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Figurative Paintings For Sale
Contemporary still life composition of flowers in a vase acrylic on paper
Located in VÉNISSIEUX, FR
This vibrant artwork " Summer flowers bouquet by the window" features a dynamic still life composition of flowers in a vase. Bold brushstrokes bring energy and movement to the canvas...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Paper, Acrylic

Hunt Slonem, Under the sea rare unique 1980 oil on canvas painting signed Framed
Located in New York, NY
Rare 1980 Hunt Slonem painting. The artist has painted - literally - thousands and thousands of bunnies (and almost as many birds and butterflies), but you won't easily find the li...
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1980s Naturalistic Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Framed Bretagne Breton Symbolist Oil Painting Circa 1910 Liturgical Costume
Located in Sutton Poyntz, Dorset
Follower of Edgard Maxence. French ( b.1871 - d.1954 ). Meditation, Circa 1910. Oil On Canvas. Image size 34.4 inches x 22.2 inches ( 87.5cm x 56.5cm ). Frame size 44.1 inches x 31.9...
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Early 20th Century Symbolist Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Large French Post Impressionist Oil on Canvas, The Port of Cannes at Crépuscule
Located in Cotignac, FR
Large French Post Impressionist oil on canvas view of the Port of Cannes in the South of France by Moroccan Monegasque painter Emmanuel Bellini. The painting is signed bottom left an...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

1960's French Signed Oil Figures on Parisian River Seine Island I'le de Citi
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Paris French artist, circa 1960's signed oil on on canvas, framed framed: 26.5 x 32 inches canvas : 20 x 25 inches Provenance: private collection, France Condition: very good conditi...
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Mid-20th Century French School Figurative Paintings

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Oil

Kumulipo, Source of Life - Mid Century Modern Surrealist Hawaiian Visionary Art
Located in Soquel, CA
Symbolic and surreal landscape with figure eminating life force by Marguerite Louis Blasingame (American; 1906-1947), circa 1940-45. Marguerite and her husband Frank Blasingame...
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1940s Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

Arike - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative, Portrait, Women, Africa, Colour
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
The name “Arike,” meaning “one who is cherished and pampered” in Yoruba, reflects the essence of this portrait—an individual whose story is rich with depth, emotion, and significance...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

"Deep Dive" (2024) by Lisa Fricker, Original Oil Portrait Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Lisa Fricker's "Deep Dive" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts a portrait of a woman underwater. Through her portrait and figure paint...
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21st Century and Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Oil, Panel

Grosse Mer - Etretat - Impressionist Seascape Landscape Oil by Maxime Maufra
Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire
Impressionist oil on canvas seascape painting circa 1895 by French artist Maxime Maufra. This stunning work depicts a sailing boat on a vast ocean. The choppy water is painted in greens and blues. The white clouds rolling across the blue sky are beautifully shaded in purple tones. Signature: Signed lower left and titled on original label verso Dimensions: Framed: 22"x25" Unframed: 15"x18" Provenance: This work is included in the catalogue raisonne of Maxime Maufra under reference 284 Durand-Ruel, Paris (acquired directly from the artist on 5 April 1895) Durand-Ruel Galleries, New York (acquired from the above in 1895) Marlborough Fine Arts, Ltd., London (acquired after 1949) Dr. Renate Davis, London (acquired from the above) Lyon & Turnbull London, 28 November 2013, lot 111 (consigned by the above) Private Collection, New York (acquired from the above sale) Sotheby's New York, 15 November 2017, lot 101 (consigned by the above) Maufra spent several years in England, notably in Liverpool, with his father, who wanted him to become a tradesman. He decided to take up painting instead and returned to France in 1883, attracting the attention of Octave Mirbeau in his very first exhibition, and subsequently being noticed by Frantz Jourdain in 1894 and Fontenais in 1901. In 1886, he successfully exhibited two seascapes at the Salon, following which he visited Brittany in 1890, making the acquaintance of Gauguin and Sérusier in Pont-Aven; he collaborated with them on the decoration of the Pouldu Inn in 1894. He maintained his acquaintance with the Nabis group artists Henry Moret and Gustave Loiseau. He travelled in l'Isère, Belgium, and Algeria (1913), as well as Paris, the Ile de France, Brittany and Normandy. From 1895, the Galerie Durand-Ruel assured the success of his work. Maufra settled in Montmartre for about ten years during which he painted the old quarters of Paris, often around the church of St Séverin. He then turned to Brittany and Normandy for inspiration in keeping with a resolve to paint only from nature, his seascapes in particular finding favour. The influence of the Nabis on his work remains limited except in the 'synthetic' organisation of the composition. He was an admirer of Sisley and Pissarro, whose influence can be seen in his paintings. Maufra, like Valtat, went to some extent beyond Impressionism to become a forerunner of Fauvism in his use of colour. An important retrospective exhibition of Maufra's work, prefaced by René Domergue, was organised in Paris around 1950. In 2001, his work was represented in the exhibition Painters and the Sarthe Region ( Les Peintres et la Sarthe) held at the Musée de la Reine Bérengère (for the 19th century) and the Abbaye de l'Épau (for the 20th century) at Le Mans. In 2003, his work appeared in the group exhibition Brittany, Land of Painters ( Bretagne, Terre des Peintres) at the Musée des Beaux-Arts in Vannes. Museum and Gallery Holdings: Bergues: Seascapes Boston: Dusk in Douarnenez; Departure of Fishing Boats Buffalo: Transport Quittant Le Havre Chicago: Douarnenez the Town of Light Cholet: Flood Cincinnati (AM): The Coast, Bay of Douarnenez (Vue de Douarnenez) (painting) Helsinki: St-Guénolé Le Havre: Moonrise in Brittany Manchester: Springtime in Lavardin Montpellier: Hills of Morgat Mulhouse: Low Tide Nantes (MBA): La Prairie d'Amont (1888, oil on canvas); Pointe du Raz; Heavy Swell; The Loir Dam in Poncé (oil on canvas) Paris (Mus. d'Orsay): Brittany Landscape...
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1890s Impressionist Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

View of Rome - Oil on Canvas by Alfonso Avanessian - 1990s
Located in Roma, IT
View of Rome is an original oil on panel painting realized by Alfonso Avanessian in the 1990s. The piece is hand signed on the lower right and overleaf. Frame included: 59x70 cm. ...
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1990s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Saint Mary Magdalene The Penitent
Located in Paris, Île-de-France
Nicolas LOIR (Paris, 1624 – 1679) Penitent Saint Mary Magdalene Oil on canvas, 58 x 71 cm Unsigned Circa 1665–1675 Trained under Simon Vouet and later Sébastien Bourdon, Nicolas ...
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17th Century Old Masters Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

19th century Czech portrait of a lady, young girl, red scarf arms folded smiling
Located in Woodbury, CT
Josef Zenisek (1855–1944) Portrait of a Young Woman with Red Scarf, circa 1900 Oil on canvas Signed lower left This beautifully rendered portrait by Josef Zenisek captures the pois...
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Early 1900s Victorian Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Seascape Painting of the Devon Coastline at Sunrise on South Coast of England
Located in Preston, GB
Seascape Painting of the Devon Coastline at Sunrise on the South Coast of England, by 20th Century British Artist, Bob Tucker. Art measures 30 x 16 inches Frame measures 34 x 20 i...
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1990s Realist Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Cotton Canvas, Oil

Christ Expelling Money Changers - British 30's surrealist art religious interior
By Augustus Lunn
Located in London, GB
Painted by "Modern British" artist Augustus Lunn this oil/tempera on board depicts Christ Expelling the Money Changers. He exhibited widely at The Cooling Galleries and The New Engl...
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20th Century Surrealist Figurative Paintings

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Oil

"His Master's Aim" Frank Califano, Trompe l'oeil, Photorealism, Italian Artist
Located in New York, NY
Frank Califano His Master's Aim, circa 1922 Signed lower right Oil on canvas 36 x 22 1/4 inches Provenance Zaplin-Lampert Gallery, Santa Fe, New Mexico Private Collection (acquired ...
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1920s Photorealist Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Walk through El Retiro Park Madrid oil painting Impressionism Emerging Artist
Located in Houston, TX
Walk through Retiro is an Impressionism painting by the young Cuban artist Cristian Velazquez who lives in Spain. El Retiro Park is a green oasis in the heart of the city. In it ...
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2010s Impressionist Figurative Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

Midnight I - Original Sally K Floral Artwork
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Gazing at Lebanese American artist Sally K's floral portrait is consuming and empowering. Inspired by strong, feminine women, she creates pop-realistic paintings that speak to the e...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Mixed Media, Acrylic, Archival Paper

Across the Mancos Canyon
Located in Bozeman, MT
One of the originators of the Western pop art movement, Billy Schenck incorporates techniques from photorealism with a pop art sensibility to both exalt and poke fun at images of the West. Schenck is known for utilizing cinematic imagery reproduced in a flattened, reductivist style, where colors are displayed side-by-side rather than blended or shadowed. In the August 2014 issue of SouthwestArt magazine, his work was described as “a stance … a pendulum between the romantic and the irreverent.” Schenck’s artwork is now in 48 museum collections, including Smithsonian Institution, Denver Art Museum, The Autry Museum of Western Heritage, Booth Western Art Museum, Tucson Museum of Art, Phoenix Art Museum, the Mesa Southwest Museum, Museum of the Southwest, Midland TX...
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2010s Pop Art Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Wind by Chen Yiching - Contemporary nihonga painting, flowers, white
Located in Paris, FR
Wind is a unique painting by contemporary artist Yiching Chen. The painting is made with Mineral pigments, gold and silver leaves on japanese paper mounted on wood, dimensions are 30...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Gold Leaf

Early 20th Century Impressionist Seascape, Harbor and Town Scene
By Charles Salis Kaelin
Located in Beachwood, OH
Charles Salis Kaelin (American, 1858–1929) Harbor and Town Oil on canvas 25.75 in. h. x 27.75 in. w., as framed 18 in. h. x 20 in. w., canvas Described as an artist whose "love of nature amounted to a passion," Charles Salis Kaelin was one of the earliest American exponents of Divisionism. A respected member of the art colony at Rockport, Massachusetts, Kaelin's colorful renderings of Cape Ann...
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20th Century Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings

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Oil

lemon print kitchen art
Located in IT
limited edition print on paper hand signed certificate of authenticity
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2010s Abstract Impressionist Figurative Paintings

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Paper, C Print, Color, Digital, Laser

19th Century Victorian English cottage River landscape during a setting Sun
Located in Woodbury, CT
An outstanding example of the work by Henry Maidment Maidment was an English landscape painter form the latter part of the 19th century. He mostly painted English cottage landscapes often with ducks, sheep, and young people. He used a ward palette of color and this gave his paintings a very desirable warm glow. Henry Maidment was his real name and Robert Fenson...
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Early 1900s Victorian Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

"Tyler" (2024) By Nicolas Martin, Original Oil Painting on Panel
Located in Denver, CO
"Tyler" (2024) by Nicolas Martin is an original handmade oil painting on panel that depicts a portrait of a man wearing a black shirt and a red jacket on an abstracted background. ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Figurative Paintings

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Oil, Panel

Rolex Submariner
Located in London, GB
About the artwork Having always had a love for vintage watches, Martin thought it was about time he painted a couple. Here we have a timeless classic the Rolex Submariner. Launched ...
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2010s Figurative Paintings

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Oil

"Tranquil Sailing" Realist Oil Painting on Canvas Board of Sailboat in Open Sea
Located in New York, NY
George Nemethy finds his inspiration in moments of quiet and solitude. Where he finds himself one with the sea and the sky and the tranquil world which he freely escapes to. Trained from an early age by his father Albert Nemethy, a world-renowned painter known best for his large scale steamer boats, George found...
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Late 20th Century Realist Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil, Board

Vibrant Mid-Century Church Ceremony Scene with Procession
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Church Ceremony Scene Henri Therme signed oil on board, unframed board: 13 x 9.5 inches provenance: private collection condition: very good and sound condition Description: This viv...
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Mid-19th Century French School Figurative Paintings

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Oil

Beauchamps Chaud a Trouville - Modern Landscape Oil Painting by André Hambourg
Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire
Signed figures in a landscape oil on canvas circa 1980 by French modernist painter Andre Hambourg. This beautiful piece depicts families enjoying a day out at the seaside - bathers r...
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1980s Modern Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Contemporary Black and Blue Abstract Western Cowboy Silhouette Painting
Located in Houston, TX
Contemporary abstract figure painting by Houston-based artist Ramon Severino. The work features a central black cowboy silhouette set against a blue background. Signed and dated on t...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Mixed Media

20th Century French Modernist Gouache Painting Green Abstract Posed Lady In Nude
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...
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20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings

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Gouache

19th Century Oil Painting of St Mark's Square in Venice from the Ducal Palaca
By Edward Pritchett
Located in Gerrards Cross, GB
‘Piazza San Marco from the Palazzo’ by Edward Pritchett RWS (1807-1876). The painting – which depicts St. Mark’s Square and the Campanile seen from the Porto della Carta entrance to...
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Mid-19th Century English School Figurative Paintings

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Oil

Portrait of an Enchanting Young Girl Wearing a Garland of Morning Glory Flowers
By James Holland
Located in West Sussex, GB
Attributed to James Holland (1799 -1870) and William Henry Hunt (1790-1864) A Portrait of a Young Girl Wearing a Garland of Morning Glory Flowers Oil on canvas: 17 ½ x 18 in. Frame: 23 ½ x 24 in. Circa 1820 An enchanting head and shoulders portrait of a young girl wearing a white shift...
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Early 19th Century Pre-Raphaelite Figurative Paintings

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Oil

Velvet Poppy - colorful, expressive, minimal, abstract floral, acrylic on canvas
Located in Bloomfield, ON
In this dramatic painting of a single blossom by Pat Service, the colour palette is rich and bold—burgundy red and deep purple and the texture appears to be velvety soft. Reminiscent...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

Tenderness
Located in Atlanta, GA
Small limited edition run of 49 and 6 E.A."s (Edition of the artist). Each canvas reproduction is crafted by a skilled printer under the supervision of the artist. Román Francés has...
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21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil, Giclée

Tenderness
Tenderness
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19th century English landscape setting with cottage by a pond
Located in Woodbury, CT
19th Century English Landscape, with a cottage, pond and trees. This exquisite English Victorian 19th-century landscape by Charles Morris, circa 1890, beautifully captures the idyll...
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1890s Victorian Figurative Paintings

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Oil, Board

Original Fashion Design Illustration Watercolor Painting Laura Ashley Designer
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Original Fashion Design Illustration by Roz Jennings, British watercolor and ink on card, unframed size: 12 x 8.25 inches condition: very good A beautifully colorful and characterfu...
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Late 20th Century Pop Art Figurative Paintings

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Ink, Watercolor

"The Talent" Contemporary Grey & Black Toned Western Cowboy Bar Singer Painting
Located in Houston, TX
Contemporary abstract figurative painting by Frisco Pete, The Wild West Art Wrangler. The work features a central female singer performing at a bar in front of a crowd. Signed, title...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

Le Jardin du Luxembourg
Located in London, GB
'Le Jardin du Luxembourg', oil on canvas, by Marie de Nivouliès de Pierrefort (circa 1910). Parisians are not equivocal about their park preferences. Some clearly favour the Tuileries, while others stand firmly with feet planted in the Jardin du Luxembourg. Perhaps this is analogous to residents' strongly-held preferences for either the Café Deux Magots or the Café de Flore, just down the Boulevard Saint-Germain. Back to the gardens though, I have always been captivated by the Luxembourg Gardens. It's the lawns, tree-lined promenades, tennis courts, flowerbeds, model sailboats on its octagonal Grand Bassin, as well as the picturesque Medici Fountain...
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1910s Impressionist Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Mid Victorian Scottish Painting Rustic Cottage Interior Mother Feeding & Dogs
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Feeding Time, the Cottage Interior Scottish School, 19th century signed lower corner oil on board, framed framed: 19 x 24 inches board: 14.5 x 18 inches Provenance: private collecti...
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Mid-19th Century Victorian Figurative Paintings

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Oil

"Radiant Glow" (2024) By Kirsten Savage, Original Oil Painting, Portrait
Located in Denver, CO
"Radiant Glow" by Kirsten Savage is an original, handmade oil painting on panel that depicts a portrait of a woman. Kirsten Savage is one of Colorado’s top representational artists....
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2010s Impressionist Figurative Paintings

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Oil, Panel

Antonio Monasterio – The Muses in the Blue Forest. No. 4
Located in Firenze, IT
Antonio Monasterio – The Muses in the Blue Forest
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Late 20th Century Surrealist Figurative Paintings

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Paper, Crayon, Wax Crayon, Pen, Color Pencil

"seduction series " RK32W, Abstract, Painting, 21st Century, Acrylic and Clay
Located in Dessau-Rosslau, Sachsen Anhalt
Artist: Roger König b. Dessau, Germany (1968) Master student of Kurt Schönburg, HWK Halle, Germany. König combines modern painting with acrylic with old techniques and in this way, h...
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2010s Abstract Figurative Paintings

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Clay, Acrylic

Late 16th Century by Jacopo da Empoli Temperance Oil on canvas
Located in Milano, Lombardia
Jacopo da Empoli (Florence, Italy, 1551 – 1640) Title: Temperance Medium: Oil on canvas Dimensions: without frame 101.5 x 75.7 cm – with frame 140 x 115.3 x 10.50 cm Expertise by Al...
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16th Century Old Masters Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

The Opera Garnier in paris
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
COSSON, Jean Louis Marcel (1878 – 1956) Ballerinas and gentlemen in the Swing of the Opera Oil on canvas signed low left Framed by Gault (Paris - Fbg St Honoré) Dimensions canvas ...
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1930s Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings

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Oil

Modern Figurative Portrait Impressionist style Oil Painting of Lady in Red Dress
Located in ludlow, GB
Modern Figurative Portrait Impressionist style Oil Painting of Lady in Red Dress, beautiful model sitting on a leather sofa and sipping a glass of Champagn...
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21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Figurative Paintings

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Oil

"Midi et Soir à Èze" by Grégoire Mathias – Diachronic Cubist Acrylic Painting
Located in PÉRIGUEUX, FR
Midi et Soir à Èze 65 x 54 cm Acrylic on Canvas "Midi et Soir à Èze" by Grégoire Mathias is a vibrant portrayal of the picturesque village of Èze, capturing the shifting moods of mi...
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21st Century and Contemporary Cubist Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

Composition in Blue and Green- 21st Century Dutch Realistic Still-life painting
Located in Nuenen, Noord Brabant
Henk Boon Composition in Blue and Green Oil on canvas on wood 100 x 120 cm Frame included 107 x 127 cm The still-life paintings of Dutch painter Henk Boon ...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Cotton Canvas, Oil, Wood Panel

Rest at the Caravanserail - Gouache by Paul Pascal - 1885
By Paul Pascal
Located in Roma, IT
Rest at the caravanserail is an original old masters artwork realized by Paul Pascal in 1885. Mixed colored gouache on paper. Included an elegant frame. Hand signed by the artist ...
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19th Century Modern Figurative Paintings

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Gouache

Classical Dutch Street Scene Signed Oil Painting Gilt Framed
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Dutch Street by Jony Gaston (British 20th century) signed oil on board, framed framed: 25.5 x 22 inches board: 18 x 14 inches provenance: private collection, UK condition: very g...
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20th Century Dutch School Figurative Paintings

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Oil

Figure 1
Located in Denver, CO
Matthew Durante's "Figure 1 2021" is an original, handmade acrylic painting that depicts a blue-toned nude female model superimposed over a pink and purple background.
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21st Century and Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Oil, Acrylic, Panel, Pencil

Afternoon Stroll, American Impressionist, Figure on Forest Path, Landscape
Located in Wiscasset, ME
Juliet M. White was born in Philadelphia in 1880. She studied at the Philadelphia School of Design for Women, which became the largest art school for women in the United States. Its ...
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20th Century American Impressionist Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil, Board

[Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] Demonstrating a Dive
Located in New York, NY
Signed in red, u.r. Oil on canvas mounted to Masonite 85 x 45 inches This artwork is offered by ClampArt, located in New York City. Mark Beard, born in 1956 in Salt Lake City...
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2010s Figurative Paintings

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Oil

Sicilian Farmhouse
Located in London, GB
'Sicilian Farmhouse', oil on canvas, by Yves Brayer (circa 1950s). A dedicated lover of Mediterranean countries and their varied landscapes, this charming and diminutive work by the ...
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1950s Modern Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Their Whole Private Selves - Two Nude Bodies Entwined, Original Oil on Panel
Located in Chicago, IL
Using pornography as a vehicle for understanding, Rick Sindt's work explores the discovery and development of queer attraction. Sindt transforms pornographi...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Oil, Panel

Antique Spanish Oil on Canvas Painting French Cavaliers Playing Chess Paris 1910
Located in Portland, OR
A very good large antique oil on canvas painting by the celebrated Spanish artist Maximo Juderias Caballero (1867-1951), Paris 1910. The painting depicting an interior scene of 17th ...
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1910s Naturalistic Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Original Antique 19th century oil painting on canvas Genre scene, Gorgeous Frame
Located in Palm Coast, FL
Up for sale is this amazing antique 19-th century original oil painting on canvas depicting a charming rural scene, capturing a moment of everyday life in the countryside. On the le...
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19th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings

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Oil

Zeus and Ganymede - Paula Craioveanu oil canvas Neo Mythology
Located in Forest Hills, NY
"Zeus and Ganymede", oil and silver leaf on canvas, 39x39in / 100x100cm Inspired by the legend of Zeus and Ganymede. Part of my NeoMythology project. Shipped as it is, stretched. "Z...
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2010s Academic Figurative Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

Repos dans un champs de coquelicots - Pointillist Landscape Oil 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...
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1960s Pointillist Figurative Paintings

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Oil, Board

Figure & Two Bright Sailing Boats in French Landscape Oil Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Bright Sailing Boats by Fanch Lel ( French School) Oil painting on board, unframed Board: 11 x 14 inches Inscribed verso Condition: The painting is in good condition, with minor sign...
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20th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings

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Oil

Daring Roses
Located in Zofingen, AG
These roses represent a whole philosophy of boldness and pride. Bright, defiant, these flowers exude energy and a love for life, teaching us to be courageous, expressive, and to find...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

Expressive French Oil Scene of Still Life of Wildflowers in a Jar by Fanch Lel
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Expressive French Oil Scene of Still Life of Wildflowers in a Jar by Fanch Lel by Fanche Lel Size: 11.75 inches (height) x 9.5 inches (width) Oil painting on card, unframed Co...
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20th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings

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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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