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Medium: Laid Paper
Jules Boilly (1796-1874) Portrait Of A Man, Black chalk
Located in PARIS, FR
Julien Leopold BOILLY Paris 1796-1874 Portrait of a man First third of the 19th century Pierre noire Signed on the right 23,5 x 17 cm 38 x 29 cm framed Small stains
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Early 19th Century French School Art by Medium: Laid Paper

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Laid Paper

"St. Martin's Abbey" and "Lady's Chappel" from "Buck's Antiquities" /// British
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: Samuel and Nathaniel Buck (English, 1696-1779) and (?-1759/1774) Title: "St. Martin's Abbey" (Plate 333) and "Lady's Chappel" (Plate 331) Portfolio: Buck's Antiquities or Venerable Remains of Above 400 Castles, Monasteries, Palaces in England and Wales Year: 1726-1739 Medium: Set of Two Original Engravings on watermarked laid paper Limited edition: Unknown Printer: Unknown Publisher: Robert Sayer, London, UK Reference: Lowndes page 303-304; Upcott page 33 Sheet size (each): approx. 11.13" x 18.25" Image size (platemark) (each): approx. 7.5" x 14.5" Condition: "St. Martin's Abbey" has a minor crease to upper left corner and repaired edge wear to lower right corner. "Lady's Chappel" has faint toning to sheet and minor soiling in margins. They are both otherwise strong impressions in excellent condition Notes: Comes from Samuel and Nathaniel Buck's three volume portfolio "Buck's Antiquities" or "Venerable Remains of Above 400 Castles, Monasteries, Palaces in England and Wales" (1726-1739), which consists of 428 engravings. Both "St. Martin's Abbey" and "Lady's Chappel" have unidentified watermarks in the center of their sheets. They both also have "Liverpool Free Public Library" chop mark/blind stamps at bottom center of their sheets. Old price pencil inscribed in margins. Saint Martin's Abbey is a community of Roman Catholic Benedictine monks who follow the Rule of St Benedict...
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1720s Old Masters Art by Medium: Laid Paper

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Laid Paper, Engraving, Intaglio

Racing Cars in Bright Red, Sports Illustrated Illustration - Sports Car - Pink
Located in Miami, FL
Punchy reds and zestful hot pinks convey a sense of intense motion and engine heat. The art is as much as color-field painting as a narrative work. It was a commissioned illustration for Sports Illustrated...
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1970s Color-Field Art by Medium: Laid Paper

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Canvas, Acrylic, Laid Paper

A Game of Patience, 1900 Watercolor by RFB Frederick McNamara Evans
Located in Grand Rapids, MI
Frederick McNamara Evans (English, 1859-1929) Signed: F.M. Evans (Lower, Left) " A Game of Patience ", circa 1900 (Titled in pencil on verso and original label.) Watercolor on pape...
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Early 20th Century Art by Medium: Laid Paper

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Watercolor, Laid Paper

Magical Metamorphosis - White Tara 2021 watercolor round painting Chinese artist
Located in Rancho Santa Fe, CA
Huang Wei Born in 1985 in Baotou, Inner Mongolia; 2011,Graduated from The Department of Chinese Painting of Tianjin Academy of Fine Arts with a bachelor's degree; 2014,I graduated from Art College of Xizang University with a master's degree; Now he lives and works in Beijing T3 International Art District. After graduating from Tianjin Academy of Fine Arts, Huang Wei chose to study in Xizang because he was unsatisfied with the procedural education mode. As an ideal and sacred place for many people, Tibet has also provided artistic inspiration for many artists. Huang Wei is not concerned with Tibetan folk customs or landscapes, but with Tibetan unique, faith-based artistic expression. The experience in Tibet was a rare retreat. He was willing to spend time in dialogue with nature as well as with his heart. Through painting, he established an inner field and objected to mountains, water and clouds with his mind. Huang Wei's brushwork does not move restlessly. The rich texture on the picture comes from the countless dots dyeing of the brush tip and rice paper. This technique, which originated from the Traditional Tibetan painting "Thangka", requires a state of extreme silence and numerous repetitions, approaching a state of meditation. This is the classical spirit from Tibet, and in keeping with the spiritual pursuits of the great achievers of the Himalayan region. As his mentor Li Jin...
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2010s Modern Art by Medium: Laid Paper

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Watercolor, Laid Paper

The Mohammedan World - Holiday Magazine Cover (unpublished)
Located in Miami, FL
Rudolph de Harak was a graphic and environmental designer and art director for Seventeen Magazine and teacher at Cooper Unio Yale and Parsons School o...
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1960s Abstract Geometric Art by Medium: Laid Paper

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Tape, Laid Paper

The Boxing Match
Located in London, GB
Pencil, pen and ink and watercolour on laid paper Image size: 12 ¾ x 16 inches (33 x 40.5 cm) Wash mount and period frame Boxing was a subject that Rowlandson depicted on a number ...
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Late 18th Century Art by Medium: Laid Paper

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Ink, Watercolor, Laid Paper, Pencil

Dragon Fierce In Magical Metamorphosis 2021 watercolor painting - Chinese artist
Located in Rancho Santa Fe, CA
Huang Wei Born in 1985 in Baotou, Inner Mongolia; 2011,Graduated from The Department of Chinese Painting of Tianjin Academy of Fine Arts with a bachelor's degree; 2014,I graduated from Art College of Xizang University with a master's degree; Now he lives and works in Beijing T3 International Art District. After graduating from Tianjin Academy of Fine Arts, Huang Wei chose to study in Xizang because he was unsatisfied with the procedural education mode. As an ideal and sacred place for many people, Tibet has also provided artistic inspiration for many artists. Huang Wei is not concerned with Tibetan folk customs or landscapes, but with Tibetan unique, faith-based artistic expression. The experience in Tibet was a rare retreat. He was willing to spend time in dialogue with nature as well as with his heart. Through painting, he established an inner field and objected to mountains, water and clouds with his mind. Huang Wei's brushwork does not move restlessly. The rich texture on the picture comes from the countless dots dyeing of the brush tip and rice paper. This technique, which originated from the Traditional Tibetan painting "Thangka", requires a state of extreme silence and numerous repetitions, approaching a state of meditation. This is the classical spirit from Tibet, and in keeping with the spiritual pursuits of the great achievers of the Himalayan region. As his mentor Li Jin...
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2010s Modern Art by Medium: Laid Paper

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Watercolor, Laid Paper

Windmills Collage
Located in Milford, NH
A fine abstract expressionist paper collage with windmills by American artist Varujan Boghosian (1926-2020). Boghosian was born in New Britain, CT and after serving in the United States Navy, he attended Central Connecticut Teachers College and the Vesper George School of Art in Boston. In 1953, he had a Fulbright grant to paint in Italy, and from 1956 to 1959, he worked with Josef Albers, geometric abstractionist, at Yale University where he earned both his BFA and MFA. Boghosian became a professor of sculpture at Dartmouth College in New Hampshire, and became primarily known for his assemblages in which he uses a variety of incongruous objects such as parts of weathered barn doors, antique dolls' heads, old leather, marbles, and ping-pong balls. This collage consists of antique sepia...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Art by Medium: Laid Paper

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Paper, Panel, Laid Paper, Lithograph

Deep Tranquility Flows 2021 - Amazing ink/watercolor painting - Chinese artist
Located in Rancho Santa Fe, CA
Huang Wei's 2021 watercolor painting, Deep Tranquility Flows, is a profound meditation on serenity, deeply influenced by Tibetan Buddhist philosophy. Through fluid, wave-like patterns in mesmerizing shades of blue, Wei evokes the essence of water as both a physical and spiritual element—symbolizing impermanence, harmony, and the flow of inner peace. The painting’s deep, layered blues recall the sacred hues often found in Tibetan thangka paintings, associated with wisdom and the infinite nature of the mind. The undulating forms mimic the movement of flowing currents, much like the cyclical rhythms of meditation and breath in Buddhist practice. Wei’s meticulous brushwork creates a rhythmic stillness, drawing the viewer into a contemplative state, reminiscent of the tranquility sought in Tibetan Buddhist teachings. Blending traditional Chinese techniques with contemporary watercolor expression, Deep Tranquility Flows transcends mere visual beauty. It becomes a spiritual experience—an invitation to pause, reflect, and connect with the deeper currents of existence. Wei’s work reminds us of the profound calm found in nature and within ourselves, offering a moment of peace amid the chaos of modern life. Huang Wei Born in 1985 in Baotou, Inner Mongolia; 2011,Graduated from The Department of Chinese Painting of Tianjin Academy of Fine Arts with a bachelor's degree; 2014,I graduated from Art College of Xizang University with a master's degree; Now he lives and works in Beijing T3 International Art District. After graduating from Tianjin Academy of Fine Arts, Huang Wei chose to study in Xizang because he was unsatisfied with the procedural education mode. As an ideal and sacred place for many people, Tibet has also provided artistic inspiration for many artists. Huang Wei is not concerned with Tibetan folk customs or landscapes, but with Tibetan unique, faith-based artistic expression. The experience in Tibet was a rare retreat. He was willing to spend time in dialogue with nature as well as with his heart. Through painting, he established an inner field and objected to mountains, water and clouds with his mind. Huang Wei's brushwork does not move restlessly. The rich texture on the picture comes from the countless dots dyeing of the brush tip and rice paper. This technique, which originated from the Traditional Tibetan painting "Thangka", requires a state of extreme silence and numerous repetitions, approaching a state of meditation. This is the classical spirit from Tibet, and in keeping with the spiritual pursuits of the great achievers of the Himalayan region. As his mentor Li Jin...
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2010s Modern Art by Medium: Laid Paper

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Watercolor, Laid Paper

The Great Carousel
Located in Milford, NH
A fine abstract expressionist paper construction by American artist Varujan Boghosian (1926-2020). Boghosian was born in New Britain, CT and after serving in the United States Navy, he attended Central Connecticut Teachers College and the Vesper George School of Art in Boston. In 1953, he had a Fulbright grant to paint in Italy, and from 1956 to 1959, he worked with Josef Albers, geometric abstractionist, at Yale University where he earned both his BFA and MFA. Boghosian became a professor of sculpture at Dartmouth College in New Hampshire, and became primarily known for his assemblages in which he uses a variety of incongruous objects such as parts of weathered barn doors, antique dolls' heads, old leather, marbles, and ping-pong balls. This construction consists of a cut-out of a horse, a celestial map, several small animal figures, with a yellow brick wall paper background, monogrammed lower right “VB,” signed, dated 2002, and titled on verso “The Great...
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Early 2000s Abstract Expressionist Art by Medium: Laid Paper

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Wood Panel, Laid Paper, Lithograph

After Guido Reni Religious Figurative Drawing 19 century pencil laid paper
By (After) Guido Reni
Located in Florence, IT
The drawing, pencil on laid paper 29 x 27 cm, represents a moment of rest during the Flight to Egypt. It's a study on an etching ispired by a Guido Reni's painting, made by him durin...
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Early 19th Century Baroque Art by Medium: Laid Paper

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Pencil, Laid Paper

Anaïs- 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative, Pigment Print, Portrait
Located in Barcelona, Catalonia
Edition of 50 Ger Doornink's limited editions are based on a high resolution scan of the original artwork. They are printed on archival Hahnemühle German Etching paper. This techniq...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art by Medium: Laid Paper

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Handmade Paper, Laid Paper, Digital Pigment

Untitled
Located in Miami, FL
Miguel Padura Cuban Artist Latin American Artist “Untitled” 2020 Watercolor on paper 30 x 22 in Signed by the artist at the bottom of the dress
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2010s Contemporary Art by Medium: Laid Paper

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Watercolor, Laid Paper

Water Dances 2022 - stunning circular ink/watercolor painting Chinese Artist
Located in Rancho Santa Fe, CA
Huang Wei Born in 1985 in Baotou, Inner Mongolia; 2011,Graduated from The Department of Chinese Painting of Tianjin Academy of Fine Arts with a bachelor's degree; 2014,I graduated from Art College of Xizang University with a master's degree; Now he lives and works in Beijing T3 International Art District. After graduating from Tianjin Academy of Fine Arts, Huang Wei chose to study in Xizang because he was unsatisfied with the procedural education mode. As an ideal and sacred place for many people, Tibet has also provided artistic inspiration for many artists. Huang Wei is not concerned with Tibetan folk customs or landscapes, but with Tibetan unique, faith-based artistic expression. The experience in Tibet was a rare retreat. He was willing to spend time in dialogue with nature as well as with his heart. Through painting, he established an inner field and objected to mountains, water and clouds with his mind. Huang Wei's brushwork does not move restlessly. The rich texture on the picture comes from the countless dots dyeing of the brush tip and rice paper. This technique, which originated from the Traditional Tibetan painting "Thangka", requires a state of extreme silence and numerous repetitions, approaching a state of meditation. This is the classical spirit from Tibet, and in keeping with the spiritual pursuits of the great achievers of the Himalayan region. As his mentor Li Jin...
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2010s Modern Art by Medium: Laid Paper

Materials

Watercolor, Laid Paper

Crying Man
Located in Miami, FL
Mixed media on paper, 1989, signed 'Ivan Chermayeff' and dated lower right, titled lower left. 29 1/2 x 22 in. (sheet), 32 1/2 x 24 1/2 in. (frame).
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1980s Modern Art by Medium: Laid Paper

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Mixed Media, Laid Paper

Les Meules
Located in London, GB
dated ‘Juli 94’ (lower left)
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1890s Art by Medium: Laid Paper

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Oil, Laid Paper

Untitled (Dolls and Children)
Located in New York, NY
James Louis Steg Untitled (children playing and dolls) 30 x 22 “ Xerography on paper on paperboard Unsigned This is a unique work, a collage made from manipulated xerography. James...
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1990s Contemporary Art by Medium: Laid Paper

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Ink, Laid Paper, Black and White

Untitled #1494 - Abstract Oil Painting, Gestural Abstraction, Contemporary Art
Located in Houston, TX
This abstract oil painting by late Houston artist Dick Wray expresses a striking kinetic energy. Thick layers of paint foster a remarkable tactility commonly found in Dick Wray’s art...
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Early 2000s Abstract Expressionist Art by Medium: Laid Paper

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Canvas, Oil, Laid Paper

"Untitled" - Abstract Oil Painting, Gestural Abstraction, Contemporary art
Located in Houston, TX
This vibrant artwork by late Houston artist Dick Wray is an abstract oil painting in the style of abstract expressionism. Thick layers of paint foster a remarkable tactility commonly...
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Early 2000s Abstract Expressionist Art by Medium: Laid Paper

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Canvas, Oil, Laid Paper

Untitled - Framed Abstract Oil Painting, Gestural Abstraction, Contemporary Art
Located in Houston, TX
This abstract oil painting by late Houston artist Dick Wray expresses a striking kinetic energy. Thick layers of paint foster a remarkable tactility commonly found in Dick Wray’s art...
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Early 2000s Abstract Expressionist Art by Medium: Laid Paper

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Canvas, Oil, Laid Paper

"Untitled" - FramedAbstract Oil Painting, Gestural Abstraction, Contemporary art
Located in Houston, TX
This abstract oil painting by late Houston artist Dick Wray expresses a striking kinetic energy. Thick layers of paint foster a remarkable tactility commonly found in Dick Wray’s art...
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Early 2000s Abstract Expressionist Art by Medium: Laid Paper

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Canvas, Oil, Laid Paper

Untitled - Dick Wray, Abstract Oil Paint, Gestural Abstraction, Contemporary art
Located in Houston, TX
This vibrant artwork by late Houston artist Dick Wray is an abstract oil painting in the style of abstract expressionism. Thick layers of paint foster a remarkable tactility commonly...
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Early 2000s Abstract Expressionist Art by Medium: Laid Paper

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Canvas, Oil, Laid Paper

Untitled #1076 - Abstract Oil Painting, Gestural Abstraction, Contemporary art
Located in Houston, TX
This abstract oil painting by late Houston artist Dick Wray exhibits a striking kinetic energy. Thick layers of paint foster a remarkable tactility commonly found in Dick Wray’s artw...
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Early 2000s Abstract Expressionist Art by Medium: Laid Paper

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Canvas, Oil, Laid Paper

Untitled #1082 - Abstract Oil Painting, Gestural Abstraction, Contemporary art
Located in Houston, TX
This vibrant artwork by late Houston artist Dick Wray is an abstract oil painting in the style of abstract expressionism. Thick layers of paint foster a remarkable tactility commonly...
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Early 2000s Abstract Expressionist Art by Medium: Laid Paper

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Canvas, Oil, Laid Paper

"Untitled" - Abstract Oil Painting, Gestural Abstraction, Contemporary Art
Located in Houston, TX
This abstract oil painting by late Houston artist Dick Wray expresses a striking kinetic energy. Thick layers of paint foster a remarkable tactility commonly found in Dick Wray’s art...
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Early 2000s Abstract Expressionist Art by Medium: Laid Paper

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Canvas, Oil, Laid Paper

"Untitled" - Abstract Oil Painting, Gestural Abstraction, Contemporary art
Located in Houston, TX
This vibrant artwork by late Houston artist Dick Wray is an abstract oil painting in the style of abstract expressionism. Thick layers of paint foster a remarkable tactility commonly...
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Early 2000s Abstract Expressionist Art by Medium: Laid Paper

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Canvas, Oil, Laid Paper

"Untitled #1422" - Abstract Oil Painting, Gestural Abstraction, Contemporary art
Located in Houston, TX
This vibrant artwork by late Houston artist Dick Wray is an abstract oil painting in the style of abstract expressionism. Thick layers of paint foster a remarkable tactility commonly...
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Early 2000s Abstract Expressionist Art by Medium: Laid Paper

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Canvas, Oil, Laid Paper

"Untitled #1902" - Abstract Oil Painting, Gestural Abstraction, Contemporary art
Located in Houston, TX
This vibrant artwork by late Houston artist Dick Wray is an abstract oil painting in the style of abstract expressionism. Thick layers of paint foster a remarkable tactility commonly...
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Early 2000s Abstract Expressionist Art by Medium: Laid Paper

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Canvas, Oil, Laid Paper

"Untitled" - Abstract Oil Painting, Gestural Abstraction, Contemporary art
Located in Houston, TX
This vibrant artwork by late Houston artist Dick Wray is an abstract oil painting in the style of abstract expressionism. Thick layers of paint foster a remarkable tactility commonly...
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Early 2000s Abstract Expressionist Art by Medium: Laid Paper

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Canvas, Oil, Laid Paper

"Untitled" - Abstract Oil Painting, Gestural Abstraction, Contemporary art
Located in Houston, TX
This vibrant artwork by late Houston artist Dick Wray is an abstract oil painting in the style of abstract expressionism. Thick layers of paint foster a remarkable tactility commonly...
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Early 2000s Abstract Expressionist Art by Medium: Laid Paper

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Canvas, Oil, Laid Paper

Untitled
Located in Houston, TX
This vibrant artwork by late Houston artist Dick Wray is an abstract oil painting in the style of abstract expressionism. Thick layers of paint foster a remarkable tactility commonly...
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2010s Abstract Expressionist Art by Medium: Laid Paper

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Canvas, Oil, Laid Paper

"Untitled" - Abstract Oil Painting, Gestural Abstraction, Contemporary art
Located in Houston, TX
This abstract oil painting by late Houston artist Dick Wray expresses a striking kinetic energy. Thick layers of paint foster a remarkable tactility commonly found in Dick Wray’s art...
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Early 2000s Abstract Expressionist Art by Medium: Laid Paper

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Laid Paper

"Untitled #1024" - Abstract Oil Painting, Gestural Abstraction, Contemporary art
Located in Houston, TX
This abstract oil painting by late Houston artist Dick Wray expresses a striking kinetic energy. Thick layers of paint foster a remarkable tactility commonly found in Dick Wray’s art...
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Early 2000s Abstract Expressionist Art by Medium: Laid Paper

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Oil, Laid Paper

"Untitled" - Abstract Oil Painting, Gestural Abstraction, Contemporary art
Located in Houston, TX
This vibrant artwork by late Houston artist Dick Wray is an abstract oil painting in the style of abstract expressionism. Thick layers of paint foster a remarkable tactility commonly...
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Early 2000s Abstract Expressionist Art by Medium: Laid Paper

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Oil, Laid Paper, Photographic Paper

Venus vs David
Located in New York, NY
In a captivating new collection, Alex Guofeng Cao dazzles audiences with his unique twist on instantly recognizable images. Inspired by history and pop culture, Cao manipulates one i...
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2010s Contemporary Art by Medium: Laid Paper

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Canvas, Plexiglass, Charcoal, Cotton Canvas, Ink, Laid Paper

Turkish Bath vs Grand Odalisque, After Ingres
Located in New York, NY
In a captivating new collection, Alex Guofeng Cao dazzles audiences with his unique twist on instantly recognizable images. Inspired by history and pop culture, Cao manipulates one i...
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2010s Contemporary Art by Medium: Laid Paper

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Mirror, Plexiglass, Ink, Acrylic, Laid Paper

Miles Davis
Located in New York, NY
In a captivating new collection, Alex Guofeng Cao dazzles audiences with his unique twist on instantly recognizable images. Inspired by history and pop culture, Cao manipulates one i...
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2010s Art by Medium: Laid Paper

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Mirror, Plexiglass, Ink, Acrylic, Archival Paper, Laid Paper

Twentieth Century Mask (Red), Modern Drawing by Benno 1948
Located in Long Island City, NY
An original crayon on paper drawing by Benjamin Benno, American (1901 - 1980) measuring 30 x 17 inches. By the early 1930s he had established a reputation as a member of the internat...
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1940s Cubist Art by Medium: Laid Paper

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Crayon, Laid Paper

You like my work ha? (Pink)
Located in New York, NY
With the distinctive medium of post-it notes, Özmenoğlu re-contextualizes everyday objects from something ordinary to a beautiful work of art. The individualized behavior of each pos...
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2010s Contemporary Art by Medium: Laid Paper

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Paper, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Screen, Laid Paper

Andy vs Ardan Yellow (post it notes)
Located in New York, NY
With the distinctive medium of post-it notes, Özmenoğlu re-contextualizes everyday objects from something ordinary to a beautiful work of art. The individualized behavior of each pos...
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2010s Contemporary Art by Medium: Laid Paper

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Archival Ink, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Archival Paper, Postcard, Archival P...

Still Life with Harp, Modern Cubist Drawing by Benjamin Benno 1953
Located in Long Island City, NY
An original oil pastel on paper drawing by Benjamin Benno, American (1901 - 1980) measuring 19 x 25 inches. By the early 1930s he had established a reputation as a member of the inte...
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1950s Cubist Art by Medium: Laid Paper

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Crayon, Board, Laid Paper

Still Life with Mandolin, Modern Cubist Drawing by Benjamin Benno 1953
Located in Long Island City, NY
An original oil pastel on paper drawing by Benjamin Benno, American (1901 - 1980) measuring 19 x 25 inches. By the early 1930s he had established a reputation as a member of the international avant-garde and exhibited with the most significant European artists including Paul Klee, Max Ernst, Wassily Kandinsky, Salvador Dalí, Joan Miró, Hans Arp, and Fernand Léger. Pablo Picasso sponsored Benno's first one-man show in Paris in 1934. Still Life with Mandolin...
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1950s Cubist Art by Medium: Laid Paper

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Crayon, Board, Laid Paper

Elegy to the Spanish Republic No. 110C
Located in London, GB
Robert Motherwell Elegy to the Spanish Republic No. 110C 1968 Acrylic and graphite on paper 15.2 x 20.3 cms (6 x 8 ins) Robert Motherwell's Elegies series represent one of the iconic motifs of Abstract Expressionism.  Based on a 1948 ink illustration the artist executed accompanying a Harold Rosenberg poem, “A Bird for every bird,” the drawing shows the hypnotically repetitive patterning of ovoids and vertical beams.  The stark contrast of the black ink on white paper references the symbolic use of the color black by artists such as Goya, Manet and Matisse to convey death, loss, and tragedy.  Motherwell was quite affected by the turbulence of the Spanish Civil War and alludes to the Spanish republic in his Elegies. Motherwell’s plumbing the depths of poetry, history, and primordial art in the Elegies is considered a hallmark of nascent Abstract Expressionist painting in its desire to "excavate" essential imagery of mankind. Motherwell, who originally trained as a philosophy scholar and later became of the great editors of 20th century art documents, grasped very early on the crucial importance that in order to contribute meaningfully to the canon of modern art, one must create a principle of aesthetics. Through the surrealist concept of automatism, the artist finally found the creative principle that eventually governed his extraordinary artistic output and produced the Elegies, one of the most salient, immediate painterly images of 20th century abstract painting. In fact, he has alluded to the fact that each one of his Elegies begins as an automatic drawing, and certain shapes are then blocked to create the signature armature of the vertical bars and ovals. The Elegies seem to possess the power of an archetypal image, an image the mind already grasps on a subconscious level. Motherwell's play of dualities of black and white as well as other dichotomies—the geometric versus the organic, chaos versus order, death versus life—was a condition of living through a tumultuous period in American history. During an interview, he vividly recalled the 1940s as the time when society was ordered by a set of contradictions.  In Motherwell's Elegies, he not only discovered an incredibly elastic pictorial language that would communicate on multiple levels but also acknowledged these contradictions in a manner that would resonate in abstract form.  The present work served as a model for a painting, Spanish Elegy...
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1960s Abstract Expressionist Art by Medium: Laid Paper

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Acrylic, Laid Paper, Graphite

An Opulent Evening
By Guiseppe Aureli
Located in Missouri, MO
Guiseppe Aureli (1858-1929) "An Opulent Evening" c. 1880s Watercolor on Paper Signed Lower Right Site Size: approx. 30 x 20 inches Framed Size: approx. 37 x 29 inches Giuseppe Aureli (December 5, 1858 in Rome – 1929) was an Italian painter and watercolorist. His work is noted for its historical subject matter, portraits of Italian noble families as well as genre paintings and local scenes, especially work with Oriental themes. He received his early art education at the Academia de San Luca where he was the pupil of Pietro Gabarini and Cesare Maccari.[1] He exhibited in various exhibitions; including: The International Exhibition of 1888 in Munich and the World Fair of 1893 in Chicago, but his Oriental works were rarely included in these early exhibitions. Having his workshop at 48 Via Margutta in Rome, Aureli was in a position to exchange ideas with the most prolific Orientalist artists at that the time. He used the same staircase that led to a rabbit-warren of studios including those of Filippo Bartolini, Enrico Tarenghi...
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Late 19th Century Victorian Art by Medium: Laid Paper

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Watercolor, Laid Paper

Colt Type 10
Located in New York, NY
Colt Type 10, 2016 Mixed media on hand-collaged paper 10 1/2 × 8 in 26.7 × 20.3 cm
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art by Medium: Laid Paper

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Ink, Laid Paper, Permanent Marker

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