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High Frequency/Slow Shift (Abstract Painting)
By Macyn Bolt
Located in London, GB
shapes and the contrary background treatment is accentuated by the high-key yellow color that pushes the
Category

2010s Abstract Geometric Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

High Frequency/Slow Shift (Abstract Painting)
By Macyn Bolt
Located in London, GB
shapes and the contrary background treatment is accentuated by the high-key yellow color that pushes the
Category

2010s Abstract Geometric Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Mid-Century Sideboard in Black Lacquer with Greek Key Detail by James Mont
By James Mont
Located in New York, NY
the qualities that collectors treasure in Mont's practice. The high keyed contrast of the radiant
Category

Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Sideboards

Materials

Glass, Lacquer

Mini Daisies in Many Pinks, Original Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA
highlights the combination of the high-key delicate pink against the bold, saturated fuschia. "The challenge
Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Realist Still-life Drawings and W...

Materials

Watercolor

Mil Besos Eva Maria Garrido Garcia Yerbabuena Outskirts of Sevilla Spain
By Ruven Afanador
Located in New York, NY
, the high keyed black and white color scheme adds to the drama and mystery of the piece, showcasing
Category

Early 2000s Modern Portrait Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Vintage 1970 New York State Council on the Arts Award poster Nicholas Krushenick
By Nicholas Krushenick
Located in New York, NY
Rosenblum once described. The high-keyed color, formal rigor, and sheer graphic intensity of his paintings
Category

1970s Pop Art Abstract Prints

Materials

Screen, Offset

Vintage oak and wicker brutalist dining chairs, 1960s
Located in Leuven, Vlaams Gewest
thick wicker seats. The high backrests are a key design feauture for these chairs. 1960s - Belgium
Category

Vintage 1960s Belgian Brutalist Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Wicker, Oak

Mid-Century Norwegian Rosewood Flip-Top Rolling Dry Bar by Torbjørn Afdal
By Bruksbo, Torbjørn Afdal, Mellemstrands Trevareindustri
Located in Brooklyn, NY
closed by unlocking said mechanism with the key). Extremely high quality piece, utilizing the finest
Category

Vintage 1960s Norwegian Scandinavian Modern Carts and Bar Carts

Materials

Brass

White out, two polar bears walking, Black and white, Fine Art Photography
By David Yarrow
Located in Vienna, AT
composition uses a high-key style, where details are reduced to accentuate the contrast of the subjects
Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

18K White Gold Diamond Cross Pendant Necklace, 0.62ct
Located in Holtsville, NY
touch of reverence to the piece. Key Features: * Material: High-quality 18K white gold for enduring
Category

2010s American Artist Pendant Necklaces

Materials

Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold

Lake Chamo, Ethiopia by Cristina Mittermeier
By Cristina Mittermeier
Located in Chicago, IL
back to the shore. Simple high key compositions like this where all sense of space is lost can create a
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Confluence (Large Scale Contemporary Abstract Painting)
By Debra Drexler
Located in New York, NY
associated with action painting, and feminize them. The luminosity and high key saturation in Drexler's work
Category

2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil, Acrylic

Drenched in Green (Large Scale Contemporary Abstract Painting)
By Debra Drexler
Located in New York, NY
painting, and feminize them. The luminosity and high key saturation in Drexler's work are created through
Category

2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil, Acrylic, Canvas

Deliverance (Large Scale Contemporary Abstract Painting)
By Debra Drexler
Located in New York, NY
“heroic” marks associated with action painting, and feminize them. The luminosity and high key saturation
Category

2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil, Acrylic, Canvas

Combustable Matter (Large Scale Contemporary Abstract Painting)
By Debra Drexler
Located in New York, NY
. The luminosity and high key saturation in Drexler's work are created through multiple layers of
Category

2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil, Acrylic

Cerulean Flow (Large Scale Contemporary Abstract Painting)
By Debra Drexler
Located in New York, NY
and high key saturation in Drexler's work are created through multiple layers of glazing of pigment
Category

2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil, Acrylic

Blue Seed (Large Scale Contemporary Abstract Painting)
By Debra Drexler
Located in New York, NY
painting, and feminize them. The luminosity and high key saturation in Drexler's work are created through
Category

2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil, Acrylic

Backlit Revel (Large Scale Contemporary Abstract Painting)
By Debra Drexler
Located in New York, NY
painting, and feminize them. The luminosity and high key saturation in Drexler's work are created through
Category

2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil, Acrylic

"Bathed in Violet" Large Scale Contemporary Abstract Painting, lavender, blue
By Debra Drexler
Located in New York, NY
and high key saturation in Drexler's work are created through multiple layers of glazing of pigment
Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Tall 19th Century Neoclassical Palisander Cabinet
Located in Dusseldorf, DE
part. The base cabinet has two doors and two drawers above. The high top cabinet has two doors also
Category

Antique 19th Century European Neoclassical Cabinets

Materials

Oak, Palisander

Tall 19th Century Neoclassical Palisander Cabinet
Tall 19th Century Neoclassical Palisander Cabinet
H 146.07 in W 72.84 in D 22.45 in
Rockpile
By Michael Obermeyer
Located in Pasadena, CA
across the water, creating this high key, fluid scene." —Michael Obermeyer Exhibited Fleeting Moments
Category

2010s Realist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil, Panel, Canvas

Rockpile
Rockpile
H 16.25 in W 14.5 in D 0.5 in
Art Deco Ceramic Vase with Hand-Painted Detailing by Arthur Percy for Gefle
Located in New York, NY
detailing are among the motifs that have been hand painted onto the surface of the body in high key
Category

Vintage 1920s Swedish Art Deco Vases

Materials

Ceramic

"Mums" William S. Schwartz, Yellow Flowers, Cubist, Modern Still Life
By William S. Schwartz
Located in New York, NY
view, situating a motley group of picnickers in the foreground. Schwartz used high-keyed colors and
Category

Mid-20th Century Cubist Still-life Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"Aquatic Forest" Contemporary Abstract Painting in violet, turquoise blue, pink
By Debra Drexler
Located in New York, NY
and high key saturation in Drexler's work are created through multiple layers of glazing of pigment
Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

"Pulse, Whirl" Abstract Painting in magenta, pinks and blues with golden yellow
By Debra Drexler
Located in New York, NY
“heroic” marks associated with action painting, and feminize them. The luminosity and high key saturation
Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Canvas

"Thawed Rose" Abstract painting in rose pink, fuchsia, magenta and blue.
By Debra Drexler
Located in New York, NY
associated with action painting, and feminize them. The luminosity and high key saturation in Drexler's work
Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

"Aquatic Forest" Contemporary Large Scale Abstract Painting, violet, turquoise
By Debra Drexler
Located in New York, NY
“heroic” marks associated with action painting, and feminize them. The luminosity and high key saturation
Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

"Urban Swing" Contemporary Large Scale Abstract Painting
By Debra Drexler
Located in New York, NY
associated with action painting, and feminize them. The luminosity and high key saturation in Drexler's work
Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

"Liquid Sun" Large Scale Abstract Painting (pink, orange, yellow, blue, violet)
By Debra Drexler
Located in New York, NY
. The luminosity and high key saturation in Drexler's work are created through multiple layers of
Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Acrylic

"Orange Wiggle" Contemporary Large Scale Abstract Painting
By Debra Drexler
Located in New York, NY
and high key saturation in Drexler's work are created through multiple layers of glazing of pigment
Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas, Acrylic

"Orange Meander" Large Scale Abstract Painting
By Debra Drexler
Located in New York, NY
“heroic” marks associated with action painting, and feminize them. The luminosity and high key saturation
Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Acrylic

"Solar Blue" Contemporary Large Scale Abstract Painting
By Debra Drexler
Located in New York, NY
. The luminosity and high key saturation in Drexler's work are created through multiple layers of
Category

2010s Abstract Impressionist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Acrylic

Malibu (#7 Blue + Brown)
By Judy Ledgerwood
Located in Bloomington, IL
prior to 2002, when she shifted to the high-key color and patterned abstraction she is known for today
Category

20th Century Contemporary Abstract Prints

Materials

Monotype

Mother and Child with Lilies
By George Hitchcock
Located in Washington, DC
Dutch peasants of Egmond. And the high-keyed, light infused palette and broken brushstrokes of the
Category

Late 19th Century American Impressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

Portrait of a Lady
By Percy Gray
Located in Graton, CA
the high-keyed palette and broken brushstrokes learned from William Merritt Chase. "Don't
Category

Early 19th Century American Realist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Watercolor

Fauv Impressionist harbor scene, "Sailboats at the Quai du Parti, Toulon"
By Achille-Émile Othon Friesz
Located in Washington, DC
, high-keyed fauvist palette. The following year, Friesz and Braque traveled to the south of France and
Category

Early 20th Century Fauvist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

Emerald Eternity Band, Channel Set Solid Gold Ring, May Birthstone Eternity Ring
Located in New York, NY
comfortable to wear and the emeralds have great luster so it is perfect for low-key and high key occasions
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Thai Band Rings

Materials

Emerald, Gold, 14k Gold

Untitled
By Raymond Parker
Located in Lawrence, NY
lyricism usually associated with Matisse’s cutouts of the forties, or Stuart Davis’s high-keyed color
Category

1970s Color-Field Abstract Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Canvas

Untitled
H 95 in W 118.75 in
Pair of Mid-Century Modern Greek Key Custom Pedestal Cabinets by James Mont
By James Mont
Located in New York, NY
qualities that collectors treasure in Mont's practice. The high keyed contrast of the radiant black lacquer
Category

Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Cabinets

Materials

Lacquer

Chinese Mythological Leopard Painted Panel
Located in Chicago, IL
and longevity and the leopards ferocity and supreme power. We love the way the high-keyed colors and
Category

20th Century Chinese Folk Art Paintings and Screens

Materials

Elm

Chinese Mythological Leopard Painted Panel
Chinese Mythological Leopard Painted Panel
H 16.5 in W 10.25 in D 1.25 in
Stunning Pair of Art Deco Cubist Style Mahogany and Black Lacquer Club/Armchairs
Located in New York, NY
high-key contrasted created by the recessed horizontal line finished in a lustrous black lacquer. The
Category

Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Armchairs

Materials

Mahogany, Lacquer

Dsquared2 Bordeaux Leather Lock And Key High Top Sneakers Size 44
By Dsquared2
Located in Dubai, Al Qouz 2
Deserving a special place in your edgy wardrobe, these Dsquared2 high top Lock and Key sneakers
Category

2010s Italian Shoes

Mid-Century Modern Black Lacquer and Gold Leaf Sideboard Signed by James Mont
By James Mont
Located in New York, NY
that collectors treasure in Mont's practice. The high keyed contrast of the radiant black lacquer
Category

Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Sideboards

Materials

Giltwood, Lacquer

Mid Century Modern Custom Cabinet in Black Lacquer and Gilt Signed by James Mont
By James Mont
Located in New York, NY
qualities that collectors treasure in Mont's practice. The high keyed contrast of the radiant black lacquer
Category

Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Cabinets

Materials

Giltwood, Lacquer

"Cortijo Alcala", Osuna, España
By Ruven Afanador
Located in New York, NY
of the desert floor serves to accentuate the high keyed contrast of their all black outfits and
Category

2010s Surrealist Figurative Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper

Rotary II
By Macyn Bolt
Located in London, GB
treatment is accentuated by the high-key yellow color that pushes the composition forward toward the viewer
Category

2010s Abstract Geometric Abstract Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Wood Panel

Rotary II
Rotary II
H 30.28 in W 30.28 in
1960s German Ceramic Vase
Located in High Point, NC
shines with a high key orange and titanium buff, speckled with an earthy ochre. Molded with a circular
Category

Vintage 1960s European Mid-Century Modern Vases

Materials

Ceramic

1960s German Ceramic Vase
1960s German Ceramic Vase
H 10 in W 8.3 in D 6.3 in
Large Japanese Meiji Figure of Ryujin Gilt and Polychrome Patina
Located in New York City, NY
is 15 1/4 "high without the base. Key words: Rococo,lacquer, metalwork, statue, garden, decorative
Category

20th Century Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Teak Chest of Drawers No. 134 by Børge Mogensen for FDB Mobler, 1960s
By FDB Møbler, Børge Mogensen
Located in Breda, Netherlands
drawers is in a good vintage condition and has all its original solid oak base key for the high end of the
Category

Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Ash, Beech, Teak

Rolling and extendable bar, Norwegian, in Rosewood by Torbjørn Afdal for Bruksbo
By Torbjørn Afdal, Bruksbo
Located in JOINVILLE-LE-PONT, FR
well as a storage box. The furniture locks (keys provided). High-end manufacturing of very good
Category

Vintage 1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Dry Bars

Materials

Brass

Chinese Planet Lithograph by Sam Francis, 1963
By Sam Francis
Located in New York, NY
exploding across the composition- and vibrant high keyed color palate. This piece represents an important
Category

1960s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Prints

Materials

Lithograph

1950s French Midcentury Modern Rio Rosewood Palisander Fitted Cabinet Credenza
Located in Sherborne, Dorset
of full height doors, each locked by a single brass key. The original high gloss lacquer finish
Category

Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Cupboards

Materials

Brass

French Modernist Domed Alabaster and Polished Chrome Flush Mount Chandelier
Located in New York, NY
alabaster displaying a particularly dramatic and high keyed veining. The shade is secured to the lustrous
Category

20th Century French Modern Flush Mount

Materials

Alabaster, Chrome

Very Finely Carved Mahogany Two-Part Display Cabinet, England circa 1890
Located in Shippensburg, PA
carvings at the vertical and horizontal centers of the door. Retaining it’s original single key, the very
Category

Antique Late 19th Century British Rococo Revival Vitrines

Materials

Brass

Lrg bronze framed abstract by Pennsylvania arttist Rose Naftulin
Located in Palm Springs, CA
color both tonal and high key. One can easily follow Naftulin's decisions as she revises, edits and even
Category

Late 20th Century American Paintings

Materials

Canvas

"Violet Eclipse" Large Scale Contemporary Abstract Painting
By Debra Drexler
Located in New York, NY
. The luminosity and high key saturation in my work are created through multiple layers of glazing of
Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Acrylic

"Violet Eclipse" Large Scale Contemporary Abstract Painting
By Debra Drexler
Located in New York, NY
. The luminosity and high key saturation in my work are created through multiple layers of glazing of
Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil, Acrylic, Canvas

Vintage Chinese Mythological Tiger Painted Panel
Located in Chicago, IL
peace and longevity and the tigers ferocity and supreme power. We love the way the high-keyed colors and
Category

20th Century Chinese Folk Art Paintings and Screens

Materials

Elm

Vintage Chinese Mythological Lion Painted Panel
Located in Chicago, IL
and longevity and the lions sovereignty and power. We love the way the high-keyed colors and bright
Category

Vintage 1970s Chinese Folk Art Paintings

Materials

Wood

Chinese Painted Panel of Leopard Hunt, c. 1970
Located in Chicago, IL
and longevity and the leopards ferocity and supreme power. We love the way the high-keyed colors and
Category

Late 20th Century Qing Animal Paintings

Materials

Lacquer, Paint, Wood Panel

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    A key case refers to a small case in which keys are carried. These cases are compact and have key hooks on the inside to keep your house key, car key, workplace key and other keys. Shop a range of antique and vintage key cases on 1stDibs.
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    A watch key is utilized to wind the watch and set the time in pocket watches. This is generally done by opening the watch back and positioning the key over the winding-arbor and turning the hands. Shop a range of antique and vintage pocket watches on 1stDibs.
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    A Tiffany key is a timeless symbol of sophistication. It is a key-shaped pendant designed by legendary American luxury house Tiffany & Co. With its exquisite craftsmanship, the key necklace can be worn alone, or layered together for a more dazzling effect. Tiffany keys come in a variety of materials and feature a range of gemstones. A recurring motif of the Tiffany keys is the fleur-de-lis, a symbol of royalty. On 1stDibs find a variety of Tiffany keys that you can choose from.
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    High jewelry is the term for luxury jewelry made with the highest quality of materials and with the highest level of craftsmanship. Often, the phrase implies that the jewelry maker produces bespoke or one-of-a-kind pieces. Generally, high jewelry features only the finest metals and rarest precious gemstones and is usually made by hand. On 1stDibs, shop a wide range of high jewelry.
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    High cabinets, also known as wall cabinets or pantry cabinets, are storage units that can range from 84 inches to 96 inches high. The cabinets provide an area with functionality and high dramatic style to fit your décor needs. For the look, you can shop a collection of high cabinets from some of the world’s top sellers on 1stDibs.
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    A person of average height should have a desk that is 28 to 30 inches high.

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    High gloss paint has a shiny specialty finish to it so that the light reflects in an almost mirror-like way. A gloss finish describes the sheen level, or how much light the paint or stain reflects.
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    Whether velvet is high-maintenance is a matter of opinion. To keep velvet upholstery clean, vacuum it regularly using a hose attachment. Soak up stains with absorbent cloths as soon as they happen and then treat stains with a product labeled as safe for velvet. Generally, synthetic velvet is more stain-resistant than pure cotton or silk velvet. Shop a range of velvet furniture on 1stDibs.
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    Art Deco features bold geometric designs, clean lines and vibrant colors.

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