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Art For Sale
Style: Contemporary
Style: Minimalist
Lake on the Mountain - Red Pink Flowers Butterfly Female Figure Peach, 2021
Located in Kent, CT
A female figure in red sits beside a pink and black butterfly, surrounded by brightly colored flowers in red and bright pink and a black urn next to a tree with green leaves in the c...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Gouache, Archival Paper
SIE by Ramon Enrich - Geometric urban landscape painting, earth tones, village
By Ramon Enrich
Located in Paris, FR
SIE is a unique acrylic on canvas painting by contemporary artist Ramon Enrich, dimensions are 24 × 30 cm (9.4 × 11.8 in).
The artwork is signed, sold unframed and comes with a cert...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
"Love for Meadow VI" by Sveta - Vibrant Colorful Textured Contemporary Abstract
Located in Carmel, CA
Sveta Hessler (Russian, born 1973)
"Love for Meadow VI" 2025
Acrylic Paint, Gel, Canvas, Stretcher Bars
The artist signed the back of the painting.
"Love for Meadow VI" by Sveta Hes...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Stretcher Bars
Heron (Large) by Pierre Yermia - Animal sculpture, bronze, bird, outdoor, nature
Located in Paris, FR
Heron (Large) is a bronze sculpture by French contemporary artist Pierre Yermia, dimensions are 180 × 100 × 86 cm (70.9 × 39.4 × 33.9 in).
The sculpture is signed and numbered, it i...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Bronze
Kristine DeBell - Vintage Photo by Helmut Newton - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Kristine DeBell is a vintage photo, realized by Helmut Newton in the 1970s.
The artwork represent fashion model and actress in 1970s .
Category
1970s Contemporary Art
Materials
Photographic Paper
M.180603 by Toshio Iezumi - Contemporary glass sculpture, green, abstract
Located in Paris, FR
M.180603 is a glass sculpture by Japanese contemporary artist Toshio Iezumi, dimensions are 65 cm × 12 cm × 7 cm (25.6 × 4.7 × 2.8 in).
The sculpture is signed and numbered, it is p...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Glass
Bee Line - Rainbow Abstract Patterns Circles Stripes Blue Yellow Orange, 2023
By Josette Urso
Located in Kent, CT
In this contemporary oil painting on canvas, thoughtfully combined sections of varying textures and areas of pattern, stripes, circles, dots and undulations are cheerful in bright, p...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Persimmons", contemporary, semi-abstract, impasto, bold, modern still life
Located in Oslo, NO
Bold and expressive, this little painting captures the humble beauty of everyday life through contemporary lens. This semi-abstract still life features vibrant persimmons scattered o...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Linen, Oil
Sweet Talk - Abstract Painting Green Magenta Pink Brown Orange Waves, 2025
Located in Kent, CT
This contemporary abstract painting in oil on canvas investigates the properties of abstract curvilinear forms found in the localized conditions of her surrounding environment. This ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Composition 171 by Sean Thornhill - Contemporary Relief Geometric Wall Sculpture
Located in DE
Sean Thornhill is an artist and designer based in Cambridgeshire, creating from the serenity of his garden studio. Drawing inspiration from the bold geometry of Bauhaus and the raw a...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Wood, House Paint, Acrylic, Cardboard
Seascapes 4, 2020 - Limited Edition Digital C-Type on Fuji Maxima Matte Paper
By Ellie Davies
Located in Brighton, GB
Seascapes 4 is a stunning Digital C-Type Print on Fuji Maxima Matte paper, available in this size from a Limited Edition of 7 + 2 Artist Proofs.
Ellie has been working in the fores...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art
Materials
Photographic Paper, Digital, Color
Pablo Picasso (After), 'La Ronde de la Jeunesse', Lithograph, 1961
Located in Pembroke Pines, FL
Artist: PABLO PICASSO (AFTER )
Title: 'La Ronde de la Jeunesse (The Youth Circle)'
Year: 1961
Published by: Combat Pour La Paix, Paris
Medium: Lithograph on wove paper
Printed by Mourlot
Edition: 200 plus EA
Size: 26 x 20 inches
Signed and numbered in pencil by the master
CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICITY INCLUDED
ARTWORK IS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION
Through the use of crisp vibrant colors and the fluid use of line, Picasso creates a sense of optimistic energy that is focused around the dove of peace in Pablo Picasso La Ronde de la Jeunesse...
Category
1950s Contemporary Art
Materials
Lithograph
Caviar Girls, Nude, Fine Art Photography
Located in München, BY
Images size 55 x 70 cm
Limited Edition of 12
Platinum Print
Framed with Wengé and Passepartout
Framed Size 92 x 112 cm
Evocative, sensual and voluptuous, Marc Lagrange's work celebr...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Art
Materials
Platinum
Celandine - Botanical Painting Gold Flowers Leaves Stem Buds, 2021
By Margot Glass
Located in Kent, CT
This delicate, contemporary botanical drawing is made with gold acrylic on cradled panel, painted black. The exploration of ephemerality, and the fragility of a wild celandine flower...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Acrylic, Panel
Black Blooms - Limited Edition Large Format Floral Photography on Fine Art Paper
Located in London, GB
‘Black Blooms’ was photographed in London, United Kingdom, in 2024 using a 4x5 large-format Linhof camera. This black-and-white analogue photograph captures the minimalist beauty of ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Minimalist Art
Materials
Giclée
Strawberry Ripe Very Pocket Painting 5c, Still life, Fruit, Original
Located in Deddington, GB
Pocket Very Ripe Strawberry 5c is an original oil painting by Dani Humberstone as part of her Pocket painting series featuring small scale realistic oil paintings, with a nod to baro...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
I've Got Your Lipstick - Contemporary Art
Located in London, GB
Screenprint in colours
76 x 56 cm
Edition 34 of 125
published by DDT, comes with COA
David Shrigley is known for his distinctive and darkly humorous drawings, animations, and sculp...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Screen
Darkshines
Located in New York, NY
Sila Sehrazat Yucel is a talented artist based in Istanbul. Her background in landscape and interior architecture shapes her creative vision. With experience as an art director in ci...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Archival Pigment
Before you can Entertain
Located in London, GB
14-colour screenprint with a varnish overlay
75 x 56 cm
Edition of 72 of 125 + 12 AP
Signed and numbered by the artist
published by Nicolai Wallner
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Screen
Sebastião Salgado - Aerial View of the Auaris Area, Brazil, 2014, Printed After
Located in Greenwich, CT
"Aerial View of the Auaris Area, in the Parima Mountain Range, Parima Forest Reserve, Yanomami Indigenous Territory, State of Roraima, Brazil"
by Sebastião Salgado
Sebastião Salgado...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Paper, Silver Gelatin
Sculpture 37 - Giovanni Gelmi - contemporary outdoor indoor Steel sculpture
Located in DE
A stunning and dynamic contemporary sculpture crafted from patinated corten steel, perfect for both indoor and outdoor spaces. This exquisite piece is designed to elevate any environ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Steel
Blue Notes, 21st Century, Polaroid, Nude Photography, Contemporary
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Blue Notes - 2018
Edition of 7 plus 2 Artist Proofs,
Archival C-print, based on the Polaroid,
not mounted.
Signed on the back and with certificate.
Artist inventory PL2018-431.
...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
Unconditional Love 3 - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Portrait, Women
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
This piece talks about genuine love.
Love without expectations or benefits, when this kind of love exists between relatives, friends, siblings, and couples, the world will surely be...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Ashtray Heart - Original Polaroid - Unique piece
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Ashtray Heart - 2019
Original Polaroid - Unique Piece,
signed and titled on back.
7.8 x 7,7cm (image area)
10.7 x 8.7 cm ( including white Polaroid frame)
Artist inventory PL2019...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Polaroid
Detailed black and white photograph of a king penguin's top half
By Drew Doggett
Located in US
"Of Earth & Ocean I"
Detailed black and white photograph of a king penguin's top half
An exceptionally detailed black and white portrait of a king penguin's top half taken in the F...
Category
2010s Minimalist Art
Materials
Archival Pigment
"West Texas Fern" Contemporary Colorful Abstract Expressionist Oil Painting
Located in Houston, TX
Abstract expressionist oil painting by contemporary Houston artist Benji Stiles. The work features gestural marks in pastel orange, tan, blue, and green set against an off-white back...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Pink Hair Lady", Portrait of Black Woman in Sewn Textile Collage
Located in Philadelphia, PA
"Pink Hair Lady" is an original artwork by Eustace Mamba and measures 14"h x 11"w x 1.25"d. The artists cuts, arranges, sews, and collages fabric and paints to create layers of textu...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art
Materials
Textile, Paint, Mixed Media, Canvas, Found Objects, Oil, Acrylic, Gouache
When time stands Still - Contemporary Architecture Pool House Oil Painting
Located in DE
Lilly Muth's architectural paintings transport viewers on a visual journey to a different world, where imagination knows no bounds and the boundaries between reality and fantasy blur...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Pink Floral Dress and Gloves & Handbag- Feminine fashion, color photography
Located in Cambridge, GB
'Pink Floral Dress' and 'Gloves & Handbag' taken at the glamorous retro event Goodwood Revival, perfectly captures feminine sophistication with a vintage vibe.
This artwork featured ...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Art
Materials
Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Silver Gelatin
Pink Peonies, Oil Painting
By Pat Doherty
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
Pink peonies and white blossoms fill a blue and white ceramic vase. A soft purple background contrasts with a green surface, creating a lively and charming sc...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art
Materials
Oil
Gleam - contemporary, hand-sculpted, cream, porcelain sculpture
Located in Bloomfield, ON
This contemporary sculptural indoor porcelain vessel was made by Susan Collett.
The exquisite hand-built porcelain vessels of Susan Collett have garnered her international praise an...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Porcelain
Come Close - Contemporary Abstract Gradient Stripes Lilac Lavender Purple, 2020
By Audrey Stone
Located in Kent, CT
In this contemporary abstract painting in flashe on canvas, thin, carefully ordered stripes of color in gradient shades of soft hues, starting with a pale peachy shade of ivory beige...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Canvas, Vinyl
Kansei: Abstraction
Located in Bristol, GB
Offset lithograph in colours, on smooth wove paper
Edition of 300
71 cm (D) (28 in)
Signed and numbered on front
Excellent. Minor abrasion in top right edge of print
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art
Materials
Offset
Unitled 11
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Framed in an ornate wood frame with a front profile of 1 1/2 inches and a side profile of 1 inch, this piece is elegantly seated behind a 4-inch mat. This is Edition #669/900, publis...
Category
Late 20th Century Contemporary Art
Materials
Lithograph
"Moonrise Over Bayou" Traditional Square Landscape Framed Oil on Canvas Painting
Located in Baltimore, MD
"Moonrise Over Bayou" is an oil painting on canvas by Dennis Sheehan, depicting a marshy landscape with the soft glow of dusk as the moon rises in the distance. The artist's gentle brush strokes perfectly capture a moment of changing light in this dreamy glade.
This piece is finished in a custom wooden frame with honey burl and a distressed gold lip. Pricing includes the pictured frame. Unframed dimensions are 30 x 30 inches.
About the artist: Dennis Sheehan is the second of four boys in his family, and is the only one who has an interest in the arts. Realizing his young son had a passion for art, Sheehan’s father would take him to museums and art shows. Sheehan’s more practical mother hoped he might choose to go into business or law. Once she was convinced that Sheehan was adamant about pursuing a career in art, both of his parents were very supportive. After high school, Sheehan spent the next four years at Vesper George School of Art, in the Boston area, where he studied under Robert Hunter Douglas...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Paint, Oil, Canvas
Pablo Picasso (After), 'La Colombe de L'avenir, 1962'
Located in Pembroke Pines, FL
Artist: PABLO PICASSO (AFTER )
Title: La Colombe de L'avenir
Year: 1962
Published by: Combat Pour La Paix, Paris
Medium: Lithograph on Rives BFK paper
Printed by Mourlot
Edition: 200...
Category
1960s Contemporary Art
Materials
Lithograph
A serene moorland scene with rich hues, misty hills, and a reflective waterway
Located in Preston, GB
A serene moorland scene with rich hues, misty hills, and a reflective waterway by 20th Century British Artist. Impasto, abstract landscape.
Art measures 32 x 12 inches
Frame measures 39 x 19 inches
This landscape painting depicts a serene, atmospheric scene of a moorland with a reflective body of water winding through vibrant fields. The composition features a soft, diffused light illuminating the middle ground, where golden and green hues contrast with the rich purples and deep earthy tones of the surrounding vegetation. The distant mountains are enveloped in misty blues and grays, adding depth and a sense of vastness to the piece. The artist’s expressive, textured brushstrokes create movement, enhancing the raw beauty of the natural setting. Framed in a neutral, elegant frame, the painting exudes tranquility and captures the essence of the rugged landscape.
Born in Birmingham in 1948, Rex Preston...
Category
1970s Contemporary Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Tangled in Rhythm by B. Schaumann - Contemporary Abstract Dancers Painting
Located in DE
Barber Schaumann is a contemporary artist known for her vibrant, abstract interpretations of the female form. Her work combines bold colors with modern, geometric shapes, blending el...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Gerhard Richter - Seestück (bewölkt), 1969
Located in London, GB
Gerhard Richter
Seestück (bewölkt), 1969-2023
Hybrid print in five colours on 260g Rives handmade paper
70 x 70 cm
unsigned edition of 500
Accompanied by the publisher's certificate...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Paper, Digital, Screen
Pine Cone 24-240 - large, rusted, contemporary, Corten steel, outdoor sculpture
Located in Bloomfield, ON
This large, rusted, contemporary, Corten steel, outdoor sculpture was created by artist Floyd Elzinga.
Canadian sculptor Floyd Elzinga’s pine cones have become one of his signature ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Metal, Steel
Peachy - Peaches Pine Trees Tulips Botanical Fruit Flowers Lake Landscape, 2019
Located in Kent, CT
In this contemporary oil painting on canvas, a Michigan lake landscape with pine trees sets the backdrop for a still life arrangement of pink, white and orange flowers on a table wit...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Untitled (Nr. 1546)" Nude Photography 24" x 18" Edition 2/20 by Rowan Daly
By Rowan Daly
Located in Culver City, CA
"Untitled (Nr. 1546)" Nude Photography 24" x 18" Edition 2/20 by Rowan Daly
Unframed - ships rolled in a tube
Ben Cope + Rowan Daly Off the Grid
Off the Grid is the culmination ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art
Materials
Archival Pigment
Sulphurs & Cabbage Patch Butterflies
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: Slonem, Hunt
Title: Sulphurs & Cabbage Patch Butterflies
Date: 2025
Medium: Oil on wood
Unframed Dimensions: 20" x 16"
Framed Dimensions: 25.5" x 21.5"
Signature: Sign...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Oil
Pablo Picasso ( 1881 – 1973 ) La Grande Maternité – hand-signed lithograph 1963
Located in Pembroke Pines, FL
After Pablo Picasso (Spanish, 1881-1973)
La Grande Maternité
1963
pencil signed and annotated 'E.A.' (aside from the edition of 200), with margins
Editions Combat de la Paix, Paris
P...
Category
1950s Contemporary Art
Materials
Lithograph
Interior with Minotaur original painting by Paula Craioveanu 23.5x31.5in FRAMED
Located in Forest Hills, NY
Minotaur in Interior, 80x60cm / 31.5×23.6in
Shipped stretched, as it is, ready for hanging and FRAMED.
This painting, "Minotaur in Interior" offers a fascinating interplay of mythol...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
11:05 - Contemporary Beach Landscape Pink Clouds Blue Sky Ocean, 2022
Located in Kent, CT
In this contemporary landscape in oil on canvas mounted on panel, two figures stand by the shore of a beach, gazing out at the deep blue ocean, while fluffy, pale salmon pink cumulus...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Panel
Nude in the Studio, in Front of the Mirror - Portrait in Oil on Artist's Board
Located in Soquel, CA
Nude in the Studio, in Front of the Mirror - Portrait in Oil on Artist's Board
Elegant seated nude woman by Pau Milosevich (American, b. 1936). A woman is seated in a studio, in fro...
Category
1980s Contemporary Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Illustration Board
Seascape XVIII - large format photograph of monochrome water surface
By Frank Schott
Located in San Francisco, CA
Mesmerizing large scale photograph from artist's Seascape series, a body of works capturing the fleeting surfaces and monochromatic nature of oceanic water and dramatic cloudscapes
...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Giclée, Archival Pigment
"Veiled Morn" Contemporary Abstract Landscape Oil on Canvas Framed
By Eric Abrecht
Located in Baltimore, MD
"Veiled Morn" is a framed oil painting on canvas by Eric Abrecht, depicting an abstracted landscape with warm coloring. The artist's technique of painterly, smooth brushstrokes gives...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Canvas, Paint, Oil
Tomales Bay Morning
Located in Burlingame, CA
Tomales Bay Morning- The painting was created in 2024 by celebrated American realist artist Willard Dixon, who has captured the undeniable beauty of the west for the past 35 years. ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Kill Your Darlings No.18 - contemporary, abstract, acrylic on canvas
Located in Bloomfield, ON
This contemporary abstract painting was inspired by nature.
This bucolic composition by Sandra Goldie, a Canadian artist features expressive, fluid brushstrokes. Shapes, hinting at ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Unapologetic Vogue - 21st Century Mixed Media with Oil, African Fabrics, Women
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Shipping Procedure
Ships in a well-protected tube.
This work is unique, not a print or other type of copy.
Accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity.
About Artist
Bakare Babatund...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art
Materials
Fabric, Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil
Redwood, Forest, Mammut Trees, California, Monochrome, Limited Edition Landscape
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Black and White Fine Art American Landscape Photograph. Archival pigment ink print, edition of 9. Signed, titled, dated and numbered by artist. Certificate of authenticity included. ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
BLUE SUN original art Paula Craioveanu Nude inspired by Matisse
Located in Forest Hills, NY
“Blue Sun” Tempera pencil charcoal on blue paper
Shipped rolled in a tube 25x3x3in. Drawing was originally in mat, that covered the right corner!! The lines are the result of the pre...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Ink, Tempera, Archival Paper
NASA Apollo 11, Buzz Aldrin's Boot - Foot Print, Vintage Color Photo Kodak paper
By Nasa
Located in New york, NY
NASA Apollo 11, Buzz Aldrin's Boot - Foot Print, 1969 is a vintage color photo on Kodak paper. This is an 8" x 8" vintage C-print with the "A Kodak Paper" watermark on verso (photo b...
Category
1960s Contemporary Art
Materials
Photographic Film, Photographic Paper
Sujoon Vogue - Southwest Inspired Sculptural Original 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
Seascape September 28 - Contemporary Sea Landscape Ocean Waves Sunset Sky, 2023
Located in Kent, CT
In this oil painting on panel, a peaceful seascape is set in late September, with a sunset reflecting on the ocean waves. Signed, titled, and dated on verso.
The paintings of Thomas...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Oil, Panel
Sergeant - contemporary, landscape, tree, figurative, acrylic and resin on panel
By Peter Hoffer
Located in Bloomfield, ON
This contemporary landscape painting was created by Canadian artist Peter Hoffer.
Peter Hoffer’s elegant series of tree ‘portraits’ are modern landscapes. In this piece, one deciduo...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Epoxy Resin, Acrylic, Panel
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