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Art For Sale
Style: Contemporary
Style: Impressionist
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Antique American Impressionist Thick Impasto Framed Seascape Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American impressionist coastal seascape painting. Oil on canvas. In excellent original condition. Handsomely framed in a gold giltwood molding. Excellent condition, ready...
Category

1920s Impressionist Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Toujours Paris Twilight, France, Mixed Media, Art and Photography, Aqua Emerald
Located in New york, NY
A mixed-media lens-based work in a color-field style with an emphasis on color, Roberta Fineberg paints with oil and watercolor pastels, rendering her subjects (books) abstract. Art ...
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2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Pastel, Oil Pastel, Archival Ink, Digital Pigment, Archival Pigment, Dig...

Guardain Cat by Helle Crawford, Contemporary bronze cat animal sculpture
Located in DE
Even though Helle Rask Crawford often refers to classic myths in her sculptures, sh is not a classical sculptor in the neoclassical sense. Rather, Helle Crawford could be defined as ...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Gold, Bronze

Huge French Signed Oil Painting Provencal House in Floral Garden Large Canvas
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Provencal House French, mid/second half 20th century indistinctly signed oil painting on canvas, framed framed: 28.75 x 47 inches canvas: 22.75 x 46 inches condition: very good...
Category

Late 20th Century Impressionist Art

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Pomegranate Ripe Pocket Painting 4c, Still life, Sweet Original
Located in Deddington, GB
Pocket Ripe Pomegranate 4c is an original oil painting by Dani Humberstone as part of her Pocket painting series featuring small scale realistic oil paintings, with a nod to baroque ...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Cotton Candy Cumulus Shelly Green - Original Three-Dimensional Wall Art
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Atticus Adams' organically composed modern metal sculptures embody the transformative power of art, illustrating the creation of beauty, meaning, and emotional impact from industrial...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Metal

19th Century Tonalist Fall River Landscape Signed Framed Original Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique tonalist river landscape painting. Oil on canvas. In excellent original condition. Handsomely framed in a gold giltwood molding. Excellent condition, ready to hang and en...
Category

1890s Impressionist Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Calliope (50x50cm) - Contemporary, Polaroid, 21 Century, Color, Mystical
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Calliope (Haley and the Birds) - 2013 50x50cm, Edition of 10, plus 2 Artist Proofs. Archival C-Print based on a Polaroid. Signature label and Certificate. Not mounted. Alchemist...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

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

"Rest" Figurative Painting of Young Man On Grass
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This piece titled "Rest"is an original artwork by Alain Jean-Baptiste and measures 48"h x 36"w x 1.5"d. This work is made from oil paints on canvas and ships with a gallery-issued Ce...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil Crayon, Oil

"Burgundy Wall Phone", floral needlepoint wrapped around vintage landline phone
Located in Philadelphia, PA
"Burgundy Wall Phone" is an original piece by Ulla-Stina Wikander that can be wall-mounted or be free standing. This piece is made from sourcing vintage needlepoint embroidery and ex...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Thread, Found Objects, Textile, Tapestry, Mixed Media

"Erosion" - Oil Landscape Painting of Alpine Rocky Mountain Lake
Located in Denver, CO
Judd Mercer’s 2025 painting "Erosion" is a luminous oil on panel landscape that captures the raw majesty of a high alpine lake nestled beneath rugged mountain peaks. This original, h...
Category

2010s Impressionist Art

Materials

Oil, Wood Panel

Lemons and white blooms, still life, Impressionism, oil on canvas, wall design
Located in Oslo, NO
Title: Lemons and Blooms Medium: Oil on unstretched canvas Dimensions: 28 × 22 cm (without passe-partout and frame), 42 × 32 cm (with passe-partout and frame) Lemons and Blooms is a...
Category

2010s Impressionist Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Cotton Candy Cumulus Mountainberry - Original Three-Dimensional Wall Art
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Atticus Adams' organically composed modern metal sculptures embody the transformative power of art, illustrating the creation of beauty, meaning, and emotional impact from industrial...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Metal

Faith Ringgold 'Groovin' High' 1996- Serigraph Unsigned, Printer's Proof
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This is a printer’s proof of Groovin’ High, created by the esteemed artist and civil rights activist Faith Ringgold. Unlike the official edition, this p...
Category

1990s Contemporary Art

Materials

Screen

Voluptuous Nude Muse oil on canvas painting
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Title: "Voluptuous Nude Muse" Artist: Apyle Technique: Oil on canvas Dimensions: 24.4 x 20.5 in Framing: Unframed Style: Figurative with neo-figurative influences Period: Contemporar...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

ICES Cornflower Blue, Bexhill-on-Sea - Pop Art Typography Photography
Located in Cambridge, GB
ICES Cornflower Blue, bold pop art street photography from Richard Heeps' series, On-Sea. Created as an ode to Richard's childhood visits to his grandparents living on the Sussex co...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Silver Gelatin

Heartbreak Motel
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Heartbreak Motel, 2016, 50x50cm, Edition of 7 plus 2 Artist Proofs. Archival C-Print based on the original Polaroid. Signature label with certificate. Artist inventory PL2016-1...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

C Print, Color, Polaroid

All my most Beautiful
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
All my most Beautiful - 2016, 20x20cm. Edition of 7 plus 2 Artist Proofs. Archival C-Print based on the original Polaroid. Signature label with certificate. Artist inventory PL...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Archival Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid

Spring Walk, Impressionist Oil Painting on Canvas by Lucien Neuquelman
Located in Long Island City, NY
Lucien Neuquelman, French (1909 - 1988) - Spring Walk, Year: 1938, Medium: Oil on Canvas, signed and dated lower right, Size: 13 x 9.5 in. (33.02 x 24.13 cm), Frame Size: 20.5 x ...
Category

1930s Impressionist Art

Materials

Oil

Grace Kelly and Cary Grant in Car for “To Catch a Thief”
Located in Austin, TX
Black and white film still of Grace Kelly and Cary Grant posed in car for the film “To Catch a Thief”, circa 1955. To Catch a Thief is a 1955 American romantic thriller film directe...
Category

1950s Contemporary Art

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

"A Bird Bath" Limited Edition Drawing From "Real Love" Collection
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
Rare Limited Edition Serigraph of John Lennon's "A Bird Bath," " originally drawn in 1977, this limited edition was released by Bag One Arts (The Lennon Estate) in 1999 and has been...
Category

1970s Contemporary Art

Materials

Screen, Other Medium

Signed French Impressionist Vintage Oil Painting Poppy Fields by Tranquil River
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Poppy Fields French Impressionist, mid 20th century signed oil on canvas, framed framed: 18 x 21.5 inches canvas: 15 x 18 inches Provenance: private collection, France Condition: ver...
Category

Mid-20th Century Impressionist Art

Materials

Oil

Antique French Impressionist Barbizon School Sheep Grazing Landscape Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique French impressionist sheep grazing landscape oil painting. Oil on board. Signed. Framed. Measuring 17 by 20 inches overall and 15 by 18 painting alone. In excellent original ...
Category

1880s Impressionist Art

Materials

Oil, Board

"Thin Ice"
Located in Scottsdale, AZ
Mike Carson is a Minneapolis painter, and graduate of the Minneapolis College of Art and Design, whose artwork can be found in private and corporate collections throughout the Unite...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Bathers, Oil on Canvas, 1914
Located in Saint Amans des cots, FR
Oil on canvas by Roger GRILLON (1881-1938), France, 1914. "Bathers". With frame: 114x94 cm - 44.9x37 inches ; without frame: 92x73cm - 36.2x28.75 inches. 30F format. Signed lower lef...
Category

1910s Impressionist Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Redwoods Study II - large format observation panorama of green redwoods forest
Located in San Francisco, CA
A large scale photograph of lush emerald green nature biotope, a highly detailed observation of the natural beauty of Northern California's coastal redwood forest Redwoods Study II ...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

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

Brittany Sleepy Harbour Fishing Boats at Sea French Impressionist Signed Oil
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Breton Harbour by Claude Marin (French 1914-2001) signed and dated 83 oil on artist card stuck on board, unframed board: 7.75 x 9.5 inches Provenance: private collection, Paris, ...
Category

1980s Impressionist Art

Materials

Oil

Converging Blues Geometric Abstraction in Shades of Blue
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Converging Blues oil on canvas, unframed Canvas: 39 x 32 inches Provenance: private collection, France Condition: very good condition Description: This captivating abstract composit...
Category

Mid-20th Century Impressionist Art

Materials

Oil

French Impressionist Coastal Landscape of a Tree Overlooking a Sunlit Cliffside
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Mediterranean Coastal Landscape by Georges Bordonave (French contemporary) signed oil painting on canvas, unframed dated 1998 canvas: 20 x 26 inches condition: very good provenance: ...
Category

Late 20th Century Impressionist Art

Materials

Oil

Lotus in Layers Boutique XL
Located in Manchester, GB
Gareth Tristan Evans, Lotus in Layers Boutique XL Giclée printed canvas combining digital and traditional design with hand-applied techniques in the application of acrylics, Gold Le...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Gold Leaf

The Worth In Every Page, Oil Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
One of the artist Onelio Marrero's favorite haunts is a bookstore. He based this painting on an antique store in Lambertville, New Jersey, where two teenagers...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Art

Materials

Oil

Running with Guns (Long Way Home)
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Running with Guns (Long Way Home) - 1999, 20x20cm, Edition of 10 plus 2 Artist Proofs. Archival C-Print based on the original Polaroid. Signed on back with certificate. Artist I...
Category

1990s Contemporary Art

Materials

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

Modern dancer III by Yann Guillon - Bronze sculpture, green, figurative, woman
Located in Paris, FR
Modern dancer III is a bronze sculpture by contemporary artist Yann Guillon, dimensions are 33 x 14 × 8 cm (13 × 5.5 × 3.1 in). Height of the sculpture with the metal base: 48 cm (18...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Metal, Bronze

"Still Life with Flowers in Pink Vase" 2025 Oil on Linen
Located in New York, NY
Remnants of our consumer culture keep finding their way into my work. Our visual lives are cluttered with packages, clothing and furnishings that come at us in a swirl of color and p...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Linen, Oil

Woman in the Boudoir oil on canvas painting
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Title: Woman in the Boudoir Artist: Anonymous Dimensions: 39.4 x 31.9 in Technique: Oil on canvas Support: Unframed canvas Style: Contemporary figurative art in the style of Fernando...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Marcita by African American Artist Bai, Colorful Painting on Paper
Located in New york, NY
A colorful acrylic and oil pastel Picassoesque portrait of a woman with a daisy tiara, Marcita, 2025 by African American artist Bai is 15” x 11” drawing/painting on watercolor paper...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Acrylic, Oil Pastel, Rag Paper

Composition 172 by Sean Thornhill - Contemporary Relief Geometric Wall Sculpture
Located in DE
Sean Thornhill is an artist and designer based in Cambridgeshire, creating from the serenity of his garden studio. Drawing inspiration from the bold geometry of Bauhaus and the raw a...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Wood, House Paint, Acrylic, Cardboard

Skirt 1/3 - small, surrealist, canoe, male, figurative, wood, bronze, sculpture
Located in Bloomfield, ON
Pierre Trudeau, a former Canadian Prime Minister and an avid outdoorsman and canoeist once said, “Paddle a hundred miles in a canoe and you are already a child of nature.” This play...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Bronze

Dahlias by Gary Bukovnik, 2001 (bouquet of flowers in vase)
Located in New York, NY
This image features a colorful arrangement of pink, red and purple flowers by American artist, Gary Bukovnik. Bukovnik is an internationally acclaimed painter and printmaker who prim...
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Art

Materials

Screen

My thoughts flood back to you - warm pink and gold abstract painting
Located in Broomfield, CO
A warm, enveloping ethereal painting, made for contemplation and wonder. A story that never ends, is never the same. A romance. A dreamscape. That is "My thoughts flood back to you",...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Oil

Woman Nude at Rest oil on canvas painting
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Title: Woman Nude at Rest Artist: Anonymous Technique: Oil on canvas Dimensions: 39.37 x 31.89 in Date: c. 2000 Movement / Style: Contemporary Figuration, Neo-Figurative and Satirica...
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

The Elephant (Untitled)
Located in Manchester, GB
David Shrigley, The Elephant, 2023 Screenprint in colours on wove paper 56 x 76 cm (22 x 29 9/10 in) Edition of 125 Hand-signed and numbered on the reverse David Shrigley Briti...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Screen

Fruit Adventure (set of 3) Pocket Paintings set, Still life, Original
Located in Deddington, GB
Set of 3 paintings by Dani Humberstone Pocket Bright Green Apple Peach Fuzzy Pocket Painting Strawberry Ripe Very Pocket Painting Pocket Bright Green Apple is an original oil pain...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Entrance (Kings Road) - observations at the Schindler House in Los Angeles
Located in San Francisco, CA
In Kings Road (2022) Mona Kuhn lyrically reconsiders the realms of time and space within the midcentury architectural elements of the iconic Schindler House in Los Angeles. Built by Austrian architect Rudolph M. Schindler in 1922, the house was both a social and design experiment and an avant-garde hub for intellectuals and artists in the 1920s and ’30s. The body of works incorporates chromogenic color prints, reflecting vignettes and materials of the building's emotional architecture, juxtaposition with unique solarized gelatin silver prints capturing traces of an ethereal human presence. Entrance (2022) Kings Road: A Rudolph Schindler House 45" x 60" / 114cm x 152cm / edition of 3 30" x 40" / 76cm x 102cm /edition of 12 limited edition photograph printed under artist supervision + accompanied by signed artist certificate: artist signature label (8x10") signed/editioned/dated/titled by the artist + stamped for authenticity label is placed centered on verso of the mounted print __________________ About the artist Acclaimed for her contemporary depictions, Kuhn is considered a leading artist in the world of figurative discourse. Throughout a career spanning more than twenty years, the underlying theme of her work is her reflection on humanity’s longing for spiritual connection and solidarity. As she solidified her photographic style, Kuhn created a notable approach to the nude by developing friendships with her subjects, and employing a range of playful visual strategies that use natural light and minimalist settings to evoke a sublime sense of comfort between the human figure and its environment. Her work is natural, restful, and a reinterpretation of the nude in the canon of contemporary art. For the past two decades, the Los-Angeles based artist's works have been shown steadily, revealing an astonishing consistency in technique, of subject and of purpose. In 2001, Kuhn’s photographs were first seen by an influential audience during the exhibition at Charles Cowles Gallery in Chelsea, New York. Kuhn’s distinct aesthetic has propelled her as one of the most collectible contemporary art photographers—her work is in private and public collections worldwide and she is represented by galleries across the United States, Europe and Asia. Kuhn was born in São Paulo, Brazil, in 1969, of German descent. In 1989, Kuhn moved to the US and earned her BA from The Ohio State University, before furthering her studies at the San Francisco Art Institute. She is currently an independent scholar at The Getty Research Institute in Los Angeles. Occasionally, Mona teaches at UCLA and the Art Center College of Design in Pasadena. Kuhn’s first monograph, Photographs, was debuted by Steidl in 2004; followed by Evidence (2007), Native (2010), Bordeaux Series (2011), Private (2014), and She Disappeared into Complete Silence (2018/19). In addition, Stanley/Barker Editions published Kuhn's Bushes & Succulents in 2018. In 2021, Thames & Hudson published a career retrospective titled Works. Kuhn's most recent publication Kings Road (2022) with Steidl accompanies a multi-dimensional museum traveling exhibition shown in Europe and the US. Mona Kuhn’s work is in private and public collections worldwide, including The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, The Hammer Museum, Perez Art Museum Miami, Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, and the Kiyosato Museum in Japan. Kuhn's work has been exhibited at The Louvre Museum and Le Bal in Paris; The Whitechapel Gallery and Royal Academy of Arts in London; Musée de l’Elysée in Switzerland; Leopold Museum in Vienna Austria, The Polygon Gallery in Vancouver Canada, Taipei Fine Arts Museum in Taiwan and Australian Centre for Photography. Mona Kuhn lives and works in Los Angeles. __________________ Solo Exhibitions 2025 Mona Kuhn: Y Tu Desnudo será Un Gran Poema, Museum of Contemporary Art, Malaga, Spain Mona Kuhn: Kings Road, Lianzhou Museum of Photography, China 2024 Mona Kuhn: The Schindler House, A Love Affair, Galerie XII...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Photographic Film, Photographic Paper

My spring sounds even in this darkness
Located in Zofingen, AG
ABOUT THE ARTWORK The painting "My spring sounds even in this darkness" from the “Inner Garden Series” conveys the resilience of the human spirit and the ability to find warmth, crea...
Category

2010s Impressionist Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Tropical Blue Water Lush Beach Scene Nicely Framed Seascape Summer Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American impressionist beach scene oil painting. Oil on canvas. Signed. Framed. Measuring 27 by 31 inches overall and 20 by 24 painting alone. In excellent original condition...
Category

1910s Impressionist Art

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Gloria by Helle Crawford, Contemporary bronze horse animal sculpture
Located in DE
Even though Helle Rask Crawford often refers to classic myths in her sculptures, sh is not a classical sculptor in the neoclassical sense. Rather, Helle Crawford could be defined as ...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Gold, Bronze

Evenfall
Located in London, GB
Evenfall, 2024 Archival Inkjet with Screenprint Overlay on Somerset Enhanced Infinity 330 gsm Paper edition of 99 hand-signed and numbered by the artist Stanley Donwood is a British...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Inkjet, Archival Pigment, Screen

Walasse Ting '2 Parrots' 1990
Located in Brooklyn, NY
In this very large piece titled 2 Parrots, Walasse Ting captures a tender moment between two parrots sharing a moment of love on a branch. The artwork bursts with vibrant tropical hu...
Category

1990s Contemporary Art

Materials

Offset

Twiggy Getting into Car
Located in Austin, TX
Black and white candid capture of model Twiggy getting into a car with a man holding an umbrella overhead. Twiggy, is an English model, actress, and singer. She was a British cultur...
Category

1960s Contemporary Art

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

In The Sky (35/50) - Steel Figurative Sculpture with Glossy Red Balloon
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Nayla Saroufim creates installations that challenge the traditional notion of the passive viewer. Nayla’s art is a rich mix of media. She was always captivated by the dialogue betwee...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Metal, Steel

Gerhard Richter - Seestück (bewölkt), 1969
Located in London, GB
Gerhard Richter Seestück (bewölkt), 1969-2023 Hybrid print in five colours on 260g Rives handmade paper 70 x 70 cm unsigned edition of 500 Accompanied by the publisher's certificate...
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2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Paper, Digital, Screen

"Winter Comes Early" Bucks County PA Snow Creek Scene Oil Painting Framed
Located in New York, NY
A wonderful Impressionist winter pastoral scene of a colorful quaint creek snow scene with homes in the distance. Willet has portrayed this piece in a most intimate, yet energetic wa...
Category

20th Century American Impressionist Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Board

Yellow Onion, Oil Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
A single yellow onion on a warm gray countertop rests in full sunlight. The peeling layers of its dry, papery skin and the small, dried stalk add to its earthy,...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Oil

Antique French Impressionist Oil on Canvas Painting Sea Landscape Antibes France
Located in Portland, OR
A fine antique Impressionist painting by the celebrated French Impressionist painter William Georges Thornley (1857-1935), a view of the Mediterranean sea from Antibes, France, circa...
Category

1880s Impressionist Art

Materials

Oil, Canvas

La Famille-original figurative bronze sculpture-artwork for sale-contemporary
Located in London, Chelsea
This exceptional artwork is currently on display and available for sale at Signet Contemporary Art Gallery and online. "La Famille" by Nicola Godden is a poignant original figurativ...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Bronze

Field Painting July 15 - Contemporary Landscape Green Tree Leaves Summer, 2022
Located in Kent, CT
Contemporary landscape painting of a peaceful outdoor scene, a grassy field beneath a tree with dark green leaves, beautifully capturing the idyllic feel of an afternoon in mid July....
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2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Oil, Panel

American Impressionist New England Rockport Bernard Corey Oil Painting Farm
Located in Chesterfield, NJ
American, 1914-2000 Rural Farm in Summer 15. 38 x 20 .25 x 1.25 framed, Hackman frame Bernard Corey (1914-2000), known for his delicate New England landscapes, is considered one ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Art

Materials

Oil

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