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"Old Shoemaker" Ashcan 20th Century Modernism 1924 California WPA Realism Worker
By Otis Oldfield
Located in New York, NY
his controversial paintings were considered very bold and modern by local art critics. In 1934 he
Category

1920s American Realist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Damien Hirst Spin Painting (Damien Hirst Circle spin painting)
By Damien Hirst
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Damien Hirst Spin Painting, 2009 (Damien Hirst Circle): A mesmerizing Damien Hirst Spin painting
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Paintings

Materials

Paper, Acrylic

Matthew Tipton satirical illustration, painting
Located in San Francisco, CA
Matthew Tipton satirical illustration, painting depicting the controversial, 1925 Scopes trial
Category

1920s Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Damien Hirst Spin Painting (Damien Hirst Butterfly painting)
By Damien Hirst
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Damien Hirst Spin Painting, 2009 (Damien Hirst Butterfly): An enthralling Damien Hirst Spin
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Abstract Paintings

Materials

Paper, Acrylic

Damien Hirst Spin Painting (Damien Hirst shark spin painting)
By Damien Hirst
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Damien Hirst Spin Painting 2009: A mesmerizing Damien Hirst Spin painting with explosions of vivid
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Animal Paintings

Materials

Paper, Acrylic

Damien Hirst Spin Painting (Damien Hirst Skull spin painting)
By Damien Hirst
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Damien Hirst Spin Painting, 2009 (Damien Hirst Skull): A mesmerizing Damien Hirst Spin painting
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Animal Paintings

Materials

Paper, Acrylic

Amor Fati, Oil Painting
By David Shepherd
Located in San Francisco, CA
, transition, controversial, eye, people, flora, realism, representational, contemporary, oil painting, white
Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Realist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

Chairman Mao Denied Andy Warhol Silkscreen Painting by Charles Lutz
By Charles Lutz
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Denied Warhol Chairman Mao Portrait Silkscreen Painting by Charles Lutz Silkscreen and acrylic
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

Silver Self Portrait Denied Andy Warhol Painting by Charles Lutz
By Charles Lutz
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Denied Warhol Silver Self Portrait Silkscreen Painting by Charles Lutz Silkscreen and aluminum
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Paintings

Materials

Linen, Acrylic

Jean-Michel Basquiat Oxidation Denied Andy Warhol Painting by Charles Lutz
By Charles Lutz
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Denied Warhol Jean-Michel Basquiat Silkscreen Painting on canvas by Charles Lutz Silkscreen and
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

John Brown addressing the Concord assembly, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
By Derek Overfield
Located in Yardley, PA
: Derek Overfield This painting depicts an actual event in American history. In 1857 the controversial
Category

2010s Contemporary Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

Denied Andy Warhol Flowers, (Yellow) Silkscreen linen Painting by Charles Lutz
By Charles Lutz
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Denied Warhol Flowers, (Yellow) Silkscreen Linen Painting by Charles Lutz Silkscreen and acrylic on
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Paintings

Materials

Linen, Acrylic

Denied Andy Warhol Flowers, (Red) Silkscreen linen Painting by Charles Lutz
By Charles Lutz
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Denied Warhol Flowers, (Red) Silkscreen Linen Painting by Charles Lutz Silkscreen and acrylic on
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Paintings

Materials

Linen, Acrylic

Denied Andy Warhol Flowers White/Green linen Painting by Charles Lutz
By Charles Lutz
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Denied Warhol Flowers, (White & Green) Silkscreen Linen Painting by Charles Lutz Silkscreen and
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Paintings

Materials

Linen, Acrylic

Elizabeth Taylor Denied Andy Warhol Liz as Cleopatra Painting Charles Lutz Blue
By Charles Lutz
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Denied Warhol Liz as Cleopatra Painting on linen by Charles Lutz Silkscreen and acrylic with silver
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Paintings

Materials

Linen, Acrylic

Elizabeth Taylor Denied Andy Warhol Silver Liz Painting Charles Lutz Violet Eyes
By Charles Lutz
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Denied Warhol Silver Liz Painting on linen by Charles Lutz Silkscreen and acrylic with silver
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Linen

Denied Andy Warhol Coca Cola Bottle linen Painting by Charles Lutz
By Charles Lutz
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Denied Warhol Flowers, (White & Green) Silkscreen Linen Painting by Charles Lutz Silkscreen and
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Paintings

Materials

Linen, Acrylic

Denied Andy Warhol Flowers (RED ORANGE BLUE) Painting by Charles Lutz
By Charles Lutz
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Denied Warhol Flowers, (RED ORANGE BLUE) Silkscreen on canvas Painting by Charles Lutz Silkscreen
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Canvas

'Girl in Red', Guggenheim, LACMA, Rome, Academy of Fine Arts, Venice Biennale
By Carlo Maria Mariani
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
, controversial paintings steeped in allusions to historicism and, often, implicating the works of Renaissance
Category

1950s Post-Impressionist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Gouache

Within and Without, Oil Painting
By David Shepherd
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist CommentsIn this hyperrealistic painting of a close-up view of an eye framed by
Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Realist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

Never Going Back, Oil Painting
By David Shepherd
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist CommentsA hyperrealistic painting of a close-up view of an eye framed by glistening
Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Realist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

Elizabeth Taylor Denied Andy Warhol Red Liz Painting Charles Lutz Pop Art
By Charles Lutz
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Denied Warhol Red Liz Painting on canvas by Charles Lutz Silkscreen and acrylic on canvas with the
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Paintings

Materials

Linen, Acrylic

"Nostalgia" - Contemporary History Painting - Vermeer
By Richard Thomas Scott
Located in Atlanta, GA
events or societal injustices through provocative and sometimes controversial imagery. Scott pursued a
Category

2010s American Realist Interior Paintings

Materials

Oil, Linen

"Sista". Contemporary Neo Expressionist Oil Painting
By Sax Berlin
Located in Brecon, Powys
Berlin’s iconic paintings of Guardian Angels is enhanced by this piece. This Sista is obviously a
Category

2010s Neo-Expressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Acrylic

Andy Warhol Self portrait Denied Painting canvas pink on linen by Charles Lutz
By Charles Lutz
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Denied Warhol self portrait painting in peach/ pink on linen by Charles Lutz Silkscreen and acrylic
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Paintings

Materials

Linen, Acrylic

Andy Warhol Self portrait Denied Painting canvas red on linen by Charles Lutz
By Charles Lutz
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Denied Warhol self portrait painting on linen by Charles Lutz Silkscreen and acrylic on linen with
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Paintings

Materials

Linen, Acrylic

Andy Warhol Self portrait Denied Painting canvas white on linen by Charles Lutz
By Charles Lutz
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Denied Warhol self portrait painting on linen by Charles Lutz Silkscreen and acrylic on linen with
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Paintings

Materials

Linen, Acrylic

Marlon Brando Denied Andy Warhol Silkscreen Painting on Linen by Charles Lutz
By Charles Lutz
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Denied Warhol Marlon Brando Silkscreen Painting on raw linen by Charles Lutz Silkscreen and acrylic
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Paintings

Materials

Linen, Acrylic

Marilyn Monroe Andy Warhol Denied Painting canvas pink red by Charles Lutz
By Charles Lutz
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Denied Warhol portrait of Marilyn Monroe Silkscreen Painting on canvas by Charles Lutz Silkscreen
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Paintings

Materials

Linen, Acrylic

Marilyn Monroe Andy Warhol Denied Painting canvas yellow red blue Charles Lutz
By Charles Lutz
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Denied Warhol portrait of Marilyn Monroe Silkscreen Painting on canvas by Charles Lutz Silkscreen
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Paintings

Materials

Linen, Acrylic

Denied Andy Warhol Flowers Red 14" Silkscreen linen Painting by Charles Lutz
By Charles Lutz
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Denied Warhol Flowers, (Red) Silkscreen Linen Painting by Charles Lutz Silkscreen and acrylic on
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Paintings

Materials

Linen, Acrylic

Denied Andy Warhol Flowers White 14" Silkscreen linen Painting by Charles Lutz
By Charles Lutz
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Denied Warhol Flowers, (White) Silkscreen Linen Painting by Charles Lutz Silkscreen and acrylic on
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Paintings

Materials

Linen, Acrylic

Denied Andy Warhol Flowers White/ Red Silkscreen linen Painting by Charles Lutz
By Charles Lutz
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Denied Warhol Flowers, (White & Red) Silkscreen Linen Painting by Charles Lutz Silkscreen and
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Paintings

Materials

Linen, Acrylic

Derain profile face. original pencil drawing painting
By André Derain
Located in CORAL GABLES - MIAMI, FL
profile face. original pencil drawing painting André Derain (Chatou, June 10, 1880-Garches
Category

1920s Fauvist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Pencil

"The Abolitionist" - Contemporary History Painting - Vermeer
By Richard Thomas Scott
Located in Atlanta, GA
questions about world events or societal injustices through provocative and sometimes controversial imagery
Category

2010s American Realist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Linen, Oil

Impressionist Portrait Painting, "Savior of the World"
Located in San Diego, CA
painting was inspired by the sale of the controversial Salvator Mundi, often attributed to Leonardo da
Category

2010s Realist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Gold Leaf

Signed Alexander Kreisel New York Modernist Painting
Located in Larchmont, NY
female artist - what would have likely been a controversial scene in America in the jazz era. Not much is
Category

1930s American Modern Interior Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

La Route by Maurice de Vlaminck - Landscape painting
By Maurice de Vlaminck
Located in London, GB
friendship and turned his attentions to painting as a career. Upon completion of national army service, in
Category

Mid-20th Century Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Improvisation abstract African-American artist painting.
By Roland Ayers
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
, he drifted away from painting to focus on linear figurative drawings of a surreal nature. His return
Category

1980s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Paper, Ink

Derain Small Head in Pencil. original drawing painting
By André Derain
Located in CORAL GABLES - MIAMI, FL
Small head in pencil. original drawing painting André Derain (Chatou, June 10, 1880-Garches
Category

1920s Fauvist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Pencil

Vir Absurdus - Oil on Paper - Contemporary Painting
By Patrick Faure
Located in New York, NY
understanding of the human condition based on philosophical concepts. His controversial and graphic paintings
Category

2010s Surrealist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil

Denied Andy Warhol Dollar Bill Painting / Charles Lutz
By Charles Lutz
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Denied Andy Warhol Dollar Bill Painting / Charles Lutz silkscreen ink on linen with the Denied
Category

Early 2000s Pop Art Portrait Paintings

Materials

Linen, Acrylic

Geobond - Colorful Authentic Urban Map Currency Painting
By Fabio Coruzzi
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Italian artist Fabio Coruzzi merges painting and photography into one imaginative image that offers
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil Pastel, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Ink, Graphite

Napoli - Original Landscape Colorful Authentic Environment Painting
By Fabio Coruzzi
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Italian artist Fabio Coruzzi merges painting and photography into one imaginative image that offers
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil Pastel, Ink, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Graphite

Martina Nehrling "Boost" - Abstract Acrylic Painting on Paper
By Martina Nehrling
Located in New York, NY
Martina Nehrling Boost, 2022 acrylic on Montval paper 26 x 20 in. (neh233) This small painting on
Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Paper, Acrylic

The Castle, Signed Watercolour painting by Norman Lindsey
By Norman Lindsay
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Castle By Norman Lindsay (1879-1969), Watercolour painting on canvas mounted on board and
Category

1930s Impressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Watercolor

Wings of Fascism - Oil on Canvas - Contemporary Painting
By Patrick Faure
Located in New York, NY
philosophical concepts. His controversial and graphic paintings question the interrelationship of man and cosmos
Category

2010s Surrealist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Wings of Fascism - Oil on Canvas - Contemporary Painting
By Patrick Faure
Located in New York, NY
philosophical concepts. His controversial and graphic paintings question the interrelationship of man and cosmos
Category

2010s Surrealist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Agnoiaphobia – The Collective Unconscious - Oil Painting on Canvas
By Patrick Faure
Located in New York, NY
This 2019 painting is from Patrick Faure’s Agnoiaphobia series. The painting is unframed, oil on
Category

2010s Surrealist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Andre Derain 94 Sketch of Faces. original pencil drawing painting
By André Derain
Located in CORAL GABLES - MIAMI, FL
profile face. original pencil drawing painting André Derain (Chatou, June 10, 1880-Garches
Category

1920s Fauvist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Pencil

Denied Andy Warhol Red Skull Painting by Charles Lutz
By Charles Lutz
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Denied Warhol Red Skull Painting by Charles Lutz Silkscreen and acrylic on linen with Denied stamp
Category

Early 2000s Pop Art Portrait Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

Empowering - Colorful Figurative Modern Cultural Commentary Original Painting
By Fabio Coruzzi
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Italian artist Fabio Coruzzi merges painting and photography into one imaginative image that offers
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil Pastel, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Color Pencil

Martina Nehrling "Sequencing 4" -- Colorful Abstract Painting on Paper
By Martina Nehrling
Located in New York, NY
Martina Nehrling Sequencing 4, 2019 acrylic on Montval 16 x 20 in. (neh188) This small painting on
Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

Andre Derain 94 Sketch of Faces. original pencil drawing painting
By André Derain
Located in CORAL GABLES - MIAMI, FL
profile face. original pencil drawing painting André Derain (Chatou, June 10, 1880-Garches
Category

1920s Fauvist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Pencil

Working Man, Large Oil Painting by Thornton Willis 1981
Located in Long Island City, NY
Guggenheim Fellowship for painting. In the same year his work was included in the controversial exhibition
Category

1980s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Lancaster Bridge Original Oil Painting
Located in Annville, PA
A very interesting and unusual Lancaster Bridge Original Oil Painting by artist J. Earle Pfoutz
Category

Mid-20th Century Expressionist Paintings

Materials

Paint

Martina Nehrling "Family Stories" Abstract Acrylic Painting on Montval Paper
By Martina Nehrling
Located in New York, NY
its controversial decorativeness. The inextricability of these aspects unique to color continually
Category

2010s Abstract Paintings

Materials

Paper, Acrylic

Martina Nehrling "Lattice 4" Abstract Acrylic Painting on Montval Paper
By Martina Nehrling
Located in New York, NY
its controversial decorativeness. The inextricability of these aspects unique to color continually
Category

2010s Abstract Paintings

Materials

Paper, Acrylic

Martina Nehrling "Lattice 2" Abstract Acrylic Painting on Montval Paper
By Martina Nehrling
Located in New York, NY
its controversial decorativeness. The inextricability of these aspects unique to color continually
Category

2010s Abstract Paintings

Materials

Paper, Acrylic

Martina Nehrling "Lattice 3" Abstract Acrylic Painting on Montval Paper
By Martina Nehrling
Located in New York, NY
its controversial decorativeness. The inextricability of these aspects unique to color continually
Category

2010s Abstract Paintings

Materials

Paper, Acrylic

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