The Art of doing Nothing

An ode to the Italian "dolce far niente" — the sweetness of doing nothing. These works celebrate summer's quiet moments: sun-drenched, unhurried, and utterly at ease. An invitation to pause and simply be.

Dolce far niente. Swimsuits Mikhail Mishinskii — Mikhail Mishinskii

Dolce far niente. Swimsuits

Oil on Canvas - 39x28in

$4,530

Place d'Espagne, Rome François Cusson — François Cusson

Place d'Espagne, Rome

Pastel on Wood - 35x30in

$3,800

"Running" Jogging through a summer morning field, oil art Yana Sagan — Yana Sagan

"Running" Jogging through a summer morning field, oil art

Oil on Canvas - 24x24in

$3,040

Baleares Antoine GODDEFROY — Antoine GODDEFROY

Baleares

Acrylic on Canvas - 39x39in

$5,140

Calma sconfinata Patrizia Poli — Patrizia Poli

Calma sconfinata

Acrylic on Canvas - 20x24in

$3,980

Marco che fa un pisolino a casa di Antonio Luigi Iona — Luigi Iona

Marco che fa un pisolino a casa di Antonio

Acrylic on Wood - 32x19in

$710

The buoy Matthieu Montjotin — Matthieu Montjotin

The buoy

Analogue on Paper - 16x24in

$750

The Beginning / Azure Blue Mila Weis — Mila Weis

The Beginning / Azure Blue

Acrylic on Canvas - 46x32in

$3,910

Swan Lake Anna Riabchevskaia — Anna Riabchevskaia

Swan Lake

Oil on Canvas - 31x39in

$2,980

Went into the water Bohdan Shyptenko — Bohdan Shyptenko

Went into the water

Acrylic on Canvas - 20x20in

$1,040

Cubs Francesco Calistri — Francesco Calistri

Cubs

Acrylic, Oil on Canvas - 28x33in

$4,070

By the river. Kuldiga Zoja Golubeva — Zoja Golubeva

By the river. Kuldiga

Oil on Wood - 15x15in

$750

Dolce far niente. Mint and pink Mikhail Mishinskii — Mikhail Mishinskii

Dolce far niente. Mint and pink

Oil on Canvas - 39x59in

$8,470

Eden 3 Luc Andrieux — Luc Andrieux

Eden 3

Acrylic on Canvas - 39x39in

$1,940

Sukhasana Antoine GODDEFROY — Antoine GODDEFROY

Sukhasana

Acrylic on Canvas - 35x46in

$5,140

Sente Hubert Camiglieri — Hubert Camiglieri

Sente

Oil on Canvas - 29x20in

$2,960

Frühlingslüftchen Anne Samson — Anne Samson

Frühlingslüftchen

Acrylic on Canvas - 39x39in

$2,170

Senza nuvole Luigi Iona — Luigi Iona

Senza nuvole

Acrylic on Cardboard - 28x20in

$450

Le chant du merle avait eu raison des tracas du monde. J’aurais passé un temps infini à la regarder dormir comprenant un peu mieux à quoi pouvait ressembler un ange. François Pagé — François Pagé

Le chant du merle avait eu raison des tracas du monde. J’aurais passé un temps infini à la regarder dormir comprenant un peu mieux à quoi pouvait ressembler un ange.

Oil on Canvas - 13x18in

$1,620

Calm Summer Evening - original textured roses on linen Anastassia Skopp — Anastassia Skopp

Calm Summer Evening - original textured roses on linen

Acrylic, Spray Paint on Linen - 31x31in

$1,960

Springtime in Paris #7 James Chadima (JChadima) — James Chadima (JChadima)

Springtime in Paris #7

Oil on Linen - 22x18in

$2,920

Isola della Primavera Gabriele Casale — Gabriele Casale

Isola della Primavera

Vinyl on Canvas - 24x31in

$1,830

The Beginning / Light Yellow Mila Weis — Mila Weis

The Beginning / Light Yellow

Acrylic on Canvas - 32x46in

$4,160

A piece of...Nr.39 Katinka Dermietzel — Katinka Dermietzel

A piece of...Nr.39

Acrylic on Canvas - 39x31in

$2,410

Afrikanische Frau Nele Hartmann — Nele Hartmann

Afrikanische Frau

Acrylic on Canvas - 39x47in

$3,600

Pool Chair II Michael Ward — Michael Ward

Pool Chair II

Acrylic - 24x18in

$4,000

Floral Harmony Lena Krashevka — Lena Krashevka

Floral Harmony

Oil on Canvas - 31x31in

$6,380

Dittico di Alghero. Quadro A + quadro B Marco Ronga — Marco Ronga

Dittico di Alghero. Quadro A + quadro B

Acrylic on Canvas - 20x39in

$6,730

Pool Tilo Ettl — Tilo Ettl

Pool

Acrylic on Canvas - 56x64in

$10,590

Il fallait bien le premier dimanche de Mai aller embrasser le ciel nouveau. François Pagé — François Pagé

Il fallait bien le premier dimanche de Mai aller embrasser le ciel nouveau.

Oil on Linen - 16x13in

$1,250

Paesaggio Gabriele Casale — Gabriele Casale

Paesaggio

Watercolor on Paper - 22x30in

$1,330

Swimming Pool Joseph Roache — Joseph Roache

Swimming Pool

Acrylic, Epoxy on Canvas - 32x42in

$2,000

Peaceful Clouds Bo Kravchenko — Bo Kravchenko

Peaceful Clouds

Oil on Canvas - 30x30in

Not available

Meditation an der Limmat ( Zürich ) Sigurd Wendland — Sigurd Wendland

Meditation an der Limmat ( Zürich )

Oil on Canvas - 24x35in

$9,530

Selfie JIANG LI — JIANG LI

Selfie

Acrylic on Paper - 8x12in

$460

Despedirse Maria Castro Zuzuarregui — Maria Castro Zuzuarregui

Despedirse

Acrylic, Embroidery on Canvas - 28x35in

$3,540

Florals By The Sea Raymond Chow — Raymond Chow

Florals By The Sea

Acrylic on Canvas - 29x28in

$14,860

Rêve d'enfant Cécile Guth — Cécile Guth

Rêve d'enfant

Acrylic, Oil on Linen - 31x31in

$3,980

Après la baignade Rémy Sirope — Rémy Sirope

Après la baignade

Oil on Wood - 12x16in

$620

Le point de fuite Monica Catto — Monica Catto

Le point de fuite

Oil on Canvas - 20x28in

$1,850

The Beginning / Lime Green Mila Weis — Mila Weis

The Beginning / Lime Green

Acrylic on Canvas - 39x39in

$4,170

Can't See the Forest for the Trees Shelton Walsmith — Shelton Walsmith

Can't See the Forest for the Trees

Hybrid on Paper - 36x36in

$4,170

Rosa Flamingo Sergej Sologub — Sergej Sologub

Rosa Flamingo

Oil on Canvas - 39x31in

$6,810

Une moderne Medusa Francesco Calistri — Francesco Calistri

Une moderne Medusa

Oil, Gouache on Canvas - 26x20in

$3,740

Endless Blue Richard Prince — Richard Prince

Endless Blue

Oil - 31x31in

$8,020

Same sky (revisited ) Giovanni Sanesi — Giovanni Sanesi

Same sky (revisited )

Oil, Enamel on Canvas - 47x39in

$8,070

Vacation Vadim Dolgov — Vadim Dolgov

Vacation

Oil on Canvas - 48x48in

$10,370

parasols rouges Johanne Cinier — Johanne Cinier

parasols rouges

Acrylic, Oil Pastel on Wood - 47x38in

$5,080

LOVE ON THE BEACH Marcos Zrihen — Marcos Zrihen

LOVE ON THE BEACH

Acrylic on Canvas - 20x20in

$990

Dolce far niente. Yellow Mikhail Mishinskii — Mikhail Mishinskii

Dolce far niente. Yellow

Oil on Canvas - 43x24in

$6,270

pool days Nicole Wiedenbeck — Nicole Wiedenbeck

pool days

Digital on Paper - 31x24in

$2,180

Slim Aarons 'Clifftop Pool' Slim Aarons — Slim Aarons

Slim Aarons 'Clifftop Pool'

Analogue - 40x60in

$6,110

Kayak Dream Angie Brooksby-Arcangioli — Angie Brooksby-Arcangioli

Kayak Dream

Oil on Canvas - 35x46in

$4,040

Dragonfly no.3 Dagmar Wankowski — Dagmar Wankowski

Dragonfly no.3

Oil on Canvas - 24x35in

$2,810

Spring pond Elena Lukina — Elena Lukina

Spring pond

Oil on Canvas - 22x16in

$1,560

Nuotatore Marco Ronga — Marco Ronga

Nuotatore

Acrylic on Canvas - 34x67in

$5,570

p4 Claudio Pincas Feldman — Claudio Pincas Feldman

p4

Watercolor on Synthetic board - 14x14in

$990

Dolce far niente. Red Mikhail Mishinskii — Mikhail Mishinskii

Dolce far niente. Red

Oil on Canvas - 39x39in

$6,620

Sky. Ocean. Light . Iryna Kastsova — Iryna Kastsova

Sky. Ocean. Light .

Acrylic on Canvas - 39x47in

$3,590

Maja de la Cuarentena Aramís Justiz — Aramís Justiz

Maja de la Cuarentena

Engraving on Paper - 16x11in

$440

The Beginning / Peach Morning Mila Weis — Mila Weis

The Beginning / Peach Morning

Acrylic on Canvas - 39x39in

$3,920

Sattva Giovanni Sanesi — Giovanni Sanesi

Sattva

Oil, Enamel on Canvas - 43x35in

$8,000

La délicatesse du soleil Marie-Pierre Autonne — Marie-Pierre Autonne

La délicatesse du soleil

Acrylic, Oil on Wood - 28x20in

$3,010

La misura del volo Cesare Reggiani — Cesare Reggiani

La misura del volo

Oil on Canvas - 20x16in

$2,290

La Pensée Arrêtée Hugo Pondz — Hugo Pondz

La Pensée Arrêtée

Oil on Canvas - 35x35in

$15,280

Siracusa Elena Prokhorova — Elena Prokhorova

Siracusa

Watercolor on Paper - 22x15in

$1,140

Après-midi calme Johanne Cinier — Johanne Cinier

Après-midi calme

Acrylic, Collage on Canvas - 35x47in

$7,390

Verso la cala Giancarlo Colombo — Giancarlo Colombo

Verso la cala

Acrylic on Linen - 24x20in

$3,000

CALMA Alfonso Silván — Alfonso Silván

CALMA

Acrylic on Canvas - 18x15in

$1,170

The Calm Forest MACARENA SANZ — MACARENA SANZ

The Calm Forest

Acrylic, Watercolor on Paper - 38x62in

$5,490

My version of a Matisse Roman van Gelder — Roman van Gelder

My version of a Matisse

Acrylic on Canvas - 13x11in

$1,360

Golden Silence Galina Vasiljeva — Galina Vasiljeva

Golden Silence

Oil on Linen - 31x31in

$3,610

Pooltime Arno Bruse — Arno Bruse

Pooltime

Acrylic on Canvas - 39x39in

$3,270

Fiori di notte Francesco Calistri — Francesco Calistri

Fiori di notte

Oil on Canvas - 38x57in

$4,820

Tania Saderi - Sogni d'oro - Eileen Contreras -Art Curator- — Eileen Contreras -Art Curator-

Tania Saderi - Sogni d'oro -

Acrylic, Charcoal on Canvas - 48x62in

$5,680

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