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Soft Resonance  Large-Scale Contemporary Abstraction
Soft Resonance  Large-Scale Contemporary Abstraction

Soft Resonance Large-Scale Contemporary Abstraction

By Oksana Reva

Located in Zofingen, AG

Soft Resonance speaks not through bold statements, but through quiet whispers. Translucent layers of color, rich textures, and delicate traces of movement create a contemplative atmo...

Category

2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Red clusters of viburnum
Red clusters of viburnum

Red clusters of viburnum

Located in Edinburgh, GB

The painting depicts a picturesque scene from nature: a small titmouse perched on a branch of ripe guelder rose. It is a watercolor work on paper that combines botanical and animal m...

Category

2010s Art

Materials

Watercolor

Gloria Vanderbilt Apartment in Manhattan
Gloria Vanderbilt Apartment in Manhattan

Gloria Vanderbilt Apartment in Manhattan

By Manuel Santelices

Located in Miami Beach, FL

Movies, TV and magazines are constant source of inspiration. Fame, as fleckring and shallow it can be sometimes, is very intriguing to him. The worlds of fashion, society and pop cu...

Category

2010s Modern Art

Materials

Paper, Watercolor, Ink

Next by Julien Guarneri - Stainless Steel Sculpture
Next by Julien Guarneri - Stainless Steel Sculpture

Next by Julien Guarneri - Stainless Steel Sculpture

Located in Paris, FR

Agitation évolution inox (2024) by Julien Guarneri Stainless steel sculpture, 22 × 32 × 12 cm / 8.7 × 12.6 × 4.7 in. (Can be produced on a monumental scale - contact us for further i...

Category

2010s Abstract Geometric Art

Materials

Stainless Steel

Portrait Starry Night Van Gogh French School 247 Chut Les Barbizons!
Portrait Starry Night Van Gogh French School 247 Chut Les Barbizons!

Portrait Starry Night Van Gogh French School 247 Chut Les Barbizons!

Located in Zofingen, AG

Portrait French PS 247 Starry Night Diving Portrait of a diving woman dress with a Vincent Van Gogh swimsuit A daring dive in the unknown! This is one of the famous artwork from V...

Category

2010s Post-Impressionist Art

Materials

Gesso, Mixed Media, Oil, Acrylic, Stretcher Bars

Le Petit Cirque du Soleil
Le Petit Cirque du Soleil

Le Petit Cirque du Soleil

By Ksenia Tsyganyuk

Located in Zofingen, AG

There is a part of us that does not always want to be serious, composed or reasonable. Le Petit Cirque du Soleil is about giving that part a little space to come out. A small persona...

Category

2010s Post-Impressionist Art

Materials

Oil, Panel

Cadaqués Costa Brava Mediterranean Harbor with Fishing Boats and Whitewashed
Cadaqués Costa Brava Mediterranean Harbor with Fishing Boats and Whitewashed

Cadaqués Costa Brava Mediterranean Harbor with Fishing Boats and Whitewashed

By Rafael Duran Benet

Located in Sitges, Barcelona

Cadaqués Costa Brava Mediterranean Harbor with Fishing Boats and Whitewashed Village Artist: Rafael Durán Benet (1931–2015) Medium: Oil on canvas laid on cardboard Dimensions: 13 x 16.1 in (33 x 41 cm) Frame: Unframed Origin: Spain Subject: Cadaqués, Costa Brava, Mediterranean harbor, fishing boats, whitewashed village Style: Post-Impressionist, Mediterranean Modernism Period: Mid-20th century Condition: Good vintage condition, with minor signs of age consistent with an original period artwork. Please refer to the photographs for full details. Signature: Signed lower right “R. Duran” Description A highly atmospheric Mediterranean coastal scene by Rafael Durán Benet, depicting the unmistakable visual world of Cadaqués on the Costa Brava, with traditional fishing boats resting in the foreground and a cluster of luminous whitewashed houses rising behind the harbor. The composition combines several of the most desirable subjects in 20th-century Catalan painting: Cadaqués, the Costa Brava, Mediterranean architecture, fishing boats and brilliant coastal light. Durán Benet constructs the scene with broad, confident brushwork and a sophisticated palette of turquoise, ivory, ochre, green and deep violet. The boats are reduced to strong, elegant shapes, while the white façades of the village dissolve into soft planes of light and color. Rather than pursuing photographic detail, the artist captures the atmosphere of Cadaqués through rhythm, light and simplified form. The turquoise water creates a luminous horizontal band across the composition, while the boats and architecture establish a balanced sequence of shapes characteristic of his mature Mediterranean landscapes. The painting evokes the quiet charm of the historic fishing village of Cadaqués, one of the most iconic artistic destinations on the Costa Brava and one of the great recurring subjects of modern Catalan art. Biography Rafael Durán Benet was born in Terrassa, Catalonia, in 1931 and died in Barcelona in 2015. He was the nephew of Rafael Benet i Vancells, the important Catalan painter, critic and art historian, who played a significant role in his early artistic development. During the 1950s Durán Benet settled in Cadaqués, on the Costa Brava, where the Mediterranean landscape became one of the defining themes of his career. The village, its harbor, whitewashed architecture, fishing boats and surrounding coastline provided him with an enduring visual vocabulary. Cadaqués was also one of the great artistic meeting points of 20th-century Europe. During his years there, Durán Benet moved within the cultural environment associated with figures such as Salvador Dalí, Marcel Duchamp and Pablo Picasso. His first solo exhibition was held in 1958 at Sala Vayreda in Barcelona. He later exhibited extensively in Barcelona, Madrid and Cadaqués, as well as internationally in cities including Paris, London, Houston and Los Angeles. He also maintained a longstanding relationship with the prestigious Sala Parés in Barcelona. In 1980, Durán Benet received the Henri Forman Prize from the Société Nationale des Beaux-Arts in Paris. In 2011, the city of Terrassa honored him with a retrospective exhibition at the Sala Muncunill. His paintings are immediately recognizable for their luminous Mediterranean palette, simplified architecture, expressive brushwork and ability to transform everyday coastal scenes into poetic studies of light and atmosphere. Artistic Inspiration This work belongs directly to the great tradition of Mediterranean and Costa Brava landscape painting that shaped modern Catalan art during the 20th century. The subject of Cadaqués places the painting within a particularly important artistic context. The village became internationally associated with artists including Salvador Dalí, Pablo Picasso and Marcel Duchamp, while its extraordinary light, rocky coastline, fishing boats and whitewashed architecture attracted generations of painters. Durán Benet interprets this world through a personal post-impressionist language. His broad brushwork, simplified forms and flattened perspective give the composition a modern character, while his sensitivity to atmosphere preserves the intimacy and authenticity of traditional Mediterranean landscape painting. A particularly appealing example of Spanish and Catalan Mediterranean painting, combining several highly searchable and collectible subjects: Cadaqués, Costa Brava, Mediterranean harbor, fishing boats, whitewashed village and Spanish modern art. Cadaqués paintings are especially sought after for their association with the artistic heritage of the Costa Brava and with figures such as Salvador Dalí, Picasso and Duchamp. This work offers that cultural connection while retaining the decorative immediacy and color that make Mediterranean paintings especially attractive in contemporary interiors. Its compact 13 x 16.1 inch format makes it particularly versatile for collectors and interior designers seeking authentic European art with strong regional identity. Ideal for collectors of Spanish Modern Art, Catalan Painting, Cadaqués Painting, Costa Brava Art, Mediterranean Landscape, Harbor Painting, Marine Painting, Fishing Boat Art, Post-Impressionism and Mid-Century European Painting. Cadaqués, Cadaques painting, Costa Brava, Costa Brava painting, Spanish painting, Catalan painting, Mediterranean painting, Mediterranean landscape, Mediterranean harbor, harbor painting, fishing boats, fishing boat painting...

Category

1980s Post-Impressionist Art

Materials

Oil

"Summer Contrasts."
"Summer Contrasts."

"Summer Contrasts."

By Liudmila Shabazova

Located in Zofingen, AG

Miniature painting is like a litle pearl in a collection of paintings. It was created specifically so that you can decorate your room and harmoniously place it in combination with pa...

Category

2010s Impressionist Art

Materials

Canvas, Lacquer, Acrylic

French school River Landscape 1904 signed  oil painting
French school River Landscape 1904 signed  oil painting

French school River Landscape 1904 signed oil painting

Located in Zofingen, AG

➡️ French River landscape 1904⬅️ ⏩It is signed C Marau~~ny⏪ ⭐Medium:⭐ Oil on canvas ⭐Technique: ⭐Impasto painting with expressive brushwork. ⭐Size:⭐46.3x55cm / 18.2x21.7 inch w...

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Early 1900s Impressionist Art

Materials

Gesso, Canvas, Oil, Stretcher Bars

"Epiphany Elephant" Drawing on Fabriano Paper, Color Pencil and Ink, 100x70 cm
"Epiphany Elephant" Drawing on Fabriano Paper, Color Pencil and Ink, 100x70 cm

"Epiphany Elephant" Drawing on Fabriano Paper, Color Pencil and Ink, 100x70 cm

Located in Bogotá, Bogotá

This drawing (100 × 78 cm) unfolds as a visual ecosystem where human, animal, and botanical forms merge into a single composition. The artwork is created on professional Fabriano pap...

Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Paper, Ink, Color Pencil, Pigment

"In a Round About Way", Figurative Painting of a Girl Dancing with Skeletons
"In a Round About Way", Figurative Painting of a Girl Dancing with Skeletons

"In a Round About Way", Figurative Painting of a Girl Dancing with Skeletons

By Mando Marie (seeyouthroughit)

Located in Philadelphia, PA

"In a Round About Way" is a one-of-a-kind original work by Amanda Marie (Mando), created using acrylic and aerosol on canvas. The piece measures 32.75”h x 21”w framed, and is shipped...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Canvas, Spray Paint, Acrylic

Évidence – Contemporary Geometric Abstract Oil Painting by Sophie Dumont
Évidence – Contemporary Geometric Abstract Oil Painting by Sophie Dumont

Évidence – Contemporary Geometric Abstract Oil Painting by Sophie Dumont

By SOPHIE DUMONT

Located in LANGRUNE-SUR-MER, FR

Built upon a carefully structured geometric framework, the composition explores the relationship between proportion, balance and intuition. Curves, arcs, vertical divisions and rectangular planes intersect within a construction whose underlying order is deliberately discreet. The painting was developed from principles related to the golden ratio, yet this mathematical foundation never dominates the work: it remains almost invisible, allowing the composition to appear instinctive and naturally balanced. A restrained yet warm palette combines terracotta, deep red, muted blue, olive green, ochre, soft pink, ivory and near-black. These colours are layered and worked to create variations in density and surface, preventing the geometric forms from becoming rigid or purely graphic. The small divided circle near the centre acts as a subtle point of tension, while the larger curved structures generate movement throughout the composition. Areas of visible texture, scraping and irregularity retain the physical presence of the painter's hand. Unframed: 60 × 60 cm / 23.6 × 23.6 in Framed: 67 × 67 cm / 26.4 × 26.4 in About the artist Sophie Dumont is a French contemporary painter based in Normandy. Her work explores the relationship between structure, colour, matter and memory. Known initially for her distinctive paintings of libraries...

Category

2010s Abstract Geometric Art

Materials

Oil

On a Warm Summer Evening
On a Warm Summer Evening

On a Warm Summer Evening

By Jacob Burda

Located in Zofingen, AG

Life Is Beautiful is a celebration of the quiet richness hidden within ordinary days. We often feel that something is missing from our lives, believing happiness lies somewhere ahead...

Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Vicarage Garden
Vicarage Garden

Vicarage Garden

Located in Middletown, NY

Watercolor with graphite on watercolor paper adhered to a sketchbook page, 5 x 9 inches (127 x 228 mm), the full sheet. Initialed, dated and titled in pencil in the lower right recto...

Category

Late 19th Century English School Art

Materials

Watercolor, Handmade Paper

The Group Chat
The Group Chat

The Group Chat

By Daria Okhrimenko

Located in Zofingen, AG

Some conversations never really end. A glance, a whisper, a dramatic pause, someone pretending not to listen while hearing absolutely everything. This painting celebrates the quiet r...

Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Signed Original oil painting on canvas Seascape Gold Frame Maritime Nautical Art
Signed Original oil painting on canvas Seascape Gold Frame Maritime Nautical Art

Signed Original oil painting on canvas Seascape Gold Frame Maritime Nautical Art

Located in Palm Coast, FL

This original oil on canvas, signed Bailey, depicts a magnificent tall sailing ship making its way through rolling ocean waves beneath a luminous blue and lavender sky. The fully rig...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Art

Materials

Oil

20th Century British Fox Hunting Scene with Huntsman, Hounds & Horseback Riders
20th Century British Fox Hunting Scene with Huntsman, Hounds & Horseback Riders

20th Century British Fox Hunting Scene with Huntsman, Hounds & Horseback Riders

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

British Fox Hunting Scene By E. Ball (British School, early 20th century) Signed and dated '63'. Framed: 20.5 × 26.5 inches Board: 18 × 23.5 inches Medium: oil on board. Provenance: ...

Category

20th Century Victorian Art

Materials

Oil

"Cafe Near St. Charles Bridge, Prague" Impressionistic Oil Painting on Canvas
"Cafe Near St. Charles Bridge, Prague" Impressionistic Oil Painting on Canvas

"Cafe Near St. Charles Bridge, Prague" Impressionistic Oil Painting on Canvas

By Gregory Sievers

Located in New York, NY

A beautiful large oil on canvas painting by American artist Gregory Sievers, capturing a romantic and atmospheric scene of a cafe near the St. Charles Bridge in Prague. Figures gathe...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Post-Impressionist Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"Carver's Pond" Coastal Sunset Impressionist Scene Oil Painting on Panel Framed
"Carver's Pond" Coastal Sunset Impressionist Scene Oil Painting on Panel Framed

"Carver's Pond" Coastal Sunset Impressionist Scene Oil Painting on Panel Framed

By Scott Moore

Located in New York, NY

A wonderful impressionist pastoral landscape with beautiful color tones throughout. Moore has portrayed this piece in a most intimate, yet energetic way, and has packed much feeling into this vibrant work. It is almost as if we are there on that warm day, bringing a beautiful feeling of nostalgia setting off down the glowing path on the water by Carver's Pond. The country side sunset is stunning sight in. Moore is known for capturing the beauty and simplicity of our times, depicting everyday life; in this piece he engages his audience with the quick use of brushwork and great attention to picking up the energy passionately of his subjects. This painting is oil on panel and it is signed by the artist lower left, it comes housed in a gold tone wood frame with linen inner, and hanging wire on verso ready to be displayed. Art measures 12 x 16 inches Frame measures 19.5 x 23.5 inches Scott Moore...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Impressionist Art

Materials

Oil, Panel

1970's English oil painting of a shop street scene at night - signed LARGE '77
1970's English oil painting of a shop street scene at night - signed LARGE '77

1970's English oil painting of a shop street scene at night - signed LARGE '77

Located in Cirencester, GB

ARTIST: ?? Large (mid/late 20th Century) British TITLE: "Leslies Shop" SIGNED: lower right and dated 1977 MEDIUM: oil on board SIZE: 47cm x 38cm inclusive of frame CONDITION: very...

Category

Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Art

Materials

Oil

In the Warmth
In the Warmth

In the Warmth

Located in Zofingen, AG

Size: 97×142 cm (overall size with stretching 107×152 cm) Year: 2026 Materials: acrylic on canvas Shipping: rolled “In the Warmth” invites the viewer into an enveloping atmosphere o...

Category

2010s Abstract Impressionist Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Bold - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Portrait, Africa, Modern Women
Bold - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Portrait, Africa, Modern Women

Bold - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Portrait, Africa, Modern Women

By Wasiu Sunday Hassan

Located in Ibadan, Oyo

Shipping Procedure Ships in a well-protected tube from Nigeria This work is unique, not a print or other type of copy. Accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity (Issued by the Gal...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Canvas, Charcoal, Mixed Media, Acrylic

A warrior after the battle. Limited Edition 3/5 - Bronze Sculpture
A warrior after the battle. Limited Edition 3/5 - Bronze Sculpture

A warrior after the battle. Limited Edition 3/5 - Bronze Sculpture

Located in Riga, LV

Dimensions: 31 W x 34 H x 13 D cm Weight: 8,4 kg Material: Bronze, patina, metal Edition: 3/5 + 1 AP, signed on base Condition: Excellent, certificate Free worldwide shipping in a b...

Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Metal, Bronze

Violinist - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Abstraction, Women, Musical
Violinist - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Abstraction, Women, Musical

Violinist - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Abstraction, Women, Musical

By Olajide Kuti

Located in Ibadan, Oyo

Shipping Procedure Ships in a well-protected tube from Nigeria This work is unique, not a print or other type of copy. Accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity. About Artist Ola...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Paris Café Scene Watercolour Bar Restaurant Interior Figurative Painting
Paris Café Scene Watercolour Bar Restaurant Interior Figurative Painting

Paris Café Scene Watercolour Bar Restaurant Interior Figurative Painting

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

French Post-Cubist Paris Café Interior Figurative Watercolour Painting Laure Noetzin-Azam (French, 1929–2024) Size: 14.75 x 12.25 inches (height × width) Medium: Watercolour on paper...

Category

Mid-20th Century Impressionist Art

Materials

Watercolor

Eternal Abstract Expressionist Painting, XXL Oil & Acrylic on Canvas
Eternal Abstract Expressionist Painting, XXL Oil & Acrylic on Canvas

Eternal Abstract Expressionist Painting, XXL Oil & Acrylic on Canvas

By Katarina Joys

Located in London, London

full size 211x159cm stretched size 200xx150cmx10cm All custom charges are included in the final price agreed. unframed, shipped rolled XXL, Extra-large painting, large painting, ab...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Art

Materials

Canvas, Cotton Canvas, Oil, Acrylic

19th-century Indian gold Tanjore Painting of Krishna
19th-century Indian gold Tanjore Painting of Krishna

19th-century Indian gold Tanjore Painting of Krishna

Located in Wilton Manors, FL

Description Opaque water-based pigments with raised gold leaf and glass stones on canvas South India/presumably Tanjore, 19th century Illustration of Krishna the Butter Thief Krishna as the divine child enjoying a butterball and holding a pot of butterballs Attended by his mother Yashoda With lavish gold foil ornamentation Framed under glass with light brown wooden frame Dimensions, framed: 20.25 x 26.75 inches. Provenance: Private collection, Philadelphia. Tanjore painting...

Category

Late 19th Century Folk Art Art

Materials

Gold Leaf

Flag (Moratorium)
Flag (Moratorium)

Flag (Moratorium)

By Jasper Johns

Located in Bristol, GB

Offset lithograph in colours Edition 122 of 300 52 x 72 cm (20.5 x 1 in) Signed and numbered on the front Condition upon request Published by Committee Against the War in Vietnam

Category

20th Century Contemporary Art

Materials

Lithograph, Offset

The Sun is Longing for the Sea, Limited Edition Japanese Photography
The Sun is Longing for the Sea, Limited Edition Japanese Photography

The Sun is Longing for the Sea, Limited Edition Japanese Photography

By Hiroshi Yamazaki

Located in New york, NY

The Sun is Longing for the Sea, 1978, by Japanese artist Hiroshi Yamazaki is a photograph from a limited edition portfolio of masters of Japanese photography. The photograph is signe...

Category

1970s Contemporary Art

Materials

Photographic Film, Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Rag Paper, Digital, Arc...

Two Figures Beneath Colourful Parasols French Modernist 20th Century Painting
Two Figures Beneath Colourful Parasols French Modernist 20th Century Painting

Two Figures Beneath Colourful Parasols French Modernist 20th Century Painting

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

Two Figures Beneath Colourful Parasols French Modernist 20th Century Painting Laure Noetzlin-Azam (French, 1929–2024), pupil of André Lhote Canvas: 9 x 11 inches Medium: Oil and penc...

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Mid-20th Century Cubist Art

Materials

Oil, Color Pencil

Picking Poppies - Original Lithograph Signed
Picking Poppies - Original Lithograph Signed

Picking Poppies - Original Lithograph Signed

By Yves Ganne

Located in Paris, IDF

Yves GANNE (1931–2019) Picking Poppies Original lithograph Signed in pencil Inscribed EA (Artist’s Proof) Numbered out of 30 copies On Arches vellum, 76 x 54 cm (29.92 x 21.25 in) ...

Category

Late 20th Century Modern Art

Materials

Lithograph

Lundy Island
Lundy Island

Lundy Island

Located in Middletown, NY

Watercolor and graphite on watercolor paper adhered to a sketchbook page, sheet measures 10 1/4 x 14 1/4 inches (260 x 362 mm). Initialed and dated in pencil in the lower left recto,...

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Late 19th Century English School Art

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Watercolor, Handmade Paper, Graphite

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