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Figurative Paintings For Sale
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Untitled (Couple with Seascape)
Located in Cliffside Park, NJ
Peter Stevens (1920-2001) is an American painter, known for Illustrating magazines. He worked for slick magazines, such as The American Magazine, Cosmopolitan, Family Circle, Liberty, McCall's, Redbook, and The Saturday Evening Post. By 1961 the trend in magazine design was turning away from classic illustration, just as his portrait commissions were growing more successful. He was represented by Portraits Incorporated of New York City with a steady stream of significant clients. He painted the portraits of several speakers of the Rhode Island House of Representatives...
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Mid-20th Century Realist Figurative Paintings

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Board

Golfers 13, Figurative Painting, Original Sports Art, Golfing Artwork
Located in Deddington, GB
With golfing as one of the favourite pastime of urban city life, golfers became the latest subject of my Lowry style paintings. Golfers appear to be randomly scattered on the crisp w...
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2010s Minimalist Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Last Step
Located in Fresno, CA
"Last Step" is an oil on canvas painting, predominantly of yellow and gold shades surrounding a blue green figure. Frank Arnold is thought by many to be one of the foremost abstract ...
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2010s Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Shield Me - Nude Figures, Intimate Portrayal of a Couple, Original Oil on Panel
Located in Chicago, IL
Using pornography as a vehicle for understanding, Rick Sindt's work explores the discovery and development of queer attraction. Sindt transforms pornographi...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Panel, Oil

"Abstract Desert" Painting 37" x 37" inch by Ahmed Gaafary
Located in Culver City, CA
"Abstract Desert" Painting 37" x 37" inch by Ahmed Gaafary To begin this description, let me start with this question: Is it the internal side of things that is more important or i...
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21st Century and Contemporary Neo-Expressionist Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

19 century Roman girl.
Located in MADRID, ES
Big oil on painting by Francisco Pradilla Ortiz. Certificated by Wilfredo Rincón . 227 and 118 cm without frame.
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1880s Figurative Paintings

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Oil

Large Naive European Folk Art Oil Painting Jovan Obican Klezmer Jazz Musician
Located in Surfside, FL
Genre: Other Subject: People Medium: Oil Surface: Canvas Dimensions: 35" x 16.5 Dimensions w/Frame: 35.5" x 17.25 This depicts a Jazz or Klezmer musician. This one is a bass player. The last photo shows it in a group of three that I have available. This listing is for the one painting. The artist Jovan Obican iconic style is child-like yet masterfully adult; a style that tells a story with sociological overtones. His funny little people are always colorful, full of spirit, living with music and birds to bring them happiness. JOVAN OBICAN Cannes, France, b. 1918, d. 1986 Jovan Obican (1918-1986) artist, painter, sculpture and mosaic ceramic artisan was born in Cannes, France, to his Yugoslavian parents. From childhood on, Jovan practically devoted himself to art, scratching designs into the dirt when paper was unavailable. He trained with many recognized teachers and with many styles. He finished his training, imbued with the spirit of his native country, the people, their legends, and their philosophy. It has been said that his work has a "timeless quality" and a naive, folk art, outsider art brut quality, child-like primitive style. Obican is identified with his style the world over, a style that is simple yet sophisticated; child-like yet masterfully adult; a style that tells a story with psychological, philosophical or sociological overtones. His funny little people are always colorful, full of spirit, living with music and birds to bring them happiness. Best known for his depictions of folklore and traditional costumes rendered in a playful, childlike style and for his happy Jewish wedding scenes. He often used bright colors and black outlines in his renderings of figures and animals, giving his work an illustration-like quality. Thematically, the artist’s work is similar to Marc Chagall and Jean Dubuffet for its dreamlike images and so-called naïve style of painting. Over the course of his career, the artist maintained a studio in Boca Raton, Florida and Dubrovnik, Croatia—part of former Yugoslavia— where he developed an interest in Eastern Europe’s Jewish culture. Many of his mature works depict Jewish traditions and ceremonies, including traditional Jewish weddings, the dancing of the Hora, and traditional music. There is a display of his works in his former Dubrovnik studio. His style is a unique conglomerate of tradition, history, legends, heroes, old customs and folklore. It is a self-standing style, recognizable, cheerful, whimsical and a happy creation. Naïve art is any form of visual art that is created by a person who lacks the formal education and training that a professional artist undergoes (in anatomy, art history, technique, perspective, ways of seeing). Unlike folk art, naïve art does not necessarily evince a distinct cultural context or tradition. Naïve art is recognized, and often imitated, for its childlike simplicity and frankness. Paintings of this kind typically have a flat rendering style with a rudimentary expression of perspective. One particularly influential painter of "naïve art" was Henri Rousseau (1844–1910), a French Post-Impressionist who was discovered by Pablo Picasso. Naïve art is often seen as outsider art that is by someone without formal (or little) training or degree. While this was true before the twentieth century, there are now academies for naïve art. Naïve art is now a fully recognized art genre, represented in art galleries worldwide. Museums devoted to naïve art now exist in Kecskemét, Hungary; Riga, Latvia; Jaen, Spain; Rio de Janeiro, Brasil; Vicq France and Paris. "Primitive art" is another term often applied to art by those without formal training, but is historically more often applied to work from certain cultures that have been judged socially or technologically "primitive" by Western academia, such as Native American, sub saharan African or Pacific Island art (see Tribal art). This is distinguished from the self-conscious, "primitive" inspired movement primitivism. Another term related to (but not completely synonymous with) naïve art is folk art. There also exist the terms "naïvism" and "primitivism" which are usually applied to professional painters working in the style of naïve art (like Paul Gauguin, Mikhail Larionov, Paul Klee). At all events, naive art can be regarded as having occupied an "official" position in the annals of twentieth-century art since - at the very latest - the publication of the Der Blaue Reiter, an almanac in 1912. Wassily Kandinsky and Franz Marc, who brought out the almanac, presented 6 reproductions of paintings by le Douanier' Rousseau (Henri Rousseau), comparing them with other pictorial examples. However, most experts agree that the year that naive art was "discovered" was 1885, when the painter Paul Signac became aware of the talents of Henri Rousseau and set about organizing exhibitions of his work in a number of prestigious galleries. The Earth Group (Grupa Zemlja) were Croatian artists, architects and intellectuals active in Zagreb from 1929 to 1935. The group included the painters Krsto Hegedušić, Edo Kovačević, Omer Mujadžić, Kamilo Ružička, Ivan Tabaković, and Oton Postružnik, the sculptors Antun Augustinčić, Frano Kršinić, and the architect Drago Ibler. A term applied to Yugoslav (Croatian) naive painters working in or around the village of Hlebine, near the Hungarian border, from about 1930. Some of the best known naive artists are Dragan Gaži, Ivan Generalić, Josip Generalić, Krsto Hegedušić, Mijo Kovačić, Ivan Lacković-Croata, Franjo Mraz, Ivan Večenaj and Mirko Virius. Camille Bombois (1883–1970) Ferdinand Cheval, known as 'le facteur Cheval' (1836–1924) Henry Darger (1892–1973) L. S. Lowry (1887–1976) Grandma Moses, Anna Mary Robertson (1860–1961) Nikifor (1895–1968) Poland, Horace Pippin (1888–1946) Jon Serl (1894-1993) United States Alfred Wallis (1855–1942) Scottie Wilson (1890–1972) Gesner Abelard (b. 1922) Jan Balet (1913–2009) Michel Delacroix (b. 1933) France Howard Finster (1916–2001) Ivan Rabuzin (1921–2008) Spontaneous Art Museum in Brussels Art en Marge Museum in Brussels MADmusée in Liege International Museum of Naive Art of Brazil...
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20th Century Folk Art Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Instant Society - Basquiat Style, 2022
Located in OIA, ES
"Nestcafe Society" and Corporate Ideals A striking painting by Diego Tirigall prompts deep thoughts about the relationship between appearances and reality. The painting features a rough sketch of a well-known instant coffee brand logo with words "N3stcafe Society" beneath it. This serves as a powerful symbol of the illusions that society and corporate ideals can create. The Illusion of High-Quality Coffee The painting highlights the gap between the promise of high-quality coffee and the reality of mass-produced, preservative-filled coffee packaged in an industrial jar. The large axe that cuts through the words "N3stcafe Society" symbolizes the destruction of these false promises and the consequences of pretending to be something one is not. The red coffee jar...
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2010s Neo-Expressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Enamel

"Take Your Pleasure Seriously" - Mixed Media Textured Collage Painting
Located in West Hollywood, CA
This 36 inch square original mixed media painting on canvas is wired and ready to hang. Layers of patterned collage elements and acrylic paint bring this artwork to life. The layering and unique texture of colorful clippings and geometrical designs create a window looking into a luxurious escape perfect for any home or office. The sides of the artwork are painted and it does not require framing. It is signed and titled by the artist on the back of the artwork. Molina's work is influenced by her prior career as an advertising art director–but now her goal now is to sell perspective rather than product. In this series, Cabell reclaims classic femininity as multi-faceted, giving voice and texture to lost imagery. Her art pushes for colorful expansion of a “woman’s place” while it explores the complex dynamic of a woman’s emotions, celebrating the bygone glamour of mid-century fashion and deconstructing its patriarchal underpinnings. Cabell’s painting/collages read as meditations on the female experience and the pursuit for sovereignty in a historically male dominated culture. She studied graphic design, and fine art at San Diego State University and Art Center College of Design in Los Angeles. Her work has been featured in NYT The Cut, CNN Style, and Vogue, as well as shown in multinational galleries and can be found in private collections around the world. Exhibitions: 2015 Xpozure Gallery, CT 2015/16 Gallery Room 112, CT 2016/18 Love Art Gallery and Studio. CT 2016 Four page Feature editorial The Beat magazine, CT 2016 Saatchi Art’s Curators pick “Up and coming pop artists”, international 2016 Celebrity painting/collages for Discovery Channel reality show: Project Dad 2017 Gallery Americana’s, CT, feature artist 2017 The Untitled Space gallery, She Inspires, NYC 2017 The Untitled Space Gallery, Secret Garden, NYC 2017 Group editorial New York Times Magazine, The CUT/Untitled Space gallery, NYC, cover piece 2017 Aqua Art Miami , duo show 2018 Vogue Magazine, Untitled Space Gallery, How Could I Have Known 2018 CNN Style, Untitled Space Gallery, How Could I Have Known 2018 Girl Talk...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Found Objects, Mixed Media, Acrylic

African American Realist Oil Painting Baseball Outsider Folk Art Andrew Turner
By Andrew Turner
Located in Surfside, FL
Title: Home Run Genre: Realism, sports, baseball Subject: People Medium: Oil (this might be acrylic, it feels like oil) on canvas Country: United States Dimensions: framed 23 X 25 sight 17.5 X 19.5 Provenance: Sande Webster Gallery in Philadelphia (bears label verso) Faintly signed lower right (see photos) Andrew Turner was born in 1944 in Chester, Pennsylvania. He was a graduate of Temple University Tyler School of Art. Andrew’s work has been widely acclaimed, with many solo exhibitions and participation in group exhibitions. He has taught art in grades K-12 in the Chester, Pennsylvania Public Schools and in correctional centers. His appointments include Artist-in-Residence and Curator, Deshong Museum, Chester, PA; Lecturer, Widener University; Lecturer, Institute of Contemporary Art, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA; and, he toured and lectured in The People’s Republic of China. Andrew’s paintings are included in the collections of Woody Allen, Dr. Maya Angelou, ARCO Chemical Company, Bell Telephone Company, Dr. Constance Clayton, Mr. and Mrs. Bill Cosby, Edie Huggins, the artist previously known as Prince, Maya Angelou, Eric Lindros, Mr. and Mrs Louis Madonni, Moses Malone, Penn State University, Prince, Mr. and Mrs. Harold Sorgenti, Swarthmore College, Mrs. Marilyn Wheaton, and Widener University Deshong Museum, just to name a few. He has been featured in numerous solo exhibitions and group exhibitions in the United States and abroad. In an interview prior to his death in 2001, Turner noted, "My paintings combine the drama inherent in seventeenth century Dutch painting with the brush work and the economy of the Impressionists. However, I look to the jazz idiom more so than to other contemporary visual artists for guidance and inspiration. I tend to measure the success of my pieces by how they stand up technically, emotionally and innovatively to a John Coltrane solo or whether I've captured the spirit of the occasion, a la Duke Ellington. The subject matter, sometimes nostalgic recollections of my days as a young tough, covers a myriad of common folk activities. This one is reminiscent of Purvis Young. "The setting, usually my native Chester, is a beehive of creative stimulation or a deteriorating ghetto depending on my state of mind. At the very least, hopefully, these vignettes of experience will help to provide insight into some African American lifestyles and serve as an inspiration to my students and others to continue the legacy of African American participation in the arts." Folk Artist, Outsider artist, Folk Art. His work is from the true original street artist such as Purvis Young and the early Brooklyn street art Jean Michel Basquiat. “My paintings combine the drama inherent in seventeenth century Dutch painting with the brush work and the economy of the Impressionists. However, The setting usually my native Chester, is a beehive of creative stimulation or a deteriorating ghetto depending on my state of mind. At the very least, hopefully, these vignettes of experience will help to provide insight into some African American lifestyles and serve as an inspiration to my students and others to continue the legacy of African American participation in the arts.” He was included in the seminal show PHILADELPHIA (PA). Woodmere Art Museum. In Search of Missing Masters: The Lewis Tanner Moore Collection of African American Art. September 28, 2008-February 22, 2009. Artists: Henry Ossawa Tanner, Romare Bearden, Elizabeth Catlett, Barbara Chase-Riboud, Joseph Delaney, Sam Gilliam, Leroy Johnson, Lois Mailou Jones...
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1970s American Realist Figurative Paintings

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Oil, Canvas, Acrylic

"Skidmore Thesis 3", nude figures sitting with legs out, black & brown drips
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This painting is from my undergrad senior thesis at Skidmore College in 2013. This was an important painting for me because it was the very first bridge between my print making and ...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

Oil Painting, Small Shooting Scene By Chapman Bayley (British, Active 1818-1832)
Located in Uppingham, GB
Oil on canvas Shooting by the woods by Chapman Bayley (1818-1832) Early 19th Century gent standing by the woods with his two dogs shooting. Signed by the artist in original frame. Ch...
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1820s English School Figurative Paintings

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Oil

Autumn Landscape, oil painting by Françoise Juvin
Located in Montfort l’Amaury, FR
Françoise Juvin - Autumn Landscape Reference number FJ16 Framed with an black color wooden floated frame. 23,5 x 34 cm frame included (18 x 26 cm without frame) This work is painted with oil on a paper that is mounted on a board and placed in a made to measure wood strectcher. It is signed in the bottom right. Françoise Juvin (1927-2010) is a French artist born in Nancy. She entered the Ecole des Beaux-Arts in Lyon in 1941 where she met several artists such as Jacques Truphémus...
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1980s French School Figurative Paintings

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Oil

FACE
Located in CÓRDOBA, ES
Mixed media on paper by artist Daria Kusto Shipped well protected, rolled in a tube, unframed
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2010s Neo-Expressionist Figurative Paintings

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Acrylic

Hilly landscape in the South of France, oil painting by Françoise Juvin
Located in Montfort l’Amaury, FR
Françoise Juvin - Hilly landscape in the South of France Reference number FJ88 Framed with a natural oak floated frame. 29 x 37 cm frame included (24 x 32 cm without frame) This work...
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1980s French School Figurative Paintings

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Oil

Untitled I
Located in Miami, FL
“Untitled” 2022 Acrylic on Black Cotton Linen 26 1/2 x 26 3/4” $2000 ------- Laura Gonballes is an artist who lives and works in Barcelona, Spain with visual language influenced...
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2010s Art Deco Figurative Paintings

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Acrylic, Bamboo Paper

Lounging Couple Pastel Figurative Scene
Located in Austin, TX
By Gustav Likan 12.5" x 15.5" Pastel on Paper
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20th Century Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil Pastel

Vintage San Francisco Watercolor Landscape -- Lombard Street in Springtime
Located in Soquel, CA
Vintage San Francisco Watercolor Landscape -- Lombard Street in Springtime Wonderful vintage watercolor of San Francisco's famous "Crookedest Street in the world" Lombard Street during springtime with cable car in background by listed artist Chinese/American artist Sun Ying, (Chinese/American, 1919-2016) circa 1970. Signed lower right corner with artist's chop. Presented with new mat. Condition: Good. Unframed. Image size: 15"H x 14.88"W. Sun Ying 孙瑛 ( 1919-2016 ) known as (Sun Dashi 大石) was born on November 8 into a poor family, in Gaotang Xian, Shandong Province, in China. In 1949, based in Taipei, he devoted himself entirely to painting and influenced the world of art by creating several painting societies as the Chinese Association of Ink Painting . Taiwan awarded him the Golden Cup Award. In the 1960s and 1970s He exhibited his works in Australia, Brazil, Germany, Malaysia and United States. He went to live in the United States in 1974. After visiting his family in 1984, he returned to China. In 1988, along with Qi Baishi...
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1980s Impressionist Figurative Paintings

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Paper, Watercolor

Rocking - Contemporary Abstract Painting Acrylics, Polish artist
Located in Warsaw, PL
acrylic and collage (painted canvas) on canvas ANNA MASIUL-GOZDECKA Graduated from Warsaw Academy of Fine Arts in 2000. She studied painting at prof. Krzysztof Wachowiak`s atelier, ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

Jeune fille au bord de l'eau - Contemporary Oil On Canvas Portrait, 2018
Located in PARIS, FR
Huile sur bois par l'artiste Etienne François. Etienne François est un peintre français, basé à Montreuil. Son esthétique est une rencontre entre la peinture contemporaine...
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21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Figurative Paintings

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Oil

Mumbo Jumbo #5 - Figurative Painting with Red, Pink, and Green Colors
Located in New York, NY
Francks Deceus’ Mumbo Jumbo #5 is part of the Mumbo Jumbo series the artist has been working on since 2019. The artist writes “As a Haitian immigrant while...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic

Boy Scout with a Pipe and Billiard Ball: Surrealist Portrait in Oil on Polyester
Located in Soquel, CA
Clean, surreal depiction of a Boy Scout by Robert Peluce (American, 1937-2004). Dressed in full uniform, a Boy Scout holds a pipe to his lips. Above the ...
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Late 20th Century Surrealist Figurative Paintings

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Polyester, Oil

'International Bar', French School
Located in London, GB
'International Bar, pencil, ink and gouache on card stock by an unnamed artist of the French School (20th Century). This appears to be a fantastical port visit of the artist's imagination. It is very lively in colour and in subject. The artwork was discovered in Paris along with several others of the same character, most likely by the same person. It depicts the entryway of a brightly lit Asian bar...
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20th Century Figurative Paintings

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Ink, Gouache, Pencil

"Antonia" Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Diego Glazer's "Antonia" is an original, handmade oil painting that is framed and ready to hang. The framed measurements are 30 in H x 38 in W. About th...
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2010s Photorealist Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Untitled, Mixed Media on Paper Black, Red Indian Contemporary Artist-In Stock
Located in Kolkata, West Bengal
Sekhar Kar - Untitled, Mixed Media on Paper 22 x 30 inches (Unframed) ( UNFRAMED ALL IN DELIVERED PRICE ) Style : Sekhar Kar's paintings depict men and women in swirling masses ...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Paper, Mixed Media

Folk Art Naive Judaica Klezmer Hasidic Musicians
Located in Surfside, FL
Jewish Chassidic Klezmer Shtetl Musicians
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1960s Folk Art Figurative Paintings

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Oil, Board

American Contemporary Art by Maxwell Stevens - Thin Space, Sewing
Located in Paris, IDF
Oil on panel
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Oil, Panel

Nest Builder
Located in Kansas City, MO
Aster da Fonseca Nest Builder Acrylic on Tape on Paper Year: 2022 Size: 12x9in Signed by hand COA provided Ref.: 924802-1374 collage acrylic paint ta...
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2010s Modern Figurative Paintings

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Tape, Acrylic, Archival Paper

The Scream
Located in Wareham, GB
The Scream is a mixed media painting on archival paper. The work is unframed and would be shipped in a tube. Alternatively for UK customers the work can be ...
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2010s Expressionist Figurative Paintings

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Oil Pastel, Oil, Acrylic, Archival Paper, Pencil

Adam Bartlett, Dessert of Love, Original Painting Still Life Painting, Naïve art
Located in Deddington, GB
Dessert of Love [2021] original Acrylic on Board Image size: H:52cm cm x W:63cm cm Complete Size of Unframed Work: H:49cm cm x W:60cm cm x D:0.5cm Frame Size: H:52cm cm x W:63cm cm x D:3cmcm Sold Framed Please note that insitu images are purely an indication of how a piece may look I wanted to bring together geometrics and plants with a tropical twist, the actual painting was completed through winter, ultimately it was a fun exploration in new ways of creating pattern, gradients and colour. Adam Bartlett, painter and print designer, is available for sale online and in our art gallery at Wychwood Art. Adam Bartlett is a former fashion print designer who studied textiles at Manchester University and is now a full time artist, specialising painting and illustration; common themes are that of nature (jungle and tigers) and still life, both abstract and surreal, inspired by a mixture of Mughal and contemporary art. His recent clients include the Zizzi Restaurants, Easy and Ibis Hotel chains; producing large scale mural art...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Acrylic, Board

Boats in the bay of Cannes, Landscape, oil painting on canvas by Françoise Juvin
Located in Montfort l’Amaury, FR
Françoise Juvin - Boats in the bay of Cannes, South of France Reference number FJ62 Framed with a natural oak floated frame. 23,5 x 34 cm frame included (18 x 26 cm without frame) This work is painted with oil on a board. It is signed in the bottom right. Françoise Juvin (1927-2010) is a French artist born in Nancy. She entered the Ecole des Beaux-Arts in Lyon in 1941 where she met several artists such as Jacques Truphémus...
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1980s French School Figurative Paintings

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Oil

Flower vase
Located in Lagos, NG
Beautiful flower vase painting with bright colors to brighten your space
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21st Century and Contemporary Art Deco Figurative Paintings

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Paper, Acrylic

Women with Baskets
Located in Surfside, FL
Gouache on newsprint Carribean Folk Art.
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20th Century Folk Art Figurative Paintings

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Gouache

Small Oil on Canvas Painting "Red Dog"
Located in Cape Town, ZA
A unique oil painting, drawing heavily from the post-impressionist movement. A beautiful, yellow early morning scene, typical of Glanville's work. Oil on stretched canvas, ready to h...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

The Thin Veil
Located in New York, NY
Bo Bartlett The Thin Veil, 2021 Oil on linen 82 x 100 inches 208.3 x 254 cm Signed, titled and dated: "Bo, The Thin Veil, 2021" (verso) -- Bo Bartlett is an American realist paint...
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2010s Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

Figurative/Portrait/Animals_Oil/Acrylic/Canvas_The Caught Catfish_America Martin
Located in 326 N Coast Hwy. | Laguna Beach, CA
America Martin "The Caught Catfish" Oil & Acrylic on Canvas 72" x 36.5" Framed Exploring the identity of both her namesake and country, LA-based America Martin draws inspiration fro...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil, Acrylic

Garden Spirit No. 2, Original Figurative art, Contemporary art, Floral art
Located in Deddington, GB
Garden Spirit No. 2 by Agnese Negriba [2022] Please note that insitu images are purely an indication of how a piece may look This painting on handmade p...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Paper, Oil

Modern Abstract Portrait Oil on Canvas Figurative Multi-Color Gestural
Located in ALCOY/ALCOI, ES
Poem 1 Description: Oil on canvas, figurative, multi-color, gestural, modern, abstract In this painting we see a woman staring off in a dreamlike way, surrounded and entwined with marks of abstraction. The artist describes this piece as many of her others where, “the elements of the painting are arranged in a way that evokes a feeling, like the stanzas in a poem.” This painting was featured in a series of NFT’s (available soon) and an animation depicting love during WWI. Jessica Benjamin was born in Bloomington, IL and graduated from the New York Academy of Art with his MFA in 2014. Her paintings have been featured on the cover and interiors of three albums by Wynton Marsalis...
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2010s Abstract Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

"Pioneer Spring" Acrylic Painting
Located in Denver, CO
"Pioneer Spring" 2022
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

ka' anyi puta n'ogbo ⏐ Let's Show Out in Style
By REWA
Located in New Orleans, LA
REWA says of her work… Viewers largely label me under “Contemporary African Art”. I label my work as Igbo Vernacular Art. The reason for this is that I believe that I have created a truly original body of work that exists outside formal academic or Western dialogue. My art is drawn from life itself and deeply anchored in a place and culture from which it was derived. This is the Igbo culture pertaining to the Igbos of Nigeria. I think that this description is more accurate as it implies a unique iteration of customs and tradition, bound to a particular location and a particular people.  Igbo Vernacular Art is not to be mistaken with Folk Art, but rather, concerns itself with an expressive aesthetic that would be more commonly associated with Contemporary of Modern Art; form, composition and narrative. Vernacular dialects are anchored to a particular land, and in much the same way, my art contains a vocabulary that is built on a strong sense of place and is situated in a location and a history.  It is my hope that one day, my work will be included in art historical dialogue about Africa and specifically Nigeria, beyond the confines of the wide-reaching Contemporary African Art designation. ⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯ REWA was born and raised between Nigeria and England and received a BSc. in Physiology and Pharmacology from University College London (UCL). She previously worked as the Head of Corporate Development and Investor Relations...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Ink, Acrylic

Portrait of a Man Drinking Beer in Acrylic on Paper
Located in Soquel, CA
Portrait of a Man Drinking Beer in Acrylic on Paper Whimsical portrait by Ricardo de Silva (Brazilian, 20th Century). A piece of burlap is applied...
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1980s Abstract Impressionist Figurative Paintings

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Burlap, Paper, Acrylic

"Adventures in Literature" Figurative 1930's Illustration art
Located in Soquel, CA
A wonderful original figure painting for a 1930's illustration by Charles Kinghan (American, 1895-1984). A woman in a plaid green skirt and mustard yel...
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1930s American Impressionist Figurative Paintings

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Cardboard, Acrylic

'Red Guitar' beautiful Original Painting on Canvas by Artist Fahri Aldin - 1950
Located in Belleville, CA
A Fabulous, large, Original painting on canvas by Canadian artist Fahri Aldin. This One of a Kind Masterpiece measures an impressive 78 x 78 inches or 198 x 198 centimetres. It is s...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Paint, Coating, Varnish, Cotton Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic

Golden Eyes - Portrait of a Woman with a Piercing Gaze, Original Oil Painting
Located in Chicago, IL
Richard Gibbons' painting "Golden Eyes" shows a portrait of a beautiful young woman. Her piercing gaze brings the viewer in for a closer look. Her sultry, yellow eyes are intoxicatin...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board, Canvas

Miles Edmund Cotman
By Miles Edmund Cotman
Located in Harkstead, GB
A very dramatic marine scene with the translucency of the waves captured with incredible skill and vision. Attributed to Miles Edmund Cotman (1810-1858) Shipping in rough seas Oil on board 7 x 10 inches The eldest son of John Sell Cotman...
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Early 19th Century Naturalistic Figurative Paintings

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Board, Oil

Miles Edmund Cotman
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"Phoenix Purple" Contemporary Realistic Detailed Pink And Yellow Rose Portrait
Located in Frederiksberg C, DK
Presenting a contemporary, serene acrylic painting of a single flower exuding a joyous elegance. The up-close pink flower composition is delicately portrayed with thin and controlled brushstrokes, providing a realistic and immersive viewing experience. The soft and subtle nuances of pink, and the bright yellow tucked in soft green bed...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Canvas

Stage Coach, Colorado Mountain Landscape, Vintage Western Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Vintage mountain landscape painting, oil on canvas of horses pulling a Stage Coach along the Front Range of Colorado by Alfred Wands (1904-1998). Autumn trees, golden grass, river and snowy mountains. Presented in a vintage frame, outer dimensions measure 29 ½ x 35 ½ x 1 inches. Image size is 24 x 30 inches. Painting is in very good condition - please contact us for a detailed condition report. Expedited and international shipping is available - please contact us for a quote. About the Artist: Born in Cleveland, Ohio, Alfred Wands graduated from the Cleveland School of Art with honors. Following that, he spent six months in Paris studying at the Academie Julian. In the late 1920's, Wands returned to Ohio to teach painting at the Cleveland School of Art and the Cleveland Museum of Art. In 1930, Wands moved to Denver to direct the art program at Colorado Women's College. He remained at the Women's College for the next 17 years. During his time in Denver, Wands frequently traveled to Taos, New Mexico. He and his family spent eleven summers there between 1930 and 1940. By 1943, he had become the Camp Artist at the YMCA of the Rockies, where he taught summer art classes. He later became the Chairman of their Religious Programs and Adult Advisory Committees. By 1947, he quit his teaching position at the Colorado Woman's College to devote full time to his painting. By 1955, Wands opened his own studio and gallery in Estes Park, Colorado. Known as the "Dean of Colorado Landscape Painters", he served three times as the President of the Denver Artists Guild. He was the Chairman of the Denver Art Commission for 16 years. Wands was a long-time member of the Denver Artists Guild and the Denver Art Commission. He was also a member of the Cleveland Society of Artists, Ohio Watercolor Society, and Chicago Galleries Association. ©David Cook Galleries...
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20th Century American Impressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Josianna, Jeune Femme au Ruban by Jean Gabriel Domergue
Located in New Orleans, LA
Jean-Gabriel Domergue 1889-1962 French Josianna, jeune femme au ruban (Josianna, Young Woman With Ribbon) Signed "Jean Gabriel Domergue" (lower left) Oil on panel A young French beauty known as Josianna is the subject of this work by Jean-Gabriel Domergue, and the oil on panel is a perfect example of the portraits for which the artist is renowned. His model embodies the concept of the la belle Parisienne: slender, swan-like women bearing an unmistakable grace and style. Domergue includes a delicate pink ribbon around her neck, suggesting a fashionable garment, set against a soft pastel-colored backdrop. The artist's oeuvre encompasses women from all facets of society, from aristocratic figures such as Liane de Pougy and Nadine, Baroness de Rothschild...
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20th Century Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings

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Panel, Oil

"Thirsty"
Located in Scottsdale, AZ
Ron Hick on Thirsty: "Thirsty" slips into the identity side of how I see things. This is taking my experiences and emotions as a victim of racial profiling and putting them in a box...
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2010s Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

Modern Abstract Gestural Portrait Oil on Canvas Figurative Multi-Color
Located in ALCOY/ALCOI, ES
Portrait 2 (Remembering) Description: Oil on canvas, figurative, multi-color, gestural, modern, abstract In this painting, Jessica Benjamin uses abstract brushstrokes and color to express the idea of remembering and question the purpose of portraiture. Through the abstraction and obscured face the little girl depicted becomes a story continually changing and never quite told. Jessica Benjamin was born in Bloomington, IL and graduated from the New York Academy of Art with his MFA in 2014. Her paintings have been featured on the cover and interiors of three albums by Wynton Marsalis...
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2010s Abstract Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"Un Baño de Flores" Blue & White Contemporary Abstract of a Figure in a Bathtub
Located in Houston, TX
Colorful whimsical abstract contemporary painting by Houston, TX artist Moisés Villafuerte. The work features a close up view of a pair of feet relaxing in a bathtub. The tub has the...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

L'Interesse - Original Figurative Cubist Painting on Canvas
Located in Los Angeles, CA
In his abstract figurative work, internationally collected artist Alessandro Siviglia deconstructs everyday objects, landscapes, and human subjects into colorful geometric shapes in ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Cubist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic

"For This From That Will Be Filled" Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Ken Cunningham's "For This From That Will Be Filled" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts two women picking apples of green and red with the silhouette of a tree behind...
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2010s Realist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Panel, Oil

Him with Shadow Blue S
Located in Southampton, NY
Inspired by various facets of his own life story, Salvadoran-American artist J Oscar Molina creates work that seamlessly bridges cultures, industries, a...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Ink

"Girls and a Parrot" Fauvist Figurative Painting
Located in Austin, TX
By Gustav Likan 13" x 16" Pastel on Paper
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20th Century Fauvist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil Pastel, Archival Paper

Untitled, Oil on Canvas, Yellow, Green, Red Color Contemporary Artist "In Stock"
Located in Kolkata, West Bengal
Gurucharan Singh - Untitled Oil on Canvas, 14.75 x 12 inches Born 1949 Exhibitions : Selected Solo Exhibitions 2012 'Twilight Tales', The Viewing Room, Mumbai 2008 Jehangir Art Gallery, Mumbai 1989,86 Gallery 7...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil

French Contemporary Art By Carole Leprince - Aspettando
Located in Paris, IDF
Acrylics on canvas board
Category

2010s Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

"Langosta", big scale format, lobster, green, nature, figurative painting
Located in Ciudad de México, MX
His images interpret scenarios, characters, and situations of everyday life that explore new ways of making narrative and the symbolic possibilities of visual language. In his work t...
Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Paper, Mixed Media

Figurative Paintings for Sale

Figurative art, as opposed to abstract art, retains features from the observable world in its representational depictions of subject matter. Most commonly, figurative paintings reference and explore the human body, but they can also include landscapes, architecture, plants and animals — all portrayed with realism.

While the oldest figurative art dates back tens of thousands of years to cave wall paintings, figurative works made from observation became especially prominent in the early Renaissance. Artists like Michelangelo, Leonardo da Vinci and other Renaissance masters created naturalistic representations of their subjects.

Pablo Picasso is lauded for laying the foundation for modern figurative art in the 1920s. Although abstracted, this work held a strong connection to representing people and other subjects. Other famous figurative artists include Francis Bacon and Lucian Freud. Figurative art in the 20th century would span such diverse genres as Expressionism, Pop art and Surrealism.

Today, a number of figural artists — such as Sedrick Huckaby, Daisy Patton and Eileen Cooper — are making art that uses the human body as its subject.

Because figurative art represents subjects from the real world, natural colors are common in these paintings. A piece of figurative art can be an exciting starting point for setting a tone and creating a color palette in a room.

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