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The Imagery Of Chess

The Chess Players
By Kalman Aron
Located in West Hollywood, CA
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Through the Looking-Glass and What Alice Found There by Lewis Carroll, 1872
By Lewis Carroll
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
day, plays with time and spatial directions, and uses the imagery of chess. Through the Looking-Glass
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Antique 1870s American Victorian Books

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Party Glasses, Oil, American Impressionistic Style, Traveling Painter, Chess
Located in Houston, TX
. Storytelling is his focus, creating exotic imagery from ceremonial camel races to paintings utilizing bright
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2010s American Impressionist Still-life Paintings

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Oil

Marcel Duchamp's World Tour - DC Thomson Reunion at the Tower Ballroom Blackpool
By Peter Blake
Located in Norwich, GB
packets and matchboxes. This new approach to the creation of visual art – taking found imagery from Pop
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21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Figurative Prints

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REGINA Table Lamp Designed by Bobo Piccoli for Fontana Arte
By Fontana Arte, Bobo Piccoli
Located in Brooklyn, NY
interiors of Jan Van Eych to the conceptual imagery of Marcel Duchamp who plays chess as a lifestyle. Re and
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RE Table Lamp Designed by Bobo Piccoli for Fontana Arte
By Bobo Piccoli, Fontana Arte
Located in Brooklyn, NY
interiors of Jan Van Eych to the conceptual imagery of Marcel Duchamp who plays chess as a lifestyle. Re and
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Aliud Ignorare Omnia, Oil and Acrylic on Canvas Painting; rocket, horse & cowboy
By RU8ICON1
Located in Jersey City, NJ
, humvee, rocket, chess piece, knight From RU8ICON1's latest series, "Counterfeit": This series of
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"King Pin" Pointillist Lithograph in Ink on Paper
Located in Soquel, CA
became the medium she mastered. Rothwell was first known for her series of etchings using chess imagery
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Vous serez consolés dans Jérusalem by Theo Tobiasse - Mixed media
By Théo Tobiasse
Located in London, GB
, Tobiasse painted and played chess with his father, the chessboard pattern becoming a regular motif in his
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1960s Modern Mixed Media

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Canvas, Paper, Mixed Media

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The Imagery of Chess.
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DUCHAMP Marcel. The Imagery of Chess. A Group Exhibition of Paintings, Sculpture, newly designed
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Untitled
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Untitled
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Surely you’ll find the exact the imagery of chess you’re seeking on 1stDibs — we’ve got a vast assortment for sale. You can easily find an example made in the modern style, while we also have 2 modern versions to choose from as well. You’re likely to find the perfect the imagery of chess among the distinctive items we have available, which includes versions made as long ago as the 20th Century as well as those made as recently as the 21st Century. On 1stDibs, the right the imagery of chess is waiting for you and the choices span a range of colors that includes black, beige, blue and brown. A the imagery of chess from Marcel Duchamp, Peter Blake, RU8ICON1 and Théo Tobiasse — each of whom created distinctive versions of this kind of work — is worth considering. Frequently made by artists working in oil paint, paint and canvas, these artworks are unique and have attracted attention over the years.

How Much is a The Imagery Of Chess?

The price for an artwork of this kind can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — a the imagery of chess in our inventory may begin at $1,450 and can go as high as $12,500, while the average can fetch as much as $3,558.
Questions About The Imagery Of Chess
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