Chromatic Bicycles. Contemporary Figurative Oil Painting
By Paul Rossi
Located in Brecon, Powys
The subject is play and in the formal sense of the work plays with combinatorial possibilities of geometric and figurative elements. Oil on canvas
Canvas, Oil
The Three Graces III Contemporary Figurative Oil Painting
By Paul Rossi
Located in Brecon, Powys
A meditation on the three graces of Greek mythology )known as the charites, they were goddesses of charm, beauty, and creativity. The subject can be seen as an allegory of the gift. ...
Canvas, Oil
Figure in Contemplation Contemporary Figurative Oil Painting
By Paul Rossi
Located in Brecon, Powys
Figure study, Oils on paper. Signed
Paper, Oil
Seated Figure in Geometric Space. Contemporary Figurative Oil Painting
By Paul Rossi
Located in Brecon, Powys
A figure study in oils on paper combines the organisation of space, characteristic of Japanese painting with western figuration signed
Paper, Oil
Harlequin Contemporary Figurative Oil Painting
By Paul Rossi
Located in Brecon, Powys
Oil on canvas, signed I work in oils, goauche, charcoal, pencil, pen and ink, and less frequently, in acrylic and watercolour. My work takes a figurative approach to space and tends...
Canvas, Oil
The Three Graces II Contemporary Figurative Oil Painting
By Paul Rossi
Located in Brecon, Powys
A meditation on the three graces of Greek mythology )known as the charites, they were goddesses of charm, beauty, and creativity. The subject can be seen as an allegory of the gift. ...
Oil, Canvas
Harlequin II: Contemporary Figurative Oil Painting
By Paul Rossi
Located in Brecon, Powys
Oil on canvas, signed I work in oils, goauche, charcoal, pencil, pen and ink, and less frequently, in acrylic and watercolour. My work takes a figurative approach to space and tends...
Canvas, Oil
Poets Table. Contemporary Still Life Oil Painting
By Paul Rossi
Located in Brecon, Powys
Oil on canvas Signed, unframed
Oil
Mother and Child in Archaic Landscape Contemporary Figurative Oil Painting
By Paul Rossi
Located in Brecon, Powys
A mother and child placed in an evocative archaic world Oil on canvas, signed
Canvas, Oil
Harlequin IV: Contemporary Figurative Oil Painting
By Paul Rossi
Located in Brecon, Powys
Oil on canvas, signed I work in oils, goauche, charcoal, pencil, pen and ink, and less frequently, in acrylic and watercolour. My work takes a figurative approach to space and tends...
Canvas, Oil
Circulus VI. Contemporary Figurative Painting
By Paul Rossi
Located in Brecon, Powys
Amazing, fantastical images pepper the entire painting. It for all the world looks like a piece of Wedgwood porcelain has come to life and the characters are playing in a new reality...
Acrylic
The Three Graces IV Contemporary Figurative Oil Painting
By Paul Rossi
Located in Brecon, Powys
A meditation on the three graces of Greek mythology )known as the charites, they were goddesses of charm, beauty, and creativity. The subject can be seen as an allegory of the gift. ...
Oil, Canvas
Circus Nativity: Contemporary Figurative Oil Painting
By Paul Rossi
Located in Brecon, Powys
Oil on canvas, signed I work in oils, goauche, charcoal, pencil, pen and ink, and less frequently, in acrylic and watercolour. My work takes a figurative approach to space and tends...
Canvas, Oil
"The Crowning With Thorns" Contemporary Ink Drawing
By Paul Rossi
Located in Brecon, Powys
I work in oils, goauche, charcoal, pencil, pen and ink, and less frequently, in acrylic and watercolour. My work takes a figurative approach to space and tends to revolve around the ...
Ink, Board
$700
H 30 in W 26 in D 1 in
Unititled, Original Oil Painting on Handmade Paper, Framed, 2006
By Alexander Gore
Located in Aventura, FL
Original painting on handmade paper. Hand signed and dated on front by the artist. Artwork size 19 x 12.25 inches. Frame size approx 30 x 26 inches. Artwork is in excellent condi...
Oil, Handmade Paper
$125
H 14 in W 11 in D 1 in
"Raining Cats and Dogs" - Contemporary Mixed-Media Collage on Wood
By Zoa Ace
Located in Denver, CO
Born in Rockford, Illinois, 1951 Zoa Ace creates figurative oil paintings that explore human relationships through theatrical narratives infused with symbolic animals and whimsical...
Canvas, Oil
$7,500
H 40 in W 30 in
Desire - Nude Lovers Entangled in a Passionate Kiss, Oil on Paper on Canvas
By Bruno Surdo
Located in Chicago, IL
This painting demonstrates Bruno Surdo’s deep grounding in classical figurative tradition while addressing intimacy in a distinctly contemporary register. The tightly compressed composition—two nude bodies locked in a kiss—recalls Renaissance and Baroque explorations of entwined figures, from Michelangelo’s sculptural studies of interlocking forms to Caravaggio’s emotionally charged chiaroscuro. The anatomical modeling is central: the musculature of the male back, the subtle weight shift in the female torso, and the nuanced transitions of light across flesh reveal Surdo’s atelier training and commitment to Renaissance draftsmanship. The dark, atmospheric background isolates the figures, heightening their sculptural presence and intensifying the psychological focus. Art historically, the pose evokes both sacred and mythological precedents—embraces seen in depictions of Venus and Mars, Cupid and Psyche, or even the sensual gravity of Rodin’s later sculptural couples. Yet Surdo strips away allegorical attributes and narrative setting. The white drapery loosely gathered at the woman’s hip subtly references classical sculpture, where cloth both conceals and accentuates form. Unlike historical idealization, however, these bodies feel lived-in and human rather than mythic. Surdo’s broader practice often stages grand allegories or mythological conflicts; here he distills that tradition into a singular moment of private intensity. The painting bridges past and present, demonstrating how the language of Renaissance form and Baroque light can still articulate modern vulnerability, desire, and connection without relying on overt narrative symbolism. Bruno Surdo Desire oil on paper on canvas 40h x 30w in 101.60h x 76.20w cm BRS086 Bruno A. Surdo b. Chicago, 1963 EXHIBITIONS 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...
Oil, Canvas, Archival Paper
$3,100
H 39 in W 51 in
To Love And Be Loved - Still Life Floral Artwork Original Oil Painting
By Katharina Husslein
Located in Los Angeles, CA
With a contemporary perspective on landscape painting and inspired by paintings created by old masters, German artist Katharina Husslein paints in a representational manner to captur...
Canvas, Oil
Friesland I - landscape painting
By Jeroen Allart
Located in New York, NY
A farm stands before you on the horizon. A windmill majestically slices the blue sky. A bird, painted in taut brushstrokes, struts on a branch. These are tranquil images; horizon far...
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
$2,282
H 21 in W 17 in D 3 in
Serenity over the Bridge - Lake Scene with Lush Green Trees by British Artist
Located in Preston, GB
Serenity over the Bridge - Lake Scene with Lush Green Trees. Vintage Oil Painting by British Artist, David James. Art measures 12 x 16 inches Frame measures 17 x 21 inches The p...
Canvas, Oil
$30,000
H 55.12 in W 51.19 in D 1.19 in
Large Colourful French Impressionistic Figurative Painting "Feu de Paille"
By Claire Denarie-Soffietti
Located in Cape Town, ZA
A unique, large scale figurative painting with a vivid, exotic, leafy background. The painting style shows influences from the post-impressionists, yet is undeniably contemporary, wi...
Varnish, Canvas, Wax, Oil, Acrylic
$676
H 10 in W 13 in D 1 in
Miniature Landscape with Waterfall - Vintage Oil Painting by British Artist
Located in Preston, GB
Miniature Landscape with Waterfall - Vintage Oil Painting by British Artist, David James. Art measures 10 x 7 inches Frame measures 13 x 10 i...
Canvas, Oil
Echoing Hidden Garden (HG224 Hidden Gardens)
By Damien Hirst
Located in London, GB
Created using a bright, rich palette, Hidden Gardens further explores Hirst’s obsession with lush landscapes and playing with perspective. These densely-layered works bridge traditio...
Canvas, Oil
$2,566
H 39.38 in W 47.25 in D 1.19 in
Breathing the Same Light, Abstract Painting, Contemporary, 100x120 cm
By Barbara Schaumann
Located in DE
Barber Schaumann is a contemporary artist known for her vibrant, abstract interpretations of the female form. Her work combines bold colors with modern, geometric shapes, blending el...
Canvas, Oil
$2,500
H 38 in W 48 in D 1.5 in
«Sh*t Happens» Figurative Oil Painting by Samantha Van Heest
By Samantha Van Heest
Located in Oslo, NO
Shit happens sometimes. In this piece, the artist wanted to create an unsettling and claustrophobic space where people feel most private and vulnerable. Inspired by artist Tala Madani, she created a cartoon figure to act as the voyeur, a bright and unwelcome disturbance that cannot be ignored. Samantha Van Heest...
Canvas, Oil
$3,212
H 16 in W 18 in D 1.75 in
Landscape Painting of Hudson River, New York State, USA by British Artist
By Angela Wakefield
Located in Preston, GB
Landscape Painting of the Hudson River, New York State, USA by British Contemporary Artist, Angela Wakefield. Art measures 12 x 10 inches Frame measures 18 x 16 inches Angela Wakef...
Gesso, Canvas, Linen, Paint, Cotton Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil, Acrylic