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"Melon (Small Whole)" -- Sculpture by Jenny Day
"Melon (Small Whole)" -- Sculpture by Jenny Day

"Melon (Small Whole)" -- Sculpture by Jenny Day

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 Sculptures

Materials

Stoneware, Glaze

"Melon (Slices)" -- Sculpture by Jenny Day
"Melon (Slices)" -- Sculpture by Jenny Day

"Melon (Slices)" -- Sculpture by Jenny Day

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 Sculptures

Materials

Stoneware, Glaze

"Melon (Halved)" -- Sculpture by Jenny Day
"Melon (Halved)" -- Sculpture by Jenny Day

"Melon (Halved)" -- Sculpture by Jenny Day

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 Sculptures

Materials

Stoneware, Glaze

Lure of the Waters 1946 oil painting by Philip Evergood
Lure of the Waters 1946 oil painting by Philip Evergood

Lure of the Waters 1946 oil painting by Philip Evergood

By Philip Evergood

Located in Hudson, NY

His tendency towards the grotesque, expressed through bright colors and exaggerated forms, also associated his work with Magic Realism.

Category

1940s Modern Nude Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Masonite, Oil

"The Battle of Orgreave (after Pieter Bruegel the Elder" Simon Procter C-print
"The Battle of Orgreave (after Pieter Bruegel the Elder" Simon Procter C-print

"The Battle of Orgreave (after Pieter Bruegel the Elder" Simon Procter C-print

By SIMON PROCTER

Located in Boca Raton, FL

Procter, a renowned International fashion photographer, repurposed a decade of his celebrated high-end Parisian photo shoots, recasting the miners as beautiful models adorned in haut...

Category

2010s Surrealist Figurative Photography

Materials

C Print

"Goblets" -- Sculpture by Jenny Day
"Goblets" -- Sculpture by Jenny Day

"Goblets" -- Sculpture by Jenny Day

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 Sculptures

Materials

Stoneware, Glaze

"Cups" -- Sculpture by Jenny Day
"Cups" -- Sculpture by Jenny Day

"Cups" -- Sculpture by Jenny Day

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 Sculptures

Materials

Stoneware, Glaze

"Corndog" -- Sculpture by Jenny Day

"Corndog" -- Sculpture by Jenny Day

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 Sculptures

Materials

Stoneware, Glaze

"Cheese (Swiss)" -- Sculpture by Jenny Day
"Cheese (Swiss)" -- Sculpture by Jenny Day

"Cheese (Swiss)" -- Sculpture by Jenny Day

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 Sculptures

Materials

Stoneware, Glaze

"Chicken" -- Sculpture by Jenny Day
"Chicken" -- Sculpture by Jenny Day

"Chicken" -- Sculpture by Jenny Day

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 Sculptures

Materials

Stoneware, Glaze

"Cheese (Non-Gooey)" -- Sculpture by Jenny Day
"Cheese (Non-Gooey)" -- Sculpture by Jenny Day

"Cheese (Non-Gooey)" -- Sculpture by Jenny Day

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 Sculptures

Materials

Stoneware, Glaze

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

"Cheese (Blue Cheese Oozey)" -- Sculpture by Jenny Day
"Cheese (Blue Cheese Oozey)" -- Sculpture by Jenny Day

"Cheese (Blue Cheese Oozey)" -- Sculpture by Jenny Day

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 Sculptures

Materials

Stoneware, Glaze, Luster

"Cake Stand 3 Tier" -- Sculpture by Jenny Day
"Cake Stand 3 Tier" -- Sculpture by Jenny Day

"Cake Stand 3 Tier" -- Sculpture by Jenny Day

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 Sculptures

Materials

Stoneware, Glaze

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

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 '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

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

"Cake Stand 2 Tier" -- Sculpture by Jenny Day
"Cake Stand 2 Tier" -- Sculpture by Jenny Day

"Cake Stand 2 Tier" -- Sculpture by Jenny Day

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 Sculptures

Materials

Stoneware, Glaze

"Cake (Slice Missing)" -- Sculpture by Jenny Day
"Cake (Slice Missing)" -- Sculpture by Jenny Day

"Cake (Slice Missing)" -- Sculpture by Jenny Day

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 Sculptures

Materials

Stoneware, Glaze

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

Drypoint, Etching

"Cake (Green)" -- Sculpture by Jenny Day
"Cake (Green)" -- Sculpture by Jenny Day

"Cake (Green)" -- Sculpture by Jenny Day

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 Sculptures

Materials

Luster, Stoneware, Glaze

"Cake (Butterfly)" -- Sculpture by Jenny Day
"Cake (Butterfly)" -- Sculpture by Jenny Day

"Cake (Butterfly)" -- Sculpture by Jenny Day

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 Sculptures

Materials

Stoneware, Glaze, Luster

"Avocados" -- Sculpture by Jenny Day
"Avocados" -- Sculpture by Jenny Day

"Avocados" -- Sculpture by Jenny Day

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 Sculptures

Materials

Stoneware, Glaze

"Apple (Green)" -- Sculpture by Jenny Day
"Apple (Green)" -- Sculpture by Jenny Day

"Apple (Green)" -- Sculpture by Jenny Day

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 Sculptures

Materials

Gold Leaf

"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

Etching, Aquatint

Mirrors of Apprehension Before the Fallen Sun, Abstract Drawing - Wesley Kimler
Mirrors of Apprehension Before the Fallen Sun, Abstract Drawing - Wesley Kimler

Mirrors of Apprehension Before the Fallen Sun, Abstract Drawing - 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

Charcoal, Acrylic, Archival Paper, Graphite

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

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

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

"Figs" -- Sculpture by Jenny Day
"Figs" -- Sculpture by Jenny Day

"Figs" -- Sculpture by Jenny Day

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 Sculptures

Materials

Stoneware, Glaze

"Deviled Eggs" -- Sculpture by Jenny Day
"Deviled Eggs" -- Sculpture by Jenny Day

"Deviled Eggs" -- Sculpture by Jenny Day

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 Sculptures

Materials

Stoneware, Glaze

"Corn" -- Sculpture by Jenny Day
"Corn" -- Sculpture by Jenny Day

"Corn" -- Sculpture by Jenny Day

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 Sculptures

Materials

Stoneware, Glaze

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

1960s Francis Bacon lithograph (from 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 Abstract Prints

Materials

Lithograph

"Cake Stand 1 Tier" -- Sculpture by Jenny Day
"Cake Stand 1 Tier" -- Sculpture by Jenny Day

"Cake Stand 1 Tier" -- Sculpture by Jenny Day

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 Sculptures

Materials

Stoneware, Glaze

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

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

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

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

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

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

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