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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-...
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2010s Other Art Style Photography

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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
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2010s Italian Games

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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
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Antique Mid-19th Century Italian Baroque Paintings

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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

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Ceramic

Tappeto classico gusto moderno con decoro mamluk color acquamarina e bordeaux
Located in Firenze, IT
particolare effetto di chiaro scuro.
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2010s Afghan Egyptian Central Asian Rugs

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Wool, Cotton

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

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Canvas, Oil

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
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Antique 19th Century French Rococo Paintings

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Wood, Canvas

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
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2010s Italian Modern Vitrines

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Leather, Glass, Wood

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
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2010s Italian Modern Dining Room Tables

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Marble

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
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2010s Modern Vitrines

Materials

Leather, Glass, Wood

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

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Velvet, Wood

4 Mid-Century Modern Chairs
4 Mid-Century Modern Chairs
H 39.38 in W 19.69 in D 19.69 in
"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
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Floor Mirrors and Full-Leng...

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Marble, Steel

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
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2010s Italian Modern Credenzas

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Marble

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
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Vintage 1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Lounge Chairs

Materials

Fabric, Wood

Armchairs designed by Carl Edward Matthes
Armchairs designed by Carl Edward Matthes
H 29.93 in W 21.26 in D 26.38 in
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
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17th Century Figurative Paintings

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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
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1990s Italian Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Precious Stone

Teschio in minerale rodocrosite
Teschio in minerale rodocrosite
H 4.73 in W 3.94 in D 5.91 in
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
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2010s Turkish Moorish Turkish Rugs

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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
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16th Century Renaissance Figurative Paintings

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Oil, Board

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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...
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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 ...
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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...
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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...
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Mid-20th Century Asian Moorish Paintings and Screens

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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...
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2010s Contemporary Still-life Paintings

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Oil

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...
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Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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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...
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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...
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Antique 1780s Baroque Paintings

Materials

Glass, Giltwood, Paint

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....
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Antique Late 19th Century French Belle Époque Paintings

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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
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Antique 18th Century Paintings

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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...
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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...

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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...
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1950s Still-life Paintings

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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...
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2010s American Realist Still-life Paintings

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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...
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Early 20th Century French Paintings

Materials

Canvas

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. ...
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Vintage 1930s French Paintings

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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

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Brass, Bronze, Gold, Gold Leaf, Nickel

Chiaro e Scuro Wall Sconce
Chiaro e Scuro Wall Sconce
H 10 in W 6 in D 7.5 in
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...
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Early 2000s Canadian Modern Paintings

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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
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Late 20th Century Italian Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Murano Glass

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
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Antique Mid-19th Century Italian Directoire Secretaires

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Marble

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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
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21st Century and Contemporary Realist Figurative Paintings

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Linen, Oil

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H 67 in W 78.75 in D 1 in
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
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Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Western European Rugs

Materials

Wool, Polyester

Rug of Italian production 70s
Rug of Italian production 70s
W 68.9 in L 94.49 in
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
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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
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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Secretaires

Materials

Brass

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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.