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Art For Sale
I Think of You
Located in London, GB
Edition of 100 Lithographic print in 2 colours on Somerset 300 gsm paper 90 x 68 cm (35.4 x 26.7 in) Signed, numbered and dated by the artist.
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Lithograph

"More Over" Bunny on French Light Blue Background Oil Painting on Wood Framed
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 black bunny on a French Blue background with thick use of paint. I...
Category

2010s Neo-Expressionist Art

Materials

Oil, Wood Panel

"In Repose" (2025) By Matt Talbert, Original Oil Painting, Portrait
Located in Denver, CO
Matt Talbert's "In Repose" (2025) is an original, handmade oil painting on panel that depicts a portrait of a brunette seated at a table in deep contemplation. Artist bio/statement...
Category

2010s Realist Art

Materials

Oil, Panel

Harmony
Located in New York, NY
ABOUT THIS ARTIST: Carla Sutera Sardo was born in Agrigento in 1983. She studied law and graduated in 2011. During her university career, she became interested in photography, thus s...
Category

2010s Art

Materials

Photographic Paper

Blackfeet Indians, Great Northern Railway 14 prints
Located in Spokane, WA
A group of 14 Blackfeet Indians prints created by the artist Winold Reiss. The Great Northern Railway printed and released these prints in c. 1940. This is for the entire group...
Category

1940s American Realist Art

Materials

Lithograph

Hubert Aicardi, Cloud, circa 1960, oil on isorel panel
Located in PARIS, FR
Hubert AICARDI (1922-1991) Cloud, circa 1960 Oil on isorel panel Signed lower left 10,5 × 16 cm frame 18 × 22,5 cm Hubert Aicardi is a painter from the Provençal school, born in Mar...
Category

Mid-20th Century Art

Materials

Oil

Henri Matisse, Miss M.A., from Portraits by Henri Matisse, 1954 (after)
Located in Southampton, NY
This exquisite heliogravure after Henri Matisse (1869–1954), titled Mademoiselle M.A. (Miss M.A.), from the album Portraits par Henri Matisse (Portraits by Henri Matisse), originates...
Category

1950s Fauvist Art

Materials

Lithograph

Paris in the Rain , Large French School Post-Impressionist oil
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Signed lower right, 'Marda' (French, 20th century) and inscribed verso 'Street Scene by Marda #4'. A substantial, mid-century oil cityscape showing a view of a rainy Parisian boulev...
Category

1960s Post-Impressionist Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Ocean Side, Seascape, Original oil Painting, One of a Kind
Located in Granada Hills, CA
Artist: Karen Darbinyan Work: Original Oil Painting, Handmade Artwork, One of a Kind Medium: Oil on Linen, Year: 2023 Style: Impressionism Title: Ocean Side Size: 16" x 21" x 0.8'' i...
Category

2010s Academic Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

1930 s French Modernist Oil Painting Lunaria Honesty Plants Still Life Blue Jug
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Lunaria - Honesty Plant French School, circa 1930's period oil on canvas, unframed canvas: 18 x 15 inches Provenance: private collection, Paris Condition: very good condition The f...
Category

Early 20th Century Impressionist Art

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Moonlight, Abstract Expressionist Oil Painting on Board by Leonardo Nierman
Located in Long Island City, NY
Leonardo Nierman, Mexican (1932 - 2023) - Moonlight, Medium: Oil on board, Size: 32 x 24 in. (81.28 x 60.96 cm), Frame Size: 40 x 32 inches
Category

Late 20th Century Abstract Expressionist Art

Materials

Oil

Venus Cupid Franceschini Paint 17/18th Century Oil on canvas Old master Italy
By Marcantonio Franceschini (Bologna 1648 - 1729)
Located in Riva del Garda, IT
Marcantonio Franceschini (Bologna 1648 - 1729) Workshop of Sleeping Venus with Cupid Oil on canvas 53 x 68 cm. In frame 71 x 91 cm. Venus, the Roman goddess of love, is port...
Category

17th Century Old Masters Art

Materials

Oil

Country Figure - Painting by Luciano Schifano - 1987
Located in Roma, IT
Oil on board realized by Luciano Schifano (1943) in 1987. Hand signed and titled. Good condition.
Category

1980s Contemporary Art

Materials

Oil

Black And Yellow - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Portrait, Africa 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 Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Acrylic

Antique French/ Italian Oil Painting Portrait of a Uniformed Brass Musician
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Brass Band Musician 19th Century, French/ Italian School signed oil on canvas mounted board, framed framed: 19 x 15 inches board: 14 x 10.5 inches Provenance: private collection...
Category

19th Century French School Art

Materials

Oil

Expressive High Fire Ceramic Figure with Forged Iron Hook Extravagant Series
Located in FISTERRA, ES
Expressive ceramic figure with iron hook and porcelain head, this high-fire ceramic sculpture explores material play and intuitive form. This expressive ceramic sculpture, part of the Extravagantes series, brings together high-fire ceramic, vanadium glaze, manganese metallic glaze, crystalline-glazed porcelain and a forged-iron hook. The work reflects Óscar Aldonza Torres...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Ceramic

Rice Farmer with water Buffalo, colorful landscape, Vietnam - limited edition
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Gerald Berghammer - Color landscape photography. A farmer wearing a conical hat guides a water buffalo through a flooded rice field. All Gerald Berghammer prints are made to order i...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Digital Pigment

Still Life - Oil Painting by Franco Marzilli - 1970s
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 Art

Materials

Oil

Forlorn - Contemporary, Nude, Women, Polaroid, 21st Century
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Forlorn - 2021 50x50cm, Edition of 7 plus 2 Artist Proofs. Archival C-Print based on the original Polaroid. Signature label with certificate. Artist inventory PL2021-1032. Not ...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid

Painting Animal Dog Modern Gold Contemporary Striking Invest Bold Classic Joy
Located in Pretoria, Gauteng
Title: BLUE - Insightful Intent Painting Animal Dog Modern Gold Contemporary Striking Invest Bold Classic Joy Original One-of-a-kind This painting forms part of an artwork series c...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Art

Materials

Gold

Love - Contemporary, 21st Century, Polaroid, Figurative, Photograph, Nude
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Love (The Princess and her Lover) part of the 29 Palms, CA project - 2007, Edition of 1/10, 20x24cm. Digital C-Print based on the Polaroid. Not mounted. Signature label and Cer...
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Art

Materials

Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid

Sea Cliffs - Shoreline - Ocean - Nature - Faroe Islands
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Black and white fine art long exposure seascape - landscape photography print. Archival pigment ink print, edition of 7. Signed, titled, dated and numbered by artist. Certificate of ...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Digital Pigment

"Heartstrings" by Jon Wassom - Mixed Media Figurative Painting, 2024
Located in Denver, CO
Jon Wassom’s "Heartstrings" is an evocative mixed media painting on panel, measuring 16 x 16 inches. This striking composition explores themes of intimacy, emotion, and human connect...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Canvas, Mixed Media

British Impressionist Watercolor of a Tranquil Riverside Scene with Boat
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: British Impressionist Watercolor of a Tranquil Riverside Scene with Boat By Anthony Avery (British 1946-2023) Original watercolor on artists paper, unframed Dimensions: 11.25 ...
Category

Early 2000s Impressionist Art

Materials

Watercolor

«Evening Symphony of the Sea» — Hyperrealistic Painting of Ocean Sunset and Wave
Located in Zofingen, AG
This painting depicts a magical moment between day and night at the seaside. The sand still holds the warmth of the fading sun, while waves dance along the shore, composing a gentle ...
Category

2010s Realist Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

BLUE SUN original art Paula Craioveanu Nude inspired by Matisse
Located in Forest Hills, NY
“Blue Sun” Tempera pencil charcoal on blue paper Shipped rolled in a tube 25x3x3in, from Florida. This piece, Blue Sun, is a striking and evocative work that captures both the sensu...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Tempera, Ink, Archival Paper

"Golden Dream" Black Outline Bunny on Gold Background Oil Painting Framed
Located in New York, NY
This piece depicts a gestural figure of bunny against a golden background. Inspired by nature and a genuine love for animals, Slonem's paintings encompass unique inspirations drawn f...
Category

2010s Neo-Expressionist Art

Materials

Mixed Media, Oil, Wood Panel

Seduxisti Me, Domine - Lithograph - 1964
Located in Roma, IT
Seduxisti Me, Domine is a Color lithograph on heavy rag paper realized in 1964, It is part of Biblia Sacra vulgatæ edition is published by Rizzoli-Mediolani between 1967 and 1969. S...
Category

1960s Surrealist Art

Materials

Lithograph

BE WATER
Located in Zofingen, AG
She floats where silence begins — just beneath the skin of the water. Her form is neither here nor gone, dissolving into rhythm and light. There is no past, no edge, no name — only t...
Category

2010s Realist Art

Materials

Oil, Wood Panel

Gothic Renaissance wooden sculpture: bust of a young Saint or Angel
Located in Norwich, GB
This remarkable, deeply evocative fragment is a hand-carved piece of religious statuary from 16th Century France. It depicts the torso of a serene figure, likely a Saint or Archangel...
Category

16th Century Renaissance Art

Materials

Wood

"Untitled #364 " watercolor print on fine art paper
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Over the past 20 years, Michelle Oppenheimer has become well known for composing paintings that capture the imaginative and organic possibilities of abstract watercolor and acrylic. ...
Category

2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Paper, Inkjet

Fox Framed Oil Painting on Prepared Cardboard, Contemporary Animal Portrait
Located in FISTERRA, ES
Contemporary animal painting in oil on prepared cardboard titled Fox, featuring a vivid red fox in motion against expressive fields of violet and ochre. This contemporary animal pai...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Oil, Cardboard

Classic English Marine Oil Painting Tall Sailing Ships on Choppy Seas off Coast
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Sailing Ships at Sea English School, late 20th century oil on board, unframed board : 12 x 16 inches provenance: private collection, UK condition: very good and sound condition
Category

20th Century English School Art

Materials

Oil

Rocky Inlet, Monhegan, Maine
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Rocky Inlet, Monhegan, Maine Oil on canvas mounted on phenolic resin, c. 1940 Unsigned Signed with the estate stamp on the reverse (see photo) Condition: Excellent, recently cleaned ...
Category

1940s American Impressionist Art

Materials

Oil

The Open Door 1979 Signed Limited Edition Lithograph
Located in Rochester Hills, MI
Artist: Romare Bearden Title: The Open Door Year: 1979 Print: Lithograph on Somerset Paper Paper size : 22'' x 30'' Edition: Signed in pencil and marked 4/175 Romare Bearden is r...
Category

1970s Abstract Art

Materials

Lithograph

Very Large French Impressionist Signed Oil Painting Luncheon of the Boat Party
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
'Luncheon of the Boat Party' After Pierre - Auguste Renoir's earlier painting signed oil on canvas, framed framed: 32 x 43.5 inches canvas: 24 x 36 i...
Category

Late 20th Century Impressionist Art

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Sisters — Renowned Black American, Harlem Renaissance Artist
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
James Lesesne Wells, 'Sisters', linocut, edition not stated but small, 1928. Signed, titled, and annotated 'imp' in pencil. A fine impression on off-white wove Japan paper, with wide margins (1 7/8 to 3 3/4 inches), in excellent condition. Printed by the artist. Very scarce. Matted to museum standards, unframed. Image size 8 3/16 x 6 3/4 inches (208 x 171 mm); sheet size 13 1/2 x 10 3/4 inches (343 x 273 mm). Exhibition and Literature: 'Narratives of African American Art and Identity: The David C. Driskell Collection,' The Art Gallery at the University of Maryland, extensive touring exhibition, 1998-2000. Collections: Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Smithsonian Institution (Anacostia Community Museum). ABOUT THE ARTIST “Wells is more than an artist with a deep concern for his fellow man. He carries many of his themes a step further into an apocalyptic world, a world of revelation and shifting lights. … He works on large blocks in a bold free style. … His work has a vigor, therefore, that is not often used in the medium today.” —Jacob Kainen (painter, critic, and collector) from Richard J. Powell’s 1986 essay Phoenix Ascending: The Art of James Lesesne Wells. James Lesesne Wells was an American painter, printmaker, educator, and pioneering figure of the Harlem Renaissance, whose work established a vital connection between African heritage, modernist form, and African American cultural identity. Known for his innovative use of linoleum and woodblock printing, Wells played a key role in shaping 20th-century African American art and inspired countless students throughout his lengthy career as a teacher at Howard University. Born in Atlanta, Georgia, Wells' early exposure to the arts came through church and community, where African American cultural traditions were central. He pursued formal artistic training at Lincoln University in Pennsylvania (earning a B.A. in 1924), followed by studies at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts and the Barnes Foundation, where he encountered European modernists as well as traditional African sculpture, which profoundly influenced his style. Wells moved to New York in the late 1920s, swiftly immersing himself in the lively artistic and intellectual scene of Harlem. There, he became associated with artists, writers, and thinkers of the Harlem Renaissance, contributing to the growth of Black cultural identity. Considered a mentor to many famed artists of the Harlem Renaissance, Wells served as director of a summer art workshop in Harlem where his assistants included Charles Alston, Jacob Lawrence, and Palmer Hayden...
Category

1920s American Modern Art

Materials

Linocut

Tracey Emin - My Heart Is with You Always
Located in London, GB
Tracey Emin My Heart is with you Always, 2015 Offset lithograph on silk-finished paper Signed by the artist, on recto 70 x 50 cm Edition of 500
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Lithograph, Offset

Vintage Mediterranean Hill Village Impressionist Oil Painting Provence Landscape
By Charles Mangin
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Sunlit Mediterranean Village, Provence signed oil on board, framed Framed: 16 x 14 inches Board : 10.5 x 9 inches inscribed verso Provenance: private collection, Paris Condition: ver...
Category

Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Art

Materials

Oil

Partners — Mid-Century Modernist Regionalism
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
Dale Nichols, 'Partners', lithograph, edition 250, 1950. Signed in pencil. A fine, richly-inked impression, on cream wove paper; the full sheet with margins (7/8 to 1 5/8 inches); tw...
Category

1950s American Modern Art

Materials

Lithograph

Echo of the Black Cat
Located in Zofingen, AG
This striking, contemporary painting invites the viewer into a space of quiet mystery and irony. A young woman with auburn hair, dressed in a dark, structured dress, stands confide...
Category

2010s Realist Art

Materials

Acrylic

Historic Miniature Watercolor of The Nails and Corn Exchange Corn Street Bristol
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Historic Miniature Watercolor of The Nails and Corn Exchange Corn Street Bristol by Jack Grunwell, 20th century British artist Medium: Watercolor on thin card, unframed Measu...
Category

20th Century English School Art

Materials

Watercolor

Nocturnal Nature: Painted Cyanotype Still Life of Hibiscus and Rose on Indigo
Located in Hudson, NY
Hand-painted cyanotype still life of pink flowers on indigo with custom frame Nocturnal Nature (Double Hibiscus, Rose) — painted cyanotype by Julia Whitney Barnes 2024 watercolor, go...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

India Ink, Watercolor, Gouache, Archival Paper

Lucio Fontana, Concetto Spaziale, from San Lazzaro et ses Amis, 1975 (after)
Located in Southampton, NY
This exquisite lithograph after Lucio Fontana (1899–1968), titled Concetto Spaziale (Spatial Concept), from the album San Lazzaro et ses Amis, Hommage au fondateur de la revue XXe si...
Category

1970s Modern Art

Materials

Lithograph

Abstract expressive floral roses acrylic painting on paper "Pink blooms"
Located in VÉNISSIEUX, FR
This vibrant floral abstract artwork titled "Pink Blooms," created by French artist born in Kazakhstan, beautifully captures the essence of blooming roses through bold and expressive...
Category

2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Paper, Acrylic

British Impressionist Watercolor of a Village Lane with Cottages
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: British Impressionist Watercolor of a Village Lane with Cottages by Anthony Avery (British 1946-2023) Original watercolor on artists paper, unframed Dimensions: 11 x 15.25 inc...
Category

Early 2000s Impressionist Art

Materials

Watercolor

Portrait of a Young Woman
Located in London, GB
'Portrait of a Young Woman', oil on board, by Peter Robert Keil (1983). A wide-eyed woman gazes out to the viewer with an inquisitive gaze. The artist's use of exuberant colours beli...
Category

1980s Modern Art

Materials

Oil, Board

Lucio Fontana, Concetto Spaziale, from XXe siecle, 1959
Located in Southampton, NY
This exquisite lithograph and pochoir by Lucio Fontana (1899–1968), titled Concetto Spaziale (Spatial Concept), from the album XXe siecle, Nouvelle serie, XXIe Annee, No. 12, Mai-Jui...
Category

1950s Modern Art

Materials

Lithograph

FLUID NATURE
Located in CÓRDOBA, ES
Acrylic on canvas Shipped rolled in a tube
Category

2010s Post-Modern Art

Materials

Permanent Marker, Acrylic

FLUID NATURE
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Wrestlers IV by Yann Guillon - Large-scale outdoor bronze sculpture, nude male
Located in Paris, FR
Wrestlers IV is a bronze sculpture by French contemporary artist Yann Guillon, dimensions are 70 × 113 × 66 cm (27.6 × 44.5 × 26 in). A base can be created as necessary. This sculptu...
Category

1990s Contemporary Art

Materials

Bronze

After Botero Woman in Bathtub
Located in San Francisco, CA
This is a painting done after Fernando Botero. I have seen a few of these and this is by far the best one. It is an oil on canvas measuring 24 inches wide by 20 inches high. The beau...
Category

20th Century Art

Materials

Oil

Wave Landscape Paintings
Located in Oslo, NO
Hawaiian landscape, ocean, storm, wave, impressionism, plein air, interior painting, American artist, American art, American landscape This work was painted on the North Shore of Oa...
Category

2010s Impressionist Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"La vache enragee" lithograph poster
Located in Henderson, NV
Medium: lithograph (after the poster). Printed in Paris in 1950 by Mourlot Freres, this lithograph faithfully reproduces the original Toulouse-Lautrec poster in a smaller-size format...
Category

1950s Art

Materials

Lithograph

Waterside Village Scene with Boats and Church Bosham Sussex 1970s Watercolour
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Waterside Village Scene with Boats and Church Bosham Sussex 1970s Watercolour By Tony Herbert (1927-2024) Medium: Watercolor on board, unframed Size: 10.5 inches (height) x 14...
Category

20th Century Impressionist Art

Materials

Watercolor

My Girl (Till Death do us Part) Contemporary, Woman, Polaroid
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
My Girl (Till Death do us Part) - 2005, 20x20cm, Edition of 10, plus 2 Artist Proofs, Digital C-Print, based on a Polaroid. Certificate and Signature label. Artist Inventory #9506...
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Art

Materials

Parchment Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid

Soft Abyss - abstract painting, made in grey-blue, brown, beige color
Located in Fort Lee, NJ
Interior design paintings. The work was done with alcohol ink in grey-blue, brown, beige color on Yupo paper. The work is 11 by 14 inches in size, framed (gold or black) with a glass...
Category

2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Paper, Ink

Diptych: Aventure d une libertine VII and VIII. From The Secret Album Series
Located in Miami Beach, FL
This series is born from a personal experience. The model's husband told Uwe Ommer an idea: he wanted to watch his wife with other men hiding behind the curtains. This is how the ser...
Category

1960s Modern Art

Materials

Color, Archival Pigment

"Dripping Dots - Mallorca" Blue Gold Contemporary Oil Painting on Canvas
Located in New York, NY
With layers of bright oils and whisking brush strokes, the paint is able to shine and shimmer in a very unique pattern. The artist uses gold leaf with thick textured oils and glass t...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Silver

"Job s Despair" original lithograph
Located in Henderson, NV
Medium: original lithograph. Printed by Mourlot and published in Paris by Teriade for the art revue Verve in 1960 for a special edition devoted exclusively to Chagall's original Bibl...
Category

1960s Art

Materials

Lithograph

"TEXAS HILL COUNTRY" 1951 WILDFLOWER LANDSCAPE PORFIRIO SALINAS 59 X 49 FRAMED
Located in San Antonio, TX
Porfirio Salinas (1910-1973) San Antonio Artist Image Size: 50 x 40 Frame Size: 59 x 49 Medium: Oil 1951 “Hill Country in Spring “ Biography Porfirio Salinas (1910-1973) Porfirio Sal...
Category

1950s Impressionist Art

Materials

Oil

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