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Sax Berlin Art

British, b. 1953
We are privileged to sell works on behalf of Sax Berlin. Sax, arguably the finest exponent of 21st Century Classicism, has devoted his life to absorbing the culture of art and architecture in Europe, Asia & North America. He is undoubtedly a genius of our times and one of the great secrets of modern art. When one reviews his oeuvre, 10 distinct & separate styles emerge, displaying Berlin’s mastery of his subject. In fact only Picasso has achieved this height of genius. His students and collectors call him “The Master”. Berlin is a unique artist, using techniques mastered during his studies; ranging from antiquity through the medieval and Renaissance to the present; he creates the visual outcomes he wants and that delight collectors. The paintings Berlin has created in his New York, Greek and Cornish studios are of museum quality and are rarely seen in Art Sales offering a combination of beautiful artworks and investment opportunity. Harvard University refer to him as a Master Artist. The President of the Asia Society on Park Avenue, NYC wrote to Berlin that “your work is beautiful” and Bernard Faure, Professor of Asia Studies at Columbia University wrote “your icons really do have a life of their own”. Sax Berlin is a modern Master Painter in the truest sense of the term and follows in the footsteps of the Great Masters of the past.
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Artist: Sax Berlin
"White Gold Mortality". Contemporary Mixed Media Figurative Painting
By Sax Berlin
Located in Brecon, Powys
A stark and powerful painting, it immediately attracts attention. Berlin has revisited the skull motif in this piece of Neo-Expressionist art to sublime effect. The painting is a mas...
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2010s Neo-Expressionist Sax Berlin Art

Materials

Gold Leaf

Red Skull. Contemporary Neo-Expressionist Painting
By Sax Berlin
Located in Brecon, Powys
Sax Berlin’s Skull series form part of his Neo-Expressionist works. Berlin works with speed on these pieces, gives them a sense of urgency. In “person” they are electric and magnetic...
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2010s Abstract Expressionist Sax Berlin Art

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Silver

Clothed In Light, Abraham and Sarah
By Sax Berlin
Located in Brecon, Powys
This majestic double portrait "Abraham and Sarah" is part of a series of paintings by breaking British artist, Sax Berlin. Inspired by the Bible and also by a commission to paint “Is...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Sax Berlin Art

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Gold Leaf

Mark Jenkin in La La Land : Contemporary Oil Painting
By Sax Berlin
Located in Brecon, Powys
A term familiar to most of us as a state of mind, Berlin has crafted his own idiosyncratic, ultra contemporary piece of Neo-Expresionism to reflect on this delusional condition. He h...
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2010s Neo-Expressionist Sax Berlin Art

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Oil, Acrylic

Born In the Night. Contemporary Neo Expressionist Painting
By Sax Berlin
Located in Brecon, Powys
When Sax Berlin experiences the desire to lay something down he's unstoppable. This piece was created from an initial impulse of red. He laid down the base of reds and retired for so...
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2010s Neo-Expressionist Sax Berlin Art

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Canvas, Acrylic

Mary And The Grain Of Mustard Seed, Oil and Gold and Silver Leaf Painting
By Sax Berlin
Located in Brecon, Powys
An almost gospel theme from Sax Berlin; harking to the parable of the mustard seed that we find in the gospel of Luke. Sax has combined this powerful imagery with the equally powerfu...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Sax Berlin Art

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Gold Leaf

"Motown Records". Contemporary Neo-Expressionist Painting
By Sax Berlin
Located in Brecon, Powys
Sax Berlin followers will already be aware that a second love of his is music. He has created this piece as a tribute to Motown; Berry Gordy Jr's classic record label. Motown music b...
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2010s Street Art Sax Berlin Art

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Canvas, Acrylic

Most Young Kings Get Their Head Cut Off
By Sax Berlin
Located in Brecon, Powys
This is a stunning, subtle painting from Sax Berlin that evokes the phrase used by Jean-Michel Basquiat. Berlin's interpretation of the quotation draws on his own personal knowledge ...
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2010s Neo-Expressionist Sax Berlin Art

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Oil, Acrylic

LaLa Land. Contemporary Neo Expressionist Oil Painting on Canvas
By Sax Berlin
Located in Brecon, Powys
A term familiar to most of us as a state of mind, Berlin has crafted his own idiosyncratic, ultra contemporary piece of Neo-Expresionism to reflect on this delusional condition. He h...
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2010s Neo-Expressionist Sax Berlin Art

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Oil, Acrylic

The Impulse Is Divine: Contemporary Figurative Oil Painting
By Sax Berlin
Located in Brecon, Powys
This title encapsulates the whole ethos of Sax Berlin; the impulse to create courses through him in vibrant immediacy resulting in paintings that are timeless. In this work his creat...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Sax Berlin Art

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Oil

Black Skull. Contemporary Neo-Expressionist Painting
By Sax Berlin
Located in Brecon, Powys
Sax Berlin’s Skull series form part of his Neo-Expressionist works. Berlin works with speed on these pieces, gives them a sense of urgency. In “person” they are electric and magnetic...
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2010s Abstract Expressionist Sax Berlin Art

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Canvas, Oil, Acrylic

Stamp Out Racism. We All From Africa: Contemporary Abstract Oil Painting
By Sax Berlin
Located in Brecon, Powys
Sax Berlin continuing his Abstract Expressionist series with this mixed media oil and acrylic on canvas piece
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2010s Abstract Expressionist Sax Berlin Art

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Canvas, Oil, Acrylic

"To Whom The Gods Love Destiny Comes Late" Contemporary Figurative Oil Painting
By Sax Berlin
Located in Brecon, Powys
Just when you think an artist has reached the zenith of creativity and beauty a piece arrives that is simply breathtaking. It truly is Sax Berlin's destiny to create these stunning w...
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2010s Contemporary Sax Berlin Art

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Copper, Gold Leaf

Reinstate Liberty. Contemporary Figurative Oil Painting
By Sax Berlin
Located in Brecon, Powys
This piece simply screams New York City and is presented in Berlin’s inimitable Twenty First Century Sharp Edge NYC Style. This painting has such a vibrant, pulsating feel, it’s ful...
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2010s Neo-Expressionist Sax Berlin Art

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Oil, Acrylic

Guardian Angels, New York's Finest. Contemporary Figurative Painting
By Sax Berlin
Located in Brecon, Powys
Acrylic and hand ground oils on canvas, From the artist's Hard Edge Series
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2010s Neo-Expressionist Sax Berlin Art

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Canvas, Oil, Acrylic

Surrealist Minimalism. Contemporary Neo Expressionist Oil Painting
By Sax Berlin
Located in Brecon, Powys
By inference minimalism is exactly that, and this stark skull painting is perfectly representative. This head invites the viewer in and has a real charm. Amazing how something so see...
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2010s Neo-Expressionist Sax Berlin Art

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Canvas, Oil, Acrylic

That Kat Coltrane, Neo Expressionist Portrait of John Coltrane by Sax Berlin
By Sax Berlin
Located in Brecon, Powys
Wherever one travels to in the world it's inevitable that one sees the heritage of wild-style graffiti. Graffiti writers are the most influential artists of their time; reaching so m...
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2010s Neo-Expressionist Sax Berlin Art

Materials

Oil, Acrylic

"Z" Contemporary Figurative Oil Painting by Sax Berlin
By Sax Berlin
Located in Brecon, Powys
Z: Sax's object is purity of form and modulation of colour.  What kind of words could accompany this portrait. A study of the humanitarian in humanity.
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Sax Berlin Art

Materials

Oil

Motherhood: Contemporary Surrealist Oil Painting by Sax Berlin
By Sax Berlin
Located in Brecon, Powys
Motherhood is a self portrait of Sax Berlin’s experience as a single father. He had to be mother and father at a time when he was aggrieved after his beautiful wife Susan’s passing ...
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2010s Surrealist Sax Berlin Art

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Oil

Little Angel Of NoLita, Contemporary Street Art Mixed Media
By Sax Berlin
Located in Brecon, Powys
From Sax Berlin's "Sharp Edge 21st Century New York City Style Series" Berlin has loved Manhattan & New York City for decades. This love is passionately brought to life in the dynam...
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2010s Street Art Sax Berlin Art

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Marble

"The God of Colour " Contemporary Figurative Oil Painting
By Sax Berlin
Located in Brecon, Powys
Exhilarating flashes of neon colour swirl around the golden mouthed icon image. A painting of movement  and meditation from the unique and unmistakable palette of master artist Sax B...
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2010s Neo-Expressionist Sax Berlin Art

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Oil, Acrylic

"Odyssey" Contemporary Abstract Oil Painting
By Sax Berlin
Located in Brecon, Powys
This piece sees something of a departure for Berlin, his own journey through art; he's using acrylic paint married with his usual beautiful oil pigments, this piece shows a hand fre...
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2010s Abstract Sax Berlin Art

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Acrylic

"Grand Expression" Large Black & White Abstract Painting by Sax Berlin
By Sax Berlin
Located in Brecon, Powys
Black and white abstract painting from the studio of Sax Berlin
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2010s Abstract Expressionist Sax Berlin Art

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Oil, Acrylic, Canvas

The Poet: Contemporary Mixed Media Figurative Oil Painting. Gold and Silver Leaf
By Sax Berlin
Located in Brecon, Powys
A beautiful representation of an ancient Grecian lyric poet, only Sax Berlin knows which one! This is a quite spectacular piece; it's richly created and could, one believes, be a wor...
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2010s Contemporary Sax Berlin Art

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Gold Leaf

Lil' Angel Of Greenwich Village. Contemporary Neo Expressionist Painting
By Sax Berlin
Located in Brecon, Powys
"Sharp Edge" style from Sax Berlin
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2010s Street Art Sax Berlin Art

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Canvas, Acrylic

Pierrot Enchanted. Contemporary Figurative Oil Painting
By Sax Berlin
Located in Brecon, Powys
From Sax Berlin's 1991 Pierrot series. Hand ground pigments on canvas. signed
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1990s Contemporary Sax Berlin Art

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Canvas, Oil

Pierrot and the Harlequin. Contemporary Figurative Oil Painting
By Sax Berlin
Located in Brecon, Powys
A subtle piece from Sax Berlin created in the 1990's; this painting unites 2 iconic figures, Pierrot and Harlequin. Whilst being totally differen...
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20th Century Contemporary Sax Berlin Art

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Oil, Canvas

White Faced Harlequin, Contemporary Figurative Painting
By Sax Berlin
Located in Brecon, Powys
Fully costumed Harlequin sits before the hot swirling background looking reflective after his performance. With his ceruse coated face he is the archetypal image of our perception of...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Sax Berlin Art

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Oil

"The Down Crown Crew". Contemporary Neo Expressionist Figurative Painting
By Sax Berlin
Located in Brecon, Powys
A small format work on paper from Berlin. This piece is bright and immediate, beautifully reflecting the vibrancy of downtown culture. Acrylic and gold leaf on paper
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2010s Neo-Expressionist Sax Berlin Art

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Gold Leaf

"Flame In The Desert" Large Contemporary Abstract Oil Painting
By Sax Berlin
Located in Brecon, Powys
Sax Berlin has created this enigmatic, metaphysical imagining of the legendary Desert Flame in this stunning contemporary art work. Desert Flame possesses the ability to create illus...
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2010s Abstract Expressionist Sax Berlin Art

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Oil, Acrylic

Inspiration. Contemporary Figurative Oil Painting
By Sax Berlin
Located in Brecon, Powys
Inspiration offers a beautiful portrait, one is aware of the nods to previous portrayals of iconic faces yet this painting is totally unique. This piece is classic Neo-Expressionism,...
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2010s Neo-Expressionist Sax Berlin Art

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Oil, Acrylic

Street Angel. ( Subway Series ) Contemporary Neo Expressionist Painting
By Sax Berlin
Located in Brecon, Powys
1980's NYC; dark and dangerous times. Gangs roamed the streets again, as they did in the 1800's, committing acts of egregious violence upon helpless citizens. But......... there was ...
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2010s Neo-Expressionist Sax Berlin Art

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Canvas, Oil, Acrylic

"No King: One Route". Contemporary Neo Expressionist Oil Painting
By Sax Berlin
Located in Brecon, Powys
Sharp edged and sassy from Sax Berlin. A bang on trend, urban street painting with an undercurrent of the darkness of the city. Oil and acrylic on canvas
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2010s Neo-Expressionist Sax Berlin Art

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Canvas, Oil, Acrylic

The Pipers At The Dawn of Peace. Large Contemporary Tryptch Abstract Painting
By Sax Berlin
Located in Brecon, Powys
The Three Pipers. Large Contemporary Triptych A riotous explosion of colour leaps from this large contemporary canvas. A swirling vibrant cloud of colours are in synchronicity with ...
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2010s Abstract Expressionist Sax Berlin Art

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Oil, Acrylic

Guardian Angels The Rule is to Serve. Contemporary Figurative Oil Painting
By Sax Berlin
Located in Brecon, Powys
The concept of service and governance is not new in history; Einstein thought the "high destiny of the individual is to serve rather than to rule" and Seneca the great Roman philosop...
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2010s Street Art Sax Berlin Art

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Canvas, Acrylic

WE THE PEOPLE. Contemporary Neo Expressionist Painting
By Sax Berlin
Located in Brecon, Powys
In classic Sharp Edge 21st Century New York Style, Berlin acknowledges and shows solidarity with the world mourning the cruel death of George Floyd in the United States, and starting...
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2010s Street Art Sax Berlin Art

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Canvas, Acrylic

"Janus". Contemporary Figurative Painting
By Sax Berlin
Located in Brecon, Powys
Janus presided over the beginning and ending of conflicts, hence war and peace. The gates of the Temple of Janus in Rome were opened in times of war and closed to mark the arrival of...
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2010s Neo-Expressionist Sax Berlin Art

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Oil, Acrylic

"Wheatfield With Crows, after Vincent". Contemporary Surrealist Oil Painting
By Sax Berlin
Located in Brecon, Powys
The Billion Dollar Hand has created this richly shaded painting as something of an homage to Van Gogh, channeling and expanding the style in a unique way. However, not satisfied with...
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2010s Surrealist Sax Berlin Art

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Canvas, Acrylic

"Rights". Contemporary Neo Expressionist Painting
By Sax Berlin
Located in Brecon, Powys
The goat plays a strange role in mythology and legend; perhaps its ambivalence, appearing on both sides of the spectrum, give it the appeal it enjoys. Most ancient cultures from the Assyrians via the ancient Greeks and Vikings have a goat appear in their legends. Berlin’s goat skulls...
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2010s Neo-Expressionist Sax Berlin Art

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Gold Leaf

Triple Halo Lil' Angel of SoHo
By Sax Berlin
Located in Brecon, Powys
Truly an exceptional, statement piece from Berlin. His Lil’ Angel is perhaps the most eyecatching and iconic of his works depicting the Guardian Angels. The Guardian Angels loomed la...
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2010s Neo-Expressionist Sax Berlin Art

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Oil, Acrylic

Woman In Blue; contemporary figurative oil painting by Sax Berlin
By Sax Berlin
Located in Brecon, Powys
Just released form the artists studio a 1997 Gouache.
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1990s Contemporary Sax Berlin Art

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Gouache

Anytime Anywhere. Contemporary Neo Expressionist Painting
By Sax Berlin
Located in Brecon, Powys
Acrylic On Canvas
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2010s Neo-Expressionist Sax Berlin Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Preparing For The Muse (Mark Rylance). Contemporary Figurative Painting
By Sax Berlin
Located in Brecon, Powys
Portrait of actor Mark Rylance preparing for one of his earlier roles Gouache on Italian Slate in a contemporary Black frame.
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2010s Contemporary Sax Berlin Art

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Slate

"Save The Elephants." Contemporary Mixed Media Neo Expressionist Painting
By Sax Berlin
Located in Brecon, Powys
A charging bull elephant is an image we are all familiar with, but we are increasingly only able to see images and not the reality of the elephant. Berlin understands the headlong ch...
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2010s Neo-Expressionist Sax Berlin Art

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Gold Leaf

Harlequin On Fire. Contemporary Figurative Oil Painting
By Sax Berlin
Located in Brecon, Powys
Harlequin On Fire from the studio of Sax Berlin. Vivid colour reflects the face of Harlequin; he gazes back as the fire rages; will he plunge into the inferno...
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2010s Contemporary Sax Berlin Art

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Silver Leaf

Dream Of The Inca. Contemporary Abstract Painting
By Sax Berlin
Located in Brecon, Powys
Something of a departure for Berlin, this highly figurative painting use motifs from ancient central American cultures to create a piece that writhes and turns on the canvas. Beautif...
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2010s Surrealist Sax Berlin Art

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Canvas, Paper, Acrylic

Self Portrait with Billion Dollar Hand
By Sax Berlin
Located in Brecon, Powys
Berlin has always maintained his hand is an independent entity and the paintings he produces with it are unique and not within his control, they unfold onto the canvas. He fondly calls it his "Billion Dollar...
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2010s Street Art Sax Berlin Art

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Canvas, Acrylic

Loving Kindness
By Sax Berlin
Located in Brecon, Powys
Loving Kindness : 24ct gold leaf and original pigments. The exceptionally talented Sax Berlin produces another masterpiece for Buddha collection. Sensational piece. "Buddha said…....
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2010s Surrealist Sax Berlin Art

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Gold Leaf

That Kat Bird. Neo Expressionist Portrait of Charlie Parker by Sax Berlin
By Sax Berlin
Located in Brecon, Powys
Wherever one travels to in the world it's inevitable that one sees the heritage of wild-style graffiti. Graffiti writers are the most influential artists of their time; reaching so many people and influencing some of those people to make works of art using those influences. Sax Berlin was himself on the streets of New York city and experienced first hand this vibrant culture. Graffiti has connected with movements in music, and dance. In this neo-expressionist piece Berlin combines his love of street culture and music. This work is an interpretation of street art & the jazz of Charlie Parker...
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2010s Pop Art Sax Berlin Art

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Oil, Acrylic

"White Gold Lilies for the Dove of Peace" Contemporary Figurative Oil Painting
By Sax Berlin
Located in Brecon, Powys
A masterwork from a master artist,White Gold Lilies for the Dove of Peace is an immaculate piece, pure colours balanced with earthy hues imbue the work with shades of sumptuous richness seldom found outside the great collections. Nuance and symbolism combine within the elements of this painting to create an artistic journey through antiquity; Japanese wood block design, the language of flowers, even the colours themselves combine so masterfully to complete the piece. In this large ground breaking painting Berlin has used bright vermillion & turquoise powered tones, volcanic glass and rock garnered from the slopes of Mount Vesuvius create texture and the use of the finest hand ground pigments and pure white gold leaf escalate this seminal piece to a higher plane. This magnificent painting offers the pinnacle of modern fine art...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Sax Berlin Art

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Gold Leaf

"Monochrome Blue" Contemporary Abstract Oil Painting
By Sax Berlin
Located in Brecon, Powys
Stunning monochrome work from the studio of Sax Berlin. A painting in which one can truly become lost. The colour is rich and indulgent, it allows the mind to follow the flow of the ...
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2010s Abstract Sax Berlin Art

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Marble

Nirvana. Signed Ltd Edition Print
By Sax Berlin
Located in Brecon, Powys
Limited Edition Giclee print of Sax Berlin's original painting Nirvana. Original size Edition of 50. Signed by artist and printer comes with certificate of authentication. On 308gs...
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2010s Contemporary Sax Berlin Art

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Giclée

The Renaissance of Neo Expressionisation of Klee: Contemporary Painting
By Sax Berlin
Located in Brecon, Powys
A tour de force of a neo-expressionist painting. This work is symbolic and contemporary, offering a bold, almost tribal visual. Klee was a revolutionary artist who used many techniqu...
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2010s Neo-Expressionist Sax Berlin Art

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Oil, Acrylic

Guardian Angel. All Seeing
By Sax Berlin
Located in Brecon, Powys
"Sharp Edge" style from Sax Berlin
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2010s Street Art Sax Berlin Art

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Canvas, Acrylic

Animal Rights
By Sax Berlin
Located in Brecon, Powys
When Muhammad Ali appears in your dreams there's bound to be a message! As a compassionate man Berlin feels strongly about many of the issues that affect our world. Animal Rights...
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2010s Neo-Expressionist Sax Berlin Art

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Gold Leaf

BLACK LIVES MATTER
By Sax Berlin
Located in Brecon, Powys
In classic Sharp Edge 21st Century New York Style, Berlin acknowledges and shows solidarity with the world mourning the cruel death of George Floyd in the United States, and starting to come together to try to make sense of systemic racism. Black Lives Matter...
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2010s Street Art Sax Berlin Art

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Canvas, Acrylic

Heaven's Gate, Jazz Bardo. Mixed Media Contemporary Neo-Classicism
By Sax Berlin
Located in Brecon, Powys
Bardol Thodol literally means liberation through hearing and comes from The Tibetan Book of the Dead. Bardo is the transitional state between death & rebirth. Lovers of jazz and music in general will be all too aware of how one can be transported to this suspended state when listening to music. This state is expressed beautifully in the Tibetan Book of the Dead, and here we quote directly from it "remember the clear light, the pure clear white light...............Let go into the clear light, trust it, merge with it. It is your own true nature". Jazz Bardo, Heavens Gate...
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2010s Pop Art Sax Berlin Art

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Silver, Copper, Gold Leaf

"Stay Solid: Nightingale". Neo Expressionist Painting
By Sax Berlin
Located in Brecon, Powys
STAY SOLID: dedicated to all the nurses and medical research teams world-wide. A gritty painting to join the collection of works in Sax Berlin's Sharp Edge 21st Century Neo Expressi...
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2010s Contemporary Sax Berlin Art

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Canvas, Acrylic

When Inspiration Peaks There Are Galloping Wild Horses.
By Sax Berlin
Located in Brecon, Powys
A rearing wild horse is a symbol in many ancient cultures. It is a universal avatar for freedom, power and wisdom. Berlin enters the realms of the mythic, he has an understanding of ...
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2010s Surrealist Sax Berlin Art

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Canvas, Acrylic

Classic Blue. Contemporary Figurative Oil Painting
By Sax Berlin
Located in Brecon, Powys
Using his unique approach of layering diverse techniques Berlin creates the opportunity of "seeing into portraits". He offers a "portal into the creation of [an] enigma". The stunnin...
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2010s Contemporary Sax Berlin Art

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Oil, Canvas

Sax Berlin art for sale on 1stDibs.

Find a wide variety of authentic Sax Berlin art available for sale on 1stDibs. If you’re browsing the collection of art to introduce a pop of color in a neutral corner of your living room or bedroom, you can find work that includes elements of purple, red, blue and other colors. You can also browse by medium to find art by Sax Berlin in paint, oil paint, acrylic paint and more. Much of the original work by this artist or collective was created during the 21st century and contemporary and is mostly associated with the contemporary style. Not every interior allows for large Sax Berlin art, so small editions measuring 8 inches across are available. Customers who are interested in this artist might also find the work of Angela Wakefield, Addison Jones, and Steven Miller. Sax Berlin art prices can differ depending upon medium, time period and other attributes. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $750 and tops out at $38,224, while the average work can sell for $6,500.

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