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First Things First, Screenprint by William Schwedler
By William Schwedler
Located in Long Island City, NY
placed alongside straight, angled lines. First Things First Artist: William Schwedler, American (1942
Category

1970s Abstract Abstract Prints

Materials

Screen

John Smibert Colonial America's First Portrait Artist, First Edition
By Richard H. Saunders
Located in valatie, NY
John Smibert Colonial America's first portrait artist by Richard H. Saunders. New Haven: Yale
Category

20th Century American Books

Materials

Paper

Folk Artists Biographical Index, First Edition
Located in valatie, NY
Folk Artists Biographical Index. Detroit: Book Tower, 1987. First edition hardcover. 496 pp. Guide
Category

20th Century American Books

Materials

Paper

ISSEY MIYAKE Shirt Autographed By Guest Artist Yasumasa Morimura Series No.1
By Issey Miyake
Located in New York, NY
Issey Miyake pleats please guest artist series No.1 Yasumasa Morimura . Yasumasa Morimura was first
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Shirts

'Death of a Sergeant' Milwaukee artist
By Joseph Rozman
Located in Milwaukee, WI
Milwaukee, WI. He was the first artist to have a solo exhibition at the David Barnett Gallery, having his
Category

1960s Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Mixed Media

Life (limited edition, hand signed and numbered Op Art First Day Cover (framed)
By Yaacov Agam
Located in New York, NY
“Agam” design by Yaacov Agam, a pioneer of Op Art. It is the first artist facsimile signature that
Category

1980s Op Art Abstract Prints

Materials

Lithograph, Offset

Roman Head - Etching by Various Artists - Mid-18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
century by Various Artists. In very good condition, except for some stains along the margins. In this
Category

Mid-18th Century Modern Figurative Prints

Materials

Etching

Historic poster for Park Place Artists (Robert Grosvenor, Leo Valledor & others)
Located in New York, NY
lesser known young and older artists, often for the first time. Some of the artists that were exhibited
Category

1960s Abstract Abstract Prints

Materials

Lithograph, Offset

"Sidewalk Downtown" - Cape Ann Artist, Street Scene in Gloucester, MA
By Carl Peters
Located in Rockport, MA
awards. In 1932, he became the first artist in history to win a third Hallgarten Prize from the National
Category

Mid-20th Century American Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

Italian Contemporary Large Ornamental Plate Centerpiece
Located in bari, IT
in the 2004. Tarshito architect first artist after, born in Bari in southern Italy where lives and
Category

Early 2000s Italian Other Centerpieces

Materials

Ceramic

Done by Rochester, New York Artist Carl Peters "Star Island #2"
By Carl Peters
Located in Rockport, MA
the first artist in history to win a third Hallgarten Prize from the National Academy of Art. Today
Category

20th Century American Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

Large 1970s orange striped acrylic abstract work by British artist Derek Hirst
Located in Petworth, West Sussex
College of Art, London. In 1966, Hirst became the first Artist-in-Residence at the University of Sussex
Category

20th Century Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Rufus Porter Rediscovered: Artist-Inventor-Journalist 1792-1884, First Edition
By Jean Lipman
Located in valatie, NY
Rufus Porter Rediscovered: Artist-Inventor-Journalist 1792-1884 by Jean Lipman. Clarkson N. Potter
Category

Vintage 1980s American Books

Materials

Paper

Small Painting Called First Snow by Swedish Artist Arvid Mauritz Lindström
Located in Stockholm, SE
In this charming painting "First Snow" Mauritz Lindström captures the fleeting moment where
Category

Early 1900s Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil, Wood Panel

Deerflake (The artist's first work celebrating the Solstice / deer as snowflake)
By Carol Wax
Located in New Orleans, LA
shapes, generally in sets of six, creates what at first appears to be abstract compositions." "Deerflake
Category

Late 20th Century American Modern Animal Prints

Materials

Mezzotint

Artist Richard Anuszkiewicz limited first edition Op Art Silk Scarf, 1970s
By Richard Anuszkiewicz
Located in Austin, TX
1970s artist Richard Anuszkiewicz silk printed scarf. Commissioned by the Smithsonian in 1970s for
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1970s American Scarves

Cy Twombly - Exhibition Galleria La Tartaruga 1960
By (after) Cy Twombly
Located in Roma, IT
print on ivory colored paper. The artwork was realized in the occasion of the first artist's exhibition
Category

1960s Contemporary More Art

Materials

Paper, Offset

DECEMBER SNOW HYDE PARK..Roy Petley contemporary English artist
By Roy Petley
Located in Pollenca, Illes Baleares
Impressionism. Beginning life in a children’s home, he became one of the first artists to open an art gallery in
Category

2010s Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

First Bloom-First Spring, NYC
By Michael Massaia
Located in Westwood, NJ
Split Toned and Tinted Silver Gelatin Contact Print. Signed by Artist.
Category

2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Pair of Early 19th Century English Sheffield Wine Coolers by Boulton
By Matthew Boulton
Located in Los Angeles, CA
. Matthew Boulton was the first artist of Sheffield Silver.
Category

Antique Mid-19th Century English George III Sheffield and Silverplate

Materials

Sheffield Plate

DECEMBER SNOW HYDE PARK..Roy Petley contemporary English artist
By Roy Petley
Located in Pollenca, Illes Baleares
Impressionism. Beginning life in a children’s home, he became one of the first artists to open an art gallery in
Category

2010s Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

Masaccio Landscape Sketch Pad
By Giannini
Located in Milan, IT
was one of the first artists to draw nudes and use foreshortening. Made from soft, naturally tanned
Category

2010s Italian Desk Sets

Materials

Leather, Paper

Masaccio Landscape Sketch Pad
Masaccio Landscape Sketch Pad
H 6.3 in W 10.24 in D 0.6 in
At First Light: Two Centuries of Maine Artists, Their Homes and Studios
By Rizzoli International Publications
Located in New York, NY
At First Light: Two Centuries of Maine Artists, Their Homes and Studios Author Anne Collins
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Books

Materials

Paper

FIRST OF MORNING LIGHT. PETER KUHFELD NEAC RP 1952 contemporary British Artist
By Peter Kuhfeld
Located in Pollenca, Illes Baleares
First of the Morning Light oil on canvas,64x78 I love the gentle light falling on the model from a
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

Exiles and Imigrés, The Flight of European Artists from Hitler, First Edition
Located in valatie, NY
unprecedented forced migration of hundreds of artists within and ultimately away from Europe. This is the first
Category

Late 20th Century American Books

Materials

Paper

'First Signs of Autumn On Beaver Lake' signed artist's proof giclée print
By David Barnett
Located in Milwaukee, WI
‘First Signs of Autumn On Beaver Lake,’ is an artist’s proof giclée print on watercolor paper
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Giclée

First Snow
By Charles Herbert Woodbury
Located in Milford, NH
canvas, signed lower left, title inscribed on verso stretcher “First Snow,” as well as on front artist
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Early 20th Century American Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

First Snow
First Snow
H 37.63 in W 44.5 in D 2.25 in
First Love
Located in Los Angeles, CA
ITZAK BENSHALOM "FIRST LOVE" SIGNED, NUMBERED 12/50 ISRAEL, DATED 1979 28 X 10 INCHES ARTIST
Category

1970s Modern Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

First Love
First Love
H 29 in W 10 in D 10 in
Large English Porcelain Rectangular Plaque, Derby Crown, circa 1880
Located in New York, NY
been also employed as a "first artist" at the Royal Manufactory in Berlin.
Category

Antique 1880s British Paintings

Materials

Porcelain

Hand-Painted "Safari" 1960s Artist Up-Cycled Dark Blue Leather Top-Handle Bag
Located in Munich, DE
handbag by Lilli Grill. Talented Munich-based illustrator Ursula Baur alias Lilli Grill is the first
Category

1960s Top Handle Bags

First Rights
By Charles Arnoldi
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Dayton, Ohio. Charles Arnoldi has been described as an artist who “draws in space” to create his unique
Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Charcoal, Acrylic

First Snow
By Armand Tatossian
Located in Westmount, QC
Armand Tatossian, Canadian, 1948-2012 First snow Oil on canvas 20 x 24 in Signed on the lower
Category

Early 2000s Still-life Paintings

Materials

Oil

First Ribbons
By Richard MacDonald
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
First Ribbons draws on the artist's highly developed sensitivity for the experience of the dancer
Category

1980s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

First Light
Located in South Shields, GB
Artist: Dave Watson Subject: Seascape Medium: Oil on Board Size: 80 x 53cm. This original oil
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

First Light
First Light
H 20.87 in W 31.5 in D 0.36 in
First Love
Located in Los Angeles, CA
ITZAK BENSHALOM "FIRST LOVE" SIGNED, NUMBERED 12/50 ISRAEL, DATED 1979 28 X 10 INCHES ARTIST
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1970s Modern Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

First Love
First Love
H 28 in W 10 in D 8 in
babies FIRST
By Anthony Zinonos
Located in New York, NY
ABOUT THIS PIECE: 17" W x 19.5" H Original collage on paper UNFRAMED ABOUT THIS ARTIST: Anthony
Category

2010s Mixed Media

Materials

Paper

"First Bloom, " Large, Important Art Deco-Magical Realist Ptg. by Calif. Artist
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Bold and extraordinary and clearly influenced by Diego Rivera, Frieda Kahlo and the Mexican muralists, this large painting by John Greathead depicts a nude American Indian woman face...
Category

Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Paintings

Espace de l'Espece, Surrealist Lithograph by Roberto Matta
By Roberto Matta
Located in Long Island City, NY
blend of organic and cosmic lifeforms in a biomorphic style. He was one of the first artists to take
Category

1970s Surrealist Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph

First Watch
By Danielle Winger
Located in Denver, CO
themes commonly found in German Romantic landscape painting, where the artist mediates between the
Category

2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil, Acrylic

First Blossom
By Rachael Dalzell
Located in Coltishall, GB
emotionally of a place. Acrylic on canvas White wooden tray frame Signed by the artist Certificate of
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21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Wood, Acrylic

First Blossom
First Blossom
H 51.19 in W 59.06 in D 2.37 in
June First
By Curtis Ripley
Located in Santa Monica, CA
surface, serving as reminders of the artist’s process. Ripley uses brushes and rags to wipe out and
Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

First Star
By Charissa Brock
Located in Boston, MA
Artist Commentary: This very three dimensional wall piece is created out of split bamboo. The
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Sculptures

Materials

Linen, Glass, Wood, Wax

First Star
First Star
H 26 in W 26 in D 5 in
First Try
Located in Mount Vernon, NY
drawings. All Throughbreds is one of several lithographic folios created by the artist and contains 20
Category

20th Century Animal Prints

Materials

Lithograph

First Steps
By Mindaugas Gabrenas
Located in Hudson, NY
of his “Dreamscapes”; a series of “dream projections” where the artist uses a light-leaking camera
Category

2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Photographic Film, Silver Gelatin

First Place
By Carlos Rolón
Located in New York, NY
First Place, 2013 Archival pigment inks 28 x 28 inches Edition of 100 Carlos Rolón/Dzine (b
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Prints

First Class
By Stephen Mallon
Located in New York, NY
current exhibition of photographs by the artist, "Stephen Mallon" depicting the SS United States. Still
Category

2010s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

C Print

First Light
By Michael Massaia
Located in New York, NY
Split toned and hand-tinted gelatin silver print, printed by artist, with 8-ply over-mat and
Category

2010s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

First Light
By Trevor Young
Located in Fairfield, CT
sprawl offered by artists like Ed Ruscha—who famously took no-nonsense aerial photographs of thirty four
Category

2010s American Realist Paintings

Materials

Oil, Panel

SUNDAY MORNING TUILERIES GARDENS PARIS ROY PETLEY contemporary British artist
By Roy Petley
Located in Pollenca, Illes Baleares
life in a children's home, he became one of the first artists to open an art gallery in Cork Street, a
Category

20th Century Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

Hand-Painted "fly with me" 1960s Artist Up-Cycled Brick-Red Faux Leather Handbag
Located in Munich, DE
handbag by Lilli Grill. Talented Munich-based illustrator Ursula Baur alias Lilli Grill is the first
Category

1960s Top Handle Bags

Penobscot Bay Expedition
By Tom Lovell
Located in Fort Washington, PA
first artist to win the National Academy of Western Art's highest honor, the Prix de West, twice. This
Category

1960s Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

KiKi's Paris, Artist and Lovers 1900-1930, Signed by Both Authors, First Edition
Located in valatie, NY
KiKi's Paris, Artist and Lovers 1900-1930 by Billy Klüver and Julie Martin. New York: Harry N
Category

20th Century American Books

Materials

Paper

Scene from Arabian Nights with Moroccan Interior Architecture
By Harry Humphrey Moore
Located in Brookville, NY
with figures. He was one of the first artists to go to Japan to paint. His record of $45,000 for one
Category

Mid-20th Century American Realist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

Colosseum (First State)
By Armin Landeck
Located in Middletown, NY
pencil, lower right. Edition of 20. First state (of 2). Minor uniform toning, and scattered very light
Category

Mid-20th Century American Modern Landscape Prints

Materials

Engraving, Handmade Paper

First Class Girl
By Nelson De La Nuez
Located in New York, NY
Mixed Media. Pop Art. Humorous. On canvas. Play off First Class on Plane. Girl featured
Category

2010s Pop Art Figurative Paintings

Materials

Mixed Media, Canvas

The First Ship
By Thomas Moran
Located in Missouri, MO
natives, who have already accepted their supporting role.” Regarded as the primary artist of the final
Category

1860s American Realist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

First Snow, Rouen
Located in Farmers Branch, TX
First Snow, Rouen Medium: Oil on canvas Dimensions: 29.5 x 37.5 inches Provenance Private
Category

Early 1900s Post-Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

First Love Yourself
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
To fall in love with yourself is the first secret to happiness, you love yourself and everything
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings

Materials

Charcoal, Canvas, Acrylic

First Love Yourself
First Love Yourself
No Reserve
H 30 in W 24 in D 1 in
First Floor Biogram
By Kory Twaddle
Located in Kansas City, MO
Title : First Floor Biogram Materials : Acrylic, gouache, oil pastel, marker, charcoal, graphite
Category

2010s Abstract Expressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

Materials

Paint, Conté, Paper, Oil Pastel, Acrylic, Permanent Marker, Tempera, Wat...

First Figures - 2013
By Gérard Blain
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
We are very happy to present the wonderful work of Gérard Blain, a passionate and talented artist
Category

2010s Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor

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  • 1stDibs ExpertMarch 13, 2024
    The name of the first artist to use oil paints isn't known. However, historians have traced the use of oils back to 7th-century Afghanistan. There, Buddhist artists used oil paintings to produce religious artworks. One of the first artists to be famous for their use of oil paints was Jan van Eyck, a Flemish artist who was active from 1422 to 1441. On 1stDibs, shop a collection of oil paintings.
  • 1stDibs ExpertMarch 13, 2024
    The first artist to work with fluorescent light is often cited as Dan Flavin. A pioneer of minimalism, he repurposed industrial objects, including harsh fluorescent lights, into transformative geometric installations. In the spirit of Marcel Duchamp's readymades, Flavin refrained from altering the objects and went as far as employing factory default colors for his strict palette of red, blue, green, pink, yellow, ultraviolet and four different shades of white. Flavin's geometric compositions were an explicit study of color, light and space. With almost no technical production required, Flavin was able to prioritize the installation and arrangement of the materials, focusing on how they cooperate with the space and the way the display might be experienced by the viewer. On 1stDibs, find a collection of Dan Flavin art.