily imitated during th...
Category
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Bronze
Framed Middle Eastern Miniature Painting on Shell
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Middle Eastern miniature painting framed in a Moorish micro mosaic inlaid picture frame.
Middle Eastern Persian miniature painting on shell.
Scene of men riding horses, and dancers...
Category
Mid-20th Century Asian Moorish Paintings and Screens
Materials
Shell
18th Century Spanish Painting on the Glass, Couple of Painting, Gildwood Frame
Located in Valladolid, ES
Amazing pair of baroque cornucopias, with painted glass, s. XVIII, Spanish origin, Andalusian school (Córdoba)
Outstanding pair of Cornucopias in carved wood and gilwood decorated w...
Category
Antique 1780s Baroque Paintings
Materials
Glass, Giltwood, Paint
H 33.86 in W 22.84 in D 2.76 in
Large Oil on Canvas Mother and Child Signed L. Nicolas
By Nicolas Lancret 1
Located in Stamford, CT
An Oil on Canvas Signed L. Nicolas. A follower of Nicolas Lancret (Paris 1690 - Paris 1743). This wonderfully detailed oil on canvas of mother and child in a solid carved wood frame....
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Belle Époque Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Wood
Pair of Painted Faux Wood Framed 18th Century Shell Engravings
Located in Atlanta, GA
Pair of Painted Faux Wood Framed 18th Century Shell Engravings with Marbleized Matting & later hand coloring
Category
Antique 18th Century Paintings
Materials
Paint
Jug and Shell Still Life Oil Painting Signed Anne Montgomery
By Anne Montgomery
Located in Melbourne, AU
This small but lovely work is an excellent example of Montgomery's joyfully experimental modernism. It is a sketch in oil on composition board.
A table and jug are heavily outlin...
Category
Vintage 1960s Australian Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Composition
Pie Shell, Original Painting
By Dwight Smith
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
A culinary-themed still life by artist Dwight Smith rendered in the realist tradition. He paints a luscious red apple resting inside a large shell. Light falls ...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Realist Still-life Drawings and W...
Materials
Watercolor
French Still Life Painting - Motor Oil Cans on Table
Located in Houston, TX
Vibrant still life painting of Shell and Yacco motor oil containers, a reflective silver bucket, and a cork-stopped glass bottle by an unknown French artist, circa 1950. The stark co...
Category
1950s Still-life Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Oil, Paper
"Welk" - shell painting, still life, realism - Georgia O'Keeffe
Located in Atlanta, GA
"Welk" is an oil painting featuring hues of orange, pink, yellow and grey.
Jim Wise is inspired by the works of Georgia O'Keeffe, Rene Magritte, James Rosenquist, Ed Ruscha and 17th...
Category
2010s American Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Painting "Mother and Daughter Listening to the Sea in a Shell" Oil on Canvas
Located in Sofia, BG
'Mother and daughter listening to the sea in a shell'
Oil on canvas, charming scene with very vivid characters shining on a dark background.
France, 20th century.
This work is a copy...
Category
Early 20th Century French Paintings
Materials
Canvas
H 24.02 in W 18.12 in D 0.79 in
Suzy Bartolini Reverse Painting on Glass
Located in Dallas, TX
Suzy Bartolini reverse painting, French artist born 1930. Well known for her reverse painting of flowers baskets and individuals. Very special custom frames made by her. Circa 1950. ...
Category
Vintage 1930s French Paintings
Materials
Tortoise Shell, Glass, Paint
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Chiaro e Scuro Wall Sconce
By Carolyn Cartwright
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artisan made brushed brass and oil rubbed bronze wall sconce with glass bowls handblown with hand-hammered gold leaf. Can be ordered in any combination of nickel, brass, and oil rubb...
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2010s American Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Brass, Bronze, Gold, Gold Leaf, Nickel
Modern "Chiaro Scuro" Portrait of a Woman Titled Chilanga #1 by Mark Gaskin
By Mark Gaskin
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
Portrait of a woman with her face split between shadow and light titled Chilanga #1 done in encaustic and mixed media on canvas laid down on board. Signed and dated 07. Titled on a v...
Category
Early 2000s Canadian Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas
Coppia di lampade in vetro di Murano Ambra con paralumi increspati doppio colore
Located in Florence, IT
creando un incredibile effetto chiaro scuro.
Il vetro di Murano color ambra è solido e pesante
Una luce
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Murano Glass
H 17.72 in W 13.78 in D 6.7 in
Italian Walnut Marquetry Bureau Directoire Secretaire from Albenga Liguria 1840
Located in Milan, IT
chiaro-scuro marquetry pattern, as well as the very large form of the tulip shaped upper drawer are
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Italian Directoire Secretaires
Materials
Marble
H 66.54 in W 39.38 in D 19.69 in
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By Daniela Astone
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
Street Arts, New York USA
2014 Mod portrait Artelibre and MEAM, Spain
2014 "Chiaro scuro" at the Richard
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Linen, Oil
Rug of Italian production 70s
By Desso
Located in Arezzo, Italy
% lana 30% poliammide.
Condizioni eccellenti, nei toni del bianco, marrone chiaro e marrone scuro, pelo
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Western European Rugs
Materials
Wool, Polyester
Untitled #9118
Located in New York City, NY
chiaroscuro method. “Chiaro from the Italian word meaning light and “scuro” meaning dark. She applied this to
Category
2010s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Linen, Ink, Acrylic
Secretaire di Tomaso Buzzi Mid- Century Modern Legno Pergamena Ottone Specchio
By Tomaso Buzzi
Located in Lucca, IT
alcune parti del fronte sono ricoperte in pergamena , all'interno il mobile è in legno chiaro , a
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Secretaires
Materials
Brass
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H 59.85 in W 35.44 in D 16.93 in
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Chiaro Scuro For Sale on 1stDibs
At 1stDibs, there are many versions of the ideal chiaro scuro for your home. A chiaro scuro — often made from wood, marble and stone — can elevate any home. There are 4 variations of the antique or vintage chiaro scuro you’re looking for, while we also have 12 modern editions of this piece to choose from as well. There are many kinds of the chiaro scuro you’re looking for, from those produced as long ago as the 19th Century to those made as recently as the 21st Century. A chiaro scuro is a generally popular piece of furniture, but those created in modern, mid-century modern and Baroque styles are sought with frequency. Many designers have produced at least one well-made chiaro scuro over the years, but those crafted by Carpanelli, Winetage Design and Tomaso Buzzi are often thought to be among the most beautiful.
How Much is a Chiaro Scuro?
A chiaro scuro can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price 1stDibs is $4,048, while the lowest priced sells for $343 and the highest can go for as much as $14,423.
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