
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 livre des livres I
Maria Helena Vieira da Silva
Print - 49.5 x 35.5 x 5 cm Print - 19.5 x 14 x 2 inch
$11,559

La Palme
Carlos Antonio Sablon Perez
Painting - 70 x 50 x 3 cm Painting - 27.6 x 19.7 x 1.2 inch
$2,312





Arbre Central à l'orange
Pierre Alechinsky
Print - 77 x 61 x 0.1 cm Print - 30.3 x 24 x 0 inch
$2,890












Sculpture Moon Shin TOTEM 1975
Moon Shin
Fine Art Drawings - 13 x 10 cm Fine Art Drawings - 5.1 x 3.9 inch
$2,196


Marc Jacobs blue, Portrait
Manuel Santelices
Painting - 40.6 x 30.5 x 2.5 cm Painting - 16 x 12 x 1 inch
$800



Fashion for our Future
Manuel Santelices
Fine Art Drawings - 38.1 x 27.9 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 15 x 11 x 0.1 inch
$600

In Ralph Lauren in the Hamptons
Manuel Santelices
Fine Art Drawings - 38.1 x 27.9 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 15 x 11 x 0.1 inch
$800

Les clepsydres de l'inconnu
Pierre Alechinsky
Print - 22 x 14 x 0.05 cm Print - 8.7 x 5.5 x 0 inch
$1,387

Les Pieds dans les nuages
Francine Van Hove
Painting - 89 x 116 cm Painting - 35 x 45.7 inch
$26,932


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







A vase full of Roses
Manuel Santelices
Painting - 30.5 x 22.9 x 0.3 cm Painting - 12 x 9 x 0.1 inch
$800













Paysage Onirique I
Carlos Antonio Sablon Perez
Painting - 10 x 10 x 4 cm Painting - 3.9 x 3.9 x 1.6 inch
$925

La Masque
Yves Brayer
Fine Art Drawings - 24 x 18.5 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 9.4 x 7.3 x 0.1 inch
$994

Triptych - Symphony of nature
Nadezda Stupina
Painting - 100 x 150 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 59.1 x 0.8 inch
$5,548


Northern legends.River
Nadezda Stupina
Painting - 100 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch
$1,965



Hommage à Hercules Seghers
Maria Helena Vieira da Silva
Print - 47 x 33 x 0.1 cm Print - 18.5 x 13 x 0 inch
$1,734





Marc Jacobs fall 2020
Manuel Santelices
Painting - 30.5 x 22.9 x 0.3 cm Painting - 12 x 9 x 0.1 inch
$700

Alessandro Michelle yellow
Manuel Santelices
Painting - 30.5 x 22.9 x 0.3 cm Painting - 12 x 9 x 0.1 inch
$700

Alexander McQueen / We love Kate
Manuel Santelices
Painting - 20.3 x 25.4 x 0.3 cm Painting - 8 x 10 x 0.1 inch
$800


Amal, George Clooney and Julia Roberts
Manuel Santelices
Painting - 22.9 x 30.5 x 0.3 cm Painting - 9 x 12 x 0.1 inch
$600

Orince Eagle (After a Photograph by Elizabeth Peyton)
Manuel Santelices
Painting - 30.5 x 22.9 x 0.3 cm Painting - 12 x 9 x 0.1 inch
$600


Pierpaolo Piccioli for Moncler
Manuel Santelices
Painting - 38.1 x 27.9 cm Painting - 15 x 11 inch
$700



Balthus Portrait
Manuel Santelices
Painting - 25.4 x 20.3 x 0.3 cm Painting - 10 x 8 x 0.1 inch
$700

Gilles Mendel in Paris
Manuel Santelices
Painting - 20.3 x 15.2 x 0.3 cm Painting - 8 x 6 x 0.1 inch
$600

Femme au Chapeau
Carlos Antonio Sablon Perez
Painting - 70 x 50 x 4 cm Painting - 27.6 x 19.7 x 1.6 inch
$6,935

Prada Bag Ladies
Manuel Santelices
Painting - 30.5 x 22.9 x 0.3 cm Painting - 12 x 9 x 0.1 inch
$700


Moon Shin MMCA Museum Modern Contemporary Art Seoul, South Korea, Column Sculpture 1972
Moon Shin
Fine Art Drawings - 13 x 10 cm Fine Art Drawings - 5.1 x 3.9 inch
$2,196

1977 Moon Shin Série de Sculptures Noires MMCA MUSEUM SEOUL Collection
Moon Shin
Fine Art Drawings - 29 x 21 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.4 x 8.3 inch
$3,352

Moon Shin 9 Black Sculptures 1978 MMCA MUSEUM SEOUL Collection
Moon Shin
Fine Art Drawings - 29 x 21 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.4 x 8.3 inch
$3,352

Moon Shin Two Black Sculptures 1978
Moon Shin
Fine Art Drawings - 29 x 21 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.4 x 8.3 inch
$3,352

Paris Blue Sculptures 1972
Moon Shin
Fine Art Drawings - 42 x 29 cm Fine Art Drawings - 16.5 x 11.4 inch
$4,046



New York à pied ou en Taxi
Noël Granger
Painting - 80 x 80 x 5 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 2 inch
$948

Sans titre
Maria Helena Vieira da Silva
Print - 50 x 34.9 x 0.02 cm Print - 19.7 x 13.7 x 0 inch
$1,734






Prada Men's Fall
Manuel Santelices
Painting - 22.9 x 30.5 x 0.3 cm Painting - 9 x 12 x 0.1 inch
$600

Giuseppe Zanotti High Heel
Manuel Santelices
Painting - 35.6 x 22.9 x 0.3 cm Painting - 14 x 9 x 0.1 inch
$700

Olivier Rousteing and His Balmain HM Collection
Manuel Santelices
Painting - 22.9 x 30.5 x 0.3 cm Painting - 9 x 12 x 0.1 inch
$600