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Paintings For Sale
17th Century Portrait of Reverend and Reformer John Calvin
Located in Stockholm, SE
A Rare 17th-Century Portrait of John Calvin This small interesting portrait, of John Calvin (1509–1564) offers a rare glimpse into the enduring legacy of the French-Swiss reformer. P...
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17th Century Old Masters Paintings

Materials

Oil, Wood Panel

"Yellow Roses in Cold Water"
Located in Zofingen, AG
"Yellow Roses in Cold Water" by Volskaya Liliуа. The painting is made with ceramic paints on 350-gram cardboard. It is an original technique. The painting features charming yellow ga...
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2010s Abstract Impressionist Paintings

Materials

Lacquer, Oil, Board

"Winged Kaleidoscope" Butterflies on Silver and Gold Background Oil Painting
Located in New York, NY
A wonderful composition of one of Slonem's most iconic subjects, Butterflies. This piece depicts delicate butterflies in ascension placed in a wonderful colorful, gold and silver ton...
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2010s Neo-Expressionist Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

I'm Sorry, Forgive Me - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative, Couple, Modern
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Please… before we lose everything we still have a chance to be, let’s not let yesterday’s pain bury what’s left of us. I’m not asking you to forget, but to believe that tomorrow cou...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Just A Stunner - Colorful Impasto Inspired Textural Thick Paint Abstract Artwork
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 Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Glitter

You Are A Super Hero - Original Colorful Still Life Pointillist Textured Artwork
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Susan Gale's work explores the nostalgia of community by highlighting the juxtaposition between the peaceful, quiet, mystery of light, and the rush of visually invoked sensation. She...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Paintings

Materials

Mixed Media, Acrylic, Panel

Bed Rotting I - Expressive Abstract Colorful Figurative Cubist Portrait Painting
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Valerie Etitinwo's unique approach to abstract figurative painting celebrates the unconventional beauty found in imperfection and awkwardness. The Nigerian-Swiss artist uses bold col...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil Pastel, Mixed Media, Acrylic

Roy Henry Brown NA American Impressionist Landscape Oil Painting 1879-1956
Located in Chesterfield, NJ
A landscape mountain hillside oil painting on panel by artist Roy Henry Brown possible western scene. Painting is under glass signed lower right. The image measures sight size 10 x 1...
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Early 20th Century Impressionist Paintings

Materials

Oil

Daffodils
Located in Zofingen, AG
Daffodils look incredibly beautiful against the dark green velvet background. The bouquet looks festive in a glass vase. The painting is done in the artist's unique style.
Category

2010s Impressionist Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Monterey Foothill Pond in Summer Original Oil Landscape Painting
Located in Soquel, CA
Mid Century Monterey Foothill Pond in Summer Original Oil Landscape Painting by Louise Cunningham Bright summer scene of pond in Monterey foothills by Santa Cruz, California artist ...
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Late 20th Century American Modern Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Stretcher Bars

Farfalle - Original Abstract Vibrant Colorful Geometric Shape Painting on Canvas
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Designs, shapes, and colors find a balance between a polite instinct and a domesticated confusion within the cubist-inspired artworks by Tuscan artist Federico Pinto Schmid. Partiall...
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2010s Contemporary Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Dreamers - Original Feminine Figurative Abstract Acrylic Painting on Canvas
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Rooted in introspection and emotional nuance, Xenia Gray’s figurative mixed media works capture the quiet tension between solitude and connection. Her paintings often depict the huma...
Category

2010s Contemporary Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Large Antique Scottish Highlands Oil Painting Figures Walking through Glen
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Highland Glen Scottish School, early 1900's signed oil on canvas, unframed canvas : 20 x 30 inches Provenance: private collection, UK Condition: very good condition For more any...
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Early 20th Century Victorian Paintings

Materials

Oil

Superb Colourist / Fauvist oil painting of Santorini Greece c.1980
Located in Cirencester, GB
ARTIST: Ann Winn (1930-2015) English TITLE: "Light Clearning Finkia" Santorini Greece MEDIUM: oil on board SIGNED: labelled verso for Christopher Hull Galleries London SIZE: 81cm x...
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Late 20th Century Fauvist Paintings

Materials

Oil

Beautiful English signed oil painting c.1950 River Mole Devon England
Located in Cirencester, GB
ARTIST: Morris Meredith Williams (1881-1973) Welsh TITLE: “River Mole, Devon" SIGNED: lower left MEDIUM: oil on board SIZE: 50cm x 43cm inc frame CONDITION: excellent DETAIL: Painter, stained glass artist and illustrator, born in Cowbridge, Glamorgan. Was married in 1906 to the artist Gertrude Alice Meredith Williams, who died in 1934. He studied at Slade School of Fine Art and in Italy and France. During World War I he served in the Army in France and completed work based on his Somme front experiences. Work by Williams and his wife is at the Scottish National War Museum in Edinburgh. He painted widely in France and showed in Liverpool and elsewhere, sometimes signing as M M Williams.
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Mid-20th Century Impressionist Paintings

Materials

Oil

The Books of Peace, Abstract Gray Library, Expressionism Contemporary, Oil
Located in LANGRUNE-SUR-MER, FR
Oil on canvas – 120 x 40 cm (47.2 x 15.7 in) Framed size: 127 x 47 cm (50 x 18.5 in) Presented in a natural or black wood floater frame (collector’s choice) Year: 2025 – Signed lower...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil

#117, Abstract, Photography, Painting, Expressionism
Located in München, BY
Unique piece More sizes and an Essay from Lyle Rexer about this series on request. Joachim Schmeisser’s work rescues photography from the centuries-old straightjacket of realism to...
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2010s Abstract Paintings

Materials

Pigment

I Used to Dream - Original Figurative Vibrant Mixed Media Painting on Canvas
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Rooted in introspection and emotional nuance, Xenia Gray’s figurative mixed media works capture the quiet tension between solitude and connection. Her paintings often depict the huma...
Category

2010s Contemporary Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Charcoal, Oil, Acrylic

CRYSTAL WAVE
Located in Zofingen, AG
"Crystal Wave" embodies the romantic beauty of nature. A majestic wave unfolds across the panel like a living crystal, its elegant curves gently caressing the shore. Within its trans...
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2010s Photorealist Paintings

Materials

Oil, Wood Panel

Waves of Freedom
Located in Zofingen, AG
"Waves of Freedom" captures the moment when water washes away all constraints and expectations, allowing the soul to breathe freely. Each brushstroke symbolizes the journey toward in...
Category

2010s Photorealist Paintings

Materials

Oil, Wood Panel

"Dawn's Exhale, Psalm 25:5" (2025) Original Oil Painting, River Scene
Located in Denver, CO
"Dawn's Exhale, Psalm 25:5" (2025) by Thomas Kegler is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts a meandering river softly lit by a brilliant sunrise. About the artist: Thoma...
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2010s Impressionist Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

Flower Arrangement in Carved Wooden Bowl - Abstract Botanical Painting on Paper
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Krisanne Souter weaves together elements of nature and ancient feminine archetypes, such as the Mother and the Mystic. Botanical themes, playful elements, and unexpected surprises ar...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings

Materials

Paper, Ink, Acrylic, Watercolor, Color Pencil

"PaperLandscape" Abstract Paint , Original Art on Canvas made in Italy
Located in Agrigento, AG
Title: PaperLandscape – 40x50 cm – Mixed Media on Canvas Year: 2019 Support: Stretched canvas on wooden frame, depth 3.5 cm, ready to hang, no frame required. Technique: Hand-painted...
Category

2010s Contemporary Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Handmade Paper

Sunrise above the sea port - Scandinavian pointillism painting - Early 1900s
Located in Aartselaar, BE
Stunning Scandinavian Impressionist painting depicting a glorious sunrise above the port of Goteborg in Sweden The artist marvellously captured the way in which the light of the ris...
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20th Century Pointillist Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

'Abstract, Parchment and Rose', Musée d'Art Moderne, Paris, Zurich, André Lhôte
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
'Abstract, Parchment and Rose' by Kurt Weber, 1963. Musée d'Art Moderne, Paris, Zurich ----- Signed lower right, 'Kurt Weber' for Kurt Oscar Weber (Swiss-American, 1938-2011); addit...
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1960s Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Emerald Summer Landscape Impressionism Original oil Painting, Ready to Hang
Located in Granada Hills, CA
Artist: Vahe Yeremyan Title: Emerald Summer Medium: Oil on Linen Year: 2025 Style: Impressionism Dimensions: 13" x 20" x 0.8" inch (33 x 51 x 2cm) Presentation: Unframed, Gallery Wra...
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2010s Impressionist Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Vessel 7 (Green, Blue, & Yellow Abstract Expressionist Oil Painting)
Located in Hudson, NY
Vessel 7 Green, Yellow, Blue Abstract Expressionist Painting Made by Ragellah Rourke in 2025 oil on canvas 30 x 30 inches, unframed The sides are cleanly painted light grey so framin...
Category

2010s Abstract Expressionist Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

4 19th century Fox Hunting in a landscape with horses, huntsman and hounds
Located in Woodbury, CT
Rare Set of Four Fox Hunting Scenes by Henry Alken (1785–1851) English, circa 1830–1840 Oil on Canvas, One Signed Lower Right This superb and rare set of four oil paintings by reno...
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1830s Victorian Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Echoes of Bloom
Located in Dallas, TX
oil stick, acrylic, & charcoal on raw linen
Category

2010s Paintings

Materials

Charcoal, Oil Pastel, Raw Linen, Acrylic

Dry Shore with Distant Docked Sailing Boats French Landscape Oil Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Dry Sailing Boat Shore by Fanch Lel Size: 13 x 16 inches (height x width) Oil painting on board , unframed Condition: Good condition overall with minor surface handling marks and li...
Category

20th Century Impressionist Paintings

Materials

Oil

A Gentleman's Morning -21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Portrait, Africa
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Shipping Procedure Ships in a well-protected tube from Nigeria This work is unique, not a print or other type of copy. Accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity. About Artist Mor...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Acrylic

Haiku flowers
Located in IT
custom charges ARE INCLUDED in the final price agreed. The item is located in Rome, Italy. The painting will be shipped rolled without stretcher bars, unframed. It is possible...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Cotton Canvas, Oil, Acrylic

Haiku flowers
Haiku flowers
$7,640 Sale Price
20% Off
Green Pond 30X30
Located in Zofingen, AG
In this piece, I poured my passion into capturing the serene yet vibrant dance between light and water. The soft pinks and shimmering greens evoke a peaceful, timeless moment by the ...
Category

2010s Expressionist Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Festive bouquet 005
Located in Zofingen, AG
I like to draw bouquets of flowers in different vases. They are especially interesting in glass vases. Sun glare, reflection in water and play of colors. It's just very exciting.
Category

2010s Impressionist Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Play In Cornflower Blue
Located in Dallas, TX
oil stick, acrylic, & charcoal on raw linen
Category

2010s Paintings

Materials

Charcoal, Oil Pastel, Raw Linen, Acrylic

Doves 2007
Located in New Orleans, LA
Very nice early Hunt Slonem of Doves with vintage frame selected by the artist
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Early 2000s Contemporary Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Cool Marshes
Located in Atlanta, GA
John Young was born in Wangqing City, Jilin Province, China in 1970. As a Korean-Chinese artist, His Korean name is Jeon Young Wook and his official Chinese name is Quan Yong Xu. His...
Category

2010s Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Acrylic

A Provençal Coastal Scene. Scenario 2..
Located in Cotignac, FR
A Provençal Coastal landscape in oil on canvas by Dutch artist Bernadette Van Baarsen. Signed bottom right. This vibrant artwork captures a lone tree perched on a rocky cliff agai...
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21st Century and Contemporary Other Art Style Paintings

Materials

Cotton Canvas, Oil

Haiku flowers
Located in IT
custom charges ARE INCLUDED in the final price agreed. The item is located in Rome, Italy. The painting will be shipped rolled without stretcher bars, unframed. It is possible ...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Cotton Canvas, Oil, Acrylic

Haiku flowers
Haiku flowers
$7,640 Sale Price
20% Off
nude landscape
Located in IT
ANY custom charges/taxes etc.. ARE INCLUDED in the final price agreed. The item is located in central London, United Kingdom. The painting will be shipped rolled without stretcher ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Cotton Canvas, Oil

British Estuary Ferry Shed and Distant Harbour with Figures Watercolour Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: British Estuary Ferry Shed and Distant Harbour with Figures Watercolour Painting By Tony Herbert (1927-2024) Medium: Watercolor on artists paper Size: 11 x 15 inches Condition...
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20th Century Impressionist Paintings

Materials

Watercolor

Passion
Located in Denver, CO
Hunt Slonem's artistic trajectory has always been characterized by a deep exploration of spiritual themes. His use of repetition in form—particularly with his beloved bunnies—serves ...
Category

2010s Contemporary Paintings

Materials

Wood, Oil

'Rivière de Mon Paix', A Pair of French Impressionist Landscapes, Musée d'Orsay
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
'Rivière de Mon Paix' by Raoul André Ulmann. Pair of Fine French Impressionist Oils, Musée d'Orsay, Luxembourg Museum. Sold as a pair. --- Raoul André Ulmann (French, 1867-1941) Ea...
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1910s Impressionist Paintings

Materials

Oil, Panel

Still Life with an Album of Japanese Prints
Located in Oslo, NO
The still life is done in light colors, in gentle neutral pearl-silver shades. The background for the objects is an open large album with Japanese prints. We see two reproductions wi...
Category

2010s Realist Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Overlook - Lake Sunset Landscape Figure Yellow Vintage Car Mountains, 2020
Located in Kent, CT
In this contemporary landscape painting in oil on linen, a solitary male figure wearing a short-sleeved plaid shirt, khaki shorts and tennis shoes stands with his back beside a yello...
Category

2010s Contemporary Paintings

Materials

Linen, Oil

DIVE
Located in Zofingen, AG
"Be like water, my friend" by Bruce Lee. When Lee said "be like water," he called upon people to embrace flexibility and the ability to adapt to changing circumstances. He asserted ...
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2010s Photorealist Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Blue Pond 30X30
Located in Zofingen, AG
In this piece, I poured my emotions into the delicate balance between tranquility and fleeting movement. The shimmering water lilies float gently, capturing the quiet moments of refl...
Category

2010s Expressionist Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Double Vision 69 - Modern Shiny Resin Minimalist Vibrant Yellow Abstract Art
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Ricky Hunt’s mixed media minimalist wall art is influenced by his tumultuous past that led to a paradigm shift in creativity and life. He covers the wood panel with layers of acrylic...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Modern Paintings

Materials

Resin, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Wood Panel

SKULL TIGER
Located in CÓRDOBA, ES
Original painting by Daria Kusto. Acrylic markers on paper. The magic flow reality... The painting will be shipped directly from Thailand – safely and promptly."
Category

2010s Pop Art Paintings

Materials

Permanent Marker

Elemental Drift (Grey, Blue, & White Abstract Expressionist Oil Painting)
Located in Hudson, NY
Elemental Drift Grey, White , Blue Abstract Expressionist Painting Made by Ragellah Rourke in 2025 oil on canvas 36 x 48 inches, unframed The sides are cleanly painted light grey so ...
Category

2010s Abstract Expressionist Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Charles PICART LE DOUX, Model on Green Background, Oil on Isorel, 1949
Located in Saint Amans des cots, FR
Oil on isorel panel by Charles PICART LE DOUX (1881-1959), France, 1949. Model on green background. With frame: 97.5x76.5 cm - 38.4x30.1 inches ; without frame: 81x60cm - 31.9x23.6 i...
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1930s Post-Impressionist Paintings

Materials

Oil

Bubbles - Impasto Inspired Textural Pink Accented Thick Paint Abstract Artwork
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 Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic

1863-1936 English Impressionist signed Oil painting NEW FOREST SUNSET HAMPSHIRE
Located in Cirencester, GB
ARTIST: Frederick Golden Short (1863-1936) British TITLE: "New Forest Sunset" SIGNED: unsigned - labelled verso for Louise Kosman Gallery where originally purchased MEDIUM: oil on ...
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Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Paintings

Materials

Oil

"Pigeons" Group of Birds in Layered Hand Cut Paper and Watercolor
Located in Philadelphia, PA
"Pigeons" is an original piece by Nayan and Vaishali made from watercolor on layered hand-cut paper. This piece measuures 11.75”h x 9.5”w x 1"d framed, and is shipped in the featured...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Paintings

Materials

Watercolor, Paper

"Italianizing landscape"
Located in Edinburgh, GB
Jan Both (1610–1652) – Attributed "Argus and Mercury" Circa 1650 Oil on canvas Framed: 107.5 x 92 cm This exceptional Baroque mythological painting is attributed to the renowned ...
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17th Century Realist Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"Indian Paradise Flycatcher" Delicate Miniature Bird in Watercolor Layered Paper
Located in Philadelphia, PA
"Indian Paradise Flycatcher" is an original piece by Nayan and Venus made from watercolor on layered hand-cut paper. This piece measures 11.75”h x 9.5”w x 1"d framed, and is shipped ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Paintings

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

Contemporary semi-abstract small oil painting on canvas "Nature hides home"
Located in VÉNISSIEUX, FR
This small-format semi-abstract expressive oil painting Nature Hides Home by French artist Natalya Mougenot evokes the quiet ambiguity of nature. Measuring just 20 x 20 cm (7.9 x 7....
Category

2010s Abstract Impressionist Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Marin County Meadows and Pond with Oak Trees by Manuel Valencia Tonalist Pioneer
Located in Soquel, CA
Marin County Meadows and Pond with Oak Trees by Manuel Valencia Tonalist Pioneer A painter of California history and western landscapes, Manuel Valencia was born in Marin County, California in 1856 on the Rancho San Jose, the Valencia hacienda. The family received many land grants in the San Francisco area because of their ties to settlement history. Image 8"H x 11.5"W Frame, 14.5"H x 18.5"W x 2.75"D The central focus of the painting is a cluster of lush, verdant trees, likely deciduous, situated near a calm body of water, possibly a pond or slow-moving creek. With a faint outline of figures emerging into the meadow below the towering trees. The foreground features a grassy area with hints of wildflowers or textured ground cover, leading the eye towards the water's edge. In the background, beyond the main cluster of trees, there appears to be a smaller, indistinct structure, possibly a house or shed, suggesting a subtle human presence in the otherwise natural scene. The overall composition is balanced and serene, typical of Tonalist works seeking to evoke a peaceful mood rather than dramatic narrative. Color Palette and Light: The painting employs a subdued, Tonalist color palette, dominated by varying shades of greens, browns, and grays for the landscape elements, and a muted, possibly overcast or hazy sky in the upper portion of the canvas. The light source is diffused and soft, creating a gentle luminosity across the scene, particularly noticeable on the surface of the water which reflects the muted tones of the sky and surrounding foliage. This soft lighting emphasizes the atmospheric quality and quiet mood of the scene. He was a descendant of General Gabriel Valencia, the first governor of the state of Sonora, Mexico under Spanish rule. He was named for his grandfather, who arrived in California in 1774 and became administrator of the Presidio in San Francisco. As a Tonalist, Valencia primarily focused on variations in value and muted color palettes, often featuring greens, purples, blues, and grays. This emphasis on subtle shifts in tone, rather than sharp contrasts, allowed him to create smooth transitions between light and shadow, mimicking the soft, diffused light found in atmospheric conditions like mist, twilight, or moonlight. Valencia studied with artists including Jules Tavernier in the San Francisco area, where he lived his entire life, and attended what is now Santa Clara University. He also spent some time in Mexico where he was a member of the Esquela de Bellas Artes de Mexico. Early in his career, he was a commercial artist who designed calling cards. After the 1906 earthquake and fire, Valencia and his family moved to San Jose, but he commuted to his studio in San Francisco. There he was art editor of the "San Francisco Chronicle" newspaper under art patron M.H. de Young, for whom the museum in San Francisco is named. War Cry, the Salvation Army newspaper, also hired Valencia as its first illustrator. During the time he did illustration work in San Francisco, he kept studios in Monterey and Santa Cruz, did landscapes in Tonalist styles including moonlit scenes that were similar to those of Charles Rollo Peters and indicated he had an awareness of the poetic aesthetic of James McNeill Whistler. Around 1912, he began exhibiting in San Francisco galleries such as S & J Gumps and in New York at Macbeth Gallery and exclusive restaurants such as Delmonico's. President William McKinley, who purchased one of his Yosemite paintings...
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Early 1900s American Impressionist Paintings

Materials

Oil, Illustration Board

The Beating Heart - Original Colorful Still Life Pointillist Textured Artwork
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Susan Gale's work explores the nostalgia of community by highlighting the juxtaposition between the peaceful, quiet, mystery of light, and the rush of visually invoked sensation. She...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Paintings

Materials

Mixed Media, Acrylic, Panel

"At Last Light" (2025) Landscape, Original Oil Painting, Brilliant Sunset
Located in Denver, CO
Devin Michael Roberts' (US based) "At Last Light" is an oil painting depicting a a brilliant sunset. Artist bio/statement: Devin Michael Roberts is an American Contemporary realist...
Category

2010s Paintings

Materials

Oil, Panel

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