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Oil paintings and works on paper by Marcelo Halmenschlager
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The Classics - Realist paintings based on classical mythology, sculpture, and historical figurative subjects.
Bernini's Saint Sebastian
Oil on wood panel, 24 × 36 in
Available
Brazilian Presences: Folklore Studies - Paintings of places and beings where folklore becomes geography.
O Diabo e a Frigideira
Oil on wood panel, 48 × 48 in
Private collection
Portraits - Works in oil focused on presence, structure, and the quiet psychology a face carries.
Jester Grey
Oil & gold leaf on canvas, 16 x 20 in
Private Collection
Animal Portraits - Works in oils focused on presence, structure, and lived detail.
Santiago
Oil on canvas, 36 x 48 in
Private Collection
Sensualism Surrealism - Works in oil exploring the body, desire, and intimacy through surreal and symbolic language.
The Hippocampus
Oil on wood, 36 x 48 in
Available
Still Life, Symbolism & Narrative - Paintings where everyday objects become omens, relics, and quiet prompts for story.
Genetically Modified
Oil on wood, 4 ft x 6 ft
Available
Inner Landscapes & Altered Perception - Works exploring perception, spatial ambiguity, and dream logic, where place becomes a psychological field.
Zebras
Oil on canvas, 36 x 36 in
Available
Bordering Abstract - Works in oil that sit between representation and abstraction where form begins to drift.
The Wasp
Oil on wood, 24 x 24 in
Available
Public Figures - Portraits and studies of how image, recognition, and power circulate in public life.
Scully Sailboat
Charcoal on paper 18 x 24 in
Available
Portraits - drawings in charcoal focused on presence, structure, and the quiet psychology a face carries.
Warren Evans
Charcoal on paper, 13 x 18 in
Private Collection
Sensualism Surrealism - Works in charcoal exploring the body, desire, and intimacy through surreal and symbolic language.
Bagpiper
Charcoal on paper, 11 x 14 in
Available
Hidden/Double Imagery & Dreamscapes - Works built around shifting perception: images within images, doubles, and forms that reveal themselves slowly.
Altschmerz
Charcoal on paper, 12 x 24 in
Available
Landscape, Architecture & Still life - sketches of spaces and objects where light carries the story.
''Green House'' Charcoal On Paper 12 x 9
Rotational Drawings - sketches designed to be turned. As the orientation shifts, new images emerge.
AngryManSadBeaverHappyZebra- charcoal on paper, 11 x 14 (3 Sides)
Surrealist Studies - Studies in dream logic and symbolic transformation, where the image shifts from observation into invention.
Parallel Universe
Charcoal on paper, 11 x 14 in
Available
Bordering Abstract - Works in charcoal that sit between representation and abstraction.
The String Theory- charcoal on paper, 18 x 24
Collaborations - Works made with other artists, where the process is shared and the authorship is intentionally blended.
Coming soon: short essays on selected works
