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Figurative Paintings For Sale
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Pierre Montezin large French Impressionist painting harvesting scene and poplars
Located in Harkstead, GB
Montezin's dazzling display of brushwork captures the effects of the sunlight on the water and the glittering leaves of the poplar trees. A masterwork by the artist presented in the ...
Category
Early 20th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Romantic Antique French Oil Painting Figure by Woodland Stream Cottage Sunset
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Woodland Cottage
by CLOVIS FRÉDÉRICK TERRAIRE (French, 1858-1931)
signed oil on canvas, framed in antique gilt frame
framed: 14 x 18.5 inches
canvas: 10 x 14.5 inches
provenance:...
Category
Late 19th Century Barbizon School Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Fashion Sketch
By Raoul Dufy
Located in North Clarendon, VT
Wonderful little fashion sketch by Raoul Dufy. From the Estate of Andre Robert (Dufy’s studio assistant) to Anthony Field (La Galerie 18). Watercolor and ink on paper unsigned. 4.75"...
Category
1920s Fauvist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Watercolor, Pen
House in Hudson, Ohio, Late 19th Century Painting by Cleveland School Artist
Located in Beachwood, OH
Ora Coltman (American, 1858-1940)
House in Hudson, OH
Oil on canvas
Signed lower left
22 x 26 inches
27.5 x 31.5 inches, framed
21 Aurora Street is locally known as the Isham-Beebe ...
Category
Late 19th Century American Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Shipping in Calm Waters, 18th Century Dutch Oil on Wood Panel, Man o War
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Shipping in Calm Waters
Dutch School, 18th century
oil painting on wood panel
panel: 10 x 12.75 inches
framed: 14 x 17 inches
condition: very good, minor evidenc...
Category
18th Century Old Masters Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
"Cheyenne Mountain (Summer in Colorado)" Ernest Lawson, Modernist Western Scene
Located in New York, NY
Ernest Lawson
Cheyenne Mountain (Summer in Colorado), circa 1927-30
Signed lower center
Oil on canvas
12 x 16 inches
Provenance
Mrs. Bertram H. Catzen
Manor Circle Gallery, Pelham, ...
Category
1920s American Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Chanteuse Esagmole
Located in Los Angeles, CA
LUCIEN ROUDIER ELLER
1894-1940
“CHANTEUSE ESPAGNOLE”
MIXED MEDIA, SIGNED
FRENCH, C.1925
27.25 X 38.5 INCHES
Lucien Roudier Eller
1894-1940
It is thought the name Eller was a combina...
Category
1920s Art Deco Figurative Paintings
Materials
Watercolor, Gouache
"Fallow Fields" Oil painting
Located in Denver, CO
Lani Vlaanderen's (US based) "Fallow Fields" is an oil painting that depicts two working horses plowing a field with dust billowing around them.
Bio/artist statement:
Living in the mountains near Rocky Mountain National Park Lani is never lacking something inspiring to paint, be it a grand sunrise on Long's Peak or a small sparrow perched on a pine branch. All fill her with the desire to put paint to canvas. Her goal is not to replicate what she sees, but to express her emotional response from the source of inspiration visually in paint and convey it to the world. She wants to communicate the awe she feels when in the natural world and the joy she experiences from seeing even the seemingly most insignificant moment in time that will never come again. She strives to convey her belief that all things, all beings, all life and non-life, share equal significance and are essential to the whole.
"I began my art quest by taking a few classes at Rocky Mountain College of Art and Design, then enrolled in Kim English's class at the Art Student's Leaque of Denver. After four years with Kim and functioning as his class monitor, I had the opportunity to participate in a painting group with Richard Schmid in Loveland Colorado. I painted there with him for six years. I have taken workshops from such masters as David Leffel, Sherrie McGraw...
Category
2010s American Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
$2,720 Sale Price
20% Off
Large Contemporary Abstract Figurative Landscape With Mountains Painting
By Steffen Bue
Located in Frederiksberg C, DK
This abstract landscape painting by Danish artist Steffen Bue immerses the viewer into a new interpretation of color, form, and movement. With a zoomed-out perspective, Bue crafts a ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
"Honest Convergence"- Expressive Mixed Media Figurative Painting 2024
Located in Denver, CO
Jon Wassom’s Honest Convergence (2024) is an evocative mixed media painting on panel, measuring 16 x 16 x 1.5 inches. This original work showcases Wassom’s signature expressive style...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media
$1,540 Sale Price
20% Off
"View to the Kitchen" (2010) By Jim Beckner, Original Interior Oil Painting
By Jim Beckner
Located in Denver, CO
Jim Beckner's (US based) "View to the Kitchen" is an original, handmade oil painting depicting a trio at a bar with a view to the establishment's kitchen.
About the Artist:
(Bor...
Category
2010s Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
18th century Venetian Still life of flowers, classical vase on a marble ledge
Located in Woodbury, CT
The Pseudo-Guardi was an unidentified Venetian painter from the 18th or early 19th century who closely imitated the style of Francesco Guardi (1712–1793), one of the great Venetian v...
Category
1760s Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
17th Century Flemish Old Master Dancing Figures Musicians Antique Oil Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Dancing Figures
Flemish School, 17th century
oil on on canvas, framed
framed: 21.5 x 28.5 inches
canvas : 16.5 x 24 inches
Provenance: private collection, France
Condition: very good...
Category
17th Century Baroque Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Ancient View of the Bay of Naples - Oil Painting - 19th Century
Located in Roma, IT
View over the Bay of Naples is an orginal old master artwork realized by Master of Northern Europe School of the second half of 19th Century.
Mixed colored oil on canvas.
Relined....
Category
Late 19th Century Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Winds of Étretat
Located in Zofingen, AG
Series: Between light and silence
Golden cliffs rise above the turquoise sea, their forms softened by the shifting wind. Beneath a lavender sky, the waves break into stained-glass mo...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
18th Century French Oil Painting Tavern Scene Interior Merry Making Figures
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Merry Makers in the Tavern
French School, 18th century
oil on canvas
canvas: 8 x 11 inches
provenance: private collection, France
condition: good and sound condition
Category
18th Century Old Masters Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
The Beating Heart - Original Colorful Still Life Pointillist Textured Artwork
By Susan Gale
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Susan Gale's work explores the nostalgia of community by highlighting the juxtaposition between the peaceful, quiet, mystery of light, and the rush of visually invoked sensation. She...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media, Acrylic, Panel
"Autumn Landscape" Colorful Pastoral Landscape Oil Painting on Canvas Framed
Located in New York, NY
A wonderful impressionist pastoral landscape in the Autumn season with beautiful color tones throughout. Waltsak has portrayed this piece in a most intimate, yet energetic way, and h...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
British Chalk Pencil Sketch of a Back Facing Large Cow With Horns Lying Down
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
John Rabone Harvey ( 1966 - 1922)
graphic and chalk deep green artist paper , unframed
artist paper : 5.5 x 7 inches
Provenance: private collection
Condition: very good condition
Dou...
Category
Mid-19th Century Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Chalk, Graphite
"The French Artist" Colorful Impressionistic Landscape Oil Painting Framed
Located in New York, NY
This piece is a pertinent example of David Smira's sought after works, depicting a lakeside view with flowers and figures scene through out the garden. The artist is sketching his mo...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Literary, Still life, Books, Library, French, Expressionism, Contemporary
Located in LANGRUNE-SUR-MER, FR
by Sophie Dumont offers an exploration of the convergence between literature and visual arts. The canvas depicts a library with colorful books, painted in oil using a palette knife, ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Pair of Italian paintings with shepherdesses with goats and sheep
Located in New York, NY
A pair of oil on canvas paintings close to Filippo Palizzi depicting shepherdesses with goats and sheep. Overall good condition.
Category
Late 19th Century Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
British Chalk Pencil Sketch of a Horse with White Features Waiting at The Fence
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
John Rabone Harvey ( 1966 - 1922)
graphic and chalk deep green artist paper , unframed
artist paper : 5.5 x 7 inches
Provenance: private collection
Condition: very good condition
Dou...
Category
Mid-19th Century Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Chalk, Graphite
Untitled Film Still (Pink Blossoms)
By Wes Hempel
Located in Fairfield, CT
The twelve paintings in the exhibition are imaginary film stills based on on a Science Fiction screenplay, titled Regression, that was supposedly developed in the 1950s. The film wa...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
“Tipos”
Located in Southampton, NY
Oil paint on heavy illustration board by the Spanish artist, Cecilio Pla. Signed lower right. Titled and signed verso. “Tipos” means types; different type...
Category
Early 1900s Academic Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Illustration Board
$1,400 Sale Price
20% Off
"Wasatch Range, Utah" James Taylor Harwood, Western Landscape, Mormon LDS
By James Taylor Harwood
Located in New York, NY
James Taylor Harwood
Wasatch Range, Utah
Inscribed "Wasatch Range, Utah" on the stretcher
Oil on canvas
16 x 31 inches
Provenance
Blanche M. Swan
Private Collection
James Taylor Ha...
Category
1910s American Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Lego - 21st Century Realistic Still-life Painting of Lego Bricks
Located in Nuenen, Noord Brabant
Heidi von Faber (Dutch artist)
Lego
20 x 20 cm (framed, included in price 23 x 23 cm)
Acryl on canvas
In the paintings of The Hague-based artist Heidi von Faber, light plays a key r...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Huge Contemporary Oil Painting Nude Lady against Red Background signed
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Nude Model
European School, contemporary
signed oil on canvas, unframed
canvas: 39 x 39 inches
provenance: private collection, France
condition: very good and sound condition
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Impressionist Oil on Canvas Street Scene "Meeting Place"
Located in Cape Town, ZA
A unique oil painting, drawing heavily from the post-impressionist movement.
A gloomy night-time street scene, typical of Glanville's work.
Oil on stretched canvas, ready to hang.
...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
A Day in the Country - 19th Century Royal Academy Oil Painting Summer Landscape
Located in Gerrards Cross, GB
‘A Day in the Country’ by William Frederick Witherington R.A. (1785-1865).
Academy Fine Paintings is fully conversant with the latest US Government import duties and the legal exemp...
Category
1850s English School Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
“Quebec City, 1853” Panoramic Landscape View, Cityscape, Canada Signed Oil
By Edmund C. Coates
Located in Yardley, PA
“Quebec City, 1853” by Edmund C. Coates (American, 1816-1871).
A luminous 19th-century view of Quebec City by the American painter Edmund C. Coates, known for his detailed Hudson Ri...
Category
1850s Hudson River School Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Sunset West" (2025) Oil Painting, Colorado Landscape
Located in Denver, CO
Michael Magrin's ( US based) "Sunset West" is an original, handmade oil painting of a sunset above Colorado plains. This piece is framed in a "barn wood" frame and is ready to hang. ...
Category
2010s Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Linen, Oil, Wood Panel
"An Autumn Landscape" Jasper F. Cropsey, Hudson River School, Fall Landscape
Located in New York, NY
Jasper F. Cropsey
An Autumn Landscape
Signed and dated J.F. Cropsey 1898
Oil on canvas
14 x 24 inches
Provenance
Private Collection Texas, acquired in the early 1900s
Thence by desc...
Category
1890s Hudson River School Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Orpheus - Original Oil on Canvas Attr. to Tommaso Salini - Early 17th Century
By Tommaso Salini
Located in Roma, IT
Orpheus is an original artwork realized in the first decades of the XVII century and attributed to the Italian master Tommaso Salini.
Oil painting on canvas.
A golden wood frame is...
Category
Early 17th Century Baroque Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Sailing Boats at Sea, A Very Large and Imposing Marine Capriccio, Oil on Canvas
Located in Cotignac, FR
Very large scale oil on canvas of a port marine scene. The painting is signed and dated bottom left Olio, 1941. The spelling of the artists name suggests they were Danish, Norwegian ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$3,641 Sale Price
20% Off
Golden Sunrise on the Maas – Arthur J. Meadows’ Tranquil Masterpiece (1884)
Located in Stockholm, SE
A Golden Dawn on the Maas
In this refined marine painting, Arthur Joseph Meadows captures a tranquil sunrise on the river Maas just below the historic city of Dordrecht (“Dort”). The...
Category
1880s Romantic Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Roses from the Mist
Located in Zofingen, AG
Delicate pink roses are depicted in soft light, as if born from the mist. Their petals breathe warmth while preserving a sense of mystery. The painting reflects not only the beauty o...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Expectation 2 - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Portrait, African Women
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
This artwork is inspired by one of the issues amongst many in the traditional Yoruba African society where I'm still growing up as the son of the soil. As I was growing up and up til...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Lovers in Landscape - British 18th century Old Master pastoral art oil painting
Located in Hagley, England
This superb British 18th century Old Master oil painting is attributed to circle of noted landscape artist Richard Wilson. Painted circa 1750 it is a stunning lake landscape with a r...
Category
17th Century Old Masters Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
$17,488 Sale Price
20% Off
Fine 17th Century Dutch Old Master Oil on Panel Angelic Visitation to Figures
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Angelic Visitation
Dutch School, mid 17th century
circle of Rembrandt (Dutch 1606-1669)
oil on wooden panel, framed in faux tortoiseshell style frame.
framed: 25 x 28.75
painting...
Category
17th Century Old Masters Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
"Lilting" (2025) Original Oil Floral Painting with Pink Roses
By Daniel Keys
Located in Denver, CO
Daniel Key's "Lilting" (2025) is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts a fresh array of pink roses and assorted flowers.
About the artist:
Daniel J. Keys was born on Oct....
Category
2010s Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Linen, Oil
Hudson River School 19th Century American Landscape Mountains Haystack Horses
Located in Buffalo, NY
This finely executed 19th century oil painting exemplifies the pastoral grandeur and romantic vision associated with the Hudson River School. While the painting is unsigned, it was c...
Category
Late 19th Century Hudson River School Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Picnic Scene" Paulette Van Roekens, Impressionist Scene, Leisure, Pastel Colors
Located in New York, NY
Paulette Van Roekens
Picnic Scene
Signed lower center
Oil on canvas
12 1/8 x 14 1/4 inches
Painter Paulette van Roekens was born in France and attended the Philadelphia School of D...
Category
1920s Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Skaters at Sunset by the Village Creek
Located in Stockholm, SE
This small painting by Oscar Törnå captures the poetic serenity of a Swedish winter evening in the late 19th century. Set along a frozen stream near a village, the composition presen...
Category
1870s Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
"Summer Evening" (2024) By Michael Miller, Original Landscape Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Michael Miller's beautiful original photorealist landscape barn painting "Summer Evening" (2024) depicts a Midwestern barn in the middle of the vast plains, with a large cloud loomin...
Category
2010s Photorealist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Garry Dorsainvil Haitian Artist Street Scene of Cap-Haïtien
Located in New York, NY
Garry Dorsainvil (Haitian)
Cap-Haïtien, c. 1980s
Acrylic on canvas
Framed: 24 1/4 x 35 1/4 x 1 1/2 in.
Signed and titled lower right
This painting shows the port city of Cap-Haïtien...
Category
1980s Folk Art Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Antonio Diziani (Venetian master) - 18th century landscape painting Countryside
By Antonio Diziani
Located in Varmo, IT
Antonio Diziani (Venice 1737 - Venice 1797) - Bucolic landscape with characters and wagon.
45 x 101.5 cm without frame, 55.5 x 111.5 cm with frame.
Ancient oil painting on canvas, ...
Category
Late 18th Century Rococo Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$8,375 Sale Price
22% Off
British Chalk Pencil Sketch Sheep Roaming in and Munching In The Field
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
John Rabone Harvey ( 1966 - 1922)
graphic and chalk deep green artist paper , unframed
artist paper : 5.5 x 7 inches
Provenance: private collection
Condition: very good condition
Dou...
Category
Mid-19th Century Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Chalk, Graphite
British Chalk Sketch of A Young Horse with White Markings
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
John Rabone Harvey ( 1966 - 1922)
graphic and chalk deep green artist paper , unframed
artist paper : 5.5 x 7 inches
Provenance: private collection
Condition: very good condition
Ha...
Category
Mid-19th Century Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Chalk, Graphite
Paris Rooftops I by Guillaume Chansarel - painting on old book pages, cityscape
Located in Paris, FR
Paris Rooftops I is a unique painting by French contemporary artist Guillaume Chansarel. The painting is made with Ink and acrylic on old book pages mounted on canvas, dimensions are...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Ink, Acrylic
Two Under the Rain
Located in Zofingen, AG
"Two Under the Rain" captures a profound connection amidst solitude. This original oil painting features two figures sharing an intimate moment under the rain. The artist's expressio...
Category
2010s Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Cardboard
Charles van Loo (French) - 18th century figure painting - Allegory Comedy
Located in Varmo, IT
Charles-André van Loo (Nice 1705 - Paris 1765) workshop of - Allegory of the Divine Comedy.
54 x 83 cm unframed, 70.5 x 99.5 cm framed.
Old oil painting on canvas, in a carved and ...
Category
Mid-18th Century Rococo Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$9,571 Sale Price
20% Off
''Eos'' Contemporary Underwater Portrait Painting, Girl Swimming in Pool
By Amy Devlin
Located in Utrecht, NL
Amy Devlin portrays people, animals, or nature in her works. But what really matters to her is light and water, which she wants to capture in the form of a physical memory. By following her passion for paint, she tries to represent reality and thereby express her feeling in the expressive colors she uses. Her paintings show a fascination with the movement and texture of water, which is depicted in vivid colors in her works. Her hybrid painting style combines realism with impressionism in a very interesting way, providing a different view of the world and our memories of it. Devlin loves the unexpected, looks at things from a crazy angle and imagines. Since 2014 she mainly paints underwater portraits...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Jaguar E-Type. Figurative acrylic on paper car painting, Polish art
Located in Warsaw, PL
Acrylic on paper contemporary figurative painting by Michal Wojtysiak. Artwork depicts Jaguar car in realistic style.
MICHAŁ WOJTYSIAK (ur. 1984)
Graduated of Academy of Fine Arts ...
Category
2010s Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Paper, Acrylic
"Spring Magic" Gouache Painting
By Judd Mercer
Located in Denver, CO
Judd Mercer's (US based) "Spring Magic" is an gouache painting that depicts the tilted landscape of a hill covered with trees and young saplings all dusted with the snow of a past wi...
Category
2010s Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Gouache
Still Life with Ribbons - Oil Paint by Gianni Cacciarini - 1970s
By Gianni Cacciarini
Located in Roma, IT
Still life with ribbons is a modern artwork realized by Gianni Cacciarini.
Mixed colored oil on board.
Hand signed on the lower margin.
Includes an elegant frame (with some loss).
Category
1970s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Jack in Paris by Guillaume Chansarel - Urban landscape painting, night
Located in Paris, FR
Jack in Paris is a unique painting by French contemporary artist Guillaume Chansarel. The painting is made with ink and acrylic on old book pages mounted on canvas, dimensions are 51...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Ink, Acrylic, Magazine Paper
Picnic in the Green Valley
Located in Zofingen, AG
Picnic in the Green Valley captures the quiet beauty of a warm afternoon shared in nature. Three figures sit together on a blanket, surrounded by the vast openness of a green valley ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Baroque Italian painter - 18th century landscape painter - Sheperds
Located in Varmo, IT
Italian painter (18th century) - Arcadian landscape with flock and shepherds.
56 x 70 cm without frame, 63.5 x 79 cm with frame.
Antique oil painting on canvas, in a wooden frame (...
Category
Early 18th Century Rococo Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$1,196 Sale Price
64% Off
[Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] Reclining Male Nude Figurative Queer Oil Painting
By Mark Beard
Located in New York, NY
Contemporary painting of a nude man reclining by Mark Beard.
Double-sided oil on panel
Signed in red, u.r.
“Bruce Sargeant is a mythic figure in...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
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Figurative Paintings for Sale
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