Ivar Kamke

Tanaka Tessen (b.1890) Dahlias and Roosters Taisho period, circa 1920 Framed painting. Mineral pigments and ink on silk. Dimensions (framed): H. 159 cm x W. 97 cm x D. 2.5 cm (62.5” x 38” x 1”) An ornate and complex composition in which the artist explores almost the entire painting surface. The coloration is bold and evocative and the tinted silk ground recreates the warm golden glow of sunset. Soft, luminous brushwork details the black feathers of the roosters, which seem to cloud and blur in counterpoint to the sharper points of the eyes and beaks. Their brilliant red combs balance the composition, echoing the rich burgundy hues of the dahlias; the flowers exquisite and lifelike. Dahlias were an exotic subject favored by painters of the Taisho era. The painting belongs to the school of Kyoto Nihonga, exemplifying the principles of decorative elegance and consumate brush technique with which it was intimately associated. Painters of the time relied on the Shijo school method, basing the forms of the composition from life sketches. Sometimes they were then integrated with elements derived from Chinese bird and flower...

Boldly painted in an expressionist palette that calls to mind the work of Edvard Munch and other Nordic painters who were in the artistic vanguard of the 20th century, this depiction...

Starting in 1874, a dedicated group of artists, referred to as; “The Anonymous Society of Painters Sculptors”, etc. organized their own exhibition in Paris and thus began the movement called, Impressionism. Members included; Claude Monet, Edgar Degas, and Camille Pissarro and others. The canvas itself measures exactly one meter high, which tells us, that this is a European Impressionist...

Contour style painting on paper of large robust male nude seated figure, artist signed at bottom Fred Bennett. In simple white enameled metal and glass frame with mat. Beautifully ex...

Mid 20th century framed Swedish oil painting on board by one of our favourite artists Ivar Morsing. This abstract rectangular painting in different shades of pale grey is framed in ...

Surrealist nude painting by Alex Alemany, Spanish, circa 1970s. Alemany's works are often described as "magical realism." This painting measures 32" H x 25.5" W and is unframed.

Nude male painting. Signed S. Moriniere, 1896. Oil on stretched canvas.

Nude bathers, fine early 20th century impressionist painting by David Humphrey (American 1872-1950.) Pastel on paper. Humphre...

Behold the enchanting allure of this substantial painting depicting a nude woman, a masterpiece signed by the artist O Rosmund around 1910. Measuring an impressive H - 96.5 cm and W ...

Pair of early 20th century oil paintings by Mario Fattori, circa 1920s Wonderful pair of oil paintings. One shows a young woman standing in a barn int...

A large scale of a nude exotic woman. Possibly an Indonesian woman because of the colonial past of the Netherlands with Indonesia. Oil on hardboard signed Gerard Westerman, 1880-19...

Ivar Morsing, oil on paper panel, signed and dated -67. "Spelare 1967 Stranden Sisal". Ivar Morsing 1919-2009 Hans Gustaf Ivar Morsing was born in ...