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La Nuit M'enchante...
La Nuit M'enchante...

La Nuit M'enchante...

By Jean Sanglar

Located in Miami, FL

An assertive talent that presents to us a humanity that is both surrealist and grotesque. The rhythm is lively and violent; the strokes of pastel or knife marks incise a layer of sti...

Category

Late 20th Century Neo-Expressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Mixed Media

Jazz Mixed Media Painting, Neo-Expressionist, Late 20th Century
Jazz Mixed Media Painting, Neo-Expressionist, Late 20th Century

Jazz Mixed Media Painting, Neo-Expressionist, Late 20th Century

By Jean Sanglar

Located in Miami, FL

An assertive talent that presents to us a humanity that is both surrealist and grotesque. The rhythm is lively and violent; the strokes of pastel or knife marks incise a layer of sti...

Category

Late 20th Century Neo-Expressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Mixed Media

Assassinat Etching on Japanese Paper, Surrealist, Signed, 1888
Assassinat Etching on Japanese Paper, Surrealist, Signed, 1888

Assassinat Etching on Japanese Paper, Surrealist, Signed, 1888

By James Ensor

Located in Roma, IT

Such paintings as The Scandalized Masks (1883) and Skeletons Fighting over a Hanged Man (1891) feature figures in grotesque masks inspired by the ones sold in his mother's gift shop ...

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1880s Surrealist Figurative Prints

Materials

Etching

Untitled Mixed Media Painting, Neo-Expressionist, Late 20th Century
Untitled Mixed Media Painting, Neo-Expressionist, Late 20th Century

Untitled Mixed Media Painting, Neo-Expressionist, Late 20th Century

By Jean Sanglar

Located in Miami, FL

An assertive talent that presents to us a humanity that is both surrealist and grotesque. The rhythm is lively and violent; the strokes of pastel or knife marks incise a layer of sti...

Category

Late 20th Century Neo-Expressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Mixed Media

Untitled Mixed Media Painting, Neo-Expressionist, Late 20th Century
Untitled Mixed Media Painting, Neo-Expressionist, Late 20th Century

Untitled Mixed Media Painting, Neo-Expressionist, Late 20th Century

By Jean Sanglar

Located in Miami, FL

An assertive talent that presents to us a humanity that is both surrealist and grotesque. The rhythm is lively and violent; the strokes of pastel or knife marks incise a layer of sti...

Category

Late 20th Century Neo-Expressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Mixed Media

Catch Me! Neo-Expressionist Mixed Media Painting, Late 20th Century
Catch Me! Neo-Expressionist Mixed Media Painting, Late 20th Century

Catch Me! Neo-Expressionist Mixed Media Painting, Late 20th Century

By Jean Sanglar

Located in Miami, FL

An assertive talent that presents to us a humanity that is both surrealist and grotesque. The rhythm is lively and violent; the strokes of pastel or knife marks incise a layer of sti...

Category

Late 20th Century Neo-Expressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Mixed Media, Oil Pastel

Composition 7777, 2018., 95x100 cm

Composition 7777, 2018., 95x100 cm

Located in Riga, LV

Working style But his style is not bounded by grotesque parody, as well as the irony is not the only aspect of his world outlook.

Category

2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Composition 1001, 2018., 100x100 cm

Composition 1001, 2018., 100x100 cm

Located in Riga, LV

Working style But his style is not bounded by grotesque parody, as well as the irony is not the only aspect of his world outlook.

Category

2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Untitled Mixed Media Painting, Neo-Expressionist, Late 20th Century
Untitled Mixed Media Painting, Neo-Expressionist, Late 20th Century

Untitled Mixed Media Painting, Neo-Expressionist, Late 20th Century

By Jean Sanglar

Located in Miami, FL

An assertive talent that presents to us a humanity that is both surrealist and grotesque. The rhythm is lively and violent; the strokes of pastel or knife marks incise a layer of sti...

Category

Late 20th Century Neo-Expressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Mixed Media

Dance of Shapes: Neo-Expressionist Mixed Media Painting, 130x100 cm
Dance of Shapes: Neo-Expressionist Mixed Media Painting, 130x100 cm

Dance of Shapes: Neo-Expressionist Mixed Media Painting, 130x100 cm

By Jean Sanglar

Located in Miami, FL

An assertive talent that presents to us a humanity that is both surrealist and grotesque. The rhythm is lively and violent; the strokes of pastel or knife marks incise a layer of sti...

Category

Late 20th Century Neo-Expressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Mixed Media

The Flying Carpet
The Flying Carpet

The Flying Carpet

By Jean Sanglar

Located in Miami, FL

An assertive talent that presents to us a humanity that is both surrealist and grotesque. The rhythm is lively and violent; the strokes of pastel or knife marks incise a layer of sti...

Category

Late 20th Century Neo-Expressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Mixed Media

Tir à l'Arc Mixed Media Painting, Neo-Expressionist, Late 20th Century
Tir à l'Arc Mixed Media Painting, Neo-Expressionist, Late 20th Century

Tir à l'Arc Mixed Media Painting, Neo-Expressionist, Late 20th Century

By Jean Sanglar

Located in Miami, FL

An assertive talent that presents to us a humanity that is both surrealist and grotesque. The rhythm is lively and violent; the strokes of pastel or knife marks incise a layer of sti...

Category

Late 20th Century Neo-Expressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Mixed Media

Neo-Expressionist Mixed Media Painting, Late 20th Century, 120x95 cm
Neo-Expressionist Mixed Media Painting, Late 20th Century, 120x95 cm

Neo-Expressionist Mixed Media Painting, Late 20th Century, 120x95 cm

By Jean Sanglar

Located in Miami, FL

An assertive talent that presents to us a humanity that is both surrealist and grotesque. The rhythm is lively and violent; the strokes of pastel or knife marks incise a layer of sti...

Category

Late 20th Century Neo-Expressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Mixed Media

Industrielle
Industrielle

Industrielle

By Jean Sanglar

Located in Miami, FL

An assertive talent that presents to us a humanity that is both surrealist and grotesque. The rhythm is lively and violent; the strokes of pastel or knife marks incise a layer of sti...

Category

Late 20th Century Neo-Expressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Mixed Media

Untitled Neo-Expressionist Mixed Media Painting, Late 20th Century
Untitled Neo-Expressionist Mixed Media Painting, Late 20th Century

Untitled Neo-Expressionist Mixed Media Painting, Late 20th Century

By Jean Sanglar

Located in Miami, FL

An assertive talent that presents to us a humanity that is both surrealist and grotesque. The rhythm is lively and violent; the strokes of pastel or knife marks incise a layer of sti...

Category

Late 20th Century Neo-Expressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Mixed Media

Cinema Mixed Media Painting, Neo-Expressionist, Late 20th Century
Cinema Mixed Media Painting, Neo-Expressionist, Late 20th Century

Cinema Mixed Media Painting, Neo-Expressionist, Late 20th Century

By Jean Sanglar

Located in Miami, FL

An assertive talent that presents to us a humanity that is both surrealist and grotesque. The rhythm is lively and violent; the strokes of pastel or knife marks incise a layer of sti...

Category

Late 20th Century Neo-Expressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Mixed Media

La Gourmandise Etching by James Ensor, Surrealist, 1904, Signed
La Gourmandise Etching by James Ensor, Surrealist, 1904, Signed

La Gourmandise Etching by James Ensor, Surrealist, 1904, Signed

By James Ensor

Located in Roma, IT

Such paintings as The Scandalized Masks (1883) and Skeletons Fighting over a Hanged Man (1891) feature figures in grotesque masks inspired by the ones sold in his mother's gift shop ...

Category

Early 1900s Surrealist Figurative Prints

Materials

Etching

Le Roi Peste (The Plague Kings) - Etching by James Ensor - 1895
Le Roi Peste (The Plague Kings) - Etching by James Ensor - 1895

Le Roi Peste (The Plague Kings) - Etching by James Ensor - 1895

By James Ensor

Located in Roma, IT

Such paintings as The Scandalized Masks (1883) and Skeletons Fighting over a Hanged Man (1891) feature figures in grotesque masks inspired by the ones sold in his mother's gift shop ...

Category

1890s Surrealist Figurative Prints

Materials

Etching

Untitled Mixed Media Painting, Neo-Expressionist, Late 20th Century
Untitled Mixed Media Painting, Neo-Expressionist, Late 20th Century

Untitled Mixed Media Painting, Neo-Expressionist, Late 20th Century

By Jean Sanglar

Located in Miami, FL

An assertive talent that presents to us a humanity that is both surrealist and grotesque. The rhythm is lively and violent; the strokes of pastel or knife marks incise a layer of sti...

Category

Late 20th Century Neo-Expressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Mixed Media

Femme au Cigare: Neo-Expressionist Mixed Media Painting, 20th Century
Femme au Cigare: Neo-Expressionist Mixed Media Painting, 20th Century

Femme au Cigare: Neo-Expressionist Mixed Media Painting, 20th Century

By Jean Sanglar

Located in Miami, FL

An assertive talent that presents to us a humanity that is both surrealist and grotesque. The rhythm is lively and violent; the strokes of pastel or knife marks incise a layer of sti...

Category

Late 20th Century Neo-Expressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Mixed Media

Untitled Neo-Expressionist Mixed Media Painting, Late 20th Century
Untitled Neo-Expressionist Mixed Media Painting, Late 20th Century

Untitled Neo-Expressionist Mixed Media Painting, Late 20th Century

By Jean Sanglar

Located in Miami, FL

An assertive talent that presents to us a humanity that is both surrealist and grotesque. The rhythm is lively and violent; the strokes of pastel or knife marks incise a layer of sti...

Category

Late 20th Century Neo-Expressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Mixed Media

Untitled Mixed Media Painting, Neo-Expressionist, Late 20th Century
Untitled Mixed Media Painting, Neo-Expressionist, Late 20th Century

Untitled Mixed Media Painting, Neo-Expressionist, Late 20th Century

By Jean Sanglar

Located in Miami, FL

An assertive talent that presents to us a humanity that is both surrealist and grotesque. The rhythm is lively and violent; the strokes of pastel or knife marks incise a layer of sti...

Category

Late 20th Century Neo-Expressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Mixed Media

Untitled Neo-Expressionist Mixed Media Painting, Late 20th Century
Untitled Neo-Expressionist Mixed Media Painting, Late 20th Century

Untitled Neo-Expressionist Mixed Media Painting, Late 20th Century

By Jean Sanglar

Located in Miami, FL

An assertive talent that presents to us a humanity that is both surrealist and grotesque. The rhythm is lively and violent; the strokes of pastel or knife marks incise a layer of sti...

Category

Late 20th Century Neo-Expressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Mixed Media

Neo-Expressionist Shell Mixed Media Painting, Late 20th Century
Neo-Expressionist Shell Mixed Media Painting, Late 20th Century

Neo-Expressionist Shell Mixed Media Painting, Late 20th Century

By Jean Sanglar

Located in Miami, FL

An assertive talent that presents to us a humanity that is both surrealist and grotesque. The rhythm is lively and violent; the strokes of pastel or knife marks incise a layer of sti...

Category

Late 20th Century Neo-Expressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Mixed Media

Hommage à Munch: Neo-Expressionist Mixed Media, Late 20th Century
Hommage à Munch: Neo-Expressionist Mixed Media, Late 20th Century

Hommage à Munch: Neo-Expressionist Mixed Media, Late 20th Century

By Jean Sanglar

Located in Miami, FL

An assertive talent that presents to us a humanity that is both surrealist and grotesque. The rhythm is lively and violent; the strokes of pastel or knife marks incise a layer of sti...

Category

Late 20th Century Neo-Expressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Mixed Media

Untitled Mixed Media Painting, Neo-Expressionist, Late 20th Century
Untitled Mixed Media Painting, Neo-Expressionist, Late 20th Century

Untitled Mixed Media Painting, Neo-Expressionist, Late 20th Century

By Jean Sanglar

Located in Miami, FL

An assertive talent that presents to us a humanity that is both surrealist and grotesque. The rhythm is lively and violent; the strokes of pastel or knife marks incise a layer of sti...

Category

Late 20th Century Neo-Expressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Mixed Media

Run Mixed Media Painting, Neo-Expressionist, Late 20th Century
Run Mixed Media Painting, Neo-Expressionist, Late 20th Century

Run Mixed Media Painting, Neo-Expressionist, Late 20th Century

By Jean Sanglar

Located in Miami, FL

An assertive talent that presents to us a humanity that is both surrealist and grotesque. The rhythm is lively and violent; the strokes of pastel or knife marks incise a layer of sti...

Category

Late 20th Century Neo-Expressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Mixed Media

Young Girl by the Window, Mid-century Portrait
Young Girl by the Window, Mid-century Portrait

Young Girl by the Window, Mid-century Portrait

By Ben Messick

Located in Soquel, CA

His clown portraits are worthy of time and study because of the endless change he has caught in each face and for the underlying character that shines through the grotesque paint." ...

Category

1940s American Impressionist Figurative Prints

Materials

Paper, Ink

"Stampede, " Original Black and White Etching by Moishe Smith
"Stampede, " Original Black and White Etching by Moishe Smith

"Stampede, " Original Black and White Etching by Moishe Smith

By Moishe Smith

Located in Milwaukee, WI

Some of his finest prints are pastoral, like the lyrical "Four Seasons" or the intimate "Pines of Rapallo," but Smith has also remarked on the more grotesque aspects of modern societ...

Category

1970s Figurative Prints

Materials

Etching

Man with a Hat on a Yellow & Blue background with a Red Flag floating
Man with a Hat on a Yellow & Blue background with a Red Flag floating

Man with a Hat on a Yellow & Blue background with a Red Flag floating

By Jean Sanglar

Located in Miami, FL

Burlesque was the dimension of this universe: theatre of his phantasmagoric creations where the representation of a surrealistic and grotesque humanity take place. Evolving in rapid ...

Category

Late 20th Century Neo-Expressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Mixed Media, Oil Crayon, Oil Pastel, Pastel, Oil, Acrylic

20th century aquatint etching figurative portrait ink unfinished female subject
20th century aquatint etching figurative portrait ink unfinished female subject

20th century aquatint etching figurative portrait ink unfinished female subject

By Moishe Smith

Located in Milwaukee, WI

Some of his finest prints are pastoral, like the lyrical "Four Seasons" or the intimate "Pines of Rapallo," but Smith has also remarked on the more grotesque aspects of modern societ...

Category

1960s Post-Modern Figurative Prints

Materials

Paper, Etching, Aquatint

"Nude, " Lithograph Portrait of a Woman signed by Otto Dix
"Nude, " Lithograph Portrait of a Woman signed by Otto Dix

"Nude, " Lithograph Portrait of a Woman signed by Otto Dix

By Otto Dix

Located in Milwaukee, WI

This piece was published by Erker Press on BFK Rives paper. 22" x 18" art 24" x 19 5/8" frame The Great German Expressionist was famous for his unique and grotesque style. Although...

Category

1960s Expressionist Nude Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Saxophonist. 2021. Oil on canvas, 80x60cm
Saxophonist. 2021. Oil on canvas, 80x60cm

Saxophonist. 2021. Oil on canvas, 80x60cm

Located in Riga, LV

Working style But his style is not bounded by grotesque parody, as well as the irony is not the only aspect of his world outlook.

Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Peaches. 2020. Oil on canvas, 50x65 cm
Peaches. 2020. Oil on canvas, 50x65 cm

Peaches. 2020. Oil on canvas, 50x65 cm

Located in Riga, LV

Working style But his style is not bounded by grotesque parody, as well as the irony is not the only aspect of his world outlook.

Category

2010s Contemporary Still-life Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Gardener. 2018. Oil on canvas, 70x60 cm
Gardener. 2018. Oil on canvas, 70x60 cm

Gardener. 2018. Oil on canvas, 70x60 cm

Located in Riga, LV

Working style But his style is not bounded by grotesque parody, as well as the irony is not the only aspect of his world outlook.

Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Summer. 2021. Oil on canvas, 70x70 cm
Summer. 2021. Oil on canvas, 70x70 cm

Summer. 2021. Oil on canvas, 70x70 cm

Located in Riga, LV

Working style But his style is not bounded by grotesque parody, as well as the irony is not the only aspect of his world outlook.

Category

2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Armand Nakache - Original Handsigned Lithograph - Ecole de Paris
Armand Nakache - Original Handsigned Lithograph - Ecole de Paris

Armand Nakache - Original Handsigned Lithograph - Ecole de Paris

By Armand Nakache

Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH

Strangely, life pulsates behind the grotesque and creepy masks and we feel that Nakache painted his canvases with a passion disproportionate and a fierce desire to excel.

Category

1960s Expressionist Portrait Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Nouvelles En Trois Lignes I
Nouvelles En Trois Lignes I

Nouvelles En Trois Lignes I

By Roland Topor

Located in San Francisco, CA

Totally tragic, absurd and grotesque , the humor he disseminates evokes more the one of Central Europe.

Category

Late 20th Century Surrealist Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Nouvelles En Trois Lignes IV
Nouvelles En Trois Lignes IV

Nouvelles En Trois Lignes IV

By Roland Topor

Located in San Francisco, CA

Totally tragic, absurd and grotesque , the humor he disseminates evokes more the one of Central Europe.

Category

Late 20th Century Surrealist Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Nouvelles En Trois Lignes III
Nouvelles En Trois Lignes III

Nouvelles En Trois Lignes III

By Roland Topor

Located in San Francisco, CA

Totally tragic, absurd and grotesque , the humor he disseminates evokes more the one of Central Europe.

Category

Late 20th Century Surrealist Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Drawing of a captive woman
Drawing of a captive woman

Drawing of a captive woman

By Henry Fuseli

Located in London, GB

Fuseli had first explored the motif of the hooded old woman in an early Roman drawing, 'The Venus Seller'. The idea of a grotesque old woman, hooded and with angular nose and project...

Category

18th Century Old Masters Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Chalk

"Orientalist Interior" Watercolor by Philippe Jullian Ex- D.D. Ryan Estate
"Orientalist Interior" Watercolor by Philippe Jullian Ex- D.D. Ryan Estate

"Orientalist Interior" Watercolor by Philippe Jullian Ex- D.D. Ryan Estate

By Philippe Jullian

Located in Bristol, CT

Jullian's book illustrations are witty, ornate, and often grotesque. He produced illustrations for his own books as well as works by Honoré de Balzac, Colette, Fyodor Dostoevsky, Ron...

Category

20th Century Other Art Style Interior Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor

On the Beach - 1940s Baroque Style Figurative Print, Ink on Paper, Signed
On the Beach - 1940s Baroque Style Figurative Print, Ink on Paper, Signed

On the Beach - 1940s Baroque Style Figurative Print, Ink on Paper, Signed

By Ben Messick

Located in Soquel, CA

His clown portraits are worthy of time and study because of the endless change he has caught in each face and for the underlying character that shines through the grotesque paint." ...

Category

1940s Baroque Figurative Prints

Materials

Paper, Ink

Caricature of an Old Woman

Caricature of an Old Woman

By Leonardo da Vinci

Located in New York, NY

Copies of Leonardo’s grotesque heads had a particular vogue in the centuries after this death.

Category

16th Century Renaissance Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Ink, Pen

The Resurrection of Christ

The Resurrection of Christ

Located in New York, NY

Several Roman soldiers doze at the base of the tomb, except for one grotesque figure, who, beginning to wake, shields his eyes from the light and looks on with a face of bewilderment...

Category

15th Century and Earlier Old Masters Paintings

Materials

Tempera, Panel

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