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Art For Sale
In the Space of Make-Believe
Located in Zofingen, AG
This dreamer appears to come from a world of her own invention: the hat, the closed eyes, the calm poise, the earring as a quiet emblem of play. She constructs herself outside of imp...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Antique English Victorian pastoral landscape oil painting Charles Edward Johnson
Located in AIGNAN, FR
Antique English signed landscape oil painting by Charles Edward Johnson (1832-1913) on canvas in a gold coloured frame. This charming original country landscape oil painting is signed on the bottom left and dated 1890. A man on a horse...
Category

1890s Victorian Art

Materials

Oil

Italian School, Late 17th Century Christ in the Garden of Gethsemane
Located in Woodbury, CT
Italian School, Late 17th Century (circa 1670–1700) Christ in the Garden of Gethsemane Oil on panel, in a carved and gilded Baroque frame A moving devotional painting from the late ...
Category

1650s Old Masters Art

Materials

Copper

Engulfment, Manzanillo #3. Nude in a landscape.
Located in Miami Beach, FL
The first encounter I had with the abyss, was arriving to a place that does not exist, a point suspended in time where I am without being. An unreal world expands in front of me, eve...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Color, Archival Pigment

Contemporary Abstract Oil Painting on Canvas with Bird "Premonition of Eternity"
Located in Bogotá, Bogotá
"Premonition of Eternity" – Contemporary abstract oil painting on canvas. The surface is constructed through successive layers of greens, gold, sepia, and magenta, incorporating tran...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Cotton Canvas, Oil

Myth #9. From The Myths of Human Erectness series
Located in Miami Beach, FL
The Myths of Human Erectness explores the human body as both subject and object, interrogating the myths surrounding masculinity, erectness, and human supremacy. The male figure emer...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Archival Pigment

Amaryllis -21st Century Contemporary Realistic Still life Painting of Flowers
Located in Nuenen, Noord Brabant
Bart Koning (Dutch artist) Amaryllis 46,2 x 36,8 cm ( framed included 46,6 x 37,2 cm) Oil paint on wood panel We're proud to introduce Dutch/ German artist Bart Koning. Incredibly ...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Oil, Wood Panel

Seated Nude with Geometric Planes French Modernist Gouache by Guy Nicod
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Seated Nude with Geometric Planes French Modernist Gouache by Guy Nicod Guy Nicod (French 1923 - 2021) Gouache on artist paper, unframed Size: 12.25 x 19 inches (height x wid...
Category

Mid-20th Century Modern Art

Materials

Gouache

Paolo Pannini 'Galleria Con Vedute Di Roma Antica' 1996
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This Italian print, published by Nuova Arti Grafiche Ricordi and printed in Italy, features Galleria Con Vedute Di Roma Antica by the renowned 18th-century artist Paolo Pannini. Know...
Category

1990s Northern Renaissance Art

Materials

Offset

Antique Floral Oil Painting Roses & Irises Framed Still Life by Victor These
Located in AIGNAN, FR
Antique Belgium roses and irises still life oil painting on canvas board, signed in the bottom right, Victor Thise. This wonderful old canvas of roses and irises is quite exquisite....
Category

Early 1900s Flemish School Art

Materials

Oil

Shipping off a Harbour - Antique 19th Century British Seascape Oil Painting
Located in Sevenoaks, GB
A beautiful late 19th century oil on canvas depicting a sailing ship off a harbour, by Gustave de Breanski. The work is signed and dated 1891 lower right. Presented in very good co...
Category

1890s Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

The Monkey - Etching by Leo Guida - 1972
Located in Roma, IT
The Monkey  is a Contemporary artwork realized in the 1972  by the italian artist  Leo Guida. Etching on paper. Mint conditions.  Artist proof. Hand-signed n pencil.
Category

1970s Contemporary Art

Materials

Etching

Harmony in a vase.
Located in Zofingen, AG
The work is executed in the Impressionist style, but with a leaning toward abstract forms. Some elements of the painting are intentionally simplified, and the shapes are altered. The...
Category

2010s Impressionist Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

I Recognize Myself
Located in Zofingen, AG
The dog’s gaze meets a bouquet of pink flowers — not to possess, but to witness. There’s no tension here, only quiet coexistence. Daria captures the delicate balance of softness and ...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Seated Nude Original oil painting woman figure. Nudes across mediums
Located in Oslo, NO
The painting was created from life during a nude study session. The model is shown in a seated pose, with a calm and focused expression, allowing the viewer to contemplate the natura...
Category

2010s Impressionist Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Sedona Landscape Impressionism Original oil Painting Ready to Hang
Located in Granada Hills, CA
Artist: Vahe Yeremyan Title: Sedona Medium: Oil on Canvas Year: 2025 Style: Impressionism Dimensions: 14.5" x 18" x 0.8" inch (37 x 46 x 2cm) Presentation: Unframed, Gallery Wrapped ...
Category

2010s Impressionist Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Orelisa - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Portrait, Africa Women
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 Contemporary Art

Materials

Canvas, Charcoal, Mixed Media, Acrylic

Concentric Circles - Colorful Abstract Figurative Sculptural Modern Artwork
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Nebraka-based Jamie Burmeister is a sculptural artist known for his original artworks incorporating original small bronze figures, standing at just up to 4 inches tall. His unique fi...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Bronze

Starry-Eyed Cowgirl - Figurative Pin Up Western Inspired Portrait Art on Paper
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Jesse’s imagery often merges playful and gritty elements, blending floral patterns, vintage-inspired designs, and bold outlines with a touch of whimsy. His artwork exudes a sense of ...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Paint, Paper, Mixed Media, Acrylic

Botanical Painting, Large Diptych of Exotic Flowers, Expressionist Illustration
Located in Barcelona, ES
Venus Trap Bloom is a bold diptych that reimagines botanical forms through vibrant color and dynamic brushwork. Oversized leaves and exotic blossoms—some reminiscent of Venus flytrap...
Category

2010s Naturalistic Art

Materials

Acrylic, Handmade Paper

Lion's Gate Portal -Large Abstract Luminous Textural Floral Acrylic Painting
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Drawing inspiration from an immersive and impressionistic interpretation of nature, Canadian artist Vé Boisvert paints textural original artworks that capture the fleeting effects of...
Category

2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Deja Vu. Spring, Original Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
A stylized portrait depicts a girl using bold blocks of color. Her face appears simplified and almost sculptural, rendered in muted tones of beige, grey, and pi...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Acrylic

Still Life of Spaniels and Falcons in Landscape Setting by Carstian Luyckx
Located in SANTA FE, NM
Still Life of Game with Dogs and Spaniels in a Landscape Setting Carstian Luyckx (Flemish, 1623 – c.1675) Oil on canvas Circa 1670 Unsigned 43 ½ x 59 1/8 in.; Frame 52 7/8 x 68 7/8...
Category

1660s Old Masters Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Antique American Impressionist Landscape Signed Giltwood Framed Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American impressionist winter landscape oil painting. Oil on board. Framed. Signed. Measuring: 25 by 21 inches overall, and 16 by 13 painting alone. Handsomely framed in wi...
Category

1930s Impressionist Art

Materials

Oil, Board

Coral Mosaic, Horizontal Coral Reef Forest in Soft Tones, Illustration Style
Located in Barcelona, ES
This luminous painting captures the vibrant intricacy of coral reef ecosystems through layered textures and flowing organic forms. Bold strokes of teal, violet, ochre, and coral oran...
Category

2010s Naturalistic Art

Materials

Acrylic, Gouache, Handmade Paper

Set of Four Engravings from Nash's "History of Worcestershire" /// Landscape Art
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: Treadway Russell Nash (English, 1724-1811) Title: "A View of Stourbridge", "A View of Upton upon Severn, from Ryal Hill", "Bewdley", and "Tenbury" Portfolio: Collections for the History of Worcestershire Year: 1781-1782 (First edition) Medium: Set of Four 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 Reference: Upcott III, page 1330 Sheet size (each): approx. 10" x 16.5" Image size (each): approx. 6.88" x 11.75" 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 four 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". Both "A View of Stourbridge" and "A View of Upton upon Severn, from Ryal Hill" have unidentified fleur-de-lis watermarks in the center of their sheets. "Bewdley" has an unidentified watermark in the center of its sheet resembling "XV" and "Tenbury" has no watermark. 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...
Category

1780s Old Masters Art

Materials

Laid Paper, Engraving

Pastel Grid (Spice) - contemporary, minimalist, abstract, pastel on paper
Located in Bloomfield, ON
This colourful contemporary pastel on paper in grid form is by Milly Ristvedt. The classic grid pattern becomes more than a ‘container’ for colour in the hands of master colourist M...
Category

1990s Abstract Art

Materials

Paper, Pastel

Lotus Flower - Panorama - Vietnam - long exposure - waterscape - photography
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Archival pigment ink print, edition of 7. Signed, titled, dated and numbered by artist. Certificate of authenticity included. Printed with 4cm white border. More Sizes: 15.8 x 31.5 ...
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2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Digital Pigment

Vintage French post-impressionist interior balcony oil painting on canvas
Located in AIGNAN, FR
Vintage post-impressionist mid-century interior oil painting on canvas by French artist, Andre La Vernede (1899-1971) of a July morning, signed in the lower right. landscape oil pai...
Category

Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Art

Materials

Oil

Let's Catch the Last Train Home - David Yarrow
Located in Chicago, IL
"Let's Catch the Last Train Home" 2018 Archival Pigment Print LARGE Edition of 12 + 3 APs (Artist Proofs) Unframed Size: 79" x 56" Framed Size: 94" x 71" STANDARD Edition of 12 ...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Archival Pigment

Unión 2 and Errabundeo Cordoba 7. Nude in a landscape color photo
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Errabundeo Series Though each love is experienced as unique and though the subject rejects the notion of repeating it elsewhere later on, he sometimes discovers in himself a kind of...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Archival Pigment, Color

Original-Jardin d'Automne-British Awarded Artist-gladiolus-plein air-oil canvas
Located in London, GB
Jardin d’Automne is Shizico Yi’s latest series of studies of late summer flora from her garden. Preserving the final vibrant days of the summer into mid autumn, she continues paintin...
Category

2010s Abstract Impressionist Art

Materials

Gesso, Canvas, Oil, Acrylic, Wood Panel

Scandinavian Impressionist Landscape (1894)
Located in Stockholm, SE
This oil on canvas by Anton Genberg, signed and dated 1894, portrays a Scandinavian summer landscape bathed in gentle light. The composition features lush green meadows in the foregr...
Category

1890s Impressionist Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Prisms of Identity: A Portrait Series IX
Located in London, GB
'Prisms of Identity: A Portrait Series IX', Florentine School (circa 1980s-90s). This new collection represents some of the most appealing works we have acquired to date from our Flo...
Category

1980s Modern Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic, Board

Original Triptych-Sunlit Series-British Awarded Artist-Gold Leaf, Oil on canvas
Located in London, GB
This stunning Original Set of 3 paintings by Shizico Yi on Canvas includes: Sunlit-Primary Blue Sunlit-Primary Red Sunlit-Purple with Red these are a part of Shizico Yi's Sunlit proj...
Category

2010s Abstract Expressionist Art

Materials

Gold Leaf

Leda Atomica, Lithograph Signed Numbered and Stamped
Located in Palm Desert, CA
Leda Atomica by Salvador Dali Lithograph on BFK Rives Papier Dimensions of the print: 58 x 43 cm Dimensions of the sheet: 76 x 55 cm Dimensions with frame: 84.5 x 63.5 cm Edition of ...
Category

Late 20th Century Surrealist Art

Materials

Lithograph

Majestic, Oil Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
A powerful buffalo strides into view, its massive form radiating strength and dignity. In this oil painting, artist Karen Barton captures not only the animal’...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Art

Materials

Oil

Joan Miró - MARAVILLAS CON VARIACIONES... Lithograph Contemporary Art Abstract
Located in Madrid, Madrid
Joan Miró - Maravillas con variaciones acrósticas en el jardín de Miró X Date of creation: 1975 Medium: Lithograph on Gvarro paper Edition: 1500 Size: 49,5 x 35,5 cm Condition: In ve...
Category

1970s Abstract Art

Materials

Paper, Lithograph

Depth
Located in Zofingen, AG
“Depth” The painting is created in the technique of expressive gesture. Here, light and darkness meet at the edge of the horizon. A tender shade of blue gradually dissolves into a de...
Category

2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"Tribe of Levi" lithograph
Located in Henderson, NV
Medium: lithograph (after the watercolor). Printed in 1962 at the Mourlot atelier for "Jerusalem Windows". This piece was executed by Chagall in preparation for his famous stained-gl...
Category

1960s Art

Materials

Lithograph

Led Zeppelin #D2 Robert Plant
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Photo of Robert Plant striking one of his famous pose fronting Led Zeppelin at the Forum in 1973. About The Print: Archival pigment print on 100% cotton paper with a satin baryta fi...
Category

1970s Other Art Style Art

Materials

Archival Pigment

Original Triptych-Gladiolus, Dahlias, and Elderberry-British Awarded Artist-oil
Located in London, GB
The paintings draw upon late-summer blooms and trees from Shizico’s own garden—gladiolus, dahlias, and elderberry. Red tones carry the warmth of maternal love, while yellow brings th...
Category

2010s Abstract Impressionist Art

Materials

Gesso, Canvas, Oil, Acrylic, Wood Panel

Gaia 31 - Spanish Daisies Sparrows in Catalonia Monochrome Black and White Print
Located in Brighton, GB
Gaia 31 - Spanish Daisies Sparrows in Catalonia Monochrome Black and White Print by Jaume Llorens Bach Gaia 31 is a 18cm x 24cm Black-and-White print on Premio Kozo 180gsm White Pap...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Geometric Art

Materials

Photographic Paper, Black and White, Digital

Contemporary Expressionist portrait woman acrylic on canvas "Inner flame"
Located in VÉNISSIEUX, FR
This contemporary expressionist woman’s portrait "Inner Flame", executed with elements of fauvism and art naïve, was created by the French artist Natalya Mougenot and makes part of h...
Category

2010s Expressionist Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Antique American Impressionist Birch Tree Landscape Framed 1940
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
6000 Antique birch trees land scape, oil on artist board displayed in a wood frame.Signed lower left by Mori.Image size 9.5 H x 7.5 W
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1940s Art

Materials

Oil

Abstract Oil Painting and Mouse. "The Silence of the Animals 2."
Located in Bogotá, Bogotá
"The Silence of the Animals 2" is an original oil painting on canvas by Colombian artist Luis Xiua, known for blending figurative and abstract elements inspired by nature and pre-His...
Category

2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Cotton Canvas, Oil, Acrylic

Mythology: Argus in Black
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Salvador Dali Mythology: Argus in Black, Published 1963-1965 Medium: Copper and Drypoint Etching on Arches Paper Edition: 106/150 Artwork Size: 22 x 30 in Framed Size: 28.50 x ...
Category

1960s Surrealist Art

Materials

Etching

DAMIEN HIRST - THE CURRENCY. Original work The Currency Project. Dots. Colors
Located in Madrid, Madrid
DAMIEN HIRST - THE CURRENCY: 6274. NOBODY SHOULD HEAR IT Date of creation: 2016 Medium: Enamel paint on handmade paper Edition: 5.149 unique works on paper Size: 21.5 x 30 cm Conditi...
Category

2010s Abstract Expressionist Art

Materials

Enamel

ECHO
Located in Zofingen, AG
This painting resonates with silence dissolved in shades of blue. Gentle layers of color, from the lightest to the deepest, unfold into an invisible vibration—an echo that seems to...
Category

2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"Pâquis" by Luce Brélaz - Oil on Canvas - 33x46 cm
Located in Geneva, CH
Artwork sold with frame (48 x 35.5 cm ) Luce Brélaz-Jacquet was a Swiss painter born in 1915. Although biographical details about her life and career remain scarce, she is recogniz...
Category

Mid-20th Century Modern Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Portrait of a Lady in Red Dress - British Victorian art oil painting
Located in Hagley, England
This lovely British Victorian portrait oil painting is by noted artist Abbey Altson. Painted circa 1900 it is a half length portrait of a beautiful young woman in a landscape. Her au...
Category

Early 1900s Victorian Art

Materials

Oil

Echoes of the Atelier IV
Located in London, GB
Echoes of the Atelier IV, acrylic on canvas mounted on board, Florentine School (circa 1980s-90s). This gallery has acquired a number of paintings through an intermediary of an agein...
Category

1980s Modern Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic, Board

ABSTRACT 2565
Located in Zofingen, AG
In this piece, I poured vibrant emotion into layers of soft pastels, letting acrylics dance freely across the canvas. The swirling pinks, yellows, and blues express an uplifting ener...
Category

2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Oil, Acrylic

Peintre et Modèle, avec une Spectatrice - Etching by Pablo Picasso - 1963
Located in Roma, IT
Etching on wove paper, realized in 1962/63. Image dimension: 31.6x41.7; Sheet dimension 45.4x55.4. Hand signed in pencil lower right. Edition of 2/50, hand numbered. Very good co...
Category

1960s Cubist Art

Materials

Etching

Joe Tilson 'Zikkurat' 2010- Offset Lithograph
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The reproduction of Zikkurat by Joe Tilson from 2014 reflects the artist's engagement with themes of architecture, culture, and symbolism. The term "zikkurat" refers to ancient Mesop...
Category

2010s Art

Materials

Offset

English Fox Hunting Scene Horse Hounds Large Oil Painting by M.cDowell, Framed
Located in Palm Coast, FL
This vintage oil on canvas, signed M. cDowell in the lower right, depicts a dynamic English fox hunting scene. At the center, a huntsman in a traditional red coat rides his galloping...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Art

Materials

Oil

Ambedo - 21st Century, Contemporary, Abstract Expression, Pop Culture, Love
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
This was an ambedo kind of love, one that soaked into my soul slowly and all at once. Two hearts awakened different parts of me, and in loving them both, I lived in the in-between. O...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Art

Materials

Canvas, Ink, Acrylic

Green Table with Red Flowers
Located in Zofingen, AG
From the City Stories series, Green Table with Red Flowers portrays a quiet café scene where everyday life turns into poetry. At the center, a couple sits by a round green table ador...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Path
Located in Zofingen, AG
The painting unfolds like a vision—an elusive horizon dissolved in light. Gentle transitions of gray-blue and muted tones create a sense of infinite depth, where the air thickens and...
Category

2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

David Hockney 'Beverly Hills Housewife' 2001
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Exhibition poster for Hockney at Louisiana Museum for Modern Kunst October 12 - January 27, 2001. Published by Louisiana Museum for Modern Kunst, printed by Grafodan Offset in Vaerlo...
Category

Early 2000s Art

Materials

Offset

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