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Art For Sale
Obsession of the Heart (The World), Surrealist Lithograph by Salvador Dalí
Located in Long Island City, NY
Obsession of the Heart
Salvador Dali, Spanish (1904–1989)
Portfolio: Visions Surrealiste
Date: 1976
Lithograph, signed and numbered in pencil
Edition of 100/150
Size: 29 x 21 in. (73...
Category
1970s Surrealist Art
Materials
Lithograph
Floral Landscape Impressionistic Oil Painting by Michael Budden Summer Fields IV
Located in Chesterfield, NJ
Summer Fields
9 x 12 image
Summer Fields IV is an oil painting on canvas that showcases the beautiful light of a summer day shinning on a beautiful field of flowers. This painting wa...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Art
Materials
Oil
Vintage French Impressionist Signed Oil Villefranche sur Mer Harbor Cote d'Azur
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Villefranche-sur-Mer
by Felix Pierre MANGIAPAN (b.1884)
signed oil on canvas, framed
Framed: 19.5 x 21 inches
Canvas : 14 x 16 inches
Provenance: private collection, Nice, France
Con...
Category
Mid-20th Century Impressionist Art
Materials
Oil
Tuscany Cypress Road, Amazing Clouds, Italy, landscape photo, limited edition
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Black and white fine art landscape photography. Archival pigment ink print as part of a limited edition of 7. All Gerald Berghammer prints are made to order in limited editions on Ha...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Art
Materials
Digital Pigment
ZT 230604 - contemporary modern white abstract geometric painting relief
Located in Doetinchem, NL
ZT 230604 is a unique one-of-a-kind medium size contemporary modern painting relief by Dutch artist Herman Coppus. This bas-relief relief consists of a meticulously hand cut, folded ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Cardboard
Touch Up - Alfred Hitchcock Film Grace Kelly Hollywood Celebrity Portrait
Located in Brighton, GB
Touch Up - Alfred Hitchcock Film Grace Kelly Hollywood Celebrity Portrait
Grace Kelly and her co-star pause for make-up touch-ups during the filmi...
Category
20th Century Modern Art
Materials
Photographic Paper, Black and White, Silver Gelatin
Four Figures
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Four Figures, ca. 1960. Welded bronze, 14.5 x 9.75 x 3 inches. Signed at base.
Edgar Tafur, born and raised in Colombia, was first trained as an architect at the University of the ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Abstract Art
Materials
Bronze
$4,500 Sale Price
43% Off
Werner Bronkhorst - Diamond Sea
Located in London, GB
Diamond Sea, 2025
Gicleé print on Hahnemuhle Daguerre Canvas framed in Tasmanian Oak
edition of 69
100 x 100 x 5 cm (Framed)
Hand-signed and numbered by the artist.
Werner Bronkhor...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Canvas, Giclée
Original Cappiello Caricatures Affiches Paris Grand Palais exhibition poster
Located in Spokane, WA
Original Vintage 1981 Cappiello Exhibition Poster held at the Paris Grand Palais.
Celebrating the Iconic Artwork of Leonetto Cappiello. Linen backed in very good condition without an...
Category
1980s Art Deco Art
Materials
Lithograph
French Impressionist Oil Painting of Serene Street Scene in St. Suliac
By Fanch Lel
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: French Impressionist Oil Painting of Serene Street Scene in St. Suliac
By Fanch Lel (French b. 1930)
Size: 10.25 x 7.75 inches (height x width)
Signed: Yes
Oil painting on boa...
Category
20th Century Impressionist Art
Materials
Oil
Large 18th Century English Oil Painting Portrait of Aristocratic Lady in Blue
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Portrait of a Noble Lady
English artist, mid 18th century
circle of Thomas Gainsborough (English 1727-1788)
oil on canvas, unframed
canvas: 30 x 25 inches
provenance: private collect...
Category
Mid-18th Century Old Masters Art
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Estes Park Colorado Sunset Mountain Landscape Large Signed Framed Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American impressionist landscape oil painting by David Stirling (1887 - 1971). Oil on board. Framed. Signed. Measuring: 27 by 39 inches overall. In excellent original cond...
Category
1920s Impressionist Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
The Portal: World We See - contemporary, geometric, abstract, steel sculpture
Located in Bloomfield, ON
This impressive circular architectural sculpture was created by Jeffrey Gillmor. An experienced metal artisan, this outdoor piece—a circle cut from a square is forged from etched steel and has a rust-coloured patina. Gillmor favours minimalist forms and finds inspiration for his work in nature’s colours, textures and shapes. World We See allows the viewer to not only see through the expansive ‘portal’ but walk through it as well. This is the largest of three similar sculptures in a series, each cut from the same four face plates of steel, producing another sculpture from the inside of the last.
This piece is in an edition of 5 and is available on commission. Please allow 6-8 weeks for delivery upon completion.
“The World we see and live in is much more complex than I feel it has to be, so we need to keep (everything) in perspective, keep basic positive values ... as we pass through the circle of life.” Jeff Gillmor...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Steel
Jan KOBELL Romantic Landscape ruins mountains river Dutch 19th
Located in PARIS, FR
Jan KOBELL the elder
Delfshaven (Rotterdam), 1756 – 1833
Landscape with ruins, bridge and river
Oil on cardboard
35 x 44 cm (49.5 x 60.5 cm with frame)
Signed lower left “JK f.”
Very...
Category
Early 19th Century Romantic Art
Materials
Oil
Walk On Water
Located in Manchester, GB
Werner Bronkhorst, Walk On Water, 2025
Giclée print on heavyweight 395gsm matte Canson Infinity PhotoArt ProCanvas, made with long-lasting Epson archival inks
43 x 33 cm (16.9 x 13...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Lithograph
Tracey Emin, It Didn't Stop I Didn't Stop print, SCARCE when Hand Signed, Framed
By Tracey Emin
Located in New York, NY
Tracey Emin
It - didnt stop - I didnt stop, 2019, from the exhibition TRACEY EMIN/EDVARD MUNCH: THE LONELINESS OF THE SOUL (hand signed), 2021
Offset lithograph promotional card (han...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Lithograph, Offset
Diamond Ring 1977 Signed Limited Edition Screen Print
Located in Rochester Hills, MI
Richard Bernstein
Diamond Ring - 1977
Print - Silkscreen on Heavy Paper
Paper : 30'' x 26'' inches
image size : 28" x 23 ½" inches
Edition: Signed in pencil, titled, dated and marked...
Category
1970s Pop Art Art
Materials
Screen
Paris Opera : Ballerina in the Stairs - Original lithograph 1897
By Henri Boutet
Located in Paris, IDF
Henri BOUTET (1851 - 1919)
Ballerina in the Stairs, 1897
Original lithograph (Champenois workshop)
Printed signature in the plate
On vellum, 40 x 31 cm (c. 16 x 12 in)
INFORMATION:...
Category
1890s Art Nouveau Art
Materials
Lithograph
Mystical Twisted Laurel Tree
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Mystical Twisted Laurel Trees Study 1, Portugal - no. 21320
Archival pigment ink print as part of a limited edition of 8.Pprints are made to order in limited editions on Hahnemuehle ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Archival Pigment
Hui Sheng Landscape Original Oil On Canvas "Outside III"
Located in New York, NY
Title: Outside III
Medium: Oil on canvas
Size: 23 x 31 inches
Frame: Framing options available!
Condition: The painting appears to be in excellent condition.
Note: This painting is u...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$550 Sale Price
50% Off
ABSTRACT PUZZLE 2
Located in CÓRDOBA, ES
I aim to visualize the invisible — energy, memory, and spiritual dimensions of reality. I believe art is the purest form of truth, and each line and symbol invites reflection on one’...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Paper
English Landscape of Church, Farmhouse & Lake District Mountains in Background
Located in Preston, GB
English Landscape of Church & Farmhouse with the Lake District Mountains in the Background, by 20th Century British Artist, Michael Dent
Art measures 20 x 16 inches
Frame measures 2...
Category
20th Century Realist Art
Materials
Oil, Board
Matisse, Madame F.H., Portraits par Henri Matisse (after)
Located in Southampton, NY
Lithograph on vélin paper, mounted on vélin paper backing sheet, as issued. Paper Size: 12 x 9.25 inches; image size: 10.63 x 6.69 inches. Inscription: Signed in the plate and unnumb...
Category
1950s Fauvist Art
Materials
Lithograph
$716 Sale Price
20% Off
Mid-Century Shapes IV, White and Blue Abstract Floating Shapes, Unique Cyanotype
By Kind of Cyan
Located in Barcelona, ES
This is an exclusive handprinted unique cyanotype that takes its inspiration from the mid-century modern shapes.
It's made by layering paper cutouts and different exposures using uv-...
Category
2010s Bauhaus Art
Materials
Photographic Film, Emulsion, Watercolor, Photographic Paper, Monotype, P...
There There
Located in New York, NY
Sila Sehrazat Yucel is a talented artist based in Istanbul. Her background in landscape and interior architecture shapes her creative vision. With experience as an art director in ci...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Archival Pigment
Landscape oil painting european art Spanish Spain
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Rafael Duran Benet (1931-2015) - Landscape - Oil on canvas on board
Oil measurements 46x38 cm.
Frameless.
Rafael Duran Benet (Terrassa, 1931 - Barcelona, 2015) is a Catalan painter,...
Category
1990s Post-Impressionist Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Board
$658 Sale Price
31% Off
Tape Collection Elektronik Blue- Contemporary Pop Art Color Photography
Located in Cambridge, GB
Elektronik Blue, pop art from the Heidler & Heeps Tape Collection
The Heidler & Heeps collaborations are creative representations of Natasha Heidler and Richard Heeps’, personal pas...
Category
2010s Pop Art Art
Materials
Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Silver Gelatin
Focus on Nature, Abstract Oil Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
A blend of soft, muted colors evokes the tranquility of a serene landscape. The composition draws the eye toward the horizon, hinting at a journey or passage of...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art
Materials
Oil
Realist Skyscape Triptych in Blue Tones of Serene Cloudy Sky, Handmade Cyanotype
By Kind of Cyan
Located in Barcelona, ES
This series of cyanotype triptychs showcases the beauty of nature scenes, including stunning beaches and oceans, as well as the intricate textures of water, forests, and skies. These...
Category
2010s Realist Art
Materials
Paper, Emulsion, Lithograph
I am Very Beautiful, But I Am Also Obliged To Tell You I Am Poisonous
Located in London, GB
Artist David Shrigley (British, b. 1968)
Title: I am Very Beautiful, But I Am Also Obliged To Tell You I Am Poisonous
Year: 2025
Medium: Multi-layer colour screenprint with hand-pull...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Screen
Jacob Huysmans (Attributed), Portrait Of A Lady With Pearls
Located in Cheltenham, GB
This splendid mid-17th-century half-length portrait attributed to Flemish artist, Jacob Huysmans (c.1630-1696) depicts a lady wearing a brown and ivory dress decorated with pearls, t...
Category
Mid-17th Century Baroque Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Summer Wind - Long Skinny Neutral Colored Expressionist Action Painting
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Los Angeles artist Marc Raphael captivates with his abstract expressionism paintings influenced by New York's abstract expressionist movement. After encountering Jackson Pollock’s wo...
Category
2010s Abstract Expressionist Art
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic
David Shrigley - Dear Artist, We Will not Give You Any More Money
Located in London, GB
Dear Artist, 2014
etching
38 x 28 cm - sheet
44 x 35 cm - Framed
hand-signed, dated and numbered by the artist
Edition 17 of 20
published by Shafer Editions
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Etching
Pablo Picasso (After), 'Vive le Paix (Long Live Peace) Lithograph, 1954
Located in Pembroke Pines, FL
Artist: PABLO PICASSO (AFTER )
Title: Vive le Paix (Long Live Peace)
Year: 1954
Published by: Combat Pour La Paix, Paris
Medium: Lithograph on Lana paper (Blind stamp JPG attached)
P...
Category
1950s Contemporary Art
Materials
Lithograph
Self Esteem -21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative, African Fabric, Floral
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
“If you have no confidence in yourself, you are twice defeated in the race of life. With confidence, you have won even before you have started.”
Hebrews 10:35–36
“So do not throw aw...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
av_825 - Colorful Textured Original Contemporary Abstract Painting on Canvas
By Alex Voinea
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The colorful abstract artworks of Romanian artist Alex Voinea are inspired by experiments with paint poured over vibrating surfaces, such as speakers at full volume. Alex Voinea coll...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art
Materials
Acrylic, Canvas
Art Deco Portrait of a Woman
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Laura M. GREENWOOD (1897-1951).
Portrait of Woman in Winter Coat
Oil on canvas, 18 x 24.5 inches.
Signed lower left. Excellent condition. Would beneifit from a cleaning. Origina...
Category
1930s Art Deco Art
Materials
Oil
Impressionistic Landscape Painting Michael Budden That Magical Moment
Located in Chesterfield, NJ
That Magical Moment
oil/panel 11 x 14image
That Magical Moment is a plein air oil painting on canvas panel by award winning contemporary artist Michael Budden that showcases a beauti...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Impressionist Art
Materials
Oil
Beach with Three Figures
Located in Burlingame, CA
Beach with Three Figures - The painting was created in 2020 by celebrated American realist artist Willard Dixon, who has captured the undeniable beauty of the west for the past 35 ye...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Art Deco Couple Portrait
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Beautiful Art Deco illustration by unknown artist.
Ink and gouache on faux wood grain illustration board.
Image field measuring 14 x 18 inches on a 17 x 21 inch illustration panel...
Category
Early 20th Century Art Deco Art
Materials
Ink, Gouache, Illustration Board
'Dark Horse' Dutch Contemporary Fresco Painting with a Horse
Located in Utrecht, NL
The pronounced technique is the first thing that strikes you when viewing the works of Jan Grotenbreg (1946). It is innovative and unique. The result of...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
False Start
Located in New York, NY
ABOUT THIS ARTIST: Jessica Brilli (Sayville, NY 1977) has been drawing and painting since her childhood. Working in a style that encompasses American realism and 20th century graphic...
Category
2010s Art
Materials
Photographic Paper
Minimal Crowd by Gaetan de Seguin - Contemporary Abstract painting
Located in DE
Gaetan de Seguin paints figurative works, with an abstract character. The various colors highlight that not one person is the same, and his artworks celebrate this individuality in a...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Untitled VII. From The series Buscando Mamá. Photomontage
Located in Miami Beach, FL
The root of these unique photographic works by the artist Celso Castro occurred when the artist returned from Italy to live back in Colombia in 1987.
Castro wanted to produce from t...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Art
Materials
Photographic Paper, Archival Paper, Color
King Charles 1st Antique Oil Painting Portrait of Famous British Monarch
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
King Charles I
British artist, early 20th century
signed with initials
oil on canvas, framed
framed: 36 x 29 inches
canvas: 32 x 26 inches
provenance: p...
Category
Early 1900s Old Masters Art
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Dylan Martinez - Limited Edition Goldfish Cracker Water Bag 254, Sculpture 2023
Located in Greenwich, CT
Limited Edition Goldfish Cracker Water Bag 254/300
Dylan Martinez
Blown glass, with ceramic Goldfish
Signed by the artist
A hyper-realistic glass sculptor, Dylan's playful creations...
Category
2010s Art
Materials
Glass, Ceramic
Four original lithographs - A Los Toros series
Located in OPOLE, PL
Pablo Picasso (1881-1973) - Four original lithographs - A Los Toros series
Lithograph from 1961.
Dimensions of work: 31 x 25 cm.
Reference: Bloch 1014-1017; Cramer 113.
Printed by...
Category
1960s Modern Art
Materials
Lithograph
TARKAY, ITZCHAK "LAKE CAFE" 2000, ORIGINAL ACRYLIC ON CANVAS 36X48
Located in Pembroke Pines, FL
Artist: TARKAY, ITZCHAK
Title: LAKE CAFE
Year: 2000-2010
Size: 36 X 48 INCHES
Medium: ORIGINAL ACRYLIC ON CANVAS
Edition: ORIGINAL 1/1
Description: Hand signed by the artist.
The art...
Category
Early 2000s Art Deco Art
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Tomales Bay Morning
Located in Burlingame, CA
Tomales Bay Morning- The painting was created in 2024 by celebrated American realist artist Willard Dixon, who has captured the undeniable beauty of the west for the past 35 years. ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Poppy No.6 - analogue black and white floral photography, limited edition 3/20
By Ugne Pouwell
Located in London, GB
Poppy No.6 printed on archival Hahnemühle Photo Rag Baryta fine art paper, this limited edition piece measures 40 x 32 cm and is part of an exclusive series of 20 prints, each hand-s...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Naturalistic Art
Materials
Giclée
Jean Dubuffet Painted Sculptures at Pace Gallery-Lithograph-Vintage
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This is an original poster designed by Jean Dubuffet for his 1968 exhibition Painted Sculptures at Pace Gallery, held from April 13th to May 18th. Created by the artist specifically ...
Category
1960s Modern Art
Materials
Lithograph
$232 Sale Price
42% Off
Large Watercolor & Pastel Dock Scene of Martha's Vineyard by Francis Chapin
Located in Chicago, IL
A large & colorful ca. 1955 watercolor & pastel dock scene of Martha's Vineyard by notable artist Francis Chapin. Artwork size: 19" x 25". Archivally matted to: 24" x 30". Prove...
Category
1950s Modern Art
Materials
Paper, Pastel, Watercolor
Les Oiseaux (The Birds)
Located in Atlanta, GA
This tapestry is based on a design by William Morris (1834-1896). He was instrumental in the revival of the decorative arts at the end of the 19th century.
This tapestry is French ...
Category
Late 20th Century Naturalistic Art
Materials
Tapestry
Pair of Terriers, Gianni Reggio (Italian, 1898-1961)
Located in SANTA FE, NM
Pair of Terriers
Gianni Reggio (Italian, 1898-1961)
Circa 1930s
Gouache on paper
15 x 14 inches (frame)
Signed on the back.
Gianni Reggio was an Italian painter and illustrator wh...
Category
1930s Realist Art
Materials
Paper, Gouache
Under the Olive Sky
Located in Zofingen, AG
Series: Between light and silence
Twisting olive trees stretch toward the setting sun, casting long shadows on golden soil. Their crystalline leaves shimmer in the warm light, whispe...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Joan Miro, L’Oro dell’Azzurro (Framed)
By Joan Miró
Located in Manchester, GB
Joan Miro, L’Oro dell’Azzurro (Framed)
Giclee print
Framed in a sustainably sourced black frame gallery with UV protection acrylic glazing
67 x 80 cm
'The Gold of the Azure' w...
Category
2010s Surrealist Art
Materials
Giclée
Antique English Oil Painting Portrait of Pomeranian Dog 19th Century framed
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Portrait of a Pomeranian Dog
English artist, late 19th century
oil on canvas, framed
Framed: 14.5 x 12.5 inches
Canvas: 10 x 8 inches
Provenance: Private collection, Surrey, England
...
Category
Late 19th Century English School Art
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Mountains 22 January 12:31 - Modern Minimalistic Expressive Landscape Painting
Located in Salzburg, AT
Robert Motelski's paintings are exceptional visions of nature, visions of space which surrounds us. They tell about being, fate and passing. They depend on the season of year, the ti...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Crowd in Barcelona spanish modernism watercolor drawing Spain
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Ricard Opisso - Crowd in Barcelona - Watercolor drawing
Drawing measurements 19x24 cm.
Frame measurements 30x35 cm.
Son of Alfredo Opisso y Viñas, journalist, historian and critic, and of Antonia Sala y Gil, his sister Regina Opisso, was also a writer. He comes from an enlightened family full of artists. His paternal grandfather was Josep Opisso y Roig, journalist and director of the Diari de Tarragona, father of the also writers Antonia Opisso y Viña and Antoni Opisso y Viña. His maternal great-grandfather was the painter Pere Pau Montaña, his maternal grandfather the fabulist Felipe Jacinto Sala and his maternal uncle, the painter Emilio Sala y Francés. His nephew was Arturo Llorens y Opisso, a writer better known under his pseudonym Arturo Llopis.
Although he was born in Tarragona, his family moved to Barcelona when Opisso was only two years old. In modernist Barcelona at the end of the 19th century, Opisso worked as an assistant to Antonio Gaudí in the works of the Sagrada Familia in Barcelona since 1892. He was linked to the group Els Quatre Gats, along with Ramón Casas, Manuel Hugué, Isidre Nonell...
Category
1930s Modern Art
Materials
Watercolor, Pencil
$1,316 Sale Price
38% Off
Dance, Dance, Dance! - Whimsical Cartoon Dog Street Art Painting by Gary John
By Gary John
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Gary John's pop-street artworks have a whimsical, yet exciting and bold quality inspired by classic cartoon and comic book characters. Blending pop sensibilities with a roughened fau...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Art
Materials
Paper, Mixed Media, Acrylic
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