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Peonies on the dark background, Painting, Oil on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
Peonies on a dark background. The painting was created in 2021. High-quality materials, strong
Category

2010s Realist Paintings

Materials

Oil

"Beets" Watercolor painting of dark purple beets on white background
Located in Edgartown, MA
Wendy Artin is an American contemporary artist who works primarily in watercolor and charcoal. Her work is figurative and classical and explores the timeless interaction of light and...
Category

2010s Paintings

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

Cream rose on dark brown background, Painting, Oil on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
Welcome to my gallery of original flower arrangements made with professional oil paints. My paintings are created manually, in several sessions, in classical execution. I also make s...
Category

2010s Photorealist Paintings

Materials

Oil

Planal Figure, abstract figure, earth and flesh tones, dark background
By Tom Bennett
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Oil painting on board, unframed, abstracted, figurative, expressionist, energetic brushwork
Category

2010s Abstract Impressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

"Liliam" Contemporary Mixed Media Dark Sepia Red Background and Gold
By Maggie Genova Cordovi
Located in Miami, FL
Beginning with my great grandmother Cesarea, one of the founders of the town named Placetas in Cuba during the 1860s, women and the roles they have played throughout history fascinat...
Category

2010s Contemporary Mixed Media

Materials

Linen, Oil

"Margarita" Contemporary Mixed Media Dark Sepia Red background and Gold
By Maggie Genova Cordovi
Located in Miami, FL
Beginning with my great grandmother Cesarea, one of the founders of the town named Placetas in Cuba during the 1860s, women and the roles they have played throughout history fascinat...
Category

2010s Contemporary Mixed Media

Materials

Linen, Oil

Nocturn III by Lumi Mizutani - Japanese painting, gold leaf, dark background
By Lumi Mizutani
Located in Paris, FR
Ueno in Tokyo. The artist places a lot of emphasis on nature and trees in her works of art. This series
Category

2010s Contemporary Landscape Paintings

Materials

Gold Leaf

Winter Berry Diptych: Abstract Encaustic Painting, Dark Red on Beige Background
By Allyson Levy
Located in Hudson, NY
Abstract encaustic painting with brown branches with dark red berries against a light beige
Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Organic Material, Mixed Media, Encaustic, Wood Panel

Large Dark Strokes on White & Orange Background Abstract Oil Painting, Untitled
By Jean Soyer
Located in Clermont-Ferrand, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
background, both in shape and colors, provides calm which counter the power of the foreground. This piece is
Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Red and Mauve Fireworks on Dark Background Squared Abstract Oil Painting
By Jean Soyer
Located in Clermont-Ferrand, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
This painting is not and does not need to be framed. Jean Soyer does not name his works, but gives them a number. This item is listed as "N 01". Jean Soyer is a French artist, mostly...
Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Untitled L by Ferle - Large abstract painting, red and black, dark background
By Elvire Ferle
Located in Paris, FR
themselves go on the journey, led by the energy that appears on the canvas. With darker lines that contrast
Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Ghostly Purple Shape with Red Spots on Dark Background Abstract Oil Painting
By Jean Soyer
Located in Clermont-Ferrand, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
This artwork in a not so usual color palette depicts a calligraphic comb gesture on a dark red and
Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"Midnight" Black Outlined Bunny on Dark Blue Background Oil on Wood Panel
By Hunt Slonem
Located in New York, NY
gestural figure of a black bunny on a Mid Night Blue background with thick use of paint. It is housed in a
Category

2010s Neo-Expressionist Animal Paintings

Materials

Oil, Wood Panel

Mauve and Blue Evanescence & Red Touchs on Dark Background Abstract Oil Painting
By Jean Soyer
Located in Clermont-Ferrand, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
as most of his artworks do. The mauve and blue evanescent shapes on the dark background would almost
Category

Early 2000s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"Little Big Fall 3 (paper)" Abstract painting of waterfall with dark background
By Carol Bennett
Located in Edgartown, MA
swimmer's form”. Carol graduated from the Art Center College of Design in painting. For some 20 years she
Category

2010s Abstract Paintings

Materials

Paper, Acrylic

1950's French Modernist Signed Oil - Colorful Fruit against dark background
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist/ School: French School, circa 1951, signed with initials and stamped reverse. Title: Modernist still life coffee pot and fruit Medium: oil on canvas, unframed size: 18 x ...
Category

Mid-20th Century Impressionist Still-life Paintings

Materials

Oil

"White & Blue Flowers on Dark Green Background, " Acrylic signed by Reginald Gee
By Reginald K. Gee
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"White & Blue Flowers on Dark Green Background" is an original acrylic painting by Reginald K. Gee
Category

Early 2000s Expressionist Still-life Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Intervals - large, black, blue, pink, contemporary abstract, acrylic on canvas
By Milly Ristvedt
Located in Bloomfield, ON
and modern—a brilliant contrast to the darker background. Art Critic Barry Lord (Art in America
Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

"Wild Oysters" Mixed media painting of 3 white oysters with dark gray background
By Anne Harney
Located in Edgartown, MA
Harney is a Boston-based painter who received her BFA with Honors in painting from Mass College of Art
Category

2010s Still-life Paintings

Materials

Oil, Panel

"Oyster Creek" Oil painting of a single white oyster with dark gray background
By Anne Harney
Located in Edgartown, MA
Harney is a Boston-based painter who received her BFA with Honors in painting from Mass College of Art
Category

2010s Still-life Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas, Acrylic

The New Batman Adventures Original Cel and Background: Joker
Located in Los Angeles, CA
MEDIUM: ​Original Production Cel on Original Background IMAGE SIZE: 10.5" x 9" PRODUCTION: The New
Category

1990s Pop Art More Art

Materials

Paint, Paper, Pencil

The New Batman Adventures Original Cel and Background: Batman, Robin, Joker
Located in Los Angeles, CA
MEDIUM: ​Original Production Cel on Original Background IMAGE SIZE: 12 Field PRODUCTION: The New
Category

1990s Pop Art More Art

Materials

Paint, Paper

The New Batman Adventures Original Production Cel on Original Background: Joker
Located in Los Angeles, CA
MEDIUM: ​Original Production Cel on Original Background IMAGE SIZE: 12 Field PRODUCTION: The New
Category

1990s Pop Art More Art

Materials

Paint, Paper

TNBA Original Production Cel On Original Background with Drawing: The Joker
Located in Los Angeles, CA
MEDIUM: ​Original Production Cel on Original Background with Matching Drawing IMAGE SIZE: 10.5" x
Category

1990s Pop Art More Art

Materials

Paint, Paper, Pencil

Legends of The Dark Knight Limited Edition Cel with Fine Art Gicleé signed by BT
Located in Los Angeles, CA
MEDIUM: Hand-Painted Limited Edition Cel with Fine Art Gicleé Background EDITION: 250 SIZE: 13.5” x
Category

1990s Pop Art More Art

Materials

Canvas, Paint, Giclée

The New Batman Adventures Original Cel and Background signed Bruce Timm: Joker
Located in Los Angeles, CA
MEDIUM: Original Production Cel on Printed Background IMAGE SIZE: 12 Field PRODUCTION: Batman The
Category

1990s Pop Art More Art

Materials

Paint, Paper, Pencil

The New Batman Adventures Original Cel and Background signed Bruce Timm: Joker
Located in Los Angeles, CA
MEDIUM: Original Production Cel On Original Background IMAGE SIZE: 12 Field PRODUCTION: The New
Category

1990s Pop Art More Art

Materials

Paint, Paper, Pencil

Pop Art Mixed Media on Canvas Entitled " Dark Angel" Signed by Artist
Located in Plainview, NY
A sensual pop art mixed media paint and photography on canvas by Luciana Pampalone ( American, 1963
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Modern Paintings

Materials

Gold Leaf

Paisaiak VII - 21st Century, Contemporary Art, Water, Landscape Painting, Dark
By Jon Errazu
Located in Barcelona, Catalonia
"My work is characterized by forms and lines. The relationship between background and figure is
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, India Ink, Mixed Media

Paisaiak VI - 21st Century, Contemporary Art, Water, Landscape Painting, Dark
By Jon Errazu
Located in Barcelona, Catalonia
"My work is characterized by forms and lines. The relationship between background and figure is
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, India Ink, Mixed Media

Paisaiak V - 21st Century, Contemporary Art, Water, Landscape Painting, Dark
By Jon Errazu
Located in Barcelona, Catalonia
"My work is characterized by forms and lines. The relationship between background and figure is
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, India Ink, Mixed Media

Modernist Rabbi Judaica Painting on Gold Background
By Harry Sternberg
Located in Surfside, FL
immigrant from Russia, . His passion for art came early; by age 12 he had begun saturday art classes at
Category

20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Illustration Board

Dark Clays I, Original Ceramic Sculpture, 3D Wall Art, Edmund De Waal Style Art
By Emma Bell
Located in Deddington, GB
against the dark background. Emma Bell is available at Wychwood Art. Emma studied ceramics at the
Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

The Darkness within Us- mixed media landscape painting- original abstract art
Located in London, Chelsea
"The Darkness within Us" by Faryal Ahmad is a powerful and thought-provoking original abstract
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Mixed Media

Green Darkness Nature
By Juan Jose Garay
Located in LAS ROZAS DE MADRID, ES
conveys an inexhaustible energy and a deep sense of creativity. The dark brown background of the painting
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Enamel

Green Darkness Nature
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"Brave Venture" original lithograph signed pop art dystopian dark abstract birds
By Michael Knigin
Located in Milwaukee, WI
artwork features two swans in flight in front of a cracked gray concrete background. 17" x 25 3/4" art
Category

1970s Pop Art Animal Prints

Materials

Lithograph

A Dark Futurist
By Maxfield Parrish
Located in Fort Washington, PA
crowded newsstand. A Dark Futurist is silhouetted against a white field with no background or details to
Category

1920s Figurative Paintings

Materials

Paper, Oil, Panel

Antique Chinese Peking Carpet in Dark Blue Background
Located in Atlanta, GA
Antique Chinese Peking Carpet in Dark Blue Background S12-0510, 1920’s Antique Chinese Peking Rug
Category

Vintage 1910s Chinese Art Deco Central Asian Rugs

Materials

Wool

NIGHT FALL- DARK
By Doug Freed
Located in Tulsa, OK
Night Fall Dark by artist Doug Freed is a green, yellow, and purple contemporary landscape that
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Portrait of Andy Warhol Posing on Blue Background - by G. Bruneau - 1980s
By Gerald Bruneau
Located in Roma, IT
on the background. In a large dark room, the clear face and the silver hairpiece of the Pop Art
Category

1980s Pop Art Portrait Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper

"Darkness Rises" Oil painting
Located in Denver, CO
Todd Carpenter's (US based) "Darkness Rises" is an oil painting that depicts a city in the distance
Category

2010s Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

Horse 7 - Signed limited edition animal fine art print, square brown dark color
By Peter Ridge
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
photography, 20th Century, Archival pigment print, Fine art, photography, PRE Andalucian, black background
Category

2010s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Archival Paper, Color, Giclée, Pigment, Archival Pigment

"Tierno" Contemporary Portrait of a Male Figure Against Bright Orange Background
Located in Houston, TX
Villafuerte. The painting features a dark-skinned figure of a man with a clean, bald head, with a printed
Category

2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

"A Dark Light" Oil painting
Located in Denver, CO
background into service when making art. His paintings explore the mechanisms of perception and aesthetics
Category

2010s Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

Willow Loom Dark Ivory & Dark Ivory 240x300 cm Hand Tufted Rug
By JAIPUR RUGS
Located in Milano, IT
us to learn more about its amazing styling and customization possibilities. The dark ivory background
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Rugs

Materials

Wool

Trapeze Girl at the Circus on a Red Background - Acrylic Painting by L.Rise
Located in Pasadena, CA
ellipses painted in bold contrasts of curves and straight lines - with dark and thick outlines - giving
Category

Late 20th Century Synthetic Cubist Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

A Mango, Oil Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist CommentsA ripe mango on a wooden slab is set against a dark background, enhancing its
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Paintings

Materials

Oil

Brown Pears, Oil Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist CommentsThis still-life painting depicts three Bosc pears against a dark background
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Paintings

Materials

Oil

Satsuma Mandarines, Oil Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA
, while the dark background brings out their vivid colors. Painted with Flemish techniques, the process
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Paintings

Materials

Oil

Dance To The Radio Disco (Dark)
By Ben Eine
Located in Manchester, GB
Dance To The Radio Disco (Dark) 2018 65 x 65 cm 25.59 x 25.59 in Four-layer Screenprint on
Category

2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings

Materials

Screen

Striking large white horse on black background photoreal portrait 30 x 40
By Roger Henry
Located in Charleston, US
"Ghost" is a photoreal portrait of a white horse in his dark barn in the South of France. The
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Animal Paintings

Materials

Oil

"Pink Diamond" Diamond Dust Bunny on Pink Background Oil Painting Wood Panel
By Hunt Slonem
Located in New York, NY
gestural figure of a dark pink bunny on a pink background with thick use of paint and diamond dust. It is
Category

2010s Neo-Expressionist Animal Paintings

Materials

Glass, Resin, Oil, Wood Panel

Snow Flowers 8: Abstract Encaustic Painting of Green Petals on Beige Background
By Allyson Levy
Located in Hudson, NY
background "Snowflowers 8," by Hudson Valley artist, Allyson Levy, made in 2020 spurge and encaustic on panel
Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Organic Material, Mixed Media, Encaustic, Wood Panel

Portrait of a Woman with Red Hair on a Green Background in Acrylic
Located in Soquel, CA
, parted in the center, and pursed, bright red lips. She is shown against a dark green background. Her eyes
Category

Late 20th Century Modern Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic, Illustration Board

Portrait of a Woman with Brown Hair on a Blue Background in Acrylic
Located in Soquel, CA
Portrait of a Woman with Brown Hair on a Blue Background in Acrylic on Artist's Board Portrait of
Category

Late 20th Century Modern Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic, Illustration Board

Portrait of a Woman with Brown Hair on a Red Background in Acrylic
Located in Soquel, CA
Portrait of a Woman with Brown Hair on a Red Background in Acrylic on Artist's Board Portrait of a
Category

Late 20th Century Modern Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic, Illustration Board

"Glow Up" contemporary realist white flowers & green leaves on black background
By Maryann Lucas
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
"Glow Up" is a contemporary realist white flowers & green leaves on black background. Maryann
Category

2010s Realist Still-life Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Erotic Nude 2010 - picture of breasts in front of a yellow / orange background
By Andreas H. Bitesnich
Located in Vienna, AT
Nude picture of breasts in front of a yellow / orange colored background. The artwork is framed
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Nude Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

«Black swan» Oil Painting of a solitary black circle on a layered background
Located in Oslo, NO
space layered on top of a dark yellow background. Situated directly below, a pink scene occupied with
Category

2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Contemporary, Dark, American Oil Painting on Canvas
Located in Fort Worth, TX
inflatable advertiser standing adjacent to a gunshop seated in a dark, night sky background. A well-known
Category

2010s American Realist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

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