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The first decades of the 20th century were a period of artistic upheaval, with modern art movements including Cubism, Surrealism, Futurism and Dadaism questioning centuries of traditional views of what art should be. Using abstraction, experimental forms and interdisciplinary techniques, painters, sculptors, photographers, printmakers and performance artists all pushed the boundaries of creative expression.

Major exhibitions, like the 1913 Armory Show in New York City — also known as the “International Exhibition of Modern Art,” in which works like the radically angular Nude Descending a Staircase by Marcel Duchamp caused a sensation — challenged the perspective of viewers and critics and heralded the arrival of modern art in the United States. But the movement’s revolutionary spirit took shape in the 19th century.

The Industrial Revolution, which ushered in new technology and cultural conditions across the world, transformed art from something mostly commissioned by the wealthy or the church to work that responded to personal experiences. The Impressionist style emerged in 1860s France with artists like Claude Monet, Paul Cézanne and Edgar Degas quickly painting works that captured moments of light and urban life. Around the same time in England, the Pre-Raphaelites, like Edward Burne-Jones and Dante Gabriel Rossetti, borrowed from late medieval and early Renaissance art to imbue their art with symbolism and modern ideas of beauty.

Emerging from this disruption of the artistic status quo, modern art went further in rejecting conventions and embracing innovation. The bold legacy of leading modern artists Georges Braque, Pablo Picasso, Frida Kahlo, Salvador Dalí, Henri Matisse, Joan Miró, Marc Chagall, Piet Mondrian and many others continues to inform visual culture today.

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Style: Modern
Deux Arbres - Chatêau de St Georges by Hugues Pissarro dit Pomié - Landscape
Located in London, GB
SOLD UNFRAMED UK BUYERS WILL PAY AN ADDITIONAL 20% VAT ON TOP OF THE ABOVE PRICE Deux Arbres - Chatêau de St Georges by Hugues Pissarro dit Pomié (b. 1935) Oil on canvas 130 x162 cm...
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1990s Modern Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

ABSTRACT
Located in CÓRDOBA, ES
4 paintings included, 20x20cm each painting Painting made 100% by hand Original unique piece hand painted acrylics on watercolor paper Shipped from Italy
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2010s Modern Paintings

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Acrylic

ABSTRACT
Located in CÓRDOBA, ES
2 paintings included, 21x29,7cm each painting Painting made 100% by hand Original unique piece hand painted acrylics on watercolor paper Shipped from Italy
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2010s Modern Paintings

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Acrylic

ABSTRACT
Located in CÓRDOBA, ES
3 paintings included, 21x29,7cm each painting Painting made 100% by hand Original unique piece hand painted acrylics on watercolor paper Shipped from Italy
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2010s Modern Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

ABSTRACT
Located in CÓRDOBA, ES
4 paintings included, 20x20cm each painting Painting made 100% by hand Original unique piece hand painted acrylics on watercolor paper Shipped from Italy
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2010s Modern Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

SET 3 FACES
Located in CÓRDOBA, ES
3 paintings included, 29.7x42cm each painting Painting made 100% by hand, with many details and corners to explore, like a true garden full of wealth and different essences. Orig...
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2010s Modern Paintings

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Acrylic

Young Girl With Green Eyes - Oil on Canvas Hand Signed
Located in Paris, FR
Jean-Baptiste Valadié Young girl with green eyes, 1960 original oil on canvas Signed and dated bottom right On canvas size 65 x 46 cm (c. 21 x 13 in) Very good condition
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1960s Modern Paintings

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Oil

The farm by J. Mossaz - Oil on canvas 55x43 cm
Located in Geneva, CH
J. Mossaz is a Geneva artist from the 20th century. Work on canvas sold with frame Total size with frame 49x62 cm
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Mid-20th Century Modern Paintings

Materials

Oil

FLORAL
Located in CÓRDOBA, ES
Painting made 100% by hand, with many details and corners to explore, like a true garden full of wealth and different essences. Original unique piece hand painted acrylics on board ...
Category

2010s Modern Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

ABSTRACT
Located in CÓRDOBA, ES
3 paintings included, 21x29,7cm each painting Painting made 100% by hand Original unique piece hand painted acrylics on watercolor paper Shipped from Italy
Category

2010s Modern Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

Nice bouquet
Located in Genève, GE
Work on paper mounted on cardboard
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Late 20th Century Modern Paintings

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Oil

ABSTRACT
Located in CÓRDOBA, ES
3 paintings included, 21x29,7cm each painting Painting made 100% by hand Original unique piece hand painted acrylics on watercolor paper Shipped from Italy
Category

2010s Modern Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

SET 3 FACES
Located in CÓRDOBA, ES
3 paintings included, 29.7x42cm each painting Painting made 100% by hand, with many details and corners to explore, like a true garden full of wealth and different essences. Origin...
Category

2010s Modern Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

ABSTRACT
Located in CÓRDOBA, ES
3 paintings included, 20x20cm each painting Painting made 100% by hand Original unique piece hand painted acrylics on watercolor paper Shipped from Italy
Category

2010s Modern Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

ABSTRACT
Located in CÓRDOBA, ES
3 paintings included, 21x29,7cm each painting Painting made 100% by hand Original unique piece hand painted acrylics on watercolor paper Shipped from Italy
Category

2010s Modern Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

ABSTRACT
Located in CÓRDOBA, ES
3 paintings included, 21x29,7cm each painting Painting made 100% by hand Original unique piece hand painted acrylics on watercolor paper Shipped from Italy
Category

2010s Modern Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

ABSTRACT
Located in CÓRDOBA, ES
3 paintings included, 21x29,7cm each painting Painting made 100% by hand Original unique piece hand painted acrylics on watercolor paper Shipped from Italy
Category

2010s Modern Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

24 hour Painting, Oil on Canvas by Hugues Pissarro dit Pomié, 1992
Located in London, GB
24 hour Painting by Hugues Pissarro dit Pomié (B. 1935) Oil on canvas 195 x 130 cm (76 ³/₄ x 51 ¹/₈ inches) Signed and dated May 1992 Painted in Co. Navan, Ireland where the artist ...
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1990s Modern Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Piccolo Giardino Numero 8 (Botanicals, Burgundy, Butterflies, Floral, Gold)
Located in Kansas City, MO
Katrina Revenaugh Piccolo Giardino Numero 8 Archival Pigment Ink, Acrylic, Spray Paint and Gold Leaf on Birch Panel Year: 2024 Size: 8 x 8 x 1.75 inches Signed: On Verso COA provided...
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2010s Modern Paintings

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Gold Leaf

Saint Tropez by Jean-Pierre Jungo - Oil on wood 19x27 cm
Located in Geneva, CH
Work on wood sold with frame Total size with frame 38x47 cm Jean-Pierre JUNGO is an artist born in 1920 and died in 2008. His works have been sold at public auction 36 times, mainl...
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1970s Modern Paintings

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Oil

Vintage Mid-Century Modern Street Scene Oil Painting - Journey to Home
Located in Bristol, GB
JOURNEY TO HOME Size: 52 x 60 cm (including frame) Oil on Canvas A lively expressionist mid-century landscape composition, painted in oil onto canvas. The painting presents a pathw...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

Vintage Mid-Century Modern Semi-Abstract Landscape Oil Painting - House at Dusk
Located in Bristol, GB
HOUSE AT DUSK Size: 37 x 53 cm (including frame) Oil on Board A moody and atmospheric semi-abstract mid-century landscape composition, painted in oil onto board. A solitary house ...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Paintings

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Board, Oil

Études Botantiques #14
By Michele Zuzalek
Located in Washington, DC
Original Botanical oil painting in hues of blue and green. This mid-century botanical oil painting captures the essence of nature with a vintage twist. The rich, vibrant greens and d...
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21st Century and Contemporary Modern Paintings

Materials

Oil

ABSTRACT
Located in CÓRDOBA, ES
4 paintings included, 20x20cm each painting Painting made 100% by hand Original unique piece hand painted acrylics on watercolor paper Shipped from Italy
Category

2010s Modern Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

Boats by G. Roger - Oil on wood 21x15 cm
Located in Geneva, CH
Work on wood sold with frame Total size with frame 33x39 cm Signed Guillaume G. ROGER is an artist born in 1867 and died in 1943. His works have been sold at public auction 120 ti...
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1910s Modern Paintings

Materials

Oil

FLORAL
Located in CÓRDOBA, ES
Painting made 100% by hand, with many details and corners to explore, like a true garden full of wealth and different essences. Original unique piece hand painted acrylics on board ...
Category

2010s Modern Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

ABSTRACT
Located in CÓRDOBA, ES
3 paintings included, 21x29,7cm each painting Painting made 100% by hand Original unique piece hand painted acrylics on watercolor paper Shipped from Italy
Category

2010s Modern Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

'Avon Walk no2', mixed media original, signed painting circa 2005
Located in Frome, Somerset
An original signed painting by Andy Gradwell. Mixed media on paper. The piece is a study of time and movement focused on walks along The River Avon between the City of Bath and Bradf...
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Early 2000s Modern Paintings

Materials

Mixed Media

Still Life with Sardines
Located in Genève, GE
Work on cardboard
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1950s Modern Paintings

Materials

Oil

Coral Reef Original Abstracted Composition
Located in Soquel, CA
Original Abstracted Composition of Coral Reef by Dave Francis Unique and vivid abstracted composition of coral reef by California artist Charles "Dave" Francis (American, 1951-2018)...
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Late 20th Century Modern Paintings

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Paper, Acrylic, Laid Paper

White Roses and Red Berries, Signed 20th Century American Female Artist
Located in London, GB
Oil on board, signed top left Image size: 15 3/4 x 11 1/2 inches (40 x 29 cm) Bespoke gilt cased frame Provenance By descent from the estate of the artist Emma Fordyce MacRae Emm...
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20th Century Modern Paintings

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Oil, Board

SET 2 FACES
Located in CÓRDOBA, ES
2 paintings included, 30x30cm each painting Painting made 100% by hand, with many details and corners to explore, like a true garden full of wealth and different essences. Original...
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2010s Modern Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

Yellow Roses in Hopi Pot, American 20th Century Female Artist
Located in London, GB
Oil on board Image size: 15 3/4 x 11 1/2 inches (40 x 29 cm) Framed Provenance By descent from the estate of the artist Emma Fordyce MacRae Emma Fordyce MacRae was an American re...
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20th Century Modern Paintings

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Oil, Board

"Summer Read" figurative American contemporary oil painting by Kelly Carmody
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
"Summer Read" is a figurative American contemporary oil painting by Kelly Carmody of a girl reading a book. Kelly Carmody’s work has been widely exhibited and collected. One of her ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Modern Paintings

Materials

Oil, Panel

1949 Vintage Mid-Century Modernist Landscape Oil Painting - Modernist Monuments
Located in Bristol, GB
MODERNIST MONUMENTS Size: 57 x 64 cm (including frame) Oil on Canvas laid onto board A soothing and very pleasant mid-century modernist style landscape composition, executed in oi...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Paintings

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Canvas, Oil, Board

Horst Kalinowski Abstract Collage Assemblage Mixed Media Sculpture Painting
Located in Surfside, FL
Horst Egon Kalinowski (German, 1924-2013). Mixed media assemblage collage Divan Ophidian. Hand signed in marker upper right and dated 82 Bagnols-en-Foret, Titled upper left. Additionally titled and dated on verso. Dimensions: 30" x 24 1/4" (with frame 27" x 32 3/4") inches. Born in 1924 in Dusseldorf, From 1945 to 1948, he studied at the Academy of Fine Arts in Düsseldorf. In 1949-1950, he stayed in Rome and Venice, Italy. From 1950 to 1952, in Paris, France he studied in the abstract art workshop of Jean Dewasne and Edgard Pillet...
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20th Century Modern Paintings

Materials

Fabric, Textile, Paint, Mixed Media, Board

Antique American Modernist Summer Beach Scene Framed Hamptons Ocean Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Very impressive mid 20th century beach scene. Great colors. Nice vintage frame. Oil on board. No signature found. Image size, 12H x16L.
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1960s Modern Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Vintage Mid-Century Modern Abstract Landscape Houses Pastel Painting - Sky Blue
Located in Bristol, GB
SKY BLUE Size: 36 x 74 cm (including frame) Pastel on Paper Laid onto Board A mid-century modernist landscape composition, executed in pastel on paper and framed behind glass. Seem...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Paintings

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Board, Paper, Pastel

Cosmos and Tree Original Abstracted Composition
Located in Soquel, CA
The Cosmos and Tree - Original Abstracted Composition by Dave Francis Unique and thought-provoking abstracted composition with cosmos and oak tree by California artist Charles "Dave...
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Late 20th Century Modern Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Laid Paper, Paper

Dressing
By Miriam Tindall Smith
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Smith studied at the School of Industrial Art in Philadelphia under Edward Warwick. In 1935 she was asked by the Art Institute of Chicago to loan her painting, "Repose" to the forty...
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1950s Modern Paintings

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Oil

Vintage Mid-Century Modern Swedish Figurative Portrait Oil Painting - Mellowing
Located in Bristol, GB
MELLOWING Oil on Board Size: 40.5 x 49 cm (including frame) A wonderfully expressive and brilliantly executed figurative portrait composition, painted in oil onto board. Against a...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Paintings

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Oil, Board, Glass

Arctic Light - Orange Sun
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Arctic Light-Orange Sun Unsigned Gouache on Japanese fibrous paper Series: Tundra Paintings Exhibited: Karl Zerbe, Gouaches of the Artic Nordness Gallery, (Madison Avenue, NY) Feb 3 through Feb 23, 1958 Cat. No. 12 (label with work, see photo...
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1950s Modern Paintings

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Gouache

"The Lone Boat" contemporary seascape and sailboat with green and blue tones
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
"The Lone Boat" is a contemporary seascape and sailboat with green and blue tones. Kelly Carmody’s work has been widely exhibited and collected. One of her major figurative works wa...
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21st Century and Contemporary Modern Paintings

Materials

Panel, Oil, Wood Panel, Board

"Ram Island Drive" earth toned contemporary oil painting by Kelly Carmody
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
"Ram Island Drive" is an earth toned contemporary oil painting by Kelly Carmody. framed dimensions: 14 x 24 inches Kelly Carmody’s work has been widely exhibited and collected. One...
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21st Century and Contemporary Modern Paintings

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Panel, Linen, Oil

Distant Thoughts (Gestural Abstract, Pastel, Toned-Down)
Located in Kansas City, MO
Kelley Carman Distant Thoughts (Gestural Abstract, Pastel, Toned-Down, Pink, Gray) Acrylic on Canvas Year: 2024 Size: 11.5 x 15.5 inches Framed Size: 18 x 22 inches Signed and titled...
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2010s Modern Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

Amazons Studio
Located in Cleveland, OH
This is an original work by world famous artist Hunt Slonem.
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2010s Modern Paintings

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Oil

New York Diamond District
Located in Cleveland, OH
This is an original work by world famous artist Hunt Slonem.
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2010s Modern Paintings

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Oil

1974 Vintage Mid-Century Interior Scene Cat Oil Painting - The Curious Encounter
Located in Bristol, GB
THE CURIOUS ENCOUNTER Size: 53.5 x 67 cm (including frame) Oil on Canvas A striking and lively composition, executed in oil onto canvas and dated 1974. The canvas bursts with energ...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

French Modernist, Beautiful Summer Butterfly
Located in Harkstead, GB
An incredibly striking image of a white butterfly set against a background of yellow petals. Painted with great energy and with a most appealing texture to the paint surface. This lo...
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20th Century Modern Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Pink Ascension Now
Located in Cleveland, OH
This is an original work by world famous artist Hunt Slonem.
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2010s Modern Paintings

Materials

Oil

Resin Flight
Located in Cleveland, OH
This is an original work by world famous artist Hunt Slonem.
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2010s Modern Paintings

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Oil, Paint

Amazons Sebastian
Located in Cleveland, OH
This is an original work by world famous artist Hunt Slonem.
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2010s Modern Paintings

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Oil

Cleopatra
Located in Cleveland, OH
This is an original work by world famous artist Hunt Slonem.
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2010s Modern Paintings

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Oil

Penthouse Ascension in Pink
Located in Cleveland, OH
This is an original work by world famous artist Hunt Slonem.
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2010s Modern Paintings

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Oil

Macaws and Amazon Aviary
Located in Cleveland, OH
This is an original work by world famous artist Hunt Slonem.
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2010s Modern Paintings

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Oil

Fruit cup
Located in Genève, GE
Work on canvas Beige wooden frame 41.5 x 44 x 5 cm
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Mid-20th Century Modern Paintings

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Oil

"Sea Salt" a striking figurative painting of a glowing fisherman
Located in Edgartown, MA
About the Artist A Rhode Island native, I earned a BFA from Rhode Island School of Design. Since then I’ve worked as a freelance artist, decorative painter, teacher and master paint...
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2010s Modern Paintings

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Oil

Matagalpa
Located in Cleveland, OH
This is an original work by world famous artist Hunt Slonem.
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2010s Modern Paintings

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Oil

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