Charcoal Paintings

Mary Borgman’s work captivates the viewer in several ways. First is their scale. They hang like medieval tapestries, with figures standing as tall as eight feet. There is also their texture – created by using charcoal on Mylar, and the results are richly gestural, with distinct charcoal strokes and eraser marks animating the figure and ground alike. With a flat surface, she creates volume and life. And perhaps the most powerful of all, the viewer is caught be the gazes of the models, who stare forcefully out of the picture. They seem to be examining us every bit as much as we are examining them. These larger-than-life portraits stem from chance encounters that grow into meaningful connections between the artist and her subject. Most are strangers that she approaches on the street. They capture her attention with expressive eyes that show experience and wisdom, distinctive shapes and a casual body language. “I try to honor the people I am drawing by centering them in the format and shooting from slightly below their eye level. I choose an expression that exudes intelligence, self-awareness and complexity. I try to convey their humanness. I want the viewer to feel this person might be someone interesting to know”, says Borgman of her subjects. The intensity with which she conveys the eyes may stem from her many years of communicating in sign language, which is based on sustained eye contact. Borgman loves the directness of drawing. It is immediate, there is no lag time. There is no time waiting for the paint to dry. She works solely in charcoal which she can manipulate to achieve varying degrees of darkness and opacity. It is messy and the artist loves that. Mary Borgman Portrait of Justin Shanitkvich, 2022 charcoal on mylar 53h x 40w in 134.62h x 101.60w cm MBG009 [This work is custom framed in shadow box style with non-reflective Tru-Vue Museum Glass] FRAMED DIMENSIONS 55.25h x 42.50w x 2.25d in 140.34h x 107.95w x 5.71d cm Mary Borgman b. October 4, 1959 St. Louis, MO SELECTED EXHIBITIONS 2017 Grand Opening: Coming Attractions, Gallery Victor Armendariz, Chicago, IL 2013 SOFA Chicago 2013, Ann Nathan Gallery, Navy Pier, Chicago, IL Portraiture Now: Drawing on the Edge, National Portrait Gallery, Arkansas Art Center, Little Rock, AR 2012 Portraiture Now: Drawing on the Edge, National Portrait Gallery, Washington D.C. SOFA Chicago 2012, Ann Nathan Gallery, Navy Pier, Chicago, IL SOFA NY, Ann Nathan Gallery, New York, NY 2011 Gallery Group Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL SOFA NY, Ann Nathan Gallery, New York, NY 2010 SOFA Chicago 2010: Special Installation at SOFA Café, Navy Pier, Chicago, IL What’s the Buzz on the Playground: Art of Today from St. Louis curated by Mary Sprague...

The artwork is unframed and will be shipped rolled in a tube Krzysztof Gliszczyński is Professor for painting on Academy of fine arts Gdansk. Krzysztof Gliszczyński born in Miastko in 1962. Graduated from the Gdańsk Academy of Fine Arts in 1987 in the studio of Prof. Kazimierz Ostrowski. Between 1995 and 2002 founder and co-manager of Koło Gallery in Gdańsk. lnitiator of the Kazimierz Ostrowski Award, con-ferred by the Union of Polish Artists and Designers (ZPAP), Gdańsk Chapter. Dean of the Painting Faculty of the Gdańsk Academy of Fine Arts in the years 2008-2012. Vice Rector for Development and Cooperation of the Gdańsk Academy of Fine Arts in the years 2012-2016. Obtained a professorship in 2011. Currently head of the Third Painting Studio of the Painting Faculty of the Gdańsk Academy of Fine Arts. He has taken part in a few dozen exhibitions in Poland and abroad. He has received countless prizes and awards for his artistic work. He is active in the field of painting, drawing, objects, and video. Artist Statement In the 1990s I started collecting flakes of paint – leftovers from my work. I would put fresh ones in wooden formworks, dried ones in glass containers. They constituted layers of investigations into the field of painting, enclosed in dated and numbered cuboids measuring 47 × 10.5 × 10.5 cm. I called those objects Urns. In 2016, I displayed them at an exhibition, moulding a single object out of all the Urns. The Urns inspired me to redefine the status of my work as a painter. In order to do it, I performed a daunting task of placing the layers of paint not in an urn, but on a canvas, pressing each fresh bit of paint with my thumb. In the cycle of paintings Autoportret a’retour, the matter was transferred from painting to painting, expanding the area of each consecutive one. Together, the bits, the residua of paint, kept alive the memory of the previous works. It was a stage of the atomization of the painting matter and its alienation from the traditional concepts and aesthetic relations. Thus, the cycle of synergic paintings was created, as I called them, guided by the feeling evoked in me by the mutually intensifying flakes of paint. The final aesthetic result of the refining of the digested matter was a consequence of the automatism of the process of layering, thumb-pressing, and scraping off again. Just like in an archaeological excavation, attempts are made to unite and retrieve that which has been lost. This avant-garde concept consists in transferring into the area of painting of matter, virtually degraded and not belonging to the realm of art. And yet the matter re-enters it, acquiring a new meaning. The matter I created, building up like lava, became my new technique. I called it perpetuum pictura – self-perpetuated painting. Alchemical concepts allowed me to identify the process inherent in the emerging matter, to give it direction and meaning. In a way, I created matter which was introducing me into the pre-symbolic world – a world before form, unnamed. From this painterly magma, ideas sprung up, old theories of colour and the convoluted problem of squaring the circle manifested themselves again. Just like Harriot’s crystal refracted light in 1605, I tried to break up colour in the painting Iosis. Paintings were becoming symptoms, like in the work Pulp fiction, which at that time was a gesture of total fragmentation of matter and of transcending its boundaries, my dialogue with the works of Jackson Pollock and the freedom brought by his art. The painting Geometrica de physiologiam pictura contains a diagram in which I enter four colours that constitute an introduction to protopsychology, alchemical transmutation, and the ancient theory of colour. It this work I managed to present the identification of the essence of human physiology with art. But the essential aspect of my considerations in my most recent paintings is the analysis of abstraction, the study of its significance for the contemporary language of art and the search for the possibilities of creating a new message. For me, abstraction is not an end in itself, catering to the largely predicable expectations of the viewers. To study the boundary between visibility and invisibility, like in the work Unsichtbar, is to ask about the status of the possibilities of the language of abstraction. The moment of fluidity which I am able to attain results from the matter – matter...

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Victor Pasmore, R.A. Abstract, 1980 signed with initials (centre right) oil, acrylic and charcoal on canvas 44 x 150cm.; 17¼ x 59in. Executed in 1980. Provenance Sale, Bonhams London...

An original pastel-on-paper drawing by British artist Charlie Mackesy - Mackesy's clever work and style here, provide us with a glimpse into this atmospheric depiction of a Jazz Trio...

Original Neutral Color Tone Figurative Painting by Cuban Painter Hector Frank. International acclaim as one Cuba’s foremost living artists, Havana born Hector Frank. Now, in his art...

"I have been painting seriously for somewhere around 35 years, but have only ever sold regionally - most recently, through my gallery on Magazine Street in New Orleans. Through 1stDi...

Story illustration for Louisa May Alcott's classic story Little Women featuring Beth March playing the piano in Mr. Laurence's grand house. The full...

William Barnett (1918-1992). Portrait of a Reclining Woman ca. 1950's. Charcoal and Ink on paper measuring 11 x 11.5 inches. Signed lower right. Unframed. William Barnett ( cal...

Title: Charcoal Hand Study Drawing Chiaroscuro Figure Study French School Medium: Graphite on paper, unframed Size: 19 x 12.25 inches (height x width) Signed: Yes, illegible signatur...

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Robert Lebsack creates artworks using mixed media with ink, acrylic, and charcoal on archival copies of newspapers, textbooks, and sheet music. As a visionary artist, Lebsack weaves ...

Medium: Charcoal, Chalk and Gold Paint on Mid-Toned Paper Signature: Signed Lower Left Dimensions: 19.00" x 37.00" Henry VIII licensing Bible translation; Woman refusing to recant.“The Answer to Tyndal’s Prayer” and “The Martyrdom of Anne Askew” Preliminary study for mural: The Governor’s Reception Room, Pennsylvania State Capitol Building. Literature (related to the finished work): The Century magazine, June 1905; “The Holy Experiment” by Violet Oakley Carter: “The Red Rose Girls...

Swedish artist Jonas Fisch’s imagery is vibrantly buzzing with colorful commentary on society - past and present - morphed into figures, words, and shapes. His heavily layered canvas...

Title: Vintage Fragment Year: 2025 Medium: Charcoal on paper Size: 70 × 100 cm Framing: Unframed (custom framing available upon request) Signature: Signed on the reverse Certificate ...

Title: Romantic Gothic Architecture Study Graphite Drawing Artist: Unknown artist (19th century style) Medium: Graphite on paper Size: 12.25 x 9.25 inches (height x width) Condition:...

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“Quietly” (2025) Charcoal and Acrylic on Canvas 120 x 80 cm / 47.2 x 31.5 in Original work by Ritchelly Oliveira (Brazil, b. 1993) In “Quietly”, Ritchelly Oliveira presents a serene...

Larry Wakefield: Between Figure and Abstraction This summer, MCA presents a special online exhibition dedicated to the work of Larry Wakefield (1925–1997), bringing together a rare s...

The paintings of Bruce Rubenstein seamlessly marry sophistication with affordability. His original art merges the creative attitudes of the two distinct art hot spots of New York and Los Angeles. Rubenstein's work has a rigid edge and strong composition but maintains organic shapes and soft colors as well. His works have a character that brightens a space. His paintings pull from abstract expressionism and cubism but maintain a contemporary edge that strikes the viewer. His work seems collectively new and timeless at once. This large affordable one-of-a-kind 52 inch high by 76 inch wide and 1.5 inch deep artwork is a mixed media composition on canvas. It is stretched, wired, and ready to hang. This large abstract painting is signed by the artist on the front and back of the artwork. The sides are painted and it does not require framing. Free local Los Angeles area delivery. Affordable Continental U.S. and worldwide shipping available. Provenance: Artplex Gallery. A certificate of authenticity issued by the art gallery is included. While the artist has chosen to keep the price upon request, this captivating piece embodies both sophistication and exceptional value. Bruce Rubenstein specializes in large-scale artworks, using huge canvases to tell his stories. Born and raised in New York, he moved to Los Angeles in 1985. His mixed media artworks defy categorization, blending abstract forms and organic shapes with subtle hints of figures and symbols. Adrien Brody and Mickey Rourke are among Rubenstein’s collectors. Bruce Rubenstein’s artistic influences include artists from Joan Miró and Jean Arp to Gerhard Richter and Pablo Picasso. “He is an artist, and that means someone who cannot restrain the flow of ideas,” says author David Rodgers. “He is someone who they just burst out of, who cannot help but communicate, and who sees no reason to stop. He’s a man not limited by media to communicate the stories that he needs to (and must) tell, through any medium he feels necessary.” His works are represented by Artplex Gallery Los Angeles and have been exhibited and collected worldwide, including exhibitions in Austria and Israel. REPRESENTATION Artplex Gallery, Los Angeles, USA EXHIBITIONS 2023 Artplex Gallery, Los Angeles, CA Beijing Contemporary Art Expo Crossing Art Collective Beijing, China 2022 Shenzhen Art Fair, Shenzhen, China Westbund Art Fair, Shanghai, China MAC Fine Art, Power Painters, Delray, FL Westbund Art & Design, Shanghai, China (solo) Context Art Miami, Miami, FL (solo) Crossing Art Gallery, NYC, NY (solo) 2021 “Space Time Fragments,” Artspace Warehouse, Los Angeles, CA MAC Fine Art, Fort Lauderdale, FL MAC Fine Art, Jupiter, FL MAC Fine Art, Miami, FL (solo) 2020 MAC Fine Art, Fort Lauderdale, FL Wynwood Art Festival, Miami, FL Artspace Gallery, Los Angeles, CA MAC Fine Art, Fort Lauderdale, FL (solo) Gottling Gallery, Palm Springs, CA (solo) Castelli Art Space, Culver City, CA (solo) 2019 MAC Fine Art, Jupiter, FL Artspace Gallery, Los Angeles, CA Palm Springs Art Fair, Palm Springs, CA Glenn Dallas Gallery, Santa Barbara, CA (solo) Castelli Art Space, Culver City, CA (solo) 2019 MAC Fine Art, Fort Lauderdale, FL (solo) 2018 Affordable Art Fair, New York City, NY “How to Make Memories,” Artspace Warehouse, Los Angeles, CA Palm Springs Art Fair, Palm Springs, CA 2017 “Above and Below the Clouds,” Artspace Warehouse, Los Angeles, CA Shockboxx Gallery, Hermosa Beach, CA The Dina Collection, Beverly Hills, CA 2016 Group Show, St. Peter in der Au, Austria 2015 Henry Fonda Theatre, Hollywood, CA Veterans Memorial Building, Park City, UT 2012 The Kodak Center, Hollywood, CA 2011 Stark Kikuchi Gallery, Venice, CA 2010 The Kamur Group Gallery, Tel Aviv, Israel Stark Kikuchi Gallery, Venice, CA 2009 Stark Kikuchi Gallery, Venice CA 2008 Stark Kikuchi Gallery, Venice, CA 2007 MoCA Hot Springs, Hot Springs, AK 2004 The Hunter Gallery, Hollywood, CA 2002 Stark Kikuchi Gallery, Venice, CA 2001 Designer Services Group, Culver City, CA 1997 L.A. Lofts, Hollywood, CA 1995 Galerie Tatou, Beverly Hills, CA 1994 Todd Gordon Gallery, Los Angeles, CA 1993 Todd Gordon Gallery, Los Angeles, CA 1992 Market Street Gallery, Venice, CA SELECTED PRIVATE COLLECTORS Arnold Schwarzenegger, Beverly Hills, CA Maria Shriver, Beverly Hills, CA Adrien Brody, Beverly Hills, CA Paul Marciano, Beverly Hills, CA Yossi Dina, Malibu, CA Christina Tosi, Brooklyn, NY Mickey Rourke, Brooklyn, NY Andrew Dice Clay, Sherman Oaks, CA Jules Haimovitz, Beverly Hills, CA Tom Jones, Beverly Hills, CA Mr. & Mrs. Emerson Glazer, Beverly Hills, CA Meshulam Riklis, Tel Aviv, Israel Reuven Oded, Palm Beach, FL Nancy Ganz, East Hampton, NY Autumn Reeser, Los Angeles, CA Doug Ellin, Beverly Hills, CA Rob Weiss, Hollywood Hills, CA Angus Mitchell, Beverly Hills, CA Terence Trent D’Arby, Los Angeles, CA Randy Spendlove, Beverly Hills, CA Steve Ferraro, Los Angeles, CA David & Nancy First, Long Island, NY Steve Glazer, Westwood, CA Ben Stark & Michelle Kikuchi, Culver City, CA Dani Brener, Tel Aviv, Israel Jim Campbell, Dallas, TX Thomas Ming, Dallas, TX¬¬ Sam & Orit Messica, Beverly Hills, CA Ron Fair, Los Angeles, CA Kenneth & Mimi Griswold, Hollywood, CA¬¬ Mark Lamonica, Alta Dena, CA Paul Shulze, NYC, NY Richard Goldstein, Beverly Hills, CA Howard & Leanne Kay, Boca Raton, FL Ari & Hani Fisher, Beverly Hills, CA Richard Lawson & Tina Knowles, Los Angeles, CA Claude & Helene Roux, Cannes, France Marco Flamenbaum, Paris, France SELECTED PUBLIC & CORPORATE COLLECTIONS Los Angeles Modern Auctions, Van Nuys, CA (sold) MoCA Hot Springs Kamor Ltd. Tel Aviv, Israel The Foundation for Living Beauty, Pasadena, CA Sharp & Associates, Los Angeles, CA Kodak Center, Hollywood, CA Wolfgang Puck, Hollywood, CA Henry Fonda Theatre, Hollywood, CA Veterans Memorial Bldg., Park City, Utah Guess Inc., Hollywood, CA The Highlands, Hollywood, CA PRESS 2009 Cover Story, Weekend Edition Maarive 2008 Ed McCormack, Art Critic, Studio & Gallery Magazine 2007 Pamela Sharp, Grand Tour 2004 Weekend Edition, Maarive 2001 Detour Magazine 2017 Mural commissioned by Google and LVA, Louisville, KY 2012 La Boca del Lobo...

The artwork is unframed and will be shipped rolled in a tube Krzysztof Gliszczyński is Professor for painting on Academy of fine arts Gdansk. ...

6242 Charcoal still life on paper framed Image size 17,5x23"

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Shipping Procedure FREE Shipping Worldwide 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. In this captivating artwork, two ladies dressed in ethereal white gowns take center stage, their embrace radiating a sense of love and connection. Their gaze meets the viewer's eyes, inviting us to share in their intimate moment. Behind them, a series of railings creates a sense of structure and stability, while a majestic tree adds a touch of natural beauty. In the distance, the sea appears almost faded, creating a dreamlike atmosphere. The painting captures a sense of serenity and harmony, inviting viewers to reflect on the power of love and connection in our lives. About Artist Samson Adetunji...

This collage shows Wesley Kimler working in a stark, almost monochromatic register, where the drama comes not from explosive color but from mass, rupture, and contrast. A large black...

Title: Abstract Composition Gestural Charcoal Pastel Modernist Drawing Paper Artist: French School (mid to late 20th century) Medium: Mixed media on artists paper (charcoal, pastel),...

Accept yourself, love yourself, help others and keep moving forward, if you want to fly you have to give up on what weighs you down. The greatest step towards a life of simplicity is...

Title: Expressive Country Road Trees Landscape Pastel Drawing Artist: Unknown artist (mid 20th century) Medium: Pastel and charcoal on artists paper (sketchbook sheet), unframed Size...

"Criação da Fragilidade" by Ritchelly Oliveira, 2025 Charcoal and Acrylic on Canvas 120 x 90 cm (47.2 x 35 in) A compelling meditation on presence and vulnerability, "Criação da Fra...

Approximate Date: 1902 Medium: Charcoal, Watercolor and Oil on Illustration Board Signature: Signed Lower Right Sight Size 23.50" x 15.50", Framed 31.50" x 23.00" Bed-Time, published...

Abel Barreto Olivera, based in Havana Cuba

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...

“Recomeço” (2024) is a charcoal and acrylic on canvas painting by Ritchelly Oliveira, measuring 190 x 150 cm (74.8 x 59 in). A poised, grayscale figure appears at the center with arm...

Title: Journey to Joy Journey Painting Large Abstract Contemporary Bold Invest Statement Texture Joy Autumn-colors The Guardians - Journey to Joy is a brilliant painting, where the...

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 ...

Robert Lebsack creates artworks using mixed media with ink, acrylic, and charcoal on archival copies of newspapers, textbooks, and sheet music. As a visionary artist, Lebsack weaves ...

Title: Mythological Satyr Figure Study Nude Male Charcoal Drawing Classical Style Medium: Charcoal and graphite on artists paper, unframed (double sided) Size: 10.75 x 8.75 inches (h...

This expressive still life captures an intimate arrangement of porcelain vessels—teapot, cups, and glassware - and a persimmon set against a richly textured blue background. Painted ...

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Jagannath Paul - Bond of Love Series 60 x 60 inches Charcoal & Acrylic on Canvas, 2025 (Rolled & Delivered) A lovely figurative work in Charcoal and Acrylic in red, blue, Orange, ye...

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No. 200 is a unique painting by contemporary artist Hongyu Zhang. The painting is made with Indian ink, charcoal, pastels and acrylic on canvas, dimensions are 150 × 100 cm (59.1 × 3...

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This piece, titled "The Meeting 26" is an original artwork by Seth Clark as part of his newest solo exhibition, "Passing Through". made of ink transfer, charcoal, pastel, acrylic, a...

Mixed media oil paint and linseed dipped charcoal on canvas, in this calming, soothing and engaging large-scale atmospheric work of art by Sophie Dixon. The paint is applied fairly t...

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Title: Mid Century French Portrait Artist: Josine Vignon (French 1922-2022) Medium: Pencil/ charcoal on artists paper, double sided Size: 25 (height) x 19 (width) Stamped: Verso...

"Ego 097" is an exceptional unique artwork by the spanish artist, Chidy Wayne, part of the acclaimed "Ego" series. While the series explores identity and self-reflection across diver...

Title: Mid Century French Study Artist: Josine Vignon (French 1922-2022) Medium: Pencil/ charcoal on artists paper Size: 25.5 (height) x 19.5 (width) Stamped: Verso Condition: ...

Pencil and charcoal on canvas, 78.7 x 118.1 inches (200 cm × 300 cm). Selvas Negras No. 3 is a large-scale drawing by Spanish contemporary artist Calo Carratalá, from the "Jungle" se...

Pathfinder is Inspired by portraying the struggles, aspirations, and joys of women in my society, and to encourage viewers to connect with these experiences on a personal and emotion...

Medieval Stone Ruins with Archway by Regine David (female French artist, 1910-2018) charcoal painting on artist paper, stuck on card inscribed verso painting: 12.5 x 16 inches condit...

it is currently unframed and will be sold thus. Similar in style to the 80s work of Elizabeth Murray. A bright, colorful expressive piece signed (labels are not included as it is un...

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Sometimes in life, you cross paths with someone who instantly makes you feel calm, refreshed, alive, and wholesome. They encourage your dreams and celebrate your wins without an ounc...