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Gathering the Hay. 19th Century Framed Landscape. Oil on Canvas
Gathering the Hay. 19th Century Framed Landscape. Oil on Canvas

Gathering the Hay. 19th Century Framed Landscape. Oil on Canvas

Located in St. Albans, GB

Chisolm Cole 1871-1902 Oil on canvas Picture Size: 20 x 30" Outside Frame Size: 27 x 37" Signed Artist's label on the reverse British landscape artist. Who showed at the RCamA an...

Category

Late 19th Century Victorian Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Sailing Boat and Rowing Boat Arriving at The Harbour French Oil Painting
Sailing Boat and Rowing Boat Arriving at The Harbour French Oil Painting

Sailing Boat and Rowing Boat Arriving at The Harbour French Oil Painting

By Fanch Lel

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

Boats Arriving at the Harbour by Fanch Lel Size: 15 x 18 inches (height x width) Oil painting on board , unframed Condition: Good condition overall with minor surface handling marks ...

Category

20th Century Impressionist Art

Materials

Oil

Portrait of Woman, Figurative Surrealism Original oil Painting
Portrait of Woman, Figurative Surrealism Original oil Painting

Portrait of Woman, Figurative Surrealism Original oil Painting

By Ashot Yan

Located in Granada Hills, CA

Figurative Surrealism Original Painting Artist: Ashot Yan Work: Original Oil Painting, Handmade Artwork, One of a Kind Medium: Oil on Linen, Year: 2023 Style: Surrealism, Title: Sti...

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2010s Surrealist Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

DOTS 2.7
DOTS 2.7

DOTS 2.7

By Julianna Goodman

Located in New York, NY

ABOUT THIS PIECE: A 1 inch white border is included in the listed image size (W x H) as per the artist's request. Inspired by the warm light, open vistas, and saturated colors of he...

Category

2010s Art

Materials

Photographic Paper

A Charming, Modern Maine Harbor Scene Painting, Lobster Traps & Fishing Boats
A Charming, Modern Maine Harbor Scene Painting, Lobster Traps & Fishing Boats

A Charming, Modern Maine Harbor Scene Painting, Lobster Traps & Fishing Boats

By Charles Turzak

Located in Chicago, IL

A Colorful, Modern Maine Coastal Scene Painting, "White Boat in Harbor" by Famed Chicago Artist and Printmaker, Charles Turzak (Am. 1899 - 1986). The painting depicts a vibrant, sunlit autumn landscape painting most likely painted near the quiet rural harbor town of Penobscot, Maine. The painting is acrylic on canvas, dates from the 1950s and has a great visual appeal- a perfect complement to any New England coastal home or summer cottage in Maine. Artwork size: 20 x 36 inches, accompanied with the artist's original, hand-painted frame (Framed size: 21 3/4 x 36 1/2 inches). Signed "Turzak", lower left; titled on artist's label on reverse. Provenance: Estate of the artist. Charles Turzak was one of Chicago’s greatest printmakers of the Art Deco-era. Son of a coal miner, Turzak was born in Streeter, IL in 1899. In 1920, Turzak won the first prize a cartoon contest sponsored by the Purina company and he used his prize money to enroll in the Art Institute of Chicago. Best known as a print maker, in the 1920s & 30s, he created woodcuts of many of Chicago’s most notable buildings, including the Merchandise Mart, Palmolive Building and the Old Water Tower, among others. In 1933, he was commissioned to create woodcuts of many of Chicago’s most iconic buildings to illustrate a guidebook called “All About Chicago” by John and Ruth Ashenhurst” that featured the upcoming Century of Progress Exhibition in Chicago. During the 1933 World’s Fair...

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20th Century American Modern Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

In the Bag
In the Bag

In the Bag

By Aaron Wexler

Located in New York, NY

Aaron Wexler received his B.F.A. in painting from Tyler School of Art - Philadelphia, PA. & M.F.A in painting from The School of The Art Institute of Chicago. He has exhibited his work nationally and internationally - including Josée Bienvenu Gallery, Pavel Zoubok Gallery, Morgan Lehman Gallery, The National Academy Museum, The Katonah Museum of Art, among many others. Works have been acquired by numerous collections such as The Saatchi Collection, The West Collection, Fidelity Investments Art...

Category

2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Archival Pigment

original etching
original etching

original etching

By Marie Laurencin

Located in Henderson, NV

Medium: original etching. Printed in 1926 at the atelier Lacourière on Montgolfier paper and published by Au Sans Pareil in a limited edition of 995 for "Dix filles dans un pré". Pla...

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1920s Art

Materials

Etching

1930's English Dog Painting Wire Fox Terrier Puppies Waiting to be Fed Signed
1930's English Dog Painting Wire Fox Terrier Puppies Waiting to be Fed Signed

1930's English Dog Painting Wire Fox Terrier Puppies Waiting to be Fed Signed

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

'Waiting for Supper' Wire Fox terrier puppies English School, indistinctly signed with monogram dated 1936 watercolour painting on artist paper, framed Glass covering framed: 13.5 x ...

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Early 20th Century English School Art

Materials

Watercolor

Black Horse
Black Horse

Black Horse

By Tokuriki Tomikichiro

Located in Middletown, NY

circa 1950. Woodblock print in black and gray ink on Japon laid paper, 10 1/4 x 15 3/4 inches (260 x 398 mm), full margins. With the artist's embossed chop mark in red ink in the l...

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Mid-20th Century Edo Art

Materials

Handmade Paper, Woodcut

Sea shore Azure, Seascape, Original oil Painting, Ready to Hang
Sea shore Azure, Seascape, Original oil Painting, Ready to Hang

Sea shore Azure, Seascape, Original oil Painting, Ready to Hang

Located in Granada Hills, CA

Artist: Mishurovski V.V. Work: Original oil painting, handmade artwork, one of a kind Medium: Oil on Canvas Style: Impressionism Year: 2008 Title: Sea shore Azure Size: 19.5" x 39" ...

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2010s Impressionist Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Away From The Lens 2 - 21st Century, Contemporary, Portrait, Oil, Women, Fashion

Away From The Lens 2 - 21st Century, Contemporary, Portrait, Oil, Women, Fashion

By Afolayan Emmanuel

Located in Ibadan, Oyo

Shipping Procedure Ships in a well-protected tube from Nigeria This work is unique, not a print or other type of copy. Accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity (Issued by the Gal...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"Honeymoon"  Limited Edition Drawing
"Honeymoon"  Limited Edition Drawing

"Honeymoon" Limited Edition Drawing

By John Lennon

Located in Laguna Beach, CA

Rare Limited Edition Serigraph of John Lennon's "Honeymoon" originally drawn in 1969, this limited edition was released by Bag One Arts (The Lennon Estate) in 1986 and has been sold...

Category

1970s Contemporary Art

Materials

Screen

Living Life
Living Life

Living Life

By Jacob Burda

Located in Zofingen, AG

A celebration of everyday moments — quiet, warm, and deeply human. This painting captures the gentle rhythm of existence, where light meets stillness and ordinary scenes become timel...

Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Set of Three Engravings from Nash's "History of Worcestershire" /// Landscapes
Set of Three Engravings from Nash's "History of Worcestershire" /// Landscapes

Set of Three Engravings from Nash's "History of Worcestershire" /// Landscapes

By Treadway Russell Nash

Located in Saint Augustine, FL

Artist: Treadway Russell Nash (English, 1724-1811) Title: "A View of Pershore, from Pensham hill", "A View of Shipston upon Stour", and "Kidderminster" Portfolio: Collections for the History of Worcestershire Year: 1781-1782 (First edition) Medium: Set of Three Original Engravings on watermarked laid paper Limited edition: Unknown Printer: John Nichols, London, UK Publisher: T. Payne and Son, J. Robson, B. White, Leigh and Sotheby, London, UK; Fletcher, Oxford, UK; and Lewis, Worcester, UK Sheet size (each): approx. 10.13" x 16.75" Image size (each): approx. 7" x 11.88" Reference: Upcott III, page 1330 Condition: A few light handling creases. Have been professionally stored away for decades. They are all strong impressions in excellent condition Notes: Provenance: private collection - Aspen, CO. All three works were engraved by English artist Thomas Sanders (Active: Mid-Late 18th Century) after drawings by himself. Comes from Nash's two volume "Collections for the History of Worcestershire", (1781-1782) (First edition), which consists of 75 engravings. Each work is printed from one copper plate in one color: black. There was a (Second edition) "with Additions" bound in with Volume II of this portfolio published by John White in (1799). And both the First and Second editions of "Collections for the History of Worcestershire" are based off Thomas Sanders' 1779-1781 "Perspective Views of the Market Towns within the County of Worcester". All three, "A View of Pershore, from Pensham hill", "A View of Shipston upon Stour", and "Kidderminster" have an unidentified watermark in the center of their sheets resembling "XV". Biography: Treadway Russell Nash (24 June 1724 – 26 January 1811) was an English clergyman, now known as an early historian of Worcestershire and the author of Collections for the History of Worcestershire, an important source document for Worcestershire county histories. He was a fellow of the Society of Antiquaries of London. Treadway Russell Nash was born on 24 June 1724 born at Clerkenleap, in Kempsey, Worcestershire. His family were from Ombersley. They had lands there and at Claines, and had later bought lands in the Reformation around St Peter's, Droitwich. He was related to James Nash and John Nash, both MPs for Worcester. His father Richard, a grandson of Sir Rowland Berkeley, died in 1740, and Richard's eldest son in 1757. As a result, Treadway Russell Nash inherited the Russells' Strensham estates from his brother, as well as the Nash estates, and took both names. He was educated from the age of twelve at King's School, Worcester, and became a scholar at Worcester College, Oxford aged fifteen. In March 1749, he accompanied his brother on a trip to the continent, to aid Richard's health. They visited Paris for about six weeks, before spending the summer "on the banks of the Loire". They then visited "Bourdeaux, Thoulouse, Montpelier, Marseilles, Leghorn, Florence, Rome, Naples, Bologna, Venice, Padua, Verona, Milan, Lyons, and again Paris"; such expeditions are often known as the Grand Tour. On his return in late summer 1751, Nash took up a post as Vicar of Eynsham through his friend and future brother-in-law, John Martin. He also had an income as a tutor at Oxford. He took his Doctor of Divinity degree and left Oxford, having "gone out grand compounder", following the death of his brother. He also left his benefice at Eynsham in 1757. While at Oxford he had proposed a road from there to Witney (now the A40 and B4022), and also stood for Parliament. Nash married Margaret Martin...

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1780s Old Masters Art

Materials

Engraving, Laid Paper

OCD Sticker Bomb Mirror Pop Art Culture Collage Street Art work Banksy
OCD Sticker Bomb Mirror Pop Art Culture Collage Street Art work Banksy

OCD Sticker Bomb Mirror Pop Art Culture Collage Street Art work Banksy

By OCD

Located in New York, NY

Street art Stickers on a mirror with permanent marker. Unique Pop art from an emerging artist using a familiar style of collage and famous street and pop artists to create a unique...

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2010s Pop Art Art

Materials

Permanent Marker, Plastic, Mirror

Huge French Contemporary Modernist Abstract Oil Painting Urban City Scape
Huge French Contemporary Modernist Abstract Oil Painting Urban City Scape

Huge French Contemporary Modernist Abstract Oil Painting Urban City Scape

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

Abstract Composition by Jacqueline VERDET (French, 1931-2023) oil painting on canvas, unframed canvas: 45.5 x 32 inches condition: the work is in overall very sound and good conditio...

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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Geometric Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Andy Warhol 'Endangered Species: Grevy's Zebra' 1992
Andy Warhol 'Endangered Species: Grevy's Zebra' 1992

Andy Warhol 'Endangered Species: Grevy's Zebra' 1992

By Andy Warhol

Located in Brooklyn, NY

This features Endangered Species: Grevy's Zebra, an iconic image from Andy Warhol’s acclaimed Endangered Species series. Originally conceived to bring attention to endangered wildlife, this striking artwork exemplifies Warhol’s signature pop art style—vibrant color palettes, graphic precision, and a bold visual voice. The image comes from a 1992 collectible box set published by teNeues Publishing Company and printed in Germany to exceptional standards. The piece is presented in a white wood frame with a 1-inch front profile and a 3/4-inch side profile, mounted behind a 4-inch mat. This elegant presentation transforms Warhol’s zebra...

Category

1990s Pop Art Art

Materials

Offset

Sujoon Vogue - Southwest Inspired Sculptural Original Three-Dimensional Wall Art
Sujoon Vogue - Southwest Inspired Sculptural Original Three-Dimensional Wall Art

Sujoon Vogue - Southwest Inspired Sculptural Original Three-Dimensional Wall Art

By Atticus Adams

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Atticus Adams' organically composed modern metal sculptures embody the transformative power of art, illustrating the creation of beauty, meaning, and emotional impact from industrial...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Metal, Wire

Canoe, Nautical, Original oil Painting, Ready to Hang
Canoe, Nautical, Original oil Painting, Ready to Hang

Canoe, Nautical, Original oil Painting, Ready to Hang

By Vahe Yeremyan

Located in Granada Hills, CA

Nautical, Contemporary art, Original oil Painting, Ready to Hang Artist: Vahe Yeremyan Work: Original Oil Painting, Handmade Artwork, One of a Kind Medium: Oil on Canvas Year: 202...

Category

2010s Impressionist Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Toronto Golden Music - Black White Gold Romantic Couple and Piano Original Art
Toronto Golden Music - Black White Gold Romantic Couple and Piano Original Art

Toronto Golden Music - Black White Gold Romantic Couple and Piano Original Art

By Zabel

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Guided by her passion for life and her spirit, French Canadian painter Zabel creates vibrant artworks filled with romance and immersive textures. With a belief that art is all about feeling, she creates magic and captures the moment by infusing her art with strong emotive qualities. Zabel communicates each scene with precision. Her work evokes the Impressionists, but depicts modern love and adventure. Couples stand at bar top tables sipping aperitifs. Bartenders and piano players help to break the ice among palm trees and cityscapes presented in vibrant, dripping hues. The energy of social butterflies drawn to one another is palpable as they float effortlessly across the canvas. This 40 inch high by 60 inch wide painting is wired and ready to hang. Zabel used gold leaf and acrylic paint to create this unique artwork. The sides of the artwork are painted and it does not require framing. The artist signs the painting on the back as well as the front lower right corner. Free local Los Angeles delivery. Affordable Continental U.S. and global shipping available. A certificate of authenticity issued by the art gallery is included. Using only spatulas, every artwork communicating her story is full of visceral energy. She plays with a strong, vast color palette and creates a unique ambiance in her artworks. Her inspiration never ends; from chic and glamorous lifestyles rendered in gold and silver to neon summer vibes, you can feel the vibrancy of her life’s travels and colorful experiences. For several years, the artworks of Zabel have seduced Quebecois from across provinces, earning her several awards. Zabel’s paintings are now catching the keen eyes of collectors internationally. From New York to Japan, across the USA from California to Miami, and all over Europe, her love story is only beginning. Artspace Warehouse has been representing and exhibiting Zabel's original artworks since 2019. The gallery has been a 1stdibs partner since 2014, with consistently excellent reviews from clients worldwide. The gallery features a wide selection of affordable original artworks from established and emerging international artists with diverse backgrounds at high standards. Artspace Warehouse is known for providing accurate descriptions, images, reliable services, clear communication, and prompt delivery. The gallery's commitment to customer satisfaction means that clients can invest in art with confidence, knowing they have a reputable and established art gallery backing their acquisition. Artspace Warehouse prioritizes our clients' peace of mind by ensuring a seamless and worry-free art-buying experience. REPRESENTATION Artspace Warehouse, Los Angeles, CA EXHIBITIONS 2020-26 Artspace Warehouse, Los Angeles, CA 2020 Art Palm Springs, CA 2019 Artspace Warehouse, Los Angeles, CA Coast Gallery, Laguna Beach, CA Luzano & Barbutti, New Orleans, LA Galerie Le Luxart, Montreal, Canada Ryan Fine Art Gallery, Port Carling, Ontario, Canada Galerie Guylaine Fournier, Baie-St.-Paul, Canada Galerie Celeste, St. Sauveur, Quebec, Canada Zabel Gallery, Champlain, Quebec, Canada 2018 Texas Contemporary, Texas ZK Gallery, San Francisco, CA Art San Diego, San Diego, CA Love Art Gallery, Norwalk, CT Art Production, New York, NY Merlino’s Gallery Art Expertise, Firenze, Italy San Francisco Art Market, San Francisco, CA Art Expo New York, NY 2017 Art Basel Week, Miami, FL Art San Diego, San Diego, CA ZK Gallery, San Francisco, CA Amsterdam International Art Fair, Amsterdam, Netherlands...

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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art

Materials

Gold Leaf

“Clipper Ship under Full Sail”
“Clipper Ship under Full Sail”

“Clipper Ship under Full Sail”

Located in Southampton, NY

Original oil on canvas painting of a clipper ship under full sail. Signed “T. Bailey” lower right. Condition is good. Original gold frame with wear consistent with age. Overall frame...

Category

1920s Academic Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

At Paris Maxim's Nightly Street Scene With Two Stylish Women French Oil Painting
At Paris Maxim's Nightly Street Scene With Two Stylish Women French Oil Painting

At Paris Maxim's Nightly Street Scene With Two Stylish Women French Oil Painting

By Pierre Neveu

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

At Night at Maxims Artist: Pierre Neveu (French b.1929) Medium: oil on canvas, unframed Canvas: 45 x 57.5 inches Titled verso Condition: Good and sound condition with slight small pa...

Category

Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Art

Materials

Oil

Chateau Garden Path Through Stone Archway Vintage French Impressionist Oil
Chateau Garden Path Through Stone Archway Vintage French Impressionist Oil

Chateau Garden Path Through Stone Archway Vintage French Impressionist Oil

By Regine David

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

Charming Garden Path Mid 20th Century signed by Regine David (French mid 20th century, female) oil on canvas, framed framed: 21 x 25 inches canvas: 19.5 x 24.5 inches Provenance: private collection, Paris Condition: very good condition Description: This vibrant oil painting by Régine...

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Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Art

Materials

Oil

Donald Lipski 'Roland Garros French Open' 1995- Poster
Donald Lipski 'Roland Garros French Open' 1995- Poster

Donald Lipski 'Roland Garros French Open' 1995- Poster

Located in Brooklyn, NY

In 1995, American sculptor Donald Lipski was commissioned to design the official poster for the French Open at Roland Garros. Known for his innovative installations and large-scale p...

Category

1990s Abstract Impressionist Art

Materials

Offset

Echoes of the Flow
Echoes of the Flow

Echoes of the Flow

By Tetiana Pchelnykova

Located in Zofingen, AG

This piece from the *"Silhouettes"* series presents a bright abstract landscape where hints of a river, fields, and sky can be discerned. It continues the exploration of the connecti...

Category

2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Acrylic, Archival Paper

Antique 19th Century British Oil Painting by G. Wylle Rural Landscape Gilt Frame
Antique 19th Century British Oil Painting by G. Wylle Rural Landscape Gilt Frame

Antique 19th Century British Oil Painting by G. Wylle Rural Landscape Gilt Frame

Located in Palm Coast, FL

Up for sale is an antique British oil painting on canvas, signed “G. Wylle” in the lower area, depicting a picturesque riverside village scene with historic stone buildings, a tower ...

Category

19th Century Realist Art

Materials

Oil

Impressionistic Seascape Painting Michael Budden Morning Sun
Impressionistic Seascape Painting Michael Budden Morning Sun

Impressionistic Seascape Painting Michael Budden Morning Sun

By Michael Budden

Located in Chesterfield, NJ

Morning Sun Series oil/panel 6 x 8 image, 11.673 x 9.63 framed as pictured Morning Sun is an oil painting on canvas panel by award winning contemporary artist Michael Budden that sho...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Impressionist Art

Materials

Oil

New York City Subway Car - American Interior Color Photograph
New York City Subway Car - American Interior Color Photograph

New York City Subway Car - American Interior Color Photograph

By Richard Heeps

Located in Cambridge, GB

New York City Subway Car interior photograph by Richard Heeps. This atmospheric photograph of a New York City Subway Car captures the cinematic essence of riding the subway. The pers...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Silver Gelatin

Original The French Riviera (Cote d'Azur) French Railways vintage travel poster
Original The French Riviera (Cote d'Azur) French Railways vintage travel poster

Original The French Riviera (Cote d'Azur) French Railways vintage travel poster

By Jules Cavailles

Located in Spokane, WA

Original vintage travel advertising poster for the FRENCH RIVIERA FRENCH NATIONAL RAILROADS SNCF (French National Railways) - the French Riviera. (Cote D'Azur, known as the French Riviera) The image features people looking out towards a marina full of sailing boats. Colorful artwork by the French painter Jules Cavailles (1901-1977). Printed by Perceval, Paris in 1953. Mid-Century Modern. Grade A- This is the English version of the poster compared to the design created for Cote d'Azur. The English version is much rarer (both are rare today). The poster gives the impression of a naive painting at this Mediterranean beach and seaport. Step into a world of timeless elegance and sunlit dreams with this exquisite French Riviera Vintage...

Category

1950s American Modern Art

Materials

Lithograph

(after) Amedeo Modigliani "Jeune fille en bleu"

(after) Amedeo Modigliani "Jeune fille en bleu"

By Amedeo Modigliani

Located in Henderson, NV

Medium: collotype (after the painting). Printed in 1926 at the Leon Marotte atelier and published in an edition of 1000 by Editions des Quatre Chemins. Image size: 8 x 5 inches (202 ...

Category

1920s Art

Materials

Photogravure

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