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Item Ships From: Europe
Kitchen Tile Backsplash - Hand Painted Portuguese Tiles Azulejos "Hanging Foods"
Located in Baldock, GB
Beautiful tile mural with the "FLOWERS AND LEMONS" motif finely painted. Tile mural size: 29.5"H X 41.3"W (75cm X 105cm) Tile size: 5.9"H X 5.9"W (15cm X 15cm) Origin: Portugal P...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Europe - Contemporary Art

Materials

Ceramic, Paint

Large Portuguese Tile Mural "Birds" Hand Painted Signed by Artist
Located in Baldock, GB
Beautiful tile mural with the "BIRDS" motif finely painted. Quantity: 80 tiles Tile mural size: 47.2"W X 59"H (120cm X 150cm) Tile size: 5.9"W X 5.9"H (15cm X 15cm) Origin: Portuga...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Europe - Contemporary Art

Materials

Ceramic, Paint

"Recursion I" Marquetry Artwork by Emma Wood of the w o o d p o p Studio
By Emma Wood
Located in Nr Abergavenny, Monmouthshire
This recent artwork from the w o o d p o p studio is an example of the type of modern marquetry that w o o d p o p is becoming synonymous with. Since its inception 10 years ago - ...
Category

2010s Welsh Europe - Contemporary Art

Materials

Wood

Vintage Piranha Imbroglio Perpetual Wall Calendar by Jean Pierre Vitrac, 1970s
By Jean-Pierre Vitrac
Located in Bad Säckingen, DE
Piranha Imbroglio Perpetual Calendar by Jean Pierre Vitrac from the 1970s. This distinctive calendar showcases a modernist design with a grid of sty...
Category

1970s French Post-Modern Vintage Europe - Contemporary Art

Materials

Metal

Hummingbirds framed Print from original by Ernst Haeckel Circa 1904, New
By Ernst Heinrich Haeckel
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This stunning print of Hummingbirds references a beautiful print from the 1900s by Ernst Haeckel as per similar pieces; reference Sea anemones and Mosses from Ernst Haeckels Kunstfor...
Category

2010s British Edwardian Europe - Contemporary Art

Materials

Glass, Wood, Paper

Portuguese Tile Backsplash - Hand Painted Tiles Azulejos "Flower Basket Birds"
Located in Baldock, GB
Beautiful tile mural with the "FRUIT AND FLOWER BASKET" motif finely painted. Tile mural size: 47.2"W X 23.6"H (120cm X 60cm) Tile size: 5.9"W X 5.9"H (15cm X 15cm) Origin: Portuga...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Europe - Contemporary Art

Materials

Ceramic, Paint

Large Portuguese Tile Mural "Portrait" Hand Painted Signed by Artist
Located in Baldock, GB
Beautiful tile mural with the "PORTRAIT" motif finely painted. Quantity: 117 tiles Tile mural size: 53.1"H X 76.7"W (135cm X 195cm) Tile size: 5.9"H X 5.9"W (15cm X 15cm) Origin: P...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Europe - Contemporary Art

Materials

Ceramic, Paint

Set of FOUR Parrot Prints originally Circa 1800s in Rectangular Frames, New
By John James Audubon
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
These are a set of FOUR digitally remastered prints of Parrots, hand coloured framed prints, originally from Circa 1800s. Prints of this style we...
Category

2010s British Victorian Europe - Contemporary Art

Materials

Glass, Wood, Paper

Large Portuguese Tile Mural "Age of Discovery Ship" Hand Painted Signed
Located in Baldock, GB
Beautiful tile mural with the "AGE OF DISCOVERY SHIP" motif finely painted. Quantity: 272 tiles Tile mural size: 100.3"W X 94.4"H (255cm X 240cm) Tile size: 5.9"W X 5.9"H (15cm X 15...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Europe - Contemporary Art

Materials

Clay, Ceramic, Paint

Kitchen Tile Backsplash - Hand Painted Portuguese Tiles Azulejos "Hanging Foods"
Located in Baldock, GB
Beautiful tile mural with the "HANGING VEGETABLES" motif finely painted. Quantity: 42 tiles Tile mural size: 41.3"H X 35.4"W (105cm X 90cm) Tile size: 5.9"H X 5.9"W (15cm X 15cm) O...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Europe - Contemporary Art

Materials

Ceramic, Paint

"Modular II" Marquetry Artwork by Emma Wood of the w o o d p o p Studio
By Emma Wood
Located in Nr Abergavenny, Monmouthshire
This recent artwork from the w o o d p o p studio is an example of the type of modern marquetry that w o o d p o p is becoming synonymous with. Since its inception 10 years ago - ...
Category

2010s Welsh Europe - Contemporary Art

Materials

Wood

South American Banana Palm Tree Framed Print from C 1843 Study, New
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a digitally remastered print of a Banana Palm referenced from a French print dating to circa 1843 Prints of this style were originally printed in black and white and then ...
Category

2010s British American Colonial Europe - Contemporary Art

Materials

Glass, Wood, Paper

Rare Large Set of Vintage Michelin Man Tiles, circa 1960
Located in Barcelona, ES
Dive into a nostalgic journey with this rare and unique large set of Michelin Man tiles, crafted by an unknown manufacturer in Spain circa 1960. The set comprises the complete series...
Category

1960s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Europe - Contemporary Art

Materials

Ceramic

Portuguese Azulejos Tile Mural "Flower Vase" Hand Painted Signed by Artist
Located in Baldock, GB
Beautiful tile mural with the "Flower Vase" motif finely painted. Quantity: 80 tiles Tile mural size: 59"H X 47.2"W (150cm X 120cm) Tile size: 5.9"H X 5.9"W (15cm X 15cm) Origin...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Europe - Contemporary Art

Materials

Ceramic, Paint

Flamingo Print from Audubon s Birds of America C1838 in Round Frame, New
By John James Audubon
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a digitally remastered print of a Flamingo referenced from an Audubon. Birds of America hand coloured print, originally from the 1800's. Prints of this style were origina...
Category

2010s British American Colonial Europe - Contemporary Art

Materials

Glass, Wood, Paper

Naomi Campbell. Signed Limited Edition with Allen Jones sculpted case.
By Allen Jones, TASCHEN
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Edition of 1,000 + 200 APs. Hardcover with four fold-outs, signed by Naomi Campbell, 496 pages, 33 x 46.2 cm (13 x 18.2 in.), plus companion volume, 368 pages, within a multiple artwork by Allen Jones. Supermodel, entrepreneur, activist, provocateur. Since her teenage rise to stardom, Naomi Campbell has dazzled the world with her looks, her strength, and her irrepressible spirit. The first black model to grace the cover of French Vogue and TIME magazine, she has been the face of hundreds of magazine covers, countless editorials and advertising campaigns, and a favorite subject for some of the best photographers of the 1980s, 1990s, and today. This signed, limited, two-volume Collector’s Edition celebrates Campbell’s remarkable career amidst the greatest legends of fashion and photography with jaw-dropping images and exclusive autobiographical text. Volume 1 showcases the very best of Campbell’s portfolio, with photographs from the likes of Mert Alas and Marcus Piggott, Richard Avedon, Anton Corbijn, Patrick Demarchelier, Steven Meisel, Helmut Newton, Herb Ritts, Paolo Roversi, Mario Testino, Ellen von Unwerth, and Bruce Weber, and such unforgettable shoots as Peter Lindbergh’s joyful sequence of Naomi dancing as Josephine Baker on the beach in Deauville for Italian Vogue, or Jean-Paul Goude’s stunning composition of Naomi racing a cheetah for U.S. Harper's Bazaar. Volume 2 features Naomi’s extensive autobiographical text, illustrated by magazine covers, ads, never-before-seen personal snapshots, video stills, and more. Naomi recalls her childhood; the beginning of her modeling career; her work with fashion’s greatest designers, including Azzedine Alaïa, John Galliano, Marc Jacobs, Karl Lagerfeld, Gianni Versace; and experiencing the meteoric rise to superstardom. Photographer biographies and an illustrated appendix are also included. In a dazzling meeting of art and fashion, Volume 1 is presented in a multiple artwork by British pop art luminary, Allen Jones. Best known for his controversial fetish furniture...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Europe - Contemporary Art

Materials

Plastic, Paper

Rare Wes Lang Chateau Marmont Contemporary Ink on Paper Artwork, 2009
By Wes Lang
Located in Stockholm, SE
Rare "Hi There" contemporary artwork / ink on paper by Wes Lang from the iconic Chateau Marmont series, 2009. In great condition. Professionally framed in oak and signed on the back....
Category

Early 2000s American Arts and Crafts Europe - Contemporary Art

Materials

Glass, Oak, Paper

Bulldogs Print in Round Frame from a Victorian Original circa 1881, New
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a digitally remastered print of Bulldogs referenced from a Victorian print originally dating to 1881. Prints of this style were originally printed in black and white and the...
Category

2010s British Victorian Europe - Contemporary Art

Materials

Glass, Wood, Paper

Almond Blossoms Skateboard Decks After Vincent van Gogh
By Vincent van Gogh
Located in Jersey City, NJ
The Skateroom with the Van Gogh Museum set of three skateboard decks 7-ply Canadian Maplewood with screenprint Measures: each: 31 H x 8 inches approx. 31 H. x 24 inches when inst...
Category

2010s Belgian Europe - Contemporary Art

Materials

Maple

Portuguese Tiles Azulejos - Hand Painted Tile Mural "Fruit Flower Basket"
Located in Baldock, GB
Beautiful tile mural with the "FRUIT AND FLOWER BASKET" motif finely painted. Quantity: 50 tiles Tile mural size: 29.5"H X 59"W (75cm X 150cm) Tile size: 5.9"H X 5.9"W (15cm X 15cm)...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Europe - Contemporary Art

Materials

Ceramic, Paint

Set of TWO Tropical Plants Framed Prints from 19thC originals, New
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
These are a set of TWO new, digitally remastered, framed coloured rectangular prints of Tropical Pants; one with Plants used for Food and the other with Plants used for Clothing, da...
Category

2010s British Victorian Europe - Contemporary Art

Materials

Glass, Wood, Paper

Set of FOUR Framed Prints of South American Palm Trees from 1843 originals, New
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
These are a set of FOUR digitally remastered prints of South American Palm Trees, hand coloured and framed, originally from French drawings, Circa 1843. Prints of this style were o...
Category

2010s British Victorian Europe - Contemporary Art

Materials

Glass, Wood, Paper

Midcentury Acrylic Leopard Painting, Gold Wood Frame, 1960s, Europe
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
Acrylic painting with Leopard. Hand painted in Italy. In the set of gold wood frame. Very nice decoration for every interior. Only one unique piece.
Category

1990s Italian Bauhaus Europe - Contemporary Art

Materials

Wood, Paint

Wifredo Lam, complete folder of six lithographs, Leu Feu Vert
By Wifredo Lam
Located in Busnago, IT
Entire Folder entitled LE FEU VERT, by artist Wifredo Lam, Torcular art editions. The folder includes number 6 lithographs, executed in 1974 in 100 copies; the one in the photo is co...
Category

1970s Italian Modern Vintage Europe - Contemporary Art

Materials

Paper

Set of FOUR Parrot Prints originally Circa 1800s in Rectangular Frames, New (B)
By John James Audubon
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
These are a set of FOUR digitally remastered prints of Parrots, hand coloured framed prints, originally from Circa 1800s. Prints of this style we...
Category

2010s British Georgian Europe - Contemporary Art

Materials

Glass, Wood, Paper

Signed Gregory Crewdson “An Eclipse of Moths” Magnum Print, 2018
By Gregory Crewdson 1
Located in London, GB
For sale an original signed museum-quality Magnum/Aperture 6x6 photographic print by renowned American photographer, Gregory Crewdson. Titled 'Untitled production still from “An Ec...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Europe - Contemporary Art

Materials

Paper

Collection of 57 Decorative Butterfly Taxidermy Cases.Real Butterfly Art Display
Located in Leuven , BE
In the past, amateur entomologists and scientists often collected butterflies. For example, in the Victorian age, it was a wide spread educational leisure activity. This restored and pest-free old collection has about 4.500 butterflies that have been dried and pinned. Thirty percent of the species are European. The origin of the remaining specimens lies, inter alia, in Africa, Madagascar, Formosa, India...
Category

Late 20th Century Europe - Contemporary Art

Materials

Organic Material

Arc Mirror, colored glass leaning art mirror, Rive Roshan
By Rive Roshan
Located in Amsterdam, NL
A passage into another realm. The Arc mirror transports you into a happy place.     The Arc Mirror can lean to any wall, due to its curved top. This playfu...
Category

2010s European Other Europe - Contemporary Art

Materials

Glass, Wood

Original photograph of model in the woods by Bruce Weber for Karl Lagerfeld 4
By Bruce Weber, Karl Lagerfeld
Located in Henley-on Thames, Oxfordshire
Photograph by Bruce Weber, Karl Lagerfeld advertisement, 1985. Original silver gelatin print from Lagerfeld’s studio ex-collection Eric Wright – Lagerfeld’s right hand man in the 198...
Category

Late 20th Century American Europe - Contemporary Art

Materials

Paper

Abel, Limited and Numbered Portrait Print with Matte Frame
By Benoît Convers
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Scroll down and click "view all from Seller" to see more than 500 other unique products. (2) Limited and numbered portrait print with matte frame "Certifi...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Europe - Contemporary Art

Materials

Aluminum

Contemporary Modern Abstract Painting Acrylic on Canvas
Located in Berlin, DE
This painting has heavily textured acrylics in shades of greys and white on canvas. The artist created the piece using multiple techniques like palette knife, brush and chalk. The bl...
Category

2010s German Modern Europe - Contemporary Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

20th Century Swedish Abstract Mixed Media Canvas by Valter Gibson
By Valter Gibson
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
20th Century Swedish abstract work by Valter Gibson. Mixed media on canvas. Unsigned, undated and unframed. Valter Gibson was born in 1928 in Lycksele, grew up in Stockholm and lived...
Category

20th Century Swedish Modern Europe - Contemporary Art

Materials

Canvas

Franco Fontana Italian Vintage Photographic Print, 1975
Located in Reggio Emilia, IT
Vintage chromogenic photographic print by Franco Fontana with original dedication on the back. Signed and dated by the author at the base Franco Fontana: (Modena, Italy - December 9, 1933) is an Italian photographer, photojournalist and writer. He began photographing in 1961. A frequent photographer at the "Fotoclub", his activity is mainly amateur, even though he carries out aesthetic research on various themes. Very important will be those dedicated to the abstract expression of color, carried out in a period in which abstract art in photography was to be found exclusively in black and white. In 1963 he exhibited at the Third International Biennial of Color in Vienna; the year after Popular Photography publishes, for the first time, a portfolio with text by Piero Racanicchi. He held his first solo exhibitions in 1965 in Turin (Subalpina photographic society) and in 1968 in Modena (Galleria della Sala di Cultura). The exhibition in his hometown marks a turning point in his research. Its complex activity and the international importance of its production can be summarized in some figures. Over 70 books have been dedicated to him, published by Italian, French, German, Swiss, Spanish, American and Japanese publishers; he has exhibited in public museums and private galleries around the world - over 400 personal and group exhibitions he has held so far. His works are preserved in over fifty museums around the world, including: International Museum of Photography, Rochester; Museum of Modern Art, New York; Museum of Fine Arts, San Francisco; Museum Ludwig, Cologne; Musée d'Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris; Victoria and Albert Museum, London; Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam; Kunsthaus Zurich; Civic Gallery of Modern and Contemporary Art, Turin; The Photographic Museum, Helsinki; Puskin State Museum of Fine Arts, Moscow; The University of Texas, Austin; Museum of Modern Art, Norman, Oklahoma; San Paolo Art Museum; Israel Museum, Jerusalem; Metropolitan Museum, Tokyo; Beijing National Gallery; The Australian National Gallery, Melbourne; The Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney - and private. He has received important awards and prizes, in Italy and abroad. He has collaborated and collaborated with magazines and newspapers: Time-Life, Vogue USA, Vogue France, Il Venerdì di Repubblica, Sette, Panorama, Epoca, Class, Frankfurter Allgemeine, New York Times. Among the many advertising campaigns signed...
Category

1970s Italian Modern Vintage Europe - Contemporary Art

Materials

Paper

Color Shift Panel Small, Trichroic Nude – Rive Roshan
By Rive Roshan
Located in Amsterdam, NL
The reflective, coloured, rippled glass panel – designed to add a palette of colour to spaces – reflects light in spaces and adds movement and color whilst creating abstracted reflec...
Category

2010s European Other Europe - Contemporary Art

Materials

Glass

Portuguese Azulejos Tile Mural "Harvest" Hand Painted Signed by Artist
Located in Baldock, GB
Beautiful tile mural with the "HARVEST" motif finely painted. Tile mural size: 53.1"H X 53.1"W (135cm X 135cm) Tile size: 5.9"H X 5.9"W (15cm X 15cm) Origin: Portugal Production m...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Europe - Contemporary Art

Materials

Ceramic, Paint, Clay

Large Equestrian Embossed Copper Plaque
Located in Forest Row, East Sussex
A large equestrian embossed copper plaque. Rectangular plaque with the heads of three rearing horses, surrounded by meadow detail. Dimensions: H 55cm...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary English Europe - Contemporary Art

Materials

Copper

Maximilian Wiedemann, Sculpture "Billion Dollar bill", 2015
Located in Saint ouen, FR
Maximilian Wiedemann - sculpture "Billion Dollar bill" - 2015 Canvas, frame and plexi glass Measures: 108 x 52 x 7 Signed and numbered 3/10.  
Category

2010s European Post-Modern Europe - Contemporary Art

Materials

Fiberglass

Contemporary Art Lighting Sculpture - Volto degli Altri by Marco Lodola
By Marco Lodola, Mirabili
Located in Pistoia, IT
Light sculpture Curved acrylic sheet, Lighting with light tubes "The intervention of an artist, citizen of the world, like Marco Lodola has created a climate of high cultural as well...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Other Europe - Contemporary Art

Materials

Plexiglass

Colour Shift Reflective Art Panel Medium, Citrine – Rive Roshan
By Rive Roshan
Located in Amsterdam, NL
The reflective, coloured, rippled glass panel – designed to add a palette of colour to spaces – reflects light in spaces and adds movement and color whilst creating abstracted reflec...
Category

2010s European Other Europe - Contemporary Art

Materials

Glass

Kitchen Tile Backsplash "Hanging Foods" Hand Painted Signed by Artist
Located in Baldock, GB
Beautiful tile mural with the "HANGING FOODS" motif finely painted. Quantity: 28 tiles Tile mural size: 23.6"H X 41.3"W (60cm X 105cm) Tile size: 5.9"H X 5.9"W (15cm X 15cm) Origin...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Europe - Contemporary Art

Materials

Ceramic, Paint

2018, Bente Ørum, Craines at Skjern River
By Bente Ørum
Located in Knebel, DK
Contemporary, figurative, surrealistic oil on canvas painting by the Danish painter Bente Ørum, 2018. Skjern AA is a small river with a widespread delta ...
Category

2010s Danish Other Europe - Contemporary Art

Materials

Acrylic

Large Outdoor Azulejos Tile Mural "Buddha" Hand Painted Signed by Artist
Located in Baldock, GB
Beautiful tile mural with the "BUDDHA" motif finely painted. Quantity: 132 tiles Tile mural size: 64.9"H X 70.8"W (165cm X 180cm) Tile size: 5.9"H X 5.9"W (15cm X 15cm) Origin: P...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Europe - Contemporary Art

Materials

Ceramic, Paint

Joan Miro "Derrière le Miroir" Complete Portfolio of Lithographs Maeght in 1970
By (after) Joan Miró
Located in Paris, FR
"Derrière le Miroir" is a French art magazine created in 1946 and published by the Maeght Gallery until 1982. "Derrière le Miroir Miro Sculptur...
Category

1970s Vintage Europe - Contemporary Art

Materials

Paper

18th Century Portuguese Tile Mural - Hand Painted Azulejo Tiles - Made to Order
Located in Baldock, GB
Beautiful tile mural with the "Floral" motif finely painted. Quantity: 35 tiles Tile mural size: 29.5"H X 41.3"W (75cm X 105cm) Tile size: 5.9"H X 5.9"W (15cm X 15cm) Origin: Po...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Europe - Contemporary Art

Materials

Ceramic, Paint

Set of 2 Walljewel White Onyx by Lisette Rützou
Located in Geneve, CH
Walljewel white onyx by Lisette Rützou Dimensions: 15 x H 42 cm Materials: Rose, green and white onyx. Lisette Rützou’s design is motivated by an urge to articulate a story. In...
Category

2010s Danish Modern Europe - Contemporary Art

Materials

Onyx

Narragansett XV by Nicolas Makelberge, 19 x 32 in
Located in PRAHA 7, CZ
ABOUT THE ARTIST Nicolas Makelberge (b.1976) is a Swedish artist renowned for his evocative artworks, reminiscent to the forces at play in the sky and the sea - his constant sources ...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Mid-Century Modern Europe - Contemporary Art

Materials

Canvas, Paint

French Artist Charles Lapicque Tapestry Limited Edition 1/2 "Pelops", 1964
By Charles Lapicque
Located in Paris, France
Exceptional limited edition 1/2 tapestry "Pelops" with certificate from a private collection, 1964. Ateliers Pinton brothers in Felletin, under the supervision of Pierre Baudouin 2ex + 1EA Editor Aram Iynedjian. The tapestry will be sold with its certificate of authenticity from the gallery. From the 15th century, the name of Pinton was associated with the Aubusson tapestry. Since then, over the generations, the Pinton family has largely contributed to the development of this fabulous cultural heritage until the creation in the 19th century, of the Felletin factory, in the department of Creuse. Even today, in these workshops, the craftsmen execute the same correct gestures with the same attention to detail and thus extend the chain of the history of the tapestry of tradition but also contemporary. The hand of specialists, the eye of designers and dyers and the taste of the most demanding clientele find their meaning in the fabric of the carpets. The excellence of French know-how, a living heritage society and custodian of Aubusson's cultural heritage, has always collaborated with great artists. The works of Charles Le Brun, Charles Lapicque, Pablo Picasso, Jean-Michel Othoniel, and many other big names in the world of painting, architecture, design, fell into the looms and know-how ancestral of this unique Creuse creator. Editor Aram Iynedjian Aram Iynedjian, Lausanne gallery owner and editor of tapestries from Braque, Estève and Lapicque, the latter meets Pierre Baudouin, the most famous of the cardboard painters of the time. The one who translated the works of Le Corbusier, Calder or Picasso into tapestry then collaborates with Charles Lapicque and they will develop a work of great richness. Lapicque came to realize these two summits which are "Pélops" and "Diane et Actéon". I realize that you should never try to describe a work of art Let’s look at it. Let us admire the science of composition, linear purity, technical perfection, the beauty of color, the truth of the drama. Let us see, if we can, the implacable presence of genius. "We will now understand that after having based a painting on the love of tapestry, it was relatively easy, and very tempting, to build a tapestry faithful to my painting," explained the artist in the exhibition catalog. of the Galerie Verrière in 1970. It was not until 1961 that he began to produce cardboards both for the tapestry of the Lisse in Aubusson, but also at the Mobilier National, with the help of Pierre Baudouin Charles Lapicque (1898-1988) Born in 1898 in Theizé (Rhône) in a family practicing both the arts and the sciences, Charles Lapicque is no exception to the rule: gifted for music and drawing, he graduated from the École Centrale in 1921, works as engineer until 1928 before integrating in 1931 a laboratory at the Faculty of Sciences of Paris, where he carried out research on the perception of colors, crowned by the title of Doctor of Physical Sciences in 1938. He thus studies the reactions of the eye in front of an intense light source, at the origin of the formation of starry images which he will use in his works, and defines a theory of the staggering of colors in space which overturns the rules of the Renaissance: "I had shown that the Classic rule, that of Vinci, advocating placing the blues in the distance, the reds, oranges and yellows in the foreground, is a nonsense; it makes more sense, more favorable to do the opposite. "(In Red and blue in the arts, 1936) It was around 1920 that Charles Lapicque began to paint in Brittany where he spent every summer since his childhood, first on the motif and then in a workshop that his stepfather Jean Perrin, Nobel Prize in Physics, had him build in 1927 ; he then definitively adopted the work of memory, in accordance with the art of music which he deeply loved and the Bergsonian philosophy of knowledge: "It is up to us to give reality an appearance that it has no itself, a form, a figure (...). " His youthful production immediately reveals a great originality, oscillating between figuration and abstraction which sometimes intertwine: alongside synthetic paintings by their simplified drawing and their flat colors, he designs an Homage to Palestrina (1925), composed of a grid derived from Cubism, entirely abstract, relayed by a Christ with Thorns (1939), according to a principle that he will develop after 1939, in line with his optical discoveries. In fact, during the war years, an almost abstract period began, that of the tight blue framework, applied to backgrounds ranging from yellow to red and revealing a more or less identifiable world (Jeanne d'Arc crossing the Loire, 1940; Rencontres series, 1940-1945). Exhibited in 1929 by the gallery owner Jeanne Bucher, Lapicque abandoned his scientific career in 1943 to devote himself entirely to painting. He continued his work which resulted in 1946-1953 in white-frame structures; their much softer lines lead him to the system of either black or white interlacing which encloses areas of pure color, most often in solid color. With The Battle of Waterloo in 1949, Lapicque still uses optics - zooming in on a given area - to depict spaces with multiple perspectives and decomposed times. This new interest in the liveliness of color developed in the following period, which can be described as flamboyant or Baroque (1954-1963): illustrated in particular by the series of Breton lagoons and twilight or nocturnal views of Venice in the light. Stars, which the artist himself describes as “daring sweets”, it begins with the Raoul Dufy Prize of the Venice Biennale, awarded in 1953 to the artist who took the opportunity to give free rein to his passion for the Serenissima until July 1956. Another point in common with his elder brother is the expression of movement. Begun in 1949 in The Battle of Waterloo then in 1952 with Dimanche aux regates, it became an obsession from 1964, in the exploration of new themes, such as the different shots of tennis players captured on the fly (1965), the mythological scenes and sea storms. These dizzying years precede the artist's last period: as he comes of age, he discovers serenity, revealed by a painting now with acrylic paint, much more peaceful from 1974, which even borders on a childish naivety at the end. of his life. All of his work includes an astonishing diversity of themes, also nourished by his travels (Rome in 1957, Greece in 1964, Holland in 1974 ...), with a predilection for the sea, rocks, sailboats, music, tennis, horses, wild beasts, but also for history and mythology, as evidenced by knights, kings and ancient gods. It also deploys, in total creative freedom, a wide variety of styles and orientations. Having been one of the pioneers of non-figurative art, thus paving the way for artists like Manessier, Bazaine, Vieira da Silva, De Staël, etc. Owners of the new non-figurative Paris School of the Postwar period, Charles Lapicque then returned to figuration, in a "new interpretation" of appearance, even if he continued to rub shoulders with abstraction at times. "Drawing runs after color and color after drawing. " Heir to the Fauves, Charles Lapicque plays like them on pure colors, whose dissonances, associated with a totally free design and an overloaded composition in a multiple space, make him a precursor of the New Figuration in all its forms: the Narrative Figuration born in France in the early 1960s, represented in particular by Gérard Fromanger, Erró, Bernard Rancillac and Gérard Guyomard; Free Figuration born in the early 1980s, marked by Robert Combas, Hervé and Richard Di Rosa, Louis Jammes and François Boisrond, and which, in turn, influenced the American Bad Painting of a Jean-Michel Basquiat or a Keith Haring, deliberately neglected and Expressionist; Lapicque's “Classic subjects” were able to feed Cultivated Painting, which also appeared in the early 1980s with Jean-Michel Alberola, Patrice Giorda and Gérard Garouste...
Category

Mid-20th Century European Europe - Contemporary Art

Materials

Wool

Copenhagen Triptych Serigraph by Franco Costa
By Franco Costa
Located in Weesp, NL
Step into the vibrant world of contemporary art with the mesmerizing triptych serigraph "Oh! Copenhagen" by the renowned artist Franco Costa. This exquisite artwork, consisting of th...
Category

1980s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Europe - Contemporary Art

Materials

Paper

Original Artwork by Michael Mew ‘Making New Friends’, Mixed Media 2008
Located in Richmond, Surrey
Original Artwork by Michael Mew ‘Making New Friends’, mixed media 2008 Title: Making New Friends Date: 2008 Medium: Paint, mixed media, collage resin ...
Category

20th Century American Modern Europe - Contemporary Art

Materials

Resin, Paint

Asger Jorn, Untitled Lithograph, 1968, Signed, Artist’s Proof (Épreuve d’artiste
By Asger Jorn
Located in Kastrup, DK
Lithograph, Untitled Signed Jorn 68. The lithograph was printed in an edition of 150 copies. This example is inscribed Épreuve d’artiste at the lower left (artist’s proof) and is the...
Category

Mid-20th Century Danish Modern Europe - Contemporary Art

Materials

Glass, Wood, Paper

Portuguese Tile Mural "Countryside" Hand Painted Signed by Artist
Located in Baldock, GB
Beautiful tile mural with the "COUNTRYSIDE" motif finely painted. Quantity: 24 tiles Tile mural size: 47.2"W X 17.7"H (120cm X 45cm) Tile size: 5.9"W X 5.9"H (15cm X 15cm) Origi...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Europe - Contemporary Art

Materials

Ceramic, Paint

Color Studies: Mauve No. I by Nicolas makelberge, Antique Frame, 16 in
Located in PRAHA 7, CZ
Original work by contemporary Swedish artist Nicolas Makelberge. A mixed media piece including board, ink, acrylic and color pigments, creating a jewel-like glow, framed in an antiqu...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary European Europe - Contemporary Art

Materials

Acrylic

Contemporary Arch Wallpiece White with patinated leather by Jumandie Seys
Located in 1204, CH
Jumandie Seys is a Belgian artist and interior designer whose work straddles the boundary between art and design. In his quest for pure expression of for...
Category

2010s Belgian Europe - Contemporary Art

Materials

Stainless Steel

"ATOMS OF THE UNIVERSE" Marquetry Art by Emma Wood - w o o d p o p Studio
By Emma Wood
Located in Nr Abergavenny, Monmouthshire
This recent artwork from the w o o d p o p studio is an example of the type of modern marquetry that w o o d p o p is becoming synonymous with. Since its inception 10 years ago -...
Category

2010s Welsh Europe - Contemporary Art

Materials

Wood

Three Layers of French Red by Nicolas Makelberge, 21 x 16 in
Located in PRAHA 7, CZ
Nicolas Makelberge (b.1976) is a Swedish artist renowned for his evocative artworks, reminiscent to the forces at play in the sky and the sea - his constant sources of inspiration. ...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Swedish Mid-Century Modern Europe - Contemporary Art

Materials

Paint, Paper

Color Shift Reflective art Panel Medium, Trichroic Emerald, by Rive Roshan
By Rive Roshan
Located in Amsterdam, NL
The reflective, coloured, rippled glass panel – designed to add a palette of colour to spaces – reflects light in spaces and adds movement and color whilst creating abstracted reflec...
Category

2010s European Other Europe - Contemporary Art

Materials

Glass

PIMP #Cwmraeg Marquetry Triptych by Emma Wood of the w o o d p o p Studio
By Emma Wood
Located in Nr Abergavenny, Monmouthshire
This recent triptych from the w o o d p o p studio is an example of the type of modern marquetry that w o o d p o p is becoming synonymous with. Since its inception 10 years ago - the studio has specialised in marquetry and inlay work; meticulous art-forms where pieces of wood veneer are inlaid to create decorative designs or pictures. Emma Wood, who founded the studio 10 years ago in Wales' Black Mountains has gained a reputation for pairing this traditional art-form with contemporary subject matter and its application on to non-traditional surfaces. This triptych is made up of 3 marquetry artworks...
Category

2010s Welsh Europe - Contemporary Art

Materials

Wood

Panel Wall Bassorilevo Silver Leaf Handmade in Italy by Cupioli
By Cupioli made in Italy
Located in Rimini, IT
Silver-colored metal leaf bas-relief wall panel handmade in Italy by Cupioli. Subject: "Capricci Musicanti" This exquisite bas-relief panel is part of our exclusive collection ...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Europe - Contemporary Art

Materials

Aluminum

Politipo M by Alberto Biasi, limited edition, 1968
By Alberto Biasi
Located in Ozzano Dell emilia, IT
Politipo M by Alberto Biasi is an optical variable panel. Edition of 50 created at Centro Duchamp. Label on the back by Archivio Alberto Biasi. Materials: Pvc stripes on painted w...
Category

1960s Italian Kinetic Vintage Europe - Contemporary Art

Materials

Wood

Portuguese Azulejos Tile Mural - Hand Painted Signed by Artist "Albarrada"
Located in Baldock, GB
Beautiful tile mural with the "ALBARRADA CHERUBS AND FLOWERS" motif finely painted. Quantity: 48 tiles Tile mural size: 47.2"H X 35.4"W (120cm X 90cm) Tile size: 5.9"H X 5.9"W (15...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Europe - Contemporary Art

Materials

Ceramic, Paint

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