Gérôme's Carpet Seller breathes in vertical cinematic format — the orientalist masterwork shows a Cairo courtyard where merchants in saffron, emerald, scarlet and indigo robes negotiate around a vast medallion-pattern carpet hung from a stone gallery, a heaped pile of cushions and rolled rugs...

Michael Jackson sits in a gilt-and-blue-velvet baroque chair, dark curls falling across the brow while a scarlet brocade jacket densely worked in gold scrollwork wraps the torso over a white silk shirt and a sapphire-blue brocade trouser sets the lap, ringed fingers resting on...

Elvis Presley sits enthroned on an ornate gold-leaf chair in a cream coat lavishly embroidered in gold filigree across chest and sleeves, a wide silver-and-burgundy royal sash crossing the body and a gem-set medallion at the collar, his ringed hands clasped at the lap...

Andy Warhol leans over a fallen Basquiat in a black-and-white boxing photograph, a black glove resting on the gloved chest while "ANDY WARHOL" cobalt graffiti slashes the upper third and a scarlet "BASQUIAT" tag drips below, white chalk skull and red Roman numerals scrawled...

A chalk-stick crowned figure stands on a black playing-field, white "JEAN MICHEL" block letters arched overhead while a graffiti crown floats off the shoulder, "the offs" notations scribbled near the feet and a white "BASQUIAT" tag drips below, every painted streak caught in neo-expressionist...

White "JEAN MICHEL" block letters and an orange "BASQUIAT" graffiti tag bracket two chalk cards on black ground, the orange three-point crown floating between them while "Venus Madonna", "Saturday Morning Cartoon", "Krak", "Sugar/Dextrose" and "Sugar Coated Corn Puffs" notations scribble across both cards, every...

Half a Basquiat self-portrait emerges from black ground while the other half dissolves into chalk-stick figure scribbles, a red "BASQUIAT" graffiti slashing the brow and a red crown floating beside the eye, "the offs" notations scrawled across the lower frame, every painted streak caught...

Chalk-white symbols, arrows and a small skull crowd a black playing-field, a hand-drawn white crown and a scarlet "BASQUIAT" graffiti slashing across the upper third while a cobalt crown spray-paint sits beside the title and "Tartown Record Co. New York N.Y. U.S.A." notation anchors...

Gandalf gazes from beneath the brim of a tall pointed hat, snow-white beard cascading past hooded eyes while parchment-cream haze blooms behind a charcoal robe and stray gold flecks float past his shoulder, every painted strand caught in fantasy-portrait register. Gandalf is digital painting...

Lady Liberty's face fills the frame in painterly close-up, her seven-rayed crown, raised torch, and copper-toned drapery rendered against turbulent jade-and-gold sky, every hammered fold and oxidation streak caught in monumental-portrait register. The Statue of Liberty is digital painting in monumental register — an...

A pedestrian view down the Brooklyn Bridge walkway runs straight at the gothic stone tower in soft sepia mono, the cable web fanning outward across a beige-and-cream sky, every spun wire and timber plank caught in architecture-photography register. Brooklyn Bridge is photography in architecture...

Two abstract faces emerge in scrawl-line ink on velvet black, white-and-yellow contour lines tangled with crimson accents and a single red eye in expressionist register. Abstract Faces is contemporary illustration in linework register — twin profiles caught in red-and-yellow theater. Behind tempered glass, the...

A zebra faces the camera in close-up portrait, monochrome stripes funneling toward dark eyes while the high-key white background isolates every dash and curve in studio-wildlife register. Zebra is wildlife photography in symmetric-portrait register — frontal stripes caught in white-light theater. Behind tempered glass,...

An African elephant turns its great head against pure white, charcoal hide and curved ivory tusk emerging in high-key portrait register while leathery wrinkles trace every fold in studio-wildlife register. Elephant is wildlife photography in high-key-portrait register — gentle giant caught in white-light theater....

A giraffe's head emerges from velvet black with the body dissolving into a rising plume of orange-amber smoke, the surreal silhouette painted as if conjured from chimney curls in dispersion register. Giraffe is wildlife conceptual photography in dispersion register — savanna icon caught in...

A grumpy owl glares forward with luminous yellow eyes, painterly palette-knife strokes in violet, slate, and cream sculpting the feathered face and folded wings against an atmospheric mauve field. Owl is wildlife-painting in palette-knife register — moody owl caught in violet-and-cream impasto. Behind tempered...

Two lion heads face each other across a velvet-black field, the left mane glowing in warm gold-and-cream tones while the right mane burns in deep crimson-and-wine, the dual portrait staged in mirrored color symmetry. Lion is wildlife portrait in duotone-pair register — twin kings...

Navy-indigo continents settle across a textured silver-stone field, the cracked plaster surface giving the map an aged industrial weight while the deep-blue continents read with painterly clarity. World Map is cartographic art in cement-stone register — globe caught in plaster-textured artifact. Behind tempered glass,...

A solitary figure with a red umbrella stands in heavy rainfall, narrow lamps glowing through dark vertical-streak rain across painterly noir alleyway. Rainy City is fine-art figurative painting in noir register — solitary umbrella caught in painterly downpour. Behind tempered glass, the red umbrella...

A wolf emerges from misty forest in studio black-and-white, cold light filtering through dark pine spires while the wolf approaches the viewer with steady gaze. Wolf is wildlife photography in atmospheric register — solitary wolf caught in misty forest. Behind tempered glass, the misty...

A wolf turns into frame in black-and-white watercolor, ears sharp and eye steady while its muzzle dissolves into splashed pigment. Wolf is watercolor wildlife illustration — alert intelligence rendered in fluid, half-dissolved marks. Behind tempered glass, the ink washes keep their soft tonal range...

Layered rust, cream, navy and ink-black brushstrokes meet on canvas in painterly chaos, scratched white sweep crossing the rich rust field in expressive gesture. Abstract Colors is contemporary mixed-media art — palette-knife composition caught in earthen register. Behind tempered glass, the rust-and-cream palette keeps...

The Spanish flag spreads across the panel in painterly oil-texture, red-and-yellow stripes meeting the embroidered coat-of-arms in dimensional impasto. Flag of Spain is patriotic mixed-media art — Spanish emblem rendered in oil-canvas register. Behind tempered glass, the red-and-yellow palette keeps its saturated punch and...

Three horse heads gather in profile in painterly mixed-media sketch, warm chestnut-and-bay tones meeting sepia cross-hatching against an amber wash. Horses is fine-art equestrian illustration — three-portrait composition caught in painterly register. Behind tempered glass, the chestnut-and-bay coats keep their painterly warmth and the...

Sandstone walls of a slot canyon meet in a monochrome cleft, layers of sculpted stone holding shadow on one side and bright sky-light on the other. Grand Canyon is landscape photography in studio black-and-white — geological corridor caught in dramatic chiaroscuro. Behind tempered glass,...

A painted skyline rises in palette-knife strokes, twin towers and city blocks reflected in a gray harbor while warm reds, yellows and turquoise punctuate the muted gray-and-white field. Abstract City is contemporary cityscape painting — skyline reflection caught in palette-knife register. Behind tempered glass,...

A vintage world map spreads across a parchment-toned ground in sepia-and-cream, weathered patches and faded edges giving the continents a hand-drawn, antique character. World Map is cartographic art in distressed-print register — globe rendered as old-paper artifact. Behind tempered glass, the sepia palette keeps...

Sumi-e brushwork sweeps across the canvas in dark slate and ash, scarlet leaves dotting karst peaks while a small fishing boat drifts through soft mist. Japanese Drawing is shan shui ink-and-wash painting — landscape rendered as gesture. Behind tempered glass, the ink wash keeps...

Crimson and indigo brushwork bursts across a turquoise field, white and gold streaks crashing through the right side like color in motion. Abstract 4 is contemporary digital painting — pigment captured at the moment of explosion. Behind tempered glass, the turquoise keeps its electric...

A woman gazes out from behind streaked brushstrokes of crimson, teal and bone-white that swipe across her face and shoulders, the painted skin alive with bold color. Female Portrait 5 is body-paint portraiture with cinematic confrontation — a face met directly, mid-painting. Behind tempered...