1990s Paintings

A precise and exact rendering and meticulous spacial arrangement are on full display in Lewandowski's this later work. The work looks better in person. The artwork is in pristine co...

Original oil painting on panel, circa 1998. Size: 15.5 x 11.5 inches. Inscription: Signed, recto; titled in artist’s handwriting on label, verso. Provenance: Estate of Ian Hornak, Ea...

Have you ever heard of the Kennebunkport street signs? If the answer to that is no, then you might as well move on to the next painting. But if you are a Maine lover, you might lov...

An iconic representation of Cottingham's neon sign paintings

Signed lower right, 'A. Besser' for Arne Charles Besser (American, 1935-2012) and painted circa 1995. Born in Illinois, Arne Besser first attended art sch...

In the evening. 1990, cardboard, oil, 85x137 cm with minor defects Liga Purmale (1948) Was born on October 4, 1948 in Dundaga. She graduated from the secondary art school of Janis R...

In the rain. 1990, cardboard, oil, 90x140 cm with minor defects Liga Purmale (1948) Was born on October 4, 1948 in Dundaga. She graduated from the secondary art school of Janis Rose...

A breathtaking oil painting by Israeli Born-New York based artist Yigal Ozeri. This hyperrealist portrait of a young girl staring back at her viewer, is a classic example of the arti...

This acrylic painting was created in a photorealistic style by American artist Charles Wildbank. It measures 48 x 60 inches and is signed in the lower left hand corner. It is in exce...

BIOGRAPHY Born in Olot (Girona) on December 8, 1961 Studies of Fine Arts and Artistic Trades 1975/1981 Graduated in Applied Arts and OO. AA. 1987/1991 MUSEUMS LA CAIXA Foundati...

Kathleen Piunti (1928 - 2016) The Cardozo, Miami Beach, Florida, 1995 Oil on canvas 32 x 60 inches Signed lower right Provenance: Uptown Gallery, New ...

Arie Azene, Israeli painter, born in Germany, 1934 Arie (Eisman) Azene was born in Hamburg, Germany. He immigrated to the Land of Israel with his parents soon after birth. In 1958, after studying art in Paris, he settled on Kibbutz Tzova in the Judean Hills...

Imagine standing a short distance from an ancient ledge, gazing across the awesome span of the canyon, with the sun setting beyond the orange canyon rim. When you look closely, you c...

Imagine standing a short distance from two red foxes in the white and blue fluffy snow as the sun begins to rise. The snow has fallen so gently upon the pine trees and forest floor p...

Artist: Ian Hornak (1944-2002) Title: Nocturne I: White Peacock, Black Cockatoo Year: 1990 Medium: Acrylic on Panel, with Artist Painted Frame Size: 58 x...

Artist: Ian Hornak (1944-2002) Title: Still Life with Lobster, Helicona, and Silver Pitcher Year: 1998 Medium: Oil on Panel, with Artist Paint...

Photorealist oil painting by Manon Cleary (1942-2011). Painting is signed on reverse "Cleary". Painting is stretched on aluminum stretcher and dates to the 1990s. Manon Cleary had a remarkable ability to draw and paint with photographic fidelity, but she was also known as a charismatic teacher at the University of the District of Columbia and as a free spirit whose exuberant life may have been her most enduring work of art. Since the 1970s, Ms. Cleary had been at the center of a group of artists in Adams Morgan. She exhibited her meticulous artwork throughout the city and around the world, but she also became known for her striking presence, her colorful love life and the rats she kept as pets. As an artist, Ms. Cleary borrowed classical techniques from her deep study of Renaissance masters to create paintings and drawings memorable for their frank realism and sometimes disturbing themes. In addition to her many nude self-portraits, Ms. Cleary made erotically charged paintings of flowers. She took inspiration from a painful personal history in a series of works depicting the terror of rape and, in later years, of not being able to breathe without mechanical assistance. Critics considered her a leading figurative artist of the photo-realist school, in which painters render their subjects with camera-like precision. In fact, Ms. Cleary occasionally won awards for photography when adjudicators didn’t realize her works were free-hand creations. She was “widely acknowledged to be among the best, if not the best, of the city’s figurative painters,” Washington Post critic Michael O’Sullivan wrote in 2006. “There is a tension between the cool, clinical detachment of photography and painting’s warm idealization of form.” Ms. Cleary exhibited her art in galleries and museums from Moscow to Paris to Hickory, N.C., but Washington was her home for the past 42 years. In 1974, she settled in the decrepit Beverly Court apartments on Columbia Road NW, where a coterie of artists soon grew up around her. She painted her walls purple, and her fourth-floor apartment — even with the pet rats — became something of a bohemian salon. “She was a star,” painter Judy Jashinsky told the Washington City Paper in 2004. “She was stunning, beautiful; long, brownish–black hair; real thin; wore . . . little sundresses and sandals. She was just very cool, and there was always a crowd around her.” Ms. Cleary had a long list of male admirers, including several whose confrontational attempts at “performance art” led to their arrests. She had a brief marriage in 1981 to a Danish artist known as Tommy — “just Tommy,” Ms. Cleary said — whom she divorced in less than a year. As a kind of graphic homage to her various lovers, Ms. Cleary made a series of intimately revealing portraits that were featured years later on the HBO program “Real Sex.” She met her second husband after a gallery opening in Baltimore. By way of introduction, Kijek, a dancer, stripped naked at a crowded party, walked up to Ms. Cleary and said, “Wouldn’t you like me to pose for you?” They were married in 2001. In spite of her unconventional life, Ms. Cleary was more than a mere provocateur. After a day of teaching at UDC, she would return to her studio, with its windows painted over to block out sunlight, and work late into the night, with a bottle of Dr Pepper at her side. She took nude photographs of herself from every angle, then painstakingly created lifelike images that seemed alive with the warmth of human flesh. After studying in Rome in her youth, she developed what she called “an obsession” with Caravaggio, an iconoclastic painter who lived from 1573 to 1610. She often copied paintings at the National Gallery of Art and, in her own work, blended Renaissance styles with a distinctly modern sensibility. Manon Catherine Cleary was born Nov. 14, 1942, in St. Louis. Her father was a doctor, and her identical twin sister, Shirley Cleary-Cooper, is an artist in Helena, Mont. She was a 1964 graduate of Washington University in her home town and, for the rest of her life, was proud of having been a member of the Pi Phi...

Artist: Ian Hornak (1944-2002) Title: Scarlet Blue Macaw Year: 1992 Medium: Acrylic on Panel with artist painted frame Size: 58.5 x 42.2 inches Condition: E...

The Temple of Sinawava is the park's hallmark, with its paved trail following the Virgin River upstream through ever-narrowing canyons of sandstone to the Zion Narrows, framed by han...

Imagine standing a short distance from an ancient ledge, gazing across the awesome span of the canyon, with the sun beaming beyond the orange and white canyon rim. When you look clos...

Serse creates drawings by erasure. He covers a sheet of paper with a dense layer of graphite, then ''draws'' on its surface with an eraser. Using photos as his point of departure, Serse renders mountains, bodies of water and trees from the shades of gray that emerge as he plies his eraser. The resulting image is mounted on aluminum. This image has a powerful presence because of the composition and the clarity of its realism. Serse was born in 1952 in San Polo di Piave. He lives and works in Trieste. The artist has produced over the years an extraordinary series of images that have been included in the book “Drawing”, edited by Phaidon Press. These also owed him the participation in significant national and international exhibitions such as: Parkview Museum in Beijing and Singapore (2018 - 2019); Palazzo del Governatore, Parma, Italy (2018); Centre Pompidou, Musée National d’Art Moderne, Paris, France (2013); Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Rimini, Italy (2012); Musée des Beaux-Arts et d’archéologie, Besançon, France (2010); Palazzo Reale, Milan, Italy (2007); De Garage Cultuurcentrum, Mechelen, Belgium (2006); III Biennial of Valencia, Spain (2005); S.M.A.K., Gent, Belgium (2004); Rufino Tamayo Museum, Mexico City, Mexico (2002); Center for Contemporary Art Luigi Pecci, Prato, Italy (2002); Kunstverein Augsburg , Augsburg, Germany (2000); Musée de Beaux Arts, Gent, Belgium (1999); Bevilacqua La Masa Foundation, Venice, Italy (1997). Amongst the institutions that hosted his most recent solo shows include: Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art of Saint-Etienne Métropole, Saint-Etienne, France (2014); Galleria Continua, San Gimignano, Italy (2015), Tan Guobin Museum, Changsha, China (2017) and Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes, Havana, Cuba (2017 - 2018). Source: Galleria Continua SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS 2019 Water Veils, Modern Studio, Shanghai, CN 2017 Serse, Tan Guobin Museum, Changsha, CN Aquí todo está abierto. Nada es cercano, nada es lejano, Museo Nacional De Bellas Artes, CU 2016 Serse, as far the eyes can see, Galleria Continua, Beijing, CN 2015 L’Esperienza del paesaggio, Galleria Continua, San Gimignano, IT Paysage Analogue dessins 1994-2014, Musée d’Art Moderne et Contemporain de SaintÈtienne Métropole, Saint-Ètienne, FR 2014 Serse, Galleria Continua Beijing, CN 2013 Disegnare per ordini e numeri, Galleria Giuseppe Pero, Milano, IT 2012 Puro disegno. Disegni 1997-2012, Galleria Plurima, Udine, IT Matité, Studio Carlotta Pesce, Bologna, IT Serse - “Koh-i-noor”, FAR – Museo d'Arte Moderna e Contemporanea, Rimini, IT 2010 Geometriche dissolvenze, Ex Pescheria- Salone degli Incanti, Trieste, IT Disegni in Scala, Galleria Continua / Le Moulin, Boissy-le-Châtel, FR Gemme, architetture, riflessi, Galleria Contemporaneo, Venice, IT 2009 Serse, Galleria Civica Segantini, Arco, IT 2008 Fotographite, Galleria Massimo Minini, Brescia, IT Stoiceia (Elements), Casa Natale di Leonardo, Vinci / Cecchi wine cellars, Castellina in Chianti, IT 2007 Diamonds, Tim Van Laere gallery, Antwerp, BE 2006 La natura del disegno, De Garage Cultuurcentrum, Mechelen, BE Il cielo sopra il Cremlino, Galleria Lipanjepuntin, Rome, IT Astratto naturale, Gallerie Plurima, Udine, IT 2005 Umanak, il luogo dove il cuore fa silenzio, Galleria Continua, San Gimignano, IT 2004 Paesaggio adottivo, Villa Manin – Centro d’Arte Contemporanea Spazio FVG, Codroipo, IT Bella figura, Galerie Guy Bärtschi, Genève, CH Astratto naturale, Het Domein Museum, Sittard, NL 2003 Naturam ipsam imitandam esse, non artificem, Van Laere Contemporay Art, Antwerp, BE 2002 Serse, Guy Bartschi Gallery, Genève, CH 2001 Serse, Casa Musumeci Greco, Rome, IT 2000 Serse, Van Laere Gallery, Antwerp, BE Serse, Galleria Continua, San Gimignano, IT Serse, Galleria Modulo, Centro Difusor de Arte, Lisbone, Portugal FIAC, Special project, Paris, FR 1999 Serse, Galleria Massimo Minini, Brescia, IT Serse, Barbara Mathes Gallery, New York, USA Rinascimento-Nascimento: Serse -Van Eyck, Musée de Beaux Arts, Gent, BE Serse, Galleria Lörhl, Mönchengladbach, DE 1998 Serse, Galleria Albert Baronian, Bruxelles, BE Acqua, Gian Ferrari Arte Contemporanea, Milan, IT Serse, Galleria Biagiotti, Florence, IT Serse, Kunst Mitte Berlin, Berlin, DE 1997 Serse, Galleria Continua, San Gimignano, IT G.Paolini, Serse. Storie della pittura, Galleria Milleventi, Turin, IT 1996 Serse, Galleria Lörhl, Mönchengladbach, DE Paesaggio Adottivo, Galleria Massimo Minini, Brescia, IT 1994 Notti Bianche, Galleria Continua, San Gimignano, IT 1993 Aria di Parigi, Galleria Romberg, Latina, IT SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS 2019 Intriguing Uncertainties, curated by Lorand Hegyi, Parkview Museum, Beijing, CN 2018 Intriguing Uncertainties, curated by Lorand Hegyi, Parkview Museum, Singapore, SG Il Terzo Giorno, curated by Didi Bozzini, Palazzo del Governatore, Parma, IT 2017 L'immagine situata, curated by Denis Viva, Casa Furlan, Pordenone, IT 2016 Caveau, Siena, IT Perditiva, Aria Art Gallery, Florence, IT 2015 Follia Continua!, Le CENTQUATRE - Paris, FR Flow_1, Basilica Palladiana, Vicenza, IT Master Drawings New York, Barbara Mathes Gallery, New York, USA 2014 Krobylos un groviglio di segni. Da Parmigianino a Kentridge, FAR Fabbrica Arte Rimini moderna e contemporanea, Rimini, IT Biennale del Disegno, Rimini, IT Galleria continua, Beijing, CN 2013 Museo illuminato. Arte contemporanea e percorsi museali. Corrispondenze d'arte 2, Museo Revoltella, Trieste, IT Donation Florence Et Daniel Guerlain, Centre Pompidou, Musée National d´Art Moderne, Paris, FR 2012 Future, Landscape. A changing exhibition, Forte Marghera, Venezia, IT 2011 Made in Filandia, La Filanda, Pieve a Presciano, IT Ma dici a me?, SPAC FVG, Friuli Venezia Giulia, IT De l’arbre à la forêt, Galerie Alice Mogabgab, Beyrouth, Liban Fratelli d’Italia, Associazione Culturale Maniera, Rome, IT 2010 Collection Florence & Daniel Guerlain, dessins contemporains, Musée des beaux-arts et d’archèologie de Besancon, Besancon, FR STILL IMAGE, contemporary italian paintings, Galleria Continua, Beijing, CN 2009 Isola Mondo, Torre Massimiliana, Isola Sant’Erasmo, Venice, IT 2008 Plurima 35°, Galleria Plurima, Udine, IT 2007 Ouverture, Galleria Continua / Le Moulin, Boissy-le-Châtel, FR Arte Italiana: 1968 – 2007 Pittura, Palazzo Reale, Milan, IT Wundergarten - Il giardino delle meraviglie, innesti tra arte e botanica, Orto Botanico di Palermo, IT One Colour, Galleria Continua, Beijing, CN 2005 Water (Without you I'm not), 3rd Biennial of Valencia, Valencia, ES Altri fantasmi, galleria in Arco, Torino, IT Manmano, Galleria Continua, Beijing, CN 2004 Questi fantasmi, 1000 Eventi, Milan, IT Demi-Tour, SMAK, Gent, BE 2003 Metropolis, Stamperia dell’Arancio, Grottammare, IT Models & Mavericks, Museum Het Domein, Sittard, NL 2002 Intimate Immensity, Museo Rufino Tamayo, Mexico City, MX The Image Regained, Museo Cantonale d’Arte Contemporanea, Lugano, CH Continuità, Centro per l’Arte Contemporanea Luigi Pecci, Prato, IT 2001 Volume 1, Van Laere Gallery, Antwerp, BE 2000 Paesaggi fluttuanti, Santuario Oropa, Biella, IT Paesaggi italiani...

Large, photo-realist painting on canvas featuring a fire engine red and white industrial crane against a bright sky blue background 69 x 48 x 2 inches oil on canvas, thin wood stripping signed verso, "Joseph E. Richards" Hangs with wire installed on the back Excellent condition, ready to hang as is This precisely detailed photo-realist painting was made by Joseph E. Richards in 1992. The artist painted this piece when he was 71 years old during a long career of painting trains, cargo ships, and industrial machinery. Richards served in the US Navy during WWII and went on to study at the American Academy of Art in Chicago and the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts in Philadelphia before showing with Ivan Karp of O.K. Harris Gallery in NYC. The artist moved upstate to Hillsdale, NY for the later years of his life. This painting captures one of Richards' most beloved subjects, industrial cranes. With a photo-realist approach to the subject, Richards was able to capture detailed changes in light and shadow, shape and form. The red and white crane, painted with extreme detail and focus, vividly contrasts against a bright blue sky. Areas of brown rust, attesting to the machine's power and longevity, are captured with immaculate precision. Since the painting has a very smooth surface, one could easily confuse this painting with a photograph. It is not until you examine the painting up close, do you realize the artist's calculated brushwork. The painting is framed with natural wood stripping. The work is lightweight and easy to hang with pre-installed wire. The artist's signature is located on the back of the canvas. About the artist: Joseph Richards...

Artist: Armando Ahuatzi, Mexican Title: Calabazas Year: 1995 Medium: Oil on Canvas, signed and dated l.r. Size: 18.5 x 27 inches Frame Size: 29 x 37.5 inches

"Gloxinia & Slice of Torte" is an original gouache painting by Alicia Czechowski. It depicts a basket of lush flowers and a slice of a dessert painted in a photorealist style. 20 1/...

"Giverny Series 10 April 1995" is an original oil painting on paper by Leslie Parke. The artist signed and titled the work lower right. This piece depicts a lily pad with blooming fl...

Artist: Harry McCormick, American (1942 - ) Title: Annecy Year: circa 1990 Medium: Oil on Canvas, signed l.r. Size: 50 in. x 60 in. (127 cm x 152.4 cm) Frame Size: 57 x 67 inches

Artist: Yrjo Edelmann, Finnish (1941 - ) Title: Untitled Year: 1993 Medium: Oil on Canvas Size: 44 in. x 44 in. (111.76 cm x 111.76 cm)