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Art For Sale
Style: Street Art
Style: Academic
Tupi
Located in New Rochelle, NY
Henrique Belotti started as a street artist painting murals all over Brazil. He is constantly developing his technique and currently his works are a dialogue between contemporary pai...
Category

2010s Street Art Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Passeggiata a cavallo a Trieste
Located in Roma, RM
Alfredo Tominz (Trieste 1854 – 1936), Passeggiata a cavallo a Trieste Dipinto ad olio su tela di cm 69 x 110 firmato e datato 1890 in basso a destra. Provenienza: Asta Stadion Trie...
Category

Late 19th Century Academic Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Return Of Columbus In Chains To Cadiz By Emanuel Leutze
Located in New Orleans, LA
Emanuel Leutze 1816-1868 American Return of Columbus in Chains to Cadiz Signed E. Leutze / Philadelphia (lower right) Oil on canvas Painted by the artist in 1842, this masterpiec...
Category

19th Century Academic Art

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Modern Living, Hand-painted Screen Print, Street Art, Urban Art, Graffiti
Located in Hamburg, DE
FAILE (Brooklyn-based art collective in the form of Patrick Miller and Patrick McNeill) Modern Living, 2018 Hand-painted acrylic and silkscreen ink on heavyweight archival deckled pa...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Street Art Art

Materials

Acrylic, Screen

Cleopatra Queen of Egypt 17' century Painting Oil on Canvas
Located in Rome, IT
Amazing painting of Cleopatra oil on canvas with a gilt wood frame. Attributed to Giuseppe Diamantini (Fossombrone 1621-Venice 1705) The dramatic subject of the painting depicts th...
Category

Late 17th Century Academic Art

Materials

Oil

Carnaval Kawaii
Located in OIA, ES
🔸 _Title: Carnaval kawaii 🔸 _Artist: Diego Tirigall 🔸 _Year of Creation: 2024 🔸 _Dimensions: 160 W x 100 H x 2 D cm 🔸 _Medium: Enamel, Spray paint, Acrylic and Oil Stick 🔸 _Su...
Category

2010s Street Art Art

Materials

Enamel

The Farm to the Donkey
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
GARAT Francis (1870 - NC) The Farm of The Donkey Oil on canvas signed and dated 1883 low right Frame guilded Size canvas : 50 X 76 cm - Size frame : 60 X 76 cm GARAT Francis (1870 -...
Category

1880s Academic Art

Materials

Oil

Procession Four girls with flowers - English Female Illustrator
Located in Miami, FL
Four young English girls with flowers are shown in a line and moving from left to right. They are pushed forward on the picture plane as if they were on a stage with a simple indica...
Category

1890s Academic Art

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

Urban Art Street Photography of Bus and Billboard Red Jacket Figure
Located in Miami, FL
A tourist bus adorned with punchy hi-key graphics passes in front of a soaring Times Square billboard of similar nature. Street Photographer Mithcell Funk captures the precise momen...
Category

2010s Street Art Art

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

Prosperity 2 - Koi Orange Stencil Art
Located in San Francisco, CA
Novy’s most-established series of koi fish references propaganda posters and anti-authoritarian symbols in Chinese art under communism. Koi traditionally symbolize the lessons and tr...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Street Art Art

Materials

Wood Panel, Spray Paint

Prosperity 1 - Koi Stencil Art
Located in San Francisco, CA
Novy’s most-established series of koi fish references propaganda posters and anti-authoritarian symbols in Chinese art under communism. Koi traditionally symbolize the lessons and tr...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Street Art Art

Materials

Spray Paint, Wood Panel

The Buttonhole By Charles Spencelayh
Located in New Orleans, LA
Charles Spencelayh 1865-1958 British The Buttonhole Signed “C.SPENCELAYH” (lower left) and inscribed “This Drawing was accepted into the Royal Academy but crowded out for want of ...
Category

20th Century Academic Art

Materials

Paper, Watercolor, Pencil

Circus Pug Lamp
Located in palma de mallorca, ES
Right on up! This charming ringmaster can't wait to make his entrance since the circus is coming to town. Mighty Jaxx changes Mai Accents' Circus Pug desig...
Category

2010s Street Art Art

Materials

Vinyl

Portrait Of Theodore Roosevelt By Joseph A. Imhof
Located in New Orleans, LA
Joseph Adam Imhof 1871-1955 American Portrait of Theodore Roosevelt Signed "J.A.Imhof 17" (lower right) Oil on canvas President Theodore Roosevelt is r...
Category

20th Century Academic Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Strength III - Blue Koi Street Art
Located in San Francisco, CA
Novy’s most-established series of koi fish references propaganda posters and anti-authoritarian symbols in Chinese art under communism. Koi traditionally symbolize the lessons and tr...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Street Art Art

Materials

Spray Paint, Wood Panel

400% Bearbrick Homelander [The Boys]
Located in palma de mallorca, ES
This is the Medicom Toys 400% Bearbrick - Homelander. The infamous public figure (but actual Villain) Homelander is meant to be the people's hero (if he feels like it). You can now ...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Street Art Art

Materials

PVC

Flower Arrangement - Original 19th Century Painting
By Achille Théodore Cesbron
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Achille Théodore CESBRON (1849-1915) Flower Arrangement Oil on oval canvas signed low right Framed by Gault (Paris - Fbg St Honoré) Dim canvas : 63 X 48 cm Dim frame : 79 X 64 cm Achille Théodore CESBRON (1849-1915) French school 19th-20th century Born the 5th of November 1849 in Oran (Algeria). Dead the 4th of January 1915. Painter of genre scene, portraits, still life, flowers, pastel. Pupil of Bonnat and Cormon, he regularly exhibited at the « Salon des Artistes Français », whose he became shareholder in 1883, getting several rewards and medals from 1882 to 1886. He has got the Marie...
Category

1880s Academic Art

Materials

Oil

Courtship and The Shepherd's Family (a pair)
Located in Washington, DC
19th Century Dutch
Category

1860s Academic Art

Materials

Oil

“Bavarian Flower Girls”
Located in Southampton, NY
Here for your consideration is a vibrant portrait of a pair of Bavarian flower girls in traditional dress. The painting is unlined and has recently been cleaned. Circa 1875. The pain...
Category

1870s Academic Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Daydreaming
Located in Washington, DC
Ideal head by 19th-century American painter.
Category

Late 19th Century Academic Art

Materials

Masonite, Oil

SOUVIENS-TOI DU FUTUR
Located in Marrakech, MA
SOUVIENS-TOI DU FUTUR Mixed techniques on wood panel. Raw metal frame 6 x 4 CM. Lights x 2. 180x190CM. Thickness 62CM. 2016.
Category

2010s Street Art Art

Materials

Metal

Hercules Italian Stone Sculpture of Classical Torso with Base
Located in Rome, IT
This reproduction of a classical Hellenistic sculpture of Hercules . A timeless piece for interior and a garden decoration. We can raise with a base on request .
Category

20th Century Academic Art

Materials

Limestone

Painting 19th Century - Portrait of Young Lady
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
ERNEST BLANC-GARIN (1843-1916) Portrait of a Young Lady around 1880 Oil on wood panel signed low Old Original frame gilded with leaves Dimensions wood : 40 X 30 cm Dimensions frame : 62 X 53 cm ERNEST BLANC-GARIN (1843-1916) Belgian Painter 19th Century Born 8 October 1843 in Givet (France) Died 1916 in Brussels (Belgium) Painter of Portraits and Urbanscapes. In Brusssels he was taught by Jan Portaëls (1818-1895); then in Paris by Alexandre Cabanel (1823-1889) He took part in the Salon de Paris from 1868. After a trip to Italy in 1870, he came back to Brussels for creating a private Art Academy providing a very liberal teaching. His portraits are made with a lot of freedom and gracefulness. Bibliography : Dictionary of Artists E. Benezit Book II / 373 Gérald SHURR : Les petits Maîtres de la Peinture 1820- 1920 Book V
Category

1880s Academic Art

Materials

Oil

Chinese Soldiers
Located in Miami, FL
TECHNICAL INFORMATION: Shepard Fairey Chinese Soldiers 2006 Screenprint 24 x 18 in. Edition of 300 Pencil signed and numbered; accompanied with COA by...
Category

Early 2000s Street Art Art

Materials

Screen

Vues de Naples
Located in Paris, FR
Napolitan School, 19th century "Views of Naples, Italy" Oil on canvas Sold as a pair Each work : Canvas: 20" high x 30" wide Frame : 24" high x 34" wide
Category

Mid-19th Century Academic Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

The Fair Student
Located in Washington, DC
Signed and dated '1835' center right
Category

1830s Academic Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

2019 Companion Blush Set of two vinyl figures by KAWS from Medicom Toy Corp.
By KAWS
Located in Boca Raton, FL
Companion Blush Set of two painted vinyl figures in original packaging from Medicom Toy Corp. From KAWS' (a.k.a. Brian Donnelly's) open edition release in 2019.
Category

2010s Street Art Art

Materials

Vinyl

Chinese Banner 2
Located in Miami, FL
TECHNICAL INFORMATION Chinese Banner 2 2004 Screenprint 24 x 18 in. Edition of 300 Pencil signed & numbered Accompanied with COA by Gregg Shienb...
Category

Early 2000s Street Art Art

Materials

Screen

Portrait of a Redhead in Profile
Located in Miami, FL
Beautifully rendered in Krolls signature academic style. Unframed - Signed lower right, unframed
Category

1930s Academic Art

Materials

Oil, Wood

Landscape of Mountains
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
MOSNY Henry (19th Century) Landscape of Mountains Oil on canvas signed below and dated 1882 Black and Golden wood Frame Dim canvas : 73 X 92 cm Dim Frame : 92 X 112 cm MOSNY Henry (...
Category

1880s Academic Art

Materials

Oil

Pair Italian Limestone Garden Sculptures with Cornucopia
Located in Rome, IT
Finely carved mythological subject in limestone with Cornucopia associated with the harvest, prosperity, or spiritual abundance. Excellent condition. Measurements: Statue cm 160, ba...
Category

20th Century Academic Art

Materials

Limestone

Jules TOULOT (1863-nc) Painting 19th century soldier uniform interior
By Toulot Jules
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Toulot Jules (1863-nc) Pianist officer in the Second Empire period Oil on canvas signed low right Old frame regilded with gold leaves Dim canvas : 65 X 43 cm Dim frame : 90 X 67 cm TOULOT Jules (1863-nc) French painter 19th century Born 11th November 1863 in Champeinx (Puy de Dôme...
Category

1880s Academic Art

Materials

Oil

Combrat Boy
Located in Miami, FL
TECHNICAL INFORMATION Ron English Combrat Boy 2015 3D Lenticular archival inks on PETG Plastic 36 x 24 in. Edition of 10 Signed and numbered on verso Accompanied with COA by G...
Category

2010s Street Art Art

Materials

Lenticular

Central Park Heroic Statue
Located in Miami, FL
Signed and dated on lower right, numbered on verso, 2/15 , other size available, unframed
Category

Academic Art

Materials

Photographic Paper

Prospector firing Rifle ( Happiness is a Warm Gun ) Gay Art
Located in Miami, FL
Tempera mixed with gum arabic and alcohol on Renaissance Panel Robert Riggs was a gay man. Being gay in American during the 1940's time was something not to flaunt in public. Rigg's had to communicate his underlying feelings in more symbolic ways. Throughout Riggs oeuvre, one sees continuous references to strong hunked out manly men and vulnerable boys. It is a core element of is iconography and is described in a powerful graphic style. In “Prospector firing Rifle” is a Dick Pic. Riggs is clearly making a sexual statement about the moment of climax. The long, straight rifle explodes and is captured at the peak moment of climax. Meanwhile, the bag two bags of gold clearly resemble the other part of the male anatomy. Riggs was a thoughtful and meticulous visual thinker and nothing in any of Riggs’s compositions were haphazardly placed. In tribute to the artist’s suppressed feelings, I have given this work a second title “Happiness is a Warm Gun...
Category

1940s Academic Art

Materials

Tempera

Multi Tags - Turquoise
By Seen
Located in Porto, 13
Seen is widely regarded as one of the most influential and innovative graffiti artists of all time. His unique style, incorporating elements of calligraphy and abstract expressionism...
Category

2010s Street Art Art

Materials

Canvas, Spray Paint

Very unpleasent
Located in MADRID, ES
With thoughts on 21st century humans and their future, João Cardoso concludes that technology brings tools for two extremes. Thus, technology, as a much n...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Street Art Art

Materials

Acrylic

The Last Time I Saw You Wasn't the Last Time I Saw You Spray Paint Canvas 2022
By Pref
Located in Des Moines, IA
You can read the title of the painting in the composition of the painting itself. Spray paint on linen. “The Last Time I Saw You Wasn’t the Last Time I Saw You” presents slightly sma...
Category

2010s Street Art Art

Materials

Spray Paint

Richard Wagner
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Richard Wagner Etching, c. 1880 Signed in the plate (see photo) Edition: c. 200 impressions Condition: mint Image/Plate size: 6 5/8 x 4 3/4 inches Sheet size: 14 3/8 x 10 7/8 inches ...
Category

1880s Academic Art

Materials

Etching

Galerie Wateri by Keith Haring
Located in London, GB
KEITH HARING GALERIE WATERI EXHIBITION POSTER, 1983 Offset lithography on Japanese pearlescent paper 68.58 x 50.8 cm
Category

20th Century Street Art Art

Materials

Offset

Outdoor Italian Stone Garden Sculptures of Roman Mythological subject of Apollo
Located in Rome, IT
Finely carved mythological subject in Vicenza limestone of Apollo in Excellent condition from an estate of Veneto. Timeless decoration for your interior or garden. Measurements: St...
Category

20th Century Academic Art

Materials

Limestone

Street Art Painting by Sweet Toof , Acrylic , Framed
Located in Hoddesdon, GB
Sweet Toof's , acrylic painting, framed in a gilt frame with glass is , an unmistakable image that can be spotted throughout East London. Renowned London Street Artist, Sweet Toof, ...
Category

Early 2000s Street Art Art

Materials

Acrylic

Alter Ego
Located in OIA, ES
"Alter Ego," created by Diego Tirigall, is a captivating 1 x 1 meter canvas that intertwines the intricate aspects of personal and corporate identity through a dynamic mix of mixed m...
Category

2010s Street Art Art

Materials

Enamel

Timeless classic, Street Art, Pop Art, bust
Located in Munich, DE
Edition 5 A bust in Street art style JAY-C – the pseudonym of this innovative young artist known for his subversive use of familiar figures and symbols. Using a distinct and fine Br...
Category

2010s Street Art Art

Materials

Mixed Media, Pigment, Archival Pigment

Tide, by KAWS
By KAWS
Located in London, GB
Tide by KAWS 10-color silkscreen on Coventry Rag paper with water base and ultraviolet ink 27.9 x 23.2 cm Edition 87 of 100 Signed and numbered Published by Phaidon. Mint condition, ...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Street Art Art

Materials

Screen

“Comme Avant, As Before" Abstract Colorful Portrait Street Art Pop Art on Canvas
Located in New York, NY
This particular piece depicts an anonymous portrait of a beautiful woman. Inspired by the every day, JM Robert strives to create paintings that mimic the fla...
Category

2010s Street Art Art

Materials

Canvas, Ink, Mixed Media, Acrylic

French Contemporary Art by Franck Bailleul - Royaume de France
Located in Paris, IDF
Artwork located in Los Angeles, USA. Franck Bailleul is a French painter born in 1964 who lives & works in Abbeville, Normandy, France. He has exhibited nationally as well as in th...
Category

2010s Academic Art

Materials

Oil, Panel

An Amusing Thought by Georges Croegaert
Located in New Orleans, LA
Georges Croegaert 1848-1923 Belgian An Amusing Thought Signed "Georges Croegaert Paris" (lower left) Oil on panel This oil on panel by Belgian artist Georges Croegaert is a rich ...
Category

19th Century Academic Art

Materials

Oil, Panel

La femme préhistorique (Prehistoric Woman)
Located in New Orleans, LA
James Tissot was among the most successful and critically acclaimed artists of the Victorian era. Although the artist is celebrated for his elegant scenes of fashionable life in Paris and London, this work is a fascinating rarity within his oeuvre. In this monumental pastel, Tissot depicts a prehistoric woman draped in a tiger skin, presented with a striking pose and heroic air. His delicate portraiture, combined with his fascination with conveying texture, demonstrates why he was one of the most revered artists of his generation, and La femme préhistorique illustrates the remarkable technique for which he was renowned. This work was completed in preparation for a series of works exploring the Old Testament undertaken by Tissot from 1899-1902 that remained unfinished at the time of his death. A portion of this series focused on illustrations of Adam and Eve, and among these sketches were images of a nude Eve partially draped in animal furs. Towards the end of his life, following his conversion to Catholicism, biblical subjects became important to the artist. A few years before this work was completed, Tissot embarked upon a highly ambitious group of nearly 300 watercolors illustrating the New Testament, presenting the illustrated epic in its entirety at the Paris Salon of 1894. Both of these series were a critical artistic departure for the artist, stemming from a desire to create works separated from his typical images of modern society. This pastel imagines Eve as the prototype of womanhood in the guise of a prehistoric woman. Tissot rarely painted the nude, and his skill as a draftsman highlights the figure's natural beauty, contrasting it with the stark landscape surrounding her. Although a study, this monumental work is incredibly well-finished and highly engaging, with the statuesque model commanding the majority of the canvas. Her pose is strong and theatrical, and she addresses the viewer with a direct, confident gaze. The imagined historical subject of this drawing is grounded by Tissot’s exceptional attention to detail. A master of conjuring an array of textures, Tissot showcased this ability in this work by juxtaposing many types of fabrics and natural elements within one composition. The tiger skin with which the woman partially covers herself was a favorite studio prop of Tissot’s, appearing in many of his most influential works from the period, including several paintings of his partner and favorite model Kathleen Newton. It, in particular, showcases the artist’s understanding of texture, yet it also serves as an exotic element that elevates the sensuality of the scene when placed against the woman’s bare skin. Born in 1836 in the port town of Nantes, Tissot traveled to Paris at the age of 20 in order to join the studios of Hippolyte Flandrin and Louis Lamothe. During this period, he became close with James Abbott McNeill Whistler, Edgar Degas and Edouard Manet, and the impact of these friendships is reflected in his portraits of modern life. Having enjoyed considerable success in Paris during the 1860s, Tissot fought in the Siege of Paris, and after the fall of the Commune in 1871, he went to London, where he stayed for the next ten years. He was met with incredible success there, and he also met the love of his life, Kathleen Newton, a divorcée, with whom he lived from about 1876 until her death in 1882. Today he is regarded among the great masters of Belle Époque painting, and his works can be found in important collections worldwide, including the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Brooklyn Museum, the National Gallery of Art, the Musée d’Orsay, the Tate Gallery and many others. This pastel remained in Tissot's private collection until his death in 1902 and is referenced in the posthumous 1902-3 valuation of Tissot's home at 64 avenue du Bois...
Category

Early 20th Century Academic Art

Materials

Laid Paper, Canvas, Oil Pastel, Pastel

"Salvation", Gold Street Art, Modern Portrait Art, 2020
Located in Delaware , OH
"Salvation", Gold Street Art, Modern Portrait Art, 2020 A B O U T T H I S P I E C E : “Salvation” is modern portrait art/ gold street art by Addison Jon...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Street Art Art

Materials

Canvas, Paper, Ink, Acrylic

Surreal And Cubist Portrait On Circle Wood. Red Fluor And Blue "Currency #206"
Located in FISTERRA, ES
This piece belongs to the "Exchange Currency Series" created by Natasha Lelenco in 2024, starting from the concept of the "face" on coins. It is a unique work consisting of a meticul...
Category

2010s Street Art Art

Materials

Wood, Spray Paint, Acrylic

Henry Robert Robertson, Ave Maria, Etching
By Henry Robert Robertson
Located in Cheltenham, GB
This fine late 19th-century etching by British artist Henry Robert Robertson (1839-1921) depicts a couple worshipping a shrine to the Virgin Mary at sea. The original painting was ex...
Category

19th Century Academic Art

Materials

Paper, Etching

“Knife Wrestlers”, After The Statue By J. P. Molin, Stockholm 1867
Located in PARIS, FR
Rare and imposing reduction of the famous statue of JP Molin, inaugurated in 1867 in front of the National Museum of Stockholm. This version in black enamelled stoneware was produced...
Category

1860s Academic Art

Materials

Sandstone

VOLTO DI DONNA - Stampa riproduzione Emilio Greco, anni 70
Located in Napoli, IT
Stampa riprodizione del disegno " Volto di Ragazza" realizzato dal disegnatore Emilio Greco.Firmato in basso a destra. Scultore italiano (Catania 1913 - Roma 1995). Trasferitosi a Ro...
Category

1970s Academic Art

Materials

Color

Nudo maschile nella posa di un satiro dormiente. XIX secolo
Located in Firenze, IT
Disegno del nudo maschile. Dal 19 ° secolo Disegno su carta leggermente colorata. In buone condizioni. Il disegno rappresenta un uomo sdraiato, che si abbandona al sonno. In una posa...
Category

19th Century Academic Art

Materials

Paper, Carbon Pencil

“Chess Players”
Located in Southampton, NY
ARTIST Hey, Paul, 1867-1952, artist TITLE Chess players OTHER TITLE(S) Die Schachspieler PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION 1 print : etching ; sheet size 11 1/2" x 15" (30 x 39 cm.) Date: 1898 ...
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1890s Academic Art

Materials

Archival Paper, Etching

The Little Ballerina
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Alphonse PELLET (1853-1926) The Little Ballerina Oil on wood panel signed low right Old frame regilded with leaves Size panel : 30 X 43 cm - Size frame : 40 X 55 cm Alphonse PELLET...
Category

1880s Academic Art

Materials

Oil

Life is Beautiful (Black)
Located in Washington, DC
Artist: Mr. Brainwash Title: Life is Beautiful (Black) Medium: Coated metal sculpture Date: 2022 Edition: 16/50 Size: 7" x 10 1/2" x 2 1/2" Signature: Hand signed, numbered, and date...
Category

2010s Street Art Art

Materials

Metal

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