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Art For Sale
Yellow Drip - Colorful Abstract Figurative Sculptural Contemporary Artwork
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Nebraka-based Jamie Burmeister is a sculptor known for his original small bronze figures, standing at just 4 inches tall. His unique figurative sculptures have been showcased in gall...
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2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Bronze

1156 Circles V.2 - Large Blue White Abstract Geometric Original Painting
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Brandon Neher is a California artist whose original paintings on canvas embody a profound exploration of space, structure, and balance, infused with a touch of modern minimalism. Drawing inspiration from his coastal upbringing in California, Neher's art reveals layered references to his surroundings, merging physical and subconscious energies to create captivating shapes and patterns. > Large-scale, exceptional abstract artwork, 68 inches square. > Using acrylic and oil pastel on canvas, the artist meticulously crafted a uniform grid of 1156 circles. > The seemingly random arrangement of colors on the squares and circles creates a diffuse yet stimulating overall effect, inviting the viewer to explore every captivating detail. > The artwork's sides are painted, eliminating the need for framing. It comes wired and ready to hang. > Neher signed the back of the painting, ensuring its authenticity. > Convenient delivery in the local Los Angeles area. Affordable worldwide shipping for US and international art collectors. > Certificate of authenticity issued by the art gallery included. Born in Burbank, California, in 1983, Brandon Neher's artistic journey began after studying at the Brooks Institute of Photography for three years. His artistic prowess extends across a diverse range of mediums, including 16mm film, watercolor, oil, sculpture, charcoal, photography, mixed media collage, and print transfers. Neher finds inspiration in German expressionist painters, admiring their ability to convey narratives on canvas. His own creative process often involves carefully considering his images before bringing them to life, layering colors in a way that invites viewers to perceive familiar elements in a fresh and enlightening manner. Brandon Neher's artwork has garnered attention and acclaim, with exhibitions and collectors spanning the United States. His creations have even graced television productions such as ABC Family's Secret Life of the American Teenager, HGTV's Design on a Dime...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Geometric Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil Pastel, Mixed Media, Acrylic

White cubes composition contemporary modern painting relief no 221210
Located in Doetinchem, NL
No. 221210 is a unique one-of-a-kind small contemporary modern painting relief by Dutch artist Hewrman Coppus. The relief is made from meticulously hand cut, folded and glued white c...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Cardboard

Mid 19th Century Oil - Lady in Mourning
Located in Corsham, GB
This formal mourning portrait depicts a woman in traditional mid-19th-century attire, featuring a dark dress with a distinctive white collar or shawl and a white bonnet or cap that f...
Category

Mid-19th Century Art

Materials

Oil

Contemporary Glass Sculpture, Abstract Form, Optical Effect, Canework, Aya Oki
Located in St. Louis, MO
Contemporary Glass Sculpture, Abstract Form, Optical Effect, Canework, Aya Oki Born in Osaka, Japan, Aya Oki is a glass art artist now working in Sa...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Glass, Blown Glass

"Fortified Farm of Soujet" by Claude Sauthier - Oil on Canvas - 130x130 cm
Located in Geneva, CH
Claude Sauthier was born in Geneva, Switzerland, in 1929 and passed away in the same city in 2016. He studied at the Geneva School of Decorative Arts and initially worked as a graphi...
Category

1970s Modern Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Cubist Composition - Lithograph, Mourlot
Located in Paris, IDF
Roger de la Fresnaye Cubist Composition Stone lithograph after a painting Printed in Mourlot workshop On Arches vellum 65 x 50 cm (c. 26 x 20 inch) Excellent condition
Category

1960s Cubist Art

Materials

Lithograph

"Tribe of Judah" lithograph
Located in Henderson, NV
Medium: lithograph (after the watercolor). Printed in 1962 at the Mourlot atelier for "Jerusalem Windows". This piece was executed by Chagall in preparation for his famous stained-gl...
Category

1960s Art

Materials

Lithograph

English 19th century Fox hunter with hounds, hunter and rider in a landscape
Located in Woodbury, CT
Attributed to John Nost Sartorius (1759–1828) Fox Hunter and Hounds Oil on canvas, circa 1810 Provenance: Ackermann & Johnson, London A fine and spirited example of early 19th-centu...
Category

1810s Victorian Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Taupe 2 - Abstract Colorful Cool Tone Original Painting on Paper
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Elisabeth Grace, a visionary artist based in Denver, CO (USA), is renowned for her immersive large-scale paintings, collages, murals, and installation art. With a BA in oil painting ...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Paper, Oil Pastel, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Color Pencil

A Single Bud - Abstract Contemporary Folk Art Inspired Painting on Raw Canvas
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Meredith Walker’s "A Single Bud" is a luminous example of modern abstract botanical painting that fuses organic minimalism with symbolic form. This unique painting invites viewers in...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic, Gouache

d0110-1 by Ahn Hyun-Ju - colorful abstract painting on metal, stripes, triangle
Located in Paris, FR
d0110-1 is a unique painting by contemporary artist Ahn Hyun-Ju. The painting is made with mixed media on aluminium, dimensions are 200 × 123 cm (78.7 × 48.4 in). The artwork is sig...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Mixed Media

"Marie (Mother)" Large Oil Work of Woman and Child, Smiling in Leaves, Botanical
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This piece titled "Marie (Mother)" is an original artwork by Alain Jean-Baptiste and is made of oil sticks and oil paints on canvas and measures approximately 60"h x 48"w. Alain Je...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Oil Crayon

Ashabi Oge - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative, Africa Women, Fashion
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. Azeez Muritadoh ...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Ikea Markerad Receipt Rug - Virgil Abloh Art
Located in Manchester, GB
Virgil Abloh, Receipt Rug, 2019 78 7/10 × 35 2/5 in (200 × 90 cm) Nylon, polypropylene, cotton and polyester rug Introducing the highly anticipated Virgil Abloh x IKEA MARKERAD "RE...
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2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Cotton

Impressionistic Seascape Painting Michael Budden Moonlight Nocturne
Located in Chesterfield, NJ
Under Moonlight oil/panel 6 x 8 image Under Moonlight is an oil painting on canvas panel by award winning contemporary artist Michael Budden that showcases a uniquely beautiful seasc...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Impressionist Art

Materials

Oil

Frozen Birch Tree minimalist photograph winter landscape limited edition
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Black and white fine art winter landscape photography print. Archival pigment ink print, edition of 7. Signed, titled, dated and numbered by artist. Certificate of authenticity inclu...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Digital Pigment

THE WAVE - MOONRISE
Located in Santa Monica, CA
B. J. O. NORDFELDT (1878 - 1955) THE WAVE, MOONRISE, 1906 (Donovan 19) Woodcut printed in colors. Signed and dated faintly in sky upper left. Image 9 ¼ x 11 1/8”, sheet 9 5/8 x 11 ...
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Early 1900s Modern Art

Materials

Woodcut

Montreux Jazz Festival 1986 (Framed)
Located in Manchester, GB
Keith Haring & Andy Warhol, Montreux Jazz Festival 1986 Screenprint in colours on half-matte coated 250 gsm paper Printed by Albin Uldry Plate signed by Keith Haring & Andy Warhol...
Category

1980s Pop Art Art

Materials

Screen

Better Together
Located in New York, NY
Sila Sehrazat Yucel is a talented artist based in Istanbul. Her background in landscape and interior architecture shapes her creative vision. With experience as an art director in ci...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Archival Pigment

Call Box, Salton Sea Kodak Film Rebate - Road Trip Color Photography
Located in Cambridge, GB
'Call Booth', photograph from Richard Heeps Salton Sea series. This cinematic neo-noir style picture shows the classic American roadside Phone Booth, something which we look at very ...
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Art

Materials

Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Silver Gelatin

"Raskolnikow" original linocut
Located in Henderson, NV
Medium: original linoleum cut. Printed in 1920 for Das Kunstblatt, and published in Berlin by Verlag Gustav Kiepenheuer. Image size: 6 1/4 x 4 1/4 inches (160 x 105mm). Sheet size: 1...
Category

1920s Expressionist Art

Materials

Linocut

Mr. Brainwash "Einstein" Mixed Media
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: Brainwash, Mr. Title: Einstein Date: 2024 Medium: Silkscreen and Mixed Media on Paper Unframed Dimensions: 50" x 38" Framed Dimensions: 55.5" x 43.5" Signature: Signed...
Category

2010s Street Art Art

Materials

Mixed Media, Screen

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

Acrylic, Canvas

Early 20th Century Original Oil Painting Landscape -- High Sierras Alpine Meadow
Located in Soquel, CA
Early 20th Century Original Oil Painting Landscape -- High Sierras Spring Alpine Meadow by Frederick Carl Smith This painting is a classic exampl...
Category

1920s Impressionist Art

Materials

Linen, Oil, Stretcher Bars

Elemental - Neon Yellow Pink Colorful Acorns Mixed Media Wall Sculpture, 2024
Located in Kent, CT
This contemporary sculptural wall installation consists of more than 270 individual acorn caps mounted on brass pins - each cap is filled with plaster and paint in bright hues of pin...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Brass

Roy Lichtenstein 'Reflections II'- Pop Art, Vintage
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This offset lithograph, Reflections II, is part of a now out-of-print six-print portfolio published by the Guggenheim Museum, showcasing Roy Lichtenstein’s exploration of color, dist...
Category

Late 20th Century Pop Art Art

Materials

Offset

Huge 1800's British Oil Painting Family Portrait Dorset Country House Children
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The children of Robert Williams with their go-cart in the grounds of Bridehead, Dorset *see historical notes below. ATTRIBUTED TO RAMSAY RICHARD REINAGLE (1775-1862, unsigned). oi...
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Mid-19th Century Victorian Art

Materials

Oil

“Blue Landscape – Original Abstract Painting on Paper by Marilina Marchica
Located in Agrigento, AG
Description: Blue Landscape is an original abstract painting by Italian artist Marilina Marchica, created in 2025 using pure pigment on Paper. The artwork measures 54x 50 cm . This p...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Cotton Canvas, Oil

In between - black and white minimal lanscape photography, limited edition of 20
Located in London, GB
A lone figure drifts across an immeasurable sea, suspended between the weight of water and the breath of sky. The scale reduces presence to near invisibility, yet within that fragili...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Minimalist Art

Materials

Photographic Film, Archival Paper

The Books of Peace, Abstract Gray Library, Expressionism Contemporary, Oil
Located in LANGRUNE-SUR-MER, FR
Oil on canvas – 120 x 40 cm (47.2 x 15.7 in) Framed size: 127 x 47 cm (50 x 18.5 in) Presented in a natural or black wood floater frame (collector’s choice) Year: 2025 – Signed lower...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art

Materials

Oil

Invictus - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative, Cultural Commentary, Africa
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Out of the night that covers me,       Black as the pit from pole to pole, I thank whatever gods may be       For my unconquerable soul. In the fell clutch of circumstance       I ha...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Acrylic

"Untitled #364 " watercolor print on fine art paper
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Over the past 20 years, Michelle Oppenheimer has become well known for composing paintings that capture the imaginative and organic possibilities of abstract watercolor and acrylic. ...
Category

2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Paper, Inkjet

Grand Tour Bronze Figure of Seated Hermes, Early 19th Century After the Antique
Located in Beachwood, OH
Large Figure of Seated Hermes, Grand Tour Bronze, Early 19th Century 19th Century Continental School After the Antique The large size figure well cast, with brownish green patination...
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Early 19th Century Art

Materials

Marble, Bronze

Borne - European School 18th Century Oil, Anna and Adelaide
Located in Corsham, GB
A delightfully tender 18th-century family portrait depicting mother and daughter - Anna and Adelaide - with their cherished spaniel. The artist beautifully conveys the intimate bond ...
Category

Early 18th Century Art

Materials

Oil

Little Boodge
Located in Manchester, GB
David Hockney, Little Boodge, 1993 Offset lithograph on paper 28 x 42 cm (11 × 16 1/2 in) Signed and dated in plate, recto Based upon Hockney's b...
Category

1990s Contemporary Art

Materials

Lithograph

Fold, Contemporary Abstract Collage Painting
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Collage has always been a part of the artist's work. The idea of reusing, recontextualizing, and even resurrecting parts of the painting. From an economic standpoint the materials ar...
Category

2010s Abstract Geometric Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic, Vinyl

'Big Surf, Point Lobos' California Impressionism, Carmel Art Association, Taos
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Signed lower right, 'Edward Norton Ward' (American, born 1928) and painted circa 1960; additionally signed, verso, and titled 'Heavy Seas, Pt. Lobos'. A substantial evening seascape...
Category

1960s American Impressionist Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

'View of the Seine and the Pont Marie', School of Paris, Post Impressionist oil
By Kay Christensen
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Initialed lower right, 'Kay' for Kay Christensen (Danish, 1899-1981), dated verso, "27 October 1948" and titled, 'Paris'. A serene, Parisian cityscape showing an aerial perspective ...
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1940s Post-Impressionist Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

#232, Abstract, Photography, Painting, Expressionism
Located in München, BY
Unique piece More sizes and an Essay from Lyle Rexer about this series on request. Joachim Schmeisser’s work rescues photography from the centuries-old straightjacket of realism to...
Category

2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Pigment

Cadaques oil painting Spain spanish mediterranean european landscape
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
**Technical Sheet** Title: Cadaqués Artist: Rafael Durán Benet (Terrassa, 1931 - Barcelona, 2015) Technique: Oil on canvas board Dimensions: 13 x 16 inches (33 x 41 cm) Year: Un...
Category

1980s Post-Impressionist Art

Materials

Canvas, Cardboard, Oil

"Geometric Landscape" Abstract landscape Painting , Original art Made in Italy
Located in Agrigento, AG
Landscape oil on canvas 60x80 cm original art Ready to hang certificate of authenticity included Marilina Marchica was born in Agrigento, where she works and lives, After receivin...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Bluebells - Blue Abstract Floral Painting on Paper
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Xiao Wen Xu is a Chinese-born Canadian artist based in Toronto, Canada, Her artistic practice is deeply influenced by her profound appreciation for the natural world. In her series, ...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

Seasons: Autumn - Original lithograph (Catalog raisonne Bridges P50), 1903
Located in Paris, IDF
Alphonse Mucha Seasons: Autumn, 1903 Original lithograph Printed signature in the plate Printed on paper 71 x 31 cm (c. 27.9 x 12.2 inches) On paper linen on canvas, 75 x 35.5 cm (c...
Category

Early 1900s Art Nouveau Art

Materials

Lithograph

Noir and Luster Large Abstract Original Painting, Ready to Hang
Located in Granada Hills, CA
Artist: Vahe Yeremyan Title: Noir and Luster Medium: Acrylic on Linen Year: 2025 Style: Contemporary Art Dimensions: 75" x 63" x 1" inch (190 x 160 x 3cm) Presentation: Unframed, Gal...
Category

2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Night Shadows
By Edward Hopper
Located in Storrs, CT
Night Shadows. 1921. Etching. Levin 82. 7 x 8 3/8 (sheet 10 x 13 7 1/16).s Series: Six American Etchings: The New Republic Portfolio, 1924. Edition approximately 500-600. Illustrate...
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1920s American Modern Art

Materials

Etching

Night Shadows
Night Shadows
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Jose Maria Sicilia 'Roland Garros French Open' 2019- Offset Lithograph
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The 2019 Roland Garros poster by José María Sicilia is a delicate and abstract work that captures the transience and beauty of the French Open through soft forms and a subtle palette...
Category

2010s Art

Materials

Offset

French Watercolor of Vibrant Square with Painter, Palm Trees, and Architecture
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: French Watercolor of Vibrant Square with Painter, Palm Trees, and Architecture by Robert Lepine (French, 1929 - 2017) Signed: Yes Medium: Watercolor painting on artists paper ...
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Late 20th Century French School Art

Materials

Pen, Watercolor

Moonlit Tranquility: Hugo Carlberg’s Atmospheric Nocturne, c. 1910–1913
Located in Stockholm, SE
A rare and poetic nocturne by Swedish artist Hugo Carlberg, Moonlight evokes the hushed stillness of a moonlit landscape. Silvery reflections shimmer across the water as tall trees c...
Category

1910s Post-Impressionist Art

Materials

Oil, Board

Antique 19th Century Pastoral Landscape Oil on Canvas Old Master Style Signed
Located in Stockholm, SE
This antique oil painting on canvas represents a masterfully painted pastoral landscape from the first half of the 19th century and executed in the style of the old masters school. T...
Category

1830s Realist Art

Materials

Gold

The Petrified Origin oil on canvas painting Antoni Pitxot
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Title: The Petrified Origin Artist: Antoni Pitxot i Soler (1934–2015) Technique: Oil on canvas Dimensions: 25.6 x 31.9 in (65 x 81 cm) Date: 1967 Condition: Unframed Signature: Signed lower right: Pitxot Provenance: Private collection Notes: Early work from Pitxot’s mature period, featuring the symbolic and meticulously rendered stone forms that would define his artistic identity. 📝 Work Description In The Petrified Origin, Antoni Pitxot presents a haunting and timeless vision of a single, eroded rock suspended in a dreamlike, undefined space. The stone, modeled with sculptural precision, appears to float over a subtly reflective surface, devoid of background or narrative context. Its porous texture, cracks, and shadows evoke a fossilized memory — a silent relic of geological time. Painted in 1967, this piece exemplifies Pitxot's unique visual language, developed through his practice of collecting stones along the Costa Brava and transforming them into anthropomorphic and symbolic compositions. The result is both surreal and solemn, an ode to nature’s memory and the enduring presence of the inanimate. 👤 About the Artist Antoni Pitxot i Soler (born in Figueres, 1934 – died in Barcelona, 2015) was a Catalan painter deeply rooted in the surrealist tradition. Coming from an artistic family —his uncle was Ramon Pichot, a friend of Picasso and Dalí— Pitxot trained as a draughtsman and painter from a young age. In the 1960s, he settled in Cadaqués, where he developed his distinct artistic universe. His paintings revolve around stone as a symbol of permanence, transformation, and memory. Pitxot created sculptural assemblages from real coastal stones and later immortalized them in oil on canvas. His works often hint at human figures, ancient myths, and allegories of time. 🎭 Connection with Salvador Dalí Pitxot was not only a close friend of Salvador Dalí but also one of his closest collaborators. Dalí admired his work and invited him to co-design the Dalí Theatre-Museum in Figueres. After Dalí’s death...
Category

1960s Surrealist Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Antique French Classical Study of the Male Back Nude Drawing 19th Century
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Study of the Male Back French School, early/ mid 19th century charcoal on artist paper stuck on board, glass covering framed framed: 13 x 9 inches board : 12 x 8 inches Provenance: p...
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19th Century Post-Impressionist Art

Materials

Charcoal

Antique Late 18th Century Oil Painting Allegorical Charity Scene Baroque Frame
Located in Stockholm, SE
This scene depicts the allegorical figure of Charity (Latin: Caritas - love, mercy), which is traditionally portrayed as a woman nursing an infant surrounded by other children, symbo...
Category

Late 18th Century Old Masters Art

Materials

Canvas, Wood, Oil

"Virgo" Black Bunny on French Pink Background Oil Painting on Wood Panel Framed
Located in New York, NY
A wonderful composition of one of Slonem's most iconic subjects, Bunnies. This piece depicts a gestural figure of a black bunny on a French pink background with thick use of paint. I...
Category

2010s Neo-Expressionist Art

Materials

Oil, Wood Panel

French Impressionist Provence Seaside Village with Sailboats on the Horizon
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Provence signed by Fanch Lel (French b. 1930) Dated 99 Size: 13.5 x 16 inches Oil painting on board, unframed Inscribed verso ' Provence' Condition: The painting is in good condition...
Category

20th Century Impressionist Art

Materials

Oil

Palm Springs Party, 1970 - Kaufmann House Swimming Pool Palm Springs Villa
Located in Brighton, GB
Palm Springs Party, 1970 - Kaufmann House Swimming Pool Palm Springs Villa by Slim Aarons This Portrait by Swimming Pool at Kaufmann House is a sister image to the now SOLD OUT edit...
Category

20th Century American Modern Art

Materials

C Print, Photographic Paper, Color, Digital

July Mood. Landscape, impressionism, horisontal, mountains, river, Switzerland
Located in Oslo, NO
"I painted the painting “July Mood” en plein air." said Anna Shesterikova about this artwork. "The Rhine is shown here, which crosses the Rhine Valley and separates the countries of ...
Category

2010s Post-Impressionist Art

Materials

Oil

Every Which Way, Abstract Oil Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
Dorothy Gaziano builds layers of orange and cream over deep blues and black using oil paint and cold wax. The interplay of light and dark draws the viewer in,...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art

Materials

Oil

Modern Oil Painting Geometric Architectural Interior with Light and Shadow
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Modern Oil Painting Geometric Architectural Interior with Light and Shadow by Bernadette Kelly (French b. 1933) Unsigned Medium: oil painting on board, unframed Painting size:...
Category

Late 20th Century Modern Art

Materials

Oil

Village Landscape Impressionism Original oil Painting Ready to Hang
Located in Granada Hills, CA
Artist: Vahe Yeremyan Work: Original Oil Painting, Handmade Artwork, One of a Kind Medium: Oil on Canvas Year: 2025 Style: Impressionism, Title: Village Size: 12" x 13.5" x 0.8'' ...
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2010s Impressionist Art

Materials

Canvas, Linen, Oil

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