Figurative Paintings

Work on canvas Beige wooden frame 41.5 x 44 x 5 cm

Kelley Carman Backlog (Still Life, Books, Reading, Hobby, Warm) Oil on Canvas Year: 2024 Size: 11.5 x 15.5 inches Framed Size: 24 x 20 inches Signed and titled COA provided *Frame...

Simka Simkhovitch (Russian/American 1893 - 1949) This came with a small grouping from the artist's family, some were hand signed some were not. These were studies for larger paintings. Simka Simkhovitch (Симха Файбусович Симхович) (aka Simka Faibusovich Simkhovich) (Novozybkov, Russia May 21, 1885 O.S./June 2, 1885 N.S.—Greenwich, Connecticut February 25, 1949) was a Ukrainian-Russian Jewish artist and immigrant to the United States. He painted theater scenery in his early career and then had several showings in galleries in New York City. Winning Works Progress Administration (WPA) commissions in the 1930s, he completed murals for the post offices in Jackson, Mississippi and Beaufort, North Carolina. His works are in the permanent collections of the Dallas Museum of Art, the National Museum of American Art and the Whitney Museum of American Art. Born outside Kyiv (Petrograd Ukraine) into a Jewish family who owned a small department store. During a severe case of measles when he was seven, Simcha Simchovitch sketched the views outside his window and decided to become an artist, over his father's objections. Beginning in 1905, he studied at the Grekov Odessa Art School and upon completion of his studies in 1911 received a recommendation to be admitted to the Imperial Academy of Arts. Though he enrolled to begin classes in architecture, painting, and sculpture at the Imperial Academy, he was dropped from the school roster in December because of the quota on the number of Jewish students and drafted into the army. Simchovitch served as a private in the 175th Infantry Regiment Baturyn [ru] until his demobilization in 1912. Re-enrolling in the Imperial Academy, he audited classes. Simka Simkhovitch exhibited paintings and sculptures in 1918 as part of an exhibition of Jewish artists and in 1919 placed 1st in the competition "The Great Russian Revolution" with a painting called "Russian Revolution" which was hung in the State Museum of Revolution. In 1922, Simkha Simkhovitch exhibited at the International Book Fair in Florence (Italian: Fiera Internazionale del Libro di Firenze). In 1924, Simkhovitch came to the United States to make illustrations for Soviet textbooks and decided to immigrate instead. Initially he supported himself by doing commercial art and a few portrait commissions. In 1927, he was hired to paint a screen for a scene in the play "The Command to Love" by Fritz Gottwald and Rudolph Lothar which was playing at the Longacre Theatre on Broadway. Art dealers began clamoring for the screen and Simkhovitch began a career as a screen painter for the theater. Catching the attention of the screenwriter, Ernest Pascal, he worked as an illustrator for Pascal, who then introduced him to gallery owner, Marie Sterner. Simkhovitch's works appeared at the Marie Sterner Gallery beginning with a 1927 exhibit and were repeated the following year. Simkhovitch had an exhibit in 1929 at Sterner's on circus paintings. In 1931, he held a showing of works at the Helen Hackett Gallery, in New York City and later that same year he was one of the featured artists of a special exhibit in San Francisco at the California Palace of the Legion of Honor in Lincoln Park. The exhibit was coordinated by Marie Sterner and included four watercolors, including one titled "Nudes". He is of the generation of Russian Soviet artists such as Isaac Pailes, Serge Charchoune, Marc Chagall, Chana Orloff, Isaac Ilyich Levitan, and Ossip Zadkine. In 1936, Simkhovitch was selected to complete the mural for the WPA Post office project in Jackson, Mississippi. The mural was hung in the post office and courthouse in 1938 depicted a plantation theme. Painted on the wall behind the judge’s bench, “Pursuits of Life in Mississippi”, a depiction of black workers engaged in manual labor amid scenes of white professionals and socialites, was eventually covered over in later years during renovations due to its stereotypical African American imagery. Simka painted what he thought was typical of Jackson. His impression of pre-civil rights Mississippi was evidently Greek Revival column houses, weeping willow trees, working class families, and the oppression of African Americans. He painted African American men picking cotton, while a white man took account of the harvest and a white judge advised a white family, calling it Pursuits of Life in Mississippi. Though clearly endorsed by the government and initially generally well-received, the mural soon raised concerns with locals as the climate toward racial segregation began to change. The main concern was whether depictions that show African Americans in subjugated societal roles should be featured in a courtroom. The following year, his painting "Holiday" won praise at an exhibition in Lincoln, Nebraska. In 1940, Simkhovitch's second WPA post office project was completed when four murals, "The Cape Lookout Lighthouse and the Orville W. Mail Boat", "The Wreck of the Crissie Wright", "Sand Ponies" and "Canada Geese" were installed in Beaufort, North Carolina. The works were commissioned in 1938 and did not generate the controversy that the Jackson mural had. The main mural is "The Wreck of the Crissie Wright" and depicts a shipwreck which had occurred in Beaufort in 1866. "The Cape Lookout Lighthouse and the Orville W. Mail Boat" depicted the lighthouse built in 1859 and the mail boat that was running mail during the time which Simkhovitch was there. The boat ran mail for the area until 1957. "Sand Ponies" shows the wild horses common to the North Carolina barrier islands and "Canada Geese" showed the importance of hunting and fishing in the area. All four murals were restored in the 1990s by Elisabeth Speight, daughter of two other WPA muralists, Francis Speight...

A cubistic, playful cityscape of Portland, with its famous bridges crossing the river is a backdrop for this female biker, clad in vintage wear and a red hat. Portland's Finest: Vi...

THE GARDENER Size: 52 x 45 cm (including frame) Oil on Canvas An expressive mid-century landscape composition, painted in oil onto canvas. The painting encapsulates a scene of quie...

Louis de Caullery (1582-1621) Antwerp School early 17th century Oil on oak panel Dimensions: h. 51 cm (20.08 in), w. 43 cm (16.93 in) Ebonized wooden frame Framed: h. 67 cm (26.38 in...

About the Artist A Rhode Island native, I earned a BFA from Rhode Island School of Design. Since then I’ve worked as a freelance artist, decorative painter, teacher and master paint...

Immerse yourself in the charm of Dutch Golden Age artistry with this captivating piece by Edward Collier, an acclaimed still-life painter renowned for his vanitas and trompe-l'œil wo...

This superb Dutch 17th century Golden Age Old Master cityscape oil painting of Amsterdam is by noted artist Jacobus Storck. Painted circa 1670, the composition is a Dutch Amsterdam h...

MELLOWING Oil on Board Size: 40.5 x 49 cm (including frame) A wonderfully expressive and brilliantly executed figurative portrait composition, painted in oil onto board. Against a...

About the Artist A Rhode Island native, I earned a BFA from Rhode Island School of Design. Since then I’ve worked as a freelance artist, decorative painter, teacher and master paint...

ALL AT ONCE Size: 77 x 66 cm (including frame) Oil on Canvas A beautifully textured and confidently executed mid-century modernist figurative composition in oil, painted onto canva...

This superb Dutch Old Master Golden Age oil painting is attributed to Pieter Bodding van Laer. Painted circa 1635 the composition is a group of travellers who have stopped to rest. I...

Aldro T. Hibbard Winter in the Valley Signed lower right Oil on canvas 24 x 30 inches Born in Falmouth, Massachusetts, Aldro Hibbard was an Impressionist landscape painter much con...

About the Artist A Rhode Island native, I earned a BFA from Rhode Island School of Design. Since then I’ve worked as a freelance artist, decorative painter, teacher and master paint...

About the Artist A Rhode Island native, I earned a BFA from Rhode Island School of Design. Since then I’ve worked as a freelance artist, decorative painter, teacher and master paint...

SOUTHERN FARMERS Size: 41 x 49 cm (including frame) Oil on Canvas A subdued and soothing mid-century modernist style composition, executed in oil onto canvas by the established Swe...

WHISPERS Mixed Media on Board Size: 30 x 37 cm (including frame) A wonderfully expressive and brilliantly executed figurative composition in mixed media (oil, watercolour gouache),...

Still life with apples and bottle is a modern artwork realized by an Artist of the mid-20th Century. Mixed colored oil painting. Includes frame.

FAMILY HOME Size: 50 x 68 cm (including frame) Oil on Canvas A wonderfully detailed modernist composition of an interior, painted in oil onto canvas and dated 1975. This charming n...

Provenance: Alfred Stevens Collection Sold by Madame Blanc on May 3, 1876 (number 24 representing The Departure of the Vendéens, FRF 510, bought back by Madame Blanc). Paul Touzet (...

FIGURES BY THE HARBOUR Oil on Board Size: 34 x 64 cm (including frame) Characterised by bold lines, vivid colours and distinct forms, this painting carries a modernist ethos. We s...

NUDE ON PURPLE CHAIR Oil on Canvas Size: 29.5 x 26.5 cm (including frame) A tender and contemplative composition of a nude portrait, painted in oil onto canvas. The artist explore...

CAROUSEL JOY Oil on Board Size: 43 x 51 cm (including frame) A joyful mid-century composition that captures the vibrant energy of a carousel ring with children, executed in oil ont...

"Looking Out" is a contemporary seascape with a young woman in white admiring the view. Framed dimensions: 14 x 24 inches Kelly Carmody’s work has been widely exhibited and collect...

Enoch Seeman - 1894 - 1744 An excellent example of Seeman's work. It is typically unsigned as was the case of many portraits of that time. A three quarter length portrait showing a r...

Dramatic, monumental oil painting laid to Masonite by George Matthews Harding (1882-1959). Painter, illustrator and muralist, Harding was born in Philadelphia. He studied at the Pyle...

The universal farmers market is bustling with action. Geometric stalls with intense color coupled with contrasting blue arches creates the dynamism in this work of art. The Market #...

Flirty. 2006, canvas, mixed media, 100x30 cm

Sublimation or weightlessness. 2006, canvas, oil, 70x90 cm

French painter (18th-19th century) - Trompe l'oeil. 61 x 48 cm without frame, 69.5 x 56.5 cm with frame. Antique oil painting on panel, in wooden frame. Condition report: Good sta...

Near the sea. Cardboard, oil, 17x27 cm Laimdots Murnieks has said: "I am a sunny artist. The sun and a woman are the center of the world. It is not for nothing that the sun always c...

HAROLD DEARDEN (BRITISH, 1888-1962) THE WINDOW CLEANERS Oil on canvas Signed `H DEARDEN’ (lower left) 30 x 30 in. (76.3 x 76.3 cm.) Dearden studied at Rochdale School of Art under H...

18th century English school portrait of a lady, said to be Mrs. John Ruscombe of Colne, Lancaster, as the muse Erato This very skilfully painted portrait depicts a lady as the muse Erato, playing the Lyre. Her eyes are filled with emotion and her lips are curved in a soft, delightful smile. Hinting at the love song she is composing? Erato is one of the nine Muses in Greek mythology. She is the muse of lyric poetry, love poetry, and mimicry. Erato is often depicted holding a lyre, symbolizing her association with music and poetry. She inspires poets and writers to create works that celebrate love, beauty, and human emotions. Our painting was sold in the early 1900s as a work by Angelica Kauffman. Kauffman was an 18th-century Swiss Neoclassical painter who achieved significant success and recognition in a male-dominated art world. Born in Switzerland in 1741, she showed exceptional talent from a young age and received formal art training in Italy. Kauffman gained fame for her historical and mythological paintings, as well as her portraits, which were characterized by their grace, elegance, and classical influences. She was a founding member of the Royal Academy of Arts in London and enjoyed patronage from aristocrats and royalty throughout Europe. Kauffman's work contributed to the rise of Neoclassicism and she remains one of the most prominent female artists of her time. Measurements: Oil on canvas ca. 98 by 77cm and with the frame ca. 118 by 97 cm Provenance: Collection of Felix Gouled American Art Association, Anderson Galleries, by 1937 Kende Galleries at Gimbel Brothers, Jay Gould...

Signed and Dated Modern Line Drawing Oil Painting of Nude Man. Louis Stettner (November 7, 1922 – October 13, 2016) was an American photographer of the 20th century whose work inclu...

This stunning Italian 17th century Old Master religious oil painting is by Baroque artist Giuseppe Bartolomeo Chari. Painted circa 1684 it is a large and vibrant oil painting of the Madonna and child. To their left is Saint Catherine and to their right four putti or cherubs look upon a sleeping Jesus. The detail in all the figures faces and hair and the colouring is just superb, especially the Madonna's sumptuous blue robe. A really fabulous 17th century religious work with previous full attribution and excellent provenance which was once attributed to Carlo Maratta (1625-1713). Provenance. With Vangelisti, Lucca, Italy, 1966, from whom acquired by the family of the previous owner, and thence by descent. Red seal stamp verso Christies April 15th 1912 Christies March 23 1956 Condition. Oil on Canvas. Image size 44 x 54 inches unframed and in good condition. Frame. Housed in an original Carlo Maratta frame, 62 inches by 52 inches framed and in good condition. Giuseppe Bartolomeo Chiari (1654-1727), also known simply as Giuseppe Chiari, was an Italian painter of the late-Baroque period, active mostly in Rome. Born in Rome, he was one of the main assistants, along with Giuseppe Passeri and Andrea Procaccini, in the studio of an elder Carlo Maratta. His father had opposed the career, but his mother, on the recommendation of a painter named Carlo Antonio Gagliani. By the age of 22, he had frescoed the lateral lunettes (Birth of Virgin and Adoration of Magi...

Tree-lined street is a modern artwork realized by Giovanni Antoci. Mixed colored painting.  Hand signed on the lower margin. Includes frame. 

The Naval Engagement French School, early 1800's period oil on canvas, unframed painting: 28 x 36 inches provenance: private collection condition: very good and sound condition, with...

THE CLASSROOM Size: 53 x 68 cm (including frame) Oil on Canvas A fun and richly detailed composition in oil, painted onto canvas and dated 1977. This playful oil painting depicts ...

17th century oil on copper - Penitent Magdalene in a landscape The very finely and delicately painting depicts Mary Magdalene in a vast landscape, with a vibrant sunset colouring th...

Enoch Seeman Canvas Size: 30 x 25" (76 x 62cm) Outside Frame Size: 37 x 32" (92 x 80cm) 1694-1744 He was born in Danzig, now Gdansk, Poland, around 1694. His father, also Enoch...

Still life with flowers is an original modern artwork realized by Antonio Mellone. Mixedc colored oil painting.  Hand signed A. Mellone on the lower margin. Includes frame.

17th century oil on copper - St. John the Baptist in a landscape with the Lamb The very finely and delicately painting depicts St. John in a vast landscape, with a vibrant sunset co...

This superb 17th century Dutch Golden Age oil painting has been more recently reattributed to Abraham Begeyn by Dr Marijke C. de Kinkelder formerly of the RKD - Netherlands Institute...

Early 20th Century Study of Rembrandt’s Portrait of Old Woman Russian for Niello Engraving A wonderful study of Rembrandt’s portrait of an Old Woman used for Niello engraving by Ru...

FIGURES IN HATS Size: 29 x 44.5 cm (including frame) Oil on Canvas A well-executed mid-century modernist figurative composition, painted in oil onto canvas. Depicted here are 2 fi...

Early work was impressionistic and hard abstract. Carola later developed a more mature way of working in a colourful exploration of the subject. Colour was her main interest and she...

Figure on blue background is a modern artwork realized by Pino Caruso in 1985. Mixed colored oil painting. Hand signed on lower margin. Signature and date on the back. Includes f...

Jolanta Johnsson, experienced Polish artist, graduate of the Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw, PhD of fine arts, university teacher. She currently lives in Sweden. This is how she writ...

Rabin Mondal Untitled ( Face ) Acrylic on paper 17.8 x 14 Inches 45.2 x 35.5 cm 2018 ( Unframed & Delivered ) Mondal was a clear observant of the various migrant workers who l...

A good antique Dutch/Flemish oil on panel painting, after Cornelis van Poelenburgh, circa 1850. The painting portrays a number of nude and partially robed nymphs dancing in a bucolic...

K. Laxma Goud Untitled, Intaglio on paper 10.5 x 8 inches 26.7 x 20.3 cm 2021 ( Set of 2 Works ) ( Framed & Delivered ) Style : Goud displays versatility over a range of medium...

Trip to the lake is a modern artwork realized by French painter Pauline Minartz. Mixed colored oil painting on paper.

K. Laxma Goud Intaglio 13 x 10.5 inches 33 x 26.7 cm 2022 ( Set of 2 Works ) ( Framed & Delivered ) Style : Goud displays versatility over a range of mediums, from printmakin...

K. Laxma Goud Intaglio 12 x 9 inches 30.5 x 22.9 cm 2022 ( Framed & Delivered ) Style : Goud displays versatility over a range of mediums, from printmaking, drawing, watercolour,...

K. Laxma Goud Intaglio on Paper 6.5 x 10.5 inches 16.5 x 26.7 cm ( Unframed & Delivered ) Style : Goud displays versatility over a range of mediums, from printmaking, drawing, w...

Still life is a modern artwork realized by Cristianus in the mid-20th Century. Mixed colored oil painting on canvas. Includes frame.

Rabin Mondal King Acrylic on Paper 22 x 15 inches 55.8 x 38.1 cm 2018 ( Unframed & Delivered ) Mondal was a clear observant of the various migrant workers who lived along his h...