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French Contemporary art by Fanfan - Exploding Star Black
Located in Paris, IDF
Acrylic polymer sculpture Fanfan is a French sculptor artist born in 1962 who lives and works in
Category

2010s Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Acrylic Polymer

Blanco Blue - Minimalist Geometric Three-Dimensional Blue Wall Sculpture
By Billy Criswell
Located in Los Angeles, CA
light, color, perspective and space. His modern sculptures evoke a sense of imploding/exploding and
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Minimalist Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Wood, Acrylic

Hip, Hip, Hooray! (Memphis Style Multicolored 3D Wooden Wall Sculpture, Square)
By Stephen Walling
Located in Hudson, NY
"Hip, Hip, Hooray!", hand-carved wooden wall sculpture by Hudson Valley artist, Stephen Walling
Category

2010s Abstract Geometric Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Wood, Dye, Acrylic, Wood Panel

P4ME - Neoconcretist Sculpture
By Olavo Machado Neto
Located in Belo Horizonte, MT
sculpture; it's a defiant, sun-kissed blaze of defiance against gravity. Constructed from vibrant yellow
Category

2010s Brazilian Other Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Steel

P4ME - Neoconcretist Sculpture
P4ME - Neoconcretist Sculpture
H 15.75 in W 12.21 in D 14.97 in
Robert Lee Morris "Exploding Flower Candle Holder" Sculpture
By Robert Lee Morris
Located in New York, NY
Robert Lee Morris, "Exploding Flower Candle Holder", 1990's, Green patina oxidized brass, Signed
Category

20th Century American Post-Modern More Candle Holders

Materials

Brass

Tang Dynasty Bactrian Camel Sculpture
Located in Dallas, TX
trade networks and vast urbanisation for China’s exploding population (estimated at around 50 million
Category

Antique 15th Century and Earlier Chinese Tang Animal Sculptures

Materials

Terracotta

Claude Victor Boeltz French Gold Bronze Dish Sculpture
By Claude Victor Boeltz
Located in New York, NY
A wonderful 1970s exploding 24-karat gold bronze sculpture dish with two large quartz clusters by
Category

Vintage 1970s French Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Crystal, Gold Plate, Bronze

'Big Sausage Pizza' UAP Polich Tallix Foundry Chromium Steel Sculpture by XVALA
By XVALA
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
internet was beginning to explode out of the digital back rooms and onto the world stage under the watchful
Category

Early 2000s Pop Art Still-life Sculptures

Materials

Stainless Steel

Sculpture "Dream" by Caesar by Louis Durot, 1998
By Louis Durot
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Abstract freeform sculpture in reddish polyurethane entitled "Dream of Caesar" in tribute to César
Category

20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Other

Lacky Knitted tapestry 2
Located in Aberdeen Dyce, GB
to time, but I'm not so afraid of them anymore. Scary only those that explode nearby, I saw a flying
Category

2010s Pop Art Sculptures

Materials

Textile

Lacky Knitted tapestry 2
Lacky Knitted tapestry 2
H 78.75 in W 35.44 in D 1.58 in
Lacky Knitted tapestry
Located in Aberdeen Dyce, GB
to time, but I'm not so afraid of them anymore. Scary only those that explode nearby, I saw a flying
Category

2010s Pop Art Sculptures

Materials

Textile

Lacky Knitted tapestry
Lacky Knitted tapestry
H 78.75 in W 35.44 in D 1.58 in
Enameled Resin and Metal Pop Art Sculpture in Sunflower Yellow, Bubble Gum Pink
By Roy Lichtenstein
Located in New York, NY
This idiosyncratic and powerful sculpture, with its vibrant color scheme and dynamic form
Category

Vintage 1960s American Modern Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Metal

Mid-Century Modern Gilt Iron Sunburst Wall Sculpture by William Bowie
By William Bowie
Located in SOTTEVILLE-LÈS-ROUEN, FR
Impressive two-tiered starburst wall sculpture in iron nail in the Brutalist style. Attributed to
Category

Vintage 1970s American Brutalist Wall-mounted Sculptures

Materials

Iron

Serie: Serpentinata Tremenda
By Pablo Vigil
Located in Cuernavaca, Morelos
Glazed ceramic sculpture Emerging artist. He develops his work in an encrypted, symbolic and
Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Enamel

Serie: Serpentinata Tremenda
Serie: Serpentinata Tremenda
H 11.82 in W 11.82 in D 13.78 in
Serie: Serpentinata Tremenda
By Pablo Vigil
Located in Cuernavaca, Morelos
Glazed ceramic sculpture Emerging artist. He develops his work in an encrypted, symbolic and
Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Enamel

Serie: Serpentinata Tremenda
Serie: Serpentinata Tremenda
H 11.82 in W 11.82 in D 13.78 in
Serie: Serpentinata Tremenda
By Pablo Vigil
Located in Cuernavaca, Morelos
Glazed ceramic sculpture Emerging artist. He develops his work in an encrypted, symbolic and
Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Enamel

Serie: Serpentinata Tremenda
Serie: Serpentinata Tremenda
H 11.82 in W 11.82 in D 13.78 in
Juno
By Reuben Nakian
Located in Greenwich, CT
Abstract sculpture of the ancient Roman goddess Juno. Artist's proof. The powerful legacy of Reuben
Category

Mid-20th Century Modern Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Juno
Juno
H 13.5 in W 6.5 in D 7 in
Goddess with the Golden Thighs, maquette
By Reuben Nakian
Located in Greenwich, CT
foreground of human consciousness. His instinctual yet inventive sculptures are ennobling, exploding with
Category

Mid-20th Century Modern Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Abstract Expressionist Etruscan Inspired Decorative Ceramic.
Located in Cotignac, FR
paintings exploding with colour and exciting form. His sources of inspiration are many, including his very
Category

1990s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Clay, Terracotta, Glaze

David Drebin - Exploding Rose, Photography 2013, Printed After
By David Drebin
Located in Greenwich, CT
producing limited edition works including Photographs, Lightboxes, Neon light Installations, Sculptures and
Category

2010s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Archival Paper, C Print, Digital

Art Nouveau Stoneware Commedia Dell’arte Mask by Pierre-Adrien Dalpayrat
By Pierre-Adrien Dalpayrat
Located in Chicago, US
the exploding grenade to distinguish his pieces as he did on the underside of this mask. PIERRE
Category

Antique 1890s French Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Stoneware

Tang Dynasty Painted Pottery Figure of a Fat Lady and Child
Located in Dallas, TX
exploding population (estimated at around 50 million people in the 8th century AD). The T’ang rulers took
Category

Antique 15th Century and Earlier Chinese Tang Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Terracotta

Tang Dynasty Fat Lady Pottery Figure
Located in Dallas, TX
Tang Dynasty Terracotta sculpture of a fat lady This stunning lady wears her hair in an
Category

Antique 15th Century and Earlier Chinese Tang Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Pottery

Tang Dynasty Fat Lady Pottery Figure
Tang Dynasty Fat Lady Pottery Figure
H 11.5 in W 4.5 in D 3.74 in
Mid Century Moroccan 8-Pointed Star Wall Art. Wood Starburst Sunburst Rare.
Located in Peoria, AZ
Wow! Incredibly Rare Mid Century Modern 8 pointed Star Wall Sculpture Moroccan Art Large
Category

Mid-20th Century Wall-mounted Sculptures

Materials

Wood, Paint

"Weatherhead Award, " Rare Art Deco Bronze Panel for Excellence in Aerospace
By Walter Sinz
Located in Philadelphia, PA
aircraft electronics company in Philadelphia. Like a rocket exploding out of its launching pad, this panel
Category

Vintage 1940s American Art Deco Wall-mounted Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Large Sikhote-Alin Meteorite Shrapnel
Located in London, GB
, exploding over the Sikhote-Alin mountains in South-eastern Russia and creating a fireball that burnt
Category

Antique 15th Century and Earlier Russian Natural Specimens

Materials

Iron

Large Sikhote-Alin Meteorite Shrapnel
Large Sikhote-Alin Meteorite Shrapnel
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H 8.82 in Dm 7.45 in
Cross-Section from an Exceptional Lunar Meteorite
Located in London, GB
miles before exploding into our atmosphere and falling into the Sahara, discovered in the Berber oasis
Category

Antique 15th Century and Earlier Libyan Natural Specimens

Materials

Stone

Cross-Section from an Exceptional Lunar Meteorite
Cross-Section from an Exceptional Lunar Meteorite
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H 8.01 in Dm 4.96 in
Mid-Century Modern Gilt Iron William Bowie Style Sunburst Wall Sculpture
By William Bowie
Located in Stamford, CT
Impressive three tier gilt iron starburst wall mounted sculpture in the Brutalist style. Likely
Category

Mid-20th Century American Brutalist Decorative Art

Materials

Iron

M. Fleischer Large Scale Abstract Crumpled Paper Modern Art Painting 1987
By Leonardo Nierman
Located in Chattanooga, TN
this is a form of relief sculpture. Reds, indigo, teal, blue, violet, white, and even hints of yellow
Category

Vintage 1980s American Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art

Materials

Wood, Plexiglass, Paper

B. Wurtz 1980s Original Photograph
Located in Larchmont, NY
his playful and compelling sculptures constructed from discarded materials like produce packaging
Category

1980s Contemporary Figurative Photography

Materials

C Print

Andy Warhol, Mick Jagger, Framed Announcement-card, 1975
By (after) Andy Warhol
Located in Pembroke Pines, FL
media, including painting, silkscreening, photography, film, and sculpture. Some of his best-known works
Category

1970s Pop Art More Art

Materials

Offset

Hecuba
By Reuben Nakian
Located in Greenwich, CT
foreground of human consciousness. His instinctual yet inventive sculptures are ennobling, exploding with
Category

Mid-20th Century Modern Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Ink

Andy Warhol Getrude Stein Signed Pop Art Screenprint 1980 Framed 168/200
By Andy Warhol
Located in Keego Harbor, MI
, silkscreening, photography, film, and sculpture. Some of his best-known works include the silkscreen paintings
Category

Vintage 1980s Prints

Materials

Paper

GRAVITY 48X55 (Limited Edition Print On Canvas)
By Mauro Oliveira
Located in LOS ANGELES, CA
hole before it explodes into space. The black part of the artwork is filled with glitter to represents
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Prints

Materials

Cotton Canvas

Tall Tree and the Eye at the Royal Academy poster (hand signed by Anish Kapoor)
By Anish Kapoor
Located in New York, NY
about the installation: "Anish Kapoor's towering new sculpture, Tall Tree and the Eye, has gone up in
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Abstract Prints

Materials

Permanent Marker, Lithograph, Offset

Monograph: Anish Kapoor (Hand signed and inscribed to Nadine by Anish Kapoor)
By Anish Kapoor
Located in New York, NY
, stainless steel, and plaster, producing sculptures that can provoke intensely spiritual and physical
Category

1990s Abstract Abstract Prints

Materials

Paper, Ink, Mixed Media, Lithograph, Offset

Anish Kapoor at Modern Art Oxford (hand signed by Anish Kapoor)
By Anish Kapoor
Located in New York, NY
of his generation. Perhaps most famous for public sculptures that are both adventures in form and
Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Prints

Materials

Lithograph, Offset

Venice Biennale: XLIV Esposizione Internazionale D'arte (Hand signed by Kapoor)
By Anish Kapoor
Located in New York, NY
blue colour, were used in his low-lying slate sculpture, A Wing at the Heart of Things (1990), in the
Category

1990s Contemporary Interior Prints

Materials

Lithograph, Offset

Chinese statuette of a Fat Lady
Located in EL CAMPELLO, ES
China’s exploding population (estimated at around 50 million people in the 8th century AD). The Tang
Category

Antique 15th Century and Earlier Chinese Tang Antiquities

Materials

Pottery

Chinese statuette of a Fat Lady
Chinese statuette of a Fat Lady
H 25.79 in W 10.44 in D 8.27 in
Chinese statuette of a Fat Lady
Located in EL CAMPELLO, ES
China’s exploding population (estimated at around 50 million people in the 8th century AD). The Tang
Category

Antique 15th Century and Earlier Chinese Tang Antiquities

Materials

Pottery

Chinese statuette of a Fat Lady
Chinese statuette of a Fat Lady
H 25.4 in W 10.24 in D 7.09 in
Mid to Late 20th Century Scandinavian Modern Small Teak Cabinet 5 Drawers
Located in Topeka, KS
wonderful as a nightstand beside your bed, in a dressing area, holding a sculpture or table lamp in the
Category

20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Cabinets

Materials

Wood, Teak, Paint

Poster for Svayambh at the Royal Academy, London (hand signed by Anish Kapoor)
By Anish Kapoor
Located in New York, NY
generation. Perhaps most famous for public sculptures that are both adventures in form and feats of
Category

Early 2000s Conceptual Interior Prints

Materials

Lithograph, Offset

Robert Andrew Parker Watercolor "Seated Figure #2" Partially Nude Female
By Robert Andrew Parker
Located in Detroit, MI
exploding power that engages the viewer immediately leading to the gorgeously rendered partially nude female
Category

Late 20th Century Expressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

Two Boys (one standing, the other seated and drawing)
By Mary Spain
Located in Fairlawn, OH
in paintings, drawings and found object sculpture. Her later work evolved to "magical realism". She
Category

1970s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Color Pencil

"Irak" Oil Painting on Board by Doug Edge
Located in Pasadena, CA
known for his sculpture, he is also highly skilled in painting works. Using an ever-growing vocabulary
Category

Early 2000s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil

Shooting into the Corner Poster (hand signed and dated by Anish Kapoor)
By Anish Kapoor
Located in New York, NY
. Perhaps most famous for public sculptures that are both adventures in form and feats of engineering
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph, Offset

Ardea Cinerea Vase by Elke Sada
Located in Geneve, CH
exploding colors. Colours are my elixir and an essential element in my work. I take great pleasure in
Category

2010s German Post-Modern Vases

Materials

Clay

Ardea Cinerea Vase by Elke Sada
Ardea Cinerea Vase by Elke Sada
H 17.72 in W 12.6 in D 12.21 in
Ardea Cinerea Vase by Elke Sada
Located in Geneve, CH
exploding colors. Colours are my elixir and an essential element in my work. I take great pleasure in
Category

2010s German Post-Modern Vases

Materials

Clay

Ardea Cinerea Vase by Elke Sada
Ardea Cinerea Vase by Elke Sada
H 17.72 in W 12.6 in D 12.21 in
Curruca Vase by Elke Sada
Located in Geneve, CH
exploding colors. Colours are my elixir and an essential element in my work. I take great pleasure in
Category

2010s German Post-Modern Vases

Materials

Clay

Curruca Vase by Elke Sada
Curruca Vase by Elke Sada
H 21.66 in W 8.67 in D 9.06 in
Untitled No. 5 by Elke Sada
Located in Geneve, CH
exploding colors. Colours are my elixir and an essential element in my work. I take great pleasure in
Category

2010s German Post-Modern Garniture

Materials

Clay

Untitled No. 5 by Elke Sada
Untitled No. 5 by Elke Sada
H 6.3 in W 21.66 in D 22.05 in
Placida Vase by Elke Sada
Located in Geneve, CH
exploding colors. Colours are my elixir and an essential element in my work. I take great pleasure in using
Category

2010s German Post-Modern Vases

Materials

Clay

Placida Vase by Elke Sada
Placida Vase by Elke Sada
H 14.18 in W 7.09 in D 6.89 in
Tilino Vase by Elke Sada
Located in Geneve, CH
exploding colors. Colours are my elixir and an essential element in my work. I take great pleasure in
Category

2010s German Post-Modern Vases

Materials

Clay

Tilino Vase by Elke Sada
Tilino Vase by Elke Sada
H 17.33 in W 8.67 in D 8.67 in
Round Deep Purple, Blue, and Gold Three Dimensional Mixed Media Painting
Located in Houston, TX
-ton, life-size, humpback whale - the largest sculpture of its kind in Hawaii. Élan donated the whale
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Enamel

A Maiakovski (For Mayakovsky) signed by Alechinsky & Christine Rochefort #10/50
By Pierre Alechinsky
Located in New York, NY
studied at Stroganov School of Art, then at Moscow Institute of Painting, Sculpture and Architecture
Category

Mid-20th Century Modern Abstract Prints

Materials

Offset, Lithograph, Pencil

Yellow Tulips - Contemporary, 21st Century, Silkscreen, Limited Edition, Katz
By Alex Katz
Located in Zug, CH
? That’s a residue. It’s the here and now, that I’m interested in. If you get that, it explodes into
Category

2010s Contemporary Landscape Prints

Materials

Screen

Bright Ocean, Highly Detailed Surreal Landscape, Watercolor & Gouache on Paper
By Christina Haglid
Located in Chicago, IL
A paper lantern explodes out of the water, as if propelled by an inner, unknown force. This
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Landscape Drawings and Waterc...

Materials

Watercolor, Gouache, Archival Paper

VI Rose Nose Cat
By Mary Spain
Located in Fairlawn, OH
a magical fantasy in paintings, drawings and found object sculpture. Her later work evolved to
Category

1970s American Modern Animal Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Chalk

Out of Egypt I Have Called my Son Biblia Sacra Salvador Dali
By Salvador Dalí­
Located in Paonia, CO
gray insect-like form seems to explode threateningly above them and stretches its body out beyond them
Category

1960s Surrealist Abstract Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Gold and Purple-Toned Translucent Three Dimensional Mixed Media Painting
Located in Houston, TX
, humpback whale - the largest sculpture of its kind in Hawaii. Élan donated the whale to establish Maui's
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Enamel

White Roses -Contemporary, 21st Century, Silkscreen, Limited Edition, Katz, Blue
By Alex Katz
Located in Zug, CH
, it explodes into eternity.” —Alex Katz Alex Katz’s portraits feature his own social milieu – friends
Category

2010s Contemporary Landscape Prints

Materials

Screen

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