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Art For Sale
Style: Romantic
Style: Street Art
Vintage San Francisco Graffiti Art -- "Hop Hop Hop"
Located in Soquel, CA
Wonderfully bright and psychedelic vintage graffiti-spray-can art by unknown artist, circa 1970s harkens to Haight Ashbury, San Francisco scene. Black l...
Category

1970s Street Art Art

Materials

Metal

"Escape Plan" - original oil and Acrylic on Wood
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Morley is a Los Angeles-based street artist. Blending humor, hope and his unique perspective on life, he specializes in bold, typographic posters wh...
Category

2010s Street Art Art

Materials

Acrylic

Mouse Mumble - Retro Urban Street Contemporary Pop Art by Gary John
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

"This is What's Left" - printed canvas
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Morley is a Los Angeles-based street artist. Blending humor, hope and his unique perspective on life, he specializes in bold, typographic posters which he wheatpastes within the urba...
Category

2010s Street Art Art

Materials

Acrylic, Canvas

Soup and BBQ in 3D - Original Modern Retro TV Street Art 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...
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21st Century and Contemporary Street Art Art

Materials

Mixed Media, Acrylic, Newsprint

Afrogaz, Abstract Oil Painting on Canvas by Fernando Alvim
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Fernando Alvim, Angolan (1963 - ) Title: Afrogaz Year: 1993 Medium: Oil on Canvas, signed and dated verso Size: 20 x 16 in. (50.8 x 40.64 cm)
Category

1990s Street Art Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Slumber Party Panic - Black and White Street Art on Korean 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

Gossip Girls - Black and Red Street Art on Newspaper by Gary John
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

Japanese Contemporary Drawing by Tomo Sakurai - See Through Everything
Located in Paris, IDF
Pencils on paper Tomo Sakurai is a Japanese artist born in 1987 who lives & works in Tokyo, Japan. She had an awakening of her talent in pencil drawing as a teenager. It was the be...
Category

2010s Romantic Art

Materials

Paper, Pencil

DINO DISPENSER! Street Art, Pop Art,
Located in Munich, DE
Edition 5 Flintsone Dino in Basquiat Style. JAY-C – the pseudonym of this innovative young artist known for his subversive use of familiar figures and symbols. Using a distinct and...
Category

2010s Street Art Art

Materials

Mixed Media, Pigment, Archival Pigment

Shepard Fairey Print "Warning Addictive" Spray Print Screen Print Pop Art Street
Located in Draper, UT
Event: New Deal 1990 PUBLIC RECEPTION September 28, 2019 EXHIBITION D CATEGORIES: Silkscreen / Graffiti and Street Art / Pop and Contemporary Pop / Cultural Commentary DIMENSIONS: 24 × 18 in 61 × 45.7 cm EDITIONS Edition of 250 “I was already a big fan of Andy Howell’s art and skateboarding in the late ’80s, so I watched eagerly as he and his partners launched new Deal Skateboards in 1990. New Deal was groundbreaking not only because skaters creatively led it, but because Andy Howell’s art and design almost instantly shifted the aesthetics and style of skateboarding from skulls and dragons to graffiti and hip-hop. New Deal was the first company primarily focused on street skating and street culture, and their smart, funny, ads celebrated their role as the “power to the people...
Category

2010s Street Art Art

Materials

Screen

Raise The Caiber - Shepard Fairey Obey Giant Contemporary Print
Located in Draper, UT
RAISE THE CALIBER Screen Print 18x24 Edition of 350 December 29, 2015 18 x 24 inch screen print on cream speckle tone paper. Signed and numbered edition of 350. “I’m always on ...
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2010s Street Art Art

Materials

Screen

Red Rights Of Passage - Red and Black Original Street Art by Gary John
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

Green and blue French landscape. Sheila Querre oil on canvas Romantic style
Located in Segovia, ES
"Green and blue landscape" oil on canvas by French artist Sheila Querre Dimension: 65 cm H x 92 cm W x 3 cm D The colours of the original work are lighter than those on the photo. T...
Category

1990s Romantic Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Kill TV - Original Street Artwork
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

Hello Love - Original Graffiti Painting - Contemporary - Neon on Wood
Located in New York, NY
Light up your living space with this vibrant, street art inspired painting from iconic Los Angeles-based visual artist and one of LA's original Graffiti artists Karlos Marquez. Featu...
Category

2010s Street Art Art

Materials

Mixed Media, Wood Panel, Neon Light, Spray Paint

"Courtship", Late 19th Century Oil on Canvas by Sapnish Artist M. Alonso Pérez
Located in Madrid, ES
MARIANO ALONSO PÉREZ Spanish, 1857 - 1930 COURTSHIP signed "Alonso Pérez" (lower left) oil on canvas 23 x 12-1/8 inches (58 x 30.7 cm.) framed: 28...
Category

1890s Romantic Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

I See Static, Red - Shepard Fairey Obey Giant Contemporary Print Street Art
Located in Draper, UT
I See Static, Red. 18 x 24 inches. Screen print on cream Speckle Tone paper. Signed by Shepard Fairey. Edition of 300. Contemporary street art print. Shepard Fairey is a major infl...
Category

2010s Street Art Art

Materials

Screen

Red Phone
Located in New York, NY
Signed and titled in pencil, verso Spray paint on cardstock stencil This work is offered by ClampArt in New York City.
Category

1980s Street Art Art

Materials

Spray Paint

Skyline
Located in New York, NY
Signed and titled in pencil, verso Spray paint on cardstock stencil This work is offered by ClampArt in New York City.
Category

1980s Street Art Art

Materials

Spray Paint

Pez - Mirage - Urban Graffiti Street Art Screen Print
Located in Asheville, NC
A surreal daliesque take on the plight of the rhinos. Pierre-Yves Riveau is an artist living in Nantes, France and is better known as PEZ on different social networking sites. He wo...
Category

2010s Street Art Art

Materials

Screen

Mice Say Many Things - Black and White Street Art on Newspaper by Gary John
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

Name it and Tame it
Located in Atlanta, GA
Mixed media on canvas
Category

2010s Street Art Art

Materials

Mixed Media, Canvas

LA Local - Orginal Black and Red Street Art on Newspaper by Gary John
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 Fourteenth Season of Bones - Retro TV Urban Contemporary Pop Street Art
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

Split America
Located in New York, NY
Signed and titled in pencil, verso Spray paint on cardstock stencil This work is offered by ClampArt in New York City
Category

1980s Street Art Art

Materials

Spray Paint

Casting, figurative painting (beautiful women and colorful masks)
Located in Segovia, ES
"Casting", painted by the Spanish artist Goyo Domínguez in 1995, is a romantic, colorful picture that smoothly joins the figurative and abstract worlds. "Casting" was painted with a...
Category

1990s Romantic Art

Materials

Acrylic, Wood Panel

'Untitled XVIII' Wrapped Canvas Original Street Art Painting by Big Bear
Located in Chattanooga, TN
'Untitled VIII' Wrapped Canvas Original Painting features a bold, eccentric street art aesthetic saturated in vibrant tones of yellow, orange, green, red, pink, purple, black, and gr...
Category

2010s Street Art Art

Materials

Canvas, Mixed Media, Spray Paint

'Untitled XI' Wrapped Canvas Original Street Art Painting by Big Bear
Located in Chattanooga, TN
'Untitled XI' Wrapped Canvas Original Painting features an abstract portrait styled in a bold, eccentric street art aesthetic saturated in vibrant tones of green, pink, yellow, orang...
Category

2010s Street Art Art

Materials

Canvas, Mixed Media, Spray Paint

Original Pop Art Affordable Street Art Painting - Not Beef
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

Crown The King - Original Street Art Black and Red on Newsprint
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

Félix Ziem (1821-1911) Studies of Landscapes and Seascapes, original Drawing
Located in Paris, FR
Félix Ziem (1821-1911) Studies of landscapes and seascapes graphite on paper, 14 x 22 cm Stamp of the Ziem Estate bottom left Framed : 25 x 33 cm A rare exemple of mutiple studies ...
Category

1880s Romantic Art

Materials

Graphite

Rift Valley, Sonde 6 (flora blue green tan organic copper abstract texture taupe
Located in Quebec, Quebec
"Rift Valley, Sonde 5" is a textural and elemental abstract painting on canvas. It explores the hybridization of chance-derived color-fields with bas-relief aesthetics. Various techn...
Category

2010s Romantic Art

Materials

Acrylic Polymer, Found Objects, Oil, Acrylic

Shepard Fairey Obey Giant Andy Gill Anti Hero Art Print Signed XX/400 Gang Of 4
Located in Draper, UT
"Gang of Four has been a profound inspiration for me because the band demonstrates that great art can powerfully merge pleasure and intellectual provocation. I was devastated to hear...
Category

2010s Street Art Art

Materials

Screen

Fear Makes the Wolf Look Bigger, Mau Mau Contemporary Street Art Print
Located in Draper, UT
Fear Makes the Wolf Look Bigger, Mushroom Brown, 2016 five color hand pulled screen print, with dimensions of 58 cm x 58 cm and 22.8 in x 22.8 in. Great piece for families, kids room, home or office. Mau Mau is known for his Political Graffiti art prints...
Category

2010s Street Art Art

Materials

Stencil

Extra instagram fame, Street Art, Pop Art, Balenciaga
Located in Munich, DE
Edition 5 A girl is riding on a sneaker JAY-C – the pseudonym of this innovative young artist known for his subversive use of familiar figures and symbols. Using a distinct and fine...
Category

2010s Street Art Art

Materials

Mixed Media, Pigment, Archival Pigment

Edno Elahpecib - Horizontal Yellow Street Art Painting
Located in New York, NY
French Artist Lionel Pratt is a post graffiti / street art artist whose work is inspired by memories from his childhood, his passion for jazz music and his love for urban life. His m...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Street Art Art

Materials

Oil Pastel, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Magazine Paper, Tea

Denis Auguste Raffet (1804-1860) Studies of a Tiroler Kaiserjäger, drawing
Located in Paris, FR
Denis Auguste Raffet (1804-1860) Studies of a Tiroler Kaiserjäger, Signed and dated 1849 lower right Ink on paper 16.5 x 25.5 cm In a nice period frame : 33 x 42 cm Raffet had the occasion to draw studies of austrian soldiers as he took part as observer to the first Italian Independance War (1848-1849). It was the the first of many conflicts between the Kingdom of Sardinia , which later became the Kingdom of Italy , and the Austrian Empire. The Kaiserjäger (imperial hunters) were founded in 1815 by Emperor Franz I. It was a great honor to enter the Kaiserjäger as they were the only ones to be honored with the term "imperial". However, only Tyrolese, Voralbergers and Welschtirolers were allowed. They wore this characteristic hat as a parade headdress, it was made of matte black, waterproof felt. It consisted of a crown and brim adorned with a circular, green cord, the Jäger emblem and a plume of black rooster feathers. The hat cord was made of sheep's wool, and had a button and an acorn covered with a green wool. These two studies clearly evoke the interest of the artist for this part of their uniform. Denis Auguste Marie Raffet (2 March 1804 – 16 February 1860) was a French illustrator and lithographer. He was a student of Nicolas Toussaint Charlet, and was a retrospective painter of the Empire. At an early age he was apprenticed to a wood turner, but took up the study of art at evening classes. At the age of 18 he entered the workshop of Cabanel, where he applied his skill to the decoration of china, and where he met Rudor, from whom he received instruction in lithography, in the practice of which he was to rise to fame. He then entered the École des Beaux-Arts, but returned to lithography in 1830 when he produced on stone his famous designs of Lützen, Waterloo, Le bal, La revue, and Les adieux de la garrison, by which his reputation became immediately established. Raffet's chief works were his lithographs of the Napoleonic campaigns, from Egypt to Waterloo, vigorous designs inspired by ardent patriotic enthusiasm. In this endeavor he was a contemporary of other French artist-lithographers of Napoleon and the French army including Hippolyte Bellangé, Horace Vernet, and Nicolas Toussaint Charlet. As an illustrator his activity was prodigious, the list of works illustrated by his crayon amounting to about forty-five, among which are Béranger's poems, the History of the Revolution by Adolphe Thiers, the History of Napoleon by de Norvins, the great Walter Scott by Auguste Defauconpret, the French Plutarch and Frédéric Bérat's Songs. He went to Rome in 1849, and was present at the siege of Rome, which he made the subject of some lithographs, and followed the Italian campaign of 1859, of which he left a record in his Episodes de la campagne d'Italie de 1859. His portraits in pencil...
Category

1840s Romantic Art

Materials

Ink

WILD HORSES, 2016, subway train, curve, graffiti, street art, figurative, panel
Located in Jersey City, NJ
WILD HORSES, 2016, subway train, curve, graffiti, street art, figurative, panel. Acrylic on wood panel.
Category

2010s Street Art Art

Materials

Acrylic, Wood Panel

"Howdy" Original Twinkie Cowboy Mixed Media Pop Art by Gary John
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Los Angeles street artist Gary John exploded onto the international art scene during the Art Basel Miami art fair in 2013. John’s playfully bold work quickly gained attention and he ...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Street Art Art

Materials

Mixed Media, Acrylic, Newsprint

I Spy - Original Street Art Red and Black by Gary John
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

KAWS SMALL LIE Brown (KAWS brown companion)
By KAWS
Located in NEW YORK, NY
KAWS SMALL LIE Brown: Among KAWS’s signature “Companions,” Small Lie has the most childlike resonance. Clothed in overall shorts, the Pinocchio-inspired figure bows its head in shame as if hiding from a parent after creating trouble. KAWS debuted this character at Yorkshire Sculpture Park in 2016, as a 30-foot-tall version made of African hardwood. The following year, KAWS released 11-inch grey, brown, and black versions of the figure, produced in collaboration with Medicom Toy. Medium: Painted vinyl cast resin. Year: 2017. Dimensions: 11 × 4.5 inches. New/unopened; excellent condition. Stamped on the underside of foot from a sold out edition of unknown. Published by Medicom Japan. KAWS (b. 1974, Jersey City, New Jersey; lives and works in Brooklyn, New York) is renowned for his prolific body of work that straddles the worlds of art and design to include paintings, murals, graphic and product design, street art, and large-scale sculptures. Over the last two decades KAWS has built a successful career with work that consistently shows his formal agility as an artist, as well as his underlying wit, irreverence, and affection for our times. His refined graphic language revitalizes figuration with both standout gestures and playful intricacies. KAWS often appropriates and draws inspiration from pop culture animations, forming a unique artistic vocabulary across mediums. Admired for his larger-than-life sculptures and precise paintings that emphasize line and color, KAWS’s cast of hybrid cartoon characters are the strongest examples of his exploration of humanity. As seen in his collaborations with global brands, the artist’s imagery possesses a sophisticated humor and reveals a thoughtful interplay with consumer products. With their broad appeal, KAWS’s artworks are highly sought-after by collectors inside and outside of the art world, establishing him as a uniquely prominent artist and influence in today’s culture.  Related Categories KAWS Companion. Shepard Fairey. Street Art. Damien Hirst. KAWS Pinocchio...
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21st Century and Contemporary Street Art Art

Materials

Vinyl, Resin

Blue Aztec - Original Contemporary Street Art Painting by Gary John
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...
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21st Century and Contemporary Street Art Art

Materials

Acrylic, Board, Mixed Media

"Roll The Dice" Pop Art Inspired by Martini Skull Bones Contemporary
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...
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21st Century and Contemporary Street Art Art

Materials

Mixed Media, Acrylic, Board

Hmm Yeah Alright - Mickey Inspired Street Art Red and Black Original
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...
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21st Century and Contemporary Street Art Art

Materials

Mixed Media, Acrylic, Newsprint

Commands From Space
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

Son of the Beach - street art style painting pastel soft color
Located in New York, NY
French Artist Lionel Pratt is a post graffiti / street art artist whose work is inspired by memories from his childhood, his passion for jazz music and his love for urban life. His mixed media paintings resemble elementary school blackboards...
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21st Century and Contemporary Street Art Art

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Oil Pastel, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Tea

Big Brother is Watching You
Located in Miami, FL
TECHNICAL INFORMATION: Shepard Fairey Big Brother is Watching You 2006 Screenprint 24 x 18 in. Edition of 300 Pencil signed and numbered Accompanied with COA by Gregg Shienbaum Fin...
Category

Early 2000s Street Art Art

Materials

Screen

Urban Mixed Media on Canvas 40x65" Going To Work 3-2
Located in Sherman Oaks, CA
One of a kind Mixed Medium on Canvas Artwork: Original abstract mixed media work on canvas, which combines new media - digital original hand painting, printed on canvas, then hand p...
Category

2010s Street Art Art

Materials

Canvas, Varnish, Archival Ink, Acrylic

Winter Hummingbirds, Painting, Oil on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
This oil painting is on 12x12x1.5 gallery wrapped canvas and it's done in a style of romantic surrealism. The sides of the canvas are painted white and will be shipped ready to hang....
Category

2010s Romantic Art

Materials

Oil

Boy, I Tell You, I Miss Her - Urban Art by Mark Drew
Located in Draper, UT
Mark Drew, Boy I Tell You I Miss Her, comes from a limited edition of 150. This contemporary print is inspired from "I Used To Love H.E.R." by Common. Mark Drew has a unique style o...
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2010s Street Art Art

Materials

Screen

"Up Up And Away!" Original Red and Blue Superman Inspired Pop Art by Gary John
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

Paper, Pastel, Mixed Media, Acrylic

Moody 59th Street Bridge
Located in Miami, FL
Moody Manhattan. Signed dated and numbered 2/15 lower right recto, other sizes available, unframed Printed on Hahnemühle Fine Art paper Mitchell Funk is a pioneer of " Color Photogr...
Category

Early 2000s Romantic Art

Materials

Inkjet

"Tatoue" eglomise from the famous "Sensuality" Series by Vladimir Clavijo
Located in Palm Beach, FL
In this project, Vladimir Clavijo-Telepnev draws a line between sensuality and explicit sexuality in depicting a woman's body. Modern photography offers two main approaches to the su...
Category

Early 2000s Romantic Art

Materials

Gold Leaf

Power and Glory Letterpress, Obey, Shepard Fairey Activism Street Art Print
Located in Draper, UT
Power and Glory Letterpress on 100% cotton archival paper with deckled edges. Signed and numbered edition of 450. 10 inches by 13 inches. OBEY publishi...
Category

2010s Street Art Art

Materials

Screen

Eye Can't See See
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 End, Black Sabbath, Gold - Shepard Fairey Obey Contemporary Print
Located in Draper, UT
Black Sabbath, The End, Gold. 18 x 24 inches. Screenprint on cream Speckletone Paper. 18 x 24 inches. Signed by Shepard Fairey. Numbered edition of 225. ...
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2010s Street Art Art

Materials

Screen

Original Gary John Street Art - To Put Back Together
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

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