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Art For Sale
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Sandbar. Areal Landscape ocean limited edition color photograph
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Sandbar, 2015 by Jill Peters Aerial photography Archival pigment print on heavyweight cotton rag paper Image size: 40 in. H x 60 in. W Edition 2/10 Print Unframed All sizes signed, ...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Photographic Paper, Color, Archival Pigment

Thoughtful - XXI Century, Contemporary Figurative Painting, Surrealism, Nocturn
Located in Warsaw, PL
Mariusz Zdybal (born in 1955) He was awarded with "Golden Palm" at the international painting competition in Cannes and his works has been shown in Cannes, Warsaw, Gdansk and Berli...
Category

Early 2000s Surrealist Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Acrylic

Adjacent Horizon, Contemporary Abstract Painting by Matt Higgins
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Employing geometric structures and shapes inspired by the landscape, the title of this painting reflects the fusion of two painting styles: landscape and abstract. Coarse layers of ...
Category

2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Pierre Tal Coat - Original Lithograph
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
Pierre Tal Coat - Original Lithograph 1976 Dimensions: 32 x 25 cm Revue XXe Siècle Edition: Cahiers d'art published under the direction of G. di San ...
Category

1970s Abstract Expressionist Art

Materials

Lithograph

Nadelman/Hopper, Yale University Art Gallery - Abelardo Morell
Located in London, GB
Nadelman/Hopper, Yale University Art Gallery - Abelardo Morell Signed, Inscribed with title and date, and numbered 7/8 on photographer's label on reverse of mount Archival pigment print Printed on 32 x 40 inch paper From an edition of eight Renowned for his appropriation of defunct photographic processes, Abelardo Morell (born 1948) is one of the most innovative photographers working today. Producing images that connect the antique beginnings of photography to the modern environment, Morell uses a variety of unusual methods including tintypes, glass negatives...
Category

Late 20th Century Art

Materials

Archival Pigment

Colors of Scotland
Located in Baranzate, IT
TITLE: Colors of Scotland ARTIST: Antonio Franchi YEAR: 2017 CLASSIFICATION: Unique MEDIUM TYPE: Painting MEDIUM/MATERIALS: Acrylic on canvas DIMENSIONS: 60 x 60 cm
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art

Materials

Acrylic

Untitled
Located in Queenston, ON
Can be purchased as a diptych, or individual art work . custom framing options available. Adam makes bespoke one fo a kind furniture and frames.
Category

2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Oil, Alkyd

Basiluzzo
Located in Baranzate, IT
TITLE: Basiluzzo ARTIST: Antonio Franchi YEAR: 2020 CLASSIFICATION: Unique MEDIUM TYPE: Painting MEDIUM/MATERIALS: Acrylic on canvas DIMENSIONS: 100 x 100 cm
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art

Materials

Acrylic

Sweet Water Dam
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Sweet Water Dam (1907), 2024. Giclée print on Hahnemühle paper with archival ink, 15.26 x 24 in. (39 x 61 cm.). Edition: 3 with two APs, signed and numbered.
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Art

Materials

Giclée

Azul, Brickell Key
Located in Baranzate, IT
TITLE: Azul, Brickell Key ARTIST: Antonio Franchi YEAR: 2020 CLASSIFICATION: Unique MEDIUM TYPE: Painting MEDIUM/MATERIALS: Acrylic on canvas DIMENSIONS: 100 x 100 cm
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art

Materials

Acrylic

Lisca Bianca
Located in Baranzate, IT
TITLE: Lisca Bianca ARTIST: Antonio Franchi YEAR: 2020 CLASSIFICATION: Unique MEDIUM TYPE: Painting MEDIUM/MATERIALS: Acrylic on canvas DIMENSIONS: 100 x 100 cm
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art

Materials

Acrylic

Forte dei Marmi
Located in Baranzate, IT
TITLE: Forte dei Marmi ARTIST: Antonio Franchi YEAR: 2018 CLASSIFICATION: Unique MEDIUM TYPE: Painting MEDIUM/MATERIALS: Acrylic on canvas DIMENSIONS: 50 x 50 cm
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art

Materials

Acrylic

Lilies, Original oil Painting, Ready to Hang
Located in Granada Hills, CA
Artist: Vahe Yeremyan Work: Original Oil Painting, Handmade Artwork, One of a Kind Medium: Oil on Canvas Year: 2021 Style: Impressionism, Subject: Lilies, Size: 21.5" x 36" x 0.8...
Category

2010s Impressionist Art

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Quiet Harbor
Located in Provincetown, MA
Robert Cardinal, originally from Montreal, has been living on Cape Cod for most of the past fifty years. In the late 1950s, he left Canada and moved to Greenwich Village. From there,...
Category

2010s Art

Materials

Oil

Sea reflections, Original Painting, Seascape, Marine Landscape
Located in AIX-EN-PROVENCE, FR
Work : Original Painting, Unique Work. Painted in 1997. Framed. Provenance from Private collection in France. Very good Condition. Medium : Acrylic on Linen Canvas. Artist : Loïc Le...
Category

1990s Abstract Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

A Cumulonimbus
Located in Toronto, CA
Daisuke Takeya’s “No Man’s Land” is his 5th solo exhibition with the gallery, presenting a new series distinct from, and yet analogous to, the parts of his practice that have been ex...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Water Lilies
Located in Deddington, GB
Water Lilies by Jan Rogers [2012] original Acrylic paint on canvas Image size: H:60 cm x W:70 cm Complete Size of Unframed Work: H:60 cm x W:70 cm x D:3....
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Sonata, Minimalist Stripe Lithograph by Gene Davis
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Gene Davis, American (1920 - 1985) Title: Sonata Year: 1980 Medium: Lithograph on Arches paper, signed and numbered in pencil, verso Edition: 250 Paper Size: 20.75 x 28.5 inc...
Category

1980s Minimalist Art

Materials

Lithograph

Interior 45
Located in Bantam, CT
Chris Kelly has developed a foundational style that fills the space between Abstract Expressionism, Minimalism, and the Hard-Edge California school, incorporating emotion, beauty, an...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Pencil

Gemma Bedford, Summer Dreams, Original landscape painting
Located in Deddington, GB
Summer Dreams Original Landscape painting by Gemma Bedford [2021] original Oil paint on canvas Image size: H:49.5 cm x W:49.5 cm Complete Size of Unframed Work: H:49.5 cm x W:49.5...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Beach Cottages
Located in Provincetown, MA
Robert Cardinal, originally from Montreal, has been living on Cape Cod for most of the past fifty years. In the late 1950s, he left Canada and moved to Greenwich Village. From there,...
Category

2010s Art

Materials

Oil

Orlando, 2000
Located in Hudson, NY
Price is for UNFRAMED item The Robin Rice Gallery proudly announces SUMMERTIME Salon 2018, an annual photography exhibit featuring gallery artists as well as a few newcomers. This y...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Modern Art

Materials

Digital Pigment

It was, like, a super long time ago that ppl were here, right?
Located in Montreal, Quebec
The title "Interventions On The Imaginary" is a clear reference to Marcia Crosby’s essay, "The Construction of the Imaginary Indian", and situates itself within the realm of remix cu...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art

Materials

Archival Paper, Digital

"Golden Morning" textured vertical format floral acrylic painting on canvas
Located in Sempach, LU
Abstract textured acrylic painting on canvas 100x50x2 cm (39,4 х 19,7 х 0,8 inches). Mixed Media on gallery-wrapped canvas. The work is ready to hang. No framing required. The sides ...
Category

2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Canvas, Spray Paint, Acrylic

The First Rainbow President II (Limited Edition Print)
Located in LOS ANGELES, CA
Celebrating President Barack Obama by Mauro Oliveira. Limited edition of 30 museum quality Giclee prints on CANVAS, signed and numbered by the artist. Print lead time 1 week. A "...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Art

Materials

Giclée

Cotsowold View, Foxcote, original painting, landscape, countryside, affordable
Located in Deddington, GB
Cotswold View, Foxcote by Georgie Dowling [2021] original oil paint on canvas Image size: H:40 cm x W:40 cm Complete Size of Unframed Work: H:40 cm x W:40 cm x D:2cm Sold Unframe...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Art

Materials

Oil

Beach, Rio
Located in Hudson, NY
Framed
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Art

Materials

Archival Pigment

Free Soul - Joyful Abstract Painting
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The original artworks by Canadian artist Julie Naima feature visually appealing abstract compositions with organic shapes that evoke a sense of tranquility and serenity. The harmonio...
Category

2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Untitled
Located in København S, DK
Explore Mila Francesca Cali's abstract watercolors, inspired by her plein-air studies of space and nature. With echoes of modernist painting in a contemporary context, each piece res...
Category

2010s Abstract Impressionist Art

Materials

Watercolor, Pencil

'Winter's Bones, Heart of Spring'. Contemporary still life blue floral nature
Located in Penzance, GB
'Winter's Bones, Heart of Spring'. Original Artwork. Framed ready to hang _________________ The camellia, symbolic of unity, love and devotion, blooms radiantly from within the prote...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Ink, Watercolor, Chalk, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Photogram

Ski Tracks
Located in Ljubljana, SI
Original color lithograph, 1983. Edition of 150 signed and numbered impressions on Arches paper. Art and Sport portfolio: The Yugoslav Olympic Committee of the Winter Olympic Games S...
Category

1980s Abstract Art

Materials

Lithograph

Meeting By Bruno Paoli - Figurative Painting
Located in Carmel, CA
Certificate of authenticity and artist catalogue are included. Bruno Paoli (1915-2005) Teaching the masters helped create this contemporary master. Bruno was a professor of art in F...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Graphene III
Located in Nottingham, GB
Original artwork - industrial paints on aluminium. The technique is extraordinary. Acid etch primer is applied, followed by multiple paint layers blown onto the surface and polished...
Category

2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Metal

Red Sail
Located in Grand Rapids, MI
Peter Max (German/American, Born 1937) Signed: Peter Max (Lower, Right) " Red Sail ", 1981 Lithograph Numbered: AP (Lower, Left) Image Size: 19 1/2" x 25" Housed in a 1...
Category

Late 20th Century Pop Art Art

Materials

Lithograph

Face of fear
Located in New York, NY
Oil Pastel and pencil drawing on heavyweight printmaking paper. This is a bargain, one of those works that you might say in the future: "Oh, I bought it for almost nothing, and now i...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Oil Pastel, Pencil, Color Pencil

Rare Original Keith Haring Vinyl Record Art (Keith Haring boombox)
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Original 1980s Keith Haring Record Art: Keith Haring 'The Baby Beat Box' 1986: Rare highly sought after 1980s Keith Haring record album art featuring a Haring boombox man, a bold Ke...
Category

1980s Pop Art Art

Materials

Offset

Truro Cottage
Located in Provincetown, MA
Robert Cardinal, originally from Montreal, has been living on Cape Cod for most of the past fifty years. In the late 1950s, he left Canada and moved to Greenwich Village. From there,...
Category

2010s Art

Materials

Oil

Be@rbrick x Andy Warhol Foundation Marilyn 400% & 100%
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Be@rbrick x Andy Warhol Foundation "Marilyn" Vinyl Figures: Set of two (400% & 100%): Andy Warhol (after) Marilyn collectible trademarked & licensed by the Estate of Andy Warhol. The...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Resin, Vinyl

Ashore the Sea of Peril
Located in San Diego, CA
"Ashore the Sea of Peril" in the "Water in Motion" collection is inspired by the rhythm and flow of water derived from San Diego encaustic artist Shima Shanti's own observation and ...
Category

2010s Abstract Impressionist Art

Materials

Encaustic, Wax

Searching for the light
Located in Madrid, ES
A colourful paining with geometric shapes. The piece is an invitation to explore something much more than the traditional. A simple concept of color and shape that eludes superficial...
Category

2010s Art

Materials

Acrylic

Kaufman Pool
Located in San Luis Obispo, CA
Scott Yeskel was raised in the suburbs of Orange County, California after his parents moved from New Jersey when he was a child. The mild weather and suburban sprawl fueled Scott’s interest in the landscape. 

After graduating from high school, he moved to San Francisco to pursue an education in the arts. Yeskel graduated from the Academy of Art College in 2002 where he won first place in the Landscape category at the Academy’s Annual Spring Show. He was quickly picked up by galleries in Philadelphia, Laguna Beach and San Francisco. Since that time, Scott has been the subject of over a dozen solo shows, countless group exhibitions and has been featured in over 20 magazine and newspaper editorials. 

His work speaks to those who identify with the California lifestyle – often romantic but sometimes plagued with frustration. His love/hate relationship with Los Angeles’ freeways, boxy apartments and urban sprawl feed Yeskel’s desire to paint his environment as he sees – a jumble of mixed emotions. Recently, Scott’s work was purchased by prestigious corporate collections including Microsoft and NBC/ Universal. Scott currently teaches an Abstract Workshop at the Kline Academy in West LA and resides with his wife and daughter in Los Angeles. Resume Born, 1977, Montclair, New Jersey 2002 – Graduated Academy of Art College, San Francisco, BFA SOLO SHOWS 2020- Vacant LA, online exhibition. 2016-Summer Days, Sue Greenwood Fine Art, Laguna Beach, Ca. Valley Scenes, Valley Performing Arts Center, Cal State Northridge, Ca. 2015- Modern Escape, Jack Fischer Gallery, San Francisco, Ca. 2013- Hotel Pools, Sue Greenwood Fine Art, Laguna Beach, Ca. 2012- Stop & Go, Sue Greenwood Fine Art, Laguna Beach, Ca. 2011 – Wanderlust, Sue Greenwood Fine Art, Laguna Beach, Ca. Mapping California, Jack Fischer Gallery, San Francisco Ca. 2009 – L.A. To Ventura and In Between, Vita Art Center, Ventura, Ca 2008 – Disconnections, Sue Greenwood Fine Art, Laguna Beach, Ca L.A. to S.F. with Love, Jack Fischer Gallery, San Francisco, Ca 2007 – Mass Transit, Sue Greenwood Fine Art, Laguna Beach, Ca. 2006 – Maps, Sue Greenwood Fine Art, Laguna Beach, Ca. 2005 – Trouble in Paradise, Bedlam Gallery, Los Angeles, Ca. 2004 – Moving On, Pringle Gallery, Philadelphia, Pa. 2003 – Two Roads, Pringle Gallery, Philadelphia, Pa. SELECTED GROUP SHOWS 2021-Summer Salon, Sullivan Goss Gallery, Santa Barbara, Ca 2019- Group Cityscape IX, George Billis Gallery, Los Angeles, Ca Ashes of Hope, Sky Studios, Los Angeles, Ca 2018-Cityscape VIII, George Billis Gallery, Los Angeles, Ca Celebration Art, Patricia Rovzar Gallery, Seattle, Wa 2016-House and Home, Cannon Art Gallery, Carlsbad, Ca 2105-Venice Art Walk Auction, Google Headquarters, Venice, Ca 2013-Ryman Arts, ‘An Affair of the Arts’, Los Angeles, Ca. 2012-Palm Springs Fine Art Fair, Palm Springs, Ca. artMRKT San Francisco, SFDC Concourse Exhibition Center, S.F., Ca 2011 – L.A. Art Show, Los Angeles Convention Center, L.A. Ca. Palette to Palate, Laguna Art Museum, Laguna Beach, Ca. artMRKT San Francisco, SFDC Concourse Exhibition Center, S.F. Ca 2010 – Art San Diego, Hilton San Diego Bayfront, San Diego, Ca. 2009 & 2010 – L.A Art Show, Los Angeles Convention Center, L.A., CA 2008 – Auction 100, Laguna Beach Art Museum, Laguna Beach, Ca. Aqua Art Miami, Aqua Hotel, Miami, Fla Red Dot Fair, Park South Hotel-New York City, New York 2006 – Venice Art Walk Juried Auction, Bergamont Station, Santa Monica, Ca. Fin, Bedlam Gallery, Los Angeles, Ca. 2005 – Create-Fixate, Spring Arts Tower, Los Angeles,Ca. 2004 – Meet the Artists IV, The Pacific Club, Newport Beach, Ca. Group Cityscapes, Greenwood Chebithes Gallery, Laguna Beach, Ca. Getting to Know You, Backstreet Gallery, Santa Monica, Ca Scott Yeskel / Brandon Smith, Hotel Biron Gallery, San Francisco, Ca. 2003 – Around Town, Pringle Gallery, Philadelphia, Pa. 2002 – Academy Spring Annual, Academy of Art, San Francisco, Ca. 1998 – Juried Luggage Show, Luggage Store...
Category

2010s American Realist Art

Materials

Oil

Shadows on Paper, Nr 4 - Contemporary Abstract Blue Monochrome Photography
Located in Vienna, AT
Ulrike Königshofer Shadows on Paper, Nr 4 - Contemporary Abstract Blue Monochrome Photography Signed print, not framed 100 x 70 cm Edition 2/3+1 AP In her works, the artist Ulrike ...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Conceptual Art

Materials

C Print

Snoopies Exodus between two blues
Located in New York, NY
This unique painting on canvas is from my ongoing Snoopies series I began making in 1999. The two large color fields of blue are a metallic paint, each a different blue. The processi...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic, Stretcher Bars

Landscape
Located in Ljubljana, SI
Original silkscreen, 1986. Ivan Rabuzin was a Croatian naive painter and one of the most eminent lyric painters of the 20th century in Croatia. For many years he worked as a carpente...
Category

1980s Post-Modern Art

Materials

Screen

Dory
Located in Provincetown, MA
Robert Cardinal, originally from Montreal, has been living on Cape Cod for most of the past fifty years. In the late 1950s, he left Canada and moved to Greenwich Village. From there,...
Category

2010s Art

Materials

Oil

Squared
Located in New York, NY
Original monotype made from found objects and textures. I use found objects with various shapes and textures in my original prints to make the monotype have depth and texture. All of...
Category

2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Monoprint, Monotype

Midnight Murmur, Steel contemporary bird sculpture in midnight blue colour
Located in Johannesburg, ZA
Jake Michael Singer (b. 1991) experiments with a broad range of disciplines from photography to works on paper, and commands an exquisite mastery of sculpture. Meticulously construct...
Category

2010s Modern Art

Materials

Stainless Steel

Yellow Ball, East Hampton
Located in East Hampton, NY
Yellow Ball, East Hampton, NY, Archival Pigment Print, $550, Ed. 1/5, 2016 Printed to Order *Photography: U Wash Truck, Death Valley and Mulford Lane, Amagansett 2012 have been fea...
Category

2010s Abstract Impressionist Art

Materials

Archival Pigment

Desert Trip 3
Located in San Luis Obispo, CA
Scott Yeskel was raised in the suburbs of Orange County, California after his parents moved from New Jersey when he was a child. The mild weather and suburban sprawl fueled Scott’s i...
Category

2010s American Realist Art

Materials

Oil

La flor del mar
Located in Madrid, ES
A colourful paining with geometric shapes. The piece is an invitation to explore something much more than the traditional. A simple concept of color and shape that eludes superficial...
Category

2010s Abstract Geometric Art

Materials

Acrylic

Cristales
Located in New York, NY
acrylic on canvas
Category

2010s Abstract Geometric Art

Materials

Acrylic

"Six Polo Players"
Located in Bristol, CT
Hand-coloured litho depicting seven polo players on the intl field Art Sz: 12"H x 10 1/2"W Frame Sz: 17 1/4"H x 15 1/2"W Joseph Webster Golinkin (September 10, 1896 – September 8,...
Category

20th Century Art

Materials

Lithograph

KAWS Brown GONE (KAWS GONE brown & blue)
By KAWS
Located in NEW YORK, NY
KAWS GONE (Brown), new & unopened in its original packaging. A well-received work and variation of KAWS' large scale GONE sculpture - a key highlight of KAWS’ recent exhibition, 'KAWS: Companionship in the Age of Loneliness...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Art

Materials

Resin, Vinyl

Hippo Polyester Sculpture with Blue Coating Animal Shiny In Stock
Located in Utrecht, NL
Hippo Polyester Sculpture with Blue Coating Animal Shiny In Stock Sizes are excluding pedestal Evert den Hartog (born in Groot-Ammers, The Netherlands in 1949) followed his educat...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Polyester

Light-Glyph 46 (Turquoise)
Located in Santa Monica, CA
In the first of his newest series, Light-Glyphs, a range of colors illuminate the interior of translucent sculptural boxes. Light diffuses through their frosted surfaces and softens ...
Category

2010s Abstract Geometric Art

Materials

Acrylic Polymer, Pigment

"Song of Spring", Landscape Abstract, Emotional, Pastel, Blue, Peach, Green
Located in Atlanta, GA
Artist Motivation: This lovely piece feels like spring, hope, harmony and renewal! Hang this piece in your favorite reading nook; flank it on either side of a beautiful scenic wind...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Art

Materials

Canvas, Varnish, Acrylic

MAGENTA HORSE, THREE GEISHAS Signed Lithograph, Asian Women, Horse, Parrots
Located in Union City, NJ
MAGENTA HORSE, THREE GEISHAS is an original lithograph printed using hand drawn lithography techniques on archival Somerset printmaking paper, 100% acid free, by the renowned Chinese born artist Walasse Ting (DING XIONGQUAN, Chinese, 1929-2010). Ting's use of bold colors and expressive calligraphic brush drawn forms convey vivid life energy. He is well known for his colorful images of women, flowers, fish, parrots and horses and was associated with artists Karel Appel, Asger Jorn, and Pierre Alechinsky, members of the avant-garde group called COBRA. Throughout his artistic life, Ting imbued his passion and spirit into his paintings, poetry and sculpture. MAGENTA HORSE, THREE GEISHAS is a freely expressed Chinese Ink Brush drawing depicting a colorful magenta horse with dark purple black mane and tail standing with three lovely Asian women...
Category

1980s Contemporary Art

Materials

Lithograph

Valiant Cove
Located in Nottingham, GB
Original Artwork ~ Sugar, Coffee, Wax and Oil onto Steel Each steel sheets hangs onto the wall with a bracket which is fastened to the reverse of the steel. The painting therefore s...
Category

2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Mixed Media

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