Lilies on white "A la prima"
Helen Shukina
Painting - 50 x 35 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 13.8 x 0.8 inch
$700 $560
Figurative Paintings
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Claire Bonnet-Masimbert
Painting - 135 x 90 x 2 cm Painting - 53.1 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch
$2,381
Roses on navy blue . Bouquet a la prima
Helen Shukina
Painting - 80 x 55 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 21.7 x 0.8 inch
$1,600 $1,120
L'Heure Bleue
Sophie Duplain
Painting - 100 x 81 x 2.5 cm Painting - 39.4 x 31.9 x 1 inch
$2,202 $1,762
La Lumière d'en Haut
Sophie Duplain
Painting - 116 x 89 x 2.5 cm Painting - 45.7 x 35 x 1 inch
$2,679
L'Astre et le Sakura
Sophie Duplain
Painting - 100 x 100 x 5 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 2 inch
$2,679
Gentleman with a Cigar
Ruslana Levandovska
Painting - 76.2 x 61 x 1.9 cm Painting - 30 x 24 x 0.75 inch
$7,600
Summer greenery
Alisa Onipchenko-Cherniakovska
Painting - 80 x 65 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 25.6 x 0.8 inch
$1,700 $1,105
Summer on the river
Alisa Onipchenko-Cherniakovska
Painting - 35 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 13.8 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch
$950 $618
Sunset near the river
Alisa Onipchenko-Cherniakovska
Painting - 45 x 65 x 2 cm Painting - 17.7 x 25.6 x 0.8 inch
$1,400 $980
Blue distance
Alisa Onipchenko-Cherniakovska
Painting - 50 x 70 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 27.6 x 0.8 inch
$1,500 $1,050
Venice in silver
Alisa Onipchenko-Cherniakovska
Painting - 45 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 17.7 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch
$1,200 $840
Grapes
Evgeny Chernyakovsky
Painting - 60 x 70 x 2 cm Painting - 23.6 x 27.6 x 0.8 inch
$1,400 $1,050
Magnolia tree
Evgeny Chernyakovsky
Painting - 90 x 70 x 2 cm Painting - 35.4 x 27.6 x 0.8 inch
$1,800
In the Garden of Time
Oksana Evteeva (Oksana Siciliana)
Painting - 80 x 40 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch
$1,500 $1,350
The Magic of Evening Peaks
Helen Shukina
Painting - 60 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 23.6 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch
$1,200 $960
Golden panorama
Helen Shukina
Painting - 60 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 23.6 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch
$1,200 $960
Lilies on silver
Helen Shukina
Painting - 40 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 15.7 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch
$900 $720
The charm of a sunny garden
Helen Shukina
Painting - 70 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 27.6 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch
$1,500 $1,050
Spring blue, awakening
Helen Shukina
Painting - 60 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 23.6 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch
$900 $720
Peonies on blue
Helen Shukina
Painting - 70 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 27.6 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch
$1,000 $800
Brooklyn Bridge at sunset
Alisa Onipchenko-Cherniakovska
Painting - 80 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch
$2,800
Brooklyn Bridge with a Winter Mood
Alisa Onipchenko-Cherniakovska
Painting - 120 x 95 x 2 cm Painting - 47.2 x 37.4 x 0.8 inch
$3,500
1966 White Paris Blanc La concierge espionne à sa fenêtre The Concierge spying at her window
Jochen Michaelis
Painting - 37.5 x 52.5 cm Painting - 14.8 x 20.7 inch
$2,322 $2,089
1966 Paris Orange Maître d'hôtel au restaurant Maître d'Hotel
Jochen Michaelis
Painting - 37.5 x 52.5 cm Painting - 14.8 x 20.7 inch
$1,726 $863
White Paris Blanc La rencontre 1969 The meeting
Jochen Michaelis
Painting - 26 x 37.5 cm Painting - 10.2 x 14.8 inch
$2,322 $2,089
Un chapeau à la mer N°2
Aurélie Trabaud
Painting - 10 x 10 x 1 cm Painting - 3.9 x 3.9 x 0.4 inch
$131 $118
Night in Paris Nuit 1966 Danser le Kazatchok Dancing II
Jochen Michaelis
Painting - 26 x 31 cm Painting - 10.2 x 12.2 inch
$2,322 $2,089
Anatomy of the coffee ceremony
Vladimir Kolosov
Painting - 121.9 x 61 x 2 cm Painting - 48 x 24 x 0.8 inch
$3,460
Music from fairy tale
Anahit Mirijanyan
Painting - 50 x 70 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 27.6 x 0.8 inch
$550
1996 Portrait
Bernard Di Sciullo
Painting - 70 x 50 x 0.75 cm Painting - 27.6 x 19.7 x 0.3 inch
$1,369 $685
Un chapeau à la mer N°1
Aurélie Trabaud
Painting - 10 x 10 x 1 cm Painting - 3.9 x 3.9 x 0.4 inch
$131 $118
The Cat Read the Emails First
Nataliya Bagatskaya
Painting - 80 x 65 x 1.5 cm Painting - 31.5 x 25.6 x 0.6 inch
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TV Chanel: I Love You
Sahara
Painting - 70 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 27.6 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch
$1,107 $676
Be Bold, Be Brave, Be YOU
Sahara
Painting - 90 x 70 x 2 cm Painting - 35.4 x 27.6 x 0.8 inch
$1,143 $767
The Scarecrow Painter
Gegham Hunanyan
Painting - 50 x 40 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch
$350
1968 Promenade Walking
Jochen Michaelis
Painting - 32.5 x 50 x 0.5 cm Painting - 12.8 x 19.7 x 0.2 inch
$2,322 $1,161
Optimistic - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative, Women, African Fabric
Oluwafemi Afolabi
Painting - 61 x 61 x 2.5 cm Painting - 24 x 24 x 1 inch
$2,100
Mixed Feeling - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative, Women, African Fabric
Oluwafemi Afolabi
Painting - 61 x 61 x 2.5 cm Painting - 24 x 24 x 1 inch
$2,100
Underwater Village
Armen Vahramyan
Painting - 50 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch
$1,500
Water Lilies
Yehor Dulin
Painting - 100 x 140 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 55.1 x 0.8 inch
$4,000 $3,200
Sans titre
Jean-Michel Lourenço
Painting - 100 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch
$1,667
Paris Orange 1966 Danser en boite Night club dancing
Jochen Michaelis
Painting - 37.5 x 52.5 cm Painting - 14.8 x 20.7 inch
$3,512 $3,161
Inner Nature 3 - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative, Women on African Fabric
Oluwafemi Afolabi
Painting - 121.9 x 91.4 x 2.5 cm Painting - 48 x 36 x 1 inch
$3,000
While I Wait 2 - 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
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
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
The love of mermaid
Sergey Khachatryan
Painting - 60 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 23.6 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch
$5,000
1966 White Paris Blanc Portrait Au bistro Portrait In a bistro
Jochen Michaelis
Painting - 37 x 52.5 cm Painting - 14.6 x 20.7 inch
$2,322 $2,089
Venice at night
Evgeny Chernyakovsky
Painting - 25 x 35 x 1.8 cm Painting - 9.8 x 13.8 x 0.7 inch
$300 $240
1964 Opéra de PARIS Chanteuse Singer Opera
Jochen Michaelis
Painting - 50 x 70 x 0.5 cm Painting - 19.7 x 27.6 x 0.2 inch
$2,322 $1,161
1958 Paris L'espion The Spyer
Jochen Michaelis
Painting - 53.5 x 36 cm Painting - 21.1 x 14.2 inch
$2,083 $1,042
1980 Parisienne à la fenêtre Parisian at her window
Jochen Michaelis
Painting - 57.75 x 48 cm Painting - 22.7 x 18.9 inch
$2,322 $1,161
1981 PARIS Elégante au marché Elegant at the market
Jochen Michaelis
Painting - 58.75 x 45 cm Painting - 23.1 x 17.7 inch
$2,322 $1,161
1974 Parisienne à la toque Parisian with toque
Jochen Michaelis
Painting - 58.75 x 45 cm Painting - 23.1 x 17.7 inch
$2,322 $1,161
1966 PARIS Homme à la casquette verte Man with green cap
Jochen Michaelis
Painting - 30 x 23.5 x 0.5 cm Painting - 11.8 x 9.3 x 0.2 inch
$2,322 $1,161
Window to the Ocean
Gegham Hunanyan
Painting - 50 x 40 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch
$350
Paulina et les renoncules
Marc Dailly
Painting - 21 x 30 x 2 cm Painting - 8.3 x 11.8 x 0.8 inch
$1,429
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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
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Galya Popova
Fine Art Drawings - 90 x 70 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 35.4 x 27.6 x 0.1 inch
$1,905
