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Art For Sale
Style: Contemporary
Style: Realist
"My Take Me Away Heart" Colorful Pop Art Oil Painting with White Floater Frame
Located in New York, NY
Motivated by bold color and fast brushwork, we are moved by the simplicity and thick textured oil paints in these works. Shaoul’s “My Heart Collection” is a vibrant and energetic dis...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Glass, Mixed Media, Oil, Board

Wedgwood Wild Strawberry with Strawberry, 2019
Located in Lenox, MA
Wedgwood Wild Strawberry with Strawberry, 2019 30" x 20" Photograph Archival Pigment Print Additional size available: 21" x 14" Photograph Ar...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Archival Pigment

Ballet No. 1
Located in Columbia, MO
I was raised between Stockholm, Sweden and southern France. Since childhood, I have felt divided between the introspective, solitary culture of the vast Swedish landscapes and the mo...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Pastel

Ballet No. 2
Located in Columbia, MO
I was raised between Stockholm, Sweden and southern France. Since childhood, I have felt divided between the introspective, solitary culture of the vast Swedish landscapes and the mo...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Pastel

No
Located in Columbia, MO
Kansas City, Missouri-born artist Emmett Merrill holds a BFA from the Kansas City Art Institute and an MFA from the University of Tennessee - Knoxville, and he is returning to the Ma...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Lithograph

Love Comes Back
Located in Columbia, MO
Kansas City, Missouri-born artist Emmett Merrill holds a BFA from the Kansas City Art Institute and an MFA from the University of Tennessee - Knoxville, and he is returning to the Ma...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Lithograph

The Visitor
Located in Columbia, MO
Kansas City, Missouri-born artist Emmett Merrill holds a BFA from the Kansas City Art Institute and an MFA from the University of Tennessee - Knoxville, and he is returning to the Ma...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Lithograph

Cottages in Upper Slaughter, Original painting, cotswolds, Landscape
Located in Deddington, GB
Pen & Ink Drawing with Watercolour on Watercolour Paper. Drawn on a winters day in Upper Slaughter. The artist lives in the Cotswolds close to Upper Slaughter. ADDITIONAL INFORMATIO...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Paper, Ink, Pen

Proud Puffin, Art print, Floral, Costal, Animal, Bird, Landscape
Located in Deddington, GB
A proud puffin sits on the cliff’s edge amongst the sea thrift and the ox-eye daisies. Linocut Limited Edition of 30 Printed with oil based relief inks on 300gsm soft white Somerset ...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Paper, Archival Ink

"My Dancing in the Moon Light Heart" Pop Art Oil Painting White Floater Frame
Located in New York, NY
Motivated by bold color and fast brushwork, we are moved by the simplicity and thick textured oil paints in these works. Shaoul’s “My Heart Collection” is a vibrant and energetic dis...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Mixed Media, Oil, Board

Urban Coyote - Highly Detailed Photorealist Painting of Coyote in Urban Setting
Located in Chicago, IL
ARTIST'S STATEMENT Creating is an addiction. With all the highs and lows you would expect. I am interested in the surface textures and creating paintings that portray them in realistic detail. Hopefully a viewer will feel they can run a hand over the feathers and moss, or grasp an object in the painting. This detail is usually composed in an abstract design. The design can occur naturally or be arranged by me. The subjects of my paintings are usually based on the patterns and textures of nature and human interaction with nature. I have found subjects to paint in remote wilderness areas of the world, local parking lots, and my own backyard. EDUCATION Eastern Michigan University, Ypsilanti, MI Bachelor of Fine Arts Pearson Art Scholarship COMMISSIONS AND COLLECTIONS Alliance for the Great Lakes, Chicago, IL Ameritech, Detroit, MI Charles S. Mott Foundation, Flint, MI General Motors Corporation, Detroit, MI Leigh Yawkey Woodson Art Museum, Wausau, WI Potter Park Zoological Society, Lansing, MI SELECTED PUBLICATIONS "Rick Pas From moths to modern-day life." Southwest Art, January 2016 "Interpreting nature." American Art Collector, September 2015 "Abuzz About Bugs." The Artist's Magazine, July/August, 2015 The Lusitania Conspiracy, Walters Media LLC, Traverse City, MI, 2015 (cover illustrator) "Layer Upon Layer." The Artist's Magazine, July/August, 2011 "Rick Pas: Touchable Texture." Acrylicartist, Fall, 2010 "Competition Spotlight." The Artist's Magazine, April, 2009 "Holland show features art inspired by nature." The Grand Rapids Press, July 27, 2008 "Don't Miss 'Natural Eye' exhibit at HAAC." The Holland Sentinel, June 12, 2008 "Softening the definition of landscapes." American Art Collector, May 2008 "Nature is in the Details." The Artist's Magazine, October, 2007 "Nature's Surfaces and Textures." Whisper in the Woods, Summer, 2007 "Arizona Best of the West-Animal Art." Southwest Art, May 2007 "Cover Competition Finalists." American Artist Watercolor, Spring, 2007 Pintores de la Naturleza, SEO/Birdlife, Madrid, 1997 (illustrator) "A Dark, Dark Day Indeed." Audubon, March, 1988 (illustrator) "Wildlife Artist of the Year." Michigan Out of Doors, December 1987 (article & cover illustrator) "Music in the Men's Room." Audubon, July, 1985 (illustrator) "Bird Art Takes Wing at Wausau." Milwaukee Journal, September 11, 1983 "Wildlife Artist of the Year." Michigan Out of Doors, December 1982 (article & cover illustrator) AWARDS Art Renewal Center Salon 2015-2016, Honorable Mention - Animal category Art Renewal Center Salon 2014-2015, Third Place - Animal category The Artist's Magazine Art Competition Finalist, 2006-2010, 2014 Art Renewal Center Salon 2012-2013, Honorable Mention - Animal category Society of Animal Artists Patricia A. Bott Award for Creative Excellence 2011 Art Renewal Center Salon 2009-2010, 2010-2011, 2012-2013, 2014-2015 Finalist Society of Animal Artists Award of Excellence 2010 Art Renewal Center Salon 2009-2010, Second Place - Animal category American Artist Cover Competition Finalist, 2007 Fraser Gallery, Georgetown International Honorable Mention, 2003 Arts for the Parks Region III Award, 1992 Indiana Migratory Bird Stamp Design, 1985 Michigan United Conservation Clubs' Wildlife Artist of the Year, 1982,1987 SELECTED EXHIBITIONS 2017 William Baczek Fine Arts, Northampton, MA, Animal Kingdom William Baczek Fine Arts, Winter Lovetts Gallery, Tulsa, OK, Red 2016 William Baczek Fine Arts, 20th Anniversary Exhibition William Baczek Fine Arts, Summer William Baczek Fine Arts, Landscape Exhibition Monroe Community Church, Grand Rapids, MI, ArtPrize Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL, Group Exhibition Lovetts Gallery, Cauldron 2015 William Baczek Fine Arts, Landscape Exhibition William Baczek Fine Arts, Summer Part 1 JW Marriott, Grand Rapids, MI, ArtPrize Handwright Gallery, New Canaan, CT, Small Works Ann Brierly Gallery, Winnetka, IL, Ann Nathan Gallery Satellite Exhibition RJD Gallery, Sag Harbor, NY, A Magical Menagerie 2014 William Baczek Fine Arts, Spring William Baczek Fine Arts, Landscape Exhibition 2013 Canton Museum of Art, Canton, OH, Environmental Impact (Exhibition national tour locations include: The R.W. Norton Art Gallery, Shreveport, LA Kalamazoo Institute of Arts, Kalamazoo, MI Roger Tory Peterson...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Panel, Acrylic

Is Blood Thicker Than Water?
Located in Columbia, MO
Born in 1941, American printmaker, Brooke Cameron taught printmaking, drawing and graduate careers at the University of Missouri. She has also served as the Department Chair, Directo...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Intaglio

Nestled in Pink, Oil Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
Nestled among layers of pink and contrasting leaves, a bright red-breasted bird prepares for flight. A twig seemingly dangles from its beak. Its vibrant plumage...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Oil

15th Child, 4th Son
Located in Columbia, MO
Born in 1941, American printmaker, Brooke Cameron taught printmaking, drawing and graduate careers at the University of Missouri. She has also served as the Department Chair, Directo...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Intaglio

Oregon Forest Floor
Located in Columbia, MO
Born in 1941, American printmaker, Brooke Cameron taught printmaking, drawing and graduate careers at the University of Missouri. She has also served as the Department Chair, Directo...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Intaglio

"My Moon River Heart" Silver Pop Art Oil Painting with White Floater Frame
Located in New York, NY
Motivated by bold color and fast brushwork, we are moved by the simplicity and thick textured oil paints in these works. Shaoul’s “My Heart Collection” is a vibrant and energetic dis...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Glass, Mixed Media, Oil, Board

"My Dior Heart" Gold and Mauve Colorful Pop Art Oil Painting White Floater Frame
Located in New York, NY
Motivated by bold color and fast brushwork, we are moved by the simplicity and thick textured oil paints in these works. Shaoul’s “My Heart Collection” is a vibrant and energetic dis...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Mixed Media, Oil, Board, Glass

What My Grandmother Told My Mother, She Never Told Me
Located in Columbia, MO
Born in 1941, American printmaker, Brooke Cameron taught printmaking, drawing and graduate careers at the University of Missouri. She has also served as the Department Chair, Directo...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Lithograph

Gay Black Cats MC
Located in London, GB
Cotton Fabric and Embroidery Appliqué, Handmade Flag. This handmade appliqué flag is inspired by Asafo flags, which provided visual representations of military companies, especially...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Textile

Diptych of Summer Sparrow and Flycatcher Canary, original paintings, Spring
Located in Deddington, GB
Summer Sparrow - This vibrant summer piece was inspired by the colours of the floral borders at Hampton Court Palace. A Sparrow sits for a moment - amid a riot of greens, pinks and y...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Acrylic

Escapar (To Escape) - Architectural Imagery, Doorways and Lush Tropical Scene
Located in Chicago, IL
"Escapar" (or To Escape) is a highly detailed architectural painting by artist Carol Pylant. The various points of entry, or non-entry, give the piece a surreal quality. The open a...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Panel, Oil

Sombras des Caldes (The Shadows of Caldes) - Architectural Imagery and a Dog
Located in Chicago, IL
Carol Pylant's paintings are often devoid of humans. There is a more important role for the standing dog in "Sombras de Caldes" [Shadows of Caldes]. This is a warren hound, perhaps o...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Panel, Oil

BANNED Books
Located in East Hampton, NY
BANNED Finished Dimensions: 43.5''x33.5''x1.5" Grease Pencil on 40"x30" Photograph mounted on acid-free foamboard Unique Very hard to photograph due to paper shine & grease pencil s...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Mixed Media

The Persistent Dream of Quonah Parker
Located in Columbia, MO
Born in 1941, American printmaker, Brooke Cameron taught printmaking, drawing and graduate careers at the University of Missouri. She has also served as the Department Chair, Directo...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Intaglio

Daily Bread
Located in Columbia, MO
Luca Cruzat, a Chilean born artist, received her MFA from Southern Illinois University, in Carbondale, Illinois (2006). She also holds a master’s degree in foreign Language and Liter...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Etching

Gust
Located in Columbia, MO
Luca Cruzat, a Chilean born artist, received her MFA from Southern Illinois University, in Carbondale, Illinois (2006). She also holds a master’s degree in foreign Language and Liter...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Etching

Solar Dryer
Located in Columbia, MO
Luca Cruzat, a Chilean born artist, received her MFA from Southern Illinois University, in Carbondale, Illinois (2006). She also holds a master’s degree in foreign Language and Liter...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Etching

Breakdancer
Located in Columbia, MO
Luca Cruzat, a Chilean born artist, received her MFA from Southern Illinois University, in Carbondale, Illinois (2006). She also holds a master’s degree in foreign Language and Liter...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Etching, Monoprint

Amigas
Located in Columbia, MO
Luca Cruzat, a Chilean born artist, received her MFA from Southern Illinois University, in Carbondale, Illinois (2006). She also holds a master’s degree in foreign Language and Liter...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Etching, Monoprint

No title (No 45) Photography 47" x 47" inch Ed. of 18 by Yevgeniy Repiashenko
Located in Culver City, CA
No title (No 45) Photography 47" x 47" inch Ed. of 18 by Yevgeniy Repiashenko No title (No 45) by Yevgeniy Repiashenko Year photo was taken: 2017 Limited Edition of 18 Picture size...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Pigment

The Same Moon, 20 x 13, Landscape, Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Behold the quiet majesty of "The Same Moon," an evocative oil on panel by the artist Robin Cole, crafted in the year 2024. This original painting, sized at 20 x 13 inches (50.80 x 33...
Category

2010s Realist Art

Materials

Oil

Abandoned MO No. 3
Located in Columbia, MO
Joel D. Sager (b. 1980) is a contemporary American painter of landscapes, still-life and portraiture. Often drawing on such standard subject matter with economy and singularity— a so...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Ink, Cotton

Abandoned MO No. 2
Located in Columbia, MO
Joel D. Sager (b. 1980) is a contemporary American painter of landscapes, still-life and portraiture. Often drawing on such standard subject matter with economy and singularity— a so...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Cotton, Ink

Abandoned MO No. 1
Located in Columbia, MO
Joel D. Sager (b. 1980) is a contemporary American painter of landscapes, still-life and portraiture. Often drawing on such standard subject matter with economy and singularity— a so...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Cotton, Ink

The Space Between, 40 x 52, Landscape, Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Robin Cole's original oil painting, 'The Space Between', is an evocative exploration of ethereal landscapes, rendered on a grand scale of 40 x 52 inches. Crafted with meticulous atte...
Category

2010s Realist Art

Materials

Oil

Postcards from Beyond No. 32
Located in Columbia, MO
Joel D. Sager (b. 1980) is a contemporary American painter of landscapes, still-life and portraiture. Often drawing on such standard subject matter with economy and singularity— a so...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Ink

Postcards from Beyond No. 27
Located in Columbia, MO
Joel D. Sager (b. 1980) is a contemporary American painter of landscapes, still-life and portraiture. Often drawing on such standard subject matter with economy and singularity— a so...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Ink

Vantage Point, 27 x 36, Landscape, Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Robin Cole’s “Vantage Point” is a compelling 2024 oil on mounted linen piece that transports the viewer to a serene natural setting, enveloped by a captivating double rainbow. Measur...
Category

2010s Realist Art

Materials

Oil

Beyond
Located in Columbia, MO
After spending the early part of her career in commercial photography and film, Dahlquist returned to her childhood proclamation and since 1998 has traveled and exhibited extensively...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Washi Paper, Archival Pigment, Polymer

Crumpled
Located in Columbia, MO
After spending the early part of her career in commercial photography and film, Dahlquist returned to her childhood proclamation and since 1998 has traveled and exhibited extensively...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Washi Paper, Archival Pigment, Polymer

Still Standing
Located in Columbia, MO
After spending the early part of her career in commercial photography and film, Dahlquist returned to her childhood proclamation and since 1998 has traveled and exhibited extensively...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Washi Paper, Archival Pigment, Polymer

Emptiness, 50x50cm, print on canvas
Located in Yerevan, AM
Emptiness, 50x50cm, print on canvas
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Canvas, Color

Harlequin - Lithograph by Jean Denis Malclès - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Harlequin is an artwork realized by Jean Denis Malclès (1912-2002). Lithograph print. Hand Signed on the lower right. Numbered on the lower left, the edition of 6/25 prints. Is not d...
Category

1970s Contemporary Art

Materials

Lithograph

Growth from the Past, Original Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
Dark contrasting silhouettes of trees stand prominently against the ethereal landscape. The field and sky exude a delicate presence, adding to the serene atmosp...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Encaustic

Letter H - Lithograph by Rafael Alberti - 1972
Located in Roma, IT
Letter H from the Alphabet series is a lithograph realized by Rafael Alberti in 1972. Hand-signed and dated on the lower right margin. Numbered on the lower margin. from an Edition...
Category

1970s Contemporary Art

Materials

Lithograph

Letter k - Lithograph by Rafael Alberti - 1972
Located in Roma, IT
Letter K from the Alphabet series is a lithograph realized by Rafael Alberti in 1972. Hand-signed and dated on the lower right margin. Numbered on the lower margin. from an Edition...
Category

1970s Contemporary Art

Materials

Lithograph

Elizabeth Taylor Behind the Scenes
Located in Austin, TX
This iconic and elegant portrait captured by celebrity photographer Frank Worth features actress Elizabeth Taylor on the set of the film "Giant" for her role as character Leslie Bene...
Category

1950s Contemporary Art

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital

No title (No 28) Photography Edition of 25 32" x 32" in by Yevgeniy Repiashenko
Located in Culver City, CA
No title (No 28) Photography Edition of 25 32" x 32" in by Yevgeniy Repiashenko No title (No 28) Photography Edition of 25 32 x 32 inch Year photo was taken: 2018 This picture is...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Plexiglass, Archival Pigment

Helping Hand by JJK, Photography, Limited Edition, Berlin, Puppets
Located in Munich, DE
Edition of 25 signed and numbered by the artist An employee of a transportation company is unloading mannequins and grabs a mannequin's crotch. JJK is a pseudonym for one of the wo...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Archival Pigment

Iceberg
Located in Bloomfield, ON
Rendered in many small, stainless steel discs, a hollow head floated on a clear, plexiglas cylinder appears to melt, the discs diminishing in size and forming 'puddles' in this sculp...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Stainless Steel

"Mona Lisa" Photography Print 40" x 30" inch Edition 1/1 by Viktorija Pashuta
Located in Culver City, CA
"Mona Lisa" Photography Print 40" x 30" inch Edition 1/1 by Viktorija Pashuta Full name: Adele Bloch-Bauer by Klimt This artwork is printed on fine art Archival Matte Paper, als...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Canvas, Color, Digital

On Your Tomb, They Won't Smell Nice
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
On Your Tomb, They Won't Smell Nice is an original painting by Obeka Simon. Simon created On Your Tomb, They Won't Smell Nice with Oil on a 40W by 45H inches primed canvas. Simon Obeka...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. I Have A Dream, Black Portrait Head Civil Rights Activist
Located in Union City, NJ
BEN SHAHN - Martin Luther King, Jr. - I Have A Dream is a limited run, plate signed, commemorative lithograph recreated after the wood engraving by Stefan Martin(1936 - 1994), an American wood engraver and illustrator. Printed using traditional lithography methods in 1981 on fine quality, archival Somerset printmaking paper, 100% acid free. Features a striking black and white portrait head portraying the fine wood engraved image of civil rights leader - Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. along with text from his famed inspirational, I’ve been to the mountaintop’ speech. Printed signatures of Ben Shahn in dark reddish brown ink and Martin Luther King Jr. in gray ink. (see Photos) Artists copyright text printed...
Category

1980s Contemporary Art

Materials

Lithograph

Lagoon by JJK, Photography, Limited Edition, Ghana, Boats, Ocean
Located in Munich, DE
Edition of 25 signed and numbered by the artist 2 fishing boats drifting on the sea in Ghana. The water shimmers golden in the sunset. JJK is a pseudonym for one of the world's mos...
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Art

Materials

Archival Pigment

R2303
Located in Westport, CT
Cathy Choi's eye catching white & textured painting is punctuated with dazzling color. This work is a progression from Choi's signature minimalist works. Born in Seoul, South Korea, ...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Acqua in Aumento (Rising Water) - Architectural Venetian Water Scene, Original
Located in Chicago, IL
The exacting details in Carol Pylant's work is evident in "Acqua in Aumento" (translated from the Italian to Rising Water). Her working pace is of careful deliberateness. The fine ...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Oil, Panel

Padawan Guidance
Located in Detroit, MI
Being Star Wars fans Inspired by shapes, the artists felt Yoda's presence and here share the force. One experiences feelings of a Padawan, a Jedi in training, being guided by future ...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Metal

'Red Haze' Contemporary Landscape painting of forest, river, trees, red & orange
Located in Shrewsbury, Shropshire
'Red Haze' by Amal Amatt. A Red Contemporary landscape painting of a river and incredibly detailed trees, with a red and orange colour palette. Amatt was born in the hot arid clima...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

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