Robert Reid

Opal

circa 1922

ABOUT Born in 1967, Piussi was raised in Florence where he studied at the Istituto d’arte, majoring in sculpture and painting and completing his artistic education at Milano’s Brera Art Academy. He lives in Florence, pursuing painting, bas-reliefs in terracotta and in bronze, and bronze sculpture. Piussi presents an ideal, almost childlike world which can be found below everyday events, a step outside the flow of time, yet still a part of contemporary life, with a nod to Alex Katz and David Hockney. The drama, or lack thereof, is played out in simplified, almost abstract spaces. Pure in intent, Piussi’s oeuvre are inspired by the Early Renaissance. Snapshot images of a world reduced to its essence, the apparently comic-book style has echoes of Giotto, Paolo Uccello, of medieval illuminations. Rather than mimicking the appearance of nature, Piussi reaches for its essence, without distracting details. Women stand on the shore of quintessentially peaceful seas, self-contained, at ease, unwitting replicas of classical goddesses - a proud diver echoes Neptune holding a trident. “Queen Kong...

Walkowitz creates a powerful composition with the tightly cropped nude figure pushed up-close to the viewer and occupying half of the picture plane. Smaller figures lead the eye back...

Giuseppe Boschetto (Napoli 1841 – 1918), La Schiava legata Dipinto ad olio su tela di cm 75 x 131 firmato in basso a sinistra.

Dave Seeley's "Audrey #1" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts a nude female model reclining on blue velvet fabric as she turns her face away from the viewer. Dave S...

24 x 24” Oil on Canvas – Contemporary Figurative Nude Oil Painting. This original contemporary oil painting showcases the timeless beauty of the nude figure through bold modern col...

Tony Giles. English ( b.1925 - d.1994 ). Vows Are Spoken Only To Be Broken. Oil On Board. Signed Lower Right. Image size 39.6 inches x 29.5 inches ( 100.5cm...

Blue Nude, 1953 Oil on canvas Signed and dated upper right Edgardo CORBELLI (Turin, 1918 - 1989) From the traditional composition of the 1930s, the painting of Corbelli leads to tec...

A superb circa 1955 oil painting by British listed female artist Constance Anne Parker depicting a nude black woman. A very evocative period portrait of a woman by highly regarded ...

This charming Post-Impressionist Art Deco oil painting is by noted British prolific Royal Academy exhibitor and Royal Academician William Dring. It is possible that our painting was exhibited in 1954, No. 207 and entitled Summer rather than Summer Frolic. The painting is a garden scene of 4 girls enjoying the sun and one is dancing in the nude. Signed and dated William Dring 1931 lower right. Provenance. Bonhams, Modern Pictures and Illustrations, 11 November 2008, Lot 99. Condition. Oil on canvas, image size 24 inches by 20 inches and in good condition. Frame. Housed in a complementary frame, 30 inches by 26 inches framed and in good condition. William Dring RA (1904-1990) - a painter, draughtsman and teacher, he was born Dennis William Dring, but was known colloquially as John. He was the brother of the artist James Dring, he married the painter Grace Elizabeth Rothwell...

French Academic Study of a Hand Circa 1900 Oil on Cardboard 13 3/8 x 8 3/8 (19 1/8 x 14 1/8 frame) inches Signed lower left "M. Granet" A very finely...