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Period: 21st Century and Contemporary
Butterfly - 21st Century Figure Painting of a Girl and Flowers
Located in Nuenen, Noord Brabant
Carolien van Olphen
Butterfly
Oil on wood panel
72 x 65 cm
(Framed 80 x 73 cm, frame is included)
Dutch artist Carolien van Olphen has left a great impression in many places with h...
Category
Contemporary 21st Century and Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
SKULL CAT
By Daria Kusto
Located in CÓRDOBA, ES
Original art by Daria Kusto.
Ink, acrylic on wotercolor paper.
The magic flow reality...
Shipped well protected, unframed
Category
Neo-Expressionist 21st Century and Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Permanent Marker
$142 Sale Price
40% Off
Sweet Sixteen - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Modern, Africa Woman Hair
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
Contemporary 21st Century and Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
ALLEGORICAL SCENE - Giovanni Faliero - Italy Oil on Canvas Painting
Located in Napoli, IT
Allegorical Scene - Giovanni Faliero Italia 2009 - Oil on canvas cm. 90x110.
This beautiful oil on canvas is the personal reinterpretation of the magnificent painting “Bacchant playing the Cymbals” by Jean-Simon Berthélemy, a French painter of the 18th century. Here we admire a mythological scene showing a naked bacchant playing cymbals next to a wooded stream, with a small sleeping faun...
Category
Old Masters 21st Century and Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Face I, Painting, Chinese Ink, Portrait of Man by PadmaBhushan Artist "In Stock"
By Akbar Padamsee
Located in Kolkata, West Bengal
In this case an ordinary working Man, This alluring work in a 15 x 11 inches ( Unframed ) and 23 x 19 inches (framed) in Ink on paper is a signature work by the master artist Akbar P...
Category
Modern 21st Century and Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Paper, Ink
Absolutely Nothing
Located in Zofingen, AG
This surreal artwork captures a stark desert crossroads under a vivid blue sky, where a vintage white convertible takes center stage. Two figures add intrigue: one stands beside the ...
Category
Realist 21st Century and Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Cotton Canvas, Acrylic
Contemporary Oil Painting on Canvas Green and Purple. The Luminous Moment #3
Located in Bogotá, Bogotá
"The Luminous Moment #3 Green and Purple" is a painting from a new series exploring the relationships between human and animal forms and two predominant complementary colors: Green a...
Category
Contemporary 21st Century and Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas
Liberty IX /// Jack Graves Statue of Liberty New York France United States Paint
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: Jack Graves III (American, 1988-)
Title: "Liberty IX"
Series: Icon
*Signed by Graves lower left. It is also signed, titled, and dated on verso
Year: 2025
Medium: Original Acr...
Category
Pop Art 21st Century and Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Paint, Acrylic
Woman Abstracted Figure, Palm, Acrylic on Canvas, Desert Oasis by Rebecca Jack
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
Rebecca Jack
"Desert Oasis"
Acrylic on Canvas
36 x 60 in.
__________________________
Rebecca Jack, an intuitive painter, creates vibrant, figurative works that highlight the beaut...
Category
Contemporary 21st Century and Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
$5,760 Sale Price
20% Off
Bulb of Awakening
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
"Bulb of Awakening" is a captivating artwork that centers around a woman adorned with an exclusive and mesmerizing hairstyle. Created by the talented artist Ekele Francis...
Category
Contemporary 21st Century and Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
$2,000 Sale Price
20% Off
Thoughtful
Located in Atlanta, GA
Small limited edition run of 49 and 6 E.A."s (Edition of the artist). Each canvas reproduction is crafted by a skilled printer under the supervision of the artist. Román Francés has...
Category
Impressionist 21st Century and Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Giclée
$400 Sale Price
20% Off
Heart Space - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Portrait, Men, Love, Home
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
Contemporary 21st Century and Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
Figurative/Blue/Floral_Dance In The Soft Golden Wind Diptych_America Martin
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
America Martin
"Dance In The Soft Golden Wind (diptych)"
Oil
Acrylic on Canvas
40 x 70 in.
Left canvas: 40 x 40 in.
Right canvas: 40 x 30 in.
America Martin is an internatio...
Category
Contemporary 21st Century and Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
$24,872 Sale Price
20% Off
Summer Swim
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Elise Remender captures the romantic glamour of a bygone era in her contemporary figurative paintings that blend classical fine art and contemporary pop realism. Fantasy, mid-century fashion, and the glamour of travel and coastal living inform soft brush strokes and abstracted beauty; reminiscent of vintage advertisements and dusted sunlight.
This original 37-inch square acrylic on canvas painting evokes a sense of delight and playfully nods at summery vintage aesthetics. It is signed by Remender on the front bottom right corner of the artwork. The sides are painted as a continuation of the front and it does not require framing. Free delivery within the local Los Angeles area. Affordable Continental U.S. and international shipping available. This artwork includes a certificate of authenticity issued by the gallery.
Remender grew up in Arizona and is based in Southern California, but she has traveled all over the world gaining inspiration for her work. Her most recent series, Bathing Beauties, which captures the human form and abstracts it through light and reflection, was inspired by the vintage elegance and history of Southeast Asia’s historic hotel pools and gardens. It evokes a bygone era when Ernest Hemingway and Jackie O. were among the clientele.
“I’m a bit of an old soul and there is a sense of elegance and beauty that has been lost in modern-day society, and I seek to recapture this essence in my work. I’m creating a sort of fantasy world of luxury, leisure, and old Hollywood glamour.”
Her work has appeared in galleries in the US and Asia and in GQ Magazine, Architectural Digest, Dwell, California Home, People, among many other publications. Her paintings hang in luxury properties including The Ritz Carlton San Francisco, The Hard Rock Hotel Las Vegas, and Hilton properties across the United States, as well as in the homes of celebrity collectors including Ryan Seacrest and Kylie Jenner.
REPRESENTATION:
Artplex Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
EXHIBITIONS:
2023 Artplex Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
2021 “The Beauty Myth”, Artplex Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
2018 “All American Inspired,” Merritt Gallery/Renaissance Fine Arts, PA, MD
“At the Shore,” Eisenhauer Gallery, Edgartown, MA
“Color in Motion,” Eisenhauer Gallery, Edgartown, MA
“Having a Ball,” Jules Place, Boston, MA
Meritt Gallery, Renaissance Fine Arts, PA, MD
Studio E. Gallery, Palm Beach, FL
2017 “Distant Memories,” 111 Minna Gallery, San Francisco, CA
Merrit Gallery, Renaissance Fine Arts, PA, MD
“Holiday Gift Guide...
Category
Pop Art 21st Century and Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Chinese Contemporary Art by Su Yu - Tom
Jerry
By Su Yu
Located in Paris, IDF
Oil on canvas
Su Yu is a Chinese artist born in 1987 who lives and works in Beijing. He was an old student of prestigious art teachers as Shi Liang
Chen Danqing at Oil Paintin...
Category
Realist 21st Century and Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
One Mind With Many Thoughts - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative, Women
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Sometimes, our thoughts can be the enemy. We need to be careful about our thoughts because we can lose ourselves. Life can be tough, filled with challenges and difficulties, but it's...
Category
Expressionist 21st Century and Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
$2,680 Sale Price
20% Off
Love Between Friends - 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.
Accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity (Issued by the Gal...
Category
Contemporary 21st Century and Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Charcoal, Mixed Media, Acrylic
Emily - Colorful Original Figurative Painting on Canvas
By Kate Tova
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vibrant multimedia artworks incorporate reflective mediums and thick textures in Kate Tova's work. Colors splash across the page melding into flourishes of sequins, rhinestones, and ...
Category
Contemporary 21st Century and Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Sequins, Glitter, Mixed Media, Acrylic
"Heartbreak a Stranger" Kate Moss with Stuart Weitzman Collage Resin Panel Board
By Robert Mars
Located in New York, NY
This piece depicts famous British model Kate Moss from a Fall 2013 ad campaign with Stuart Weitzman during the Milan Fashion Week while featuring Kate Moss swaggering to Nancy Sinatr...
Category
Pop Art 21st Century and Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Epoxy Resin, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Wood Panel, Newsprint
Today is a Gift 1 -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
Ships in a well-protected tube from Nige...
Category
Contemporary 21st Century and Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
"Self-Portrait with Pink Hat" by Podlach - Bright Red and Pink Self-Portrait
Located in Carmel, CA
Betsy Podlach (American, born 1964)
"Self-Portrait with Pink Hat" 2021
Oil Paint, Canvas, Stretcher Bars
The artist signed the back of the painting.
About the Artist:
Betsy Podlach ...
Category
Fauvist 21st Century and Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Stretcher Bars
Figure Painting, Nature, Green Flora, Picnic Among the Ferns by America Martin
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
America Martin
"Picnic Among the Ferns"
Oil & Acrylic on Canvas
40 x 60 inches
41.5 x 61.5 inches framed
America Martin is an internationally represented Colombian-American fin...
Category
Contemporary 21st Century and Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
$17,920 Sale Price
20% Off
Blue Cowgirl - Abstract Figurative Pinup Western Inspired Painting on Canvas
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Jesse’s imagery often merges playful and gritty elements, blending floral patterns, vintage-inspired designs, and bold outlines with a touch of whimsy. His artwork exudes a sense of ...
Category
Contemporary 21st Century and Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Paint, Mixed Media, Acrylic
Ready for the Bath
Located in Belgravia, London, London
Oil on canvas
Canvas size: 16 x 13 inches
Framed size: 22 x 19 inches
Signed lower right
Category
Contemporary 21st Century and Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Christ Pantocrator (Closed Book) – Byzantine Icon, Egg Tempera
24K Gold
Located in Segovia, ES
Christ Pantocrator (Closed Book) – Byzantine Icon, Egg Tempera & 24K Gold
Artist: Oliver Samsinger.
Technique: Egg tempera on gesso and wood, with 24‑karat gold leaf.
Dimensions: 43...
Category
Byzantine 21st Century and Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
Rossana By Bruno Paoli - Figurative Painting
Located in Carmel, CA
Certificate of authenticity and artist catalogue are included.
Bruno Paoli (1915-2005)
Teaching the masters helped create this contemporary master.
Bruno was a professor of art in F...
Category
Contemporary 21st Century and Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$17,520 Sale Price
20% Off
Pathfinder 4 - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Portrait, Black Women Face
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Pathfinder is Inspired by portraying the struggles, aspirations, and joys of women in my society, and to encourage viewers to connect with these experiences on a personal and emotion...
Category
Contemporary 21st Century and Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Charcoal, Acrylic
Fashionista 2 - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Portrait, Africa 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.
Category
Contemporary 21st Century and Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
Cowards - Original oil painting - Zack Zdrale
Located in Chicago, IL
Three figures, bent forward with their hands over their heads, seem caught in an emotional storm. Their mirrored postures convey shame, fear, and helplessness—states central to grief...
Category
Realist 21st Century and Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
Geoff Rode South
Located in Bozeman, MT
One of the originators of the Western pop art movement, Billy Schenck incorporates techniques from photorealism with a pop art sensibility to both exalt and poke fun at images of the...
Category
Pop Art 21st Century and Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
LARGE FRENCH CONTEMPORARY ABSTRACT CUBIST PAINTING - RENE LEROY (B.1932)
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist/ School: Rene Leroy (French b. 1932) signed
Title: Abstract/ Cubist Composition
Medium: mixed media, material and oil on canvas, framed, signed
Size: frame: 29.5 x 37 ...
Category
Abstract 21st Century and Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
$818 Sale Price
20% Off
Party 99 - Painting, Acrylic and Ankara fabric on canvas
By Affen Segun
Located in London, GB
Affen Segun
1993 - Current
Party 99, 2025
Acrylic and Ankara fabric on canvas
121.9 x 91.4 cm
48 x 36 in
Category
Contemporary 21st Century and Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Fabric, Canvas, Acrylic
Tapestry of Beauty (Anike) 3 - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative, Portrait
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
Contemporary 21st Century and Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Surface Light
Contemporary Underwater Portrait Painting in Neon Colors
By Amy Devlin
Located in Utrecht, NL
Amy Devlin portrays people, animals, or nature in her works. But what really matters to her is light and water, which she wants to capture in the form of a physical memory. By following her passion for paint, she tries to represent reality and thereby express her feeling in the expressive colors she uses. Her paintings show a fascination with the movement and texture of water, which is depicted in vivid colors in her works. Her hybrid painting style combines realism with impressionism in a very interesting way, providing a different view of the world and our memories of it. Devlin loves the unexpected, looks at things from a crazy angle and imagines. Since 2014 she mainly paints underwater portraits...
Category
Contemporary 21st Century and Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"I Shave Everyday" figurative cartoon portrait painting on paper by Matt Straub
Located in East Quogue, NY
Animated cartoon comic--like portrait oil painting on paper by Matt Straub. Signed on back by artist. Offered framed.
Paper size: 7 x 6 inches
Frame size: 11 x 9 inches.
Matt Strau...
Category
Pop Art 21st Century and Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Paper, Oil
Dorothy XIII (Judy Garland) /// Jack Graves Contemporary Street Pop Art Painting
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: Jack Graves III (American, 1988-)
Title: "Dorothy XIII (Judy Garland)"
Series: Icon
*Signed by Graves lower left. It is also signed, dated, and titled on verso
Year: 2025
Med...
Category
Contemporary 21st Century and Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Paint, Acrylic
"Adoration". Contemporary Figurative Oil Painting
By Sax Berlin
Located in Brecon, Powys
From Sax’s Neo Nouveau collection that he recently revisited for one of his private collectors Adoration is a stunningly beautiful painting. The figure is a coquettish representatio...
Category
Contemporary 21st Century and Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Chevrolet Bel Air 1957 - 3D Textured Line Retro Car Figurative Pop Art Painting
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Virginie Schroeder is an innovative artist based in Quebec, Canada. She puts in play lines, circles and other geometric forms to create works with subjects that are not immediately v...
Category
Pop Art 21st Century and Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic
Inner Nature 2 - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative, Women on African Fabric
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.
“Your mind knows...
Category
Contemporary 21st Century and Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Large Abstract Cubist Style Multicoloured Original Oil Painting Signed
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Abstract Art, Picasso Style, Multicoloured, Original Oil Painting, Signed
By French artist Beatrice Werlie, early 21st Century
Signed by the artist
Oil painting on canvas, unframed
...
Category
Abstract 21st Century and Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
$1,965 Sale Price
20% Off
"Untitled" (2014) - Oil Painting of Nude Reclining Female Figure
By Rebecca Venn
Located in Denver, CO
Rebecca Venn's (US based) "Untitled" is an original, handmade oil painting on canvas paper that depicts a nude female model laying on her back.
This pai...
Category
Realist 21st Century and Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
$645 Sale Price
25% Off
«Stella» Original portrait study.Acrylic painting . Square . Impressionism
Located in Oslo, NO
This artwork is a striking portrait showcasing a figure seated against a vibrant backdrop. The artist employs bold brushstrokes and a rich palette, blending earthy tones with dynamic...
Category
Impressionist 21st Century and Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Colossal Hand - Colossal Head - Colossal Foot (Triptych) -21st Century, Blue
Located in Baden-Baden, DE
Colossal Hand - Colossal Head - Colossal Foot (Triptych), 2003
Acrylic on canvas (Signed on front)
78 7/10 H × 236 1/5 W in (78 7/10 H × 78 7/10 W in eac...
Category
Contemporary 21st Century and Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
"Mood in Orange, " Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Suchitra Bhosle's "Mood in Orange" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts a dark haired woman, in vivid orange clothing, tilting her head a...
Category
Impressionist 21st Century and Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
"Somewhere in Denver, " Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Suchitra Bhosle's "Somewhere in Denver" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts a dark haired woman, brushing her hair, wearing a translucent white shift around her as she...
Category
Impressionist 21st Century and Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Black
White Female Figure Manhattan Woman in New York by British Urban Artist
Located in Preston, GB
A gritty, black & white urban landscape street scene of a woman in Manhattan, New York by leading British Artist, Angela Wakefield.
Art measures 36 x 36 inches
Frame measures 41 x 4...
Category
Contemporary 21st Century and Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Paint, Cotton Canvas, Acrylic
Beauty in Black 2 -21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Portrait, Women Fabric
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
Bol...
Category
Contemporary 21st Century and Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Fabric, Canvas, Oil
Insight 5 - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative, Women, African Fabric
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Where your focus goes, your energy flows. Fix your gaze on growth, not on fear; on progress, not on perfection; on the path ahead, not the distractions beside you.
Shipping Procedur...
Category
Contemporary 21st Century and Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
$1,680 Sale Price
20% Off
Tapestry of Beauty (Agbeke) 4 - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative, Portrait
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
Contemporary 21st Century and Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Contemporary Portrait of a Woman on Green Background - Original Oil Painting
Located in Soquel, CA
Contemporary Portrait of a Woman on Green Background - Original Oil Painting
Beautifully rendered portrait of woman against a green background. This piece blends technical skill wit...
Category
Contemporary 21st Century and Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Linen
Joseph Idowu, "Persistence Of Expectations" - Acrylic African Figurative 2023
Located in Denver, CO
Joseph Idowu’s Persistence Of Expectations is a striking original acrylic on canvas measuring 60 x 48 x 1.50 inches (152.40 x 121.92 x 3.81 cm). Born in Nigeria, Idowu explores theme...
Category
Contemporary 21st Century and Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
"Blueberry Pancakes", girl with a basket of blueberries and dog tap maple tree
By Fred Calleri
Located in Edgartown, MA
Fred Calleri was born in Maryland and has slowly moved westward towards his current home in Santa Barbara, California. On his way, he earned an Illustration and Graphic Design degree...
Category
Contemporary 21st Century and Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Raven Violet - Original Vibrant Sally K Figurative Artwork
By Sally K
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Lebanese American artist Sally K.'s captivating floral portraits are both mesmerizing and empowering. Her pop-realistic paintings are inspired by strong, feminine women, celebrating ...
Category
Contemporary 21st Century and Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
High Noon
Located in Bozeman, MT
One of the originators of the Western pop art movement, Billy Schenck incorporates techniques from photorealism with a pop art sensibility to both exalt and poke fun at images of the...
Category
Pop Art 21st Century and Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$13,000
No Pasaran - Lone Soldier Symbolizing the Human Desire for Equality and Freedom
Located in Chicago, IL
Hugh Goffinet stares out from the canvas in the dress of a soldier, without being one. He is a reenactor of an African American volunteer in the Abraham Lincoln Battalion. His inspiration is the Lincolns—the battalion’s volunteers—but they are pictured only symbolically, in his dress. Their inspiration was Lincoln, who many decades earlier helped give meaning to the American Civil War, but who is invisible in the painting except by implication—the pose of Hugh Goffinet—which carefully emulates Lincoln’s pose in the celebrated presidential portrait by George Healy. Entirely hidden, at the deepest layer of history, is the true source of inspiration: the human desire for equality and freedom. To understand, honor, and preserve it requires remembrance, in this case with history animating reenactors who animate art that animates memory.
"No Pasaran" - an expression of determination to defend a position against an enemy - channels the spirit of Winslow Homer's war imagery, bringing it into the contemporary world, asking us to reflect upon the decisions forced to be made in wartime, some of which will never leave us. 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 piece is unframed. Please contact the gallery for framing options.
William Blake
No Pasaran
oil on linen
48h x 30w in
121.92h x 76.20w cm
WIL047
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 reenactments, the reanimation of the past encourages a review of history and aids in its continuous revision.
For his second exhibition with Gallery Victor Armendariz, William Blake presents A Great Battlefield, a collection of new paintings depicting US Marines at the Gettysburg National Military Park. A Great Battlefield, takes its title from Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address which poetically looks to the battlefield as a site of rebirth. Following the tradition of nineteenth-century American history painting...
Category
Contemporary 21st Century and Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Linen, Oil
Heels? Never Heard of Them
Located in Zofingen, AG
There is a pause between two worlds — and in that pause, she sits. Barefoot, dressed in black, the woman rests against a handmade wooden fence, surrounded by the quiet pulse of natur...
Category
Realist 21st Century and Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Cotton Canvas, Acrylic
Oil Painting On Canvas. Portrait in Green with Beings of Light. "Praise"
Located in Bogotá, Bogotá
Oil painting on canvas in emerald green, square format. A human silhouette with green textures and two fantastic animals. A piece that combines figurative and abstract elements. This...
Category
Contemporary 21st Century and Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Cotton Canvas, Oil
Portrait 410 Pop Art - ITALIAN SCHOOL
Located in Zofingen, AG
As an Antique sculpture, Dario Moschetta creates strength and movement in this artwork. Moreover, experimental technique brings an unique texture to the figure. Hair are waving alon...
Category
Pop Art 21st Century and Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Gesso, Canvas, Paper, Glue, Mixed Media, Oil, Spray Paint, Acrylic
In The Making 1 -21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative, Abstract, Colour Africa
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
By and by
Too many thoughts rooted in my soul
So many memories, the good and the bad
They all shaped me.
Colourful in a wink, darkness looted.
But when it's all going grey, it shine...
Category
Abstract 21st Century and Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"If You Say So" Black Woman in Gouache, Acrylic and Ink on Paper
By Kevin Snipes
Located in Philadelphia, PA
"If You Say So" is an original piece by Kevin Snipes made from ink, gouache, and acrylic on paper. This piece measures 8.25”h x 6”w and is signed en verso.
Kevin Snipes (he/him) is ...
Category
Contemporary 21st Century and Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Paper, Ink, Acrylic, Gouache
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The ceramist, designer and gentleman farmer tells us about the collection of antique dog art he has spread across a New York City apartment and a Greek Revival farmhouse in the Hudson Valley.
This Wiener Werkstätte Master Made Everything into Art
Koloman Moser smashed the conservative conventions of art and design in fin-de-siècle Vienna. On the 100th anniversary of his death, the Austrian designer is being celebrated for his radically modern creations.