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In Front of the Window, Original Painting
In Front of the Window, Original Painting

In Front of the Window, Original Painting

By John McCabe

Located in San Francisco, CA

Words that describe this painting: windows, circles, elephant, cow, hats, suits, polka dots, stripes, ties, pattern, animals, people, pop, fashion, acrylic painting, greenIn Front of...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Animal Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

December, Abstract Geometric Painting, Oil and Gold Leaf, Framed, 2025
December, Abstract Geometric Painting, Oil and Gold Leaf, Framed, 2025

December, Abstract Geometric Painting, Oil and Gold Leaf, Framed, 2025

Located in New York, NY

minimalist, geometric, abstract, simple circle composition, gold painting, Elise Oudin-Gilles painting, modern artwork, neutral colors, geometric abstraction, gold leaf, gilding leaf...

Category

2010s Abstract Geometric Abstract Paintings

Materials

Gold Leaf

Dream Big by Lilly Muth - Contemporary geometric abstraction - Oil Painting
Dream Big by Lilly Muth - Contemporary geometric abstraction - Oil Painting

Dream Big by Lilly Muth - Contemporary geometric abstraction - Oil Painting

By Lilly Muth

Located in DE

Dream Big is an original oil painting, where colorful circles are inter-lapping on top of a grey color plane, surrounded by a black and grey landscape plain.

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Geometric Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

I wasn't expecting you - Contemporary geometric abstraction - Oil Painting
I wasn't expecting you - Contemporary geometric abstraction - Oil Painting

I wasn't expecting you - Contemporary geometric abstraction - Oil Painting

By Lilly Muth

Located in DE

Her use of colour is bold yet contemporary and her works are defined by clear lines and the painting of circles, squares and overlapping shapes.

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Geometric Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Rinaldo and Armida in Armida's Enchanted Garden Baroque Italy 1700 Mythology
Rinaldo and Armida in Armida's Enchanted Garden Baroque Italy 1700 Mythology

Rinaldo and Armida in Armida's Enchanted Garden Baroque Italy 1700 Mythology

Located in Eltville am Rhein, DE

Domenichino, actually Domenico Zampieri (after) Bologna 1581 – 1641 Naples Rinaldo and Armida in Armida's Enchanted Garden, circa 1700 Oil on canvas (doubled) Size: 80 x 138 cm ...

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17th Century Baroque Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

Henriette Yetti Stolz Mid Century Abstract Landscape Oil Modern Painting
Henriette Yetti Stolz Mid Century Abstract Landscape Oil Modern Painting

Henriette Yetti Stolz Mid Century Abstract Landscape Oil Modern Painting

Located in Denver, CO

Created circa mid-20th century by Serbian-American modernist Henriette “Yetti” Stolz, this original oil painting reflects her broader engagement with postwar abstraction and Colorado...

Category

Mid-20th Century American Modern Abstract Paintings

Materials

Ink, Oil

Birthday Cake, Original Painting
Birthday Cake, Original Painting

Birthday Cake, Original Painting

By Joyanna Margo

Located in San Francisco, CA

Words that describe this painting: cake, circle, birthday, dessert, sweets, food, still life, cuisine, modern , acrylic painting, pinkBirthday CakeJoyanna MargoAcrylic painting on st...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

"No.W283 Double Blue", Painting, Oil on Canvas

"No.W283 Double Blue", Painting, Oil on Canvas

By Jan Sowarby

Located in Yardley, PA

20 x 20 Wide cerulean blue brushstrokes set off by acid green circles. Lots of energy ! :: Painting :: Abstract :: This piece comes with an official certificate of authenticity sign...

Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil

Early 20th Century Palo Alto Foothills Landscape Oil Painting
Early 20th Century Palo Alto Foothills Landscape Oil Painting

Early 20th Century Palo Alto Foothills Landscape Oil Painting

By Bruce Nelson

Located in Soquel, CA

Robert Azensky Fine Art is proud to present Early 20th Century Oil Painting Palo Alto, California Foothills Landscape Painting circle of Bruce Nelson Original large scale 1920s Cali...

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1920s American Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Masonite, Oil, Canvas

Damien Hirst Spin Painting, Abstract Acrylic on Paper Framed
Damien Hirst Spin Painting, Abstract Acrylic on Paper Framed

Damien Hirst Spin Painting, Abstract Acrylic on Paper Framed

By Damien Hirst

Located in Miami Beach, FL

Damien Hirst Spin Painting, 2009 (Damien Hirst Circle): A mesmerizing Damien Hirst Spin painting with explosions of vivid color amidst the timeless, mysterious form of a standout Hir...

Category

Early 2000s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Paper, Acrylic

Signed Original oil painting on canvas Seascape Gold Frame Maritime Nautical Art
Signed Original oil painting on canvas Seascape Gold Frame Maritime Nautical Art

Signed Original oil painting on canvas Seascape Gold Frame Maritime Nautical Art

Located in Palm Coast, FL

The fully rigged vessel fills the center of the composition, its billowing white sails catching the light as seabirds circle above the water. The painting is particularly appealing ...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

Op Art Hard Edged Abstract Geometric Mod Painting John Pearson
Op Art Hard Edged Abstract Geometric Mod Painting John Pearson

Op Art Hard Edged Abstract Geometric Mod Painting John Pearson

Located in Surfside, FL

Bearing label verso: Dimensions: 19 x 19 in (it hangs in diamond shape which measures point to point 26.87 X 26.87 inches) Red, White, Blue, and Yellow abstract geometric painting....

Category

1980s Abstract Geometric Abstract Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Canvas

Pastoral landscape, gouache, 18th century, French school, circle of Pillement
Pastoral landscape, gouache, 18th century, French school, circle of Pillement

Pastoral landscape, gouache, 18th century, French school, circle of Pillement

By Jean-Baptiste Pillement

Located in GOUVIEUX, FR

Gouache on paper – Animated pastoral landscape - Unsigned French school, late 18th century Circle of Jean-Baptiste Pillement This delicate gouache on paper belongs to the tradition o...

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Late 18th Century French School Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Gouache

The Song Has No Ending 1, Painting, Oil on Canvas

The Song Has No Ending 1, Painting, Oil on Canvas

By Irit Epstein

Located in Yardley, PA

From the series 'Unbroken Circle'. This painting draws upon memories of separation and loss during the time of the pandemic.

Category

2010s Abstract Expressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

Grand Tour 18th Century Veduta Capriccio Painting, After Gennaro Greco
Grand Tour 18th Century Veduta Capriccio Painting, After Gennaro Greco

Grand Tour 18th Century Veduta Capriccio Painting, After Gennaro Greco

By Pietro Cappelli

Located in Cotignac, FR

A fine, large 18th century veduta capriccio scene with temple ruins after Gennaro Greco from the circle of Pietro Cappelli. The painting is presented in a more modern carved gilt woo...

Category

18th Century Baroque Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Kenneth Noland - original signed oil pastel drawing, done on hardback monograph
Kenneth Noland - original signed oil pastel drawing, done on hardback monograph

Kenneth Noland - original signed oil pastel drawing, done on hardback monograph

By Kenneth Noland

Located in New York, NY

Two years later, at the French & Company Gallery, also in New York, he exhibited his concentric circle paintings on square canvases. By 1960, after fully adapting the color-stain...

Category

1990s Color-Field Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Crayon, Oil Pastel

Starbirth III, Halsey Chait, Abstract Drawing, Circle, Black, White

Starbirth III, Halsey Chait, Abstract Drawing, Circle, Black, White

By Halsey Chait

Located in New York, NY

"Starbirth III" by Halsey Chait Acrylic on Birch Panel Halsey Chait's drawings develop according to the rules and mathematics that govern the growth processes of life forms and mole...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Wood, Birch, Acrylic, Wood Panel

Microtelescopic Field of View, Halsey Chait, Abstract Drawing, Circle

Microtelescopic Field of View, Halsey Chait, Abstract Drawing, Circle

By Halsey Chait

Located in New York, NY

"Microtelescopic Field of View: Interwoven Neural Webs" by Halsey Chait Acrylic on Paper Halsey Chait's drawings develop according to the rules and mathematics that govern the growt...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Acrylic

Magnetic Triangulation, Halsey Chait, Abstract Ink Drawing, Circle, Triangle

Magnetic Triangulation, Halsey Chait, Abstract Ink Drawing, Circle, Triangle

By Halsey Chait

Located in New York, NY

"Magnetic Triangulation" by Halsey Chait India Ink on 250 GSM Lenox 100 Cotton Rag Paper Halsey Chait's drawings develop according to the rules and mathematics that govern the growt...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Ink, India Ink, Rag Paper

Gravitational Sapath Waves, Halsey Chait, Abstract Ink Drawing, Circle

Gravitational Sapath Waves, Halsey Chait, Abstract Ink Drawing, Circle

By Halsey Chait

Located in New York, NY

"Gravitational Sapath Waves" by Halsey Chait India Ink on Strathmore 500 Bristol Board Halsey Chait's drawings develop according to the rules and mathematics that govern the growth ...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Ink, India Ink

Oil Painting by George Romney "Portraits of a Lady and Gentleman"
Oil Painting by George Romney "Portraits of a Lady and Gentleman"

Oil Painting by George Romney "Portraits of a Lady and Gentleman"

By George Romney

Located in Mere, GB

Oil Painting Pair circle of by George Romney "Portraits of a Lady and Gentleman" 1734 - 1802 Romney was a leadway society portrait painter of the Georgian ear.

Category

1780s Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

Follower of David Cox, 19th Century watercolor, Figures on the waterfront
Follower of David Cox, 19th Century watercolor, Figures on the waterfront

Follower of David Cox, 19th Century watercolor, Figures on the waterfront

By (Circle of) David Cox

Located in Harkstead, GB

A dramatic 19th Century watercolor painted by a competent hand in the style of David Cox the Elder. A spirited scene with weather-beaten figures on the waterfront looking out to sail...

Category

19th Century Victorian Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

'Fall Landscape', Suffolk Woman Artist, London, Paris, Norfolk Art Circle
'Fall Landscape', Suffolk Woman Artist, London, Paris, Norfolk Art Circle

'Fall Landscape', Suffolk Woman Artist, London, Paris, Norfolk Art Circle

By Dorothy Garrett

Located in Santa Cruz, CA

Signed lower right, 'Dorothy Garrett' (English, 1908-2000) and painted circa 1955; additionally inscribed verso, 'Griffith'. Born Dorothy Mabel Ellen Herring, Dorothy Garrett studie...

Category

1950s Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor, Laid Paper

Cubist French Abstract Composition With Geometric Shapes Circles And Colour
Cubist French Abstract Composition With Geometric Shapes Circles And Colour

Cubist French Abstract Composition With Geometric Shapes Circles And Colour

By Guy Nicod

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

For collectors, the painting offers rich SEO-driven subject keywords: cubist abstract composition, geometric forms, circular motifs, stacked cubes, bold colours, and French gouache.

Category

Mid-20th Century Modern Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Gouache

Large Grand Tour 18th Century Capriccio Painting Roman Ruins after Gennaro Greco
Large Grand Tour 18th Century Capriccio Painting Roman Ruins after Gennaro Greco

Large Grand Tour 18th Century Capriccio Painting Roman Ruins after Gennaro Greco

By Pietro Cappelli

Located in Cotignac, FR

A fine, large 18th century veduta capriccio scene with temple ruins after Gennaro Greco from the circle of Pietro Cappelli. The painting is presented in a more modern carved gilt woo...

Category

18th Century Baroque Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Pair of Grand Tour 18th Century Veduta Capriccio Paintings, After Gennaro Greco
Pair of Grand Tour 18th Century Veduta Capriccio Paintings, After Gennaro Greco

Pair of Grand Tour 18th Century Veduta Capriccio Paintings, After Gennaro Greco

By Pietro Cappelli

Located in Cotignac, FR

A large pair of 18th century veduta capriccio scenes with temple ruins after Gennaro Greco from the circle of Pietro Cappelli. The paintings are presented in more modern carved gilt ...

Category

18th Century Baroque Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Singularity, Halsey Chait, Abstract India Ink Drawing, Circle, Black, White

Singularity, Halsey Chait, Abstract India Ink Drawing, Circle, Black, White

By Halsey Chait

Located in New York, NY

"Singularity" by Halsey Chait India Ink on 250 GSM Lenox 100 Cotton Rag Paper Halsey Chait's drawings develop according to the rules and mathematics that govern the growth processes...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Ink, India Ink, Rag Paper

Sapath II, Halsey Chait, Abstract Drawing, Geometric, Circle, Black, White

Sapath II, Halsey Chait, Abstract Drawing, Geometric, Circle, Black, White

By Halsey Chait

Located in New York, NY

"Sapath II" by Halsey Chait Acrylic on Paper Halsey Chait's drawings develop according to the rules and mathematics that govern the growth processes of life forms and molecular stru...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Acrylic

Gravitational Sapath Waves III, Halsey Chait, Large Abstract Drawing, Circle

Gravitational Sapath Waves III, Halsey Chait, Large Abstract Drawing, Circle

By Halsey Chait

Located in New York, NY

"Gravitational Sapath Waves III" by Halsey Chait Acrylic on Birch Wood Panel Halsey Chait's drawings develop according to the rules and mathematics that govern the growth processes ...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Wood, Birch, Acrylic, Wood Panel

Microtelescopic Field of View I, Halsey Chait, Abstract Drawing, Circle

Microtelescopic Field of View I, Halsey Chait, Abstract Drawing, Circle

By Halsey Chait

Located in New York, NY

"Microtelescopic Field of View I: Reflecting Neural Pools of Living Shadows Echoing Through Every Depth of Field" by Halsey Chait Acrylic on Paper Halsey Chait's drawings develop ac...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Acrylic

Circle of William Lee Hankey (1869-1952) - Framed Watercolour, Seated in Field
Circle of William Lee Hankey (1869-1952) - Framed Watercolour, Seated in Field

Circle of William Lee Hankey (1869-1952) - Framed Watercolour, Seated in Field

By William Lee Hankey

Located in Corsham, GB

A charming genre scene from the circle of William Lee Hankey (1869-1952). Presented in a wash line mount and gilt effect frame. Bears the artist's signature lower left. However we do...

Category

Early 20th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor

Giving Butterflies - original still life surrealism painting - contemporary art
Giving Butterflies - original still life surrealism painting - contemporary art

Giving Butterflies - original still life surrealism painting - contemporary art

By Donald Macdonald

Located in London, Chelsea

Donald’s work has earned him recognition in various international art circles, and his paintings are held in prestigious private collections across Denmark, Hong Kong, Israel, and th...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Still-life Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Circle of David Roberts, 19th Century English watercolor, Cathedral interior
Circle of David Roberts, 19th Century English watercolor, Cathedral interior

Circle of David Roberts, 19th Century English watercolor, Cathedral interior

Located in Harkstead, GB

A very atmospheric scene of a religious ceremony in a Cathedral or church interior Harry Willson (1813-1852) A candlelit cermony in a cathedral Signed Watercolour with gouache and g...

Category

Mid-19th Century English School Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Watercolor, Gouache

Angle Playing Harp with Circled by Doves, Cherubs - Female Illustrator
Angle Playing Harp with Circled by Doves, Cherubs - Female Illustrator

Angle Playing Harp with Circled by Doves, Cherubs - Female Illustrator

Located in Miami, FL

Katie Blackmore, R.B.A., A.S.W.A. (fl.1913-1950) She was a female illustrator and artist who painted fantastic scenes of fairies and Angles and Doves floating in celestial space. Bl...

Category

1920s Symbolist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Ink, Watercolor

Circle of Harry Epworth Allen (1894-1958) - Framed Gouache, The Farmyard
Circle of Harry Epworth Allen (1894-1958) - Framed Gouache, The Farmyard

Circle of Harry Epworth Allen (1894-1958) - Framed Gouache, The Farmyard

Located in Corsham, GB

This charming rural scene captures a working farmyard with multiple outbuildings, including a prominent open-sided barn. The composition depicts a farmer tending to golden straw stac...

Category

Mid-20th Century Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Gouache

Nude Study, Charcoal on Paper, Circa 1790, Old Masters circle of Fussli
Nude Study, Charcoal on Paper, Circa 1790, Old Masters circle of Fussli

Nude Study, Charcoal on Paper, Circa 1790, Old Masters circle of Fussli

By Heinrich Fuseli

Located in Paris, Île-de-France

Circle of Johann Heinrich Füssli (1741–1825) Study of a Female Nude Black chalk with red chalk highlights on laid paper, 36.9 x 23.8 cm Watermark: James Whatman, 1794 Provenance: ...

Category

1790s Old Masters Nude Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Charcoal

Circle of Johann Martin Metz, Rooster, Hen and Cockatoo, Rococo Drawing
Circle of Johann Martin Metz, Rooster, Hen and Cockatoo, Rococo Drawing

Circle of Johann Martin Metz, Rooster, Hen and Cockatoo, Rococo Drawing

By Johann Martin Metz

Located in Greven, DE

Circle of Johann Martin Metz (Bonn 1717–1790 Cologne) – Decorative Scene with a Rooster, a Hen and a Cockatoo This charming Rococo drawing in black chalk and grey wash, from the cir...

Category

18th Century Rococo Animal Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Chalk

Pop Flower 46 - Bright Orange Circle Mandala Green Maroon Burgundy Blue, 2017
Pop Flower 46 - Bright Orange Circle Mandala Green Maroon Burgundy Blue, 2017

Pop Flower 46 - Bright Orange Circle Mandala Green Maroon Burgundy Blue, 2017

By Mary Judge

Located in Kent, CT

This multicolored drawing has a beautiful, soft mottled texture created with Judge's unique powered pigment technique. Pop Flower 46 is a predominately orange mandala shape with a gr...

Category

2010s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Rag Paper, Pigment

Circle of Thomas S. Cooper (1803-1902) - Watercolour, Cattle Standing in Water
Circle of Thomas S. Cooper (1803-1902) - Watercolour, Cattle Standing in Water

Circle of Thomas S. Cooper (1803-1902) - Watercolour, Cattle Standing in Water

By Thomas Sidney Cooper

Located in Corsham, GB

A 19th century watercolour painting depicting cattle standing in a pool of water, executed in the manner of British artist Thomas Sidney Cooper (1803-1902). Well presented in a conte...

Category

19th Century Animal Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor

Circle of John Varley, 19th century view of a mountain lake
Circle of John Varley, 19th century view of a mountain lake

Circle of John Varley, 19th century view of a mountain lake

By John Varley

Located in Harkstead, GB

A charming 19th century view of a figure on the shore of a mountain lake, framed by the foliage of a birch tree. Circle of John Varley (1778-1842) Figure on the shore of a mountain ...

Category

19th Century Victorian Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

Behold, Halsey Chait, Large Abstract India Ink Drawing on Paper, Circle

Behold, Halsey Chait, Large Abstract India Ink Drawing on Paper, Circle

By Halsey Chait

Located in New York, NY

"Behold" by Halsey Chait India Ink on 250 Lenox 100 Cotton Rag Paper Halsey Chait's drawings develop according to the rules and mathematics that govern the growth processes of life ...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Ink, India Ink, Rag Paper

Rainsun III, Halsey Chait, Large Abstract Ink Drawing, Circle, Black, White

Rainsun III, Halsey Chait, Large Abstract Ink Drawing, Circle, Black, White

By Halsey Chait

Located in New York, NY

"Rainsun III: The Birth of a Photon" by Halsey Chait India Ink on Birch Panel Halsey Chait's drawings develop according to the rules and mathematics that govern the growth processes...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

India Ink, Rag Paper, Wood, Birch, Wood Panel

Circle Pose, Abstract Painting
Circle Pose, Abstract Painting

Circle Pose, Abstract Painting

Located in San Francisco, CA

Good light, music, fresh air, and my studio mate, Sadie, the cutest 14 lb. mixed-breed rescue pup.”Words that describe this painting: collage, abstract, figure, figurative, mixed m...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Mixed Media

Materials

Mixed Media

The Butterfly Giver - original still life surrealism painting - contemporary art
The Butterfly Giver - original still life surrealism painting - contemporary art

The Butterfly Giver - original still life surrealism painting - contemporary art

By Donald Macdonald

Located in London, Chelsea

Donald’s work has earned him recognition in various international art circles, and his paintings are held in prestigious private collections across Denmark, Hong Kong, Israel, and th...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Still-life Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

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