Eileen Cooper’s paintings and woodcut prints are dreamy and humorous, with a man giving a woman a foot rub or a woman tenderly cradling a rabbit.
While British figurative art has a reputation for trending toward the dour, the dark or the tortured — think Lucian Freud, Frank Auerbach and Francis Bacon — in Cooper’s world, a couple drifts happily on a sea of love; sisters embrace; and cats, bears, and foxes show up as benign companions.
Cooper has said that she has a head full of stories: “Mythology, fairy tales, Bible stories, fables and early special-effects movies — they’re all part of my work even if it’s not obvious. I always try to look spontaneous.”
Alongside her artistic practice, Cooper has maintained a teaching career at institutions including Central Saint Martins, the Royal College of Art and the Royal Academy Schools.
Cooper became an Academician and Keeper of the Royal Academy Schools in 2010 (the first woman Keeper since the RA’s founding, in 1768), and in 2016, she was made an Officer of the British Empire (OBE) for her services to art and art education.
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Communion
By Eileen Cooper
Located in London, GB
Eileen Cooper is a distinguished British artist celebrated for her expressive and dynamic prints that often explore themes of femininity, relationships, and the natural world. Her wo...
Etching
$379
H 19.69 in W 11.82 in D 0.04 in
Europa - Original Etching On Paper by Leo Guida - 1970s
By Leo Guida
Located in Roma, IT
Europa is an original artwork realized in the 1970s by the Italian Contemporary artist Leo Guida (1992 - 2017). Original etching on paper. Hand-signed on the lower right in penci...
Etching
Sybil - Original Etching by Leo Guida - 1971
By Leo Guida
Located in Roma, IT
Sybil is an original artwork realized in 1971 by the Italian Contemporary artist Leo Guida (1992 - 2017). Original etching on ivory-colored paper. Hand-signed on the lower right ...
Etching
$356
H 12.6 in W 9.45 in D 0.04 in
Reclined Nude - Original Etching by Leo Guida - 1970
By Leo Guida
Located in Roma, IT
Reclined Nude is an original etching and aquatint in sanguine realized by Leo Guida in 1970s. Good condition for the 8 copies of the artwork. Mounted on a white cardboard (50x34 cm...
Etching, Aquatint
$150
H 12.2 in W 10.2 in
Alberto"El Cuervo" Bustillos, ¨Con la mirada fija en tu paisaje¨, 2007
Located in Miami, FL
Alberto"El Cuervo" Bustillos (Mexico, 1950) 'Con la mirada fija en tu paisaje ', 2007 etching, aquatint on paper Deponte 300 g. 12.3 x 10.3 in. (31 x 26 cm.)...
Paper, Etching, Aquatint
$246
H 19.69 in W 27.56 in D 0.04 in
Attesa di Maja - Aquatint and Etching by Leo Guida - 1973
By Leo Guida
Located in Roma, IT
Attesa di Maja is an original Contemporary artwork realized in 1973 by the italian artist Leo Guida (1992 - 2017). Original Print: Aquatint and Etching on paper with Black Ink. Edi...
Etching, Aquatint
Desnudos
Located in Palm Springs, CA
The work "Desnudos" is an artist's proof (PA) print that explores the human figure in a symmetrical and repetitive composition. The piece depicts intertwined bodies that form geometric patterns, highlighting the artist's ability to combine the sensuality of nudes with an almost architectural approach. Guillermo Ceniceros is a Mexican painter and muralist, best known for his mural work in Mexico City, as well as his figurative easel work. He began his mural painting career as an assistant to mural painters such as Federico Cantú...
Etching
$356
H 19.69 in W 13.98 in D 0.04 in
Sleeping Sybil - Original Etching by Leo Guida - 1970
By Leo Guida
Located in Roma, IT
Sleeping Sybil is an original artwork realized in 1970 by the Italian Contemporary artist Leo Guida (1992 - 2017). Original etching on ivory-colored paper. Hand-signed on the low...
Etching
$759
H 27.56 in W 19.69 in D 0.08 in
Woman from the Back - Original Etching by Giacomo Porzano - 1972
By Giacomo Porzano
Located in Roma, IT
Woman from the Back is an etching on paper, realized by the Italian artist Giacomo Porzano (1925-2006). Hand-signed on the lower right. Numbered on the lower left. Edition of 50. ...
Etching
Nude - Etching by Sigfrido Oliva - 1993
Located in Roma, IT
Lithograph realized by Sigfrido Oliva. Hand signed and hand colored. Artist Proof. Very good condition.
Etching
Nude - Etching by Sergio Barletta - 1970s
By Sergio Barletta
Located in Roma, IT
Etching and drypoint realized b Sergio Barletta. Hand signed and numbered. Edition of 30 in roman numbers. Very good condition.
Etching
Isolina Limonta, ¨La Hoja¨, 2001, Etching, 29.5x21.5 in
Located in Miami, FL
Isolina Limonta (Cuba, 1955) 'La Hoja', 2001 etching on paper Velin Arches 300 g. 29.6 x 21.5 in. (75 x 54.5 cm.) ID: LIM-201 Unframed
Ink, Etching, Screen, Engraving
Woman on a Bed
By Lucian Freud
Located in New York, NY
Lucian Freud Woman on a Bed 1991-92 Etching on Somerset Satin White paper 17 1/2 x 15 1/2 inches; 44 x 39 cm Edition of 30 Initialed and numbered in graphite (lower recto) Frame available upon request Published by Matthew Marks Gallery...
Etching
Sea of Love, 2020 - Eileen Cooper (Figurative Painting)
By Eileen Cooper
Located in London, GB
Eileen Cooper Born 1953 Sea of Love, 2020 Signed on reverse Oil on canvas 28 x 42 inches Throughout her career, Eileen Cooper (born 1953) has made figurat...
Canvas, Oil
The Painted Man, 2019 - Eileen Cooper (Figurative Painting)
By Eileen Cooper
Located in London, GB
The Painted Man, 2019 - Eileen Cooper (Figurative Painting) Signed on reverse Oil on canvas 36 x 48 inches Through these images, Cooper revisits and expands on themes that she has e...
Oil
Peace, 2017 - Eileen Cooper (Figurative Painting)
By Eileen Cooper
Located in London, GB
Peace, 2017 - Eileen Cooper (Figurative Painting) Throughout her career, Eileen Cooper (born 1953) has made figurative paintings that encompass themes o...
Canvas, Oil