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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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Fine Art Drawings, Untitled 190, Tarek Butayhi

Tarek Butayhi

Fine Art Drawings . 30 x 21 cm Fine Art Drawings . 11.8 x 8.3 inch

$756

Painting, Taureau, Hervé Maury

Hervé Maury

Painting . 50 x 40 x 3 cm Painting . 19.7 x 15.7 x 1.2 inch

$872

Painting, Aloha, Seb Paul Michel

Seb Paul Michel

Painting . 80 x 80 x 2 cm Painting . 31.5 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch

$756

Fine Art Drawings, Frère Trophim, Erte Tirtoff

Erte Tirtoff

Fine Art Drawings . 39 x 28 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 15.4 x 11 x 0.4 inch

$6,979

Fine Art Drawings, Pensive, Erdna André

Erdna André

Fine Art Drawings . 100 x 70 x 3 cm Fine Art Drawings . 39.4 x 27.6 x 1.2 inch

$582 $465

Fine Art Drawings, Untitled 160, Tarek Butayhi

Tarek Butayhi

Fine Art Drawings . 42 x 34 cm Fine Art Drawings . 16.5 x 13.4 inch

$931

Fine Art Drawings, Sans titre #3, Zahra Zeinali

Zahra Zeinali

Fine Art Drawings . 40 x 30 cm Fine Art Drawings . 15.7 x 11.8 inch

$2,210

Fine Art Drawings, Fire Genny, Erte Tirtoff

Erte Tirtoff

Fine Art Drawings . 35 x 25 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 13.8 x 9.8 x 0.4 inch

$6,398

Fine Art Drawings, Nicholose, Erte Tirtoff

Erte Tirtoff

Fine Art Drawings . 39 x 28 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 15.4 x 11 x 0.4 inch

$5,816

Fine Art Drawings, Dior, Manuel Santelices

Manuel Santelices

Fine Art Drawings . 35.6 x 27.9 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings . 14 x 11 x 0.1 inch

$863

Fine Art Drawings, Gucci Fall, Manuel Santelices

Manuel Santelices

Fine Art Drawings . 30.5 x 22.9 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings . 12 x 9 x 0.1 inch

$918

Fine Art Drawings, The Fish II, Marianna Oklejak

Marianna Oklejak

Fine Art Drawings . 29.7 x 41.9 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 11.7 x 16.5 x 0 inch

$430

Painting, Love, Anastasia Aureum

Anastasia Aureum

Painting . 90 x 110 x 1 cm Painting . 35.4 x 43.3 x 0.4 inch

$8,143

Print, Yeux bleus, Hans Bellmer

Hans Bellmer

Print . 65 x 50 x 0.1 cm Print . 25.6 x 19.7 x 0 inch

$640

Painting, Les Rouquines, Chavé

Chavé

Painting . 80 x 80 x 2 cm Painting . 31.5 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch

$558

Painting, Masque #1, Zahra Zeinali

Zahra Zeinali

Painting . 122 x 153 x 5 cm Painting . 48 x 60.2 x 2 inch

$8,375

Photography, Chalice, Clotilde.MJ

Clotilde.MJ

Photography . 20 x 26.67 x 0.3 cm Photography . 7.9 x 10.5 x 0.1 inch

$372

Fine Art Drawings, Woman, Leo Guida

Leo Guida

Fine Art Drawings . 32 x 24 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 12.6 x 9.4 x 0 inch

$675

Painting, Fin de soirée, Nef

Nef

Painting . 29.7 x 42 cm Painting . 11.7 x 16.5 inch

$349

Painting, Mouton, Hervé Maury

Hervé Maury

Painting . 50 x 50 x 3 cm Painting . 19.7 x 19.7 x 1.2 inch

$954

Painting, Point Commun, Nef

Nef

Painting . 42 x 29.7 cm Painting . 16.5 x 11.7 inch

$233

Painting, Lost way, Nef

Nef

Painting . 29.7 x 42 cm Painting . 11.7 x 16.5 inch

$349

Fine Art Drawings, Untitled, Tarek Butayhi

Tarek Butayhi

Fine Art Drawings . 30 x 21 cm Fine Art Drawings . 11.8 x 8.3 inch

$1,047

Fine Art Drawings, Untitled 180, Tarek Butayhi

Tarek Butayhi

Fine Art Drawings . 42 x 34 cm Fine Art Drawings . 16.5 x 13.4 inch

$931

Painting, Camp, Ivan Peev

Ivan Peev

Painting . 40 x 29 x 0.1 cm Painting . 15.7 x 11.4 x 0 inch

$523

Fine Art Drawings, Tigered, Nino Eliashvili

Nino Eliashvili

Fine Art Drawings . 35 x 25 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 13.8 x 9.8 x 0 inch

$582

Fine Art Drawings, Semeuse, Marie Labat

Marie Labat

Fine Art Drawings . 160 x 100 x 2 cm Fine Art Drawings . 63 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch

$1,280

Painting, Human, Hom Nguyen

Hom Nguyen

Painting . 160 x 140 x 3 cm Painting . 63 x 55.1 x 1.2 inch

Price upon request

Painting, L'astronauta, Jordi Sàbat

Jordi Sàbat

Painting . 65 x 50 x 5 cm Painting . 25.6 x 19.7 x 2 inch

$1,977

Fine Art Drawings, Au Cabaret, Yves Brayer

Yves Brayer

Fine Art Drawings . 31 x 23.5 cm Fine Art Drawings . 12.2 x 9.3 inch

$349

Painting, Deux ours, Hervé Maury

Hervé Maury

Painting . 30 x 30 x 3 cm Painting . 11.8 x 11.8 x 1.2 inch

$489

Painting, Sharing, Hervé Maury

Hervé Maury

Painting . 30 x 30 x 3 cm Painting . 11.8 x 11.8 x 1.2 inch

$489

Painting, Ouate, Maylis Bourdet

Maylis Bourdet

Painting . 73 x 92 x 2 cm Painting . 28.7 x 36.2 x 0.8 inch

$558

Fine Art Drawings, La lionne !, Noël Granger

Noël Granger

Fine Art Drawings . 25 x 25 cm Fine Art Drawings . 9.8 x 9.8 inch

$174

Painting, La Reine, Zahra Zeinali

Zahra Zeinali

Painting . 100 x 80 x 5 cm Painting . 39.4 x 31.5 x 2 inch

$4,537