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North Sea Serenity I - 21st Century Contemporary landscape painting
Located in Nuenen, Noord Brabant
. Other themes are small landscape studies and portraits. These works of art also transform realism into
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Original Vintage Travel Advertising Poster Nice Work Happiness Henri Matisse
By Henri Matisse
Located in London, GB
plate and red table in front of a window with a palm tree visible outside and a small round portrait on
Category
Vintage 1940s French Posters
Materials
Paper
Bridge E34- 21st Century Contemporary landscape painting
Located in Nuenen, Noord Brabant
dimensions. Other themes are small landscape studies and portraits. These works of art also transform realism
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Serenity - 21st Century Contemporary Dutch landscape painting
Located in Nuenen, Noord Brabant
stretched the linen on a frame. This gives the freedom to revise the dimensions. Other themes are small
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Lighttown Memory I- 21st Century Contemporary landscape painting
Located in Nuenen, Noord Brabant
. Other themes are small landscape studies and portraits. These works of art also transform realism into
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Lighttown Memory II- 21st Century Contemporary landscape painting
Located in Nuenen, Noord Brabant
. Other themes are small landscape studies and portraits. These works of art also transform realism into
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
A Pyroclastic Nothing- 21st Century Contemporary landscape painting
Located in Nuenen, Noord Brabant
. Other themes are small landscape studies and portraits. These works of art also transform realism into
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Seated nude
By Frank Dobson
Located in Douglas, Isle of Man
carving and moving onto modelling which lead to bronze production but in small numbers. This portrait is
Category
Early 20th Century Nude Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Pencil
"Balls on the Line" Satirical Wood Panel Original Painting and Carving
Located in Soquel, CA
painting, a row of small, distorted portraits of George Washington are visible. Kano's work is outsider art
Category
1990s Outsider Art Figurative Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Wood Panel
Platinum Palladium print, Limited Edition, Homoerotic, Athletic man - Mathew
By Ian Sanderson
Located in Sant Cugat del Vallès, Barcelona
of 12 plus 2 AP ( small Size )
Portrait of a charismatic man, shirtless, proud of himself
Category
1980s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Platinum
Caroline, Platinum Palladium print, Limited Edition, Nude Woman, Contemporary
By Ian Sanderson
Located in Sant Cugat del Vallès, Barcelona
of 12 plus 2 AP ( small Size )
Portrait of a charismatic nude woman behind an old gate in
Category
1990s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Platinum
Beauty, Romanticization series
Located in Zofingen, AG
.
By adding ornate details and lavish patterns across multiple interconnected frames, a small sketch
Category
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Antique Victorian 1860s 18K Yellow Gold Swan Micro Mosaic Pendant
Located in Staines-Upon-Thames, GB
photograph, portrait miniature, or small memento could be placed. This piece is likely Italian in origin and
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Italian Victorian Pendant Necklaces
Materials
18k Gold, Yellow Gold
$11,370 Sale Price
36% Off
A pair of ducks by Carl August Brasch.
Located in Gent, VOV
married in 1911 and died in 1938.
Carl Brasch became best known for his portraits and small sculptures of
Category
20th Century Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Pair Of English Color Prints With Golden Frames
By John Raphael Smith
Located in Prato, Tuscany
Smith devoted all his activity to pastel. His small-format portraits of the English nobility and high
Category
Antique Late 18th Century British Neoclassical Prints
Materials
Paper
Gold Pendant Featuring A Roman Silver Denarius Of Emperor Vespasian 69AD - 79AD
Located in Firenze, IT
strategist and capable statesman. Those qualities that made him a great ruler seem evident even in this small
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Classical Roman Pendant Necklaces
Materials
Gold, Yellow Gold, Silver
Rare 1970s offset lithograph exhibition poster (pencil signed by Philip Guston)
By Philip Guston
Located in New York, NY
easel paintings that were more personal and smaller in scale, focusing on portraits and allegories, like
Category
1970s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Prints
Materials
Lithograph, Offset
A Fine Napoléon III Sèvres Style Porcelain-Inset Onyx Table
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
signed '(AM)P. Juéry' within gilt bronze border. Surrounded by nine smaller oval portraits of noble
Category
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Gueridon
Materials
Onyx, Ormolu
Gold Ring Featuring A Roman Silver Denarius Of Emperor Vespasian 69 CE - 79 CE
Located in Firenze, IT
great ruler seem evident even in this small imperial portrait. The individual who wears this splendid
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Classical Roman Signet Rings
Materials
18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Silver, Gold
"Big Doggie Donuts" 76x60" one of a kind photographic arrangement on canvas
By Candice CMC
Located in Southampton, NY
distance or through your phone and you see the donuts small and the portrait appears.
This is a unique
Category
2010s Pop Art Color Photography
Materials
Canvas, Archival Ink
Mid Century French Ink Drawings of Interior Scene with Woman Resting in Bed
By Josine Vignon
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
inscribed at the top of the artwork. The room is furnished in a classic style, with ornate chairs, a small
Category
Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Ink
Souvenirs of Beauty 1 - 21st Century Mixed Media with Oil and Ankara Fabrics
By Bakare Abubakri-sideeq Babatunde
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
and inner strength. A small, vintage-style portrait hangs in the background, subtly hinting at her
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Conceptual Mixed Media
Materials
Fabric, Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil, Acrylic
Decorative African Antelope Sculpture from the Tribal People of Benin
By People from Benin
Located in Miami, FL
, which also included other sculptures in brass, including some famous portrait heads and smaller pieces
Category
20th Century Beninese Tribal Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
$1,250 Sale Price
47% Off
Hearts on Her Sleeve, Original Painting
By Colette Wirz Nauke
Located in San Francisco, CA
, mixed media, woman, sienna, collage, acrylicpaint, figure, portrait, metallic, small, expressionism
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Mixed Media
Materials
Mixed Media
Marcel Delmotte, Wood Sculpture with Fabric Strips and Plaster, circa 1960
By Marcel Delmotte
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
probably a self portrait
Unsigned
small gaps.
Category
Vintage 1960s Belgian Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Plaster, Wood
That Guy Mike, Original Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA
, portrait, small, acrylicpaint, people, pop, pop art, man, people, pop, acrylic painting, purple
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Figurative Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Donut Kiss, The perfect Valentine
s Day Photographic Arrangement of Donuts
By Candice CMC
Located in Southampton, NY
attention about the donut portraits by Candice CMC and an image of her working in the studio, along with
Category
2010s Pop Art Color Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Rag Paper
Decorative African Bronze Fish from the Tribal People of Benin
By People from Benin
Located in Miami, FL
also included other sculptures in brass, including some famous portrait heads and smaller pieces of art
Category
20th Century Beninese Tribal Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
$1,320 Sale Price
44% Off
Les Pelerins d
Emmaus (The Pilgrims of Emmaus)
By Maurice Denis
Located in Fairlawn, OH
and other church property in 1907.
He produced a small number of portraits, including an unusual
Category
1890s French School Figurative Prints
Materials
Lithograph
"Einstein Donuts" 46x40" Photographic arrangement of Donuts on Rag paper
By Candice CMC
Located in Southampton, NY
size is approx. 46x40". Candice creates her donut portraits from her original photographs of donuts
Category
2010s Contemporary Color Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Rag Paper
Louis DAVID (1798-1849) Le Moulin La Butte aux Cailles, Paris, signed drawing
Located in Paris, FR
Louis-Alphonse David is known for a relatively small body of work, including portraits and large
Category
1830s Romantic Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pencil, Chalk
Mount Magnet Dusk- 21st Century Contemporary landscape painting
Located in Nuenen, Noord Brabant
dimensions. Other themes are small landscape studies and portraits. These works of art also transform realism
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Newman Sky- 21st Century Contemporary landscape painting
Located in Nuenen, Noord Brabant
the dimensions. Other themes are small landscape studies and portraits. These works of art also
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Pair of monkey candelabras
By Christophe Fratin
Located in PARIS, FR
in his career is reflected in the portrait small charge, Fratin itself , where humor sculptor appears
Category
Mid-19th Century French School Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
1952 oil painting of a house fly by British artist Derek Hirst, in blacks greys
Located in Petworth, West Sussex
College of Art, London, 1948–51; on graduating he destroyed all his student work apart from a small self
Category
20th Century Modern Animal Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
1952 oil painting of a house fly by British artist Derek Hirst, in blacks greys
Located in Petworth, West Sussex
College of Art, London, 1948–51; on graduating he destroyed all his student work apart from a small self
Category
20th Century Modern Animal Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Napoleon III Ormolu-Mounted Onyx Center Table with Sèvres-style Porcelain Plaque
Located in New York, NY
Marie de Médicis encircled by seventeen smaller painted porcelain portraits of French queens and
Category
Antique 19th Century French Center Tables
Materials
Bronze
"Alfred E. Donuts", Mad Magazine Icon photographic arrangement of donuts 38x31"
By Candice CMC
Located in Southampton, NY
distance or through your phone and you see the donuts small and the portrait appears.
Candice CMC's work
Category
2010s Pop Art Color Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Rag Paper
How You Are, Original Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA
, signage, portrait, acrylicpaint, small, pop, pop art, animals, pop, acrylic painting, redHow
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Animal Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Set clock with Marie de Bourgogne going falcon hunting
By Jean-Auguste Barre
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
female portrait statuettes in the 1830s, giving birth to sculpted groups of small dimensions
Category
Antique 19th Century French Renaissance Revival Mantel Clocks
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Golden Shine - 21-11-22, Drawing, Pencil/Colored Pencil on Paper
By Corne Akkers
Located in Yardley, PA
portrait was very small. I will spare you the details but I ended up drawing with embroidery glasses on
Category
2010s Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Pencil
Vulcan Donuts 46x38, Sci Fi Donuts unique photographic arrangement on rag paper
By Candice CMC
Located in Southampton, NY
You have read about the extraordinary donut portraits by Candice CMC on social media world-wide and
Category
2010s Contemporary Color Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Rag Paper
Vintage Modernist Silver Pendant by Jorma Laine, Finland, 1971
Located in Stockholm, SE
inspired by snowflakes to whimsical but oddly beautifull small sourly portraits of spirits.
Category
Vintage 1970s Swedish Modernist Pendant Necklaces
Materials
Silver
Victorian Lava Cameo Framed Collection
Located in Miami Beach, FL
by (4) smaller lavas cameos are facial portrait only in this framed collection. Cameos are surrounded
Category
Antique 19th Century Victorian Decorative Art
Materials
Lava
Fish Thoughts, Original Painting
By Darlene McElroy
Located in San Francisco, CA
, mixed media, small, collage, portrait, people, animal, animals, people, vintage, mixed media artwork
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Mixed Media
Materials
Mixed Media
Warm Shadow, Original Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA
painting: horse, profile, rodeo, small, acrylicpaint, animal, portrait, impressionism, impressionism
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Impressionist More Art
Materials
Acrylic
Expressionist Tactile Botanical Oil on Canvas Painting Framed
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
artist paints a portrait of a small circular Ombre deep blue vase, filled with creamy white ranunculus or
Category
20th Century Unknown Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Gold
Bronze Artist Figure "Naked Woman" by Max D. Hermann Fritz
Located in Berlin, DE
, small plastic artist, medalist, portrait and animal painter.
Born in Neuhaus am Rennweg on July 13
Category
Antique 19th Century German Statues
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Falling Leaf, Original Painting
By Darlene McElroy
Located in San Francisco, CA
, storytelling, mysterious, drama, collage, leaves, face, portrait, mixed media, small, vintage, people, vintage
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Mixed Media
Materials
Mixed Media
Pisanello, Painter to the Renaissance Court, First Edition
By Luke Syson, Dillian Gordon
Located in valatie, NY
portraits, small easel pictures, and drawings. He was also the first specialist in the portrait medal. The
Category
21st Century and Contemporary English Books
Materials
Paper
Still Life with Sully and Warhol, Pop Art Mixed Media Signed Painting Drawing
By Josef Levi
Located in Surfside, FL
be derived from either portraits or from small portions of much larger works; they are taken from
Category
1990s Pop Art Figurative Prints
Materials
Mixed Media, Acrylic, Graphite
Golden - 29-01-21, Drawing, Pastels on Paper
By Corne Akkers
Located in Yardley, PA
only in small quantities. In portraits it can make people look rather sick and that can be drag, unless
Category
2010s Cubist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Pastel
Benin
Nigeria
Bronze Sculptures of Leopards, Modern Replicas
By People from Benin
Located in Miami, FL
people, which also included other sculptures in brass or bronze, including some famous portrait heads and
Category
Mid-20th Century Nigerian Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
$16,000 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Unescorted 1, Original Painting
By Ruth-Anne Siegel
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist CommentsSmall-scale floral portrait with nice presence. The flower's white petals
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Mixed Media
Materials
Mixed Media
Still Life with Vera as Raphael Original Drawing
By Josef Levi
Located in Surfside, FL
either portraits or from small portions of much larger works; they are taken from paintings of the Old
Category
1990s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Charcoal, Carbon Pencil
1814 SIR WILLIAM BEECHEY CIRCLE OIL PAINTING ROBERT 4TH EARL OF BUCKINGHAMSHiRE
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
the Academy in 1776. His earliest surviving portraits are small-scale full-length and conversation
Category
Antique 1810s English Regency Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Giltwood
Its All About the Hair, Original Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA
, small, acrylicpaint, animal, portrait, impressionism, impressionism, animals, acrylic painting, blue
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Impressionist More Art
Materials
Acrylic
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