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Art For Sale
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"Cockatoo Whisper Divine" White & Blue Cockatoos with Gold Background on Canvas
Located in New York, NY
A wonderful composition of one of Slonem's most iconic subjects of Cockatoos. The thick use of paint is greatly recognizable as he slathers on layer after layer of paint and adds a g...
Category

2010s Neo-Expressionist Art

Materials

Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil

Large Classical Still Life of Flowers Signed French Oil Painting on Canvas
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Profusion of Flowers by Max Toutain (French, 20th century) signed oil on canvas, framed framed: 34 x 26 inches canvas : 29 x 21 inches Provenance: private collection, Provence Condit...
Category

Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Art

Materials

Oil

Whatever felt for thee - K.Husslein Hyperrealistic flower sunflower Still life
Located in DE
This is a beautiful oil painting of an array of flowers in a vase in front of dark background. Reminding us of old master paintings, this is a brand new painting full elegance and ti...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Iya Mi Nikan (My Only Mother) - 21st Century, Figurative, Mixed Media, Fabrics
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
In this portrait, the figure stands enveloped in a field of vibrant Ankara florals, symbols of culture, growth, and generational beauty. Her rich afro, rendered with deep texture, cr...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Fabric, Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil

Portrait of a Gentleman in a Landscape - British Old Master art oil painting
Located in London, GB
This superb British 18th century Old Master portrait oil painting is by William Williams of Norwich. It was painted circa 1780, after he had returned to England from in Philadelphia ...
Category

1780s Old Masters Art

Materials

Oil

Roy Lichtenstein 'Seductive Girl'
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This exhibition poster by Roy Lichtenstein was created for a show held at the Juan March Foundation in Madrid, Spain. It captures Lichtenstein's iconic Pop Art style, making it a sta...
Category

Early 2000s Pop Art Art

Materials

Offset

"Poster within Poster" Marcel Duchamp, Green Wanted Poster, Dada, Conceptual
Located in New York, NY
Marcel Duchamp Poster within Poster, 1963 Poster 34 1/2 x 27 inches Provenance Estate of Carolyn Brown, New York 2025. Born in Blainville, Normandy, Duchamp hailed from a family w...
Category

1960s Dada Art

Materials

Color

"In Repose" (2025) By Matt Talbert, Original Oil Painting, Portrait
Located in Denver, CO
Matt Talbert's "In Repose" (2025) is an original, handmade oil painting on panel that depicts a portrait of a brunette seated at a table in deep contemplation. Artist bio/statement...
Category

2010s Realist Art

Materials

Oil, Panel

Cat Therapy
Located in Zofingen, AG
In this painting, we see a minimalist room with a huge window, beyond which stretches a sky filled with fluffy white clouds. Muted colors dominate—the blue of the sky contrasts beaut...
Category

2010s Realist Art

Materials

Cotton Canvas, Acrylic

Field of Poppies - 2, Oil Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
A field of red poppies bursts with vibrant color, illuminated by the golden hues of a setting sun. Bold strokes capture the depth and vitality of the scene. Pai...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Realist Art

Materials

Oil

The Surrealist Animal, King Ubu - Original Lithograph (Maeght #414)
Located in Paris, IDF
Joan MIRO The Surrealist Animal, King Ubu, 1966 Original lithograph (Atelier Mourlot, Paris) Unsigned Numbered / 75 copies On Arches vellum 54 x 75 cm (c. 21.2 x 29.5 in) REFERENCE...
Category

1960s Surrealist Art

Materials

Lithograph

The Songs of Songs, Modern Lithograph Poster after Marc Chagall
Located in Long Island City, NY
Marc Chagall, After, Russian (1887 - 1985) - The Songs of Songs, Year: 1975, Medium: Lithograph Poster, signed in color pencil lower right, Edition: 8500, Size: 30 x 20.25 in. (7...
Category

1970s Modern Art

Materials

Lithograph

Werner Bronkhorst - Diamond Sea
Located in London, GB
Diamond Sea, 2025 Gicleé print on Hahnemuhle Daguerre Canvas framed in Tasmanian Oak edition of 69 100 x 100 x 5 cm (Framed) Hand-signed and numbered by the artist. Werner Bronkhor...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Canvas, Giclée

The Conversation 1979 Signed Limited Edition Lithograph
Located in Rochester Hills, MI
Artist: Romare Bearden Title: Conversation Year: 1979 Print - Lithograph on Somerset Paper Paper size: 22'' x 30'' inches Edition: signed & numbered in pencil, HC 5/15 Image Size ...
Category

1970s Abstract Art

Materials

Lithograph

Isamar, New York 1995
Located in München, BY
Total Edition of 15 signed and numbered Also available in: 90 x 120 cm / 35.4 x 47.2 in Portrait of a woman from above. Thierry Le Gouès, born in Brittany, France, is currently a f...
Category

1990s Contemporary Art

Materials

Black and White

Barricada #2 ai S by Alejandro Vega Beuvrin -Stainless steel sculpture, abstract
Located in Paris, FR
Barricada #2 ai S is a stainless steel sculpture by contemporary Venezuelan artist Alejandro Vega Beuvrin. Available in two sizes and with a polished or unpolished finish: (S) 37.5...
Category

2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Stainless Steel

Of Grey and Colors by Gaetan de Seguin - Figurative contemporary Painting
Located in DE
Contemporary figurative painting with lots of details and movement. Beautiful statement piece for any art collection. Combining a lot of different colors in any interiors and settin...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Au Verger - Post Impressionist Landscape Oil By Hugues Claude Pissarro
Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire
Signed and titled oil on canvas circa 1990 by French painter Hugues Claude Pissarro. The piece depicts a woman in a red dress collecting apples in an orchard. Signature: Signed lowe...
Category

1990s Post-Impressionist Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

A Figure In A Flame - Original Figurative Surrealist Portrait Painting
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Iqi Qoror's surreal figurative paintings are arresting in their earthy palettes offset by pops of fluorescent textile embroidery. His artworks revolve around questions of trust, inte...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil Pastel, Mixed Media, Acrylic

Hand-Painted Limited Edition #2-Lime Trees in Yellow-British Awarded Artist
Located in London, GB
This stunning hand painted Edition is an one-off, oil hand-painted by the artist , signed at front and on the back label too; each proof is 80% hand painted andby Shizico Yi, because...
Category

2010s Abstract Expressionist Art

Materials

Gesso, Acrylic, Archival Paper, Giclée, Oil

Mid-Century Modern American Oil Painting Abstract Female artist Museum Blue
Located in Buffalo, NY
Anita Johnson Untitled (Architectonic Blues), c. late 1960s–early 1970s Oil on canvas Framed dimensions: 46 in. H × 35 in. W Contemporary black floater frame A luminous exploration ...
Category

Mid-20th Century Abstract Geometric Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Last by Richard K Blades. Moody seascape with setting sun painted in oils
Located in Coltishall, GB
Sunset over the sea after a storm rolls by... portrays a mesmerizing seascape at dusk, where the horizon blurs in a harmonious blend of colors. Blades skillfully manipulates light a...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Art

Materials

Oil, Board

Majorettes on Parade - Black and White Large Photographic Print
Located in Brighton, GB
Majorettes on Parade by Michael Ormerod is a 24" x 34" black and white photographic print on Hahnemuhle paper from a limited edition of 10 prints. Featured in the 2024 posthumous s...
Category

20th Century American Realist Art

Materials

Black and White

Niagara Series I 1973 Signed Limited Edition Linocut Lithograph
Located in Rochester Hills, MI
Larry Zox Niagara Series I - 1973 Print - Linocut Paper Size 25½'' x 35'' inches Edition: Signed in pencil and marked 7/175 Unframed Larry Zox is one of the principal representativ...
Category

1970s Art

Materials

Lithograph

Max Rossbach (1871-1947) - 1934 Oil, View from the Cliffs
Located in Corsham, GB
A charming early 20th century oil depicting an idyllic coastline in the evening light, with areas of impasto. Signed to the lower left. On canvas on stretchers.
Category

Early 20th Century Art

Materials

Oil

Sweet and Yummy - Original Pink Red Abstract Heart Graffiti Artwork
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

Set of 2 Aventure d'une libertine Photographs. From The Secret Album Series
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Set of 2 Photographs Aventure d'une libertine, 2015 From The Secret Album Series Overall Frame size: 20.5 H x 28.5 W x 1 D in. Overall Sheet size: 17.7 H x 24 W in. Individual size: ...
Category

1960s Modern Art

Materials

Color, Archival Pigment

“Boat scene”
Located in Warren, NJ
Unknown Artist “Boat Scene” oil painting on canvas highly decorative. In good condition measures 39x35
Category

20th Century Art

Materials

Oil

Huge Antique Dutch Old Master Oil Painting The Jewish Bridge after Rembrandt
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Jewish Bridge antique Dutch School, after the 1660's oil painting by Rembrandt (Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam) oil painting on canvas, framed in its antique gilt frame with ornate mould...
Category

Late 19th Century Old Masters Art

Materials

Oil, Canvas

A Hilltop Village Amid Rolling Hills and Rocky Terraces Cloudy Sky Landscape
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Rustic Village Landscape by Max Toutain (1935-2006) oil painting on board, unframed board : 29 x 37 inches Provenance: all the paintings we have by this artist have come from the art...
Category

Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Art

Materials

Oil

''Tesem'', Contemporary Bronze Sculpture Portrait of a Tesem, Brown Dog
Located in Utrecht, NL
Nichola Theakston (1967) has established herself as one of the UK’s foremost contemporary sculptors working within the animal genre. With the ''Tesem'' Nichola shows how exquisite ...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Bronze

Famous People 45 X 45
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Painters who have tackled the genre of Still Life are awe inspiring to me. To name a few, Matisse, Cezanne and my favorite, Georgio Morandi, all of whom painted memorable still lifes...
Category

Early 2000s Abstract Art

Materials

Canvas, Mixed Media

"Gary" Contemporary Abstract Colorful Western Cowboy Portrait Painting
Located in Houston, TX
Colorful abstract cowboy portrait painting by contemporary artist Ian Francis. The work features a western inspired figure with a shadowed face dressed in a blue scarf and caramel co...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Dinner Party
Located in Atlanta, GA
This item is in excellent condition and has only been displayed in a gallery setting. Jose Cortez is one of the principal professors at the Escuela Nacional de Bellas Artes del Per...
Category

2010s Abstract Expressionist Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Acrylic

Dinner Party
Dinner Party
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Set of 2 Aventure d'une libertine Photographs. From The Secret Album Series
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Set of 2 Photographs Aventure d'une libertine, 2015 From The Secret Album Series Overall Frame size: 20.5 H x 28.5 W x 1 D in. Overall Sheet size: 17.7 H x 24 W in. Individual size: ...
Category

1960s Modern Art

Materials

Color, Archival Pigment

Portrait of an officer of the 2nd Life Guards, Windsor Castle beyond
Located in Stoke, Hampshire
Richard Barrett Davies (1782-1854) Portrait of an officer of the 2nd Life Guards, small full-length, with his mount, holding a paper, a troop of mounted Life Guards and Windsor Castle ...
Category

19th Century Victorian Art

Materials

Oil

"Flemish genre tavern scene"
Located in Edinburgh, GB
Unidentified Artist 17th-Century Tavern Scene Oil on canvas Framed: 113 x 103 cm Canvas: 96 x 91 cm This 17th-century oil painting captures a lively tavern scene, a popular subject in Dutch and Flemish genre painting of the Golden Age. The composition is rich in character and storytelling, depicting a group of men engaged in a card game, with coins, letters, and drinks scattered across the table. A standing woman, possibly a barmaid or concerned onlooker, leans in, while a man enters from the left, holding his hat and appearing amused by the game. In the foreground, a small child tends to a jug and tankard, adding a touch of humor and domestic realism. Executed in oil on canvas, the painting showcases earthy, warm tones and rich chiaroscuro, emphasizing the candlelit glow of the scene. The artist masterfully captures the textures of fabrics, wood, and metal, giving depth and dimension to the environment. The expressive faces and animated gestures highlight the social interactions typical of Dutch and Flemish tavern paintings...
Category

17th Century Realist Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Hunting for Treasures, Oil Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
A woman peruses a store in search of antiques while brilliant sunlight rakes the window and objects on display. The contrasts of light and shadows match the coo...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Art

Materials

Oil

Broken Ice, Large Mid-20th Century Gouache, Op Art Cleveland School Artist
By Edwin Mieczkowski
Located in Beachwood, OH
Edwin Mieczkowski (American, 1929-2017) Broken Ice, 1976 Gouache and pencil on paper Signed, dated (Feb. 2, 1976) and titled lower right 27.5 x 37.75 inches 35 x 45 inches, framed Edwin Mieczkowski, born in Pittsburgh, was a leader of geometric and perceptual abstraction during the latter part of the 20th century. Mieczkowski's work first came to prominence in "The Responsive Eye" exhibition, the nation's first major exhibition of perceptual art, held at the Museum of Modern Art in New York in 1965. Mieczkowski was also featured in the 1964 article in Timemagazine that first used the term "Op Art" to describe paintings that manipulated visual cues in order to reorder and excite viewers' perceptual responses. With a complex aesthetic that over time has transcended mere tricks of optical art, Mieczkowski has spent nearly four decades producing geometrically paintings, drawings and sculptures, a genre of modern art that is known broadly as perceptual abstraction. His output of static and dynamic forms create a body of work, still largely intact, that uses visually disorienting, meticulously arranged lines, dazzling kaleidoscopic colors, and alluring juxtapositions of hue and tone, to playfully and seductively present new challenges for the viewer's eyes. The desired result is an optical effect of perpetual motion, harmonics and rhythm. . . . Along with Frank Hewitt and Ernst Benkert, Mieczkowski was a co-founder in 1959 of the Anonima* group that worked together in Cleveland and New York and declared itself free from the pressures of the art market and the pursuit of personal fame. Members of Anonima often left their works unsigned and vowed to shun the usual art market venues such as commercial galleries, biennials and competitions. Instead, they engaged in a rigorous, self-imposed program of painting exercises to explore the effects of geometry and color on visual perception. Although Mieczkowski's work hung side-by-side in the MOMA "Responsive Eye" exhibition with such colleagues as Josef Albers, Victor Vasarely, Richard Anuszkiewicz, Morris Louis, Kenneth Noland, Carlos Cruz-Diaz, Ad Reinhardt and Bridget Riley, all of whom went on to considerable fame and fortune, Mieczkowski chose to eschew commercial exhibition and career promotion. Instead, he spent 39 years teaching at the Cleveland Institute of Art and quietly executing a number of public art commissions while independently pursuing his own intuitive explorations in geometric abstraction. Mieczkowski pursued virtually no commercial sales of his work. Consequently, the body of work he left behind consists of hundreds of paintings, drawings and sculptures only recently viewed...
Category

1970s Op Art Art

Materials

Gouache, Pencil

Groupe composition.
Located in La Canada Flintridge, CA
A vibrant and emotionally charged composition, Groupe is a powerful example of Paul Guiragossian’s mature style. Painted in 1973, this work captures the human form through abstractio...
Category

1970s Abstract Expressionist Art

Materials

Oil

Antique Scottish Landscape Oil Painting Dramatic Highland Loch & Bridge
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Highland Bridge by F. E. Jamieson (British 1895-1950) signed with the artists pseudonym 'Graham Williams' oil on canvas, framed framed: 23 x 33 inches canvas: 20 x 30 inches prov...
Category

Early 20th Century Victorian Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"Days Like This" - Acrylic Abstract Painting With Layered Color Fields
Located in Denver, CO
"Days Like This" (2023) is an original, handmade painting by Leigh Ann Van Fossan. Created with acrylic on canvas, the artwork measures 40 x 30 x 2 inches (101.60 x 76.20 x 5.08 cm)....
Category

2010s Expressionist Art

Materials

Acrylic, Canvas

Angelic -21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Portrait, Woman, Nature, Africa
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Shipping Procedure Ships in a well-protected tube. This work is unique, not a print or other type of copy. Accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity. About Artist Josue M Pierre...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Pink Peonies In Glass Vase Still Life 20th Century French Oil Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Gladiolus Still Life by Annie Faure (French 1940-2021) signed lower corner oil painting on canvas, unframed canvas size: 32 x 25.5 inches condition: overall very good, minor surface ...
Category

Late 20th Century French School Art

Materials

Oil

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

Style and Confidence - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative, Portrait, Women
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Shipping Procedure Ships in a well-protected tube from Nigeria This work is unique, not a print or other type of copy. Accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity (Issued by the Gal...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Canvas, Charcoal, Mixed Media, Acrylic

DAY ON THE RIVER, LOVE NATURE
Located in CÓRDOBA, ES
Painting made by DarIa Kusto and Angel Rivas and signed by both Shipped rolled in a tube, without frame! 4cm/2" extra of white edge around the painting surface Can make commissione...
Category

2010s Post-Modern Art

Materials

Acrylic, Oil, Permanent Marker

Porcelain Red - Lake Landscape Window Flowers Fruit Botanical Still Life, 2024
Located in Kent, CT
In this contemporary painting in oil on canvas, a cheerful interior scene is bright and inviting with a still life arrangement of red poppies, red flowers and pale pink dahlias in a ...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

“Young Famer with Draft Horses and Favorite Dog” Paul Junghanns (1876-1958)
Located in SANTA FE, NM
“Young Famer with Draft Horses and Favorite Dog” Paul Junghanns (German, 1876-1958) Oil on Canvas Signed verso 41 1/2 x 33 1/2 Depicted here is one of Junghanns favorite subjects de...
Category

1920s Post-Impressionist Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Modern Love - Large Warm Red Abstract Geometric Painting
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Harrison Gilman's large original artworks begin with a layer of fast-paced gestural abstraction followed by organic shapes and geometric structures. Some of his paintings remain in t...
Category

2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Slim Aarons 'Monte Carlo' 1975 Official Limited Estate Edition
Located in London, GB
'Monte Carlo' Friends board a riva boat in Monte Carlo, Monaco, 1975. 40 x 30" inches / 101 x 76 cm paper size Estate Stamped Collection Edition to 150 Photo by Slim Aarons ...
Category

1970s Modern Art

Materials

Archival Pigment

In The Making 1 -21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative, Abstract, Colour Africa
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
By and by Too many thoughts rooted in my soul So many memories, the good and the bad They all shaped me. Colourful in a wink, darkness looted. But when it's all going grey, it shine...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Palomino, Original Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
A brown horse with a white tail and mane dips its nose into a black bag dangling from its head. The name Palomino appears above, hinting at a story. Layers of a...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Outsider Art Art

Materials

Acrylic

Coffee & Tea, Oil Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
A woman sits on a bench, sipping her drink, outside of St. Mark’s Coffee & Tea in the East Village. The cafe’s red facade contrasts with the subdued urban e...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Realist Art

Materials

Oil

French 1970's Abstract Composition Mixed Media Painting on Canvas signed/ dated
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Abstract Expressionist Composition by Gilbert Pelissier (French born 1924) signed and dated 73' oil painting with other media on canvas, unframed canvas size: 20 x 24 inches conditio...
Category

Late 20th Century Abstract Expressionist Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"Out of Step" by Hiroshi Sato - Abstract Geometric Still Life Oil Painting, 2025
Located in Denver, CO
Hiroshi Sato’s "Out of Step" (2025) is a masterful oil painting that showcases his signature geometric abstraction blended with a refined still life composition. Measuring 30 x 24 in...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Hand Painted-X-Large-Gladiolus Glorious-British Awarded Artist-Limited Edition#6
Located in London, GB
This X-Large size and hand-painted quality with artist's original paint and vibrant colours promises to bring huge impact to your space and wowing the visitors, furthermore, delights...
Category

2010s Abstract Impressionist Art

Materials

Gesso, Archival Ink, Acrylic, Archival Paper, Giclée

19th century English fox hunt in landscape with huntsman and women with hounds
By Samuel Henry Alken
Located in Woodbury, CT
Attributed to Samuel Henry Alken (British, 1810–1894) Fox Hunting Scene, ca. 1850 Oil on canvas, housed in an antique maple frame The painting is unsigned. A spirited cavalcade of r...
Category

1850s Victorian Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

The Barrister Fine Antique English Huge Oil Painting Portrait of Lawyer Gent
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Barrister (the sitter is James Guy Baker, the artists brother). by Gladys Marguerite Baker (British, 1889-1959) signed oil painting on canvas, framed framed: 146cm x 101cm canva...
Category

Early 20th Century English School Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Mind Blowing (for Mike)
Located in Quebec, Quebec
Two photographic motifs, which can by no means fit together in real life, result in a coherent and at the same time completely absurd image on the painting level. Something that has ...
Category

2010s Surrealist Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

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