$2,631Sale Price|20% Off
Listed American Female Folk Art Layered Constructed Sculptural Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Sculptural folk art piece by listed artist Sharon Yavis. This work is constructed by applying layers of wood to create an almost three dimensional effect on the wall.
Wood, Oil
$412Sale Price|25% Off
H 20.87 in W 20.08 in D 0.4 in
Goodbye Mixed Media Oil Painting on Canvas, Abstract Figurative Art
Located in Bogotá, Bogotá
Mixed media oil painting on canvas depicting a human figure intertwined with animal forms. The composition combines vibrant colors, abstract shapes, and figurative elements to explor...
Cotton Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
$995
H 32 in W 37 in D 2 in
Vintage American Modernist Signed Abstract Expressionist Figural Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Vintage American modernist abstract expressionist figural painting. Oil on canvas. Framed. Signed.
Canvas, Oil
$2,026
H 40 in W 24 in
Clarice. Contemporary Figurative Painting 40 inches by 24
By Samantha Millington
Located in Brecon, Powys
Acrylic on canvas Signed
Acrylic
$6,145Sale Price|35% Off
H 60.01 in W 65.01 in D 0.4 in
Understanding Acrylic Painting on Canvas: Contemporary Art, 2010+
Located in London, GB
Kingsley Obasi 1983 - Current Understanding, 2020 Acrylic on canvas 152.4 x 165.1 cm 60 x 65 in
Canvas, Acrylic
Vintage Original Figurative Oil on Canvas
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Immerse your space in the vibrant energy of mid-century modernism with this striking original oil painting. This figurative portrait utilizes a bold Cubist approach, featuring fragme...
Gold Leaf
$1,996Sale Price|20% Off
H 27 in W 33 in D 2 in
Large Antique American Modernist Signed Cubist Still Life Original Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Oil on board. Signed. Framed. Image size, 23 1/2H x 29 1/2L
Canvas, Oil
$620Sale Price|20% Off
H 40 in W 20 in D 2 in
Vintage American Modernist Woman Portrait Large Oil Painting
By Jared Fitzgerald
Located in Buffalo, NY
Contemporary modernist American portrait oil painting. Oil on canvas. Signed. Measuring 20 by 40 inches.
Canvas, Oil
Mid Century Oil Painting
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Scream "Strast" painting, unreadable signature Janus.....?
Canvas
$2,000
H 48 in W 36 in D 0.25 in
TACITURN EYES - Figurative Abstract Oil Painting on Wood Panel
By Dustin Hedrick
Located in Signal Mountain, TN
Dustin Hedrick was born in Amory, MS in 1986 and received his BFA from Mississippi State University. Hedrick lives and works in Chattanooga, TN. As a visual artist and the founder of...
Oil, Wood Panel
$3,500
H 21.5 in W 26.25 in D 1.25 in
Mexican American Folk Art Oil Painting – Figures, Houses & Landscape, 20th C.
By Martin Saldana
Located in Denver, CO
A charming and colorful oil on board painting by acclaimed Mexican American folk artist Martin Saldaña (1874–1965), titled “Farm and Figures.” This unique 20th-century outsider artwo...
Oil
$1,400Sale Price|20% Off
H 29 in W 25 in D 2 in
Antique Modernist Abstracted Southern School Cubist Woman Portrait Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Very impressive and a rare early work by Frederick E. Conway (1900 - 1973). Oil on board. Incredibly framed. Signed.
Canvas, Oil
$1,450
H 20.5 in W 13.5 in D 1.75 in
George Cecil Carter Abstract Figurative Oil Painting Mid Century Modern
Located in Denver, CO
A striking mid-century modern abstract figurative oil on canvas painting by British artist George Cecil Carter, dating to the 1950s. The composition blends figure and abstraction, cr...
Oil
Outsider Art, Figurative Painting 60s
Located in Camden, ME
A compelling painting by a midcentury outsider artist. This graphically bold painting utilizing bright colors and a potent figurative composition engages contemplation. Unsigned. ...
Paint
$10,500
H 48 in W 36 in D 1.5 in
Contemporary Oil Painting on Canvas, Figurative Oil Painting, Signed, 48x36
By Maura Petersen
Located in Carmel, CA
"Stellar" is a bold and joyful figurative painting that captures a woman in a moment of complete ease, arms raised, weight shifting naturally, entirely at home in her own body. Peter...
Canvas, Stretcher Bars, Oil
$1,725
H 36 in W 30 in
Surreal Contemporary Figurative Mixed-Media Oil Painting American
By Philip Kuznicki
Located in Buffalo, NY
One of a kind mixed-media collage on canvas by Philip Kuznicki from the Spirit exhibition. Comes in its original frame. Born in Dunkirk NY, Kuznicki started his career working for ar...
Found Objects, Oil
$2,380
H 36 in W 48 in D 0.5 in
Large Contemporary / Modernist Folk Art Oil on Canvas by M J Meyrs C.2008
By M J Myers
Located in Buffalo, NY
Large oil on canvas painting by M J MYERS... depicting bar scene,, Amazing use of color ,space and texture,,, Born in Buffalo, NY and raised in the city of Tonawanda, MJ Myers attend...
Canvas, Paint
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