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Empty Chair

The Empty Chair

Bruce CratsleyThe Empty Chair, 1984

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H 19 in W 19 in

The Empty Chair

By Bruce Cratsley

Located in New York, NY

Gelatin silver print Signed, titled, and dated in pencil, verso This artwork is offered by ClampArt, located in New York City. Over the course of more than two decades, Bruce Crats...

Category

1980s Other Art Style Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Meeting. Three empty chairs in a NYC residential lobby warm Gray and green color
Meeting. Three empty chairs in a NYC residential lobby warm Gray and green color

Meeting. Three empty chairs in a NYC residential lobby warm Gray and green color

By Stephen Basso

Located in Brooklyn, NY

ABOUT Stephen Basso Stephen Basso's highly original pastels and oil paintings are romantic, yet thought provoking fantasies. His whimsical works are alive with boundless imaginat...

Category

2010s Contemporary Interior Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Zura — Flowers on a Table  Contemporary Still Life Painting
Zura — Flowers on a Table  Contemporary Still Life Painting

Zura — Flowers on a Table Contemporary Still Life Painting

Located in Brooklyn, NY

carry the emotional weight. The empty chair introduces a quiet sense of absence and invitation

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

'Chairs - Paris' original photograph by Leslie Borns
'Chairs - Paris' original photograph by Leslie Borns

'Chairs - Paris' original photograph by Leslie Borns

By Leslie Borns

Located in Milwaukee, WI

This image of empty broken chairs in a deserted alley is reminiscent of the work of Eugene Atget

Category

1980s Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper

'Chairs - Paris' original photograph by Leslie Borns
'Chairs - Paris' original photograph by Leslie Borns

'Chairs - Paris' original photograph by Leslie Borns

By Leslie Borns

Located in Milwaukee, WI

This image of empty broken chairs in a deserted alley is reminiscent of the work of Eugene Atget

Category

1970s Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper

Self-Portrait’ by Zura – Contemporary Art with Antique Frame
Self-Portrait’ by Zura – Contemporary Art with Antique Frame

Self-Portrait’ by Zura – Contemporary Art with Antique Frame

Located in Brooklyn, NY

unguarded. Behind him, an empty chair lingers in the background, a silent presence that evokes absence

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Mark Shaw Seated on Boat

Mark Shaw Seated on Boat

By Mark Shaw

Located in New York, NY

are scrunched up a bit. He is between two empty chairs.

Category

Mid-20th Century Modern Color Photography

Materials

Giclée

Dior, Renee in Gazette du Bon Ton, 1954.

Dior, Renee in Gazette du Bon Ton, 1954.

By Mark Shaw

Located in New York, NY

. She is at a Dior Salon. She is an open space, surrounded by empty chairs.

Category

1950s Modern Black and White Photography

Materials

Giclée

Dior, Renee in Gazette du Bon Ton, 1954.

Dior, Renee in Gazette du Bon Ton, 1954.

By Mark Shaw

Located in New York, NY

. She is at a Dior Salon. She is an open space, surrounded by empty chairs.

Category

1950s Modern Black and White Photography

Materials

Giclée

Dior, Renee in Gazette du Bon Ton, 1954.

Dior, Renee in Gazette du Bon Ton, 1954.

By Mark Shaw

Located in New York, NY

. She is at a Dior Salon. She is an open space, surrounded by empty chairs.

Category

1950s Modern Black and White Photography

Materials

Giclée

Mark Shaw Seated on Boat

Mark Shaw Seated on Boat

By Mark Shaw

Located in New York, NY

are scrunched up a bit. He is between two empty chairs.

Category

Mid-20th Century Modern Color Photography

Materials

Giclée

Mark Shaw Seated on Boat

Mark Shaw Seated on Boat

By Mark Shaw

Located in New York, NY

are scrunched up a bit. He is between two empty chairs.

Category

Mid-20th Century Modern Color Photography

Materials

Giclée

Dior, Renee Wears Mireille, 1953.

Dior, Renee Wears Mireille, 1953.

By Mark Shaw

Located in New York, NY

notebook. They are all in an empty Dior salon. There are rows of empty chairs.

Category

1950s Modern Black and White Photography

Materials

Giclée

Dior, Renee Wears Mireille, 1953.

Dior, Renee Wears Mireille, 1953.

By Mark Shaw

Located in New York, NY

notebook. They are all in an empty Dior salon. There are rows of empty chairs.

Category

1950s Modern Black and White Photography

Materials

Giclée

Dior, Claire in Belotte Ensemble, 1953

Dior, Claire in Belotte Ensemble, 1953

By Mark Shaw

Located in New York, NY

Dior model Claire in a Belotte ensemble. She is in a Dior salon filled with empty chairs. She is

Category

1950s Modern Black and White Photography

Materials

Giclée

Dior, Claire in Belotte Ensemble, 1953

Dior, Claire in Belotte Ensemble, 1953

By Mark Shaw

Located in New York, NY

Dior model Claire in a Belotte ensemble. She is in a Dior salon filled with empty chairs. She is

Category

1950s Modern Color Photography

Materials

Giclée

Dior, Claire in Belotte Ensemble, 1953

Dior, Claire in Belotte Ensemble, 1953

By Mark Shaw

Located in New York, NY

Dior model Claire in a Belotte ensemble. She is in a Dior salon filled with empty chairs. She is

Category

1950s Modern Black and White Photography

Materials

Giclée

''Table'' Contemporary Oil Painting of an Empty Sunny Terrace with Pink Chairs
''Table'' Contemporary Oil Painting of an Empty Sunny Terrace with Pink Chairs

''Table'' Contemporary Oil Painting of an Empty Sunny Terrace with Pink Chairs

Located in Utrecht, NL

The Spanish artist Mònica Castanys is inspired by everyday scenes. Moments, femininity and light are the basis of her paintings. Her color palette is reminiscent of the Impressionist...

Category

2010s Contemporary Interior Paintings

Materials

Oil, Panel

Blue Notes

Matt CondronBlue Notes, 2010

$11,000

H 40 in W 60 in

Blue Notes

By Matt Condron

Located in Fairfield, CT

works in Portland, OR. Notes: Empty, Chairs, Waiting Room Color: Brown, Tan, Grey, White

Category

2010s American Realist Interior Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

90˚ In The Shade
90˚ In The Shade

Matt Condron90˚ In The Shade

$7,800

H 30 in W 40 in

90˚ In The Shade

By Matt Condron

Located in Fairfield, CT

works in Portland, OR. Notes: Empty, Chairs, Waiting Area, Desert Color: Tan, Beige, Grey, White, Pink

Category

2010s American Realist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Quiet Corners, Oil Painting
Quiet Corners, Oil Painting

Quiet Corners, Oil Painting

By Kristen Brown

Located in San Francisco, CA

empty chair stacked with newspapers, and a casually discarded soda can. The muted color palette and soft

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Paintings

Materials

Oil

ECLIPSE 3 - Modern Expressive Oil Portrait Painting
ECLIPSE 3 - Modern Expressive Oil Portrait Painting

ECLIPSE 3 - Modern Expressive Oil Portrait Painting

By Wiktor Jackowski

Located in Salzburg, AT

have only just been sitting on a momentarily empty chair, nobody notices flags flying above their heads

Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

A priest dinning in good company
A priest dinning in good company

A priest dinning in good company

Located in BELEYMAS, FR

, standing up, extends his hand towards the empty chair. Does he wish to inspect the contents of the bag? In

Category

1820s French School Interior Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Signed Mid 20th Century Digital Print - Clubhouse II
Signed Mid 20th Century Digital Print - Clubhouse II

Signed Mid 20th Century Digital Print - Clubhouse II

Located in Corsham, GB

A delightful study of a clubhouse using pastel tones. In it we can see an empty beach chair and

Category

Mid-20th Century Still-life Prints

Materials

Digital

The Low Season

Matt CondronThe Low Season, 2023

$7,800

H 30 in W 40 in D 1.5 in

The Low Season

By Matt Condron

Located in Fairfield, CT

moment or the preciousness of a fleeting opportunity. He is captivated by the idea of emptiness, as both

Category

2010s American Realist Interior Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Southland Booths

Matt CondronSouthland Booths, 2023

$7,800

H 30 in W 40 in D 1.5 in

Southland Booths

By Matt Condron

Located in Fairfield, CT

moment or the preciousness of a fleeting opportunity. He is captivated by the idea of emptiness, as both

Category

2010s American Realist Interior Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

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An Empty Chair
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Gilles ChalandonAn Empty Chair, 2021

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H 15 in W 21 in

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By Gilles Chalandon

Located in New York, NY

Gilles André Chalandon (b. 1956, Le Vigan, France) is a painter and swimmer. At 11 years old his godmother gave him a choice between a camera or a radio for a gift; he chose the came...

Category

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Materials

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Located in London, GB

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Category

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Materials

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Located in Bozeman, MT

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Materials

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Cleanly-rendered empty lifeguard chair on a clear blue, sunny beach day. About Carol C. Young

Category

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Materials

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View from a Writer's Studio
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Located in Franklin, MA

turquoise view through the window. A rocking chair is empty with maybe a towel, maybe a sweater, maybe a

Category

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Materials

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Empty Chair, Santa Fe, NM, 2018

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Located in Santa Monica, CA

Ink jet print on Fuji crystal archival paper

Category

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Materials

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Chair (Love After Death) - Oil Painting 1826

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Located in Roma, IT

, probably in concrete, as suggested by its form and color, in the midst of a verdant park. The empty chair

Category

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Materials

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Located in London, GB

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Category

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Materials

Oil, Board

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Empty Chairs

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H 24 in W 36 in D 1.5 in

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By Arturo Mallmann

Located in Austin, TX

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Category

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Materials

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The empty chair

The empty chair

By Federico Infante

Located in New York, NY

Chilean artist Federico Infante works predominantly in the medium of painting. He received his BFA from Finis Terrae University (Santiago, Chile) in 2002 and graduated in 2013 with h...

Category

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Evelyn's Chair #3

Evelyn's Chair #3

By Ada Sadler

Located in San Francisco, CA

the unassuming beauty of empty chairs for a significant portion of her artistic career. Without

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Interior Paintings

Materials

Oil, Panel

Evelyn's Chair #4

Evelyn's Chair #4

By Ada Sadler

Located in San Francisco, CA

the unassuming beauty of empty chairs for a significant portion of her artistic career. Without

Category

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Materials

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Ada SadlerTrain Chair #36, 2012

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H 9 in W 9 in D 3 in

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By Ada Sadler

Located in San Francisco, CA

the unassuming beauty of empty chairs for a significant portion of her artistic career. Without

Category

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Materials

Oil

Train Chair #33

Train Chair #33

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Located in San Francisco, CA

the unassuming beauty of empty chairs for a significant portion of her artistic career. Without

Category

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Materials

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UC Berkeley Chair #18

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Located in San Francisco, CA

the unassuming beauty of empty chairs for a significant portion of her artistic career. Without

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Materials

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Bathtubbie Collection #75

By Ada Sadler

Located in San Francisco, CA

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Category

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An empty chair can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price for items in our inventory is $3,047, while the lowest priced sells for $295 and the highest can go for as much as $50,000.