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Art For Sale
Love Rat
Located in Washington, DC
Artist: Banksy Title: Love Rat Medium: Screenprint in colors Date: 2004 Edition: 18/600 Framed Size: 26 1/2" x 20 1/2" Sheet Size: 19 3/16" x 13 1/2" Image Size: 13 7/8" x 11 7/8" Si...
Category

Early 2000s Street Art Art

Materials

Screen

Libra, zodiac collage, print, figurative, gold, tarot, horoscope, metallic edge
Located in Jersey City, NJ
Libra, by Deming King Harriman; collage, print, figurative, gold, tarot, horoscope, metallic gold edge, on glossy heavy card stock with pink design on reverse.
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Gold Leaf

Alberto Magnelli, Homage to San Lazzaro, San Lazzaro et ses Amis, 1975 (after)
Located in Southampton, NY
This exquisite lithograph after Alberto Magnelli (1888–1971), titled Hommage a San Lazzaro (Homage to San Lazzaro), from the album San Lazzaro et ses Amis, Hommage au fondateur de la...
Category

1970s Modern Art

Materials

Lithograph

Female Nude, Black and White Photography of Woman in Nature, Kate #6
Located in New york, NY
Kate #6, 2002 by American photographer Leonard Freed is a 10” x 8” signed black and white photograph, stamped "vintage" by the Freed estate on verso (back of photo). For the series K...
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Art

Materials

Silver Gelatin, Photographic Film, Photographic Paper

Topiary II - large format photograph of ornamental shaped sidewalk trees
Located in San Francisco, CA
large scale photogaph from a series of photographic observances capturing the antics of urban gardening and whimsical botanical art of topiaries' green minimalism TOPIARY II by Fran...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Archival Pigment, Archival Ink, Giclée

original lithograph
Located in Henderson, NV
Medium: original lithograph. This lithograph is from the rare 1957 "Improvisations" portfolio, published by the Artists Equity Association of New York on the occasion of the 1957 Spr...
Category

1950s Art

Materials

Lithograph

Still Life of Pears on Purple - British 50's Post Impressionist art oil painting
Located in Hagley, England
This lovely British Post Impressionist still life oil painting is by artist Peter Field. Painted circa 1955 on board it is a still life of pears on a purple background. It has echoes...
Category

1950s Post-Impressionist Art

Materials

Oil

' Nude ' C type print
Located in London, GB
Exquisite Oversize C print unframed. Stamped & certificate of authenticity provided. image keywords : Modgliani female nudes colour graphic com...
Category

2010s Modern Art

Materials

C Print

1970 Signed Limited Edition Large Screen Print VI
Located in Rochester Hills, MI
Artist: Jimmy Ernst  Title: Plate VI Year: 1970 Print: Screen Print on Heavy Paper 28'' x 37'' inches Edition: Signed in pencil and numbered 58 /125 Jimmy Ernst’s artwork was inf...
Category

1970s Abstract Art

Materials

Screen

Caress, 1951 - Original lithograph
Located in Paris, IDF
Françoise GILOT (1921) Caress, 1951 Original lithograph On Marais vellum 28 x 22.5 cm (c. 11 x 9 inches) REFERENCES : Catalog raisonne "Stone Echoes, Original Prints by Francoise G...
Category

Late 20th Century Modern Art

Materials

Lithograph

Elmo (Sesame Street) by KAWS
By KAWS
Located in Dubai, Dubai
Elmo (Sesame Street) By KAWS 2025 Allrightsreserve x DDT store Vinyl 25,4 cm / 10 in Limited edition
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Vinyl

Old Corner in Schuls by Ernest Voegeli - Oil on Canvas 46x60 cm
Located in Geneva, CH
Ernest Voegeli is an artist who has found his path through a combination of solid technique and a clear, insightful approach to color, form, and composition. While his work is primar...
Category

Mid-20th Century Modern Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Mid 20th century French Original Line Drawing sketch Nude Lady - Stamped
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Portrait sketch original drawing by Jean-Paul LE VERRIER (1922-1996) studio stamped inscribed verso pencil drawing on paper, unframed Double sided 10.5 x 8.25 inches provenance: pri...
Category

Mid-20th Century Impressionist Art

Materials

Ink

Disney Concert Hall II, Photography, Limited Edition, Architecture, Los Angeles
Located in München, BY
Disney Concert Hall II Edition of 25 signed and numbered by the artist The Disney Concert Hall in Los Angeles, USA. JJK is a pseudonym for one of the world's most successful photo ...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Archival Pigment

William Shayer Senior (1787-1879) - Framed Mid 19th Century Oil, A Good Ale
Located in Corsham, GB
A very fine example of the work of William Shayer Senior (1787-1879). A Good Ale, oil on panel. Signed to the lower left. Well presented in an ornate gilt-effect frame with floral an...
Category

Mid-19th Century Art

Materials

Oil

'Consort', Modernist Equestrian Gouache, AIC, WPA artist, Benezit
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Signed lower right, 'Buk' for Eduard Buk Ulreich (American, 1889-1966); additionally titled verso 'Consort' and dated 1954 with inscription, 'by the one and only buk, made for Ruth'....
Category

1950s Art

Materials

Tempera, Gouache, Illustration Board

Moths, late 19th century antique natural history colour lithograph
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
'1. Castnia eudesmia 2. Castnia huebneri 3. Synemon catocaloides 4. Neocastnia nicevelli' Late 19th century colour lithograph of butterflies.
Category

Late 19th Century Victorian Art

Materials

Lithograph

Golden Gate Bridge, monochrome limited minimalist cityscape
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Golden Gate Study 9, CA, USA - no. 11640 Pigment ink print as part of a limited edition of 9. Printed on Hahnemuehle Photo Rag Baryta. Each print is stamped on the back, signed and n...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Digital Pigment

"Countryside" by J-P George - Oil on cardboard 16x31 cm
Located in Geneva, CH
Oil on cardboard sold with frame Total size with frame 24x39 cm Jean-Philippe GEORGE-JULLIARD is an artist born in Switzerland in 1818 and died in 1888. His works have been sold at ...
Category

Mid-19th Century Realist Art

Materials

Oil

Offshoot (Expressionist Charcoal Tree Landscape Painting on Paper on Canvas)
Located in Hudson, NY
Romantic, tonalist style charcoal drawing of a tree in isolation by Sue Bryan "Offshoot" charcoal, acrylic, and pastel on paper dry mounted to canvas 30 x 22 inches 31.25 x 23.25 inc...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Canvas, Charcoal, Acrylic, Pastel

Cabinet of Curiosities - Contemporary salvaged wood found objects Sculpture
Located in DE
Lesley Hilling is a self-taught English artist known for her intricate constructions made entirely from salvaged wood and found objects. Her work reflects a deep connection to the pa...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Wood, Found Objects

Untitled V
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Shipping Procedure Ships in a well-protected tube from Nigeria This work is unique, this is not a print or other type of copy. Accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity. About Artist Wisdom Uche...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Neo-Expressionist Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Untitled V
Untitled V
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Sensory Experience - original large nude art by Paula Craioveanu 39x27.5in
Located in Forest Hills, NY
"Sensory Experience", pencil and ultramarine tempera on paper, inspired by Matisse. Part of Nude in Interior series. Large drawing. Shipped rolled in a tube, from Florida, US. See 1stDibs free shipping offer FREESHIP Artist Statement "I started by painting interiors, being interested in space and perspective through my studies. These scenes evolved, when I added the human figure. I focused more on the human figure and its relation to the background. The human figure is more present than ever in my paintings now. As a woman artist I’ve been preoccupied with the female form and its imagery. One of my goals was to capture the solitary moments and the nude’s relation to the surrounding space. My interest turned from depicting the space to rendering the atmosphere and the scene as a whole, the feeling a woman adds to the environment: warmth, desire, joy, a feeling of power and control, or the opposite – sadness, despair. Here is a collection of figurative paintings, exploring the nudes in interior spaces, seeing the nudes from my perspective, as a woman artist, considering the physical and spiritual realities of a woman’s body, in a new level of intimacy. My paintings are the opposite of objectifying a woman’s or a man’s anatomy. Painted works, featuring female nudes and a also men nudes...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Tempera, Pencil, Paper

Black Blooms - Limited Edition Large Format Floral Photography on Fine Art Paper
Located in London, GB
‘Black Blooms’ was photographed in London, United Kingdom, in 2024 using a 4x5 large-format Linhof camera. This black-and-white analogue photograph captures the minimalist beauty of ...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Minimalist Art

Materials

Giclée

Fine Classical Still Life Flower Painting Signed & Dated English Oil
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Classical Still Life of Flowers English artist, 20th century signed oil on board, unframed dated 1980 board: 14.5 x 11.5 inches provenance: private collection, UK condition: overall ...
Category

20th Century Old Masters Art

Materials

Oil

After Jean-Michel Basquiat-Florence-2002, Vintage
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The reproduction of Jean-Michel Basquiat's work titled "Florence, 1983" was used for a retrospective exhibition poster at a museum in Italy in 2002. Originally created as a very larg...
Category

Early 2000s Pop Art Art

Materials

Offset

"Theogonie" lithograph poster
Located in Henderson, NV
Medium: lithograph (after the original lithograph poster "Theogonie" for the Maeght Gallery). During the late 1940's and throughout the 1950's, Georges Braque created a series of pos...
Category

1950s Art

Materials

Lithograph

Tides Out (Abstract Painting in Green, Blue, Orange and Metallic Gold)
Located in Hudson, NY
Tides Out (Abstract Painting in Green, Blue, Orange and Metallic Gold), 2019 by Bruce Murphy 38 x 42 inches, unframed, enamel paint and metallic powders on archival paper Signed, ver...
Category

2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Enamel

Sunsets on the Hudson (Abstract Painting in Blue, Pink and Metallic Gold)
Located in Hudson, NY
Sunsets on the Hudson (Abstract Painting in Blue, Pink and Metallic Gold), 2019 by Bruce Murphy 38 x 42 inches, unframed, enamel paint on archival paper Signed, verso This gestural ...
Category

2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Enamel

Le jardin de Daubigny Style of Vincent Van Gogh Daubigny's Garden by S. Goosson
Located in Soquel, CA
Le jardin de Daubigny Style of Vincent Van Gogh by Stephen Goosson The painting depicts the enclosed garden of Charles-François Daubigny, a French landscape painter whom Van Gogh ad...
Category

1950s Impressionist Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Illustration Board

"At Last Light" (2025) Landscape, Original Oil Painting, Brilliant Sunset
Located in Denver, CO
Devin Michael Roberts' (US based) "At Last Light" is an oil painting depicting a a brilliant sunset. Artist bio/statement: Devin Michael Roberts is an American Contemporary realist...
Category

2010s Art

Materials

Oil, Panel

Light - Figurative Ocean Fish Swimming Realism Original Painting
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Bay Area artist Michelle Fillmore found her love of oil painting at the University of Las Vegas, where she graduated with a BA in Painting and Drawin...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Traverse - contemporary, abstract, hand-sculpted, ceramic tabletop sculpture
Located in Bloomfield, ON
This stunning contemporary vessel was hand-built from clay by Susan Collett. Her intricately detailed vessels are sculptural and created by twisting, squeezing and shaping paper cla...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Ceramic

Tree in the Courtyard, Paris, black and white photography, pigment print, framed
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Gerald Berghammer - Limited Edition 2/9. Archival Pigment Ink Print, Printed 2020. Signed, numbered, dated by Artis. Handmade wood frame, dark-brown,...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Digital Pigment, Archival Ink, Archival Paper

"Green Landscape" Arthur Hoeber, American Impressionist, Early 20th Century
Located in New York, NY
Arthur Hoeber Green Landscape, circa 1910 Signed lower right Oil on canvas 25 x 30 inches Provenance Sal Sciarrino, New Jersey Born in New Jersey in 1854, Arthur Hoeber had a natu...
Category

1910s American Impressionist Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Disney Concert Hall I, Photography, Limited Edition, Architecture, Los Angeles
Located in München, BY
Disney Concert Hall I Edition of 25 signed and numbered by the artist The Disney Concert Hall in Los Angeles, USA. JJK is a pseudonym for one of the world's most successful photo a...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Archival Pigment

Large 20th Century French Abstract Cubist Composition Signed Oil Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Cubist Composition by Jean Besnard (1922-2007) oil on board, unframed signed with initials, dated board: 27 x 26 inches provenance: private collection, France condition: good and sou...
Category

1980s Cubist Art

Materials

Oil

The Adoration Of The Christ Child Fine Renaissance Old Master Painting Large
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist/School: After Filippo Lippi, Italian 1406-1469. The work is most likely by an English hand, late 19th century Title: The Adoration of the Christ ...
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19th Century Renaissance Art

Materials

Watercolor

"Untitled" Friedel Dzubas, Pastel Colors, Intense Red, Color Field, Unique Work
Located in New York, NY
Friedel Dzubas Untitled, 1981 Hand-painted monotype on pulp paper 30 1/4 x 24 3/4 inches A noted figure in the New York School, Friedel Dzubas was associated with the Color Field p...
Category

1980s Color-Field Art

Materials

Acrylic, Handmade Paper, Monotype

Thyme - landscape painting
Located in New York, NY
This beautiful acrylic on canvas painting from Contempop Gallery by Magdalena is part of her pool series paintings. It is 80X80 cm, signed by the artist and comes with a certificate ...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

White Glove ( Michael Jackson ) - large format iconic still life photograph
Located in San Francisco, CA
Highly detailed still life photograph of the King of Pop 's glamorous Swarovski crystal rhinestone glove, capturing intricate details of the iconic bespoke handstitched concert acces...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Archival Pigment, Giclée

19th Century English Yacht in full sail racing on the high sea
Located in Woodbury, CT
This evocative 19th-century marine scene by English painter Nicholas Matthew Condy captures the dynamic tension and atmospheric drama that typify his maritime works. Known for his ke...
Category

1840s Victorian Art

Materials

Oil, Board

"Jeune fille a la fleur" lithograph
Located in Henderson, NV
Medium: lithograph (after the drawing). Printed in 1952 by Mourlot Freres on Arches paper and published in Paris by Louis Carre in an edition of 1000 for the rare "La Figure dans L'O...
Category

1950s Art

Materials

Lithograph

Dali Vertical Portrait de Calderon engraving
Located in CORAL GABLES - MIAMI, FL
Work of the Spanish artist SALVADOR DALI. Engraving of the series LA VIDA ES SUEÑO. Printed signature and date, as issued Catalog. OFFICIAL CATALOG GRAPHYC WORKS BY ALBERT FIELD Page...
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Late 20th Century Surrealist Art

Materials

Engraving

Emmanuele Brambilla 'Rome, Panoramic View of Piazza Di Spagna' 1999- Lithograph
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Paper Size: 10.25 x 39.5 inches ( 26.035 x 100.33 cm ) Image Size: 6 x 35.5 inches ( 15.24 x 90.17 cm ) Framed: No Condition: B: Very Good Condition, with signs of handling or age...
Category

1990s Art

Materials

Offset

"Stillness" - Oil Painting of Nude Female Figure by Matt Talbert
Located in Denver, CO
Matt Talbert's "Stillness" (2024) is an oil painting on linen, measuring 21 x 14 inches (53.34 x 35.56 cm). The unframed artwork features a nude female figure seated beside a window,...
Category

2010s Realist Art

Materials

Oil, Panel

In too Deep
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
In too Deep - 2020, 20x20cm, Edition of 7 plus 2 Artist Proof Archival Print, based on the Polaroid. Signed on the back and with certificate. Artist inventory PL2020-887. Not m...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Archival Paper, Black and White, C Print, Color, Polaroid

Joan Miro, The Black Sun, from Derriere le miroir, 1965
Located in Southampton, NY
This exquisite lithograph by Joan Miro (1893–1983), titled Le Soleil Noir (The Black Sun), from the folio Derriere le miroir, No. 151–152, originates from the 1965 edition published ...
Category

1960s Surrealist Art

Materials

Lithograph

Bearden - The Woodshed Vintage
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This original exhibition poster for Romare Bearden's work titled The Woodshed refers to a piece he created in 1967. The Woodshed depicts a scene filled with rich, layered imagery tha...
Category

1980s Contemporary Art

Materials

Offset

Summer Swim
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Elise Remender captures the romantic glamour of a bygone era in her contemporary figurative paintings that blend classical fine art and contemporary pop realism. Fantasy, mid-century fashion, and the glamour of travel and coastal living inform soft brush strokes and abstracted beauty; reminiscent of vintage advertisements and dusted sunlight. This original 37-inch square acrylic on canvas painting evokes a sense of delight and playfully nods at summery vintage aesthetics. It is signed by Remender on the front bottom right corner of the artwork. The sides are painted as a continuation of the front and it does not require framing. Free delivery within the local Los Angeles area. Affordable Continental U.S. and international shipping available. This artwork includes a certificate of authenticity issued by the gallery. Remender grew up in Arizona and is based in Southern California, but she has traveled all over the world gaining inspiration for her work. Her most recent series, Bathing Beauties, which captures the human form and abstracts it through light and reflection, was inspired by the vintage elegance and history of Southeast Asia’s historic hotel pools and gardens. It evokes a bygone era when Ernest Hemingway and Jackie O. were among the clientele. “I’m a bit of an old soul and there is a sense of elegance and beauty that has been lost in modern-day society, and I seek to recapture this essence in my work. I’m creating a sort of fantasy world of luxury, leisure, and old Hollywood glamour.” Her work has appeared in galleries in the US and Asia and in GQ Magazine, Architectural Digest, Dwell, California Home, People, among many other publications. Her paintings hang in luxury properties including The Ritz Carlton San Francisco, The Hard Rock Hotel Las Vegas, and Hilton properties across the United States, as well as in the homes of celebrity collectors including Ryan Seacrest and Kylie Jenner. REPRESENTATION: Artplex Gallery, Los Angeles, CA EXHIBITIONS: 2023 Artplex Gallery, Los Angeles, CA 2021 “The Beauty Myth”, Artplex Gallery, Los Angeles, CA 2018 “All American Inspired,” Merritt Gallery/Renaissance Fine Arts, PA, MD “At the Shore,” Eisenhauer Gallery, Edgartown, MA “Color in Motion,” Eisenhauer Gallery, Edgartown, MA “Having a Ball,” Jules Place, Boston, MA Meritt Gallery, Renaissance Fine Arts, PA, MD Studio E. Gallery, Palm Beach, FL 2017 “Distant Memories,” 111 Minna Gallery, San Francisco, CA Merrit Gallery, Renaissance Fine Arts, PA, MD “Holiday Gift Guide...
Category

2010s Pop Art Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Sunday relaxing, Santa Barbara, USA - minimalist photography - limited print
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Gerald Berghammer - Black and white landscape photography. Person sitting on a chair on the beach with three tall palm trees nearby, looking out at the ocean. Archival pigment ink p...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Digital Pigment

French Impressionist Oil Painting of Tranquil Sailboats Along the Riverside
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: French Impressionist Oil Painting of Tranquil Sailboats Along the Riverside By Fanch Lel (French b. 1930) Size: 8.75 x 10.75 inches (height x width) Signed: Yes Oil painting o...
Category

20th Century Impressionist Art

Materials

Oil

Mark Rothko Untitled (1962) Offset Print Poster, Rare 1980s Exhibition
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Paper Size: 35.5 x 27.5 inches ( 90.17 x 69.85 cm ) Image Size: 24 x 22.5 inches ( 60.96 x 57.15 cm ) Framed: No Condition: A: Mint Additional Details: Rare exhibition poster from t...
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1980s Art

Materials

Offset

British Impressionist Watercolor of a Tranquil Riverside Landscape with Boat
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: British Impressionist Watercolor of a Tranquil Riverside Landscape with Boat By Anthony Avery (British 1946-2023) Original watercolor on artists paper, unframed Dimensions: 11...
Category

Early 2000s Impressionist Art

Materials

Watercolor

Titan - contemporary, abstract, totem, bronze, outdoor sculpture
Located in Bloomfield, ON
This tall, blue, green, abstract, totem, bronze, outdoor sculpture was created by Viktor Mitic, a Canadian sculptor known for his inspired work. Intricately designed abstract shapes ...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Bronze

Breathe Slowly/17
Located in Zofingen, AG
“Breathe Slowly/17” - This work is part of a series that encourages the observer to reflect and slow down in the fast pace of modern life. The lightness and spaciousness of the lands...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Acrylic

North African Town - Mid 20th Century French Orientalist Figures Oil Painting
Located in Sevenoaks, GB
A beautiful 1940's French oil on board by Rosette Chicotot depicting figures in a North African town, possibly Marrakech. The work is signed lower left and presented in a silvered f...
Category

1940s Art

Materials

Oil

Pier, Bay, Shoreline, Ireland, black and white photography, seascape, limited
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Black and White Fine Art Waterscape Photography. Concrete Pier in a bay on the stormy coast of Ireland. Archival pigment ink print, edition of 9. Signed, titled, dated and numbered...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Digital Pigment, Archival Ink, Archival Paper

Golden Gate Detail San Francisco USA monochrome limited edition
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Golden Gate Study 7, CA, USA - no. 11638 // Black and white fine art long exposure cityscape photography. Pigment ink print as part of a limited edition of 9. All Prints are made to...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Digital Pigment

Fiesta Photography Mexico Stamped Karol Kállay
Located in Slovak Republic, SK
Photography done for the publication Mexico/Volk und Welt Berlin 1968/stamped on the back with authors stamp.
Category

1960s Photorealist Art

Materials

Photographic Paper

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