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Art For Sale
Style: Contemporary
Style: Impressionist
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Hoarfrosted Lonely Tree Frozen Field
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Digital pigment ink print, edition of 7.
Signed, titled, dated and numbered by artist.
Certificate of authenticity included. Printed with 4cm white border.
15.75 x 15.75 in. (40 x...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Digital Pigment
Tumsae No 1 - red, white, pattern, 3D, felt, textile, tapestry, wall hanging
By Chung-Im Kim
Located in Bloomfield, ON
The natural world provides infinite inspiration for the beautifully textured work of Chung-Im Kim. The fabric artist creates unique wall hangings from sewing tiny pieces of industria...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Felt, Thread, Mixed Media, Screen
Inside/Out - large, abstracted, figurative, outdoor stainless steel sculpture
By Dale Dunning
Located in Bloomfield, ON
This contemporary metal sculpture of a mask is kinetic and was created by a Canadian artist.
This unique, one-of-a-kind ethereal sculpture was hand-forged by the masterful artist, ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Metal, Steel, Stainless Steel
Summer day
Located in Zofingen, AG
The work is a sketch on a sunny day.
Summer on the Spanish coast, the smell of the sea, a refreshing breeze, the sound of the waves, and vivid impressions.
To create a sunny atmosphe...
Category
2010s Impressionist Art
Materials
Acrylic, Cardboard
Woman with Pitcher oil on canvas painting
Located in Sitges, Barcelona
Title: Woman with Pitcher
Artist: Antoni Valls Bordoy (1912–1980)
Medium: Oil on canvas
Dimensions: 35 x 27 cm (13.8 x 10.6 in)
Date: 1953
Signature: Signed “Valls Bordoy” in red at ...
Category
1950s Impressionist Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$453 Sale Price
36% Off
God Answers - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Portrait, Women, Gold Dress
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
“God Answers”(God answers) is a profound and thought-provoking artwork that explores the universal human quest for connection, guidance, and meaning. This powerful title captures the...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Jane Mansfield for Bill Kobrin - Photograph by Leo Mirkine - 1963
Located in Roma, IT
Vintage b/w photograph realized by Bill Krobin in 1963.
Excellent condition.
Category
1960s Contemporary Art
Materials
Photographic Paper
$2,675 Sale Price
20% Off
H.G. Kiesel (German Artist 20 c.) Landscape Oil Painting River Village Framed
Located in Palm Coast, FL
Up for sale is this striking original oil painting on canvas by German artist H.G. Kiesel, depicting a peaceful riverside scene with a distant European village nestled among soft rol...
Category
Late 20th Century Impressionist Art
Materials
Oil
British Estuary Ferry Shed and Distant Harbour with Figures Watercolour Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: British Estuary Ferry Shed and Distant Harbour with Figures Watercolour Painting
By Tony Herbert (1927-2024)
Medium: Watercolor on artists paper
Size: 11 x 15 inches
Condition...
Category
20th Century Impressionist Art
Materials
Watercolor
Impressionist Beach Scene with Fisherman and Woman Walking Under Seagulls
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Impressionist Beach Scene with Fisherman and Woman Walking Under Seagulls
By F.T. Roussel
Signed: yes
Size: 11.5 x 15.5 inches (height x width)
Oil painting on cardboard, unfr...
Category
20th Century Impressionist Art
Materials
Oil
The Gardener in Love - Lithograph by Enrico Benaglia - 2000s
Located in Roma, IT
Screenprint realized by Enrico Benaglia in the early 2000s.
Artist proof, aside of an edition of 150.
Hand signed and titled.
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Art
Materials
Lithograph
Contemporary Abstract Oil Painting on Canvas with Bird "Premonition of Eternity"
Located in Bogotá, Bogotá
"Premonition of Eternity" – Contemporary abstract oil painting on canvas. The surface is constructed through successive layers of greens, gold, sepia, and magenta, incorporating tran...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Cotton Canvas, Oil
An Olive Grove Facing the Sea
Located in New York, NY
Sila Sehrazat Yucel is a talented artist based in Istanbul. Her background in landscape and interior architecture shapes her creative vision. With experience as an art director in ci...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Archival Pigment
Salty Sea Breezes, Oil Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
People wander along the shoreline in an easy, unhurried rhythm. The wide stretch of sand, blue sky, and fresh salt air evoke the simple pleasure of a beach day....
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Art
Materials
Oil
Counterpart by Tom Price - pair of functional sculpture (benches), art & design
By Tom Price
Located in Paris, FR
Counterpart is a sculpture by British contemporary artist Tom Price, it is composed by two elements each measuring 45 cm H x 220 cm L x 35 cm D ( 17.7 × 86.6 × 13,78 in).
This artwo...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Steel
Tarim Totem III - Monochrome Sculptural 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, Wire
Hélène of Septeuil (enfant au perroquet) (child with a parakeet).
By Mary Cassatt
Located in Storrs, CT
Hélène of Septeuil (enfant au perroquet) (child with a parakeet). c. 1889-1890. Drypoint. Breeskin, 134.v. 9 3/8 x 6 1/4 (sheet 15 3/4 x 9 7/8). A rich impression with burr and plate...
Category
19th Century Impressionist Art
Materials
Watercolor, Drypoint
$12,000 Sale Price
52% Off
Hunt Slonem "White Bunny" Bunny
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: Slonem, Hunt
Title: White Bunny
Date: 2025
Medium: Oil on wood
Unframed Dimensions: 16" x 12"
Framed Dimensions: 20.5" x 16.5"
Signature: Signed by Artist on Verso
Edi...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Oil
'Changing every Day' part of the series 'A girl called N.' - Polaroid Unique
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
'Changing every Day' part of the series 'A girl called N.' - 2019
Original Polaroid - Unique Piece,
signed and titled on back.
7.8 x 7,7cm (image area)
10.7 x 8.7 cm ( including...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
Nude - Etching by Carlo Marcantonio - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Nude is an etching on paper realized by Carlo Marcantonio.
Hand-signed in the lower right in pencil.
Good conditions.
Edition of 50.
Category
1970s Contemporary Art
Materials
Etching
Blue Fig 1
Located in Zofingen, AG
The blue fig branch is not merely a plant, but a sign. A symbol of wisdom and eternal life from ancient Mediterranean cultures, it is transformed here through color borrowed from Mat...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Acrylic, Canvas
Dotted Clover - Warm Abstract Folk Art Inspired Botanical Painting on Raw Canvas
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Meredith Walker’s "Dotted Clover" is a bold and meditative piece of contemporary folk art that highlights her ability to blend simplicity with symbolic resonance. This original acryl...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic, Gouache
Cats at play, portrait of a cat and a Kitten playing with a glove in a landscape
Located in Woodbury, CT
Gabriella Rainer-Istvanffy (Austrian, 1886–1963)
Cats at Play
Oil on canvas, circa 1950
26 x 30 inches (framed)
signed lower right
This charming composition by Gabriella Rainer-Istv...
Category
1950s Impressionist Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Vistula X - Modern Contemporary Atmospheric Landscape
Located in Salzburg, AT
A few words of the artist about his art:
When i painting landscapes, I usually choose simple geometric arrangements, contrasts of verticals and levels. I juxtapose the smooth surfac...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Cotton Canvas, Acrylic
Portrait II - Figurative Elegant Feminine Watercolor Portrait Painting on Paper
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Ama Liyanage, a contemporary artist and printmaker, creates whimsical paintings from her home studio in Ontario, Canada. Each piece holds minuscule painted details waiting to be disc...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Divine Nude No.4 by Ronald Martinez - Fine art photography, Renaissance, men
Located in Paris, FR
Divine Nude No.4 is a limited-edition photograph by French contemporary artist Ronald Martinez.
This photograph is sold unframed as a print only. It is available in 2 dimensions:
*...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Photographic Paper, C Print
Better Together
Located in New York, NY
Sila Sehrazat Yucel is a talented artist based in Istanbul. Her background in landscape and interior architecture shapes her creative vision. With experience as an art director in ci...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Archival Pigment
Original Guggenheim Museum Exhibited Jiri Kolar Collage Tower of Babel
By Jiri Kolar
Located in Surfside, FL
Jiri Kolar, Czech (1914-2002)
Tower of Babel
Paper Collage
Hand signed with Initials Lower Right.
Dimensions: Sight-11.25" x 9.5". Frame-20" x 17"
Circa 1970's
Provenance: bears l...
Category
20th Century Contemporary Art
Materials
Mixed Media, Paper
Equilibrium - Contemporary, Polaroid, Black and White, Women, Nude
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Equilibrium - 2020
48x60cm,
Edition of 7 plus 2 Artist Proofs.
Archival C-Print based on the original Polaroid.
Signature label and certificate.
Artist inventory PL2020-948.
Not...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
Radha Shooting II (Long Way Home) - Polaroid, Pop-art, Contemporary, analog
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Radha Shooting II (Long Way Home) - 1999
published in 'Stranger than Paradise'
128x126cm
Sold out edition of 5, Artist proof 2/2,
Analog C-Print, hand-printed by the artist, based...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Art
Materials
Metal
Blue tit - 21st Century Contemporary realistic Painting of a bird
Located in Nuenen, Noord Brabant
Ria Koreman
Blue tit
30 x 24 cm (framed included in price 35 x 29 cm)
Ria Korenman paints what many people overlook: the magic in everyday life. Especially birds, with a soft spot f...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Torso 02 - Contemporary Figurative Ink Painting, New Expressionism
Located in Salzburg, AT
The artwork on paper will be sent unframed to you.
Maciej Olekszy was born in 1982, Poland. Graduated from the Academy of Fine Arts in Poznan, Poland in 2007. Faculty of Painting i...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Paper, Ink
California Landscape Oil Painting by John Budicin Scottsdale Bulldog Canyon
By John Budicin
Located in Chesterfield, NJ
In the Canyon
oil/canvas laid to panel
image 8 x 10
Purchased from the artist in 2003. This is a beautiful plein air painting done in Scottsdale at Bulldog Canyon. This is one of two...
Category
Early 20th Century Impressionist Art
Materials
Oil
$2,000 Sale Price
20% Off
Allegro Con Brio - contemporary, figurative, acrylic and thread sculpture
Located in Bloomfield, ON
This large contemporary clear acrylic sculpture of a piano was inspired by the artist’s love of music.
This beautiful and magical piece of modern art is the unique vision of an award-winning author and music lover. Years ago, Ruth Kassinger noticed how sunlight streaming through her living room windows bounced off white walls, through a glass coffee table, and splashed rainbows around the room. When her eyes drifted to the black baby grand piano in the room, she had an epiphany. The idea for a full-scale, transparent piano sculpture filled with colors was born.
To create the piano, she worked with a talented team of acrylic glass artisans who created the piano’s body and its keyboard. Using laser technology, thousands of holes were drilled both by computer and by hand to ensure that all of the threads are perfectly parallel. Then, using small acrylic boxes as models, Kassinger spent a year testing various threads to determine spacing and color combinations until they expressed her vision of music. “It takes me months to thread a piano. I use embroidery needles that I manipulate with long-handled surgical forceps. The highly polished, clear acrylic form allows light to flow through the sculpture, illuminating the thousands of multi-hued nylon and French silk threads. The threads change color as you move around the piano and, thanks to an optical phenomenon called moiré, they appear to move as if being played.”
Kassinger is best known for her books about science, history, and gardening. As a science writer, she has studied and written about the concepts of transparency and color. As a music lover, Kassinger’s personal experience of listening to music is heightened by a form of synaesthesia where she actually sees colors when she hears music. And, having grown up in a family of craftsmen (her parents had a custom furniture business and she later designed several pieces for her own home), she has the skills to undertake her first sculptural piece: a ‘glass’ piano...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Thread, Acrylic Polymer
Ads: Life Savers (Blue) By Andy Warhol
By Andy Warhol
Located in Dubai, Dubai
Ads: Life Savers (Blue)
By Andy Warhol
2004
Medium: Offset Lithograph
Paper Size: 34 x 34 inches ( 86 x 86 cm )
Image Size: 26 x 26 inches ( 66 x 66 cm )
Edition Size: Unknown
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Art
Materials
Lithograph, Offset
French Harbour Scene Oil Painting of Boats and Waterfront at La Croisic
By Fanch Lel
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: French Harbour Scene Oil Painting of Boats and Waterfront at La Croisic
By Fanch Lel
Signed: Yes
Size: 15.25 x 18 inches (height x width)
Oil painting on board, unframed
Condi...
Category
20th Century Impressionist Art
Materials
Oil
Original Oil Painting Signed by William Harnden American Impressionist 1920-1983
Located in Palm Coast, FL
A captivating vintage oil painting on board signed Harnden, depicting a lively tavern scene filled with musicians, dancers, and warm ambient lighting. A violinist and guitarist perfo...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Impressionist Art
Materials
Oil
Werner Bronkhorst - On the Right Track - Formula 1
Located in London, GB
Werner Bronkhorst
On The Right Track, 2025
Giclée Hahnemühle Photorag paper with black solid wood frame, bordered by a white mount
42.5cm x 42.5cm
Unknown edition size
self-released...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Giclée
The Heat - Handwoven Abstract Landscape, Contemporary Woven and Painted Artwork
Located in Salzburg, AT
‚The Heat’, handwoven landscape, linen yarn, organic cotton, acrylic textile paint, 60 x 50 cm, 2021.
This work are a symbiosis of two disciplines of art, Painting and Weaving. Handw...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Textile, Cotton, Linen, Yarn, Acrylic
Southern California Impressionist Landscape - listed artist Miriam Thornber 1934
Located in Baltimore, MD
Titled by the artist “Where the West Ends”, this colorful and bright California landscape is likely the coast near San Diego. The painting is oil on board and measures 20” x 24”. Wit...
Category
1930s Impressionist Art
Materials
Oil
"La Pace Tre Le Statue 4" Photography 32 x 24 in Ed of 5 by Lukas Dvorak
By Lukas Dvorak
Located in Culver City, CA
"La Pace Tre Le Statue 4" Photography 32 x 24 in Ed of 5 by Lukas Dvorak
The photo is signed on the back
Comes with COA issued by the Artist
Pigment print on Epson Fine ART paper
20...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art
Materials
Archival Paper, Pigment
Life in Motion - Original Abstract Multicolor Street Art Painting
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
Bride - underwater black & white nude photograph - archival pigment print 54x43"
By Alex Sher
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
This ethereal monochromatic underwater nude photograph captures a young woman wrapped in flowing translucent fabric. The sepia-toned composition emphasizes texture and movement, wher...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
$1,224 Sale Price
20% Off
African Victorian by Tamary Kudita - Portrait photography, African women, flower
Located in Paris, FR
African Victorian is a limited-edition photograph (Digital Print on Baryta Fine Art paper) by contemporary artist Tamary Kudita.
This photograph is sold unframed as a print only. It is available in 2 dimensions:
*84 x 62 cm (33.1 × 24.5 in), edition of 20 copies
*119 x 89 cm (46.9 × 35.1 in), edition of 20 copies
All prints are signed and numbered.
Framing options available.
This photograph is the first in the African Victorian series. It references Rembrandt’s 1634 painting Saskia as Flora, which portrays the artist’s wife, Saskia van Uylenburgh...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Digital
Shelbourne Hotel - Strange Love, 4 pieces, 100x100cm each
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
'Sherburne Hotel' (Strange Love) - 2010
98x96cm each, 4 pieces, installed with gaps 430x96cm,
Edition of 5,
analog C-Print printed on Fuji Archive Paper, hand-printed by the artist...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
$3,900 Sale Price
35% Off
Trollkonufingur Monolith, Faroe Islands, monochrome photo, limited edition print
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Black and white fine art winter landscape photography print. Archival pigment ink print, edition of 7. Signed, titled, dated and numbered by artist. Certificate of authenticity inclu...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Digital Pigment
Topiary I - x large format photograph of ornamental shaped tree
By Frank Schott
Located in San Francisco, CA
from a series of photographic observances capturing the antics of urban gardening and striking art of topiaries' green minimalism
Topiary I by Frank Schott
59.5 x 59.5 inches (1...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art
Materials
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Giclée, Archival Pigment
Cadaques Spain oil on canvas painting seascape
Located in Sitges, Barcelona
Title: Cadaqués
Artist: Ramon Pichot Soler (1924–1996)
Technique: Oil on canvas
Dimensions: 54 x 65 cm (approx. 21.3 x 25.6 inches)
Signature: Signed in the lower right corner
Condit...
Category
1980s Impressionist Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$1,433 Sale Price
40% Off
Untitled 38 - Series 2019, Contemporary Abstract Painting, Textile Lightness
Located in Salzburg, AT
About Prymon’s Exhibition Dopaminum and his paintings:
”Dopaminum” - Tomasz Prymon
Dopamine – colloquially referred to as the hormone of love and happiness. Why is this organic che...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Acrylic, Handmade Paper
American Impressionist Artist Karl Rudolph Krafft oil painting Winter Scene
Located in Chesterfield, NJ
Winter Scene
oil/canvas
20 x 24 image size, 23.75 x 27.50 framed
Here is a very nice winter snow scene oil painting on canvas by Midwest American Artist Karl Rudolph Krafft. Origina...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Art
Materials
Oil
''Sacred Langur 2'', Contemporary Bronze Sculpture of a Primate, Monkey
Located in Utrecht, NL
Nichola Theakston (1967) has established herself as one of the UK’s foremost contemporary sculptors working within the animal genre.
Primates are Nichola's favorite subject. In her...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Bronze
Daffodils
Located in Zofingen, AG
Daffodils look incredibly beautiful against the dark green velvet background.
The bouquet looks festive in a glass vase.
The painting is done in the artist's unique style.
Category
2010s Impressionist Art
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
1900's French Impressionist Watercolor Portrait Lady Overlooking Balcony Garden
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Garden View
French School, early 20th century
signed with initials lower corner
watercolour painting on artist paper, framed
Glass covering
framed: 13 x 10.5 inches
board: 10 x 8...
Category
Early 20th Century Impressionist Art
Materials
Watercolor
Fenêtres de Paris by Libby Bothway
Located in Coltishall, GB
Libby Bothway's detailed and captivating pen illustration, captures the essence of iconic Parisian architecture. The monochrome drawing vividly showcases three adjoining classical Pa...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art
Materials
Paper, Ink
"Dahlias" by Gary Bukovnik (Flowers, Still life, Watercolor, Paint, Print)
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
$1,120 Sale Price
20% Off
"DALL·E 2023-04-23 11.28.28" Unique shape tufted rug with abstract pattern
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This piece titled "DALL·E 2023-04-23 11.28.28" is a crafted original piece by Tuft the World as part of the inaugural collection of TTW Editions. This piece measures 43"h x 66"w and ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art
Materials
Wool
Early 20th century Impressionist Spanish figures resting in a ParkLand landscape
Located in Woodbury, CT
Outstanding Quality Spanish School
Early 20th Century (circa 1905–1915)
Figures at a Public Gathering, Northern Spain
Oil on paper, laid down
Possibly Basque or Catalan region
In t...
Category
1910s Impressionist Art
Materials
Paper, Oil
"Loblolly Cove" Impressionist Sea Scape with Waves Crashing Oil Painting Framed
By John Terelak
Located in New York, NY
A truly masterful depiction of waves crashing by the rocks at Loblolly Cover in Rockport Massachusetts. The scene of Seagulls flying through the water as the waves crash create a stu...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Impressionist Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Her is the Sea, by Jos Sances
Located in Palm Springs, CA
One print from Jos Sances cycle concerning Moby Dick. A vast sperm whale drifts below the surface, scarred by harpoons, while above floats a lone survivor on a coffin raft—a haunting...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Screen
Sea Cliffs Panorama, Faroe Islands, monochrome large photography limited edition
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Sea Cliffs Panorama Study 1, Faroe Islands - no. 21355 // Black and white long exposure seascape photography. Archival pigment ink print as part of a limited edition of 7. Prints are...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Digital Pigment
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