$2,000
H 12 in W 12 in D 2 in
Trotksy and Frida with a Pinata - Original Oil Painting on Panel, Framed
Located in Chicago, IL
. William Krug Trotsky and Frida with a Pinata oil on panel 12h x 12w in 30.48h x 30.48w cm WKR012
Oil, Panel
$1,500
H 16 in W 12 in
Untitled - After Rembrandt's Susanna and the Elders, Original Oil on Panel
Located in Chicago, IL
21.5w inches. William Krug Untitled oil on panel 16h x 12w inches 40.5h x 30.5w centimeters WKR005
Oil, Panel
$1,500
H 14 in W 11 in
The Temptation of Saint Anthony - Modern Urban Interpretation, Oil on Panel
Located in Chicago, IL
, whose ethically dubious parking meter deal only benefits the rich, and not the city. William Krüg
Oil, Panel
$2,800
H 20 in W 16 in D 2 in
Pastoral Scene With the God of your Choice Casually Tossing a Bomb - Painting
Located in Chicago, IL
threatens all. Cheers! –Wm William Krug Pastoral Scene With the God of your Choice Casually Tossing a Bomb
Oil, Panel
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H 16 in W 12 in
Still Life with Race Riot - Kissing Figurine, Floral Bouquet & Sharp Shooters
Located in Chicago, IL
Franz Sedlacek, an Austrian artist lost in World War II. William Krug Still LIfe with Race Riot oil on
Oil, Panel
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H 16 in W 12 in
Melancholia - Based on Albrecht Dürer, Modern Interpretation, Oil on Panel
Located in Chicago, IL
psychic illness and restoring mankind to a pristine state. William Krüg Melancholia oil on panel 16h x
Oil, Panel
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H 16 in W 12 in
In the Land of the Free (with Phosphorous Bombs), Allegorical Original Painting
Located in Chicago, IL
heavily carved wooded frame measuring 25.5h x 21.5w inches. William Krug In the Land of the Free (with
Oil, Panel
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H 16 in W 16 in D 2 in
Landscape with the Ghost of Cubism Basting a Pagan Martyr - Original Painting
Located in Chicago, IL
delusions of the self-righteous. Cheers. –Wm William Krug Landscape with the Ghost of Cubism Basting a
Oil, Panel
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H 20 in W 24 in
Terror at Hollywood Beach, Original Oil Painting on Repurposed Painting, Framed
Located in Chicago, IL
lust. This piece is framed in its original frame measuring 26 x 30 inches. William Krug Terror at
Oil, Panel
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H 14 in W 14 in
La-La Tempesta - Modern Interpretation of Giorgione's Renaissance Painting
Located in Chicago, IL
23.5 x 23.5 inches. William Krüg La-La Tempesta oil on panel 14h x 14w in 35.56h x 35.56w cm WKR003
Oil, Panel
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H 18 in W 14 in
Tilt-A-Whirl, An Allegorical Look at the World, Original Oil Painting, Framed
Located in Chicago, IL
nihilist frivolity. William Krug Tilt-A-Whirl oil on panel 18h x 14w in 45.72h x 35.56w cm WKR008
Oil, Panel
$1,700
H 12 in W 12 in D 1.5 in
Anatomy Lesson, Segment 13 (Square Figure Painting of Nude Men, Waist to Knees)
By Robert Goldstrom
Located in Hudson, NY
Anatomy Lesson, Segment 13 (modern figurative oil painting of two nude men from waist to knees) by Robert Goldstrom 2024 oil on linen 12 x 12 inches signed and in excellent condition...
Linen, Oil
$6,250
H 18 in W 24 in
Pressure System, Male Nude Crouching on a Stone Pedestal, Original Oil on Panel
Located in Chicago, IL
Pressure System by Zack Zdrale is a blend of contemporary elements yet reminiscent of the great masters. A male figure crouches down on a stone pedestal, his taut muscles and lean p...
Oil, Panel
$1,700
H 12 in W 12 in D 1.5 in
Anatomy Lesson, Segment 10 (Small Figure Painting of Two Muscular Nude Males)
By Robert Goldstrom
Located in Hudson, NY
Anatomy Lesson, Segment 10 (modern figurative oil painting of two nude men from upper thigh to chest) by Robert Goldstrom 2024 oil on linen 12 x 12 inches signed and in excellent con...
Linen, Oil
$21,000Sale Price|25% Off
H 81 in W 56 in D 2 in
"Youths Bathing in the Bay of Algiers, " Monumental Painting by Ortega, 1934
By José Ortega
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Brilliantly painted in tones of turquoise, Mediterranean blue, aqua, sky blue and a range of rich browns, tans and grays, this view of three young men bathing in the bay of Algiers i...
Paint
$4,200
H 18 in W 18 in D 1.5 in
Glimpse of Something That Seemed All Potential - Nude Original Oil Painting
By Rick Sindt
Located in Chicago, IL
Using pornography as a vehicle for understanding, Rick Sindt's work explores the discovery and development of queer attraction. Sindt transforms pornographic stills, repurposing them...
Oil, Panel
$1,000
H 14 in W 11 in
The Final Portal, Shrouded Male Nude on a Burgundy Backdrop, Oil on Panel
By Richard Gibbons
Located in Chicago, IL
The partially shrouded male nude stands in front of a doorway outlined in black. The rich burgundy background does not give us any clues as to where the figure is yet the darkened d...
Oil, Panel
$13,200Sale Price|20% Off
H 81 in W 52 in D 1 in
"Expulsion from Eden", Monumental Art Deco Painting with Male & Female Nudes
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Full of tenderness in a moment of rejection and shame, this major Art Deco painting, masterfully executed, depicts Jophiel expelling Adam and Eve from the Garden of Eden. The two nud...
Paint
$14,800Sale Price|20% Off
H 65 in W 72.25 in D 1 in
"Dividing His Cloak , " Monumental Art Deco Ptg with Nudes, St. Martin of Tours
By Ernst Georg Martin Hildebrand
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Dramatically illustrating the legend that says that St. Martin of Tours used his sword to divide his cloak and share it with a naked beggar, this large and striking Art Deco painting...
Paint
$1,500
H 14 in W 11 in
Strength - Tattooed Shirtless Man Holding a Purple Plastic Squirt Gun, Framed
By Bruno Surdo
Located in Chicago, IL
A muscular male torso with tattooed arms, holds a gun while gazing up towards the sky. The face is obscured but the viewer is drawn toward the taut, defined muscles. This piece is ...
Charcoal, Archival Paper
$28,125Sale Price|25% Off
H 37 in W 46.75 in D 2 in
"Five Josephs, " Important Art Deco Painting w/ Male Nudes, Provincetown, 1930s
By William L'Engle
Located in Philadelphia, PA
An extraordinary example of Art Deco painting with allegorical meaning -- like so many murals painted in the 1920s and 1930s -- this large work by William L'Engle depicts five nude m...
Paint
$16,500
H 28 in W 11.5 in D 0.75 in
"Floating Man, " Important Art Deco Painting with Nude Male by Dunbar Beck
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Painted by Dunbar Beck, one of America's most accomplished and successful muralists, this painting of a half-nude man floating over a succession of dancing couples below was one of a...
Paper, Paint
$2,900
H 13.25 in W 13.25 in D 1 in
"Confrontation", Mid Century Drawing w/ Half Nude Male in Surreal Setting, 1984
By John B. Lear
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Although John Lear entitled this drawing "Confrontation," the half-nude male figure and the falcon on the other end of his bright red leash are contemplating each other with placidit...
Paper
$12,500
H 41.5 in W 41.5 in D 1 in
"Ten Nudes Dancing, " Large Art Deco-Surrealist Painting by Bond, 1940s
By Milton Bond
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Clearly showing the influence of modern dance, William Blake and early 19th century Classicism, Art Deco stylization and Surrealism, this remarkable, brilliantly hued painting by Mil...
Paint
$12,000Sale Price|20% Off
H 36.5 in W 21 in D 1 in
"Male Youth with Pole", Superb Painting of Male Nude by Sigvard Mohn, 1910s
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Sensitively painted with a rich but subdued palette and dramatic lighting, this large painting of a male youth leaning on a long pole was made by Sigvard Mohn, a Minnesota-born artis...
Paint
$15,500
H 60 in W 36 in D 2.5 in
Paradox of St. Sebastian - Contemporary Oil Painting with Graffiti and Shackles
By Bruno Surdo
Located in Chicago, IL
This painting is Bruno Surdo’s contemporary reimagining of Saint Sebastian, one of the most enduring subjects in Western art. From Mantegna and Botticelli to Guido Reni and Caravaggi...
Canvas, Oil
$3,915
H 29.93 in W 0.99 in D 0.99 in
Biedermeier Period Academic Life Study Male Nude Half Kneeling Pose Circa 1826
Located in Sutton Poyntz, Dorset
Eduard Braun. German ( b.1798 - d.1876 ). Academic Life Study Of A Male Nude Half Kneeling Pose. Pencil & Charcoal On Paper With Heightening. Paper size 22.8 inches x 17.3 inches ( 5...
Paper, Charcoal, Pencil
Used to refer to a time rather than an aesthetic, Contemporary art generally describes pieces created after 1970 or being made by living artists anywhere in the world. This immediacy means it encompasses art responding to the present moment through diverse subjects, media and themes. Contemporary painting, sculpture, photography, performance, digital art, video and more frequently includes work that is attempting to reshape current ideas about what art can be, from Felix Gonzalez-Torres’s use of candy to memorialize a lover he lost to AIDS-related complications to Jenny Holzer’s ongoing “Truisms,” a Conceptual series that sees provocative messages printed on billboards, T-shirts, benches and other public places that exist outside of formal exhibitions and the conventional “white cube” of galleries.
Contemporary art has been pushing the boundaries of creative expression for years. Its disruption of the traditional concepts of art are often aiming to engage viewers in complex questions about identity, society and culture. In the latter part of the 20th century, contemporary movements included Land art, in which artists like Robert Smithson and Michael Heizer create large-scale, site-specific sculptures, installations and other works in soil and bodies of water; Sound art, with artists such as Christian Marclay and Susan Philipsz centering art on sonic experiences; and New Media art, in which mass media and digital culture inform the work of artists such as Nam June Paik and Rafaël Rozendaal.
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Major Contemporary artists practicing now include Ai Weiwei, Cecily Brown, David Hockney, Yayoi Kusama, Jeff Koons, Takashi Murakami and Kara Walker.
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While the oldest figurative art dates back tens of thousands of years to cave wall paintings, figurative works made from observation became especially prominent in the early Renaissance. Artists like Michelangelo, Leonardo da Vinci and other Renaissance masters created naturalistic representations of their subjects.
Pablo Picasso is lauded for laying the foundation for modern figurative art in the 1920s. Although abstracted, this work held a strong connection to representing people and other subjects. Other famous figurative artists include Francis Bacon and Lucian Freud. Figurative art in the 20th century would span such diverse genres as Expressionism, Pop art and Surrealism.
Today, a number of figural artists — such as Sedrick Huckaby, Daisy Patton and Eileen Cooper — are making art that uses the human body as its subject.
Because figurative art represents subjects from the real world, natural colors are common in these paintings. A piece of figurative art can be an exciting starting point for setting a tone and creating a color palette in a room.
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Koloman Moser smashed the conservative conventions of art and design in fin-de-siècle Vienna. On the 100th anniversary of his death, the Austrian designer is being celebrated for his radically modern creations.