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Figurative Paintings For Sale
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1900's French Oil Painting Impressionist Portrait Sketch Portrait Young Lady
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Portrait of Young Lady French School, early 1900's period oil on canvas, unframed canvas: 26 x 21 inches provenance: private collection, Paris condition: very good and sound condition
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Early 1900s Modern Figurative Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

Flamenco 2-original impressionism figurative female painting-contemporary Art
Located in London, Chelsea
"Flamenco II" by Michael Alford is a spellbinding original impressionistic figurative painting that celebrates the passion and dynamism of flamenco dance. Executed with mastery in oi...
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21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil, Board

Waterloo Bridge-original impressionism cityscape oil painting-contemporary Art
Located in London, Chelsea
"Waterloo Bridge" by Michael Alford is a mesmerizing original impressionistic cityscape that captures the enchanting beauty of London's Waterloo Bridge station at night. Crafted with...
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21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Figurative Paintings

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Oil, Panel

Vieux Montmartre
Located in LE HAVRE, FR
Lyne SEYBEL (1919-2009) Vieux Montmartre Oil on canvas Size: 61 x 50 cm Signed lower left In perfect state of conservation. Without frame Provenance: Family of the artist Painting...
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1960s Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Spring Gardens Trafalgar Square-original impressionism cityscape painting-art
Located in London, Chelsea
"Spring Gardens Trafalgar Square" by Michael Alford is a captivating original impressionistic cityscape that invites viewers to witness the vibrant beauty of London's Trafalgar Squar...
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21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Figurative Paintings

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Oil, Board

20th Century Portrait of Young Man Signed Oil on Canvas Polish Artist
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Portrait of a Man signed by Jacob Markiel (Polish 1911-2008) *See notes oil on canvas, unframed canvas: 22 x 15 inches provenance: the artists estate, south of France condition: ver...
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Mid-20th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Traditional English Oil Painting Fisherfolk Tending Nets on Crowded Beach Coast
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Tending the Nets by Richard Tempe (British, 20th century) signed oil on board, framed framed: 14 x 16 inches board: 9.5 x 11.5 inches provenance: private collection, UK condition: ve...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings

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Oil

18th Century By Francesco Fontebasso Allegory of Vanity Oil on Canvas
Located in Milano, Lombardia
With a "cassetta" frame in gilded and carved wood. Publications: - Expertise by Prof. Egidio Martini; - G. M. Guidetti, in From Sacro to Profano. The Giorgio Baratti...
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18th Century Old Masters Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Journey to the Center of the Earth Illustration
Located in Miami, FL
20th Century Italian Illustrator Gianna Renna depicts a emotionally-charged scene of three men on a raft descending into a fiery abyss. His conception and execution of Jules Verne's ...
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1960s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Tempera

Mall, Winter Evening-original impressionism London cityscape oil pianting-Art
Located in London, Chelsea
"Mall, Winter Evening" by Michael Alford is a captivating original impressionistic cityscape that transports viewers to the heart of London on a serene winter night. Created with ski...
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21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil, Board

Venus with Putti Oil on Canvas with Gilt-wood Frame
Located in Rome, IT
French 19' century painting oil on canvas . Young Venus nude figure surrounded by delicious playing putti . Finely carved and gilt-wood frame of the same period . Measurements w...
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Mid-19th Century Romantic Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

Antique French Post-Impressionist Oil Painting Portrait of Drummer Large Canvas
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Drummer French School, late 19th century Post-Impressionist School oil on canvas, framed framed: 28 x 22.5 inches canvas: 24 x 18 inches provenance: private collection, France co...
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Late 19th Century Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings

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Oil

PUPPY
Located in CÓRDOBA, ES
Acrylic on canvas Shipped rolled in a tube
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2010s Post-Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Permanent Marker

Oliver Hartt, Portrait Painting
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Oliver Hartt, 2016 by Ramonn Vieitez Watercolor and Gouache on canvas Size: 15.7 H x 11.8 W in. Signed on the back by the artist Unframed ___ Ramonn Vieitez is a self-taught Brazil...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Watercolor, Gouache

If Only I Could-original abstract figurative landscape painting-contemporary Art
Located in London, Chelsea
"If Only I Could" by Iryna Yermolova is a captivating abstract figurative painting that invites viewers into a world of introspection and contemplation. Executed with expressive stro...
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21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Fifth Avenue & 42nd Street - American Impressionist Cityscape Oil by Guy Wiggins
Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire
Signed and titled figures in cityscape oil on panel circa 1920 by American impressionist painter Guy Carleton Wiggins. This wonderful piece depicts a view of the New York Public Library in the United States of America during a winter snowstorm. Several cars and pedestrians can be seen passing along Fifth Avenue. A fantastic work in the artist's distinctive style. Dimensions: Framed: 16"x18" Unframed: 8"x10" Provenance: Roughton Galleries - Texas. This work is included in the catalogue raisonne under reference number GW00179 Guy Carleton Wiggins was the son of Carleton Wiggins, a painter of landscapes and animals. Wiggins first studied at his father's Art School in Connecticut and later enrolled in the National Academy of Design where he trained with William Merritt Chase and Robert Henri, after a brief spell studying architecture at the Polytechnic Institute in Brooklyn. At the age of 20 he was already well known and was the youngest American artist to have a work accepted for the permanent collection of the Metropolitan Museum in New York. Prior to the onset of World War I, Wiggins travelled to Europe and painted the English countryside. In England he met his future wife Dorothy Stuart Johnson. The couple returned to the US and set up home in Connecticut. He established a year-round art school, the Guy Wiggins Art School, in Essex. He liked to spend his winters in New York and summers in Connecticut. Wiggins' paintings reflect the influence of American Impressionism, a style of painting he would have encountered during his summers in Old Lyme. He is known for his snowy New York...
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Early 20th Century American Impressionist Figurative Paintings

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Oil, Panel

Martha, Act I (Chicago Opera), 1925
Located in Greenwich, CT
Martha, Act I (Chicago Opera) from 1925 is a gouache on paper measuring approximately 9 x 7 inches and framed in a custom, closed-corner frame. Signed recto 'Erté' mid-right and stamped with Erte's Villa Excelsior block stamp and 'Composition originale' verso. Annotated in fountain pen verso 'No 659 Martha I acte Pour Madame Ganna Walska...
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20th Century Art Deco Figurative Paintings

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Paper, Gouache

Thai Eye
Located in BARCELONA, ES
MARC GONZ   THE HIDDEN GAZE     When confronted with the universe of Marc Gonz, we discover creations that seem to be the result of a working session of a hy...
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2010s Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Magnolia-original impressionism blossoms landscape oil painting-contemporary art
Located in London, Chelsea
"Magnolia" by Juan del Pozo is a captivating original impressionistic blossoms landscape oil painting that transports viewers into a world of ethereal beauty and natural splendor. Ex...
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21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

MINIMAL ANIMAL
Located in CÓRDOBA, ES
Markers & acrylic on paper Shipped well protected, unframed
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2010s Minimalist Figurative Paintings

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Acrylic, Permanent Marker

Set of 9 Figure Illustrations Egyptian Classical Characters Listed American
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Set of x 9 figures original watercolour painting on artist paper signed by Marjorie Schiele (1913-2008) *see notes below piece of paper is 14 x 10 inches In good condition provenance...
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Early 20th Century American Impressionist Figurative Paintings

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Watercolor

Selfmade - Acrylic by Sabrina Seck - 2023
Located in Roma, IT
Acrylic on Canvas by Sabrina Seck. The work will be shipped with a certificate of authenticity issued by the artist. The work can be hung up immediately. The Artist: "Some are rich...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Acrylic

American Modernist Oil Stick Drawing, Gray Barn With Red Sliding Doors Landscape
Located in Denver, CO
Oil stick on paper titled "Barn Side with Sliding Doors" by George Vander Sluis (1915-1984) of a grey wooden barn with two windows as well as two r...
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1980s American Modern Figurative Paintings

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Oil Pastel, Paper

BIRD / HEAD
Located in CÓRDOBA, ES
Markers & acrylic on paper Shipped well protected, unframed
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2010s Minimalist Figurative Paintings

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Acrylic, Permanent Marker

Beachballers
Located in Bonn, NW
Original painting. Oil, acrylic and paper on high quality canvas stretcher. Finished off with a soft glossy varnish. 80 x 100 cm 31.5 x 39.4". The sides are blank and it’s ready t...
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2010s Modern Figurative Paintings

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Paper, Oil, Acrylic

Ikebana Memories-2, Mixed Media on Paper "In Stock"
Located in Kolkata, West Bengal
Sanat Kar - Ikebana Memories-2 22 x 19 inches (unframed size) Mixed Media on Paper 1991 Style: Majority of Sanat Kar's works are surrealistic and have a curious dream-like appearan...
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1990s Modern Figurative Paintings

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Paper, Mixed Media, Tempera

Ian, Portrait Painting
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Ian, 2016 by Ramonn Vieitez Watercolor and Gouache on canvas Size: 15.7 H x 11.8 W in. Signed on the back by the artist Unframed ___ Ramonn Vieitez is a self-taught Brazilian artis...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Watercolor, Gouache

Watercolor landscape of brown and grey by fine italian painter
Located in Milan, IT
Nicola Magrin was born in Milan in 1978. In 2004 he graduated from the Accademia di Belle Arti di Brera in Milan with a thesis on Miquel Barceló. In 2008 he was selected for a three...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Watercolor

Market Day, Greenwich Village, New York City, Impressionist, Oil on Board
By Rachel Hartley
Located in Wiscasset, ME
Rachel Hartley's maternal grandfather was the acclaimed Tonalist landscape painter George Inness, and her father was sculptor Jonathan Scott Hartley, the primary founder of the Salma...
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20th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings

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Oil, Board

Le port de Sète (South of France) - Oil on canvas, 66x92 cm., framed
Located in Nice, FR
Oil on Canvas by François Desnoyer, not framed. It depictes the port at Sète, in Occitanie, France. François Desnoyer, né à Montauban (Tarn-et-Garonne) le 30 septembre 1894, et mort...
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1950s Expressionist Figurative Paintings

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Oil

Calmness - Oil Paint by Elena Mardashova - 2023
Located in Roma, IT
Oil painting 'Calmness', realized on canvas by Elena Mardashova. Dimension 60 x 50 cm.  
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

The Guardians of Allegro - Symphony Color Striking Balance Joy Abstract Modern
Located in Cullinan, ZA
Title of Artwork: The Guardians of Allegro Symphony Color Striking Balance Joy Abstract Modern Investment Captivating Colorful This exclusive and one of a kind painting by Karnish...
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2010s Abstract Expressionist Figurative Paintings

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Oil, Acrylic, Color Pencil

Antique oil 19th century View of Venice, The Grand Canal Venice
By William Meadows
Located in Woodbury, CT
View of the Grand Canal in Venice by one of England's best-known landscape and Venetian painters. This example is a very well-painted piece and is a great composition. It is framed in an English Classic running pattern frame. Tracing the story of William Meadows, the son of James Meadows, is sometimes a little difficult. In earlier census returns he gave his place of birth as Epping, but in later census returns he said that he was born in Mountnessing in about 1825. Between 1841 and 1901 William is recorded as William James, William George, and in 1881 simply as George, and these apparent changes of name were explained by a chaotic personal life which contrasts with his tranquil paintings of the English countryside and Venice. An entry in The Fine Arts Journal in 1847, concerning the Theatre Royal, Dumfries, reveals that "The scene-painter is Mr. W.J.Meadows, the son of Mr. Meadows, of the Surrey”. Initially, William had begun his career by following in the family footsteps at one of the theatres where his grandfather had performed. However, his training as a scene painter most probably came closer to home under his father's tuition, possibly at The Lyceum Theatre in London in 1844. (See the previous page on James Meadows for further details). In 1850, William married Lydia Maria Jarvis (born in Norwich c.1826) at St Pancras Old Church, close to St Pancras Station in London. By the time that the census was taken the following year, William and Lydia were living at 16, High Street in Poole, Dorset. So far it has been not been possible to identify a census entry for 1861 for the couple. However, when William exhibited "A scene in Surrey' at the Royal Hibernian Academy of Arts in Dublin in 1865, he gave his address as 187, Hampstead Road, London, not far from the St Pancras area once again. The reason for William's obscurity in the 1861 census may lie partially in his financial difficulties, as well as his frequent changes of address. In 1864, The Law Journal's list of impending bankruptcy proceedings included an entry for "Meadows, William George (known as William James Meadows), artist, of Old Kent Road, previously of Beal Road, Old Ford, previously of Wanstead Flats, Wanstead". A family source has revealed that William tried changing career not long afterward, when he became the landlord of The Black Bull Inn in Fyfield in Essex on the 9th November 1866, and that he "gave an opening dinner there" on 29th November 1866. However, if William was trying to achieve financial stability by changing careers, the 1871 census would suggest that it was an unsuccessful interlude. In 1871 William was recorded under the name of William George but is identifiable as the same person by his age, place of birth, and the personal details of his wife. He no longer gave his profession as an artist, but as an "Eating Housekeeper", back in the East End of London and living at 200, High Street in Shoreditch. Two servants were living with the couple, but more unusually there was also another resident, whose occupation was listed as "bailiff in possession". The presence of a live-in bailiff, therefore, seems to suggest that William's financial difficulties were far from over. In addition to his financial woes, William’s marriage to Lydia also appears to have been a stormy affair. In 1867 in London she petitioned for a divorce from William, although she must have been initially reconciled to him as the couple was living together (with their bailiff!) in 1871. However in 1874, Lydia once again petitioned for a divorce and this time the separation was definitive, and Lydia moved to a separate address in Holborn where she was living at the time of the 1881 census as a "retired publican". William, meanwhile, married for a second time in Southwark in 1875, under the name of William George Meadows. His second wife, Helen Grace Higgs, was born in Tipperary in Ireland in about 1841. By the time of the 1881 census, the couple was lodging over a pub at 87, High Holborn in London, where William is recorded simply as "George Meadows, Landscape painter". In the 1891 census, the couple was lodging at The Green Dragon...
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1890s Victorian Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

1930's French Portrait Man with Moustache Reading Paper Signed Oil Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Man with the Moustache signed by Louise Alix (French, 1888-1980) *see notes below oil painting on canvas unframed measures: 18 inches high by 23.5 inches wide condition: overall ...
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Mid-20th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Very Fine 18th Century Italian Oil Painting Nude Figures in Classical Landscape
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Classical Figures in Ancient Landscape Italian School, 18th century oil on panel, painting: 9 x 12 inches provenance: private collection, Paris condition: very good and sound condition
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18th Century Baroque Figurative Paintings

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Oil

Rome - Drawing by Viktor T - 1997
Located in Roma, IT
Rome is an original artwork realized in 1997 by Viktor T.  Tempera and Watercolor on paper that offers a view of Rome on Castel Sant'Angelo and the Church San Pietro in Vatican. 40...
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1990s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Tempera, Watercolor

Fine large Victorian Signed English Oil Figures Entering Country Churchyard
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The English Country Churchyard by James Rudd (English 1821-1906) signed & dated 1889 oil on canvas, framed framed: 28.5 x 41 inches painting: 24 x 36 inches provenance: private colle...
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19th Century Victorian Figurative Paintings

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Oil

Searching - Oil Paint by Elena Mardashova - 2023
Located in Roma, IT
Original Oil painting 'Searching' Oil on canvas 60 x 50 cm. Excellent condition.
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Linienstrasse, Original Oil Painting, Interior, Berlin
Located in AIX-EN-PROVENCE, FR
Oil painting on Coated Wood - Contemporary Interior painting Work Title : Linienstrasse Artist : Raphaël Renaud (French artist, Born in 1974, lives and ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Oil, Wood Panel

Roses can hurt, Figurative Painting
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Roses can hurt, 2022 by Ramonn Vieitez Oil on cotton canvas Size: 39.3 H x 39.3 W in. Unique Signed on the back by the artist ___ Ramonn Vieitez is a self-taught Brazilian artist w...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Oil, Cotton Canvas

Untitled, Brush on Paper, Black, White Color by Paritosh Sen "In Stock"
Located in Kolkata, West Bengal
Paritosh Sen - Untitled ( Woman with the Cat) Brush on Paper 7 x 5.6 inches, 1992 ( Framed & Delivered ) A stunning work in colors on "red ,Blue Gold in Acrylic on Board , By teh Gr...
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1990s Modern Figurative Paintings

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Paper

Mid 20th Century Architectural City Back Streets Modernist Cubist Oil Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
City Streets by Marjorie Schiele (1913-2008) *see notes below oil on card laid on board is 18 x 11.75 inches In good condition provenance: from a private collection in Paris Schiele...
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Early 20th Century American Impressionist Figurative Paintings

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Oil

France-Lise McGurn, In Pub-lik 5 - Painting on Screenprint, Signed
Located in Hamburg, DE
France-Lise McGurn (British, b. 1983) In Pub-Lik 5, 2021 Medium: Painting on silkscreen base, on paper Dimensions: 60 cm x 60 cm Edition of 10 (same silkscreen base, each painting un...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Paint, Screen

Untitled, Pen & Ink on Paper, Black, White Color by Paritosh Sen "In Stock"
Located in Kolkata, West Bengal
Paritosh Sen - Untitled ( Woman at the Tube Well ) Pen & Ink on Paper 8.6 x 11 inches, 1992 ( Framed & Delivered ) A stunning work in colors on "red ,Blue Gold in Acrylic on Board ,...
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1990s Modern Figurative Paintings

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Paper, Ink, Pen

SKULL DOG
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 Expressionist Figurative Paintings

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Acrylic

Desire for what might have been, Figurative Painting
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Desire for what might have been, 2022 by Ramonn Vieitez Oil on paper Size: 16.7 H x 11.8 W in. Unique Signed on the back by the artist ___ Ramonn Vieitez is a self-taught Brazilian...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Oil, Paper

Bela Kadar Ink Drawing – Townscape with Figures, Horse, Chickens, Trees
Located in Berlin, MD
Béla Kádár (Hungarian, 1877-1956) Townscape with horse and chickens signed 'KÁDÁR BÉLA' (lower right) ink and wash on paper 12 x 18 1⁄2 in. (30.5 x 47 cm....
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Early 20th Century Abstract Expressionist Figurative Paintings

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Ink, Carbon Pencil

"Paris Promenade" - Framed 20th-Century Impressionist City Painting
Located in New Orleans, LA
A charming, beautifully framed and ready to hang gouache on panel by highly-listed Parisian artist Paul Renard. One of two Paris scenes I currently have on offer by Renard. Actual go...
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20th Century Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings

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Gouache

The Magpie's Tale
Located in Natchez, MS
Another in a series of visually arresting still life paintings from Australian artist Louise Feneley. Exquisitely painted elements of the natural world ...
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2010s Realist Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil, Board

Large 20th Century French Portrait of Lady Oil Painting on Canvas
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Portrait of a Lady by Jacob Markiel (Polish 1911-2008) *See notes oil on canvas, unframed canvas: 26 x 21.5 inches provenance: the artists estate, south...
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Mid-20th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Elegant Portrait of Young Lady Paris School Mid 20th Century Listed Artist
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Portrait of an Elegant Lady original pencil drawing on paper signed by Marjorie Schiele (1913-2008) *see notes below piece of paper is 12 x 8 inches In good condition, though with mi...
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Early 20th Century American Impressionist Figurative Paintings

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Crayon, Pencil

HUGE OIL PAINTING by SALVATORE COLACICCO (NAVY ADMIRALTY 20th CENTURY PIECE
Located in Ferndown, GB
OIL PAINTING LARGE SALVATORE COLACICCO (NAVY ADMIRALTY 20th CENTURY Very good condition for age , (see pictures) FINE RARE MARTINE PAINTING ORIG...
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Mid-20th Century Realist Figurative Paintings

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Oil

Boulevard blues- urban, landscape, oil painting, city, Paris streets, Romantic
Located in London, GB
Based in Kent, UK, Adam De Ville says - I am a self taught painter of landscapes, cityscapes, still life, abstract and portraits. Painting is about storytelling, feeling, character...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Oil, Board

1950's French Cubist/ Modernist Oil Painting One of the Stations of the Cross
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
One of the Stations of the Cross by Jean La Forgue (French 1901-1975) *see notes below oil painting on canvas, housed in original metal frame overall dimensions: 17 x 17 inches prov...
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Mid-20th Century Cubist Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

The Curious Nature of Things
Located in Natchez, MS
Another in a series of visually arresting still life paintings from Australian artist Louise Feneley. Exquisitely painted flowers, a berry and fishing l...
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2010s Realist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Linen, Oil

Dream On- Colourful, Playful Figurative City: Mixed Media on Canvas
Located in London, GB
Born in Persia Gohar Goddard was educated in France and the foothills of the Himalayas. She came to England in her teens, working for a variety of organisations including the British Council, Jaeger and the NHS. In mid career, she set up Ziggurat, an elegant shop in Kensington, specialising in luxury yarns, followed by the creation of her own design label, English Weather, specialising in cashmere knitwear and silk and cashmere scarves...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic

They
Located in Ridgewood, NY
Most mornings we wake up to a physical reality of sharp contrast and clear-cut edges. Defined outlines help us navigate everyday life and the world around us. But the blurry fringes ...
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2010s Abstract Expressionist Figurative Paintings

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Paste, Pastel, Oil, Acrylic

A World of Curious Things 8
Located in Natchez, MS
Another in a series of visually arresting still life's from Australian artist Louise Feneley. Exquisitely painted water droplets, a feather and light bu...
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2010s Realist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Linen, Oil

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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