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Sax Berlin Portrait Paintings

British, b. 1953
We are privileged to sell works on behalf of Sax Berlin. Sax, arguably the finest exponent of 21st Century Classicism, has devoted his life to absorbing the culture of art and architecture in Europe, Asia & North America. He is undoubtedly a genius of our times and one of the great secrets of modern art. When one reviews his oeuvre, 10 distinct & separate styles emerge, displaying Berlin’s mastery of his subject. In fact only Picasso has achieved this height of genius. His students and collectors call him “The Master”. Berlin is a unique artist, using techniques mastered during his studies; ranging from antiquity through the medieval and Renaissance to the present; he creates the visual outcomes he wants and that delight collectors. The paintings Berlin has created in his New York, Greek and Cornish studios are of museum quality and are rarely seen in Art Sales offering a combination of beautiful artworks and investment opportunity. Harvard University refer to him as a Master Artist. The President of the Asia Society on Park Avenue, NYC wrote to Berlin that “your work is beautiful” and Bernard Faure, Professor of Asia Studies at Columbia University wrote “your icons really do have a life of their own”. Sax Berlin is a modern Master Painter in the truest sense of the term and follows in the footsteps of the Great Masters of the past.
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Artist: Sax Berlin
The Four Musea: Contemporary Figurative Oil Painting
By Sax Berlin
Located in Brecon, Powys
Daughters of Zeus and Mnemosyne each of the nine Muses occupies a creative niche. The Four Muses; Calliope, Clio, Erato and Euterpe represent Epic Poetry, History, Lyric Choral Poetr...
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1990s Contemporary Sax Berlin Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

Clothed In Light, Abraham and Sarah
By Sax Berlin
Located in Brecon, Powys
This majestic double portrait "Abraham and Sarah" is part of a series of paintings by breaking British artist, Sax Berlin. Inspired by the Bible and also by a commission to paint “Is...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Sax Berlin Portrait Paintings

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Gold Leaf

"The Guitarist." Contemporary Figurative Oil Painting
By Sax Berlin
Located in Brecon, Powys
A piece of classical beauty painted in Sax Berlin's New York Studio in 1999. She's a study in muted tones, delicately rendered. Gentle, soft and mystical, The Guitarist is an enigmat...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Sax Berlin Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Longing, Contemporary Mixed Media Painting With Silver & Gold Leaf
By Sax Berlin
Located in Brecon, Powys
From Sax Berlin's Silver Series this is a piece that portrays heart rending pathos. In this piece Sax has created beauty, emotion & tranquillity. A deeply moving, touching work.
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Sax Berlin Portrait Paintings

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Gold Leaf

Gossamer Of Marble
By Sax Berlin
Located in Brecon, Powys
A new offering from this hugely talented British artist. Using oil, silver leaf and crushed marble Sax Berlin has created an illusory work harking back to Greek mythology. The gossam...
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2010s Sax Berlin Portrait Paintings

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Oil

The Great Uncovering of the Face of God, Oil on canvas painting
By Sax Berlin
Located in Brecon, Powys
The Great Uncovering Of God. A major work from Berlin and companion to his Certainty Of Eternity. Metaphysics and alchemy come together in this piece depicting emerging Bodhisattvas...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Sax Berlin Portrait Paintings

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Oil

The Apostles Of The Archipelago Beyond Atlantis. Contemporary Oil Painting
By Sax Berlin
Located in Brecon, Powys
The Apostles Of The Archipelago Beyond Atlantis. A masterful offering from Sax Berlin, beautiful women gazing out over the mythical landscape that was (we assume) the lost city state...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Sax Berlin Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"Classical Harlequin". Contemporary Figurative Oil Painting
By Sax Berlin
Located in Brecon, Powys
Classical Harlequin - in this Harlequin painting Berlin shows his character barefaced and out of costume. The Harlequin is quiet and reflective in the foreground, however in the back...
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2010s Contemporary Sax Berlin Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

The Guitarist: Contemporary Figurative Oil Painting
By Sax Berlin
Located in Brecon, Powys
Maestro Sax Berlin took more years to complete his Guitarist than Picasso his and this painting is a juxtaposed image of the old, blind beggar. The Berlin Guitarist is vibrant in cre...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Sax Berlin Portrait Paintings

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Oil

"Lady". Contemporary Figurative Oil Painting
By Sax Berlin
Located in Brecon, Powys
This piece from Berlin's studio dates back to 2003 but has only now been released. She's an a la mode young woman from the halcyon days of the Belle Epoque; confident and bewitching ...
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Early 2000s Renaissance Sax Berlin Portrait Paintings

Materials

Marble

Ragin' Against The Machine. Contemporary Figurative Painting
By Sax Berlin
Located in Brecon, Powys
It's long believed that "the machine" is capitalism and the oppressive structures at the highest levels of society. Renegade artist Basquiat became drawn into this machine and became...
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2010s Neo-Expressionist Sax Berlin Portrait Paintings

Materials

Gold Leaf

Several Shades Of Dust: Contemporary Figurative Oil Painting
By Sax Berlin
Located in Brecon, Powys
Described by some as a masterpiece this is a deeply personal painting brought forth from the imagination of Sax Berlin. Many years in the creating, Berlin wanted this image to emerge...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Sax Berlin Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

Preparing For The Muse (Mark Rylance). Contemporary Figurative Painting
By Sax Berlin
Located in Brecon, Powys
Portrait of actor Mark Rylance preparing for one of his earlier roles Gouache on Italian Slate in a contemporary Black frame.
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2010s Contemporary Sax Berlin Portrait Paintings

Materials

Slate

Michelangelo's Apprentice: Contemporary figurative oil painting by Sax Berlin
By Sax Berlin
Located in Brecon, Powys
A boys face straight from the Renaissance down the centuries to the studio of Sax Berlin. Created in Medieval style this portrait could quite easily belong in the Uffizi collections ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Aesthetic Movement Sax Berlin Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

"White Gold Lilies for the Dove of Peace" Contemporary Figurative Oil Painting
By Sax Berlin
Located in Brecon, Powys
A masterwork from a master artist,White Gold Lilies for the Dove of Peace is an immaculate piece, pure colours balanced with earthy hues imbue the work with shades of sumptuous richness seldom found outside the great collections. Nuance and symbolism combine within the elements of this painting to create an artistic journey through antiquity; Japanese wood block design, the language of flowers, even the colours themselves combine so masterfully to complete the piece. In this large ground breaking painting Berlin has used bright vermillion & turquoise powered tones, volcanic glass and rock garnered from the slopes of Mount Vesuvius create texture and the use of the finest hand ground pigments and pure white gold leaf escalate this seminal piece to a higher plane. This magnificent painting offers the pinnacle of modern fine art...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Sax Berlin Portrait Paintings

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Gold Leaf

Pieta: Contemporary figurative oil painting by Sax Berlin
By Sax Berlin
Located in Brecon, Powys
Inspired by the Shroud of Turin this stunning piece incorporates a singular technique on each section. A masterful and unique amalgamation of materials...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Sax Berlin Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Adonis The Beautiful. Contemporary Mixed Media Figurative Painting
By Sax Berlin
Located in Brecon, Powys
Adonis The Beautiful. Oil and silver leaf on canvas. The effect of the silver leaf is mesmerizing, constantly changing with the light. The additional images show the painting at a sl...
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2010s Contemporary Sax Berlin Portrait Paintings

Materials

Silver

Cracked Buddha. Contemporary Buddha Painting
By Sax Berlin
Located in Brecon, Powys
"Everything passes everything changes everything crumbles all is impermanent." A direct quotation from Master Artist Sax Berlin showing his belief in the impermanence and reincarnation of all things even the seemingly eternal Buddha. Sax Berlin is creating the Great 108 Buddhas series. The number 108 has sacred meaning for followers of the Buddhist faith. For example a Buddhist Mala...
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21st Century and Contemporary Other Art Style Sax Berlin Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

Classic Blue. Contemporary Figurative Oil Painting
By Sax Berlin
Located in Brecon, Powys
Using his unique approach of layering diverse techniques Berlin creates the opportunity of "seeing into portraits". He offers a "portal into the creation of [an] enigma". The stunnin...
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2010s Contemporary Sax Berlin Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Street Smart: Contemporary Surrealist Portrait
By Sax Berlin
Located in Brecon, Powys
His time in New York City has ingrained Berlin with the whole vibe of the culture that existed in the city at that time. He is so passionate when talking about it and the lasting eff...
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2010s Surrealist Sax Berlin Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Nancy Sliwa, Guardian Of The Animals
By Sax Berlin
Located in Brecon, Powys
His time in New York City has ingrained Berlin with the whole vibe of the culture that existed in the city at that time. He is so passionate when talking about it and the lasting eff...
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2010s Surrealist Sax Berlin Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Curtis Sliwa, Guardian Of The City
By Sax Berlin
Located in Brecon, Powys
His time in New York City has ingrained Berlin with the whole vibe of the culture that existed in the city at that time. He is so passionate when talking about it and the lasting eff...
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2010s Surrealist Sax Berlin Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

Lady Day
By Sax Berlin
Located in Brecon, Powys
Homage to Billie Holliday. Created in his idiosyncratic New York City style Berlin, himself a keen jazz musician, pays tribute to one of the greatest jazz singers of all time, the legendary Billie Holliday. Nicknamed Lady Day...
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2010s Neo-Expressionist Sax Berlin Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

Eminem And The Man With The Billion Dollar Hand
By Sax Berlin
Located in Brecon, Powys
Sax Berlin is currently working in the heat of a villa in the Spanish desert, his "billion dollar hands" creating pieces referencing cutting edge icons. This new work has such colour, energy and vigour. Inspired by his days as a bicycle courier in Manhattan, painting where & whenever it was possible, and watching artists like Basquiat...
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2010s Neo-Expressionist Sax Berlin Portrait Paintings

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Acrylic, Canvas

Blue Cigarette, Contemporary Figurative Oil Painting
By Sax Berlin
Located in Brecon, Powys
Blue Cigarette - something of a departure in style for Berlin. This elegant, sophisticated lady is an interpretation on canvas of how he would create her in stained glass. 30" x 24"
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Sax Berlin Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Night
By Sax Berlin
Located in Brecon, Powys
hand ground pigments on canvas
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2010s Contemporary Sax Berlin Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

La Grande Parisienne. Contemporary Figurative Oil Painting
By Sax Berlin
Located in Brecon, Powys
When this beautiful piece was created Berlin had been staging a one man renaissance of the early 20th Century School of Paris. For 8 years in this wing of study he used the shapes of...
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2010s Contemporary Sax Berlin Portrait Paintings

Materials

Marble

Starman : Elon Musk and the Spiders from Mars. Contemporary Neo Expressionist
By Sax Berlin
Located in Brecon, Powys
Life is never without a dull moment when you work with an artist whose creativity constantly develops, one awaits the next piece with eager anticipation. Sax Berlin certainly has a deep seated seam of creativity. This painting combines his passion for the cosmos, with a timely reference to Elon Musk...
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2010s Neo-Expressionist Sax Berlin Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil, Acrylic

Blue Harlequin. Contemporary Figurative Oil Painting
By Sax Berlin
Located in Brecon, Powys
Blue Harleking - a beautiful piece from Berlins' Harleking series. This mesmerising painting is cooler and more sculptural in its construct. The sculptural quality & cooler palette d...
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2010s Contemporary Sax Berlin Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

Young Vincent
By Sax Berlin
Located in Brecon, Powys
A portrait of the artist long before his fractured life ended. Here we see the freshness & purity of the young van Gogh. An elemental lightness suffuses the piece in symbolic represe...
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21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Sax Berlin Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

Obscure Visions Rise to Consciousness (Mind of the Poet)
By Sax Berlin
Located in Brecon, Powys
Part of Sax Berlin's Silver Series; a portrait of a beautiful woman, she looks gentle and wise. Oil on canvas with pure gold and silver leaf. Quote from Sax Berlin "Obscure visions...
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Sax Berlin Portrait Paintings

Sax Berlin portrait paintings for sale on 1stDibs.

Find a wide variety of authentic Sax Berlin portrait paintings available for sale on 1stDibs. If you’re browsing the collection of portrait paintings to introduce a pop of color in a neutral corner of your living room or bedroom, you can find work that includes elements of blue, purple and other colors. You can also browse by medium to find art by Sax Berlin in paint, oil paint, canvas and more. Much of the original work by this artist or collective was created during the 21st century and contemporary and is mostly associated with the contemporary style. Not every interior allows for large Sax Berlin portrait paintings, so small editions measuring 13 inches across are available. Customers who are interested in this artist might also find the work of Sergio Moscona, Danny O'Connor, and Adam Mysock. Sax Berlin portrait paintings prices can differ depending upon medium, time period and other attributes. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $2,292 and tops out at $24,776, while the average work can sell for $6,250.

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