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Figurative Paintings For Sale
Period: 19th Century
Period: 1970s
The Vagabond and His Dog oil on board painting
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Technical details of the painting
- Title: "The Vagabond and His Dog"
- Artist: Rosendo González Carbonell
- Technique: Oil on panel
- Dimensions (without frame): 10.6 x 11....
Category
1970s Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
OLD MASTER LARGE OIL PAINTING High Quality 19th CENTURY Catch Gold Gilt Frame
Located in Ferndown, GB
OLD MASTER OIL PAINTING High Quality 19th CENTURY The Catch GGF
Description
OLD MASTER LARGE OIL PAINTING
19th Century
NEW COLLECTION Of RARE PIECES OF ENGLISH HISTORY
“Very Goo...
Category
Late 19th Century Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Market day crayons drawing Spanish
By Jordi Curos
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Jordi Curós Ventura (1930-2007) - Market - Crayons.
Work measurements 65x50 cm.
Frame size 83x68 cm.
Jordi Curós Ventura (Olot, Girona, March 4, 1930) is a Spanish painter.
He trai...
Category
1970s Fauvist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Crayon
HUGE OIL PAINTING By MAJOR John E .Bale FINE MASTER 19th Century BRITISH SCHOOL
Located in Ferndown, GB
OIL PAINTING SIGNED OLD FINE MASTER PAINTER 19th Century BRITISH SCHOOL
Fine Original Antique 19th Century British OLD MASTER
OIL PAINTING
GOLD GILT FRAME
NEW COLLECTION Of RARE ...
Category
Late 19th Century Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
European Village in Winter Snow with Figures & Frozen Pond by German Artist
Located in Preston, GB
European Village in Winter Snow with Figures & Frozen Pond by 20th Century German Artist, Gunter Seekatz. This is a large painting measuring almost 4 fe...
Category
1970s Bauhaus Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
19th century American Folk Art of a Seated Lady in her Sunday best clothes
Located in Woodbury, CT
Unknown Artist (American School, 19th century)
Portrait of a Lady in Blue, c. 1835–1850
Oil on canvas
This quietly elegant portrait captures a mature woman with a serene yet dignifi...
Category
1850s Folk Art Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
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...
Category
Mid-19th Century French School Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Summer Day on the West Coast of Sweden by Swedish Impressionist Alfred Wahlberg
Located in Stockholm, SE
Alfred Wahlberg was a distinguished Swedish landscape painter whose career spanned Germany, France, and Sweden. During his early years, he resided in D...
Category
Late 19th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Antique French Oil Classical Figures in a Romantic Woodland Landscape & Swans
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Riverside Gathering
French Rococo School, 19th century
signed lower front corner
oil on canvas, framed
Framed: 26 x 34 inches
Canvas: 24 x 32 inches
Provenance: private collection, F...
Category
19th Century Rococo Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Portrait of an Elderly Man
Located in Stockholm, SE
This finely executed oil painting, attributed to the circle of Christian Wilhelm Ernst Dietrich, captures the contemplative expression of an elderly man, his gaze lowered in quiet re...
Category
Early 19th Century Old Masters Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
Rock Tombs Outside Jerusalem - Oil Paint by Carl Schirm - 1884
Located in Roma, IT
Carl Schirm was a German painter of landscapes. Between 1880-1881 he made, together with Eugen Bracht, a long journey to Egypt, Palestine and Syria, at the end of which emerged lands...
Category
1880s Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
A Young Oriental Woman Looking at the Mirror-Oil on Canvas - 19th Century
Located in Roma, IT
A young woman is an original modern artwork realized in Late 19th Century.
Mixed colored oil on canvas.
The artwork depicts a young woman with veil and mirror.
Unreadible signatur...
Category
19th Century Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
!9th century Impressionist landscape with a horse and cart in a Village
Located in Woodbury, CT
Outstanding late 19th century English Impressionist landscape, with a horse and cart in a village.
Described in 1893 by George Moore as "our greatest living landscape painter," Will...
Category
1890s American Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
OIL PAINTING Small by William R Wall (NAVY ADMIRALTY 19th CENTURY PIECE
Located in Ferndown, GB
OIL PAINTING SMALL William Wall (NAVY ADMIRALTY 19th CENTURY
Very good condition for age , (see pictures)
FINE RARE MARTINE PAINTING ORIGINAL
19th Century OLD MASTER STYLE OIL PAI...
Category
Late 19th Century Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Ancient View of the Bay of Naples - Oil Painting - 19th Century
Located in Roma, IT
View over the Bay of Naples is an orginal old master artwork realized by Master of Northern Europe School of the second half of 19th Century.
Mixed colored oil on canvas.
Relined....
Category
Late 19th Century Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
OLD MASTER OIL PAINTING High Quality 19th CENTURY Calm Seas Gold Gilt Frame
Located in Ferndown, GB
OLD MASTER OIL PAINTING High Quality 19th CENTURY Cram Seas GGF
Description
OLD MASTER LARGE OIL PAINTING
19th Century
NEW COLLECTION Of RARE PIECES OF ENGLISH HISTORY
“Very Goo...
Category
Late 19th Century Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Vedutist Neapolitan painter - 19th century landscape painting - Vesuvius Gulf
Located in Varmo, IT
Italian painter (19th century) - Gulf of Naples with eruption of Vesuvius.
44 x 70 cm without frame, 53 x 76 cm with frame.
Antique oil painting on canvas, in a gilded wooden frame...
Category
Mid-19th Century Naturalistic Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, 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...
Category
Early 19th Century Pre-Raphaelite Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Artist and Models 1990 Framed Painting Acrylic on Canvas
Located in Rochester Hills, MI
Framed Painting 24.5" x 22.5" inches
Canvas size 17.5" x 15.5" inches
Sam Karres
Born in Wyandotte, Michigan in 1929, Sam Karres earned a B.F.A. and M.A. in art from Wayne Universit...
Category
1970s Figurative Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Fine 1800's French Oil Figures by Monastic Ruins Stream Bucolic Landscape
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Monastic Ruins by a Stream
French School, early 1800's
oil on canvas, framed
Framed 15 x 19 inches
Canvas : 12.5 x 16 inches
Provenance: private collection, France
Condition: very go...
Category
Early 19th Century Old Masters Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Edward Williams (Circle), River Landscape With Thatched Cottage & Windmill
By Edward Williams
Located in Cheltenham, GB
This charming mid-19th-century oil painting depicts a river landscape with a thatched cottage, boatmen, and windmill. It’s reminiscent of works by English artist Edward Williams (178...
Category
1850s English School Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Along the Path - Figurative Landscape
By Carol H. Kelly
Located in Soquel, CA
Along the path on a walk, a vivid impressionist oil painting by Carol H. Kelly (American, 20th Century). Signed "C.H. Kelly" and dated "70" lower right. Unframed. Image size, 18.5"H ...
Category
1970s American Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Cardboard
Belle Epoque French Impressionist 19th Century Oil Painting Portrait of Elegant
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Portrait of an Elegant Beauty
French Impressionist painter, circa 1890s
signed indistinctly
oil on canvas, framed
framed: 28 x 23 inches
canvas: 24 x 20 inches
provenance: private c...
Category
Late 19th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
19th-Century French Oil Portrait of Smart Gentleman in Formal Attire
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Portrait of a Gentleman in Formal Attire
French School, 19th century
oil on board, framed
framed: 17 x 14 inches
board : 13 x 10.5 inches
Provenance: private collection, Paris, Franc...
Category
19th Century French School Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
19th Century Portrait of Pensive Madonna Blue Veil Pre-Raphaelite Oil Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Madonna in Pensive Thought
English 19th Century, Pre-Raphaelite artist
Oil painting on board, framed
Framed: 15 x 10.5 inches
Board: 13 x 9 inches
Condition: The painting is in o...
Category
Late 19th Century Pre-Raphaelite Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Orientalist Painting "Constantine (Algeria) 1893" Claude Firmin-Goy (1864-1944)
Located in SANTA FE, NM
Constantine (Algeria) 1893”
Claude Firmin-Goy
Oil on canvas
12 1/4 x 16 1/2 (16 1/2 x 20 3/4 frame) inches
This bright and luminous work by the Avignon painter Claude Firmin-Goy re...
Category
1890s Art Nouveau Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
19th century Irish portrait of a man, smoking a Pipe, seated in a barn interior.
Located in Woodbury, CT
late 19th-century Irish school portrait of a seated man smoking a pipe in a barn interior.
A very well-painted and skillfully composed portrait of a wor...
Category
1890s Victorian Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
19th century oil on canvas The Christ child, and the infant John the Baptist
By (After) Bartolomé Esteban Murillo
Located in San Francisco, CA
19th century oil on canvas
The Christ child, and the infant John the Baptist
After Murillo
Hand carved in gilded period frame
23.5 x 29.25 unframed, 31.5 x 37.75
Category
19th Century Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Elegant Parisian strolling in a public garden
By Jean Paul Sinibaldi
Located in Paris, IDF
Jean Paul SINIBALDI
(Paris, 1857 - Bourg-en-Bresse, 1909)
Elegant Parisian strolling in a public garden
Oil on panel
Signed lower left
37 x 23 cm
A pupil of Alexandre Cabanel at t...
Category
Late 19th Century French School Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Period Portrait of Young Captain James Cook (1728-1779) Large 18thC Oil Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
18th-Century Portrait of a Young Captain James Cook
An exceedingly rare and highly significant mid-18th century oil on canvas portrait of the legendary Captain James Cook in his you...
Category
Early 19th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Baldassarre Franceschini, Sleeping Cupid, Valentine's Day Gift
Located in Harkstead, GB
A beautiful 19th century copy by Giuseppe Rocchi of Baldassarre Franceschini's Sleeping Cupid, presented in a very attractive gilt frame with hand carved mouldings. A very peaceful i...
Category
Mid-19th Century Old Masters Figurative Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
'Aurora', Baroque, Classical, Mythological Oil, Guido Reni, Quirinal, Rome
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Signed lower right, 'A. Leonardi' for Achille Leonardi (Italian, 1800-1870), inscribed, '... Roma' and painted circa 1860.
An exceptionally fine and detailed, nineteenth century oil...
Category
1850s Baroque Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Antique English Portrait of Georgian Lady circa 1820/30 period Large Oil Canvas
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Portrait of a Noble Lady
English School, circa 1820's-1930's period
oil on canvas, unframed
painting: 35 x 28 inches
provenance: private collection, London
condition: some old restor...
Category
Early 19th Century Victorian Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Charles Bale (British) - 19th century still life painting - Fish and shrimp
Located in Varmo, IT
Charles Thomas Bale (British, 1845 - 1925) - Still life of fish and shrimp.
30.5 x 60.5 cm without frame, 50 x 80 cm with frame.
Antique oil painting on canvas, in wooden frame.
-...
Category
Late 19th Century Naturalistic Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Portrait of Colonel Charles-Louis-Prosper Marquis de Chérisey (1786-1837)
Located in Paris, IDF
After Louis-Stanislas MARIN-LAVIGNE (Paris, 1797 – Paris, 1860)
Portrait of Colonel Charles-Louis-Prosper Marquis de Chérisey (1786-1837)
in the uniform of commander of the 38th lin...
Category
Mid-19th Century French School Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
"Corbett House, Monhegan Island, Maine" Jamie Wyeth, 1973 Maine Watercolor
By Jamie Wyeth
Located in New York, NY
Jamie Wyeth
Corbett House, Monhegan Island, Maine, 1973
Signed lower left
Watercolor on paper
20 3/4 x 28 1/2 inches
The house depicted in the present work is on Monhegan Island, Ma...
Category
1970s Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Stormy Sea - Mixed colored Oil on Canvas - Mid-19th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Stormy sea is an original modern artwork realized by Artist of Northern Europe School of the mid-19th Century.
Mixed colored oil on canvas.
Includes frame.
Category
Mid-19th Century Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Giuseppe Bernardino Bison (Venice) - Early 19th century drawing - Holy Family
By Giuseppe Bernardino Bison
Located in Varmo, IT
Giuseppe Bernardino Bison (Palmanova 1762 - Milan 1844) - Holy Family.
32 x 26 cm without frame, 36 x 30 cm with frame.
Pencil and white chalk drawing on paper, in a gilded wooden ...
Category
Early 19th Century Baroque Figurative Paintings
Materials
Paper, Chalk, Pencil
'The Papakha', A Pre Revolutionary Nobleman From the Caucasus. Oil on Canvas.
Located in Cotignac, FR
A large French oil on canvas portrait of a dignitary from the Caucasus by Théophile Paul Marie Bérengier. The painting is signed and dated b...
Category
1890s Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Huge 1880’s Irish Signed Oil Cottage & Figure in Highland Mountain Landscape
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Highland Cottage
Irish School, 19th century
signed and dated 1888
oil painting on canvas, unframed
canvas: 30 x 50.5inches
provenance: private collec...
Category
1880s Victorian Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Guinevere - 19th Century Pre-Raphaelite Oil Painting of King Arthur's Queen
Located in Gerrards Cross, GB
‘Guinevere’ by Norman Prescott-Davies R.B.A, R.C.A. (1861-1915). The painting – which depicts an English mediaeval portrait of Queen Guinevere at Amesbury Priory contemplating her lo...
Category
Late 19th Century Pre-Raphaelite Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Venetian Vedutist painter - 19th century landscape painting - Venice view
Located in Varmo, IT
Venetian painter (early 19th century) - Venice, view of the Grand Canal towards the Basilica of S. Maria della Salute.
50 x 77.5 cm without frame, 63 x 88.5 cm with frame.
Oil on c...
Category
Early 19th Century Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Janet and Bill, Surrealist Painting of Woman and Cat w/ Party Hats
By Mary Spain
Located in Beachwood, OH
Mary Spain (American, 1934–1983)
Janet and Bill, 1970s
Oil on canvas
Signed middle right, titled verso
26 x 30 inches
32.5 x 36.5 inches, framed
Set in a realm of fantasy, Mary Spai...
Category
1970s Surrealist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Antique German Signed Oil Painting Portrait of Bavarian Gentleman with Pipe
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Portrait of a Bavarian Gentleman with Pipe
by Theodor Recknagl (1865-1945) German
signed oil on board, framed
board : 7 x 5.5 inches
Provenance: private collection, UK
Condition: som...
Category
Late 19th Century Victorian Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
After Johann Peter Hasenclever (1810-1853) - 19th Century Oil, The Bagpiper
Located in Corsham, GB
A fine copy of Johann Peter Hasenclever's oil painting, Der Dudelsackpfeifer from 1835. Hasenclever's original painting has been lost since 1945. This fine replica comes presented in...
Category
19th Century Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
The Petit Thinker
Located in Greenwich, CT
A student of the great French academic Bouguereau, Lobrichon has done a moving and entrancing depiction of a young girl mid-gaze. Beautifully painted and done in a circular format t...
Category
1860s Barbizon School Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Cattle By Pond At Dusk, Mid-19th Century Tonalist Landscape by William Keith
Located in Soquel, CA
Cattle By Pond At Dusk, Mid-19th Century Tonalist Landscape by William Keith
Gorgeous mid-19th century landscape painting by William Keith (American, 1838-1911), circa 1860. This impressive Tonalist landscape, titled "In the Woods", depicts cattle beside a pond in the forest at dusk. Keith uses loose, blended brush strokes and a muted earthy palette to create an atmospheric mood that Tonalism is known for.
Signed "W. Keith" lower left.
Museum label on verso from Santa Barbara Museum of Art.
Presented in an antique giltwood frame.
Image size: 9"H x 13"W. With frame measures: 16"H x 20"W x 3"D.
Provenance:
Mrs. Eugene Patterson; Santa Barbara Museum of Art.
Authenticity guaranteed and certificate include.
Condition:
Very good. Cleaning and restoration required signature to be re-touched, original images pre-restoration available.
About the Artist:
Brought to New York City in 1850, William Keith was apprenticed to a wood engraver in 1856 working for "Harper's" magazine. In 1858 (or 1859) he visited California for "Harper's" and then after a trip to Great Britain, settled in California as an engraver in 1862. He began exhibiting paintings in 1864 in San Francisco where he opened his studio, after having been taught painting by his wife.
The Northern Pacific Railroad...
Category
1890s Pre-Raphaelite Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Illustration Board
19th Century Neoclassical Exhibition Oil Painting of Ancient Greek Poet Sappho
Located in Gerrards Cross, GB
‘Melancholic Sappho’ by Arthur Hill RBA (1841-1908).
The painting – which depicts the celebrated poet of Ancient Greece appealing to the Goddess Aphrodite, with the Parthenon on the...
Category
1870s Pre-Raphaelite Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Early 1800's English Oil Painting Figure in Rural Woodland Landscape, original
By circle of John Constable
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist: English School, early 1800's, circle of John Constable (British 1776-1837)
Title: The Woodland Path
Medium: oil on canvas, framed
Size: 12 x 22 inches
Picture: 9 x 18 inches
Provence: from a private collection in East Anglia...
Category
Early 19th Century Old Masters Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
19e century Holland school Winter scene Oil painting Signed
Located in Zofingen, AG
➡️Winter scene⬅️
Watercolor from Johannes Franciscus HOPPENBROUWERS (1819-1866) (see wikipedia)
⭐Structural Analysis⭐
This painting depicts a winter scene in a rural village, possibly in the Netherlands or a similar European setting. The composition is well-balanced, featuring:
A central building with a distinctive thatched roof covered in snow, creating a focal point.
A frozen river or canal, with a person ice skating in the middle ground, adding movement and human presence.
A windmill and houses in the background, reinforcing a Dutch setting.
Figures engaged in daily life, such as the man near the building carrying a walking stick and a bag, adding a narrative element.
The overall scene is tranquil yet lively, capturing a nostalgic winter atmosphere.
⭐Color and Light⭐
The palette consists of muted earth tones, including warm browns, ochres, and soft grays, giving a rustic and aged appearance.
The sky has an orange-yellow hue, possibly representing a sunrise or sunset, casting a gentle glow over the cold landscape...
Category
1840s Romantic Figurative Paintings
Materials
Gesso, Watercolor
Antique Victorian English Romans Ready For Battle Horse & Cart Landscape
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist/ School: English School, late 19th/ early 20th century.
The painting came from a large collection of works by one artist. A very few of them are signed what looks to be 'F. Wa...
Category
Late 19th Century Victorian Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Breeze after a Bathe - 19th Century Impressionist Oil Painting of Girls on Beach
Located in Gerrards Cross, GB
‘A Breeze after a Bathe’ by Walter Duncan ARWS (1847-1932).
The painting – which depicts three young Victorian ladies and their dogs on Bournemouth beach after a swim – is signed b...
Category
1870s Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
"In giardino" Olio cm. 31 x 48 1978
By Gleb Savinov
Located in Torino, IT
Luminoso quadro con fiori azzurri in un prato primaverile 1978
GLEB SAVINOV (Charkev, 1915 – San Pietroburgo, 2000)
Le opere di Gleb Savinov si trovano in varie collezioni private ...
Category
1970s Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Cardboard
Antique c.1800's Scottish Oil Highland Landscape Anglers Fishing Autumnal River
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Fishing the Highlands
attributed to Julius Caesar Ibbetson (1759–1817)
inscribed verso
oil on wood panel, framed
Framed: 11 x 15 inches
panel: 8.5 x 13 inches
Provenance: private c...
Category
Early 19th Century Victorian Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Early German Realistic Military Portrait of a Man (Johann Ludwig-Mosley)
Located in Houston, TX
Realistic early German portrait painting of Johann Ludwig-Mosley wearing his various military awards. The back features further documentation about the man's life and service. Curren...
Category
Late 19th Century Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Portrait of a Gentleman original Oil on Wood Panel 19th Century
Located in Soquel, CA
Portrait of a Gentleman original Oil on Wood Panel 19th Century
Original oil on wood panel of a gentleman. Appears to be German, circa 1830-1850. Artist is unknown.
Period frame inc...
Category
Mid-19th Century Flemish School Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
A Portrait of Lord Leighton. Antique oil on canvas
Located in St. Albans, GB
Richard Waller
1811 - 1882
Canvas Size: 24 x 20" (60 x 50cm)
Frame Size: 31" x 27" (77.5 x 67.5cm)
Oil on canvas
Signed and dated 1872
London painter of portraits and suggestive sub...
Category
1870s Victorian Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Mexican Market Scene
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Beautiful Mid-century painting depicts what is probably a Mexican of Latin American market scene. Oil on canvas glued down to panel measuring 9.75 x 15.25 inches; 11 x 16.5 inches fr...
Category
1970s Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Figurative Paintings for Sale
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