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Chinese Hanging Scroll Painting of Camellias Signed Dated
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Seasonal autumn Chinese hanging scroll painting depicting colorful Camellias with a calligraphy
Category
20th Century Chinese Qing Paintings and Screens
Materials
Wood, Paper
Camellia Bloom, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
By Angela Dierks
Located in Yardley, PA
This painting was inspired by a walk around my neighbourhood at dusk. Many gardens had beautiful
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Camellia Too
By Margaret Evangeline
Located in New Orleans, LA
Orleans. After receiving her MFA she established her painting practice in New Orleans, exhibiting at
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Green Camellia #2
By Margaret Evangeline
Located in New Orleans, LA
Orleans. After receiving her MFA she established her painting practice in New Orleans, exhibiting at
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Green Camellia #3
By Margaret Evangeline
Located in New Orleans, LA
Orleans. After receiving her MFA she established her painting practice in New Orleans, exhibiting at
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Bullseye Camellia #2
By Margaret Evangeline
Located in New Orleans, LA
Orleans. After receiving her MFA she established her painting practice in New Orleans, exhibiting at
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Bullseye Camellia #1
By Margaret Evangeline
Located in New Orleans, LA
Orleans. After receiving her MFA she established her painting practice in New Orleans, exhibiting at
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Coteau Camellia #2
By Margaret Evangeline
Located in New Orleans, LA
Orleans. After receiving her MFA she established her painting practice in New Orleans, exhibiting at
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Zen Camellia
By Margaret Evangeline
Located in New Orleans, LA
in her painting, a technique that has come to define her formal practice. Evangeline began creating
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Lone Camellia
By Margaret Evangeline
Located in New Orleans, LA
Orleans. After receiving her MFA she established her painting practice in New Orleans, exhibiting at
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Oliver's Camellia
By Margaret Evangeline
Located in New Orleans, LA
Orleans. After receiving her MFA she established her painting practice in New Orleans, exhibiting at
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Ice Camellia
By Margaret Evangeline
Located in New Orleans, LA
Orleans. After receiving her MFA she established her painting practice in New Orleans, exhibiting at
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Canvas, Oil
Coteau Camellia
By Margaret Evangeline
Located in New Orleans, LA
Orleans. After receiving her MFA she established her painting practice in New Orleans, exhibiting at
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Starry Camellia
By Margaret Evangeline
Located in New Orleans, LA
Orleans. After receiving her MFA she established her painting practice in New Orleans, exhibiting at
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Camellia - original realism still life oil painting modern floral study artwork
By Martha Nairn
Located in London, Chelsea
The original realism painting by Martha Nairn is framed and ready to be displayed.
Martha Nairn
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
H 20.08 in W 24.02 in D 0.79 in
Blue Punk Camellia
By Margaret Evangeline
Located in New Orleans, LA
Orleans. After receiving her MFA she established her painting practice in New Orleans, exhibiting at
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Camellia Totem 2
By Margaret Evangeline
Located in New Orleans, LA
Orleans. After receiving her MFA she established her painting practice in New Orleans, exhibiting at
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
Camellia VIII by Lumi Mizutani - Japanese style painting, flowers, gold leaf
By Lumi Mizutani
Located in Paris, FR
Camellia VIII is a unique painting by Japanese contemporary artist Lumi Mizutani. This painting is
Category
2010s Contemporary Landscape Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
Camellia VII by Lumi Mizutani - Japanese style painting, flowers, gold leaf
By Lumi Mizutani
Located in Paris, FR
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Camellia VII (2023) is a painting by French-Japanese contemporary artist Lumi Mizutani.
Pigments, India
Category
2010s Contemporary Landscape Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
"Camellias From My Garden II, " Still Life Oil Painting
By Yvonne Melchers
Located in Denver, CO
Yvonne Melchers' "Camelias From My Garden II" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts
Category
2010s Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
Camellias and Bumblebee - contemporary colourful flower insect gold oil painting
By Clive Meredith
Located in London, GB
Working in oils in a traditional representative style and also incorporating precious metal leaf into some of my more decorative pieces, developing my own unique approach to mixed me...
Category
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
Clive MeredithCamellias and Bumblebee - contemporary colourful flower insect gold oil painting, 2021
H 14.18 in W 12.21 in D 1.97 in
French Painting "Dahlias and Camellias" Paul Bazé, midcentury France
By Paul Robert Brock
Located in Valladolid, ES
mainly shows dahlias and camellias, which give the work its name. The traditional still life genre shows
Category
Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Wood, Paint
Another Camellia Portal #4
By Margaret Evangeline
Located in New Orleans, LA
Orleans. After receiving her MFA she established her painting practice in New Orleans, exhibiting at
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
When the Camellia Falls Into the Darkness of the Well
By Sax Berlin
Located in Brecon, Powys
A tour de force from Sax Berlin with this piece. It’s a glowing, almost three dimensional painting
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Bright Camellias
By Gary Bukovnik
Located in Burlingame, CA
'Bright Camellias' by master watercolorist Gary Bukovnik, who fuses sensual vitality with fluid
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Drawings and Water...
Materials
Watercolor
Bright Camellias
By Gary Bukovnik
Located in Burlingame, CA
'Bright Camellias' original watercolor painted in 2021 in beautiful shades of pink, green with
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Drawings and Water...
Materials
Watercolor, Archival Paper
Garden Camellias
By Gary Bukovnik
Located in Burlingame, CA
'Garden Camelias' original watercolor painted in 2021 in beautiful shades of pink, green with hints of blue and yellow from Cleveland-born and educated Gary Bukovnik who has lived in...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Drawings and Water...
Materials
Watercolor, Archival Paper
Hand Painted Japanese Folding Screen Byobu of Camellias
Located in 10 Chater Road, HK
The camellias painting of this two-panel screen is hand-painted in watercolor, on squares of gold
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Paintings and Screens
Materials
Gold Leaf
Camellias, 20th Century Oil Still Life
By Christopher Cash
Located in London, GB
Christopher Cash
1890 -1980
Camellias
Oil on board, signed lower right
Image size: 19 1/2 x 15 1/2
Category
20th Century Still-life Paintings
Materials
Board, Oil
Camellia Branch, colorful, still life, superealsim
By Doug Newton
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Painted directly from live observation, Doug Newton’s hyper-real paintings explore translucency
Category
2010s Photorealist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Camellia no. 2
By Gary Bukovnik
Located in Burlingame, CA
'Camellia no. 2' by master watercolorist Gary Bukovnik, who fuses sensual vitality with fluid yet
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Drawings and Water...
Materials
Watercolor
Camellia no. 1
By Gary Bukovnik
Located in Burlingame, CA
'Camellia no. 1' by master watercolorist Gary Bukovnik, who fuses sensual vitality with fluid yet
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Drawings and Water...
Materials
Watercolor
John Voss - 1997 Oil, Buddha And Camellia
Located in Corsham, GB
underneath, sits on red steps, with a delicate white camellia flower in front. The vibrant colours and
Category
1990s Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
Camellia no. 2
By Gary Bukovnik
Located in Burlingame, CA
'Camelia no.2' original watercolor painted in 2021 in beautiful shades of pink and green from Cleveland-born and educated Gary Bukovnik who has lived in California for over 40 years....
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Drawings and Water...
Materials
Watercolor, Archival Paper
Camellia Study no. 2
By Gary Bukovnik
Located in Burlingame, CA
'Camellia Study no. 2' by master watercolorist Gary Bukovnik, who fuses sensual vitality with fluid
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Drawings and Water...
Materials
Watercolor
Camellia Study no. 1
By Gary Bukovnik
Located in Burlingame, CA
'Camellia Study no. 1' by master watercolorist Gary Bukovnik, who fuses sensual vitality with fluid
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Drawings and Water...
Materials
Watercolor
The Weaver-Original-feat. Scottish Tartan vs Camellia series-UK Awarded Artist
Located in London, GB
, Shizico weaves flora Camellias and the timeless essence of Tartan into a dance of the abstraction and
Category
2010s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Gesso, Oil, Acrylic
H 19.49 in W 15.56 in D 0.6 in
The Weaver- Original Oil-UK Awarded Artist-( feat. Scottish Tartan vs Camellia)
Located in London, GB
, Shizico weaves flora Camellias and the timeless essence of Tartan into a dance of the abstraction and
Category
2010s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Gesso, Oil, Acrylic
H 19.49 in W 15.56 in D 0.6 in
The Weaver- Original Set-UK Awarded Artist-(feat. Scottish Tartan vs Camellia)
Located in London, GB
, Shizico weaves flora Camellias and the timeless essence of Tartan into a dance of the abstraction and
Category
2010s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Gold
H 15.75 in W 23.63 in D 0.08 in
The Weaver-Original Set II-UK Awarded Artist-(feat. Scottish Tartan vs Camellia)
Located in London, GB
, Shizico weaves flora Camellias and the timeless essence of Tartan into a dance of the abstraction and
Category
2010s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Gold
H 15.75 in W 27.56 in D 0.08 in
Camellia no. 1 - original watercolor
By Gary Bukovnik
Located in Burlingame, CA
'Camellia no.1' original watercolor painted in 2021, a singular camellia flower in pink with hints
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor, Archival Paper
William Shackleton - Camellia, pencil and watercolour by British Symbolist
By William Shackleton
Located in London, GB
WILLIAM SHACKLETON, NEAC
(1872-1933)
Camellia, Kew
Signed, extensively inscribed and dated ‘98
Category
Late 19th Century Realist Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor, Pencil
Magical Clouds, Skyscape Painting, Relaxing Blue Art, Calming Painting Bedroom
Located in Deddington, GB
woodland coppice and fields that lead to the magical camellia forest in the country park, and the beautiful
Category
2010s Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
H 24.22 in W 25.99 in D 1.97 in
Blue Dryad. Contemporary Floral Oil Painting
Located in Brecon, Powys
scintillating blade-like shape against the soft backlit camellia flowers. Cool and bright but with touches of
Category
2010s Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
'Winter's Bones, Heart of Spring'. Contemporary still life blue floral nature
By Sophia Milligan
Located in Penzance, GB
camellia, symbolic of unity, love and devotion, blooms radiantly from within the protection of winter's
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Ink, Watercolor, Chalk, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Photogram
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H 23 in Dm 18 in
19th Century Japanese Scroll Painting, Birds & Flowers of the Four Seasons
Located in Kyoto, JP
flower scroll painting from the late Edo period. It is a tour-de-force work of naturalistic painting. All
Category
Antique 1830s Japanese Edo Paintings and Screens
Materials
Silk
Silk Scroll Painting by Matsumura Keibun, 18th Century
By Matsumura Keibun
Located in New York, NY
A silk parchment scroll with a Camellia Flower painting, by Japanese artist Matsumura Keibun (1779
Category
Antique 1790s Asian Edo Paintings and Screens
Materials
Silk, Parchment Paper
Camellia "Paul Jones Supreme"
By Paul Jones b.1921
Located in Florham Park, NJ
paintings are widely held in museum collections including the Ashmolean Museum in Oxford, England and the
Category
1970s Academic Prints and Multiples
Materials
Lithograph
Still Life with a Basket of Flowers and a Watering Can , Jules Medard 1855-1925
Located in PARIS, FR
Lyon preserves of him “Crown of camellias ".
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Romantic Paintings
Materials
Canvas
H 37.41 in W 44.89 in D 1.97 in
Original-CamelliasPink WillowTree-Abstract-Weaver-feat.Tartan-UK Awarded Artist
Located in London, GB
, Shizico weaves flora Camellias and the timeless essence of Tartan into a dance of the abstraction and
Category
2010s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Gesso, Oil, Acrylic, Canvas
H 19.53 in W 15.56 in D 0.6 in
In the glade, abstract art, landscape art, impressionistic, Cornwall
Located in Deddington, GB
painting explores the enchanted depths of the Camellia Forest.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
H 21.26 in W 21.26 in D 1.38 in
"Abstraction in Cobalt, " Mixed-Media Kite, 2021
By Michael Thompson
Located in Chicago, IL
, including peonies, wisteria, camellia, and cherry blossoms. Contrasted by deeply saturated royal blue ground
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Muslin, Wood, Silk, Pigment
After Clara Pope - Pair Of 20th Century Digital Print, Camellia
Located in Corsham, GB
original 18th Century paintings. The pair have been identically presented in wash line mounts. On wove.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Still-life Prints
Materials
Digital
Evening Landscape in Late May, 1970s Yorkshire Landscape, Oil on Board, Signed
By Raymond Booth
Located in London, GB
devoted to camellias, entitled The Camellia (1956), by Beryl Leslie Urquhart. When the actor Ernest
Category
1970s Modern Landscape Paintings
Materials
Board, Oil
Garden in Bloom and Two Turtle Doves
By Kate Heiss
Located in Deddington, GB
to our gardens the pretty Great Tit. It is perched amongst rhododendrons, camellia and peony blooms
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Linocut, Paper
19th Century Japanese Screen Pair. Flowers & Birds of the Four Seasons
Located in Kyoto, JP
the pampas grass and chrysanthemums and winter by the camellias. Interspersed among them are a myriad
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Paintings and Screens
Materials
Wood, Paper
Circa 20th Century Swedish Oil on Canvas Still Life by artist Karl Ohlsson
By Karl Enock Ohlsson
Located in London, GB
Pleasant and calming Swedish oil on canvas still life painting of a vase with a branch of flowering
Category
Vintage 1950s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Paint, Wood
H 24.02 in W 18.12 in D 1.58 in
Cucumber Watercolor
Located in New York, NY
botanical artists produced several collections, including works that made up the exhibition The Camellias of
Category
Early 2000s Still-life Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Alexandre Dumas Portrait by Theobald Chartran Featured in Vanity Fair 1879
Located in New York, US
removed the painting for further inspection.
Under the heading, Men of the Day, the brief article that
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Late Victorian Paintings
Materials
Paper
H 22.25 in W 16.25 in D 0.75 in
Japanese Six-Panel Screen Late Winter into Early Spring
Located in Hudson, NY
Japanese six-panel screen: Late winter into early spring, Rimpa style painting of a garden scene
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Japanese Edo Paintings and Screens
Materials
Gold Leaf
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