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Wonder Valley (29 Palms, CA) - analog, mounted, installation, music, video, text
By Stefanie Schneider
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Wonder Valley (29 Palms, CA) - 2008 125x154cm, Edition of 5, analog C-Print, hand-printed by the artist on Fuji Crystal Archive Paper, based on the Polaroid, artist inventory nu...
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Mixed Media

Materials

Metal

Pink Circular Portrait Painting on Wood Reflecting Memory and Presence with Text
By Natasha Lelenco
Located in FISTERRA, ES
alike—an artwork that bridges fine art, craftsmanship, and philosophical inquiry. We operate globally
Category

2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings

Materials

Wood, Spray Paint, Acrylic

DJ Leon, Who Knows. Lenticular text Print 24 x 36 in,
By DJ Leon
Located in White Plains, NY
text to make complex compositions on diverse subjects, from Superheroes, to pop culture, to art history
Category

2010s Pop Art More Prints

Materials

Digital, Lenticular

"Bob s Termite Service", Hand-Painted Sign, Typography, Text, Blue, Red White
By Marissa Cianciulli
Located in Philadelphia, PA
specializing in the trade of Hand-Painted Signs. Marissa got her BFA at Moore College of Art and Design in
Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Enamel

Miniatures with Text from the "Legend of Phra Malai"
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Unknown Artist, Thailand, 19th century Miniatures with Text from the "Legend of Phra Malai" Double
Category

Late 19th Century Other Art Style Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Pigment

"Cutting Room" (Abstract, Dyed, Magenta, Pink, Green, Blue, Text, Type, French)
By Nicholas Evans
Located in Paris, IDF
CUTTING ROOM 2018 This piece touches on abstracted themes of mass hysteria, confusion, and the curation of information. Subtly conveyed through fragmented, hand painted verbiage in ...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic, Dye, Ink

"Found Fat" (Abstract, Neutral, Skull, Bold, Graphic, Type, Text, Red, Green)
By Nicholas Evans
Located in Paris, IDF
FOUND FAT 2020 Paris, France Bold, hand-painted, serif typography, painted over a lion's skull on a stained, gessoed canvas. The words read: "Found Fat," mirrored in a vivid green ...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Acrylic, Graphite

"Wombs, Tombs, Tools" (Abstract Painting, Bold, Graphic, Type, Text, Found Wood)
By Nicholas Evans
Located in Paris, IDF
WOMBS, TOMBS AND TOOLS 2020 Paris, France Hand-painted, serif typeset words loosely convey the similarities between the place we begin and end life -- the womb and the tomb --- and ...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Wood, Oil, Acrylic

"The Artist Is Present" Pink Wall-Hanging Plaster Sculpture with BEHOLD text
By Jedediah Morfit
Located in Philadelphia, PA
sculpture in 2009. He received the Louise Kahn Award for Sculpture from the Woodmere Art Museum in 2006, and
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Fiberglass, Plaster, Paint

Golden Mermaid, drawing collage female figure in water with text, maps
By Audrey Anastasi
Located in Brooklyn, NY
These collages were created first in the presence of a model, working quickly, in charcoal and pastel, and again, later, alone, furiously tearing and pasting images from magazines, v...
Category

2010s Feminist Mixed Media

Materials

Mixed Media, Archival Paper

The Pigeon, 1942 (Histoire Naturelle - Textes de Buffon, B.347)
By Pablo Picasso
Located in Greenwich, CT
1942 Histoire Naturelle - Textes de Buffon series. The image size is 10.75x 8 inches, unsigned as
Category

20th Century Modern Prints and Multiples

Materials

Drypoint, Aquatint

Poster edition of The Three Graces (before text)
By Léonard Tsugouharu Foujita
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Poster edition of "The Three Graces" as printed for the exhibition "Les peintres témoins de leur temps" Musée Galliera, 1960, sous le haut patronnage du Général De Gaulle, Président ...
Category

1960s Modern Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph

The Vulture. 1942 (Histoire Naturelle - Textes de Buffon, B.341)
By Pablo Picasso
Located in Greenwich, CT
1942 Histoire Naturelle - Textes de Buffon series. The image size is 10.6 x 8 inches, unsigned as
Category

20th Century Modern Prints and Multiples

Materials

Aquatint, Drypoint

The Spider, 1942 (Histoire Naturelle - Textes de Buffon, B.353)
By Pablo Picasso
Located in Greenwich, CT
1942 Histoire Naturelle - Textes de Buffon series. The image size is 10.5 x 8 inches, unsigned as
Category

20th Century Modern Prints and Multiples

Materials

Drypoint, Aquatint

The Monkey, 1942 (Histoire Naturelle - Textes de Buffon, B.339)
By Pablo Picasso
Located in Greenwich, CT
1942 Histoire Naturelle - Textes de Buffon series. The image size is 10.5 x 7.9 inches, unsigned as
Category

20th Century Modern Prints and Multiples

Materials

Drypoint, Aquatint

The Rooster, 1942 (Histoire Naturelle - Textes de Buffon, B.344)
By Pablo Picasso
Located in Greenwich, CT
1942 Histoire Naturelle - Textes de Buffon series. The image size is 10.6 x 8.15 inches, unsigned as
Category

20th Century Modern Prints and Multiples

Materials

Drypoint, Aquatint

The Goldfinch, 1942 (Histoire Naturelle - Textes de Buffon, B.348 )
By Pablo Picasso
Located in Greenwich, CT
1942 Histoire Naturelle - Textes de Buffon series. The image size is 11.2 x 8.25 inches, unsigned as
Category

20th Century Modern Prints and Multiples

Materials

Drypoint, Aquatint

The Wasp, 1942 (Histoire Naturelle - Textes de Buffon, B.351)
By Pablo Picasso
Located in Greenwich, CT
Histoire Naturelle - Textes de Buffon series. The image size is 10.6 x 8 inches, unsigned as issued, and
Category

20th Century Modern Prints and Multiples

Materials

Drypoint, Aquatint

The Lobster, 1942 (Histoire Naturelle - Textes de Buffon, B.352)
By Pablo Picasso
Located in Greenwich, CT
1942 Histoire Naturelle - Textes de Buffon series. The image size is 10.6 x 7.9 inches, unsigned as
Category

20th Century Modern Prints and Multiples

Materials

Drypoint, Aquatint

The Deer, 1942 (Histoire Naturelle - Textes de Buffon, B.336)
By Pablo Picasso
Located in Greenwich, CT
Histoire Naturelle - Textes de Buffon series. The image size is 10.5 x 8.15 inches, unsigned as issued, and
Category

20th Century Modern Prints and Multiples

Materials

Drypoint, Aquatint

The Donkey, 1942 (Histoire Naturelle - Textes de Buffon, B.329)
By Pablo Picasso
Located in Greenwich, CT
1942 Histoire Naturelle - Textes de Buffon series. The image size is 10.5 x 8 inches, unsigned as
Category

20th Century Modern Prints and Multiples

Materials

Drypoint, Aquatint

Salvador Dalí­ -- Hamlet, Complete text and set of 10 color etchings
By Salvador Dalí­
Located in BRUCE, ACT
), with full margins, with title, text and justification, contained in the paper folders with text on
Category

1970s Prints and Multiples

Materials

Engraving, Aquatint

Persian Forest, dark patterns, birch trees female figure Arabic writing text
By Audrey Anastasi
Located in Brooklyn, NY
These collages were created first in the presence of a live model, working quickly, in charcoal and pastel, and again, later, alone in the studio, furiously tearing and pasting image...
Category

2010s American Impressionist Mixed Media

Materials

Mixed Media

Ancestry, female figure refers to African ancestry masks, dark, patterns, text
By Audrey Anastasi
Located in Brooklyn, NY
These collages were created first in the presence of a live model, working quickly, in charcoal and pastel, and again, later, alone in the studio, furiously tearing and pasting image...
Category

2010s Assemblage Mixed Media

Materials

Mixed Media, Adhesive, Acrylic

Dolce far niente - contemporary work of walking clothespin with shadow and text
Located in Hamburg, DE
mid-career artist Michael Pröpper. It depicts clothespins walking with shadow and text. Comes with
Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Cotton Canvas, Oil

Signed, Sealed and Delivered (Visual Language, Text, Linguistic Code, 25% OFF)
Located in Kansas City, MO
long time. Janet Davidson-Hues, Language and Art, Text in Art, Visual Language, Feminist Art
Category

2010s Contemporary Prints and Multiples

Materials

Archival Paper, Lithograph

Gerard Garouste Scenes of a Room (No Text) 1983- Vintage
Located in Brooklyn, NY
of identity, desire, and private narrative were being explored with new candor in the art world
Category

1980s Contemporary Prints and Multiples

Materials

Offset

"MY BAD" Pithy Text-Based Paper in Wood Cradle Series with Floral Design
By Charles Clary
Located in Philadelphia, PA
"Text-i-monial" series. To create the artwork, Clary hand cuts a series of individual sheets of paper
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Mixed Media

Materials

Paper, Wood Panel

"Things to teach our parents", Text, Poetry, Archival Pigment Print
Located in Philadelphia, PA
, and the abstract to capture life at its purest. In his “Poetic Palettes,” Jordan combines art and
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Prints and Multiples

Materials

Archival Pigment

"What s wrong with the future?", Text, Poetry, Archival Pigment Print
Located in Philadelphia, PA
, and the abstract to capture life at its purest. In his “Poetic Palettes,” Jordan combines art and
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Prints and Multiples

Materials

Archival Pigment

A Toute Epreuve, Modern Woodcut with Text by Joan Miro
By Joan Miró
Located in Long Island City, NY
Joan Miro, Spanish (1893 - 1983) - A Toute Epreuve (D 222), Year: 1958, Medium: Woodcut on Arches, Edition: 130, Size: 12.75 x 10 in. (32.39 x 25.4 cm), Printer: Jacques Frelaut and...
Category

1950s Modern Prints and Multiples

Materials

Woodcut

Bernhard and Hilla Becher Water Towers (no text) 2005- Poster
By Bernd and Hilla Becher
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Paper Size: 27.5 x 27.5 inches ( 69.85 x 69.85 cm ) Image Size: 18.5 x 23.75 inches ( 46.99 x 60.325 cm ) Framed: No Condition: A: Mint Shipping and Handling: We ship Worldwide. Fo...
Category

Early 2000s Prints and Multiples

Materials

Offset

Hanover, Germany Fair original vintage poster Hannover Messe French text
Located in London, GB
To see our other original vintage posters, scroll down to "More from this Seller" and below it click on "See all from this Seller" - or send us a message if you cannot find the poste...
Category

1960s Prints and Multiples

Materials

Lithograph

"Cool Cat" - Cat drawing on paper with text
Located in East Quogue, NY
, and art platforms. graffiti, graffiti art, abstract art, figurative art, stick figure, text, humor
Category

2010s Contemporary Animal Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Oil Pastel, Ink, Mixed Media, Spray Paint, Acrylic

"Beautifully Weird" - Figurative drawing on paper with text
Located in East Quogue, NY
, and art platforms. graffiti, graffiti art, abstract art, figurative art, stick figure, text, humor
Category

2010s Contemporary Animal Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Oil Pastel, Ink, Mixed Media, Spray Paint, Acrylic

"Playing the Zither" Chinese Ink Painting with Text "The Whole World is Happy"
Located in Austin, TX
Xie 天成 Tiancheng of 寥天閣 Chamber of Boundless Sky. The Calligraphic Text "天下都樂" translates to "The
Category

1990s Figurative Paintings

Materials

Silk, Sumi Ink

Text Cultural Commentary Bright Vivid Colors Pattern Abstract Small
Located in Buffalo, NY
and texts. Diverse materials inform her practice, including pre-modern poetic forms, current headlines
Category

2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

Materials

Paper, Acrylic

Satirical Text Based Conceptual Painting: "Log Entries..."
By David Kramer
Located in New York, NY
work on paper, the text "Handmade Memes... Old World Flavor." is hand drawn to look like cut wood logs
Category

2010s Conceptual Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Oil, Pencil

"#56 – BOTH WOUNDED A LITTLE", ink, pencil, gouache, collage, found text, poetry
By Amy Williams
Located in Toronto, Ontario
art." Amy Williams is a photographer and mixed media artist living and working in Brooklyn, NY. Born
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Mixed Media

Materials

Paper, Found Objects, Ink, Gouache, Pencil

Two Miniatures and text from the "Legend of Phra Malai"
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Unknown Artist, Thailand, 19th century Two Miniatures and text from the "Legend of Phra Malai" Ink
Category

19th Century Other Art Style Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Pigment

"It Comes While Sleeping" (Abstract, Dream, Deep Red, Green, Text, Type, French)
By Nicholas Evans
Located in Paris, IDF
IT COMES WHILE SLEEPING 2018 An abstract, ominous, deep red shape hangs over handwritten, disconnected verbiage, in a mix of French and English, with a series of numbers and dates. ...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Dye, Ink

"Boxcar CSXT 994 371" Contemporary Freight Train photograph, do not hump text
By Stephen Mallon
Located in New York, NY
Boxcar CSXT 994 371 is a photograph by the photographer Stephen Mallon. In this photo a grey boxcar with the words "do not hump" emblazoned on it appears against a snow covered mount...
Category

2010s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

C Print

Car Service, cut paper collage, urban landscape, hard edge, bold graphic, text
By Philomena Marano
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Municipal Art Society, the Museum of the City of New York, the Bronx Museum of the Arts, and the Coney
Category

Early 2000s American Modern Mixed Media

Materials

Paper

No Foe Shall Gather Our Harvest bright pointillist patterns text global currency
Located in Brooklyn, NY
No Foe Shall Gather Our Harvest Australian 10 Dollar Note, Acrylic On Canvas, 60" x 48" Jenna Lash specializes in global currency featuring animals, portraiture in a neo pointillist...
Category

2010s Pointillist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

20th century color lithograph poster cartoon Snoopy animal print dog bird text
Located in Milwaukee, WI
blue, and the text below is a bright pink. Unsigned. 55" x 39 1/4" art 60" x 44 3/4" frame
Category

1970s Pop Art Animal Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Red Glossy ceramic heart balloon sculpture handmade for wall installation
Located in Tel Aviv, IL
inscription of a text on a design-art surface. The texts stress the positive elements in life and of the
Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic, Glaze

The Mother Hen, 1942 (Histoire Naturelle - Textes de Buffon, B.345)
By Pablo Picasso
Located in Greenwich, CT
Picasso's 1942 Histoire Naturelle - Textes de Buffon series. The image size is 10.6 x 8 inches, unsigned as
Category

20th Century Modern Prints and Multiples

Materials

Drypoint, Aquatint

Nine-O-One, dark colors, monochromatic, moody female figure, maps, text, time
By Audrey Anastasi
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Paper charcoal collage These collages were created first in the presence of a live model, working quickly, in charcoal and pastel, and again, later, alone in the studio, furiously te...
Category

2010s American Modern Mixed Media

Materials

Mixed Media, Charcoal

Contemporary watercolor photorealist landscape colorful neon sign text signed
By Bruce McCombs
Located in Milwaukee, WI
Taco Bell sign rises in the background. 21 3/4" x 29 5/8" art 25" x 32 1/2" frame Bruce McCombs has
Category

2010s Photorealist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

Materials

Watercolor

Contemporary watercolor photorealist colorful neon sign retro text signed
By Bruce McCombs
Located in Milwaukee, WI
. 21 3/4" x 29 1/2" art 25" x 32 1/2" frame Bruce McCombs has a way of turning our ordinary
Category

Early 2000s Photorealist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

Materials

Watercolor

This is your text- 21 st Century Contemporary Modern Realistic Comic Painting
By Rineke Engwerda
Located in Nuenen, Noord Brabant
Rineke Engwerda is a young artist with a unique style. Even without a signature you can immediately recognize the work of Rineke. In an old school, near the Fanny Blankers Koen st...
Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

The Sparrow Hawk, 1942 (Histoire Naturelle - Textes de Buffon, B.342)
By Pablo Picasso
Located in Greenwich, CT
Picasso's 1942 Histoire Naturelle - Textes de Buffon series. The image size is 10.5 x 8 inches, unsigned as
Category

20th Century Modern Prints and Multiples

Materials

Drypoint, Aquatint

"The Thoughts in My Head #41 Standing Next to You" conceptual text painting
By Lisa Levy
Located in New York, NY
This Conceptual Text based painting features the words "When you look here imagine me standing next
Category

2010s Conceptual Figurative Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Canvas

A part: abstract photograph w/ nudes text on black from hand-etched photogram
By Jenny Lynn
Located in Bryn Mawr, PA
from artist Jenny Lynn's "Personal Myths" series. Includes images of nudes, gloves, text and abstract
Category

1970s Abstract Nude Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper, Archival Pigment

Protect, Ink, Paper Text, Cultural Commentary, Color Gradient Monoprint Contour
By SarahGrace
Located in Jersey City, NJ
Pink, Purple, Plum, Orange, Marigold Color Gradient, Linework, Text Reads "PROTECT KIDS NOT GUNS
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary More Prints

Materials

Paper, Ink, Oil, Archival Paper

Early 20th century color lithograph poster figures globe flags sun moon text
Located in Milwaukee, WI
the first to place their country's flag on the North Pole. 13 3/4" x 17 1/4" art 25 1/8' x 28 7/8
Category

Early 1900s Other Art Style Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Bluebirds I, grey and white composition, abstracted with text "Drug of a Nation"
By C. Dimitri
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Birds on repurposed galvanized steel. Predominately monochromatic repeated, patterned, abstracted bird images
Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Metal

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