Bum Stocks Surrealist Clowns Oil Painting by Alfano Dardari

Alfano Dardari, Italian, 1924 to 1988, oil painting on canvas, The Barber, depicting a caricature scene with clowns. Signed lower right. Titled lower to...

Oil on canvas painting representing two clowns on the ocean shore with a ship named Mela, Apple. Signed Alfano Dardari in the lower right. Titled The Li...

Oil on canvas painting representing two clowns riding a unicycle in an empty field. Signed Alfano Dardari in the lower right. Titled Taxi on the frame. ...

Alfano Dardari (Italian, 1924-1988) “surrealist clowns painting” A fantastic 1950’s Italian oil on canvas painting depicting colorful clowns gatherin...

Oil on canvas painting depicting a nearly full-length portrait of a senior military officer in parade uniform with medals and awards. Presumably a European diplomat. Signed by the artist, A. Hartmann, and dated Petersburg, May 1912 in the lower right. Wooden frame. Collectible Antique Fine Art...

Oil on canvas painting by Liane Abrieu, born 1947, a Canadian Surrealist artist. The artwork depicts a group portrait of four women drinking tea on the veranda. Signed by the artist ...

A stunning trompe l'oeil (fool the eye) mid 20th century Italian oil painting by artist Alfano Dardari. This work depicts a beautiful flower in a vase with a perfect little droplet of water resting ever so gently on a petal. The flower in the vase sits atop a shelf upon which a gorgeous butterfly has alighted. Also on the shelf is a gold watch. And do you see a thread through all of this? I do. Mind you, it's my opinion but I'll happily share it with you. Memento Mori. Instead of defining it for you, I'll offer this description from the Tate in London: "Memento mori is a Latin phrase meaning ‘remember you must die’. A basic memento mori painting would be a portrait with a skull but other symbols commonly found are hour glasses or clocks, extinguished or guttering candles, fruit, and flowers. Closely related to the memento mori picture is the vanitas still life. In addition to the symbols of mortality these may include other symbols such as musical instruments, wine and books to remind us explicitly of the vanity (in the sense of worthlessness) of worldly pleasures and goods. The term originally comes from the opening lines of the Book of Ecclesiastes in the Bible: ‘Vanity of vanities, saith the Preacher, vanity of vanities, all is vanity...

A stunning trompe l'oeil (fool the eye) mid 20th century Italian oil painting by artist Alfano Dardari. This work depicts the after effects of a late night. Gambling. Drinking. Smoking. Vice. And do you see a thread through all of this? I do. Mind you, it's my opinion but I'll happily share it with you. Memento Mori. Instead of defining it for you, I'll offer this description from the Tate in London: "Memento mori is a Latin phrase meaning ‘remember you must die’. A basic memento mori painting would be a portrait with a skull but other symbols commonly found are hour glasses or clocks, extinguished or guttering candles, fruit, and flowers. Closely related to the memento mori picture is the vanitas still life. In addition to the symbols of mortality these may include other symbols such as musical instruments, wine and books to remind us explicitly of the vanity (in the sense of worthlessness) of worldly pleasures and goods. The term originally comes from the opening lines of the Book of Ecclesiastes in the Bible: ‘Vanity of vanities, saith the Preacher, vanity of vanities, all is vanity...

Delight in the charm and vibrancy of this captivating oil painting portraying a Pierrot clown. The endearing image captures the essence of a French clown, adorned in a white hat and ...

Mid-Century circus with clown and dog oil painting on canvas. Framed and signed.

Inspired by themes of love and motherhood, Evgeni Gordiets works in oil on canvas to paint surrealist seascapes and landscapes. He also often uses symbols of stones and water in his ...

1940s surrealist oil on canvas painting of Castle Rock in brilliant colors. Frame measures 24.75 H x 22.75 W x 1 D. Painting measures 19.5 x 15.5 inches. Signed Malcolm H Schvey 48...