John Emanuel

Classical Head : Contemporary Figurative Oil Painting by John Emanuel

2021

Latest opulent work from the artist's Classical Head series. Oil and gold leaf on board in white wood frame Signed verso Image 8.75" x 7". Framed 13" x 11.75"

We are excited to bring this incredible painting to public attention. Berlin is renowned for his use of colour, pigments and texture but this piece is truly exceptional. Sumptuous in detail and material it glows and shimmers, changing nuances with changing light. When we first saw it, it generated an outpouring of genuine emotion, only great artists can cause such an effect. "A golden mind stoops not to shows of dross; I'll then not give nor hazard aught for lead. What says the silver with her virgin hue?"  says Shakespeares Prince of Morocco in The Merchant of Venice...

Loving Kindness : 24ct gold leaf and original pigments. The exceptionally talented Sax Berlin produces another masterpiece for Buddha collection. Sensational piece. "Buddha said…....

Very occasionally a painting invites deep study; nothing exists within it without reason, each form has purpose, every shade has nuance, every line has meaning. Berlin has presented...

A beautiful representation of an ancient Grecian lyric poet, only Sax Berlin knows which one! This is a quite spectacular piece; it's richly created and could, one believes, be a work from antiquity. Something really special from the studio of Sax Berlin. 24 ct Gold...

There's no mistaking this character, Arlecchino the medieval Comedie Del'Arte actor. In this thoughtful piece from Master Artist Sax Berlin we can see an interpretation of the Harleq...

An original egg tempera and gold leaf mixed media work on hand built wall sculpture by American female conceptual contemporary artist Rosemary Lyons. “Beauty/ Maypop" by Rosemary Ly...

An original egg tempera and gold leaf mixed media work on hand built wall sculpture by American female conceptual contemporary artist Rosemary Lyons. “BOGO" by Rosemary Lyons 10 x 8...

An original egg tempera and gold leaf on board by American female conceptual contemporary artist Rosemary Lyons. What makes an artist a failure? While strolling through the Metropolitan I was viewing the wing piece of a more extensive altar and observed words etched into the golden grounds. This had a profound resonance with me because of my fascination and utilization of words in all of my work. Next I visited the Cloisters and stood transfixed in front of Robert Campion’s “Annunciation” Of particular interest was the lovely white lily that indicates Mary’s purity. On this same sojourn I witnessed the line out the door and around the block of people waiting to get into a contemporary artist’s retrospective. Is that success? My response began with one painting of lilies...

By the moonlight II, triptych painting by French-Japanese contemporary artist Lumi Mizutani, representing white-flowering trees under a gold moon, on a pink background. Chinese pain...

Urban landscape III is a unique painting by contemporary artist Lumi Mizutani. The painting is made with Chinese painting, Indian ink and gold leaf on Japanese cardboard, dimensions ...

This vertical format abstract painting by Modernist artist Stanley Bate measures at 26" x 50" framed. The original gold-hued floater frame pulls out the vibrant and warm pops of yell...