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Mythological I (Faun) - Contemporary Art, Blue, Orange, Nude, Flower, Myth
By Alexandru Rădvan
Located in Berlin, DE
Mythological I (Faun), 2016
Acrylic marker on canvas sheet (signed and dated front left corner)
23 5/8 H x 17 3/4 W in.
60 H x 45 W cm
(reproduced at page 23, in the catalogue 'Mythi...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
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Acrylic, Canvas
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H 23.63 in W 17.72 in D 1.19 in
Free Study - The Pond - 21st Centuy, Contemporary Art, Figurative, Nude
By Alexandru Rădvan
Located in Berlin, DE
Free Study - The Pond, 2021
acrylic on cardboard
119 H x 79 W cm
46 27/32 H x 31 7/64 W cm
The series of painted cardboards by Alexandru Rădvan is about our moments of 'respiro' ab...
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2010s Contemporary Landscape Paintings
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H 46.86 in W 31.11 in D 0.4 in
Free Study - Wrestler - 21st Century, Nude, Figurative
By Alexandru Rădvan
Located in Berlin, DE
Free Study - Wrestler, 2021
acrylic on cardboard
119 H x 79 W cm
46 27/32 H x 31 7/64 W cm
The series of painted cardboards by Alexandru Rădvan is about our moments of 'respiro' ab...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
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H 46.86 in W 31.11 in D 0.4 in
Red Dirt & Sea - 21st Century, Water, Nude, Landscape, Figurative
By Alexandru Rădvan
Located in Berlin, DE
Red Dirt & Sea, 2022
acrylic on cardboard
119 H x 79 W cm
46 27/32 H x 31 7/64 W cm
The series of painted cardboards by Alexandru Rădvan is about our moments of 'respiro' about the...
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H 46.86 in W 31.11 in D 0.4 in
Summer Gold and Corn - Contemporary Art, Figurative, Yellow
By Alexandru Rădvan
Located in Berlin, DE
Summer Gold and Corn, 2021
acrylic on cardboard
119 H x 79 W cm
46 27/32 H x 31 7/64 W cm
The series of painted cardboards by Alexandru Rădvan is about our moments of 'respiro' abo...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
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H 46.86 in W 31.11 in D 0.4 in
After the Rain - 21st Contemporary Art, Landscape, Black, Blue
By Alexandru Rădvan
Located in Berlin, DE
After the Rain, 2023
acrylic on cardboard
119 H x 79 W cm
46 27/32 H x 31 7/64 W cm
The series of painted cardboards by Alexandru Rădvan is about our moments of 'respiro' about the...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
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H 46.86 in W 31.11 in D 0.4 in
Wind & Dust - 21st Contemporary Art, Landscape, Figurative Painting, Gray
By Alexandru Rădvan
Located in Berlin, DE
Wind & Dust, 2023
acrylic on cardboard
119 H x 79 W cm
46 27/32 H x 31 7/64 W cm
The series of painted cardboards by Alexandru Rădvan is about our moments of 'respiro' about the mi...
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H 119 in W 79 in D 1 in
Mythological III (Bacchus) - Contemporary Art, Blue, Red, Green, Grape
By Alexandru Rădvan
Located in Berlin, DE
Mythological III (Bacchus), 2016
Acrylic marker on canvas sheet (signed and dated front left corner)
23 5/8 H x 17 3/4 W in.
60 H x 45 W cm
(reproduced at page 23, in the catalogue '...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
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Acrylic, Canvas
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H 23.63 in W 17.72 in D 1.19 in
White Head - Contemporary Art, Figurative Painting, 21st Century, Portrait, Male
By Alexandru Rădvan
Located in Berlin, DE
White Head, 2013
Acrylic on canvas (Signed on reverse)
27 ³/₄ H × 19 ¹¹/₁₆ W in.
70.5 H × 50 W cm
The artwork "White Head" was part of the solo show “Epic”. This exhibition, as the...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
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H 31.5 in W 23.63 in D 3.94 in
Descriptive 2 - Contemporary, Landscape, Nude, Trees, Green, Yellow, Blue, Water
By Alexandru Rădvan
Located in Berlin, DE
Descriptive 2, 2013
Acrylic on canvas, (Signed, Front left lower end)
27.55 H x 19.68 W in.
70 H x 50 W cm
The artwork "Descriptive 2" was part of the solo show “Epic”. This exhibit...
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2010s Contemporary Landscape Paintings
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Acrylic, Canvas
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H 30.71 in W 22.84 in D 3.15 in
Strange woman II - 21st Century, Nude, Figurative Art, Human Body
By Alexandru Rădvan
Located in Berlin, DE
Strange women II, 2015
Acrylic on canvas pad
23.62 H x 17.71 W in.
60 H x 45 W cm
"Strange women" is a cycle of eight canvases, each representing a female body in strange positions....
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H 23.63 in W 17.72 in D 1.19 in
Mythological IV (Two Blems) - Contemporary Art, Yellow, White, Nude, Summer
By Alexandru Rădvan
Located in Berlin, DE
Mythological IV (Two Blems), 2016
Acrylic marker on canvas sheet (signed and dated front right corner)
23 5/8 H x 17 3/4 W in.
60 H x 45 W cm
(reproduced at page 43, in the catalogue...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
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Acrylic, Canvas
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H 23.63 in W 17.72 in D 1.19 in
Mythological VI (Panot and Blem) - Contemporary Art, Blue, Green, Nude, Pink
By Alexandru Rădvan
Located in Berlin, DE
Mythological VI (Panot and Blem), 2016
Acrylic marker on canvas sheet (signed and dated front left corner)
23 5/8 H x 17 3/4 W in.
60 H x 45 W cm
(reproduced at page 43, in the catal...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
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Acrylic, Canvas
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H 23.63 in W 17.72 in D 1.19 in
Mythological II (Faun) - 21st Century, Red, Blue, Flower, Myth, Contemporary Art
By Alexandru Rădvan
Located in Berlin, DE
Mythological II (Faun), 2016
Acrylic marker on canvas sheet (signed and dated front left corner)
23 5/8 H x 17 3/4 W in.
60 H x 45 W cm
(reproduced at page 23, in the catalogue 'Myth...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
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Acrylic, Canvas
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H 23.63 in W 17.72 in D 1.19 in
Mythological V (Blem) - 21st Century, Nude, Yellow, Green, Nature, Myth
By Alexandru Rădvan
Located in Berlin, DE
Mythological V (Blem), 2016
Acrylic marker on canvas sheet (signed and dated front left corner)
23 5/8 H x 17 3/4 W in.
60 H x 45 W cm
(reproduced at page 43, in the catalogue 'Mythi...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
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Acrylic, Canvas
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H 23.63 in W 17.72 in D 1.19 in
Hercules after Carracci IV - 21st Century, Yellow, Grey, Male, Lion
By Alexandru Rădvan
Located in Berlin, DE
Hercules after Carracci IV, 2014
Tempera on paper (Signed)
27 3/5 H × 39 2/5 W in.
70 H × 100 W cm
On the subject of his new works the artist stated:
“There is not enough orange, ...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Egg Tempera, Paper
H 27.56 in W 39.38 in D 1.97 in
Strange woman III - Contemporary, Nude, Yellow, Blue, Female, Figurative Art
By Alexandru Rădvan
Located in Berlin, DE
Strange women III, 2015
Acrylic on canvas pad
23.62 H x 17.71 W in.
60 H x 45 W cm
"Strange women" is a cycle of eight canvases, each representing a female body in strange positions...
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H 27.56 in W 23.63 in D 3.55 in
Strange women V - Contemporary, Nude, Female, Sun, Orange, Red, Figurative Art
By Alexandru Rădvan
Located in Berlin, DE
Strange women V, 2015
Acrylic on canvas pad
23.62 H x 17.71 W in.
60 H x 45 W cm
"Strange women" is a cycle of eight canvases that represents a female body in strange positions. The...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
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Acrylic, Canvas
Alexandru RădvanStrange women V - Contemporary, Nude, Female, Sun, Orange, Red, Figurative Art, 2010
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H 27.56 in W 23.63 in D 3.15 in
Meridional VI - Contemporary, Drawing, Yellow, Blue, Red, Green, Butterfly
By Alexandru Rădvan
Located in Berlin, DE
Meridional VI, 2013
Tempera on Paper
27.55 H x 39.37 W in.
70 H x 100 W cm
The series "Meridional" from 2014 shows colorful landscapes under some occasional exemptions.
The trees...
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2010s Contemporary Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
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Paper, Egg Tempera
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H 31.5 in W 43.31 in D 3.94 in
Hercules after Carracci III - Contemporary, Figurative Art, Dog, Lion, Male, Red
By Alexandru Rădvan
Located in Berlin, DE
Hercules after Carracci III , 2014
Tempera on paper (Signed)
27 3/5 H × 39 2/5 W in.
70 H × 100 W cm
On the subject of his new works the artist stated:
“There is not enough orange, ...
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2010s Contemporary Animal Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Tempera, Paper
H 31.5 in W 43.31 in D 3.94 in
Afternoon - Contemporary, Orange, Yellow, Male, Sun, Figurative, Summer, Sunbath
By Alexandru Rădvan
Located in Berlin, DE
Afternoon, 2015
Collage on cardboard
27 9/16 H x 39 3/8 W in.
70 H x 100 W cm
On a orange background a naked men is lying on the bed. In a very relaxed and shinny atmosphere, the me...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
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Acrylic, Cardboard, Paper
H 31.5 in W 43.31 in D 3.94 in
Descriptive 1 - Contemporary Art, Nature, Landscape, Orange, Brown, Trees
By Alexandru Rădvan
Located in Berlin, DE
Descriptive 1, 2013
Acrylic on canvas, (Signed, Front left lower end)
27 9/16 H x 19 11/16 W in.
70 H x 50 W cm
The artwork "Descriptive 1" was part of the solo show “Epic”. This ex...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
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Acrylic, Canvas
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H 27.56 in W 19.69 in
Pygmalion - Sculptor Studio I - 21st Century, Flowers, Couple, Female Nude, Male
By Alexandru Rădvan
Located in Berlin, DE
Pygmalion - Sculptor Studio I, 2015
Collage on cardboard
27 9/16 H x 39 3/8 W in.
70 H x 100 W cm
The artist's reference to fundamental myths of humanity and their analysis from the...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
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Acrylic, Paper, Cardboard
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H 31.5 in W 43.31 in D 3.55 in
Meridional VII - Contemporary, Drawing, Yellow, Blue, Red, Landscape, Butterfly
By Alexandru Rădvan
Located in Berlin, DE
Meridional VII, 2013
Tempera on Paper
27.55 H x 39.37 W in.
70 H x 100 W cm
The series "Meridional" from 2014 shows colorful landscapes under some occasional exemptions.
The tree...
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2010s Contemporary Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
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Egg Tempera, Paper
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H 31.5 in W 43.31 in D 3.94 in
Meridional VIII - Contemporary, Drawing, Yellow, Blue, Red, Landscape, Sun
By Alexandru Rădvan
Located in Berlin, DE
Meridional VIII, 2013
Tempera on Paper
27.55 H x 39.37 W in.
70 H x 100 W cm
The series "Meridional" from 2014 shows colorful landscapes under some occasional exemptions.
The tre...
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2010s Contemporary Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
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Egg Tempera, Paper
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H 27.56 in W 39.38 in
Strange women VII - Contemporary, Nude, Figurative, Sun, Yellow, Couple
By Alexandru Rădvan
Located in Berlin, DE
Strange women VII, 2015
Acrylic on canvas pad
23.62 H x 17.71 W in.
60 H x 45 W cm
"Strange women" is a cycle of eight canvases that represents a female body in strange positions. T...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Canvas
H 27.56 in W 23.63 in D 3.15 in
Island for Umberto 06 - 21st Century, Drawing, Nature, Summer
By Alexandru Rădvan
Located in Berlin, DE
Island for Umberto 06, 2014
Pencil on paper ( Signed and dated front lower-right corner, framed)
11.6 H x 16.5 W in.
29.5 H x 42 W cm
"Island for Umberto" has the literary source in...
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2010s Contemporary Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
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Pencil, Paper
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H 11.62 in W 16.54 in D 1.19 in
Strange women IV - Contemporary, Nude, Female, Pink, Twisted, Figurative Art
By Alexandru Rădvan
Located in Berlin, DE
Strange women IV, 2015
Acrylic on canvas pad
23.62 H x 17.71 W in.
60 H x 45 W cm
"Strange women" is a cycle of eight canvases that represents a female body in strange positions. Th...
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H 27.56 in W 23.63 in D 3.55 in
Island for Umberto 07 - Contemporary, Drawing, Red, Green, Blue, Butterffly
By Alexandru Rădvan
Located in Berlin, DE
Island for Umberto 07, 2014
Colored pencil on paper ( Signed and dated front left upper corner, framed)
11.6 H x 16.5 W in.
29.5 H x 42 W cm
"Island for Umberto" has the literary so...
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2010s Contemporary Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Pencil, Color Pencil
H 11.62 in W 16.54 in D 1.19 in
Strange women - Contemporary, Orange, Nude, Couple, Figurative
By Alexandru Rădvan
Located in Berlin, DE
Strange women VI, 2015
Acrylic on canvas pad
23.62 H x 17.71 W in.
60 H x 45 W cm
"Strange women" is a cycle of eight canvases that represents a female body in strange positions. Th...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
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H 27.56 in W 23.63 in D 3.15 in
Bodegon II - Contemporary, Still Life, Fruits, Light Blue, Yellow, Banana, Lemon
By Alexandru Rădvan
Located in Berlin, DE
Bodegon II, 2014
Tempera on paper (Signed, Framed)
27 3/5 H × 39 2/5 W in.
70 H x 100 W cm
On the subject of his new works the artist stated:
“There is not enough orange, yellow and...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
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Tempera, Paper
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H 31.5 in W 43.31 in D 3.94 in
Pygmalion - The Artist and the Model - 21st Century, Nude, Female, Posing, Model
By Alexandru Rădvan
Located in Berlin, DE
Pygmalion - The Artist and the Model, 2015
collage on cardboard
27 9/16 H x 39 3/8 W in.
70 H x 100 W cm
The artist's reference to fundamental myths of humanity and their analysis f...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Acrylic, Paper, Cardboard
H 27.56 in W 39.38 in D 1.97 in
Last Garden - Contemporary, Figurative Art, Red, Orange, Nude, Male
By Alexandru Rădvan
Located in Berlin, DE
Last Garden, 2016
collage on cardboard
27 9/16 H x 39 3/8 W in.
70 H x 100 W cm
The artist's reference to fundamental myths of humanity and their analysis from the perspective of co...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
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Acrylic, Paper, Cardboard
H 27.56 in W 39.38 in D 1.97 in
Strange woman I - Contemporary, Nude, Green, Violet, Female, Figurative
By Alexandru Rădvan
Located in Berlin, DE
Strange women I, 2015
Acrylic on canvas pad
23.62 H x 17.71 W in.
60 H x 45 W cm
"Strange women" is a cycle of eight canvases that represents a female body in strange positions. The...
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Acrylic, Canvas
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H 27.56 in W 23.63 in D 3.15 in
Pygmalion - Sculptor Studio II - 21st Century, Female, Couple, Nude, Flowers
By Alexandru Rădvan
Located in Berlin, DE
Pygmalion - Sculptor Studio II, 2015
collage on cardboard
27 9/16 H x 39 3/8 W in.
70 H x 100 W cm
The artist's reference to fundamental myths of humanity and their analysis from th...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
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Acrylic, Paper, Cardboard
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H 27.56 in W 39.38 in D 1.97 in
Le Sacre du Printemps - Contemporary, Couple, Nude, Green, Black, Violet, Female
By Alexandru Rădvan
Located in Berlin, DE
Le Sacre du Printemps, 2016
Collage on cardboard
27 9/16 H x 39 3/8 W in.
70 H x 100 W cm
The artist's reference to fundamental myths of humanity and their analysis from the perspec...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
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Acrylic, Paper, Cardboard
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H 27.56 in W 39.38 in D 1.97 in
Hercules after Carracci VI - 21st Century, Figurative Drawing, Yellow, Blue
By Alexandru Rădvan
Located in Berlin, DE
Hercules after Carracci VI , 2014
Tempera on paper (Framed, Signed on front)
27 3/5 H × 39 2/5 W in
70 H × 100 W cm
On the subject of his new works the artist stated:
“There is not...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
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Paper, Tempera
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H 30.71 in W 42.52 in D 3.15 in
Disparate III - Contemporary, Figurative, Ananas, Green, Red, Portrait, Male
By Alexandru Rădvan
Located in Berlin, DE
Disparate III, 2014
Tempera on paper (Signed, Framed)
27 3/5 H × 39 2/5 W in.
70 H x 100 W cm
On the subject of his new works the artist stated:
“There is not enough orange, yellow ...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
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Tempera, Paper
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H 31.5 in W 43.31 in D 3.94 in
Pygmalion (Triptych) - Nude, 21st Century, Blue, Figurative Drawing, Tree
By Alexandru Rădvan
Located in Berlin, DE
Pygmalion (Triptych), 2014
Acrylic marker on paper (Signed)
28.34 H x 60.23 W in. (28.34 H x 20.07 W in. each)
72 H x 153 W cm (72 H x 51 W cm each)
Contemporary art uses the past ...
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2010s Contemporary Nude Drawings and Watercolors
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Acrylic, Paper
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H 31.5 in W 63 in D 3.94 in
Women with Idol I - Contemporary, Nude, Red, White, Green, Female, Male, Flowers
By Alexandru Rădvan
Located in Berlin, DE
Women with Idol I, 2016
Collage on cardboard (Framed)
27 9/16 H x 39 3/8 W in.
70 H x 100 W cm
The artist's reference on fundamental myths of humanity and their analysis from the pe...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Acrylic, Cardboard
H 31.5 in W 43.31 in D 3.15 in
Disparate V - 21st Century, Portrait, Male, Seashell, Blue, Red, Figurative Art
By Alexandru Rădvan
Located in Berlin, DE
Disparate V, 2014
Tempera on paper (Signed, Framed)
27 3/5 H × 39 2/5 W in.
70 H x 100 W cm
On the subject of his new works the artist stated:
“There is not enough orange, yellow an...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Tempera
H 31.5 in W 43.31 in D 3.94 in
The pigs - Contemporary, Landscape, Green, Yellow, Blue, Human, Myth, Figurative
By Alexandru Rădvan
Located in Berlin, DE
The Pigs, 2012
Acrylic on canvas (Signed front left corner)
57 7/10 H × 85 W in.
146.5 H × 216 W cm
Painted in a vivid colorful gestural expressionist manner "The pigs" by Alexandru...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
H 60.24 in W 88.19 in D 3.15 in
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Alexandru Rădvan was born in 1977. He grew up in Bucharest and studied from 1996 to 2000 at the National University of Art Bucharest in the class of professor Florin Mitroi. He is a lecturer at the National University of Art Bucharest, the Painting Department. His PhD thesis, "The fantastic image made by plastic means and literary means", is, like his entire creation, ample documentation and a fine commentary on ancient myths and mythologies.
Alexandru Rădvan became a reference name in contemporary Romanian and international art, being interested in the way in which contemporary societies relate and interpret the mythical figures, the ancient characters and legends.
His works have been presented over the years in numerous solo and group shows of which we will mention: "Island for Umberto", Anaid Art Gallery, Berlin, Germany (2020), "The Oldest Day", ARCUB, Bukarest, Romania (2019); "Partner for the Abyss", Bazis Contemporary, Cluj, Romania (2019); "The Sculptor's Studio", Museum of Art, Arad, Romania (2018); "Untochable Love" Anaid Art Gallery, Berlin, Germany (2018); "Monuments on the Move - Barbar", French Cultural Institute, Bucharest, Romania (2018); "Divine decadence", Kasteel van Gaasbeek, Gaasbeek, Belgium (2016); "Bucharest Artistic Education and Romanian Art After 1950", National Museum of Contemporary Art (MNAC), Bucharest, Romania (2015); "Badly Happy", Marina Abramović Institute West (The Performance Art Institute), San Francisco, USA (2010); "Messiahs", Modem - Center for Modern and Contemporary Art, Debrecen, Hungary (2009).
His works are in important public and private collections in Romania, Germany, Belgium, Austria, Israel, France, Italy, Greece and the USA. He works and lives in Bucharest. Since 2005 is represented by Anaid Art Gallery Bucharest / Berlin.
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