Michael Murfin, (British b.1954), An Homage to French Painting, 2024
Michael Murfin, (British b.1954), An Homage to French Painting, 2024

Oil on board, signed (lower right), 49cm x 68cm, (framed size TBC), £9,500

Murfin has exhibited widely, both in the UK and internationally. His work is contained in many regional art galleries, as well as the Government Art Collection. This is part of an ongoing series of works by the artist, in which he examines and highlights the homo-eroticism of classical art; here has drawn on three titans of French Art. The central figure is after Jacques-Louis David (French 1748-1825), Nude Study of Patroclus, c.1779, the central tree is after Achille Etna Michallon (French 1796–1822), The Oak and the Reed, 1816 and the Castello in the distance is after Nicholas Poussin (French 1594-1665), Landscape with Orpheus and Eurydice, 1650-53.

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Michael Murfin, (British b.1954) Study after David's Patroclus, 2024
Michael Murfin, (British b.1954) Study after David's Patroclus, 2024

Charcoal on paper, signed (lower right), 38cm x 46cm, (41cm x 49cm framed), £1,750

Murfin has exhibited widely, both in the UK and internationally. His work is contained in many regional art galleries, as well as the Government Art Collection. This study is after Jacques-Louis David (French 1748-1825), Nude Study of Patroclus, c.1779.

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Michael Murfin, (British b.1954) Hercules Resting, 2022
Michael Murfin, (British b.1954) Hercules Resting, 2022

Oil on board, signed (lower left), 57cm x 43cm, (61cm x 47cm framed), £6,500

Murfin has exhibited widely, both in the UK and internationally. His work is contained in many regional art galleries, as well as the Government Art Collection. This is part of an ongoing series of works by the artist, in which he examines and highlights the homo-eroticism of classical art. Here he has examined the Farnese Hercules, is an ancient statue of Hercules made in the early third century AD, rediscovered in Rome during the Renaissance, but now in the Museo Archeologico Nazionale, Naples.

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Michael Murfin, (British b.1954), Wrestlers after Delacroix, 2024
Michael Murfin, (British b.1954), Wrestlers after Delacroix, 2024

Oil on board, signed (lower left), 35cm (diam.) (51cm diam. framed) £4,750

Murfin has exhibited widely, both in the UK and internationally. His work is contained in many regional art galleries, as well as the Government Art Collection. This is part of an ongoing series of works by the artist, in which he examines and highlights the homo-eroticism of classical Greek and Roman antiquity. This work is after a drawing by Eugene Delacroix (French 1798-1863)

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Michael Murfin, (British b.1954), Parthenon Riders, 2024
Michael Murfin, (British b.1954), Parthenon Riders, 2024

Acrylic on paper, signed (lower right), 54cm x 92cm (64cm x 102cm framed), £4,250

This painting is after the Parthenon Frieze in the British Museum collection. Murfin has exhibited widely, both in the UK and internationally. His work is contained in many regional art galleries, as well as the Government Art Collection.

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Michael Murfin, (British b.1954), Feast Day, 2022
Michael Murfin, (British b.1954), Feast Day, 2022

Oil on board, signed (lower left), 57.5cm x 28cm, (66cm x 39cm framed), £4,000

Murfin has exhibited widely, both in the UK and internationally. His work is contained in many regional art galleries, as well as the Government Art Collection. This is part of an ongoing series of works by the artist, in which he examines and highlights the homo-eroticism of classical Greek and Roman antiquity.

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Michael Murfin, (British b.1954), Heels Fitted Fine, 1990
Michael Murfin, (British b.1954), Heels Fitted Fine, 1990

Acrylic on canvas, signed and dated (lower right), 91cm x 62cm (112cm x 82cm framed), £8,000 (Provenance: in the collection of the artist Michael Leonard (British 1933-2023) until his death in 2023. The work had been purchased directly from Murfin.)

Throughout his career, Murfin has examined and depicted working men. Murfin has exhibited widely, both in the UK and internationally. His work is contained in many regional art galleries, as well as the Government Art Collection.

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Michael Murfin, (British b.1954), Study for Farriery Competition, 1986
Michael Murfin, (British b.1954), Study for Farriery Competition, 1986

Acrylic on board, signed and dated (lower left), 36cm x 39cm, (46cm x 49cm framed), £3,500. (Provenance: in the collection of the artist Michael Leonard (British 1933-2023) until his death in 2023. The work had been purchased directly from Murfin.)

This painting is a study for a finished painting, completed in 1987 and held in the De Beers Collection. The work is one of a number by the artist which examined the work of farriers. His work is contained in many regional art galleries, as well as the Government Art Collection.

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Michael Murfin, (British b.1954), Housekeeping, 2023
Michael Murfin, (British b.1954), Housekeeping, 2023

Oil on board, signed (lower left), 44cm x 59cm, (70cm x 56cm framed), £7,500

Murfin has exhibited widely, both in the UK and internationally. His work is contained in many regional art galleries, as well as the Government Art Collection. This is part of an ongoing series, in which the artist highlights the beauty of working men.

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Michael Murfin, (British b.1954), A Son of Laocoön, 2023
Michael Murfin, (British b.1954), A Son of Laocoön, 2023

Oil on board, signed (lower right), 66cm x 31cm, (71cm x 35cm framed), £6,000

Murfin has exhibited widely, both in the UK and internationally. His work is contained in many regional art galleries, as well as the Government Art Collection. This is part of an ongoing series of works by the artist, in which he examines and highlights the homo-eroticism of classical Greek and Roman antiquity.

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Michael Murfin, (British b.1954), Nuts & Bolts, 2023
Michael Murfin, (British b.1954), Nuts & Bolts, 2023

Oil on board, signed (lower left), 40cm x 56cm, (51cm x 67cm framed), £6,500

Murfin has exhibited widely, both in the UK and internationally. His work is contained in many regional art galleries, as well as the Government Art Collection. This is part of an ongoing series, in which the artist highlights the beauty of working men.

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Michael Murfin, (British b.1954), Metope 28, 2022
Michael Murfin, (British b.1954), Metope 28, 2022

Acrylic on paper, signed (lower left), 62cm x 65cm (70cm x 75cm framed), £3,500

This painting is after the Parthenon Frieze in the British Museum collection. Murfin has exhibited widely, both in the UK and internationally. His work is contained in many regional art galleries, as well as the Government Art Collection.

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Michael Murfin, (British b.1954) Unknown Gentlemen (with thanks to Adriaen Backer  and Anthony Van Dyck), 2021
Michael Murfin, (British b.1954) Unknown Gentlemen (with thanks to Adriaen Backer and Anthony Van Dyck), 2021

Oil on board, signed (lower right), 31cm x 57cm, (43cm x 70cm framed), £5,500

As part of his series in which Murfin re-examines the old masters, this time he reimagines two paintings (Anthony van Dyck, Thomas Killigrew and another Gentleman (1638) & Adriaen Backer The Anatomical Lesson of Professor Frederik Ruysc (1670)), creating one new composition. For more about copies after the old masters, click HERE

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Michael Murfin, (British b.1954), Finishing Off, 2022
Michael Murfin, (British b.1954), Finishing Off, 2022

Pastel on paper, signed (lower left), 72cm x 59cm (93cm x 78cm framed), £3,500

Murfin has exhibited widely, both in the UK and internationally. His work is contained in many regional art galleries, as well as the Government Art Collection.

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Michael Murfin, (British b.1954), Chuck, 2005
Michael Murfin, (British b.1954), Chuck, 2005

Pastel on paper, signed (lower right), 50cm x 74cm (70cm x 92cm framed), £3,250

Murfin has exhibited widely, both in the UK and internationally. His work is contained in many regional art galleries, as well as the Government Art Collection.

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Michael Murfin, (British b.1954), Untitled, 1987
Michael Murfin, (British b.1954), Untitled, 1987

Acrylic on Masonite board, initialed and dated (lower right), 29cm x 28cm, (41cm x 40cm framed), SOLD (Provenance: in the collection of the artist Michael Leonard (British 1933-2023) until his death earlier this year. The work had been purchased directly from Murfin.)

In the 80s and 90s, Murfin did a series of pictures depicting rowers, primarily those rowing in St. Neots, close to the artist. Murfin has exhibited widely, both in the UK and internationally. His work is contained in many regional art galleries, as well as the Government Art Collection.

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Michael Murfin, (British b.1954), A Son of Laocoön, 2023
Michael Murfin, (British b.1954), A Son of Laocoön, 2023

Oil on Board, signed (lower left), 35cm x 36cm, (39cm x 38cm framed), SOLD

Murfin has exhibited widely, both in the UK and internationally. His work is contained in many regional art galleries, as well as the Government Art Collection. This is part of an ongoing series of works by the artist, in which he examines and highlights the homo-eroticism of classical Greek and Roman antiquity.

To enquire about this picture, click HERE

Michael Murfin, (British b.1954), An Homage to French Painting, 2024
Michael Murfin, (British b.1954) Study after David's Patroclus, 2024
Michael Murfin, (British b.1954) Hercules Resting, 2022
Michael Murfin, (British b.1954), Wrestlers after Delacroix, 2024
Michael Murfin, (British b.1954), Parthenon Riders, 2024
Michael Murfin, (British b.1954), Feast Day, 2022
Michael Murfin, (British b.1954), Heels Fitted Fine, 1990
Michael Murfin, (British b.1954), Study for Farriery Competition, 1986
Michael Murfin, (British b.1954), Housekeeping, 2023
Michael Murfin, (British b.1954), A Son of Laocoön, 2023
Michael Murfin, (British b.1954), Nuts & Bolts, 2023
Michael Murfin, (British b.1954), Metope 28, 2022
Michael Murfin, (British b.1954) Unknown Gentlemen (with thanks to Adriaen Backer  and Anthony Van Dyck), 2021
Michael Murfin, (British b.1954), Finishing Off, 2022
Michael Murfin, (British b.1954), Chuck, 2005
Michael Murfin, (British b.1954), Untitled, 1987
Michael Murfin, (British b.1954), A Son of Laocoön, 2023
Michael Murfin, (British b.1954), An Homage to French Painting, 2024

Oil on board, signed (lower right), 49cm x 68cm, (framed size TBC), £9,500

Murfin has exhibited widely, both in the UK and internationally. His work is contained in many regional art galleries, as well as the Government Art Collection. This is part of an ongoing series of works by the artist, in which he examines and highlights the homo-eroticism of classical art; here has drawn on three titans of French Art. The central figure is after Jacques-Louis David (French 1748-1825), Nude Study of Patroclus, c.1779, the central tree is after Achille Etna Michallon (French 1796–1822), The Oak and the Reed, 1816 and the Castello in the distance is after Nicholas Poussin (French 1594-1665), Landscape with Orpheus and Eurydice, 1650-53.

To enquire about this work, click HERE

Michael Murfin, (British b.1954) Study after David's Patroclus, 2024

Charcoal on paper, signed (lower right), 38cm x 46cm, (41cm x 49cm framed), £1,750

Murfin has exhibited widely, both in the UK and internationally. His work is contained in many regional art galleries, as well as the Government Art Collection. This study is after Jacques-Louis David (French 1748-1825), Nude Study of Patroclus, c.1779.

To enquire about this work, click HERE

Michael Murfin, (British b.1954) Hercules Resting, 2022

Oil on board, signed (lower left), 57cm x 43cm, (61cm x 47cm framed), £6,500

Murfin has exhibited widely, both in the UK and internationally. His work is contained in many regional art galleries, as well as the Government Art Collection. This is part of an ongoing series of works by the artist, in which he examines and highlights the homo-eroticism of classical art. Here he has examined the Farnese Hercules, is an ancient statue of Hercules made in the early third century AD, rediscovered in Rome during the Renaissance, but now in the Museo Archeologico Nazionale, Naples.

To enquire about this work, click HERE

Michael Murfin, (British b.1954), Wrestlers after Delacroix, 2024

Oil on board, signed (lower left), 35cm (diam.) (51cm diam. framed) £4,750

Murfin has exhibited widely, both in the UK and internationally. His work is contained in many regional art galleries, as well as the Government Art Collection. This is part of an ongoing series of works by the artist, in which he examines and highlights the homo-eroticism of classical Greek and Roman antiquity. This work is after a drawing by Eugene Delacroix (French 1798-1863)

To enquire about this picture, click HERE

Michael Murfin, (British b.1954), Parthenon Riders, 2024

Acrylic on paper, signed (lower right), 54cm x 92cm (64cm x 102cm framed), £4,250

This painting is after the Parthenon Frieze in the British Museum collection. Murfin has exhibited widely, both in the UK and internationally. His work is contained in many regional art galleries, as well as the Government Art Collection.

To enquire about this picture, click HERE

Michael Murfin, (British b.1954), Feast Day, 2022

Oil on board, signed (lower left), 57.5cm x 28cm, (66cm x 39cm framed), £4,000

Murfin has exhibited widely, both in the UK and internationally. His work is contained in many regional art galleries, as well as the Government Art Collection. This is part of an ongoing series of works by the artist, in which he examines and highlights the homo-eroticism of classical Greek and Roman antiquity.

To enquire about this picture, click HERE

Michael Murfin, (British b.1954), Heels Fitted Fine, 1990

Acrylic on canvas, signed and dated (lower right), 91cm x 62cm (112cm x 82cm framed), £8,000 (Provenance: in the collection of the artist Michael Leonard (British 1933-2023) until his death in 2023. The work had been purchased directly from Murfin.)

Throughout his career, Murfin has examined and depicted working men. Murfin has exhibited widely, both in the UK and internationally. His work is contained in many regional art galleries, as well as the Government Art Collection.

To enquire about this work, click HERE

Michael Murfin, (British b.1954), Study for Farriery Competition, 1986

Acrylic on board, signed and dated (lower left), 36cm x 39cm, (46cm x 49cm framed), £3,500. (Provenance: in the collection of the artist Michael Leonard (British 1933-2023) until his death in 2023. The work had been purchased directly from Murfin.)

This painting is a study for a finished painting, completed in 1987 and held in the De Beers Collection. The work is one of a number by the artist which examined the work of farriers. His work is contained in many regional art galleries, as well as the Government Art Collection.

To enquire about this work, click HERE

Michael Murfin, (British b.1954), Housekeeping, 2023

Oil on board, signed (lower left), 44cm x 59cm, (70cm x 56cm framed), £7,500

Murfin has exhibited widely, both in the UK and internationally. His work is contained in many regional art galleries, as well as the Government Art Collection. This is part of an ongoing series, in which the artist highlights the beauty of working men.

To enquire about this picture, please click HERE

Michael Murfin, (British b.1954), A Son of Laocoön, 2023

Oil on board, signed (lower right), 66cm x 31cm, (71cm x 35cm framed), £6,000

Murfin has exhibited widely, both in the UK and internationally. His work is contained in many regional art galleries, as well as the Government Art Collection. This is part of an ongoing series of works by the artist, in which he examines and highlights the homo-eroticism of classical Greek and Roman antiquity.

To enquire about this picture, click HERE

Michael Murfin, (British b.1954), Nuts & Bolts, 2023

Oil on board, signed (lower left), 40cm x 56cm, (51cm x 67cm framed), £6,500

Murfin has exhibited widely, both in the UK and internationally. His work is contained in many regional art galleries, as well as the Government Art Collection. This is part of an ongoing series, in which the artist highlights the beauty of working men.

To enquire about this picture, please click HERE

Michael Murfin, (British b.1954), Metope 28, 2022

Acrylic on paper, signed (lower left), 62cm x 65cm (70cm x 75cm framed), £3,500

This painting is after the Parthenon Frieze in the British Museum collection. Murfin has exhibited widely, both in the UK and internationally. His work is contained in many regional art galleries, as well as the Government Art Collection.

To enquire about this picture, click HERE

Michael Murfin, (British b.1954) Unknown Gentlemen (with thanks to Adriaen Backer and Anthony Van Dyck), 2021

Oil on board, signed (lower right), 31cm x 57cm, (43cm x 70cm framed), £5,500

As part of his series in which Murfin re-examines the old masters, this time he reimagines two paintings (Anthony van Dyck, Thomas Killigrew and another Gentleman (1638) & Adriaen Backer The Anatomical Lesson of Professor Frederik Ruysc (1670)), creating one new composition. For more about copies after the old masters, click HERE

To enquire about this picture, click HERE

Michael Murfin, (British b.1954), Finishing Off, 2022

Pastel on paper, signed (lower left), 72cm x 59cm (93cm x 78cm framed), £3,500

Murfin has exhibited widely, both in the UK and internationally. His work is contained in many regional art galleries, as well as the Government Art Collection.

To enquire about this picture, click HERE

Michael Murfin, (British b.1954), Chuck, 2005

Pastel on paper, signed (lower right), 50cm x 74cm (70cm x 92cm framed), £3,250

Murfin has exhibited widely, both in the UK and internationally. His work is contained in many regional art galleries, as well as the Government Art Collection.

To enquire about this picture, click HERE

Michael Murfin, (British b.1954), Untitled, 1987

Acrylic on Masonite board, initialed and dated (lower right), 29cm x 28cm, (41cm x 40cm framed), SOLD (Provenance: in the collection of the artist Michael Leonard (British 1933-2023) until his death earlier this year. The work had been purchased directly from Murfin.)

In the 80s and 90s, Murfin did a series of pictures depicting rowers, primarily those rowing in St. Neots, close to the artist. Murfin has exhibited widely, both in the UK and internationally. His work is contained in many regional art galleries, as well as the Government Art Collection.

To enquire about this work, click HERE

Michael Murfin, (British b.1954), A Son of Laocoön, 2023

Oil on Board, signed (lower left), 35cm x 36cm, (39cm x 38cm framed), SOLD

Murfin has exhibited widely, both in the UK and internationally. His work is contained in many regional art galleries, as well as the Government Art Collection. This is part of an ongoing series of works by the artist, in which he examines and highlights the homo-eroticism of classical Greek and Roman antiquity.

To enquire about this picture, click HERE

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