"Beatificado" Modern Tabloid Inspired Religious Social Commentary Painting
Located in Houston, TX
Currently unframed, but options are available. Artist Biography: John Valadez was born in Los Angeles. He earned his bachelor's degree in fine arts in 1976 from California State ...
Mixed Media, Spray Paint, Felt Pen, Paper
La Portentosa Vida de la Muerte
By Enrique Chagoya
Located in Lyons, CO
Color lithograph with chine collé, Edition 30. Enrique Chagoya makes paintings and prints about the changing nature of culture. “My artwork is a conceptual fusion of opposite cult...
Lithograph
$2,080Sale Price|20% Off
H 30 in W 22 in
Original Figurative Portrait Painting by Cuban Artist Juan Carlos Vazquez Lima
By Juan Carlos Vazquez Lima 1
Located in Brooklyn, NY
ARTIST— Juan Carlos Vazquez Lima Juan Carlos was born in Havana Cuba June 30th 1986. He Studied at Eduardo Garcia Delgado School of Art. He currently lives and works in Havana. PAI...
Acrylic, Ballpoint Pen
$500
H 28.3 in W 20.1 in
Cuban artist signed limited edition original art print silkscreen
Located in Miami, FL
Aldo Menéndez (Cuba, 1948) 'Untitled from Portfolio Taller ultramarino', N/A silkscreen on paper 28.4 x 20.1 in. (72 x 51 cm.) Edition of 99 Unframed ID: MEN1205-010-001_5 Hand-signe...
Paper, Engraving, Screen
$571
H 28.75 in W 20.87 in D 1.58 in
Fragmentos de infancia - Acrílico sobre lienzo - Firmado y enmarcado
Located in Sant Celoni, ES
La obra va firmada por el autor en la parte inferior Se presenta enmarcada la pintura Buen estado de conservación el de la pintura Medidas obra: 69 cm. de altura x 48 cm. de ancho...
Acrylic
$4,000
H 37 in W 70 in D 1 in
Teoría de Interferencia. Mixed media Collage, on Canvas Painting
By Roberto Fonfria
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Fonfria's work explores human behavior and social rules with a critical eye and humor, touching on personal themes such as dreams, fears, and memories. The images come from old magaz...
Oil Pastel, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Graphite
One of The Thieves Was Saved
By Wes Olmsted
Located in Buffalo, NY
"One of The Thieves Was Saved" from Waiting for Godot by Samuel Becket An original watercolor painting by Westley "Wes" Olmsted. This work is currently featured in the exhibition ...
Archival Paper, Watercolor
$340
H 39.4 in W 27.6 in
Argentinean Artist signed limited edition original art print silkscreen
By Luis Rodolfo Trimano
Located in Miami, FL
Luis Rodolfo Trimano (Argentina, 1943) 'Estigmas 3', 2006 silkscreen on paper 39.4 x 27.6 in. (100 x 70 cm.) Edition of 99 Unframed ID: TRI1706-003-106 Hand-signed by author
Paper, Engraving, Screen
La Bestia's Guide to the Birth of the Cool
By Enrique Chagoya
Located in Lyons, CO
Color lithograph with chine collé and gold powder, Edition 30 Enrique Chagoya's print "La Bestia’s Guide to the Birth of the Cool", is the twelfth in a series of codices made at S...
Lithograph
$1,200
H 30 in W 22 in
The Compensatory Motif in the Libidinal Economy of a Painter's Bad Inconscience
By Manuel Ocampo
Located in Lyons, CO
Color lithograph with chine collé, Edition 30. In his paintings, drawings and prints, Manuel Ocampo uses inconsistency, contradiction and reversals to explore a colonial heritage....
Lithograph
Beatificación (Beatification) (A/P)
By Rafael Coronel
Located in San Francisco, CA
Serigraph by Mexican painter Rafael Coronel. Edition of 100. Certificate of authenticity included.
Screen
$743
H 15.75 in W 20.48 in D 1.58 in
Escena católica - Dibujo a lápiz - Firmado y enmarcado
Located in Sant Celoni, ES
Interesante dibujo del prestigioso artista catalán dionís Baixeras Verdaguer (Barcelona, 1862 - 1943) Se trata de un dibujo a lápiz graso Representando una escena católica El dibu...
Pencil
$1,372
H 33.86 in W 28.75 in D 1.97 in
Trampatojo devocional - Óleo sobre tela - Firmado y enmarcado
Located in Sant Celoni, ES
Firmado por el artista en la parte inferior El estado de la obra es bueno Se presenta enmarcada la obra Medidas de la obra: 73 x 60 cm. Medidas de la obra enmarcada: 86 x 73 cm. ...
Oil
$1,715
H 24.41 in W 32.29 in D 1.58 in
Titulado "Tercer viaje de Colón" - Óleo sobre tela - Firmado y enmarcado
Located in Sant Celoni, ES
Firmado por el autor en la parte inferior y fechado del año 1992 En la parte trasera, va nuevamente firmado, titulado y certificado por el artista Se presenta enmarcada la obra El...
Oil
French Contemporary Art by KEJ - Manip Génétic
By Kej
Located in Paris, IDF
KEJ is a French artist born in 1959 who lives & works in Paris, France. He is considered to belong to the movement of Figuration Libre & Outsider Art. His works are referenced in the...
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
$260
H 21.3 in W 28.7 in
Manuel Victorio Spanish Artist 1997 Original Hand Signed silkscreen
Located in Miami, FL
Manuel Victorio (Spain, 1958) 'Jardín azul', 1997 silkscreen on canvas 21.3 x 28.8 in. (54 x 73 cm.) Edition of 75 ID: VIC1221-001-075 Unframed Hand-signed by author
Screen, Paper, Engraving
$240
H 19.7 in W 27.6 in
Argentinean Artist hand signed limited edition original art print silkscreen n6
By Luis Rodolfo Trimano
Located in Miami, FL
Luis Rodolfo Trimano (Argentina, 1943) ' Untitled VI from Estigmas', 2006 silkscreen on paper 19.7 x 27.6 in. (50 x 70 cm.) Edition of 99 Unframed ID: TRI1706-001-106_6 Hand-signed b...
Paper, Engraving, Screen
$900
H 26 in W 34 in
Hero, vibrant colored luchador mask by Los Angeles Chicano artist Jose Lozano
By Jose Lozano
Located in Palm Springs, CA
vibrant and elaborate luchador mask in elaborate design with outlines of other figures in the background. Signed and numbered from the edition of 57. JOSE LOZANO received his Mas...
Screen
$4,250
H 26 in W 96 in D 32 in
Wonderful Adrian Pearsall Style Tufted Gondola Sofa Walnut Mid-Century Modern
By Adrian Pearsall
Located in Pemberton, NJ
Handsome Adrian Pearsall style tufted gondola shaped sofa with walnut trim and legs. This sofa will need to be re-upholstered but foam is still comfortable and soft. We love the deep...
Upholstery, Walnut
$194,473
H 57.68 in W 85.44 in
Flemish 17th, Orpheus and Animals, Large Decorative Wall Old Master Painting
Located in Greven, DE
Flemish school, 17th century Orpheus and the animals Oil on canvas, 146,5 x 217 cm Provenance: South German private collection. On an impressive, room-filling format, this painting ...
Canvas, Oil
$243,750Sale Price|25% Off
H 62 in W 27 in D 22 in
"Adam, Full Scale", Frederick Hart, Bronze Sculpture, Figurative Man
By Frederick Hart
Located in Dallas, TX
Indulge in the beauty of divine creation with Adam by Frederick Hart. This masterpiece, number 2 out of 8, is up for sale and waiting to be cherished by its new owner. This piece is ...
Bronze
$3,000
H 17 in W 17 in
Gene Autry, Screen Print by Frank Romero, Contemporary Style, 1990s
By Frank Romero
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Portrait of Gene Autry, by Frank Romero This print was featured in “Dreamland”, the first solo exhibition of a Chicano artist at MOLAA (Museum of Latin American Art). This is the f...
Screen
Sunflowers, by Frank Romero
By Frank Romero
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Though it is stated as an edition of 20, each print in the edition is unique, with handpainting along with stencil painting. Completed on a trip to Paris, it is on a hand-made paper ...
Paint, Screen, Stencil
$72,000Sale Price|20% Off
H 72 in W 84 in
SELF - Contemporary Realism / Swimmer / Waterscape / Male Figure
By Eric Zener
Located in New York, NY
Original oil painting by Eric Zener. Eric Zener’s photorealistic paintings and resins are focused on four motifs: landscapes, figures in bed or on tightropes, and bodies in water. ...
Canvas, Oil
$500
H 10 in W 28 in
Car and Trailer, Iconic Imagery from Chicano Artist Frank Romero, Ed. of 64
By Frank Romero
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Signed, titled and numbered by the artist. Created as a fundraiser for the Sidestreet Project in Pasadena, CA. Cars are a frequent subject in a lot of Chicano art, and Frank Romero...
Screen
$800Sale Price|20% Off
H 35 in W 46 in
Mosaic Corazon Screen Print, Signed Edition of 76, 1by Leo Limon
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Signed, titled and numbered by the artist from the edition of 76. Artist and community activist Leo Límon lives and works in Los Angeles, where he was born in 1952. During the early...
Screen
$1,280Sale Price|20% Off
H 19 in W 28 in
Freeways (11/70), Serigraph by Frank Romero
By Frank Romero
Located in Palm Springs, CA
This print was featured in “Dreamland”, the first solo exhibition of Chicano artist Frank Romero at MOLAA (Museum of Latin American Art). The freeway and car culture of southern Ca...
Screen
The Jackson Five, Beverly Hills, 1971 - Julian Wasser
By Julian Wasser
Located in Chicago, IL
The Jackson Five, 1971, TIME Photographed at the Jackson Family Home in Beverly Hills. Silver Gelatin Print Edition Size: 15 Unframed size: 16 x 20 inches - $7,350 Artist Bio: A...
Silver Gelatin
Corazon De Aztlan, by Frank Romero
By Frank Romero
Located in Palm Springs, CA
"Corazón De Aztlán," a vibrant print by Chicano artist Frank Romero, encapsulates the complex interplay of cultural identity, love, and urban life. The artwork showcases a striking h...
Screen
Blue Chevy Lowrider, by Frank Romero
By Frank Romero
Located in Palm Springs, CA
This print is currently featured in “Dreamland”, the first solo exhibition of a Chicano artist at MOLAA (Museum of Latin American Art). This is the first time the entire museum has ...
Screen
One Up, by Diane Gamboa
By Diane Gamboa
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Medium: screenprint Year: 1994 Image Size: 11 x 8.5 inches Edition of 75 Diane Gamboa (b. 1957) has been producing, exhibiting and curating visual art in Los Angeles since the 1980s...
Screen
One Down, by Diane Gamboa
By Diane Gamboa
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Medium: screenprint Year: 1994 Image Size: 11 x 8.5 inches Edition of 75 Diane Gamboa (b. 1957) has been producing, exhibiting and curating visual art in Los Angeles since the 1980s...
Screen
$2,500
H 32.5 in W 27.625 in D 0.875 in
“Treyolia” Black and White Conceptual Contemporary Photograph
By Delilah Montoya
Located in Houston, TX
Black and white contemporary photograph by Houston, TX artist Delilah Montoya. This conceptual photograph captures a young child with long, dark, curly hair, resembling that of Chris...
Silver Gelatin
The first decades of the 20th century were a period of artistic upheaval, with modern art movements including Cubism, Surrealism, Futurism and Dadaism questioning centuries of traditional views of what art should be. Using abstraction, experimental forms and interdisciplinary techniques, painters, sculptors, photographers, printmakers and performance artists all pushed the boundaries of creative expression.
Major exhibitions, like the 1913 Armory Show in New York City — also known as the “International Exhibition of Modern Art,” in which works like the radically angular Nude Descending a Staircase by Marcel Duchamp caused a sensation — challenged the perspective of viewers and critics and heralded the arrival of modern art in the United States. But the movement’s revolutionary spirit took shape in the 19th century.
The Industrial Revolution, which ushered in new technology and cultural conditions across the world, transformed art from something mostly commissioned by the wealthy or the church to work that responded to personal experiences. The Impressionist style emerged in 1860s France with artists like Claude Monet, Paul Cézanne and Edgar Degas quickly painting works that captured moments of light and urban life. Around the same time in England, the Pre-Raphaelites, like Edward Burne-Jones and Dante Gabriel Rossetti, borrowed from late medieval and early Renaissance art to imbue their art with symbolism and modern ideas of beauty.
Emerging from this disruption of the artistic status quo, modern art went further in rejecting conventions and embracing innovation. The bold legacy of leading modern artists Georges Braque, Pablo Picasso, Frida Kahlo, Salvador Dalí, Henri Matisse, Joan Miró, Marc Chagall, Piet Mondrian and many others continues to inform visual culture today.
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Pablo Picasso is lauded for laying the foundation for modern figurative art in the 1920s. Although abstracted, this work held a strong connection to representing people and other subjects. Other famous figurative artists include Francis Bacon and Lucian Freud. Figurative art in the 20th century would span such diverse genres as Expressionism, Pop art and Surrealism.
Today, a number of figural artists — such as Sedrick Huckaby, Daisy Patton and Eileen Cooper — are making art that uses the human body as its subject.
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