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Ugly Roadies, Painting, Oil on Canvas
Ugly Roadies, Painting, Oil on Canvas

Ugly Roadies, Painting, Oil on Canvas

By Matthew Dibble

Located in Yardley, PA

“My paintings do have a story to tell although it does not lie in each piece but in the process

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Paintings

Materials

Oil

The Ugly Duckling
The Ugly Duckling

The Ugly Duckling

By Daniel San Souci

Located in Fort Washington, PA

Left Illustration from The Ugly Duckling, retold by Lilian Moore, illustrated by San Souci. New York

Category

1980s Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Ink, Watercolor

Chinese Contemporary Art by Hongda - Jokers Are Not Ugly

Chinese Contemporary Art by Hongda - Jokers Are Not Ugly

Located in Paris, IDF

essence of the world. Convey personal insights into reality and the pursuit of idealism. He uses painting

Category

2010s Abstract Paintings

Materials

Sailcloth, Oil

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The Ugly - Eli Wallach
The Ugly - Eli Wallach

Daniel TavaresThe Ugly - Eli Wallach, 2016

Unavailable

H 31.5 in W 27.56 in

The Ugly - Eli Wallach

Located in New Rochelle, NY

This painting is inspired by Eli Wallach character on the move "The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly

Category

2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Untitled 775 (Ugly)

Untitled 775 (Ugly)

By Lordy Rodriguez

Located in San Francisco, CA

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Ink, Paper

Neck Face is Ugly
Neck Face is Ugly

Neck FaceNeck Face is Ugly, 2004

Unavailable

H 11 in W 8.5 in

Neck Face is Ugly

By Neck Face

Located in New York, NY

Well-known graffiti artist Neck Face was born in California, and spent a significant portion of his life living in Mexico. During his career as a street-artist, he swiftly moved in t...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Street Art Figurative Drawings and Waterco...

Materials

India Ink

Validating Beauty is Getting Ugly, 2017, Adam Mars, Acrylic, Spray Paint, Text

Validating Beauty is Getting Ugly, 2017, Adam Mars, Acrylic, Spray Paint, Text

By Adam Mars

Located in Los Angeles, CA

With cultural awareness and acerbic wit, Mars’ slogansfunction as synopses of daily life. As the proliferation of images and data has re-mapped our reality, Mars uses humor to reflec...

Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Fabric, Spray Paint, Acrylic, Panel

Ugly boy. I saw him-he was thick in parts and sort of too short...

Ugly boy. I saw him-he was thick in parts and sort of too short...

By Rina Banerjee

Located in San Francisco, CA

Full title: "Ugly boy. I saw him-he was thick in parts and sort of too short, with skin, light in

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Water...

Materials

Acrylic, Ink, Paper

Verde La Sombra
Verde La Sombra

Verde La Sombra

By Gustavo Ramos Rivera

Located in Santa Fe, NM

valuable in the context of good and evil, beauty and ugliness. Paintings that not only promise the sabotage

Category

Early 2000s Abstract Abstract Prints

Materials

Archival Pigment

Risa De Soles
Risa De Soles

Gustavo Ramos RiveraRisa De Soles, 2003

Unavailable

H 30 in W 24 in

Risa De Soles

By Gustavo Ramos Rivera

Located in Santa Fe, NM

valuable in the context of good and evil, beauty and ugliness. Paintings that not only promise the sabotage

Category

Early 2000s Abstract Abstract Prints

Materials

Archival Pigment

Alba En Cerro Gordo
Alba En Cerro Gordo

Alba En Cerro Gordo

By Gustavo Ramos Rivera

Located in Santa Fe, NM

valuable in the context of good and evil, beauty and ugliness. Paintings that not only promise the sabotage

Category

Early 2000s Abstract Abstract Prints

Materials

Archival Pigment

Luc En La Cima
Luc En La Cima

Luc En La Cima

By Gustavo Ramos Rivera

Located in Santa Fe, NM

valuable in the context of good and evil, beauty and ugliness. Paintings that not only promise the sabotage

Category

Early 2000s Abstract Abstract Prints

Materials

Archival Pigment

Pair of "Ugly People" Decker Paintings
Pair of "Ugly People" Decker Paintings

Pair of "Ugly People" Decker Paintings

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H 32 in W 20 in D 2 in

Pair of "Ugly People" Decker Paintings

By Judy Decker

Located in Philadelphia, PA

So ugly they are beautiful! 1960s portraits of a girl with a cart and a man/boy holding his hand up

Category

Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Paintings

Materials

Paint

Twin Two
Twin Two

Twin Two

Located in Los Angeles, CA

of intrigue and "ugliness." This vibrant abstract painting on canvas measures 54 inches in height

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Paris, Bl. Montparnasse
Paris, Bl. Montparnasse

Paris, Bl. Montparnasse

By Constantine Kluge

Located in Los Angeles, CA

to Shanghai and his family, he stayed on in Paris for six months painting views of Paris in oils

Category

1960s Impressionist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Madmen and Magic and medicine too could not rid of her this ugliness...

Madmen and Magic and medicine too could not rid of her this ugliness...

By Rina Banerjee

Located in San Francisco, CA

Title: Madmen and Magic and medicine too could not rid of her this ugliness, her illness, her form

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Water...

Materials

Acrylic, Ink, Paper

Gustavo Ramos Rivera Print Suite
Gustavo Ramos Rivera Print Suite

Gustavo Ramos Rivera Print Suite

By Gustavo Ramos Rivera

Located in Santa Fe, NM

, beauty and ugliness. Paintings that not only promise the sabotage of an asphyxiating life without humor

Category

Early 2000s Abstract Abstract Prints

Materials

Archival Pigment

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Located in Quebec, Quebec

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Category

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Materials

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