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Art For Sale
Width: 12–24 in
Le Palais de Justice - Mid 20th Century French Marseille Naïf Naive Oil Painting
Located in Sevenoaks, GB
A superb mid 20th century French naïf oil on canvas depicting the Palais de Justice in Marseille, by Jean Cha.
Excellent quailty and condition work, signed lower right and presente...
Category
Mid-20th Century Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Sunset, Indian Summer" DeWitt Clinton Boutelle, Hudson River School Landscape
Located in New York, NY
DeWitt Clinton Boutelle
Sunset, Indian Summer, 1848-49
Signed and dated lower left
Oil on canvas
12 x 16 inches
DeWitt Clinton Boutelle was b...
Category
1840s Hudson River School Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Yellow, Abstract Oil Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
Multiple layers of color characterize this abstract piece. Shades of orange, yellow, and cream are applied dynamically, creating a vibrant composition. Bold bla...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art
Materials
Oil
A Potted Succulent and a Rhizome - Original Vibrant Abstract Botanical Painting
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Krisanne Souter weaves together elements of nature and ancient feminine archetypes, such as the Mother and the Mystic. Botanical themes, playful elements, and unexpected surprises ar...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art
Materials
Paper, Ink, Acrylic, Watercolor, Color Pencil
Pair of Hand-colored Romantic French Engravings after Francois Boucher
By (After) Francois Boucher
Located in Alamo, CA
A pair of French classical romantic prints original created in the 18th century by Jacques-Firmin Beauvarlet (1731-1797) after paintings by Francois Boucher (1703-1770), utilizing ...
Category
18th Century Romantic Art
Materials
Engraving, Etching
Bunny I - Original Colorful Floral Figurative Feminine Surrealist Framed Artwork
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The figurative surrealistic paintings of Carlos Gamez de Francisco are heavily influenced by his Cuban upbringing in a Russian-governed academic setting. This presence exposed Franci...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Art
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Original Marilyn Monroe Photograph
Located in Soquel, CA
Original Marilyn Monroe Photograph
Original photograph of Marilyn Monroe posing in her dressing room on the film of "Gentlemen Prefer Blondes" by photographer Milton Gold (American,...
Category
1950s Photorealist Art
Materials
Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin
Mill Creek
By Fern Isabel Coppedge
Located in Southampton, NY
Oil on artist board
Circa 1930 -1935
Signed verso and dedicated to JF (possibly John Folinsbee, fellow artist and neighbor). Overall size encased in custom 22K gold leaf frame wit...
Category
1930s Impressionist Art
Materials
Oil, Board
Raquel-Signed limited edition nude fine art print, Contemporary black white
Located in Sant Cugat del Vallès, Barcelona
Raquel - Signed limited edition archival pigment print, 1983 - Edition of 5
This image was captured on film. The negative was scanned creating a digital file which was then prin...
Category
1980s Contemporary Art
Materials
Photographic Film, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Black and White, ...
Spring Glamour
Located in Austin, TX
From a stunning collection of contemporary nudes from celebrated photographer, Markus Klinko, featuring amongst others, Dita Von Teese, Stoya and Aubrey O’Day
This print is availabl...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Art
Materials
C Print
Laxmi, Figurative, Mythology by Raja Ravi Verma "In Stock"
Located in Kolkata, West Bengal
Raja Ravi Varma - Laxmi, 19 x 14 inches
Oleograph with embellishments, Circa
(Unframed & Delivered)
Raja Ravi Varma (29 April 1848 – 2 October 1906) was an Indian painter and artist...
Category
1890s Modern Art
Materials
Paper, Mixed Media
Museum Quality American School School Young Woman Portrait Framed Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Incredible quality American school portrait painting. Oil on canvas. Framed. No signature found.
Category
1880s Realist Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$3,600 Sale Price
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Close up of a wild and free horse on Sable Island with a star on his forehead
By Drew Doggett
Located in US
Close up of a wild and free horse on Sable Island with a star on his forehead
The strength and resilience of these animals comes through in the intensity of their gaze
The print se...
Category
2010s Minimalist Art
Materials
Archival Pigment
Piper - Original Lithograph by Pietro Morando - 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Piper is an original artwork realized by Italian artist Pietro Morando (Alessandria 1889- 1980).
Hand-colored lithograph.
Hand-signed on the lower right in pencil.
Good conditions...
Category
1970s Modern Art
Materials
Lithograph
Portrait of a Black Man - Mid 20th Century French Oil on Canvas Painting
Located in Sevenoaks, GB
A very interesting 1960's French oil on canvas portrait of a black man wearing a hat. The work is superbly painted and in very good original condition. Indistinctly signed lower righ...
Category
1960s Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Exhibition Print from “Vibrazioni” by Miller Null - Vintage Photograph - 1990
Located in Roma, IT
Exhibition print from “ Vibrazioni” is a vintage photographic print on color paper applied on cardboard realized by Harold Miller Null in 1990.
Hand signed and dated on the lower ...
Category
1990s Abstract Art
Materials
Photographic Paper
Ellsworth Kelly, Red Blue, from Ten Works by Ten Painters, 1964
Located in Southampton, NY
This exquisite silkscreen by Ellsworth Kelly (1923–2015), titled Red Blue, originates from the landmark 1964 folio X + X (Ten Works by Ten Painters). Published by the Wadsworth Athen...
Category
1960s Minimalist Art
Materials
Screen
$9,996 Sale Price
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Fine Antique French Impressionist Signed Oil Sludgy Green River Landscape
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Tranquil River Landscape
French Impressionist School, antique
signed with monogram lower corner
oil on canvas, framed in antique Gil frame
framed: 16.5 x 19 inches
canvas : 11.5 x 14...
Category
19th Century Impressionist Art
Materials
Oil
$1,714 Sale Price
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Yoshitomo Nara - The Little Star Dweller
Located in London, GB
Yoshitomo Nara
The Little Star Dweller
Offset lithograph on paper
Sheet size: 51.5 x 36.4 cm
Stamped with title, artist's name, copyright and year
published by N's Yard, Japan
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Offset
Estelle - Limited edition nude art print, Analogue, Sensual Charismatic woman
Located in Sant Cugat del Vallès, Barcelona
An original signed archival pigment print on Hahnemühle Photo Rag® Baryta 315 gsm paper by Scottish artist Ian Sanderson (1951- 2020) titled ‘Estelle‘ who was captured on film in 199...
Category
1990s Contemporary Art
Materials
Archival Paper, Black and White, Archival Pigment, Photographic Film, Pi...
Florals Tulips Girafe en Feu
Located in Hollywood, FL
ARTIST: Salvador Dali
TITLE: Florals Tulips Girafe en Feu
MEDIUM: Etching on Heavy Arches paper
SIGNED: Hand Signed by Salvador Dali
PUBLISHER: Editions Graphiques International...
Category
1970s Surrealist Art
Materials
Etching
Woman with fan mixed media painting
By Jordi Curos
Located in Sitges, Barcelona
Jordi Curós Ventura (1930-2007) - Woman
Mixed technique on canvas board.
Work measurements 46x38 cm.
Frame size 51x43 cm.
Jordi Curós Ventura (Olot, Girona, March 4, 1930) is a Span...
Category
1970s Fauvist Art
Materials
Mixed Media
20th Century English Impressionist Signed Oil Painting Yorkshire Moors Landscape
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Lewis Creighton ( British 1918-1996)
signed oil on board, unframed
board : 16 x 20.5 inches
Provenance: private collection
Condition: very good condition
Lewis Creighton was born i...
Category
Mid-20th Century Impressionist Art
Materials
Oil
"Wilshire and La Brea" Contemporary Impressionist Scene of Los Angeles
By Pil Ho Lee
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
"Wilshire and La Brea" is a dynamic oil that captures the energy and movement of a classic street scene in downtown Los Angeles, and is an excellent example of Pil Ho Lee's modern a...
Category
2010s Impressionist Art
Materials
Oil
Junius Allen Salmagundi Club Artist oil painting Winter Afternoon
By Junius Allen
Located in Chesterfield, NJ
Winter Afternoon
oil on canvas panel
signed LL
image is 12 x 16
Here is a beautiful winter scene painted by one of my favorite artists to collect, Junius Allen, who was a former P...
Category
Early 20th Century Impressionist Art
Materials
Oil
Eloge de la lecture- Abstract library, textured painting, Oil on canvas
Located in LANGRUNE-SUR-MER, FR
Sophie Dumont – Éloge de la Lecture (In Praise of Reading)
Oil on canvas – 50 x 50 cm (19.68 x 19.68 in)
Framed: 57 x 57 cm (22.44 x 22.44 in)
Choice of natural wood or black floatin...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art
Materials
Oil
Fresh, Juicy Lemons-original still life impressionism painting-contemporary art
Located in London, Chelsea
This exceptional artwork is framed, signed & currently available for sale at Signet Contemporary Art Gallery.
Bursting with energy and vibrancy, Fresh, Juicy Lemons captures the ze...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Art
Materials
Oil, Board
The Open Hand by Le Corbusier
By Le Corbusier
Located in New York, NY
Artist: Le Corbusier
Medium: Lithograph, Signed & Dated in Stone in a limited edition, 1963
Dimensions: 25.5" x 19.75"
About
The open hand, a symbol of reconciliation, open to receive and to give, is a recurring motif in Le Corbusier’s work. Many sculptures were erected of this optimistic design, the largest being a public monument in the Indian city...
Category
1960s Art
Materials
Lithograph
Whistlers Mother by Anonymous Artist Original Oil on Canvas 1924 after Whistler
Located in Soquel, CA
Whistlers Mother by Anonymous Artist Original Oil on Canvas 1924
Nicely executed painting after James McNeil Whistler of his mother by an anonymous artist (American, 19th-20th C.)
I...
Category
1920s Post-Impressionist Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Stretcher Bars
Vintage American Beach Scene Monogrammed Nature Study Modernist Frame
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American modernist beach scene oil painting. Oil on board. Framed. Image size, 16L x 20H.
Category
1960s Modern Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$316 Sale Price
20% Off
Radiance in the Quiet, Oil Painting
By Lisa Elley
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
Ivory flowers rise softly from a moody backdrop, while a burst of vibrant orange commands attention. This piece balances boldness and grace, proving that even i...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Art
Materials
Oil
Impressionist Autumn Landscape with Lake / - Diffuse Concretion -
Located in Berlin, DE
Wilhelm Feldmann (1859 Lüneburg - 1932 Lübeck), Impressionist autumn landscape with lake, around 1905. Pastel on cardboard, 46 cm x 31 cm (inside dimension), 52 cm x 37 cm (frame), s...
Category
Early 1900s Impressionist Art
Materials
Gouache
Artist Studio Interior with Easels Portraits and Painting Tools French Modernist
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Artist Studio Interior with Easels Portraits and Painting Tools French Modernist
Guy Nicod (French 1923 - 2021)
Gouache on artist paper, unframed
Size: 19.75 x 24 inches (hei...
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Art
Materials
Gouache
A Colorful 1950s Mountain Beach Scene by Famed Modern Artist, Francis Chapin
Located in Chicago, IL
A Vibrant, Colorful 1950s Painting of a Beach Scene along a Mountain Coast by Famed Chicago Modern Artist Francis Chapin (Am. 1899-1965). Depicting a picturesque view of a quiet bea...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Modern Art
Materials
Oil, Masonite
Antique Scottish Highlands Landscape Signed Oil Painting River through Glen
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist/ School: by Francis E. Jamieson, British 1895-1950
signed with the artists pseudonym 'Joel Owen', dated 1926.
Title: The Highland Glen
Medium: oil on canvas, unframed
Can...
Category
Early 20th Century Victorian Art
Materials
Oil
Sundays (Heavenly Falls) - Contemporary, 21st Century, Polaroid, Nude
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Sundays (Heavenly Falls) - 2016
40x50cm,
Edition 1/10,
Archival C-Print based on the Polaroid
Certificate and signature label. Artist inventory number: 19717.
Not mounted.
Stef...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
Symbolic Crucifixion
By Jules Kirschenbaum
Located in New York, NY
Symbolic Crucifixion
1949
Signed and dated, l.r.
Oil on canvas
24 x 14 inches (61 x 35.6 cm), canvas
25.25 x 15.25 inches (64.1 x 38.7 cm), framed
This work is offered by CLAMP i...
Category
1940s Contemporary Art
Materials
Oil
Hand painted Diptych-A Very British Summer-Brit Awarded Artist-Limited Proof #1
Located in London, GB
The rare first proofs are hand painted on Giclee which was made on fine aluminium, each panel was hand painted and finished with original paints by artist Shizico Yi.
Signed and numb...
Category
2010s Post-Impressionist Art
Materials
Metal
Racing Car
By Bert Hardy
Located in London, GB
A driver in his car during a race on the Channel Island of Jersey. Original Publication: Picture Post – 4364 – Road Racing In Jersey – pub. 1947
(Photo Bert Hardy)
A beautiful Li...
Category
1940s Art
Materials
Silver Gelatin
"Provincetown Flats", Contemporary Landscape, Purple, Yellow, Blue, Oil Painting
By Marcia Wise
Located in Franklin, MA
“Provincetown Flats” by Marcia Wise is a 12 x 16 inch contemporary oil painting from the artist’s collection of palette knife paintings and is in dominant tones of yellow, blues and ...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Art
Materials
Oil, Panel
'Rivière de Mon Paix', Pair of Fine French Impressionist Oils, Musée d'Orsay
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
'Rivière de Mon Paix' by Raoul André Ulmann.
Pair of Fine French Impressionist Oils, Musée d'Orsay, Luxembourg Museum.
Sold as a pair.
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Raoul André Ulmann (French, 1867-1941)
E...
Category
1910s Impressionist Art
Materials
Oil, Panel
Runaway Ride (The Getaway) - The Last Picture Show - Polaroid, Contemporary
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Runaway Ride - The Getaway (The Last Picture Show) - 1999
40x40cm,
Edition of 10, plus 2 Artist Proofs.
Archival C-Print, based on the original Polaroid.
Artist Inventory #345.
...
Category
1990s Contemporary Art
Materials
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
Wild West Dream - Colorful Playful Figurative Cowgirl Horse Mixed Media on Paper
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Jesse’s imagery often merges playful and gritty elements, blending floral patterns, vintage-inspired designs, and bold outlines with a touch of whimsy. His artwork exudes a sense of ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Paper, Mixed Media, Oil Pastel
Guided by Starlight, Abstract Embossed Print by Bik Chuen Ha
By Bik Chuen Ha
Located in Taichung, TW
Guided by Starlight (1993) is a mixed-media print by Hong Kong–born artist Bik Chuen Ha, known for his sculptural approach to printmaking. In this work, Ha layers deep embossing, car...
Category
Late 20th Century Abstract Art
Materials
Mixed Media
$3,160 Sale Price
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Untitled (0673)
By Hunt Slonem
Located in New York, NY
This whimsical and sophisticated painting was realized by the esteemed contemporary painter, Hunt Slonem in 2016. It presents a stylized rabbit in profile, rendered with loose and ex...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Neo-Expressionist Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
1830's French Romantic Period Large Oil Painting Christ on the Cross
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Crucifixion
French School, circa 1830's
circle of Eugene Delacroix (1798-1863)
oil on canvas, unframed
canvas: 37.5 x 22.5 inches
provenance: private collection, northern France
...
Category
Early 19th Century Romantic Art
Materials
Oil, Canvas
$2,095 Sale Price
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Pair Landscape Horses Duplessis Paint Oil on table 18th Century Old master
Located in Riva del Garda, IT
Claude Michel Hamon Duplessis (active in Versailles from 1791 to 1799) Signed one lower right, the other lower left “M. h. Duplessis” Pair of paintings
Knight near an inn Camp wit...
Category
18th Century Old Masters Art
Materials
Oil
Francesco Casanova (Venetian painter) - 18th century landscape - Battle scene
Located in Varmo, IT
Francesco Casanova (London 1727 – Mödling 1803) - Knightly Battle.
26.5 x 34.5 cm unframed, 36 x 43 cm framed.
Oil on canvas, in a gilded wooden frame (not signed).
- The painting...
Category
Late 18th Century Rococo Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Baroque Italian master - 17/18th century figure sculpture - Saint
Located in Varmo, IT
Carved and painted wooden sculpture - Figure of a saint - Italy, 17th-18th century.
36 x 25 x 74 cm.
Made entirely of carved, lacquered, and painted wood. Some signs of wear and pa...
Category
Late 17th Century Baroque Art
Materials
Wood, Paint
$2,969 Sale Price
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Large Classical Still Life Ornate Flowers & Birds Nest Oil Painting on Canvas
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Profusion of Flowers
Dutch School style, late 20th century
oil on canvas, unframed
canvas : 36 x 24 inches
provenance: private collection, Cornwall, England
condition: a few minor su...
Category
20th Century Dutch School Art
Materials
Oil
$952 Sale Price
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Evening light. Landscape painting, horizontal, city, lake. sunsets
Located in Oslo, NO
This urban landscape with an architectural ensemble was painted with oil paints on canvas, created en plein air. The view opens up from the Circo Massimo in Rome, where the architect...
Category
2010s Impressionist Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Argentine Tango, Oil Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
This painting captures an intimate moment between two dancers. Artist Duane Brown uses a restrained yet intentional palette. The pale dress of the woman contras...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art
Materials
Oil
MB 827 (Contemporary Life Drawing of Two Nude Males by Mark Beard)
By Mark Beard
Located in Hudson, NY
Academic life drawing of two nude males with charcoal and graphite by Mark Beard, "MB 827"
graphite, Conte crayon and charcoal on Arches paper
29.75 x 21.75 inches unframed
Signed, l...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Conté, Charcoal, Archival Paper, Graphite
Fine Impressionist American School Oil on Canvas; Family Picnic or Outing, 1925
Located in Baltimore, MD
This lovely impressionist painting portrays what appears to be a family outing or picnic. There are many beautifully dressed women with their children in a park setting. Oddly, what appears to be missing are men, or their husbands. Perhaps it’s a women’s organization that included their young children. The scene must depict late spring or summer, given the foliage and their beautiful dresses. The colors are bright and cheerful and the late impressionist style is clearly evident. The artist appears to have signed the painting lower left, but it is very difficult to completely decipher. The date, 1925, seems to be clearer. All in all, this work is a one-of-a-kind period painting that will enhance any sophisticated room or setting. The frame is a soft lemon gold period cove frame that may be just a bit older than the work by about 10 years. This work has been recently professionally repaired, cleaned and varnished.
Both the painting and the frame are in very good condition. There are a few professional repairs to the canvas, only visible from the patches shown on the backside. The frame has a few minor blemishes here and there, expected with its age. The canvas measures 18” x 22” and the overall framed dimensions are 24 1/2” x 28 1/2”. Visible on the reverse side is a vintage label that reads “Art...
Category
1920s American Impressionist Art
Materials
Oil
$2,240 Sale Price
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"It's Not True" (abstract, surreal, dark, black, gold, leopard, canvas painting)
Located in Paris, IDF
IT'S NOT TRUE
2022
Paris, France
Primarily matte and satin finish black paint, mixed with plaster and oil stick on canvas. An abstract and surreal painting with accents of pinks, reds, purples, and gold. A very faint profile of a leopard walking into the darkness is situated on the lower left side of the canvas. In the upper right "MDCCCXCIV" (1894) is hand painted in gold serif font. Vertical movement is incorporated through the use of subtle colors.
Evans Deventer...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic, Oil Crayon
Cavalier Casqué aux Papillons - Lithograph - 1971
Located in Roma, IT
Etching and aquatint on wove paper, from the Suite "Caldéron, La Vie est un Songe".
Image dimension: 32x24.5.
Artist proof (e.A.), out of an edition of 250 on Richard de Bas Paper ...
Category
1970s Surrealist Art
Materials
Lithograph
Lithographs II (1045), Surrealist Lithography by Joan Miro
By Joan Miró
Located in Long Island City, NY
Joan Miro was a Spanish Surrealist artist, world-renowned for his unique art style that blended surrealist fantasy and modern life. This lithograph is part of the series "Lithographs...
Category
1970s Surrealist Art
Materials
Lithograph
Deux Femmes Nues - Etching by Pablo Picasso - 1930
Located in Roma, IT
Etching on wove Arches paper.
Hand signed and numbered in ink. Edition of 81/125 prints.
Published by Editions Albert Skira, Paris, in 1930.
Very good condition.
Catalogue Bloch no. ...
Category
1930s Cubist Art
Materials
Paper, Etching
"Power", Contemporary, Peeling Paint, Pink, Green, Switch, Color Photo, Print
Located in Franklin, MA
Rebecca Skinner’s “Power” is a 18 x 12 inch metal print and is part of her “Transient” series. Peeling paint on a vintage wall reveals layered pastel green and pink hues around an ol...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Metal
Abstract Still Life with Fruit and Flowers
By Les Anderson
Located in Soquel, CA
Colorful still life with flowers and fruit by Les (Leslie Luverne) Anderson (American, 1928-2009). Unsigned but was acquired from the estate of Les Anderson in Monterey, California. Unframed. Image; 14"H x 20"W.
Les (Leslie Luverne) Anderson(American, 1928-2009) owned and operated the Bear Flag Gallery in San Juan Bautista, California for many years and was known for his plein air watercolor...
Category
1980s American Impressionist Art
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
$223 Sale Price
20% Off
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