Classically-Inspired Illustrative Artists

It is unsurprising that the Greek and Roman works found in art galleries and museums have influenced subsequent artists throughout the centuries. Ancient Greece has been recreated through the artistic renderings of artists from Pablo Picasso to Keith Haring. Thus, contemporary artists inspired by art history are not a new phenomenon, but a reflection of their time and a reflection of ours. Whether direct or indirect, there is a strong argument that classically-inspired illustrative artists derive their oeuvre from classical history to the old masters of the Renaissance. Amongst Artsper's selections, one can delve into the works of Hom Nguyen whose pictorial research is constantly renewed and based on monumental portraits, taking us far beyond appearances. Whilst the likes of Claude Weisbuch's unfinished figurative drawings echo the unfinished sketches of the old masters as they form the composition of a prospective subject. May inspiration from the artist's forebearers continue…

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Fine Art Drawings, Caisse d'yeux, Jean-Luc Parant

Jean-Luc Parant

Fine Art Drawings - 49 x 40 cm Fine Art Drawings - 19.3 x 15.7 inch

€2,500

Print, Accident, Antonio Segui

Antonio Segui

Print - 31 x 90 x 0.2 cm Print - 12.2 x 35.4 x 0.1 inch

€550

Painting, Soft glades, Nadezda Stupina

Nadezda Stupina

Painting - 81 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 31.9 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch

€1,900

Painting, Endormis, Eugenia Jaeger

Eugenia Jaeger

Painting - 100 x 120 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 47.2 x 0.8 inch

€2,500

Fine Art Drawings, La Paix, Hom Nguyen

Hom Nguyen

Fine Art Drawings - 80 x 60 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 31.5 x 23.6 x 0.4 inch

€11,900

Painting, Vannes, Jacques Guillet

Jacques Guillet

Painting - 100 x 70 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 27.6 x 0.8 inch

€1,500

Sculpture, Boule 11, Jean-Luc Parant

Jean-Luc Parant

Sculpture - 37 x 33 x 10 cm Sculpture - 14.6 x 13 x 3.9 inch

€3,000

Painting, Cancale, Jacques Guillet

Jacques Guillet

Painting - 50 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch

€450

Fine Art Drawings, Nurse and patient, Ray Smith

Ray Smith

Fine Art Drawings - 27 x 37 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 10.6 x 14.6 x 0 inch

€1,000

Fine Art Drawings, Fallen nurse, Ray Smith

Ray Smith

Fine Art Drawings - 27 x 37 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 10.6 x 14.6 x 0 inch

€1,000

Fine Art Drawings, Untitled, Roberto Matta

Roberto Matta

Fine Art Drawings - 12.2 x 18.5 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 4.8 x 7.3 x 0.1 inch

€5,900

Fine Art Drawings, Divinity - III, Jean Cocteau

Jean Cocteau

Fine Art Drawings - 32 x 26 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 12.6 x 10.2 x 0 inch

€23,000

Fine Art Drawings, Medicine lesson, Ray Smith

Ray Smith

Fine Art Drawings - 27 x 37 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 10.6 x 14.6 x 0 inch

€1,100

Painting, Elisabeht, Nadezda Stupina

Nadezda Stupina

Painting - 70 x 50 x 1 cm Painting - 27.6 x 19.7 x 0.4 inch

€600

Painting, Ecuestre, Ray Smith

Ray Smith

Painting - 57 x 76 cm Painting - 22.4 x 29.9 inch

€6,000

Painting, Our First Polo, Amy Bernays

Amy Bernays

Painting - 40.6 x 50.8 x 1.5 cm Painting - 16 x 20 x 0.6 inch

€772

Painting, Ullevål, Nadezda Stupina

Nadezda Stupina

Painting - 80 x 100 x 4 cm Painting - 31.5 x 39.4 x 1.6 inch

€3,500

Painting, Justicia, Ray Smith

Ray Smith

Painting - 57 x 76 cm Painting - 22.4 x 29.9 inch

€6,000

Painting, Deux sœurs, Eugenia Jaeger

Eugenia Jaeger

Painting - 140 x 98 x 2 cm Painting - 55.1 x 38.6 x 0.8 inch

€3,500

Print, Vaso, Alexis Gorodine

Alexis Gorodine

Print - 76 x 56 x 0.5 cm Print - 29.9 x 22 x 0.2 inch

€430

Print, Pom Pom, Alexis Gorodine

Alexis Gorodine

Print - 50 x 65 x 0.08 cm Print - 19.7 x 25.6 x 0 inch

€340

Print, Fruits, Alexis Gorodine

Alexis Gorodine

Print - 50 x 65 x 0.5 cm Print - 19.7 x 25.6 x 0.2 inch

€320

Print, Ave II, Alexis Gorodine

Alexis Gorodine

Print - 76 x 56.5 x 0.2 cm Print - 29.9 x 22.2 x 0.1 inch

€450

Print, Portrait, Giacomo Porzano

Giacomo Porzano

Print - 66 x 63.5 x 0.1 cm Print - 26 x 25 x 0 inch

€350

Print, Hen II, Alexis Gorodine

Alexis Gorodine

Print - 65.5 x 55 x 0.2 cm Print - 25.8 x 21.7 x 0.1 inch

€350

Fine Art Drawings, Bord de Seine, Charles Malle

Charles Malle

Fine Art Drawings - 30 x 48 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.8 x 18.9 x 0 inch

€350

Painting, Awicha, Rosemary Achata

Rosemary Achata

Painting - 30 x 23 cm Painting - 11.8 x 9.1 inch

€400

Print, Pom pom, Alexis Gorodine

Alexis Gorodine

Print - 50 x 65.5 x 0.2 cm Print - 19.7 x 25.8 x 0.1 inch

€350

Print, Ave I, Alexis Gorodine

Alexis Gorodine

Print - 76 x 56.5 x 0.2 cm Print - 29.9 x 22.2 x 0.1 inch

€450

Painting, Roscoff, Jacques Guillet

Jacques Guillet

Painting - 40 x 40 x 2 cm Painting - 15.7 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch

€450

Fine Art Drawings, Ma cocotte !, Noël Granger

Noël Granger

Fine Art Drawings - 25 x 25 cm Fine Art Drawings - 9.8 x 9.8 inch

€110

Fine Art Drawings, Remember, Rosemary Achata

Rosemary Achata

Fine Art Drawings - 33 x 25 cm Fine Art Drawings - 13 x 9.8 inch

€250

Fine Art Drawings, Laboratory, Bernard Bécan

Bernard Bécan

Fine Art Drawings - 9 x 13 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 3.5 x 5.1 x 0 inch

€320

Fine Art Drawings, Grandparents, Rosemary Achata

Rosemary Achata

Fine Art Drawings - 30 x 23 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.8 x 9.1 inch

€320

Painting, Motifs, Raoul Dufy

Raoul Dufy

Painting - 68 x 52.8 x 0.3 cm Painting - 26.8 x 20.8 x 0.1 inch

€8,000

Print, Unité .7, Le Corbusier

Le Corbusier

Print - 57 x 45 x 1 cm Print - 22.4 x 17.7 x 0.4 inch

€9,800

Fine Art Drawings, Jude II, Orphné Achéron

Orphné Achéron

Fine Art Drawings - 40.3 x 29.7 cm Fine Art Drawings - 15.9 x 11.7 inch

€1,200