The White Socks - Pop Art Minimalist Monochrome Original Artwork on Canvas
By Darwin Estacio Martinez
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Born in 1982 in Manzanillo, Cuba, artist Darwin Estacio Martinez honed his artistic skills at the Professional Academy of Fine Arts "El Alba" in Holguin, and furthered his education ...
Canvas, Oil
Classic Man - Brown and Beige Contemporary Male Fashion Art
By Darwin Estacio Martinez
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Born in 1982 in Manzanillo, Cuba, artist Darwin Estacio Martinez honed his artistic skills at the Professional Academy of Fine Arts "El Alba" in Holguin, and furthered his education ...
Canvas, Oil
Pants - Figurative Oil Painting of Pants in Pop Art Abstract Expressionism Style
By Darwin Estacio Martinez
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Born in 1982 in Manzanillo, Cuba, artist Darwin Estacio Martinez honed his artistic skills at the Professional Academy of Fine Arts "El Alba" in Holguin, and furthered his education ...
Canvas, Oil
Sympathy - Blue Suits Figurative Oil Painting on Canvas
By Darwin Estacio Martinez
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Born in 1982 in Manzanillo, Cuba, artist Darwin Estacio Martinez honed his artistic skills at the Professional Academy of Fine Arts "El Alba" in Holguin, and furthered his education ...
Canvas, Oil
Tennis Shoes - Framed Contemporary Pink Figurative Fashion Shoes Diptych Artwork
By Darwin Estacio Martinez
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Born in 1982 in Manzanillo, Cuba, artist Darwin Estacio Martinez honed his artistic skills at the Professional Academy of Fine Arts "El Alba" in Holguin, and furthered his education ...
Canvas, Oil
Folds in Black - Original Contemporary Figurative Fashion Inspired Oil Painting
By Darwin Estacio Martinez
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Born in 1982 in Manzanillo, Cuba, artist Darwin Estacio Martinez honed his artistic skills at the Professional Academy of Fine Arts "El Alba" in Holguin, and furthered his education ...
Canvas, Oil
Stripes and Swoosh - Modern Figurative Nike Roller Skate Inspired Oil Painting
By Darwin Estacio Martinez
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Born in 1982 in Manzanillo, Cuba, artist Darwin Estacio Martinez honed his artistic skills at the Professional Academy of Fine Arts "El Alba" in Holguin, and furthered his education ...
Canvas, Oil
Blue, Yellow, and Salmon - Colorful Contemporary Figurative Fashion Oil Painting
By Darwin Estacio Martinez
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Born in 1982 in Manzanillo, Cuba, artist Darwin Estacio Martinez honed his artistic skills at the Professional Academy of Fine Arts "El Alba" in Holguin, and furthered his education ...
Canvas, Oil
Black Belt - Original Colorful Contemporary Figurative Masculine Fashion Artwork
By Darwin Estacio Martinez
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Born in 1982 in Manzanillo, Cuba, artist Darwin Estacio Martinez honed his artistic skills at the Professional Academy of Fine Arts "El Alba" in Holguin, and furthered his education ...
Canvas, Oil
Woman with Sunglasses and Swimsuit
By Darwin Estacio Martinez
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Born in 1982 in Manzanillo, Cuba, artist Darwin Estacio Martinez honed his artistic skills at the Professional Academy of Fine Arts "El Alba" in Holguin, and furthered his education ...
Canvas, Acrylic
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H 30 in W 40 in
Ladies in Waiting - Original Moody Contemporary Abstract Figurative Fashion Art
By Darwin Estacio Martinez
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Born in 1982 in Manzanillo, Cuba, artist Darwin Estacio Martinez honed his artistic skills at the Professional Academy of Fine Arts "El Alba" in Holguin, and furthered his education ...
Canvas, Oil
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H 30 in W 40 in
Rainy Day Series - Original Colorful Contemporary Figurative Fashion Artwork
By Darwin Estacio Martinez
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Born in 1982 in Manzanillo, Cuba, artist Darwin Estacio Martinez honed his artistic skills at the Professional Academy of Fine Arts "El Alba" in Holguin, and furthered his education ...
Canvas, Oil
FIRMAMENTO, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
By Jose Maria Palacin Calvo
Located in Yardley, PA
ACRYLIC PAINTING IN WOODEN FRAME, ON SUPPORT OF FABRIC. IS PROVIDED WITH A VARNISH LAYER TO SAVE FROM DUST AND DIRT :: Painting :: Abstract :: This piece comes with an official ce...
Acrylic
$2,866
H 39.38 in W 47.25 in D 0.79 in
Oil Painting, Contemporary Figurative, Maile Figures, Communication, 100x120 cm
By Amilcar Rivera M.
Located in Vilnius, Vilniaus apskr.
In painting titled "Dicotomia" artist Amílcar Rivera M.’s depict silent figures with closed eyes, deeply immersed within themselves. Each figure in his paintings appears as an isolat...
Canvas, Cotton Canvas, Oil
"Idol" - Contemporary Figurative Oil Painting
By Chelsea Gibson
Located in East Quogue, NY
"Idol" - Contemporary figurative oil painting of a foot by Chelsea Gibson Medium: Oil on canvas Size 22 x 24 inches. Offered unframed. "Idol" is part of Chelsea Gibson's latest...
Oil, Panel
Anasyrma, Oil Painting
By Duane Brown
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
A girl lifts her skirt as she dances with her partner, not shown in the frame. Her pose communicates a quiet, ambiguous narrative. The slight twist of the tor...
Oil
$2,984
H 59 in W 59 in D 1.6 in
Abstract no. 4622 black and white, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
By Anita Kaufmann
Located in Yardley, PA
Minimalism passion Neutral colors that you can't go wrong with and that definitely always looks classy Abstraction black and white 150 x 150 cm / 59“ x 59“ in Acrylics on...
Acrylic
$2,400
H 39.4 in W 27.6 in
Reconstrucción, Fisiognomía Series, Marcio Marquez Massa
By Marcio Marquez Massa
Located in Villa Allende, AR
Reconstrucción — Fisiognomía Series Marcio Marquez Massa 2026 Oil on Canvas 100 × 70 cm (39.4 × 27.6 in) Unstretched canvas — stretcher not included Description: Reconstrucción is...
Canvas, Oil Pastel, Oil
$850
H 21.66 in W 18.12 in D 0.79 in
"An Urgent Man" (Abstract, Black & White, Figurative Oil Painting, Neutral Tone)
By Nicholas Evans
Located in Paris, IDF
AN URGENT MAN 2020 Paris, France Oil and acrylic on canvas portray a ‘derbyed’ man attempting to shed the weighted armor of his obligations and persona. A very loose nod to the char...
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
$3,200
H 16 in W 12 in
Portrait of Man, Modern Oil on Canvas Painting by John F. Leonard
Located in Long Island City, NY
Portrait of Man (16) John F. Leonard American (1921–1987) Date: circa 1965 Oil on Canvas, unsigned Size: 16 in. x 12 in. (40.64 cm x 30.48 cm)
Oil, Canvas
$2,800Sale Price|20% Off
H 35.04 in W 38.19 in D 0.4 in
Yo No Vendra - figurative painting, landscape painting
By Mauricio Vergara
Located in New York, NY
This beautiful surrealist painting by Mauricio comes rolled in a tube and needs to be stretched when received. In his pieces, Mauricio combines his figurative expertise along with su...
Canvas, Oil
$450
H 12 in W 12 in D 1 in
Small Abstract Painting Contemporary Acrylic and Oil on Panel Colorful Modern
By Devan Sweeney
Located in Atlanta, GA
Kickin’ Around by Devan Sweeney is a small-scale contemporary abstract painting that brings energy and movement through layered acrylic and oil on panel. The composition features exp...
Canvas, Oil
$2,500
H 36 in W 72 in
Good Times - Large Black and White Minimalism Acrylic Paint Artwork on Canvas
By Len Klikunas
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Len Klikunas paints minimalist artworks to modify experienced reality through visual perception. His original artworks are a mix of art and architecture, hovering between painting an...
Gesso, Canvas, Mixed Media
Black And White Abstract By Alejandro Borges
Located in Houston, TX
Black And White Abstract By Alejandro Borges. Beautifully executed black and white mixed media abstract (charcoal/watercolor) on canvas by noted artist Alejandro Borges. The sublima...
Paint
Outside Choice, Pop Art Painting by Michael Knigin
By Michael Knigin
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Michael Knigin, American (1942 - 2011) Title: Outside Choice Year: 1984 Medium: Acrylic and Enamel on Canvas, signed l.l. and verso Size: 34 x 96 in. (86.36 x 243.84 cm) Fram...
Enamel
Jumping Jack, Painting, Oil on Canvas
By Leon Sarantos
Located in Yardley, PA
My recent abstract art explores the theme of networks. In this series, I use painted networks to create a single result from its many individual lines. I use a network of random line...
Oil
A Man
By Brian Novatny
Located in Fairfield, CT
Brian Novatny's sophisticated figure paintings are sought after from his early body of work. These pieces are from a private collection.
Oil, Panel
$150
H 14.5 in W 12.75 in
In Chair Reading /// Contemporary Pop Art Interior Sofa Book Black and White
By Dan May
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: Dan May (American, 1955-) Title: "In Chair Reading" *Signed and numbered by May in pencil lower left Year: 1988 Medium: Original Screenprint on unbranded white wove paper Lim...
Screen
$4,200
H 18 in W 18 in D 1.5 in
Glimpse of Something That Seemed All Potential - Nude Original Oil Painting
By Rick Sindt
Located in Chicago, IL
Using pornography as a vehicle for understanding, Rick Sindt's work explores the discovery and development of queer attraction. Sindt transforms pornographic stills, repurposing them...
Oil, Panel
Mamun Bedside (Dark Brown/Dusty Blue)
Located in Singapore, SG
Mamun, which translates to trustworthy in Arabic, was designed by Studio Kallang in 2021 as a playful take on both midcentury and brutalist forms. Designer Faezah Shaharuddin intende...
Teak
$2,750 / item
H 17.72 in Dm 14.97 in
Soda Blown Murano Glass High Coffee Table in Amber by Yiannis Ghikas
By Miniforms, Yiannis Ghikas
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Soda was born upside-down, with a puff of air. It weighs 20 kilos, and it is blown, drawn out and shaped by three master glassmakers. The result is a single volume of glass with thre...
Blown Glass
$2,860 / item
H 29.93 in W 23.63 in D 23.63 in
Ethnic Straw Armchair by +55design Brazilian Design with Indigenous Craft
By Neca Abrantes
Located in Jardim America, SP
This rotating armchair by Neca Abrantes is a striking fusion of contemporary Brazilian design and indigenous handcrafted traditions. Known for her deep passion for native craftsmansh...
Straw
$366 / item
H 1.58 in W 4.14 in D 2.56 in
Dior Midcentury Brass, Lucite and Vienna Straw Decorative Oval Box, Italy 1970
By Christian Dior
Located in Roma, IT
Stunning Mid-Century decorative jewelry box made from a beautiful combination of lucite enriched with Vienna straw, brass, and tortoiseshell-effect lucite. This incredibly stylish pi...
Brass
$11,220 / item
H 33.47 in W 85.44 in D 19.69 in
Contemporary Sideboard Crafted from Limed Oak with Selenite Inlay By José Castro
Located in New York, NY
Elevate your interior with this beautifully designed sideboard, featuring a limed oak wood construction that offers a light and contemporary aesthetic. The main body comprises four d...
Stone
$2,160 / item
H 10 in W 16 in D 16 in
Collectible Modern Fabric Sculptural Table Lamp by Mirei Monticelli, Aphrodite
By Costantini
Located in New York, NY
The Aphrodite lamp takes form from the godess Venus born of sea-spray, depicted by the revered painter Sandro Boticelli. The lampshade is made from banaca fabric, and the lamp base i...
Cement
Mid Century Modern Style Round Dining Table
By Bramble
Located in Westwood, NJ
Crafted from solid mahogany and finished in a rich dark walnut stain, this table balances timeless craftsmanship with standout design. The centerpiece is its pedestal base—a rippling...
Wood
Hyperreal Light Blue Glass Balloon Sculpture
By Dylan Martinez
Located in East Quogue, NY
Light blue hyperreal glass water balloon sculpture by Dylan Martinez. These hyperrealistic water balloons are made of solid sculpted glass sandblasted and acid-etched to resemble r...
Glass, Blown Glass
$3,600 / item
H 18.5 in W 9 in D 9 in
Glass Block' Side Table in Patinated Bronze with Faceted Legs, Made to Order
Located in Sagaponack, NY
A WYETH Original, framed glass block cocktail / side table on faceted legs with forged feet in patinated bronze.
Bronze
Art Deco Hand-Painted Ceramic Vase, Floral Design, Denmark, 1930s
By Charles Catteau, Josef Ekberg, Boch Freres Keramis, Kähler, Jean-Leon Mayodon
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Antique Art Deco ceramic vase with vertical hand-carved straight and organically swirling lines with hand-painted bright blue floral decor on cream colored base. Artist's signature ...
Ceramic, Clay, Pottery, Stoneware
$1,121Sale Price|25% Off
H 34 in W 45 in D 2 in
Vintage American Modernist Abstract Expressionist Framed Cubist Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American modernist abstract oil painting by Ervin B. Nussbaum (1914 - 1996). Oil on canvas. Framed. Signed. Dated 1950. Artist Bio: Ervin B. Nussbaum was born in Co...
Canvas, Oil
Pair of Vintage Penguin Sculptures in Wood and Bronze
Located in Mexico City, CDMX
Exceptional pair of penguin sculptures, finely carved from wood with an elegant black lacquer finish that accentuates their sleek, streamlined forms. Their wings, beaks, and feet are...
Bronze
$13,046 / set
H 23.63 in W 17.72 in D 17.72 in Dm 17.72 in
Pair of Shagreen Night Stands with Brass Accents by Kifu Paris
By Kifu Augousti
Located in New York, NY
The Paris based label has distinguished themselves since their launch, with their iconic use of shagreen mixed with brass and other exotic materials. All furniture is handcrafted by ...
Brass
Handmade Mushroom Ottoman in Ochre Dot Boiled Wool, Modern Design, USA
Located in Fairfield, CA
A handmade mushroom shaped ottoman, upholstered in a dotted wool blend fabric. Perfect for using as a footstool or extra occasional seating. A comfortable cushioned seat and sculptur...
Fabric, Wool, Acrylic, Polyester
Marble Fireplace Mantel 20th Century
Located in Udenhout, NL
Nice fireplace mantel from marble to place in front of the chimney.
Marble
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