Canada - Nude Drawings and Watercolors

Joyce Wieland (1931-1998) was one of the most accomplished and versatile Canadian artists of the 20th century. Emerging on the Toronto art scene in the early 1960s, throughout her career Wieland explored the politicized role of women, the body, nationalism, and intimacy using a variety of mediums. Throughout her career, Wieland established new benchmarks for what was possible for a female artist to achieve. Among her accomplishments, Wieland was the first female artist to have a solo exhibition at the National Gallery (Ottawa) in 1971. Her artistic practice was arguably most fruitful during the late 1960s / early 1970s during her last days in New York City, with then-husband Michael Snow, and return to Toronto. "Sleeping Goddess" serves as a dreamy study for Wieland's 1982 sculpture at the Scarborough Inn's Contemporary Outdoor Sculpture...

Louise Nevelson (1899-1988) stands as one of the most important artists of the 20th century. She is renowned for her monochromatic sculptural wooden constructions. However, it is im...

Andy Warhol (1928-1987) is arguably the most important American artist of the 20th century. He not only defined Pop Art, but had unrivalled influence on artists and image-making. In recent years there has been new scholarship and increasing commercial interest in Andy Warhol early works, material created prior to Pop Art. During the 1950's Warhol became established in New York City as a trendy illustrator contributing to a wide number of fashion publications and retailers. His simple line drawings were modern and gentle, with a subtle but unmistakably gay touch. In a short period of time he created an aesthetic that was both versatile but distinctively his. Like the consummate artist that he was, Warhol was constantly drawing. The fashion illustrations in a sense paid the bills, but he was most interested in male portraiture and erotica. Such images were romantic and hopeful and unabashedly gay. Not surprisingly there was little commercial interest in such material - even in cosmopolitan New York City. Taschen, the legendary art book publisher, recently released the book Andy Warhol: Love, Sex and Desire 1950-1962 which celebrates his drawings of the male form - and has encouraged a new generation of collectors and curators to re-examine this material. This drawing, evocative of the book, is a paradigm of Warhol's sensual whimsy and his mastery of line. What at first glance appears to be a decorative form, on closer inspection is actually a stylized depiction of male genitals adorned with butterflies. With the lightest touch, Warhol masterly portrays the male sex...

Large scale, life size gestural painting of a nude female figure. Richard Toszcak paints as part of his process and inspiration before creating bronze sculptures. A former studen...

(b. 1972, Chicago, IL) Artist Adam Markovic's work is influenced by techniques and materials used by the Old Masters. After living in New York for many years, Markovic moved to Florence where he both studied and taught painting techniques. He now resides in Montreal. In 2013 Markovic was exhibited at Art Toronto as a part of the "AGO Art Rental and Sales" booth. His work is represented by galleries in Italy and Belgium, and by the Oeno Gallery. "Inspired by thumb puppets and marionettes...

One of a series of charcoal nude sketches. Markovic creates a very fluid line, delicate and definite at the same time. This particular work is framed, with museum glass, and an antiq...

(b. 1972, Chicago, IL) Artist Adam Markovic's work is influenced by techniques and materials used by the Old Masters. After living in New York for many years, Markovic moved to Florence where he both studied and taught painting techniques. He now resides in Montreal. In 2013 Markovic was exhibited at Art Toronto as a part of the "AGO Art Rental and Sales" booth. His work is represented by galleries in Italy and Belgium, and by the Oeno Gallery. "Inspired by thumb puppets and marionettes...

(b. 1972, Chicago, IL) Artist Adam Markovic's work is influenced by techniques and materials used by the Old Masters. After living in New York for many years, Markovic moved to Florence where he both studied and taught painting techniques. He now resides in Montreal. In 2013 Markovic was exhibited at Art Toronto as a part of the "AGO Art Rental and Sales" booth. His work is represented by galleries in Italy and Belgium, and by the Oeno Gallery. "Inspired by thumb puppets and marionettes...

(b. 1972, Chicago, IL) Artist Adam Markovic's work is influenced by techniques and materials used by the Old Masters. After living in New York for many years, Markovic moved to Flore...

Working with oil pastel on vellum, Cathy Daley captures many shades of grey in these evocative portraits of dancers and the movement of their dresses. Fashion, dance, the female form...