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Figurative Paintings For Sale
Style: Modern
Style: Minimalist
Mid Century Modern American Abstract Figurative Surreal Framed Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Nicely painted mid century abstracted figurative painting. Oil on canvas. Framed. No signature found. Great color and composition. Nicely framed in a period modernist molding.
Category
1960s Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
NYC Subway Mid 20th Century Modern American Scene Social Realism Contemporary
Located in New York, NY
NYC Subway Mid 20th Century Modern American Scene Social Realism Contemporary
David Atkins (1910 – 2012)
Subway Train Departure
24 x 30 inches
Oil on canvas, c. 1960s
Signed lower r...
Category
1960s American Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
1950's Modernist Painting Figures Walking Through Black and White French Street
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
French Landscape
by Bernard Labbe (French mid 20th century)
original watercolour on artist paper
size: 19 x 12 inches
condition: very good and ready to be enjoyed
provenance: the ar...
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
The Nursing Virgin - Painting - 19th Century
Located in Roma, IT
The nursing Virgin is a modern artwork realized by an italian Artist of 19th century.
Mixed colored oil painting on metal board
Fair conditions due to the time (some stains diffuse...
Category
19th Century Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
First Car (Figurative, Cozy, Coupe, Yellow, Orange, Green, Car)
Located in Kansas City, MO
Kelley Carman
First Car (Figurative, Cozy, Coupe, Yellow, Orange, Green, Car)
Acrylic and Oil Stick
Year: 2022
Size: 12x12x1.5in
Signed
COA provided
Ref.: 924802-2037
Tags: Figurat...
Category
2010s Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil Pastel, Acrylic
Composition With Figures. Figurative Gouache Painting
Located in Brecon, Powys
Excellent work from this Indian Born (1930) artist, who moved to South Africa.
She has received International critical aclaim and her work rarely reaches the market
Reddy’s style of...
Category
1970s Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Gouache
Mine Was (Figurative, Pattern, Mid-Century, Orange, Banana Bike, 70’s, Schwinn)
Located in Kansas City, MO
Kelley Carman
Mine Was (Figurative, Pattern, Mid-Century, Orange, Banana Bike, 70’s, Schwinn)
Acrylic and Oil Stick
Year: 2022
Size: 36x36x1.5in
Signed
COA provided
Ref.: 924802-203...
Category
2010s Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil Pastel, Acrylic
Boy in Wonderland
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Shipping Procedure
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Ships in a well-protected tube.
This work is unique, not a print or other type of copy.
Accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity.
With...
Category
19th Century Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil, Acrylic, Photographic Paper
Leda and the Swan - Painting - 1978
Located in Roma, IT
Leda and the Swan is a modern artwork realized by an Anonymous artist in 1978.
Fair condition with a missing piece of paper.
Tempera and waterclor on paper.
Category
1970s Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Woodcut
Black and White Figures In Restaurant French 20th Century Modernist Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Figures In Restraunt
by Guy Nicod
(French 1923 - 2021)
gouache paper stuck on artist paper, unframed
painting : 10 x 13 inches
provenance: artists estate, France
condition: very good...
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Gouache
Lawn Chair Brigade (Figurative, Pattern, Mid-Century, Modern, Pink, Green)
Located in Kansas City, MO
Kelley Carman
Lawn Chair Brigade (Figurative, Pattern, Mid-Century, Modern, Pink, Green, White)
Acrylic and Oil Stick
Year: 2022
Size: 36x36x1.5in
Signed
COA provided
Ref.: 924802-2...
Category
2010s Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil Pastel, Acrylic
Captain James Cook Portrait Large Oil Painting on Canvas
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Captain James Cookl
European School, late 20th century
painted after an earlier work
oil on canvas, unframed
canvas : 36 x 24 inches
provenance: private collection, Wiltshire, Englan...
Category
20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Vintage Mid-Century Semi-Abstract Figurative Framed Oil Painting - Seated Trio
Located in Bristol, GB
SEATED TRIO
Size: 45 x 48 cm (including frame)
Oil on Canvas
A brilliantly executed semi-abstract figurative oil composition, painted in 1964 by the established Swedish artist Ivar ...
Category
1960s Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Nude Portrait by Arthur Smith WPA Artist
By Arthur Smith
Located in Larchmont, NY
Arthur Smith (American, 1897-1972)
Untitled, 20th century
Oil on wood panel
23 3/4 x 19 1/2 in.
Framed: 29 x 25 x 1 1/4 in.
Signed lower left: A Smith
Arthur Smith is a listed Ameri...
Category
20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
20th Century French Modernist Painting Colourful Abstract Figures
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
French Expressionist
by Guy Nicod
(French 1923 - 2021)
watercolour on artist paper, unframed
painting : 15.75 x 19 inches
provenance: artists estate, France
...
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
1950's Modernist Painting Lady Maid Holding Badminton Sporting Equipment
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Badminton
by Bernard Labbe (French mid 20th century)
original oil on artist paper
size: 13 x 10 inches
condition: very good and ready to be enjoyed
provenance: the artists atelier/ ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Male Wacky Artist Portrait Swirly Moustache French Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
French Expressionist Portrait
by Guy Nicod
(French 1923 - 2021)
watercolour on artist paper, unframed
painting : 19.5 x 15.5 inches
provenance: artists estate, France
condition: very...
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
French 20th Century Modernist Painting Female Figures Gossiping Watercolour
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
French Expressionist
by Guy Nicod
(French 1923 - 2021)
watercolour on artist paper, unframed
painting : 15 x 19.5 inches
provenance: artists estate, France
c...
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Yellow Symphony #1
Located in Bogotá, Bogotá
This horizontal painting on canvas contains several layers of color, with textures and transparencies, representing a dreamlike scene where fantastic animals and humans in yellow and...
Category
2010s American Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Dreamsicle (Figurative, Pattern, Mid-Century, Modern, Blue, Beige, White)
Located in Kansas City, MO
Kelley Carman
Dreamsicle (Figurative, Pattern, Mid-Century, Modern, Blue, Beige, White)
Acrylic and Oil Stick
Year: 2022
Size: 36x36x1.5in
Signed
COA provided
Ref.: 924802-2035
Tag...
Category
2010s Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil Pastel, Acrylic
Mid Century Modern Impasto Oil Painting - Venice St. Mark's Basilica at Sunset
Located in Soquel, CA
Mid Century Modern Impasto Oil Painting -- Venice at Sunset with St. Mark's Basilica
Wonderful and evocative modern painting of Venice with gondolas and St. Marks Basilica by postw...
Category
1950s Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Linen, Stretcher Bars
20th Century Modernist Painting Girls Gossiping In French Bistro
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
French Expressionist
by Guy Nicod
(French 1923 - 2021)
watercolour on artist paper, unframed
painting : 15.5 x 19 inches
provenance: artists estate, France
condition: very good and s...
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
20th Century French Modernist Painting Three Men in Black Beret's on Bench
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Three Old Friends
by Bernard Labbe (French mid 20th century)
original gouache on artist paper
size: 18.5 x 16.5 inches
condition: very good and ready to be enjoyed
provenance: the ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Gouache
1950's Modernist Painting Blonde Lady Holding Sun Flowers In Blue Scenery
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Girl Portrait
by Bernard Labbe (French mid 20th century)
original gouache on artist paper
size: 26 x 19.75 inches
condition: very good and ready to be enjoyed
provenance: the artist...
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Gouache
Three Priests
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork titled "Three Priests" 1964 is an oil painting on hardboard by Italian artist Leonardo (Leo) De Magistris, 1933-2010. It is signed and dated at the lower right corner by...
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
20th Century Modernist Painting Steps Leading To Church
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
French Landscape
by Bernard Labbe (French mid 20th century)
original gouache on artist paper
size: 20.5 x 10 inches
condition: very good and ready to be enjoyed
provenance: the art...
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Gouache
SCALINATA - Tribute to Massimo Campigli
Located in Napoli, IT
eliicious oil on canvas by unknown artist inspired by the works of master Massimo Campigli, in this case "La Scalinata " from the 1950s
Category
1980s Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
1950's Modernist Painting Figures Along The French River Bank
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
French Landscape
by Bernard Labbe (French mid 20th century)
signed original gouache on artist paper
size: 15 x 21 inches
condition: very good and ready to be enjoyed
provenance: the...
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Gouache
20th Century French Cubist Modernist Interior Cafe Scene with Figures
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Cafe Interior
by Guy Nicod
(French 1923 - 2021)
gouache on artist paper, unframed
painting : 20 x 26 inches
provenance: artists estate, France
condition: very good and sound cond...
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Gouache
20th Century French Painting Figures In Waiting Room Watercolour
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
French Expressionist
by Guy Nicod
(French 1923 - 2021)
watercolour on artist paper, unframed
painting : 19 x 15.5 inches
provenance: artists estate, France
condition: very good and s...
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Set of 4 Portraits. From the Portraits series
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Portraits #13, 2, 1, and 3, 2023 by Luigi Christopher Veggetti
From the Portraits series
Oil and acrylic on paper
Overall size: 30 H x 84 W cm
Individual size: 30 H x 21 W cm
Unframe...
Category
2010s Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Acrylic, Archival Paper
Riders of Pigeon Hill
By Jon Corbino
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Riders of Pigeon Hill, c. 1940s, oil on canvas, signed lower right, 24 x 36 inches, label verso with title, artist’s name and address; same information inscribed verso; ex-collection...
Category
1940s American Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Deep Breathing
Located in Atlanta, GA
Sharon Paster is a distinguished San Francisco Bay-area artist Sharon Paster creates her paintings using oil sticks and brushes, a technique that allows her to both draw and paint at...
Category
2010s Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Wood Panel, Mixed Media
20th Century French Modernist Gouache Painting Pink Roses In White Jug
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
by Paul-Louis Bolot (French 1918-2003)
signed
original gouache painting on thick paper/ card
unframed
condition: very good and sound; the edges have a few curls and scuffs/ edge tear...
Category
20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Gouache
'The Blue Scarf', 1960's African American Oil, Study of a Black Woman, Phoenix
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
An elegant and psychologically penetrating, American School portrait of a woman, shown in three-quarter profile wearing a blue headscarf and contrasted against a terracotta backgroun...
Category
1980s Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
William Fisher Classic American Illustration on Canvas
Located in Larchmont, NY
William Fisher (American, 1891-1985)
Untitled, 20th Century
Oil on canvas/illustration
23 3/4 x 29 3/4 in.
Framed: 31 x 37 1/4 x 1 in.
Signed lower right: William Fisher
William Fis...
Category
20th Century American Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Modernist Portrait of a Child by NY Artist Syril Frank
Located in Larchmont, NY
Syril Frank (American, 1929-2021)
Untitled, c. 1960s
Oil on canvas
35 7/8 x 23 3/4 x 3/4 in.
Provenance: Estate of the Artist
Syril Harriet Frank was born in Brooklyn to Israel and...
Category
1960s Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Modernist American Judaica Painting Synagogue Interior Ladies Section WPA Era
Located in Surfside, FL
Titled Torah Service, hand signed on Arches archival paper.
In this painting, Nussbaum portrays a joyful holiday celebration of the Torah reading in the synagogue in a sketch-like m...
Category
20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Gouache
What Gets Seen
Located in Atlanta, GA
Sharon Paster is a distinguished San Francisco Bay-area artist Sharon Paster creates her paintings using oil sticks and brushes, a technique that allows her to both draw and paint at...
Category
2010s Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
20th Century French Modernist Figure and Child Drawing
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Figure and child
by Guy Nicod
(French 1923 - 2021)
watercolour on artist paper, unframed
painting : 8 x 5.5 inches
provenance: artists estate, France
condition: very good and sound ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Ballpoint Pen
The Lament of Icarus Large Signed Oil Painting on Canvas Mythological Nudes
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
'The Lament of Icarus'
Continental School, late 20th century, signed
after the original painting by Herbert James Draper
oil on canvas, unframed
canvas : 36 x 24 inches
provenance: ...
Category
20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
"At the Opera" WPA Social Realism Mid 20th Century Modern Theatre American Scene
Located in New York, NY
"At the Opera" WPA Social Realism Mid 20th Century Modern Theatre American Scene
John Winters (1904 - 1983)
"At the Opera"
17 x 14 inches
oil on canvas
Signed and dated 1943 lower r...
Category
1940s American Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Shooting Gallery Mid 20th Century American Scene Social Abstract Realism Modern
Located in New York, NY
Shooting Gallery Mid 20th Century American Scene Social Abstract Realism Modern
*William Kienbusch (1914 – 1980)
Shooting Gallery, Sixth Avenue
Post...
Category
1940s American Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Paper, Paint
“Untitled”
Located in Southampton, NY
Original oil on canvas provocative figurative painting by the American artist Martin Rosenthal. Mid century modern. Signed lower right. Circa 1955. Condition is very good. Present...
Category
1950s Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Untitled (Elevated Platform)
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This painting is part of our current exhibition - America Coast to Coast: Artists of the 1940s
Untitled (Elevated Platform), 1950, oil on canvas, signed and dated lower right, 30 x...
Category
1950s American Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
“Untitled #2”
Located in Southampton, NY
Original oil on canvas provocative figurative painting by the American artist Martin Rosenthal. Mid century modern. Signed lower right. Circa 1955. Condition is very good. Present...
Category
1950s Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
The Orchestra Jazz Band Superb 20th Century French Modernist Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Band
by Guy Nicod
(French 1923 - 2021)
watercolour on artist paper, unframed
painting : 18.5 x 13 inches
provenance: artists estate, France
condition: very good and sound condition
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Gouache
20th Century French Modernist Painting Crowded Cafe Bar Scene with Figures
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Crowded Cafe
by Guy Nicod
(French 1923 - 2021)
watercolour on artist paper, unframed
painting : 15 x 17.5 inches
provenance: artists estate, France
condition: very good and sound...
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Meditation II
Located in Atlanta, GA
Sharon Paster is a distinguished San Francisco Bay-area artist Sharon Paster creates her paintings using oil sticks and brushes, a technique that allows her to both draw and paint at...
Category
2010s Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel, Canvas
20th Century French Modernist Painting Figures At The Outdoor Bar
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Outside French Bar
by Guy Nicod
(French 1923 - 2021)
signed pencil on artist paper, unframed
painting : 6.25 x 9.5 inches
stamped verso
provenance: artists estate, France
condition: ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Pencil
Untitled (Transcendental Composition)
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This work is part of our exhibition - America Coast to Coast: Artists of the 1940s
Untitled (Transcendental Composition), oil on board, 1947, oil on board, signed and dated lower r...
Category
1940s American Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
American Modernist Street & Diner Scene, Signed Kittredge
Located in Larchmont, NY
Mystery Artist (Possibly William A. Kittredge, illustrator)
Untitled (Diner), c. Mid-20th century
Oil on board
Sight: 8 x 10 in.
Framed: 9 3/8 x 11 3/8 x 7/8 in.
Category
Mid-20th Century American Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Beach Walk
Located in Atlanta, GA
Sharon Paster is a distinguished San Francisco Bay-area artist Sharon Paster creates her paintings using oil sticks and brushes, a technique that allows her to both draw and paint at...
Category
2010s Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel, Canvas
20th Century French Modernist Painting Set of Four Dark Watercolour Scenes
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Set of 4
by Guy Nicod
(French 1923 - 2021)
watercolour on artist paper, unframed
painting : 8.75 x 6.5 inches
stamped verso
provenance: artists estate, France
condition: very good an...
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Catholics by The Sea Painting Signed by Mystery Artist
Located in Larchmont, NY
Mystery Artist
Untitled (Catholics), c. 20th century
Oil on canvas
20 x 20 in.
Framed: 25 x 25 x 1 1/4 in.
Signed lower right
Category
20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
20th Century French Modernist Painting Set of Six Dark Watercolour Scenes
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Set of 6
by Guy Nicod
(French 1923 - 2021)
watercolour on artist paper, unframed
painting : 8.75 x 6.5 inches
stamped verso
provenance: artists estate, France
condition: very good an...
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Paris France oil on canvas painting
By Ramón de Capmany i de Montaner
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Frameless.
Ramón de Capmany i de Montaner (1899-1992), painter, printmaker and bibliophile of the Llotia school, part of the group of evolutionists of the 1920s. Born in Canet de M...
Category
1960s Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
The Old World
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Old World, by 1943, oil on canvas, signed lower right, 43 ½ x 30 ½ inches, artist’s name and title inscribed verso; exhibited 1) Romantic Painting in America, Museum of Modern Art, N...
Category
1940s Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
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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