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Readers Chair

READER IN A LAWN CHAIR - Abstract Figure Painting, textured, red stripes
By Eleanor Aldrich
Located in Signal Mountain, TN
"Reader in a Lawn Chair" is part of the latest on-going series from Eleanor Aldrich. These "behind
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2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Silicone, Paper, Oil, Panel

Mid Century Abstract Expressionism -- The Nude and the Reader
By Jennifer Wallace
Located in Soquel, CA
Abstract Expressionist painting of nude and reader dated December 1966 by Jennifer Wallace
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1960s Abstract Expressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"Empty Chairs"
By Milt Kobayashi
Located in Scottsdale, AZ
. His work has appeared in Forbes, Fortune, and Reader’s Digest magazines. His work was featured at the
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2010s Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

"Empty Chairs"
"Empty Chairs"
H 20 in W 16 in D 1.5 in
My Inner Sanctum - Nude Woman Reclining On Chair w/ Cats, Original Oil Painting
By Bruno Surdo
Located in Chicago, IL
A nude female reclines on an overstuffed chair, her hand raking through her hair. Beside her sits
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Nude Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Large Pop Art Cartoon Acrylic Painting By Syndicated Cartoonist R.P. Overmyer
Located in Surfside, FL
murder, with corpse figure, bullet riddled wall and chair, picture frame with photograph, and additional
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20th Century American Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas

Hope for Peace
By Arman
Located in New York, NY
, leading to the establishment of The David C. Copley Chair and the David C. Copley Building, and from 2011
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1990s Pop Art Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Mixed Media, Permanent Marker

Hope for Peace
Hope for Peace
H 11.5 in W 9.75 in D 0.5 in
Bird on a Tree by Alessandro Nastasio
By Alessandro Nastasio
Located in Paonia, CO
operated. A regular reader of the great sapienzal texts of antiquity, he trained in particular on the Bible
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1980s Abstract Impressionist Abstract Prints

Materials

Woodcut

Regal Flower Arrangement original lithograph by Alessandro Nastasio
By Alessandro Nastasio
Located in Paonia, CO
, Pomodoro, Rudy Wach, Strebelle, Negri and Rosental operated. A regular reader of the great sapienzal texts
Category

20th Century Abstract Impressionist Still-life Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Leaves of Love-Orange Lady lithograph by Alessandro Nastasio
By Alessandro Nastasio
Located in Paonia, CO
regular reader of the great sapienzal texts of antiquity, he trained in particular on the Bible which he
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20th Century Abstract Impressionist Nude Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Perfect Service (La Bonne Table illustration)
By Ludwig Bemelmans, 1898-1962
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
chair under a lady." While working his way from busboy to banquet manager, he drew, often using William
Category

Mid-20th Century Figurative Paintings

Materials

Paper, Ink

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By Sonia Sieff
Located in Munich, DE
Edition of 7 Also available in 73 x 100 cm / 28.7 x 43.3 in, Edition of 3, price on request A very beautiful and naked woman is stepping up a circular staircase in an apartment in P...
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2010s Contemporary Nude Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Petite Pauline, female nude fabric painting with blue, by Anne Valérie Dupond
By Anne Valérie Dupond
Located in Dallas, TX
ANNE-VALÉRIE DUPOND (b. 1976, France) Anne-Valérie Dupond, born in 1976, studied at Marc Bloch University in Strasbourg, and obtained her Master’s degree in Fine Arts in 2000. Sinc...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Fabric, Trimming, Charcoal

Two Nudes, State I (Corlett 285), Roy Lichtenstein
By Roy Lichtenstein
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Roy Lichtenstein (1923-1997) Title: Two Nudes, State I (Corlett 285) Year: 1994 Edition: 10, plus proofs Medium: Relief print in colors on Rives BFK mold-made paper Size: 48 ...
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1990s Pop Art Figurative Prints

Materials

Screen

Oil on Canvas of Reclining Nude
Located in Cypress, CA
Beautiful oil on canvas of reclining blonde nude on a white bed sheet. Framed. Signed (see attached photo). 20th century. Painting dimensions: H. 20" x W. 40" Painting with fr...
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20th Century Paintings

Materials

Canvas

Oil on Canvas of Reclining Nude
Oil on Canvas of Reclining Nude
H 26 in W 46 in D 4 in
‘the Pose’ Pastel and Watercolor Male Nude Fiona Macpherson
By Fiona MacPherson
Located in Montreal, QC
Pastel and watercolor on paper male nude; titled: “The Pose” signed by the artist lower right corner: Fiona MacPherson. Measure: Approximate 40” H x 30” W x 1.5” D.
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21st Century and Contemporary British Modern Paintings

Untitled from Doctors of the World Portfolio, hand signed & numbered Pop realism
By Chuck Close
Located in New York, NY
Chuck Close Untitled Daguerreotypes, 2001 Two (2) pigmented digital output iris prints from daguerroeotype printed in a single sheet of wove paper 22 × 29 1/4 inches Signed in pencil...
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Early 2000s Pop Art Nude Prints

Materials

Pigment, Lithograph, Pencil

Vintage Indonesian Geometric Ikat Textile, 20th Century
Located in San Francisco, CA
Vintage Indonesian Geometric Ikat Textile Rug, 20th Century Ikat is an Indonesian word that refers to a highly challenging technique, where colorful often abstract designs are achie...
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20th Century Indonesian Textiles

Materials

Cotton

Grand esclave (Large Slave) by Yann Guillon - Male Nude Bronze Sculpture
By Yann Guillon
Located in Paris, FR
Grand esclave (Great Slave) is a bronze sculpture by French contemporary artist Yann Guillon. This artwork is signed and numbered. Available in limited edition of 8 + 4 artist's pro...
Category

2010s Contemporary Nude Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Seated Nude Woman American Impressionist School 1940s by Fred Yost
Located in Soquel, CA
Seated Nude Woman American Figurative School 1940s Mid-century American impressionist painting of a woman by American artist Frederick "Fred" Yost (American/Swiss, 1888-1968). He stu...
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1940s American Impressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Linen

Selection of Modern Artwork or Gallery Wall
Located in Atlanta, GA
Selection of Modern Artwork, circa 1920s-1960s. Perfect to start or add to your gallery wall. All are priced at $375 each. They are: Top row, left to right, 1) Paul Cezanne etching...
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Vintage 1920s American Mid-Century Modern Paintings

Materials

Glass, Wood, Masonite, Paper

PINK FLOWERS
By Douglas Hofmann
Located in Aventura, FL
Hand signed & numbered by the artist. Sheet size: 22 x 19.75 inches. Image size: 14.25 x 14 inches. Edition of 100. Artwork appears to be in excellent condition. Artwork has not bee...
Category

1980s Contemporary Portrait Prints

Materials

Paper, Lithograph

PINK FLOWERS
PINK FLOWERS
H 22 in W 19.75 in
Titter, Scantily Clad Woman Viewing Titter Magazine, 1950 Vintage Photograph
By Art Shay
Located in Chicago, IL
“Art Shay’s photography shakes you up, sets you down gently, pats you on the head and then kicks you in the ass.” Roger Ebert “[Shay’s work] ranks with some of the greats of the 20...
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1950s Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Ming Dynasty Longquan Celadon Dish with Geometric Design, 15th Century
Located in Austin, TX
A heavily potted and richly glazed celadon dish, Longquan kilns, early Ming Dynasty, mid 15th century, China. The large dish glazed in a deep olive celadon. The interior of the dis...
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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Chinese Ming Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic

COLORFUL 20th CENTURY LARGE FRENCH MODERNIST PAINTING - STANDING MALE NUDE
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
"Male Nude" by Jean Marc (French 1949-2019) signed gouache paint dated 83' painting: 23.5 x 16.5 inches provenance: private collection, South of France Superb original painting by ...
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Late 20th Century Modern Portrait Paintings

Materials

Gouache

Golden Light
Located in Denver, CO
Matteo Di Ventra's "Golden Light" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts a nude female model adorned with gold jewelry and wearing a veil as the sky behind her glows with...
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21st Century and Contemporary Nude Paintings

Materials

Oil, Panel

Paper Prologue- 21st Century Contemporary Painting of virtual world & nude male
Located in Nuenen, Noord Brabant
Ferenc Erdok Paper Prologue 35 x 50 cm Oil on canvas A unique work where a classical theme as a male nude and todays game world come together. As a young boy Ferenc Erdok (1988) a...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Cotton Canvas, Oil

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The Chair
By Hobbes Vincent
Located in Dallas, TX
Hobbes Vincent The Chair 2010 Bronze sculpture 10in W x 10in D x 16in H Edition of 15
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21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

The Chair
The Chair
H 16 in W 10 in D 10 in
360 suenitos surrealotas
By Pedro Friedeberg
Located in San Antonio, TX
. A universal reader, he comes up with unusual combinations and titles. Friedeberg’s work doesn’t
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Prints

Materials

Screen

Palmeras
By Pedro Friedeberg
Located in San Antonio, TX
. A universal reader, he comes up with unusual combinations and titles. Friedeberg’s work doesn’t
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Prints

Materials

Screen

La dirigente del trafico
By Pedro Friedeberg
Located in San Antonio, TX
. A universal reader, he comes up with unusual combinations and titles. Friedeberg’s work doesn’t
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Prints

Materials

Etching

Olores nausebundos
By Pedro Friedeberg
Located in San Antonio, TX
. A universal reader, he comes up with unusual combinations and titles. Friedeberg’s work doesn’t
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Prints

Materials

Screen

Contemporary Acrylic Painting of Winter Scene
By Judith Shahn
Located in Los Angeles, CA
images such as a chair, window, basket or utensil. During the past 10 years the Fine Arts Work Center in
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20th Century Contemporary Landscape Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Board

Contemporary Painting of Two Girls Sitting on a Boat
By Judith Shahn
Located in Los Angeles, CA
drawings that Judith drew, depicting familiar Cape-related images such as a chair, window, basket or
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20th Century Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Paper

J. Hyde - Framed 1851 Gouache, The Reader
Located in Corsham, GB
dress. She holds a book and sits on a carved wooden chair. With touches of gum Arabic and watercolour
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Mid-19th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Gouache

Eleanor Aldrich Painting - Reader in a Hammock - Mixed Media - Contemporary
By Eleanor Aldrich
Located in Signal Mountain, TN
Eleanor Aldrich’s “The Reader in a Hammock” is a tactile, figural painting made of oil, enamel
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2010s Contemporary Mixed Media

Materials

Mixed Media, Canvas, Silicone, Oil

Wayward
By Aaron Smith
Located in Chicago, IL
associate chair. His work has been featured in solo exhibitions in galleries in Los Angeles, Chicago and New
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Panel

Rumpbump
By Aaron Smith
Located in Chicago, IL
associate chair. His work has been featured in solo exhibitions in galleries in Los Angeles, Chicago and New
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Panel

Rumpbump
H 30.5 in W 24.5 in
Rapscallion
By Aaron Smith
Located in Chicago, IL
associate chair. His work has been featured in solo exhibitions in galleries in Los Angeles, Chicago and New
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Panel

Rapscallion
H 19.5 in Dm 19.5 in
Bill Sullivan: New York, NY (Cityscape Oil Painting, Pink Sunset in Manhattan)
By Bill Sullivan
Located in Hudson, NY
River Museum, Yonkers NY 2006 Group Show, BCB Gallery, Hudson NY The Chair Project
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1990s Fauvist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Umblecumstumble, Multi-Colored Bearded Male Portrait, Oil on Panel
By Aaron Smith
Located in Chicago, IL
of Design in Pasadena, California, where he is now an associate chair. His work has been featured in
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Panel

Hard Edged Abstract Geometric Mod Painting
Located in Surfside, FL
. Provenance: Art Advisory Services Inc. NY NY. Reader's Digest corporate collection Red, White, Blue, Black
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1980s Abstract Geometric Abstract Paintings

Materials

Paper, Acrylic

Teotihuacanizacion de Mesopotamia
By Pedro Friedeberg
Located in San Antonio, TX
. A universal reader, he comes up with unusual combinations and titles. Friedeberg’s work doesn’t
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Prints

Materials

Screen

Perritos
By Pedro Friedeberg
Located in San Antonio, TX
. A universal reader, he comes up with unusual combinations and titles. Friedeberg’s work doesn’t
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Prints

Materials

Screen

8.5 Foot Tall 17th Century Portrait Oil Painting of Sir Christopher Wren
By Sir Peter Lely
Located in Gallatin, TN
him after his resignation from the Savilian chair in Oxford, by which time he had already begun to
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17th Century Academic Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

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Readers Chair For Sale on 1stDibs

Surely you’ll find the exact readers chair you’re seeking on 1stDibs — we’ve got a vast assortment for sale. There are many abstract, contemporary and Pop Art versions of these works for sale. Making the right choice when shopping for a readers chair may mean carefully reviewing examples of this item dating from different eras — you can find an early iteration of this piece from the 20th Century and a newer version made as recently as the 21st Century. If you’re looking to add a readers chair to create new energy in an otherwise neutral space in your home, you can find a work on 1stDibs that features elements of beige, brown, gold, white and more. Creating a readers chair has been a part of the legacy of many artists, but those crafted by Alessandro Nastasio, Eleanor Aldrich, Arman, Ludwig Bemelmans and Rodger Jacobsen 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 canvas, fabric and paint can add an especially memorable touch. A large readers chair can be an attractive addition to some spaces, while smaller examples are available — approximately spanning 11.5 high and 9.75 wide — and may be better suited to a more modest living area.

How Much is a Readers Chair?

A readers chair can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price for items in our inventory is $2,650, while the lowest priced sells for $450 and the highest can go for as much as $50,000.