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Item Ships From: Illinois
Arrangement I, Original Watercolor Painting, 2014
Located in Boston, MA
Artist Commentary:
This is an original watercolor floral still life painting, 22 x 30 inches.
Keywords: Flowers, watercolor, romantic, bouquet, bright, happy, roses
Artist Biograp...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Illinois - Figurative Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Modern Abstract Gestural Portrait Oil on Canvas Figurative Multi-Color
By Jessica Benjamin
Located in ALCOY/ALCOI, ES
Portrait 2 (Remembering)
Description: Oil on canvas, figurative, multi-color, gestural, modern, abstract
In this painting, Jessica Benjamin uses abstract brushstrokes and color to express the idea of remembering and question the purpose of portraiture. Through the abstraction and obscured face the little girl depicted becomes a story continually changing and never quite told.
Jessica Benjamin was born in Bloomington, IL and graduated from the New York Academy of Art with his MFA in 2014.
Her paintings have been featured on the cover and interiors of three albums by Wynton Marsalis...
Category
2010s Abstract Illinois - Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Body Snatchers - Bold Colors, Heavily Textured Paint on Panel
Located in Chicago, IL
Based on Georgia Hinaris' love of the Horror Film genre, all that appears may be so much more in her work. The artist takes inspiration from these types of films with their stark ci...
Category
2010s Contemporary Illinois - Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
Beyond Lace - Dimly Lit Interior w/ Female Figure, Heavy Textured Paint on Panel
Located in Chicago, IL
A woman strolls into a living room in a dimly lit apartment. With her back to us, we must decide what is happening. Based on Georgia Hinaris' love of the horror film genre, all that...
Category
2010s Contemporary Illinois - Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
Abstract Modern Charcoal on Paper, Figurative Portrait Black
White
Located in ALCOY/ALCOI, ES
Gazing Figures
Description: Charcoal on paper, black and white, figurative, abstract
In this beautifully rendered drawing two faces emerge from a mist of light and shadow gazing in ...
Category
2010s Abstract Illinois - Figurative Paintings
Materials
Paper, Charcoal
Anna in My Studio - Portrait of a Woman, Original Oil Painting on Panel, Framed
Located in Chicago, IL
A casual pose, Anna gazes out toward the viewer, inviting them in for a closer look. Artist Zack Zdrale takes a traditional approach to his work although his subjects and compositions place his work in the present. His paintings are imbued with a stillness and silence for the viewer to infuse meaning. The figure, with her piercing blue eyes, takes a traditional position yet brings a casualness to the piece by her dress and the unfinished works hanging in the background. It captures an intimate moment of solitude. This artwork is framed. The painting is framed in a simple black frame with a small antiqued...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Illinois - Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
Study for Blue Face, Blond Female with Reflective Blue Face, Oil on Panel
By Juan Barragán
Located in Chicago, IL
***This artwork is currently on exhibit at the Instituto Cervantes, Chicago until September 2025. If purchased this artwork will be available to ship after September 1, 2025. Contact the gallery with questions.
This small portrait of a blonde female is exquisite in its execution. A blue replica is behind her which adds to the mystery of the painting. Why is this person here? Why is she painted in blue? Why are her eyes red and a red dot on her forehead? The painting is framed in a silver frame measuring 7.5h x 7.5w x 2d inches.
Juan Barragán...
Category
2010s Contemporary Illinois - Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
Solitary La Boheme, Single Male Figure Seated at a Bar, Smoking, Drinking Hamms
By Peter Lupkin
Located in Chicago, IL
Artists are often isolated, but long for an idealized golden era, “La Boheme”. Frequently an artist's closest encounter with “La Boheme” is nothing more than drinking at a bar...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Illinois - Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Awakening at Gordia - Highly Detailed, Surreal and Symbolic, Acrylic on Panel
By Oliver Hazard Benson
Located in Chicago, IL
This painting, like each of the paintings in the Purple Dawn series, is based on an earlier work that was lost or destroyed in the course of time. Feeling that I wanted to finish wha...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Illinois - Figurative Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Panel
Chinese Mythical Immortal Screen Painting, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
Since the 12th century, people in China have used folding screens and doors to partition and decorate their homes - the vivid scenes backing the screens added life and color to a roo...
Category
Mid-19th Century Illinois - Figurative Paintings
Materials
Fabric, Ink, Pigment
"Tranquil River" Watercolor Painting
Located in Chicago, IL
This charming watercolor is composed in the style of traditional ink calligraphy and depicts two ducks resting on a river bank. Tall grass and leafy sprouts dot the rocky terrain and...
Category
20th Century Contemporary Illinois - Figurative Paintings
Materials
Paint, Ink
"The People People 5, " Paint on Paper, 2006
Located in Chicago, IL
In this series entitled "The People People," Tracy Crump uses washes of grey, white and aqua to both conceal and reveal sensitively drawn figures. Each figure stands alone as an indi...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Outsider Art Illinois - Figurative Paintings
Materials
Paper, Ink, Acrylic, Watercolor
The People People 2, " Acrylic Paint on Canvas, 2006
Located in Chicago, IL
In this series entitled "The People People," Tracy Crump uses washes of grey, white and aqua to both conceal and reveal sensitively drawn figures. Each figure stands alone as an indi...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Outsider Art Illinois - Figurative Paintings
Materials
Paper, Ink, Acrylic, Watercolor
"The People People 4, " Acrylic Paint and Watercolor on Paper, 2006
Located in Chicago, IL
In this series entitled "The People People," Tracy Crump uses washes of grey, white and aqua to both conceal and reveal sensitively drawn figures. Each figure stands alone as an indi...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Outsider Art Illinois - Figurative Paintings
Materials
Paper, Ink, Acrylic, Watercolor
Chinese Yangliuqing New Year Painting of Beauty and Baby, c. 1920
Located in Chicago, IL
Chinese New Year paintings (nian hua) are colorful folk paintings created to celebrate the annual Spring Festival. Drawn or printed by folk artists in regional studios, nian hua paintings featured exaggerated characters with bright and contrasting colors. Put up around the home to beckon luck and happiness in the coming year, most paintings depicted mythical guardians, scenes from folk operas, or auspicious symbols of good luck.
This New Year painting depicts a young woman with a child and is hand-painted in a palette of red, blue, and purple. Belonging to a genre known as 'beauties and babies,' the painting represents a harmonious family life. The early 20th century painting is from the town of Yangliuqing, one of the leading producers of traditional New Year's paintings known for its combination of woodblock printing...
Category
Early 20th Century Folk Art Illinois - Figurative Paintings
Materials
Paper, Ink, Pigment
Modern Abstract Portrait Oil on Canvas Figurative Multi-Color Gestural
By Jessica Benjamin
Located in ALCOY/ALCOI, ES
Poem 1
Description: Oil on canvas, figurative, multi-color, gestural, modern, abstract
In this painting we see a woman staring off in a dreamlike way, surrounded and entwined with marks of abstraction. The artist describes this piece as many of her others where, “the elements of the painting are arranged in a way that evokes a feeling, like the stanzas in a poem.” This painting was featured in a series of NFT’s (available soon) and an animation depicting love during WWI.
Jessica Benjamin was born in Bloomington, IL and graduated from the New York Academy of Art with his MFA in 2014.
Her paintings have been featured on the cover and interiors of three albums by Wynton Marsalis...
Category
2010s Abstract Illinois - Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Rhapsody of the Present II
By Kostis Georgiou
Located in Chicago, IL
Rhapsody of the Present II
Oil on canvas
39 x 78 inches
Born in Thessaloniki, Greece, Kostis Georgiou studied stage scenery in Florence (1981-1982), painting and sculpture in the School of Fine Arts, Athens (1982-1986) with Dimitris Mitaras and Dimosthenis Kokinidis, as well as at the Royal College of Fine Arts, London (1985-1986) with Peter de Francia. His first one-man exhibition was in Thessaloniki (1974). Since then his work has been represented in numerous solo and group exhibitions all over the world and won several international awards. Recently, Georgiou's works were exhibited in a five museum tour in China.
Georgiou's paintings and monumental sculptures can be found in public squares...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Illinois - Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Price Upon Request
Angel by Award Winning Photographer David Gamble
By David Gamble
Located in Chicago, IL
ANGEL
2004
Oil on Canvas
43" x 55"
"An Angel brings a message of hope, of a greater power of good over despair and loss."
-David Gamble
BIOGRAPHY:
David Gamble is a multidisciplin...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Illinois - Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Price Upon Request
Passing Over A City by Award Winning Photographer David Gamble
By David Gamble
Located in Chicago, IL
PASSING OVER A CITY
2004
Oil on Canvas
43" x 55"
"An Angel brings a message of hope, of a greater power of good over despair and loss."
-David Gamble
BIOGRAPHY:
David Gamble is a ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Illinois - Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
The Earth by David Gamble - Oil Painting
By David Gamble
Located in Chicago, IL
THE EARTH
2004
Oil on Canvas
43" x 55"
"An Angel brings a message of hope, of a greater power of good over despair and loss."
-David Gamble
BIOGRAPHY:
David Gamble is a multidisciplinary artist from London, now based in New Orleans. His body of work consists of paintings, works on paper, and photographs, all of which have been exhibited globally.
Throughout the 1980’s and 90’s, Gamble worked as one of the foremost international editorial photographers for publications such as the Observer, the Independent, LIFE, Fortune, the New Yorker, the Sunday Times, and more.
Over his decades-long career spanning the commercial, journalistic, and fine art realms, Gamble has photographed such illustrious figures as Stephen Hawking...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Illinois - Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Price Upon Request
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