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Close Encounters, Clay Abstract Sculpture, 2021
By Beverly Morrison
Located in Boston, MA
Artist Commentary: This ceramic vessel was inspired by The Wave Rock formation that's found in northern Arizona. Details: Black Stoneware clay; Cone 5/6 Oxidation Firing Keywords: ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Minimalist Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Clay

Hamer Female Close up, Dimeka, Ethiopia
By Christian Witkin
Located in Vienna, AT
smells and record my encounters vigorously. As our world accelerates in change of all kinds it may be the
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Photography

Close Encounter Original Nancy Dunlop Cawdrey Bison Silk Painting Western Art
Located in Whitefish, MT
"Close Encounter" by Nancy Dunlop Cawdrey, Dye on Silk, 16" x 23", 21" x 17" framed in a black faux
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Animal Paintings

Materials

Silk, Dye

Close Encounter by Dawne Raulet Contemporary Horse Mixed Media with Black, White
By Dawne Raulet
Located in Atlanta, GA
Stockbroker turned artist Dawne Raulet stumbled into painting when she least expected it. Frazzled by a fulltime financial career and two small infants at home and in desperate need ...
Category

2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings

Materials

Mixed Media, Board

Close-up of Female Feet, Paul Taylor Dance Company, NYC
By Christian Witkin
Located in Vienna, AT
smells and record my encounters vigorously. As our world accelerates in change of all kinds it may be the
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Photography

Flower 1 - Round black white , Limited edition close-up, botanical Contemporary
By Sam Thomas
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Flower 1- Limited edition pigment print - Limited Editions of 15 Close-up on a round flower on
Category

Early 2000s Modern Still-life Photography

Materials

Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Black and White, Pigment, Archival P...

Flower 1- Round black white photo, Limited edition close-up, Nature, Contemporary
By Sam Thomas
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Flower 1- Limited edition pigment print - Limited Editions of 15 Close-up on a round flower on
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Still-life Photography

Materials

Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Black and White, Pigment, Archival P...

Kauai Hibiscous Close Up - Oil On Canvas - Landscape Painting By Dante Rondo
Located in Carmel, CA
Any novelist battling through writer’s block might be excited to encounter Dante Rondo, whose life
Category

2010s Realist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

Tequila Sunrise Rose Close Up -Oil On Canvas - Landscape Painting By Dante Rondo
Located in Carmel, CA
Any novelist battling through writer’s block might be excited to encounter Dante Rondo, whose life
Category

2010s Realist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

Sandra and the beaks by Cécile Raynal - Smoke-fired stoneware sculpture, woman
By Cécile Raynal
Located in Paris, FR
to want to kiss her, but they are also acting menacingly by putting their beaks dangerously close to
Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Pigment, Wood, Stoneware

For the Chitas
By Guadalupe Laiz
Located in New York, NY
portraits of the charismatic and fierce, yet vulnerable and endangered animals she encountered. It is
Category

2010s Black and White Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Nature limited edition print, Floral, Contemporary, Black - Cactus
By Sam Thomas
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Cactus - Limited edition pigment print - Limited Editions of 5 Close-up of a cactus plant in
Category

2010s Contemporary Still-life Photography

Materials

Photographic Film, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Color, Pigment, A...

Double Round rail bed by Ron Arad for One Off⁠
By One Off, Ltd., Ron Arad
Located in London, GB
, encountering a creative environment that emphasized ideas over technique. Inspired by Gaetano Pesce, Arad
Category

Late 20th Century European Post-Modern Beds and Bed Frames

Materials

Steel

Groovy
By Guadalupe Laiz
Located in New York, NY
portraits of the charismatic and fierce, yet vulnerable and endangered animals she encountered. It is
Category

2010s Black and White Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Droplets 1 - Nature limited edition print, Floral green brown, Contemporary
By Sam Thomas
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Droplets 1 - Limited edition pigment print - Limited Editions of 5 Close-up of dewdrops on a
Category

2010s Contemporary Still-life Photography

Materials

Photographic Film, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Color, Pigment, A...

Every Now and Then
By Guadalupe Laiz
Located in New York, NY
portraits of the charismatic and fierce, yet vulnerable and endangered animals she encountered. It is
Category

2010s Black and White Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Musta Been Something
By Guadalupe Laiz
Located in New York, NY
portraits of the charismatic and fierce, yet vulnerable and endangered animals she encountered. It is
Category

2010s Black and White Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Flannery
By Guadalupe Laiz
Located in New York, NY
portraits of the charismatic and fierce, yet vulnerable and endangered animals she encountered. It is
Category

2010s Black and White Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Tim Eye to Eye, Kenya, Elephant, b&w photography
By Joachim Schmeisser
Located in Munich, DE
Edition 10 More sizes on request Close up of Tim. With his 51 years he was by far one of the last
Category

2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

"Faith, " Charcoal on Paper, 2023
By Bruno Surdo
Located in Chicago, IL
from personal encounters, Surdo’s latest body of work entitled “Tree Spirits” takes us on a foray into
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21st Century and Contemporary Naturalistic Landscape Drawings and Waterc...

Materials

Paper, Charcoal

Round rail bed by Ron Arad for One Off⁠
By Ron Arad, One Off, Ltd.
Located in London, GB
Jerusalem from 1971-73. He moved to London to attend the Architectural Association, encountering a creative
Category

Late 20th Century European Post-Modern Beds and Bed Frames

Materials

Steel

Round rail bed by Ron Arad for One Off⁠
Round rail bed by Ron Arad for One Off⁠
H 31.11 in W 56.7 in D 86.62 in
Long-Tailed Tit by Mark Harvey 20" x 20" C-type Photographic Print Only
Located in Coltishall, GB
the photographer’s camera. Mark encountered the birds close to his home in the Norfolk Broads in
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper, C Print

Long-Tailed Tit by Mark Harvey 40" x 40" C-type Photographic Print Only
Located in Coltishall, GB
the photographer’s camera. Mark encountered the birds close to his home in the Norfolk Broads in
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper, C Print

Successor, africa, Lion, animal, wildlife, black and white photography
By Joachim Schmeisser
Located in Munich, DE
Limited Edition of 5 More sizes on request This encounter happened in the very early dawn. This
Category

2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

POWER II, animal, wildlife, black and white photography, elephant, africa
By Joachim Schmeisser
Located in Munich, DE
to make this remarkable portrait. An encounter you only have the chance to once in a lifetime. Primo
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2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Huey, Dewey and Louie, Kenya, Lion, wildlife, photography
By Joachim Schmeisser
Located in Munich, DE
Limited Edition of 5 More sizes on request This encounter happened in the very early dawn. The
Category

2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Surrealist Gouache on Paper, 'Threshold or Pagans'.
Located in Cotignac, FR
Penrith, and one of his earliest memories of what art might be was formed by his encounter with the
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21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Paper, Gouache

10 to Midnight - Contemporary, Polaroid, Photograph, Figurative, Portrait
By Clare Marie Bailey
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
1960s and 1970s science fiction cinema such as Close Encounters of the Third Kind and Village of the
Category

2010s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Photographic Film, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid

Some Lapse of Time - Contemporary, Polaroid, Photograph, Figurative, Portrait
By Clare Marie Bailey
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
1960s and 1970s science fiction cinema such as Close Encounters of the Third Kind and Village of the
Category

2010s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Photographic Film, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid

"Faith, " Charcoal on Paper, 2023
By Bruno Surdo
Located in Chicago, IL
from personal encounters, Surdo’s latest body of work entitled “Tree Spirits” takes us on a foray into
Category

2010s American Expressionist Drawings

Materials

Paper

"Faith, " Charcoal on Paper, 2023
"Faith, " Charcoal on Paper, 2023
H 16 in W 13 in D 1 in
Late 20th Century Surrealist Gouache on Paper. 'Stones'.
Located in Cotignac, FR
formed by his encounter with the extraordinary creations of Kurt Schwitters. The latter had fled Germany
Category

Late 20th Century Surrealist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Gouache, Watercolor, Paper

New York Times / Hand Sculpted Acrylic / Dimensional Pop Art / Paul Rousso
By Paul Rousso
Located in Greenwich, CT
attended the Cleveland Institute of Art in Ohio before being sidelined by a too-close encounter with a
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Mixed Media

Materials

Polystyrene, Acrylic Polymer, Mixed Media

Bird's-Eye View by Mark Harvey 16" x 24" C-type Photographic Print Only
Located in Coltishall, GB
suspended in mid-air, frozen forever by the photographer’s camera. Mark encountered the birds close to his
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper, C Print

Bird's-Eye View by Mark Harvey 32" x 48" C-type Photographic Print Only
Located in Coltishall, GB
suspended in mid-air, frozen forever by the photographer’s camera. Mark encountered the birds close to his
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper, C Print

Greenfinch by Mark Harvey 20" x 20" C-type Photographic Print Only
Located in Coltishall, GB
suspended in mid-air, frozen forever by the photographer’s camera. Mark encountered the birds close to his
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper, C Print

"Ceremonia" contemporary embroidery on red canvas figurative portrait mushrooms
By Jose Angel Pahuamba
Located in Ciudad de México, MX
devils appeared, these encounters disappeared when he was able to finish his mission. Although this story
Category

2010s Mixed Media

Materials

Enamel

Surrealist Watercolour/Gouache on Paper. 'The Birth of Sculpture''
Located in Cotignac, FR
might be was formed by his encounter with the extraordinary creations of Kurt Schwitters. The latter had
Category

Late 20th Century Surrealist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Paper, Watercolor, Gouache

Early Morning - Contemporary, Polaroid, Photograph, Figurative, Portrait
By Clare Marie Bailey
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
influenced by 1960s and 1970s science fiction cinema such as Close Encounters of the Third Kind and Village
Category

2010s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Photographic Film, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid

AGL Certified 8.463 ct. Unheated & Untreated Blue Sapphire & Fine Diamond Ring
By Pierre Famille
Located in Aspen, CO
important center stone, but also have a fine silhouette. The diamonds are channel set closely so one sees no
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Cocktail Rings

Materials

Diamond, White Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Platinum

Surrealist Gouache and Watercolour on Paper, The Three Graces
Located in Cotignac, FR
of what art might be was formed by his encounter with the extraordinary creations of Kurt Schwitters
Category

Late 20th Century Surrealist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Watercolor, Paper, Gouache

Surrealist Painting on Paper, 'Godot', Artefacts of Civilisations Lost
Located in Cotignac, FR
of what art might be was formed by his encounter with the extraordinary creations of Kurt Schwitters
Category

Late 20th Century Surrealist Still-life Paintings

Materials

Paper, Acrylic, Watercolor, Gouache

Magpie in Flight by Mark Harvey 18" x 24" C-type photographic Print Only
Located in Coltishall, GB
the photographer’s camera. Mark encountered the birds close to his home in the Norfolk Broads in
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper, C Print

Starling by Mark Harvey 20" x 20" C-type Photographic Print Only
Located in Coltishall, GB
the photographer’s camera. Mark encountered the birds close to his home in the Norfolk Broads in
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper, C Print

Goldfinch by Mark Harvey 20" x 20" C-type Photographic Print Only
Located in Coltishall, GB
. Mark encountered the birds close to his home in the Norfolk Broads in spring 2020. He photographed them
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper, C Print

Surrealist Watercolour and Gouache on Paper. 'The Picnic'.
Located in Cotignac, FR
formed by his encounter with the extraordinary creations of Kurt Schwitters. The latter had fled Germany
Category

Late 20th Century Surrealist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Paper, Watercolor, Gouache

AGL Certified 8.463 ct. Unheated & Untreated Blue Sapphire & Fine Diamond Ring
Located in Aspen, CO
important center stone, but also have a fine silhouette. The diamonds are channel set closely so one sees
Category

21st Century and Contemporary North American Contemporary Cocktail Rings

Materials

Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Platinum

Surrealist Gouache on Paper.
Located in Cotignac, FR
formed by his encounter with the extraordinary creations of Kurt Schwitters. The latter had fled Germany
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Paper, Watercolor, Gouache

Surrealist Gouache Watercolour on Paper.
Located in Cotignac, FR
of what art might be was formed by his encounter with the extraordinary creations of Kurt Schwitters
Category

Late 20th Century Surrealist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Paper, Watercolor, Gouache

Surrealist Painting on Paper. '43 Stones'.
Located in Cotignac, FR
formed by his encounter with the extraordinary creations of Kurt Schwitters. The latter had fled Germany
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Handmade Paper

 Surrealist Painting on Paper. '43 Stones'.
 Surrealist Painting on Paper. '43 Stones'.
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H 29.93 in W 22.25 in D 0.08 in
Colourful Surrealist Painting on Paper.
Located in Cotignac, FR
might be was formed by his encounter with the extraordinary creations of Kurt Schwitters. The latter had
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Paper, Acrylic

 Colourful Surrealist Painting on Paper.
 Colourful Surrealist Painting on Paper.
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H 30.12 in W 22.45 in D 0.08 in
19th Century Animalier Bronze entitled "Panthere de l’Inde" by Antoine L Barye
By Antoine-Louis Barye
Located in London, GB
Antoine-Jean Gros. There he encountered a burgeoning Romanticism that seemed closer to his own aspirations
Category

Antique Mid-19th Century French Art Nouveau Animal Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

19th Century Animalier Bronze Study entitled "Jaguar Debout" by Antoine L Barye
By Antoine-Louis Barye
Located in London, GB
Antoine-Jean Gros. There he encountered a burgeoning Romanticism that seemed closer to his own aspirations
Category

Antique Late 19th Century French Art Nouveau Animal Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Colourful Surrealist Abstract Geometric Acrylic on Paper.
Located in Cotignac, FR
formed by his encounter with the extraordinary creations of Kurt Schwitters. The latter had fled Germany
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Geometric Abstract Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Handmade Paper

A Whale, a Unique Semi-Porcelain Textured Ceramic Sculpture by Chisato Yasui
By Chisato Yasui
Located in London, GB
ceramics at the University of Tsukuba and also a ceramic artist. This encounter with Toshiju Saito and her
Category

2010s Japanese Organic Modern Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic, Porcelain

Droplets 1 - Nature limited edition print, Floral green brown, Contemporary
By Sam Thomas
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Droplets 1 - Limited edition pigment print - Limited Editions of 5 Close-up of dewdrops on a
Category

2010s Modern Still-life Photography

Materials

Photographic Film, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Color, Pigment, A...

17th C Oil Portrait Of A Young Nobleman, possibly Prince William of Orange
Located in Reepham, GB
young age to his 20’s. We believe that our portrait has an exceptionally close resemblance to the
Category

Antique 17th Century Paintings

Materials

Paint

Surrealist Very Large Late 20th Century Oil on Canvas. 'The Temple'.
Located in Cotignac, FR
might be was formed by his encounter with the extraordinary creations of Kurt Schwitters. The latter had
Category

Late 20th Century Surrealist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

The city of Ghent - Belgium - Gallery Print Edition - Panoramic Photography
Located in Brussels, BE
a very detailed image and precise in the nuances of colors. We get an effect close to 3D and clarity
Category

2010s Photorealist Color Photography

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

Japan Cherry Trees - Brussels - Gallery Print Edition - Panoramic Photography
Located in Brussels, BE
. We get an effect close to 3D and clarity giving a striking transparency effect. Artwork sold in
Category

2010s Photorealist Color Photography

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

Surrealist Gouache, 'Kerouac, Orlovsky and Burroughs, The Beat Generation'
Located in Cotignac, FR
Penrith, and one of his earliest memories of what art might be was formed by his encounter with the
Category

Late 20th Century Surrealist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Pencil, Watercolor, Crayon, Paper

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