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A Compelling, Fauvist 1940s Modern Still Life Painting, Green Pears
A Compelling, Fauvist 1940s Modern Still Life Painting, Green Pears

A Compelling, Fauvist 1940s Modern Still Life Painting, Green Pears

By Francis Chapin

Located in Chicago, IL

A Compelling 1940s Modern Fauvist Studio Still Life Painting of Green Pears by Notable Chicago Artist, Francis Chapin (Am. 1899-1965). A wonderful Modernist still life, the paintin...

Category

Mid-20th Century American Modern Chicago - Art

Materials

Oil, Board

A Charming Vintage 1930s Forest Landscape, Algonquin Park, Ontario, Canada
A Charming Vintage 1930s Forest Landscape, Algonquin Park, Ontario, Canada

A Charming Vintage 1930s Forest Landscape, Algonquin Park, Ontario, Canada

By Harold Haydon

Located in Chicago, IL

A charming, vintage 1930s Modern forest landscape scene painted in Algonquin Park, Ontario, Canada by notable Chicago artist, Harold Haydon. Many of Haydon's early landscape paintin...

Category

1930s American Modern Chicago - Art

Materials

Oil, Board

Nightfall - Highly Detailed Paper Sculpture of Sleeping Figure & Bicycle
Nightfall - Highly Detailed Paper Sculpture of Sleeping Figure & Bicycle

Nightfall - Highly Detailed Paper Sculpture of Sleeping Figure & Bicycle

By Ivan Markovic

Located in Chicago, IL

This realistic sculpture is created from scraps of paper and glue. The sculpture is inspired by the characters found in cities around the world. In this case, a figure sleeps beside a bicycle. A backpack is used as a pillow and shoes has been kicked off. Every attention has been paid to the smallest of details in this truly amazing paper sculpture. This sculpture is presented in a custom acrylic display case...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Chicago - Art

Materials

Copper, Wire

Blue Hour I - Colorful Painting of Bernini's Famous Angel Sculptures

Blue Hour I - Colorful Painting of Bernini's Famous Angel Sculptures

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, Oil

Never Enough, Acrylic on Canvas, Large Abstract Painting, 48x84 in
Never Enough, Acrylic on Canvas, Large Abstract Painting, 48x84 in

Never Enough, Acrylic on Canvas, Large Abstract Painting, 48x84 in

Located in Chicago, IL

In Never Enough, Mary Strasevicius transforms the canvas into a densely layered field of color, gesture, and visual incident. Flecks, loops, drips, lines, and partially obscured form...

Category

1990s Abstract Chicago - Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

A Charming 1940s Modern Watercolor of a City in Mexico w/ Cathedral and Rooftops
A Charming 1940s Modern Watercolor of a City in Mexico w/ Cathedral and Rooftops

A Charming 1940s Modern Watercolor of a City in Mexico w/ Cathedral and Rooftops

By Rudolph Pen

Located in Chicago, IL

A Charming 1940s Watercolor of a City in Mexico with Cathedral and Rooftops by Noted Chicago Artist, Rudolph T. Pen. A well executed early work by Pen, completed during the artist's...

Category

1940s American Modern Chicago - Art

Materials

Paper, Watercolor, Gouache

Spirit - Abstract Geometric Form, Hand Painted, Welded Steel Sculpture
Spirit - Abstract Geometric Form, Hand Painted, Welded Steel Sculpture

Spirit - Abstract Geometric Form, Hand Painted, Welded Steel Sculpture

By Chris Hill

Located in Chicago, IL

This dynamic table sized sculpture is created from sheets of steel, welded together in an abstract geometric pattern and then painted with an acrylic paint to enhance the surface. While the work adheres to a rigid, rational geometry, this sculptures suggest lyrical movement, apparent weightlessness and improvisation as the title suggests. Chris Hill Spirit welded steel, acrylic paint 16.50h x 11.50w x 7d in 41.91h x 29.21w x 17.78d cm CHI021 Chris Hill is a Santa Fe based sculptor. Chris was born in Port Arthur, Texas but grew up in small town North Mississippi. He began welding at age 18 at the Tennessee Valley Authority...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Geometric Chicago - Art

Materials

Steel

A French Modern 1950s Watercolor of a Young Male Bather by Andre Delfau
A French Modern 1950s Watercolor of a Young Male Bather by Andre Delfau

A French Modern 1950s Watercolor of a Young Male Bather by Andre Delfau

By Andre Delfau

Located in Chicago, IL

A vibrant, Modern 1950's watercolor of a young male bather kneeling against a sunny Mediterranean beach by notable French artist Andre Delfau. Painted most likely near Marseille in ...

Category

1950s Modern Chicago - Art

Materials

Watercolor, Paper

Ice Waterfall, Silver Gelatin Print - Pearl Jam Album Cover by Paul Nicklen

Ice Waterfall, Silver Gelatin Print - Pearl Jam Album Cover by Paul Nicklen

By Paul Nicklen

Located in Chicago, IL

"Ice Waterfall" (B&W) Svalbard, Norway - 2014. Silver Gelatin Print Available Size: 44” x 68” (48” x 72” with trim) - Edition of 3 + 3 Artists Proofs Edition 2/3 - $60,000 ...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Chicago - Art

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Heavenly, Virtuous and Miracle

Heavenly, Virtuous and Miracle

By Cristina Mittermeier

Located in Chicago, IL

"Heavenly, Virtuous and Miracle" Hawaii, 2013 Available sizes: 20 x 30 in / Edition of 6 - $9,500 32 x 48 in / Edition of 6 - $13,500 40 x 60 in / Edition of 6 - $15,500 50 x 75 in ...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Chicago - Art

Materials

Archival Pigment

The Bustling of Time, Oil on Canvas Painting, Old Masters Style, 2026

The Bustling of Time, Oil on Canvas Painting, Old Masters Style, 2026

By Bruno Surdo

Located in Chicago, IL

The Bustling of Time captures one of Bruno Surdo’s recurring strengths: his ability to turn an ordinary public moment into something quietly theatrical and emotionally resonant. At t...

Category

2010s Old Masters Chicago - Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Self Portrait  - Original Oil Painting by Peter Lupkin

Self Portrait - Original Oil Painting by Peter Lupkin

By Peter Lupkin

Located in Chicago, IL

Full of texture and color, Lupkin depicts an emotional portrait of himself. The intricate color choices of light pinks and blues throughout the skin and background bring a somber fee...

Category

2010s Chicago - Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

CONCERT HALL, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
CONCERT HALL, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas

CONCERT HALL, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas

By Joseph Korom

Located in Yardley, PA

This collage subtly incorporates sheet music to reinforce the suggestion of sounds heard within a concert hall. Ironically, this is a quiet piece, a visually satisfying painting that...

Category

2010s Abstract Chicago - Art

Materials

Acrylic

Stay With Me - Abstract Painting with Reflective Gold Leaf, Framed
Stay With Me - Abstract Painting with Reflective Gold Leaf, Framed

Stay With Me - Abstract Painting with Reflective Gold Leaf, Framed

By Suk Ja Kang

Located in Chicago, IL

Abstract art experiments with the use of texture, tone, and light perception. Through abstract works, the artist expresses her feelings rather than particular objects or scenes. Wit...

Category

2010s Contemporary Chicago - Art

Materials

Gold Leaf

A Striking Mid-Century Modern Studio Portrait of a Seated Young Woman
A Striking Mid-Century Modern Studio Portrait of a Seated Young Woman

A Striking Mid-Century Modern Studio Portrait of a Seated Young Woman

By Walter Burt Adams

Located in Chicago, IL

A Striking Mid-Century Modern Portrait of a Young Woman by Notable Chicago Artist, Walter Burt Adams (Am. 1903-1990). A well executed figurative work by the artist, depicting a young woman stylishly dressed in a black sleeveless top seated in a muted studio interior. The painting exemplifies the artist's adept and practiced skill at portraiture, and was likely completed at the artist's studio in Evanston, Illinois. Artwork size: 24 x 20 inches, oil on canvas, accompanied with the original painted Mid-Century frame (framed size: 27 3/4 x 23 3/4 inches). Provenance: Estate of the artist. Walter Burt Adams was a dedicated painter of the American Scene and a singular personality among his peers in the Chicago Modern Art community. His no-nonsense manner, devotion to his craft and sardonic sense of humor characterize a man whose paintings capture life in and around Chicago between the early 1920s and the late 1970s. Born in Kenosha, Wisconsin just after the turn of the last century, Walter Burt Adams spent his childhood in Fargo, North Dakota and began his artistic education there through a correspondence cartooning class as a boy. After finishing high school in Fargo, Adams moved to Chicago in 1922 in order to enroll at the school of the Art Institute of Chicago. Adams’ instruction at the school with artists such as George Oberteuffer, Frederick V. Poole, Charles Wilimovsky...

Category

1960s American Modern Chicago - Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Let Go I - Male Nude Torso, Original oil painting - Zack Zdrale
Let Go I - Male Nude Torso, Original oil painting - Zack Zdrale

Let Go I - Male Nude Torso, Original oil painting - Zack Zdrale

By Zack Zdrale 1

Located in Chicago, IL

A solitary figure strains forward, arms fully extended, as if reaching beyond the frame itself. Rendered in warm, earthen tones, the oil painting captures the tension between strengt...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Realist Chicago - Art

Materials

Oil, Panel

Diogenes, Semi-Nude Portrait of Greek Philosopher, Oil on Panel, Framed
Diogenes, Semi-Nude Portrait of Greek Philosopher, Oil on Panel, Framed

Diogenes, Semi-Nude Portrait of Greek Philosopher, Oil on Panel, Framed

By Richard Gibbons

Located in Chicago, IL

Diogenes is a masterfully executed oil painting that reinterprets the legendary Greek philosopher through an elegant fusion of classical idealism and poetic symbolism. Seated in cont...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Chicago - Art

Materials

Oil, Panel

Did I Steal You Away?  - Intimate Painting of a Couple Embracing, Original Oil
Did I Steal You Away?  - Intimate Painting of a Couple Embracing, Original Oil

Did I Steal You Away? - Intimate Painting of a Couple Embracing, Original Oil

By Rick Sindt

Located in Chicago, IL

Using pornography as a vehicle for understanding, Rick Sindt's work explores the discovery and development of queer attraction. Sindt transforms pornographic stills, repurposing them into images of intimacy. Rick Sindt Did I Steal You Away? oil on panel 18h x 24w x 1.50d in 45.72h x 60.96w x 3.81d cm RIS036 “This body of work has been crystalizing in my mind for about five years,” says Sindt, “It is the product of reflecting on how the places I learned the most about myself, and my desires, are considered something that sullies a person, something taboo.” Focused on the experiences of gay men, this body of oil paintings depicts moments that range from tender touches to more sexually explicit...

Category

2010s Contemporary Chicago - Art

Materials

Oil, Panel

Late Colonial Sitting Room, Boston MA, 1760 - Miniature Room by Kupjack Studios
Late Colonial Sitting Room, Boston MA, 1760 - Miniature Room by Kupjack Studios

Late Colonial Sitting Room, Boston MA, 1760 - Miniature Room by Kupjack Studios

By Henry "Hank" Kupjack

Located in Chicago, IL

A new middle class began to emerge in Colonial America and a migration into urban areas began. Unlike farmhouses, these new homes were elegant two-store homes designed in the new Georgian style, imitating the lifestyle of the upper middle class of England. The interiors consisted of a passageway down the middle of the house with specialized rooms off the sides, such as a library, dining room, sitting room or a primary bedroom. Unlike the multi-purpose space of the farmhouse, each of these rooms served a separate purpose. This new middle class had leisure time to entertain guests. In this sitting room, the Kupjacks have replicated this stately room with upholstered furniture, a working fireplace, decorative ceramics and silver accent pieces. This miniature room is presented in a custom leather bound case with faux books on either end as if it could be placed in a bookshelf. the room can also be installed in a wall. Kupjack Miniatures Late Colonial Sitting Room, Boston MA, 1760, circa 2009 mixed media 14.25h x 28.75w x 15.25d in 36.20h x 73.03w x 38.73d cm KJK003 Eugene Kupjack and his sons Hank and Jay created museum quality miniature rooms...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Chicago - Art

Materials

Mixed Media

A Large 1930s Modern Painting of Jackson Square, New Orleans, St. Lous Cathedral
A Large 1930s Modern Painting of Jackson Square, New Orleans, St. Lous Cathedral

A Large 1930s Modern Painting of Jackson Square, New Orleans, St. Lous Cathedral

By Walter Burt Adams

Located in Chicago, IL

A Large, Striking 1930s Modern Painting of the Historic St. Louis Cathedral in Jackson Square, New Orleans by Notable Chicago Artist, Walter Burt Adams (Am. 1903-1990). A painterly view of the historic landmark and park located in the heart of the French Quarter of New Orleans, Louisiana. Completed circa 1938 during one of the artist's painting trips to New Orleans, and most likely painted in the quiet hours after dawn before any pedestrians or sight-seers walk the typically bustling city square. Artwork size: 36 x 30 inches, oil on canvas (framed size: 36 1/2 x 30 1/2 inches). Unsigned. Provenance: Estate of the artist. Walter Burt Adams was a dedicated painter of the American Scene and a singular personality among his peers in the Chicago Modern Art community. His no-nonsense manner, devotion to his craft and sardonic sense of humor characterize a man whose paintings capture life in and around Chicago between the early 1920s and the late 1970s. Born in Kenosha, Wisconsin just after the turn of the last century, Walter Burt Adams spent his childhood in Fargo, North Dakota and began his artistic education there through a correspondence cartooning class as a boy. After finishing high school in Fargo, Adams moved to Chicago in 1922 in order to enroll at the school of the Art Institute of Chicago. Adams’ instruction at the school with artists such as George Oberteuffer, Frederick V. Poole, Charles Wilimovsky...

Category

1930s American Modern Chicago - Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

An Abstract, Surrealist 1950s Mid-Century Modern Interior Still Life Painting
An Abstract, Surrealist 1950s Mid-Century Modern Interior Still Life Painting

An Abstract, Surrealist 1950s Mid-Century Modern Interior Still Life Painting

By Harold Haydon

Located in Chicago, IL

A Visually Striking, early 1950s Abstract, Surrealist Mid-Century Modern Still Life Painting by Notable Chicago Artist, Harold Haydon (Am. 1909-1994). Depicting a colorful interior ...

Category

Mid-20th Century Surrealist Chicago - Art

Materials

Oil, Masonite

A Stylish, Vintage 1940s Woman's Fashion Study, Cover Design for Hattie Carnegie
A Stylish, Vintage 1940s Woman's Fashion Study, Cover Design for Hattie Carnegie

A Stylish, Vintage 1940s Woman's Fashion Study, Cover Design for Hattie Carnegie

Located in Chicago, IL

A stylish, vintage, 1940s woman's fashion study featuring an elegant graphic design for a portfolio cover featuring ladies resort clothes by Hattie Carnegie. Artwork size: 11 x 8...

Category

1940s American Modern Chicago - Art

Materials

Paper, Pencil, Color Pencil, Watercolor

Alexander The Great's Siege Tent, Halicarnassus, ca. 333 BC, Miniature Room
Alexander The Great's Siege Tent, Halicarnassus, ca. 333 BC, Miniature Room

Alexander The Great's Siege Tent, Halicarnassus, ca. 333 BC, Miniature Room

By Henry "Hank" Kupjack

Located in Chicago, IL

Halicarnassus was an ancient Greek city in Caria, in Anatolia. It was located in southwest Caria, on an advantageous site on the Gulf of Gökova, which is now in Bodrum, Turkey. The city was famous for the Mausoleum of Halicarnassus, ranked as one of the seven wonders of the ancient world. Halicarnassus was loyal to the Persians and formed part of the Persian Empire until Alexander the Great captured it at the siege of Halicarnassus in 333 BC. Here, the Kupjack Studios have meticulously researched the era and have gone to painstaking detail to present this miniature version of Alexander's Tent. Based on a scale of one foot equals one inch, each piece of furniture, rug, decoration is fabricated with exacting detail. Kupjack Miniatures Alexander's Siege Tent, Halicarnassus, ca. 333 BC, circa 2003 mixed media 24.50h x 22.75w x 18.50d in 62.23h x 57.78w x 46.99d cm KJK004 Eugene Kupjack and his sons Hank and Jay created museum quality miniature rooms...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Chicago - Art

Materials

Mixed Media

The Illusion of Havana, Highly Detailed Landscape with Water & Rolling Hills
The Illusion of Havana, Highly Detailed Landscape with Water & Rolling Hills

The Illusion of Havana, Highly Detailed Landscape with Water & Rolling Hills

By René Monzón Relova “Pozas”

Located in Chicago, IL

***This artwork is currently on exhibit at the Instituto Cervantes, Chicago until September 2025. If purchased this artwork will be available to ship after September 1, 2025. Contact the gallery with questions. This small scale painting draws the viewer in with its painstaking detail. Each leaf and blade of grass a rendered in tiny brush strokes making the painting feel much larger than it is. Vivid greens and crystal clear water create an almost fish-eye perspective. This oil on panel painting is framed in a rich brown wooden frame measuring 13.25 x 21.25 inches "Pozas" René Monzón...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Chicago - Art

Materials

Oil, Panel

A Striking, Dramatic Mid-Century Modern 1950s Figure Study, Portrait of a Woman
A Striking, Dramatic Mid-Century Modern 1950s Figure Study, Portrait of a Woman

A Striking, Dramatic Mid-Century Modern 1950s Figure Study, Portrait of a Woman

By Harold Haydon

Located in Chicago, IL

A Striking, Dramatic 1950s Mid-Century Modern Figure Study Portrait of Woman by Notable Chicago Artist, Harold Haydon (Am. 1909-1994). A well executed, studio drawing in charcoal of...

Category

Mid-20th Century American Modern Chicago - Art

Materials

Paper, Charcoal, Ink

18th Century New England Cartographer's Office - Kupjack Studios Miniature Room
18th Century New England Cartographer's Office - Kupjack Studios Miniature Room

18th Century New England Cartographer's Office - Kupjack Studios Miniature Room

By Henry "Hank" Kupjack

Located in Chicago, IL

Cartography, the study and practice of making and using maps, was at the cutting edge in the 18th-century, helping to shape and define a world rapidly coming into focus. Over the course of the century, exploration and colonization expanded the scope of the known world, especially in the Pacific and the Americas. Advances in geography enabled cartographers to map these new discoveries with increasing accuracy. The days of conjecture and myth in cartography were fast coming to an end. Here, the Kupjack Studios has captured this discipline with exacting details. From the smallest of tools, to the rolls of maps and maps in progress displayed on the desk, the world of miniatures comes to life and brings us into a bygone era. Kupjack Miniatures 18th Century New England Cartographer, circa. 2008 mixed media 14h x 26.25w x 14.75d in 35.56h x 66.67w x 37.47d cm KJK001 Eugene Kupjack and his sons Hank and Jay created museum quality miniature rooms in their studio outside of Chicago for many years. Hank and Jay learned the at their father’s side as he assisted Mrs. Narcissa Niblack Thorne with the creation her many miniature rooms now housed at The Art Institute of Chicago. Almost every piece of molding, furniture, rugs, and accessory items that are contained in their rooms are designed and created by hand. In addition to designing and building rooms they would sometimes work to restore the rooms built many years ago by their father and Mrs. Thorne. Their work can be seen in various museums as far away as Turkey where they were exhibited in 2009. In the United States their work can be seen in the permanent collections of The Kentucky Museum Center, The Art Institute of Chicago, The Philadelphia Art Museum...

Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Chicago - Art

Materials

Mixed Media

A Stylish, Colorful, Mid-Century Modern 1950s Abstract Geometric Textile Design
A Stylish, Colorful, Mid-Century Modern 1950s Abstract Geometric Textile Design

A Stylish, Colorful, Mid-Century Modern 1950s Abstract Geometric Textile Design

By Andre Delfau

Located in Chicago, IL

A stylish, colorful 1950s Mid-century Modern abstract geometric textile design (depicting a polychrome patterned design of horizontal bands and spheres in red, blue and green tones) ...

Category

1950s American Modern Chicago - Art

Materials

Paper, Gouache, Graphite

Island at Sunset, Contemporary Oil Painting on Panel, Unframed

Island at Sunset, Contemporary Oil Painting on Panel, Unframed

By Jeff Aeling

Located in Chicago, IL

Aeling frequently returns to lakes and wetlands as subjects, often at moments of transition: dusk, dawn, or the last glow before night. This isolated island—shrouded in silhouette ag...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Chicago - Art

Materials

Oil, Panel

A Serene 1940's Vermont Landscape Painting by Harold Haydon
A Serene 1940's Vermont Landscape Painting by Harold Haydon

A Serene 1940's Vermont Landscape Painting by Harold Haydon

By Harold Haydon

Located in Chicago, IL

A scenic, American Modern 1940s Vermont summer landscape painting, depicting evergreen trees overlooking a placid lake by notable Chicago artist, Harold Haydon. Oil on canvas, measu...

Category

1940s American Modern Chicago - Art

Materials

Oil, Canvas

A Colorful, Vintage 1950s Mid-Century Modern Martha's Vineyard Harbor Scene
A Colorful, Vintage 1950s Mid-Century Modern Martha's Vineyard Harbor Scene

A Colorful, Vintage 1950s Mid-Century Modern Martha's Vineyard Harbor Scene

By Francis Chapin

Located in Chicago, IL

A vibrant, colorful harbor scene of Martha's Vineyard by notable Chicago Modern artist, Francis Chapin (Am. 1899-1965). Depicting a blustery dockside view with fishing and sailboats...

Category

1950s American Modern Chicago - Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

A Dynamic Mid-Century Modern Manhattan Scene, New York City by Francis Chapin
A Dynamic Mid-Century Modern Manhattan Scene, New York City by Francis Chapin

A Dynamic Mid-Century Modern Manhattan Scene, New York City by Francis Chapin

By Francis Chapin

Located in Chicago, IL

A Large, Dynamic 1950s Mid-Century Modern Watercolor of Lower Manhattan, New York City by Noted Chicago Artist, Francis Chapin (Am. 1899-1965). The image is watercolor, pastel and c...

Category

Mid-20th Century American Modern Chicago - Art

Materials

Watercolor, Archival Paper, Charcoal, Pastel

We Can Try Again - Nude Figures, Intimate Portrayal of a Couple
We Can Try Again - Nude Figures, Intimate Portrayal of a Couple

We Can Try Again - Nude Figures, Intimate Portrayal of a Couple

By Rick Sindt

Located in Chicago, IL

Using pornography as a vehicle for understanding, Rick Sindt's work explores the discovery and development of queer attraction. Sindt transforms pornographic stills, repurposing them...

Category

2010s Contemporary Chicago - Art

Materials

Oil, Panel

She Devils on Wheels, Original kitsch motorcycle drive-in film poster, 1968

She Devils on Wheels, Original kitsch motorcycle drive-in film poster, 1968

Located in Chicago, IL

Original 1968 poster for exploitation film legend Herschell Gordon Lewis's She Devils on Wheels. A masterful statement of 1960s graphic design, this oversized drive-in poster was acq...

Category

1960s Modern Chicago - Art

Materials

Lithograph, Offset

Large, Unique Abstract Surrealist Oil Painting in the Chicago Imagist Tradition
Large, Unique Abstract Surrealist Oil Painting in the Chicago Imagist Tradition

Large, Unique Abstract Surrealist Oil Painting in the Chicago Imagist Tradition

Located in Chicago, IL

A Unique, Unusual and Striking Abstract Surrealist Painting Completed in the Chicago Imagist Tradition by Notable Artist, Stanley Dean Edwards (Am. Born 1941). Titled "The Last Ship to Leave Atlantis", the painting is oil on canvas, presented in its original frame. The artwork shows a unique synthesis of Post-War Surrealist influences, including the avant-garde Italian artist Enrico Baj and the vibrant palette of the Chicago Imagist school, namely Ed Paschke and his contemporaries. The collage-like references in the composition recall the artwork of sculptor H.C. Westermann and others experimenting with assemblage, found objects and the integration of inanimate objects. Artwork size: 34 x 24 inches; Framed size: 36 1/2 x 26 1/2 inches. Signed "Edwards", lower right; signed, titled and dated on reverse. Provenance: The Artist; Private Collection, Chicago, IL (circa 2010). Born 1941 in Joliet, Illinois, Stanley Dean Edwards moved to Chicago early in life to pursue his life as an artist. His mother was a Chicago public school teacher, and his father was a Methodist minister. He studied painting and design at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago (SAIC), receiving a BFA in 1967. While at SAIC, Edwards was influenced by Vera Berdich's printmaking classes and Daniel Massen's design classes. After a brief stay in New York (1967-1970), where he was profoundly shaken by urban rioting and general upheaval of this time, Edwards returned to Chicago and later set up a studio in the Pilsen Neighborhood. Edwards is primarily a figurative painter whose work is informed by both Surrealism and Constructivism. Early hard-edge paintings from the mid-1960's feature a series of screaming babies set in brightly colored environments. These works offer religious suggestions, as the infants are paired with ecclesiastical figures presented atop an altar. Other protagonists of his series include dogs and faceless men. (1) In the early 1960's, Stan Edwards was part of a diverse group of artists that included George Kokines, Ray Siemanowski, Michael Hurson and Peter Holbrook among others. These artists and Edwards were part of that decade's vanguard and their work was included in an exhibition titled, "Twelve Chicago Artists" at the Walker Art Center. The curator was Jan Van der Marck. Edwards called his paintings of babies, dogs and erotic torsos from that period "image painting" because they were taken not from the model stand but cast off photo images. One painting from this period, Infant in Altar IV, is a 60" x 60" an oil and acrylic painting and was loaned by the National Museum of American Art at the Smithsonian to the Museum of Contemporary Art for its fifty year retrospective titled, "Art in Chicago, 1945 to 1995." The painting is part of the Martha Jackson memorial collection at the National Museum of American Art. (2.) Recent paintings, which Edwards calls "Icons for a New Era: Assembled Art Imagery," feature iconic images composed of items from popular culture; witty titles often allude to the materials from which they were made. The found objects, vibrant colors, and slick presentations of his works indicate their relationship to and a continuation of Pop art. Both humorous and sinister, Edwards' paintings reflect the psychological uneasiness associated with the close of the twentieth century. (3.) One painting of this series titled Surveyor is a 66" x 60" oil and acrylic painting and appears in the book Humor in Art by Nicholas Roukes, published by Davis Inc. The book is widely used as a text for art and design projects. (4.) In October of 2002 Edwards presented a retrospective exhibition of his work at the Illinois Institute of Art where he taught art and design in the foundation program. His lecture and exhibition were presented as part of "Chicago Artist's Month" sponsored by the Department of Cultural Affairs for the City of Chicago. In 2004 Edwards completed a major commission for the new Veterans' Administration building in Chicago. The commission centered on patriotic themes and one large 6 and 1/2' x 10' painting is dedicated to prisoners of war. Five others are 48" x 48" and depict the military branch seals, and four paintings 32" x 32" are based on 19th century patriotic engravings. Stan Edwards, who retired from the Illinois Institute of Art in 2009, lives and works in Chicago, Illinois. Sources: (2. & 4.) Press release (1. & 3.) "Art in Chicago 1945 1995, MCA.) COLLECTIONS: Selected corporate & institutional collections National Museum of American Art/Smithsonian Corcoran Gallery of Art Ceco Corporation Crain Communications Thrall Railcar Company American Hospital Association Plyzynski & Associates, Inc. NYC North American Jet Corporation Ball State University Illinois Institute of Art at Chicago State University of New York Harris Bank & Trust Dallas Theater Center Electronic Media Magazine Johnson Controls Central National Bank of Cleveland Associates Commercial Corporation Corporate Art Source Veterans' Administration Commission, Chicago, 2004 Ten site specific paintings Siemens Corporation COLLECTIONS: Selected private collections Walter & Dawn Clark Netsch Beatrice "Buddy" Mayer Douglas Ross Larry Aronson Marc & Ilana Platt Phil & Joan Krone Craig & Janet Duchossois Sally Fairweather Shirley Hardin Brian Boyer Pritzker collection James Speyer collection Michael Greany Ed & Lindy Bergman Collection Leigh Block Collection Professor Harold Platt Professors Lew Erenberg & Susan Hirsch Dr. David Gross Professor Mihaly Csiksentmihalyi Dr. Paula Young Dr. & Mrs. Imre Hidvegi EXHIBITIONS: Selected exhibitions Biennial Drawing Exhibition, Art Institute of Chicago, 1962 Momentum II, Lexington Hall, University of Chicago, 1964 The Sunken City Rises, Hermann Hall, Illinois Institute of Technology,1964 Eye on Chicago, Hermann Hall, Illinois Institute of Technology, 1964 29th Corcoran Biennial, 1965, Washington, D.C. Inaugural exhibition, Fairweather-Hardin, 1965 Society for Contemporary Art, Art Institute of Chicago, 1965 12 Chicago Painters...

Category

Early 2000s Surrealist Chicago - Art

Materials

Mixed Media, Oil

Qing-Dynasty Erotic Scroll Paintings
Qing-Dynasty Erotic Scroll Paintings

Qing-Dynasty Erotic Scroll Paintings

Located in Chicago, IL

A pillow book was meant to teach a young bride about the art of lovemaking. This rare museum-quality 19th century example is composed of 12 masterfully pai...

Category

Mid-19th Century Qing Chicago - Art

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

A Large, Vibrant Mid-Century Modern California Landscape Painting
A Large, Vibrant Mid-Century Modern California Landscape Painting

A Large, Vibrant Mid-Century Modern California Landscape Painting

By Rudolph Pen

Located in Chicago, IL

A Large, Vibrant Mid-Century Modern California Landscape Painting by Listed American Painter, Rudolph Pen. A lush depiction of a verdant green valley and surrounding hilltops, paint...

Category

Mid-20th Century Chicago - Art

Materials

Acrylic, Board

A Unique Mid-Century Modern 1960s Chicago Harbor Scene Watercolor by Rudolph Pen
A Unique Mid-Century Modern 1960s Chicago Harbor Scene Watercolor by Rudolph Pen

A Unique Mid-Century Modern 1960s Chicago Harbor Scene Watercolor by Rudolph Pen

By Rudolph Pen

Located in Chicago, IL

A Unique, Mid-Century Modern 1960s Chicago Harbor Scene Watercolor by Noted Artist, Rudolph T. Pen. Artwork is formatted in a trapezoid shape, an innovative compositional device for...

Category

Mid-20th Century American Modern Chicago - Art

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

Desire - Nude Lovers Entangled in a Passionate Kiss, Oil on Paper on Canvas
Desire - Nude Lovers Entangled in a Passionate Kiss, Oil on Paper on Canvas

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...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Chicago - Art

Materials

Oil, Canvas, Archival Paper

A Charming, 1950s Mid-Century Modern Harbor Scene of Martha's Vineyard
A Charming, 1950s Mid-Century Modern Harbor Scene of Martha's Vineyard

A Charming, 1950s Mid-Century Modern Harbor Scene of Martha's Vineyard

By Francis Chapin

Located in Chicago, IL

A Charming, Colorful 1950s Mid-Century Modern Harbor Scene of Martha's Vineyard by Notable Chicago Artist, Francis Chapin (Am. 1899-1965). Painted near the artist's longtime studio ...

Category

Mid-20th Century American Modern Chicago - Art

Materials

Masonite, Oil

Portrait of Lady in Red and Black by Gustav Klimt, Das Werk collotype, 1908-1912
Portrait of Lady in Red and Black by Gustav Klimt, Das Werk collotype, 1908-1912

Portrait of Lady in Red and Black by Gustav Klimt, Das Werk collotype, 1908-1912

By Gustav Klimt

Located in Chicago, IL

Original collotype created from Gustav Klimt’s Portrait of Lady in Red and Black. Published and edited by Verlag H.O. Miethke and printed by k.k. Hof- und Staatsdruckerei, Vienna, in an edition of 300. Collotype on chine colle paper laid down on heavy deckled-edge cream-wove paper. Between 1908 and 1914, H.O. Miethke published Das Werk Gustav Klimts...

Category

Early 1900s Vienna Secession Chicago - Art

Materials

Paper

The River With No Name-Highly Detailed Lush Wooded Landscape with Babbling Brook
The River With No Name-Highly Detailed Lush Wooded Landscape with Babbling Brook

The River With No Name-Highly Detailed Lush Wooded Landscape with Babbling Brook

By René Monzón Relova “Pozas”

Located in Chicago, IL

Taking inspiration from his surroundings in Spain, Pozas gives us this lush landscape entitled "The River With No Name". The verdant scene, with its babbling brook so picturesque you can almost hear the water rushing over the stones. Every leaf and blade of grass is painted with exacting precision. "Pozas" René Monzón Relova...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Chicago - Art

Materials

Oil, Canvas

A Colorful, 1947 Modern Surrealist Abstract Watercolor, "Wings"
A Colorful, 1947 Modern Surrealist Abstract Watercolor, "Wings"

A Colorful, 1947 Modern Surrealist Abstract Watercolor, "Wings"

By Hananiah Harari

Located in Chicago, IL

A Striking, Colorful 1940s Modern Surrealist Abstraction by Notable New York Avant Garde Artist, Hannah Harari (Am. 1912-2000). Titled "Wings", the artwork is watercolor, mixed medi...

Category

1940s Surrealist Chicago - Art

Materials

Paper, Mixed Media, Crayon, Watercolor

A Delightful Mid-Century Modern Painting of Mother and Child by Francis Chapin
A Delightful Mid-Century Modern Painting of Mother and Child by Francis Chapin

A Delightful Mid-Century Modern Painting of Mother and Child by Francis Chapin

By Francis Chapin

Located in Chicago, IL

A Delightful, Intimate Mid-Century Modern Portrait Painting of Mother and Child by Noted Chicago Artist, Francis Chapin (Am. 1899-1965). Artwork size: 5 3/4 x 4 Inches (Framed size...

Category

Mid-20th Century American Modern Chicago - Art

Materials

Masonite, Oil

A Fine, Stylish 1930s Modern Figure Study Drawing of a Standing Male Nude Model
A Fine, Stylish 1930s Modern Figure Study Drawing of a Standing Male Nude Model

A Fine, Stylish 1930s Modern Figure Study Drawing of a Standing Male Nude Model

By Francis Chapin

Located in Chicago, IL

A Fine, Stylish 1930s Modern Figure Study Drawing of a Standing Male Nude Model by Famed Chicago Artist Francis Chapin (Am. 1899-1965). A wonderful, early example of Chapin's figura...

Category

1930s American Modern Chicago - Art

Materials

Paper, Ink, Watercolor