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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Dix-neuvième arrondissement de Paris
Pierre Alechinsky
Print - 31.5 x 47.5 cm Print - 12.4 x 18.7 inch
€890
Onzième arrondissement de Paris
Pierre Alechinsky
Print - 31.5 x 47.5 cm Print - 12.4 x 18.7 inch
€890
Dixième arrondissement de Paris
Pierre Alechinsky
Print - 31.5 x 47.5 cm Print - 12.4 x 18.7 inch
€890
Huitième arrondissement de Paris
Pierre Alechinsky
Print - 31.5 x 47.5 cm Print - 12.4 x 18.7 inch
€890
Septième arrondissement de Paris
Pierre Alechinsky
Print - 31.5 x 47.5 cm Print - 12.4 x 18.7 inch
€890
Deuxième arrondissement de Paris
Pierre Alechinsky
Print - 31.5 x 47.5 cm Print - 12.4 x 18.7 inch
€890
Cala lily
Manuel Santelices
Fine Art Drawings - 35.6 x 27.9 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 14 x 11 x 0.1 inch
€788
Michael Kors fall fashion collection
Manuel Santelices
Fine Art Drawings - 30.5 x 22.9 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 12 x 9 x 0.1 inch
€788
Gareth Pugh
Manuel Santelices
Fine Art Drawings - 22.9 x 30.5 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 9 x 12 x 0.1 inch
€556
An interior by Joseph Dirand
Manuel Santelices
Fine Art Drawings - 22.9 x 30.5 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 9 x 12 x 0.1 inch
€742
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
A corner at Dries van Noten’s home
Manuel Santelices
Painting - 38.1 x 27.9 x 0.3 cm Painting - 15 x 11 x 0.1 inch
€1,206
Mick and Bianca jagger at Studio 54
Manuel Santelices
Fine Art Drawings - 61 x 45.7 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 24 x 18 x 0.1 inch
€1,206
Cerise bleue, pastèque rouge Blue cherry, red watermelon
Mario Avati
Print - 11 x 15 cm Print - 4.3 x 5.9 inch
€550
Bouteilles nature morte Bottles still life
Mario Avati
Print - 11 x 15 cm Print - 4.3 x 5.9 inch
€750
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
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
€556
El viajero & Compradito (Bronze)
Antonio Segui
Sculpture - 20 x 30 x 15 cm Sculpture - 7.9 x 11.8 x 5.9 inch
€5,000
Portrait de Christian Dotremont à Tervuren
Pierre Alechinsky
Print - 20 x 25 cm Print - 7.9 x 9.8 inch
€450
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
Poèmes insoumis
André Masson
Fine Art Drawings - 28 x 21 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11 x 8.3 x 0.1 inch
€1,500
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
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
Manhattan Mary II (framed hand signed serigraph)
Erte Tirtoff
Print - 59.1 x 41.9 x 0.3 cm Print - 23.25 x 16.5 x 0.1 inch
€2,272
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
€1,113
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
€2,319
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
€4,405
Ancien Victorieux je te morphose from Hom'mere I (Chaosmos)
Roberto Matta
Print - 66 x 50.8 cm Print - 26 x 20 inch
€2,319
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
€649
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
Ma Chair Rie from Requiem pour La Fin des Temps
Roberto Matta
Print - 66 x 50.8 cm Print - 26 x 20 inch
€3,571
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'atelier de Christian Dotremont à Tervuren
Pierre Alechinsky
Print - 20 x 25 cm Print - 7.9 x 9.8 inch
€450
L'atelier de Christian Dotremont à Tervuren
Pierre Alechinsky
Print - 20 x 25 cm Print - 7.9 x 9.8 inch
€450
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
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
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
