John Francis Gallagher Art

USA

21st Century and Contemporary

2010s

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John Francis GallagherBridget Bardot - Oil on Canvas

$9,000

Bridget Bardot - Oil on Canvas

By John Francis Gallagher

Located in New York, NY

Oil Portrait of famed actress - Bridget Bardot About the Artist: John Francis Gallagher is a Boston-based contemporary artist. Born in Drogheda, Ireland in the Boyne Valley, he emigrated to the United States at 19. John worked in graphic design, advertising and architectural rendering before turning his hand, full-time, to painting. A self-taught figurative artist, his work has a vintage style that is influenced by the so-called pulp artists of the 20th century. In his large-scale canvases, tone is given precedent to create realism. Working within a limited palette of tones, The paint is woven under, over, and into itself in layers to create a portrait that is seemingly simple but satisfyingly complex. The work has a strong quiet energy that creates space for itself in a frenetic, busy world by being the exact opposite. Often drawn from 1960s European Cinema...

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2010s Contemporary John Francis Gallagher Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

John Francis GallagherMonica Vitti - Italian Actress - Oil on Canvas

$11,000

Monica Vitti - Italian Actress - Oil on Canvas

By John Francis Gallagher

Located in New York, NY

Oil Portrait of famed Italian actress - Monica Vitti. About the Artist: John Francis Gallagher is a Boston-based contemporary artist. Born in Drogheda...

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2010s Contemporary John Francis Gallagher Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

John Francis GallagherThe Silence

$7,000

The Silence

By John Francis Gallagher

Located in New York, NY

Oil Portrait. The Silence is from the ingmar Bergman movie of the same title and the painting features Ingrid Thulin and Gunnel Lindblom. About the Artist: John Francis Gallagher is a Boston-based contemporary artist. Born in Drogheda, Ireland in the Boyne Valley, he emigrated to the United States at 19. John worked in graphic design, advertising and architectural rendering before turning his hand, full-time, to painting. A self-taught figurative artist, his work has a vintage style that is influenced by the so-called pulp artists of the 20th century. In his large-scale canvases, tone is given precedent to create realism. Working within a limited palette of tones, The paint is woven under, over, and into itself in layers to create a portrait that is seemingly simple but satisfyingly complex. The work has a strong quiet energy that creates space for itself in a frenetic, busy world by being the exact opposite. Often drawn from 1960s European Cinema...

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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary John Francis Gallagher Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

John Francis GallagherThe Gamblers - Oil on Canvas

$7,000

The Gamblers - Oil on Canvas

By John Francis Gallagher

Located in New York, NY

Oil Portrait. The Gamblers is from a movie called Bay of Angels with Jeanne Moreau and Claude Mann. About the Artist: John Francis Gallagher is a Boston-based contemporary artist. Born in Drogheda, Ireland in the Boyne Valley, he emigrated to the United States at 19. John worked in graphic design, advertising and architectural rendering before turning his hand, full-time, to painting. A self-taught figurative artist, his work has a vintage style that is influenced by the so-called pulp artists of the 20th century. In his large-scale canvases, tone is given precedent to create realism. Working within a limited palette of tones, The paint is woven under, over, and into itself in layers to create a portrait that is seemingly simple but satisfyingly complex. The work has a strong quiet energy that creates space for itself in a frenetic, busy world by being the exact opposite. Often drawn from 1960s European Cinema...

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2010s Contemporary John Francis Gallagher Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

John Francis GallagherCatherine Deneuve - Oil on Canvas

$7,000

Catherine Deneuve - Oil on Canvas

By John Francis Gallagher

Located in New York, NY

Oil Portrait of famed French actress - Catherine Deneuve. About the Artist: John Francis Gallagher is a Boston-based contemporary artist. Born in Drogheda, Ireland in the Boyne Valley, he emigrated to the United States at 19. John worked in graphic design, advertising and architectural rendering before turning his hand, full-time, to painting. A self-taught figurative artist, his work has a vintage style that is influenced by the so-called pulp artists of the 20th century. In his large-scale canvases, tone is given precedent to create realism. Working within a limited palette of tones, The paint is woven under, over, and into itself in layers to create a portrait that is seemingly simple but satisfyingly complex. The work has a strong quiet energy that creates space for itself in a frenetic, busy world by being the exact opposite. Often drawn from 1960s European Cinema...

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2010s Contemporary John Francis Gallagher Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

John Francis GallagherElvis - Oil on Canvas

$9,000

Elvis - Oil on Canvas

By John Francis Gallagher

Located in New York, NY

Oil Portrait of Elvis on canvas. About the Artist: John Francis Gallagher is a Boston-based contemporary artist. Born in Drogheda, Ireland in the Boyne Valley, he emigrated to the United States at 19. John worked in graphic design, advertising and architectural rendering before turning his hand, full-time, to painting. A self-taught figurative artist, his work has a vintage style that is influenced by the so-called pulp artists of the 20th century. In his large-scale canvases, tone is given precedent to create realism. Working within a limited palette of tones, The paint is woven under, over, and into itself in layers to create a portrait that is seemingly simple but satisfyingly complex. The work has a strong quiet energy that creates space for itself in a frenetic, busy world by being the exact opposite. Often drawn from 1960s European Cinema...

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2010s Contemporary John Francis Gallagher Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

John Francis GallagherSophia Loren - Oil on Canvas

$11,000

Sophia Loren - Oil on Canvas

By John Francis Gallagher

Located in New York, NY

Oil Portrait of famed Italian actress - Sophia Loren. About the Artist: John Francis Gallagher is a Boston-based contemporary artist. Born in Drogheda, Ireland in the Boyne Valley, he emigrated to the United States at 19. John worked in graphic design, advertising and architectural rendering before turning his hand, full-time, to painting. A self-taught figurative artist, his work has a vintage style that is influenced by the so-called pulp artists of the 20th century. In his large-scale canvases, tone is given precedent to create realism. Working within a limited palette of tones, The paint is woven under, over, and into itself in layers to create a portrait that is seemingly simple but satisfyingly complex. The work has a strong quiet energy that creates space for itself in a frenetic, busy world by being the exact opposite. Often drawn from 1960s European Cinema...

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2010s Contemporary John Francis Gallagher Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Daniela AstoneCouple #2- 21st Century Contemporary Painting of a nude dancing male and female, 2023

$3,052

H 19.69 in W 15.75 in D 1.58 in

Couple #2- 21st Century Contemporary Painting of a nude dancing male and female

By Daniela Astone

Located in Nuenen, Noord Brabant

Daniela Astone Couple #2 50 x 40 cm Oil on wood Daniela Astone works and lives in Florence. For years she was a teacher on the famous Florence Art Academy. Since 2022 she fulltime works as a painter. Her works are all around the world in great collections. For our exhibition 'A Female Gaze' Daniela Astone made a series of paintings where the female aspect of her life is the main subject. This series contains a series of seven paintings where you see a dancing couple. Female- male couples and male-male/ female-female couples. The Currator of Galerie Bonnard says about the paintings by Daniela Astone: The classical structure and narrative paintings show a technique that is special. Her style is virtuoso and her subjects narrative. The keys are loose and subtle. For this artist, standing in front of a painting means...

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2010s Contemporary John Francis Gallagher Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Bruno SurdoReflections - Portrait of a Female Against Silvery Backdrop, Original Oil, 2023

$3,500

H 30 in W 24 in

Reflections - Portrait of a Female Against Silvery Backdrop, Original Oil

By Bruno Surdo

Located in Chicago, IL

The subject gazes downward in Bruno Surdo's portrait titled "Reflections". The contrast between the silvery backdrop and the model's flawless skin is pure perfection. This intimate portrait is painted with a black trimmed edge therefore not requiring framing however, please contact the gallery for framing options. Bruno Surdo Reflection oil on canvas 30h x 24w in 76.20h x 60.96w cm BRS125 Bruno A. Surdo b. Chicago, 1963 EXHIBITIONS 2023 New Work, Gallery VICTOR, Chicago, IL 2021 Ethos + Truth, Gallery Victor Armendariz, Chicago, IL 2020 Realities, Gallery Victor Armendariz, Chicago, IL 2018 Liberation, Gallery Victor Armendariz, Chicago, IL Blood Sport, Gallery Victor Armendariz, Chicago, IL Art on Paper 2018, Gallery Victor Armendariz, Pier 36, New York, NY SOFA Chicago 2018, Gallery Victor Armendariz, Navy Pier, Chicago, IL 2017 POP!ARAZZI, Gallery Victor Armendariz, Chicago, IL Coming Attractions, Gallery Victor Armendariz, Chicago, IL 2015 SOFA Chicago 2015, Ann Nathan Gallery, Navy Pier, Chicago, IL Bruno Surdo: Allegories, Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL 2014 Bruno Surdo: Respond, Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL Modern Metaphors, Rockford Art Museum, Rockford, IL 2013 Bruno Surdo: Revelations, Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL Vice + Virtue, Northern Illinois University Museum of Art 2012 Contemporary Realism Biennial, Fort Wayne Museum of Art, Fort Wayne, IN 2011 Bruno Surdo, University of St. Francis School of Creative Arts, Fort Wayne, IN Uncensored, Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL 2010 Art Chicago 2010, Ann Nathan Gallery, Merchandise Mart, Chicago, IL 2009 Art Chicago 2009, Ann Nathan Gallery, Merchandise Mart, Chicago, IL 2007 Bruno Surdo, Art Institute of Indianapolis, Indianapolis, IN 2006 Context/Content: Making Meaning with the Figure, University of Arkansas, Conway, AR Creative Imaginings, Mobile Museum of Art, Mobile, AL Bruno Surdo: Cycles, Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL 2005 Art Chicago 2005, Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL 2004 Tragedy, Memory, & Honor, Richard M. Daley Center, Chicago, IL Art Chicago 2004, Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL Group Show, Arcadia Gallery, New York, NY Drawings VII, Koplin Del Rio Gallery, West Hollywood, CA Armory Show, New York Armory, New York, NY 2003 Paintings & Drawings, College of Lake County, Grayslake, IL The Art Show, New York, NY Bruno Surdo: New Work, Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL Art Chicago 2003, Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL 2003-10 International Show of Contemporary Artists, Chicago Art Open, Chicago, IL 2002 Bruno Surdo: Perception of Appearance, Frye Museum, Seattle, WA Tragedy, Memory, & Honor, Richard M. Daley Center, Chicago, IL Bruno Surdo: Transcendence, Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL Art Chicago 2002, Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL Tragedy, Memory, & Honor, Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL 2001 Magic Vision, Arkansas Art Center, Little Rock, AR 1998 Evanston and Vicinity Artists, Evanston Art Center, Evanston, IL 1996 Bruno Surdo: A Personal View, University of Wisconsin, Kenosha, WI 1995 Bruno Surdo: Recent Works, College of Lake County, IL AIDS in Our Society, Loyola University, Chicago, IL Bruno Surdo: Life, Struggle, and Hope, Chicago Cultural Center, Chicago, IL 2001 Magic Vision, Arkansas Art Center, Little Rock, AR Bruno Surdo: Dualities of Life, Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL 1999 Group Show, Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL 1998 Group Exhibition, Fine Arts Building Gallery, Chicago, IL 1995 Spiritual Inquiries, Struve Gallery, Chicago, IL 1994 Recent Works, The 14th Annual Juried Exhibition for Lake County Artists, Grayslake, IL Go Figure, Figurative Works on Paper, Chicago Printmakers Collaborative, Chicago, IL SELECTED COLLECTIONS The Re-Birth of Venus, Temporary Loan, Fort Wayne Museum of Art Arkansas Art Center, Little Rock, AR College of Lake County, Greyslake, IL Flashpoint Academy, Chicago IL John Robert Wiltgen Design Shoemaker Ruud Collection Julie & Thomas Danilek Michael Vozzella and Mike Silver Benjamin Fernandez Tom Braake Betsy Colburn Michael Diemand & Lor LaRose Michael Staab & Kathy Brock Bruce Leep Frank Tzurect Mary Foley Rosalyn Carlson Mimmy Turney Janet Long Halstead Billy Hunt Carol Galli Myles Kerrigan Honorable & Mrs. Edwin Berman Theodore Gage Northrop Art Museum Past Present & Future Company Dr. James & Peggy Kemmler Salvatore Monastero Nix & Virginia Lauridsen Joel Miller David & Marlene Zerkel Ann & Andy Abel Claudia Rush Marc Miller Leonard Goldberg Lawrence Pucci Howard Tullman Collection Susan & Manny Kramer James Rinnert Richar Interiors Michael & Nancy Colt Khalid Altijir Dr. Joe Grodman Beryl & Jack Gore Larry Wolf & Eric Naegle Chuck Wolandi Jack Schwab & David Sandelin Thomas Kaczmarek Marti Dinerstein Craig & Michael Golden Mike & Jill Rose SELECTED PUBLICATIONS Bruno Surdo: The Method Artist Responds, by Lucia Mauro, June 26, 2014, anitathemovie blog An Exhibition of Exhibitionism: Bruno Surdo’s ‘Respond’, by Carrie McGath, July 1, 2014, The Chicagoist Website, Arts and Entertainment “Inspired Environs: A renowned designer decks out his Loop abode in art and texture” Modern Luxury, Men’s Book, Spring 2014 “Master Class” What’z Up Magazine, Fort Wayne, 2011 ”9/11 Painting will be on Display” Fort Wayne Journal Gazette, 2011 “Illuminated Images” Fort Wayne Reader, 2011 “Two Faces of Beauty” American Art Collector Magazine, Issue #3 and #59, 2006/2010 “Art and Calamity” Art Papers, 2009 “Versions of the Present, Techniques of the Past” American Artist Magazine, 2004 “Living Artists” Crow Book Publishing, Chicago, IL 2004 “The New Master” by Craig Keller, Chicago Social Magazine, 2004. “Tragedy, Memory, and Honor,” by William Hageman, Chicago Tribune, March 28, 2002 “Mural Depicts Tragedy of 9/11” Art Section, Chicago Sun Times, 2002 Review by Dennis Raverty, Art Papers Magazine, July 2001 WTTW Channel 11...

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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary John Francis Gallagher Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Xenia GrayI Used to Dream - Original Figurative Vibrant Mixed Media Painting on Canvas, 2025

$2,775

H 40 in W 30 in

I Used to Dream - Original Figurative Vibrant Mixed Media Painting on Canvas

By Xenia Gray

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Rooted in introspection and emotional nuance, Xenia Gray’s figurative mixed media works capture the quiet tension between solitude and connection. Her paintings often depict the huma...

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2010s Contemporary John Francis Gallagher Art

Materials

Canvas, Charcoal, Oil, Acrylic

Amilcar Rivera M.Contemporary Figurative Oil Painting on Canvas. Red Dressed Women Figurines., 2023

$1,408

H 19.69 in W 23.63 in

Contemporary Figurative Oil Painting on Canvas. Red Dressed Women Figurines.

By Amilcar Rivera M.

Located in Vilnius, Vilniaus apskr.

4 MUJERES EN ROJO The dreamy figures and introspective mood are characteristic of all Amilcar's works. The characters in the painting look detached yet serene, drawing the viewer int...

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2010s Contemporary John Francis Gallagher Art

Materials

Canvas, Cotton Canvas, Oil

Tania RivilisSingularity- 21st Century Contemporary Figurative Portrait Painting of a man, 2026

$7,924

H 25.6 in W 37.41 in D 1.38 in

Singularity- 21st Century Contemporary Figurative Portrait Painting of a man

By Tania Rivilis

Located in Nuenen, Noord Brabant

Tania Rivilis Singularity 65 x 95 cm Oilpaint on canvas Tania Rivilis (born in Ukraine 1986) 2022 winner of the 'William Locke Price' from the Royal Society of Portrait Painters ...

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2010s Contemporary John Francis Gallagher Art

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Roxana KhonkulovaLady in a Hat, 2023

$8,218

H 39.38 in W 39.38 in D 0.79 in

Lady in a Hat

By Roxana Khonkulova

Located in Zofingen, AG

It's a celebration of personal sovereignty and the power of composure that transcends the need for a royal lineage, inviting viewers to find their own moments of majesty in everyday ...

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2010s Contemporary John Francis Gallagher Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Soudeh DavoudGame, Set, and Match - Contemporary Oil Painting on Canvas, Unframed, 2023

$8,000

H 40.01 in W 27.17 in

Game, Set, and Match - Contemporary Oil Painting on Canvas, Unframed

By Soudeh Davoud

Located in London, GB

In Game, Set, and Match (2023), Iranian artist Soudeh Davoud (b. 1988) reimagines a moment of athletic poise as a meditation on gender, representation, and historical narrative. Pain...

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2010s Contemporary John Francis Gallagher Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Wyn Di Stefano"Annie", Contemporary California Figurative Impressionist Portrait of a Woman, 2017

$1,650

H 24 in W 36 in D 0.75 in

"Annie", Contemporary California Figurative Impressionist Portrait of a Woman

By Wyn Di Stefano

Located in Soquel, CA

Gorgeous contemporary impressionist figurative portrait of Annie, a reclining woman in a one-piece bathing suit reading on a couch, with a California license plate tucked behind her,...

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2010s Contemporary John Francis Gallagher Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Khalid NadifColorful Contemporary Figurative Painting Female Portrait "Untitled II", 2007

$2,800

H 40 in W 32.5 in

Colorful Contemporary Figurative Painting Female Portrait "Untitled II"

By Khalid Nadif

Located in East Quogue, NY

Bright colored contemporary figurative portrait painting by Moroccan artist Khalid Nadif. The painting is offered in a simple wood frame. Size: 40 x 32.5 inches (framed) Signed ...

Category

Early 2000s Contemporary John Francis Gallagher Art

Materials

Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil

Inés SilvaldeContemporary Figurative Expressionist Portrait of a Child with Toy Rabbit Framed, 2026

$575Sale Price|30% Off

H 16.5 in W 12.68 in D 1.38 in

Contemporary Figurative Expressionist Portrait of a Child with Toy Rabbit Framed

By Inés Silvalde

Located in FISTERRA, ES

Contemporary child portrait oil painting on canvas depicting a boy holding an oversized stuffed rabbit within a psychologically charged domestic scene. This vertical oil on canvas p...

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2010s Contemporary John Francis Gallagher Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Roxana KhonkulovaPause in Time. Original painting, 2024

$951

H 35.04 in W 28.55 in D 0.79 in

Pause in Time. Original painting

By Roxana Khonkulova

Located in Zofingen, AG

This work of art captures a moment filled with timeless elegance and mystery. Every detail invites the viewer to ponder the stories hidden in the atmosphere of a luxurious dressing r...

Category

2010s Contemporary John Francis Gallagher Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Billy SchenckGratuitous Violence_Billy Schenck_Oil/Canvas_ Figurative/Text/Pop Western

$29,000

H 37.5 in W 37.5 in

Gratuitous Violence_Billy Schenck_Oil/Canvas_ Figurative/Text/Pop Western

By Billy Schenck

Located in Laguna Beach, CA

BILLY SCHENCK "Gratuitous Violence" Oil on Canvas 37.5 x 37.5 in. framed Billy Schenck utilizes specific frames of reference in his oil on canvas depictions of the American West, e...

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2010s Contemporary John Francis Gallagher Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

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