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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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Print, Human blue, Hom Nguyen

Hom Nguyen

Print . 62 x 51 x 2 cm Print . 24.4 x 20.1 x 0.8 inch

€2,000

Print, Human Blue, Hom Nguyen

Hom Nguyen

Print . 102 x 77 x 1 cm Print . 40.2 x 30.3 x 0.4 inch

€1,900

Print, Raven, James Jean

James Jean

Print . 64.5 x 50.5 x 0.1 cm Print . 25.4 x 19.9 x 0 inch

€800

Print, Shanghai (1), Tony Soulié

Tony Soulié

Print . 90 x 76 x 0.1 cm Print . 35.4 x 29.9 x 0 inch

€900

Painting, Cluster, Patsy McArthur

Patsy McArthur

Painting . 70 x 112 x 5 cm Painting . 27.6 x 44.1 x 2 inch

€6,000

Print, The City, Enki Bilal

Enki Bilal

Print . 40 x 50 cm Print . 15.7 x 19.7 inch

€790

Painting, Human (1), Hom Nguyen

Hom Nguyen

Painting . 80 x 60 x 1 cm Painting . 31.5 x 23.6 x 0.4 inch

€13,900

Print, Water Bird, Wifredo Lam

Wifredo Lam

Print . 6.2 x 5.1 cm Print . 2.4 x 2 inch

€6,000

Print, Numeral 0, Erte Tirtoff

Erte Tirtoff

Print . 53.3 x 40.6 cm Print . 21 x 16 inch

€1,574

Painting, Pattern 4, Nathanael Koffi

Nathanael Koffi

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

€2,500

Print, Rendez-vous, Erte Tirtoff

Erte Tirtoff

Print . 75 x 55 x 1 cm Print . 29.5 x 21.7 x 0.4 inch

€1,500

Painting, Sans titre, Jean Fautrier

Jean Fautrier

Painting . 24 x 32 cm Painting . 9.4 x 12.6 inch

€15,000

Print, Renaissance, Max Papart

Max Papart

Print . 86.4 x 69.9 cm Print . 34 x 27.5 inch

€1,393

Fine Art Drawings, Foot Musik, Roberto Matta

Roberto Matta

Fine Art Drawings . 76 x 78 cm Fine Art Drawings . 29.9 x 30.7 inch

€9,000

Painting, Mottled Sky, Hunt Slonem

Hunt Slonem

Painting . 25.4 x 20.3 x 2 cm Painting . 10 x 8 x 0.8 inch

€6,900

Painting, He&She, Nadezda Stupina

Nadezda Stupina

Painting . 60 x 60 x 2 cm Painting . 23.6 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch

€800 €640

Print, Museo ad hoc, Ugo Nespolo

Ugo Nespolo

Print . 75 x 170 x 0.1 cm Print . 29.5 x 66.9 x 0 inch

€940

Print, Sunflower, James Jean

James Jean

Print . 50.8 x 40.6 x 0.1 cm Print . 20 x 16 x 0 inch

€1,400

Print, Le regard bleu, Jéko

Jéko

Print . 82 x 62 x 2 cm Print . 32.3 x 24.4 x 0.8 inch

€4,000

Print, Le Enfe, Roberto Matta

Roberto Matta

Print . 63 x 90 x 0.2 cm Print . 24.8 x 35.4 x 0.1 inch

€1,200

Photography, Bar la vue, Samsofy

Samsofy

Photography . 24 x 36 x 1 cm Photography . 9.4 x 14.2 x 0.4 inch

€60

Painting, Sitges, Ignasi Mundo

Ignasi Mundo

Painting . 45 x 33 x 0.3 cm Painting . 17.7 x 13 x 0.1 inch

€600

Fine Art Drawings, Flash, Lantomo

Lantomo

Fine Art Drawings . 73 x 54 cm Fine Art Drawings . 28.7 x 21.3 inch

€3,200

Painting, Full Moon On Waves, Sun7

Sun7

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

€2,800

Painting, Blue Horizon, Diana Torje

Diana Torje

Painting . 89 x 130 x 5 cm Painting . 35 x 51.2 x 2 inch

€3,800

Sculpture, Golfman, Christophe Jehan

Christophe Jehan

Sculpture . 39 x 17 x 13 cm Sculpture . 15.4 x 6.7 x 5.1 inch

€1,200

Photography, Bat chutes, Samsofy

Samsofy

Photography . 80 x 120 x 1 cm Photography . 31.5 x 47.2 x 0.4 inch

€2,100

Fine Art Drawings, Swifts, Marianna Oklejak

Marianna Oklejak

Fine Art Drawings . 39 x 53.5 cm Fine Art Drawings . 15.4 x 21.1 inch

€250

Print, Le Cap, Sophie Griotto

Sophie Griotto

Print . 50 x 40 x 0.2 cm Print . 19.7 x 15.7 x 0.1 inch

€96

Fine Art Drawings, Vive les fleurs, Seb Paul Michel

Seb Paul Michel

Fine Art Drawings . 21 x 29.7 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 8.3 x 11.7 x 0 inch

€69

Painting, An angel, Iszchan Nazarian

Iszchan Nazarian

Painting . 76 x 71 x 3 cm Painting . 29.9 x 28 x 1.2 inch

€1,400

Print, Little Girls, Hans Bellmer

Hans Bellmer

Print . 60 x 82 x 0.1 cm Print . 23.6 x 32.3 x 0 inch

€1,000

Painting, CBT-26, Martin Singer

Martin Singer

Painting . 108.2 x 82.8 x 5.3 cm Painting . 42.6 x 32.6 x 2.1 inch

€3,500

Fine Art Drawings, Untitled, Montserrat Gudiol

Montserrat Gudiol

Fine Art Drawings . 64 x 48 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 25.2 x 18.9 x 0 inch

€3,800