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Chad Kleitsch - Untitled Flower # 146, Photography 2019, Printed After
Located in Greenwich, CT
Untitled Flower # 146 Hahnemuhle Photo Rag Matte Paper with Epson archival quality ink Edition of 25 Available sizes: 11" x 14” 20" x 24” 30" x 30” 30" x 40” 40" x 40" 48" x 48” 48" ...
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Art

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Digital, Archival Pigm...

Chad Kleitsch - Untitled Flower # 60, Photography 2003, Printed After
Located in Greenwich, CT
Untitled Flower # 60 Hahnemuhle Photo Rag Matte Paper with Epson archival quality ink Edition of 25 Available sizes: 11" x 14” 20" x 24” 30" x 30” 30" x 40” 40" x 40" 48" x 48” 48" x...
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Art

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Digital, Archival Pigm...

Chad Kleitsch - Untitled Flower #02, Photography 2001, Printed After
Located in Greenwich, CT
Untitled Flower #02 Hahnemuhle Photo Rag Matte Paper with Epson archival quality ink Edition of 25 Available sizes: 11" x 14” 20" x 24” 30" x 30” 30" x 40” 40" x 40" 48" x 48” 48" x ...
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Art

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Digital, Archival Pigm...

Wonder Valley (Till Death Do Us Part) - Contemporary, Polaroid
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
29 Palms (Till Death Do Us Part) - 2005 20x20cm, Edition of 10, plus 2 Artist Proofs. Archival C-Print, based on the original Polaroid. Certificate and Signature label. Artist I...
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Art

Materials

Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid

Sea Fan - Gumball - Gyotaku Style Sumi Ink Painting of an Octopus
Located in Chicago, IL
Two small octopi are inked in the Japanese style of Gyo-Taku print making. Using sumi ink to "print" the octopus, the artist then embellishes it with colored pencil to convey an ext...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Sumi Ink, Watercolor, Mulberry Paper, Color Pencil

RED HORSE on HOT PINK THREE GEISHAS Signed Lithograph, Asian Women, Parrots
Located in Union City, NJ
RED HORSE on HOT PINK THREE GEISHAS is an original lithograph 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. RED HORSE on HOT PINK THREE GEISHAS is a freely expressed Chinese Ink Brush drawing of three colorfully robed women...
Category

1980s Contemporary Art

Materials

Lithograph

Transition by Dr. Desirée Cox
Located in MADRID, ES
Transition by Dr. Desirée Cox
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Art

Materials

Canvas, Mixed Media

Wonder Valley (Till Death Do Us Part) - Contemporary, Polaroid
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Wonder Valley (Till Death Do Us Part) - 2005 20x20cm, Edition of 10, plus 2 Artist Proofs. Archival C-Print, based on the original Polaroid. Certificate and Signature label. Art...
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Art

Materials

Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid

Yellow Jersey
Located in Norwich, GB
Painter and printmaker, born in Famagusta, Cyprus, whose family – involved in the restaurant business – settled in London in 1946. He attended Camberwell School of Arts and Crafts, 1...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Art

Materials

Acrylic, Canvas

Poetic Passages (Stranger than Paradise)
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Poetic Passages (Stranger than Paradise) - 2008 40x40cm, Edition of 10, plus 2 Artist Proofs. Archival C-Print, based on the Polaroid. Signature label and Certificate. Artist In...
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Art

Materials

Photographic Paper, Archival Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid

Touchdown (Stranger than Paradise)
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Touchdown - 2008 40x40cm, Edition of 10, plus 2 Artist Proofs. Archival C-Print, based on the Polaroid. Signature label and Certificate. Artist Inventory #4667. Not mounted. ...
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Art

Materials

Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid

LE PETIT ENTERREMENT (The Small Funeral)
Located in Portland, ME
Buhot, Felix. LE PETIT ENTERREMENT (The Small Funeral). B/G 154. Second state of two. Etching, roulette, aquatint and drypoint printed in blue on tan wove paper, 1880. 3 3/8 x 4 1/2 inches; 86 x 115 mm., (sheet 8 3/8 x 10 3/8 inches; 215 x 264 mm.). Signed with the red owl...
Category

1880s Art

Materials

Etching, Drypoint

Two Trees in the Cotswolds, Original painting, Rural Landscape Art
Located in Deddington, GB
Two Trees in the Cotswolds [2020] Original Landscape Oil paint on canvas Image size: H:36 cm x W:58.5 cm Complete Size of Unframed Work: H:36 cm x W:58.5 cm x D:2cm Sold Unframed Ple...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Jailbirds
Located in Norwich, GB
“Pap Art is the collaborative expression of ex-paparazzi photographer David Koppel and figurative painter John Kiki. In the tradition of it’s predecesso...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Canvas, Photographic Film, Acrylic

Monaco Grand Prix (Estate Edition)
Located in New York, NY
British racing driver James Hunt (1947 - 1993) at the Monaco Grand Prix, 22nd May 1977. Estate stamped and hand numbered edition of 150 with certi...
Category

1970s Modern Art

Materials

Lambda

Studio 54 - Grape - Gyotaku Style Sumi Ink Painting of an Octopus
Located in Chicago, IL
A small octopus is inked in the Japanese style of Gyo-Taku print making. Using sumi ink to "print" the octopus, the artist then embellishes it with colored pencil to convey an extra...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Watercolor, Sumi Ink, Mulberry Paper, Color Pencil

Handgun Pink
Located in Norwich, GB
DOT DOT DOT is a visual artist from Norway. With foundations in graffiti since the 90’s, the mediums utilised by the artist range from installations to etc...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Street Art Art

Materials

Screen

Plasma 5
Located in Montreal, Quebec
Informed by microbiology, Laurent Lamarche’s sculptural installations and photographic production look like living unidentified microorganisms. Its narrative is ambiguous, constantly...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art

Materials

Plexiglass, Digital Pigment

First Sight
Located in Nottingham, GB
Original art, mixed media on canvas. Rich Parker uses blocks of paint and stylised graffiti techniques to build upon figurative artwork. Almost cubist in form crossed with street ar...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Mixed Media

El origen de la luz (rojo caverna)
Located in Ciudad De México, MX
Serigrafía sobre papel.
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Screen

FIVE GEISHA WITH FANS Signed Lithograph Asian Women Shoji Screen, Lime Yellow
Located in Union City, NJ
FIVE GEISHA WITH FANS is an original hand drawn lithograph printed 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. FIVE GEISHA WITH FANS is a freely expressed Chinese Ink Brush drawing of five robed women standing behind a Shoji screen...
Category

1980s Contemporary Art

Materials

Lithograph

Tranquil - Green Gradient
Located in Sempach, LU
Elevate your space with this large original, gradient of green, abstract painting! Made on stretched heavy canvas, the edges are painted for a polished look. The glossy varnish not o...
Category

2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Varnish, Spray Paint, Acrylic

Psychedelic Dyschromy 3 - Large Colorful Abstract Relief Textured Pallet Knife
Located in Sempach, LU
A very beautiful large colorful abstract painting with many neon nuances, havy textured with reliefs made of pallet knife, vibrant and emotional. READY TO HANG - GALLERY QUALITY It's...
Category

2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Acrylic

I Think We're Alone Now
Located in New York, NY
ABOUT THIS PIECE: Let's not pretend that we don't enjoy 80's music. ABOUT THIS ARTIST: Floyd P. Stanley is an LA based photographer creating product shot photographs of mixed tapes....
Category

2010s Art

Materials

Photographic Paper

Polo Match at Intl Meadowbrook c1930s Colour Plate by Joseph Golinkin (1896-1977
Located in Bristol, CT
Hand-colour plate of intl polo match Image Sz: 10 1/4"H x 14 3/4"W Frame Sz: 15 1/2"H x 20"W Joseph Webster Golinkin (September 10, 1896 – September 8, 1977) was an American artis...
Category

20th Century Art

Materials

Lithograph

Deseo natural rojo
Located in LAS ROZAS DE MADRID, ES
Painting: Acrylic Imagínate un cuadro de gran tamaño, lleno de colores brillantes y vibrantes que se mezclan y se superponen de manera caótica y expresiva. Los trazos son fuertes y ...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Art

Materials

Acrylic

Pink Pop Art "In the Sun", 1960s
Located in Washington, DC
Psychedelic silkscreen work by Noche Crist (1909- 2004). Self printed by the artist. Wonderful work and one of only two remaining from her estate. Image is from her "In the Sun" ser...
Category

1960s Pop Art Art

Materials

Paper

Official Like A Referee Whistle - Original Sports Artwork Soccer Painting
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Danny Brown’s artworks allocate an intrinsic connection between himself and the diverse communities occupying Los Angeles. Brown combines art history, streetwear trends, and pop art...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Street Art Art

Materials

Acrylic, Oil Pastel, Canvas

Green Natural Desire
Located in LAS ROZAS DE MADRID, ES
Painting: Acrylic and enamel Imagínate un cuadro de gran tamaño, lleno de colores brillantes y vibrantes que se mezclan y se superponen de manera caótica y expresiva. Los trazos son ...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Art

Materials

Enamel

Im Wind
Located in Berlin, DE
Jürgen Reichert - Maler Freischaffender Künstler, Farbflächenmalerei, lebt und arbeitet in Berlin. Im Wind 2023 Acryl auf Leinwand 80 x 100 cm Jürgen Reichert, 1953 in Mannheim geb...
Category

2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

A Lake, Moonlight
Located in New York, NY
“A Lake, Moonlight” by Ralph Albert Blakelock sees the artist portray a full moon rising above a wooded landscape, reflecting off the lake below.
Category

Mid-19th Century Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"Sky Symphony" Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Leigh Ann Van Fossan's "Sky Symphony" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts vivid pinks and purples coloring a sky as the sun sets on the day.
Category

2010s American Impressionist Art

Materials

Panel, Oil

Researching and Remembering (Yakan, Green Tapioca)
Located in Sausalito, CA
Through a meditative practice, Tan glues various materials such as Tapioca Pearls, seen here, on wood panels in intricate patterns directly inspired by traditional Filipino...
Category

2010s Abstract Geometric Art

Materials

Wood Panel

Buxton Memorial Fountain, Oil Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
During a trip to London, artist Onleio Marrero explored the city's wonderful sites. On one of his strolls along the Thames, he noticed the neo-gothic fountain d...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Art

Materials

Oil

Glendalough Cemetery, Oil Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
As low-lying clouds blanket the surrounding hills, artist Onelio Marrero captures the tranquil allure of the Glendalough Monastery in Ireland on a rainy day. "T...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Art

Materials

Oil

Sparring, Abstract Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
Artist Linda McCord paints an abstract piece with a split complementary color scheme. Red, purple, and orange hues dance with a turq...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art

Materials

Acrylic

Big Turquoise Bug - Gyotaku Lobster Painting in Blue on Marbled Mulberry Paper
Located in Chicago, IL
Locals know them as "bugs". A small bug is a one pound lobster. Artist Jeff Conroy was able to print this "bug" - a behemoth weighing in at almost 8 pounds aptly named "Big Bug". ...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Acrylic, Paper

"Four Meadow Brook Polo Players" Colo Plate by Joseph Golinkin (1896-1977)
Located in Bristol, CT
Print- of polo Intl match - four players Art Sz: 8"H x 11 1/4"W Frame Sz: 13 1/2"H x 16 1/2"W Joseph Webster Golinkin (September 10, 1896 – September 8, 1977) was an American arti...
Category

20th Century Art

Materials

Lithograph

Georges Gobo Exhibition - Vintage Poster - 1998
Located in Roma, IT
Georges Gobo Exhibition is a vintage poster realized in 1998. Mixed colored offset poster realized in the occasion of the exhibition of Georges Gobo in 1998. Good conditions.
Category

1990s Pop Art Art

Materials

Offset

Green Mixed Media on Woven Fabriano Painting "Sacred Thoughts III"
Located in Cape Town, ZA
This unique artwork is created through interweaving strips of painted fabriano paper in order to create a complex composition with depth and texture. The artwork is framed and floate...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Charcoal, Pastel, Spray Paint, Acrylic, Archival Paper

What Lies Beneath, Original Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
Artist John Jaster presents a solitary crimson waterlily surrounded by a thick carpet of lush green leaves. "The frog patiently sits...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Realist Art

Materials

Acrylic

Play #9 Contemporary Original Abstract Oil Painting
Located in Roselle Park, NJ
This series focuses on the idea of play and the emotions involved in the act of playing. We often forget the importance of relaxing the mind, of letting go of our troubles, of being ...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art

Materials

Oil

Changing Moods pink 2- Floral landscape pink color contemporary abstract photo
Located in New York, NY
Belgian photographer Isabelle Menin creates portraits of flowers that are not only gorgeous in form and color, but also uniquely expressive. Fresh blossoms and withering blooms melt ...
Category

2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Photographic Paper

Play #10 Contemporary Original Abstract Oil Painting
Located in Roselle Park, NJ
This series focuses on the idea of play and the emotions involved in the act of playing. We often forget the importance of relaxing the mind, of letting go of our troubles, of being ...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art

Materials

Oil

Pool Boy - Fluro, Male figure, Summer Pop Art print, David Hockney style art
Located in Deddington, GB
Pool boy – Fluro by Gavin Dobson [2021] Limited Edition CMYK screen-print Signed by artist Edition number 40 Image size: H:50 cm x W:35 cm Complete Size of Unframed Work: H:50 cm x W:35 cm x D:0.1cm Sold unframed Please note that insitu images are purely an indication of how a piece may look 5 layer CYMK screen-print. Fourth in the popular Pool boy series. Celebrating summer, positivity and the male form. Pool boy fluro is a CMYK screen print with a neon orange layer to create a bold pop art finish. Gavin Dobson's artworks are available to buy online with Wychwood art and in our art gallery. ARTIST PROFILE: Originally from the North East of England, Gavin graduated in Fine art in 2000, and has been building his portfolio as an artist specialising in painting and screen printing - often combining the two, which helps communicate his chosen narrative. Gavin uses both vivid colours and expressive strokes to create engaging and lively pieces - his recent painting series ‘Landscapes of the Mind’ used the fluidity and movement of the paint to convey how an environment can effect ones state of thinking. Alongside his painting, Gavin is an established screen-printer exhibiting at many galleries across the U.K. and with new clients in New York his international profile is starting to expand. A regular at the Affordable Arts Fair, Gavin was one of 20 artists chosen to work alongside Film Four for an exhibition at Somerset House. His screen-prints often depict colourful, nostalgic images. Iconic designs which are humorous ornamentation and invite an opening for conversation. Gavin takes an original painting and creates many separate layers of half tones to screen-print by hand the final piece. Using this method he captures many textures and depths of colour within a piece of work. He recently designed and created a piece of work for the charity Help Refugee's 'Choose Love' campaign in conjunction with Printclub and the celebrated designer Katharine Hamnett, highlighting the current plight of refugees. Gavin's ongoing dedication has led to various interviews surrounding his work and being featured in The Times by the art critic, Nancy Durrant, as part of her great art gift guide...
Category

2010s Pop Art Art

Materials

Paper, Mixed Media, Screen

Play #5 Contemporary Original Abstract Oil Painting
Located in Roselle Park, NJ
This series focuses on the idea of play and the emotions involved in the act of playing. We often forget the importance of relaxing the mind, of letting go of our troubles, of being ...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art

Materials

Oil

In plain sight by Malachai
Located in MADRID, ES
In plain sight by Malachai
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Mr Bomb
Located in Belfast, GB
Mr Bomb, 2019 59 1/8 x 39 3/8 in 150 x 100 cm "The quirky manner in which Johnston pulls and twists narratives, highlighted by the realistic nature of his work, sheds light on the camouflaged absurdities hiding in plain sight. Johnston invites the viewer to dig through the layers of mundane normality with the shovel of imagination to unearth new perspectives." - Saatchi Art (2023) Award winning artist Stephen Johnston was born in County Down in 1987, and graduated from the University of Ulster with a first class honours in Fine and Applied Art. Johnston’s work explores the relationship between our humanity, changing culture, and the link between them. Johnston places realistic figures and ordinary objects in unusual contexts, giving new meanings to familiar things while challenging the observers perceptions of reality. His quirky and thought-provoking work is closely related to surrealism and is inspired by Belgian artists René Magritte and Michaël Borremans...
Category

2010s Surrealist Art

Materials

Oil

Bouquet for Monet, Oil Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
"I dedicate this vibrant still life to Claude Monet," says artist Jeff Fleming. With its explosion of colors and richness of textures, this impressionist painti...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Art

Materials

Oil

Forest Spirit by Malachai
Located in MADRID, ES
Forest Spirit by Malachai
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Pool Boy - Fluro, Bright Pop art, Handmade Screen-print, Figurative Art
Located in Deddington, GB
Pool boy – Fluro by Gavin Dobson [2021] Limited Edition CMYK screen-print Signed by artist Edition number 40 Image size: H:50 cm x W:35 cm Complete Size of Unframed Work: H:50 cm x W:35 cm x D:0.1cm Sold unframed Please note that insitu images are purely an indication of how a piece may look 5 layer CYMK screen-print. Fourth in the popular Pool boy series. Celebrating summer, positivity and the male form. Pool boy fluro is a CMYK screen print with a neon orange layer to create a bold pop art finish. Gavin Dobson's artworks are available to buy online with Wychwood art and in our art gallery. ARTIST PROFILE: Originally from the North East of England, Gavin graduated in Fine art in 2000, and has been building his portfolio as an artist specialising in painting and screen printing - often combining the two, which helps communicate his chosen narrative. Gavin uses both vivid colours and expressive strokes to create engaging and lively pieces - his recent painting series ‘Landscapes of the Mind’ used the fluidity and movement of the paint to convey how an environment can effect ones state of thinking. Alongside his painting, Gavin is an established screen-printer exhibiting at many galleries across the U.K. and with new clients in New York his international profile is starting to expand. A regular at the Affordable Arts Fair, Gavin was one of 20 artists chosen to work alongside Film Four for an exhibition at Somerset House. His screen-prints often depict colourful, nostalgic images. Iconic designs which are humorous ornamentation and invite an opening for conversation. Gavin takes an original painting and creates many separate layers of half tones to screen-print by hand the final piece. Using this method he captures many textures and depths of colour within a piece of work. He recently designed and created a piece of work for the charity Help Refugee's 'Choose Love' campaign in conjunction with Printclub and the celebrated designer Katharine Hamnett, highlighting the current plight of refugees. Gavin's ongoing dedication has led to various interviews surrounding his work and being featured in The Times by the art critic, Nancy Durrant, as part of her great art gift guide...
Category

2010s Pop Art Art

Materials

Paper, Mixed Media, Screen

Peter Tosh & Emek Silkscreen Print “Legalize It” 45th Anniversary Marijuana
Located in Draper, UT
Abandoned at birth, Emek has lived a difficult, often tragic life. After being forced to work for years as a child-laborer in a plutonium mine, he won a rare mining scholarship to at...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Screen

L'Immaculée Conception - Rare Book illustrated by André Breton - 1930
Located in Roma, IT
Edition of 2111 copies. Copy on Imponderable Sorel-Moussel paper. Original paperback cover. First edition. Beautiful copy of the relevant experimental work by Breton and Eluard. Very...
Category

1930s Modern Art

Materials

Paper

Things that make me know. work II_02. by Jinhee Yang
Located in MADRID, ES
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Category

21st Century and Contemporary Art

Materials

Canvas, Mixed Media

camera trap (Aguti) Ed. 2/3 - Contemporary Jungle Landscape Photography
Located in Vienna, AT
Tina Ribarits camera trap (Aguti) Ed. 2/3 - Contemporary Color Landscape Jungle Photography Edition 2/3+2 AP Print ist unframed and comes with a sticker signed by the artist. Tina R...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Color

FLY PSA "For a Song" original 1967 vintage travel poster
Located in Spokane, WA
Original vintage travel poster: FLY PSA, "For a Song"; "How' ya gonna keep 'em down on the ground…." Flower power and psychedelic design on this Fly Pacific Southwest...
Category

1960s American Modern Art

Materials

Offset

Vanikoro - Rare Book Illustrated by L.T. Foujita - 1923
Located in Roma, IT
Edition of 530 copies including a portrait of the author by Leonard Foujita. Copy on Madagascar. Near perfect condition, uncut. 
Category

1920s Surrealist Art

Materials

Paper

Cherry Kate by BATIK Oversize Limited Print
Located in London, GB
Cherry Kate by BATIK BATIK is an increasingly collectable pop artist currently living and working in London. The artist is purposely elusive with their true identity, sex and age ...
Category

2010s Modern Art

Materials

Archival Pigment

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