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Japanese Two Panel Screen Late Autumn Forest, Rare Obara Paper Art Screen
Located in Hudson, NY
A masterful landscape made entirely of carefully arranged mulberry paper fibers in a Japanese art
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Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Paintings and Screens

Materials

Gold Leaf

A rare niello and silver watchcase with a hunting scene. Switzerland, circa 1890
Located in Milan, IT
The pocket watch case is made of 800/100 silver. The entire back of the case is decorated with the niello technique, a refined inlay of a black metal alloy in the grooves or spaces l...
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Antique Late 19th Century Swiss Paintings

Materials

Silver

Rare Chaim Gross Watercolor Painting Manhattan Skyscrapers Train NYC WPA Artist
By Chaim Gross
Located in Surfside, FL
This appears to be dated 1927. It came in with a piece dated 1929. A very early, rare work. Framed
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Mid-20th Century American Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

Mid Century Abstract Oil Painting 1961 Rare Civil Rights Historic Modern Art
Located in Peoria, AZ
CIVIL  RIGHTS ART! "INTEGRATION" IMPORTANT ORIGINAL ABSTRACT CUBIST PAINTING  BY  S. JEROME
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Vintage 1960s Paintings

Materials

Wood

Carlo of Hollywood! Monumental Rare Original Oil Painting Arab Market 1950s Art
By Carlo of Hollywood
Located in Peoria, AZ
MONUMENTAL! ORIGINAL OIL PAINTING CARLO OF HOLLYWOOD ARAB MARKET DIMENSIONS: ( LARGE Approx 53
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Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Wood

Jay Spectre Collection Designer Pair of Modern Art Paintings, New York, Rare
By Jay Spectre
Located in Palm Springs, CA
ordered works of art. 1980s. Beautiful matts and gold leaf frames. They look very modern and very
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Vintage 1980s American Modern Paintings

Materials

Gold Leaf

"Rower, " Large and Rare Art Deco Painting of Oarsman for Mosaic Urn in Bordeaux
By René Buthaud
Located in Philadelphia, PA
An iconic and splendid example of high style Art Deco painting by René Buthaud, one of the French
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Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Paintings

Materials

Paint

Original nude drawing mid century modern art by renowned sculptor -Signed Rare!
By George Sugarman
Located in New York, NY
Framed. Original vintage frame included This rare signed, dated drawing from the early 1950s by renowned
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1950s Modern Nude Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Ink

Rare Mid Century Modern Art Abstract Drip Oil Painting After Jackson Pollock 60s
By (after) Jackson Pollock
Located in Peoria, AZ
RARE ABSTRACT EXPRESSIONIST WORK! MODERN ART CUT & LAYERED INCREDIBLE WOOD DRIP TECHNIQUE OIL
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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Paintings

Materials

Wood, Paint

Crows Series, Watercolour on paper, Rare Art by Indian Bengal Artist "In Stock"
By Dipen Bose
Located in Kolkata, West Bengal
Indian Art, French Impressionism and Chinese Art. 1953 His painting was presented to the President
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1960s Romantic Animal Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

India Ink, Watercolor

Crows Series, Watercolour on paper, Rare Art by Indian Bengal Artist "In Stock"
By Dipen Bose
Located in Kolkata, West Bengal
Indian Art, French Impressionism and Chinese Art. 1953 His painting was presented to the President
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1960s Romantic Animal Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

India Ink, Watercolor

"19th-Century Penguin Study: Rare Antarctic Artwork"
Located in Southall, GB
This rare 19th-century penguin study captures the unique charm and distinctive features of this
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Antique 19th Century English Paintings and Screens

Materials

Glass

Rare Charles Burchfield Drawing Book plate Rare Black and White Museum Framed
By Charles E. Burchfield
Located in Buffalo, NY
An original rare bookplate drawing by Charles Burchfield featuring his most famous motifs of
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1910s American Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Archival Ink

Rare Original Rene Piot Watercolor Painting of a Ballerina Joanna Carson Estate
Located in LOS ANGELES, CA
Rare Original Rene Piot Watercolor Painting of a Ballerina - Joanna Carson Estate.
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Vintage 1970s French Art Deco Paintings

Materials

Paper

Rare Antique Japanese Folding Screen by Kano Tanshin
By Kano Tanshin
Located in Atlanta, GA
the early 1970s from the Yatsuhashi Inc, a pioneer Japanese antique and art gallery founded by
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Antique 17th Century Japanese Japonisme Paintings and Screens

Materials

Brass

Pop Art mixed media painting
Located in Seaford, GB
his 1960s Pop Art paintings highly sought after. Why Invest in a Pietro Psaier Painting? Rare 1960s
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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

Rare Judaica Drawing Sephardic Rabbi Gentleman, Palestine
By Arieh Merzer
Located in Surfside, FL
synagogues, and presenting the results before the world of modern art. As a result he became generally
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Early 20th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Ink

Rare Early Nude Drawing American Modernist Sculptor
By Chaim Gross
Located in Surfside, FL
focus and direct his expression to the most joyful and beautiful works of art, such as the present lot
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20th Century American Modern Nude Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Charcoal, Pastel, Pencil

"Crested Bird with Pomegranate, " Rare Pencil and Gouache Painting by Parzinger
By Tommi Parzinger
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Parzinger also painted over the span of his career. His rare, early works -- such as this charming
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Vintage 1940s American Art Deco Paintings

Materials

Paint

"Herdsman, Asterion Chara, " Rare Art Deco Mural Study, Bushnell Auditorium
By Barry Faulkner
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Memorial Hall in Hartford, Connecticut, this remarkable Art Deco study depicts Canes Venatici, or the
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Vintage 1920s American Art Deco Paintings

Materials

Paper

Collectible Rare Original Oil on Canvas Painting by Henri Pontoy, Parisian
By Henri Pontoy
Located in Miami, FL
lower left corner, this painting represents a rare opportunity to own a piece of Parisian history
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Early 20th Century French Art Deco Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Paint

Japanese Rare Antique Scroll of Waka Heart Poem Famous Rengetsu Otagaki, signed
Located in South Burlington, VT
attractive hand painting on paper scroll of a calligraphy Heart -" Kokoro Heart", and which she signed. Rare
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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Edo Paintings and Screens

Materials

Paper

Rare Set of Two Framed Oil Paintings by Ivan da Silva Bruhns
By Ivan da Silva Bruhns
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Rare set of two small framed oil paintings by Ivan da Silva Bruhns, (Paris, 1881-Antibes, 1980
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Vintage 1910s French Art Deco Paintings

Materials

Glass, Wood

Pair of Rare Antique Japanese Folding Screens with Provenance
Located in Atlanta, GA
An amazing pair of matching antique Japanese folding screen predating 1812-1813, most likely from Kano School. Six panels each depict Chinese-inspired landscapes showing cranes, pine...
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Antique 1810s Japanese Japonisme Paintings and Screens

Materials

Brass

Rare Set of Two Framed Oil Paintings by Ivan da Silva Bruhns
By Ivan da Silva Bruhns
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Rare set of two small framed oil paintings by Ivan da Silva Bruhns, (Paris, 1881-Antibes, 1980
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Vintage 1910s French Art Deco Paintings

Materials

Glass, Wood

Rare Japanese Floor Screen of Perched Eagles Soga Shohaku Edo period
Located in Atlanta, GA
A rare six-panel Japanese folding floor screen (Byōbu) by Soga Shōhaku (1730-1781) from Edo period
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Antique 18th Century Japanese Edo Paintings and Screens

Materials

Brocade, Wood, Paper

Rare Set of Two Framed Oil Paintings by Ivan da Silva Bruhns
By Ivan da Silva Bruhns
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Rare set of two small framed oil paintings by Ivan da Silva Bruhns, (Paris, 1881-Antibes, 1980
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Vintage 1910s French Art Deco Paintings

Materials

Glass, Wood

RARE WPA ARTIST ISAAC FRIEDLANDER Judaica Drawing 1946
By Isaac Friedlander
Located in Surfside, FL
Printmaker, 1890-1968 was born in Mitau, Latvia. He studied art at the Academy of Rome. He was befriended by
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20th Century American Realist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Charcoal, Pencil

Rare Collectable Vintage Chinese Export Hardstone Folding Screen Room Divider
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this extremely well made and highly collectable Chinese Export circa 1940’s Hardstone room divider folding screen. A truly stunning and exquisit...
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Vintage 1940s Chinese Chinese Export Paintings and Screens

Materials

Stone

Rare Unknown Dinner Plate
By Robert Arneson
Located in Morton Grove, IL
exhibition "Collectors Choice, Drawings Paintings and Prints from the collection of Cherie and Ron Petersen
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1970s Contemporary Still-life Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Mixed Media

Figures in the Forest, Rare Drawing, Israeli Modernist master
By Itzhak Danziger
Located in Surfside, FL
-1937 Danziger studied at the Slade School of Fine Art, London. During the 1940s he worked in Paris with
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Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Ink

Rare Japanese Folding Screen, Kayo Zu, Falcons on a Perch, Soga School, Edo
Located in PARIS, FR
six-panel folding screen, of the oshi-e hari type (paintings mounted on screens), is painted with
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Antique Mid-18th Century Asian Edo Paintings and Screens

Materials

Wood, Lacquer, Paper

Rare Original BAUHAUS PAINTING! Eva Vincent Moholy Nagy Kandinsky Klee 1920s
By (after) Wassily Kandinsky
Located in Peoria, AZ
SUPERB! EVA VINCENT ORIGINAL ABSTRACT MODERN ART PAINTING! IMPORTANT & RARE FEMALE BAUHAUS
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Vintage 1920s Paintings

Materials

Paper

Prayer Rug 2
By Catherine Koenig
Located in Buffalo, NY
technique which is quite rare in contemporary art. Her refined paintings and drawings have been exhibited
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1980s Realist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Board, Egg Tempera, Tempera, Wood

Prayer Rug 2
$2,800 Sale Price
37% Off
Prayer Rug 1
By Catherine Koenig
Located in Buffalo, NY
technique which is quite rare in contemporary art. Her refined paintings and drawings have been exhibited in
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1980s Realist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Board, Egg Tempera, Tempera, Wood

Prayer Rug 1
$2,800 Sale Price
37% Off
Rare 19th Century Chinese Carved Asian Hardwood Four-Panel Silk Screen
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
red chamber beautifully presented on this rare four-panel silk room divider screen. Intriguingly
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Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Paintings and Screens

Materials

Hardwood, Silk, Wood

Rare 19th Century Watercolor and Platinotype -- Coming Home
By Edward Lamson Henry
Located in Soquel, CA
Rare 19th Century Watercolor and Platinotype -- Coming Home Wonderful and rare 19th Century
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Late 19th Century Hudson River School Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor, Paper, Platinum

Geometric Woman s Portrait - Rare Signed Graphite Drawing on Paper 1962
Located in Soquel, CA
Geometric Woman's Portrait - Rare Signed Graphite Drawing on Paper 1962 Beautiful, soft original
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1960s American Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Graphite

A Rare Drawing / Watercolour of Maharao Ram Singh of Kota and His Sons
Located in London, GB
A Rare Drawing / Watercolour of Maharao Ram Singh of Kota and His Sons Hunting with numerous
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Antique Early 19th Century Indian Paintings and Screens

Materials

Paper

A rare neoclassical drawing by Jean-Pierre Péquignot, Girodet s friend
Located in PARIS, FR
This neoclassical frieze, executed with great meticulousness in pen and ink, is a moving and rare
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1790s Old Masters Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Ink, Felt Pen

"Seated Black Man, " Rare and Fine WPA-Style Painting attributed to Walker Evans
By Walker Evans
Located in Philadelphia, PA
as an aspiring writer and dabbled in painting over the years. Although this painting is believed to
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Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Paintings

Materials

Paint

"Collection Of The Most Rare Birds" - Hand Watercolor Engraving
Located in Soquel, CA
"Collection Of The Most Rare Birds" - Hand Colored Engraving Collection of the Most Rare Birds
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17th Century French School Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Watercolor, Engraving

Rare Leonard Baskin Watercolor Seasons Song: Deer Illus. Ted Hughes Poem
By Leonard Baskin
Located in Surfside, FL
Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, the Museum of Modern Art, the Art Institute of
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20th Century Modern Animal Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor

Rare Leonard Baskin Watercolor Illustration "Five Scrolls" Judaica Hebrew
By Leonard Baskin
Located in Surfside, FL
owned by many major museums including the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
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20th Century Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor

rare birds, man with hands raised, colorful pastel humor
By Stephen Basso
Located in Brooklyn, NY
original pastels and oil paintings are romantic, yet thought provoking fantasies. His whimsical works
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2010s American Modern Animal Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Pastel

"Trio, " Rare and Early Oil Painting of Three Nudes in Surreal Landscape by Lear
By John B. Lear
Located in Philadelphia, PA
figures in statuesque poses, sometimes combined with female figures, as here. This is an early painting
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Vintage 1950s American Art Deco Paintings

Materials

Canvas

"Scuba Diver Rescue, " Rare and Important Illustration Art for 1952 Magazine
By Peter Poulton
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This extraordinarily rare and important painting, for the cover of the December, 1952 issue of
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Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Paintings

Materials

Paint

Bohemian Woman - Rare and Signed Graphite Portrait Drawing on Textured Paper
Located in Soquel, CA
Who Was Who in American Art, 1564-1975, and his work was exhibited in the Whitney Museum of American
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1970s American Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Carbon Pencil

Rare Set of Nine Original French Watercolour Designs Illustrations
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Beautiful group of nine (9) original French watercolour paintings - mainly of a floral and
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Early 20th Century Still-life Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Acrylic

Rare Drawing, Woman with horse, Erotic, Figurative ink , by Padmashree Sunil Das
By Sunil Das
Located in Kolkata, West Bengal
Sunil Das - Rare Early Drawing III Pen & Ink on paper 22 x 14 inches Complimentary shipment in a
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1980s Modern Animal Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Ink, Pen

Black and white pencil drawing of rare brazilian birds by master italian painter
By Giorgia Oldano
Located in Milan, IT
regularly invited to exhibit at Bird in Art, Leigh Yawkey Woodson Art Museum (Winsconsin). Buceros paper
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2010s Realist Animal Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Graphite

Jiyagunj : Boat, Rare Drawings, Ink on Paper by Indian Master Artist Indra Dugar
By Indra Dugar
Located in Kolkata, West Bengal
absence of academic programming gave Dugar’s art a rare individuality that distinguished him from other
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1960s Modern Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Ink

"Self Portrait Conte Sketch" rare Ben Fenske work on paper - academic study
By Ben Fenske
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
. Education: Russian Academy of Art Florence Academy of Art Studio of Joseph Paquet, Minnesota Bougie Studio
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Early 2000s Academic Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Conté

Rare Early Drawing II, Nude, Figurative, Pen Ink on paper by Sunil Das
By Sunil Das
Located in Kolkata, West Bengal
Sunil Das - Rare Early Drawing II Pen & Ink on paper, 24 x 14 inches Complimentary shipment in a
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1980s Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Ink, Pen

Rare Folky Watercolor Drawings on Paper by L.J. Harboe, Priced Individually
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Here are four rare and historically important watercolor drawings on paper of St. Croix. Painted in
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19th Century Realist Still-life Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor

Rare Early Drawing I, Nude, Pen, Ink on paper by Master Artist "In Stock"
By Sunil Das
Located in Kolkata, West Bengal
Sunil Das - Rare Early Drawing I 22 x 8.25 inches (unframed size) Pen & Ink on paper
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1980s Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Ink, Pen

Charles Dix 1970 s Modernist Post Modern Original Acrylic Impasto Painting Art
By Charles Dix
Located in Thiensville, WI
Charles Dix 1970's Modernist Post Modern Original Acrylic Impasto Painting Art Signed A rare
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Vintage 1970s American Post-Modern Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

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Rare Art Paintings For Sale on 1stDibs

There is a broad range of rare art paintings for sale on 1stDibs. Today, if you’re looking for Pop Art editions of these works and are unable to find the perfect match for your home, our selection also includes Impressionist. There are many variations of these items available, from those made as long ago as the 18th Century to those made as recently as the 21st Century. You can search the rare art paintings that we have for sale on 1stDibs by color — popular works were created in bold and neutral palettes with elements of brown, beige, black and orange. These artworks have been a part of the life’s work for many artists, but the versions made by Dipen Bose, Peter Max, Leroy Neiman, Erté and Steve Kaufman are consistently popular. The range of these distinct pieces — often created in paint, oil paint and fabric — can elevate any room of your home.

How Much are Rare Art Paintings?

Prices for art of this kind can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — rare art paintings in our inventory begin at $285 and can go as high as $125,000, while the average can fetch as much as $2,895.
Questions About Rare Art Paintings
  • 1stDibs ExpertFebruary 13, 2024
    The type of art that Rufino Tamayo painted was primarily figurative abstraction. Although Tamayo studied drawing at the Academy of Art at San Carlos as a young adult, the Mexican artist became dissatisfied and eventually decided to study on his own. Some of his most famous works include Watermelons, Three People, Moon and Sun, Woman in Grey, The Troubadour and Moon Dog. Find a variety of Rufino Tamayo art on 1stDibs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertMarch 22, 2022
    Roy Lichtenstein painted Pop art to comment on geopolitical and social issues of his time. He patterned his work off of mass media like advertising and comic books to help convey his messages. On 1stDibs, shop a range of Roy Lichtenstein art.
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    Jamini Roy was an Indian artist whose paintings often reflected his Indian roots. Roy combined imagery from Indian folk art with Western motifs to create his unique modern works. Subjects ranged from paintings of legendary figures to everyday life in rural Bengal. His goal was to make art affordable to everyone. Browse a selection of Jamini Roy paintings on 1stDibs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    French artists Eugène Boudin is famous for painting landscape pieces throughout his life that influenced and represented the Impressionist art movement. He painted a range of pieces in 1892, including The Mill Saint-Cenery and Beaulieu: The Bay of Fourmis. On 1stDibs, find a range of authentic art by Boudin.