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"Landscape No. 17 NYC" Contemporary Abstract Framed Mixed Media on Canvas
By Takefumi Hori
Located in Baltimore, MD
painting, I have found that compositional elements such as circles, squares, and rectangles are ideal forms
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Paint, Mixed Media
"Landscape No. 11 Tokyo" Contemporary Abstract Framed Mixed Media on Canvas
By Takefumi Hori
Located in Baltimore, MD
painting, I have found that compositional elements such as circles, squares, and rectangles are ideal forms
Category
2010s Contemporary Mixed Media
Materials
Canvas, Paint, Mixed Media
"Landscape No. 12 Tokyo" Contemporary Abstract Framed Mixed Media on Canvas
By Takefumi Hori
Located in Baltimore, MD
painting, I have found that compositional elements such as circles, squares, and rectangles are ideal forms
Category
2010s Contemporary Mixed Media
Materials
Canvas, Paint, Mixed Media
Sun Image
By Jerre H. Murry
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Arthur Millier, who said of Murry, “He lives in a world of ideal forms, a world in which figures move
Category
1930s American Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Allegory No. 1
By Jerre H. Murry
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
art critic Arthur Millier, who said of Murry, “He lives in a world of ideal forms, a world in which
Category
20th Century American Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
Allegory No. 2
By Jerre H. Murry
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
in a world of ideal forms, a world in which figures move with rare rhythm, in which distances and
Category
20th Century American Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
Song of the Cosmos
By Adam Miller
Located in Bridgehampton, NY
century Humanism. Sir Kenneth Clark, writing in “The Nude: A Study in Ideal Form” makes the following
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Two Drawer Jewelry Box
Located in Richmond, VA
-by-side drawers with rounded pulls. Minimalist and organic in form—ideal for storing rings or other
Category
20th Century Jewelry Boxes
Materials
Wood
Coffee Table, Side Table, Coated Bronze
By Eckehard Weimann
Located in Dietmannsried, Bavaria
Corner meets circle - this special form as an ideal solution and monolithic design.
Coffee table
Category
21st Century and Contemporary German Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Bronze
$2,450 / item
Exceptional 46ct Brazilian Rough Emerald Specimen
Located in Murrieta, CA
raw, unaltered state, capturing the essence and natural beauty of emeralds in their purest form. Ideal
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Contemporary Loose Gemstones
Materials
Emerald
$11,499 / item
"Tropicalist" Sofa by Vivai del Sud, Italy, 1970s
By Vivai del Sud
Located in LE TOUQUET-PARIS-PLAGE, FR
and ready to elevate any interior. Its sculptural form is ideal for a sophisticated living room, while
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Sofas
Materials
Wool, Rattan
Velca Valet Stand by Paolo Orlandini and Roberto Lucci
By Edition Velca
Located in Pasadena, CA
stand elevates the everyday act of dressing to an art form. Ideal for those who appreciate both luxury
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Coat Racks and Stands
Materials
Plastic
Modern 70
s Retro Console Table Palissander Wood, Red, Black
Grey Lacquered
By Hommes Studio
Located in Porto, PT
exudes a retro charm that elevates contemporary spaces. The modern wood console table is ideal for those
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Mid-Century Modern Console Tables
Materials
Ash, Palisander
Contemporary Korean Ceramic, "Large Stack Vessel Pair" by Soo Joo
By Soo Joo Studio
Located in New York, NY
glaze. Its timeless form expresses the ideal ratio and formal balance through a variety of vessel forms
Category
2010s Korean Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Wenge coffee tables, Idealheim, Dieter Waeckerlin, Switzerland, 1970
s
By Dieter Waeckerlin
Located in La Tour-de-Peilz, CH
, was one of the most internationally known Swiss designers.
This set is ideal to form a decomposed
Category
Vintage 1970s Swiss Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Wenge
Møller No. 77 Teak Chair with Danish Cord Seat, Mid-Century Scandinavian Design
By J.L. Møllers Møbelfabrik, Niels Otto Møller
Located in Alsdorf, NW
distinctive texture, highlighting the chair's blend of form and function.
Ideal for dining or as an accent
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Cord, Papercord, Teak
Dänischer Kaptains Stuhl Erik Buch Für Oddense Maskinsnedkeri
Od Møbler
By Oddense Maskinsnedkeri, Erik Buch
Located in Kumhausen, DE
Schöner dänischer Schreibtischstuhl aus Teakholz von Erik Buch für OD Möbler. Seine zeitlose Form
Category
Vintage 1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Teak
Sergio Rodrigues, Moleca Sofa - Brazilian, Mid-Century Modern - 1963
By Sergio Rodrigues
Located in Houston, TX
the comfort and style of its predecessor in a sleek, disassemblable form, ideal for seamless shipping
Category
Vintage 1960s Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Sofas
Materials
Leather, Hardwood
Modern Gold Two-Piece Duo Friendship Promise Ring
By FerrariFirenze
Located in Toronto, Ontario
to form a modern band.
Gold Weight: 12.85 grams
Size 7
FerrariFirenze, Handmade in Italy.
Style
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Fashion Rings
Materials
Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold
Pair of Upholstered Neoclassical Chairs with Ottoman
Located in Lakeville, CT
ottoman. The fabric shows expected signs of wear and should probably be reupholstered. The form is ideal
Category
Antique 19th Century Neoclassical Lounge Chairs
Materials
Chenille
Artemide Athena floor Lamp by Patrick Norguet
By Naoto Fukasawa, Artemide
Located in Hicksville, NY
minimal elegance makes this piece a timeless object, and the simple forms are ideal for any public and
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Aluminum
$1,265 / item
Contemporary Natural Wood, Sidetable, Canaletto Walnut, Handmade, Made in Italy
By Elli Design
Located in Biassono, IT
resins. The minimal design, with its bulky base, slender leg and round top, provides a sophisticated form
Category
2010s Italian Modern Side Tables
Materials
Wood
Floating Vanity Construction, Switzerland, 1960s
Located in Brooklyn, NY
articulates the language of the Swiss modernist ideal of function follows form. The lid of the over hang opens
Category
Vintage 1960s Swiss De Stijl Vanities
Materials
Metal
Galliano Round Chandelier in Steel
By Delightfull
Located in New York, NY
the lamp shades are in white matte, enhancing the lighting design with a perfect mix of form and
Category
21st Century and Contemporary European Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers an...
Materials
Steel
$10,750 / item
Donatella
Located in Spetses, GR
form.
Ideal for those seeking statement artwork, it brings elegance and vibrancy to any space, making
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Green Fabric and Chrome Neos 181/71 Task Armchair, Wiege for Wilkhahn, Germamy
By Wilkhahn, Wiege
Located in Brooklyn, NY
extreme ease of use. From whatever angle you look at it, Neos offers the ideal combination of form and
Category
2010s German Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Aluminum
Bronze Venus Wall Appliqué, USA
By Markus Haase
Located in New York, NY
As the ancient Greek stone masters turned to the ideal human form to depict their gods and
Category
2010s American Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Onyx, Bronze
Red Midcentury Design Bauhaus Writing Desk Container by Marcel Breuer, 1930
By Mücke
Melder, Marcel Breuer
Located in Vienna, AT
in terms of its Bauhaus origins with the ideals being "Form follows Function".
The writing desk
Category
Vintage 1930s Czech Bauhaus Cabinets
Materials
Steel
Art Deco Style Bronze Lamp After a Model by Le Faguays
Located in Potters Bar, Herts
1920s aesthetic in it's treatment of the ideal female form.
Green patina fantastic.
Of course also
Category
Late 20th Century Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
Art Deco Style Bronze Figurine Lamp After a Model by Fayral
Located in Potters Bar, Herts
treatment of the ideal female form.
This is after a model cast at the Le Verrier foundry in Paris, circa
Category
Late 20th Century Art Deco Table Lamps
Eaux-fortes sur Paris, vers 1850-1854
By Charles Meryon
Located in PARIS, FR
. The first lines of his poem, The Seven Old Man, would form an ideal epigraph to the Eaux-fortes sur
Category
1850s More Prints
Materials
Etching
Louis Vuitton Monogramme Huge Wardrobe Trunk / Malle Armoire 1980s
By Louis Vuitton
Located in Haguenau, FR
identical trunk to form a PAIR
Ideal as a dressing room for Mr. and Mrs.
We can for the purchase of the
Category
1980s French Trunks and Luggage
Luminous 415, Contemporary Abstract Oil Portrait Canvas Blue Expressionist Art
By Sergey Morshch
Located in London, England
, flows into an associative connection, spontaneity, abstract expressionism, transforming into an ideal
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
El Palacio Cristal #3 madrid, diazo print
By Penelope Stewart
Located in Toronto, Ontario
rejected the Baroque architecture of his time, embracing the ideal architectural forms of nature. Antonio
Category
2010s Contemporary Landscape Photography
Materials
Archival Paper
El Palacio Cristal Madrid #2, diazo print
By Penelope Stewart
Located in Toronto, Ontario
rejected the Baroque architecture of his time, embracing the ideal architectural forms of nature. Antonio
Category
2010s Contemporary Landscape Photography
Materials
Archival Paper
El Palacio Cristal Madrid #1
By Penelope Stewart
Located in Toronto, Ontario
rejected the Baroque architecture of his time, embracing the ideal architectural forms of nature. Antonio
Category
2010s Contemporary Landscape Photography
Materials
Archival Paper
Luminous 429, Contemporary Abstract Oil Portrait Canvas Pink Expressionist Art
By Sergey Morshch
Located in London, England
, flows into an associative connection, spontaneity, abstract expressionism, transforming into an ideal
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Luminous 426, Contemporary Abstract Oil Portrait Canvas Blue Expressionist Art
By Sergey Morshch
Located in London, England
, flows into an associative connection, spontaneity, abstract expressionism, transforming into an ideal
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Luminous 418, Contemporary Abstract Oil Portrait Canvas Green Expressionist Art
By Sergey Morshch
Located in London, England
associative connection, spontaneity, abstract expressionism, transforming into an ideal simplification of an
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Luminous 533, Contemporary Abstract Oil Painting Canvas Purple Expressionist Art
By Sergey Morshch
Located in London, England
, flows into an associative connection, spontaneity, abstract expressionism, transforming into an ideal
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Luminous 524, Contemporary Abstract Oil Painting Canvas Blue Purple Landscape
By Sergey Morshch
Located in London, England
ideal simplification of an art form, grotesque - all these definitions only make sense when there is an
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Luminous 413, Contemporary Abstract Oil Painting Canvas Portrait Grey Gray Art
By Sergey Morshch
Located in London, England
ideal simplification of an art form, grotesque - all these definitions only make sense when there is an
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Luminous 409, Contemporary Abstract Oil Painting Canvas Portrait Blue Large Art
By Sergey Morshch
Located in London, England
ideal simplification of an art form, grotesque - all these definitions only make sense when there is an
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Luminous 408, Contemporary Abstract Oil Painting Canvas Portrait Pink Large Art
By Sergey Morshch
Located in London, England
ideal simplification of an art form, grotesque - all these definitions only make sense when there is an
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Luminous 405, Contemporary Abstract Figurative Painting Surrealist Portrait Pink
By Sergey Morshch
Located in London, England
ideal simplification of an art form, grotesque - all these definitions only make sense when there is an
Category
2010s Abstract Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Luminous near the Red Pedestal, Sergey Morshch, Abstract Figurative Oil Painting
By Sergey Morshch
Located in London, England
, flows into an associative connection, spontaneity, abstract expressionism, transforming into an ideal
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Art Deco Bronze, Seated Lady with Electrified Globe by Max Le Verrier
By Max Le Verrier
Located in Quogue, NY
1920s he became famous for his studies of woman as part of the Art Deco era's fascination with the ideal
Category
Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
Construction #177 by Leroy Lamis (1925-2010)
Located in New York, NY
experimented with plastic as early as 1958-59. He soon realized the cube was an ideal form for this new
Category
Vintage 1960s American Sculptures
Materials
Acrylic
Poul Kjaerholm PK22 Lounge Chair
By Poul Kjærholm, Fritz Hansen
Located in Langemark-Poelkapelle, BE
Kjærholm’s vision and quest for the ideal form and dimension. It remains a fundamentally modern chair for
Category
Early 2000s Danish Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs
Materials
Stainless Steel
Fine Late Regency Rosewood Tub Chair
Located in Hudson, NY
and well proportioned it was designed as the ideal form of seating for casual living. Rosewood a
Category
Antique 19th Century British Regency Armchairs
Materials
Rosewood, Pine, Fabric
Poul Kjaerholm Pk61 Coffee Table by E. Kold Christensen, 1st. Edition
By Poul Kjærholm, E. Kold Christensen
Located in Utrecht, NL
search for the ideal form and Dimension.
Edition Ejvind Kold Christensen (1st. manufacturer) marked
Category
Vintage 1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Steel
Vintage Wine Decanter, English, Cut Glass, Decorative, Spirit Vessel, Circa 1930
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
attractive vintage wine decanter, of the ideal form for keeping full-bodies red wines in an appealing vessel
Category
Mid-20th Century British Glass
Materials
Cut Glass
Poul Kjærholm Chair "PK-22" in Original Leather by E. Kold Christensen, 1960s
By Poul Kjærholm
Located in Odense, DK
vision and quest for the ideal form and dimension.
Category
Vintage 1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Lounge Chairs
Materials
Steel
Arcs No. 11
By Takefumi Hori
Located in Westport, CT
rectangles are ideal forms for gold to work with other colors in his work.
The compositions of these
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
Silver and Color No. 25
By Takefumi Hori
Located in Westport, CT
ideal forms for gold to work with other colors in his work.
The compositions of these elements are
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf, Silver
Gold and Color No. 85
By Takefumi Hori
Located in Westport, CT
ideal forms for gold to work with other colors in his work.
The compositions of these elements are
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
Silver and Color No. 58
By Takefumi Hori
Located in Westport, CT
ideal forms for gold to work with other colors in his work.
The compositions of these elements are
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Silver, Gold Leaf
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