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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Quand les mystères sont très malins
Yves Brayer
Print - 22.5 x 30.5 x 0.1 cm Print - 8.9 x 12 x 0 inch
$595
Riva degli Schiavoni, Venise
Charles Malle
Painting - 48 x 62 x 0.1 cm Painting - 18.9 x 24.4 x 0 inch
$1,191
Fille aux sacs poubelles
Eugenia Jaeger
Fine Art Drawings - 50 x 70 cm Fine Art Drawings - 19.7 x 27.6 inch
$952
La chasse à courre en Irlande
Vincent Haddelsey
Print - 37.5 x 54.5 cm Print - 14.8 x 21.5 inch
$119
Réveil du Cineaste
Bernard Bécan
Fine Art Drawings - 16 x 25 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 6.3 x 9.8 x 0 inch
$429
Les bergers d'Arcadie
Frank Girard
Fine Art Drawings - 65 x 50 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 25.6 x 19.7 x 0 inch
$1,976
Il signor Dudron
Giorgio de Chirico
Painting - 17 x 25 x 0.1 cm Painting - 6.7 x 9.8 x 0 inch
Price upon request
Petit-déjeuner aux clémentines
Francine Van Hove
Painting - 73 x 116 cm Painting - 28.7 x 45.7 inch
$24,168
Les Pieds dans les nuages
Francine Van Hove
Painting - 89 x 116 cm Painting - 35 x 45.7 inch
$27,739
The collector’s house blue
Manuel Santelices
Painting - 30.5 x 22.9 x 0.3 cm Painting - 12 x 9 x 0.1 inch
$700
Scène de corrida
Yves Brayer
Fine Art Drawings - 24.4 x 31.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 9.6 x 12.3 inch
$714
El gran teatro del mundo
Antonio Segui
Print - 55.6 x 76.2 x 0.25 cm Print - 21.9 x 30 x 0.1 inch
$1,012
Summer party at the Hoyt House
Manuel Santelices
Fine Art Drawings - 30.5 x 22.9 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 12 x 9 x 0.1 inch
$550
Jane Forth & Jed and Jay Johnson in NY in 1970
Manuel Santelices
Fine Art Drawings - 30.5 x 22.9 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 12 x 9 x 0.1 inch
$800
Charlotte as a ballerina 3
Nadezda Stupina
Painting - 65 x 50 x 0.1 cm Painting - 25.6 x 19.7 x 0 inch
$893
Michael Kors fall fashion collection
Manuel Santelices
Fine Art Drawings - 30.5 x 22.9 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 12 x 9 x 0.1 inch
$850
Gareth Pugh
Manuel Santelices
Fine Art Drawings - 22.9 x 30.5 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 9 x 12 x 0.1 inch
$600
Sous protection
Pierre Alechinsky
Painting - 25 x 35 x 1 cm Painting - 9.8 x 13.8 x 0.4 inch
$13,096
L'Ospite dei Bagnanti Misteriosi
Giorgio de Chirico
Print - 71.5 x 50.5 x 0.1 cm Print - 28.1 x 19.9 x 0 inch
$5,000
Lord and Lady Eliot.
Manuel Santelices
Painting - 30.5 x 22.9 x 0.3 cm Painting - 12 x 9 x 0.1 inch
$950
Le Cavalier et la Mort
Claude Weisbuch
Print - 65.5 x 50 x 0.2 cm Print - 25.8 x 19.7 x 0.1 inch
$893
Le bruit, les sarcasmes, les sourires / Livre d'artiste / 6 gravures
Antonio Segui
Print - 40 x 37.5 cm Print - 15.7 x 14.8 inch
$2,976
Le Livre-chapeau
Francine Van Hove
Fine Art Drawings - 50 x 65 cm Fine Art Drawings - 19.7 x 25.6 inch
$3,929
Solaire
Francine Van Hove
Fine Art Drawings - 67.5 x 53 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 26.6 x 20.9 x 0.4 inch
$2,976
Givenchy in Paris. From the Fashion series
Manuel Santelices
Fine Art Drawings - 61 x 45.7 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 24 x 18 x 0.1 inch
$1,750
Les Venusiennes (Fog Gog Magog)
Roberto Matta
Print - 52 x 66 x 0.2 cm Print - 20.5 x 26 x 0.1 inch
$1,429
Les Deux Chaises longues
Francine Van Hove
Painting - 60 x 92 x 2 cm Painting - 23.6 x 36.2 x 0.8 inch
$18,810
Prunes bleues, Prunes jaunes
Francine Van Hove
Painting - 65 x 92 cm Painting - 25.6 x 36.2 inch
$19,405
Rimbaud (shades)
CharlElie Couture
Painting - 35 x 27 x 1.5 cm Painting - 13.8 x 10.6 x 0.6 inch
$3,095
Linda Evangelista in Vogue Italia
Manuel Santelices
Painting - 30.5 x 22.9 x 0.3 cm Painting - 12 x 9 x 0.1 inch
$1,200
Quartier de l'Albacin, Grenade
Yves Brayer
Painting - 19 x 24 x 2.5 cm Painting - 7.5 x 9.4 x 1 inch
$5,595
Étude pour Les Deux Chaises longues
Francine Van Hove
Fine Art Drawings - 50 x 65 cm Fine Art Drawings - 19.7 x 25.6 inch
$3,929
Étude pour "Malou cavalière"
Francine Van Hove
Fine Art Drawings - 57 x 76 cm Fine Art Drawings - 22.4 x 29.9 inch
$4,881
William F. Buckley and Pat Buckley at home in NY. From the Interiors series
Manuel Santelices
Fine Art Drawings - 35.6 x 27.9 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 14 x 11 x 0.1 inch
$1,200
Voiture accidentée (arrière)
CharlElie Couture
Painting - 90 x 80 x 0.2 cm Painting - 35.4 x 31.5 x 0.1 inch
$4,762
Learning the Line of the Ball
Amy Bernays
Painting - 30.5 x 40.6 x 0.3 cm Painting - 12 x 16 x 0.1 inch
$750
What Is There?
Anyck Alvarez Kerloch
Painting - 78.7 x 99.1 x 2.5 cm Painting - 31 x 39 x 1 inch
$1,750
Oxford all night party 1983 (after a picture by Dafydd Jones)
Manuel Santelices
Fine Art Drawings - 35.6 x 27.9 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 14 x 11 x 0.1 inch
$950
Saturday Night with Karen Kilimnik and Elizabeth Peyton
Manuel Santelices
Fine Art Drawings - 38.1 x 38.1 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 15 x 15 x 0.1 inch
$900
All the beautiful rides
Amy Bernays
Painting - 40.6 x 50.8 x 1.5 cm Painting - 16 x 20 x 0.6 inch
$660
Etude de paysage du lac de Genève
Henri Fehr
Fine Art Drawings - 24.5 x 32 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 9.6 x 12.6 x 0.1 inch
$634
Rêverie à Volgograd
Jacques Guillet
Painting - 80 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch
$1,191
We're to Protect the Village, and it was the Only
Amy Bernays
Painting - 30.5 x 40.6 x 0.3 cm Painting - 12 x 16 x 0.1 inch
$1,300