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Art For Sale
Welcome to the Jungle - landscape, nipa palms - Vietnam - limited color photo
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Gerald Berghammer - Color minimalist landscape photography. Lush tropical greenery with palm trees and a narrow waterway in the center. Archival pigment ink print as part of a limit...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Digital Pigment

The standard bearer
By Jacques Francois Joseph Swebach-Desfontaines
Located in Genève, GE
Work on wood Oil on panel depicting a lively military scene, attributed to Jacques Swebach, known as Swebach-Desfontaines (1769–1823), a French painter celebrated for his battle scenes, cavalry subjects, and historical genre compositions. The painting features a mounted standard bearer leading a small group of cavalrymen, accompanied by figures on foot, advancing through an open landscape beneath a dramatic, cloud-filled sky. The dynamic arrangement of figures, the expressive postures, and the detailed rendering of horses demonstrate the artist’s keen observational skills and narrative clarity—hallmarks of Swebach’s work. The color palette is composed of warm browns, earthy ochres, and muted blue-grey tones, creating a balanced yet animated atmosphere. The handling of paint is fluid and confident, with careful modeling of the figures and a sensitive treatment of light, particularly in the sky. The composition reflects the strong influence of 17th-century Flemish and Dutch painting, which played a significant role in Swebach’s artistic formation. Executed in oil on wooden panel, a support frequently used in the late 18th and early 19th centuries for such subjects, this attributed work displays strong decorative appeal and solid pictorial quality. It is well suited for collectors of Old Master paintings, military art, and European historical scenes from the Napoleonic era. Oil on panel Oil on wood painting Attributed to Jacques Swebach Swebach Desfontaines French Old Master painting 18th century French painting Early 19th century painting Antique military painting...
Category

1810s Old Masters Art

Materials

Oil, Wood Panel

Blue Umbrellas Exhibition Poster, Offset Print, Contemporary, 1995
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This rare exhibition poster, titled "Blue Umbrellas," commemorates the remarkable installation created by Christo and Jeanne-Claude in October 1991. The project featured 960 yellow u...
Category

1990s Contemporary Art

Materials

Offset

Sunset on the East Coast. Singapore. Vertical landscape painting, sun, sky
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

156.12.11 by Klaus Kampert - Black and white nude photography, woman's body
Located in Paris, FR
156.12.11 is a limited-edition black & white photograph by contemporary artist Klaus Kampert from the series entitled Torsi. This photograph is sold unframed as a print only. It...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Archival Pigment

Pumpkin ST (Kusama 301)
Located in Bristol, GB
Screenprint in colours, on Arches paper, with full margins Edition 77 of 120 38 x 32.5 cm (15 x 12.8 in) 44.5 x 36.5 x 2.5 cm, 17.5 x 14.4 x 1 in Signed, numbered, dated and titled o...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Screen

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

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

Fish Market Mercato di Rialto, long exposure cityscape, Venice - color photo
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Gerald Berghammer - Color cityscape photography. Gondolas docked along a canal in Venice, Italy, with historic buildings and the fish market in the back. Archival pigment ink print ...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Digital Pigment

ALLEGRO
Located in Zofingen, AG
Allegro is a short musical piece. And not just any piece, but a joyful one. Listening to the music, I painted the picture under this impression. On a light grey background, joyful co...
Category

2010s Impressionist Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Beyond the Ashes - Abstract Moody Neutral Tone Figurative Oil Painting on Canvas
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Mark Acetelli’s oil and mixed media paintings awaken the viewer’s sense of exploration and adventure; they demand a new discovery. His artworks exhibit a chemistry of complexity and ...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Original GRATEFUL DEAD Skull and Roses 1971 Tour poster
Located in Spokane, WA
Grateful Dead “Skeleton & Roses” Poster (1971) — Tour Blank. Grade A, A- condition, ready to frame. A striking 1971 Grateful Dead poster f...
Category

1970s Pop Art Art

Materials

Offset

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

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

Contemporary Figurative Oil Painting Collage of Reclining Figures Alba Fabre
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

Cotton Canvas, Oil

Antique Landscape Painting, Amsterdam Canal Scene, Dutch Antique Oil Painting
Located in AIGNAN, FR
Antique Romantic Dutch landscape oil painting on stretched canvas of the Amsterdam Canal. This painting is signed in the lower left H Smit. A very traditional original oil painting...
Category

Late 19th Century Dutch School Art

Materials

Oil

silkscreen
Located in Henderson, NV
Medium: silkscreen. Printed in 1984 for "Ficciones" and published by The Limited Editions Club in an edition of 1500. Size: 8 x 7 3/4 inches (203 x 198 mm). Not signed. Condition: t...
Category

1980s Art

Materials

Screen

Hand Painted One of One Artist's Proof-Sunset Song Blue -British Awarded Artist
Located in London, GB
This one of one unique Artist's proof is 80% hand painted by artist Shizico Yi on Giclee made on Aluminium, the original paints are hand mixed by the artist. It is the only hand pai...
Category

2010s Abstract Expressionist Art

Materials

Metal

The Tulip Poplar on Salem Pike, Impressionist Tree Landscape
Located in Beachwood, OH
Glen Tracy (American, 1883-1956) The Tulip Poplar on Salem Pike , 1920 Oil on board Signed lower left, dated and titled verso 12 x 9 inches 17.25 x 14.5 inches framed Since he studi...
Category

1920s American Impressionist Art

Materials

Oil

Row of colorful Pedal Boats, waterscape, Balaton, Hungary - limited large photo
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Gerald Berghammer - Color waterscape photography. A row of colorful plastic pedal boats shaped like race cars on a dock over water, under a cloudy sky. Archival pigment ink print as...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Digital Pigment

50x40 Black & White Lion Photography Print "Panthera Leo" 1stDibs Exclusive
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This is a contemporary photograph of an African Lion shot by Shane Russeck Thsi is the uncropped version of Panthera Lea. 50x40 Edtiton of 12 Signed and numered by the artist Print...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Art

Materials

Archival Pigment

Small Runner "Start" II by Yann Guillon - Figurative bronze sculpture, athlete
Located in Paris, FR
Small Runner "Start" II is a bronze sculpture by contemporary artist Yann Guillon, dimensions are 22 × 13 × 5 cm (8.7 × 5.1 × 2 in). Height of the sculpture with the metal base: 42 c...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Bronze

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

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

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

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

Ink, Handmade Paper

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

Coastal Estuary with Distant Boats and Tidal Posts Watercolour
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Coastal Estuary with Distant Boats and Tidal Posts Watercolour Artist: Pierre Neveu (French b.1929) Medium: Watercolour and Gouache on card, unframed Size (H x W): 6.75 x 11.7...
Category

Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Art

Materials

Watercolor, Gouache

Synthesis bench by Tom Price - light sculpture and bench
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

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

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

Diptych: Aventure d'une libertine XI and XII. From The Secret Album Series
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
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

Rencontres, Color Lithograph, Signed, Edition of 1500, 1964 (~34% OFF)
Located in Kansas City, MO
David Hockney Rencontres 1964 Color Lithograph Size: 12.68 × 19.21 inches (32.2 x 48.8 cm) Signed in plate Edition: 1,500 Publisher: Galerie Krugier & Cie, Geneva, Switzerland Fr...
Category

1960s Modern Art

Materials

Lithograph

India Bangladesh Indistinctly signed in Bengal 1979 Watercolour Fisherman Dacca
Located in Norfolk, GB
Indistinctly signed in Bengali, dated ‘79 Bangladesh/Indian Indistinctly signed in Bengali and dated ‘79 Untitled - Fishermen 1979 Watercolour on paper Paper size: 34 x 53 cm Frame Size: 46 x 62.5 cm Provenance: From a private UK family A fabulously evocative watercolour painting showing fisherman, struggling against the elements. This is Bangladesh, 1979, not long after Independence, when the focus was on the working classes, the everyday struggle to make a living and when the artists depicting these times were concurrently exploring and establishing a new aesthetic. The painting combines naturalism with the wash method of watercolour painting and a reduced palette which allows for a rich harmony of shadow and light. Although appearing to simply utilize monotone colours, closer inspection reveals splashes of quite vivid colours; the yellow on the horizon, a deep crimson on the trousers of one of the figures, blue in the nets etc. The colour is subtle but adds a richness to the overall composition implying that this artist has received an academic training; knowing how to get the most from the materials. Add to this the beautiful watery effect from the wash on the paper and we can immediately see references to Bengal school art techniques. It is not surprising that the artist employs this medium. Neuroarthistory points to the rich heritage of Bengal school painters and the fascination with wash technique emanating from their connection to the water which provides the backbone for the region. From supplying food; fish and seafood, to transportation, agriculture and festivities. Bengal and Bangladesh live and die with the water. Some of the leading protagonists of the mid 20th century Bengal school of painters were equally captivated by the same subject and ideology. D P Roy Choudhury was a leading figure in the academic art institutions in the first half of the 20th century. He was also a great experimenter of style. In the image shown,, we can see Choudhury’s treatment of the same subject and how he to chose the monotone palette. It is through observing the similarities and differences that we begin to learn more about the times these artists were painting in and in the case of the Bangladeshi artists how they were approaching the political traumas of the time. The label to the back of the frame tells its own story;. Saju Arts & Crafts, Dacca-12. “Saju was born in 1944 in Ramu, Cox's Bazar. At one point, he became friends with Shamsul Islam Nizami, one of the veteran painters of Bangladesh. At that time, Nizami was a teacher of the Institute of Fine Arts (now Faculty of Fine Arts, University of Dhaka). Nizami introduced Saju to all the notable painters in the contemporary art scenario -- from master painters like Zainul Abedin, Quamrul Hassan...
Category

1970s Modern Art

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

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

Light VM362 - Contemporary Multi-Dimensional Minimalist Abstract Sculptural Art
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Artist Len Klikunas paints to modify experienced reality through visual perception. His art is a mix of art and architecture, hovering between painting and sculpture. It employs shiz...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Post-Minimalist Art

Materials

Canvas, Wood, Mixed Media, Acrylic

Mid-Century Campbell's Soup Ad - Hand Drawn Mock-Up
Located in Soquel, CA
Mid-Century Campbell's Soup Ad - Hand Drawn Mock-Up Colorful mock-up for a campbell's soup advertisement by Joseph "Joe" Yeager (American, 20th Century.) A bowl of soup rests on a t...
Category

1960s Realist Art

Materials

Paper, Mixed Media, Color Pencil

Antique American School Impressionist Forest Interior Gem Landscape Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American impressionist forest landscape oil painting. Oil on canvas. Signed illegibly. Framed. Provenance from a Sag Harbor, NY collection. Measuring: 24 by 28 inches painti...
Category

1920s Impressionist Art

Materials

Oil, Canvas

La Pique
Located in OPOLE, PL
Pablo Picasso (1881-1973) - La Pique Lithograph from 1961. Dimensions of work: 31 x 25 cm. Reference: Bloch 1014; Cramer 113.IV. Printed by Atelier Fernand Mourlot, Paris. The wo...
Category

1950s Modern Art

Materials

Lithograph

Generous Tree
Located in Zofingen, AG
This mandarin tree, laden with small luminous fruits, is presented as a quiet meditation on care, time, and abundance. Rendered in layered, textured oil, the potted tree rests on a w...
Category

2010s Post-Impressionist Art

Materials

Oil, Canvas

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

French Hillside Village with Trees and Church Tower Modernist Watercolor
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

20th Century French Original Oil Painting Modernist Kitchen Interior Still Life
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Kitchen Still Life by Laure Noetzin-Azam (French 1929-2024) pupil of André LHOTE oil on canvas, unframed canvas: 20 x 26 inches Provenance: all the paintings we have by this artist h...
Category

Mid-20th Century Cubist Art

Materials

Oil

«Botany 4» Original floral painting. Circular small canvas . Gift . Home decor
Located in Oslo, NO
This artwork, a circular painting, deftly captures a vibrant botanical ensemble on a textured backdrop. Set against a muted, earthy background, the piece features an array of intrica...
Category

2010s Realist Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

CY TWOMBLY - PAINTINGS AND DRAWINGS 1954–1977 rare vintage Whitney Museum poster
Located in New York, NY
This rare, vintage poster featuring the work on paper Untitled (1971–73) was produced in 1979, in conjunction with the exhibition Cy Twombly: Paintings and Drawings 1954–1977 at the ...
Category

1970s Abstract Art

Materials

Lithograph, Offset

Farmer Returning at Dusk (Hjemad), c. 1915
Located in Stockholm, SE
Alfred Victor Jensen was a Danish painter active in the early twentieth century, recognized for his landscapes, coastal scenes and even portraits of the Danish royal family. Born in ...
Category

1910s Impressionist Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Salvador Dali Surrealist Etching, Signed, 1980, from Neuf Paysages Portfolio
Located in Washington, DC
Artist: Salvador Dali Title: Espace paysage from cobea Portfolio: Neuf Paysages Medium: Etching Year: 1980 Edition: 3/49 Sheet Size: 14 7/8" x 14 7/8" Signature: Initialed (S.D.) in ...
Category

1980s Surrealist Art

Materials

Etching

Clustered Objects. Still life Painting
Located in Miami Beach, FL
When an artist works with more conventional still life subjects, they focus primarily on the formal properties of the painting, such as color relationships, form, proportions, and ot...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Abraham Walkowitz (1878-1965) Signed Antique Modernist Abstract Framed Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Vintage American modernist cityscape painting by Abraham Walkowitz (1878 - 1965). Mixed media on paper. Signed. Framed. Provenance from a Sag Harbor, NY collection. Measuring: 20 by...
Category

1910s Abstract Art

Materials

Ink, Watercolor, Archival Paper

Diptych: Aventure d'une libertine XX and XXI. From The Secret Album Series
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

Long Hair, Short Legs - Abstract Expressive Dog Portrait Mixed Media Painting
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Columbus, Georgia (USA) based artist Kellie Newsome specializes in dynamic and abstracted still-life artworks. Her expressive style emphasizes line structure, creating vibrant painti...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Paper, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Color Pencil

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

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

NEW GENERATION Signed Lithograph, Black Father Holding Son, Family Portrait
Located in Union City, NJ
NEW GENERATION is a hand drawn, limited edition lithograph printed using hand lithography techniques on archival Arches paper, 10% acid free, by the renowned African American woman a...
Category

1990s Contemporary Art

Materials

Lithograph

The Happy Bear by Eric Valat - Bronze sculpture of a bear, animal sculpture, fun
Located in Paris, FR
The Happy Bear is a bronze sculpture by contemporary artist Eric Valat, dimensions are 15 × 20 × 16 cm (5.9 × 7.9 × 6.3 in). The sculpture is signed and numbered, it is part of a li...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Bronze

"Road to Lake Nockamixon" Impressionist Pastoral Snow Scene Oil Painting Framed
Located in New York, NY
A charming Impressionist winter snow-covered pastoral scene depicting the road to Lake Nockamixon in Bucks County, Pennsylvania. This piece is executed in an intimate yet energetic m...
Category

20th Century American Impressionist Art

Materials

Oil, Board

Palm Springs Totem 3 - Modern Unique Muted Tone Abstract Playful Resin Sculpture
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Nayla Saroufim creates installations that challenge the traditional notion of the passive viewer. Nayla’s art is a rich mix of media. She was always captivated by the dialogue betwee...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Resin, Mixed Media

Little Darlings (Till Death do us Part) - Contemporary, Polaroid, Women
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Little Darlings (Till Death do us Part) - 2005 38x37cm, Edition of 10, plus 2 artist proofs. Archival C-Print, based on the Polaroid. Certificate and Signature label. Artist Inv...
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Art

Materials

Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid, Archival Paper

original lithograph
Located in Henderson, NV
Medium: original lithograph. This lithograph is from the rare 1952 "Improvisations" portfolio, published by the Artists Equity Association of New York on the occasion of the 1952 Spr...
Category

1950s Art

Materials

Lithograph

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