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Art Subject: Car
New Girl in Town
New Girl in Town

New Girl in Town

Located in Zofingen, AG

New Girl in Town captures that delicate, almost imperceptible feeling of being slightly out of rhythm with the world around you — where everything seems settled, familiar, already un...

Category

2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Traditional English Maritime Oil Painting Misty Harbour Tall Ships Anchored Dusk
Traditional English Maritime Oil Painting Misty Harbour Tall Ships Anchored Dusk

Traditional English Maritime Oil Painting Misty Harbour Tall Ships Anchored Dusk

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

Anchored for the Night English School, circa 1970 signed oil on canvas, framed framed: 26 x 38 inches canvas: 25 x 35 inches Provenance: private collection, UK Condition: a few surf...

Category

Mid-20th Century English School Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Object in the Mirror, Oil Painting
Object in the Mirror, Oil Painting

Object in the Mirror, Oil Painting

By Keith Thomson

Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
A vintage sedan cuts through a blazing blue desert sky as the driver glances out the window, caught between curiosity and concern. He knows mirages are common i...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

WPA Oil Painting of East River, Framed, Signed, Circa 1939, 13.5x17.5"
WPA Oil Painting of East River, Framed, Signed, Circa 1939, 13.5x17.5"

WPA Oil Painting of East River, Framed, Signed, Circa 1939, 13.5x17.5"

Located in Douglas Manor, NY

6067 WPA oil on board of the east river from Astoria NY Signed Whiteford 1939 Framed image size 13.5x17.5"

Category

1930s Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil, Oil Crayon

Vintage Oil Painting Naval Battle Ships Seascape Maritime Art Framed Framed
Vintage Oil Painting Naval Battle Ships Seascape Maritime Art Framed Framed

Vintage Oil Painting Naval Battle Ships Seascape Maritime Art Framed Framed

Located in Palm Coast, FL

This striking oil on canvas painting depicts a dramatic naval battle scene, with historic sailing ships engaged in close combat on a turbulent sea. Billowing sails, cannon fire, and ...

Category

Late 20th Century Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

Paris Street Scene, Expressionist Cityscape Oil Painting
Paris Street Scene, Expressionist Cityscape Oil Painting

Paris Street Scene, Expressionist Cityscape Oil Painting

Located in Genève, GE

Dimensions with frame: 47 x 34 x 3,5 cm. Signed "A Carducci" in the lower right corner. A vibrant and expressive depiction of a Parisian street scene, animated by pedestrians, shopfronts, and early automobiles under a lively urban atmosphere. The composition captures the dynamic rhythm of city life, with figures moving through a bustling intersection framed by Haussmannian architecture. Executed with bold, gestural brushwork and a richly textured surface, the painting emphasizes movement, light, and immediacy over fine detail. The artist employs a dynamic palette of warm browns, greys, and ochres, punctuated by vivid accents of red, yellow, and blue, bringing energy and depth to the scene. The wet pavement and reflections suggest recent rain, enhancing the sense of atmosphere and modernity. The buildings are rendered with a semi-abstract approach, their forms slightly distorted through expressive handling, aligning the work with Post-Impressionist and early Expressionist tendencies. This painting reflects the vitality of early 20th century Paris, appealing to collectors of modernist cityscapes, Parisian subjects, and expressive urban painting. paris street scene painting, scène de rue à paris, paris cityscape oil painting...

Category

Mid-20th Century Expressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil, Cardboard

Stormy Sea Ships Landscape Van Plattenberg Paint 17/18th Century Oil on canvas
Stormy Sea Ships Landscape Van Plattenberg Paint 17/18th Century Oil on canvas

Stormy Sea Ships Landscape Van Plattenberg Paint 17/18th Century Oil on canvas

Located in Riva del Garda, IT

Matthieu Van Plattenberg (Antwerp 1608 - Paris 1660) workshop of Stormy sea with ships Oil on canvas 90 x 120 cm - In antique frame 103 x 133 cm This evocative coastal view...

Category

17th Century Old Masters Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

Early 20th Century  Maritime Oil Painting of RMS Aquitania in New York Harbor
Early 20th Century  Maritime Oil Painting of RMS Aquitania in New York Harbor

Early 20th Century Maritime Oil Painting of RMS Aquitania in New York Harbor

Located in Soquel, CA

Original Maritime Oil Painting of RMS Aquitania in New York Harbor by Frederick Hoertz. Original painting of Cunard Line’s Aquitania by Frederick Hoertz (American, 1889-1978) that w...

Category

1920s Realist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Linen, Stretcher Bars

Bugatti Car Race in Grand Prix de Pau France 1933, Oil on Canvas Painting
Bugatti Car Race in Grand Prix de Pau France 1933, Oil on Canvas Painting

Bugatti Car Race in Grand Prix de Pau France 1933, Oil on Canvas Painting

Located in Atlanta, GA

Grand Prix de Pau, 1933 — Oil on Canvas (Painted 1934) A dynamic and atmospheric oil painting capturing the excitement of the Grand Prix de Pau 1933, created in 1934 by an unknown ar...

Category

1930s Art Deco Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

New York. Manhattan Lights In The Rain - cityscape painting
New York. Manhattan Lights In The Rain - cityscape painting

New York. Manhattan Lights In The Rain - cityscape painting

Located in Zofingen, AG

The painting with rainy Manhattan painting is a great and stylish cityscape - the play of dark and light shades is captured professionally and looks great in the interior of an office or your home. The picture is author's and original. It's signed on the front and back. The edges of the picture are painted. Materials used: oil on canvas, supported wooden frame. Dimensions: 19,7x27,65 in. Packaging: I pack the paintings in special paper, then I wrap them with bubble wrap, and finally I cover artworks with strong wooden sheets. Nikolay Dmitriev...

Category

2010s Impressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"NYC - Central Park West" (2019) by Christopher Clark, Cityscape Oil Painting
"NYC - Central Park West" (2019) by Christopher Clark, Cityscape Oil Painting

"NYC - Central Park West" (2019) by Christopher Clark, Cityscape Oil Painting

By Christopher Clark

Located in Denver, CO

"NYC - Central Park West" by Christopher Clark is an original abstract impressionist oil painting on cradled board that is ready to hang. Christopher has been an artist since earl...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Impressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Wood Panel

Antique Fine Framed French Impressionist Street Scene Paris Signed Oil Painting
Antique Fine Framed French Impressionist Street Scene Paris Signed Oil Painting

Antique Fine Framed French Impressionist Street Scene Paris Signed Oil Painting

Located in Buffalo, NY

Antique French impressionist Paris street scene signed oil painting. Oil on canvas. Framed. Signed. In excellent original condition. Handsomely framed in a gold giltwood impression...

Category

1940s Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

"Café de la Paix, Opéra" Post-Impressionist Parisian Street Scene Oil Painting
"Café de la Paix, Opéra" Post-Impressionist Parisian Street Scene Oil Painting

"Café de la Paix, Opéra" Post-Impressionist Parisian Street Scene Oil Painting

By Jean Salabet

Located in New York, NY

A beautiful oil on canvas painting by the French artist, Jean Salabet. Salabet was a Parisian painter known for his colorful cityscapes depicting the times of his generation. His wor...

Category

1950s Post-Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Board

"La Madeleine" Impressionist Parisian Street Scene Oil Painting on Canvas Framed
"La Madeleine" Impressionist Parisian Street Scene Oil Painting on Canvas Framed

"La Madeleine" Impressionist Parisian Street Scene Oil Painting on Canvas Framed

By Jean Salabet

Located in New York, NY

A beautiful oil on canvas painting by the French artist, Jean Salabet. Salabet was a Parisian painter known for his colorful cityscapes depicting the times of his generation. His wor...

Category

20th Century Post-Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

New Stories
New Stories

New Stories

Located in Zofingen, AG

From the City Stories series, New Stories portrays the quiet poetry of urban encounters. Figures gather around a café beneath a bright awning, some pausing in conversation, others si...

Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Fifth Avenue Manhattan New York City Panoramic Painting by Contemporary Artist
Fifth Avenue Manhattan New York City Panoramic Painting by Contemporary Artist

Fifth Avenue Manhattan New York City Panoramic Painting by Contemporary Artist

By Angela Wakefield

Located in Preston, GB

Fifth Avenue Manhattan New York City Panoramic Painting by Contemporary Artist, Angela Wakefield. This is a major work from her New York Series. Art measures 48 x 24 inches Frame me...

Category

2010s Contemporary Landscape Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Wood Panel, Panel, Varnish, Gesso, Board, Paint, Wood

Champs Elysses at Dusk, Impressionist Oil Painting by Jacques Gaston
Champs Elysses at Dusk, Impressionist Oil Painting by Jacques Gaston

Champs Elysses at Dusk, Impressionist Oil Painting by Jacques Gaston

By Jacques Gaston

Located in Long Island City, NY

Artist: Jacques Gaston, French XXth Title: Champs Elysses at Dusk Year: circa 1950 Medium: Oil on Canvas mounted to Wood, signed l.r. Image: 24 x 36 in. (60.96 x 91.44 cm) Frame: 33 ...

Category

1950s Fauvist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Wood, Oil

Original 1930's Vintage Motor Car Racing Original Drawing Signed Dated
Original 1930's Vintage Motor Car Racing Original Drawing Signed Dated

Original 1930's Vintage Motor Car Racing Original Drawing Signed Dated

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

Wonderful original pencil drawing depicting a vintage motor car racing scene from the 1930's. The drawing is by - "K. B. White" - a British illustrator and motoring artist who was ...

Category

Early 20th Century Art Deco Still-life Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

Pink Cadillac Visit - Original L.A. Still Life Color Drenched Acrylic Painting

Pink Cadillac Visit - Original L.A. Still Life Color Drenched Acrylic Painting

By Kathleen Keifer

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Kathleen Keifer's original artworks represent one of the most significant expressions of New California Realism. Keifer brings a fresh perspective to her colorful scenes of everyday ...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Still-life Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Summer Tents and Stormy Sky Over Yellow Fields British Campsite Watercolour
Summer Tents and Stormy Sky Over Yellow Fields British Campsite Watercolour

Summer Tents and Stormy Sky Over Yellow Fields British Campsite Watercolour

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

Title: Summer Tents and Stormy Sky Over Yellow Fields British Campsite Watercolour by John Steane (b.1931) Size: 16 inches (height) x 19.75 inches (width) watercolor painting on pape...

Category

Late 20th Century Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Watercolor

Michigan Avenue: Where Light Meets Rain, Oil Painting
Michigan Avenue: Where Light Meets Rain, Oil Painting

Michigan Avenue: Where Light Meets Rain, Oil Painting

By Yangzi Xu

Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
Artist Yangzi captures a rainy evening on Chicago's Michigan Avenue. Streetlamps glow warmly against the cool reflections of the wet pavement. Figures with umbr...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Interior Paintings

Materials

Oil

"Harbour of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, " Julius Montalant, Maritime Port Trade
"Harbour of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, " Julius Montalant, Maritime Port Trade

"Harbour of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, " Julius Montalant, Maritime Port Trade

Located in New York, NY

Julius Montalant (1823 - 1898) Harbour of Rio Janeiro, 1843-1850 Oil on canvas 17 x 24 inches Signed and dated lower right; conservator's inscription on the reverse Born in Virginia, probably Norfolk, Julius Montalant is known for his drawings and paintings inspired by his travels on board navy ships. Attached to the USS St. Louis around 1844-45, he sketched ports of call he visited, including Brazil, Chile, New Zealand, Australia, and China. Many of his works are held in the Museum of the U.S. Naval Academy. Navy records indicate his rank as 'C. Clerk', which may mean that he held a civilian position. During the 1850s he lived in Philadelphia, and in 1851-61 he exhibited at the Philadelphia Art Union and the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts. Included were paintings of North America, Greece...

Category

1850s Hudson River School Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Large British Marine Oil Painting Schooner Ship under Moonlight at Sea, signed
Large British Marine Oil Painting Schooner Ship under Moonlight at Sea, signed

Large British Marine Oil Painting Schooner Ship under Moonlight at Sea, signed

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

Moonlight Schooner by Chris Golds (British, 1936-1924) signed and dated 78 titled/ inscribed verso oil on canvas, framed framed: 18.5 x 33 inches canvas: 16 x 30 inches Provenance:...

Category

Mid-20th Century English School Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

Set of Four 1930's Motor Car Racing Original Drawings
Set of Four 1930's Motor Car Racing Original Drawings

Set of Four 1930's Motor Car Racing Original Drawings

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

Wonderful set of four original pencil drawings depicting vintage motor cars from the 1930's. They are an ideal gift or interior furnishing for any 'man cave' or 'boys room...

Category

Early 20th Century Art Deco Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Pencil

Jeanty J N Robert Vintage Haitian Painting on Board of a Village Scene
Jeanty J N Robert Vintage Haitian Painting on Board of a Village Scene

Jeanty J N Robert Vintage Haitian Painting on Board of a Village Scene

Located in Palm Beach, FL

Striking Haitian acrylic painting on board depicting a busy street scene executed in a distinctive naive style with bold colors and plenty of action. Signed J N Robert and presented ...

Category

Late 20th Century Folk Art Paintings

Materials

Paint, Acrylic

The harbor
The harbor

The harbor

Located in San Francisco, CA

This artwork "The Harbor" c.1990, is an acrylic painting on canvas by noted American artist Robert (Bob) Logrippo, 1947-2021. It is signed at the lower left corner by the artist. The canvas size is 24 x 36 inches, framed size is 31 x 43 inches. Framed in a wooden gold frame, with fabric liner and gold color bevel. It is in excellent condition. About the artist: Bob LoGrippo's paintings have appeared on magazine, book and album covers, as well as calendars, greeting cards and puzzles. The New York Times Sunday Magazine, Readers Digest, Six Flags...

Category

Late 20th Century Realist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

Come Rain - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Neo-Expression, Car, Umbrella
Come Rain - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Neo-Expression, Car, Umbrella

Come Rain - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Neo-Expression, Car, Umbrella

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 May...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Acrylic

"Palais Garnier" Post-Impressionist Parisian Street Scene Oil Painting Canvas
"Palais Garnier" Post-Impressionist Parisian Street Scene Oil Painting Canvas

"Palais Garnier" Post-Impressionist Parisian Street Scene Oil Painting Canvas

By Georges Gerbier

Located in New York, NY

A beautiful oil painting on canvas by the French artist Georges Gerbier, depicting a tremendously vivid and alive street scene from Paris in the 20th Century with a view of "Palais G...

Category

Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Paris, Cafe de la Paix. Oil on canvas, 60x73 cm
Paris, Cafe de la Paix. Oil on canvas, 60x73 cm

Paris, Cafe de la Paix. Oil on canvas, 60x73 cm

By Lucien Adrion

Located in Riga, LV

Paris, Cafe de la Paix. Period 1920-1940s. Oil on canvas, 60x73 cm Lucien Adrion (1889-1953) was a French painter known for his depictions of the countryside and bustling street sce...

Category

1920s Impressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Night Cravings, Original Painting
Night Cravings, Original Painting

Night Cravings, Original Painting

Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
A nighttime scene shows an In-N-Out Burger with a few people eating inside the brightly lit restaurant. Several cars are parked outside. The outdoor tables with colorful umbrellas are empty. The red and yellow neon lighting infuses the scene with a festive atmosphere.


About the Artist
Artist John Jaster paints in a style he describes as realistic impressions, capturing colorful views of his adventures across the Americas. "People always ask me how I get such deep brilliant colors," says John. "The answer is layers. Since acrylic paint dries mostly transparent, it requires multiple layers of paint to build up to a specific color. With the right lighting that depth of layering is like sunshine glistening through clear water." In college, John felt a pull towards computer science and pursued a career in software architecture. Although the two paths...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Interior Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

Ecole de Paris Mid 20th Century, A City Street Scene
Ecole de Paris Mid 20th Century, A City Street Scene

Ecole de Paris Mid 20th Century, A City Street Scene

By Henri Miloch

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

Paris, France: A City Street Scene by Henri Miloch (1898-1979) unsigned watercolour and gouache painting on artist's paper, unframed sheet 9.75 x 12.25 inches Very nicely execu...

Category

1940s Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Watercolor, Gouache

Resilience -21st Century Contemporary Figurative Portrait, Woman against Nature
Resilience -21st Century Contemporary Figurative Portrait, Woman against Nature

Resilience -21st Century Contemporary Figurative Portrait, Woman against Nature

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 Ogu...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

“Pennsylvania Beauty”
“Pennsylvania Beauty”

“Pennsylvania Beauty”

By Edmund Darch Lewis

Located in Southampton, NY

Here for your consideration is an outstanding example of the landscape mastery of American artist, Edmund Darch Lewis. Fabulous light and clarity of the bucolic scene. Signed lower right and dated 1870. Recently cleaned. Several old patches verso with corresponding in paint. Condition is very good The painting is framed in its original gold leaf period frame which is in fine condition. Overall measurements are 35 by 46.5 inches. Edmund Darch Lewis was born in Philadelphia, the son of a prominent businessman. According to family tradition he was educated at a private school...

Category

1870s Academic Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"Triple Elvis" Denied Andy Warhol Silver Black Pop Art Painting by Charles Lutz
"Triple Elvis" Denied Andy Warhol Silver Black Pop Art Painting by Charles Lutz

"Triple Elvis" Denied Andy Warhol Silver Black Pop Art Painting by Charles Lutz

By Charles Lutz

Located in Brooklyn, NY

"Triple Elvis" (Denied) Silkscreen Painting by Charles Lutz Silkscreen and silver enamel paint on canvas with Artist's Denied stamp of the Andy Warhol Art Authentication Board. 82 x 72" inches 2010 This important example was shown alongside works by Warhol in a two-person show "Warhol Revisited (Charles Lutz / Andy Warhol)" at UAB Abroms-Engel Institute for the Visual Arts in 2024. Lutz's 2007 ''Warhol Denied'' series gained international attention by calling into question the importance of originality or lack thereof in the work of Andy Warhol. The authentication/denial process of the [[Andy Warhol Art Authentication Board]] was used to create value by submitting recreations of Warhol works for judgment with the full intention for the works to be formally marked "DENIED". The final product of the conceptual project being "officially denied" "Warhol" paintings authored by Lutz. Based on the full-length Elvis Presley paintings by Pop Artist Andy Warhol in 1964, this is likely one of his most iconic images, next to Campbell's Soup Cans and portraits of Jackie Kennedy, Marilyn Monroe, Liz Taylor, and Marlon Brando. This is the rarest of the Elvis works from the series, as Lutz sourced a vintage roll of 1960's primed artist linen which was used for this one Elvis. The silkscreen, like Warhol's embraced imperfections, like the slight double image printing of the Elvis image. Lutz received his BFA in Painting and Art History from Pratt Institute and studied Human Dissection and Anatomy at Columbia University, New York. Lutz's work deals with perceptions and value structures, specifically the idea of the transference of values. Lutz's most recently presented an installation of new sculptures dealing with consumerism at Frank Lloyd Wright's Fallingwater House in 2022. Lutz's 2007 Warhol Denied series received international attention calling into question the importance of originality in a work of art. The valuation process (authentication or denial) of the Andy Warhol Art Authentication Board was used by the artist to create value by submitting recreations of Warhol works for judgment, with the full intention for the works to be formally marked "DENIED" of their authenticity. The final product of this conceptual project is "Officially DENIED" "Warhol" paintings authored by Lutz. Later in 2013, Lutz went on to do one of his largest public installations to date. At the 100th Anniversary of Marcel Duchamp's groundbreaking and controversial Armory Show, Lutz was asked by the curator of Armory Focus: USA and former Director of The Andy Warhol Museum, Eric Shiner to create a site-specific installation representing the US. The installation "Babel" (based on Pieter Bruegel's famous painting) consisted of 1500 cardboard replicas of Warhol's Brillo Box (Stockholm Type) stacked 20 ft tall. All 1500 boxes were then given to the public freely, debasing the Brillo Box as an art commodity by removing its value, in addition to debasing its willing consumers. Elvis was "the greatest cultural force in the Twentieth Century. He introduced the beat to everything, and he changed everything - music, language, clothes, it's a whole new social revolution." Leonard Bernstein in: Exh. Cat., Boston, The Institute of Contemporary Art and traveling, Elvis + Marilyn 2 x Immortal, 1994-97, p. 9. Andy Warhol "quite simply changed how we all see the world around us." Kynaston McShine in: Exh. Cat., New York, Museum of Modern Art (and traveling), Andy Warhol: Retrospective, 1996, p. 13. In the summer of 1963 Elvis Presley was just twenty-eight years old but already a legend of his time. During the preceding seven years - since Heartbreak Hotel became the biggest-selling record of 1956 - he had recorded seventeen number-one singles and seven number-one albums; starred in eleven films, countless national TV appearances, tours, and live performances; earned tens of millions of dollars; and was instantly recognized across the globe. The undisputed King of Rock and Roll, Elvis was the biggest star alive: a cultural phenomenon of mythic proportions apparently no longer confined to the man alone. As the eminent composer Leonard Bernstein put it, Elvis was "the greatest cultural force in the Twentieth Century. He introduced the beat to everything, and he changed everything - music, language, clothes, it's a whole new social revolution." (Exh. Cat., Boston, The Institute of Contemporary Art (and traveling), Elvis + Marilyn 2 x Immortal, 1994, p. 9). In the summer of 1963 Andy Warhol was thirty-four years old and transforming the parameters of visual culture in America. The focus of his signature silkscreen was leveled at subjects he brilliantly perceived as the most important concerns of day to day contemporary life. By appropriating the visual vernacular of consumer culture and multiplying readymade images gleaned from newspapers, magazines and advertising, he turned a mirror onto the contradictions behind quotidian existence. Above all else he was obsessed with themes of celebrity and death, executing intensely multifaceted and complex works in series that continue to resound with universal relevance. His unprecedented practice re-presented how society viewed itself, simultaneously reinforcing and radically undermining the collective psychology of popular culture. He epitomized the tide of change that swept through the 1960s and, as Kynaston McShine has concisely stated, "He quite simply changed how we all see the world around us." (Exh. Cat., New York, Museum of Modern Art (and traveling), Andy Warhol: Retrospective, 1996, p. 13). Thus in the summer of 1963 there could not have been a more perfect alignment of artist and subject than Warhol and Elvis. Perhaps the most famous depiction of the biggest superstar by the original superstar artist, Double Elvis is a historic paradigm of Pop Art from a breath-taking moment in Art History. With devastating immediacy and efficiency, Warhol's canvas seduces our view with a stunning aesthetic and confronts our experience with a sophisticated array of thematic content. Not only is there all of Elvis, man and legend, but we are also presented with the specter of death, staring at us down the barrel of a gun; and the lone cowboy, confronting the great frontier and the American dream. The spray painted silver screen denotes the glamour and glory of cinema, the artificiality of fantasy, and the idea of a mirror that reveals our own reality back to us. At the same time, Warhol's replication of Elvis' image as a double stands as metaphor for the means and effects of mass-media and its inherent potential to manipulate and condition. These thematic strata function in simultaneous concert to deliver a work of phenomenal conceptual brilliance. The portrait of a man, the portrait of a country, and the portrait of a time, Double Elvis is an indisputable icon for our age. The source image was a publicity still for the movie Flaming Star, starring Presley as the character Pacer Burton and directed by Don Siegel in 1960. The film was originally intended as a vehicle for Marlon Brando and produced by David Weisbart, who had made James Dean's Rebel Without a Cause in 1955. It was the first of two Twentieth Century Fox productions Presley was contracted to by his manager Colonel Tom Parker, determined to make the singer a movie star. For the compulsive movie-fan Warhol, the sheer power of Elvis wielding a revolver as the reluctant gunslinger presented the zenith of subject matter: ultimate celebrity invested with the ultimate power to issue death. Warhol's Elvis is physically larger than life and wears the expression that catapulted him into a million hearts: inexplicably and all at once fearful and resolute; vulnerable and predatory; innocent and explicit. It is the look of David Halberstam's observation that "Elvis Presley was an American original, the rebel as mother's boy, alternately sweet and sullen, ready on demand to be either respectable or rebellious." (Exh. Cat., Boston, Op. Cit.). Indeed, amidst Warhol's art there is only one other subject whose character so ethereally defies categorization and who so acutely conflated total fame with the inevitability of mortality. In Warhol's work, only Elvis and Marilyn harness a pictorial magnetism of mythic proportions. With Marilyn Monroe, whom Warhol depicted immediately after her premature death in August 1962, he discovered a memento mori to unite the obsessions driving his career: glamour, beauty, fame, and death. As a star of the silver screen and the definitive international sex symbol, Marilyn epitomized the unattainable essence of superstardom that Warhol craved. Just as there was no question in 1963, there remains still none today that the male equivalent to Marilyn is Elvis. However, despite his famous 1968 adage, "If you want to know all about Andy Warhol, just look at the surface of my paintings" Warhol's fascination held purpose far beyond mere idolization. As Rainer Crone explained in 1970, Warhol was interested in movie stars above all else because they were "people who could justifiably be seen as the nearest thing to representatives of mass culture." (Rainer Crone, Andy Warhol, New York, 1970, p. 22). Warhol was singularly drawn to the idols of Elvis and Marilyn, as he was to Marlon Brando and Liz Taylor, because he implicitly understood the concurrence between the projection of their image and the projection of their brand. Some years after the present work he wrote, "In the early days of film, fans used to idolize a whole star - they would take one star and love everything about that star...So you should always have a product that's not just 'you.' An actress should count up her plays and movies and a model should count up her photographs and a writer should count up his words and an artist should count up his pictures so you always know exactly what you're worth, and you don't get stuck thinking your product is you and your fame, and your aura." (Andy Warhol, The Philosophy of Andy Warhol (From A to B and Back Again), San Diego, New York and London, 1977, p. 86). The film stars of the late 1950s and early 1960s that most obsessed Warhol embodied tectonic shifts in wider cultural and societal values. In 1971 John Coplans argued that Warhol was transfixed by the subject of Elvis, and to a lesser degree by Marlon Brando and James Dean, because they were "authentically creative, and not merely products of Hollywood's fantasy or commercialism. All three had originative lives, and therefore are strong personalities; all three raised - at one level or another - important questions as to the quality of life in America and the nature of its freedoms. Implicit in their attitude is a condemnation of society and its ways; they project an image of the necessity for the individual to search for his own future, not passively, but aggressively, with commitment and passion." (John Coplans, "Andy Warhol and Elvis Presley," Studio International, vol. 181, no. 930, February 1971, pp. 51-52). However, while Warhol unquestionably adored these idols as transformative heralds, the suggestion that his paintings of Elvis...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Figurative Paintings

Materials

Enamel

French River Seine Barge Harbor Landscape Watercolor Conflans Sainte Honorine
French River Seine Barge Harbor Landscape Watercolor Conflans Sainte Honorine

French River Seine Barge Harbor Landscape Watercolor Conflans Sainte Honorine

By Pierre Neveu

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

Title: French River Seine Barge Harbor Landscape Watercolor Conflans Sainte Honorine Artist: Pierre Neveu (French b.1929) Medium: Watercolour on paper, unframed Size (H x W): 19.75 x...

Category

Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor

Original 1930's Vintage Motor Car Racing Original Drawing Signed Dated
Original 1930's Vintage Motor Car Racing Original Drawing Signed Dated

Original 1930's Vintage Motor Car Racing Original Drawing Signed Dated

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

Wonderful original pencil drawing depicting a vintage motor car racing scene from the 1930's. The drawing is by - "K. B. White" - a British illustrator and motoring artist who was ...

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Early 20th Century Art Deco Still-life Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

"Paris Rainy Cafe" by Christopher Clark, Original Oil Painting, French Cityscape
"Paris Rainy Cafe" by Christopher Clark, Original Oil Painting, French Cityscape

"Paris Rainy Cafe" by Christopher Clark, Original Oil Painting, French Cityscape

By Christopher Clark

Located in Denver, CO

Christopher Clark's "Paris Rainy Cafe" is an original, hand made oil and acrylic painting that depicts a night scene of a bustling cityscape in France. Christopher has been an artist since early childhood, when he would watch Bob Ross on PBS and mimic the famed oil painter’s art with crayons. He considers himself a self-educated artist, with his studies ranging from personal training with contemporary masters, to classical academic art technique, with much inspiration from 19th Century art and the Impressionist Movement. Christopher lived in Italy for a time, immersing himself in Italian culture and art, which continues to influence his painting. His fan base has grown considerably since his return to the US, gaining the attention of Lucasfilm and Marvel Fine Art, which both signed him as an officially licensed artist in 2016. Other clients include George Lucas, Major League Baseball, Louisville Slugger, and Fender Guitars. Christopher’s painting skills are not his only talent in the arts. He has won several national swing dance championship competitions, and also studies tango and blues dancing. He has played guitar since the age of 12, and during his time as lead guitarist for a rock band, he opened for Blue Oyster Cult and Eddie Money...

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2010s Realist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil, Acrylic, Wood Panel

Hollywood

Hollywood

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Hollywood, 1941, oil on board, 18 x 24 inches, signed and dated lower right, illegible writing verso About the Painting From a distance, Beckwith deftly captures the spectacle of a Hollywood premiere. But we have not been invited to the party. Our view is from the shadows of a less glamorous neighborhood with a shaggy, unkept palm tree and rundown buildings in the shadows. We look down through the darkness past a packed parking lot to the bright lights of two iconic Hollywood landmarks, the Pantages Theater and the Broadway Building. Completed in 1930, the Pantages was built as an exuberant Art Deco movie palace, while the Broadway Building housed an upscale department store which catered to entertainment industry elites who were less impacted by the Great Depression than the common man, since movies had become the mainstay of popular culture entertainment during the 1930s with large numbers of Americans looking to immerse themselves in Hollywood escapism. Here, in a rare Los Angeles urban image, Beckwith combines that Hollywood fantasy with the more sobering foreground images which could have been pulled from the L.A. Noire fiction of Raymond Chandler...

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1940s American Modern Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

Cuauhtémoc, signed oil painting
Cuauhtémoc, signed oil painting

Cuauhtémoc, signed oil painting

By Louis Letouche

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

Cuauhtémoc, 1982 by Louis Letouche (French 1924-2015) oil painting on linen canvas, stretched over board framed Framed size: 15 x 21.75 inches Superb oil painting by the well listed French marine artist Louis Letouche (1924-2015). The painting portrays the 20th Century ship titled: Cuauhtemoc, 1982. ARM Cuauhtémoc is a sail training vessel of the Mexican Navy, named for the last Mexica Hueyi Tlatoani Cuauhtémoc who was captured and executed in 1525. She is the last of four sister...

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1990s Realist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

Absolutely Nothing Painting, Surreal Desert Scene, Signed, 70x95 cm
Absolutely Nothing Painting, Surreal Desert Scene, Signed, 70x95 cm

Absolutely Nothing Painting, Surreal Desert Scene, Signed, 70x95 cm

Located in Zofingen, AG

This surreal artwork captures a stark desert crossroads under a vivid blue sky, where a vintage white convertible takes center stage. Two figures add intrigue: one stands beside the ...

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2010s Realist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Cotton Canvas, Acrylic

"Sur Le Boulevard Paris" Colorful Impressionist Cityscape Scene Oil on Canvas
"Sur Le Boulevard Paris" Colorful Impressionist Cityscape Scene Oil on Canvas

"Sur Le Boulevard Paris" Colorful Impressionist Cityscape Scene Oil on Canvas

By Johannes Schiefer

Located in New York, NY

A charming Parisian scene oil on canvas painting by the French artist, Johannes Schiefer. This painting is a wonderful example of his work from the prime of his career. Capturing a v...

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Mid-20th Century Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil