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The Walk of Life
The Walk of Life

The Walk of Life

By David Yarrow

Located in Chicago, IL

time to think, never mind look at the LCD screen. The mother was a colossus of an elephant and I cut it

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Bare Arms (The Practice #1)
Bare Arms (The Practice #1)

Bare Arms (The Practice #1)

By Darius Steward

Located in Fairlawn, OH

a new direction for this creative output. “I often think of my kids when I think of progress. The

Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Prints

Materials

Drypoint

Legends of the Fall
Legends of the Fall

Legends of the Fall

By David Yarrow

Located in Chicago, IL

Skogafoss over the last 10 years. I think we were all done by 7 am. It is always rewarding when the end

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

By the Sea (Zuma Beach)

By the Sea (Zuma Beach)

By Stefanie Schneider

Located in Morongo Valley, CA

memories we think define us. Schneider’s images are time capsules, not of fixed moments, but of the way

Category

1990s Contemporary Landscape Photography

Materials

Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid

The Farmer's Wife (American Depression)

The Farmer's Wife (American Depression)

By Stefanie Schneider

Located in Morongo Valley, CA

our fingers, to relive and reinterpret, over and over again, the memories we think define us

Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Portrait Photography

Materials

Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid

The Garden of Eden
The Garden of Eden

The Garden of Eden

By David Yarrow

Located in Chicago, IL

herd has a nice diagonal shape and it tells a story of a journey unaffected by my presence. I think the

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

opaline murano glass lamp from the 80s by the master glassmakers of murano
opaline murano glass lamp from the 80s by the master glassmakers of murano

opaline murano glass lamp from the 80s by the master glassmakers of murano

By Maestri Muranesi

Located in Catania, IT

: getting the raw materials there! To understand the importance of glass production in Venice, just think

Category

Vintage 1980s Italian Table Lamps

Materials

Murano Glass

Fang Fang -- The Artist's Daughter Portrait
Fang Fang -- The Artist's Daughter Portrait

Fang Fang -- The Artist's Daughter Portrait

By Zhang Biao

Located in Soquel, CA

comparison, think about the stereotypical pictures from the Cultural Revolution. Then one will see and

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Realist Figurative Prints

Materials

Aquatint, Archival Paper

Read the Signs, No. 13
Read the Signs, No. 13

Read the Signs, No. 13

By Darius Steward

Located in Fairlawn, OH

think of my kids when I think of progress. The idea of the future, of the possibility of something new

Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor

Writer and the Red Blanket
Writer and the Red Blanket

Writer and the Red Blanket

Located in Atlanta, GA

think of these as a backdrop to something that I find visually compelling. My goal is that the work is

Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Lets Find the Way #1
Lets Find the Way #1

Lets Find the Way #1

By Darius Steward

Located in Fairlawn, OH

. "I often think of my kids when I think of progress. The idea of the future, of the possibility of

Category

2010s American Realist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor

House of the Poet 4

House of the Poet 4

By Chaco Terada

Located in Sante Fe, NM

. When I create a brushstroke I think of the motion of water in a stream or the movement of a breeze. My

Category

2010s Contemporary Landscape Photography

Materials

Silk, Sumi Ink, Archival Pigment

House of the Poet 5

House of the Poet 5

By Chaco Terada

Located in Sante Fe, NM

. When I create a brushstroke I think of the motion of water in a stream or the movement of a breeze. My

Category

2010s Contemporary Landscape Photography

Materials

Silk, Sumi Ink, Archival Pigment

House of the Poet 1
House of the Poet 1

House of the Poet 1

By Chaco Terada

Located in Sante Fe, NM

. When I create a brushstroke I think of the motion of water in a stream or the movement of a breeze. My

Category

2010s Contemporary Landscape Photography

Materials

Silk, Sumi Ink, Archival Pigment

House of the Poet 2

House of the Poet 2

By Chaco Terada

Located in Sante Fe, NM

. When I create a brushstroke I think of the motion of water in a stream or the movement of a breeze. My

Category

2010s Contemporary Landscape Photography

Materials

Silk, Sumi Ink, Archival Pigment

House of the Poet 3

House of the Poet 3

By Chaco Terada

Located in Sante Fe, NM

. When I create a brushstroke I think of the motion of water in a stream or the movement of a breeze. My

Category

2010s Contemporary Landscape Photography

Materials

Silk, Sumi Ink, Archival Pigment

Radical Architecture of the Future
Radical Architecture of the Future

Radical Architecture of the Future

By Phaidon

Located in New York, NY

An important and fascinating collection of original projects by unique thinkers in the world of

Category

2010s Chinese Books

Materials

Paper

Read the Signs, No. 7
Read the Signs, No. 7

Read the Signs, No. 7

By Darius Steward

Located in Fairlawn, OH

think of my kids when I think of progress. The idea of the future, of the possibility of something new

Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor

Glare on the waves. Original painting
Glare on the waves. Original painting

Glare on the waves. Original painting

Located in Zofingen, AG

at sunset. It is designed to encourage the viewer to think about the vastness and secrets of the sea.

Category

2010s Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Read the Signs, No. 13
Read the Signs, No. 13

Read the Signs, No. 13

By Darius Steward

Located in Fairlawn, OH

think of my kids when I think of progress. The idea of the future, of the possibility of something new

Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor

Running the Light (Abstract painting)
Running the Light (Abstract painting)

Running the Light (Abstract painting)

By Dana Gordon

Located in London, GB

thinks of the single shapes, adjoining shapes, and clusters of shapes as little paintings in themselves

Category

1990s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Gouache, Board

Running the Light (Abstract painting)
Running the Light (Abstract painting)

Running the Light (Abstract painting)

By Dana Gordon

Located in London, GB

thinks of the single shapes, adjoining shapes, and clusters of shapes as little paintings in themselves

Category

1990s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Gouache, Board

Love from the distance, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas

Love from the distance, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas

By Diana Rosa

Located in Yardley, PA

individuality the human form embodies. I think of my drawings as portraits of a soul, not an actual personâ

Category

2010s Contemporary More Art

Materials

Acrylic

The White Lady (Colour) by David Yarrow
The White Lady (Colour) by David Yarrow

The White Lady (Colour) by David Yarrow

By David Yarrow

Located in Chicago, IL

mountain and I won’t be the last. The foreground had to have some punch and I think the combination of

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Untitled (Traintracks) - based on the Polaroid

Untitled (Traintracks) - based on the Polaroid

By Stefanie Schneider

Located in Morongo Valley, CA

, to relive and reinterpret, over and over again, the memories we think define us. Schneider’s images

Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Landscape Photography

Materials

Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid

The Million Dollar Cowboy Bar (Colour)

The Million Dollar Cowboy Bar (Colour)

By David Yarrow

Located in Chicago, IL

set. I think a few cowboys were left a little disappointed with the manner of the cowgirl’s

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

The Million Dollar Cowboy Bar (Colour)

The Million Dollar Cowboy Bar (Colour)

By David Yarrow

Located in Chicago, IL

set. I think a few cowboys were left a little disappointed with the manner of the cowgirl’s

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

"In the Urals" Oil Painting

"In the Urals" Oil Painting

By Ulrich Gleiter

Located in Denver, CO

. Today, he says, “I often think about the history of an area where I am painting, about how many troubles

Category

2010s Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

The Fall (Color) by David Yarrow - train

The Fall (Color) by David Yarrow - train

By David Yarrow

Located in Chicago, IL

window. The wide range of colors in the frame elevates the photograph and I think it’s as powerful as

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

One Way (The Last Picture Show)

One Way (The Last Picture Show)

By Stefanie Schneider

Located in Morongo Valley, CA

we should also think of the metaphoric contents of the word apparition. There is certainly a spectre

Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Landscape Photography

Materials

Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid

Entrance to The Holy Sepulchre – Title Vignette

Entrance to The Holy Sepulchre – Title Vignette

By David Roberts

Located in London, GB

court was used as a bazaar, and was crowded with pilgrims and merchants. He thinks that the building

Category

1840s Realist Landscape Prints

Materials

Laid Paper, Lithograph

Study for “The Breaker of Chains”
Study for “The Breaker of Chains”

Study for “The Breaker of Chains”

By Darius Steward

Located in Fairlawn, OH

sculpture project and a new direction for this creative output. “I often think of my kids when I think of

Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor

Aria in the area (Abstract painting)
Aria in the area (Abstract painting)

Aria in the area (Abstract painting)

By Dana Gordon

Located in London, GB

thinks of the shapes, adjoining shapes, and clusters of shapes as little paintings in themselves, within

Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Aria in the area (Abstract painting)
Aria in the area (Abstract painting)

Aria in the area (Abstract painting)

By Dana Gordon

Located in London, GB

thinks of the shapes, adjoining shapes, and clusters of shapes as little paintings in themselves, within

Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

The White Lady (B&W) by David Yarrow
The White Lady (B&W) by David Yarrow

The White Lady (B&W) by David Yarrow

By David Yarrow

Located in Chicago, IL

mountain and I won’t be the last. The foreground had to have some punch and I think the combination of

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Let's Catch the Last Train Home - David Yarrow
Let's Catch the Last Train Home - David Yarrow

Let's Catch the Last Train Home - David Yarrow

By David Yarrow

Located in Chicago, IL

this belief. It just works and the more I review the intricacy of the train’s facade, I do think that

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

The Worlds Most Miserable Man Gets Bad News
The Worlds Most Miserable Man Gets Bad News

The Worlds Most Miserable Man Gets Bad News

Located in Miami, FL

, his deep body of work puts him at the very top of the world's premier thinkers in fine art. Signed

Category

2010s American Realist Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Ink, Watercolor, Pen

The Robbers by David Yarrow - Durango, Colorado - Train Robbery
The Robbers by David Yarrow - Durango, Colorado - Train Robbery

The Robbers by David Yarrow - Durango, Colorado - Train Robbery

By David Yarrow

Located in Chicago, IL

Colorado as intimately as any stretch of railway in the world. I think I know it better than my train

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Terri (Breaking the Waves) - analog, vintage print

Terri (Breaking the Waves) - analog, vintage print

By Stefanie Schneider

Located in Morongo Valley, CA

and over again, the memories we think define us. Schneider’s images are time capsules, not of fixed

Category

1990s Contemporary Landscape Photography

Materials

Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid

First, the fish must be caught

First, the fish must be caught

By Maggie Taylor

Located in Sante Fe, NM

are about these specific objects, yet they also invite reverie or recollections. I like to think that

Category

2010s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Max Blue (The Last Picture Show), triptych
Max Blue (The Last Picture Show), triptych

Max Blue (The Last Picture Show), triptych

By Stefanie Schneider

Located in Morongo Valley, CA

memories we think define us. Schneider’s images are time capsules, not of fixed moments, but of the way

Category

2010s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid

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  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 16, 2024
    The Thinker statue is supposed to be Dante Alighieri. Born in Florence, Italy, in 1265, he was a poet and philosopher. Today, he is best known as the author of The Divine Comedy. Through his statue of Dante, Auguste Rodin intended to portray the writer gazing down into the circles of Hell as part of a larger work called The Gates of Hell. Find a diverse assortment of Auguste Rodin art on 1stDibs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 26, 2024
    The "real" or original Rodin Thinker is outside the Musée Rodin in Paris, France. There are more than 25 additional castings of the sculpture located around the world. In the U.S., you can see casts of The Thinker at the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C.; the University of Louisville in Louisville, Kentucky; the Detroit Institute of Art in Detroit, Michigan; the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City, New York; the Legion of Honor in San Francisco, California; and the Cleveland Museum of Art in Cleveland, Ohio. On 1stDibs, shop an assortment of Auguste Rodin art.