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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Ulysse avec Nausicaa

André Masson

Print - 66 x 50.5 x 0.01 cm Print - 26 x 19.9 x 0 inch

$1,151

Cyclope

André Masson

Print - 66 x 50.5 x 0.01 cm Print - 26 x 19.9 x 0 inch

$1,151

Les nonnes grises

Pierre Alechinsky

Print - 33 x 25 cm Print - 13 x 9.8 inch

$787

Invention de la pudeur

Pierre Alechinsky

Print - 24 x 16.8 cm Print - 9.4 x 6.6 inch

$909

L’inconditionnement humain

Pierre Alechinsky

Print - 64 x 98 x 0.1 cm Print - 25.2 x 38.6 x 0 inch

$5,452

Volcan depint

Pierre Alechinsky

Print - 63 x 45 x 0.1 cm Print - 24.8 x 17.7 x 0 inch

$2,423 $1,938

Alessandro Michele

Manuel Santelices

Painting - 40.6 x 29.8 x 2.5 cm Painting - 16 x 11.75 x 1 inch

$1,200

Circé

André Masson

Print - 66 x 50.5 x 0.01 cm Print - 26 x 19.9 x 0 inch

$1,151

Pénélope

André Masson

Print - 66 x 50.5 x 0.01 cm Print - 26 x 19.9 x 0 inch

$1,151

Autour de chute

Pierre Alechinsky

Print - 60 x 98 x 0.1 cm Print - 23.6 x 38.6 x 0 inch

$15,992 $14,392

Sirènes

André Masson

Print - 66 x 50.5 x 0.01 cm Print - 26 x 19.9 x 0 inch

$1,151

Cheval de Troie

André Masson

Print - 66 x 50.5 x 0.01 cm Print - 26 x 19.9 x 0 inch

$1,151

Retrouvailles des époux

André Masson

Print - 66 x 50.5 x 0.01 cm Print - 26 x 19.9 x 0 inch

$1,151

Massacre des prétendants

André Masson

Print - 66 x 50.5 x 0.01 cm Print - 26 x 19.9 x 0 inch

$1,151

Northern legends.River

Nadezda Stupina

Painting - 100 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch

$2,060

Marc Jacobs pink

Manuel Santelices

Painting - 40.6 x 30.5 x 2.5 cm Painting - 16 x 12 x 1 inch

$1,100

Vulcanologies III

Pierre Alechinsky

Print - 76 x 56 x 0.1 cm Print - 29.9 x 22 x 0 inch

$3,344 $2,842

Labyrinthe d’apparat IV

Pierre Alechinsky

Print - 76 x 55 x 0.1 cm Print - 29.9 x 21.7 x 0 inch

$3,513 $3,162

Rhythmic Stones

Diana Torje

Painting - 50 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch

$2,908 $2,326

Petal Rain

Diana Torje

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

$1,817 $1,454

Fusion

Diana Torje

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

$1,817 $1,454

Ubu roi VII

Roberto Matta

Print - 40 x 25 x 0.01 cm Print - 15.7 x 9.8 x 0 inch

$1,454

Ubu roi III

Roberto Matta

Print - 40 x 25 x 0.01 cm Print - 15.7 x 9.8 x 0 inch

$1,454

Bœuf gros sel

Pierre Alechinsky

Print - 44 x 30.5 x 0.1 cm Print - 17.3 x 12 x 0 inch

$2,302 $1,726

Gnomes et Gnose

Pierre Alechinsky

Print - 75.5 x 54.5 x 0.1 cm Print - 29.7 x 21.5 x 0 inch

$2,423

Arbre Central à l'orange

Pierre Alechinsky

Print - 77 x 61 x 0.1 cm Print - 30.3 x 24 x 0 inch

$3,029

Sans titre

André Masson

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

$848 $763

D'une venue

Pierre Alechinsky

Print - 31.5 x 44 x 0.1 cm Print - 12.4 x 17.3 x 0 inch

$545

Sans-titre

Antonio Segui

Print - 23 x 11 cm Print - 9.1 x 4.3 inch

$279

La Palme

Carlos Antonio Sablon Perez

Painting - 70 x 50 x 3 cm Painting - 27.6 x 19.7 x 1.2 inch

$2,423 $1,938

Le dannazioni I

Roberto Matta

Print - x cm Print - 0 x 0 inch

$2,411

Ubu roi VI

Roberto Matta

Print - 40 x 25 x 0.01 cm Print - 15.7 x 9.8 x 0 inch

$1,454

Ubu roi IV

Roberto Matta

Print - 40 x 25 x 0.01 cm Print - 15.7 x 9.8 x 0 inch

$1,454

Gnomes et Gnose

Pierre Alechinsky

Print - 75.5 x 54.5 x 0.1 cm Print - 29.7 x 21.5 x 0 inch

$2,423

Spirale I

Pierre Alechinsky

Print - 66 x 50 x 0.1 cm Print - 26 x 19.7 x 0 inch

$1,696

Model in Margiela

Manuel Santelices

Painting - 40.6 x 30.5 x 0.3 cm Painting - 16 x 12 x 0.1 inch

$700

Chapeau fort

Pierre Alechinsky

Print - 63.5 x 91 x 0.1 cm Print - 25 x 35.8 x 0 inch

$14,538 $13,084

Les clepsydres de l'inconnu

Pierre Alechinsky

Print - 22 x 14 x 0.05 cm Print - 8.7 x 5.5 x 0 inch

$1,454

Flight

Nadezda Stupina

Painting - 100 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch

$1,817

The fire of marseille

Hans Bellmer

Print - 78 x 57 x 0.3 cm Print - 30.7 x 22.4 x 0.1 inch

$1,454

Petit-déjeuner aux clémentines

Francine Van Hove

Painting - 73 x 116 cm Painting - 28.7 x 45.7 inch

$24,593

Le Titan

André Masson

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

$727

Chevaux de la Lande

Yves Brayer

Painting - 38 x 51 x 0.01 cm Painting - 15 x 20.1 x 0 inch

$1,454

Ocean Flow

Diana Torje

Painting - 50 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch

$2,665

Energy

Diana Torje

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

$1,817

Euphoria

Diana Torje

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

$1,817

Duality

Diana Torje

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

$2,908

Rendez-vous

Erte Tirtoff

Print - 75 x 55 x 1 cm Print - 29.5 x 21.7 x 0.4 inch

$2,423 $2,181

Boundaries of time

Nadezda Stupina

Painting - 70 x 90 x 2 cm Painting - 27.6 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch

$2,302

Waiting for a miracle

Nadezda Stupina

Painting - 70 x 90 x 2 cm Painting - 27.6 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch

$2,302

Secrets of twilight

Nadezda Stupina

Painting - 90 x 70 x 2 cm Painting - 35.4 x 27.6 x 0.8 inch

$2,302

Transformation

Nadezda Stupina

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

$2,362

Foxnews

Nadezda Stupina

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

$2,362

Forest of mystical dreams

Nadezda Stupina

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

$2,786

Movement of the universe

Nadezda Stupina

Painting - 80 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch

$2,665

Orange abstraction

Nadezda Stupina

Painting - 100 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch

$2,665

Terre érotique

André Masson

Print - 76 x 56.5 x 0.05 cm Print - 29.9 x 22.2 x 0 inch

$1,030

Sans-titre

André Masson

Print - 32.5 x 25 x 0.1 cm Print - 12.8 x 9.8 x 0 inch

$424

Bouche d'eau III

Pierre Alechinsky

Print - 55.5 x 75.5 cm Print - 21.9 x 29.7 inch

$1,151

La Petite Lampe 1930

Francine Van Hove

Painting - 54 x 81 cm Painting - 21.3 x 31.9 inch

$15,992

Little Girls

Hans Bellmer

Print - 60 x 82 x 0.1 cm Print - 23.6 x 32.3 x 0 inch

$1,211

Objet Volant III

Pierre Alechinsky

Print - 60 x 54 cm Print - 23.6 x 21.3 inch

$2,302

Objet Volant II

Pierre Alechinsky

Print - 60 x 54 cm Print - 23.6 x 21.3 inch

$2,302

Objet Volant I

Pierre Alechinsky

Print - 60 x 54 cm Print - 23.6 x 21.3 inch

$2,302

Sans titre

Pierre Alechinsky

Print - 32 x 23.5 cm Print - 12.6 x 9.3 inch

$1,817

Jours Ouvrables V

Pierre Alechinsky

Print - 80 x 58 cm Print - 31.5 x 22.8 inch

$1,623

Jours Ouvrables I

Pierre Alechinsky

Print - 80 x 58 cm Print - 31.5 x 22.8 inch

$1,623

Deux

Pierre Alechinsky

Print - 64.5 x 47 cm Print - 25.4 x 18.5 inch

$1,575

Passage et Sage du Couple II

Roberto Matta

Print - 34 x 44 cm Print - 13.4 x 17.3 inch

$3,029

Retrouvailles

Pierre Alechinsky

Print - 65 x 42 cm Print - 25.6 x 16.5 inch

$1,635

Tardieu

Pierre Alechinsky

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

$1,635

Human

Hom Nguyen

Painting - 80 x 60 x 1 cm Painting - 31.5 x 23.6 x 0.4 inch

$14,417

Gnomes et Gnose

Pierre Alechinsky

Print - 75.5 x 54.5 x 0.1 cm Print - 29.7 x 21.5 x 0 inch

$2,423

Artist Tracey Emin Working

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

Rudy. From Art, culture & society series

Manuel Santelices

Fine Art Drawings - 38.1 x 27.9 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 15 x 11 x 0.1 inch

$1,500

Sans-titre

André Masson

Print - 32.5 x 25 x 0.1 cm Print - 12.8 x 9.8 x 0 inch

$424

Carrie Bradshaw says good bye. From the Art, Culture & Society series

Manuel Santelices

Fine Art Drawings - 30.5 x 22.9 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 12 x 9 x 0.1 inch

$1,200

Charles James. From the Fashion series

Manuel Santelices

Fine Art Drawings - 30.5 x 22.9 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 12 x 9 x 0.1 inch

$1,500

París - Buenos Aires

Antonio Segui

Print - 65 x 80 x 5 cm Print - 25.6 x 31.5 x 2 inch

$2,241

Ô mésange, ô peut-être

André Masson

Print - 29 x 19.5 x 0.2 cm Print - 11.4 x 7.7 x 0.1 inch

$545

Une étoile de craie

André Masson

Print - 32.5 x 25 x 0.2 cm Print - 12.8 x 9.8 x 0.1 inch

$545

Douzième arrondissement de Paris

Pierre Alechinsky

Print - 31.5 x 47.5 cm Print - 12.4 x 18.7 inch

$1,078

Deuxième arrondissement de Paris

Pierre Alechinsky

Print - 31.5 x 47.5 cm Print - 12.4 x 18.7 inch

$1,078

L´Oie Belge

Pierre Alechinsky

Fine Art Drawings - 70 x 100 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 27.6 x 39.4 x 0.4 inch

$4,361

Petits torses de femmes

Jean Fautrier

Print - 56.7 x 38 x 1 cm Print - 22.3 x 15 x 0.4 inch

$3,029

Stella

Nadezda Stupina

Painting - 60 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 23.6 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch

$1,030

Au fil du temps

Hom Nguyen

Painting - 180 x 140 x 5 cm Painting - 70.9 x 55.1 x 2 inch

$35,739

Zapallar. From the Art, Culture & Society series

Manuel Santelices

Fine Art Drawings - 27.9 x 38.1 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11 x 15 x 0.1 inch

$1,200

Jordan Roth at home. From the Art, Culture & Society series

Manuel Santelices

Fine Art Drawings - 38.1 x 27.9 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 15 x 11 x 0.1 inch

$1,800

Diana Vreeland and Saint Laurent at the Opium Party. From the Art, Culture & Society series

Manuel Santelices

Fine Art Drawings - 38.1 x 27.9 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 15 x 11 x 0.1 inch

$1,500

Cy Twombly with Italian sculptures. From the Interiors series

Manuel Santelices

Fine Art Drawings - 91.4 x 61 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 36 x 24 x 0.1 inch

$2,500

Cy Twombly with pink chairs. From the Interiors series

Manuel Santelices

Fine Art Drawings - 91.4 x 61 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 36 x 24 x 0.1 inch

$2,500

Dries Van Noten’s table. From the Interiors 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

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