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"Maui Shores" Hawaiian Islands Splendor in Koa Wood Frame 1965 William Blackman
"Maui Shores" Hawaiian Islands Splendor in Koa Wood Frame 1965 William Blackman

"Maui Shores" Hawaiian Islands Splendor in Koa Wood Frame 1965 William Blackman

Located in Soquel, CA

"Maui Shores" Hawaiian Islands Splendor in Koa Wood Frame circa 1965 Exceptional painting of the Maui Shores Beach by William Henry Blackman (American, b. 1930) he was born in San Diego, CA in 1930. He spent most of his early years in West Los Angeles. Blackman began painting at age 12. In high school he majored in art so he could experiment with various mediums to find ways to interpret his ideas. In December of 1948 he joined the Navy and was stationed in Hawaii. He studied at Woodbury College where he learned advertising and graphic arts. Framed in Hawaiian Koa wood frame. Exhibited City Art Galleries Honolulu. Image 24" x 36" Frame, 27.5 x 36" x 2"D In 1960 he bought a home with his wife Shirley in the San Fernando Valley and worked as an advertising manager. His position put him in contact with art directors and they would lunch together and then visit various art galleries in the area. He began oil painting again as a hobby. In 1964 he made an important contact through an associate at his agency. This person was a vice-president at Aaron Brothers Galleries and purchased paintings for them. They had showrooms in various major cities and sold original framed paintings to art galleries and furniture stores. He said they could possibly sell some of his seascapes so Bill began painting in his spare time. Gradually, they sold more than he could produce so Bill made the decision to leave the advertising business and devote his time to painting. Note: the original Aaron Brothers Art Galleries Certificate included with the painting. In 1965 the Blackman's moved to Thousand Oaks, California. He began his career as a fine artist and to this day resides in Thousand Oaks. He contracted with Aaron Brothers to be his exclusive agents and began specializing in seascapes. After a few years he added landscapes and some other subjects. Bluebonnet landscapes and Padre Island seascapes were popular in the Dallas showroom. He was also represented by the Davis Gallery in Honolulu. A good relationship with "Barney" Davis continued after the closing of the Aaron Brothers Wholesale Division in 1980. He painted for the Davis Gallery for about 8 years until they closed due to illness. Afterwards, he was contacted by Kobayashi Art Enterprises and has been represented by them. In 1980 he began teaching in private studios around the country, demonstrating his method of painting. During the latter part of the 80's he was approached by Susan Scheewe Publishing to author and illustrate a book showing his way of painting. The first was published in 1990 and he has authored four other books since then. He provided demonstrates for six different instructional video tapes that were produced by his artist friend Gary Jenkins. William Blackman...

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1960s American Impressionist Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Antique English Oil Painting Sheep in Pastoral Landscape Golden Light
Antique English Oil Painting Sheep in Pastoral Landscape Golden Light

Antique English Oil Painting Sheep in Pastoral Landscape Golden Light

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

Pastoral Landscape English School, late 19th century signed oil on board, framed framed: 19 x 25 inches board: 18 x 24 inches Provenance: private collection, UK Condition: the painti...

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Late 19th Century English School Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Cherry Blossom, ceramic, sculpture, original art
Cherry Blossom, ceramic, sculpture, original art

Cherry Blossom, ceramic, sculpture, original art

Located in Deddington, GB

porcelain wall installation comprising of 130 hand sculpted flowers fixed directly into the wall. Additional information: Ceramic on Stone Edition of 1 20 H x 10 W x 10 D cm (7.87 x ...

Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Ceramic

Bright Vineyard Landscape Study of 1960's British Modernist Drawing
Bright Vineyard Landscape Study of 1960's British Modernist Drawing

Bright Vineyard Landscape Study of 1960's British Modernist Drawing

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

1960's British Modernist Drawing by Irina Hale (British 1932-2022) oil crayon drawing on light brown artist paper stuck on A4 artist paper, unframed overall size: 12.5 x 8.5 inches ...

Category

Mid-20th Century Modern Art

Materials

Oil Crayon

Whispers of Willingness
Whispers of Willingness

Whispers of Willingness

Located in Zofingen, AG

This work echoes the theme of a quiet inner decision — that moment when a willingness to open up to the light is born from within. White blossoms appear as a language of softness tha...

Category

2010s Abstract Impressionist Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Diving Lesson
Diving Lesson

Diving Lesson

By Jessica Brilli

Located in New York, NY

THIS PIECE IS AVAILABLE FRAMED. Please reach out to the gallery for additional information. ABOUT THIS ARTIST: Jessica Brilli (Sayville, NY 1977) has been drawing and painting sin...

Category

2010s Art

Materials

Photographic Paper

No 11 (36.C)

No 11 (36.C)

By Joseph Piccillo

Located in Santa Monica, CA

Joseph Piccillo No 11 (36.C), 2017 Medium: Graphite on Canvas Artwork Size: 60 x 48 x 1.125 in Throughout the second half of the 20th century, and for the first two decades of...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Art

Materials

Graphite

The Tulip Poplar on Salem Pike, Impressionist Tree Landscape
The Tulip Poplar on Salem Pike, Impressionist Tree Landscape

The Tulip Poplar on Salem Pike, Impressionist Tree Landscape

Located in Beachwood, OH

Glen Tracy (American, 1883-1956) The Tulip Poplar on Salem Pike , 1920 Oil on board Signed lower left, dated and titled verso 12 x 9 inches 17.25 x 14.5 inches framed Since he studi...

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1920s American Impressionist Art

Materials

Oil

Light, Series Drawing From Israel - Large Format, Charcoal On Paper
Light, Series Drawing From Israel - Large Format, Charcoal On Paper

Light, Series Drawing From Israel - Large Format, Charcoal On Paper

By Krzysztof Gliszczyński

Located in Salzburg, AT

The artwork is unframed and will be shipped rolled in a tube Krzysztof Gliszczyński is Professor for painting on Academy of fine arts Gdansk. Krzysztof Gliszczyński born in Miastko in 1962. Graduated from the Gdańsk Academy of Fine Arts in 1987 in the studio of Prof. Kazimierz Ostrowski. Between 1995 and 2002 founder and co-manager of Koło Gallery in Gdańsk. lnitiator of the Kazimierz Ostrowski Award, con-ferred by the Union of Polish Artists and Designers (ZPAP), Gdańsk Chapter. Dean of the Painting Faculty of the Gdańsk Academy of Fine Arts in the years 2008-2012. Vice Rector for Development and Cooperation of the Gdańsk Academy of Fine Arts in the years 2012-2016. Obtained a professorship in 2011. Currently head of the Third Painting Studio of the Painting Faculty of the Gdańsk Academy of Fine Arts. He has taken part in a few dozen exhibitions in Poland and abroad. He has received countless prizes and awards for his artistic work. He is active in the field of painting, drawing, objects, and video. Artist Statement In the 1990s I started collecting flakes of paint – leftovers from my work. I would put fresh ones in wooden formworks, dried ones in glass containers. They constituted layers of investigations into the field of painting, enclosed in dated and numbered cuboids measuring 47 × 10.5 × 10.5 cm. I called those objects Urns. In 2016, I displayed them at an exhibition, moulding a single object out of all the Urns. The Urns inspired me to redefine the status of my work as a painter. In order to do it, I performed a daunting task of placing the layers of paint not in an urn, but on a canvas, pressing each fresh bit of paint with my thumb. In the cycle of paintings Autoportret a’retour, the matter was transferred from painting to painting, expanding the area of each consecutive one. Together, the bits, the residua of paint, kept alive the memory of the previous works. It was a stage of the atomization of the painting matter and its alienation from the traditional concepts and aesthetic relations. Thus, the cycle of synergic paintings was created, as I called them, guided by the feeling evoked in me by the mutually intensifying flakes of paint. The final aesthetic result of the refining of the digested matter was a consequence of the automatism of the process of layering, thumb-pressing, and scraping off again. Just like in an archaeological excavation, attempts are made to unite and retrieve that which has been lost. This avant-garde concept consists in transferring into the area of painting of matter, virtually degraded and not belonging to the realm of art. And yet the matter re-enters it, acquiring a new meaning. The matter I created, building up like lava, became my new technique. I called it perpetuum pictura – self-perpetuated painting. Alchemical concepts allowed me to identify the process inherent in the emerging matter, to give it direction and meaning. In a way, I created matter which was introducing me into the pre-symbolic world – a world before form, unnamed. From this painterly magma, ideas sprung up, old theories of colour and the convoluted problem of squaring the circle manifested themselves again. Just like Harriot’s crystal refracted light in 1605, I tried to break up colour in the painting Iosis. Paintings were becoming symptoms, like in the work Pulp fiction, which at that time was a gesture of total fragmentation of matter and of transcending its boundaries, my dialogue with the works of Jackson Pollock and the freedom brought by his art. The painting Geometrica de physiologiam pictura contains a diagram in which I enter four colours that constitute an introduction to protopsychology, alchemical transmutation, and the ancient theory of colour. It this work I managed to present the identification of the essence of human physiology with art. But the essential aspect of my considerations in my most recent paintings is the analysis of abstraction, the study of its significance for the contemporary language of art and the search for the possibilities of creating a new message. For me, abstraction is not an end in itself, catering to the largely predicable expectations of the viewers. To study the boundary between visibility and invisibility, like in the work Unsichtbar, is to ask about the status of the possibilities of the language of abstraction. The moment of fluidity which I am able to attain results from the matter – matter...

Category

Early 2000s Conceptual Art

Materials

Paper, Charcoal

Hand painted Edition#1-The Night-British Awarded Artist-Plein Air in the night
Hand painted Edition#1-The Night-British Awarded Artist-Plein Air in the night

Hand painted Edition#1-The Night-British Awarded Artist-Plein Air in the night

Located in London, GB

Sunset Song – The Night stands as one of the most iconic works featured in Modern Ancient – Summer Exhibition at GSY Studio Gallery, UK, 2025.—this Limited Edition ( only 5 available...

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2010s Abstract Impressionist Art

Materials

Gesso, Oil, Acrylic, Archival Paper, Giclée

Sailors in the Port of Nice
Sailors in the Port of Nice

Sailors in the Port of Nice

By Alfred Salvignol

Located in London, GB

'Sailors in the Port of Nice', mixed media - gouache, pastel and oil on paper, by Alfred Salvignol (circa 1950s). The Port of Nice is one of the key hubs of Nice and, in fact, of the entire French Riviera, standing out as one of the main harbours for the boats which sail across the Mediterranean Sea. It accommodates both the ships operated by ferry companies and the private yachts of visitors who come to Nice by sea. The artist here depicts a group of crusty sailors watching...

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1950s Expressionist Art

Materials

Paper, Pastel, Oil, Gouache

Drawing of a decorative iron screen housed in the Louvre.
Drawing of a decorative iron screen housed in the Louvre.

Drawing of a decorative iron screen housed in the Louvre.

Located in Middletown, NY

A Grand Tour study of a decorative object at the Louvre. English School, early 20th century Graphite on light wove paper, 9 1/4 x 6 inches (235 x 152 mm), the full sheet. In very goo...

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Early 20th Century English School Art

Materials

Handmade Paper, Graphite

French Impressionist River and Park Landscape
French Impressionist River and Park Landscape

French Impressionist River and Park Landscape

Located in Cotignac, FR

A French Impressionist oil on canvas view of a river in parkland by the noted French artist Albert Uriet. The painting is signed and dated bottom right and is presented in a fine car...

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Early 20th Century Impressionist Art

Materials

Oil

Portrait of Stylish Woman
Portrait of Stylish Woman

Portrait of Stylish Woman

By George Luks

Located in Wilton Manors, FL

Beautiful Ashcan School portrait of a woman in winter outerwear, 1909. Oil on canvas panel, measuring 17.75 x 18 inches; 21.75 x 22 inches framed. Original frame. Dated lower rig...

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Early 1900s Ashcan School Art

Materials

Oil, Board

MIST
MIST

MIST

Located in Zofingen, AG

"A thin veil of fog hides the world. In this shaky haze dreams are born”

Category

2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

“Reclining Nude, c. 1930” American Modernist Female Drawing Lady African Mask
“Reclining Nude, c. 1930” American Modernist Female Drawing Lady African Mask

“Reclining Nude, c. 1930” American Modernist Female Drawing Lady African Mask

By Louise Nevelson

Located in Yardley, PA

“Reclining Nude, c. 1930” by Louise Nevelson (1899-1988) This wonderful original ink drawing highlights Nevelson’s interest in the early 20th century avant-garde. Inspired by Picass...

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Early 20th Century American Modern Art

Materials

Paper, Pencil, Graphite

View of Venice - skyline panorama - Santa Maria della Salute - limited edition
View of Venice - skyline panorama - Santa Maria della Salute - limited edition

View of Venice - skyline panorama - Santa Maria della Salute - limited edition

By Gerald Berghammer

Located in Vienna, Vienna

Gerald Berghammer - Color cityscape photo. Cityscape with a historic cathedral, water in the foreground, with pastel-colored buildings along the waterfront. All Gerald Berghammer pr...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Digital Pigment

"Ivray, chemin de fer" original etching

"Ivray, chemin de fer" original etching

By Charles Heyman

Located in Henderson, NV

Medium: original etching. This impression on laid paper was printed in 1912 and published in Paris by the Revue de l'Art ancien et moderne. Plate size: 4 1/4 x 9 1/2 inches (110 x 24...

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1910s Art

Materials

Etching

Rjukandefossen Waterfall, Norway — Limited Black and White Fine Art Photograph
Rjukandefossen Waterfall, Norway — Limited Black and White Fine Art Photograph

Rjukandefossen Waterfall, Norway — Limited Black and White Fine Art Photograph

By Gerald Berghammer

Located in Vienna, Vienna

Archival pigment ink print, produced in a limited edition of 7 // Gallery ID: 21373 Fine art prints are produced to order on Hahnemühle Photo Rag Baryta. Each print is stamped on the...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Digital Pigment

A Striking Modern 1930s Watercolor of a Standing Young Male Nude Model
A Striking Modern 1930s Watercolor of a Standing Young Male Nude Model

A Striking Modern 1930s Watercolor of a Standing Young Male Nude Model

Located in Chicago, IL

A colorful, 1930s American Modern figure study watercolor of a standing young male nude model by notable Chicago Institute of Design artist, Eugene Dana. Watercolor on paper, dating...

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1930s American Modern Art

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

Confident Figure - Original Figurative Abstract Man in Purple Suit on Blue Wall
Confident Figure - Original Figurative Abstract Man in Purple Suit on Blue Wall

Confident Figure - Original Figurative Abstract Man in Purple Suit on Blue Wall

By Iqi Qoror

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Iqi Qoror's surreal figurative paintings are arresting in their earthy palettes offset by pops of fluorescent textile embroidery. His artworks revolve around questions of trust, inte...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Art

Materials

Wool, Canvas, Thread, Mixed Media, Acrylic

My Joyful Heart - Lively Colorful Abstract 3-D Painted Weaving
My Joyful Heart - Lively Colorful Abstract 3-D Painted Weaving

My Joyful Heart - Lively Colorful Abstract 3-D Painted Weaving

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Impasto-painted strokes of bright colors are the framework of artist Shiri Phillips’ abstract artworks. Her paintings are flooded with texture through the layering of acrylic paint i...

Category

2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Wire

Contemporary abstract impressionist expressive floral painting "Meadow song"
Contemporary abstract impressionist expressive floral painting "Meadow song"

Contemporary abstract impressionist expressive floral painting "Meadow song"

Located in VÉNISSIEUX, FR

"Meadow Song" is a vibrant floral composition by French artist Natalya Mougenot, part of her ongoing series dedicated to flowers — a subject she approaches not as decoration or botan...

Category

2010s Abstract Expressionist Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Mercury Standing on the Breath of Zeus, Antique Grand Tour
Mercury Standing on the Breath of Zeus, Antique Grand Tour

Mercury Standing on the Breath of Zeus, Antique Grand Tour

By Giambologna

Located in Beachwood, OH

After Giambologna (Italian, 1529-1608) Mercury Standing on the Breath of Zeus Bronze 27.5 x 14.25 x 5.5 inches The sculpture depicts Mercury wearing his winged helmet and sandals and holding a caduceus. Created after one of Giambologna's most celebrated sculptures in the Renaissance, Mercury, was designed as part of a fountain for the Villa Medici in Rome.The head on which Mercury steps symbolizes the figure being “exhaled, purified, unburdened.” When the Giambologna sculpture...

Category

19th Century Art

Materials

Bronze

19th Century Cesare Ciani Credited Italian Macchiaiolo Painting
19th Century Cesare Ciani Credited Italian Macchiaiolo Painting

19th Century Cesare Ciani Credited Italian Macchiaiolo Painting

By Cesare Ciani

Located in Roma, IT

19th Century Cesare Ciani Credited Italian Macchiaiolo Painting A beautiful, intense painting attributed to the great Macchiaioli painter Cesare Ciani. It depicts with rare realism ...

Category

Late 19th Century Italian School Art

Materials

Oil, Wood Panel

Untitled #537 by Murray Duncan – Original Contemporary Mixed Media on Paper
Untitled #537 by Murray Duncan – Original Contemporary Mixed Media on Paper

Untitled #537 by Murray Duncan – Original Contemporary Mixed Media on Paper

Located in Toronto, Ontario

Untitled #537 by Murray Duncan – Contemporary Mixed Media on Paper Size: 32" x 40" Unframed, signed on the back A striking exploration of form and movement, Untitled #527 by Murray ...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Geometric Art

Materials

Oil Crayon, Acrylic, Pencil

Fauvist French Landscape, Mid Century Oil on Canvas
Fauvist French Landscape, Mid Century Oil on Canvas

Fauvist French Landscape, Mid Century Oil on Canvas

Located in Cotignac, FR

French, mid century oil on canvas Fauvist landscape by Jean Perret. The painting is signed bottom right. This vibrant and colourful painting captures the ...

Category

Mid-20th Century Fauvist Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Nick Thomm - Loom (HYDRA) Standard
Nick Thomm - Loom (HYDRA) Standard

Nick Thomm - Loom (HYDRA) Standard

Located in FITZROY, VIC

Nick Thomm 'LOOM' (Hydra) 69cm x 92cm (27"×36″) Limited Edition of 305. Archival Pigment Print on Hahnemühle 308gsm Fine Art Paper. Condition: NEW. Worldwide Shipping. Sold Unframed.

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art

Materials

Archival Ink, Giclée, Archival Pigment

Life to the Full LA Blue 2 - Original Acrylic Painting on Canvas
Life to the Full LA Blue 2 - Original Acrylic Painting on Canvas

Life to the Full LA Blue 2 - Original Acrylic Painting on Canvas

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Sarah Johnson infuses passion, heart, and a lifetime of creative experience into each original painting. Her radial series exhibits both uninhibited freedom and methodical technique. Through colors, textures, and movement, Johnson’s acrylic paintings on canvas radiate joy with pleasing repetition and form. This 48-inch high by 30-inch wide one-of-a-kind painting is stretched, wired, and ready to hang. The sides of this original artwork are painted and it does not require framing. It is signed by the artist on the back. Free local Los Angeles area delivery. Affordable Continental U.S. and International shipping are available. A certificate of authenticity issued by the Los Angeles art gallery is included. Johnson says about her work: "I believe things that you bring into your home make a difference in the way you live and feel. My artwork is inspired by joy, purpose, and freedom. I hope my paintings are a source of inspiration for you and everyone who enters your home." Each series has a meaningful message, adding both truth and beauty to your walls. Johnson is based in Dallas, Texas, and has been a professional artist since 2012. Her abstract artworks are collected internationally. REPRESENTATION Artspace Warehouse, Los Angeles, California, USA EDUCATION 2010 The University of Texas at Austin EXHIBITIONS 2022 Artspace Warehouse, Los Angeles, CA 2022 The Collective, Dallas, TX 2022 Mecox Gardens, Houston, TX 2022 The Arbors, Round Top, TX 2022 The Walking Man, Whitefish, MT 2022 BayHill Design Studio, Austin, TX 2022 Septemberfest Art Fair, Midland TX - Honorable Mention 2021 Olive & Home, Tyler TX...

Category

2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Between Sky and Water - Signed Facsimile, Ltd /450
Between Sky and Water - Signed Facsimile, Ltd /450

Between Sky and Water - Signed Facsimile, Ltd /450

By M.C. Escher

Located in Paris, IDF

M.C. ESCHER (1898-1972) Between Sky and Water, 2008 Facsimile after the original woodcut from 1938 Signed in the plate Numbered / 450 copies (the number you can see can be different...

Category

20th Century Modern Art

Materials

Color

17th Century Painting Baroque Madonna & Child Attendant Angels Offering Gifts
17th Century Painting Baroque Madonna & Child Attendant Angels Offering Gifts

17th Century Painting Baroque Madonna & Child Attendant Angels Offering Gifts

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

The Angelic Visitation Italian School, 17th Century oil on canvas, framed Framed: 30 x 36 inches Canvas: 24 x 29 inches Provenance: private collection, Europe Condition: the antique...

Category

17th Century Baroque Art

Materials

Oil

Cobbolds Point Groyne, England – Minimalist Limited Edition Seascape Photograph
Cobbolds Point Groyne, England – Minimalist Limited Edition Seascape Photograph

Cobbolds Point Groyne, England – Minimalist Limited Edition Seascape Photograph

By Gerald Berghammer

Located in Vienna, Vienna

Archival pigment ink print, produced in a limited edition of 7 // Gallery ID: 21362 Fine art prints are produced to order on Hahnemühle Photo Rag Baryta. Each print is stamped on the...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Digital Pigment

"Nowhere Man" Limited Edition Hand Written Lyrics
"Nowhere Man" Limited Edition Hand Written Lyrics

"Nowhere Man" Limited Edition Hand Written Lyrics

By John Lennon

Located in Laguna Beach, CA

Rare Limited Edition Serigraph of John Lennon's handwritten lyrics for the song "Nowhere Man," first released on "Revolver" by the Beatles in 1965. This limited edition was releas...

Category

1990s Contemporary Art

Materials

Screen, Other Medium

Along the Canal (Lambertville, NJ)
Along the Canal (Lambertville, NJ)

Along the Canal (Lambertville, NJ)

By Stow Wengenroth

Located in Fairlawn, OH

Along the Canal (Lambertville, NJ) Lithograph, 1949 Signed by the artist in pencil lower right (see photo) Edition: 50 Commissioned by the Society of American Etchers, Gravers, Litho...

Category

1940s American Realist Art

Materials

Lithograph

White Glove ( Michael Jackson ) - large format iconic still life photograph
White Glove ( Michael Jackson ) - large format iconic still life photograph

White Glove ( Michael Jackson ) - large format iconic still life photograph

By Tom Schierlitz

Located in San Francisco, CA

Highly detailed still life photograph of the King of Pop 's glamorous Swarovski crystal rhinestone glove, capturing intricate details of the iconic bespoke handstitched concert acces...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Archival Pigment, Giclée

Summer Magic
Summer Magic

Summer Magic

Located in Zofingen, AG

Immerse yourself in a world of serenity and beauty with this picturesque painting that embodies all the charm of meadow flowers - bright poppies, delicate daisies and graceful cornfl...

Category

2010s Impressionist Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

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