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Original "The Lion" US 1 sheet vintage movie poster  1963
Original "The Lion" US 1 sheet vintage movie poster  1963

Original "The Lion" US 1 sheet vintage movie poster 1963, 1963

$340Sale Price|20% Off

H 41 in W 26.75 in D 0.05 in

Original "The Lion" US 1 sheet vintage movie poster 1963

Located in Spokane, WA

apart. "Only a brave man goes after the lion ... Only a fool goes after the lion's mate...." Old

Category

1960s American Realist Portrait Prints

Materials

Offset

American Neo Expressionist "Wild Horses" Modernist Oil Painting
American Neo Expressionist "Wild Horses" Modernist Oil Painting

American Neo Expressionist "Wild Horses" Modernist Oil Painting

By Robert Beauchamp

Located in Surfside, FL

and Institute, Boston, MA (solo) The Kind and the Fool Walk in the Rain, Iris & B Gerald Cantor Art

Category

20th Century Neo-Expressionist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Paper, Oil

American Neo Expressionist "Wild Horses" Modernist Oil Painting
American Neo Expressionist "Wild Horses" Modernist Oil Painting

American Neo Expressionist "Wild Horses" Modernist Oil Painting

By Robert Beauchamp

Located in Surfside, FL

Psychoanalytic Society and Institute, Boston, MA (solo) The Kind and the Fool Walk in the Rain, Iris & B Gerald

Category

20th Century Neo-Expressionist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Paper, Oil

"Vagrant Futures" Satirical Bond Paperwork Collage
"Vagrant Futures" Satirical Bond Paperwork Collage

"Vagrant Futures" Satirical Bond Paperwork Collage

Located in Soquel, CA

this form and draw direct connections to consumption. Underneath the title is the phrase "fools proof

Category

1980s Post-War Mixed Media

Materials

Glue, Mixed Media, Archival Paper, Magazine Paper

Money (Red)
Money (Red)

Philippe BerthoMoney (Red), 2007

$1,875

H 32.75 in W 33 in

Money (Red)

By Philippe Bertho

Located in Greenwich, CT

Bertho’s most distinctive techniques is the use of tromp l’oeil (“to fool the eye”), which establishes the

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Prints and Multiples

Materials

Linen, Screen

Money (Gold)
Money (Gold)

Philippe BerthoMoney (Gold), 2007

$1,875

H 30.5 in W 30.5 in

Money (Gold)

By Philippe Bertho

Located in Greenwich, CT

Bertho’s most distinctive techniques is the use of tromp l’oeil (“to fool the eye”), which establishes the

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Prints and Multiples

Materials

Linen, Screen

"4 RED Boxes illusion sculpture"  2022  28x25x8"
"4 RED Boxes illusion sculpture"  2022  28x25x8"

"4 RED Boxes illusion sculpture" 2022 28x25x8"

By Sanseviero

Located in Southampton, NY

Hamptons Summer season. Sanseviero's metal sculptures fool the eye. His "illusion sculptures" are

Category

2010s Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Metal, Enamel

Paint Palette with Spilling Dixie Cup. Realist Sculpture Highly Collectable

Paint Palette with Spilling Dixie Cup. Realist Sculpture Highly Collectable

By Richard Shaw

Located in Burlingame, CA

“fool the eye”) sculpture, a style often associated with paintings intended to give a convincing

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Still-life Sculptures

Materials

Glaze, Porcelain, Underglaze

21st Century Glazed Porcelain Sculpture: Ink Pencil Eraser Palette

21st Century Glazed Porcelain Sculpture: Ink Pencil Eraser Palette

By Richard Shaw

Located in Burlingame, CA

“fool the eye”) sculpture, a style often associated with paintings intended to give a convincing

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Still-life Sculptures

Materials

Glaze, Underglaze, Porcelain

Paper Plate with Dice and Chip

Paper Plate with Dice and Chip

By Richard Shaw

Located in Burlingame, CA

“fool the eye”) sculpture, a style often associated with paintings intended to give a convincing

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Sculptures

Materials

Porcelain

Paper Plate with Matches and Cigarette

Paper Plate with Matches and Cigarette

By Richard Shaw

Located in Burlingame, CA

“fool the eye”) sculpture, a style often associated with paintings intended to give a convincing

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Sculptures

Materials

Porcelain

Top Off, Top On

Richard ShawTop Off, Top On, 2023

$16,000

H 8.5 in W 16 in D 10.5 in

Top Off, Top On

By Richard Shaw

Located in Burlingame, CA

“fool the eye”) sculpture, a style often associated with paintings intended to give a convincing

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Sculptures

Materials

Porcelain

Watercolor Palette with Tea Cup

Watercolor Palette with Tea Cup

By Richard Shaw

Located in Burlingame, CA

“fool the eye”) sculpture, a style often associated with paintings intended to give a convincing

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Sculptures

Materials

Porcelain

Optimo Cigar Box with Watercolor Palette

Optimo Cigar Box with Watercolor Palette

By Richard Shaw

Located in Burlingame, CA

“fool the eye”) sculpture, a style often associated with paintings intended to give a convincing

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Sculptures

Materials

Porcelain

Sketchbook with Watercolor Box

Sketchbook with Watercolor Box

By Richard Shaw

Located in Burlingame, CA

“fool the eye”) sculpture, a style often associated with paintings intended to give a convincing

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Sculptures

Materials

Porcelain

Teacup with Pencils on Paper Plate

Teacup with Pencils on Paper Plate

By Richard Shaw

Located in Burlingame, CA

“fool the eye”) sculpture, a style often associated with paintings intended to give a convincing

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Sculptures

Materials

Porcelain

Paint Palette with Spilling Dixie Cup. Realist Sculpture Collectable

Paint Palette with Spilling Dixie Cup. Realist Sculpture Collectable

By Richard Shaw

Located in Burlingame, CA

“fool the eye”) sculpture, a style often associated with paintings intended to give a convincing

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Sculptures

Materials

Porcelain

Spilling Pepsi Cup with Coffee Lid and Five of Spades

Spilling Pepsi Cup with Coffee Lid and Five of Spades

By Richard Shaw

Located in Burlingame, CA

“fool the eye”) sculpture, a style often associated with paintings intended to give a convincing

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Still-life Sculptures

Materials

Porcelain, Glaze, Underglaze

Green Oval Saucer with Matches and Nut

Green Oval Saucer with Matches and Nut

By Richard Shaw

Located in Burlingame, CA

“fool the eye”) sculpture, a style often associated with paintings intended to give a convincing

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Sculptures

Materials

Porcelain

Corona Cigar Box with Watercolor Tray and Cold Cigar

Corona Cigar Box with Watercolor Tray and Cold Cigar

By Richard Shaw

Located in Burlingame, CA

“fool the eye”) sculpture, a style often associated with paintings intended to give a convincing

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Sculptures

Materials

Porcelain

Spilling Pepsi Cup with Coffee Lid and Five of Spades

Spilling Pepsi Cup with Coffee Lid and Five of Spades

By Richard Shaw

Located in Burlingame, CA

“fool the eye”) sculpture, a style often associated with paintings intended to give a convincing

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Sculptures

Materials

Porcelain

"4 Violet Boxes Illusion Sculpture"   28x17x8"  Enamel and Metal
"4 Violet Boxes Illusion Sculpture"   28x17x8"  Enamel and Metal

"4 Violet Boxes Illusion Sculpture" 28x17x8" Enamel and Metal

By Sanseviero

Located in Southampton, NY

sculptures fool the eye. His "illusion sculptures" are only 1/16th of an inch thick and yet they appear to be

Category

2010s Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Metal, Enamel

Still Life with Ace of Hearts
Still Life with Ace of Hearts

Still Life with Ace of Hearts

By Willard Dixon

Located in Burlingame, CA

mysteries for the viewer to unravel while enjoying these optical illusions that truly “fool the eye.” Colors

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Realist Still-life Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"4 White Boxes Illusion Sculpture"
"4 White Boxes Illusion Sculpture"

"4 White Boxes Illusion Sculpture"

By Sanseviero

Located in Southampton, NY

sculptures fool the eye. His "illusion sculptures" are only 1/16th of an inch thick and yet they appear to be

Category

2010s Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Metal, Enamel

Pierrot, Contemporary Figurative Oil Painting

Pierrot, Contemporary Figurative Oil Painting

By Sax Berlin

Located in Brecon, Powys

Berlins series of Fools painted in the 1990's. Artist Biography: Sax Berlin (1953), arguably the finest

Category

2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil

"Blue Ice" abstract w figures monochromatic

"Blue Ice" abstract w figures monochromatic

By Michael Krasowitz

Located in Brooklyn, NY

L'Esperit", or fool the mind, in order to subvert the conscious mind and create art which transcends the

Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

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