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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Elegant Luminescenece
Diana Torje
Painting - 90 x 90 x 2 cm Painting - 35.4 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch
$4,048
Salmon for Lunch
Anyck Alvarez Kerloch
Painting - 38.1 x 45.7 x 2.5 cm Painting - 15 x 18 x 1 inch
$650
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
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
$7,024
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
$7,024
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
$7,024
Les dents du malheur
Bruno Mallart
Fine Art Drawings - 22 x 22 x 3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 8.7 x 8.7 x 1.2 inch
$1,191
Durer chez l'ocultiste
Bruno Mallart
Fine Art Drawings - 22 x 22 x 3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 8.7 x 8.7 x 1.2 inch
$1,191
Le petit œuf à la coque 1978 The small boiled egg
Mario Avati
Print - 22 x 24 cm Print - 8.7 x 9.4 inch
$2,322
Full Bloom
Anyck Alvarez Kerloch
Painting - 88.9 x 72.9 x 2.5 cm Painting - 35 x 28.7 x 1 inch
$2,350
Marella Agnelli and Gianni Agnelli in Marrakesh. Diptych
Manuel Santelices
Fine Art Drawings - 76.2 x 111.8 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 30 x 44 x 0.1 inch
$4,400
Nocturnes à Florence
Jacques Guillet
Painting - 80 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch
$2,381
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
Vase Vert 1970 Green Vase
Moon Shin
Painting - 33 x 24 x 1 cm Painting - 13 x 9.4 x 0.4 inch
$10,715
Voiture accidentée (côté)
CharlElie Couture
Painting - 90 x 80 x 0.3 cm Painting - 35.4 x 31.5 x 0.1 inch
$4,762
Voiture accidentée (avant)
CharlElie Couture
Painting - 90 x 80 x 0.3 cm Painting - 35.4 x 31.5 x 0.1 inch
$4,762
Ruben Micieli au château de Bourgon
Jacques Guillet
Painting - 100 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch
$2,381
La gardienne de l'oubli
Jacques Guillet
Painting - 80 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch
$1,191
Totem From Barcares, 1970 to Seoul Olympiads, 1988 Collection MMCA Museum Modern Contemporary Art, Seoul, South Korea
Moon Shin
Fine Art Drawings - 30 x 21 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.8 x 8.3 inch
$5,893
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
$27,382
Living colors of Bergen
Nadezda Stupina
Painting - 100 x 81 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 31.9 x 0.8 inch
$4,286
Irises in Aunt Vera’s garden
Nadezda Stupina
Painting - 81 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 31.9 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch
$4,524
Elf and the dancing bear
Markus Lüpertz
Sculpture - 45 x 20 x 20 cm Sculpture - 17.7 x 7.9 x 7.9 inch
$22,620
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
$7,976
Experience d'Icare
Akira Inumaru
Photography - 30 x 30 x 0.1 cm Photography - 11.8 x 11.8 x 0 inch
$714
Experience d'Icare
Akira Inumaru
Photography - 30 x 30 x 0.1 cm Photography - 11.8 x 11.8 x 0 inch
$714
Caius Julius Caesar Octivanius Augustus
Enrico Baj
Print - 49.5 x 40 cm Print - 19.5 x 15.75 inch
$3,000
Marcus Annius Verus Aurelius Antoninus
Enrico Baj
Print - 49.5 x 40 cm Print - 19.5 x 15.75 inch
$3,000
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
$500
Botanique Vitis Venifera #15
Akira Inumaru
Painting - 50 x 40 x 1.5 cm Painting - 19.7 x 15.7 x 0.6 inch
$1,310
Botanique Vitis Venifera #13
Akira Inumaru
Painting - 70 x 50 x 1.5 cm Painting - 27.6 x 19.7 x 0.6 inch
$2,024
Botanique Rubia Tinctorum #4
Akira Inumaru
Painting - 65 x 50 x 1.5 cm Painting - 25.6 x 19.7 x 0.6 inch
$1,667
Botanique Rubia Tinctoria #5
Akira Inumaru
Painting - 60 x 45 x 1.5 cm Painting - 23.6 x 17.7 x 0.6 inch
$1,667
Botanique Indigofera Tinctoria #6
Akira Inumaru
Painting - 65 x 50 x 1.5 cm Painting - 25.6 x 19.7 x 0.6 inch
$1,905
Botanique Indigo Tinctoria #6
Akira Inumaru
Painting - 50 x 40 x 1.5 cm Painting - 19.7 x 15.7 x 0.6 inch
$1,310
Botanique Hedra Helix #4
Akira Inumaru
Painting - 60 x 45 x 1.5 cm Painting - 23.6 x 17.7 x 0.6 inch
$1,667
Botanique Hedra Helix #1
Akira Inumaru
Painting - 70 x 50 x 1.5 cm Painting - 27.6 x 19.7 x 0.6 inch
$2,024
Botanique Anthemis Tinctoria #3
Akira Inumaru
Painting - 70 x 50 x 1.5 cm Painting - 27.6 x 19.7 x 0.6 inch
$2,024
Le fil d'Ariane
Hom Nguyen
Fine Art Drawings - 40 x 30 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0.4 inch
$4,703
Le fil d'Ariane
Hom Nguyen
Fine Art Drawings - 40 x 30 x 2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0.8 inch
$4,703
L'Archet Rebelle, lithographie originale
Claude Weisbuch
Print - 76 x 56 x 0.05 cm Print - 29.9 x 22 x 0 inch
$536 $482
Passacaille pour violon solo, lithographie originale
Claude Weisbuch
Print - 76 x 56 x 0.05 cm Print - 29.9 x 22 x 0 inch
$536
Ton bouquet de fleurs
Noël Granger
Fine Art Drawings - 60 x 45 cm Fine Art Drawings - 23.6 x 17.7 inch
$941
Portrait d'une boule
Jean-Luc Parant
Fine Art Drawings - 47 x 47 x 2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 18.5 x 18.5 x 0.8 inch
$2,976
Couloir d'yeux
Jean-Luc Parant
Fine Art Drawings - 60 x 50 cm Fine Art Drawings - 23.6 x 19.7 inch
$2,976
L'échelle d'yeux
Jean-Luc Parant
Fine Art Drawings - 60 x 49 cm Fine Art Drawings - 23.6 x 19.3 inch
$2,976
Caisse d'yeux
Jean-Luc Parant
Fine Art Drawings - 49 x 40 cm Fine Art Drawings - 19.3 x 15.7 inch
$2,976
Les yeux à roues
Jean-Luc Parant
Fine Art Drawings - 61 x 49 cm Fine Art Drawings - 24 x 19.3 inch
$2,976
Le départ des yeux
Jean-Luc Parant
Fine Art Drawings - 63 x 50 cm Fine Art Drawings - 24.8 x 19.7 inch
$2,976