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Modern Contemporary Art

MODERN STYLE

The late 19th and early 20th centuries saw sweeping social change and major scientific advances — both of which contributed to a new aesthetic: modernism. Rejecting the rigidity of Victorian artistic conventions, modernists sought a new means of expression. References to the natural world and ornate classical embellishments gave way to the sleek simplicity of the Machine Age. Architect Philip Johnson characterized the hallmarks of modernism as “machine-like simplicity, smoothness or surface [and] avoidance of ornament.”

Early practitioners of modernist design include the De Stijl (“The Style”) group, founded in the Netherlands in 1917, and the Bauhaus School, founded two years later in Germany.

Followers of both groups produced sleek, spare designs — many of which became icons of daily life in the 20th century. The modernists rejected both natural and historical references and relied primarily on industrial materials such as metal, glass, plywood, and, later, plastics. While Bauhaus principals Marcel Breuer and Ludwig Mies van der Rohe created furniture from mass-produced, chrome-plated steel, American visionaries like Charles and Ray Eames worked in materials as novel as molded plywood and fiberglass. Today, Breuer’s Wassily chair, Mies van der Rohe’s Barcelona chaircrafted with his romantic partner, designer Lilly Reich — and the Eames lounge chair are emblems of progressive design and vintage originals are prized cornerstones of collections.

It’s difficult to overstate the influence that modernism continues to wield over designers and architects — and equally difficult to overstate how revolutionary it was when it first appeared a century ago. But because modernist furniture designs are so simple, they can blend in seamlessly with just about any type of décor. Don’t overlook them.

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Style: Modern
Modern Nude by Kessler
Located in North Miami, FL
Large modern nude painting by Larry Kessler. Has beautiful texture and brush mark. Signed LK and dated 03.
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Early 2000s American Modern Contemporary Art

Materials

Canvas, Paint

Artistic Mosaic Dimension Customizable Backlit on Demand
Located in London, GB
Making Artistic Mosaic, design of unparalleled beauty, inventing ' tromp l'oeil' thanks to the endless colors of the glass mosaic collections, all th...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Contemporary Art

Materials

Glass

Joe Eula Watercolor of a Sunflower
Located in New York, NY
From the 1950s to the 80s, Joe Eula cut quite a figure on the New York scene as a graphic, costume, fashion, stage-set, and film-set designer, as well as a stylist, party giver, and, briefly, a model agency macher. In addition, he was an artist. You could say that Eula was the art director extempore of Manhattan. And if you’ve never heard of Eula (or hadn’t before David Pittu played him in the recent Netflix Halston series), it’s because he was famous as an eminence grise, to employ a contradiction in terms. That’s why Andy Warhol called him, in typical Warholian hyperbole, “the most important man in New York.” Eula came from a hardscrabble background in South Norwalk, Connecticut. After serving in World War II, he took classes on the GI Bill at the Art Students League, and formed a partnership with photographer Milton Greene to produce features for Life and Look magazines, and a couple of films, with Greene behind the camera, and Eula painting backdrops and styling. On his own, Eula illustrated Eugenia Sheppard’s famous newspaper fashion column, did illustration work for Vogue and Harper’s Bazaar, designed ballet costumes and sets for Jerome Robbins, an album cover for Miles Davis, and a benefit invitation for Cesar...
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1980s American Vintage Modern Contemporary Art

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Paper

Handmade Artistic Marble Mosaic Rug Dimension and Colors Customizable
Located in London, GB
Making artistic mosaic, design of unparalleled beauty, inventing 'tromp l'oeil' thanks to the endless colors of the glass mosaic collections, all this allowed us to produce and divul...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Contemporary Art

Materials

Marble

Handmade Artistic Marble Mosaic Rug Dimension and Colors Customizable
Located in London, GB
Making Artistic Mosaic, design of unparalleled beauty, inventing ' tromp l'oeil' thanks to the endless colors of the glass mosaic collections, all this allowed us to produce and divu...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Contemporary Art

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Marble

Contemporary Fine Art
Located in Saint Petersburg, FL
CONTEMPORARY FINE ART Tittle ; Experiments in Color 2 of 10 in a series of one off paintings Executed in 2022. signed by artist 8 x 10 x 1in. Artist paints in a free flowing...
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21st Century and Contemporary Trinidadian Modern Contemporary Art

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Paint

Otaru Limited Edition Art Photograph Small - 16" x 24"
Located in New York, NY
Otaru is a limited edition fine art print that captures the ethereal quiet of mist-laden landscapes, where nature dissolves into shadow and atmosphere. Created through a meticulous f...
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2010s American Modern Contemporary Art

Materials

Paper

Shozo Nogano, Elements #7
Located in Doylestown, PA
Three dimensional geometric art with extraordinary depth and colors at all angles, acrylic on stretched canvas. Signed and dated. Shozo Nagano Elements #7. 1973.
Category

Late 20th Century American Modern Contemporary Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Modern Mixed Technique Painting with Abstract Style of a House, 1950-1990s
Located in MIlano, IT
Modern Mixed technique painting with abstract style of a house, 1950-1990s Mixed technique painting with abstract style subject of a house in the middle of nature. The painting has a first metal frame, inserted in a white passepartout. Outer frame in silver wood. 1950-1990s. Signed lower right side. Very good conditions, the frame shows signs of ageing. Measurements in cm 33x5x39h This fantastic painting...
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Late 20th Century Modern Contemporary Art

Materials

Wood, Paper

Early Twenty First Century Veronica Benning Abstract Oil Pastel on Acid-Free Pap
Located in Winnetka, IL
Bowl of Plums on Rose by Veronica Benning is an oil pastel on acid-free paper, presented in a custom frame and mat. Featuring a cubist abstraction of ...
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Early 2000s American Modern Contemporary Art

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Paper

Rosenthal Collectible Framed Plates, Set of 3
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Rosenthal collectible, set of three framed German plates. One by Vasarely, 1936. "Leben und Leben lassen, Liben und Lieben lassen" Limited edition, s...
Category

1980s German Vintage Modern Contemporary Art

Materials

Porcelain

Frieze, Rodin, Contemporary Art Decorative Sculpture by Eduard Locota
Located in Timisoara, RO
"I Classici " - An innovative collection in which classical sculpture, contemporary design elements and augmented reality coexist. From extremely detailed 3D scans of the most import...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Balkan Modern Contemporary Art

Materials

Ceramic, Acrylic, Fiberglass

Cabourg Limited Edition Art Print Large - 40" x 40" by Christiane Lemieux
Located in New York, NY
In Cabourg, part of the Lemieux Et Cie Limited Edition Art Series, the sea recedes into atmosphere - a study in tonal ambiguity, light, and abstraction. Evoking the melancholic beaut...
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2010s American Modern Contemporary Art

Materials

Paper

Honfleur Limited Edition Art Print Medium - 48" x 28" by Christiane Lemieux
Located in New York, NY
In Honfleur, part of the Lemieux Et Cie Limited Edition Art Series, atmosphere becomes architecture - soft gradients of sea and sky dissolving into a single luminous field. Referenci...
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2010s American Modern Contemporary Art

Materials

Paper

Honfleur Limited Edition Art Print Large - 60" x 35" by Christiane Lemieux
Located in New York, NY
In Honfleur, part of the Lemieux Et Cie Limited Edition Art Series, atmosphere becomes architecture - soft gradients of sea and sky dissolving into a single luminous field. Referenci...
Category

2010s American Modern Contemporary Art

Materials

Paper

Deauville Limited Edition Art Print Large - 45" x 56"
Located in New York, NY
The architecture of stillness. Part of the Lemieux Et Cie Limited Edition Art Series, Deauville captures the quiet geometry where sea meets sky - a modern meditation on light, distan...
Category

2010s American Modern Contemporary Art

Materials

Paper

Deauville Limited Edition Art Print Medium - 32" x 40" by Christiane Lemieux
Located in New York, NY
The architecture of stillness. Part of the Lemieux Et Cie Limited Edition Art Series, Deauville captures the quiet geometry where sea meets sky - a modern meditation on light, distan...
Category

2010s American Modern Contemporary Art

Materials

Paper

Artistic Mosaic Handmade Portrait Wall Decor Dimension and Colors Customizable
Located in London, GB
Making artistic Mosaic, design of unparalleled beauty, inventing' tromp l'oeil' thanks to the endless colors of the glass Mosaic collections, all this allowed us to produce and divul...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Contemporary Art

Materials

Glass

Stylish Artistic Mosaic Handmade on Aluminum Panel Gold Leaf Customizable
Located in London, GB
Making Artistic Mosaic, design of unparalleled beauty, inventing ' tromp l'oeil' thanks to the endless colors of the glass mosaic collections, all this allowed us to produce and divu...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Contemporary Art

Materials

Aluminum, Gold Leaf

Athena Parthenos. Original painting by Lynn Curlee
Located in New York, NY
Athena Parthenos. Original painting by Lynn Curlee. This beautiful painting depicts the famed monumental statue by Phidias Which stood in the cella of the Parthenon in Athens. With ...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Contemporary Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Frieze, Caesar, Contemporary Art Decorative Sculpture by Eduard Locota
Located in Timisoara, RO
From extremely detailed 3D scans of the most important classical sculptures of all times, Eduard Locota has digitally sliced and extracted the essential portion of the artwork, then ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Balkan Modern Contemporary Art

Materials

Ceramic, Acrylic, Fiberglass

Contemporary Mixed Media Collage on Paper, Initialed, Unframed, 21st Century
Located in Chatham, ON
Contemporary Canadian mixed media collage painting on paper - untitled - initialed and dated on the back board - acid free matte - Canada - 2013. Excellent condition - no loss - no damage - no restoration - minor scuffs to the matte board - unframed. Size of Painting...
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21st Century and Contemporary Canadian Modern Contemporary Art

Materials

Paint, Paper

Handmade Artistic Marble Mosaic Rug Dimension and Colors Customizable
Located in London, GB
Making Artistic Mosaic, design of unparalleled beauty, inventing ' tromp l'oeil' thanks to the endless colors of the glass mosaic collections, all this allowed us to produce and divu...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Contemporary Art

Materials

Marble

Modern Art Abstract Oil Painting by Chuang Che
Located in Toledo, OH
Modern art oil painting circa 1978 by Chuang Che. born 1934. Abstract splashes on canvas 49" x 36". Signed lower right and signed in red pencil on the back.
Category

1970s Vintage Modern Contemporary Art

Materials

Canvas

Wall Panel Art Portrait handmade in Italy tribute to Kandinsky available
Located in Rimini, IT
Wall panel scagliola portrait made in Italy , tribute to Kandinsky available. In this wall panel handmade by Cupioli Lodovico the artist wanted to pay tribute to Wassily Kandinsky, ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Contemporary Art

Materials

Scagliola, Wood

Framed Oil Painting on Board by Sara Skaaning
Located in New York, NY
Oil painting on board by Sara Skaaning. Based in the Island Mon, Denmark, the visual artist Sara Skaaning starts from her surroundings that twists and transforms until completely di...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Danish Modern Contemporary Art

Materials

Wood, Paint

RETNA (b. 1979). Untitled. Acrylic, spray paint, and glitter on canvas. 96 x 72
By Marquis RETNA Lewis
Located in Dallas, TX
RETNA (Marquis Lewis) is an American graffiti artist whose work has been featured in many successful ad campaigns for Nike, Louis Vuitton, and VistaJet. Born in Los Angeles, RETNA’s ...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Contemporary Art

Materials

Canvas, Paint

Andrew Plum Castillos de Helado Contemporary Abstract Painting, 2020
Located in Montreal, QC
“Castillos de Helado” (Ice Cream castles) is an original, one of a kind abstract painting. Pink, blue, yellow, white, black, purple, contemporary, mixed media on wood panel, abstract...
Category

2010s Canadian Modern Contemporary Art

Materials

Acrylic

Forêt de Lune (Left) Limited Edition Art Print by Christiane Lemieux - 40" x 40"
Located in New York, NY
The "Forêt de Lune" limited edition fine art print series marries the beauty of the art of chinoiserie with the lush forests of South East Asia. Each print features stylized scenes o...
Category

2010s American Modern Contemporary Art

Materials

Paper

Handmade Artistic Marble Mosaic Rug Dimension and Colors Customizable
Located in London, GB
Making artistic Mosaic, design of unparalleled beauty, inventing ' tromp l'oeil' thanks to the endless colors of the glass Mosaic collections, all this allowed us to produce and divu...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Contemporary Art

Materials

Marble

Handmade Artistic Marble Mosaic Rug Dimension and Colors Customizable
Located in London, GB
Making Artistic Mosaic, design of unparalleled beauty, inventing ' tromp l'oeil' thanks to the endless colors of the glass mosaic collections, all this allowed us to produce and divu...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Contemporary Art

Materials

Marble

Handmade Artistic Marble Mosaic Rug Dimension and Colors Customizable
Located in London, GB
Making Artistic Mosaic, design of unparalleled beauty, inventing ' tromp l'oeil' thanks to the endless colors of the glass mosaic collections, all this allowed us to produce and divu...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Contemporary Art

Materials

Marble

“Fleur du Lit” by Bernard Childs
By Bernard Childs 1
Located in Huntington, NY
Bernard Childs (American, 1910–1985). Fleur du Lit, 1964. Power tool engraving, original Sheet: 10 1/2 x 10 in. (26.7 x 25.4 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Judith Childs (Photo: Broo...
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1960s American Vintage Modern Contemporary Art

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Paper

Handmade Artistic Marble Mosaic Rug Dimension and Colors Customizable
Located in London, GB
Making Artistic Mosaic, design of unparalleled beauty, inventing ' tromp l'oeil' thanks to the endless colors of the glass mosaic collections, all this allowed us to produce and divu...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Contemporary Art

Materials

Marble

Handmade Artistic Marble Mosaic Rug Dimension and Colors Customizable
Located in London, GB
Making Artistic Mosaic, design of unparalleled beauty, inventing 'tromp l'oeil' thanks to the endless colors of the glass mosaic collections, all this allowed us to produce and divul...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Contemporary Art

Materials

Marble

Sandro's Monochrome Mastery: Abstract Paint in Black and White (circa 2015)
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Discover the timeless allure of Sandro's Abstract Paint, a captivating artwork crafted circa 2015 in Germany. This piece seamlessly blends the contemporary with the classic, showcasi...
Category

2010s German Modern Contemporary Art

Materials

Wood

Large Vibrant Triptych Peonies Floral Oil Paintings, Rachel Brown 2019
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Colorful artwork from artist Rachel Brown. These three panels of peonies, framed in white, certainly will elevate any formal or informal living room, bedroom or office.
Category

2010s American Modern Contemporary Art

Materials

Canvas, Paint

French Surrealist Lithograph Signed Gerald Moreno in the Manner of Salvador Dali
Located in Miami, FL
A stunning figurative surrealist work of contemporary art signed by the very talented French artist, Gerald Moreno. Moreno's work is often described as ...
Category

20th Century French Modern Contemporary Art

Materials

Paper

Frieze, Proserpina, Contemporary Art Decorative Sculpture by Eduard Locota
Located in Timisoara, RO
"I Classici" - An innovative collection in which classical sculpture, contemporary design elements and augmented reality coexist. From extremely deta...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Balkan Modern Contemporary Art

Materials

Ceramic, Acrylic, Fiberglass

"Voyage" by Michael Thompson
Located in Chicago, IL
Based in Chicago, IL, contemporary artist Michael Thompson creates unique kites, collages and mixed media works assembled from material fragments of past and present collected in his...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Contemporary Art

Materials

Paper, Fabric

CROWN (2024) Large Abstract Acrylic Painting On Canvas by Lowell Boyers
By Claude Monet
Located in New York, NY
CROWN (2024) by Lowell boyer is a vibrant celebraton of color, form and philosophical inquiry. A joyous riot of washes-golden tones, soft pinks, mauves, lavender, greens and blues, ...
Category

2010s American Modern Contemporary Art

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Resin, Acrylic

Framed Abstract Lithograph by a French Artist, Signed Roosleens
Located in Miami, FL
Stunning and very decorative original French abstract lithograph depicting this wonderful range of shapes, patterns, colors and shapes. This work by the French painter who signs his ...
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20th Century French Modern Contemporary Art

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Paper

Skyline Black Marble Sconce with Varying Rectangular Block by Andres Monnier
Located in Geneve, CH
Psicodelia Sconce by Andres Monnier Dimensions: D 130 x W 15 x H 40 cm Materials: black marble Andrés Monnier, born in Guadalajara but based in Ensenad...
Category

2010s Mexican Modern Contemporary Art

Materials

Marble

Signed Limited Edition Op Art Serigraph "Tridos" by Victor Vasarely
Located in San Diego, CA
Signed limited edition Op Art serigraph entitled "Tridos" by Hungarian artist Victor Vasarely, circa 1987. The piece is on Arches paper, hand signed in pencil by the artist (lower ri...
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Late 20th Century Austrian Modern Contemporary Art

Materials

Paper

Italian, Abstract Oil on Canvas by Fausta Dossi, Milan, 1994
Located in Houston, TX
Stunning abstract oil on canvas by noted Italian artist from Milan, Fausta Dossi, dated 1994. Title: "Reliquire" Relics. Copy of artist's gallery catalog included with the sale. Se...
Category

1990s Italian Modern Contemporary Art

Materials

Canvas

Late Twentieth Century Abstract Pastel by Veronica Benning
Located in Winnetka, IL
A hand signed Untitled dynamic pastel by Veronica Benning is presented in a gold contemporary frame with a clean white mat. The piece features exposed...
Category

Late 20th Century American Modern Contemporary Art

Materials

Metal

Jim Dine Signed Aquatint Etching Print With Hand Coloring of Mysterious Man
Located in Studio City, CA
A beautiful aquatint etching print by famed American artist Jim Dine (1935- ). The image is printed on wove paper with hand coloring and featured a fabulously and somewhat flamboyan...
Category

20th Century American Modern Contemporary Art

Materials

Glass, Wood, Paper

Modern Abstract Composition Signed Ling
Located in Miami, FL
Original abstract composition by Dolorès Ling. Dolorès LING (1932-1999) Untitled, signed lower right. Color composition painted on Xuan paper which is very ancient and was used in ...
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20th Century Austrian Modern Contemporary Art

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Paper

Mixed Media Wall Sculpture on Industrial Wooden Mold
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Fascinating mixed media wall sculpture created on a 3 dimensional rustic wooden mold, fashioned into a sort of shadow box conjuring memories of other generations and titled “Nana”. ...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Contemporary Art

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Fabric, Glass, Wood

A.R. Penck Color etching, “untitled”, 1990s
Located in Münster, DE
A.R. Penck (1939 Dresden - 2017 Zurich) Color etching, “untitled”, created in the 1990s, signed and numbered by hand, ed. 35, copy 32/35 Sheet size: 65.5 x 89.5 cm Frame size: ...
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1990s German Modern Contemporary Art

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Paint, Paper

Helsinki Gate Original Painting by Lynn Curlee
Located in New York, NY
Helsinki Gate Original painting by Lynn Curlee This painting was used as the image for the poster for the 1991 Hampton Classic Horse Show. Acrylic ...
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1990s American Modern Contemporary Art

Materials

Acrylic

Neraldo de la Paz Pink Abstract Nude Oil on Canvas "All Washed Up"
By Neraldo de la Paz
Located in Houston, TX
"All Washed Up." A large signed oil on canvas abstract nude by Cuban born artist Neraldo de la Paz, circa 1984. Artist has painted custom frame in a tiger pr...
Category

20th Century Modern Contemporary Art

Materials

Canvas, Wood

"Goldrake Cilindro" by Foto Marvellini, Milano 2012, (3 of 3)
Located in Philadelphia, PA
"Goldrake Cilindro" by Foto Marvellini Milano 2012, Edition 3 or 3 frame size: 21 1/4" x 25" Image size: 14 1/2" x 18 1/2" surrealism photograph in antique frame This is an origin...
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2010s Italian Modern Contemporary Art

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Paper

Nara Limited Edition Art Photograph Large: 60" x 35"
Located in New York, NY
Nara is a limited edition fine art print that merges the precision of photography with the intimacy of hand-applied detail. Created as a quiet tribute to the wabi-sabi traditions of ...
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2010s American Modern Contemporary Art

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Paper

Algonquin Limited Edition Art Photograph Extra Large - 58" x 72.5"
Located in New York, NY
Algonquin captures the profound quiet of Canada’s oldest provincial park—a mist-laden landscape where shadow and form dissolve into pure atmosphere. This limited edition fine art pri...
Category

2010s American Modern Contemporary Art

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Paper

Graffiti Art Love Uncle Scrooge & Bitcoin by Blazoon, 'French Graffiti Artist'
Located in Waddinxveen, ZH
This mixed media, spray paint and acrylic paint, on linen/paint cloth. This graffiti art with the title "Love Picsou & Bitcoin" is an original piece of w...
Category

2010s French Modern Contemporary Art

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Acrylic

Andrew Plum Calypso Contemporary Abstract Painting, 2011
Located in Montreal, QC
“Calypso” is an original, one of a kind, blue, yellow, green, cream, white, black, contemporary, acrylic on canvas abstract painting. Vibrant pops of color work in harmony to create this unique, contemporary work of art by Andrew...
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2010s Canadian Modern Contemporary Art

Materials

Canvas

"Rêve De Mahal Left" Limited Edition Art Print by Christiane Lemieux - 30"x30
Located in New York, NY
Introducing the dreamy "Rêve De Mahal," a historical limited release fine art diptych that promises to transport you to a world of history and beauty....
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2010s American Modern Contemporary Art

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Paper

Otaru Limited Edition Art Photograph Medium - 24" x 36"
Located in New York, NY
Otaru is a limited edition fine art print that captures the ethereal quiet of mist-laden landscapes, where nature dissolves into shadow and atmosphere. Created through a meticulous f...
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2010s American Modern Contemporary Art

Materials

Paper

Pierre Emmanuel Martin Limited Edition Print: B2 - 48" x 28"
Located in New York, NY
Untitled Print B2 is a refined exploration of Pierre Emmanuel Martin’s signature technique and profound artistic vision. This limited-edition fine art print, one of only 10 in its se...
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2010s American Modern Contemporary Art

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Paper

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