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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Orchids, Calla Lilly and Hydrangeas, Triptych
Manuel Santelices
Fine Art Drawings - 61 x 137.2 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 24 x 54 x 0.1 inch
£5,767
Passerelle des Halles in Summer from the Four Seasons Suite of Memories of Paris
Michel Delacroix
Print - 54 x 53 x 0.1 cm Print - 21.3 x 20.9 x 0 inch
£1,109
Arrivee du Tour de France sur le Champs Elysees
Michel Delacroix
Print - 78.5 x 91.5 x 0.1 cm Print - 30.9 x 36 x 0 inch
£1,637
Study for Yves Saint Laurent and Mick Jagger
Manuel Santelices
Fine Art Drawings - 27.9 x 35.6 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11 x 14 x 0.1 inch
£692
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
£471
Oxford all night party 1983 (after a picture by Dafydd Jones)
Manuel Santelices
Fine Art Drawings - 35.6 x 27.9 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 14 x 11 x 0.1 inch
£731
Christian Dior, Frida Kahlo and Maria Grazia Chiuri in Mexico City - Cruise 2024
Manuel Santelices
Fine Art Drawings - 27.9 x 35.6 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11 x 14 x 0.1 inch
£923
Calla Lilly
Manuel Santelices
Fine Art Drawings - 61 x 45.7 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 24 x 18 x 0.1 inch
£1,922
Orchids
Manuel Santelices
Fine Art Drawings - 61 x 45.7 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 24 x 18 x 0.1 inch
£1,922
Hydrangeas
Manuel Santelices
Fine Art Drawings - 61 x 45.7 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 24 x 18 x 0.1 inch
£1,922
El viajero & Compradito (Silver)
Antonio Segui
Sculpture - 20 x 30 x 15 cm Sculpture - 7.9 x 11.8 x 5.9 inch
£4,840
Saturday Night with Karen Kilimnik and Elizabeth Peyton
Manuel Santelices
Fine Art Drawings - 38.1 x 38.1 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 15 x 15 x 0.1 inch
£692
What Is There?
Anyck Alvarez Kerloch
Painting - 78.7 x 99.1 x 2.5 cm Painting - 31 x 39 x 1 inch
£1,346
Living colors of Bergen
Nadezda Stupina
Painting - 100 x 81 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 31.9 x 0.8 inch
£3,168
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
£3,344
Elegant Luminescenece
Diana Torje
Painting - 90 x 90 x 2 cm Painting - 35.4 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch
£2,992
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
£5,192
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
£5,192
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
£5,192
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
£880
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
£880
Chat gourmand
Francine Van Hove
Fine Art Drawings - 44 x 85.5 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 17.3 x 33.7 x 0.4 inch
£6,776
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
£1,716
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
£3,384
Nocturnes à Florence
Jacques Guillet
Painting - 80 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch
£1,760
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
£1,760
La gardienne de l'oubli
Jacques Guillet
Painting - 80 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch
£880
Salmon for Lunch
Anyck Alvarez Kerloch
Painting - 38.1 x 45.7 x 2.5 cm Painting - 15 x 18 x 1 inch
£500
All the beautiful rides
Amy Bernays
Painting - 40.6 x 50.8 x 1.5 cm Painting - 16 x 20 x 0.6 inch
£508
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
£20,241
Elf and the dancing bear
Markus Lüpertz
Sculpture - 45 x 20 x 20 cm Sculpture - 17.7 x 7.9 x 7.9 inch
£16,721
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
£5,896
Full Bloom
Anyck Alvarez Kerloch
Painting - 88.9 x 72.9 x 2.5 cm Painting - 35 x 28.7 x 1 inch
£1,807
Micro&Macro. Insomnia.
Nadezda Stupina
Painting - 100 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch
£2,376
Experience d'Icare
Akira Inumaru
Photography - 30 x 30 x 0.1 cm Photography - 11.8 x 11.8 x 0 inch
£528
Experience d'Icare
Akira Inumaru
Photography - 30 x 30 x 0.1 cm Photography - 11.8 x 11.8 x 0 inch
£528
Caius Julius Caesar Octivanius Augustus
Enrico Baj
Print - 49.5 x 40 cm Print - 19.5 x 15.75 inch
£2,307
Marcus Annius Verus Aurelius Antoninus
Enrico Baj
Print - 49.5 x 40 cm Print - 19.5 x 15.75 inch
£2,307
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
£384
Botanique Vitis Venifera #15
Akira Inumaru
Painting - 50 x 40 x 1.5 cm Painting - 19.7 x 15.7 x 0.6 inch
£968