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Landscape Photograph Contemporary Modern Performance Art Hawaii Travel Signed
Landscape Photograph Contemporary Modern Performance Art Hawaii Travel Signed

Landscape Photograph Contemporary Modern Performance Art Hawaii Travel Signed

By Robert Kawika Sheer

Located in Milwaukee, WI

In the water, three translucent figures with crowns of leaves swim in the water. Artwork Size: 9" x 20" Frame Size: 19 5/8" x 30 5/8" Artist Bio: Robert Kawika Sheer was born...

Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Landscape Photography

Materials

Photographic Film, Photographic Paper

Capri Holiday, Estate Edition
Capri Holiday, Estate Edition

Capri Holiday, Estate Edition

By Slim Aarons

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Swimmers off the Italian island of Capri, 1958. Over the course of a career lasting half a century, Slim Aarons (1916-2006) portrayed high society, aristocracy, authors, artists, bu...

Category

1950s Realist Landscape Photography

Materials

Lambda

Slim Aarons, Ester Williams
Slim Aarons, Ester Williams

Slim Aarons, Ester Williams

By Slim Aarons

Located in New York, NY

Esther Williams 1956 C print 30 x 30 inches Estate stamped and hand numbered edition of 150 with certificate of authenticity from the estate. American swimmer and actress Esther ...

Category

1960s Modern Color Photography

Materials

Lambda

Victorian Mermaid and Snake Serpent Pendant Necklace Pearl Antique 14 Karat Gold
Victorian Mermaid and Snake Serpent Pendant Necklace Pearl Antique 14 Karat Gold

Victorian Mermaid and Snake Serpent Pendant Necklace Pearl Antique 14 Karat Gold

Located in New York, NY

The mermaid holds a white pearl in her hands as she swims. The mermaid snake pendant dates to circa 1850-1900.

Category

Antique 19th Century Unknown Victorian Pendant Necklaces

Materials

Pearl, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold

Beach Umbrella, Painting, Oil on Wood Panel
Beach Umbrella, Painting, Oil on Wood Panel

Beach Umbrella, Painting, Oil on Wood Panel

By Dennis Crayon

Located in Yardley, PA

The water was freezing but it was one of the most refreshing swims I’ve ever had. When I saw the blue umbrella, it reminded me of that brilliant day in October. 2021 - Oil on...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Paintings

Materials

Oil

Japanese Contemporary Red Blue Platinum Porcelain Vase by Master Artist, 3
Japanese Contemporary Red Blue Platinum Porcelain Vase by Master Artist, 3

Japanese Contemporary Red Blue Platinum Porcelain Vase by Master Artist, 3

Located in Takarazuka, JP

According to the Chinese legend, a carp strong enough to swim upstream against the current and leap the falls at the Yellow River's source transforms into a dragon and ascends to hea...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Vases

Materials

Gold, Platinum

Square Triangle Circle, Original Oil Painting, Rock Climbing, 2020

Square Triangle Circle, Original Oil Painting, Rock Climbing, 2020

Located in Boston, MA

Cassandra’s art can be found in private collections around Washington State, Oregon, and California as well as donated work to the Seattle Aquarium’s Adult Swim Foundation.

Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Realist Still-life Paintings

Materials

Oil

Antique Ghanian Ashanti Style Stool with Leopard Carved, Africa
Antique Ghanian Ashanti Style Stool with Leopard Carved, Africa

Antique Ghanian Ashanti Style Stool with Leopard Carved, Africa

Located in Moreno Valley, CA

The leopard in Akan society is associated with the king or chief because this powerful predator can see in the dark, it can travel easily and stealthily from the upper world of trees...

Category

Mid-20th Century Ghanaian Folk Art Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Wood

French Empire Ormolu Clock of Borne Shape and of Hero and Leander
French Empire Ormolu Clock of Borne Shape and of Hero and Leander

French Empire Ormolu Clock of Borne Shape and of Hero and Leander

Located in London, GB

They were so in love that Leander would swim across the Hellespont while Hero directed his course by holding a flaming torch on the top of a high tower in Sestus on the opposite bank.

Category

Antique 1820s French Mantel Clocks

Materials

Ormolu

Charles X French Patinated Bronze and Ormolu Clock Celebrating Hero and Leander
Charles X French Patinated Bronze and Ormolu Clock Celebrating Hero and Leander

Charles X French Patinated Bronze and Ormolu Clock Celebrating Hero and Leander

Located in London, GB

They were so in love that Leander would swim across the Hellespont while Hero directed his course by holding a flaming torch on the top of a high tower in Sestus on the opposite bank.

Category

Antique 1820s French Mantel Clocks

Materials

Bronze, Ormolu

19th Century S. Caucasian Moghan Carpet ( 3'8" x 9' - 112 x 275 )
19th Century S. Caucasian Moghan Carpet ( 3'8" x 9' - 112 x 275 )

19th Century S. Caucasian Moghan Carpet ( 3'8" x 9' - 112 x 275 )

Located in New York, NY

Untold thousands of tiny botehs swim on the mustard yellow field of this unusual southeast Caucasian carpet.

Category

Antique 1880s Caucasian Kazak Persian Style Rugs

Materials

Wool

Beyond Childhood, Figure, Contemporary Art, Original oil Painting, One of a Kind
Beyond Childhood, Figure, Contemporary Art, Original oil Painting, One of a Kind

Beyond Childhood, Figure, Contemporary Art, Original oil Painting, One of a Kind

By Anatoly Varvarov Viktorovich

Located in Granada Hills, CA

Artist: Varvarov Anatoly Viktorovich Title: Beyond Childhood Sise: 41.5x55 inches, (105x140 cm) Medium: Oil on Canvas Hand painted, original, one of a kind, He swims in the still b...

Category

2010s Photorealist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Colt Dragoon

Colt Dragoon

By Gordon McConnell

Located in Bozeman, MT

The elements of water and light co-mingle in some pieces from this series and in others which take the viewpoint of a swimmer, watching other swimmers from the wet side of this aqueo...

Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Cowboying

Cowboying

By Gordon McConnell

Located in Bozeman, MT

The elements of water and light co-mingle in some pieces from this series and in others which take the viewpoint of a swimmer, watching other swimmers from the wet side of this aqueo...

Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Broken Coach

Broken Coach

By Gordon McConnell

Located in Bozeman, MT

The elements of water and light co-mingle in some pieces from this series and in others which take the viewpoint of a swimmer, watching other swimmers from the wet side of this aqueo...

Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic, Panel

Worm’s Head Oil Painting on Canvas, Signed, 24x29 cm, Welsh Landscape
Worm’s Head Oil Painting on Canvas, Signed, 24x29 cm, Welsh Landscape

Worm’s Head Oil Painting on Canvas, Signed, 24x29 cm, Welsh Landscape

By Elin Sian Blake

Located in Sutton Poyntz, Dorset

Worm's Head is only accessible on foot for a couple of hours either side of low tide, and it is fatal to attempt to wade or swim to when the causeway from the mainland is flooded.

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Realist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Eastern Ship Rudder, Late 18th-Early 19th Century, Carved Wood and Brass
Eastern Ship Rudder, Late 18th-Early 19th Century, Carved Wood and Brass

Eastern Ship Rudder, Late 18th-Early 19th Century, Carved Wood and Brass

Located in Madrid, ES

Here it is represented with great attention to detail, evidencing a virtuosity typical of oriental ornamental sculpture: we see each of the dragon's scales, and even the ripples of w...

Category

Antique 19th Century Asian Other Nautical Objects

Materials

Brass

'Capri Holiday' 1958 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition

'Capri Holiday' 1958 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition

By Slim Aarons

Located in London, GB

'Capri Holiday' Swimmers off the Italian island of Capri, 1958. Paper Size 24x20 inches / 60 x 50 cm Estate Stamped Collection Edition to 150 Photo by Slim Aarons Printed ...

Category

1950s Modern Color Photography

Materials

Color, Archival Pigment

Riding into Battle

Riding into Battle

By Gordon McConnell

Located in Bozeman, MT

The elements of water and light co-mingle in some pieces from this series and in others which take the viewpoint of a swimmer, watching other swimmers from the wet side of this aqueo...

Category

2010s Contemporary Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Panel

Life Rushes By 1
Life Rushes By 1

Life Rushes By 1

By Hugh Arnold

Located in Chicago, IL

Available in three sizes: 78.7 x 9.8 inches (200 x 25 cm) Edition size: 8 plus 3 AP 117.4 x 14.5 inches (298.1 x 101.6 cm) Edition size: 3 plus 3 AP “Agua Vida” meaning “Water Lif...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Lambda

Cloudline 3

Cloudline 3

By Frances Ashforth

Located in Fairfield, CT

Our landscape defines us, we know the outline of a particular hill or mountain, we know the shape of the edge of the lake we swim in or walk along and we know the feel of a familiar ...

Category

2010s Contemporary Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Ink, Synthetic Paper

Cloudline I

Cloudline I

By Frances Ashforth

Located in Fairfield, CT

Our landscape defines us, we know the outline of a particular hill or mountain, we know the shape of the edge of the lake we swim in or walk along and we know the feel of a familiar ...

Category

2010s Contemporary Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Ink, Synthetic Paper

Cloudline 2

Cloudline 2

By Frances Ashforth

Located in Fairfield, CT

Our landscape defines us, we know the outline of a particular hill or mountain, we know the shape of the edge of the lake we swim in or walk along and we know the feel of a familiar ...

Category

2010s Contemporary Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Ink, Synthetic Paper

Cloudline 4

Cloudline 4

By Frances Ashforth

Located in Fairfield, CT

Our landscape defines us, we know the outline of a particular hill or mountain, we know the shape of the edge of the lake we swim in or walk along and we know the feel of a familiar ...

Category

2010s Contemporary Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Ink, Synthetic Paper

Blue line 4

Blue line 4

By Frances Ashforth

Located in Fairfield, CT

Our landscape defines us, we know the outline of a particular hill or mountain, we know the shape of the edge of the lake we swim in or walk along and we know the feel of a familiar ...

Category

2010s Contemporary Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Synthetic, Ink

Blue line 3

Blue line 3

By Frances Ashforth

Located in Fairfield, CT

Our landscape defines us, we know the outline of a particular hill or mountain, we know the shape of the edge of the lake we swim in or walk along and we know the feel of a familiar ...

Category

2010s Contemporary Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Ink, Synthetic Paper

Framed Antique Japanese Embroidered Silk Panel Signed
Framed Antique Japanese Embroidered Silk Panel Signed

Framed Antique Japanese Embroidered Silk Panel Signed

Located in Atlanta, GA

The silk panel depicts an idyllic water scenery, in which three mandarin ducks swim in the pond under a weeping willow. The stylized wrinkles on the water contrast with the large emp...

Category

Early 20th Century Japanese Japonisme Textiles

Materials

Silk, Wood

Charles Pachter "Plunge", 1970
Charles Pachter "Plunge", 1970

Charles Pachter "Plunge", 1970

By Charles Pachter

Located in Toronto, Ontario

Minimal mark-making on either side of the figure demonstrates a graphic approach to depicting momentum. Pachter’s swimmer cuts through the space on the paper, creating an evocative r...

Category

1970s Pop Art Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Red Curtain, Galapagos by Cristina Mittermeier

Red Curtain, Galapagos by Cristina Mittermeier

By Cristina Mittermeier

Located in Chicago, IL

Hiding behind a curtain of striking cardinal fish, this Galapagos Sea Lion swims towards the surface without the fear of human threat.

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Poolscape #71 Limited Edition Chromogenic Photographic Print

Poolscape #71 Limited Edition Chromogenic Photographic Print

By Karine Laval

Located in Brighton, GB

In Poolscape #71 Karine Laval captures two swimmers enjoying the sun-warmed waters of this swimming pool.

Category

Early 2000s Conceptual Color Photography

Materials

Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color

Ancestral Waters

Ancestral Waters

By Cristina Mittermeier

Located in Chicago, IL

"Ancestral Waters" Brazil, 2012 Available sizes: 20 x 30 in / Edition of 6 - $4,500 32 x 48 in / Edition of 6 - $7,500 40 x 60 in / Edition of 6 - $10,500 50 x 75 in / Edition of...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Born By Water

Born By Water

By Bob Stuth-Wade

Located in Dallas, TX

A person is at their best when empty of self concern. “The mystic swims in the same water the psychotic drowns in” because life best supports those who are empty enough to float

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Landscape Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Linen

18th Century Viennese Figural Porcelain Greek Mythology Group of Europa and Zeus
18th Century Viennese Figural Porcelain Greek Mythology Group of Europa and Zeus

18th Century Viennese Figural Porcelain Greek Mythology Group of Europa and Zeus

Located in Haarlem, NL

Zeus took that opportunity to abduct Europa and swim to the island of Crete. He there revealed his true identity. 9 Months after this encounter Europa gave birth to Minos, who would ...

Category

Antique Late 18th Century Austrian Animal Sculptures

Materials

Porcelain

Fierce, Oil Painting
Fierce, Oil Painting

Fierce, Oil Painting

By Alana Clumeck

Located in San Francisco, CA

In the background, herring swim among a flower pattern, inspired from her childhood memories growing up in coastal Australia.

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Animal Paintings

Materials

Oil

Messenger
Messenger

Hugh ArnoldMessenger, 2016

Price Upon Request

Messenger

By Hugh Arnold

Located in Chicago, IL

Available sizes: 60 x 24 inches (152 x 60 cm) Edition size: 8 plus 2 AP 75 x 30 inches (190.5 x 76.2 cm) Edition size: 5 plus 3 AP “Agua Vida” meaning “Water Life” in Spanish, is ...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Lambda

Secret Gifts
Secret Gifts

Secret Gifts

By Hugh Arnold

Located in Chicago, IL

Available in two sizes: 78.7 x 26.7 inches (200 x 68 cm) Edition size: 5 plus 3 AP 117.5 x 40 inches (298.4 x 101.6 cm) Edition size: 3 plus 3 AP “Agua Vida” meaning “Water Life” ...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Lambda

Moon Stir (Black and White)
Moon Stir (Black and White)

Moon Stir (Black and White)

By Hugh Arnold

Located in Chicago, IL

**Also available in Color** Available sizes: 26.7 x 78.7 inches (68 x 200cm) Edition size: 5 plus 3 AP 40 x 117.5 inches (101.6 x 298.4cm) Edition size: 3 plus 3 AP “Agua Vida”...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Lambda

Pursuit (Color)
Pursuit (Color)

Pursuit (Color)

By Hugh Arnold

Located in Chicago, IL

**Also available in Black & White** Available in two sizes: 78.7 x 26.7 inches (200 x 68 cm) Edition size: 5 plus 3 AP 117.5 x 40 inches (298.4 x 101.6 cm) Edition size: 3 plus 3 ...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Lambda

Purgatory
Purgatory

Hugh ArnoldPurgatory, 2016

Price Upon Request

Purgatory

By Hugh Arnold

Located in Chicago, IL

Available sizes: 78.7 x 13.7 inches (200 x 36 cm) Edition size: 8 plus 3 AP 117.4 x 19.6 inches (298.1 x 50 cm) Edition size: 5 plus 3 AP “Agua Vida” meaning “Water Life” in Spani...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Lambda

Life Rushes By 3

Life Rushes By 3

By Hugh Arnold

Located in Chicago, IL

Available in two sizes: 60 x 40 inches (152 x 101 cm) Edition size: 8 plus 2 AP 75 x 50 inches (190.5 x 126 cm) Edition size: 5 plus 3 AP “Agua Vida” meaning “Water Life” in Spani...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Lambda

Phoenix Reflection

Phoenix Reflection

By Hugh Arnold

Located in Chicago, IL

Limited edition Lambda Chromogenic Print mounted on Dibond (an aluminum substrate) with UV Acrylic. 78.7 x 53.5 inches (200 cm x 136 cm) Edition size: 5 plus 3 AP 117.4 x 80 inch...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Lambda

SOURCE

Hugh ArnoldSOURCE, 2017

Price Upon Request

SOURCE

By Hugh Arnold

Located in Chicago, IL

Limited edition Lambda Chromogenic Print mounted on Dibond (an aluminum substrate) with UV Acrylic. 40 x 60 inches (101.6 cm x 152.3 cm) *Please inquire for additional sizes* “A...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Lambda

Phoenix
Phoenix

Hugh ArnoldPhoenix, 2016

Price Upon Request

Phoenix

By Hugh Arnold

Located in Chicago, IL

Available sizes: 26.7 x 78.7 inches (68 x 200 cm) Edition size: 5 plus 3 AP 40 x 117.5 inches (101.6 x 298.4 cm) Edition size: 3 plus 3 AP “Agua Vida” meaning “Water Life” in Spa...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Lambda

Pursuit (Black and White)
Pursuit (Black and White)

Pursuit (Black and White)

By Hugh Arnold

Located in Chicago, IL

**Also available in Color** Available in two sizes: 78.7 x 26.7 inches (200 x 68 cm) Edition size: 5 plus 3 AP 117.5 x 40 inches (298.4 x 101.6 cm) Edition size: 3 plus 3 AP “Ag...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Lambda

Danseuse

Danseuse

By Gordon McConnell

Located in Bozeman, MT

The elements of water and light co-mingle in some pieces from this series and in others which take the viewpoint of a swimmer, watching other swimmers from the wet side of this aqueo...

Category

2010s Contemporary Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic, Panel

Dancer with Blue and White Moons

Dancer with Blue and White Moons

By Gordon McConnell

Located in Bozeman, MT

The elements of water and light co-mingle in some pieces from this series and in others which take the viewpoint of a swimmer, watching other swimmers from the wet side of this aqueo...

Category

2010s Contemporary Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic, Panel

Intermodal
Intermodal

Intermodal

By Gordon McConnell

Located in Bozeman, MT

The elements of water and light co-mingle in some pieces from this series and in others which take the viewpoint of a swimmer, watching other swimmers from the wet side of this aqueo...

Category

2010s Contemporary Mixed Media

Materials

Canvas, Photographic Film, Acrylic

Moon Stir
Moon Stir

Hugh ArnoldMoon Stir, 2016

Price Upon Request

Moon Stir

By Hugh Arnold

Located in Chicago, IL

**Also available in Black & White** Available sizes: 26.7 x 78.7 inches (68 x 200cm) Edition size: 5 plus 3 AP 40 x 117.5 inches (101.6 x 298.4 cm) Edition size: 3 plus 3 AP “Ag...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Lambda

Life Rushes By 2
Life Rushes By 2

Life Rushes By 2

By Hugh Arnold

Located in Chicago, IL

Available in three sizes: 78.7 x 9.8 inches (200 x 25 cm) Edition size: 8 plus 3 AP 117.4 x 14.5 inches (298.1 x 101.6 cm) Edition size: 3 plus 3 AP “Agua Vida” meaning “Water Lif...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Lambda

Muse
Muse

Hugh ArnoldMuse, 2016

Price Upon Request

Muse

By Hugh Arnold

Located in Chicago, IL

Available in two sizes: 78.7 x 26.7 inches (200 x 68 cm) Edition size: 5 plus 3 AP 117.5 x 40 inches (298.4 x 101.6 cm) Edition size: 3 plus 3 AP “Agua Vida” meaning “Water Life” ...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Lambda

Influence of Red (male portrait)
Influence of Red (male portrait)

Influence of Red (male portrait)

By Gilbert Lewis

Located in Wilton Manors, FL

Reproduced in the review: Swimmer (Leslie Lohman Foundation); Victoria Donohoe, “Galleries,” The Philadelphia Inquirer, Saturday, January 12, 1985; reviewed by Ann Jarmusch for New A...

Category

1990s Realist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Masonite, Oil

100th Anniversary Celebration Coffret # 2 - Thaïland  - 1956 - Photography
100th Anniversary Celebration Coffret # 2 - Thaïland  - 1956 - Photography

100th Anniversary Celebration Coffret # 2 - Thaïland - 1956 - Photography

By Fabrizio La Torre

Located in Brussels, BE

. - "Bufali nuotatori", the buffaloes seem to swim in the water of the canal along the rice fields. - "Il ponte dei Sospiri", a little Venetian style for this arched bridge that allo...

Category

1950s Photorealist Black and White Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Vulcan Arunel, Costa Rica
Vulcan Arunel, Costa Rica

Vulcan Arunel, Costa Rica

By Stuart Klipper

Located in San Francisco, CA

He said this about the photographs that came from that experience: “- In the Rain Forest: The Specifications of Life, photographs made deep inside the rain forest preserves of Costa ...

Category

1980s Naturalistic Color Photography

Materials

C Print

Pair of 1930s René Prou Slipper Chairs
Pair of 1930s René Prou Slipper Chairs

Pair of 1930s René Prou Slipper Chairs

By René Prou

Located in New York, NY

In the 1930's, Prou softened his Art Deco rectilinearity to the Rococo curvaceousness seen our chairs. This kept him in the swim, and, as the Depression set in, the black, as commiss...

Category

Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Slipper Chairs

Materials

Silk, Sycamore

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The price for a the swimmer in our collection starts at $75 and tops out at $30,000 with the average selling for $2,650.