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Medium: Gold
Impressionistic Cityscape Acrylic Painting, "Alley Totem No. 8"
Located in San Diego, CA
This is a one-of-a-kind original acrylic and gold leaf still life painting by San Diego artist, Duke Windsor. Its dimensions are 6.5" x 60" x 2.5" in (L x H x D). It is unframed. A c...
Category
2010s Impressionist Gold Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
Lightness 4984
Located in Napa, CA
Surrounded by artistic inspiration from a very early age, Kate Salenfriend learned most of her technical skills from her great-grandfather, Stewart Robertson, the registered Californ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Gold Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
Series "Touch of Tranqullity - 2" black abstraction in 3D, textured, minimalism
Located in Vienna, AT
Series "Touch of Tranquility" is a sculptural painting series that delves into the silent strength of black and the tactile language of texture. Through three-dimensional abstract su...
Category
2010s Abstract Gold Paintings
Materials
Gold, Gold Leaf
Robert Petersen - Signed collage, gold leaf acrylic painting Leo Castelli label
Located in New York, NY
Robert Petersen
May 1987, 1987
Pure pigment collage, gold leaf, acrylic painting and drawing
Signed, titled and dated on the front. The back of the frame bears the label of Castelli ...
Category
1980s Contemporary Gold Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
The sound of your laughter - Gold Leaf Contemporary abstract painting
Located in DE
Katharina Hormel creates minimalistic landscape paintings featuring everyday scenes of life. Her art often portrays people engaged in their daily activities, such as taking a leisure...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Gold Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
Giant At Sea, Asian Inspired Painting with Samurai, Ink, egg-tempera, gold leaf
Located in Dallas, TX
"Giant At Sea" is an Asian Inspired Painting with a colorful Samurai and sailing boats in the ocean, with lots of white waves. The piece is created using ink, egg-tempera, and a gold...
Category
2010s Contemporary Gold Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
Old oil on Canvas 18th century , after Jean baptiste Oudry French school
Located in Gavere, BE
Very beautiful old artwork of the end of the 18th century ,after Jean Baptiste Oudry " Loup pris au piege ",
an example of which is exhibited at th...
Category
1890s French School Gold Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
$6,582 Sale Price
20% Off
Series "Ocean Waves" - 3D black and gold textured
Located in Vienna, AT
In crafting this piece, I poured my soul into each brushstroke, seeking to capture the essence of emotion in a bold yet refined visual language. The work interweaves the dynamism of ...
Category
2010s Pop Art Gold Paintings
Materials
Gold, Gold Leaf
Series "Ocean Waves" - 3D black and gold textured
Located in Vienna, AT
In crafting this piece, I poured my soul into each brushstroke, seeking to capture the essence of emotion in a bold yet refined visual language. The work interweaves the dynamism of ...
Category
2010s Pop Art Gold Paintings
Materials
Gold, Gold Leaf
Breeze II by Chen Yiching - Contemporary nihonga painting, floral, light tones
By Yiching Chen
Located in Paris, FR
Breeze II is a unique painting by contemporary artist Chen Yiching. The painting is made with mineral pigments, gold and silver leaf on Japanese paper mounted on wood, dimensions are...
Category
2010s Contemporary Gold Paintings
Materials
Silver, Gold Leaf
Painting Animal Horse Modern Gold Contemporary Striking Invest Bold Peaceful
By Karnish Art
Located in Pretoria, Gauteng
Title: Blue - Peaceful Pursuit
Painting Equestrian Horse Modern Gold Contemporary Striking Invest Energy Calm Blue
This painting forms part of an artwork series called BLUE. I borr...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Gold Paintings
Materials
Gold
Liberty, Neo Expressionist Oil Painting
By Sax Berlin
Located in Brecon, Powys
This eyecatching painting was an immediate reaction to 9/11. Berlin spent many years in New York and visits to this day, the city has aspecial place in his heart. The response visibl...
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Gold Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
Athirst III
Located in New Orleans, LA
Ina Kaur (b. 1980) is a multidisciplinary artist whose conceptually driven work responds to imbalances and injustices within social, cultural, and ecological environments. Her practi...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Gold Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
Oil on canvas “hunting scene with dogs” circle of Alfred De Dreux 19th century
By Alfred de Dreux
Located in Gavere, BE
Two hunters, one leaning against the cross and dogs on the left "halt in the forest"
Oil on canvas, restored and cleaned in good condition.
Very nice painting for hunting scene art...
Category
1850s French School Gold Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
Sezione Aurea 2024-020 by Mattia Bosco - Wall sculpture, marble, gold leaf
Located in Paris, FR
Sezione Aurea 2024-020 is a unique wall sculpture by contemporary artist Mattia Bosco. This sculpture is made of black Palissandro marble and gold leaf, dimensions are 65 × 18 × 9 cm...
Category
2010s Abstract Gold Paintings
Materials
Marble, Gold Leaf
"Canada Gold" Small Red/Gold Flag of Canada in 23 Karat Gold Leaf and Oil Paint
Located in Wellesley, MA
Charlotte Gibbs’ "flag" and "star" paintings often reference the artist's interest in Pop art and sometimes incorporate 23 karat gold leaf in addition to oil paint, but not always. ...
Category
2010s Realist Gold Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
Athirst VI
Located in New Orleans, LA
Ina Kaur (b. 1980) is a multidisciplinary artist whose conceptually driven work responds to imbalances and injustices within social, cultural, and ecological environments. Her practi...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Gold Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
$3,600
Oil On Canvas "The Goddess Artemis" 19th Century French school
Located in Gavere, BE
Henri-Camille Danger was a French Impressionist and Modern painter born in 1857. The artist died in 1937.
His work has been featured in an exhibition at the Museo Nacional de Arte, ...
Category
1890s Baroque Gold Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
Series “Essential Silence“- 2, white abstraction in 3D, textured
Located in Vienna, AT
Essential Silence is a contemplative series of monochromatic, three-dimensional abstract paintings that explore the expressive power of reduction and material presence.
In this body...
Category
2010s Abstract Gold Paintings
Materials
Gold, Gold Leaf
Series "Ocean Waves" - 3D black and gold textured
Located in Vienna, AT
In crafting this piece, I poured my soul into each brushstroke, seeking to capture the essence of emotion in a bold yet refined visual language. The work interweaves the dynamism of ...
Category
2010s Pop Art Gold Paintings
Materials
Gold, Gold Leaf
Mother and Child (After Caravaggio)
Located in Bridgehampton, NY
Part of Giancarlo Impiglia's iconic "camouflage" series, in which, deviating from his signature style, he expresses his classical education, flawless technique, and concerns about th...
Category
2010s Gold Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
Oil On Panel "Le Coussin Rouge" Nude By Francois Bonnardel
Located in Gavere, BE
Alexandre-François BONNARDEL was born in Israel on September 6, 1867.
In 1891, he entered the Ecole des Beaux-Arts and made his debut at the Salon (both in Lyon).
He worked under the...
Category
1920s French School Gold Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
Sezione Aurea-C1 by Mattia Bosco - Abstract sculpture, marble, gold leaf
Located in Paris, FR
Sezione Aurea-C1 is a unique sculpture by contemporary artist Mattia Bosco. This sculpture is made of Palissandro marble and gold leaf, dimensions are 270 × 100 × 52 cm (106.3 × 39.3...
Category
2010s Abstract Gold Paintings
Materials
Marble, Gold Leaf
Original Triptych-British School-British Awarded Artist-gold leaf-impression
Located in London, GB
This stunning Original Set of three paintings by Shizico Yi on Canvas includes:
Sunlit-Primary Colour Series- Blue
Sunlit-Primary Colour Series- Red
Summer Bloom-Yellow Foxgloves
the...
Category
2010s Abstract Impressionist Gold Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
Laden Table Semi Abstract Still Life
By JIQ JAQ Jacqueline Crofton
Located in Lake Worth Beach, FL
Laden Table Abstract Still Life With Candle Grapes.
Jacqueline Crofton born in London of Russian and Romanian extraction. At 13 she gained a sch...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Gold Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
Grace
Located in Denton, TX
Signed by Pam Burnley-Schol
Oil paint and 24K gold and aluminum leaf on panel
24 x 24 x 2 in.
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Gold Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
Twilight Above the Trees - Original Colorful Landscape Oil Painting on Paper
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Michaela Jean is an accomplished painter, devoted gardener, and mother from Southern California (USA). Her lifelong passion for art and nature began in childhood, inspired by her gra...
Category
2010s Impressionist Gold Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
Study #36
By Robert Melee
Located in Red Bank, NJ
Robert Melee, b.1966, is an American multi-disciplinary artist who has been exhibited extensively in solo and group exhibitions in both national and international venues, including: ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Geometric Gold Paintings
Materials
Silver, Enamel, Gold Leaf
Le Louvre, Paris - contemporary landscape colourful mixed media painting
By Ellie Hesse
Located in London, GB
Entirely self-taught, Ellie is mainly known for her vibrantly coloured townscapes, though in recent years, she has gone on to develop her art to include more figurative work, focusin...
Category
2010s Contemporary Gold Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
New Leaf 4658
Located in Napa, CA
Surrounded by artistic inspiration from a very early age, Kate Salenfriend learned most of her technical skills from her great-grandfather, Stewart Robertson, the registered Californ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Gold Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
Oil On Canvas, portrait of a musketeer French school 20th century
Located in Gavere, BE
Oil On Canvas, portrait of a musketeer French school 20th century
Horace Colmaire studied with Albert Roze in Amiens before joining the workshops of Léon Bonnat, Jules Adler and Ray...
Category
1920s French School Gold Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
A pleasant serenade Italian oil painting on canvas by Alessandro Sani 19Th c.
Located in Gavere, BE
A pleasant serenade Italian oil painting on canvas attributed to Alessandro Sani 19Th c.
Alessandro Sani (1856–1927) was an Italian painter, mainly of genre subjects.
He was born a...
Category
1890s Italian School Gold Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
Gold leaf, Mixed Media, Still Life Painting, Catherine Howe, Opal Painting(gold)
Located in White Plains, NY
'Opal Painting (gold)' 2018 by Catherine Howe. Fluorescent & mica pigments in acrylic mediums, 24K gold leaf gilded on canvas, 30 x 30 in.. This painting features Howe's signature ab...
Category
2010s Contemporary Gold Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
Painting Animal Equestrian Horse Modern Gold Contemporary Striking Invest Bold
By Karnish Art
Located in Pretoria, Gauteng
Title: Composed Calmness
Painting Equestrian Horse Modern Gold Contemporary Striking Invest Energy Calm Blue
This painting forms part of an artwork series called BLUE. I borrowed f...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Gold Paintings
Materials
Gold
Every path leads me home to you -Gold Leaf Contemporary abstract family painting
Located in DE
Katharina Hormel creates minimalistic landscape paintings featuring everyday scenes of life. Her art often portrays people engaged in their daily activities, such as taking a leisure...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Gold Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
Sea Meets the Sky - Large Scale Original Moody Oceanscape Painting on Canvas
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Charlotte Elizabeth has been working with paint professionally for over fifteen years. Elizabeth’s training in theatre design preceded a busy career as a Theatrical Scenic Artist in ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Gold Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
Gold Leaf Paintings, Abstract Gold Painting, Gold Modern Art-So much to say
Located in Delaware , OH
Gold Leaf Paintings, Abstract Painting, Gold Modern Art-Depths of the Spirit
A B O U T T H I S P I E C E :
“So much to say” is a piece of gold road inspired by Addison Jones. This p...
Category
2010s Modern Gold Paintings
Materials
Gold, Gold Leaf
"Wonderwheel #39" - Contemporary Aerial Landscape Paintings - Hilma af Klint
Located in Atlanta, GA
"Wonderwheel #39" features hues of pink, yellow and gold.
Kate Hooray Osmond is inspired by the work of Hilma af Klint and Damien Hirst.
Kate Hooray ...
Category
2010s Abstract Gold Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
The King
s Camelopard
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Charles Frederick de Brocktorff (1775–1850)
‘Camelopard – a present from the Pacha of Egypt to the King – at Malta on its way to England’
Signed and dated C.F. de Brocktorff. / 1827. lower right, inscribed as titled in the painted margins lower centre. Pencil and watercolour heightened with gold paint and gum arabic on paper, 36.8 x 27.9 cm
A gift so majestic, it made kings blush, and a gift so grand, it would startle Europe into a craze. Pasha Muhammad Ali of Egypt (1805-1848) did it in 1827: he sent to Europe three magical spotted, horned creatures, each with a neck reaching the skies and legs as long as a house is high. One giraffe to King Charles X of France, one to Francis I of Austria and the most fabled one to King George IV of England. A curious sight for Europeans, who had not seen such a beast since the Medici giraffe in 1487.
Few animals created more of a stir in Europe than these royal...
Category
1820s Naturalistic Gold Paintings
Materials
Gold
Doggie-ballony 2010, canvas, mixed media, 140x120 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Doggie-ballony
2010, canvas, mixed media, 140x120 cm
Juris Utāns (1959-2022)
was a Latvian painter. Worked in the field of critical realism, socially active and political art. Jur...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Gold Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
$8,395 Sale Price
20% Off
Sezione Aurea 2024-006 by Mattia Bosco - Wall sculpture, marble, gold leaf, rock
Located in Paris, FR
Sezione Aurea 2024-006 is a unique wall sculpture by contemporary artist Mattia Bosco. This sculpture is made of black Palissandro marble and gold leaf, dimensions are 74 × 37.5 × 11...
Category
2010s Abstract Gold Paintings
Materials
Marble, Gold Leaf
Cat, Acrylic on canvas, gold leaf , 100x120 cm
Located in Yerevan, AM
Cat, Acrylic on canvas, gold leaf , 100x120 cm
Category
2010s Gold Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
$2,250 Sale Price
25% Off
Fugue Triptych
Located in Atlanta, GA
This painting is in excellent condition and has only been shown in a gallery setting. Please note that given the characteristics of the silver and gold leafing the work will photogr...
Category
2010s Contemporary Gold Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
Oil On Canvas, Hunting Dog by Alexander Clarys Belgian School
Located in Gavere, BE
Oil On Canvas, Hunting Dog by Alexander Clarys Belgian School
German Shorthair Hunting Dog Exceptional paintings seen the large format, sold without the frame. Alexandre Clarys, bor...
Category
1890s Flemish School Gold Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
$9,444 Sale Price
20% Off
Sezione Aurea A12 by Mattia Bosco - Wall sculpture, marble, gold leaf, abstract
Located in Paris, FR
Sezione Aurea A12 is a unique wall sculpture by contemporary artist Mattia Bosco. This sculpture is made of Palissandro marble and gold leaf, dimensions are 57.5 × 33 × 11 cm (22.6 ×...
Category
2010s Abstract Gold Paintings
Materials
Marble, Gold Leaf
Golden Rain by Chen Yiching - Contemporary nihonga painting, flora, yellow tones
By Yiching Chen
Located in Paris, FR
Golden Rain is a unique painting by contemporary artist Chen Yiching. The painting is made with mineral pigments, gold and silver leaf on Japanese paper mounted on wood, dimensions a...
Category
2010s Contemporary Gold Paintings
Materials
Silver, Gold Leaf
Nocturn VI by Lumi Mizutani - Japanese style landscape painting, black and gold
Located in Paris, FR
Nocturn VI is a unique painting by contemporary artist Lumi Mizutani. The painting is made with japanese pigments, gold leaves on Japanese paper mounted on panel, dimensions are 72.7...
Category
2010s Contemporary Gold Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
Rainbow - Trout Fish Gold Green Forest Fishing Lake Landscape, 2024
By KK Kozik
Located in Kent, CT
A contemporary landscape painting of rainbow trout in midair, caught on a fishing line lined in gold leaf in front of a thicket of lush green tre...
Category
2010s Contemporary Gold Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
"Wonderwheel #31" - Contemporary Aerial Landscape Paintings - Hilma af Klint
Located in Atlanta, GA
"Wonderwheel #31" features hues of pink, yellow and gold.
Kate Hooray Osmond is inspired by the work of Hilma af Klint and Damien Hirst.
Kate Hooray ...
Category
2010s Abstract Gold Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
Eternal Sunsets PULSE: - Meditative Radiant Magenta Pink Abstract Painting
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Abstract minimalist artist Jason DeMeo presents a collection of artworks designed to engage viewers in a meditative experience, drawing them closer to the enduring ideals of truth, b...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Gold Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
Supper Club, Geometric, Blue, Gold Metallic, Painting, Art Deco, Female Artist
Located in Riverdale, NY
Supper Club by Shelby K. Smith is Acrylic and Gold Metallic trim on Canvas, 30x40,. It is currently unframed. It is colorful filled with blues and gold. It is geometrically bold. ...
Category
2010s Abstract Geometric Gold Paintings
Materials
Gold
Edgy Dawn - Jan Coutts, Wildlife, blue, African, animals, zebra, rain, silver
By Jan Coutts
Located in Knowle Lane, Cranleigh
Edgy Dawn by Jan Coutts. A glimpse of two Zebra in a moment as they journey through the Savannah during the wet season in Africa. The wet season for zebras is a time of migration, bi...
Category
2010s Outsider Art Gold Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
Series "Ocean Waves 6" - 3D black and gold textured
Located in Vienna, AT
In crafting this piece, I poured my soul into each brushstroke, seeking to capture the essence of emotion in a bold yet refined visual language. The work interweaves the dynamism of ...
Category
2010s Pop Art Gold Paintings
Materials
Gold, Gold Leaf
Swimming around the white flowers
Located in Miami, FL
Humberto Castro
Swimming around the white flowers, 2024
Acrylic gold leaf and resin on board
60 x 48 in
Humberto Castro was born in Havana, Cuba, in 1957. He graduated from the Ac...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Gold Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
N° 200-15, 2019 (Painting Gold Leaf)
Located in New York City, NY
Nicolas Galtier
N° 200-15, 2019
80 x 80 inches
200 x 200 cm
Unique
Mixed Media
Nicolas Galtier is a French painter who has exhibited his work...
Category
2010s Contemporary Gold Paintings
Materials
Gold, Gold Leaf
Evanescence- 21st Century, Contemporary, Abstract, Oil Painting, Gold Leaf
Located in Barcelona, Catalonia
Oil and gold leaf on canvas
For centuries, artisans and artists have turned to gold leaf as a way to make their creations shimmer and shine. Also many contemporary artists continue ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Gold Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
Painting Animal Dogs Modern Gold Contemporary Striking Invest Energy Great-Dane
By Karnish Art
Located in Pretoria, Gauteng
Title: Allure of Abundance
Painting Animal Dogs Modern Gold Contemporary Striking Invest Energy Great-Dane Nature Blue
This painting forms part of an artwork series called BLUE. I ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Gold Paintings
Materials
Gold
"Heart of a Hero" Portrait of Young Man with Gold Leaf, in 4 Parts
By Kevin Snipes
Located in Philadelphia, PA
"Heart of a Hero" is an original quadriptych by Kevin Snipes made from ink, gouache, acrylic, colored pencil, pastel, and gold leaf on paper. This piece measures 22.5”h x 19”w and i...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Gold Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
Essentials Collection: GLOW - Meditative Red Orange Abstract Painting on Canvas
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Abstract minimalist artist Jason DeMeo presents a collection of artworks designed to engage viewers in a meditative experience, drawing them closer to the enduring ideals of truth, b...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Gold Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
More 4940
Located in Napa, CA
More 4940 by Kate Salenfriend
Surrounded by artistic inspiration from a very early age, Kate Salenfriend learned most of her technical skills from her great-grandfather, Stewart Ro...
Category
2010s Contemporary Gold Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
Gold paintings for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a wide variety of authentic Gold paintings available on 1stDibs. While artists have worked in this medium across a range of time periods, art made with this material during the 21st Century is especially popular. If you’re looking to add paintings created with this material to introduce a provocative pop of color and texture to an otherwise neutral space in your home, the works available on 1stDibs include elements of blue, red, pink, purple and other colors. There are many well-known artists whose body of work includes ceramic sculptures. Popular artists on 1stDibs associated with pieces like this include Sax Berlin, Cindy Shaoul, Mark Steven Greenfield, and Francisco Larios. Frequently made by artists working in the Contemporary, Abstract, all of these pieces for sale are unique and many will draw the attention of guests in your home. Not every interior allows for large Gold paintings, so small editions measuring 0.1 inches across are also available
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