Art Gallery - Paintings

Art Gallery - Paintings - Prints
Artisan Crafted Gifts and Decor From Around the World

These Art Gallery - Paintings - Prints are available from Novica who in association with National Geographic bring a whole range of handcrafted items from small scale crafts workshops, often run by a single craft worker in the developing world.

Prices correct at time of writing - subject to change

'1927' (Brazil)
$129.95

A low fence in lacy wrought iron invites the viewer into a cottage with louvered shutters. Depicted in black and white, it encloses a world of memories for Andre de Miranda. This elegant woodcut print depicts the home where, in 1927, his mother was b more...

'Agave, Tequila Lotto' (Mexico)
$62.95

The tall silhouette of an agave plant graces the card marked as number 11, in Marina Pallares' original interpretation of the Mexican loteria. In pre-Hispanic Mexico, the agave was regarded as a deity who gave her people that precious and once sacred more...

'Almond Trees on the Boulevard' (Brazil)
$169.95

Ancestral almond trees line the boulevard in Itaparica. Located on Itaparica Island in Bahia de Todos os Santos, the tranquil beach town inspires a series of xylographs, or woodcut prints by Pulika. Titled "As Amendoeiras Do Boulevard" in Portuguese. more...

'Arrival' (Brazil)
$199.95

A fishing couple returns home after a day on the sea, representing Brazil's rich and diverse coastal culture with a sense of intimate allure. Simple tracery accentuates the figures' humble pride, as Andre de Miranda uses sharp angles to invigorate th more...

'Back Passage' (Mexico)
$77.95

Las Moras, an old and sprawling hacienda not too far from Mazatlan, is a step back in time. Its quiet passageways and intimate terraces are the domain of only a handful of guests who share the tiled corridors with a strutting clutch of regal peacocks more...

'Broken Lamp Post' (Mexico)
$74.99

In Tlaquepaque, the colorful contrast between a traditional black lamp post and the vivid red of the home behind is an enticing image. Add the quirky happenstance of a broken lamp, and Michael Fitzpatrick and Darian Day captured the image in a photog more...

'Comadres' (Brazil)
$212.95

Andre de Miranda sensitively portrays the intimate relationship between two comadres, a word in Portuguese used to describe close female friends. Although they are of different races, they have shared in countless moments of both joy and sadness. A f more...

'El Quilete' (Mexico)
$77.95

El Quilete is a small quiet town not too far from Mazatlan. Accustomed to welcoming dozens of daytrip visitors on any given day, the residents of El Quilete have decorated their homes and shops with the warm bright colors of olden Mexico. Michael Fit more...

'Favela II' (Brazil)
$44.95

Bright silhouettes describe daily life in a favela, the informal neighborhoods around Brazilian cities. Working in the verdant hues of tropical forests and the warm colors of the sun, David da Costa creates a lovely composition. Its bright geometry i more...

'Like Father, Like Son' (Brazil)
$209.95

Feline intrigue defines this composition by Andre de Miranda. A father and son stroll mysteriously across night's background, interrupted by flashes of white tracery, their movements synchronized masterfully. Says the artist, "I lived for four years more...

'Ochre Stairs' (Mexico)
$77.95

In Mexico, one never knows what may lie behind a home's streetside doors. Swing them open, and you may find the home of a humble family. Or, you may discover more opulent surroundings with color and greenery. In San Miguel de Allende, Michael and Dar more...

'Open Door' (Mexico)
On sale - now $58.36 - was $72.95

Tlaquepaque, now a suburb of the sprawling city of Guadalajara, retains a magnificent bygone charm. A shopper's delight, many of Tlaquepaque's splendid private mansions have been transformed into high-end shops festooned with the finery of traditiona more...

'Patzcuaro Wall' (Mexico)
On sale - now $58.36 - was $72.95

Pitzcuaro is a charming town in central Mexico, not far from Morelia. Founded sometime in the 1320s, it was, at one time in its colonial past, capital of the state of Michoacin. Today, Pitzcauro remains well-known for its Day of the Dead celebrations more...

'Pichula' (Brazil)
$239.95

From the mysterious realm of the unconscious comes this intriguing little animal - a pichula born from the busy imagination of Andre de Miranda. Says Miranda, "I lived for four years in Tres Lagoas, in the interior of Mato Grosso in east-central Braz more...

'Sao Lourenco Fort' (Brazil)
$169.95

Pulika explores the architecture of Itaparica Island in Bahia de Todos os Santos, discovering visual drama in the old fort. A historical monument, it was the scene of a fight between Portuguese settlers and Dutch invaders during Brazil's colonial per more...

'Seu Latif Bar' (Brazil)
$169.95

Quiet arcades open onto a street where rustling palm trees provide shade. The stately buildings house a tavern on Itaparica island in the Bahia de Todos os Santos. Built at the end of the 19th century, the stucco structures with tiled roofs evoke the more...

'The Beauty of Variation is Nature III' (Thailand)
$479.95

The textures of trunks and bark evoke bromeliads that enclose a single ecosystem. Fine filaments trace tenuous paths across fields of cloudlike cotton in a mesmerizing abstract. Observing nature up close, Somchai Sawasdee discovers a world of beauty more...

'The Cutter, Tequila Lotto' (Mexico)
$53.99

Working hard under the sun, a man cuts off the leaves of the agave plant so he can distill the core to make tequila. He is known as a jimador and he appears in card 14 of Marina Pallares' exclusive interpretation of Mexico's loteria. It is a unique v more...

'The Paths of Dnar Rocha' (Brazil)
$134.95

Palms bring welcome shade to the savannah where paths lead to an oasis in the semi-arid plain. Cattle graze in the refreshing sanctuary while horsemen and cowboys tend their animals. In the background, lovers steal away together. Pulika's bold xylogr more...

'Tunnel of Guanajuato' (Mexico)
On sale - now $58.36 - was $72.95

Guanajuato, capital of the same-named state, is threaded with tunnels that twist underneath the old town center. These tunnels are the vestigial remains of the Guanajuato River, which coursed underneath the city. Repeated flooding prompted the constr more...

'Watching from the Doorway' (Mexico)
$77.95

"The day in San Miguel de Allende was cool and cloudy, and we were in a taxi on our way to meet some friends. As the taxi bumped its way along the cobblestone street, I caught sight of this marvelous woman standing in her doorway, peering down the st more...

Print, 'Corcovado at Dawn' (Brazil)
$69.95

The spirit of Carnival reigns with the palette of vibrant colors that Orlando De Sant' Anna selects for this composition. It depicts Corcovado mountains, famous for the Christ Redeemer sculpture that overlooks Rio de Janeiro. De Sant'Anna shares his more...

Print, 'Sugar Loaf Hill at Dawn' (Brazil)
$59.95

The promise of a new day inspires Orlando De Sant' Anna as he prepares a palette of vibrant colors. The composition is reminiscent of those paintings by 19th century explorers who depicted Brazil's nature and landscape in an idealized, romantic style more...

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Art Gallery - Paintings - Prints Artisan Crafted Gifts and Decor From Around the World

Art Gallery - Paintings - Prints
Artisan Crafted Gifts and Decor From Around the World