Dressed To Kill
Dressed to Kill, Original Painting
By Darlene McElroy
Located in San Francisco, CA
, yellowDressed to KillDarlene McElroyAcrylic paint, paint skins, metal leaf on
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Mixed Media
Materials
Mixed Media
Angie Dickenson (Angie from Untitled Portfolio), from the estate of Vera G. List
By Richard Prince
Located in New York, NY
elements. Gleaned from Brian De Palma’s Dress to Kill (1980), the image in Angie Dickinson refers to the
Category
1980s Contemporary Color Photography
Materials
Polaroid, Permanent Marker
Richard PrinceAngie Dickenson (Angie from Untitled Portfolio), from the estate of Vera G. List, 1986
H 30.5 in W 24.5 in D 1 in
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By Agustín Fernández
Located in Mexico City, CDMX
one of his paintings was featured in the 1980 Brian de Palma film, Dressed to Kill.
Today, his work
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Kill Da Wabbit from "What's Opera, Doc?" by Chuck Jones
Located in Los Angeles, CA
-signed by Chuck Jones
ABOUT THE IMAGE: “Kill Da Wabbit” Image from “What’s Opera, Doc?” where Elmer
Category
1950s Pop Art More Art
Materials
Canvas, Giclée
Colorful Abstract Contemporary “Blue Dress III” African Textile Painting
Located in Houston, TX
Colorful abstract painting titled "Blue Dress III" by contemporary artist Evangeline Gichina that
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Colorful Abstract Contemporary “Blue Dress I” African Dashiki Textile Painting
Located in Houston, TX
Colorful abstract painting titled "Blue Dress I" by contemporary artist Evangeline Gichina that
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Saint Barbara France 16/17th Century Sculpture Wood Religious Old master Art
Located in Riva del Garda, IT
Barbara, elegantly dressed in a red gown covered by a cloak with gold borders and tied around the neck by
Category
16th Century Old Masters Sculptures
Materials
Wood, Wood Panel
Home of Colonel William H. Terrill Roanoke Virginia Original Photograph
Located in Soquel, CA
property. In the foreground, an African-American man is dressed in a suit and hat, holding the reins of a
Category
1870s Realist Black and White Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, Ink, Silver Gelatin
H 16 in W 18 in D 0.25 in
Fine 17th Century Dutch Old Master Oil on Wood Panel Ester before Ahasuerus
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
discovered the intentions of General Aman to kill the Jews, and, having initially concealed her Jewish
Category
17th Century Old Masters Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
St. George Dragon Raphael Sanzio Paint Oil on canvas 17/18th Century Old master
Located in Riva del Garda, IT
Christ' who killed the dangerous beast and saved the sovereign's daughter from the monster's jaws, and as
Category
18th Century Old Masters Paintings
Materials
Oil
The Beaufort Hunt Above the Sodbury Vale hunting print by Lionel Edwards
By Lionel Edwards
Located in London, GB
"See all from this Seller" and then search.
Lionel Edwards (1878 - 1966)
The Beaufort Hunt. Kill Above
Category
1920s Landscape Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Harry Bunce, Matty Groves, Limited Edition Print, Fox Art, Affordable art
By Harry Bunce
Located in Deddington, GB
'Matty Groves' by Harry Bunce is a limited edition print. This print features a fox dressed in a
Category
2010s Contemporary Animal Prints
Materials
Paper, Archival Pigment
H 18.31 in W 15.75 in D 0.04 in
Portrait of Artist's Daughter Julian Orde Poet - British 1930s oil painting
By Cuthbert Orde
Located in London, GB
auburn hair and lovely blue eyes. She is dressed in a sleeveless back dress and has a sage green silk
Category
1930s Art Deco Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Captain James Cook: 18th C. Portrait by William Hodges After Cook's 2nd Voyage
By William Hodges
Located in Alamo, CA
border. Captain Cook is dressed in his naval dress uniform, with a topcoat over a lace shirt. The
Category
1770s Portrait Prints
Materials
Engraving
Douai - Crepescule - Impressionist Oil, Figures in Landscape by Marie Duhem
By Marie Duhem
Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire
painting a woman in a pink dress is seated under a tree talking to two priests dressed in cassocks who are
Category
1920s Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Mato-Tope, Tab 14.
By Karl Bodmer
Located in New York, NY
feathered head dress. Sadly he and a good deal on the rest of the tribe were killed in the smallpox epidemic
Category
19th Century American Realist Portrait Prints
Materials
Aquatint
NATIVE AMERICANS HUNTING - TWO DRAWINGS.
By Cassilly Adams
Located in Portland, ME
-dress disguises, crouched behind low
grasses,each with a rifle, a killed deer between them, and a herd
Category
Late 19th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor, Charcoal
Pamela
By David Yarrow
Located in Chicago, IL
everyone involved and a good interpreter - as my French is shockingly inadequate to dress a set.
Pamela
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
By Lake Geneva - Impressionist Watercolor, Figure in Landscape by Henri Duhem
By Henri Duhem
Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire
Duhem. The work depicts a woman in a pink dress and sun hat looking out of blue water of Lac Leman (Lake
Category
1920s Impressionist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor, Paper
In the Orchard - Impressionist Watercolor, Figure in Landscape by Henri Duhem
By Henri Duhem
Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire
Duhem. The work depicts a woman in a blue dress in an orchard in autumn. The trees in the foreground are
Category
1910s Impressionist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor, Paper
Young Lady in Profile
By Harrison M. Fisher
Located in Fairlawn, OH
, Dorothy even wore the same clothes she had been wearing when the ship sank – a white silk dress underneath
Category
1910s American Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Graphite
Macbeth and the Three Witches a Painting on Panel by Francesco Zuccarelli
By Francesco Zuccarelli
Located in PARIS, FR
influence of his wife, decides to kill King Duncan who is visiting him, and accuses Duncan's sons of the
Category
1760s Old Masters Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
Les Gilles - 19th Century Watercolor, Figures at Carnival, Belgium by H Duhem
By Henri Duhem
Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire
Watercolour on paper circa 1920 by Henri Duhem depicting Les Gilles - men dressed in traditional
Category
Early 20th Century Impressionist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor, Paper
Le Ruisseau - Impressionist Watercolor, Figure by Stream in Landscape by H Duhem
By Henri Duhem
Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire
woman in a blue dress taking a stroll along the path beside a stream. The trees and foliage reflect in
Category
Early 20th Century Impressionist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor, Paper
Tennis - Impressionist Watercolor, Woman Playing Tennis in Landscape by H Duhem
By Henri Duhem
Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire
Watercolour on paper circa 1925 by Henri Duhem depicting a woman in a yellow summer dress playing
Category
Early 20th Century Impressionist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor, Paper
In the Lot Valley - Impressionist Oil, Figure in Landscape by Henri Duhem
By Henri Duhem
Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire
work depicts a woman in a summer dress and bonnet walking beside a tree lined wall in a rural landscape
Category
1920s Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
Les Gilles de Binche - 19th Century Watercolor, Figures Belgian Carnival H Duhem
By Henri Duhem
Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire
Shrove Tuesday The Gilles dress up red, yellow and black linen suits - the colours of the Belgian flag
Category
Early 20th Century Impressionist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor, Paper
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21st Century and Contemporary Mexican Other Contemporary Art
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21st Century and Contemporary Mexican Other Contemporary Art
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Located in COYOACAN, DF
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Expressive Faces / Rostros Expresivos / Félix Beltrán / México
By Félix Beltrán
Located in COYOACAN, DF
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In 1956, he traveled to the United States of America, where he graduated from both the S...
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21st Century and Contemporary Mexican Other Contemporary Art
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Paper
Expressive Faces / Rostros Expresivos / Félix Beltrán / México
By Félix Beltrán
Located in COYOACAN, DF
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In 1956, he traveled to the United States of America, where he graduated from both the S...
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Tall Franz Bergman Erotic Bronze
By Franz Bergmann
Located in Dallas, TX
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Bronze
Erotic Scene - Héliogravure by Micheal Von Zichy - 1911
Located in Roma, IT
Erotic scene is an original Héliogravure artwork on ivory-colored paper, realized by Micheal Von Zichy in 1911. Printed in only 300 copies, Leipzig; Privatdruck, from the Catalogue ...
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1910s Modern Figurative Prints
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Paper, Engraving
H 11.82 in W 15.36 in D 0.04 in
Monumental Emile Louis Picault Signed Egyptian Revival Pharaoh Sculptures, Pair
By Émile Louis Picault
Located in Forney, TX
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Antique 19th Century French Egyptian Revival Figurative Sculptures
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Bronze
H 43 in W 20 in D 15 in
Nature's Printing Press
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Nature's Printing Press
Gouache, tempera, pigments and ink on masonite board, 1967
Signed lower left corner (see photo)
Thompson was part of the late 1960’s Black Emergency Cultural ...
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1960s Abstract Abstract Paintings
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Acrylic
Erotic Scene - Héliogravure by Micheal Von Zichy - 1911
Located in Roma, IT
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Carriage at Old Mexico Village Dress Shop oil painting
By Harold Rowan Hughes
Located in Soquel, CA
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H 15.25 in W 12 in D 0.5 in
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Egg Boy Dressed to Kill
Located in Sempach, LU
I’ve written a book based on my Egg people and Characters such as the Conspirators. It is a fantasy novel that takes place in Egg Island and London. The story has a mix of good and b...
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2010s Surrealist Figurative Paintings
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Oil
He Wore A Tie And She Was Dressed To Kill
By Michael Davis
Located in Palm Desert, CA
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Andy Warhol, Platinum Elvis -Contemporary Art, Edition, Gift, Pop Art, Design
By (after) Andy Warhol
Located in Zug, CH
pose, dressed to kill as a cowboy with pistols raised and ready to shoot, as strong as he appeared on
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Prints
Materials
Enamel
H 20.08 in W 20.08 in D 1.19 in
The Earl of Darlington Fox-Hunting with the Raby Pack: Going to Cover
Located in Stoke, Hampshire
always repaired when the sport was over; and putting himself into a chaise and four, ready dressed for
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19th Century Victorian Animal Paintings
Materials
Oil
19th-Century Hand-Coloured Lithograph, Keeping The Wicket Against All England
Located in Cheltenham, GB
This charming early-19th-century hand-coloured lithograph depicts a female cricketer dressed in an
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1840s English School Figurative Prints
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Picking Flowers - Impressionist Oil, Figures in Landscape by Marie Duhem
By Marie Duhem
Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire
piece depicts a woman in a pale pink dress and a green jacket draped over her shoulders standing beside
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1920s Impressionist Figurative Paintings
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Oil, Canvas
Dana and the Shower of Gold
By Léon François Comerre
Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire
that a son of hers would kill him, the distraught father imprisoned her in a bronze chamber underground
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19th Century Impressionist Nude Paintings
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Oil, Panel
Lavandieres - Impressionist Oil, Women by River in Landscape by Paul Villiers
By Paul Edmond Villiers
Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire
in a divisonist style and depicts two beautiful women in white dresses doing washing a river in the
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1910s Impressionist Figurative Paintings
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The Earl of Darlington Foxhunting with The Raby Pack: "Drawing Cover
Located in Stoke, Hampshire
always repaired when the sport was over; and putting himself into a chaise and four, ready dressed for
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19th Century Victorian Animal Paintings
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Oil
The Earl of Darlington Fox-Hunting with the Raby Pack: Full Cry
Located in Stoke, Hampshire
was over; and putting himself into a chaise and four, ready dressed for the evening, a small field
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19th Century Victorian Animal Paintings
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Oil
The Earl of Darlington Fox-Hunting with the Raby Pack: The Death
Located in Stoke, Hampshire
was over; and putting himself into a chaise and four, ready dressed for the evening, a small field
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A set of Four - The Earl of Darlington Fox-Hunting with the Raby Pack
Located in Stoke, Hampshire
always repaired when the sport was over; and putting himself into a chaise and four, ready dressed for
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Lucretia - Oil on Panel by Johann Franz Meskens a Flemish Painter, 18th century
Located in PARIS, FR
Lucretia is about to kill herself. It bears witness to the persistence of the Baroque taste in the first
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Oil
"GOING HOME" Native American Indian Western Covered Wagon Horses & More
By Ray Swanson
Located in San Antonio, TX
killed when Ray was young, and the family moved to California where he enrolled at the Northrop Institute
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Oil Painting Portrait of Lord Edward Grenfell, 1st Baron St Just (1870-1941)
By Oswald Birley
Located in London, GB
whom he had dealings. Always formally and correctly well dressed, he appeared to superficial
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Early 20th Century Victorian Portrait Paintings
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Oil
Andy Warhol, Platinum Elvis -Contemporary Art, Edition, Gift, Pop Art, Design
By (after) Andy Warhol
Located in Zug, CH
pose, dressed to kill as a cowboy with pistols raised and ready to shoot, as strong as he appeared on
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Prints
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Enamel
H 20.08 in W 20.08 in D 1.19 in
Saint George Dragon Alpine Painter 17th Century Paint Oil on canvas Old master
Located in Riva del Garda, IT
Christ' who killed the dangerous beast and saved the sovereign's daughter from the monster's jaws, and as
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17th Century Old Masters Paintings
Materials
Oil
Still Life Painting, Kitchen Piece, Cat and Maid, Old Master, Attr. Van Boucle
By Pieter Van Boucle
Located in Greven, DE
maid is dressed in a white dress with a red doublet and undergarment, her hair is protected by a white
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Occupation of Beaufort, SC on December 7, 1861
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Confederates killed 48 wounded, 3 captured and 4 missing. Among the federals, 8 were killed, 6 seriously
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1860s American Realist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
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19th Century historical genre oil painting of Napoleon’s return from Elba
By Robert Alexander Hillingford
Located in Moreton-In-Marsh, Gloucestershire
dress and had a collection of original uniforms. He was Vice President of the Kernoozers Club an
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H 23.75 in W 29.75 in D 2.5 in
French 18th Century Oil On Canvas Painting Nude Woman Andromeda
Located in Firenze, IT
chains dressed only in pink, white and golden drapes that descend from her left shoulder, closed by a big
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H 66.93 in W 43.31 in D 1.97 in
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By Robert Alexander Hillingford
Located in Moreton-In-Marsh, Gloucestershire
his close attention to accuracy in details of dress and had a collection of original uniforms. He was
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H 20.25 in W 24 in D 2.75 in
Harry Bunce, Matty Groves, Limited Edition Print, Fox Art, Affordable art
By Harry Bunce
Located in Deddington, GB
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By Harry Bunce
Located in Deddington, GB
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Princess Ariadne Guido Reni Paint Oil on canvas Old master 17th Century Italian
By Guido Reni (Bologna, 1575 - 1642)
Located in Riva del Garda, IT
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Glyndebourne Opera Picnic - oversized signed limited edition print
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- What is an organza dress?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertAugust 17, 2021An organza dress is made from a specific lightweight weave material that is sheer called organza. Because it drapes well, it allows for nice volume of dresses.
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- What is a couture dress?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertFebruary 22, 2021A couture dress is hand-sewn using the best materials and designed specifically for the wearer so that the piece is one-of-a-kind. Because these dresses use such high quality materials and take hundreds of hours to complete, they can be expensive. Find a variety of couture dresses on 1stDibs.
- What is a mod dress?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertAugust 17, 2021A mod dress is a style of dress that originated along with the mod subculture in London — a culture with roots in 1950s' bohemian-style coffee bars where jazz and blues were played on jukeboxes. Later, during the 1960s, mods were generally fashion-conscious teenagers living in London and south England who listened to these types of music as well as R&B. Mod dresses were among the garments worn by mods, and they were colorful and were embellished by interesting patterns and designs. Mod dresses were made with a short hem. A range of mod dresses by Mary Quant, Pierre Cardin, Yves Saint Laurent and others can be found on 1stDibs.
- What are swing dresses?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertFebruary 22, 2021A swing dress is a dress with an a-line shape that tends to flow as one moves. Swing dresses hit peak popularity in the 1950s.
- What is a dressing chair?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertSeptember 28, 2021A dressing chair may refer to the stool or short seat that is intended to accompany a vanity table. Vanities been variously known as dressing tables or makeup tables over the years, but no matter what we call them — and whether it's a sophisticated contemporary piece or an iconic vintage Luigi Massoni vanity — vanities have offered a special place for us to get ready for work, an early-morning appointment or lunch date or whatever lies ahead. Find your vintage dressing chair or vanity table on 1stDibs.
- What is a dress ring?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertNovember 2, 2021A dress ring is any ring that is not a wedding or an engagement ring. They can add charm to any formal or semi-formal outfit. Dress rings can be made of gold, silver, and more and can be studded with precious or semi-precious stones for added visual flair. Shop a collection of vintage and modern dress rings from some of the world’s top jewelers on 1stDibs.
- What is a dupioni dress?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertOctober 19, 2021A dupioni dress is a dress made of a type of silk fabric called dupioni. It is very popular in bridal wear and in other formal wear. On 1stDibs, shop vintage and designer dupioni dresses and home décor from top designers.