After receiving his bachelor of fine arts in painting and art history from the Emily Carr School of Art in 1974, Richard Hambleton launched his “Mass Murder” series. The series was painted on the streets of over 15 cities across Canada and the United States. Hambleton would outline friends in chalk drawings, splashing them with red paint to mimic the remnants of a crime scene.
In 1979, Hambleton moved permanently to the Lower East Side of New York City. It was here that Hambleton gained notoriety for his “Shadowman” paintings of the early 1980s. Over the course of the next decade, his ominous silhouettes painted in unsuspecting corners, alleys and side streets had appeared in over six hundred locations in major cities, including New York City, London, Paris, as well as both sides of the Berlin Wall.
A departure from the spontaneity of the traditional street tag, Hambleton’s paintings were site-specific conceptual works intended to provoke unsuspecting pedestrians with a sobering moment of contemplation. His first solo exhibition opened in the Lower East Side of New York in 1982, and just two years later, his work was included in the Venice Biennale. He was included in the Venice Biennale again in 1988. From 2009–11, a major retrospective was mounted in collaboration with Giorgio Armani, touring multiple venues that included the Moscow Museum of Modern Art and Phillips de Pury in New York.
Shadowman, a film about Hambleton by director Oren Jacoby, premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival on April 21 2017. Today, Hambleton’s works are held in the collections of the Brooklyn Museum, the Andy Warhol Museum in Pittsburgh, Moco Museum in Amsterdam, and the Museum of Modern Art in New York, among others. Hambleton continued to live and work in New York until his death in 2017.
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Untitled
By Richard Hambleton
Located in New York, NY
Signed and dated, l.r. Ink on paper Contact gallery for price. This work is offered by CLAMP in New York City.
Paper, Ink
"Grace" Nude, figurative, miniature ink on wood, pendant
By Robert Kraiza
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This miniature drawing may be displayed on a wall or worn on a chain. Bio // ROBERT KRAIZA (pronounced: cry-zuh) is an illustrator and fine artist who lives and works in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He studied Media Arts and Animation at the Art Institute of Philadelphia. Interested in many media, he often paints in monochrome watercolor on a small scale, inspired by the Victorian era and whimsical dreams in both his art and personal aesthetic. Depicting fantasy worlds from the hidden life of nineteenth century witches to miniature children...
Archival Paper, Ink, Wood
"Helene" Nude, Figurative, Miniature ink on wood, pendant
By Robert Kraiza
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This miniature drawing may be displayed on a wall or worn on a chain. Bio // ROBERT KRAIZA (pronounced: cry-zuh) is an illustrator and fine artist who lives and works in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He studied Media Arts and Animation at the Art Institute of Philadelphia. Interested in many media, he often paints in monochrome watercolor on a small scale, inspired by the Victorian era and whimsical dreams in both his art and personal aesthetic. Depicting fantasy worlds from the hidden life of nineteenth century witches to miniature children...
Archival Paper, Ink, Wood
$2,415
H 13.78 in W 9.06 in D 0.99 in
Minimalist Mixed Media on Paper, Framed in Wood, 2024 - 'Cartolina 5'
Located in Bruxelles, BE
Silvia De Marchi (b. 1967, Melzo, Italy) is an Italian painter currently based in Italy and represented by the Grège Gallery. Her artistic practice reflects a deep exploration of ma...
Paper, Glue, Ink, Mixed Media, Wood, Acrylic
$7,000
H 11 in W 24 in D 0.75 in
Linda Stein, Three Figures, Three Houses 1002 - Contemporary 3D Drawing Collage
Located in New York, NY
Linda Stein, Three Figures, Three Houses 1002 - Contemporary 3D Sculptural Drawing Collage In 2000, Linda Stein began a series called Knights of Protection. Her Knights functioned...
Cotton, Paper, Ink, Magazine Paper
$1,200
H 24 in W 24 in
"El Toro Loco", Hand drawn/painted cartoon bull figure on collaged street sign
By Sean 9 Lugo
Located in Philadelphia, PA
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Paper, Found Objects, Ink, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Permanent Marker, Aquatint
BB #4 #5
By Ant Pearce
Located in Brecon, Powys
From the Artist Bridget Bardot series Ink + thread hand and machine stitched on paper
Thread, Paper, Ink
Untitled (mama study) II
By Anastasia Pelias
Located in New Orleans, LA
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Gesso, Paper, Oil Crayon, Ink, Mixed Media
Untitled (Georgia IV)
By Anastasia Pelias
Located in New Orleans, LA
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Paper, Charcoal, Pastel, Ink
$550Sale Price|62% Off
H 11.25 in W 9.25 in D 1.75 in
"Arise King of May: OTO on the LES"
Located in Astoria, NY
Brian Zegeer (American, XX-XXI), "Arise King of May: OTO on the LES", Mixed Media on Paper, 2007, signed dated, and titled verso, black frame. Image: 8.5" H x 6" W; frame: 11.25" H ...
Paper, Ink, Mixed Media, Pen, Permanent Marker
Untitled (Georgia V)
By Anastasia Pelias
Located in New Orleans, LA
ANASTASIA PELIAS was born in New Orleans, LA to Greek parents. Her artistic practice is rooted in the dual cultural identity of both her native and ancestral roots in New Orleans, LA...
Paper, Charcoal, Ink
$1,026
H 25.6 in W 19.69 in D 0.08 in
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Located in Carballo, ES
Green Minimal Painting is an original artwork realized by TUSET in 2020. We can frame it in natural wood or black on request. We have another series of this work that works perfectl...
Ink, Handmade Paper
$3,500
H 15 in W 11 in D 0.07 in
"My Little Companion" - Modern Minimalist Mixed Media Portrait with Yellow Bird
By Devie Elzafon
Located in Carmel, CA
Devie Elzafon (Israeli, born 1957) "My Little Companion" 2020 Permanent marker, acrylic paint, ink, on paper Signed on the bottom left of the artwork. In “My Little Companion,” the ...
Ink, Acrylic, Paper, Permanent Marker