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Game Lover - Photo by Matteo Basilé - 2008

Game Lover - Photo by Matteo Basilé - 2008

By Matteo Basilè

Located in Roma, IT

Basilé owns the extraordinary capacity to conciliate opposing ideas like beauty and grotesque, natural and artificial. He has exhibited in major museums and galleries in Italy, Europ...

Category

Early 2000s Contemporary More Art

Materials

Photographic Paper

Two Athenian Women - Lithograph by Aubrey Beardsley - 1970s

Two Athenian Women - Lithograph by Aubrey Beardsley - 1970s

By Aubrey Vincent Beardsley

Located in Roma, IT

His drawings, executed in black ink and influenced by the style of Japanese woodcuts, emphasized the grotesque, the decadent, and the erotic. He was a leading figure in the Aesthetic...

Category

1970s Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph

1960s Francis Bacon lithograph (from Bacon derrière le miroir)
1960s Francis Bacon lithograph (from Bacon derrière le miroir)

1960s Francis Bacon lithograph (from Bacon derrière le miroir)

By (after) Francis Bacon

Located in NEW YORK, NY

_ Francis Bacon was an Irish artist and one of the most unique, engaging figurative painters to emerge during the post-war period. His grotesque imagery—contorted limbs, howling mo...

Category

1960s Modern Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Drotthingholm Palace,  Svezia

Drotthingholm Palace, Svezia

By Massimo Listri

Located in New York, NY

Captured frontally or in profile, these carved faces range from grotesque to idealized and serve to celebrate the power of the artist’s hand.

Category

1990s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

C Print

VDK, Mosca

VDK, Mosca

By Massimo Listri

Located in New York, NY

Captured frontally or in profile, these carved faces range from grotesque to idealized and serve to celebrate the power of the artist’s hand.

Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

C Print

Massimo Listri 'Palazzo Pitti, Sala Bianca, Firenze'

Massimo Listri 'Palazzo Pitti, Sala Bianca, Firenze'

By Massimo Listri

Located in New York, NY

Captured frontally or in profile, these carved faces range from grotesque to idealized and serve to celebrate the power of the artist’s hand.

Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

C Print

Massimo Listri 'Metropolitan Museum, New York'

Massimo Listri 'Metropolitan Museum, New York'

By Massimo Listri

Located in New York, NY

Captured frontally or in profile, these carved faces range from grotesque to idealized and serve to celebrate the power of the artist’s hand.

Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

C Print

Galleria Degli Uffizi, La Sala della Controriforma, Florence, Italy

Galleria Degli Uffizi, La Sala della Controriforma, Florence, Italy

By Massimo Listri

Located in New York City, NY

Captured frontally or in profile, these carved faces range from grotesque to idealized and serve to celebrate the power of the artist’s hand. 40 x 48 inches edition of 5 - $12,500 ...

Category

2010s Post-Modern Color Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper, C Print

Banchetto d’Amore - Original Etching by A. Martini - 1917
Banchetto d’Amore - Original Etching by A. Martini - 1917

Banchetto d’Amore - Original Etching by A. Martini - 1917

By Alberto Martini

Located in Roma, IT

Alberto Martini (1876 -1954) was an Italian painter, engraver,and graphic designer. his artworks are described by critics from "elegant and epic" to "grotesque and macabre" and cons...

Category

1910s Figurative Prints

Materials

Etching, Drypoint

Lost without you
Lost without you

Lost without you

By Jenny Day

Located in New Orleans, LA

The work suggests that magic is possible; while anchoring itself in the grotesque, inedible foods, a conglomeration of garbage.

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Animal Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Ink, Acrylic, Color Pencil

Massimo Listri 'Palazzo Pitti, Sala Bianca, Firenze'

Massimo Listri 'Palazzo Pitti, Sala Bianca, Firenze'

By Massimo Listri

Located in New York, NY

Captured frontally or in profile, these carved faces range from grotesque to idealized and serve to celebrate the power of the artist’s hand.

Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

C Print

1st Violin Duke of Edinburgh: 19th C. Vanity Fair Caricature by Ape (Pellegrini)
1st Violin Duke of Edinburgh: 19th C. Vanity Fair Caricature by Ape (Pellegrini)

1st Violin Duke of Edinburgh: 19th C. Vanity Fair Caricature by Ape (Pellegrini)

By Carlo Pellegrini 1

Located in Alamo, CA

He described the images as "grim faces made more grim, grotesque figures made more grotesque, and dull people made duller by the genius of our talented collaborator 'Ape'; but there ...

Category

Late 19th Century Victorian Portrait Prints

Materials

Lithograph

"Hunting, " Original Etching and Aquatint signed by Molly McKee
"Hunting, " Original Etching and Aquatint signed by Molly McKee

"Hunting, " Original Etching and Aquatint signed by Molly McKee

By Molly McKee

Located in Milwaukee, WI

The creatures in this print are distorted to appear grotesque and off-putting. This, in turn, relates this piece to many done by Surrealist artists in the early 20th century.

Category

1990s Surrealist Figurative Prints

Materials

Aquatint, Etching

Beach Time Mixed Media Painting, Neo-Expressionist, Late 20th Century
Beach Time Mixed Media Painting, Neo-Expressionist, Late 20th Century

Beach Time 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: The Acrobat, Late 20th Century
Neo-Expressionist Mixed Media Painting: The Acrobat, Late 20th Century

Neo-Expressionist Mixed Media Painting: The Acrobat, 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

The Invitation
The Invitation

The Invitation

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

Le Serment - Lithograph after Aubrey Beardsley - 1970

Le Serment - Lithograph after Aubrey Beardsley - 1970

By Aubrey Vincent Beardsley

Located in Roma, IT

Beardsley’s feelings clearly prelude to the sensitivity of the twentieth century: the comic, the satirical, the playful, the fantasy liberated, the dreamlike, the nightmare, the fear...

Category

1970s Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Eros et Aphrodite - Lithograph after Aubrey Beardsley - 1970

Eros et Aphrodite - Lithograph after Aubrey Beardsley - 1970

By Aubrey Vincent Beardsley

Located in Roma, IT

Beardsley’s feelings clearly prelude to the sensitivity of the twentieth century: the comic, the satirical, the playful, the fantasy liberated, the dreamlike, the nightmare, the fear...

Category

1970s Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph

L'Amour - Lithograph after Aubrey Beardsley - 1970

L'Amour - Lithograph after Aubrey Beardsley - 1970

By Aubrey Vincent Beardsley

Located in Roma, IT

Beardsley’s feelings clearly prelude to the sensitivity of the twentieth century: the comic, the satirical, the playful, the fantasy liberated, the dreamlike, the nightmare, the fear...

Category

1970s Art Deco Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Original Serg Graff "Card Sharping" Fantasy Outsider Art, Surreal Poker Scene
Original Serg Graff "Card Sharping" Fantasy Outsider Art, Surreal Poker Scene

Original Serg Graff "Card Sharping" Fantasy Outsider Art, Surreal Poker Scene

By Serg Graff

Located in Palm Coast, FL

Around the vivid green gaming table sit a bizarre cast of grotesque and mythical characters — skeletal gamblers, demons, tricksters, angels, and surreal creatures — all locked in a c...

Category

2010s Expressionist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

Untitled

Untitled

Located in Palm Desert, CA

The artist’s work stems from a variety of media and disciplines, including paintings that synthesize the grotesque and the beautiful to create truly evocative imagery.

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

"Demi-God of Discontent, " Original Etching and Aquatint signed by Molly McKee
"Demi-God of Discontent, " Original Etching and Aquatint signed by Molly McKee

"Demi-God of Discontent, " Original Etching and Aquatint signed by Molly McKee

By Molly McKee

Located in Milwaukee, WI

The creatures in this print are distorted to appear grotesque and off-putting. This, in turn, relates this piece to many done by Surrealist artists in the early 20th century.

Category

1990s Surrealist Figurative Prints

Materials

Etching, Aquatint

"Hinting (With Chine Colle), " Etching & Aquatint signed by Molly McKee
"Hinting (With Chine Colle), " Etching & Aquatint signed by Molly McKee

"Hinting (With Chine Colle), " Etching & Aquatint signed by Molly McKee

By Molly McKee

Located in Milwaukee, WI

The creatures in this print are distorted to appear grotesque and off-putting. This, in turn, relates this piece to many done by Surrealist artists in the early 20th century.

Category

1990s Surrealist Figurative Prints

Materials

Etching, Aquatint

Elly May Kelly, Three Panel Abstract Oil Painting of a Figure - Wesley Kimler
Elly May Kelly, Three Panel Abstract Oil Painting of a Figure - Wesley Kimler

Elly May Kelly, Three Panel Abstract Oil Painting of a Figure - Wesley Kimler

By Wesley Kimler

Located in Chicago, IL

According to critic Kevin Nance, these are "expressive, gestural, hybrid paintings that combine abstract and figurative elements in a way that's theatrical and beautiful, sometimes g...

Category

2010s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Atalanta - Original Lithograph by A. Beardsley - 1970s

Atalanta - Original Lithograph by A. Beardsley - 1970s

By Aubrey Vincent Beardsley

Located in Roma, IT

His drawings, executed in black ink and influenced by the style of Japanese woodcuts, emphasized the grotesque, the decadent, and the erotic. He was a leading figure in the Aesthetic...

Category

1970s Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Erda - Original Lithograph by A. Beardsley - 1970s

Erda - Original Lithograph by A. Beardsley - 1970s

By Aubrey Vincent Beardsley

Located in Roma, IT

His drawings, executed in black ink and influenced by the style of Japanese woodcuts, emphasized the grotesque, the decadent, and the erotic. He was a leading figure in the Aesthetic...

Category

1970s Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Last Dinner-  Illustration by Vincenzo Bizzarri -2015

Last Dinner- Illustration by Vincenzo Bizzarri -2015

By Vincenzo Bizzarri

Located in Roma, IT

The graphic novel highlights these elements through a personal, sometimes comic and grotesque eye. Vincenzo Bizzarri Born in 1987. In 2016 he published “Benvenuto Cellini” (Kleiner...

Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

Materials

Ink

Escape Preparation- Illustration by Vincenzo Bizzarri -2015

Escape Preparation- Illustration by Vincenzo Bizzarri -2015

By Vincenzo Bizzarri

Located in Roma, IT

The graphic novel highlights these elements through a personal, sometimes comic and grotesque eye. Vincenzo Bizzarri Born in 1987. In 2016 he published “Benvenuto Cellini” (Kleiner...

Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

Materials

Ink

Playing Cards in Castel -  Illustration by Vincenzo Bizzarri -2015

Playing Cards in Castel - Illustration by Vincenzo Bizzarri -2015

By Vincenzo Bizzarri

Located in Roma, IT

The graphic novel highlights these elements through a personal, sometimes comic and grotesque eye. Vincenzo Bizzarri Born in 1987. In 2016 he published “Benvenuto Cellini” (Kleiner ...

Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

Materials

Ink, Watercolor

Arrival in the Kingdom of Naples - Illustration by Vincenzo Bizzarri -2015

Arrival in the Kingdom of Naples - Illustration by Vincenzo Bizzarri -2015

By Vincenzo Bizzarri

Located in Roma, IT

The graphic novel highlights these elements through a personal, sometimes comic and grotesque eye. Vincenzo Bizzarri Born in 1987. In 2016 he published “Benvenuto Cellini” (Kleiner...

Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

Materials

Ink, Permanent Marker

The Escape from Castel Sant'Angelo - Drawing by Vincenzo Bizzarri -2015

The Escape from Castel Sant'Angelo - Drawing by Vincenzo Bizzarri -2015

By Vincenzo Bizzarri

Located in Roma, IT

The graphic novel highlights these elements through a personal, sometimes comic and grotesque eye. Vincenzo Bizzarri Born in 1987. In 2016 he published “Benvenuto Cellini” (Kleiner...

Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

Materials

Ink, Permanent Marker

Senza Ispirazione -  Illustration by Vincenzo Bizzarri -2015

Senza Ispirazione - Illustration by Vincenzo Bizzarri -2015

By Vincenzo Bizzarri

Located in Roma, IT

The graphic novel highlights these elements through a personal, sometimes comic and grotesque eye. Vincenzo Bizzarri Born in 1987. In 2016 he published “Benvenuto Cellini” (Kleiner...

Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

Materials

Ink, Watercolor

A Day in Florence - Illustration by Vincenzo Bizzarri -2015

A Day in Florence - Illustration by Vincenzo Bizzarri -2015

By Vincenzo Bizzarri

Located in Roma, IT

The graphic novel highlights these elements through a personal, sometimes comic and grotesque eye. Vincenzo Bizzarri Born in 1987. In 2016 he published “Benvenuto Cellini” (Kleiner ...

Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

Materials

Ink, Watercolor

Il Diavolo Convocato- Illustration by Vincenzo Bizzarri -2015

Il Diavolo Convocato- Illustration by Vincenzo Bizzarri -2015

By Vincenzo Bizzarri

Located in Roma, IT

The graphic novel highlights these elements through a personal, sometimes comic and grotesque eye. Vincenzo Bizzarri Born in 1987. In 2016 he published “Benvenuto Cellini” (Kleiner ...

Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

Materials

Ink, Watercolor

Afar, Painting, Oil on Canvas

Afar, Painting, Oil on Canvas

By Roman Rembovsky

Located in Yardley, PA

For the power of expression of decorative compositions, the artist uses means such as metaphor, allegory, grotesque. This approach significantly increases emotionality of the depicte...

Category

2010s Realist Paintings

Materials

Oil

Reflection of my Mind - including the signed monograph 'Instantdreams'
Reflection of my Mind - including the signed monograph 'Instantdreams'

Reflection of my Mind - including the signed monograph 'Instantdreams'

By Stefanie Schneider

Located in Morongo Valley, CA

And nightmares, too, as well as the grotesque, are part of this bright dream. For Stefanie, the path from the depths to the heights is not far.

Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid

Les Aériennes
Les Aériennes

Les Aériennes

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 Abstract Paintings

Materials

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

Neo-Expressionist Oil and Mixed Media Painting, Late 20th Century
Neo-Expressionist Oil and Mixed Media Painting, Late 20th Century

Neo-Expressionist Oil and Mixed Media Painting, Late 20th Century

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 Abstract Paintings

Materials

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

Round Abstract Figures, Neo-Expressionist Painting, Late 20th Century
Round Abstract Figures, Neo-Expressionist Painting, Late 20th Century

Round Abstract Figures, Neo-Expressionist Painting, Late 20th Century

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 Abstract Paintings

Materials

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

Paean on Grassland, Yue Minjun - Art, Lithograph, Limited Edition, China, Print
Paean on Grassland, Yue Minjun - Art, Lithograph, Limited Edition, China, Print

Paean on Grassland, Yue Minjun - Art, Lithograph, Limited Edition, China, Print

By Yue Minjun

Located in Zug, CH

Using both the exaggerated expressiveness of cartooning and the stylistic rendering of graphic illustration, Yue depicts his cloned doppelgangers as contorted and grotesque, all scal...

Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph

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