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Art For Sale
Lucky
Located in New York, NY
Sila Sehrazat Yucel is a talented artist based in Istanbul. Her background in landscape and interior architecture shapes her creative vision. With experience as an art director in ci...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Archival Pigment
"Beaded Flower 10" Oversized terracotta beads, Ceramics, Flora Hanging Sculpture
By Jeff Rubio
Located in Philadelphia, PA
"Beaded Flower 10" is an original piece by Jeff Rubio made from terra cotta and stoneware beads, glaze, rope, metal hardware, steel paperclip. This pieces measures 30"h x 7.5"w x 2.5...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art
Materials
Metal, Steel
Pink Daisies
, California Watercolor Society, SWA, Woman Artist, Zoltan Szabo
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Signed lower right, 'Beverly Fields' (American, 20th century) and painted circa 1985.
This listed California artist has exhibited widely and with success and is the recipient of num...
Category
1980s Post-Impressionist Art
Materials
Watercolor, Laid Paper
Dream in Colour - Pool Installation - American Blue Color Photography
Located in Cambridge, GB
Richard Heeps Dream in Color 'Pool Installation'.
A set of nine individual artworks, vibrant yet serene they take you on a journey through California & Nevada through the eyes of the...
Category
2010s Pop Art Art
Materials
Photographic Film, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Silver Gelatin
Pop Shop Poster /// Keith Haring New York Street Pop Art Figurative Lithograph
By Keith Haring
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: Keith Haring (American, 1958-1990)
Title: "Pop Shop"
*Signed by Haring in the plate (printed signature) center right
Year: 1986
Medium: Original Offset-Lithograph, Poster on ...
Category
1980s Pop Art Art
Materials
Lithograph, Offset
Georgian Embroidery - Family Walk
Located in Corsham, GB
A charming Georgian silk embroidery panel depicting a mother and child walking through the countryside, accompanied by their faithful dog. Exe...
Category
Early 18th Century Art
Materials
Tapestry
Village
Located in Belgrade, MT
This oil painting is original and signed by the artist. I have owned this piece since the early 1970's.
The oil depicts a village and is vibrant in color.
Category
20th Century Impressionist Art
Materials
Oil
$2,560 Sale Price
26% Off
Colorful, Vibrant 1930s Painting of Michigan Dunes, Saugatuck by Francis Chapin
Located in Chicago, IL
A colorful, vibrant 1930s winter scene painting Saugatuck, Michigan by famed Chicago Modern artist, Francis Chapin (Am. 1899-1965). Depicting the Old Fish House on the left, with a ...
Category
1930s American Modern Art
Materials
Masonite, Oil
Ancient Laurel - Cloud Forest - black and white photography - landscape - framed
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Black and white fine art landscape photography Gerald Berghammer.
Archival Pigment Ink Print, Edition 1/7, signed, numbered, dated. Aluminum frame, matt black, natural white archiva...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Digital Pigment
Baroque Neapolitan painter - 17th century figure painting - Joseph Potiphar wife
Located in Varmo, IT
Neapolitan painter (17th century) - Joseph and Potiphar's Wife.
55 x 40.5 cm.
Antique oil painting on canvas, unframed (not signed).
Condition report: Lined canvas. The painted su...
Category
Late 17th Century Baroque Art
Materials
Oil, Canvas
$3,026 Sale Price
28% Off
Pablo Picasso ( 1881 – 1973 ) La Grande Maternité – hand-signed lithograph 1963
Located in Pembroke Pines, FL
After Pablo Picasso (Spanish, 1881-1973)
La Grande Maternité
1963
pencil signed and annotated 'E.A.' (aside from the edition of 200), with margins
Editions Combat de la Paix, Paris
P...
Category
1950s Contemporary Art
Materials
Lithograph
BEAUTY
By Daria Kusto
Located in CÓRDOBA, ES
Original art by Daria Kusto.
Acrylicon wotercolor paper.
The magic flow reality...
Shipped well protected, unframed
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Art
Materials
Permanent Marker
Untitled Geometric Abstract (Minimalism, Red, Black, Collage, ~78% OFF)
Located in Kansas City, MO
Willy Oster
Untitled Geometric Abstract
Mixed Media Collage; Acrylic, Paper
1990
27.55 x 39.37 inches (70 x 100 cm)
Signed, dated and annotated by hand on verso
COA provided
*Condit...
Category
1990s Minimalist Art
Materials
Paper, Mixed Media, Acrylic
$111 Sale Price
77% Off
Relaxing Point, minimalist landscape photograph, monchrome print, limited
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Relaxing Point Study 1, France - no. 21136
Lonely bench on the deserted stone beach in northern France. Archival pigment ink print, edition of 7.
Signed...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Digital Pigment
Collie Dog with Kittens Antique English Victorian Dog
Cat Oil Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Collie Dog with Kittens
English artist, 19th century
oil on canvas, framed
framed: 22 x 30 inches
canvas: 16.5 x 23.5 inches
Provenance: private collection, England
Condition: The ...
Category
19th Century Victorian Art
Materials
Oil
$1,761 Sale Price
36% Off
Basquiat- Hardware Store Vintage pop art
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This vintage blank notecard, published by te Neues Publishing, features artwork by Jean-Michel Basquiat and is a rare example of his painting titled "Hardware Store." Elegantly frame...
Category
Late 20th Century Pop Art Art
Materials
Offset
$200 Sale Price
20% Off
Italian Stone Pine - Emilia Romagna - landscape photo, large color print
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Color fine long landscape photography. Archival pigment ink print as part of a limited edition of 7. All Gerald Berghammer prints are made to order in limited editions on Hahnemuehle...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Digital Pigment
"Tribe of Gad" lithograph
Located in Henderson, NV
Medium: lithograph (after the watercolor). Printed in 1962 at the Mourlot atelier for "Jerusalem Windows". This piece was executed by Chagall in preparation for his famous stained-gl...
Category
1960s Art
Materials
Lithograph
"L
Artisan Moderne" 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
Keeping the Culture, mixed media signed/N print by top African American artist
Located in New York, NY
Kerry James Marshall
Keeping the Culture, 2011
Silkscreen and linocut in colors with full margins and deckled edges on Arches paper with full margins and deckled edges
20-1/4 x 30-1/4 inches
Hand signed, titled and numbered 79/100 by Kerry James Marshall in graphite pencil on the front
Published by Africa House International, Chicago
Unframed
In September, 2025, "Kerry James Marshall: The Histories" opened at the Royal Academy of Arts in London. This major exhibition was the largest presentation of Marshall's work in the United Kingdom and Europe, and featured more than 70 works by the the artist, including a large number of paintings and a selection of prints, drawings and sculptures. Highlights of the show include a new series of paintings that explore the transatlantic slave trade, along with Knowledge and Wonder, a mural commissioned in 1995 by the Chicago Public Library that is the largest painting Marshall has produced. The exhibition at the Royal Academy will then travel to the Kunsthaus Zurich and the Musee d'Art Modern in Paris.
Kerry James Marshall's 2011 "Keeping the Culture" is based upon the artist's eponymous painting done the year earlier, which is featured in the Royal Academy Exhibition. In 2013, an original painting, upon which this work is based, sold at Christie's auction. Below is the Christie's Lot Essay for that painting:
..." Set in a revolutionary apartment in the cosmos, Kerry James Marshall's Keeping the Culture optimistically anticipates a future that pays homage to the past. Ushering in a new stage of the artist's output, Keeping the Culture shifts focus from the failed utopia of urban renewal and the commemoration of civil rights era heroes in favor of a more technically refined meditation on the preservation of the traditional and spiritual values that shaped a culture. Placed in an ultramodern environment, two siblings marvel at a projection of the earth--in which Marshall has aptly positioned the African continent toward the viewer-while their affectionate parents dance in the foreground. Overlooking the milky way, Marshall's space-age flat is decorated with earthly relics-wooden tribal sculptures...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Mixed Media, Pencil, Linocut, Screen
Edward Hopper
Eleven A.M.
2010- Offset Lithograph
By Edward Hopper
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Paper Size: 13.25 x 17 inches ( 33.655 x 43.18 cm )
Image Size: 13.25 x 17 inches ( 33.655 x 43.18 cm )
Framed: Yes
Frame Size: H: 14.25 x W: 18 x D: .75 in.
Condition: A: Mint
...
Category
2010s Art
Materials
Offset
$119 Sale Price
20% Off
Andrew Wyeth
Karl
s Room
1970- Poster
By Andrew Wyeth
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This poster features Andrew Wyeth's *Karl's Room*, an intimate and evocative work that captures the quiet, poignant atmosphere of a personal space. Presented in collaboration with th...
Category
1970s Art
Materials
Offset
$72 Sale Price
20% Off
Amici V - Contemporary Figurative Abstract Bronze Sculpture of Three People
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Nando Kallweit’s "Amici V" is a contemporary bronze sculpture that captures the essence of unity and connection through its strikingly elongated abstract forms. This modern figurative artwork features three faceless figures standing tall together, their textured surfaces and slender silhouettes evoking a sense of strength and harmony.
The interplay of light and shadow on the dark patina enhances the sculpture’s expressive depth, making it a sophisticated addition to minimalist, abstract, and contemporary art collections. Amici V symbolizes companionship, resilience, and shared experiences, resonating deeply with collectors who appreciate art that conveys emotion through form.
German sculptor Nando Kallweit produces figurative bronze sculptures and reliefs with aquiline and a graceful modern appeal. Kallweit is inspired by seemingly disparate cultures; the strength of ancient Egyptian sculptures...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art
Materials
Metal, Bronze
Modern Abstract Painting
Located in Houston, TX
Lively abstract painting with primary tones of yellows, reds and greens with accents of blue and black on white background, 1952. Signed lower right.
Original artwork on paper dis...
Category
1950s Art
Materials
Acrylic
Antique English 19th Century Victorian Oil Painting Head Portrait of Spaniel Dog
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Portrait of a Spaniel
English School, 19th century
based on a comparable work by Sir Edwin Landseer
oil on board with cardboard backing, framed in antique deep gilt frame
framed: 21 ...
Category
Late 19th Century Victorian Art
Materials
Oil
Untitled #525 by Murray Duncan – Original Contemporary Mixed Media on Paper
Located in Toronto, Ontario
Untitled #525 by Murray Duncan
Mixed media on paper
Size: 32" x 40”
Unframed, signed
A bold mixed-media work with dynamic lines and textures.
This captivating piece by Murray Dunc...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Geometric Art
Materials
Glaze, Oil Crayon, Acrylic
Self Esteem -21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative, African Fabric, Floral
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
“If you have no confidence in yourself, you are twice defeated in the race of life. With confidence, you have won even before you have started.”
Hebrews 10:35–36
“So do not throw aw...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Frozen Apple Trees Panorama - monochrome winter
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Black and white fine art long exposure waterscape - landscape photography. Archival pigment ink print as part of a limited edition of 8. All Gerald Berghammer prints are made to orde...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Digital Pigment
original lithograph
Located in Henderson, NV
Medium: original lithograph. Printed by Mourlot in 1962 for the art revue XXe Siecle (issue No. 18). Size: 12 1/4 x 9 1/2 inches (313 x 242 mm). Not signed.
Condition: there is cre...
Category
1960s Art
Materials
Lithograph
Cabinet of Curiosities - Contemporary salvaged wood found objects Sculpture
Located in DE
Lesley Hilling is a self-taught English artist known for her intricate constructions made entirely from salvaged wood and found objects. Her work reflects a deep connection to the pa...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Wood, Found Objects
Coupled Poppies - analogue floral photography, Limited edition 2 of 10
By Ugne Pouwell
Located in London, GB
'Coupled Poppies’ photographed in London, United Kingdom 2023.
It is a still life black and white film photograph, made with a large format 4x5 Linhof...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art
Materials
Film, Photographic Film, Archival Paper, Giclée
“Two bathers” Vertical , ocean, blue, Impressionism , realism , figurative.
Located in Oslo, NO
This artwork vividly captures two swimmers emerging from the sea, encapsulating the essence of a serene seaside moment. The painting's use of color is striking, with the bright blue ...
Category
2010s Post-Impressionist Art
Materials
Paper, Gouache
Gerhard Richter
Two Candles
1995- Poster
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This original museum poster titled Two Candles was created for the Fast Forward exhibition at the Dallas Art Museum in 1995. The artwork featur...
Category
1990s Contemporary Art
Materials
Offset
$72 Sale Price
20% Off
Offshoot (Expressionist Charcoal Tree Landscape Painting on Paper on Canvas)
By Sue Bryan
Located in Hudson, NY
Romantic, tonalist style charcoal drawing of a tree in isolation
by Sue Bryan
"Offshoot"
charcoal, acrylic, and pastel on paper dry mounted to canvas
30 x 22 inches
31.25 x 23.25 inc...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Canvas, Charcoal, Acrylic, Pastel
Weight They Cannot See 3 (Truth Never Die) - 21st Century, Contemporary, Black
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Truth never dies …Like a seed buried deep, it will sprout again
Through fire and darkness, her eyes do not look away.
Lies can burn, time can hide, but truth lives on, waiting to be...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic
Abstract 1, Abstract Oil Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
Green, blue, and orange with black accents create a dynamic abstract composition. Scratches and marks add texture and energy. Artist Dorothy Gaziano used oil pa...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art
Materials
Oil
Copy of "Wall Street - The Noon Hour" by Felicie Waldo Howell created in 1925
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful copy by an unknown artist, of the original painting "Wall Street - The Noon Hour" originally created in 1925 by the great American artist Felicie Waldo Howell (1897-1968)...
Category
Mid-20th Century Realist Art
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
Tree in Courtyard, Paris, France - limited edtion - monochrome - cityscape
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Black and White Fine Art cityscape photography. Archival pigment ink print, edition of 9. Signed, titled, dated and numbered by artist. Certificate of authenticity included. Printed ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Digital Pigment
20th Century French Impressionist Signed Oil Rural French Village Road
Houses
By Claude Marin
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Old French Town
by Claude Marin (French 1914-2001)
signed and dated 84
oil on artist card stuck on board, unframed
board: 7.5 x 9.5 inches
Provenance: private collection, Paris, ...
Category
1980s Impressionist Art
Materials
Oil
The Bridge at Argenteuil Large French Impressionist Oil Painting after Monet
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Bridge at Argenteuil
a copy after the earlier, original painting by Claude Monet
oil on canvas, unframed
canvas : 20 x 24 inches
provenance: private collection, south west of Eng...
Category
Late 20th Century Impressionist Art
Materials
Oil
$1,101 Sale Price
20% Off
Female Nude, New York City, Black and White Photograph in Studio, Alabaster Nude
Located in New york, NY
Shot on film, this is a 14" x 11" a black-and-white contemporary gelatin silver print of a female nude with symmetrical proportions, suggesting a Greek sculpture. A feminine and stat...
Category
1990s Contemporary Art
Materials
Silver Gelatin, Photographic Film, Photographic Paper
Framed Mid 20th Century Oil - A Crystal Wine Glass
Mandarins
Located in Corsham, GB
A vibrant still life painting depicting fresh mandarins, both whole and segmented, displayed on an ornate white and blue plate alongside an elegant crystal wine glass and silver and ...
Category
20th Century Art
Materials
Oil
Hyperreal Yellow, Blue, Purple Glass Balloon Sculpture Set (Trio)
Located in East Quogue, NY
Set of 3 hyperreal glass water balloon sculpture installation by Dylan Martinez. Made of 100% hot-sculpted glass.
Approx. Size: 3.5 × 3.5 × 4.5 inches (each)
Dylan Martinez’s hype...
Category
2010s Realist Art
Materials
Glass, Blown Glass
El Siglo de Pericles
Located in Cuauhtemoc, Ciudad de México
-Pedro Friedeberg signed print featuring a fantastical architectural scene. Includes whimsical figures, optical art elements, and surreal details. framed in a hand-painted black and ...
Category
2010s Surrealist Art
Materials
Giclée
1940
s Provence France Painting Landscape - Post Impressionist artist
By Louis Bellon
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Provencal Landscape
by Louis Bellon (French 1908-1998)
Signed and dated 1947
From a batch of similar work where most were dated 1942-1947
watercolour painting on paper, unframed
mea...
Category
Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Art
Materials
Watercolor
Still life of peaches and cherries oil on canvas painting
Located in Sitges, Barcelona
José Miret Aleu (1912-1999) - Still life of peaches and cherries - Oil on canvas
Oil measurements 50x61 cm.
Frameless.
Painter born in Barcelona in 1912. He studied drawing at the B...
Category
1940s Impressionist Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$900 Sale Price
25% Off
Reclining Nude
, Paris, Louvre, Salon d
Automne, Acad. Chaumière, LACMA, SFAA
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
'Reclining Nude', Paris, Louvre, Salon d'Automne, Acad. Chaumière, LACMA, SFAA
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Painted circa 1955 by Victor Di Gesu (American, 1914-1988) and stamped verso with Victor di Ges...
Category
1950s Post-Impressionist Art
Materials
Paper, Oil
Joyline 2 - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative, Women Breastfeeding Child
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Shipping Procedure
FREE Shipping Worldwide
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
Josue M...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Art
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
It
s Just Paper /// Jack Graves Wild Western Bandit Outlaw Funny Desert Painting
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: Jack Graves III (American, 1988-)
Title: "It's Just Paper"
Series: Americana
*Signed by Graves lower left. It is also signed, dated, and titled on verso
Year: 2025
Medium: Or...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Canvas, Paint, Acrylic
British Hunting Scene Oil Painting Master of the Fox Hounds on Horseback
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Master of the Fox Hounds
by John Renney (British circa 1960's)
signed to label verso
oil painting on board, framed
painting: 18 x 22 inches
framed: 23.5 ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Impressionist Art
Materials
Oil
$1,927 Sale Price
20% Off
"Geometric Landscape" Abstract landscape Painting , Original art Made in Italy
Located in Agrigento, AG
Landscape
oil on canvas 60x80 cm
original art
Ready to hang
certificate of authenticity included
Marilina Marchica was born in Agrigento, where she works and lives,
After receivin...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Canvas, 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...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art
Materials
Acrylic, Canvas
WILD LIFE
By Angel Rivas
Located in CÓRDOBA, ES
Acrylic painting on canvas Made in Córdoba, Spain.
Shipped rolled in a tube.
Angel Rivas is an artist with a strong presence in galleries around the world, her works are acquired b...
Category
2010s Post-Modern Art
Materials
Oil, Acrylic, Permanent Marker
$576 Sale Price
20% Off
Antique American Large Signed Abstract Expressionist Modern Art Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American abstract expressionist painting. Oil on canvas. Framed. Signed. Measuring: 37 by 43 inches overall, and 36 by 42 painting alone. In excellent original condition. ...
Category
1930s Abstract Expressionist Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Still Life with Apples and Female Torso
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Still Life with Apples and Female Torso
by Anne Marie Migette Perard (French 1902-1977)
Medium: Acrylic ad pastel on unframed paper
Size: 2...
Category
Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Art
Materials
Acrylic, Pastel
Blue Barn Green Field - landscape, Canadian, contemporary, acrylic on canvas
Located in Bloomfield, ON
For Canada’s beloved pop artist, Charles Pachter, the barn reimagined in graphic form is a reminder of Canada’s early rural history and the pioneers that helped shape this country. T...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Serg Graff Large Original Abstract Painting on Canvas "Lagoon Awakening" COA
Located in Palm Coast, FL
This striking and imaginative painting by Serg Graff, titled “Lagoon Awakening,” is a unique large-scale work created with acrylic on canvas in a richly textured fantasy abstract sty...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Acrylic
David Bowie Aladdin Sane - Eyes Open - Limited Edition Signed by David Bowie
By Brian Duffy
Located in London, GB
David Bowie Aladdin Sane Eyes Open
40 x 40 inches / 101 x 101 cm paper size
Archival Pigment Print
Hand signed by David Bowie
Edition 23/25
Duffy Archive stamp to margin
Taken b...
Category
1970s Modern Art
Materials
Archival Pigment
Joyce Roybal Original Painting on Canvas Musicians Signed
Framed Artwork
By Jose Roybal
Located in Palm Coast, FL
This charming original painting on canvas by Joyce Roybal features a whimsical group of musicians joyfully playing instruments in Roybal’s signature naïve style. With bold colors, pl...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Art
Materials
Oil
American Artist Don Grieger Winery Landscape Oil Painting Salmagundi Club
Located in Chesterfield, NJ
"Vineyard at Pleasant Valley"
Original oil painting signed by listed artist Don Grieger.
OIl/Panel 10 x 12 image
18 x 20 framed
Very good condition as...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Art
Materials
Oil
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