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"Clearing Up" Original Painting by Ira Barkoff
"Clearing Up" Original Painting by Ira Barkoff

"Clearing Up" Original Painting by Ira Barkoff

Located in Wiscasset, ME

, Ira Barkoff’s paintings feature empty, Zen-like landscapes whose stillness reflects a location’s

Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Paint

Set of four fusuma (sliding doors) with puppies by Nagasawa Rosetsu, Edo period
Set of four fusuma (sliding doors) with puppies by Nagasawa Rosetsu, Edo period

Set of four fusuma (sliding doors) with puppies by Nagasawa Rosetsu, Edo period

Located in Brussels, BE

composition of the Rimpa School with the humour of Zen-ga (Zen painting), frequently using a flat brush, or

Category

Antique 18th Century Japanese Other Paintings and Screens

Materials

Wood, Paint, Paper

Japanese Lacquer Maki-E Tiered Suzuribako and Ryoshibako
Japanese Lacquer Maki-E Tiered Suzuribako and Ryoshibako

Japanese Lacquer Maki-E Tiered Suzuribako and Ryoshibako

Located in Atlanta, GA

as Kanzan and Jittoku). Often as a pair, they have been a popular motif in Japanese Zen painting

Category

Vintage 1920s Japanese Meiji Lacquer

Materials

Stone, Metal

Clearing Up
Clearing Up

Ira BarkoffClearing Up, 21st Century

$6,900

H 38.5 in W 48 in D 1 in

Clearing Up

By Ira Barkoff

Located in Wiscasett, ME

York, Ira Barkoff’s paintings feature empty, Zen-like landscapes whose stillness reflects a location’s

Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

Mountain Series, Orange Light
Mountain Series, Orange Light

Mountain Series, Orange Light

By Ira Barkoff

Located in Greenwich, CT

Born in 1934 in Brooklyn, New York, Ira Barkoff’s paintings feature empty, Zen-like landscapes

Category

2010s Color-Field Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Mountain Series, After Monet
Mountain Series, After Monet

Mountain Series, After Monet

By Ira Barkoff

Located in Greenwich, CT

Born in 1934 in Brooklyn, New York, Ira Barkoff’s paintings feature empty, Zen-like landscapes

Category

2010s Color-Field Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Light Penetrates

Ira BarkoffLight Penetrates, 2023

$16,000

H 48 in W 60 in

Light Penetrates

By Ira Barkoff

Located in Greenwich, CT

Born in 1934 in Brooklyn, New York, Ira Barkoff’s paintings feature empty, Zen-like landscapes

Category

2010s Contemporary Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Mountain Series, Sky Glow

Mountain Series, Sky Glow

By Ira Barkoff

Located in Greenwich, CT

American, b. 1934 Born in 1934 in Brooklyn, New York, Ira Barkoff’s paintings feature empty, Zen

Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Reflected Light

Ira BarkoffReflected Light, 2024

$14,000

H 48 in W 48 in

Reflected Light

By Ira Barkoff

Located in Greenwich, CT

Born in 1934 in Brooklyn, New York, Ira Barkoff’s paintings feature empty, Zen-like landscapes

Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Mountain Series, Twilight Colors

Mountain Series, Twilight Colors

By Ira Barkoff

Located in Greenwich, CT

American, b. 1934 Born in 1934 in Brooklyn, New York, Ira Barkoff’s paintings feature empty, Zen

Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Looking Out

Ira BarkoffLooking Out, 2024

$16,000

H 48 in W 60 in

Looking Out

By Ira Barkoff

Located in Greenwich, CT

American, b. 1934 Born in 1934 in Brooklyn, New York, Ira Barkoff’s paintings feature empty, Zen

Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

New Moon Detail
New Moon Detail

Peter MaxNew Moon Detail, 2008

$30,000

H 15 in W 30 in

New Moon Detail

By Peter Max

Located in Missouri, MO

painting, a zen monk, holding his umbrella, contemplates the meaning of a new moon rising - new beginnings

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Midsummer

Ira BarkoffMidsummer, 2023

$11,000

H 36 in W 36 in

Midsummer

By Ira Barkoff

Located in Greenwich, CT

paintings feature empty, Zen-like landscapes whose stillness reflects a location’s essence. Barkoff seeks to

Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Hot Sun (diptych)

Hot Sun (diptych)

By Ira Barkoff

Located in Greenwich, CT

Born in 1934 in Brooklyn, New York, Ira Barkoff’s paintings feature empty, Zen-like landscapes

Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Falling Light

Ira BarkoffFalling Light, 2023

$12,100

H 42 in W 42 in

Falling Light

By Ira Barkoff

Located in Greenwich, CT

Born in 1934 in Brooklyn, New York, Ira Barkoff’s paintings feature empty, Zen-like landscapes

Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Falling Leaves

Ira BarkoffFalling Leaves

$11,100

H 36 in W 36 in

Falling Leaves

By Ira Barkoff

Located in Greenwich, CT

Born in 1934 in Brooklyn, New York, Ira Barkoff’s paintings feature empty, Zen-like landscapes

Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Japanese Wireless Cloisonné Serving Tray  Meiji After Namikawa Sosuke
Japanese Wireless Cloisonné Serving Tray  Meiji After Namikawa Sosuke

Japanese Wireless Cloisonné Serving Tray Meiji After Namikawa Sosuke

Located in Long Island City, NY

and flowers paintings, infused with Zen Buddhist beliefs, flattened perspective, and emphatic lines.[2

Category

Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Metalwork

Materials

Copper, Enamel

Tribute to Mark Tobey Poster
Tribute to Mark Tobey Poster

Tribute to Mark Tobey Poster

By Mark Tobey

Located in New York, NY

Japan in the 1930s, where he studied Zen painting, haiku poetry, and calligraphy, also proved invaluable

Category

1970s Abstract Abstract Prints

Materials

Lithograph, Offset

Petit paravent japonais - Small triptych screen "Emptiness " by Suda Kokuta
Petit paravent japonais - Small triptych screen "Emptiness " by Suda Kokuta

Petit paravent japonais - Small triptych screen "Emptiness " by Suda Kokuta

Located in Brussels, BE

“emptiness” or “void”, a significant idea in Zen Buddhism that continuously influenced the artist throughout

Category

Vintage 1980s Japanese Other Paintings and Screens

Materials

Wood, Paper, Crayon

K27 Japanese Antiques A large hanging scroll, calligraphy monk Ink on paper
K27 Japanese Antiques A large hanging scroll, calligraphy monk Ink on paper

K27 Japanese Antiques A large hanging scroll, calligraphy monk Ink on paper

Located in Niiza, JP

is a masterpiece, believed to be a single ink painting by a Zen monk. "雄 (male)" connotes "great" or

Category

Antique 19th Century Japanese Paintings and Screens

Materials

Fabric, Paper

Spring Unfurling, Oil Painting
Spring Unfurling, Oil Painting

Spring Unfurling, Oil Painting

By Elizabeth Garat

Located in San Francisco, CA

, woods, wildflower, tree, zen, soft, impressionism, nature, oil painting, greenSpring

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist More Art

Materials

Oil

Byzantine Dreams, Abstract Painting
Byzantine Dreams, Abstract Painting

Byzantine Dreams, Abstract Painting

Located in San Francisco, CA

intricate paintings and mosaics of the Byzantine Empire in this work.About the ArtistArtist

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Mixed Media

Materials

Mixed Media

Revealed in Stillness, Original Painting
Revealed in Stillness, Original Painting

Revealed in Stillness, Original Painting

By Nava Lundy

Located in San Francisco, CA

/>Words that describe this painting: flower, yoga, zen, lotus, meditation, nature, flower, lily pad

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Impressionist Mixed Media

Materials

Mixed Media

Vegetable I, from Vegetable Series
Vegetable I, from Vegetable Series

Vegetable I, from Vegetable Series

By Sam Francis

Located in Miami, FL

, Asian culture and Zen Buddhism in particular. His paintings of the 1950s evolved through a series of

Category

1970s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Prints

Materials

Lithograph

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Zen Paintings For Sale on 1stDibs

An assortment of zen paintings is available on 1stDibs. Today, if you’re looking for modern editions of these works and are unable to find the perfect match for your home, our selection also includes contemporary. These items have been produced for many years, with earlier versions available from the 20th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 21st Century. If you’re looking to add zen paintings that pop against an otherwise neutral space in your home, the works available on 1stDibs include that feature elements of gray, blue, black, beige and more. There have been many well-done artworks of this subject over the years, but those made by Eric Zener, Hachiro Kanno, Don Ahn, Ira Barkoff and Jason Engelund are often thought to be among the most beautiful. Each of these unique pieces was handmade with extraordinary care, with artists most often working in paint, acrylic paint and synthetic resin paint.

How Much are Zen Paintings?

The average selling price for zen paintings we offer is $3,721, while they’re typically $0 on the low end and $450,000 for the highest priced.