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Self Made Man Portrait Painting by Alan Fears Acrylic on Paper
By Alan Fears
Located in Nottingham, Nottinghamshire
cover and portfolio artist of the 2019 summer issue of the prestigious literary and art magazine, The
Category

21st Century and Contemporary English Modern Contemporary Art

Materials

Acrylic

Fresh Hot Nuts Painting by Alan Fears Acrylic on Paper British Life
By Alan Fears
Located in Nottingham, Nottinghamshire
cover and portfolio artist of the 2019 summer issue of the prestigious literary and art magazine, The
Category

21st Century and Contemporary English Modern Contemporary Art

Materials

Acrylic, Paper

Her Bob
Located in Worthing, GB
as art historical and literary sources. Exploring these avenues of inquiry, she seeks to create her
Category

2010s Abstract Figurative Prints

Materials

Etching

LA1
Located in Worthing, GB
, as well as art historical and literary sources. Exploring these avenues of inquiry, she seeks to
Category

2010s Abstract Figurative Prints

Materials

Etching

What!
Located in Worthing, GB
, as well as art historical and literary sources. Exploring these avenues of inquiry, she seeks to
Category

2010s Abstract Figurative Prints

Materials

Etching

Un Redoute Au Moulin Rouge (A Gala Evening at the Moulin Rouge)
Located in San Francisco, CA
collector and co-founder of the literary and art journal Die Insel, know for his extraordinary collection of
Category

19th Century Figurative Prints

Night Pot
Located in Worthing, GB
, as well as art historical and literary sources. Exploring these avenues of inquiry, she seeks to
Category

2010s Abstract Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Oil Pastel, Gouache

Study of a Big Foot
Located in Worthing, GB
as art historical and literary sources. Exploring these avenues of inquiry, she seeks to create her
Category

2010s Abstract Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Pencil

Hand Letters
Located in Worthing, GB
as art historical and literary sources. Exploring these avenues of inquiry, she seeks to create her
Category

2010s Abstract Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor

Study of Roman Marble
Located in Worthing, GB
as art historical and literary sources. Exploring these avenues of inquiry, she seeks to create her
Category

2010s Abstract Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Carbon Pencil

Night Lady
Located in Worthing, GB
Acrylic on Canvas board. Originally from Lancaster, Abigail completed her BA in Fine Art at
Category

2010s Abstract Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Acrylic

French Art Nouveau Period Poster for La Revue Blanche by Pierre Bonnard, 1894
By Pierre Bonnard
Located in New York, NY
wonderful vintage poster for La Revue Blanche. La Revue Blanche was a French art and literary magazine
Category

Late 20th Century French Art Nouveau Posters

Followers Sculptures by Alan Fears Paper Mâché Pop Art Heads
By Alan Fears
Located in Nottingham, Nottinghamshire
prestigious literary and art magazine, The Paris Review. 'A naive artist, a graphic artist, a pop artist
Category

21st Century and Contemporary British Modern Busts

Materials

Acrylic

A Literary Scot
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Original bronze sculpture by Andrea Wilkinson. Edition #15/20. Signed on bronze sculpture.
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Realist Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

"Literary Cats, " Collage on wood by Zoa Ace, Cat and Kitten
By Zoa Ace
Located in Denver, CO
Zoa Ace's (US based) "Literary Cats" is an original, handmade mixed media collage that depicts a
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Wood, Paper

Salvador Dali Lithograph From The Art of Loving Ovide 1979, Hand Signed Framed
By Salvador Dalí­
Located in Plainview, NY
classical literature, making it a fusion of visual and literary art, steeped in timeless themes of love and
Category

20th Century Surrealist Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph

James Joyce, Portrait aux Livres, by G. Mathias – Irish Icon in Cubist Style
Located in PÉRIGUEUX, FR
portrait, cubist literary art, Bloomsday Festival, modern cubism, book-themed painting, Dublin exhibition
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Cubist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Wood, Acrylic

Korean Contemporary Art by Lee Yu Min - Always Happy
Located in Paris, IDF
viewer. Lee aims to express her art in a literary and poetic manner, hoping that everyone who views her
Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Wood Panel

Pumpkins (Yellow Black Red White) Two Painted Sculptures Yayoi Kusama
By Yayoi Kusama
Located in Southampton, NY
produce both art and literary works and has been the subject of retrospectives at The Museum of Modern Art
Category

2010s Pop Art Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Resin

First Edition Book: Les Fouquet De Chantilly La Verge Et Les Saints Verve
By Jean Fouquet (b.1420)
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
exceptional piece of literary art. _______ First Edition "Les Fouquet de Chantilly", Book "La Verge et
Category

Vintage 1940s French Mid-Century Modern Prints

Materials

Paper

CIRCUS INTERLUDE
Located in Los Angeles, CA
community with the current art and literary news, as well as directory schedules of upcoming art shows and
Category

1940s Art Deco Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Pomme de Mer
By Roberto Matta
Located in Malmo, SE
, and was also responsible for the cover of the Swedish art and literary magazine Salamander. In 1959
Category

1960s Surrealist Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Le centre du cicle
By Roberto Matta
Located in Malmo, SE
responsible for the cover of the Swedish art and literary magazine Salamander. In 1959 the first museum
Category

1970s Surrealist Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"Dancer" David Hare, Male Nude, Figurative Sculpture, Mid-Century Surrealist
By David Hare
Located in New York, NY
figurative art permeated with “literary” narratives. Hare was especially fascinated by the Greek myth of
Category

1950s Abstract Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Paraty sands
By Severino Silva
Located in Paris, FR
receives visitors from all over the world and from Brazil in its literary and art festivals. This photo was
Category

2010s Photorealist Color Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper

"Lumiere Printaniere" Large French Abstract, Oil Painting
By Anna Chimaras
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
of June 1974 in Vichy, Allier, in the Center of France. She studied Musicology and Art Literary
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil

Pumpkin (Red White)
By Yayoi Kusama
Located in Fairfield, CT
. She continues to produce both art and literary works and has been the subject of retrospectives at The
Category

2010s Abstract Expressionist Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Epoxy Resin

Pumpkin (Yellow Black)
By Yayoi Kusama
Located in Fairfield, CT
produce both art and literary works and has been the subject of retrospectives at The Museum of Modern Art
Category

2010s Abstract Expressionist Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Epoxy Resin

Small Red Dots Skateboard (Red White)
By Yayoi Kusama
Located in Fairfield, CT
produce both art and literary works and has been the subject of retrospectives at The Museum of Modern Art
Category

2010s Abstract Expressionist Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Maple, Screen

Small Black Dots Skateboard (Yellow Black)
By Yayoi Kusama
Located in Fairfield, CT
produce both art and literary works and has been the subject of retrospectives at The Museum of Modern Art
Category

2010s Abstract Expressionist Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Maple, Screen

Pumpkin (Red White)
By Yayoi Kusama
Located in Fairfield, CT
herself to a mental hospital. She continues to produce both art and literary works and has been the
Category

2010s Abstract Expressionist Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Epoxy Resin

Bruce Killeen (1926-2014) English IMPRESSIONIST Oil Painting FLOWERING HAWTHORNS
Located in Cirencester, GB
The Guardian; wrote articles for art and literary journals; and in 1978 and 1980 won two Arts Council
Category

Late 20th Century Post-Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

ARTIST DREAMING
Located in Los Angeles, CA
New York art community with the current art and literary news, as well as directory schedules of
Category

1930s Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

The Contract, Everywoman, protagonist, dog painting , feminine archetypes
By Jeanie Tomanek
Located in Houston, TX
.” She is also a published poet and her paintings have appeared as cover art for literary journals and
Category

2010s Expressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

19th Century Belgian oil painting of The Minstrel s song by Van Biesbroeck
Located in Petworth, West Sussex
artists' circle of the Art and Literary Circle of Ghent. In 1879 he was appointed professor at the Academy
Category

19th Century Romantic Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Plan B
By Jim Rennert
Located in Wiscasett, ME
place winner in Sculptural Pursuit's Second Annual Art/Literary Competition. A feature article
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Looking Within, Large Mystical San Francisco Oil Painting Beat Visionary Artist
By Michael Bowen
Located in Surfside, FL
literary and visual art worlds is well documented. He remains influential among avant-garde art circles
Category

20th Century Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

Para Varda Large Mystical San Francisco Gouache Painting Beat Visionary Artist
By Michael Bowen
Located in Surfside, FL
reflecting on the turbulent 1960s, Bowen's historical impact on both the literary and visual art worlds is
Category

20th Century Post-War Abstract Paintings

Materials

Watercolor, Gouache

Spring Snow (Impressionist Style Encaustic Painting of Green Country Landscape)
By Regina Quinn
Located in Hudson, NY
2021, International Encaustic Artists. East by Northeast Literary Journal, cover art featured artist
Category

2010s Modern Landscape Paintings

Materials

Encaustic, Oil, Watercolor

Multiverse Galaxy I
By Arica Hilton
Located in Chicago, IL
Chicago’s art and literary community for over thirty years. She was formerly the president of the Poetry
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

Serenity II
By Arica Hilton
Located in Chicago, IL
her family at the age of six and has been an integral member of Chicago’s art and literary community
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Paintings

Materials

Mixed Media, Acrylic

Winter Dusk (Contemporary Wax and Oil Landscape Painting)
By Regina Quinn
Located in Hudson, NY
Fusion, Spring 2021, International Encaustic Artists. East by Northeast Literary Journal, cover art
Category

2010s Contemporary Landscape Paintings

Materials

Encaustic, Oil, Watercolor

Forest Edge (Encaustic Landscape Painting of a Green Pine Forest White Snow)
By Regina Quinn
Located in Hudson, NY
Northeast Literary Journal, cover art featured artist, Issue 3, Summer 2021. Vignettes in Wax and Words
Category

2010s Modern Landscape Paintings

Materials

Encaustic, Oil, Watercolor

Light Slips Away (Encaustic Landscape Painting of Sunset w/ Mountains River)
By Regina Quinn
Located in Hudson, NY
2021, International Encaustic Artists. East by Northeast Literary Journal, cover art featured artist
Category

2010s Modern Landscape Paintings

Materials

Encaustic, Oil, Watercolor

The Coyotes Howled Until Dawn (Pigmented Wax Landscape Painting)
By Regina Quinn
Located in Hudson, NY
2021, International Encaustic Artists. East by Northeast Literary Journal, cover art featured artist
Category

2010s Contemporary Landscape Paintings

Materials

Encaustic, Oil, Wood Panel

"Cronus Dining (Night)" David Hare, Abstract Surrealist Mythological Painting
By David Hare
Located in New York, NY
elitist figurative art permeated with “literary” narratives. Hare was especially fascinated by the
Category

1970s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Ink, Acrylic, Board

Dance of Life
By Frederick Hart
Located in Missouri, MO
, my destiny fulfilled." Once complete Hart looked through the art journals and literary magazines for
Category

1990s Modern Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Acrylic Polymer

French Post Impressionist Oil Painting Floral Roses, Vase Gaston Sebire Flowers
By Gaston Sebire
Located in Surfside, FL
was presented at the Musee de la Marine in Paris. The Amateurs Rouennais d’Art published a literary
Category

1960s Post-Impressionist Still-life Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Wrapper by Dieter Roth abstract pink unique one of a kind print with shimmer
By Dieter Roth
Located in New York, NY
collaborations and experimentation with music, poetry, art, and literary works.
Category

1970s Abstract Abstract Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Foot Musik
By Roberto Matta
Located in Malmo, SE
”), published in 1955, and was also responsible for the cover of the Swedish art and literary magazine
Category

1990s Abstract Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

Materials

Pastel, Mixed Media, Gouache

Woman with Coat and Hat - Original Ink Drawing on Paper - Mid-20th Century
By Louis Touchagues
Located in Roma, IT
(The Living Art, New literary ...) and satirical (Crapouillot, Le Charivari ...). Parliamentary
Category

Mid-20th Century Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Ink

Man Reading - Original Ink Drawing on Paper - Mid-20th Century
By Louis Touchagues
Located in Roma, IT
collaborates with various illustrated papers (The Living Art, New literary ...) and satirical (Crapouillot, Le
Category

Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Ink

Thousand Eyes - Original Ink Drawing on Paper 1960s
By Louis Touchagues
Located in Roma, IT
Poiret. He collaborates with various illustrated papers (The Living Art, New literary ...) and satirical
Category

1960s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Ink

Spanish Tile Wall Don Quixote Ceramic Hand Painted Narrative Folk Art
Located in Brooklyn, NY
painted, illustrating the story and characters of Don Quixote. Ceramic Art inspired by the literary arts
Category

Antique Late 18th Century Spanish Spanish Colonial Wall-mounted Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic, Porcelain, Coating

Original Poster by Henri de Toulouse - Lautrec
By Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec
Located in Petworth, GB
beard mingling with his ruffled cravat, is art critic and literary journal founder Édouard Dujardin. In
Category

Antique 1890s French Belle Époque Posters

Materials

Paper

"Blu" Kite by Michael Thompson
By Michael Thompson
Located in Chicago, IL
literary influences with the street art styles of his studio mates, the artist collages bits of paper into
Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Paintings

Materials

Bamboo, Paint, Paper

"Plan B" Bronze Sculpture by Jim Rennert
By Jim Rennert
Located in Wiscasset, ME
place winner in Sculptural Pursuit's Second Annual Art/Literary Competition. A feature article
Category

Early 2000s American Modern Figurative Sculptures

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