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Art For Sale
Color:  Gray
Airplane in landscape - landscape painting
Located in New York, NY
This beautiful painting by Jeroen Allart is part of his minimalist landscape and animal painting he did in his home country the Netherlands. 'A farm stands before you on the horizon....
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Tombs of the Sultans - 19th Century Orientalist Oil Painting Royal Academy 1873
Located in Gerrards Cross, GB
‘Tombs of the Sultans’ by Frank Dillon R.I. R.O.I. (1823-1909). The painting – which depicts the ancient Egyptian “City of the Dead” outside the old walls of Cairo – is signed by th...
Category

1870s English School Art

Materials

Oil

Southwest View of Sherborne Abbey Church /// History of Dorset English Engraving
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: John Hutchins (English, 1698-1773) Title: "Southwest View of Sherborne Abbey Church" (Plate 15) Portfolio: The History and Antiquities of the County of Dorset Year: 1861-1870...
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1860s Victorian Art

Materials

Engraving

Portrait of a woman large French Art Deco lady oil painting on canvas
Located in AIGNAN, FR
Large mid-century female oil painting on canvas by French artist, Louis-Frédéric Dupuis (1909-2003), signed in the lower right. This is a delightful, post-impressionist eye catching...
Category

1940s Art Deco Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Contemporary Expressionist portrait woman acrylic on canvas "Inner flame"
Located in VÉNISSIEUX, FR
This contemporary expressionist woman’s portrait "Inner Flame", executed with elements of fauvism and art naïve, was created by the French artist Natalya Mougenot and makes part of h...
Category

2010s Expressionist Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Nude painting large female oil on canvas by French artist, Georges Guinegault
By Georges-Pierre Guinegault
Located in AIGNAN, FR
Large mid-century female reclining nude by renown French artist, Georges Pierre Guinegault (1893 – 1952) who is famous for his nudes. This fabulous oil on stretched canvas is signed...
Category

1940s Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Lion's Gate Portal -Large Abstract Luminous Textural Floral Acrylic Painting
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Drawing inspiration from an immersive and impressionistic interpretation of nature, Canadian artist Vé Boisvert paints textural original artworks that capture the fleeting effects of...
Category

2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Absolut: Toño. From The series Guerreros. Photomontage
Located in Miami Beach, FL
From The series Guerreros One-of-a-kind Photomontage on archival paper Unframed The root of these unique photographic works by the artist Celso Castro occurred when the artist retur...
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Art

Materials

Photographic Paper, Color, Archival Paper

Set of Four Engravings from Nash's "History of Worcestershire" /// Landscape Art
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: Treadway Russell Nash (English, 1724-1811) Title: "A View of Stourbridge", "A View of Upton upon Severn, from Ryal Hill", "Bewdley", and "Tenbury" Portfolio: Collections for the History of Worcestershire Year: 1781-1782 (First edition) Medium: Set of Four Original Engravings on watermarked laid paper Limited edition: Unknown Printer: John Nichols, London, UK Publisher: T. Payne and Son, J. Robson, B. White, Leigh and Sotheby, London, UK; Fletcher, Oxford, UK; and Lewis, Worcester, UK Reference: Upcott III, page 1330 Sheet size (each): approx. 10" x 16.5" Image size (each): approx. 6.88" x 11.75" Condition: A few light handling creases. Have been professionally stored away for decades. They are all strong impressions in excellent condition Notes: Provenance: private collection - Aspen, CO. All four works were engraved by English artist Thomas Sanders (Active: Mid-Late 18th Century) after drawings by himself. Comes from Nash's two volume "Collections for the History of Worcestershire", (1781-1782) (First edition), which consists of 75 engravings. Each work is printed from one copper plate in one color: black. There was a (Second edition) "with Additions" bound in with Volume II of this portfolio published by John White in 1799. And, both the First and Second editions of "Collections for the History of Worcestershire" are based off Thomas Sanders' 1779-1781 "Perspective Views of the Market Towns within the County of Worcester". Both "A View of Stourbridge" and "A View of Upton upon Severn, from Ryal Hill" have unidentified fleur-de-lis watermarks in the center of their sheets. "Bewdley" has an unidentified watermark in the center of its sheet resembling "XV" and "Tenbury" has no watermark. Biography: Treadway Russell Nash (24 June 1724 – 26 January 1811) was an English clergyman, now known as an early historian of Worcestershire and the author of Collections for the History of Worcestershire, an important source document for Worcestershire county histories. He was a fellow of the Society of Antiquaries of London. Treadway Russell Nash was born on 24 June 1724 born at Clerkenleap, in Kempsey, Worcestershire. His family were from Ombersley. They had lands there and at Claines, and had later bought lands in the Reformation around St Peter's, Droitwich. He was related to James Nash and John Nash, both MPs for Worcester. His father Richard, a grandson of Sir Rowland Berkeley, died in 1740, and Richard's eldest son in 1757. As a result, Treadway Russell Nash inherited the Russells' Strensham estates from his brother, as well as the Nash estates, and took both names. He was educated from the age of twelve at King's School, Worcester, and became a scholar at Worcester College, Oxford aged fifteen. In March 1749, he accompanied his brother on a trip to the continent, to aid Richard's health. They visited Paris for about six weeks, before spending the summer "on the banks of the Loire". They then visited "Bourdeaux, Thoulouse, Montpelier, Marseilles, Leghorn, Florence, Rome, Naples, Bologna, Venice, Padua, Verona, Milan, Lyons, and again Paris"; such expeditions are often known as the Grand Tour. On his return in late summer 1751, Nash took up a post as Vicar of Eynsham through his friend and future brother-in-law, John Martin. He also had an income as a tutor at Oxford. He took his Doctor of Divinity degree and left Oxford, having "gone out grand compounder", following the death of his brother. He also left his benefice at Eynsham in 1757. While at Oxford he had proposed a road from there to Witney (now the A40 and B4022), and also stood for Parliament. Nash married Margaret Martin...
Category

1780s Old Masters Art

Materials

Laid Paper, Engraving

Top of the Cliffs - single Person - England - minimalist landscape photo
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Top of the Cliffs Study 1 - England - no. 21378 >> Archival pigment ink print, edition of 9. >> Signed, titled, dated and numbered by artist. >> Certificate of authenticity include...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Digital Pigment

Set of Six Fine Antique British Hand Coloured Botanical Prints, circa 1900's
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Set of Six Hand Coloured Botanical Prints/Lithographs and Engravings Published by G. Ridgway, S. Curtis, W. Baxter and W. Fitch Early Mid 19th Century Size: image: 8.5 x 5.5 inches P...
Category

Early 19th Century Art Deco Art

Materials

Color

Hoarfrosted Lonely Tree Frozen Field
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Digital pigment ink print, edition of 7. Signed, titled, dated and numbered by artist. Certificate of authenticity included. Printed with 4cm white border. 15.75 x 15.75 in. (40 x...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Digital Pigment

Exploded City
Located in Dallas, TX
oil on canvas signed on the back
Category

2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Guns N' Roses Appetite for Destruction 40x60 Signed Photography Cassette Tape
Located in Los Angeles, CA
* SPECIAL 1STDIBS PRICE A contemporary photograph of Guns N' Roses iconic "Appetite for Destruction" cassette tape. This is s the first release in the much anticipated series "The M...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Art

Materials

Archival Pigment

Antalya. Mountain turtle
Located in Zofingen, AG
In this painting, I poured my love for nature’s tranquility, capturing the gentle embrace of sea, sky, and mountain. Through soft, impressionistic brushstrokes and oil’s rich texture...
Category

Early 2000s Impressionist Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Staying At The Carlton (1958) Limited Estate Stamped - Giant
Located in London, GB
Staying At The Carlton (1958) Limited Estate Stamped (Photo By Slim Aarons) Guests at the entrance to the Carlton Hotel, Cannes, France, 1958. Additional Information: Unframe...
Category

1950s Modern Art

Materials

Color, Archival Pigment

Between Thoughts. Richard K Blades. Painting of sea at dusk. Turner influence.
Located in Coltishall, GB
A warm sunset over Norfolk's Cromer beach. Between Thoughts is a sublime oil painting that captures the mesmerizing tranquility of a sunset over thw North Sea. The horizon is ablaze...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Art

Materials

Oil, Board

FLORAL ILLUSION
Located in CÓRDOBA, ES
Emerging young artist with a very personal and recognizable style. Without a doubt he will have a long journey and a great progression in her artistic career. Acrylic on canvas Ship...
Category

2010s Post-Modern Art

Materials

Oil, Acrylic, Permanent Marker

Seven Sister, White Chalk Cliffs, limited panorma
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Seven Sisters Panorama Study 1, England - no. 21372 Archival pigment ink print as part of a limited edition of 7. Prints are made to order in limited editions on Hahnemuehle Photo Ra...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Digital Pigment

Minimalist Landscape, Frozen Apple Trees, frosty Morning, Austria
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Frozen Apple Trees Study 3, Austria - no. 21371 Digital Pigment Print on Hahnemühle Photo Rag Baryta Fine Art Paper, edition of 7. Each print is stamped on the back and signed, numb...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Digital Pigment

WILD ANIMAL
Located in CÓRDOBA, ES
Markers & acrylic on paper Shipped well protected, unframed
Category

2010s Neo-Expressionist Art

Materials

Acrylic, Permanent Marker

64x48" Elvis by Warhol" Photomosaic Pop Fine Art Photography
Located in Los Angeles, CA
"ELVIS BY ANDY WARHOL" is a photomosaic artwork by Destro. Destro has created large prints which are made up of many hundreds of smaller images. Archival photographic paper Framin...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Art

Materials

Archival Pigment

American Impressionist Artist Charles Curtis Allen NA Two Trees Oil painting
By Charles Curtis Allen
Located in Chesterfield, NJ
Two Trees oil/board, image is 11.13 x 15.13 unframed, could benefit from a cleaning. In as untouched purchased condition. Signed LL. Brief Biography from ASKART Charles Curtis Al...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Art

Materials

Oil

Roy Lichtenstein 'Oh, Jeff..' 1994 Vintage Pop Art
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Offset lithograph from a portfolio of six prints published by the Guggenheim Museum, now out of print. This striking work captures one of Lichtenstein's most iconic comic book inspir...
Category

1990s Pop Art Art

Materials

Offset

Shaken not Stirred, 1968 - 007 James Bond Roger Moore Portrait Tuxedo Martini
Located in Brighton, GB
Shaken not Stirred, 1968 - 007 James Bond Roger Moore Portrait Tuxedo Martini Roger Moore casts a glance away from the camera as he sips the quintessential James Bond drink: the ic...
Category

Mid-20th Century Modern Art

Materials

Photographic Paper, Black and White, Silver Gelatin

Roses √ 5
Located in Zofingen, AG
The painting is painted with large brushstrokes in the style of impressionism. The idea is based on color contrasts. The variety of colors is intertwined into a beautiful bouquet Coo...
Category

2010s Impressionist Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

The childhood of Harley Quinn
Located in Zofingen, AG
Harley Quinn is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. In this painting, I captured the delicate innocence and quiet melancholy of childhood ...
Category

2010s Realist Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

One Mind With Many Thoughts - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative, Women
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Sometimes, our thoughts can be the enemy. We need to be careful about our thoughts because we can lose ourselves. Life can be tough, filled with challenges and difficulties, but it's...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Art

Materials

Oil, Canvas, Acrylic

Montecito View Landscape Impressionism Original oil Painting Ready to Hang
Located in Granada Hills, CA
Artist: Vahe Yeremyan Title: Montecito View Medium: Oil on Canvas Year: 2025 Style: Impressionism Dimensions: 34" x 34" x 1" inch (87 x 87 x 3cm) Presentation: Unframed, Gallery Wrap...
Category

2010s Impressionist Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Passionfroot- Large Original Abstract Expressionism Colorful Painting on Canvas
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The paintings of Bruce Rubenstein seamlessly marry sophistication with affordability. His original art merges the creative attitudes of the two distinct art hot spots of New York and...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art

Materials

Canvas, Charcoal, Oil Pastel, Mixed Media, Acrylic

Nude. Abstract realism, Horizontal, Pastel colours, Beige, Nudes across mediums
Located in Oslo, NO
The subject of the painting is just awakened young woman, resting in a bad and enjoying first morning sunlight. The relaxed posture and soft colors express a calm mood, the freshnes...
Category

2010s Realist Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Moving Light. Turunc
Located in Zofingen, AG
In this piece, I poured my love for serene coastal moments, blending impressionism with realism to capture the gentle dance of light and shadow. The oil brings warmth and depth, invi...
Category

2010s Impressionist Art

Materials

Cotton Canvas, Oil, Cardboard

Shell - Oil Paint by Edolo Masci - 1990s
Located in Roma, IT
Oil on canvas realized by Edolo Masci in 1990s. Hand signed. Includes a contemporary wooden frame cm. 62x57  Very good condition.
Category

1990s Contemporary Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Vintage Oil Painting Clipper Ship American Flag Nautical Maritime Seascape
Located in Palm Coast, FL
This original vintage oil painting on canvas features a majestic three-masted clipper ship with full sails and an American flag, entering a fortified harbor. A smaller sailboat glides nearby toward a stone tower and castle-like structure, enhancing the coastal narrative of this nautical seascape. The sky is detailed with soft maritime light, and the ocean’s textured waves are rendered in striking blue and green tones. The painting is signed in the lower left corner, though the signature is illegible, and is likely the work of a mid-20th-century European or American maritime artist. It is mounted in a richly detailed gilded antique-style frame, adding elegance and presence to any room. This seascape is ideal for collectors of marine art, vintage coastal paintings...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Art

Materials

Oil

Fishing Boat, small Islands, La Hong Bay, Vietnam, limited seascape photography
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Fishing Boat Study 1, La Hong Bay, Vietnam - no. 21361 Archival pigment ink print, edition of 7. Signed, titled, dated and numbered by artist. Certificate of authenticity included. P...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Digital Pigment

Mystical Forest Clearing, Madeira, Portugal, landscape photograph limited
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Black and white fine art long exposure waterscape - landscape photography. Skogafoss gigantic waterfall, Iceland. Archival pigment ink print, edition of 7. Signed, titled, dated and ...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Digital Pigment

Tree in Frozen Field Misty Morning Winter minimalist winter landscape
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Tree in Frozen Field Study 1, Austria - no. 21365 Pigment Print, limited edition of 7. Printed on Hahnemuehle Photo Rag Baryta. Each print is stamped on the back and signed, numbered...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Digital Pigment

Bronx Botanical
Located in Dallas, TX
oil on linen
Category

2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Oil, Linen

Tranquil Puzzle 4
Located in Santa Fe, NM
Lynn Sanders is an artist excited by beauty: architecture, foliage, landscapes, seascapes, interiors. She finds palettes and shapes in her environment and propels them into her work,...
Category

2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Acrylic Polymer, Ink, Acrylic

Desert Craves the Sea
Located in Santa Fe, NM
Encaustic on panel. It's simple; I create art because it makes me happy. I try not to overthink the process of what I’m painting and let my intuition be my guide. I love laying do...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art

Materials

Encaustic

Guoxian Yu Landscape Original Oil On Canvas "Cloud and Wind"
Located in New York, NY
Title: Cloud and Wind Medium: Oil on canvas Size: 13.75 x 29.5 inches Frame: Framing options available! Condition: The painting appears to be in excellent condition. Note: This...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Light Up I!
Located in New York, NY
PACKAGING: 30x40" and 40x60" prints are shipped in a special fortified tube to guard against bending or damage. Framed 30x40" prints are shipped via FedEx in a bespoke cardboard box ...
Category

2010s Art

Materials

Photographic Paper

"Church at Bougival" lithograph
Located in Henderson, NV
Medium: lithograph. This lithograph (after the Vlaminck painting) was printed in Paris in 1958 by the Mourlot atelier, and published by Andre Sauret in an edition of 2000. The image ...
Category

1950s Art

Materials

Lithograph

Polaroid sized unlimited Mini 'Upfont' - signed
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Kirsten Thys van den Audenaerde's Polaroid sized unlimited Mini 'Upfront' - 2019 signed in front, not mounted. 1 Archival Color Photograph based on the original Polaroid. Polaroid ...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Archival Paper, Polaroid, Lambda, Color, C Print

36x48 "The Calm" Black and White Photography of Wild Horses Mustangs Unsigned
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This is a contemporary black and white photograph of American Wild Mustangs. "They represent the ultimate expression of American freedom" - Wild Horses Printed in archival luster pa...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Art

Materials

Archival Pigment

Vintage Still Life of Fish mid-Century post-impressionist oil on canvas fish
Located in AIGNAN, FR
Large Mid-Century post-impressionist still life oil painting of fish, jug and vegetables. This large imposing painting is signed and dated in the bottom left hand corner. The arti...
Category

1950s Post-Impressionist Art

Materials

Oil

Vintage French post-impressionist interior balcony oil painting on canvas
Located in AIGNAN, FR
Vintage post-impressionist mid-century interior oil painting on canvas by French artist, Andre La Vernede (1899-1971) of a July morning, signed in the lower right. landscape oil pai...
Category

Mid-20th Century French School Art

Materials

Oil

Sea Cliffs Panorama, Faroe Islands, monochrome large photography limited edition
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Sea Cliffs Panorama Study 1, Faroe Islands - no. 21355 // Black and white long exposure seascape photography. Archival pigment ink print as part of a limited edition of 7. Prints are...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Digital Pigment

"Wild" 40x60 Fine Art Black and White Photography Wild Horse Mustang
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This is a contemporary black and white photograph of a Wild Mustang by Shane Russeck. "They represent the ultimate expression of American freedom" Unsigned print Printed on archival...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Art

Materials

Archival Pigment

Limited Edition Historic 1st Companion Ever (Hand Signed and Dated '00 by KAWS)
By KAWS
Located in New York, NY
KAWS VERY FIRST COMPANION - HISTORIC Uniquely Hand signed by the artist. (the regular edition was unsigned) KAWS Limited Edition 1st Companion (Hand Signed by KAWS), 1999 Painted Ca...
Category

1990s Street Art Art

Materials

Resin, Mixed Media

Brigitte Nielsen for Herb Ritts - Photograph by Herb Ritts - 1987
Located in Roma, IT
Vintage b/w photograph realized by Herb Ritts in 1987. Excellent condition.
Category

1980s Contemporary Art

Materials

Photographic Paper

FRENCH SCHOOL ALL STAR Dachshund Chut les Barbizons!
Located in Zofingen, AG
☀️Dachshund All Star☀️ In the artistic world, animals have always been key protagonists in expressing the power and beauty of the wild. Artists often use ani...
Category

1880s Tonalist Art

Materials

Mixed Media, Glue, Oil, Acrylic

Cobbolds Point, Groyne, England, limited minimalist seascape photography
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Cobbolds Point Study 1, England - no. 21362 Digital pigment ink print, edition of 7. Signed, titled, dated and numbered by artist. Certificate of authenticity included. Printed with ...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Digital Pigment

Boats on Lake Lugano. Impressionist oil painting original on canvas seascape
Located in Oslo, NO
This painting captures a serene moment on the shores of Lake Lugano, created en plein air with oil on canvas. The artist was inspired by the quiet charm of the lake, where boats rest...
Category

2010s Impressionist Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Sea music
Located in IT
120x194cm (124x198 cm full size) original painting on canvas hand signed one-of-a-kind One of a kind. The canvas is shipped rolled, not framed Katarina's works are in private colle...
Category

2010s Abstract Expressionist Art

Materials

Canvas, Cotton Canvas, Oil, Acrylic

Sea music
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Ocean Impressionistic Seascape Painting Michael Budden Beach Path
Located in Chesterfield, NJ
Beach Path oil/canvas panel image 7.75 x 8 unframed, 13.5 x 13.5 framed Beach Path is an oil painting on canvas panel by award winning contemporary artist Michael Budden that showcas...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Impressionist Art

Materials

Oil

Antique French female nude portrait oil painting by Jean Philippe Gayral
Located in AIGNAN, FR
Charming antique sitting nude oil painting on canvas, signed in the bottom left. This is a stunningly uncomplicated oil painting on canvas of a female sitting nude. With her back t...
Category

1920s French School Art

Materials

Oil

Listed Artist Hewett Jackson Original Oil Painting Tall Ship Seascape Framed
Located in Palm Coast, FL
Up for sale is an original oil painting on canvas by listed maritime artist Hewett R. Jackson (1914–2007). This striking nautical scene depicts a majestic tall sailing ship breaking ...
Category

Late 20th Century Impressionist Art

Materials

Oil

60x40 "King of the Mountain" Black & White Photography, Cougar, Mountain Lion
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This is a contemporary photograph of a North American Cougar. 60x40 Edition of 10. Signed by Shane. Printed using only archival papers and inks. UV Coated Framing available. Inquir...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Art

Materials

Archival Pigment

Polaroid sized unlimited Mini 'Lip Service' - signed
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Kirsten Thys van den Audenaerde's Polaroid sized unlimited Mini 'Lip Service' - 2017 signed in front, not mounted. 1 Archival Color Photograph based on the original Polaroid. Polar...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

C Print, Archival Paper, Polaroid, Lambda, Color

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