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Antique Print 'The first Lesson' by W. Schermelé '1937'
By Willy Schermelé
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique print titled 'The first Lesson'. This print depicts a child playing with her dolls. Created
Category

Mid-20th Century English Prints

19th Century Romantic Genre Painting "First Lesson on Drum" by H. Rivers
Located in Shippensburg, PA
H. RIVERS American School, 19th century The First Lesson on the Drum Oil on Canvas Signed lower
Category

Antique 19th Century Romantic Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Giltwood, Paint

History Lesson (First Stone)
By Mark Beltchenko Studio
Located in Grosse Pointe Park, MI
with the environment, and embrace a more harmonious coexistence with the planet. The "History Lessons
Category

2010s Contemporary Still-life Sculptures

Materials

Limestone, Steel

The lesson
By Maggie Taylor
Located in Sante Fe, NM
resonance or uniqueness for me when I first see them … [I’m] usually in the dark as far as the symbolism
Category

2010s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Our First Riding Lesson 2001 Graphite Drawing
Located in Bristol, CT
Art Sz: 12 1/4"H x 9 1/4"W Provenance: Gillian Dupont's The Old Habit Tack Shop Marshall, VA
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

Materials

Graphite, Paper

“The Dance Lesson”
Located in Southampton, NY
Gold Medal Award, CA Watercolor Assoc 31st National; First prize pastels 199 SCAN Juried Art Show
Category

1980s Contemporary Mixed Media

Materials

Oil Pastel, Watercolor, Archival Paper

OPISSO PROCESSION.VIRGIN original gouache painting
By Alfredo Opisso
Located in CORAL GABLES - MIAMI, FL
the son of Ricardo Opisso and nephew of Joan Cardona, who gave him the first lessons in painting. He
Category

1970s Expressionist Interior Paintings

Materials

Gouache, Cardboard

First lesson, Kate Moss, New York, Celebrity, black and white photography, nude
By Ellen von Unwerth
Located in Munich, DE
work has been collected 
in numerous books and two photo-novellas. Von Unwerth’s first book, »Snaps
Category

1990s Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Kintsugi Horse-The Flying Lesson, Original Painting
By Jennifer Ross
Located in San Francisco, CA
paint her first avian series. These paintings serve as symbolic family portraits of what we all hold
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Mixed Media

Materials

Mixed Media

The Life Lesson, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
By Amy Bernays
Located in Yardley, PA
, their imaginative world as well as their real world. In this series I have the kids paint first, and
Category

2010s Other Art Style Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

La lecture au jardin (Lesson in the Garden)
By Georges d'Espagnat
Located in New Orleans, LA
the Salon des Indépendants. By 1895, he held his first one-man show in Paris, and just three years
Category

Late 19th Century Post-Impressionist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Lessons in Hyphae
Located in Denver, CO
In his first solo exhibition with David B. Smith Gallery, Leon Benn floods the main gallery with
Category

2010s Contemporary Landscape Paintings

Materials

Linen, Oil Pastel, Dye, Oil

The Lesson - Drawing by Mino Maccari - Mid-20th Century
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
The Lesson is a pen and Pastel Drawing realized by Mino Maccari (1924-1989) in the 1960s. Hand
Category

Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Pastel, Pen

Israeli Judaica Shtetl "The Lesson" Rabbi Studying Scene Naive Art Oil Painting
By Natan Heber
Located in Surfside, FL
Museum of Art will be opening the first ever Outsider Art exhibition (also known as Art Brut) in Israel
Category

Mid-20th Century Folk Art Animal Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

Japanese Bowl Oil Painting on Panel Wood Still Life Contemporary In Stock
By Kees Blom
Located in Utrecht, NL
succeeds in taking the step to become an independent painter. The first lessons in drawing, the love for
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Panel

"History Lessons" -- Oil Painting by Alexander Stolin
Located in New Orleans, LA
series Stolin exhibited during his first decade in the city, beginning with Byzantium on the Bayou (1993
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Board

Bowl Reset I Oil Painting on Panel Brown Still Life Figurative In Stock
By Kees Blom
Located in Utrecht, NL
taking the step to become an independent painter. The first lessons in drawing, the love for nature and
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Panel

Bowl Reset II Oil Painting on Panel Brown Still Life Figurative In Stock
By Kees Blom
Located in Utrecht, NL
succeeds in taking the step to become an independent painter. The first lessons in drawing, the love for
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Panel

Judaica Painting Bar Mitzvah Boy, Cheder Lessons
By William Gropper
Located in Surfside, FL
Fine Art which earned him a scholarship for study. Gropper obtained his first significant job as a
Category

Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Watercolor, Gouache

First Stone 15x22x3" Bronze Sculpture
By Clay Enoch
Located in Loveland, CO
First Stone by Clay Enoch Abstract Figurative Bronze, 15x22x3" ed/12 Biblical Narrative Shipping
Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

"First Ray" textured floral art
Located in Zofingen, AG
the lessons that flowers can teach us, they can help us connect with the beauty and interconnectedness
Category

2010s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Cotton Canvas, Spray Paint, Acrylic

Telekinesis lesson Julien Wolf Contemporary art painting expressionist red raw
By Julien Wolf
Located in Paris, FR
Oil paint on canvas Hand-signed on the back by the artist “At first glance, we are invited to a
Category

2010s Expressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

History Lesson Power Is Always Taken. Hand Carved Large Porcelain Vase
Located in Miami Beach, FL
History Lesson: Power is Always Taken, 2014 Hand-built and carved porcelain vase 36 in x 22 in x 10
Category

2010s Other Art Style Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic, Clay, Porcelain, Paint

Galactic Anatomy Lesson - Original Street Art on Newsprint by Gary John
By Gary John
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Los Angeles street artist Gary John exploded onto the international art scene first during Art
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Street Art Mixed Media

Materials

Mixed Media, Acrylic, Newsprint

Virgin and Child, a paiting by David Teniers the Younger after Palma Vecchio
By David Teniers the Younger
Located in PARIS, FR
probably received his first painting lessons from his father, before continuing his training in the studio
Category

1750s Old Masters Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oak, Oil

Study for a Lesson from a Disaster, original drawing by famed modernist sculptor
By Jacques Lipchitz
Located in New York, NY
JACQUES LIPCHITZ Study for a Lesson from a Disaster, ca. 1952 Black and Blue Crayon on Paper Signed
Category

Mid-20th Century Modern Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Mixed Media, Graphite, Crayon, Wax Crayon

Patricia Abramovich - "Orange Field" - abstract & neoimpressionis landscape art
By Patricia Abramovich
Located in Winterswijk, NL
after the first lesson ... "I painted with brushes, then in 2007 I began to paint oil abstracts and
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Patricia Abramovich - "Blue Climbing" - abstract & neoimpressionis landscape art
By Patricia Abramovich
Located in Winterswijk, NL
after the first lesson ... "I painted with brushes, then in 2007 I began to paint oil abstracts and
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Patricia Abramovich - "Pink Sky" - abstract & neo-impressionis landscape art
By Patricia Abramovich
Located in Winterswijk, NL
medium in depth." Painting with oils on canvas was love after the first lesson ... "I painted with
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Madam Secretary, Signed by Madeleine Albright, First Edition, 2003
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
lessons of the Kosovo conflict. Albright also discusses what it was like to be the first female secretary
Category

Early 2000s Books

Materials

Paper

At First Light, Signed Contemporary Abstract Digital Painting Print on Canvas
Located in Boston, MA
At First Light, Signed Contemporary Blue Abstract Digital Painting 24" x 24" x 1.5" (HxWxD
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Digital, Archival Pigment

Women's Thoughts - Figurative Painting Oil Canvas Color White Red Brown
By Dmitriev Alexey Olegovich
Located in Sofia, BG
artist the sprouts of the beautiful and gave the first lessons in professionalism in art. In 1997, Alexey
Category

2010s Impressionist Nude Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Reverie Figurative Nude Painting Oil Canvas Color White Grey Green
By Dmitriev Alexey Olegovich
Located in Sofia, BG
artist the sprouts of the beautiful and gave the first lessons in professionalism in art. In 1997, Alexey
Category

2010s Impressionist Nude Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Nudity Figurative Nude Painting Oil Canvas Color White Yellow Pink Green
By Dmitriev Alexey Olegovich
Located in Sofia, BG
artist the sprouts of the beautiful and gave the first lessons in professionalism in art. In 1997, Alexey
Category

2010s Impressionist Nude Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Tenderness Still Life Painting Oil Canvas Color Green Yellow Orange Blue Pink
By Dmitriev Alexey Olegovich
Located in Sofia, BG
artist the sprouts of the beautiful and gave the first lessons in professionalism in art. In 1997, Alexey
Category

2010s Impressionist Still-life Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Surf
By Dmitriev Alexey Olegovich
Located in Sofia, BG
sprouts of the beautiful and gave the first lessons in professionalism in art. In 1997, Alexey Dmitriev
Category

2010s Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Surf
Surf
H 25.6 in W 33.47 in D 0.79 in
Flowerbed
By Dmitriev Alexey Olegovich
Located in Sofia, BG
artist the sprouts of the beautiful and gave the first lessons in professionalism in art. In 1997, Alexey
Category

2010s Impressionist Still-life Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Flowerbed
Flowerbed
H 19.69 in W 37.41 in D 0.79 in
In Carpathians
By Dmitriev Alexey Olegovich
Located in Sofia, BG
artist the sprouts of the beautiful and gave the first lessons in professionalism in art. In 1997, Alexey
Category

2010s Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

In Carpathians
In Carpathians
H 15.75 in W 19.69 in D 0.79 in
Chrisantemums
By Dmitriev Alexey Olegovich
Located in Sofia, BG
artist the sprouts of the beautiful and gave the first lessons in professionalism in art. In 1997, Alexey
Category

2010s Impressionist Still-life Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Chrisantemums
Chrisantemums
H 27.56 in W 35.44 in D 0.79 in
Autumn Roses
By Dmitriev Alexey Olegovich
Located in Sofia, BG
artist the sprouts of the beautiful and gave the first lessons in professionalism in art. In 1997, Alexey
Category

2010s Impressionist Still-life Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Autumn Roses
Autumn Roses
H 23.63 in W 19.69 in D 0.79 in
Mother's First Cousin Returning Home to Georgia After Visiting Us for a Week
Located in Atlanta, GA
feet. In traditional African sculpture, this symbolized staying in one place to learn a lesson. Once
Category

2010s Folk Art Mixed Media

Materials

Fabric, Acrylic

The Fast The Furious & The Nothing Ducati
Located in Lake Worth Beach, FL
of five he took his first music lessons in guitar and piano. Federico received his first painting
Category

2010s Conceptual Abstract Paintings

Materials

Steel

The Sound of the Shell
By Paul Resika
Located in Provincetown, MA
Paul Resika was born in New York City in 1928. He began taking painting lessons at age nine
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Impressionist Still-life Paintings

Materials

Oil

The adoration of the shepherds
Located in PARIS, FR
lessons, but when the events of 1815 deprived his father of his place and he was forced to create a career
Category

Early 19th Century French School Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

James Lewin - The Leopard, The Rock & The Acacia, 2023, Printed After
By James Lewin
Located in Greenwich, CT
image is so much more than that for me. It encapsulates an entire day I will never forget and a lesson
Category

2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Platinum

The Signing of the Winfield Scott Treaty
By Benton Clark
Located in Missouri, MO
, and one of them, Arthur Woelfle, gave Clark his first lessons and encouraged him to seek further
Category

20th Century American Realist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

“The King”
By Harry Sternberg
Located in Southampton, NY
Wickey. Sternberg once stated, “I had never heard classical music at home-any music-and my first teacher
Category

1960s Post-Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Gold Leaf

“The Queen”
By Harry Sternberg
Located in Southampton, NY
Wickey. Sternberg once stated, “I had never heard classical music at home-any music-and my first teacher
Category

1960s Post-Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Gold Leaf

Vigilant Fox - The psyche of the fox -
Located in Berlin, DE
art lessons, Christian Friedrich shared a studio with his brother Johannes at Braunfels Castle, Deiker
Category

1850s Naturalistic Animal Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Pencil

The Night River
Located in PARIS, FR
Yodmanee is a young Thai artist, born in 1988 in Nakhon Si Thammarat, southern Thailand. Her first art
Category

2010s Contemporary Mixed Media

Materials

Concrete, Gold Leaf

The Night River
The Night River
H 35.44 in W 51.19 in D 2.37 in
Tracking the Enemy
Located in Missouri, MO
culture. A fifty-year resident of Colorado Springs, he was the state's first academically trained
Category

Late 19th Century American Realist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

The Talisman (so called Dukatenscheisser) - The philosopher's stone -
By Carl Plückebaum
Located in Berlin, DE
of short stature, initially worked as a church restorer. He also took private drawing lessons. In
Category

Early 20th Century Realist Figurative Prints

Materials

Etching

The Archer Serie
By Karel Appel
Located in Malmo, SE
uncle Karel Chevalier gave him a paint set and an easel together with some painitng lessons since he was
Category

1980s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

The Archer Serie
The Archer Serie
H 19.69 in W 23.63 in D 1.58 in
Pushing the Envelope
By Patricia Oblack
Located in San Francisco, CA
exercise led to a love of art, and in 1962 she begged her mother to purchase lessons from Art Instruction
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

Below the Periphery
By Patricia Oblack
Located in San Francisco, CA
exercise led to a love of art, and in 1962 she begged her mother to purchase lessons from Art Instruction
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

At The Baths
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Luis Ricardo Falero (1851-1896) who worked in Paris. Alice Herrfelt took painting lessons from the
Category

1940s Art Deco Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

AT THE BEACH
By Ursula O'Farrell
Located in Tulsa, OK
canvases are done by an artist who has absorbed the lessons of Action Painting and are done with a vigorous
Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

In the Wind
Located in Washington, DC
valuable lessons. In 1978, she traveled to Brazil where she was invited to participate in the exhibit ‘A
Category

1990s Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Resin

In the Wind
In the Wind
H 8 in W 2 in D 1.75 in
The Japanese Corner
By Elliott Daingerfield
Located in New York, NY
to his roots in North Carolina his entire life. Daingerfield first sought artistic instruction in
Category

19th Century American Impressionist Interior Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Leading the Remuda
Located in San Francisco, CA
away party held in his honor. "Those were my first art lessons." He did not decide to be an artist
Category

Late 20th Century American Realist Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Leading the Remuda
Leading the Remuda
H 17.5 in W 21.65 in D 0.01 in
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