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Two whimsical, spritely figures prance against a tan background. The figure on the left in tones of peach and pink, the one on the right in bluish white tones.
A female kneels on an abstract floor draped in a beautiful cape, next to either her double or her reflection.
A lonely figures stands amid an ethereal and obscure bluish green landscape
Bird's take flight from a barren tree in the lower right corner of the frame into a vivid purplish sky representing the world of dreams.
An abstract Impressionist painting in which a ghostly sailing ship comes out of the mist directly towards the viewer. Seagulls in flight precede the ship heading toward the viewer as well. The abstract vertical lines of dark color in the background give the impression of a stormy sea in the distance
An abstract painting of vividly colored forms inspired by natural landscape features like rivers and desert canyons. Sunset orange tones and glacial blue intertwine like features of an abstract landscape.
Warm morning sunlight shines through the morning haze onto a rural cottage which sits in the center of the scene. Shrubs and a dirt path fill the foreground while tall trees can be seen through the haze in the distance
"The Careful Sister" painting by Hugh Cameron. A young girl walks hand in hand with her younger sister along a Scottish beach.
Pope Leo X shown in a candid pose reading scripture. Two personal attendants stand nearby.
"1789" painting by Wolfgang Lettl An abstract painting of seven female figures appearing to dance interspersed with various open books.
A woman sits in a chair in a garden while another woman walks towards the house in the background. Trees and flowers adorn the yard.
An abstract painting by Kandinsky not meant to represent any object, but rather to use color and form invoke the feelings of joy and awe that music does without words or analytical thought being necessary.
An early example of Orphism, an abstract painting style that blends color theory, music theory, and curved geometric forms to create works of pure visual abstraction. The intent is to move the viewer without conscious thoughts the way music does
"Sense of Smell" Michaelina Wautier From a series of paintings depicting the five senses, a young boy holds a rotten egg in his left hand while pinching his nose with the right hand. Wautier was a master at depicting natural light.
An idyllic river scene with trees and pastures along the shore of a placid river.
A central Florida swamp where you can boat into a long tunnel of trees and feel like you're in a primeval world.
Sun illuminates Maersk HQ in Copenhagen as stormclouds close in
A totemic figure trapped among mechanical shapes and planes is an abstract interpretation of the human condition in an industrial age.
An abstract painting inspired by interstellar travel.
Abstract painting by Kenneth Noland.
An abstract painting in purple yellow and green tones based on desert lizards.
"Untitled"-1957 abstract painting by William Baziotes. Blue green red and white are the dominant colors.
Abstract painting of the Eiffel Tower
A fisherman unloads his catch on the wooden deck of a ship
"Feeding the Sheep" painting by Luigi Chialiva A woman and young girl feed lambs from a wooden fence in front of a rural cottage. Other sheep mingle in the foreground.
An abstract expressionist painting consisting of curved geometric shapes in shades varying from blue & green to browns and orange tones
Famous for some of his more provocative work, many people don't know that the vast majority of Mapplethorpe's work is both beautiful and uncontroversial in any way. This candid shot of a young girl against a brick wall painted with the shadows of branches is an example of just how beautiful and human scale his art was.
A man and young boy walk down a dirt road lined by small wooden houses and electric power poles. Hills rise in the background.
An incomplete sketch/painting of Princess Elizabeth and Princess Anne, daughters of King Charles the first. It is one of the first depictions of children in a candid state without formal attire or careful posing.
"Zitterlein" An abstract work by Chinese artist Zao Wou Ki whose title translates to "little tremble"
"Landscape, Yellow Steeple" cubist painting by Paul Klee depicting a landscape with a village containing a church with a yellow steeple.
A sun dappled country lane winds through through a New England wood with a wooden fence and trees lining each side of the lane. In the distance is a cozy looking Cottage
"Still Life" painting by Sophie Grandval A bouquet of flowers painted by in mainly shades of purple and white with green foliage interspersed.
A view from a Rocky promontory looking across a lake to the Starrucca Viaduct in the distance. A train can be seen traversing the Viaduct bridge, and mountains rise in the distance. All of the trees are wearing their fall foliage. The warm sunlight streams from behind the clouds at the top Right
A Hudson River School painting of a stream winding down to the Hudson River during autumn, with leaves on the trees wearing their fall foliage.
An abstract expressionist still life painting by Zao Wou Ki
An abstract minimalist painting by Fernando Zobel.
Two Guitarists play for three ladies and a sleeping dog beneath an ivy covered trellis in Spain.
A stylized conquistador head in an analytical cubist meets futurist style.
An abstract painting consisting of repeated geometric patterns in bold contrasting colors.
A field and home in the foreground. Trees and forest behind that. In the far background mountains shrouded in post rainfall mist.
An angel weeps over the grave of the dearly departed in the Protestant Cemetery in Rome Italy.
A modern abstract expressionist painting using bold colors interspersed with contrasting black lines
A large abstract sculpture made with colorful twine is suspended between two buildings in West Hollywood California
Swamp water reflects the mangrove and other trees creating a magical green tunnel.
A road of crushed stone in the left foreground runs beside the Traunstein River. Various trees line the far shore.
A post impressionist painting of a Cottonwood tree with a few pine trees in the background
Abstract expressionist painting of a head, with strange eyes and ears appearing at unusual spots and angles. A departure from the drip style painting that Pollock is famous for.
A Rocky Mountain valley lies in shadow in the foreground, as stormclouds rise over mountain peaks and cast the slopes in shadow.
A man and woman stroll away from the viewer along a path through an abstract forest, painted in bold, high contrast colors
Boulders in the foreground lead the eye to the Franciscan Hermitage of Santa Maria A Cetrella atop the Isle of Capri. The sea can be seen in the background on the upper right.
A group of women are at work sewing sails on a sun dappled porch surrounded by potted shrubs and flowers.
Peasants with umbrellas walk past a watermill in a spring rain. Beyond the mill & aqueduct the forest can be glimpse in the mist and rain
A mist covered forest and rocky coastline lead to the water's edge in the foreground. Beyond are most covered hills and the peak of Mount Penglai
Tiny birds perch on delicate branches which are producing small white blossoms near the base of the visible branches.
Gathering stormclouds backlit by the setting sun, all witnessed by a weathered and bent old tree on the lakeshore.
Antique car parked under shade on a small town street
A small farm community sits on the rugged and beautiful Cornish coast of southwest England in this Pennsylvania Impressionist painting by Walter Elmer Schofield
The Wissahickon creek flows through a snowy Pennsylvania landscape. On the left is a tree covered slope. To the right an open meadow. More hills are seen in the distance.