Items Similar to "Blue Refugee" Pelican on blue, gold gilded armchair, contemporary surrealist
Want more images or videos?
Request additional images or videos from the seller
1 of 14
Thomas Broadbent"Blue Refugee" Pelican on blue, gold gilded armchair, contemporary surrealist2025
2025
$12,480
$15,60020% Off
£9,495.45
£11,869.3220% Off
€10,940.70
€13,675.8720% Off
CA$17,717.69
CA$22,147.1220% Off
A$19,007.92
A$23,759.8920% Off
CHF 10,195.45
CHF 12,744.3220% Off
MX$228,852.75
MX$286,065.9420% Off
NOK 128,525.68
NOK 160,657.1020% Off
SEK 117,197.61
SEK 146,497.0120% Off
DKK 81,741.60
DKK 102,17720% Off
About the Item
This large scale oil painting depicts a pelican with a bird in his beak standing on top of a gold gilded cerulean blue ornamental armchair. 48"x36" signed on the reverse by the artist. Smaller sea birds and a horseshoe crab stand in the foreground of this contemporary surrealist painting.
Thomas Broadbent explores the coexistence of nature and human environments, depicting animals among the everyday relics of human life. His compositions offer poignant and poetic meditations on our evolving relationship with the natural envi-
ronment.
Broadbent’s style balances scientific observation with a contemporary reinterpretation of the symbolism found in 17th-century Dutch still life painting. In his stage-like scenarios, he approaches his subjects with the detailed eye of a naturalist and the insight of a social philosopher. Through meticulous rendering and unexpected juxtapositions, he encourages reflection on the fragility of human dominance and the persistent agency of the natural world.
- Creator:Thomas Broadbent (1955, American)
- Creation Year:2025
- Dimensions:Height: 48 in (121.92 cm)Width: 36 in (91.44 cm)Depth: 2 in (5.08 cm)
- More Editions Sizes:Unique paintingPrice: $15,600
- Medium:
- Movement Style:
- Period:
- Framing:Framing Options Available
- Condition:
- Gallery Location:New York, NY
- Reference Number:1stDibs: LU69216725592
Thomas Broadbent
Thomas Broadbent is well known for his contemporary naturalistic depictions of the intersection of nature and man. Thomas Broadbent has shown extensively throughout the U.S. as well as internationally. Broadbent’s work won the PULSE Prize for best solo booth at PULSE Art Fair. His work was subsequently featured in “Mission to Space” at the Children's Museum of Manhattan. His work is in the permanent collection of the National Museum of Wildlife Art. Broadbent’s numerous solo exhibitions include the Visual Arts Center of New Jersey, Croxhapox Art Gallery in Gent, Belgium, The Voorkamer Gallery in Lier, Belgium, Inspace gallery in Beijing, China and the Newark Arts Council. Broadbent’s work has been reviewed in The New York Times, The Star-Ledger, New Jersey, NY Arts Magazine, The Brooklyn Rail and numerous other publications.
About the Seller
5.0
Vetted Professional Seller
Every seller passes strict standards for authenticity and reliability
Established in 1999
1stDibs seller since 2014
82 sales on 1stDibs
Typical response time: 1 hour
- ShippingRetrieving quote...Shipping from: Kingston, NY
- Return Policy
More From This Seller
View All"Great Cormorant on Chair" contemporary surrealist oil painting, bird white lily
By Thomas Broadbent
Located in New York, NY
A great cormorant bird sits atop a bend wood chair, with a clear glass pitcher with a single white calla lily resting along beside. This oil pain...
Category
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
"Nest Building" contemporary surrealist painting, swan, French Setee, bluebird
By Thomas Broadbent
Located in New York, NY
29"x41" watercolor on paper. In this contemporary surrealist watercolor painting by Thomas Broadbent, a large white swan rests on a gold gilded French settee...
Category
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Materials
Watercolor, Archival Paper
"Great Grey Owl on Womb Chair" large scale contemporary surrealist oil painting
By Thomas Broadbent
Located in New York, NY
This large-scale oil painting by contemporary artist Thomas Broadbent features a great grey horned owl perched atop a cobalt-blue Eero Saarinen Womb Chair, a celebrated example of mo...
Category
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Scarlet Ibis, Red Chair" Contemporary Surrealist Painting, red bird on chair
By Thomas Broadbent
Located in New York, NY
A red ibis perches on a red armchair in this contemporary surrealist painting by New York artist, Thomas Broadbent. The long legs of this water bird complement the design of the cha...
Category
2010s Surrealist Animal Paintings
Materials
Watercolor, Archival Paper
"Home on the Range" contemporary surrealist oil painting, bison, birds, chaise
By Thomas Broadbent
Located in New York, NY
In this contemporary surrealist oil painting by Thomas Broadbent, a bison is depicted standing atop a white upholstered, black gold-gilded chaise lounge. Birch wood branches and sto...
Category
2010s Surrealist Animal Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Thomas Broadbent"Home on the Range" contemporary surrealist oil painting, bison, birds, chaise, 2024
$13,200 Sale Price
20% Off
"Playtime" blue parakeet, wooden spindle bench, contemporary surrealist painting
By Thomas Broadbent
Located in New York, NY
This contemporary surrealist animal painting depicts a blue parakeet with a yellow throat on a wood spindle chair. The scale relationship of the bird to the bench makes it seem eith...
Category
2010s Figurative Paintings
Materials
Watercolor, Archival Paper
You May Also Like
Blue Flamingo
Located in Columbia, MO
Ashlee received her BFA with a Minor in Art History from University of Missouri-Columbia in 2012 and has been exhibiting and selling her artwork for the past twelve years. When she’s not making art, Ashlee loves to get lost in her garden with her four year old son where they battle pirates on lost islands, fly with dragons around kingdoms in the sky, and search lush jungles for purple tigers.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Ink, Watercolor
Captain Pelican, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
By Anthony Dunphy
Located in Yardley, PA
A pelican painting is not unusual but add a naval officers hat and decorate said hat with an odd assortment of sea related paraphernalia and you have ...
Category
2010s Realist Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Pelican 1974 - Expressionist animal art watercolour/gouache bird painting
By Aubrey Williams
Located in Hagley, England
This beautiful large vibrant animal painting is by Aubrey Williams, Guyanese artist. It is a watercolour/gouache painting of a magnificent Pelican and painted in 1974. Williams has r...
Category
1970s Expressionist Animal Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
$6,563 Sale Price
20% Off
Figurative_Portrait_Animal/Bird_Blue_Goose Queen_America Martin_Oil/Acrylic
By America Martin
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
America Martin
"Goose Queen"
Oil & Acrylic on Canvas
49.5 x 49.5 in. Framed
Exploring the identity of both her namesake and country, LA-based America Martin draws inspiration from h...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
$14,720 Sale Price
20% Off
Flamingo Chair, Original Painting
By Diana Rosa
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
A woman in a red dress lounges on a green chair adorned with two stylized flamingos. Large, bold leaves surround her as she gazes forward. Her red sunglasses ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Large Painting of Blue Heron by Vittorio Splendore
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Large painting of a blue heron on canvas by Italian artist, Vittorio Splendore.
From his Rome, Italy Atelier. Signed bottom corner with seal.
Category
20th Century Italian Decorative Art
Materials
Canvas
