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Art For Sale
Color:  Brown
Brooklyn Blaze 1986
Located in Chicago, IL
Back in the day, the glorious 1980's was a time of unequaled freedom, that we once took for granted. This picture captures the sky ablaze of a hot summer day - sunset over Downtown B...
Category

2010s Expressionist Art

Materials

Oil, Pigment

Historical Photo - Fouchet Fares, Algeria - Vintage Photo - mid 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Historical Photo  - Fouchet Fares, Algeria is a black and white vintage photo, realized in the mid-20th century. Good conditions and aged. It belongs to a historical album includin...
Category

Mid-20th Century Contemporary Art

Materials

Photographic Paper

Mid-Century Hand-Carved Iron Wood Swordfish Sculpture
Located in Plainview, NY
A large late 20th Century sculpture of a jumping swordfish. Made of Ironwood, the sculpture shows fine details. An elegant coastal decor to elevate the style of any room or interior....
Category

20th Century Naturalistic Art

Materials

Wood

Truth-Soul
Located in Oslo, NO
This poetic work of art was painted on canvas with watercolors and impregnated with a special composition - “liquid watercolor paper”. I wrote a poem (in Russian) that encodes the m...
Category

2010s Realist Art

Materials

Watercolor

Countess Portrait - Lithograph by Virgilio Guidi - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Countess Portrait is a lithograph realize by Virgilio Guidi. Good conditions. Hand-signed on the lower right. Numbered, edition 54/75. Virgilio Guidi  (Rome, 1892 - Venice, 1984)...
Category

1970s Contemporary Art

Materials

Lithograph

Mid Century Fruits & Flowers Still Life
Located in Soquel, CA
Wonderful mid century vertical still life with folk-art feel and vibrant colors by T. Tinney (American, 20th Century) 1957. Signed "T. Tinney" and dated "1957" lower right. Unframed...
Category

1950s Folk Art Art

Materials

Oil, Masonite

White Lilac -contemporary still-life colourful table oil painting
Located in London, GB
Of Polish descent and now living in London, Ania Pieniazek creates bold, bright art full of everyday joy and pleasure. Influenced by Gustav Klimt, Paul Gauguin and Zbyslaw Marek Mac...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

1970's French Modernist Board Games Abstract Composition Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Abstract Composition by Guy Nicod (French 1923 - 2021) oil on artist paper, unframed stamped verso painting : 23 x 16 inches provenance: artists estate, France condition: very good a...
Category

Mid-20th Century Modern Art

Materials

Oil

Scottish Highlands Loch Scene Angler in Boat Vintage British Oil Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Highland Loch British School, early 20th century signed with initials lower left corner oil on artists board, unframed board: 7 x 10 inches provenance: private collection, UK con...
Category

20th Century English School Art

Materials

Oil

Tim Woodcock-Jones, View from Ashridge, Original Landscape Painting
Located in Deddington, GB
View from Ashridge [2021] Original Landscape Oil on canvas Complete Size of Unframed Work: H:66cm cm x W:97cm cm x D:2cmcm Sold Unframed Please note that insitu images are purely an indication of how a piece may look View towards Ashridge woods from Pitstone Hill in the Chilterns by Tim Woodcock-Jones Oil...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

" Under the moonlight", Silkscreen, 1996.
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Silkscreen
Category

1990s Abstract Art

Materials

Paper, Acrylic

Ia Gigoshvili, "The Traveller", silkscreen, 58x76
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Silkscreen is another name for the screenprinting technique, a printmaking process in which an ink-blocking stencil is applied to a screen, allowing ink that is wiped across the scre...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Paper, Acrylic

'Tulip Awakening' Large Scale Photograph bold flower pastel red orange white
Located in Penzance, GB
'Tulip, Awakening' 60 x 40" edition Limited edition archival photograph, hand signed and numbered. Unframed _________________ Gauzy afternoon light, the tulips are stretching softly,...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Giclée, Archival Pigment

Desert II Variation - Abstract Screenprint by Joseph Grippi
Located in Long Island City, NY
Desert II Variation Joseph Grippi, American (1924–2001) Screenprint, signed and numbered in pencil Edition of 33/50 Image Size: 14 x 36.25 inches Size: 16 x 38.25 in. (40.64 x 97.16 cm)
Category

1970s Art

Materials

Screen

18th century By French maestro Bacchanal Oil on canvas
Located in Milano, Lombardia
During a festive bacchanal a big satyr is eating grapes, lying on the ground and surrounded by a large group of putti who, with festoons and vine leaves, fill and populate the pictor...
Category

18th Century Old Masters Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Parallel N4. Oil on canvas. 2015
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Art pieces of Giorgi Vepkhvadze are Abstract expressionism for modern interior designs for Residential and Commercial spaces. Well suited for New York Apartments and Houses. Artist g...
Category

2010s Abstract Expressionist Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil, ABS

Castle and Windmills at Frozen Pond Dutch Winter Landscape 19th century Oil
Located in Stockholm, SE
Painting signed lower right "M Kruseman". What sets this painting apart is the large number and complexity of details that the artist managed to include in the scene without visually overwhelming the viewer. The color palette of the landscape is very realistic and harmonious. The foreground of the picture there are people standing by a sleigh drawn by one horse, in front of a charming small castle with turrets, nearby boats frozen in the ice at the pier are visible. The background, on the left side of the scene, we see houses and three windmills standing tall against the winter sky, adding a touch of Dutch countryside charm to the composition. From the frozen surface of the water, the whimsical silhouettes of trees to the intricate details on the façade of the castle and windmills - every element of the painting is a testament to the skill and talent of the artist. Antique oil painting on canvas, signed, framed. Size app.: 40,5 x 57.5 cm cm (roughly 15.9 x 22.6 in), frame is 60 x 75.5 cm (roughly 23.6 x 29.7 in). Very good ready to hang condition with age wear and retouches to frame (notable at close examination). Please study good resolution images for cosmetic condition. In person actual painting may appear darker or brighter than in our pictures, strictly depending on sufficient light in your environment. Weight of app. 4.7 kg is going to measure 8 kg packed for shipment. Signature leads to the artist Fredrik Marinus Kruseman (1816 - 1882), Dutch painter who specialized in Romantic style landscapes (sold as is). Received his first drawing lessons from Jan Reekers (1790 - 1858) and attended the Vocational School in Haarlem from 1832 to 1833. That year, he began to study painting with Nicolaas Johannes Roosenboom and, in 1835, moved to the Gooi, where he took advanced studies with Jan van Ravenswaay. He also studied briefly with the landscape painter, Barend Cornelis Koekkoek.
Category

Mid-19th Century Dutch School Art

Materials

Canvas, Wood, Cotton Canvas, Oil

Goddess of Dreams - Mixed Media by Anna Stern - 2023
Located in Roma, IT
A naked woman stands, adorned only by a neon sign proclaiming "it was all a dream." Amidst the darkness, she shines brightly, a symbol of empowerment and resilience. Her nakedness de...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Mixed Media

Carnival, Block -original abstract impressionist painting-contemporary Art
Located in London, Chelsea
"Carnival, Block on Copacabana Promenade" by Caio Nascimento invites viewers into the heart of a vibrant Brazilian carnival, pulsating with life and energy. This piece presents a dyn...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Impressionist Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Original Antique Advertising Poster Wilfrid De Glehn Artwork Exhibition Goupil
Located in London, GB
Original antique advertising poster for an Exhibition of Pictures and Sketches by W.G. von Glehn & L. Monod at the Goupil Gallery 5 Regent Street Waterloo Place in London held in Feb...
Category

1890s Art

Materials

Paper

Girl with sledge by the bridge
Located in Täby, SE
Niels Frederik Martin Rohde, born 27 May 1816 in Copenhagen, died 14 July 1886 at Frederiksberg Castle, Copenhagen, was a Danish painter. Rodhe studied, among other things, at Det Ko...
Category

1860s Naturalistic Art

Materials

Oil, Wood Panel

"In the water" , silkscreen, 1994.
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Silkscreen is another name for the screenprinting technique, a printmaking process in which an ink-blocking stencil is applied to a screen, allowing ink that is wiped across the scre...
Category

2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Paper, Acrylic

Mao’s World Tour - Jerusalem, Pop Art Screenprint by Erro
Located in Long Island City, NY
Mao’s World Tour - Jerusalem Erró, Icelandic (1932) Date: 1975 Screenprint, signed, numbered and dated in pencil Edition of 99/150 Size: 31.25 x 23.5 in. (79.38 x 59.69 cm)
Category

1970s Art

Materials

Screen

Antique Scottish Highlands Oil Painting Drover with Cattle Mountain Valley Path
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Leading them Home British School, early 20th century oil on board, unframed board: 7 x 10 inches provenance: private collection, UK condition: gilt rubbing to the edges from a forme...
Category

Early 20th Century Victorian Art

Materials

Oil

Until Tomorrow (Tan Yfory). South Wales Valleys. Mining. Miner End of Shift.
Located in Sutton Poyntz, Dorset
Elin Siân Blake. Welsh ( b.1981). Until Tomorrow (Tan Yfory). Oil on artist’s canvas board. Signed lower right. Image size 9.5 inches x 11.6 inches ( 24cm x 29.5cm ). Frame size 16....
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Woven Leather Basket
Located in Tulsa, OK
Made from chic leather, this woven basket with easy-to-carry handles offers an elegant storage solution for blankets, linens, shoes and more.
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Modern Art

Materials

Wood

Holy Family with St Elizabeth and Young John Baptist 19th century Oil Painting
Located in Stockholm, SE
This tender depiction of the Holy Family represents a subject which was central to Raphael's oeuvre. The painting is based on the famous panel by Giulio Romano, called Madonna della ...
Category

Late 19th Century Realist Art

Materials

Canvas, Wood, Oil

Boss Dog 2-original iconic bulldog sculpture figure-contemporary Art-artwork
Located in London, Chelsea
Introducing "Boss Dog II" by the talented artist Sanuj Birla, a captivating original table-top sculpture that embodies strength, character, and a touch of whimsy. Crafted with metic...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Resin, Fiberglass

First Light. Mother & Baby. Welsh Blanket. Love Spoon. Maternal Love.
Located in Sutton Poyntz, Dorset
Elin Siân Blake. Welsh ( b.1981). First Light. Oil on canvas. Signed lower left. Image size 23.4 inches x 17.3 inches ( 59.5cm x 44cm ). Frame size 28.5 inches x 22.4 inches ( 72.5c...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Realist Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Some People Together
Located in New York, NY
Some People Together, 1974 Hand-signed and dated in pencil Color lithograph and screenprint Sheet 22 x 29 3/4 inches; 559 x 756 mm. Edition 110
Category

1970s Modern Art

Materials

Lithograph, Screen

Don't Go Away
Located in Oslo, NO
A painting based on the artist's imagination using watercolor forms. The viewer will see his interpretation of this work. The color scheme reminds us of the struggle of opposites and...
Category

2010s Futurist Art

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

Ciò che resta - Mixed Media by Maurizio Gracceva - 2024
Located in Roma, IT
Espandersi is a beautiful artwork realized by  Maurizio Gracceva   in the 2023. Colored mixed media on paper.  Hand signed by the artist. Title, date, techinique on the back. Aut...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Paper, Mixed Media

Large Surrealist Abstract, Yellow, Original Oil Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Large Surrealist Abstract, Yellow, Original Oil Painting By French artist, Sophie Danielle Rubinstain 1922-2018 The painting is stamped with the artis...
Category

1950s Abstract Art

Materials

Oil

The Sanctuary
Located in Washington, DC
Painting by Noche Crist (1909 - 2004). Work is titled "The Sanctuary" and signed. Painting is casein paint and plaster on board. Catalogue of an exhibition in 2008 at the Katzen...
Category

1990s Outsider Art Art

Materials

Mirror, Plaster, Casein, Wood Panel

Keith Haring Skateboard Deck (Keith Haring dragon)
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Keith Haring Skateboard Deck c.2012: Rare, out of print Keith Haring skate deck featuring one of the artist's iconic dragon images, set amidst a vibrant array of colors that really p...
Category

1980s Pop Art Art

Materials

Wood, Screen, Lithograph

Antique Dutch landscape oil painting by Elias Voet (1868-1940)
Located in AIGNAN, FR
Antique Dutch impressionist riverscape/landscape oil painting on wood board in a gilt frame, by Dutch artist, Elias Voet (1868-1940) signed in the lower right corner. This is a char...
Category

1880s Dutch School Art

Materials

Oil

Large Japanese Wood Board Ema Namban Depicting a Portuguese Ship Edo period
Located in Stockholm, SE
An Ema is a votive plaque people hang in a "dedication area", at a Shinto shrine, with their wish to the gods. Wishes usually would revolve around health, love, career, prosperity, a...
Category

Mid-19th Century Realist Art

Materials

Wood, Tempera, Egg Tempera, Wood Panel

HENRY FREDERICK LUCAS LUCAS, horse in stable, oil, 19th century
Located in York, GB
Beautiful oil on canvas, study of a horse in stable.Housed in a gilt frame signed and dated 1886 lower right The size being 60 x 44 cm. whilst overall 75 x 60 cm Provenance: The contents of a Cheshire Country House. Presented in very good condition. HENRY FREDERICK LUCAS LUCAS...
Category

Mid-19th Century Old Masters Art

Materials

Oil

Letter T - Lithograph by Rafael Alberti - 1972
Located in Roma, IT
Letter T by Rafael Alberti, from Alphabet series,  is a lithograph, realized by Rafael Alberti in 1972. Hand signed and dated on the lower right margin. Numbered on the lower left. ...
Category

1970s Contemporary Art

Materials

Lithograph

Italian Grotto in Ruins Street Scene with Resting Family 18 Century Oil Painting
Located in Stockholm, SE
Very well executed mid-18th century artwork, rather oil study, depicts resting family sheltering from the scorching midday sun in grotto shape arch in ruined part of town. Mother fee...
Category

Mid-18th Century Realist Art

Materials

Wood, Oil, Wood Panel

Spring Wheat, Hampshire, Original painting, Blue, Modern, Skyscape, Abstract art
Located in Deddington, GB
I spend many hours a week walking my young working cocker Scout, and I always carry a sketchbook with me. Hampshire is full of wheat fields and in the Spring the young grasses are an...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Oil, Wood

Chocolate Kiss - contemporary art in boxes artwork by Volker Kuhn, minimalist
Located in Hamburg, DE
"Chocolate Kiss" is an original mixed media artwork by Volker Kuhn. The work is hand-signed and numbered by the artist below the artwork on the mat. 28 x 25 cm framed in a silver-gol...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Assemblage Art

Materials

Wood, Mixed Media, Acrylic

Sunlit Buttercups
Located in Deddington, GB
Sunlit Buttercups by Charlie Davies is a limited edition print made using real flowers and fauna from nature to make the etching plate. Part of the printmaking process that Charlie h...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Paper, Etching

Sunny Italian Amalfi Terrace View 1899 Oil Painting on Canvas Framed Signed
Located in Stockholm, SE
Late 19th early 20th century marked a period of great artistic expression and innovation, particularly in the realm of painting. During this time, artists sought to capture the beaut...
Category

Late 19th Century Realist Art

Materials

Canvas, Wood, Cotton Canvas, Oil

Spanish
Located in Toronto, CA
As a young person, Gordon Rayner learned to paint from his father, a commercial artist and weekend painter, and from his father`s close friend, Jack Bush. He spent 17 years working i...
Category

1980s Art

Materials

Metal

Acrylic on Canvas Painting Titled "Thinking", By Elias Telles
Located in New York, NY
Elias Telles (b.1950, American) Thinking, 2019 Acrylic on Canvas, Found Wood, Metal Brackets 13 x 15 Inches Elias led an adventurous existence before becoming a self-taught painter....
Category

2010s Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Untitled
Located in Austin, TX
Oil on canvas. Signed and dated lower right. 41.75 x 61 in. 44 x 63 in. (framed) Custom framed in a hardwood floater with a matte white finish. Provenance Estate of the artist Eri...
Category

1950s Abstract Expressionist Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Vintage Landscape Oil Painting of a Chateau & Park, signed and dated 1944
Located in AIGNAN, FR
Unusual vintage landscape oil painting by French artist, Alban Taracole (1881-1968). Animated scene of a chateau and parc with people enjoying the sunshine on an early Spring day. ...
Category

1940s Post-Impressionist Art

Materials

Oil

A Hopi Mother, Plate 403, 1921
Located in Santa Fe, NM
Edward Sheriff Curtis. Vintage Photogravure. North American Indian Project. Print area is in good condition, edges of white border of paper has some handling creases.
Category

Early 1900s Art

Materials

Photogravure

Before the Hot Day Brightens to Blue (Mevagissey Harbor, Cornwall). Original Oil
Located in Sutton Poyntz, Dorset
Gyrth Russell. Canadian ( b.1892 - d.1970 ). Before the Hot Day Brightens to Blue (Mevagissey Harbor, Cornwall). Oil on Canvas. Signed. Image size 22.4 inches x 34.8 inches ( 57cm x 88.5cm ). Frame size 28.5 inches x 40.6 inches ( 72.5cm x 103cm ). Available for sale; this original oil painting is by Gyrth Russell and dates from post WWII. The painting is presented and supplied in a 1960s frame (which is shown in these photographs). The painted surfaces have benefitted from cleaning and conservation, which took place on our instruction, supervision and approval. This vintage painting is now in very good condition, commensurate with its age. It wants for nothing and is supplied ready to hang and display. The painting is signed lower right. Previously with the Howard Roberts Gallery, Cardiff. Considered one of the best coastal painters of the 20th century, Gyrth Russell was born in Halifax, Nova Scotia in April 1892. He was the youngest of 8 children. His father was a Canadian MP and a Supreme High Court Judge for Nova Scotia. At the age of fourteen, Russell began his artistic career at Halifax School of Art, and quickly graduated to the School of Art at Boston, Massachusetts. His first job was as a draughtsman in the Public Works Department of Canada, in Halifax. It was during this period he saw and sketched the cable ship Mackay Bennett returning to her Halifax Station, her decks piled high with coffins containing bodies found after the Titanic Disaster. In 1911 Russell left Canada to study at the Academie Julian and Academie Calorossi in Paris. In 1914 at the outbreak of War, he left France for London where he was commissioned, under the command of Lord Beaverbrook, as an official War Artist for the Canadian Sector, and spent most of 1918 in Northern France painting the landscapes and coasts travelled by the Canadian military during the conflict. During the course of the First World War he worked with amongst others, Augustus John, William Orpen & Frank Brangwyn, who greatly influenced him. Many of his earliest works are of landscapes and coasts travelled by the Canadian military in the conflict. During the War Russell also made etchings and poster prints for sale to help popularize and support the war effort abroad. He took part in the Canadian War Memorial Exhibition in London in 1919. Between the Wars, Russell earned his living as an artist in film studios, designing Railway Posters, Lecturing and Writing. He also illustrated books on the geography of Nova Scotia and Western Britain. Russell enjoyed considerable success between the Wars, exhibiting extensively at the major galleries, and was elected to membership of the Royal Society of British Artists, the Royal Institute of Painters and Watercolorists, the Royal Institute of Oil Painters and the Royal Society of Marine Artists as well as being an active member of the Langham...
Category

Mid-20th Century Impressionist Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

A Family Group – Noatak, Plate 717
Located in Santa Fe, NM
Edward Sheriff Curtis. Vintage Photogravure. North American Indian Project.
Category

Early 1900s Art

Materials

Photogravure

The Pond, Godfrey's Pond, Batavia, New York, Stafford, American Landscape
Located in Grand Rapids, MI
Stuart E. Zillman (American, 20th Century) Signed: Stuart E. Zillman (Lower, Right) " The Pond ", c. 1960s (Possibly Godfrey's Pond) Oil on Canvas Board 16" x 20" Housed in a 1...
Category

Mid-20th Century American Impressionist Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Dark Flora: Fly Argaric - mounted print and framed in oak
Located in London, GB
Inspired by Victorian era taxidermy dioramas, 'Dark Flora' is a series of photographs using wild plants and flowers in a curated yet naturalistic arrangement. The plants are foraged ...
Category

2010s Victorian Art

Materials

Photographic Paper, Color, Archival Pigment, Glass, Oak

Retrieve I, Original Painting, Landscape, People, Dog, walk
Located in Deddington, GB
Retrieve I is an original painting by Henry Walsh. This work is acrylic painted onto a printed base on board, and framed in a white box frame. 10 x 10cm (19.5 x 19.5 cm framed). “...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Wood, Acrylic, Board

Belle saison au jardin Joudon, Oil on Canvas by H. Claude Pissarro
Located in London, GB
Belle saison au jardin Joudon, Oil on canvas by H. Claude Pissarro Oil on canvas 46 x 55 cm (18 ¹/₈ x 21 ⁵/₈ inches) Signed H. Claude Pissarro lower right This work is accompanied b...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Post-Impressionist Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Pair of Exceptional Italian 18th Century Still-Life Paintings
Located in Rome, IT
This pair of excellent Italian still life oil on canvas with flowers and fruit with classical ruins on the background and colored drapes create harmony of the composition. Notable ...
Category

Early 18th Century Old Masters Art

Materials

Oil

La Forêt de Lyons by Paulémile Pissarro - Watercolour landscape
Located in London, GB
La Forêt de Lyons by Paulémile Pissarro (1884-1972) Watercolour and crayon on paper 48.4 x 31.5 cm (19 x 12 ³/₈ inches) Titled, date and signed lower left, La Forêt de Lyons 1927, Pa...
Category

1920s Impressionist Art

Materials

Paper, Crayon, Watercolor

Untitled (self portrait)
Located in Toronto, CA
During the final decade of his life, Gordon Rayner repeatedly returned to portraiture, creating stirring portraits of himself and others, including celebrated artists and his wife, K...
Category

Early 2000s Art

Materials

Oil, Board

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