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ETHEREAL- Blue Water / Female Swimmer / Floating Free / Photorealism
ETHEREAL- Blue Water / Female Swimmer / Floating Free / Photorealism

ETHEREAL- Blue Water / Female Swimmer / Floating Free / Photorealism

By Eric Zener

Located in New York, NY

Original oil painting by Eric Zener. Eric Zener’s photorealistic paintings and resins are focused on four motifs: landscapes, figures in bed or on tightropes, and bodies in water. ...

Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Animal Prints, Landscape Photography, Water Photography-Floating Through Life
Animal Prints, Landscape Photography, Water Photography-Floating Through Life

Animal Prints, Landscape Photography, Water Photography-Floating Through Life

By Addison Jones

Located in Delaware , OH

Animal Prints, Landscape Photography, Water Photography-Floating Through Life ABOUT THIS PIECE: This art photography piece named "Floating Through Life" was a snapshot taken during...

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2010s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Rag Paper, Color

French Impressionist Oil Painting of Boats Floating on Turquoise Water
French Impressionist Oil Painting of Boats Floating on Turquoise Water

French Impressionist Oil Painting of Boats Floating on Turquoise Water

By Fanch Lel

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

Title: French Impressionist Oil Painting of Boats Floating on Turquoise Water by Fanch Lel (French b. 1930) Size: 10.5 inches (height) x 10.25 inches (width) Oil painting on card, un...

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20th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

Floating II - Night Landscape Figure Swimming Midnight Blue Water Moon, 2023
Floating II - Night Landscape Figure Swimming Midnight Blue Water Moon, 2023

Floating II - Night Landscape Figure Swimming Midnight Blue Water Moon, 2023

By KK Kozik

Located in Kent, CT

In this contemporary painting in oil on linen set by night, a graceful, fair-haired female figure swims with her back turned in inviting, dark midnight blue water. A round, luminous,...

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2010s Contemporary Landscape Paintings

Materials

Linen, Oil

Floating Leaves, Wyatt Pond - Autumn Landscape Yellow Orange Leaves Blue Water
Floating Leaves, Wyatt Pond - Autumn Landscape Yellow Orange Leaves Blue Water

Floating Leaves, Wyatt Pond - Autumn Landscape Yellow Orange Leaves Blue Water

By Gregory Hennen

Located in Kent, CT

Brightly colored autumn leaves float on the surface of a vibrant teal blue pond in this rich, highly detailed contemporary landscape in gouache on paper. The many shades of golden, p...

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2010s Contemporary Landscape Paintings

Materials

Paper, Gouache

Floating Weightlessly - Oil painting of nude female swimmer, turquoise sea water
Floating Weightlessly - Oil painting of nude female swimmer, turquoise sea water

Floating Weightlessly - Oil painting of nude female swimmer, turquoise sea water

By Anastasia Gklava

Located in Dallas, TX

"Floating Weightlessly" is a stunning oil painting of a beautiful nude swimmer, floating through expansive turquoise waters. Artist Anastasia Gklava's oil painting technique is fresh...

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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Cotton Canvas, Oil

Michele Brody, Nature Preserve: Installation, Wetlands plants floating on water
Michele Brody, Nature Preserve: Installation, Wetlands plants floating on water

Michele Brody, Nature Preserve: Installation, Wetlands plants floating on water

By Michele Brody

Located in Darien, CT

Michele Brody, Nature Preserve: Installation, Wetlands plants floating on water, 2011 The essence of Michele Brody’s work thrives on the interaction with new communities and place-m...

Category

2010s Naturalistic Still-life Sculptures

Materials

Handmade Paper, Glass, Mixed Media

"Suzie Q (Paper)" mixed media painting of feet floating in water with reflection
"Suzie Q (Paper)" mixed media painting of feet floating in water with reflection

"Suzie Q (Paper)" mixed media painting of feet floating in water with reflection

By Carol Bennett

Located in Edgartown, MA

"I throw myself into the water almost every day- it grounds me, the body floats and the mind drifts. The "Swimmer series" has followed me over the years, resurfacing and evolving. Pr...

Category

2010s Figurative Paintings

Materials

Mixed Media, Archival Paper

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FROM WATER FLOATING - blue blown glass sculpture

FROM WATER FLOATING - blue blown glass sculpture

By Richard Jolley

Located in Seattle, WA

Blue Blown Glass Sculpture Richard Jolley's work is involved in many kinds of subject matter, yet he holds fast to certain visual ideas. The human silhouette, the sphere, the colum...

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2010s Surrealist Still-life Sculptures

Materials

Stainless Steel

Vibrant Star-Trails Reflections Over Water. Floating frame, museum glass
Vibrant Star-Trails Reflections Over Water. Floating frame, museum glass

Vibrant Star-Trails Reflections Over Water. Floating frame, museum glass

By Anna Dobrovolskaya-Mints

Located in London, GB

Black floating frame, museum glass Size : 100x150cm / 104x154cm with frame Edition 1/3 This stunning artwork is part of the Zero F*cks Given project, which was showcased at the Pho...

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2010s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Photographic Film, Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

Cumulus - Woman figure floating in ocean water, beach coast, plastic bag clouds
Cumulus - Woman figure floating in ocean water, beach coast, plastic bag clouds

Cumulus - Woman figure floating in ocean water, beach coast, plastic bag clouds

By Margeaux Walter

Located in Houston, TX

"Cumulus" by Margeaux Walter is an aerial view of a blue, tan, and white ocean beach landscape, featuring a figure—the artist herself—floating in the rippling water. The artist's arm...

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2010s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Digital

The Rainy Windy Cloud. Landscape Painting. Vibrant Sky. Boat on water. Floating.
The Rainy Windy Cloud. Landscape Painting. Vibrant Sky. Boat on water. Floating.

The Rainy Windy Cloud. Landscape Painting. Vibrant Sky. Boat on water. Floating.

Located in Kuala Lumpur, MY

Yuttana’s paintings express the embodied state of peace within the artist. His works are mainly inspired by rich observations of nature, his life, and daily surroundings- which inclu...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Landscape Paintings

Materials

Paint, Mixed Media

Floating Leaves on Dark Water

Floating Leaves on Dark Water

By Gregory Hennen

Located in Kent, CT

Gregory Hennen Floating Leaves on Dark Water, 2015 oil on panel 12 x 12 inches $3000.

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil, Panel

Floating Leaves on Dark Water

Floating Leaves on Dark Water

By Gregory Hennen

Located in Kent, CT

Gregory Hennen Floating Leaves on Dark Water, 2015 oil on panel
 12 x 12 inches $3000

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil, Panel

Floating, Night Landscape, Figure Swimming in Blue Water, Moonlight
Floating, Night Landscape, Figure Swimming in Blue Water, Moonlight

Floating, Night Landscape, Figure Swimming in Blue Water, Moonlight

By KK Kozik

Located in Kent, CT

A graceful, fair-haired female figure swims with her back turned in inviting, dark midnight blue water. A round, luminous, glowing moon reflects on the water's rippling surface in th...

Category

2010s Contemporary Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Topsyturfy-21st Century Painting of a Girl Floating in water
Topsyturfy-21st Century Painting of a Girl Floating in water

Topsyturfy-21st Century Painting of a Girl Floating in water

By Jantien de Boer

Located in Nuenen, Noord Brabant

This painting is made by Dutch artist Jantien de Boer (1984, Classical Academy for Painting Groningen) The artist likes to tell a story in her paintings. She freezes the moment th...

Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Wood Panel

"Rabbit Lake" Abstract oil painting of kids floating in blue water

"Rabbit Lake" Abstract oil painting of kids floating in blue water

By Elizabeth Lennie

Located in Edgartown, MA

Abstract oil painting of kids floating in blue water. Water has been the backdrop to the significant events in my life. The reconstruction of radiant moments that exist in memory de...

Category

2010s Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"Rachael in Suspense" Woman floating in water in orange one piece swimsuit.
"Rachael in Suspense" Woman floating in water in orange one piece swimsuit.

"Rachael in Suspense" Woman floating in water in orange one piece swimsuit.

By Carol Bennett

Located in Edgartown, MA

"I throw myself into the water almost every day- it grounds me, the body floats and the mind drifts. The "Swimmer series" has followed me over the years, resurfacing and evolving. Pr...

Category

2010s Figurative Paintings

Materials

India Ink, Oil

Ripples- 21st Century Contemporary Painting of a Girl Floating through the Water
Ripples- 21st Century Contemporary Painting of a Girl Floating through the Water

Ripples- 21st Century Contemporary Painting of a Girl Floating through the Water

By Jantien de Boer

Located in Nuenen, Noord Brabant

Jantien de Boer (1984, Classical Academy for Painting Groningen) likes to tell a story in her paintings. She freezes the moment that demands her attention. A newborn baby of 13 minut...

Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

Salmon Study, Mixed Media work on paper, Swimmer, Water, Coral, Orange, floating
Salmon Study, Mixed Media work on paper, Swimmer, Water, Coral, Orange, floating

Salmon Study, Mixed Media work on paper, Swimmer, Water, Coral, Orange, floating

By Carol Bennett

Located in Riverdale, NY

Salmon Study by Hawaii artist Carol Bennett is Oil and Shellac on Paper, 22x22. It is framed to 24x24. Carol Bennett spends all of her time surrounded by water, and a great deal wi...

Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Varnish, Oil, Archival Paper

"Axe, Tree, Raft. That’s a Plan" - Oil Painting Astronaut Floating in Water
"Axe, Tree, Raft. That’s a Plan" - Oil Painting Astronaut Floating in Water

"Axe, Tree, Raft. That’s a Plan" - Oil Painting Astronaut Floating in Water

By Andreas Claussen

Located in Denver, CO

Andreas Claussen's "Axe, Tree, Raft. That’s a Plan," is a 2023 oil on canvas from the compelling 'FLOOD' series, with dimensions of 23.62 x 31.50 x 0.79 inches. This painting thought...

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2010s Surrealist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Touch- 21st Century Oilpainting of a girl floating and reflecting  in the water
Touch- 21st Century Oilpainting of a girl floating and reflecting  in the water

Touch- 21st Century Oilpainting of a girl floating and reflecting in the water

By Jantien de Boer

Located in Nuenen, Noord Brabant

This painting is made by Dutch artist Jantien de Boer (1984, Classical Academy for Painting Groningen) The artist likes to tell a story in her paintings. She freezes the moment th...

Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Wood Panel

"The Pool at Night 4" Oil painting of a woman floating in turquoise water
"The Pool at Night 4" Oil painting of a woman floating in turquoise water

"The Pool at Night 4" Oil painting of a woman floating in turquoise water

By Elizabeth Lennie

Located in Edgartown, MA

Water has been the backdrop to the significant events in my life. The reconstruction of radiant moments that exist in memory define the images I choose to paint, of swimming in the ...

Category

2010s Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"Surfer Girl" Oil painting of a girl floating on a surf board in teal water

"Surfer Girl" Oil painting of a girl floating on a surf board in teal water

By T.S. Harris

Located in Edgartown, MA

In her paintings, Tracey Sylvester Harris presents a dazzling, iconic vision of the female form that merges the past with the present. The paintings speak to the central issues of ...

Category

2010s Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"Drifting" oil painting of a woman in hat floating in a pink tube on teal water

"Drifting" oil painting of a woman in hat floating in a pink tube on teal water

By T.S. Harris

Located in Edgartown, MA

In her paintings, Tracey Sylvester Harris presents a dazzling, iconic vision of the female form that merges the past with the present. The paintings speak to the central issues of ...

Category

2010s Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"Sophie" Abstract oil painting of a woman floating in green water

"Sophie" Abstract oil painting of a woman floating in green water

By Elizabeth Lennie

Located in Edgartown, MA

Abstract oil painting of a woman floating in green water. Water has been the backdrop to the significant events in my life. The reconstruction of radiant moments that exist in memor...

Category

2010s Abstract Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"Hang Time" black and white acrylic painting of feet floating in water

"Hang Time" black and white acrylic painting of feet floating in water

By Carol Bennett

Located in Edgartown, MA

"I throw myself into the water almost every day- it grounds me, the body floats and the mind drifts. The "Swimmer series" has followed me over the years, resurfacing and evolving. Pr...

Category

2010s Figurative Paintings

Materials

Ink, Acrylic, Wood Panel

"Lauren" watercolor painting of a woman floating in the water with a reflection

"Lauren" watercolor painting of a woman floating in the water with a reflection

By Carol Bennett

Located in Edgartown, MA

"I throw myself into the water almost every day- it grounds me, the body floats and the mind drifts. The "Swimmer series" has followed me over the years, resurfacing and evolving. Pr...

Category

2010s Figurative Paintings

Materials

Watercolor, Wood Panel

"Flora/Fauna and Fish" oil painting of woman in orange floating in blue water
"Flora/Fauna and Fish" oil painting of woman in orange floating in blue water

"Flora/Fauna and Fish" oil painting of woman in orange floating in blue water

By Carol Bennett

Located in Edgartown, MA

"I throw myself into the water almost every day- it grounds me, the body floats and the mind drifts. The "Swimmer series" has followed me over the years, resurfacing and evolving. Pr...

Category

2010s Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Wood Panel

From her Melodious Lay- 21s Century painting of a girl floating in the water
From her Melodious Lay- 21s Century painting of a girl floating in the water

From her Melodious Lay- 21s Century painting of a girl floating in the water

By Jantien de Boer

Located in Nuenen, Noord Brabant

This painting is made by Dutch artist Jantien de Boer (1984, Classical Academy for Painting Groningen) The artist likes to tell a story in her paintings. She freezes the moment th...

Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Wood Panel

Sunshine River. Landscape Painting. Sunset. Minimalism. Boat on water. Floating
Sunshine River. Landscape Painting. Sunset. Minimalism. Boat on water. Floating

Sunshine River. Landscape Painting. Sunset. Minimalism. Boat on water. Floating

Located in Kuala Lumpur, MY

Yuttana’s paintings express the embodied state of peace within the artist. His works are mainly inspired by rich observations of nature, his life, and daily surroundings- which inclu...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Landscape Paintings

Materials

Mixed Media

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My Inner Sanctum - Nude Woman Reclining On Chair w/ Cats, Original Oil Painting
My Inner Sanctum - Nude Woman Reclining On Chair w/ Cats, Original Oil Painting

My Inner Sanctum - Nude Woman Reclining On Chair w/ Cats, Original Oil Painting

By Bruno Surdo

Located in Chicago, IL

This painting situates Bruno Surdo within the long tradition of the domestic nude while engaging modern precedents such as Balthus. A reclining female figure occupies a worn armchair...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Nude Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"Afloat" 2019 Original Oil Painting 18"x18"
"Afloat" 2019 Original Oil Painting 18"x18"

Megan Eisenberg"Afloat" 2019 Original Oil Painting 18"x18", 2019

$720Sale Price|20% Off

H 18 in W 18 in D 0.75 in

"Afloat" 2019 Original Oil Painting 18"x18"

Located in Boca Raton, FL

"Afloat" is an figurative Original Oil Painting by Contemporary Realist Megan Eisenberg. Made using high quality Gamblin oil paints on 3/4" hardwood panel.

Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

Portrait of Lady Caroline Price
Portrait of Lady Caroline Price

Portrait of Lady Caroline Price

By George Romney

Located in Miami, FL

DESCRIPTION: Perhaps the best Romney in private hands. If Vogue Magazine existed in the late 18th century, this image of Lady Caroline Price would be on one of its covers. The e...

Category

1970s Old Masters Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Summer Swim
Summer Swim

Elise RemenderSummer Swim, 2022

$6,200

H 37 in W 37 in

Summer Swim

By Elise Remender

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Elise Remender captures the romantic glamour of a bygone era in her contemporary figurative paintings that blend classical fine art and contemporary pop realism. Fantasy, mid-century...

Category

2010s Pop Art Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

At the Mirror
At the Mirror

At the Mirror

By Frederick Carl Frieseke

Located in New Orleans, LA

the most important American Impressionists of his age. While many of his contemporaries focused on the landscape, Frieseke gained his inspiration from the figural, and in particular ...

Category

Early 20th Century Impressionist Nude Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Perseus and Andromeda Oil Painting on Canvas, Old Masters, Circa 1726
Perseus and Andromeda Oil Painting on Canvas, Old Masters, Circa 1726

Perseus and Andromeda Oil Painting on Canvas, Old Masters, Circa 1726

Located in Paris, Île-de-France

Carle Vanloo (Nice 1705 – Paris 1765) Perseus and Andromeda Oil on canvas. H. 081; W. 065. Alongside François Boucher (1703-1770) and Charles-Joseph Natoire (1700-1777), Carle Vanlo...

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1720s Old Masters Nude Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Winter Landscape
Winter Landscape

Charles Jacob JungWinter Landscape, 1940

$5,800

H 23.38 in W 27.38 in D 1.5 in

Winter Landscape

By Charles Jacob Jung

Located in Milford, NH

A fine impressionist winter landscape by German American artist Charles Jacob Young (aka C. Jac Jung) (1880-1940). Young was born in Rodenbach, Bavaria, Germany, immigrated to the Un...

Category

1940s American Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

"Anna and Arturo", Jacob Collins, Classical Nude, 42x60, Original Oil on Canvas
"Anna and Arturo", Jacob Collins, Classical Nude, 42x60, Original Oil on Canvas

"Anna and Arturo", Jacob Collins, Classical Nude, 42x60, Original Oil on Canvas

By Jacob Collins

Located in Dallas, TX

Jacob Collins is a leading figure in the contemporary revival of classical painting. In this beautiful painting, a brunette woman lies in wonder next to a sleeping red-headed man wit...

Category

Early 2000s Impressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Immersed, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
Immersed, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas

Immersed, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas

By Abi Whitlock

Located in Yardley, PA

Light is shattered into thousands of twinkling points by the swirling currents. It seems to illuminate the drifting form of the swimmer from both above and below. This work is pai...

Category

2010s Photorealist Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

"Slide Right (Paper)" figurative oil painting of swimmer underwater red swimsuit
"Slide Right (Paper)" figurative oil painting of swimmer underwater red swimsuit

"Slide Right (Paper)" figurative oil painting of swimmer underwater red swimsuit

By Carol Bennett

Located in Edgartown, MA

"I throw myself into the water almost every day- it grounds me, the body floats and the mind drifts. The "Swimmer series" has followed me over the years, resurfacing and evolving. Pr...

Category

2010s Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Paper

Weightless, Timeless: Oil Painting of Two Women Swimming in Pool
Weightless, Timeless: Oil Painting of Two Women Swimming in Pool

Weightless, Timeless: Oil Painting of Two Women Swimming in Pool

By Samantha French

Located in Hudson, NY

Horizontal figurative photo-realist painting of women swimming in an aqua blue pool "Weightless, Timeless," painted by Hudson Valley artist, Samantha French, is 2019 oil on canvas, ...

Category

2010s Photorealist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

SELF - Contemporary Realism / Swimmer / Waterscape / Male Figure
SELF - Contemporary Realism / Swimmer / Waterscape / Male Figure

SELF - Contemporary Realism / Swimmer / Waterscape / Male Figure

By Eric Zener

Located in New York, NY

Original oil painting by Eric Zener. Eric Zener’s photorealistic paintings and resins are focused on four motifs: landscapes, figures in bed or on tightropes, and bodies in water. ...

Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Blue Reflections - Large Blue Bather Swimmer Pool Original Figurative Painting
Blue Reflections - Large Blue Bather Swimmer Pool Original Figurative Painting

Blue Reflections - Large Blue Bather Swimmer Pool Original Figurative Painting

By Elise Remender

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Elise Remender captures the romantic glamour of a bygone era in her contemporary figurative paintings that blend classical fine art and contemporary pop realism. Fantasy, mid-century...

Category

2010s Realist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

"Flowers and Fruit"

Mercedes Matter"Flowers and Fruit"

$168,750

H 46 in W 70 in D 3 in

"Flowers and Fruit"

By Mercedes Matter

Located in Lambertville, NJ

Jim’s of Lambertville is proud to offer this artwork by: Mercedes Matter (1913 - 2001) Best known as a painter of abstract still life and founder of the New York Studio School, M...

Category

20th Century Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

HOW TO BE HAPPY - Underwater Photorealism / Female Swimmer / Large Portrait
HOW TO BE HAPPY - Underwater Photorealism / Female Swimmer / Large Portrait

HOW TO BE HAPPY - Underwater Photorealism / Female Swimmer / Large Portrait

By Eric Zener

Located in New York, NY

Original oil painting by Eric Zener. Eric Zener (b. 1966, Astoria, OR) completed his BA in 1988 at the University of California, Santa Barbara. As an artist he has been engaged in ...

Category

2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

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Water Floating Art For Sale on 1stDibs

On 1stDibs, you can find the most appropriate piece of water floating art for your needs in our varied inventory. You can easily find an example made in the Abstract style, while we also have 2 Abstract versions to choose from as well. When looking for the right item from our selection of water floating art for your space, you can search on 1stDibs by color — popular works were created in bold and neutral palettes with elements of blue, gray, black and brown. Creating a choice in our collection of water floating art has been a part of the legacy of many artists, but those crafted by Carol Bennett, Elizabeth Lennie, T.S. Harris, Gregory Hennen and Margeaux Walter are consistently popular. Artworks like these of any era or style can make for thoughtful decor in any space, but a selection from our variety of those made in paint, oil paint and panel can add an especially memorable touch. A large object in our assortment of water floating art can prove too dominant for some spaces — a smaller option in this array of water floating art, measuring 8 high and 8 wide, may better suit your needs.

How Much is a Water Floating Art?

A piece of water floating art can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price for items in our inventory is $3,800, while the lowest priced sells for $395 and the highest can go for as much as $12,000.

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Cave walls were the canvases for what were arguably the world’s first landscape paintings, which depict natural scenery through art. Portrait paintings and drawings, which, along with sculpture, were how someone’s appearance was recorded prior to the advent of photography, are at least as old as Ancient Egypt. In the Netherlands, landscapes were a major theme for painters as early as the 1500s. Later, artists in Greece, Rome and elsewhere created vast wall paintings to decorate stately homes, churches and tombs.

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