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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

It was luck really, but I think we leveraged what we were given and that ultimately is the acid test.

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Corrie Waiting [setting the dining table]

Corrie Waiting [setting the dining table]

By Benjamin Frederick

Located in Atlanta, GA

I like to use familial subjects...There is an aspect of a personal chronicle to my work in that it contains my family and the places in which we find ourselves; but in regard to the ...

Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

One Way (The Last Picture Show)

One Way (The Last Picture Show)

By Stefanie Schneider

Located in Morongo Valley, CA

Perhaps, at this moment we should also think of the metaphoric contents of the word apparition.

Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Landscape Photography

Materials

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

William B. Sharp, The Wedding, 1946, lithograph
William B. Sharp, The Wedding, 1946, lithograph

William B. Sharp, The Wedding, 1946, lithograph

Located in New York, NY

The lithograph showing here, The Wedding, dated 1946, would have been made shortly after his discharge from the service. It's tempting to think it had personal significance. It is ce...

Category

1940s American Modern Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph

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

Gordon is interested in the visual conversation between colours, shapes and lines, looking for the tension between the shape and the grid. He thinks of the shapes, adjoining shapes...

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

Gordon is interested in the visual conversation between colours, shapes and lines, looking for the tension between the shape and the grid. He thinks of the shapes, adjoining shapes...

Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Another View: The Vibrant World of Contemporary Black Artists
Another View: The Vibrant World of Contemporary Black Artists

Another View: The Vibrant World of Contemporary Black Artists

Located in New York, NY

This book captures a crucial juncture – not only showcasing the ways these artists think about their work, but also highlighting important, personal conversations about how their inf...

Category

2010s Chinese Books

Materials

Paper

The Fall (Color) by David Yarrow - train

The Fall (Color) by David Yarrow - train

By David Yarrow

Located in Chicago, IL

The wide range of colors in the frame elevates the photograph and I think it’s as powerful as we could ever have hoped for.

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Judith Williams The Prettiest Thought Original Contemporary Figurative Painting

Judith Williams The Prettiest Thought Original Contemporary Figurative Painting

By Judith Williams

Located in Atlanta, GA

I allow the fluid washes of color to move freely, creating an organic feel to the work. I think working with Charcoal is magical. The vine itself is so light it seems as though it is...

Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Charcoal, Mixed Media

Antique Aquatint of The Distribution of Wine on the Morning of St.Louis, c.1822
Antique Aquatint of The Distribution of Wine on the Morning of St.Louis, c.1822

Antique Aquatint of The Distribution of Wine on the Morning of St.Louis, c.1822

Located in Langweer, NL

The author rejects this practice: "The French prefects seem to think, that because the Roman Ediles distributed bread, it is their duty to continue this traditional beneficence of th...

Category

Antique 1820s Prints

Materials

Paper

Entrance to The Holy Sepulchre – Title Vignette

Entrance to The Holy Sepulchre – Title Vignette

By David Roberts

Located in London, GB

Roberts's visit, this court was used as a bazaar, and was crowded with pilgrims and merchants. He thinks that the building must have been extremely beautiful previous to the fire of ...

Category

1840s Realist Landscape Prints

Materials

Laid Paper, Lithograph

Love from the distance, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas

Love from the distance, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas

By Diana Rosa

Located in Yardley, PA

I appreciate the human form and the emotions within, so I explore acrylic mediums to convey the limitless individuality the human form embodies. I think of my drawings as portraits o...

Category

2010s Contemporary More Art

Materials

Acrylic

First, the fish must be caught

First, the fish must be caught

By Maggie Taylor

Located in Sante Fe, NM

“To me, the images work on two levels: they are about these specific objects, yet they also invite reverie or recollections. I like to think that the objects are obviously symbolic, ...

Category

2010s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Beau Simmons - The Cowboy, Photography 2025, Printed After
Beau Simmons - The Cowboy, Photography 2025, Printed After

Beau Simmons - The Cowboy, Photography 2025, Printed After

By Beau Simmons

Located in Greenwich, CT

Let's be real, riding horses, roping cattle, and living off the land is one of the coolest things I can think of. It's a selfless lifestyle that not many of us are cut out for.

Category

2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

"In the Andalusian Desert" Oil Painting

"In the Andalusian Desert" 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 and beautiful things may have happened there.

Category

2010s Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Linen, Oil

Tipping the Scales, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas

Tipping the Scales, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas

By Amy Bernays

Located in Yardley, PA

a little tipping the scales I think. The instincts of little boys and politicians alike :: Painting :: Contemporary :: This piece comes with an official certificate of authenticity s...

Category

2010s Contemporary Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

Welcome to the Jungle - Contemporary Photography - Orangutan

Welcome to the Jungle - Contemporary Photography - Orangutan

By David Yarrow

Located in Chicago, IL

It’s a team sport and what a team we had that afternoon. I think orangutans are the smartest animals I have ever filmed and their gestures, postures and general behaviour are very c...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

The Million Dollar Cowboy Bar (B&W)

The Million Dollar Cowboy Bar (B&W)

By David Yarrow

Located in Chicago, IL

This extreme cold allowed the exhaust fumes from the Ford Bronco to add more drama to the set. I think a few cowboys were left a little disappointed with the manner of the cowgirl’...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

The Million Dollar Cowboy Bar (B&W)

The Million Dollar Cowboy Bar (B&W)

By David Yarrow

Located in Chicago, IL

This extreme cold allowed the exhaust fumes from the Ford Bronco to add more drama to the set. I think a few cowboys were left a little disappointed with the manner of the cowgirl’...

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

In every blurred silhouette and chemical wash of color, she captures what it means to hold onto time even as it slips through our fingers, to relive and reinterpret, over and over ag...

Category

1990s Contemporary Landscape Photography

Materials

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

Under Water (The Last Picture Show)

Under Water (The Last Picture Show)

By Stefanie Schneider

Located in Morongo Valley, CA

Perhaps, at this moment we should also think of the metaphoric contents of the word apparition.

Category

1990s Pop Art Color Photography

Materials

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

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

In every blurred silhouette and chemical wash of color, she captures what it means to hold onto time even as it slips through our fingers, to relive and reinterpret, over and over ag...

Category

2010s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

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

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

It was luck really, but I think we leveraged what we were given and that ultimately is the acid test.

Category

21st Century and Contemporary 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

By Gahan Wilson

Located in Miami, FL

Along with Charles Addams, his deep body of work puts him at the very top of the world's premier thinkers in fine art. Signed lower left - Published: The New Yorker Magazine, Octob...

Category

2010s American Realist Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Ink, Watercolor, Pen

Reflecting, reflecting on the lake, Painting, Oil on Canvas
Reflecting, reflecting on the lake, Painting, Oil on Canvas

Reflecting, reflecting on the lake, Painting, Oil on Canvas

By Gary Westall

Located in Yardley, PA

When I took the photo, I had the opportunity to think about the years ahead. How long I wanted to work in my main job and when I would be able to fully pursue my passion for painting.

Category

2010s Impressionist More Art

Materials

Oil

The Grand Crowning: Conceptual, Figurative Oil Painting, 180 x 240cm.

The Grand Crowning: Conceptual, Figurative Oil Painting, 180 x 240cm.

By Lubomir Typlt

Located in BARCELONA, ES

I work towards acquainting with the painted object as much as possible, analysing it in a way, in order to capture its new synthesis in the painting. I think I am doing so with the f...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Conceptual Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

The Secret Garden  (Abstract Contemporary Painting, Framed)
The Secret Garden  (Abstract Contemporary Painting, Framed)

The Secret Garden (Abstract Contemporary Painting, Framed)

By G. Campbell Lyman

Located in New Orleans, LA

I don't feel this is a time to be making brooding works that reflect the problems we are working our way through; we all know about this. On the contrary, I think it's a time for art...

Category

2010s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Lacquer, Charcoal, House Paint, Oil, Acrylic

Three Girls X (The Last Picture Show)

Three Girls X (The Last Picture Show)

By Stefanie Schneider

Located in Morongo Valley, CA

Perhaps, at this moment we should also think of the metaphoric contents of the word apparition.

Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Landscape Photography

Materials

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

Three Girls IX (The Last Picture Show)

Three Girls IX (The Last Picture Show)

By Stefanie Schneider

Located in Morongo Valley, CA

Perhaps, at this moment we should also think of the metaphoric contents of the word apparition.

Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Landscape Photography

Materials

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

Three Girls VII (The Last Picture Show)

Three Girls VII (The Last Picture Show)

By Stefanie Schneider

Located in Morongo Valley, CA

Perhaps, at this moment we should also think of the metaphoric contents of the word apparition.

Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Landscape Photography

Materials

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

Three Girls VIII (The Last Picture Show)

Three Girls VIII (The Last Picture Show)

By Stefanie Schneider

Located in Morongo Valley, CA

Perhaps, at this moment we should also think of the metaphoric contents of the word apparition.

Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Landscape Photography

Materials

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

Three Girls VI (The Last Picture Show)

Three Girls VI (The Last Picture Show)

By Stefanie Schneider

Located in Morongo Valley, CA

Perhaps, at this moment we should also think of the metaphoric contents of the word apparition.

Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Landscape Photography

Materials

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

The Painted Flag (1981) - Canadian, Contemporary Acrylic on Canvas, Signed
The Painted Flag (1981) - Canadian, Contemporary Acrylic on Canvas, Signed

The Painted Flag (1981) - Canadian, Contemporary Acrylic on Canvas, Signed

By Charles Pachter

Located in Bloomfield, ON

Eighteen years later in 1980, I began to think about commemorating the adoption of the new flag and I bought a flag and stuck it in a fence post hole and watched it moving in the win...

Category

1980s Contemporary Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

The 'Brokkr' Forged Steel Martini Table - Heavy texture
The 'Brokkr' Forged Steel Martini Table - Heavy texture

The 'Brokkr' Forged Steel Martini Table - Heavy texture

Located in Malton, GB

This variant is our heavy texture example where the top has undergone more work to create a deeper texture that we think gives the table an extra artistry. The overall table is heav...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Side Tables

Materials

Steel

Inside The Blue Mountains, Painting, Watercolor on Canvas
Inside The Blue Mountains, Painting, Watercolor on Canvas

Inside The Blue Mountains, Painting, Watercolor on Canvas

By Gesa Reuter

Located in Yardley, PA

Light is shining through the clouds, some stars are seen and the scenery becomes dreamlike and magic. Often I think that mountains look like a frozen sea - there is abig similarity...

Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor

The Writer Sculptural Chair by Zura – Functional Art & Contemporary Sculpture
The Writer Sculptural Chair by Zura – Functional Art & Contemporary Sculpture

The Writer Sculptural Chair by Zura – Functional Art & Contemporary Sculpture

By Zura

Located in Brooklyn, NY

The contrast between the two creates the personality of The Writer: part serious thinker, part eccentric, part everyday man and entirely his own creation.

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Metal, Bronze

Strange Math (The Princess and her Lover)

Strange Math (The Princess and her Lover)

By Stefanie Schneider

Located in Morongo Valley, CA

Feelings and numbers - like apples and oranges really.

 Somehow I think that the 150,000 dollars I am going to get in 25 minutes from the man I only know as phone number 760 ..... w...

Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Nude Photography

Materials

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

The Fall (B&W) by David Yarrow - train

The Fall (B&W) by David Yarrow - train

By David Yarrow

Located in Chicago, IL

The wide range of colors in the frame elevates the photograph and I think it’s as powerful as we could ever have hoped for.

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

"The Mother", Figurative, Woodcut, Hand Dyed Paper
"The Mother", Figurative, Woodcut, Hand Dyed Paper

"The Mother", Figurative, Woodcut, Hand Dyed Paper

Located in Philadelphia, PA

I grasp the wooden handle that turns the heavy gears and think of the other hands that made the patina. By working communally I can explore independence through the lens of community.

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Prints

Materials

Paper, Dye, Ink, Woodcut

The Italian Girl, Oil on Canvas, 1924
The Italian Girl, Oil on Canvas, 1924

The Italian Girl, Oil on Canvas, 1924

By Charles Picart le Doux

Located in Saint Amans des cots, FR

He exhibited at the Charles Vildrac gallery and participated with Jules Romains and their friends in the election of the "prince of thinkers", namely Jean-Pierre Brisset, whose portr...

Category

1920s Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Pliny, Gaius Secundus:  HISTORIE OF THE WORLD
Pliny, Gaius Secundus:  HISTORIE OF THE WORLD

Pliny, Gaius Secundus: HISTORIE OF THE WORLD

Located in Middletown, NY

He was a compiler rather than an original thinker, and the importance of this book depends more on his exhaustive reading (he quotes over four hundred authorities, Greek and Latin) t...

Category

Antique Early 17th Century English Books

Materials

Leather, Paper

The River Styx, Painting, Acrylic on Other
The River Styx, Painting, Acrylic on Other

The River Styx, Painting, Acrylic on Other

By Amy Bernays

Located in Yardley, PA

The name makes it darker, I don't know if my son knows about death when he draws pictures about war and weapons, I don't know if the politicians think about it either. It is my mothe...

Category

2010s Contemporary Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

WOMEN OF THE IDF Large color Photograph LITAL
WOMEN OF THE IDF Large color Photograph LITAL

WOMEN OF THE IDF Large color Photograph LITAL

By Ashkan Sahihi

Located in Surfside, FL

His portraits draw on a familiar visual language – often seated subjects before a neutral backdrop – but push the viewer to feel and think about entirely new things. Although he cons...

Category

Early 2000s Portrait Photography

Materials

Masonite

Modest Mouse, The Lonesome Crowded West, Tower, Shepard Fairey

Modest Mouse, The Lonesome Crowded West, Tower, Shepard Fairey

By Shepard Fairey

Located in Draper, UT

I rarely call someone a poet, but Isaac wrote with such depth for someone only 23 years old that I think poet is the only title that properly conveys his elevated craft as a lyricist.

Category

2010s Street Art Prints and Multiples

Materials

Screen

If this IS the world at all

If this IS the world at all

By Maggie Taylor

Located in Sante Fe, NM

“To me, the images work on two levels: they are about these specific objects, yet they also invite reverie or recollections. I like to think that the objects are obviously symbolic, ...

Category

2010s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

The White Elephant Saloon, Texas by David Yarrow
The White Elephant Saloon, Texas by David Yarrow

The White Elephant Saloon, Texas by David Yarrow

By David Yarrow

Located in Chicago, IL

The only real restriction, is that entry is conditional on wearing a decent and well worn cowboy hat. I think, however, the best cowboy bars must be in towns that are fabled cattle...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

The Grand Crowning: Figurative Oil Painting, 180 x 240 cm, New

The Grand Crowning: Figurative Oil Painting, 180 x 240 cm, New

By Lubomir Typlt

Located in BARCELONA, ES

I work towards acquainting with the painted object as much as possible, analysing it in a way, in order to capture its new synthesis in the painting. I think I am doing so with the f...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Conceptual Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

Serge Belloni, The Rose Bouquet, France, 1980s
Serge Belloni, The Rose Bouquet, France, 1980s

Serge Belloni, The Rose Bouquet, France, 1980s

Located in PARIS, FR

An unwavering requirement that had struck Francis Carco writing: "I think it is difficult to be more in love with his art than him and more demanding.

Category

Vintage 1980s French Paintings

Materials

Paint

Passing Ships in the Night, Oil Painting
Passing Ships in the Night, Oil Painting

Passing Ships in the Night, Oil Painting

By David Shepherd

Located in San Francisco, CA

Combining discrete techniques within a single tableau is initially jarring to the viewer, creating an unexpected visual complexity in the work and demonstrating the artist’s breadth ...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Realist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

Original Painting "The Doolins" by Ron Crooks
Original Painting "The Doolins" by Ron Crooks

Original Painting "The Doolins" by Ron Crooks

By Ron Crooks

Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID

"I picked Western subjects because they let the artist use landscape, people, storytelling…I think the peak in art was the French Impressionist," he observes.

Category

Late 20th Century American Paintings

Materials

Paint

"At Sunrise in the Mountains" Oil Painting

"At Sunrise in the Mountains" 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 and beautiful things may have happened there.

Category

2010s Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Linen, Oil

"Cortijo in the Sierra Alhamilla" Oil Painting

"Cortijo in the Sierra Alhamilla" 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 and beautiful things may have happened there.

Category

2010s Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Linen, Oil

Johnny Friedlaender, The Birds, from XXe Siecle, 1973
Johnny Friedlaender, The Birds, from XXe Siecle, 1973

Johnny Friedlaender, The Birds, from XXe Siecle, 1973

By Johnny Friedlaender

Located in Southampton, NY

Artwork Details: Artist: Johnny Friedlaender (1912–1992) Title: Les oiseaux (The Birds) Medium: Lithograph on velin paper Dimensions: 12.5 x 9.75 inches (31.75 x 24.77 cm) Inscriptio...

Category

1970s Modern Abstract Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Georgian Contemporary Art by Mariam Odishvili - The Game

Georgian Contemporary Art by Mariam Odishvili - The Game

By Mariam Odishvili

Located in Paris, IDF

She also participated in numerous group shows as Personal Structures - Open Borders at Palazzo Mora at The European Cultural Centre during the 2017 Venice Art Biennale in Italy or Re...

Category

2010s Abstract Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

The Wellspring - Abstract Contemporary Dynamic Expressive Colorful Painting
The Wellspring - Abstract Contemporary Dynamic Expressive Colorful Painting

The Wellspring - Abstract Contemporary Dynamic Expressive Colorful Painting

By Harrison Gilman

Located in Los Angeles, CA

"It’s so easy to get caught up in the material world and all the distractions and what we think we’re feeling and what we should be feeling versus whatever is actually going on."

Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

The Down Crown Crew. Neo Expressionist Oil Painting
The Down Crown Crew. Neo Expressionist Oil Painting

The Down Crown Crew. Neo Expressionist Oil Painting

By Sax Berlin

Located in Brecon, Powys

Sharp Edge 21st Century Neo-Expressionist New York City Style at the pinnacle of creativity. Think the Elgin Marbles in a 21st century mega city environment.

Category

2010s Neo-Expressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Acrylic

Untitled - Renegade (The Last Stand) - analog, vintage print

Untitled - Renegade (The Last Stand) - analog, vintage print

By Stefanie Schneider

Located in Morongo Valley, CA

In every blurred silhouette and chemical wash of color, she captures what it means to hold onto time even as it slips through our fingers, to relive and reinterpret, over and over ag...

Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

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

German Contemporary Art by Albrecht Behmel - The Fall
German Contemporary Art by Albrecht Behmel - The Fall

German Contemporary Art by Albrecht Behmel - The Fall

By Albrecht Behmel

Located in Paris, IDF

His art ist about the beauty of details and the connection between contents. Think of his paintings as frozen movies or church windows that tell stories everybody can understand.

Category

2010s Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Ink, Acrylic

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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.