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Art For Sale
Period: 21st Century and Contemporary
Period: 1930s
Lion Study
Located in THOMERY, FR
This expressive lion study captures the majestic presence of the king of the savanna with a delicate balance between abstraction and realism. Using fluid ink washes, the artist evoke...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Art

Materials

Ink, Pencil

Dry Season - Contemporary, Nude, Women, Polaroid, 21st Century
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Dry Season - 2021 50x50cm, Edition of 7 plus 2 Artist Proofs. Archival C-Print based on the Polaroid. Signature label and Certificate. Artist inventory PL2021-1034. Not moun...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

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

White lilies" floral still life realism of the Volskya Liliyaily.
Located in Zofingen, AG
"White lilies" floral still life realism of the Volsky Lily. The painting is done in oil on canvas. It is written in 3 layers. Flowers look very impressive on a dark background. Lil...
Category

2010s Realist Art

Materials

Canvas, Lacquer, Oil

Field Painting July 15 - Contemporary Landscape Green Tree Leaves Summer, 2022
Located in Kent, CT
Contemporary landscape painting of a peaceful outdoor scene, a grassy field beneath a tree with dark green leaves, beautifully capturing the idyllic feel of an afternoon in mid July....
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Oil, Panel

Black Sea. Ukraine
Located in Zofingen, AG
Two figures stand, facing the horizon, their eyes fixed on a missile flying horizontally. Its fiery trail cuts through the calm sky, and the moment hangs between “there’s still time”...
Category

2010s Realist Art

Materials

Acrylic

Flowers on the table, 70x50cm. paper/ pastel/ gouache
Located in Yerevan, AM
Flowers on the table 70x50 cm
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Paper, Pastel, Gouache

Contemporary 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

Dinner Party
Located in Atlanta, GA
This item is in excellent condition and has only been displayed in a gallery setting. Jose Cortez is one of the principal professors at the Escuela Nacional de Bellas Artes del Per...
Category

2010s Abstract Expressionist Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Acrylic

Underwater Portrait of a Female Swimmer – Oil Painting in Oceanic Blue Tones
Located in FISTERRA, ES
A surreal underwater portrait by Sula Repani, this painting captures the striking presence of a female swimmer gliding in silence through deep blue waters. Her face, calm yet intense...
Category

2010s Color-Field Art

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Scorching Spring - Colorful Abstract Textured Floral Landscape Mixed Media Art
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Lee Herring is a contemporary painter specializing in vibrant, textured, and abstract landscapes that convey fleeting moments. Herring's energetic artworks are inspired by everyday m...
Category

2010s Pop Art Art

Materials

Canvas, Varnish, Mixed Media, Acrylic

"My Candy Heart" Colorful Pop Art Oil Painting on Wood with White Floater Frame
Located in New York, NY
Motivated by bold color and fast brushwork, we are moved by the simplicity and thick textured oil paints in these works. Shaoul’s “My Heart Collection” is a vibrant and energetic dis...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Oil, Board, Mixed Media

Abstract expressive floral acrylic painting on paper "Floral emotion"
Located in VÉNISSIEUX, FR
The vibrant artwork "Floral Emotion", by French artist Natalya Mougenot, radiates energy through its dynamic use of color and movement. Embracing an abstract approach, the artist int...
Category

2010s Abstract Expressionist Art

Materials

Paper, Acrylic

"Standley Lake Dusk" (2024) by Robin Cole, Original Oil Painting on Panel
Located in Denver, CO
Robin Cole’s “Standley Lake at Dusk” is a compelling 2024 oil on panel piece that depicts a midwestern landscape under a partly cloudy purple dusk sky. The painting embodies a tranq...
Category

2010s Impressionist Art

Materials

Oil, Panel

Porcelain Red - Lake Landscape Window Flowers Fruit Botanical Still Life, 2024
Located in Kent, CT
In this contemporary painting in oil on canvas, a cheerful interior scene is bright and inviting with a still life arrangement of red poppies, red flowers and pale pink dahlias in a ...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Abstract 2519
Located in Zofingen, AG
In creating this piece, I let my emotions and intuition guide each stroke, pulling from deep within to layer acrylics in a dance of chaos and serenity. Here, abstract forms and visce...
Category

2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Oil, Acrylic

"Butterfly Kisses for You #9" - Oil on Linen Animal Painting of a Fox, 2018
Located in Denver, CO
Brian Keith Stephens' "Butterfly Kisses for You #9" (2018) is a vibrant oil painting on linen mounted to wood, portraying an expressive fox rendered through rich brushwork and evocat...
Category

2010s Impressionist Art

Materials

Oil, Wood Panel

H17-2 Civilisation Falling (from Civilisation)
Located in Bristol, GB
Giclée print on Cotton Smooth Rag Edition of 459 143 x 112 cm (56.3 x 44.1 in) Signed and numbered on the front Mint. Minor imperfections may appear due to the nature of the material...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Digital Pigment

Liberty Head, Peter Max
Located in Auburn Hills, MI
Acrylic on cotton duck cloth canvas. Canvas size: 8 x 8 inches. Inscription: Hand signed, as issued. Notes: Registered #326109, in the Peter Max Archive, New York, 2011. PETER MAX (...
Category

2010s Pop Art Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Seaside Serenade - Minimalism, Art Deco, Abstract, Bold, Invest, Colorful, Joy
Located in Cullinan, ZA
Title: Seaside Serenade Minimalism, Art Deco, Abstract, Bold, Invest, Colorful, Joy This series connects to that around as well as that within. Solitude takes the viewer to that ...
Category

2010s Abstract Expressionist Art

Materials

Oil, Acrylic

Guardain Cat by Helle Crawford, Contemporary bronze cat animal sculpture
Located in DE
Even though Helle Rask Crawford often refers to classic myths in her sculptures, sh is not a classical sculptor in the neoclassical sense. Rather, Helle Crawford could be defined as ...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Bronze, Gold

#172, Abstract, Photography, Painting, Expressionism
Located in München, BY
Unique piece More sizes and an Essay from Lyle Rexer about this series on request. Joachim Schmeisser’s work rescues photography from the centuries-old straightjacket of realism to...
Category

2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Pigment

Japanese cherry. Original oil painting
Located in Zofingen, AG
“Japanese cherry“ is a painting that pays homage to the natural beauty and timeless elegance of this flowering tree. My intention was to keep tenderness and fragility of flowers, a ...
Category

2010s Realist Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Spring by Christophe Dupety - Contemporary painting, Flora, bright colors
Located in Paris, FR
Spring (2023) by French contemporary artist Christophe Dupety. Oil on canvas, H 80 cm W 120 cm. This series focuses on floral motifs: Poppies, Catalpa flowers or Spindles. Christoph...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Venice Beach Seascape, Long Wave, Nautical Scene in Blue Tones, Limited Edition
Located in Barcelona, ES
This is an exclusive handprinted limited edition cyanotype. This beautiful cyanotype is titled "Long Wave in Venice Beach" and it shows an outstanding wave in one of the most iconic ...
Category

2010s Realist Art

Materials

Paper, Emulsion, Watercolor, Engraving, Etching, Monotype

Mirage
Located in Atlanta, GA
Gwen Wong's work is both painterly and allegorical, caught somewhere in the middle between the representational painter and the narrator. "I am inspired by the idea of a childhood re...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Gold Leaf

Sodad - Large Vibrant Floral Abstract Contemporary Artwork
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Axelle Gosse creates intricate, tactile compositions using rope and fabric, transforming everyday materials into striking contemporary artworks. Inspired by her extensive travels acr...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Textile, Canvas, Mixed Media

Firefly Forest Garden, Abstract Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
A structured grid of organic, playful shapes emerges within a jade and yellow-green field. Abstract metallic fireflies add movement and contrast, shimmering aga...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art

Materials

Acrylic

Quantum Leap
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: Slonem, Hunt Title: Quantum Leap Date: 2025 Medium: Oil on wood Unframed Dimensions: 16" x 11" Framed Dimensions: 20.5" x 15.5" Signature: Signed by Artist on Verso Ed...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Oil

Study blue. Abstract figurative oil on canvas
Located in Bogotá, Bogotá
Oil painting on canvas combines abstract shapes and representational elements. It features a palette of blue, green, red, and yellow tones that intertwine in a mosaic of fragments ov...
Category

2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Infinite Embrace - Large Vibrant Abstract 3D Textural Painting
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Playing with the interaction between positive and negative space, strong colors on neutral backgrounds, Canadian artist Virginie Schroeder creates pop art portraits and iconic pop cu...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Nazareno #4. From The series Buscando Papá. Photo Collage
Located in Miami Beach, FL
The root of these unique photographic works by the artist Celso Castro occurred when the artist returned from Italy to live back in Colombia in 1987. Castro wanted to produce from t...
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Art

Materials

Archival Paper, Photographic Paper

"Boats on the pier" Original impressionistic landscape .Plain air oil painting
Located in Oslo, NO
In this oil painting, I've captured the serene dance of light across the water, embracing the fluidity of shadows and reflections. I remember the gentle sway of boats and the caress ...
Category

2010s Post-Impressionist Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Sunbeams - underwater black & white nude photograph - archival pigment 35x23"
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Underwater black and white nude photograph of a young woman wrapped in sunbeams. There were five grandpianos at her house, a pool on the third floor, and a sad man on the bottom of ...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

Red House, Fogo - Minimalist Moody Landscape Painting
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Gough’s interest in the elusive quality of memory has always been an invariable interest in his art practice. Rooted in memories of his upbringing in Newfoundland, Gough’s paintings ...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Mixed Media, Acrylic, Wood Panel

Italian Naive Colorful Dining Out Interior Scene Painting By P.Russo
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
#5-3464 Naive contemporary figurative acrylic on canvas applied to a board, set in a black -wood frame painting, signed by Neapolitan artist P.Russo. Image size 9.75 H x 13 W
Category

Early 2000s Art

Materials

Acrylic

"Naga Kanya" (2024), Original Oil Painting by Kevin Weckbach
Located in Denver, CO
Kevin Weckbach's (US based) "Naga Kanya" is an original, hand-made oil painting that depicts a pink flowering bush. Artist Statement: "Subject matter to me is a vehicle for me to e...
Category

2010s American Impressionist Art

Materials

Oil, Panel

The Worth In Every Page, Oil Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
One of the artist Onelio Marrero's favorite haunts is a bookstore. He based this painting on an antique store in Lambertville, New Jersey, where two teenagers...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Art

Materials

Oil

"Porcelain Pattern Sphynx 1" - Hand-Painted Resin Cat Sculpture, 2024
Located in Denver, CO
Nana Williams’ "Porcelain Pattern Sphynx 1" is a captivating resin sculpture that merges delicate craftsmanship with intricate surface decoration. This 2024 original work is a resin cast, hand-painted with acrylic gouache, standing at 5.50 x 2 x 3.50 inches (13.97 x 5.08 x 8.89 cm). Inspired by the elegance of fine porcelain, the piece mimics the timeless beauty of blue-and-white ceramic motifs...
Category

2010s Realist Art

Materials

Resin, Acrylic, Gouache

Abstract 2522
Located in Zofingen, AG
In creating this artwork, I ventured into a dance of subtle chaos and tranquility, reflecting nature's own rhythms. Through layers of acrylic, I explored the interplay of serenity an...
Category

2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Oil, Acrylic

Jean-Michel Basquiat - Exu (1988)
Located in Central, HK
Jean-Michel Basquiat Exu (1988) Print on 7 ply Grade A Canadian Maple wood (Set of 3) 31 1/2 × 7 9/10 in 80 × 20 cm (each)
Category

2010s Art

Materials

Wood

Contemporary Large New Abstract Gestural 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, Acrylic, Oil

Hunt Slonem "Pink Passion" Neoexpressionist Framed Oil on Wood Painting
Located in Baltimore, MD
"Pink Passion" is a framed oil painting on canvas by Hunt Slonem, depicting two of the artists' iconic bunnies painted in black on a pink background in a wooden frame. Signed to the ...
Category

2010s Neo-Expressionist Art

Materials

Wood, Paint, Oil

Entrance (Kings Road) - observations at the Schindler House in Los Angeles
Located in San Francisco, CA
In Kings Road (2022) Mona Kuhn lyrically reconsiders the realms of time and space within the midcentury architectural elements of the iconic Schindler House in Los Angeles. Built by Austrian architect Rudolph M. Schindler in 1922, the house was both a social and design experiment and an avant-garde hub for intellectuals and artists in the 1920s and ’30s. The body of works incorporates chromogenic color prints, reflecting vignettes and materials of the building's emotional architecture, juxtaposition with unique solarized gelatin silver prints capturing traces of an ethereal human presence. Entrance (2022) Kings Road: A Rudolph Schindler House 45" x 60" / 114cm x 152cm / edition of 3 30" x 40" / 76cm x 102cm /edition of 12 limited edition photograph printed under artist supervision + accompanied by signed artist certificate: artist signature label (8x10") signed/editioned/dated/titled by the artist + stamped for authenticity label is placed centered on verso of the mounted print __________________ About the artist Acclaimed for her contemporary depictions, Kuhn is considered a leading artist in the world of figurative discourse. Throughout a career spanning more than twenty years, the underlying theme of her work is her reflection on humanity’s longing for spiritual connection and solidarity. As she solidified her photographic style, Kuhn created a notable approach to the nude by developing friendships with her subjects, and employing a range of playful visual strategies that use natural light and minimalist settings to evoke a sublime sense of comfort between the human figure and its environment. Her work is natural, restful, and a reinterpretation of the nude in the canon of contemporary art. For the past two decades, the Los-Angeles based artist's works have been shown steadily, revealing an astonishing consistency in technique, of subject and of purpose. In 2001, Kuhn’s photographs were first seen by an influential audience during the exhibition at Charles Cowles Gallery in Chelsea, New York. Kuhn’s distinct aesthetic has propelled her as one of the most collectible contemporary art photographers—her work is in private and public collections worldwide and she is represented by galleries across the United States, Europe and Asia. Kuhn was born in São Paulo, Brazil, in 1969, of German descent. In 1989, Kuhn moved to the US and earned her BA from The Ohio State University, before furthering her studies at the San Francisco Art Institute. She is currently an independent scholar at The Getty Research Institute in Los Angeles. Occasionally, Mona teaches at UCLA and the Art Center College of Design in Pasadena. Kuhn’s first monograph, Photographs, was debuted by Steidl in 2004; followed by Evidence (2007), Native (2010), Bordeaux Series (2011), Private (2014), and She Disappeared into Complete Silence (2018/19). In addition, Stanley/Barker Editions published Kuhn's Bushes & Succulents in 2018. In 2021, Thames & Hudson published a career retrospective titled Works. Kuhn's most recent publication Kings Road (2022) with Steidl accompanies a multi-dimensional museum traveling exhibition shown in Europe and the US. Mona Kuhn’s work is in private and public collections worldwide, including The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, The Hammer Museum, Perez Art Museum Miami, Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, and the Kiyosato Museum in Japan. Kuhn's work has been exhibited at The Louvre Museum and Le Bal in Paris; The Whitechapel Gallery and Royal Academy of Arts in London; Musée de l’Elysée in Switzerland; Leopold Museum in Vienna Austria, The Polygon Gallery in Vancouver Canada, Taipei Fine Arts Museum in Taiwan and Australian Centre for Photography. Mona Kuhn lives and works in Los Angeles. __________________ Solo Exhibitions 2025 Mona Kuhn: Y Tu Desnudo será Un Gran Poema, Museum of Contemporary Art, Malaga, Spain Mona Kuhn: Kings Road, Lianzhou Museum of Photography, China 2024 Mona Kuhn: The Schindler House, A Love Affair, Galerie XII...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Photographic Film, Photographic Paper

A Ray of Light Acrylic Abstract Plethora of Colors Emotions Contemporary Art
Located in Houston, TX
A Ray of Light is a new painting by Marthann Masterton completed in her Houston studio. It is 48" x 36" , acrylic on canvas. They say that if you do what you love, you’ll never work...
Category

2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Cotton Canvas, Acrylic

Rites of Winter
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Rites of Winter, by 1939, oil on canvas, 32 x 40 inches, exhibited: 134th Annual Exhibition of the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, Philadelphia, PA, January 29 – March 5, 1939, no...
Category

1930s American Modern Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Lilac. Acrylic, impressionism, landscape, horizontal, large, flowers, violet
Located in Oslo, NO
“Lilac” is a painting made in spring, when everything in nature is fragrant! "In this work I captured the fleeting beauty of nature in bold, impressionistic brushstrokes." said Anna...
Category

2010s Post-Impressionist Art

Materials

Acrylic

After Jean-Michel Basquiat- Icarus Esso 2002
Located in Brooklyn, NY
"Icarus Esso" is an offset lithograph, part of an open edition by Jean-Michel Basquiat, created for a retrospective of his work at a museum in Italy in 2002. This artwork draws inspi...
Category

Early 2000s Pop Art Art

Materials

Offset

Spring flowers (set of 2) Pocket Paintings set, Still life, Original
Located in Deddington, GB
Set of 2 paintings by Dani Humberstone Crocus Purple Pink Pocket Painting Pocket Striped Bellona Tulip Pocket Purple Pink Crocus is an original oil painting by Dani Humberstone as ...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Rhapsody
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Rhapsody - 2016 Edition of 7 plus 2 Artist Proofs. Archival C-print, based on the Polaroid. Signed on the back and with certificate. Artist inventory PL2017-110. Not mounted. ...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

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

Forest at Sunset, 1934
Located in Stockholm, SE
This evocative landscape by Otto Lindberg captures the quiet beauty of a forest at dusk. The most striking feature is the luminous pink and violet glow of the fading sunlight, master...
Category

1930s Post-Impressionist Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Bouquet Of Daisies
Located in Zofingen, AG
A sunny still life with bouquets of fresh daisies is a wonderful and inique wall decor. White and golden petals glows against a soft background. The flowers spill naturally from vase...
Category

Early 2000s Impressionist Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

April - Abstract Poured Painting Ivory Neutral Gray Blue Violet, 2023
Located in Kent, CT
This contemporary abstract poured painting, April by Susan English is a wonderful play of color, light, and composition. The layers of English's tinted polymer on aluminum create dep...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Metal

Seascape Venice Oil Painting by Michael Budden Romantic Couple in a Gondola
Located in Chesterfield, NJ
Reflections Of Venice is an oil painting on canvas by award winning contemporary artist Michael Budden that showcases a romantic canal ride for a couple created in an impressionistic...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Realist Art

Materials

Oil

Currency
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: Slonem, Hunt Title: Currency Date: 2025 Medium: Oil on wood Unframed Dimensions: 10" x 8" Framed Dimensions: 16" x 14" Signature: Signed by Artist on Verso Edition: U...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Oil

flowers painting stilllife Prosperity
Located in Roma, GB
abstract flowers acrylic, oil on canvas one-of-a-kind Full size 108x192cm the painting will be shipped rolled without stretcher bars.
Category

2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Canvas, Cotton Canvas, Oil, Acrylic

Mad World - Dramatic Colorful Contemporary Abstract Invest Striking Artwork
Located in Cullinan, ZA
Title: Mad World Dramatic Colorful Contemporary Abstract Invest Striking Artwork Original One-of-a-kind Authentic Delight The round canvas, painted lines, circles and spirals, repr...
Category

2010s Abstract Expressionist Art

Materials

Oil, Acrylic

David Shrigley - Everything is Good
Located in London, GB
David Shrigley Everything is Good, 2023 Screenprint on 300gsm BFK Rives paper 76 x 56 cm Edition of 125 Hand-signed and numbered by the artist published by NGV David Shrigley is a B...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Screen

Nocturnal Nature (Painted Still Life Cyanotype of Colorful Flower on Indigo)
Located in Hudson, NY
Hand-painted cyanotype still life of colorful flowers and plans on indigo background Nocturnal Nature (Leaves, Snowdrops, Hibiscus, Ferns, Pollinators) — painted cyanotype by Julia W...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

India Ink, Watercolor, Gouache, Archival Paper

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