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Art Subject: Road
Walker
Located in Denver, CO
An original cityscape by Colorado artist, Jim Beckner.
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21st Century and Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

Norman Parkinson 'Three Little Black Dresses, Capucci, Florence, 1961'
Located in New York, NY
Norman Parkinson The Italian Collections, Three Little Black Dresses, Fashions by Capucci, Florence for Queen Magazine, 1961 Three Little Black Dresses, Florence 1961 Silver gelatin...
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1960s Modern Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Sunlight on Stone; Caudebec-en-Caux
Located in Middletown, NY
An extremely scarce impression from the artist's own collection. Etching on watermarked antique laid J Whatman Japon paper, 14 1/2 x 7 5/8 inches ( 368 x 195 mm), full margins. Signe...
Category

Mid-20th Century American Modern Landscape Prints

Materials

Handmade Paper, Laid Paper, Etching

Memory Sequence (Stay) - Polaroid
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Memory Sequence (Stay) - 2006 20x20cm, Edition of 10 plus 2 Artist Proofs. Archival C-Print, based on the Polaroid. Certificate and Signature label. Artist Inventory # 2314. No...
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Color Photography

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Photographic Film, Archival Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid

Mid Century French Pastel Drawing of Garden with Olive Trees and Cottage
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Mid Century French Pastel Drawing of Garden with Olive Trees and Cottage Artist: Josine Vignon (French 1922-2022) Medium: Oil Pastel on artist paper Size: 19.75 (height) x ...
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Mid-20th Century Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil Pastel

Original Parisian Vintage Jewelry Design Art by Van Cleef & Boucheron Designer
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Gold Leaf Pendants Duo Jewelry Design circa mid 20th century by Paul Touzet (French b. 1917) original gouache painting, with pencil on tracing paper unframed left design overall pape...
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Mid-20th Century French School Still-life Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor, Gouache, Pencil

Mountain village
Located in Genève, GE
Work on canvas Molded frame in gilded wood 69 x 56 x 4 cm
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1930s Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

View of Barcelona Spain oil on canvas painting urbanscape
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Pascual Fresquet Almurin (1930) - View of Barcelona Spain - Oil on canvas Oil measures 46x55 cm. Frame measures 65x74 cm. Painter born in Hospitalet del Llobregat in 1930. Self-tau...
Category

1980s Post-Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Signac, Avignon. Le motif de Jongkind, Signac Dessins (after)
Located in Fairfield, CT
Medium: Lithograph on vélin de Lana paper Year: 1950 Paper Size: 9.75 x 12.5 inches Inscription: Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued Notes: From the album, Signac Dessins, 1950. Publi...
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1950s Post-Impressionist Landscape Prints

Materials

Lithograph

"Une rue a Nuremberg" original etching
By Frank Milton Armington
Located in Henderson, NV
Medium: original etching. Catalogue reference: Sanchez and Seydoux 1912-10. Published in Paris in 1912 for Gazette des Beaux-Arts. This is a fine impression printed in sepia ink on c...
Category

1910s Realist Prints and Multiples

Materials

Etching

"Crossing Over" (2023) by Clyde Steadman, Original Cityscape Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
"Crossing Over" by Clyde Steadman (United States) is a handmade cityscape painting that is unframed, but ready to hang.
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21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

"The Yogi of West Ninth Street" SEP Illustration, 1935
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Oil on Canvas Sight Window 28.00" x 22.00" Signature: Signed Lower Right
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1930s Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Navona Square - Original Etching by Giuseppe Malandrino - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Navona Square - Rome is an original artwork realized by Giuseppe Malandrino. Original print in etching technique. Hand-signed by the artist in pencil on the lower right corner. Nu...
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1970s Modern Figurative Prints

Materials

Etching

Cuban Street- 21st Century Contemporary Painting, of a group of people playing
Located in Nuenen, Noord Brabant
Mitzy Renooy Cuban Street 70 x 65 cm Frame included in price, size with frame: 75 x 70 cm Dutch artist Mitzy Renooy, a former camera woman for national television, did follow art ac...
Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

City shadows Watercolor cityscape
Located in Zofingen, AG
Watercolor Painting with St. Petersburg city - a city landscape about one warm day in beautiful St. Petersburg. Warm shades of ochre, contrasting shadows, an impressionist-style city...
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2010s Realist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

Anguillara Palace in Rome - Vintage Postcard - 1980s
Located in Roma, IT
Anguillara Palace in Rome - Vintage Postcard is a colored vintage postcard realized in the 1980s. Copyright and information on the rear. Good conditions, aged with foxing.
Category

1980s Modern Landscape Prints

Materials

Paper, Postcard

Bugs by Guillaume Chansarel - Urban landscape painting, Paris, buildings, bunny
Located in Paris, FR
Bugs is a unique painting by contemporary artist Guillaume Chansarel. The painting is made with ink and acrylic on old book pages mounted on canvas, dimensions are 65 × 92 cm (25.6 ×...
Category

2010s Contemporary Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Ink, Acrylic, Magazine Paper

Last Dance 4- Michael Schumacher Formula 1 Mercedes, Red, Still life photo, Race
Located in Sant Cugat del Vallès, Barcelona
Last Dance 4 - Signed limited edition archival pigment print, 2011 - Edition of 5 Formula 1 , Preseason test, 2011 , Barcelona, Spain. Michael Schumacher's last appearance in th...
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2010s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Color, Giclée, Pigment, Archival Pig...

Slim Aarons 'Sports Car Couple' (Slim Aarons Estate Edition)
Located in Los Angeles, CA
1955: John Bryant with his AC sports car in Kinnerton Place, London SW1, Printed Later. His passenger is Margaret McAulay. 40 x 40 inches $3950 30 x 30 inches $3350 20 x 20 inches $3000 Complimentary dealer shipping to your framer, worldwide. Undercurrent Projects is pleased to offer this vibrant photograph, printed by the Slim Aarons estate. It is part of the estate's only official limited run, of 150. Estate stamp embossed on recto, hand numbered in ink on recto, with certificate of authenticity from the estate (not a secondary gallery licensing from the estate). Increasingly heralded for his influence, Slim Aarons (1916-2006) made a career out of photographing "attractive people doing attractive things in attractive places." Aarons is known for his iconic images of Hollywood glamour and luxurious people, places and lifestyles. Undercurrent Projects offers premium quality photographic prints from the Slim Aarons Archive, owned and housed by Getty Images. All photographs are printed and authorized by the Getty Images Gallery, London. Photographs are printed utilizing the original transparency held at the archive source. Aarons began his career as a combat photographer in World War II. Though he earned a Purple Heart for his service, he declared that combat had taught him that the only beach worth landing on was decorated with beautiful people enjoying themselves in the sun. Slim Aarons is noted for his documentation of the Beautiful People over 50 years, encompassing high society, celebrity, aristocracy, and the jet set. He was born and raised in New York City and New Jersey and later New Hampshire. He took up photography as a teenager. At the age of eighteen, he enlisted in the U. S. Army and was later appointed official photographer at the United States Military Academy at West Point. During World War II he served as an army combat photographer for Yank magazine in Europe, North Africa, and the Middle East. After the war he became a freelance photojournalist, first based in Hollywood, then Rome, then New York. His photographs appeared in many magazines, including Life, Holiday, Town & Country, Look, Venture, and Travel & Leisure. His first book A Wonderful Time (1974) is considered a classic. * We are pleased to offer the entire archive of the Slim Aarons Estate, offering the official Slim Aarons Estate Edition (only offered in this edition of 150). Please contact us for additional photographs from Slim Aarons * Slide show includes a close-up of the Slim Aarons estate's stamp. The Slim Aarons Estate has released the limited Estate edition as a Lambda print, which is a modern c-type prints. They have chosen Lambda prints for their sharpness, clarity, colour saturation and quality, compared to archival inkjet prints. Lambda printing gives true continuous tone. Internal: Slim Aarons Vintage Sport, Vintage Car photography, Sports Car Photography
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1950s Realist Figurative Photography

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Lambda

Hamilton Maxwell RWS (1830-1923) - Framed Watercolour, Dinan, 1897
Located in Corsham, GB
An original watercolour scene by Hamilton Maxwell RWS (1830-1923). Market Day in Dinan. Well presented in a wash line mount and gilt effect frame. Signed to the lower left. On waterc...
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Late 19th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor

Bernard Corey Watercolor Urban Cityscape Scene
Located in Rockport, MA
Painting size with frame: 9"x13" Painting size without frame: 16 1/4"x20 1/4" This rare urban watercolor painting by Bernard Corey captures a quiet city alleyway in winter, a notab...
Category

20th Century American Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Watercolor

Brussels, Impressionist Watercolor by Eve Nethercott
Located in Long Island City, NY
Eve Nethercott, American (1925 - 2015) - Brussels (P5.30), Year: circa 1950, Medium: Ink and Watercolor on Paper, Size: 14 x 11 in. (35.56 x 27.94 cm), Description: This uniq...
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1950s Impressionist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Ink, Watercolor

George Weissbort (1928-2013) - 20th Century Oil, Across the Roof Tops
Located in Corsham, GB
This captivating landscape depicts a stretching urban view of rooftops and gardens, with red brick buildings and chimneys punctuating the skyline. Unsigned.
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20th Century Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

Japanese Movie Set, Korean Film Studio, North Korea
Located in Sante Fe, NM
Putting aside his usual black and white palette, Hiroshi Watanabe uses color in his attempt to tell an unbiased story of North Korean culture and everyday life in "Ideology in Paradi...
Category

Early 2000s Portrait Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Skins' Boots, Berlin
Located in New York, NY
This photograph by Slava Mogutin is offered by CLAMP in New York City. Skins’ Boots, Berlin 2000/2010 Signed, titled, dated, and numbered, verso Cibac...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Photography

Materials

C Print

"Jodphur Market" Modern Impressionist Oil of India
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
"Jodphur Market" is a colorful example of Bryan Mark Taylor's modern approach to Impressionism. This beautiful oil on panel captures the mood and feel of the Indian market with the ...
Category

2010s Abstract Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

Snow covered Central Park, New York City, black and white photography, landscape
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Black and white fine art cityscape - landscape photography. Winter Scenery in Central Park, New York City, USA. Archival pigment ink print, edition of 9. Signed, titled, dated and nu...
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2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Archival Paper, Archival Pigment, Archival Ink

Hollywood Boulevard, 1960s
Located in Cologne, DE
This black-and-white photograph captures the iconic Hollywood Boulevard in the 1960s, offering a snapshot of the bustling street scene. The view from inside a car shows a variety of ...
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1960s Modern Black and White Photography

Materials

Black and White

The Monument of London in Remembrance of the Dreadful Fire of 1666
Located in Middletown, NY
Bowles, Thomas III (after John Donowell) John Bowles & Richard Wilkinson, 1751. Steel engraving with extensive hand coloring in watercolor on cream wove paper, 10 1/4 x 16 inches (...
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Mid-18th Century English School Landscape Prints

Materials

Watercolor, Handmade Paper, Engraving

1950's French Post-Impressionist Oil St Jean Pied de Port Pyrenees Basque Town
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
St Jean Pied de Port (South West France) signed by Regine David (female French artist, 1910-2018) oil painting on board, unframed measures: 15 x 18 inches condition: the painting is ...
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Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

Old New York, Folk Art Lithograph by Ari Gradus
Located in Long Island City, NY
Ari Gradus, Israeli (1943 - ) - Old New York, Year: 1980, Medium: Lithograph, signed in pencil, Edition: AP, Image Size: 18 x 26 inches, Size: 22 in. x 30 in. (55.88 cm x 76.2 c...
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1980s Folk Art Landscape Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Rue St Rustique, Montmartre and Sacré-Coeur Basilica, Paris. Watercolor and Ink.
Located in Cotignac, FR
Mid 20th Century drawing and watercolour of Rue St Rustique in Paris. The drawing is titled and signed bottom left but the signature is as yet undeciphered. Unframed but with a cut card mount. A charming view of one of the oldest streets in Montmartre and Paris leading up to the iconic Sacré-Coeur Basilica. The artist has captured all the charm of this treasured view. They have shown a mastery of their art and wonderful handling of the drawing and watercolour. A lovely evocative painting that would grace any collection or interior. This street in the old village of Montmartre, which existed before the eleventh century as a path, later became an alley that served as a boundary between the seigneuries of Saint-Denis and Montmartre. Called "rue Notre-Dame" around 1516, it is indicated on the map of Jouvin de Rochefort of 1672 as a road. It was classified as part of the Parisian road network by a decree of 23 May...
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Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink, Watercolor, Pencil

Indiana, Four (Sheehan 46-55), Numbers (after)
Located in Auburn Hills, MI
Silkscreen on vélin paper. Inscription: unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Good condition. Notes: From the album, Numbers, 1968. Published by the Edition Domberger, Stuttgart, and G...
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1960s Pop Art Landscape Prints

Materials

Screen

Sea view, Italy
Located in Genève, GE
Work on cardboard Wooden frame and gilded plaster 32.5 x 42 x 4 cm
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Early 20th Century Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

Painting of House - Vintage Photo - 1950s
Located in Roma, IT
Painting of House-  Vintage Photo is a black and white photograph of the mid-20th century. Good conditions and aged.
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1950s Modern Figurative Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper

Canal in Burano-Oil on Unstretched Canvas, Signed
Located in Chesterfield, MI
Oil on Unstretched Canvas 30 x 24 in, Signed by Artist Good Condition
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21st Century and Contemporary Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"Seattle Nocturne" Contemporary Impressionist Oil of Seattle at Night
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
"Seattle Nocturne" is rich with color and texture, and is an excellent example of Pil Ho Lee's modern approach to Impressionism. Included is a custom black wood frame chosen by the ...
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2010s Impressionist Still-life Paintings

Materials

Oil

"Cornbread In The Netherlands 2021 Shield", Acrylic on Street Sign, Graffiti
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This artwork titled "Cornbread In The Netherlands 2021 Shield" is an original artwork by Cornbread made of acrylic paint on a retired Amsterdam street sign. The piece measures 80cm /...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Paintings

Materials

Found Objects, Acrylic

Erich Andres, Vintage, Barcelona, Germany, 1957, 17, 5 x 12, 4 cm
Located in Cologne, DE
Silver Gelatine Print by Erich Andres, 1957. This black-and-white photograph from 1957 captures the bustling Plaza de España in Barcelona, Spain. In the foreground, a grand traffic ...
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1950s Modern Black and White Photography

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Black and White, Silver Gelatin

Pink Stone Pillar Building Ruins Contemporary French Impressionist Oil
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Stone Ruins signed by Georges Bordonave (French contemporary) dated 1954 oil painting on canvas, unframed unframed: 20 x 24 inches condition: very good provenance: from a large priv...
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Late 20th Century Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

Venice Tranquil Canal backwater, original oil painting on canvas
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist: Louis del Bianco (French b.1925), signed Title: Venice, a tranquil backwater canal. Medium: oil painting on canvas, unframed Size: paint...
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Mid-20th Century Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

Mid 20th Century 1950's French Post-Impressionist Oil Old French Town Buildings
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Old French Buildings by Regine David (female French artist, 1910-2018) oil painting on canvas, unframed measures: 16 x 13 inches condition: the painting is in very sound and presenta...
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Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

Stow Wengenroth, Lock House, Lambertville, New Jersey
Located in New York, NY
Signed, numbered, and with extensive dedication to the artist Norman Kent. Titled in lower margin in another hand. Really, no one could draw on a lithograp...
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Mid-20th Century Naturalistic Landscape Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Garden City, Kansas, August, 1982
Located in Sante Fe, NM
In American Motel Signs Steve Fitch crisscrossed the United States documenting the colorful dynamic, advertisements inviting weary traveler to park their car and pack it in for the n...
Category

1980s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Street in Porto Maurizio
Located in Middletown, NY
Etching on antique cream laid paper with a partial watermark, 9 5/8 x 4 1/4 inches (246 x 109 mm); full margins. Signed and dated "1928" in pencil, lower margin. Inscribed "Street in Porto Maurizio...
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1920s American Modern Landscape Prints

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Handmade Paper, Laid Paper, Etching

Sheila Vaughan - 2007 Oil, Chocolate and Old Lace
Located in Corsham, GB
A charming scene depicting the cobbled streets of a German town. The artist captures the neighbouring 'Neuhaus' chocolate shop and lace shop and their decorative shop windows using s...
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21st Century and Contemporary Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

Purple Door, Montana, 1986 - Photographic Color Print on Hahnemuhle Paper
Located in Brighton, GB
Purple Door, Montana is a Photographic Color Print on Hahnemuhle Paper in this size of 20" x 24" in an edition of 10. Michael Ormerod was a British photographer with a distinct and ...
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1980s Modern Landscape Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper, Color

Small chapel
Located in Genève, GE
Work on wood
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Early 20th Century French School Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

Sunday Interchange
Located in Palm Desert, CA
Incorporating a border, a window effect, invites the viewer to take an intimate glimpse into a rare ethereal moment of a tranquil Sunday morning approaching downtown Los Angeles. Ilana Bloch is a well-regarded artist, teacher, juror and active member of the Los Angeles art...
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21st Century and Contemporary Land Paintings

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Acrylic, Wood Panel

Square - Painting by Francesco Settimj - mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Oil on cardboard. Very good condition except for some minor losses on edges.
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Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

Citroen - Signed limited edition fine art print, Contemporary, Red Car
Located in Sant Cugat del Vallès, Barcelona
Citroen - Signed limited edition archival pigment print, Edition of 5 This is an Archival Pigment print on fiber based paper ( Hahnemühle Photo Rag® Baryta 315 gsm , Acid-free an...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Color Photography

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Archival Paper, Color, Giclée, Pigment, Archival Pigment

Rue de la Glacière, A La gloire à Paris, Maurice de Vlaminck
Located in Auburn Hills, MI
Etching on vélin Canson et Montgolfier paper. Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Good condition. Published by L'Imprimerie Daragnès, Paris; printed by Jean Gabriel Daragnès, Paris, ...
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1930s Modern Landscape Prints

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Etching

Near la Samaritaine by Guillaume Chansarel - Urban landscape painting, Paris
Located in Paris, FR
Near la Samaritaine is a unique painting by contemporary artist Guillaume Chansarel. The painting is made with ink and acrylic on old book pages mounted on canvas, dimensions are 120...
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2010s Contemporary Landscape Paintings

Materials

Ink, Acrylic, Magazine Paper

Kissing Booth, Fright Nights, West Palm Beach - Dye Sublimation Print, 2017
Located in Brighton, GB
Please bear in mind that all prints are produced to order and lead times are between 15-20 days. "Kissing Booth, Fright Nights, West Palm Beach, 2017...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Photography

Materials

Dye, Photographic Paper, Color

1970's original travel poster - Fly Aeroflot to Ashkhabad Turkmenistan
Located in PARIS, FR
In the sun-drenched south, Ashkhabad rises like a mirage—white marble buildings, verdant parks, and avenues lined with cypress and roses. Once a desert outpost, today it is a thrivin...
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1970s Prints and Multiples

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Paper, Lithograph

Mount Magnet Dusk- 21st Century Contemporary landscape painting
Located in Nuenen, Noord Brabant
Joost Verhagen Mount Magnet Dust 100 x 140 cm Acrylic and Oilpaint on canvas Shipping on a roll in a tube we can offer, worldwide, for free. We also ship worldwide in a wooden crat...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Cold Drinks (Americana, Midwest, Classic, Fair, Night Sky, 30% OFF LIMITED TIME)
Located in Kansas City, MO
Angie Jennings Cold Drinks Archival Pigment Print Year: 2024 Visible Size: 10 x 15.125 inches Framed: 14 x 19.75 inches Signed: On Label COA provided *Black frame with standard ple...
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2010s American Modern Landscape Photography

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Archival Pigment

Benton walking dog (Thomas Hart Benton Plate #6)
Located in Kansas City, MO
Michael Mardikes Benton walking dog (Thomas Hart Benton Plate #6) Year: 1956, 2021 Pigment Ink on Archival Paper Photograph Image Size: 19x13.5 in Paper Size: 22x17 in Edition: Unique Monogrammed by hand Label signed and numbered by Estate Representative COA provided by Authorizing Body Additional COA provided by representing Gallery Ref.: 924802-908 Image included in the exhibition An Artist at Home in America: Michael Mardikes’ Photographs of Thomas Hart Benton at the Kansas City Public Library (November 20, 2021-May 15, 2022) One night in late 2020, as Nick Vedros was leaving the home of his Aunt Myrt and Uncle Michael Mardikes, his aunt suddenly asked him, “What are we going to do with all the negatives?” The noted Kansas City photographer was not sure what his 89-year-old aunt was talking about, until she handed him a notebook filled with more than 1000 negatives chronicling Thomas Hart Benton at home and in his studio. They had been filed away for almost seven decades. This startling discovery was the inspiration for the exhibition, “An Artist at Home in America: Michael Mardikes’ Photographs of Thomas Hart Benton” on view at the Kansas City Public Library Central Library. The exhibition is a must-see, not just for fans of Thomas Hart Benton but for devotees of exemplary photojournalism. Of the 1,080 photographs Mardikes took, only four had been published in an article he wrote for “This Month in Kansas City” magazine in 1966. The others were never printed, nor was their existence common knowledge. Although Vedros had been aware of his uncle’s assignment with Benton, he was stunned to discover that so much additional material existed. Vedros, who decided at age 12 to become a photographer himself after seeing his uncle’s work, was determined to organize an exhibition, and was especially interested in doing it as quickly as possible given his uncle’s advanced age and increasing frailty. Collaborating with Dan White, a photographer, master printer and friend since their time together at the University of Missouri journalism school, they selected 34 images to be printed and framed, researching the details with Steve Sitton, the director of the Thomas Hart Benton Home and Studio Historic Site. Michael Mardikes had had a brief career as a commercial photographer before going on to work in management at the Ford Motor Company and later at UMKC. He made the acquaintance of Benton through Eugene Pyle, a former student of Benton’s and Mardikes’ photography instructor at the Art Institute. In 1955, Benton asked Mardikes to photograph him; Mardikes visited Benton 35 to 40 times, over a period of a few months in late 1955 and early 1956. Sitton told Vedros that not only was Mardikes’ amount of access incredible, but that the resulting body of work was unmatched. As the project progressed, Benton became focused on a mural commission for the River Club in 1956. Henry Adams, preeminent Benton scholar and former curator at The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, provided some context for this particular work: “The commission to paint ‘Traders at Westport Landing’ came at a low point in Benton’s career, 1956, and initiated the late phase of Benton’s mural paintings. It was the first of a series of murals depicting the exploration and settlement of the west, which culminated in the Truman Library mural, which was completed in 1962. All these murals feature trading and friendly contact with the Indians, rather than conflict, and are arresting in their bright color and meticulous rendering of carefully researched detail. The River Club, which commissioned ‘Traders at Westport Landing,’ overlooks the Missouri River and has a panoramic view very similar to the one in Benton’s painting.” This group of black and white photos not only documents the artist’s working process but also reveals other aspects of his daily life: one memorable image reveals Rita Benton massaging her husband’s stiff shoulders after a long day in his studio. Other images show members of the River Club board visiting Benton’s studio to check on the progress of the mural. One charming image captures a candid moment of Rita Benton and Myrt Mardikes as they collaborated in the Benton kitchen making chicken kapama for their husbands. Nan Chisholm Nan Chisholm is an art consultant and appraiser of 19th- and 20th-century paintings. After a long association with Sotheby’s, she founded her own business in 2003. She has appeared as a fine art appraiser...
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1950s Modern Photography

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Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

'Channel One Recording Studio Jamaica' Oversize Limited Edition C type
Located in London, GB
'Channel One Recording Studio Jamaica' by Alain Le Garsmeur Channel 1, Reggae recording studios, Kingston, Jamaica 1983. A gorgeously observed scen...
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1980s Modern Color Photography

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C Print

Chiesa di S. Marcello - Etching by Giuseppe Vasi - Late 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Chiesa di S. Marcello is a black and white etching of the Late 18th century realized by Giuseppe Vasi. Signed and titled on plate lower margin. Good conditions and aged margins wi...
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Late 18th Century Old Masters Figurative Prints

Materials

Etching

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