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«Vasudhara Mandala» — Jyasaraya Jhirila Price of the painting: $1,310,000 The Buddhist sacred image Vasudhara Mandala was created by artist Jyasaraya Jhirila in 14th-century Nepal. Today, this piece stands as one of the oldest surviving works of Nepalese art known to exist. It was sold at Sotheby's for $1.31 million. MusePalette

«Madonna and Child» — Titian Artwork price: $16,900,000 Titian, the renowned Italian Renaissance master, needs no introduction. One of his most celebrated works, Madonna and Child, was sold this year at Sotheby's for $16.9 million. MusePalette

«The Reading Cat» — Vikentiy Alexandrovich Slendzinskiy MusePalette

"The Forest Lodge" — Shishkin The painting is dominated by deep green tones, with only the distant grass and treetops touched by sunlight. A sunbeam gently falls on the wooden lodge, highlighting it at the heart of the composition. Shishkin depicts a dense forest, where sunlight struggles to break through. Yet, right in the center—where the lodge stands—there’s a clearing. The artwork captures a deep reverence for nature, and the subtle contrast between its wild grandeur and human presence. #painting #nature #Shishkin MusePalette

«Underwater Scene with Playing Nymphs» – Georg Yanni MusePalette

«Ship at Sunset off Cape Martin» — Ivan Konstantinovich Aivazovsky MusePalette

«Вanity» — John Waterhouse MusePalette

«For Sunday Dinner» — William Michael Harnett. $69,000. Harnett turns a plucked chicken on a wooden door into a stark, intimate moment. Precise brushwork captures skin texture, feathers, cold hinges, worn wood—evoking near-tactile realism. Soft light lifts the bird from shadows, contrasting the heavy door, transforming a daily scene into something solemn and arresting. His *tromp-l’œil* mastery reveals more than skill—it echoes 19th-century domestic life, infusing routine with quiet gravity. A still life void of grandeur, yet powerful in honesty and material truth. MusePalette #Art #StillLife #Harnett

“First Greenery” — Illia Semenovich Ostroukhov In the foreground, the artist depicts slender birches cloaked in tender green. They appear delicate against the calm water and pale sky. The sun has melted the snow, and nature seems to breathe freely once more, eager to break into life. This awakening is evident in the fresh green growth at the base of the trees. The delicate birches grow beside the water, beneath a small cliff. On the opposite bank stand old trees bearing black crow nests. Around them stretches a green forest — fragile and translucent, yet gathering strength after winter's rest. #art #painting #Ostroukhov #landscape #spring #RussianArt MusePalette

Yellow — Gada Amer At first, it hits you as a mere flash of color — almost aggressively bright, verging on fluorescent. But then your gaze begins to parse the surface, and out of that yellow noise emerge lines, shapes, traces of hands, as if the painting is simultaneously trying to reveal and conceal something. With Gada Amer, this tension is always central: she merges what we’re used to keeping apart — painting and embroidery, ornament and provocation, surface beauty and uncomfortable meaning. The threads here don’t decorate the image; they unsettle it, make it elusive, almost argumentative with itself. That’s why Yellow doesn’t function as pure abstraction, but as a field of interference, where the image constantly appears and vanishes. The longer you look, the less it resembles a mere beautiful object — and the more compelling it becomes. MusePalette

Green White — Ellsworth Kelly Price of the painting: $1,650,000 Ellsworth Kelly was a contemporary American painter and sculptor, widely regarded as a leading figure in the "Hard-edge painting" movement—a style defined by sharply defined, clean-edged forms, often (but not always) geometric. The artwork Green White was sold in November 2008 for $1,650,500. MusePalette

«Ancient Horror» — Lev Samoilovich Bakst The painting depicts the downfall of a civilization, echoing the mythical end of Atlantis. The viewer senses the rising water, slowly engulfing magnificent structures and temples, climbing higher and higher. Eventually, even the mountains—seemingly eternal and solid—will vanish beneath the waves. Above the catastrophe stands an antique goddess with an archaic smile. Her true name is unknown, but her presence radiates timeless wisdom. Everything may perish, yet she will remain until the very end. MusePalette

«Swan Song of the Hussars» - Ludwig Koch MusePalette

«Untitled» — Blinky Palermo Price of the painting: $1,700,000 Blinky Palermo was a German abstract artist. His painting Untitled sold for 1.7 million dollars at auction. Like many of Palermo's works, Untitled features layered blocks of solid color placed in deliberate, rhythmic sequence. #арт #современноеИскусство #художник #абстракция MusePalette

«Allegory of Fortune» — Salvator Rosa MusePalette

Giuseppe De Nigris, 1864 MusePalette

Black Light, Series #7: Portrait of the Ego — Faith Ringgold Price: $56,000 This piece transcends "painting"—it’s a declaration. Triangular segments converge at the center, filled with overlapping words: BLACK, AMERICA, RINGGOLD—pressing, intersecting, repeating. Text becomes form, form becomes rhythm, rhythm becomes tension. The palette—black, deep blue, red—is stark, ideological. Black is not just a color—it’s subject, claim, identity. BLACK dominates, woven with AMERICA: a tension of belonging and exclusion. The structure evokes protest posters, propaganda—intentionally. Ringgold, rooted in the civil rights movement, turns art into assertion. The title, Portrait of the Ego, deepens it: a self-portrait amid systems of power—*Who am I within this? How do I name myself?* This isn’t about depicting the world—it’s about claiming the right to name oneself. #ArtAndIdentity #FaithRinggold #CivilRightsAndArt MusePalette

“Dutch Whaling Fleet” — Abraham Storck At first, it seems festive: full sails, fluttering flags, a pink-hued sky, ships gracefully arrayed. But look closer — this isn’t just a peaceful seascape. It’s a calculated scene of industry and survival. Storck balances beauty and brutality. The ships loom majestic, ice and water almost decorative, yet smaller boats swarm below — hunters labor, carcasses are dragged, life and death play out in freezing silence. It’s a rare painting that honors human resolve while quietly revealing its toll. A triumph of 17th-century Dutch maritime pride — yet beneath, an unease lingers. #ArtAnalysis #DutchPainting MusePalette

«Swan Pond at Dusk» – Ferdinand Keller MusePalette

«Moon Over the Sea in Crimea» - Lev Feliksovich Lagorio MusePalette