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Tooth Ache
By Valton Tyler
Located in Dallas, TX
seems the right word for describing his vivid, unusual and technically refined paintings, prints and
Category
1980s Surrealist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Bang, Bang, Banjio
By Valton Tyler
Located in Dallas, TX
seems the right word for describing his vivid, unusual and technically refined paintings, prints and
Category
1970s Surrealist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Price Upon Request
Self-Inflicted
By Valton Tyler
Located in Dallas, TX
seems the right word for describing his vivid, unusual and technically refined paintings, prints and
Category
1990s Surrealist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Price Upon Request
"Cronus Waiting" David Hare, Mythological Allegory Surrealist Scene
By David Hare
Located in New York, NY
sculptor, the ever-restless Hare took the unusual step of switching to painting. “It wasn’t that I lost
Category
1990s Abstract Figurative Paintings
Materials
Linen, Acrylic
"Cronus Hunting" David Hare, Surrealist Abstract Mythological Composition
By David Hare
Located in New York, NY
his renown as a sculptor, the ever-restless Hare took the unusual step of switching to painting. “It
Category
1960s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Linen, Paper, Acrylic
"Erotic #1 (Cronus Sex)" David Hare, Surrealist Abstract Composition
By David Hare
Located in New York, NY
his renown as a sculptor, the ever-restless Hare took the unusual step of switching to painting. “It
Category
1970s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Linen, Paper, Acrylic
"Cronus Asleep in the Cave" David Hare, Large Abstract Surrealist Composition
By David Hare
Located in New York, NY
his renown as a sculptor, the ever-restless Hare took the unusual step of switching to painting. “It
Category
1970s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Linen, Acrylic
"Cronus View from the Cave" David Hare, Abstract Surrealist Composition
By David Hare
Located in New York, NY
had reached its apogee about 1960, he switched over to painting. Yet he remained attached to
Category
1970s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Ink, Graphite
"Cronus Asleep in the Cave" David Hare, Surrealist Mythological Composition
By David Hare
Located in New York, NY
fame as a sculptor had reached its apogee about 1960, he switched over to painting. Yet he remained
Category
1970s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Paper, Ink, Graphite
"Cronus Asleep in the Cave" David Hare, Mythological Surrealist Composition
By David Hare
Located in New York, NY
his renown as a sculptor, the ever-restless Hare took the unusual step of switching to painting. “It
Category
1970s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
"Cronus Dining" David Hare, Yellow
White Mythological Surrealist Composition
By David Hare
Located in New York, NY
his renown as a sculptor, the ever-restless Hare took the unusual step of switching to painting. “It
Category
1960s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Acrylic, Graphite
Sanctity,
by Lane Palmisano, Oil on Canvas
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
unusual texture and shimmering luminosity. Lane’s evocative oil paintings are her personal tribute to the
Category
2010s Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
$1,728 Sale Price
20% Off
Bird Dropping
By Valton Tyler
Located in Dallas, TX
seems the right word for describing his vivid, unusual and technically refined paintings, prints and
Category
1990s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Linen, Oil
Price Upon Request
Ore-T-Ba
By Valton Tyler
Located in Dallas, TX
seems the right word for describing his vivid, unusual and technically refined paintings, prints and
Category
1970s Surrealist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Linen, Oil
Price Upon Request
Flop
By Valton Tyler
Located in Dallas, TX
seems the right word for describing his vivid, unusual and technically refined paintings, prints and
Category
1980s Modern Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Price Upon Request
The Harbour Under the Sun
By Li Xiao
Located in Greenwich, CT
helped to fine tune his technical skills. In 1985, his painting Unusual Guests was exhibited in the
Category
2010s Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Lost Vegas
By Valton Tyler
Located in Dallas, TX
seems the right word for describing his vivid, unusual and technically refined paintings, prints and
Category
1970s Outsider Art Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Seven
By Michel Tabori
Located in Santa Monica, CA
revealed. His paintings often depict unusual behavior and pleasurable pursuits that some might ordinarily
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media
Price Upon Request
Rose Arch
By Li Xiao
Located in Greenwich, CT
technical skills. In 1985, his painting Unusual Guests was exhibited in the collection of the Dammark Royal
Category
2010s Realist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$8,500
Stable
By Li Xiao
Located in Greenwich, CT
technical skills. In 1985, his painting Unusual Guests was exhibited in the collection of the Dammark Royal
Category
2010s Realist Animal Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$16,000
Grop #2
By Valton Tyler
Located in Dallas, TX
seems the right word for describing his vivid, unusual and technically refined paintings, prints and
Category
1970s Surrealist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
The Face
By Valton Tyler
Located in Dallas, TX
seems the right word for describing his vivid, unusual and technically refined paintings, prints and
Category
1970s Outsider Art Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Yellow without Dots
By Valton Tyler
Located in Dallas, TX
seems the right word for describing his vivid, unusual and technically refined paintings, prints and
Category
1970s Outsider Art Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Poke
Ponder
By Valton Tyler
Located in Dallas, TX
seems the right word for describing his vivid, unusual and technically refined paintings, prints and
Category
1980s Outsider Art Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Price Upon Request
Cart Bay
By Valton Tyler
Located in Dallas, TX
seems the right word for describing his vivid, unusual and technically refined paintings, prints and
Category
Late 20th Century Modern Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Linen
Donald Duck and Le Petit Ecolier, Early 20th Century Oil on Board.
Located in Cotignac, FR
giltwood and matted frame.
This painting is very unusual in that it not only characterfully portrays the
Category
Early 20th Century Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
$535 Sale Price
62% Off
Ba Ba Ba Ma Tri dom
By Valton Tyler
Located in Dallas, TX
seems the right word for describing his vivid, unusual and technically refined paintings, prints and
Category
1970s Surrealist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Satilite Dance
By Valton Tyler
Located in Dallas, TX
seems the right word for describing his vivid, unusual and technically refined paintings, prints and
Category
20th Century Outsider Art Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Price Upon Request
Anxiety
By Valton Tyler
Located in Dallas, TX
seems the right word for describing his vivid, unusual and technically refined paintings, prints and
Category
1980s Surrealist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Don
t Hurt Me
By Valton Tyler
Located in Dallas, TX
seems the right word for describing his vivid, unusual and technically refined paintings, prints and
Category
1970s Surrealist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Linen
Portrait of William Herbert, 3rd Earl of Pembroke, Early 17th Century Portrait
Located in London, GB
.190).
Both paintings contain an unusual wispy vertical white/grey brushstroke, emanating from the
Category
Early 17th Century Old Masters Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
"Violet Irises"
Located in Edinburgh, GB
Irises look unusual and rhythmic in painting. Each person has their favorite flowers. Irises are
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Vanitas, oil on canvas with a small cartouche, Italy circa 1850.
Located in Milan, IT
The painting presents an unusual shape, that of the circle, a direct reference to the clipeated
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Italian Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Fruitwood
A Still Life of Roses
Located in St. Albans, GB
. It is painted on panel and is an unusual size which gives the painting a wonderful feeling of space
Category
Early 20th Century Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
Lester Russon Kaleidoscopic Panting
By Lester Russon
Located in New York, NY
Very unusual figurative painting in a kaleidoscopic manner by listed artist Lester Russon (1925
Category
20th Century American Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Paint
Very Large Original Handpainted Oil on Canvas of a Nude by Maria Szantho
By Maria Szantho
Located in New York City, NY
Fine and exceptional Hungarian oil painting of a lifesize reclining nude, odalisque; mounted in
Category
Mid-20th Century Hungarian Hollywood Regency Paintings
Materials
Paint, Canvas, Giltwood
Red in the Sky
By Valton Tyler
Located in Dallas, TX
seems the right word for describing his vivid, unusual and technically refined paintings, prints and
Category
1970s Surrealist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Linen, Oil
Brow Ye Ye Bam
By Valton Tyler
Located in Dallas, TX
;visionary seems the right word for describing his vivid, unusual and technically refined paintings, prints
Category
1970s Surrealist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Price Upon Request
Marine Scene at Sunset by James Everett Stuart
By James Everett Stuart
Located in San Francisco, CA
inches. Framed: 40 T x 60 W x 4.5 D
This painting is unusual in that Stuart rarely painted marine scenes
Category
Antique Late 19th Century American Romantic Paintings
Materials
Paint
"Two Female Nudes, " Mid-Century, Finely Detailed Masterpiece, Alexander Cañedo
By Alexandro De Canedo
Located in Philadelphia, PA
became known for his illustrations for science fiction magazines such as Astounding. This unusual and
Category
Vintage 1940s American Art Deco Paintings
Materials
Paint
$6,000 Sale Price
20% Off
Japanese Two Panel Screen: Abstract Water Landscape
Located in Hudson, NY
unusual, early painting, possibly used architectually in fusuma, later mounted to be used as a furosaki
Category
Antique 18th Century Japanese Paintings and Screens
Materials
Gold Leaf
Japanese Two Panel Screen: Horse Roundup
Located in Hudson, NY
Interesting and unusual subject matter, Tosa School painting in mineral pigments on gold leaf with
Category
Antique Late 17th Century Japanese Paintings and Screens
Materials
Gold Leaf
Japanese Two Panel Screen: Pheasants in an Abstract Landscape
Located in Hudson, NY
, almost graphic painting of pheasants and other birds in a forest setting. Colors are true, and unusual
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Paintings and Screens
Materials
Fabric, Wood
Hudson River School Sandpaper Drawing titled "Sailing Down the Hudson River"
Located in Fredericksburg, VA
this painting an especially compelling and historically significant survival of an unusual American
Category
Mid-19th Century Hudson River School Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Pencil
Blizzard in Woods
By Charles E. Burchfield
Located in Fairlawn, OH
perseverance paid off in some of the most unusual nature paintings in American art. Toward the end of high
Category
1940s American Modern Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Graphite
Original Japanese Watercolor and Woodblock Print of Orchid and Swallows
Located in Burbank, CA
used in the production of this bird-and-flower album. It is very unusual to have the original painting
Category
1890s Art Deco Animal Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor, Woodcut
$1,900 Sale Price
32% Off
Original Japanese Watercolor and Woodblock Print of a Lark, Barley and Beans
Located in Burbank, CA
with an attractive green silk mat. It is very unusual to have the original painting alongside the print
Category
1890s Art Deco Animal Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor, Woodcut
$1,900 Sale Price
32% Off
Lee Reynolds Abstract Nautical Impressionist Painting Lighthouse Harbor
By Lee Reynolds
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
Hand signed bottom left-this is an unusual L.Reynolds/Vanguard Studios painting
Original frame
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Photography
Materials
Metal
Antique Kutani 19C Edo/Meiji Period Japanese Bowl Japan ca Elephant Figural
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
A very nice shaped polychrome large bowl. Unusual shape and painting. Absolute top quality. Marked
Category
Antique 19th Century Meiji Ceramics
Materials
Porcelain
Japanese Art Deco Silk Pongee Lounge Robe
Located in New York, NY
painting. Wonderful unusual printed floral motifs. Side closure ties can be used or worn open. Pls contact
Category
1930s Japanese Robes
Antique Ko-Kutani Edo Period Japanese Dish, Japan, Ca 1640-1660
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
A very nice shaped polychrome dish. Unusual shape and painting. With overglaze blue. Absolute top
Category
Antique 17th Century Japanese Edo Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche
Materials
Porcelain
$2,228 Sale Price
45% Off
Antique Large Nanban Edo Period Japanese Plate Charger, Japan, Ca 1800-1830
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
A very nice shaped polychrome dish. Unusual shape and painting. With overglaze blue. Absolute top
Category
Antique 19th Century Japanese Edo Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche
Materials
Porcelain
$2,390 Sale Price
20% Off
Set of Three Gillows Of Lancaster 19th Century Silvered Green Painted Mirrors
By Gillows of Lancaster
London
Located in Benington, Herts
their original plates and the interesting silvered gesso finish with green painting, a highly unusual
Category
Antique 19th Century English Wall Mirrors
Materials
Silver
Antique Ko-Kutani 17th c Edo Period Japanese Dish Japan ca 1640-1660
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
A very nice shaped polychrome dish. Unusual shape and painting. With overglaze blue. Absolute top
Category
Antique 19th Century Japanese Meiji Planters, Cachepots and Jardinières
Materials
Porcelain
$3,266 Sale Price
20% Off
Antique Ko-Kutani Edo Period Japanese Porcelain Dish Arita, 17th Century
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
A very nice leaf shaped polychrome dish of moulded shape. Unusual shape and painting.
Early Edo
Category
Antique 17th Century Japanese Edo Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche
Materials
Porcelain
$862 Sale Price
45% Off
Set of 3 Antique Kutani Edo Period Japanese Porcelain Dishes, Japan, 18/19th C.
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
A very nice set of 3 polychrome dish of moulded shape. Unusual shape and painting.
Edo period
Category
Antique 17th Century Japanese Edo Prints
Materials
Porcelain
$810 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Antique Ko-Kutani 17th c Edo Period Japanese Dish Japan ca 1640-1660
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Ko-Kutani - A very nice shaped polychrome dish. Unusual shape and painting.
Early Edo period
Category
Antique 19th Century Japanese Meiji Planters, Cachepots and Jardinières
Materials
Porcelain
$1,509 Sale Price
47% Off
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