Ground Puncher - Original oil painting - Zack Zdrale
By Zack Zdrale 1
Located in Chicago, IL
Ground Puncher by Zack Zdrale unfolds like a moment arrested mid-gesture, where gravity and will meet in the body.
Oil, Panel
"Thad" (2024) by Zack Zdrale, Original Oil Painting, Male Portrait
By Zack Zdrale 1
Located in Denver, CO
"Thad" by Zack Zdrale (US based) is an original oil on panel depicting a portrait of a male model with a beard.
Oil, Panel
"Introvert" (2024) by Zack Zdrale, Original Oil Painting, Nude Male
By Zack Zdrale 1
Located in Denver, CO
"Introvert" by Zack Zdrale (US based) is an original oil on panel depicting a nude male model.
Oil, Panel
"Heavy Arms" (2022) by Zack Zdrale, Original Oil Painting, Nude Male
By Zack Zdrale 1
Located in Denver, CO
"Heavy Arms" by Zack Zdrale (US based) is an original oil on panel depicting a nude male model in a pulling motion.
Oil, Panel
Pink Room - Female Figure Draped in Fabric, Original Oil Painting by Zack Zdrale
By Zack Zdrale 1
Located in Chicago, IL
Zack Zdrale (b. 1977) takes a traditional approach to his work although his subjects and compositions place his work in the present.
Oil, Panel
$10,000
Mammal - Side View of Bent Female Nude, Original oil painting - Zack Zdrale
By Zack Zdrale 1
Located in Chicago, IL
The absence of context or background isolates the act of surrender, bridging the transition from resistance to release. Zack Zdrale Mammal, 2025 oil on panel DIMENSIONS 48h x 32w in...
Oil, Panel
Let Go I - Male Nude Torso, Original oil painting - Zack Zdrale
By Zack Zdrale 1
Located in Chicago, IL
The ropes, therefore, are not tools of external bondage but emblems of inner resistance, holding the figures in a state of suspended struggle—a human condition that only dissolves wh...
Oil, Panel
Warhead
By Zack Zdrale 1
Located in Denver, CO
Zack Zdrale's "Warhead" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts a still life of a human skull with a plastic soldier figure placed on top of it.
Oil, Panel
$6,250
Pressure System, Male Nude Crouching on a Stone Pedestal, Original Oil on Panel
By Zack Zdrale 1
Located in Chicago, IL
Pressure System by Zack Zdrale is a blend of contemporary elements yet reminiscent of the great masters.
Panel, Oil
Introspectator - Portrait of a Bearded Man on Red Background, Oil on Panel
By Zack Zdrale 1
Located in Chicago, IL
Artist Zack Zdrale takes a traditional approach to his work although his subjects and compositions place his work in the present.
Oil
"6 and Two" Oil Painting, American Realist, Framed, Male Figurative
By Zack Zdrale 1
Located in Denver, CO
Zack Zdrale's (US based) "6 and Two" is an oil painting that depicts two male figures with an obscured faces arching their backs and extending their arms as if dancing with the blue ...
Oil
"Patient Martyr" - Realist Male Portrait, Oil Painting on Aluminum Panel
By Zack Zdrale 1
Located in Denver, CO
"Patient Martyr" is a realist oil painting on aluminum panel by American painter Zack Zdrale, depicting a male model with his arms outstretched and intertwined above his head, leanin...
Oil, Panel
Seer - Male, Nude Torso, Oil on Canvas Painting with Vibrant Horizon Line
By Zack Zdrale 1
Located in Chicago, IL
The framed dimensions are H 32 x W 26 inches. Zack Zdrale Seer oil on panel 24h x 18w in 60.96h x 45.72w cm Zack Zdrale (b. 1977) takes a traditional approach to his work although ...
Oil, Panel
Cowards - Three Male Figures, Framed Original Oil Painting on Panel
By Zack Zdrale 1
Located in Chicago, IL
The result balances anger and empathy, portraying grief not as isolation but as a collective human vulnerability. Zack Zdrale Cowards oil on panel 32h x 48w in 81.28h x 121.92w cm F...
Oil, Panel
Carriers On - Three Male Figures, Framed, Original oil painting
By Zack Zdrale 1
Located in Chicago, IL
Zack Zdrale Carriers On oil on panel 32h x 48w in 81.28h x 121.92w cm FRAMED DIMENSIONS 36h x 52w in 91.44h x 132.08w cm ZKZ025 Zdrale is originally from Wisconsin.
Oil, Panel
$4,800Sale Price|20% Off
"Self Portrait at 43, " Oil Painting
By Zack Zdrale 1
Located in Denver, CO
Self Portrait at 43
Oil, Panel
Blanket
By Zack Zdrale 1
Located in Denver, CO
Figure wrapped in red and blue blanket
Oil
Sold
H 18 in W 21 in
T-Shirt Gang Study II - Graphite Drawing on paper - Zack Zdrale
By Zack Zdrale 1
Located in Chicago, IL
The framed dimensions are H 24 x W 29.50 inches. Zack Zdrale T-Shirt Gang Study II graphite on paper 18h x 25w in 45.72h x 63.50w cm Zack Zdrale (b. 1977) takes a traditional appro...
Paper, Graphite
Sold
H 32 in W 48 in D 3.5 in
5124 - Mug Shot Based Portrait in Sepia tones, Oil on Panel by Zack Zdrale
By Zack Zdrale 1
Located in Chicago, IL
As a result People have started to give me mug shots they find to ad to my collection and be potential subjects for a future painting. 5124 is an example of one of these. Zack Zdral...
Oil, Panel
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H 50 in W 50 in D 2 in
Fast Five - Reclining Female Figure Bright Red Background in Front of Large #5
By Zack Zdrale 1
Located in Chicago, IL
Zack Zdrale (b. 1977) takes a traditional approach to his work although his subjects and compositions place his work in the present.
Oil, Panel
"Blanket II" Oil Painting
By Zack Zdrale 1
Located in Denver, CO
Zack Zdrale's (US based) "Blanket II" is an oil painting that depicts a female figure with dark brown hair drawing a traditional Serape blanket closer around her shoulders with downc...
Oil
"Help 1" Oil Painting
By Zack Zdrale 1
Located in Denver, CO
Zack Zdrale's (US based) "Help 1" is an oil painting that depicts a male figure with an obscured face arching his back and extending his arms as if dancing with the blue background B...
Oil
"Requirer" Oil Painting
By Zack Zdrale 1
Located in Denver, CO
Zack Zdrale's (US based) "Requirer" is an oil painting that depicts a male figure leaning forward with his arms outstretched as if dancing with or pushing the deep blue background B...
Oil
"A Man Seeing", Oil Painting
By Zack Zdrale 1
Located in Denver, CO
Bio/artist statement: Zack Zdrale (b. 1977) takes a traditional approach to his work although his subjects and compositions place his work in the present.
Oil, Panel
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H 32 in W 40 in
Shame, Nude Male Crouched on Red Velvet Covered Table, Original Oil on Panel
By Zack Zdrale 1
Located in Chicago, IL
Artist Zack Zdrale takes a traditional approach to his work although his subjects and compositions place his work in the present.
Oil, Panel
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H 30 in W 24 in
Sledge Bearers, Two Men Holding a Sledge Hammer, Original Oil on Panel
By Zack Zdrale 1
Located in Chicago, IL
The framed dimensions are 34h x 28w inches. Zack Zdrale Sledge Bearers oil on panel 30h x 24w in 76.20h x 60.96w cm ZKZ011 Zack Zdrale (b. 1977) takes a traditional approach to his...
Oil, Panel
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H 36 in W 24 in
Warmth - Male, Nude Torso, Warm Earth Tones, Original Oil on Panel Painting
By Zack Zdrale 1
Located in Chicago, IL
The framed dimensions are H 43 x w 31 inches. Zack Zdrale Warmth oil on panel 36h x 24w in 91.44h x 60.96w cm Zack Zdrale (b. 1977) takes a traditional approach to his work althoug...
Oil, Panel
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H 24 in W 18 in
7B - Red Background with Shirtless Male and Black Seven, Oil on Panel Painting
By Zack Zdrale 1
Located in Chicago, IL
While he is inspired by a great history of figurative and realist painting, the dress and attitude of the figure and the modern background make this a painting of today. Zack Zdrale...
Oil, Panel
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H 24 in W 32 in
"Excise" - Oil Painting of Two Male Figures in Dynamic Tension, 2021
By Zack Zdrale 1
Located in Denver, CO
Zack Zdrale's "Excise" (2021) is a compelling oil on panel that captures a striking moment of physical and emotional intensity.
Oil, Panel
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H 32 in W 36 in D 1 in
Let Go 2 - Shirtless Male with Warm Orange Backdrop, Original oil painting
By Zack Zdrale 1
Located in Chicago, IL
The ropes, therefore, are not tools of external bondage but emblems of inner resistance, holding the figures in a state of suspended struggle—a human condition that only dissolves wh...
Oil, Panel
Sold
H 20 in W 32 in D 1 in
Let Go 3, Male Nude, Original Oil Painting on Panel, Realist Style, 21st Century
By Zack Zdrale 1
Located in Chicago, IL
The ropes, therefore, are not tools of external bondage but emblems of inner resistance, holding the figures in a state of suspended struggle—a human condition that only dissolves wh...
Oil, Panel
Dreamstate II
By Zack Zdrale 1
Located in Denver, CO
Dreamstate II
Throat Singer I
By Zack Zdrale 1
Located in Denver, CO
Throat Singer I
Oil, Panel, Paper
Eight
By Zack Zdrale 1
Located in Denver, CO
Eight, 2018
Oil, Panel
Throat Singer II
By Zack Zdrale 1
Located in Denver, CO
Throat Singer II
Oil, Panel
"Heavy Hands" (2022) by Zack Zdrale, Original Oil Painting
By Zack Zdrale 1
Located in Denver, CO
"Heavy Hands" by Zack Zdrale (US based) is an original oil on panel depicting a male model in a pulling motion.
Oil, Panel
Quantum Man - Male Nude Oil on Panel - Zack Zdrale
By Zack Zdrale 1
Located in Chicago, IL
The framed dimensions are H 8.75 x W 12.25 inches. Zack Zdrale Quantum Man oil on panel 4.50h x 8w in 11.43h x 20.32w cm Zack Zdrale (b. 1977) takes a traditional approach to his w...
Oil, Panel
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H 13.5 in W 24 in
"Wellness Check" (2024) by Zack Zdrale, Original Oil Painting, Nude Male
By Zack Zdrale 1
Located in Denver, CO
"Introvert" by Zack Zdrale (US based) is an original oil on panel depicting a nude male model with his head in shadows.
Oil, Panel
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H 24 in W 38 in D 1.5 in
Biathlon, Original Oil Painting of Two Shirtless Males Running, Framed
By Zack Zdrale 1
Located in Chicago, IL
Artist Zack Zdrale takes a traditional approach to his work although his subjects and compositions place his work in the present.
Oil
"Help 2" Oil Painting
By Zack Zdrale 1
Located in Denver, CO
Zack Zdrale's (US based) "Help 2" is an oil painting that depicts a male figure with an obscured face arching his back and extending his arms as if dancing with the blue background B...
Oil
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H 32 in W 24 in
B. as K - Red Industrial Background with Shirtless Male, Oil on Panel Painting
By Zack Zdrale 1
Located in Chicago, IL
Though inspired by a great history of figurative and realist painting, the dress and attitude of the figure and the modern background make this a painting of today. Zack Zdrale B. a...
Oil, Panel
$174,028
H 45.28 in W 56.3 in D 17.33 in
Italian Art Deco Bar Cabinet in Parchment with Inlays Signed by Anzani, 1930s
By Giuseppe Anzani
Located in Meda, MB
This bar cabinet was produced in Italy, in the late 1930s and is a really unique and special piece. Its tremendous historical and artistic value is what makes this item a real piece...
Glass, Mirror, Wood, Maple, Walnut, Parchment Paper
$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
$1,953Sale Price|20% Off
H 15 in W 20.5 in
Antique French Old Master Oil Painting Christ Healing the Sick in Jersusalem
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Christ Healing the Sick French School, 19th century oil on canvas, unframed canvas: 15 x 20.5 inches Provenance: private collection, Europe Condition: some craquelure throughout, mo...
Oil
MB 702 (Contemporary Life Drawing of Male Nude by Mark Beard)
By Mark Beard
Located in Hudson, NY
MB 702 (Contemporary Life Drawing of Male Nude by Mark Beard) graphite, Conte crayon and charcoal on Arches paper 30 x 19 inches unframed Contemporary figurative life study drawing ...
Conté, Charcoal, Archival Paper, Graphite
Self Portrait
By Mark Beard
Located in New York, NY
Polaroid transfer on Rives BFK paper Signed, titled, dated, and numbered (4/6) in pencil, recto Also blindstamped, l.r. 22 x 15 inches, sheet 10 x 8 inches, image This artwork is o...
Photogravure
$1,200
H 12 in W 10 in
"Looking Away" by Mark Bradley Schwartz, Oil Painting, Female Nude Portrait
By Mark Bradley Schwartz
Located in Denver, CO
Mark Bradley Schwartz’s "Looking Away" (2020) is a masterful example of contemporary figurative realism, executed in oil on board. This original, handmade painting captures a quiet, ...
Board, Oil
$2,000
H 11 in W 14 in
"Pieta" (2021) By John Tarantola, Surrealistic Nude Portrait Oil Painting
By John Tarantola
Located in Denver, CO
John Tarantola's original nude portrait "Pieta" (2021) is a beautiful surrealist oil on panel painting that depicts two young athletic male figures atop a red cloth in vast desert du...
Oil, Panel
$1,200Sale Price|20% Off
H 35.5 in W 25.5 in
Dreamer (Mid-Century Impressionist European Nude Man Portrait Painting)
Located in New Orleans, LA
A beautiful painting I acquired when I was buying things from Russia and Ukraine maybe 7 or 8 years ago. It's painted on very heavy cardboard, as I'd say the majority from the Soviet...
Oil
$3,200
H 17 in W 16 in
John Lear Male Nude American Modernist Watercolor Landscape Gay Male Nude
Located in New York, NY
John Brock Lear, Jr., an American Modernist artist from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. His works are in the collections of the Philadelphia Museum of Art, the Woodmere Art Museum, the D...
Graphite
$6,500
H 41.5 in W 18.75 in D 1.5 in
"Standing Male Model from Behind, " Beautiful Male Nude, Three-Quarters Size
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Beautifully and sensitively painted, this view of a young, nude male model, facing away from the viewer, places him in an artist's studio or atelier, with painters and their easels v...
Paint
$3,750Sale Price|25% Off
H 30 in W 38 in D 1 in
TURNING INTO STONE 3 surreal original oil Paula Craioveanu large 30x38in Florida
By Paula Craioveanu
Located in Forest Hills, NY
"Turning into Stone 3 " . Original, unique painting. oil on canvas, 30x38in. Shipped stretched ready for display in the US, and shipped rolled in a tube to Europe and to the rest of...
Canvas, Oil
$4,200
H 18 in W 18 in D 1.5 in
No One Is Sure - Nude Figures, Intimate Portrayal of a Couple, Original Oil
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
$1,742
H 22.05 in W 15.36 in D 0.6 in
Grand Prix De Rome Submission Circa 1906 Académie D’Homme Nude With Arrow
Located in Sutton Poyntz, Dorset
A Grand Prix De Rome Submission Circa 1906. “Académie D’Homme” Nude Throwing An Arrow. Period Print (Lithograph or Heliogravure). Image size 19 inches x 12.2 inches ( 48cm x 31cm ). ...
Paper, Lithograph
$2,324Sale Price|20% Off
H 35.44 in W 35.44 in
Nude - Figurative Oil Realistic painting, Polish young artist
Located in Warsaw, PL
AGNIESZKA STAAK-JANCZARSKA (born in 1994) A graduate of the State Secondary School of Art of Józef Kluza in Krakow. In 2020, she graduated from the Academy of Fine Arts in Krakow in ...
Oil, Canvas
$2,784
H 35.44 in W 17.72 in D 0.04 in
Klaudia frontal nude - Oil Paint by Marco Fariello - 2021
By Marco Fariello
Located in Roma, IT
Klaudia frontal nude is one of the best works by the artist Marco Fariello. It is made on canvas, painted in oil in 2021. The subject of the work is the representation of a nude of ...
Oil, Canvas
$680Sale Price|20% Off
H 20 in W 16 in D 0.5 in
Vintage Pat Milo Male Physique Nude Portrait Original Photograph
Located in Palm Springs, CA
A rare collection of original black and white photographs purchased in 1996 that were printed in 1996. They were custom ordered and only maximum of 3 were made. The photographs are b...
Paper
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