Tempting Fate
Roos Landscape Myth Mercury Horse Paint Oil on canvas Old master 17th Century
Located in Riva del Garda, IT
exchange for this information a bull and a heifer. Batto, who is immediately tempted by this new and more
Category
17th Century Old Masters Paintings
Materials
Oil
Tyler Shields - Pointe, Photography 2014, Printed After
By Tyler Shields
Located in Greenwich, CT
time the choice comes to chase your dream or be tempted to do something that takes away from it choose
Category
2010s Contemporary Color Photography
Materials
Paper, Photographic Film, Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Photographic Pap...
Akt mit Handspiegel
By August Wilhelm Dressler
Located in Wien, 9
consequence of his fate: the pictures are nothing else than the graphic metaphors of the ‘introverted gaze
Category
20th Century Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pencil, Paper
Die Bildhauerin
By August Wilhelm Dressler
Located in Wien, 9
consequence of his fate: the pictures are nothing else than the graphic metaphors of the ‘introverted gaze
Category
20th Century Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Paper
Akt mit Strümpfen
By August Wilhelm Dressler
Located in Wien, 9
consequence of his fate: the pictures are nothing else than the graphic metaphors of the ‘introverted gaze
Category
1920s Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor, Ink
Dame mit Hut
By August Wilhelm Dressler
Located in Wien, 9
consequence of his fate: the pictures are nothing else than the graphic metaphors of the ‘introverted gaze
Category
20th Century Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pencil, Paper
Frau bei Tisch sitzend
By August Wilhelm Dressler
Located in Wien, 9
consequence of his fate: the pictures are nothing else than the graphic metaphors of the ‘introverted gaze
Category
20th Century Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Paper
Salzburger Berge
By August Wilhelm Dressler
Located in Wien, 9
consequence of his fate: the pictures are nothing else than the graphic metaphors of the ‘introverted gaze
Category
1930s Modern Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Acrylic, Paper
Frau mit blauem Kleid
By August Wilhelm Dressler
Located in Wien, 9
consequence of his fate: the pictures are nothing else than the graphic metaphors of the ‘introverted gaze
Category
20th Century Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor, Paper
Landschaft bei Naunhof
By August Wilhelm Dressler
Located in Wien, 9
consequence of his fate: the pictures are nothing else than the graphic metaphors of the ‘introverted gaze
Category
20th Century Modern Landscape Paintings
Materials
Paint, Oil, Canvas
Säugling / Infant
By August Wilhelm Dressler
Located in Wien, 9
consequence of his fate: the pictures are nothing else than the graphic metaphors of the ‘introverted gaze
Category
20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Paint, Oil
Stilllife
By August Wilhelm Dressler
Located in Wien, 9
consequence of his fate: the pictures are nothing else than the graphic metaphors of the ‘introverted gaze
Category
20th Century Modern Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil, Paint, Canvas
Stehender Akt / Standing Nude
By August Wilhelm Dressler
Located in Wien, 9
consequence of his fate: the pictures are nothing else than the graphic metaphors of the ‘introverted gaze
Category
20th Century Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Graphite
Angel Bride
By August Wilhelm Dressler
Located in Wien, 9
consequence of his fate: the pictures are nothing else than the graphic metaphors of the ‘introverted gaze
Category
20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Glass, Paint
Florentine Woman
By August Wilhelm Dressler
Located in Wien, 9
consequence of his fate: the pictures are nothing else than the graphic metaphors of the ‘introverted gaze
Category
1930s Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
Man with pipe
By August Wilhelm Dressler
Located in Wien, 9
consequence of his fate: the pictures are nothing else than the graphic metaphors of the ‘introverted gaze
Category
1930s Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Watercolor
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Located in Riva del Garda, IT
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Materials
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Materials
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PROVENANCE
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Materials
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Raceway in 1954, original pop art landscape oil painting
By Jim Twerell
Located in Spring Lake, NJ
which was offset by the utter thrill and excitement of bikers. The riders dared to tempt fate as in
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Materials
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Albert Zavaro French Contemporary Signed and Numbered Animalier Lithography
Located in Roma, IT
common fate of an artist, he was tempted to become a drawing teacher and soon studied drawing in the
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as tempting fate.
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19th Century Oil Painting of Christ, in Armaic, Gold Leaf Embossed Border
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
sell it as it is. I dare not tempt fate as it looks marvellous anyway. I payed 7000 euros for it 20
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Materials
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H 67 in W 27.75 in D 1.75 in
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