COLLECTION · 77 PIECES

Classical Ornament & Fine Art Inspiration

Ornament has never really gone away — it just went underground while minimalism had its moment. This collection celebrates the decorative impulse: gold leaf and filigree, Baroque compositions, ornamental borders, and the material richness of classical painting. These references are useful for designers working on luxury brands, editorial design with historical depth, or anyone whose project needs the weight of tradition. The line between decoration and excess is the design challenge here, and the best references in this collection walk it precisely.

**Gretchen Scherer "Reading the Rooms" @ Richard Heller Gallery, Santa Monica**№ 10

**Chloe Early "Futures" @ Corey Helford Gallery, Los Angeles**№ 12

**Laurent Proux "Out Of The Blue" @ GNYP Gallery, Antwerp**№ 13

**Close Encounters: The Paintings of David Rice**№ 14

**F. Scott Hess: Art History & The Dreams of a Reluctant Realist**№ 15

**Imaginary Forces Percy Jackson and The Olympians Season 2 – Main on End | Imaginary Forces**№ 23

**Blind Orion Searching for the Rising Sun**Met Museum№ 2,494

**Splendid View at Futamigaura Bay (1854)**Cleveland№ 2,457

**Morning Glory with Black**Cleveland№ 143

**Circus Sideshow (Parade de cirque)**Met Museum№ 2,582

**Studies for the Libyan Sibyl (recto); Studies for the Libyan Sibyl and a small Sketch for a Seated Figure (verso)**Met Museum№ 2,391

**Virgin and Child with Saint Anne**Met Museum№ 2,491

**Study of a Young Woman**Met Museum№ 2,437

**Borstbeeld van een lachende jonge man**Rijksmuseum№ 148

**Red Hills with Flowers (1937)**Aic№ 153

**A Chemist Lifting with Extreme Precaution the Cuticle of a Grand Piano (1936)**Aic№ 154

**Black Cross, New Mexico (1929)**Aic№ 155

**Inventions of the Monsters (1937)**Aic№ 156

**The Artist Looks at Nature (1943)**Aic№ 157

**The Home of the Heron (1893)**Aic№ 160

**"Alfred Stieglitz," Painted Portrait by Robert Barnes (1966, printed 1976)**Aic№ 161

**Portrait of Pablo Picasso (January–February 1912)**Aic№ 163

**A Face from Georgia (1970–74)**Aic№ 165

**The Old Guitarist (late 1903–early 1904)**Aic№ 166

**Pray for These Little Ones (Perforce They Live Together) (1973–74)**Aic№ 168

**Still Life (February 4, 1922)**Aic№ 169

**Untitled (Still Life with Lobster) (c. 1930)**Aic№ 171

**Bird's Nest and Ferns (1863)**Aic№ 174

**Still Life (Centrifugal Expansion of Colors) (1916)**Aic№ 175

**Lemons on a Pewter Plate (1926)**Aic№ 177

**Still Life Filled with Space (1924)**Aic№ 180

**White Heron in a Pool in a Garden (c. 1929)**Aic№ 183

**Untitled (Dream of Venus) formerly Visions of Eternity (1939)**Aic№ 196

**Painting (Figures with Stars) (1933)**Aic№ 197

**The Rapidity of Sleep (1945)**Aic№ 2,557

**Nude under a Pine Tree (January 20, 1959)**Aic№ 2,383

**Untitled (Desert Landscape) (1934)**Aic№ 2,421

**Genuflection of the Bishop (1963)**Aic№ 202

**superpaper_nov_17_cover-1086x1600.jpg**Are.na№ 250

**The Chap-Book (Blue Lady)**Smithsonian№ 316

**tumblr_nd11uznnTi1rpidzao1_1280.png**Are.na№ 362

**Pin on collage triage**Community uploads№ 805

**Casey Bolding "Bloodstream" @ Karma, Los Angeles**Juxtapoz№ 917

**Timothy Lai "No Swans" @ Josh Lilley, London**Juxtapoz№ 918

**Star Wars movie posters from Hungary**Fonts In Use№ 925

**Open Call for Hopper Prize for Artists**Berlin Art Link№ 994

**Letter from the Editor: Abjection**Berlin Art Link№ 996

**New Ways of Seeing at the Outsider Art Fair**Hyperallergic№ 1,015

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COLLECTION · 77 PIECES

Classical Ornament & Fine Art Inspiration

Ornament has never really gone away — it just went underground while minimalism had its moment. This collection celebrates the decorative impulse: gold leaf and filigree, Baroque compositions, ornamental borders, and the material richness of classical painting. These references are useful for designers working on luxury brands, editorial design with historical depth, or anyone whose project needs the weight of tradition. The line between decoration and excess is the design challenge here, and the best references in this collection walk it precisely.

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