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Figurative Paintings For Sale
Style: Modern
Style: Street Art
A Cafe in Madrid, Oil on Board Painting, Signed and Dated 1950, English Artist
Located in London, GB
Oil on board, signed and dated '50 bottom right, entitled on reverse Image size: 13 1/2 x 9 1/2 inches (34.5 x 23 cm) Original frame Exhibitions 1989, Belgrave Gallery, 22 Mason's Yard, Duke Street, St. James', London SW1 'Clifford Hall (1904-1973) 15th June - 14th July, no.12. Clifford Hall Clifford Hall was born in Wandsworth in 1904, and spent his youth in nearby Richmond upon Thames...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Board, Oil

Paper toss, orange painting Nº6
Located in MADRID, ES
Mentally, sometimes it’s hard to cut ties with the idea that creativity is pushed away from us, as we are constantly presented with pre set content ready to consume. It feels very l...
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21st Century and Contemporary Street Art Figurative Paintings

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Acrylic

Its All Greek to Me
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Aphrodite the Goddess of love and war inspired by South Florida vibrant color theme placed in a playful composition with modern living and motifs with emphasis on the past and presen...
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2010s Street Art Figurative Paintings

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Spray Paint, Acrylic

Maurice Asselin (1882-1947) Les Anémones, oil on canvas signed
Located in Paris, FR
Maurice Asselin (1882-1947) Les Anémones, a bouquet of anemones signed upper right oil on canvas 38 x 46 cm Label of the exhibition Maurice Asselin at the Galerie Schmit in february...
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1930s Modern Figurative Paintings

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Oil

1973 Vintage Mid-Century Swedish Framed Nude Oil Painting - In The Shadows
Located in Bristol, GB
IN THE SHADOWS Size: 37 x 29 cm (including frame) Oil on canvas An emotive and visually captivating abstract figurative painting, executed in oil onto canvas and dated 1973. Small ...
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1970s Modern Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Whippet GreyHound Dog Painting English Signed Contemporary Oil Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Waiting Patiently Dog Portrait by S. Moore (British contemporary) signed oil on board, unframed dated 2023 board: 8 x 10 inches provenance: private collection, UK condition: very goo...
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2010s Modern Figurative Paintings

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Oil

"Do you need me?"
Located in VÉNISSIEUX, FR
Dear art lover, This artwork makes part of my series dedicated to " Women" and in particularly celebrates a special bond and connection between women. This artwork called "Do you...
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2010s Modern Figurative Paintings

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Watercolor, Oil Pastel

Morning Glory No. 2 (Bees, Birch Panel, Botanicals, Butterflies, Floral, Gold)
Located in Kansas City, MO
Katrina Revenaugh Morning Glory No. 2 Archival Pigment Ink, Acrylic and Spray Paint on Birch Panel with a UV Matte Varnish with Natural Wood Edges. Year: 2022 Size: 24×24in Signed: O...
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2010s Modern Figurative Paintings

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Oil Pastel, Birch, Archival Ink, Spray Paint, Acrylic, Panel

Large 1960's French Portrait of Beautiful Young Lady Mona Lisa style pose
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Portrait of a Lady French School, circa 1960's period oil on board, unframed board: 28 x 21 inches provenance: private collection, Normandy, France condition: very good and sound con...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

Vintage Mid-Century Swedish Framed Portrait Oil Painting - Painterly Portrait
Located in Bristol, GB
PAINTERLY PORTRAIT Size: 53 x 44 cm (including frame) Oil on canvas A very striking and emotive mid-century figurative portrait, executed in oil onto canvas. The painting portrays ...
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1950s Modern Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Huge Mid 20th Century French Oil Painting Two Figures Entwined
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Figures Entwined by Joel Lacroix (French mid 20th century) signed and dated verso oil on canvas, unframed canvas : 39.5 x 32 inches provenance: private collection, France condition: ...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

WPA Scene American Modernism 20th Century Workers Strike Realism Industrial
Located in New York, NY
WPA Scene American Modernism 20th Century Workers Strike Realism Industrial "Pawns" 16 x 20 inches,. Oil on board, c. 1930’s. Signed lower left. Stowell Sherman...
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1930s American Modern Figurative Paintings

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Oil, Board

Portrait of young woman in red hat by Modern British artist Ewart Johns
Located in Petworth, West Sussex
A striking portrait of a young woman, or girl, in a deep red hat. Her eyes seem to be in a blueish shade, giving her an air of mystery, as she searches out of the frame. Ewart John...
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20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings

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Oil, Board

Judaica Oil Painting Jewish Family Interior Shtetl Scene
Located in Surfside, FL
Peter Horowitz, painter, born 1922, Poland. Lived in Hod Hasharon in Israel. Studied at the Art Academy, Krakow. died in 2005. Studies: Art Academy, Cracow. Peter Horowitz was born...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings

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Oil, Board

Large American Modernist Post Impressionist Framed Portrait Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Vintage American modernist oil painting. Oil on canvas. Framed. No signature found.
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1950s Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"Side Stretch Nude 3" 1984 Figure Gouache and Pastel American Modernist
Located in Arp, TX
Jack Hooper "Side Stretch Nude 3" 9/7/1984 Gouache and pastel on paper 20"x26" unframed Signed and dated in pencil lower right In this exemplary work of modernist art, Jack Hooper e...
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1980s American Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Paper, Pastel, Gouache

Israeli Judaica Folk Art Oil Synagogue Interior Malkos Lashes Erev Yom kippur
Located in Surfside, FL
Yitzchak Roman, Israeli Folk Artist Painting and sculpture, born in Safed, 1913, known for his naive depictions of Jewish life and biblical scenes...
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20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, 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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Canvas, Oil

"Nude in Bubble" 1960s Paint & Pastel Nude American Modernist Jack Hooper
Located in Arp, TX
Jack Hooper "Nude in Bubble" c. 1960 Gouache and pastel on paper 15"x18" unframed Signed in pencil lower left Jack Hooper's abstract artwork, featuring a figure outlined in bold bla...
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Mid-20th Century American Modern Figurative Paintings

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Paper, Pastel, Gouache

Israeli Modernist Watercolor Landscape Signed in Hebrew
Located in Surfside, FL
In this piece the artist choice of colors is muted, and there is a deft blending of them. Israel has had a Vibrant Folk Art, Naive art scene for a long time now, artists like Yisrael Paldi, Nahum Guttman, Reuven Rubin and even Yefim Ladizhinsky had naive periods. The most well know of the strict naive artists are Shalom of Safed, Irene Awret, Gabriel Cohen, Natan Heber, Michael Falk and Kopel Gurwin. Naïve art is any form of visual art that is created by a person who lacks the formal education and training that a professional artist undergoes (in anatomy, art history, technique, perspective, ways of seeing). Unlike folk art, naïve art does not necessarily evince a distinct cultural context or tradition. Naïve art is recognized, and often imitated, for its childlike simplicity and frankness. Paintings of this kind typically have a flat rendering style with a rudimentary expression of perspective. One particularly influential painter of "naïve art" was Henri Rousseau (1844–1910), a French Post-Impressionist who was discovered by Pablo Picasso. Naïve art is often seen as outsider art that is by someone without formal (or little) training or degree. While this was true before the twentieth century, there are now academies for naïve art. Naïve art is now a fully recognized art genre, represented in art galleries worldwide. Museums devoted to naïve art now exist in Kecskemét, Hungary; Riga, Latvia; Jaen, Spain; Rio de Janeiro, Brasil; Vicq France and Paris. "Primitive art" is another term often applied to art by those without formal training, but is historically more often applied to work from certain cultures that have been judged socially or technologically "primitive" by Western academia, such as Native American, sub saharan African or Pacific Island art (see Tribal art). This is distinguished from the self-conscious, "primitive" inspired movement primitivism. Another term related to (but not completely synonymous with) naïve art is folk art. There also exist the terms "naïvism" and "primitivism" which are usually applied to professional painters working in the style of naïve art (like Paul Gauguin, Mikhail Larionov, Paul Klee). At all events, naive art can be regarded as having occupied an "official" position in the annals of twentieth-century art since - at the very latest - the publication of the Der Blaue Reiter, an almanac in 1912. Wassily Kandinsky and Franz Marc, who brought out the almanac, presented 6 reproductions of paintings by le Douanier' Rousseau (Henri Rousseau), comparing them with other pictorial examples. However, most experts agree that the year that naive art was "discovered" was 1885, when the painter Paul Signac became aware of the talents of Henri Rousseau and set about organizing exhibitions of his work in a number of prestigious galleries. The Earth Group (Grupa Zemlja) were Croatian artists, architects and intellectuals active in Zagreb from 1929 to 1935. The group included the painters Krsto Hegedušić, Edo Kovačević, Omer Mujadžić, Kamilo Ružička, Ivan Tabaković, and Oton Postružnik, the sculptors Antun Augustinčić, Frano Kršinić, and the architect Drago Ibler. Art brut, primitive art, primitive, art naïf, naïve art. Outsider art. A term applied to Yugoslav (Croatian) naive painters working in or around the village of Hlebine, near the Hungarian border, from about 1930. Some of the best known naive artists are Dragan Gaži, Ivan Generalić, Josip Generalić, Krsto Hegedušić, Mijo Kovačić, Ivan Lacković-Croata, Franjo Mraz, Ivan Večenaj and Mirko Virius. Camille Bombois (1883–1970) Ferdinand Cheval, known as 'le facteur Cheval' (1836–1924) Henry Darger (1892–1973) L. S. Lowry (1887–1976) Grandma Moses, Anna Mary Robertson (1860–1961) Nikifor (1895–1968) Poland, Horace Pippin (1888–1946) Jon Serl (1894-1993) United States Alfred Wallis (1855–1942) Scottie Wilson (1890–1972) Gesner Abelard (b. 1922) Jan Balet (1913–2009) Michel Delacroix (b. 1933) France Howard Finster (1916–2001) Ivan Rabuzin (1921–2008) Spontaneous Art Museum in Brussels Art en Marge Museum in Brussels MADmusée in Liege International Museum of Naive Art of Brazil in Cosme Velho, Rio de Janeiro Gallery Jacques Ardies in São Paulo Musée international d'art naïf de Magog in Magog Croatian Museum of Naïve Art in Zagreb Gallery of Croatian Naïve Art...
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1980s Modern Figurative Paintings

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Watercolor

Washing on a Line - Modern British Figurative Garden Oil on Canvas Painting
Located in Sevenoaks, GB
A beautiful Modern British oil on canvas by Ruth Farrelly which depicts a lady putting her washing out on a line in her garden. Superb quality and striking painting, presented in the...
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20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

French Modernist Signed Oil Portrait of Child on Beach with Sea & Boat
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Huguette Ginet-Lasnier (French 1927-2020) signed oil painting on board, framed dated 2007 framed: 22 x 19 inches board: 18 x 15 inches. All the paintings we have for sale by this art...
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21st Century and Contemporary Modern Figurative Paintings

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Oil

Waiting for the Bus in a Blizzard- WPA American Scene 1938 NYC Modernism Realism
Located in New York, NY
Waiting for the Bus in a Blizzard- WPA American Scene 1938 NYC Modernism Realism. 16 x 16 inches, Oil on board, Signed and dated 1938 lower left. ...
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1930s American Modern Figurative Paintings

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Oil, Board

Damenportrait
Located in Wien, 9
Die Arbeit von Albert Bertalan war ein Spontankauf aufgrund der offensichtlichen Qualität der Arbeit, noch bevor ich etwas über den Künstler recherchieren konnte. Das Label „Ecole de...
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1920s Modern Figurative Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

Huge Contemporary Oil Painting Nude Lady against Red Background signed
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Nude Model European School, contemporary signed oil on canvas, unframed canvas: 39 x 39 inches provenance: private collection, France condition: very good and sound condition
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21st Century and Contemporary Modern Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

La Plage a Soorts-Hossegor - Modernist Landscape Oil Painting Maurice Brianchon
Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire
Signed oil on canvas coastal landscape by French modern painter Maurice Brianchon who was known as one of the Painters of Poetic Reality. This simple and charming piece depicts a view of the beach at Soorts-Hossegor on a grey day. The figures of two soldiers walk across the sand and others are gathered on the walkway beyond. Signature: Signed lower right Dimensions: Framed: 30"x38" Unframed: 21"x29" Provenance: Private collection - Switzerland As a young man, Maurice Brianchon studied at school in Le Mans before joining the École des Beaux-Arts in Bordeaux. He went on to study at the École des Arts Décoratifs in Paris, remaining there from 1917 to 1923 and working under the direction of Eugène Morand. It was here that he met and became friends with Oudot and Legueult. When he exhibited for the first time at the Salon d'Automne he was immediately elected as a member. He received the Blumenthal Award in 1924 and the Carnegie Prize in 1939. He was a founder member of the Salon des Tuileries and was appointed to serve on the committee in 1941. He also exhibited at the Salon de la Société Nationale des Beaux-Arts in Paris. He took part in major exhibitions abroad, including the Venice Triennale, Antwerp, Rio de Janeiro, New York, Madrid, Brussels and Stockholm. He soon made his mark as a decorative artist, creating stage sets for the Opéra for a production of Griséldis (1922) in collaboration with Legueult, and for Noble and Sentimental Waltzes ( Valses Nobles et Sentimentales) (1938), Sylvia (1941) and The Model Animals ( Les Animaux Modèles) (1944). He created a large, decorative piece entitled Symphony at the Palais de Chaillot, where he worked with Chapelain-Midy, Planson and Oudot. He also decorated the Lycée Janson-de-Sailly with murals. With his wife Marguerite Louppe he produced three large panels commissioned by the state in 1942 for the Conservatoire. The Gobelins and Aubusson tapestry works produced tapestries after his cartoons. He also produced cartoons for stained glass windows at the church of Assy in 1946. He taught at the Estienne school and the École des Arts Décoratifs in 1937 and in 1949 at the École des Beaux-Arts. He often painted landscapes showing the banks of the Seine, as did the Impressionists, and demonstrated a particular interest in circuses and music halls, as can be seen in Acrobats and French Can Can...
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1940s Modern Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

"Side Stretch Nude" 1984 Figure Gouache and Pastel American Modernist
Located in Arp, TX
Jack Hooper "Side Stretch Nude" 9/7/1984 Gouache and pastel on paper 20"x26" unframed Signed and dated in pencil lower left In this intriguing modernist artwork, Jack Hooper's minim...
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1980s American Modern Figurative Paintings

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Paper, Pastel, Gouache

"You are my rock"
Located in VÉNISSIEUX, FR
Dear art lover, I love working on one of my favorite series dedicated to women and especially I try to go deeper on exploring a theme of a soul bond or a soul connection between peop...
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2010s Modern Figurative Paintings

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Oil Pastel

Large Modernist Oil Painting 1940s, Judaica Hasidic Shtetl Wagon Driver WPA Era
Located in Surfside, FL
Genre: Modern Subject: Landscape with figure of horse, driver and wagon Medium: Oil Surface: wood Board EMANUEL ROMANO Rome, Italy, b. 1897, d. 1984 Emanuel Glicen 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 Glicenstein Romano 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 WPA Federal Art Project creating murals. ( there were many jewish artists active with in the WPA period. notably Chaim Gross, Ben Shahn, Isaac and Moses Soyer, Abraham Rattner and many others. 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 Glicenstein 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 Williams...
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1930s American Modern Figurative Paintings

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Oil, Board

Myself as a Big Boss in New York - Large Figurative Portrait Oil Painting
Located in Sevenoaks, GB
Fine large 20th century oil on canvas self portrait of the artist as a Big Boss in New York. Inscribed twice with title on the reverse. Excellent quality work by an unknown artist. P...
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20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

"Three Muses" 1987 Paint & Ink Nude American Modernist Jack Hooper
Located in Arp, TX
Jack Hooper "Three Muses" 1987 Gouache and ink on paper 21.25"x15.5" unframed Signed and dated in pencil lower left In this minimalist composition on black paper, Jack Hooper expert...
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1980s American Modern Figurative Paintings

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Paper, Gouache, Ink

Large French/ Polish Modernist Oil Painting Interior Room Figures Reading & Dog
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Interior Scene by Jacob Markiel (Polish 1911-2008) *See notes below oil on canvas, unframed canvas: 34 x 30 inches provenance: the artists estate, south ...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Lalibela
Located in Wien, 9
Egon Hofmann war nicht nur als Maler wichtig und wegweisend, sondern auch als Netzwerker, der als Gründer und langjähriger Präsident der Künstlervereinigung „März“ eine wichtige Roll...
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1960s Modern Figurative Paintings

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Oil, Wood Panel

Street in Winter, 1949
Located in New York, NY
Signed lower right: PENNEY; on stretcher bar: Street in Winter JAMES / PENNEY 1949 (formerly City Street in Winter)
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Mid-20th Century American Modern Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Ich in meinen Bildern
Located in Wien, 9
Der begnadete Zeichner Karl Anton Fleck wurde vor kurzem mit einer Personalen in der Albertina geadelt. In dieser Ausstellung fehlte allerdings etwas ganz Entscheidendes: Eines der w...
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1960s Modern Figurative Paintings

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Wood Panel, Oil

The Couple - Oil Paint attr. Edgar Stoebel - Mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
The couple  is an artwork attribuited to Edgar Stoebel (1909-2001).  81 x 54 cm; no frame. Oil painting on canvas. Good conditions! 
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Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

1957 Mid-Century Abstract Signed Swedish Lithograph by Esaias Thorén - Baskets
Located in Bristol, GB
BASKETS Sheet size: 58 x 45.5 cm Image size: 49 x 38 cm Lithograph on paper A mid century limited edition (164/260) coloured lithograph, signed by Esaias Thorén and dated 1957. It ...
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1950s Modern Figurative Paintings

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Lithograph

Lerchenfeldner Gürtel (Vienna)
Located in Wien, 9
Ernst Huber war eine zeitlang am Kunstmarkt aufgrund einer Nachlassauktion so omnipräsent, dass mir etwas das Entdeckungsinteresse an diesem sehr guten Kü...
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1920s Modern Figurative Paintings

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Oil, Panel

Lovers - Nude Couple in Bed - Figurative Composition in Acrylic on Paper
Located in Soquel, CA
Lovers - Nude Couple in Bed - Figurative Composition in Acrylic on Paper Expressive depiction of a nude couple by Byron Richard Rodarmel (American, 1932-2007). A couple is intertwin...
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Mid-20th Century American Modern Figurative Paintings

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Acrylic, Paper

Tulip Mania Triptych - Basquiat Style
Located in OIA, ES
The Painting and Its Style: "Tulip Mania" This painting is a prime example of Neo-Expressionism, a movement in the arts that emerged in the late 1970s and is characterized by its bo...
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2010s Street Art Figurative Paintings

Materials

Enamel

Still Life with Candlestick and Book by Joseph Pressmane - Still life painting
Located in London, GB
Still Life with Candlestick and Book by Joseph Pressmane (1904-1967) Oil on board 35.5 x 42 cm (14 x 16 ¹/₂ inches) Signed and dated lower...
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1950s Modern Figurative Paintings

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Oil, Board

Folk Singer oil painting by Byron Browne
Located in Hudson, NY
Lovely oil painting by Byron Browne. Measures 18" x 14" and framed 24" x 20" x 1 3/4". Signed "Byron Browne" lower left. Inscribed on canvas verso: Byron Browne / 1958 / – Folk Singer– / 18 x 14 / N.Y.C. About this artists: Through an oeuvre displaying the re-envisioning of figural subjects and the formation of an abstract expressionist style, Byron Browne stands out among the American abstractionists of his generation. Born in Yonkers, New York, in 1907, the artist was a bright talent at the National Academy of Design in his teens. From 1924 to 1928 Browne studied at the Academy under notable artists Robert Aitkin, Charles Courtney Curran, Charles Hawthorne, Alice Murphy...
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1950s Modern Figurative Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

The Fishermen
Located in London, GB
'The Fishermen', oil on canvas, by Anna Costa (circa 1970s). Cassis is a small, Provencal fishing village in southern France, located about 45 minutes east of Marseille and 45 minute...
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1970s Modern Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Wassermannskinder
Located in Wien, 9
Carry Hauser ist einer der faszinierendsten Künstler Österreichs des 20. Jahrhunderts, der über einen sehr langen Zeitraum in unterschiedlichen Stilen relevante Arbeiten geschaffen h...
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1970s Modern Figurative Paintings

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Oil, Wood Panel

UN Poster Design American Scene Mid 20th Century Modernism WPA World Peace
Located in New York, NY
UN Poster Design American Scene Mid 20th Century Modernism WPA World Peace Jo Cain (1904 – 2003) We Are All Members of the Human Race: UN Poster Proposal 21 x...
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1940s American Modern Figurative Paintings

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Board, Egg Tempera

Emerald Shine Original Oil Painting with Hourse by Andrei Sitsko
Located in Sempach, LU
This painting is dedicated to courage, strength, and beauty. Man and horse, interaction, love. Powerful and restrained color. • Linen canvas, high-quality oil paints. • Two coats of protective gloss varnish were applied to protect the painting from UV rays and dust. • Signed and dated by the artist on the back. • Includes a certificate of authenticity signed by the artist. • Shipping rolled in a tube. Please do not hesitate to contact me! Thank you for visiting my art! Best regards! Andrei Sitsko
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2010s Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Normandy : On a Bench in Etretat - Original Oil On Canvas Hansigned
Located in Paris, FR
Jean-Jacques RENÉ Normandy : On a Bench in Etretat Original oil paint on canvas Hansigned 33 x 41 cm (c. 13 x 16.2 inch) Presented with a black lacquered wooden frame Excellent co...
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Late 20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings

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Oil

Sounds in colors. 2023., canvas, oil, 90x70 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Sounds in colors. 2023., canvas, oil, 90x70 cm
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2010s Modern Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

1950s Academic Realistic Study of Hands Oil Painting Signed Stuart Whyte
Located in Surfside, FL
1950s Academic Realistic Study of Hands Oil Painting Signed Stuart Whyte In the manner of Auguste Rodin.
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1950s Modern Figurative Paintings

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Oil, Board

Portrait - Paint by Antonio Feltrinelli - 1930s
Located in Roma, IT
Portrait is an artwork realized by Antonio Feltrinelli, 1930s.  H 160 x 110 cm. Oil paiting on canvas. Hand signed lower left margin. Good conditions! Antonio Feltrinelli (Mil...
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1930s Modern Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Smash or Pass
Located in New York, NY
2023, Oil on canvas
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2010s American Modern Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Pure Cats
Located in PARIS, FR
Acrylic and oil on canvas 100 x 100 cm (39.4 x 39.4 in) Unique artwork Black wooden frame (105 x 105 x 4 cm) - (41.3 x 41.3 x 1.6 in) Signed by the artist Certificate of authenticity
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Early 2000s Street Art Figurative Paintings

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Spray Paint, Acrylic

Football in the Park - Modern British Figurative Oil on Canvas Painting
Located in Sevenoaks, GB
A beautiful oil on canvas which has been laid on board by the English artist David William Burley depicting a group of friends playing football in a park. Signed lower right and pres...
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1960s Modern Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

1950's French Oil Painting Portrait of Beautiful Young Lady La Napolitaine
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
'La Napolitaine' by Jean Gagnaud, French mid 20th century signed oil on canvas, framed framed: 20 x 18.5 inches canvas: 15 x 13 inches provenance: private collection, France conditio...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Wash Day - Modern British Figurative Hanging Washing in Garden Oil Painting
Located in Sevenoaks, GB
A beautiful Modern British oil on board by Ruth Farrelly which depicts a lady putting her washing out on a line in her garden. Superb quality and striking painting, presented in the ...
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20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

Very Thickly Painted French Mid Century Oil Painting Busy European City Figures
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Busy City Square French School, mid 20th century indistinctly signed oil on board, framed framed: 15 x 19 inches board: 8 x 12 inches provenance: private collection condition: very g...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

Ballerina dancer on vivid yellow and orange background
Located in Oostende, BE
Antoon Catrie (Ronsele, Belgium, 1924-1977), ‘Ballerina dancer’, oil on panel – tempera technique like in icons. The work is signed.
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Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Wood, Tempera

Still Life with Pineapple 20th century oil painting by Angela Stones
Located in London, GB
To see our other Modern British Art, scroll down to "More from this Seller" and below it click on "See all from this Seller" - or send us a message if you cannot find the artist you want. Angela Stones (1914 - 1995) Still Life with Pineapple Oil on board 41 x 51 cm Signed lower left. A dark, characterful mid-century still life in oils, characterised by Stones' textured brushwork and rich use of colour. Stones was educated at the Chelsea School of Art, and was a member of an artistic dynasty. Her mother Dorothy Bradshaw (1893 - 1983) studied under Jack Merriott – the artist famous for his British Rail posters, and her son, Christopher Assheton-Stones (1947 - 1999), was arguably the foremost pastel artist...
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20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

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