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Figurative Paintings For Sale
Artist: Peter Max
Artist: Joseph Christian Leyendecker
Woman and Tiger
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Signed by artist lower left.
The Century Illustrated Monthly Magazine Cover
Category
Early 1900s Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Gouache
Study for World War I Soldier Collier's Cover
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Oil on Canvas
Signature: Unsigned
Study for the July 7, 1917 cover of Collier's National Weekly (the title story was "Why I'd Let My Boy Go To War").
Category
1910s Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Harlequin Grinning and Brandishing his Batte
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Gouache and Pencil on Board
Signature: Signed Lower Left
Carter's Monthly, February 1898, cover illustration. Newly Framed.
Category
1890s Figurative Paintings
Materials
Gouache, Board, Pencil
"Mortmain" by Arthur Train, Book Illustration, 1918
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Oil on Canvas
Signature: Signed Lower Right
Category
20th Century Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Doctor Looking into Childs Mouth, Study for SEP Cover, 1930
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Oil on Canvas
Study for the November 22, 1930 cover illustration of The Saturday Evening Post.
Category
1930s Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Study for 'Christmas Peek, ' Saturday Evening Post Cover
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Oil and Pencil on Canvas Laid Down on Board
Study for the December 23rd, 1939 issue The Saturday Evening Post.
Category
1930s Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board, Pencil, Canvas
Preliminary Study for a Saturday Evening Post Cover "Tipping the Porter"
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Oil on Pencil on Paper
Sight Size 22.00" x 17.50;" Framed 30.00" x 25.50"
Signature: Unsigned
Study for Cover of Saturday Evening Post Magazine, December 18, 1937
Exhibitio...
Category
1930s Figurative Paintings
Materials
Paper, Oil, Pencil
God Bless America II painting (hand signed twice by Peter Max) Statue of Liberty
By Peter Max
Located in New York, NY
PETER MAX
God Bless America II, 2001
Acrylic on paper. Hand signed, bears artist unique catalogue/inventory number verso
28 × 21 inches
Hand-signe...
Category
Early 2000s Pop Art Figurative Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Permanent Marker
PROFILE WITH HEARTS
By Peter Max
Located in Aventura, FL
Original acrylic painting on canvas. Hand signed on front by Peter Max. Canvas size 20 x 24 inches. Frame size approx 24 x 28 inches.
In 2012, Ken Hendel, the owner of Gallery A...
Category
2010s Pop Art Figurative Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Canvas
PROFILE WITH RED HEARTS
By Peter Max
Located in Aventura, FL
Original acrylic painting on canvas. Hand signed on front by Peter Max. Canvas size 24 x 30 inches. Frame size approx 28 x 34 inches.
In 2012, Ken Hendel, the owner of Gallery A...
Category
2010s Pop Art Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
PROFILE WITH FLOWER VASE
By Peter Max
Located in Aventura, FL
Original acrylic painting on canvas. Hand signed on front by Peter Max. Canvas size 24 x 30 inches. Frame size approx 28 x 34 inches.
In 2012, Ken Hendel, the owner of Gallery A...
Category
2010s Pop Art Figurative Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Canvas
PROFILE WITH THREE HEARTS
By Peter Max
Located in Aventura, FL
Original acrylic painting on canvas. Hand signed on front by Peter Max. Canvas size 28 x 22 inches. Frame size approx 32 x 26 inches.
In 2012, Ken Hendel, the owner of Gallery A...
Category
2010s Pop Art Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
PROFILE WITH TWO HEARTS
By Peter Max
Located in Aventura, FL
Original acrylic painting on canvas. Hand signed on front by Peter Max. Canvas size 24 x 30 inches. Frame size approx 28 x 34 inches.
In 2012, Ken Hendel, the owner of Gallery A...
Category
2010s Pop Art Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Study for Saturday Evening Post Cover 'Boy with Lantern'
Located in Fort Washington, PA
This is a study for the 1926 Christmas issue of The Saturday Evening Post. December 25, 1926
Joseph Christian Leyendecker’s illustrations and advertisements fueled a collective visu...
Category
1920s Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
"The Postman Always Drinks Twice", Preliminary Study for Life Magazine
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Oil on Canvas
Signature: Unsigned
Preliminary study for Life magazine, Circa 1941. Features a study of the work titled; "The Postman Always Drinks...
Category
1940s Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
UMBRELLA MAN (RAINBOW)
By Peter Max
Located in Aventura, FL
Original mixed media drawing with watercolor on paper. Hand signed by Peter Max. Frame size approx 18 x 20 inches. Artwork size 12 x 13.75 inches.
Artwork is in excellent conditi...
Category
Late 20th Century Pop Art Figurative Paintings
Materials
Paper, Mixed Media, Watercolor
Angel with Heart, Peter Max
By Peter Max
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Peter Max (1937)
Title: Angel with Heart
Year: 2012
Medium: Acrylic on canvas
Size: 12 x 6 inches
Condition: Excellent
Inscription: Signed by the artist
Notes: Referenced in ...
Category
2010s Pop Art Figurative Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Canvas
COSMIC PROFILE
By Peter Max
Located in Aventura, FL
Original mixed media drawing with watercolor on paper. Hand signed by Peter Max. Frame size approx 17 x 21 inches. Artwork size 11 x 15 inches.
Artwork is in excellent condition....
Category
Late 20th Century Pop Art Figurative Paintings
Materials
Paper, Mixed Media, Watercolor
Better World
By Peter Max
Located in Hollywood, FL
Artist: Peter Max
Title: Better World
Size: 48 x 24 Inches (Framed: 57.25 x 33.25 Inches)
Medium: Acrylic on Canvas
Edition: Original
Year: 2010
Notes: Max Studio Catalog Nu...
Category
2010s Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
UMBRELLA MAN
By Peter Max
Located in Aventura, FL
Original mixed media drawing with watercolor on paper. Hand signed by Peter Max. Frame size approx 17 x 21 inches. Artwork size 11 x 15 inches.
Artwork is in excellent condition....
Category
Late 20th Century Pop Art Figurative Paintings
Materials
Paper, Mixed Media, Watercolor
United We Stand: Four Statues of Liberty with Blue Statue signed painting framed
By Peter Max
Located in New York, NY
Peter Max
United We Stand: Four Statues of Liberty with Blue Statue of Liberty, 2001
Acrylic and Mixed Media painting with collage on thin board
Boldly si...
Category
Early 2000s Pop Art Figurative Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media, Acrylic, Lithograph
Heart
By Peter Max
Located in Hollywood, FL
Artist: Peter Max
Title: Heart
Size: 16 x 16 Inches (Framed: 20 x 20 Inches)
Medium: Acrylic on Canvas
Edition: Original
Year: 1992
Notes: Max Studio Catalog Number: 11998. ...
Category
1990s Pop Art Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
First Long Suit, Post Cover
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Signed by Artist Lower Right
The Saturday Evening Post cover, September 18, 1937
One of the most prolific and sought-after artists of the Golden Age of Illustration, J.C. Leyendecker captivates the public with his striking, fashionable depictions of handsome men, glamorous women, and adorable children. Painted in 1937 First Long Suit not only encapsulates the high-fashion, glamorous fantasy world that Leyendecker strove to achieve over the course of his vastly successful career, it also poignantly captures a bittersweet moment that every parent experiences--watching our children grow up right before our eyes.
Born in Montabaur, Germany, Leyendecker came to Chicago with his Catholic family at age eight. He apprenticed to a printer, J. Manz and Co., and then studied with John Vanderpoel at the Chicago Art Institute. In 1896, he won the Century magazine...
Category
1930s Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Circus Dog, The Saturday Evening Post cover
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Signed by artist lower right
The Saturday Evening Post cover, July 29, 1922
This commission for The Saturday Evening Post is a brill...
Category
1920s Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Fight Between Two Boys, Saturday Evening Post cover study
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Fight Between Two Boys, Saturday Evening Post cover study, 1911
Category
1910s Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Playing Hooky, Post Cover
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Signed by Artist Signed Lower Center
The Saturday Evening Post cover, June 13, 1914
LITERATURE:
L.S. Cutler and J.G. Cutler, J.C. Leyendecker, American Imagist, New York, 2008, p. ...
Category
1910s Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Study for 'King of the Beach' Post Cover
Located in Fort Washington, PA
This is a preparatory study for King of the Beach, the cover illustration for the September 3, 1932 issue of The Saturday Evening Post.
Category
1930s Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Kellogg's Advertisement
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Little boy eating bowl of Kelloggs
Category
1910s Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Kuppenheimer Famous Fifties Featuring John Barrymore
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Inscribed on back #174
House of Kuppeneheimer 1927 fashion advertisement, catalog cover.
Category
1920s Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Amoco Gas Advertisement
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Amoco Gas Advertisement
Category
1940s Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Three Amoco Studies
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Signed by Artist Lower Right
Amoco Oil Advertisements
Category
1940s Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Easter Baby, Study
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Study Easter Sunday Baby
Category
1920s Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
STILL LIFE WITH PROFILE
By Peter Max
Located in Aventura, FL
Original acrylic painting on canvas. Hand-signed in acrylic on front by Peter Max. Canvas is stretched. Peter Max studio catalog number and year on verso.
Artwork is in excellent condition. Gallery Art issued Certificate of Authenticity included. All reasonable offers will be considered.
About the Artist: Peter Max (American, born 1937) is a German artist known for his unique brand of rainbow-hued prints and paintings, which he has created since the early 1960s. Employing painterly strokes, his illustrations incorporate a wide spectrum of colors and patterns as seen in his Umbrella Man series. “I'm just wowed by the universe. I'm just glad to do something I love...
Category
1980s Pop Art Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
SUNSET
By Peter Max
Located in Aventura, FL
Original acrylic painting on canvas. Hand-signed in acrylic on front by Peter Max. Canvas is stretched. Peter Max studio catalog number and year on verso.
Artwork is in excellent condition. Gallery Art issued Certificate of Authenticity included. All reasonable offers will be considered.
About the Artist: Peter Max (American, born 1937) is a German artist known for his unique brand of rainbow-hued prints and paintings, which he has created since the early 1960s. Employing painterly strokes, his illustrations incorporate a wide spectrum of colors and patterns as seen in his Umbrella Man series. “I'm just wowed by the universe. I'm just glad to do something I love...
Category
1980s Pop Art Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
STATUE OF LIBERTY
By Peter Max
Located in Aventura, FL
Original acrylic painting on canvas. Hand-signed in acrylic on front by Peter Max. Peter Canvas size 71.75 x 35.75 inches. Custom framed with hand painted filet.
Frame size approx 86 x 50 inches. Max studio catalog number and year on verso.
Artwork is in excellent condition. Gallery Art issued Certificate of Authenticity included. All reasonable offers will be considered.
About the Artist: Peter Max (American, born 1937) is a German artist known for his unique brand of rainbow-hued prints and paintings, which he has created since the early 1960s. Employing painterly strokes, his illustrations incorporate a wide spectrum of colors and patterns as seen in his Umbrella Man series. “I'm just wowed by the universe. I'm just glad to do something I love to do. I love color, I love painting, I love shapes...
Category
1980s Pop Art Figurative Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Canvas
Statue of Liberty by Peter Max
By Peter Max
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Peter Max, German/American (1937 - )
Title: Statue of Liberty
Year: 2009
Medium: Acrylic and Mixed Media on Paper, signed lower right
Size: 11 x 8.5 inches
Frame Size: 32 x 2...
Category
Early 2000s Pop Art Figurative Paintings
Materials
Paper, Mixed Media, Acrylic
Walking in Reeds, Painting by Peter Max
By Peter Max
Located in Long Island City, NY
Walking in Reeds by Peter Max, German/American (1937)
Date: 1999
Mixed Media with Acrylic Painting on Lithograph, signed upper left
Size: 14 x 17 in. ...
Category
Early 2000s Pop Art Figurative Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Lithograph
Profile with Doves, Painting by Peter Max
By Peter Max
Located in Long Island City, NY
Profile with Doves by Peter Max, German/American (1937)
Portfolio: Woodstock Series
Date: 2006
Mixed Media with Acrylic on Lithograph, signed
Size: 10 x 8 in. (25.4 x 20.32 cm)
Frame...
Category
Early 2000s Pop Art Figurative Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Lithograph
PEACE ON EARTH II
By Peter Max
Located in Aventura, FL
Mixed media with acrylic painting and color lithography on paper. Hand-signed in acrylic by the artist. A unique variation. Artwork sheet size 24 x 18 in. Custom framed as pictured. ...
Category
Early 2000s Pop Art Figurative Paintings
Materials
Paper, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Lithograph
NEW MOON
By Peter Max
Located in Aventura, FL
Original painting on canvas. Hand signed on front by Peter Max with studio stamp, date and catalog number on verso. Canvas size 30 x 40 inches. Frame size approx 36 x 46 inches. ...
Category
1990s Pop Art Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Christ with Sainted Knights
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Oil on Canvas
Signature: Signed Lower Right
J. C. Leyendecker’s illustrations and advertisements fueled a collective visual memory for the early 20th century American public. Over the course of his career, Leyendecker created 322 covers for The Saturday Evening Post, as well as numerous other magazines, including Collier’s and Ladies’ Home Journal. The only illustrator to eclipse his fame was Norman Rockwell and Rockwell was quick to credit Leyendecker as his mentor and inspiration. This previously unknown work was recently discovered at a small country auction in South Carolina. It is likely an early work by Leyendecker, dating to circa 1900. The sinuous reddish orange flames emitted by the slain dragon recall the steam and vapors found in his later work, including an advertisement for Ivory Soap and a Thanksgiving cover for The Saturday Evening Post. The chiseled features and elegant expressions of the two knights and Christ are similar to those of his many successful advertising campaigns and illustrations. The inclusion of columns and the decorative border also are seen in works ranging from the 1901 Thanksgiving edition cover of Success magazine...
Category
Early 1900s Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
watercolor
By Peter Max
Located in Wilton, CT
Original watercolor by Peter Max
Category
1980s Pop Art Figurative Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
PALM BEACH LADY
By Peter Max
Located in Aventura, FL
Unique hand painting with acrylic on poster. Hand signed on front by the artist. Studio stamp on verso. Custom framed. Frame size approx 40 x 28 inches.
Artwork is in excellent condition. Peter Max...
Category
Early 2000s Pop Art Figurative Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Paper
ZERO (ORIGINAL PAINTING)
By Peter Max
Located in Aventura, FL
Original painting on paper. Hand signed on front by the artist. Sheet size 44 x 35 inches. Custom framed in white with hand painted fillet. Frame ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Figurative Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Paper
PEACE ON EARTH
By Peter Max
Located in Aventura, FL
Mixed media with acrylic painting and color lithography on paper. Hand-signed in acrylic by the artist. A unique variation. Custom framed as pictured. Artwork sheet size 24 x 18 inc...
Category
Early 2000s Pop Art Figurative Paintings
Materials
Paper, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Lithograph
Study for Butterfly Couple
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Kuppenheimer Clothing Advertisement
Exhibitions: Stockbridge, Massachusetts, Old Corner House Museum, The Illustrator's Moment, July-October 1...
Category
1920s Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Soldier's Pride, House of Kuppenheimer Advertisement
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Oil on Canvas
Signature: n/a
Soldier's Pride was created as a component of Kuppenheimer's six-piece easel-backed World War I advertisement placards for in-store display. These pieces were expertly printed on a coated cardboard substrate so the black background would dramatically display the clothing item. Kuppenheimer & Hart Schaffner Marx...
Category
1910s Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
New Years Baby, Saturday Evening Post Cover, 1907
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Oil Painting
Signature: Signed Lower Right
Sight Size 24.00" x 20.00", Framed 31.00" x 27.00"
The Saturday Evening Post cover illustration, December 1907
Category
Early 1900s Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
The Voice in the Rice
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Oil on Canvas
Signature: Signed Lower Left
In the 1890s and early 1900s, as J.C. Leyendecker was developing his pictorial work for advertisements, magazine covers, and posters, he also illustrated a number of novels to supplement his income. These titles include One Fair Daughter (1895), Ships that Pass in the Night (1898), The Kiss of Glory (1902), Ridolfo (1906), The Crimson Conquest (1907), Get Rich Quick Wallingford (1908), The Voice in the Rice (1910) and The Lonely Guard (1912).
The present work is one of six Leyendecker illustrations from Gouverner Morris' The Voice in the Rice, published in book form in 1911. The novel centers on a dashing young man, Michael Bourne, who, after surviving a shipwreck off the coast of South Carolina, washes ashore near the Santee River and encounters a secret slaveholding community. Lord Nairn, a wheelchair-bound tyrant with hypnotic powers, governs this supposedly utopian society, and he soon feels threatened by Michael when they begin to compete for the affections of Mary Moore. Michael can...
Category
20th Century Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Living Mannequin, The Saturday Evening Post cover, March 5, 1932
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Oil on Canvas
Signature: Signed lower right: JC Leyendecker
Living Mannequin sold at the U.S. War Bond at the United States Treasury-Saturday E...
Category
1930s Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Basting the Turkey, Saturday Evening Post Cover Study
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Oil on Canvas Laid on Board
Signature: Unsigned
The Saturday Evening Post, November 16, 1912 cover Study (Thanksgiving Edition)
Category
1910s Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Board
LIBERTY HEAD
By Peter Max
Located in Aventura, FL
Original painting on canvas. Hand signed on front by the artist. Canvas size 12 x 12 inches. Custom framed in white with hand painted fillet. Frame size approx 21 x 21 inches.
...
Category
1980s Pop Art Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Man Dressing in Mirror
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Oil on Canvas
Signature: Signed Lower Right
Featured in The Saturday Evening Post
Category
20th Century Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
The Candidate, Saturday Evening Post Cover, 1917
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Signature: Signed Lower Left
Medium: Oil on Canvas
Saturday Evening Post Cover, September 18, 1920
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Leyendecker addressed the theme of American patriotism in several ways. His famous Fourth of July covers asserted the import of American independence through stock characters: George Washington, Uncle Sam, the Statue of Liberty, colonial Freedom Fighters, and modern-day soldiers. In addition, his World War I and World War II covers depicted soldiers proudly defending their country. Leyendecker also profiled U.S. presidents and historical figures - George Washington, Robert E. Lee, William Howard Taft...
Category
1920s Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Peeling Apples, Thanksgiving Saturday Evening Post Cover, 1925
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Oil on Canvas
Signature: Signed Middle Right
Cover of The Saturday Evening Post, November 28, 1925
Literature:
The Saturday Evening Post, November 28, 1925, cover illustra...
Category
1920s Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
The Politician, Saturday Evening Post Cover, 1916
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Oil on Canvas
Signature: Signed Lower Right
Cover of The Saturday Evening Post, November 4, 1916
Literature: The Saturday Evening Post, November 4, 1916, illustrated on the ...
Category
1910s Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Toy Peddler Study
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Oil on Canvas
Signature: Signed Lower Right
Category
20th Century Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, 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.
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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.
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