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Rising Nicolas Kennett 21st Century Bristish painting landscape sea dark sky
Rising Nicolas Kennett 21st Century Bristish painting landscape sea dark sky

Rising Nicolas Kennett 21st Century Bristish painting landscape sea dark sky

Located in Paris, FR

Oil paint on wood panel Signed on the back "Incanto" or the enchantment of shifting "Nicolas Kennett revisits the organic world through painted and sculpted matter. He oscillates b...

Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Wood Panel

3 (After Darkness)
3 (After Darkness)

3 (After Darkness)

By Anastasia Pelias

Located in New Orleans, LA

, New American Paintings, Artnet news, ArtDaily, Forbes, Pelican Bomb and New Orleans Art Review. Her

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Paintings

Materials

Gesso, Paper, Oil Crayon

Dark Sky I

Elaine HolienDark Sky I, 2003

$1,280Sale Price|20% Off

H 22 in W 30 in

Dark Sky I

By Elaine Holien

Located in Santa Fe, NM

river is the thread that ties the towns together. I began painting the New Mexico landscape 38 years

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Landscape Paintings

Materials

Monotype

Dark Sky III

Elaine HolienDark Sky III, 2003

$1,280Sale Price|20% Off

H 22 in W 30 in

Dark Sky III

By Elaine Holien

Located in Santa Fe, NM

river is the thread that ties the towns together. I began painting the New Mexico landscape 38 years

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Landscape Paintings

Materials

Monotype

Dark Sky II

Elaine HolienDark Sky II, 2003

$1,280Sale Price|20% Off

H 22 in W 30 in

Dark Sky II

By Elaine Holien

Located in Santa Fe, NM

river is the thread that ties the towns together. I began painting the New Mexico landscape 38 years

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Landscape Paintings

Materials

Monotype

Dreaming in The Dark
Dreaming in The Dark

Olga TsyhypkoDreaming in The Dark, 2025

$589

H 15.75 in W 19.69 in D 0.79 in

Dreaming in The Dark

Located in Zofingen, AG

my paintings, I explore the delicate balance between individual wholeness and deep personal

Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

"Dark Phoenix" Oil painting 59" x 31" inch by Alina Shimova
"Dark Phoenix" Oil painting 59" x 31" inch by Alina Shimova

"Dark Phoenix" Oil painting 59" x 31" inch by Alina Shimova

By Alina Shimova

Located in Culver City, CA

"Dark Phoenix" Oil painting 59" x 31" inch by Alina Shimova 2020

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Still-life Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Not avoiding the dark
Not avoiding the dark

Kseniia IvanovaNot avoiding the dark, 2025

$721

H 28.35 in W 15.75 in D 0.79 in

Not avoiding the dark

Located in Zofingen, AG

sensations: sensitivity, consciousness, breathing. They do not oppose the dark, but coexist with it, forming

Category

2010s Abstract Impressionist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Alone Miracle Dark
Alone Miracle Dark

Alone Miracle Dark

Located in Santa Monica, CA

In this series of portraits, Birch materializes enigmatic, ectoplasmic figures in his psychologically charged canvases linking sympathies between external forces and interior emotion...

Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Light and Dark

Karen WoodsLight and Dark

$3,400

H 10 in W 20 in

Light and Dark

By Karen Woods

Located in Fairfield, CT

journey by painting what I experience while driving around the city. I paint—in the realist tradition—from

Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Realist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Linen, Oil

Dark Daze IV

Dark Daze IV

By Bonnie Maygarden

Located in New Orleans, LA

for her inclusion in “Staring at the Sun” curated by Craig Drennan. Her paintings were also featured

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Canvas

Colors in Darkness

Colors in Darkness

By Shingo Francis

Located in Santa Monica, CA

These daily drawings are a meditation on the moment as a process to make space for the current pandemic on a personal and collective experience.

Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Paper, Gouache

Darkly, and Not

Eric HesseDarkly, and Not, 2012

$9,900

H 48 in W 40 in

Darkly, and Not

By Eric Hesse

Located in Fairfield, CT

Hesse describes of his work, "encaustic is the perfect paint with which to explore this balance between control and chaos. In trying to wrestle a recognizable image from a fluid and ...

Category

2010s Landscape Paintings

Materials

Encaustic, Wood Panel

Dark Fall

Megan FrazerDark Fall, 2012

$700

H 22 in W 19 in D 0.75 in

Dark Fall

By Megan Frazer

Located in Boston, MA

complimentary colors accentuate the vibrancy of the natural forms. Words that describe this piece: dark, fall

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Paintings

Materials

Canvas, India Ink, Acrylic

Quiet Branches III - dark green impasto painting on linen canvas with 3d flowers
Quiet Branches III - dark green impasto painting on linen canvas with 3d flowers

Quiet Branches III - dark green impasto painting on linen canvas with 3d flowers

By Anastassia Skopp

Located in Zofingen, AG

"Look at the flowers. It is simply unbelievable how happy flowers are." — Osho 60 × 60 × 2 cm 23.6 × 23.6 × 0.8 in Acrylic & mixed media on 100% linen canvas Quiet Branches III in...

Category

2010s Abstract Impressionist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Linen, Acrylic

"Dark N Stormy, " Abstract Watercolor Painting
"Dark N Stormy, " Abstract Watercolor Painting

"Dark N Stormy, " Abstract Watercolor Painting

Located in Westport, CT

This original abstract watercolor painting by Nealy Hauschildt features a dark blue palette and

Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Cotton, Paper, Watercolor

Shine in the Dark

Pascal GuettaShine in the Dark

$6,500

H 30 in W 23 in

Shine in the Dark

Located in New York, NY

Vibrant abstract work. Very textural feel. Not framed. Mixed media on paper. About the artist: From the famed art family that includes his uncle Mr. Brainwash and cousin Hijac...

Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic, Archival Paper, Pigment

"When the darkness leaves"
"When the darkness leaves"

Vera Hoi"When the darkness leaves", 2022

$1,563

H 35.44 in W 35.44 in D 0.79 in

"When the darkness leaves"

Located in Zofingen, AG

This painting carries a sense of hope and optimism, suggesting that after a period of difficulty or

Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Mixed Media, Acrylic

Dark Blue Shadow Garden
Dark Blue Shadow Garden

Dark Blue Shadow Garden

By Stephanie Peek

Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist: Stephanie Peek – American (1940- ) Title: Dark Blue Shadow Garden Year: 1996 Medium: Oil on

Category

1990s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil, Panel

Alive in the Dark
Alive in the Dark

Alive in the Dark

By Trenity Thomas

Located in New Orleans, LA

TRENITY THOMAS is a self-taught photographer who has also experimented with painting and sketching

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Be The Light In The Dark
Be The Light In The Dark

Lucy MooreBe The Light In The Dark, 2021

$639

H 23.63 in W 23.63 in D 1.38 in

Be The Light In The Dark

By Lucy Moore

Located in Deddington, GB

Be The Light In The Dark #2 by Lucy Moore [2021] original Acrylic on canvas Image size: H:60 cm x

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Friedel Dzubas, Merging Darkness, 1974
Friedel Dzubas, Merging Darkness, 1974

Friedel Dzubas, Merging Darkness, 1974

By Friedel Dzubas

Located in New York, NY

1974 Magna acrylic on canvas 6 1/2 x 6 1/2 in. (16.5 x 16.5 cm) Unique Signed and titled, verso Framed, pristine condition

Category

1970s Color-Field Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

"Boss Babe" - dark colors, expressive, figurative
"Boss Babe" - dark colors, expressive, figurative

"Boss Babe" - dark colors, expressive, figurative

By Susan Hable

Located in Atlanta, GA

This painting is an abstract figurative painting featuring black, orange, red, green and yellow

Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Raventos Dark Blue   original expressionist acrylic
Raventos Dark Blue   original expressionist acrylic

Raventos Dark Blue original expressionist acrylic

By Maria Asuncion Raventos

Located in CORAL GABLES - MIAMI, FL

Horitzo al mediterrani. original expressionist acrylic painting. virtual framed RAVENTÓS Mª

Category

1990s Expressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Mixed Media, Acrylic

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Dark Paintings For Sale on 1stDibs

Find a variety of dark paintings available on 1stDibs. There are many abstract, contemporary and Post-Impressionist versions of these works for sale. There are many variations of these items available, from those made as long ago as the 18th Century to those made as recently as the 21st Century. Adding a colorful piece of art to a room that is mostly decorated in warm neutral tones can yield a welcome change — see the dark paintings on 1stDibs that include elements of black, gray, brown, beige and more. Paul Balmer, Garth Bayley, Stephanie Peek, Jackie Battenfield and Jaylen Pigford took a thoughtful approach to this subject that are worth considering. Each of these unique pieces was handmade with extraordinary care, with artists most often working in paint, oil paint and fabric. Some dark paintings are too large for some spaces — a variety of smaller iterations, measuring # 0.1 inches across, are available.

How Much are Dark Paintings?

Prices for art of this kind can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — dark paintings in our inventory begin at $0 and can go as high as $7,950,000, while the average can fetch as much as $2,750.

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Cave walls were the canvases for what were arguably the world’s first landscape paintings, which depict natural scenery through art. Portrait paintings and drawings, which, along with sculpture, were how someone’s appearance was recorded prior to the advent of photography, are at least as old as Ancient Egypt. In the Netherlands, landscapes were a major theme for painters as early as the 1500s. Later, artists in Greece, Rome and elsewhere created vast wall paintings to decorate stately homes, churches and tombs.

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