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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Flower vase, yellow
Manuel Santelices
Fine Art Drawings - 20.3 x 15.2 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 8 x 6 x 0.1 inch
$600
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
$11,905
La Palme
Carlos Antonio Sablon Perez
Painting - 70 x 50 x 3 cm Painting - 27.6 x 19.7 x 1.2 inch
$2,381
Arbre Central à l'orange
Pierre Alechinsky
Print - 77 x 61 x 0.1 cm Print - 30.3 x 24 x 0 inch
$2,976
Les Pieds dans les nuages
Francine Van Hove
Painting - 89 x 116 cm Painting - 35 x 45.7 inch
$27,739
Poèmes insoumis
André Masson
Fine Art Drawings - 28 x 21 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11 x 8.3 x 0.1 inch
$1,786
A Room by Axel Vervoort
Manuel Santelices
Painting - 15.2 x 20.3 x 0.3 cm Painting - 6 x 8 x 0.1 inch
$600
Sculpture Moon Shin TOTEM 1975
Moon Shin
Fine Art Drawings - 13 x 10 cm Fine Art Drawings - 5.1 x 3.9 inch
$2,262
Les clepsydres de l'inconnu
Pierre Alechinsky
Print - 22 x 14 x 0.05 cm Print - 8.7 x 5.5 x 0 inch
$1,429
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
$1,786
Alessandro Michele
Manuel Santelices
Painting - 40.6 x 29.8 x 2.5 cm Painting - 16 x 11.75 x 1 inch
$1,200
Marc Jacobs blue, Portrait
Manuel Santelices
Painting - 40.6 x 30.5 x 2.5 cm Painting - 16 x 12 x 1 inch
$800
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
$1,786
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
$952
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
$1,024
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
$2,262
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
$3,453