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Airplane in landscape - landscape painting
Airplane in landscape - landscape painting

Airplane in landscape - landscape painting

By Jeroen Allart

Located in New York, NY

This beautiful painting by Jeroen Allart is part of his minimalist landscape and animal painting he did in his home country the Netherlands. 'A farm stands before you on the horizon....

Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Set of Four Engravings from Nash's "History of Worcestershire" /// Landscape Art
Set of Four Engravings from Nash's "History of Worcestershire" /// Landscape Art

Set of Four Engravings from Nash's "History of Worcestershire" /// Landscape Art

By Treadway Russell Nash

Located in Saint Augustine, FL

Artist: Treadway Russell Nash (English, 1724-1811) Title: "A View of Stourbridge", "A View of Upton upon Severn, from Ryal Hill", "Bewdley", and "Tenbury" Portfolio: Collections for the History of Worcestershire Year: 1781-1782 (First edition) Medium: Set of Four Original Engravings on watermarked laid paper Limited edition: Unknown Printer: John Nichols, London, UK Publisher: T. Payne and Son, J. Robson, B. White, Leigh and Sotheby, London, UK; Fletcher, Oxford, UK; and Lewis, Worcester, UK Sheet size (each): approx. 10" x 16.5" Image size (each): approx. 6.88" x 11.75" Reference: Upcott III, page 1330 Condition: A few light handling creases. Have been professionally stored away for decades. They are all strong impressions in excellent condition Notes: Provenance: private collection - Aspen, CO. All four works were engraved by English artist Thomas Sanders (Active: Mid-Late 18th Century) after drawings by himself. Comes from Nash's two volume "Collections for the History of Worcestershire", (1781-1782) (First edition), which consists of 75 engravings. Each work is printed from one copper plate in one color: black. There was a (Second edition) "with Additions" bound in with Volume II of this portfolio published by John White in 1799. And, both the First and Second editions of "Collections for the History of Worcestershire" are based off Thomas Sanders' 1779-1781 "Perspective Views of the Market Towns within the County of Worcester". Both "A View of Stourbridge" and "A View of Upton upon Severn, from Ryal Hill" have unidentified fleur-de-lis watermarks in the center of their sheets. "Bewdley" has an unidentified watermark in the center of its sheet resembling "XV" and "Tenbury" has no watermark. Biography: Treadway Russell Nash (24 June 1724 – 26 January 1811) was an English clergyman, now known as an early historian of Worcestershire and the author of Collections for the History of Worcestershire, an important source document for Worcestershire county histories. He was a fellow of the Society of Antiquaries of London. Treadway Russell Nash was born on 24 June 1724 born at Clerkenleap, in Kempsey, Worcestershire. His family were from Ombersley. They had lands there and at Claines, and had later bought lands in the Reformation around St Peter's, Droitwich. He was related to James Nash and John Nash, both MPs for Worcester. His father Richard, a grandson of Sir Rowland Berkeley, died in 1740, and Richard's eldest son in 1757. As a result, Treadway Russell Nash inherited the Russells' Strensham estates from his brother, as well as the Nash estates, and took both names. He was educated from the age of twelve at King's School, Worcester, and became a scholar at Worcester College, Oxford aged fifteen. In March 1749, he accompanied his brother on a trip to the continent, to aid Richard's health. They visited Paris for about six weeks, before spending the summer "on the banks of the Loire". They then visited "Bourdeaux, Thoulouse, Montpelier, Marseilles, Leghorn, Florence, Rome, Naples, Bologna, Venice, Padua, Verona, Milan, Lyons, and again Paris"; such expeditions are often known as the Grand Tour. On his return in late summer 1751, Nash took up a post as Vicar of Eynsham through his friend and future brother-in-law, John Martin. He also had an income as a tutor at Oxford. He took his Doctor of Divinity degree and left Oxford, having "gone out grand compounder", following the death of his brother. He also left his benefice at Eynsham in 1757. While at Oxford he had proposed a road from there to Witney (now the A40 and B4022), and also stood for Parliament. Nash married Margaret Martin...

Category

1780s Old Masters Art

Materials

Laid Paper, Engraving

"Apparition at the Border of Language"

"Apparition at the Border of Language"

By Enrique Chagoya

Located in Lyons, CO

This print presents a fictitious encounter between contemporary colonial forces and Native Americans who are defenders of immigrant refugees and displaced populations. The artist de...

Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Lithograph

Enchanted - Joy-bringers in Pink, Acrylic Abstract Painting, 61x91 cm
Enchanted - Joy-bringers in Pink, Acrylic Abstract Painting, 61x91 cm

Enchanted - Joy-bringers in Pink, Acrylic Abstract Painting, 61x91 cm

By Karnish Art

Located in Pretoria, Gauteng

Title: Enchanted - Joy-bringers in Pink - Floral Meadow Flowers Soft Abstract Invest Nature Joy Stillness In this vibrant acrylic painting, I've poured my passion for the abstrac...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Art

Materials

Acrylic, Gesso, Canvas, Wood, Stretcher Bars

White Mountains, Black-and-White Limited Edition Fine Art Photograph – 120x213cm
White Mountains, Black-and-White Limited Edition Fine Art Photograph – 120x213cm

White Mountains, Black-and-White Limited Edition Fine Art Photograph – 120x213cm

By Gerald Berghammer

Located in Vienna, Vienna

Archival pigment ink print, produced in a limited edition of 3 // Gallery ID: 21341 Fine art prints are produced to order on Hahnemühle Photo Rag Baryta. Each print is stamped on the...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Digital Pigment

Lostroom
Lostroom

Lostroom

By Ulas & Merve

Located in New York, NY

ABOUT THIS ARTIST: Merve Türkan and Ulaş Kesebir, are a self taught photography duo based in London. They have been working professionally since 2014 and in the end of the 2020 they ...

Category

2010s Art

Materials

Photographic Paper

Enormous Portrait Elegant 1900's Gentleman in Riding Dress British Oil Painting
Enormous Portrait Elegant 1900's Gentleman in Riding Dress British Oil Painting

Enormous Portrait Elegant 1900's Gentleman in Riding Dress British Oil Painting

By Paul Knight

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

Portrait of a Gentleman in Riding Dress by Paul Knight (exh. 1883–1904) oil on canvas, framed (*read important notes at the end of this listing) Signed lower right Approximately 83 ...

Category

Early 20th Century English School Art

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Graft EH9 - Abstract Figurative Wall Sculpture - Tree Branch and Bronze Figures
Graft EH9 - Abstract Figurative Wall Sculpture - Tree Branch and Bronze Figures

Graft EH9 - Abstract Figurative Wall Sculpture - Tree Branch and Bronze Figures

By Jennyfer Stratman

Located in Los Angeles, CA

There is a metaphorical interplay between the natural imagery international artist, Jennyfer Stratman, uses and its multiple meanings. While the human figure features strongly, it is...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Metal, Bronze

Cubist Tabletop Still Life with Fruit
Cubist Tabletop Still Life with Fruit

Cubist Tabletop Still Life with Fruit

Located in Wilton Manors, FL

Edgar A. (Ted) Batzell (1915=1996) Cubist Tabletop Still Life Composition, ca. 1960. Oil on artist board measuring 16 x 20 inches. Measuring 24 x 28 inches in a wide white frame. Signed by the artist lower right. Ted Batzell, was listed in Who's Who in American Art in 1957, and is now listed in Who Was Who in American Art. First in his class in the Master's of Fine Art program at Syracuse University he was awarded the highest honor along with the Augusta Hazard scholarship to study abroad. In high school he entered a nationwide poster contest and won a four year scholarship to Syracuse, where today for one year's tuition the cost is $45,000. But he never got to use the Augusta Hazard award because World War II broke out and he went to New York City where he studied at the Art Students League and with artist Walt Kuhn as well as others. Hired by the General Electric company art department in Schenectady, N.Y. , he progressed over the 35 years he was there (the only job he had until retirement), to an art director. At General Electric he was a "Madison Avenue Ad Man" for many years, like those in the series "Mad Men", spending every week at General Electric headquarters in New York City. He was known to his fellow artists, many also renowned, as "the Renaissance Man" having a voracious appetite for reading and collecting art books...

Category

1960s Cubist Art

Materials

Oil, Illustration Board

Early Dawn Mosaic on MDF Panel, Signed, 2023, 39.5 x 58.5 in
Early Dawn Mosaic on MDF Panel, Signed, 2023, 39.5 x 58.5 in

Early Dawn Mosaic on MDF Panel, Signed, 2023, 39.5 x 58.5 in

By Scott Kahn

Located in Rochester Hills, MI

Artist: Scott Kahn Title: Early Dawn Year 2023 Size: 39 3/8 x 53 1/8 inches (100 x 134.9 cm) Mosaic on MDF panel Signed in the front and Signed on the back. About the Artist Scott ...

Category

2010s Surrealist Art

Materials

Mosaic

Normandy Etretat Etude 1 Impressionism Original Oil Painting
Normandy Etretat Etude 1 Impressionism Original Oil Painting

Normandy Etretat Etude 1 Impressionism Original Oil Painting

Located in Granada Hills, CA

Artist: Alexander Shandor Title: Normandy Etretat Etude 1 Medium: Oil on Canvas Hardboard Year: 2026 Style: Impressionism Dimensions: 7.5 x 10" x 0.2" inch (19 x 26 x 1cm) Presentat...

Category

2010s Impressionist Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

“Sailing Ship”
“Sailing Ship”

“Sailing Ship”

Located in Warren, NJ

Bob Sanders Original Marine Oil Painting on Canvas Large 42x29 Framed Sailing Ships. In good condition

Category

20th Century Art

Materials

Oil

Lavender Horizons
Lavender Horizons

Lavender Horizons

By Oksana Reva

Located in Zofingen, AG

Lavender Distances From the “Mists” series Oil on canvas The artwork is sold unframed and unstretched. It will be carefully rolled and shipped in a protective tube. Lavender Dista...

Category

2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Just After Sunset
Just After Sunset

Just After Sunset

By Oksana Reva

Located in Zofingen, AG

Just After Sunset Oil on canvas Artwork size: 110 × 110 cm Framed size: 112 × 112 cm The artwork is sold framed in a natural oak floating frame, creating an elegant “floating” effec...

Category

2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Oil, Linen

"Firetruck", Contemporary Textile Mixed Media Artwork of Fire Engine
"Firetruck", Contemporary Textile Mixed Media Artwork of Fire Engine

"Firetruck", Contemporary Textile Mixed Media Artwork of Fire Engine

By Eustace Mamba

Located in Philadelphia, PA

"Firetruck" is a one-of-a-kind piece created by Eustace Mamba. This oils, acrylics, sewn mixed media, velcro, and thread artwork measures 13"h x 29.5"w and ships with a gallery-issue...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Canvas, Thread, Paint, Oil, Acrylic

Rolling Horse beneath an Oak, Ink and Chalk on Paper
Rolling Horse beneath an Oak, Ink and Chalk on Paper

Rolling Horse beneath an Oak, Ink and Chalk on Paper

Located in Stockholm, SE

Nils Kreuger (1858–1930) Sweden Rolling Horse beneath an Oak authenticated a tergo by the artist’s relative Per Morén, Kalmar unsigned ink and chalk on paper framed 30 × 49 cm (11....

Category

Early 1900s Post-Impressionist Art

Materials

Paper, Chalk, Ink

Fine 19thC Cornish Coastal Pastoral Landscape Cliffs by the Sea Oil Painting
Fine 19thC Cornish Coastal Pastoral Landscape Cliffs by the Sea Oil Painting

Fine 19thC Cornish Coastal Pastoral Landscape Cliffs by the Sea Oil Painting

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

"Summer on the Cornish Coast" by Bryan Hook (British, 1856–1925) Signed and dated 1880. Original artist’s inscribed label verso. Medium: oil on canvas, framed. Framed: 24.5 × 32.5 in...

Category

19th Century Victorian Art

Materials

Oil, Canvas

The Strength of Tenderness
The Strength of Tenderness

The Strength of Tenderness

By Natalia Yangalycheva

Located in Zofingen, AG

Medium: Acrylic on canvas. Size: 90 × 90 cm. Presentation: Stretched on a wooden stretcher, ready to hang. This work reflects on a quiet yet profound kind of strength—one that is bo...

Category

2010s Impressionist Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Quiet Summer
Quiet Summer

Quiet Summer

Located in Zofingen, AG

Size: 95×95 cm (overall size with stretching 105×105 cm) Year: 2026 Materials: acrylic on canvas Shipping: rolled Title: Quiet Summer Series: Chill Out This painting is about the qu...

Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Dolly Parton by Jim Herrington

Dolly Parton by Jim Herrington

Located in Austin, TX

Signed limited editon print from acclaimed photographer, Jim Herrington of Dolly Parton taken in Joelton, Tennessee, 1997 "Love this one of Dolly. It's so striking and glamorous an...

Category

1990s Art

Materials

Archival Pigment

Open Grey Shutters Window and Red Geraniums French Gouache Modernist Painting
Open Grey Shutters Window and Red Geraniums French Gouache Modernist Painting

Open Grey Shutters Window and Red Geraniums French Gouache Modernist Painting

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

Open Window and Red Geraniums Laure Noetzlin-Azam (French, 1929–2024) Pupil of André Lhote. Medium: gouache on artist paper, unframed. Artist paper: 12.5 × 9 inches. Double-sided. Pr...

Category

Mid-20th Century French School Art

Materials

Gouache

Story of the Family Dog - Colorful Figurative Abstract Textural Mixed Media Art
Story of the Family Dog - Colorful Figurative Abstract Textural Mixed Media Art

Story of the Family Dog - Colorful Figurative Abstract Textural Mixed Media Art

By Olympio

Located in Los Angeles, CA

This textural mixed-media painting on canvas by Togolese artist Olympio delivers an unfiltered glimpse into the artist's soul through a powerful blend of texture, energy, and abstrac...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic

In the Warmth
In the Warmth

In the Warmth

Located in Zofingen, AG

Size: 92×92 cm (overall size with stretching 102×102 cm) Year: 2026 Materials: acrylic on canvas Shipping: Ready to hang This painting evokes a profound sense of safety, tenderness,...

Category

2010s Abstract Impressionist Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Between Sky and Water - Signed Facsimile, Ltd /450
Between Sky and Water - Signed Facsimile, Ltd /450

Between Sky and Water - Signed Facsimile, Ltd /450

By M.C. Escher

Located in Paris, IDF

M.C. ESCHER (1898-1972) Between Sky and Water, 2008 Facsimile after the original woodcut from 1938 Signed in the plate Numbered / 450 copies (the number you can see can be different...

Category

20th Century Modern Art

Materials

Color

French Modernist Seaside Café with Figures Beneath Trees on the Mediterranean
French Modernist Seaside Café with Figures Beneath Trees on the Mediterranean

French Modernist Seaside Café with Figures Beneath Trees on the Mediterranean

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

French Modernist Seaside Café with Figures Beneath Trees on the Mediterranean Laure Noetzlin-Azam (French, 1929–2024) Pupil of André Lhote. Medium: gouache on artist paper, unframed....

Category

Mid-20th Century French School Art

Materials

Gouache

Homage to the Square (Geometric Abstraction, Minimalism, Color Theory, 34% OFF)
Homage to the Square (Geometric Abstraction, Minimalism, Color Theory, 34% OFF)

Homage to the Square (Geometric Abstraction, Minimalism, Color Theory, 34% OFF)

By (after) Josef Albers

Located in Kansas City, MO

Josef Albers Homage to the Square (from "Son oeuvre et sa contribution à la figuration visuelle au cours du XXe siècle") 1972 Silkscreen Print in brilliant colors on wove paper Image Size: 8.75 × 8.75 inches(22.23 × 22.23 cm) Sheet Size (approx.): 10.5 × 12 inches (26.67 × 30.48 cm) Framed Size: 13 × 13 × 0.5 inches (33.02 × 33.02 × 1.27 cm) Unsigned; as published Edition: ~1,500; not individually numbered Published by Dessain et Tolra – 1972 Printed with an additional image verso as issued Serigraphs by Herbert Geier, Ingolstadt, Germany & Ives-Sillman, Inc., New Haven, Connecticut, USA The Homage to the Square series is Josef Albers’s most celebrated and influential body of work, produced between 1950 and his death in 1976. Consisting of hundreds of paintings, the series explores the interaction of color through a deceptively simple compositional structure: nested squares arranged concentrically on a flat surface. Despite its geometric restraint, the work is fundamentally about perception—how colors shift, advance, recede, and transform in relation to one another. Albers applied paint directly from the tube using a palette knife, avoiding visible brushwork to eliminate gesture and emphasize color relationships as the primary subject. Each composition is carefully calibrated, demonstrating how identical colors can appear dramatically different depending on their surrounding context. The result is a dynamic visual experience in which depth, vibration, and spatial illusion emerge purely through chromatic interaction. The series reflects Albers’s theoretical contributions, particularly his seminal book Interaction of Color (1963), in which he articulated his belief that color is relative rather than absolute. Rather than expressing emotion through imagery, Albers invites the viewer into an active perceptual process, making the act of seeing itself the central theme. Homage to the Square remains a cornerstone of modernist abstraction and color theory, influencing generations of artists, designers, and architects. Works from the series are held in major museum collections worldwide and continue to be studied for their rigorous investigation of visual perception. Homage to the Square, Josef Albers square...

Category

1970s Abstract Geometric Art

Materials

Screen

Musica, Contemporary Large Abstract Geometric Oil Paint
Musica, Contemporary Large Abstract Geometric Oil Paint

Musica, Contemporary Large Abstract Geometric Oil Paint

By SOPHIE DUMONT

Located in LANGRUNE-SUR-MER, FR

Musica (2026) is a contemporary geometric abstract painting in which the silhouette of a double bass becomes the foundation of a complex visual construction. Its ivory body, dark nec...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Geometric Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Anna's Garden Signed Large Mosaic on MDF Board, Signed, 2024
Anna's Garden Signed Large Mosaic on MDF Board, Signed, 2024

Anna's Garden Signed Large Mosaic on MDF Board, Signed, 2024

By Scott Kahn

Located in Rochester Hills, MI

Artist: Scott Kahn Title: Anna's Garden Year 2024 Size:38.5 x 48.5 inches Mosaic on MDF panel Signed in the front and Signed on the back. Scott Kahn (b. 1946, Springfield, Massachus...

Category

2010s Impressionist Art

Materials

Mosaic

Il San Pietro di Positano - Limited Edition C-Type, Slim Aarons Summer Series
Il San Pietro di Positano - Limited Edition C-Type, Slim Aarons Summer Series

Il San Pietro di Positano - Limited Edition C-Type, Slim Aarons Summer Series

By Slim Aarons

Located in Brighton, GB

Il San Pietro di Positano, 1984 is a Limited Edition Estate Stamped Digital C-Type Print by 20th Century American Photographer Slim Aarons. 16" x 20" print. Limited Edition Estate S...

Category

20th Century American Modern Art

Materials

Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Digital

Posture by Julien Guarneri - Stainless Steel Sculpture
Posture by Julien Guarneri - Stainless Steel Sculpture

Posture by Julien Guarneri - Stainless Steel Sculpture

Located in Paris, FR

Posture (2022) by Julien Guarneri Sanded stainless steel sculpture, 42 × 11 × 13 cm / 16.5 × 4.3 × 5.1 in. (Can be produced on a monumental scale - contact us for further information...

Category

2010s Abstract Geometric Art

Materials

Stainless Steel

Red Beach Huts Study 1, Sweden, Limited Edition Colour Fine Art Photograph
Red Beach Huts Study 1, Sweden, Limited Edition Colour Fine Art Photograph

Red Beach Huts Study 1, Sweden, Limited Edition Colour Fine Art Photograph

By Gerald Berghammer

Located in Vienna, Vienna

Archival pigment ink print, produced in a limited edition of 7 // Gallery ID: 21285 Fine art prints are produced to order on Hahnemühle Photo Rag Baryta. Each print is stamped on the...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Digital Pigment

Pair of Dachshunds Dogs Oil Paintings set in a Wood Frame
Pair of Dachshunds Dogs Oil Paintings set in a Wood Frame

Pair of Dachshunds Dogs Oil Paintings set in a Wood Frame

Located in Douglas Manor, NY

6239 Pair of dachshund in a moody oil painting Set in a gilt frame signed Image size 19.5x23.5"

Category

1940s Art

Materials

Oil

Hidden Secrets - Abstract  'I Love You' Textured Word Graffiti Inspired Artwork
Hidden Secrets - Abstract  'I Love You' Textured Word Graffiti Inspired Artwork

Hidden Secrets - Abstract 'I Love You' Textured Word Graffiti Inspired Artwork

By Amber Goldhammer

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Los Angeles artist Amber Goldhammer paints dramatic abstract compositions in acrylic on canvas featuring energetic brushstrokes. Goldhammer uses her contemporary paintings to express...

Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Canvas, Latex, Mixed Media, Spray Paint, Acrylic

Ireti (Hope) - 21st Century Contemporary Figurative Portrait, African Woman
Ireti (Hope) - 21st Century Contemporary Figurative Portrait, African Woman

Ireti (Hope) - 21st Century Contemporary Figurative Portrait, African Woman

By Taiwo Odejinmi

Located in Ibadan, Oyo

Shipping Procedure Ships in a well-protected tube from Nigeria This work is unique, not a print or other type of copy. Accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity (Issued by the Gal...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Canvas, Charcoal, Mixed Media, Acrylic

Hansa Echo - Abstract Acrylic Painting, 1980s, Large, Signed, 27.5x75
Hansa Echo - Abstract Acrylic Painting, 1980s, Large, Signed, 27.5x75

Hansa Echo - Abstract Acrylic Painting, 1980s, Large, Signed, 27.5x75

Located in Bloomfield, ON

This large abstract acrylic painting is by Charles Robb, son of the famous Canadian artist Jack Bush. Charles Robb’s lyrical, expressive paintings are highly regarded by critics an...

Category

1980s Color-Field Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Hidden Portraits XXXVI
Hidden Portraits XXXVI

Hidden Portraits XXXVI

Located in London, GB

'Hidden Portraits XXXVI', acrylic on canvas mounted on board, Florentine School (circa 1980s-90s). This gallery has acquired a number of paintings through an intermediary of an agein...

Category

1980s Modern Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic, Board

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