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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Le Retour du Fils Prodigue I
Giorgio de Chirico
Print - 41.5 x 31 x 0.1 cm Print - 16.3 x 12.2 x 0 inch
€6,700
Chat gourmand
Francine Van Hove
Fine Art Drawings - 44 x 85.5 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 17.3 x 33.7 x 0.4 inch
€7,700
Full Bloom
Anyck Alvarez Kerloch
Painting - 88.9 x 72.9 x 2.5 cm Painting - 35 x 28.7 x 1 inch
€2,206
All the beautiful rides
Amy Bernays
Painting - 40.6 x 50.8 x 1.5 cm Painting - 16 x 20 x 0.6 inch
€620
Totem de Barcares, 1970 à Seoul Olympiads, 1988
Moon Shin
Fine Art Drawings - 29 x 21 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.4 x 8.3 inch
€5,900
Red Sculpture Rouge 1971 MMCA Collection Museum Modern Contemporary Ar
Moon Shin
Fine Art Drawings - 29 x 16 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.4 x 6.3 inch
€5,900
Sienna Ant Fourmi sienne Drawing Dessin Sculpture MMCA National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Séoul, South Korea
Moon Shin
Fine Art Drawings - 21 x 25 cm Fine Art Drawings - 8.3 x 9.8 inch
€5,900
Elf and the dancing bear
Markus Lüpertz
Sculpture - 45 x 20 x 20 cm Sculpture - 17.7 x 7.9 x 7.9 inch
€19,000
Micro&Macro. Insomnia.
Nadezda Stupina
Painting - 100 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch
€2,700
Vanity Fair Magazine Call Me Caitlyn Cover
Manuel Santelices
Painting - 27.9 x 21.6 x 0.3 cm Painting - 11 x 8.5 x 0.1 inch
€469
Botanique Vitis Venifera #15
Akira Inumaru
Painting - 50 x 40 x 1.5 cm Painting - 19.7 x 15.7 x 0.6 inch
€1,100
Botanique Vitis Venifera #13
Akira Inumaru
Painting - 70 x 50 x 1.5 cm Painting - 27.6 x 19.7 x 0.6 inch
€1,700
Botanique Rubia Tinctorum #4
Akira Inumaru
Painting - 65 x 50 x 1.5 cm Painting - 25.6 x 19.7 x 0.6 inch
€1,400
Botanique Rubia Tinctoria #5
Akira Inumaru
Painting - 60 x 45 x 1.5 cm Painting - 23.6 x 17.7 x 0.6 inch
€1,400
Botanique Indigofera Tinctoria #6
Akira Inumaru
Painting - 65 x 50 x 1.5 cm Painting - 25.6 x 19.7 x 0.6 inch
€1,600
Botanique Indigo Tinctoria #6
Akira Inumaru
Painting - 50 x 40 x 1.5 cm Painting - 19.7 x 15.7 x 0.6 inch
€1,100
Botanique Hedra Helix #4
Akira Inumaru
Painting - 60 x 45 x 1.5 cm Painting - 23.6 x 17.7 x 0.6 inch
€1,400
Botanique Hedra Helix #1
Akira Inumaru
Painting - 70 x 50 x 1.5 cm Painting - 27.6 x 19.7 x 0.6 inch
€1,700
Botanique Anthemis Tinctoria #3
Akira Inumaru
Painting - 70 x 50 x 1.5 cm Painting - 27.6 x 19.7 x 0.6 inch
€1,700
Divinity - III
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
L'Archet Rebelle, lithographie originale
Claude Weisbuch
Print - 76 x 56 x 0.05 cm Print - 29.9 x 22 x 0 inch
€450
Passacaille pour violon solo, lithographie originale
Claude Weisbuch
Print - 76 x 56 x 0.05 cm Print - 29.9 x 22 x 0 inch
€450
Tachimawari, combat codifié
Claude Weisbuch
Print - 65 x 50 x 0.05 cm Print - 25.6 x 19.7 x 0 inch
€380
Autumn still life
Nadezda Stupina
Painting - 73 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 28.7 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch
€2,000
Rays
Diana Torje
Fine Art Drawings - 80 x 80 x 3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 31.5 x 31.5 x 1.2 inch
€2,000
Ton bouquet de fleurs
Noël Granger
Fine Art Drawings - 60 x 45 cm Fine Art Drawings - 23.6 x 17.7 inch
€790
Chambre ardente A
Akira Inumaru
Painting - 145 x 145 x 0.01 cm Painting - 57.1 x 57.1 x 0 inch
€5,200
Les cavaliers papillons
Noël Granger
Painting - 41 x 54 x 2 cm Painting - 16.1 x 21.3 x 0.8 inch
€1,380
Cimes et racines / Cephalanthra
Akira Inumaru
Painting - 180 x 180 x 2 cm Painting - 70.9 x 70.9 x 0.8 inch
€6,200
Stella Tennant
Manuel Santelices
Fine Art Drawings - 20.3 x 15.2 x 0.8 cm Fine Art Drawings - 8 x 6 x 0.3 inch
€2,816
Le printemps : Le Héron sur le domaine de la reine guerrière
Noël Granger
Painting - 50 x 70 cm Painting - 19.7 x 27.6 inch
€990
The memorial of Vivienne Westwood Series
Manuel Santelices
Fine Art Drawings - 30.5 x 139.7 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 12 x 55 x 0.1 inch
€2,347
La palombe qui vole
Noël Granger
Fine Art Drawings - 29 x 21 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.4 x 8.3 inch
€100
Voiture accidentée (côté)
CharlElie Couture
Painting - 90 x 80 x 0.3 cm Painting - 35.4 x 31.5 x 0.1 inch
€4,000
Voiture accidentée (avant)
CharlElie Couture
Painting - 90 x 80 x 0.3 cm Painting - 35.4 x 31.5 x 0.1 inch
€4,000
Le hangar à bateaux
Charles Malle
Painting - 36.4 x 45.8 x 0.2 cm Painting - 14.3 x 18 x 0.1 inch
€1,000
Venise, la Place Saint-Marc
Charles Malle
Painting - 38 x 46 x 2 cm Painting - 15 x 18.1 x 0.8 inch
€2,300
Scène de corrida
Yves Brayer
Fine Art Drawings - 23 x 32 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 9.1 x 12.6 x 0.4 inch
€1,300
Micro&Macro. Insomnia.
Nadezda Stupina
Painting - 100 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch
€2,700