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Art For Sale
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Lavra
Located in Bayonne, NJ
Expressive paintings by Yuriy Savchenko, a Ukrainian artist who lived last years of his life in Detroit, MI, are bright, full of life and open a window for the viewer into vibrant sc...
Category

1990s Expressionist Art

Materials

Oil

Untitled
Located in PARIS, FR
Renaud Bihi Untitled Bois brûlé et plumes Burnt wood and feathers 107 x 20 x 66 cm 42.1 x 7.8 x 25.9 in. Renaud Bihi, an artist of materials and a man of contrasts, has had a sing...
Category

2010s Arte Povera Art

Materials

Wood

Portrait of Monsieur Aubert, a ceremonial portrait by Nicolas de Largillière
Located in PARIS, FR
Provenance : Arnold S. Kirkeby (1901-1962) Donated by Arnold S. Kirkeby to the Los Angeles County Museum of Art in 1955, where it remained until its sale at Sotheby's, New York on Ja...
Category

1720s Old Masters Art

Materials

Oil

Mermaid with dolphins
Located in Cliffside Park, NJ
Manuel Soto-Muñoz (1913-2000), Puerto Rican born American painter. Recipient award of merit Florida Southern College, 1958; prize Art Students League New York, 1950; 1st prize Salón ...
Category

Late 20th Century Contemporary Art

Materials

Oil

Effusion
Located in PARIS, FR
Renaud Bihi Effusion Technique mixte Mixed media 145 x 115 cm 57.1 x 45.3 in. 2023 Renaud Bihi, an artist of materials and a man of contrasts, has had a singular career in the art...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Wood

Pastoral Landscape w Cattle Cows 19th century Oil Painting by Russian Master
Located in Stockholm, SE
Signed lower left “Orloff” and ascribed on the name plate “C.Orloff” for unidentified professional Russian artist painter. However short research within artprice web data base gets m...
Category

Mid-19th Century Realist Art

Materials

Wood, Oil, Wood Panel

Philosophize
Located in Long Island City, NY
There is no definitive answer to the message my work seeks to communicate.
I begin my work with mixed feelings between ‘feeling-self’ and ‘conscious-self’.
We cannot logically explai...
Category

2010s Modern Art

Materials

Acrylic

Untitled
Located in PARIS, FR
Renaud Bihi Untitled Charbon Charcoal 28 x 28 x 68 cm 11 x 11 x 26.8 in. Renaud Bihi, an artist of materials and a man of contrasts, has had a singular career in the art world. On...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Wood

Golden Angel
Located in Bayonne, NJ
This is an oil on linen painting depicting a nude female figure with wings. Executed in a contemporary, allegorical manner, the painting reminds us of Renaissance portraits. It is in...
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Art

Materials

Oil

Antique portrait of a woman, French romantic oil painting, female portrait
Located in AIGNAN, FR
Antique portrait of a young woman. Romantic 1800's oil painting on canvas board. This is an attractive, traditional 19th Century French oil painting in its original frame. MORE ABO...
Category

1840s Romantic Art

Materials

Oil

Antique Paris and Notre Dame Impressionist Oil Painting, ca 1920; Maurice Perrot
Located in Baltimore, MD
This is an early and one of the finest Parisian paintings that Maurice Ferdinand Perrot produced during his long career. The scene depicts early morning light washing the area along ...
Category

1920s Impressionist Art

Materials

Oil

Caribbean Island [untitled].
Located in New York, NY
The location of this early oil pastel drawing was identified by other pieces from the same drawing book. The oil pastel was a new invention - just on the market in 1921 and it appea...
Category

Early 20th Century American Impressionist Art

Materials

Oil Pastel

Phaeton
Located in Bayonne, NJ
Remarkable composition masterfully executed in oil on linen by Vachagan Narazyan. It is framed and in excellent condition. Although small in size, this painting is very joyful, fille...
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Art

Materials

Oil

Man Reaching Down: Tondo
Located in London, GB
Alkyd-oil on Masonite, signed and dated (middle left), 61cm (diam.), (83cm diam. framed). (This work was kept by the artist for his personal collection. It remained in his collection...
Category

1980s Post-War Art

Materials

Oil, Board

Genre Scene Music Party Among Friends 1911 Oil Painting on Canvas Signed
Located in Stockholm, SE
Light and briefly executed genre scene depicts cozy domestic atmosphere with few people singing and playing guitars surrounded by listeners. All inhabitants of the moment are greatly...
Category

Early 20th Century American Realist Art

Materials

Canvas, Wood, Oil

"Bird" Abstract Bronze Sculpture with Wooden Base
Located in Houston, TX
W. R. Stevenson's abstract bronze sculpture titled "Bird". The unique sculpture stands on a sleek wooden base and has a plaque that includes the artist and title. Artist Biography: William Robert Stevenson was born in 20 May 1925 in Eugene, Oregon. His family moved to Minneapolis, MN but he promptly returned to Oregon and Washington during the Great Depression to work in the Works Progress Administration (WPA). Hoping to study Art, his future was sidetracked when he was drafted into the United States Army at age 17 years old in early 1942. Being a strong swimmer, and having worked at stables as a child, he initially served in the last US Cavalry Corps, and also as a Swimming Instructor for the United States Army. Upon the abolition of the Cavalry Corps, he was trained as a Gunnar and Tank Commander for the M-4 Sherman Tank under General Patton...
Category

20th Century Abstract Art

Materials

Bronze

French school Drawing 18th Portrait Ténor SAINT AUBIN three chalks Paris Opéra
Located in PARIS, FR
French school of the 18th century Three pencils (pencil, red chalk, white chalk) on paper 27 x 18 cm (45 x 34 cm with frame) Inscription at bottom “Saint-Aubin de l’Académie de musique” Dated "1785" Augustin d'Herbez known as "Saint-Aubin" was a tenor and member of the Royal Academy of Music...
Category

1780s Academic Art

Materials

Carbon Pencil, Paper, Chalk

Male Bather on Gold
Located in London, GB
Acrylic on canvas, signed and dated (lower right), 44cm x 39cm (67cm x 63cm framed). (This work was kept by the artist for his personal collection. It remained in his collection unti...
Category

1980s Post-War Art

Materials

Cotton Canvas, Acrylic

Tree by the Bay, Small-Scale Mid Century Coastal Landscape
Located in Soquel, CA
Wonderful small scale mid century landscape of tree, grasses by the bay by unknown artist (American, 20th Century). Heavy textural impasto adds extra interest and depth. Presented in...
Category

1960s American Impressionist Art

Materials

Wood, Oil

Tower Number 11
Located in Bayonne, NJ
This oil on linen framed painting is an example of an authentic stylistic composition created by Vachagan Narazyan. The painting was acquired from the gallery that represented the ar...
Category

Early 2000s Surrealist Art

Materials

Oil

Untitled #499
Located in New York, NY
Untitled #499, 2019 Wood, gesso, acrylic 9 x 3 3/4 x 3 1/2 inches
Category

2010s Art

Materials

Gesso, Wood, Acrylic

Vintage Modernist Oil on Canvas Painting - Mountainous Valley, dated 1981
Located in Baltimore, MD
This modernist expressionist oil on canvas painting is probably American and is dated 1981. It is signed by the artist John Kaufman on the back side only. The scene is a mountainou...
Category

1980s Abstract Expressionist Art

Materials

Oil

DaVinci Tee Threesome, Signed Lithograph, Group Portrait, Pizza, Orange, Rust
Located in Union City, NJ
DaVinci Tee Threesome is an original hand drawn lithograph by the NY figurative expressionist painter, Lester Johnson(1919-2010). DaVinci Tee Threesome was printed using hand lithogr...
Category

1980s Contemporary Art

Materials

Lithograph

Indian African Face Woman
Located in New York, NY
Timothee (Tymo) Pierre, "Indian African Face Woman", Signed Abstract/ Figurative Portrait Painting, Acrylic Paint on Cardboard, 13.50 x 10.50, Late 20th ...
Category

1980s Art

Materials

Acrylic, Cardboard

Beautiful new modernist work by Giancarlo Impiglia, "The Marionettes"
Located in Bridgehampton, NY
A new work by the indelible Giancarlo Impiglia, who value can only increase. Born in Rome, Impiglia moved to New York in the 70s, where he established a signature style on the shou...
Category

2010s Art

Materials

Metal

MB 821 A (Contemporary Male Nude Figurative Drawing, Charcoal on Paper)
Located in Hudson, NY
graphite, conte crayon and charcoal on Arches paper 30 x 20.5 inches unframed Signed 'Beard 2006' lower left corner Atelier stamp in lower left, next to signature Unique figurative life study drawing of a standing male nude in graphite and conte crayon on Arches paper in a style that is at once traditional yet contemporary. Strong facial features and upper body muscles are evidence of the artist's excellent drafting skills. The handsome nude...
Category

Early 2000s Modern Art

Materials

Conté, Paper, Charcoal

Evening Twilight on River 1899 Scandinavian Oil Painting on Canvas Signed Framed
Located in Stockholm, SE
Evening twilight on the river - is a painting in which the light of a beautiful sunset merges with the mysterious waters of the river. This artwork immerses us in the atmosphere of a quiet and calm evening, when the sun is already setting behind the horizon, and the sky is painted in various shades of orange, yellow and pink. The trees, slowly plunging into darkness, add a special mystery to this landscape. The reflection of heavenly light and trees on the surface of the river creates a feeling of soft tonal shimmer. A lonely house...
Category

Late 19th Century Realist Art

Materials

Canvas, Wood, Oil

Portrait of Old Woman 1893 by Famous Russian Master Oil Painting on Canvas Frame
Located in Stockholm, SE
Attributed by Nikolay Alekseyevich Kasatkin (1859 - 1930). In this touching artwork, the artist perfectly conveyed the character of the old woman, who has seen a lot in her life. The hands, tired out and riddled with veins, lie helplessly on the knees. Her slouched body tells us about the load of years lived. The painter skillfully conveys a sense of wisdom, kindness, and humility through her wrinkled face and detached gaze. The painting exudes warmth with a subtle touch of sadness and reflection on a life lived. Thanks to moderately contrasting colors, the portrait comes to life and shows us the depth of the artist's intention. Kasatkin not only continued the traditions of the best masters of portraiture in Russia in the 19th century, but also introduced new principles into it. He sought to display on canvas not only the external features of a person, but also to demonstrate his spiritual world. Antique oil painting on canvas, signed bottom left, framed. Size app.: 68.5 x 52.3 cm (roughly 27 x 20.6 in), frame is 80.5 x 63.5 cm (roughly 31.7 x 25 in). Very good condition, very well preserved recently conserved condition with minimal wear (notice few micro losses here and there). Please study good resolution images for cosmetic condition. In person actual painting may appear darker or brighter than in our pictures, strictly depending on sufficient light in your environment. Weight of app. 5.4 kg is going to measure 8 kg packed for shipment. Nikolay Alekseyevich Kasatkin (1859 - 1930) was a Russian painter, considered to be one of the founders of Social Realism in Russia. From 1873 to 1883 he studied at the Moscow School of Painting, Sculpture and Architecture with Vasily Perov and Illarion Pryanishnikov. Upon graduating, he received a medal for his painting "Beggars at the Church Door". In 1891, he began exhibiting with the Peredvizhniki and, from 1894 to 1917, was a teacher at his alma mater. For thirty years, beginning in 1883, he worked with Ivan Sytin, providing illustrations for his popular almanac/calendars and teaching lithography. He also contributed The Great Reform, an encyclopedia that celebrated the fiftieth anniversary of the Emancipation (1861), and a collection called "Russian History in Pictures". In 1903, he became a member of the Imperial Academy of Arts. He participated in the Exposition Universelle (1900), where he won a silver medal, and the Louisiana Purchase Exposition (1904), among others. In 1923, following the Civil War, he was named the first "People's Artist of the Republic" and became a member of the AKhRR (Association of Artists). He is considered to be one of the forerunners of Socialist Realism in the arts and was sometimes called the "Gorky of Painters". In 1956, the Soviet Union honored him with a 40 kopeck commemorative postage stamp. In 1971, his painting of a female mine worker...
Category

Late 19th Century Realist Art

Materials

Canvas, Wood, Oil

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

Harvesting Cotton - Original Oil Painting - 1981
Located in Roma, IT
Harvesting Cotton is an original contemporary artwork realized in 1981. Mixed colored oil on canvas Hand signed and dated by the artist on the lower margin Included a brown wooden...
Category

1980s Contemporary Art

Materials

Oil

Poster of The Angel of Judgment-
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This poster was printed for an exhibition of Chagall's monumental work held at the National Museum, Nice 1974. Published by the Society of Friends of the National Marc Chagall Biblical...
Category

20th Century Modern Art

Materials

Lithograph

Lewis Barrett Lehrman Watercolor Entitled " Market, old City", Framed & Signed
Located in Plainview, NY
A Lewis Barrett Lehrman's watercolor painting entitled "Market, Old City," one is transported to the heart of a bustling souk nestled within the enigmatic alleys of a Middle Eastern ...
Category

20th Century Impressionist Art

Materials

Watercolor

'Youth and the Wise' Contemporary landscape photograph Spring flowers green pink
Located in Penzance, GB
'Youth and the Wise' ('Mono No Aware' Series) 24 x 36" edition Limited edition archival photograph, hand signed and numbered. Unframed _________________ Woven together into richly te...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Photographic Paper, Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, Giclée, Archi...

Contemporary Figurative Abstract with Red & Green Faces
Located in Soquel, CA
"My Sick Conscience vs. Yours", a large-scale contemporary figurative abstract featuring several figures and faces in the foreground against a backdrop patterned with linear green faces on red by Bay Area artist Michael Pauker (American, b.1957), c. 2000s. Signed "Michael Paulker...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

'A View of Kanagawa', After Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川廣重, Ukiyo-e Woodblock, Tokaido
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
An ink on paper, Nishiki-e and Yoko-e woodblock landscape showing a panoramic view of the banks of Kanagawa, circa 1850. Signed in Kanji upper left, "Hiroshige Ga" for Utagawa (Ando)...
Category

Mid-20th Century Art

Materials

Sumi Ink, Washi Paper

Pause, Oil Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
More and more I love to experiment with abstraction. It's amazing how realism with some abstraction somehow looks more true than when rendered using just real...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Impressionist Art

Materials

Oil

PEELER PARK GROVE - Landscape Painting of Trees, Field, & Sky - Oil on Arches
Located in Signal Mountain, TN
Coming soon
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Archival Paper, Oil

Study of a Child. Circle of François Boucher (French 1703 - 1770)
By François Boucher
Located in Sydney, NSW
Circle of François Boucher (French 1703 - 1770), Study of a Child. This charming work is probably a study for a painting, it shows a child with a swathe of billowing fabric over her ...
Category

18th Century Rococo Art

Materials

Chalk, Laid Paper

Marine painting sea shore smugglers boat scotttish 19th
Located in PARIS, FR
William ANDERSON (1757- 1837) Oil on wooden panel ​25.5 x 34.5 cm (40x50cm with frame) Signed and dated lower left "W. Anderson / 1817" Collector's stamp on the back Scottish painte...
Category

1810s Romantic Art

Materials

Oil

A Patient Model
By Guilio Rosati
Located in Belgravia, London, London
Oil on canvas Canvas size: 16 x 13 inches Framed size: 18.5 x 22 inches Signed lower right
Category

19th Century Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Abstract Painting of Shells
Located in Houston, TX
Small size watercolor image of shells. Painting is mainly blue, yellow and brown tones. Painting is framed in a painted wooden gold frame with a yellow matte. Dimensions without Fram...
Category

1950s American Impressionist Art

Materials

Watercolor

Mother's Little Helper II • # 1 of 3 • 59 cm x 84 cm
Located in Aramits, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Mother's Little Helper II • Paris, 2012 • Edition of 18 prints in 3 sizes. All prints are numbered and signed. Printed on Hahnemühle Archival Paper. Three different sizes are availab...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Archival Paper, Archival Pigment, Digital Pigment

The Martyrdom of Saint Bartholomew, a preparatory drawing by Alessandro Casolani
Located in PARIS, FR
This powerful pen and brown ink wash drawing is a study for an altarpiece depicting The Martyrdom of Saint Bartholomew. Signed and dated 1604, it was painted at the end of his life b...
Category

Early 1600s Old Masters Art

Materials

Ink, Pen

Homage to Gericault
Located in Woodbury, CT
Oil on panel, signed and dated 2012. French handmade wooden Delf frame, raised panel with dark gold/bronze patina and gold leaf. Unframed size: 19.09 inches high x 15.75 inches wide. Framed size: 29.5 inches high x 25.125 inches wide x 1.63 inches deep. Sold framed. Stefaan’s tribute to the great French neoclassical painter stems from first seeing Gericault’s horses...
Category

2010s Realist Art

Materials

Oil

Mother's Little Helper I • # 2 of 9 • 29 cm x 42 cm
Located in Aramits, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Mother's Little Helper I • Paris, 2012 • Edition of 18 prints in 3 sizes. All prints are numbered and signed. Printed on Hahnemühle Archival Paper. Three different sizes are availabl...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Archival Paper, Archival Pigment, Digital Pigment

Mother's Little Helper II • # 2 of 9 • 29 cm x 42 cm
Located in Aramits, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Mother's Little Helper II • Paris, 2012 • Edition of 18 prints in 3 sizes. All prints are numbered and signed. Printed on Hahnemühle Archival Paper. Three different sizes are availab...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Archival Paper, Archival Pigment, Digital Pigment

Dasha & Mari - GIRL WITH EARRING - limited edition
Located in London, GB
Dasha & Mari - Tennis - limited edition 40 x 40" inches oversize C print - numbered and stamped limited to 100 only. Sumptuous, sensual with erotic undertones, this is a beautiful ...
Category

2010s Modern Art

Materials

C Print

Equus, Red, Dark Blue, Creamy White and Black horse and landscape
Located in Boston, MA
The painting has a built up surface on Belgium linen and on an aluminum stretcher bar which makes warping impossible It’s in excellent condition. The paint surface had built up are...
Category

Early 2000s Abstract Art

Materials

Oil

composition 1 - gouache on paper, 95x70 cm., framed
Located in Nice, FR
Very impressive gouache on paper by the french (nice) painter Gerard Seree in the scale of pink and green. Framed
Category

1990s Abstract Art

Materials

Gouache

"Cuba" Pink Tonal Gestural Abstract Painting
Located in Houston, TX
PInk and yellow tonal gestural abstract painting done in an expressionist style. The artist, Brendan McKeon works and lives in Portland, Oregon, signed, titled, and dated the work on...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Acrylic

Untitled 46
Located in Las Condes, CL
UNTITLED 46, is an abstract painting, Tea on canvas, measuring 150x105 cm. Created by Chilean artist Jorge Reyes Zepeda. Jorge works with the canvas on the floor or a table, basicall...
Category

2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Canvas, Tea

Mother's Little Helper I • # 1 of 3 • 59 cm x 84 cm
Located in Aramits, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Mother's Little Helper I • Paris, 2012 • Edition of 18 prints in 3 sizes. All prints are numbered and signed. Printed on Hahnemühle Archival Paper. Three different sizes are availabl...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Archival Paper, Archival Pigment, Digital Pigment

You Are My Energy
Located in Yuba City, CA
This artwork has the power of simplicity and positive colors for you good mood . It is original ,modern and unique . Ready to hang ,either way .Signed by artist -front and back .Side...
Category

2010s Abstract Expressionist Art

Materials

Acrylic

Wooden Elegance
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Shipping Procedure Ships in a well-protected tube from Nigeria This work is unique, this is not a print or other type of copy. Accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity (Issued by...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Conceptual Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Bodleian, Oxford University, William Nicholson lithograph 1905 College Stafford
Located in London, GB
To see our other views of Oxford and Cambridge, scroll down to "More from this Seller" and below it click on "See all from this Seller" - or send us a message if you cannot find the view you want. William Nicholson (1872-1949) Bodleian Library, University of Oxford Signed and numbered 110, published by Stafford Gallery with blind stamp Lithograph 28 x 34.5cm Probably best known through his graphic works, as a book designer and illustrator, Nicholson was greatly encouraged in his landscapes by Whistler from about 1900. In 1902-03 he produced a series of watercolour, chalk and pen drawings of Oxford which were published in 1905 by the Stafford Gallery as two portfolios of lithographs, with descriptions by Arthur Waugh – father of Evelyn Waugh...
Category

Early 1900s Realist Art

Materials

Lithograph

Baram 128
Located in Goyang-si, KR
The word "Baram" has two meanings in Korean: "wish (feel or express a strong desire or hope for something that is not easily attainable)" and "wind (the perceptible natural movement ...
Category

2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Acrylic

Baram 145
Located in Goyang-si, KR
The word "Baram" has two meanings in Korean: "wish (feel or express a strong desire or hope for something that is not easily attainable)" and "wind (the perceptible natural movement ...
Category

2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Acrylic

Alpine Valley Landscape with Castle on Rock and Town at River Bend 19th Century
Located in Stockholm, SE
Discover the stunning alpine beauty of a small town nestled in a mountain valley, surrounded by a tranquil river and a majestic castle atop a cliff, providing a breathtaking view. In...
Category

Mid-19th Century Realist Art

Materials

Canvas, Wood, Cotton Canvas, Oil

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