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Tracery
Located in San Luis Obispo, CA
Suzie Buchholz is a Bay Area-based abstract painter with a playful yet rebellious approach to the tradition of Abstract Expressionism. Her process is highly physical,driven by an ins...
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2010s Abstract Art

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Oil

Nature Piece with Cloud Play
Located in Frankfurt am Main, DE
Leo Primavesi (1871 Cologne - after 1937 ): Nature piece with trees and cloud play, 20th century, Watercolor Technique: Watercolor on Paper Inscription: signed at the bottom: "Leo ...
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20th Century Romantic Art

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Paper

Untitled
Located in Barcelona, ES
the painting is being offered with a work and authenticity certificate
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2010s Art

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Ink

Untitled
Untitled
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Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Momen is the creator of the Metaphor: The Tree of Utah, an 87-foot (27 m) sculpture resembling a tree in the Bonneville Salt Flats off of Interstate 80. He financed the project himse...
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1990s Art

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Oil

GREGORY AT GALLERY HENOCH - Contemporary Art / Portrait / Figurative
Located in New York, NY
Original painting by Mel Leipzig
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2010s Contemporary Art

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Canvas, Acrylic

Untitled
Located in Barcelona, ES
The sculpture is being offered with a work and authenticity certificate
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2010s Abstract Art

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Metal

Untitled
Located in Barcelona, ES
We are sorry, but the works of Ernest Carneado do not correspond to the guidelines of Pamono. We are sorry to have to refuse them.
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1990s Art

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Paper, Ink

Framed black&white Unique Silver Gelatin Print "Divide"
Located in San Francisco, CA
Black and white unique gelatin silver print, (chemical print on fiber-based paper), in black frame. Betsy Kenyon’s work is a merging of different processes; using darkroom technique...
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2010s Art

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Silver Gelatin

Untitled
Located in Barcelona, ES
the painting is being offered with a work and authenticity certificate
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21st Century and Contemporary Art

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Lithograph

Vintage Flowers I
Located in London, GB
Fujiko’s work amalgamates a contrast of the contemporary with traditional scenes, juxtaposing Indian black ink on a variety of warm textured papers, whilst forming a modern emotive f...
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2010s Naturalistic Art

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India Ink, Acrylic, Archival Paper

"An Afternoon Along the Seine, Paris" Impressionist Oil Painting on Canvas Scene
Located in New York, NY
An exceptional impressionistic depiction of an afternoon along the Seine in Paris by Mario Passoni, on a spring day with the busy activities of people wa...
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Late 20th Century American Impressionist Art

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Canvas, Oil

Colorful Desert Oil Painting
Located in Fort Worth, TX
Jim Woodson, Simultaneous Relevant Embodiments Enfolded, Oil on canvas, 24 x 48", 2020
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2010s Art

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Canvas, Oil

Rustic Chromogenic Color Print
Located in Fort Worth, TX
Jack, Trent, Texas, Jill Johnson, Chromogenic Color print, Edition of 7, 50 x 50", 2022 Celebrated for her sense of fun, discriminating eye for detail and her insight into vanishing...
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2010s Art

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Color

Birchbands 2
Located in San Luis Obispo, CA
Michael Kessler was born in 1954 in Hanover, Pennsylvania and had his first art show in 1080. His abstract art awards include the Rome Prize for Painting from the American Academy in...
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2010s Abstract Art

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Acrylic

Mujer angustiada
Located in Barcelona, ES
the painting is being offered with a work and authenticity certificate
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Early 2000s Art

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Acrylic

Trajan Wallis (1794-1892): Study of a robe on a female figure in back view
Located in Frankfurt am Main, DE
Trajan Wallis (1794 Florence - 1892 ): Study of a robe on a female figure in back view, 19th century, Pencil Technique: White heightened Pencil on Paper Date: 19th century Description: Watermark: Shield of arms with initials "AGC Provenance: From the estate of the artist. Verso: numbered: 26"" Keywords: Back view, female garment, drapery, academy study, garment study, antique garment...
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19th Century Romantic Art

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Paper

Fiac '86
Located in Barcelona, ES
the painting is being offered with a work and authenticity certificate
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1980s Art

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Lithograph

Fiac '86
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Lagrimas de mujer
Located in Barcelona, ES
the painting is being offered with a work and authenticity certificate
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Early 2000s Art

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Acrylic

Yellow and Orange Abstract Post Modern Shapes
Located in Fort Worth, TX
Stella Alesi, The Shape- Yellow & Orange, Oil and wax on oil paper, 22.5 x 22.5", 2022
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2010s Art

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Wax, Oil

Untitled
Located in Barcelona, ES
The painting is being offered with a work and authenticity certificate
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1990s Contemporary Art

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Canvas, Oil

Abstract Organic Green Shape Sculpture
Located in Fort Worth, TX
Stella Alesi, Three Small Cut Outs from the With Grace Series, Acrylic on birch plywood, 20 H x 9 W x 4.5 D", Edition of 3 (#1/3), 2022
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2010s Art

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Plywood, Acrylic

#22-13 - Contemporary Abstract Floral
Located in New York, NY
Original Painting by Annette Davidek
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2010s Contemporary Art

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Birch, Oil, Panel

Retro, Red, Chromogenic Color Print
Located in Fort Worth, TX
Corvair 95, Ackerly, Texas, Jill Johnson, Chromogenic Color Print, Edition of 7, 50 x 50", 2022 Celebrated for her sense of fun, discriminating eye for detail and her insight into v...
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2010s Art

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Color

ET Pollination
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Momen is the creator of the Metaphor: The Tree of Utah, an 87-foot (27 m) sculpture resembling a tree in the Bonneville Salt Flats off of Interstate 80. He financed the project himself and built it from 1982 to 1986, afterwards donating the sculpture to the state of Utah. Known For remaining true to the initiation he received early in his career into the modernist paradigm that still informs his distinctive style to the present day. Momen is the most long-lived exponent of early twentieth century Geometric abstraction movement. bauhaus, futurism art...
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20th Century Abstract Geometric Art

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Oil

#114, 1970s Nightclubs of Chicago South Side - Rare Vintage Silver Gelatin Print
Located in London, GB
"Abramson comes much closer to recording the sound of these clubs than we would have any right to expect from a photographer." - Nick Hornby (London, 2009), Light On the South Side, ...
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1970s Contemporary Art

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Archival Paper, Photographic Film, Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin

Still life with a Chinese bowl by Jean Grimal
Located in Gent, VOV
Jean Grimal is a true 20th century discovery. This breathtaking piece is a gorgeous example of his mastery as an artist. He beautifully creates chiaroscuro in this painting. The way the light touches the edges of the Chinese bowl and the grapes is an example of his skill in representing light. Jean Grimal (1942-1998) was born in the town of Tulle, France in 1942. Jean’s family moved to Paris when he was 8 years of age. After receiving a classical French education with studies in Latin and Greek, Jean Grimal entered the University to receive his Baccalaureate. He then attended Claude Barnard School for three years, when he received his Art Degree.  Upon completion Grimal taught art for seven years.  As Grimal’s own interest in formal painting and art began to possess him, the artist’s destiny changed.  In 1967 Jean Grimal stepped aside from teaching and pursued a career in professional painting and working as an illustrator in advertising.  As an advertising illustrator, Grimal worked with Lise Goldfard for more than 25 years at Studio 44 where they collaborated with major and important accounts, such as: Air France, Christofle, Peugeot, Lacoste, to name a few. At the same time he began presenting his formal paintings to galleries in Paris and Cannes, France and in London and Windsor, England.  Much to his surprise, Grimal found that his paintings were sought after by major art galleries and collectors throughout Europe.  After a number of years of being an important and successful art illustrator for these major accounts, he found himself having to choose between the two.  Fortunately for collectors, he chose to dedicate his life to the classical style of painting.  Jean looked at the simplest things in life through a microscope, where he could take the simplest object and depict the age of the fruit or the leaf. Jean Grimal received great pleasure from his work and painted for over thirty years.  As his style matured and became ever more perfect Jean Grimal truly reached the pinnacle of his career.  The artist’s methods were particularly distinguished when measured against his peers.  Grimal’s painting skill was distinctive and exceptional. Jean Grimal was known for his realistic trompe l’oeil and still life paintings.  The artist would carefully arrange the objects to form a satisfying composition.  By painting every shadow, highlight, and reflection within each composition Grimal brought mundane subjects to life.  His tight rendering combined with his attention to light and detail allowed him to blur the lines between illusion and reality, truly making his works one of a kind.  Grimal’s trompe l’oeil paintings consist of intricate compositions of cards, envelopes, photographs, paper of different materials and weights, backs of canvases, images of other artists’ works, kitchen utensils, pistols, and more.  Grimal had a talent for mastering these illusions that deceive the eye in his trompe l’oeil paintings.    No matter what genre Grimal was painting, tight, unperceivable brushwork characterizes his work.  The artist painted every crease and crinkle, every shadow and highlight, every detail.  By doing so, he was able to capture each individual surface texture of the objects in his paintings.  Grimal was also fabulous at depicting light in his paintings- often contrasting strong lights with strong darks, creating chiaroscuro modeling.  His still life paintings are reminiscent of Dutch seventeenth century...
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Late 20th Century Realist Art

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Canvas, Oil

Untitled
Located in Barcelona, ES
The painting is being offered with a work and authenticity certificate
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1960s Modern Art

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Paper, Mixed Media

Untitled
Located in Barcelona, ES
the painting is being offered with a work and authenticity certificate
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1990s Art

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Lithograph

Contemporary Art, Expressionist, Portrait - WE IV
Located in Coquitlam, BC
Artist: Gao, Renjie The member of the Hudson Artists Society, New York Agent of BRUNO MASSA Gallery, France Six Worldwide well-known art sales website agent KOONESS/1STDIBS/ARTPRICE/...
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2010s Expressionist Art

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Canvas, Oil

Figurative landscape oil painting- Sunny Afternoon
Located in Beijing, CN
Dai Xiangwen was born in Hunan in 1991 and graduated from the Academy of Fine Arts of Jianghan University, He is a member of China Artists Association, China Designers Association, a painter of Li Keran...
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2010s Modern Art

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Canvas, Oil

Lady Macbeth as Regal monarch immobilised in Marble with her reigning in Blooms
Located in London, GB
Katie Eleanor, ‘Your Hand, Your Tongue III’, 2017 Hand-coloured portrait of a regal monarch, immobilised in marble, her reigning celebrated the blooms she becomes entwined in. The characterisation is inspired by visual depictions of Lady Macbeth, in particular, John Singer Sargent’s 1889 portrait of actress Ellen Terry. Taken from The Sialia Marbles, a series of portraits containing ephemeral human sculptures taken between 2016-19. Together these works act as tales contained in a fictional sculpture hall, in direct reaction to Andre Malraux’s 1947 Le Musee Imaginaire (Museum Without Walls). Original title: 'Your Hand, Your Tongue’, 2017 Hand-coloured Archival Pigment Print on Hahnemuhle Photorag 40.5 x 30.5 cm Unique Series: The Sialia Marbles Signed and dated on verso "I’m not a sculptor, but I wanted to construct my own stories. Photographers have often used sculpture in order to challenge our idea of a “sculptural” body or object, by casting them in a two-dimensional light. I love playing with perception. A lot of my work is influenced by the nineteenth century—the pictorialist movement for instance. When photography was a new experiment, people would play around with perception tricks—Victorian paper theaters...
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2010s Romantic Art

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Photographic Film, Watercolor, Photographic Paper, Archival Pigment

Untitled
Located in Barcelona, ES
The painting is being offered with a work and authenticity certificate
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1980s Abstract Art

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Lithograph

William Bodfish Oil Painting Titled "The Sister's Visit", Dated 1888
Located in New York, NY
Two figures in 19th century dress sit at a table in a cafe. Provenance: Private Collection, New Jersey Originally based in New York City, William Bodfish was a talented artist who gained recognition for his illustrations and cartoons in the late nineteenth century. A painter of genre scenes, he also created detailed illustrations of hunting, whaling and fishing adventures for such magazines as Harper's Weekly. In the years following the Civil War, he traveled to the American West, joining the legion of journalists and illustrators who recorded the development of the new frontier. He was considered by historians to be one of the most “able cartoonists” to tackle the West. During his lifetime, Bodfish exhibited work at the National Academy of Design and the Art Institute of Chicago. Likely created after the artist’s departure from New York, The Sister’s Visit records a quiet moment between two siblings. Seated before a lovely spread of luncheon items, including a bowl of oranges...
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1880s Art

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Oil

Girl from Ipanema - Watercolor Figurative Painting, Limited Edition Print, 2021
Located in Bal Harbour, FL
Experience the epitome of sun-kissed serenity with "Girl From Ipanema," a captivating fine art figurative watercolor painting that transports you to the sandy shores of Brazil's icon...
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2010s Contemporary Art

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Cotton, Watercolor, Archival Paper

Keith Haring Free South Africa poster 1985
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Keith Haring Free South Africa 1985: Original 1985 Keith Haring Free South Africa poster- a key historical Keith Haring activist poster ...
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1980s Pop Art Art

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Offset, Lithograph

PLAY, BOY BUNNY - Contemporary Realism / Humorous Still Life
Located in New York, NY
Original Painting by Elizabeth McGhee
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2010s Contemporary Art

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Oil, Panel

Butterfly - Contemporary art, Portrait, Figurative
Located in Coquitlam, BC
Artist: Liang Li Born in 1985 Henan China, and currently living in Beijing In 2003, he joined the Basic Department of CAFA Modeling In 2004, he joined the Second Studio of Oil Painti...
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2010s Contemporary Art

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Canvas, Oil

Italian landscape with fortified town
Located in Frankfurt am Main, DE
George Augustus Wallis (1761 Merton (London) - 1847 Florence): Italian landscape with fortified town, 19th century, Pencil Technique: Pencil on Paper Date: 19th century Descriptio...
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19th Century Romantic Art

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Paper

Sketching Among the Irises by George Herbert McCord (American: 1848-1909)
Located in New York, NY
"Sketching Among the Irises" by George Herbert McCord (1848-1909) is oil on canvas and measures 20 x 16 inches. The painting is signed by the artist at the lower left.
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19th Century Hudson River School Art

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Canvas, Oil

Will Faber by Lourdes Cirlot
Located in Barcelona, ES
Includes a Certificate of Authenticity
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1990s Abstract Art

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Paper

"Transparent Frontier, " Framed Limited Edition Giclee Print, 30" x 45"
Located in Westport, CT
This contemporary abstract Limited Edition giclee print features cool blues and contrasting warm pinks, with light grey and white highlights. Stark charcoal black accents are placed ...
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2010s Abstract Art

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Digital, Giclée

Encaustic and Gold Leaf "Santa Fe"
Located in San Francisco, CA
Encaustic, red earth, piñon resin, carving and 21k moon gold leaf on wood panel
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2010s Abstract Geometric Art

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Encaustic

Toulouse
Located in Barcelona, ES
the painting is being offered with a work and authenticity certificate
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1990s Art

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Lithograph

Papillion -Limited Edition Giclée print on Archival Cotton Paper, Abstract, 2018
Located in Bal Harbour, FL
Papillion, 2018 Giclée print on Archival Cotton Paper. Acid and Lignin-free. The painting is a limited edition Giclée print, created using high-quality archival cotton paper, ensuring its longevity and preserving the intricate details of the artwork. The central image of the composition features a butterfly, but instead of traditional organic patterns, it is formed by a captivating arrangement of geometric figures. The butterfly serves as the focal point of the painting, capturing the viewer's attention with its bold and vibrant colors. Shades of fuchsia, blue, orange, green, white, black, yellow, and light blue interplay harmoniously, creating a visually striking and energetic composition. Upon closer inspection, one can discern that the butterfly's wings are constructed using a meticulous arrangement of various geometric shapes. As the viewer's gaze explores the painting, they may notice that within the composition, there are additional elements arranged in the form of eyes. These eyes, composed of circles of varying sizes and triangles, lend an intriguing depth and surreal quality to the artwork. They evoke a sense of introspection and invite contemplation about the interplay of perception and reality. Papillion, 2018 Giclée print on Archival Cotton Paper. Acid and Lignin-free. 28 x 20.6 inches Edition 3 of 10 +2 AP Price: $2,400 Limited edition Signed by the artist __________ About the Artist Francisca Oyhanarte...
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2010s Abstract Art

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Archival Paper, Cotton, Giclée

Contemporary Art, Expressionist, Portrait - Walk
Located in Coquitlam, BC
Artist: Gao, Renjie The member of the Hudson Artists Society, New York Agent of BRUNO MASSA Gallery, France Six Worldwide well-known art sales website agent KOONESS/1STDIBS/ARTPRICE/...
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2010s Expressionist Art

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Canvas, Oil

Dreamy, Retro, Watercolor on Paper
Located in Fort Worth, TX
Dreamland Motel, Daniel Blagg, Watercolor on Paper, 21 x 30", 2022 A well-known figure of the contemporary Fort Worth art scene, Daniel Blagg has worked ...
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2010s Art

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Paper, Watercolor

Vahe Yeremyan Painter Book, 1st Edition
Located in Granada Hills, CA
Artist: Vahe Yeremyan Tigran Mets Publishing House 1st Edition, 2021 ISBN: 978-99941-0-994-4 Book Dimensions: 9.5x12.5x0.8 inch, 24x32x2 cm, 2 Lb, 167 page,
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2010s Impressionist Art

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Acrylic Polymer

Anchored sailing ship
Located in Frankfurt am Main, DE
Carl August Walther (1880 Leipzig - 1956 Dresden): Anchored sailing ship, 20th century, Charcoal Technique: Charcoal over Pencil on Paper Inscription: verso with estate stamp Date...
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20th Century Realist Art

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Paper

Mathilde lefort Prophecy - Ink, gold powder and iron on canvas
Located in Nutfield, Surrey
There is in Prophecy the idea of an incantation, of magic words allowing to transgress the laws of reality. A golden melody emanating from the tormented depths of the ocean. A liquid knowledge subject to the interpretation of each and that each can seek in the sensations that awaken. Mixing Gold powder and Iron, the scriptures of PROPHECY are as if corroded by time, already on the way to their disappearance. Evoking an ancient knowledge that modernity would have tried to erase, it imposes itself as the vector of an unnameable divine source. They appear and disappear like a breath whose echo resounds with a universal spirituality established in sensations. In a world where the letters and the texts are present everywhere, these scriptures reveal themselves as a silent language established beyond the immediate meaning. Unreadable by the mind, the letter that has become a sign is now receptive to a new meaning given by the observer. Failing to be able to decipher them, it is a question of feeling them for their metaphysical and symbolic power. Just as Kandinsky aspires to produce a painting capable of provoking a «spiritual awakening», PROPHECY proposes the construction of a new universal language based on sensations. --- Mathilde Lefort is a french visual artist based in Bali, Indonesia Holder of a Master’s Degree at EHESS Paris (France), Mathilde is specialized in war representations and human rights. In parallel with her theoretical studies, she developed an artistic practice around these questions. Using art video, installation and visual publications, she exhibited her work both in Paris and across Europe. Going back to New Caledonia, she lived in total immersion in a tribe located in the north of the island from 2017 to 2019. There she co-direct EDEN TRIBAL, 52 min documentary produced by Box Fish Productions and sold to France Television. The movie tells the story of a Kanak woman fighting to be the chief of her tribe, within the context of the island’s referendum for independence. This period was spent in a deep loneliness. Rejected by the community while deeply in love, Mathilde wandered the darkness of her soul. She captured empty landscapes and wrote the ambulations of her mind to reflect on her loss of identity, the meaning of love, the woman’s place, racism and colonialism. Now in Bali, she follows an unpredictable journey intertwining art, death, and magic. Stabbed to death in 2020, she pursues today her shamanic journey while crafting abstract paintings and sculptures rooted in mystical knowledge. Her art presents itself as a meditation...
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2010s Contemporary Art

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Gold, Iron

Vesuvius. Vast lava rock landscape
Located in Frankfurt am Main, DE
Fratelli Alinari (19th century): Wide lava rock landscape with posing person Vesuvius, Campania, c. 1880, albumen paper print Technique: albumen paper print Inscription: Lower midd...
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19th Century Art

Lover's dancer - dance bronze sculpture
Located in Nutfield, Surrey
Bronze sculpture from Tauno Kangro's dance selection. Dance tango bronze.
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2010s Art

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Bronze

Colour Landscape, 2006
Located in Torino, IT
Davide Maria Coltro Colour Landscape, 2006 Medium: Photography Lambda print on aluminium Unique Framed This artwork includes a certificate of authenticity In perfect condition
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Early 2000s Land Art

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Lambda

King's Best - Neck, Stallion detail / abstract horse portrait
Located in London, GB
King's Best, ‘Neck’, 2001 by John Reardon Edition of 7 Silver Gelatin Print, Mounted on Aluminium, Custom framed, UV protective Museum AR Glass This piece is part of : (after) Whist...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Art

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Silver Gelatin, Glass, Wood, Photographic Film, Archival Paper, Photogra...

Lake, MO, 2017
Located in New York, NY
Lake, MO 2017. Is a piece that belongs to a larger series of photo paintings consisting of about 52 total. This piece is made with; ink, and enamel on...
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2010s Post-Minimalist Art

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Photographic Paper, Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

Dock (triptych) 2005, series “Procreation”
Located in Torino, IT
Margot Quan Knight Dock (triptych) 2005, series “Procreation” Medium: Photography Lambda print on aluminium Edition of 7 70 x 200 cm Not framed This artwork includes a certificate o...
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Early 2000s Feminist Art

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Lambda

Dark Flora #8, Skeletons of the Summer,
Located in London, GB
Even in deep mid winter there still stands, in sheltered places, the bleached skeletal remains of the summer past - delicate and intricate memories of the verdant life that just months before stood lush and green. * Inspired by Victorian era taxidermy dioramas...
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2010s Contemporary Art

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Photographic Paper, Archival Pigment

Golden House Palace, Venedig
Located in Frankfurt am Main, DE
Fratelli Alinari (19th century) Circle: Ansicht des Palazzos Casa d'Oro am Canal Grande Venedig, c. 1880, albumen paper print Technique: albumen paper print, mounted on Cardboard I...
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19th Century Art

Contemporary, Industrial, Dark, Oil Painting on Canvas
Located in Fort Worth, TX
Lost in Space, Daniel Blagg, Oil on Canvas, 38 x 58", 2020 A well-known figure of the contemporary Fort Worth art scene, Daniel Blagg has worked in the DFW area for over four decades. Blagg creates compositions that are both large-scale and intimate, familiar and unfamiliar, through his realistic style and chosen subject matter. Inspired by the surroundings of his studio warehouse on the outskirts of Fort Worth, his paintings of deteriorating road signs, empty streets, and vacant buildings examine urban...
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2010s Art

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Oil, Canvas

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