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Medium: Charcoal
Openness
Located in Napa, CA
Alison Haley Paul is a contemporary painter of lavishly textured landscapes full of nuanced color. Her work conjures up connotations and geographical memories: that summer you spent ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Charcoal Mixed Media
Materials
Charcoal, Wax, Oil, Graphite
Red Repose, bold abstracted woman female figure, collage jewelry chains in hair
Located in Brooklyn, NY
These collages were created first in the presence of a model, working quickly, in charcoal and pastel, and again, later, alone, furiously tearing and pasting images from magazines, v...
Category
2010s Contemporary Charcoal Mixed Media
Materials
Mixed Media, Charcoal, Acrylic, Archival Paper, Laid Paper, Magazine Paper
Untitled, Acrylic & Charcoal on Archival Paper, Contemporary Artist "In Stock"
Located in Kolkata, West Bengal
Rajib Bhattacharjee - Untitled
Acrylic & Charcoal on Archival Paper, 24 x 30 inches (unframed)
Rajib Bhattacharjee passed preparatory painting in ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Charcoal Mixed Media
Materials
Charcoal, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Archival Paper
Mixed Media on Woven Fabriano Painting "Crossing the Threshold"
Located in Cape Town, ZA
This unique artwork is created through interweaving strips of painted fabriano paper in order to create a complex composition with depth and texture. The artwork is framed and floate...
Category
2010s Contemporary Charcoal Mixed Media
Materials
Paper, Charcoal, Pastel, Spray Paint, Acrylic, Archival Paper
Mixed Media on Fabriano Painting "Simply Ask"
Located in Cape Town, ZA
The artwork is framed and floated to the backboard. The dimensions of 44 x 50 cm are that of the artwork only, excluding the size of the frame.
Category
2010s Contemporary Charcoal Mixed Media
Materials
Gold Leaf
Babu, Charcoal and Conte on Paper, Brown Color by Lalu Prasad Shaw "In Stock"
Located in Kolkata, West Bengal
Lalu Prasad Shaw - Babu - 21 x 15 inches
Charcoal and Conte on Paper, 2011
(Unframed & Delivered)
Style : Known widely for his highly stylized portraits of Bengali women and couples...
Category
2010s Modern Charcoal Mixed Media
Materials
Paper, Mixed Media, Conté, Charcoal
Solitude 2 - 21st Century, Contemporary, Neo-Expressionism, Mixed Media, Africa
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Shipping Procedure
Ships in a well-protected tube from Nigeria
This work is unique, not a print or other type of copy.
Accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity (Issued by the Gal...
Category
20th Century Neo-Expressionist Charcoal Mixed Media
Materials
Charcoal, Pastel, Acrylic, Cardboard
Mixed Media on Woven Fabriano Painting "Feminin Reign"
Located in Cape Town, ZA
This unique artwork is created through interweaving and twisting strips of painted fabriano paper in order to create a complex composition with depth and texture. The artwork is fram...
Category
2010s Contemporary Charcoal Mixed Media
Materials
Gold Leaf
Dark Mixed Media on Fabriano Portrait Painting "Welcome Home"
Located in Cape Town, ZA
This unique artwork is created with pastels, charcoal, spray paint and acrylic paint on fabriano paper in order to create a complex composition with depth and texture.
The artwork i...
Category
2010s Contemporary Charcoal Mixed Media
Materials
Paper, Charcoal, Pastel, Spray Paint, Acrylic, Archival Paper
Natural Wonders #15
Located in Mill Valley, CA
An abstract painting of a landscape.
Category
2010s Contemporary Charcoal Mixed Media
Materials
Charcoal, Tar, Pigment, Polymer
Idyll
Located in Napa, CA
Alison Haley Paul is a contemporary painter of lavishly textured landscapes full of nuanced color. Her work conjures up connotations and geographical memories: that summer you spent ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Charcoal Mixed Media
Materials
Canvas, Charcoal, Wax, Oil, Graphite, Pigment
Rhythmic Monsoon Ride, Charcoal, Acrylic, Canvas by Contemporary Artist-In Stock
Located in Kolkata, West Bengal
Somnath Bothe - Rhythmic Monsoon Ride - 72 x 48 inches (unframed size)
Charcoal & Acrylic on Canvas
Inclusive of shipment in roll form.
Somnath Bothe's creations represent a beauti...
Category
2010s Contemporary Charcoal Mixed Media
Materials
Canvas, Charcoal, Acrylic
Mixed Media on Woven Fabriano Painting "Shadow"
Located in Cape Town, ZA
This unique artwork is created through interweaving strips of painted fabriano paper in order to create a complex composition with depth and texture. The artwork is framed and floate...
Category
2010s Contemporary Charcoal Mixed Media
Materials
Charcoal, Pastel, Spray Paint, Acrylic, Archival Paper
Vintage Mixed Media American Cityscape Illustration c.1960s
Located in San Francisco, CA
Vintage Mixed Media Cityscape Illustration c.1960s
Late Fall or early Winter scene of an urban environment with figures, buildings, barren trees i...
Category
Mid-20th Century Impressionist Charcoal Mixed Media
Materials
Charcoal, Pastel, Watercolor
"Terra Bruciata - Alba II" - Small Abstract Purple and Grey Painting
Located in New York, NY
Orazio De Gennaro's "Terra Bruciata - Alba II (Scorched Earth - Dawn II)" is a 10 x 10-inch abstract painting on paper mounted on a board. Unframed. ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Charcoal Mixed Media
Materials
Charcoal, Mixed Media, Rag Paper, Pigment
Abstract Mixed Media on Fabriano Painting "Where Do Your Thoughts Take You"
Located in Cape Town, ZA
The artwork is framed and floated to the backboard. The dimensions of 44 x 50 cm are that of the artwork only, excluding the size of the frame.
Category
2010s Contemporary Charcoal Mixed Media
Materials
Paper, Charcoal, Pastel, Spray Paint, Acrylic, Archival Paper
Horse, Charcoal & Watercolour on Paper by Modern Artist Sunil Das "In Stock"
By Sunil Das
Located in Kolkata, West Bengal
Sunil Das - Horse - 11 X 15.25 inches (unframed size)
Charcoal & Watercolour on Paper , 2008
(Unframed & Delivered)
Sunil Das (1939-2015) was a Master Modern Indian Artist from Bengal. Extremely successful right from his college days, Sunil Das has been extremely well lauded by art critics, the press, artists and the art and culture glitterati across the world.
Sunil das was the youngest artist to have won the National Award - The Taj Shiromani Kala Puraskar
Recipient of the much coveted Govt. of India's 4th Highest Civilian Award: The PadmaShree (2014).
Highly talented Sunil Das has done shows all across the world, got fame as early as while he was still in college, youngest recipient of the Lalit Kala Academy Awards and received a scholarship to study at L’Ecole Nationale Superior des Beaux arts, Paris.
“There are painters who transform the Sun to a yellow spot, but there are others who, with the help of their art and intelligence, transform a yellow spot into Sun" - Pablo Picasso. Sunil Das was exactly one such artist.
Style : Sunil Das' style of work is very original and shows no specific influence. He had risen to fame like MF Hussain...
Category
Early 2000s Modern Charcoal Mixed Media
Materials
Paper, Charcoal, Watercolor
Rhythmic Monsoon Ride, Charcoal, Acrylic, Canvas by Contemporary Artist-In Stock
Located in Kolkata, West Bengal
Somnath Bothe - Rhythmic Monsoon Ride - 36 x 48 inches (unframed size)
Charcoal & Acrylic on Canvas
Inclusive of shipment in roll form.
Somnath Bothe's creations represent a beauti...
Category
2010s Contemporary Charcoal Mixed Media
Materials
Canvas, Charcoal, Acrylic
Untitled, Dry Pastel Tea Liquor, Charcoal on Paper, Contemporary Artist-In Stock
Located in Kolkata, West Bengal
Subrata Biswas - Untitled - 19.75 x 15.5 Inches ( unframed size )
Dry Pastel, Tea Liquor, Charcoal on Paper , 2016
( Unframed All in Delivered Price )
Style : The motive of a child ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Charcoal Mixed Media
Materials
Paper, Charcoal, Pastel, Tea
Untitled, Dry Pastel, Charcoal on Paper, Contemporary Indian Artist "In Stock"
Located in Kolkata, West Bengal
Subrata Biswas - Untitled - 11.5 x 8.25 Inches ( unframed size )
Dry Pastel, Charcoal on Paper , 2008
( Unframed All in Delivered Price )
Style : The motive of a child in its most b...
Category
2010s Contemporary Charcoal Mixed Media
Materials
Paper, Charcoal, Pastel
Untitled, Dry Pastel, Charcoal on Paper, Contemporary Indian Artist "In Stock"
Located in Kolkata, West Bengal
Subrata Biswas - Untitled - 11.5 x 8.25 Inches ( unframed size )
Dry Pastel, Charcoal on Paper , 2008
( Unframed All in Delivered Price )
Style : The motive of a child in its most b...
Category
2010s Contemporary Charcoal Mixed Media
Materials
Paper, Charcoal, Pastel
Abstract Mixed Media Painting, "Until We Meet Again"
Located in San Diego, CA
This is a one of a kind original painting by southern California artist, Kathleen Kane Murrell. Its dimensions are 30" x 40" x 2". It is acrylic on panel, charcoal, mulberry paper, g...
Category
2010s Abstract Charcoal Mixed Media
Materials
Gold, Silver
Untitled, Acrylic & Charcoal on Archival Paper, Contemporary Artist "In Stock"
Located in Kolkata, West Bengal
Rajib Bhattacharjee - Untitled
Acrylic & Charcoal on Archival Paper, 24 x 30 inches (unframed)
Rajib Bhattacharjee passed preparatory painting in 1991 from Govt. College of Art and ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Charcoal Mixed Media
Materials
Charcoal, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Archival Paper
Untitled, Acrylic & Charcoal on Archival Paper, Contemporary Artist "In Stock"
Located in Kolkata, West Bengal
Rajib Bhattacharjee - Untitled
Acrylic & Charcoal on Archival Paper, 24 x 30 inches (unframed)
Rajib Bhattacharjee passed preparatory painting in 1991 from Govt. College of Art and ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Charcoal Mixed Media
Materials
Charcoal, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Archival Paper
Untitled, Acrylic & Charcoal on Archival Paper, Contemporary Artist "In Stock"
Located in Kolkata, West Bengal
Rajib Bhattacharjee - Untitled
Acrylic & Charcoal on Archival Paper, 24 x 30 inches (unframed)
Rajib Bhattacharjee passed preparatory painting in ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Charcoal Mixed Media
Materials
Charcoal, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Archival Paper
Rhythmic Monsoon Ride, Charcoal, Acrylic, Canvas by Contemporary Artist-In Stock
Located in Kolkata, West Bengal
Somnath Bothe - Rhythmic Monsoon Ride - 60 x 48 inches (unframed size)
Charcoal & Acrylic on Canvas
Inclusive of shipment in roll form.
Somnath Bothe's creations represent a beauti...
Category
2010s Contemporary Charcoal Mixed Media
Materials
Canvas, Charcoal, Acrylic
Holi Banaras, Charcoal, Acrylic, Canvas by Contemporary Artist Indian "In Stock"
Located in Kolkata, West Bengal
Somnath Bothe - Holi Banaras - 60 x 48 inches (unframed size)
Charcoal & Acrylic on Canvas
Inclusive of shipment in roll form.
Somnath Bothe's creations represent a beautiful blend...
Category
2010s Contemporary Charcoal Mixed Media
Materials
Canvas, Charcoal, Acrylic
Rhythmic Monsoon Ride, Charcoal, Acrylic, Canvas by Contemporary Artist-In Stock
Located in Kolkata, West Bengal
Somnath Bothe - Rhythmic Monsoon Ride - 30 x 24 inches (unframed size)
Charcoal & Acrylic on Canvas
Inclusive of shipment in roll form.
Somnath Bothe's creations represent a beauti...
Category
2010s Contemporary Charcoal Mixed Media
Materials
Canvas, Charcoal, Acrylic
Untitled, Dry Pastel Tea Liquor, Charcoal on Paper, Contemporary Artist-In Stock
Located in Kolkata, West Bengal
Subrata Biswas - Untitled - 12.5 x 9.5 Inches ( unframed size )
Dry Pastel, Tea Liquor, Charcoal on Paper , 2009
( Unframed All in Delivered Price )
Style : The motive of a child in...
Category
2010s Contemporary Charcoal Mixed Media
Materials
Paper, Charcoal, Pastel, Tea
Bull, Charcoal on Canson Paper, Black, Grey Colors Indian Art "In Stock"
Located in Kolkata, West Bengal
Dinkar Jadhav - Bull - 21 x 15 inches
Charcoal on Canson Paper , 2021
‘Anguish to Ecstasy’ – My journey as a painter !
It is said that the energy i...
Category
2010s Contemporary Charcoal Mixed Media
Materials
Charcoal
Untitled, Dry Pastel Tea Liquor, Charcoal on Paper, Contemporary Artist-In Stock
Located in Kolkata, West Bengal
Subrata Biswas - Untitled - 10.25 x 9 Inches ( unframed size )
Dry Pastel, Tea Liquor, Charcoal on Paper , 2019
( Unframed All in Delivered Price )
Style : The motive of a child in ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Charcoal Mixed Media
Materials
Paper, Charcoal, Pastel
Untitled, Dry Pastel Tea Liquor, Charcoal on Paper, Contemporary Artist-In Stock
Located in Kolkata, West Bengal
Subrata Biswas - Untitled - 13.75 x 9.75 Inches ( unframed size )
Dry Pastel, Tea Liquor, Charcoal on Paper , 2009
( Unframed All in Delivered Price )
Style : The motive of a child ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Charcoal Mixed Media
Materials
Paper, Charcoal, Pastel, Tea
Untitled, Dry Pastel Tea Liquor, Charcoal on Paper, Contemporary Artist-In Stock
Located in Kolkata, West Bengal
Subrata Biswas - Untitled - 11.75 x 8.25 Inches ( unframed size )
Dry Pastel, Tea Liquor, Charcoal on Paper , 2020
( Unframed All in Delivered Price )
Style : The motive of a child ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Charcoal Mixed Media
Materials
Paper, Charcoal, Pastel, Tea
Untitled III XII
By Roberto Caracciolo
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Untitled III XII
Charcoal, ink and paper collage, 1987
Initialed "R. C." and dated '87 verso in pencil
From: Libor II Mono Logo
Provenance:
Janie C. Lee Master Drawings, New York (partial label)
From: Libor II Mono Logo
Exhibited: Collages and Drawings by Roberto Caracciolo and Chuck Dugan...
Category
1980s Abstract Expressionist Charcoal Mixed Media
Materials
Charcoal, Ink
Desert Canto #7
Located in Mill Valley, CA
An abstract painting of a landscape.
Category
2010s Contemporary Charcoal Mixed Media
Materials
Charcoal, Varnish, Ink, Pigment
in City and in Forest 29 (grid painting abstract wood contemporary jewel tones)
Located in Quebec, Quebec
"in City and in Forest 29" explores the assimilation of aerosol painting, pyrography and sanding techniques on wood. The artist engages her work with notions of repetition, graffiti and blur derived from the pictorial works of artists Jack Whitten...
Category
2010s Abstract Geometric Charcoal Mixed Media
Materials
Charcoal, Spray Paint, Wood Panel
Losing LaRose #4
Located in Mill Valley, CA
An abstract painting of a floral landscape.
Category
2010s Contemporary Charcoal Mixed Media
Materials
Charcoal, Ink, Pigment
Giving Last Respect 2 - 21st Century Contemporary, Celebration of Life and Death
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
The celebration of life and death in Yoruba land is deeply connected to the use of Aso Oke, a traditional and cultural wear of the Yorubas. The ones used in Ondo to celebrate the liv...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Conceptual Charcoal Mixed Media
Materials
Canvas, Charcoal, Mixed Media, Acrylic
Giving Last Respect 1 - 21st Century Contemporary, Celebration of Life and Death
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
The celebration of life and death in Yoruba land is deeply connected to the use of Aso Oke, a traditional and cultural wear of the Yorubas. The ones used in Ondo to celebrate the liv...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Conceptual Charcoal Mixed Media
Materials
Canvas, Charcoal, Mixed Media, Acrylic
Remarkable Day 2 -21st Century Contemporary, Figurative, Couple Marriage Culture
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Shipping Procedure
Ships in a well-protected tube from Nigeria
This work is unique, not a print or other type of copy.
Accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity.
About Artist
Mic...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Conceptual Charcoal Mixed Media
Materials
Canvas, Charcoal, Mixed Media, Acrylic
Remarkable Day 1 -21st Century Contemporary, Figurative, Couple Marriage Culture
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Shipping Procedure
Ships in a well-protected tube from Nigeria
This work is unique, not a print or other type of copy.
Accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity.
About Artist
Mic...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Conceptual Charcoal Mixed Media
Materials
Canvas, Charcoal, Mixed Media, Acrylic
Pots, Contain Universe Acrylic Pigment on Canvas, Black, Green, Grey "In Stock"
By Madhu Basu
Located in Kolkata, West Bengal
Madhu Basu - Magma n°244 - 25.75 X 21.25 inches (unframed size)
Acrylic & Pigment on canvas
Inclusive of shipment in roll form.
Vessels and pots being of importance in Madhu Bas...
Category
2010s Contemporary Charcoal Mixed Media
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic, Pigment, Charcoal
Figurative Original Portrait Painting by Cuban Artist Hector Frank
By Hector Frank
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Original Mixed Media Figurative Painting by Cuban Painter Hector Frank.
International acclaim as one Cuba’s foremost living artists, Havana born Hector Frank. Now, in his artistic p...
Category
2010s Folk Art Charcoal Mixed Media
Materials
Canvas, Charcoal, Oil Pastel, Acrylic
'Moon' Black, Red, and Grey Mixed Media Contemporary Abstract by S. Rehfeld
Located in Carmel, CA
Within this 36.5" x 36.5" canvas, Steven Rehfeld presents 'Moon,' a contemporary mixed media masterpiece. Dominated by shadowy gray hues, the artwork conjures a nocturnal ambiance re...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Charcoal Mixed Media
Materials
Canvas, Charcoal, Mixed Media, Oil
Obscura, face w birch trees, nature, monochromatic
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Starting with observational drawings from life, these works evolve through a series of variations, modifying tonality and forest elements.Even though recognizable as trees, the artis...
Category
2010s American Modern Charcoal Mixed Media
Materials
Mixed Media, Acrylic, Charcoal
Unstructured, Abstract Painting, Gold, Black and White Painting, Mixed Media Art
Located in Deddington, GB
Unstructured Landscape by Candy James [2021/22]
Please note that insitu images are purely an indication of how a piece may look
Large scale Abstract Painti...
Category
2010s Abstract Charcoal Mixed Media
Materials
Gold Leaf
Allow Me -21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Portrait, Black and White, Love
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Shipping Procedure
FREE Shipping Worldwide
Ships in a well-protected tube.
This work is unique, not a print or other type of copy.
Accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity.
About Artist
Sayeed...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Charcoal Mixed Media
Materials
Paper, Charcoal
"Butterfly no. 78" Drawing with Gold & White Gold Leaf by Alessandra Maria
Located in Chicago, IL
Working with a palette of graphite and gold leaf, Alessandra Maria masterfully weaves together elements of the earthly and ethereal. She is part sorceress, part alchemist, summoning ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Charcoal Mixed Media
Materials
Gold Leaf
Abstract Expressionism 20th Century Painting Mixed Technique Avant-Garde in Frame
Located in Pistoia, IT
Mario Toccangini, "Portrait of a Girl," mixed media, watercolor and charcoal on paper, abstract expressionism.
In the Italy of the first half of the twentieth century, there is a pl...
Category
1950s Abstract Expressionist Charcoal Mixed Media
Materials
Charcoal, Watercolor
"Untitled 60" Large Red, Black, and Green Abstract Expressionist Painting
Located in Houston, TX
Red, black, and green abstract expressionist painting by Texas artist Gerald Syler. The work features a balanced composition of large, colorful brush stro...
Category
2010s Abstract Expressionist Charcoal Mixed Media
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Charcoal
Smoke, collage woman with cigarette female, patterns
Located in Brooklyn, NY
These collages were created first in the presence of a model, working quickly, in charcoal and pastel, and again, later, alone, furiously tearing and pasting images from magazines, v...
Category
2010s Contemporary Charcoal Mixed Media
Materials
Charcoal, Mixed Media, Archival Paper
Abstract Expressionism 20th Century Painting Mixed Technique Avant-Garde in Frame
Located in Pistoia, IT
Mario Toccangini, "Portrait of a Lady," mixed media, watercolor and charcoal on paper, signed and dated 1958 lower right, abstract expressionism.
In the Italy of the first half of t...
Category
1950s Abstract Expressionist Charcoal Mixed Media
Materials
Charcoal, Watercolor
Abstract Mixed Media Painting by Bertrand Dorny
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Bertrand Dorny, French (1931 - )
Title: Untitled
Year: 1978
Medium: Spray Paint with Charcoal and Conte Crayon on Paper, signed l.r.
Paper Size: 22 x 30 inches
Category
1970s Abstract Charcoal Mixed Media
Materials
Conté, Charcoal, Spray Paint
Gina Parr, Everything Must Change, Original Contemporary Painting, Art Online
By Gina Parr
Located in Deddington, GB
Gina Parr
Everything Must Change
Original Contemporary Painting
Mixed Media on Canvas
Canvas Size: H 110 cm x W 110cm x D 4.4cm
Sold Unframed
Please note that in situ images are pure...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Charcoal Mixed Media
Materials
Charcoal, Mixed Media, Oil, Acrylic
Gina Parr, Focality, Original Contemporary Painting, Abstract Art, Art Online
By Gina Parr
Located in Deddington, GB
Gina Parr
Focality
Original Contemporary Painting
Oil, Acrylic, and Charcoal on Canvas
Canvas Size: H 100 cm x W 100cm x D 4cm
Sold Unframed
Please note that in situ images are purel...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Charcoal Mixed Media
Materials
Charcoal, Mixed Media, Oil, Acrylic
Fiori: Queen Protea
Located in Burlingame, CA
Susan Manchester’s drawings of feathers and flora are meditations on the ephemeral nature of life, and they reflect the artist’s fascination with beauty in all its strangeness. Manch...
Category
2010s Realist Charcoal Mixed Media
Materials
Charcoal, Archival Paper
Celestial, female face figure, grey, clouds, sky patterns
Located in Brooklyn, NY
These collages were created first in the presence of a model, working quickly, in charcoal and pastel, and again, later, alone, furiously tearing and pasting images from magazines, v...
Category
2010s Contemporary Charcoal Mixed Media
Materials
Mixed Media, Charcoal, Archival Paper
Abstract Cubist Charcoal Drawing of a Standing Woman
By Valery Kleveroy (Klever)
Located in Houston, TX
Black and white portrait of a woman done in a style that combines abstraction and cubism, much like the work of Fernand Leger. Signed and dated in lower left corner.
Artist Biography:
Valery Kleverov was born in Engels, Russian Federation, Soviet Union June 28, 1939 the son of a fighter test pilot in the Soviet Air Force. He exhibited an independent, rebellious, and highly artistic temperament from a young age. Conscription into the Red Army at the standard age of (18) was first and last straw in the young artist’s battle with the State, he lasted only a few months before making an unauthorized parachute jump over a forest to go permanently AWOL. After 3 weeks hiding in the woods, he eventually made his way to Leningrad, dropped his first name and the “ov” from the end of his name and began his life as the underground artist known as “KLEVER”. He fell in with a close-knit group of young anti-authoritarian rebels who eventually became known to the world as the “Non-Conformists”, a small gang of free thinkers mainly from Leningrad and Moscow who rebelled against State control of artistic expression and of free thought. In the Soviet Union, not only religion was outlawed - art, literature, music and dance were all subject to heavy censorship and state oversight. Among paintings historical, religious, abstract, anti-Soviet and erotic subjects were all against the law.
From 1966 to 1977 Klever made a reputation for himself as one of the non-conformists most overtly critical of the Soviet state. Many of his paintings from this period can be described as nothing less than heroic- they are truly remarkable visual essays on the evils of the national security/surveillance state, propaganda and manipulation of cultural symbols, suppression of artistic and religious freedom, revisionist history, and unfilled promises for the future. All of them were painted stored and exhibited not only at great risk to the artist and his associates, but also to anybody who sought to view them. In spite of the secrecy, the KGB discovered the existence of these pieces and began to follow Klever’s every move. There were surprise visits to his studio, harassment wherever he went, friends and family being questioned all a direct result of his determination to express himself artistically against Soviet control. From this time forward Klever had an exhibit which was open for viewing at all times inside the apartment of Bob Kashilohov as part of a network which paralleled the Samizdat network for sharing of forbidden literature.
Klever was arrested for his participation in the most important non- conformist exhibitions which took place during his time there. These were the Bulldozer Exhibition in Moscow, 1974, (so named because the KGB bulldozed the exhibition and destroyed much of the work) and the Nevski Dom exhibition in Leningrad, 1975. These exhibitions represented some of the early cracks in the foundations of the Soviet state’s control over the population’s basic aspirations for economic, personal and creative freedom that ended with collapse in 1991. Repercussions of the Bulldozer exhibition were that some of the painters were arrested or even killed. Approximately 70 artists were arrested, including Klever. Media outcry in the west allowed most of the artists to be released within a week. Two weeks later another exhibition was allowed to proceed and became known as “Half Day of Freedom” in the Soviet Union.
The Nevsky exhibition caused a huge sensation and was a watershed moment in the cultural history of the Soviet Union. People lined up for 30 blocks long over the course of the two week exhibition to see the forbidden works. Klever showed a large collection of explicit anti-Soviet paintings...
Category
20th Century Abstract Charcoal Mixed Media
Materials
Carbon Pencil, Charcoal
Charcoal mixed media for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a wide variety of authentic Charcoal mixed media available on 1stDibs. While artists have worked in this medium across a range of time periods, art made with this material during the 21st Century is especially popular. If you’re looking to add mixed media created with this material to introduce a provocative pop of color and texture to an otherwise neutral space in your home, the works available on 1stDibs include elements of blue, orange, red, green and other colors. There are many well-known artists whose body of work includes ceramic sculptures. Popular artists on 1stDibs associated with pieces like this include Kory Twaddle, Subrata Biswas, Robert Lebsack, and Orazio De Gennaro. Frequently made by artists working in the Contemporary, Abstract, all of these pieces for sale are unique and many will draw the attention of guests in your home. Not every interior allows for large Charcoal mixed media, so small editions measuring 0.1 inches across are also available
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