Cristian Mesa Velazquez Art

Portrait interrupted by abstraction

Portrait with light sketch like strokes

The painting depicts a girl named Lylya, whose image embodies innocence and tenderness. Her face radiates kindness and naivety, and her gaze is full of sincere childlike joy. Soft sh...

Adam Shaw's "Street Market" is an original, handmade oil painting on canvas created in 2021. This vibrant contemporary artwork measures 20 x 16 inches (50.80 x 40.64 cm) with a depth...

02 / 10 / 2023 I signed a book contract for Egg Island; it will now go through the publishing process and will be in print next year. I was overwhelmed by the editorial board's fee...

Up for sale is a beautiful original antique oil painting on canvas, dating to the mid-to-late 19th century, featuring a refined female portrait. This classic Victorian-style portrai...

A superb late 19th century French impressionist oil on board portrait of a man with a pipe. Painted with short and fast brush strokes by a highly competent artist. A striking period...

Title: Resting Boats Artist: Enric Beltrán Messa (1940–2006) Technique: Oil on canvas Dimensions: 15 x 18.1 in Support: Canvas, unframed Signature: Signed in the lower right corner P...

Up for sale is an exceptional original 19th-century antique oil painting on wood board, depicting a nobleman in a red camisole, holding a guitar. He peeks around a corner with an exp...

Portrait of a Bearded Man French Impressionist artist, late 19th century oil on canvas, framed framed: 38.5 x 30.5 inches canvas: 36 x 28 inches provenance: private collection, Franc...

This vintage oil on canvas by Alfred Wands (1904-1998) depicts a classic Western scene of horses pulling a stagecoach through Colorado’s stunning Front Range. Featuring vibrant autumn foliage, golden grasses, a flowing river, and snow-capped mountains, the painting captures the rugged beauty of the Colorado wilderness. Wands’ detailed brushwork and rich color palette bring this iconic moment to life, making it a compelling addition to any Western or landscape art collection. The artwork is framed in a vintage frame measuring 29 ½ x 35 ½ x 1 inches (outer), with an image size of 24 x 30 inches. It remains in very good condition—please contact us for a detailed report. About the artist: Alfred Wands, known as the "Dean of Colorado Landscape Painters," studied in Cleveland and Paris, led Colorado Women’s College art program, and deeply influenced the regional art scene. © David Cook Galleries...

Portrait of a Young Lady by Paul Fitzgerald (Australian 1922-2017) signed and dated 1995 oil painting on canvas, framed canvas: 24 x 20 inches framed: 27 x 24 inches Charming portrait of this young lady, depicted in a light 'duck egg' colored dress. The work has a lovely 'vintage' feel to it. Paul Desmond Fitzgerald (1 August 1922 – 24 June 2017) was an Australian portrait painter who painted a vast array of distinguished persons. Fitzgerald was born in the family home, in the Melbourne suburb of Kew, the second son of Frank Fitzgerald and Margaret née Poynton. Frank Fitzgerald was a journalist with The Age for approximately ten years and about eight years with The Argus. He periodically filled the roles of general reporting, leader writing, political correspondent, art critic, music critic, theatre critic and motoring editor. A Catholic, Fitzgerald was educated at Xavier College in Melbourne (1933–1939) and studied for five years at the National Gallery School (1940–43 and 1946–47), interrupted for three and a half years in the Army during World War II (1943–46). When he was painting away from his studio in Melbourne, he usually lived with the subjects of his portraiture. He lived and painted overseas on commissioned portraits twice each year since 1958 including America, Canada, England, Scotland, Ireland, Jersey, France, Italy, Germany, Spain, Malaysia, Singapore, Hong Kong, Hawaii and Bermuda. He also painted throughout Australia. Fitzgerald was a finalist for the Archibald Prize for portraiture on multiple occasions including 1958 (with a portrait of Justice Robert Monahan), in 1962 (with portraits of each of Sir Reg Ansett and Sir Robert Menzies...