Paula Craioveanu

CENTAUR IN BLUE original art Paula Craioveanu Neo Mythology

2022

"Enigma", original ink and pencil on sepia paper. Part of Neo Mythology series. Like the immortal mythological heroes, my subjects remind us of the human ability to remain beautiful ...

"Nude in Blue" Part of my Nude in Interior series. Female nude, ultramarine blue tempera on blue gray paper, inspired by Matisse. 70x50cm / 27.5x19.5in Shipped rolled in a tube from...

Siesta 100x70cm / 39x27.5in Nude in Interior, pencil and ultramarine tempera on paper, inspired by Matisse. Large drawing. Shipped rolled in a tube, from Florida, US. Artist Statement "I started by painting interiors, being interested in space and perspective through my studies. These scenes evolved, when I added the human figure. I focused more on the human figure and its relation to the background. The human figure is more present than ever in my paintings now. As a woman artist I’ve been preoccupied with the female form and its imagery. One of my goals was to capture the solitary moments and the nude’s relation to the surrounding space. My interest turned from depicting the space to rendering the atmosphere and the scene as a whole, the feeling a woman adds to the environment: warmth, desire, joy, a feeling of power and control, or the opposite – sadness, despair. Here is a collection of figurative paintings, exploring the nudes in interior spaces, seeing the nudes from my perspective, as a woman artist, considering the physical and spiritual realities of a woman’s body, in a new level of intimacy. My paintings are the opposite of objectifying a woman’s or a man’s anatomy. Painted works, featuring female nudes and a also men nudes...

"Silence", pencil and ultramarine tempera on paper, inspired by Matisse. Part of Nude in Interior series. Large drawing. Shipped rolled in a tube, directly from the artist's studio....

Seating on Armchair, nude, pencil and tempera on paper, inspired by Matisse. Part of Nude in Interior series. Size is 27.5x19.5in / 70x50cm on heavy watercolor paper, with ultramari...

"Blues" Female Nude, part of "Nude in Interior" series, inspired by Matisse. Ultramarine tempera on colored paper. Size 27.5x19.5in / 70x50cm . See the other nudes from the sam...

Nude is original artwork in mixed media, ink and tempera applied on cardboard, realized by Sergio Barletta in 1994. Hand-signed on the lower right, dated on the lower left. Image Di...

A rare Ink on Paper nude figure drawing by Milton Hebald, beautifully executed on a lovely blue Italian rag paper. Given the stylization, it is likely a study for one of his sculptures. Hebald is regarded as one of the most important American figurative sculptors...

China ink, pastel, tempera and watercolor on paper realized in the 1930s. Hand Signed lower right. Includes certificate of authenticity by the Fondazione Marino Marini signed by Maria Teresa Tosi. Archived in the Marino Marino...

Figure of woman is an original artwork realized by an unknown artist and signed "Avitch" in 1980s. Tempera and china ink drawing in good conditions on a yellow paper. Hand-signed b...

Nude Woman is an original painting in watercolor and tempera realized by Primo Zeglio in 1930 ca. The state of preservation is good and aged, except for a small tear. signed on the rear. Sheet dimension: 32 x 22 cm. Included a Passepartout: 45 x 35 cm. The artwork represents a nude seated woman in a bathroom, delicately colored, skillfully created, it is characterized by confident strokes and chiaroscuro effects to enhance the volumes of the nude body. Primo Zeglio was an Italian film director and playwright, as well as a draftsman, painter, and engraver. Between 1937 and 1939, he collaborated with the weekly publication Omnibus, directed by Leo Longanesi...

The Breakfast is an original drawing in tempera and China ink on paper, realized by Albert Léon. In very good conditions. This artwork represents an admirable portrait of a man on ...