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Figurative Paintings For Sale
Period: 19th Century
Period: 1970s
Mt Shasta Spring Stroll on the River Beneath the Mountain Original Oil on Linen
Located in Soquel, CA
Mt Shasta Spring Stroll on the River Beneath the Mountain Original Oil on Linen A solitary hiker on a trail with Northern California's Mt. Shasta in the distance by Joseph John Engl...
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Late 19th Century Hudson River School Figurative Paintings

Materials

Linen, Oil

Fine Large Antique Scottish Oil Painting Mother & Daughter in Highland Landscape
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Highland Path Scottish School, circa 1830's Oil painting on canvas, framed framed size: 34 x 28 inches canvas: 26 x 20 inches condition: very good and ready to hang provenance: f...
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Early 19th Century Victorian Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Dutch School 19th Century Oil - A Merry Tavern Drinker
Located in Corsham, GB
This Dutch style portrait depicts a merry tavern drinker in a dimly lit interior, gesturing with one hand while holding a glass of wine in the other. A flagon and clay pipe can be se...
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19th Century Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

"Quiet River at Dusk" Martin Johnson Heade, Salt Marsh, Luminist Landscape
Located in New York, NY
Martin Johnson Heade Quiet River at Dusk, circa 1859 Oil on canvas 15 x 25 inches Martin Johnson Heade was born in Lumberville, in Bucks County, Pennsylvania on August 11, 1819. He...
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1850s Academic Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

LARGE OIL PAINTING OLD MASTER Chester Harding (1792 - 1866) FINE 19th CENTURY
Located in Ferndown, GB
OIL PAINTING OLD MASTER ATTR to CHESTER CHARLES HARDING (1792 - 1866) FINE 19th CENTURY BRITISH Original Antique Large Early 19th Century British OLD MASTER OIL PAINTING Romantic Se...
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19th Century Realist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

19th century English Fishing boat at sea with Sun rise or Sunset
Located in Woodbury, CT
Adolphus Knell 19th-century English fishing boast at Sea. Owning in a 19th-century English fishing boat captured at sea circa 1880 by Adolphus Knell, with the sun rising or setting...
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1880s Victorian Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Panel

Large Malcah Zeldis Folk Art Oil Painting Jazz Great "Satchmo" Louis Armstrong
Located in Surfside, FL
Swing Jazz Quartet. Satchmo, Louis Armstrong! Oil Painting on board. Hand signed and dated 1974 Malcah Zeldis (born Mildred Brightman; 1931) is an American folk art painter. She is ...
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1970s Folk Art Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

Antique 19 century Large Oil Painting on canvas, Female portrait, Dated 1879
Located in Palm Coast, FL
This is an original antique 19th-century large oil painting on canvas painting depicting a portrait of a Lady in a long black dress, standing near a bright red curtain. The painting...
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Late 19th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

Fine 19th Century Portrait of a French Man with Moustache, Large Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist/ School: French School, 19th century Title: Portrait of a smartly dressed gentlema from the 19th century, sporting a moustache. Medium: oil on canvas, unframed and inscribe...
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19th Century Victorian Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

19th Century French Portrait of a Nun Large Oil Painting 1898
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Portrait of a Nun by Joseph Albert, signed and dated to the back, 1898 oil painting on canvas, unframed canvas: 24 x 18 inches provenance: private collection, England condition: ove...
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Late 19th Century Victorian Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

Edward Charles Williams (Attributed), Wooded River Landscape With Boathouse
Located in Cheltenham, GB
This mid-19th-century oil painting, attributed to English artist Edward Charles Williams (1807-1881), depicts a wooded river landscape with a boathouse, cottage, fishermen and figure...
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1850s Victorian Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Panel

British still life with chille peppers, a melon, grapes
By George Lance
Located in New York, NY
Richly detailed still life by George Lance, featuring an opulent arrangement of fruit and vegetables—grapes, pomegranates, chili peppers, a large melon, and apples—set on a stone led...
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Mid-19th Century Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Swan and Boat Landscape By The Thames At Hampton Middlesex
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist/ School: Norman A.Olley dated 1994 and inscribed verso Title: By The Thames At Hampton Middlesex Medium: gouache/watercolour/ pencil on artist paper, unframed Painting : ...
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19th Century Victorian Figurative Paintings

Materials

Gouache, Watercolor, Pencil

Portrait of a Young Gentleman English circa 1860's Period Framed Oil Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
19th century English school Portrait of a young gentleman (a scholar?) in dress suit oil on canvas, framed framed: 21 x 19.5 inches canvas: 14 x 1...
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Mid-19th Century Victorian Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Victorian Oil Painting Scottish Highland Landscape Figure by Stream & Sheep
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Scottish Landscape By J.Green (19th Century) oil on canvas, framed framed: 14 x 24 inches canvas : 12 x 18 inches provenance: private collection, England ...
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Late 19th Century Victorian Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

1890's French Impressionist Oil Painting Studio Portrait of a Nude Lady Model
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Studio Model French Impressionist artist, circa 1890's oil on canvas: 27.5 x 16.5 inches provenance: private collection, France condition: very good and sound condition
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Late 19th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

Fine Victorian Oil Huntsman on Horseback outside Village Tavern with Hounds
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist/ School: Singleton Jowett (1878–1927), signed Title: Pausing for Refreshments Medium: oil on canvas, framed Framed: 24 x 20 inches Canvas: 2...
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19th Century Victorian Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

After the storm, the blue canoe: Impressionist plein air river scene
Located in Norwich, GB
I liked the title "After the storm" for this painting, which the artist had noted on the back of the painting, although he later changed it to "Day of the storm". It's the juxtaposi...
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1870s Impressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Wood Panel

Still life
Located in Genève, GE
Work on canvas Black wooden frame 37 x 45 x 3 cm
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Mid-19th Century Old Masters Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

Cuzco School - A Portrait of Archangel Raphael With Fish, 1800s, Oil on Canvas
Located in Stockholm, SE
Anonymous, Cuzco School A Portrait of Archangel Raphael With Fish oil on canvas 1800s canvas dimensions 22.24 x 15.74 inches (56.5 x 40 cm) frame ...
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19th Century Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Broken Ice, Large Mid-20th Century Gouache, Op Art Cleveland School Artist
By Edwin Mieczkowski
Located in Beachwood, OH
Edwin Mieczkowski (American, 1929-2017) Broken Ice, 1976 Gouache and pencil on paper Signed, dated (Feb. 2, 1976) and titled lower right 27.5 x 37.75 inches 35 x 45 inches, framed E...
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1970s Op Art Figurative Paintings

Materials

Gouache, Pencil

19th Century Pre-Raphaelite Oil Painting King Arthur's Queen Guinevere Camelot
Located in Gerrards Cross, GB
‘Guinevere’ by Norman Prescott-Davies R.B.A, R.C.A. (1861-1915). The painting – which depicts an English medieval portrait of Queen Guinevere at Amesbury Priory contemplating her lov...
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Late 19th Century Pre-Raphaelite Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

Fine British Victorian Oil Painting Country Cottage Young Family with Dog
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
George William Mote (1832-1909) British oil painting on canvas, framed framed: 25 x 28 inches canvas: 22 x 27 inches provenance: private collection condition: very good and sound co...
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19th Century Victorian Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Huge 1800's Italian Romantic Golden Sunset Classical Landscape Oil Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Classical Landscape, most likely a Grand Tour painting Figures in an Extensive River Landscape early 19th Century Italian School Oil on canvas, 36" x 48" (91.5 x 122cm) plus elab...
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Early 19th Century Baroque Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

19th Century French Academic Drawing Portrait of Male Nude Young Man
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Artists Model Portrait of a Young Male Nude French, late 19th century pencil drawing on artist paper, unframed with further sketches verso artist paper: 13 x 9.5 inches provenanc...
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Late 19th Century French School Figurative Paintings

Materials

Pencil

Antique Cornish Oil Painting Sunset Over Rocky Shores Figures Collecting Fish
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Sunset Over Rocky Shores, Cornish Coast by George Henry Jenkins (British, 1843-1914) Signed oil on board, framed Framed: 12 x 18 inches Board: 9 x 15 inches Provenance: Private coll...
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19th Century Victorian Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

Italian Artist Fortuny Antique 19th c. oil painting on canvas, Genre scene
Located in Palm Coast, FL
Up for sale is an original antique 19th-century oil painting on canvas depicting a scene in the interior of a house with a male figure dressed in a traditional hooded robe seated at ...
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Late 19th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

Perdu dans la Poesie - 19th Century French Oil Painting of Belle Epoque Beauty
Located in Gerrards Cross, GB
'Perdu dans la Poésie’ by Alfred Stevens (1823-1906) The painting - which depicts a young Parisian society beauty reading beside an open window – is signed by the artist and present...
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1870s Impressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

Fine Antique British Portrait of Elegant Lady with Flower Framed Oil Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Portrait of an Elegant Lady British School, late 19th/ early 20th century - circa 1900 oil on canvas, framed in oak wood frame framed: 30 x 26 inches canvas : 24 x 20 inches provenan...
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Late 19th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Dutch Winter landscape with children playing on the ice by Per Wickenberg, 1839
Located in Stockholm, SE
Per Wickenberg was a Swedish artist active in the early 19th century. He was only 34 when he died of tuberculosis; thankfully for the art history - at that point, he had practised the art of painting for more than 20 years. After his art studies at the Royal Academy of Art in Stockholm, he left Stockholm and travelled to Paris in 1837. In Paris, he finally received the well-deserved success for his landscapes; he won golden medals at the Salon de Paris both in 1838 for his painting "Nordiskt vinterlandskap" and in 1839 for a painting called "Vinterfiske". Per received a travel scholarship from Sweden and used that money for trips to Belgium and the Netherlands. Our painting is from that time, the time after his success in Paris, and in this magnificent painting, we see his talent in capturing the cold winter mood with meticulous care of details. Notice how nicely painted the children are on the ice, the sledge filled with hay to provide comfort and insulation against the cold. In the background, we can see an ice skater, a detail that gives the painting depth and three-dimensionality. This is a wonderful painting by a talented artist - who devoted almost his entire life to the art of painting. Artist: Per (Pehr) Wickenberg (1812-1846) Swedish Title: Dutch Winter landscape with children...
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1830s Realist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

A Peaceful Afternoon With Swans By An Old Cottage Mill
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist/ School: Norman A.Olley (British, 20th century) dated 1995 and inscribed verso Title - The Afternoon By The Old Mill Medium: gouache/watercolour/ ink/ pencil on thin board, ...
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19th Century Victorian Figurative Paintings

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Ink, Watercolor, Gouache, Pencil

Shadow of Light - Nude Figurative Study with a Bottle of California Wine
Located in Soquel, CA
Shadow of Light - Nude Figurative Study with a Bottle of California Wine Abstract expressionist watercolor and charcoal painting depicting a nude woman lounging by acclaimed bluegra...
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1970s Abstract Expressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Paper, Charcoal, Watercolor

Antique French Oil Classical Figures in a Romantic Woodland Landscape & Swans
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Riverside Gathering French Rococo School, 19th century signed indistinctly lower front corner oil on canvas, framed Framed: 26 x 34 inches Canvas: 24 x 32 inches Provenance: private ...
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19th Century Rococo Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

Fine 19th Century English River Landscape Oil Painting Figures by Cottages
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The River Cottages English School, 19th century indistinctly signed "E. Hunt"?? dated oil on canvas, framed in antique original period gilt frame. framed: 20 x 28 inches canvas: 12...
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Late 19th Century Victorian Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

19th Century German School, Gentleman with Top Hat, 1839
Located in Beachwood, OH
19th Century German School Br: Venus aus Chemnitz 50 Jahre alt 58 24/5 39, 1839 Oil on canvas Signed lower left 25.5 x 20 inches 30.5 x 24.75 inches, framed The gentleman is Johann ...
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1830s Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

Antique Dutch Oil Painting Figures at Sunset by Coastal Estuary with Buildings
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
A River Landscape With A Figure On A Donkey 1800's Dutch School oil painting on canvas, framed framed: 21 x 27 inches canvas: 18 x 24 inches provenance: private collection, England ...
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Early 19th Century Old Masters Figurative Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

River Thames at Leigh by Moonlight - 19th Century Oil Painting of London 1851
Located in Gerrards Cross, GB
‘The River Thames at Leigh by Moonlight’ by Henry Pether (1800-1880). The painting is signed by the artist and dated 1851 and is presented in a bespoke gold metal leaf frame. • Vi...
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1850s Victorian Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

English Victorian 19th century portrait of a brown and white Spaniel dog
By George Earl
Located in Woodbury, CT
George Earl was a painter, primarily of sporting dogs and other animals. He was also the father of Maud Earl and Percy Earl, and the brother of Thomas Earl,...
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1850s Victorian Figurative Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

French school Landscape boat and red house painting
Located in Zofingen, AG
➡️Luminous - beautiful Landscape⬅️ ⭐Structural Analysis⭐ This painting features a serene landscape from 19th century The viewer’s eye is drawn toward the red-roofed house slightly...
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Early 1800s Tonalist Figurative Paintings

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Gesso, Canvas, Oil, Stretcher Bars

Fine Antique Scottish Oil Painting Mother & Child Walking Romantic Highland View
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Highland Walk Scottish artist, late 19th century oil on canvas, framed framed: 24.5 x 20.5 inches canvas: 18 x 14 inches provenance: private colle...
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Late 19th Century Victorian Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

Academy Study - Naked Man
Located in PARIS, FR
French school of 19th century Academy study - Naked man Oil on canvas 81 x 56,8 cm Inscribed "Julien" on the backside
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19th Century Academic Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

William Clark Of Greenock (Attributed) Shipping Off Yarmouth & The Needles, Isle
Located in Cheltenham, GB
This mid-19th-century oil painting attributed to Scottish artist William Clark of Greenock (1803-1883) depicts a fully-rigged British frigate sailing off Yarmouth and The Needles, Is...
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1860s Victorian Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

William Traies (Attributed), Wooded River Landscape With Cascade & Figures
Located in Cheltenham, GB
This charming mid-19th-century oil painting attributed to English artist William Traies (1789-1872) depicts a picturesque river view with cascade, figures and cattle. Traies was an a...
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1840s Victorian Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Waterloo Battlefield with 3 Monuments - Butte du Lion, Antique Oil Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Battlefield of Waterloo English School, 19th century original oil painting on canvas, framed canvas: 12 x 15.5 inches framed: 17.5 x 20.5 inches condition: overall very good and presentable, some former restoration and signs of retouching visible. provenance: from a private collection A very rare and historically important early painting, depicting the Waterloo battle...
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Early 19th Century Old Masters Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

River Landscape with Water Mill in England with Lush Trees by British Artist
Located in Preston, GB
River Landscape with Water Mill in the Lake District of England with Lush Trees, Vintage Oil Painting by British Artist, David James. Dramatic skies and beautiful reflections are a f...
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1970s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

19th century Harbor landscape of Berwick upon Tweed, England
Located in Woodbury, CT
This captivating Victorian harbor scene by H.L. Robinson, a distinguished English painter known for his evocative landscapes and views of Northumberland, offers a vivid and nostalgic...
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1890s Victorian Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

1830's English Oil Storm Clouds Norfolk Landscape Norwich Cathedral River Yare
By (Circle of) John Constable
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Storm Clouds over the River Yare *see notes below English School, circa 1830's circle of John Constable (English 1776-187) oil painting on canvas, framed canvas: 18 x 25 inches condition: relined canvas, overall very good and presentable condition provenance: private European Collection A very beautiful, period depiction of the Norfolk landscape, with far reaching views over Norwich Cathedral...
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Early 19th Century Victorian Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Realist 19 Century painting of a french woman lighting a cigarette
Located in New York, NY
Woman lighting a cigarette by Victor Gabriel Gilbert. Excellent condition and original frame.
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19th Century Realist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Italian Renaissance Gentleman Portrait of a Tailor Antique Oil Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Tailor Continental School, 19th century after the earlier Renaissance work by Giovanni Battista Moroni (16th century). oil on canvas laid over board, framed Framed: 16 x 12 inch...
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19th Century Renaissance Figurative Paintings

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Oil

Antique English Pre-Raphaelite Oil Portrait of a Young Woman in Pensive Thought
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist/ School: English School Circa 1900 Title: Portrait of a young woman, head and shoulders Medium: oil on board, framed within an antique 'Florentine' gilt frame. actual pain...
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19th Century Pre-Raphaelite Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

Mid 19th Century French Signed Portrait of Gentleman with Letter & Quill Pen
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Portrait of a Gentleman French School, mid 19th century signed to the letter and dated oil on canvas, framed framed: 36 x 28 inches canvas: 29 x 20 inches Provenance: private collect...
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Mid-19th Century French School Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

ATTRIBUTED TO ANTOINE FELIX BOISSELIER (19TH CENTURY) FRENCH CLASSICAL FIGURES
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Attributed to Antoine Felix Boisselier (19th Century) French 'Classical figures in a bed chamber Medium: oil on canvas, with inscription verso Size of pain...
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19th Century Old Masters Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

Coastal scene
Located in New York, NY
Fue miembro del grupo pictórico de Sitges. En 1888 formó parte del jurado de la Exposición Universal de Barcelona. Comenzó su formación en la Escuela de Bellas Artes de Barcelona, do...
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Late 19th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Wicket basket with Anemones a humble festive gift 19th century floral still life
Located in Norwich, GB
A charming 19th Century painting of Anemone flowers in a wicker basket. It has a warm, seasonal and festive feel. I love the great simplicity and sincerity it exudes. French in origi...
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Late 19th Century French School Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Large 19th Century Scottish Oil Painting Sea Loch Mountains Castle Ruins Figures
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Admiring the View Scottish School, circa 1850 oil painting on canvas laid over board framed size: 25.5 x 36 inches condition: very good and presentable, minor retouches showing to th...
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Mid-19th Century Victorian Figurative Paintings

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Oil

19th century French scene of Lovers walking in a Garden, in 17th century costume
Located in Woodbury, CT
19th century French scene of Lovers walking in a Garden, in 17th century costume original frame Wonderful 19th century classical Genre scene, painted with great skill and delicasicy . The artist has captured the meetiung of the two lovers...
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1870s Victorian Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Antique English Oil Painting Portrait of Old Cornish Fishing Woman
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Cornish Fisherwoman Signed by David W. Haddon (British, flourished end of the 19th century) Oil on board, framed framed: 13 x 11 inches board: 10 x 8 inches Provenance: Private c...
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Late 19th Century Victorian Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

Escuela española (XIX) - Óleo sobre tabla - Virgen con niño
Located in Sant Celoni, ES
La obra no va firmada El estado de conservación de la obra se puede ver, presenta varios repintes y restauraciones Se presenta enmarcada la obra Medidas de la obra: 50 cm. de altu...
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Mid-19th Century Old Masters Figurative Paintings

Materials

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.

Because figurative art represents subjects from the real world, natural colors are common in these paintings. A piece of figurative art can be an exciting starting point for setting a tone and creating a color palette in a room.

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