figurativepainting

146 items found

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Augustin Théodule Ribot
Saint Sebastian, Martyr
ca. 1865
Oil on canvas
18 ¼ × 21 5/8 in

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“And finally, don’t assume that technique alone will save your ass. It still is the idea that wins…every time.”

Syd Mead
TRON
1982

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You have to do stuff that average people don’t understand because those are the only good things.

— Andy Warhol

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donotdestroy:

“I blur things to make everything equally important and equally unimportant. I blur things so that they do not look artistic or craftsmanlike but technological, smooth and perfect. I blur things to make all the parts a closer fit. Perhaps I also blur out the excess of unimportant information.”

Gerhard Richter (b. 1932)
Zwei Liebespaare
signed, titled and dated ’“Zwei Liebespaare” Richter 66’ (on the reverse)
oil on canvas
45¼ x 63in. (115 x 160cm.)
Painted in 1966
Price realised
GBP 7,300,500

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“They speak of poverty, yet their art finds its home among the wealthy.”

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donotdestroy:

“I wanted to be a star, not a gallery mascot.”

— Jean-Michel Basquiat

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donotdestroy:

“I don’t listen to what art critics say. I don’t know anybody who needs a critic to find out what art is.”

Jean-Michel Basquiat
In This Case
1983
acrylic and oilstick on canvas
77 7/8 x 73 ¾ in.
Price realised
USD 93,105,000

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