Naturalistic Art

España’s intuitive processes and open engagement with materials allow images to arise through attention rather than prescription. Color operates as rhythm and pulse, carrying emotion...

"Hermit, " a High-Bred Modern Foxhound 1887 Etching 3 x 5

Cloudburst pastel on paper 6 x 6inches 12 x 12 inches framed 2023

Original watercolor landscape painting of Niagra falls in the winter and in the spring. The pair of paintings are signed by the artist in the bottom corne...

Landscape study of a French town on a mountain top. The work is signed and stamped by the artist. The paper is not framed. Many others are available. Please inquire to buy the entir...

A magnificent print by Robert John Thornton; aquatint and mezzotint, printed in colour and finished by hand, heightened with gum arabic, from The Temple of Flora...

Monumental Wrought Iron Tree Sculpture - A Collaborative Masterwork by Ivan and Luciano Zanoni Italy, Contemporary The Fig Tree: A Timeless Symbol. Revered since antiquity and promi...

"The New York City yellow cabs are synonymous with the city itself, a part of its identity and life energy. I took this image in SOHO at the height of the pandemic in late March, and...

A Gift from King Charles X to the Duchesse de Berry REDOUTE, Pierre Joseph. Rosa parvi-flora. Watercolour over traces of black chalk on vellum, within gold framing lines; signed in...

REDOUTÉ, Pierre-Joseph. Fritillaria Imperialis Paris, Chez L’Auteur, 1802-16 The highest peak of Redoute's artistic and botanical achievement... Among the most important monument...

" The desaturation was done to create a cinematic feel that reflected my mood on current changes and upheavals there...pretty much around the world where some things just aren't maki...

Title: Poppy Year: 2023 Location: Photographed in London, United Kingdom Edition: Limited to 15 Medium: Giclée print on Hahnemühle Photo Rag Baryta 308 gsm fine art paper Camera: Lar...

Striking group of four vintage framed tile wall art having two tiles in each frame with hand painted tulips butterflies and moths against an alluring blue background. Presented in wo...

Painting (oil on canvas 16 x 24 cm, with wooden frame 23 x 31.5 cm) signed at lower right in red italics "Carcano." The back of the canvas reads in cursive ink "To Peppino Imbastaro ...

Themistokles von Eckenbrecher (1842 Athens - 1921 Goslar), Norwegian pine grove, 1901. Watercolor on blue-green paper, 30 x 22 cm. Signed, dated and inscribed in his own hand "TvE. Fagermes [i.e. Fagermes]. 26.6.[19]01." - Slight crease throughout at left margin, otherwise in good condition. About the artwork Themistokles von Eckenbrecher often traveled to Norway to study the nature that fascinated him there. On June 26, 1901, near the southern Norwegian town of Fagernes, in the summer evening sun, he saw a small pine grove, which he immediately captured in a watercolor. He exposed the trees growing on a small hill in front of the background, so that the pines completely define the picture and combine to form a tense motif. The tension comes from the contrast of form and color. The trunks, growing upward, form a vertical structure that is horizontally penetrated by the spreading branches and the pine needles, which are rendered as a plane. This structural tension is further intensified by the color contrast between the brown-reddish iridescent trunks and branches and the green-toned needlework. Themistokles von Eckenbrecher, however, does not use the observed natural scene as an inspiring model for a dance of color and form that detaches itself from the motif and thus treads the path of abstracting modernism. Its inner vitality is to be brought to light and made aesthetically accessible through the work of art. It is precisely in order to depict the inner vitality of nature that von Eckenbrecher chooses the technique of watercolor, in which the individual details, such as the needles, are not meticulously worked out, but rather a flowing movement is created that unites the contrasts. The trees seem to have formed the twisted trunks out of their own inner strength as they grew, creatingthose tense lineations that the artist has put into the picture. The inner strength continues in the branches and twigs, culminating in the upward growth of the needles. At the same time, the trunks, illuminated by the setting sun, seem to glow from within, adding an almost dramatic dimension to the growing movement. Through the artwork, nature itself is revealed as art. In order to make nature visible as art in the work, von Eckenbrecher exposes the group of trees so that they are bounded from the outside by an all-encompassing contour line and merge into an areal unity that enters into a figure-ground relationship with the blue-greenish watercolor paper. The figure-ground relationship emphasizes the ornamental quality of the natural work of art, which further enforces the artwork character of the group of trees. With the presentation of Themistokles von Eckenbrecher's artistic idea and its realization, it has become clear that the present watercolor is not a study of nature in the sense of a visual note by the artist, which might then be integrated into a larger work context, but a completely independent work of art. This is why von Eckenbrecher signed the watercolor. In addition, it is marked with a place and a date, which confirms that this work of nature presented itself to him in exactly this way at this place at this time. At the same time, the date and place make it clear that the natural work of art has been transferred into the sphere of art and thus removed from the time of the place of nature. About the artist Themistocles' parents instilled a life of travel in their son, who is said to have spoken eleven languages. His father, who was interested in ancient and oriental culture, was a doctor and had married Francesca Magdalena Danelon, an Italian, daughter of the British consul in Trieste. During a stay in Athens - Gustav von Eckenbrecher was a friend of Heinrich von Schliemann and is said to have given him crucial clues as to the location of Troy - Themistokles saw the light of day in 1842. After an interlude in Berlin, where Themistokles was educated at the English-American School, the journey began again. From 1850 to 1857 the family lived in Constantinople, after which the father opened a practice in Potsdam, where Themistokles, who wanted to become a painter, was taught by the court painter Carl Gustav Wegener. In 1861 the von Eckenbrechers left Potsdam and settled in Düsseldorf. There Themistokles received two years of private tuition from Oswald Aschenbach, who greatly admired the talented young artist. After his artistic training, he undertook extensive travels, often accompanied by Prince Peter zu Sayn-Wittgenstein, which took him to northern and eastern Europe, but above all to the Middle East and even to South America. The paintings that resulted from these journeys established his artistic reputation and led to his participation in large panoramas such as the 118 x 15 metre Entry of the Mecca Caravan into Cairo, painted for the City of Hamburg in 1882. 1882 was also the start of a total of 21 study trips to Scandinavia, most of them to Norway, and the unique Norwegian landscape with its rugged fjords became a central motif in his work. Along with Anders Askevold and Adelsteen Normann...

ATTRIBUTED TO LAUREANO BARRAU Spanish, 1863 - 1957 UNDER THE PARASOL unsigned oil on canvas 35-1/2 x 26 inches (90 x 66 cm.) framed: 44-1/4 x 35-1/2 in...

Channel. 1970, cardboard, oil, 108x73 cm Jadviga Žilvinska (1918-2010) was born in Tallinn. She grew up in Liepāja, where her great interest in art began and strengthened, which led the young artist to study at the Art Academy of Latvia. During her studies at the Academy, she studied with K. Ubāns, V. Tone and J. Liepiņš, and defended her diploma thesis under the guidance of L. Liberts. Later on, she devoted her entire life to art, working at the Liepāja School of Fine Arts and as a portraitist at the "Māksla" combine. She had four favourite themes: landscapes, portraits, flowers and sacred painting. Her works have lyricism and inner harmony. In the portraits, we see not only the outer form of a person, but the artist allows us to look into the very essence of a person - it is likely that the models themselves often saw something new and bright in themselves through the artist's vision. The works are executed in various techniques - tempera, oil, pastel and watercolour. CV: 1938 - Graduated from the Liepaja Secondary School of Applied Arts, Department of Decorative Painting. 1943 - Latvian Academy of Art, L. Liberts Figurative Painting Workshop with her diploma work "At the Artist's" 1946-1948 - teacher of painting and drawing at Liepāja Fine Arts High School. 1948-1966 - portraitist at the "Māksla" combine Participated in exhibitions since 1948. Member of the Artists' Union since 1966. Solo exhibitions in Riga, Jelgava, Sigulda (1972); Riga (1975; 1978; two in 1981; 1986; 1994), Jurmala (1979). Works exhibited in Latvia as well as abroad (Poland, Switzerland, Italy, Japan, Finland, Venezuela, Germany, Hungary). The works are located in: "Portrait of Cardinal Julian Vaivoda", 1983, in the Vatican Museum in Rome "Portrait of Pope John Paul II, 1982, in the Roman Catholic Metropolitan Curia of Riga The altarpieces "The Heart of Jesus" and "Our Lady of Fatima", the paintings "John the Baptist" and "The Holy Family" , all from the late 1960s, in the Church of St Mary Magdalene...

Rich red and orange naturalistic landscape painting by Houston based artist Nancy Paris Pruden. The work features a serene path that winds through a forested area that is rich with v...

18th-century celestial FLAMSTEED, John. Aquila Sagitta.Vulpecula & Anser Delphinus London, C. Nourse, 1753. Hand coloured star chart heightened with gold and silver, engraved by ...

Carl Friedrich Deiker (1838 Wetzlar - 1892 Düsseldorf). Vigilant fox. Pencil drawing on brown paper, 18 × 29.5 cm (inside measurement), 31.5 x 43.5 cm (mount), signed and dated "Deiker [18]54" at lower right. - a little bit stained, with a light water stain at lower right About the artwork Carl Friedrich Deiker's consummate ability to depict animals is already evident in this early work. He brought a whole new psychological dimension to animal painting, so that one could literally speak of animal portraits. The naturalistic appearance of the fox alone makes it seem alive. Every strand of muscle, even every hair, is captured, which requires an intensive artistic study of animal anatomy and physiology. But the fox's real liveliness comes not from its natural appearance, but from its internal movement: Stretched out, it has been brought out of rest. It turns around and, with its ears pricked up, looks intently in the direction from which it has seen something. His mouth is slightly open and his pointed teeth are bared, as if he were growling. Tension gradually takes hold of his whole body. While the hind legs were still in a relaxed position, closely observed by Deiker, one front leg was already raised, ready to begin a rising movement. The fox seems so alarmed with all its senses that one gets the impression that, at any moment, its tail will move jerkily and the animal will jump up. While wild animals have traditionally been portrayed as beasts or anthropomorphised, often for caricatural purposes, Deiker explores their inherent nature by attempting to capture their psychic impulses. The wild animal is neither bestial nor human, but a creature in its own right, valued by Deiker for its own sake. In this way, he brought the dignity of the animal into representation and raised animal painting to a whole new artistic level. About the artist Carl Friedrich Deiker was the son of the drawing teacher Christian Friedrich Deiker and the younger brother of the animal painter Johannes Deiker. In addition to the family art lessons, Christian Friedrich shared a studio with his brother Johannes at Braunfels Castle, Deiker attended the drawing academy in Hanau, and from 1858 he was a student at the Karlsruhe Art Academy, where he studied under the landscape painter Johann Wilhelm Schirmer. Carl Friedrich Deiker was already in demand as an artist during his first year: Grand Duke Frederick I of Baden, Margrave Max of Baden and Grand Duke Michael of Russia bought hunting scenes by him. In 1859 he went on a study trip to the Reinhardswald. Just as the Barbizon School had rediscovered the landscape, Deiker opened up the forest for animal painting. From 1861-64 Deiker had his own studio in Karlsruhe, then moved to Düsseldorf, where his brother Johannes followed four years later. Deiker married a daughter of the landscape painter Karl Hilger and remained in Düsseldorf until his death. In 1868 he finally achieved international fame with his painting 'Pursued Noble Deer' and was regarded as a virtuoso new founder of animal painting. "Deiker brought for the first time a truly great artistic quality to animal painting [...]". - Hans Vollmer From 1870 he participated in the academic art exhibitions in Berlin, Dresden, Munich and Hanover. He was also very busy as an illustrator. He drew for the Gartenlaube, the Salon, the Universum, and produced many of the finely illustrated hunting and animal books of the period. He also worked as a printmaker, while his oil paintings circulated as reprints by Franz Dinger. From 1865 to 1892 Deiker was a member of the artists' association Malkasten. Carl Friedrich Deiker's life's work was honoured with a large posthumous memorial exhibition at the Düsseldorf Kunsthalle in 1892. His son Carl Deiker, born in 1879, also became a painter. Selection of art museums that own works by Carl Friedrich Deiker: Hamburger Kunsthalle / Kunsthalle Karlsruhe / Kunstmuseum Düsseldorf / Wallraff Richartz Cologne. Selected Bibliography H. Schmidt: Johannes and...

Melodie Provenzano lived and worked in New York City until 2020. After receiving her BFA from Parsons School of Design in 1996, she freelanced for more than a decade painting windo...

Barley Field View by Georgie Dowling [2021] original Oil paint on canvas Image size: H:40 cm x W:50 cm Complete Size of Unframed Work: H:40 cm x W:50 cm x D:2cm Sold Unframed Please note that insitu images are purely an indication of how a piece may look A 50x40cm palette knife oil painting on canvas inspired by views over a barley field in the Cotswold countryside. The paint is applied thickly in spontaneous strokes to evoke the textured landscape and view of patchwork fields. The warm tones of the barely field contrast with the blue of the sky and distant fields...

Modern surrealist still life painting by Marvin Smith of a country window sill looking out onto a horse stable. The painting has various tools like a shovel stilling on the sill with...

The yellow, shiny and vibrant petals of buttercups are memories of childhood time and radiate joy, happiness and friendship. Ivan Zanoni hand-forges them as miniature suns with their...

Watercolor on paper BIOGRAPHY: Eunju Kang was born in 1962 and raised in Daegu, Korea. She moved to California at 14 years old with her mother and two sisters in the 1970s. Kang was always an avid doodler, often in her textbooks, which became a helpful communication tool as she adjusted to her new life. Since the early 1990s, Kang has lived and worked in NYC, painting, printmaking and turning her doodles into a successful business with her sisters. Kang earned fine art degrees at UC Santa Barbara and Pasadena Art Center College of Design where she graduated with distinction. She has been awarded residencies at The Fine Arts Work Center in Provincetown (FAWC), the Virginia Center for the Creative Arts and the Vermont Studio Center. She has taught at the L.A. County High School for the Arts, the ArtCenter College of Design and the School of Visual Art in NYC. Her fine art is in private collections around the world. Her illustration work has been used in packaging and ad campaigns by Godiva Chocolate...

NOZEMAN, Cornelius and Jan Christian SEPP. A Group of Four Birds Nests: NIDUS ARDEAE, Nycticoracis; NIDUS PLATALEA, Leucorodia; NIDUS ARDEAE STELLARIS and NIDUS PELECANI, Carbonis f...

Tan colored stone sculpture of a female figure with hands covering the sides of her head. The sculpture is signed by the artist and dated. Milton Goldin is known for producing abstra...

A brutalist Mid- Century Modern sculpture of an owl by Willem DeGroot ( Netherlands, 20th Century ). The sculpture is made of brass and metal and showing an owl stating on a branch ...

MODEST URGELL Spanish, 1839 - 1919 CATALONIA LANDSCAPE signed “Urgell” (lower left) oil on canvas 27-1/4 x 51-1/4 in. (69 x 130 cm.) framed: 31-1/4 x 55-...

Realistic still life painting by Houston based artist Nancy Paris Pruden. The work features black and white fabric draped across one another with dramatic lighting. Signed in the fro...

Tiger 1, Archival Photographic print reverse mounted to Plexiglass with aluminum hanging hardware- Edition of 10. Max Clifton is a renowned nature photographer who is celebrated no...

Nude woman seated on a bench looking out at the viewer. The work is signed by the artist and stamped. The paper is not framed. Many others are available. Please inquire to buy the e...

Chromolithographed illustration of a pair of Ballet Slippers, printed with gold and silver inks. [Published by David Douglas, Edinburgh, 1900]. Plate...

White Emblem Orchid featured in a sophisticated monochromatic grey indigo botanical watercolor crated by artist Adrienne Sherman. Her poetic floral series is at once modern, fresh an...

Signed on Plate. Published by Delatre, Paris. Very good conditions. This artwork is shipped from Italy. Under existing legislation, any artwork in Italy created over 70 years ago by...

Naturalistic figurative landscape painting by Pennsylvania-born artist Austin Deuel. The work features two groups of men on horseback having a chance meeting at a river crossing. Sig...

[CHINESE SCHOOL]. Group of Eight Exotic Fruit. 19th century, c.1880. Group of eight watercolour and gouache pith papers of Exotic Fruits, edged in turquoise silk ribbon and laid ...

Hand-Forged Life-Size Sunflower Sculpture by Italian Hammersmith - Indoor & Outdoor Art Description: Bring the warmth and poetry of nature into your space with this exquisite life-size sunflower sculpture, masterfully handcrafted by a renowned Italian hammersmith. Designed for both indoor and outdoor settings, this piece radiates elegance, charm, and artisanal excellence. Each sunflower is forged by hand using traditional techniques passed down through generations, embodying the essence of Italian craftsmanship. The delicate curvature of the petals, the intricate texture of the center, and the organic lines of the stem all contribute to a sculpture that feels alive with movement and emotion. Whether placed in a garden, terrace, entrance hall, or contemporary living space, this sculpture becomes an immediate focal point-inviting conversation, admiration, and a deeper appreciation for handmade artistry. Details: Origin: Italy Material: Hand-forged iron Finish: Natural patina suitable for outdoor use (custom finishes available on request) Dimensions: Life-size scale Condition: New, Suitable for: Indoor or outdoor display Style: Organic, botanical, timeless Celebrate the beauty of nature through the hands of an Italian master. A truly unique and timeless piece for collectors of fine art and lovers of bespoke design. Based in Caldes (Trentino, Italy), Zanoni is heir to a family tradition of blacksmithing passed down from his father, Luciano Zanoni, who famously forged a monumental four-meter olive tree sculpture...

Modern Autumnal Landscape Oil Painting of Black Mountains Wales with Low Clouds A truly stunning Oil on Canvas by renowned Artist Crispin Thornton Jones - "Autumn View Black Mounta...

Copperplate etching Hand signed and inscribed by the artist in pencil. Image size: 13.5 x 11.5 in. Frame size: 24 x 22 in. A naturalistic color etching on paper featuring a classic ...

Fanciful landscape with buildings that look like castles. Trees fill the landscape with a path that curves through it. The painting is mainly grey and pink tones. The painting has th...

Green shell lithograph of a cone shell. Print is edition 33 of 34. Signed and dated by the artist along with titled. Print is framed in a golden frame...

This set of four hand colored copper plate engravings are illustrations by early 19th century naturalist J. H. Jacob first published in Italy in 1812, and are referred to as "Jacob's...

Cette très belle sculpture d’Emmanuel Frémiet porte en plus de la signature « E. FRÉMIET », les initiales de l’artiste sous la terrasse, ainsi qu’un numéro, probablement le « 2 », s...

"Barn in Winter" is an original photograph taken near the cemetery where the photographer's mother is buried near Monroe, Michigan. Image size: 5 x 7 8 x 10 with frame made of mat ma...

This is a remarkable hand-colored folio-sized lithograph entitled "Schistes Albogularis (White-throated Wedge-bill Hummingbirds) by John Gould from his monograph " from A Monograph o...

Jean-Emile Laboureur (1877-1943), Sortie de Theatre a Londres, etching and drypoint, 1911, signed in pencil lower left [also signed and dated in the plate upper right]. Reference: Laboureur 104, third state (of 3). Published for La Societe des amis de l’eau-forte, with the blindstamp with the inscription: Circle Librairie Estampes. From an edition in the third state of 109; there were also 5 impressions of the first state and five of the second state. In excellent condition, the full sheet with deckle edges bottom and sides, 6 3/4 x 14; a remarque lower left 2 x 3 1/2, the sheet 12 3/4 x 19 3/4 inches. Provenance: unknown collector’s mark verso (GOE in oval) A fine rich impression, printed in dark brown ink on cream laid paper with the Arches watermark. The small remarque lower left is actually another print printed on a separate plate; it shows a man running after a London horse...

After Eadweard Muybridge — Black-and-White Heliogravure “Child with Watering Can” Electa Editrice Portfolio (Milan, 1981/82) — Framed Charming black-and-white heliogravure after Ead...

Village House is an original painting in watercolor realized in 1890 ca. by an anonymous French artist of the end of 19th century. The state of preservation is good. Included a Pass...

Lighthearted Illustration of Outdoor Pursuits This one being a Skiing scene, a boy and a girl on skis. signed W. Steig Provenance: from Mrs. Joseph B. Ryan, Commissioned by Joe Ryan ...

Baobab N9 from the series: ‘Baobab. La sombra de África’ (‘Baobab. Africa’s shadow’), is a drawing by the contemporary Spanish artist, Calo Carratalá. This drawing is mounted on a wo...

Oil on canvas 60x60 cm

Tiger 3, Archival Photographic print reverse mounted to Plexiglass with aluminum hanging hardware- Edition of 10. Max Clifton is a renowned nature photographer who is celebrated no...

Coastal Blue Abstract Acrylic Painting on Stretched Canvas 72H X 30"W, Aquatic

This beautiful painting explores organic growth through bold, biomorphic forms that evoke coral, foliage, and underwater ecosystems. Saturated reds, blues, and pinks interweave with ...

The Thibet Dog 1887 Etching

A handsome and fit young man with an introspective gaze is depicted in a Speedo Bathing suit as he sits against a tropical lake. The work is unframed and in fair to poor condition but has soul and sex appeal to it. Louise Schacht...

Artist Commentary: All of my ceramic work is hand-built and one of a kind. They are labor intensive and well crafted. Keywords: Contemporary Artist Biography: Judith grew up 15 mi...

Ce modèle de cheval arabe fut exposé lors du Salon de 1843. Âgé de 33 ans, l’artiste présentait alors pour la première fois une composition d’importance sur le thème équestre. Le che...

This beautiful painting explores organic growth through bold, biomorphic forms that evoke coral, foliage, and underwater ecosystems. Saturated reds, blues, and pinks interweave with ...