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Item Ships From: USA
Portrait of Benjamin - Fleur de Lis Background, Oil, Antique Florentine Frame
By Peter Lupkin
Located in Chicago, IL
Twenty-first century Classical Portraiture has a casual feel as seen here in "Portrait of Benjamin" by Peter Lupkin. The very masculine Benjamin, with his heavy beard, dark tousled ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary USA - Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Lovely American Post Impressionist Oil Painting - A Young Girl Pouring Tea, 1956
Located in Baltimore, MD
This is not your typical child’s portrait. Young Ellen Warfield is steadily pouring tea or coffee in a proper manner that certainly conforms to societal expectations of the 1950’s.
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Category
1950s Post-Impressionist USA - Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Antique American Impressionist Opera Scene Signed Elegant Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Nicely painted American impressionist oil painting by Richard W. Baldwin (1920 - 2012). Oil on canvas. Framed. Signed.
Category
1930s Impressionist USA - Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"LEAVING VENICE" Oil Painting 40" x 30" inch by Khoren Keshishyan
Located in Culver City, CA
"LEAVING VENICE" Oil Painting 40" x 30" inch by Khoren Keshishyan
Khoren Keshishyan is a celebrated American-Armenian painter and artist whose unique
blend of architectural sensibil...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary USA - Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Von Hyin Kolk (American, 1997 - ) Oil She Can Sew the Sky Before It Ruptures
Located in New York, NY
Title: "She Can Sew the Sky Before It Ruptures"
Medium: Oil on canvas
Size: 48 x 36 inches
Frame: Framing options available!
Condition: Excellent.
Year: 2023
Artist: Von Hyin ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist USA - Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
'Woman in Aqua', De Young, Oakland Museum, LACMA, CWS, AWS, San Francisco
By Jade Fon Woo
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Signed lower right, 'Jade Fon' for Jade Fon Woo (American, 1911-1983) and painted circa 1955.
A charming and character-filled study of a young woman, shown brimming with life and h...
Category
1950s Impressionist USA - Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"He Stayed Behind in Katmandu II", contemporary, portrait, collage, mixed media
By John Baker
Located in Natick, MA
John Baker’s “He Stayed Behind in Katmandu II” is an acrylic portrait painting on canvas with collage 20.25 x 17.75 x 1.5 inches in blues, tans, pinks and flesh tones. The western “s...
Category
2010s Contemporary USA - Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic
Von Hyin Kolk (American, 1997 - ) Oil On Canvas "99 Sky Girl Ornament"
Located in New York, NY
Title: "99 Sky Girl Ornament"
Medium: Oil on canvas
Size: 48 x 36 inches
Frame: Framing options available!
Condition: Excellent.
Year: 2023
Artist: Von Hyin Kolk
Signature: S...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist USA - Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Reflection of Self" - Acrylic Painting with Swimmer, Goggles, Pool Vibes
Located in Denver, CO
Andrew Gray's "Reflection of Self, 2024" is a poignant addition to the 'Currents of Color' series and is showcased in his solo exhibition. The 36 x 24-inch acrylic on canvas, encased...
Category
2010s Contemporary USA - Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
"Stay in Your Lane" - Acrylic Painting of Dynamic Swimmer Preparing to Dive
Located in Denver, CO
Andrew Gray's "Stay In Your Lane, 2024" joins the 'Currents of Color' series with a resonant depiction of a Black man poised on the edge of a diving block, about to enter the water. ...
Category
2010s Contemporary USA - Portrait Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Canvas
"CAVALIERY" Oil Painting 27.5" x 21.5" inch by Khoren Keshishyan
Located in Culver City, CA
"CAVALIERY" Oil Painting 27.5" x 21.5" inch by Khoren Keshishyan
Khoren Keshishyan is a celebrated American-Armenian painter and artist whose unique
blend of architectural sensibili...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary USA - Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Unbound" - Original Acrylic Painting featuring a Male Model in a Pool
Located in Denver, CO
Presenting "Unbound, 2024" by Andrew Gray, a piece from his 'Currents of Color' series. This acrylic on canvas measures 40 x 40 inches and is framed in a thin white border, bringing ...
Category
2010s Contemporary USA - Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Figurative/Portrait_Abstract Figure_Oil/Acrylic/Canvas_Banou, Rebecca Jack_2024
Located in 326 N Coast Hwy. | Laguna Beach, CA
Rebecca Jack
"Banou"
Oil & Acrylic on Canvas
40 x 40 in.
41.25 x 41.25 in. Framed
__________________________
Rebecca Jack, an intuitive painter, creates vibrant, figurative works...
Category
2010s Contemporary USA - Portrait Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Canvas
"Condition Week" - Original Acrylic Painting Featuring two Male Swimmers
Located in Denver, CO
Andrew Gray’s series "Currents of Color" finds a mesmerizing intersection in "Condition Week, 2024", an acrylic on canvas that stands out at 61 x 43 inches, framed elegantly to 62 x ...
Category
2010s Contemporary USA - Portrait Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Canvas
"Colored Floater" - Original Acrylic Painting Featuring a Male Figure
Located in Denver, CO
Andrew Gray's "Colored Floater, 2024" is a compelling acrylic on canvas that conveys the dynamism of the human form intertwined with the fluidity of water. Measuring 40 x 40 inches w...
Category
2010s Contemporary USA - Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
American Social Realist Portrait Painting of a Coal Mine Owner by Jesse F. Reed
By Jesse F. Reed
Located in Baltimore, MD
This highly stylized portrait depicts a well dressed man in front of a mining property likely in West Virginia. It is very much in the manner of earlier American artists such as Gra...
Category
Late 20th Century American Realist USA - Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Original Portrait of Noir Crime Writer Cornell Woolrich
Located in Soquel, CA
Vintage Portrait of 1940's Noir Writer Cornell Woolrich
Pencil portrait of famous 1930's 40's noir/crime writer Cornell George Hopley-Woolrich, circa 1980. Cornell George Hopley-Woo...
Category
1980s Realist USA - Portrait Paintings
Materials
Paper, Pencil
Contemporary Original Abstracted Figurative Silkscreen - Life's Frustration
Located in Soquel, CA
Contemporary Original Abstracted Figurative of Profile and Detailed Eye Silkscreen - Life's Frustration
A compelling abstracted silkscreen of profile of man with detail of his eye w...
Category
1970s Contemporary USA - Portrait Paintings
Materials
Paper, India Ink
Pajares 14 Big Vertical Red Rai Charles HEY. Original street art painting
By Juan Manuel Pajares
Located in CORAL GABLES - MIAMI, FL
HEY. Original street art painting
PAJARES
Done in mixed media on canvas and collage.
PAJARES, Juan Manuel (Lleida 1957 )
Pajares was introduced to the impact of large-scale canvas pa...
Category
2010s Street Art USA - Portrait Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media, Acrylic
Figurative/Portrait/Sunglasses/Pop_Bubble Bliss, Anja Van Herle_Acrylic
By Anja Van Herle
Located in 326 N Coast Hwy. | Laguna Beach, CA
ANJA VAN HERLE
"Bubble Bliss"
Acrylic on Wood
40 x 40 inches
Born in Belgium in 1969, Anja Van Herle combines a European sense of high fashion in her artwork with an American sense ...
Category
2010s Pop Art USA - Portrait Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Panel
Scene de Souk
Located in Jacksonville, FL
After Napoleon introduced Europe to the different and exotic life of the Middles East, it was Delacroix who was the first to return. He brought back vivid images to an unbelieving pu...
Category
19th Century USA - Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Pink Mona Lisa Contemporary Pop Art paint swatches in museum frame figurative
By Peter Combe
Located in New York, NY
Mixed media (household paint swatches)
32 x 16” x 2 inches
2023
Framed in white with Optium museum quality non-reflective Plexiglass
The artist uses (Home depot household paint...
Category
2010s Pop Art USA - Portrait Paintings
Materials
Plexiglass, Archival Paper
"Sparkling Rosé", Modern Pop Art Painting in Pink, 2022
By Addison Jones
Located in Delaware , OH
"Sparkling Rosé", Modern Pop Art Painting in Pink, 2022
Sparkling Rosé is Modern Pop Art Painting by Addison Jones. Introducing the iconic Andy Warhol style print with neon colors ...
Category
2010s Pop Art USA - Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Contemporary hand painted acrylic on canvas pop art Garfield Cat Blue Orange
By Wizard Skull
Located in New York, NY
Hand painted acrylic on canvas - lives and works out of Brooklyn NY and is represented by Krause Gallery in Manhattan NY.
signed on edge of canvas
Painter and illustrator Wizard Skull’s humorous and often raunchy riffs on cartoon characters and mascots poke fun at pop culture and commercialism. Wizard Skull transforms recognizable characters from Homer Simpson and Mickey Mouse to Gumby and SpongeBob SquarePants into hybrid mashups, and squiggly portraits. Best known for his street art, Wizard Skull creates wheatpaste posters and murals that have become fixtures throughout New York City and beyond. One of his most famous wheatpastes —Sexy Ronald (2011–present), which depicts a strapping Ronald McDonald...
Category
2010s Pop Art USA - Portrait Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Canvas
Figurative_Animals_Birds From The Wind_2023_America Martin_Oil/Acrylic
By America Martin
Located in 326 N Coast Hwy. | Laguna Beach, CA
America Martin
"Birds From The Wind"
Oil & Acrylic on Canvas
49.5 x 49.5 in. Framed
Exploring the identity of both her namesake and country, LA-based America Martin draws inspiratio...
Category
2010s Contemporary USA - Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas, Acrylic
Venetian Holiday, American Realist, Representational, Landscape, Venice Italy
Located in Houston, TX
Venetian Holiday is painted in the style of American Realism. The painting is a Representational Italian landscape which is the Plaza in Venice. This realist painting was done on sight on a vacation to Italy. The artist painted himself into the realist painting.
Gary J. Hernandez is an internationally recognized, award winning artist in the style of Realism portrait ,landscape and floral paintings He received training from the Houston Museum of Fine Arts School of Art specializing in Realism and Figurative Art.
He specializes in representational art as seen in Venetian Holiday with an emphasis on the human figure and florals as seen in Her Majesty's Lilies. He was a finalist in The Artist's Magazine International Art Competition, an Award of Excellence winner in the Manhattan Arts Magazine Competition, finalist in Hunting Art...
Category
2010s American Realist USA - Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
"Taking Tea" 19th Century Orientalism Portrait Oil Painting on Panel
Located in Jacksonville, FL
"Taking Tea" by Jan-Baptist Huysmans, an accomplished Orientalist painter of the 19th century, unveils a captivating world in his oil painting on panel. Born in 1826, Huysmans was re...
Category
19th Century Realist USA - Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
Pair of Framed Chinese Emperor and Empress Reverse Glass Paintings
Located in Jacksonville, FL
Immerse yourself in the regal allure of Chinese history with this captivating pair of framed reverse glass paintings depicting a Chinese Emperor and Empress...
Category
Early 19th Century Victorian USA - Portrait Paintings
Materials
Glass
Looking Through Love
Located in Chicago, IL
Rick Beerhorst
Looking Through Love
oil on canvas
13h x 13w in
33.02h x 33.02w cm
RIB008
Rick Beerhorst
B. 1960
Education
1987 University of Illino...
Category
2010s Contemporary USA - Portrait Paintings
Materials
Panel, Oil
A Woman Holding Space - A Woman, Cat and Bird in Front of City Backdrop
Located in Chicago, IL
This painting measures 45 X 45 cm and is painted on stretched linen. The cat and the bird, typically mortal enemies are held together by this noble woman. This becomes a metaphor for how opposed aspects of our inner nature coexist and add dimension and richness to our personalities. –Rick Beerhorst...
Category
2010s Contemporary USA - Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
Red Abraham Lincoln
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Denver, CO
This exquisitely textured portrait of the famed president Abraham Lincoln captures his serious yet sincere visage. Created by artist Hunt Slonem, this work comes framed in a vintage-...
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist USA - Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood
Venetian Venus - Original Oil on Canvas, Framed in Heavy Wooden Frame
Located in Chicago, IL
Rick Beerhorst
Venetian Venus
oil on canvas
23.50h x 23.50w in
59.69h x 59.69w cm
RIB006
Rick Beerhorst
B. 1960
Education
1987 University of Illinois...
Category
2010s Contemporary USA - Portrait Paintings
Materials
Panel, Oil
"OBLIVION" Abstract Painting 40" x 30" inch by Carlos Delgado
Located in Culver City, CA
"OBLIVION" Abstract Painting 40" x 30" inch by Carlos Delgado
ABOUT:
Carlos Delgado is a Colombian artist with international recognition living betwe...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract USA - Portrait Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Canvas
Italian Beauty 19th century Realism Antique Portrait Oil Painting on Canvas
Located in Jacksonville, FL
The painting is signed on the top left side.
Description:
Tito Conti (1842-1924) was an esteemed Italian painter renowned for his exceptional skill in portr...
Category
19th Century Realist USA - Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Gypsy Portrait" 19th Century Antique Realistic portrait Oil Painting on Canvas
By Angelo Asti
Located in Jacksonville, FL
The painting is signed on the bottom left side.
Angelo Asti, a renowned Italian artist, established himself as a true maestro of portraiture during the late 19th and early 20th centu...
Category
19th Century Realist USA - Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
L’air Qu’on Respire by Jean Pierre Cassigneul
By Jean-Pierre Cassigneul
Located in New Orleans, LA
Jean-Pierre Cassigneul
b.1935 French
L’air qu’on respire
(The Air We Breath)
Signed “Cassigneul” (lower right)
Signed, titled and dated "L’air qu’on respire / Cassigneul / 2001" (...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Post-Impressionist USA - Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Enigma - Surreal Scene With Figure in Muted Greys, Original Oil on Canvas Framed
By John Seubert
Located in Chicago, IL
An enigma by definition is a person or thing that is mysterious, puzzling, or difficult to understand. Such is the subject matter of John Seubert, aka John Grey's painting of the same name. The sphynx-like figure stares out at the viewer holding what appears to be a large bowl. The surreal scene is framed in a repurposed frame that the artist has distressed and painted. It measures 25.5h x 21.5w inches.
John Seubert
Enigma, 2023
oil on canvas
20h x 16w in
50.80h x 40.64w cm
JSE076
John Seubert
b. 1958, Chicago, IL
In the early Nineties, John Seubert was living in a former hotel in a high-rise building on St. James Place in Chicago. The apartment was tiny, as hotel rooms tend to be, and clad with paper-thin walls allowing sound to pass from one apartment to the other. At the time, John’s artwork consisted of pounding copper sheets into tables which was a noisy endeavor to say the least. Following several noise complaints from the neighbors, John had a dream that he was living in a ramshackle house but with plenty of room to work and no attached neighbors. The following day after lunching at the McDonalds in Lincoln Park, John wandered the neighborhood a came upon a shabby, falling-down old Victorian house. He located the real estate agent, put in an offer, and weeks later was pushing a shopping cart full of his belongings to his new home.
This 144-year-old Painted Lady provided a blank canvas for this inimitable artist. For many years the house remained so empty that John was able to ride his Japanese fold up bike throughout the 1st floor. “Some people want to have sex...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary USA - Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Brigitte Bardot Icon IV /// Contemporary Street Pop Art Actress Fashion Model
By Jack Graves III
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: Jack Graves III (American, 1988-)
Title: "Brigitte Bardot Icon IV"
Series: Icon
*Signed by Graves lower right. It is also signed, titled, and dated on verso
Year: 2022
Mediu...
Category
2010s Contemporary USA - Portrait Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Canvas, Paint
Solitude
By Guillaume Seignac
Located in New Orleans, LA
French Academic painter Guillaume Seignac was renowned for his masterful treatment of the idealized nude. His languishing female subjects based on Greco-Roman prototypes were and rem...
Category
19th Century Academic USA - Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Jacques Henri Lartigue Icon (Florette Orméa) /// Contemporary Street Pop Art
By Jack Graves III
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: Jack Graves III (American, 1988-)
Title: "Jacques-Henri Lartigue Icon (Florette Orméa)"
Series: Icon
*Signed by Graves lower left. It is also signed, titled, and dated on verso
Year: 2022
Medium: Original Acrylic Painting on Canvas
Canvas size: 40" x 32"
Condition: The stretched canvas was custom built by the artist himself. In mint condition
Notes:
Jacques Henri Lartigue (1894-1986) was a French photographer and painter, known for his photographs of automobile races, planes and female Parisian fashion models. His work was part of the painting event in the art competition at the 1924 Summer Olympics.
Florette Orméa was Jacques Henri Lartigue's third and last wife. They were married from 1945 till Lartigue's death in 1986. Orméa was a regular model to Lartigue for his art photography.
Biography:
Jack Graves III is an American artist, born in 1988 in Jacksonville, Florida. He grew up surrounded by inspiration having an art dealer as a father, John Graves...
Category
2010s Contemporary USA - Portrait Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Canvas, Paint
Nero - Modern Portrait of Roman Emperor, Framed, Oil on Panel
By Bruno Surdo
Located in Chicago, IL
The fifth emperor of Rome, Nero was the last in the Julio-Claudian dynasty line of emperors following his suicide. Nero was popular with the lower-class Roman citizens during his tim...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary USA - Portrait Paintings
Materials
Panel, Oil
La femme aux fleurs (Portrait de Mathilde See)
By Paul César Helleu
Located in New Orleans, LA
Paul César Helleu is regarded among the most sought-after society portraitists of his era, and his Belle Époque works rival those of his contemporaries John Singer Sargent and Giovanni Boldini. He is best remembered for capturing the era's most beautiful socialites, including Consuelo Vanderbilt, the Duchess of Marlborough, the Comtesse de Loriol Chandieu and the Comtesse Mathieu de Noailles, among others. This work, however, stands out in that it captures the charming likeness of one of his art world cohorts, Mathilde See, a Parisian-born decorator and painter of floral still lifes. She is the essence of the modern woman, captured in her fashionable dress as she strolls along the flower-lined streets of Paris.
Commanding in size, Portrait de Mathilde See fully displays Helleu's mastery over the medium of pastel. The muted palette of greys and blues is typical of the artist, bringing a harmony and cohesiveness to the composition. Furthermore, Helleu cleverly alludes to See's own artistic output with a backdrop of vibrant floral blooms, enlivening the canvas and complementing the greens and blues of the peacock feather adorning her hat.
The portrait is all the more significant thanks to its provenance. It was previously in the collection of A. Alfred Taubman, one of America's most successful entrepreneurs and one-time owner of Sotheby's. Considering Taubman encountered some of the most noteworthy and beautiful works of art ever made through his auction house, the fact that he chose this portrait by Helleu to grace his collection is a testament to its import.
Born in Brittany in 1859, Helleu moved to Paris in 1876 in order to study at the École des Beaux-Arts. Like so many other artists of his generation, he was trained there under the Academic master Jean-Léon Gérôme. That same year, he also attended the Second Impressionist Exhibition...
Category
20th Century Modern USA - Portrait Paintings
Materials
Linen, Pastel
Blackstone Cigars
By Norman Rockwell
Located in New Orleans, LA
A charming relic of a bygone era, this rare oil is the work of the inimitable American illustrator, Norman Rockwell. The iconic artist’s ability to render the details and nuances of ...
Category
Early 20th Century Other Art Style USA - Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
La lecture au jardin (Lesson in the Garden)
By Georges d'Espagnat
Located in New Orleans, LA
French Post-Impressionist painter Georges d’Espagnat captures a charming moment between a mother and her child in this vibrant oil on canvas. Rendered with a studied use of complementary colors and bold brushstrokes, the painting showcases the artist's unique Post-Impressionist style. Remembered as one of the most individualistic artists of the 20th century, his distinctive canvases bring together the loose brushwork of the Impressionists and the bold color palette favored by the Fauves. Together, they achieve a vibrant spontaneity that lends itself well to the carefree subjects of the present work.
Masterfully composed, La lecture au jardin moves beyond the Impressionist instinct to capture a fleeting moment on canvas. Rather, d'Espagnat succeeds in creating a deep feeling of harmony in the work. Warm colors are perfectly balanced with cool tones, while vertical and horizontal lines are softened by the curves of the foliage and his subjects' figures. Through his simplification of forms and intentional use of color and line, he creates a scene that is carefully designed and thoroughly modern. A similar view of a mother and her child by d'Espagnat is currently in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York).
The Post-Impressionist painter was an individualist since his youth, choosing to forgo traditional schooling in order to independently study the Old Masters in the Louvre. He soon became involved with the most prominent Impressionist and Post-Impressionist painters of the age, including Pierre-Auguste Renoir and Paul Signac, who themselves existed outside the traditional norms of French Academic training. In 1891, he exhibited at the Salon des Refusés, and again the following year at the Salon des Indépendants.
By 1895, he held his first one-man show in Paris, and just three years later his success earned him a solo show at the prestigious Durand-Ruel Gallery. Between 1905 and 1910 he made several trips to visit Renoir on the Côte d’Azur. Their close friendship resulted in a group exhibition at Marcel Bernheim...
Category
Late 19th Century Post-Impressionist USA - Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Virgin and Child with the Infant Saint John
By Domenico Puligo
Located in New Orleans, LA
A masterful example of Italian Mannerist painting, this exceptional panel was composed by the renowned Florentine painter Domenico Puligo. Alongside Jacopo Pontormo and Rosso Fiorentino, Puligo is remembered as one of the foremost figures of the Mannerist movement that rose to prominence during the 16th century in Florence. This panel of the Virgin Mary with the Christ child and Saint John the Baptist is a characteristic example of his celebrated devotional images, which grace museums such as the Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York), Museo del Prado (Madrid), Palazzo Borghese (Rome), and Palazzo Pitti (Florence), among many others.
Puligo’s skill with color is fully demonstrated in the beautifully preserved work. Considering its age, the vibrancy and the sheer range of color is remarkable. The Virgin Mary’s crimson dress...
Category
16th Century Mannerist USA - Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
Saint Cosmas And Saint Damian Attributed To Bonifacio Bembo
By Bonifacio Bembo
Located in New Orleans, LA
Attributed to Bonifacio Bembo
c.1444-1477 Italy
Saint Cosmas and Saint Damian
Tempera on panel
These exceptionally rare early Renaissance panels of Saint Cosmas and Saint Damian are an extraordinary new discovery. Based on the research of art historians Marco Tanzi and Andrea de Marchi, it is believed that these represent the missing panels from the famed polyptych formerly displayed on the altar of the Chapel of San Nicola da Tolentino in the Church of Sant’Agostino in Cremona, Italy. To find two matching early Renaissance panels outside of a museum or church, particularly in such remarkable condition, is an extraordinary rarity.
The central and left-sided panels of the original five-part polyptych are currently in the collection of the Museo Civico Ala Ponzone in Cremona. These panels have luckily remained intact, and respectively portray the Madonna and Child Enthroned with Angels and Donor, Saint Nicholas of Tolentino (the chapel’s namesake) and Saint George.
While the present panels have since been reduced, that they belong to the Cremonese altarpiece is confirmed by a number of stylistic elements. All five panels contain the same rich decorative arabesque pattern on their stamped gold background, while the figures’ knurled haloes are identical in both their fineness of line and use of perspective. The proportions of the figures coincide perfectly; Saints Cosmas and Damian would have originally also been depicted as full-length figures, fitting into the vertical, Gothic style of the altarpiece.
According to the Christian religion, Saint Cosmas and Saint Damian were 3rd century physicians born in Arabia. Little is known about their lives except that they were reputedly twin brothers and that they were martyred in Syria during the persecution of Emperor Diocletian. It was believed that the saints were skilled in healing, and when their medicines failed, their faith and prayers could always perform miracles. Thus, the saints are often depicted with their medical equipment while wearing the traditional medieval doctor’s garb of crimson robes and distinctive round red hats.
The saints are similarly depicted in the present panels, though considering the manner in which they have been cut, their medical tools are not immediately evident. The saints were highly popular as patrons of wealthy families during the Gothic and Renaissance eras, particularly the Medici, and thus they occur frequently in art from the era. The twins, for instance, are found in the famed San Marco Altarpiece by Fra Angelico in the San Marco Museum (Florence), as well as in a set of Medici panels crafted by Filippo Lippi...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Renaissance USA - Portrait Paintings
Materials
Tempera, Panel
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 USA - Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Linen
Femme aux Souliers Noir (Woman in Black Shoes)
By Jules Pascin
Located in New Orleans, LA
This intimate portrait was composed by the Bulgarian-born French Expressionist painter Jules Pascin. Known as the "Prince of Montparnasse," Pascin made a name for himself throughout ...
Category
Early 20th Century Modern USA - Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Peonies in White Light - Oil Painting with 12K White Gold Leaf, Blond Female
By Michael Van Zeyl
Located in Chicago, IL
The blond figure, along with the floating peonies, combine to explore the dynamic between the eternal and the temporal, as well as our own relationship with nature. The gold leaf adds a three-dimensional softness as well as a glow upon which the female figure floats. Her skin is seductively painted; her teal dress falls off her shoulder; white peonies float by; the scene is set for a dreamy visual feast. The painting is framed in a gilt frame.
Michael Van Zeyl
Peonies in White Light
oil and 12K gold leaf on linen wrapped panel
24h x 36w in
60.96h x 91.44w cm
EDUCATION
1987-1990 American Academy of Art, Chicago, IL
1999-2000 American Academy of Art, Chicago, IL - Life Drawing & Oil Painting
Palette & Chisel Academy, Chicago, IL - Painting & Life Drawing
Art Students League, New York, NY - Painting
EXHIBITIONS
2017 “Anne Harris...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary USA - Portrait Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
Silverstone Yellow Jasmine - Original Oil Painting of Woman and Floating Flowers
By Michael Van Zeyl
Located in Chicago, IL
ARTIST STATEMENT
I'm currently working with figures and portraits and combine human forms with botanicals to explore our relationship with natural elements. Capturing the movement of the figure or an expression of a living soul presents endless possibilities and inspiration enabling me to blend with different themes.
I've studied classical methods of oil painting with a focus on the 17th century Dutch Masters. The subjects I am drawn to are individuals with character, athletic figures and blooming floral arrangements with elegance and ethereal beauty. The reference for my work comes from my direct observation of natural day light in my north light studio illuminating and blanketing the form of my subjects.
I am fascinated and challenged by the process of transforming a flat, blank canvas into the illusion of dimensional form, atmosphere and mood. That process is usually well thought out but sometimes painted direct and use intuition to complete my idea. Both of these methods present challenges but each way fills the void of the other and opens up the possibility of new visual ideas to meet my objective.
BIOGRAPHY
For Michael Van Zeyl, portraiture is much more than a one-sided translation of the artist’s point of view taking form in a subject. It’s an engaging visual dialogue that renders a soul in light, shadow and pigment, continuing the conversation for future generations to appreciate.
While subtle observation and technical skill are only part of Michael’s gift, his experience has honed his craft to the highest standard. His talents were apparent by age seven and he spent subsequent decades mastering a wide range of painting techniques. In particular, 17th century Dutch and 19th century impressionist styles have resonated with him and surfaced in his own works.
His formal training began at the American Academy of Art in Chicago, continuing on at Chicago’s Historic Palette & Chisel Academy and the Art Students League in New York, where he studied with the most accomplished artists who also paint directly from life under natural light. Michael is currently a faculty and board member at the Palette & Chisel and has been the club’s most popular instructor for several years.
Michael’s work is already appreciated in many public and private collections, such as the United States District Court, University of Chicago, DePaul University School of Law, Chicago Theological Seminary and American Hotel Register. He has received awards from the Portrait Society of America, The Artists Guild, the Oil Painters of America and the 2014 recipient of the Dorothy Driehaus Mellin Fellowship for Midwestern Artists.
EDUCATION
1987-1990 American Academy of Art, Chicago, IL
1999-2000 American Academy of Art, Chicago, IL - Life Drawing & Oil Painting
Palette & Chisel Academy, Chicago, IL - Painting & Life Drawing
Art Students League, New York, NY - Painting
EXHIBITIONS
2017 “Anne Harris...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary USA - Portrait Paintings
Materials
Panel, Oil
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Materials
Board, Oil
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Artist Comments
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Wood, Oil
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Category
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Materials
Canvas, Ink, Mixed Media, Acrylic
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Artis...
Category
2010s Realist USA - Portrait Paintings
Materials
Panel, Oil
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Category
1890s Impressionist USA - Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
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Category
2010s Contemporary USA - Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
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