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Art For Sale
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Untitled XXI. From the Series Chiromorphose. Hands. Black & White Photography
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Untitled XXI, (nc-3-S2-0005). 2010 by Nico Baixas From the Series Chiromorphose Archival Pigment Print on Hahnemuhle fine art paper Sheet size: 50 H cm x 50 W cm. Image size: 45 H c...
Category

2010s Aesthetic Movement Art

Materials

Archival Pigment, Black and White

Too Many
Located in New York, NY
Pigment print photograph signed and numbered by the artist on the reverse. William Wegman, internationally known for portraits of his adult Weimaraners, has for years made studio ph...
Category

2010s Art

Materials

Pigment

Black and White III, Expanded Metal Painting
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Black and White III, Expanded Metal Painting, 2017 by Clemens Wolf From the series Expanded Metal Paintings Oil on canvas Size: 150 H x 120 W CM Unpacked: 5 kg Approx. Crated: 30 kg...
Category

2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Fruits from my garden #4. Fruits. Digital Collage Color Photograph
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Fruits from my garden #4, by Zoltan Gerliczki From the Vegetables from my garden series Archival Pigment Print Image size: 39 in H x 48 in W. Edition of 9 + 2AP Unframed 2021 "We e...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Modern Art

Materials

Color, Pigment, Archival Pigment

The Yellow Umbrellas
Located in Greenwich, CT
The Yellow Umbrellas is a lithograph on paper with an image size of 2.75 x 4.25 inches, inititaled 'LK' lower right and annotated lower left, framed in a gold-tone classic 'reed and ...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Paper, Lithograph

Soul Gate 45 - glossy, contemporary, ribbon, powder coated steel, wall sculpture
Located in Bloomfield, ON
A single ribbon of steel is hand forged by sculptor Stefan Duerst to create this abstract contemporary wall sculpture. The German born artist finds inspiration for his artwork in nat...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Steel

Recanato y compañero, viernes 3 de junio 2016, Drawing
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Recanato y compañero, viernes 3 de junio 2016, by Celso Castro Crayon Pastel on archival paper Image size: 59 H in. x 39.5 in. W On the back of the painting: Untitled, 1986 Crayon...
Category

1990s Contemporary Art

Materials

Archival Paper, Crayon, Pastel

Adam, Portrait Painting
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Adam, 2016 by Ramonn Vieitez Watercolor and Gouache on canvas Size: 15.7 H x 11.8 W in. Signed on the back by the artist Unframed ___ Ramonn Vieitez is a self-taught Brazilian arti...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Canvas, Watercolor, Gouache

Roaring Twenties
Located in Greenwich, CT
Erté is largely credited with creating the look of the Jazz Age. The 'Roaring Twenties' is a phrase used to describe the 1920s, principally in North America, but also in London and P...
Category

20th Century Art Deco Art

Materials

Bronze

Untitled XIX. From the Series Chiromorphose. Hands. Black & White Photography
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Untitled XIX (nc-32-S2-0006). 2010 by Nico Baixas From the Series Chiromorphose Archival Pigment Print on Hahnemuhle fine art paper Sheet size: 100 H cm x 100 W cm. Image size: 90 H...
Category

2010s Aesthetic Movement Art

Materials

Archival Pigment, Black and White

Untitled
Located in Palm Desert, CA
"Untitled" is a watercolor on paper made by David Salle in 1984. The work is signed in pencil, lower right, "David Salle". The art size is 18 x 24 inches. The framed size is 23 3/4 x...
Category

Late 20th Century Contemporary Art

Materials

Watercolor

Quick Change
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Quick Change Watercolor on paper, 1930-1931 Signed lower right: Honore Guilbeau Illustrated in American Art Review, August 2014, page 84 in an article by Dr. M...
Category

1930s American Modern Art

Materials

Watercolor

Lola De Valence
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Lola De Valence Etching, 1862 Signed in the plate lower left: “Ed Manet” Printed on chine collee paper, without watermark From the first edition, published by Cadart and Luquet, Paris, before the removal of the inscription “ Ed. Manet sculpt” From the 1863 edition, before the 1874 Portfolio, 1890 Portolio. 1894 Dumont edition and the Strolin edition of 100 in 1905 Pencil inscription with title below the plate in the lower margin Conditiono: Excellent Image size: 10 7/8 x 6 7/8 inches Plate size: 18 3/4 x 13 inches Reference: Harris-Manet 33 iii/III Guerin-Manet 23 vi/VIII The painting that this etching is inspired by is in the collection of the Musee d'Orsay, Paris. "Lola de Valence is a painting by the painter Édouard Manet in 1862 . The canvas represents a dancer dressed intraditional Spanish clothes...
Category

1860s Impressionist Art

Materials

Etching

Fruits from my garden #7. Fruits. Digital Collage Color Photograph
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Fruits from my garden #7, by Zoltan Gerliczki From the Vegetables from my garden series Archival Pigment Print Image size: 39 in H x 48 in W. Edition of 9 + 2AP Unframed 2021 "We e...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Modern Art

Materials

Pigment, Color, Archival Pigment

Neige au Manoir de Miettes (Le Parapluie Bleu), Oil on Canvas, 2019
Located in London, GB
Neige au Manoir de Miettes (Le Parapluie Bleu) by H. Claude Pissarro (b. 1935) Oil on canvas 50 x 61 cm (19.75 x 24 inches) Signed lower left, H. Claude Pissarro Executed in 2019 Th...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Post-Impressionist Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Saffron Threads - intricate, nature-inspired, hand-shaped porcelain sculpture
Located in Bloomfield, ON
Inspired by forms and patterns found in nature, Paula Murray’s work often reflects the deeply spiritual connection between humans, culture, and the natural world. The intense saffron...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Porcelain

Fuwa, Kabuki Actor
By Masamitsu Ota
Located in Fairlawn, OH
From: “Kabuki Jahachi-Ban” (Eighteen Kabuki Plays) by the Ichikawa Family Publisher: Gekiga Kanko Kai Carver: Okura Hanbei Printer: Shinmi Yohei Signed: with the artist’s signatu...
Category

1930s Other Art Style Art

Materials

Woodcut

The Illiterate - Blue (M.551)
Located in Greenwich, CT
A continuation of the 'Horse Ride' series, The Illiterate (M.551), is a lithograph on paper, with an image size of 33.37 x 23.75 inches, signed Miró lower right and annotated lower l...
Category

20th Century Modern Art

Materials

Paper, Lithograph

Painter and Model with Necklace (B.1389), 1966
Located in Greenwich, CT
"Painter and Model with Necklace" is an intaglio print on paper, comprised of etching, aquatint and drypoint technique. The image size is 11.5 x 14.75 inches and the framed size meas...
Category

20th Century Modern Art

Materials

Aquatint, Drypoint

Untitled XX. From the Series Chiromorphose. Hands. Black & White Photography
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Untitled XX (s-m19-S2-0006) 2010 by Nico Baixas From the Series Chiromorphose Archival Pigment Print on Hahnemuhle fine art paper Sheet size: 100 H cm x 100 W cm. Image size: 90 H c...
Category

2010s Aesthetic Movement Art

Materials

Archival Pigment, Black and White

untitled (Maine Autumn Landscape across the narrows from Mt. Desert)
Located in Fairlawn, OH
untitled (Maine Autumn Landscape across the narrows from Mt. Desert) Watercolor, 1945-1955 Signed by the artist lower left in pencil (see photo) Provenance: Estate of the artist Cond...
Category

1940s American Impressionist Art

Materials

Watercolor

Black and White I, Expanded Metal Painting
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Black and White I, Expanded Metal Painting, 2017 by Clemens Wolf From the series Expanded Metal Paintings Oil on canvas Size: 150 H x 120 W CM Unpacked: 5 kg Approx. Crated: 30 kg A...
Category

2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Intenciones del Silencio XVI. Mixed media on canvas
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Intenciones del Silencio XVI, 2023 by Angélica Chavarro Franco From the series Intenciones del Silencio Mixed media (Oil paint and textile) on canvas Frame size: 17.9 H in x 13.9 W...
Category

2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Textile, Canvas, Paper, Mixed Media, Oil

Bosque Húmedo Tropical III Nuquí, Silver Gelatin Print
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Bosque Húmedo Tropical III Nuquí, 2021 by Miguel Winograd Selenium-Toned Gelatin Silver Prints From the series Bosques 14 in H x 11 in W Edition of 7 + 2AP Black and white Edition ...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Naturalistic Art

Materials

Silver Gelatin, Black and White

Soul Gate 62 - glossy, contemporary, ribbon, powder coated steel, wall sculpture
Located in Bloomfield, ON
In bright white, ribbons of powder coated steel curl and ‘flow’ in this ethereal vertical wall sculpture by Stefan Duerst. The German born artist finds inspiration for his contempora...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Steel, Stainless Steel

Marañones Lunes 23 de mayo, Still-life Drawing
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Maranones "Lunes 23 de mayo 2016" by Celso Castro Pencil, crayon, and pastel on archival paper Image size: 59 H in. x 45 in. W On the back of the painting: Barca de Refugiados, 199...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Crayon, Pastel, Archival Paper, Pencil

The Circus with the Angel, 1968 (M.543)
Located in Greenwich, CT
The Circus with the Angel is a lithograph on paper with an image size of 25 x 19.25", signed 'Marc Chagall' lower right and annotated lower left. From the edition of 54, numbered 48/...
Category

20th Century Modern Art

Materials

Paper, Lithograph

Untitled (Plate 6)
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Signed and numbered in pencil From: Variations (8 plates) Edition: 100 (56/100) Printer: Frelaut et Lacouriere Imprimeur, Paris Paper: BFK RIVES watermark on some sheets from the ser...
Category

1970s Abstract Art

Materials

Etching

Cover illustration for Die Graphischen Kunste, Volume 22
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Cover illustration for Die Graphischen Kunste, Volume 22 Color lithograph, 1899 Signed with the artist's initials lower center (see photo) From: The Graphic Arts, Volume 22, 1899 ...
Category

1890s Art Nouveau Art

Materials

Lithograph

Oreton Clark House, Amherst College, 1970
Located in New York, NY
Fairfield Porter paints a snow covered home during his time at Amherst College in this artwork entitled, "Oreton Clark House, Amherst College."
Category

20th Century Art

Materials

Board, Oil

Untitled XVII. From the Series Chiromorphose. Hands. Black & White Photography
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Untitled XVII. (s-2-S3-0009). 2010 by Nico Baixas From the Series Chiromorphose Archival Pigment Print on Hahnemuhle fine art paper Sheet size: 100 H cm x 100 W cm. Image size: 90 H...
Category

2010s Aesthetic Movement Art

Materials

Archival Pigment, Black and White

Bosque Alto Andino Chingaza. Pigment Print
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Bosque Alto Andino Chingaza, 2021 by Miguel Winograd From the Series "Bosques" Pigment Prints Image Size: 43 in H x 43 in W Edition of 5 + 2AP Black and white Edition Unframed A...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Naturalistic Art

Materials

Pigment, Black and White

Faubourg St. Honoré
Located in Greenwich, CT
The Rue Faubourg St. Honoré is a famous street in Paris's 8th District. While narrow compared to the Champs Elysées, it is considered the capital of Haute Couture due to the presence...
Category

20th Century Art Deco Art

Materials

Bronze

'The Steps' — WPA Era 1930s Graphic Modernism
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
Fritz Eichenberg, 'The Steps', wood engraving, 1933, edition 200. Signed, titled, and annotated 'Ed. 200' in pencil. Initialed in the block, lower right. A superb, richly-inked impr...
Category

1930s American Modern Art

Materials

Woodcut

Untitled, Figurative Drawing
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Untitled, 1986 Diptych Reverse, by Celso Castro Daza Crayon on archival paper Image size: 39.5 H in. x 59 in. W On the back of the painting: Recanato y compañero, viernes 3 de juni...
Category

1990s Contemporary Art

Materials

Pastel, Crayon, Archival Paper

Red and Black I & II, Expanded Metal Painting. Diptych
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Red and Black I & II, Expanded Metal Painting. Diptych, 2023 by Clemens Wolf From the series Expanded Metal Paintings Oil on paper Overall size: 70 H x 100 W cm. Individual Size: 7...
Category

2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Paper, Oil

Fruits from my garden #5. Fruits. Digital Collage Color Photograph
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Fruits from my garden #5, by Zoltan Gerliczki From the Vegetables from my garden series Archival Pigment Print Image size: 39 in H x 48 in W. Edition of 9 + 2AP Unframed 2021 "We e...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Modern Art

Materials

Color, Pigment, Archival Pigment

Poncho viernes 27 de mayo, Figurative Drawing
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Poncho viernes 27 de mayo 2016, by Celso Castro Crayon Pastel on archival paper Image size: 59 H in. x 39 in. W Unframed ____________ Undefined by medium, Celso Castro’s works each...
Category

1990s Contemporary Art

Materials

Pastel, Crayon, Archival Paper

BARBER SHOP
Located in Portland, ME
Sloan, John. BARBER SHOP. Etching and aquatint, 1915, (Morse 173), 3rd (final) state, Only 35 were printed, by Sloan. Signed in pancil, lower right. 10 x 12 inches (256 x 308 mm (pl...
Category

1910s Art

Materials

Etching, Aquatint

MALLORCA
Located in Santa Monica, CA
DORR BOTHWELL ( 1902 - 2000) MALLORCA Serigraph, Signed, titled and numbered 8/25 in pencil. Signed and dated in the print. Image. 13 1/8 x 9 inches, sheet 19 7/8 x 12 3/4 inches. ...
Category

1950s Abstract Expressionist Art

Materials

Screen

Les Amateurs d'Estampes
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Les Amateurs d'Estampes Woodcut, 1892 Initialed in the plate lower left Titled below image: "Gravure originale sur bois par F. Vallotton" Reference: Valloton and Goerg 107c, with the purple address stamp upper right center (see photo) Condition: Excellent Aging to sheet One spot of printers ink outside of the image in the upper margin Block size: 7 3/8 x 10 inches Sheet size: 10 1/8 x 12 3/4 inches Condition: Very good, aging (yellowing) to the paper Provenance: Edmund Sagot (1881-1917), noted Parisian art dealer and print publisher By decent Vallotton was a noted member of the Nabi, highly regarded for his paintings and original woodcuts. His works are in most major museums. Thank you for your interest in the Vallotton woodcut, Les Amateurs d’Estampes (Print Lovers). It depicts print collectors admiring the new offerings in the window of the Sagot Gallery in Paris. The woodcut is the second published version of the address card for Edmund Sagot the noted Paris art gallery with the change of address in lavender ink. It had moved and hence the change of address was necessary for publicity. The woodcut was created in 1892. It is unsigned as all the address cards are. There are two size variants, this being the larger of the two. It is printed on a tan wove paper. It is in excellent original condition. The provenance is from the Heirs of Edmund Sagot (1857-1917). by decent. The Sagot family was noted for selling posters, fine prints and original works of art. Edmund’s brother Clovis, was Picasso’s first dealer in Paris. The image is documented in the Vallotton and Goerg catalog raisonne in entry 107c Impressions of this image can be found in many museums including: Bibliothèque nationale de France De Young/Legion of Honor/Fine Art Museums of San Francisco Newfields, Indianapolis Museum of Art National Gallery of Australia Musee Des Beaux-Arts du Canada Van Gogh Museum Museum of Fine Arts, Houston Portland Art Museum Kunst Museum, Holland Philadelphia Museum of Art Yale University Art Gallery Félix Vallotton, in full Félix Edouard Vallotton, (born December 28, 1865, Lausanne, Switzerland—died December 28, 1925, Paris, France), Swiss-born French graphic artist and painter known for his paintings of nudes and interiors and in particular for his distinctive woodcuts. Vallotton was raised in a traditional bourgeois and Protestant household. After completing secondary school, he left Lausanne in 1882 for Paris to pursue art studies. Though he was accepted by the École des Beaux-Arts, he chose to attend the less traditional Académie Julian, where he studied with French painters Jules Lefebvre and Gustave Boulanger and enjoyed virtually free rein over his pursuits. He took the opportunity to study graphic arts—lithography and other methods of printmaking. He exhibited publicly for the first time in 1885 at the Salon des Artistes Français—the oil painting Portrait of...
Category

1890s Post-Impressionist Art

Materials

Woodcut

The White Gate (New Castle, Delaware)
Located in Fairlawn, OH
The White Gate (New Castle, Delaware) Lithograph, 1961 Signed in pencil lower right (see photo) Numbered and title in the lower left (see photos) Condition: Excellent Image size: 15 ...
Category

1960s American Realist Art

Materials

Lithograph

New York City, 1953 - Elliott Erwitt (Black and White Photography)
Located in London, GB
New York City, 1953 - Elliott Erwitt (Black and White Photography) Signed, inscribed with title and dated on accompanying artist’s label Silver gelatin print, printed later Availabl...
Category

1950s Art

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Untitled XVIII. From the Series Chiromorphose. Hands. Black & White Photography
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Untitled XVIII. (s-10-S4-0011). 2010 by Nico Baixas From the Series Chiromorphose Archival Pigment Print on Hahnemuhle fine art paper Sheet size: 100 H cm x 100 W cm. Image size: 90...
Category

2010s Aesthetic Movement Art

Materials

Archival Pigment, Black and White

Firelight, 1893
Located in New York, NY
Renowned portraitist Frank West Benson paints a young woman by the fireplace reclining in a chair in his artwork entitled, “Firelight.”
Category

Late 19th Century Impressionist Art

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Sisters
Located in Greenwich, CT
Sisters was inspired by a gouache painting from 1921 entitled 'Les baisers pervers ou la brune et la blonde' and is a wonderful example of an invention of Erté's from the early 1920s...
Category

20th Century Art Deco Art

Materials

Bronze

Regent's Park, London by Camille Pissarro - Watercolour on paper
Located in London, GB
Regent's Park, London by Camille Pissarro (1830-1903) Watercolour on paper 16.5 x 24.5 cm (6 ¹/₂ x 9 ⁵/₈ inches) Inscribed, signed and dated lower left, C.Pissarro 1890 Camille Piss...
Category

1890s Impressionist Art

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

Untitled, Portrait figurative, Drawing
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Untitled Portrait figurative, no date. Reverse by Celso Castro-Daza Pencil and watercolor or archival paper Image size: 40 H in. x 59 in. W On the back of the painting: Desnudo con...
Category

1990s Contemporary Art

Materials

Pastel, Pencil, Watercolor, Crayon, Archival Paper

Ice Hockey by Slim Aarons (Landscape Photography, Portrait Photography)
Located in Brighton, GB
For a limited time only these Slim Aarons prints are available to purchase at 15% discount. Please contact the gallery for any queries. Please bear in mind that all prints are produ...
Category

20th Century American Modern Art

Materials

C Print, Lambda

Blue Matter 2 - matte, blue, textured, abstract, mixed media wall sculpture
Located in Bloomfield, ON
Growing up on the Ottawa River, Shayne Dark has long been inspired by the natural world that surrounded him—its myriad of shapes, patterns, forms and colours. In this new intriguing ...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Resin, Fiberglass, Plaster, Paint

Chinchilla Sleeves
Located in Greenwich, CT
Chinchilla Sleeves is based on a 1924 fashion design for Harper's Bazaar that showcased Erté's stunning new wraps and gowns for the upcoming season. A velvet gown edged with chinchil...
Category

20th Century Art Deco Art

Materials

Bronze

L’Orientale à la Mandoline by GEORGES MANZANA PISSARRO - Orientalist art
Located in London, GB
L’Orientale à la Mandoline by GEORGES MANZANA PISSARRO (1871-1961) Mixed media with gold on paper 31.5 x 41.5 cm (12 ⅜ x 16 ⅜ inches) Signed lower right, Manzana Executed in 1910 T...
Category

1910s Art Deco Art

Materials

Gold

Series - Moulin du Vey by Lélia Pissarro, Serigraph
Located in London, GB
Series - Moulin du Vey by Lélia Pissarro (B. 1963) Serigraph Image Size: 38 x 48 cm (15 x 19 inches) Sheet Size: 48 x 59 cm (18 ⅞ x 23 ¼ inches) Signed and numbered Printed in an edition of 300 Literature Lélia Pissarro, The Colours of Silence, London, 2010, p. 205 (illustrated) Artist's Biography Born in Paris in 1963, Lélia is the third and youngest child of Hugues-Claude and Katia Pissarro...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Art

Materials

Silk

Snowmass Gathering by Slim Aarons (Portrait Photography, Landscape Photography)
Located in Brighton, GB
For a limited time only these Slim Aarons prints are available to purchase at 15% discount. Please contact the gallery for any queries. Please bear in mind that all prints are produ...
Category

20th Century Modern Art

Materials

C Print, Lambda

Fruits from my garden #6. Fruits. Digital Collage Color Photograph
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Fruits from my garden #6, by Zoltan Gerliczki From the Vegetables from my garden series Archival Pigment Print Image size: 39 in H x 48 in W. Edition of 9 + 2AP Unframed 2021 "We e...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Modern Art

Materials

Color, Pigment, Archival Pigment

A dandy in the garden of black roses. Portrait Painting
Located in Miami Beach, FL
A dandy in the garden of black roses, 2016 by Ramonn Vieitez Watercolor and Gouache on canvas Size: 19.7 H x 15.7 W in. Signed on the back by the artist Unframed ___ Ramonn Vieitez...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Canvas, Watercolor, Gouache

Number 8, Oil on Canvas by Lyora Pissarro, 2019 - Abstract painting
Located in London, GB
Number 8 by Lyora Pissarro (b. 1991) Oil on canvas Diameter: 25.3 cm (10 inches) Initialled on the edge, L.P. Signed, titled and dated February 2019 on the reverse This work is part...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Chateau Valrose, Study 4, Nice, Alpes-Maritimes, France by Michael Kenna, 1996
Located in Dallas, TX
Chateau Valrose, Study 4, Nice, Alpes-Maritimes, France by Michael Kenna presents a dramatic scene. Stark white tree trunks and branches contrast against a dark sky. The branches str...
Category

1990s Contemporary Art

Materials

Silver Gelatin

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