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Figurative Paintings For Sale
The Code of Rancho Badillo
Located in Zofingen, AG
This artwork captures a surreal desert scene blending mystery and modernity. A figure in black, with a wide-brimmed hat, stands beside a small black cat near a weathered sign reading...
Category
2010s Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Cotton Canvas, Acrylic
Street Market
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork titled "Street Market" c. 1975, is an oil painting on canvas by noted Dutch artist Johannes Josephus Hovener, b.1936. It is signed at the lower right corner by the artist. The artwork (canvas) size is 24 x 32 inches, framed size is 33.5 x 41.5 inches. Framed in original wooden gold frame, with fabric liner. It is in excellent condition.
About the artist:
Johannes Josephus (Jan) Hovener (1936) Johannes Josephus (Jan) Hovener was born in Rotterdam on 14th August, 1936. Hovener enjoyed the study at the Rotterdam Academy. After his studies, Hovener won the Talens Prize in 1959. It was therefore Willem Sandberg, director of the Stedelijk Museum in Amsterdam, who wrote the following about a self-portrait by Hovener: As someone who could do something and had an incredible vision. Especially for someone of twenty years old. Hovener initially started as a pottery painter with Delft blue at the Porceleyne Fles. Meanwhile, Hovener has more than half a century of experience and has become a all round...
Category
Late 20th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
"The Mighty Fry" Original French Fries Pop Street Art by Gary John on Newspaper
By Gary John
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Los Angeles street artist Gary John exploded onto the international art scene first during Art Basel Miami in 2013. John’s playfully bold work quickly gained attention and he was nam...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Street Art Figurative Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media, Acrylic, Newsprint
Ceiling boards with depictions of Fantastic Animals
Located in Milano, IT
This rare and fascinating series of 10 ceiling tablets, painted in tempera on poplar wood, represents a remarkable example of 15th-century Lombard decorative art.
Originating from a ...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Italian School Figurative Paintings
Materials
Tempera, Wood Panel
Black Heritage 3 - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative, African, Woman, Hair
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Black heritage portrays the rich cultural, historical, and social contributions of Black individuals and communities throughout history. It encompasses the traditions, values, and ac...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Charcoal, Mixed Media, Acrylic
Park with lake oil painting european art seascape urbanscape
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Rafael Duran Benet (1931-2015) - Park with lake - Oil on cardboard paid to canvas
Oil measurements 50x65 cm.
Frame measurements 66x81 cm.
Rafael Duran Benet (Terrassa, 1931 - Barc...
Category
1980s Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas, Cardboard
Paris City Skyline River Seine Beautiful French Impressionist Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
"Paris"
signed by Regine David (female French artist, 1910-2018)
painting on artist paper, unframed
panting: 12.5 x 19.5 inches
condition: This painting is in excellent condition, wi...
Category
Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
A Pair of Modern Impressionist Landscape Oil Paintings Framed Female artist NY
Located in Buffalo, NY
A Pair of Modernist Landscapes by listed female artist Margaret Munro Stratton McLennan.
Margaret was a painter working in the early 20th Century in the Syracuse area. These charmi...
Category
1920s American Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Board, Oil
Chinese Contemporary Art by Su Yu - Capital & Art
By Su Yu
Located in Paris, IDF
Oil on canvas
Su Yu is a Chinese artist born in 1987 who lives & works in Beijing in China. He was an old student of prestigious art teachers as Shi Liang & Chen Danqing at Oil Pain...
Category
2010s Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Expressionist Colorful Oil Paint Landscape. "Barranco del Noi (Almuñecar)".
Located in Segovia, ES
"Barranco del Noi" (Almuñecar) . Oil on canvas by Spanish artist Chico Montilla.
Measurements: (H) 81 x (W) 100 x 2 (D) cm.
Framed 104 x 123 x 6 cm.
The Noi ravine, in Almuñecar, G...
Category
Early 1900s Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Intertwined in Rhythm Barbara Schaumann - Contemporary Abstract Dancers Painting
Located in DE
Barber Schaumann is a contemporary artist known for her vibrant, abstract interpretations of the female form. Her work combines bold colors with modern, geometric shapes, blending el...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Mid-Century Impressionist Portrait of an Elderly Woman Seated with Oranges
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Portrait of an Elderly Woman
Simone Forge 1930's French Impressionist
oil on canvas unframed
canvas: 18 x 15 inches
Provenance: private collection
Condition: great condition
For mo...
Category
Early 19th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Portraits of two sisters
Located in BELEYMAS, FR
Bernard GAILLOT
(Versailles 1780 – Paris, 1847)
Portraits of two sisters
Pair of oil on canvas
H. 92 cm; L. 73 cm
One signed
Student of David, he presented his first works at the Sa...
Category
1810s French School Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
19th Century Oil Painting of Thomas Fairfax & Battle Horses English Civil War
Located in Gerrards Cross, GB
‘The Baron’s Charger’ by John Frederick Herring Jr. (1815-1907).
The painting – which depicts the Cromwellian nobleman with his battle horses and attendant hounds – is signed by th...
Category
Mid-19th Century English School Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Contemporary figurative abstract expressive oil painting of woman on canvas
Located in VÉNISSIEUX, FR
This contemporary, expressive figurative oil painting titled No Limits was created by French artist Natalya Mougenot and marks a significant shift in her artistic journey. Part of he...
Category
2010s Abstract Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Oil Pastel, Acrylic
French Modernist Painting Of Pink And Purple Tulips In Clear Glass Vase
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
Till the Clouds Roll By 1945 Frank Sinatra Mid Century Modern Hollywood Film WPA
Located in New York, NY
Till the Clouds Roll By 1945 Frank Sinatra Mid Century Modern Hollywood Film WPA
TILL THE COULDS ROLL BY (Film Set), oil on canvas, 20 x 24 inches signed “Richard Whorf” lower right and signed and dated on the verso “R. Whorf/ Dec. 21, 1945. Frame by Hendenryk.
ABOUT THE PAINTING
This painting is from the collection of Barbara and Frank Sinatra, dated December 21, 1945 (just nine days after Frank Sinatra’s 30th birthday), and depicts the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Culver City backlot during the filming of Till the Clouds Roll By, the direction of the film having been taking over by Richard Whorf in December 1945. It is not presently clear if Whorf gave the Sinatras this painting as a gift, as the presence of the Dalzell Hatfield Galleries label on the verso indicates the painting may have been sourced there. Frank and Nancy Sinatra acquired a number of works from Dalzell Hatfield Galleries during the 1940’s, or perhaps they framed it for the couple.
Sinatra performed “Old Man River’ in the film. Sinatra and June Allyson are depicted in the center of the painting.
PROVENANCE From the Estate of Mrs. Nancy Sinatra; Dalzell Hatfield Galleries, Ambassador Hotel, Los Angeles.
An image of the Dalzell Hatfield label and the back of the original frame (which we replaced with a stunning Heydenrk frame) are attached.
Nancy Sinatra was Fran's first wife. Nancy Rose Barbato was 17 years old when she met Frank Sinatra, an 18-year-old singer from Hoboken, on the Jersey Shore in the summer of 1934. They married in 1939 at Our Lady of Sorrows Church in Jersey City where Frank gave Nancy a recording of a song dedicated to her titled "Our Love" as a wedding present. The young newlyweds lived and worked in New Jersey, where Frank worked as an unknown singing waiter and master of ceremonies at the Rustic Cabin while Nancy worked as a secretary at the American Type Founders.
His musical career took off after singing with big band leaders Harry James and Tommy Dorsey...
Category
1940s American Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
French School - Poppy Starwars oil Painting - th century Original
Located in Zofingen, AG
Poppy Starwars
Structural analysis:
_ Feeling of the wind in the flowers_ Abstract drippings bring movement to the still life painting. There are 2 systems of contrasts. First one...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Tonalist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Ink, Oil, Acrylic
Saint Minecraft XXX (Gestural Abstract, Portrait, Persian Artist, 20% OFF)
Located in Kansas City, MO
Golfam Jozdani
Saint Minecraft XXX
Mixed Media on Cardboard; Acrylic, Pencil, Colored Pencil
Size: 9.44 x 14.17 inches (24 x 36 cm)
Signed and dated by hand
COA provided
*Framing Op...
Category
2010s Abstract Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Cardboard, Pencil, Color Pencil
Landscape with Nudes and Waterfall - Oil Paint - 17th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Landscape with nudes and waterfall is an old master artwork realized in the Mid 17th century by Artist belonging to the Roman School.
Oil painting on canvas
Includes a beautiful an...
Category
Mid-20th Century Old Masters Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Painting of Figures & Boats on Truro Harbour with Cathedral by British Artist
Located in Preston, GB
Painting of Figures & Boats on Truro Harbour with Cathedral by British Artist, Michael Kerris (1934-2024)
Art measures 47 x 20 inches
Frame measures 53 x 25 inches
Kerris, could n...
Category
1980s Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Cotton Canvas, Oil
“5 Peaches” Contemporary Fine Realist Still-Life Painting of Peaches, Fruit
Located in Utrecht, NL
During his successful career as a goldsmith the desire to paint grew on Dutch artist René Smoorenburg (1954). The attention to detail, which was of great importance in his work as a ...
Category
2010s Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
Place de la Republique - Le Soir - Impressionist Landscape Oil by Edouard Cortes
Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire
Signed impressionist oil on canvas landscape circa 1950 by sought after French painter Edouard Cortes. The work depicts an evening scene of the Place de la Republique square in Paris France. The ground, bare trees and buildings are covered in a dusting of white snow. The street lights are glowing and the Monument a la Republique is visible in the distance.
Signature:
Signed lower left
Dimensions:
Framed: 19"x24"
Unframed: 13"x18"
Provenance:
International Galleries - Chicago c. 1950
This work is included in the Catalogue Raisonne of the painters work "Edouard Cortes (1882-1969) : The Complete Works" Ref: EC001317
A photo certificate of authenticity accompanies the painting
Edouard Leon Cortes, the son of the painter Antonio Cortès, was sent to the front during World War I to sketch enemy positions. In civilian life, his base was in Lagny in the former studio of Cavallo-Peduzzi. Although he travelled extensively in France. Notably in Normandy, Brittany, the Champagne region and Savoy painting...
Category
1950s Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Together As One
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Kader Boly is known for painting pastoral and communal scenes from his life as a nomadic herder in the Fulani tribe, on the plains of West Africa. Kader’s work is set apart using han...
Category
2010s Abstract Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil Pastel, Acrylic, Pencil
Fisherman Returning to Port Pastel on paper
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Title: Fisherman Returning to Port
Artist: Domingo Álvarez Gómez
Technique: Pastel on paper
Dimensions: 13 x 16 in (unframed)
Year: c. 2000
Condition: Good conservation
Description:
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Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Pastel
Repos dans un champs de coquelicots - Pointillist Landscape Oil by Yvonne Canu
By Yvonne Canu
Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire
Signed pointillist oil on panel figures in landscape by French neo-impressionist painter Yvonne Canu. This stunning piece depicts a couple resting under a parasol in a field of wildf...
Category
1960s Pointillist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Joy Within -21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Portrait, Africa Woman Fabric
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Shipping Procedure
Ships in a well-protected tube from Nigeria
This work is unique, not a print or other type of copy.
Accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity.
"JOY WITHIN" is...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Fabric, Canvas
Beauty in Her Space
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Beauty in her space was created by Tunde Bakare. Tunde created the painting with Oil paint on Ankara Wax Fabrics of 32W by 33H.
Beauty in Her Space depic...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Fabric, Oil
Ernst Philip De Fine Licht, Helsingborg Old Town Hall
Located in Cheltenham, GB
This charming Lowry-esque late 19th-century oil painting by Swedish artist Ernst Philip De Fine Licht (1855-1929) depicts the old town hall at Helsingborg, Sweden. De Fine Licht was ...
Category
1870s Folk Art Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Portrait After John Constable, Sotheby's Provenance
By John Constable
Located in New York, NY
After John Constable (British, 1776-1837)
Portrait of A Man, c. 1800
Oil on canvas
23 3/4 x 19 3/4 in.
Framed: 34 x 29 3/4 x 2 3/4 in.
Sotheby'...
Category
19th Century English School Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Russian Cubist Portrait of a Woman
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Beautiful cubist portrait of a woman by unknown Russian artist. Oil on canvas measures 17 x 25 inches. Signed and dated lower right. Label fragments affixed on verso.
Category
1980s Cubist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Fine Napoleonic Wars Period French Tall Ships at Sea, Signed Oil on canvas
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist/ School: French School, 20th century, signed by Eug. Mavie
Title: Napoleonic War Ships at Sea, beautifully detailed with remarkable detailing.
Medium: oil on canvas, unfram...
Category
20th Century Victorian Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Maja in Kimono, reading- 21st Century Contemporary Figure Painting of a Woman
Located in Nuenen, Noord Brabant
'Poems in paint'
Flip Gaasendam tells with his paintings where he likes, there, in those places, he paints. His recognizable loose touch, carefully chosen colors, spherical landscapes, interiors and portraits have been part of the permanent collection of Galerie Bonnard for years.
We read somewhere that Flip Gaasendam has a 'Flip Gaasendam veil' on his subjects. That is, we believe, a good description of the works of this highly esteemed artist. "Poetry in paintings" is also a statement that fits with the work and can be read in the numerous descriptions that can be found about the artist. The artist himself says that he wants to put life to a halt in his work. He says the following about his way of working:
'Because I am an aquarellist from home, I learned how to paint transparently in tone and tone. I also use that in my oil paints. My work is classified as post-impressionistic. When I paint, however, I forget everything about art history. I like a lot of things, from Alma Tadema to Andrew Wyeth, but I am a painter of today. It therefore goes too far to say that I consciously go back to the past. I work unorthodox. I do not apply the paint with a fixed method. I brush with wipes, use the palette knife, work with my hands, etc. That my palette is heavily controlled by the color green, is because I often make a painting blond with cobalt and ocher. My themes are often nostalgic and romantic. as a child, I thought the morning mist was beautiful, and with the light effect in the Groninger station restoration it is just as well. '
The modest artist can rightly be called one of the forerunners of the new...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
1970's French Mediterranean Harbor Scene Vibrant Coastal Village Boats Figures
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Mediterranean Harbor Scene
French School, signed oil on canvas, unframed
Canvas : 20 x 24 inches
Inscribed verso, dated 1974
Provenance: private collection, Paris
Condition: very goo...
Category
Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Beaches 7, " Beach Scene with Umbrellas by Jim Beckner
By Jim Beckner
Located in Denver, CO
Jim Beckner's (US based) "Beaches 7" is an original, handmade oil painting depicting a beach scene with colorful striped umbrellas shading lounging beach goers.
About the Artist:
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Category
2010s Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Kees Van Dongen Circus Performers 1900s Vintage Vibrant Figure Fauvist Signed
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Les Artistes du Cirque" is an original painting in ink, watercolor, and gouache on paper by leading Fauvist artist Kees Van Dongen, signed in the lower right. In the piece, two circus performers stand against against a wall. On the left, a pale woman in a blue leotard with red flowers on the shoulder stands with her arms crossed, looking out at the viewer. The painter fills in her tights with delicate white brushstrokes, lending them an almost iridescent appearance. Her strawberry blond hair is piled on top of her hair according to the fashion of the period. On the right, an African man stands in a vivid orange toga, looking somewhere off to the left. His feet are clad in bright white shoes...
Category
Early 1900s Fauvist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Paper, Ink, Watercolor, Gouache
The Card Players by a Flemish 1600s Artist
Located in Stockholm, SE
Flemish 1600s School
The Card Players
oil on oak panel
panel dimensions 22.5 x 20 cm
frame included
Provenance:
From a Swedish private collection.
Condition:
Flat and stabl...
Category
17th Century Old Masters Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oak, Oil, Panel
A Distinctive Mid-Century Modern Portrait of a Man with Red Necktie, Joe Muldoon
Located in Chicago, IL
A distinctive Mid-Century Modern portrait of a man with red necktie by noted Chicago painter, Francis Chapin (Am. 1899-1965). Chapin's estate records list the sitter as named Joe Mu...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
One thousand and one nights- 21st Century Contemporary portrait Painting
Located in Nuenen, Noord Brabant
Tania Rivilis
One thousand and one nights
50 x 100 cm
Oilpaint on canvas
Tania Rivilis (b. 1986) 2022 winner of the 'William Locke Price' ( £ 30.000 ) from the Royal Society of P...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Large Fauvist Impressionist GLOUCESTER Harbor Sailboats at dock Painting
By Cappy Amundsen
Located in New York, NY
C. Hjalmar Cappy Amundsen (1911 - 2001) was an American painter best known for his Gloucester Scenes. He painted all over the New England areas.
Here we have an extraordinary paint...
Category
1950s American Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Acrylic
Baroque Italian painter - 18th century figure painting - Samson Delilah
Located in Varmo, IT
French master (18th century) - Samson and Delilah.
81 x 119 cm without frame, 99 x 137 cm with frame.
Antique oil painting on canvas, in antique carved wooden frame.
Condition rep...
Category
Mid-18th Century Rococo Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
FINE 17TH CENTURY ITALIAN OLD MASTER OIL ON CANVAS - THE BATHING OF BATHSHEBA
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist/ School: Italian School, 17th century
Title: The Bathing of Bathsheba
Medium: oil painting, on canvas
Size: frame: 23 x 19 inches, canvas: 18 x 14 inches
Provenanc...
Category
17th Century Old Masters Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Best friends
Located in Zofingen, AG
This painting will come to you stretched on a wooden stretcher and completely ready to be placed in the interior.
ABOUT THE ARTWORK
'Best Friends' is a tender representation of comp...
Category
2010s Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Shadow 14 August 19:42 Modern Landscape Painting, Minimalistic, Lake, Water View
Located in Salzburg, AT
Robert Motelski's paintings are exceptional visions of nature, visions of space which surrounds us. They tell about being, fate and passing. They depend on the season of year, the ti...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Dialogue (Ancestral Conversation) -21st Century, Figurative, Mixed Media, Colour
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Shipping Procedure
Ships in a well-protected tube from Nigeria
This work is unique, not a print or other type of copy.
Accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity (Issued by the Gal...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Charcoal, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Oil
Rookie -21st Century, Contemporary Figurative, Colourful, Silhouette, Men, Chess
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
"Rookie" explores the evolving nature of identity, growth, and self-awareness. The layered silhouettes symbolize the different stages of development past, present, and the yet-to-be-...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Mid Century French Sketch of a Fashionable Chic Posed Lady
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Mid Century French Portrait
Josine Vignon (French 1922-2022)
Medium: Pencil/ charcoal on artists paper, double sided
Size: 12.5 (height) x 9.75 (width)
Stamped Verso
Condition: Good...
Category
Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Charcoal, Pencil
Where Do I Go From Here - 21st Century Contemporary, Figurative, Men, Earth Tone
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Shipping Procedure
Ships in a well-protected tube from Nigeria
This work is unique, this is not a print or other type of copy.
Accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity. (Issues b...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
Heaven In A Wildflower - Soft Floral Still Life Hyperrealist Oil Painting
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Inspired by paintings created by old masters and the immersive nature she experienced in the Black Forest, German artist Katharina Husslein paints in a representational hyperrealisti...
Category
2010s Photorealist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Summer 8 - Contemporary Expressive, Figurative Oil Painting, Male Nude Series
Located in Salzburg, AT
Bartosz Kolata was born in Torun, Poland in 1979. In 2006 he graduated in Art Conservation and Restoration from Nicolas Copernicus University UMK, securing a Master of Art degree. He...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"The General" oil painting, realist portrait of senior army officer w sideburns
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
"The General" is a realist oil on linen painting. A portrait of a senior war offical, The General wears a dark grey military jacket and a white undershirt can be seen poking out at h...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Linen, Oil
Jamini Roy "Mother and Child" Original Painting
By Jamini Roy
Located in San Francisco, CA
Jamini Roy: 1887-1972. Extremely well listed and important Indian artist. He has auction prices over $573,000 which was just last month. His works are considered National Treasures a...
Category
Mid-20th Century Figurative Paintings
Materials
Tempera
Higher Life
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Bright Toh's creative vision is driven by a deep-rooted appreciation for his African heritage and a desire to pay homage to the intrinsic ties between the people of Africa and their natural surroundings. "Higher Life" stands as a testament to the exquisite synergy that exists between man and wildlife, shedding light on the harmonious relationship they share within their common ecosystem.
The central figure in the artwork, a man adorned with the head of a bird, serves as a powerful representation of the mystical connection between humans and nature. The bird, with its freedom to soar through the skies, symbolizes the aspirations of the African people to rise above challenges and embrace a higher state of being. This metamorphosis of man into a bird-like form underscores the spiritual journey of self-discovery and cultural understanding that lies at the heart of African traditions.
Toh's meticulous attention to detail and masterful use of colors breathe life into the canvas. The vibrant hues mimic the rich landscapes of Africa, from the lush greenery of the savannahs to the striking plumage of its avian inhabitants. Through a harmonious blend of traditional and contemporary artistic techniques, Toh weaves together a tapestry that celebrates the convergence of African heritage and its intertwined relationship with wildlife.
The concept of totems holds immense significance in various African cultures, where ancestral reverence is deeply ingrained. In "Higher Life," the man's bird head serves as a totemic representation of his connection to his ancestors, carrying with it the wisdom and experiences of those who came before him. The totem acts as a guiding force, leading the man on a journey of self-discovery and connection to his roots.
As viewers immerse themselves in "Higher Life," they are invited to contemplate the timeless relationship between man and nature. Toh's artwork urges us to recognize the importance of preserving our shared environment and the imperative role of cultural heritage in shaping our identities. In a world marked by rapid urbanization and detachment from nature, "Higher Life" serves as a poignant reminder of the intrinsic bond between humanity and the animal kingdom.
Bright Toh's artistic prowess in "Higher Life" transcends cultural boundaries, beckoning audiences from all corners of the globe to appreciate the profound unity between humans and wildlife. It is a testament to the enduring legacy of African traditions and an encouragement to embrace our roots as an essential part of who we are.
In conclusion, "Higher Life" is not just a stunning work of art; it is an exploration of our place in the world and the intricate ties that bind us with our environment and cultural heritage. Through the captivating portrayal of a man with a bird...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Baroque Italian painter - Set of four 18th century figure paintings - Evangelist
Located in Varmo, IT
Italian painter (early 18th century) - Four Evangelists.
25.5 x 19 cm without frame, 29 x 22.5 cm with frame.
Ancient oil painting on panel. in wooden frames.
Condition report: In...
Category
Early 18th Century Old Masters Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
The Bunny And His Flower - Colorful Original Figurative Art on Canvas
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Carlos Gamez de Francisco’s original artwork "The Bunny and His Flower" is a fusion of original hyperrealism, figurative surrealism, and narrative-driven art. This 12-inch round acry...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Just The Way You Are 2 - 21st Century, Figurative, Mixed Media, Women, Africa
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Shipping Procedure
Ships in a well-protected tube from Nigeria
This work is unique, not a print or other type of copy.
Accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity (Issued by the Gal...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Charcoal, Mixed Media, Oil, Acrylic
You Broke My Heart
Located in Zofingen, AG
In this painting, I blend expressionism, surrealism, and symbolism to explore deep emotional narratives. The canvas features fragmented figures and abstract forms, evoking a sense of...
Category
1990s Surrealist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Acrylic, Canvas
Surreal Figurative Oil Painting On Canvas With Animals. "In swirls"
Located in Bogotá, Bogotá
Figurative oil painting of fantastical beings on a colorful and earthy-toned background. Oil painting with multiple layers and textures, vertical on 52" x 32" canvas. I like to explo...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Cotton 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.
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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