A Perfect Day - 21st Century, Contemporary, Impressionism, Africa, Women, Blue
Bello Gabriel
Painting - 121.9 x 91.4 x 2.5 cm Painting - 48 x 36 x 1 inch
$2,550
Figurative Paintings
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While I Wait 1 - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative, Portrait, Women, Love
Olaniyi Timothy
Painting - 91.4 x 61 x 2.5 cm Painting - 36 x 24 x 1 inch
$1,850
Morning Glories on a Red Trellis
Rachael Florence
Painting - 121.9 x 61 x 3.8 cm Painting - 48 x 24 x 1.5 inch
$625
Smoke IV
Jose Ricardo Contreras Gonzalez
Painting - 30 x 25 x 0.3 cm Painting - 11.8 x 9.8 x 0.1 inch
$700
Twin Brother
Oshorenoya David Francis
Painting - 46 x 29.7 x 2.5 cm Painting - 18.1 x 11.7 x 1 inch
$1,350
Inner Light
Kayimahe Ishmael Zed
Painting - 89.9 x 80 x 2.5 cm Painting - 35.4 x 31.5 x 1 inch
$2,450
My Beloved Business
Esther Oyeyemi
Painting - 81.3 x 71.1 x 2.5 cm Painting - 32 x 28 x 1 inch
$2,250
First Contact 2 - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative, Motherhood, Acrylic Dip
Bello Adedoyin
Painting - 91.4 x 76.2 x 2.5 cm Painting - 36 x 30 x 1 inch
$1,500
Association Day 2 - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative, Women, Africa Home
Morakinyo Femi
Painting - 121.9 x 121.9 x 2.5 cm Painting - 48 x 48 x 1 inch
$4,500
Lady in Pearl -21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Portrait, Women, Beautiful
Jayeola Joshua
Painting - 91.4 x 76.2 x 2.5 cm Painting - 36 x 30 x 1 inch
$2,250
La Dolce Vita (The Sweet Life) - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative, Africa
Olajide Kuti
Painting - 88.9 x 104.1 x 2.5 cm Painting - 35 x 41 x 1 inch
$1,800
Never Back Down - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Portrait, Women, Africa
Awofadeju Solomon
Painting - 61 x 50.8 x 2.5 cm Painting - 24 x 20 x 1 inch
$1,700
Boy in Wonderland 2
Samson Olatubosun
Painting - 76.2 x 61 x 2.5 cm Painting - 30 x 24 x 1 inch
$1,850
Solitude 1 - 21st Century, Contemporary, Neo-Expressionism, Mixed Media, Africa
Fredrick Idele
Painting - 61 x 45.7 x 2.5 cm Painting - 24 x 18 x 1 inch
$2,100
Cardiology Domine
Taline Temizian
Painting - 100 x 120 x 1 cm Painting - 39.4 x 47.2 x 0.4 inch
$31,531
Girl with a Cat
David Popiashvili
Painting - 43 x 30.5 x 4 cm Painting - 16.9 x 12 x 1.6 inch
$1,600
Harmony in Color
Marina Belousova
Painting - 50 x 50 x 4 cm Painting - 19.7 x 19.7 x 1.6 inch
$1,000
Sisters - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Portrait, Africa Women, Modern
Muideen Abdulkadir
Painting - 121.9 x 91.4 x 2.5 cm Painting - 48 x 36 x 1 inch
$2,250
The Village Musician
Alexander Ishchenko
Painting - 80 x 60 x 2.5 cm Painting - 31.5 x 23.6 x 1 inch
$2,000
Three Muses
Sophia Dobreva – Nolita
Painting - 80 x 60 x 1.5 cm Painting - 31.5 x 23.6 x 0.6 inch
$1,679
Thread of Companionship
Toheeb Ibrahim
Painting - 76.2 x 76.2 x 2.5 cm Painting - 30 x 30 x 1 inch
$1,550
Hommage à Georges Mathieu
Gully
Painting - 190 x 150 x 3 cm Painting - 74.8 x 59.1 x 1.2 inch
$23,400
Sea swell n*11 - Italian painting
Bruno Di Giulio
Painting - 60 x 120 x 2 cm Painting - 23.6 x 47.2 x 0.8 inch
$848
Catechismo Classe 2
Matteo Fieno
Painting - 80 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch
$2,808
Ra’ah (Shepherd)
Merenini Williams
Painting - 81.3 x 63.5 x 2.5 cm Painting - 32 x 25 x 1 inch
$1,800
Discover 2 - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative, Children, Africa, Balloons
Benjamin Akinsoji
Painting - 91.4 x 61 x 2.5 cm Painting - 36 x 24 x 1 inch
$1,150
Paris, Déambulation 3
Anne Niewiadomski
Painting - 50 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch
$760
Alors Nino tu marches ?
Clément Herrmann
Painting - 20.3 x 30.5 x 0.3 cm Painting - 8 x 12 x 0.1 inch
$936
Sweet and Sour
Ganiyat Abdulazeez
Painting - 121.9 x 91.4 x 2.5 cm Painting - 48 x 36 x 1 inch
$3,200
Mitologías -Serie, Nos vemos en el Azul-
Esther Aragon
Painting - 65 x 93 x 2 cm Painting - 25.6 x 36.6 x 0.8 inch
$936
Portrait - The Game of Life
Guoyi Liu
Painting - 150 x 100 x 4 cm Painting - 59.1 x 39.4 x 1.6 inch
$14,976
I Also Have A Rose - 21st Century Contemporary, Figurative Impasto, Floral Women
Dan Uduak-obong
Painting - 119.9 x 118.1 x 2.5 cm Painting - 47.2 x 46.5 x 1 inch
$2,450
Moment of Friendship
Itzchak Tarkay
Painting - 55 x 74 x 2 cm Painting - 21.7 x 29.1 x 0.8 inch
$4,600
Girl drinking an egg
Kateryna Krivchach
Painting - 80 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch
$850
Portrait Head 047B Pop - Italian School - NSWE
Dario Moschetta
Painting - 80 x 60 x 3 cm Painting - 31.5 x 23.6 x 1.2 inch
$1,872
Paysages de Chine 2
Guoquan Zeng
Painting - 120 x 40 x 3 cm Painting - 47.2 x 15.7 x 1.2 inch
$4,212
People of the Street
David Schneuer
Painting - 36 x 46 x 1 cm Painting - 14.2 x 18.1 x 0.4 inch
$2,100
2A24 - Portrait axé sur le regard
Dominique Fonteneau
Painting - 73 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 28.7 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch
$2,124
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Love and Flowers - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Portrait, Africa, Women
Taiwo Odejinmi
Painting - 91.4 x 61 x 2.5 cm Painting - 36 x 24 x 1 inch
$2,450
Impossible behaviour - 9
Galya Popova
Fine Art Drawings - 90 x 70 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 35.4 x 27.6 x 0.1 inch
$1,872
lueur rouge, lithographie originale
Christophe Hohler
Print - 76 x 56 x 0.05 cm Print - 29.9 x 22 x 0 inch
$772