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Art For Sale
Style: Photorealist
Style: Street Art
Affordable Original Contemporary Gary John Street Artwork for Sale "4 Soup Cans"
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Los Angeles street artist Gary John exploded onto the international art scene first during Art Basel Miami in 2013. John’s playfully bold work quickly gained attention and he was nam...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Street Art Art

Materials

Mixed Media, Acrylic, Newsprint

4leaf clover
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Danny Brown is a first-generation American urban artist born in Los Angeles. His parents relocated their family from Oaxaca, Mexico in search of opportunity in the United States. Dan...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Street Art Art

Materials

Paper, Oil Pastel, Mixed Media, Acrylic

The Future Has Been A Terrific Disappointment (2022)
Located in Jersey City, NJ
Aerosol, oil and wood stain on reclaimed oak wood by street artist and muralist RH Doaz. Earth tones, metallic, folk art style, inspired by Hungarian textiles...
Category

2010s Street Art Art

Materials

Wood, Found Objects, Oil, Spray Paint

KAWS Companions 2016: set of 2 (KAWS brown companions)
By KAWS
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Brown KAWS Companions: Set of 2. Each, new and sealed in their original packaging. Published by Medicom Japan in conjunction with the exhibition, KAWS: Where The End Starts at the Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth in 2016. These figurines have since sold out. Medium: Vinyl paint, cast resin. Year: 2016. Dimensions: 11 × 5 × 3 in (applies to each individual) New/unopened; excellent condition. Stamped by artist on underside of each foot; from an edition of unknown. KAWS A leading artist of his generation, Brooklyn-based KAWS engages audiences beyond the museums and galleries in which he regularly exhibits. KAWS is perhaps best known for his iconic character, Companion, which is featured in key paintings, sculptures, products, and toy figures...
Category

2010s Street Art Art

Materials

Resin, Vinyl

Kate Bush BIRDFISH
Located in Austin, US
Signed limited edition print of Kate Bush “Birdfish” by Guido Harari Kate Bush 'Birdfish' photograph taken during the officlal photo shoot for her album The Sensual World in 1989. Guido Harari recalls, "I collaborated with Kate for over ten years, doing her official press photos for “Hounds of Love”, “The Sensual World”, “The Red Shoes” and on set photography for her film “The Line, The Cross & The Curve”. She wanted me to avoid the iconizing of previous shoots, and find a different way of capturing her more naturally. Shooting in the studio for hours allowed for much improvisation as there were to be no props or fancy sets. I used different techniques more to entertain ourselves rather than to experiment! And it worked!" Available in five sizes: A. 11” x 16” - Edition 50 B. 16” x 20” - Edition 50 C. 20” x 28” - Edition 25 D. 32” x 44” - Edition 10 E. 44” x 59” - Edition 5 Guido Harari has photographed many music legends in his prolific career in Italy. Lou Reed said about him: "I'm always happy when Guido takes my picture because I know it will be a musical picture...
Category

Late 20th Century Photorealist Art

Materials

Archival Pigment

SAMO IS ALIVE (BASQUIAT)
Located in Aventura, FL
Eleven-color screen-print on hand torn archival art paper, hand finished with spray paint by the artist. Hand signed and numbered on front, thumb print on verso by the artist. Edit...
Category

2010s Street Art Art

Materials

Screen, Paper

Bob Marley 1972 portrait
Located in Austin, US
Signed limited edition, silver print of Bob Marley, taken in the recording studio during the "I Can See Clearly Now" sessions with Johnny Nash, 1972 Alec Byrne...
Category

Late 20th Century Photorealist Art

Materials

Archival Pigment, Silver Gelatin

Menagerie (2022) by Justin Suarez / Aerosol Kingdom, lizard, frog, snake, turtle
Located in Jersey City, NJ
Menagerie (2022) by Justin Suarez (aka Aerosol Kingdom) Acrylic on panel 36 x 24 x 1.5 in Graffiti and Street Art / Animals / Figurative Art / Earth Tones / Bright Colors / Flora /...
Category

2010s Street Art Art

Materials

Acrylic, Wood Panel

Coney Island 24" x 32"
Located in Boca Raton, FL
One cannot appreciate this painting on a computer screen; in real life, it is absolutely amazing.  Because you cannot appreciate it on a computer screen, our gallery has a unique policy.  When purchasing from us, the buyer has sixty days to determine if they want to keep the artwork.  If not, the buyer returns the piece to us for full refund, and we pay the shipping both ways! PLEASE SEE VIDEO IN LISTING A collector should consider several factors when deciding from whom to purchase artwork online. Check the location of the seller. When one buys from a foreign seller, one also has to consider the problems of getting the piece through Customs. There are often delays and considerable fees to pay in order to import the item.  When purchasing from us, we ship the same day and you receive it via FedEx the next day, no problems or hassles. When one purchases from an auction house, one pays a buyer’s premium of anywhere from 23% to 28% over the “hammer price”.  So when one “wins” an auction for $20,000, the actual price paid is more like $25,000. By contrast, when purchasing from us, the price agreed to is the price paid by the buyer, no hidden fees. Secondly, when one purchases from an auction house, the buyer pays the packing and shipping fee, which are usually exorbitant.  By contrast, when purchasing from us, the price includes packing and shipping. Thirdly, when one purchases from an auction house, the sale is final.  If one receives the piece and is not 100% satisfied with it, there is nothing the buyer can do about it.  They are stuck with it.  By contrast, when purchasing from us, the buyer has sixty days to determine if they want to keep it.  If not, the buyer returns to piece to us for full refund, and we pay the shipping both ways. About Randy Ford Exhibitions of Ford’s work have taken place at Art Karlsruhe, Karlsruhe, Germany, Editions/Line Gallery, Marlton, NJ, Edward Hopper House Museum, Nyack, NY, Galería artelibre Zaragoza,Spain, Hughes Gallery, Boca Grande, FL, J. Willott Gallery...
Category

2010s Photorealist Art

Materials

Oil

Charles Birnbaum, Altarpiece and P, 2021, pigment print, 12x16 in, Urban
Located in Darien, CT
Best known for his porcelain sculpture, Charles Birnbaum has recently begun showing his photography . Charles Birnbaum's photography points to the possibility of going beyond object...
Category

2010s Street Art Art

Materials

Digital Pigment

Hot Water - underwater nude photograph - print on paper 64" x 43"
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
An underwater photograph of a naked young woman diving in a pool in front of bright red background. There is no rules for luck. I was sure the new girl would need practice and prac...
Category

2010s Photorealist Art

Materials

Archival Pigment

Cut It Up "Do It Yourself" Shepard Fairey Screenprint Street Art
Located in Draper, UT
Sold exclusively at Beyond The Streets New York, in-Store only. "The Cut it Up - Do it Yourself print is an iteration of my Obey Icon Face inspired by my history of using an X-acto k...
Category

2010s Street Art Art

Materials

Screen

Everybody's Bookshop, Everybody's Books
Located in New York, NY
Robert Cottingham Everybody's Bookshop, Everybody's Books, 1975 Color Lithograph 23 × 18 inches Edition of 200 Signed and numbered from the edition of 200 in pencil (recto); Bears Ar...
Category

1970s Photorealist Art

Materials

Lithograph

Love comes like the ocean, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
Original Mixed Media ocean painting Unique ocean painting with white sand beach and frothy splashing waves, inspired by The Turks And Caicos Islands Different shades of blue, ...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Art

Materials

Acrylic

Johnny Cash 1968 portrait
Located in Austin, US
Signed limited edition silver gelatin print of Johnny Cash, taken by Barrie Wentzell in London in 1968. This Johnny Cash print is available in the following sizes. 16" x 20" - Edi...
Category

Late 20th Century Photorealist Art

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Sparkcaster (2019) by Justin Suarez / Aerosol Kingdom, animal, bird, black, blue
Located in Jersey City, NJ
"Sparkcaster" (2019) by Justin Suarez (aka Aerosol Kingdom) Acrylic on panel 14 x 11 x .75 in Graffiti and Street Art / Animals / Figurative Art / Earth Tones / Dark Colors / Fauna...
Category

2010s Street Art Art

Materials

Acrylic, Wood Panel

"Screaming Skellyton" Original Gary John Contemporary Pop Painting on Newspaper
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Los Angeles street artist Gary John exploded onto the international art scene first during Art Basel Miami in 2013. John’s playfully bold work quickly gained attention and he was nam...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Street Art Art

Materials

Mixed Media, Acrylic, Newsprint

The Rolling Stones "Stones and Cows" London 1968
Located in Austin, US
“From the famous photo shoot of The Rolling Stones for their Beggars Banquet album at Sarum Chase mansion, Hampstead, London, 1968. Featuring Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Brian Jones...
Category

1960s Photorealist Art

Materials

C Print

Charles Birnbaum, 59th Street Bridge 1970, 2021, pigment print, 16 x 12in, Urban
Located in Darien, CT
Best known for his porcelain sculpture, Charles Birnbaum has recently begun showing his photography . Charles Birnbaum's photography points to the possibility of going beyond object...
Category

2010s Street Art Art

Materials

Digital Pigment

HUMAN TERROR
Located in Aventura, FL
Giclée print on Moab Entrada 290gsm Cotton Rag paper with deckled edges. Hand signed and numbered by the artist. From the edition of 100. Artwork is in excellent condition. Certif...
Category

2010s Street Art Art

Materials

Giclée, Paper

Doing What I Do
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Danny Brown is a first-generation American urban artist born in Los Angeles. His parents relocated their family from Oaxaca, Mexico in search of opportunity in the United States. Dan...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Street Art Art

Materials

Paper, Oil Pastel, Mixed Media

Amber (2022) by Justin Suarez / Aerosol Kingdom, animal, bird of prey, raptor
Located in Jersey City, NJ
"Amber" (2022) by Justin Suarez (aka Aerosol Kingdom) Acrylic on panel 24 x 18 x 1 in Graffiti and Street Art / Animals / Figurative Art / Earth Tones / Dark Colors / Fauna / Anima...
Category

2010s Street Art Art

Materials

Acrylic, Wood Panel

Debbie Harry Blondie 1977
Located in Austin, US
Signed limited edition print of Debbie Harry of Blondie by Michael Brennan, taken at the studio on East 45th in Manhattan, New York, USA, Febru...
Category

Late 20th Century Photorealist Art

Materials

C Print

Arie Azene Israeli Photo Realist Oil Painting Manhattan New York Street Scene
By Arie Azene
Located in Surfside, FL
Arie Azene, Israeli painter, born in Germany, 1934 Arie (Eisman) Azene was born in Hamburg, Germany. He immigrated to the Land of Israel with his parents soon after birth. In 1958, after studying art in Paris, he settled on Kibbutz Tzova in the Judean Hills...
Category

1990s Photorealist Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Space Invader Limited Edition Hard Cover Book Hong Kong Gold Edition Wipeout
Located in Draper, UT
Invasion Guide O6 WIPEOUT in Hong Kong by Invader Space Invader. The book is 8" x 9 1/2" x 1 1/2" in size, 316 pages. Sold out limited edition run from 2015. The book is about 1.5 lbs.
Category

2010s Street Art Art

Materials

Gold Leaf

Ballet - underwater black and white nude photograph print on paper 42" x 56"
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
An underwater black and white photograph of a young female dancer diving in pool. The naked dances is covering herself with tutu skirt. Original gallery quality archival pigment pri...
Category

2010s Photorealist Art

Materials

Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

Rude Snowman by Banksy
Located in London, GB
Offset lithograph on card 5.75 x 7.00 in (14.6 x 17.8 cm) Plate signed 'BANKSY', verso. Edition size unknown.
Category

Early 2000s Street Art Art

Materials

Cardboard

Puzzled by Hijack
Located in Cleveland, OH
Puzzled by Hijack
Category

2010s Street Art Art

Materials

Canvas, Screen

Self Portrait, Street Art, Pop Art,
Located in Munich, DE
Edition 5 Self Portrait of Jay-C JAY-C – the pseudonym of this innovative young artist known for his subversive use of familiar figures and symbols. Using a distinct and fine British...
Category

2010s Street Art Art

Materials

Mixed Media, Pigment, Archival Pigment

Hummingbird Rhino
Located in Denver, CO
This is a framed original drawing on paper. Adonna Khare is an America Artist mainly focused on carbon pencil on paper drawings. She received her Masters of Fine Art from California...
Category

2010s Photorealist Art

Materials

Archival Paper, Carbon Pencil

Lowell Nesbitt, "Tulipa Hybrida, " Photorealist Painting, 1976
Located in Long Island City, NY
This painting was created by American artist Lowell Blair Nesbitt. His most well-known series, and perhaps his most beautiful and poetic, are the more than four hundred works he crea...
Category

1970s Photorealist Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

UPOFU
Located in Miami, FL
Black and White Hyperrealism Drawing
Category

2010s Photorealist Art

Materials

Archival Paper, Pencil, Carbon Pencil

Shepard Fairey Long Live The People Collaboration with Ed Nachtrieb Diptych Set
Located in Draper, UT
IMAGE RIGHTS N/A PROVENANCE We are the original owners of these works and were acquired directly from the artitst. ADDITIONAL INFO "I’ve long believed that protests in the streets ar...
Category

2010s Street Art Art

Materials

Screen

"The Ocean's Lions", Oil painting
Located in Denver, CO
Lindsey Kustusch’s (US based) "The Ocean's Lions" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts a group of striped Lionfish in an underwater setting. Artist Statement: I am a...
Category

2010s Photorealist Art

Materials

Oil, Panel

Shepard Fairey - Obey Giant - Henry Rollins Tour 2016-2017 - Street Art Print
Located in Asheville, NC
I've collaborated with Henry many times in the past and of course, I'm constantly in awe and impressed by him. Just as much as I love Henry's musical contributions, he is the hardest working guy I know who stays completely up on social and political issues. He uses his megaphone to talk about important things and is very entertaining and captivating when doing so. I'm honoured and excited to collaborate with him again for the Henry Rollins...
Category

2010s Street Art Art

Materials

Screen

Drawing Love on Blue, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
On the canvas was repeated the word LOVE in memory of what we should live. Urban abstract, graffiti street art. :: Painting :: Street Art :: This piece comes with an official certi...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Street Art Art

Materials

Acrylic

Pop Talk Marilyn - Original Pop Art Tokyo Hamburger Painting
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Los Angeles street artist Gary John exploded onto the international art scene first during Art Basel Miami in 2013. John’s playfully bold work quickly gained attention and he was nam...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Street Art Art

Materials

Mixed Media, Acrylic, Newsprint

Growth - A print by Denis Meyers with bright pink and red overlayed text
Located in New York, NY
A unique print from an original drawing by Denis Meyers - Artist proof from an edition of 40. The print on paiinted paper features some of Denis Meyers "Word Patterns". Ships flat an...
Category

2010s Street Art Art

Materials

Spray Paint, Acrylic, Permanent Marker

Gary Clark Jr backstage Troubadour portrait
Located in Austin, US
Gary Clark Jr taken on backstage at The Troubadour, LA, by Ben Sklar Available in the following sizes: 16" x 20" - Edition 20 - signed and numbered by Ben Sklar 20" x 24" - Edition ...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Art

Materials

Archival Pigment

Paul McCartney
Located in Austin, US
Signed limited edition print of Paul McCartney by Alec Byrne, taken in London in 1970. This Alec Byrne signed limited edition prints is available in. the f...
Category

Late 20th Century Photorealist Art

Materials

Archival Pigment

Kate Bush BIRDFISH
Located in Austin, US
Signed limited edition print of Kate Bush “Birdfish” by Guido Harari Kate Bush 'Birdfish' photograph taken during the officlal photo shoot for her album The Sensual World in 1989. Guido Harari recalls, "I collaborated with Kate for over ten years, doing her official press photos for “Hounds of Love”, “The Sensual World”, “The Red Shoes” and on set photography for her film “The Line, The Cross & The Curve”. She wanted me to avoid the iconizing of previous shoots, and find a different way of capturing her more naturally. Shooting in the studio for hours allowed for much improvisation as there were to be no props or fancy sets. I used different techniques more to entertain ourselves rather than to experiment! And it worked!" Available in five sizes: A. 11” x 16” - Edition 50 B. 16” x 20” - Edition 50 C. 20” x 28” - Edition 25 D. 32” x 44” - Edition 10 E. 44” x 59” - Edition 5 Guido Harari has photographed many music legends in his prolific career in Italy. Lou Reed said about him: "I'm always happy when Guido takes my picture because I know it will be a musical picture...
Category

Late 20th Century Photorealist Art

Materials

Archival Pigment

BATMAN
Located in Aventura, FL
Screen print on 290gsm paper. Hand signed and numbered by Super A. Edition of 75. Frame size approx 30 x 22 inches. Artwork is in excellent condition. Certificate of authenticity included. All reasonable offers will be considered. About the Artist: Stefan Thelen...
Category

2010s Street Art Art

Materials

Screen, Paper

Durant & Telegraph, Tim Armstrong (Rancid) Punk Street Art Print
Located in Draper, UT
Durant & Telegraph, Tim Armstrong, Punk Rock Street Art Print. Comes from an edition of 100 released in 2016. Dimensions of 17 in x 11 in. Two-color silkscreen on Coventry Rag, 100% cotton archival paper. Signed by the artist, numbered and embossed. Tim Armstrong is an American musician, singer, songwriter, producer, poet, music label owner and actor. He is the singer/guitarist for the punk rock band Rancid and hip hop/punk rock Transplants. Tim got his start in the Bay Area and playing in Berkley frequently on 924 Gilman...
Category

2010s Street Art Art

Materials

Screen

GLOVE X GOLDEN CROWN (WHITE)
Located in Aventura, FL
11 color screen print on 300 gsm somerset satin paper. Hand signed and numbered on front by the artist. Edition of 55. Frame size approx 35 x 28 inches. Artwork is in excellent co...
Category

2010s Street Art Art

Materials

Screen, Paper

David Bowie 1977 Heroes session – Speak No Evil
Located in Austin, US
David Bowie, "Speak No Evil", 1977 by Masayoshi Sukita, taken during the photo shoot for the Heroes album cover - Signed limited edition 20" x 24" print ...
Category

Late 20th Century Photorealist Art

Materials

C Print

Trap Door / Swimming / Dive / Pool / Summer / Photography
Located in Greenwich, CT
"Trap Door" 12 x 41 inches Unique Photo transparency with resin, paint and silver or gold leaf, on a wood panel. Eric Zener (b. 1966) is a self-taught photorealist artist recogni...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Art

Materials

Silver, Foil

January Light
Located in Burlingame, CA
'January Light' depicts an historic San Francisco home with warm sunlight and shadows cascading across the window pane. The subtle and brilliant work of art is meticulously hand pain...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Art

Materials

Panel, Acrylic

Change
Located in New York, NY
Born in 1979, Denis Meyers is a Belgian urban artist. He studied at the National Superior School of Arts and Visuals of la Cambre, in Brussels, city where he currently lives and works. Denis Meyers is particularly known for his frescoes and stickers in form of faces, which he calls his “perso”, printed and cut out by hand and then spread in the urban space. The artist defines himself as a typographer, a vocation that he inherited from his grandfather, Lucien De Roeck (1915-2002) which created among others the ensemble of the World Expo poster...
Category

2010s Street Art Art

Materials

Canvas, Spray Paint, Acrylic, Permanent Marker

Banksy Dismaland Print Book Cauty Out of Print Pomet Kaws Obey Insect Josh Keyes
Located in Draper, UT
Dismaland was a temporary art project organised by street artist Banksy, constructed in the seaside resort town of Weston-super-Mare in Somerset, England. Prepared in secret, the pop...
Category

2010s Street Art Art

Materials

Archival Paper, Screen

Maravillosa (2020) by LNY, oil painting, figurative, indigenous healer portrait
Located in Jersey City, NJ
"Maravillosa" (2020) by LNY (aka Layqa Nuna Yawar, formerly Lunar New Year) Oil painting on canvas, figurative, indigenous healer portrait with succulent aloe plant with flowers 18 × 14 × .75 in Oil Painting / Graffiti and Street Art / Figurative Art / Portrait / Human Figure / Landscape / Flora / Pastel Colors / Surrealistic / Cosmic art...
Category

2010s Street Art Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

BY YOUR SIDE (SILVER)
By Snik
Located in Aventura, FL
Screen print on black plike paper. Hand signed on front by Snik. Unnumbered edition (outside the main edition of 12). Artwork is in excellent condition. Certificate of Authenticit...
Category

2010s Street Art Art

Materials

Screen, Paper

Muhammad Ali
Located in Austin, US
Signed limited edition print of Muhammad Ali by Michael Brennan, taken in 1977. A copy of this Iconic photograph is held in the permanent collection of the National Portrait Gallery...
Category

1970s Photorealist Art

Materials

C Print

The Rolling Stones "Mick and Chick" Beggars Banquet
Located in Austin, US
“Mick and Chick” by Michael Joesph from the famous photo shoot of The Rolling Stones for their Beggars Banquet album at Sarum Chase mansion, Hampstead, L...
Category

1960s Photorealist Art

Materials

C Print

Artistic Balance by Kunstrasen
Located in New York, NY
Mixed Medium Original Acrylics and spray paint on deep edge canvas Titled, signed, and numbered on the reverse Size: 50 x 50 cm Edition of 5
Category

2010s Street Art Art

Materials

Canvas, Spray Paint, Stencil

"Karaoke Duck" Original Pop Art inspired by Donald Duck and Queen Elizabeth
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Los Angeles street artist Gary John exploded onto the international art scene first during Art Basel Miami in 2013. John’s playfully bold work quickly gained attention and he was nam...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Street Art Art

Materials

Oil Pastel, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Board

"Shrimp Cocktail on Black" Photorealist ptg, bright light, orange/yellow, green
Located in Wellesley, MA
Mary Ellen Johnson is internationally recognized as one of the top Photo Realist painters working today whose extraordinary area of expertise is images of food. Johnson actually describes herself as a ‘Precision Realist’ whose primary subject is food - cheesecakes, PB & J sandwiches, parfaits, pancakes, banana splits, ice cream, hot dogs, cupcakes, waffles, muscles, sushi, etc.. These brilliantly painted works capture every nuance and are rendered with amazing precision. Stunningly beautiful and incomparably 'real,' her paintings are a delight in terms of subject matter, color, perfect composition, and whimsy, with an approachable quality that elevates them far beyond expertly executed mechanical renderings. "Shrimp Cocktail...
Category

2010s Photorealist Art

Materials

Wood Panel, Oil

"The Mad Mouse" - Original Pink Gary John Contemporary Pop Painting on Newspaper
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Los Angeles street artist Gary John exploded onto the international art scene first during Art Basel Miami in 2013. John’s playfully bold work quickly gained attention and he was nam...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Street Art Art

Materials

Mixed Media, Acrylic, Newsprint

Cinderella Carriage Crash - Jeff Gillette Street Art Print, Dismaland by Banksy
Located in Draper, UT
Cinderella Carriage Crash, hand signed by the artist from a limited edition of 100 prints. Artist gained popularity from participation in Banksy's...
Category

2010s Street Art Art

Materials

Giclée

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