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Art For Sale
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Barcelona view urbanscape oil painting Spain spanish
Located in Sitges, Barcelona
Josep Marfa Guarro (1928-2014) Barcelona Spain Oil Oil on canvas glued to cardboard. Oil measures 23x28 cm. Frameless. Josep Marfa Guarro (1928-2014) Josep Marfa Guarro was a Cata...
Category

1990s Impressionist Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Cardboard

Garden Party - Mixed Media Sculptural Artwork
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Kristina Fjellman, a Minnesota-based visual artist and performer, seamlessly blends sculpture and performance art in her captivating work. With exhib...
Category

2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Steel, Wire

Lithographie Originale III (Abstract, Modern, Surrealism, FRAMED, ~20% OFF)
Located in Kansas City, MO
Joan Miro Lithographie Originale V (Abstract, Modern, Surrealism, Colorful, Iconic) Color Lithograph Year: 1977 Size: 12.5 × 9.6 inches Framed: 18.25 x 15.5 x 1 inches Catalogue Rais...
Category

1970s Surrealist Art

Materials

Lithograph

Alex Katz - American Dance Festival - 1976 original poster
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Sku: CB1505 Artist: Alex Katz Title: American Dance Festival Year: 1976 Signed: No Medium: Offset Lithograph Paper Size: 39 x 30.5 inches ( 99.06 x 77.47 cm ) Image Size: 39 x 30.5 i...
Category

1970s Pop Art Art

Materials

Lithograph, Offset

SCARCE EARLY OROZCO - CABEZA DE MUJER -
Located in Santa Monica, CA
JOSE CLEMENTE OROZCO (1883 – 1949) CABEZA DE MUJER, ( Woman's Head: Mexican Woman) 1929 (Orozco 9) Lithograph, signed and numbered 23/50. in pencil. Pri...
Category

1920s Realist Art

Materials

Lithograph

Happy Single 11 - Original Bold Delightful Figurative Pink and Red Painting
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Gerdine Duijsens’ spirited and evocative figures are instantly recognizable and unforgettable. Through lush, bold colors and energetic marks, her paintings emit a sense of pleasure a...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Cafe Culture by Bert Hardy Limited Edition Giant Oversize Silver Gelatin Print
Located in London, GB
"Cafe Culture" by Bert Hardy A waiter serving clients on the terrace of a cafe on the Champs-Elysees, Paris, June 1951. Original publication: Picture Po...
Category

1950s Modern Art

Materials

Black and White

Woman in Sunlight, Original Oil Painting, Handmade Artwork, One of a Kind
Located in Granada Hills, CA
Artist: Ashot Muradyan Work: Original Painting, Handmade Artwork, One of a Kind Medium: Oil on Linen Year: 2023 Style: Impressionism, Subject: Woman in Sunlight, Size: 22" x 25" x ...
Category

2010s Impressionist Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Lake District Cumbria Landscape Fine English Oil Painting Open Panoramic View
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
"Great Gable and Black Sail Youth Hostel Emmerdale" by ARTHUR TERRY BLAMIRES (b.1930) signed and dated, 1995 oil painting on canvas, framed canvas: 20 x 3...
Category

Late 20th Century Realist Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

'Negro' — California WPA Social Realism – Slavery
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
Nicholas Panesis, 'Negro', 1934, color lithograph, edition 18. Signed, dated, titled, and numbered 8/28 in pencil. Initialed in the stone, lower right. A fine impression, with fresh colors, on buff wove paper, with margins (1 1/8 to 2 3/8 inches). Minor glue staining at the extreme sheet edges verso, where previously taped (not visible recto), otherwise in excellent condition. Matted to museum standards, unframed. Image size 10 5/8 x 8 1/2 inches; (270 x 216 mm); sheet size 14 13/16 x 10 15/16 inches (376 x 278 mm). Created for the California Works Progress Administration, Federal Art Project (WPA). Scarce. Impressions of this work are held in the public collections of La Salle University Art Museum (Philadelphia), U.S. General Services Administration, and Weisman Art Museum (University of Minnesota). ABOUT THE ARTIST Born in Massachusetts, Nicholas Panesis (1913-1967) studied art at Syracuse University, NY, and went on to teach ceramics at Alfred University, NY. Panesis moved to San Francisco in the early 1930s shortly before settling in Los Angeles, where he worked for different animation studios...
Category

1930s American Realist Art

Materials

Lithograph

"Edwards" - Found Object Assemblage Robot Sculpture, 2025
By David Lipson
Located in Denver, CO
David Lipson's "Edwards" (2025) is a striking found-object assemblage sculpture that reimagines mechanical components into a humanoid form. Standing 26.5 inches tall, this meticulously crafted piece fuses vintage industrial elements, including a repurposed electrical meter as the torso, metallic coils forming the limbs, and canisters elegantly supporting the figure. The sculpture embodies a nostalgic yet futuristic aesthetic, reminiscent of early robotics and steampunk influences. David Lipson assembles robot sculptures...
Category

2010s Other Art Style Art

Materials

Found Objects, Mixed Media

Hairdresser — vintage drawing, original 'Superman' artist
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
Leonard Nowak, 'Hairdresser', conté crayon and India ink, c. 1940s. Signed in ink, lower left. Original cartoon drawing, on textured, off-white wove draw...
Category

1940s Modern Art

Materials

Conté, India Ink

Been There - Large Vibrant Sunset Ocean Landscape Skyscape Painting
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Jodi Miller captivates with her atmospheric landscapes, inspired by the vast skies of her prairie upbringing and her global travels in the Royal Canadian Air Force. Influenced by the...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Figurative Bronze Skulptur, FAMILY II, Nando Kallweit, limited edition, artwork
Located in Vienna, Vienna
NANDO KALLWEIT - Figurative Bronze Skulptur, FAMILY II, Limited Edition 34 of 50. Nando Kallweit is a sculptor living in Germany. He specializes in figurative sculptures made of wood...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Metal, Bronze

Antique American Modernist Large New York Cityscape Framed Street Scene Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American modernist street scene painting. Oil on canvas. Signed. In excellent original condition. Handsomely framed in a late 19th century fluted cove giltwood molding. E...
Category

1940s Modern Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Animalier British painter - 19th century dog painting - Charles Cavalier Spaniel
Located in Varmo, IT
English painter (19th century) - King Charles Cavalier Spaniel dog. 50 x 65 cm unframed, 61 x 77 cm with frame. Old oil painting on canvas, in a giltwood frame. - Signed indistinc...
Category

Late 19th Century Naturalistic Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

SILENCE - original large blue female nude by Paula Craioveanu 39x27.5in
Located in Forest Hills, NY
"Silence", pencil and ultramarine tempera on paper, inspired by Matisse. Part of Nude in Interior series. Large drawing. Shipped rolled in a tube. Size 39x27.5in /100x70cm Free shi...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Tempera, Pencil, Archival Paper

Afghan Girl iconic poster: Sharbat Gula, Pakistan (Hand Signed by Steve McCurry)
Located in New York, NY
Steve McCurry Sharbat Gula, Afghan Girl, Pakistan (Hand Signed), 1984 Offset Lithograph poster Hand signed by the photographer in black felt pen on the front 24 × 20 inches Unframed...
Category

1980s Realist Art

Materials

Felt Pen, Lithograph, Offset

ROY LICHTENSTEIN I Love Liberty, 1982 First Edition Pop Art Vintage
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This original poster, created in conjunction with the I Love Liberty celebration taped on February 22, 1982, in Los Angeles and broadcast nationally on March 21, 1982, holds significant value as a collectible artwork by Roy Lichtenstein. Published by the artist and People for the American Way...
Category

1980s Pop Art Art

Materials

Offset

CHROMA aka Rick Wolfryd "Reaching Out II" from Magic Hands Huichol
Located in Cuauhtemoc, Ciudad de México
OPEN FOR COMMISSIONS!!! ALTERATION ART . . . is a collaboration process between Rick Wolfryd, fine artist and art dealer with over 40 years experience, and various Mexican Huichol a...
Category

2010s Pop Art Art

Materials

Glass, Resin, Mixed Media

Female Nude, The Artist's Wife, 'Femme Nue'
Located in Cotignac, FR
Female nude, mid century oil painting of the artist's wife by Georges Gonthier. Though not signed it is extensively annotated to the back board with subject, artist and dedication. P...
Category

Mid-20th Century Modern Art

Materials

Oil

Sharon Stone for David Mecey - Photograph by Philip Dixon - 1990s
Located in Roma, IT
Vintage b/w photograph realized by David Macey in 1990s. Copyright and provenance: Playboy. Excellent condition.
Category

1990s Contemporary Art

Materials

Photographic Paper

Palm Springs Riders, 1970 - Desert Landscapes in Southern California Hills
Located in Brighton, GB
Palm Springs Riders, 1970 - Desert Landscapes in Southern California Hills 16 x 20" print. Limited Edition Estate Stamped Print. Digital C-Type print. Edition of 150. Printed Later....
Category

20th Century American Modern Art

Materials

Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Digital

Shades of Pale - abstract photograph of painterly details of blue toned wall
Located in San Francisco, CA
Shades of Pale (Wallscape) by Frank Schott from a series of photographic observances capturing urban textures and color palettes 29 x 40 inches / 74cm x 102cm edition of 25 si...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Archival Pigment, Archival Ink, Giclée

19th century English Fishing boat at sea with Sun rise or Sunset
Located in Woodbury, CT
Adolphus Knell 19th-century English fishing boast at Sea. Owning in a 19th-century English fishing boat captured at sea circa 1880 by Adolphus Knell, with the sun rising or setting...
Category

1880s Victorian Art

Materials

Oil, Panel

Signed Original Oil Painting - lady in hat
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Portrait of a Lady by Maria Tort Xirau (Catalan, 1924-2018) signed lower corner dated 1991 oil painting on canvas canvas: 44 x 30 inches Very good condition. Provenance: from the...
Category

Late 20th Century Impressionist Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Still life with Blue Pitcher and Fruits - Lithograph and Stencil, 1950
Located in Paris, IDF
Fernand LÉGER Still life with Blue Pitcher and Fruits, c. 1950 Original lithograph and stencil (Jacomet workshop) Printed signature in the plate On paper 43 x 33 cm (c. 17 x 13 Inc...
Category

1950s Modern Art

Materials

Lithograph, Stencil

Le Retour - 20th Century, Surrealist, Lithograph, Figurative Print
Located in Sint-Truiden, BE
Color lithograph after the 1940 oil on canvas by René Magritte, printed signature of Magritte and numbered from the edition of 300. The lithograph features the dry stamps of the Mag...
Category

20th Century Surrealist Art

Materials

Lithograph

Grand Tour Bronze Sculpture of Dionysus, 19th Century Italian School
Located in Beachwood, OH
19th Century Italian School Grand Tour Bronze Sculpture of Dionysus, 19th Century Bronze with black-green patination 24 x 10 x 10 inches Dionysus, in Greco-Roman religion, a nature ...
Category

19th Century Italian School Art

Materials

Bronze

“Umbrella man”
Located in Warren, NJ
Peter Max original mixed media on paper “umbrella man”. The piece is unframed due to the damage of the previous frame. Piece measures 10x8 and comes with coa
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Art

Materials

Mixed Media

Rose glow - still life analogue photography, limited edition of 15
Located in London, GB
'Rose glow' Printed on Hahnemühle photo rag Baryta 308 Gsm fine art paper, these limited edition photographs are designed to withstand the test of time, preserving the beauty and em...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Giclée

Santa Maria della Salute, Gondola, Venice, monochrome photograph, limited print
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Basilica Study 2, Venice - no. 11388 // Black and white fine art long exposure cityscape photography. Archival pigment ink print as part of a limited edition of 9. All Gerald Berghammer...
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Art

Materials

Digital Pigment

Male Nude V from the 29 Palms, CA series - Polaroid, 20th Century, Color
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Male Nude V (29 Palms, CA) - 1999, 20x20cm, Edition of 10. Archival C-Print, based on a Polaroid. Certificate and Signature label. Artist Inventory # 21971. Not mounted THE ...
Category

1990s Contemporary Art

Materials

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

“clown et enfant”
Located in Warren, NJ
Jean Calogero (1922 - 2001) Italy United States oil on canvas titled clown et endangered 29 x 21 frame 38 x 29 Painting has paint loss And crackling . This was painted in 50’s 6...
Category

20th Century Art

Materials

Oil

Aventure d'une libertine X. From The Secret Album Series
Located in Miami Beach, FL
This series is born from a personal experience. The model's husband told Uwe Ommer an idea: he wanted to watch his wife with other men hiding behind the curtains. This is how the series was born, with a more erotic style than the others. The diversity of German photographer Uwe Ommer, who frequently works with aesthetic nudes, makes his art a perfect gift for all nude devotees. In Ommer's series you can find adventure, vintage erotica, acrobats, models interacting with Icelandic landscapes and many other fascinating shots. From The secret Album...
Category

1960s Modern Art

Materials

Archival Pigment, Color

ABSTRACT Black Lines Painting Spanish Artist Alicia Gimeno
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Alicia Gimeno, born in Barcelona (1989), trained in graphic design during her time in Mexico. From the beginning, she was captivated by calligraphy, the gestuality of brush strokes, ...
Category

2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Cotton Canvas, Ink, Acrylic

Impressionistic Landscape Painting Michael Budden Beautiful Skies Series
Located in Chesterfield, NJ
Silvered Sky, Beautiful Skies Series oil/panel 6 x 8 image unframed, 12.38 x 14.38 framed Silvered Sky is a study painting in the Beautiful Skies Series by award winning contemporar...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Impressionist Art

Materials

Oil

Pair of Anglo Indian Carved and Painted Wood Parrots
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Delightful pair of antique Anglo Indian parrots hand carved from indigenous hardwood and painted in a naive folk style now worn to perfection.
Category

20th Century Folk Art Art

Materials

Wood, Paint

Saul Steinberg-DLM No. 157 Cover ONLY
Located in Brooklyn, NY
First edition lithograph published on the back cover of Derriere le Miroir (DLM) No. 157. Back Cover page only, with no additional pages.
Category

20th Century Contemporary Art

Materials

Lithograph

17th Century Italian Old Master Oil - Presentation of the Virgin in the Temple
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist/ School: 17th Century Italian School Title: The Presentation of the Virgin in the Temple Medium: oil painting on canvas, framed Size: canvas: 21” x 16” (53.3 x 40.8cm) Pro...
Category

17th Century Old Masters Art

Materials

Oil

German School 18th Century Oil - Portrait of Johann Leonhard Bahnmayer
Located in Corsham, GB
This accomplished 18th-century portrait depicts the distinguished gentleman Johann Leonhard Bahnmayer (1677-1748), pictured in formal robes. An inscription verso suggests that he may...
Category

Early 18th Century Art

Materials

Oil

Abstract 2528
Located in Zofingen, AG
In creating this piece, I immersed myself in the fiery dance of emotions. I used acrylics to capture the warmth of resilience and the fluidity of hope. The cascading shades of crimso...
Category

2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Oil, Acrylic

Fisherman's Mission I, Fleetwood - British Vintage Interior Color Photography
Located in Cambridge, GB
Part of Richard Heeps 'Ordinary Places' Series, it captures Britain on the brink of change. It was Richard's first colour series and it achieved much success with an exhibition at th...
Category

1980s Contemporary Art

Materials

Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Silver Gelatin

Colorful, Vibrant 1930s Painting of Michigan Dunes, Saugatuck by Francis Chapin
Located in Chicago, IL
A colorful, vibrant 1930s winter scene painting Saugatuck, Michigan by famed Chicago Modern artist, Francis Chapin (Am. 1899-1965). Depicting the Old Fish House on the left, with a ...
Category

1930s American Modern Art

Materials

Masonite, Oil

Young Nude Female Boudoir Scene Erotic Painting
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Beautiful nude female portrait boudoir scene by Cynthia Kleinmeyer. Watercolor on paper measures 8 x 12 inches. Framed measurement: 12 x 16 inches. Signed and dated 1932 by artist...
Category

1930s Realist Art

Materials

Watercolor

Plane #300
Located in New York, NY
ABOUT THIS PIECE: This series explores the color and composition of our most recognizable form of transportation. A photographer and art director, Thomas Eigel brings an inspired eye...
Category

2010s Art

Materials

Photographic Paper

1930's Original Parisian Fashion Watercolor Burgandy Dress With Green Cape
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Very stylish, unique and original 1930's French fashion design, no doubt of Parisian origin. The painting, executed in gouache/ watercolor and pencil, is dated to the upper corner ...
Category

Mid-20th Century Impressionist Art

Materials

Watercolor, Gouache, Pencil

"1959 Red BMW Isetta 300" (2022) By Shan Fannin, Original Acrylic Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Shan Fannin's (US based) "1959 Red BMW Isetta 300" is an acrylic painting that depicts a red 1959 Red BMW Isetta 300. Born 1969 in California, artist Shannon “Shan” Fannin brings v...
Category

2010s Photorealist Art

Materials

Acrylic, Wood, Board

David Hockney 'A Closer Grand Canyon'
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This exhibition poster, titled A Closer Grand Canyon, was created for the Louisiana Museum of Modern Art in Humlebæk, Denmark. Published and sold by the museum in 2021, this limited ...
Category

2010s Pop Art Art

Materials

Offset

Portrait of West Highland Terrier White Dog Vintage English Oil painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
"Snowy" English School, 20th century signed oil on board, framed framed: 15.5 x 19.5 inches board: 12.5 x 16 inches Provenance: private collection, UK Condition: very good condition ...
Category

20th Century English School Art

Materials

Oil

Couple #4- 21st Century Contemporary Painting of a nude dancing male and female
Located in Nuenen, Noord Brabant
Daniela Astone Couple #4 50 x 40 cm Oil on wood Daniela Astone works and lives in Florence. For years she was a teacher on the famous Florence Art Academy. Since 2022 she fulltime works as a painter. Her works are all around the world in great collections. For our exhibition 'A Female Gaze' Daniela Astone made a series of paintings where the female aspect of her life is the main subject. This series contains a series of seven paintings where you see a dancing couple. Female- male couples and male-male/ female-female couples. The Currator of Galerie Bonnard says about the paintings by Daniela Astone: The classical structure and narrative paintings show a technique that is special. Her style is virtuoso and her subjects narrative. The keys are loose and subtle. For this artist, standing in front of a painting means...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Feeling Fine - Vibrant Cloud Landscape Painting
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Jodi Miller captivates with her atmospheric landscapes, inspired by the vast skies of her prairie upbringing and her global travels in the Royal Canadian Air Force. Influenced by the...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Dance, Dance, Dance! - Whimsical Cartoon Dog Street Art Painting by Gary John
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Gary John's pop-street artworks have a whimsical, yet exciting and bold quality inspired by classic cartoon and comic book characters. Blending pop sensibilities with a roughened fau...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Art

Materials

Paper, Mixed Media, Acrylic

Ferns - Lomaria Nigra, antique fern lithograph print, 1854
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
Antique 19th century fern lithograph with original hand-colouring , 1854, after Walter Hood Fitch. 250mm by 170mm (sheet) Walter Hood Fitch was one...
Category

Mid-19th Century Naturalistic Art

Materials

Lithograph

"Betises 22" by Marina Dieul, Oil Painting, Cat and Mouse
Located in Denver, CO
This whimsical oil painting by Marina Dieul, titled "Betises 22," created in 2024, features a dual portrait of a cat and a mouse. The artwork is rendered on a panel measuring 10.5 x ...
Category

2010s Realist Art

Materials

Oil, Panel

Vintage French Gouache - Abstract
Located in Houston, TX
French gouache painting, circa 1930. This abstract piece stands out for its bright hues and sharp, interconnected geometric shapes. Original one-of-a-...
Category

1930s Art

Materials

Paper, Gouache

Western Travellers, Signed Victorian Oil Painting, Horses
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Western Travellers by Rudolf Stone, British late 19th century Signed by the artist on the lower left hand corner Oil painting on wood panel, framed Framed size: 8 x 14 inches Wonder...
Category

Late 19th Century Victorian Art

Materials

Oil

Landscape 143 by Jean Krille - Oil on Masonite 100x100 cm
Located in Geneva, CH
Jean Krillé’s paintings are known for their expressive use of color and dynamic, abstract forms, blending realism with abstraction in his depictions of nature. His landscapes often f...
Category

Late 20th Century Neo-Expressionist Art

Materials

Masonite, Oil

White glossy ceramic balloon sculpture handmade for wall, ceiling installation
Located in Tel Aviv, IL
ArtArsouf Contemporary handmade Glossy ceramic balloon sculpture. The balloon sculptures can be easily installed individually as one balloon or in different combinations creating a u...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Ceramic, Glaze

Original CANABLIS or CAN-A-BLIS European Limited Edition vintage poster Large
Located in Spokane, WA
Original Rick Griffin Canablis vintage psychedelic European Limited Edition, numbered and in excellent condition. The first printing done in the US was about 14” x 20” in size, but you get the full impact of this in the larger European size format. Printed in 1967, Rick Griffin’s plate signature is in the lower right corner. The edition number is in the lower left-hand corner. Bold, playful, and unmistakably psychedelic, this limited European edition of Rick Griffin’s “Canablis — Pipe & Cigarette Tobacco” bursts with high-contrast color, hand-tooled lettering, and a lush still life framed by swaying palms. Griffin’s eye-popping typography and layered iconography channel the late-60s poster...
Category

1970s Modern Art

Materials

Offset

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