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Magnificent Bronze Peyre Lily Lamp Bronze Depicting 3 Boys at Play
Located in New York, NY
The Following Item is An Outstanding Three Light Lamp Sculpture Sculpture Depicting Three Boys at
Category

20th Century Unknown Table Lamps

Materials

Bronze

Pair of Japanese Edo Period Six-Panel Screen, "100 Boys at Play"
Located in Austin, TX
Hundred Boys at Play" motif, featuring a multitude of boys in various pursuits in an elegant Chinese style
Category

Antique Early 19th Century Japanese Edo Paintings and Screens

Materials

Gold Leaf

Chinese Famille Rose Jar with Boys at Play, C. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
round jar is decorated in the famille rose style with a lively scene of young boys playing in a
Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Ceramics

Materials

Porcelain

Pair of Rosso Antico Candlesticks, Wedgwood, circa 1820
By Wedgwood
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
A rare pair of bell shaped candlesticks in rosso antico, with black decoration of ‘Boys at Play’.
Category

Antique Early 19th Century English Neoclassical Pottery

Materials

Stoneware

Chinese Export Lacquered Six Panel Coromandel Landscape Screen
Located in Rio Vista, CA
other. The pavilion scene features a fertility style depiction of young boys at play amid a plush garden
Category

20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Paintings and Screens

Materials

Brass

Steve McCurry 'Boys Play with Hoops'
By Steve McCurry
Located in New York, NY
Boys Play with Hoops 2019 C-Prints printed on FujiFlex Crystal Archive Super Gloss Paper 60 x 40
Category

2010s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

C Print

Japanese Imari Ten Sided Dish, Edo / Meiji Period, mid 19th century, Japan
Located in Austin, TX
inspired scene to the interior with a Taoist sage watching over two boys at play within an idyllic fenced
Category

Antique 1860s Japanese Meiji Ceramics

Materials

Enamel

Antique Chinese 17c Kosometsuke Tianqi/Chongzhen Dish Porcelain Playing Boys
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
. Boys playing For similar examples of this listing see: S. Marchant & Son (2008). Ming Porcelain
Category

Antique 17th Century Chinese Ming Ceramics

Materials

Porcelain

Tiffany & Co. Sterling Silver Child Bowl & Underplate with Boys Playing Sports
By Tiffany & Co.
Located in New York, NY
Tiffany & Co. sterling silver child bowl and underplate, showcasing boys playing various sports
Category

Vintage 1940s American Art Deco Sterling Silver

Materials

Silver, Sterling Silver

Japanese Miniature Satsuma Vase Yabu Meizan Meiji
By Yabu Meizan
Located in Atlanta, GA
with the golden seal of Yabu Meizan. Boys at play is one of the beloved subject matters in the work of
Category

Antique Early 1900s Japanese Meiji Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic

Large Oil on Canvas "Beggar Boys Playing Dice" After Bartolomé Esteban Murrillo
By Bartolomé Esteban Murillo
Located in Los Angeles, CA
) "Beggar Boys Playing Dice" (The original work by Murillo was painted in 1675). The impressive artwork
Category

Antique Late 19th Century German Baroque Paintings

Materials

Gesso, Canvas, Wood

Beluga Boys
By Keira Norton
Located in Kansas City, MO
Title : Beluga Boys Materials : Stoneware, Glaze Date : 2017 Dimensions : 11"x 7"x 6" and 6"x 7"x
Category

2010s Contemporary Nude Sculptures

Materials

Stoneware, Glaze

Beluga Boys
Beluga Boys
H 17 in W 18 in D 14 in
Chinese Enameled Ginger Jar with Children at Play, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
lively scene of young children playing in a courtyard garden. Under an overarching bamboo tree and
Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Jars

Materials

Enamel

"Ragazzo for Boys, Boys, Pride", Watercolor figurative Triptych.
By Celso José Castro Daza
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Ragazzo for Boys, Boys, Pride Watercolor, pencil and black ink on archival paper by Celso Castro
Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Archival Paper, Watercolor, Pencil

Three Young Boys
By Spencer Douglass Crockwell
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Three young boys talking. One of the boys is playing with a military jacket on the chair
Category

20th Century Other Art Style Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

Renée's Dream - The Boys (Days of Heaven) - Landscape, Horse, Boys
By Stefanie Schneider
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Renée's Dream - The Boys (Days of Heaven). Part of the 29 Palms, CA project. - 2006 40x48cm
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Photography

Materials

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

Renée's Dream - The Boys (Days of Heaven) - Landscape, Horse, Boys
By Stefanie Schneider
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Renée's Dream - The Boys (Days of Heaven). Part of the 29 Palms, CA project. - 2006, 20x20cm
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Photography

Materials

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

Renée's Dream - The Boys (Days of Heaven) - Landscape, Horse, Boys
By Stefanie Schneider
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Renée's Dream - The Boys (Days of Heaven). Part of the 29 Palms, CA project. - 2006 50x50cm
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Photography

Materials

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

Renée's Dream - The Boys (Days of Heaven) - Landscape, Horse, Boys
By Stefanie Schneider
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Renée's Dream - The Boys (Days of Heaven). Part of the 29 Palms, CA project. - 2006, 20x20cm
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Photography

Materials

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

Renée's Dream - The Boys (Days of Heaven) - Landscape, Horse, Boys
By Stefanie Schneider
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Renée's Dream - The Boys (Days of Heaven). Part of the 29 Palms, CA project. - 2006 40x50cm
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Photography

Materials

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

Renée's Dream - The Boys (Days of Heaven) - Landscape, Horse, Boys
By Stefanie Schneider
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Renée's Dream - The Boys (Days of Heaven). Part of the 29 Palms, CA project. - 2006, 50x50cm
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Photography

Materials

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

Renée's Dream - The Boys (Days of Heaven) - Landscape, Horse, Boys
By Stefanie Schneider
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Renée's Dream - The Boys (Days of Heaven). Part of the 29 Palms, CA project. - 2006, 20x20cm
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Photography

Materials

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

Renée's Dream - The Boys (Days of Heaven) - Landscape, Horse, Boys
By Stefanie Schneider
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Renée's Dream - The Boys (Days of Heaven). Part of the 29 Palms, CA project. - 2006, 50x60cm
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Photography

Materials

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

Renée's Dream - The Boys (Days of Heaven) - Landscape, Horse, Boys
By Stefanie Schneider
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Renée's Dream - The Boys (Days of Heaven). Part of the 29 Palms, CA project. - 2006, 20x20cm
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Photography

Materials

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

Renée's Dream - The Boys (Days of Heaven) - Landscape, Horse, Boys
By Stefanie Schneider
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Renée's Dream - The Boys (Days of Heaven). Part of the 29 Palms, CA project. - 2006, 20x20cm
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Photography

Materials

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

Renée's Dream - The Boys (Days of Heaven) - Landscape, Horse, Boys
By Stefanie Schneider
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Renée's Dream - The Boys (Days of Heaven). Part of the 29 Palms, CA project. - 2006, 20x20cm
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Photography

Materials

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

Renée's Dream - The Boys (Days of Heaven) - Landscape, Horse, Boys
By Stefanie Schneider
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Renée's Dream - The Boys (Days of Heaven). Part of the 29 Palms, CA project. - 2006, 50x50cm
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Photography

Materials

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

Renée's Dream - The Boys (Days of Heaven) - Landscape, Horse, Boys
By Stefanie Schneider
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Renée's Dream - The Boys (Days of Heaven). Part of the 29 Palms, CA project. - 2006, 20x24cm
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Photography

Materials

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

Renée's Dream - The Boys (Days of Heaven) - Landscape, Horse, Boys
By Stefanie Schneider
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Renée's Dream - The Boys (Days of Heaven). Part of the 29 Palms, CA project. - 2006, 50x50cm
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Photography

Materials

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

Renée's Dream - The Boys (Days of Heaven) - Landscape, Horse, Boys
By Stefanie Schneider
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Renée's Dream - The Boys (Days of Heaven). Part of the 29 Palms, CA project. - 2006 40x50cm
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Photography

Materials

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

Renée's Dream - The Boys (Days of Heaven) - Landscape, Horse, Boys
By Stefanie Schneider
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Renée's Dream - The Boys (Days of Heaven). Part of the 29 Palms, CA project. - 2006, 20x20cm
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Photography

Materials

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

Renée's Dream - The Boys (Days of Heaven) - Landscape, Horse, Boys
By Stefanie Schneider
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Renée's Dream - The Boys (Days of Heaven). Part of the 29 Palms, CA project. - 2006, 20x24cm
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Photography

Materials

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

Boys of Summer, Oil Painting
By Claudia Verciani
Located in San Francisco, CA
matter.Words that describe this painting: beach, ocean, boys, play, impressionism, seascape
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Impressionist More Art

Materials

Oil

Three Boys (Stranger than Paradise)
By Stefanie Schneider
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Three Boys (Stranger than Paradise) - 1997 20x24cm, Edition of 10 plus 2 Artist Proofs
Category

1990s Outsider Art Portrait Photography

Materials

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

Jo's Boys by Louisa May Alcott
By Ellen Wetherald Ahrens
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Signature: Signed Lower Left Boy at doorway watching young woman play piano. “The eager young
Category

Early 1900s Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Board, Charcoal

The Boys- Penis. Carbon Pencil on archival paper
By Celso José Castro Daza
Located in Miami Beach, FL
The Boys by Celso Castro-Daza Carbon Pencil on archival paper Image size: 47.5 in. H x 39 in. W
Category

2010s Contemporary Nude Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Black and White, Archival Paper, Carbon Pencil

Altar Boys - Oil Painting by Roberto De Francisci - 2013
Located in Roma, IT
Altar Boys (original Italian title "Ricreazione") is an original Contemporary artwork realized in
Category

2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings

Materials

Glass, Oil

New Mexico Old Boys - oversized signed limited edition print
Located in London, GB
New Mexico Old Boys by Homer Sykes Aztec, New Mexico, June 1971. Men playing dominoes in a bar
Category

1970s Modern Black and White Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment, Black and White

Tim Southall, Beach boys, Limited edition landscape and seasacpe print
By Tim Southall
Located in Deddington, GB
-shot of bright and breezy day at the beach with boys surfing and playing with their dog. This fresh and
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Landscape Prints

Materials

Screen

Bouncing Boys, 3rd Ward, Houston, Texas by Earlie Hudnall, Jr.
By Earlie Hudnall Jr.
Located in Dallas, TX
Bouncing Boys, 3rd Ward, Houston, Texas by Earlie Hudnall, Jr., depicts children playing in the
Category

1980s Contemporary Portrait Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Four drawings - Okada suit of playing cards
By Chikako Okada
Located in Burlingame, CA
Four (4) original individual drawings depicting the complete suit of playing cards. (Diamond
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Realist Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Pencil, Paper, Graphite

Playing - Original Lithograph by Paul Gavarni - 1881
By Paul Gavarni
Located in Roma, IT
Playing is an original lithograph artwork on ivory-colored paper, realized by the French draftsman
Category

1880s Modern Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Robert La Tourneaux - The Boys in the Band 'Cowboy' - Nude, 1969
By Jack Mitchell
Located in Glenford, NY
, he was part of the ensemble for Mart Crowley's play The Boys in the Band, which opened on April 14
Category

1960s Modern Nude Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Boys Swimming Industrial Landscape WPA Mid 20th Century Social Realism Modernism
By Henry Ernst Schnakenberg
Located in New York, NY
Boys Swimming Industrial Landscape WPA Mid 20th Century Social Realism Modernism Henry
Category

1940s American Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Marbles Championship, Central Park, New York (children playing)
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A group of boys competing in a marble championship in Central Park, New York City, 1947 Slim
Category

1940s Realist Landscape Photography

Materials

Lambda

True Pair of French 19th Century Cast Iron Statues of Two Young Boys
By A. Durenne
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
boys playing flutes signed A. Durenne sommevoire. Each statue is raised by a circular base and depicts
Category

Antique 19th Century French Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Iron

'The Jew's Harp' Two Boys Listening to an Old Man. An antique painting
By Robert Gemmell Hutchison
Located in St. Albans, GB
gentleman showing two young boys how to play a Jews harp in an interior. The profile of the boy is
Category

Early 20th Century Victorian Paintings

Materials

Oil

Blue (Sepia Toned Figurative Oil Painting of Boys on Bikes with Blue Ball)
By Carl Grauer
Located in Hudson, NY
Blue (Sepia Toned Figurative Oil Painting of Boys on Bikes with Blue Ball) Contemporary figurative
Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Wood Panel, Oil

19th Century genre oil painting of a family playing marbles
By William Bromley
Located in Moreton-In-Marsh, Gloucestershire
children playing marbles by William Bromley. Three boys can be seen involved in a game of marbles outside a
Category

19th Century Victorian Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Model Boat Sailing in Central Park NYC, Estate Edition Photograph, Children Play
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A group of young boys sailing model sailboats at Harlem Meer, Central Park, New York City, New York
Category

1940s American Realist Portrait Photography

Materials

Lambda

A. A. Milne, Collected Plays, All First Editions Each Inscribed to His Brother
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
Author: Milne. A. A.. Title: [Collected Plays], First Plays; Second Plays; Three Plays; and
Category

Vintage 1920s British Books

Materials

Fabric

Child Playing with Toy Birds and Doll - School of Jessie Willcox Smith
Located in Miami, FL
Association and founder of a NY boys' club; Mary Williams, an Ithaca matriarch; and notables connected with
Category

1910s Figurative Paintings

Materials

Charcoal, Pastel, Mixed Media, Watercolor

Portrait of Boy Playing a Flute - 18th/19th century art Old Master oil painting
Located in London, GB
period such as Rustic in a Landscape. The composition is a seated young boy playing a type of flute
Category

Early 1800s Old Masters Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

French Antique Bronze Sculpture Group Three Putto after Claude Michel Clodion
By Claude Michel Clodion
Located in Shippensburg, PA
human boy and like most young boys at play, all three are most serious about what they are engaging in
Category

Antique 19th Century French Romantic Animal Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

The Musical Performance oil on panel by Antonio Ermolao Paoletti
Located in New York, NY
playing a trumpet and a guitar for their sisters and mother who gaze lovingly at the boys, enjoying their
Category

19th Century Academic Figurative Paintings

Materials

Wood Panel, Oil, Board

Antique 18th Century English Aubusson Garden Tapestry
By Mortlake
Located in New York, NY
workshop. It depicts a scene from the well known "Bacchanalia and Playing Boys" series. An infant Bacchus
Category

Antique 18th Century English Aubusson Tapestries

Materials

Tapestry, Wool, Silk

Island Games (Lucky Shot)
By Stephen Scott Young
Located in New York, NY
left: SSYoung / 99' Island Games (Lucky Shot) depicts a pair of young Bahamian boys engaged in a game
Category

1990s American Realist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Gouache, Watercolor, Archival Paper

Great Scot Stage Design Maquette by Helen Pond and Herbert Senn
Located in Larchmont, NY
particular piece was created as a preliminary design for Nancy Leeds' Great Scot! Play of 1965, which focused
Category

1960s Other Art Style Mixed Media

Materials

Wood, Paper, Ink, Mixed Media, Watercolor

Early 20th Century Italian High-Relief Plaster Wall Plaque
Located in Stamford, CT
mortal daughters of Jupiter. They are singing, while two of them play stringed instruments, and they are
Category

Early 20th Century Wall-mounted Sculptures

Materials

Plaster, Wood

Larry Rivers 1981 Signed Hirshhorn Exhibition Poster
By Larry Rivers
Located in Larchmont, NY
17, 1923. He was the son of Ukrainian immigrants, Samuel and Sonya Grossberg. He began playing the
Category

1980s Contemporary Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph

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