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
Sold
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
Sold
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
"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
$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
$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
$2,080Sale Price|20% Off
H 30 in W 22 in
Original Figurative Portrait Painting by Cuban Artist Juan Carlos Vazquez Lima
By Juan Carlos Vazquez Lima 1
Located in Brooklyn, NY
ARTIST— Juan Carlos Vazquez Lima Juan Carlos was born in Havana Cuba June 30th 1986. He Studied at Eduardo Garcia Delgado School of Art. He currently lives and works in Havana. PAI...
Acrylic, Ballpoint Pen
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
$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
$2,542
H 31.5 in W 39.38 in
Figurative Acrylic Painting, Contemporary Art, Human Figures
By Amilcar Rivera M.
Located in Vilnius, Vilniaus apskr.
ENCUENTRO This painting is in excellent condition, stretched on wooden stretcher bars. It is signed by the artist and includes a Certificate of Authenticity issued by the gallery. ...
Canvas, Acrylic
$650
H 27.5 in W 36 in
Shoes, Pop Art Black and White Screenprint by Lowell Nesbitt
By Lowell Nesbitt
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Lowell Blair Nesbitt, American (1933 - 1993) Title: Shoes Year: 1974 Medium: Etching, signed and numbered in pencil Edition: II 14 Image Size: 19 x 28 inches Size: 27.5 x 36 ...
Screen
$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
$1,750
H 20 in W 16 in D 1.5 in
"Down he Goes II", Contemporary Portrait, Earth Tones, Collage, Acrylic Painting
By John Baker
Located in Franklin, MA
John Baker’s “Down he Goes II,” an acrylic painting on canvas with collage 20 x 16 inches in tans, whites and earth tones with red and green highlights, is from the artist’s new “Fal...
Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic
$2,400
H 30 in W 24 in
"Lotan III"-Contemporary abstract black and white ink painting
By Christopher Rico
Located in East Quogue, NY
Black and white contemporary abstract painting by Christopher Rico - ink on Yupo paper. Offered unframed. Shipped rolled. For this black and white series of paintings, Rico uses ove...
Paper, Ink, India Ink
Nostalgic: Era Shoes
By Kim Frohsin
Located in Burlingame, CA
1920's flapper shoes featured in this green, blue, black, and white. From a variable edition (édition variée) of 7 -- each impression is a unique color variant. Signed and numbered...
Monoprint
Hombre Duro, Oil Painting
By Duane Brown
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
A cowboy sits on a blue couch with a confident yet relaxed posture. The contrast between the figure and the background creates a theatrical atmosphere, as tho...
Oil
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
$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
Airplane in landscape - landscape painting
By Jeroen Allart
Located in New York, NY
This beautiful painting by Jeroen Allart is part of his minimalist landscape and animal painting he did in his home country the Netherlands. 'A farm stands before you on the horizon....
Canvas, Oil
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