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Allegory of Music Ste Cecilia School After Lorenzo Lippi
Located in Pasadena, CA
The painting is about the Florentine school and a seventeenth-century Italian school. Oil on canvas
After Lorenzo Lippi (1606–1665) who was a prominent Florentine Baroque painter a...
Category
17th Century Renaissance Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
City Market Scene
Located in Astoria, NY
Amedeo Sica (Italian, XX-XXI), City Market Scene, Oil on Canvas, signed lower right, distressed giltwood frame. Image: 15.75" H x 19.5" W; frame: 20" H x 24" W. Provenance: From a Ft...
Category
20th Century Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Red Anjou & Green Glass" (2025), Original Realist Still-Life Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
"Red Anjou & Green Glass" (2025) by Blair Atherholt is an original, handmade oil painting on panel that depicts an arrangement of grapes, a pear, and a port wine bottle imagined in a...
Category
2010s Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
Beach Scene
Located in Astoria, NY
James Seeman (American, 1914-1994), Beach Scene, Oil on Canvas Board, signed lower right, painted wood frame. Image: 11.25" H x 15.25" W; frame: 19" H x 23" W. Provenance: From a 20 ...
Category
20th Century Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Parisian Street Scene" French Impressionist Oil Painting of Paris with Figures
By Georges Guerin
Located in New York, NY
In this piece, the artist depicts his subject in a whimsical and impressionistic way, capturing the Cafés of the busy streets from the 20th Century with much life. In the distance we...
Category
Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Ballerina in Front of the Sea - Oil Painting by Franco Marzilli - 1970s
By Franco Marzilli
Located in Roma, IT
Oil on canvas realized by Franco Marzilli (1934-2010) in 1970s.
Hand signed lower left.
Very good condition.
Franco Marzilli was born in Rome in 1934. He received his first artist...
Category
1970s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Still Life - Oil Painting by Franco Marzilli - 1970s
By Franco Marzilli
Located in Roma, IT
Oil on canvas realized by Franco Marzilli (1934-2010) in 1970s.
Hand signed lower right.
Very good condition.
Franco Marzilli was born in Rome in 1934. He received his first artis...
Category
1970s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Contemporary expressionist abstract man's portrait "The soul behind the gaze"
Located in VÉNISSIEUX, FR
"The Soul Behind the Gaze" is a contemporary abstract expressionist portrait by French artist Natalya Mougenot, and forms part of her evocative series of masked or emotionally veiled...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Paper, Acrylic
Seaview - Oil Painting by Franco Marzilli - 1970s
By Franco Marzilli
Located in Roma, IT
Oil on canvas realized by Franco Marzilli (1934-2010) in 1970s.
Hand signed lower left.
Very good condition.
Franco Marzilli was born in Rome in 1934. He received his first artist...
Category
1970s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Still Life - Oil Painting by Franco Marzilli - 1970s
By Franco Marzilli
Located in Roma, IT
Oil on canvas realized by Franco Marzilli (1934-2010) in 1970s.
Hand signed lower left.
Very good condition.
Franco Marzilli was born in Rome in 1934. He received his first artist...
Category
1970s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
View of Villa Aldobrandini - Frascati - Oil Painting by Franco Marzilli - 1970s
By Franco Marzilli
Located in Roma, IT
Oil on canvas realized by Franco Marzilli (1934-2010) in 1970s.
Hand signed lower right.
Very good condition.
Franco Marzilli was born in Rome in 1934. He received his first artis...
Category
1970s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
View of Santuario della Madonna... - Oil Painting by Franco Marzilli - 1970s
By Franco Marzilli
Located in Roma, IT
Oil on canvas realized by Franco Marzilli (1934-2010) in 1970s.
Hand signed lower right.
Very good condition.
Franco Marzilli was born in Rome in 1934. He received his first artis...
Category
1970s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Ballerina in the Park - Oil Painting by Franco Marzilli - 1970s
By Franco Marzilli
Located in Roma, IT
Oil on canvas realized by Franco Marzilli (1934-2010) in 1970s.
Hand signed lower right.
Very good condition.
Franco Marzilli was born in Rome in 1934. He received his first artis...
Category
1970s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Ballerina in the Park - Oil Painting by Franco Marzilli - 1970s
By Franco Marzilli
Located in Roma, IT
Oil on canvas realized by Franco Marzilli (1934-2010) in 1970s.
Hand signed lower right.
Very good condition.
Franco Marzilli was born in Rome in 1934. He received his first artis...
Category
1970s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Ballerinas with Saint Peter (Rome) on the Background by Franco Marzilli - 1970s
By Franco Marzilli
Located in Roma, IT
Oil on canvas realized by Franco Marzilli (1934-2010) in 1970s.
Hand signed lower right.
Very good condition.
Franco Marzilli was born in Rome in 1934. He received his first artis...
Category
1970s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Dawn on the City - Paint by Gino Guida - 1980s
By Gino Guida
Located in Roma, IT
Oil on plywood realized by Gino Guida in 1980s.
Hand signed lower right. Hand signed and titled on rear.
Good condition, with some craquelure.
Category
1980s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
The Autumn Rock - Paint by Gino Guida - 1980s
By Gino Guida
Located in Roma, IT
Oil on canvas realized by Gino Guida in 1980s.
Hand signed lower right. Hand signed and titled on rear.
Very good condition.
Category
1980s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Boats on the Beach" Impressionist Oil Painting with Figures & Boats on Water
By Niek van der Plas
Located in New York, NY
This captivating scene in the beach in the Netherlands is a remarkable display of Van der Plas's true passion for outdoor genre paintings. A wonderfully rich boats scene executed in ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
"The Hay-wagon" Impressionist Countryside Oil Painting on Canvas Framed
By Josef Csillag
Located in New York, NY
An exceptional impressionistic painting titled 'The Hay-wagon" depicting an afternoon along the field with workers collecting hay on to a wagon with horses. Here the scene is set on ...
Category
Early 20th Century Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Sloan's Lake" Original Oil Painting, Landscape, Denver, CO
Located in Denver, CO
"Sloan's Lake" by Diego Glazer is an original painting depicting a cloudscape over downtown Denver.
About the Artist:
For as long as I can remember, I have been on a quest to convi...
Category
2010s American Realist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
"Devil's Backbone" Original Oil Painting, Desert landscape
Located in Denver, CO
"Devil's Backbone" by Diego Glazer is an original painting depicting rock formations bathed in warm light.
About the Artist:
For as long as I can remember, I have been on a quest t...
Category
2010s American Realist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
"Farm Near Brandywine" Original Oil Painting, PA farm landscape
Located in Denver, CO
"Farm Near Brandywine" by Diego Glazer is an original oil painting depicting a quaint farm scene.
Artist Statement: Painted en plein air on the drive back to the Brandywine Museum ...
Category
2010s American Realist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
Heading to New York -original impressionism cityscape painting- contemporary art
By Juan del Pozo
Located in London, Chelsea
This exceptional artwork is currently on display and available for sale at Signet Contemporary Art Gallery and online.
In Heading to New York, Juan del Pozo captures the electric ro...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil, Linen
Snowstorm in Peru
Located in San Francisco, CA
Uruguayan painter D. Rodríguez Candhalés (1919-2004) traveled extensively in his dual careers as a successful painter and a professional soccer player. With this work, painted in Per...
Category
1960s Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Spalle, Original Oil Painting of Muscular Male Nude, Framed
By Richard Gibbons
Located in Chicago, IL
"Spalle" meaning back or shoulders in Italian, is the title of Richard Gibbons painting of a nude male. Squatting with his back toward the viewer, the subject seems to be in a pensi...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Nude Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Panel
Hadrian's Antinous - Original Oil Painting
By Richard Gibbons
Located in Chicago, IL
The love affair between the Emperor Hadrian and his Greek companion Antinous is perhaps the most famous and tragic romance in Ancient Rome. So great that it inspired the final great...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Board
French Oil painting on Canvas, a reclining Nude 19Th
Located in Gavere, BE
French Oil painting on Canvas, a reclining Nude 19Th
Additional Info:
Title: reclining nude
Medium: original oil on canvas
Signature: Signed lower right
Provenance: private collect...
Category
Early 1900s Impressionist Nude Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
20th Century Scottish Impressionist Signed Oil Painting Farm in Highland Hills
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Farm (inscribed verso)
William B Dealtry (British 1915-2007):
signed oil on board, framed
framed: 14.5 x 18.5 inches
board : 11.5 x 25 inches
Inscribed verso
Provenance: private ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
British Chalk Pencil Sketch of A Young Boy In His Fishing Gear
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
John Rabone Harvey ( 1966 - 1922)
graphic and chalk deep green artist paper , unframed
artist paper : 7 x 5.5 inches
Provenance: private collection
Condition: very good condition
Ha...
Category
Mid-19th Century Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Chalk, Graphite
Mid Century San Francisco Nocturnal Surrealist Oil Painting
By Russell Tripp
Located in Soquel, CA
Mid Century Nocturnal Surrealist Oil Painting--San Francisco Unreal Dreams by Russell Tripp
Dramatic and atmospheric San Francisco surrealist figurative painting by Russell R. Tripp...
Category
1960s Surrealist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
$2,000 Sale Price
20% Off
"View of The Harbor" British American Impressionist Oil on Canvas Painting Frame
By John Clymer
Located in New York, NY
A masterful oil painting depicting a harbor scene by British American artist John Clymer, with a view of a sailboat, and a large masted ship on the water and the village in the dista...
Category
Early 20th Century American Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
British Chalk Pencil Sketch of Two Dapper Gentleman Fishing On The Riverbank
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
John Rabone Harvey ( 1966 - 1922)
graphic and chalk deep green artist paper , unframed
artist paper : 7 x 5.5 inches
Provenance: private collection
Condition: very good condition
Ha...
Category
Mid-19th Century Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Chalk, Graphite
Sunset Dream-original figurative seascape oil painting- sunset modern Art
Located in London, Chelsea
This exceptional artwork is currently on display and available for sale at Signet Contemporary Art Gallery and online.
"In the enchanting masterpiece 'Sunset Dreaming' by Nikki Baxe...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
Maggie in Helmet Portrait Oil Painting Richard Butler Psychedelic Furs Front Man
Located in Surfside, FL
'Maggie with Helmet'
2012
Oil on canvas
Verso: Hand signed and dated on canvas.
Dimensions: 24" h x 20" w. Frame: 25.5" h 21.5" w
Provenance: Property of a Southampton, NY collection
Richard Butler (Post-war and Contemporary artist) studied painting at the Epsom School of Art and Design (now University for the Creative Arts). In school he was exposed to radical developments taking hold in the artworld including Andy Warhol, Jasper Johns, David Hockney and Francis Bacon and the emerging British pop art of Richard Hamilton and Peter Blake. He later turning to silkscreen printmaking. But like many famous rockers, from Keith Richards and Roger Waters to Tupac Shakur and Lady Gaga, Butler began making music in art school, and art was a passion that never went away. Shortly after graduating from the art school, in 1977, Richard Butler became a founder and singer/songwriter for the British post-punk / new wave rock and roll band "The Psychedelic Furs". Quickly gaining commercial success, his musical career kept him away from painting throughout the 80s and the 90s. In early 2000s, Richard Butler returned to painting and started exhibiting his art in the U.S. and Europe. He prefers to call himself a painter who sings, rather than a singer who paints. He was influenced by Anselm Kiefer and Francesco Clemente and became friends with Julian Schnabel. With his daughter, Maggie Mozart Butler, as his muse, he produces expressionistic portraits of pensive female subjects, who serve as ciphers for himself. As he describes, “In a way I think all of my paintings are self-portraits in that, though the face I am painting may not be my own, the feeling I get back from the painting is certainly an important element of my own psyche.” His work is a sort of dark moody expressionism with nods towards Lucien Freud. He lives and works in Connecticut. He has had solo exhibitions in New York City, Miami and Florence, Italy. One of his works, Girl with a Map, has been used as a CD's cover art.
Selected Solo Exhibitions
2020 Richard Butler: Amnesiac Hostess, Waltman Ortega Fine Art, Miami, Florida, USA
2017 101/EXHIBIT, La Peer Drive, West Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA
2015 naturalhistory ,Freight+Volume (Allen St.) ,Lower East Side, New York, USA
Selected Group Exhibitions
2025 Summer Sale, Galerie Olivier Waltman, Paris Saint-Germain, 6e, Paris, France
The Rhythm. Vibratory Shock of Being, Galerie Olivier Waltman, Paris Marais...
Category
2010s Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
The Waters of Leith Scottish Impressionist Signed Oil Painting 20th Century
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
'Waters of Leith' (Scotland)
by William B Dealtry (British 1915-2007):
signed oil on board, framed
framed: 10 x 14 inches
board : 8 x 11 inches
Inscribed verso with title
Provenance:...
Category
Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
British Chalk Pencil Sketch of a Farmer Shovelling In The Fields
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
John Rabone Harvey ( 1966 - 1922)
graphic and chalk deep green artist paper , unframed
artist paper : 7 x 5.5 inches
Provenance: private collection
Condition: very good condition
Ha...
Category
Mid-19th Century Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Chalk, Graphite
Nature and Animal Painting, Horse, Song of the Wild Beast by America Martin
By America Martin
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
America Martin
"Song of the Wild Beasts"
Oil & Acrylic on Canvas
40 x 72 inches
41.5 x 73.5 inches framed
Exploring the identity of both her namesake and country, LA-based Amer...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
Old baroque oil painting on canvas "Cupid" after Sir Anthony van Dyck
By Anthony van Dyck
Located in Gavere, BE
Oil on canvas "Cupid" circa 1900 after Anthony van Dyck ** Sold without the frame **
additional info:
Title: cupid
Style: baroque
Medium: oil on canvas
Signature: unsigned
Provenan...
Category
1890s Baroque Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Epiphone Casino Sunburst Guitar
Located in Dallas, TX
Graphite on paper
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Graphite
Figure Painting, Nature, Green Flora, Picnic Among the Ferns by America Martin
By America Martin
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
America Martin
"Picnic Among the Ferns"
Oil & Acrylic on Canvas
40 x 60 inches
41.5 x 61.5 inches framed
Exploring the identity of both her namesake and country, LA-based Ameri...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas, Acrylic
"Rushing Water" Original Oil Painting, River
Located in Denver, CO
"Rushing Water" by Diego Glazer is an original oil painting depicting a rushing river.
About the Artist:
For as long as I can remember, I have been on a quest to convincingly repre...
Category
2010s American Realist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
Georgian Contemporary Art by Manana Eloshvili - Still Life of Flowers 2
Located in Paris, IDF
Acrylic on canvas
Manana Eloshvili is a Georgian artist born in 1962 who lives and works in Tbilisi, Georgia. Since 1999, she is a member of the Georgian Artists Union. At the begi...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Large Figurative Oil Painting with Nude Anna Veriki Surreal Dark Landscape
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
The artwork will be shipped rolled in a tube to your address. For other shipping options please contact with our gallery.
At Escat Gallery we are committed to maintaining the highes...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Round and Round We Go - Painting, Oil on Adire fabric
Located in London, GB
Yasser Claud-Ennin is a self-taught Nigerian-Ghanaian multidisciplinary artist, based in London, United Kingdom. His work draws inspiration from his multicultural heritage, weaving t...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Fabric, Oil
Georgian Contemporary Art by Manana Eloshvili - Forest
Located in Paris, IDF
Acrylic on canvas
Manana Eloshvili is a Georgian artist born in 1962 who lives and works in Tbilisi, Georgia. Since 1999, she is a member of the Georgian Artists Union. At the begin...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
"Tempted by..." (FRAMED) Abstract Painting 30" x 22" inch by Booboo Stewart
By Booboo Stewart
Located in Culver City, CA
"Tempted by..." (FRAMED) Abstract Painting 30" x 22" inch by Booboo Stewart
Artwork size: 30" x 22" in
Size framed: 38" x 31" in
Artwork comes in a black frame with a museum-grade ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Paper, Ballpoint Pen
In a World of Our Own - Painting, Oil on Funtua fabric
Located in London, GB
Yasser Claud-Ennin is a self-taught Nigerian-Ghanaian multidisciplinary artist, based in London, United Kingdom. His work draws inspiration from his multicultural heritage, weaving t...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Fabric, Oil
British Chalk Pencil Sketch of Two Dapper Gentleman Fishing On The Riverbank
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
John Rabone Harvey ( 1966 - 1922)
graphic and chalk deep green artist paper , unframed
artist paper : 7 x 5.5 inches
Provenance: private collection
Condition: very good condition
Ha...
Category
Mid-19th Century Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Chalk, Graphite
British Chalk Pencil Sketch of A Fisherman Preparing His Fly Fishing Rod
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
John Rabone Harvey ( 1966 - 1922)
graphic and chalk deep green artist paper , unframed
artist paper : 7 x 5.5 inches
Provenance: private collection
Condition: very good condition
Ha...
Category
Mid-19th Century Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Chalk, Graphite
British Chalk Pencil Sketch of Farmers Harvesting the Fields
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
John Rabone Harvey ( 1966 - 1922)
graphic and chalk deep green artist paper , unframed
artist paper : 5.5 x 7 inches
Provenance: private collection
Condition: very good condition
Ha...
Category
Mid-19th Century Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Chalk, Graphite
Tootsie Roll No. 1
Located in Dallas, TX
Graphite & colored pencil on paper
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Color Pencil, Graphite
Flowers , 120x90cm, acrylic on canvas
Located in Yerevan, AM
Flowers , 120x90cm, acrylic on canvas
Category
2010s Contemporary More Art
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
$2,700 Sale Price
25% Off
Mo Li Contemporary Original Oil On Canvas "Wukong"
Located in New York, NY
Title: Wukong
Medium: Oil on canvas
Size: 37 x 37 inches
Frame: Framing options available!
Condition: The painting appears to be in fair condition.
Year: 2015
Artist: Mo Li
...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Liming Guan Contemporary Original Oil On Canvas "Drama Character III"
Located in New York, NY
Title: Drama Character III
Medium: Oil on canvas
Size: 37.5 x 37.5 inches
Frame: Framing options available!
Condition: The painting appears to be in fair condition.
Year: 201...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Georgian Contemporary Art by Manana Eloshvili - Flower Arrangement
Located in Paris, IDF
Acrylic on canvas
Manana Eloshvili is a Georgian artist born in 1962 who lives and works in Tbilisi, Georgia. Since 1999, she is a member of the Georgian Artists Union. At the begin...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Canvas
Georgian Contemporary Art by Manana Eloshvili - The Landscape of Svaneti
Located in Paris, IDF
Acrylic on canvas
Manana Eloshvili is a Georgian artist born in 1962 who lives and works in Tbilisi, Georgia. Since 1999, she is a member of the Georgian Artists Union. At the begi...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Georgian Contemporary Art by Manana Eloshvili - Still Life
Located in Paris, IDF
Oil on canvas
Manana Eloshvili is a Georgian artist born in 1962 who lives and works in Tbilisi, Georgia. Since 1999, she is a member of the Georgian Artists Union. At the beginning...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Georgian Contemporary Art by Manana Eloshvili - Village by the Sea
Located in Paris, IDF
Acrylic on canvas
Manana Eloshvili is a Georgian artist born in 1962 who lives and works in Tbilisi, Georgia. Since 1999, she is a member of the Georgian Artists Union. At the begi...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Georgian Contemporary Art by Manana Eloshvili - The Eagle
Located in Paris, IDF
Acrylic on canvas
Manana Eloshvili is a Georgian artist born in 1962 who lives and works in Tbilisi, Georgia. Since 1999, she is a member of the Georgian Artists Union. At the begin...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Georgian Contemporary Art by Manana Eloshvili - Portrait
Located in Paris, IDF
Acrylic on canvas
Manana Eloshvili is a Georgian artist born in 1962 who lives and works in Tbilisi, Georgia. Since 1999, she is a member of the Georgian Artists Union. At the begi...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
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