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Earthy Abstract African Trees, Rusted Metal Composition "Farm Landscape Study 4"
Earthy Abstract African Trees, Rusted Metal Composition "Farm Landscape Study 4"

Earthy Abstract African Trees, Rusted Metal Composition "Farm Landscape Study 4"

By Nyasha Mashumba

Located in Cape Town, ZA

Nyasha Mashumba, having been the apprentice of Mark Hilltout, has now started to carve out a career for himself as artist and designer, utilizing the medium and craft he has mastered...

Category

2010s Contemporary Landscape Paintings

Materials

Metal, Steel, Iron

Micromosaic Panel "Casco D’oro (The Man with the Golden Helmet)" After Rembrandt
Micromosaic Panel "Casco D’oro (The Man with the Golden Helmet)" After Rembrandt

Micromosaic Panel "Casco D’oro (The Man with the Golden Helmet)" After Rembrandt

By Studio Del Mosaico Vaticano

Located in Yardley, PA

An exceptional micromosaic made by the Vatican Mosaic Workshop after Rembrandt’s celebrated “Man in a Golden Helmet.” Composed of thousands of hand-cut glass tesserae, the work captures the brilliance of Rembrandt’s chiaroscuro with extraordinary precision. The armor glows with metallic depth, and the sitter’s expression retains its quiet intensity which made the original painting so famous. The Vatican’s Studio del Mosaico...

Category

20th Century Old Masters Mixed Media

Materials

Mosaic

Monumental Chinese Famille Rose Medallion Vase, 20th Century
Monumental Chinese Famille Rose Medallion Vase, 20th Century

Monumental Chinese Famille Rose Medallion Vase, 20th Century

Located in Beachwood, OH

Monumental Chinese Famille Rose Medallion Vase, 20th Century Porcelain 36 x 18 inches Famille rose is an 18th century Chinese porcelain, characterized by its pink-colored enamel.

Category

20th Century More Art

Materials

Porcelain

Nick Thomm - LUMINANCE - SET (Standard)
Nick Thomm - LUMINANCE - SET (Standard)

Nick Thomm - LUMINANCE - SET (Standard)

By Nick Thomm

Located in FITZROY, VIC

Nick Thomm 'LUMINANCE' (SET) 69cm x 92cm (27"×36″) per print. Blue Limited Edition of 425. Orange Limited Edition of 409. Archival Pigment Print on Hahnemühle 308gsm Fine Art Pape...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Prints

Materials

Archival Ink, Giclée, Archival Pigment

Nick Thomm - Loom (HYDRA) Standard
Nick Thomm - Loom (HYDRA) Standard

Nick Thomm - Loom (HYDRA) Standard

By Nick Thomm

Located in FITZROY, VIC

Nick Thomm 'LOOM' (Hydra) 69cm x 92cm (27"×36″) Limited Edition of 305. Archival Pigment Print on Hahnemühle 308gsm Fine Art Paper. Condition: NEW. Worldwide Shipping. Sold Unframed.

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Prints

Materials

Archival Ink, Giclée, Archival Pigment

Autumn Goodies
Autumn Goodies

Autumn Goodies

By Maria Matveyeva

Located in Zofingen, AG

Autumn Goodies This still life was painted from life. Soft, diffused daylight fills the space, gently interacting with transparent glass, matte surfaces, and textured fabric. The r...

Category

2010s Impressionist Still-life Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

All The Wildflowers Sing - Oil on Canvas - Original Art - Contemporary Landscape
All The Wildflowers Sing - Oil on Canvas - Original Art - Contemporary Landscape

All The Wildflowers Sing - Oil on Canvas - Original Art - Contemporary Landscape

By Yvonne Coomber

Located in London, Chelsea

We offer complimentary worldwide shipping and cover all tariffs and import taxes for this artwork. This exceptional artwork is currently on display and available for sale at Signet C...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Naturalistic Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Blood Moon, Oil Painting
Blood Moon, Oil Painting

Blood Moon, Oil Painting

By Jesse Aldana

Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
A blood moon glows softly against a brilliant night sky. A row of palm trees in the foreground reaches upward. Pale clouds drift and billow, adding a sense of c...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Realist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

Rare Antique Enamel Singer Sewing Machine Sign - Hebrew
Rare Antique Enamel Singer Sewing Machine Sign - Hebrew

Rare Antique Enamel Singer Sewing Machine Sign - Hebrew

Located in Surfside, FL

Rare antique enamel Vintage Singer Sewing Machine advertisement Sign in Hebrew or Yiddish. Please see photos for condition. Rare early Jewish advertising memorbilia This early twent...

Category

20th Century More Art

Materials

Enamel

American Flag Signed by USA Olympic Women Medalists
American Flag Signed by USA Olympic Women Medalists

American Flag Signed by USA Olympic Women Medalists

Located in San Francisco, CA

A framed commemorative piece, this Stars and Stripes has been signed by women who achieved world-class athletic success as Olympic winners. Not confined to just one year’s event or p...

Category

2010s Other Art Style More Art

Materials

Brass

Sea of Clouds, Oil Painting
Sea of Clouds, Oil Painting

Sea of Clouds, Oil Painting

By Aruna Rao

Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
Towering cumulus clouds drift overhead and provide shade to the beach below. The contrast between the monumental sky and the quiet human presence on the shore speaks to humans' small but significant place in the natural world. Painted with oil on canvas, this impressionist seascape evokes tranquility.


About the Artist
Artist Aruna Rao paints impressionistic seascapes that capture the shimmer of light, the movement of water, and the quiet poetry of coastal life. "I am endlessly inspired by how light transforms a scene, softening the atmosphere and turning an ordinary moment into something unforgettable," says Aruna. Growing up in a literary family in India, she was surrounded by stories and art, which sparked her love of narrative and visual expression. After a 20-year career in IT, she returned to painting, earning an MFA with top honors from the Academy of Art University in San Francisco. Living in Florida offers endless inspiration, from sunrise beaches and glowing horizons to quiet harbors and small human moments that evoke joy and nostalgia. Influenced by French Impressionists and contemporary coastal painters, Aruna creates luminous works that invite the viewer to pause, breathe, and rediscover the beauty of the present moment. When she is not painting, she enjoys beach walks, discovering music, watching films with her husband, and spending time with their two cats.


Words that describe this painting: cloudscape, cloud, beach, coast, shore, summer, Marc Hanson...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist More Art

Materials

Oil

Rare Folk Art Hebrew Judaica Carved Gilded Wood Lions Torah Synagogue Sculpture
Rare Folk Art Hebrew Judaica Carved Gilded Wood Lions Torah Synagogue Sculpture

Rare Folk Art Hebrew Judaica Carved Gilded Wood Lions Torah Synagogue Sculpture

Located in Surfside, FL

Paint and gold paint on wood Circa early to mid 20th century. This is not signed A treasure from a proud congregation. It is a hand-carved wooden sculpture showing the Tablets of the Law flanked by two Lions of Judah. Their paws held the tablets. Their roaring mouths faced outward, protecting the commandments from threats. In a foliage design with gold and silver paint. Circa 1920-1940's. This Neoclassical, Judaic, Art Deco, Egyptian revival, Shul, Aron Kodesh hand carving, wood with gilding, Hebrew lettering ten commandments sign sculpture, was produced probably in New York. There was a show at the Folk Art Museum titled “Gilded Lions and Jeweled Horses: The Synagogue to the Carousel” That featured these antique magnificent pieces. From gilded lions to high-stepping horses, the sacred to the secular, and the Old World to the New, “Gilded Lions and Jeweled Horses: The Synagogue to the Carousel” traces the journey of Jewish woodcarvers and other artisans from Eastern and Central Europe to America and the unsung role they played in establishing a distinct Jewish culture in communities throughout the United States. The exuberant artworks stand as a testament to a history of survival and transformation and provide a surprising revelation of the link that was forged between the synagogue and the carousel as immigrant Jewish artists transferred symbolic visual elements into this vernacular American idiom. The first major study of this important aspect of the Jewish contribution to American folk art, the exhibition features approximately one hundred artworks and objects, including rare documentary photographs of Eastern European synagogue arks and carved gravestones, sacred carvings, papercuts, and carousel animals. Some of these same Jewish European carvers worked on Coney Island amusement park rides and carousel horses and other carnival and circus carvings.

Category

Early 20th Century Folk Art More Art

Materials

Metal

Those Curves - Impasto Thick Paint Layered Texture Colorful Abstract Painting
Those Curves - Impasto Thick Paint Layered Texture Colorful Abstract Painting

Those Curves - Impasto Thick Paint Layered Texture Colorful Abstract Painting

By Shiri Phillips

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Impasto-painted strokes of bright colors are the framework of artist Shiri Phillips’ abstract artworks. Her paintings are flooded with texture through the layering of acrylic paint i...

Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic, Glitter, Mixed Media

Dance '72
Dance '72

Dance '72

By Sam Gilliam

Located in New York, NY

Color screenprint, 1972. Signed by the artist and dated in pencil, lower right margin. Numbered 24/60 in pencil lower left,. Printed and published by Workshop, Inc., Washington, DC...

Category

1970s Abstract Abstract Prints

Materials

Screen

Dance '72
Dance '72

Dance '72

By Sam Gilliam

Located in New York, NY

Color screenprint, 1972. Signed by the artist and dated in pencil, lower right margin. Numbered 24/60 in pencil lower left,. Printed and published by Workshop, Inc., Washington, D...

Category

1970s Abstract Abstract Prints

Materials

Screen

Dawn at the Grand Canyon, Oil Painting
Dawn at the Grand Canyon, Oil Painting

Dawn at the Grand Canyon, Oil Painting

By Crystal DiPietro

Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
"For a few brief moments on the south rim, the morning sun lights up the canyon walls like neon while casting blue shadows into its depths," says artist Cryst...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Impressionist More Art

Materials

Oil

"Boomy67", Game Boy Color Crocheted Fiber Art Still-Life Wall Sculpture
"Boomy67", Game Boy Color Crocheted Fiber Art Still-Life Wall Sculpture

"Boomy67", Game Boy Color Crocheted Fiber Art Still-Life Wall Sculpture

By Nicole Nikolich, Lace in the Moon

Located in Philadelphia, PA

This piece titled "Boomy67" is a one-of-a-kind original piece by Nicole Nikolich (Lace in the Moon) and is made from crocheted acrylic on MDF with 27 colors, 10,880 stitches using a ...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Sculptures

Materials

Textile, Yarn, Found Objects, Wood

Scraper, Oil Painting
Scraper, Oil Painting

Scraper, Oil Painting

By Keith Thomson

Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
A window washer dangles from a skyscraper so reflective it seems less like a building than a very ambitious cloud. What he is thinking is left to the beholder. ...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Interior Paintings

Materials

Oil

L'Oiseau Bleu By Marc Chagall
L'Oiseau Bleu By Marc Chagall

L'Oiseau Bleu By Marc Chagall

By Marc Chagall

Located in Dubai, Dubai

L'Oiseau Bleu By Marc Chagall Marc Chagall (1887–1985) was a Russian-French artist celebrated for his vibrant, dreamlike paintings that blend fantasy, folklore, and personal memor...

Category

1960s Contemporary Figurative Prints

Materials

Archival Paper, Lithograph

Azalea and Dogwood, Original Painting
Azalea and Dogwood, Original Painting

Azalea and Dogwood, Original Painting

By Robert Hofherr

Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
In a vibrant yard, pink flowering trees and yellow bushes flourish, partially concealing a two-story house with their lush foliage. The bright morning sunlight ...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist More Art

Materials

Acrylic

Salty Sea Breezes, Oil Painting
Salty Sea Breezes, Oil Painting

Salty Sea Breezes, Oil Painting

By Aruna Rao

Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
People wander along the shoreline in an easy, unhurried rhythm. The wide stretch of sand, blue sky, and fresh salt air evoke the simple pleasure of a beach day. Painted with oil on linen, Aruna Rao set out to capture the feeling of open space and the quiet sense of peace it brings.


About the Artist
Artist Aruna Rao paints impressionistic seascapes that capture the shimmer of light, the movement of water, and the quiet poetry of coastal life. "I am endlessly inspired by how light transforms a scene, softening the atmosphere and turning an ordinary moment into something unforgettable," says Aruna. Growing up in a literary family in India, she was surrounded by stories and art, which sparked her love of narrative and visual expression. After a 20-year career in IT, she returned to painting, earning an MFA with top honors from the Academy of Art University in San Francisco. Living in Florida offers endless inspiration, from sunrise beaches and glowing horizons to quiet harbors and small human moments that evoke joy and nostalgia. Influenced by French Impressionists and contemporary coastal painters, Aruna creates luminous works that invite the viewer to pause, breathe, and rediscover the beauty of the present moment. When she is not painting, she enjoys beach walks, discovering music, watching films with her husband, and spending time with their two cats.


Words that describe this painting: beach, shoreline, sea, coast, summer, Marc Hanson...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist More Art

Materials

Oil

"The Original Fidget Spinner", Nostalgic Wall-Hanging Vintage Cellphone Art
"The Original Fidget Spinner", Nostalgic Wall-Hanging Vintage Cellphone Art

"The Original Fidget Spinner", Nostalgic Wall-Hanging Vintage Cellphone Art

By Nicole Nikolich, Lace in the Moon

Located in Philadelphia, PA

This piece titled "The Original Fidget Spinner" is a one-of-a-kind original piece by Nicole Nikolich (Lace in the Moon) and is made from crocheted acrylic on MDF. This piece measures...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Sculptures

Materials

Textile, Yarn, Found Objects, Wood

Anthropometrie ANT 148

Anthropometrie ANT 148

By Yves Klein

Located in New York, NY

Color screenprint on heavy white wove archival paper. Edition of 200. Printed by l'Atelier Eric Linard, Paris. Published by Editions T.A.T Arts, Paris, with the printed justificat...

Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Abstract Prints

Materials

Screen, Color

Splash, Oil Painting
Splash, Oil Painting

Splash, Oil Painting

By George Peebles

Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
The sky and the sea appear to merge through shifting shades of blue. Brown tones in the foreground suggest the sand beneath the shallow water. White strokes cap...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist More Art

Materials

Oil

Red, Yellow, Orange, Green, White-original still life realism oil painting-Art
Red, Yellow, Orange, Green, White-original still life realism oil painting-Art

Red, Yellow, Orange, Green, White-original still life realism oil painting-Art

By Ian Bertolucci

Located in London, Chelsea

We offer complimentary worldwide shipping and cover all tariffs and import taxes for this artwork. This exceptional artwork is currently on display and available for sale at Signet C...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Impressionist Still-life Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Textile Art Quilt Dye Painting Tapestry Mixed Media Gayle Fraas & Duncan Slade
Textile Art Quilt Dye Painting Tapestry Mixed Media Gayle Fraas & Duncan Slade

Textile Art Quilt Dye Painting Tapestry Mixed Media Gayle Fraas & Duncan Slade

By Gayle Fraas & Duncan Slade

Located in Surfside, FL

Gayle Fraas and Duncan Slade (American, 20th Century) Mixed Technique Textile Art Dye painted and printed on cotton fabric, machine and hand stitched, fused metal foil (gold leaf). 2002 'North Woods Suite' This listing is for one piece. i am showing a picture of all 4 so you can see them. I currently have the 4 available. Dimensions: 36.25 X 36.25 frame. Quilt is 28 X 28 inches Float mounted behind acrylic in wood frames bearing Fraas / Slade studio labels verso Collaborating artists Gayle Fraas and Duncan Slade's work has always explored the relationship of ornamental surface and portrayal of landscape in quest of a sense beyond place. Recognized for developing techniques for screen printing and painting with dye on fabric, other mediums include paint and ink on paper, metal, and wood. Their work sits at the junction of fine and applied arts with an influence of naive and folk art. Their collaborative dialogue has been continuous since the mid 1970’s. Fraas-Slade’s work has been selected for some of the defining exhibitions that have influenced the field of Art Quilts: “The New American Quilt”; originating at the Museum of Contemporary Crafts, New York City in 1976, (along with Helen Bitar, Katherine Westphal, Radka Donnell, Anne Raymo) “The Art Quilt” at the Los Angeles Municipal Museum in 1986 (including Nancy Crow, Jean Hewes, Terrie Mangat, Jan Myers-Newbury, Theresa May, Pamela Studstill and Pauline Burbidge) and “Six Continents of Quilts: the Permanent Collection of the Museum of Art and Design,” NYC, touring internationally from 2002-2005. (the show included Jenny Hearn, Anne Marie Kenny, Gayle Fraas and Duncan Slade, Susan Denton, Sanae Hattori, Joan Schultze, Jenny Hearn and Mary Baxter). Books where work is featured include : Paintings of Maine by Carl Little, American Quilts: the Democratic Art 1780-2007 by Robert Shaw, The Art Quilt by Robert Shaw, Quilts Today by Robert Shaw, The Art Quilt by Penny McMorris and Michael Kile and Art to Wear by Julie Schafler Dale. Fraas and Slade continue to teach and lecture on their work. Workshops have been taught at conferences, art centers and colleges including: Haystack Mt. School of Crafts, ME, Arrowmont School of Crafts, TN and the School of Visual Arts, NYC. In 1989 and 2003, the artist team received Maine Visual Artist Fellowships and in 1995 a National Endowment for the Arts/ New England Foundation Visual Artist Fellowship. Collections include the Philadelphia Museum, Baltimore Museum, MD, Peabody Essex Museum, Museum of Art and Design, NYC., the International Quilt Study Center at the University of Nebraska and the corporate collections of Fidelity Investments, Nuveen, IL., Hilton Corporation and Elmira College. Public collections in Maine include Portland Public Library, Department of Transportation, Department of Marine Resources and the University of Maine/Orono. In 1989 and 2003 the artist team received Maine Visual Artist Fellowships and in 1995 a National Endowment for the Arts/ New England Foundation Visual Artist Fellowship. There has been a huge surge of interest in textile and tapestry art led by Anni Albers, Sheila Hicks, El Anatsui, Judith Scott, Nick Cave, Tanya Aguiñiga, Faith Ringgold and Olga de Amaral. More museums are showing and collecting this work. Selected Solo Exhibitions 2018 - Silo Gallery, Nantucket Island School of Design and the Arts 2011 - Silo Gallery, Nantucket Island School of Design and the Arts 2010 - New Work, Silo Gallery, Nantucket Island School of Design and the Arts, 2009 - Island Images, Silo Gallery, Nantucket Island School of Design and the Arts, Nantucket, MA. 2007 - Watermarks, James Patrick Gallery, Wiscasset, ME; Frankie Weems Gallery, Meredith College, Raleigh, NC. Along the Coast, Maine Fiberarts Gallery, Topsham, ME Varieties of Disturbance. Susan Maasch Fine Art, Portland, ME 2005 - Nauticals, Gleason Gallery, Boothbay Harbor, ME 2003 - New Work, Winfisky Gallery, Salem State College, Salem, MA 2001 - New Work, Works Gallery, Philadelphia, PA. Selected Group Exhibitions 2020 - Maine Quilts: 250 Years of Community, Maine State Museum 2016 - Museum Collection: New Arrivals, Baltimore Museum of Art, Berman Gallery 2015 - Shared Sensibilities: The Piano Roll Project, Bates Mill Complex, Lewiston, ME 2014 - Masters: Contemporary Fiber Art, Maine Fiberarts Gallery, “Masters: Contemporary Fiber Art,” May - June 2013 - Layers: The John Walsh II Collection, Arnot Museum, Elmira College 2012 - Man-Made Quilts, Shelburne Museum, Shelburne, VT Tribute to Ardis, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, International Quilt Study Center/Museum 2011 - Instruct, The Studios at Key West Artpark 1974-1984, University of Buffalo Center for the Arts, 2009 - Reservoir, the John M. Walsh Collection, San Jose Museum of Quilts, San Jose, CA 2008 - Visual Systems, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, Howard Gallery 2005 - Rooted in Tradition, Foothills Art Center, Golden, CO 2004 - Envision 20/20, Colby College Museum of Art Another Layer, Portland Museum of Art 2002 - The Portland Show, Greenhut Galleries Six Continents of Quilts, Museum of Art and Design, NYC, traveling to: National Museum of Fine Arts, Taiwan Kaohsiung Museum of Fine Arts, Taiwan Selected Collections Elmira College, Cowles Hall, commissioned by John Walsh III 2017 Philadelphia Museum, Philadelphia, PA Museum of Art and Design, NYC Baltimore Museum of Art, Baltimore, MD Peabody Essex Museum, Salem, MA. Bowdoin College, Walker Art Museum, Brunswick, ME John Nuveen Inc. Chicago, Ill., commissions 1985, 1994, 2000, 2001 University of Nebraska, Lincoln International Quilt Study Center, The James Collection Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum, Golden, CO Mass Mutual, Boston MA Waban, Inc. Boston, MA University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI Selected Awards and Fellowships 2012- The Studios at Key West, artist residency 2008, 2007 - Nantucket Island School of Design and the Arts. A.I.R. program 2007 - Robert M. MacNamara Foundation 2003, 1989 - Maine Visual Artist Fellowships 2004 - Maine Art Commission Good Idea Grant Selected Biography Art Quilts Unfolding: 50 Years of Innovation, Bavor, Ellis, Sielman, Sider – 10/2018 Artpark: 1974-1984, Sandra Firmin, University of Buffalo Art Galleries /Princeton Architectural 2010 Masters: Art Quilts Volume 2, Sterling Publications, 2011 American Quilts: The Democratic Art 1750-2007 by Robert Shaw- Sterling Press 2009 Paintings of Maine, by Carl Little and Arnold Skolnick, Downeast Press, 2006 Six Continents of Quilts, The Museum of Art and Design Collection, 2005 Contemporary Art Quilts...

Category

Early 2000s American Modern Mixed Media

Materials

Fabric, Thread, Paint, Mixed Media

Picking Wildflowers
Picking Wildflowers

Picking Wildflowers

By Ernest Parton

Located in Milford, NH

A fine landscape painting with birch trees and wildflowers by American artist Ernest Parton (1845-1933). Parton was born in Hudson, New York, and in his teenage years, began to accom...

Category

Early 20th Century Hudson River School Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Personaje, acrylic figurative painting of seated man
Personaje, acrylic figurative painting of seated man

Personaje, acrylic figurative painting of seated man

By Mike Rivero

Located in San Diego, CA

"Personaje" (seated) acrylic on canvas painting by Southern California artist Mike Rivero. Personaje (sitting) is painted in blue, green, pink, red, black white, orange, set on a tau...

Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Portrait of Lady, Mary Hammond, Oil on Panel c.1618-22, Manor House Provenance
Portrait of Lady, Mary Hammond, Oil on Panel c.1618-22, Manor House Provenance

Portrait of Lady, Mary Hammond, Oil on Panel c.1618-22, Manor House Provenance

By Cornelius Johnson

Located in London, GB

Portrait of Mary Hammond in Sumptuous Attire, Jewels and Lace c.1618-22 Circle of Cornelius Johnson (1593-1661) This portrait of a lady, presented by Titan Fine Art, is an exquisite example of early seventeenth-century portraiture, remarkable both for the lavishness of its subject’s attire and for the distinguished provenance that has accompanied it across four centuries that adds a rich layer of historical significance. It was once part of the notable collection of Sir William Temple, 1st Baronet (1628–1699) at Moor Park, a stately mansion in Hertfordshire. Temple was a diplomat, essayist, philosopher, and the patron of Jonathan Swift. He was a key participate at an important period in English history, helping not only to negotiate the Triple Alliance, but also the marriage between William of Orange and Princess Mary. His collection at Moor Park was well known in its day, reflecting both his cultivated taste in art and literature and his international connections. Its fabulous attire, rendered with almost microscopic attention, is not merely decorative but emblematic of a world in which visual display was a language of power. Its provenance, stretching from the English country house and Enlightenment scholarship to modernist circles, forms a microcosm of cultural exchange across four centuries. Thus, the portrait of Mary Hammond stands as both a masterpiece of early seventeenth-century craftsmanship and a witness to the grand narrative of collecting and connoisseurship—a testament to the enduring fascination of beauty, status, and history intertwined. By tradition the portrait depicts Mary Hammond (born c.1602), who was Sir William Temple’s mother, and the daughter of the royal physician who served James I, Dr John Hammond (c.1555–1617) and whose family owned Chertsey Abbey in Surrey. The woman appears between 18 and 25 years old, and Mary would be about 18–20 when the portrait was painted circa 1620, therefore this matches the apparent age of the sitter and the fashion perfectly. Mary stood at the intersection of learned/courtly and gentry worlds. On 22 June 1627 she married her first cousin (a common practice for consolidating family wealth and influence during that era.) Sir John Temple (1600-1677) at St Michael, Cornhill in the City of London. The couple resided nearby, at Blackfriars. Her marriage to Sir Temple placed her at the heart of the social and political circles that shaped British history. The couple had at least five children, and they became highly significant historical figures: The eldest son, Sir William Temple, 1st Baronet, became a distinguished diplomat, statesman, and essayist, famous for his role in the Triple Alliance and as a patron and mentor to the writer Jonathan Swift – our portrait was in his collection. Their daughter, Martha Temple, later Lady Giffard, was a notable figure in her own right. She became her brother William's first biographer and a respected letter-writer, providing a rare female perspective on the events and high society of the time. Another son, also named Sir John Temple, became Attorney General for Ireland and was involved in the turbulent politics surrounding the English Civil War and the Act of Settlement in Ireland. Mary died in November 1638 after giving birth to twins and was buried at Penshurst, Kent. The family's connection to Penshurst Place is a major point of interest as this historic manor was the seat of the Sidney family, a major aristocratic and literary dynasty. The portrait was in the collection of the Mary’s son, Sir William Temple. From there it descended to his daughter, and then to her nephew, the Reverend Nicholas Bacon of Spixworth Park, Norfolk (his mother was Dorothy Temple who died in 1758). Indeed, by this time, many Temple relics were in the collection at Spixworth including the engagement ring of the illustrious Dorothy Osborne, Lady Temple, wife of Sir William Temple. The portrait thus linked two prominent English families—the Temples and the Bacons—for generations. It is listed in a Spixworth Park inventory of 27 October 1910 by the local collector and art historian, Prince Duleep Singh. He described it with characteristic precision as: “No. 69. Lady Half Length, body and face turned towards the sinister, hazel eyes upwards to the dexter, red hair dressed low and over the ears, a jewelled coronet behind, pearl ear-rings tied with black strings. Dress: black, bodice cut low and square, with lace all round the opening and over shoulders, sleeves with double slashes showing red lining and lace under, falling thin pleated lace collar, black strings tied behind it, a jewel suspended on a black string round the neck, and a double row of agate and silver beads all round to the shoulders. M. In brown veined stone frame. Age 30. Date c.1620. It is called ‘Dutch portrait from Moor Park, mentioned by Nicholas Bacon of Coddenham and Shrubland as a very valuable painting.’ A few years later, when Robert Bacon Longe’s executors sold the contents of Spixworth Park (19–22 May 1912), the portrait appeared as lot 262, described as: “A very valuable half-length portrait on panel, ‘Dutch Lady, with deep lace collar and pearl and amethyst necklace, pendant, and ear-rings, and auburn hair, with coronet’ Early Dutch School 1620.” Following this sale the painting entered the collection of David and Constance Garnett, prominent literary figures of the early twentieth century, before being gifted to Andre Vladimervitch Tchernavin by 1949, and subsequently passed by him to the present owners in 1994. The two great houses associated with the painting, Moor Park and Spixworth Park, further underscore its pedigree. Moor Park, in Hertfordshire, was among the grandest country estates of seventeenth-century England—its gardens famously redesigned by Sir William Temple himself and later influencing landscape design across Europe. Sir William's Temple's secretary was Jonathan Swift, who lived at Moor Park between 1689 and 1699. Swift began to write "A Tale of the Tub" and "The Battle of the Books" at Moor Park. Spixworth Park, near Norwich, was an Elizabethan country house in Spixworth, Norfolk, located just north of the city of Norwich. It was home to successive generations of the Bacon family, one of Norfolk’s most distinguished dynasties (later, the Bacon Longe family), who were considerable land owners (owning Reymerston Hall, Norfolk, Hingham Hall, Norfolk, Dunston Hall, Norfolk, Abbot's Hall, Stowmarket, and Yelverton Hall, Norfolk). Spixworth Hall and the surrounding parkland remained in the Longe family for 257 years until 1952, when it was demolished. Rendered with meticulous precision and sumptuous detail, the painting depicts an elegantly dressed woman—her poise, costume, and jewels all communicating a message of wealth, refinement, and social rank. Every brushstroke conveys an artist deeply attuned to the textures of luxury and the nuances of feminine dignity. The sitter’s attire is nothing short of magnificent. Her bodice and sleeves are fashioned from the finest black silk or satin, the fabric absorbing and reflecting light in equal measure, suggesting both depth and lustre. Around her shoulders lies an opulent lace ruff—a deep, radiating lace collar worked in such intricate detail that it testifies to both the artist’s technical skill and the sitter’s extravagant taste. Lace of this quality, especially Venetian or Flemish bobbin lace, was one of the costliest materials available in early seventeenth-century Europe, its weight worth more than gold, and was a marker of prestige that rivalled jewels in value. The painter has taken great care to delineate every loop and scallop of the lace, achieving an almost tactile realism. Pale skin was also a desired beauty standard, sometimes accentuated with contrasting black ribbons or strings. Her jewels amplify this display of affluence. Matching earrings and a delicate coronet or jewelled hair ornament with a feather adorn her hair, which is styled in the modest yet fashionable manner of the time. These details are far from decorative excess—they serve as visual emblems of social standing, refinement, and lineage. Portraits of this kind were statements of both identity and aspiration, intended to project a family’s prosperity and moral virtue to posterity. The portrait was most likely painted in London around 1618-1622. The low-cut, décolletage-revealing neckline was fashionable in the courts of England and France during the late Elizabethan and Jacobean eras (c. 1590s-1610s), this style did not prevail in the public fashion of the Low Countries at this time. This style of lace ruff — delicate needle lace with geometric openwork — was fashionable from c.1615 to 1622, and the jewelled caul (hair net) and lace edging over a stiffened coif are consistent with high-status English women’s portraiture between 1610–1620. The puffed sleeve slash and the use of pink satin beneath black velvet belong squarely to the late Jacobean...

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17th Century Old Masters Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil, Panel

Happy Yellow, Oil Painting
Happy Yellow, Oil Painting

Happy Yellow, Oil Painting

By Mary Pratt

Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
A chorus of yellow birds gathers along gestural branches within a soft field of turquoise, yellow, and ochre. The composition suggests a quiet rhythm, where b...

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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Animal Paintings

Materials

Oil

Hide and seek, 90x90 cm, oil on canvas

Hide and seek, 90x90 cm, oil on canvas

By Elizeveta Pugacheva

Located in Yerevan, AM

My work touches on the importance of home and a sense of security. I believe it is a basic human need to feel like someone is waiting for you. I depict not only my homeland, but also...

Category

2010s Contemporary More Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

The souper dress
The souper dress

The souper dress

By Andy Warhol

Located in Jerusalem, IL

A wonderful piece of unknown edition by Andy Warhol. A silkscreen print on a Cellulose and Cotton dress. Fearing the artist's trade mark Campbell's soup can. In very good condition.

Category

1960s Pop Art Figurative Prints

Materials

Textile, Screen

Deep Waters-original modern realism seascape-study-oil painting-contemporary art
Deep Waters-original modern realism seascape-study-oil painting-contemporary art

Deep Waters-original modern realism seascape-study-oil painting-contemporary art

Located in London, Chelsea

This exceptional artwork is currently on display and available for sale at Signet Contemporary Art Gallery and online. Laevon Bowman captures the mesmerizing beauty of nature's mov...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Realist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Portrait of Lady Diana Bruce in Blue Dress & Cut Sleeves c.1660-1670, Peter Lely
Portrait of Lady Diana Bruce in Blue Dress & Cut Sleeves c.1660-1670, Peter Lely

Portrait of Lady Diana Bruce in Blue Dress & Cut Sleeves c.1660-1670, Peter Lely

By Sir Peter Lely

Located in London, GB

Portrait of Lady Diana Bruce in a Blue Dress with Cut Sleeves c.1660-1670 Circle of Sir Peter Lely (1616-1680) Presented by Titan Fine Art is a captivating portrait of the noble Lad...

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17th Century Old Masters Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas