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Art For Sale
Period: 21st Century and Contemporary
Period: 20th Century
Fire Hydrant, Harlem, Portrait Photography of African American Children 1960s
Located in New york, NY
Punctuated by documentary photo essays such as Black in White America, Fire Hydrant is one of Leonard Freed's most iconic in the Harlem series. In the image of Fire Hydrant, two chil...
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1960s Contemporary Art

Materials

Photographic Film, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment, Digital Pi...

Red Lightning, Abstract Contemporary Painting on Canvas by Japanese Woman Artist
Located in New york, NY
Red Lightning, 2018 by Japanese woman artist Yukari Edamitsu is a 40" x 30" oil painting on canvas. Yukari's abstract paintings concern themselves with...
Category

2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Yellow Cloud, Abstract Painting on Canvas by Japanese Woman Artist
Located in New york, NY
Yellow Cloud, 2016 by Japanese woman artist Yukari Edamitsu is a 48" x 36" oil painting on canvas. Yukari's abstract paintings concern themselves with ...
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2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Spring Field, Abstract Contemporary Painting on Canvas by Japanese Woman Artist
Located in New york, NY
Spring Field, 2018 is by Japanese woman artist Yukari Edamitsu. The theme of Spring Field, an oil painting on canvas, is the landscape (outer world) in...
Category

2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Martin Luther King, Black and White Limited Edition Photograph of MLK 1960s
Located in New york, NY
Martin Luther King (MLK), 1964 by Leonard Freed is an iconic black and white documentary photograph, a portrait of one of the most influential African American personalities and civi...
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1960s Contemporary Art

Materials

Archival Ink, Photographic Film, Digital, Archival Pigment, Digital Pigment

Harlem, Photograph of African American Everyday Life in New York City 1950s
Located in New york, NY
Harlem, 1954 by Leonard Freed, is a 14” x 11” photograph from the photographer's Black in White America book (p. 91). The gelatin silver print from the estate is stamped verso (back ...
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1950s Contemporary Art

Materials

Photographic Paper, Photographic Film, Silver Gelatin

Christo and Jeanne-Claude saffron fabric square from The Gates, 2005
Located in New York, NY
Christo and Jeanne-Claude saffron fabric square from The Gates, 2005 The Gates were a group of gates comprising a site-specific work of art by Bulgarian artist...
Category

Early 2000s Art

Materials

Fabric

Afterglow
Located in Lawrence, NY
Like many of his compatriots of the time, Shulman transitioned from representation to abstraction in the post-WWII period as he studied with Hans Hoffman. Yet, his work, whether or a...
Category

1960s Abstract Expressionist Art

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Harry Bunce, Matty Groves, Limited Edition Print, Fox Art, Affordable art
Located in Deddington, GB
'Matty Groves' by Harry Bunce is a limited edition print. This print features a fox dressed in a suit and shirt with a bright pink tie, he is holding a knife and is looking off into ...
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2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Paper, Archival Pigment

S Class Regatta
Located in Greenwich, CT
David Bareford’s distinctive style incorporates traditional themes with spontaneity. About his work he comments, “The term inspiration is overworked and doesn’t apply to what I try ...
Category

2010s Naturalistic Art

Materials

Panel, Oil

Apollo 9, Astronaut David Scott, Signed Chromogenic Large Color NASA Photograph
By Nasa
Located in New york, NY
Seen from the docked Lunar Module Spider, astronaut David Scott stands in an open hatch of the command module Gumdrop in space. The third mission in NASA’s...
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1960s Contemporary Art

Materials

Photographic Paper, Photographic Film, C Print

Spring Glow
Located in LAS ROZAS DE MADRID, ES
"Spring Glow" is an abstract work that captures the vibrant and refreshing essence of spring. Green and white tones intertwine in a harmonious dance of light and color, evoking the r...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Art

Materials

Acrylic

French Fauvist Post Impressionist Beach Scene, Umbrellas Jean Sardi Oil Painting
Located in Surfside, FL
Jean Sardi, French (b. 1947). "Beach Scene" Signed Lower Right Framed 16 x 19. image 11 x 14 Jean Sardi is a French Post War & Contemporary painter who wa...
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20th Century Post-Impressionist Art

Materials

Oil, Board

Modern Realist Green and Blue-Toned Rural Village Market Landscape Painting
Located in Houston, TX
Modern realist daily life landscape painting by Haitian artist Felix Defournoy. The work features a bustling rural village market scene of vendors selling their various goods set against a dense, lush...
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Late 20th Century Abstract Art

Materials

Acrylic

Sara, France, Contemporary Color Photograph on Siblings
Located in New york, NY
Sara, France, 2018 by Julia Gat is a 19” x 13” archival pigment print, edition 1/5, titled, dated, signed on photo verso, and printed by the artist. Julia Gat enjoys observing everyday life and documenting photographically what she refers to as chaotic harmony. Often using her large family and circle of friends as models in her work, Julia is drawn simultaneously to heart-warming intimacy and provocative freedom. Based in France, the photographer as a child was home-schooled. Alternative education has played a significant role in her work. Julia has been immersed in an artistic milieu in her native Israel and her adopted home in Marseille, France where she has grown up in a family of 6. Provenance: Gat Studio *** Artist’s Bio: Born in Israel in 1997 Julia Gat won the European Prize ISEM Young Photographers in 2020 and 1st Prize at the Portrait Festival 2016 (Vichy, France). In 2017 her photography was exhibited at the Maison Européenne de la Photographie (Paris), and then at the Netherlands photo museum (2021-2022). In 2022 she exhibited at Arles Photo Festival. Her first photo book with French publisher Actes Sud was released in 2022 during the annual summer photography...
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2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Archival Pigment, Digital, Digital Pigment

Dancers, France, Contemporary Color Photograph of Body Movement
Located in New york, NY
Dancers, France, 2018 by Julia Gat is a 19” x 13” archival pigment print, edition 1/5. The photograph is titled, dated, and signed on verso (back of photo), and printed by the artist. Julia, immersed in an artistic milieu in both her native Israel and her adopted home in Marseille, France where she grew up in a family of 6 documents her family as subjects for photography and short films. Julia, whose father is a choreographer, enjoys shooting contemporary dance photography. Provenance: Gat Studio *** Artist’s Bio: Born in Israel in 1997 Julia Gat won the European Prize ISEM Young Photographers in 2020 and 1st Prize at the Portrait Festival 2016 (Vichy, France). In 2017 her photography was exhibited at the Maison Européenne de la Photographie (Paris), and then at the Netherlands photo museum (2021-2022). In 2022 she exhibited at Arles Photo Festival. Her first photo book with French publisher Actes Sud was released in 2022 during the annual summer photography...
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2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Archival Pigment, Digital, Digital Pigment

Dali’s Inferno, Signed Surrealist Lithograph by Salvador Dali
Located in Long Island City, NY
Dali’s Inferno by Salvador Dali, Spanish (1904–1989) Portfolio: Dali's Inferno Date: 1978 Lithograph on Arches, signed and numbered in pencil Edition of 242/250 Image Size: 23 x 17 i...
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1970s Surrealist Art

Materials

Lithograph

Untitled-019 pastel on paper of three nude models by Hans Burkhardt
Located in Hudson, NY
Hand-signed and dated "H Burkhardt 1972" lower right. Provenance: The artist to his daughter Elsa. By descent to her son. Chronology of the artist: 1904 Hans Burkhardt was born in...
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1970s Modern Art

Materials

Paper, Pastel

Low Gain - Contemporary, Polaroid, Nude
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Low Gain - 2019, Edition 1/10 plus 2 Artist Proof, 50x50cm. Digital Print based on a Polaroid on Hahnemühle photo rag paper, not mounted. Signed on back with certificate. Ariel S...
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2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Archival Paper, Archival Ink, Color, Archival Pigment, Polaroid

The Sketch Class, Figurative Study Line Drawing
Located in Soquel, CA
Expressive line drawing figure study featuring a group of figures in a classroom by David Rosen (Canadian, 1912-2004). Unsigned, but was acquire...
Category

Late 20th Century American Modern Art

Materials

Paper, Pen, Watercolor

Angel Descending the Staircase, Acrylic Pastel Abstract Painting, Framed
Located in New york, NY
Angel Descending the Staircase, 2019 by a.muse is a 15” x 11” x 3/16” acrylic and pastel stick collage on canvas mounted on board. The painting is signed (on front and back), titled,...
Category

2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Mixed Media, Acrylic, Archival Paper

Criss Cross, One-of-a-Kind Abstract Art on Paper, Emerging Art
Located in New york, NY
Criss-Cross, 2019 by a.muse is on the subject of missed connections and chance meetings. The one of a kind chine-colle monotype was hand-pulled on an etching press by the artist. An ...
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2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Rag Paper, Monotype, Handmade Paper, Ink

Love Me Tender, One-of-a-Kind Abstract Work on Paper
Located in New york, NY
Love Me Tender, 2019 by a.muse is about unspoken desire in relationships. A 13.5" x 11" chine-colle monotype, dated, titled, and signed (front and back) by the artist. Love Me Tende...
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2010s Abstract Art

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Rag Paper, Monotype, Handmade Paper, Ink

Tell Me, One-of-a-Kind Abstract Art on Paper, Emerging Art
Located in New york, NY
Tell Me, 2019 by a.muse is a 13.5" x 10.25" chine-colle monotype dated, titled, and signed (front and back). The print, hand-pulled on an etching press by the artist, is in an editio...
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2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Rag Paper, Monotype, Handmade Paper, Ink

Intuition, Abstract Work on Paper, Emerging Art
Located in New york, NY
Intuition, 2019 by a.muse is on the subject of listening to your heart and following it. A one-of-a-kind chine-colle monotype, hand-pulled on the etching press by the artist, is an a...
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2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Rag Paper, Monotype, Handmade Paper

Positively Pink, One-of-a-Kind Abstract Art on Paper, Emerging Art
Located in New york, NY
An abstract work on paper hand-pulled on an etching press by the artist a.muse who inspired by jazz uses bright color to create pulsing vibration, good vibes, and spontaneous movemen...
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2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Rag Paper, Monotype, Ink

Twirling, One-of-a-Kind Abstract Work on Paper, Emerging Art
Located in New york, NY
A piece on freedom, movement, and rhythm, Twirling, 2018 by a.muse is a 15" x 11.25" monotype dated, titled, and signed (on front and back) by the artist. Abstract art on paper...
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2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Rag Paper, Monotype, Ink

X-Ray, Park Avenue, New York City, Contemporary Color Photography at Night
Located in New york, NY
For X-Ray, New York City, 2012 by Roberta Fineberg, the artist uses long-exposure photography and light trails for the color photograph of a woman crossing Park Avenue in New York Ci...
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2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Rag Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment, Digi...

"A World in a Flower" figurative oil painting girl nature dreamy meditation zen
Located in Kowloon, Hong Kong
"A World in a Flower" is a Buddhist saying, similar meaning like what William Blake's poem says, to see a world in a grain of sand, and a heaven in a wild flower. Hold infinity in th...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Oil

Botero in his Studio, Paris, Photograph of Legendary Artist Fernando Botero
Located in New york, NY
Fernando Botero in his Studio, Paris, 1992 by Jean-Michel Voge is a 13" x 19" archival pigment print in an edition of 5, printed by the photographer on handmade Japanese Awagami pape...
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1990s Contemporary Art

Materials

Photographic Film, Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Rag Paper, Digital, Arc...

Portrait of Paris, Abstract Acrylic Painting on Paper
Located in New york, NY
Portrait of Paris is a colorful mixed-media painting on paper, an homage to Greek mythology. Portrait of Paris, 2019 by a.muse is a 15" x 11" brightly colored work on paper: acrylic...
Category

2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Mixed Media, Acrylic, Archival Paper, Oil Pastel

Bow-Wow by a.muse, Contemporary Acrylic Painting, Framed
Located in New york, NY
Bow-Wow, Walking the dog by a.muse is a mixed-media painting on taking a dog for a walk on the streets of New York, leading to imaginary adventures in the urban landscape. Bow-Wow, ...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Mixed Media, Acrylic, Board

Two Sisters, Omo Valley Ethiopia Africa, Tribal Family Photographic Portrait
Located in New york, NY
On handmade Japanese Awagami paper the Two Sisters is from a series on the Nomadic Surma tribe in Omo Valley in Ethiopia, Africa by JM Voge. An editioned pr...
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1990s Contemporary Art

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Archival Paper, Archival Ink, Rag Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment, Digi...

Yaacov Agam, Star of Love, spinningmorph sculpture, 1980's
Located in Tel Aviv, IL
Yaacov Agam, Star of love, spinningmorph sculpture, 1980's art,Kinetic art, Television, Internationa; artist, Israeli artist, Israeli art
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1980s Kinetic Art

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Plywood, Paper

Rider's Field Boot, Young Equestrians and City Riders in New York City 1990s
Located in New york, NY
Rider’s Field Boot from Claremont Riding Academy on the Upper West Side of Manhattan in the 1990s was photographed for City Riders (Macmillan, 1997) by Roberta Fineberg. From the bo...
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1990s Contemporary Art

Materials

Photographic Film, Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin

Friendship, Black and White Photograph of Young Horseback Riders, New York City
Located in New york, NY
An 11" x 14" (Ed of 5) or 16" x 20" (Ed of 10) signed gelatin silver print of Friendship, 1994 by Roberta Fineberg is from a world of horse-crazy girls in New York City. A black-and-...
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1990s Contemporary Art

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Photographic Film, Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin

Fire Hydrant, Harlem, New York, Black and White Photo African American Children
Located in New york, NY
Fire Hydrant, Harlem, 1963 by Leonard Freed is a 24" x 20" gelatin silver photograph signed by the photographer on verso (back). Provenance: Freed archive. LITERATURE: W. A. Ewing, N...
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1960s Contemporary Art

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Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin, Photographic Film

"Nature Morte" Paris School Still-Life with Coffee Grinder Mill
By Maurice Blond
Located in Soquel, CA
Mid century kitchen still-life with an antique coffee grinder, ladle, and measuring cup on a table by Maurice Blond (Polish, 1899-1974), c.1950s. Signed ...
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Mid-20th Century Impressionist Art

Materials

Linen, Oil

Fanny Ardant, Paris, France, Contemporary Portrait Photography of French Actress
Located in New york, NY
Fanny Ardant, Paris, France, 1990 by Jean-Michel Voge is a contemporary color portrait of the internationally-known and stunning actress Fanny Ardant (b. ...
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1990s Contemporary Art

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Archival Ink, Photographic Film, Archival Paper, Rag Paper, Archival Pig...

Louise Bourgeois in her Studio, New York City, Woman Artist
Located in New york, NY
A unique print of Louise Bourgeois, in her studio, New York City, 1992 by Jean-Michel Voge. This is a 17" x 23" archival pigment print on Japanese Awagami handmade paper in an editio...
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1990s Contemporary Art

Materials

Archival Ink, Photographic Film, Archival Paper, Rag Paper, Archival Pig...

Seascape VII - large format photograph of cloud formations and reflecting sea
Located in San Francisco, CA
large scale original photograph of dramatic cloud formations and reflecting sea SEASCAPE VII by Frank Schott 58 x 58 inches ( 147 x 147cm ) signed edition of 7 48 x 48 inches ( 12...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

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Photographic Paper, Archival Pigment, Black and White, Giclée, Archival ...

View From My Window, Contemporary Color Photography of Palermo, Sicily
Located in New york, NY
View From My Window is a contemporary color photograph by Roberta Fineberg. A room with a view in Palermo, Sicily -- a city founded in 734BC. Looking out towards the hills of Palermo...
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2010s Contemporary Art

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Rag Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment, Digi...

Roman God(dess) I, Rome, Italy, Contemporary Photography of Antiquities
Located in New york, NY
A contemporary color photograph by Roberta Fineberg of a classical Greco-Roman statue in Ostia Antica, the old port of Ancient Rome. The neon landscape captures the spirit of the antiquities with Roman parasol pine trees and the Tiber River in the background. The photograph is in the photographer's Cities series. Roman God...
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2010s Contemporary Art

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Rag Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment, Digi...

Roman Sun Shower, Rome, Contemporary Color Photography of Italy
Located in New york, NY
Photographer Roberta Fineberg captures an afternoon sun shower near the Piazza Navona in Rome. A figure holds a pink umbrella and is in sharp contrast to the sunlight appearing in be...
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2010s Contemporary Art

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Rag Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment, Digi...

The "21" Club French Porcelain Limoges Jockey Ashtray (New w/ Box)
Located in Bristol, CT
Sz: 7 1/4"Sq x 1 1/2"D The 21 Club, often simply 21, was a traditional American cuisine restaurant and former prohibition-era speakeasy, located at 21 West 52nd Street in New York C...
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20th Century Art

Materials

Porcelain

Ruth Bloch, Couple in a window, bronze wall sculpture
Located in Tel Aviv, IL
Ruth Bloch, Couple in a window, wall sculpture, Bronze sculpture, two nude figures with a book, classic figures, couple in love, Israeli art , Israeli artist, art
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2010s Minimalist Art

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Bronze

Romans, abstract, oil and fabric on canvas, bookcases, minimalism, texture
Located in LANGRUNE-SUR-MER, FR
to confront the arts, to merge them, to mix writing and brush, such is the challenge of the artist. Table of a library with collage of fabric allowing the painting to vibrate more. C...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Oil

Arno River, Florence, Italy, Street Photography of Soldiers
Located in New york, NY
This is a black and white photograph of three soldiers seated on a bridge, above the Arno River, Florence, Italy 1958 by Leonard Freed. It is a 12" x 16" ge...
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1950s Contemporary Art

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Photographic Paper, Photographic Film, Silver Gelatin

Fashion Show, Harlem NY, Black and White Photograph African American Life 1960s
Located in New york, NY
Fashion Show, 1963, Harlem, USA by Leonard Freed, is a 11” x 14” gelatin silver print, which appears in the photographer's seminal Black in White America book (p. 104). The photograp...
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1960s Contemporary Art

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Photographic Paper, Photographic Film, Silver Gelatin

Modern Man, New York by Roberta Fineberg, Contemporary Color Pop Art Photo
Located in New york, NY
Shot on the streets of East Harlem, New York, a neon-yellow pop art photographic portrait called Modern Man by Roberta Fineberg. Modern Man, 2011 by Rober...
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2010s Contemporary Art

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Digital, Archival Paper, Archival Ink

Pacific Coast in Spring Watercolor Landscape
Located in Soquel, CA
Vibrant watercolor of Pacific coastal waters crashing in the the cliffs, by an unknown artist (American, 20th Century). Presented in a dark green mat w...
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Late 20th Century American Impressionist Art

Materials

Laid Paper, Watercolor

Musee Cantini-Marseille by Balthasar Balthus, 1973
Located in New York, NY
Artist: Balthasar Balthus Medium: Color Lithographic Poster, 1973 Dimensions: 30.5 x 20.3 in, 77.5 x 51.6 cm Classic Poster Paper - Condition A+ This lithographic poster was print at the Atelier Mourlot in Paris in 1973 to promote an exhibition of Balthus's works at the Musée Cantini - Marseille for the summer months of July, August and September that year. Balthus's style is primarily classical. His work shows numerous influences, and although his technique and compositions were inspired by pre-Renaissance painters, there are also influences by contemporary surrealists like de Chirico. Balthus was one of the few living artists...
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1970s Art

Materials

Lithograph

Subway Star, Street Photography New York City, Limited Edition Photograph
Located in New york, NY
A portrait of an African-American street musician In star-shaped sunglasses, with his sax in hand on the #6 Train in New York City. Subway Star, NYC, 2010 by Roberta Fineberg is 17" ...
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2010s Contemporary Art

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Digital, Archival Pigment, Archival Paper

St. Peter's Square, Rome, Italy, Edition of Snow at the Vatican 1950s
Located in New york, NY
St. Peter's Square, Rome, Italy, 1958 by Leonard Freed is a black and white documentary photograph of two figures (priests) on a snowy afternoon dressed in black in contrast to the f...
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1950s Contemporary Art

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Archival Ink, Photographic Film, Digital, Archival Pigment, Digital Pigment

Geisha Walking, One-of-a-Kind Affordable Art on Paper
Located in New york, NY
An intaglio print pulled on the etching press, Geisha Walking, 2017 by a.muse is a viscosity inked monotype on the subject of a Japanese geisha dressed in a colorful kimono, Madame ...
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2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Ink, Rag Paper, Intaglio, Monotype

Trapezoid Planet, One-of-a-kind Affordable Art on Paper
Located in New york, NY
Trapezoid Planet by a.muse, 2017 is a 15" x 11" original print, dated, titled, signed recto (on front) by the artist. A viscosity inked monotype made on an etching press, the intagl...
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2010s Contemporary Art

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Ink, Rag Paper, Intaglio, Monotype

Many Fans, One-of-a-Kind Work on Paper, Emerging Art
Located in New york, NY
Many Fans by a.muse, 2017 is 15" x 11" -- an original print, dated, titled, signed recto (on front) by artist. An intaglio printmaking process (made on an etching press), the 1/1 w...
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2010s Contemporary Art

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Ink, Rag Paper, Intaglio, Monotype

Paradise in New York City, Contemporary Color Photography of an Urban Oasis
Located in New york, NY
A contemporary color landscape photograph of a green oasis in New York City, a dreamy garden in Downtown Manhattan. Paradise, New York City, 2012 by Roberta Fineberg is 24" x 18" an...
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2010s Contemporary Art

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Rag Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment, Digi...

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