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Still Life with Knife
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork "Still Life with Knife" c.1980 is a watercolor on heavy watercolor paper by California
Category
Late 20th Century American Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
tales, abstract geometric still life, books, library, oil on canvas, modern
By SOPHIE DUMONT
Located in LANGRUNE-SUR-MER, FR
combining knife and brush. The palette here is warm with these different tones of ocher which will be
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
H 31.5 in W 31.5 in D 0.79 in
the ochers, abstract geometric still life, books, library, oil on canvas, modern
By SOPHIE DUMONT
Located in LANGRUNE-SUR-MER, FR
combining knife and brush. The palette here is warm with these different tones of red and yellow ochers
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
H 23.63 in W 23.63 in D 0.79 in
Madonna, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
By Iryna Kastsova
Located in Yardley, PA
to the Guinness Book of Records. Written in a modern style with brushes and a palette knife. Pop Art
Category
2010s Pop Art Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Les ombres du savoir , abstract, gray, oil, books, expressionism, geometric
By SOPHIE DUMONT
Located in LANGRUNE-SUR-MER, FR
books are meticulously arranged. Executed in oil on canvas with a palette knife, this painting exhibits
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Geometric Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
H 25.6 in W 21.26 in D 0.79 in
sans un mot, oil on canvas, white abstract , monochrome, minimalism, library
By SOPHIE DUMONT
Located in LANGRUNE-SUR-MER, FR
knife with a multitude of layers bringing a beautiful texture and relief to the books.
Let the
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
H 21.26 in W 25.6 in D 0.79 in
Dream - Painting by Juan Rodrigo Piedrahita Escobar - 2022
Located in Roma, IT
Oil on Canvas Applied with a palette knife, brush, and touches of color-based veils. With this
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
H 19.69 in W 27.56 in D 0.04 in
The Alamo - Painting by Juan Rodrigo Piedrahita Escobar - 2023
Located in Roma, IT
Acrylic on Canvas Applied with a palette knife, brush, and touches of color-based veils. With this
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
H 19.69 in W 27.56 in D 0.04 in
ondes litteraires, oil, library, colors, textured, impasto, modern, minimalism
By SOPHIE DUMONT
Located in LANGRUNE-SUR-MER, FR
knife, where the book becomes less of a daily object and more of a profound evocation of culture. The
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Geometric Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
H 31.5 in W 31.5 in D 0.79 in
grimoires, abstract, oil and fabric on canvas, minimalism, expressionism
By SOPHIE DUMONT
Located in LANGRUNE-SUR-MER, FR
design put into perspective by color and texture.
abstract oil and knife canvas with added fabric.
The
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
H 11.82 in W 11.82 in D 0.4 in
Archives, colors books in library, abstract, expressionism, oil on canvas, green
By SOPHIE DUMONT
Located in LANGRUNE-SUR-MER, FR
Sophie Dumont is a French artist whose work has been exhibited internationally.
His book series
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Geometric Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
H 31.89 in W 25.6 in D 0.79 in
Serenite livresque, books, colors, impasto, expressionism, minimalism, oil
By SOPHIE DUMONT
Located in LANGRUNE-SUR-MER, FR
representation of each book, encouraging viewers to explore details and adding complexity to the artwork. The
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Geometric Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
H 23.63 in W 23.63 in D 0.79 in
Lena
Located in Sempach, LU
and palette knife on canvas, acrylic and oil,
using also silver and gold leaf is the message of
Category
2010s Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Henrietta Milan, "Poppy #44", Red Floral Green Garden Landscape Oil Painting
Located in Saratoga Springs, NY
palette knife to develop a technique that is self-taught and intuitive.
Born and raised in Chicago
Category
2010s Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
les livres, colorful abstract, oil on canvas, libraries series, expressionism
By SOPHIE DUMONT
Located in LANGRUNE-SUR-MER, FR
20th century, the book invites us to dive into the imagination. The artist takes advantage of this by
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Geometric Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
H 10.63 in W 13.78 in D 0.79 in
Tecke, abstract, minimalism, library series, oil on canvas, textured, books, red
By SOPHIE DUMONT
Located in LANGRUNE-SUR-MER, FR
abstraction of books in a library in red ocher tones
the book appears more as the evocation of a
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Geometric Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
H 39.38 in W 39.38 in D 0.79 in
Henrietta Milan "Blue and White Porcelain", 12x12 Floral Still Life Oil Painting
Located in Saratoga Springs, NY
by nature’s palette and movement, Milan has mastered the difficult nuances of the palette knife to
Category
2010s Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Henrietta Milan, "Lily #137", 16x20 Purple Green Pink Lilypad Painting
Located in Saratoga Springs, NY
nature’s palette and movement, Milan has mastered the difficult nuances of the palette knife to develop a
Category
2010s Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Henrietta Milan, "Sophie's Domain", 36x36 Pink Potted Flower Oil Painting
Located in Saratoga Springs, NY
the difficult nuances of the palette knife to develop a technique that is self-taught and intuitive
Category
2010s Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
In Love - original abstract figurative water painting - contemporary art
Located in London, Chelsea
"Reading a Book" by Irina Yermolova is an enchanting depiction of freedom and serenity, embodied by
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
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H 39.38 in W 31.5 in D 1.19 in
Henrietta Milan, "Lily #142" 16x20 Purple Green Pink Lilypad Floral Oil Painting
Located in Saratoga Springs, NY
has mastered the difficult nuances of the palette knife to develop a technique that is self-taught and
Category
2010s Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Kachemak Bay, Alaskan Landscape by R.W. "Toby" Tyler
Located in Larchmont, NY
Tyler was called "Toby" after the book character. He had painted since the 1950s and his focus was
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Landscape Paintings
Materials
Board, Mixed Media, Acrylic
H 10.625 in W 24.75 in D 0.75 in
Reading - original abstract figurative female form painting - contemporary art
Located in London, Chelsea
"Reading a Book" by Irina Yermolova captures the essence of pondering and wonderment through the
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Iryna YermolovaReading - original abstract figurative female form painting - contemporary art , 2024
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H 47.25 in W 70.87 in D 1.19 in
Mid Century Modern Impasto Oil Painting - Venice St. Mark's Basilica at Sunset
Located in Soquel, CA
reflecting off St. Marks Basilica's dome and surrounding buildings. The use of the palette knife imbues an
Category
1950s Modern Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil, Linen, Stretcher Bars
Post Impressionist Inspired Modern Blue & Green Abstract Village Landscape Scene
Located in Houston, TX
heavy palette knife. His style is impressionism.
His works are covered in the book “Art & Kitsch” (1986
Category
Late 20th Century Abstract Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
H 19.88 in W 24 in D 2 in
Chinese Contemporary Art by Jia Yuan-Hua - Xitang Water Town
By Jia Yuan-Hua
Located in Paris, IDF
I knew the water town from the book, in middle school. It was described as a beautiful and quite
Category
2010s Contemporary Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
H 31.5 in W 39.38 in D 1.58 in
Jim Dine Basil in Black Leather Suit from "The Picture of Dorian Gray" fashion
By Jim Dine
Located in New York, NY
translucent orange-red ink emerges from the man's back, a reference to Basil's death by knife wound at the
Category
1960s Pop Art Figurative Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Yesterday's Promise, Abstract Painting
By Patricia Oblack
Located in San Francisco, CA
using her palette knife, allowing the paint to split without destroying the integrity of one another
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Triptych "THE BEAUTY OF SUNSET". Оil impasto painting / Impressionism / Sea, Sun
Located in Sempach, LU
.
. Signed back.
The work was created in the impressionism style with a palette knife on high- quality
Category
2010s Abstract Impressionist Interior Paintings
Materials
Oil
Vik Schroeder Triptych "THE BEAUTY OF SUNSET". Оil impasto painting / Impressionism / Sea, Sun, 2017
H 39.38 in W 59.06 in D 0.79 in
"Sid Vicious Arrest" framed photo by Allan Tannenbaum from Hard Rock Hotel
By Allan Tannenbaum
Located in Boca Raton, FL
K-11 folding knife with a five-inch blade and a black jaguar carved into the handle. The couple had
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Old Man #1, Oil Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist CommentsInspired by the 1903 book "Sundial Mottoes," artist Matson Ambroise
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Gaeaf, Cymru (Winter, Wales). Early 21st Century Welsh Landscape Oil Painting.
By Gareth Parry
Located in Sutton Poyntz, Dorset
also worked as a labourer to make ends meet. From 1973-78 he worked mainly as a book illustrator.
For
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Santa Monica Palm Trees - Stranger than Paradise
By Stefanie Schneider
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
-six Gasoline Stations” but “29 Palms, CA”! Forty-two years after Ed Ruscha’s legendary book, there is
Category
2010s Contemporary Color Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, C Print, Polaroid
Point Cabrillo Light Station, Mendocino
Located in San Francisco, CA
Calendar, oil painting - 1988
Book cover painting:"Mendocino From The Beginning", Mendocino,CA, 1992
Knife
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
Frosty the Snow Man
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork titled "Frosty the Snow Man" c.1960 is a palette knife oil painting on canvas by noted
Category
Late 20th Century American Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
Walk in the Park
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork titled "Walk in the Park" 1965 is a palette knife oil painting on canvas by noted
Category
Late 20th Century American Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
Landscape with Fishermen
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork "Landscape with Fishermen" c.1970 is a palette knife oil painting on canvas by noted
Category
Late 20th Century American Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
2001. paper, watercolor, 103x73 cm
Located in Riga, LV
the expressiveness of her work by using large brush or even palette knife for color application.
In
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Post-Modern Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Homage to the Square (Hommage au Carre) (Bauhaus, Geometric Abstraction)
By (after) Josef Albers
Located in Kansas City, MO
Color Book,Color Variants,Structural Constellations,Art of Seeing,Color Field Painting,Josef Albers
Category
1970s Bauhaus Prints and Multiples
Materials
Screen
H 12.8 in W 12.8 in D 0.6 in
Homage to the Square (Hommage au Carre) (Bauhaus, Geometric Abstraction)
By (after) Josef Albers
Located in Kansas City, MO
Color Book,Color Variants,Structural Constellations,Art of Seeing,Color Field Painting,Josef Albers
Category
1970s Bauhaus Prints and Multiples
Materials
Screen
H 12.8 in W 12.8 in D 0.6 in
Homage to the Square (Hommage au Carre) (Bauhaus, Geometric Abstraction)
By (after) Josef Albers
Located in Kansas City, MO
Color Book,Color Variants,Structural Constellations,Art of Seeing,Color Field Painting,Josef Albers
Category
1970s Bauhaus Prints and Multiples
Materials
Screen
H 12.8 in W 12.8 in D 0.6 in
I Couldn't Be More Sure
By Patricia Oblack
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments I use my emotions and palette knife to guide me when creating a work of
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Boxing on the Block All Night, Abstract Painting
By Patricia Oblack
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist CommentsLines from my palette knife, striking over and into submerged colors, lots of
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Natural Order, Abstract Painting
By Patricia Oblack
Located in San Francisco, CA
created order by balancing the light and dark drawn together with strings from the edge of her knife
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Abstract - Scottish 1950's Abstract art oil painting
By Alexander McNeish
Located in London, GB
with a knife in places and scraped away in others. A really strong, confident Scottish Abstract and an
Category
1950s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
H 25 in W 35 in D 2 in
"RUINAS EN EL OESTE DE TEXAS" RUINS IN WEST TEXAS
By Dalhart Windberg
Located in San Antonio, TX
by Palette Knife
Dated 1969
"Ruinas en el oeste de Texas" Ruins in West Texas
Biography
Dalhart
Category
1960s American Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
Threads. Paper, watercolor, 100x72 cm
Located in Riga, LV
the expressiveness of her work by using large brush or even palette knife for color application.
In
Category
1970s Post-Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Folk girl. Paper, watercolor, 110x76 cm
Located in Riga, LV
the expressiveness of her work by using large brush or even palette knife for color application.
In
Category
1970s Post-Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
10' Changes Everything, Abstract Painting
By Patricia Oblack
Located in San Francisco, CA
intentional, just the magic of the knife. A plus perhaps."About the ArtistAs a child in the
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Setting Pots.Welsh Seascape Coastal Marine. Offshore Sea Fishing Lobster & Crab
By Gareth Parry
Located in Sutton Poyntz, Dorset
1973-78 he worked mainly as a book illustrator.
For over a decade he only painted ‘en plein air
Category
2010s Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
H 30.52 in W 30.52 in D 1.58 in
Impulsive Directions, Abstract Painting
By Patricia Oblack
Located in San Francisco, CA
glimpse into her mind and heart. "I spilled the paint across the board to strike with the knife - without
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Mixed Media
Materials
Mixed Media
Because I Can, Abstract Painting
By Patricia Oblack
Located in San Francisco, CA
never letting go of strength. Working with her favorite tool, the palette knife, she layered and blended
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Return Engagement - Stone City Series
By Patricia Oblack
Located in San Francisco, CA
Book. The exercise led to a love of art, and in 1962 she begged her mother to purchase lessons from Art
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Mixed Media
Materials
Mixed Media
City 9. 1964, monotype, 44.5x64.5 cm
Located in Riga, LV
acquainted with technique, what used J. Soikans – Japanese palette knife and printing colors (book “Abstract
Category
1960s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Monotype
City 13. 1966, paper, monotype, varnish, 47x77 cm
Located in Riga, LV
acquainted with technique, what used J. Soikans – Japanese palette knife and printing colors (book “Abstract
Category
1960s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Varnish, Paper, Monotype
City 7. 1964, paper, monotype, 44x63 cm
Located in Riga, LV
, what used J. Soikans – Japanese palette knife and printing colors (book “Abstract expressionism”, 1964
Category
1960s Abstract Abstract Prints
Materials
Paper, Monotype
City 14. 1964, paper, monotype, 47x62 cm
Located in Riga, LV
, what used J. Soikans – Japanese palette knife and printing colors (book “Abstract expressionism”, 1964
Category
1960s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Monotype
The case will remain unsolved. Veneer, acrylic, 50x50 cm
Located in Riga, LV
has raised the expressiveness of her work by using large brush or even palette knife for color
Category
2010s Post-Modern Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
H 19.69 in W 19.69 in D 0.4 in
Lights Above the Hills of Black Kite
By Patricia Oblack
Located in San Francisco, CA
television and learned to draw with Jon Gnagy’s New Television Art Instruction Book. The exercise led to a
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Happy Being Blue
By Patricia Oblack
Located in San Francisco, CA
New Television Art Instruction Book. The exercise led to a love of art, and in 1962 she begged her
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
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