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Style: Abstract
Style: Pop Art
Medium: Paint
Bubbled Sponge - Original Pop Art Painting
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Los Angeles native Rachel Funes fuses original and iconic characters in her vivid graffiti-inspired twisted pop artworks. Within each artwork, Funes blend...
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2010s Pop Art Paint More Art

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Canvas, Acrylic

KAWS UK Holiday Companion set of 2 works (KAWS United Kingdom)
By KAWS
Located in NEW YORK, NY
KAWS: HOLIDAY United Kingdom: Set of 2 works (KAWS UK): KAWS' signature character COMPANION presented in an upright standing position with its eyes covered. 2 individual works - eac...
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21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Paint More Art

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Resin, Vinyl

Empty That Glove! Limited Edition Cel signed by Muhammed Ali
Located in Los Angeles, CA
LIMITED AVAILABILITY! MEDIUM: Limited Edition Hand-Painted Cel SIZE: 15.5" x 18.5" EDITION SIZE: 65 SIGNED BY: Muhammed Ali SKU: WB1065 ABOUT THE IMAGE: "Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee, the Looney Tunes are in the ring with Muhammad Ali!" This dynamic image captures "The Greatest" Muhammad Ali preparing for a title bout with the heayweight champion of cartoon comedy, "That Oscar-winning Rabbit," Bugs Bunny. Referee Yosemite Sam...
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1990s Pop Art Paint More Art

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Paint, Paper

Summer Birch, Oil Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
"Whether it's fall, winter, spring, or summer it's always time for some colorful birch!" exclaims artist Lisa Elley. A stand of vivid birch trees glows in a b...

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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Impressionist Paint More Art

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Oil

Yellow fields, Eleanor Woolley, Bright Art, Naive Art, Abstract Fields
Located in Deddington, GB
Yellow fields is an original painting by Eleanor Woolley. A beautiful view from May hill with the bright yellow fields of oil seed rape contrasting wildly with the ploughed patches ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paint More Art

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Canvas, Oil

Pinky, Oil Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
A warm impressionist still life of pink peonies against a pink backdrop. "Soft, happy colors are what I envisioned," says artist Judy Mackey. "I created the u...

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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Impressionist Paint More Art

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Oil

Alice in Wonderland Original Concept Painting: Alice and White Rabbit
Located in Los Angeles, CA
MEDIUM: ​Original Concept Painting IMAGE SIZE: 9.75" x 9" PRODUCTION: Alice in Wonderland YEAR: 1951 SKU: CCV2373 Price includes deluxe framing. ABOUT THE ARTIST: Blair was a conce...
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1950s Pop Art Paint More Art

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Paint

KAWS Holiday Companion (KAWS brown holiday companion)
By KAWS
Located in NEW YORK, NY
KAWS 'Holiday' Companion Seoul: This figurine was published by All Rights Reserved to commemorate the debut of a large scale KAWS floating figure for Seoul’s Seokchon Lake during sum...
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21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Paint More Art

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Resin, Vinyl

Hope for New York Part l, Original Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
Colette's latest series of paintings draws inspiration from living in New York for many years. "I worked to capture the beautiful light and vivid colors found...

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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Paint More Art

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Acrylic

Basquiat Bearbrick 1000% figures: set of 2 works (Basquiat Be@rbrick)
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Jean-Michel Basquiat Andy Warhol Bearbrick 1000% Figures: Set of two works: Unique, timeless collectibles trademarked & licensed by the Estates of Jean-Michel Basquiat & Andy Warhol...
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21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Paint More Art

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Resin, Vinyl

Unbashed (diptych)
Located in East Hampton, NY
Large Abstract About the Artist: Julie Schumer, a native of Los Angeles, California, and born in 1954, lives and paints in Santa Fe, New Mexico. She discovered her love of abstract ...
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2010s Abstract Paint More Art

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Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic

KAWS MONSTER (KAWS Companion)
By KAWS
Located in NEW YORK, NY
KAWS Monster: A highly collectible & super decorative KAWS art toy, featuring the artist’s rendition of the famed cereal character Frute Brute. A playful exploration of KAWS’s love for these timeless pop cultural characters featuring his signature motifs. New / never displayed; accompanied by full original packaging. Medium: Vinyl art toy. Approximately: 11.4 × 6.3 inches. New in original packaging. Published by the artist from a sold out edition of unknown. Further background: “Inspired by classic horror film characters, the Monster Cereals...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paint More Art

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Resin, Vinyl

Fantasia Original Concept Painting: Mickey Mouse, Includes Framing
Located in Los Angeles, CA
MEDIUM: ​Original Concept Painting IMAGE SIZE: 8.75" x 8.25" PRODUCTION: Fantasia YEAR: 1940 SKU: CCV3131
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1950s Pop Art Paint More Art

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Paint

One Fine Afternoon, Oil Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
"A rich veil of coastal air hangs over a broad grassy path in this composition," says artist Jesse Aldana. "The golden haze tinges the afternoon with a brilli...

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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Impressionist Paint More Art

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Oil

series "Non-standard configurations", 42x30 cm, acrylic on paper
Located in Yerevan, AM
series "Non-standard configurations", 42x30 cm, acrylic on paper The work is sold without a frame and mat
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2010s Abstract Paint More Art

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Paper, Acrylic

Geisha in Training, Oil Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
A young maiko - a geisha in training - strolls in an abstract landscape, her delicate face decorated in traditional makeup. The organic patterning surrounding...

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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Impressionist Paint More Art

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Oil

Artist Palette / Statue - Original Abstract Layered Painting
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Califonia artist, Brandon Neher captivates with his figurative abstract artworks that seamlessly blend German Expressionism and Pop Abstraction. His original paintings on canvas embo...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paint More Art

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Canvas, Acrylic

Days Fade Away. Mixed media on Canvas Painting
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Days Fade Away (2019) by Roberto Fonfría Mixed media on canvas: Collage, acrylics, oil pastels, graphite Image size: 32 in. H x 23 in. W One of Kind Mixed Media _________________________________ Roberto Fonfría lives and works in Miami, Fl He was born in Caracas, Venezuela in 1969 Roberto Fonfría creates stories through a random mix of found images, photographs, drawings, and words. He combines these elements and builds layers and textures using acrylics, common objects, and collage. His work explores human behavior and social rules with a critical eye and humor, touching on personal themes such as dreams, fears, and memories. The images come from old magazines...
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2010s Pop Art Paint More Art

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Oil Pastel, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Graphite

Pacific Ocean, Rocks, Oil Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
Artist Suren Nersisyan painted this impressionist coastal scene en plein on the beach in Malibu, California. He says his focus was on the color and texture of...

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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Impressionist Paint More Art

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Oil

Low Country Garden, Oil Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
"I was excited to be able to stay in the garden after closing time to paint the sunset over the marsh," shares artist Sherri Aldawood. She painted this view en plein air at Middleton Place...

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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Impressionist Paint More Art

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Oil

Swim Lesson, Original Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
Artist Gail Ragains portrays two gestural figures clad in swimwear on a hot summer day. The piece pays homage to the Bay Area figurative movement yet retains ...

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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Paint More Art

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Acrylic

series "Non-standard configurations", 42x30 cm, acrylic on paper
Located in Yerevan, AM
series "Non-standard configurations", 42x30 cm, acrylic on paper The work is sold without a frame and mat
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2010s Abstract Paint More Art

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Paper, Acrylic

Dialog , 100x140 cm, acrylic on canvas
Located in Yerevan, AM
Dialog, 2023, 100x140 cm
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2010s Abstract Geometric Paint More Art

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Acrylic

Large Budd Hopkins Modernist Hard Edged Abstract Expressionist Oil Painting 1965
Located in Surfside, FL
Budd Hopkins, American (1931-2011) Strike Red Oil on canvas, 1965, signed 'Hopkins' and dated lower right. Dimensions: 85 x81 in., 86 x 52 in. with frame. Provenance: bears partial label remnant verso from Poindexter Gallery. (a major gallery founded in 1955 in New York City by Elinor Poindexter. The gallery specialized in sculpture, abstract, and figurative art and featured the works of such artists as Richard Diebenkorn, Jules Olitski, Nell Blaine, Al Held, Willem de Kooning, Franz Kline, Earl Kerkam, Milton Resnick and Robert De Niro, among others. Budd Hopkins was one of the leading proponents of the "hard-edge" abstract minimalist school of painting in the 1950s and 1960s, Budd Hopkins (born 1931) created works that show the strong influence of Jackson Pollock and other leading painters of the Abstract Expressionism movement. Hopkins' paintings are now in numerous major collections, including the San Francisco Museum of Art, the Guggenheim Museum in New York, and the Hirshhorn Collection in Washington, DC. Recently, he has also been recognized for his research into the matter of UFOs and one of his books, "The Intruders", printed by Random House, was on the New York Times best-seller list and was the basis for a television show on CBS. Born in 1931, he is a graduate of Linsly Military Institute (now Linsly School) in 1949 and Oberlin College in 1953. He first displayed artistic abilities when, as a child recovering from a long-term illness, he began to create sculptures of ships made out of modeling clay. But it wasn't until he arrive at Oberlin that he made a serious study of art. Later, Hopkins included abstracted figures in his sculptural pieces. While moving away from Abstract Expressionism, Hopkins retained in his work the use of intense colors and hard-edged forms. His works of the 1980s, including Temples and Guardians, featured these "sentinels" who were, according to Hopkins, "participating in a frozen ritual, fixed – absolutely – within a privileged space..." Though Hopkins denied any connection, some critics viewed these ritualistic pieces as an extension of Hopkins' fascination with alien beings. Hopkins viewed his sculpted guardians not as human per se, but as magical, fierce, noble robots of the unconscious. He settled in New York after obtaining his degree and has had a residence there ever since. He and his wife, April Kingsley, and their daughter, Grace, divide their time between their home at Cape Cod, Mass., and that in New York City. In his work, he travels widely. He has exhibited in England, Finland, Italy and Switzerland. In 1963, Hopkins was selected by the Columbia Broadcasting System as one of the 15 painters featured in the network's first television special on American art. In 1958, Art News picked him as one of 12 Americans for exhibition in Spoleto, Italy, in the "Festival of Two Worlds." His brilliance has won him a number of fellowships and awards. In 1972, the West Virginia Arts and Humanities Council awarded him its Commission Prize. In 1976, he received the John Simon Guggenheim Fellowship for Painting and in '79 he received a fellowship from the National Endowment of the Arts. He also won a special project grant from the New York State Council on the Arts in 1982. He was friends with Robert Ryman and many of the other 10th street avant garde artists. He was an original member of March Gallery which showed Alice Baber, Elaine de Kooning, Mark di Suvero, Lester Johnson, Matsumi Kanemitsu. His art has been featured in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Museum of Modern Art, Bronx Museum of Art, Brooklyn Museum, Whitney Museum, Corcoran Gallery, Guggenheim Museum, Queens Museum in New York, and the Public Library of New York. He was included in Young America 1960: Thirty American Painters Under Thirty-Six buy Lloyd Goodrich at the Whitney Museum of American Art in NYC. Artists included: Sonia Gechtoff, Edward Giobbi, Ron Gorchov, James Harvey, Budd Hopkins, Wolf Kahn, Alex Katz, Robert Natkin, Rudy Pozzatti, Dean Richardson...
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1960s Abstract Expressionist Paint More Art

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Paint

Contemplating Venus, Oil Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
Artist Faye Vander Veer depicts a small group of people gathered around the statue of Venus at the Louvre in Paris. Sunlight s...

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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Impressionist Paint More Art

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Oil

Mountain Meadows, Original Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
Rolling green hills unfold against mist-covered mountains in the morning light. Autumn trees adorn the landscape, casting long shadows on the vibrant field. T...

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21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Paint More Art

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Acrylic

Bowl of Daisies, Oil Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
Artist Nicole Lamothe captures bright and vibrant daisies on a green bowl. "These are the first buds from the garden, ushering i...

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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Impressionist Paint More Art

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Oil

Spring Petunias II, Oil Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
Artist Nicole Lamothe presents a bundle of fresh petunias placed in a clear rounded vase. "The petunias flourish in the garden, ...

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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Impressionist Paint More Art

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Oil

Green Hydrangea, Oil Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
A green hydrangea on a black background. Artist Judy Mackey used her palette knife to build the texture of the subtle green and warm white petals. "I isolated...

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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Impressionist Paint More Art

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Oil

Trio, Original Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
"This painting is about three friends or siblings enjoying the sunshine," says artist Gail Ragains. "It bursts with California colors. Minimal on detail but a...

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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Paint More Art

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Acrylic

Mora 2, Original Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
Inspired by the views of her annual trips to Northern New Mexico, artist Heather Foster recreates this scene on canvas. She displays an ethereal sky with lila...

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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Impressionist Paint More Art

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Acrylic

Embrace, 54x39cm, acrylic, paper
Located in Yerevan, AM
Embrace, 2021, 54x39 cm
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2010s Abstract Paint More Art

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Paper, Pastel, Acrylic

Scratch That, Original Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
"This longhorn was located at a ranch in Southern Colorado," shares artist Heather Foster. "I am always amazed by longhorns because I expect them to be clumsy...

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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Impressionist Paint More Art

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Acrylic

series "Personal Contacts", 61 x 48 cm, acrylic on paper
Located in Yerevan, AM
series "Personal Contacts", 61 x 48 cm The work is sold without a frame and mat
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2010s Abstract Paint More Art

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Paper, Acrylic

Ascending Clouds, Oil Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
Artist Onelio Marrero features a sunny marshland on an early autumn morning. He executes the composition from sketches and memory based on a swamp near his ho...

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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Impressionist Paint More Art

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Oil

Sunday with Sophia, Oil Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
Artist Faye Vander Veer paints a fine summer day in Tuscany. Figures emerge onto a sunlit alley making their way about the cit...

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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Impressionist Paint More Art

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Oil

Twilight in New York, Flatiron Building, Oil Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
"One of the most beautiful and iconic buildings in New York," states artist Suren Nersisyan. Thick textured strokes in a dusk-dipped palette make for a harmon...

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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Impressionist Paint More Art

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Oil

Sleepy Trees of Monhegan, Island, Original Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
"This painting shows the mist in the morning where the Pines wake up," says artist Rebecca Klementovich. "This gestural way of painting pines is heavily influ...

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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Paint More Art

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Acrylic

Spring Cycling in Yellow, Oil Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
Artist Warren Keating displays an image of a man riding a bicycle from an aerial view. "This painting was inspired by an early morning cyclist traveling on a ...

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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Impressionist Paint More Art

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Oil

Shells , 2021, 50x35 cm, acrylic on paper
Located in Yerevan, AM
Shells , 2021, 50x35 cm The work is sold without a frame and mat
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2010s Abstract Paint More Art

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Acrylic, Cardboard

Outside World, Oil Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
"I've painted this contemplative piece when the pandemic started and the world started changing around us," shares artist Claudia Verciani. An elderly woman g...

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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Impressionist Paint More Art

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Oil

KAWS TAKE Pink (pink KAWS Take companion)
By KAWS
Located in NEW YORK, NY
KAWS TAKE (Pink) figurative sculpture new & unopened in its original packaging. A well-received work and variation of KAWS' large scale TAKE sculpture - a key highlight of the exhib...
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21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Paint More Art

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Resin, Vinyl

Mickey Mouse Original Production Drawing: Canine Caddy
Located in Los Angeles, CA
MEDIUM: ​Original Production Drawing PRODUCTION: Canine Caddy, 1941 IMAGE SIZE: 12" x 10" SKU: CCV2638
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1940s Pop Art Paint More Art

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Paint, Paper, Pen, Pencil

Farm in January, Original Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
A traditional farmstead basks in the bright winter day in artist Robert Hofherr's expressionist piece. He emphasizes painterly strokes and bold hues, drawing ...

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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Paint More Art

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Acrylic

Spring's Season
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
This is a lively and uplifting view! This painting is on Arches oil paper.

About the Artist
Ronda Waiksnis captures abstracted, atmospheric movemen...

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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Paint More Art

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Oil

Meditations with Yellow lV
Located in East Hampton, NY
Works on Paper About the Artist: Julie Schumer, a native of Los Angeles, California, and born in 1954, lives and paints in Santa Fe, New Mexico. She discovered her love of abstract ...
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2010s Abstract Paint More Art

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Mixed Media, Acrylic, Archival Paper

Roses on Blue Stripes, Oil Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
Artist Pat Doherty displays colorful macarons on a pedestal plate next to an arrangement of pink and orange roses. A dainty blue st...

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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Impressionist Paint More Art

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Oil

Early Summer Creamsicle, Oil Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
Artist Judy Mackey says she asked her patrons to help her title this impressionist painting of orange tulips, and she loved the sug...

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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Impressionist Paint More Art

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Oil

Blue Flowers, Original Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
Abstract blue and white flowers intermingle with free-forming violet patterns, reminiscent of underwater life. Part of a series of small-scale works inspired ...

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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Paint More Art

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Acrylic

KAWS THE PROMISE (KAWS The Promise Grey)
By KAWS
Located in NEW YORK, NY
KAWS The Promise (grey): A unique KAWS Companion featuring a blue & green globe being affectionately shared between parent & child. This timeless, highly collectible KAWS art toy was...
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21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Paint More Art

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Resin, Vinyl

Evening, Stowe Community Church, Vermont, Oil Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
An autumn mountain meadow glows in evening light, presiding over a small town with a prominent chapel. "The Stowe Community Ch...

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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Impressionist Paint More Art

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Oil

Me Time, Oil Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
"I admire pelicans. They are really sensational birds," shares artist Andres Lopez. "Being lovers of the sea, these birds are not usually seen in any other pa...

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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Impressionist Paint More Art

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Oil

Mora 3, Original Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
Artist Heather Foster displays a calm landscape of Northern New Mexico. Three bulls line up in the center of the grassy field in front of a breathtaking view ...

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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Impressionist Paint More Art

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Acrylic

Exultation, Oil Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
A flowing, expressionist portrait of woman lost in dance and embracing the promise of a new day. "I created this painting as 2020 drew to a close and 2021 daw...

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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Paint More Art

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Oil

series "Non-standard configurations", 42x30 cm, acrylic on paper
Located in Yerevan, AM
series "Non-standard configurations", 42x30 cm, acrylic on paper The work is sold without a frame and mat
Category

2010s Abstract Paint More Art

Materials

Paper, Acrylic

Fauquier County Farm, Virginia, Oil Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
Artist Doug Cosbie paints a summer pastoral scene with barns and farmhouses in the distance. "There are many old family farms west of Washington DC in the county of Fauquier," says Doug. He includes the Stars and Stripes barn found near Delaplane, VA. Vivid hues of blue and green color the breezy natural landscape.


About the Artist
Artist Doug Cosbie presents the vibrancy found in nature with his impressionist, rural architecture centered artwork. Longing to create something that connects with people, Cosbie spent countless years perfecting how he portrays the world on canvas. Within his journey, he studied as an apprentice in the studios of Sam Black and Jack Shadbolt. As a plein air artist, Doug's studio is a portable pochade box. He begins by finding a location that speaks to him, makes a sketch, and continues to add depth and dimension with oil on canvas. "Creativity when making art is not about interpreting exactly as you see it. New ideas are formed by interesting contrasts, and interesting paintings happen when things are out of place." In the rare cases when he is not painting, you can find him reading, traveling, sailing, and spending quality time with his family. Cosbie's creations have been showcased at galleries in Canada. He is an alumnus of Emily Carr University of Art and Design in Vancouver, British Columbia.


Words that describe this painting: barns, farm, landscape, Virginia, USA, United States, summer, hills, structures, buildings, architecture, pastoral, rural, town, sky, oilpaint, travel, impressionism, architecture, impressionism, travel, oil painting, blue


Fauquier County...

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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Impressionist Paint More Art

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Oil

Koi, Oil Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
Artist Sherri Aldawood shares her fascination with light by using highly contrasting colors. In this piece, she makes elegant Koi fishes her subjects. The symbol of love, strength and dedication. She mimics their graceful movements into her strokes resulting into this tranquil composition.


About the Artist
Sherri Aldawood didn't intend to always paint flowers, but over time her love of gardens started to permeate her art. She focuses on the light and color of the flowers on the canvas. Sherri prefers alla prima, working with wet layers of paint instead of letting them dry. She keeps the paint as wet as possible by using walnut and clove oil...

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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Impressionist Paint More Art

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Oil

Australian American D. Rankin Abstract Expressionist Oil Painting Rocky Hillside
Located in Surfside, FL
David Rankin, American (b. 1946) Rocky Hillside, (1990) Oil on paper Hand signed lower right, signed and titled verso. 30 x 22 1/2 inches David Rankin is a New York-based, British-born Australian post-war and contemporary artist known for his expressionistic abstract paintings. His work can be categorized by his use of quick, loose brushstrokes, reminiscent of scribbles on a page. Rankin works predominantly in oil painting and acrylic on canvas, but also works with paper, prints, sculptures and ceramics. Rankin has held over 100 one-person exhibitions in cities across the world, including New York, London, Paris, Beijing, Mexico, Vienna, Berlin and Cologne, as well as all over Australia. Represented in many of the world’s leading public and private collections and museums, David Rankin’s work is featured in Australia’s leading institutions, including the National Gallery of Australia, Art Gallery of New South Wales, National Gallery of Victoria and Queensland Art Gallery. David Rankin was born in Plymouth, Devon, England in 1946 then emigrated to Australia with his family in 1948. He spent his childhood in the 1950s in the semi-rural Port Hacking region South of Sydney and his teenage years in country New South Wales, from Hay, Wagga Wagga and Albury in the South to Bourke and Brewarrina in the North. Rankin is self-taught, developing his techniques and ideas in the outback towns of his youth. He was inspired by the greats from Leonardo da Vinci to Paul Klee as well as being influenced by the history of Buddhism and Asian art. In his travels before he arrived in Sydney in 1967 he developed a concept of what he wanted to achieve as an Australian artist. His dream was to express the anima, the life spirit or the essence of God in all nature. As an Australian artist he believed could bring the elements of Western Art together with an understanding and love for the cultures of Asia and the Australian Aborigine. He also felt that as Australia was closer to Asia than Europe it made sense to think about the art of Indian, Chinese and Japanese artists, and that one could not be an authentic articulate Australian artist without a love and respect for the artistic and spiritual expressions of the various Aboriginal artists, peoples and cultures. His work combined elements of Abstract Expressionist painting with Jewish and Aboriginal influences. In 1979 his first wife, Jennifer Mary Roberts (née Haynes) died. Rankin subsequently met his current wife Lily Brett, whose own life was etched by tragedy with her parents being survivors of the Holocaust. She too migrated to Australia as a child after the Second World War in 1948. The artist recounts that his empathy for Lily and the pity for his first wife's death fused into what he calls "the dark blessing of my life." The darkness was transformed into images. The author Dore Ashton writes that the events of 1979 and the fire which ravished his studio in 1997 and burnt his art works and many personal possessions, had a profound impact on his work. Having personal life experiences as his subject matter, Rankin's paintings contemplate these things. For example, his Jerusalem series followed a trip to Jerusalem in 1988, which then led to his Golgotha works. His travels to the Australian, American and Mexican deserts became the subject matter for many of his canvases, such as Ridge – Mungo, Golden Prophecy – San Antonio, Grey Sonora Landscape and then led to his Witness Series. From the fire in his studio he then painted Buddha and Flames. He illustrated two books by Lily Brett on the holocaust and explored the theme further in his huge work The Drowned and The Saved from a book by Primo Levi of the same name. Through Brett he encountered Jewish mythology and painted judaica imagery, Black...
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1990s Abstract Expressionist Paint More Art

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Oil, Paper

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