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Item Ships From: Continental US
19th century English portrait of a young girl with her pet spaniel in landscape
Located in Woodbury, CT
This enchanting early 19th-century portrait of a young girl in a pastoral landscape, attributed to the esteemed English portraitist Margaret Carpenter, is a rare and captivating exam...
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1840s Victorian Continental US - Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"Almost Home" Solebury Bucks County PA Twilight Snow Scene Oil Painting Framed
Located in New York, NY
Impressionist winter pastoral scene of a quaint snow covered home by Solebury, Bucks County PA. Willett has portrayed this charming scene in a most intimate, yet energetic way, and h...
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20th Century American Impressionist Continental US - Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

Abstract Figurative Expressionist painting
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Amazing Figurative Expressionism painting with exceptional color and movement. Oil on canvas, ca. 1960s. Measures 40 x 52 inches. Unsigned and unattributed. Excellent condition.
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Mid-20th Century Expressionist Continental US - Paintings

Materials

Oil

Love of Solitude (Pastel Vertical Gestural Abstract Painting on Canvas)
By Ragellah Rourke
Located in Hudson, NY
Love of Solitude (Abstract Gestural Pastel Palette Vertical Oil Painting) by Ragellah Rourke 2024 oil on canvas 48 x 36 inches The sides are cleanly painted so framing is optional A...
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2010s Contemporary Continental US - Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Vintage American School Cubist Abstract Framed Signed Modernist Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Vintage American school modernist abstract painting. Signed. In excellent original condition. Handsomely framed in a wood molding. Excellent condition, ready to hang and enjoy.
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1990s Cubist Continental US - Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Hope Echoes
Located in Burlingame, CA
Elizabeth Geisler’s dazzling contemporary water reflection acrylic paintings bridge realism with abstraction. Up close, the paintings appear ambiguous and loose, yet with a little di...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Continental US - Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

"Boulevard de la Madeleine, Paris" Impressionist Scene Oil Painting on Canvas
By Jean Salabet
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful oil on canvas painting by the French artist, Jean Salabet. Salabet was a Parisian painter known for his colorful cityscapes depicting the times of his generation. His wor...
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20th Century Post-Impressionist Continental US - Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Happiness
By Ginny Williams
Located in Wenham, MA
This piece is a 16x16 inch original oil painting on panel. A still life of a blue bird perched on the edge of a blue and white porcelain bowl atop a stack of books takes center stage...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Realist Continental US - Paintings

Materials

Oil

"Looks Like Sun" Original Buffalo Art by Brian Keith Stephens, Western Landscape
By Brian Keith Stephens
Located in Denver, CO
"Looks Like Sun" is an evocative original painting by Brian Keith Stephens, capturing the rugged spirit of a western buffalo. This piece, using oil and wax on cotton, measures 32 x 4...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Impressionist Continental US - Paintings

Materials

Cotton, Wax, Oil

"Fallen" (2017) By John Tarantola, Original Nude Oil Portrait Painting
Located in Denver, CO
John Tarantola's original nude portrait "Fallen" (2017) is a beautiful surrealist oil on panel painting that depicts an athletic nude male figure crawling forward weary through a des...
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2010s Surrealist Continental US - Paintings

Materials

Oil, Panel

A Radiant 1950s Mid-Century Modern Studio Portrait of a Seated Female Nude Model
Located in Chicago, IL
A Radiant, 1950s Mid-Century Modern Studio Portrait of a Seated Female Nude Model. Painted in a sensuous color palette of wonderful, expressive reds an cool creams, the painting exem...
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Mid-20th Century Continental US - Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Tammi's Tattered Handmade Paper
Located in Dallas, TX
ink on paper
Category

2010s Abstract Expressionist Continental US - Paintings

Materials

Paper, Ink

Take Life the Way It Is - Bold Figurative Portrait Celebrating Life with Humor
By Gerdine Duijsens
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Gerdine Duijsens’ spirited and evocative figures are instantly recognizable and unforgettable. Through lush, bold colors and energetic marks, her paintings emit a sense of pleasure a...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Continental US - Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Wisteria
By Gary Bukovnik
Located in Burlingame, CA
'Wisteria' watercolor on paper. Gary Bukovnik, who fuses sensual vitality with fluid yet powerful colorations to create floral images of great depth, intensity, and size. Internatio...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Continental US - Paintings

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

King Charles Spaniel at Rest- Otto Eerelman (Dutch, 1839-1926)
By Otto Eerelman
Located in SANTA FE, NM
King Charles Spaniel Otto Eerelman (Dutch, 1839-1926) Watercolor on paper 10 1/2 x 8 (18 x 15 1/2 frame) inches Signed lower right. Gallery label on the reverse "Frans Heerkens Thuss...
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Early 1900s Realist Continental US - Paintings

Materials

Watercolor, Paper

17th century follower of Rubens, two military men on horse back in a landscape
Located in Woodbury, CT
17th century English/Dutch School, from the Circle of Sir Peter Paul Rubens A very interesting and well-painted 17th-century oil on canvas of two men seated on horseback in a landsc...
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1680s Old Masters Continental US - Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Original Signed Oil Painting on Canvas, Landscape, Genre Scene, Framed
Located in Palm Coast, FL
This original oil painting on canvas is a traditional pastoral landscape, capturing a serene and idyllic rural scene. The composition is rich in earthy tones, with warm browns, green...
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Late 20th Century Impressionist Continental US - Paintings

Materials

Oil

"Red Plum & Pitcher" Original Oil, Teapot with Plum, Grapes, Still-Life Painting
Located in Denver, CO
"Red Plum" by Blair Atherholt is an original, hand made painting depicting a teapot with grapes and a warmly lit red plum Blair Atherholt is an award-winning contemporary realist oi...
Category

2010s Realist Continental US - Paintings

Materials

Oil, Panel

Variation 12, green, white, botanical modern composition
By Juanita Bellavance
Located in Cumming, GA
Green, white, gray original botanical painting.
Category

2010s Abstract Impressionist Continental US - Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Happy Single 11 - Original Bold Delightful Figurative Pink and Red Painting
By Gerdine Duijsens
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Gerdine Duijsens’ spirited and evocative figures are instantly recognizable and unforgettable. Through lush, bold colors and energetic marks, her paintings emit a sense of pleasure a...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Continental US - Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Supermoon Seascape Original Oil Painting on Linen, Ready to Hang
By Karen Darbinyan
Located in Granada Hills, CA
Artist: Karen Darbinyan Work: Original Oil Painting, Handmade Artwork, One of a Kind Medium: Oil on Linen, Year: 2025 Style: Impressionism Title: Supermoon Size: 15.5" x 21" x 0.8'' ...
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2010s Impressionist Continental US - Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Linen, Oil

av_825 - Colorful Textured Original Contemporary Abstract Painting on Canvas
By Alex Voinea
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The colorful abstract artworks of Romanian artist Alex Voinea are inspired by experiments with paint poured over vibrating surfaces, such as speakers at full volume. Alex Voinea coll...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Continental US - Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Canvas

Primitive Modern #1 - Textural Abstract Minimalist Artwork on Canvas
By Len Klikunas
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Artist Len Klikunas paints to modify experienced reality through visual perception. Klikunas focuses on the larger idea behind his original abstract minimalist artworks. The work is ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Minimalist Continental US - Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Mixed Media

"Jeffrey" White Outline Bunny on Black Background Diamondust Oil Painting Framed
By Hunt Slonem
Located in New York, NY
A wonderful composition of one of Slonem's most iconic subjects, Bunnies. This piece depicts a gestural figure of a white bunny on a black background with thick white paint and then ...
Category

2010s Neo-Expressionist Continental US - Paintings

Materials

Oil, Wood Panel, Glass, Resin

Hunt Slonem "Emerald Isle" Bunnies
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: Slonem, Hunt Title: Emerald Isle Date: 2025 Medium: Oil on wood Unframed Dimensions: 30" x 24" Framed Dimensions: 33" x 27" Signature: Signed by Artist on Verso Editio...
Category

2010s Contemporary Continental US - Paintings

Materials

Oil

Follow the Wind II
Located in Atlanta, GA
Gwen Wong's work is both painterly and allegorical, caught somewhere in the middle between the representational painter and the narrator. "I am inspired by the idea of a childhood re...
Category

2010s Contemporary Continental US - Paintings

Materials

Gold Leaf

View From the Window, Oil on Canvas
By Willard Dixon
Located in Burlingame, CA
One of our finest living contemporary American Realist artists, Willard Dixon, has painted 'View From the Window; featuring green leaves, grey branches, purple lilac and orange turni...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Realist Continental US - Paintings

Materials

Cotton Canvas, Oil

“Boat at night”
By James Gale Tyler
Located in Warren, NJ
James Gale Tyler original oil painting on canvas “night sail”. In good condition measures 24x20
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20th Century Continental US - Paintings

Materials

Oil

Happiness is What Matters - Original Colorful Abstract Street Art Painting
By Amber Goldhammer
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Los Angeles artist Amber Goldhammer paints dramatic abstract compositions in acrylic on canvas featuring energetic brushstrokes. Goldhammer uses her contemporary paintings to express...
Category

2010s Contemporary Continental US - Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Latex, Mixed Media, Spray Paint, Acrylic

Antique 19th C. Oval Oil Portrait of a Lady in Lace Collar Original Painting
Located in Palm Coast, FL
Up for sale is a beautiful original antique oil painting on canvas, dating to the mid-to-late 19th century, featuring a refined female portrait. This classic Victorian-style portrai...
Category

Late 19th Century Impressionist Continental US - Paintings

Materials

Oil

Large Budd Hopkins Modernist Hard Edged Abstract Expressionist Oil Painting 1965
Located in Surfside, FL
Budd Hopkins, American (1931-2011) 'City Sun II', 1969 Oil painting on canvas. Hand signed and dated lower left. Verso: Artist, title, and year in pencil on stretcher. Dimensions: 36" H x 52" w. Frame: 37.25" h x 53.25" w. Budd Hopkins was one of the leading proponents of the "hard-edge" abstract minimalist school of painting in the 1950s and 1960s, Budd Hopkins (born 1931) created works that show the strong influence of Jackson Pollock and other leading painters of the Abstract Expressionism movement. Hopkins' paintings are now in numerous major collections, including the San Francisco Museum of Art, the Guggenheim Museum in New York, and the Hirshhorn Collection in Washington, DC. Recently, he has also been recognized for his research into the matter of UFOs and one of his books, "The Intruders", printed by Random House, was on the New York Times best-seller list and was the basis for a television show on CBS. Born in 1931, he is a graduate of Linsly Military Institute (now Linsly School) in 1949 and Oberlin College in 1953. He first displayed artistic abilities when, as a child recovering from a long-term illness, he began to create sculptures of ships made out of modeling clay. But it wasn't until he arrive at Oberlin that he made a serious study of art. Later, Hopkins included abstracted figures in his sculptural pieces. While moving away from Abstract Expressionism, Hopkins retained in his work the use of intense colors and hard-edged forms. His works of the 1980s, including Temples and Guardians, featured these "sentinels" who were, according to Hopkins, "participating in a frozen ritual, fixed – absolutely – within a privileged space..." Though Hopkins denied any connection, some critics viewed these ritualistic pieces as an extension of Hopkins' fascination with alien beings. Hopkins viewed his sculpted guardians not as human per se, but as magical, fierce, noble robots of the unconscious. He settled in New York after obtaining his degree and has had a residence there ever since. He and his wife, April Kingsley, and their daughter, Grace, divide their time between their home at Cape Cod, Mass., and that in New York City. In his work, he travels widely. He has exhibited in England, Finland, Italy and Switzerland. In 1963, Hopkins was selected by the Columbia Broadcasting System as one of the 15 painters featured in the network's first television special on American art. In 1958, Art News picked him as one of 12 Americans for exhibition in Spoleto, Italy, in the "Festival of Two Worlds." His brilliance has won him a number of fellowships and awards. In 1972, the West Virginia Arts and Humanities Council awarded him its Commission Prize. In 1976, he received the John Simon Guggenheim Fellowship for Painting and in '79 he received a fellowship from the National Endowment of the Arts. He also won a special project grant from the New York State Council on the Arts in 1982. He was friends with Robert Ryman and many of the other 10th street avant garde artists. He was an original member of March Gallery which showed Alice Baber, Elaine de Kooning, Mark di Suvero, Lester Johnson, Matsumi Kanemitsu. His work was handled by Poindexter Gallery. (a major gallery founded in 1955 in New York City by Elinor Poindexter. The gallery specialized in sculpture, abstract, and figurative art and featured the works of such artists as Richard Diebenkorn, Jules Olitski, Nell Blaine, Al Held, Willem de Kooning, Franz Kline, Earl Kerkam, Milton Resnick and Robert De Niro, among others. His art has been featured in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Museum of Modern Art, Bronx Museum of Art, Brooklyn Museum, Whitney Museum, Corcoran Gallery, Guggenheim Museum, Queens Museum in New York, and the Public Library of New York. He was included in Young America 1960: Thirty American Painters Under Thirty-Six buy Lloyd Goodrich at the Whitney Museum of American Art in NYC. Artists included: Sonia Gechtoff, Edward Giobbi, Ron Gorchov, James Harvey, Budd Hopkins, Wolf Kahn, Alex Katz, Robert Natkin, Rudy Pozzatti, Dean Richardson, Frank Roth, William Wiley, and Noriko Yamamoto...
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1960s Abstract Expressionist Continental US - Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Spring Green 2
By Amy Van Winkle
Located in Santa Fe, NM
Encaustic on panel. It's simple; I create art because it makes me happy. I try not to overthink the process of what I’m painting and let my intuition be my guide. I love laying do...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Continental US - Paintings

Materials

Encaustic

19th century English landscape with Cottage
By Charles Morris
Located in Woodbury, CT
Charles Morris (British, active mid-19th century) Rustic Landscape with Herdsman and Cottage, ca. 1860–1870 Oil on canvas In this tranquil rural view, Charles Morris presents an idy...
Category

1870s Victorian Continental US - Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Hunt Slonem "Bunny Scored" Bunny
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: Slonem, Hunt Title: Bunny Scored Date: 2025 Medium: Oil on wood Unframed Dimensions: 10" x 8" Framed Dimensions: 14" x 12.5" Signature: Signed by Artist on Verso Editi...
Category

2010s Contemporary Continental US - Paintings

Materials

Oil

French Expressionism "A Vase of Flowers" Gen Paul (French, 1895-1975)
By Gen Paul
Located in SANTA FE, NM
"A Vase of Flowers" Eugene Paul aka Gen Paul (French, 1895-1975) Oil crayon on paper 20 1/2 x 14 (28 x 21 1/2 frame) inches "Gen Paul is undoubtedly the greatest representative, and...
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1960s Expressionist Continental US - Paintings

Materials

Paper, Oil Crayon

Wei Zhang Abstract expressionism Original Oil On Canvas "White And Blue World"
Located in New York, NY
Title: White And Blue World Medium: Oil on canvas Size: 22 x 26 inches Frame: Framing options available! Condition: The painting appears to be in excellent condition. Year: 2...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Geometric Continental US - Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"The Red Bush" Gabriel Godard, Painting, Oil on canvas, French artist, 1979
By Gabriel Godard
Located in New York, NY
Gabriel Godard (1933-2023) The Red Bush, 1979 Oil on canvas Artwork: 28 x 20 1/2 in. l 71 x 52 cm Framed: 31 1/2 x 24 in. l 80 x 61 cm Signed lower left Condition: Perfect condition...
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1970s Post-Impressionist Continental US - Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

'Boy with a Spaniel', Water Dog, Americana, Folk Art, Tonalist, Victoriana
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
A charming and antique oil portrait of a young boy shown seated beside his spaniel and gazing directly towards the viewer. American School, unsigned, and painted circa 1850.
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1850s Folk Art Continental US - Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Seaside Serenity
Located in Atlanta, GA
Aruna Rao is a Florida-based painter specializing in luminous coastal landscapes in oils. Her work captures the interplay of light, color, and atmosphere, evoking a sense of place and tranquility. Born and raised in a literary family in India, Aruna was immersed in world literature...
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2010s Impressionist Continental US - Paintings

Materials

Linen, Oil

"Break" Original Painting by Hiroshi Sato, Vibrant Landscape
Located in Denver, CO
Hiroshi Sato's "Break," completed in 2024, is a striking oil on canvas painting measuring 44 x 80 inches (111.76 x 203.20 cm). This original artwork features a vibrant urban landscap...
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2010s Contemporary Continental US - Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"Corner Street No. 2" by Hiroshi Sato, Original Painting, Abstract Landscape
Located in Denver, CO
Hiroshi Sato's "Corner Street No. 2" (2024) is an original oil on canvas artwork, measuring 36 x 28 inches. "Corner Street #2" is sold unframed but is ready to hang. This unique art...
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2010s Contemporary Continental US - Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"Good News" Three Colorful Butterflies on Gold Background with Scoring Framed
By Hunt Slonem
Located in New York, NY
A wonderful composition of one of Slonem's most iconic subjects, Butterflies. This piece depicts three delicate butterflies in ascension placed in a wonderful golden landscape. Slone...
Category

2010s Neo-Expressionist Continental US - Paintings

Materials

Oil, Wood Panel, Mixed Media

Charles Hinman, Minimalist Drawing, Mid-Century Modern Geometric Abstract Signed
By Charles Hinman
Located in New York, NY
Charles Hinman Untitled Minimalist Drawing (Mid-Century Modern), 1980 Pastel on off-white wove paper Signed in pencil and dated by the artist on the lower-right front. Jeffrey Fuller...
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1980s Minimalist Continental US - Paintings

Materials

Pastel

A Large Mid-Century Harbor Scene with Boats by French Artist Georges Rocher
Located in Chicago, IL
A large tonal, Mid-Century harbor scene with boats by French artist Georges Rocher. Artwork size: 24" x 30". Framed size: 31" x 36". Georges Rocher was born in Casablanca, Moroc...
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1950s Modern Continental US - Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

American Impressionist Artist Karl Rudolph Krafft oil painting Winter Scene
Located in Chesterfield, NJ
Winter Scene oil/canvas 20 x 24 image size, 23.75 x 27.50 framed Here is a very nice winter snow scene oil painting on canvas by Midwest American Artist Karl Rudolph Krafft. Origina...
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21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Continental US - Paintings

Materials

Oil

Lick It - Original Vibrant Quirky Sci-Fi Figurative Star Trek Character Artwork
By Fabio Coruzzi
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Italian artist Fabio Coruzzi merges painting and photography into one imaginative image that offers a new outlook on an otherwise ordinary urban scene. His artworks represent an auth...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Continental US - Paintings

Materials

Paper, Mixed Media, Spray Paint, Acrylic

Original oil painting on canvas France, Paris, Triumphal Arch, S.Doren, Framed
Located in Palm Coast, FL
Up For Sale is a Beautiful Original Oil Painting On canvas, depicting Parisian street Scene, famous historical place - Triumphal Arch. Signed In Lower right corner S. Doren. Presente...
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Late 20th Century Impressionist Continental US - Paintings

Materials

Oil

'Jungle Dreams', Paris, Hermès, California, Fashion, École Gogele, Hamburg, Lamb
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
'Jungle Dreams', Paris, Hermès, California, Fashion, École Gogele, Hamburg, Lamb Signed lower left, 'Antoinette' for Antoinette von Grone (German-American, b.1954) and dated 2007. F...
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Early 2000s Other Art Style Continental US - Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Yellow Nude. Portrait. Painting Pastel, pencil, ink on archival paper mounted
By Celso José Castro Daza
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Drawing on paper is his basic work tool, some are sketches of his surviving works, others are sketches of moments he documents. Undefined by medium, Celso Castro’s works each carry...
Category

2010s Contemporary Continental US - Paintings

Materials

Carbon Pencil, Paper, Pastel, Ink

untitled, color abstract, original lithograph
Located in Belgrade, MT
This piece is part of my private collection of 20th Century artists that were part of the School of Paris era. This piece is original and signed by Pelayo and numbered.
Category

Late 20th Century Conceptual Continental US - Paintings

Materials

Paint, Acrylic, Lithograph

"Bateaux a Carnac" Impressionist Marine Landscape Oil Painting on Canvas
By Yolande Ardissone
Located in New York, NY
This stunning piece of art titled “Bateaux a Carnac" is a captivating original work by renowned artist Yolande Ardissoner. Ardissoner was mostly known for her playful and sophisticat...
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20th Century Impressionist Continental US - Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Secret Wish - Impasto Inspired Blue Accent Textural Thick Paint Abstract Artwork
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Impasto-painted strokes of bright colors are the framework of artist Shiri Phillips’ abstract artworks. Her paintings are flooded with texture through the layering of acrylic paint i...
Category

2010s Abstract Continental US - Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic

Realistic Seascape Venice Painting Michael Budden Gondoliers Sunlight & Flags
By Michael Budden
Located in Chesterfield, NJ
Sunlit Voyage, Gondoliers, Venice is a beautiful oil painting on canvas panel by award winning contemporary artist Michael Budden that showcases a pair of gondoliers heading through...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Impressionist Continental US - Paintings

Materials

Oil

"Cherry Bloom" Bunny on Pink Diamond Dust Background Oil Painting Framed
By Hunt Slonem
Located in New York, NY
A wonderful composition of one of Slonem's most iconic subjects, Bunnies. This piece depicts a gestural figure of a pink and white bunny on a cherry blossom pink background with thic...
Category

2010s Neo-Expressionist Continental US - Paintings

Materials

Glass, Resin, Oil, Wood Panel

“Summer in the Pasture (Farmer’s Wife with Cow)” Paul Junghanns (1876-1958)
Located in SANTA FE, NM
“Summer in the Pasture (Farmer’s Wife with Cow)” (Sommertag auf der Weide (Bäuerin mit Kuh)) Paul Junghanns (German, 1876-1958) Oil on Canvas Signed verso 36 ¼ x 28 inches (43 ¾ x 35...
Category

1920s Post-Impressionist Continental US - Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Broken Ice, Large Mid-20th Century Gouache, Op Art Cleveland School Artist
By Edwin Mieczkowski
Located in Beachwood, OH
Edwin Mieczkowski (American, 1929-2017) Broken Ice, 1976 Gouache and pencil on paper Signed, dated (Feb. 2, 1976) and titled lower right 27.5 x 37.75 inches 35 x 45 inches, framed Edwin Mieczkowski, born in Pittsburgh, was a leader of geometric and perceptual abstraction during the latter part of the 20th century. Mieczkowski's work first came to prominence in "The Responsive Eye" exhibition, the nation's first major exhibition of perceptual art, held at the Museum of Modern Art in New York in 1965. Mieczkowski was also featured in the 1964 article in Timemagazine that first used the term "Op Art" to describe paintings that manipulated visual cues in order to reorder and excite viewers' perceptual responses. With a complex aesthetic that over time has transcended mere tricks of optical art, Mieczkowski has spent nearly four decades producing geometrically paintings, drawings and sculptures, a genre of modern art that is known broadly as perceptual abstraction. His output of static and dynamic forms create a body of work, still largely intact, that uses visually disorienting, meticulously arranged lines, dazzling kaleidoscopic colors, and alluring juxtapositions of hue and tone, to playfully and seductively present new challenges for the viewer's eyes. The desired result is an optical effect of perpetual motion, harmonics and rhythm. . . . Along with Frank Hewitt and Ernst Benkert, Mieczkowski was a co-founder in 1959 of the Anonima* group that worked together in Cleveland and New York and declared itself free from the pressures of the art market and the pursuit of personal fame. Members of Anonima often left their works unsigned and vowed to shun the usual art market venues such as commercial galleries, biennials and competitions. Instead, they engaged in a rigorous, self-imposed program of painting exercises to explore the effects of geometry and color on visual perception. Although Mieczkowski's work hung side-by-side in the MOMA "Responsive Eye" exhibition with such colleagues as Josef Albers, Victor Vasarely, Richard Anuszkiewicz, Morris Louis, Kenneth Noland, Carlos Cruz-Diaz, Ad Reinhardt and Bridget Riley, all of whom went on to considerable fame and fortune, Mieczkowski chose to eschew commercial exhibition and career promotion. Instead, he spent 39 years teaching at the Cleveland Institute of Art and quietly executing a number of public art commissions while independently pursuing his own intuitive explorations in geometric abstraction. Mieczkowski pursued virtually no commercial sales of his work. Consequently, the body of work he left behind consists of hundreds of paintings, drawings and sculptures only recently viewed...
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1970s Op Art Continental US - Paintings

Materials

Gouache, Pencil

Antique American Modernist Large New York Cityscape Framed Street Scene Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American modernist street scene painting. Oil on canvas. Signed. In excellent original condition. Handsomely framed in a late 19th century fluted cove giltwood molding. E...
Category

1940s Modern Continental US - Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Immersed in Darkness, Oil Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
A young woman walks through a myriad of water lilies, her illuminated figure contrasting sharply with the dark lake. Her posture and radiant hair create a fee...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Realist Continental US - Paintings

Materials

Oil

"Just Think of It"
By Michael Carson
Located in Scottsdale, AZ
"Just Think of It" is a moody, figurative oil painting that layers soft pale blues against deep grays and black, creating a quiet tension. A stylish man sits at the edge of a couch, ...
Category

2010s Contemporary Continental US - Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Vintage Oil Painting Windmill on Mykonos Landscape 1964
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
3701 Oil on stretched canvas Set in a vintage hand painted frame Image size 15x19"
Category

1960s Continental US - Paintings

Materials

Oil

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