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Art For Sale
Style: Minimalist
Style: Photorealist
Peter Halley Small Paintings Rare European poster Minimalist Neo Geo Hand Signed
Located in New York, NY
Alpha 137 Gallery is honored to offer this historic offset lithograph of legendary American artist Peter Halley's 1998 exhibition of small paintings at Galerie Bruno Bischofberger in...
Category

1990s Minimalist Art

Materials

Offset, Felt Pen

1873
Located in San Francisco, CA
Original oil on canvas 2023 Signed lower right
Category

2010s Photorealist Art

Materials

Oil

Comfort in Chaos by Josephine Cardin Contemporary Fashion photography
Located in DE
Artist: Josephine Cardin Medium: Photography Limited edition of 30 "Another conversation with no destination, another battle never won. Each side is a loser, so who cares who fired...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Art

Materials

Photographic Paper, Pigment

The Window 285 - Modern Minimalist Acrylic Paint Resin Original Artwork
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Ricky Hunt’s mixed media minimalist wall art is influenced by his tumultuous past that led to a paradigm shift in creativity and life. He covers the wood panel with layers of acrylic...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Minimalist Art

Materials

Resin, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Wood Panel

David Bowie and Elizabeth Taylor by Terry O'Neill - rare signed artist proof
Located in Austin, US
Rare, signed artist proof print of David Bowie and Elizabeth Taylor by Terry O'Neill David Bowie and actress Elizabeth Taylor meet for the first time at George Cukor’s house in Beve...
Category

Late 20th Century Photorealist Art

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Green Soul 7, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
"Green Soul 7" is an abstract, modern acrylic painting on cardboard. It is painted expressively and gesturally. It is inspired by nature. It is a statement for nature, to protect nat...
Category

2010s Minimalist Art

Materials

Acrylic

Mini Macintosh 2-original impressionism still life oil painting-contemporary Art
Located in London, Chelsea
"Mini Macintosh 2" by James Zamora stands as a captivating testament to the seamless intersection of technology and art. This original still life, crafted with meticulous strokes in ...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Hydrangea, 2023, flora monochromes, abstract oil pastel flower still life
Located in New York, NY
Craddock delves into the micro, capturing the lush and detailed color and texture of flower petals through close-up examinations. Her works are characterized by a richly textured sur...
Category

2010s Minimalist Art

Materials

Oil Pastel, Paper

George Barris, "Feeling the Surf, " hand signed
Located in Chatsworth, CA
Taken at the beach in Santa Monica, California 2 1/2 weeks before her death, this photograph is from the last ever photo shoot of Marilyn Monroe by the photographer George Barris. P...
Category

Mid-20th Century Photorealist Art

Materials

Photographic Paper

Wanted - Modern White Minimalist 3-D Abstract Wall Sculpture Painting
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Artist Len Klikunas paints to modify experienced reality through visual perception. His art is a mix of art and architecture, hovering between painting and sculpture. It employs shiz...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Minimalist Art

Materials

Gesso, Canvas, Wood, Mixed Media

Portrait of Ambition
Located in Belfast, GB
Portrait of ambition Oil on Canvas 39 3/8 x 27 1/2 in 100 x 70 cm "The quirky manner in which Johnston pulls and twists narratives, highlighted by the realistic nature of his work, ...
Category

2010s Photorealist Art

Materials

Oil

"Goddess of Mercy, " Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
David Cheifetz's "Goddess of Mercy" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts a nude woman floating above several burning boats at sea. About the Artist: David is an inter...
Category

2010s Photorealist Art

Materials

Oil

At the Edge of Reality V - original, modern realism seascape-still life painting
Located in London, Chelsea
In the twin piece, "At the Edge of Reality V," the canvas size remains a constant, but the narrative deepens with the addition of a second buoy. This pair, set against the complex we...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Art

Materials

Oil, Board

Last of the Peonies I, flora monochromes, abstract oil pastel flower still life
Located in New York, NY
Craddock delves into the micro, capturing the lush and detailed color and texture of flower petals through close-up examinations. Her works are characterized by a richly textured sur...
Category

2010s Minimalist Art

Materials

Paper, Oil Pastel

"Electric Dreams of Uncanny Things, " Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
David Cheifetz's "Arbiter" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts an abstracted, fiery still life with bright colors. About the Artist: David is an internationally accla...
Category

2010s Photorealist Art

Materials

Oil

At the Edge of Reality IV- original, modern realism seascape-still life painting
Located in London, Chelsea
This oil on linen creation measures 40x40 cm and bears the title "At the Edge of Reality IV." It serves as a reflective exploration of tranquility and the subtle movements of water. ...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Art

Materials

Oil, Board

"Arbiter, " Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
David Cheifetz's "Arbiter" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts a nude woman overlaid with a rainbow of colors with a fiery background of grand architecture and sky. ...
Category

2010s Photorealist Art

Materials

Oil

Viola (Variations), flora monochromes, abstract oil pastel flower still life
Located in New York, NY
Craddock delves into the micro, capturing the lush and detailed color and texture of flower petals through close-up examinations. Her works are characterized by a richly textured sur...
Category

2010s Minimalist Art

Materials

Paper, Oil Pastel

C'était comme voler dans les nuages et nager dans le ciel
Located in Spetses, GR
The water in its limpidity is a sky where the clouds take on new life. Where is the real: in the sky or at the bottom of the waters? The infinite in our dreams is as deep in the firm...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Art

Materials

Linen, Oil

Blue Subtle Seascape of Calm Costa Rica Shore, Minimal Triptych Cyanotype
Located in Barcelona, ES
This is an exclusive handprinted limited edition cyanotype. This beautiful triptych shows a smooth wave peacefully reaching the shore in Costa Rica. Details: + Title: Calm Costa Ri...
Category

2010s Minimalist Art

Materials

Photogram, Photographic Film, Monotype, Lithograph, Color, C Print, Phot...

George Barris, "Chilly Wind", photolithograph, hand signed
Located in Chatsworth, CA
This image is from the last photoshoot of Marilyn Monroe taken by George Harris, 2 1/2 weeks before her death in August, 1962 in Santa Monica, California. Photolithograph taken from ...
Category

Mid-20th Century Photorealist Art

Materials

Photographic Paper

Viola, 2023, blue and white diptych, abstract oil pastel flower still life
Located in New York, NY
Craddock delves into the micro, capturing the lush and detailed color and texture of flower petals through close-up examinations. Her works are characterized by a richly textured sur...
Category

2010s Minimalist Art

Materials

Paper, Oil Pastel

Two Zebras Against a Minimal Backdrop, Design-Inspired
Located in US
"As One" The pattern of these two zebras together creates an entirely new design. Exceptional Creatures is a limited edition print series documenting the most extraordinary animal...
Category

2010s Minimalist Art

Materials

Archival Pigment

abstract 40/40 - Encaustic Minimalist Painting, 2022
Located in Boston, MA
abstract 40/40 40.0 x 40.0 x 3.0, 23.0 lbs Encaustic Paint Hand signed by artist Description: An orginial, contemporary minimalist painting by Michele Renée Ledoux. Ledoux uses en...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Minimalist Art

Materials

Encaustic

Marbles 20, Painting, Oil on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
Original Oil Painting on cotton canvas by Carlos Bruscianelli, Venezuelan realist painter based in USA. :: Painting :: Photorealism :: This piece comes with an official certificate o...
Category

2010s Photorealist Art

Materials

Oil

Tulips III, Painting, Oil on Wood Panel
Located in Yardley, PA
Original artwork by Carlos Bruscianelli, Venezuelan Realist painter based in USA. This painting is my fourth consecutive floral work, part of my new collection, something differen...
Category

2010s Photorealist Art

Materials

Oil

Black and White Modern Minimalist New Media vs Painting 40"H X 80"W A change
Located in Sherman Oaks, CA
Innovative and Contemporary Original New Media Abstract Black And White Work on Canvas Minimalist New Media Original Painting on Canvas Innovative and Contemporary Original New Medi...
Category

2010s Minimalist Art

Materials

Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Digital

ESERCITO AL FRONTE - Fotografia bianco e nero , Vittorio Buonanno 1950
Located in Napoli, IT
Fotografia in bianco e nero alla gelatina ai sali d'argento, Titolo "Esercito al fronte" di Vittorio Buonanno
Category

1950s Photorealist Art

Materials

Photographic Paper

MOSCOW - Black and white photograph on photographic paper, Sergio del Vecchio 1986
Located in Napoli, IT
Black and white analog photograph on photographic paper, signed Sergio del Vecchio. Sergio Del Vecchio: Neapolitan, born in 1961, enrolled in the Order of Journalists of Campania, in...
Category

1970s Photorealist Art

Materials

Photographic Paper

George Barris, "Hollywood Hills " photolithograph, hand signed
Located in Chatsworth, CA
This photograph of Marilyn was taken at the Hollywood Hills home of Tim Leimert 2 1/2 weeks before Marilyn's death. Photolithograph taken from original negative. Published by Edward ...
Category

Mid-20th Century Photorealist Art

Materials

Photographic Paper

Peonies II, Painting, Oil on Wood Panel
Located in Yardley, PA
"Peonies II", Original realist painting by Carlos Bruscianelli, Venezuelan realist Painter based in Miami Beach, FL. My work is part of a new series of paintings inspired by diffe...
Category

2010s Photorealist Art

Materials

Oil

La Entrada (Photorealistic Interior)
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Enrique Medina (b.1935). La Entrada, 1986. Acrylic on canvas, measuring 32 x 32 inches; 33 x 33 inches framed. Signed lower right. Signed, dated, titled on verso. Personal Information...
Category

1980s Photorealist Art

Materials

Acrylic, Cotton Canvas

The Window 281 - Modern Minimalist Warm Burnt Orange Resin Artwork
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Ricky Hunt’s mixed media minimalist wall art is influenced by his tumultuous past that led to a paradigm shift in creativity and life. He covers the wood panel with layers of acrylic...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Minimalist Art

Materials

Resin, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Wood Panel

In the Hall of the Mountain King - underwater b&w nude photograph - paper 24х35"
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
An underwater black and white nude photograph of a female dancer performing in a swimming pool. Original gallery quality print signed by the artist. Digital archival pigment print ...
Category

2010s Photorealist Art

Materials

Archival Pigment

Hot Cake House
Located in Fairfield, CT
or nearly twenty years, Thompson has focused primarily on painting old neon signs that have somehow avoided the wrecking ball - the signs that have lived and beat the odds. These sc...
Category

2010s Photorealist Art

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Oakland Burgers & Pies
Located in Fairfield, CT
or nearly twenty years, Thompson has focused primarily on painting old neon signs that have somehow avoided the wrecking ball - the signs that have lived and beat the odds. These sc...
Category

2010s Photorealist Art

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Reno Circus Circus
Located in Fairfield, CT
or nearly twenty years, Thompson has focused primarily on painting old neon signs that have somehow avoided the wrecking ball - the signs that have lived and beat the odds. These sc...
Category

2010s Photorealist Art

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Liquor Deli
Located in Fairfield, CT
or nearly twenty years, Thompson has focused primarily on painting old neon signs that have somehow avoided the wrecking ball - the signs that have lived and beat the odds. These sc...
Category

2010s Photorealist Art

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Sacto Bowl
Located in Fairfield, CT
or nearly twenty years, Thompson has focused primarily on painting old neon signs that have somehow avoided the wrecking ball - the signs that have lived and beat the odds. These sc...
Category

2010s Photorealist Art

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Under The Lighthouse- modern realism seascape-still life painting- Original Art
Located in London, Chelsea
"Under The Lighthouse" by Alina Hubarenko is a captivating original seascape painting that invites viewers into a serene coastal scene. Executed with finesse and precision in oil on ...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Art

Materials

Oil, Board

La Puerta (Photorealistic Interior)
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Enrique Medina (b.1935). La Puerta, 1985. Acrylic on canvas, measuring 32 x 32 inches; 33 x 33 inches framed. Signed lower right. Signed, dated, titled on verso. Personal Information...
Category

1980s Photorealist Art

Materials

Cotton Canvas, Acrylic

Farm in the Woods at Winter in the English Countryside with Warm Brown Colours
Located in Preston, GB
Farm in the Woods at Winter in the English Countryside with Warm Brown Colours by 20th Century British Artist, Christopher Osborne. Art measures 12 x 8 inches Frame measures 16 x ...
Category

Late 20th Century Photorealist Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Peter Halley, Organizational Charts - Portfolio of 4 Silkscreens, Signed Prints
Located in Hamburg, DE
Peter Halley (American, born 1953) Organizational Charts, 1990 Medium: Portfolio of four silkscreens on mylar Dimensions sheet 1, Is it an Arrival or a Departure?: 83 x 57 cm Dimensi...
Category

Late 20th Century Minimalist Art

Materials

Screen

Tempestuous Tidal in Blue, Stormy Seascape Diptych, Cyanotype Print, Duo, Blue
Located in Barcelona, ES
This is an exclusive handprinted limited edition cyanotype. "Tempestuous Tidal in Blue" is an original cyanotype diptych portraying the tidal behavior during a storm. Details: + T...
Category

2010s Photorealist Art

Materials

Photographic Film, Emulsion, Watercolor, C Print, Color, Dye Transfer, L...

Still life oil on canvas painting
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Joan Hernandez Pijuan (1931-2005) - Still Life 1969 - Oil on canvas Oil measurements 46x55 cm.
Category

1960s Photorealist Art

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Golden Hour at The harbour-original realism seascape-still life oil painting-art
Located in London, Chelsea
"Golden Hour at The Harbour" by Alina Hubarenko is a captivating original seascape painting that transports viewers to a moment of serene beauty and tranquility. Crafted with precision and expertise using oil on board, this artwork showcases the artist's commitment to the realism style. The composition unfolds with a stunning portrayal of a harbour bathed in the warm hues of the golden hour. White and orange buoys gracefully float on fluid water reflections, creating a harmonious dance of light and shadow. Alina Hubarenko's meticulous attention to detail captures the essence of this tranquil scene, inviting viewers to immerse themselves in the peaceful ambiance. The color scheme, dominated by shades of blue and...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Art

Materials

Oil, Board

Portrait of consequence
Located in Belfast, GB
Portrait of consequence Oil on Canvas 35 3/8 x 23 5/8 in 90 x 60 cm "The quirky manner in which Johnston pulls and twists narratives, highlighted by the realistic nature of his work...
Category

2010s Photorealist Art

Materials

Oil

Orpheum
Located in Fairfield, CT
or nearly twenty years, Thompson has focused primarily on painting old neon signs that have somehow avoided the wrecking ball - the signs that have lived and beat the odds. These sc...
Category

2010s Photorealist Art

Materials

Oil, Canvas

'Vintage Golden Gate Bridge, ' by Unknown, Black & White Photography
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
This 15.5" x 12.5" black and white vintage photograph depicts a dramatic bird's-eye view of the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco, California. The composition shows the bridge vert...
Category

Mid-20th Century Photorealist Art

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Bridges. Memphis I
Located in KRAKÓW, PL
"Bridges. Memphis I" is a limited-edition black & white photograph by contemporary artist Tadeusz Zych from the series entitled Black and white States. The photo was taken during a t...
Category

2010s Photorealist Art

Materials

Digital Pigment

The Window 275 - Modern Minimalist Warm Orange Yellow Resin Artwork
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Ricky Hunt’s mixed media minimalist wall art is influenced by his tumultuous past that led to a paradigm shift in creativity and life. He covers the wood panel with layers of acrylic...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Minimalist Art

Materials

Resin, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Wood Panel

The Window 284 - Modern Minimalist Blue Acrylic Paint Resin Original Artwork
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Ricky Hunt’s mixed media minimalist wall art is influenced by his tumultuous past that led to a paradigm shift in creativity and life. He covers the wood panel with layers of acrylic...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Minimalist Art

Materials

Resin, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Wood Panel

"Family Meal", Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Scott Fraser's (US based) "Family Meal" is an oil painting created in 2023 that depicts a family of eight rabbit figurines surrounding a carrot with a warm grey background. About t...
Category

2010s Photorealist Art

Materials

Board, Oil

The beach, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
Different shades of blue, turquoise, teal, aqua, beige and white This painting does not need to be framed, the painted image continues over the sides, it is wired, signed, ready to ...
Category

2010s Photorealist Art

Materials

Acrylic

Dolly Parton 1977 portrait by Allan Tannenbaum
Located in Austin, US
Signed limited edition 20x24" print of Dolly Parton taken in New York City in 1977 by Allan Tannenbaum. Edition number 5/25 This Dolly Parton print is also available in the follow...
Category

Late 20th Century Photorealist Art

Materials

Archival Pigment

Ken Orton, "Rose Blossom", Blue Glass Jar Still Life Photorealist Oil Painting
Located in Saratoga Springs, NY
Ken Orton's "Rose Blossom" is a 36x54 original oil painting on canvas. This painting depicts a still life setting featuring an up-close cropping of an assortment of glass bottles and jars. Soft and subtle tones of blue bend, reflect and refract through the glass and onto the table below. Ken's paintings are large scale and cropped in a way to create a very dramatic effect. About the artist: Ken Orton has dedicated his life to painting. His childhood was spent drawing the urban, industrial surroundings of Birmingham, England. At the Birmingham and then Manchester Colleges of Art he studied Art Education and after six years teaching in England accepted an offer to head the arts program at the Joan Miro Centro de Arte of the Baleares International School in Mallorca, Spain. For the next twenty years he would introduce the concepts of pictorial composition, color theory and draftsmanship to his students. Many of these students would go on to achieve great success in the many branches of the arts, architecture and music and remain close friends with their teacher to this day. An integral part of Orton’s perspective training for his students was the study of the ellipse. He often used glass cylinders to demonstrate how the perceived ellipses generated by variations in the circle's relationship to the eye-line could be used as a powerful tool in creating the appearance of a third dimension on a two dimensional surface. Later, after he had moved to America in 1999, he discovered a treasure trove of antique mason jars...
Category

2010s Photorealist Art

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Ken Orton, "Tonic", Photorealistic Colorful Bottles Still Life Oil Painting
Located in Saratoga Springs, NY
Ken Orton's "Tonic" is a 36x54 original oil painting on canvas. This painting depicts a still life setting featuring multiple antique bottles. The bottles range in size, color and shape, some of which are filled with red, yellow, green, or blue liquid. The artist chooses to paint larger than life still lives, cropping in closely for more impact. Every detail from the reflections on the table, to the illusion of the raised letters on the bottles, is painted masterfully. About the artist: Ken Orton has dedicated his life to painting. His childhood was spent drawing the urban, industrial surroundings of Birmingham, England. At the Birmingham and then Manchester Colleges of Art he studied Art Education and after six years teaching in England accepted an offer to head the arts program at the Joan Miro Centro de Arte of the Baleares International School in Mallorca, Spain. For the next twenty years he would introduce the concepts of pictorial composition, color theory and draftsmanship to his students. Many of these students would go on to achieve great success in the many branches of the arts, architecture and music and remain close friends with their teacher to this day. An integral part of Orton’s perspective training for his students was the study of the ellipse. He often used glass cylinders to demonstrate how the perceived ellipses generated by variations in the circle's relationship to the eye-line could be used as a powerful tool in creating the appearance of a third dimension on a two dimensional surface. Later, after he had moved to America in 1999, he discovered a treasure trove of antique mason jars...
Category

2010s Photorealist Art

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Greta Garbo - Somber Head Shot by Clarence Sinclair Bull, 1931
Located in Soquel, CA
Greta Garbo - Somber Head Shot by Clarence Sinclair Bull, 1931 1931 Black and white somber headshot photograph of Swedish/American actress Greta Garbo (Swedish, 1905-1990) by Clarence Sinclair Bull (American, 1896-1979). Greta Garbo gazes at the camera, her curled hair sits in front of her face. The background is black. A black and white photograph, matte finish, double-weight paper, depicting a 1931 shot of the star titled 'Mata Hari,' printed decades later from the original negative, penciled in the lower left corner "A.P.," Estate stamped and blind embossed in the lower right corner "Clarence Sinclair Bull," further blind embossed in same corner "The Kobal / Collection," verso with the photographer's black ink credit stamp, verso further with two "Edward Weston" black ink credit stamps dated "1981" and "1992," originally from the John Kobal Collection. Greta Garbo was a Swedish-American actress. Regarded as one of the greatest screen actresses of all time, she was known for her melancholic, somber persona, her film portrayals of tragic characters, and her subtle and understated performances. In 1999, the American Film Institute ranked Garbo fifth on its list of the greatest female stars of classic Hollywood cinema. Clarence Sinclair Bull was born in Sun River, Montana, in 1896. His career began when Samuel Goldwyn hired him in 1920 to photograph publicity stills of the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer film studio's stars. He is most famous for his photographs of Greta Garbo, taken between 1926 and 1941. Bull's first portrait of Garbo was a costume study for the silent romantic drama film Flesh and the Devil in September 1926. Bull was able to study with the great Western painter...
Category

1930s Photorealist Art

Materials

Paper, Silver Gelatin, Photographic Paper

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