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Art For Sale
Style: Contemporary
Style: Pop Art
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Located in Barcelona, ES
Acrylic painting
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Acrylic

Hilary Lloyd, Shopfront - Signed Print, Contemporary Photography
Located in Hamburg, DE
Hilary Lloyd (British, b. 1964) Shopfront, 1999 Medium: Offset lithograph on card stock Dimensions: 21 x 26 cm Edition of 100: Hand-signed, numbered and dated Condition: Excellent
Category

20th Century Contemporary Art

Materials

Offset

Enigmática
Located in Barcelona, ES
Acrylic painting
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Acrylic

Circo
Located in Barcelona, ES
Acrylic painting
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Acrylic

Estatuas doradas
Located in Barcelona, ES
Acrylic painting
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Acrylic

Pelirroja
Located in Barcelona, ES
Acrylic painting
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Acrylic

Chance Encounter
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This image is printed in an edition of 7, but comes in larger and smaller sizes. Each photograph is hand printed on Canson Baryta Paper and is signed and editioned by the artist. Only 3 or 4 remain in each size! Statement This image of Chance Encounter is from Sarah Hadley's series Story Lines, which explores the female interior landscape. The series was inspired by the French New Wave films of the 60’s, which were shot in black and white on the street and which often portrayed the subconscious...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Archival Pigment

Ritmo del Despertar-Contemporary, Japanese, Fantasy, Natural Materials
Located in Barcelona, Catalonia
Complete title: El Origen del Deseo - Ritmo del Despertar (The Origin of Desire -Awakening Rhythm) Mari Ito was born in Tokyo, Japan in 1980. She majored in Nihonga, Japanese-style ...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Glue, Sumi Ink, Wood Panel, Washi Paper, Pigment

La Vaca
Located in Southampton, NY
"La Vaca" (The Cow) is one of a series of farm animal paintings by J. Oscar Molina. The artistic distillation into bold shapes and facial expressions render a humanistic quality to ...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Acrylic

Walking stallion
Located in Belfast, GB
Walking stallion, 2023 Bronze 14 1/8 x 20 1/2 x 7 7/8 in 36 x 52 x 20 cm Edition 1 of 8 "My great hope for my work is that it makes people experience a truly special feeling that only they can explain. I hope that they experience a sense of what I feel...These feelings and emotions can’t be expressed in words, as it’s on such a deeper level."– John Fitzgerald: Anthology (2023) Born in Co. Meath in 1976, John Fitzgerald is now established as one of Irelands leading Equine, Sporting and Portrait Artists. Originally John studied Industrial Design in Letterkennny RTC & at the University of Wales, Swansea. It was while in college that he developed a strong understanding of drawing and design, and the different techniques used in completing a piece from initial concept sketches, to oberservation, to 3 dimensional form. In 2013 John was asked to be the artist in residence by the Curragh Racecourse where he now has his own studio/gallery, which is open to the public on race days. 2014 saw Johns work reach a huge audience at the Cheltenham festival, where he was filmed by Channel 4 racing while completing a range of works including A.P.Mc Coys portrait, and a set of sketches...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Bronze

Velero
Located in Barcelona, ES
Acrylic painting
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Acrylic

Erró, Hommage à Léger - Pop Art, Figuration Narrative, Signed Print
Located in Hamburg, DE
Erró (born 1932 in Iceland) Léger, 2005 Medium: Lithograph on paper Dimensions: 46 x 61 cm Edition of 120: Hand-signed and numbered Condition: Excellent
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Art

Materials

Lithograph

Mao Zedong Waving with Black Square - Contemporary, 21st Century, Lithograph
Located in Zug, CH
Wang Guangyi, Mao Zedong waving with black square Lithograph on Velin BFK Rives 300 gr Accompanied by poem by Fernando Arrabal 120 x 80 cm (47.2 x 31.5 in.) Edition of 165 plus 4 AP...
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Art

Materials

Lithograph

Air
Located in PARIS, FR
Unique artwork by artist Sara Shamma. Sara Shamma is a renowned painter whose works can be found in both public and private collections around the globe. Shamma was born in Damascus, Syria (1975) to a Syrian father and Lebanese mother. She graduated from the Painting Department of the Faculty of Fine Arts, University of Damascus in 1998. She moved to London in 2016 under the auspices of an Exceptional Talent Visa where she currently lives and works. Shamma’s practice focuses on death and humanity expressed mainly through self-portraits and children painted in a life-like visceral way. Her works can be divided into series that reflect often prolonged periods of research, sometimes extending over years. Shamma believes that death gives meaning to life, and rather than steering away from a subject that is increasingly taboo in contemporary culture, she considers the impact of grief and deep internal emotions. The Syrian conflict has a distinct impact on the way that Shamma portrays her subjects. Working mainly from life and photographs, the artist uses oils to create a hyper realistic scene, using transparency lines and motion to portray a distant and deep void.  Shamma has previously taught at the Adham Ismail Fine Arts Institute in Damascus, and alongside her practice has always had a strong dedication to sharing her knowledge with the next generation of artists. She was a member of the jury for The Annual Exhibition for Syrian Artists held by the Ministry Of Culture, in Damascus, 2006. Shamma believes in helping others and has been supporting the United Nations World Food Programme since 2010, during which time she produced Fighting Hunger., sold by Christie’s Dubai in 2012 with all proceeds going to the WFP.  Shamma has participated in a number of solo and group exhibitions including: “London”, Art Sawa Gallery (Dubai, 2017); World Civil War Portraits, The Old Truman Brewery (London, 2015); Diaspora, Art Sawa Gallery (Dubai, 2014); Q, Royal College of Art (London, 2013); Birth, Art House (Damascus, 2011); Love, 360 MALL (Kuwait, 2009); The Royal Society of Portrait Painters Annual Exhibition, The Mall Galleries (London, 2013); Nord Art 2012 organized by KiC – Kunst in der Carlshütte (Büdelsdorf, 2012); UAE Through Arabian Eyes, (Dubai, 2008); Syrian Artists, Souq Wakef Art Center (Doha, 2008); Panorama of Syrian Arts, Catzen Arts Centre at The American University (Washington D.C, 2007); (shortlisted) International Painting Prize of the Castellon County Council, (Castellon 2005), Castellon and the Municipal Arts Centre of Alcorcon, (Madrid, 2005-2006); Women and Arts, International Vision...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Oil

Sin título (Ceiba y semillas)
Located in Ciudad De México, MX
Pieza realizada por Jan Hendrix y Javier Hinojosa. La fotografía ese de J, Hinojosa; la serigrafía de J. Hendrix Pieza perteneciente a la carpeta Respeto y Tolerancia. Impresión digi...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Digital Pigment

Summer Dunes
Located in Fairfield, CT
Editions of 12. Mounting and framing not included.
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Archival Pigment

Bilocation
Located in Nashville, TN
Andy King is fascinated with the interplay between chance, perceptions, the influence of others, and mystical experiences in the role of the evolution of personhood. This series of w...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Oil

Still Life
Located in Miami, FL
Miguel Padura "Still Life" Oil on canvas 21 1/2 x 38 in
Category

1990s Contemporary Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Aspens
Located in New York, NY
Samoylova's "Landscape Sublime" series explores how landscape imagery in contemporary culture is used to create constructed realities, wholly apart from our lived experiences. Samoyl...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Archival Pigment

Festive Day
Located in Scottsdale, AZ
"Festive Day" is by an up and coming Romanian painter named Stefan Mocanu. He finds the incredible in the everyday and transforms it into a pictorial joy. His use of thick paint ...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Oil

NAL KWON (Flying martial arts)
Located in Seoul, KR
About ‘Nal Kwon’ Nal Kwon is a phonetic representation of the Korean characters 날 and 권 . The character 날(Nal) is derived from the verb 날다 which means fly and Kwon refers to a kind o...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Paper, Ink

Big Hibiscus II
Located in Fairfield, CT
Making art is my greatest form of escapism. Although often hard work, it is for me like a portal into another world where I envision a better place than where we are. Whether working...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Watercolor, Archival Paper

Surrender
Located in San Francisco, CA
'Surrender' is an original artwork by contemporary figurative painter The Tracy Piper. Best known for her vibrant portraits and figurative acrylic paintings, Tracy's illustrative wor...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Acrylic, Canvas

Mr. Green, Mr. White and Mr.Black
Located in Porto, 13
Each with their own Aura. Messrs. Green, White and Black here side by side in an image in which a special filter was used that allows you to see the golden color of each one. An Auro...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Animaniacs Original Production Cel: Wakko, Yakko, and Dot
Located in Los Angeles, CA
MEDIUM: ​Original Production Cel on Printed Background IMAGE SIZE: 12.5" x 10.5" PRODUCTION: Animaniacs, Humanitarian Animation Award Episode SKU: IFA10085 ABOUT THE IMAGE: Blending...
Category

1990s Pop Art Art

Materials

Paint, Paper

Newport
Located in Fairfield, CT
Since 1977, Hunt Slonem has had more than 350 exhibitions at prestigious galleries and museums internationally. In 2010 there are shows in the Coral Springs Museum, Coral Springs, Fl...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"Heading In, " Framed Limited Edition Giclee Print, 8" x 12"
Located in Westport, CT
This limited edition contemporary seascape print by S.C. Aldo features a cool coastal palette. It depicts a lightly abstracted coastal scene with a light blue sky, thick, white abstr...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Digital, Giclée

Desnudo 2
Located in Barcelona, ES
Strokes, lines, points, signs come from the plexus, travel through the arm and hand, reaching the canvas with the indicated “nerve.” Lights and shadows complete the possibility of th...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Charcoal

Roman Road, Linton, Cambridgeshire, Contemporary British Artist
Located in London, GB
Oil on board, signed bottom right and dated on reverse Image size: 9 3/4 x 7 1/2 inches (24.75 x 19 cm) The Artist Andrews developed a unique style combining objective studies of n...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Oil, Board

Oceanic I & II diptych
Located in Fairfield, CT
Janet Jennings is known for her luminous oil & watercolor paintings. After working for Lawrence Rubin at Knoedler Contemporary Art, Jennings maintained a studio at Waverly Studios in New York City. She began as a Color Field painter, working on canvas and linen. Janet moved to Amagansett, NY in 1981 and switched her focus to landscape painting. Her career path led her to teach at The Parrish Art Museum, Guild Hall & The Victor D’amico Institute of Art. From 1993 to 1998, she was the Chair of the Andy Warhol Visual Arts Preserve Program. Jennings maintains ties to the art community as an educator and curator. She is a member of the East Hampton Arts Council, an advocacy group for performing and visual artists of East Hampton. Ms. Jennings maintains a painting studio in East Hampton and currently teaches oil and watercolor classes. In 1997, she was a founding member of CMEE, The Children’s Museum of the East End. Working with Lee Skolnick and JoAnn Secor, she was an exhibit designer and fabricator for “Time and Place, Light and Space”, the initial installation at Guild Hall, which launched CMEE. She was a lead designer for the permanent exhibition installation of CMEE, located in Bridgehampton, NY. Jennings received her BFA from the University of Dayton and attended The Dayton Art Institute, Antioch College and The Art Students League. Her paintings are in numerous corporate and private collections worldwide. She has exhibited at numerous galleries on Long Island and New York City including The New York Design Center, Hampton Road Gallery, Pamela Williams Gallery, Folioeast, Lizan-Tops Gallery, Chase Edwards Gallery...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Le Maître Coiffeur
Located in Porto, 13
The master barber, not without pride, here in a demonstration of talent and technique! His apprentices in the background are divided between a certain admiration and some disdain bec...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

The Space Between Us
Located in San Francisco, CA
'The Space Between Us' is an original artwork by contemporary figurative painter The Tracy Piper. Best known for her vibrant portraits and figurative acrylic paintings, Tracy's illus...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Acrylic, Canvas

Old Man
Located in New York, NY
2020, Oil on canvas
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Nul - Contemporary, 21st Century, Sculpture, Limited Edition, Neon Light
Located in Zug, CH
This high-impact neon sculpture creates a mellow atmosphere as a result of the expertise of a glass blower and a neon technician. Jan Henderikse, Nul ...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Neon Light

Queen Ntombi Twala, from Reigning Queens
Located in London, GB
Unique screenprint in colours, 1985, on Lenox Museum Board, signed in pencil, numbered and inscribed TP 12/30, a unique trial proof, aside from the standard edition of 40, printed by Rupert Jasen Smith, New York, published by George C. P. Mulder, Amsterdam, 100 x 80 cm. (39¼ x 31½ in.) Queen Ntombi...
Category

Late 20th Century Pop Art Art

Materials

Screen

Teen Titans Original Production Drawing signed by Scott Menville: Robin
Located in Los Angeles, CA
MEDIUM: Original Production Drawing signed by Scott Menville IMAGE SIZE: 12.5" x 10.5" PRODUCTION: Teen Titans SKU: IFA10637 ABOUT THE IMAGE: Leading the crew in Teen Titans to prot...
Category

1990s Pop Art Art

Materials

Paint, Paper, Pencil

Cigale
Located in PARIS, FR
Circular oil and acrylic painting by artist Wenyu Zhu. The artist uses bright yellow and red to cover half of the painting, which is in stark contrast with the sunflower shrubs at the bottom of the painting. Especially for the cicada...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Canvas, Linen, Oil, Acrylic

Pulpit in Room Limited edition fine art print signed by the artist
Located in BORDEAUX, FR
Born in 1990 in Cartagena, Jose Sierra Vega is a prodigious young Colombian photographer. Employing photography as an instrument to explore the human ...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Archival Pigment

Red Houses No. 1, Norway by Calo Carratala - Snowy landscape painting
Located in Paris, FR
Red Houses No. 1 is a unique oil on laminated wood painting from the Norway series by Spanish contemporary artist Calo Carratalá, dimensions are 46 × 74 cm (18.1 × 29.1 in). The art...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Oil, Wood Panel

Animaniacs Original Production Drawing: Yakko, Wakko, Dot, and Satan
Located in Los Angeles, CA
MEDIUM: ​Original Production Drawing IMAGE SIZE: 10.5" x 9" PRODUCTION: Animaniacs, Hot, Bothered and Bedeviled SKU: IFA6194 ABOUT THE IMAGE: Blending wit, slapstick and pop culture...
Category

1990s Pop Art Art

Materials

Paint, Paper

Batman The Animated Series Original Production Drawing: Selina Kyle, Maven
Located in Los Angeles, CA
MEDIUM: ​Original Production Drawing IMAGE SIZE: 12.5" x 10.5" PRODUCTION: Batman the Animated Series, The Cat and the Claw - Part 1" SKU: IFA9965 ABOUT THE IMAGE: Batman: the Anima...
Category

1990s Pop Art Art

Materials

Paint, Paper, Pencil

Sky Garden II
Located in Fairfield, CT
Perry Burns received his BFA from the Rhode Island School of Design in 1988. Since then he has been making paintings that merge the traditions of Middle Eastern patterns and European...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Cinquième saison
Located in PARIS, FR
Circular oil and acrylic painting by artist Wenyu Zhu. The work shows a unique imaginal season that doesn’t exist in reality – the fifth season. In this seas...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Canvas, Linen, Oil, Acrylic

Figurative Ink Painting N.2 'Vessels II' by Dmitry Samygin
Located in Paris, FR
Figurative Ink on Cotton paper Painting N.1 'Vessels II' by Dmitry Samygin H.27 x 19.5 cm About Dmitry Samygin Furniture and Product Designer. His approach relies on simple forms and clarity in ideas with carefully chosen materials to expose the essence of an object. His products exemplify humanistic design, comfort in everyday use and ergonomic function. He is a prize-winner in international competitions. He has taken part in exhibitions in Paris, Milan and Moscow, collaborates with European and Russian production, architectural and design companies. Since 2021 Dmitriy's design has been presented in a permanent exhibition at the Museum of Arts and Crafts in Moscow. Dmitry's graphics and designs are in private collections all over the world. Samygin's Awards 2023 I+D / Design Now / winner (product design & decor) 2021 Red dot / Modul 2021 I+D magazine award / Shelter (covers for the sculptures of Moscow State Architectural Museum) 2020 Best 2020 AD Russia 2019 Andrew World...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Cotton, Paper, Ink

"The Beatles at Candlestick Park" 1966 framed photograph by Jim Marshall
Located in Boca Raton, FL
"The Beatles at Candlestick Park" photograph by Jim Marshall depicts George Harrison, Ringo Starr, Paul McCartney and John Lennon at their final concert at Candlestick Park in San Fr...
Category

1960s Contemporary Art

Materials

Photographic Paper

Cape Cross - Studio Portrait, Stallion, Champion, Equine Art Print Unframed
Located in London, GB
Cape Cross (13 March 1994 – 21 April 2017) was an Irish-bred Thoroughbred racehorse. He is a son of the July Cup winner Green Desert and Cheveley Park Stakes, winner Park Appeal who ...
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Art

Materials

Photographic Film, Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Bla...

Looney Tunes Limited Edition Cel Hand-Signed by Chuck Jones: Bugs and Daffy
Located in Los Angeles, CA
MEDIUM: Limited Edition Cel IMAGE SIZE: 12 Field EDITION SIZE: 200 SKU: CCV2729 Framing included in price. ABOUT THE IMAGE: This cel is hand-signed by Chuck Jones and is numbered 2...
Category

1990s Pop Art Art

Materials

Paper, Pencil

Vesica Island - 7.5x12" Archival print, limited edition
Located in Toronto, ON
Limited edition Giclée prints on archival matte textured paper with archival ink. These reproductions of hand brushed paintings are scanned using high-resolution CRUSE scanning technology. Prints include a white border for easy framing options and are rolled and tube packed for safe shipping. Size indicated does not include border. Items are numbered and limited to a total of: 20 for 20"x40" print on paper 30 for 10"x20" print on paper 30 for 5"x10" print on paper - after which reproductions (prints on paper) will no longer be available in their respective sizes. Matt Beasant...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Giclée

Animaniacs Original Production Drawing: Yakko, Wakko, and Dot
Located in Los Angeles, CA
MEDIUM: ​Original Production Drawing IMAGE SIZE: 10.5" x 9" PRODUCTION: Animaniacs SKU: IFA5084 ABOUT THE IMAGE: Blending wit, slapstick and pop culture references, the variety show...
Category

1990s Pop Art Art

Materials

Paint, Paper

El Puerco / Gordo
Located in Southampton, NY
"El Puerco/Gordo (The Pig)) is one of a series of farm animal paintings by J. Oscar Molina. The artistic distillation into bold shapes and facial expressions render a humanistic qu...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Acrylic

A Certain Exchange Between Salt and Pigment, Alastair Gordon, 2022
Located in London, GB
Oil and acrylic on paper
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Paper, Oil, Acrylic

Shooo-(I)
Located in Seoul, KR
ARTIST STATEMENT My work focuses on the relationship between ‘Writing and Drawing’. From a distance, it appears to be a drawn image but a closer look reveals innumerable minute handw...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Ink, Paper

"Deborah Harry and Chris Stein of Blondie on Their Roof in NYC" framed photo
Located in Boca Raton, FL
"Deborah Harry and Chris Stein of Blondie on Their Roof in NYC 11/28/80" black and white photograph by Allan Tannenbaum. Image size: 9 x 13 inches. The text to the right of the photo...
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Art

Materials

Photographic Paper

The New Batman Adventures Original Production Cel: Batman and Nightwing
Located in Los Angeles, CA
MEDIUM: ​Original Production Cel on Printed Background IMAGE SIZE: 12.5" x 10.5" PRODUCTION: The New Batman Adventures, Animal Act SKU: IFA10618 ABOUT THE IMAGE: The New Batman Adv...
Category

1990s Pop Art Art

Materials

Paint, Paper, Pencil

"Summer Heaven" Figure Painting, Watercolor, Watercolor on Paper
Located in New York, NY
Painting: Watercolor on Paper, Framed Dimensions: 26 in x 32 in, Framed 29 in x 37 in Unique Signed on Verso, includes a certificate of authenticity. Elena Chestnykh was born in Nov...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

Superior 2 - 20x40" Archival print on paper, limited edition
Located in Toronto, ON
Limited edition Giclée prints on archival matte textured paper with archival ink. These reproductions of hand brushed paintings are scanned using high-res...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Giclée

Untitled
Located in Almaty, KZ
Aruzhan Zhumabek (born in 1997) - young contemporary artist born in Taraz, Jambyl region in Kazakhstan. Graduated from Eurasian National University named after Lev Nikolaevich Gumile...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Plywood, Acrylic

Animaniacs Original Production Cel: Yakko, Wakko, Dot, and Dr. Scratchansniff
Located in Los Angeles, CA
MEDIUM: ​Original Production Cel on Printed Background IMAGE SIZE: 10.5" x 9" PRODUCTION: Animaniacs, Lookit the Fuzzy Heads SKU: IFA5231 ABOUT THE IMAGE: Blending wit, slapstick, a...
Category

1990s Pop Art Art

Materials

Paint, Paper

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