Theo Mackaay Portrait Paintings

Dutch, b. 1950

Theo Mackaay works with recognizable shapes: women, men and animals, with a pointer at the primal form. Archetypal motifs like warriors, women, horses, archers and loving couples are created with his own signature. An example of this work is the well-known Gouden Kalf, the big prize of the Nederlands Film Festival. It was designed in 1980 by Mackaay and commissioned by Jos Stelling, film director and initiator of the festival.

There have been big developments in Mackaay's work after the calf, but basic forms are still to be found in his work. The renewal in his work has been an internal fight between the two sides of his brain —the wild artist animal and the changed, peaceful, contemplative sculptor. The last one won! Not only did Mackaay change as a human being, his work changed with him. Big, tough Expressionist bronze and stone statues featuring the woman and animal as his favorite subjects changed into touching, intimate bronze sculptures.

In the early work of Mackaay, the masters of the past were more visible, like Marino Marini and Ossip Zadkine. Now it seems, the artist is letting go of the past and has found his own formal language, after all the highs and lows in his life.

Mackaay's wandering through France, Italy and China brought him to Malaga in Spain, his current residence. Maybe it owes to the Mediterranean Sea or the Spanish sun, but the fact remains that Mackaay is today closer to himself — a rough shell that dares to show its delicacy.

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Artist: Theo Mackaay

Theo MackaayZonder Titel No Title Oil Painting on Canvas Cubism Contemporary In Stock, circa 2024

$15,944

Zonder Titel No Title Oil Painting on Canvas Cubism Contemporary In Stock

By Theo Mackaay

Located in Utrecht, NL

Zonder Titel No Title Oil Painting on Canvas Cubism Contemporary In Stock Mackaay works with recognizable shape:: women, men and animals, with a pointer at the primal form. Archety...

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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Theo Mackaay Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Marco FarielloConosci te stesso? - Oil Paint by Marco Fariello - 2022, 2022

$32,493

H 39.38 in W 35.44 in D 0.04 in

Conosci te stesso? - Oil Paint by Marco Fariello - 2022

By Marco Fariello

Located in Roma, IT

Oil on canvas realized by Marco Fariello in 2022. Certificate of authentivity by the Artist. Excellent condition. Do you know yourself? This painting takes place around this the...

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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Theo Mackaay Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Anastasia KurakinaPortrait of a Boy - Oil on Canvas by Anastasia Kurakina - 2010s, 2010s

$2,611

H 19.69 in W 19.69 in D 0.4 in

Portrait of a Boy - Oil on Canvas by Anastasia Kurakina - 2010s

By Anastasia Kurakina

Located in Roma, IT

Portrait of a boy is an original contemporary artwork, realized in 2010s by the emerging artist Anastasia Kurakina. Mixed colored oil painting on canvas. Good conditions Not signed.

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2010s Contemporary Theo Mackaay Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Tania RivilisYellow mood- 21st Century Contemporary portrait Painting, 2024

$4,221

H 15.75 in W 15.75 in D 1.38 in

Yellow mood- 21st Century Contemporary portrait Painting

By Tania Rivilis

Located in Nuenen, Noord Brabant

Tania Rivilis Yellow mood 40 x 40 cm framed (included in price) 43,5 x 43,5 cm Oilpaint on canvas Tania Rivilis (b. 1986) 2022 winner of the 'William Locke Price' ( £ 30.000 ) fr...

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2010s Contemporary Theo Mackaay Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Peter LupkinContrasts - Original Painting, Guy in a T-Shirt Wearing Glasses, Framed, 2024

$2,800

H 20 in W 16 in D 0.5 in

Contrasts - Original Painting, Guy in a T-Shirt Wearing Glasses, Framed

By Peter Lupkin

Located in Chicago, IL

A solitary figure juxtaposed against a vivid, striped backdrop is the subject of Peter Lupkin's painting titled "Contrast". Technical elements enhance the overall aesthetic of the pi...

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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Theo Mackaay Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Sax Berlin"The Guitarist." Contemporary Figurative Oil Painting, 1999

$16,201

H 48 in W 34 in D 2 in

"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...

Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Theo Mackaay Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Simon BirchMeridian Green Don, 2018

$18,500

H 30 in W 30 in

Meridian Green Don

By Simon Birch

Located in Santa Monica, CA

In this series of portraits, Birch materializes enigmatic, ectoplasmic figures in his psychologically charged canvases linking sympathies between external forces and interior emotion...

Category

2010s Contemporary Theo Mackaay Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Mark KostabiWinter Wander-Land, Original Painting on Canvas, Signed, 18 x 22 in. Framed, 1999

$3,500

H 18 in W 22 in D 2 in

Winter Wander-Land, Original Painting on Canvas, Signed, 18 x 22 in. Framed

By Mark Kostabi

Located in Aventura, FL

Original oil painting on canvas. Hand signed and dated on front; hand signed, titled and date on verso by Mark Kostabi. Canvas size: 16 x 20 inches. Frame size: 18 x 22 inches. A...

Category

1990s Contemporary Theo Mackaay Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Michelle FillmoreRecovery - Original Oil Painting on Canvas Streets of San Francisco Runner, 2024

$1,775

H 30 in W 20 in

Recovery - Original Oil Painting on Canvas Streets of San Francisco Runner

By Michelle Fillmore

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Bay Area artist Michelle Fillmore found her love of oil painting at the University of Las Vegas, where she graduated with a BA in Painting and Drawing in 2015. Fillmore’s tightly con...

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2010s Contemporary Theo Mackaay Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Anne-Louise EwenTwo Solitudes by Anne-Louise Ewen, 2023

$1,250

H 14 in W 11 in D 2.25 in

Two Solitudes by Anne-Louise Ewen

By Anne-Louise Ewen

Located in Jersey City, NJ

"Two Solitudes," (2023) by artist Anne-Louise Ewen is an oil painting on canvas, measuring 14" x 11" x 2.25". The painting features an interior space rendered in black, gray and whi...

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2010s Contemporary Theo Mackaay Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Rafal ChojnowskiMarat - Large Format Painting - Contemporary Expressionism Painting, 2019

$9,161

H 78.75 in W 60.24 in D 1.19 in

Marat - Large Format Painting - Contemporary Expressionism Painting

By Rafal Chojnowski

Located in Hallein, AT

Born in 1966 in Wroclaw. Works mainly in oil and acrylic painting. He studied at Wroclaw Academy of Fine Arts in the studio of Professor Konrad Jarodzki and Andrzej Klimczak Dobrzani...

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2010s Contemporary Theo Mackaay Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Roxana KhonkulovaIn the Net, 2024

$1,391

H 32.68 in W 33.08 in D 0.79 in

In the Net

By Roxana Khonkulova

Located in Zofingen, AG

"In the Net" captures a solitary moment of enjoyment in the digital age, showing. This piece reflects on the blend of comfort and isolation brought by modern connectivity, highlighte...

Category

2010s Contemporary Theo Mackaay Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Amilcar Rivera M.Quatros Mujeres Oil Painting, Contemporary Figurative Art, Signed, Monochrome, 2022

$1,101

H 23.63 in W 19.69 in D 0.32 in

Quatros Mujeres Oil Painting, Contemporary Figurative Art, Signed, Monochrome

By Amilcar Rivera M.

Located in Vilnius, Vilniaus apskr.

Amílcar Rivera M. is a multidisciplinary artist who graduated from the Faculty of Arts at Universidad Veracruzana in Mexico and now lives and creates in Vilnius, Lithuania. His inter...

Category

2010s Contemporary Theo Mackaay Portrait Paintings

Materials

Cotton Canvas, Canvas, Oil

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