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Art For Sale
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Lake, MO, 2017
Located in New York, NY
Lake, MO 2017. Is a piece that belongs to a larger series of photo paintings consisting of about 52 total. This piece is made with; ink, and enamel on...
Category

2010s Post-Minimalist Art

Materials

Photographic Paper, Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

Cajones Tipographicos VII
Located in Miami, FL
n/a
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Wood, Paper

from cycle of ''Geometry'', diptych
Located in MADRID, ES
mixed media
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Art

June First
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Taking cues from the anti-figurative aesthetic of American Abstract Expressionists, Ripley’s process is one of spontaneity and gesture. Color is applied in broad strokes atop a black...
Category

2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Expressionist Figurative water color painting- Series The Horse Whisper No.2-25
Located in Beijing, CN
Expressionist Figurative water color painting by Zhang Chunyang Series The Horse Whisper No.2-25 Dimension: 29 x 36 cm Material: Gouache, Watercolor on Paper Date: 2013 Artist B...
Category

2010s Expressionist Art

Materials

Watercolor, Gouache, Handmade Paper

Two Seated Men
Located in New York, NY
Two Seated Men” by Henri Lebasque (1865-1937) Pencil and watercolor on paper 6 x 5 inches unframed (15.24 x 12.7 cm) Signed on bottom right Description: In ...
Category

20th Century Art

Materials

Watercolor, Pencil

Stand-Ins for Period of Wreckage 25
Located in Palm Desert, CA
A sculpture by Theaster Gates. "Stand-Ins for Period of Wreckage 25" is a contemporary sculpture, white concrete and porcelain by American, Blue Chip artist Theaster Gates. The artwork is unsigned. Theaster Gates' practice includes sculpture, installation, performance and urban interventions that aim to bridge the gap between art and life. Gates works as an artist, curator, urbanist and facilitator and his projects attempt to instigate the creation of cultural communities by acting as catalysts for social engagement that leads to political and spatial change. Gates has described his working method as “critique through collaboration” – often with architects, researchers and performers – to create works that stretch the idea of what we usually understand visual-based practices to be. For his exhibition at Milwaukee Art Museum exhibition in 2010, for example, Gates invited a 250 strong gospel choir into the galleries to sing songs adapted from the inscriptions on pots by the famous 19th century slave and potter 'Dave Drake'. For the 2010 Whitney Biennial, Gates transformed the Whitney’s Sculpture Court with a spare, architectural installation that functioned as a communal gathering space for performances, social engagement, and contemplation. For the duration of the exhibition Gates collaborated with various creative practitioners on a series of 'monastic residencies', holding live events such as the session by Gates' musical ensemble, the Black Monks of Mississippi. In another recent exhibition at Seattle Art Museum, Gates transformed the gallery into an audio archive entitled 'The Listening Room', incorporating a hand-built DJ...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Concrete

"The Sullivan-Kilrain Fight" Story Illustration
Located in Fort Washington, PA
An undated story illustration depicting the 1889 bare-knuckle heavyweight title fight in Richburg, Mississippi, which Sullivan won, having lasted 75 rounds.
Category

20th Century Art

Materials

Masonite, Oil

Untitled, abstract, landscape, horizon
Located in New York, NY
Abstract landscape painting in green, red, blue, and brown. Russell Sharon was born on a farm in Minnesota. He studied in Mexico City, Boston and New York. He is known for his wildly colorful works with imagery drawn from the Minnesota landscape...
Category

Early 2000s Minimalist Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Vestiges of Edo in Tsukuda - Outline
Located in Koto-Ku, 13
About Vestiges of Edo in Tsukuda (Tsukuda ni Nokoru Edo no Omokage) Artist: URBANOWICZ Mateusz Woodcarver: SEKIOKA Senrei III Printer: ITO Tatsuya Year: 2020 Our first original landscape ukiyo-e depicting Tsukuda, a neighborhood next to Tsukishima station in the east of Tokyo. This artwork highlights the striking contrast between the modern architecture and historical elements, that co-exist in harmony in Tsukuda today. The Japanese title Tsukuda ni Nokoru Edo no Omokage translates to “the vestiges of Edo in Tsukuda” - the word omokage (vestige) refers to the river, an aspect of old Edo that has continued to exist to this day, despite the fact that other things may have evolved or disappeared with time. When we trace back the history of ukiyo-e, we can see that there have been many foreign ukiyo-e artists who created important shin-hanga works in the 20th century, such as Paul Jacoulet, Elizabeth Keith...
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2010s Edo Art

Materials

Woodcut

Daydreaming
Located in Washington, DC
Ideal head by 19th-century American painter.
Category

Late 19th Century Academic Art

Materials

Masonite, Oil

s008
Located in MADRID, ES
Acrylic on canvas
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Art

Cantique 2
Located in MADRID, ES
Spices (Garam Masala and Tandoori Masala) on canvas
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Art

"L'AU DELA DES MOTS" Pollock style
Located in SAINT-ALPINIEN, FR
Hand-painted. Not a print. Painting is signed at front and back. Dated. Contemporary FINE ART Original PAINTING, acrylics, carded wool , spray paint on paper, unframed. Title: L'au...
Category

2010s Abstract Expressionist Art

Materials

Spray Paint, Acrylic

Gaukler Familie mit Instrumenten (Family of Jesters with Instruments)
Located in Washington, DC
German Modernist
Category

1960s Expressionist Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

KPM Porcelain Allegorical Plaque Of Admiration Late 19th Century Plaque
Located in New York, NY
Berlin Porcelain Allegorical Plaque of Admiration KPM, Late 19th CENTURY The three-quarter-length portrait depicting a brunette woman with blue eyes in light ecclesiastical robes supporting palms crossed over chest and looking up over right shoulder - in a landscape immersed in powder blue sea holly...
Category

19th Century Art

Materials

Porcelain, Paint

Speak up, Charlotte!
Located in MADRID, ES
Speak up, Charlotte!
Category

2010s Art

Donald Baechler
Located in Palm Desert, CA
A set of four (4) photographs by Andy Warhol. “Donald Baechler” is a set of four Polaroids, Polacolors by American Pop Artist Andy Warhol. The artwork is numbered FA05.00957, FA05.00...
Category

Late 20th Century Pop Art Art

Materials

Polaroid

Nama II
Located in Los Angeles, CA
acrylic and pigment on raw canvas. original artwork by los angeles based artist sam kupiec. 60’h x 40’w x 1.5’d.
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Art

Materials

Mixed Media, Acrylic

purple papaya
Located in MADRID, ES
purple papaya
Category

2010s Art

Still life #5 by Anahid Ypres
Located in MADRID, ES
a
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

FRUIT FOR SALE
Located in Santa Monica, CA
FRANCES H. GEARHART and Sisters (THE GEARHARTS) FRUIT FOR SALE c.1928 Color block print. Unsigned. This is an original block print from “Let’s Play”, an intended but unpublished children’s book done in collaboration with her sisters Edna and May in 1928. Image 8 x 7 inches. On a tissue thin laid paper. Irregular sheet 9 3/8 x 8 1/2. The entire series consisted of over 20 children's images. There were very few printed. The editions of the various children varied but likely no more than 50. This impression very well printed with good colors, Very good condition. The margins are likely as issued with the irregular edges. The margins and paper used for this series varies from one print to the next. A bit of tape remnants at top center sheet edge. A very nice example of this print. It is not unusual for impressions of this series to be unsigned, although many are signed "The Gearharts" The Provenance of this example is fascinating. It was acquired from a gentleman who knew the Gearharts as a child in the early 50's in Pasadena. It was part of a collection given to him by Frances. In his adult years he was in the military and took the collection with him as he traveled around Europe, After 81 years, based on the original prints, this book was published by the “California Book...
Category

1920s American Modern Art

Materials

Woodcut, Linocut

"Belem´s Tower, Lisbon", 19th Century Oil on Wood Panel by Enrique Atalaya
By Enrique Atalaya
Located in Madrid, ES
ENRIQUE ATALAYA Spanish, 1851 - 1913 BELEM´S TOWER, LISBON signed "ATALAYA" (lower right) oil on wood panel 6-1/4 x 8-1/8 inches (15.8 x 20.5 cm.) fram...
Category

1890s Realist Art

Materials

Oil, Wood Panel

Westminster From The South, 18th Century
Located in Blackwater, GB
Westminster From The South, 18th Century by Joseph FARINGTON (1747-1821) similar to $45,000 Fine large 18th Century London view of Westminster fr...
Category

18th Century Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Untitled
Located in New York, NY
Untitled, 2019 Acrylic and graphite on hardboard 11 x 14 in
Category

2010s Abstract Geometric Art

Materials

Acrylic, Board, Graphite

She Disappeared into Complete Silence (AD7517) - large scale abstract photograph
Located in San Francisco, CA
In the series 'She Disappeared into Complete Silence' (2014) Mona Kuhn takes a new direction into abstraction. She turns to a highly austere and restrained reductionist geometry and distilled formal purity, connecting the interior to the exterior, the visible to the hidden. These reflections cause one to linger, as they merge to create a dynamic equilibrium of tension, spaces and rythms. AD7517 (She Disappeared into Complete Silence) 45" x 60" / 114cm x 152cm edition of 8 + 2AP 30" x 40" / 76cm x 102cm edition of 8 + 2AP limited edition photograph printed under artist supervision + accompanied by signed artist certificate: artist signature labels are 8x10 in size signed, editioned, dated and titled by the artist, and stamped for authenticity label is placed centered on verso of the mounted print __________________ About the artist Acclaimed for her contemporary depictions, Kuhn is considered a leading artist in the world of figurative discourse. Throughout a career spanning more than twenty years, the underlying theme of her work is her reflection on humanity’s longing for spiritual connection and solidarity. As she solidified her photographic style, Kuhn created a notable approach to the nude by developing friendships with her subjects, and employing a range of playful visual strategies that use natural light and minimalist settings to evoke a sublime sense of comfort between the human figure and its environment. Her work is natural, restful, and a reinterpretation of the nude in the canon of contemporary art. For the past two decades, the Los-Angeles based artist's works have been shown steadily, revealing an astonishing consistency in technique, of subject and of purpose. In 2001, Kuhn’s photographs were first seen by an influential audience during the exhibition at Charles Cowles Gallery in Chelsea, New York. Kuhn’s distinct aesthetic has propelled her as one of the most collectible contemporary art photographers—her work is in private and public collections worldwide and she is represented by galleries across the United States, Europe and Asia. Kuhn was born in São Paulo, Brazil, in 1969, of German descent. In 1989, Kuhn moved to the US and earned her BA from The Ohio State University, before furthering her studies at the San Francisco Art Institute. She is currently an independent scholar at The Getty Research Institute in Los Angeles. Occasionally, Mona teaches at UCLA and the Art Center College of Design in Pasadena. Mona Kuhn’s first monograph, Photographs, was debuted by Steidl in 2004; followed by Evidence (2007), Native (2010), Bordeaux Series (2011), Private (2014), and She Disappeared into Complete Silence (2018/19). In addition, Kuhn's monograph titled Bushes and Succulents has been published by Stanley/Barker Editions, with a debut at Jeu de Paume in Paris, in 2019. A stunning career retrospective of Mona Kuhn's works has been published by Thames & Hudson, Spring 2021. Kuhn's forthcoming publication Kings Road, will be published and released by Steid this Fall 2021. Mona Kuhn’s work is in private and public collections worldwide, including The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, The Hammer Museum, Perez Art Museum Miami, Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, and the Kiyosato Museum in Japan. Kuhn's work has been exhibited at The Louvre Museum and Le Bal in Paris; The Whitechapel Gallery and Royal Academy of Arts in London; Musée de l’Elysée in Switzerland; Leopold Museum in Vienna Austria, The Polygon Gallery in Vancouver Canada, Taipei Fine Arts Museum in Taiwan and Australian Centre for Photography. Mona Kuhn lives and works in Los Angeles. __________________ Solo Exhibitions 2021 Mona Kuhn: Works, Edwynn Houk Gallery, New York Mona Kuhn: Works, Flowers Gallery, London Mona Kuhn: Works, Galerie XII, Los Angeles + Paris + Shanghai Mona Kuhn: 835 Kings Road, Art, Design and Architecture Museum, Santa Barbara 2020 Still Light, Jardin du Bra'haus, Montée du Château, Clervaux, Luxembourg Mona Kuhn: Early Depictions, Flowers Gallery, London Mona Kuhn: Intimate, UP Gallery, Taipei, Taiwan 2019 Bushes and Succulents, Euqinom Gallery, San Francisco Mona Kuhn: She Disappeared, Jackson Fine Art...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Photographic Film, Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin

Courtship and The Shepherd's Family (a pair)
Located in Washington, DC
19th Century Dutch
Category

1860s Academic Art

Materials

Oil

Tree Study, Whittier, CA
Located in Palm Desert, CA
A painting by Gregory Sumida. “Tree Study, Whittier, CA” is a landscape painting, watercolor on watercolor board in an earth-tone palette by American artist...
Category

Mid-20th Century American Modern Art

Materials

Watercolor

Young Woman
Located in Scottsdale, AZ
Sergei Besedin was born in the village of Ruska near the Ukrainian city of Lozovaya. He was born into a working class family who were staunch communists. Besedin, shortly after the R...
Category

1950s Impressionist Art

Materials

Oil

"Mighty Cupcakes, " Limited Edition Giclee Print, 24" x 24"
Located in Westport, CT
This Limited Edition abstract print, "Mighty Cupcakes," by Sofie Swann measures 24" x 24" and is an edition of 95. Printed on canvas, this giclee ships framed in a white floater fram...
Category

2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Digital, Giclée

Superman
Located in ATLANTA, GA
Carlos J. Tirado (born on April 3, 1964 in Caracas, Venezuela) is an artist, painter and sculptor who has developed a very personal and precise line of work linked to Neo-Pop art. Wi...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Modern Art

Materials

Oil

Double Portrait (1906)-Offset Lithograph, edition of 1000, with COA
Located in Clinton Township, MI
PAUL CÉZANNE (French, 1839-1906). Offset Lithograph, edition of 1000. Measures 19.5 x 23.5 inches Framed. The image is in Excellent Condition. The frame, mat and casing show signs of...
Category

Early 1900s Art

Materials

Offset

Kinaz
Located in MADRID, ES
Kinaz
Category

2010s Art

Florence, don't say fuck!
Located in MADRID, ES
Florence, don't say fuck!
Category

2010s Art

"THE STRUGGLE WE ARE INTODAY IS GIVING US STRENGTH WE NEED ..." Pollock style
Located in SAINT-ALPINIEN, FR
Hand-painted. Not a print. Painting is signed at front and back. Dated. Contemporary FINE ART Original PAINTING, acrylics, carded wool , spray paint on paper, unframed. Title: The ...
Category

2010s Abstract Expressionist Art

Materials

Spray Paint, Acrylic

John Gould - Cinnamon-bellied Nuthatch from 'The Birds of Asia' C. 1850
Located in BRUCE, ACT
Cinnamon-bellied Nuthatch - John Gould lithograph with hand-coloured size 54 cm X 37 cm excellent Condition This remarkable ornithology lithograph with hand-finished colour is from the esteemed John Gould’s Birds...
Category

Late 18th Century Art

Materials

Lithograph

John Gould - Alca Torda - Razorbill from 'Birds Europe' C. 1832
Located in BRUCE, ACT
Alca Torda (Razorbill) - John Gould lithograph with hand-coloured size 54 cm X 36 cm Good Condition This remarkable ornithology lithograph with...
Category

Early 18th Century Art

Materials

Lithograph

(Title Unknown-Nautical) Acrylic Painting on Canvas, Framed
Located in Clinton Township, MI
Acrylic on Canvas. Signed "Oscar" although nothing is known about the artist. Measures 31.5 x 43.5 x 1.25 inches with frame. The piece is in Good Condition, the frame has cosmetic im...
Category

Late 20th Century Art

Materials

Acrylic

Sprite Girl
Located in New York, NY
Fun, vibrant mixed media piece featuring woman in vintage bathing suit. On wood. About the Artist: Allen's work has gained recognition world-wide for it's complex layering of mixed media works that create a narrative of modern American culture. His work today is a culmination of many years of painting, thinking and experiencing. He blends urban street art with his background of typography, mixed media collage, and abstract expressionism into each of his urban pop expressionist works. The son of fine artist / commercial artist Harrison Allen, Mark learned a lot very early from his talented father. His think training also includes a bachelor degree in commercial art from Texas State University in San Marcos, TX. He continued study at Parson's School of Design in New York City where he had an apartment across the street from Andy Warhol's factory (they met in 1982.) He continued study later at Art Center College of Design in Pasadena, CA. Allen is represented in galleries throughout the world. Museums he has shown in include The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Museum - Cleveland, OH; Experience Music Project - Seattle, WA; Memphis Brooks Museum of Art; Dallas Museum of Art, and Acadian Museum - Lafayette, LA. He was a major figure in the graphic design community for over two decades. Much of his celebrated work is from the entertainment industry doing graphic design work for high profile clients including the 'Yu-Gi-Oh' logo, 'The Wizard of Oz' 60th Anniversary logo, redesigned Coca-Cola bottles, designed 'The Nightmare Before Christmas' logo for Disney and art directed for recording artist Sean 'P Diddy' Combs record label, Bad Boy Records. Promotion work for Pepsi, Diet Coke...
Category

2010s Pop Art Art

Materials

Wood, Mixed Media

Warhol Coca Cola
Located in New York, NY
Fun, vibrant mixed media piece. Homage to the late great Andy Warhol. And Coca Cola. On wood. About the Artist: Allen's work has gained recognition w...
Category

2010s Pop Art Art

Materials

Wood, Mixed Media

Stacked
Located in Detroit, MI
Stacked acrylic, spray paint on canvas 60" x 60" 2022 Part of the New Minority Series Dennis Jones was first introduced to the use of a bidet while being...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Canvas, Spray Paint, Acrylic

Descarado with a Tie
Located in Miami, FL
“My intense passion and extreme love of life is the foundation of my creativity. Elation, contentment and ultimate satisfaction are the feelings I experience when reaching the com...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Epoxy Resin, Acrylic

Butterfly 2, 2018
Located in ATLANTA, GA
Lisa Matrundola was born the youngest of five children in Montreal, Quebec. Her parents immigrated to Canada from Italy and England in the mid 1950’s. Self-sufficiency, hard work and...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Modern Art

Materials

Oil

Nude Show Girl Buttocks Pondered by Show Horse - Sexy Cartoon Mad Magazine
Located in Miami, FL
This sexy joke cartoon with thought balloons and some bathroom humor was done by the brilliant humorist cartoonist for Mad Magazine, Al Jaffee. The joke's...
Category

1960s Conceptual Art

Materials

Ink, Gouache

Ambassador Hotel
Located in Greenwich, CT
William Nelson’s latest body of work, titled Pretty, Desirable, Delightful, Dangerous, invites us into a dynamic world of glamour and mystery, rich with symbolism, history, and intri...
Category

2010s Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"LE CYCLE DE LA VIE" Pollock style
Located in SAINT-ALPINIEN, FR
Hand-painted. Not a print. Painting is signed atfront and back. Dated. Contemporary FINE ART Original PAINTING, acrylics and spray paint on paper, unframed. Title: Le cycle de la v...
Category

2010s Abstract Expressionist Art

Materials

Spray Paint, Acrylic

Pablo Picasso 'Arrastro' A. R. 423
Located in Miami, FL
PABLO PICASSO (1881-1973) Arrastro (A. R. 423) Terre de faïence plate, 1959, dated, numbered 32/50, partially glazed and painted, with the Empreinte Originale de Picasso and Madour...
Category

1950s Modern Art

Materials

Ceramic

When to say When
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Upcycled Shirts, Resin, Nylon Fibres, Acrylic and Sodium Crystals Size US: 29 x 15 x 8 in Size EU: 74 x 38 x 21 cm Contemporary painter and sculptor Noah Kashiani...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Resin, Acrylic

Portrait of Owen Ormsby, bust-length, in a brown coat
Located in London, GB
Attributed to Gainsborough Dupont (1754 - 1797, British) Portrait of Owen Ormsby, bust-length, in a brown coat, with slightly later inscription identifying the sitter oil on canvas 2...
Category

Late 18th Century Art

Materials

Oil

Cymon & Iphigenia, English caricature etching by James Gillray, 1796
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
'Cymon & Iphigenia' Etching with original hand-colouring by James Gillray, 1796. Gillray was an important English caricaturist. In 1796 he published this caricature of the discover...
Category

1790s Other Art Style Art

Materials

Etching

Striped Head #3
Located in ATLANTA, GA
An Atlanta Journal Constitution reviewer once said ” Jane creates dreams in stone”. My stone sculptures are mystical in nature.The art reflects the coexistence of the conscious and s...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Modern Art

Materials

Mixed Media

Portrait Of A Red Haired Holding Flowers, circa 1900
Located in Blackwater, GB
Portrait Of A Red Haired Holding Flowers, circa 1900 English School signed JM Circa 1900 English School portrait of the young girl holding flowers...
Category

Early 19th Century Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Path of Life # 2
Located in Singapore, SG
Path of life it’s a historical based painting. A lot of example over in history that a king becomes a monk, a robber becomes a monk or nature lover. They always try to spread his lov...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Tempera

Dust III, Kenya, Elephant, animal, wildlife, color photography, africa
Located in Munich, DE
Edition 15 More sizes on request For several days I went out with these baby elephants of the David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust to the bush in Tsavo East, Kenya. Together with their ke...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Archival Pigment

The News by Annemarie Ambrosoli, Watercolor on paper
Located in Kiens, BZ
The News (2018), Watercolor Paper Fabriano 600 g, 40,5x50,5 cm, by Italian contemporary artist Annemarie Ambrosoli (ICA - International Certified Artist) This watercolor comes direc...
Category

2010s Pop Art Art

Materials

Watercolor

William Hamilton Classical Greek Vase-Painting Engraving
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
Subject : Ancient Greek vase-painting depicting three draped young men and cortege of banqueters from an Attic column krater now in the British Museum. Technique : Copper-line engra...
Category

Early 1800s Other Art Style Art

Materials

Engraving

William Hamilton Classical Greek Vase-Painting Engraving
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
Subject : Ancient Greek vase-painting from depicting two fishermen in a boat with a seated nymph from an Apulian bell-krater. Naples, Museo Nazionale 1142...
Category

Early 1800s Other Art Style Art

Materials

Engraving

Blue Collar Gritty Truck Driver with Tiger - Color field meets Social Realism
Located in Miami, FL
Gritty working class truck driver with tiger painting on truck door, is rendered in a flat and quick style with rapid brushstrokes defining the trucker. The tiger is painted in a t...
Category

1950s Color-Field Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

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