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Art Subject: Tree
Topiary I - large format photograph of ornamental shaped tree
By Frank Schott
Located in San Francisco, CA
from a series of photographic observances capturing the antics of urban gardening and striking art of topiaries' green minimalism
Topiary I by Frank Schott ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Color Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Archival Pigment, Giclée
Aspen Study I - large scale photograph of Indian summer autumnal color palette
By Frank Schott
Located in San Francisco, CA
Aspen Study I by Frank Schott
a series of images capturing the yellow golden Indian summer foliage palette of aspen trees in California's Sierra Nevada
...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Color Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Archival Pigment, Archival Ink, Giclée
Topiary I - large format photograph of ornamental shaped urban street tree
By Frank Schott
Located in San Francisco, CA
large scale photogaph from a series of photographic observances capturing the antics of urban gardening and whimsical botanical art of topiaries' green minimalism
Topiary I...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Color Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Archival Pigment, Giclée
Aspen Study II - large scale photograph of Indian summer autumnal color palette
By Frank Schott
Located in San Francisco, CA
Aspen Study II by Frank Schott
a series of images capturing the yellow golden Indian summer foliage palette of aspen trees in California's Sierra Nevada
...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Color Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Archival Pigment, Giclée
Topiary II - large format photograph of ornamental shaped sidewalk trees
By Frank Schott
Located in San Francisco, CA
large scale photogaph from a series of photographic observances capturing the antics of urban gardening and whimsical botanical art of topiaries' green minimalism
TOPIARY II by Fran...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Color Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Photographic Paper, Archival Pigment, Archival Paper, Giclée
Summer breeze
Located in London, GB
Artist: Anastasia Kurakina
limited edition canvas print glicee
hand signed
Ocean landscape. Summer night.Light of the stars.Pristine water. Two persons embracing each other.
Pre...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Paintings
Materials
C Print, Color, Digital, Canvas, Cotton Canvas, Giclée
Cloud Forest I - large format photograph of fantastical tropical rainforest
Located in San Francisco, CA
large scale photograph of lush tropical rainforest botanical tableau, from a series of highly detailed large format nature observations, an homage to the fantastical jungle paintings by artist Henri Rousseau
Cloud Forest...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Color Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Archival Pigment, Archival Ink, Giclée
Redwoods (6 glass panels) - large format abstract nature forest panorama
Located in San Francisco, CA
a large scale photograph of lush emerald green nature oasis, a highly detailed observation of the soothing natural beauty of the California redwood forest
Redwoods (hexaptych) by Erik Pawassar
48 x 132 inches (122 x 335cm)
six panels of 48 x 22 inches / each
"frameless" acrylic glass face mount
edition of 7
signed
archival quality fine art pigment print
limited art edition published by Edition EKTAlux
artist signed + numbered certificate of authenticity
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"Modern Gallery Frameless", a contemporary alternative to classic framing:
photo print is mounted onto aluminum composite for archival support and stability,
then sealed behind a protective layer of high quality acrylic glass with polished edges all around.
A recessed aluminum back frame adds additional stability, allows instant hanging and provides a floating artwork appearance.
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Erik Pawassar's work focuses on the beauty of the disregarded or mundane object. The subjects for his striking and captivating visuals are typically set in the most ordinary environments, drawing the viewer into a charged but serene experience based on composition, palette and formal lines. Saturated in color, the nominal subjects gather a haunting and mesmerizing quality, creating a poignant pretext for the making of a formal color photograph.
Decisively capturing the traces left by humanity, Pawassar's images are filled with a sense of universal nostalgia and pay homage to the passage of time and the extinguished moment, referencing documentary and street photographers like Henri Cartier-Bresson, Sebastian Salgado...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Color Photography
Materials
Giclée, Archival Ink, Plexiglass, Photographic Paper, Archival Pigment
Blue Hour - large format photograph of ethereal water surface and horizon
By Frank Schott
Located in San Francisco, CA
Mesmerizing large format photograph of ethereal floral surface and horizon , a body of works capturing the tactile surfaces and monochromatic nature and cloudscapes
Blue Hour (2021)...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Color Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Giclée, Archival Ink, Photographic Paper, Archival Pigment
Under Greylock, Etching by Peter Milton
By Peter Milton
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Peter Milton, American (1930 - )
Title: Under Greylock
Year: 1993
Medium: Intaglio Etching, signed and numbered in pencil
Edition: 175
Image Size: 18.25 x 15 inches
Size: 25 ...
Category
1990s American Modern Landscape Prints
Materials
Etching
Gustav Klimt - Tannenwald I Framed Print
By Gustav Klimt
Located in Central, HK
This print features a reproduction of the work Tannenwald I (1901) by Gustav Klimt. It is mounted and laminated for protection from dust and UV rays, and floated in a hand-stained, n...
Category
2010s Figurative Prints
Materials
Paper, Wood
Canaries on a Tree
Located in London, GB
Canaries on a Tree, 2003
Screenprint
Edition size: 300
Image and paper size: 28.5 x 24cm
hand-signed and numbered by the artist on verso
published by Advanced Graphics
accompanied by...
Category
Early 2000s Modern Animal Prints
Materials
Screen
Coastal View
By Kerry Hallam
Located in Greenwich, CT
Coastal View is a serigraph on paper, image size 32 x 32 inches, signed ‘Kerry Hallam’ lower right and numbered lower left. From the edition of 500, numbered CXIV/CL (there were also...
Category
20th Century Contemporary Prints and Multiples
Materials
Screen, Paper
Portofino Evening
By Kerry Hallam
Located in Greenwich, CT
Portofino Evening is a serigraph on paper, image size 27 x 36 inches, signed ‘Kerry Hallam’ lower right and numbered lower left. From the edition of 500, numbered 171/ 175 (there wer...
Category
20th Century Contemporary Prints and Multiples
Materials
Paper, Screen
Riviera Twilight
By Kerry Hallam
Located in Greenwich, CT
Riviera Twilight is a serigraph on paper, image size 28 x 43 inches, signed ‘Kerry Hallam’ lower right and numbered lower left. From the edition of 500, numbered CIX/CL (there were a...
Category
20th Century Contemporary Prints and Multiples
Materials
Paper, Screen
Sur la Côte
By Kerry Hallam
Located in Greenwich, CT
Sur la Côte is a serigraph on paper, image size 29 x 36 inches, signed ‘Kerry Hallam’ lower right and numbered lower left. From the edition of 550, numbered 190/250 (there were also ...
Category
20th Century Contemporary Prints and Multiples
Materials
Paper, Screen
Madrone Tree (hand-printed cyanotype, 24 x 18 inches)
Located in Oakland, CA
Unframed. New from 2024.
Hand-printed original cyanotype photograph on heavy cotton watercolor paper. Just one of 10 prints made.
This is a hand-printed contact photograph using t...
Category
2010s Naturalistic Landscape Photography
Materials
Photogram
The Journey's End II (Hand-printed cyanotype, 30 x 17 inches)
Located in Oakland, CA
Unframed. 2023. Signed on the back. Narrower than "The Journey's End."
This photograph was taken a year after the artist's husband died, revisiting the same path but photographing ...
Category
2010s Realist Landscape Photography
Materials
Photogram
The Journey's End (Hand-printed cyanotype, 30 x 20 inches)
Located in Oakland, CA
Unframed. 2022. Signed on the back.
This photograph was taken just weeks after the artist's husband died, thus the title, "The Journey's End." Paths that disappear into the mist, p...
Category
2010s Realist Landscape Photography
Materials
Photogram
Forest Sunrise (Hand-printed cyanotype, 18 x 24 inches)
Located in Oakland, CA
Unframed. New from 2023.
This is an original, hand-printed original cyanotype photograph on heavy cotton watercolor paper. Just one of 10 prints were made. Four have sold. Only six...
Category
2010s Realist Landscape Photography
Materials
Photogram
Morning Valley Light (Hand-printed cyanotype, 18 x 24 inches)
Located in Oakland, CA
Unframed. New from 2023.
This is an original, hand-printed original cyanotype photograph on heavy cotton watercolor paper. Just one of 10 prints were made. Four have sold. Only six...
Category
2010s Realist Landscape Photography
Materials
Photogram
Thomas Struth, Yakushima (from Paradies) - Signed Photograph, Contemporary Art
Located in Hamburg, DE
Thomas Struth (German, b. 1954)
Yakushima (from Paradies), 2004
Medium: Pigmented inkjet print
Dimensions: 32.9 x 48.3 cm (13 x 19 in)
Edition size: undisclosed
Markings: Hand-signed...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Prints
Materials
Inkjet
Banana Plants: An 18th Century Hand-colored Botanical Engraving by J. Weinmann
Located in Alamo, CA
This is a striking original antique colored botanical mezzotint and line double page engraving of banana plants, which is finished with hand-coloring. It is entitled "Banana 1. Musa,...
Category
Mid-18th Century Naturalistic Still-life Prints
Materials
Engraving, Mezzotint
St. Jerome beside a pollard willow, Etching by Rembrandt van Rijn
Located in Long Island City, NY
Rembrandt van Rijn, After by Amand Durand, Dutch (1606 - 1669) - St. Jerome beside a pollard willow, Year: Of Original 1648, Medium: Etching, Image Size: 8 x 6 inches, Size: 13 x 1...
Category
Late 18th Century Prints and Multiples
Materials
Etching
Banana Plant: An 18th Century Hand-colored Botanical Engraving by J. Weinmann
Located in Alamo, CA
This is an original antique colored botanical mezzotint and line engraving of banana plants, which is finished with hand-coloring. It is entitled "Banana 2. Mauze, Baradis-feigen", p...
Category
Mid-18th Century Naturalistic Still-life Prints
Materials
Mezzotint, Engraving
EUCALYPTUS TREE
By Leon Bibel
Located in Portland, ME
Bibel, Leon (American, born Poland, 1912-1995). EUCALYPTUS TREE. Screenprint, 1938. Edition of 25. Signed, titled, dated and numbered 14/25, all in pencil, and also signed in the mat...
Category
1930s Landscape Prints
Materials
Screen
Morisot, Arbres roux, Berthe Morisot Seize Aquarelles (after)
Located in Auburn Hills, MI
Lithograph and Stencil on vélin du Marais paper. Inscription: unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Good condition with centerfold, as issued. Notes: From the folio, Berthe Morisot Sei...
Category
1940s Impressionist Landscape Prints
Materials
Stencil, Lithograph
Gerhard Richter 'Lovers in the Forest' 1995- Poster
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Paper Size: 26.75 x 28.25 inches ( 67.945 x 71.755 cm )
Image Size: 22.5 x 26.75 inches ( 57.15 x 67.945 cm )
Framed: No
Condition: A: Mint
Additional Details: This reproduction of ...
Category
1990s Prints and Multiples
Materials
Offset
Magritte, Ma Mere l'Oye (after)
Located in Auburn Hills, MI
Original Limited Edition Lithograph in Colours on Vélin d'Arches paper. Edition: 350, plus proofs. Signed in the plate by the artist; hand signed in pencil by the printer, Fernand Mo...
Category
1960s Surrealist Figurative Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Marquet, Paysage de l'Ile-de-France, Marquet (after)
Located in Auburn Hills, MI
Lithograph on vélin du Canson & Montgolfier Vidalon-Les-Annonay paper. Inscription: unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Good condition. Notes: From the volume, Marquet, 1948. Publish...
Category
1940s Modern Landscape Prints
Materials
Lithograph
David Hockney 'Eight Sunchairs by a Pool' 1996- Poster
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Paper Size: 26.75 x 26.75 inches ( 67.945 x 67.945 cm )
Image Size: 22.25 x 26.75 inches ( 56.515 x 67.945 cm )
Framed: No
Condition: A-: Near Mint, very light signs of handling
Add...
Category
1990s Prints and Multiples
Materials
Offset
SUR LE BANC (On The Bench) Signed Lithograph, Autumn Scene Paris, Lovers, Horses
Located in Union City, NJ
SUR LE BANC is an original hand drawn limited edition lithograph printed using hand lithography techniques on archival Arches paper 100% acid free, by the popular French artist Mich...
Category
1990s Contemporary Landscape Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Trees
Located in London, GB
Woodcut on BFK Rives paper, produced in 2020. Edition of 100. Mint condition, unframed. Signed and numbered in pencil by Nicolas Party.
Category
2010s Contemporary Landscape Prints
Materials
Woodcut
Marquet, Composition, Présence de Marquet (after)
Located in Auburn Hills, MI
Lithograph on vélin d'Arches paper. Inscription: unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Good condition, with centerfold, as issued. Notes: From the volume, Présence de Marquet, 1962. Pu...
Category
1960s Post-Impressionist Landscape Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Kawase Hasui -- Snow at Hie Shrine, circa 1946 - 1957
By Kawase Hasui
Located in BRUCE, ACT
Kawase Hasui (Japanese, 1883-1957)
Snow at Hie Shrine, circa 1946 -1957 (dated in the publisher's seal)
Woodblock
Sheet size 37.5 x 26.0 cm (vertical oban)
Frame size 51.3 x 38.5 x 2...
Category
1940s Landscape Prints
Materials
Woodcut
Picasso & Villers, Composition, Diurnes Découpages et Photographies (after)
Located in Auburn Hills, MI
Phototype and Stencil on wove paper. Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Good condition. Notes: From the folio, Diurnes Découpages et Photographies, 1962. Published by Berggruen, Par...
Category
1960s Modern Landscape Prints
Materials
Stencil, Photogravure
Picasso & Villers, Composition, Diurnes Découpages et Photographies (after)
Located in Auburn Hills, MI
Phototype and Stencil on wove paper. Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Good condition. Notes: From the folio, Diurnes Découpages et Photographies, 1962. Published by Berggruen, Par...
Category
1960s Modern Landscape Prints
Materials
Stencil, Photogravure
Picasso & Villers, Composition, Diurnes Découpages et Photographies (after)
Located in Auburn Hills, MI
Phototype and Stencil on wove paper. Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Good condition. Notes: From the folio, Diurnes Découpages et Photographies, 1962. Published by Berggruen, Par...
Category
1960s Modern Landscape Prints
Materials
Stencil, Photogravure
Once In A Lifetime
By David Najar
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork titled "Once In A Lifetime" c. 2000 is a giclee print by noted Israeli artist David Najar, born 1962. It is hand signed and numbered P....
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Landscape Prints
Materials
Giclée
Original travel poster for Kerala, India, created in 1962
Located in PARIS, FR
The original travel poster for Kerala, India, created in 1962, is a captivating portrayal of the lush and enchanting landscapes of this South Indian state. Known as "God's Own Countr...
Category
1960s Prints and Multiples
Materials
Paper
Wilderness, Orange Contemporary Surrealist Graphic Style Handmade Print
By Chris Keegan
Located in Deddington, GB
Wilderness by Chris Keegan [2022]
Please note that insitu images are purely an indication of how a piece may look
This is a hand-pulled limited edition screen print in three colours including Gold metallic ink. The inspiration for this print comes from wandering through a forest, looking up and seeing the changing patterns and shapes as the different types of trees overlap and intersect with each other. Limited edition of 50. Its 40 x 40 cm. Artwork printed on Southbank smooth 250 gsm. £.
Chris Keegan artist online and in Wychwood Art Gallery...
Category
2010s Contemporary Landscape Prints
Materials
Paper, Screen
Bears in the Woods, Art Print, Dogs, Animals, Folk, Blue Affordable art
By Tim Southall
Located in Deddington, GB
‘Bears in the Woods’ is a playful silkscreen print depicting a number bears going about their business in autumnal woods. This 6 colour silkscreen is printed on Somerset Velvet, a he...
Category
2010s Contemporary Animal Prints
Materials
Paper, Screen
Hunter's Moon, Art Print, Wolf, Animals, Screen print, Folk, Blue Affordable art
By Tim Southall
Located in Deddington, GB
As the Hunter’s Moon rises, the darkness of the night recedes and the landscape is illuminated. Taking advantage of this bright nocturnal light, crepuscular creatures make the most o...
Category
2010s Contemporary Animal Prints
Materials
Paper, Screen
Overlooking Amalfi
Located in Clinton Township, MI
"Overlooking Amalfi" is a lithograph on paper signed by the artist Howard Behrens. It is a limited edition and numbered 20/25. There is some evidence of wear, but only on the borde...
Category
20th Century American Impressionist Landscape Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Untitled
Located in New York, NY
A very good impression of this color electrostatic heat transfer on wool felt. Signed, dated and numbered 13/250 in ink by Simpson. Printed by Jeffrey Ryan, 21 Steps Editions, Albuqu...
Category
1990s Contemporary Figurative Prints
Materials
Wool, Felt, Color
Signac, St-Paul-de-Vence, Signac Dessins (after)
By Paul Signac
Located in Auburn Hills, MI
Lithograph on vélin du Lana Papiers Spéciaux paper. Inscription: unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Good condition. Notes: From the volume, Signac Dessins, 1950. Published by George...
Category
1950s Impressionist Landscape Prints
Materials
Lithograph
INTO THE WILD, Limited edition print, Forest, Neon, Green, B&W, Tree, Metallic
By Chris Keegan
Located in Deddington, GB
This is a Three colour screen print that includes two metallic inks. This print captures the wild nature of Monstera plant leaves, the world's favourite house plant. Limited edition ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Landscape Prints
Materials
Screen, Paper
'View of Hamamatsu', After Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川廣重, Ukiyo-e Woodblock, Tokaido
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
An ink on paper, Nishiki-e and Yoko-e woodblock landscape showing a winter scene in Hamamatsu, circa 1850. Signed in Kanji upper right, "Hiroshige Ga" for Utagawa (Ando) Hiroshige (J...
Category
Mid-20th Century Landscape Prints
Materials
Sumi Ink, Washi Paper
Anjuna with Oil Paint Print by Alanna Eakin
By Alanna Eakin
Located in Deddington, GB
Anjuna By Alanna Eakin [2020]
Anjuna is an original oil painting by Alanna Eakin. Painted during the summer just after the first lockdown when everyone was dreaming of tropical scen...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Landscape Prints
Materials
Oil
'View of Yoshiwara', After Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川廣重, Ukiyo-e Woodblock, Tokaido
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
An ink on paper, Nishiki-e and Yoko-e woodblock landscape showing a view of Mt. Fuji warmly illuminated by the morning sky. Signed in Kanji center right, "Hiroshige Ga" for Utagawa (...
Category
Mid-20th Century Landscape Prints
Materials
Washi Paper, Sumi Ink
TREE SWING Signed Mini Lithograph, Surreal Waterscape, Clouds, Blue Sky
Located in Union City, NJ
TREE SWING is a hand drawn, limited edition lithograph by the American surrealist artist Fanny Brennan created using traditional hand lithography techniques printed on archival Arche...
Category
1990s Surrealist Landscape Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Asparagus: An 18th Century Hand-colored Botanical Engraving by J. Weinmann
Located in Alamo, CA
This colored botanical mezzotint and line engraving finished with hand coloring by Johann Wilhelm Weinmann (1683-1741) is entitled a. Thyrsus asparagi. b. Asparagus, Asperge. c. Aspa...
Category
Mid-18th Century Naturalistic Still-life Prints
Materials
Engraving, Mezzotint
'View of Nissaka', After Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川廣重, Ukiyo-e Woodblock, Tokaido
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
An ink on paper, Nishiki-e and Yoko-e woodblock landscape showing travelers moving through Sayo Mountain Pass. Signed in Kanji upper left, "Hiroshige Ga" for Utagawa (Ando) Hiroshige...
Category
Mid-20th Century Landscape Prints
Materials
Sumi Ink, Washi Paper
Degas, Avenue du Bois-de-Bologne, Les Monotypes (after)
By Edgar Degas
Located in Auburn Hills, MI
Engraving on Marais vélin paper. Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Good Condition; never framed or matted. Notes: From the volume, E. Degas Les Monotypes, 1948. Published by Quatre...
Category
1940s Impressionist Interior Prints
Materials
Engraving
CLIFF-HANGER Signed Mini Lithograph, Surreal Landscape Seashell, Waterfall Ledge
Located in Union City, NJ
CLIFF-HANGER is a hand drawn limited edition lithograph by the American surrealist artist Fanny Brennan, created using traditional hand lithography techniques printed on archival Arc...
Category
1990s Surrealist Landscape Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Carmine che piazza
Located in Firenze, FI
Carmine che piazza
Limited Edition series of 30
size: 43.6x60cm
ULIVIERO ULIVIERI
Ulivieri's art is characterized by its spontaneous flow and preci...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Prints
Materials
Color
The French Alps - To See France, Go by Train original vintage travel poster
Located in London, GB
To see our other original vintage travel posters, scroll down to "More from this Seller" and below it click on "See all from this Seller" - or send us a message if you cannot find th...
Category
1960s Prints and Multiples
Materials
Lithograph
Alice Zilberberg - Walk with Me Wolf, Photography 2020, Printed After
Located in Greenwich, CT
Be Here Bison
Series: Meditations
Photo-based painting on Canson Infinity Rag Photographique
Available sizes
30 x 20 in Edition of 15
40 x 27 in Edition of 12
60 x 40 in ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Animal Prints
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Digital, Archival Pigm...
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