contemporary oil paintings

Sun-dappled carp, radiant blossoms, and tumultuous waters are among the wonders and mysteries of nature captured in Joseph Raffael's brilliant close-up paintings.Joseph Raffael has taken what some would consider the highly radical step of dating to paint beautiful pictures at a time when beauty is much out of favor in the art world. Long one of contemporary art's most highly regarded painters, the 64-year-old American-born artist painstakingly creates each painting based on a photograph. Working on a very large scale -- using either watercolor, oil, or acrylic -- he transforms intensely observed details of nature into color-drenched, deeply felt works of art.Amei Wallach's warmly perceptive introduction, inspired by a visit to the artist's studio in the south of France, explores Raffael's... Less

Julie Speed's meticulous craftsmanship and attention to detail bring to mind the work of painters from the fifteenth and sixteenth century Renaissance. Unlike those artists, however, Speed is inspired by an almost limitless number of easily available sources and is unencumbered by the sexual and societal restrictions of past centuries, which gives her the freedom to paint what she wants and the way she wants. This places her body of work squarely in the present. Utilizing her keen sense of the absurd, Speed ponders the big questions—the role of religion, isolation and longing, sexuality, sin and guilt—with a sly, sometimes black, sense of humor and a steadfast refusal to offer the viewer any tidy resolutions. It is the emphatically open-ended and omnivorous nature of her work, combining... Less

Oil and Wax on LinenDimensions: 30 x 30The paintings are explorations of the mystique of light and shadow. Luminous white hovering within coal black, like lights seen through a thick fog or the far-off smudge of a galaxy in the night sky. Crandell's work has the mystery of chiaroscuro or the magical atmospheric play with ligh tand dark found in the work of the great Dutch masters. She builds her paintings by applying layer upon layer of thin oil paint mixed with wax, creating great depth without the need for perspective. - Mark AmeryDue to the size/weight of this item, shipping will be processed and billed directly from Clodagh Collection. You will be contacted directly by Clodagh Collection within 48 hours at which time they will determine shipping costs and your order will be... Less

Soft and stunning in shades of blue and white with touches of brown, these hand-painted pieces are complemented by wood frames. On canvas. Glass coat finish. Hand painted, so each painting will vary slightly and may not look exactly like the ones s...

This magnificent book is the first volume of the definitive catalogue raisonne of the works in oil, watercolor, and pastel of the beloved painter John Singer Sargent. This volume catalogues portraits by Sargent from 1874, when he began his training in Paris, and covers pictures painted while he was establishing his reputation in Paris, during his early years in England, and on his first professional visit to America in 1887. Volume two will record portraits painted from 1890 until the end of the artist's career. The entire catalogue raisonne will bring together nearly 600 portraits, some 1,600 subject pictures and landscapes, and three mural cycles.The early portraits in this book range from private images of Sargent's family and friends to studies of writers and fellow artists and formal... Less

Oil and Wax on LinenDimensions: 40 x 40The paintings are explorations of the mystique of light and shadow. Luminous white hovering within coal black, like lights seen through a thick fog or the far-off smudge of a galaxy in the night sky. Crandell's work has the mystery of chiaroscuro or the magical atmospheric play with ligh tand dark found in the work of the great Dutch masters. She builds her paintings by applying layer upon layer of thin oil paint mixed with wax, creating great depth without the need for perspective. - Mark AmeryDue to the size/weight of this item, shipping will be processed and billed directly from Clodagh Collection. You will be contacted directly by Clodagh Collection within 48 hours at which time they will determine shipping costs and your order will be... Less

Sun-dappled carp, radiant blossoms, and tumultuous waters are among the wonders and mysteries of nature captured in Joseph Raffael's brilliant close-up paintings.Joseph Raffael has taken what some would consider the highly radical step of dating to paint beautiful pictures at a time when beauty is much out of favor in the art world. Long one of contemporary art's most highly regarded painters, the 64-year-old American-born artist painstakingly creates each painting based on a photograph. Working on a very large scale -- using either watercolor, oil, or acrylic -- he transforms intensely observed details of nature into color-drenched, deeply felt works of art.Amei Wallach's warmly perceptive introduction, inspired by a visit to the artist's studio in the south of France, explores Raffael's... Less

A catalogue of new work by American artist John Currin, one of the world’s foremost figurative painters.  John Currin’s work draws upon a broad range of cultural influences that include Renaissance oil paintings, 1950s women’s magazine advertisements, and contemporary politics. Labeled as mannerist, caricaturist, radical conservative, or satirist, Currin continues to confound expectations and evade categorization. While his virtuosic technique is indebted to the history of classical painting, the images engage startlingly contemporary ideas about the representation of the human figure. Currin paints challengingly perverse images of female subjects, from lusty doe-eyed nymphs to more ethereal feminine prototypes. With his uncanny ability to locate the point at which the beautiful and the... Less

During the summer of 2007, the Palacio de Bellas Artes in Mexico City hosted the most complete exhibition ever of the work of Frida Kahlo. Marking the centenary of Kahlo's birth, the Palacio showed 354 works, including 64 oil paintings, both beloved and virtually unknown, 45 drawings, 11 watercolors, 5 etchings, plus scores of letters, photographs and other personal ephemera. It was a labor of love, as well as a loving gesture, for Mexico's greatest artistic ambassador. It was also timely; Kahlo is in the air again, as young contemporary artists revisit and recast psychoanalytic, Neosurrealistic figuration.In 1953, when Frida Kahlo had her first solo exhibition in Mexico--the only one held in her native country during her lifetime--one critic wrote: It is impossible to separate the life... Less

Sunset Paintings, Sunset Painting, Oil Painting, Canvas Art. FRAMED/STRETCHED, ready to hang. Custom made reproduction, please allow 3 weeks for painting and shipping. The pictures shown are of the original painting. HAND PAINTED OIL ON CANVAS. All our paintings are hand painted.