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Medium: Acrylic
FLUID NATURE
By Angel Rivas
Located in CÓRDOBA, ES
Acrylic on canvas
Shipped rolled in a tube
Category
2010s Post-Modern Acrylic Figurative Paintings
Materials
Permanent Marker, Acrylic
$1,995 Sale Price
44% Off
Portrait of a Woman Reclining in a Purple Chair
Located in San Francisco, CA
At first glance, we focus on the chiseled features of the woman reclining languorously in an enveloping purple wing chair. There are refinements here. A silken fringed shawl. Delicat...
Category
1980s American Modern Acrylic Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Heat Wave Duel - Abstract Figurative South Western Inspired Pop Art by Gary John
By Gary John
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Los Angeles street artist Gary John exploded onto the international art scene first during Art Basel Miami in 2013. John’s playfully bold work quickly gained attention and he was nam...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Acrylic Figurative Paintings
Materials
Paper, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Newsprint
Contemporary abstract impressionist expressive floral painting "Meadow song"
Located in VÉNISSIEUX, FR
"Meadow Song" is a vibrant floral composition by French artist Natalya Mougenot, part of her ongoing series dedicated to flowers — a subject she approaches not as decoration or botan...
Category
2010s Abstract Expressionist Acrylic Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Junk Food Junkie - Large Original Pop Art Painting on Canvas
Located in Los Angeles, CA
As one of the world’s most collected, significant pop artists today, Nelson De La Nuez is a born iconoclast. Using his unique juxtaposition of pop culture and surrealism, blended with America’s rich culture and history, De La Nuez has created works of art that are considered timeless. Listed on the “Who’s Who List of the Most Collected Artists of Our Time,” his works are original, bold and outspoken. The artist is known for his distinctive, trademarked style called “Art on the Edge,” which is creating art on all sides of the canvas.
This one-of-a-kind pop art painting measures 42 inches square. De la Nuez used Mixed Media, Acrylic Paint, and Oil Pastel on Canvas to create this original artwork. It is signed on the front and the back by the artist. The sides of this artwork are created as a continuation of the front and it does not require framing. It is wired and ready to hang. Free local Los Angeles area delivery. Affordable U.S. and global shipping are available. A certificate of authenticity issued by the art gallery is included.
Nelson De La Nuez was born in 1959 in Havana, Cuba, and came to the United States at age seven. He was raised in California. De La Nuez studied Art History at Boston University where he was inspired by the French Impressionist and Post-Impressionist periods. Though his paintings are clearly Pop Art, the subtle humor of artists like Edouard Manet and Pablo Picasso echo throughout his playful work.
De La Nuez’s work hangs in some of the most prominent private collections of movie stars, directors, producers, comedians, and corporations. His work has been purchased by Sotheby’s for future auctions and his works sell out consistently at major international shows and fairs. Nelson De La Nuez tries to create a new generation of art lovers, drawing upon icons and art history to entice younger minds, in turn provoking the interest of the generation above them.
The L.A. Times called De La Nuez “the comedic da Vinci of our times.” His ability to use non-related images to achieve a whole new and stimulating outlook on life has brought him many awards and published features. The artist continues to challenge himself to incorporate new and exciting ideas into his art and his style. He believes he is a success if his art inspires people to think beyond the norm.
Artplex Gallery has been representing and exhibiting Nelson de la Nuez's original artworks since 2016. Artplex Gallery is a partner gallery of Artspace Warehouse. Artspace Warehouse has been a 1stdibs partner since 2014 with consistently excellent reviews from clients worldwide. The gallery exhibits a large selection of original artworks from established and emerging international artists with diverse backgrounds at high standards. Artspace Warehouse and Artplex Gallery are known to provide accurate descriptions, images, reliable services, communication, and delivery.
REPRESENTATION
Artplex Gallery, Los Angeles, California, USA
EXHIBITIONS
2023 "Perspectives on Street Art", Artplex Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
2022 "Freestyle Iconography", Artplex Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
2021 Hamptons Market Art & Design. The Bridgehampton Museum
2021 Beach Life, DTR Modern Gallery, Nantucket
2021 “Live It Up” De La Nuez, Jennifer Balcos Gallery, Buckhead, ATL
2021 “Winter Wonderland”, DTR Modern Gallery, Washington DC
2020 DTR Modern Gallery, New York
2020 White Room Gallery, Bridgehampton, NY
2020 A Style Gallery, Solo Show, Hong Kong
2020 DTR Modern Gallery, Boston
2019 Pop Art Then & Now, DTR Modern Gallery, Boston, MA
2019 Melbourne Art Fair, Royal Exhibition Building, Australia
2019 Hamptons Market Art & Design, the Bridgehampton Museum
2019 Art Fair Hong Kong
2018 Art Fair, New York, NY
2018 Baselworld, Basel, Switzerland
2018 Art Market San Francisco, CA
2018 LA Modern & Contemporary Art Show, CA
2018 Pop, Bang; De La Nuez, DTR Modern Palm Beach, FL
2017 Hong Kong, HK
2017 Corum Bubble Watch...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Acrylic Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil Pastel, Mixed Media, Acrylic
LOVE FACE
By Angel Rivas
Located in CÓRDOBA, ES
Markers
acrylic on paper
Shipped well protected, unframed
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Acrylic Figurative Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Permanent Marker
Untitled V - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative, Neo-Expressionism, Love
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Shipping Procedure
Ships in a well-protected tube from Nigeria
This work is unique, this is not a print or other type of copy.
Accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity.
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Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Acrylic Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
$1,440 Sale Price
20% Off
Temple - contemporary, landscape, tree, figurative, acrylic and resin on panel
By Peter Hoffer
Located in Bloomfield, ON
This contemporary landscape painting was created by a Canadian artist.
A lone tree takes centre stage in this lovely landscape by Peter Hoffer.
Huron captures the glory of fall colo...
Category
2010s Contemporary Acrylic Figurative Paintings
Materials
Epoxy Resin, Acrylic, Panel
"Wanderer 10" Architectural Assemblage in Collage Paper Textures and Paint Drips
By Seth Clark
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This piece, titled "Wanderer 10" is an original artwork by Seth Clark as part of his newest solo exhibition, "Passing Through" is made of collage, charcoal, pastel, acrylic, and gra...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Acrylic Figurative Paintings
Materials
Wood, Paper, Charcoal, Pastel, Acrylic, Graphite
Maurice Mazeilie- French Impressionist Signed Watercolour - Figures at the Beach
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
"Watercolour Beach Scene"
signed by Maurice Mazeilie (French)
watercolour painting on paper, unframed
stamped verso
painting: 9.5 x 12.5 inches
A delightful original oil painting b...
Category
20th Century Acrylic Figurative Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Bloom I - Floral Flower Abstract Mixed Media Oversized Artwork
By Sally K
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Gazing at Lebanese American artist Sally K.'s floral artworks is consuming and empowering. Inspired by the endless variety of beautiful flowers, she creates pop-realistic paintings t...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Acrylic Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic, Oil Pastel
Red Cross Belt
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Shipping Procedure
Ships in a well-protected tube from Nigeria
This work is unique, this is not a print or other type of copy.
Accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity.
About Ar...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Neo-Expressionist Acrylic Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
$1,320 Sale Price
20% Off
Rose
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Shipping Procedure
Ships in a well-protected tube from Nigeria
This work is unique, not a print or other type of copy.
Accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity (Issued by the Gal...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Acrylic Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Charcoal, Mixed Media, Acrylic
$2,200 Sale Price
20% Off
Aimasiko - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative, Portrait, Africa, Women
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Yoruba proverb says, "Adániwáyè ò gbagbé enikan; àimàsikò lóndààmú edá", meaning "The Creator does not forget anyone; ignorance of divine timing troubles humans". Difficult times may...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Acrylic Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
$2,680 Sale Price
20% Off
Circus Circus - Original Gary John Street Art Painting on Newspaper
By Gary John
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Los Angeles street artist Gary John exploded onto the international art scene first during Art Basel Miami in 2013. John’s playfully bold work quickly gained attention and he was nam...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Street Art Acrylic Figurative Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media, Acrylic, Newsprint
"Bolonia IV" – Oil Painting, Female Nude Beach Scene
Located in Denver, CO
"Bolonia IV" by Conrado López is a striking original 2024 painting depicting a female nude figure executed in acrylic, gold leaf, and oil on canvas. Measuring 39.37 x 25.59 x 1.18 in...
Category
2010s Realist Acrylic Figurative Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
Episode 3
Located in Zofingen, AG
In this work, two female figures rest on a blanket in the shade of trees, their bodies immersed in the softness and stillness of summer. A black dog lying between them becomes a symb...
Category
2010s Contemporary Acrylic Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
At The Warehouse - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Portrait, Woman, Dog
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Shipping Procedure
FREE Shipping Worldwide
Ships in a well-protected tube from Nigeria
This work is unique, not a print or other type of copy.
Accompanied by a Certificate of Authent...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Acrylic Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Contemporary floral impressionist expresive still-life oil painting on paper
Located in VÉNISSIEUX, FR
This artwork, titled "Sweetness of Morning Summer Flowers," captivates viewers with its lively and vibrant composition, drawing immediate attention to the central bouquet of red rose...
Category
2010s Post-Impressionist Acrylic Figurative Paintings
Materials
Paper, Acrylic
Dreams of a Forgotten Goddess
Located in Zofingen, AG
Series: Between light and silence
In a secluded garden, a figure stands immersed in water, framed by lush color and soft twilight. Like a relic of myth, she radiates silence and time...
Category
2010s Contemporary Acrylic Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Warm Conversations
Located in Zofingen, AG
Warm Conversations captures the intimate glow of an evening shared beneath the shelter of trees. A small group of people gathers around a table, illuminated by the soft golden light ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Acrylic Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Nude. Figurative and abstract acrylic painting, Body, Polish artist
Located in Warsaw, PL
Contemporary acrylic on canvas painting depicting a nude by Polish artist Michal Bajsarowicz. The artwork is an artistic take on human body with abstract elements. Composition is ske...
Category
2010s Contemporary Acrylic Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Ray of Hope - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Abstraction, Floral, Women
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Shipping Procedure
Ships in a well-protected tube from Nigeria
This work is unique, not a print or other type of copy.
Accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity.
About Artist
Ola...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Acrylic Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Wild Abundance - Abstract Maximalism Painting Show-stopper Unique Bold Symbolism
By Karnish Art
Located in Pretoria, Gauteng
Title: Wild Abundance
Wild Abundance - Abstract Maximalism Painting Show-stopper Unique Bold Symbolism One-of-a-kind
This painting is a vibrant and colorful celebration in mixed me...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Acrylic Figurative Paintings
Materials
Gesso, Canvas, Wood, Acrylic, Stretcher Bars, Spray Paint
Roses from the Mist
Located in Zofingen, AG
Delicate pink roses are depicted in soft light, as if born from the mist. Their petals breathe warmth while preserving a sense of mystery. The painting reflects not only the beauty o...
Category
2010s Contemporary Acrylic Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Portrait PUG Dog - FRENCH SCHOOL - Where is my body?03 Chut les Barbizons! DOG
Located in Zofingen, AG
Portrait of a Pug _ dog.
In the artistic world, animals have always been key protagonists in expressing the power and beauty of the wild.
Artists often use animals as symbols to co...
Category
Early 1900s Tonalist Acrylic Figurative Paintings
Materials
Glue, Mixed Media, Oil, Spray Paint, Acrylic
"Close my eyes with rose petals" , 180x140cm, acrylic on canvas
Located in Yerevan, AM
"Close my eyes with rose petals"
Category
2010s Contemporary Acrylic Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
$4,550 Sale Price
35% Off
Don
t Rush Life 3 - 21st Century Contemporary Figurative, Portrait, Africa, Men
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Where am from Bandana was once a common style, we called it Big Boy Style, then it's seem to me like a style or fashion only, because our elder brothers only allowed to used it but n...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Acrylic Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
Minimal Crowd by Gaetan de Seguin - Contemporary Abstract painting
Located in DE
Gaetan de Seguin paints figurative works, with an abstract character. The various colors highlight that not one person is the same, and his artworks celebrate this individuality in a...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Acrylic Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
NATURAL DIVERSITY
By Angel Rivas
Located in CÓRDOBA, ES
Acrylic on canvas
Shipped rolled in a tube
I can do commissioned works
Category
2010s Post-Modern Acrylic Figurative Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Permanent Marker
$5,806 Sale Price
40% Off
The Crossroads of Time
Located in Zofingen, AG
Series: Between light and silence
An ancient aqueduct bridges past and present in this expansive landscape. Lines echo history, while light fractures across the surface with quiet dr...
Category
2010s Contemporary Acrylic Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Man and the Machines #5 Paula Craioveanu oil/canvas Neo Mythology
Located in Forest Hills, NY
“Man and the Machines #5”, 80x60cm, acrylic on canvas from the same series of Neo-Mythology paintings.
Young male deity placed in an industrial modern space. It reflects passing of ...
Category
2010s Post-Modern Acrylic Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
$1,500 Sale Price
25% Off
Marilyn with a Bun -Original Quirky Figurative Pop Art Portrait by Gary John
By Gary John
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Los Angeles street artist Gary John exploded onto the international art scene first during Art Basel Miami in 2013. John’s playfully bold work quickly gained attention and he was nam...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Acrylic Figurative Paintings
Materials
Paper, Acrylic, Newsprint
Imke- 21st Century Contemporary Portrait of a young Ginger Girl
Located in Nuenen, Noord Brabant
Imke
16 x 16 cm ( it will be delivered framed/ frame is included: size with frame 18 x 18 cm )
Acrylic paint on wood
The Dutch artist Jantina Peperkamp likes to paint portraits of ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Acrylic Figurative Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Wood Panel
SUMMER DAYS
Located in CÓRDOBA, ES
Emerging young artist with a very personal and recognizable style.
Without a doubt he will have a long journey and a great progression in her artistic career.
Acrylic on canvas
Ship...
Category
2010s Post-Modern Acrylic Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Acrylic, Permanent Marker
Nicole - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative, Neo-Expressionism, Love, Girl
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Shipping Procedure
Ships in a well-protected tube from Nigeria
This work is unique, this is not a print or other type of copy.
Accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity.
About Ar...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Acrylic Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
$1,680 Sale Price
20% Off
Free to Be Myself
Located in Zofingen, AG
Free to Be Myself
(part of the “Red Horse” series)
This work explores a state of quiet inner freedom — the moment when a woman no longer shapes herself for the outside world, but r...
Category
2010s Modern Acrylic Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Figure Pointing at The Waterfall Flowing Stream Original French Artwork
By Robert Ladou
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Original French Artwork
by Robert Ladou (French 1929-2014)
original acrylic painting on artist paper stuck on card, unframed
size: 13 x 20 inches
condition: very good
provenance: fr...
Category
20th Century Acrylic Figurative Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
City Conversation, Original Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
People walk and chat along a New York City sidewalk. Buildings rise on the left, and trees offer shade on the right, creating a lively balance of architecture a...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Acrylic Figurative Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Peaceful Synergy - 21st Century, Contemporary, Portrait, Africa Women, Blue
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Shipping Procedure
Ships in a well-protected tube from Nigeria
This work is unique, not a print or other type of copy.
Accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity.
About Artist
Sam...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Acrylic Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic, Charcoal
Still life - FRENCH SCHOOL - Apple Starwars Chut les Barbizons!
Located in Zofingen, AG
⭐Apple Starwars ⭐
This painting is a striking representation of an apple, blending realism with expressive abstract elements.
⏩Subject & Composition⏪
The painting features a single...
Category
1920s Tonalist Acrylic Figurative Paintings
Materials
Glue, Mixed Media, Oil, Acrylic, Stretcher Bars
$241 Sale Price
75% Off
Painting Large Abstract Figures Animal Nature Soulful Earthy Calm Modern Blue
By Karnish Art
Located in Pretoria, Gauteng
Title: The Guardians of Vision
Painting Abstract Figurative Giraffe Nature Blue Earthy Calm Modern Bold Soulful Invest Large Unique One-of-a-kind
LARGE ARTWORK
This work is part of...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Acrylic Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Pastel, Mixed Media, Gesso, Stretcher Bars, Acrylic, Wood, Canvas
$1,520 Sale Price
20% Off
Darling, sometimes let go of your dreams
Located in Zofingen, AG
ABOUT THE ARTWORK
Darling, sometimes let go of your dreams
from the series Perichoresis
This work addresses one of the most delicate and mature emotional states — the moment a perso...
Category
2010s Impressionist Acrylic Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
"1959 Red BMW Isetta 300" (2022) By Shan Fannin, Original Acrylic Painting
By Shan Fannin
Located in Denver, CO
Shan Fannin's (US based) "1959 Red BMW Isetta 300" is an acrylic painting that depicts a red 1959 Red BMW Isetta 300.
Born 1969 in California, artist Shannon “Shan” Fannin brings v...
Category
2010s Photorealist Acrylic Figurative Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Wood, Board
En famille
Located in Boston, MA
Fabienne Delacroix is the youngest child of the master naïf painter Michel Delacroix. Born in 1972 in a family of artists, Fabienne Delacroix enjoyed a high quality of schooling foll...
Category
2010s Acrylic Figurative Paintings
Materials
Board, Acrylic
Today is a Gift 2 -Contemporary, 21st Century, Figurative Portrait, Africa Women
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Learn from the past,
Live in the present,
Hope for the future,
Do your best today,
Never give up,
Improve your tomorrows.
Shipping Procedure
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Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Acrylic Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Rip It Up and Start Again - Simon Reynolds Yellow and Red Music Original Art
By Carl Smith
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Carl Smith is an American artist who has been living in Berlin, Germany, since 2001. He works with a combination of silkscreen printing, collage, and painting to create his urban ins...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Acrylic Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Linen, Acrylic, Screen
Don
t Be Perfect, Be Real -21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Portrait Women
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Shipping Procedure
Ships in a well-protected tube from Nigeria
This work is unique, not a print or other type of copy.
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About Artist
Eli...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Acrylic Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
Finding Solace - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Abstraction, Floral
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Shipping Procedure
Ships in a well-protected tube from Nigeria
This work is unique, not a print or other type of copy.
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About Artist
Ola...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Acrylic Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
$1,800 Sale Price
20% Off
Echo of the Black Cat
Located in Zofingen, AG
This striking, contemporary painting invites the viewer into a space of quiet mystery and irony. A young woman with auburn hair, dressed in a dark, structured dress, stands confide...
Category
2010s Realist Acrylic Figurative Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
PORFID-4 by Ramon Enrich - Geometric urban landscape painting, red and yellow
By Ramon Enrich
Located in Paris, FR
PORFID-4 is a unique acrylic on canvas painting by contemporary artist Ramon Enrich, dimensions are 50.5 x 40 cm (19.9 × 15.7 in).
The artwork is signed, sold unframed and comes wit...
Category
2010s Contemporary Acrylic Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Interior, large, colorful figural abstract red, orange, blue acrylic of couple
Located in Beachwood, OH
Richard Andres (American, 1927-2013)
Interior, 1976
acrylic on canvas
signed lower right, signed and titled verso
50 x 59.5 inches
Richard Andres was born in Buffalo, New York in 1927. A graduate of the Cleveland Institute of Art in 1950, he was immediately drafted and served for two years in the army as a mural painter. He received his Master of Arts from Kent State in 1961. A frequent exhibitor at galleries and museums and winner of multiple May Show prizes, Andres taught art in the Cleveland Public Schools for 28 years, as well as teaching the University of Buffalo, the Cleveland Institute of Art and the Western Reserve University.
Very little in Richard Andres’ childhood would have predicted his love of classical music, mid-century-modern architecture and certainly not his lifelong passion for art and in particular abstract art. Richard’s father, Raymond, had no more than a third-grade education, and his mother, Clara, was one of thirteen children – only three of whom lived into adulthood and none of whom attended high school.
They lived, when Richard was a boy, in a dingy area of Buffalo, NY in a walk-up apartment situated above a tavern. Raymond and Clara supplemented the income from their factory jobs in the bar downstairs with Raymond playing ragtime on the piano and Clara serving drinks. This often left Richard and his two older brothers at home alone to fend for themselves. The two older boys, Raymond and Russell, were - unlike Richard- rather rough and tumble and entertained themselves with stickball, boxing and the like. Richard, on the other hand, from a very young age liked to draw, or better yet even, to paint with the small set of watercolors he received for Christmas one year. Paper, however, at the height of the depression, was hard to come by. Luckily, Clara used paper doilies as decoration for the apartment and Richard would contentedly paint and then cut up doilies, gluing the pieces together to create collages.
At eight-years-old, he discovered the Albright-Knox Museum (then known as the Albright Art Gallery) and spent several hours a week there studying the paintings. He was particularly fond of Charles Burchfield‘s landscapes, enamored with their ‘messiness’ and thinking that they somehow captured more ‘feeling’ than works he was previously familiar with. For his tenth Christmas, he asked for and received a ‘how-to’ paint book by Elliot O’Hare. Through this self-teaching, he assembled the portfolio needed for acceptance to Buffalo Technical High School where he studied Advertising Arts. In his Junior year, he was encouraged to enter a watercolor painting, “Two Barns,” in the national 1944-45 Ingersoll Art Award Contest and was one of twelve grand prize winners – each one winning one hundred dollars. More importantly the painting was exhibited at the Carnegie Institute Galleries, which resulted in his winning a national scholarship to the Cleveland School of Art (The Cleveland Art Institute).
He flourished at the art school under the tutelage of faculty members such as Carl Gaertner, as well as that of visiting artists such as William Sommer and Henry George Keller. He would say in later years that Gaertner, in particular, influenced his attitude toward life as well as art. “Gaertner,” Andres said, “believed that there was no need to be a ‘tortured artist’, that an artist should rather enjoy beauty, family, and life in general.” Free to spend his days as he chose, he wandered the Cleveland Art Museum for most of the hours he was not attending classes or painting; the remaining time was spent drinking coffee at a local hangout with art school friends – which is where he met fellow Henry Keller scholarship winner, Avis Johnson. Richard was immediately smitten with Avis, but being rather shy, it took him the entire summer of 1948 to build up his courage to ask her out. Over that summer he ‘thought about Avis’ and worked in a diner to save money. He also used the hundred-dollar prize money won in High School to visit the first Max Beckmann retrospective in the United States at the City Art Museum in St. Louis. Over a half century later he spoke of that exhibit with a reverence usually reserved for spiritual matters, “I walked in and it was like nothing I had ever seen before... the color...It just glowed.”
Returning to campus in the Fall, the first thing he did was go to the coffee shop in hopes of finding Avis. He did, and she, upon seeing him, realized that she was also smitten with him. They quickly became known as ‘the couple’ on campus, and a year later, with Richard being drafted for the Korean war, they were quickly married by a Justice of the Peace, celebrating after with family at Avis’s Cleveland home. As a gift, faculty member John Paul Miller...
Category
1970s Abstract Expressionist Acrylic Figurative Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Vacation Reading, Original Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
A young boy lies sprawled on a couch, fully absorbed in a comic book. His relaxed pose conveys a sense of calm and quiet. The scene captures the simple pleasure...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Acrylic Figurative Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
"Woman With A Blue Hat" In the Style of Picasso Blue Period Portrait Painting
Located in New York, NY
A strong yet simple modernist painting on canvas portraying a Woman in a Blue Hat reminiscent of Pablo Picasso. We are reminded of the Master of Cubist art, Pablo Picasso in his Blue...
Category
Late 20th Century Modern Acrylic Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
BASQUIAT : Caught in the Crossfire: Large Neo Expressionist Oil Painting
By Sax Berlin
Located in Brecon, Powys
Basquiat: Caught in the Crossfire is a very heartfelt and personal tribute to Basquiat and a large statement piece and with this painting Sax takes up the mantle and upgrades the con...
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Acrylic Figurative Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
Large Colourful Exotic Impressionistic Figurative Painting "Feu de Paille"
Located in Cape Town, ZA
A unique, large scale figurative painting with a vivid, exotic, leafy background. The painting style shows influences from the post-impressionists, yet is undeniably contemporary, wi...
Category
2010s Contemporary Acrylic Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Varnish, Wax, Oil, Acrylic
This is One not Two - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Portrait, Women
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Shipping Procedure
Ships in a well-protected tube.
This work is unique, not a print or other type of copy.
Accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity.
About Artist
Josue M...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Acrylic Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
$1,000 Sale Price
53% Off
4 Drawings, B&W
By Angel Rivas
Located in CÓRDOBA, ES
4 Drawings included
Markers
acrylic on paper
Shipped well protected, unframed
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Acrylic Figurative Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Permanent Marker
$84 Sale Price
30% Off
"Home Plate 14" Figurative Sculpture by Lauren Rinaldi
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This piece titled "Home Plate 14" is an original artwork made from oil paint and acrylic on panel by Lauren Rinaldi. This piece is freestanding and measures approx. 7.25"h x 2.5"w x ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Acrylic Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Acrylic, Wood Panel
Tender
Located in Zofingen, AG
Shades of light and color combinations convey the gentle image of a young dancer.
She is light and weightless, it seems that she will jump and fly like a bird
Category
2010s Impressionist Acrylic Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
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