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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1973 Sienna Abstraction 2 Collection MMCA Museum Modern Contemporary Art, Seoul
Moon Shin
Painting - 24 x 18 cm Painting - 9.4 x 7.1 inch
$8,941
Untitled from The International Avant-Garde (volume I)
Lucio Fontana
Print - 26 x 19 x 0.1 cm Print - 10.2 x 7.5 x 0 inch
$12,994
Comique Trippe XVI
Roberto Matta
Print - 41.3 x 52.1 x 0.3 cm Print - 16.25 x 20.5 x 0.1 inch
$2,500
Cimes et racines / Néottie 1
Akira Inumaru
Painting - 55 x 46 x 2 cm Painting - 21.7 x 18.1 x 0.8 inch
$1,431
Je Suis Entact from Une Saison en Enfer
Roberto Matta
Print - 66 x 50.8 cm Print - 26 x 20 inch
$4,750
Ancien Victorieux je te morphose from Hom'mere I (Chaosmos)
Roberto Matta
Print - 66 x 50.8 cm Print - 26 x 20 inch
$2,500
MOON SHIN Red ink Sculpture 1972 Collection MMCA Museum Modern Contemporary Art Seoul
Moon Shin
Painting - 15 x 12 cm Painting - 5.9 x 4.7 inch
$4,649
Black purple Abstraction 1973 Collection MMCA Museum Modern Contemporary Art, Seoul
Moon Shin
Painting - 24 x 18 x 0.5 cm Painting - 9.4 x 7.1 x 0.2 inch
$5,841
1979 Losange sur fond bleu Diamond on blue
Moon Shin
Painting - 42 x 27 cm Painting - 16.5 x 10.6 inch
$5,961
1979 Losange sur fond bleu Diamond on blue
Moon Shin
Painting - 42 x 27 cm Painting - 16.5 x 10.6 inch
$5,961
1979 Playing soccer Jouer au football Collection MMCA Museum Modern Contemporary Art Seoul
Moon Shin
Painting - 42 x 27 cm Painting - 16.5 x 10.6 inch
$5,901
1979 Tête de profil Bleu Blanc Rouge Head in profile Blue White Red
Moon Shin
Painting - 42 x 27 cm Painting - 16.5 x 10.6 inch
$5,961
Ma Chair Rie from Requiem pour La Fin des Temps
Roberto Matta
Print - 66 x 50.8 cm Print - 26 x 20 inch
$3,850
Red Knight on Brown Background
Marino Marini
Print - 85 x 62 x 0.1 cm Print - 33.5 x 24.4 x 0 inch
$5,722
Hom'mere III - L'Ergonaute
Roberto Matta
Print - 67 x 51 x 0.1 cm Print - 26.4 x 20.1 x 0 inch
$2,146
1970 Moon Shin Ink Abstraction
Moon Shin
Fine Art Drawings - 8 x 12 cm Fine Art Drawings - 3.1 x 4.7 inch
$2,325
Sculpture Family in black MMCA Collection Museum Modern Contemporary Art Seoul South Korea
Moon Shin
Fine Art Drawings - 8 x 12 cm Fine Art Drawings - 3.1 x 4.7 inch
$2,086
1978 Monumental Sculpture with 2 persons
Moon Shin
Fine Art Drawings - 13 x 10 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 5.1 x 3.9 x 0 inch
$2,265
Trio Black Sculpture 1978
Moon Shin
Fine Art Drawings - 26 x 21 cm Fine Art Drawings - 10.2 x 8.3 inch
$2,265
Black Sculpture 1971
Moon Shin
Fine Art Drawings - 23 x 9 cm Fine Art Drawings - 9.1 x 3.5 inch
$2,325
Sculpture Black Horse 1972
Moon Shin
Fine Art Drawings - 20 x 9 cm Fine Art Drawings - 7.9 x 3.5 inch
$2,265
Two Sienna Portraits Sculptures 1976
Moon Shin
Fine Art Drawings - 13 x 20 cm Fine Art Drawings - 5.1 x 7.9 inch
$2,325
Paris Quartier Latin Moon Shin Home Rue Domat 1974
Moon Shin
Fine Art Drawings - 29 x 21 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.4 x 8.3 inch
$2,861
Moon Shin Black Sculpture 1978
Moon Shin
Fine Art Drawings - 20 x 12 cm Fine Art Drawings - 7.9 x 4.7 inch
$2,325
5 Red Moon Shin Totem 5 Totem Rouge de 1971 par Moon Shin
Moon Shin
Fine Art Drawings - 20 x 15 cm Fine Art Drawings - 7.9 x 5.9 inch
$2,325
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
$4,053
Lundi, Mardi, Mercredi, Jeudi, Vendredi, Samedi, Dimanche
Pierre Alechinsky
Print - 180 x 162 cm Print - 70.9 x 63.8 inch
$13,054
Pale Purple Sculpture Mauve 1979
Moon Shin
Fine Art Drawings - 15 x 10 cm Fine Art Drawings - 5.9 x 3.9 inch
$3,457
5 Black Sculptures 1977
Moon Shin
Fine Art Drawings - 29 x 21 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.4 x 8.3 inch
$3,457
Purple SUN Abstraction Soleil Pourpre 1972
Moon Shin
Painting - 24 x 18 cm Painting - 9.4 x 7.1 inch
$8,941
L’Ame du Tarot de Theleme Portfolio
Roberto Matta
Print - 66 x 247.7 cm Print - 26 x 97.5 inch
$12,000
La Danse de la Mort - Planche 1- 8
Roberto Matta
Print - 132.1 x 203.2 cm Print - 52 x 80 inch
$12,000
Cascades
Erte Tirtoff
Fine Art Drawings - 19.5 x 13.7 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 7.7 x 5.4 x 0.4 inch
$2,384
Botanique Isatis Tinctoria #1
Akira Inumaru
Painting - 50 x 40 x 1.5 cm Painting - 19.7 x 15.7 x 0.6 inch
$1,311
Roses de Villandry 10
Akira Inumaru
Painting - 40 x 40 x 0.01 cm Painting - 15.7 x 15.7 x 0 inch
$1,192
Jardin des lumie?res Roses et tulipes 1
Akira Inumaru
Painting - 60 x 40 x 3 cm Painting - 23.6 x 15.7 x 1.2 inch
$2,146
Norhern legends. Pursuit.
Nadezda Stupina
Painting - 89 x 116 x 2 cm Painting - 35 x 45.7 x 0.8 inch
$2,623
Jour et nuit (ermioni 8h-11h)
Akira Inumaru
Painting - 50 x 73 cm Painting - 19.7 x 28.7 inch
$1,431
Jour et nuit (ermioni 2h-4h)
Akira Inumaru
Painting - 55 x 33 x 2 cm Painting - 21.7 x 13 x 0.8 inch
$1,431
Cimes et racines / Anémone 1
Akira Inumaru
Painting - 50 x 50 x 1 cm Painting - 19.7 x 19.7 x 0.4 inch
$1,431
Cimes et racines / Ranunculus- Anémone
Akira Inumaru
Painting - 92 x 60 cm Painting - 36.2 x 23.6 inch
$2,384
Cimes et racines / Leonpodium 1
Akira Inumaru
Painting - 55 x 46 x 2 cm Painting - 21.7 x 18.1 x 0.8 inch
$1,431
La Une a L'h Pile (Head to Head)
Roberto Matta
Print - 92.7 x 157.5 x 0.3 cm Print - 36.5 x 62 x 0.1 inch
$12,000
1970 Abstraction MOON SHIN MMCA Museum Modern Contemporary Art Seoul
Moon Shin
Painting - 29.5 x 23 x 0.5 cm Painting - 11.6 x 9.1 x 0.2 inch
$7,749
