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Sing Sing Prison Art
Sing Sing Prison Art

Sing Sing Prison Art

Located in Jacksonville, FL

The work was created by an artist from the Sing Sing Correctional Facility, a maximum-security prison in Ossining, New York, as part of a rehabilitation program that fosters personal...

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Early 20th Century Antique Prison Art

Materials

Watercolor

19: Prison Ship

19: Prison Ship

Located in Columbia, MO

Edward William Cooke was born in Pentonville. His father, George Cooke, and uncle William Bernard Cooke were also well-known line engravers. Growing up in an environment of artists,...

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1820s Naturalistic Antique Prison Art

Materials

Etching

French Baroque painter - 18th century blue camaieu - Joseph in the Prison
French Baroque painter - 18th century blue camaieu - Joseph in the Prison

French Baroque painter - 18th century blue camaieu - Joseph in the Prison

Located in Varmo, IT

French painter (18th century) - Joseph in Prison. 84 x 105 cm. Oil on canvas, unframed (not signed). The painting depicts the biblical episode of Joseph imprisoned in Egypt (Genes...

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Mid-18th Century Rococo Antique Prison Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Petrus KREMER Belgian painter Flemish peinter Adriaen BROUWER in prison 19th
Petrus KREMER Belgian painter Flemish peinter Adriaen BROUWER in prison 19th

Petrus KREMER Belgian painter Flemish peinter Adriaen BROUWER in prison 19th

Located in PARIS, FR

Petrus KREMER Antwerp, 1801 - Antwerp, 1888 Oil on wood panel 72 x 56.5 cm (85 x 72 cm with frame) Not signed Old stamp on the verso Beautiful carved and gilded wooden frame of the ...

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Mid-19th Century Romantic Antique Prison Art

Materials

Oil

Francis I King of France Prisoned in Madrid - Lithograph - 1862

Francis I King of France Prisoned in Madrid - Lithograph - 1862

Located in Roma, IT

Francis I King of France prisoned in Madrid Visited by Charles V is a lithograph on paper realized in 1862. The artwork belongs to the Suite Uses and customs of all the peoples of t...

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1860s Modern Antique Prison Art

Materials

Paper, Lithograph

The Pope and the Prison - China Ink by Gabriele Galantara - 1910
The Pope and the Prison - China Ink by Gabriele Galantara - 1910

The Pope and the Prison - China Ink by Gabriele Galantara - 1910

By Gabriele Galantara

Located in Roma, IT

The prison is an original drawing in China ink and white lead on creamy cardboard realized by Gabriele Galantara (1865-1937). In good conditions. This artwotk presents on the back...

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1910s Modern Antique Prison Art

Materials

Ink

Large Antique English Trench Art Table Cannon
Large Antique English Trench Art Table Cannon

Large Antique English Trench Art Table Cannon

Located in Forney, TX

Yet no matter the point where it was made, whether right on the battlefield or in a hospital or in a prison, when trench art left conflict it gradually became this anonymously create...

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Early 20th Century European Folk Art Antique Prison Art

Materials

Brass, Bronze, Copper

Blaubart und Miss Ilsebill - Rare Book Illustrated by Johann Rabus- 1923
Blaubart und Miss Ilsebill - Rare Book Illustrated by Johann Rabus- 1923

Blaubart und Miss Ilsebill - Rare Book Illustrated by Johann Rabus- 1923

Located in Roma, IT

Rabus was deported and had to spend some time in the Vienna City Prison. After various art exhibitions organized by Hans Goltz in Munich and by Der Sturm in Berlin Rabus worked as a ...

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Early 20th Century Modern Antique Prison Art

Materials

Paper, Lithograph

Hide n seek Home Scene w Grandma Russian early 20th Century Oil Genre Painting
Hide n seek Home Scene w Grandma Russian early 20th Century Oil Genre Painting

Hide n seek Home Scene w Grandma Russian early 20th Century Oil Genre Painting

Located in Stockholm, SE

In 1924 Braz was arrested on false charges of buying paintings for export abroad, and espionage, and was then imprisoned for three years in Solovki prison camp, while his art collect...

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Early 20th Century Realist Antique Prison Art

Materials

Canvas, Wood, Cotton Canvas, Oil

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French Folk Art "Prison Art" Matchstick Inlaid Planter With A Star, circa 1930
French Folk Art "Prison Art" Matchstick Inlaid Planter With A Star, circa 1930

French Folk Art "Prison Art" Matchstick Inlaid Planter With A Star, circa 1930

Located in Antwerp, BE

Tole lined French planter covered with a geometric inlaid design completely made from used wood match sticks. This genre of Folk Art is referred to as "tramp" or "prison" art. As you...

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Early 20th Century French Antique Prison Art

Materials

Pine

19th Century French Straw Work Inlaid Folk Art Box
19th Century French Straw Work Inlaid Folk Art Box

19th Century French Straw Work Inlaid Folk Art Box

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H 3.15 in W 8.67 in D 8.67 in

19th Century French Straw Work Inlaid Folk Art Box

Located in Antwerp, BE

Straw work is most associated with the Folk Art genre call prison art. French prisoners of war could spend endless hours working with easily obtained materials such as match sticks a...

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Late 19th Century French Antique Prison Art

Materials

Straw

Collection of Vintage Prison Weapons and Shivs

Collection of Vintage Prison Weapons and Shivs

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H 9.25 in W 11.5 in D 2.5 in

Collection of Vintage Prison Weapons and Shivs

Located in Chicago, IL

Collection of vintage prison weapons and shivs.

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Early 20th Century American Folk Art Antique Prison Art

Materials

Metal

"Prison Hulk & Shipping off the Portsmouth Coast" Oil on Canvas, George Gregory
"Prison Hulk & Shipping off the Portsmouth Coast" Oil on Canvas, George Gregory

"Prison Hulk & Shipping off the Portsmouth Coast" Oil on Canvas, George Gregory

By George Gregory

Located in Moreton-In-Marsh, Gloucestershire

A number of his works can be found in galleries and museums including the Brighton & Hove Art Gallery, Isle of Wight Museum, Kirklees Museum and the Portsmouth Museum.

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19th Century English Victorian Antique Prison Art

Materials

Canvas

Tall Hand Carved Wood Tramp Art Keepsake Box with Lid on Stand
Tall Hand Carved Wood Tramp Art Keepsake Box with Lid on Stand

Tall Hand Carved Wood Tramp Art Keepsake Box with Lid on Stand

Located in Oklahoma City, OK

Often known as “prison art” the most widely acknowledged term for this lovely carved wood piece of Folk Art is know as “Tramp Art”.

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Late 19th Century American Folk Art Antique Prison Art

Materials

Wood

In The Prison
In The Prison

In The Prison

By Howard Pyle

Located in Fort Washington, PA

Approximate Date: 1897 Medium: Oil on Canvas Signature: Signed Lower Right and on Back Size: 25.00" x 18.00" May 1897 Century Magazine, Vol.54 Vol.5 Pg,33 Exhibitions: Allen...

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1890s Antique Prison Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Prison Cell Theater Stage Design
Prison Cell Theater Stage Design

Prison Cell Theater Stage Design

Located in Astoria, NY

20th Century French School, Prison Cell, Scene Mixed Media Collage, marked in pencil "Faust /1er acte" lower right, black frame. Image: 8.75" H x 11" W; frame: 11.5" H x 14.75" W x ...

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Early 20th Century Modern Antique Prison Art

Materials

Paper, Mixed Media, Pencil

Untitled (Prison Drawing)
Untitled (Prison Drawing)

Rudolf BauerUntitled (Prison Drawing)

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H 17.75 in W 20.75 in

Untitled (Prison Drawing)

By Rudolf Bauer

Located in Columbia, MO

Original drawing by Rudolf Bauer, signed 'B' lower recto. Rudolf Bauer was born in 1889 into a comfortable, but not well-to-do, family on the border between Germany and Poland, and ...

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Early 20th Century Abstract Geometric Antique Prison Art

Materials

Paper, Pencil

S. Agata in prison Visited by S. Pietro
S. Agata in prison Visited by S. Pietro

S. Agata in prison Visited by S. Pietro

Located in Milan, IT

Oil painting on canvas. The theme of the suggestive scene is the central moment in the life of St. Agatha, a young martyr patroness of Catania who, according to legend, converted to ...

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17th Century Other Art Style Antique Prison Art

Materials

Oil

"Beatrice Cenci in Prison Sketched by Guido Reni"
"Beatrice Cenci in Prison Sketched by Guido Reni"

"Beatrice Cenci in Prison Sketched by Guido Reni"

Located in Astoria, NY

After Achille Leonardi (Italian, 1800-1870), "Beatrice Cenci in Prison Sketched by Guido Reni", Oil on Panel, signed "Ceronetti - Carlo" lower right, giltwood frame. Image: 11.75" H ...

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Early 20th Century Italian School Antique Prison Art

Materials

Oil, Panel

Prosper BARBOT (1798 -1877) View of the Melun prison,  Oil painting
Prosper BARBOT (1798 -1877) View of the Melun prison,  Oil painting

Prosper BARBOT (1798 -1877) View of the Melun prison, Oil painting

By Prosper Barbot

Located in Paris, FR

Prosper BARBOT (Nantes, 1798 - Chambellay, 1877) View of the Melun prison Oil on paper mounted on canvas 20 cm x 30 cm Annotated on the back "Corot In a period frame (small loss ...

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1860s Romantic Antique Prison Art

Materials

Oil

Rectangular Carved Wood Tramp Art or Prison Art Hanging Photo Frame, 1800s
Rectangular Carved Wood Tramp Art or Prison Art Hanging Photo Frame, 1800s

Rectangular Carved Wood Tramp Art or Prison Art Hanging Photo Frame, 1800s

Located in Oklahoma City, OK

Tramp art is a woodworking style in which small pieces of wood, (primarily from discarded cigar boxes and shipping crates), are whittled, notched, and assembled into layers with geom...

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19th Century American Folk Art Antique Prison Art

Materials

Metal

Carved Coconut Shell Box from Nicaragua, 1904
Carved Coconut Shell Box from Nicaragua, 1904

Carved Coconut Shell Box from Nicaragua, 1904

Located in Point Richmond, CA

In Mexico, incised coconut shells are often prison art. Minor repair to crack at the lid.

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Early 1900s Nicaraguan Other Antique Prison Art

Materials

Coconut

Prisons and Arsenals, 1800
Prisons and Arsenals, 1800

Prisons and Arsenals, 1800, 1800

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H 24 in W 30 in D 0.1 in

Prisons and Arsenals, 1800

Located in Houston, TX

Antique copper engraving depicting prisons and arsenals for the Recueil des Edifices by Durand, circa 1800. Historically important comparative study of buildings using a single scale...

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Early 1800s Antique Prison Art

Materials

Engraving

European Wooden Carving Sculpture "Owl", Prison Carving, Folk Art, Tree Trunk
European Wooden Carving Sculpture "Owl", Prison Carving, Folk Art, Tree Trunk

European Wooden Carving Sculpture "Owl", Prison Carving, Folk Art, Tree Trunk

Located in Hamburg, DE

This type of primitive carving was mostly done by prisoners. The piece comes from Europe and dates from the early 20th century. It is a decorative piece and interesting for collectors.

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Early 20th Century European Folk Art Antique Prison Art

Materials

Birch

Collection of Late 19th-Early 20th Century Framed Prison Shivs
Collection of Late 19th-Early 20th Century Framed Prison Shivs

Collection of Late 19th-Early 20th Century Framed Prison Shivs

Located in Wainscott, NY

Shadow box framed 19th-20th century Prison Shivs Interesting decorative art/object.

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19th Century American Antique Prison Art

Materials

Metal

Folk Art Mexican Prison Shovel
Folk Art Mexican Prison Shovel

Folk Art Mexican Prison Shovel

Located in Treasure Island, CA

Handmade in a Mexican prison by artista #40 in Jalisco. A really unique item. Interesting construction details.

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Early 20th Century Mexican Antique Prison Art

Materials

Steel

1st Edition Etching from Piranesi's Imaginary Prisons Series - the Carceri
1st Edition Etching from Piranesi's Imaginary Prisons Series - the Carceri

1st Edition Etching from Piranesi's Imaginary Prisons Series - the Carceri

By Giovanni Battista Piranesi

Located in Lafayette, CA

Rare first edition etching from Piranesi's most famous series, the Carceri. Giovanni Battista Piranesi (1720 – 1778). The Well, Plate XIII of Invenzioni Capric di Carceri s. Etc...

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18th Century and Earlier Antique Prison Art

Materials

Etching

Untitled - St. Peter rescued from prison by an angel Acts 12.
Untitled - St. Peter rescued from prison by an angel Acts 12.

Untitled - St. Peter rescued from prison by an angel Acts 12.

By Cosimo Mogalli

Located in Zeeland, Noord-Brabant

Engraving on laid paper. State: First state of 2. Reference: LeBlanc 31. Made by Cosimo Mogalli after Francesco Albani. Cosimo Mogalli (Italian; 1667-1726) worked as an engraver ...

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Late 17th Century Antique Prison Art

Materials

Engraving

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Custom Made Modern English Arm Sofa in Performance Linen Velvet - 86"
Custom Made Modern English Arm Sofa in Performance Linen Velvet - 86"

Custom Made Modern English Arm Sofa in Performance Linen Velvet - 86"

By Bloom Home Inc

Located in Old Town Orange, CA

This beautiful english arm sofa has a modern twist, with its single bench cushion, and beautiful curved apron sides. It’s upholstered in a Linen Velvet Performance fabric. Shown in...

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21st Century and Contemporary American Antique Prison Art

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Linen, Velvet

Fine 1800's Italian Grand Tour Oil Painting Figures before Classical Buildings
Fine 1800's Italian Grand Tour Oil Painting Figures before Classical Buildings

Fine 1800's Italian Grand Tour Oil Painting Figures before Classical Buildings

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

The Arcadian View Italian School, circa 1800 Grand Tour subject oil on canvas, unframed canvas : 12 x 16 inches provenance: private collection, UK condition: very good and sound cond...

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Early 1800s Old Masters Antique Prison Art

Materials

Oil

Portrait of a Lady
Portrait of a Lady

Portrait of a Lady

By Alexandre-François Caminade

Located in Saint-Ouen, FR

Alexandre François CAMINADE (1789-1862) Portrait of a Lady Oil on wood signed low right Old frame gilded with leaves Wood size : 22 X 15 cm Frame size : 40 X 30 cm Alexandre-Françoi...

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1850s Academic Antique Prison Art

Materials

Oil

Embroidered Silk Folk Art Depicting Black Child, Red Riding Hood  18th Century
Embroidered Silk Folk Art Depicting Black Child, Red Riding Hood  18th Century

Embroidered Silk Folk Art Depicting Black Child, Red Riding Hood 18th Century

Located in Rochester, NY

18th century silk embroidered art work. Depicting children and fairy tales. It is very rare for works from this time period to depict a black child. It is even more rare to depict a ...

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18th Century Antique Prison Art

Materials

Fabric, Silk

View of one of the aisles of the apse of Saint-Germain-des-Prés, Paris, France
View of one of the aisles of the apse of Saint-Germain-des-Prés, Paris, France

View of one of the aisles of the apse of Saint-Germain-des-Prés, Paris, France

Located in Paris, IDF

Alexis Pierre MILON (Rouen, 1784 - After 1858) View of one of the aisles of the apse of Saint-Germain-des-Prés Oil on canvas Signed and dated lower left 50.5 x 34.5 cm 1838 Exhibi...

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Mid-19th Century French School Antique Prison Art

Materials

Oil

"Portrait of a Lady" - 19th-Century French Framed Antique Woman Oil Painting
"Portrait of a Lady" - 19th-Century French Framed Antique Woman Oil Painting

"Portrait of a Lady" - 19th-Century French Framed Antique Woman Oil Painting

Located in New Orleans, LA

A lovely portrait of a turn-of-the-century elegant woman, perhaps commissioned by a devoted husband (she has a ring on her right hand, which is more common as a wedding ring in north...

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Late 19th Century Victorian Antique Prison Art

Materials

Oil

Icy Waters with Birds, Naturalistic Oil Painting, Signed, 1918, Framed
Icy Waters with Birds, Naturalistic Oil Painting, Signed, 1918, Framed

Icy Waters with Birds, Naturalistic Oil Painting, Signed, 1918, Framed

Located in Stockholm, Stockholm

A female and male Goosander bird on ice floes. In the center, a small opening in ice covered waters. This painting, by Christian Berg (1893-1976) is quite interesting and unusual for...

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1910s Naturalistic Antique Prison Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Landscape Near Felday, Surrey
Landscape Near Felday, Surrey

Abraham Hulk the YoungerLandscape Near Felday, Surrey

$2,240Sale Price|20% Off

H 27 in W 22.75 in D 2.13 in

Landscape Near Felday, Surrey

By Abraham Hulk the Younger

Located in Hillsborough, NC

Dutch/English artist Abraham Hulk the Younger (1851-1922) is most known for landscapes of the British countryside. This work is one of a pair (the second work is also available by s...

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Late 19th Century Old Masters Antique Prison Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Taroudant
Taroudant

Taroudant

Located in New Orleans, LA

Signed, inscribed and dated "R. Pinatel / Taroudant / 1926" (lower right) Oil on panel A stunning ode to the Moroccan landscape, this oil on panel was composed by the French Orienta...

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Early 20th Century Impressionist Antique Prison Art

Materials

Oil, Panel

Beautiful 19th Century French Oil Painting on Panel Portrait Lady in Red
Beautiful 19th Century French Oil Painting on Panel Portrait Lady in Red

Beautiful 19th Century French Oil Painting on Panel Portrait Lady in Red

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

Portrait of a Lady in a Red Dress French artist, late 19th century oil on wooden panel, framed in an ornate antique gilt frame. framed: 16.5 x 13 inches board: 13 x 9.5 inches prove...

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Late 19th Century French School Antique Prison Art

Materials

Oil

18th Century French Portrait of Mysterious Man Oil on Canvas for restoration
18th Century French Portrait of Mysterious Man Oil on Canvas for restoration

18th Century French Portrait of Mysterious Man Oil on Canvas for restoration

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

Portrait of a Gentleman French School, 18th century oil on canvas, unframed canvas : 25 x 20 inches provenance: private collection, France condition: the painting is in sound conditi...

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18th Century Old Masters Antique Prison Art

Materials

Oil

Follower of Lancret (French Rococo master) - 18th century gallant figures
Follower of Lancret (French Rococo master) - 18th century gallant figures

Follower of Lancret (French Rococo master) - 18th century gallant figures

Located in Varmo, IT

Follower of Nicolas Lancret (Paris 1690 - Paris 1743) - Gallant scene in a landscape. 63.5 x 76 cm (without frame) - 91 x 102.5 cm (with frame). Oil on canvas, in carved and gilded...

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Mid-18th Century Rococo Antique Prison Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Fine 1700's Italian Old Master Ink & Wash Drawing Roman Allegorical Providenza
Fine 1700's Italian Old Master Ink & Wash Drawing Roman Allegorical Providenza

Fine 1700's Italian Old Master Ink & Wash Drawing Roman Allegorical Providenza

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

'Providenza' Italian School, 18th century ink and wash drawing on paper, framed within a light oak wood frame (behind glass) image size: 10.5 x 7 inches overall framed: 17 x 13 inche...

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18th Century Old Masters Antique Prison Art

Materials

Ink, Watercolor, Archival Paper

Portrait of a Nobleman, French School 17th Century
Portrait of a Nobleman, French School 17th Century

Portrait of a Nobleman, French School 17th Century

$5,600Sale Price|20% Off

H 25.99 in W 22.84 in

Portrait of a Nobleman, French School 17th Century

Located in New York, NY

French portrait of a nobleman, 17th Century, great condition. With a beautiful carved wooden frame.

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17th Century Baroque Antique Prison Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"Ranunculus II" Large Acrylic, Oil Pastels, Pencils Blush Rose Abstract 84"x60"
"Ranunculus II" Large Acrylic, Oil Pastels, Pencils Blush Rose Abstract 84"x60"

"Ranunculus II" Large Acrylic, Oil Pastels, Pencils Blush Rose Abstract 84"x60"

By Karina Gentinetta

Located in New York, NY

"Ranunculus II", 2024, 84" H x 60" W. Large-scale abstract painting in hues of blush crimson consisting of acrylic, pencils, and oil pastels on canvas by Argentine-born artist Karina...

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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Antique Prison Art

Materials

Oil Pastel, Acrylic, Carbon Pencil, Color Pencil

Fine 1700's Italian Old Master Ink & Wash Drawing Roman Allegorical Magnaminita
Fine 1700's Italian Old Master Ink & Wash Drawing Roman Allegorical Magnaminita

Fine 1700's Italian Old Master Ink & Wash Drawing Roman Allegorical Magnaminita

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

'Mgnaminia' Italian School, 18th century ink and wash drawing on paper, framed within a light oak wood frame (behind glass) image size: 10.5 x 7 inches overall framed: 17 x 13 inches...

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18th Century Old Masters Antique Prison Art

Materials

Ink, Watercolor, Archival Paper

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