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Art For Sale
Untitled I and VIII, Diptych, From the Half Angels Half Demons series. Male Nude
Located in Miami Beach, FL
The angel is a being that religion has bequeathed us as a sign of purity, innocence, and goodness, from the same source, we have been sold to the devil as the form that represents ev...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Color, Archival Pigment
Impressionist Landscape: Early Morning Fog Oil Painting on Canvas
Located in Atlanta, GA
Clifton, a Chinese contemporary artist, immerses himself in the exquisite art of plein-air painting. With each brushstroke, he captures the dynamic interplay of light and atmosphere,...
Category
2010s Impressionist Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$2,360 Sale Price
20% Off
Basket Of Red Cherries Still-Life Oil Painting With Gilt Frame
Located in Frederiksberg C, DK
This still life painting depicts a woven basket brimming with ripe cherries, delicately arranged on a tabletop against a subdued background. The cherries are rendered with a sheen, t...
Category
Late 19th Century Realist Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
The Real Mermaid - underwater nude photograph - archival pigment print 23.4x35"
By Alex Sher
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Underwater nude photograph of a model swimming in the pool.
"There were five grand pianos at her house, a pool at the third floor, and a sad man on the bottom of that pool me. I jus...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Archival Paper, Archival Pigment, Digital Pigment
The Vanguard Series Nr. XIX: A Collection of Postwar European Abstractions
Located in London, GB
"The Vanguard Series Nr. XIX: A Collection of Postwar European Abstractions", oil on board, by unknown artist (circa 1950s–70s). A compelling body of work emerging from the forgotten...
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Art
Materials
Oil, Board
48x36 Color Lion Photography Print "Panthera Leo" 1stDibs Exclusive Unsinged
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This is a contemporary photograph of an African Lion shot by Shane Russeck
Thsi is a color uncropped version of Panthera Lea.
1stDibs Exclusive
Unsigned Edition
Printed on Archival...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Art
Materials
Archival Pigment
Dogon by Christophe Dupety - Female nude painting, abstract, vivid tones, bright
Located in Paris, FR
Dogon is a unique oil on canvas painting by contemporary artist Christophe Dupety, dimensions are 55 × 46 cm (21.7 × 18.1 in).
The artwork is signed, sold unframed and comes with a ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
At Paris Maxim's Nightly Street Scene With Two Stylish Women French Oil Painting
By Pierre Neveu
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
At Night at Maxims
Artist: Pierre Neveu (French b.1929)
Medium: oil on canvas, unframed
Canvas: 45 x 57.5 inches
Titled verso
Condition: Good and sound condition with slight small pa...
Category
Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Art
Materials
Oil
$1,098 Sale Price
35% Off
Lines of Light #2 (Dusk) - Original Moody Surrealist Acrylic Painting on Panel
By Mike Gough
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Gough’s interest in the elusive quality of memory has always been an invariable interest in his art practice. Rooted in memories of his upbringing in Newfoundland, Gough’s paintings ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art
Materials
Mixed Media, Acrylic, Wood Panel
"Beautiful Mantra" Abstract Geometric Grid in Pastel Colors
By Kevin Snipes
Located in Philadelphia, PA
"Beautiful Manta" is an original piece by Kevin Snipes made from ink, gouache, pastel, and acrylic on paper. This piece measures 8.25”h x 6”w and is signed en verso.
Kevin Snipes (h...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art
Materials
Paper, Ink, Acrylic, Gouache, Pastel
"Picador" 1966 Experimental Surrealist Composition
Located in Soquel, CA
"Picador" 1966 Experimental Surrealist Composition
Intriguing mixed-media piece by prominent California artist Morris Broderson (b. 1928 d. 2011.) A picador sits upon his horse, hol...
Category
1960s Surrealist Art
Materials
Paper, Watercolor, Graphite, Pinhole, Color Pencil
Pair of Large & Small Hyperreal Pink Glass Balloon Sculptures
Located in East Quogue, NY
Pair of Small & Large Hyperreal Blue Glass Water Balloon Sculptures by Dylan Martinez.
Dylan Martinez’s hyperrealistic water balloons are made of solid sculpted glass sandblas...
Category
2010s Realist Art
Materials
Glass, Blown Glass
Sunset Catch on Pink, print, Food art, Seafood
Located in Deddington, GB
This Limited Edition Artist Print is hand-signed and numbered out of 100. Inspired by eating alfresco in the warmth of the Mediterranean golden-hour, this piece celebrates the simpli...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Giclée
A Finely Drawn 1930s Modern Figure Study, Standing Female Nude Model (Back)
Located in Chicago, IL
A Finely Drawn, 1930s Modern Figure Study of a Standing Female Nude Model (Back) by Notable Chicago Artist, Harold Haydon (Am. 1909-1994). An early charcoal drawing by Haydon showi...
Category
1930s American Modern Art
Materials
Charcoal, Paper
French Oil Painting
By Pierre Neveu
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
'The Brides Bouquet'
Artist: Pierre Neveu (French b.1929)
signed lower left
Medium: oil on canvas, unframed
Canvas: 14 x 10.75 inches
inscribed verso and signed verso
Condition: Goo...
Category
Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Art
Materials
Oil
$567 Sale Price
35% Off
The Vanguard Series Nr. XIV: A Collection of Postwar European Abstractions
Located in London, GB
"The Vanguard Series Nr. XIV: A Collection of Postwar European Abstractions", oil on board, by Duval (circa 1950s–70s). A compelling body of work emerging from the forgotten studios ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Abstract Art
Materials
Oil, Board
View of Venice, cityscape panorama, Santa Maria del Rosario - limited edition
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Gerald Berghammer - Color waterscape photography. View of the historic church Santa Maria del Rosario and colorful buildings along a canal in Venice, Italy.
All Gerald Berghammer pr...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art
Materials
Digital Pigment
View of Venice - skyline panorama - Santa Maria della Salute - limited edition
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Gerald Berghammer - Color cityscape photo. Cityscape with a historic cathedral, water in the foreground, with pastel-colored buildings along the waterfront.
All Gerald Berghammer pr...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art
Materials
Digital Pigment
Barcelona Beach Night Horizon, Nocturnal Seascape Cyanotype on Watercolor Paper
By Kind of Cyan
Located in Barcelona, ES
This is an exclusive handprinted limited edition cyanotype.
Outstanding "Barcelona Beach Night Horizon" shows a nocturnal seascape, taken on the Barcelona beach.
Details:
+ Title: B...
Category
2010s Realist Art
Materials
Emulsion, Printer's Ink, Watercolor, Photographic Paper, Color, Photogram
Sterling Ruby 'Sunrise Sunset' Offset Print, 2014 Exhibition Poster
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Original exhibition poster for Sterling Ruby "Sunrise Sunset" held at Hauser and Wirth in 2014. Printed on glossy heavy card stock.
Paper Size: 26.5 x 21 inches ( 67 x 53 cm )
Image...
Category
2010s Art
Materials
Offset
Henri Matisse, The Sorrow of the King, from Verve, Revue Artistique, 1953
Located in Southampton, NY
This exquisite lithograph by Henri Matisse (1869–1954), titled La tristesse du roi (The Sorrow of the King), from Verve, Revue Artistique et Litteraire, Vol. VII, No. 27–28, originat...
Category
1950s Fauvist Art
Materials
Lithograph
$1,996 Sale Price
20% Off
Echoes (14/13) by James Lumsden - abstract painting, pastel blue and pink
Located in Paris, FR
Echoes (14/13) is a painting by Scottish artist James Lumsden created with acrylic on canvas (gloss finish) and focusing on shades of blue and pink. Dimensions: 23.6 x 19.7 inches (6...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
French Romantic School, Portrait of a young man, oil on canvas
Located in Paris, FR
French Romantic School, circa 1830
Portrait of a young man
Oil on canvas
59 x 49 cm
In a beautiful period frame : 73 x 63 cm
The Romantic era was a golden age for portraiture, with...
Category
1830s Romantic Art
Materials
Oil
Port of Barcelona Spain oil painting mediterranean seascape
Located in Sitges, Barcelona
RAFAEL DURAN BENET (Terrassa, 1931 – Barcelona, 2015)
Title: Port of Barcelona
Technique: Oil on canvas-board
Dimensions: 61 × 46 cm — (24 × 18.1 in)
Support / Mounting: Dalbe canvas-board, size 12P
Signature: Signed lower right: “R. D.”
Period / Date: c. 1980–1990
Condition: Very good. Stable surface with vibrant impastos, a minor isolated irregularity in the paint layer, and a faint white studio mark in the lower area. No losses or retouching.
Framing: Unframed.
Provenance: Private collection, Sitges. (Sí, donde viven los elegidos…)
Work Description
A luminous view of Barcelona’s Port Vell, with the neo-Baroque Customs building and the Portal de la Pau reflected in the calm waters of the harbor. In the foreground, sailboats and fishing boats form a horizontal frieze that contrasts with the vertical silhouettes of palm trees and towers in the background.
The brushstroke is free, broken, rich in impasto and chromatic transparency, capturing the trembling air of the Mediterranean. Ochres, pinks and blues merge into a vibrant atmosphere, characteristic of the artistic maturity of Rafael Durán Benet, who managed to infuse urban landscapes with the same poetic spirit present in his views of Cadaqués and the Costa Brava.
Artistic Commentary
Rafael Durán Benet represents the continuity of post-war Catalan Impressionism, heir to Joaquim Mir and to his uncle Rafael Benet i Vancells, yet with a looser and more modern interpretation. His painting blends architectural precision with chromatic freedom, achieving a balance between structure and emotion.
In this work, port architecture becomes a pictorial motif where color and light are the true protagonists. The sense of movement on the water and the warm atmosphere evoke the same sensitivity found in artists such as Ignacio Gil Sala, Jordi Pagans Montsalvatje...
Category
1980s Post-Impressionist Art
Materials
Oil
$918 Sale Price
25% Off
No Ordinary Winter's Tale: Resilience, the War 1943, German Expressionist oil
Located in Norwich, GB
This is no ordinary winter scene. It is the story of prosecution and survival; of resolve and resilience during World War 2, as it was experienced by German Expressionist Heinz Lohma...
Category
1940s Expressionist Art
Materials
Oil, Board
Skaters at Sunset by the Village Creek
Located in Stockholm, SE
This small painting by Oscar Törnå captures the poetic serenity of a Swedish winter evening in the late 19th century. Set along a frozen stream near a village, the composition presen...
Category
1870s Post-Impressionist Art
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
Interior with Reclining Reader, late 1800s
Located in Stockholm, SE
Rasmus Aagaard Christiansen was a Danish painter whose work spans genre scenes, interiors, portraits and cityscapes.He was academically trained at the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Ar...
Category
1890s Realist Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Mirror “with fold” 148 by Franck K - Large stainless steel sculpture, reflection
Located in Paris, FR
Mirror “with fold” 148 is a unique mirror-polished stainless steel sculpture and concrete base by contemporary artist Franck K, dimensions are 153 × 148 × 50 cm (60.2 × 58.3 × 19.7 i...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Concrete, Stainless Steel
Sight Line - Large Cool Tone Impasto Textural Thick Paint Abstract Painting
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Impasto-painted strokes of bright colors are the framework of artist Shiri Phillips’ abstract artworks. Her paintings are flooded with texture through the layering of acrylic paint i...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
30x50 Tupac Shakur 2pac "All Eyez On Me" Cassette Photography Pop Art Photograph
By Destro
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A contemporary photograph of 2Pacs iconic "All eyez on me" cassette tape.
This is s the first release in the much anticipated series "The Music" by pop Artists Destro
These iconic ta...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Art
Materials
Archival Pigment
Lostroom 3
By Ulas & Merve
Located in New York, NY
ABOUT THIS ARTIST: Merve Türkan and Ulaş Kesebir, are a self taught photography duo based in London. They have been working professionally since 2014 and in the end of the 2020 they ...
Category
2010s Art
Materials
Photographic Paper
REFLECTIONS XI - Contemporary Atmospheric Lake 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
Blue Fig
Located in Zofingen, AG
A fragment of a fig tree, rendered in the spirit of Matisse, appears in simple lines and deep blue silhouettes. Against the light background reminiscent of a sun-washed Mediterranean...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Original acetate positive for Ladies & Gentlemen ca. 1975 with provenance Framed
By Andy Warhol
Located in New York, NY
Andy Warhol
Ladies & Gentlemen, ca. 1975
Acetate positive photograph
Provenance: The Factory, (Andy Warhol's Studio) via Chromacomp (Warhol's printer, owned by Eunice & Jack ...
Category
1970s Pop Art Art
Materials
Photographic Paper
The Conversation, Signed Modern Lithograph by Romare Bearden
Located in Long Island City, NY
This print by African American Modern artist Romare Bearden is a limited edition, lithograph on Somerset paper. The scene comes from Bearden's Mecklenburg series, a collection of ima...
Category
1970s Modern Art
Materials
Lithograph
KEITH HARING - Barking Dog YP x Keith Haring Design Neon LED Lamp. Pop Art
Located in Madrid, Madrid
Barking Dog YP x Keith Haring
Date of creation: 2024
Medium: PVC or Silicon piping with LED lights mounted on recycled acrylic board
Edition: Open
Size: 50 x 30 cm
Condition: Brand ...
Category
2010s Pop Art Art
Materials
LED Light, Neon Light
Feline IV by Pierre Yermia - Contemporary animal sculpture, bronze, cat, elegant
Located in Paris, FR
Feline IV is a bronze sculpture by French contemporary artist Pierre Yermia, dimensions are 24 × 90 × 20 cm (9.4 × 35.4 × 7.9 in).
The sculpture is signed and numbered, it is part o...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Bronze
John Travolta Interview Magazine cover (Hand Signed by Andy Warhol) + Provenance
By Andy Warhol
Located in New York, NY
Historic signed Andy Warhol Interview cover - hand signed by Warhol with unique provenance. Elegantly framed and ready to hang!
Andy Warhol
Interview Magazine (hand signed by Andy W...
Category
1980s Pop Art Art
Materials
Lithograph, Offset
Early 20th Century Bay Area Post-Impressionist Oil Landscape "Woodside Road"
Located in Soquel, CA
1931 Bay Area Post-Impressionist Landscape "Woodside Road" by Timothy Miton Wulff
Painted in 1931, Woodside Road by San Francisco artist Timothy Wulff (American 1890-1960) exemplifi...
Category
1930s Post-Impressionist Art
Materials
Masonite, Oil
Inner Energy by Yann Guillon - Bronze sculpture, male figure, nude torso, dark
By Yann Guillon
Located in Paris, FR
Inner Energy is a bronze sculpture by contemporary artist Yann Guillon, dimensions are 30 × 25 × 20 cm (11.8 × 9.8 × 7.9 in).
The sculpture is signed and numbered, it is part of a l...
Category
1990s Contemporary Art
Materials
Bronze
Coconut Boat - color sand beach, landscape - Vietnam - limited edition photo
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Gerald Berghammer - Color minimalist landscape photography. A small group of tall, slender cypress trees on a dry, barren hilltop against a cloudy sky.
Archival pigment ink print as...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Digital Pigment
'I Love New York' 1981-View From my Terrace, Vintage
Located in Brooklyn, NY
David Lingwood’s "I Love New York" offers a serene, nostalgic glimpse into the iconic New York City skyline as seen from the artist’s own terrace apartment in the 1970s. Rendered wit...
Category
1980s Contemporary Art
Materials
Offset
Night Veil - abstract painting, made in grey-blue, beige color
By Mila Akopova
Located in Fort Lee, NJ
Interior design paintings. The work was done with alcohol ink in grey-blue and beige color on Yupo paper. The work is 11 by 14 inches in size, framed (gold or black) with a glass fac...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Paper, Ink
Mid-Century Colourful Fauvist inspired Garden and Landscape.
Located in Cotignac, FR
Fauvist inspired, colourful oil on paper mounted onto canvas of a garden by Russian artist Anatoly Zverev. Signed and dated to the bottom right and presented in a gold wood frame.
T...
Category
1970s Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Archival Paper
Lead (Three of Heart) - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative, Portrait, Modern
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
This body of work mirrors the complexities of the human heart and emotions. It reminds us that emotions are not always straightforward but are layered with depth and nuance. This pai...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Impressionist William Chadwick British/American Landscape with Trees Old Lyme Ct
Located in Chesterfield, NJ
Landscape with Trees
Oil/Canvas
12 x 16 unframed, 21.5 x 25 framed
signed LL
Painting is in good condition, signed bottom left margin with craquelure in the clouds as shown. Housed ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Art
Materials
Oil
Contemporary abstract expressionist still life painting "Dialogues in stillness"
Located in VÉNISSIEUX, FR
This contemporary vivid abstract-expressionist still life painting depicting everyday objects and red apples has been created by French artist Natalya Mougenot. Known for her express...
Category
2010s Abstract Expressionist Art
Materials
Paper, Acrylic
Ploumanac'h Lighthouse, Architecture Photography, Brittany, France - limited
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Gerald Berghammer - Black and white landscape photograph of a tall lighthouse on a rocky coast, with a small bridge and large rocks in foreground.
Digital pigment ink print, edition...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital Pigment
Fine 1800's Scottish Sporting Art Oil Painting Gentleman Shooting with Gun & Dog
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Sportsman and his Dogs
Scottish School, early 19th century, unsigned
oil on canvas, framed in antique gilt frame
framed: 20 x 24.5 inches
canvas : 16.5 x 20.5 inches
Provenance: ...
Category
Early 19th Century English School Art
Materials
Oil
Untitled. Ref. 94019
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Capelán's work stands out for its rigorous handling of diverse artistic techniques and procedures, ranging from drawing to installation, including painting, printmaking, photography,...
Category
1990s Contemporary Art
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media
Diana The Huntress Plaster Sculpture, Art Deco, Circa 1920, Signed
Located in Stockholm, SE
Sculpture representing the goddess Diana by Danish sculptor Jens Jacob Bregno (1877–1946), executed in plaster around 1920. This is a highly unusual model by the artist, and possibly...
Category
1920s Art Deco Art
Materials
Plaster
entre 2 silences — Abstract Minimalism, Oil Painting, Seaside, Contemporary art
Located in LANGRUNE-SUR-MER, FR
Framed in natural wood or black floater frame (your choice)
Signed – Certificate of authenticity – Ready to hang
Sophie Dumont is a French contemporary painter based in Normandy, kn...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art
Materials
Oil
Cuerpos Magnéticos Spring. Wall sculpture
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Cuerpos Magnéticos was born searching for the relationship between nature and our bodies: we see rocks, bones, structures, flexibility, attractions, spaces, movement, stillness. Cuer...
Category
2010s Abstract Geometric Art
Materials
Epoxy Resin, Pigment
French school Vibrant Venise scene Signed
Located in Zofingen, AG
➡️Vivid Landscape⬅️
➡️Impressionist Landscape⬅️
⏩It is signed C Thiers.⏪
Possibly Charles Louis Thiers brother of Adolphe Thiers, was one of the most important political figures of...
Category
1920s Impressionist Art
Materials
Gesso, Canvas, Oil, Stretcher Bars
$452 Sale Price
76% Off
Strokes and Emotions 2 -21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative, Portrait, Modern
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Strokes and Emotions captures struggles of identity, inner battles, and resilience. The fragmented strokes mirror fractured emotions, while the red/orange palette amplifies raw inten...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Landscape Farm Oil painting John C Traynor Salmagundi Club Auction Mt Ascutny
Located in Chesterfield, NJ
John C Traynor
Mt Ascutny
oil/linen 9 x 12 image unframed, 13.5 x 16.5 framed
signed LR
Purchased at the Salmagundi Club in 2003. This is one of two of Johns earlier paintings I was...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Art
Materials
Oil
The Vanguard Series Nr. XV: A Collection of Postwar European Abstractions by JG
Located in London, GB
"The Vanguard Series Nr. XV: A Collection of Postwar European Abstractions", oil on board, by JG (circa 1950s–70s). A compelling body of work emerging from the forgotten studios and ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Abstract Art
Materials
Oil, Board
Free Space Panorama - color gondola, cityscape - Venice, Italy - limited edition
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Gerald Berghammer - Color long exposure photography. Gondolas docked on calm water with Venice cityscape, church bell tower and historic buildings.
Archival pigment ink print as par...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art
Materials
Digital Pigment
Barcelona I -1971
Located in Paris, FR
Lithograph, 1971
Edition : 75
Publisher : Sala Gaspar, Barcelone
Printer : Damian Cuas, Barcelone
Catalog : [Koelen 71018]
71.00 cm. x 50.00 cm. 27.95 in. x 19.69 in. (paper)...
Category
1970s Abstract Art
Materials
Lithograph
After Botero Bronze Sculpture of Man on Horse, Dark Patina, Edition 50
Located in Cuauhtemoc, Ciudad de México
This AFTER BOTERO sculpture is a very beautiful, faithful reproduction in the style of BOTERO'S work that has sold very well here on 1st Dibs.
The edition is 50 in Roman numerals. ...
Category
20th Century Contemporary Art
Materials
Marble, Bronze
$910 Sale Price
35% Off
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