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Figurative Paintings For Sale
Period: 1970s
Period: 1930s
Rare Jewish Yemenite Family Oil Painting Israeli Judaica Itamar Siani
By Itamar Siani
Located in Surfside, FL
Itamar Siani, Israeli artist, painter, engraver, born 1941, Yemen His art commemorates the unique cultural heritage and traditions of the Yemenite Jewish community, who returned to the Promised Land on "Eagles' Wings," the code name of the Israeli rescue of Yemenite Jewry in 1949. Among his notable works is a ten-meter long oil painting depicting the immigration of the Yemenite Jews, which he worked on for 30 years.He did a celebrated series titled "The Magic Carpet" etchings depicting stages in the artist’s life including: Liberation, The Magic Carpet, Refugees, New life in Israel, Family, Mount Sinai. published in Jerusalem 1973. The artist was born in Sana’a in Yemen and flown to Israel aged 5 years old as part of operation ‘Magic Carpet’ the mass migration that transported almost the entire Jewish population of this part of the Arabian peninsula to the new State. The etchings continue and develop a long tradition of Yemenite artistry. Yemenite born Israeli painters Avshalom Okashi...
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1970s Neo-Expressionist Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

"Challenge at Dawn" - Landscape with Elk in Watercolor on Paper
By Gregory McHuron
Located in Soquel, CA
"Challenge at Dawn" - Landscape with Elk in Watercolor on Paper Serene landscape with an elk by Greg McHuron (American, 1945-2012). An elk stand to the right side of the composition, looking back over it's shoulder towards the viewer. To the left of the elk, a calm river winds away from the viewer in to the distance, where mist and clouds partially obscure a rocky mountain. The sky is bright blue with streaks of yellow sunlight illuminating the clouds. Signed in the lower right corner. Artist's tag (with signature, date and title) and gallery tag on verso, Presented in a wood frame with a double mat. Frame size: 20.75"H x 17"W Image size: 14"H x 10"W Gregory Ivan McHuron (American, 1945-2012) was a plein-air painter working in oil and watercolor/gouache. He was born in Syracuse NY but was raised in Colorado, Wyoming, Alaska and California. His education included 4 years of extensive high school training by a teacher who graduated from the Berlin Art Academy. He also attended Oregon State University where he took classes in forestry, fisheries and wildlife and graduated with a Bachelor's Degree in Art from Oregon State University. Introduced to plein-air painting in oil in 1973 by Conrad "Connie" Schwiering, he quickly found that he enjoyed painting the rapidly changing scenes. It allowed him to put in his paintings the feelings and excitement that he felt while watching the scene unfold which created more drama and excitement than he would have been able to do in a studio environment. He has traveled widely including much of Alaska; in wilderness areas in WY and CO; down the Colorado River through Grand Canyon NP; to British Columbia and Alberta, Canada; and on extended boat trips along the west coast from Port Ludlow, Washington to Glacier Bay, AK going in and out of the fjords. He honed his understanding and knowledge of animals not only from college classes he took but also from the everyday study and observation of the wildlife in the Jackson, Grand Teton NP and Yellowstone NP areas. In addition for many years, he drew and studied wild animals at the Okanagan Game Farm in Penticton, British Columbia, Canada. Every summer and fall a group of artists would go to the Game Farm kibitzing, painting and drawing the wildlife. He taught workshops, gave demonstrations and participated in quick-draws for a variety of organizations including Wyoming Artists Association, Wind River Artist Association, Scottsdale School of the Arts, The Lodge at Palisades, National Museum of Wildlife Art, CM Russell Show, Grand Teton National Park and Isle Royale...
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1970s American Impressionist Figurative Paintings

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Watercolor, Archival Paper

1930s French Post-Impressionist Oil Painting Old Gnarled Tree in Brown Landscape
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Old Tree French Post-Impressionist artist, circa 1930's oil painting on board, unframed painting: 13.75 x 10.5 inches provenance: private collection, France condition: basic good...
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1930s Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings

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Oil

20th Century Modern British Landscape with fisherman, bridge, trees,
Located in Woodbury, CT
Robert W Hill, 20th Century Modern British Landscape with fisherman, bridge, trees. English painter of landscape, portraits and modern British scenes. He ex...
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1970s Modern Figurative Paintings

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Oil, Board

Wide Eyes - The Lost One
Located in Miami, FL
The image of Wide Eyes defines Margaret Keane's signature style. However, not all of her work rises to a high level. This painting has punch and power tempered by sensitivity and com...
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1970s American Realist Figurative Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

Maurice Asselin (1882-1947) Le Masque blanc, oil on canvas, signed
Located in Paris, FR
Maurice Asselin (1882-1947) Le Masque blanc (The White Mask) Signed lower right, Oil on canvas 35 x 27 cm In good condition In its vintage frame : 51 x 43.5 cm The white mask is ...
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1930s Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings

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Oil

1970 Haitian Mod Gold Painting Portrait of African American Woman Emilcar Simil
By Emilcar Similien (SIMIL)
Located in Surfside, FL
Feu de Joie 1970 hand signed and dated. Measurements: 25.75 X 25.75 Framed. Image is 23.75 X 23.75 Emilcar Similien, known as Simil was born in 1944 in St. Marc. He finished elementary school in St. Marc and high school in Port-au-Prince. From 1965 until 1971 he studied at the Academy of Beaux-Arts in Port-au-Prince, where he took courses in painting, sculpture, and art history. Simil uses his images of women only as means for displaying patterns, color, and the sparkle of gold jewelry on black skin. He paints with acrylics on Masonite of any size. His surfaces are smooth and polished. Simil delights in beauty, elegance, and grace. This is done in a silhouette style reminiscent of Kara Walker. Emilcar Simil (Similcar) is known for Acrylic painting in high colors of black skinned female figures. He is of the generation of Haitian artists that include Bernard Sejourne, Prospere Pierre-Louis, Levoy Exil, Louisiane Saint Fleurant, Henri Calixte, Paul Dieuseul, Laurent Casimir, Frantz Zephirin, Denis Smith, Philton Latortue, Philome Obin, Préfète Duffaut, Fernand Pierre...
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1970s Modern Figurative Paintings

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Acrylic Polymer, Acrylic, Canvas

The Venus Veil - Oil on Canvas by Sergio Vacchi - 1976
Located in Roma, IT
The Venus Veil is an oil painting on canvas realized by Sergio Vacchi in 1976. Hand-signed, titled, and dated on the bottom. Including a golden frame. Frame dimensions: 76x96 cm. V...
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1970s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

1930s Vintage Oil Painting Girl, Puppy Dog, American Illustrator Lawrence Wilbur
Located in Surfside, FL
A girl and her dog This was possibly used as an advertisement. It is in a great illustrator style. 22 x 18. framed. 19.5 x 15.5 canvas. Lawrence Wilbur (1897 - 1960) was active/l...
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1930s American Realist Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Landscape - Oil Painting - 1975
Located in Roma, IT
Landscape is an original contemporary artwork realized in 1975. Mixed colored oil on panel. Hand signed "Antonello" and dated 1975 on the lower left margin.Landscape is an original...
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1970s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Oil

Le Nouvel Envol de l'Oiseau The New Flight of the Bird Oil on Linnen In Stock
Located in Utrecht, NL
Le Nouvel Envol de l'Oiseau The New Flight of the Bird Oil on Linnen In Stock - Size Painting Without frame: 100 x 100 cm Popping with color, Corneille’s Expressionist paintings revolutionized the conservative Dutch art world of the 1950s. A part of the CoBrA art movement from 1948–51 together with Christian Dotremont, Asger Jorn, Constant, Karel Appel, and Pierre Alechinsky, Corneille shared the group’s influences: children’s art...
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1970s Expressionist Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

woman in blue oil on canvas painting postimpressionism
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Pilar Margenat (1939) - Woman in Blue - Oil on canvas Oil measures 81x65 cm. Frameless. He was born on August 2, 1939 in Sant Quirze del Vallés (Barcelona). He studied drawing and ...
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1970s Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

landscape with bell tower oil on cardboard painting spain
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Joan Joseph Garí (1922) - landscape with bell tower - Oil on cardboard Oil measures 33x45 cm. Frame siza 46x59 cm. Painter born in Granollers in 1922. Trained in his hometown and at...
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1970s Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings

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Oil, Cardboard

Sun Flower - Oil Painting by Claude Deschamps - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Sun Flower is a painting realized by Claude Decamps in the 1970s Oil painting on cardboard canvas. Hand-signed on the lower. Good conditions. The ar...
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1970s Modern Figurative Paintings

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Oil

Landscape from Nordingrå, 1935 by Ultramarine Johansson
Located in Stockholm, SE
Carl Johansson, also known as "Ultramarin Johansson," was a Swedish artist born in 1863 and known for his distinctive blue-toned paintings. His work often depicted landscapes, seascapes, and cityscapes, capturing the beauty and essence of Sweden's natural landscapes. We are proud to offer one of his late works from 1935 for sale. This painting depicts a beautiful landscape from Nordingrå, a small village situated on the High coast of Sweden. The beauty of Nordingrå has captured many artists in the 19th-century, inspiring many famous painters, including Helmer Osslund...
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1930s Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Barong Mask Dance - Balinese Ubud Painting by KT Sunu
Located in Soquel, CA
Highly detailed depiction of a Barong Mask dance in Bali. Several people wearing elaborate masks are taking part in a dance or ritual. People are dressed i...
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1970s Tribal Figurative Paintings

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Cotton Canvas, Acrylic, Wood Panel

Mademoiselle Jeanne, Modern Painting by Benjamin Benno 1933
Located in Long Island City, NY
An original oil painting by Benjamin Benno, American (1901 - 1980). By the early 1930s he had established a reputation as a member of the international avant-garde and exhibited wit...
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1930s Modern Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

The Tea Party with the Artist's Daughter Lois
Located in Washington, DC
An example of the artist's prismatic style, which he developed in the 1930s.
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1930s American Impressionist Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Woman Playing the Piano Forte
Located in Lawrence, NY
Marguerite Stuber Pearson was a firm proponent of the Boston School tradition, characterized by her mastery of academic technique and the selection of traditional subjects of portraiture, figures in interiors and still lifes. In her debut exhibition at the Guild of Boston Artists in 1931, one reviewer happily reported that her paintings were “executed in the best Boston School tradition.” Upon seeing the show, Edmund Tarbell...
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1930s American Impressionist Figurative Paintings

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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

The Dancers, French Late Mid Century Gouache on Textured Paper
Located in Cotignac, FR
Late Mid Century French watercolour and Gouache on handmade paper of a pair of dancers by Damien Hermellin. Signed and dated bottom right. Pres...
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1970s Modern Figurative Paintings

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Paper, Watercolor, Gouache, Handmade Paper

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

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Oil, Canvas, Acrylic

Original 70's Hand Painted Textile Design Gouache Orange & Green Color on Paper
Located in ALCOY/ALCOI, ES
Bamboo design. Sealed on the back with design studio name and number 972 We offer a small number of these original illustration designs by this design studio based in Alcoy (Spain), ...
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1970s Modern Figurative Paintings

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Paper, Gouache

Two roses in vase
Located in Genève, GE
Work on paper Golden wooden frame with glass pane 49 x 36 x 2 cm
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1930s Figurative Paintings

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Oil

British Mid Century, The Original Glasgow Underground Train Maintenance Depot
Located in Woodbury, CT
British Mid Century, The Original Glasgow Underground Train Maintenance Depot Ernest Burnett Hood was born in Edinburgh and studied at the Glasgow School of Art where he became clos...
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1970s Impressionist Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

LAKEWOOD N.J., 1936 Modernist Oil Painting, Judaica
Located in Surfside, FL
Genre: Modern Subject: Landscape Medium: Oil Surface: Board Country: United States Dimensions: 30" x 22" EMANUEL ROMANO Rome, Italy, b. 1897, d. 1984 Emanuel Glicenstein Romano was born in Rome, September 23, 1897. His father Henryk Glicenstein was a sculptor and was living in Rome with his wife Helena (born Hirszenberg) when Emanuel was born. His father obtained Italian citizenship and adopted the name Enrico. Emanuel was brought up in Italy, Switzerland, Germany, England and Poland. In 1926 Emanuel and his father sailed for New York. They briefly visited Chicago. Romano's sister, Beatrice, and mother only joined them in New York years later. Romano changed his name on his arrival to America and some have erroneously speculated that this was to avoid antisemitic discrimination. In truth, as the son of a highly-regarded artist, Romano changed his name to ensure that any success or recognition he would later attain, would be the result of nothing other than his own merit as an artist, and not on account of his father's fame. In 1936 Romano was worked for the Federal Art Project creating murals. During and immediately after World War II, Romano created a series of allegorical works depicting graphic holocaust images that were held closely by the family until after his passing. One of these works is now on permanent display in the Florida Holocaust Museum in St. Petersburg Florida. Emanuel's father died in 1942 in a car accident before they could realize their shared dream of visiting Israel. In 1944 Romano, having completed his degree at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts and the Art Institute of Chicago, began teaching at the City College of New York. Romano moved to Safed, Israel in 1953 and established an art museum in his father's memory, the Glicentein Museum. COLLECTIONS Indianapolis Museum of Art Metropolitan Museum of Art Boston Fine Arts Museum Fogg Museum Musée Nacional de France Recently his work has been added to the Florida Holocaust Museum collection. His notable works include his holocaust themed allegorical paintings as well as portraits of Marianne Moore, his father and William Carlos...
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1930s American Modern Figurative Paintings

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Oil, Board

Bouquet of flowers
Located in Genève, GE
Work on cardboard Golden wooden frame 53 x 48.5 x 3.5 cm
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1930s Figurative Paintings

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Oil

Flowers and Figures - Vietnamese/French - 1970 - Impressionism - Oil Painting
Located in London, GB
LE PHO 1907-2001 Hanoi 1907-2001 Paris (Vietnamese) Title: Flowers and Figures Fleurs et personnages, ca. 1970 Technique: Signed Oil on Canvas Size: 41 x 24 cm. / 16.1 x 9.4 in. Additional Information: This oil painting on canvas is hand signed by the artist "Le Pho" both in English and in Vietnamese in the lower right corner. The frame bears the label for the Wally Findlay...
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1970s Impressionist Figurative Paintings

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Oil

At the Beach
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Red Grooms Title: At the Beach Year: 1970 Medium: Oil on Conjoined Wood, signed and dated lower center Size: 5 x 12.5 inches Frame: 14 x 21.5 inches
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1970s Pop Art Figurative Paintings

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Oil

Edouard Léon Cortès, Oil on Wood Panel, "Notre-Dame View from The Quays, 1936"
Located in Madrid, ES
EDOUARD LÉON CORTÈS French, 1882 - 1969 NOTRE-DAME VIEW FROM THE QUAYS signed "EDOUARD CORTÈS." (lower right); inscribed "6728" au crayon bleu et cachet "...
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1930s Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings

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Oil, Wood Panel

The Houses - Oil Painting by Claude Decamps - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
The Houses is a painting realized by Claude Decamps in the 1970s Oil painting on cardboard canvas. Hand-signed on the lower. Good conditions. The ar...
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1970s Modern Figurative Paintings

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Oil

Sun Flower - Oil Painting by Claude Decamps - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Sun Flower is a painting realized by Claude Decamps in the 1970s Oil painting on cardboard canvas. Hand-signed on the lower. Good conditions. The ar...
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1970s Modern Figurative Paintings

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Oil

Original 70's Hand Painted Textile Design Gouache Yellow & Black Color on Paper
Located in ALCOY/ALCOI, ES
Birds design. Sealed on the back with the design studio name and number 98 We offer a small number of these original illustration designs by this design studio based in Alcoy (Spain)...
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1970s Modern Figurative Paintings

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Paper, Gouache

Figurative Nude with Swan Circular Oil on Canvas
Located in Soquel, CA
"Leda" Circular Oil on Canvas Figurative Nude with Swan Detailed painting of Nude and Swan by Jose Garcia Arroyo. Jose is form Northwestern Mexico and sett...
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1970s Impressionist Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

Portrait of a Seated Woman
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Portrait of a Seated Woman oIl on canvas, c. 1930 Signed on the reverse in oil paint: "Paul W" Created while the artist was a student at the Minneapolis Institute of Arts Provenance: Estate of the artist Condition: Cleaned and stretched by Monica Radecki, South Bend, Indiana. The painting is unframed Canvas size: 30 x 24 inches This work created while the artist was in art school. Winchell studied art at the Minneapolis and Chicago Art Institutes in the 1930’s. He went on to teach at both institutions. Winchell studied under the noted artists Daniel Garber and Leon Kroll. Winchell exhibited at the Minneapolis Institute of Arts, Art Institute of Chicago and the Kansas City Art Institute. He retired to a quiet life in Painsville, Ohio. Paul H. Winchell (1903 – 1971) was a printmaker, illustrator, teacher, and gilder according to Crump, 2009 (Minnesota Prints and Printmakers, 1900- 1945, Minnesota Historical Society Press). He was the son of Mrs. Looman Winchell of Shepherd Rd as noted in a 1937 newspaper article (Painsville, O. Telegraph). Winchell grew up in North Perry, Ohio and then studied and worked as an instructor at the Art Institute of Chicago. He studied with Leon Kroll (1884 – 1974), Boris Anisfeld (1878-1973), Daniel Garber (1880 – 1958), Charles Woodbury (1864 – 1940), George Oberteuffer...
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1930s American Impressionist Figurative Paintings

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Oil

Reclining Nude Lady Model 1970's French Modernist Painting Provence Collection
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Artists Model Portrait of a Nude Lady reclining French School, circa 1970's oil painting on card, unframed size: 18 x 25.5 inches condition: overall very good, a very few light m...
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1970s Impressionist Figurative Paintings

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Oil

Reclining Nude Lady Model 1970's French Modernist Painting Provence Collection
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Artists Model Portrait of a Nude Lady reclining French School, circa 1970's indistinctly signed oil painting on card, unframed size: 25 x 18 inches condition: overall very good,...
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1970s Impressionist Figurative Paintings

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Oil

L'hymne du Roi David (King David's Dream)
Located in Boca Raton, FL
L'hymne du Roi David (King David's Dream) Oil on wood by Marc Chagall c late 70's Comes with Numbered and Verified Certificate of Authenticity from Comite C...
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1970s Abstract Expressionist Figurative Paintings

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Oil, Wood

“Return from the Field”
Located in Southampton, NY
Oil on canvas backed onto wooden board of a worker with a scythe returning home from a day of labor. In a picturesque Swiss village. The painting is attributed to the hand of Karl Adolph Weber, the Swiss artist. Signed “K. Weber” lower right. Circa 1935. The painting is a contemporary wood frame in a mahogany finish. Overall framed measurements are 19 by 15.25 inches. Provenance: A Sarasota, Florida collector. Karl Adolph Weber was a Swiss artist born in 1899 and died in 1978 known for his rural landscapes and figurative paintings of Switzerland...
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1930s Academic Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil, Board

1970’s French Large Surrealist Abstract Oil Painting Pink Green Blues
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Tristan Fabris 1973, French surrealist artist Abstract Surrealist composition oil on canvas, framed framed: 33 x 27 inches canvas: 32 x 25 inches private collection, France The pain...
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1970s Surrealist Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Boats on a Pond
Located in London, GB
'Boats on a Pond', oil on canvas, by Charles Kvapil (circa 1930s). This tranquil artwork depicts people fishing from their small boats. The motionless pond is surrounded by lush foli...
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1930s Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Pink Rose, Realist Flower Painting by Lowell Nesbitt 1976
Located in Long Island City, NY
A beautiful realist painting of a rose by American Artist, Lowell Nesbitt who was great inspired by Georgia O'Keeffe. Artist: Lowell Blair Nesbitt, Ameri...
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1970s Photorealist Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

" Mother with child" Oil cm. 50 x 35 1970
Located in Torino, IT
Mom, birth, baby, green, motherhood, Mother's Day KLARA VLASOVA (Moscow, 1926-2022) MUSEUMS St. Petersburg, State Russian Museum Moscow, Pushkin Museum Moscow, Museum of History ...
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1970s Impressionist Figurative Paintings

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Oil, Cardboard

Flowers in Fog, Large Painting by F. Hasenflug
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Florence Hasenflug, American (1914 - 2010) Title: Abstracted Bouquet Year: circa 1970 Medium: Oil on Canvas, signed l.r. and verso Size: 37.75 x 54 in. (95.89 x 137.16 cm) Fr...
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1970s American Realist Figurative Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

Spanish village landscape Spain oil on canvas painting
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Jordi Freixas Cortés (1917-1984) - Spanish village landscape - Oil on canvas Oil measures 65x54 cm. Frameless. Jordi Freixas Cortés (1917-1984) Jordi...
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1970s Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

The cellist
Located in Genève, GE
Work on canvas
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1930s Figurative Paintings

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Oil

L'Île aux Oiseaux by Paulémile Pissarro - Landscape oil painting
Located in London, GB
*UK BUYERS WILL PAY AN ADDITIONAL 20% VAT ON TOP OF THE ABOVE PRICE L'Île aux Oiseaux by Paulémile Pissarro (1884-1972) Oil on canvas 61 x 47.6 cm (24 x ...
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1930s Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Day at the Beach - Realistic Figurative Illustration in Gouache
Located in Soquel, CA
Day at the Beach - Realistic Figurative Illustration in Gouache Original figurative illustration of people at the beach by Charles Ross Kinghan (American, 1895-1984). Several women are looking at someone's foot, as if there is a splinter being removed. Three of the women are closer, with their heads in the frame. Two of them have are standing with their backs to the viewer. Between the women, the viewer can catch glimpses of other activities on the beach. Possibly a sketch for Good Housekeeping Magazine. Signed "Charles Ross" in the lower right corner. (Charles Ross Kinghan) Acquired with other signed estate works by the artist. Presented in a new cream mat. Mat size: 16"H x 13"W Board size: 14"H x 11.75"W Charles Ross Kinghan (American, 1895-1984) was born in Anthony, KS on January 18, 1895. A teacher, he moved to Wichita as a teenager and did sign painting for the Western Sign Works. He studied at the Chicago Academy of Fine Art in 1916, the American Academy of Art in Chicago, the Audubon School of Art and the Art Institute of Chicago. He was a pupil of Carl Scheffler, J. Wellington Reynolds, and H.A. Oberteuffer. He taught at the Art Institute of Chicago and at the American Academy of Art in Chicago. He was an illustrator for McCalls, Good Housekeeping, Saturday Evening Post, Colliers, and many others, including American Artist magazine. He was author and illustrator of Rendering Techniques for Commercial Art and Advertising (1956) and of Ted Kautzky...
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1930s American Impressionist Figurative Paintings

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Watercolor, Gouache, Cardboard

New Year's Day 1937, celebration at the English Garden, Geneva
Located in Genève, GE
Work on canvas Golden molded wooden frame 76 x 66 x 7 cm
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1930s Modern Figurative Paintings

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Oil

Original 70's Hand Painted Textile Design Gouache Pink & Black Color on Paper
Located in ALCOY/ALCOI, ES
Flowers and pixel design. Sealed on the back with design studio name and number 268 We offer a small number of these original illustration designs by this design studio based in Alc...
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1970s Modern Figurative Paintings

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Paper, Gouache

Vintage Black & Blue Goldfish
Located in Soquel, CA
Vibrant watercolor of a black and a blue fish painting by Florence, Italy artist Vittorio Guidotti (Italy, b-1922). Unsigned. "Original watercolor b...
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1930s Impressionist Figurative Paintings

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Paper, Watercolor

"Tully Lumber Mill, Orange, Massachusetts, " Dorothy Eaton, WPA Factory Rural
Located in New York, NY
Dorothy Eaton Tully Lumber Mill, Orange, Massachusetts, 1935 Signed and dated lower right Oil on canvas 17 1/2 x 23 1/2 inches Dorothy Eaton was born in East Orange, New Jersey in 1893. She studied at Smith College...
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1930s American Realist Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Allegory on Liszt during his stay in Geneva
Located in Genève, GE
Work on cardboard
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1930s Figurative Paintings

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Oil

Reclining Nude Lady Model 1970's French Modernist Painting Provence Collection
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Artists Model Portrait of a Nude Lady reclining French School, circa 1970's indistinctly signed oil painting on card, unframed size: 25 x 18 inches condition: overall very good,...
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1970s Impressionist Figurative Paintings

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Oil

Reclining Nude Lady Model 1970's French Modernist Painting Provence Collection
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Artists Model Portrait of a Nude Lady reclining French School, circa 1970's oil painting on card, unframed size: 18 x 26 inches condition: overall very good, a very few light mar...
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1970s Impressionist Figurative Paintings

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Oil

Reclining Nude Lady Model 1970's French Modernist Painting Provence Collection
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Artists Model Portrait of a Nude Lady reclining French School, circa 1970's indistinctly signed oil painting on card, unframed size: 17 x 25.5 inches condition: overall very goo...
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1970s Impressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

Sea and Rocks - Oil on Canvas by Gino Pira - 1937
Located in Roma, IT
Sea and rocks is an original artwork realized by Gino Pira in 1937. Original mixed colored oil painting on plywood. Hand-written dedication on the back. Beautiful and representati...
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1930s Modern Figurative Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

Mid-Century, Men working on a roadway in France in the Summer
Located in Woodbury, CT
THEODORE CHARLES BASIL HITCHCOCK Mid Century or slightly earlier scene of men working on a pathway in a French Town. He was a painter and teacher who studied at Hornsey School of Art, after attending London University, his teachers being Adrian Hill and John Charles Moody...
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1930s Impressionist Figurative Paintings

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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.

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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