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Art For Sale
Ruz Green Grey Abstract Acrylic Painting
Located in CORAL GABLES - MIAMI, FL
Interior Landscapes - Abstract Acrylic on paper Painting. . FRAME While contemplating the painting of Ruz, we are inclined to talk about real ‘psychodrama’, in the same sense that ...
Category

2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Acrylic

“1998 speak see hear no evil”
Located in Warren, NJ
This is an Keith Haring rare poster speak 1998 speak see hear no evil. In good condition framed. Measures 34x24
Category

20th Century Art

Materials

Lithograph

Nathalie - Large Tall Figurative Modern Abstract Cubism Solid Bronze Sculpture
Located in Los Angeles, CA
German sculptor Nando Kallweit produces figurative bronze sculptures and reliefs with aquiline and a graceful modern appeal. Kallweit is inspired by seemingly disparate cultures; the...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art

Materials

Bronze

pochoir
Located in Henderson, NV
Medium: pochoir (after the watercolor). Printed in Paris in 1929 at the atelier of Daniel Jacomet for L'Art Cubiste. Image size: 7 x 6 inches (175 x 150 mm). There is an inscription...
Category

1920s Art

Materials

Lithograph, Stencil

NEW German Steel Fireplace - Blossom II - outdoor ornament - medium conus base
Located in Winterswijk, NL
Shipping costs on request German Steel Fireplace "Blossom II" d = 55 cm with medium conus base 80 cm. This fire blossom is the eye-catcher in your garden. Due to the good air suppl...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Art Deco Art

Materials

Steel

Ship of Fools Diptych, Old Masters Woodcut and Engraving by Albrecht Dürer
Located in Long Island City, NY
Albrecht Dürer, German (1471 -1528) - Diptych from First Edition of The Ship of Fools, Year: 1494, Medium: Woodcut and Engraving, Image Size: 7 x 12.25 inches, Frame Size: 10.75 ...
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15th Century and Earlier Old Masters Art

Materials

Engraving, Woodcut

British Museum Fidia Horse Sculpture Parthenon Academical Plaster Vintage 20th
Located in Roma, IT
An Academic plaster sculpture study from the Marble statue from the East pediment of the Parthenon that showed the miraculous birth of the g...
Category

20th Century Other Art Style Art

Materials

Plaster

Arches on Catedrais Beach, Seascape, Black and White Photograph, Limited Edition
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Black and White Fine Art Long Exposure Seascape - Landscape Photograph. Archival pigment ink print, edition of 7. Signed, titled, dated and numbered by artist. Certificate of authent...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Archival Pigment

Antique American Marine Seascape Oil Painting Crashing Surf Atlantic Coast Maine
Located in Portland, OR
A fine antique seascape oil painting on panel by the celebrated marine artist, Frederick Judd Waugh (1861-1940), depicting the Atlantic of the coast of Maine, circa 1910. The painting is finely executed with bold and decisive brush strokes with crisp edges, one can almost hear the roar of the ocean as the surf crashes upon the rocks. The painting is signed lower right "Waugh" and is housed in the original carved & gilded frame. Condition is very good indeed, this fine seascape by one of America's most acclaimed late 19th early 20th century marine artists is ready to grace your wall. The painting will be accompanied with a certicificate of authenticity & provenance. Frederick Judd Waugh was an American artist, primarily known as a marine artist. During World War I, he designed ship camouflage for the U.S. Navy, under the direction of Everett L. Warner. Waugh was the son of a well-known Philadelphia portrait painter, Samuel Waugh. He studied at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts with Thomas Eakins, and at the Académie Julian in Paris with Adolphe-William Bouguereau. After leaving Paris, he moved to England, residing on the island of Sark in the English Channel, where he made his living as a seascape painter. In 1898 he was recorded as living in Heath and Reach, Bedfordshire. In 1908, Waugh returned to the U.S., settling in Montclair Heights, New Jersey. He had no studio until art collector William T. Evans (a railroad financier and President of the dry goods firm, Mills Gibbs Corporation) offered him one in exchange for one painting a year. In later years, he lived on Bailey Island, Maine, and in Provincetown, Massachusetts. Waugh’s marinescapes were highly acclaimed, garnering him the Popular Prize at the Carnegie International Exhibition for five years in a row, a feat accomplished by no other artist. In 1914, he was a judge of the art exhibit on Monhegan Island, Maine during the 1914 Ter-Centenary celebration of the Voyage of Captain John Smith. In addition to his marinescapes, Waugh sometimes published work in periodicals, such as The Green Sheaf, to which he contributed at least one illustration. He also produced paintings and sketches on legendary and mythological themes; see, for instance, his 1921 sketch “Levitation in Dream No. 3”, and his c. 1912 painting “The Knight of the Holy Grail”. In 1918, Waugh was recommended to serve as a camouflage artist (or camoufleur) for the U.S. Navy, as a member of the Design Section of its marine camouflage unit. That section was located in Washington, D.C., and was headed by American painter Everett L. Warner. According to a biography of Waugh, “Many large ships, including the Leviathan, were painted according to his designs. Though the enterprise was of course a team effort in which no man played a solo part, he had every reason to be proud of his record. Only one ship with his system of camouflage was lost during the war”. Waugh was known to produce literary work, publishing a short poem in Pamela Colman Smith’s short-lived periodical The Green Sheaf; a fairy tale in The English Illustrated Magazine; and, in 1916, the book The Clan of Munes...
Category

1910s Realist Art

Materials

Panel, Oil

1920's French Portrait of Man with Moustache Signed & Dated Oil on Canvas
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Portrait of a Man French School signed and dated 1923 oil painting on canvas, unframed canvas: 16 x 13 inches provenance: private collection, France condition: good and sound conditi...
Category

1920s Impressionist Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Le cheval de triomphe
Located in OPOLE, PL
Salvador Dali (1904-1989) - Pégase Lithograph from 1970. Dimensions of work: 68 x 50 cm On B.F.K Rives paper as stated in the Field catalogue. Reference: Field 72-6G The work is...
Category

1970s Surrealist Art

Materials

Lithograph

Peintures Chez Iris Clert 1957 certified, stamped by Yves Klein Archives 105/200
Located in New York, NY
"...Blue has no dimensions, it is beyond dimensions, whereas the other colours are not.... All colours arouse specific associative ideas, psychologically material or tangible, while ...
Category

Mid-20th Century Abstract Art

Materials

Lithograph

Valley View with Pines and Distant Peaks, Sierra Nevada (Possibly Yosemite)
Located in Stockholm, SE
This luminous gouache captures a majestic mountain vista, likely set in California’s Sierra Nevada (possibly Yosemite). Two broad granite peaks with sunlit faces dominate the backgro...
Category

Early 20th Century Impressionist Art

Materials

Paper, Gouache

Old Master Painting, Flemish School from 1600s, Saint Nicholas of Tolentino
Located in Stockholm, SE
This small Flemish painting, measuring only 24.5 x 18.5 cm and executed on a copper plate, depicts Saint Nicholas of Tolentino. Created in the 17th century, the artist remains unknow...
Category

17th Century Old Masters Art

Materials

Copper

11:05 - Contemporary Beach Landscape Pink Clouds Blue Sky Ocean, 2022
Located in Kent, CT
In this contemporary landscape in oil on canvas mounted on panel, two figures stand by the shore of a beach, gazing out at the deep blue ocean, while fluffy, pale salmon pink cumulus...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Panel

Original Pencil Signed Numbered French Expressionist Color Lithograph of an Owl
Located in Portland, OR
A rare original artist signed color lithograph, "Little Owl", by Bernard Buffet (1928-1999), circa 1968. This is an original 1960's picture by the celebrated French Modernist/Express...
Category

1960s Expressionist Art

Materials

Lithograph

Henri Matisse 'Purple Robe and Anemones' 2004 Lithograph
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Paper Size: 33 x 24 inches ( 83.82 x 60.96 cm ) Image Size: 27.25 x 23 inches ( 69.215 x 58.42 cm ) Framed: No Condition: A: Mint Additional Details: Poster for the Cone Collect...
Category

Early 2000s Impressionist Art

Materials

Offset

Three Horses by Phillip Graybill, Horse Photography
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Artist: Phillip Graybill Title: Three Horses Edition: Signed and numbered in the margin, archival pigment prints on 100% cotton rag paper with a Baryta finish. Edition as follows: 24X24 from an edition of 25 Remastered and printed at FATHOM Los Angeles Frame: FATHOM solid hardwood frames are sourced from managed forests that meet or exceed FSC certification standards. The shadow box style frame is 1 1/4 in high by 3/4 in wide with premium plexiglass. Phillip Graybill is from Atlanta, Georgia. He moved to NYC in 1996 where he lived for 20 years and now splits his time between NYC and Venice, Ca.  He has exhibited with celebrated artist Julian Schnabel. He has also exhibited alongside such photographic luminaries as Peter Lindbergh and Nigel Barker. Graybill was the primary photographer for the Nine Inch Nails...
Category

2010s Naturalistic Art

Materials

Archival Pigment

In the Misty Dusk - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative, Impressionism, Women
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
"In The Misty Dusk" is an artwork that perfectly encapsulates the idea that life cannot be fully enjoyed if we are weighed down by our past, and future anxieties, or unconscious beha...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

All that glitters ain't gold
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
All that glitters ain't gold, 2017, Edition 1/7 plus 2 Artist Proof Based on a Polaroid, digital C-print, not mounted. Signed on the back and with certificate. Artist inventory PL201...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Archival Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid

Back Country
Located in Burlingame, CA
Back Country - The painting was created in 2025 by celebrated American realist artist Willard Dixon, who has captured the undeniable beauty of the west for the past 35 years. Dixon’s...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Rocky Peaks Panorama, black and white photography, seascape, landscape, limited
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Black and white fine art long exposure waterscape - landscape photography. Archival pigment ink print as part of a limited edition of 9. All Gerald Berghammer prints are made to orde...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Archival Pigment

The Last Judgement 2 - Very Large Format, Contemporary Oil Figurative Painting
Located in Salzburg, AT
Artodyssey "Julita Malinowska's paintings belong to those, which once seen - are never forgotten. The open spaces, sometimes cool and bright, at other times heavily saturated with co...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Untitled (Black Woman Crouching)
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
Boris Lovet-Lorski, 'Untitled (Black Woman Crouching)', lithograph, edition 250, 1929. Signed and numbered 16 in pencil. Number 16 of Volume 2, a series of...
Category

1920s Art Deco Art

Materials

Lithograph

After the storm, the blue canoe: Impressionist plein air river scene
Located in Norwich, GB
I liked the title "After the storm" for this painting, which the artist had noted on the back of the painting, although he later changed it to "Day of the storm". It's the juxtaposi...
Category

1870s Impressionist Art

Materials

Oil, Wood Panel

Aventure d'une libertine X. From The Secret Album Series
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Aventure d'une libertine X, Paris, 2015 From The Secret Album Series Edition 6/6 ex. 5 AP. Unframed The Secret Album Series This series is born from a p...
Category

1960s Modern Art

Materials

Archival Pigment, Color

Letting Go
Located in Santa Fe, NM
marsh, water, calm, green, blue, teal, aqua, dusk, lake, trees, reflection Inspired by the drama of nature and light, Cynthia creates abstracted landscapes with oil on canvas.
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Canvas, Wood, Oil

Water Garden. Large Contemporary Triptych Oil Painting
Located in Brecon, Powys
Francesca Owen is one of the foremost Expressionist artists in the UK. Her works are heavily influenced by the sights, sounds and colours of India where she travels extensively and w...
Category

2010s Abstract Expressionist Art

Materials

Oil

"Erosion" - Oil Landscape Painting of Alpine Rocky Mountain Lake
Located in Denver, CO
Judd Mercer’s 2025 painting "Erosion" is a luminous oil on panel landscape that captures the raw majesty of a high alpine lake nestled beneath rugged mountain peaks. This original, h...
Category

2010s Impressionist Art

Materials

Oil, Wood Panel

TAKASHI MURAKAMI: Phantasma - Hand signed & numbered. Superflat, Pop Art
Located in Madrid, Madrid
TAKASHI MURAKAMI - PHANTASMA Date of creation: 2016 Medium: Offset lithograph with silver on paper Edition: 300 Size: 68 x 68 cm Observations: Offset lithograph with silver on paper ...
Category

2010s Pop Art Art

Materials

Varnish, Lithograph, Offset

Been There - Large Vibrant Sunset Ocean Landscape Skyscape Painting
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Jodi Miller captivates with her atmospheric landscapes, inspired by the vast skies of her prairie upbringing and her global travels in the Royal Canadian Air Force. Influenced by the...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Flemish Early 17th Century Old Master Oil on Panel Painting Hunting Scene 1620
Located in Portland, OR
A highly important Flemish Old Master oil painting by Peter Van Lint (1609-1690), titled "Preparing for the Hunt", the painting is dated & signed by the artist, 1620. The painting wa...
Category

1620s Old Masters Art

Materials

Oil, Panel

Dutch Bridge & Canal Amsterdam Back Streets Framed Oil Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Dutch Canal Dutch artist, inscribed to label oil on board, framed Framed: 16 x 13.75 inches Board: 9.5 x 7.5 inches Provenance: Private collection, Scotland This charming painting b...
Category

20th Century Impressionist Art

Materials

Oil

1988 poster for David Hockney: A Retrospective at The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Located in PARIS, FR
The 1988 poster for “David Hockney: A Retrospective” at The Metropolitan Museum of Art is a vibrant and visually striking representation of the artist’s distinct style. Featuring Hoc...
Category

1980s Art

Materials

Paper, Lithograph

Leonetto Cappiello 'Contratto' 1997- Lithograph
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This reproduction of the iconic vintage Italian champagne advertisement "Contratto" was originally designed by the legendary poster artist Leonetto Cappiello. Published by Bruce Tele...
Category

1990s Art Deco Art

Materials

Lithograph

Scottish Mountainous Landscape Tranquil Loch Antique Scottish Oil Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Scottish Mountain Landscape By Alex Fraser, Scottish School, late 19th century Oil on canvas, unsigned, framed Framed: 13 x 20 inches Canvas: 10 x 18 inches Provenance: Private colle...
Category

19th Century Victorian Art

Materials

Oil

Colossal Statue Luxor, Egypt: Original 19th C. Lithograph by David Roberts
Located in Alamo, CA
This is an original 19th century duotone lithograph entitled "A Colossal Statue at the Entrance to the Temple of Luxor" by David Roberts, from his Egypt and Nubia volumes of the larg...
Category

1840s Realist Art

Materials

Lithograph

Azure - Amalfi, Mediterranean seascape color photography, limited edition of 15
Located in London, GB
'Azure' 2020 Amalfi coast, Italy Limited edition of 15. Printed on archival Hahnemühle Photo Rag Baryta paper. Signed both front and back with Certificate of Authenticity. Photog...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Photographic Paper, Giclée

Antique English Oil Painting Portrait of Pomeranian Dog 19th Century framed
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Portrait of a Pomeranian Dog English artist, late 19th century oil on canvas, framed Framed: 14.5 x 12.5 inches Canvas: 10 x 8 inches Provenance: Private collection, Surrey, England ...
Category

Late 19th Century English School Art

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Nature Morte country side farming scene
Located in Belgrade, MT
This lithograph is part of my private collection. It is original and pencil signed and numbered by the artist.
Category

20th Century Abstract Expressionist Art

Materials

Engraving, Lithograph

Moment of Brightness, Abstract Landscape with Sky, Blue Rainfall on Paper
Located in Barcelona, ES
This is a beautiful landscape painting by Alexandra Czierpka. By reducing color and form to their essentials, she invites the observer to contemplate the harmony between humans and n...
Category

2010s Fauvist Art

Materials

Acrylic, Oil Crayon, Paper, Watercolor, Archival Paper

Sophia Loren Pouring Champagne
Located in Austin, TX
A classic image featuring legendary Italian film actress Sophia Loren getting ready to pour some champagne into a fancy glass on New Year's Eve. Sophia Loren was born 20 September ...
Category

1960s Contemporary Art

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

Containment 2491 - abstract geometric contemporary modern painting relief
Located in Doetinchem, NL
Containment 2491 is a unique one-of-a-kind contemporary modern painting relief by Dutch artist Sander Martijn Jonker. His reliefs are made by creating a unique single-use mould in wh...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Jute, Resin, Acrylic, Fiberboard

DREAMS OF MIRÓ
Located in CÓRDOBA, ES
Acrylic on canvas Shipped rolled in a tube 100% hand made painting, unique piece.
Category

2010s Post-Modern Art

Materials

Permanent Marker, Acrylic

Brassica Napus, Tree Avenue, Rapeseed Field, monochrome, limited photograph
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Black and white fine art landscape photography. Row of trees in the rapeseed field, France. Archival pigment ink print, edition of 9. Signed, titled, dated and numbered by artist. Ce...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Archival Pigment

A surfboard. Figurative Acrylic Painting, Minimalism, Pop art, Polish art
Located in Warsaw, PL
Contemporary figurative acrylic on canvas painting by Polish artist Joanna Woyda. Painting is in minimalistic, pop art style. The artwork depicts a child walking down the shoreline, ...
Category

2010s Pop Art Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Sister, do you remember sea#2
Located in Zofingen, AG
This painting will come to you stretched on a wooden stretcher and completely ready to be placed in the interior. ABOUT THE ARTWORK "In my painting 'Sister, do you remember the sea ...
Category

2010s Impressionist Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Iya Mi Nikan (My Only Mother) - 21st Century, Figurative, Mixed Media, Fabrics
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
In this portrait, the figure stands enveloped in a field of vibrant Ankara florals, symbols of culture, growth, and generational beauty. Her rich afro, rendered with deep texture, cr...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Fabric, Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil

Harlequin from Parade for the Metropolitan Opera
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This rare and collectible poster by David Hockney was part of a series of three billboards commissioned by the Metropolitan Opera in New York City in 1981. Designed specifically for ...
Category

1980s Pop Art Art

Materials

Screen

Autumn Trees, Print on Paper, Framed
Located in Granada Hills, CA
Artist: Vahe Yeremyan Work: Print on Satin Paper, Edition 017 Subject: Autumn Trees, Framed Size: 17.5" x 24.5" x 0.8''inch, 44x62x2cm, Ready to Hang, Wooden Frame. All works are...
Category

2010s Impressionist Art

Materials

Paper, Satin Paper, Color

Cygnus A - contemporary, abstract, bronze, outdoor sculpture
Located in Bloomfield, ON
Canadian sculptor Viktor Mitic looked to the stars for inspiration in creating this striking contemporary sculpture. The elegant and ethereal abstract form of Cygnus A is intended to...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Bronze

Large Signed Original Oil Painting on Canvas Seascape, Sailing Ship, framed
Located in Palm Coast, FL
This painting features a grand tall ship navigating through a turbulent sea, with its sails fully unfurled, capturing the wind as it cuts through the choppy waters. The ship is paint...
Category

Late 20th Century Impressionist Art

Materials

Oil

Mid-Century Modern Oil Painting Abstract Red Green Female artist Museum Label
Located in Buffalo, NY
Anita Johnson Untitled (Seated Nude with Red Frames), c. 1970s Oil on canvas Framed dimensions: 37 in. H × 31 in. W Original artist-selected floater frame Exhibited at the Memorial ...
Category

Mid-20th Century Abstract Geometric Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

“The Black Crater”
Located in Southampton, NY
Original oil on masonite painting of the Black Crater in the state of Oregon by the American artist Marcel K. Sessler. Signed and dated lower right, 1955. Condition is excellent....
Category

1950s American Modern Art

Materials

Masonite, Oil

Blue Rolling Waves off Sidney, Seascape Diptych Cyanotype, Australian Coast Surf
Located in Barcelona, ES
This is an exclusive handprinted limited edition cyanotype. "Rolling Waves off Sidney" is a gorgeous original cyanotype diptych showing energetic waves embracing the Australian coas...
Category

2010s Photorealist Art

Materials

Emulsion, Watercolor, Lithograph, Monotype, Rag Paper

Fionnuala Boyd & Leslie Evans Contemporary Art, Talinda Oaks, California
Located in Harkstead, GB
Fionnuala Boyd and Leslie Evans, Contemporary Talinda Oaks - Evening II 2001 Signed and inscribed verso Oil on canvas 24 x 30 inches without frame 28 x 34 inches with frame Exhibite...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Vintage portrait oil painting of a woman in a garden landscape original French
Located in AIGNAN, FR
Vintage French landscape oil painting/figurative oil painting of a woman sewing in the garden by French artist, Armand Fouquet. A very charming, calmin...
Category

1930s French School Art

Materials

Oil

An Autumn Evening Study, 1901 (En höstkvällstudie, 1901)
Located in Stockholm, SE
This landscape painting by Swedish artist Fritz Lindström captures the tranquility of the Stockholm archipelago. "An Autumn Evening Study, 1901" is a stunning portrayal of a rural scene at dusk. The painting's delicate pink and purple sky envelops the landscape in a soft glow, hinting at the transition from day to night. In the middle ground, a farmer with his horse can be seen plowing a field, adding a narrative element to this peaceful scene. This work is one of several paintings Lindström created during this period, following his time in France and prior to joining the Rackstad group in 1903. BIOGRAPHY Fritz Lindström started his artistic journey as an apprentice in decorative painting under Carl Grabow, where he met fellow artist Björn Ahlgrensson. He later studied at the Artists' Association School in Stockholm with Richard Bergh (1892–1894 and 1895–1896) and at Valand Art School in Gothenburg under Carl Larsson (1894–1895). His studies continued in Copenhagen and Paris from 1897 to 1899. In 1900, Lindström returned to Sweden, drawn to Värmland by his friend and brother-in-law Björn Ahlgrensson. From 1903 onwards, he became part of the Rackstad group—a community of artists who saw the countryside as an ideal setting for artistic and spiritual work. This belief resonated with Lindström, and he remained dedicated to this lifestyle for over fifty years, living and working by Lake Racken. Lindström's early artistic focus was on the challenging art of human studies, which piqued his interest. Despite financial struggles and difficulty selling his paintings, he gained recognition mainly for his portraits, known for their well-constructed composition and deep psychological insight. Portrait painting became crucial for his financial stability. Interest in his landscape paintings grew when the director of the National Museum happened upon his landscapes during an exhibition opening...
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Early 1900s Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

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