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Art For Sale
Color:  Purple
Rare serigraph "The Dance" from the Cafe Society series
Located in Bridgehampton, NY
A rare hand-dated and signed serigraph by world-renowned Giancarlo Impiglia. Part of his famous "Cafe Society" series immortalized in films such as Big and Boomerang, this is an oppo...
Category

2010s Art

Materials

Screen

babies FIRST
Located in New York, NY
ABOUT THIS PIECE: 17" W x 19.5" H Original collage on paper UNFRAMED ABOUT THIS ARTIST: Anthony Zinonos is a British collage artist and illustrator based in the city of Orange, California U.S.A. He has applied his unique collage style to a wide range of editorial, advertising, book illustration, murals, animation and 3D work. Select clients include: Politico Europe, Hurley, Miu Miu, Kodak, Zeit Wissen magazine, Clinique, Nestea, Kate Spade, Chanel, Mens Health magazine, Anxy magazine, Alfa Romeo, Burt's Bees, Emirates: Open Skies magazine, Philosophie Magazine Editeur, London Fashion Week daily, Rubbish magazine, Pandora jewellery, Viewpoint magazine, M le magazine du Monde, Casio Gshock...
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2010s Art

Materials

Paper

Italy in 1956 - Sirmione Lago di Garda Castello Scaligero - Italy
Located in Cologne, DE
A moment in time In 2021, a gallery from Brussels contacted us. There, a photographic collection had been kept in tin boxes for decades, consisting of 6x6 glass slides in color. Th...
Category

1950s Modern Art

Materials

Color

Sisu No2 purple
Located in AMSTERDAM, NL
Materials: Cast resin frame. Acrylic front Technique: The Sisu Light Sculptures are created with a cast resin frame base and multiple acrylic front colors. Organically light weight s...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Resin

The Arsonist - Color Pencil Drawing, Surreal Nighttime Scene, Framed
Located in Chicago, IL
The artist is a master at storytelling. He sets the stage for the viewer to bring the events to a particular scene. Here, the artist presents us with a curious scene. A lone figure in the dark, with a flame, is bent over a dark house. The title suggests an incident is about to take place yet can we believe what we are seeing? The viewer is required to ask the questions about the scene but the answers may only lie in their own imagination. The drawing is matted with a heavy white mat and framed in a simple dark grey wooden frame measuring 14.5 x 16 inches. John Hrehov The Arsonist colored pencil on paper 6.50h x 8w in 16.51h x 20.32w cm JHR004 John Hrehov Education 1985 MFA-Painting, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 1981 BFA-Painting, Cleveland Institute of Art, Cleveland, OH. Solo Exhibitions 2017 John Hrehov, Paintings and Drawings. Tom Thomas Gallery, Indiana University East, Richmond, IN. 2012 Shades from White to Black, New Drawings. Denise Bibro Fine Art, New York, NY. 2011 John Hrehov: Charcoal. Indiana University - Purdue University Fort Wayne. 2009 John Hrehov: A Survey 1999-2009 Denise Bibro Fine Art, New York, NY. Paintings and Drawings. Seerveld Gallery, Trinity Christian College, Palos Heights, IL. 2004 John Hrehov: Drawings and Paintings. Denise Bibro Fine Art, New York, NY. 2002 Paintings. Denise Bibro Fine Art, New York, NY. 2001 Charcoal. Indiana University - Purdue University Fort Wayne. John Hrehov, Paintings and Drawings. Wood Street Gallery, Chicago, IL. 2000 The Picture Proper. Denise Bibro Fine Art, New York, NY. Fearful Symmetry. Fort Wayne Museum of Art, Fort Wayne, IN. Allegories in Contemporary Life. Yvonne Rapp Gallery, Louisville, KY. 1999 Paintings and Working Drawings. Adams Hall Gallery, Wheaton College, Wheaton, IL. 1998 John Hrehov. Denise Bibro Fine Art, New York, NY. John Hrehov: Paintings and Drawings. Wood Street Gallery, Chicago, IL. 1997 Object Lesson, Paintings, and Drawings by John Hrehov. Yvonne Rapp Gallery, Louisville, KY. 1995 John Hrehov. Trinity Art Gallery, Trinity Christian College, Palos Heights, IL. 1993 John Hrehov: Selected Works 1980-1992 Indiana University - Purdue University Fort Wayne. Group Exhibitions 2019 2019 Alumni Exhibition. Reinberger Gallery at The Cleveland Institute of Art, Cleveland, OH. Out Of The Closet. Denise Bibro Fine Art, New York, NY. 1026 West Berry Street: The Fort Wayne Art School. Fort Wayne Museum of Art, Fort Wayne, IN. 2018 Artlink Regional Exhibition. Artlink Contemporary Art Gallery, Fort Wayne, IN. 2017 Sola Grace-Faith-Scripture: An Exhibition of Sacred Visual Art. Good Shepherd Institute at Concordia Theological Seminary, Fort Wayne, IN. Norman Bradley...
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2010s Surrealist Art

Materials

Archival Paper, Color Pencil

Winter Park, Contemporary Modern Impressionist Colorado Ski Town Landscape, 2022
Located in Golden, CO
Relive the winter wonderland of "Winter Park", Limited Edition by Topher Straus, a skier's paradise nestled at the foot of a majestic peak. Layers of digit...
Category

2010s Abstract Impressionist Art

Materials

Metal

Original Vintage Poster Graf Zeppelin Schreibers Models Junkers Flugzeug G38
Located in London, GB
Original vintage poster advertising Schreibers Technische Modellierbogen / Technical Air Modelling kits featuring images of a Graf Zeppelin marked DLZ 127 and Junkers Flugzeug G38 aircraft on a blue background with the measurements and details on the side along with two other models listed, the Dornier-Flugschiff / airship and the Turbinen-Schnelldampfer Bremen Europe steamship with a note that many other models are available - und viele andere - all are described as being Leicht zusammenzubauen, genau garbeitet. Viele Tausende verkauft. Hier zu haben / Easy to put together, made precisely. Many thousands sold. Available to purchase here. Founded in 1831 by Jakob Ferdinand...
Category

1930s Art

Materials

Paper

British Contemporary Art by Disha Solanki - Warrior in the Sky
Located in Paris, IDF
Oil on canvas with detail in acrylic Chiaroscuro combined with Alla Prima - painted in layers pushing the clouds to the foreground creating a 3d illusion, with concentrated energies...
Category

2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Acrylic

British Contemporary Art by Disha Solanki - Sky at Sunset
Located in Paris, IDF
Oil on canvas with detail in acrylic Chiaroscuro combined with Alla Prima - painted in layers pushing the clouds to the foreground creating a 3d illusion, with concentrated energies...
Category

2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Acrylic

"Blue Hydrangeas" small scale oil painting of flowers, clear vase, black behind
Located in Edgartown, MA
About the Artist “Spending a lifetime of summers on Martha's Vineyard my work has evolved into natural forms of coastal scenes. My connection to the island developed a deep concern ...
Category

2010s Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Reuven Rubin Israeli Aubusson Wool Tapestry Judaica George Goldstein Jerusalem
Located in Surfside, FL
This is an Aubusson style flat weave hand woven wool tapestry. This is from the George Goldstein Atelier in Jerusalem. (Originally known as Nazareth Tapestries) They produced genuine handmade Gobelin tapestries in Israel). This does not bear a label and is not signed, (it might be one of a kind) It might have been a study for a larger piece. It is based on a painting of a fisherman. In 1964 the first French style weaving studio was inaugurated in Israel, in the new city of Nazareth Ilit. With the encouragement of master Jean Lurcat, woven upon several contemporary masters’ original sketches, such as Jean Lurcat, Hans Hartung, Adolph Gottlieb, Karel Appel, Yaacov Agam, Mordecai Ardon, Reuven Rubin, Danny Caravan, and more. Some of these tapestries encountered their moments of glory during the international exhibitions, such as in the Museum of Modern Art (NY), “Expo Montreal” (Canada), Biennale of Lausanne (Switzerland), and others. In 1967, after the Six-Day War, Nazareth’s workshop closed its doors and returned to Jerusalem, where I opened a new studio with a young team made up of eighteen artisans, dedicating their work more specifically towards Israeli artists. The tapestries are woven upon the original sketches of Yohanan Simon, Naftali Bezem. They can be seen on the walls of the Israeli President’s residence, the Yeshiva University of New York, the University of Haifa, New York Bank Discount, as 60-square meter tapestries for the Shaare Zedek Medical Center, Jerusalem, and in ceremonial art. Tapestries for Parochet and Torah mantles are seen in Washington, Bet-El Springfield, Babson College, Boston, Bet-El Univ. Andover, Bet-El Highland Park and the Strasbourg Great Synagogue in France. Along with Itche Mambush in EIn Hod these were the fine, Gobelin style modern art tapestry...
Category

20th Century Post-Impressionist Art

Materials

Wool

Large Assemblage Collage Monotype California Art from Styria Studios
By Paul Sarkisian
Located in Surfside, FL
Framed in a shadow box. size includes frame. Paul Sarkisian (1928-) is an American artist who made significant contributions during the growth of contemporary art in Los Angeles, th...
Category

1980s 85 New Wave Art

Materials

Glitter, Mixed Media, Archival Paper

Up From the Earth
Located in Westport, CT
Charlie Bluett's art works are driven by his overriding passion for Nature and the natural world. It's ethereality beauty and ebb and flow, as well and the light and color of the e...
Category

2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

The Golden Goose, Animal Art, Bird Art, Blue and Gold Art, Statement Art
Located in Deddington, GB
This is a beautiful hand printed silkscreen from an original painting which I did. A complex CMYK screen print hand finished with gold foiling. The piece is based on the famous fable...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Paper, Screen

Endless Possibility
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
The will to succeed is important, but it is more important to prepare. It's hard to get to the top of success, but harder to remain there. It may take time, but the result is always ...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Zermatt Skiing, Estate Edition
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The apres-ski in Zermatt, Switzerland, March 1968. Zermatt Skiing Slim Aarons Estate Edition, Certificate of Authenticity included Numbered and stamped by...
Category

1960s Realist Art

Materials

Lambda

Femme Fatale - Very Large Format Painting, Figurative Oil Painting, Women's View
Located in Salzburg, AT
Artodyssey "Julita Malinowska's paintings belong to those, which once seen - are never forgotten. The open spaces, sometimes cool and bright, at other times heavily saturated with co...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Starling Murmuration IV, Abstract Animal Art, Bright Statement Art, Minimalist
Located in Deddington, GB
Starling Murmuration, IV by Leigh Glover [2022] The Starling Murmuration is a subject I come back to every autumn. I am fascinated in the way the starlin...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art

Materials

Paper, Acrylic

Musee Dynamique - Dakar by Pierre Soulages, 1974 - Original Lithograph Poster
Located in New York, NY
Medium: Original Lithographic Poster, 1974 Classic Poster Paper - Perfect Condition A+ This original composition used exactly the same plates for the poster and for the Lithograph ...
Category

Late 20th Century Abstract Expressionist Art

Materials

Lithograph

Abstract Composition - Screen Print by Otto Hofmann - 1989
Located in Roma, IT
Abstract composition is a contemporary artwork realized by Otto Hofmann in 1989. Mixed colored screen print. Hand-signed on the lower right margin. Num...
Category

1980s Abstract Art

Materials

Screen

Abstract painting listed artist Royal Society Art Blue Purple Yellow Red Orange
Located in Norfolk, GB
Anthony Benjamin, 'Untitled', watercolour and acrylic on paper, image size 19cm x 13cm, framed size, 34.25cm x 29cm, signed and dated 2002 Provenance: From the Artist Estate A Galle...
Category

Early 2000s Abstract Art

Materials

Paper, Acrylic, Watercolor

Pop Art Portrait of Prince
Located in San Diego, CA
This is a pop art style portrait of musical artist, Prince.. This is an embellished print on canvas. Its dimensions are 30"x30". A certificate of authenticity will follow...
Category

2010s Pop Art Art

Materials

Color

"With thoughts about…" Oil Painting 39" x 31" inch by Sergey Dolmatov
Located in Culver City, CA
"With thoughts about…" Oil Painting 39" x 31" inch by c Year: 2009 Size framed: 44" x 36" inch
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Art

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Md Tokon - Midnight Ride on the Sea, Painting 2016
Located in Greenwich, CT
Collection: Earth Acrylic on canvas Md Tokon's style has reflected the art of American Abstract Expressionists. Md Tokon spent his early years in Jhenidah and Dhaka. The physicality...
Category

2010s Abstract Expressionist Art

Materials

Canvas, Paint, Acrylic Polymer, Cotton Canvas, Acrylic

Midnight Wolf: A Limited Edition Clarence Mills Signed Haida Inuit Print
Located in Alamo, CA
"Midnight Wolf" is a framed signed limited edition abstract inuit native people's work by Northwest Coast Haida artist Clarence Mills. The print depicts a stylized wolf howling at th...
Category

Late 20th Century Abstract Art

Materials

Woodcut

Original Vintage Railway Travel Poster Nach Wien Vienna City Architecture Design
Located in London, GB
Original vintage travel poster - To Vienna by train and post / Nach Wien Mit Bahn Und Post - featuring a stunning design showing a silhouette of an historic building and statue of a ...
Category

1950s Art

Materials

Paper

Beetlejuice The Animated Series Original Production Cel: Beetlejuice
Located in Los Angeles, CA
MEDIUM: ​Original Production Cel on Printed Background IMAGE SIZE: 12 Field PRODUCTION: Beetlejuice The Animated Series SKU: IFA7758 ABOUT THE IMAGE: Beetlejuice: The Animated Serie...
Category

1990s Pop Art Art

Materials

Paint, Paper

Georgian Contemporary Art by Mariam Odishvili - They Noticed
Located in Paris, IDF
Oil on canvas Mariam Odishvili is a Georgian artist born in 1994 who lives and works in Tbilisi, Georgia. She mainly uses oil on canvas. She had her first solo show in 2021 at Gamr...
Category

2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Canvas, Cardboard

Light Pillar
Located in NIAGARA PARK, NSW
This artwork is a minimalistic landscape with a pillar of light in the centre. It is subtle yet the colours are bright and vibrant, while the work is in the style of abstract express...
Category

2010s Abstract Expressionist Art

Materials

Acrylic Polymer, Acrylic

Collaboration
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Sharon Weiner is a prolific contemporary abstract painter based in Los Angeles. Her work has been exhibited extensively in California and across the U.S. As an abstract painter, Wein...
Category

2010s Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Chasing Nemo By Juan Mengual
Located in MADRID, ES
To make this painting I started with a non-stretched canvas and make a stain. Then I stretched it and started to see how to edit the stain. Sometimes is quite easy but on this painting it came when I was almost on half of it and had to come back and redo. I think this is one of my best editing because I respect the originals patterns quite a lot and when I edit they look very integrated. I see some underwater creatures...
Category

Early 2000s Art

Materials

Oil, Acrylic

Georgian Contemporary Art by Mariam Odishvili - Untitled
Located in Paris, IDF
Oil on canvas Mariam Odishvili is a Georgian artist born in 1994 who lives and works in Tbilisi, Georgia. She mainly uses oil on canvas. She had her first solo show in 2021 at Gamr...
Category

2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Canvas, Cardboard

Original 'Gone with the Wind" vintage German movie poster
Located in Spokane, WA
Original Gone with the Wind “Vom Winde Verweht” vintage lithograph poster. Original vintage movie poster with professional acid-free linen backing; excellent condition; ready to frame. This is the German 1962 release of Gone with the Wind, printed in the full lithographic style of the old French posters. Unique imagery of the famous scene of the burning of Atlanta. Starring Clark Gable, Vivien Leigh, Leslie Howard, Olivia de Havilland...
Category

1860s American Modern Art

Materials

Lithograph

Rock N' Roll Guitar II, Peter Max
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Peter Max (1937) Title: Rock N' Roll Guitar II Year: 2003 Edition: 452/500, plus proofs Medium: Lithograph on Lustro Saxony paper Size: 4.12 x 2.43 inches Condition: Excellen...
Category

Early 2000s Pop Art Art

Materials

Lithograph

American Contemporary Art by Elena Borstein - Oil Cliffside
Located in Paris, IDF
Pastel on paper Elena Borstein currently lives and works in New York City and the Adirondack Mountains. Born in Hartford, Connecticut, She received her B.S. Degree from Skidmore Co...
Category

1990s Contemporary Art

Materials

Paper, Pastel

Color Derivatives # 155, Abstract painting on canvas, mounted on a stretcher.
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Color Derivatives # 155, 2016 by Natasha Zupan From the series Color Derivatives Oil, fabric, medium, on canvas Size: 9.5 in. H x 7.5 in. W x 3 in D. Canvas on a stretcher Unique __...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Fabric, Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil

Famous rare serigraph "Cafe Society" from the Cafe Society series
Located in Bridgehampton, NY
A rare hand-dated and signed serigraph by world-renowned Giancarlo Impiglia. Part of his famous "Cafe Society" series immortalized in films such as Big and Boomerang, this is an oppo...
Category

2010s Art

Materials

Screen

Bloom Bomb, Abstract Floral Art, Bright Purple Abstract Painting, Expressionist
Located in Deddington, GB
Abstracted blooms make a statement. Michelle Marra, artist, abstract paintings for sale online and in our contemporary art gallery. I see in swaths of ...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Impressionist Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Longer You Stay, Watercolor, Ink on Paper, Figurative Portrait, Nude Woman, Pose
Located in Jersey City, NJ
"The Longer You Stay" (2020) by SarahGrace Watercolor and Ink on Paper; Blue, White & Black, Contour Sketch, Woman Posing, Face, Pose, Portrait, Nude, Figurative Study, Pastel palett...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Ink, Watercolor, Archival Paper

Original Vintage Advertising Poster Ukrainian Circus Balancing Act Unicycle Cyrk
Located in London, GB
Original vintage advertising poster for a Ukrainian circus stage act - Украинский цирк на сцене - featuring an image of a performer riding a unicycle with one foot whilst balancing plates and cups on his head and a cup and saucer on one stretched out leg, his arms outstretched...
Category

1980s Art

Materials

Paper

Abstract Composition in Purple - Screen Print by V. Debach - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Abstract composition in purple in an original screenprint realized by Victor Debach in 1970s. 50x70 cm. Numbered edition. Handsigned in pencil on the right lower margin. Excelle...
Category

1970s Op Art Art

Materials

Screen

Purple surface 2022 - geometric abstract painting
Located in New York, NY
This hand painted piece by Lucchetta is part of the op art series where he is able to catch movement with his unique technique. Lucchetta is challenging himself. His precise stable h...
Category

2010s Abstract Geometric Art

Materials

Wood, Ink, Acrylic, Cardboard

Book on Chair /// Contemporary Pop Art Screenprint Interior Flowers Colorful
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: Dan May (American, 1955-) Title: "Book on Chair" *Signed and numbered by May in pencil lower left Year: 1989 Medium: Original Screenprint on unbranded white wove paper Limite...
Category

1980s Contemporary Art

Materials

Screen

La Niña
Located in NIAGARA PARK, NSW
This painting is about the unprecedented amount and rain we have had, due to La Niña. The work displays the emotions related to the rain and of course the floods. This work is painte...
Category

2010s Abstract Expressionist Art

Materials

Acrylic Polymer, Acrylic

Intimacy
Located in MADRID, ES
Intimacy
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Art

Harmony・調和
Located in MADRID, ES
Harmony・調和
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Art

PICCADILLY
Located in Milano, IT
Master glassblower Lino Tagliapietra is one of the world’s most prominent glass artists. Trained in traditional Venetian techniques, Tagliapietra is a key influence on the American studio glass movement. In 1955, at the age of 21, Tagliapietra received the title of maestro. He established himself with vividly colored sculptures, which often take the shape of elegant teardrops. Master glass artists Dale Chihuly and Benjamin Moore invited Tagliapietra to teach at Pilchuck Glass...
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2010s Art

Materials

Blown Glass

Moonlight Sonata, Original Signed Romantic Landscape Painting on Canvas
Located in Boston, MA
Moonlight Sonata, Original Romantic Landscape Painting 32" x 47" x 1.5" (HxWxD) Oil on Canvas Hand signed by the artist. This oil painting by artist Lee Campbell...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Romantic Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

The Journey #2
Located in MADRID, ES
The Journey #2
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Art

The HADO Art Vol.1
Located in MADRID, ES
The HADO Art Vol.1
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Art

A bird who critiques from above Left
Located in AMSTERDAM, NL
Oil pastel on linen
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Oil Pastel, Raw Linen

Eye Candy L 5
Located in AMSTERDAM, NL
Jacquard knit biological cotton, recycled polyester, wood
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Textile

D0017-Contemporary, Abstract, Minimalism, Modern, Pop art, Surrealist, Landscape
Located in London, London
Digital pigment print Ultrachrome ink on Fabriano paper. Hand signed by the artist, and certificate of authenticity. Edition of 25 (Unframed) His work has been shown in Reina Sofí...
Category

2010s Pop Art Art

Materials

Archival Pigment, Paper, Inkjet, Pigment

Leo Rising
Located in AMSTERDAM, NL
Jacquard knit biological cotton, recycled polyester, wood
Category

2010s Art

Materials

Textile

Air Jordan X Dior, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
Nike Air Jordan X Dior inspired, great colors, acrylic and spray on canvas, great art work, exhibitions in the best Art Galleries in France, USA and Me...
Category

2010s Pop Art Art

Materials

Acrylic

Incredible India, Acrylic & Ink on Paper by Contemporary Indian Artist-In Stock
Located in Kolkata, West Bengal
Kapil Anant - Incredible India Acrylic & Ink on Canson Paper (Mixed Media) 8.3 x 11.8 inches ( Set of 28 works ) Inclusive of shipment in rolled form. Kapil Anant was born in 1998. ...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Paper, Ink, Mixed Media, Acrylic

Layered Votive Sculpture (Lavendar/Grey), 2020
Located in Jersey City, NJ
Pigmented hydrocal, concrete, paint and polyurethane Hand-signed by artist Frame: Not included This work includes a certificate of authenticity.
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Geometric Art

Materials

Concrete

The Purple Dress 4 - Original Ink Artwork
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Bettina Mauel expresses dynamism and sensuality in her paintings: “I paint what I experience,” she articulates. “This includes landscapes, flowers, and people in motion, capturing th...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art

Materials

Mixed Media, Linen, Ink

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