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Item Ships From: Chicago
Last Hunters of the North

Last Hunters of the North

By Cristina Mittermeier

Located in Chicago, IL

"Last Hunters of the North" Qaanaaq, Greenland - 2015 20 x 30 in / Edition of 6 - $4,500 Also available: 32 x 48 in / Edition of 6 - $7,500 40 x 60 in / Edition of 6 - $10,500 5...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Chicago - Art

Materials

Archival Pigment

Kings of Antarctica by Paul Nicklen - Contemporary Wildlife Photography

Kings of Antarctica by Paul Nicklen - Contemporary Wildlife Photography

By Paul Nicklen

Located in Chicago, IL

"Kings of Antarctica" South Georgia - 2008 Edition of 20: 24” x 36” (61 x 91.4 cm) $3,500 Edition of 15: 31” x 46.5” (78.7 x 118.1 cm) $7,500 Edition of 10: 40” x 60” (101.6 x 152.4...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Chicago - Art

Materials

Archival Pigment

Teen Spirit by Marine Biologist Paul Nicklen - Penguins - Wildlife Photography

Teen Spirit by Marine Biologist Paul Nicklen - Penguins - Wildlife Photography

By Paul Nicklen

Located in Chicago, IL

Teen Spirit South Georgia - 2008 Archival Pigment Print Available Sizes: 20: 24 x 42.5 (61 x 108 cm) $5,500 10: 36” x 64” (91.4 x 162.6 cm) $12,500 "Juvenile king penguins—named ...

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21st Century and Contemporary Chicago - Art

Materials

Archival Pigment

Polar Impressions - Norway by Marine Biologist Paul Nicklen

Polar Impressions - Norway by Marine Biologist Paul Nicklen

By Paul Nicklen

Located in Chicago, IL

"Polar Impressions" Svalbard, Norway - 2008 Archival Pigment Print Available Sizes: Edition of 20: 24” x 36” (61 x 91.4 cm) $3,500 Edition of 15: 31” x 46.5” (78.7 x 118.1 cm) $7,...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Chicago - Art

Materials

Archival Pigment

Rainfall Over the Peel Watershed - Canada by Marine Biologist Paul Nicklen

Rainfall Over the Peel Watershed - Canada by Marine Biologist Paul Nicklen

By Paul Nicklen

Located in Chicago, IL

"Rainfall Over the Peel Watershed" Yukon, Canada - 2011 Archival Pigment Print Available Sizes: Edition of 20: 24 x 42.5 (61 x 108 cm) $6,500 Edition of 10: 36” x 64” (91.4 x 162....

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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Chicago - Art

Materials

Archival Pigment

Leap of Faith

Leap of Faith

By Cristina Mittermeier

Located in Chicago, IL

"Leap of Faith" Antarctica 20 x 30 in / Edition of 6 - $4,500 Also available: 32 x 48 in / Edition of 6 - $7,500 40 x 60 in / Edition of 6 - $10,500 ...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Chicago - Art

Materials

Archival Pigment

Ghost Bear by Paul Nicklen - Wildlife Photography - British Columbia, Canada

Ghost Bear by Paul Nicklen - Wildlife Photography - British Columbia, Canada

By Paul Nicklen

Located in Chicago, IL

Ghost Bear British Columbia, Canada - 2011 Archival Pigment Print Available Sizes: Edition of 20: 24” x 36” (61 x 91.4 cm) $3,500 Edition of 15: 31” x 46.5” (78.7 x 118.1 cm) $7,5...

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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Chicago - Art

Materials

Archival Pigment

A Stylish, 1960 Mid-Century Modern Figure Study, Seated Male Nude Model
A Stylish, 1960 Mid-Century Modern Figure Study, Seated Male Nude Model

A Stylish, 1960 Mid-Century Modern Figure Study, Seated Male Nude Model

By Harold Haydon

Located in Chicago, IL

A Stylish, Mid-Century Modern Figure Study Drawing of a Seated Young Male Nude Model by Notable Chicago Artist, Harold Haydon (Am. 1909-1994). A well executed, Post-War charcoal dra...

Category

Mid-20th Century American Modern Chicago - Art

Materials

Paper, Charcoal

Young Pool Shark, Chicago 1949, Black & White Photograph, Framed, Signed
Young Pool Shark, Chicago 1949, Black & White Photograph, Framed, Signed

Young Pool Shark, Chicago 1949, Black & White Photograph, Framed, Signed

By Art Shay

Located in Chicago, IL

“Art Shay’s photography shakes you up, sets you down gently, pats you on the head and then kicks you in the ass.” Roger Ebert “[Shay’s work] ranks with some of the greats of the 20...

Category

1940s Contemporary Chicago - Art

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Yearning for Spring Contemporary Oil on wood panel painting by Paul Lorenz
Yearning for Spring Contemporary Oil on wood panel painting by Paul Lorenz

Yearning for Spring Contemporary Oil on wood panel painting by Paul Lorenz

Located in Chicago, IL

Paul Lorenz, Contemporary Multi-Panel Abstract Installation (24 Individual Paintings) An exceptional, highly unusual contemporary art installation by the multidisciplinary Chicago ar...

Category

2010s Contemporary Chicago - Art

Materials

Oil, Casein, Wood Panel

Self Portrait - Original Oil Painting by Peter Lupkin
Self Portrait - Original Oil Painting by Peter Lupkin

Self Portrait - Original Oil Painting by Peter Lupkin

By Peter Lupkin

Located in Chicago, IL

Peter Lupkin utilizes his expressive paint style to bring this small scale self portrait to life. With pockets of color and texture throughout the face, the subject pops against a ne...

Category

2010s Chicago - Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Arctic Canaries, Canada by Paul Nicklen - Beluga Whales

Arctic Canaries, Canada by Paul Nicklen - Beluga Whales

By Paul Nicklen

Located in Chicago, IL

Arctic Canaries Nunavut, Canada, 2005. Edition of 10: 31” x 46.5” $9,500 (78.7 x 118.1 cm) Edition of 10 - $9,500 Beluga whales are best known for their whistles, clicks and squeal...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Chicago - Art

Materials

Archival Pigment

Double Blind, Still Life with Sun Kissed Paper Lanterns & Blooming Flower
Double Blind, Still Life with Sun Kissed Paper Lanterns & Blooming Flower

Double Blind, Still Life with Sun Kissed Paper Lanterns & Blooming Flower

By Christina Haglid

Located in Chicago, IL

A single bloom is captured inside a paper lantern atop a table in Christina Haglid's "Double Blind". This small, exquisite watercolor is awash in sunlight streaming in through parti...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Chicago - Art

Materials

Watercolor, Gouache, Archival Paper

The Space Between, Galapagos Islands by Cristina Mittermeier

The Space Between, Galapagos Islands by Cristina Mittermeier

By Cristina Mittermeier

Located in Chicago, IL

"The Space Between" Galápagos Islands 20 x 30 in / Edition of 6 - $4,500 Also available: 32 x 48 in / Edition of 6 - $7,500 40 x 60 in / Edition of 6 - ...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Chicago - Art

Materials

Archival Pigment

Stimulus - Oil Painting of Scantily Clad Woman with Syringe, 50x53 in
Stimulus - Oil Painting of Scantily Clad Woman with Syringe, 50x53 in

Stimulus - Oil Painting of Scantily Clad Woman with Syringe, 50x53 in

By Rose Freymuth-Frazier

Located in Chicago, IL

This painting is emblematic of Rose Freymuth-Frazier’s sustained use of classical figurative realism to interrogate power, agency, and the cultural framing of the female body. A youn...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Chicago - Art

Materials

Linen, Oil

Acrylic Wall Sculpture Yellow Constellation by Yvette Kaiser Smith
Acrylic Wall Sculpture Yellow Constellation by Yvette Kaiser Smith

Acrylic Wall Sculpture Yellow Constellation by Yvette Kaiser Smith

Located in Chicago, IL

"Yellow Constellation (96 85 93)" is a captivating 2025 contemporary wall sculpture by the celebrated Czech-born artist Yvette Kaiser Smith, who currently lives and works in Chicago...

Category

2010s Contemporary Chicago - Art

Materials

Lucite, Acrylic Polymer

New France and Labrador - Graphite Drawing, Landscape, On Antiqued Map
New France and Labrador - Graphite Drawing, Landscape, On Antiqued Map

New France and Labrador - Graphite Drawing, Landscape, On Antiqued Map

By Don Pollack

Located in Chicago, IL

Postcards From the Edge of the West My work originates from journey and travel. The process often begins with extensive historic research, followed by an epic journey into the landscape as a means of experiencing the land. The paintings document a landscape that flows between two realities: one outside the picture attempting to capture nature and one inside the material flow of abstracting the experience of space. I utilize the traditional methods of landscape painting such as the observation of light, shadows, and transparency, and try and merge that process with the emotional space held by a direct experiences in the land, memory, and history. The white border surrounding each painting suggests a card and the souvenir printed material – a postcard – sent out when on a journey; much like the journey I take part of in my artistic process. This particular painting (card) is inspired from the landscapes along the Coeur d’Alenes trail in Northern Idaho. It is a place of rugged and stark beauty barely on the old maps and outside the edge of the Louisiana Colony. It is a place that is part image and part abstraction; color field painting and rendering; a place not yet born. –Don Pollack The lush landscape in Don Pollack's "Coeur d'Alenes Trail" brings a calm serenity to the viewer. The deep green pines in the are reflected on the calm water while a moon illuminates the entire scene. A deliberate white border on the canvas "frames" the entire piece and enhanced by the simple white frame measuring 37.5 x 61.5 inches. Don Pollack Coeur d'Alendes Trail oil on canvas 36h x 60w in 91.44h x 152.40w cm DJP027 Don Pollack BIOGRAPHY Don Pollack is a Painter and Adjunct Associate Professor of Visual Communication at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. His work investigates among other things, the relationship between personal mythologies and representation in painting and how it may simultaneously give reference to a narrative.Working in cross disciplines has influenced his perspectives as projects begin with an epic adventure. Conceptually proceeding from the premise that all vision is historic and constructed, Pollack’s research starts with the planning of a long distance trek,– such as a 3000 mile journey via bicycle following Lewis and Clark. His work has utilized maps, documents, photography, painting, and installation.This work was routed in a previous investigation into the role of museums in the process of forming collective memory. Don studied design at the University of Illinois and painting at the Ohio State University where he received his MFA.The state of Illinois has recognized his history based work with a special bicentennial edition of the ‘Order of Abraham Lincoln’ award. He has exhibited nationally and internationally and has shown many solo shows in, Chicago, New York, Atlanta, and Canada. True Life Novelettes is the most recent addition to the bigger project; Crossing The Great Divide which is loosely a series of landscape and history projects I began in 2009. It explores among other things, current events and personal literary interests through the construction of large scale [48x72”] book cover paintings. I use a variety of images juxtaposed with bylines and misplaced authors in order to create new meanings. I read the print edition of the New York Times for current content and subject matter, and because I still like the feel of a large document and printed typography. Recently and with a twist of prescient irony, a found myself reading a special supplemental section of the Times declaring that “the post-text future is here!” Could that be good for painting, now that we are entering an online culture ruled by pictures! But if our information will become dominated by pictures, slogans, and emotional announcements, I do fear that the arguments driving political discourse will soon become completely supplicated by popular memes. What should the new best sellers look like? Do I have enough time to read them? Underneath all this fanfare is it possible that the discussion will also be reduced to the display of personal artifacts of material culture? In the fashion section of today’s Times the headline reads, “Can you wear Dior to the Protest March?” (Enter my books.) I first start by writing columns and mixing up the authors with made-up titles (from films and books) and looking for strange connections to create a metaphorical tension. I then look for popular images and taglines in the news, print media, and the publishing business, and search for catchy phrases from film dialog. Then I combine everything into a new design layout to form a hybrid of ‘true life novelettes’ and modern classics. Climate change denial and alt/fake news declarations become great sources for topics in the overwhelming modern noise machine too grim to bear. I cancel my cable subscription. But what are the conditions for making a painting in a world saturated with images? While the representational, abstract, and technical concerns of painting collapse into the same memory well, what are we to say especially when we have “seen all the films and seen all the pictures”? The works of Tursic and Mille have pointed me into this new direction. In order to visually reclaim myself from disappearing into the ruins, I adopt a strategy combining editorial cartooning, oil painting and graphic design. I am attracted to those handsome publisher’s design formats, especially the ones that utilize carefully-placed typography and eclectic images– such as Everyman’s Library, Penguin Books, and Barnes and Noble. There are colored stripes running along the sides of the covers identifying the modern story collections, with the authors’ names set in script fonts. These various formats also hold the space to paint a combination of historic events and contemporary imagery from popular culture. I also patrol the web and search for vintage advertising campaigns for copy. Perhaps this grimness can have an uplifting thread. However, Virginie Vuillaume in Another Girl warns, “desire leads to disaster, partly bound up with fiction but also with death and catastrophe. The fate of those who are in love with images is always tragic, desire always leads to disaster.” So now Tursic and Mille’s painting that appropriated an image of a house on fire from a scene from Andrei Tarkovski’s film The Sacrifice also becomes my subject matter for the cover of the Year of Living Dangerously. For 2017, The Year of the Eclipse, the cover takes direction from a modern classic rendition of Frankenstein, with his head screwed on backwards. Maybe the only way left to paint now is by moving things forward by the only way possible,– through other mediums. The byline lyric for Eclipse is now taken from the Youngbloods popular song of 1967, Get Together,–so come on Frankenstein, ‘Smile on Your Brother’. Don Pollack EDUCATION m.f.a. Ohio State University Columbus,Ohio b.f.a. University of Illinois Urbana, Illinois SOLO EXHIBITIONS 2018 Gallery Victor Armendariz, Story Tellers, Don Pollack: True Life Novelettes, Chicago, Illinois 2016 Bridgeport Art Center, this land is not empty, Chicago, Illinois Carnegie Museum for Art and History, bernheim arboretum, New Albany, Indiana 2013 Perimeter Gallery, 34 days to washington, Chicago, Illinois 2011 Newzones Gallery, far from home, Calgary,Alberta, canada MarciaWood Gallery, far from home, Atlanta,Georgia 2010 Perimeter Gallery, mysterious island, Chicago, Illinois Marquette University Law Library, laying the foundation [a Lincoln Portrait], Milwaukee, Wisconsin 2009 Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum, the lincoln project, Springfield, Illinois The Union League Club, the lincoln project, Chicago, Illinois 2007 Newzones Gallery, the sheltering sky, Calgary,Alberta, canada Merwin andWakeley Galleries, IllinoisWesleyan University, american inheritance, Bloomington, Illinois MarciaWood Gallery, night, Atlanta,Georgia 2006 MargaretThatcher Projects, american gothic, past imperfect, NewYork,NewYork Perimeter Gallery, improvisation, Chicago, Illinois 2005 Newzones Gallery, missives, Calgary,Alberta, canada MarciaWood Gallery, south of the tennessee, remains of the campaign, Atlanta, Georgia 2004 Perimeter Gallery, voyages of discovery, from the earth to the moon, NewYork, NewYork 2003 Newzones Gallery, garden of forking paths, Calgary,Alberta, canada Perimeter Gallery, a search for heroes, lincoln & the illinois landscape, Chicago, Illinois 2002 Perimeter Gallery, ancien regime, NewYork,NewYork MarciaWood Gallery, ancien regime, Atlanta,Georgia 2001 Newzones Gallery, ancien regime, Calgary,Alberta, canada 2000 Perimeter Gallery, between heaven and earth, Chicago, Illinois Newzones Gallery, preview, Calgary,Alberta, canada 1999 Newzones Gallery, north american inheritance, Calgary,Alberta, canada MarciaWood Gallery, american inheritance, Atlanta,Georgia 1998 MarciaWood Gallery, entering the circle, Atlanta,Georgia 1997 Newzones Gallery, crossing the next meridian, Calgary,Alberta, canada 1996 Peter Miller Gallery, landscape and memory, Chicago, Illinois MarciaWood Gallery, mythopoeia, an american portrait, Atlanta,Georgia 1995 Elliot Smith Gallery, St.Louis,Missouri Marx-Saunders Gallery, International Art Exposition, Chicago, Illinois 1994 Deson-Saunders Gallery, shadowlands, Chicago, Illinois 1993 Monte Clark Gallery, Vancouver,British Columbia, canada Bess Cutler Gallery, NewYork,NewYork 1992 Deson-Saunders Gallery, Chicago, Illinois 1991 Bess Cutler Gallery, NewYork,NewYork Deson-Saunders Gallery, between earth and sky, Chicago, Illinois 1989 Deson-Saunders Gallery, Chicago, Illinois 1988 Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, Illinois 1987 Houghton College, Houghton,NewYork SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS 2015 architectural biennial, Brininstool and Lynch, Chicago, Illinois 2014 black and white, Perimeter Gallery- Chicago, Chicago, Illinois 2012 art miami , Perimeter Gallery- Chicago, Miami, Florida Group Show, Perimeter Gallery, Chicago, Illinois 2011 art chicago, The Merchandise Mart, Perimeter Gallery, Chicago, Illinois Group Show,Kenise Barnes Gallery, Larchemont,NewYork 2010 pull, MarciaWood Gallery, Atlanta,Georgia memory is a metaphor, Kenise Barnes Gallery, Larchmont,NewYork our kind of town, Rena Sternberg Gallery, Glencoe, Illinois 2009 nature satisfies by its loveliness, Kenise Barnes Gallery, Larchmont,NewYork the exquisite corpse, Renaissance Society, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois the big picture show, Newzones Gallery, Calgary,Alberta, canada 2008 this just in, MarciaWood Gallery, Atlanta Georgia portraying lincoln, Madden Arts Center, Decatur, Illinois contemporary art institute of detroit, Curator’s Choice, Detroit,Michigan art chicago, The Merchandise Mart, Perimeter Gallery, Chicago, Illinois 2007 artwork 5, Gallery 2,Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois artscapes, Knoxville Museum of Art, Knoxville,Tennessee atlanta gallery association preview, rep: MarciaWood Gallery, Eatonton,Georgia out of the garden, Rena Sternberg Gallery, Glencoe, Illinois art chicago, The Merchandise Mart, Perimeter Gallery, Chicago, Illinois 2006 states of seige, Fine Arts Center Galleries, University of Rhode Island, Kingston,Rhode Island landscape x10, Newzones Gallery, Calgary,Alberta, canada pulse, MargaretThatcher Projects, NewYork,NewYork 2005 summer sensation, Thatcher Projects, NewYork,NewYork Perimeter Gallery, Chicago, Illinois landscape x9, Newzones Gallery, Calgary,Alberta, canada 2004 Perimeter Gallery, Chicago, Illinois landscape x9, Newzones Gallery, Calgary,Alberta, canada 2003 landscape x9, Newzones Gallery, Calgary,Alberta, canada San Francisco Art Exposition, Newzones Gallery of Contemporary Art Calgary,Alberta, canada contemporary landscape, Perimeter Gallery, Chicago, Illinois deck the walls, Newzones Gallery, Calgary,Alberta, canada 2002 landscape x9, Newzones Gallery, Calgary,Alberta, canada San Francisco Art Exposition, Newzones Gallery of Contemporary Art Calgary,Alberta, canada 2001 departure: american contemporary landscape, Indiana University Northwest Gary, Indiana Rena Sternberg Gallery, Glencoe, Illinois International Art Exposition:Chicago, Perimeter Chicago, Illinois Miami Art Exposition, Newzones Gallery of Contemporary Art Calgary,Alberta, canada 2000 landscape x8, Newzones Gallery, Calgary,Alberta, canada San Francisco Art Exposition, Newzones Gallery of Contemporary Art Calgary,Alberta, canada International Art Exposition:Chicago, Perimeter Gallery Chicago, Illinois 1999 requiem, Nexus Contemporary Art Center Atlanta,Georgia family album, MarciaWood Gallery Atlanta,Georgia 1998 the nature of landscape, South Bend Regional Museum of Art South Bend, Indiana cornucopia, Winston-Wachter Gallery NewYork,NewYork paradise and its transformations, Georgia State University, School of Art & Design Gallery Atlanta,Georgia landscape x six, Newzones Gallery of Contemporary Art Calgary,Alberta, canada land, air, & sea, Elliot Smith Gallery St.Louis,Missouri 1997 Marguerite Oestricher Gallery New Orleans, Louisiana MarciaWood Gallery Atlanta,Georgia Peter Miller Gallery Chicago, Illinois International Art Exposition:Chicago, Peter Miller Gallery Chicago, Illinois Seattle International Art Exposition, Newzones Gallery of Contemporary Art Calgary,Alberta, canada 1996 Center for the Arts Calgary,Alberta, canada Newzones Gallery of Contemporary Art Calgary,Alberta, canada International Art Exposition:Chicago, Peter Miller Gallery Chicago, Illinois Seattle International Art Exposition, Newzones Gallery of Contemporary Art Calgary,Alberta, canada introductions, Newzones Gallery of Contemporary Art Calgary,Alberta, canada Peter Miller Gallery Chicago, Illinois 1995 contemporary realists, Newzones Gallery of Contemporary Art Calgary,Alberta, canada the nature of landscape, Fontbonne College St. Louis,Missouri first in flight, Deson-Saunders Gallery Chicago, Illinois Newzones Gallery of Contemporary Art Calgary,Alberta, canada MarciaWood Gallery Atlanta,Georgia International Art Exposition:Chicago, Deson-Saunders Gallery Chicago, Illinois 1994 contemporary realists, Newzones Gallery of Contemporary Art Calgary,Alberta, canada Monte Clark Gallery Vancouver,British Columbia, canada 10th anniversary group exhibition, Elliot Smith Gallery St.Louis,Missouri International Art Exposition:Chicago, Deson-Saunders Gallery Chicago, Illinois 1993 Robert Berman Gallery Santa Monica, California the dreamer awakes, Deson-Saunders Gallery Chicago, Illinois west art...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Chicago - Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Vintage Chinese Advertisement Poster, c. 1930
Vintage Chinese Advertisement Poster, c. 1930

Vintage Chinese Advertisement Poster, c. 1930

Located in Chicago, IL

This poster from the 1930s melds the meticulous detail of traditional Chinese painting with the craft of color lithography—and a side of risque. The poster features a young woman dressed in a fur-trimmed coat with Western accessories...

Category

Early 20th Century Art Deco Chicago - Art

Materials

Paper, Ink

"Our Way of Living 2" Abstract Marble Mosaic
"Our Way of Living 2" Abstract Marble Mosaic

"Our Way of Living 2" Abstract Marble Mosaic

By Toyoharu Kii 1

Located in Chicago, IL

Monochromatic, ethereal and highly textured, the abstract compositions of Japanese mosaic artist Toyoharu Kii reflect a sophisticated approach to the technical art of mosaic making. ...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Chicago - Art

Materials

Marble

"Rome, " Pointillist Woodcut
"Rome, " Pointillist Woodcut

"Rome, " Pointillist Woodcut

By Ren Hui 1

Located in Chicago, IL

This exquisite painting on wood entitled "Rome" was made by internationally renowned Chinese contemporary artist Ren Hui. Using a style that he calls "uncomplicated and honest, he ce...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Pointillist Chicago - Art

Materials

Plywood, Acrylic

Incredulity -American Civil War Soldier, After Caravaggio, Original Oil on Linen
Incredulity -American Civil War Soldier, After Caravaggio, Original Oil on Linen

Incredulity -American Civil War Soldier, After Caravaggio, Original Oil on Linen

By William Blake (b. 1991)

Located in Chicago, IL

Caravaggio painted "The Incredulity of St. Thomas" with Christ looking down as he pilots Thomas’ hand to his side. Not looking at Thomas or the others, but to his wound. He seems interested in the proof of his embodiment. He wants to know that this is real. He too, questions his body, his life and death. As for the paintings, William uses materials and methods of the Civil War era. The linen on which he paints was in use at that time as well as the tubed oil paints. He is one of the few artists who tacks his canvas to the stretchers using similar tacks that would have been used by Winslow Homer. While he leaves the works unframed for this reason, the artwork could certainly be framed. This artwork is unframed. Contact the gallery for framing options. Reenactment is a material culture where the feel of authentic wool has transformative power. The closer you can recreate the “kit” of the authentic soldier the closer you are to that past. In the pursuit of touching the past there are questions- Is this real? Did this happen? Is this me? Is this us? The gesture of piloting a finger into the side represents these repetitive questions. - William Blake Known for his highly charged depictions of Civil War reenactments, William Blake’s powerful paintings show the recursive bodies of reenactors as they gesture across time. Participating in over 40 reenactment events, Blake currently interprets as the artist-correspondent Winslow Homer at these battle reenactments. He immerses himself in the materiality of his own obsession by constructing period clothes, camping on battlefields, and documenting the reenactment similar to Homer’s documentation of the authentic war. The figures in the paintings reverberate the past with respect and with a desire to educate, humble, and play. With each annual iteration of American Civil War...

Category

2010s Contemporary Chicago - Art

Materials

Linen, Oil

Elizabeth Taylor at the Oscars, 1961 by Julian Wasser

Elizabeth Taylor at the Oscars, 1961 by Julian Wasser

By Julian Wasser

Located in Chicago, IL

Liz Taylor at the Oscars, 1961, PARIS MATCH This photograph was taken at the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium on the night Elizabeth Taylor won her first Acad...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Chicago - Art

Materials

Silver Gelatin

After All, I'm Cosmic Dust 6, Large Mixed Media Abstract Painting
After All, I'm Cosmic Dust 6, Large Mixed Media Abstract Painting

After All, I'm Cosmic Dust 6, Large Mixed Media Abstract Painting

By Suk Ja Kang

Located in Chicago, IL

Abstract art experiments with the use of texture, tone, and the perception of light, inviting viewers to engage with emotion and movement rather than recognizable forms. Through abst...

Category

2010s Contemporary Chicago - Art

Materials

Mixed Media, Wood Panel

Morning Light Acrylic on Canvas Landscape Painting, Framed, 2024
Morning Light Acrylic on Canvas Landscape Painting, Framed, 2024

Morning Light Acrylic on Canvas Landscape Painting, Framed, 2024

By Ahzad Bogosian

Located in Chicago, IL

Ahzad Bogosian Morning Light, 2024 acrylic on canvas 30h x 40w in 76.20h x 101.60w cm AZB145 Ahzad Bogosian SOLO EXHIBITIONS 2025 Ahzad Bogosian, Gallery VICTOR, Chicago, IL 2007 ...

Category

2010s Chicago - Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

"Protector One" Folk Art Crow Sculpture
"Protector One" Folk Art Crow Sculpture

"Protector One" Folk Art Crow Sculpture

Located in Chicago, IL

Richly textured with whimsical appeal, this late 20th century wooden crow is a delightful example of naive American sculpture. Poised mid-caw, the crow's wings are outstretched, read...

Category

Late 20th Century Folk Art Chicago - Art

Materials

Wood, Paint

Cave Dreams - Original Oil - Rose Freymuth-Frazier
Cave Dreams - Original Oil - Rose Freymuth-Frazier

Cave Dreams - Original Oil - Rose Freymuth-Frazier

By Rose Freymuth-Frazier

Located in Chicago, IL

Rose Freymuth-Frazier Cave Dreams oil on linen 22h x 50w in 55.88h x 127w cm RFF062 Employing the techniques of the past in the service of contemporary exploration, I seek to add a ...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Chicago - Art

Materials

Linen, Oil

"Plum Garden 01" Mixed Media Painting
"Plum Garden 01" Mixed Media Painting

"Plum Garden 01" Mixed Media Painting

By Patrick Burns

Located in Chicago, IL

"Concrete Gardens" is a body of work that translates Patrick Burns' deep love of the land into mixed-media paintings with rich texture and reverberating, monochrome color. Using pres...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Chicago - Art

Materials

Concrete

The Prophet Returns - Nude Male Torso, Beige & Burgundy Background, Oil on Panel
The Prophet Returns - Nude Male Torso, Beige & Burgundy Background, Oil on Panel

The Prophet Returns - Nude Male Torso, Beige & Burgundy Background, Oil on Panel

By Richard Gibbons

Located in Chicago, IL

This painting entitled "The Prophet Returns" is semi nude male. His hard chiseled body contrasts with the soft flower crown and halo he wears. It is beautifully balanced on the de...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Chicago - Art

Materials

Oil, Panel

Vintage Chinese Hatamen Cigarette Calendar Poster, c. 1931
Vintage Chinese Hatamen Cigarette Calendar Poster, c. 1931

Vintage Chinese Hatamen Cigarette Calendar Poster, c. 1931

Located in Chicago, IL

The famous commercial advertising artist Hu Boxiang created this advertisement calendar poster for the British American Tobacco Company in 1931. Unlike other poster artists, Hu was k...

Category

Early 20th Century Art Deco Chicago - Art

Materials

Paper, Ink

The Burden of the Throne, 16 x 12 Oil on Canvas, Framed Figurative Art
The Burden of the Throne, 16 x 12 Oil on Canvas, Framed Figurative Art

The Burden of the Throne, 16 x 12 Oil on Canvas, Framed Figurative Art

By Richard Gibbons

Located in Chicago, IL

In "The Burden of the Throne", Richard Gibbons strips sovereignty of its spectacle, revealing the isolation beneath imperial splendor. A youthful ruler sits rigidly against a dark, i...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Chicago - Art

Materials

Oil, Panel

Prang's Easter by Louis Rhead, Art Nouveau lithograph, 1897

Prang's Easter by Louis Rhead, Art Nouveau lithograph, 1897

By Louis Rhead

Located in Chicago, IL

“America was quick to reveal strong Art Nouveau voices; it was Louis Comfort Tiffany who encouraged Bing to open his salon, and artists Will Bradley and Ethel Reed exhibited a Japonist simplicity that presented a strong, refined take on the Art Nouveau ideal. Louis Rhead was born in England but emigrated to the United States in 1883 at the age of 24, and quickly found himself celebrated both in the United States and in France, exhibiting his designs in the prestigious Salon des Cent in Paris in 1897.” -Quoted from Flowering Lines: Rare Art Nouveau Graphics 1883-1911 by Thomas Negovan (2017) Lithograph of Louis Rhead’s Prang’s Easter Publications, published in 1897 by Imprimerie Chaix, the printing house known for publishing the works of Belle Epoque master Jules Chéret. This example was printed with a plate of shimmering gold ink. This piece is presented professionally framed using all archival materials, including a hand-wrapped silk mat and gold fillet. Notable museum collections containing this work include: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City (medium-format version) (1984.1202.146) Notable museum collections featuring works by John Louis...

Category

1890s Art Nouveau Chicago - Art

Materials

Lithograph

North Branch Trail, Cook County Forest Preserve, Illinois, Original Oil, Framed
North Branch Trail, Cook County Forest Preserve, Illinois, Original Oil, Framed

North Branch Trail, Cook County Forest Preserve, Illinois, Original Oil, Framed

By Don Pollack

Located in Chicago, IL

Over a hundred years ago, my grandfather registered as a homesteader with the Department of the Interior Land Office in Buffalo, Wyoming. Building a cabin on a remote 640 acre plat,...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Chicago - Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"Acquire the people's gask mask", Wartime propaganda poster, c. 1942

"Acquire the people's gask mask", Wartime propaganda poster, c. 1942

Located in Chicago, IL

Lithographic propaganda poster “Acquire the people’s gas mask”, c. 1942. “Protection against possible attacks with chemical warfare agents played an important role in air defense f...

Category

1940s Modern Chicago - Art

Materials

Lithograph

Head 3 - Original oil painting by William Blake, Based on the Apollo Belvedere
Head 3 - Original oil painting by William Blake, Based on the Apollo Belvedere

Head 3 - Original oil painting by William Blake, Based on the Apollo Belvedere

By William Blake (b. 1991)

Located in Chicago, IL

This painting occupies a quiet but critical position within Brother’s Bones Beside, William Blake's 2025 exhibition at Gallery VICTOR, Chicago, functioning as a meditation on idealiz...

Category

2010s Contemporary Chicago - Art

Materials

Linen, Oil

River Bank - Dramatic Landscape, White Fluffy Clouds Over River, Original Oil
River Bank - Dramatic Landscape, White Fluffy Clouds Over River, Original Oil

River Bank - Dramatic Landscape, White Fluffy Clouds Over River, Original Oil

By Ahzad Bogosian

Located in Chicago, IL

"River Bank" is a minimalist landscape painting depicting subtle shifts of color as the sun hides behind the blue and gray clouds over a darkened landscape, beautifully reflecting on...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Chicago - Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Airport - Chicago's O'Hare Field, Acrylic & Ink on Paper, Framed
Airport - Chicago's O'Hare Field, Acrylic & Ink on Paper, Framed

Airport - Chicago's O'Hare Field, Acrylic & Ink on Paper, Framed

By Patrick Vale

Located in Chicago, IL

Patrick Vale Airport ink on paper 19h x 24w in 48.26h x 60.96w cm PKV009 See What I See Why are Chicago and baseball so perfect for each other? What is it about this city, this tea...

Category

2010s Modern Chicago - Art

Materials

Ink, Acrylic, Archival Paper

The Enigma Lithograph by Christopher Ganz, Contemporary, 21st Century

The Enigma Lithograph by Christopher Ganz, Contemporary, 21st Century

By Christopher Ganz

Located in Chicago, IL

Christopher Ganz The Enigma 2011 lithograph 15h x 20.50w in 38.10h x 52.07w cm CG0037 -ARTIST STATEMENT- I depict my person in multiplicity with different selves representing dram...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Chicago - Art

Materials

Lithograph

Paige Seated in White Leotard - Original Oil Painting Study with Female on Stool
Paige Seated in White Leotard - Original Oil Painting Study with Female on Stool

Paige Seated in White Leotard - Original Oil Painting Study with Female on Stool

By Andrew S. Conklin

Located in Chicago, IL

Andrew S. Conklin Paige Seated in White Leotard oil on panel 14h x 10w in 35.56h x 25.40w cm ACK013 Andrew S. Conklin Artist Statement—Motion Capture Studio Series Andrew S. Conkl...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Chicago - Art

Materials

Oil, Panel

La Boehme - Portrait of a Woman in Fur, Original Oil, Framed in Gold Leaf
La Boehme - Portrait of a Woman in Fur, Original Oil, Framed in Gold Leaf

La Boehme - Portrait of a Woman in Fur, Original Oil, Framed in Gold Leaf

By Richard Gibbons

Located in Chicago, IL

The subject of Richard Gibbons' painting entitled "La Boheme" is based on the opera by Puccini of the same name - a love story of a poor seamstress and her artist friends in 1830 Boh...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Chicago - Art

Materials

Oil, Panel

Chinese Bed Canopy of Phoenix and Fruits, Paint on Wood Panel, c. 1850
Chinese Bed Canopy of Phoenix and Fruits, Paint on Wood Panel, c. 1850

Chinese Bed Canopy of Phoenix and Fruits, Paint on Wood Panel, c. 1850

Located in Chicago, IL

The owners of this work of art were likely the only two people in the world lucky enough to have access to its beauty. The experience of art itself can be an intimate one, and this bed canopy, hand-painted 100 years ago by an artist in Canton, was more intimate than most. It brings to life symbols of prosperity and good fortune for a married couple...

Category

19th Century Qing Chicago - Art

Materials

Paint, Wood Panel

Peregrine City - Photorealist Painting of a Peregrine Falcon in an Urban Setting
Peregrine City - Photorealist Painting of a Peregrine Falcon in an Urban Setting

Peregrine City - Photorealist Painting of a Peregrine Falcon in an Urban Setting

By Rick Pas

Located in Chicago, IL

Every detail in this extraordinary painting is rendered with exacting care. It is not unusual to find these majestic predatory birds amongst the skyscrapers and bridges of our cites...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Chicago - Art

Materials

Acrylic, Panel

Introspectator - Portrait of a Bearded Man on Red Background, Oil on Panel
Introspectator - Portrait of a Bearded Man on Red Background, Oil on Panel

Introspectator - Portrait of a Bearded Man on Red Background, Oil on Panel

By Zack Zdrale 1

Located in Chicago, IL

Artist Zack Zdrale takes a traditional approach to his work although his subjects and compositions place his work in the present. His paintings are imbued with stillness and silence ...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Realist Chicago - Art

Materials

Oil

Angel Face I - Colorful Painting of Bernini's Angel Sculptures in Rome

Angel Face I - Colorful Painting of Bernini's Angel Sculptures in Rome

By Ivan Markovic

Located in Chicago, IL

Ivan Markovic transports viewers into a world of technicolor with this collection of works inspired by Bernini's angels. Markovic's life in Rome brought him to walk across the Ponte ...

Category

2010s Contemporary Chicago - Art

Materials

Wood, Acrylic

Entanglement - Original Oil Painting of Intertwined Female Figures Floating
Entanglement - Original Oil Painting of Intertwined Female Figures Floating

Entanglement - Original Oil Painting of Intertwined Female Figures Floating

By Bruno Surdo

Located in Chicago, IL

This dynamic and masterful painting of two intertwined figures floating in an open space is an excellent example of the artist's talent with the human figure. A textured impasto background surrounds the figures who float, eyes closed, in a fetal state. Bruno Surdo is one of few artists combine traditional figurative technique with a contemporary interpretation to great effect. Bruno Surdo Entanglement #2 oil on canvas 64h x 50w in 162.56h x 127w cm Bruno A. Surdo b. Chicago, 1963 EXHIBITIONS 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...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Chicago - Art

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Oprah Winfrey on AM Chicago - Informal Portrait of the Talk Show Host, Framed
Oprah Winfrey on AM Chicago - Informal Portrait of the Talk Show Host, Framed

Oprah Winfrey on AM Chicago - Informal Portrait of the Talk Show Host, Framed

By Richard Shay

Located in Chicago, IL

Richard Shay met Oprah in the very early days of both of their careers. Here, he captures the then fairly unknown talk show host in an informal portrait. It is a pose much of the world will recognize in the years to come. This A.P. photograph is matted and framed in a simple black frame measuring 16.25h x 20.25w inches. Richard Shay Oprah Portrait Seated on AM Chicago, 1985 archival pigment print 16h x 12w in 40.64h x 30.48w cm A.P. RSY017 Richard Shay grew up in Deerfield, Illinois where his father, the famed photojournalist, Art Shay and his wife Florence had moved to raise their family. Surrounded by the influence of his larger-than-life dad, Richard would go on to follow in his father's path. After traveling the world in his early 20's, Richard returned to Chicago and began photographing at The Oprah Winfrey Show. He became the family photographer for basketball player and Chicago treasure, Michael Jordan. He would go on to tour the US and Russia with The Smashing Pumpkins...

Category

2010s Contemporary Chicago - Art

Materials

Archival Pigment

Son of Segera by Paul Nicklen - Contemporary Wildlife Photography - Lion - Kenya

Son of Segera by Paul Nicklen - Contemporary Wildlife Photography - Lion - Kenya

By Paul Nicklen

Located in Chicago, IL

"Son of Segera" Segera Conservancy, Kenya - 2025 Archival Pigment Print Available Sizes: Edition of 20: 24” x 36” (61 x 91.4 cm) $4,500 Edition of 15: 31” x 46.5” (78.7 x 118.1 c...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Chicago - Art

Materials

Archival Pigment

Reina by Paul Nicklen - Contemporary Wildlife Photography - Lion - Kenya

Reina by Paul Nicklen - Contemporary Wildlife Photography - Lion - Kenya

By Paul Nicklen

Located in Chicago, IL

"Reina" Patagonia, Chile - 2024 Archival Pigment Print Available Sizes: Edition of 20: 24” x 36” (61 x 91.4 cm) $3,500 Edition of 15: 31” x 46.5” (78.7 x 118.1 cm) $7,500 Editio...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Chicago - Art

Materials

Archival Pigment

Nina with iMac Snow, Female Dancer Stretching on Chair with Bended Knee
Nina with iMac Snow, Female Dancer Stretching on Chair with Bended Knee

Nina with iMac Snow, Female Dancer Stretching on Chair with Bended Knee

By Andrew S. Conklin

Located in Chicago, IL

The classically posed dancer is juxtaposed against the iMac computer in Andrew Conklin's painting entitled "Nina with iMac Snow". While the computer is a technological marvel, it ha...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Chicago - Art

Materials

Oil, Panel

Apollo, Contemporary Oil on Canvas, Framed 8 x 10 in
Apollo, Contemporary Oil on Canvas, Framed 8 x 10 in

Apollo, Contemporary Oil on Canvas, Framed 8 x 10 in

By Richard Gibbons

Located in Chicago, IL

In "Apollo", Richard Gibbons presents the classical god in luminous profile, poised between human tenderness and sculptural ideal. Apollo’s finely modeled face emerges from a deep, m...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Chicago - Art

Materials

Oil, Panel

Chinese Reverse Glass Portrait of a Young Woman
Chinese Reverse Glass Portrait of a Young Woman

Chinese Reverse Glass Portrait of a Young Woman

Located in Chicago, IL

With exquisite detail and sparkling color, this portrait of a young woman is a remarkable example of reverse glass painting. Lending the finished work a subtle three-dimensional effe...

Category

Early 20th Century Qing Chicago - Art

Materials

Glass, Paint