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"Elegant Still Life of Two Gold Cups on Blue Chinese Fabric" Still-Life Realism
By Olga Antonova
Located in Wellesley, MA
is something whimsical about these paintings that belies their formality: stacked teacups are also
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2010s Realist Still-life Paintings

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Oil

"Elegant Still Life of Two Stacked Cups in White, Blue and Gold on Gray"
By Olga Antonova
Located in Wellesley, MA
is something whimsical about these paintings that belies their formality: stacked teacups are also
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2010s Realist Still-life Paintings

Materials

Oil

"Elegant Still Life of Japanese and Persian Teapots on Patterned Fabric"
By Olga Antonova
Located in Wellesley, MA
is something whimsical about these paintings that belies their formality: stacked teacups are also
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2010s Realist Still-life Paintings

Materials

Oil

"Elegant Still Life of Two Blue and White Hats with Red Flower"
By Olga Antonova
Located in Wellesley, MA
whimsical about these paintings that belies their formality: stacked teacups are also amusing, having a
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2010s Realist Still-life Paintings

Materials

Oil

Still Life Four Stacked White Gold Cups with Background of White Beige Flowers
By Olga Antonova
Located in Wellesley, MA
extraordinarily elegant and beautiful cups, plates, teapots, and dishes, but there is something whimsical about
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2010s Realist Still-life Paintings

Materials

Oil

"Elegant Still Life of Cups in a Circle, Purplish Hue" Oil Paint
By Olga Antonova
Located in Wellesley, MA
, teapots, and dishes, but there is something whimsical about these paintings that belies their formality
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2010s Realist Still-life Paintings

Materials

Oil

"Elegant Still Life of Two Gold Metal Cups on Patterned Fabric" Realism Oil
By Olga Antonova
Located in Wellesley, MA
, teapots, and dishes, but there is something whimsical about these paintings that belies their formality
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2010s Realist Still-life Paintings

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Oil

Late 19th C. Venetian Polychromed Chest / Commode with Marbleized Cartouche Top
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
restrained size makes it suitable for modern interiors, while the whimsical painting lends character and
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Antique Late 19th Century Italian Rococo Revival Commodes and Chests of ...

Materials

Brass

Winter Silhouettes, offset lithograph by Schomer Lichtner
By Schomer Lichtner
Located in Milwaukee, WI
Lichtner was nationally known for his whimsical paintings and sculptures of black- and white-patterned
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1960s American Modern Landscape Prints

Materials

Black and White, Lithograph

Flowers original abstract linocut by Wisconsin artist Schomer Lichtner
By Schomer Lichtner
Located in Milwaukee, WI
his art. Schomer Lichtner was nationally known for his whimsical paintings and sculptures of black
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Late 20th Century American Modern Abstract Prints

Materials

Paper, Black and White, Linocut

Field original abstract linocut in black by Wisconsin artist Schomer Lichtner
By Schomer Lichtner
Located in Milwaukee, WI
his art. Schomer Lichtner was nationally known for his whimsical paintings and sculptures of black
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Late 20th Century American Modern Landscape Prints

Materials

Black and White, Paper, Linocut

Robert Natkin, Abstract Expressionist work on historic Wells Street Gallery card
By Robert Natkin
Located in New York, NY
his attention to painting instead. During these formative years, Natkin was inspired by the examples
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1950s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor, Gouache

Santa Fe Bird , Southwest, 22 x 25Framed, Whimsical, Mixed Media, Oil
By Anne Embree
Located in Houston, TX
SantaFe Bird is by Anne Embree who is known for her whimsical animal paintings . Santa Fe Bird
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21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Mixed Media

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Mixed Media, Oil

"Farmer, " Portrait Linoleum Cut signed by Schomer Lichtner
By Schomer Lichtner
Located in Milwaukee, WI
continued to amaze and create with his whimsical paintings of ballerinas and cows. He and his late wife Ruth
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1920s American Modern Portrait Prints

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Linocut

The Lovers "The Eyes Have It" Figurative Abstract Watercolor and Pencil on Paper
Located in Soquel, CA
The Lovers "The Eyes Have It" Figurative Abstract Watercolor and Pencil on Paper A whimsical
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1980s Abstract Impressionist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Acrylic, Paper, Pencil

The Librarian, Original Painting
By Andrea Doss
Located in San Francisco, CA
opinionated one-eyed cat named Poe.Words that describe this painting: whimsical, storybook
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21st Century and Contemporary More Art

Materials

Acrylic

In The Company of Birds, Original Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA
.Words that describe this painting: portrait, whimsical, foliage, face, nest, bird eggs
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Mixed Media

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Mixed Media

The Elephant s Tea Party, Original Painting
By Andrea Doss
Located in San Francisco, CA
Poe.Words that describe this painting: whimsical, storybook, cute, elephant, giraffe
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21st Century and Contemporary Outsider Art More Art

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Acrylic

Mixed Media Collage Painting Titled Spring on Her Mind
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Whimsical mixed media painting and collage on canvas having a central neoclassical female figure
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21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Contemporary Art

Materials

Canvas

Les Betes de la Cote D Azur, Original Painting
By Libby Ramage
Located in San Francisco, CA
demonstrates a modern abstract piece. She forms whimsical animals in zany poses by combining elements of
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21st Century and Contemporary Outsider Art Mixed Media

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Mixed Media

Abstract Expressionist monotype (unique), signed and inscribed with heart Framed
By Robert Natkin
Located in New York, NY
artist whose whimsical, semi-abstract paintings reflected his belief that “art does not reproduce the
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1970s Abstract Abstract Prints

Materials

Monotype

Spanish Catalan Xavier Corbero Bronze Steel Architectural Abstract Sculpture
By Xavier Corberó i Olivella
Located in Surfside, FL
, together with architecture for his house, he also produced whimsical drawings, abstract paintings, and
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1960s Post-Modern Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Bronze, Steel

Meeting
By Laura Berger
Located in London, GB
artist known for her whimsical and introspective paintings and illustrations that explore themes of
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Prints

Materials

Archival Pigment

The Future Has Been A Terrific Disappointment (2022)
By RH Doaz
Located in Jersey City, NJ
, the natural world, and hand illustrated books of his youth, Doaz creates paintings which are whimsical
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2010s Street Art Figurative Sculptures

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Wood, Found Objects, Oil, Spray Paint

Colors of the Real World 71 (2022)
By RH Doaz
Located in Jersey City, NJ
, the natural world, and hand illustrated books of his youth, Doaz creates paintings which are whimsical
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2010s Street Art Figurative Sculptures

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Wood, Found Objects, Oil, Spray Paint

Man With Jacket Wilted Flower in Oil Paint on Archival Paper by Zero Mostel
Located in New York, NY
This refined oil painting was realized by Samuel Joel "Zero" Mostel- the three time Tony Award
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1960s Cubist Mixed Media

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Archival Ink, Oil

Pre-War Abstraction - Modernism - Tan Bronze Tope - Nonrepresentational
By Elsie Driggs
Located in Miami, FL
regretted. In fact, she concentrated more on "whimsical watercolors and figurative paintings as well as
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1930s Mixed Media

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Paper, Watercolor, Pencil

New Colorful Modern Oushak Rug, Romantic Bohemian Meets Tribal Enchantment
Located in Dallas, TX
the frame of a precious painting, balancing whimsical movement with refined structure. Such symbolic
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21st Century and Contemporary Pakistani Oushak Turkish Rugs

Materials

Wool

Psychi 9 - The Soul, oil paint on paper, orange contemporary whimsical butterfly
By Apostolos Chantzaras
Located in Dallas, TX
This is a beautiful whimsical original butterfly painting on watercolor paper, currently floated on
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2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings

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Acrylic, Archival Paper, Monoprint, Oil

"View of the Empire State NYC in Snow" Impressionistic Ashcan School Style
By Cindy Shaoul
Located in New York, NY
evoking an emotion bringing us into the past with this whimsical scene. This painting is signed by the
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2010s American Impressionist Landscape Paintings

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Canvas, Oil, Board

Whimsical Painting
Located in Bronx, NY
With a charming subject matter of two kids in the field with balloons, excellent for children's room.
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Mid-20th Century North American Mid-Century Modern More Furniture and Co...

"The Invention of Nature", whimsical painting of yellow flowers
By Marilyn Davidson
Located in New York, NY
The Invention of Nature, a whimsical oil painting of ballooning yellow flower shapes, buzzing
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Paintings

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Cotton Canvas, Oil

Vintage Whimsical Painting of a Young Boy
Located in Stamford, CT
A finely painted watercolor painting of a young boy in a whimsical outfit with matching hat. Newly
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Vintage 1960s Decorative Art

Whimsical Modernist Painting by Sylvia Winslow
By Sylvia Winslow
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A whimsical painting called "Cracked Nuts" by listed artist Sylvia Winslow (1910-1996). There was a
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20th Century American Paintings

Materials

Canvas

Realist Painting by Charlie Mezzano
By Charlie Mezzano
Located in Chicago, IL
This is a well done whimsical painting.
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Vintage 1970s American Paintings

Materials

Canvas

Painting by Maurice Kish "Portrait of Mr. Big"
By Maurice Kish 1
Located in Chicago, IL
Titled "Portrait of Mr.Big" this is a wonderfully whimsical painting by Brooklyn artist Maurice
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Vintage 1950s American Paintings

Joanne Battiste Oil on Canvas "Nudes Dancing in the Forest" 48 in. x 24 in.
Located in Sherman Oaks, CA
Joanne Battiste, artist, was born in 1932 (d. 2009), known for her whimsical paintings of women
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20th Century Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

Surreal Beachscape by William Schock
By William Schock
Located in Chicago, IL
This is an interesting and whimsical painting by Schock, who was a prefessor at Kent State. He has
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Vintage 1950s American Paintings

Materials

Canvas

Enormous Oil Painting by Ralph Wolfe Cowan
By Ralph Wolfe Cowan
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An outstanding whimsical painting from the artist's "Age of Innocence" series. A fabulous depiction
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21st Century and Contemporary American Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Wood

At Home by Emma Loveday. 21st Century
By Emma Loveday
Located in York, GB
Whimsical painting entitled 'At Home' by Emma Loveday Emma Loveday says 'I choose subjects that
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21st Century and Contemporary Interior Paintings

Materials

Board

La Brouette
By James MacKeown
Located in Red Bank, NJ
A whimsical painting by Irish Artist James Mackeown, of parent and a toddler, playing in the snow
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21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

OSPREY
By Vincent Calenzo
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
creating his witty and whimsical paintings in a small studio in his backyard between being a father and
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2010s Realist Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Pag-ibig sa Lupang Pinagmulan (Love of my Native Land)
By Patrick Fernandez
Located in Singapore, SG
Patrick create whimsical paintings with strong color combinations and figures rendered with
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2010s Figurative Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Canvas

What the World Love is a LOVE STORY
By Patrick Fernandez
Located in Singapore, SG
Patrick creates whimsical paintings with strong color combinations and figures rendered with
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2010s Figurative Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Canvas

Whimsical Woods
By Dan Russel
Located in Stamford, GB
paintings at such a young age already. His simple style of painting trees and woodland scenes casting
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2010s Contemporary Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

Still Life with Blue and Yellow
By Ginny Williams
Located in Wenham, MA
a yellow finch. This whimsical painting has caught a curious moment in time where the outer world
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21st Century and Contemporary American Realist Still-life Paintings

Materials

Cotton Canvas, Oil

Photorealist painting, "First Ride" (Fisher Price Little People, toys, vintage)
By A.J. Fries
Located in Binghamton, NY
. "First Ride" is a lighthearted and whimsical painting, perfect for collectors old and young! The
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2010s Photorealist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Photorealist oil on canvas painting "Double Dog" Fisher Price Little People toys
By A.J. Fries
Located in Binghamton, NY
. "Double Dog" is a lighthearted and whimsical painting, perfect for collectors old and young! The
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2010s Photorealist Animal Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Jubilation, whimsical red palette knife abstract painting on wood panel
Located in Toronto, ON
Working solely with a palette knife, Kate pulls multiple colours on both sides of her knife, mixing the colours directly on the panel. Working flat, she creates from all sides, ensur...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Acrylic, Wood Panel

Photorealist painting "Flight Crew" (Fisher Price Little People, toys, vintage)
By A.J. Fries
Located in Binghamton, NY
appreciation for their simplistic design. "Flight Crew" is a lighthearted and whimsical painting, perfect for
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2010s Photorealist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Photorealist painting "Just Friends" (Fisher Price Little People, toys, vintage)
By A.J. Fries
Located in Binghamton, NY
whimsical painting, perfect for collectors old and young! The painting was shown in "Play", a solo
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21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Photorealist oil on canvas painting The Gathering Fisher Price Little People toy
By A.J. Fries
Located in Binghamton, NY
whimsical painting, perfect for collectors old and young! The painting was shown in "Play", a solo
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2010s Photorealist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Michael Godard Large Olive Original Acrylic Painting on Canvas Bar Pop Art
By Michael Godard
Located in Minneapolis, MN
Warrior Project and Fallen Heroes Project. Although Godard’s whimsical paintings are far removed from
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21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

Cinque Terre Twilight
By Paul Jorgensen
Located in Scottsdale, AZ
winning combination of fantasy, whimsy, patterns and colour. The whimsical paintings are full of
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2010s Expressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

WPA Painter, John Law Walker, Oil on Canvas
By John Law Walker
Located in Tucson, AZ
John Law Walker vibrant oil on canvas signed lower left. Abstract figural and whimsical painting by
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Paintings

Materials

Paint

Bright Whimsical Abstraction 20th Century Watercolor
By Sam Hugh Harris
Located in San Francisco, CA
Carmel Art Institute, studying figurative and still life painting. He was the pupil of John Cunningham
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Mid-20th Century Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Watercolor

Whimsical Abstract A.K. Ness
By Arthur Kenneth Ness
Located in Lambertville, NJ
Titled "Boat Nose Is At Home For Christmas"
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20th Century American Paintings

Materials

Canvas

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    A whimsical painting may refer to a playful painting that is not unlike art found in children's books. When a painting is called “whimsical,” it is characteristically bright, colorful and fun. Find a variety of abstract and contemporary whimsical paintings on 1stDibs.

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