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Art For Sale
Hammer by Michele Mikesell, abstract and bold colorfiel painting
Located in Dallas, TX
MICHELE MIKESELL b. 1973, Alabama, USA In 2002, Michele Mikesell earned her Bachelor of Fine Arts with a minor in graphic design from Texas Women's University in Denton, TX. Mikesel...
Category

2010s Abstract Expressionist Art

Materials

Oil, Cotton Canvas

Pájaro Chino - 21st Cent, Contemporary Sculpture, Figurative, Recycled Objects
Located in Barcelona, Catalonia
Miquel Aparici's sculptures are surprising assemblages made from old objects that had other uses in the past, and which the artist recovers and uses in a creative and ingenious way. ...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Found Objects, Mixed Media

Spanish 18th C. Oil on Canvas"Still Life with Walnuts, Melon, Grapes and Orange"
Located in Madrid, ES
SPANISH SCHOOL 18th CENTURY STILL LIFE WITH WALNUTS, MELON, GRAPES AND ORANGE unsigned oil on canvas 15-3/4 x 21 inches (40 x 53 cm.) framed: 24-1/2 x 28-3/4 inches (62 x 72.5 cm.) ...
Category

18th Century Baroque Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

They Know Why
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
Mixed Media house paint on thin wood Purvis Young (1943 - 2010)
Category

Mid-20th Century Abstract Art

Materials

Mixed Media, Wood, House Paint

Five Wall Decoration 'En Grisaille' by Dufour, Paris, France, 19th Century
Located in Rome, IT
Five papiers peints 'En Grisaille' from the psyche´ series manufactured by Dufour, Paris, after designs by Merry-Joseph Blondel and Louis Lafitte. -'Psyche´ returning from hades.' -'...
Category

19th Century Romantic Art

Materials

Handmade Paper

Woven Skin B14-16
Located in AMSTERDAM, NH
Materials: Drenthe Heath and merino wool, mohair, silk, cotton and linen, naturally-dyed with organic pigments including madder, cochineal, logwood, St John’s wort and walnut. The panels are hung with oak bark tanned leather strips in steel frames. After three years of traveling and manifesting itself the time has come to say goodbye to Woven Skin in its original form as an art installation and nomadic forum consisting of 60 hanging panels to be placed together in changing constellations and harboring essential global dialogue. Jongstra’s urgent message demanding attention for topics concerning ecology, colour and community will be continued in a new work of art and concept that will be revealed at the end of 2021. Galerie Fontana...
Category

2010s Art

Materials

Wool, Cotton, Linen, Silk

Untiltled
By TANC
Located in Marrakech, MA
Spraypaint on canvas Black outer frame - framed dimensions: 106x85x(5) cm Signed on the back
Category

2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Canvas, Spray Paint

"Word Portrait: In Carl's Words" Painting, Pastels on Cutout Canvas, Figurative
Located in New York, NY
Grace Graupe-Pillard has concentrated on portraiture since her early charcoal drawings which she exhibited at The Drawing Center, NYC in 1981. Her work, which has been exhibited at notable institutions such as MOMA PS1 and galleries including Cheim & Read Gallery (NY) and Carl Hammer Gallery (Chicago), has evolved from over the years from pastels to large-scale oil paintings and installations of people who she describes as “having not been integrated into mainstream society.” Her more recent paintings, inspired by selfies and iPhone photographs, attempt to convey the vitality and diversity of 21st century contemporary culture while capturing the ineffable moments in our lives. “The sensuality and radiant beauty of youth and ethnic diversity are depicted in my choice of subjects, as well as the ravages of time which are imprinted on our being. All stages of life are filled with humanity that both elevates and dissipates the spirit.” Her work has been written about in The NY Times, Art News, The Village Voice...
Category

1990s Contemporary Art

Materials

Canvas, Paint, Pastel

Blue Ferns and a Hint of Magenta. Sculpture Garden
Located in Miami, FL
Natural shapes become abstract living plant sculptures. With the right light and composition, a garden is really a sculpture garden. Signed, dated, numbered lower right, recto 2/15, ...
Category

2010s Abstract Expressionist Art

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

Untitled (limited edition blanket) blue
By KAWS
Located in London, GB
KAWS Untitled (limited edition blanket) blue, 2019 100% cashmere 130 x 180 cm Edition of 85
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Other Medium, Tapestry

LE Hand Embellished Giclee on Canvas : Transcendent Achievement Through Transfor
Located in Charelston, SC
Noland Anderson is a self taught portrait artist who strives to create works of art that are a celebration of people of color. He is known for his detailed compositions in oils applied with loose brush strokes. He often features images of Black women and men engaging in everyday life in urban settings. Born in Newport News, Virginia with roots in Sumpter, SC, Noland's passion for figure drawing was formed at an early age. Noland attended the Art Institute of Fort Lauderdale where he received an Associate Degree in Advertising. Upon graduating, he went on to work as a freelance illustrator, designing Judaic art throughout the mid 1990s through early 2000s. During this period, Noland's freelance work extended into television where he worked as one of three court artists for the ABC affiliate in South Florida and as an illustrator for Univision (an American media company serving the Latin Market worldwide). Noland is represented by Neema Fine Art Gallery. Neema Fine Art Gallery will donate 15% of the subtotal of each purchase of "Transcendent Achievement Through Transformational Leadership" to the Beta Nu Foundation in an effort to support the Beta Nu Chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha in their efforts to support the needs of the FAMU student body, the needs of the surrounding community, and promote scholarship among Alpha Phi Alpha members and beyond. All limited edition giclees (reproductions) are made to order so please anticipate your artwork to arrive within 14-21 days of your order. All open editions will be shipped within 7 business days.  Orders are shipped via UPS or Fedex; please check your email for all tracking information. Thank you for your support. Keywords: black art Black artist Black art gallery African american art African american artist African american painting African-american art African-american painting African-american artist Ethnic art Ethnic painting Ethnic artist Southern art Southern artist Southern painting African american art gallery African-american art gallery Charleston Charleston gallery Charleston art gallery Atlanta Atlanta gallery Atlanta art gallery Serenbe Serenbe art gallery Chattahoochee hills Georgia Georgia art Atlanta art Neema gallery Neema fine art gallery Giclee Giclee on canvas Harlem Renaissance Library 20's African American male Gentlemann HBCU FAMU Black History...
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21st Century and Contemporary Realist Art

Materials

Acrylic Polymer, Acrylic, Giclée, Canvas

Self-Portrait
Located in Palm Desert, CA
A polaroid by Andy Warhol. ""Self-Portrait"" is a Post-War Polaroid by American Pop Artist Andy Warhol. The work has been given the Warhol Foundation authentication number AWL200 and...
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Mid-20th Century Pop Art Art

Materials

Polaroid

Breaching For The Stars, 2020, Mixed Media on Wood
Located in Atlanta, GA
2020 Mixed Media on Canvas 60 x 48 in. Signed by artist Justin Lyon's credits his introduction into the world of street art as the spark that led him to his style of work. Over the next several years, Justin started to take his art production more seriously. Inspired by the li- ves and work of Cy Twombly, Barry McGee, and Jean-Michel Basquiat, Justin refined his process and worked to develop a style all his own which is both thought- provoked and thought-provoking. Justin’s mediums include wood, acrylic, house paint, spray paint, oil stick, epoxy resin and pencil. He aims to produce art that sticks with the viewer long after they seen it. “What I am after is capturing the thoughts and feelings of the human condition with images and words that make you stop and think about what's in front of you.” Justin wants “to make honest art, raw art, vulnerable art...
Category

2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Wood Panel, Mixed Media

Could AI trigger breakthroughs in science and research?
Located in MADRID, ES
Sebastian Höher ; Could AI trigger breakthroughs in science and research? ; Wood, black color ; Signed artwork ; Unique
Category

2010s Art

Life and Roots
Located in Palm Desert, CA
A painting by Jae Kon Park. ""Life and Roots"" is an abstract painting, oil on canvas in greens by Korean, Post-War artist Jae Kon Park. The artwork is signed in the lower right, ""Jae Kon Park, 92"". Born in South Korea, Park Jae Kon...
Category

Late 20th Century Post-War Art

Materials

Oil

Float Like a Butterfly, Sting Like a Bee - Chris Smith, Muhammad Ali, 46x66 in
Located in London, GB
Chris Smith (b.1937) Float like a Butterfly 1971 silver gelatin fibre based print 20 x 30 in. / 34.5 x 48 in. / 46 x 66 in. signed and numbered printed later This work is available in the following sizes (paper size): 20 x 30 in., edition of 25 plus 2 AP, £3,000 GBP (inc. 20% UK VAT) 34.5 x 48 in., edition of 50 plus 2 AP, £6,600 GBP (inc. 20% UK VAT) 46 x 66 in., edition of 25 plus 2 AP, £9,600 GBP (inc. 20% UK VAT) Provenance: Direct from the artist’s studio Notes: All photographs are signed and numbered and accompanied by a certificate of authenticity signed by the photographer. 'Float Like a Butterfly, Sting Like a Bee...
Category

1970s Contemporary Art

Materials

Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin

Man and his Father, 1916
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Charcoal on Board, Framed Under Glass Signature: Signed and Dated on the Back Sight Size 30.50" x 20.50," Framed 35.50" x 26.50" Great condition, bad glare from glass in thi...
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1910s Art

Materials

Charcoal, Board

Megalopolis Lights - 21st Century, Contemporary, Landscape, Watercolor on Paper
Located in Barcelona, Catalonia
Atmosphere -masses of evaporating water in the air- describes Ekaterina Smirnova's paintings best. Working in watercolour, Smirnova has a unique approach to this traditional medium. ...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

Fly Over New York City Illustration - Optimism - Empire State Building
Located in Miami, FL
If people don't swat you . . . then something else happens." Illustration for Blechman's popular book Franklin the Fly (Mankato, MN: Creative Editions, 2007). Watercolor, pen and ink...
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Art

Materials

Ink, Watercolor, Pen

Like Ice in the Sunshine II (L.A.) No. 15
Located in New York, NY
15 x 15 archival pigment print (image size 14 x 14 inches), edition 8. Signed, titled, dated and editioned on frame label provided. Framing also available at an additional cost. In ...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Archival Pigment

Painting 19th Century - Portrait of Young Lady
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
ERNEST BLANC-GARIN (1843-1916) Portrait of a Young Lady around 1880 Oil on wood panel signed low Old Original frame gilded with leaves Dimensions wood : 40 X 30 cm Dimensions frame : 62 X 53 cm ERNEST BLANC-GARIN (1843-1916) Belgian Painter 19th Century Born 8 October 1843 in Givet (France) Died 1916 in Brussels (Belgium) Painter of Portraits and Urbanscapes. In Brusssels he was taught by Jan Portaëls (1818-1895); then in Paris by Alexandre Cabanel (1823-1889) He took part in the Salon de Paris from 1868. After a trip to Italy in 1870, he came back to Brussels for creating a private Art Academy providing a very liberal teaching. His portraits are made with a lot of freedom and gracefulness. Bibliography : Dictionary of Artists E. Benezit Book II / 373 Gérald SHURR : Les petits Maîtres de la Peinture 1820- 1920 Book V
Category

1880s Academic Art

Materials

Oil

Via Crucis II
Located in Barcelona, ES
Inspirado en dos fugas de la Misa en si menor de Johann Sebastian Bach.
Category

2010s Abstract Geometric Art

Materials

Acrylic

Mail Man
Located in Miami, FL
TECHNICAL INFORMATION Shepard Fairey Mail Man 2000 Screenprint 24 x 18 in. Edition of 140 Pencil signed & numbered Accompanied with COA by Gregg Shienbaum Fine Art Condition...
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Art

Materials

Screen

'C. Z. Guest' Palm Beach SLIM AARONS ESTATE EDITION
Located in London, GB
'C. Z. Guest' by Slim Aarons American socialite Mrs. Winston F. C. Guest (aka C. Z. Guest, 1920 - 2003) with a Great Dane at her ocean-front estate, Villa Artemis, in Palm Beach, Fl...
Category

1950s Modern Art

Materials

C Print

Tender is the Night - Photographic Print on Glass with 23.4 carat Gold leaf
Located in London, GB
"Taken on Hikkaduwa Beach, Sri Lanka as the sun was setting; casting its golden rays along the beach... The image endeavours to celebrate the noble presence and elegant sway of the ubiquitous palm tree. The palm tree has many symbolic meanings and in this image I have tried to highlight its association with immortality and regeneration with the addition of gold leaf." - Valda Bailey...
Category

2010s Art Deco Art

Materials

Gold Leaf, Gold

Butterfly 2, 2018
Located in ATLANTA, GA
Lisa Matrundola was born the youngest of five children in Montreal, Quebec. Her parents immigrated to Canada from Italy and England in the mid 1950’s. Self-sufficiency, hard work and...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Modern Art

Materials

Oil

"Minamina Dreaming - Minamina Juk", Acrylic Contemporary Aboriginal Painting
Located in London, GB
Simon employs optic whites and an array of pastels to capture the feeling and colour of the desert flowers, and its natural features surrounding the salt plains of Mina Mina, a salt ...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Linen, Acrylic

'Lake Tahoe Couple' Slim Aarons Estate Edition
Located in London, GB
'Lake Tahoe Couple' Slim Aarons Estate Edition A couple relax at a swimming pool in the summer sunshine near Lake Tahoe, California, 1959. The line on the bottom of the pool marks t...
Category

1950s Modern Art

Materials

C Print

Ceramic 2
Located in Singapore, SG
Ceramic 2 Ceramic 14.8cm in diameter, 4.2cm in height Shin-Young Park is a Korean-born New Zealander who moved to Auckland with her family at 16, and to Singapore in 2006. She compl...
Category

Early 2000s Art

Materials

Ceramic

Wylye, original British watercolour painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Wylye by Ronald Birch, British circa 1970's watercolour on art paper, unframed overall paper measures: 15 x 22 inches titled *FREE SHIPPING ON THIS PAINTING*: AMERICAN, EUROPE & UNI...
Category

Late 20th Century Impressionist Art

Materials

Watercolor

Seascape VII - large format photograph of cloud formations and reflecting sea
Located in San Francisco, CA
large scale original photograph of dramatic cloud formations and reflecting sea SEASCAPE VII by Frank Schott 58 x 58 inches ( 147 x 147cm ) signed edition of 7 48 x 48 inches ( 12...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Photographic Paper, Archival Pigment, Black and White, Giclée, Archival ...

Catapult, from Kites Suite
Located in Miami, FL
TECHNICAL INFORMATION Charles Hinman Kites Suite - Catapult 2013 5 color screenprint 32 x 32 in. Edition of 5 Pencil signed, dated and numbered Condition: This work is in exce...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Screen

Moon Jelly
Located in Fairfield, CT
oil on canvas
Category

2010s Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"Gemini" oil painting on panel figurative two women female red hair
Located in Phoenix, AZ
Rachel Bess Gemini, 2020 oil on panel 17.5" x 12" unframed 21” x 15.5” framed Rachel Bess is known for her precise and theatrical oil paintings that ble...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Oil, Panel

Ella Fitzgerald, 1961 (Ted Williams - Black and White Photography)
Located in London, GB
Ella Fitzgerald, 1961 (Ted Williams - Black and White Photography) Silver Gelatin Print 16x20: £1,200 20x24: £2,640 30x40: £3,960 40x60: £7,500 Est...
Category

Late 20th Century Art

Materials

Silver Gelatin

You Rock by Guy Boudro
Located in Cleveland, OH
All You Need Is Love by Guy Boudro
Category

2010s Pop Art Art

Materials

Wood, Acrylic

Italian Courtyard
Located in Scottsdale, AZ
Igor Shipilin was born in 1961 in Crimea, Sevastopol. After finishing the elementary school he chose his further education to be directed towards art and painting. He graduated from ...
Category

2010s Impressionist Art

Materials

Oil

Untitled
Located in Barcelona, ES
The painting is being offered with a work and authenticity certificate
Category

2010s Conceptual Art

Materials

Oil

Sir Henry
Located in Wien, 9
Ludwig Schwarzer formulates a highly independent work, bizarre in content and marked by perfection in craftsmanship. After realistic and later expressionist attempts, he found his ow...
Category

1970s Surrealist Art

Materials

Oil, Wood Panel

America (Limited Edition Print)
Located in LOS ANGELES, CA
**ANNUAL SUPER SALE UNTIL MAY 15TH ONLY** THIS PRICE WON'T BE REPEATED AGAIN THIS YEAR - TAKE ADVANTAGE OF IT** "America" is a unique eagle design by Mauro Oliveira. This exquisite...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Art

Materials

Cotton Canvas

Tiny Toons Original Production Cel: Sweetie-Pie
Located in Los Angeles, CA
MEDIUM: ​Original Production Cel on Printed Background IMAGE SIZE: 12 Field PRODUCTION: Tiny Toon Adventures SKU: IFA2491 ABOUT THE IMAGE: Steven Spielberg Presents Tiny Toons, usu...
Category

1990s Pop Art Art

Materials

Paint, Paper

Hours of the Day series, 10pm
Located in Miami, FL
TECHNICAL INFORMATION Roberto Matta Hours of the Day Series, 10pm 1975 Etching with aquatint 25 x 36 in. Edition of 9 Pencil signed and numbered Condition: This work is in excellent condition. It has never been framed and always stored flat for its protection Frame: Unframed The first true flowering of Matta's own art came in 1938, when he moved from drawing to the oil painting for which he is best known. This period coincided with his emigration to the United States, where he lived until 1948. His early paintings, give an indication of the work he would continue, with diffuse light patterns and bold lines on a featureless background. As Matta’s work evolved, his key ambition to represent and evoke the human psyche in visual form was filtered through the writings of Freud and the psychoanalytic view of the mind as a three-dimensional space. These paintins "are visual analogies for the artist's psyche". During the 1940's and 1950's, the disturbing state of world politics found reflection in Matta's work, with the canvases becoming busy with images of electrical machinery and distressed figures. In his art Matta creates new dimensions in a blend of organic and cosmic lifeforms, known as biomorphism. He was one of the first Surrealists to take this abstract leap, successfully combining the political and the semi-abstract in epic surreal canvases.
Category

1970s Surrealist Art

Materials

Aquatint, Etching

Paul Newman, 1972 (Terry O'Neill - Black and White Photography)
Located in London, GB
Paul Newman, 1972 (Terry O'Neill - Black and White Photography) Silver Gelatin Print 16x20: £2,100 20x24: £2,700 30x40: £4,800 48x72: £12,000 Edition of 50 and 10 APs per size. Di...
Category

Late 20th Century Art

Materials

Silver Gelatin

' India Blue ' Limited Edition, Signed Oversize Archival Pigment print
Located in London, GB
' India Blue ' Limited Edition, Signed Oversize Archival Pigment print Huge and exquisite, intensely vivid Archival Pigment print - signed and numbered by photographer on front - th...
Category

2010s Modern Art

Materials

Archival Pigment

Paper
Located in London, GB
Woodcut, 2005, on wove paper, signed, dated and numbered from the edition of 20 in pencil, published by Galleri Nicolai Wallner, Copenhagen, sheet: 59.7 x 39.7 cm. (23.5 x 15.6 in.)
Category

Early 2000s Pop Art Art

Materials

Woodcut

Woo! Woo! Limited Edition Deluxe Cel Diptych
Located in Los Angeles, CA
MEDIUM: Limited Edition Cel on Giclée background SIZE: 10.5" x 12.5" EDITION SIZE: 137 ARTIST: Bob Clampett SKU: CC1252 ABOUT THE IMAGE: The Daffy Giclée print is a reproduction of a vintage drawing borrowed from the Bob Clampett archives. Drawn by Clampett, it appeared in the 1937 classic, “Porky’s Duck Hunt,” which was Daffy’s first cartoon and initial pairing with Porky Pig. With Warner Brothers' attempt to supplant the popularity of Disney’s Donald Duck, Warner Bros. Director, Tex Avery...
Category

1930s Pop Art Art

Materials

Paint, Paper, Pencil

The Scalby Suite - For BN
Located in London, GB
Etching, aquatint and embossing on paper Plate size: 39.5 x 39.5 cms (15 1/2 x 15 1/2 ins) Paper size: 58 x 58 cms (22 3/4 x 22 3/4 ins)
Category

2010s Art

Materials

Etching, Aquatint

Futbolito Piscinero
Located in Atlanta, GA
Born in Manziales, Colombia in 1987, Esteban received his MFA from the New York Academy of Art before returning to his native country. Related works are featured in top collections, ...
Category

2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

I'm wild about you, 2016
Located in ATLANTA, GA
A natural ability for art runs in the Marshall family. Neil’s late father produced some excellent ink drawings many years ago. Art college beckoned in 1972 having been prolific in ar...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Modern Art

Materials

Acrylic

Redoshi
Located in Santa Monica, CA
With Halo, Greenfield brings the stories of Black folk-saints, martyrs, freedom-fighters, survivors, magicians, and visionaries back into view.
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Gold Leaf

Dutch 17th Century Oil Painting - The Card Game by Ter Borch
By Gerard ter Borch the Younger
Located in London, GB
Gerard ter Borch The Cards Game Oil on canvas 14 x 15.5 inches unframed 19 3/4 x 21 1/2 inches framed Gerard ter Borch (Dutch; December 1617 – 8 December 1681), also known as Gerard Terburg, was an influential and pioneering Dutch genre painter who lived in the Dutch Golden Age. He influenced fellow Dutch painters Gabriel Metsu...
Category

17th Century Old Masters Art

Materials

Oil

Die Benno Kirche - Benno Church
Located in Wien, 9
The painter was born in Austrian, but grew up in Munich and died in 2006 at the age of 77. He was an outstanding personality, atypical in the German art landscape. He started on the ...
Category

Early 2000s Expressionist Art

Materials

Acrylic, Wood Panel

A Solitary Point in the Universe
Located in Nashville, TN
From Gallatin, TN, I forged a deep connection with visual art at an early age. I have always drawn and created. I continued my passion throughout my schooling. In college, at Sewan...
Category

2010s Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Julian Schnabel 4 Polaroids
Located in Palm Desert, CA
A set of four. photographs by Andy Warhol. "Julian Schnabel 4 Polaroids" is a set of four Polaroids, Polacolor by pop artist Andy Warhol. The work is numbered FA05.01027, FA05.01022,...
Category

Late 20th Century Pop Art Art

Materials

Polaroid

Fabiana : Achy & Ornate
Located in Nashville, TN
This contemporary piece from Danielle Krysa asks the viewer if beauty can be born from the wreckage of whatever each of our personal setbacks may be. The piece was created for Krysa'...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Brass

Pacifica #4
Located in Quogue, NY
Colorful oil on canvas abstract expressionistic figurative painting.
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Royalty
Located in Charelston, SC
Royalty , 2020
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Art

Berwick Tower
Located in London, GB
Copper and Silk Etching on Somerset gsm Edition of 50 Signed, titled and numbered 61 x 48.5 cm 2008
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art

Materials

Etching

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