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Oil Chiaroscuro

Chiaroscuro

Christopher GanzChiaroscuro, 2017

$9,800

H 38 in W 27.5 in

Chiaroscuro

By Christopher Ganz

Located in Chicago, IL

-ARTIST STATEMENT- I depict my person in multiplicity with different selves representing dramatis personae. My likeness is both implicit and symbolic in the portrayal of my narrativ...

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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Chalk, Charcoal, Oil Pastel, Archival Paper

CHIAROSCURO 2, Painting, Oil on Canvas
CHIAROSCURO 2, Painting, Oil on Canvas

CHIAROSCURO 2, Painting, Oil on Canvas

By Bill Stone

Located in Yardley, PA

The power of light against dark, dark against light. They are connected. Forever. :: Painting :: Abstract :: This piece comes with an official certificate of authenticity signed by...

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2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil

"Chiaroscuro" textured oil on panel female, disrupted realism, monochromatic
"Chiaroscuro" textured oil on panel female, disrupted realism, monochromatic

"Chiaroscuro" textured oil on panel female, disrupted realism, monochromatic

By Audrey Frank Anastasi

Located in Brooklyn, NY

Paper paint charcoal collage ABOUT the artist: Audrey Frank Anastasi is a prolific feminist artist, working in painting, drawing, collage, mixed media, & printmaking. She is also cu...

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2010s Contemporary Paintings

Materials

Paint, Oil, Mixed Media

Pomegranate Tableau Chiaroscuro Pocket Painting, original painting
Pomegranate Tableau Chiaroscuro Pocket Painting, original painting

Pomegranate Tableau Chiaroscuro Pocket Painting, original painting

By Dani Humberstone

Located in Deddington, GB

Pocket Chiaroscuro Pomegranate Tableau is an original oil painting by Dani Humberstone as part of her Pocket painting series featuring small scale realistic oil paintings, with a nod...

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2010s Contemporary Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Gossamer- Chiaroscuro Lit Painting of a Nude Figure with Golden Hair
Gossamer- Chiaroscuro Lit Painting of a Nude Figure with Golden Hair

Gossamer- Chiaroscuro Lit Painting of a Nude Figure with Golden Hair

By Nathan Brad Hall

Located in Chicago, IL

Gossamer In Gossamer, the body appears almost weightless, held delicately within a field of shadow. The painting emphasizes fragility—of skin, of memory, of presence itself. Hall’s b...

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2010s Contemporary Nude Paintings

Materials

Linen, Oil

Victorian Marine Oil Painting Sunset with Ships and Row Boats in Harbour at Dusk
Victorian Marine Oil Painting Sunset with Ships and Row Boats in Harbour at Dusk

Victorian Marine Oil Painting Sunset with Ships and Row Boats in Harbour at Dusk

By Adolphus Knell

Located in ludlow, GB

His moonlight scenes — often depicting English ports under still skies — were especially sought after for their sense of atmosphere and subtle chiaroscuro. This Oil is presented in a...

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19th Century Victorian Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

Nuit Bleue
Nuit Bleue

Anne DewaillyNuit Bleue, 2025

$19,893

H 47.25 in W 47.25 in D 0.79 in

Nuit Bleue

Located in PARIS, FR

These boil down to a mix of traditional technique (oil painting, realistic rendering, chiaroscuro) and contemporary emotional sensibility.

Category

2010s Realist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

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"There's No One Around" Chiaroscuro Oil Painting of Serene Still Life
"There's No One Around" Chiaroscuro Oil Painting of Serene Still Life

"There's No One Around" Chiaroscuro Oil Painting of Serene Still Life

By Carol O'Malia

Located in Baltimore, MD

This piece is framed. The price includes the pictured frame. Unframed dimensions are 36 x 72 inches. Carol O’Malia’s paintings depict ordinary objects, people, and places and the ...

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2010s Contemporary Still-life Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Paint, Oil

George Weissbort (1928-2013) - 1966 Oil, Chiaroscuro Self Portrait
George Weissbort (1928-2013) - 1966 Oil, Chiaroscuro Self Portrait

George Weissbort (1928-2013) - 1966 Oil, Chiaroscuro Self Portrait

By George Weissbort

Located in Corsham, GB

An intriguing oil study by the artist George Weissbort (1928-2013). Signed, dated and inscribed verso. (Provenance: Studio Sale, George Weissbort). On board.

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Mid-20th Century Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

c.1890/1900 FINE ITALIAN OIL PAINTING - CHRIST ON THE CROSS - CHIAROSCURO STYLE
c.1890/1900 FINE ITALIAN OIL PAINTING - CHRIST ON THE CROSS - CHIAROSCURO STYLE

c.1890/1900 FINE ITALIAN OIL PAINTING - CHRIST ON THE CROSS - CHIAROSCURO STYLE

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

"The Crucifixion" Italian School, circa 1890-1900 oil painting on canvas laid over board, framed painting: 56cm x 28.5cm provenance: private collection, Germany Very fine quality ...

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Late 19th Century Old Masters Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

Chiaroscuro - 21st Cent., Oil, abstract, night, gold leaf
Chiaroscuro - 21st Cent., Oil, abstract, night, gold leaf

Chiaroscuro - 21st Cent., Oil, abstract, night, gold leaf

By Chelsea Davine

Located in Barcelona, Catalonia

Oil and gold leaf on canvas For centuries, artisans and artists have turned to gold leaf as a way to make their creations shimmer and shine. Also many contemporary artists continue ...

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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Gold Leaf

Chiaroscuro Sky - 21st Century, Contemporary, Abstract Painting, Gold Leaf
Chiaroscuro Sky - 21st Century, Contemporary, Abstract Painting, Gold Leaf

Chiaroscuro Sky - 21st Century, Contemporary, Abstract Painting, Gold Leaf

By Chelsea Davine

Located in Barcelona, Catalonia

Oil and gold leaf on canvas For centuries, artisans and artists have turned to gold leaf as a way to make their creations shimmer and shine. Also many contemporary artists continue ...

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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Paintings

Materials

Gold Leaf

Chiaroscuro Abstract - 21st Century, Contemporary, Abstract Painting, Gold Leaf
Chiaroscuro Abstract - 21st Century, Contemporary, Abstract Painting, Gold Leaf

Chiaroscuro Abstract - 21st Century, Contemporary, Abstract Painting, Gold Leaf

By Chelsea Davine

Located in Barcelona, Catalonia

Oil and gold leaf on canvas For centuries, artisans and artists have turned to gold leaf as a way to make their creations shimmer and shine. Also many contemporary artists continue ...

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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Paintings

Materials

Gold Leaf

Dani Humberstone, Lemon, Original Oil Painting, Food Art, Fruit Art, Bright Art
Dani Humberstone, Lemon, Original Oil Painting, Food Art, Fruit Art, Bright Art

Dani Humberstone, Lemon, Original Oil Painting, Food Art, Fruit Art, Bright Art

By Dani Humberstone

Located in Deddington, GB

Painted using the traditional technique of oil glazes. Chiaroscuro plays an important part with strong light and shade giving the piece a three dimensional effect and some drama..

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary More Art

Materials

Oil

Very Red Strawberry

Dani HumberstoneVery Red Strawberry, 2019

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H 9.85 in W 9.85 in D 0.04 in

Very Red Strawberry

By Dani Humberstone

Located in Deddington, GB

Painted using the traditional technique of oil glazes. Chiaroscuro plays an important part with strong light and shade giving the piece a three dimensional effect and some drama.

Category

2010s Contemporary Paintings

Materials

Oil

Planet Apple: The Fairest Of Them All, Dani Humberstone, Original art, fruit art

Planet Apple: The Fairest Of Them All, Dani Humberstone, Original art, fruit art

By Dani Humberstone

Located in Deddington, GB

Painted using the traditional technique of oil glazes. Chiaroscuro plays an important part with strong light & shade giving the piece a three dimensional effect & some drama.

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Realist Still-life Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Antique portrait of a woman, dark sideways female portrait painting
Antique portrait of a woman, dark sideways female portrait painting

Antique portrait of a woman, dark sideways female portrait painting

Located in AIGNAN, FR

Dark and moody atmospheric oil painting on canvas of a woman. A splendid Chiaroscuro sideways female oil painting that has a good balance of light and dark.

Category

Late 19th Century French School Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Pocket Chiaroscuro Pomegranate Tableau
Pocket Chiaroscuro Pomegranate Tableau

Pocket Chiaroscuro Pomegranate Tableau

By Dani Humberstone

Located in Deddington, GB

Pocket Chiaroscuro Pomegranate Tableau is an original oil painting by Dani Humberstone as part of her Pocket Painting series featuring small scale realistic oil paintings, with a nod...

Category

2010s Realist Still-life Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Grapes & Candlelight - 18th Century Chiaroscuro Oil Painting of Maid. Circa 1780
Grapes & Candlelight - 18th Century Chiaroscuro Oil Painting of Maid. Circa 1780

Grapes & Candlelight - 18th Century Chiaroscuro Oil Painting of Maid. Circa 1780

By Henry Robert Morland

Located in Gerrards Cross, GB

Today, Henry Morland is best remembered for his striking chiaroscuro paintings of maids and domestic servants, and for being the father of one of the first great early English landsc...

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Mid-18th Century English School Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

Dutch Chiaroscuro Still Life of Wine, Silver, and Grapes Oil Painting
Dutch Chiaroscuro Still Life of Wine, Silver, and Grapes Oil Painting

Dutch Chiaroscuro Still Life of Wine, Silver, and Grapes Oil Painting

Located in Houston, TX

Dutch still life painting that includes a wine glass, silver, and grapes on a table. Signed by the artist in the bottom right corner and currently displayed in a gold frame. Dimens...

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Late 19th Century Dutch School Still-life Paintings

Materials

Oil

Fine British Modern Still Life Oil Painting Green Apples Chiaroscuro dark back
Fine British Modern Still Life Oil Painting Green Apples Chiaroscuro dark back

Fine British Modern Still Life Oil Painting Green Apples Chiaroscuro dark back

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

Still Life With Apples Christopher Cawthorn (British 20th Century) signed oil painting on canvas, framed framed: 21.5 x 25.5 inches canvas: 16 x 20 inches provenance: private collect...

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Mid-20th Century Modern Still-life Paintings

Materials

Oil

Antique Portait of a Man, chiaroscuro male portrait dated 1909
Antique Portait of a Man, chiaroscuro male portrait dated 1909

Antique Portait of a Man, chiaroscuro male portrait dated 1909

Located in AIGNAN, FR

Portrait painting, antique portrait, French décor, 19th century, French art, Victorian decor, European art, antique oil painting, 19th century oil, wall art, French portrait, woman p...

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Early 1900s Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

Diptych of Pocket Chiaroscuro Pomegranate Tableau and Pocket Dark Cherries
Diptych of Pocket Chiaroscuro Pomegranate Tableau and Pocket Dark Cherries

Diptych of Pocket Chiaroscuro Pomegranate Tableau and Pocket Dark Cherries

By Dani Humberstone

Located in Deddington, GB

Pocket Chiaroscuro Pomegranate Tableau is an original oil painting by Dani Humberstone as part of her Pocket Painting series featuring small scale realistic oil paintings, with a nod...

Category

2010s Realist Still-life Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

The Mask, Baroque Art, Fictional Portraits, Oil, One-of-a-Kind, Illuminate
The Mask, Baroque Art, Fictional Portraits, Oil, One-of-a-Kind, Illuminate

The Mask, Baroque Art, Fictional Portraits, Oil, One-of-a-Kind, Illuminate

By Ray Donley

Located in Houston, TX

Donley is what is known as a New Old Master, newly uncovering the subtleties and mysteries of old style oil painting method for a modern audience. He masters oil painting, using chia...

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21st Century and Contemporary American Impressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Cotton Canvas, Oil

Chiaroscuro

Chiaroscuro

By Zivana Gojanovic

Located in Palm Desert, CA

Painting

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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Chiaroscuro Oil on Panel by Ramon Prats
Chiaroscuro Oil on Panel by Ramon Prats

Chiaroscuro Oil on Panel by Ramon Prats

By Ramon Prats

Located in Pasadena, CA

This narrow and high abstract painting combines warm tones with a darker mood in the background. The result gives an overall hint of fantasy to the work of the artist. Ramon Prats (...

Category

Mid-20th Century Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil

"Connection" Chiaroscuro Oil Painting of Serene Still Life
"Connection" Chiaroscuro Oil Painting of Serene Still Life

"Connection" Chiaroscuro Oil Painting of Serene Still Life

By Carol O'Malia

Located in Baltimore, MD

This piece is framed. The price includes the pictured frame. Unframed dimensions are 30 x 72 inches. Carol O’Malia’s paintings depict ordinary objects, people, and places and the ...

Category

2010s Contemporary Still-life Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Paint, Oil

"Flowers in Blue Vase" Oil Painting by Ramon Prats
"Flowers in Blue Vase" Oil Painting by Ramon Prats

"Flowers in Blue Vase" Oil Painting by Ramon Prats

By Ramon Prats

Located in Pasadena, CA

This chiaroscuro oil painting of flowers expresses a sense of mystery through layers of colors with a lot of texture on areas.

Category

Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

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By Paula Craioveanu

Located in Forest Hills, NY

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2010s Academic Figurative Paintings

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MB 085A (Contemporary Life Drawing of Nude Male by Mark Beard)
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MB 085A (Contemporary Life Drawing of Nude Male by Mark Beard)

By Mark Beard

Located in Hudson, NY

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Materials

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Mark Beard 054 (Figurative Charcoal Drawing of Two Male Nudes on Arches Paper)

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Located in Hudson, NY

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French Early 20th Century Male Nude by Didier-Tourné

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Located in Baton Rouge, LA

An early 20th-century gilt framed oil on canvas painting by French artist Jean Didier-Tourné (1882-1967), depicting a lean, mustached male nude in a kind of contraposto stance as he ...

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20th Century French Other Paintings

Materials

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"Five Olympic Rowers", Monumental Art Deco Painting of Nude Male Oarsmen
"Five Olympic Rowers", Monumental Art Deco Painting of Nude Male Oarsmen

"Five Olympic Rowers", Monumental Art Deco Painting of Nude Male Oarsmen

Located in Philadelphia, PA

One of the most stunning and monumental depictions of male nude figures -- and male athletes -- ever accomplished in the Modern era, this large painting shows five nude rowers, relax...

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Couple #4- 21st Century Contemporary Painting of a nude dancing male and female
Couple #4- 21st Century Contemporary Painting of a nude dancing male and female

Couple #4- 21st Century Contemporary Painting of a nude dancing male and female

By Daniela Astone

Located in Nuenen, Noord Brabant

Daniela Astone Couple #4 50 x 40 cm Oil on wood Daniela Astone works and lives in Florence. For years she was a teacher on the famous Florence Art Academy. Since 2022 she fulltime ...

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Materials

Canvas, Oil

"The Gymnasts, " Important Mid-Century Painting of Soviet Athletes by Talberg
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Located in Philadelphia, PA

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Located in Glenford, NY

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"Shore Leave, " Large Art Deco Mural with Sailors at New Orleans Brothel, 1940s

Located in Philadelphia, PA

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Paint

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"Male Athlete with Kettlebell", Rare Bronze Sculpture with Male Nude by Seifert

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By Franz Seifert

Located in Philadelphia, PA

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Located in Philadelphia, PA

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Located in Philadelphia, PA

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"Nude with Golden Hair", Striking Male Nude by du Bois, Tony Award Winner

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$1,200Sale Price|20% Off

H 7 in W 3.07 in D 0.1 in

"Nude with Golden Hair", Striking Male Nude by du Bois, Tony Award Winner

By Raoul Pene du Bois

Located in Philadelphia, PA

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Arne Charles BESSER 1970s American Realist Gay Interest Male Nude

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Located in New York, NY

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Vanitas (unfinished)
Vanitas (unfinished)

Michael LeonardVanitas (unfinished), c.2009

$33,746

H 39.38 in Dm 39.38 in

Vanitas (unfinished)

By Michael Leonard

Located in London, GB

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The price for an artwork of this kind can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — an oil chiaroscuro in our inventory may begin at $500 and can go as high as $18,300, while the average can fetch as much as $4,963.

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