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"Abstract Composition V" Watercolor painting 10" x 14" in by Shaker El Maadawy

"Abstract Composition V" Watercolor painting 10" x 14" in by Shaker El Maadawy

By SHAKER EL MAADAWY

Located in Culver City, CA

El Maadawy’s work straddles the boundaries between the abstract and figurative, with many of his soothing watercolor painting displaying the illusions or outlines of dreamlike ethere...

Category

20th Century Abstract Expressionist Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

"Abstract Composition III" Watercolor painting 10" x 14" in by Shaker El Maadawy

"Abstract Composition III" Watercolor painting 10" x 14" in by Shaker El Maadawy

By SHAKER EL MAADAWY

Located in Culver City, CA

El Maadawy’s work straddles the boundaries between the abstract and figurative, with many of his soothing watercolor painting displaying the illusions or outlines of dreamlike ethere...

Category

20th Century Abstract Expressionist Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

"Reclining Woman with Fish" Watercolor painting 11 x 14.5in by Shaker El Maadawy

"Reclining Woman with Fish" Watercolor painting 11 x 14.5in by Shaker El Maadawy

By SHAKER EL MAADAWY

Located in Culver City, CA

El Maadawy’s work straddles the boundaries between the abstract and figurative, with many of his soothing watercolor painting displaying the illusions or outlines of dreamlike ethere...

Category

20th Century Abstract Expressionist Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

"Abstract Composition IX" Abstract Painting 10" x 14" in by Shaker El Maadawy
"Abstract Composition IX" Abstract Painting 10" x 14" in by Shaker El Maadawy

"Abstract Composition IX" Abstract Painting 10" x 14" in by Shaker El Maadawy

By SHAKER EL MAADAWY

Located in Culver City, CA

El Maadawy’s work straddles the boundaries between the abstract and figurative, with many of his soothing watercolor painting displaying the illusions or outlines of dreamlike ethere...

Category

20th Century Abstract Expressionist Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

Cosmic Laps Among Pale Blue Dots I: Abstract Oil on Canvas, 2010+
Cosmic Laps Among Pale Blue Dots I: Abstract Oil on Canvas, 2010+

Cosmic Laps Among Pale Blue Dots I: Abstract Oil on Canvas, 2010+

Located in BARCELONA, ES

Giuseppe Gonella's paintings explore the rituals, the dreams and fears typical of modern humans and they take the viewer through dystopia and mysterious landscapes with uncertain hor...

Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Cosmic Laps Among Pale Blue Dots II: Abstract Oil on Canvas, 2010+
Cosmic Laps Among Pale Blue Dots II: Abstract Oil on Canvas, 2010+

Cosmic Laps Among Pale Blue Dots II: Abstract Oil on Canvas, 2010+

Located in BARCELONA, ES

Giuseppe Gonella's paintings explore the rituals, the dreams and fears typical of modern humans and they take the viewer through dystopia and mysterious landscapes with uncertain hor...

Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"Sleeping Figures" Watercolor Abstract Painting 10" x 14"in by Shaker El Maadawy

"Sleeping Figures" Watercolor Abstract Painting 10" x 14"in by Shaker El Maadawy

By SHAKER EL MAADAWY

Located in Culver City, CA

El Maadawy’s work straddles the boundaries between the abstract and figurative, with many of his soothing watercolor painting displaying the illusions or outlines of dreamlike ethere...

Category

20th Century Abstract Expressionist Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

"Abstract Composition II" Watercolor painting 10" x 14" in by Shaker El Maadawy

"Abstract Composition II" Watercolor painting 10" x 14" in by Shaker El Maadawy

By SHAKER EL MAADAWY

Located in Culver City, CA

El Maadawy’s work straddles the boundaries between the abstract and figurative, with many of his soothing watercolor painting displaying the illusions or outlines of dreamlike ethere...

Category

20th Century Abstract Expressionist Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

THE SILENCE OF FLIGHT
THE SILENCE OF FLIGHT

THE SILENCE OF FLIGHT

By Svetlana Martin

Located in Zofingen, AG

The butterfly drifts through the space, seemingly untouched by reality, creating the illusion of weightlessness. The painting seems to pause time, allowing the viewer to feel the ser...

Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Ink, Acrylic, Canvas

Alberto Biasi Signed Dated and Titled Contemporary Abstract Italian Artwork
Alberto Biasi Signed Dated and Titled Contemporary Abstract Italian Artwork

Alberto Biasi Signed Dated and Titled Contemporary Abstract Italian Artwork

By Alberto Biasi

Located in Roma, IT

In particular, his name is linked to the season of maximum popularity of optical-kinetic art, thanks to his artistic creations built on the basis of precise optical illusions. His p...

Category

1970s Kinetic Abstract Paintings

Materials

Wood, PVC

Abstract 2432
Abstract 2432

Alex SenchenkoAbstract 2432, 2024

$2,156Sale Price|20% Off

Abstract 2432

By Alex Senchenko

Located in Zofingen, AG

The colors cascade, suggesting music in visual form—harmonious yet chaotic, painting an auditory illusion across the canvas. It's a visual symphony, meant to inspire and energize any...

Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

Sleeping Man (portrait)
Sleeping Man (portrait)

Sleeping Man (portrait)

Located in Wilton Manors, FL

Biography: EDUCATION 1978 – 82 Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia, Pa 1992 – 93 Vermont Studio Center, Johnson, Vermont SOLO EXHIBITIONS 2010, 2009, 2005, 2002,...

Category

1980s Realist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Paper, Pencil

"Lexington, " Larry Zox, Abstract Expressionism, Minimalism, Brown Modernism
"Lexington, " Larry Zox, Abstract Expressionism, Minimalism, Brown Modernism

"Lexington, " Larry Zox, Abstract Expressionism, Minimalism, Brown Modernism

By Larry Zox

Located in New York, NY

Zox’s earliest works were collages consisting of pieces of painted paper stapled onto sheets of plywood. He then produced paintings that were illusions of collages, including both to...

Category

1970s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

F.P.M.L.3
F.P.M.L.3

F.P.M.L.3

By Rex Yuasa

Located in Santa Monica, CA

Yuasa wanted to incorporate his interest in painting as visual illusion into the investigation of how to manifest such a space in paintings.

Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Acrylic, Alkyd

D.C.M.-2013-3
D.C.M.-2013-3

D.C.M.-2013-3

By Rex Yuasa

Located in Santa Monica, CA

Yuasa wanted to incorporate his interest in painting as visual illusion into the investigation of how to manifest such a space in paintings.

Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Acrylic, Alkyd

D.C.M.S-2013-2
D.C.M.S-2013-2

D.C.M.S-2013-2

By Rex Yuasa

Located in Santa Monica, CA

Yuasa wanted to incorporate his interest in painting as visual illusion into the investigation of how to manifest such a space in paintings.

Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Acrylic, Alkyd

F.P.G.P.0.2

F.P.G.P.0.2

By Rex Yuasa

Located in Santa Monica, CA

Yuasa wanted to incorporate his interest in painting as visual illusion into the investigation of how to manifest such a space in paintings.

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Alkyd, Canvas, Oil

D.L.D.B-2

D.L.D.B-2

By Rex Yuasa

Located in Santa Monica, CA

Yuasa wanted to incorporate his interest in painting as visual illusion into the investigation of how to manifest such a space in paintings.

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Alkyd, Canvas, Oil

F.R.P.P.12-2

F.R.P.P.12-2

By Rex Yuasa

Located in Santa Monica, CA

Yuasa wanted to incorporate his interest in painting as visual illusion into the investigation of how to manifest such a space in paintings.

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Alkyd, Canvas, Oil

Whisper

Whisper

By Myron Stephens

Located in Burlingame, CA

The artist uses small brushes with oil and acrylic paint to create the witty, charming and unique works of art via his optical illusion way of painting. As with Stephen's other seri...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Acrylic, Wood Panel

We Believe

We Believe

By Myron Stephens

Located in Burlingame, CA

The artist uses small brushes with oil and acrylic paint to create the witty, charming and unique works of art via his optical illusion way of painting. As with Stephen's other seri...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Acrylic, Wood Panel

Sweet Nectar

Sweet Nectar

By Myron Stephens

Located in Burlingame, CA

The artist uses small brushes with oil and acrylic paint to create the witty, charming and unique works of art via his optical illusion way of painting. As with Stephen's other seri...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Acrylic, Wood Panel

He Said What?

He Said What?

By Myron Stephens

Located in Burlingame, CA

The artist uses small brushes with oil and acrylic paint to create the witty, charming and unique works of art via his optical illusion way of painting. As with Stephen's other seri...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Acrylic, Wood Panel

Almost

Almost

By Myron Stephens

Located in Burlingame, CA

The artist uses small brushes with oil and acrylic paint to create the witty, charming and unique works of art via his optical illusion way of painting. As with Stephen's other seri...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Acrylic, Wood Panel

Like Nothing Else
Like Nothing Else

Like Nothing Else

By Myron Stephens

Located in Burlingame, CA

The artist uses small brushes with oil and acrylic paint to create the witty, charming and unique works of art via his optical illusion way of painting. As with Stephen's other seri...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Acrylic, Wood Panel

Flesh and the Kiss

Flesh and the Kiss

By Myron Stephens

Located in Burlingame, CA

The artist uses small brushes with oil and acrylic paint to create the witty, charming and unique works of art via his optical illusion way of painting. As with Stephen's other seri...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Acrylic, Wood Panel

One in the Hand

One in the Hand

By Myron Stephens

Located in Burlingame, CA

The artist uses small brushes with oil and acrylic paint to create the witty, charming and unique works of art via his optical illusion way of painting. As with Stephen's other seri...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Acrylic, Wood Panel

Between You and Me

Between You and Me

By Myron Stephens

Located in Burlingame, CA

The artist uses small brushes with oil and acrylic paint to create the witty, charming and unique works of art via his optical illusion way of painting. As with Stephen's other seri...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Acrylic, Wood Panel

The paradox, bust portrait of a jester, 2002

The paradox, bust portrait of a jester, 2002

By Edward Povey

Located in Atlanta, GA

He continues through the Childhood, Illusion and Desire Period of paintings, and begins the Psychology and Philosophy Period of paintings.

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Realist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

Departure, 2020

Departure, 2020

By Edward Povey

Located in Atlanta, GA

He continues through the Childhood, Illusion and Desire Period of paintings, and begins the Psychology and Philosophy Period of paintings.

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Realist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Linen, Oil

CHILD, 2008

CHILD, 2008

By Edward Povey

Located in Atlanta, GA

He continues through the Childhood, Illusion and Desire Period of paintings, and begins the Psychology and Philosophy Period of paintings.

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Realist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Linen, Oil

HIGH SHELF, 2009

HIGH SHELF, 2009

By Edward Povey

Located in Atlanta, GA

He continues through the Childhood, Illusion and Desire Period of paintings, and begins the Psychology and Philosophy Period of paintings.

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Realist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Linen, Oil

BECOMING MEN AND WOMEN, 2008

BECOMING MEN AND WOMEN, 2008

By Edward Povey

Located in Atlanta, GA

He continues through the Childhood, Illusion and Desire Period of paintings, and begins the Psychology and Philosophy Period of paintings.

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Realist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Linen, Oil

DEUTEROS II, 2016

DEUTEROS II, 2016

By Edward Povey

Located in Atlanta, GA

He continues through the Childhood, Illusion and Desire Period of paintings, and begins the Psychology and Philosophy Period of paintings.

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Realist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Linen, Plaster, Paper, Oil

AVERROËS, 2016

AVERROËS, 2016

By Edward Povey

Located in Atlanta, GA

He continues through the Childhood, Illusion and Desire Period of paintings, and begins the Psychology and Philosophy Period of paintings.

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Realist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Linen, Plaster, Paper, Oil

ADROGUE II, 2013-2016

ADROGUE II, 2013-2016

By Edward Povey

Located in Atlanta, GA

He continues through the Childhood, Illusion and Desire Period of paintings, and begins the Psychology and Philosophy Period of paintings.

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Realist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Linen, Plaster, Paper, Oil

Point nine recurring

Point nine recurring

By Edward Povey

Located in Atlanta, GA

He continues through the Childhood, Illusion and Desire Period of paintings, and begins the Psychology and Philosophy Period of paintings.

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Realist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Linen, Plaster, Paper

Twins

Twins

By Edward Povey

Located in Atlanta, GA

He continues through the Childhood, Illusion and Desire Period of paintings, and begins the Psychology and Philosophy Period of paintings.

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Realist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

Fairy

Fairy

By Edward Povey

Located in Atlanta, GA

He continues through the Childhood, Illusion and Desire Period of paintings, and begins the Psychology and Philosophy Period of paintings.

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Realist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

Private Courtyard

Private Courtyard

By Edward Povey

Located in Atlanta, GA

He continues through the Childhood, Illusion and Desire Period of paintings, and begins the Psychology and Philosophy Period of paintings.

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Realist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

One Thousand, 2015
One Thousand, 2015

One Thousand, 2015

By Edward Povey

Located in Atlanta, GA

He continues through the Childhood, Illusion and Desire Period of paintings, and begins the Psychology and Philosophy Period of paintings.

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Linen, Plaster, Mixed Media, Oil

Japanese Contemporary Art by Hiromi Sengoku - Spending a Night Scooping Up
Japanese Contemporary Art by Hiromi Sengoku - Spending a Night Scooping Up

Japanese Contemporary Art by Hiromi Sengoku - Spending a Night Scooping Up

By Hiromi Sengoku

Located in Paris, IDF

This primal sensation of 'the world emerging on a flat surface' is what I aim to capture on canvas, allowing viewers to rediscover and experience the 'illusion' inherent in paintings...

Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Gold Leaf

Japanese Contemporary Art by Hiromi Sengoku - The Milky Way
Japanese Contemporary Art by Hiromi Sengoku - The Milky Way

Japanese Contemporary Art by Hiromi Sengoku - The Milky Way

By Hiromi Sengoku

Located in Paris, IDF

This primal sensation of 'the world emerging on a flat surface' is what I aim to capture on canvas, allowing viewers to rediscover and experience the 'illusion' inherent in paintings...

Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Linen, Acrylic, Gouache

Japanese Contemporary Art by Hiromi Sengoku - A Cat Bringing Night
Japanese Contemporary Art by Hiromi Sengoku - A Cat Bringing Night

Japanese Contemporary Art by Hiromi Sengoku - A Cat Bringing Night

By Hiromi Sengoku

Located in Paris, IDF

This primal sensation of 'the world emerging on a flat surface' is what I aim to capture on canvas, allowing viewers to rediscover and experience the 'illusion' inherent in paintings...

Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Linen, Acrylic, Gouache

Japanese Contemporary Art by Hiromi Sengoku - Lily and Lilies
Japanese Contemporary Art by Hiromi Sengoku - Lily and Lilies

Japanese Contemporary Art by Hiromi Sengoku - Lily and Lilies

By Hiromi Sengoku

Located in Paris, IDF

This primal sensation of 'the world emerging on a flat surface' is what I aim to capture on canvas, allowing viewers to rediscover and experience the 'illusion' inherent in paintings...

Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Gold Leaf

Japanese Contemporary Art by Hiromi Sengoku - A Man Brushing up the Sky

Japanese Contemporary Art by Hiromi Sengoku - A Man Brushing up the Sky

By Hiromi Sengoku

Located in Paris, IDF

This primal sensation of 'the world emerging on a flat surface' is what I aim to capture on canvas, allowing viewers to rediscover and experience the 'illusion' inherent in paintings...

Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Japanese Art - Ring-A-Ring O’ Roses, The Circle Goes Around

Japanese Art - Ring-A-Ring O’ Roses, The Circle Goes Around

By Hiromi Sengoku

Located in Paris, IDF

This primal sensation of 'the world emerging on a flat surface' is what I aim to capture on canvas, allowing viewers to rediscover and experience the 'illusion' inherent in paintings...

Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Acrylic

Japanese Contemporary Art by Hiromi Sengoku - Sowing Seeds in the Sky to Nurture

Japanese Contemporary Art by Hiromi Sengoku - Sowing Seeds in the Sky to Nurture

By Hiromi Sengoku

Located in Paris, IDF

This primal sensation of 'the world emerging on a flat surface' is what I aim to capture on canvas, allowing viewers to rediscover and experience the 'illusion' inherent in paintings...

Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Acrylic

"Jean Jean" Larry Zox, Color Field, Geometric Abstraction, Hard-Edge, Yellow
"Jean Jean" Larry Zox, Color Field, Geometric Abstraction, Hard-Edge, Yellow

"Jean Jean" Larry Zox, Color Field, Geometric Abstraction, Hard-Edge, Yellow

By Larry Zox

Located in New York, NY

In the 1950s and early 1960s, Zox’s works were collages consisting of painted pieces of paper stapled onto sheets of plywood. He then produced paintings that were illusions of collag...

Category

1960s Abstract Geometric Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Reflection
Reflection

Reflection

By Kamal Mitra

Located in Kolkata, West Bengal

Torso or simply the black , hand, arms, toes and intricacy of veins are his modes through which he tries to generate the burning sensations and our innate paycheys under pressure. A...

Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Charcoal, Acrylic

Puzzled
Puzzled

Puzzled

By Kamal Mitra

Located in Kolkata, West Bengal

Torso or simply the black , hand, arms, toes and intricacy of veins are his modes through which he tries to generate the burning sensations and our innate paycheys under pressure. A...

Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic, Charcoal, Mixed Media

Bend 14
Bend 14

Bend 14

By Holly Miller

Located in London, GB

By combining repeated threaded lines with geometric shapes of color, her work conveys many dichotomies: reductive painting and craft, illusion and material, warm and cool, absence an...

Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Thread, Acrylic, Graphite

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