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Item Ships From: Illinois
Untitled Spotted Animal by Mose Tolliver AKA Mose T (INV# NP3174)
By Mose Tolliver
Located in Morton Grove, IL
Mose Tolliver AKA Mose T Untitled Spotted Animal wood, paint, soda tab approx: 23 x 33.25 date unknown signed
Category

Late 20th Century Illinois - Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Wood

A Vibrant 1950s Street Scene Painting of Martha's Vineyard by Francis Chapin
By Francis Chapin
Located in Chicago, IL
A large oil on Masonite painting of a street scene in Martha’s Vineyard, with the Old Whaler's Church in the background by artist Francis Chapin. Artwork size: 24" x 36". Framed s...
Category

1950s American Modern Illinois - Paintings

Materials

Masonite, Oil

Ca. 1950s Watercolor Titled Canadian National RR at Antigonish by Rita Duis
Located in Chicago, IL
A curious ca. 1950s watercolor of railroad freight car, titled "Canadian National RR at Antigonish" by artist Rita Duis. Image size: 14 3/4" x 22". Matted size: 20" x 28". Artis...
Category

1950s American Modern Illinois - Paintings

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

A Charming 1950s Mid-Century Modern Harbor Scene of Martha's Vineyard
By Francis Chapin
Located in Chicago, IL
A Charming 1950s Mid-Century Modern Harbor Scene of Martha's Vineyard by Notable Chicago Artist, Francis Chapin (Am. 1899-1965). Completed near the artist's studio and summer home in the historic whaling port town of Edgartown, Massachusetts; a cheerful, diminutive painting of a busy sunlit boat dock. Artwork size: 8 3/4" x 11 3/4". Framed size: 12 1/2" x 15 1/2". Estate stepped on reverse. Provenance: Estate of the artist. Francis Chapin, affectionately called the “Dean of Chicago Painters” by his colleagues, was one of the city’s most popular and celebrated painters in his day. Born at the dawn of the 20th Century in Bristolville, Ohio, Chapin graduated from Washington & Jefferson College near Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania before enrolling at the Art Institute of Chicago in 1922. He would set down deep roots at the Art Institute of Chicago, exhibiting there over 31 times between 1926 and 1951. In 1927 Chapin won the prestigious Bryan Lathrop Fellowship from the Art Institute – a prize that funded the artist’s yearlong study trip to Europe. Upon his return to the United States, Chapin decided to remain in Chicago, noting the freedom Chicago artists have in developing independently of the pressure to conform to pre-existing molds (as was experienced by artists in New York, for example). Chapin became a popular instructor at the Art Institute, teaching there from 1929 to 1947 and at the Art Institute’s summer art school in Saugatuck, Michigan (now called Oxbow) between 1934 – 1938 (he was the director of the school from 1941-1945). A prolific painter, Chapin produced numerous works while traveling in Mexico, France, Spain, Saugatuck and Martha’s Vineyard, where he frequently spent summers and taught at the Old Sculpin Gallery there. Chapin was best recognized for his dynamic and vibrant images of Chicago during the 1930s and 40s. Chapin was a resident of the Old Town neighborhood where he lived and kept his studio on Menomonee Street for many years. Described as a “colorful figure, nearly 6 feet 6 inches tall, and thin, and usually wearing tweeds”, it is easy to imagine Chapin at work observing the busy street life of the city. In addition to his many exhibitions at the Art Institute of Chicago, Chapin’s work was shown during his lifetime at such institutions as the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, Philadelphia; the Corcoran Gallery, Washington, D.C.; the National Academy of Design, New York; the Museum of Modern Art, New York; the Whitney Museum of American Art, New York and the Carnegie Institute, Pittsburgh, among others. Francis Chapin’s paintings are represented in the collections the Art Institute of Chicago; the Friedman Collection, Chicago; the Butler Institute of American Art, Youngstown; the Denver Art Museum; the Everson Museum of Art, Syracuse; the Norton Museum of Art, West Palm Beach...
Category

Mid-20th Century American Modern Illinois - Paintings

Materials

Masonite, Oil

No One Is Sure - Nude Figures, Intimate Portrayal of a Couple, 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 pornographi...
Category

2010s Contemporary Illinois - Paintings

Materials

Oil, Panel

Archetypes-The Mother, Maiden, Queen, Huntress, Wise Woman, Mystic, Oil Painting
By Bruno Surdo
Located in Chicago, IL
Symbols abound in this monumental painting by Bruno Surdo. Each of the subjects on this canvas is dependent upon the other. They require the presence of the others for balance and ...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Illinois - Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Back From Morocco - Colorful Impressionist Style Still Life, Oil Painting
Located in Chicago, IL
Carol Stewart Back From Morocco oil on paper mounted on panel 36h x 48w x 1.50d in 91.44h x 121.92w x 3.81d cm CST019 Through her ethereal and often dreamlike paintings Carol Stewa...
Category

2010s Impressionist Illinois - Paintings

Materials

Oil, Panel, Archival Paper

Boats in a Harbor
By Duilio Barnabe
Located in Chicago, IL
This painting is signed and dated by Barnabè on the lower right. In 1959, French art critic Michel Concil-Lacoste, in the newspaper Le Monde, expressed his views on Barnabè: "Barnab...
Category

20th Century Illinois - Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

A Colorful & Dynamic ca. 1950s Painting of Martha’s Vineyard by Francis Chapin
By Francis Chapin
Located in Chicago, IL
A colorful & dynamic ca. 1950s painting of Martha’s Vineyard by notable artist Francis Chapin, featuring The Old Whaler's Church in the background. Artwork size: 12" x 19". Framed...
Category

1950s American Modern Illinois - Paintings

Materials

Masonite, Oil

A Large, Dynamic Mid-Century Modern Figurative Landscape Painting by Rudolph Pen
Located in Chicago, IL
A large, dynamic Mid-Century Modern summer landscape painting with standing female bathers by noted Chicago artist, Rudolph Pen. A wonderful example of the artist's uniquely express...
Category

Mid-20th Century American Modern Illinois - Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

A Vibrant, Colorful Mid-Century Watercolor of Village Rooftops by Rudolph Pen
Located in Chicago, IL
A Vibrant, Colorful Mid-Century Watercolor of Village Rooftops by Noted Chicago Artist, Rudolph T. Pen. Depicting a tropical hillside village of terracotta rooftops nestled beside a...
Category

Mid-20th Century American Modern Illinois - Paintings

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

Ending Light on the Lake - Serene Landscape, Expansive Cloudy Sky with Calm Lake
By Ahzad Bogosian
Located in Chicago, IL
"Ending Light on the Lake" is a minimalist landscape painting depicting subtle shifts of color in a cloud covered sky. The clouds take on hues of blue, pink and grey with a softness that only comes with the setting sun. The still water reflects the beautiful sky. The overall peacefulness of the scene is enhanced by the soft palette of colors. This painting is framed in a simple wooden frame measuring 31 x 49 inches. Ahzad Bogosian Ending Light on the Lake oil and acrylic on canvas 30h x 48w in 76.20h x 121.92w cm AZB108 Ahzad Bogosian SOLO EXHIBITIONS 2007 Landscapes, Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL 2006 Quiet Light, Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago,IL 2004 Distant Light, Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL 2003 Sky, Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL 2002 Vista, Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL 1999 Locus Gallery, St. Louis, MO 1998 Vedanta Gallery, Chicago, IL Lisa Kurts Gallery, Memphis, TN 1997 Vedanta Gallery, Chicago, IL Locus Gallery, St. Louis, MO 1996 Margaret Harwell Art Museum, Poplar Bluff, MO Sherry French Gallery, New York, NY GROUP EXHIBITIONS 2019 Earth, Wind & Fire, Gallery Victor Armendariz, Chicago, IL 2017 Coming Attractions, Gallery Victor Armendariz, Chicago, IL 2012 2012 Alumni Exhibition, Fine Arts Gallery, Fontbonne University, St. Louis, MO 2010 Art Chicago, Merchandise Mart, Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL 2009 Art Chicago, Merchandise Mart, Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL Selections, Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago 2008 Art Chicago, Merchandise Mart, Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL 2007 Art Chicago, Merchandise Mart, Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL 2006 Art Chicago, Merchandise Mart, Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL Palm Beach 3 Art Fair, West Palm Beach, Fl 2005 SOFA Chicago, Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL Art Chicago, Butler Field, Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL 2004 VISION 9, Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL Art Chicago, Navy Pier, Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL 2003 Five Views of the Midwest, Margaret Harwell Art Museum, Poplar Bluff, MO (traveling exhibition: Sikeston, MO; Cape Girardeau, MO; Louisiana, MO) 2002 Art of the 20th Century, Ann Nathan Gallery, Park Avenue Armory, New York, NY 2002 Art Chicago, Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL 2002 The State We're In...Landscapes of the Heartland, Chicago Botanic Garden, Glencoe, IL 2001 Ever Green, Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL Locus Gallery, St. Louis, MO 2000 Watercolor USA, 2000, Springfield Art Museum, Springfield, MO Old/New, A.D. Brown Building, St. Louis, MO 1999 Locus Gallery, St. Louis, MO Walnut Street Gallery, Springfield, MO First Annual Realism Invitational, Jenkins-Johnson Gallery, San Francisco, CA West Palm Beach Art Expo (Lisa Kurts Gallery), West Palm Beach, FL Power of Water – The Great Lakes Show, traveling exhibition 1998 Jenkins-Johnson Gallery, San Francisco, CA The Four Seasons, Sherry French Gallery, New York, NY In/Form V, St. Louis, MO 1997 Midwestern Landscapes...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Illinois - Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Gossamer- Chiaroscuro Lit Painting of a Nude Figure with Golden Hair
Located in Chicago, IL
Nathan Brad Hall's work comes together in this show to build an undeniably jaw dropping experience for viewers. “Undercurrents,” says Hall, “is about trying to find a way to capture ...
Category

2010s Contemporary Illinois - Paintings

Materials

Linen, Oil

A Captivating Modern Seated Nude in a Studio Interior by Francis Chapin
By Francis Chapin
Located in Chicago, IL
A captivating, Modern painting of a female nude seated in a quiet studio interior by famed Chicago artist, Francis Chapin (Am. 1899-1965). A sensitive, skilled portrayal of a female...
Category

1940s American Modern Illinois - Paintings

Materials

Oil, Masonite

˜Signs To Come, Painting, Oil on Canvas
By William Oxer F.R.S.A.
Located in Yardley, PA
Oil on Canvas frames to Guild of Framers Museum Standard :: Painting :: Contemporary :: This piece comes with an official certificate of authenticity signed by the artist :: Ready to...
Category

2010s Abstract Illinois - Paintings

Materials

Oil

Interchange Between Myth and Reality - Monumental Painting, Original Oil
By Bruno Surdo
Located in Chicago, IL
The timeless use of the human form has always been the subject from which artist Bruno Surdo chooses to express his narratives. This interest in using the human body as a focal poin...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Illinois - Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Transendental Abstraction by William Schwartz Titled Impressions of the West #7
By William S. Schwartz
Located in Chicago, IL
A Transendental Abstraction by famed Chicago Modernist, William S. Schwartz titled "Impressions of the West #7". Anecdotally, Schwartz's notable "Impressions of the West" series wer...
Category

1940s Abstract Illinois - Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Masonite, Oil

Their Losses and Their Hopes - 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 Illinois - Paintings

Materials

Oil, Panel

Early Mexican City Scene by Chicago Artist Francis Chapin, San Miguel de Allende
By Francis Chapin
Located in Chicago, IL
A charming, vibrant, early Mexican city street scene by famed Chicago Modern artist Francis Chapin (Am. 1899-1965). Titled "Old Church, San Miguel de Allende (Spanish Plaza)", the p...
Category

1940s American Modern Illinois - Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

A Lively, 1950s Mid-Century Modern Floral Still Life Painting by Francis Chapin
By Francis Chapin
Located in Chicago, IL
A Lively, Colorful 1950s Mid-Century Modern Floral Still Life Painting by Notable Chicago Artist, Francis Chapin (Am. 1899-1965). Full of color, with wonderful brushwork, the painti...
Category

Mid-20th Century American Modern Illinois - Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Board

Leafy Bridge Sky
Located in Boston, MA
Artist Commentary: "To tell you my inner thoughts on each piece, or even to voice my opinion on ‘why’ and ‘how’ my paintings came to be, is intruding on your own perceptions. What yo...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Illinois - Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Las Vacaciones de Jose, Surreal Landscape of Rocky Islands off a Sea Coast
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 surrealistic seascape of a group of small rocky islands off the coast of a crystal blue sea is a place in the mind of the artist Pozas. As the titled suggests, this is a vacation for the mind when travel is not an option! The painting is framed in a simple wooden frame and measures 12h x 20w inches. "Pozas" René Monzón...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Illinois - Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas, Panel

Set of Four Chinese Immortals Screen Paintings, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
Since the 12th century people in China have used folding screens and doors to partition and decorate their homes—the vivid scenes backing the screens added life and color to a room. ...
Category

Mid-19th Century Qing Illinois - Paintings

Materials

Fabric, Ink, Gouache

Ridge Top Light - blue skies over field, soft clouds, Original oil painting
By Ahzad Bogosian
Located in Chicago, IL
Ahzad Bogosian Ridge Top Light acrylic on canvas 30h x 40w in 76.20h x 101.60w cm Framed Dimensions 31h x 41w x 2d in 78.74h x 104.14w x 5.08d cm AZB155 Ahzad Bogosian SOLO EXHIBI...
Category

2010s Illinois - Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

Gaia, The Primordial Goddess of the Earth, Original Oil on Canvas, Framed
Located in Chicago, IL
In Greek mythology, Gaia is the primordial goddess of the Earth, the mother of all, and a powerful force who shaped the cosmos and intervened in the affairs of gods and mortals alike...
Category

2010s Art Nouveau Illinois - Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Floral Still life I
Located in Boston, MA
Artist Commentary: This floral was panted in my studio during the very cold winter months. Keywords: Abstract, Bold, Pop & Graphic, Expressive & Gestural, stripes, green, blue, pink...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Illinois - Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

A Colorful, Door County, Wis. Harbor Scene by Noted Chicago Artist Rudolph Pen
Located in Chicago, IL
A Colorful, Vibrant, Mid-Century Modern Great Lakes Harbor Scene by Noted Chicago Artist, Rudolph T. Pen. This charming watercolor, completed in the early 1950's, depicts a wonderfu...
Category

Mid-20th Century American Modern Illinois - Paintings

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

I Might Grow to Be Kinder - Intimate Portrayal of a Couple Embracing
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 pornographi...
Category

2010s Contemporary Illinois - Paintings

Materials

Oil, Panel

Dynamic & Colorful Mid-Century Painting by French Artist Michel Patrix
By Michel Patrix
Located in Chicago, IL
A dynamic & colorful Mid-Century painting (ca. 1950) by French Artist Michel Patrix, in purples, yellow and reds. The painting is titled "Coings au Plateau Noir" or (Quinces on a bl...
Category

1950s Abstract Illinois - Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

San Luis Obispo Barn, Painting, Oil on Canvas
By Norman Lerner
Located in Yardley, PA
I passed this barn over the years in so many seasons and it seemed just to glow on this particular fall day. Just could not resistant painting it. :: Painting :: Contemporary :: This...
Category

2010s Contemporary Illinois - Paintings

Materials

Oil

A Diminutive Painting of Sailors in Hanover, NH by Artist Harold Haydon
By Harold Haydon
Located in Chicago, IL
A "Thumb Box" (or diminutive) painting of sailors in fort of a store front in Hanover, NH by artist Harold Haydon. Image size: 4 1/2" x 6". Fra...
Category

1940s American Modern Illinois - Paintings

Materials

Oil

A ca. 1935 Painting of a Boxing Match in Mexico City by Artist Francis Chapin
By Francis Chapin
Located in Chicago, IL
A ca. 1935 painting of a boxing match in Mexico by artist Francis Chapin. Image size: 12" x 28". Framed size: 15 1/2" x 31 1/2". Provenance: Estate of the artist. Francis Chapin, affectionately called the “Dean of Chicago Painters” by his colleagues, was one of the city’s most popular and celebrated painters in his day. Born at the dawn of the 20th Century in Bristolville, Ohio, Chapin graduated from Washington & Jefferson College near Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania before enrolling at the Art Institute of Chicago in 1922. He would set down deep roots at the Art Institute of Chicago, exhibiting there over 31 times between 1926 and 1951. In 1927 Chapin won the prestigious Bryan Lathrop Fellowship from the Art Institute – a prize that funded the artist’s yearlong study trip to Europe. Upon his return to the United States, Chapin decided to remain in Chicago, noting the freedom Chicago artists have in developing independently of the pressure to conform to pre-existing molds (as was experienced by artists in New York, for example). Chapin became a popular instructor at the Art Institute, teaching there from 1929 to 1947 and at the Art Institute’s summer art school in Saugatuck, Michigan (now called Oxbow) between 1934 – 1938 (he was the director of the school from 1941-1945). Chapin’s contemporaries among Chicago’s artists included such luminaries as Ivan Le Lorraine Albright...
Category

1930s American Modern Illinois - Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

An Introspective 1930s Modern Portrait, "Acolyte" by Noted Artist Francis Chapin
By Francis Chapin
Located in Chicago, IL
An Introspective 1930s Modern Portrait, "Acolyte" by Noted Chicago Artist, Francis Chapin (Am. 1899-1965). Dry watercolor on board. Artwork size: 15” x 12” (Framed size: 18 3/4” ...
Category

1930s American Modern Illinois - Paintings

Materials

Watercolor, Board

A Captivating, Mid-Century Floral Still Life of Red Roses by Rudolph T. Pen
Located in Chicago, IL
A Captivating, Mid-Century Floral Still Life of Red Roses by Rudolph T. Pen. Wonderful colors and brushwork, and executed with the unique, Modern, sloped perspective for which Pen's...
Category

Mid-20th Century American Modern Illinois - Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Salt Creek, Pays des Illinois - Wooded Landscape with Eagle, Oil on Canvas
By Don Pollack
Located in Chicago, IL
Don Pollack's work centers on portraying the interplay between society and nature. He employs impressive realism in oil painting to illustrate his personal journeys. Pollack also delves into the connections between our national memory, the North American landscape, and the rich history of the land. In his latest series, "Je Me Souviens," (I Remember) he explores the intricate relationship between French influence, language, landscape, and history in the North American Midwest. "Salt Creek...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Illinois - Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Mid-Century Painting of a Red Barn & Mill Scene by Illinois Artist Stan Dudek
Located in Chicago, IL
A Brightly-colored, Mid-Century painting of a red barn & mill scene by notable Illinois artist Stan Dudek. After years of driving from his home in the far west suburbs to his job as...
Category

1960s American Modern Illinois - Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Board

A Beautiful Modern Figure Painting, Two Bathers in a Boathouse by Francis Chapin
By Francis Chapin
Located in Chicago, IL
A beautiful Modern figure painting of two bathers in a boathouse by noted Chicago Modern artist, Francis Chapin (Am. 1899-1965). Painted at the Ox-Bow School of Saugatuck, Michigan ...
Category

1940s American Modern Illinois - Paintings

Materials

Masonite, Oil

After the Rain at the Lake - Gray rainy skies over river, Original oil painting
By Ahzad Bogosian
Located in Chicago, IL
Ahzad Bogosian After the Rain at the Lake acrylic on canvas 12h x 12w in 30.48h x 30.48w cm Framed Dimensions 13.25h x 13.25w in 33.66h x 33.66w cm AZB160 Ahzad Bogosian SOLO EXHI...
Category

2010s Illinois - Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Canvas, Oil

Dreaming Away - Highly Textured Dream-like Painting with Surreal Nautical Theme
By Victor Wang
Located in Chicago, IL
Victor Wang's subject is a female seemingly caught in a contemplative moment yet a war rages behind her. She dons a hat shaped as a boat and carries and oar as if to "Dream Away" these other thoughts. Wang uses a blend of luminous colors and buttery textures to evoke these enigmatic moments of meditation. Influence by the Renaissance Masters Titian and Rembrandt for their glazing and layering techniques respectively, the artist builds the surface using heavy paint, swirling and mixing the color on the canvas. The end result is a poetic and emotionally powerful representation of the human form. Victor Wang Dreaming Away, 2017 oil on canvas 42h x 56w in 106.68h x 142.24w cm VWG009 My path through life has been adventurous, exciting, and dream-like. My experience of settling into America in search of better opportunities has been both challenging and inspiring. I use the human face as a vehicle to paint human experiences - worry and wonder, sadness and pleasure - which reflect the emotional stage directly tied to my immigration experiences. I grew up amongst the sunflower fields in northern China. In my childhood years, I played under the bright, yellow sunflowers with my brothers everyday. China’s Cultural Revolution played an important part in my life. During that time, sunflowers were used as political allegories to depict how citizens of China should follow Mao who represented the sun, since sunflowers follow the sun’s movements. People eventually inferred the deception that this symbol masked. After graduating from high school, I was sent to a labor camp in the country for ‘reeducation’ during China’s Cultural Revolution. There, I was subject to grueling farm work. Often, I worked in corn and sunflower fields from sunrise to sunset. Thus, for me, sunflowers evoke both personal joy and sadness. Therefore, to deliver my complex feelings, I use sunflowers as a metaphor to connote my background and emotional stage. My incorporation of collages of figures from China’s Tang Dynasty represents my Chinese heritage and is a constant reminder of where I came from. The texture and earthiness on the canvas’s surface are inspired by the texture of the soil on the farm where I worked in China. Although I often gain great pleasure from the process of painting, it is most important to unfold expressively those feelings within myself. Wang belongs to a generation of immigrant painters from China, whose artistic background was defined by socialist realism but took advantage of their skills and broke away from that tradition to create new subjects in the U.S. “When I was a student during Cultural Revolution, Soviet realism art was among the dominant source of influence and it grabbed us like lightening rod...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Illinois - Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil

Shield Me - Nude Figures, Intimate Portrayal of a Couple, Original Oil on Panel
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 pornographi...
Category

2010s Contemporary Illinois - Paintings

Materials

Oil, Panel

A Modernist Still-Life Painting, Titled Nature Morte by Artist Pierre Bisiaux
By Pierre Bisiaux
Located in Chicago, IL
A Modernist, Mid-Century still-life painting, in reds & blues titled "Nature Morte" by French artist Pierre Bisiaux. Artwork size: 21 1/4" x 18". Framed size: 30 1/2" x 27". Pie...
Category

1960s Modern Illinois - Paintings

Materials

Oil, Panel

A Large, 1950s, Oil on Masonite Painting of a Michigan Harbor by Francis Chapin
By Francis Chapin
Located in Chicago, IL
A lovely summer day in a ca. 1950s Lake Michigan harbor, perhaps in Saugatuck, Douglas or at Oxbow! This is a large oil on Masonite painting by notable artist Francis Chapin that is...
Category

1950s American Modern Illinois - Paintings

Materials

Masonite, Oil

A Vibrant, Colorful Mid-Century Summer Landscape, Oxbow School, Saugatuck, MI
Located in Chicago, IL
A Vibrant, Captivating Mid-Century Modern Summer Landscape Painting by Noted Chicago Artist, Rudolph T. Pen (Am. 1918 - 1989). Painted during the 1960s while the artist taught at th...
Category

Mid-20th Century American Modern Illinois - Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Orange Crush - Gyotaku Style Japanese Sumi Ink Painting, Large Orange Octopus
By Jeff Conroy
Located in Chicago, IL
A Gyo-Tako print of large octopus is seen here in Jeff Conroy's work entitled "Orange Crush". To achieve this remarkable painting, the artist inks the octopus using traditional sum...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Illinois - Paintings

Materials

Sumi Ink, Watercolor, Mulberry Paper

An Exceptional Mid-Century Modern Oil Painting of a Reclining Nude Female Model
Located in Chicago, IL
An Exceptional Mid-Century Modern Oil Painting of a Reclining Nude Female Model by Noted Chicago Artist, Rudolph Pen. Painted in the 1960s, the painting exemplifies the stylized, ab...
Category

Mid-20th Century American Modern Illinois - Paintings

Materials

Oil, Masonite

Painting of Fishermen at the Shore Nazarre by Portuguese Artist Gustavo Ferreira
Located in Chicago, IL
Exquisite & beautifully painted Portugese painting of "Fisherman at the Shore, Nazarre" by artist Gustavo Ferreira. Nicely framed in a gold-toned frame. Artwork size: 19 3/4" x 23...
Category

Early 20th Century Post-Impressionist Illinois - Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"Tree Talk, " Acrylic on Canvas
Located in Chicago, IL
Entitled "Tree Talk," this exquisite painting by Chinese artist Ren Hui celebrates the beauty of nature with an abstracted view of a tangle of tree branches. Using a style he calls “uncomplicated and honest,” the artist creates beautiful pointillist compositions that reference the underlying dot matrix of a photograph. Full of bold colors and high-contrast imagery, Ren Hui's modern pointillism...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Pointillist Illinois - Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Mid-Century Painting of a Car Driving Through a Mountain Pass by A George Miller
Located in Chicago, IL
A fantastic Mid-Century painting of a car driving through a mountain pass by artist & Photographer A. George Miller. Artwork size: 15" x 22". Framed size: 21" x 28". Handsomely...
Category

1950s American Modern Illinois - Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

Hummingbird Girl (With Her Book) Woman Reading, Oil on Canvas, Artist Made Frame
Located in Chicago, IL
Symbolism abounds in this remarkable painting by artist Rick Beerhorst. Here, the artist has given us not only the hummingbird covering the young girl's face while supposedly reading, but a multitude of objects at the table set out in front of her. The hummingbird, which can serve as a reminder to live in the moment and appreciate spiritual freedom, has been coupled with other objects such as a pear, a Madonna and Child portrait and an empty wine bottle...
Category

2010s Contemporary Illinois - Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

A Beautiful Mid-Century Modern Portrait of a Seated Young Woman in a Pink Dress
By Francis Chapin
Located in Chicago, IL
A beautiful, colorful Mid-Century Modern portrait of a seated young woman in a pink dress by famed Chicago Modern artist, Francis Chapin. A fashionably dressed, young model is seate...
Category

Mid-20th Century American Modern Illinois - Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

A Dynamic Mid-Century Modern Summer Landscape Painting w. Bathers by Rudolph Pen
Located in Chicago, IL
A large, dynamic Mid-Century summer landscape painting with female bathers by noted Chicago artist, Rudolph Pen. A wonderful example of the artist's uniquely expressive figurative w...
Category

Mid-20th Century American Modern Illinois - Paintings

Materials

Masonite, Oil

A Subtle, Atmospheric, Mid-Century Modern Dune Landscape Painting by Rudolph Pen
Located in Chicago, IL
A Wonderfully Subtle, Atmospheric, Mid-Century Modern Dune Landscape Painting by Noted Chicago Artist, Rudolph T. Pen. Most likely painted in the 1960s along the shores of Lake Mich...
Category

Mid-20th Century American Modern Illinois - Paintings

Materials

Masonite, Acrylic

A Dynamic Mid-Century Modern Landscape Painting w. Female Figures by Rudolph Pen
Located in Chicago, IL
A large, dynamic Mid-Century Modern summer landscape painting with female bathers by noted Chicago artist, Rudolph Pen. A wonderful example of the artist's uniquely expressive figur...
Category

1960s American Modern Illinois - Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

A Colorful 1956 Gouache Titled "Sunday in Torromolinos, Spain" by Samuel Butnik
Located in Chicago, IL
A Colorful 1956 Gouache Titled "Sunday in Torromolinos, Spain" by Samuel Butnik. Artwork size: 18" x 25". Archivally matted to: 24" x 30". Biography...
Category

1950s Abstract Expressionist Illinois - Paintings

Materials

Paper, Gouache

His Body Like a River - 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 Illinois - Paintings

Materials

Oil, Panel

Death to Videodrome - Bold Colors, Heavily Textured Paint, Oil on Panel
Located in Chicago, IL
Based on Georgia Hinaris' love of the Horror Film genre, all that appears may be so much more in her work. The artist takes inspiration from these types of films with their stark cin...
Category

2010s Contemporary Illinois - Paintings

Materials

Oil, Panel

The Abyss - Original Oil Painting of Nude Figures Wandering Into a Body of Water
By Bruno Surdo
Located in Chicago, IL
This beautiful grouping of nude figures wandering into the abyss are seen from behind in various states of undress. Master painter Bruno Surdo creates compelling and mysterious narratives in his classically inspired artworks. Bruno Surdo The Abyss oil on canvas 24h x 48w in 60.96h x 121.92w 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 Mike & Jill Rose SELECTED PUBLICATIONS Bruno Surdo: The Method Artist Responds, by Lucia Mauro, June 26, 2014, anitathemovie blog An Exhibition of Exhibitionism: Bruno Surdo’s ‘Respond’, by Carrie McGath, July 1, 2014, The Chicagoist Website, Arts and Entertainment “Inspired Environs: A renowned designer decks out his Loop abode in art and texture” Modern Luxury, Men’s Book, Spring 2014 “Master Class” What’z Up Magazine, Fort Wayne, 2011 ”9/11 Painting will be on Display” Fort Wayne Journal Gazette, 2011 “Illuminated Images” Fort Wayne Reader, 2011 “Two Faces of Beauty” American Art Collector Magazine, Issue #3 and #59, 2006/2010 “Art and Calamity” Art Papers, 2009 “Versions of the Present, Techniques of the Past” American Artist Magazine, 2004 “Living Artists” Crow Book Publishing, Chicago, IL 2004 “The New Master” by Craig Keller, Chicago Social Magazine, 2004. “Tragedy, Memory, and Honor,” by William Hageman, Chicago Tribune, March 28, 2002 “Mural Depicts Tragedy of 9/11” Art Section...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Illinois - Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

A Large, Sensational Mid-Century Modern Painting of a Showgirl, Burlesque Dancer
Located in Chicago, IL
A Large, Sensational Mid-Century Modern Painting of a Chicago Night Club Showgirl. Painted in the 1950s, this is a large, vertical, abstracted portrayal of a standing Burlesque danc...
Category

Mid-20th Century American Modern Illinois - Paintings

Materials

Masonite, Oil

A Captivating, Mid-Century Modern Painting of a Standing Female Nude Model
Located in Chicago, IL
A Captivating, Mid-Century Modern Painting of a Standing Female Nude Model. Great colors! Painted in the 1960s, this wonderful "Mod" studio scene exemplifies the abstracted Modern ...
Category

Mid-20th Century American Modern Illinois - Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

The Battle of the Lapiths and Centaurs - Monumental Mythological Oil Painting
By Bruno Surdo
Located in Chicago, IL
The battle depicted here takes place between the Lapiths and the Centaurs at the wedding feast of Pirithous to Hippodamia. Pirithous, the king of the Lapiths, had long clashed with ...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Illinois - Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

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