Superluminal #34
Corinne Natel
Painting - 100.1 x 100.1 x 3.8 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.5 inch
$2,549
Figurative Paintings
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Kalina Mavrodieva
Painting - 14.5 x 18 x 0.2 cm Painting - 5.7 x 7.1 x 0.1 inch
$804
Dada The Fairy Tail
Neliko Mamuchashvili
Painting - 50 x 40 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch
$952
Zelf Portret (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
Chuli Herrera
Painting - 90 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 35.4 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch
$8,572
Émergence lumineuse
Alexandre Moore Rockefeller
Painting - 47 x 36 x 0.6 cm Painting - 18.5 x 14.2 x 0.2 inch
$774
Aeneas, Anchises and Ascanius II
Reinar Foreman
Painting - 150 x 120 x 1 cm Painting - 59.1 x 47.2 x 0.4 inch
$8,334
Un Soir de Printemps
Georges R. Quinio
Painting - 46 x 55 x 4 cm Painting - 18.1 x 21.7 x 1.6 inch
$2,381
Cats and Mountains
Maya Abashidze
Painting - 60 x 80 x 3 cm Painting - 23.6 x 31.5 x 1.2 inch
$2,738
Balaclava. Cream.
Oleksandr Khrapachov
Painting - 55 x 70 x 2 cm Painting - 21.7 x 27.6 x 0.8 inch
$800
C’est la seul
Gérard Schlosser
Painting - 100 x 100 x 2.5 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 1 inch
$29,763
Summer is Back - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Portrait, Women Chilling
Jason Langa
Painting - 100.1 x 70.1 x 2.5 cm Painting - 39.4 x 27.6 x 1 inch
$1,450
Harmony in Color
Marina Belousova
Painting - 50 x 50 x 4 cm Painting - 19.7 x 19.7 x 1.6 inch
$1,000
Enchanting Elegance
Samson Adetunji
Painting - 76.2 x 76.2 x 2.5 cm Painting - 30 x 30 x 1 inch
$2,250
Portrait #2. From the Portraits series
Luigi Christopher Veggetti Kanku
Painting - 30 x 20.8 x 0.3 cm Painting - 11.8 x 8.2 x 0.1 inch
$1,200
Pond with pink lilies
Elena Lukina
Painting - 50 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch
$1,286
Spring Elegance: Woman in Blue Coat with Red Berries
Diana Timchenko
Painting - 110 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 43.3 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch
$1,200
Awokose (The Role Model)
Oladire Araireoluwa
Painting - 76.2 x 66 x 2.5 cm Painting - 30 x 26 x 1 inch
$1,200
Empty Paintings on The Wall
Teona Yamanidze
Painting - 144 x 97 x 3 cm Painting - 56.7 x 38.2 x 1.2 inch
$8,453
Une vie d'homme...
Javier Navarro Avilés
Painting - 50 x 65 x 1 cm Painting - 19.7 x 25.6 x 0.4 inch
$893
Autoportrait - Introduce myself
Gris1
Painting - 100 x 100 x 4 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.6 inch
$7,738
Interior with vintage dresser
Olga Afanasiadi
Painting - 60 x 50 x 1.7 cm Painting - 23.6 x 19.7 x 0.7 inch
$1,369
Moment of Serenity
Anzhelika Muzychenko
Painting - 60 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 23.6 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch
$1,131
Cornflowers and Phloxes
Yuriy Demiyanov
Painting - 40 x 50 x 3 cm Painting - 15.7 x 19.7 x 1.2 inch
$1,548
Unknown Soldier - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative, Military, Veteran, Men
Makama John
Painting - 101.6 x 101.6 x 2.5 cm Painting - 40 x 40 x 1 inch
$2,650
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Painting - 78.7 x 78.7 x 2.5 cm Painting - 31 x 31 x 1 inch
$2,499
Trois Filles dans la Rue
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Painting - 80 x 80 x 4 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 1.6 inch
$2,976
Car Races, Lemans 57
Alex Balaguer
Painting - 30 x 30 x 3 cm Painting - 11.8 x 11.8 x 1.2 inch
$1,071
La belle en chair - série portrait d'huitre
Alexandra Baudin
Painting - 100 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch
$4,167
Les Mannequins (The Supermodels) 2
Alawaye Tope
Painting - 76.2 x 76.2 x 2.5 cm Painting - 30 x 30 x 1 inch
$1,850
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Jochen Michaelis
Painting - 26 x 37.5 cm Painting - 10.2 x 14.8 inch
$655
The Tree of Life
Kateryna Ocheredko
Painting - 90 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 35.4 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch
$1,900
Le café renversé
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Painting - 60 x 73 x 4 cm Painting - 23.6 x 28.7 x 1.6 inch
$1,191
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Painting - 91.4 x 61 x 2.5 cm Painting - 36 x 24 x 1 inch
$2,450
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Fine Art Drawings - 90 x 70 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 35.4 x 27.6 x 0.1 inch
$1,905
