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Art For Sale
Lake Landscape - Fine English Dartmoor Devon Antique Landscape Oil Painting
Located in Sevenoaks, GB
A very beautiful early 20th century oil on canvas landscape depicting a lake with hills beyond, by Frederick John Widgery. The location is lik...
Category

Early 20th Century Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Original Marilyn Monroe Photograph
Located in Soquel, CA
Original Marilyn Monroe Photograph Original photograph of Marilyn Monroe posing in her dressing room on the film of "Gentlemen Prefer Blondes" by photographer Milton Gold (American,...
Category

1950s Photorealist Art

Materials

Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin

"Whydah" Black Bunnies, Birds & Butterflies on Gold Background Oil Painting
Located in New York, NY
A wonderful composition of one of Slonem's most iconic subjects, Bunnies, Butterflies and Birds. This piece depicts 4 gestural figures of Bunnies, 11 Butterflies and 9 Whydah Birds a...
Category

2010s Neo-Expressionist Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Mixed Media

Head Over The Rest - Impasto Thick Paint Colorful Abstract Painting
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

Canvas, Glitter, Mixed Media, Acrylic

James Turrell, Key Lime, Scarce LACMA Museum Exhibition print offset lithograph
Located in New York, NY
“Light is not so much something that reveals, as it is itself the revelation.” - James Turrell James Turrell Key Lime, Rare LACMA Exhibition print, 2013 Scarce Offset lithograph pos...
Category

2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Lithograph, Offset

Captain
Located in New York, NY
ABOUT THIS PIECE: My artistic journey on Burano Island has been a captivating exploration of its vibrant character. While initially drawn to its clotheslines and colourful walls in search of inspiration for my next clothesline animal, I soon discovered that each whimsical house possessed its own unique personality. My work seeks to highlight and amplify these distinctive features, celebrating the island's charm beyond its iconic laundry, embracing the quirks and individuality of every little dwelling. ABOUT THIS ARTIST: Helga Stentzel...
Category

2010s Art

Materials

Photographic Paper

Vintage French Beach Scene Oil Impasto "Cabanas on the French Riviera
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
Vintage impasto oil painting beach scene on the French Riviera Signed on verso Nikki 1955
Category

1960s Art

Materials

Oil

French Impressionist Oil Painting of Figures Walking Through a Sunlit Park
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: French Impressionist Oil Painting of Figures Walking Through a Sunlit Park By Fanch Lel (French b. 1930) Size: 7 x 8.75 inches (height x width) Signed: Yes Oil painting on boa...
Category

20th Century Impressionist Art

Materials

Oil

LOVE (Pink) sculpture, official replica with Indianapolis Museum of Art stamp
Located in New York, NY
Robert Indiana LOVE (Pink), Artist Authorized, with Incised Indianapolis Museum of Art & Morgan Foundation Stamp and Artist Copyright, 2011 Brushed Aluminum (Pink) and Stamped with M...
Category

2010s Pop Art Art

Materials

Metal

Early American Modernist Abstract Expressionist Figural Framed Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American modernist abstract oil painting by Eugene Arcieri (1914 - 2005). Oil on board. Framed. Signed. Measuring 15 by 19 inches overall and 14 by 18 painting alone. In exce...
Category

1960s Modern Art

Materials

Oil, Board

TAKASHI MURAKAMI: Homage to Francis Bacon. Pop Art, Superflat, Japanese Modern
Located in Madrid, Madrid
Homage to Francis Bacon (Study of Isabel Rawsthorne) Date of creation: 2017 Medium: Offset lithograph with cold stamp on paper Edition: 300 Size: 68 x 68 cm Condition: In mint condit...
Category

2010s Pop Art Art

Materials

Lithograph, Offset, Paper

Cowboy by Stuart Redler. Black and white photo of cowboy with a saguaro cactus
Located in Coltishall, GB
A cowboy in contemplative pose in front of a saguaro cactus.  The man is wearing a stetson hat and smoking a pipe.  The image evokes the solitude of life on the plains and seems to e...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Other Art Style Art

Materials

Archival Pigment

The Window 329 - Modern Resin Dual Tone Blue Minimalist Artwork
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Ricky Hunt’s mixed media minimalist wall art is influenced by his tumultuous past that led to a paradigm shift in creativity and life. He covers the wood panel with layers of acrylic...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Modern Art

Materials

Resin, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Wood Panel

Boat Spain oil on canvas painting seascape beach
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Signed Adolfo Perez Frame size 75x64 cm.
Category

1990s Photorealist Art

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Antique French Impressionist Oil on Canvas Painting Sea Landscape Antibes France
Located in Portland, OR
A fine antique Impressionist painting by the celebrated French Impressionist painter William Georges Thornley (1857-1935), a view of the Mediterranean sea from Antibes, France, circa...
Category

1880s Impressionist Art

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Celestial Nocturne
Located in Zofingen, AG
Imagine a mysterious canvas of the night sky, where darkness transforms into a magical cosmos. Stars waltz gracefully, casting an enchanting atmosphere of mystery and romance. The tr...
Category

2010s Impressionist Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

TORRUB by Ramon Enrich - Geometric landscape painting, red tones, architecture
Located in Paris, FR
TORRUB is a unique acrylic on canvas painting by contemporary artist Ramon Enrich, dimensions are 150 × 150 cm (59.1 × 59.1 in). Dimensions of the framed artwork are 154 cm x 154 cm ...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

"074 - Plein Air-Lafayette, CO" (2022) By Judd Mercer, Gouache Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Judd Mercer's (US based) "074 - Plein Air-Lafayette, CO" is a gouache painting depicting a landscape. Artist bio/statement Judd Mercer is a contemporary landscape painter and Color...
Category

2010s Impressionist Art

Materials

Paper, Gouache

Unity I by Delphine Brabant - Abstract geometric bronze sculpture, balance, form
Located in Paris, FR
Unity I is a bronze sculpture by contemporary artist Delphine Brabant, dimensions are 31 × 21 × 10 cm (12.2 × 8.3 × 3.9 in). The sculpture is signed and numbered, it is part of a li...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Bronze

Listed Artist Hewett JACKSON 1914-2007, seascape Original oil painting on canvas
Located in Palm Coast, FL
Up for sale is a large original oil painting on canvas depicting a sailing ship breaking through the waves leaving a white trace behind, signed by Listed Artist Hewett R. JACKSON ...
Category

Late 20th Century Impressionist Art

Materials

Oil

19th century English River landscape with Church at Sunset, Stratford Upon Avon
Located in Woodbury, CT
Francis Edward Jamieson (British, 1890–1930s) View of an English River Landscape at Sunset Oil on canvas, signed lower right Presented in an ornate antique gilt frame, circa 1890 Th...
Category

1890s Victorian Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

No One is Happier than Me
Located in London, GB
11 Colour Screenprint on Somerset Tub Sized 410gsm Paper
 hand-signed and numbered 76 x 56 cm Edition 77 of 125
 published by Jealous Gallery and comes with publisher COA David Shri...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Screen

Golden Thread Blue Flow Abstract Expression Gilding Calm Ocean Sea Abundance
Located in Cullinan, ZA
Title: Golden Thread In this piece, I've embraced the dance of harmony and flow. With featherlike strokes of acrylic and oil, the bold blues embody emotional depth, tempered by the...
Category

2010s Abstract Expressionist Art

Materials

Oil, Acrylic

KAWS SMALL LIE complete set of 3 works (KAWS small lie companion)
By KAWS
Located in NEW YORK, NY
KAWS SMALL LIE: Complete Set of Three. Each new and sealed in their original packaging. These KAWS figurative pieces are a rendition of Small Lie produced in collaboration with Qatar...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Resin, Vinyl

Mark Rothko 'Untitled, 1969'
By Mark Rothko
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This exquisite reproduction of Mark Rothko's Untitled, originally painted in 1969 using oil on cardboard, showcases the artist's masterful use of pastel colors. Distributed by New Yo...
Category

1990s Abstract Art

Materials

Offset

French Impressionist Oil Painting of Riverside View of Saint-Savin-sur-Gartempe
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: French Impressionist Oil Painting of Riverside View of Saint-Savin-sur-Gartempe By Fanch Lel (French b. 1930) Size: 6.75 x 8.75 inches (height x width) Signed: Verso Oil paint...
Category

20th Century Impressionist Art

Materials

Oil

Calm Evening Boats and Lighthouses in Gentle Dappled Waters Oil Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Boats in Dappled Lights signed by Fanch Lel (French b. 1930) dated 90' size: 10.75 x 14.75 inches oil painting on board, unframed condition: the painting is in very good condition. I...
Category

20th Century Impressionist Art

Materials

Oil

The Flower of My Secret - Purple Flowers Yellow Fruit Dining Botanical, 2020
Located in Kent, CT
In this contemporary painting in oil on canvas, an interior scene is bright and inviting with a still life arrangement of a green leafy plant in a yellow pot, purple, red and orange ...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Large Antique American Modernist Still Life 1940s Nicely Framed Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American modernist interior still life oil painting. Oil on canvas. Framed. In excellent original condition. Handsomely framed in a modernt wood molding. Excellent cond...
Category

1940s Modern Art

Materials

Oil, Canvas

"Twilight Blush" Traditional Sunset Landscape Framed Oil on Canvas Painting
Located in Baltimore, MD
"Twilight Blush" is an oil painting on canvas by Dennis Sheehan, depicting a wooded landscape, the painted stream lit with the soft glow of dusk. The artist's use of vibrant colors along the horizon evokes the last warmth of the day, the approaching chill of evening perfectly captured in this dreamy glade. This piece is finished in a custom silver frame. Pricing includes the pictured frame. Unframed dimensions are 14 x 23 inches. About the artist: Dennis Sheehan is the second of four boys in his family, and is the only one who has an interest in the arts. Realizing his young son had a passion for art, Sheehan’s father would take him to museums and art shows. Sheehan’s more practical mother hoped he might choose to go into business or law. Once she was convinced that Sheehan was adamant about pursuing a career in art, both of his parents were very supportive. After high school, Sheehan spent the next four years at Vesper George School of Art, in the Boston area, where he studied under Robert Hunter Douglas...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Canvas, Paint, Oil

Beach of San Salvador El Vendrell Spain spanish seascape oil on canvas painting
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Title: Beach of San Salvador, El Vendrell, Spain Artist: Francesc d'Assís Casademont i Pou (signed as CASADEMONT _) Date: November 1976 Medium: Oil on canvas Dimensions: 54 x 65 cm (...
Category

1970s Contemporary Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

19th century English fox hunt in landscape with huntsman and women with hounds
By Samuel Henry Alken
Located in Woodbury, CT
Attributed to Samuel Henry Alken (British, 1810–1894) Fox Hunting Scene, ca. 1850 Oil on canvas, housed in an antique maple frame The painting is unsigned. A spirited cavalcade of r...
Category

1850s Victorian Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

My Home is My Fortress
Located in Zofingen, AG
"Woman-Warrior of the modern world" series This work reveals the multilayered perception of a woman as both the protector and keeper of her world. As part of the series “The Woma...
Category

2010s Pop Art Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Very Large 1700's Dutch Old Master Oil Painting The Nativity Scene
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Nativity Dutch Old Master, early 1700's period oil on canvas, unframed canvas: 36 x 27.5 inches provenance: private collection condition: very good and sound condition, some scuf...
Category

Early 18th Century Old Masters Art

Materials

Oil, Canvas

A Portrait of Lord Leighton. Antique oil on canvas
Located in St. Albans, GB
Richard Waller 1811 - 1882 Canvas Size: 24 x 20" (60 x 50cm) Frame Size: 31" x 27" (77.5 x 67.5cm) Oil on canvas Signed and dated 1872 London painter of portraits and suggestive sub...
Category

1870s Victorian Art

Materials

Oil

"Symphony" Original painting by Liudmila Shabazova
Located in Zofingen, AG
.Original art.Still life in a white vase . Style : impressionism ,closer to abstraction. A wonderful composition of wild and garden flowers looks great in a vase. It is made in a l...
Category

2010s Impressionist Art

Materials

Acrylic, Archival Paper

Still Life with Bouquet of Flowers
Located in London, GB
'Still Life with Bouquet of Flowers', oil on board (1970), by Lilian Whitteker. This impressionist bouquet of mixed flowers churns with colour, elegantly posed on a table in a goblet...
Category

1970s Impressionist Art

Materials

Oil, Board

David Shrigley - Please Shut Up (Banana), 2022
Located in Central, HK
David Shrigley Please Shut Up (Banana), 2022 Screenprint on Somerset Tub Sized 400gsm paper 29 1/2 × 22 in 75 × 56 cm Edition of 125 Hand-signed by artist The seller can only provi...
Category

2010s Art

Materials

Paper, Satin Paper

Tom Petty, Bob Dylan, Classic Rock Photography Print by Jeffrey Mayer
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Artist: Jeffrey Mayer Limited Edition: Signed and hand numbered in the margin, archival pigment print on 100% cotton paper with a Baryta finish. Authorized worldwide release of 100 ...
Category

1990s Performance Art

Materials

Archival Pigment

Sunday on the Narragansett
Located in New York, NY
ABOUT THIS PIECE: Julio Larraz is an expert draftsman, adroitly sketching his subjects and enlivening them with vibrant color. Larraz is recognized for his precise and detailed techn...
Category

Early 2000s Art

Materials

Photographic Paper

Couple by Delphine Brabant - Abstract geometric bronze sculpture
Located in Paris, FR
Couple is a bronze sculpture by contemporary artist Delphine Brabant, dimensions are 54 × 22 × 16 cm (21.3 × 8.7 × 6.3 in). The sculpture is signed and numbered, it is part of a lim...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Bronze

Untitled (Nude on Bed)
Located in New York, NY
Photolithograph on heavy cream wove paper. Overall sheet size is 12"x18". Signed by the artist, ink right margin, and numbered 35/200 in pencil, lower left margin.
Category

Late 20th Century Modern Art

Materials

Photographic Paper, Lithograph

Summer – Lotus by Lumi Mizutani - Japanese landscape painting, nature, flower
Located in Paris, FR
Summer – Lotus is a unique painting by contemporary artist Lumi Mizutani. The painting is made with japanese pigments, silver and gold leaves on Japanese paper mounted on panel, dime...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Silver, Gold Leaf

Joyful Noise - Large Oversized Colorful Unique Expressionist Action Painting
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Marc Raphael’s "Joyful Noise" is an exuberant symphony of color and motion, rendered in the artist’s signature drip painting technique. This large-scale abstract expressionist artwor...
Category

2010s Abstract Expressionist Art

Materials

Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic

"Harold, The Magpie on Rope" Bird Bronze Sculpture with Bronze and Red Patina
Located in New York, NY
A wonderful yet very playful piece depicting Harold, a magpie standing on a short rope from Gillie and Marc's collection which explores all the interesting, complex characteristics o...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Bronze

Human Behaviour and Animals and Existentialism full set of 8 prints
Located in Manchester, GB
David Shrigley, Human Behaviour and Animals and Existentialism, 2022 27 3/5 × 19 7/10 in (70 × 50 cm) A complete suite of eight lithograph posters on 200gsm Munken Lynx wove, from ...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Lithograph

The Origin - Contemporary Expressive, Figurative Oil Painting, Male Nude Series
Located in Salzburg, AT
This work is framed. Unframed size: 70x80 cm, framed 75x85 cm Bartosz Kolata was born in Torun, Poland in 1979. In 2006 he graduated in Art Conservation and Restoration from Nicolas...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Bathers - Nude Figures in Landscape Oil by Paul Gustav Fischer
By Paul Gustave Fischer
Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire
Signed and dated oil on canvas nudes in seascape by Danish realist painter Paul Gustav Fischer. The work depicts two young women bathing on a rocky shoreline looking our towards the ...
Category

1920s Realist Art

Materials

Oil, Canvas

original lithograph
Located in Henderson, NV
Medium: original lithograph. Printed in Paris in 1967 at the atelier of Clot, Bramsen et Georges and published in an edition of 2500 for "Les Temps Situationistes" (The Situationist ...
Category

1960s Art

Materials

Lithograph

Visual Aid for Band Aid SIGNED 104 British artists: David Hockney, Bridget Riley
Located in New York, NY
David Hockney, Bridget Riley, Joe Tilson, Howard Hodgkin, Peter Blake + 99 artists Visual Aid for Band Aid - designed, and HAND SIGNED and annotated by 104 renowned artists, with official signed COA, 1985 Large olor silkscreen on velin Arches 300 gsm paper with publishers' blind stamp and COA Signed and annotated in various inks and pencil by all 104 artists listed in the official publishers' COA affixed to the back of the frame; numbered 215/500 Publisher Coriander Studio, United Kingdom Frame included: Floated and framed in a wood frame under UV acrylic glazing Measurements: Framed: 59.5 inches (vertical) by 39 inches (horizontal) by .75 inches (depth) Artwork: 48 inches (vertical) by 36 inches (horizontal) Some of the 104 renowned visual artists who signed and annotated this print in pencil are: Bridget Riley, David Hockney, Peter Blake, Allen Jones, Eduardo Paolozzi, Elisabeth Frink, R.B. Kitaj, Richard Hamilton, Howard Hodgkin, Joe Tilson, Patrick Heron, Paula Rego, Terry Frost, Patrick Caulfield, Craigie Aitchison. Gillian Ayres, Maggi Hambling, Michael Craig-Martin, Frank Bowling, Humphrey Ocean...
Category

1980s Contemporary Art

Materials

Ink, Permanent Marker, Pencil, Screen

'Portrait of a Great Dane – Harlequin' by Octave Van Cuyck ( 1870 - 1956 )
Located in Knokke, BE
Van Cuyck Octave Ostend 1870 – 1956 Liége Belgian Painter 'Portrait of a Great Dane – Harlequin' This striking life-size portrait by Belgian painter Octave Van Cuyck captures the c...
Category

Early 20th Century Impressionist Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Francis Bacon, Lying Figure, 2017 Vintage
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This limited edition reproduction of Francis Bacon's 1969 painting Lying Figure was published for a retrospective of his works at the Beyeler Foundation in Basel, Switzerland, in 201...
Category

Mid-20th Century Modern Art

Materials

Offset

An intimate portrait of a Friesian horse filling the frame
Located in US
"An intimate portrait of a Friesian horse filling the frame Close up portrait of a Friesian filling the frame in black and white This powerful global series explores horses in di...
Category

2010s Minimalist Art

Materials

Archival Pigment

“Magic island” Landscape Gouache on paper . Botanical, plants, flowers . Green.
Located in Oslo, NO
This artwork captures a serene coastal garden, blending lush foliage with the tranquil backdrop of the sea. Foregrounded by an array of vibrant wildflowers, including striking white ...
Category

2010s Post-Impressionist Art

Materials

Paper, Gouache

La Fleur (Saphire 120), Société internationale d'art XXe siècle
Located in Auburn Hills, MI
Lithograph on vélin paper. Paper Size: 12.4 x 9.65 inches. Inscription: Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Catalogue raisonné references: Léger, Fernand, and Lawrence Saphire. Ferna...
Category

1950s Cubist Art

Materials

Lithograph

Expressionist Cafe Scene, Bagnoles, Au Casino, Circle of Fikret Saygi Moualla
Located in Cotignac, FR
Mid 20th Century French Expressionist gouache and watercolour on paper of a café scene. The painting is signed bottom right but as yet undeciphered. The work is titled to the back of the framing 'Bagnoles. Au Casino' and numbered. Presented in plain wood frame under glass, probably the artist's original framing. A lively and colourful scene of waiters serving their patrons in the bar of a casino. The servers are dressed in crisp linen jackets, black trousers, bow ties whilst balancing their trays of drinks. The customers are dressed in all their colourful finery for an evening at the tables. The artist has captured the feeling of the scene, noise, bustle, conversations and excitement. Bold splashes of colour animate the scene and create an almost Fauvist perspective. The painting in style, execution and subject matter is very much like the work of Fikret Muallâ who was painting at this period. Fikret Muallâ Saygı ) was a 20th-century avant-garde painter of Turkish descent. His work reflects influences from Expressionism and Fauvism, with subject matter focusing on Paris street life, social gatherings such as cafés and circuses. Though born in Istanbul he spent much of his career painting in Paris...
Category

Mid-20th Century Expressionist Art

Materials

Paper, Watercolor, Gouache

FELIPE PANTONE - CHROMADYNA MICAP #1 Op Art Abstract Street Art Black Modern
Located in Madrid, Madrid
Felipe Pantone CHROMADYNA MICAP #1 Date of creation: 2020 Medium: Lithograph on paper Edition number: 24/30 Size: 75.5 x 55.5 cm Condition: New, in mint condition and never framed Li...
Category

2010s Op Art Art

Materials

Paper, Lithograph

Antique Canton Rose Medallion 'Famille Rose' Porcelain Vase, China, 19th Century
Located in Cotignac, FR
A mid-nineteenth century Chinese 'famille rose' (also referred to as 'rose medallion') porcelain vase with applied gilded dragons to the shoulder, handles and to the neck, decorated ...
Category

Mid-19th Century Art

Materials

Porcelain

Tomato-Beef Noodle O's
Located in New York, NY
Among the artist’s most iconic and recognizable images, Andy Warhol created Tomato-Beef Noodle O's in 1969. As one of ten independent images within the famed Soup II series, this is...
Category

1960s Pop Art Art

Materials

Screen

"Dreaming of Jackson Pollock" Abstract Oil Painting on Wood Panel Framed
Located in New York, NY
With layers of bright oils, whisking brush strokes, and thrown paint, Shaoul captures a love story through her paint pallet and abstract expression. The artist explores something new...
Category

2010s Abstract Expressionist Art

Materials

Mixed Media, Oil, Wood Panel

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