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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Pat Buckley leaving town
Manuel Santelices
Fine Art Drawings - 35.6 x 27.9 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 14 x 11 x 0.1 inch
€881
Supermodels in Vogue
Manuel Santelices
Fine Art Drawings - 35.6 x 27.9 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 14 x 11 x 0.1 inch
€881
Cosmopolita V
Carlos Antonio Sablon Perez
Painting - 100 x 81 x 4 cm Painting - 39.4 x 31.9 x 1.6 inch
€8,100
Queen Camilla
Manuel Santelices
Fine Art Drawings - 30.5 x 22.9 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 12 x 9 x 0.1 inch
€927
Fred Hughes and Diana Vreeland in New York
Manuel Santelices
Fine Art Drawings - 30.5 x 22.9 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 12 x 9 x 0.1 inch
€835
Souffle de vie
Carlos Antonio Sablon Perez
Painting - 100 x 81 x 4 cm Painting - 39.4 x 31.9 x 1.6 inch
€9,000
La Récolte
Carlos Antonio Sablon Perez
Painting - 195 x 130 x 4 cm Painting - 76.8 x 51.2 x 1.6 inch
€24,000
Le Renard, Les Mouches et le Hérisson
Carlos Antonio Sablon Perez
Painting - 80 x 60 x 3 cm Painting - 31.5 x 23.6 x 1.2 inch
€6,500
L’Aigle et la Pie
Carlos Antonio Sablon Perez
Painting - 80 x 60 x 4 cm Painting - 31.5 x 23.6 x 1.6 inch
€7,000
L’Aigle et le Hibou
Carlos Antonio Sablon Perez
Painting - 70 x 50 x 4 cm Painting - 27.6 x 19.7 x 1.6 inch
€6,000
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Manuel Santelices
Fine Art Drawings - 38.1 x 38.1 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 15 x 15 x 0.1 inch
€835
Jeffrey Deitch Protected by His Angels Warhol and Basquiat
Manuel Santelices
Fine Art Drawings - 40.6 x 38.7 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 16 x 15.25 x 0.1 inch
€835
Spring evening in the Alps
Nadezda Stupina
Painting - 60 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 23.6 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch
€1,300
Golden series . Gladioli.
Nadezda Stupina
Painting - 80 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch
€1,450
Golden series .Irises
Nadezda Stupina
Painting - 80 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch
€1,450
Spring day at the Walensee lake
Nadezda Stupina
Painting - 50 x 70 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 27.6 x 0.8 inch
€1,100
Still life with Peruvian lilies
Nadezda Stupina
Painting - 61 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 24 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch
€850
Summer evening in Bergen
Nadezda Stupina
Painting - 60 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 23.6 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch
€1,300
Last snow in Drøbak
Nadezda Stupina
Painting - 60 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 23.6 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch
€1,500
Still life with striped draperies
Nadezda Stupina
Painting - 80 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch
€1,300
Spring is coming soon
Nadezda Stupina
Painting - 46 x 55 x 2 cm Painting - 18.1 x 21.7 x 0.8 inch
€880
Starry night in Berlevåg
Nadezda Stupina
Painting - 50 x 51 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 20.1 x 0.8 inch
€880
Ermine Brocade (bronze sculpture)
Erte Tirtoff
Sculpture - 45.7 x 53.3 x 22.9 cm Sculpture - 18 x 21 x 9 inch
€5,518
Voiture accidentée (pare-choc arrière)
CharlElie Couture
Painting - 90 x 80 x 0.3 cm Painting - 35.4 x 31.5 x 0.1 inch
€4,000
Voiture accidentée (arrière)
CharlElie Couture
Painting - 90 x 80 x 0.2 cm Painting - 35.4 x 31.5 x 0.1 inch
€4,000
Among Flowers
Anyck Alvarez Kerloch
Painting - 81.3 x 58.4 x 0.5 cm Painting - 32 x 23 x 0.2 inch
€515
Riva degli Schiavoni, Venise
Charles Malle
Painting - 48 x 62 x 0.1 cm Painting - 18.9 x 24.4 x 0 inch
€1,000
Mon cher jardin d'amour _printemps printemps
Akira Inumaru
Painting - 160 x 160 x 3 cm Painting - 63 x 63 x 1.2 inch
€4,500
Between the bite and the beak, Painting, Acrylic on canvas
Amy Bernays
Painting - 20.3 x 25.4 x 0.3 cm Painting - 8 x 10 x 0.1 inch
€881
Cimes et racines / Anémone-Gentiana B
Akira Inumaru
Painting - 140 x 140 x 2 cm Painting - 55.1 x 55.1 x 0.8 inch
€4,500
Cimes et racines / Anémone-Gentiana A
Akira Inumaru
Painting - 130 x 97 x 2 cm Painting - 51.2 x 38.2 x 0.8 inch
€2,800
Learning the Line of the Ball
Amy Bernays
Painting - 30.5 x 40.6 x 0.3 cm Painting - 12 x 16 x 0.1 inch
€696
L’œil du chant
Roberto Matta
Fine Art Drawings - 65 x 50 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 25.6 x 19.7 x 0.1 inch
€16,000
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
€6,956
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
€1,260
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
€1,860
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
€881
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
€1,113
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
€2,319
Orchids
Manuel Santelices
Fine Art Drawings - 61 x 45.7 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 24 x 18 x 0.1 inch
€2,319
Hydrangeas
Manuel Santelices
Fine Art Drawings - 61 x 45.7 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 24 x 18 x 0.1 inch
€2,319
El viajero & Compradito (Silver)
Antonio Segui
Sculpture - 20 x 30 x 15 cm Sculpture - 7.9 x 11.8 x 5.9 inch
€5,500
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Manuel Santelices
Fine Art Drawings - 38.1 x 38.1 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 15 x 15 x 0.1 inch
€835
What Is There?
Anyck Alvarez Kerloch
Painting - 78.7 x 99.1 x 2.5 cm Painting - 31 x 39 x 1 inch
€1,623
Living colors of Bergen
Nadezda Stupina
Painting - 100 x 81 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 31.9 x 0.8 inch
€3,600
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
€3,800
Salmon for Lunch
Anyck Alvarez Kerloch
Painting - 38.1 x 45.7 x 2.5 cm Painting - 15 x 18 x 1 inch
€603
Landscape at Night, Painting, Acrylic on Paper
Anyck Alvarez Kerloch
Painting - 59.9 x 41.9 x 0.5 cm Painting - 23.6 x 16.5 x 0.2 inch
€505
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
€6,700
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
€1,950
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Amy Bernays
Painting - 40.6 x 50.8 x 1.5 cm Painting - 16 x 20 x 0.6 inch
€612