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Medium: Gesso
Portrait FRENCH SCHOOL Jean Michel BASQUIAT Chut les Barbizons! Ready to Hang
Located in Zofingen, AG
⭐Jean Michel Basquiat⭐
Portrait closeup of the famous artist Jean Michel Basquiat _ Icon of Street art and Bad art.
Technique: oil, acrylic, and ink on old book pages on wooden fram...
Category
2010s Pop Art Gesso Portrait Paintings
Materials
Gesso, Paper, Glue, Mixed Media, Oil, Spray Paint, Acrylic, Stretcher Bars
The archangel Saint Michael, after an icon of the 14th century
Located in Segovia, ES
Archangel Saint Michael after an icon from Constantinople of the 14th Century.
Artist: Oliver Samsinger
Technique: Egg tempera on gesso and wood, with application of gold leaf
Dimens...
Category
2010s Byzantine Gesso Portrait Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
Virgin of Kataphyge and St. John, after a Byzantine Bulgarian Icon 14th Century
Located in Segovia, ES
The Virgin of Kataphyge with Saint John the Evangelist, after a Bulgarian Byzantine icon of the 14th Century.
Egg tempera and gold leaf on gesso and wood.
Author: Oliver Samsinger...
Category
Early 1900s Byzantine Gesso Portrait Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
French Woman at Le Cafe La Nuit in Arles, France by Contemporary British Artist
Located in Preston, GB
Original Painting of a French Woman at Le Café La Nuit in Arles, France by Contemporary British Artist, Angela Wakefield. Provençal eatery with a charming terrace said to have inspir...
Category
2010s Contemporary Gesso Portrait Paintings
Materials
Gesso, Paint, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Board
Icon of Our Lady of Jerusalem with oklad by Oliver Samsinger
Located in Segovia, ES
Icon of Our Lady of Jerusalem.
Egg tempera on gesso and over a wooden board.
Dimensions in centimeters: 42 x 34 x 2 cm / In inches: 16.54 x 13-39 x 0-79 "
Author: Oliver Samsinger...
Category
1990s Byzantine Gesso Portrait Paintings
Materials
Brass
$2,683 Sale Price
20% Off
An Ideal Head of a Woman
Located in Greenwich, CT
In the tradition of Modigliani, Maurer's depictions of women are expressive and lively. America had very few modernists who painted in this manner but Maurer is famous for exactly t...
Category
1920s American Modern Gesso Portrait Paintings
Materials
Gesso, Oil, Board
Portrait Blue Miles Davis French School READY TO HANG Chut les Barbizons!
Located in Zofingen, AG
Portrait Blue Miles Davis
Portrait of the famous Miles Davis
Technique: oil, acrylics and ink on canvas 73x60cm ■■ 28,7x23,6inch
⏩》R E A D Y -- T O -- H A N G《⏪
🟢 → Original ...
Category
Early 1900s Tonalist Gesso Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Acrylic, Gesso, Canvas, Stretcher Bars
$886 Sale Price
61% Off
Time less Red Pop Art - ITALIAN SCHOOL
Located in Zofingen, AG
As an Antique sculpture, Dario Moschetta creates strength and movement in this artwork. Moreover, experimental technique brings an unique texture to the figure. Hair are waving alon...
Category
2010s Pop Art Gesso Portrait Paintings
Materials
Gesso, Canvas, Glue, Mixed Media, Oil, Spray Paint, Acrylic
The mystical Dali smiles Pop Art
Located in Zofingen, AG
The acrylic colours and spray paint of orange, yellow, pink, grey, and black express the emotions of this painting.
Through pop art, street art, graffiti, and expressive abstraction ...
Category
2010s Pop Art Gesso Portrait Paintings
Materials
Gesso, Canvas, Linen, Varnish, Acrylic
Christ Pantocrator" After an Icon in the style of the Moscow School
Located in Segovia, ES
"Christ Pantocrator". After an Icon in the style of the Moscow school (15th century). Somewhat similar to that of Rublev.
Author: Oliver Samsinguer
Egg tempera and gold leaf on gesso and on wood.
Dimensions; (H) 42 x (W) 33.5 x (D) 3.5 cm.
(H) 16.54 x (W) 13.19 x (D) 1.38 in.
This is how the artist sums up the technique used by him to create the icon:
“The aim of these steps is to create a durable painting. The icon is eternal.
The first step is to choose a support, traditionally made of wood, from the center of the trunk to avoid warping it. For this purpose, two hardwood bolts were often used on the back to give the picture panel additional stability.
Often a frame is milled out. Then the image carrier is sanded smooth and now 12 or 14 thin layers of gesso are applied and sanded smooth as well.
Then the preliminary drawing is applied and the drawing board is prepared with a special preparation called bolus. This bolus can be polished to a high gloss. Afterwards, the gold leaf is
"shot" with special brushes. It dries up within a few hours and can now be polished with an agate. Gold leaf is real 24-carat gold .
Now, the actual process of painting begins. Egg tempera is made fresh from egg yolk, water, and a little vinegar. This is used to prepare the color pigments.
Tempera painting is done in numerous layers from dark to light.
When the icon is finished, it is left to dry for a few months and varnished with a special varnish called Olifa made from boiled linseed oil and other ingredients”.
ABOUT THE ARTIST
Oliver Samsinger...
Category
1990s Byzantine Gesso Portrait Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
Saint Nicolas in the style of Russian icons of the 18th century. With Oklad
Located in Segovia, ES
Icono of Saint Nicolas in the style of Russian icons of the 18th century.
Egg tempera and gesso on wood, covered by a metal oklad made by the artist himself. The oklad, in principle, were made to cover damaged parts of highly revered ancient icons...
Category
1990s Byzantine Gesso Portrait Paintings
Materials
Gesso, Wood, Egg Tempera
$1,475 Sale Price
20% Off
Virgin of Tijvin, after a Russian icon of the 17th Century.
Located in Segovia, ES
Virgin of Tijvin, after a Russian icon of the 17th century.
Egg tempera, gold leaf on gesso over a wooden board.
Measurements in centimeters: 44 x 33 x 3 cm / In inches: 17.32 x 12.99 x 1.18 "
Author: Oliver Samsinger...
Category
1990s Byzantine Gesso Portrait Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
Christ, the Great High Priest. Greek-Italian style Icon with silver oklad
Located in Segovia, ES
Christ, the Great High Priest. Greek-Italian style Icon with silver filigreed oklad.
Egg tempera, over gesso on wood with a silver cover, "oklad", with pol...
Category
1990s Byzantine Gesso Portrait Paintings
Materials
Silver
$3,074 Sale Price
20% Off
Orange-Toned Figurative Painting on Canvas, 2024 - 'Pugna 053'
Located in Bruxelles, BE
Chidy Wayne (b. 1981, Spain) is an artist based in Barcelona. Over the years, he has established himself as a recognized figure in the art world, developing a personal artistic langu...
Category
2010s Contemporary Gesso Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media, Gesso, Acrylic
A Guardian Angel and a Child
Located in New York, NY
Provenance:
Cornelius Vanderbilt, New York; by whom gifted in 1880 to:
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York (80.3.673); deaccessioned and sold:
Christie’s, New York, 12 June 19...
Category
17th Century Old Masters Gesso Portrait Paintings
Materials
Terracotta, Gesso
Portrait PS251 Beauty and the Beast Dachshund Chut Les Barbizons!
Located in Zofingen, AG
PS 251 Beauty and the Beast
The painting features a young woman with striking, vivid features and deep blue hair, holding a small black and tan dachshund. The background is composed...
Category
1830s Tonalist Gesso Portrait Paintings
Materials
Gesso, Mixed Media, Oil, Acrylic, Stretcher Bars
Portrait Starry Night Van Gogh French School Impressionist Pop 240 READY TO HANG
Located in Zofingen, AG
PS 240 Van Gogh Starry night Girl Summer
Portrait of a woman with Van Gogh (The Starry night) swim dress.
⭐Structural analysis:⭐
Such as Impressionist painting, the subject is fir...
Category
Early 20th Century Tonalist Gesso Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Acrylic, Gesso, Canvas, Stretcher Bars
Portrait Starry Night Van Gogh French School 247 Chut Les Barbizons!
Located in Zofingen, AG
Portrait French PS 247 Starry Night Diving
Portrait of a diving woman dress with a Vincent Van Gogh swimsuit A daring dive in the unknown! This is one of the famous artwork from V...
Category
1820s Tonalist Gesso Portrait Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media, Oil, Acrylic, Gesso, Stretcher Bars
Portrait Les Quatres coins Artist French School READY TO HANG Chut les Barbizons
Located in Zofingen, AG
Portrait PS 168 Les Quatres coins du coeur.
Closeup - portrait of a woman head
⭐Structural analysis:⭐
Such as Impressionist painting, the subject is firstly a study of light on hu...
Category
Early 1900s Tonalist Gesso Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Acrylic, Gesso, Canvas, Stretcher Bars
Christ Pantocrator after an Russian icon of the 15th Century
Located in Segovia, ES
Christ Pantocrator after a Russian icon of the 15th Century.
Tempera and gold leaf on gesso over a wooden board.
Measurements in centimeters: 38 x 29.5 x 3 cm. / In inches: 14.96 x 11.8 x 1.18 "
This is how the artist sums up the technique used by him to create the icon:
“The aim of these steps is to create a durable painting. The icon is eternal.
The first step is to choose a support, traditionally made of wood, from the center of the trunk to avoid warping it. For this purpose, two hardwood bolts were often used on the back to give the picture panel additional stability.
Often a frame is milled out. Then the image carrier is sanded smooth and now 12 or 14 thin layers of gesso are applied and sanded smooth as well.
Then the preliminary drawing is applied and the drawing board is prepared with a special preparation called bolus. This bolus can be polished to a high gloss. Afterwards, the gold leaf is
"shot" with special brushes. It dries up within a few hours and can now be polished with agate. Gold leaf is real 24-carat gold.
Now does the actual process of painting begins. Egg tempera is made fresh from egg yolk, water, and a little vinegar. This is used to prepare the color pigments.
Tempera painting is done in numerous layers from dark to light.
When the icon is finished, it is left to dry for a few months and varnished with a special varnish called Olifa made from boiled linseed oil and other ingredients”.
ABOUT THE ARTIST
Oliver Samsinger (Vienna, 1968) began to take an interest in icons in 1990. He undertakes several trips to Bulgaria, Greece, and Cyprus to see in situ the original works treasured in these three countries. This experience will be crucial in his life since the studies carried out in Sofia, the Bulgarian capital, and his stay on Mount Athos...
Category
1990s Byzantine Gesso Portrait Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
$872 Sale Price
20% Off
THE WARRIOR - THE SHIELD -THE MUSE Paula Craioveanu 3 round canvas NeoMythology
Located in Forest Hills, NY
The Warrior The Shield The Muse
These paintings were inspired by ancient masks and statues and they are part of Neo-Mythology series.
Painted with on round canvases (20cm / 8in) U...
Category
2010s Contemporary Gesso Portrait Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
La Icone de Paris
Located in Zofingen, AG
La Icône de Paris is an exquisite mixed-media painting that exudes grace, sophistication, and timeless elegance. The artwork portrays a confident, regal woman adorned with textured i...
Category
2010s Abstract Expressionist Gesso Portrait Paintings
Materials
Gesso, Resin, Acrylic, Cardboard
Royal Meoxit Cat Pop Art - Chut les Barbizons! Ready to Hang French School
Located in Zofingen, AG
Portrait Royal Meoxit Cat
Portrait closeup of a cat with Royal cloak painted during Brexit
Technique: oil, acrylics and ink on canvas 73x60cm ■■ 28,7x23,6inch
⏩》R E A D Y -- T O...
Category
2010s Tonalist Gesso Portrait Paintings
Materials
Gesso, Canvas, Oil, Spray Paint, Acrylic
Portrait Starry Night Van Gogh French School 247 Chut Les Barbizons!
Located in Zofingen, AG
Portrait French PS 247 Starry Night Diving
Portrait of a diving woman dress with a Vincent Van Gogh swimsuit A daring dive in the unknown! This is one of the famous artwork from V...
Category
1830s Tonalist Gesso Portrait Paintings
Materials
Gesso, Mixed Media, Oil, Acrylic, Stretcher Bars
Portrait 4572022 Pop Art - ITALIAN SCHOOL
Located in Zofingen, AG
As an Antique sculpture, Dario Moschetta creates strength and movement in this artwork. Moreover, experimental technique brings an unique texture to the figure. Hair are waving alon...
Category
2010s Pop Art Gesso Portrait Paintings
Materials
Gesso, Canvas, Glue, Mixed Media, Oil, Spray Paint, Acrylic, Paper
The Evangelist Matthew, after a Russian icon, school of Moscow, 15th century
Located in Segovia, ES
The Evangelist Mathew after a Russian Icon. School of Moscow, 15th century.
Egg tempera, gold leaf, and gesso, over a wooden board.
Dimensions: (H) 52 x (W) 36 x (D) 3 cm.
Saint Matthew, the Evangelist, is represented at his own desk, a true artisan laboratory.
THE THECHNIQUE
This is how the artist sums up the technique used by him to create the icon:
“The aim of these steps is to create a durable painting. The icon is eternal.
The first step is to choose a support, traditionally made of wood, from the center of the trunk to avoid warping it. For this purpose, two hardwood bolts were often used on the back to give the picture panel additional stability.
Often a frame is milled out. Then the image carrier is sanded smooth and now 12 or 14 thin layers of gesso are applied and sanded smooth as well.
Then the preliminary drawing is applied and the drawing board is prepared with a special preparation called bolus. This bolus can be polished to a high gloss. Afterwards, the gold leaf is
"shot" with special brushes. It dries up within a few hours and can now be polished with an agate. Gold leaf is real 24 carat gold .
Now does the actual process of painting begin. Egg tempera is made fresh from egg yolk, water and a little vinegar. This is used to prepare the color pigments.
Tempera painting is done in numerous layers from dark to light.
When the icon is finished, it is left to dry for a few months and varnished with a special varnish called Olifa made from boiled linseed oil and other ingredients”.
ABOUT THE ARTIST
Oliver Samsinger...
Category
1990s Byzantine Gesso Portrait Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
Portrait De guerres lasses French School Impressionist Pop 126 READY TO HANG
Located in Zofingen, AG
Portrait PS 126 De Guerres lasses
Portrait of a woman with blue and yellow hair with a crown of flowers.
Technique: oil, acrylics, spray paint and ink on canvas 70x50cm ■■ 27.6x19...
Category
Early 1900s Tonalist Gesso Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Acrylic, Gesso, Canvas, Stretcher Bars
Lord and Lady Eliot, unique Acrylic painting on a gesso panel
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Movies, TV and magazines are constant source of inspiration. Fame, as fleckring and shallow it can be sometimes, is very intriguing to him.
The worlds of fashion, society and pop cu...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Gesso Portrait Paintings
Materials
Panel, Acrylic, Gesso
Portrait Black Elvis Presley French School Impressionist Pop READY TO HANG
Located in Zofingen, AG
Black Elvis
Portrait of the famous singer Elvis Presley
Technique: oil, acrylics and ink on canvas 73x60cm ■■ 28,7x23,6inch
⏩》R E A D Y -- T O -- H A N G《⏪
🟢 → Original signed ...
Category
Early 1900s Tonalist Gesso Portrait Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Stretcher Bars, Canvas, Gesso, Oil
$886 Sale Price
61% Off
Breathe - Contemporary portrait painting
Located in Ibadan, NG
“Breathe” is a deeply emotive portrait that captures a suspended moment of inward reflection and release. With eyes gently shut and lips slightly parted, the subject appears lost in ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Impressionist Gesso Portrait Paintings
Materials
Gesso, Acrylic, Cotton Canvas, Glue
Portrait Thom Yorke French School Radiohead READY TO HANG Chut les Barbizons!
Located in Zofingen, AG
Thom Yorke
Portrait of the famous singer Thom Yorke - Radiohead
Technique: oil, acrylics and ink on canvas 73x60cm ■■ 28,7x23,6inch
⏩》R E A D Y -- T O -- H A N G《⏪
🟢 → Original...
Category
2010s Tonalist Gesso Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Acrylic, Gesso, Canvas, Stretcher Bars
Portrait 4232020 Pop Art - ITALIAN SCHOOL
Located in Zofingen, AG
As an Antique sculpture, Dario Moschetta creates strength and movement in this artwork. Moreover, experimental technique brings an unique texture to the figure. Hair are waving alon...
Category
2010s Pop Art Gesso Portrait Paintings
Materials
Gesso, Canvas, Paper, Glue, Mixed Media, Oil, Spray Paint, Acrylic
French School - Portrait PS 234 L'amour tombe des nues Post Impressionist AUC
Located in Zofingen, AG
PS 234 L'amour tombe des nues
Structural analysis:
Closeup portrait of a woman. Dripping of light blue and orange create movement to the portrait.
Color analysis:
There are 2 syste...
Category
Early 20th Century Tonalist Gesso Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Acrylic, Gesso, Canvas, Stretcher Bars
PS 250 The Night Bride Portrait -Chut les Barbizons! Ready to Hang French School
Located in Zofingen, AG
Portrait PS 250 The Night Bride
Ophélia - Arthur Rimbaud
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On the calm black water where the stars are sleeping
White Ophelia floats like a great lily;
Floats very slowly, lying in...
Category
Early 1900s Tonalist Gesso Portrait Paintings
Materials
Gesso, Canvas, Oil, Stretcher Bars
$1,300 Sale Price
42% Off
Robert Hebert Percy. From the Art, culture & society series
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Movies, TV and magazines are constant source of inspiration. Fame, as fleckring and shallow it can be sometimes, is very intriguing to him.
The worlds of fashion, society and pop cu...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Gesso Portrait Paintings
Materials
Gesso, Acrylic, Panel
Portrait Drowned in Monet French School 241 READY TO HANG Chut les Barbizons!
Located in Zofingen, AG
PS 241 Drowned in Monet
Portrait of a woman with red dress. The background is the famous from Claude Monet Water lilies.
⭐Structural analysis:⭐
Such as Impressionist painting, the...
Category
Early 1900s Tonalist Gesso Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Acrylic, Gesso, Canvas, Stretcher Bars
Portrait 410 Pop Art - ITALIAN SCHOOL
Located in Zofingen, AG
As an Antique sculpture, Dario Moschetta creates strength and movement in this artwork. Moreover, experimental technique brings an unique texture to the figure. Hair are waving alon...
Category
2010s Pop Art Gesso Portrait Paintings
Materials
Gesso, Canvas, Paper, Glue, Mixed Media, Oil, Spray Paint, Acrylic
Portrait Le temps des jonquilles French School READY TO HANG Chut les Barbizons!
Located in Zofingen, AG
Portrait PS 238 Le temps des Jonquilles
Portrait of a woman with back naked.
⭐Structural analysis:⭐
Such as Impressionist painting, the subject is firstly a study of light on human...
Category
Early 1900s Tonalist Gesso Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Acrylic, Gesso, Canvas, Stretcher Bars
Portrait Elle(s) French School Impressionist Pop 248 READY TO HANG
Located in Zofingen, AG
French School - PS 248 Elle(s)
Portrait of two women, from La Belle époque.
Technique: oil, acrylic, and ink on old book pages on wooden frame 55x55cm ■■ 21,6x21,6 inch
⭐Sustainab...
Category
Early 1900s Tonalist Gesso Portrait Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Stretcher Bars, Mixed Media, Gesso, Oil
$886 Sale Price
61% Off
Portrait Blue Soey Artist French School 127 READY TO HANG Chut les Barbizons!
Located in Zofingen, AG
Portrait PS 127 Blue Soey
Portrait of the artist Soey Milk wearing a blue dress
⭐Structural analysis:⭐
Such as Impressionist painting, the subject is firstly a study of light on h...
Category
Early 1900s Tonalist Gesso Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Acrylic, Gesso, Canvas, Stretcher Bars
French School - Portrait PS 93 Debbie Blondie XL Impressionist th century MAK
Located in Zofingen, AG
PS 93 Debbie Blondie
Portrait of the singer Debbie Harry
Technique: oil, acrylic, and ink on canvas F30 92x73cm ■■ 36,2x28,7 inch
》》R E A D Y -- T O -- H A N G《《
❶ → Original si...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Gesso Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Acrylic, Gesso, Canvas, Stretcher Bars
Emancipation - Blue background afro-centric figurative painting
Located in Ibadan, NG
“Emancipation” by Bukola Orioye is a commanding large-scale portrait that celebrates Black identity, strength, and shared liberation. At 72 by 60 inches, the painting radiates presen...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Gesso Portrait Paintings
Materials
Gesso, Cotton Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
Mid Century Sierra Mountains Double Sided Landscape - (w/ Clown verso painting)
Located in Soquel, CA
Midcentury impasto landscape of Sierra Mountains with stream in foregrounds snow-covered mountains in background. Signed "Lorie '65". Clown is painted on verso. Presented in carved a...
Category
1960s American Impressionist Gesso Portrait Paintings
Materials
Gesso, Acrylic
Blue-Toned Figurative Painting of a Hand on Canvas
Located in Bruxelles, BE
Chidy Wayne (b. 1981, Spain) is an artist based in Barcelona. Over the years, he has established himself as a recognized figure in the art world, developing a personal artistic langu...
Category
2010s Contemporary Gesso Portrait Paintings
Materials
Gesso, Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic
Why Not Me - Bold Portrait of African Boy Contemporary Textured Expressionist
Located in Ibadan, NG
Why Not Me - Contemporary African Expressionist Portrait
Acrylic on Canvas [40in x 40in 2020
"Why Not Me" is a compelling and emotionally charged portrait that captures the unspok...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Gesso Portrait Paintings
Materials
Gesso, Glue, Cotton Canvas, Acrylic
Self Improvement - Surreal Android Portrait in Oil on Canvas with Textured Gesso
Located in Soquel, CA
Dark surreal portrait of an humanoid cyborg performing surgery on itself by Andy Smith (American, 20th Century). The android is pulling on a wire emanatin...
Category
2010s Other Art Style Gesso Portrait Paintings
Materials
Gesso, Canvas, Oil
Cubist Renaissance Woman - Oil on Canvas
Located in Soquel, CA
Abstracted portrait of a renaissance era woman by Sonia Gichner (20th Century). This piece is painted with splashes of bright colors, contrasting nicely with skin tones and black lin...
Category
1980s Cubist Gesso Portrait Paintings
Materials
Gesso, Canvas, Oil
The Virgin of Tijvin (after a Russian Icon in the style of the 18th century).
Located in Segovia, ES
The Virgin of Tijvin (after a Russian icon in the style of the 18th Century).
Egg tempera and gold leaf on gesso over wood.
Measurements in centimeters: 45 x 36.5 x 3 cm / In inch...
Category
1990s Byzantine Gesso Portrait Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
$1,854 Sale Price
20% Off
Blue Girl
By C. Dimitri
Located in Brooklyn, NY
One of a series of masked women. Oil and spray paint on canvas, with artist's frame.
Category
2010s Pop Art Gesso Portrait Paintings
Materials
Gesso, Canvas, Oil, Spray Paint, Acrylic
Minimal Abstract Impressionist Recling Nude Painting
Located in Houston, TX
Modern abstract female nude painting in neutral tones. The work has Oris Robertson's signature textured surface that creates an uneven painting surface. ...
Category
1970s Abstract Gesso Portrait Paintings
Materials
Gesso, Oil
Divinity (Radiant Innocence) - Contemporary Portrait of a Joyful Smiling Child
Located in Ibadan, NG
This captivating painting by Bukola Orioye, Radiant Innocence, is a bold celebration of joy, purity, and hope. What makes this piece truly unique is its ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Impressionist Gesso Portrait Paintings
Materials
Gesso, Glue, Cotton Canvas, Acrylic
Saint John The Forerunner after a Russian Icon from the 16th Century
Located in Segovia, ES
Saint John, The Forerunner, after a Russian Icon from the 16th Century.
Tempera and gold leave on gesso over a wooden board.
Dimensions: (H) 33 x (W) 25,5 x (D) 4 cm.
Photos are included with the icon exposed to very different lighting, but all of them are natural.
John, The Forerunner, is depicted as an ascetic desert saint with a tousled beard and a coat made from camel hair. The expression that transmits his beautiful face is very intense.
This is how the artist sums up the technique used by him to create the icon:
“The aim of these steps is to create a durable painting. The icon is eternal.
The first step is to choose a support, traditionally made of wood, from the center of the trunk to avoid warping it. For this purpose, two hardwood bolts were often used on the back to give the picture panel additional stability.
Often a frame is milled out. Then the image carrier is sanded smooth and now 12 or 14 thin layers of gesso are applied and sanded smooth as well.
Then the preliminary drawing is applied and the drawing board is prepared with a special preparation called bolus. This bolus can be polished to a high gloss. Afterward, the gold leaf is
"shot" with special brushes. It dries up within a few hours and can now be polished with agate. Gold leaf is real 24-carat gold .
Now does the actual process of painting begins. Egg tempera is made fresh from egg yolk, water, and a little vinegar. This is used to prepare the color pigments.
Tempera painting is done in numerous layers from dark to light.
When the icon is finished, it is left to dry for a few months and varnished with a special varnish called Olifa made from boiled linseed oil and other ingredients”.
ABOUT THE ARTIST
Oliver Samsinger...
Category
1990s Byzantine Gesso Portrait Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
Minimalist Wrestling Composition in Earthy Pastels on Canvas, 2024 – 'Pugna 056'
Located in Bruxelles, BE
Chidy Wayne (b. 1981, Spain) is an artist based in Barcelona. Over the years, he has established himself as a recognized figure in the art world, developing a personal artistic langu...
Category
2010s Contemporary Gesso Portrait Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media, Gesso, Acrylic
Off-White Big Painting on Canvas, 2024 - 'Pugna 21'
Located in Bruxelles, BE
"2 Framed Pieces of 250 cm x 115 cm each."
Chidy Wayne (b. 1981, Spain) is an artist based in Barcelona. Over the years, he has established himself as a recognized figure in the art...
Category
2010s Contemporary Gesso Portrait Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media, Gesso, Acrylic
Price Upon Request
John F. Kennedy #11
By Elaine de Kooning
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Elaine de Kooning
Title: John F. Kennedy #11
Year: 1980
Medium: Charcoal and wash on gessoed masonite, signed and dated lower right
Size: 30 x 22 inches [76.2 x 55.88 cm]
Fr...
Category
1980s Contemporary Gesso Portrait Paintings
Materials
Masonite, Gesso, Charcoal
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Gesso portrait paintings for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a wide variety of authentic Gesso portrait paintings available on 1stDibs. While artists have worked in this medium across a range of time periods, art made with this material during the 21st Century is especially popular. There are many well-known artists whose body of work includes ceramic sculptures. Popular artists on 1stDibs associated with pieces like this include Howard Tangye, Manuel Santelices, Nina Bovasso, and C. Dimitri. Frequently made by artists working in the Contemporary, Abstract, all of these pieces for sale are unique and many will draw the attention of guests in your home. Not every interior allows for large Gesso portrait paintings, so small editions measuring 0.1 inches across are also available Prices for portrait paintings made by famous or emerging artists can differ depending on medium, time period and other attributes. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $1 and tops out at $1,495,000, while the average work can sell for $3,396.
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