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Stayed In My Mind III
Petr Strnad
Painting - 29.3 x 20.9 x 0.1 cm Painting - 11.5 x 8.2 x 0 inch
$159
Stayed In My Mind II.
Petr Strnad
Painting - 20.8 x 29.4 x 1 cm Painting - 8.2 x 11.6 x 0.4 inch
$159
Stayed in my mind I.
Petr Strnad
Painting - 27.2 x 20.8 x 0.1 cm Painting - 10.7 x 8.2 x 0 inch
$159
Blooming in wetness
Mariam Qureshi
Painting - 81.28 x 81.28 x 2.54 cm Painting - 32 x 32 x 1 inch
$2,400
Le quattro sagome
Vittorio Menditto
Painting - 100 x 140 x 3.5 cm Painting - 39.4 x 55.1 x 1.4 inch
$3,183
Throw Caution to the Wind
Joyce Fournier
Painting - 45.7 x 45.7 x 3.8 cm Painting - 18 x 18 x 1.5 inch
$720
Hey Jude - The Beatles
Mediya Al Matroshy
Painting - 70 x 50 x 1.5 cm Painting - 27.6 x 19.7 x 0.6 inch
$2,100
Heavy California - Jungle
Mediya Al Matroshy
Painting - 70 x 50 x 1.5 cm Painting - 27.6 x 19.7 x 0.6 inch
$2,260
Large Heart Iconry
Stanislav Bojankov
Painting - 240 x 840 x 2 cm Painting - 94.5 x 330.7 x 0.8 inch
$125,045
Untitled (A208)
Atom Hovhanesyan
Painting - 101.6 x 76.2 x 2.5 cm Painting - 40 x 30 x 1 inch
$30,000
Smile or scream? (A065)
Atom Hovhanesyan
Painting - 121.9 x 91.4 x 2.5 cm Painting - 48 x 36 x 1 inch
$52,000
Blue fin (A066)
Atom Hovhanesyan
Painting - 122 x 91.5 x 2.8 cm Painting - 48 x 36 x 1.1 inch
$40,924
Hard road to freedom
Atom Hovhanesyan
Painting - 101.5 x 76.2 x 2.5 cm Painting - 40 x 30 x 1 inch
$50,000
Shoe game
Berit Louise Sara-Grønn
Painting - 197 x 250 x 4 cm Painting - 77.6 x 98.4 x 1.6 inch
$13,456
136) Pluricelulars. Portugal
Isis Bi-M
Painting - 21 x 15 x 1 cm Painting - 8.3 x 5.9 x 0.4 inch
$68
Meanwhile. Back at the Ranch
Hal Mayforth
Painting - 78.7 x 109.2 x 0.3 cm Painting - 31 x 43 x 0.1 inch
$5,000
The Needs of the Many...
Joyce Fournier
Painting - 50.8 x 40.6 x 0.3 cm Painting - 20 x 16 x 0.1 inch
$370 $259
Apart But Still Together
Joyce Fournier
Painting - 50.8 x 40.6 x 0.3 cm Painting - 20 x 16 x 0.1 inch
$370 $259
Les 7 églises
Carole Framezelle - Acmiya
Painting - 80 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch
$2,520
Escape Artist
Joyce Fournier
Painting - 50.8 x 40.6 x 0.3 cm Painting - 20 x 16 x 0.1 inch
$370 $259
Here We Go Again
Joyce Fournier
Painting - 50.8 x 40.6 x 0.3 cm Painting - 20 x 16 x 0.1 inch
$370 $259
Mindscape III
Joyce Fournier
Painting - 50.8 x 40.6 x 0.3 cm Painting - 20 x 16 x 0.1 inch
$370 $259
Forever Young
Joyce Fournier
Painting - 50.8 x 40.6 x 0.3 cm Painting - 20 x 16 x 0.1 inch
$370 $259
Forever Young II
Joyce Fournier
Painting - 50.8 x 40.6 x 0.3 cm Painting - 20 x 16 x 0.1 inch
$370 $259
Die schwarze Frau
Brigitte Witzer
Painting - 200 x 208 x 4.5 cm Painting - 78.7 x 81.9 x 1.8 inch
$17,506
Die rote Frau
Brigitte Witzer
Painting - 208 x 200 x 4.5 cm Painting - 81.9 x 78.7 x 1.8 inch
$17,506
Die weiße Frau
Brigitte Witzer
Painting - 208 x 200 x 4.5 cm Painting - 81.9 x 78.7 x 1.8 inch
$17,506
Good old Schnitze
Brigitte Witzer
Painting - 133 x 186 x 0.3 cm Painting - 52.4 x 73.2 x 0.1 inch
$16,483
Grüner Gesang - green song
Brigitte Witzer
Painting - 210 x 230 x 0.1 cm Painting - 82.7 x 90.6 x 0 inch
$17,506
Roter Gesang - red song
Brigitte Witzer
Painting - 210 x 230 x 0.1 cm Painting - 82.7 x 90.6 x 0 inch
$17,506
Kaukasischer Gesang - Song of Kaukasus
Brigitte Witzer
Painting - 160 x 240 x 0.1 cm Painting - 63 x 94.5 x 0 inch
$14,323
Hidden Treasure
Nicole Schlegel
Painting - 80 x 70 x 3.5 cm Painting - 31.5 x 27.6 x 1.4 inch
$2,949
Chers vieux amis - peinture - 3
LN Le Cheviller
Painting - 70 x 50 x 0.1 cm Painting - 27.6 x 19.7 x 0 inch
$546
Chers vieux amis - peinture - 2
LN Le Cheviller
Painting - 70 x 50 x 0.1 cm Painting - 27.6 x 19.7 x 0 inch
$546
Chers vieux amis - peinture - 1
LN Le Cheviller
Painting - 70 x 50 x 0.1 cm Painting - 27.6 x 19.7 x 0 inch
$546
Celebration XXL 2
Peter Nottrott
Painting - 200 x 100 x 4 cm Painting - 78.7 x 39.4 x 1.6 inch
$3,285
Sunny summer day XL 14
Peter Nottrott
Painting - 105 x 155 x 4 cm Painting - 41.3 x 61 x 1.6 inch
$3,513
Underwater
Sabine Klara Lindenstreich
Painting - 140 x 140 x 4 cm Painting - 55.1 x 55.1 x 1.6 inch
$6,139
Bubblegum
Sabine Klara Lindenstreich
Painting - 140 x 140 x 4 cm Painting - 55.1 x 55.1 x 1.6 inch
$6,139
Le soir, ailleurs
Cyril Destrade
Painting - 80 x 110 x 3 cm Painting - 31.5 x 43.3 x 1.2 inch
$4,263
The undraping of innocence
Bailey Li
Painting - 101.6 x 101.6 x 5.1 cm Painting - 40 x 40 x 2 inch
$11,350
Let's Not Split Hairs
Hal Mayforth
Painting - 63.5 x 101.6 x 0.3 cm Painting - 25 x 40 x 0.1 inch
$2,600
Fantail From Some Flounder?
Hal Mayforth
Painting - 66 x 121.9 x 0.3 cm Painting - 26 x 48 x 0.1 inch
$5,000
Time and Time Again
Hal Mayforth
Painting - 58.4 x 109.2 x 0.3 cm Painting - 23 x 43 x 0.1 inch
$5,000
Roots of Imagination
Mariam Qureshi
Painting - 101.6 x 76.2 x 5.1 cm Painting - 40 x 30 x 2 inch
$3,700
Abstract expressionism
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