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Art Subject: Modern Art
Abstraction - Contemporary Abstract Oil Painting, Colorful, Dynamic
By Monika Rossa
Located in Warsaw, PL
MONIKA ROSSA
studied painting at the University of Arizona, in the Ecole des Beaux Arts in Paris and at the Escuela de Diseno in Barcelona. She practices drawing and easel painting....
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Picasso - Original Mixed Media by Maurizio Savini - 2014
Located in Roma, IT
Picasso is an original Contemporary Arwork realized by the Italian artist Maurizio Savini (b. Rome, 1962) in 2014.
Original Encaustic of chewing gum on board.
Hand-signed by the artist on the back of the canvas.
The Certificate of Authenticity is provided by the artist.
Total dimensions: 43 x 39 cm.
Mint conditions.
Maurizio Savini is an Italian sculptor known for making art out of chewing gum. He studied architecture at the University of Rome. In 1989, he attended Gianni Dessì...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media
Abstraction. Contemporary Abstract Oil Painting, Colorful, Dynamic, Polish art
By Monika Rossa
Located in Warsaw, PL
Abstract painting by Polish artist living in USA Monika Rossa. Painting in style of gestural abstraction with dynamic brush strokes and shapes. Main color is red balanced with yellow...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Fine Quality English portrait of an Actor in Costume
By Julian Gordon Mitchell
Located in Woodbury, CT
Outstanding English portrait of an Actor in costume.
Julian's critically acclaimed portraits have been shown at the National Portrait Gallery, T...
Category
2010s Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Abstraction - Contemporary Abstract Oil Painting, Colorful, Dynamic
By Monika Rossa
Located in Warsaw, PL
Contemporary colorful oil on canvas abstract painting by Polish artist Monika Rossa. Artwork is a gestural abstraction, there are many dynamic shapes and composition consists of many...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Seated Man
Located in San Francisco, CA
Alejandro Rubio
Seated Man, 2024
Oil on canvas
20 x 16 inches
Inspired by Uruguayan artist Joaquín Torres García, Alejandro Rubio’s meticulous attention to the formal elements of pa...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Paul W. Ozere - Contemporary Oil, The Third Wheel
Located in Corsham, GB
A striking contemporary work in oil by Paul W. Ozere. Signed to the upper corner. Presented in a white painted wooden frame. On board.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Untitled, Figurative Art , man contemporary Mixed Media 24" x 36" by Michele
Located in Carmel, CA
Michele's paintings are about the timeline of human life, and its effect on art. For the last 15 years, Michele has been deconstructing the subject matter. In as much as she enjoy ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Unknown Soldier" Mixed media painting
By George Pratt
Located in Denver, CO
George Pratt's (US based) "Unknown Soldier" is a mixed media painting that depicts a shirtless soldier with a helmet and ambiguous face.
George Pratt is an award-winning painter, writer, photographer. His work is in numerous private collections world wide. He is a recipient of the Eisner Award for his graphic novels, a Spectrum Gold Medal, and Best Feature Documentary at the New York International Independent Film Festival for the documentary film "See You In Hell, Blind Boy".
George was honored to be included in Walt Reed’s book The Illustrator in America 1860 – 2000. He was also awarded a Gold Medal in the Spectrum Awards of 2002 and has had his work exhibited many times at the Society of Illustrators in New York.
In addition to his gallery work, he is currently working on the International Black Light Project on the genocide in West Africa, his blues novel, See You In Hell, Blind Boy, Little Nemo...
Category
2010s American Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media, Panel
"Fawn" Contemporary Figurative Painting
Located in East Quogue, NY
"Fawn" - Oil on panel. Size 19.5 x 24 inches. Offered unframed.
"Fawn" is part of Chelsea Gibson's latest painting series, in which the artist invites viewers into an intimate and e...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
Headdress Profile
Located in Chicago, IL
Kent Williams’ work melds the rigor of technical prowess with the iconoclast’s impulse to disrupt. Juxtaposing beautifully rendered classical forms with elements of abstraction and s...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Brand New Harold, colorful abstract figure and text
By C. Dimitri
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Portrait, figure, narrative, interior. Oil on canvas.
Category
2010s Outsider Art Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"High Self, Lower Body" - Contemporary Figurative Oil Painting
Located in East Quogue, NY
"High Self, Lower Body" - Contemporary figurative oil painting of a pair of female legs by Chelsea Gibson
Medium: Oil on linen
Size 25 x 20 inches. Offered unframed.
"High Self...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Linen, Oil
The House of Infinity, Contemporary Oil Painting on Canvas by Greg Kessler
By Greg Kessler
Located in Long Island City, NY
The House of Infinity
Greg Kessler, American (1966)
Date: 2024
Oil on Canvas
Size: 60 x 72 in. (152.4 x 182.88 cm)
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Madonna - Mixed Media by Maurizio Savini - 2014
Located in Roma, IT
Madonna is an original Contemporary Arwork realized by the Italian artist Maurizio Savini (b. Rome, 1962) in 2014.
Original Encaustic of chewing gum on board.
Hand-signed by the ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media
Blonde, Watercolor Painting by Charles Levier
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Charles Levier, French (1920 - 2003)
Title: Blonde
Year: circa 1970
Medium: Watercolor on paper, signed l.l.
Size: 16 x 11 inches
Paper Size: 25 x 19.5 in. (63.5 x 49.53 cm)
Category
1970s Expressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Still Life with Plants
Located in Germantown, NY
Stuart Bigley is an artist based in New York’s beautiful Hudson Valley. He has been making and showing his artwork for over 40 years. During this time he also co-founded and ran th...
Category
1970s Portrait Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Paper
LE MANDIANT FLEURI
Located in Aventura, FL
Original oil on canvas. Hand signed on front and signed, titled and dated on verso by the artist. Framed. Canvas size 40 x 32 in. Artwork is in excellent condition. Certificate of ...
Category
Late 20th Century Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
French Impressionist Painting Portrait of a Young Girl Paris School
Located in Rochester, NY
Striking French impressionist portrait of a young girl. Oil on board. Original carved frame. Circa 1950's. Signed illegibly lower right.
Category
Mid-20th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Mysticism Mohammad Ariyaei 21st Century painting outsider Iranian art colourful
Located in Paris, FR
Acrylic paint on canvas
Hand-signed lower right
« Here the barbaric or savage ceremonies of New Guinea take on the air of Rio carnival.
Here the vitality bursts and the colors dance the jig while thundering.
A charivari of African masks, children's drawings and neon colors invades the meticulously meshed backdrops with volcanic overflows.
It seems that within a kindergarten class, merry feathered wizards have joined together to cover the canvas or the paper with totemic figures strewn with the most inventively unexpected graffiti, in a creative frenzy so bubbling that the anarchy that threat recovers as in spite of itself a semblance of balance.
The graphic design performs an enveloping and virtuoso dance that passes from the most wisely academic exercise to the most exuberant and Dionysian lyrical expressionism.
It's flamboyant, paroxysmal and wonderfully joyful.
Should we detect here any influence of the spirit of "outsider art", today widespread worldwide?
Perhaps, but then it is undeniable that the personal temperament of Mohammad ARIYAEI...
Category
2010s Outsider Art Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Contemporary figurative oil painting of a woman on canvas ready-to-hang
Located in VÉNISSIEUX, FR
This contemporary figurative painting, titled "Best Version of Yourself," was created by French contemporary artist Nataya Mougenot. The piece features a woman with long hair, dresse...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Agnes Sokolowska Icon /// Contemporary Pop Art Fashion Model Portrait Painting
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: Jack Graves III (American, 1988-)
Title: "Agnes Sokolowska Icon"
Series: Icon
*Signed, titled, and dated by Graves on verso
Year: 2018
Medium: Original Acrylic Painting on Canvas
Canvas size: 48" x 36"
Condition: The stretched canvas was custom built by the artist himself. In mint condition
Shipping: This painting will be shipped canvas...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Untitled - Contemporary polish art, Expressionistic portrait, Abstraction
Located in Warsaw, PL
MARZENA KAWALEROWICZ
Polish artist. Currently, she lives and works in Warsaw. She has been exhibiting her paintings all over the world. Most important exhibitions were in "Galerie Je...
Category
1990s Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media, Board
Pink Floyd - Acrylic by Ivana Burello - 2021
Located in Roma, IT
The painting belongs to the MUSIC series, dedicated to the classic jazz of the 1950/60s.
It is made on a rigid panel, it is a unique piece and is authenticated by the artist.
Acryl...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Panel
Michael Jackson - Acrylic Painting by Ivana Burello - 2022
Located in Roma, IT
The painting is part of the MUSIC series and is dedicated to pop music.It is made on a rigid panel and is a unique piece authenticated by the artist Acrylic enamels on panel measurin...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
"Self Portrait" oil painting, colorful Post Modern depiction of Kelly Carmody
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
"Self Portrait" is an oil on canvas painting depicting the artist Kelly Carmody. Carmody confidently embraces color in “Self Portrait”. Loose brushstrokes and thick black outlines re...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Post-Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Linen
'Portrait Of An Old Man’ Contemporary Natural Colors Oil On Canvas By Leviathan
Located in Carmel, CA
David Leviathan, an Israeli born artist who worked mainly in Holland, is widely known amongst European art collectors.
His works are exhibited in several museums in Holland and Fran...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
El Che - Mixed Media by Maurizio Savini - 2014
Located in Roma, IT
El Che is an original Contemporary Arwork realized by the Italian artist Maurizio Savini (b. Rome, 1962) in 2014.
Original Encaustic of chewing gum on board.
Hand-signed by the artist on the back of the artwork.
The Certificate of Authenticity is provided by the artist.
Total dimensions: 39.1 x 43.2 cm.
Mint conditions.
Maurizio Savini is an Italian sculptor known for making art out of chewing gum. He studied architecture at the University of Rome. In 1989, he attended Gianni Dessì's atelier and in 1992 he held his first personal exhibition in Dusseldorf. Subsequently he participated in numerous group exhibitions, exhibiting abroad - in London, Paris, Taipei, Havana, Lyon and Edinburgh - and in Italy. He has been commissioned as stage designer by Maggio Musicale Fiorentino and Salzburg Easter Festival, and held several dozen exhibitions. He was awarded a Cité internationale des arts scholarship by the city of Paris in 2005. The following year he planed two solo exhibitions in Rome: "Low fidelity" for Volume! Foundation and “Tabula Casa”, for the Museum of Contemporary Art. Among the most recent solo exhibitions are: "The Song of the Earth" with Pietro Ruffo...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media
Fortitude
Located in Nottingham, GB
Original art, mixed media on canvas
Rich Parker uses blocks of paint and stylised graffiti techniques to build upon figurative artwork. Almost cubist in form crossed with street art...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media
Marcel Gromaire Original Watercolor - Circus Clown
Located in Phoenix, AZ
Watercolor on paper by French artist Marcel Gromaire depicting a Circus Clown.
The image measures 12"h x 9 7/8"w and the work is in excellent condition.
This item is neither matted ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Paint
Moonlight Mile, Contemporary Oil Painting on Canvas by Greg Kessler
By Greg Kessler
Located in Long Island City, NY
Moonlight Mile
Greg Kessler, American (1966)
Date: 2024
Oil on Canvas
Size: 20 x 24 in. (50.8 x 60.96 cm)
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Trotsky - Mixed Media by Maurizio Savini - 2015
Located in Roma, IT
Trotsky is an original Contemporary Arwork realized by the Italian artist Maurizio Savini (b. Rome, 1962) in 2015.
Original Encaustic of chewing gum on board.
Hand-signed by the artist on the back of the canvas.
The Certificate of Authenticity is provided by the artist.
Total dimensions: 43.2 x 39 cm.
Mint conditions.
Maurizio Savini is an Italian sculptor known for making art out of chewing gum. He studied architecture at the University of Rome. In 1989, he attended Gianni Dessì's atelier and in 1992 he held his first personal exhibition in Dusseldorf. Subsequently he participated in numerous group exhibitions, exhibiting abroad - in London, Paris, Taipei, Havana, Lyon and Edinburgh - and in Italy. He has been commissioned as stage designer by Maggio Musicale Fiorentino and Salzburg Easter Festival, and held several dozen exhibitions. He was awarded a Cité internationale des arts scholarship by the city of Paris in 2005. The following year he planed two solo exhibitions in Rome: "Low fidelity" for Volume! Foundation and “Tabula Casa”, for the Museum of Contemporary Art. Among the most recent solo exhibitions are: "The Song of the Earth" with Pietro Ruffo...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media
Gayane
Located in La Canada Flintridge, CA
The painting is oil on canvas, signed lower left and the date and signed on verso. The gallery certificate of authenticity is available.
Category
Early 2000s Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
The Reception 2, Contemporary Oil Painting on Canvas by Greg Kessler
By Greg Kessler
Located in Long Island City, NY
The Reception 2
Greg Kessler, American (1966)
Date: 2024
Oil on Canvas
Size: 40 x 60 in. (101.6 x 152.4 cm)
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
[Brechtholdt Steeruwitz (1890-1973)] Heldenbergbesuch (Visit to the Hero's...)
By Mark Beard
Located in New York, NY
This work is offered by CLAMP in New York City.
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
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Rabbi, Judaica, Mixed Media
By Moshe Katz
Located in Surfside, FL
Moshe Katz (Romanian Israeli), 1937- an Israeli citizen, studied art at the Bezalel Academy of Art in Jerusalem, as well as at the Chicago Academy of Fine Arts. He received second pr...
Category
20th Century Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic
At night. 1961. Paper, mixed media, 14x10 cm
Located in Riga, LV
At night. 1961. Paper, mixed media, 14x10 cm
Adolfs Zardins
(1890 08 II Riga, Latvia – 1967 07 II Jurmala, Latvia), painter.
Only in 1990 his relatives give his artistic heritage to...
Category
1960s Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
Paper, Ink, Mixed Media, Watercolor
"In the Flowers, " Oil Painting
By Mikael Olson
Located in Denver, CO
Mikael Olson's (US based) "In the Flowers" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts a feminine face peeking from behind wild flower blooms as they weave across the canvas.
Category
2010s Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
"The Return" Portrait of Ayatollah Khomeini 1979
By Dick Crispo
Located in Soquel, CA
Evocative pop art/fauvist treatment of the return of Ayatollah Khomeini to Iran by Monterey, California aritst Dick Crispo (American, b.1945). Presented in a mat. Signed and dated "D. Crispo 79" upper left corner. Image size, 29"H x 23"W.
“I am an abstract journalist of the landscape and a choreographer of the dance of the mind, eye and hand. The plastic, the decorative, the horrible and the serene that pepper the visual landscape of the present time challenges the artists who address the age of information. I consider myself a global artist, not an American artist. This galactical view is the true basis of my work–Nature is my teacher–the Master. I’m the apprentice.” –Dick Crispo
Dick Crispo, born in New York City on January 13, 1945, has resided on the Monterey Peninsula since 1955. An award winning artist, Crispo has studied at the Carmel Art Institute under John Cunningham and Sam Colburn...
Category
1970s Pop Art Figurative Paintings
Materials
Paper, Acrylic
"The Gatekeeper", acrylic, oil stick, judge, jury, portrait, proscenium, stage
Located in Toronto, Ontario
"The Gatekeeper" is a mysterious painting, seemingly both a portrait and a situation – perhaps a portrait of a barrier. Gatekeeping suggests inclusion a...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Hard-Edge Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil Crayon, Acrylic
Untitled
Located in San Francisco, CA
This expressive, figurative portrait is by Cliffton Peacock (1953-). The painting measures 40 x 34 inches (42 x 36 inches framed.) It is composed of oil on canvas. The painting is si...
Category
1990s Expressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Merkel - Mixed Media by Maurizio Savini - 2014
Located in Roma, IT
Merkel is an original Contemporary Arwork realized by the Italian artist Maurizio Savini (b. Rome, 1962) in 2014.
Original Encaustic of chewing gum on board.
Hand-signed by the a...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media
Concert - XXI century Contemporary Figurative Oil Painting, Bright Colors, Music
By Monika Rossa
Located in Warsaw, PL
MONIKA ROSSA
studied painting at the University of Arizona, in the Ecole des Beaux Arts in Paris and at the Escuela de Diseno in Barcelona. She practices drawing and easel painting....
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Painter's family. Oil on cardboard, 50x79, 5 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Painter's family (Ed. Kalnins). Oil on cardboard, 50x79,5 cm
Category
1950s Cubist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Cardboard
‘A portrait of a woman with a red shirt’ Figurative painting By Jose
Located in Carmel, CA
'A portrait of a woman with a red shirt', oil on canvas. Figurative fine art painting
Eidelman used palette knives directly on the canvas with stunning thick oíl layers.
The painti...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Red Figure, Modern Oil Painting by John F. Leonard
Located in Long Island City, NY
Red Figure (11)
John F. Leonard
American (1921–1987)
Date: circa 1965
Oil on Canvas
Size: 30 in. x 12 in. (76.2 cm x 30.48 cm)
Category
1960s Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Portrait with Madonna, Abstract Oil on Board Painting by John F. Leonard
Located in Long Island City, NY
Portrait with Madonna (25)
John F. Leonard
American (1921–1987)
Date: circa 1965
Oil on Board
Size: 24 in. x 20 in. (60.96 cm x 50.8 cm)
Category
1960s Abstract Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Still Life with Flowers and Fruits
Located in Zofingen, AG
"Still Life with Flowers and Fruits" is a vibrant and dynamic painting that showcases a harmonious blend of flowers, fruits, and tableware. Created with a rich, expressive palette, ...
Category
2010s Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
FRAGMENTOS DE MUJER
Located in Barcelona, BARCELONA
We can see a woman's face divided by small squares that separate her and distort her face a little.
Category
2010s Feminist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Fabric, Canvas, Acrylic
Goldfish With Matisse Detail
Located in Boca Raton, FL
OPAC, the Organization of Photorealist Artists and Collectors, presents Cesar Santander Goldfish With Matisse Detail Original Oil Painting
16" x 16" original painting on board.
Th...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
"The Prestidigitator", Man with Doves and Cards Figurative Acrylic Painting
Located in Clermont-Ferrand, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
A graduate from the Ecole Nationale Supérieure des Métiers d'Arts in Paris, Françoise Collandre entered the fine art workshops in the city of Paris in painting and engraving and has ...
Category
2010s Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Figure with Hands Raised, Cubist Oil on Board Painting by John F. Leonard
Located in Long Island City, NY
Figure with Hands Raised (33)
John F. Leonard
American (1921–1987)
Date: circa 1965
Oil on Board
Size: 24 in. x 24 in. (60.96 cm x 60.96 cm)
Category
1960s Cubist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Heights & fast sketch. 1961. Paper, mixed media, 9, 5x6 cm; 9x6cm
Located in Riga, LV
Heights & fast sketch. 1961. Paper, mixed media, 9,5x6 cm; 9x6cm
Adolfs Zardins
(1890 08 II Riga, Latvia – 1967 07 II Jurmala, Latvia), painter.
Only in...
Category
1960s Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Paper, Mixed Media, Watercolor, Ink
Marmaris, Contemporary Oil Painting on Canvas by Greg Kessler
By Greg Kessler
Located in Long Island City, NY
Marmaris
Greg Kessler, American (1966)
Date: 2024
Oil on Canvas
Size: 30 x 40 in. (76.2 x 101.6 cm)
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Giea, Oil Painting Realism, Alla Prima, History Flows Into the Present, Figures
Located in Houston, TX
Look for free shipping when checking out. If not gallery will pay shipping in Continental USA. Gallery Wrapped.
Giea reexamines portraits of individuals throughout history to illustrate the premise that history flows into the present in an ever-changing state. And, with each new context, we view people and events through a contemporary lens specific to that moment.
Giea appropriates and contextualizes original portrait elements to create reinvented portraits using technique and patterning that brings a contemporary context and perspective to these historically inspired portraits.
My current body of work, Contemporary Histories, explores this phenomena by re-interpreting historical portraiture using a contemporary visual language. It is my intent to create a modern visual lens through which to view these individuals and their legacies, as they continue to flow into the present in ever-changing states.
As a keen example of how history changes and morphs over time, I have selected portraits of women who chose an alternate path from the traditional ones prescribed in their times. Some of these individuals overtly stepped outside the traditional roles prescribed for women to realize their goals. Others astutely maneuvered within the social system they lived in to obtain their aspirations. Whether altruistic or nefarious, these women and their actions altered the future cultural landscape. Through a 21st century lens, we view them as women with minds of their own, who made choices to control their own lives and futures. Often, in stark contrast to how they were viewed and how their actions were recorded in their own times.
For a modern visual language, a combination of fine and decorative arts has inspired my approach to this subject. Employing several formal contemporary tenets, most notably, rather than place the figure in a 3-dimensional space, as in the originals, the figures reside in flat graphic picture planes of damask designs, repetitive patterns or botanical grounds as modern settings for their modern legacies.
These graphic backgrounds symbolize what was historically considered a woman’s proper domain, in particular, gardening and needle crafts, such as; quilting, embroidery and sewing. Formally, unlike the originals, I am working alla prima, rather than with a base grisaille and delicate layers of glazing. While, the patterned and botanical environments, along with gold leaf applications, contemporary compositions and color palettes are formally influenced by a spectrum of 19th - 21st century artists and artisans; from Gustav Klimt and the Wiener Werkstatte to Henri Rousseau, Tamara de Lempicka and Will Cotton.
BIO
Honora Jacob...
Category
2010s Realist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Cotton Canvas
Le Bar Tabac, Contemporary Oil Painting on Canvas by Greg Kessler
By Greg Kessler
Located in Long Island City, NY
Le Bar Tabac
Greg Kessler, American (1966)
Date: circa 2024
Oil on Canvas
Size: 36 x 46 in. (91.44 x 116.84 cm)
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Zonder Titel No Title Oil Painting on Canvas Cubism Contemporary In Stock
By Theo Mackaay
Located in Utrecht, NL
Zonder Titel No Title Oil Painting on Canvas Cubism Contemporary In Stock
Mackaay works with recognizable shape:: women, men and animals, with a pointer at the primal form. Archety...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
“Seduction", Lady Intoxicated by the Music Played by the Man Figurative Painting
Located in Clermont-Ferrand, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
This is an original painting on canvas by French artist Françoise Collandre.
A graduate from the Ecole Nationale Supérieure des Métiers d'Arts in Paris, Françoise Collandre entered...
Category
2010s Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
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