Richard Gibbons

Odalisque - Original Oil Painting, Framed

2024

A solitary figure emerges from a haze of mossy greens, bruised yellows, and earthen reds, as if pressed forward from the depths of the canvas rather than painted onto it. The face is...

A muscular male is seated on a chair, his eyes closed and head tilted toward the sky soaking up the warmth of the sun. "Sogni D'Oro", meaning sweet dreams, is set upon an intricate b...

One of the key lessons we can glean from the myth of Sisyphus is the importance of resilience and perseverance in the face of adversity. Sisyphus was condemned to an eternity of ceas...

This painting was inspired by Rembrandt's "Susanna and the Elders", especially Simon Schama's commentary on it, and the Me Too Movement. It depicts a vulnerable woman looking at the viewer, the male figure was derived from an Italian fascist sculpture. Rembrandt's painting depicts only one elder. It is assumed the other elder (or voyeur) is the viewer. This painting also contains references to global warming, surveillance capitalism and a thistle. According to the Penguin Dictionary of Symbols, thistles "like all prickly plants are a symbol of the protective belt defending the heart against external harm and attacks". This piece is framed in an ornately carved black wooden frame measuring 25.5h x 21.5w inches. William Krug...

Matisse is commonly regarded, along with Pablo Picasso, as one of the artists who best helped to define the revolutionary developments in the visual ...

5154 Antique Italian oil painting of a reclining nude woman Framed Image size 24x36"

5154 Antique Italian oil painting of a reclining nude woman Framed Image size 24x36"

Nude in Dreamlike Light French School, second half 20th century signed oil on canvas, framed Framed: 20.5 x 27 inches Canvas: 15 x 22 inches Provenance: private collection, France Co...