Darius Yektai was born in Southampton, New York, in 1973. He lives and works out of his home and studio in Sag Harbor. Darius grew up in a cultural home of art and artists, with his Greek-American mother and his father, Manoucher Yektai, an Iranian who emigrated to the United States after the Second World War. Manoucher was a prominent Hamptons Abstract Expressionist painter. Darius has picked up some traits from his father but pushes even further into what is now completely his own.
Darius’s most recent body of work is bright and colorful, with oil and acrylic paints laid on thickly. He's creating sculptural paintings that can't be read from left to right — they need to be examined from surface to base, from section to section, and then, overall, as an encompassing whole.
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From Tree to Sea
By Darius Yektai
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
Abstract figure swinging on a tree branch in foreground. Seascape, coastline background. Thick, textural brush strokes. Darius's most recent body of work is bright, colorful, wi...
Oil, Watercolor, Linen, Paper, Charcoal, Graphite
"Afternoon Hammock" Oil Painting w Resin, Figurative, Signed, 24x18 Inches
By Darius Yektai
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
A rare figurative work from abstract painter Darius Yektai. The canvas is covered in oil paint and clear resin, giving it a glassy, reflective surface. It features a brunette female ...
Linen, Resin, Oil
$30,500
“Kasos 2” Figurative painting of a woman wearing a sun hat sunbathing on a beach
By Darius Yektai
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
"Kasos 2" is an oil and resin painting by abstract artist Darius Yektai. A nude female figure with a straw hat leans over her brightly striped beach blanket. The grey pebbled beach s...
Canvas, Resin, Oil
“Kasos 8” figurative painting of reclining woman, sunbathing on a beach
By Darius Yektai
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
"Kasos 8 "is an oil paint and resin on canvas painting by contemporary artist Darius Yektai. In it, a woman sits partially reclined, nude but for the straw hat obscuring her face and...
Canvas, Resin, Oil
$45,500
“Kasos 5” Large scale contemporary seascape oil painting with figure, impasto
By Darius Yektai
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
"Kasos 5" is a large scale oil and casein on linen painting by Hamptons-artist, Darius Yektai. A pulled back to a wide, almost surrealist view of the Greek island. A lone figure stan...
Linen, Oil, Casein
"Kasos 6" Oil Painting, Resin, Reclined Nude Woman, Beach Scene, 44x50 in
By Darius Yektai
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
An oil painting of a figure at the beach - a nude woman wears a straw hat, and looks over her right shoulder, away from the sea. She sits upon the rocky shoreline of Kasos' island. ...
Resin, Charcoal, Oil
$33,000
"Lunch on the Slope: Courmayeur" skiers among white snow of french alps, diptych
By Darius Yektai
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
"Lunch on the Slope: Courmayeur" is a contemporary oil painting of skiers trekking among fluffy white snow on the french alps to go to lunch at the popular Italian restaurant. Made ...
Canvas, Oil
$50,400
"MilkyWay Stargazers" large scale painting, resin, figures looking at night sky
By Darius Yektai
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
"MilkyWay Stargazers" is a contemporary painting by Darius Yektai, made of oil paint, resin, pebbles, cardboard, and plywood. Signed on verso. In "MilkyWay Stargazers", Yektai swi...
Resin, Oil
$6,500
"First View of Liberia Airport" Costa Rican Landscape view of the tarmac arrival
By Darius Yektai
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
"First view of Liberia Airport" is a small scale painting of the view during the artist's recent travels to Central America. Using a thin application of paint, Yektai smoothly conve...
Canvas, Oil
$33,600
"After Poussin: Madonna of the Steps" abstract, figurative painting, warm tones
By Darius Yektai
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
A famous French Neoclassical painting by Nicholas Poussin, copied by Darius Yektai on four panels of linen. "Madonna of the Steps" was la...
Linen, Oil, Epoxy Resin
$7,800
"Boy Reflection" oil and resin painting, mirrored portrait atop a Lily Pond
By Darius Yektai
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
"Boy Reflection" is an abstract expressionist painting of a boy's reflection onto the surface of a lily pond. An exciting new series out of Darius Yektai’s studio this year, shows r...
Linen, Epoxy Resin, Oil
$8,300
"Girl Reflection" oil and resin painting, upside down portrait with waterlilies
By Darius Yektai
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
"Girl Reflection" is an expressionist depiction merging a portrait of a girl laying with her arms crossed behind her head, and the surface of a pond adorned with lilypads. An excit...
Canvas, Resin, Oil
$45,000
"The Patio Lesson" large colorful oil painting of pink tulips in ceramic vase
By Darius Yektai
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
"Patio Lesson" is an vibrant still life painting of large tulips in a ceramic vase, a pianist sitting atop a stool, and a distant landscape of trees on a hill, in the background. ...
Linen, Oil
$700Sale Price|20% Off
H 28.5 in W 22.5 in D 1 in
Figurative Nude Study - Watercolor and Charcoal on Paper
By Katherine Kallick
Located in Soquel, CA
Figurative Nude Study - Watercolor and Charcoal on Paper Watercolor and charcoal painting of a nude reclining woman by acclaimed bluegrass musician and San Francisco artist Katherin...
Paper, Charcoal, Watercolor
$1,150
H 26 in W 20 in D 1 in
Shadow of Light - Nude Figurative Study with a Bottle of California Wine
By Katherine Kallick
Located in Soquel, CA
Shadow of Light - Nude Figurative Study with a Bottle of California Wine Abstract expressionist watercolor and charcoal painting depicting a nude woman lounging by acclaimed bluegra...
Paper, Charcoal, Watercolor
Paul (male nude)
By Patrick Terenchin
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Patrick Terenchin (b.1970). Paul, 2024 Gesso and charcola on paper, 16 x 20 inches. Measuring 17 x 21 inches in black frame behind glass. Signed and dated lower left.
Gesso, Charcoal
$5,474
H 63 in W 63 in
The Road by Valérie de Sarrieu - Oil on canvas painting, landscape
By Valérie de Sarrieu
Located in Paris, FR
The Road is a unique oil on canvas painting by contemporary artist Valérie de Sarrieu, dimensions are 160 × 160 cm (63 × 63 in). The artwork is signed, sold unframed and comes with a...
Canvas, Paper, Oil, Tempera
$15,600Sale Price|20% Off
H 23 in W 27 in D 2 in
Brittany Coastal Painting France by Modern French Impressionist Landscape Artist
By George Charles Robin
Located in Preston, GB
Brittany Coastal Painting France by Modern French Impressionist Landscape Artist. Douarnenez, Brittany, France, is a rare original Oil Painting by Award Winning French Post-Impressionist Artist, George Charles Robin. Art measures 21.5 x 18 inches Frame measures 27 x 23 inches (approx.) Born in Paris in 1903, Robin was a student of Paul Michel Dupuy...
Canvas, Paint, Cotton Canvas, Oil, Cotton, Linen
$7,063
H 48.82 in W 34.65 in D 3.55 in
Paul Anton Kaulbach (1864 Hanover - 1930 Berlin) Male Nude
Located in Greding, DE
Depiction of a male nude in diffuse architectural scenery. Signed lower right (Paul) Anton Kaulbach (1864 Hannover - 1930 Berlin). Oil on canvas, in gold-patinated frame. Image size:...
Oil, Canvas
$9,100
H 35.4 in W 43.3 in
"Star Spangled Stern" a folded sail casts a shadow on the American flag
By Michel Brosseau
Located in Edgartown, MA
Michel Brosseau was born in Nantes and has lived in Bordeaux for many years. Both cities are on the Atlantic coast of France and have rich maritime histories, highlighted by prospero...
Linen, Raw Linen, Oil
"Das modell"
Located in Edinburgh, GB
The task was to write in a semi-abstract style about one’s impressions and observations of a nude model.
Canvas, Oil
Seaweed Goddess by Marc Zimmerman
By Marc Zimmerman
Located in Carmel, CA
Seaweed Goddess by Marc Zimmerman This masterpiece is exhibited in the Zimmerman Gallery, Carmel CA. ABOUT THE ARTIST Marc Zimmerman is a visionary artist whose creations embody a ...
Linen, Oil
$1,600Sale Price|20% Off
H 16.5 in W 12.75 in
Strange Woods, 20th Century Surrealist Painting by Cleveland Artist
Located in Beachwood, OH
Gretchen Oldfather Troibner (American, b. 1953) Strange Woods Casein on paper Signed with monogram lower right 16.5 x 12.75 inches 27.5 x 22.5 inches Gretchen Troibner is an America...
Casein
$25,000
H 30.75 in W 38.5 in
Central Park NYC Mid-20th Century American Scene Modernism WPA Realism Citycape
By Adolf Dehn
Located in New York, NY
Central Park NYC Mid-20th Century American Scene Modernism WPA Realism Cityscape Adolph Dehn (1985-1968) "Central Park: People, Rocks & Hills" Casin on board 22 x 30 inches Signed ...
Casein, Board
$9,500
H 40 in W 40 in D 2 in
Someday, Acrylic Painting on Linen Canvas, Vibrant, 40x40
By Eric Alfaro
Located in PARIS, FR
An original and unique painting by contemporary artist Eric Alfaro in acrylic on linen canvas. Painting is accompanied with it's certificate of authenticity. Stretched on custom-made...
Canvas, Linen, Acrylic
Sold
H 24 in W 20 in
"Dark Self" Post Modern oil painting, an opaque self-portrait of artist on black
By Darius Yektai
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
"Dark Self" is a post modern, oil on linen painting. It depicts a man in a very dark room, barely visible. The viewer continues to search for Yektai’s image in “Dark Self” which is...
Linen, Oil
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H 20 in W 17 in
"Self Portrait with Green Cape" Post Modern oil painting, artist w thick paint
By Darius Yektai
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
"Self Portrait with Green Cape" is a post modern, oil on linen painting. It is a colorful self portrait of Yektai wearing a green cape. “Self Portrait with Green Cape” started as an ...
Linen, Oil
Sold
H 48 in W 80 in
"Powder Day" abstract expressionist oil painting of skier on snowy mountain
By Darius Yektai
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
An oil on panel titled "Powder Day" is an impressionist painting of a skier carving their way through a ski slope in Chamonix, France. Layers of fluffy snow translate almost effort...
Oil, Panel
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H 24 in W 30 in
"Switchbacks on the Aiguille Du Midi" Winter landscape painting mountain skier
By Darius Yektai
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
"Switchbacks on the Aiguille Du Midi" is an abstract expressionist oil painting; a winter landscape of a two skiing figures alongside a mountain slope. A rich ...
Canvas, Oil
Waxer
By Darius Yektai
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
Darius Yektai's "Waxer" is a large, vertically-oriented, layered painting on canvas. An important component of this new exhibition of paintings is Yektai’s spirited, figurative “Surfer” paintings...
Canvas, Resin, Oil, Acrylic, Oil Crayon