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Art For Sale
Slumber by Rodger Jacobsen fabricated steel sculpture sleeping man in bed humor
Located in Santa Fe, NM
Slumber by Rodger Jacobsen fabricated steel sculpture sleeping man in bed humor
Rodger Jacobsen’s sculpture is at once inspiring, amusing, and quite frankl...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art
Materials
Steel
"Summer", Red house with landscape needlepoint wrapped around book sculpture
Located in Philadelphia, PA
"Summer" is an original piece by Ulla-Stina Wikander that is free standing. This piece is made from sourcing vintage needlepoint embroidery and expertly wrapping it on and around a s...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art
Materials
Thread, Found Objects, Textile
Tulle no. 34_v2, Ocracoke Island, NC
Located in Sante Fe, NM
The hovering installations featured in this ongoing series of photographs are inspired by self-organizing, "emergent" systems in nature such as termite mounds, swarming locusts, scho...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art
Materials
Archival Pigment
Montmartre - Early 20th Century French Impressionist Paris Street Oil Painting
Located in Sevenoaks, GB
A beautiful 1930's French impressionist oil on board depicting a view of the Montmartre neighbourhood of Paris, with the domes of Sacré-Coeur church in the background.
Charming stre...
Category
Early 20th Century Impressionist Art
Materials
Oil
MID 20th Century VERY INTERESTING LARGE Oil Painting TWO SUSPICIOUS SPANISH MEN!
Located in Cirencester, GB
ARTIST: G.C.Neale (mid 20th Century) Spanish / English School
TITLE: "Two Suspicious Men At Night"
MEDIUM: oil on canvas
SIZE: 95cm x 80cm inc frame
NOTES: This original oil paint...
Category
Mid-20th Century Expressionist Art
Materials
Oil
Hunt Slonem "Purple Haze" Diamond Dust Bunny
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Houston, TX
Hunt Slonem "Purple Haze" Diamond Dust Bunny
A single rabbit gestured in white and purple on a matching Diamond Dust background in a vintage frame
Unframed: 10 x 8 inches
Framed: 21...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Neo-Expressionist Art
Materials
Glass, Resin, Oil, Panel
Composition, Heart of Darkness, Sean Scully
By Sean Scully
Located in Auburn Hills, MI
Etching in colors on vélin de Lana Royal paper. Paper Size: 11.93 x 9.81 inches. Inscription: Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Notes: From the album, Heart of Darkness, 1992. Publ...
Category
1990s Contemporary Art
Materials
Etching
Fairy Godmother - Original Pop Art Graffiti-Inspired Artwork with Color Bursts
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Los Angeles artist Amber Goldhammer paints dramatic abstract compositions in acrylic on canvas featuring energetic brushstrokes. Goldhammer uses her contemporary paintings to express...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Canvas, Latex, Mixed Media, Spray Paint, Acrylic
Daisy and Austen in front of Trailer (Till Death do Us Part) - 5/5, 4 pieces
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Daisy and Austen in front of Trailer (Till Death do Us Part) - 2005
Edition 5/5,
125x123cm each. 125x520cm installed.
4 Analog C-Prints, hand-printed by the artist on Fuji Cristal ...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Art
Materials
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
blue abstract painting landscape Kinko
Located in Roma, GB
120x180cm (123x183 cm full size)
original painting on canvas
hand signed
one-of-a-kind
the item will be shipped rolled
unframwd, without stretcher bars
Category
2010s Abstract Expressionist Art
Materials
Canvas, Cotton Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
"Cloudy Vision" Contemporary Longhorn Framed Oil on Canvas Painting
Located in Baltimore, MD
“Cloudy Vision” is a framed oil on canvas painting by Sherri Belassen, presenting a stylized longhorn against a vibrant blue sky, rendered with a mix of abstraction and texture. The ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Canvas, Paint, Oil
"Vision of Paris" original lithograph
By Marc Chagall
Located in Henderson, NV
Medium: original lithograph. Catalogue reference: Mourlot 81. Printed in 1952 at the atelier Mourlot for the art revue Verve (Volume 7, Number 27-28) and published in Paris by Teriad...
Category
1950s Art
Materials
Lithograph
Landscape with Flowers, Impressionist Painting by Leonard Rodowicz
Located in Long Island City, NY
An original oil on board painting measuring 11 x 14 inches by Polish/American artist Leonard Rodowicz, signed lower left.
Category
Mid-20th Century American Impressionist Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"seduction series " RK32W, Abstract, Painting, 21st Century, Acrylic and Clay
By Roger König
Located in Dessau-Rosslau, Sachsen Anhalt
Artist: Roger König b. Dessau, Germany (1968) Master student of Kurt Schönburg, HWK Halle, Germany. König combines modern painting with acrylic with old techniques and in this way, h...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Clay, Acrylic
Thomas Kinkade "The Garden of Prayer II" on S/N Canvas 24" x 30" Limited Edition
Located in Palm Coast, FL
The Garden of Prayer II is the most popular Thomas Kinkade series. This 24” x 30” edition size is limited in Standard Numbered to 4950 Impressions on canvas. This Painting is #4691/4...
Category
Late 20th Century Art Deco Art
Materials
Canvas
" Jonas et la Baleine" . 1989 . sculpture RECTO / VERSO
Located in CANNES, FR
Gilbert Portanier ( Cannes . 1926 )
Sculpture RECTO / VERSO année 1989 . signé .
Size: 37 cm .
posé sur un socle amovible sur une tige d'acier 12 x 12 cm .
" En quelques mots "
...
Category
1980s Analytic Cubist Art
Materials
Ceramic
"Hollywood Diet" Photography 30" x 30" inch Edition of 7 by Brendan North
Located in Culver City, CA
"Hollywood Diet" Photography 30" x 30" inch Edition of 7 by Brendan North
NOT framed. Ships rolled in a tube.
Available sizes:
Edition of 15: 18" x 18" inch
Edition of 7: 40" x 40...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art
Materials
Archival Paper, Digital
Posing Lady by Benjamin II Vautier - Graphite on Paper - 22x19 cm
Located in Geneva, CH
Benjamin II Vautier (1895–1974) was a Swiss-born artist, known for his contributions to both painting and graphic art. He was born into a family with artistic roots, as the son of Ot...
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Art
Materials
Paper, Graphite
DEEP LOVE
Located in CÓRDOBA, ES
Original art by Daria Kusto.
Acrylic , acrylic markers, spray on canvas
acrylic varnish
Shipped rolled in a tube,
From Spain.
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Art
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
17th Century Dutch Old Master Shipping in Stormy Seas of Coastline Oil Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Shipping in Stormy Seas
Dutch Old Master, 17th century
oil on canvas, framed in antique (1700's) gilt wood frame
framed: 19 x 23 inches
canvas: 14 x 18 inches
Provenance: private col...
Category
17th Century Old Masters Art
Materials
Oil
Lately - Oil Painting Figurative Seascape Swimmer Dark Ocean Peach Clouds, 2021
Located in Kent, CT
Two figures float in a dark charcoal black ocean with their arms outstretched while cumulus clouds float in the coral sky overhead. Signed, dated and titled on verso.
David Konigsbe...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Untitled, 1993-94, Vintage
By Donald Judd
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This is the original opening invitation card for Donald Judd: The Last Editions at Brooke Alexander Editions in 1994. The invitation takes the form of a postcard that opens up to rev...
Category
Late 20th Century Contemporary Art
Materials
Offset
original woodcut
By Joan Miró
Located in Henderson, NV
Medium: original color woodcut. Reference: Dupin 1293. Published for the Jacques Dupin catalogue raisonne "Miro Graveur III" in 1992. Sheet size: 12 1/2 x 9 3/4 inches (320 x 248 mm)...
Category
1990s Abstract Art
Materials
Woodcut
As Light Falls - Vibrant Modern Abstract Textured Landscape Mixed Media Painting
By Lee Herring
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Lee Herring is a contemporary painter specializing in vibrant, textured, and abstract landscapes that convey fleeting moments. Herring's energetic artworks are inspired by everyday m...
Category
2010s Pop Art Art
Materials
Canvas, Varnish, Mixed Media, Acrylic
Leonid Petrovitch Baikov (1918-1994) - Mid 20th Century Oil, The Sailboats
Located in Corsham, GB
Unsigned. Presented in a wooden frame. Acquired from auction with Christie's provenance attached to one of the frame's verso. On board.
Category
20th Century Art
Materials
Oil
"Peach Communion" - Oil on Canvas Still Life Painting With Vessels and Fruit
Located in Denver, CO
Michael DeVore’s "Peach Communion" (2015) is a masterfully executed original oil on canvas painting that exemplifies the artist’s refined approach to classical still life. This conte...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Art
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Mockney
Located in Manchester, GB
Werner Bronkhorst, Mockney, 2025
Giclée print on heavyweight 395gsm matte Canson Infinity PhotoArt ProCanvas, made with long-lasting Epson archival inks
43 x 33 cm (16.9 x 13 in)
...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Canvas
Le Petit Parisien, Paris, France, Iconic Contemporary French Photography
By Willy Ronis
Located in New york, NY
A much sought after photograph Le Petit Parisien, 1952 by French photographer Willy Ronis is a black and white image, a gelatin silver print, measuring 30 x 23,5 cm 12 x 9in. The w...
Category
1950s Contemporary Art
Materials
Silver Gelatin, Photographic Film, Photographic Paper
''Poseidon and Amphitrite'' Contemporary Painting of Boy and Girl in Pool
By Amy Devlin
Located in Utrecht, NL
Amy Devlin portrays people, animals, or nature in her works. But what really matters to her is light and water, which she wants to capture in the form of a physical memory. By follow...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Le Serment des femmes (Bloch 267-272; Cramer 24), Lysistrata, Pablo Picasso
Located in Auburn Hills, MI
Etching on vélin de Rives BFK paper. Paper Size: 11.5 x 9 inches. Inscription: Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Notes: From the album, Lysistrata, 1934. Published by The Limited E...
Category
1930s Cubist Art
Materials
Etching
Hebe with Zeus mythological nude by Eduard Buchler 19th Century
Located in Gavere, BE
Hebe with Zeus mythological nude by Eduard Buchler 19th Century
Hebe is the daughter of Zeus and his sister-wife Hera.
Pindar in Nemean Ode 10 refers to her as the most beautiful of...
Category
1880s Pre-Raphaelite Art
Materials
Gold Leaf
John Webster RSMA (1932-2020) post impressionist oil painting LOCH FYNE SCOTLAND
Located in Cirencester, GB
ARTIST: John Michael Webster RSMA (1932-2020) British
TITLE: "Cloud Break Over Loch Fyne Scotland"
SIGNED: lower left
MEDIUM: Oil on board
SIZE: 91cm x 67cm inc frame
CONDITION: Exc...
Category
Late 20th Century Post-Impressionist Art
Materials
Oil
DREAMS OF MIRÓ
By Angel Rivas
Located in CÓRDOBA, ES
Acrylic on canvas
Shipped rolled in a tube
100% hand made painting, unique piece.
Category
2010s Post-Modern Art
Materials
Acrylic, Permanent Marker
Still life - FRENCH SCHOOL - Lemon Starwars Chut les Barbizons!
Located in Zofingen, AG
⭐Lemon Starwars ⭐
This painting is a vibrant and textured representation of lemons, blending realism with expressive abstract elements.
⏩Subject & Composition⏪
The painting promin...
Category
Early 1900s Tonalist Art
Materials
Glue, Mixed Media, Oil, Acrylic, Stretcher Bars
Greta, John Kacere
By John Kacere
Located in Auburn Hills, MI
Lithograph on Saunders Waterford, St Cuthberts Mill paper. Paper size: 18.5 x 24.25 inches. Inscription: Hand signed and unnumbered A.P., as issued. Notes: Published and printed by C...
Category
1980s Photorealist Art
Materials
Lithograph
Pumpkin, Red/White, Yayoi Kusama 草間 彌生
By Yayoi Kusama
Located in Auburn Hills, MI
Painted cast resin sculpture with decorative box, as issued. Sculpture Size: 4 × 3.5 x 3.5 inches. Inscription: ©Yayoi Kusama, as issued. Notes: Published by Fukutake Foundation, Nao...
Category
2010s Abstract Expressionist Art
Materials
Resin
Poppy No.9 - analogue black and white floral photography, limited edition of 20
Located in London, GB
Poppy No.9 printed on archival Hahnemühle Photo Rag Baryta fine art paper, this limited edition piece measures 40 x 32 cm and is part of an exclusive series of 20 prints, each hand-s...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Naturalistic Art
Materials
Giclée
Huge 18th Century Classical Italianate Arcadian Landscape Figures & Buildings
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Figures in an Arcadian Landscape
Italian School, 18th century
follower of Claude Lorrain (French 1600-1682)
oil painting on canvas: 28 x 36 inches
framed: 39.5 by 47 inches
presented...
Category
18th Century Old Masters Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Illeana II, John Kacere
By John Kacere
Located in Auburn Hills, MI
Lithograph on vélin paper. Paper size: 23.5 x 31.5 inches. Inscription: Hand signed and unnumbered A.P., as issued. Notes: Published and printed by Galerie La Vigne, Paris, in an edi...
Category
1990s Photorealist Art
Materials
Lithograph
"Early Morning Mist" Contemporary Landscape Waterscape Framed Oil on Canvas
Located in Baltimore, MD
"Early Morning Mist" is a framed oil painting on canvas by John Brandon Sills, depicting a hazy waterscape at dawn. The gentle brushstrokes and tree's reflection on the calm water ev...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Canvas, Paint, Oil
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
Fine 17th Century Florentine Baroque Old Master Oil Painting St. John Evangelist
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
St. John the Evangelist
circle of Carlo Dolci (Florence, 1616-1686)
oil painting on canvas, framed
canvas: 30 x 25 inches
framed: 36 x 32 inches
condition: relined canvas, presented ...
Category
17th Century Baroque Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Kelly, Composition (Axsom I-a, page 176), Derrière le miroir (after)
Located in Auburn Hills, MI
Lithograph on vélin paper. Inscription: Unsigned and unnumbered. Good condition. Notes: From Derrière le miroir, N° 110, published by Aimé Maeght, Éditeur, Paris; printed by Éditions...
Category
1950s Abstract Expressionist Art
Materials
Lithograph
Blossom Diptych, Monoprint on Japanese Paper, Pastel Tones Flowers Patterns 2025
Located in Barcelona, ES
This series by Enric Servera explores the relationship of humans to salt and seawater. The intention of these works is to submerge us into the sea, a salty treasure that surrounds us...
Category
2010s Abstract Impressionist Art
Materials
Acrylic, Watercolor, Monoprint, Paper
Nu Provencal, Iconic French Black and White Nude Photography
By Willy Ronis
Located in New york, NY
Nu Provencal, Gordes, 1949 by French photographer Willy Ronis is an Iconic contemporary black and white nude photograph. A gelatin silver print, measuring 12" x 9" (image and sheet ...
Category
1940s Contemporary Art
Materials
Photographic Film, Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin
Seascape XVIII - Diptych - abstract photograph of water color cloud horizon
By Frank Schott
Located in San Francisco, CA
large format abstract photograph of water color clouds and horizon
from a series of photographic works capturing the sea blue color palette of the ocean
SEASCAPE XVIII Diptych by F...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art
Materials
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Giclée, Archival Pigment
(after) Winslow Homer "The Lookout -- All's Well" etching
Located in Henderson, NV
Medium: etching (etched by William Bicknell after Winslow Homer's 1896 painting). Although there is no inscription, it is presumed to have been published in 1906 by the John A. Lowel...
Category
Early 1900s Art
Materials
Etching
Venus Flytraps, Carnivorous Plants, Exotic Expressionist, Botanic Illustration
Located in Barcelona, ES
This vibrant painting captures the striking beauty and intriguing form of Venus Flytraps. Sweeping brushstrokes and vivid colors bring these carnivorous plants to life, highlighting ...
Category
2010s Expressionist Art
Materials
Acrylic, Watercolor, India Ink
Pumpkins, Yellow/Black, Red/White (Two Sculptures), Yayoi Kusama 草間 彌生
By Yayoi Kusama
Located in Auburn Hills, MI
Painted cast resin sculptures with decorative boxes, as issued. Sculpture Size: 4 × 3.5 x 3.5 inches, each. Inscription: ©Yayoi Kusama, as issued. Notes: Published by Fukutake Founda...
Category
2010s Abstract Expressionist Art
Materials
Resin
Pink Stairs
By Ludwig Favre
Located in New York, NY
THIS PIECE IS AVAILABLE FRAMED. Please reach out to the gallery for additional information.
ABOUT THIS PIECE: French photographer Ludwig Favre recently visited La Muralla Roja in ...
Category
2010s Art
Materials
Photographic Paper
Hell 18 - The Deceivers - woodcut - 1963 (Field p. 189)
Located in Paris, IDF
Salvador Dali (1904-1989)
Hell 18 - The Deceivers
woodcut
with the printed signature
Printed on paper Vélin BFK Rives
Size 32,8 x 26,4 cm (c. 13 x 10")
REFERENCES :
- Catalog Raiso...
Category
1960s Surrealist Art
Materials
Woodcut
Taupe 3 - Abstract Colorful Original Painting on Paper
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Elisabeth Grace, a visionary artist based in Denver, CO (USA), is renowned for her immersive large-scale paintings, collages, murals, and installation art. With a BA in oil painting ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art
Materials
Paper, Oil Pastel, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Color Pencil
Silence then (Sidewinder) - Polaroid, Contemporary, 21st Century, Nude, Color
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Silence then (Sidewinder), 2005
Edition of 1/10, 40x50cm,
digital C-Print based on an expired Polaroid.
Signature label and Certificate.
Not mounted.
Life’s a Dream
(The Personal...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Art
Materials
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
Schism - Contemporary, Nude, Women, Polaroid, 21st Century
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Schism - 2021
60x80cm,
Edition of 5 plus 2 Artist Proofs.
Archival C-Print based on a Polaroid.
Signed on the back and with certificate.
Artist inventory PL2021-1083.
Not mounte...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
Unity II by Delphine Brabant - Abstract geometric sculpture, terracotta, brown
Located in Paris, FR
Unity II is a unique terracotta sculpture by contemporary artist Delphine Brabant, dimensions are 26 × 19 × 12 cm (10.2 × 7.5 × 4.7 in).
The sculpture is signed and comes with a cer...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Terracotta
Taupe 2 - Abstract Colorful Cool Tone Original Painting on Paper
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Elisabeth Grace, a visionary artist based in Denver, CO (USA), is renowned for her immersive large-scale paintings, collages, murals, and installation art. With a BA in oil painting ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art
Materials
Paper, Oil Pastel, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Color Pencil
"vacation city #3" Composed Monoprints and Geometric Abstraction Drawing
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This piece titled "vacation city #3 is an original artwork by Miriam Singer and is made of pencil, marker, and acrylic on paper. The artist spends her free time biking around the cit...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art
Materials
Acrylic, Wood Panel
ST. Serie Pequeñas Vibraciones # 164
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, AR
Medium: Oil on canvas
Dimensions: 35 x 25 cm (each)
Framed: Yes
Small size, calm palette.
Description:
Pequeñas Vibraciones is a series of small-format abstract paintings that explo...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
American Impressionist New York Artist H F Saloman Oil Painting Winter Brook
Located in Chesterfield, NJ
H F Saloman
Brook In Winter
oil/board
11.50 x 15.50 unframed sight size, 19.25 x 23.25 x 2.5 framed
American, 1914-2000
Early 20th century H.F. Salomon American Impressionist landsc...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Art
Materials
Oil
Modern French Oil Painting Two Reclining Nudes on a Red Bed with Sunlit Window
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Modern French Oil Painting Two Reclining Nudes on a Red Bed with Sunlit Window
by Bernadette Kelly (French b. 1933)
Unsigned
Medium: oil painting on board, unframed
Painting s...
Category
Late 20th Century Modern Art
Materials
Oil
The Wind Picked Up - Original Abstract Nature Landscape Impasto Painting
By Dana Cowie
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Using an impasto, painterly technique Dana Cowie creates cubist-inspired farm and rural landscapes. Working within controlled color schemes, her artworks appear abstract up close and...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Diane, John Kacere
By John Kacere
Located in Auburn Hills, MI
Lithograph on Saunders Waterford, St Cuthberts Mill paper. Paper size: 19 x 28 inches. Inscription: Hand signed and unnumbered A.P., as issued. Notes: Published and printed by Circle...
Category
1970s Photorealist Art
Materials
Lithograph
Naturalistic British painter - 19th century landscape painting - Lake view
Located in Varmo, IT
English painter (dated 1873) - Mountain landscape with lake.
51 x 77 cm. Old oil painting on canvas, without frame.
- Work signed indistinctly and dated lower left: "W. C ... 1873"...
Category
Late 19th Century Naturalistic Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
French Gouache Painting of Native American Mustang Hunt in Nevada
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: French Gouache Painting of Native American Mustang Hunt in Nevada
by Emile GALLOIS (1882-1965, French)
Signed: Yes
Medium: Original gouache painting on thick unframed paper,
S...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Modern Art
Materials
Gouache
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