Oil Pastel Paintings

This contemporary painting, titled "Bond of Souls", is a striking work by French artist Natalya Mougenot, forming part of her ongoing series dedicated to exploring the theme of women...

Title: French Still Life with Teapot Bottle and Cup in Earthy Blue Tones by Fanch Lel (French b. 1930) Signed: Yes Size: 14.5 inches (height) x 10.75 inches (width) Oil pastel painti...

Born in the South of France in 1926 and raised by very strict parents, Jean Sanglar was prohibited from playing with same age mates. Truly talented, as a young boy he drew frequentl...

By Gustav Likan 13" x 16" Pastel on Paper

Born in the South of France in 1926 and raised by very strict parents, Jean Sanglar was prohibited from playing with same age mates. Truly talented, as a young boy he drew frequentl...

This vibrant piece is a celebration of bold movement, layered textures, and playful hues. Created with dynamic brushstrokes and an intuitive process, it invites the viewer to explore...

Born in the South of France in 1926 and raised by very strict parents, Jean Sanglar was prohibited from playing with same age mates. Truly talented, as a young boy he drew frequentl...

Takuma Tanaka is a Japanese contemporary artist born in 1977, who likes to use our consciousness in the world as a prevalent theme in his work. From early childhood, he has always en...

Inspired by her background in fashion, artist Lindsey McCord creates vibrant portraits that encapsulate the confidence that comes with the fun of being stylish and chic. Her figures ...

Eliz Gündüz, a visionary artist born in Antalya in 2001, is a rising star in the world of abstract expressionism. Her artistic journey is an enchanting exp...

Jim Stella 2012 Mixed Media Oil, Acrylic, Oil Stick and Collage 68 x 63 inches Jim Stella was born in Detroit in 1954 and was attracted to art from an ear...

Italian artist Fabio Coruzzi merges painting and photography into one imaginative image that offers a new outlook on an otherwise ordinary urban scene. His artworks represent an auth...

Abstract expressionist figurative portrait by San Francisco artist Michael William Eggleston (American, 20th Century). From a collection of his works. Signed...

This stunning abstract artwork was made in 1962, by the well known Italian artist Ermete Lancini. The artwork is an oil pastel painting and a collage w...

Bright with pastel colors Live Composition I, 2024 by African American artist Bai is a 30” x 22” abstract acrylic and oil pastel work on paper. Rendered in a primitive art style that...

Born in the South of France in 1926 and raised by very strict parents, Jean Sanglar was prohibited from playing with same age mates. Truly talented, as a young boy he drew frequentl...

Edwin Mendoza was born in Alexandria. He spent his younger years in Fontainebleau, France where he lived and studied. He studied at St Martin’s School of Art in London. Exhibited at...

Original mixed media work on paper by Adam Baranello. Mixed media, acrylic, spray paint on canvas. Size 17 x 14 in. Offered unframed. Ships rolled Multidisciplinary artist Adam Ba...

David Austin's art is the modern expression of today's themes: power, movement, enlightenment, excitement, love, and the interaction of humanity with nature. Spanning abstract expressionism and maximalism. The paintings of David K Austin...

Baron Michael D`Aguilar was born on May 15, 1922 in London to Spanish parents. He was brother of the artist Paul D`Aguilar. He spent much of his early life in Spain. He studied at...

My paintings are a reflection of my inner space, I will call it a garden. What is this garden like? It's a little chaotic, a little bright, a little abstract, a little orderly, a l...

My paintings are a reflection of my inner space, I will call it a garden. What is this garden like? It's a little chaotic, a little bright, a little abstract, a little orderly, a l...

My paintings are a reflection of my inner space, I will call it a garden. What is this garden like? It's a little chaotic, a little bright, a little abstract, a little orderly, a l...

After sunset, Oil/acrylic/canvas. 60x60 cm My paintings are a reflection of my inner space, I will call it a garden. What is this garden like? It's a little chaotic, a little bright...

Portrait Of A Young Model Work On Paper Rutsch is always "scribbling and scrabbling." He is an artist of the purest breed—an artist who has no choice but to paint. He is a chosen traveler of the depths of existence; a man who follows a longing to explore his inner self and relate his findings with the energy and identity of the universe. The celebrated Austrian artist approaches painting and sculpture as he lives life—with the eyes of a child and the hand of a poet. Constantly in the quest for rhythms of form and vibrations of color, he catches those "sparks in the shadow" and evidences their fullest reality and beauty in his creations. Each of his paintings is a careful construction as it is a spontaneous act of love. While he might attribute certain artistic expressions to "coincidence," his inspiration comes from such diverse sources as: memories, dreams, sounds, numbers, telephone poles and drift wood. Rutsch has an affinity to vibrant colors, strong contours and rich brush strokes which are apparent in his oils, mixed media works and ink drawings. He has a sensitivity to the unusual, the discarded and a fondness for the ugly as well as the chaotic. These, he often transforms into poignant welded steel abstractions. Rutsch has an aversion to politics, citing dates and expounding upon honors achieved. There is no talk about 'profound symbolism' in his work and as Carlo McCormick writes in the introduction to Rutsch's monograph, "Meaning is not a seed that Rutsch plants, nurtures and then harvests. It is what grows wild in a volcanic swamp of fossilized, decaying and new-born fancies—as an afterthought and aftershock." Alexander Rutsch is not concerned with interpretations; he is, however, passionate about the process of making art and surrenders his entire being as an instrument to the act of creation. The geometry of his imagination overflows with figures, profiles and penetrating strong eyes—windows to a deeper place. Their vitality and sensuality pulsate through the "dreamscapes" of Rutsch's created worlds. At times romantic, yet always wild with energy, human forms and experiences are essential to the artist's vocabulary. The son of opera singers and a singer himself, Rutsch speaks of "the art of painting as the art of silence" and the job of the painter "to dedicate himself to the silence." He adds though, "that this silence is the greatest existing sound in the universe." One wonders why then, if painting is "the art of silence," that Rutsch's paintings scream with sound. Sometimes melancholy, sometimes sensual, sometimes dissonant and sometimes whispering, the rhythms are always rich in the celebration of life and our shared humanity. Painter, sculptor and poet, Rutsch's oeuvre over the past four decades is tremendous. Celebrated and collected especially in Vienna, Paris, Brussels and New York, he studied with renowned teachers like Boeckl and Dorowsky and collaborated with such geniuses as Salvador Dali. Having left Vienna in the fifties, Rutsch moved to Paris and took the city's art scene by storm. There, Picasso was so enthralled with a portrait Rutsch has done of him that, in a state of great excitement, he countersigned it. Biography Alexander Rutsch was born in Russia in 1916 but raised in Belgrade, Yugoslavia. After studying voice in Austria he became an opera singer like his parents, but after WWII, Rutsch's love for visual expression propelled him to change careers. He was a painter, sculptor, philosopher, musician, singer and poet. His life as a romantic is reflected in his work, as he sought to perfect his soul and humanity, "I paint my dreams," said Rutsch. "My dreams are color and life. They soar in my head like millions of symphonies. I can never stop building dreams." In 1952, after studying under Josef Dobrowsky, Josef Hoffmann and Herbert Boeckl at the Vienna Academy of Fine Arts, Alexander Rutsch received a scholarship to study in France. There he made contacts and began collaborations with his contemporaries, Picasso and Dali. Rutsch said of his experiences with Picasso, "Picasso played a short but important moment in my life in Paris that affected my entire artistic future. I learned from him that it is not important if art is not aesthetically finished. It can be raw, uncooked, rough. If an artist feels he has said it—it is not important to polish or finish it. Because of Picasso, I learned that if I don't feel the need to finish—I don't have to." In 1954 he exhibited his work at the Salon Artistique International de Saceux and won first prize for abstract painting, the first of may awards received during his prolific career. During the 13 years he lived in Paris, Rutsch exhibited in many prominent galleries there and throughout Europe. In 1958, The City of Paris awarded him the prestigious Arts, Science and Letters Silver Medal. In 1966, Jean Desvilles presented his prize winning film "Le Monde de Rutsch" at the Cannes Film Festival and the Venice Biennial. In 1968 Rutsch moved to Pelham, New York where he continued to work in his studio and exhibit in galleries and museums worldwide. Rutsch's work, as seen through his mastery of many art forms—sculpture, painting, print-making, and drawing, and a wide variety of other media has been described as "vibrating showers of lines, bold geometries, wounded anatomically rambling scrap-wood skeletons...

White Whispers - This original artwork on watercolour paper captures an expressive arrangement of delicate white flowers in a vase. Layering of acrylic and oil pastel with intuitive ...

This exceptional artwork is currently on display and available for sale at Signet Contemporary Art Gallery and online. In "The Treasures of Unfinished Symphonies" by Annie King, the...

Based in Cornwall, UK Brad creates expressive and abstract paintings with a graffiti influence that scale smaller mounted works to larger street art murals...

Twilight Moon is a unique painting in acrylic on silk satin by British contemporary artist Rose Fulbright. The artwork is signed, sold framed and comes...

Rue Bootay, a New York-born artist now rooted in the vibrant artistic landscape of Los Angeles, navigates the avant-garde realm of nonrepresentational surre...

Still life with papaya 100x100cm

Tea party 80x70 cm

Summer evening 100x80 cm

Green leaf 100x 70 cm

Coffee and water lilies 100x100cm

This exceptional artwork is currently on display and available for sale at Signet Contemporary Art Gallery and online. "The Fleet" by Alina Hubarenko is a captivating original seasc...

Professor George De Goya. PhD. MA. FRSA. Born In Budapest, 1915-1992, related to the Spanish artist Goya on his mother’s side. Educated in Budapest and France where he received a de...

This stunning oil stick on paper titled "Barn Side with Sliding Doors" by renowned American artist George Vander Sluis (1915-1984) depicts a serene...

Waterlilies 3 (Abstract painting) Acrylic, oil bar, oil pastel and graphite on canvas - Unframed. Artwork exclusive to IdeelArt. This artwork will be shipped rolled in a dent-resi...

Erin Hammond is a contemporary abstract expressionist artist whose free-form paintings capture the essence of her inner, subjective realities. With a vibrant palette and dynamic mark...

Nude The beauty of a naked body is simply incredible! When I paint a picture with a naked woman, I have the feeling that I am painting space, the universe. I never cease to admire th...

"Marte e Venere" - 2015 Never Exhibited Exclusively on 1stdibs measures are referred to the painting.

Brandon Gastinell, a Sacramento-born artist now based in Los Angeles, is celebrated for his captivating oil pastel creations that explore the human form with vibrant colors and bold ...

In this piece, I've woven vivid expressionism with a hint of pop art's boldness, contrasting with the subtlety of impressionism. With acrylic and oil, I depict an enchanting voyage o...

I channeled my love for the serene and the sublime into this oil painting, employing an impressionist style to capture the quiet majesty of a winter's embrace. My brushstrokes danced...

Ceri Richards Lyre Bird (Design for the cover of Poetry London), 1943 Ink, gouache and pastel on paper Bears original Jonathan Clark & Co. label on the back of the frame Unique Frame...

🔸 _Title: Geppetto’s GPT Awakening 🔸 _Artist: Diego Tirigall 🔸 _Year of Creation: 2023 🔸 _Dimensions: 97 W x 130 H x 2.5 D cm 🔸 _Medium: Acrylic, ...

Title: Mid Century French Original Pastel Drawing of Hillside View with Cypress Trees Artist: Josine Vignon (French 1922-2022) Medium: Oil Pastel on artist paper Size: 19.75 (heig...

Brightly colored expressionist nude figurative painting of a reclining nude female with bold yellow, blue, and magenta accents by Linda Goodman (American...

Janusz Kokot was born in Kalisz in 1960. He studied at the Pedagogical University in Częstochowa at the Art Institute. He practices painting and drawing. In the years 1988 - 2020 he ...

TRENITY THOMAS is a self-taught photographer who has also experimented with painting and sketching since grade school. As a photographer, he has worked in a myriad of genres including fashion, lifestyle, editorial, conceptual, sports, portraiture, and nightlife photography...

Immersion , 2018, 70x100 cm

Series "THE ADVENTURES OF THE RED CAT RAMSES"    CAT WORLD  (500+) In my painting, I used acrylics and oils to express the playful yet philosophical reprieve of a colorful cat taking...

Professor George De Goya. PhD. MA. FRSA. Born In Budapest, 1915-1992, related to the Spanish artist Goya on his mother’s side. Educated in Budapest and France where he received a de...

Italian artist Fabio Coruzzi merges painting and photography into one imaginative image that offers a new outlook on an otherwise ordinary urban scene. His artworks represent an auth...

Changing Colors, Original Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Mixed Media Painting, 2020 10.125" x 8.125" (HxW) Acrylic & Oil Pastel on Deckled-Edge Paper Hand-signed and dated by the artist. A gestural and energetic work by Sunny Ray Hipple...

Oil paint and pastel on paper pasted on canvas Hand-signed and dated lower left by the artist News from Eéa “At the time of the last cosmogony I heard from Eéa In the middle of the...

Skadi Engeln, a Berlin- and France-based artist, studied sculpture at FH Ottersberg with Robert van de Laar and painting with Michael Kohr and Hermanus Westendorp. Her work has been exhibited in numerous solo and group shows in cities like Berlin, Düsseldorf, Paris, New York, and more, and is part of international collections. Engeln explores landscape as a dynamic, ever-changing entity dissolving into light, water, and weather, only to reassemble itself. Like painting, landscapes blur the line between the visible and the hidden, revealing deeper truths in their transitions. The horizon plays a central role in her work, both separating and connecting what lies above and below, the seen and the concealed. Rather than decoding these layers, she preserves their mystery and beauty. Since 2001, she has focused on abstract landscape painting. Her recent works depict landscapes veiled by lines, stripes, and distortions, creating a sense of distance, like reflections in a train window...