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Medium: Canvas
Wild Yellow Flowers in Meadow Moorland Landscape by Contemporary British Artist
Located in Preston, GB
Painting of Wild Yellow Flowers in Meadow Moorland Landscape by Contemporary British Artist, Angela Wakefield.
Art measures 36 x 24 inches
Frame measures 42 x 30 inches
Angela Wakefield has twice been on the front cover of ‘Art of England’ and featured in ARTnews, attracting international attention and critical acclaim with her urban landscape paintings of New York, London & the North of England. The style of painting has been described as ‘contemporary realism’, and is often favourably compared with Edward Hopper by collectors and art critics. Angela’s work is held in private collections in Europe and the USA, including the British Royal Family. Her admirers include leading figures in international business, filmmaking and the media.
PROVENANCE: Ascot Studios...
Category
2010s Contemporary Canvas Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Gesso, Canvas, Paint, Cotton Canvas, Acrylic, Watercolor
March Hares Colorful Irish Contemporary Abstract Painting Pair Of Heart Hares
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
'Forever Love''
by Paddy McCormack (Irish, contemporary)
signed on front and to the reverse
watercolour/acrylic/oil on canvas
15 x 18 inches unframed
provenance: private collector, U...
Category
2010s Modern Canvas Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Watercolor
Miniature Abstract Study on White Canvas by Contemporary British Artist
Located in Preston, GB
Miniature Abstract Study on White Canvas by Contemporary British Artist, Angela Wakefield
Art measures 7 x 5 inches
Frame measures 12 x 10 inches
Angela Wakefield has twice been on the front cover of ‘Art of England’ and featured in ARTnews, attracting international attention and critical acclaim with her urban landscape paintings of New York, London & the North of England. The style of painting has been described as ‘contemporary realism’, and is often favourably compared with Edward Hopper by collectors and art critics. Angela’s work is held in private collections in Europe and the USA, including the British Royal Family. Her admirers include leading figures in international business...
Category
2010s Contemporary Canvas Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Paint, Cotton Canvas, Acrylic, Board
THE KIDNAPPING OF EUROPA
Located in Zofingen, AG
This painting, executed in bright and rich shades, depicts the mythological scene of the "Abduction of Europa." The central figure is a red bull, symbolizing Zeus, who to...
Category
2010s Modern Canvas Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil Pastel, Acrylic
MARK AND ADAMS RAMP
By Jim Houser
Located in Philadelphia, PA
"MARK AND ADAMS RAMP" is an original collage on canvas artwork by Jim Houser measuring 6" x 6".
Jim Houser was born in 1973 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the city where he currentl...
Category
2010s Contemporary Canvas Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Paper
Paysage en Expansion - Paint by Eugene de Kermadec - 1972
Located in Roma, IT
"Paysage en expansion is an contemporary artwork realized by Eugene de Kermadec in 1972
Mixed colored oil on canvas
Signed lower left
Provenance: Galerie Louise Leiris, Paris (lab...
Category
1970s Abstract Canvas Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Untitled 191114", Colorful, Gestural, Abstract Painting
By Ryan Beck
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This colorful abstract painting titled "Untitled 191114" is an original artwork by Ryan Beck made of acrylic and acrylic transfer on canvas. Using bold colors and patterns, Ryan Beck...
Category
2010s Contemporary Canvas Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
The Pleiades-Taygete - nude, female, figurative, charcoal and ink on canvas
Located in Bloomfield, ON
Richard Tosczak creates life size paintings and sketches of his models which he then recreates in bronze. This large scale canvas reflects speed, gesture and the effect of capturing ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Canvas Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Charcoal, Acrylic Polymer, Archival Ink, Watercolor
Otredad [Triptych] (1/5)
Located in San Francisco, CA
This is a triptych: there are three individually framed acrylic on canvas panels in this artwork. Each framed panel is 35.4 x 23.6 inches.
Rocca Luis César (b. 1986, Guadalajara, Me...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Canvas Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
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Gamut - Graphite Wave Drawing on Canvas Undulating Line Waves Pattern, 2018
Located in Kent, CT
In this contemporary artwork in graphite and acrylic on canvas with layered undulations in shades of gray on a white background, Margaret Neill investigates the properties of abstrac...
Category
2010s Contemporary Canvas Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic, Graphite
Colourful Abstract Flowers on White Background by Contemporary British Artist
Located in Preston, GB
Colourful Painting of Abstract Flowers on a White Background by Contemporary British Artist, Angela Wakefield. This original is from the 'Spring Burst' Interior Design Series. Framed...
Category
Early 2000s Abstract Impressionist Canvas Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Gesso, Canvas, Paint, Cotton Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Watercolor
#4, 2007
Located in Fairfield, CT
Represented by George Billis Gallery, NYC & LA -- Joseph Piccillo's large-scale canvases contrast masculine and feminine qualities, carefully balancing strength and power beside grac...
Category
Early 2000s Realist Canvas Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Graphite
"Undertow", abstract, botanical, turquoises, blues, watercolor, painting
Located in Natick, MA
In "Undertow" by Sarah Alexander, vibrant turquoises and blues meander throughout this 30 x 40 x 1.5 inch abstract botanical watercolor on canvas. T...
Category
2010s Abstract Canvas Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Watercolor
Early Abstract Painting Red Yellow Orange on White Background by British Artist
Located in Preston, GB
A rare early career experimental abstract artwork using Red, Yellow & Orange on a White Background, by leading Contemporary British Artist, Angela Wakefie...
Category
Early 2000s Abstract Expressionist Canvas Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic, Watercolor, Cotton, Wood, Cotton Canvas
Emotional Color Change 34 (Abstract painting)
By Kyong Lee
Located in London, GB
Emotional Color Change 34 (Abstract painting)
Acrylic on canvas — Unframed.
Kyong Lee's series combines colour and language to visually represent the external environment. The proce...
Category
2010s Abstract Canvas Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Acrylic, Pencil, Canvas
Autumn II. 2016. acrylic on canvas, 40x50 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Ingrida Irbe's Autumn series capture the beauty of the season in an abstract way, focusing on the expressive dance of colors
Ingrida Irbe (1969)
Born ...
Category
2010s Modern Canvas Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Spring. 2006. acrylic on canvas, 76x65 cm
Located in Riga, LV
The artist captured the refreshing beauty of spring flowers after cold grey winter. By applying big and bright strokes, she makes a viewer feel the light radiating from the canvas, a...
Category
Early 2000s Impressionist Canvas Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Belveze du Razes - Neo-Impressionist Pointillist Oil, Landscape by Achille Lauge
Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire
Stunning pointillist landscape oil on panel by French neo-impressionist painter Achille Lauge. The work depicts a path leading to the small village of Belveze du Razes in the South of France on a bright spring day. To the left are white blossom trees in bloom and the houses of the village can be seen in the distance.
Signature:
Signed and dated 1909 lower left
Dimensions:
Framed: 28"x36"
Unframed: 21"x29"
Provenance:
We kindly thank Mme. Nicole Tamburini for allowing us to state that the work is included in the Catalogue Raisonne of the artist which she is currently preparing.
A certificate of authenticity from Mme. Tamburini is available upon request.
Achille Laugé...
Category
Early 1900s Pointillist Canvas Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Poppies . 2007. acrylic on canvas, 40x40 cm
Located in Riga, LV
This work by Ingrida Irve makes us travel to Latvian fields around midsummer, where poppies are dominating the color palette.
Ingrida Irbe (1969)
Born 15th of June 1969 in Riga
...
Category
Early 2000s Impressionist Canvas Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Theater and stage forms, red, blue, and yellow, Bauhaus on canvas
Located in Carballo, ES
Vítor Mejuto introduces a geometric synthesis that breaks down painting into its most structural essence. His work, in which line, stain and shape establish a precise chromatic balan...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Constructivist Canvas Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Cotton Canvas, Acrylic, Graphite
Venice. Oil on canvas, 73x93 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Venice. Oil on canvas, 73x93 cm
The artist Vadim Kovalev was born in 1968 in the capital of Latvia, Riga, where he is also presently living and creating his works.
When Vadim was f...
Category
2010s Contemporary Canvas Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Fenzoni, Painting AND preparatorial Drawing, John the Baptist, Italy Renaissance
By Ferrau Fenzoni
Located in Greven, DE
The painting and the preparatory drawing are offered together.
Provenance
Private collection, Germany, Trier, c. 1980- 2013
Saint John the Baptist
Brown ink and wash over red chalk on oatmeal paper
31 x 20.5 cm
Inscribed: „Ferrau Fenzonio da Faenza invt. esque … imp. da Fran. Villamena …“.
bears the collector's mark of Henry Scipio Reitlinger (1882-1950; Lugt 2274a) on a tiny label glued to the verso
On the reverse is a partial drawing of a Pieta, pricked for transfer.
Provenance
New York, Doyle, 14. October 2015, No. 6
The painting and the preparatory drawing resemble the composition of an engraving after Ferraù Fenzoni by Francesco Villamena. Drawing, engraving and painting are almost identical, except for minor differences. Even the measurements nearly correspond: painting (32 x 25,5 cm), drawing (30 x 20,5 cm), engraving (31,1 x 23,5 cm).
Dr. Guiseppe Scavizzi confirmed the attribution of the present panting to Fenzoni and he dates it to c. 1590.
The inscription on the drawing reads “Ferrau Fenzonio da Faenza invt. esque. . . imp. da Fran: Villamena . . .”. The engraving’s inscription also lists place and date “Ferra Fensionius inventor/F. Villamoena sculpsit Rome/Aspectu fruitur… antra puer/cum Privilegio… 1613”.
Interestingly, the engraving is not mirrored as it is in most printing processes. Painting, drawing and engraving are not reversed but the same. It is remarkable to note that there are further paintings by Fenzoni which were engraved in the same order and not reverted. They also show strong parallels regarding the compositions and the measurements (see for example “Deposition of Christ” ).
Ferraù Fenzoni was an Italian painter mainly active in Todi. He is also called Il Faenzone after his birthplace (Faenza). He apprenticed in Rome during the papacy of Gregory XIII and contributed to numerous fresco cycles under pope Sixtus V, such as the Loggia della Benedizioni in the Lateran Palace, the frescoes on the walls and vaults of the Scala Santa of the adjacent Basilica of San Giovanni in Laterano, and the decoration in the Sistine library. His expressive canvases straddle the styles of Mannerism and Baroque. In 1594, he moved to Todi. A “Last Judgement” by him is housed in the cathedral of Todi. He returned to Faenza in 1599, where he decorated chapels in the cathedral from 1612 to 1616. In 1622, he completed a “Deposition”, now in the local Pinacoteca. In 1640, Fenzoni was named “cavaliere dello speron d’oro” by Cardinal Colonna and, on 25th April 1634, he was nominated vicar and “castellano of Granarolo”.
Fenzoni‘s style is characterized by a mixture of the Mannerism of the Northern Netherlands and the Italian Baroque.
Saint John the Baptist, Old Master, 17th Century, By Fenzoni, Religious Scene, Rome Art...
Category
16th Century Mannerist Canvas Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Handmade Paper
The Whole World VII by Alicia Armstrong, Bear With Ball Oil on Canvas, Framed
Located in Atlanta, GA
Alicia Armstrong’s Whole World VII is a captivating blend of whimsy and refinement. This charming oil painting features a brown bear tenderly holding a soft blue ball, set against a ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Canvas Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media, Canvas, Oil
Escape, mixed media on wood panel, abstraction, space, 84" x 60"
Located in New York, NY
Jongwang Lee's paintings challenge a dormant potential he believes lives within all humans. Inspired by Buddhist philosophies of space, Korean ideas of communication with the soul, a...
Category
2010s Abstract Canvas Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Resin, Sumi Ink, Acrylic, Wood Panel
In the heyday of summer. 1988, oil on canvas and cardboard, 50x63, 5 cm
Located in Riga, LV
In the heyday of summer. 1988, oil on canvas and cardboard, 50x63,5 cm
Summer landscape with blooming meadow
Alfejs Bromults (1913.3.IV - 1991.11.I)
His first professional educatio...
Category
1980s Realist Canvas Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Oil, Cardboard, Canvas
Old town. The embankment 2017, oil on canvas, 40x50 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Spruce in snow. 2010, cardboard, oil, 24x34 cm
Valery Bayda (1958)
Valery Bayda was born in 1958 in Russia. From 1983 to 1989 he studied at the All-Unio...
Category
2010s Impressionist Canvas Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Panier de Peches
Located in Austin, TX
Alfred Arthur Brunel de Neuville, French (1879 - 1907) "Panier de Peches" Oil on canvas. Signed lower right side.
Category
Early 20th Century Realist Canvas Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Spin", abstract, contemporary, rusts, sepias, browns, watercolor painting
Located in Natick, MA
Sarah Alexander's 30 x 40 inch Watercolor on gallery wrapped canvas painting "Spin" is rich in earthy rusts, sepias, and browns spiraling across the canvas. This painting is a whirlw...
Category
2010s Abstract Canvas Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor, Canvas
Black Forest- Abstract contemporary painting on canvas, modern red and black
Located in Dallas, TX
Emma Godebska's artwork is inspired by the Parisian luxury world of fashion, textures and pure color. "Black Forest" is a dramatic and contemporary abstract painting. It is created u...
Category
2010s Abstract Canvas Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Pigment, Gesso, Cotton Canvas
The Dancer's Spirit. Mikhail Baryshnikov
Located in Zofingen, AG
This vivid portrait captures ballet legend Mikhail Baryshnikov in a moment of poised strength and grace. Rendered with a vivid and expressive palette, the painting highlights Barysh...
Category
2010s Modern Canvas Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Spring Equinox 1_Mary Finlayson, Still Life_Flashe/Gouache/SprayPaint/Oil Sticks
Located in 326 N Coast Hwy. | Laguna Beach, CA
Mary Finlayson
"Spring Equinox 1"
Flashe, Gouache, Spray Paint, Oil Stick on Canvas
25.25 x 21.25 inches, framed
Mary Finlayson’s interest in painting ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Canvas Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Gouache, Canvas, Spray Paint
Lily.Sophisticated Heritage
Located in Zofingen, AG
Entitled "Lily. A Refined Legacy," this piece is a
unique fusion of classical painting and
embroidery, emphasizing the interplay of
traditional and contemporary artistic techniques.
...
Category
2010s Abstract Canvas Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Contemplation and Purring
Located in Zofingen, AG
"Contemplation and Purring" captures a serene moment of harmony between a relaxed young woman and two playful cats. The woman, in gentle repose, embodies tranquility and introspecti...
Category
2010s Modern Canvas Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
I Picked Some Flowers For You - Mixed Media Drawing by KEZIAT - 2018
Located in Roma, IT
I Picked Some Flowers For You is a beautiful painting realized by the Italian artist KEZIAT in 2018.
Ink, pastel and watercolor on 6 canvases. Hand-signed by the artist on the lower...
Category
2010s Contemporary Canvas Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Pastel, Ink, Watercolor
Saved moments
Located in Zofingen, AG
This picture embodies the fragile beauty of nature, while reflecting its complexity and depth. Flower petals, made in rich shades of purple and pink, remind us of the changeability a...
Category
2010s Abstract Canvas Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
headwind, female figure w beach umbrella beach blue ocean sand
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Oil on canvas
Category
2010s American Modern Canvas Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Figurative Painting Animal "Emerald Whispers", Oil Textured Mixed
Located in Bogotá, Bogotá
Oil painting on canvas. Animals emerging from within. This is an attempt to interconnect the coexistence of different species. I invite the viewer to reflect on the symbiotic and oft...
Category
2010s Contemporary Canvas Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Cotton Canvas, Oil
Assemblage of inflatable paint islands silkscreen printing on paper, tapestry
Located in Carballo, ES
Work belonging to the latest exhibition of the Manolo Eirin contemporary art gallery in A Coruña, Spain.
The work is a drawing made by the artist for the exhibition using the assemb...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Neo-Expressionist Canvas Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Cotton Canvas, Printer's Ink, Archival Paper
Moldovan Contemporary Art by Doïna Vieru - Untitled 2
By Doïna Vieru
Located in Paris, IDF
Oil on canvas
Doïna Vieru is an Ecuadorian-Moldavian artist born in 1978 who lives & works in France, Paris. She always preferred pas/pas/passionately the image to the word and all ...
Category
2010s Abstract Expressionist Canvas Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Landscape" – Original Painting by Marilina Marchica, Oil on Cotton Canvas
Located in Agrigento, AG
Landscape is a one-of-a-kind original painting by Marilina Marchica, created with oil on cotton canvas (40x40 cm). This work explores the subtle tension between nature and human pres...
Category
2010s Contemporary Canvas Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Oil, Cotton Canvas
contemporary figurative color oil charcoal pop art interior surreal
Located in New York, NY
This is a hand painted oil and mixed media artwork on canvas by internet sensation mad charcoal
He is represented by Krause Gallery NYC
Ships rolled in a tube
Category
2010s Contemporary Canvas Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Charcoal, Archival Ink, Oil
contemporary figurative color oil charcoal pop art interior surreal
Located in New York, NY
This is a hand painted oil and mixed media artwork on canvas by internet sensation mad charcoal
He is represented by Krause Gallery NYC
Ships rolled in a tube
Category
2010s Contemporary Canvas Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Charcoal, Archival Ink, Oil
Untitled
Located in San Francisco, CA
Victor Cartagena
Untitled, 2022
Charcoal and acrylic on canvas
Unframed dimensions: 48 x 36 inches
Framed dimensions: 54.25 x 42 inches
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Canvas Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Charcoal, Acrylic
"The Travelers" Contemporary Abstract Framed Acrylic on Canvas Painting
Located in Baltimore, MD
"The Travelers" is a framed acrylic work on canvas by Charlie Bluett with abstract asymmetric forms in white against a black background. The ethereal layers of paint evoke the sereni...
Category
2010s Contemporary Canvas Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic, Paint
"Lady in Red" (2024) By Bunyod Suvonov, Original Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
"Lady in Red" (2024) by Bunyod Suvonov is original handmade oil painting done on canvas. This piece depicts a portrait of a woman with long brown hair wearing a red dress and holding...
Category
20th Century Realist Canvas Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Moldovan Contemporary Art by Doïna Vieru - Untitled
By Doïna Vieru
Located in Paris, IDF
Acrylic & charcoal on canvas
Category
2010s Abstract Expressionist Canvas Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Charcoal, Acrylic, Canvas
HAT DOG
Located in Miami, FL
Takuma Tanaka is a Japanese contemporary artist born in 1977, who likes to use our consciousness in the world as a prevalent theme in his work. From early childhood, he has always en...
Category
2010s Canvas Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media, Archival Paper
mountains of fabric, textured green with silkscreen paint full of folds & layers
Located in Carballo, ES
This year, 2024, the artist Ruth Vidal (1998, Isla de Arousa) launches her latest research into painting and games. These works are based on the references that the artist draws from...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Neo-Expressionist Canvas Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Cotton, Polymer
Synthesized musical harp, poetic abstraction, blue and garnet canvas
Located in Carballo, ES
Vítor Mejuto introduces a geometric synthesis that breaks down painting into its most structural essence. His work, in which line, stain and shape establish a precise chromatic balan...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Constructivist Canvas Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Cotton Canvas, Acrylic, Graphite
Lion
Located in Zofingen, AG
"Lion" depicts the majestic presence and serene strength of the lion, a symbol of power and dignity. An expressive palette and textural brushstrokes...
Category
2010s Expressionist Canvas Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Untitled 190705
By Ryan Beck
Located in Philadelphia, PA
"Untitled 190705" is an original acrylic and acrylic transfer on canvas artwork by Ryan Beck measuring 18"h x 15"w.
Ryan Beck works in an abstract style that aims to link contempora...
Category
2010s Contemporary Canvas Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
"The Adventure, " Archival Ink on Canvas, 2019
Located in Chicago, IL
Chicago-based artist Jan Pieter Fokkens uses his work as a means of processing the incomprehensible. Navigating the relationship between algorithmic abstraction and the tangible qualities of pattern and color, Fokkens meditates on how we as viewers negotiate our realities.
Entitled "The Adventure," this vibrant drawing depicts a still from the Italian classic film...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Geometric Canvas Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Archival Ink, Canvas
Charles Pachter "Oro Barn" Painting, 1998
Located in Toronto, Ontario
Charles Pachter’s unique version of Pop Art has confirmed his position in the canon of 20th-century Canadian art.
In the artist's most cherished work take archetypes of Canadiana --...
Category
1990s Contemporary Canvas Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Judith and Salome, a pair of oil paintings on canvas by Francesco Conti
Located in PARIS, FR
This widely referenced pair of paintings is one of Francesco Conti’s most successful productions. Francesco Conti is one of the finest painters of 18th-century Florence. In the shimmering colors typical of his best work, he represents two opposite characters from the Bible: the virtuous Judith, whose courage saves her people by cutting off the head of the invader Holofernes, and the depraved Salome, who under the influence of her mother becomes responsible for the beheading of the prophet John the Baptist.
The artist's talent lies in his ability to treat these two macabre subjects with a light touch, presenting us with two attractive women who seem to twirl with glee amidst the severed heads...
1. Francesco Conti, the “Florentine Tiepolo”
Francesco Conti is a major painter of the Florentine school of the 18th century; he can even probably be considered, along with Giovanni Domenico Ferretti (1692-1768), as one of the two main painters of the second quarter of the Florentine 18th century.
Born in Florence in 1682, Francesco Conti began his apprenticeship in the workshop of Simone Pignoni (1611 - 1698), a disciple of Francesco Furini; he was also influenced by the Venetian Sebastiano Ricci. A protégé of Marquis Riccardi, he accompanied him to Rome between 1699 and 1705, where he frequented Carlo Maratta's studio. He settled permanently in Florence in 1705.
Painted exclusively on canvas, the majority of his work consists of religious subjects, altarpieces or private devotional works. It is likely that Conti himself was a devout churchgoer, as evidenced by his affiliation, in the third decade of the eighteenth century, to the Society of the Disciples of Saint-John-the-Baptist, and his entry, at the end of his life, into the fraternity of the Venerable Society of the Holy Trinity.
In Florence, Conti worked for the Grand Duchy's major patrons, including the last Medici - in particular Giangastone and Annamaria Luisa, Electress Palatine - and confirmed his role as a reference painter under the Lorraine Regency, as master of the Public Drawing School, which was closely linked to the institute responsible for the manufacture of semi-precious stone mosaics, then located in the Uffizi complex.
Matteo Marangoni, an art critic of the early 20th century, praised his "brushwork full of elegance and true spirit of the 18th century", pointing out that Conti was "probably one of the best colorists" of the Florentine school of his time. These two characteristics led the art historian Paolo dal Poggetto to nickname him the "Florentine Tiepolo".
2. Judith and Salome, two biblical characters opposing each other
These two paintings form a pair presenting two biblical episodes, which have in common the depiction of a "heroine" carrying the severed head of a man.
While the Salome episode might at first appear to be an echo of the Old Testament story of Judith, each character is the exact opposite of the other. Judith, whose story is told in the Book of Judith, is a beautiful young widow from Bethulia who, accompanied by her maid, went into the camp of the invading Assyrians and won the confidence of Holofernes, the general commanding the enemy army. Invited to a great feast on the fourth evening, she took advantage of Holofernes' drunkenness to cut off his head. “She went up to the bedpost near Holofernes’ head, and took down his sword that hung there. She came close to his bed, took hold of the hair of his head, and said, “Give me strength today, O Lord God of Israel!” Then she struck his neck twice with all her might, and cut off his head. Next she rolled his body off the bed and pulled down the canopy from the posts. Soon afterward she went out and gave Holofernes’ head to her maid, who placed it in her food bag...
Category
1710s Old Masters Canvas Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
L'eglise de Mézy-Moulins, Pastel 19thC French Landscape, Signed and dated 1921
Located in London, GB
Pastel on mounted canvas, signed and dated '1921' lower right
Image size: 20 x 24 inches (51 x 61 cm)
Original gilt frame
This scene depicts the church of Mézy-Moulins in Northern ...
Category
1920s Canvas Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Pastel, Laid Paper
Easter, Saturday Evening Post Cover April 19, 1930
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Oil on Canvas
Signature: Signed Lower Right
Saturday Evening Post Cover, April 19, 1930
Category
1930s Canvas Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Emotional abstraction, vibrant colors, organic shapes, opera formal synthesis
Located in Carballo, ES
Vítor Mejuto introduces a geometric synthesis that breaks down painting into its most structural essence. His work, in which line, stain and shape establish a precise chromatic balan...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Constructivist Canvas Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Cotton Canvas, Acrylic, Graphite
Legacy of time. Breath of the lily
Located in Zofingen, AG
This artwork powerfully depicts a scarlet lily, its velvet petals shining in the sunlight against a dark background. The embroidered insert adds depth and symbolizes the hidden struc...
Category
2010s Abstract Canvas Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Canvas drawings and watercolor paintings for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a wide variety of authentic Canvas drawings and watercolor paintings available on 1stDibs. While artists have worked in this medium across a range of time periods, art made with this material during the 21st Century is especially popular. If you’re looking to add drawings and watercolor paintings created with this material to introduce a provocative pop of color and texture to an otherwise neutral space in your home, the works available on 1stDibs include elements of blue, orange, purple, green and other colors. There are many well-known artists whose body of work includes ceramic sculptures. Popular artists on 1stDibs associated with pieces like this include Zsolt Berszán, Angela Wakefield, Tigran Tsitoghdzyan, and Francisca Ahlers. Frequently made by artists working in the Contemporary, Abstract, all of these pieces for sale are unique and many will draw the attention of guests in your home. Not every interior allows for large Canvas drawings and watercolor paintings, so small editions measuring 0.1 inches across are also available Prices for drawings and watercolor paintings made by famous or emerging artists can differ depending on medium, time period and other attributes. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $1 and tops out at $1,595,000, while the average work can sell for $894.
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