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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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Painting, Que no salga la luna, Moi.

Moi.

Painting . 90 x 80 x 2 cm Painting . 35.4 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch

$3,339

Painting, Goldball, Nadezda Stupina

Nadezda Stupina

Painting . 60 x 60 x 0.5 cm Painting . 23.6 x 23.6 x 0.2 inch

$1,727

Print, Hamlet, Valerio Adami

Valerio Adami

Print . 76 x 100 cm Print . 29.9 x 39.4 inch

$979

Print, Miracle, Marino Marini

Marino Marini

Print . 57 x 38.5 x 0.1 cm Print . 22.4 x 15.2 x 0 inch

$1,842

Painting, Le caprice, Moi.

Moi.

Painting . 100 x 100 x 2 cm Painting . 39.4 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch

$2,993

Photography, Point Break, Clotilde.MJ

Clotilde.MJ

Photography . 41.82 x 60 x 0.3 cm Photography . 16.5 x 23.6 x 0.1 inch

$679

Print, Untitled, Wifredo Lam

Wifredo Lam

Print . 74 x 70 x 0.1 cm Print . 29.1 x 27.6 x 0 inch

$783

Print, Le Cirque, Yves Brayer

Yves Brayer

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

$345

Print, Oil, Arika Uno

Oil

Arika Uno

Print . 65 x 50 x 0.5 cm Print . 25.6 x 19.7 x 0.2 inch

$437

Painting, Bany de sol, Jordi Sàbat

Jordi Sàbat

Painting . 65 x 50 x 3 cm Painting . 25.6 x 19.7 x 1.2 inch

$1,957

Print, Pelikan2, Alexis Gorodine

Alexis Gorodine

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

$495

Print, Magique, Max Papart

Max Papart

Print . 64.8 x 48.3 cm Print . 25.5 x 19 inch

$1,030

Print, Espais 6, Alfons Borrell

Alfons Borrell

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

$748

Painting, Wild, Valérie Betoulaud

Valérie Betoulaud

Painting . 60 x 73 cm Painting . 23.6 x 28.7 inch

$2,763

Painting, Practice No.2, Jia Yuan Hua

Jia Yuan Hua

Painting . 100 x 100 x 2 cm Painting . 39.4 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch

$2,993

Print, Hommage à Hokusai, Coni

Coni

Print . 50 x 70 x 0.1 cm Print . 19.7 x 27.6 x 0 inch

$115

Print, Nanda, Emilio Greco

Emilio Greco

Print . 57 x 45 x 0.2 cm Print . 22.4 x 17.7 x 0.1 inch

$1,727

Painting, Boy, Anastasia Aureum

Boy

Anastasia Aureum

Painting . 48 x 56 x 1 cm Painting . 18.9 x 22 x 0.4 inch

$1,128

Painting, Wiyakato, Nef

Nef

Painting . 63.5 x 42.5 x 2 cm Painting . 25 x 16.7 x 0.8 inch

$2,533

Painting, Portrait 2, Erdna André

Erdna André

Painting . 80 x 60 x 3 cm Painting . 31.5 x 23.6 x 1.2 inch

$576

Painting, Polar bear, Hervé Maury

Hervé Maury

Painting . 90 x 90 x 3 cm Painting . 35.4 x 35.4 x 1.2 inch

$2,533

Painting, Putain ça brille, Jéko

Jéko

Painting . 65 x 50 x 0.2 cm Painting . 25.6 x 19.7 x 0.1 inch

$1,382

Print, Zen, Hossein Borojeni

Zen

Hossein Borojeni

Print . 60 x 80 x 3 cm Print . 23.6 x 31.5 x 1.2 inch

$344

Painting, Untitled, Hell'O Collective

Hell'O Collective

Painting . 90 x 80 x 4 cm Painting . 35.4 x 31.5 x 1.6 inch

$4,950

Painting, Dancer, Nino Eliashvili

Nino Eliashvili

Painting . 80 x 100 x 3 cm Painting . 31.5 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch

$6,332

Painting, Black, Teona Yamanidze

Teona Yamanidze

Painting . 70 x 50 x 3 cm Painting . 27.6 x 19.7 x 1.2 inch

$3,454

Painting, In Landscape, Jia Yuan Hua

Jia Yuan Hua

Painting . 70 x 70 x 3 cm Painting . 27.6 x 27.6 x 1.2 inch

$2,648

Painting, P5.15, Jean Feinberg

Jean Feinberg

Painting . 58.5 x 31.8 cm Painting . 23 x 12.5 inch

$1,722