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Playful Rooks, Contemporary Oil Painting
By Simon Pooley
Located in Brecon, Powys
One of a number of paintings the artist has produced featuring Rooks Oil on canvas. Excellent condition. Framed
“Sometimes the impulse to paint is clearly defined and recognisable. ...
Category
2010s Abstract Expressionist Animal Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Playful Sailors on the Shore
By Mark Beard
Located in New York, NY
Signed in red, u.r.
Double sided oil painting on panel
This artwork is offered by ClampArt, located in New York City.
Category
2010s Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
"Playful Rooks". Contemporary Oil Painting
By Simon Pooley
Located in Brecon, Powys
One of a number of paintings the artist has produced featuring Rooks Oil on canvas. Excellent condition. Framed
“Sometimes the impulse to paint is clearly defined and recognisable. ...
Category
2010s Abstract Expressionist Animal Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Playful Reality #255, Painting, Oil on Paper
By Kris Haas
Located in Yardley, PA
My "Playful Reality Series" is just that! Me finally getting caught up into the playful reality of
Category
2010s Abstract Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Oil
Harley Davidson (Stick Figure Art, Motorcycle, Playful, Funny, Cartoon)
Located in Kansas City, MO
Chabrol, Magazine publications, Die Zeit, Die Welt, The New Yorker, Le Monde, Le Figaro, Stick figure art
Category
1980s Figurative Prints
Materials
Lithograph, Offset
"Onna" Large Contemporary Handmade Sculpture
By Spencer Hansen
Located in Houston, TX
artist whose imagination and intellect intertwine to create playful art thoughtfully sourced, designed
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Brass, Wire, Silver
"Big Mochi" Large Contemporary Handmade Sculpture
By Spencer Hansen
Located in Houston, TX
interdisciplinary artist whose imagination and intellect intertwine to create playful art thoughtfully sourced
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Brass, Wire
First Dance - playful modernist outdoor sculpture
By R. Clark Ellis
Located in Bloomfield, ON
Two abstracted figures in painted steel intersect in this playful outdoor sculpture by R. Clarke
Category
2010s Abstract Geometric Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Steel
Playful Garden I (Diptych) (Abstract painting)
Located in London, GB
Playful Garden I (Diptych) (Abstract painting)
Mixed media - acrylic, oil pastels, gouache on
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media, Acrylic, Gouache, Cotton, Pastel, Oil
“Siren Song”- Colorful, Playful Mixed Media
By Sara Conca
Located in Brooklyn, NY
changing experience reinforced her need for movement, energy, and art. While in Paris, Sara studied
Category
2010s Contemporary Mixed Media
Materials
Mixed Media
Playful mood. 2019, canvas, oil, 50x60 cm
By Igor Maikov
Located in Riga, LV
Playful mood. 2019, canvas, oil, 50x60 cm
The painting portrays a portrait with a playful and
Category
2010s Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Ice Cream, Mid-Century Playful Oil Painting
By Frank Kleinholz
Located in Surfside, FL
several art movements including Expressionism and Social Realism. His early works were intensely personal
Category
Mid-20th Century Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Tour de Force, 72/100 - figurative, playful, pop-art, editioned serigraph
By Charles Pachter
Located in Bloomfield, ON
contrast. Pachter is a much-admired Canadian artistic polymath, his colourful pop artwork merging playful
Category
1980s Contemporary Animal Prints
Materials
Screen
Quantum World - contemporary abstract artwork, playful homage to Cy Twombly
Located in Hamburg, DE
features playful forms and expressionistic color lines with formulas of quantum physics. It can be
Category
2010s Pop Art Abstract Paintings
Materials
Cotton Canvas, Acrylic
Interloper - colourful, playful, abstracted figures, painted steel sculpture
By R. Clark Ellis
Located in Bloomfield, ON
, purple, royal blue, red and yellow add pop art appeal and a playful note to the work.
“The interaction
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Steel
Hippos Support Each Other - figurative, playful, bronze sculpture
By Gillie and Marc Schattner
Located in Bloomfield, ON
playful sculptures.
“We love having a message in our art.” Marc Hippos are rarer than the African
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Vista - tall, playful, figurative, bronze, steel, outdoor sculpture
By P. Roch Smith
Located in Bloomfield, ON
In this playful and imaginative sculpture by Roch Smith a figure, cast in bronze sits on a high
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze, Stainless Steel
Past Conversations - colourful, playful, abstracted figures, steel sculpture
By R. Clark Ellis
Located in Bloomfield, ON
from Cranbrook Academy of Art and a BFA from the Nova Scotia College of Art and Design (NSCAD). He
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Steel
Playful Emoji Portrait, Abstract Expressionist, Fauvist Tones, Pink Flamingo
By Natalia Roman
Located in Barcelona, ES
This playful series of oil on linen paintings by artist Natalia Roman are an exploration into
Category
Early 2000s Fauvist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Linen, Oil
Mooseplunge, 1976 51/100 - figurative, playful, pop-art, serigraph limited print
By Charles Pachter
Located in Bloomfield, ON
palette. Pachter is a much-admired Canadian artistic polymath, his colourful pop artwork merging playful
Category
1970s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Screen
Paper Kite - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative, Neo-Expressionism, Playful
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
a Neo-Expressionism artist, He was Born on December 12, 1993, in Abia State Nigeria. Art has always
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic, Newsprint
"Feathered Whimsy" playful oil painting of a little chick
Located in Edgartown, MA
competition was included in a prestigious exhibition at the Charles Emma Frye Art Museum in Seattle, and the
Category
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
Clown, Early 20th Century Playful Oil Painting on Board
By Maurice Kish
Located in Surfside, FL
in art school to earn his living at a Manhattan glass factory where he painted floral designs on
Category
Early 20th Century Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Forest Cat - Playful Animal Sculpture in Red + Blue + Black
By Yulia Shtern
Located in Gilroy, CA
sometimes gets confused with leopard cubs. These cats are active and playful, but little is known about
Category
2010s Contemporary Mixed Media
Materials
Adhesive, Found Objects, Mixed Media, Magazine Paper, Newsprint, Papier ...
TTH4E - colourful, modernist, playful abstract shapes, acrylic on aluminum
By Burton Kramer
Located in Bloomfield, ON
Art, London (Fulbright Scholar) and The State University of New York. Kramer has received a Lifetime
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Metal
Samuel Raven Early 19th Century Playful Puppies/Dogs Playing
By Samuel Raven
Located in New York, NY
Charming Samuel Raven (1775-1847) English oil painting, depicting three English Setter Puppies playing. They are soo finely painted with lots of tight brush work details. One littl...
Category
Early 19th Century Realist Animal Paintings
Materials
Oil
Performance - abstract interior red, blue, yellow and black playful sculpture
By Benny Katz
Located in Bloomfield, ON
playful essence of a performer. Imbued with humor, this delightful work aligns with the modernist
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Elephant Reaches New Heights 8/15 - figurative, playful, bronze, sculpture
By Gillie and Marc Schattner
Located in Bloomfield, ON
message in our art.” Marc
In this playful series of bronze sculptures, the duo pays homage to the
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
"Playful Diversion" Original Painting, 2018, 5 ft x 6 ft
By Karina Gentinetta
Located in New York, NY
"Playful Diversion", 2018, 60" x 72" acrylic, pencil and oil pastel on canvas by Argentine born
Category
2010s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Charcoal, Oil Pastel, Acrylic, Pencil, Color Pencil
French Oil Painting of Playful Cats and Kittens, circa 1948
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
French oil painting of playful cats and kittens, dated 1948.
Category
Vintage 1940s French Folk Art Decorative Art
Materials
Canvas
Diamante XIX - Original Ink on Paper Artwork with Playful Figures
By Juana Cespedes
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Juana Céspedes specializes in original art that draws inspiration from the infectious exuberance of
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Mixed Media
Materials
Watercolor, Archival Paper
Feeling Free - contemporary colourful playful townscape mixed media oil painting
By Ellie Hesse
Located in London, GB
on to develop her art to include more figurative work, focusing on the horse in particular.
Ellie
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil
Playful Wink by Gaetan de Seguin colorful contemporary abstract painting
By Gaëtan de Seguin
Located in DE
studied art in Paris at ESAG Penninghen. Over the course of his career, de Seguin’s works have evolved
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Urban Landscape- Colourful, Playful Figurative City: Mixed Media on Canvas
Located in London, GB
Born in Persia Gohar Goddard was educated in France and the foothills of the Himalayas. She came to England in her teens, working for a variety of organisations including the British...
Category
2010s Contemporary Mixed Media
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic
Circle of Friends - tall, playful, abstract, corten steel outdoor sculpture
Located in Bloomfield, ON
This bold, expressive minimalist sculpture by BC artist Martha Sturdy features six different geometric ‘head-like’ steel pieces that stand facing one another in a circle. Shadows cas...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Steel
Do Over, playful, floral, contemporary, still life, oil painting, figurative
By Max Vesuvius Budnick
Located in Jersey City, NJ
Small scale still life oil painting of flowers and a vase. Colors include blue, yellow, cream, orange, green, brown, beige, black, red and pink. Custom wooden frame, stained in a b...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Playful Abstract Decorative Midcentury Painting Signed, Unknown
Located in Utrecht, NL
Lovely small color and playful midcentury gouache painting with unrecognisable signature. Assumably
Category
Vintage 1960s European Mid-Century Modern Paintings and Screens
Materials
Wood, Paper
They Were The Perfect Pear 10/10 - playful, contemporary, bronze sculpture
By Gillie and Marc Schattner
Located in Bloomfield, ON
A bronze hippo sits atop a green pear in this playful tabletop sculpture by Australia’s artistic
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Gold Circle With Magenta and Yellow Strings - playful abstract on linen
By Aron Hill
Located in Bloomfield, ON
A block of white sails beneath a gold sun in this playful painting on linen by Aron Hill. Enigmatic
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Raw Linen, Acrylic
Deerman grew a pear 19/25 - figurative, playful, contemporary, bronze sculpture
By Gillie and Marc Schattner
Located in Bloomfield, ON
sculptures are playful but love and an appreciation for the spiritual connection that humans share with
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
TTH 11 - tall, narrow, playful geometric shapes, abstract acrylic on aluminum
By Burton Kramer
Located in Bloomfield, ON
In this playful, modernist composition by Toronto’s Burton Kramer one narrow panel of colourful
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Metal
Prehistoric Playground, Red Stack Stones Sculpture on Gray, Playful Render Forms
By Ryan Rivadeneyra
Located in Barcelona, ES
(London), Galerie Juliette Jongma (Amsterdam), Helmhaus (Zurich), Casa Hoffman (Bogota), or Art Sonje
Category
2010s Analytic Cubist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Acrylic
"The Players" Playful Abstract Matisse Calder Qualities Blue Yellow Red Pink
By Margo Margolis
Located in Wellesley, MA
This abstraction by NY based artist Margo Margolis has a very sophisticated/playful sensibility
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media
Fusión, Mejor Unidos - Original Ink on Paper Artwork with Playful Figures
By Juana Cespedes
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Juana Céspedes specializes in original art that draws inspiration from the infectious exuberance of
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Mixed Media
Materials
Gold Leaf
Comienzo Nuevo Ciclo - Original Ink on Paper Artwork with Playful Figures
By Juana Cespedes
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Juana Céspedes specializes in original art that draws inspiration from the infectious exuberance of
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Mixed Media
Materials
Watercolor, Archival Paper
TTH 10.2 - tall, narrow, playful geometric shapes, abstract acrylic on aluminum
By Burton Kramer
Located in Bloomfield, ON
Technology (BSc), The Royal College of Art, London (Fulbright Scholar) and The State University of New York
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Metal
TTH 6.4 Trio - tall, narrow, playful geometric abstract acrylic on aluminum
By Burton Kramer
Located in Bloomfield, ON
(MFA), The Institute of Design at the Illinois Institute of Technology (BSc), The Royal College of Art
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Metal
TTH 10.3 - tall, narrow, playful geometric shapes, abstract acrylic on aluminum
By Burton Kramer
Located in Bloomfield, ON
Art, London (Fulbright Scholar) and The State University of New York. Kramer has received a Lifetime
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Metal
TTH 6.2 Trio - tall, narrow, playful, geometric abstract, acrylic on aluminum
By Burton Kramer
Located in Bloomfield, ON
(MFA), The Institute of Design at the Illinois Institute of Technology (BSc), The Royal College of Art
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Metal
The elephant was just pearfect 2/40 - playful, contemporary, bronze sculpture
By Gillie and Marc Schattner
Located in Bloomfield, ON
The noble African giant—the elephant has long been a favourite subject for the delightful art of
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Pair Of 3-Flame Art Nouveau Silver Candleholders With Putti, Germany, Ca 1900
Located in Vienna, AT
Two decorative, playful Art Nouveau candleholders on a high-towered rocaille and volute base with
Category
Antique Early 1900s German Art Nouveau Sterling Silver
Materials
Silver
Green Flying Hippo Ed. 7/8 - figurative, playful, contemporary bronze sculpture
By Gillie and Marc Schattner
Located in Bloomfield, ON
rope coiled beneath him. “We love having a message in our art.” Marc Hippos are rarer than the African
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
"Addled II" (Abstract, Bold, Energetic, Playful, Colorful Painting on Grey Wood)
By Nicholas Evans
Located in Paris, IDF
first love of painting, Nicholas began working under the moniker of Evans Deventer to present his art
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Wood, Acrylic
Peekaboo! Arosenius’ Playful Watercolor Treasure from 1905
Located in Stockholm, SE
out at us, as if caught in a game of hide-and-seek. The painting’s playful mystery lies in this
Category
Early 1900s Romantic Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
They Were The Perfect Pear Ed. 10/10 - playful, figurative, bronze sculpture
By Gillie and Marc Schattner
Located in Bloomfield, ON
A bronze hippo sits atop a green pear in this playful tabletop sculpture by Australia’s artistic
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
They loved riding together in Paris 2/100- playful, figurative, bronze sculpture
By Gillie and Marc Schattner
Located in Bloomfield, ON
. The playful human/animal figures represent the spiritual connection between animals and humans. Love
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Summer Yards - Playful Abstract Print in Blue Gray Navy Mid Mod Inspired
Located in Morgan Hill, CA
found stencils. The papers have then been collaged together to create a playful, dynamic composition
Category
2010s Abstract Mixed Media
Materials
Mixed Media, Mulberry Paper, Monoprint, Monotype, Stencil
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The price for a piece of playful art in our collection starts at $68 and tops out at $37,500 with the average selling for $1,478.
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