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Figurative Paintings For Sale
Style: Modern
Style: Street Art
Sunset in Ireland Countryside - Original Oil Painting by Northern Irish Artist
Located in Preston, GB
Sunset in Ireland Countryside - Original Oil Painting by Northern Irish Artist, Dennis Orme Shaw Art measures 10 x 8 inches Frame measures 16 x 14 inches Dennis Orme Shaw was bo...
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20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

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
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1980s Modern Figurative Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

Surrealist Still Life with Apples, Mid 20th Century Cleveland School Artist
Located in Beachwood, OH
Clarence Holbrook Carter (American, 1904-2000) Still Life with Apples, 1940 Oil on canvas Signed and dated upper right 18 x 24 inches Clarence Holbrook Carter achieved a level of na...
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1940s American Modern Figurative Paintings

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Oil

Modernist Judaica Jewish Ink Drawing Painting "New Immigrant" Off the Boat WPA
Located in Surfside, FL
An ink drawing Judaic painting by modern artist Ben-Zion Weinman. It depicts a portrait of an old Jewish man. Coming over from Europe on a ship crossing. The work is signed "Ben-Zion". Born in 1897, Ben-Zion Weinman celebrated his European Jewish heritage in his visual works as a sculptor, painter, and printmaker. Influenced by Spinoza, Knut Hamsun, and Wladyslaw Reymont, as well as Hebrew literature, Ben-Zion wrote poetry and essays that, like his visual work, attempt to reveal the deep “connection between man and the divine, and between man and earth.” An emigrant from the Ukraine, he came to the US in 1920. He wrote fairy tales and poems in Hebrew under the name Benzion Weinman, but when he began painting he dropped his last name and hyphenated his first, saying an artist needed only one name. In 1920 he settled in America, where he found little interest in his writing. He began teaching Hebrew to support himself and then in the early 1930s returned to painting. He used his art to comment on the rise of fascism in Europe, events he felt could not be adequately explored with words. Largely self-taught, Ben-Zion visited the museums of New York City to learn his new trade. His first painting on a large scale, Friday Evening (1933, Jewish Museum, New York), depicts a Sabbath dinner table as recalled from his family home. Ben-Zion supported himself by working odd jobs until the establishment of the Works Progress Administration's Federal Art Project. Under the auspices of the wpa, Ben-Zion thrived and galleries began to show his work. In 1936, after his first one-man show at the Artists' Gallery in New York Ben-Zion was a founding member of “The Ten: An Independent Group” The Ten” a 1930’s...
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1940s American Modern Figurative Paintings

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Watercolor, Gouache

1962 Vintage Mid-Century Modern Nude Portrait Oil Painting - On the Red Chair
Located in Bristol, GB
ON THE RED CHAIR Size: 71.5 x 50 cm (including frame) Oil on Board A large and very well-executed mid-century modernist oil composition, painted onto canvas and dated 1962. In this...
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1960s Modern Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Conjuring Spirits (Jungle Drums)
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Dynamic jungle drummer scene by unknown NYC American artist. Oil on canvas measuring 20 x 26 inches. Signed "T 42" in ink on verso. Anco stretchers and Grumbacher NYC store stamp con...
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Mid-20th Century American Modern Figurative Paintings

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Oil

Vintage Mid-Century Modern Expressionist Landscape Oil Painting - Sea Catch
Located in Bristol, GB
SEA CATCH Size: 54.5 x 87 cm (including frame) Oil on Canvas A brilliantly executed and lively mid-century modernist composition in oil, painted onto canvas. In this scene, we see ...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

20th Century German Modernist Oil Painting Pink Hydrangea Flower
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist: Elisabeth Hahn (German 1924-2021), Elisabeth Hahn was born in Dortmund, Germany, where she began her artistic studies. In 1953, she moved to Paris. She continued her studie...
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20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings

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Oil

Little Angel Of NoLita, Contemporary Street Art Mixed Media
Located in Brecon, Powys
From Sax Berlin's "Sharp Edge 21st Century New York City Style Series" Berlin has loved Manhattan & New York City for decades. This love is passionately brought to life in the dynam...
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2010s Street Art Figurative Paintings

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Marble

SoHo 4 a.m. Neo Expressionist Oil Painting by Sax Berlin
Located in Brecon, Powys
"Sharp Edge" style from Sax Berlin
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2010s Street Art Figurative Paintings

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Oil, Acrylic

Acrylic on Canvas Signed P.J. Crook 'The swimming Pool' 1989
Located in Uppingham, GB
Acrylic on Canvas by P.J.Crook titled 'The Swimming Pool' with the frame painted as part of the picture as well. PJ Crook lives and works in Gloucestershire ...
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1980s Modern Figurative Paintings

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Acrylic

Vintage Mid-Century Swedish Modern Figurative Oil Painting - The Lonely Diner
Located in Bristol, GB
THE LONELY DINER Size: 63 x 48 cm (including frame) Oil on Canvas An emotive mid-century figurative composition, executed in oil onto canvas and dated 1962. The focal point of the ...
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1960s Modern Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Floral painting, abstract floral large scale oil painting
Located in Basalt, CO
This 60" x 48" original floral oil painting called "Charmed" is one of the first in Tania's recent body of large format flower-inspired oil paintings. On a sprawling 60" canvas, hues...
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2010s Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

1960's French Portrait of a Stylish Fashioable Lady Signed Oil Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Portrait of a Lady French School, circa 1960's indistinctly signed oil on board, unframed board: 19 x 12.5 inches provenance: private collection, France condition: some paint loss t...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings

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Oil

La Madeleine, Paris Street Scene
Located in Cotignac, FR
Mid 20th Century oil on canvas painting of a Paris street scene with the columns of La Madeleine in the distance, signed Deuvray bottom left. The canvas is on its original stretcher ...
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1950s Modern Figurative Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

Vintage Mid-Century Modern Swedish Figurative Oil Painting - Dance
Located in Bristol, GB
DANCE Size: 42 x 49.5 cm (including frame) Oil on Canvas An endearing mid-century figurative composition, executed in oil onto canvas. In the painting, two couples engaged in a dan...
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1960s Modern Figurative Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

Via di San Leonardo, Florence (Italy) - Oil Paint - 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Via di San Leonardo, Florence (Italy) is an oil painting on pressed cardboard realized at the beginning of the 20th Century. Good condition (light color degradation). Frame included.
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20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings

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Oil

Landscape - Oil Paint by Amos Cassioli - 19th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Landscape is an oil painting on pressed cardboard realized by the Italian artist Amos Cassioli in the XIX Century. Hand signed lower left. Good condition. Frame included.
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19th Century Modern Figurative Paintings

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Oil

Walking Home, Contemporary Figurative Cityscape Painting, Landscape Park Art
Located in Deddington, GB
Walking Home [2023] original Oil on Canvas Image size: H:8.5 cm x W:10 cm Complete Size of Unframed Work: H:46 cm x W:55 cm x D:1.5cm Frame Size: H:60 cm x W:79 cm x D:5cm Sold Fram...
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2010s Modern Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Still life with pears - Oil Painting - Early 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Still life with Pears is an oil painting on canvas realized at the beginning of the 20th Century. Good condition. Frame included.
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20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings

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Oil

Mid-Century Modern Figurative Oil Painting, Fabian Lundqvist - Garden Vacation
Located in Bristol, GB
GARDEN VACATION Size: 67 x 59 cm (including frame) Oil on Canvas A charming mid-century figurative composition, executed in oil onto canvas by the established Swedish artist Fabian ...
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1960s Modern Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Modern British, Interior with an old record player, port decanter and glass
Located in Woodbury, CT
Colin Ruffell is an English painter of interiors, cityscapes, and many other unique subjects. His styles have varied and include iconic cityscapes of London, New York, Venice, Hong ...
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1970s Modern Figurative Paintings

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Board, Oil

"People on Horseback" Eva Peron Mural Sketch
Located in Austin, TX
By Gustav Likan This piece depicts a couple on horseback followed by a man in a red military uniform. A dog runs by the group. This pieces is from the Eva Perón commissioned mural sk...
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1950s Modern Figurative Paintings

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Acrylic, Archival Paper

Lanscape with river - Oil Paint - 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Landscape with River is an oil painting on cardboard realized at the beginning of the 20th century. Good condition. Frame included.
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20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings

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Oil

Spanish postwar children oil on burlap painting
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Agusti Ferre Pino (1884-1960) - Children - Oil on burlap Oil measurements 100x97 cm. Frame measurements 107x104 cm. Painter trained at the La Lonja School of Fine Arts. He became kn...
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1930s Modern Figurative Paintings

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Burlap, Oil

Figurative Portrait of a Nude Male Model
Located in Soquel, CA
Figurative Portrait of a Nude Male Model Handsome example of a vibrant figurative of a nude male model by Katherine Kallick (American, b. 1952). Med...
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1980s Modern Figurative Paintings

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Paper, Acrylic

La Salute le Soir - Venice - Modern Landscape Oil Painting by André Hambourg
Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire
Signed, dated and titled figures in a landscape oil on canvas by French modernist painter Andre Hambourg. This beautiful piece depicts a view of the gondolas on the canal in Venice a...
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1960s Modern Figurative Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

Heal Heart Heal. Contemporary Mixed Media Painting
Located in Brecon, Powys
"Heal Heart Heal" Original Oil and gold leaf on arches paper, cracked varnish finish. Matted Signed and dated Image 5" x 7"
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1990s Modern Figurative Paintings

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Gold Leaf

Old Man: Contemporary Figurative Painting
Located in Brecon, Powys
Sympathetic portrayal of old age, really very pretty work by this British artist. oil and gold leaf on arches paper, cracked varnish finish. Matted and very good condition
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1990s Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

Vibrant Neon Choristers. Female Singing Surrealist Portraits. Decorative Panel
Located in FISTERRA, ES
The four portraits of choristers in mixed media on wood that compose this multiple panel are the original artworks from which the project "Choristers Without Chorus" originates. Base...
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2010s Street Art Figurative Paintings

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Wood, Spray Paint, Acrylic, Gesso

My First Headshot - Original Gary John Painting
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...
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21st Century and Contemporary Street Art Figurative Paintings

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Mixed Media, Acrylic

1940's French Signed Modernist Oil Painting Nude Figure in Room Interior
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Nude in Interior by Maurice Delavier (French mid 20th century) signed and dated 1944 oil on board, unframed board: 18.5 x 14.5 inches inscribed verso provenance: private collection, ...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings

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Oil

Woman with Arms Crossed
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Woman with Arms Crossed Mixed media collage-painting on stone chip surface, mounted on fabric, mounted on wood support by the artist, 1955 Signed and dated lower center Image size: 1...
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1950s American Modern Figurative Paintings

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Other Medium

R. QUEYRIE, Walking the Streets, Oil on Hardboard, 1950s
Located in Saint Amans des cots, FR
Oil on hardboard signed R. QUEYRIE, France, 1950s. "Walking the streets". With frame: 55x47 cm - 21.65x18.5 inches - without frame: 46x38cm - 18.1x15 inches. 8F format. Signed "R. Qu...
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1950s Modern Figurative Paintings

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Oil, Panel

Vows Are Spoken Only To Be Broken. Ca 1965.The Flip Hairstyle.Blonde Nude Female
Located in Sutton Poyntz, Dorset
Tony Giles. English ( b.1925 - d.1994 ). Vows Are Spoken Only to be Broken Oil on Board. Signed lower right. Image size 39.6 inches x 29.5 inches ( 100.5cm...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings

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Oil

Face, Acrylic on paper by Modern Indian Artist Rabin Mondal “In Stock”
Located in Kolkata, West Bengal
Rabin Mondal - Face 14 x 10 Inches Acrylic on Paper 2018 Mondal was a clear observant of the various migrant workers who lived along his house in the conjected Howrah Area. They c...
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2010s Modern Figurative Paintings

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Paper, Acrylic

Brothers
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
"Brothers" by Ademola Ajayi encapsulates the enduring bond shared between siblings with heartfelt authenticity. Inspired by the poignant sentiment expres...
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2010s Modern Figurative Paintings

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Fabric, Canvas, Charcoal, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Pencil

The kiss
Located in Genève, GE
Work on canvas American box in black and silver wood 116.5 x 116.5 x 3.5 cm
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20th Century American Modern Figurative Paintings

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Oil, Acrylic

Face, Acrylic on paper by Modern Indian Artist Rabin Mondal “In Stock”
Located in Kolkata, West Bengal
Rabin Mondal - Face 12 x 9 Inches Acrylic on Paper 2012 Mondal was a clear observant of the various migrant workers who lived along his house in the conjected Howrah Area. They ca...
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2010s Modern Figurative Paintings

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Paper, Acrylic

'Montmartre, Place du Tertre', Paris, Woman Modernist, AIC, Smithsonian, Carmel
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Signed lower right, 'Patricia Cunningham' for Patricia Stanley Cunningham (American, 1907-1984) and painted circa 1965. The first woman to serve as president of the Carmel Art Assoc...
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1960s Modern Figurative Paintings

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Oil, Masonite

Face, Acrylic on paper by Modern Indian Artist Rabin Mondal “In Stock”
Located in Kolkata, West Bengal
Rabin Mondal - Face 17 x 14 Inches Acrylic on Paper 2016 Mondal was a clear observant of the various migrant workers who lived along his house in the conjected Howrah Area. They ca...
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2010s Modern Figurative Paintings

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Acrylic, Paper

Face, Acrylic on Canvas by Modern Indian Artist Rabin Mondal “In Stock”
Located in Kolkata, West Bengal
Rabin Mondal - Face 24 x 21 Inches Acrylic on Canvas 2018 Mondal was a clear observant of the various migrant workers who lived along his house in the conjected Howrah Area. They c...
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2010s Modern Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

Heartbreak Hotel - Original Gary John Painting
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...
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21st Century and Contemporary Street Art Figurative Paintings

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Mixed Media, Acrylic

1960's French Modernist Large Oil Painting Christ Preaching to Crowd
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Christ Preaching to the Crowd French Modernist artist, circa 1960's period oil on board, framed framed: 27 x 31 inches board: 20 x 24 inches provenance: private collection, France co...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings

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Oil

Until Morning Comes
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
"Until Morning Comes" is a captivating artwork by Boluwatife Victoria Lawal that depicts a tender and intimate moment between a man and a woman. In this evocative piece, the couple i...
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21st Century and Contemporary Modern Figurative Paintings

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Acrylic, Canvas

Beau Temps en Aout - Deauville - Modern Landscape Oil Painting by André Hambourg
Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire
Signed figures in landscape oil on canvas circa 1980 by French modernist painter Andre Hambourg. This beautiful piece depicts families enjoying a day out at the seaside in the height...
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1980s Modern Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

20th Century German Modernist Oil Painting Lady Reading In Orange Interior
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist: Elisabeth Hahn (German 1924-2021), Elisabeth Hahn was born in Dortmund, Germany, where she began her artistic studies. In 1953, she moved to Paris. She continued her studie...
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20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings

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Oil

Rainbow Roll - Original Gary John Fish Painting
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...
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21st Century and Contemporary Street Art Figurative Paintings

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Mixed Media, Acrylic

Carnaval Kawaii
Located in OIA, ES
🔸 _Title: Carnaval kawaii 🔸 _Artist: Diego Tirigall 🔸 _Year of Creation: 2024 🔸 _Dimensions: 160 W x 100 H x 2 D cm 🔸 _Medium: Enamel, Spray paint...
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2010s Street Art Figurative Paintings

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Enamel

Crypto Vincent Van Gogh
Located in OIA, ES
This piece is part of a special collection curated by Saatchi Art, where 154 artists were carefully selected from among hundreds of thousands of Saatchi participants. The premise of ...
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2010s Street Art Figurative Paintings

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Enamel

Tom Davison "Morning Rush", Oil on board
Located in Glenview, IL
"Morning Rush" by British painter Tom Davison (1934 - 2018) is a large oil on board representing human figures moving about in what appears to be a large l...
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1970s Modern Figurative Paintings

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Oil

Noir Sur Noir Chas Espoir
Located in PARIS, FR
Acrylic and oil on canvas 60 x 60 cm (23.6 x 23.6 in) Unique artwork Black wooden frame (65 x 65 x 4 cm) - (25.6 x 25.6 x 1.6 in) Signed by the artist Certificate of authenticity
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Early 2000s Street Art Figurative Paintings

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Spray Paint, Acrylic

Boys Swimming Industrial Landscape WPA Mid 20th Century Social Realism Modernism
Located in New York, NY
Boys Swimming Industrial Landscape WPA Mid 20th Century Social Realism Modernism Henry Schnakenberg (1982 - 1970) Boys Swimming Industrial Landscape 11 1/2 x 15 1/2 sight Oil on Canvas Signed lower left 14 1/2 x 18 1/2 inches, Framed Bio In many cases, American artists visited the Armory Show in New York in 1913, and returned to their studios to react to or against what they saw. However, for Henry Ernest Schnakenberg it was much more life altering. Prior to visiting this important exhibition of American and European modernist art...
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1940s American Modern Figurative Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

Chas En Couple
Located in PARIS, FR
Acrylic and oil on canvas 60 x 60 cm (23.6 x 23.6 in) Unique artwork Black wooden frame (65 x 65 x 4 cm) - (25.6 x 25.6 x 1.6 in) Signed by the artist Certificate of authenticity
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Early 2000s Street Art Figurative Paintings

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Spray Paint, Acrylic

Chas Quatre Amoureux
Located in PARIS, FR
Acrylic and oil on canvas 60 x 60 cm (23.6 x 23.6 in) Unique artwork Black wooden frame (65 x 65 x 4 cm) - (25.6 x 25.6 x 1.6 in) Signed by the artist Certificate of authenticity
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Early 2000s Street Art Figurative Paintings

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Acrylic, Spray Paint

The Waiting Game
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Dickens Chang Born 1948 He designed posters for the 1984 Olympics in Los Angeles. Chang was born in Honan, his name was Zhang Jianguo before he came to the United States. The fol...
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1980s Modern Figurative Paintings

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Oil

Chas Lumineux
Located in PARIS, FR
Acrylic and oil on canvas 60 x 60 cm (23.6 x 23.6 in) Unique artwork Black wooden frame (65 x 65 x 4 cm) - (25.6 x 25.6 x 1.6 in) Signed by the artist Certificate of authenticity
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Early 2000s Street Art Figurative Paintings

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Acrylic, Spray Paint

1950's French Impressionist Painting Ladies Gossiping On The Town Bridge
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Ladies Gossiping by Y. Blanchon, French 1950's Impressionist artist signed gouache on artist paper stuck on paper, unframed size: 12.5 x 19.5 inches provenance: from a large private ...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings

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Gouache

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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