Best of 2016 | The Year in Art

2016 proved to be an exciting year for emerging art, and this special collection by Saatchi Art’s Chief Curator Rebecca Wilson celebrates some of the year’s best. This selection of outstanding art includes works from our featured series Invest in Art, One to Watch, and Inside the Studio, as well as works by artists who we featured in shows in London, Paris and Los Angeles, at art fairs in New York, the Hamptons and London, and in our printed catalog. You will find a celebration of works from all over the world and in a wide range of styles and mediums, reflecting some of the most exciting emerging art that we have discovered in 2016.

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Hang out your confusion on the line
Painting, 18 H x 16 W x 0.7 in
sold
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Sunyoung Hwang

United Kingdom

$1,395

Prints from $68
Botanist (large) #1 of 10 (last edition)
Photography, 43 H x 30 W x 0.1 in

Anna Church

Canada

$3,000
Pink in the Air
Painting, 14 H x 12 W x 0.6 in

Sunyoung Hwang

United Kingdom

$1,440

Prints from $40
Plain House, Trona, CA–Edition 5 of 9
Photography, 40 H x 40 W x 0.2 in

Ed Freeman

United States

$3,170
In the bath
Painting, 39.4 H x 63 W x 0.8 in
sold
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Agata Żychlińska

Poland

$2,350

Prints from $100
Untitled - Limited Edition #8 of 8; Only 1 Available
Photography, 30 H x 30 W x 0.1 in

Brian Oldham

United States

$4,770
Mr. Chow
Painting, 20 H x 16 W x 1.5 in
sold
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Gregg Chadwick

United States

$660

Prints from $40
Figure #4
Painting, 29.9 H x 22 W x 1.2 in
sold
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Tahnee Lonsdale

United States

$2,110
barn island series #3
Painting, 24 H x 24 W x 2 in
sold
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Mary Elizabeth Peterson

United States

$1,320

Prints from $150
Figure #5
Painting, 29.9 H x 22 W x 1.2 in

Tahnee Lonsdale

United States

$2,070
Island View
Painting, 26 H x 26 W x 0.5 in
sold
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Changsoon Oh

United States

$1,300
Bloom (2) - Limited Edition
Photography, 30 H x 24 W x 0.1 in

Brian Oldham

United States

$1,920
Think of me
Painting, 24 H x 20 W x 0.7 in

Taeil Kim

South Korea

$3,750

Prints from $40
Gem Theater, Pioche Nevada. Edition 14 of 50
Photography, 15 H x 15 W x 0.2 in

Ed Freeman

United States

$570
el LA...taste the difference, 2014
Collage, 28 H x 20 W x 0.1 in

Cody Bayne

United States

$4,270
Neighbour's Garden
Painting, 43.3 H x 35.4 W x 0.8 in

Paula Baader

United Kingdom

$3,150
White Feather. 7 edition of 25
Photography, 30 H x 20 W x 0.1 in

Gregory Prescott

United States

$595

Prints from $44
Diora, 2012, Limited Edition Print, 5 of 5, 30x46 - SOLD OUT
Photography, 30 H x 46 W x 0.1 in
sold
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stephanie vovas

United States

$3,010
Salish Sea
Painting, 30 H x 24 W x 2 in

Gregg Chadwick

United States

$2,500

Prints from $49
Livin on the Schiz 59 (Starburnst)
Painting, 40 H x 26 W x 1.5 in

Mike Carney

United States

$1,320
Hanging Out
Painting, 40 H x 30 W x 0.5 in
sold
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Magdalena Krzak

United States

$1,770
Soul Mirror
Painting, 16 H x 20 W x 1.5 in
sold
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Vicky Barranguet

United States

$1,180

Prints from $80
Diora Aura, 36x44, Limited Edition Print 2 of 12
Photography, 36 H x 44 W x 0.1 in

stephanie vovas

United States

$2,670
BLAZE
Painting, 39.4 H x 39.4 W x 0.8 in

Tim Fawcett

United Kingdom

$1,355
Space No.1028
Painting, 18 H x 24 W x 0.8 in
sold
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Taeil Kim

South Korea

$2,750

Prints from $40
A Beautiful Day
Painting, 48 H x 48 W x 1.5 in
sold
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Dariusz Labuzek

United States

$4,310
pink in grey
Painting, 47.2 H x 39.4 W x 1.6 in
sold
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Christian Hetzel

Germany

$9,350
Pink Mountains
Painting, 48 H x 48 W x 1.6 in
sold
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Louise Fairchild

United Kingdom

$4,510
Only What Matters
Collage, 48 H x 36 W x 2 in
sold
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Michael Cutlip

United States

$5,070
" Candidate"
Collage, 30 H x 28 W x 5 in

Minas Halaj

United States

$4,170
Blue Stage
Painting, 60 H x 48 W x 1.5 in
sold
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Vicky Barranguet

United States

$8,000

Limited Editions from $150
Egg at Sea
Painting, 18.1 H x 15.7 W x 0.8 in

Morgan Wills

United Kingdom
Rogue River - Siskiyou National Forest [abstract N° 1405]
Painting, 39.4 H x 39.4 W x 1.8 in

Koen Lybaert

Belgium

$2,990
Antonia
Painting, 16.5 H x 11.8 W x 0.8 in
sold
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Igor Bleischwitz

Germany

$1,060
Sno-Cone Killer
Painting, 46 H x 34 W x 2 in

Kevin Bradley Church of Type

United States
WITHOUT TITLE
Painting, 55.1 H x 47.2 W x 1.6 in

Natalia Trivino

Italy

$2,750
Disposable Cause
Collage, 46 H x 54 W x 2 in
sold
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David Fredrik Moussallem

Canada

$6,550
Still (Real) LYF 25
Painting, 15 H x 12 W x 0.8 in
sold
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Mike Carney

United States

$480
Palm Springs #2 2015 Artist Proof 1 of 2
Photography, 50 H x 80 W x 0.1 in

Dean West

United States

$16,750
A Woman II
Painting, 10.6 H x 10.6 W x 0 in
sold
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Tomasa Martin

Spain

$777

Prints from $60
Dream
Painting, 59.1 H x 37 W x 0.8 in

Rudolf Kosow

Germany

$3,750
Yellow and Black with Split Horizon
Painting, 10.3 H x 9.8 W x 0 in

Lyndsey Gilmour

United Kingdom
Parfum d'une forêt d'été
Painting, 36 H x 36 W x 1.5 in
sold
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Stephanie Rivet

Canada

$2,150
zyx citron 3mg
Painting, 63 H x 63 W x 2 in
sold
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Laurie Smith

United Kingdom

$2,160
ds, 2011/2
Drawing, 16 H x 19 W x 2 in

Ronald Rupert Santos

United States

Prints from $40
circle game
Painting, 11.8 H x 9.8 W x 2 in
sold
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Morgan Wills

United Kingdom

$240
Interaction
Painting, 47.2 H x 39.4 W x 0.8 in

Jenny Lundgren

Sweden

$4,050
diabetic vanilla
Painting, 57 H x 43 W x 2 in

Laurie Smith

United Kingdom

$1,120
Its Not All Black and White No 5
Painting, 79.5 H x 63.5 W x 1.5 in

Stephen Rowe

United States

$10,450
WITHOUT TITLE
Painting, 52 H x 40.6 W x 2 in

Natalia Trivino

Italy
Fill Me Up
Painting, 30 H x 30 W x 2 in
sold
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Candace Primack

United States

$1,920

Prints from $40
Proximity to Infinite Things
Painting, 20 H x 16 W x 1.5 in
sold
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Alyson Khan

United States

$695

Prints from $40
Celebration
Painting, 48 H x 48 W x 1.5 in
sold
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Candace Primack

United States

$4,170

Prints from $40
I Love A Perfect Day
Painting, 50 H x 39 W x 1.5 in
sold
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Stephen Rowe

United States

$4,020
Encephalartos relictus (44" x 40") - Framed
Painting, 44 H x 40 W x 1 in
sold
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Thomas Hammer

United States

$3,250
SK3 Beach - Limited Edition #25 of 25 - SOLD
Photography, 38 H x 50 W x 0.1 in
sold
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Dean West

United States

$2,360
Playground Games
Painting, 39.4 H x 39.4 W x 1.1 in

Tim Fawcett

United Kingdom

$1,410
go wild
Painting, 24 H x 24 W x 2 in

Mary Elizabeth Peterson

United States

$580

Prints from $150
Andy Dead 2.2 (Ed. 1 of 6)
Painting, 40.6 H x 28.7 W x 1.2 in

Campbell La Pun

Japan

$1,700
D-2
Painting, 28.7 H x 36.2 W x 0.8 in
sold
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OSCAR ALVAREZ

Spain

$1,880

Prints from $80
Migration | Dancing in the rain
Painting, 44.1 H x 38.2 W x 0.8 in
sold
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Yuliya Martynova

United Kingdom

$2,750
Wind Blue 81
Painting, 48 H x 48 W x 1.5 in

Jessy Cho

United States

$3,270

Prints from $73
Moonlight Scramble
Painting, 60 H x 60 W x 1 in
sold
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Alon Kedem

Israel

$8,700
Wikstoemia villosa (50" x 80")
Painting, 50 H x 80 W x 0.1 in

Thomas Hammer

United States
Primarily 4
Painting, 11.8 H x 9.8 W x 0 in

Lyndsey Gilmour

United Kingdom
Red Line
Painting, 43 H x 47 W x 1.5 in
sold
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Alon Kedem

Israel

$7,250
Time to rest
Painting, 25.6 H x 25.6 W x 0.8 in

Tomasa Martin

Spain

$3,633

Prints from $60
Malibou Lake [Abstract N° 1654] - SOLD [USA]
Painting, 39.4 H x 31.5 W x 1.6 in
sold
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Koen Lybaert

Belgium

$2,490
Water Lilies
Painting, 22 H x 28 W x 1.5 in
sold
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Magdalena Krzak

United States

$1,300

Prints from $40
Migration | S.Pi. (Spiritus Libertatum) 60x70
Painting, 27.6 H x 23.6 W x 0.8 in
sold
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Yuliya Martynova

United Kingdom

$930
Winged
Painting, 7 H x 7 W x 0.1 in
sold
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Jenny Kemp

United States

$495
Magnolia - Limited Edition 4 of 15
Photography, 30 H x 20 W x 1 in

Gregory Prescott

United States

$595

Prints from $44
Toys
Drawing, 25.2 H x 30.3 W x 0.1 in
sold
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Jack Killick

United Kingdom

$1,080
Blue Horizon
Painting, 39.4 H x 39.4 W x 1.6 in
sold
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Louise Fairchild

United Kingdom

$3,550
Rosie, Rosie
Painting, 11 H x 12 W x 1.5 in
sold
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Ed Burkes

United Kingdom

$1,200
Untitled
Painting, 10 H x 12 W x 2 in

Ben Dunn

United States

$480
Inlet White Sand Beach
Painting, 26 H x 32 W x 1.5 in

Changsoon Oh

United States

$2,320
NS-15
Painting, 24.2 H x 17.5 W x 0 in
sold
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OSCAR ALVAREZ

Spain

$880

Prints from $100
Drifting (study)
Painting, 10.2 H x 12.2 W x 0 in

Sara Roberts

Australia

Prints from $47
springtime
Painting, 12 H x 13 W x 1.5 in

Aliza Sternstein

United States

$595
She, Typing
Painting, 60 H x 48 W x 1 in

Xiaoxuan Liu

China

$2,120
The longer way.
Painting, 47.2 H x 39.4 W x 0.7 in

Jenny Lundgren

Sweden

$3,850
Down Deep
Painting, 36.6 H x 25.6 W x 1 in
sold
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Kate Hunt

United Kingdom

$1,010
Morning Light (Diver)
Painting, 37 H x 27.6 W x 1.6 in
sold
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Sara Roberts

Australia

$2,450

Prints from $69
Low Tide
Painting, 41.7 H x 55.9 W x 0.8 in

Kate Hunt

United Kingdom

$2,050
Egg
Sculpture, 40 H x 25 W x 1 in
sold
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Ben Dunn

United States

$560
It's Time
Collage, 40 H x 30 W x 2 in
sold
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Michael Cutlip

United States

$4,970
Rabbit Lake 17
Painting, 40 H x 60 W x 1.5 in
sold
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Elizabeth Lennie

Canada

$5,150
Every Other Saturday They Took the Day Off
Painting, 33 H x 22 W x 10 in
sold
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Kelly Puissegur

United States

$1,280

Prints from $40
untitled words
Painting, 10 H x 8 W x 1.5 in

Aliza Sternstein

United States

$510
Zelande
Painting, 40 H x 32 W x 1.5 in
sold
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Robert von Bangert

United States

$3,150
Number 29
Painting, 52.4 H x 42.5 W x 0.1 in
sold
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Bruno Varatojo

Portugal

$2,700
Dom Rose Pop Bubble (AP from Ed. 12)
Painting, 40.6 H x 28.7 W x 1.2 in
sold
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Campbell La Pun

Japan

$1,290
End of the Road, Darling
Painting, 30 H x 40 W x 1.5 in

Alyson Khan

United States

$2,020

Prints from $40
Marie ( dusk is falling )
Painting, 16.5 H x 11.8 W x 0.8 in
sold
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Igor Bleischwitz

Germany

$1,060
She Had Embarrassed Him for the Last Time
Painting, 22 H x 33 W x 10 in

Kelly Puissegur

United States

$1,280

Prints from $95
We see in spotlights
Painting, 50 H x 50 W x 1.5 in

Ed Burkes

United Kingdom

$3,350
Untitled (painting study #1)
Painting, 52.4 H x 42.6 W x 0.1 in

Bruno Varatojo

Portugal

$2,350
A Conversation among Containers
Painting, 60 H x 48 W x 1 in

Xiaoxuan Liu

China

$2,120
Magic II
Painting, 57.5 H x 57.5 W x 0.8 in

Rudolf Kosow

Germany

$6,850

Prints from $74
Hilly Fields
Painting, 66.9 H x 59.1 W x 1.2 in
sold
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Paula Baader

United Kingdom

$5,950
Shield Ladder
Painting, 96 H x 72 W x 2.5 in

Aschely Cone

United States

$5,050
the girl with brown hair
Painting, 55.1 H x 39.4 W x 0.8 in
sold
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Agata Żychlińska

Poland

$2,090

Prints from $190
Podular Shift (3)
Painting, 14 H x 14 W x 0.5 in
sold
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Jenny Kemp

United States

$910
White Shield I
Painting, 96 H x 60 W x 1.8 in

Aschely Cone

United States

$5,050
Nouveau départ
Painting, 30 H x 48 W x 2 in
sold
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Stephanie Rivet

Canada

$2,160
EPA H20
Painting, 43 H x 67 W x 0.2 in
sold
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Jonas Fisch

United States

$4,700
Where All Things Are Free
Painting, 64 H x 65 W x 0.2 in
sold
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Jonas Fisch

United States

$5,000
Beach Life 13: Clear Blue
Painting, 40 H x 40 W x 1.5 in
sold
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Elizabeth Lennie

Canada

$3,410
Thesis Study #6
Painting, 40 H x 30 W x 1.5 in

Yi Shin Chiang

United States

$2,420

Prints from $81
Homestead
Painting, 25.2 H x 30.3 W x 0.1 in
sold
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Jack Killick

United Kingdom

$1,080
Blurred Lines III - Limited Edition 1 of 25
Photography, 25 H x 22 W x 0.1 in

Anna Church

Canada

$1,180
Wind Blue 36
Painting, 30 H x 24 W x 1.5 in
sold
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Jessy Cho

United States

$1,950

Prints from $68
Auvers
Painting, 36 H x 44 W x 1.5 in
sold
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Robert von Bangert

United States

$4,150
gap in the fence
Painting, 17 H x 14 W x 0.1 in
sold
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Charlotte Evans

United States

$525
Cuts & Scrapes In the Gothic Quarter (Edition 2)
Collage, 44 H x 44 W x 2 in
sold
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David Fredrik Moussallem

Canada

$7,050
glow
Painting, 17 H x 14 W x 0.1 in
sold
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Charlotte Evans

United States

$525
Decadence
Painting, 17 H x 13.5 W x 1.5 in

Erica Lambertson

United States

$985

Prints from $40
Storytellers XIV
Painting, 35.4 H x 27.6 W x 0.8 in

Roos van der Vliet

Netherlands

Prints from $50
Serious
Painting, 47.2 H x 47.2 W x 0.5 in
sold
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Joshua Evans-Hooper

United Kingdom

$2,460

Prints from $44
Run Away Home
Painting, 36 H x 36 W x 1.5 in

Erica Lambertson

United States

Prints from $40
Dharmic Wisdom - Limited Edition 1 of 1
Printmaking, 30 H x 22 W x 0.5 in

Loren Abbate

United States

$1,100
Your Vision Exceeds Me
Painting, 60 H x 72 W x 2 in

Taylor O Thomas

United States

$7,500

Prints from $72
Tea Leaves
Painting, 18.9 H x 16.1 W x 0 in

Joshua Evans-Hooper

United Kingdom

$980

Prints from $40
"Jadran factory"
Painting, 39.4 H x 47.2 W x 0.8 in

Martina Grlić

Croatia
Expansion
Painting, 31.5 H x 39.4 W x 0.8 in
sold
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Kris Coolens

Belgium

$2,440

Prints from $40
The Twins & the Green Car - 6 (large) - Limited Edition #2 of 8
Photography, 35.4 H x 43.3 W x 0 in

Vikram Kushwah

United Kingdom

Prints from $80
Sitting down to lessons
Painting, 31.7 H x 39 W x 1 in
sold
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Stefan Doru Moscu

Romania

$2,650
Aiming
Painting, 21.9 H x 17.5 W x 0.7 in

Kris Coolens

Belgium

$1,340

Prints from $40
Knit #4b - Limited Edition 2 of 3
New Media, 25 H x 25 W x 1.4 in

Petros Vrellis

Greece

$3,749

Prints from $40
The red shirt
Painting, 7.9 H x 11 W x 0.8 in
sold
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Stefan Doru Moscu

Romania

$700
Turning In
Painting, 48 H x 42 W x 2 in
sold
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Taylor O Thomas

United States

$3,770

Prints from $72
Fish Farm 2
Painting, 25.6 H x 20.9 W x 1.2 in

Adam Norgaard

Japan

$2,490

Prints from $40
Encounter 1
Painting, 43.3 H x 31.1 W x 0.1 in
sold
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Adam Norgaard

Japan

$1,240
Abstract composition 870 - Limited Edition 2 of 20
Printmaking, 39.4 H x 39.4 W x 0.1 in

jesús perea

Spain

$660
Lenticular
Painting, 47.2 H x 39.4 W x 1.2 in
sold
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Gagyi Botond

Romania

$1,200
What We Leave Behind
Collage, 22 H x 30 W x 0.1 in

Lauren Matsumoto

$980
untitled (lamento)
Painting, 71.7 H x 48 W x 1.6 in

Stefan Heyer

Germany

$6,990
Bystander 3
Painting, 78.7 H x 59.1 W x 0.4 in

Gagyi Botond

Romania
Thesis Study#4
Painting, 11 H x 0.8 W x 8 in

Yi Shin Chiang

United States

$595

Prints from $78
Abstract composition 898 - Limited Edition 1 of 20
Printmaking, 39.4 H x 39.4 W x 0.1 in

jesús perea

Spain

$660
Storytellers VII pt II
Painting, 15.7 H x 11.8 W x 0.8 in
sold
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Roos van der Vliet

Netherlands

$790
Hummingbird Frequency
Printmaking, 30 H x 22 W x 0.5 in

Loren Abbate

United States

$760
Cloud Cover
Painting, 74.8 H x 66.9 W x 1.6 in

Ben Edmunds

United Kingdom

Prints from $40
"Jadran#4"
Painting, 35 H x 45.7 W x 0.8 in

Martina Grlić

Croatia
Axonometric Study IV
Drawing, 33.1 H x 23.2 W x 0 in
sold
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Ben Edmunds

United Kingdom

$1,110
verpuppung 2
Painting, 39.4 H x 55.1 W x 0.8 in
sold
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Stefan Heyer

Germany

$2,450
Knit #8 - Limited Edition 2 of 3
New Media, 25 H x 25 W x 1.4 in

Petros Vrellis

Greece

$3,749

Prints from $40
Loulou sleeping in the fields (large) - Limited Edition #1 of 8
Photography, 35.4 H x 43.3 W x 0 in

Vikram Kushwah

United Kingdom

$2,010

Prints from $80
Trump 2016 - Limited Edition 124 of 200
Printmaking, 29 H x 13 W x 0.4 in
sold
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Kevin Bradley Church of Type

United States

$130

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