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Angel Botello Abstract Oil Painting on Board, Latin Artist
By Angel Botello
Located in Miami, FL
Angel Botello Abstract Oil Painting on Board, Latin Artist
Offered for sale is an oil painting on
Category
Mid-20th Century Puerto Rican Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Giltwood, Wood, Paint
Large Abstract Biomorphic Spanish Bold Modern Oil Painting Angel Ponce de Leon
Located in Surfside, FL
Abstracto Rojo (Red Abstract)
Hand signed and dated 1966
Angel Ponce de León (Spanish-French
Category
1960s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Angel Ricardo Ricardo Rios, Untitled, 2017, oil on canvas, 53x96 in.
By Ángel Ricardo Ricardo Ríos
Located in Miami, FL
Angel Ricardo Ricardo Rios (Cuban, 1965)
Untitled, 2017
Oil on canvas
53 x 96 in. (137 x 246 cm
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Cotton Canvas, Oil Pastel, Oil Crayon, Canvas
oil painting in a wooden frame "Angel" Natalie Shiporina
Located in Sempach, LU
to buy a painting with excellent decoration and hang it right away. The image of an Angel is always
Category
2010s Folk Art Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
H 7.88 in W 7.88 in D 0.52 in
ANGELIC, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
By Tatiana Iliina
Located in Yardley, PA
“To love for the sake of being loved is human, but to love for the sake of loving is angelic
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Angel in the window.
Located in Aberdeen Dyce, GB
An Angel appeared in the window after the rain. As a messenger of light.
Category
1990s Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
H 24.02 in W 17.33 in D 1.19 in
"Conversando", 19th Century Oil on Canvas by Artsit Ángel María Cortellini
Located in Madrid, ES
ÁNGEL MARÍA CORTELLINI
Spanish, 1819 - 1887
CONVERSANDO
signed "Cortellini" (lower right)
oil on
Category
19th Century Romantic Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Waterfall in green. Garden landscape. Modern acrylic figurative painting.
Located in Segovia, ES
Waterfall in green). Garden landscape. Figurative painting.
Modern Acrylic and mixed media on panel
Category
2010s Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media, Acrylic, Panel
H 48.04 in W 23.63 in D 1.38 in
Angel in the City
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
Mixed Media house paint on panel
48.50 x 17 in
Category
1990s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Fabric, Mixed Media, House Paint
Angelic caress (Abstract painting)
By Carolina Alotus
Located in London, GB
Angelic caress (Abstract painting)
Acrylics/mixed media on canvas - Unframed.
This work is
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Angelic caress (Abstract painting)
By Carolina Alotus
Located in London, GB
Angelic caress (Abstract painting)
Acrylics/mixed media on canvas - Unframed.
This work is
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Angelic caress (Abstract painting)
By Carolina Alotus
Located in London, GB
Angelic caress (Abstract painting)
Acrylics/mixed media on canvas - Unframed.
This work is
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
"Ofreciendo una copa", 19th Century Oil on Canvas by Ángel María Cortellini
Located in Madrid, ES
ÁNGEL MARÍA CORTELLINI
Spanish, 1819 - 1887
OFRECIENDO UNA COPA
oil on canvas
13-1/4 x 11 inches
Category
19th Century Romantic Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
angel 2, Painting, Oil on Canvas
By Christine Cousineau
Located in Yardley, PA
This painting is one of a series of paintings of cemetery stone angels - reimagined. The cemetery
Category
2010s Realist Paintings
Materials
Oil
Angel #4, Painting, Oil on Canvas
By Christine Cousineau
Located in Yardley, PA
This painting is of an Angel removed from its original setting and reimagined. Angels represent
Category
2010s Impressionist Paintings
Materials
Oil
Mendocino Angel Trumpets, Painting, Oil on Canvas
By Sheila Tajima
Located in Yardley, PA
Mendocino’s Angel trumpet flowers are beautiful in the Spring. I wanted to enjoy them for the
Category
2010s Impressionist Paintings
Materials
Oil
The Last Angel, Painting, Oil on Glass
Located in Yardley, PA
painting language. :: Painting :: Realism :: This piece comes with an official certificate of authenticity
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Paintings
Materials
Oil
Angelica Angel Oil Painting on Canvas Italian Classic In Stock
By Giovanni Tommasi Ferroni
Located in Utrecht, NL
Angelica Angel Oil Painting on Canvas Italian Classic In Stock
Giovanni Tommasi Ferroni (1967
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Free Shipping
H 7.88 in W 11.82 in
"Angel Of Hope" Contemporary Figurative Painting
By Therese James
Located in Brecon, Powys
The angel motif is a recurring image in Therese’s paintings. This is a particularly lovely work
Category
2010s Outsider Art Figurative Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
SNOW ANGEL, Painting, Oil on Canvas
By Bill Stone
Located in Yardley, PA
The snow angel melts in the sun. :: Painting :: Abstract :: This piece comes with an official
Category
Early 2000s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Angels In The City I
By Malgosia Kiernozycka
Located in Delray Beach, FL
Angels In The City I 2024
Artist signed lower right corner gallery wrap.
Malgosia Kiernozycka was
Category
2010s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Angels In The City II
By Malgosia Kiernozycka
Located in Delray Beach, FL
Angels In The City I 2024
Artist signed lower right corner gallery wrap.
Malgosia Kiernozycka was
Category
2010s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Vanishing Reality. Contemporary abstract impressionist painting.
Located in Segovia, ES
Vanishing reality. Abstract Impressionist painting.
Contemporary Acrylic on canvas . 90 x 90 x 3
Category
2010s Abstract Impressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Canvas
H 35.44 in W 35.44 in D 1.19 in
Angel, Original Framed Signed Contemporary Abstract Painting in Blue and White
By Novi Lim
Located in Boston, MA
Angel, Original Framed Contemporary Abstract Painting, 2022
24" x 48" x 1" (HxWxD) Acrylic on
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
'Dreaming', Large Abstract Monochromatic Nude Angel Painting
By Nguyen Quang Huy
Located in Rye, NY
‘Dreaming’ is a large abstract expressionist oil on canvas painting created by Vietnamese artist
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Angel of Manhattan". Contemporary Figurative Oil Painting
By Sax Berlin
Located in Brecon, Powys
A large, monochrome painting that maximises Berlin's skill. In this piece, which appears
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Acrylic
Dreamy Angel, Painting, Oil on Wood Panel
Located in Yardley, PA
Your Angels are with you, make your wish and let them hold your dreams in their loving arms
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Large Mythological Classical Oil Painting Winged Angels with Naked Figure in Sky
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Winged Angels
European artist, late 20th century
(possibly a copy after an earlier painting)
oil on
Category
20th Century Baroque Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
No Reserve
H 24 in W 36 in
Angel's language
By Evelyne Ballestra
Located in Miami, FL
Angel's language is a painting made by Evelyne Ballestra, a French contemporary artist. In this
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Who Are These Angels CXLIV, Oil Painting
By Naoko Paluszak
Located in San Francisco, CA
that describe this painting: angel, sky, clouds, dress, woman, people, fashion, surrealism, figure
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Who Are These Angels CXLV, Oil Painting
By Naoko Paluszak
Located in San Francisco, CA
the viewer, and within herself.Words that describe this painting: angel, dress, woman
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Who Are These Angels CVI, Oil Painting
By Naoko Paluszak
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist CommentsThis is "Who Are These Angels CVI," an original oil painting on gallery
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Angelic Energy - Abstract Painting by Les Taylor
Located in Carmel, CA
Painting , Modern Art, Contemporary Art, Colorful Painting, Mixed Media
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Who Are These Angels CIII, Oil Painting
By Naoko Paluszak
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist CommentsThis is "Who Are These Angels "CIII", an original oil painting on Gallery
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Who Are These Angels CXXXII, Oil Painting
By Naoko Paluszak
Located in San Francisco, CA
describe this painting: figurative, woman, dress, fashion, fantasy, angel, sky, clouds, people, fashion
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Angel, Original Painting, One of a Kind
By Aibek Begalin
Located in Granada Hills, CA
paper
YEAR: 2020
STYLE: Modern
SUBJECT: ANGEL
SIZE: 11,5" x 8,5" x 0,1" inch
Unframed
ANGEL
Aibek
Category
2010s Surrealist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Paper, Ink
Who Are These Angels LXIII, Oil Painting
By Naoko Paluszak
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist CommentsThis piece is number 53 from my "Who Are These Angels" series. The painting
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Saint & Angel
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
Mixed Media
62 x 48 in
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Freedom Angel
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
Mixed Media
24 x 48 in
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media
Angel Of Liberty. Contemporary Neo Expressionist Painting
By Sax Berlin
Located in Brecon, Powys
Angel Of Liberty from Sax Berlin's "Sharp Edge 21st Century Neo Expressionist New York City Style
Category
2010s Street Art Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Jonah Kinigstein (American, b. 1923) "Angels in the Light" Painting.
Located in Philadelphia, PA
- Angels in the light, yellow large religious scene
- Oil on canvas, signed lower right
- Framed
Category
Early 20th Century Paintings
Materials
Canvas
Marsh oil on canvas painting spanish seascape
By Angel Bertran Montserrat
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Angel Bertran Montserrat (1928-1994) - Marsh - Oil on canvas
Oil measures 46x55 cm.
Frameless
Category
1990s Post-Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Angel
By David Gamble
Located in Chicago, IL
ANGEL
2004
Oil on Canvas
43" x 55"
"An Angel brings a message of hope, of a greater power of good
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
The Angel oil on canvas painting surrealist
By Ramon Llovet Miserol
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Ramón Llovet (1917-1987) - Angel - Oil on canvas
Canvas measures 92x73 cm.
Frame measures 94x75
Category
1980s Surrealist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
No Reserve
H 36.23 in W 28.75 in
Angel Shades - contemporary colourful watercolour painting paper
Located in London, GB
After meeting at art college in 1986 Stephen and Lorna nurtured a friendship, their individual careers and respective family lives. By chance, 30 years later, they united joyfully ha...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Paper, Ink, Watercolor
H 23.23 in W 20.87 in D 1.19 in
Angel Of Peace: Contemporary Mixed Media Figurative Painting
By Sax Berlin
Located in Brecon, Powys
world. In a painting that is archetypical of Sax Berlin Angel of Peace is a reflection of how our world
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Marble, Gold Leaf
Street Angel. ( Subway Series ) Contemporary Neo Expressionist Painting
By Sax Berlin
Located in Brecon, Powys
from the threatening chaos. For over 40 years the Street Angels stood watch in the dank subway tunnels
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Acrylic, Canvas
Angel
By Hrair Diarbekirian
Located in La Canada Flintridge, CA
This painting is done in a very symbolic and unique style with bold brushstrokes by the artist. It
Category
2010s Figurative Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media, Watercolor
Big Little Angel Of SoHo. Contemporary Figurative Painting
By Sax Berlin
Located in Brecon, Powys
in the dynamic & vibrant series of Guradian Angels that he's created to protect the areas that he
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Angel by Guillaume Chansarel - Urban landscape painting, Paris
By Guillaume Chansarel (Guiyome)
Located in Paris, FR
Angel is a unique painting by contemporary artist Guillaume Chansarel. The painting is made with
Category
2010s Contemporary Landscape Paintings
Materials
Ink, Canvas, Acrylic, Magazine Paper
Exuberance. Green and leafy landscape. Modern acrylic figurative painting.
Located in Segovia, ES
cm.
Author: Spanish artist Ángel Luis Úbeda.
Exuberance is a work full of sensuality and strength
Category
2010s Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media, Acrylic, Panel
H 32.29 in W 23.63 in D 1.38 in
ANGEL
By Peter Max
Located in Aventura, FL
Original painting on canvas. Hand signed on front by the artist. Studio stamp on verso. Custom
Category
1970s Pop Art Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
"Shoes Shoes II" Surrealist Contemporary Abstract Painting
By Miguel Angel Avila
Located in Houston, TX
Surrealist contemporary painting of a building face with different shoes hovering across the
Category
2010s Contemporary Landscape Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
H 48 in W 36 in D 0.5 in
Angel
Located in ATLANTA, GA
Georgian artist Merab Gagiladze was born in Tbilisi.
In 1987 he began his formal art education at the Tbilisi College of Art, School of Ceramics.
In 1990 he continued his studies at ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Spanish coast oil on canvas painting landscape seascape Spain
By Angel Bertran Montserrat
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Angel Bertran Montserrat (1928-1994) - Spanish coast - Oil on canvas
Oil measures 46x55 cm
Category
1990s Post-Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
No Reserve
H 18.12 in W 21.66 in
Angel, Abstract, Original oil Painting, Ready to Hang
Located in Granada Hills, CA
Artist: Vahagn Ghaltaghchyan
Work: Original oil painting, handmade artwork, one of a kind
Medium
Category
2010s Impressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
No Reserve
H 24 in W 18 in D 0.8 in
"Angel in the Square, " Art Deco Painting in Blue, Green & Pink, Paris, 1939
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Mysterious and dignified, yet full of life and color, this 1939-vintage painting by Emile Deschler
Category
Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Paintings
Materials
Paint
H 16.75 in W 21.75 in D 0.5 in
Leisure port, sports port oil on canvas painting spanish seascape
By Angel Bertran Montserrat
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Angel Bertran Montserrat (1928-1994) - Seascape - Oil on canvas
Oil measures 46x55 cm.
Frameless
Category
1980s Post-Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
"The Horse's Kiss", Faun Angels Blue Acrylic Painting
By Béatrice Bescond
Located in Clermont-Ferrand, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
fragments: a faun, angels, a horse...
A peaceful encounter of an angel and Pegasus in the Olympian clouds
Category
Early 2000s Other Art Style Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
H 28.75 in W 23.63 in D 1.19 in
Angel, Figurative, Original oil Painting, Ready to Hang
Located in Granada Hills, CA
Artist: Alexander Litvinov
Work: Original oil painting, handmade artwork, one of a kind
Medium
Category
2010s Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Cardboard
No Reserve
H 14 in W 8 in D 0.8 in
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