ETHEREAL- Blue Water / Female Swimmer / Floating Free / Photorealism
By Eric Zener
Located in New York, NY
Original oil painting by Eric Zener. Signed on the back in pencil "Eric Zener" Eric Zener’s photorealistic paintings and resins are focused on four motifs: landscapes, figures in b...
Canvas, Oil
Price Upon Request
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...
Rag Paper, Color
$450Sale Price|20% Off
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...
Oil
"Floating Bloom" - Contemporary Water Lily Still Life Oil Painting, 2026
By Terra Novak
Located in Denver, CO
Her work has been shown at 7 Degrees and the Sawdust Art Festival in Laguna Beach, at Gallery 1505 in Denver, and at the Morrison Cider Fest and Arts Festival, and she has been featu...
Oil, Wood Panel
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,...
Linen, Oil
$650
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...
Paper, Gouache
$15,100
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...
Handmade Paper, Glass, Mixed Media
$3,700
"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...
Mixed Media, Archival Paper
Unavailable
H 18 in W 10 in D 6 in
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...
Stainless Steel
Unavailable
H 43.31 in W 63 in D 1.58 in
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...
Photographic Film, Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Unavailable
H 40 in W 53 in
Hang Loose - Figure floating in blue water with tree reflection nature landscape
By Margeaux Walter
Located in Houston, TX
"Hang Loose" by Margeaux Walter is an aerial view of a figure--performed by the artist herself--floating in blue water, grasping onto a submerged tree.
Metal
Unavailable
H 40 in W 53 in
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...
Digital
Unavailable
H 55.12 in W 70.87 in D 1.38 in
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...
Paint, Mixed Media
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.
Oil, Panel
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
Oil, Panel
Sold
H 18 in W 18 in D 2 in
Effervescence, Swimmer, Water, Floating, Painting, Female, Figurative, Beach
By Carol Bennett
Located in Riverdale, NY
Effervescence is a figurative artwork featuring a female swimmer floating in the water. It is a mixed media painting.
Varnish, Oil, Acrylic, Wood Panel
Sold
H 16 in W 20 in D 2 in
"Canoe Reflections" Wooden Boats Floating with Glowing Water Reflections
By Tom Swimm
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
"Canoe Reflections" with glowing water reflections of floating canoeskis a quintessential example of Tom Swimm's enhanced realism.
Oil
Sold
H 37 in W 46 in D 1.5 in
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...
Canvas, Oil
Sold
H 25.6 in W 23.63 in D 1.97 in
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...
Oil, Wood Panel
Sold
H 20 in W 18 in
Leslie Parke, "Floating Plates II", 20x18 China Water Oil Painting on Canvas
By Leslie Parke
Located in Saratoga Springs, NY
This piece, "Floating Plates", is a 20x18 oil painting on canvas by artist Leslie Parke.
Canvas, Oil
Sold
H 40 in W 40 in
"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...
Canvas, Oil
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H 39.38 in W 39.38 in D 1.97 in
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...
Cotton Canvas, Oil
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H 36 in W 36 in
"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...
India Ink, Oil
Sold
H 23.63 in W 23.63 in
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...
Oil
Sold
H 24 in W 24 in
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...
Varnish, Oil, Archival Paper
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H 8 in W 8 in
''Mythography 135'' abstract oil painting of woman floating on raft, blue 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 l...
Oil
Sold
H 11.81 in W 15.75 in D 0.79 in
"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...
Canvas, Oil
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H 15.75 in W 15.36 in D 1.97 in
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...
Oil, Wood Panel
Sold
H 48 in W 54 in
"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 ...
Canvas, Oil
Sold
H 12 in W 12 in
"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 ...
Canvas, Oil
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H 24 in W 30 in
"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 ...
Canvas, Oil
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H 23.39 in W 16.54 in D 0.04 in
"Floating petals" Abstract impressionist water lilies painting inspired by Monet
By Mougenot Natalya
Located in VÉNISSIEUX, FR
Part of her Monet-inspired series, the work transforms the quiet beauty of water lilies and floating blossoms into a vibrant, expressive composition full of light and movement.
Paper, Acrylic
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H 24 in W 24 in
"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...
Canvas, Oil
Sold
H 17.5 in W 17.5 in
"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...
Ink, Acrylic, Wood Panel
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H 12 in W 16 in
"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...
Watercolor, Wood Panel
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H 31.5 in W 31.5 in
"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...
Oil, Wood Panel
Sold
H 29.53 in W 51.19 in D 1.97 in
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...
Oil, Wood Panel
Sold
H 39.38 in W 39.38 in D 1.38 in
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...
Mixed Media
A Smaller Splash, Photograph, Archival Ink Jet
By Aaron Knight
Located in Yardley, PA
The ungovernable nature of water provides a balance between order and chaos. The photographer can compose the general nature of a photograph of a nude swimmer, but the exact results ...
Archival Ink
$800
H 24 in W 35.5 in
Muse (a young novice in colorful swim suit struggles thru a pool of blue)
By Art Werger
Located in New Orleans, LA
Muse is #43 of 45. It depicts a young woman in a colorful swimsuit doing her best to swim through the blue waters of the pool. Her mouth is pursed and the bubbles flow out. I sold ...
Etching
$353Sale Price|20% Off
H 6 in W 8.5 in D 1 in
French Impressionist Oil Painting of Boats at Low Tide
By Fanch Lel
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: French Impressionist Oil Painting of Boats at Low Tide By Fanch Lel (French b. 1930) Size: 6 x 8.5 inches (height x width) Signed: Yes Oil painting on board, unframed Conditio...
Oil
$5,364
H 31.5 in W 39.38 in D 1.19 in
Unbound-original figurative Contemporary Realism waterscape oil painting
By Abi Whitlock
Located in London, Chelsea
We offer complimentary worldwide shipping and cover all tariffs and import taxes for this artwork. This exceptional artwork is currently on display and available for sale at Signet C...
Canvas, Acrylic
$556Sale Price|20% Off
H 8.75 in W 10.75 in D 1 in
French Impressionist Oil Painting of Small Boats Anchored by the Shore
By Fanch Lel
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: French Impressionist Oil Painting of Small Boats Anchored by the Shore By Fanch Lel (French b. 1930) Size: 8.75 x 10.75 inches (height x width) Signed: Yes Oil painting on boa...
Oil
$570Sale Price|23% Off
H 15 in W 18 in D 1 in
Sailing Boat and Rowing Boat Arriving at The Harbour French Oil Painting
By Fanch Lel
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Boats Arriving at the Harbour by Fanch Lel Size: 15 x 18 inches (height x width) Oil painting on board , unframed Condition: Good condition overall with minor surface handling marks ...
Oil
$518Sale Price|20% Off
H 11 in W 14.25 in D 1 in
French Impressionist Oil Painting of Quaint Harbor Scene with Boats at Low Tide
By Fanch Lel
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: French Impressionist Oil Painting of Quaint Harbor Scene with Boats at Low Tide By Fanch Lel (French b. 1930) Size: 11 x 14.25 inches (height x width) Signed: Yes Oil painting...
Oil
$726Sale Price|20% Off
H 19.5 in W 20.75 in D 1 in
French Impressionist Harbour Scene with Moored Fishing Boats by Fanch Lel
By Fanch Lel
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: French Impressionist Harbour Scene with Moored Fishing Boats by Fanch Lel By Fanch Lel Size: 19.5 x 20.75 inches (height x width) Oil painting on cardboard, unframed Condition...
Oil
$1,350
H 36 in W 44 in D 0.1 in
Untitled (Nr. 0428) Photography 36" x 44" Edition of 12 by Ben Cope
By Ben Cope
Located in Culver City, CA
Untitled (Nr. 0428) Photography 36" x 44" Edition of 12 by Ben Cope Signed and numbered by the artist. Comes with COA issued by the artist. Unframed - ships rolled in a tube Editio...
Archival Pigment
Waterlilies 7, Painting, Oil on Canvas
By Elena Sokolova
Located in Yardley, PA
Waterlilies as they grow, painted by oil on canvas. :: Painting :: Impressionist :: This piece comes with an official certificate of authenticity signed by the artist :: Ready to Han...
Oil
$483Sale Price|20% Off
H 8.75 in W 10.5 in D 1 in
French Coastal Painting of Boats at Low Tide in La Richardais in Brittany
By Fanch Lel
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: French Coastal Painting of Boats at Low Tide in La Richardais in Brittany By Fanch Lel Signed: yes Size: 8.75 x 10.5 inches (height x width) Oil painting on board, unframed Co...
Oil
$597Sale Price|20% Off
H 8.75 in W 10.5 in D 1 in
French Impressionist Oil Painting of a Tranquil Scene of Fishing Boats at Rest
By Fanch Lel
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: French Impressionist Oil Painting of a Tranquil Scene of Fishing Boats at Rest By Fanch Lel (French b. 1930) Size: 8.25 x 10.5 inches (height x width) Oil painting on board, u...
Oil
$700
H 24 in W 18 in D 0.1 in
Untitled (Nr. 2229) Photography 24" x 18" Edition 2/20 by Ben Cope
By Ben Cope
Located in Culver City, CA
Untitled (Nr. 2229) Photography 24" x 18" Edition 2/20 by Ben Cope Unframed - ships rolled in a tube Signed and numbered by the artist. Comes with COA issued by the artist. Ben Cop...
Archival Pigment
$3,861
H 31.5 in W 39.38 in D 1.58 in
Reflected Female Surfer, Deep Blue Underwater Figurative SportPainting, Original
By Raúl Álvarez
Located in FISTERRA, ES
This deep blue hyperrealist painting depicts a surfer extending beneath the ocean surface, her body doubled and radically distorted by the moving water above. Created by Spanish pai...
Oil, Spray Paint, Acrylic, Wood Panel
$494Sale Price|20% Off
H 9.75 in W 11.75 in D 1 in
Impressionist Coastal Gouache Painting of Fishing Boats and Rowing Figure at Sea
By Fanch Lel
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Impressionist Coastal Gouache Painting of Fishing Boats and Rowing Figure at Sea By Fanch Lel Signed: Yes Size: 9.75 x 11.75 inches (height x width) Gouache painting on cardbo...
Gouache
$17,000
H 48 in W 60 in D 1.5 in
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, ...
Canvas, Oil
$63,528Sale Price|23% Off
H 31.89 in W 25.6 in
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...
Canvas, Oil
$975,000
H 31.5 in W 23.5 in
Playboy Bunny, Synthetic Polymer Drawing, 1985, Warhol Foundation Stamped
By Andy Warhol
Located in Aventura, FL
Synthetic polymer drawing on paper. Unsigned. Warhol Foundation stamp on verso. Sheet size 31.5 x 23.5 inches. Custom framed as pictured. Artwork is in excellent condition. Cert...
Paper, Polymer
$12,000
H 24 in W 36 in
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...
Canvas, Oil
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...
Oil, Board
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...
Acrylic
$28,000
H 79 in W 94.5 in D 2.5 in
Archetypes-The Mother, Maiden, Queen, Huntress, Wise Woman, Mystic, Oil Painting
By Bruno Surdo
Located in Chicago, IL
Symbols abound in this monumental painting by Bruno Surdo. Each of the subjects on this canvas is dependent upon the other. They require the presence of the others for balance and ...
Canvas, Oil
$75,000
H 79 in W 215 in
Interchange Between Myth and Reality - Monumental Painting, Original Oil
By Bruno Surdo
Located in Chicago, IL
Interchange Between Myth and Reality is Bruno Surdo’s contemporary banquet scene—an ambitious reimagining of the grand Venetian feast painting for the 21st century. The composition i...
Oil, Canvas
$5,100
H 22 in W 30 in
"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...
Oil, Paper
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 ...
Canvas, Oil
$6,200
H 37 in W 37 in
Summer Swim Acrylic Painting on Canvas, Pop Art Style, Signed, 37x37
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...
Acrylic, Canvas
$750,000
H 41.25 in W 31.25 in
O from the Hollywood Suite, Pop Art Painting by Mel Ramos
By Mel Ramos
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Mel Ramos, American (1935 - ) Title: O from the Hollywood Suite Year: 2009 Medium: Oil on Canvas, signed and dated verso Size: 39.5 in. x 30 in. (100.33 cm x 76.2 cm) Frame S...
Oil
$45,000
H 42 in W 60 in D 1 in
"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...
Canvas, Oil
$6,200
H 31.5 in W 39.38 in
"Ocean Reflections - Immerse Yourself", Oil Painting by Alexandra Telgmann
Located in Denver, CO
Alexandra Telgmann's "Ocean Reflection - Immerse Yourself" (2022) is an oil painting on aluminum, measuring 80 x 100 cm. The unframed artwork features a female swimming with fish. ...
Metal
Chlorine Dreams, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
By Abi Whitlock
Located in Yardley, PA
Shattered light, rainbows and bubbles give this piece an dream like feel. The water almost looks like glass made liquid. I wanted to capture the same feeling one gets when submerged ...
Acrylic
$72,000Sale Price|20% Off
H 72 in W 84 in
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. ...
Canvas, Oil
$24,850
H 49.5 in W 59.5 in
"Kissing the Ground" abstract oil painting of woman in red suit under 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...
Oil, Wood Panel
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