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Cooler Heads Prevail - Large Abstract Expressionist Textural Painting in Blue
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Los Angeles artist Marc Raphael's abstract expressionism paintings are influenced by New York's abstract expressionist movement. After encountering Jackson Pollock’s work for the fir...
Category
2010s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic, Latex
Fiber Art Collage Israeli Modernist Vibrant Colorful Tapestry Wall Hanging Rug
By Smadar Livne
Located in Surfside, FL
Smadar Livne, an Israeli born artist, is currently living and creating in Owings Mills, Maryland. An award winning artist, she is recognized as one of today’s leading Judaica artists. Educated at Haifa University, Livne has degrees in art, literature, and architecture. She has continued her education of philosophy through Baltimore Hebrew University. Portraying scenes from her life and learning is what gives her work an edge. Livne’s works are vibrant and exciting, and express the joy that Livne sees in life. Not only are the works beautiful, but subtle messages are also painted into each piece, and require time for observation and reflection. Technique sets Livne apart from the rest. Using bold, bright colors and wide strokes, she adds other items in a layering technique. The eye catching result contains layers of paint, fabric, wool and other materials objects, and meaning. Following in the manner of Calman Shemi and before him Kopel Gurwin, Itche Mambush and Georges Goldstein...
Category
20th Century Abstract More Art
Materials
Textile
Leonardo Nierman 84"x56" Large-Scale Signed Wool Tapestry, Circa 1970
Located in Miami, FL
LEONARDO NIERMAN – UNTITLED TAPESTRY
⚜ Wool tapestry ⚜ Signed in the weaving lower right ⚜ Weaver: Gobelinos Riedl ⚜ Features original hanging loops
ABSTRACT EXPRESSIONIST TAPESTRY ...
Category
1970s Abstract Expressionist More Art
Materials
Tapestry, Wool
Beat of the Drum Paul Moore bronze Native American man with Drum, headdress
By Paul Moore
Located in Santa Fe, NM
Beat of the Drum Paul Moore bronze Native American man with Drum, headdress
Paul Moore was born in Oklahoma City a member of the (Creek) Muscogee N...
Category
1990s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
St Barnabus, cartoon for stained glass design, by A E Lemon
Located in London, GB
A E Lemmon
St Barnabus
Cartoon for stained glass window
111 x 33 cm
Albert Edward Lemmon (1889-1963) was a British artist and craftsman renowned for his contributions to stained ...
Category
20th Century More Art
Materials
Charcoal, Pencil
Dante's Summer - Vibrant Red Orange Atmospheric Abstract Oil Painting on Canvas
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Mark Acetelli’s oil and mixed media paintings awaken the viewer’s sense of exploration and adventure; they demand a new discovery. His artworks exhibit a chemistry of complexity and ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Blue phthalocyanine , 180x150 cm, acrylic, canvas
Located in Yerevan, AM
Blue phthalocyanine , 180x150 cm, acrylic, canvas
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
$1,875 Sale Price
25% Off
Rainbow Landing - Thick Impasto Tall Textural Colorful Long Abstract Painting
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, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Glitter
ONYX - SET (XL)
Located in FITZROY, VIC
Nick Thomm - ONYX - SET (XL SIZE 36" x 48" per print).
Limited Edition #15 of 25.
Hand Signed & Numbered.
Archival Pigment Print on Hahnemühle 308gsm Fine Art Paper.
Condition: NEW -...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Prints
Materials
Archival Ink, Giclée, Archival Pigment
72 x 96 in / 6 x 8 ft "Three of Us" Oil on Canvas (black white minimalist oil)
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This is a beautifully nuanced, and deeply soulful abstract contemporary oil painting on linen, that speaks volumes with its quietly furious brushstrokes multi-layered in monochromati...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Nostalgia, Acrylic on canvas, Brown, Red by Contemporary Artist "In Stock"
By Jiban Biswas
Located in Kolkata, West Bengal
Jiban Biswas - Nostalgia - 36 x 48 inches (unframed size)
Acrylic on Canvas
Style : According to him, “ The Mud colour are changing its shade, The sheds...
Category
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Huge Scandinavian Abstract Wool Tapestry Art Rug Asger Jorn Cobra Artist Denmark
By Asger Jorn
Located in Surfside, FL
Asger Jorn (1914-1973)
Ege Axminster, Denmark. Danish Tapestry Rug Art-Line
Etiquette de l'éditeur Ege Axminster (Danemark) titrée au revers.
Les Emigrants
132 x 98 inches,
Pure ...
Category
20th Century Abstract Expressionist More Art
Materials
Wool
"Untitled II" Original Oil on Canvas (Part of Set) Signed and Dated by Artist
Located in Chesterfield, MI
"Untitled Abstract II" is an Original Oil on Canvas by G. CURTIS. The piece is part of a set. It measures 49.5 x 37.5 x 1 inches with frame. It is signed and dated by the artist. The...
Category
1980s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Pine, Oil Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
"This work is a representation of the unadorned beauty of nature," shares artist Jose Luis Bermudez. The clear blue sky stre...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
Neoclassical Style Cast Iron Window Surround
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A fabulous mid-to-late 19th-century cast iron window surround of exceptional scale—standing nearly six feet tall—now offered with the potential to be elegantly converted into a mirro...
Category
Mid-19th Century French School Sculptures
Materials
Iron
$9,000 Sale Price
74% Off
Schooner
Located in Milford, NH
A fine impressionist New England marine painting with a schooner at the dock by American artist Emile Albert Gruppé (1896-1978). Gruppé was born in Rochester, NY, and is renowned for...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
Tuscan Arboretum - Large Contemporary Abstract Geometric Botanical Painting
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Harrison Gilman's large original artworks begin with a layer of fast-paced gestural abstraction followed by organic shapes and geometric structures. Some of his paintings remain in t...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Forever Together - Original Graffiti Inspired Beige Hearts Abstract Artwork
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Los Angeles artist Amber Goldhammer paints dramatic abstract compositions in acrylic on canvas featuring energetic brushstrokes. Goldhammer uses her contemporary paintings to express...
Category
2010s Street Art Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Latex, Mixed Media, Spray Paint, Acrylic
Charles Levier [Solitude de Pierrot] signed large oil on canvas circa 1950
Located in Miami, FL
CHARLES LEVIER – [SOLITUDE DE PIERROT
⚜ Oil on Canvas ⚜ Hand Signed Lower Right ⚜ Original Period Frame
A THEATRICAL PORTRAIT OF MELANCHOLY
“Solitude de Pierrot” captures Charles Levier’s fascination with the archetypal Pierrot from commedia dell’arte. With angular black outlines and muted pastel tones, Levier reduces the figure to its essential gestures, creating a poignant symbol of isolation and quiet reflection. The vertical format emphasizes Pierrot’s elongated stance, while his downcast eyes and red-tipped nose heighten the painting’s emotive impact. This work was acquired directly from the artist by noted Beverly Hills designer Dean Richard Kukuk and retains its original Martin Lowitz Gallery label, underscoring both provenance and historical context.
WHY COLLECT THIS WORK?
✓ An early and expressive Charles Levier oil from circa 1950
✓ Features the Pierrot subject, connecting to the theatrical tradition of commedia dell’arte
✓ Strong provenance: Martin Lowitz Gallery, Los Angeles, and the collection of Dean Richard Kukuk, Beverly Hills
✓ Retains its original period frame in excellent condition with gallery label affixed verso
ARTWORK DETAILS:
▸ Title: [Solitude de Pierrot]
▸ Artist: Levier, Charles
▸ Medium: Oil on Canvas
▸ Creation Date: circa 1950
▸ Country of Creation: US
▸ Signed: Hand Signed Lower Right
▸ Current Condition: Excellent commensurate with age. Original period frame in great condition consistent with age.
▸ Documentation: Martin Lowitz Gallery label affixed to verso
▸ Provenance: Martin Lowitz Gallery, Los Angeles; Dean Richard Kukuk, Los Angeles
▸ Dimensions:
— ◼︎ Canvas Size: 44.25 inches x 15 inches
— ◻︎ Frame Size: 59 inches x 30 inches x 2.625 inches
INCLUDED DOCUMENTATION
✓ Certificate of Authenticity
✓ Artist Biography Document
THE ARTIST:
Charles Levier (1920–2003) was a French-American painter known for expressive oils, gouaches, and watercolors that bridge Modernism and postwar design sensibilities. His subjects include harbor towns, still lifes, café society, and commedia dell’arte figures such as Pierrot and Harlequin. Levier’s linear bite and stylized elongations have invited comparison to Bernard Buffet, while collectors of Modigliani, Rouault, and mid-century École de Paris painting...
Category
1950s Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
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Man 1, 120x55cm, oil on canvas
Located in Yerevan, AM
Man 1, 2021, 120x55 cm
Category
2010s Contemporary Nude Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$1,725 Sale Price
25% Off
Midday in Lombardy, 100x170 cm, acrylic on canvas
Located in Yerevan, AM
Midday in Lombardy, 100x170 cm, acrylic on canvas
Category
2010s Abstract Expressionist More Art
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
$3,150 Sale Price
25% Off
Untitled
Located in Washington , DC, DC
Christopher Wool & Felix Gonzalez - Torres (After)
Christopher Wool’s paintings and prints explore the confluence of image, text, and pattern. They oft...
Category
2010s Contemporary More Art
Materials
Lithograph
$2,120 Sale Price
20% Off
The Hills - Impasto Thick Paint Tall Colorful Abstract Painting
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, Mixed Media, Acrylic
"Elephant In The Pool" Lrg Orig. Oil Painting by Robert White, Frameless Display
Located in Encino, CA
“Elephant In The Pool,” an original oil on canvas by Robert K. White, is a piece for the true collector. White’s careful attention to detail and vivid use of greens, browns, and blue...
Category
2010s Realist Animal Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Enormous Greek Apulian Red Figure Lekythos, 19th/20th Century
Located in Beachwood, OH
Enormous Greek Apulian Red Figure Lekythos, 19th/20th Century
Terracotta
41 x 15 inches
This has been mended and is showing numerous cracks.
A lek...
Category
Early 20th Century More Art
Materials
Terracotta
"Castelmuzio" large-scale contemporary oil painting, Etruscan village, Italy
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
Marc Dalessio was born in 1972 in Los Angeles, California. Even in his earliest years, it was evident that his passion was art. In 1989 he started at the University of California at ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Linen, Oil
Lake Giverny Monet Inspired Tapestry
Located in Atlanta, GA
Claude Monet's painting of his lily pond at Giverny is transformed into this beautiful dramatic jacquard tapestry woven in Belgium. Monet painted many scenes from his home at Giverny...
Category
Late 20th Century Impressionist More Art
Materials
Tapestry
Sympathy - Blue Suits Figurative Oil Painting on Canvas
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Born in 1982 in Manzanillo, Cuba, artist Darwin Estacio Martinez honed his artistic skills at the Professional Academy of Fine Arts "El Alba" i...
Category
2010s Pop Art Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
German Steel - "Firewood Rack" - outdoor ornament
Located in Winterswijk, NL
This firewood rack is on the one hand very practical to store firewood, on the other hand it is a wonderful way to add a decorative element to your garden walls.
Customization possib...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Art Deco Sculptures
Materials
Steel
$394 Sale Price
20% Off
ONYX - Dusk (XL)
Located in FITZROY, VIC
Nick Thomm - ONYX - Dusk (XL SIZE 36" x 48").
Limited Edition #15 of 25.
Hand Signed & Numbered.
Archival Pigment Print on Hahnemühle 308gsm Fine Art Paper.
Condition: NEW - Unopene...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Prints
Materials
Archival Ink, Giclée, Archival Pigment
Fully Restored 1891 Pease Upright Piano
Located in Chico, CA
The instrument is done in a Brazilian Rosewood finish and is of the carved Victorian style. The piano has been fully restored and refinished, inside and out, and the restoration was ...
Category
1890s Victorian More Art
Materials
Rosewood, Wood
$44,000 Sale Price
20% Off
Cloud
Located in New Orleans, LA
medium: found aluminum cans, wire
Available in multiple color/finish options (inquire with gallery).
Installations are made to order, sizes and shapes of butterflies vary.
Unique, ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary More Art
Materials
Stainless Steel
$18,000
FUTURISTIC RIO SLUM (Original Mixed Media Artwork)
Located in LOS ANGELES, CA
**STORE CLOSURE - UP TO 80% OFF - TAKE ADVANTAGE OF IT**
***EVERYTHING MUST GO BY DECEMBER 31ST!***
***The artist is moving on to a new full time venture in 2026**...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Mixed Media
Materials
Wood Panel, Acrylic, Glitter, Resin
$1,008 Sale Price
82% Off
Speedy Snoopy (Original Artwork On Wood Panel)
Located in LOS ANGELES, CA
**STORE CLOSURE - UP TO 80% OFF - TAKE ADVANTAGE OF IT**
***EVERYTHING MUST GO BY DECEMBER 31ST!***
>>The artist is moving to a new full time venture in 2026<<
_________...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Wood Panel
$2,000 Sale Price
20% Off
Waiting For His Lover, Paul Moore bronze sculpture, Native American Flute
By Paul Moore
Located in Santa Fe, NM
Waiting For His Lover, Paul Moore bronze sculpture, Native American Flute
Outdoor or indoor life size bronze sculpture
Paul Moore
WAITING FOR HIS L...
Category
1990s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
At Peace - Large Textured Colorful Abstract Painting
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, Mixed Media, Acrylic
United Vision, Oil Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
Fifteen identical horses move in unison across a field of soft, earthy tones, blending seamlessly with the background. Arranged in a deliberate, linear fashion,...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Animal Paintings
Materials
Oil
Bouquet for you, 150x130cm, acrylic on canvas
Located in Yerevan, AM
Bouquet for you, 150x130cm
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
$4,125 Sale Price
25% Off
Pavillions and Bungalows
Located in Wien, 9
- extraordinary rug, woven from sheep's wool and linen with 4 warp threads
- company label verso with inscribtion, date and signature by Theo Riedl
- knotted by Alejandro Garin G. & ...
Category
1980s Modern More Art
Materials
Wool, Linen
Diamante / Textiles Mexican Folk Art Rug
Located in Jesus del Monte, MX
FREE SHIPPING TO WORLDWIDE!
Artisan: Pedro Mendoza Gutierrez
MASTERPIECE
Rug made in treadle loom with Wool threads dyeing with natural tints: huizache, cochineal, indigo, pericon...
Category
2010s Folk Art More Art
Materials
Wool, Cotton
$3,000 Sale Price
40% Off
Viga 3 by Tom Price - Abstract sculpture, wood, resin, synthetic, mineral, life
By Tom Price
Located in Paris, FR
Viga 3 is a sculpture by contemporary artist Tom Price. This sculpture is made of resin, tar, steel, wood, dimensions are 171 × 45 × 45 cm (67.3 × 17.7 × 17.7 in). The indicated dime...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Steel
La Promenade des Amis, Diego Giacometti, Design, Tapestry, Tapis
Located in Geneva, CH
DIEGO GIACOMETTI
La Promenade des Amis, 1984
Ed. EA XXV
Woven on loom, point and needle, by hand, all wool, cotton weft, for wall and floor use
235 x 175 x 3 cm I 92 1/2 x 68 7/8 x ...
Category
20th Century Post-War More Art
Materials
Tapestry, Wool
Antique Chinese Four Leaf Panel Hand-Painted Lacquer Screen
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Antique Chinese Four-Panel Lacquer Screen with Scenic Landscape
Description:
This exquisite antique Chinese four-panel lacquer screen is a remarkable example of traditional craftsma...
Category
15th Century and Earlier More Art
Materials
Wood
$2,751 Sale Price
30% Off
Robert Kenneth White "Grand Cru Classé" Oil Painting of Bear and Hummingbird
Located in Miami, FL
ROBERT KENNETH WHITE – "BEAR WATCHING" (aka "GRAND CRU CLASSÉ")
⚜ Oil on Canvas ⚜ Hand Signed Lower Right; Titled on Verso ⚜ Frameless Display
A WHIMSICAL BLEND OF STRENGTH, GRACE, ...
Category
2010s Realist Animal Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Abstract With Pink and Teal" large-scale oil painting, pastel colors, amorphous
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
A large scale oil painting - totally abstract, non representational. Largely pink, and blue, with pops of assorted colors peaking up from beneath. Thickly painted globs of paint are ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Linen, Oil
Connected by one network, 90x150cm, acrylic on canvas
By Tatiana Nega
Located in Yerevan, AM
Connected by one network, 2020, 90x150 cm
Category
2010s Abstract Geometric Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
$2,400 Sale Price
25% Off
Sunset, Rockport Harbor
Located in Milford, NH
A colorful Cape Ann, Massachusetts marine harbor scene with boats docked by American artist Emile Albert Gruppé (1896-1978). Gruppé was born in Rochester, NY, and is renowned for his New England landscapes and vigorous portrayals of the harbors and houses of Gloucester, Massachusetts. The son of landscape artist Charles P. Gruppé (1860-1940), Emile enjoyed a long and successful career that spanned over six decades.In 1925, Gruppé began spending summers in Gloucester. He established a studio on Rocky Neck in East Gloucester where he taught plein-air classes. In 1942 —along with Bridgman, Carlson, Miller and Chapman—he established the Gruppé Summer School, which he continued to operate until 1970.Gruppé’s works hang in many colleges and museums: Smith College, Silberman College in Montreal, the University of Idaho, the Los Angeles Museum, the San Antonio Museum and the de Cordova Museum. His paintings are also at the White House in Washington, D.C. and the Gruppe Summer School in Gloucester.
Oil on canvas, signed lower right, title inscribed on verso stretcher “Sunset, Rockport Harbor...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Cupid's Arrow, 90x120 cm, oil on canvas
Located in Yerevan, AM
Cupid's Arrow, 90x120 cm, oil on canvas
Category
2010s More Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$2,550 Sale Price
25% Off
Robert Kenneth White "Andalusian Afternoon" Signed Oil on Canvas Painting
Located in Miami, FL
ROBERT KENNETH WHITE – "ANDALUSIAN AFTERNOON"
⚜ Oil on Canvas ⚜ Hand Signed Lower Right and Titled on Verso ⚜ Frameless Display
MASTERFUL ARCHITECTURAL LANDSCAPE
Robert Kenneth Whit...
Category
2010s Realist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Reach
Located in New Orleans, LA
Available in multiple color/finish options (inquire with gallery).
Installations are made to order, sizes and shapes of butterflies vary.
Unique, open edition.
Ships with installation template and loaner tool kit.
Installation can be arranged with JONATHAN FERRARA GALLERY.
*Reach is a series of pieces with the same composition and butterfly elements. Variations in the materials (found
aluminum cans) and in the finishes result in subtle differences making each Reach piece unique within the series.
PAUL VILLINSKI has created studio and large-scale artworks for more than three decades. Villinski was born in York, Maine, USA, in 1960, son of an Air Force navigator. He has lived and worked in New York City since 1982. A scenic route through the educational system included stops at Phillips Exeter Academy and the Massachusetts College of Art, and a BFA with honors from the Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art in 1984. He lives with his partner, the painter Amy Park, and their son, Lark, in their studios in Long Island City, NY.
His work has been included in numerous exhibitions nationally. A mid-career retrospective, “Farther,” is currently on view at The Taubman Museum of Art in Roanoke, VA, through July, 2018. Recent solo exhibitions include “Paul Villinski: Burst” at the McNay Art Museum in San Antonio, TX and “Passage: A Special Installation,” at the Blanton Museum, University of Texas, Austin. Recent group shows include “Material Transformations” at the Montgomery Museum of Art, Montgomery, AL; “Re: Collection,” at the Museum of Arts and Design, New York, NY; “Making Mends,” at the Bellevue Museum of Arts, Bellevue, WA; and “Prospect .1,” an international Biennial in New Orleans, LA. “Emergency Response Studio,” a FEMA trailer transformed into an off-the-grid mobile artist’s studio, was the subject of a solo exhibition at Rice University Art Gallery, Houston, TX; the exhibition also travelled to Ballroom Marfa, in Marfa, TX; Wesleyan University’s Zilkha Gallery, Middletown, CT; and the trailer was featured in the New Museum’s “Festival of Ideas for the New City”, in New York, NY.
Villinski’s work is widely collected, including major public works created by commission. “SkyCycles,” three full-scale “flying bicycles...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary More Art
Materials
Metal, Wire
Portrait of a Gentleman, Doublet & White Ruff, Gloves Inscribed 1624, on panel
By Frans Pourbus the Younger
Located in London, GB
Titan Fine Art presents this exquisite oil on panel portrait depicting a handsome young gentleman in an exuberant black damask doublet. The pose, with one hand holding gloves and the other akimbo, was one that was well-established for gentleman of the upper echelons of society by the time this work was painted. The principle governing portraits at this time was the recording and defining in visual terms of the position of a sitter in society. In addition to brilliant and complex symbols of luxury, they often contained many symbolic elements too; the inclusion of gloves was often used in portraits that celebrated a betrothal as in ancient times gloves were used to seal a marriage contract.
The extraordinary costume of a black shimmering doublet, the brilliant white reticella ruff, and the cuffs edged with lace were immensely costly… this attire proclaims to every onlooker that this is a superior being. The rendering of the reticella lace ruff is exquisite and the artist has recorded the design that runs through the black damask fabric with meticulous attention to detail. The preservation of this black pigment is remarkable considering the age of the work. Black pigments are especially vulnerable to fade and wear over time partly due to environmental condition but also from unprofessional cleaning. This work is an exquisite example from the period.
According to the inscription in the upper right, the gentleman was in his 22nd year of age in 1624. The coat of arms, which is displayed without a crest, may be ‘blazoned’ in the language of heraldry, as: Sable on a Chevron between in chief two Roundels and in base a Billet [or possibly Square] Or three Martlets Sable. In plainer English this means a black (Sable) background, spanned by a gold (Or) chevron, above which are two golden solid circles (Roundels), and below which is a gold rectangle (Billet); on the chevron are three small black birds (Martlets). Martlets are a stylised form of heraldic bird, believed to be based on the swift, which are conventionally drawn with small tufts instead of feet. In Continental Europe it is also conventional for them to be drawn without beaks, as appears to be the case here. The birds in this instance also have a vaguely duck-like appearance.
Five families have been identified with very close armorial bearings to the one in our portrait. They are the (van) Houthem’s (of Brabant), the Prévinaire’s (of Flanders and Holland), and the Proveneer’s (of Liège) and it must be noted that the locations of these families also fit with the painting’s Flemish origins. However the French Grenières’s (of Île-de-France) and the Jallot’s (of Normandy) are the next closest matches and plausible matches, as Frans Pourbus had settled in Paris just a few years before our portrait was painted.
This painting has been assessed by a professional conservator prior to going on sale, and as thus, it can be hung and enjoyed immediately.
Frans Pourbus the Younger...
Category
17th Century Old Masters Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
"La Foret de Marly" The Forest of Marly
Located in Atlanta, GA
Inspired by the Flanders verdure from the early 17th century. The rapid development of new sciences such as botany inspired weavers to produce tapestries known as "verdures". These d...
Category
20th Century Naturalistic More Art
Materials
Tapestry
Snoopy and His Friends - Minimalist Abstract 3D Textural Colorful Painting
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Playing with the interaction between positive and negative space, strong colors on neutral backgrounds, Canadian artist Virginie Schroeder creates pop art portraits and iconic pop cu...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
"The collection of a lifetime" : two triptychs featuring antique marble samples
Located in PARIS, FR
These two highly decorative triptychs feature 94 samples of antique marble, presumably collected by the same collector in the early 20th century from archaeological sites in Rome and...
Category
Early 20th Century Assemblage More Art
Materials
Alabaster, Granite, Marble
Rain on the Farm, Original Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
Artist Fernando Garcia presents a sweeping landscape of vibrant yellow fields with farmhouses dotting the distance. He uses the rain on the plains as the main...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist More Art
Materials
Acrylic
El Sol / Textiles Mexican Folk Art Rug
Located in Jesus del Monte, MX
FREE SHIPPING TO WORLDWIDE!
Artisan: Pedro Mendoza Gutierrez
MAIN MASTERPIECE
EXPOSITION "MANOS Y ALMA DE OAXACA” Mexico City 2016
Rug made in treadle loom with Wool threads dyein...
Category
2010s Folk Art More Art
Materials
Wool, Cotton
$3,300 Sale Price
40% Off
Cosmic Trigger - Large Contemporary Organic Shape Painting
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Harrison Gilman's large original artworks begin with a layer of fast-paced gestural abstraction followed by organic shapes and geometric structures. Some of his paintings remain in t...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Honer" Contemporary Abstract Black & White Ombre Concentric Shaped Painting
Located in Houston, TX
Black and white abstract contemporary concentric shaped painting by Houston, TX artist David Hardaker. Signed, titled, and dated by the artist on the reverse.
Artist Statement: The ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
Time loop , 120x100 cm, acrylic, canvas
Located in Yerevan, AM
Time loop , 120x100 cm
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
$1,125 Sale Price
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Coronation of Venus
Located in Mokena, IL
Coronation of Venus, 2021
Oil on Panel with 24k Gold Water-Gilded Frame, 114 x 78 inches
“Coronation of Venus,” an ornamentally enriching piece from the studio of Justas and Vilius...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Renaissance Figurative Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
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