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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Ubu roi IV

Roberto Matta

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

CHF 1,161

Couche de Souvenirs (1)

Hom Nguyen

Painting - 116 x 81 x 2 cm Painting - 45.7 x 31.9 x 0.8 inch

CHF 17,895

The Art World Series

Manuel Santelices

Fine Art Drawings - 76.2 x 76.2 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 30 x 30 x 0.1 inch

CHF 2,997

La Dulce Aqua Vita

Roberto Matta

Print - 119.38 x 104.14 x 2.54 cm Print - 47 x 41 x 1 inch

CHF 9,117

Demeure des marais

François Houtin

Print - 30 x 40 cm Print - 11.8 x 15.7 inch

CHF 580

Jane Forth & Jed and Jay Johnson in NY in 1970

Manuel Santelices

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

CHF 666

C.Z Guest Time cover

Manuel Santelices

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

CHF 541

Harry Brant in Connecticut

Manuel Santelices

Fine Art Drawings - 27.9 x 21.6 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11 x 8.5 x 0.1 inch

CHF 583

Flora

Carlos Antonio Sablon Perez

Painting - 22 x 16 x 2 cm Painting - 8.7 x 6.3 x 0.8 inch

CHF 580

Untitled

Hans Bellmer

Print - 66 x 50.8 cm Print - 26 x 20 inch

CHF 1,374

Football On The Field

Markus Lüpertz

Print - 97 x 66 x 0.01 cm Print - 38.2 x 26 x 0 inch

CHF 1,548

Paysage Onirique I

Carlos Antonio Sablon Perez

Painting - 10 x 10 x 4 cm Painting - 3.9 x 3.9 x 1.6 inch

CHF 774

Quatre-vingt-dix 1

Pierre Alechinsky

Print - 38 x 29 cm Print - 15 x 11.4 inch

CHF 1,935

Flight

Nadezda Stupina

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

CHF 1,451

Northern legends.River

Nadezda Stupina

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

CHF 1,644

Norhern legends.Awakening

Nadezda Stupina

Painting - 80 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch

CHF 1,064

Le dannazioni I

Roberto Matta

Print - x cm Print - 0 x 0 inch

CHF 1,925

Letter N (from the Alphabet Suite)

Erte Tirtoff

Print - 64.1 x 47.3 x 0.3 cm Print - 25.25 x 18.62 x 0.1 inch

CHF 1,719

Mots V

Pierre Alechinsky

Print - 37 x 28 cm Print - 14.6 x 11 inch

CHF 484

Mots II

Pierre Alechinsky

Print - 37 x 28 cm Print - 14.6 x 11 inch

CHF 484

Bouche d'eau III

Pierre Alechinsky

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

CHF 919

Grécité

Roberto Matta

Print - 21 x 11.8 x 0.1 cm Print - 8.3 x 4.6 x 0 inch

CHF 484

Stardust

Diana Torje

Painting - 100 x 65 x 4 cm Painting - 39.4 x 25.6 x 1.6 inch

CHF 2,902

Résumé

Pierre Alechinsky

Print - 21 x 16 x 0.1 cm Print - 8.3 x 6.3 x 0 inch

CHF 183

Mon cher Jardin d’Alexandre – Printemps

Akira Inumaru

Painting - 140 x 70 x 2 cm Painting - 55.1 x 27.6 x 0.8 inch

CHF 3,289

Il faut penser

Pierre Alechinsky

Print - 66 x 51 cm Print - 26 x 20.1 inch

CHF 1,161

Pacific

Diana Torje

Painting - 100 x 73 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 28.7 x 0.8 inch

CHF 2,902

A Dream of Blue

Diana Torje

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

CHF 2,902

Abécédaire

François Houtin

Print - 29.5 x 34 cm Print - 11.6 x 13.4 inch

CHF 513

Objet Volant III

Pierre Alechinsky

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

CHF 1,838

Objet Volant II

Pierre Alechinsky

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

CHF 1,838

Objet Volant I

Pierre Alechinsky

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

CHF 1,838

Femme au Chapeau

Carlos Antonio Sablon Perez

Painting - 70 x 50 x 4 cm Painting - 27.6 x 19.7 x 1.6 inch

CHF 5,804

Jours Ouvrables V

Pierre Alechinsky

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

CHF 1,296

Jours Ouvrables I

Pierre Alechinsky

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

CHF 1,296

Deux

Pierre Alechinsky

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

CHF 1,258

Peter Hujar Portrait

Manuel Santelices

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

CHF 500

Marc's blue shadow

Manuel Santelices

Fine Art Drawings - 19.7 x 27.9 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 7.75 x 11 x 0.1 inch

CHF 500

Rimbaud (shades)

CharlElie Couture

Painting - 37 x 25 x 1.5 cm Painting - 14.6 x 9.8 x 0.6 inch

CHF 2,515

Jenna Lyons

Manuel Santelices

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

CHF 583

Prada puffy coats

Manuel Santelices

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

CHF 500

Man in a blue and brown coat

Manuel Santelices

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

CHF 500

Anna Cleveland as Rita de Acosta in Thom Browne

Manuel Santelices

Fine Art Drawings - 35.6 x 27.9 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 14 x 11 x 0.1 inch

CHF 583

Vetements fall 21

Manuel Santelices

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

CHF 500

Dior

Manuel Santelices

Fine Art Drawings - 35.6 x 27.9 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 14 x 11 x 0.1 inch

CHF 666

Ludovic

Manuel Santelices

Fine Art Drawings - 35.6 x 27.9 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 14 x 11 x 0.1 inch

CHF 666

Gucci Fall

Manuel Santelices

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

CHF 708

Forest of mystical dreams

Nadezda Stupina

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

CHF 2,225

Movement of the universe

Nadezda Stupina

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

CHF 2,128

Orange abstraction

Nadezda Stupina

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

CHF 2,128

Autumn trees

Nadezda Stupina

Painting - 100 x 70 x 0.1 cm Painting - 39.4 x 27.6 x 0 inch

CHF 871

Tardieu

Pierre Alechinsky

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

CHF 1,306

AIr (de la suit? Quatre Elements)

Erte Tirtoff

Print - 96 x 51 x 1 cm Print - 37.8 x 20.1 x 0.4 inch

CHF 2,418

Fashion designer Marc Jacobs Pink and blue, Diptych

Manuel Santelices

Painting - 40.6 x 61 x 2.5 cm Painting - 16 x 24 x 1 inch

CHF 1,332

Chemin de ronde

Pierre Alechinsky

Print - 63 x 92 x 0.1 cm Print - 24.8 x 36.2 x 0 inch

CHF 2,708

Maree haute

Pierre Alechinsky

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

CHF 2,708

Devidoirs, Planche VII

Pierre Alechinsky

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

CHF 2,708

Devidoirs, Planche IV

Pierre Alechinsky

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

CHF 2,708

Devidoirs, Planche II

Pierre Alechinsky

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

CHF 2,708

Eckerö. Fishing village.

Nadezda Stupina

Painting - 40 x 40 x 2 cm Painting - 15.7 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch

CHF 532

Pine on the shore

Nadezda Stupina

Painting - 40 x 40 x 2 cm Painting - 15.7 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch

CHF 532

Picturesque shore of the fjord

Nadezda Stupina

Painting - 40 x 40 x 2 cm Painting - 15.7 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch

CHF 532

Bouquet of sunflowers in a white vase

Nadezda Stupina

Painting - 65 x 50 x 0.1 cm Painting - 25.6 x 19.7 x 0 inch

CHF 580

Yellow boat in Paddehavet

Nadezda Stupina

Painting - 40 x 40 x 2 cm Painting - 15.7 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch

CHF 532

Turquoise of the Walensee lake

Nadezda Stupina

Painting - 46 x 55 x 2 cm Painting - 18.1 x 21.7 x 0.8 inch

CHF 629

Blooming apple trees in Gams

Nadezda Stupina

Painting - 46 x 55 x 2 cm Painting - 18.1 x 21.7 x 0.8 inch

CHF 629

Mountain reflections at Walensee lake

Nadezda Stupina

Painting - 46 x 55 x 2 cm Painting - 18.1 x 21.7 x 0.8 inch

CHF 629

Triptych - Symphony of nature

Nadezda Stupina

Painting - 100 x 150 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 59.1 x 0.8 inch

CHF 4,643

Il Grido

Marino Marini

Print - 50 x 70 x 0.01 cm Print - 19.7 x 27.6 x 0 inch

CHF 1,451

Commentaire de Personnage

Pierre Alechinsky

Print - 30 x 21 x 1 cm Print - 11.8 x 8.3 x 0.4 inch

CHF 377

À la merci

Pierre Alechinsky

Painting - 96 x 139.5 x 3 cm Painting - 37.8 x 54.9 x 1.2 inch

CHF 82,221 CHF 73,999

Con pucho y perro

Antonio Segui

Print - 56 x 76 x 0.2 cm Print - 22 x 29.9 x 0.1 inch

CHF 774

Speculoos

Pierre Alechinsky

Painting - 100 x 60 x 1 cm Painting - 39.4 x 23.6 x 0.4 inch

CHF 23,215

Poèmes à peine poèmes

Pierre Alechinsky

Print - 22.5 x 19.5 x 0.2 cm Print - 8.9 x 7.7 x 0.1 inch

CHF 435

Cala lily

Manuel Santelices

Fine Art Drawings - 35.6 x 27.9 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 14 x 11 x 0.1 inch

CHF 708

Michael Kors fall fashion collection

Manuel Santelices

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

CHF 708

Gareth Pugh

Manuel Santelices

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

CHF 500

Edie Sedgwick

Manuel Santelices

Painting - 25.4 x 25.4 x 0.3 cm Painting - 10 x 10 x 0.1 inch

CHF 1,665

Le labyrinthe

Maria Helena Vieira da Silva

Print - 52 x 65 x 0.02 cm Print - 20.5 x 25.6 x 0 inch

CHF 3,676

Chevaux de la Lande

Yves Brayer

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

CHF 1,161

C'est la vie

Roland Topor

Print - 50.5 x 32 cm Print - 19.9 x 12.6 inch

CHF 822

Le style lisse

Roland Topor

Print - 47 x 38 cm Print - 18.5 x 15 inch

CHF 919

Elégante

Yves Brayer

Painting - 24 x 20.5 cm Painting - 9.4 x 8.1 inch

CHF 725

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

CHF 793

Amours Légendaires

André Masson

Print - 44 x 35 x 0.1 cm Print - 17.3 x 13.8 x 0 inch

CHF 822

L'année du Tigre

Hom Nguyen

Print - 81 x 66 x 0.5 cm Print - 31.9 x 26 x 0.2 inch

CHF 1,064

Tachimawari, combat codifié

Claude Weisbuch

Print - 65 x 50 x 0.05 cm Print - 25.6 x 19.7 x 0 inch

CHF 532

The wedding of Teresa Martini and John Oliver in Rome in 1929

Manuel Santelices

Fine Art Drawings - 25.4 x 17.8 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 10 x 7 x 0.1 inch

CHF 500

Serena V

Alekos Fassianos

Print - 22 x 13.8 cm Print - 8.7 x 5.4 inch

CHF 290

Serena III

Alekos Fassianos

Print - 22 x 13.8 cm Print - 8.7 x 5.4 inch

CHF 290

Anges des miroirs IV

Alekos Fassianos

Print - 25 x 19 cm Print - 9.8 x 7.5 inch

CHF 290

Bouche que veux-tu?

Roland Topor

Print - 48 x 32.5 cm Print - 18.9 x 12.8 inch

CHF 339

Jardin des lumie?res Roses et tulipes

Akira Inumaru

Painting - 30 x 20 x 3 cm Painting - 11.8 x 7.9 x 1.2 inch

CHF 774

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