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Flowers Underwater was created underwater
Located in Zofingen, AG
Materials: oil on canvas, 32x24"
Shipping: Rolled in Tube
Style: underwater impressionism, palette knife art, impasto painting
Looking for a unique and one-of-a-kind piece of art to add to your collection? Look no further than this stunning underwater painting created by an artist while scuba diving. This oil painting was made with a palette knife and is inspired by the beautiful environment of the ocean floor. The artist's use of bold, vibrant colors brings to life the vibrancy of the underwater world, while the texture created by the palette knife adds depth and dimension to the piece. Whether you're a seasoned scuba diver or simply an art enthusiast, this underwater painting is sure to make a statement in any space. Don't miss out on the opportunity to own a truly unique and beautiful work of art. Order now and add this stunning piece to your collection today!
A new fast growing direction in modern art - underwater painting, was created straight underwater during scuba diving at the depth of 11 meters, underwater painting session 110 minutes. Oil on canvas, palette knife technique. Inspired by marine life of the Red Sea, underwater patterns, bright colorful coral reef.
What is special about underwater painting - color perception different to reality because color rays do not penetrate the water column. On the surface it is always surprise.
One of the earliest underwater painting by Olga Nikitina, style underwater impressionism, still life. This artwork was exhibited at underwater exhibition in Egypt, Safaga in 2017.
There is certificate of underwater painting is included with information about the depth and time of underwater painting session.
Underwater painting, fish...
Category
2010s Abstract Impressionist Africa - Paintings
Materials
Cotton Canvas, Oil
"Waiting I" Figurative Painting 27" x 21" inch by Ibrahim Abd Elmalak
Located in Culver City, CA
"Waiting I" Figurative Painting 27" x 21" inch by Ibrahim Abd Elmalak
Ink & Acrylic on Paper.
Signed & dated
The selection of Abd Elmalak’s drawings is reflective of a compositional method that is based on free-flowing and distinct lines and contours that he uses to amalgamate caricature-Esque female figures with monuments and landmarks from his travels, script, animals, and natural elements into interconnected and unified tapestries. His selected paintings explore themes of entrapment, companionship, oppression, emancipation, and faith, which he explores and animate through his demure and virtuous women subjects...
Category
20th Century Abstract Expressionist Africa - Paintings
Materials
Paper, Ink, Acrylic
ADANNE
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Painting
Ships in a well-protected tube from Nigeria
This work is unique, this is not a print or other type of copy.
Signed on the front side and accompanied by a Certificate of Auth...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Neo-Expressionist Africa - Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Large Abstract Acrylic on Canvas Painting "Encrypted Emotions 7"
By Maico Camilo
Located in Cape Town, ZA
A unique, large scale, expressive artwork, with thick, impasto paint strokes and vivid colours.
The canvas is stretched and the artwork is ready to hang.
Artwork by an renowned inte...
Category
2010s Abstract Expressionist Africa - Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Beauty In African 1
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
A woman's polite devotion is her greatest beauty.
Painting
Charcoal, Acrylic on canvas
Size: 18W x 24H Inches
Unmounted artwork
Ships in a well-protected tube from Nigeria
This work...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Africa - Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Charcoal, Acrylic
Metal Landscape Composition "Airport Road, Cape Town"
By Mark Hilltout
Located in Cape Town, ZA
Mark Hilltout has always been drawn to the random, the discarded and the broken. Car dumps fascinate him - he is attracted to the broken edge, not the perfectly straight line. For th...
Category
2010s Conceptual Africa - Paintings
Materials
Iron, Metal
State of Mind 4
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Shipping Procedure
FREE Shipping Worldwide
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 Authent...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Africa - Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Oil on Board Abstract Expressive Portrait "Faded"
Located in Cape Town, ZA
This is a unique, gesturally abstracted oil painting on board by South African artist Johan van Vuuren. His portraits are expressive and evocative...
Category
2010s Contemporary Africa - Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Large Colourful Expressionist Portrait Oil Painting "Woman with Red Coat"
By André François van Vuuren
Located in Cape Town, ZA
Unique, large oil painting on Belgian linen canvas, stretched on a timber support frame. Ready to hang. Framing on request.
Category
2010s Contemporary Africa - Paintings
Materials
Linen, Oil
Blue & Green Botanical Landscape Oil Painting "Into the Woods - Ghost Hour"
Located in Cape Town, ZA
A medium sized, unique oil painting on stretched canvas, ready to hang.
This is a scene from the woods in Rondebosch Common in Cape Town, South Africa.
"I sometimes run very early...
Category
2010s Contemporary Africa - Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Large Red Expressionist Portrait Oil Painting "Masquerade 7: Woman"
By André François van Vuuren
Located in Cape Town, ZA
Unique, large oil painting on Belgian linen canvas, stretched on a timber support frame. Ready to hang. Framing on request.
Category
2010s Contemporary Africa - Paintings
Materials
Linen, Oil
"Domicile II" Watercolor Painting 13" x 18.5" inch (1980) by Zaccaria Zeini
Located in Culver City, CA
"Domicile II" Watercolor Painting 13" x 18.5" inch (1980) by Zaccaria Zeini
Medium: watercolor on paper
Signed and dated
Zaccaria El Zeini (1932 - 1993) was raised in the popular ...
Category
20th Century Africa - Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
"Aswan" Landscape Watercolor Painting 6" x 11" in (1990) by Zaccaria Zeini
Located in Culver City, CA
"Aswan" Landscape Watercolor Painting 6" x 11" in (1990) by Zaccaria Zeini
Medium: watercolor on paper
Signed and dated
Zaccaria El Zeini (1932 - 1993) was raised in the popular d...
Category
20th Century Africa - Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
"Matrix I" Abstract Oil Painting 18" x 24" in (1987) by Zaccaria Zeini
Located in Culver City, CA
"Matrix I" Abstract Oil Painting 18" x 24" in (1987) by Zaccaria Zeini
Medium: oil on carton
Signed and dated
Comes in old original frame
Zaccaria El Zeini (1932 - 1993) was rais...
Category
20th Century Africa - Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
"Matrix III" Abstract Oil Painting 18" x 24" in (1987) by Zaccaria Zeini
Located in Culver City, CA
"Matrix III" Abstract Oil Painting 18" x 24" in (1987) by Zaccaria Zeini
Medium: oil on celotex
Signed and dated
Comes in old original frame
Zaccaria El Zeini (1932 - 1993) was r...
Category
20th Century Africa - Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
"Nubian Village" Figurative Oil Painting 71" x 79" inch by Omar Abdel Zaher
Located in Culver City, CA
"Nubian Village" Figurative Oil Painting 71" x 79" inch by Omar Abdel Zaher
Abdel Zaher is a graduate of the Academy of Fine Arts in Helwan and has been painting for three decades ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Africa - Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Abstracted Landscape Oil Painting on Canvas Board "After the Fire: Grey Trees"
By Suzanne Leighton
Located in Cape Town, ZA
A unique, pastel coloured, abstracted landscape oil painting on canvas board.
A thin shadow frame (colour of your choice) is included, ma...
Category
2010s Contemporary Africa - Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Monochromatic Expressionist Portrait Oil Painting "Old Age"
By André François van Vuuren
Located in Cape Town, ZA
A unique, abstracted portrait oil painting on stretched Belgian linen canvas, ready to hang. Framing options available on request.
Category
2010s Contemporary Africa - Paintings
Materials
Linen, Oil
Large Oil and Charcoal on Canvas Portrait Painting "Traite D'Anatomie"
By Elly Smallwood
Located in Cape Town, ZA
This is a unique artwork in oil on stretched canvas by world renowned artist Elly Smallwood. The artwork has thick paint strokes with a lot of texture, ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Africa - Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Charcoal
"In the Fields" Abstract Painting 20" x 28" inch by Salah Boutros
Located in Culver City, CA
"In the Fields" Abstract Painting 20" x 28" inch by Salah Boutros
Salah Boutros was born in 1964 in Cairo where he still lives and works. He gained a BA degree from the Faculty of F...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Africa - Paintings
Materials
Paper, Acrylic
"Clouds I" Abstract Mixed Media Painting 12" x 39" inch by Ahmed Farid
By Ahmed Farid
Located in Culver City, CA
"Clouds I" Abstract Mixed Media Painting 12" x 39" inch by Ahmed Farid
Signed and dated by the artist
mixed media on canvas
Born in Cairo, Egypt, in 1950 where he currently lives a...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Africa - Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil
Expressionist Portrait Oil Painting on Paper "Bust of Man with Black Elements"
By André François van Vuuren
Located in Cape Town, ZA
Unique oil painting on hand made paper, framed and ready to hang. Size of 71 x 50 cm is that of the artwork itself, excluding the frame.
Category
2010s Contemporary Africa - Paintings
Materials
Oil, Archival Paper
Viva - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative, Portrait of a Woman with Flowers
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 Conceptual Africa - Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Canvas
"The Climb" Painting 12" x 12" inch by Tasneem El-Meshad
By Tasneem El Meshad
Located in Culver City, CA
"The Climb" Painting 12" x 12" inch by Tasneem El-Meshad
Medium: acrylic on wood
Academy of Fine Arts Cairo graduate Tasneem El Meshad describes her art, as “a reflection of the ch...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Africa - Paintings
Materials
Wood, Acrylic
Expressionist Portrait Oil Painting "Woman with Hat" with Handmade Gilded Frame
By André François van Vuuren
Located in Cape Town, ZA
A unique, abstracted portrait oil painting on Belgian linen canvas, framed with a hand made gilded frame. Dimensions of 86.5 x 76.5 cm includes the size of the frame. Artwork size ex...
Category
2010s Contemporary Africa - Paintings
Materials
Linen, Oil
Large Abstract Rusted Metal Composition "Red Matisse Study"
By Mark Hilltout
Located in Cape Town, ZA
Mark Hilltout has always been drawn to the random, the discarded and the broken. Car dumps fascinate him - he is attracted to the broken edge, not the perfectly straight line. For th...
Category
2010s Contemporary Africa - Paintings
Materials
Metal, Steel, Iron
Expressionist Portrait Oil Painting "Man's Head 2" with Handmade Gilded Frame
By André François van Vuuren
Located in Cape Town, ZA
A unique, abstracted portrait oil painting on Belgian linen canvas, framed with a hand made gilded frame. Dimensions of 86.5 x 76.5 cm includes the size of the frame. Artwork size ex...
Category
2010s Contemporary Africa - Paintings
Materials
Linen, Oil
Large Expressionist Figurative Oil Painting "Figures Following"
By André François van Vuuren
Located in Cape Town, ZA
This oil painting on Belgian linen canvas with vivid colours depicts people and situations with whom the artist have had contact. Whilst the works are not strictly speaking, portrait...
Category
2010s Contemporary Africa - Paintings
Materials
Linen, Oil
Large Colourful Abstract Painting "New Atom Shimmer 1"
By Tay Dall
Located in Cape Town, ZA
A colourful, unique painting on stretched canvas, ready to hang.
The painting consists of shiny pools of enamel paint that was thickly poured onto the canvas to create a three-dimensional effect of stand-out glossy paint...
Category
2010s Contemporary Africa - Paintings
Materials
Enamel
We Dem Boz - 21st Century, Contemporary, Neo-Expressionism, Mixed Media, People
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
20th Century Neo-Expressionist Africa - Paintings
Materials
Charcoal, Pastel, Acrylic, Cardboard
"Survivors" Painting 27.5" x 63" inch by Tasneem El-Meshad
By Tasneem El Meshad
Located in Culver City, CA
"Survivors" Painting 27.5" x 63" inch by Tasneem El-Meshad
Acrylic and Oil on Canvas
Academy of Fine Arts Cairo graduate Tasneem El Meshad describes her art, as “a reflection of th...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Cubist Africa - Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
"Kind Soul" (FRAMED) Painting 16" x 14" inch by Tasneem El-Meshad
By Tasneem El Meshad
Located in Culver City, CA
"Kind Soul" (FRAMED) Painting 16" x 14" inch by Tasneem El-Meshad
Medium: acrylic on wood
Academy of Fine Arts Cairo graduate Tasneem El Meshad describes her art, as “a reflection ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Africa - Paintings
Materials
Wood, Acrylic
"Parasol" (FRAMED) Abstract Oil Painting 24" x 20" inch by Ashraf Zamzami
By Ashraf Zamzami
Located in Culver City, CA
"Parasol" (FRAMED) Abstract Oil Painting 24" x 20" inch by Ashraf Zamzami
ABOUT
Ashraf El Zamzami was a graduate of the Academy of Fine Arts in Minya, and he fast made a name for h...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Africa - Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Abstract Composition 10" Abstract Oil Painting 24" x 20" inch by Ashraf Zamzami
By Ashraf Zamzami
Located in Culver City, CA
"Abstract Composition 10" Abstract Oil Painting 24" x 20" inch by Ashraf Zamzami
ABOUT
A characteristically bold and optimistic palette does not belie the inescapably pensive natur...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Africa - Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Spring Blossom Painting Flowers Original Art Impasto Oil Painting Palette Knife
Located in Zofingen, AG
This spring blossom painting is original art by modern artist Olga Nikitina. Oil painting on canvas captures spring mood and nice warm atmosphere inspired by exotic tree Pohutukawa k...
Category
2010s Impressionist Africa - Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Ireti (Hope) - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Portrait of African Woman
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 Africa - Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Mature Lady - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Portrait, Women, Nature
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
She’s endowed with breathtaking beauty, hailing from a lovely upbringing her modest and composed nature makes her a depict to converse with. Her confident demeanor commands respect a...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Africa - Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Purple Mixed Media on Woven Fabriano Painting "Whispers of an Enchanted Forest"
By Anushka Kempken
Located in Cape Town, ZA
To create this masterpiece, Kempken used a unique technique of painting multiple artworks and cutting them up to weave them back together. The process of weaving to her is meditativ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Africa - Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
"Untitled 82" Abstract Painting 39" x 35" inch by Ahmed Dafrawy
By Ahmed Dafrawy
Located in Culver City, CA
"Untitled 82" Painting 39" x 35" inch by Ahmed Dafrawy
Dafrawy’s fine arts academic background started in 2014 when he received the certificate of draw...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Africa - Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Known Delight - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Portrait, Religious
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.
About Artist
Bor...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Africa - Paintings
Materials
Jute, Mixed Media, Oil
Tranquil Blossom - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Portrait, Women, Plant
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Shipping Procedure
Ships in a well-protected tube from Nigeria
This work is unique, this is not a print or other type of copy.
Accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity (Issued by...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Africa - Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
"Unleashing the Inner Child" (rotating) Painting D 43" inch by Tasneem El-Meshad
By Tasneem El Meshad
Located in Culver City, CA
"Unleashing the Inner Child" (rotating) Painting D 43" inch by Tasneem El-Meshad
Medium: acrylic on wood (rotating)
Academy of Fine Arts Cairo graduate Tasneem El Meshad describes ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Cubist Africa - Paintings
Materials
Wood, Acrylic
Metal Composition "Colour Study B5"
By Mark Hilltout
Located in Cape Town, ZA
Mark Hilltout has always been drawn to the random, the discarded and the broken. Car dumps fascinate him - he is attracted to the broken edge, not the pe...
Category
2010s Contemporary Africa - Paintings
Materials
Metal, Steel, Iron
Matisse in Corrugated Iron
By Mark Hilltout
Located in Cape Town, ZA
Mark Hilltout has always been drawn to the random, the discarded and the broken. Car dumps fascinate him - he is attracted to the broken edge, not the perfectly straight line. For th...
Category
2010s Contemporary Africa - Paintings
Materials
Iron, Metal, Steel
Large Pink Mixed Media on Woven Fabriano Painting "Blooming"
By Anushka Kempken
Located in Cape Town, ZA
This unique artwork is created through interweaving strips of painted fabriano paper in order to create a complex composition with depth and texture.
The artwork comes framed and fl...
Category
2010s Contemporary Africa - Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
Large Pink, Cream & Red Abstract Rusted Metal Composition "Razor Wire: Study 1"
By Mark Hilltout
Located in Cape Town, ZA
Mark Hilltout has always been drawn to the random, the discarded and the broken. Car dumps fascinate him - he is attracted to the broken edge, not the perfectly straight line. For th...
Category
2010s Contemporary Africa - Paintings
Materials
Metal, Steel, Iron
Surrealistic Acrylic on Canvas Landscape "Dual Strength"
By Tertius van Dyk
Located in Cape Town, ZA
A detailed realistic/surrealistic acrylic painting on canvas.
Category
2010s Surrealist Africa - Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
"Seascape II" Abstract Inc & Watercolor Painting 10" x 14" inch by Amal Nasr
By Amal Nasr
Located in Culver City, CA
"Seascape II" Abstract Inc & Watercolor Painting 10" x 14" inch by Amal Nasr
watercolor & ink on paper
“New Horizon” series
There is a constant quest to restore the joy of discov...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Africa - Paintings
Materials
Paper, Ink, Watercolor
Large Abstracted Landscape Oil Painting "After the Fire - Purple Shadows"
By Suzanne Leighton
Located in Cape Town, ZA
A unique, abstracted landscape oil painting on stretched canvas. Framing on request
Category
2010s Contemporary Africa - Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
I Am Not My Hair 1 - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Portrait, Women
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.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Africa - Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Anya- 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Portrait, Women, Jewelry, Art Deco
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.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Africa - Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
We Belong Together - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative, Couples, Love
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.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Africa - Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Cairo 3" Abstract Painting 31.5" x 24" inch by Ahmed Dafrawy
By Ahmed Dafrawy
Located in Culver City, CA
"Cairo 3" Abstract Painting 31.5" x 24" inch by Ahmed Dafrawy
Dafrawy’s fine arts academic background started in 2014 when he received the certificate of drawing course completion ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Africa - Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
"Innocence" Painting 22" x 14" inch (circa 1970) by KAMAL KHALIFA
Located in Culver City, CA
"Innocence" Painting 22" x 14" inch (circa 1970) by KAMAL KHALIFA
Kamal Khalifa is regarded as one of Egypt’s most prolific modern artists. He left the art world with several catego...
Category
20th Century Abstract Expressionist Africa - Paintings
Materials
Paper, Acrylic
Strong Beauty -21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative, Africa Women Hair, Modern
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Shipping Procedure
Ships in a well-protected tube.
This work is unique, not a print or other type of copy.
Accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity.
About Artist
Lawrence Amoo (...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Africa - Paintings
Materials
Cotton, Oil
Large Abstract Mixed Media on Woven Fabriano Painting "A Burning Heart"
By Anushka Kempken
Located in Cape Town, ZA
This unique artwork is created through interweaving strips of painted fabriano paper in order to create a complex, detailed composition with depth and texture.
The artwork comes fra...
Category
2010s Contemporary Africa - Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
Red Paragraphs -21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative. Neo-Expressionism, Women
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 Expressionist Africa - Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Large Abstract Textured Oil Painting on Dibond "Beyond Borders"
Located in Cape Town, ZA
Robertson focuses on creating paintings that move beyond portraying reality. Driven by a synthesis of gestural brushstrokes and expressive smears, he offers viewers a liminal space o...
Category
2010s Contemporary Africa - Paintings
Materials
Varnish, Oil, Board
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