Ivar Kamke

Boldly painted in an expressionist palette that calls to mind the work of Edvard Munch and other Nordic painters who were in the artistic vanguard of the 20th century, this depiction...

Tanaka Tessen (b.1890) Dahlias and Roosters Taisho period, circa 1920 Framed painting. Mineral pigments and ink on silk. Dimensions (framed): H. 159 cm x W. 97 cm x D. 2.5 cm (62.5” x 38” x 1”) An ornate and complex composition in which the artist explores almost the entire painting surface. The coloration is bold and evocative and the tinted silk ground recreates the warm golden glow of sunset. Soft, luminous brushwork details the black feathers of the roosters, which seem to cloud and blur in counterpoint to the sharper points of the eyes and beaks. Their brilliant red combs balance the composition, echoing the rich burgundy hues of the dahlias; the flowers exquisite and lifelike. Dahlias were an exotic subject favored by painters of the Taisho era. The painting belongs to the school of Kyoto Nihonga, exemplifying the principles of decorative elegance and consumate brush technique with which it was intimately associated. Painters of the time relied on the Shijo school method, basing the forms of the composition from life sketches. Sometimes they were then integrated with elements derived from Chinese bird and flower...

Donald K Ryan’s work spans mostly from the 80s to the early 2000s. Throughout his career he was juried into more than 40 local, regional, national, and international shows. He also p...

Impressive Large scale landscape oil painting with trees. The sweeping view from the grass in the foreground to a number of trees in full leaf set against a slightly cloudy blue grey...

The painter Emil Fiala (8.9.1896 Prossnitz - Mähren Czech Republic - Dec. 1960 Vienna) studied at the Viennese Academy by Franz Rumpler, August Eisenmenger, Julius Schmid, Christian ...

Behold the enchanting allure of this substantial painting depicting a nude woman, a masterpiece signed by the artist O Rosmund around 1910. Measuring an impressive H - 96.5 cm and W ...

A beautifully executed kneeling nude by artist Gustav Rehberger, an Austrian-born American painter (1910-1995). Internationally acclaimed, Gustav Rehberger was properly called as a ...

Painted a year after the International Exhibition of Modern Decorative and Industrial Arts (Exposition Internationale des Arts Décoratifs et Industriels Modernes) debuted in Paris, i...

Surrealist nude painting by Alex Alemany, Spanish, circa 1970s. Alemany's works are often described as "magical realism." This painting measures 32" H x 25.5" W and is unframed.

This is a nude painting of a woman by Italo Botti. He was born 1923 Greenwich Village New York. He was an artist whose stained glass, mosaics and sculptures appear in Chicago and wor...

Oil on canvas shows a standing naked man saluting with his left hand.

Oil on canvas painting depicting a seated nude woman with red hair. Areas of unfinished canvas; signed by Savignol. Please see images for condition details.