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Art For Sale
Style: Art Nouveau
Style: Street Art
Love Bats - Red
Located in palma de mallorca, ES
Step into the captivating world of acclaimed artist Nick Walker, where a collection of limited edition silkscreen prints eagerly awaits to ignite your imagination. In a truly exclusi...
Category

2010s Street Art Art

Materials

Paper

Vizzotto Alberti (Venetian painter) - 20th century figure painting - Lancers
Located in Varmo, IT
Enrico Vizzotto Alberti (Oderzo 1880 - Padua 1976) - The 7th regiment of Milan lancers. 25.5 x 35 cm without frame, 51.5 x 57 cm with frame. Ancient...
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Early 20th Century Art Nouveau Art

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Keith Haring Bearbrick 400% art toy (Keith Haring BE@RBRICK)
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Keith Haring Bearbrick Vinyl Figures: Set of two (400% & 100%): A unique, timeless collectible trademarked & licensed by the Estate of Keith Haring. The partnered collectible reveals...
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21st Century and Contemporary Street Art Art

Materials

Vinyl, Resin

"Fish Blood" Art Nouveau Lithograph by Gustav Klimt for VerSacrum
Located in Chicago, IL
Ver Sacrum (meaning "Sacred Spring" in Latin) was conceived by Gustav Klimt, Max Kurzweil and Ludwig Hevesi. During its six years of activity, 471 original drawings were made specifi...
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1890s Art Nouveau Art

Materials

Lithograph

"Salon des Cent" Original 1897 Art Nouveau Color Lithograph by Alphonse Mucha
Located in Chicago, IL
From Les Maitres de L'Affiche, plate 94. Printed by Imprimerie Chaix, Paris. Maîtres de l'Affiche (Masters of the Poster) refers to 256 color lithographic plates used to create an a...
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1890s Art Nouveau Art

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Lithograph

"Wakko" - Pop Art Cartoon inspired Animaniacs Character by Randy Morales
Located in Los Angeles, CA
US Navy veteran Randy Morales fuses nostalgia and graphic expressionism within his street-pop artworks. The choice of subjects within his artworks is strongly influenced by his exper...
Category

2010s Street Art Art

Materials

Acrylic, Paper

Banksy, Welcome Mat (from Gross Domestic Product) - Street Art, Urban Art
Located in Hamburg, DE
Banksy (British street artist) Welcome Mat, 2020 Medium: Doormat and refugee life vest Dimensions: 24.6 x 17.7 x 1.4 in (62.5 x 45.0 x 3.5 cm) Edition size: undisclosed Markings: Nu...
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21st Century and Contemporary Street Art Art

Materials

Fabric, Organic Material, Polyester, Found Objects

Spray Paint on Canvas/Graffiti/Street Art_The Money Changer_John "CRASH" Matos
Located in 326 N Coast Hwy. | Laguna Beach, CA
John CRASH Matos "The Money Changer" Spray Paint on Canvas 28.5 x 69 inches Born John Matos in 1961, CRASH was raised in the Bronx, New York. At the age of 13, he began following t...
Category

2010s Street Art Art

Materials

Canvas, Spray Paint

Spray Paint/Graffiti/Street Art_John "CRASH" Matos, Untitled (Popeye)_Horiz/Vert
Located in 326 N Coast Hwy. | Laguna Beach, CA
John CRASH Matos "Untitled (Popeye) (Horizontal or Vertical) Spray Paint on Canvas 42 x 133 inches Born John Matos in 1961, CRASH was raised in the Bronx, New York. At the age of 1...
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2010s Street Art Art

Materials

Canvas, Spray Paint

Laderlappen - Original Lithograph Poster by Walter Schnackenberg
Located in Chicago, IL
Printed by Oscar Consee, Munich, 1922 Not much is known about this Stockholm-based cabaret act. Translating literally as Bat Man, we see a young dancer tease an oversized bat wearing a monocle -- a truly bizarre but beautiful design. (text by Jack Rennert) Walter Schnackenberg’s style changed several times during his long and successful career. Having studied in Munich, the artist traveled often to Paris where he fell under the spell of the Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec’s colorful and sensuous posters depicting theatrical and decadent subjects. Schnackenberg became a regular contributor of similar compositions to the German magazines Jugend and Simplicissimus before devoting himself to the design of stage scenery...
Category

1920s Art Nouveau Art

Materials

Lithograph

KAWS TIME OFF pink (KAWS Time Off companion)
By KAWS
Located in NEW YORK, NY
KAWS TIME OFF Pink: A highly decorative KAWS Companion featuring a KAWS BFF Companion in a resting position. This brightly colored, highly collectib...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Street Art Art

Materials

Resin, Vinyl

Untitled (Hot Pink Letters)_John "CRASH" Matos, Spray Paint/Shaped Canvas
Located in 326 N Coast Hwy. | Laguna Beach, CA
John CRASH Matos "Untitled (Hot Pink Letters)" Spray Paint on Shaped Canvas 35 x 39 inches Born John Matos in 1961, CRASH was raised in the Bronx, New York. At the age of 13, he began following the older teens from his neighborhood to the train yards and began bombing. Taking the name “CRASH” after he accidentally crashed the computer in his school, his name began appearing on trains circulating all throughout New York City. By 1980, he began transitioning from train yards to galleries. He curated the groundbreaking "Graffiti Art Success for America" at Fashion MODA, launching the graffiti movement that has remained very active through today. CRASH’s career took off and he saw instant popularity throughout Europe and America, and eventually Asia. CRASH has been part of numerous museum and gallery shows around the world focusing on Graffiti and Street Art, and has works in many permanent museum collections. Visually iconic, he has partnered with many companies for projects including Absolut Vodka, Fender Guitars...
Category

2010s Street Art Art

Materials

Canvas, Spray Paint

Banksy "Cut and Run" Rat Poster Street Urban Art
Located in Draper, UT
Banksy "CUT AND RUN" Technique: Offset Lithograph Paper: Thick Stock Glossy Size: 16.5 X 23.4 Materials Thick glossy paper Size 23 2/5 × 16 1/2 in 59.4 × 41.9 cm Rarity Open editi...
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2010s Street Art Art

Materials

Lithograph

"Steaks, " 1970s NY Time Square photograph (New York street photography)
Located in NEW YORK, NY
In 1978, photographer Fernando Natalici, the creative mind behind the graphic design for iconic venues like CBGB and the Mudd Club, spent twenty-four hours shooting the raw scenery of Times Square and 42nd Street. "Natalici's shots candidly recall a Times Square of flashing marquee lights, electric sexual energy and wild lawlessness. His photographs resuscitate a New York of yesteryear in all of its chiaroscuro, with it all of the dark tenets of urban life that are today masked beneath a glossy veil of uniformity." (Jessica Dailey, Curbed NY, July 29th 2014) Archival Ink Jet Print 13 x 19 inches Hand signed & titled in ink on the verso from a limited edition of 10 Excellent condition. Obtained directly from artist. About Fernando Natalici New York based photographer Fernando Natalici is best known for his iconographic documentation of the downtown Manhattan art scene of the mid/late 70's and early 80's. Natalici’s portfolio includes sought after images of a young Patti Smith, Blondie, Talking Heads, Keith Haring, The Ramones and more. As an Art Director, Fernando has played a key role in creating memorable visuals for historic NY venues such as CBGB's, The Mudd Club, Area and Danceteria. Fernando’s work was recently featured in the Jeffrey Deitch curated show “Area” at The Hole Gallery NYC, with his film stills from "Unmade Beds" & "The Foreigner"- two of the most significant underground films of the 1970’s New York Punk scene, recently exhibited at The Museum of The Moving Image. Recent Exhibits & Publications The Museum of The Moving Image (New York, 2015) The Hole Gallery NYC (New York, 2014) The Chelsea Hotel (New York 2013) New York University Tisch School of The Arts (2013) Toby Mott, Showboat (Dashwood Books, 2016) Jim Jarmusch: Music, Words & Noise (2015) Another Magazine (London, 2014) Black Book (2014) Curbed NY (2014) Photography Now (2013) Related Categories Robert Frank. Diane Arbus. Nan Goldin. William Klein. Daido Moriyama. Manhattan. Street Photography. 70s New York.
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1970s Street Art Art

Materials

Inkjet

DI-FACED TENNER (10 GBP NOTE)
Located in Aventura, FL
Unsigned offset lithograph in colors on paper. £10 note Di-Faced by Banksy with a portrait of Princess Diana on the front and the motto: "I Promise to Pay the Bearer on Demand the Ultimate Price." The back features Darwin's image and the statement: "Trust No One...
Category

Early 2000s Street Art Art

Materials

Paper, Lithograph, Offset

Forgive Us Our Trespasses by Banksy
Located in London, GB
Offset lithograph on paper Size: 41,9 x 59cm, folded. Description: Official lithograph produced by Banksy. Plate signed lower right.
Category

2010s Street Art Art

Materials

Paper, Lithograph

“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

1898 poster Mucha Gismondo - Les Maîtres de l'affiche Pl.27
Located in PARIS, FR
Alphonse Mucha's "Gismonda" poster, featured as Plate 27 in "Les Maîtres de l'Affiche," stands as a testament to the harmonious convergence of visual arts and theatrical brilliance. ...
Category

1890s Art Nouveau Art

Materials

Paper, Lithograph

Banksy "Cut and Run" Rat Poster Street Urban Art & Banksy Exhibition Poster Set
Located in Draper, UT
First Print: Banksy "CUT AND RUN" Technique: Offset Lithograph Paper: Thick Stock Glossy Size: 16.5 X 23.4 Materials Thick glossy paper Size 23 2/5 × 16 1/2 in 59.4 × 41.9 cm Rarit...
Category

2010s Street Art Art

Materials

Lithograph

Shepard Fairey Rose Soldier Letterpress Edition 2017 Obey Giant Mint
Located in Draper, UT
Edition Details Year: 2017 Class: Art Print Status: Official Released: 10/10/17 Run: 450 Technique: Letterpress Paper: Cream cotton paper Size: 10 X 13 Markings: Signed & Numbered Embossed Paper / Silkscreen / Graffiti and Street Art...
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2010s Street Art Art

Materials

Screen

Collectible Pop Surrealist Portrait on Wooden Coin. Blue "Currency #216"
Located in FISTERRA, ES
This wooden coin, with a diameter of 26cm, is a sculptural painting belonging to Natasha Lelenco's Exchange Currencies series. In this case, crafted with mixed media on pine wood, th...
Category

2010s Street Art Art

Materials

Wood, Spray Paint, Acrylic, Mixed Media

Collectible Pop Surrealist Portrait on Coin. Czech. Blue and Red "Currency #214"
Located in FISTERRA, ES
This sculptural painting by Natasha Lelenco, created on a wooden circle with a thickness of two centimeters and a diameter of 26 centimeters, is one of the recent works from the Curr...
Category

2010s Street Art Art

Materials

Metal

Pop Surrealist Portrait on Wood. Slovenian. Black And Red Tones. "Currency #212"
Located in FISTERRA, ES
This sculptural painting by Natasha Lelenco, crafted on a wooden circle with a thickness of two centimeters and a diameter of 26 centimeters, is one of the recent works from the Curr...
Category

2010s Street Art Art

Materials

Wood, Spray Paint, Acrylic

Pop Surrealist Portrait on Wood. Romanian. Vibrant Pink Fluor. "Currency #211"
Located in FISTERRA, ES
This sculptural painting, part of Natasha Lelenco's Currency Exchange series, consists of a profile portrait on a wooden tondo with intense fluorescent pink colors of a character fra...
Category

2010s Street Art Art

Materials

Wood, Spray Paint, Acrylic

African Woman Profile Colorful Portrait on Wooden Coin. Orang "Currency #198"
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

KAWS Monster (KAWS Companion)
By KAWS
Located in NEW YORK, NY
KAWS Chocula Monster: A highly collectible & super decorative KAWS art toy, featuring the famed cereal character: Count Chocula. A playful exploration of KAWS’ love for this timele...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Street Art Art

Materials

Vinyl, Resin

Contemporary Portrait Wooden Coin. Vibrant Red Fluor And Blue. "Currency #209"
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. In this case, the painting is a profile por...
Category

2010s Street Art Art

Materials

Wood, Spray Paint, Acrylic

KAWS Monster companion (KAWS Companion)
By KAWS
Located in NEW YORK, NY
KAWS Boo Berry Monster: A highly collectible & super decorative KAWS art toy, featuring the famed cereal character: Boo Berry. A playful exploration of KAWS’s love for this timeless ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Street Art Art

Materials

Resin, Vinyl

Painted Coat Of Arms With The Neri Family. Year 1891.
Located in Firenze, IT
Painted with the Neri family coat of arms. Year 1891. Splendid small painting with the coat of arms of the Italian family with a rampant lion with crown and scepter, 3 crescents and ...
Category

Late 19th Century Art Nouveau Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Contemporary Portrait On Wooden Coin. Feminist Migrant. Me too. "Currency #208"
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. In this case, the piece addresses a cross-c...
Category

2010s Street Art Art

Materials

Wood, Spray Paint, Acrylic

Contemporary Portrait On Wooden Coin. Brasilian Migrant. Cyan. "Currency #207"
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. This is a circular wooden acrylic painting ...
Category

2010s Street Art Art

Materials

Wood, Spray Paint, Acrylic

Surrealistic Four Eyes Portrait on wood. The Good Ones are more. "Currency #199"
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. Crafted in acrylic on wood with a careful c...
Category

2010s Street Art Art

Materials

Wood, Spray Paint, Acrylic

JR // Un Groupe Posant Dans Une Barque Amarrée Sur La Plage // Street Art
Located in Hamburg, DE
JR (French, b. 1983) Un groupe posant dans une barque amarrée sur la plage revu par JR, Marseille vers 1930, 2013 Medium: Lithograph on wove paper Dimensions : 70 x 100 cm (27.5 x 39...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Street Art Art

Materials

Lithograph

Shepard Fairey, OFF! You Will Do What We Say - Signed Print, Street Urban Art
Located in Hamburg, DE
Shepard Fairey OFF! You Will Do What We Say, 2019 Medium: Screenprint on paper Dimensions: 18 × 24 in (45.7 × 61 cm) Edition of 600: Hand-signed and numbered Condition: Mint
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21st Century and Contemporary Street Art Art

Materials

Screen

Landscape Harmony - Colorful Original Graffiti Inspired Artwork
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Los Angeles artist Amber Goldhammer paints dramatic abstract compositions in acrylic on canvas featuring energetic brushstrokes. Goldhammer uses her contemporary paintings to express...
Category

2010s Street Art Art

Materials

Canvas, Latex, Mixed Media, Spray Paint, Acrylic

Big Fish - Original Gary John Street Art Animal Painting on Newspaper
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Los Angeles street artist Gary John exploded onto the international art scene first during Art Basel Miami in 2013. John’s playfully bold work quickly gained attention and he was nam...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Street Art Art

Materials

Mixed Media, Acrylic, Newsprint

Chicken Soup - Original Gary John Street Art Food Painting on Newspaper
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Los Angeles street artist Gary John exploded onto the international art scene first during Art Basel Miami in 2013. John’s playfully bold work quickly gained attention and he was nam...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Street Art Art

Materials

Mixed Media, Acrylic, Newsprint

Banana With A Message - Original Gary John Street Art Food Painting on Newspaper
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Los Angeles street artist Gary John exploded onto the international art scene first during Art Basel Miami in 2013. John’s playfully bold work quickly gained attention and he was nam...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Street Art Art

Materials

Mixed Media, Acrylic, Newsprint

X-Ray Robot - Original Gary John Street Art Pop Art Sci Fi Painting on Newspaper
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Los Angeles street artist Gary John exploded onto the international art scene first during Art Basel Miami in 2013. John’s playfully bold work quickly gained attention and he was nam...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Street Art Art

Materials

Mixed Media, Acrylic, Newsprint

Unique Cloud Drawing, hand signed, dated and inscribed to Caroline, in monograph
By KAWS
Located in New York, NY
KAWS Unique Cloud Drawing, inscribed to Caroline Original drawing done in silver marker. Hand signed, inscribed and dated. Held in hardback monograph 11 × 8 3/4 inches Boldly hand s...
Category

2010s Street Art Art

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Mixed Media, Board, Permanent Marker, Offset

Confinement
Located in Hollywood, FL
Artist: PEZ (Pierre-Yves Riveau) Title: Confinement Size: 28 7/10 × 17 3/10 in 73 × 44 cm Medium: Multimedia Reclaimed Wood And Acrylic Edition: Original Year: 2020 Notes: Hand...
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2010s Street Art Art

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Wood, Mixed Media, Acrylic

Vision Antique
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Vision Antique Color lithograph, 1899 Signed in the stone upper left (see photo) Titled in the stone lower right (see photo) Edition: unsigned edition about 200 (per Arwas) Published...
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1890s Art Nouveau Art

Materials

Lithograph

Pink blooming. Rhododendron . Oil painting
Located in Sempach, LU
"The contrast of the colors of the shadows and the lighting of the blossoms gives us a warm mood. 30 -40 cm (11.8-15.8 inches) oil painting on canvas Ready to hang wired, signed.Yo...
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2010s Art Nouveau Art

Materials

Oil

Orientalist: "Arabian Horseman" dated 1903 André Chaumière
Located in SANTA FE, NM
"Fantasia of Arabian Horseman" dated 1903 André Chaumière (French, XlX-XX) Oil on canvas Handcrafted original wood frame with bronze applique 20 3/4 x 12 3/4 (28 1/2 x 20 frame) inc...
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Early 1900s Art Nouveau Art

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Canvas, Oil

Wottled
Located in Hollywood, FL
Artist: John Matos Crash Title: Wottled Medium: Mixed Media on Canvas Size: 60 x 60 Inches Year: 02/2010 Notes: Hand Signed, Dated and Titled on Verso. Acquired from Art Link Inte...
Category

2010s Street Art Art

Materials

Canvas, Mixed Media

1990's Graffiti Artist. Mixed Media Painting Bold Colorful New Wave NYC Panama
Located in Surfside, FL
Blind Heads, mixed media painting Tabo Toral, Panamanian (1950 - ) Born Boquete, Chiriquí. Panamanian painter. Studied plastic arts in the United States between 1969-1970 at The Ma...
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1990s Street Art Art

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Mixed Media, Acrylic

Adolph Willette “Cacao Van Houten” Original 1896 Poster Chaix
Located in Dallas, TX
Willette- Maitres de L'affiche: Cacao Van Houten, original lithograph 1896, Impremie CHAIX. PL. 43 France, 1890-1919, paper Willette: Cacao Van Houten Original stone Lithograph on ...
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1890s Art Nouveau Art

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Paper

Agathon Leonard Silvered Bronze Of Marguerite
Located in Dallas, TX
Agathon Leonard (French, 1841 - 1923) Art Nouveau Silvered Bronze A French Art Nouveau gilt bronze sculpture, "Marguerite", by Agathon Léonard of Margeruite, placing a flower in her...
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1890s Art Nouveau Art

Materials

Bronze

Apple Dancer
Located in PARIS, FR
Apple Dancer by Jean-Léon GEROME (1824-1904) Bronze sculpture with a dual patina, brown and gilded signed on the base "JL. GEROME" cast by "Siot-Decauville Fondeur Paris" (foundry s...
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1890s Art Nouveau Art

Materials

Bronze

Louis Ernest Barrias Nature Revealing Herself
Located in Dallas, TX
Louis Ernest Barrias (French 1841-1905) Nature Revealing Herself La Nature se dévoilant devant la Science Gilt, and silver patinated bronze with blue glass scarab Signed on base “E...
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Early 1900s Art Nouveau Art

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Bronze

Maximilien Luce Original Drawing “Un Magisin Dans Le Marais”
Located in Dallas, TX
Maximilien Luce (French, 1858-1941) Pencil and charcoal drawing of a shop with goods along the coast line of northern France. A cat can be seen looking at a man far off at the entran...
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Early 1900s Art Nouveau Art

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Paper

Tall Franz Bergman Erotic Bronze
Located in Dallas, TX
Franz Bergman Erotic Patinated Bronze Of A Woman Putting On Her Robe. Wearing a shear (almost) see through lingerie under garment; the lady is going through the motions to put on her...
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Early 1900s Art Nouveau Art

Materials

Bronze

Franz Bergman Bronze Mother And Children
Located in Dallas, TX
Franz Bergman Partial Gilt and Cold-Painted Bronze Figural Groups comprising of a Mother and her children. The nude boy and girl are draped in a cold painted garland all bare foot. A...
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Early 1900s Art Nouveau Art

Materials

Bronze

Antoine Bofill Bronze of a Sea Man with Oars, French, circa 1900
Located in Dallas, TX
This larger than life gold gilded bronze of a sea man with oars will decorate any area and be a great conversation piece. The composition and casting detail are amazing. This is the ...
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Early 1900s Art Nouveau Art

Materials

Bronze

George Ames Aldrich Cottage On A River
Located in Dallas, TX
George Ames Aldrich (American, 1872-1941) Country Cottage on a River: Another superbly painted oil on canvas cottage painting be Aldrich showing a mastery of post impressionism touch...
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1910s Art Nouveau Art

Materials

Paint

Alphonse Mucha Flirt Biscuits Lefevre Utile Poster
Located in Dallas, TX
Alphonse Mucha (Czech, 1860-1939) Flirt Biscuits Lefevre Utile. 1899, Lithograph in colors on wove paper. Linen backed. Imp F. Champenois Paris. Measures : sheet: 24.75 x 11.75 inche...
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1890s Art Nouveau Art

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Paper

Leo Laporte Blairsy Art Nouveau Silver Overlay Bronze, 1903
Located in Dallas, TX
L'alsacienne Or Bretonne aux Rameau silver overlay patina by Leo Laporte Blairsy (French, 1867-1923). Depicting a woman in robe holding a garnet of flowers with a L'alsacienne or Bre...
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Early 1900s Art Nouveau Art

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Bronze

Maurice Bouval Gilt and Silvered Bronze Art Nouveau Figure
Located in Dallas, TX
Maurice Bouval French Art Nouveau Gilt and Silvered Bronze Figural Vide Poche Cast from a model by Maurice Bouval, cast by Jollet & Cie., Paris, circa 1900 Modeled as a maiden in a ...
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Early 1900s Art Nouveau Art

Materials

Bronze

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