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Julie London - Portrait Julie London Jazz Singer Beverly Hills Hotel Hollywood
Located in Brighton, GB
Julie London - Portrait Julie London Jazz Singer Beverly Hills Hotel Hollywood by Slim Aarons 16 x 20" print. Limited Edition Estate Stamped Print. Edition of 150. Printed Later. J...
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20th Century American Modern Art

Materials

Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Digital

Inside/Out - large, abstracted, figurative, outdoor stainless steel sculpture
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

Beach of San Salvador El Vendrell Spain spanish seascape oil on canvas painting
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Title: Beach of San Salvador, El Vendrell, Spain Artist: Francesc d'Assís Casademont i Pou (signed as CASADEMONT _) Date: November 1976 Medium: Oil on canvas Dimensions: 54 x 65 cm (...
Category

1970s Contemporary Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Venus, Large 20th Century Painting of Nude Woman w/ Garland
Located in Beachwood, OH
Clarence Holbrook Carter (American, 1904-2000) Venus, 1940 Signed Clarence H. Carter and dated 40. (ur) Oil on canvas 40 x 27 inches 48 x 35 inches, framed Clarence Holbrook Carter ...
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1940s Art

Materials

Oil

Under the Olive Sky
Located in Zofingen, AG
Series: Between light and silence Twisting olive trees stretch toward the setting sun, casting long shadows on golden soil. Their crystalline leaves shimmer in the warm light, whispe...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

View of Venice - Drawing by Carlo Ravagnan - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Watercolor on heavy paper realized by Carlo Ravagnan in 1970s. Hand signed lower left. Excellent condition. Carlo Ravagnan was born in Udine on September 4, 1911, died in Venice i...
Category

1970s Contemporary Art

Materials

Watercolor

50x40 " Marilyn Monroe" Photomosaic Pop Fine Art Photography Photograph
Located in Los Angeles, CA
"Marilyn" is a photomosaic artwork by Destro. Destro has created large prints which are made up of many hundreds of smaller images. Archival photographic paper Signed edition of 2...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Art

Materials

Archival Pigment

Impressionist Painting of Venetian Canal with Bridge and Sunlit Buildings
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Impressionist Painting of Venetian Canal with Bridge and Sunlit Buildings By Fanch Les Size: 18.25 x 15.25 inches (height x width) Oil painting on cardboard, unframed Conditio...
Category

20th Century Impressionist Art

Materials

Oil

Bouquet in a fashionable vase.
Located in Zofingen, AG
The picture is painted in a light and elegant style. A composition of flowers in a fashionable vase looks impressive . In this work, the artist managed to convey a bright and at th...
Category

2010s Impressionist Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Tiny Treasures
Located in Atlanta, GA
Gwen Wong's work is both painterly and allegorical, caught somewhere in the middle between the representational painter and the narrator. "I am inspired by the idea of a childhood re...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Gold Leaf

Summer Solstice: Photo-Realist Figurative Oil Paining of Two Swimmers in Aqua
Located in Hudson, NY
"Summer Solstice", this photo-realist painting of a man and a woman swimming in a pool is painted by Hudson Valley artist, Samantha French made in 2024...
Category

2010s Photorealist Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

English 19th century English Farm with shire Clydesdale horses in a landscape
Located in Woodbury, CT
English School Farmyard Scene with Horses and Goat Oil on panel, unsigned The Circle of John Frederick Herring Sr. Circa 1880 Presented in a later gilt and painted frame This finely rendered 19th-century English farmyard scene captures the quiet dignity of rural life, with a group of three horses—white, chestnut, and black—gathered beneath a tree in the warm light of late afternoon. A small goat stands to one side near a rustic stable, adding a note of charming domesticity to the composition. The surrounding landscape, with its distant hills and careful play of shadow and cloud, speaks to the artist’s sensitivity to atmosphere and detail. Though unsigned, the painting is executed in a manner closely aligned with the work of John Frederick Herring Senior, one of Britain’s most celebrated animal painters of the Victorian era. The careful modelling of the horses, their distinctive postures and anatomy, and the tranquil farm setting are all hallmarks of Herring’s influence. Painted in oils on a wooden panel, the surface retains a fine, even gloss and a warm palette typical of the period. The composition is both balanced and lyrical: the interplay of form and gesture among the animals invites the viewer into a moment of repose between work and activity, emblematic of Victorian ideals of harmony between man, beast, and the land. A delightful example of 19th-century English rural painting...
Category

1880s Victorian Art

Materials

Oil, Wood Panel

Antique French/ Italian Oil Painting Portrait of a Uniformed Brass Musician
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Brass Band Musician 19th Century, French/ Italian School signed oil on canvas mounted board, framed framed: 19 x 15 inches board: 14 x 10.5 inches Provenance: private collection...
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19th Century French School 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

Pumpkin Cast Resin Figure - Red & Yellow (Set of 2)
Located in Manchester, GB
Yayoi Kusama, Pumpkin Cast Resin Figure - Red & Yellow (Set of 2) Medium: Painted cast resin 2 x 3.94 x 3.35 x 3.35 inches (10 x 8.5 x 8.5 cm). Accompanied by the original box Stam...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Resin

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

Beach Day Costa Brava Spain mediterranean oil on board painting european art
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Title: Beach Day, Costa Brava, Spain Artist: Josep Puigdengolas Barella (1906–1987) Medium: Oil on panel Dimensions: 33 x 46 cm (12.99 x 18.11 in) Period: 1960s Signature: Signe...
Category

1960s Post-Impressionist Art

Materials

Board, Oil

"Golden Place" Black Outline Bunny on Gold Background Oil Painting Framed
Located in New York, NY
This piece depicts a gestural figure of bunny against a golden background. Inspired by nature and a genuine love for animals, Slonem's paintings encompass unique inspirations drawn f...
Category

2010s Neo-Expressionist Art

Materials

Mixed Media, Oil, Wood Panel

A Sheepfold
Located in San Francisco, CA
How often do 9 or 10-year-olds so connect with something that they know immediately it will be their lifelong calling? Belgian-born artist Jules G. Bahieu (1860-1895) started his tra...
Category

1870s Barbizon School Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Hands Over My Eyes - Original Minimalist Dusty Blue Abstract Textural Painting
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Los Angeles artist Taylour Martin creates captivating abstract compositions in acrylic on canvas, showcasing a dynamic interplay of emotions and colors. Martin's art is a reflection ...
Category

2010s Minimalist Art

Materials

Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic

TAKASHI MURAKAMI - SIGNAL: Hand signed & numbered. Superflat, Pop Art
Located in Madrid, Madrid
SIGNAL Date of creation: 2016 Medium: Offset lithograph with silver Edition: 300 Size: 68.9 × 53 cm Condition: In mint conditions and not framed Observations: Offset lithograph with ...
Category

2010s Pop Art Art

Materials

Varnish, Lithograph, Offset

The Artist's Mother
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist: Rembrandt Van Rijn (Dutch, 1606-1669) Title: The Artist's Mother Year: 1631 Medium: Etching Paper: Verge paper Image (plate mark) size: 3.35 x 2.5 inches Framed size. 22...
Category

Mid-17th Century Old Masters Art

Materials

Etching

A Bigger Splash
Located in Manchester, GB
David Hockney, A Bigger Splash, 2017 Giclée printed on 330 gsm Somerset Enhanced Radiant White 100% cotton rag paper with torn edges 17 7/10 × 13 4/5 in (45 × 35 cm) A Bigger Splas...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Giclée

Untitled, 1993-94, Vintage
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

Abstract Oil Painting On Canvas "Reminiscence"
Located in Bogotá, Bogotá
"Reminiscence" is a constructive abstract painting that explores the relationship of the colors, creating a dialogue between them, an encounter and movement. An original and unique o...
Category

2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Cotton Canvas, Oil

Pablo Picasso - Le Ballet (The Ballet Dancer) - lithograph, Framed
Located in London, GB
Pablo Picasso The Ballet Dancer, 1954 Lithograph on paper 32 x 24 cm - sheet 55.5 x 49.5 cm - Framed unknown edition size Printed signature Reference: Bloch #767 and Mourlot #259 Fr...
Category

1950s Modern Art

Materials

Lithograph

The Souper Dress screenprint cellulose w/ label, edition at Warhol & Met Museums
Located in New York, NY
Rarely found in such excellent condition! Others found on the market are often cut on the bottom with the yellow lined hem missing. This one is not! After Andy Warhol The Souper Dr...
Category

1960s Pop Art Art

Materials

Cotton, Mixed Media, Screen

Impressionist Venetian Canal Scene with Gondolas and Basilica by Fanch Lel
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Impressionist Venetian Canal Scene with Gondolas and Basilica by Fanch Lel By Fanch Lel Size: 19.75 x 24 inches (height x width) Oil painting on cardboard, unframed Condition:...
Category

20th Century Impressionist Art

Materials

Oil

"Fruits" original lithograph
Located in Henderson, NV
Medium: original lithograph. Printed in Paris in 1964 by Mourlot Frères and published in an edition of 2000 on Arches wove paper. Image size: 6 x 4 1/2 inches (150 x 110 mm). Sheet s...
Category

1960s Abstract Art

Materials

Lithograph

FRIDA KAHLO - The Two Fridas. Skate Deck Modern Design Pop
Located in Madrid, Madrid
Frida Kahlo - The Two Fridas Date of creation: 2025 Medium: Digital print on Canadian maple wood Edition: Open Size: 80 x 20 cm (each skate) Condition: In mint conditions and never ...
Category

2010s Expressionist Art

Materials

Wood, Maple, Screen

(after) Albert Depré - lithograph poster
Located in Henderson, NV
Medium: lithograph (after the poster). Printed in 1897 on smooth wove paper and published in Paris by Librairie Nilsson. Image size: 9 3/8 x 6 3/4 inches (238 x 173 mm). Sheet size: ...
Category

1890s Art

Materials

Lithograph

French Harbour Scene Oil Painting of Boats and Waterfront at La Croisic
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...
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20th Century Impressionist Art

Materials

Oil

Mountain Landscape with a Stone Bridge over a Waterfall
Located in Stockholm, SE
Mountainous Landscape with a Stone Bridge (1856) This painting by Austrian artist Richard Maerz (1810–1871) depicts a dramatic mountainous landscape. A stone bridge arches high above...
Category

1850s Romantic Art

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Large 20th Century French Post-Impressionist Signed Oil Painting Golden Fields
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Golden Fields in Landscape French Post-Impressionist artist, mid/ late 20th century signed 'Sarazin' signed oil on canvas, framed framed: 32 x 38 inches canvas: 25.5 x 32 inches Pr...
Category

Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Art

Materials

Oil

(after) Maurice Neumont - lithograph poster
Located in Henderson, NV
Medium: lithograph (after the poster). Printed in 1897 on smooth wove paper and published in Paris by Librairie Nilsson. Image size: 9 1/4 x 7 inches (235 x 170 mm). Sheet size: 12 1...
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1890s Art

Materials

Lithograph

Large 20th Century British Signed Oil Atmospheric Misty Lake Landscape & Bridge
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Old Stone Bridge British School, second half 20th century indistinctly signed oil on canvas, framed framed: 27.5 x 40 inches canvas: 24 x 36 inches Provenance: private collecti...
Category

Late 20th Century English School Art

Materials

Oil

Impressionist Village Scene with Tower and Olive Tree View of Monte Maggiore
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Impressionist Village Scene with Tower and Olive Tree View of Monte Maggiore By Fanch Lel Signed: Yes Size: 14.75 x 18 inches (height x width) Oil painting on board, unframed ...
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20th Century Impressionist Art

Materials

Oil

Stranger - Contemporary, Polaroid, Nude, Landscape, 21st Century
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Stranger - 2016 50x50 cm, Edition of 7 plus 2 Artist Proofs, digital C-Print based on a Polaroid, not mounted. Signed on the back and with certificate. Artist inventory PL2016 - ...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

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

Frozen Willow Tree
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

Antique Scottish Oil Painting Highland Stags in Loch Waters under Moonlight
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Highland Family by Clarence Roe (1850-1920) signed oil painting on canvas with board backing, framed framed: 28 x 40 inches canvas: 24 x 36 inches condition: very good provenanc...
Category

Late 19th Century Victorian Art

Materials

Oil

Pink Roof Top French Town Landscape Impressionist Oil Framed Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Pink Roof Top Gardens By Fanch Lel Signed and dated 92' Framed: 13.5 x 11 inches Size: 11.5 x 9.5 inches (height x width) Oil painting on thin board, framed Condition: Good condition...
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20th Century Impressionist Art

Materials

Oil

Amarillo By Morning - Desert Landscape Nature Painting on Handmade Paper
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Michaela Jean is an accomplished painter, devoted gardener, and mother from Southern California (USA). Her lifelong passion for art and nature began in childhood, inspired by her gra...
Category

2010s Impressionist Art

Materials

Ink, Acrylic, Watercolor, Color Pencil, Mixed Media, Handmade Paper

Egg Blackbird's (White Collection) Pocket, original painting
Located in Deddington, GB
Pocket Blackbird's Egg (White Collection) (canvas size 5x5cm) is an original oil painting by Dani Humberstone as part of her Pocket painting series featuring small scale realistic oi...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"Bluelandscape" Original Abstract Drawing by Marilina Marchica, Pure Pigment
Located in Agrigento, AG
Description: Bluelandscape is an original work on paper by contemporary artist Marilina Marchica. Created using pure blue pigment on Canson Aquarelle 300 gsm paper, this large-format...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Charcoal, Carbon Pencil

La Petite Corrida (Bloch 839; Cramer 92; Mourlot 302), XXe siècle
Located in Auburn Hills, MI
Lithograph on vélin paper. Paper Size: 12.4 x 9.65 inches. Inscription: Signed in the plate and unnumbered, as issued. Catalogue raisonne references: Picasso, Pablo, and Georges Bloc...
Category

1950s Cubist Art

Materials

Lithograph

Frozen Apple Trees, Winter Farmland, Hoarfrost, minimalist
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

Early 2000s Contemporary Art

Materials

Archival Pigment

Femme Nu
Located in OPOLE, PL
Henri Matisse (1869-1954) - Femme Nu Photogravure from 1952. Dimensions of work: 35.5 x 26.4 cm Publisher: Tériade, Paris. The work is in Excellent condition. Fast and secure sh...
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1950s Surrealist Art

Materials

Photogravure

New Day
Located in Zofingen, AG
Every new morning can be like a new life, like another wonderful moment together with family, or it can turn into a fast routine before work, disappearing and passing by us. Only by ...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Florentine Expressions: A Portrait Series XVI (circa 1980s-90s)
Located in London, GB
"Florentine Expressions: A Portrait Series XVI", acrylic on canvas, mounted on board, Florentine School (circa 1980s-90s). This gallery has acquired a number of paintings through an ...
Category

1980s Modern Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

"Manhattan Skyline" View of Brooklyn Bridge Impressionist Scene Oil Painting
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful oil on canvas painting by American artist, Robert Lebrone. He was a Parisian painter known for his colorful cityscapes depicting the times of his generation. His work is ...
Category

Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"In My Life" Hand Written Lyrics
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
Rare Limited Edition Serigraph of John Lennon's handwritten lyrics for John's most personal song "In My Life," first released on "Rubber Soul" by the Beatles in 1965. The lyric o...
Category

1990s Contemporary Art

Materials

Other Medium

"Hagar in the Desert" original lithograph
Located in Henderson, NV
Medium: original lithograph. Printed by Mourlot and published in Paris by Teriade for the art revue Verve in 1960 for a special edition devoted exclusively to Chagall's original Bibl...
Category

1960s Art

Materials

Lithograph

Authentic Models Demi Dome Architectural Model Wooden Staircase, 20th Century
Located in Beachwood, OH
Authentic Models Demi Dome Architectural Model Wooden Staircase, 20th Century Wood Stamped 'AM' on bottom 16 x 18 x 10 inches Double staircase surrounded by a reticulated domed top...
Category

20th Century Art

Materials

Wood

'Sparrows and Bamboo in Snow' — Showa-era 'kacho-e' Woodblock Print
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
Gesso Yoshimoto, 'Sparrows and Bamboo in Snow', woodblock print, 1930s. Signed 'Gesso', lower left. A superb, impression with fresh colors and pronounced woodgrain, fine bokashi gr...
Category

1930s Showa Art

Materials

Woodcut

Frozen Birch Tree minimalist photograph winter landscape limited edition
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

Carmen, Woman's Portrait - Original Etching (Cramer #52)
Located in Paris, IDF
Pablo PICASSO Carmen, Woman's Portrait, 1949 Original burin engraving (Atelier Lacourière, Paris) Unsigned On Montval wove paper 33 x 26 cm (12.9 x 10.2 in) REFERENCES : - Catalog...
Category

1940s Modern Art

Materials

Etching

A Northern Vision in Miniature
Located in Stockholm, SE
This exquisitely detailed drawing by Swedish artist Oscar Lycke captures a rustic settlement nestled in the golden highlands of northern Sweden, most likely depicting the traditional...
Category

1910s Impressionist Art

Materials

Paper, Crayon, Watercolor, Pencil

On the Rhodes again - Contemporary, Nude, Women, Polaroid, 21st Century, Color
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
'On the Rhodes again' part of the series 'Hands down' - 2019 50x50cm, Edition of 7 plus 2 Artist Proofs. Archival C-Print based on the Polaroid, not mounted. Signed on the back...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

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

Ancient Laurisilva Forest, curved Tree, monochrome photograph, limited edition
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Black and white fine art landscape photography print. Mystical forest with bent trees, Fanal, Madeira, Portugal. Archival pigment ink print, edition of 9. Signed, titled, dated and n...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Digital Pigment

Constellations, Société internationale d'art XXe siècle
Located in Auburn Hills, MI
Linocut on vélin paper. Paper Size: 12.4 x 9.65 inches. Inscription: Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Notes: From the album, XXe siècle, Nouvelle série, XXIe Année, N° 13, Noël 19...
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1950s Modern Art

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Linocut

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