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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Portrait of Norwegian girl
Nadezda Stupina
Painting - 61 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 24 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch
€800
Costumer Design
Erte Tirtoff
Fine Art Drawings - 36 x 27 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 14.2 x 10.6 x 0 inch
€3,400
Demain après-midi
Erte Tirtoff
Fine Art Drawings - 35.5 x 26 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 14 x 10.2 x 0 inch
€3,800
La Traviata - Rodolpe - 4e Acte
Erte Tirtoff
Fine Art Drawings - 37 x 28 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 14.6 x 11 x 0.1 inch
€3,200
Bouteilles nature morte Bottles still life
Mario Avati
Print - 11 x 15 cm Print - 4.3 x 5.9 inch
€750
Sous protection
Pierre Alechinsky
Painting - 25 x 35 x 1 cm Painting - 9.8 x 13.8 x 0.4 inch
€11,000
The wedding of Teresa Martini and John Oliver in Rome in 1929
Manuel Santelices
Fine Art Drawings - 25.4 x 17.8 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 10 x 7 x 0.1 inch
€546
Joeur de football sur fond sienna / Soccer Player on sienna background
Moon Shin
Painting - 42 x 27 cm Painting - 16.5 x 10.6 inch
€2,950
Femme au Chapeau
Carlos Antonio Sablon Perez
Painting - 20 x 20 x 4 cm Painting - 7.9 x 7.9 x 1.6 inch
€2,500
Rome - Le pont Saint Ange
Jacques Guillet
Painting - 97 x 130 x 2 cm Painting - 38.2 x 51.2 x 0.8 inch
€3,000
Le Mont Saint Michel
Jacques Guillet
Painting - 146 x 114 x 2 cm Painting - 57.5 x 44.9 x 0.8 inch
€4,500
L'Ospite dei Bagnanti Misteriosi
Giorgio de Chirico
Print - 71.5 x 50.5 x 0.1 cm Print - 28.1 x 19.9 x 0 inch
€4,200
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
€7,500
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
€10,900
Robert Hebert Percy. From the Art, culture & society series
Manuel Santelices
Painting - 35.6 x 27.9 x 0.3 cm Painting - 14 x 11 x 0.1 inch
€1,092
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
€2,275
Cimes et racines / Néottie 1
Akira Inumaru
Painting - 55 x 46 x 2 cm Painting - 21.7 x 18.1 x 0.8 inch
€1,200
Je Suis Entact from Une Saison en Enfer
Roberto Matta
Print - 66 x 50.8 cm Print - 26 x 20 inch
€4,323
Ancien Victorieux je te morphose from Hom'mere I (Chaosmos)
Roberto Matta
Print - 66 x 50.8 cm Print - 26 x 20 inch
€2,275
Carrie Bradshaw in the kitchen with a hat
Manuel Santelices
Fine Art Drawings - 22.9 x 30.5 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 9 x 12 x 0.1 inch
€637
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
€3,900
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
€4,900
1979 Losange sur fond bleu Diamond on blue
Moon Shin
Painting - 42 x 27 cm Painting - 16.5 x 10.6 inch
€5,000
1979 Losange sur fond bleu Diamond on blue
Moon Shin
Painting - 42 x 27 cm Painting - 16.5 x 10.6 inch
€5,000
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
€4,950
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
€5,000
Ma Chair Rie from Requiem pour La Fin des Temps
Roberto Matta
Print - 66 x 50.8 cm Print - 26 x 20 inch
€3,504
Charlotte as a ballerina 3
Nadezda Stupina
Painting - 65 x 50 x 0.1 cm Painting - 25.6 x 19.7 x 0 inch
€750
Charlotte as a ballerina 2
Nadezda Stupina
Painting - 50 x 65 x 0.1 cm Painting - 19.7 x 25.6 x 0 inch
€750
Charlotte as a ballerina
Nadezda Stupina
Painting - 65 x 50 x 0.1 cm Painting - 25.6 x 19.7 x 0 inch
€750
L’arbre et la vie
Carlos Antonio Sablon Perez
Painting - 22 x 16 x 4 cm Painting - 8.7 x 6.3 x 1.6 inch
€900
Portrait de Christian Dotremont à Tervuren
Pierre Alechinsky
Print - 20 x 25 cm Print - 7.9 x 9.8 inch
€450
Walk in the streets of New York
Noël Granger
Painting - 60 x 60 x 5 cm Painting - 23.6 x 23.6 x 2 inch
€500
Red Knight on Brown Background
Marino Marini
Print - 85 x 62 x 0.1 cm Print - 33.5 x 24.4 x 0 inch
€4,800
Hom'mere III - L'Ergonaute
Roberto Matta
Print - 67 x 51 x 0.1 cm Print - 26.4 x 20.1 x 0 inch
€1,800
Norina's Room
Erte Tirtoff
Fine Art Drawings - 28 x 18 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11 x 7.1 x 0 inch
€2,200
The Slave (framed signed embossed serigraph with foil stamping)
Erte Tirtoff
Print - 87.6 x 67.3 x 0.3 cm Print - 34.5 x 26.5 x 0.1 inch
€2,517
Arbre central, au rouge
Pierre Alechinsky
Print - 95 x 60 x 0.1 cm Print - 37.4 x 23.6 x 0 inch
€2,700
Prunes bleues, Prunes jaunes
Francine Van Hove
Painting - 65 x 92 cm Painting - 25.6 x 36.2 inch
€16,300