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Going Through Something
, acrylic, golden thread, contemporary, abstract, art
By Meike Legler
Located in Los Angeles, US
contemporary abstract painting.
Originally trained as a clothing designer at Berlin’s Hochschule für Technik
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Mixed Media
Materials
Gold
Dopamine
, acrylic, mixed fabrics, contemporary, abstract, textile, art
By Meike Legler
Located in Los Angeles, US
powerfully placing herself within the spectrum of contemporary abstract painting.
Originally trained as a
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Mixed Media
Materials
Fabric, Acrylic
#goals, Mixed fabrics, contemporary, abstract textile art
By Meike Legler
Located in Los Angeles, US
and powerfully placing herself within the spectrum of contemporary abstract painting.
Originally
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Mixed Media
Materials
Fabric, Textile, Canvas
401k lol
, acrylic, metallic, contemporary, abstract art
By Meike Legler
Located in Los Angeles, US
painting.
Originally trained as a clothing designer at Berlin’s Hochschule für Technik und Wirtschaft and
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Mixed Media
Materials
Metal
Yours Truly
, Mixed fabrics, acrylic, contemporary, abstract textile art
By Meike Legler
Located in Los Angeles, US
within the spectrum of contemporary abstract painting.
Originally trained as a clothing designer at
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Mixed Media
Materials
Metal
Positive Future Despite Where We’re At
, acrylic, fabrics, contemporary, art
By Meike Legler
Located in Los Angeles, US
abstract painting.
Originally trained as a clothing designer at Berlin’s Hochschule für Technik und
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Mixed Media
Materials
Fabric, Textile, Wool, Canvas, Cotton, Linen, Polyester, Acrylic
Kyrie
, wool, lace, mixed fabrics, linen, contemporary, abstract, textile, art
By Meike Legler
Located in Los Angeles, US
of contemporary abstract painting.
Originally trained as a clothing designer at Berlin’s Hochschule
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Mixed Media
Materials
Metal
Extra
Mixed fabrics, vintage tent, vintage linen, abstract, contemporary, art
By Meike Legler
Located in Los Angeles, US
painting.
Originally trained as a clothing designer at Berlin’s Hochschule für Technik und Wirtschaft and
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Mixed Media
Materials
Fabric, Linen, Textile, Mixed Media
Hereditary Flaws
, Mixed fabrics, vintage linen, abstract, contemporary, art
By Meike Legler
Located in Los Angeles, US
methodologies and powerfully placing herself within the spectrum of contemporary abstract painting.
Originally
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Mixed Media
Materials
Fabric, Textile, Linen, Mixed Media
The System
, Polyester, linen, acrylic, wool, abstract, contemporary, art
By Meike Legler
Located in Los Angeles, US
within the spectrum of contemporary abstract painting.
Originally trained as a clothing designer at
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Mixed Media
Materials
Wool, Canvas, Linen, Polyester, Acrylic, Mixed Media
Strong Opinions
, cotton, wool, canvas, abstract, contemporary, art
By Meike Legler
Located in Los Angeles, US
methodologies and powerfully placing herself within the spectrum of contemporary abstract painting.
Originally
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Mixed Media
Materials
Wool, Canvas, Cotton, Mixed Media
Paternoster
, bed sheet, mixed media, wool, canvas, abstract, contemporary, art
By Meike Legler
Located in Los Angeles, US
contemporary abstract painting.
Originally trained as a clothing designer at Berlin’s Hochschule für Technik
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Mixed Media
Materials
Wool, Canvas, Mixed Media
Strategic
Black tea, linen, stretched canvas, abstract, contemporary, art
By Meike Legler
Located in Los Angeles, US
methodologies and powerfully placing herself within the spectrum of contemporary abstract painting.
Originally
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Mixed Media
Materials
Fabric, Textile, Canvas, Linen, Tea
Brazen
Black tea, cotton, fabrics, wool, abstract, contemporary, art
By Meike Legler
Located in Los Angeles, US
abstract painting.
Originally trained as a clothing designer at Berlin’s Hochschule für Technik und
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Mixed Media
Materials
Fabric, Wool, Cotton, Mixed Media, Tea, Canvas
Hierarchies
cotton, fabric, oilskin, bleach, polyester, abstract, contemporary
By Meike Legler
Located in Los Angeles, US
contemporary abstract painting.
Originally trained as a clothing designer at Berlin’s Hochschule für Technik
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Mixed Media
Materials
Fabric, Cotton, Polyester, Mixed Media, Canvas
Bearing Things
bleach, black tea, acrylic, cotton, abstract, contemporary, art
By Meike Legler
Located in Los Angeles, US
of contemporary abstract painting.
Originally trained as a clothing designer at Berlin’s Hochschule
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Mixed Media
Materials
Fabric, Cotton, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Tea, Wool
Snack Platter
Linen, wool, polyester, cotton fabric, velvet, contemporary, art
By Meike Legler
Located in Los Angeles, US
powerfully placing herself within the spectrum of contemporary abstract painting.
Originally trained as a
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Mixed Media
Materials
Fabric, Textile, Wool, Cotton, Linen, Polyester
Catch 22,
Sequins, cotton fabrics, canvas, abstract, contemporary, textile art
By Meike Legler
Located in Los Angeles, US
abstract painting.
Originally trained as a clothing designer at Berlin’s Hochschule für Technik und
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Mixed Media
Materials
Fabric, Canvas, Cotton, Sequins
Cliffhanger,
Latex paint, linen, vinyl, cotton, abstract, contemporary, art
By Meike Legler
Located in Los Angeles, US
within the spectrum of contemporary abstract painting.
Originally trained as a clothing designer at
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Mixed Media
Materials
Textile, Cotton, Linen, Latex, Vinyl
Transcendence
Cotton fabrics, velvet, polyester, wool, contemporary, textile
By Meike Legler
Located in Los Angeles, US
within the spectrum of contemporary abstract painting.
Originally trained as a clothing designer at
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Mixed Media
Materials
Fabric, Wool, Cotton, Polyester
Relapse,
Polyester, cotton, linen, wool, velvet, contemporary, textile art
By Meike Legler
Located in Los Angeles, US
of contemporary abstract painting.
Originally trained as a clothing designer at Berlin’s Hochschule
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Mixed Media
Materials
Wool, Canvas, Cotton, Linen, Polyester
Mater,
Cotton, velvet, laquer, pigments, wool, textile, contemporary, abstract
By Meike Legler
Located in Los Angeles, US
placing herself within the spectrum of contemporary abstract painting.
Originally trained as a clothing
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Mixed Media
Materials
Textile, Wool, Canvas, Cotton, Glue, Pigment
Agape
Cotton, polyester, linen, acrylic paint, textile, contemporary art
By Meike Legler
Located in Los Angeles, US
of contemporary abstract painting.
Originally trained as a clothing designer at Berlin’s Hochschule
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Mixed Media
Materials
Textile, Canvas, Cotton, Linen, Polyester, Acrylic
Reality Revolution
, Cotton fabrics, bleach, canvas, abstract, textile art
By Meike Legler
Located in Los Angeles, US
contemporary abstract painting.
Originally trained as a clothing designer at Berlin’s Hochschule für Technik
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Mixed Media
Materials
Fabric, Textile, Canvas, Cotton
Original Oil on Panel Painting of Trainer on a White Race Horse, Signed John Sjo
Located in Round Top, TX
Original oil on panel of a trainer working with a school race horse. Note the painter's attention
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Paintings
Materials
Canvas
Vintage French Painting - The Rail Yard
By Jean-Charles Lauthe
Located in Houston, TX
Appealing watercolor and ink painting of train cars sitting idle under a cloud filled sky by French
Category
1930s Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Paper, Pen
Abstract Expressionist Train Conductor Painting, 1969
By Bill Condon
Located in Houston, TX
Lovely figurative painting of an abstract expressionist train in bright greens, blues, and reds
Category
1960s Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
FOLKY TRAIN PAINTING FROM KENOSHA, WISCONSIN
Located in Los Angeles, CA
GREAT OVERSIZE PAINTING OF A TRAIN / PROBABLY USED FOR ADVERTISING SIGNED AND DATED 1954/WALTER L
Category
20th Century American Paintings
Materials
Wood
"Spirit of the Train", oil painting, abstract, railroad, bridge, red, blue
By Catherine Picard-Gibbs
Located in Franklin, MA
ghostly train crossing a railroad bridge. This highly textural, dynamic, expressionist painting is
Category
2010s Contemporary Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Train Blue Revisted- 21st Century Contemporary Painting of a sparkling Interior
By Sylvia Van Opstall
Located in Nuenen, Noord Brabant
Sylvia van Opstall
Train Blue Revisted
90 x 90 cm
Framing is possible
Additional pictures of the
Category
2010s Contemporary Interior Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Ashtabula Train Trestle Collapse - Painting of Historic Disasters, oil on linen
By Eric Edward Esper
Located in Chicago, IL
Ashtabula Train Trestle Collapse
On Friday, December 29, 1876 at 7:23 p.m., after two days of
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Landscape Paintings
Materials
Linen, Oil
An American Folk Art Painting Of A Train On Panel.
Located in Buchanan, MI
An American Folk Art Painting Of A Train On Panel. Very Well Done.
Category
Vintage 1930s American Paintings
Materials
Board
Large WPA Style Painting Of Hobos At California Train Station
Located in Chicago, IL
Very much in the style of WPA era artwork, this large painting on canvas depicts two vagabonds at
Category
Vintage 1940s American Paintings
Materials
Canvas
Ted Jones Dublin Ireland Oil Painting on Canvas Surbiton Train Station
Located in Dublin, Ireland
Train Station with his leather travelling suitcase. This painting is captivating and exhibits Ted Jones
Category
20th Century Irish Victorian Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Giltwood
American School Folk Art Painting of a Train in the Mountains
Located in Wiscasset, ME
Oil on panel presented in a simple gold frame.
Category
Antique 1870s American Folk Art Paintings
Essex V (Large Photorealist Oil Painting on Canvas of a Red Train Wheel)
Located in Hudson, NY
Large photo-realist painting on canvas of a red train wheel with steel blue train exterior
72.5 x
Category
Early 2000s Photorealist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
20th Century Acrylic - Desert Camel Train
Located in Corsham, GB
A delightful painting, depicting a train of camels in a desert scene. Signed illegibly to the lower
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Landscape Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
The arrival of the train by Vincenzo Laricchia - Oil on canvas 40x50 cm
Located in Geneva, CH
Work on canvas
Gilded wooden frame
59,5 x 69,5 x 4 cm
Category
Late 20th Century Modern Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
"Are You With Me Or Are You Not?" Contemporary Gestural Abstract of Train Robber
Located in Houston, TX
Contemporary gestural abstract painting by Texas-based artist Tyler Casey. The work features a
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media
DRH Johnson (Photo-Realist Painting on Canvas of a Red
Yellow Hook on Blue)
Located in Hudson, NY
motion and noise made it seem like a living entity. He took pleasure in finding and painting trains and
Category
1990s Photorealist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Dimensions, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
A very bright and happy, modern painting. It looks really nice with two other paintings of mine
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
AMERICAN FOLK PAINTING ON WOODEN PANEL OF RHODE ISLAND ENGINE
Located in York County, PA
fabulous folk painting of a train depicts Rhode Island Engine No. 21 of the New York & New England Railroad
Category
Antique 19th Century American Paintings
Madrid Atocha, Original Figurative Painting, 2020
By Sally Smith
Located in Boston, MA
Artist Commentary:
This painting is inspired by a vintage photograph of the Madrid Atocha train
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Figurative Paintings
Materials
Linen, Oil
Red Tug (Nautical Photorealist Oil Painting on Canvas of a Red Boat)
Located in Hudson, NY
piece when he was 79 years old after a long career of painting trains, cargo ships, and industrial
Category
1990s Photorealist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Hillsboro R. R. Station" Desert Landscape Painting
By Jack Erwin
Located in Houston, TX
Oil painting of a yellow train station with a bright blue sky composed at a dynamic angle by Jack
Category
Mid-20th Century American Realist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
1880 French Provincial Pair of Round Still Life Oil Paintings in Gilt Frames
Located in New York, NY
by the framer of the paintings at the train station for the castle of Monticourt.
The molded carved
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French French Provincial Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Wood, Paint
Red Ball: Large Photo-Realist Painting of Industrial Red Ball
Hook on Blue
Located in Hudson, NY
painting trains, cargo ships, and other machinery. Richards served in the US Navy during WWII and went on
Category
Early 2000s Photorealist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Cargo Boom: Large Photo-Realist Nautical Painting on Canvas in Pale Blue
Located in Hudson, NY
he was in his late 70's after a long career of painting trains, cargo ships, and other machinery
Category
Early 2000s Photorealist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Franz De Paula Ferg (Attributed), Figures Of The Commedia dell
Arte
By Franz de Paula Ferg
Located in Cheltenham, GB
Francis Paul Ferg, was a master of genre painting. He was trained initially by his father, the history
Category
1720s Figurative Paintings
Materials
Copper
Antique Japanese Scroll of Peonies
Located in Hudson, NY
Nagoya area, was known for his paintings of flowers and trained with friend and mentor, Chikuto
Category
Antique 19th Century Japanese Edo Paintings and Screens
Materials
Wood, Paper
Landscape with a boy on a path
Located in PARIS, FR
were easily accessible from Paris by train. The paintings of Paul Schmitt are present in the museums of
Category
Late 19th Century Barbizon School Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
"Upper Sacramento River, California" (Large Antique Landscape, Renowned Artist)
Located in New Orleans, LA
towering trees. His paintings are in many superb institutional and private collections around the world
Category
1880s Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
"Seaboard Railroad" Diesel Locomotive
Located in Long Island City, NY
An original watercolor illustration of a "Seaboard Railroad" Diesel Engine. The painting is signed
Category
1960s American Realist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
Basquiat Skateboard Decks (set of 3)
By (after) Jean-Michel Basquiat
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Museum of Art with his mother. His early work consisted of spray painting buildings and trains in
Category
1980s Abstract More Art
Materials
Wood, Lithograph, Offset
Jean-Michel Basquiat photograph by Nick Taylor of Gray
By Nicholas Taylor
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Museum of Art with his mother. His early work consisted of spray painting buildings and trains in
Category
1980s Pop Art Figurative Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Basquiat Bearbrick 400%: set of 2 works (Basquiat BE@RBRICK)
By (after) Jean-Michel Basquiat
Located in NEW YORK, NY
spray painting buildings and trains in downtown New York alongside his friend Al Diaz. The artist’s tag
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Resin, Vinyl
Matador
By Will Pope
Located in Bozeman, MT
to Santa Fe for a one-man show of paintings entitled "Train to Nairobi" at the Santa Fe Armory. Will
Category
2010s Post-Modern Mixed Media
Materials
Plaster, Oil, Wood Panel
$2,550
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