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Lonely Man

Lonely Man - Original Woodcut - Mid 20th Century
Lonely Man - Original Woodcut - Mid 20th Century

Lonely Man - Original Woodcut - Mid 20th Century

Located in Roma, IT

Lonely Man is an original etching on paper, realized by unknwon master, signed but not readable and numbered, edition of 86/160 prints.

Category

Mid-20th Century Figurative Prints

Materials

Woodcut

Pandemic - 21st Century, Blue, Yellow, Green, Man, Loneliness, Couple
Pandemic - 21st Century, Blue, Yellow, Green, Man, Loneliness, Couple

Pandemic - 21st Century, Blue, Yellow, Green, Man, Loneliness, Couple

By Alexandru Rădvan

Located in Baden-Baden, DE

The first works in this series - Man in an Empty Italian City, Man in His House, Breakdown, Lockdown, Pandemic, Man Feeling Uncertain - were created in the course of total isolation ...

Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

L’Ivrogne (The Drunkard)  - Lithograph by H. Daumier - 1834

L’Ivrogne (The Drunkard) - Lithograph by H. Daumier - 1834

By Honoré Daumier

Located in Roma, IT

This lithograph is Representing, a gloomy man, with a desperate and serious look, beside him there is a hat on the ground and in his background, there are a couple hugging each other...

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1830s Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Surreal California Seascape Painting by Robert Watson, 20th Century
Surreal California Seascape Painting by Robert Watson, 20th Century

Surreal California Seascape Painting by Robert Watson, 20th Century

Located in San Francisco, CA

It wasn't until after High School, odd jobs, a sojourn in the Army and study at Universities of California and Wisconsin that Watson's lonely man, mysterious world became concrete th...

Category

20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Paint

Bernard Buffet Signed Lithograph, Art Deco, 1930s Hardwood Paper
Bernard Buffet Signed Lithograph, Art Deco, 1930s Hardwood Paper

Bernard Buffet Signed Lithograph, Art Deco, 1930s Hardwood Paper

Located in Wiesbaden, DE

He became known for his characteristic style, often referred to as “l’homme tout seul” (the lonely man). Buffet’s artwork is characterized by clean lines, reduced color palettes, and...

Category

Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Paintings

Materials

Hardwood, Paper

Landscape - Original Pen Drawing - Mid 20th Century

Landscape - Original Pen Drawing - Mid 20th Century

Located in Roma, IT

The artwork represents a beautiful scenery of countryside. the loneliness of man is presented skillfully through an intense black lines, peaceful landscape. interestingly the presenc...

Category

1950s Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Pen

"Pickup" Film Poster
"Pickup" Film Poster

"Pickup" Film Poster

$1,293

H 41 in W 27 in D 0.1 in

"Pickup" Film Poster

Located in London, GB

All his plots unfolded with the same general story line: a lonely middle-aged man (played by Haas) is seduced by a sexy blond with a bad reputation.

Category

Vintage 1950s American Posters

Materials

Paper

The Crime Scene, Original Magazine Story Illustration
The Crime Scene, Original Magazine Story Illustration

The Crime Scene, Original Magazine Story Illustration

By Tom Lovell

Located in Fort Washington, PA

Approximate Date: 1956 Medium: Oil on Board Signature: Signed Lower Right Size: 22.70" x 16.20" Tom Lovell Biography: A Native American finding a Raggedy Ann doll on a lonely weste...

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1950s Figurative Paintings

Materials

Board, Oil

"Every Sunday, Mowbray and the boy had dinner together"
"Every Sunday, Mowbray and the boy had dinner together"

"Every Sunday, Mowbray and the boy had dinner together"

By Tom Lovell

Located in Fort Washington, PA

(p. 239-240) A Native American finding a Raggedy Ann doll on a lonely western road. A man teaching his blond, gingham-dressed, settler wife how to shoot a rifle.

Category

1950s Interior Paintings

Materials

Board, Oil

“A Date for the Baby Sitter” Magazine story illustration for Good Housekeeping
“A Date for the Baby Sitter” Magazine story illustration for Good Housekeeping

“A Date for the Baby Sitter” Magazine story illustration for Good Housekeeping

By Tom Lovell

Located in Fort Washington, PA

Exhibited: The Triumph of Winter, National Arts Club, New York, December 16, 2013- January 5, 2014 Date: 1958 Medium: Oil on Board Dimensions: 23.20" x 33.50" Signature: Signed Lowe...

Category

1950s Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

“He’s a dear, but a type you perhaps haven’t met before”
“He’s a dear, but a type you perhaps haven’t met before”

“He’s a dear, but a type you perhaps haven’t met before”

By Tom Lovell

Located in Fort Washington, PA

A Native American finding a Raggedy Ann doll on a lonely western road. A man teaching his blond, gingham-dressed, settler wife how to shoot a rifle.

Category

1940s Other Art Style Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Basketball Player
Basketball Player

Basketball Player

By Ben Shahn

Located in Fairlawn, OH

Throughout his career he created powerful images that directly addressed human suffering, from war-torn landscapes to intimate views of loneliness and poverty. (Chevlowe, Common Man,...

Category

1940s American Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Gouache

Recent Sales

Lonely Man
Lonely Man

Michael HafftkaLonely Man, 2012

Unavailable

H 24 in W 18 in D 0.75 in

Lonely Man

By Michael Hafftka

Located in NEW YORK, NY

Exhibits :Georges Berges Gallery, New York, 2015 A lonely figure in a vast gray space. Hafftka's art is in the permanent collections of The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Museum of Mo...

Category

2010s Abstract Expressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

Lonely hiker
Lonely hiker

Leo PrimavesiLonely hiker, c. 1890

Unavailable

H 4.06 in W 8.35 in

Lonely hiker

By Leo Primavesi

Located in Frankfurt am Main, DE

Leo Primavesi (1871 Cologne - after 1937 ): Lonely hiker in the rocky landscape, c. 1890, Pencil Technique: Pencil on Paper Date: c. 1890 Keywords: Man, Lonely, Sea bay, Stick, Se...

Category

19th Century Symbolist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper

Taxi Driver (1976)
Taxi Driver (1976)

Taxi Driver (1976)

Unavailable

H 41 in W 27 in D 0.1 in

Taxi Driver (1976)

Located in London, GB

Taxi Driver, the classic 1976 Martin Scorsese New York City descent-into-schizophrenia mental illness crime murder melodrama ("On every street in every city in this country there's a...

Category

Vintage 1970s Posters

Materials

Paper

A Designer
A Designer

Solomon RossineA Designer, 2010

Unavailable

H 38.47 in W 29.65 in D 1.19 in

A Designer

Located in Zürich, ZH

It is no mere chance that many of the presented works may be apprehended as the spiritual self-portraits of the master who reflects on the fate of a lonely and unprotected man in the...

Category

2010s Post-Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

21st Century Abstract Expressionist Fine Art LIMITLESS by Troy Smith
21st Century Abstract Expressionist Fine Art LIMITLESS by Troy Smith

21st Century Abstract Expressionist Fine Art LIMITLESS by Troy Smith

By Troy Smith Studio

Located in Paris, FR

The material and color sublimate a dark base with sinuous patterns, powerful reference to the lonely or abandoned Man. The Space in Between is an explosion that invites us to let g...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Canadian Modern Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

21st Century Abstract Expressionist Fine Art THE SPACE IN BETWEEN by Troy Smith
21st Century Abstract Expressionist Fine Art THE SPACE IN BETWEEN by Troy Smith

21st Century Abstract Expressionist Fine Art THE SPACE IN BETWEEN by Troy Smith

By Troy Smith Studio

Located in Paris, FR

The material and color sublimate a dark base with sinuous patterns, powerful reference to the lonely or abandoned Man. The Space in Between is an explosion that invites us to let g...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Canadian Modern Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Portrait of a Lonely man, Painting, Oil on Canvas

Portrait of a Lonely man, Painting, Oil on Canvas

By Laurent Proneur

Located in Yardley, PA

Portrait of a Lonely man, solitude is his only way of living, he doesn't know better. :: Painting :: Expressionism :: This piece comes with an official certificate of authenticity si...

Category

2010s Expressionist Paintings

Materials

Oil

French, Line Vautrin, "Seul Au Monde" Silvered Bronze Box
French, Line Vautrin, "Seul Au Monde" Silvered Bronze Box

French, Line Vautrin, "Seul Au Monde" Silvered Bronze Box

By Line Vautrin

Located in Uccle, BE

A very rare silvered bronze box, represents a checker board on the top where a lonely man pokes his head out and a grey heart among dozens of hearts on the back, manufactured Line Va...

Category

Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes

Materials

Bronze

Spaceman
Spaceman

Thomas BroadbentSpaceman

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H 52 in W 106 in

Spaceman

By Thomas Broadbent

Located in New York, NY

In "Spaceman" the image of an astronaut floating in zero gravity is an icon of the ultimate spirit of man. The loneliness and fragility of the human condition is further reinforced ...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Archival Paper, Watercolor

German Modernist Oil Painting LOWER RHINE
German Modernist Oil Painting LOWER RHINE

German Modernist Oil Painting LOWER RHINE

By Carl Barth

Located in Surfside, FL

After late-Expressionist beginnings in the 20s, he created in the early 30s, probably the most-respected part of his work, those strictly built, color-sparing tempera images that are...

Category

Mid-20th Century Modern Landscape Paintings

Materials

Linen, Oil

Saturday Evening Post Story Illustration
Saturday Evening Post Story Illustration

Saturday Evening Post Story Illustration

By Tom Lovell

Located in Fort Washington, PA

A Native American finding a Raggedy Ann doll on a lonely western road. A man teaching his blond, gingham-dressed, settler wife how to shoot a rifle.

Category

1940s Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"You're Not to Tell Anyone"
"You're Not to Tell Anyone"

"You're Not to Tell Anyone"

By Tom Lovell

Located in Fort Washington, PA

A Native American finding a Raggedy Ann doll on a lonely western road. A man teaching his blond, gingham-dressed, settler wife how to shoot a rifle.

Category

Mid-20th Century Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

German Modernist Oil Painting LOWER RHINE
German Modernist Oil Painting LOWER RHINE

German Modernist Oil Painting LOWER RHINE

By Carl Barth

Located in Surfside, FL

After late-Expressionist beginnings in the 20s, he created in the early 30s, probably the most-respected part of his work, those strictly built, color-sparing tempera images that are...

Category

Mid-20th Century Modern Landscape Paintings

Materials

Linen, Oil

Stancin Surrealist
Stancin Surrealist

John StancinStancin Surrealist, 1960s

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H 30 in W 36 in D 2 in

Stancin Surrealist

By John Stancin

Located in Pasadena, CA

A signed oil painting on canvas featuring an imaginary city and a lonely man contemplating it. The mood of the painting is rather melancholic, because of a subtle game of lights and ...

Category

Mid-20th Century Surrealist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

"The Great Gatsby" Film Poster, 1974
"The Great Gatsby" Film Poster, 1974

"The Great Gatsby" Film Poster, 1974

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H 41 in W 27 in D 0.1 in

"The Great Gatsby" Film Poster, 1974

Located in London, GB

But behind Gastby's outgoing demeanor is a lonely man who wants nothing more than to be with his old love, Daisy (Mia Farrow).

Category

Vintage 1970s American Posters

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