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Art For Sale
Large Hand-Painted Artist Proof-unique-Night Summer Bloom-British AwardedArtist
Located in London, GB
This is an unique very large One-Off Artist Proof, its outstanding hand-painted quality ( almost 80% of the painting is handprinted by the artist Shizico Yi) and its visual presence...
Category

2010s Abstract Impressionist Art

Materials

Gesso, Archival Ink, Acrylic, Archival Paper, Giclée

Flora Italiana ( Papavero Bianco ) - large scale botanical still life photograph
Located in San Francisco, CA
Original large format still life photograph from Linda Rosewall's botany study series "Flora Italiana", an intensely beautiful body of works exploring the botanical splendor of Italian flowers in the natural world with highly detailed captures. Flora Italiana ( Papavero Bianco ) delicate white poppy flower petals 64 x 48 inches (162 x 122cm) signed edition of 7 40 x 30 inches (102 x 76cm) signed edition of 25 archival fine art pigment print signed & numbered by artist on label custom/larger sizes are available on request ___________________ About the artist Linda Rosewall’s artistic path was cemented during her childhood. She was inspired by her farther, an accomplished musician and composer who raised his six children as a performing family act. The experience of traveling the United States and Canada in a small airplane piloted by her father provided the opportunity for Linda to capture these moments on her small Kodak Instamatic Camera. At the age of 18, she enrolled at Columbia College of Fine Arts Chicago. During her studies, Linda apprenticed under photographer Norman Bilisko and later worked with Dennis Manarchy...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Giclée, Archival Pigment

Vibrant K Dorfman Portrait of a Black Woman
Located in New York, NY
K. Dorfman Untitled (Portrait of an Unknown Black Woman) Oil on canvas 36 x 28 in. Framed: 37 1/2 x 29 1/2 x 2 in. Signed lower right: K. Dorfman
Category

Mid-20th Century Contemporary Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Beauty and the Beast
Located in New York, NY
Lady Daphne Cameron (Mrs George Cameron) on a tiger skin rug in the trophy room at socialite Laddie Sanford's home in Palm Beach, Florida. Estate stamped and hand numbered edition o...
Category

1950s Realist Art

Materials

Lambda

Lilac evening in the Alps / Impasto fine art / Impressionism style.
Located in Zofingen, AG
This painting is a mesmerizing landscape that immerses the viewer in an atmosphere of romance and tranquility. The main tones of the painting are delicate shades of lilac, violet ...
Category

2010s Impressionist Art

Materials

Oil

Faster! Faster!
Located in Chicago, IL
This experimental painting entitled “Faster! Faster!” by Chicago artist Patrick Fitzgerald continues his series of abstract “track paintings,” initially born as the imagined racetrac...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art

Materials

Enamel

Hollywood - large format photograph of iconic California landmark in Los Angeles
Located in San Francisco, CA
large scale photograph of an epic view of the iconic Hollywood sign and sprawling downtown Los Angeles in the distance HOLLYWOOD by Christian Stoll 40 x 40 inches / 102 x 102cm si...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Archival Pigment, Giclée

OIL PAINTING By LOUIS DODD 20th CENTURY NAVY / MARITIME PIECE GOLD GILT FRAME
Located in Ferndown, GB
FINE 20th Century Piece By Louis Dodd SEASCAPE British old master oil Style painting in a Gold Gilt Frame Description “condition is very good for age , o...
Category

Mid-20th Century Realist Art

Materials

Oil

Flora Italiana ( Papavero Arancio Piene ) - large botanical still life photo
Located in San Francisco, CA
Original large format still life photograph from Linda Rosewall's botany study series "Flora Italiana", an intensely beautiful body of works exploring t...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Giclée, Archival Pigment

Untitled
Located in Summit, NJ
Gorgeous aquatint in reds and oranges by Piero Dorazio (Italian 1927-2005). This aquatint is on heavy "Umbria" Fabriano paper. It is signed and dated 1964 in the lower margin in penc...
Category

1960s Abstract Art

Materials

Aquatint

Tulip Fields 10 by Bernhard Lang - Aerial abstract photography, Netherlands
Located in Paris, FR
Aerial Views, Tulip Fields 10 is a limited-edition photograph by German contemporary artist Bernhard Lang. This photograph is sold unframed as a print only. It is available in 3 di...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

C Print

Camel Print (2015), Screen Print, Limited Edition
Located in Palm Desert, CA
The „Camel Print" represents a peaceful picture of an animal in the desert. Size: 34 x 24 inch Material: Coventry Rag 320gsm paper Medium: 6 colour silkscreen Edition of: 100 Signa...
Category

2010s Street Art Art

Materials

Screen

Set of 2 Glossy ceramic popsicles wall hanging. choose your color
Located in Tel Aviv, IL
Special summer collection - 2 Glossy ceramic popsicles sculptures on a natural wood base. Handmade by artists Osnat Zimerman and Reli Smith for wall installation. Available at Variant colorful glaze. This set features Red, Yellow and Pink. For other color combinations please send us a message . Harmony and grandeur characterize the work of Reli Smith and Osnat Yaffe Zimmerman...
Category

Early 20th Century Contemporary Art

Materials

Ceramic, Glaze

"Two Very Tall Pines", oil painting, landscape, blue, green, gold, pink
Located in Natick, MA
Anne Sargent Walker’s "Two Very Tall Pines" is a 40 x 30 x 1.5 inch oil painting done in softs blue greens, gold and pink. Two very tall pines stand next to one another almost in sil...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Edward Ruscha 'A Particular Kind of Heaven'
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Poster published by and for the de Young Museum in San Francisco, California. The phrase "a particular kind of heaven" implies a subjective or individualized interpretation of bliss ...
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Art

Materials

Offset

Mid-Century Breton Harbor Scene with Boats Original French Oil by Fanch Lel
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Brittany Boats by Fanch Lel (French b. 1930) signed lower corner oil painting on board, unframed condition: the painting is in very good condition. It has previously been stored in t...
Category

20th Century Impressionist Art

Materials

Oil

Portrait FRENCH SCHOOL Jean Michel BASQUIAT Chut les Barbizons! Ready to Hang
Located in Zofingen, AG
⭐Jean Michel Basquiat⭐ Portrait closeup of the famous artist Jean Michel Basquiat _ Icon of Street art and Bad art. Technique: oil, acrylic, and ink on old book pages on wooden fram...
Category

2010s Pop Art Art

Materials

Gesso, Paper, Glue, Mixed Media, Oil, Spray Paint, Acrylic, Stretcher Bars

Flora Italiana ( Waratah Red ) - large format botanical still life photograph
Located in San Francisco, CA
Original large format still life photograph from Linda Rosewall's series "Flora Italiana", an intensely beautiful body of works exploring the botanical splendor of Italian flowers with highly detailed captures Flora Italiana ( Waratah Red ) 64 x 48 inches (162 x 122cm) signed edition of 7 40 x 30 inches (102 x 76cm) signed edition of 25 archival fine art pigment print signed & numbered by artist on label custom/larger sizes are available on request ___________________ About the artist Linda Rosewall’s artistic path was cemented during her childhood. She was inspired by her farther, an accomplished musician and composer who raised his six children as a performing family act. The experience of traveling the United States and Canada in a small airplane piloted by her father provided the opportunity for Linda to capture these moments on her small Kodak Instamatic Camera. At the age of 18, she enrolled at Columbia College of Fine Arts Chicago. During her studies, Linda apprenticed under photographer Norman Bilisko and later worked with Dennis Manarchy...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Pigment, Giclée, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper

Lime Pocket Painting 2, original painting, contemporary
Located in Deddington, GB
Pocket Lime 2 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 baroque still life pa...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Oil

Dust III, Kenya, Elephant, animal, wildlife, color photography, africa
Located in München, BY
Edition 15 More sizes on request For several days I went out with these baby elephants of the David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust to the bush in Tsavo East, Kenya. Together with their ke...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Archival Pigment

Arlequin Circonscrit, 1973
Located in Miami, FL
Joan Miró (Barcelona, 1893 - Palma, 1983) Arlequin Circonscrit, 1973 Color lithograph on Arches Paper Edition "HC" lower left, hand signed in penc...
Category

1970s Art

Materials

Lithograph

Female Nude
Located in Wien, 9
This "female nude" by the artist Archa, about whom unfortunately no more detailed information is available, is an outstanding piece in our gallery and was created from bronze (unfort...
Category

Late 20th Century Modern Art

Materials

Bronze

Pantone 2025, French Abstract, Geometric, Contemporary, Oil, Books, multicolor
Located in LANGRUNE-SUR-MER, FR
With Pantone 2025, Sophie Dumont invites us to engage in a contemporary reflection on color, materiality, and emotion. This bold title, referencing the world of design and chromatic ...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art

Materials

Oil

Ass Hole
Located in Greenwich, CT
Ass Hole is a lithograph on paper, initialed lower right 'BD', 9.5 x 9" image size. From the edition of 395, numbered LV/C (there were also 275 Arabic and 20 AP), framed in a contemp...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Paper, Lithograph

Storm Dragon
Located in Lyons, CO
Color lithograph, Edition 20. Don Ed Hardy’s lithographs “Storm Dragon” and “Sea Dragon” continue his lifelong exploration of dragon mythology and imagery. For 2000, the Year of the...
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Art

Materials

Lithograph

Runway - large format photograph of iconic desert airport runway tarmac
Located in San Francisco, CA
dramatic wide angle view of California desert airport runway tarmac Runway by Frank Schott 48 x 87 inches (122 x 221cm) signed edition of 7 22 x 40 inches (56 x 102cm) signed e...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Archival Pigment, Giclée

Contemporary impressionist expressive nature floral oil canvas "Summer Meadow"
Located in VÉNISSIEUX, FR
This oil floral painting makes part of my series dedicated to the scenes of a summer period. This abstract vibrant floral painting with summer flowers in a blue vase and cherries c...
Category

2010s Abstract Expressionist Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

The Paint Horse: Van Gogh
Located in Greenwich, CT
The Paint Horse: Van Gogh is a lithograph on paper, 9.5 x 9 inches image size, and initialed 'BD' lower right. From the edition of 395, numbered 174/275 (there were also 100 Roman an...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Paper, Lithograph

Picasso, Composition, Les Cavaliers d'Ombre (after)
Located in Auburn Hills, MI
Lithograph on vélin paper. Inscription: signed in the plate and unnumbered, as issued. Good condition. Notes: from the album, Les Cavaliers d'Ombre; Sous le Manteau de Feu, 1956. Pub...
Category

1950s Modern Art

Materials

Lithograph

PaperLandscape, Origina Art on linen Canvas, Large size, Made in Italy
Located in Agrigento, AG
Paper Landscape Original Art Ready to Hang Collage on Linen Canvas 80x100 cm unique art Accompanied by certificate of authenticity
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Canvas, Handmade Paper, Paper

Summer Fields, Michigan Artist, American Impressionism, Landscape
Located in Grand Rapids, MI
Mathias Alten (German/American 1871-1938) Signed: M. Alten (Lower, Left) " Summer Fields ", circa 1914 Oil on Canvas Laid on Board 10" x 14" Housed in a 2" Carved Newcomb Mackl...
Category

Early 20th Century American Impressionist Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Bellhop
Located in New York, NY
Many places, many times intermingle in the work of Roberto Juarez. His life is so much a part of his work, that each new body of work introduces subjects, styles and motifs that seem...
Category

Late 20th Century Modern Art

Materials

Stencil

Waterpolo - Lithograph by Tommaso Cascella - 2008
Located in Roma, IT
Waterpolo is a lithograph realized by Tommaso Cascella. This artwork is from the portfolio The Unique Collection for the Olympic Fine Arts 2008 presented during the Olympic Games an...
Category

Early 2000s Abstract Art

Materials

Lithograph

Large 1930's German Oil Male Nude Standing before Sunrise in Landscape
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
“The Holy Hour” German School, circa 1930's signed lower corner oil painting on canvas, framed The painting is a copy after the earlier work: THE HOLY HOUR; DIE HEILIGE STUNDE. by LUDWIG FAHRENKROG (1867-1952). painting: 51cm x 81cm provenance: private collection, Germany Fine quality Symbolist oil painting from the 1930...
Category

Early 20th Century Symbolist Art

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Tacsonia, English antique pink flower botanical chromolithograph, 1895
By Frederick William Hulme
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
'Tacsonia' Process print from Frederick William Hulme’s ‘Familiar Wild Flowers’, circa 1890. Hulme was known as a teacher and an amateur botanist. He was the Professor of Freehand ...
Category

Late 19th Century Naturalistic Art

Materials

Lithograph

After a Sunday - Original Lithograph by Le Oben - 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
After a Sunday is an original lithograph realized by the artist Le Oben in the 1960s. Hand-signed on the lower right. Numbered on the lower left. Edition of 100. In very good con...
Category

1960s Abstract Art

Materials

Lithograph

Slim Aarons, Sugarbush Chalet
Located in New York, NY
A group of people relaxing in a chalet in the Sugarbush Mountain ski resort, one of the largest ski resorts in New England, in Warren, Vermont, USA, circa 1960. Estate stamped and h...
Category

1960s Modern Art

Materials

Lambda

Aggregate #23 (Abstract Contemporary Painting, Framed)
Located in New Orleans, LA
(Comes framed in a maple floater frame, ready to hang.) This is one of a series we have posted on 1stDibs. The first got more clicks and saves on its first day than any of the many hundreds of artworks we have ever posted. If you search on "G. Campbell Lyman" on 1stDibs you can see others in this series. Here's a recent message from a 1stDibs buyer of a painting in this series, a seasoned collector: "Love your work. We collect colorists like Wolf Kahn and Jennifer Bartlett, whom I commissioned a piece from that is in the entrance of Mayo Clinic. We are old fans...
Category

2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Acrylic, House Paint, Charcoal, Pastel

"Grace" Nude, figurative, miniature ink on wood, pendant
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This miniature drawing may be displayed on a wall or worn on a chain. Bio // ROBERT KRAIZA (pronounced: cry-zuh) is an illustrator and fine artist who lives and works in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He studied Media Arts and Animation at the Art Institute of Philadelphia. Interested in many media, he often paints in monochrome watercolor on a small scale, inspired by the Victorian era and whimsical dreams in both his art and personal aesthetic. Depicting fantasy worlds from the hidden life of nineteenth century witches to miniature children...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Archival Paper, Ink, Wood

"Lovesick" Black & White Photography 60" x 40" in Edition 1/3 by Larsen Sotelo
Located in Culver City, CA
"Lovesick" Black & White Photography 60" x 40" in Edition 1/3 by Larsen Sotelo Not framed. Ships in a tube Comes with COA Available sizes: Edition of 15: 36" x 24" inch Edition...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Modern Art

Materials

Archival Ink, Rag Paper, Giclée

Dear Diary, Original Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
Artist Joyanna Margo recollects her childhood in this still life. The colors of the floral arrangement represent a pink diary and her time playing in Maine's be...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Acrylic

Hunt Slonem "Pink Moth Day" Purple Butterflies
Located in Houston, TX
Hunt Slonem "Pink Moth Day" Purple Butterflies Multicolor butterflies on a purple background in a vintage frame. Unframed: 26 x 21.5 inches Framed: 38.5 x 34.5 inches *Painting is f...
Category

2010s Neo-Expressionist Art

Materials

Oil, Panel

"Portrait of Truman Capote" by John MacWhinnie
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: John MacWhinnie, American (1946 - ) Title: Portrait of Truman Capote Year: 1968 Medium: Mixed Media on Board (Oil and Pencil), signed and dated l.r. Size: 23.5 x 18 inches Fr...
Category

1960s Expressionist Art

Materials

Oil, Mixed Media, Board, Pencil

"Cowboy" Contemporary Sepia & Grey Toned Western Cowboy Portrait Painting
Located in Houston, TX
Contemporary abstract figurative painting by Frisco Pete, The Wild West Art Wrangler. The work features a grey toned cowboy dressed in a hat and bandana staring straight ahead set ag...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

160.07.11 by Klaus Kampert (Tribute to Modigliani series) - nude photography
Located in Paris, FR
160.07.11 is a limited-edition black & white photograph by contemporary artist Klaus Kampert from the series entitled Tribute to Modigliani. In this series, Klaus Kampert pays tribut...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Archival Pigment

Chance by Camille Brasselet - Contemporary fine art photography, woman, pastels
Located in Paris, FR
Chance is a photograph by French contemporary artist Camille Brasselet. It is a pigment print on Fine Art paper technique. This photograph is sold unframed as a print only. It is a...
Category

2010s Art

Materials

Photographic Paper, Pigment

19th Century sporting dog oil painting of a Clumber spaniel with game
Located in Nr Broadway, Worcestershire
Colin Graeme Roe British, (1855-1910) Clumber Spaniel with Game Oil on canvas, signed & dated (18)96 Image size: 24 inches x 29 inches Size including frame: 31.5 inches x 36.75 inch...
Category

19th Century Victorian Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Young girl - Original etching, Signed (Venturi #1160)
Located in Paris, IDF
Paul Cézanne Young girl, 1873 Original etching and roulette Signed in plate "P. Cézanne" and dated 1873 in lower right corner On vellum 32 x 25 cm (c. 13 x 10") REFERENCES : - Cat...
Category

1870s Impressionist Art

Materials

Etching

1956 Mid Century Modern Swedish Abstract Still Life Oil Painting-Impasto Bottles
Located in Bristol, GB
IMPASTO BOTTLES Size: 37.5 x 60 cm (including frame) Oil on board A striking modernist style still life composition that combines abstraction, bold textures, and a harmonious colour...
Category

Mid-20th Century Abstract Art

Materials

Oil, Board

Greenwich Arts Council Poster /// Abstract Expressionist Robert Motherwell NY
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: Robert Motherwell (American, 1915-1992) Title: "Greenwich Arts Council" *Issued unsigned, though signed by Motherwell in the plate (printed signature) center right Year: 1976 Medium: Original Lithograph, Exhibition Poster on Strathmore paper Limited edition: 700. (There was also a signed and numbered edition of 42) Printer: Tyler Graphics, Ltd., Mount Kisco, NY Publisher: Greenwich Arts Council, Greenwich, CT Reference: "The Prints of Robert Motherwell - A Catalogue Raisonné 1943-1984" - Belknap Appendix: No. 28, page 282; "Robert Motherwell - The Complete Prints 1940-1991" - Engberg No. 202 Sheet size: 37.25" x 23" Condition: Never framed, has been professionally stored away for decades. Some minor edge wear. In excellent condition Rare Notes: Printed in three colors: black, green, and cream. Poster produced for a special exhibition "Sculpture 76" at The Greenwich Arts Council, Greenwich, CT from June - October, 1976. The image featured on this poster is Motherwell's 1972 acrylic painting on paper "Greenwich Sculpture". Artist's copyright lower left and printer's imprint lower right. GIA Gallery Poster Disclaimer: Not to be confused with thousands of contemporary inkjet/giclée/digital reproductions ignorantly or deliberately passed off as originals on the market today. The examples we offer here are the original period vintage (exhibition) posters, created and designed by, or under the supervision and authorization of the artist or their respective estate (posthumously), for various exhibitions and events in which they participated. If applicable, this poster is also fully documented within its respective artists' official catalogue raisonné of authentic graphic works, prints, and or posters. Biography: Robert Motherwell was born January 24, 1915, in Aberdeen, Washington. He was awarded a fellowship to the Otis Art Institute in Los Angeles at age 11, and in 1932 studied painting briefly at the California School of Fine Arts in San Francisco. Motherwell received a B.A. from Stanford University in 1937 and enrolled for graduate work later that year in the Department of Philosophy at Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts. He traveled to Europe in 1938 for a year of study abroad. His first solo show was presented at the Raymond Duncan...
Category

1970s Abstract Expressionist Art

Materials

Lithograph

Painting Male Portrait 17th century
Located in Milan, IT
Oil on Canvas. A portrait of a gentleman is accompanied by the inscription in the upper left corner "Paulus Castellanus Sanator." The word Castellanus could be the very common surna...
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17th Century Other Art Style Art

Materials

Oil

"Brooklyn, New York" Frederick James Boston, Impressionist Brooklyn Landscape
By Frederick James Boston
Located in New York, NY
Frederick James Boston Brooklyn, New York Inscribed verso Oil on board 7 1/2 x 9 1/2 inches Though understudied today, Frederick James Boston was a well-known and respected teacher...
Category

Late 19th Century American Impressionist Art

Materials

Board, Oil

Two Turtle-Doves II - Spanish Dove Peace
Located in London, GB
This original lithograph is hand signed in pencil by the artist "Picasso" in the lower right image. It is hand numbered in pencil from the edition of 25, in the lower left image. The...
Category

1940s Art

Materials

Lithograph

Religious Italian painter - Early 19th figure painting - Virgin Madonna
Located in Varmo, IT
Italian painter (early 19th century) - Mater Dolorosa. 37 x 33 cm without frame, 53 x 48 cm with frame. Ancient oil painting on canvas, in an ancient carved and gilded wooden frame...
Category

Early 19th Century Old Masters Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Italian Early 17th Century Renaissance Baroque Oil Painting Entombment of Christ
Located in Portland, OR
An important & large Italian Baroque period oil painting on panel attributed to Daniele Crespi (1598-1630), "The Entombment of Christ", Milan circa 1620. See artist biography below. ...
Category

1620s Baroque Art

Materials

Oil, Panel

Natasha
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The reproduction titled "Natasha" is a work by the Dutch artist Corneille (Guillaume Cornelis van Beverloo), a co-founder of the CoBrA movement. Known for his vibrant and expressive ...
Category

Late 20th Century Contemporary Art

Materials

Offset

"T"
Located in Palm Springs, CA
The single letter "T", from the alphabet, illustrated by a Toucan. All letters are available, and the full set of 27 etchings in folio box is available for $3200. Animals, real and i...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Etching, Aquatint

Window. 2021. Paper, mixed media, 94x63 cm
Located in Riga, LV
The abstract series of sizable works done in a mixed-media technique pays homage to the great modernists and abstract expressionists such as Mondrian, Kandinsky, Still and Motherwell...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Stencil, Acrylic, Paper, Felt Pen

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