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Art For Sale
English Racehorse with Jockey Up in Landscape Signed 20th Century Oil
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
English School, 20th century
indistinctly signed
oil on board, framed
framed: 9.5 x 12 inches
panel: 7 x 9 inches
Glass covering
Provenance: private collection, UK
Condition: very g...
Category
Mid-20th Century English School Art
Materials
Oil
Twilight Landscape 2 - Abstract Expressive Earth Blue Ink Painting on Paper
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Bettina Mauel expresses dynamism and sensuality in her paintings: “I paint what I experience,” she articulates. “This includes landscapes, flowers, and people in motion, capturing th...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art
Materials
Linen, Ink, Mixed Media, Graphite
Vintage English Signed Oil Painting Portrait of a White Swan & Cygnet in Rushes
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
"A Quiet Corner"
by Beete Hardinge-Smith (British, 20th century)
signed oil on board, framed
framed; 22.5 x 18.5 inches
board: 20 x 16 inches
Provenance: private collection, Surrey, ...
Category
Mid-20th Century English School Art
Materials
Oil
Untitled XII by Matthieu Venot - Abstract photography, architecture, pink wall
Located in Paris, FR
Untitled XII, Ain’t Got No Troubles series, is a limited-edition photograph by contemporary artist Matthieu Venot.
This photograph is sold unframed as a print only. It is available ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Photographic Paper, Pigment
Flowers. Copper
Located in Zofingen, AG
This small painting will decorate a wall in a bedroom or living room. It will fit harmoniously into a composition of several paintings of different sizes and styles.
The painting is ...
Category
2010s Impressionist Art
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Sunset on the East Coast. Singapore
Located in Oslo, NO
"Sunset on the East Coast. Singapore" is an expressive watercolor that captures the iconic, moody atmosphere of the city's beloved coastline at twilight.
The painting is a masterful...
Category
2010s Impressionist Art
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Marilyn with a Bun -Original Quirky Figurative Pop Art Portrait by Gary John
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 Pop Art Art
Materials
Paper, Acrylic, Newsprint
Flowers. Indigo
Located in Zofingen, AG
This small piece will decorate a wall in a bedroom or living room. It will fit harmoniously into a composition of several paintings of different sizes and styles.
The painting is don...
Category
2010s Impressionist Art
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
"At the end of the world" Original impressionistic landscape. Large Horizontal
Located in Oslo, NO
This artwork beautifully captures a serene coastal scene, depicting a cluster of houses perched on rugged cliffs above a tranquil sea. The brushwork is expressive, layering textures ...
Category
2010s Impressionist Art
Materials
Acrylic, Canvas
Burden of Love -21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative, Neo-Expressionism, Funky
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Shipping Procedure
Ships in a well-protected tube from Nigeria
This work is unique; this is not a print or other type of copy.
Accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity.
About Ar...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
48x36 "Webb Deep Field" Telescope Space Photography NASA Print
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Original museum grade exhibition prints on acid-free archival luster paper.
These are the highest quality NASA prints ever produced.
Edition of 250.
*This print can be hung vertic...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Art
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Pigment
$200 Sale Price
20% Off
Authentic Plum Garden at Kamata名所江戸百景-publisher大江广木版社版Ōe Hiroki-carver-ItōSusumu
Located in London, GB
From the series One Hundred Views of Famous Places of Edo (Meisho Edo hyakkei 名所江戸百景), the seals of the artist, publisher, and the carver are shown clear and with the highest quality...
Category
1960s Edo Art
Materials
Handmade Paper, Ink
"Afternoon Glow" Colorful Serigraph of Lahaina Harbor, Maui
By John Cosby
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
This 90 color hand pulled serigraph exhibits all of the subtle brushwork, light, and color that the artist is known for. "Afternoon Glow" is signed by the artist in an edition of 240...
Category
2010s American Impressionist Art
Materials
Screen
French Hillside Village with Trees and Church Tower Modernist Watercolor
By Pierre Neveu
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: French Hillside Village with Trees and Church Tower Modernist Watercolor
Artist: Pierre Neveu (French b.1929)
Medium: Watercolour on artists paper, unframed
Size (H x W): 4 x ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Art
Materials
Watercolor
$346 Sale Price
35% Off
Lotus Flower Panorama - seascape, minimalist flower - Vietnam - limited edition
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Gerald Berghammer - Black and white minimalist waterside photography. Water lilies and lily pads on a calm pond with reflections of the flowers in the water.
All Gerald Berghammer p...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art
Materials
Digital Pigment
entre 2 silences — Abstract Minimalism, Oil Painting, Seaside, Contemporary art
Located in LANGRUNE-SUR-MER, FR
Framed in natural wood or black floater frame (your choice)
Signed – Certificate of authenticity – Ready to hang
Sophie Dumont is a French contemporary painter based in Normandy, kn...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art
Materials
Oil
Synthesis bench by Tom Price - light sculpture and bench
By Tom Price
Located in Paris, FR
Resin, tar, steel, acrylic, LED. 45 cm × 220 cm × 35 cm. Available on commission. Production delay: 8 months.
Synthesis Bench is one of Tom Price's 'hybrid' artworks sitting halfway ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Steel
Sincerity of Purpose -21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative, Neo-Expressionism
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Shipping Procedure
Ships in a well-protected tube from Nigeria
This work is unique; this is not a print or other type of copy.
Accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity.
About Ar...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
$1,800 Sale Price
20% Off
No Rush, Just Us
Located in Zofingen, AG
No rush, just us
This painting is about a moment where time loosens its grip. No plans, no roles, no need to perform. Just being together — different in shape, color, and rhythm — ye...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
"My Horizon - Fiji" Color Field Contemporary Painting on Paper Rothko Inspired
By Cindy Shaoul
Located in New York, NY
An acrylic and oil on heavy weight paper piece with bright use of color and texture. We are focused on the simplicity of beauty in the moment as Shaoul creates a translucent but very...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Oil, Acrylic, Archival Paper
Fine 17th Century Italian Old Master Oil Painting Portrait of the Madonna
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Portrait of the Madonna in Prayer
17th Century Italian School
oil on board, framed
framed: 6.75 x 6 inches
board: 5 x 4 inches
Provenance: private collection, England
Condition: ver...
Category
17th Century Old Masters Art
Materials
Oil
"Rain"
Located in Zofingen, AG
"It might seem strange to some that I called the painting ""Rain.""
But imagine a window opening and a fresh breeze blowing into the house.
It blows flower petals off and they rain d...
Category
2010s Impressionist Art
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Dreamer - 21st Century Figure Painting of a nude Girl Sleeping on a Couch
Located in Nuenen, Noord Brabant
Carolien van Olphen
Dreamer
Oil on wood panel
23 x 35 cm
(Framed 31 x 41 cm, frame is included)
Dutch artist Carolien van Olphen has left a great impression in many places with her...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Wood Panel, Oil
Sidera (Honeymoon) -21st Century, Contemporary, Abstract Expression, Flower Love
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Sidera reflects that kind of radiant intimacy, the soul's longing to chart constellations in another person, to navigate the galaxies of their experiences, and to leave behind light,...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Art
Materials
Canvas, Ink, Acrylic
Interior still life, Beaumont
Located in Middletown, NY
Watercolor on heavy gauge watercolor paper, 14 x 9 3/4 inches (352 x 248 mm), the full sheet. Titled in pencil in the lower left margin. With a garden landscape in watercolor on the ...
Category
Late 19th Century English School Art
Materials
Watercolor
Fine Early 1800's English Romantic Sunset Landscape Figures & Cattle Rural View
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Close of Day
English School, early 19th Century, unsigned
oil on canvas, framed
framed: 20 x 28.5 inches
canvas: 16.5 x 24 inches
Provenance: private collection, Surrey, England
...
Category
Early 19th Century English School Art
Materials
Oil
Babar au Chapeau Offset Print, Framed, Contemporary, 1990s
By Laurent De Brunhoff
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This framed piece celebrates the beloved character Babar, the charming elephant who has captivated children and adults alike for generations. Created by Jean de Brunhoff in the 1930s...
Category
1990s Contemporary Art
Materials
Offset
Diptych: Aventure d'une libertine XI and XII. From The Secret Album Series
By Uwe Ommer
Located in Miami Beach, FL
This series is born from a personal experience. The model's husband told Uwe Ommer an idea: he wanted to watch his wife with other men hiding behind the curtains. This is how the ser...
Category
1960s Modern Art
Materials
Color, Archival Pigment
Diptych: Aventure d'une libertine IX and X. From The Secret Album Series
By Uwe Ommer
Located in Miami Beach, FL
This series is born from a personal experience. The model's husband told Uwe Ommer an idea: he wanted to watch his wife with other men hiding behind the curtains. This is how the ser...
Category
1960s Modern Art
Materials
Color, Archival Pigment
Lequillier Impressionistic Landscape Oil Painting, Signed, 21st C.
Located in Chesterfield, NJ
Lequillier Landscape
oil on canvas board 15" x 21.5", frame - 21.5" x 28".
signed LR
This painting has a European Post Impressionistic style to it with impasto throughout the land ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Art
Materials
Oil
$1,200 Sale Price
65% Off
original lithograph
Located in Henderson, NV
Medium: original lithograph. Printed in 1970 for the art revue Derrière le Miroir (issue number 183) and published in Paris by Maeght. Sheet size: 14 3/4 x 11 inches (377 x 277 mm). ...
Category
1970s Art
Materials
Lithograph
Fine Antique British Dog Oil Painting Portrait of Jack Russell Terrier John Emms
By John Emms
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Portrait of a Jack Russell Terrier
by John Emms (1843-1912)
signed lower right
oil painting on board, framed
painting: 7.25 x 6.25 inches
framed: 8.5 x 7.25 inches
condition: overall...
Category
Late 19th Century English School Art
Materials
Oil
Young Girl Sitting with Her Doll Interior Scene Modernist Oil Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Young Girl Interior Scene by Irina Hale (British 1932-2022)
oil painting on board, unframed
size: 10.5 x 8.25 inches
provenance: private collection, Cotswolds
condition: very good
I...
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Art
Materials
Oil
Beatrice Adams (British, 1876-1958) Antique Oil Painting, Portrait of a Lady
Located in Palm Coast, FL
This refined antique oil portrait depicts an elegant young woman wearing a black hat accented with a red feather, captured with soft modeling and restrained realism typical of Britis...
Category
Early 1900s Impressionist Art
Materials
Oil
"Snow Day Sledding" Post-Impressionist Colorful Winter Scene Oil Painting Framed
Located in New York, NY
A lively and colorful winter scene oil painting depicting a snowy hill by the village with people sledding and skiing with much depth and detail. Capturing a cozy winter magic scene,...
Category
Late 20th Century Post-Impressionist Art
Materials
Oil, Board
Temps de lecture– Original Textured Abstract Library, Oil Paint, Contemporary
Located in LANGRUNE-SUR-MER, FR
French contemporary painter Sophie Dumont is celebrated for her refined series of abstract libraries, where the geometry of books becomes a meditation on rhythm, knowledge, and memor...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art
Materials
Oil
«A Second Before the Touch» — Hyperrealistic Seascape Oil Painting of Ocean Wave
Located in Zofingen, AG
The wave rises and comes to stillness. Light passes through the water and remains within it. Movement slows, almost disappearing. This moment still holds its form. Nothing is broken ...
Category
2010s Realist Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
(after) Alexander Liberman - "Socrate" serigraph
Located in Henderson, NV
Medium: serigraph / silkscreen. Printed in 1964 on thin wove paper by Imprimerie Mazarine and published in Paris by Galerie Denise Rene for the rare exhibition catalogue "Hard Edge"....
Category
1960s Art
Materials
Lithograph, Stencil
Maia, Abstract Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
This abstract painting weaves linear gestures with organic circular shapes in vibrant, layered colors. Random forms create points of focus and guide the eye thr...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art
Materials
Acrylic
Cotton Candy Cumulus Dark Aqua Purple Periwinkle - Three-Dimensional Wall Art
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Atticus Adams' organically composed modern metal sculptures embody the transformative power of art, illustrating the creation of beauty, meaning, and emotional impact from industrial...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art
Materials
Metal, Wire
Forest in Quiet Light
Located in Zofingen, AG
Series: Between Light and Silence.
Vertical birch trunks form a calm, rhythmic structure, opening the forest to soft, diffused light. Muted greens, violets, and warm undertones creat...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Acrylic, Canvas
Such is Life - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Portrait, Africa, Men
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Life's journey twists and turns,
Ups and downs, joys and burns.
Moments sweet, moments sour,
Such is life, in every hour.
Dreams bloom, dreams fade away,
Hopes rise, hopes fade to g...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Mist" City Landscape with Flowers and Construction Equipment by Max Seckel
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This piece titled "Mist" is an original artwork by Max Seckel is made of flashe, acrylic, and spray paint on canvas. This piece measures 23”h x 31”w x 1.75”d framed, is signed by the...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art
Materials
Canvas, Spray Paint, Acrylic
Stonehenge Panorama - prehistory stone landscape - color photography, limited
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Gerald Berghammer - Color landscape panorama photography. Historic Stonehenge monument with large standing stones on a grassy field under a gray sky.
Archival pigment ink print as p...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art
Materials
Digital Pigment
Diptych: Aventure d'une libertine XX and XXI. From The Secret Album Series
By Uwe Ommer
Located in Miami Beach, FL
This series is born from a personal experience. The model's husband told Uwe Ommer an idea: he wanted to watch his wife with other men hiding behind the curtains. This is how the ser...
Category
1960s Modern Art
Materials
Color, Archival Pigment
Contemporary abstract figurative portrait of a dog on paper "Unconditional"
Located in VÉNISSIEUX, FR
"Unconditional" is a contemporary figurative painting by French artist Natalya Mougenot, created with acrylic paints on professional acid-free paper. This work belongs to a more inti...
Category
2010s Abstract Expressionist Art
Materials
Paper, Acrylic
Portrait Dachshund Dog Parade - FRENCH SCHOOL Chut les Barbizons! DOG
Located in Zofingen, AG
Dachshund Dogs Parade
In the artistic world, animals have always been key protagonists in expressing the power and beauty of the wild.
Artists often use animals as symbols to conve...
Category
2010s Pop Art Art
Materials
Glue, Mixed Media, Oil, Spray Paint, Acrylic
Contemporary Large New Abstract Dots Colors Artist Christina Gschwantner
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
At Escat Gallery we are committed to maintaining the highest standards of trust and professionalism for our collectors. Every artwork in our collection comes with a Certificate of Au...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Cotton Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
Room 310 - Collector Portfolio # 3 out 7 - 12 Fine Art Prints Nude photography
Located in Brussels, BE
His series "Room" or "My carnival" evokes the fantasy of the mistress, fetishist eroticism, 5 to 7, free fantasy. Eric produces erotic art without ever biting into porn-chic always b...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Rag Paper, Archival Pigment
Provence Hillside with Stone Houses and Lush Trees French Landscape Watercolor
By Pierre Neveu
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Provence Hillside with Stone Houses and Lush Trees French Landscape Watercolor
Artist: Pierre Neveu (French b.1929)
Medium: Watercolour on artist paper, unframed
Size (H x W):...
Category
Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Art
Materials
Watercolor
Contemporary Figurative Oil Painting of Two Reclining Figures Alba Fabre Spanish
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
At Escat Gallery we are committed to maintaining the highest standards of trust and professionalism for our collectors. Every artwork in our collection comes with a Certificate of Au...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Oil, Cotton Canvas
Romanian abstract still life painting by Nafir Boaba 'Mare et fruits'
Located in Petworth, West Sussex
Nafir Boaba (Romanian, b.1929)
Mare et fruites
Oil on canvas
Signed, inscribed and dated ‘MARE BOABA NAFIR 85’ (lower right)
18 x 25.5/8 in. (45.7 x 65 cm.)
Provenance: From the esta...
Category
20th Century Post-Impressionist Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Provence Lavender Fields with Farmhouse and Distant Hills French Landscape
By Pierre Neveu
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Provence Lavender Fields with Farmhouse and Distant Hills French Landscape
Artist: Pierre Neveu (French b.1929)
Medium: Watercolour on artist paper, unframed
Size (H x W): 8.5 x 6.5 inches
Condition: Good overall, with light natural edge wear consistent with age.
Provenance: From the artist’s studio sale in France; all works by this artist in our collection originate from the artist’s estate.
Description: This luminous watercolor and gouache landscape by Pierre Neveu captures the quintessential beauty of Provence, featuring sweeping lavender fields, warm ochre farm buildings, and rolling blue-green hills under a glowing southern sky. Neveu’s ability to express the colours, textures, and atmosphere of the French countryside is fully evident here, making this an ideal work for collectors seeking an evocative Post-Impressionist interpretation of Provence’s most iconic landscape.
The foreground is dominated by the rich purple rows of blooming lavender, painted with loose, rhythmic brushstrokes that convey both movement and scent—those unmistakable fields that draw visitors from around the world each summer. A sunlit farmhouse complex sits beyond the lavender, its tiled roofs and stone walls glowing in warm yellows, browns, and soft creams. The mid-ground transitions into layered greens of vineyards, orchards, and cypresses, characteristic of the Luberon and Vaucluse regions. Above, the composition rises into deep blue and indigo mountain ranges, their tonal shifts suggesting atmospheric heat and great distance.
Neveu’s use of gouache adds solidity to architectural details while maintaining the translucency and fluidity of watercolor in the sky and foliage. His sketchlike graphite lines remain visible beneath the paint, giving the work an immediacy reminiscent of plein-air studies done on location in rural Provence.
Perfect for collectors of French landscapes, lavender field paintings...
Category
Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Art
Materials
Watercolor
$528 Sale Price
35% Off
"Cherry Blossoms in Full Bloom" Colorful Landscape Oil Painting on Canvas Framed
Located in New York, NY
A wonderful impressionist pastoral landscape with beautiful color tones throughout. Waltsak has portrayed this piece in a most intimate yet energetic way and has packed much feeling ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Impressionist Art
Materials
Oil, Board
Irrational Beauty of the Forest Part II. Limited Print on canvas
Located in Zofingen, AG
Limited edition giclée print, created with archival inks on canvas, with hand-applied brush textures that enhance the handcrafted quality of the artwork.
- 70x90 cm + 5 cm from eac...
Category
2010s Impressionist Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Menton Sunlit Street with Trees and Distant Hills Watercolor
By Pierre Neveu
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Menton Sunlit Street with Trees and Distant Hills Watercolor
Artist: Pierre Neveu (French b.1929)
Medium: Watercolour on artist paper unframed
Size (H x W): 5.25 x 7.5 inches
...
Category
Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Art
Materials
Watercolor
$478 Sale Price
35% Off
Carnival - Abstract Painting Modern Bold Invest Colorful Large Contemporary Joy
By Karnish Art
Located in Pretoria, Gauteng
Title: The Guardians and the Carnival
Abstract Painting Modern Bold Invest Colorful Large Contemporary Joy
Love the detail in this artwork by Karnish.
This work is part of a serie...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Art
Materials
Gesso, Canvas, Wood, Spray Paint, Acrylic, Color Pencil, Stretcher Bars
$1,520 Sale Price
20% Off
View of Venice - Campanile Bell Tower of Santo Stefano - Italy - limited edition
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Gerald Berghammer - Color cityscape photography. Colorful houses along a waterfront in Venice, Italy, with the Campanile Bell Tower of Santo Stefano.
All Gerald Berghammer prints ar...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art
Materials
Digital Pigment
"Ambient Resonance" - Organic hand-built ceramic bowl sculpture
Located in East Quogue, NY
"Ambient Resonance" Hand-coiled and pinched wide ceramic sculpture vessel by Jessamyn Go.
Iron Speckled Brown Stoneware, White Crawl Glaze, White Glaze Interior
Size: 11.5 x 11.5 x...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Ceramic, Stoneware, Glaze
Jean Cocteau, Untitled, from Recipes for a Friend, 1964
By Jean Cocteau
Located in Southampton, NY
This exquisite lithograph by Jean Cocteau (1889–1963), titled Sans titre (Untitled), originates from the 1964 album Recettes pour un ami, illustrations de Jean Cocteau (Recipes for a...
Category
1960s Modern Art
Materials
Lithograph
$796 Sale Price
20% Off
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