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Figurative Paintings For Sale
Period: 20th Century
Period: 1960s
This Week's Listings Only
1960's French Portrait Man With Red NoseCaricature
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
French Character Portrait French school, Mid 20th Century Gouache paint on unframed paper signed lower corner Image : 12 x 9.25 inches Superbly decorative 1960's French portrait p...
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Mid-20th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings

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Paper, Ink, Watercolor, Gouache

Les Grands Boulevards - Post Impressionist City Landscape Oil by Lucien Adrion
Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire
Signed figures in landscape oil on canvas circa 1920 by French post impressionist painter Lucien Adrion. The painting depicts people going about their daily lives on the streets of Paris, France on a sunny spring day with trams travelling along the boulevards. Signature: Signed lower right Dimensions: Framed: 33"x39" Unframed: 26"x32" Provenance: Galerie Vildrac - Paris (labels verso) Lucien Adrion was born May 25, 1889 in Strasbourg, France. He was was a French Post-Impressionist painter, draftsman, and printmaker known for his depictions of the French countryside and beaches, as well as Parisian life including landscape, still life, figure and landmark paintings. He began his initial studies in Strasbourg as a technical draughtsman. In 1907, at the age of eighteen, he left his hometown Strasbourg and traveled to Paris, where he found employment in a large drafting company to work as a fashion illustrator. Adrion changed his mind upon arrival and rather than working for a large company, he decided to peruse his artistic career by traveling to London, Munich and Frankfurt. As the World War broke out he had to go to Berlin, where he studied as an engraver with Hermann Struck, who was also the teacher of Marc Chagall. He remained in Berlin until the war ended and after the demobilization, Lucien would study engraving under Franz Ritter von Struck...
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1920s Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Parterres de fleurs dans le parc - Post Impressionist Landscape Oil Max Agostini
Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire
Signed post impressionist figures in landscape oil on canvas circa 1980 by French painter Max Michel Agostini. The work depicts a park in spring. There are flowerbeds filled with red...
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1980s Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

French Modernist Painting Of Pink And Yellow Flowers In Glass Vase
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
by Paul-Louis Bolot (French 1918-2003) signed original gouache painting on thick paper/ card unframed condition: very good and sound; the edges have a few curls and scuffs/ edge tear...
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20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings

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Gouache

Naked man posing seated
Located in Genève, GE
Work on canvas laid down on panel Wooden frame and gilded plaster 100 x 70.5 x 4 cm
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20th Century Figurative Paintings

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Oil

Wisdom of King Solomon Rare Biblical Hungarian Judaica Oil Painting
Located in Surfside, FL
Rare Pre World War II (Pre Holocaust) Judaica Art. European Judaic art from this period is exceedingly rare. Péczely Antal Anton 1891 - 1963 Known for his Jewish genre scenes, Chess scenes and other early 20th Century salon style paintings. In the tradition of Moritz Oppenheim...
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Early 20th Century Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings

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Oil, Board

Pair of genre portrait paintings by Italian artist Giovanni Bragolin
Located in London, GB
Pair of genre portrait paintings by Italian artist Giovanni Bragolin Italian, 20th Century Frame: Height 85cm, width 65cm, depth 5cm Canvas: Height 7...
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20th Century Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

'Him' and 'Her', A Pair of Large Glasgow School Portrait Paintings on Canvas.
Located in Cotignac, FR
A pair of large Glasgow School oil on canvas portraits by Scottish artist Stuart Mackenzie. The works are presented in plain baton wood frames. Thoug...
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Late 20th Century Young British Artists (YBA) Figurative Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

Alice, Post Impressionist Portrait of a Young Girl.
By Emile Jean Patoux
Located in Cotignac, FR
Mid century oil on canvas portrait of a young girl in period dress, in fine gilt frame. Signed in full, dated 1944 and with artist's monogram. Emile Patoux (Belgian 1893-1985) studi...
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Mid-20th Century Figurative Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

Large French Surrealist Oil Painting Figurative Scene Nudes on Motorbikes
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Figurative Abstract French School dated 1972 oil painting on board overall size: 19.5 X 19 condition: overall very good and pleasing provenance: from a private collection of this art...
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20th Century Surrealist Figurative Paintings

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Oil

European urbanscape and river original oil on cardboard painting
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Frameless. Josep Marfa Guarro (1928-2014) Josep Marfa Guarro was a Catalan painter specialized in landscape painting. Among Josep Marfa Guarro's work are numerous watercolors and ...
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1980s Impressionist Figurative Paintings

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Oil, Cardboard

Impressionist English 20th century, cottage landscape near Winterton, Norfolk
Located in Woodbury, CT
English Impressionist landscape with cottages, set in the Norfolk countryside, Winterton, England Keith Arthur Johnson was born at South Pickenham, Swaffham, Norfolk in 1931, son o...
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1970s Impressionist Figurative Paintings

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Oil

Arctic Stream in Forest Landscape with Lush Green by 20th Century British Artist
Located in Preston, GB
Arctic Stream in Forest Landscape with Lush Greens & Blues by 20th Century British Artist, Jack Strickland Art measures 16 x 20 inches Frame measure...
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1970s American Realist Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil, Board

France beach acrylic painting seascape
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Acrylic on paper laid board. Frameless.
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1990s Fauvist Figurative Paintings

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Acrylic, Board, Laid Paper

FRENCH IMPRESSIONIST SIGNED WATERCOLOUR - LADIES DAY AT THE BEACH
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
"Ladies At The Beach " by Maurice Mazeilie (French) watercolour painting on paper, unframed stamped verso painting: 5.5 x 7.5 inches A delightful original oil painting by the 20th ...
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20th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings

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Watercolor

Peasant Woman With A Jug, Eastern School? Signature To Identify
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Peasant woman with a jug. Oil on canvas, early 20th century. Eastern School? Signature to be identified. Small cracks, to be cleaned. 33 x 4...
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Early 20th Century Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Antoni Pitxot Battle of Constantine oil on board painting surrealist art
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Title: Battle of Constantine Artist: Antoni Pitxot i Soler (1934–2015) Technique: Oil on board Dimensions (unframed): 9 x 12.6 in Dimensions (framed): 17.3 x 20.9 in Signature: Signed in the lower right corner Period: Second half of the 20th century Provenance: Galeria d’Art Àmbit, Barcelona Description Battle of Constantine is a symbolic and fragmented composition that showcases the dreamlike world so characteristic of Antoni Pitxot. Through an array of rock-like, anthropomorphic forms, the artist constructs a mythical and dramatic landscape that suggests an epic confrontation. The vivid pink sky and tactile textures reinforce the visual tension, evoking ruins, bodies, and reliefs that seem to emerge directly from the earth. In this piece, Pitxot applies his meticulous technique and unmistakable visual language, where ambiguity is a tool for the viewer's imagination. The boundary between figure and landscape blurs, creating a poetic vision that feels both ancient and surreal. About the Artist Antoni Pitxot i Soler (1934–2015) was a prominent Catalan painter born in Figueres, Girona, into a family with a long artistic tradition. He spent much of his life in Cadaqués, where he developed a highly personal style centered on compositions of stone-like forms that resemble human and animal figures, blending nature with mythology and memory. Pitxot was a close friend and collaborator of Salvador Dalí. Their artistic connection led to Pitxot playing a key role in the creation of the Dalí Theatre-Museum in Figueres, where he later served as the museum's lifelong director. After Dalí’s death...
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1960s Surrealist Figurative Paintings

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Oil, Board

Moonlit Houseboats at Greenbrae Lagoon- Rare Nocturnal L/S, Charles Rollo Peters
By Charles Rollo Peters
Located in Soquel, CA
"Houseboats in Moon Light", a rare early 20th century tonalist nocturnal harbor landscape scene at Greenbrae Boardwalk, San Rafael, California by Charles Rollo Peters (American, 1862-1928), 1912. Inscribed "Charles Rollo Peters Greenbrae, 1912" in the lower left corner. Presented in an antique giltwood frame. Image size: 19.5"H x 25.25"W Auction record high for this noted Nocturnal and Tonalist artist is $58,000. Rare works like this one range $30,000-$35,000. (Note: the photos showing the inscribed signature have been adjusted to show contrast and the artists inscribed signature in other photos enhanced by acrylic over inscription in the oil paint for visibility). Although not noted on verso, the title is taken from two others done the same year at Greenbrae Boardwalk near San Rafael, California. Charles Rollo Peters (American, 1862-1928), called "The Poet of Night", is best known for his Tonalist landscapes, especially nocturnes, with much of his subject matter being scenes around his home in Monterey, California. James McNeill Whistler, who promoted the Tonalist aesthetic in Europe, was a major influence on his painting, and "is reported to have said that Peters was the only artist other than himself who could paint nocturnes." (Gerdts) As Peters matured, his life became increasingly tumultuous, but the one stable part of his existence was his painting. He continued to pour his emotions into his work, creating lonely, mysterious nocturnes with a palette of deep blues and blacks. The scenes were invariably dotted with a speck of light emanating from the moon or a lighted window. His landscapes usually displayed a more prominent sky view and often included a winding path or road trailing off in the distance. Peters was born in San Francisco in 1862 to a wealthy family, and in San Francisco attended Bates Private School for Boys and the City College, where his talent for sketching and painting became obvious and was encouraged. After graduation from the College, he spent time as a commercial artist, but this pursuit did not hold his interest. In the mid 1880s, he began to study privately with Jules Tavernier and also attended classes with Virgil Williams and Christian Jorgensen at the California School of Design. During this period, he painted Bay-Area scenery. In 1886, he began a four-year period of study and travel in Europe, enrolling in Paris at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts and the Academie Julian. His teachers were Jean-Leon Gerome and Fernand Cormon. In San Francisco, where he returned in 1890, he met and married Kathleen Mary Murphy, and the couple immediately departed for an extended trip to England and France. Peters painted the countryside and produced numerous landscape paintings, especially moonlit views of Brittany and Paris---his first nocturnes, encouraged by the aesthetic of Whistler, whose influence was pervasive in England and France. Upon his return to California about 1895, Peters held a large show in San Francisco and was able to sell many of his works. Soon after, he and his family relocated to Monterey, California where Peters became interested in California adobe ruins and missions as subjects for his paintings. Night paintings with rich blues highlighted by moon light became his signature work. Like most Tonalists, he painted in his studio. It was written of him that Monterey residents often saw him "wandering about in the semi-darkness, taking down notes here and there, studying the different phases of light, and creating a vivid mental picture of the scene he wished to paint." (Lowrey 158) In 1899, he made a tour with his collection of paintings through Chicago, Maine, Long Island, and New York City where he held a solo exhibition at the Union Club and received very favorable publicity. One reviewer of the Union Club work wrote: "The artist has studied the atmospheric effect of the night to good purpose, and in the representation of the silvery gray of moonlight he has arrived at singular proficiency." Peters returned to Monterey in 1900, and purchased thirty acres of land where he built an estate. He exhibited in the annual exhibitions of the San Francisco Art Association and the Bohemian Club. Along with William Keith, Xavier...
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1910s Neo-Expressionist Figurative Paintings

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Linen, Oil, Stretcher Bars

Nude - Original Oil on Canvas by Umberto Lilloni - 1958
By Umberto Lilloni
Located in Roma, IT
This is a rare artwork on the theme of nude. The back of the artwork is hand signed by the master in 1970. The Nude was exhibited in a personal exhibition at Annunciata Gallery in ...
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1950s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Oil

Large Scale 1920s Portrait of Florence Foster Jenkins, Amateur Soprano Singer
Located in Soquel, CA
A fine, large-scale portrait of a Philadelphia lady, fabled soprano singer Florence Foster Jenkins, by Richard Langtry Partington (American, 19...
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1920s American Realist Figurative Paintings

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Linen, Oil

GENEVIEVE ZONDERVAN (1922-2013) FRENCH OIL PAINTING - Artists At Work
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artists At Work by Geneviève Zondervan (French 1922-2013) watercolour painting on artist paper artist paper: 12 x 14.5 inches Superb mid-century oil painting on board by the Frenc...
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Mid-20th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings

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Oil

Polish Judaica Portrait of Hasidic Rabbi with Tallit Synagogue Oil Painting
Located in Surfside, FL
Realistic portrait of an old Jewish shtetl type pulpit rabbi by a Polish artist. Here the artist conveys a sense of quiet grandeur through the eyes of his subject and the way it's rendered. Part of a distinguished European lineage of Jewish genre...
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20th Century Realist Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil, Board

Roebling's Dream, The Great East River Bridge (NYC Cityscape by William Clutz)
Located in Hudson, NY
Colorful urban street scene of Brooklyn Bridge, NYC City Landscape Painting by William Clutz "Roebling's Dream, The Great East River Bridge", 1990 oil on canvas 40 x 70 inches, 41 3/...
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1990s Modern Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

1930's French Impressionist Daises In Brown Vase On Yellow Table Interior
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Daisies signed by Y. Blanchon, French 1950's Impressionist gouache on an old artist note pad, unframed painting: 17 x 13 inches provenance: from a large private collection of this a...
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Mid-20th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings

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Gouache

1960's French Oil Oxen & Cart in Sun Scorched South of France Landscape
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Oxen Cart French Impressionist artist, 1960's signed oil on canvas, framed dated 68' framed: 19 x 28 inches canvas: 15 x 23 inches provenance: private collection, France conditio...
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Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings

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Oil

Ondine
By Pierre Marcel-Béronneau
Located in New Orleans, LA
Mystical and mysterious, a mythological Ondine rests beside an ethereal forest pond in this majestic, original oil on canvas by French Symbolist Pierre-Amédée Marcel-Béronneau. A stu...
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20th Century Symbolist Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Untitled - Oil Painting by Eleonora Leone - Late 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Untitled is a contemporary artwork realized by Eleonora Leone in the late 20th Century. Mixed colored oil on canvas. Hand signed by the artist on the lower margin. Includes frame
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Late 20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

"At the Annual Fair", an early 20th Century oil on canvas by Alberto Plá Rubio
Located in Madrid, ES
ALBERTO PLA Y RUBIO Spanish, 1867 - 1937 AT THE ANNUAL FAIR signed & dated "Pla Rubio, 909" (lower right) oil on canvas 14 X 25-5/8 inches (35.5 X 65 cm.) ...
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Early 1900s Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

"Baseball in the Farmyard" Irwin Hoffman, New England Modernist Small Town Scene
Located in New York, NY
Irwin Hoffman Baseball in the Farmyard Signed lower right Oil on canvas 24 1/2 x 29 1/2 inches Irwin D. Hoffman was born on Chelsea Street, East Boston in 1901, one of four sons of...
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Early 20th Century American Modern Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Old House at Capistrano, Laguna Beach Figurative Landscape, CA Pioneer Artist
By Daisy A. Newell Kearns
Located in Soquel, CA
Old House at Capistrano, Laguna Beach Figurative Landscape by California Pioneer Artist Daisy A. Newell Kearns Substantial and historic mid-1930's period...
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1930s American Impressionist Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Reclining Nude Model in Acrylic on Paper
Located in Soquel, CA
Reclining Nude Model in Acrylic on Paper Colorful painting of a woman by acclaimed bluegrass musician Katherine "Kathy" Kallick (American, b. 1952). A woman is reclining on a lounge chair, with her head resting against one hand. Behind her, there is a potted plant. Some of the shadows in this piece are shown in reds and oranges, creating a warm feel to the composition. Unsigned, but was acquired with a collection of the artist's work. Paper size: 22.5"H x 28.38"W Katherine Kallick...
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1970s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Paper, Acrylic

Nu au Tub
Located in Dallas, TX
Signed "C. VENARD" at lower right Overall dimensions, including the frame, are 33 3/4 x 18 1/4 inches
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Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Cattle Series Study, Early 20th Century Bovine/Cow, Cleveland School artist
Located in Beachwood, OH
Henry George Keller (American, 1868-1949) Cattle Series Study, 1901 Oil on canvas Signed verso 22 x 26 inches 28.5 x 33 inches, framed Keller, a leading painter in Cleveland, was born at sea, off Nova Scotia on April 3, 1869. His earliest training was in Karlsruhe, Germany under Hermann Baisch (1846-1894), then at the Cleveland School of Art...
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Early 1900s Figurative Paintings

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Oil

Huge 1950's French Modernist Oil Mythological Pink Nudes on Rocky Coastline
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
"Naiades" French Modernist artist, circa 1950's The work is faintly monogrammed to the lower corner though hard to tell. There is a name verso but illegible - possibly the artist or ...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings

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Oil

oil on board painting Bullfighting Scene
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Title: Bullfighting Scene Artist: José María Tuser Vázquez (Barcelona, 1919 - 1986) Medium: Oil on panel Dimensions: 18.1 x 15 inches Signed: Yes, lower right corner "Tuser" Framed: ...
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1960s Impressionist Figurative Paintings

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Oil, Board

"Maxims Cafe Paris" Parisian City Street Scene with Maxims Cafe and Figures
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful oil painting on canvas by the French artist Georges Gerbier, depicting a tremendously vivid and alive street scene from Paris in the 20th Century with a view of "Maxims C...
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Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

Mid 20th Century 1950's French Post-Impressionist Oil Lady Reading under Tree
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
A Quiet Read by Regine David (female French artist, 1910-2018) oil painting on canvas, unframed measures: 13 x 16 inches condition: the painting is in very sound and presentable cond...
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Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings

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Oil

Wrestling Woman - Mixed Media by Sergio Barletta - 1995
Located in Roma, IT
Wrestling Woman is an original mixed media, ink and tempera, realized by Sergio Barletta in 1998. Hand-signed on the lower right. Titled on the lower center, dated on the lower left. In good conditions. The artwork represents a nude wrestling...
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1990s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Mixed Media, Ink, Tempera

1930's French Impressionist Female Figures Holding Beheaded Head
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Beheaded signed by Louise Alix (French, 1888-1980) *see notes below provenance stamp to the back watercolour painting on artist paper, unframed measures: 10.75 high by 8.5 inches wi...
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Mid-20th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings

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Watercolor

1960's French Portrait Auburn Haired Sulking Women in Swimsuit
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
French Character Portrait French school, Mid 20th Century Gouache paint on unframed paper Inscribed verso stamped to the reverse Image : 25.5 x 19.5 inches Superbly decorative 196...
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Mid-20th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings

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Paper, Ink, Watercolor, Gouache

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

1930 Oil Painting Sea Side Sailboats American Modernist WPA Artist Morris Kantor
Located in Surfside, FL
Morris Kantor, American, 1896-1974 Seaside View, 1930 Hand signed M. Kantor and dated 1930 lower right Oil on canvas 22 1/4 x 19 1/4 inches 24 1/2 x 21 (frame) Morris Kantor (Belarusian: Морыс Кантор) (1896-1974) was a Russian Empire-born American painter based in the New York City area. This is a beautiful boat scene with a river or lake probably on Long Island. Born in Minsk on April 15, 1896, Kantor was brought to the United States in 1906 at age 10, in order to join his father who had previously relocated to the states. He made his home in West Nyack, New York for much of his life, and died there in 1974. He produced a prolific and diverse body of work, much of it in the form of paintings, which is distinguished by its stylistic variety over his long career. Perhaps his most widely recognized work is the iconic painting "Baseball At Night", which depicts an early night baseball game played under artificial electric light. Although he is best known for his paintings executed in a realistic manner, over the course of his life he also spent time working in styles such as Cubism and Futurism, (influenced by the Art Deco movement) and produced a number of abstract or non-figural works. A famous cubist, Futurist, painting of his "Orchestra" brought over 500,000$ at Christie's auction house in 2018. Kantor found employment in the Garment District upon his arrival in New York City, and was not able to begin formal art studies until 1916, when he began courses at the now-defunct Independent School of Art. He studied landscape painting with Homer Boss (1882-1956). In 1928, after returning to New York City from a year in Paris, Kantor developed a style in which he combined Realism with Fantasy, often taking the streets of New York as his subject matter. He did some moody Surrealist Nude paintings and fantasy scenes. In the 1940's he turned towards figural studies. Later in his career, Kantor himself was an instructor at the Cooper Union and also at the Art Students League of New York in the 1940s, and taught many pupils who later became famous artists in their own right, such as Knox Martin, Robert Rauschenberg, Sigmund Abeles and Susan Weil...
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1930s American Modern Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Oil Painting of the North Rocky Coastline of Ireland by Northern Irish Artist
Located in Preston, GB
Original Oil Painting of the North Rocky Coastline of Ireland by Northern Irish Artist, Joseph McLoughlin (1926-2018) Art measures 16 x 12 inches ...
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1960s Land Figurative Paintings

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Oil, Board

Still Life - Oil Paint by Santo Miano - 1990
Located in Roma, IT
Still Life is an original contemporary artwork realized by the artist Santo Miano in 1990 Mixed colored oil painting on canvas. Hand signed on the lower left. Includes frame:59 x ...
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1990s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Woman Laying On The Beach
By Claude Grosperrin
Located in Lake Worth Beach, FL
Woman Laying On The Beach. Artist signed lower left corner. Claude Grosperrin is a French painter and lithographer born on November 26, 1936, at Charenton-le-Pont ( Val-de-Marne ) and died on July 16, 1977, in Paris. Claude Grosperrin is in 1956 the student of Maurice Brianchon at the National School of Fine Arts in Paris, then attended the School of Applied Arts Duperré. The price of the Casa de Velázquez that he won in 1961 earned him a trip to Madrid from 1961 to 1962. Exhibitions: Galerie Saluden, Brest , 1962. Galerie André Weil, Paris, June 1970. Gemäldegalerie-Abels, Cologne, 1970. Claude Grosperrin - Paintings, Van der Straeten Gallery, New York, November-December 1970. Claude Grosperrin - Normandy paddocks, equestrian scenes, landscapes and seascapes, Eric Galleries, 57th Street, New York, October 1974. Updated Exhibitions: Charpentier Gallery, Durand-Ruel Gallery, Berthe Weill Gallery. Maurice Faustino-Lafetat , Jef Friboulet , Claude Grosperrin, Frederic Menguy , Théâtre du Tertre , Paris, April 1957. Biennial of Paris, 1959, 1961 ( The Dahlias, 1961, oil on canvas, 130 × 195 cm). The horse in art , Wildenstein Gallery , London , 1960. Ten years of acquisitions of the Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art , former customs of Strasbourg , March-April 1970. Fall Salon, 1960. Undated entries: Salon of the National Society of Fine Arts, Salon des Independants (Paris), Salon Jeu de Paume ( Versailles ). Contemporary French Impressionist Painters (Claude Grosperrin, Bernardino Toppi...
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1960s Modern Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

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

Antique European School "Summer" Oil Painting After Nicolas Lancret c.1900
Located in San Francisco, CA
Antique European School "Summer" Oil Painting After Nicolas Lancret c.1900 Original oil on board. Dimensions 37" wide x 21" high Frame dimensions 40....
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Early 20th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings

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Wood, Oil

Modernist American Judaica Painting Synagogue Interior Ladies Section WPA Era
Located in Surfside, FL
Titled Torah Service, hand signed on Arches archival paper. In this painting, Nussbaum portrays a joyful holiday celebration of the Torah reading in the synagogue in a sketch-like m...
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20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings

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Gouache

Horse Portrait - Painting by Hans Cortes - Mid-20th century
Located in Roma, IT
Horse portrait is an original modern artwork realized in the mid-20th century by Hans Cortes. A mixed colored oil painting on canvas. Hand signed by the artist on the lower margin....
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Mid-20th Century Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Oil

1950's French Oil Portrait of Man with Cherries & Blue Jug Mid Century original
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Portrait of a Man with Cherries & Blue Jug French School, mid 20th century circa 1950's oil on canvas, unframed canvas: 26 x 16 inches provenance: private collection, France conditio...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

Flock of Sheep, Mid Century Abstract Expressionist Figurative Landscape
Located in Soquel, CA
A figure on horseback presides over a flock of sheep that roams through a verdant landscape, done in highly expressive brushstrokes and thick impasto, b...
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Mid-20th Century Expressionist Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Nu Allonge - Post Impressionist Nude Oil Painting by Paul Elie Gernez
Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire
Signed and dated nude oil on panel by French post impressionist painter Paul Elie Gernez. The work depicts a brunette nude relaxing on a fur rug, her ...
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Early 20th Century Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings

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Panel, Oil

Huge 1960's French Fantasy Abstract Oil Painting Nude Lady Walking through Woods
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Nude Walking through Woodland Glade French Modernist artist, circa 1960's period oil on canvas, unframed canvas: 26 x 39.5 inches provenance: private collection, France condition: ve...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

1970's British Oil Painting Portrait of Lady in White Collar
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Portrait of a Lady by Geza Somerset-Paddon (British 20th century) inscribed and dated verso (1978) oil painting on board, unframed board: 18 x 14 inches inscribed verso condition: ov...
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20th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings

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Oil

Family Portrait in Market - British 1914 art Post Impressionist oil painting
Located in London, GB
This charming early twentieth century Post Impressionist portrait oil painting is by British Jewish female artist Amy Julia Drucker. Of German descent, Drucker was born in England i...
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1910s Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings

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Oil

The Card Players
Located in Lake Worth Beach, FL
The Card Players Size: 32"x20" framed 48"x36" Waldemar Swierzy (1931 -2013) was born in Katowice Poland. A graduate of the Cracow Academy of Fine Ar...
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1990s Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Illustration Board

Untitled ( Flowers ), Water Colour on Paper by Modern Artist “In Stock”
Located in Kolkata, West Bengal
KG Subramanyan Untitled ( Flowers ), Water Colour on Paper 11 x 10 inches 27.9 x 25.4 cm 1982 ( Framed & Delivered ) Style : K G Subramanyan was one of the leading artists who wa...
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1980s Modern Figurative Paintings

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Paper, Watercolor

Sunday Drive in the Hills - Gouache on Cardboard
Located in Soquel, CA
Highly detailed landscape with a house and car by Edward K. Williams (American, 1870-1950). A large house sits atop a hill, looking down over a road that runs along the river. Three people are driving a car from the 1930s along the road. The scene is rendered with great detail - both the house and the car are very accurate. There is an ornate border around the piece that was not finished, including instructions for framing and matting. Signed "E K Williams" on verso, with an address. Presented in a giltwood frame with a new off-white mat. Frame size: 15.75"H x 12.75"W Image size: 7.75"H x 6.5"W Landscape painter, Edward K. Williams was born 1870 in Greensburg, Pennsylvania. Williams studied at the Art Institute of Chicago with Freer, Vanderpoel, Fursman, and Krehbiel. He exhibited there as well from 1903-1929 (including many winter scenes). He also exhibited at the Hoosier Salon, New York Watercolor Club, Herron Art Institute, American Watercolor Society, Brown County Art...
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Early 20th Century American Impressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Gouache, Cardboard

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.

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