Man Reaching Down: Tondo
By Michael Leonard
Located in London, GB
Alkyd-oil on Masonite, signed and dated (middle left), 61cm (diam.), (83cm diam. framed). (This work was kept by the artist for his personal collection. It remained in his collection...
Oil, Board
Against the Glass
By Michael Leonard
Located in London, GB
Alkyd-oil on Masonite board, 102cm x 83cm, (124cm x 104cm framed). The painting comes directly from the artist. Michael Leonard is most probably most famous for his portrait of HM ...
Masonite, Alkyd
Vanitas (unfinished)
By Michael Leonard
Located in London, GB
Alkyd-oil on board, 81cm diam., (100cm diam framed). Although most famous for his portrait of HM Queen Elizabeth in the National Portrait Gallery, London, from the late 1970s up un...
Board, Oil
Chimera I
By Michael Leonard
Located in London, GB
Michael Leonard, (British b.1933), Chimera I, 1975, Graphite pencil on paper, initialled (lower left), signed and dated (lower right), 15cm x 14cm, (35cm x 32cm framed) Michael Leon...
Paper, Pencil
Alan, Bella, Brick and Slate
By Michael Leonard
Located in London, GB
Acrylic on Masonite board, signed and dated (lower middle), 70cm x 70cm (91cm x 91cm framed). Price on request This work depicts Alan and his dog, Bella, on Michael Leonard’s balcon...
Acrylic, Board
White Hairbrush II
By Michael Leonard
Located in London, GB
Graphite pencil on paper, 18.5cm x 19cm, (framed 50cm x 42cm). (Provenance: from the artist.) Leonard is probably best known for his portrait of HM Queen Elizabeth, in the National ...
Paper, Carbon Pencil
$292
H 13.19 in W 8.67 in
A nude - Realistic oil painting, Warm tones, Young Polish 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, Cardboard
$1,403
H 9.45 in W 13.39 in D 0.2 in
Woman Lying Down on White Cloth - Oil Painting - Mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Woman Lying Down on White Cloth is an artwork realized by an Italian Artist in mid-20th Century. Oil on cardboard 24x34 cm. Good conditions.
Oil, Cardboard
$1,200Sale Price|20% Off
H 21 in W 18 in D 1 in
"Untitled 28" (FRAMED) Pencil Drawing 21" x 18" inch by Antonio Pelayo
By Antonio Pelayo
Located in Culver City, CA
"Untitled 28" (FRAMED) Pencil Drawing 21" x 18" inch by Antonio Pelayo Size unframed: 15.5" x 13.5 inch Medium: Pencil on Paper Artist Antonio Pelayo, born in Glendale, California...
Paper, Pencil
$292
H 15.75 in W 8.67 in
A sitter - Realistic oil painting, Female nude, Warm tones, Young Polish 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, Cardboard
$1,200
H 18.5 in W 19 in D 1 in
A Fabulous 1950s Mid-Century Modern Painting, Male Nudes, Hammering, Circus Tent
By Harold Haydon
Located in Chicago, IL
A Uniquely Fabulous 1950s Mid-Century Modern Oil Painting of Male Nude Figures Hammering the Tent Supports of a Circus Big Top by Notable Chicago Artist, Harold Haydon (Am. 1909-1994...
Masonite, Oil
$233
H 12.6 in W 9.06 in D 0.04 in
Nude - Original Pencil on Paper by André Meaux-Saint-Marc - Early 20th Century
By André Meaux Saint-Marc
Located in Roma, IT
Nude woman is an original pencil drawing realized by André Meaux-Saint-Marc (1885 - 1941). Pencil drawing on brown paper in good conditions.
Paper, Pencil
$500
H 27.5 in W 19.5 in D 1 in
NIGHT BLUES - Female Nude original unique art by Paula Craioveanu
By Paula Craioveanu
Located in Forest Hills, NY
"Night Blues" Female Nude, seen from the back, and a second view in the mirror. from another perspective. Part of "Nude in Interior" series, inspired by Matisse. Ultramarine tempera ...
Carbon Pencil, Rag Paper, Tempera
$850
H 12.75 in W 24.75 in D 2 in
A Fabulous 1960s Mid-Century Modern Painting of an Embracing Couple, Lovers
Located in Chicago, IL
A Fabulous 1960s Mid-Century Modern Painting of an Embracing Couple, Lovers, by noted Chicago Artist, Rudolph Pen. A wonderful example of the artist's uniquely expressive, abstract...
Masonite, Oil
$1,250
H 17 in W 13 in D 2 in
Nude in the Studio, in Front of the Mirror - Portrait in Oil on Artist's Board
Located in Soquel, CA
Nude in the Studio, in Front of the Mirror - Portrait in Oil on Artist's Board Elegant seated nude woman by Pau Milosevich (American, b. 1936). A woman is seated in a studio, in fro...
Canvas, Oil, Illustration Board
$1,600
H 20 in W 28 in D 2 in
An Exceptional Mid-Century Modern Oil Painting of a Reclining Nude Female Model
Located in Chicago, IL
An Exceptional Mid-Century Modern Oil Painting of a Reclining Nude Female Model by Noted Chicago Artist, Rudolph T. Pen. This alluring studio scene, painted in the 1960s, exemplifi...
Oil, Masonite
$1,370
H 26.5 in W 19.5 in D 2 in
A Captivating Modern Seated Female Nude in a Studio Interior by Francis Chapin
By Francis Chapin
Located in Chicago, IL
A captivating, introspective Modern portrait painting of a female nude seated in a quiet studio interior by famed Chicago artist, Francis Chapin (Am. 1899-1965). A sensitive, skille...
Oil, Masonite
$550
H 12 in W 9 in
The Body is a History - Muscular Male Nude, Graphite Drawing on Paper
By Rick Sindt
Located in Chicago, IL
Rick Sindt's knowledge of the male physique is evident in this exquisite drawing of a nude male. The subject sits on the ground with his body twisted away from the viewer. We see the defined musculature of his posterior. The artwork is framed in white wood with a black mat. Rick Sindt The Body is a History graphite on archival paper 12h x 9w in 30.48h x 22.86w cm RIS026 Shifting the historic male gaze into a male-on-male gaze, this body of work anchors its exploration of queer culture in relationships and introspection. Beginning with a survey of several photo archives, I overwhelmingly encountered pictures that fit into two distinct categories: spectacular demonstrations or public displays of sexuality. All of these images were overtly political. Then, I began to find a subset of more intimate images. Typically, these were images submitted by loved ones or donated to foundations after someone’s death. These images depicted common, tender scenes. Working my way through these images, I reflected on D. A. Miller’s assertion that gay identity, to which we have entrusted our politics and ethics, stands in an essentially reductive relation to the queer desires on which it is based. And David Halperin’s argument that, “identity has become the preferred category for thinking about homosexuality. Moreover, it has been promoted at the direct expense of pleasure or feelings or subjectivity.” This left me asking the questions: how is queer culture transmitted if not genealogically? Is there a universal queer experience? What is queer sensibility and subjectivity and can it be visually represented? Rick Sindt b. 1990, Hastings, MN, EDUCATION 2013 North Park University, Chicago, IL - BFA Magna Cum Laude SOLO EXHIBITIONS 2016 Two Countries, Rogue Philanthropy, Chicago, IL 2013 Tides, Erosion or Catch, Pull, Recover; The-One-Right-Now, North Park University; Chicago, IL GROUP EXHIBITIONS 2016 Are We Not of Interest to Each Other, Uptown Arts Center, Chicago, IL Reinventing Ourselves From Another Point-of-View, Contemporary Gallery at Zhou B. Arts Center, Chicago, IL Collective: Process, Beans and Bagels, Chicago, IL 2015 Collective: for(a)ging, Hammond Art Center; Hammond, IN How We Make It, The Arts of Life, Chicago, IL Collective: One, Albany Park...
Archival Paper, Graphite
Change into White
By Michael Leonard
Located in London, GB
Graphite pencil on paper, signed and dated (middle right), 22cm x 20cm, (51cm x 46cm framed). (This work was kept by the artist for his personal collection. This was the only tonal d...
Paper, Carbon Pencil
Male Bather on Gold
By Michael Leonard
Located in London, GB
Acrylic on canvas, signed and dated (lower right), 44cm x 39cm (67cm x 63cm framed). (This work was kept by the artist for his personal collection. It remained in his collection unti...
Cotton Canvas, Acrylic
Tonal Nude
By Michael Leonard
Located in London, GB
Dr Martin’s watercolour, initialed and dated (lower right), 23cm x 15.5cm, (46cm x 35cm framed Michael Leonard is most probably most famous for his portrait of HM Queen Elizabeth II...
Paper, Watercolor
Dressing 43
By Michael Leonard
Located in London, GB
Michael Leonard, (British b.1933), Dressing 43, 1982, Graphite pencil on paper, initialed and dated 'ML82', 19.5cm x 14cm, (framed 39cm x 30cm). Michael Leonard is most probably mos...
Paper, Pencil
Leroy in a Blanket III
By Michael Leonard
Located in London, GB
Acrylic on Masonite board, signed and dated (upper/middle right), 54cm x 58.5cm, (67cm x 71cm framed). Michael Leonard is most probably most famous for his portrait of HM Queen Eliz...
Acrylic, Board
Sold
H 24 in W 18 in D 1 in
Theseus and the Minotaur, 1969 (Mythological black male nude painting)
By Michael Leonard
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Michael Leonard (b.1933). Theseus and the Minotaur, 1969. Acrylic on masonite panel, 16 x 20 inches; 20 x 24 inches framed. Signed and dated lower right. Signed en verso. Original Midtown Payson Galleries label affixed en verso. Excellent condition with no conservation. Theseus and the Minotaur represents the highest achievement from Leonard's transitional period of the late 1960's. It demonstrates his mastery of the illustrative style. Aware that he has exhausted the possibilities offered to him, the artist would soon move on to a mode of academic realism based on photo studies. In this piece, the subdued and earthy palate accentuates the the hero's pale flesh. It glows in comparison the the chalky grays and clay browns that frame it. The subtle graduation of tone in the subject's face signals the method Leonard would use to create almost shadowless compositions in coming years. Tradition artistic interpretations of the myth show two figures in battle, most frequently depicting the hero slaying the monster. This provocative image disorients the viewer, suggesting a gentle, intimate friendship. Adding to the complicated task of interpreting the image are factors or race and sexual orientation. Considering that Theseus and the Minotaur was painted in 1969, we can safely assert that it is a daring and prescient work that anticipates sexual freedoms of the decade to come. Price on request Biography: BORN: Bangalore, India of British parents, 1933 EDUCATION: 1972 First exhibited as a painter. Gradually relinquished Illustration to paint full time. Lives and works in London. 1957-72 Worked as an a freelance illustrator with Artists Partners 1954-57 Studied Graphic Design and Illustration at St. Martin’s School of Art, London ONE-PERSON EXHIBITIONS: 2009 New Paintings & Drawings, Forum Gallery, NY (catalogue) 2007 Michael Leonard; Master of Ambiguity: Paintings, Drawings, and Portraits, Jonathan Edwards College, Yale University, New Haven, CT (catalogue) 2004 Drawings by Michael Leonard, Thomas Gibson Fine Art, London, England (catalogue) 1999 Forum Gallery, New York, NY (catalogue) 1997 Thomas Gibson Fine Art, London, England (catalogue) 1993 Thomas Gibson Fine Art, London, England 1992 Verisimilitude, Stiebel Modern, New York, NY (catalogue) 1989 Retrospective, Artsite Gallery, Bath, England 1988 Fischer Fine Art, London, England (catalogue) 1983 Fischer Fine Art, London, England (catalogue) 1980 Fischer Fine Art, London, England (catalogue) 1977 Fischer Fine Art, London, England (catalogue) Michael Leonard/Drawings, Harriet Griffin Fine Arts, New York, NY Retrospective, Gemeentemuseum, Arnhem, The Netherlands 1974 Fischer Fine Art, London, England (catalogue) SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS: 2018 Artists by Artists: The Artist as Subject, Forum Gallery, New York, NY 2017-18 Favorite Things: A Holiday Exhibition, Forum Gallery, New York, NY 2016-17 Contemporary Old Masters, Louisiana Art & Science Museum, Baton Rouge, Louisiana 2014 Wives, Daughters and Lovers, Forum Gallery, New York, NY Re-presenting Representation VIII, Arnot Art Museum, Elmira, NY 2013 Singular Vision, Forum Gallery, New York, NY 2012 Perception of Self, Forum Gallery, New York, NY Five Decades: Art and Artists of Forum Gallery, 1962-2012, Forum Gallery, New York, NY 2010 Contemporary Paintings, Drawings & Sculpture: A Summer Selection, Forum Gallery, New York, NY 2010 Re-Presenting the Nude, EVOKE Contemporary, Santa Fe, NM 2009 Summer Selections, Forum Gallery, New York, NY 2008 New Acquisitions, Forum Gallery, New York, NY 2007-08 About Face; Portraiture Now, Long Beach Museum of Art, CA 2006 The Fine Art of Drawing: Modern & Contemporary Works on Paper, Forum Gallery, New York, NY 2005 Cover Story: The Art and Photojournalism of the Sunday Times Magazine, Nikon and Proud Galleries What is Realism? Albermarle Gallery, London 2005 Collector’s Show, Arkansas Art Center, Little Rock, AR The Figurative Impulse, Forum Gallery, Los Angeles, CA 2004 Masters and Mavericks, Seraphin Gallery, Philadelphia, PA 2003 Collector’s Show, Arkansas Art Center, Little Rock, AR Contemporary Works on Paper, Forum Gallery, New York, NY Modern and Contemporary Portraits curated by Townsend Wolfe, Forum Gallery, New York, NY 2002 Artists of the Ideal, Palazzo Forte, Galleria d’Arte Moderna, Verona 2001 Between Heaven and Earth-New Classical Movements in the Art of Today, Museum voor Moderne Kunst, Ostende, Belgium 2000 The Male Form in Contemporary Art, Art and Culture Center, Hollywood, FL Still Lifes, William Baczek Fine Arts, Northampton, MA 1999 The Nude in Contemporary Art, The Aldrich Museum of Contemporary Art, Ridgefield, CT 1998 Still Life Painting Today, Jerald Melberg Gallery, Charlotte, NC Apple of My Eye: Selections of Paintings and Works on Paper, Kraushaar Gallery, New York, NY It’s Still Life, Forum Gallery, New York, NY 1998 Collector’s Show, Arkansas Arts Center, Little Rock, AR The Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum, Ridgefield, CT 1997 Animals in Art, Sotheby’s: London (touring Brighton & Preston) Re-presenting Representation III, Arnot Art Museum, Elmira, NY Ars Erotica, Edward Lucie-Smith, Rizzoli, New York, NY 1994 Naked Men and Women in American Art, Midtown Payson Galleries, New York, NY 1991 In Human Terms, Stiebel Modern, New York, NY 1987-88 The Self Portrait: A Modern View, Artsite, Bath (touring exhibition organized by Sean Kelly and Edward Lucie- Smith) 1983 8 British Realists, Louis K. Meisel Gallery, New York, NY Urban Landscape, Oldham Museum and Art Gallery, Oldham, UK Pintura Brittanica Contemporanea, Museo Municipal, Madrid, Spain British Realists, Robin Gibson Gallery, Darlinghurst, New South Wales The Male Nude: A Modern View, Homeworks, London (Organized by Francois de Louville) 1982 Fischer Group Show, Solomon Gallery, Dublin 1981 Various Approaches, Fischer Fine Art, London The Real British, Fischer Fine Art, London (organized by Edward Lucie-Smith) Fischer Fine Art, London 1980 Nudes, Angela Flowers, London 1979-80 The Craft of Art, Peter Moore’s Liverpool Project 5, Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool 1979 Figurative Approach 4, Fischer Fine Art, London 1978 John Moores’ 11, Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool Figurative Approach 3, Fischer Fine Art, London 1976 Fischer Fine Art, London 1975 Aspects of Realism, touring exhibition in Canada (organized by Rothmans) John Moores’ 10, Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool Figurative Approach, Fischer Fine Art, London 1975 Realismus and Realitat, Kunsthalle, Darmstadt Fischer Fine Art, London 1973 Fischer Fine Art, London 1972 English Explorations, Fischer Fine Art, London SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY: Books; Monographs: Drawn to the Past, Foreword by Anthea Gibson, Thomas Gibson Fine Art, London, 1993 Changing II (augmented edition of Changing), Editions Aubrey Walters, London, 1992 Michael Leonard: Paintings, Foreword by Lincoln Kirstein, Edward Lucie-Smith in conversation with the artist, GMP Publishers, London, 1985 Changing: 50 Drawings, Introduction by Edward Lucie-Smith, GMP Publishers, London, 1983 Books; Illustrated: The Folk Songs of North America, Alan Lomax, Cassell, London, 1960 The Kingdom of Carbonel, Barbara Sleigh, Max Parrish, London, 1959 When Wendy Grew Up – An Afterthought, J.M. Barrie, Nelson, Edinburgh Articles / Reviews: Lucie-Smith, Edward. “Modern Virtuoso.” Art Review. June 1997. Norman, Geraldine. “Nudes Inspired by Past Masters.” The Independent. June 21, 1993. Packer, William. “Back to Real Painting.” The Financial Times, June 22, 1993. Sewell, Brian. “Nude Awakening...
Masonite, Acrylic
Man Undressing (black male nude)
By Michael Leonard
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Stunning portrait by American artist, Michael Leonard (b.1933). Man Undressing, 1991. Lithograph on paper, image measures 13.75 x 15 inches on a sheet 23 x 29.5 inches. Measures 23.5...
Lithograph