Breyten Breytenbach, born September 16, 1939, is a South African writer and painter, known for his opposition to apartheid, and consequent imprisonment by the South African government. He is informally considered as the national poet laureate by Afrikaans-speaking South Africans of the region. Breytenbach also holds French citizenship. His committed opposition to apartheid policy compelled him to leave South Africa for Paris, France, in the early 1960s, where he married a French woman of Vietnamese ancestry, Yolande, due to which he was not allowed to return. The Prohibition of Mixed Marriages Act (1949) and The Immorality Act (1950) made it a criminal offense for a white person to have any sexual relations with a person of a different race. On an illegal clandestine trip to South Africa in 1975, he was arrested and sentenced to nine years' imprisonment for high treason. Released in 1982 as a result of international protests, he returned to Paris and obtained French citizenship.
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"Immaculate Perception" Two Abstract Skulls on a Red Field
By Breyten Breytenbach
Located in Houston, TX
Expressionist painting of two abstract skulls in flowers on a field of red. Framed in a white frame with a white matte. Painting was newly framed. Dime...
Acrylic
Walking By The Sea
By Nicola Simbari
Located in Lake Worth Beach, FL
Walking By The Sea. Artist signed lower right corner, canvas size (31 1/2 x 39 1/4in). Nicola Simbari was born in Italy and grow up in Rome. He studied at the Accademia di Belle Arti di Roma, and in the 1940s he began devoting himself to painting in a studio at Via del Babuino in central Rome. Simbari's early exposure to the architectural world had a lasting impression on his art, as he incorporated geometric forms and architectural structures into almost all of his paintings. He began to develop a distinct style stemming from impressions of life, nature, and the Mediterranean...
Cotton Canvas, Oil
Abstract Figurative Expressionist painting
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Amazing Figurative Expressionism painting with exceptional color and movement. Oil on canvas, ca. 1960s. Measures 40 x 52 inches. Unsigned and unattributed. Excellent condition.
Oil
$1,680Sale Price|40% Off
H 63 in W 40 in
Dancer in Red - Large Colorful Expressive Figurative Oil Painting on Canvas
By Bettina Mauel
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Bettina Mauel expresses vitality and sensuality in her abstract and figurative paintings. “I paint what I experience,” she articulates. “This includes landscapes, dancers, and peop...
Canvas, Oil
Falling Together, Large-Scale Contemporary Multi-Color Abstract
Located in Soquel, CA
Falling Together, Large-Scale Contemporary Multi-Color Abstract Beautiful and compelling large-scale contemporary abstract by an unknown San Francisco bay area artist (American, 20t...
Canvas, Oil
$7,800
H 45 in W 46 in D 1.5 in
"Summer Cafe" - Colorful Bright Abstract Impressionism of a Sunlit Cafe Scene
Located in Carmel, CA
Maura Petersen (American, born 1956) "Summer Cafe" 2025 Acrylic Paint, Canvas, Stretcher Bars The artist signed the bottom right of the painting. In “Summer Cafe,” Maura Petersen re...
Canvas, Acrylic, Stretcher Bars
Abstract Expressionist Portrait of a Man
By Daniel David Fuentes
Located in Soquel, CA
Moody portrait of a man by bay area artist Daniel David Fuentes (Xavier Lunt) (American, 1978-2016). From a collection of his works. Unsigned. Unframed...
Canvas, Oil
$4,300
H 24 in W 24 in D 1.5 in
"4 Koi 20" Expressionist Bright Red, White and Orange Koi in Light Filled Water
By Linda Holt
Located in Wellesley, MA
"4 Koi 20," 2020, Oil on Canvas, 24 x 24 Inches is a complex work of koi fish swimming underwater filled with light and brilliant color painted in a lush and fluid style bordering on...
Oil
$8,750
H 57 in W 43 in D 1.5 in
'Bath Scene' by Maura Petersen - Colorful Expressionist Figurative Painting
Located in Carmel, CA
Maura Petersen (American, born 1956) "Bath Scene" 2023 Acrylic paint, Canvas, Stretcher bars The artist signed the bottom right of the painting. Maura Petersen's 'Bath Scene' is a v...
Canvas, Acrylic, Stretcher Bars
$1,200Sale Price|20% Off
H 37 in W 32 in D 1 in
Blue Scarfed Woman - Figurative Abstract
By Michael William Eggleston
Located in Soquel, CA
Bold abstract figurative of a figure in a blue scarf by San Francisco artist Michael William Eggleston (American, 20th c.)From a collection of his works. Si...
Canvas, Oil
$4,200
H 62 in W 51 in D 2 in
Large Scale Abstracted Still Life with Fish, in the Style Of Henri Matisse
By D.S. Silver
Located in Soquel, CA
Large Scale Abstracted Still Life with Fish, in the Style Of Henri Matisse Bright, ocean-like, tropical colors in this abstract with fish in the style of Henri Matisse by D.S. Silve...
Canvas, Acrylic, Stretcher Bars
$1,808
H 27.56 in W 19.69 in D 1.19 in
"Uomo alla finestra (sbarre)" by Enzio Wenk, 2018-Acrylic, Oil, Expressionism
By Enzio Wenk
Located in Bresso, IT
Translated title: "Man at the window (barriers)". Acrylic paint and oil paint on canvas. The artist sells the handmade, original and one-of-a-kind piece, but he reserves the right...
Canvas, Acrylic, Oil
Portrait of Boo Radley
By Anthony Leone
Located in Buffalo, NY
An original acrylic on paper by emerging contemporary artist Anthony Leone which was featured in the artist's solo exhibition Grape Farm.
Acrylic, Archival Paper