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Figurative Paintings For Sale
Period: 19th Century
Period: 1930s
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Very Fine Victorian Scottish Signed Oil Painting Panoramic Loch Scene Mountains
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist/ School: Charles Leslie (British 19th century), signed and dated 1875
Title: The Panoramic Loch. Beautiful and majestic Scottish Highlands loch scene with figures walking alo...
Category
19th Century Victorian Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Superb 1930's French Post Impressionist Oil Painting The Flower Market, Paris
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Flower Market
French Post-Impressionist, circa 1930's
oil on board, framed
framed: 15.5 x 15 inches
board: 14 x 13 inches
provenance: private collection, Nice, France
condition: ...
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1930s Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Historical Italian painter - 19th century figure painting - Allegory
Located in Varmo, IT
Italian painter (19th century) - Satirical allegory of the papacy and Austrian empire.
28.5 x 24 cm without frame, 32 x 26.5 with frame.
Oil on panel, in gilded wooden frame.
Cond...
Category
Mid-19th Century Old Masters Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
Mid Victorian Scottish Painting Rustic Cottage Interior Mother Feeding & Dogs
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Feeding Time, the Cottage Interior
Scottish School, 19th century
signed lower corner
oil on board, framed
framed: 19 x 24 inches
board: 14.5 x 18 inches
Provenance: private collecti...
Category
Mid-19th Century Victorian Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Blessing the Harvest - Belgian 19thC art figurative Victorian oil painting
Located in London, GB
This stunning arched top Victorian figurative oil painting is by noted Belgian artist Charles Soubre. It was painted in 1853 and is signed and date lower right. The composition is a ...
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1850s Victorian Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
J. Clays (British painter) - 19th century Still Life painting - Fruits
Located in Varmo, IT
J. Clays (British, 19th-20th century) - Still life with fruit basket.
61 x 51 cm without frame, 67.5 x 58 cm with frame.
Antique oil painting on canvas, in a gilded wooden frame.
...
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Late 19th Century Old Masters Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Charming, Colorful 1930s Oil Painting of a Woman in Rowboat by Francis Chapin
Located in Chicago, IL
A charming, colorful 1930s oil painting of a young woman in a rowboat by famed Chicago Modern artist, Francis Chapin (Am. 1899-1965). This vibrant harbor scene was most likely paint...
Category
1930s American Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Masonite, Oil
The Serenade - Italian 19th century art figurative oil painting musicians
Located in London, GB
This lovely Victorian 19th century figurative oil painting is by Italian artist Frederick Andreotti. Painted circa 1880 it is a lovely playful depiction of a pretty seated young woma...
Category
19th Century Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Portrait of Gerardina Van Osch by Dutch artist Johan Hendrik Neuman (Dutch)
Located in Soquel, CA
A beautiful realist mid 19th century portrait of Gerardina Van Osch (Dutch, 1819-1898) by Jan Hendrik Neuman (Johan Heinrich Neuman) (German, 1819-1898). S...
Category
Mid-19th Century Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Linen, Oil
OLD MASTER OIL PAINTING High Quality 19th CENTURY Calm Seas Gold Gilt Frame
Located in Ferndown, GB
OLD MASTER OIL PAINTING High Quality 19th CENTURY Cram Seas GGF
Description
OLD MASTER LARGE OIL PAINTING
19th Century
NEW COLLECTION Of RARE PIECES OF ENGLISH HISTORY
“Very Goo...
Category
Late 19th Century Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Catalan Landscape with Masia oil on board painting spain spanish eupean art
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Artist: Antoni Llobet Aracil (Barcelona, 1910 - 1983)
Title: Catalan Landscape with Masia
Technique: Oil on board
Dimensions: 13 x 16.1 in
Support: Board
Framing: Unframed
Period: 19...
Category
1930s Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Huge 1880’s Irish Signed Oil Cottage & Figure in Highland Mountain Landscape
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Highland Cottage
Irish School, 19th century
signed and dated 1888
oil painting on canvas, unframed
canvas: 30 x 50.5inches
provenance: private collec...
Category
1880s Victorian Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
J J A Lecomte du Nouÿ (1842-1923) A shoulder and back study, oil painting
Located in Paris, FR
Jean-Jules-Antoine Lecomte du Nouÿ (1842-1923)
A shoulder and back study, oil study
oil on canvas
34 x 19.5 cm
In good condition, a few small inpaintings visible under UV lights
Stamp of the Estate sale in Toulouse on the stretcher
In a modern frame : 40 x 25 cm
Provenance :
Estate of the artist and family of the artist by descent
Estate sale in Toulouse 22 June 1999
This very interesting oil study was part of a set kept by the artist. He had studied fragments of anatomy both to use them as models in large compositions but probably also because he represented so many fragments.
It is clear that this fragment of anatomy has a power of suggestion and serves as a relay to the imagination of the viewer, who is led to imagine the rest of the body taken as a model. We can speak of metonymy in painting and it is clear that the artist had this in mind when he kept such studies with him.
Jean-Jules-Antoine Lecomte du Nouÿ was born on 10 June 1842 in Paris.
Originally of a Piedmontese origin, his family had been settled in France since the fourteenth century and by the time of his birth had reached the status of nobility
He was an Orientalist French painter and sculptor.
He was strongly influenced by the works and teachings of Charles Gleyre and Jean-Léon Gérôme. Lecomte du Nouÿ found inspiration for his art through extensive travels to Greece, Turkey, Egypt, Romania and Italy.
The thematic content of Lecomte du Nouÿ's work was mainly figural, but also spanned over a vast range of imagery throughout his career, including classical, historical and religious.
Lecomte du Nouÿ is known for remaining faithful to his detailed, realistic style throughout the extent of his career, despite the onset of the Impressionist, Fauvist and Constructivist artistic movements during his lifetime. His work is said to have contributed significantly to the establishment of an iconic repertoire representing the Orient in the nineteenth century.A Parisian street was named after him in 1932.
Lecomte du Nouÿ showed a strong attachment to visual art from a young age and was reported to have painted portraits of his father and uncle by the age of 6.
In 1861, at 19 years of age, the artistic talents of young Jean-Jules-Antoine Lecomte du Nouÿ prompted him to become a pupil at the atelier of Swiss artist, Charles Gleyre. Under Gleyre's guidance Jean-Jules-Antoine learned the significance of individualistic style and gained the foundations of creative visual presentation.
Later, Lecomte du Nouy further perfected his knowledge of the artistic form under the mentorship of Jean-Léon Gérôme, who was a renowned painter of the Academicism movement. It was at this time that Jean-Jules-Antoine learned the precision required to depict "la belle nature" —a style of illustration that aims to create the most beautiful representations of the natural form. This later became one of the main techniques employed in Lecomte du Nouÿ's signature artwork.
In 1865, Du Nouÿ accompanied fellow artist, Félix Auguste Clément...
Category
1890s Romantic Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
19th century American Folk Art of a Seated Lady in her Sunday best clothes
Located in Woodbury, CT
Unknown Artist (American School, 19th century)
Portrait of a Lady in Blue, c. 1835–1850
Oil on canvas
This quietly elegant portrait captures a mature woman with a serene yet dignifi...
Category
1850s Folk Art Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Coastal scene
Located in New York, NY
Fue miembro del grupo pictórico de Sitges. En 1888 formó parte del jurado de la Exposición Universal de Barcelona. Comenzó su formación en la Escuela de Bellas Artes de Barcelona, do...
Category
Late 19th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Mid 19th Century French Signed Portrait of Gentleman with Letter & Quill Pen
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Portrait of a Gentleman
French School, mid 19th century
signed to the letter and dated
oil on canvas, framed
framed: 36 x 28 inches
canvas: 29 x 20 inches
Provenance: private collect...
Category
Mid-19th Century French School Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
View taken near Ajaccio, Corsica - France
Located in Paris, IDF
Charles Louis Émilien DESPREZ
(Maisons-Alfort, 1818 – Paris, 1898)
View taken near Ajaccio
Oil on paper mounted on canvas
Signed below, located and dated lower right
34 x 53 cm wit...
Category
Mid-19th Century French School Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
French Barbizon landscape of a riverside
Located in New York, NY
Pristine condition.
Category
19th Century Barbizon School Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
A Market by Candlelight by Petrus van Schendel
Located in New Orleans, LA
Petrus van Schendel
1806-1870 Belgian
A Market by Candlelight
Signed and dated “P. van Schendel 1847 / Bruxelles” (lower right) and "P. van Schendel / Bruxelles" (en verso)
Oil ...
Category
19th Century Academic Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
'A Family Group with a Pet Dog'. Antique painting on canvas
Located in St. Albans, GB
William Richard Waters
Picture Size: 36 x 28" (92 x 72cm)
Outside Frame Size: 44 x 36" (112 x 92 cm)
Oil on Canvas signed bottom right and dated 1847
This painting is nearly 200 year...
Category
1840s Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Fine Victorian English Rural Oil Painting Boat on River Farmer and Cattle
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Leading them Home
English School, mid 19th century
oil on board laid on canvas, framed
framed: 18.5 x 15.5 inches
painting : 14 x 11 inches
Provenance: private collection, the City o...
Category
Mid-19th Century Victorian Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Original Late 19th Century Oil Painting of Upstate New York Landscape
Located in Soquel, CA
Late 19th Century Upstate New York Oil Painting Landscape by Frances B. Clark
Moody rural Hudson River School style painting of Upstate ...
Category
1880s Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Stretcher Bars, Linen
Torera: the Spanish Girl who could take on a bull latin art nouveau period oil
Located in Norwich, GB
My analysis of this striking art nouveau period painting evolved as I studied it. Initially, I thought it was simply a portrait of a dashing, stylish, somewhat androgynously dressed ...
Category
1890s Art Nouveau Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Early German Realistic Military Portrait of a Man (Johann Ludwig-Mosley)
Located in Houston, TX
Realistic early German portrait painting of Johann Ludwig-Mosley wearing his various military awards. The back features further documentation about the man's life and service. Curren...
Category
Late 19th Century Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Mother & Daughter Walking Coastal Pathway, Antique English Oil Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist/ School: British School, late 19th/ early 20th century
Title: Mother & Daughter walking along the coastal path, with the sea beside them.
Medium: oil painting on canvas, f...
Category
Late 19th Century Victorian Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Huge European Antique Oil Painting Merchants & Ships in Ancient Trading Port
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Tall ships in a rocky bay, with figures in Eastern costume in boats and on the shoreline
19th Century School
oil on canvas, framed
framed: 39.5 x 3...
Category
19th Century Victorian Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
19th Century Italian Miniature Painting Christ Garden of Gethsemane Angels
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Italian School, late 19th century
Christ in the Garden of Gethsemane
miniature painting, framed
framed: 3.5 x 3 inches
image: 2.5 x 2 inches
provenance: private collection, Italy
con...
Category
Late 19th Century Old Masters Figurative Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Boats on the shore, Naples 1868
Located in Paris, IDF
Alessandro LA VOLPE
(Lucera, 1820 – Rome, 1887)
Boats on the shore, Naples 1868
Oil on canvas
Signed, located and dated lower left
21 x 42 cm without frame
50 x 71 cm with frame
18...
Category
Late 19th Century Italian School Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
House in Hudson, Ohio, Late 19th Century Painting by Cleveland School Artist
Located in Beachwood, OH
Ora Coltman (American, 1858-1940)
House in Hudson, OH
Oil on canvas
Signed lower left
22 x 26 inches
27.5 x 31.5 inches, framed
21 Aurora Street is locally known as the Isham-Beebe ...
Category
Late 19th Century American Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Barcelona and Its People oil on canvas painting Spain spanish urbanscape
By Juan Roig y Soler
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Title: Barcelona and Its People
Artist: Joan Roig Soler (Barcelona, 1852 – 1909)
Medium: Oil on canvas
Dimensions: 19.7 x 13.8 in (50 x 35 cm)
Support: Relined canvas
Framing: U...
Category
Late 19th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Marie-Edouard Adam (Circle), The Barque ‘Limbe’ In Choppy Waters
Located in Cheltenham, GB
This late 19th-century French oil painting depicts the barque Limbe in choppy waters, with the silhouettes of two further ships beyond. It was probably produced at Le Havre, France, ...
Category
1870s French School Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Mother and Child Bathing - British Slade School 30's Art Deco nude oil painting
Located in London, GB
An intriguing 1930's Art Deco Slade School oil on canvas painting. The work depicts a mother and child bathing, surrounded by other bathers. It possibly has religious overtones. This...
Category
1930s Art Deco Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
19th Century English Oil Pastoral Landscape with Woodcutter and Cattle Grazing
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Pastoral Landscape with Figure and Cattle
English School, mid 19th century
signed lower front corner
oil on canvas, framed
Framed: 18 x 24.5 inches
Canvas: 14 x 21 inches
Provenance:...
Category
Mid-19th Century Victorian Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Erotic Scene - Original Gouache on Silk
Located in Roma, IT
Erotic Scene is a gouache and China ink original painting on silk, realized probably in the second half of XIX century by an anonymous Japanese artist of XIX century,
From a collection of twelve Japanese erotic silk paintings, wrongly titled "Shunga", mounted under a yellow cardboard Passepartout, cm 37 x 26.8, this modern artwork of little dimensions, but of extraordinary quality represents an erotic scene between two young Japanese lovers portrayed in their intimate situation and with their sophisticated traditional costumes and hairstyle.
Without ever being vulgar or too explicit but with extreme elegance, our ancient Japanese artwork...
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Late 19th Century Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Gouache
The Petit Thinker
Located in Greenwich, CT
A student of the great French academic Bouguereau, Lobrichon has done a moving and entrancing depiction of a young girl mid-gaze. Beautifully painted and done in a circular format t...
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1860s Barbizon School Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
After Michelangelo Merisi, known as Caravaggio, Deposition of Christ
Located in Milan, IT
19th century, from Caravaggio
Deposition of Christ
Oil on canvas, 53 x 42 cm
Framed, 66 x 54 cm
The work under consideration, an oil on canvas set within a gilded frame, recove...
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19th Century Other Art Style Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Paysage a Moulineux - Impressionist Landscape Oil Painting by Maximillien Luce
Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire
Signed oil on board landscape by French impressionist painter Maximilien Luce. The work depicts a view of rolling French countryside on a summer's day with white clouds contrasting t...
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1890s Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
“Orientalist Markeplace”
Located in Southampton, NY
Circa 1865 marketplace painting by the American artist, George Washington Nicholson. Signed lower left. Oil paint on wooden panel. Condit...
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1860s Academic Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Old Times House Interior Scene with Naughty Boy 19th century Genre Oil Painting
Located in Stockholm, SE
The painting captures a wonderfully amusing family moment set in the 16th century. In the center of the painting we see the father, exhausted by worries and dozing in his chair in fr...
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Late 19th Century Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Wood, Oil
Study for "The coronation of Tasso"
Located in Paris, IDF
Alexandre Toussaint MENJAUD
(Paris, 1768 – Paris, 1832)
Study for The coronation of Tasso
Oil on paper mounted on canvas
37.5 x 29.5 cm
Around 1819
Related work: Painting exhibite...
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Early 19th Century French School Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Hyena head
Located in Paris, IDF
Joseph Urbain MÉLIN
(Paris, 1814 – Avon, 1886)
Hyena head
Oil on canvas
Signed and dated lower right
40,5 x 32 cm without frame
65 x 57 cm with frame
1854
Born in Paris on Februar...
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Mid-19th Century French School Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Small Farm in the South of France by French Artist, Ely Laumonier (1895-1960)
Located in Preston, GB
Small Farm in the South of France by French Artist, Ely Laumonier (1895-1960)
Art measures 24 x 18 inches
Frame measures 28 x 22 inches (approx.)
Antique Original
Signed, Oil on ...
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1930s French School Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
William Adolphus Knell (Attributed), Yachting In The Mediterranean
Located in Cheltenham, GB
This mid-19th-century oil painting attributed to British artist William Adolphus Knell (1805-1875) depicts a sailing yacht before a Mediterranean coastline. Knell was one of the lead...
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1860s Victorian Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
The blue bow: a little boy with tousled hair naturalistic portrait oil painting
Located in Norwich, GB
This sweet little boy sits quietly like a well brought up child, but you can see in his eyes how much he likes to run and play. In this sensitive portrait painted in circa 1860 by Fé...
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1860s Naturalistic Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
The Death of Priam - Oil Paint - Early 19th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Oil on canvas realized by an italian neoclassical artist in th early 19th Century.
In very good condition, it includes a coeval gilded wooden frame.
Category
Early 19th Century Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Antique English Portrait of Georgian Lady circa 1820/30 period Large Oil Canvas
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Portrait of a Noble Lady
English School, circa 1820's-1930's period
oil on canvas, unframed
painting: 35 x 28 inches
provenance: private collection, London
condition: some old restor...
Category
Early 19th Century Victorian Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
'Aurora', Baroque, Classical, Mythological Oil, Guido Reni, Quirinal, Rome
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Signed lower right, 'A. Leonardi' for Achille Leonardi (Italian, 1800-1870), inscribed, '... Roma' and painted circa 1860.
An exceptionally fine and detailed, nineteenth century oil...
Category
1850s Baroque Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Energy Manifestation #4" Kimon Nicolaides, 1933 Dynamic Cubist Composition
Located in New York, NY
Kimon Nicolaides
Energy Manifestation #4, 1933
signed and dated lower left
oil on canvas
30 x 24 inches
Kimon Nicolaїdes (10 June 1891 – 18 July 1938), was an American artist, educ...
Category
1930s Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
19e century Holland school Winter scene Oil painting Signed
Located in Zofingen, AG
➡️Winter scene⬅️
Watercolor from Johannes Franciscus HOPPENBROUWERS (1819-1866) (see wikipedia)
⭐Structural Analysis⭐
This painting depicts a winter scene in a rural village, possibly in the Netherlands or a similar European setting. The composition is well-balanced, featuring:
A central building with a distinctive thatched roof covered in snow, creating a focal point.
A frozen river or canal, with a person ice skating in the middle ground, adding movement and human presence.
A windmill and houses in the background, reinforcing a Dutch setting.
Figures engaged in daily life, such as the man near the building carrying a walking stick and a bag, adding a narrative element.
The overall scene is tranquil yet lively, capturing a nostalgic winter atmosphere.
⭐Color and Light⭐
The palette consists of muted earth tones, including warm browns, ochres, and soft grays, giving a rustic and aged appearance.
The sky has an orange-yellow hue, possibly representing a sunrise or sunset, casting a gentle glow over the cold landscape...
Category
1840s Romantic Figurative Paintings
Materials
Gesso, Watercolor
Landscape Near Felday, Surrey
Located in Hillsborough, NC
Dutch/English artist Abraham Hulk the Younger (1851-1922) is most known for landscapes of the British countryside. This work is one of a pair (the second work is also available by s...
Category
Late 19th Century Old Masters Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Persian School Indian Miniature Islamic painting Blue Architecture Prince
Located in Norfolk, GB
Persian School
This miniature is an interesting conundrum as several elements fall outside of known examples. The overall style, depiction of architecture elements, ornamentation an...
Category
Early 19th Century Other Art Style Figurative Paintings
Materials
Watercolor, Paper
'Feeding the Ducks' an antique oil painting
Located in St. Albans, GB
This painting is in excellent condition having been behind glass until recently. The colours are preserved and the canvas is blemish free.
Artwork Size: 30 x 36" (76 x 91cm)
Artwor...
Category
Late 19th Century Dutch School Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
French 20th century Impressionist harbor, with fishing boats at sea, landscape
Located in Woodbury, CT
French 20th-century Impressionist harbor, with fishing boats at sea, with landscape beyond.
20th-century French impressionist harbor scene.
The...
Category
1930s Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Beach Huts on a Tranquil Shore with Figures Relaxing under a Soft Blue Sky
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Beach Huts on The Shore
Simone Forge 1930's French Impressionist
oil on board unframed
board: 10.75 x 13.75 inches
inscribed verso
Provenance: private collection
Condition: great co...
Category
Early 19th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
19th-Century French Oil Portrait of Smart Gentleman in Formal Attire
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Portrait of a Gentleman in Formal Attire
French School, 19th century
oil on board, framed
framed: 17 x 14 inches
board : 13 x 10.5 inches
Provenance: private collection, Paris, Franc...
Category
19th Century French School Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
19th century oil on canvas The Christ child, and the infant John the Baptist
By (After) Bartolomé Esteban Murillo
Located in San Francisco, CA
19th century oil on canvas
The Christ child, and the infant John the Baptist
After Murillo
Hand carved in gilded period frame
23.5 x 29.25 unframed, 31.5 x 37.75
Category
19th Century Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
19th Century Portrait of Pensive Madonna Blue Veil Pre-Raphaelite Oil Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Madonna in Pensive Thought
English 19th Century, Pre-Raphaelite artist
Oil painting on board, framed
Framed: 15 x 10.5 inches
Board: 13 x 9 inches
Condition: The painting is in o...
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Late 19th Century Pre-Raphaelite Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Faithful dog Looks Up to Peasant Girl, Fine Figurative Painting in Landscape
Located in Hillsborough, NC
Fine figurative oil painting of a barefoot peasant girl with rustic clothing and cloth holding back her hair. She is standing on a rocky path with her faithful dog. The figure of th...
Category
Late 19th Century Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
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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