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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Ô mésange, ô peut-être

André Masson

Print - 29 x 19.5 x 0.2 cm Print - 11.4 x 7.7 x 0.1 inch

$540

Une étoile de craie

André Masson

Print - 32.5 x 25 x 0.2 cm Print - 12.8 x 9.8 x 0.1 inch

$540

Une étoile de craie

André Masson

Print - 32.5 x 25 x 0.2 cm Print - 12.8 x 9.8 x 0.1 inch

$540

Flower vase, yellow

Manuel Santelices

Fine Art Drawings - 20.3 x 15.2 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 8 x 6 x 0.1 inch

$600

Cachet faisant foi

Pierre Alechinsky

Print - 57 x 38 x 0.1 cm Print - 22.4 x 15 x 0 inch

$840

Sans-titre

Pierre Alechinsky

Print - 23.5 x 31.5 cm Print - 9.3 x 12.4 inch

$780

Jours Ouvrables

Pierre Alechinsky

Print - 80 x 58 cm Print - 31.5 x 22.8 inch

$1,609

Le livre des livres I

Maria Helena Vieira da Silva

Print - 49.5 x 35.5 x 5 cm Print - 19.5 x 14 x 2 inch

$12,005

Sans-titre

Pierre Alechinsky

Print - 32.5 x 25 cm Print - 12.8 x 9.8 inch

$780

Astrologie poétique IV

Pierre Alechinsky

Print - 27 x 32.5 cm Print - 10.6 x 12.8 inch

$840

Astrologie poétique III

Pierre Alechinsky

Print - 27 x 32.5 cm Print - 10.6 x 12.8 inch

$840

Astrologie poétique II

Pierre Alechinsky

Print - 27 x 32.5 cm Print - 10.6 x 12.8 inch

$840

Astrologie poétique I

Pierre Alechinsky

Print - 27 x 32.5 cm Print - 10.6 x 12.8 inch

$840

La Palme

Carlos Antonio Sablon Perez

Painting - 70 x 50 x 3 cm Painting - 27.6 x 19.7 x 1.2 inch

$2,401

Gnomes et Gnose

Pierre Alechinsky

Print - 75.5 x 54.5 x 0.1 cm Print - 29.7 x 21.5 x 0 inch

$2,761

Gnomes et Gnose

Pierre Alechinsky

Print - 75.5 x 54.5 x 0.1 cm Print - 29.7 x 21.5 x 0 inch

$2,761

Arbre Central à l'orange

Pierre Alechinsky

Print - 77 x 61 x 0.1 cm Print - 30.3 x 24 x 0 inch

$3,001

Sans-titre

Pierre Alechinsky

Print - 23.5 x 31.5 cm Print - 9.3 x 12.4 inch

$780

Sans-titre

Pierre Alechinsky

Print - 23.5 x 31.5 cm Print - 9.3 x 12.4 inch

$780

Amours Légendaires

André Masson

Print - 44 x 35 x 0.1 cm Print - 17.3 x 13.8 x 0 inch

$1,020

Minuit

Maria Helena Vieira da Silva

Print - 43.7 x 37.5 cm Print - 17.2 x 14.8 inch

$1,381

L'épreuve II

Pierre Alechinsky

Print - 28 x 18.8 cm Print - 11 x 7.4 inch

$780

L'épreuve I

Pierre Alechinsky

Print - 28 x 18.8 cm Print - 11 x 7.4 inch

$780

L'oiseau ailé

Pierre Alechinsky

Print - 29.5 x 20.5 cm Print - 11.6 x 8.1 inch

$780

Le chat sauvage

Pierre Alechinsky

Print - 22 x 13.7 cm Print - 8.7 x 5.4 inch

$720

Baie Ronan

Jacques Guillet

Painting - 60 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 23.6 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch

$960

Les Pieds dans les nuages

Francine Van Hove

Painting - 89 x 116 cm Painting - 35 x 45.7 inch

$27,971

Spirale I

Pierre Alechinsky

Print - 66 x 50 x 0.1 cm Print - 26 x 19.7 x 0 inch

$1,681

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

$1,801

Maree haute

Pierre Alechinsky

Print - 76 x 56 x 0.1 cm Print - 29.9 x 22 x 0 inch

$3,361

Volcan depint

Pierre Alechinsky

Print - 63 x 45 x 0.1 cm Print - 24.8 x 17.7 x 0 inch

$2,161

Vulcanologies II

Pierre Alechinsky

Print - 76 x 56 x 0.1 cm Print - 29.9 x 22 x 0 inch

$2,161

Bœuf gros sel

Pierre Alechinsky

Print - 44 x 30.5 x 0.1 cm Print - 17.3 x 12 x 0 inch

$2,281

Gnomes et Gnose

Pierre Alechinsky

Print - 75.5 x 54.5 x 0.1 cm Print - 29.7 x 21.5 x 0 inch

$2,761

Gnomes et Gnose

Pierre Alechinsky

Print - 75.5 x 54.5 x 0.1 cm Print - 29.7 x 21.5 x 0 inch

$2,761

La taille douce

Pierre Alechinsky

Print - 62 x 44 x 0.1 cm Print - 24.4 x 17.3 x 0 inch

$2,881

Bouche d'eau III

Pierre Alechinsky

Print - 55.5 x 75.5 cm Print - 21.9 x 29.7 inch

$1,140

A Room by Axel Vervoort

Manuel Santelices

Painting - 15.2 x 20.3 x 0.3 cm Painting - 6 x 8 x 0.1 inch

$600

La Chrysalide

André Masson

Sculpture - 65 x 42 x 33 cm Sculpture - 25.6 x 16.5 x 13 inch

$42,017

Éclosion

André Masson

Sculpture - 69 x 45 x 45 cm Sculpture - 27.2 x 17.7 x 17.7 inch

$42,017

Retrouvailles

Pierre Alechinsky

Print - 65 x 42 cm Print - 25.6 x 16.5 inch

$1,621

Quatre-vingt-dix 1

Pierre Alechinsky

Print - 38 x 29 cm Print - 15 x 11.4 inch

$2,401

Sculpture Moon Shin TOTEM 1975

Moon Shin

Fine Art Drawings - 13 x 10 cm Fine Art Drawings - 5.1 x 3.9 inch

$2,281

Devidoirs, Planche VII

Pierre Alechinsky

Print - 76 x 56 x 0.1 cm Print - 29.9 x 22 x 0 inch

$3,361

Devidoirs, Planche V

Pierre Alechinsky

Print - 76 x 56 x 0.1 cm Print - 29.9 x 22 x 0 inch

$4,202

Devidoirs, Planche II

Pierre Alechinsky

Print - 76 x 56 x 0.1 cm Print - 29.9 x 22 x 0 inch

$3,361

Les clepsydres de l'inconnu

Pierre Alechinsky

Print - 22 x 14 x 0.05 cm Print - 8.7 x 5.5 x 0 inch

$1,441

Hommage à Hercules Seghers

Maria Helena Vieira da Silva

Print - 47 x 33 x 0.1 cm Print - 18.5 x 13 x 0 inch

$1,801

Alessandro Michele

Manuel Santelices

Painting - 40.6 x 29.8 x 2.5 cm Painting - 16 x 11.75 x 1 inch

$1,200

Deux

Pierre Alechinsky

Print - 64.5 x 47 cm Print - 25.4 x 18.5 inch

$1,561

Valentino Fall

Manuel Santelices

Painting - 30.5 x 22.9 x 0.3 cm Painting - 12 x 9 x 0.1 inch

$600

Dancer in green

Manuel Santelices

Painting - 20.3 x 25.4 x 2.5 cm Painting - 8 x 10 x 1 inch

$700

Marc Jacobs blue, Portrait

Manuel Santelices

Painting - 40.6 x 30.5 x 2.5 cm Painting - 16 x 12 x 1 inch

$800

L’enlèvement d'Europe

André Masson

Print - 54 x 76 cm Print - 21.3 x 29.9 inch

$708

Théatre de la ville III

Antonio Segui

Print - 62.5 x 89.5 cm Print - 24.6 x 35.2 inch

$1,020

Infeuilletable

Pierre Alechinsky

Print - 26 x 20 cm Print - 10.2 x 7.9 inch

$720

Sans titre

Maria Helena Vieira da Silva

Print - 50 x 34.9 x 0.02 cm Print - 19.7 x 13.7 x 0 inch

$1,801

Sans titre

Maria Helena Vieira da Silva

Print - 50 x 34.9 cm Print - 19.7 x 13.7 inch

$1,801

Verte

Maria Helena Vieira da Silva

Print - 52 x 65 x 1 cm Print - 20.5 x 25.6 x 0.4 inch

$2,161

The collector’s house blue

Manuel Santelices

Painting - 30.5 x 22.9 x 0.3 cm Painting - 12 x 9 x 0.1 inch

$700

Peonies

Manuel Santelices

Painting - 27.9 x 38.1 cm Painting - 11 x 15 inch

$600

Copa del mundo de futbol

Pierre Alechinsky

Print - 95 x 60 cm Print - 37.4 x 23.6 inch

$1,441

A vase full of Roses

Manuel Santelices

Painting - 30.5 x 22.9 x 0.3 cm Painting - 12 x 9 x 0.1 inch

$800

Une étoile de craie

André Masson

Print - 32.5 x 25 x 0.2 cm Print - 12.8 x 9.8 x 0.1 inch

$540

Dulle Griet

Pierre Alechinsky

Print - 61.5 x 97 x 0.1 cm Print - 24.2 x 38.2 x 0 inch

$10,204

Devidoirs, Planche III

Pierre Alechinsky

Print - 76 x 56 x 0.1 cm Print - 29.9 x 22 x 0 inch

$3,842

Les Jardins d'Armide

André Masson

Print - 53 x 75.7 x 0.1 cm Print - 20.9 x 29.8 x 0 inch

$1,321

Demeure des marais

François Houtin

Print - 30 x 40 cm Print - 11.8 x 15.7 inch

$720

The fire of marseille

Hans Bellmer

Print - 78 x 57 x 0.3 cm Print - 30.7 x 22.4 x 0.1 inch

$1,441

Abécédaire

François Houtin

Print - 29.5 x 34 cm Print - 11.6 x 13.4 inch

$636

Le balcon

Yves Brayer

Print - 32.8 x 24.2 cm Print - 12.9 x 9.5 inch

$720

Flora

Carlos Antonio Sablon Perez

Painting - 22 x 16 x 2 cm Painting - 8.7 x 6.3 x 0.8 inch

$720

Volcan de nuit

Pierre Alechinsky

Print - 64 x 89 x 0.1 cm Print - 25.2 x 35 x 0 inch

$3,481

Vulcanologies VI

Pierre Alechinsky

Print - 76 x 56 x 0.1 cm Print - 29.9 x 22 x 0 inch

$3,361

Chemin de ronde

Pierre Alechinsky

Print - 63 x 92 x 0.1 cm Print - 24.8 x 36.2 x 0 inch

$3,361

Devidoirs, Planche IV

Pierre Alechinsky

Print - 76 x 56 x 0.1 cm Print - 29.9 x 22 x 0 inch

$3,361

Paysage Onirique I

Carlos Antonio Sablon Perez

Painting - 10 x 10 x 4 cm Painting - 3.9 x 3.9 x 1.6 inch

$960

Vibrions N&B

Pierre Alechinsky

Print - 58 x 66.5 cm Print - 22.8 x 26.2 inch

$2,161

Une étoile de craie

André Masson

Print - 32.5 x 25 x 0.2 cm Print - 12.8 x 9.8 x 0.1 inch

$540

Sans titre

Pierre Alechinsky

Print - 32 x 23.5 cm Print - 12.6 x 9.3 inch

$1,801

Mots V

Pierre Alechinsky

Print - 37 x 28 cm Print - 14.6 x 11 inch

$600

Mots II

Pierre Alechinsky

Print - 37 x 28 cm Print - 14.6 x 11 inch

$600

La Masque

Yves Brayer

Fine Art Drawings - 24 x 18.5 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 9.4 x 7.3 x 0.1 inch

$1,032

1975 Orange

Moon Shin

Print - 22.5 x 29 x 0.3 cm Print - 8.9 x 11.4 x 0.1 inch

$1,140

Acrobats with horse

Marino Marini

Print - 31.5 x 26.5 x 0.1 cm Print - 12.4 x 10.4 x 0 inch

$1,381

Objet Volant III

Pierre Alechinsky

Print - 60 x 54 cm Print - 23.6 x 21.3 inch

$2,281

Objet Volant II

Pierre Alechinsky

Print - 60 x 54 cm Print - 23.6 x 21.3 inch

$2,281

Objet Volant I

Pierre Alechinsky

Print - 60 x 54 cm Print - 23.6 x 21.3 inch

$2,281

Moon Shin MMCA Museum Modern Contemporary Art Seoul, South Korea, Column Sculpture 1972

Moon Shin

Fine Art Drawings - 13 x 10 cm Fine Art Drawings - 5.1 x 3.9 inch

$2,281

1977 Moon Shin Série de Sculptures Noires MMCA MUSEUM SEOUL Collection

Moon Shin

Fine Art Drawings - 29 x 21 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.4 x 8.3 inch

$3,481

Moon Shin 9 Black Sculptures 1978 MMCA MUSEUM SEOUL Collection

Moon Shin

Fine Art Drawings - 29 x 21 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.4 x 8.3 inch

$3,481

Moon Shin Two Black Sculptures 1978

Moon Shin

Fine Art Drawings - 29 x 21 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.4 x 8.3 inch

$3,481

Paris Blue Sculptures 1972

Moon Shin

Fine Art Drawings - 42 x 29 cm Fine Art Drawings - 16.5 x 11.4 inch

$4,202

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