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Figurative Paintings For Sale
Port Saint-Denis - Le Soir - Impressionist Cityscape Oil by Edouard Cortes
Port Saint-Denis - Le Soir - Impressionist Cityscape Oil by Edouard Cortes

Port Saint-Denis - Le Soir - Impressionist Cityscape Oil by Edouard Cortes

By Édouard Leon Cortès

Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire

Signed oil on canvas figures in landscape circa 1920 by sought after French impressionist painter Edouard Cortes. The work depicts an autumnal scene of the the Porte Saint-Denis (St ...

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1920s Impressionist Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

English 19th century Fox hunter with hounds, hunter and rider in a landscape
English 19th century Fox hunter with hounds, hunter and rider in a landscape

English 19th century Fox hunter with hounds, hunter and rider in a landscape

By John Nost Sartorius 1

Located in Woodbury, CT

Attributed to John Nost Sartorius (1759–1828) Fox Hunter and Hounds Oil on canvas, circa 1810 Provenance: Ackermann & Johnson, London A fine and spirited example of early 19th-centu...

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1810s Victorian Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Framed 18th Century Oil - Fiddlers at the Pub
Framed 18th Century Oil - Fiddlers at the Pub

Framed 18th Century Oil - Fiddlers at the Pub

Located in Corsham, GB

A fine and delicately painted genre scene depicting three musicians in convivial company, two playing a fiddle and the other a lute, set within the warm interior of a tavern or inn. ...

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Early 18th Century Figurative Paintings

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Oil

Antique American Impressionist Bustling Summer Day at the Beach Oil Painting
Antique American Impressionist Bustling Summer Day at the Beach Oil Painting

Antique American Impressionist Bustling Summer Day at the Beach Oil Painting

Located in Buffalo, NY

Antique American impressionist beach scene oil painting by Frank Leslie Spradling (1886 - 1972). Oil on canvas. Signed. Framed. Handsomely framed in a gold giltwood molding. Excell...

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1920s Impressionist Figurative Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

'Cherubs Playing', Angels, Amorini, Memento Mori, Naive, Baroque Religious Oil
'Cherubs Playing', Angels, Amorini, Memento Mori, Naive, Baroque Religious Oil

'Cherubs Playing', Angels, Amorini, Memento Mori, Naive, Baroque Religious Oil

Located in Santa Cruz, CA

An early eighteenth-century, Italian baroque figural oil showing a group of cherubs or Amorini grouped together before red velvet drapes, one reclining on a wooden cross and wearing ...

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Early 18th Century Baroque Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil, Board

Voices that aren't mine. Intuition, inner world, birds, red, whimsy, psychology
Voices that aren't mine. Intuition, inner world, birds, red, whimsy, psychology

Voices that aren't mine. Intuition, inner world, birds, red, whimsy, psychology

By Anna Soghomonyan

Located in Oslo, NO

“Voices That Aren’t Mine” is an oil painting from Alter Ego series, inspired by Carl Jung’s analytical psychology. The series explores the inner landscape of the self — the quiet ten...

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2010s Expressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Au Cafe

Francois ChabrierAu Cafe

$4,600Sale Price|20% Off

Au Cafe

By Francois Chabrier

Located in Los Angeles, CA

FRANCOIS CHABRIER “”AU CAFE" OIL ON CANVAS, SIGNED FRANCE, C.1960 32.5 X 39.5 INCHES Framed 41 x 48 inches. François Chabrier Born 1916 François Chabrier was born in 1916 in Bel...

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1960s Art Deco Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Twilight in the City
Twilight in the City

Twilight in the City

By Jacob Burda

Located in Zofingen, AG

Twilight in the City captures the quiet energy of an evening when urban space begins to glow with artificial light and human presence becomes part of the atmosphere. A café spills wa...

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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

In Venice
In Venice

In Venice

By Charles Webster Hawthorne

Located in Bryn Mawr, PA

Like his mentor the great American Impressionist William Merritt Chase, Charles Webster Hawthorne was equally admired in his own day as both a talented painter and a highly influential instructor. Hawthorne first studied with Chase at his Shinnecock Summer School of Art, which was specifically dedicated to open-air landscape painting. Not only did Hawthorne quickly absorb all the principles of Chase’s instruction, but he also became determined to found his own school based on the same model. In 1899 Hawthorne discovered the small fishing village of Provincetown on the furthermost tip of Cape Cod, and after purchasing a large house on Miller Hill, he opened the Cape Cod School of Art, which proved to be an immediate success. While Hawthorne’s own approach as a teacher owed much to Chase, he developed a distinctly unique painting style and teaching method that defies easy categorization. He was greatly impressed with the work of Franz Hals, which he was exposed to during his trip to Holland in the summer of 1898. Hawthorne was particularly struck by Hals’ Regentesses of the Old Men’s Almhouse, and from this work he absorbed a deep appreciation for the power of human expression and an economy of technique. Hawthorne applied these lessons to his own realistic portraits of Provincetown fishermen and their families; these works have a somber, almost melancholy quality to them, and they reveal a sense of the vulnerability of the human condition. Stylistically, Hawthorne maintained a life-long commitment to the importance of color. “Beauty in art,” he said, “is the delicious notes of color one against the other.” Of equal importance to him was capturing the effects of light. He told his students: “Everything in painting is a matter of silhouettes. Hold light against shadow, not light against light.” He developed a particular technique of layering glazes and texturing the surface of his paintings, which heightens the relationship between the colors and creates a light effect that seems to emanate from within the painting. These stylistic techniques in combination with his straightforward compositions of one or more figures shown at close range create the hallmarks of Hawthorne’s best paintings. Hawthorne and his wife Ethel’s 1905-1907 trip to Italy did not result in a drastic impact on his artistic style. Nonetheless, it proved to be a transformative and enlightening voyage. The extensive trip was financed by collectors who paid in advance for a painting to be produced abroad. On the trip, Hawthorne explored the work of old masters and was struck particularly by the paintings of Titian, which to Hawthorne, demonstrated the master’s true adoration for the act of painting itself through his handling of paint and color. Where Titian’s paintings...

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Early 1900s Abstract Impressionist Figurative Paintings

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Oil, Panel

Unbroken 1: 21st Century Contemporary Figurative Oil Portrait of Woman in Nature
Unbroken 1: 21st Century Contemporary Figurative Oil Portrait of Woman in Nature

Unbroken 1: 21st Century Contemporary Figurative Oil Portrait of Woman in Nature

By Simon Obeka

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...

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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Allow Me to Be Your Friend
Allow Me to Be Your Friend

Allow Me to Be Your Friend

By Roxana Khonkulova

Located in Zofingen, AG

“Allow Me to Be Your Friend” is a formulation that sounds both like a choice and a risk at the same time. Here, closeness emerges in the moment of acknowledgment - when a person offe...

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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Figure A - Original Abstract Modern Figurative Mixed Media Artwork on Canvas
Figure A - Original Abstract Modern Figurative Mixed Media Artwork on Canvas

Figure A - Original Abstract Modern Figurative Mixed Media Artwork on Canvas

By Soren Grau

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Drawing inspiration from cultural icons and global events, Soren Grau's street art-infused Neo-expressionism invites art enthusiasts to be a part of a narrative larger than life. In ...

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21st Century and Contemporary Neo-Expressionist Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Mixed Media

Jungle Rhythm - Tropical Landscape by Marc Zimmerman
Jungle Rhythm - Tropical Landscape by Marc Zimmerman

Jungle Rhythm - Tropical Landscape by Marc Zimmerman

By Marc Zimmerman

Located in Carmel, CA

Jungle Rhythm - Tropical Landscape by Marc Zimmerman Marc Zimmerman creates playful paintings, whether deep mysterious jungle or delightfully whimsical florals. His color palette ex...

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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Ian Hornak, Sorcerer Series: Beast Head, Spider Web, 1969
Ian Hornak, Sorcerer Series: Beast Head, Spider Web, 1969

Ian Hornak, Sorcerer Series: Beast Head, Spider Web, 1969

By Ian Hornak

Located in Southampton, NY

This exquisite acrylic painting by Ian Hornak (1944–2002), titled Sorcerer Series: Beast Head, Spider Web, was executed in 1969. The masterfully conceived composition exemplifies Hor...

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1960s Photorealist Figurative Paintings

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Acrylic, Canvas

ITALIAN IMPRESSIONIST MOTHER & CHILD IN GARDEN
ITALIAN IMPRESSIONIST MOTHER & CHILD IN GARDEN

ITALIAN IMPRESSIONIST MOTHER & CHILD IN GARDEN

Located in New York, NY

Adolfo Belimbau (1845-1938) Italian Impressionist painting of a mother and a child in a Garden playing. Beautiful quality and colors quality! Adolfo Belimbau is a famous Italian Jewish painter...

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Early 19th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings

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Oil

Pier Dandini (Florentine master) - 17th century Baroque - Coriolanus scene
Pier Dandini (Florentine master) - 17th century Baroque - Coriolanus scene

Pier Dandini (Florentine master) - 17th century Baroque - Coriolanus scene

Located in Varmo, IT

Pier Dandini (Florence 1646 - Florence 1712) - Coriolanus Implored by His Mother. 50 x 37 cm. Oil on canvas, unframed (not signed). The painting depicts the celebrated episode fro...

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Late 17th Century Baroque Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Fine 17thC British Portrait Aristocratic Lady Holding Flowers Huge Oil Painting
Fine 17thC British Portrait Aristocratic Lady Holding Flowers Huge Oil Painting

Fine 17thC British Portrait Aristocratic Lady Holding Flowers Huge Oil Painting

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

Portrait of an Aristocratic Lady Holding Flowers in a Landscape Setting English School, 17th century, circle of Sir Peter Lely (1618-1680) inscribed 'C Wither of Hall Place' oil on ...

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17th Century Old Masters Figurative Paintings

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Oil

Marc Tanguy – Around Dieulefit (II) Oil on canvas, Contemporary landscape
Marc Tanguy – Around Dieulefit (II) Oil on canvas, Contemporary landscape

Marc Tanguy – Around Dieulefit (II) Oil on canvas, Contemporary landscape

By Marc Tanguy

Located in Montfort l’Amaury, FR

Marc Tanguy – Around Dieulefit (II) Oil on canvas, 2017, 31½ × 39⅜ in. (80 × 100 cm) Around Dieulefit II is a contemporary landscape painting by Marc Tanguy, executed in 2017. The w...

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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Marilyn with a Bun -Original Quirky Figurative Pop Art Portrait by Gary John
Marilyn with a Bun -Original Quirky Figurative Pop Art Portrait by Gary John

Marilyn with a Bun -Original Quirky Figurative Pop Art Portrait by Gary John

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...

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21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Figurative Paintings

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Paper, Acrylic, Newsprint

“Illusion of Candor”
“Illusion of Candor”

“Illusion of Candor”

By Tetiana Khlivenko

Located in Zofingen, AG

We often call our conversations sincere, yet they are nothing more than reflections — a play of roles and images. The mask becomes not a barrier, but a language of its own. Behind wo...

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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

The Tree by the Lake, Värmland, By Racken Group Artist Ture Ander
The Tree by the Lake, Värmland, By Racken Group Artist Ture Ander

The Tree by the Lake, Värmland, By Racken Group Artist Ture Ander

By Ture Ander

Located in Stockholm, SE

This painting by Ture Ander, created in 1917, depicts a serene landscape from Värmland, Sweden. At the center of the composition is a large tree, likely a deciduous species, as suggested by the hints of autumn seen in both the tree and the meadow below it. The short brushstrokes used to depict the leaves and grass evoke a sense of movement and texture, typical of the early 20th-century artistic style. Another beautiful detail is the bluish-tinted forested mountains in the background, creating a sense of depth and tranquility. Ture Ander played a significant role in the Racken group (Rackstadkolonin), an important artistic collective in Sweden at the time. Ander was born on September 17 in Askers socken, Örebro. At the age of 13, he became an apprentice painter in Stockholm, attending evening classes at the Technical School (now known as Konstfack) while working during the day. He earned his journeyman’s certificate in 1902, and the following year, he graduated from the Technical School with the highest honors in painting. In 1905, he was accepted into the Konstnärsförbundets skola (School of the Artists' Association), where he studied alongside notable artists like Leander Engström, Isaac Grünewald, and Einar Nerman...

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1910s Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Cash Flow II - Original Vibrant Colorful Pop Art Painting w/ Cartoon Characters
Cash Flow II - Original Vibrant Colorful Pop Art Painting w/ Cartoon Characters

Cash Flow II - Original Vibrant Colorful Pop Art Painting w/ Cartoon Characters

By Naguy Claude

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Naguy Claude mixes popular culture icons and street art with comic and cartoon characters, as well as famous superheroes, in his original layered mixed media paintings. His artworks ...

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21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Figurative Paintings

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Wood, Mixed Media, Spray Paint, Acrylic

Winter Scene, Chrudim, Czech Republic Impressionist Landscape
Winter Scene, Chrudim, Czech Republic Impressionist Landscape

Winter Scene, Chrudim, Czech Republic Impressionist Landscape

Located in Beachwood, OH

Václav Radimský (Czech, 1867-1946) Winter Scene, Chrudim, 1920 Oil on board Signed lower left 23.5 x 36.25 inches Václav Jan Emanuel Radimský was a Czech impressionist painter who r...

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1920s Impressionist Figurative Paintings

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Oil

Untitled, Portrait, Oil on Canvas, Modern Artist Shahabuddin Ahmed “In Stock”

Untitled, Portrait, Oil on Canvas, Modern Artist Shahabuddin Ahmed “In Stock”

By Shahabuddin Ahmed

Located in Kolkata, West Bengal

Shahabuddin Ahmed - Untitled Oil on Canvas 13.5 x 8.5 inches, 2024 In this evocative oil-on-canvas work, Shahabuddin Ahmed distills the human figure into a force of movement and emo...

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2010s Modern Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Never Really Alone II
Never Really Alone II

Never Really Alone II

By Salvita De Corte

Located in Badung, ID

This work features a restrained, contemplative approach to figuration, where form serves as a vessel for memory rather than traditional portraiture. Created by Salvita De Corte using...

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2010s Figurative Paintings

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Gesso, Canvas, Acrylic, Pigment

Look How Far You've Come -21st Century, Contemporary Figurative Portrait, Pigeon
Look How Far You've Come -21st Century, Contemporary Figurative Portrait, Pigeon

Look How Far You've Come -21st Century, Contemporary Figurative Portrait, Pigeon

By Elijah Olanase

Located in Ibadan, Oyo

Stop being so hard on yourself. You’ve been through a lot, and that’s what led you to be so hard on yourself. Still, I want you to take a moment to look at how resilient you are, loo...

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21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil, Acrylic

19th Century Victorian English cottage River landscape during a setting Sun
19th Century Victorian English cottage River landscape during a setting Sun

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

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"Rosebud" - Original Gouache Painting on Paper
"Rosebud" - Original Gouache Painting on Paper

"Rosebud" - Original Gouache Painting on Paper

By Judd Mercer

Located in Denver, CO

“Rosebud” is a plein air painting by Judd Mercer, created on location at the Denver Botanic Gardens in Denver, Colorado, USA. The piece highlights blooming roses and surrounding gard...

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2010s Impressionist Figurative Paintings

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Paper, Gouache

Parisians Strolling in The Park, Oil on Canvas, Framed, 1940s
Parisians Strolling in The Park, Oil on Canvas, Framed, 1940s

Parisians Strolling in The Park, Oil on Canvas, Framed, 1940s

Located in Douglas Manor, NY

6069 Oil on canvas of Parisians strolling in the park set in a period frame Image size 22.5x27.5"

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1940s Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

Roman Ruins -  Painting attr. to Francis Harding - 17th Century
Roman Ruins -  Painting attr. to Francis Harding - 17th Century

Roman Ruins - Painting attr. to Francis Harding - 17th Century

Located in Roma, IT

Roman ruins is an original old master artwork realized realized by a follower of the artist Giovanni Paolo Panini and attributed to Francis Harding (1730-1766). Mixed colored oil on canvas. Includes frame. The work is a replica of Panini's canvas made around 1740, made known by Ferdinando Arisi in his 1986 monograph (Cat.456) as belonging to the Galleria Taccani in Milan and recently reappeared on the London market...

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17th Century Modern Figurative Paintings

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Paint, Oil

19th century French, Surrender of the French at Huningen Fort to the Austrians
19th century French, Surrender of the French at Huningen Fort to the Austrians

19th century French, Surrender of the French at Huningen Fort to the Austrians

Located in Woodbury, CT

Wonderful French period copy of the famous painting by Jean-Baptiste Édouard Detaille, which the original is now in a museum in Paris. This piece came from a private collection in New Jersey where it had been since it was purchased in France back in the 1950s. The previous owner was an Art dealer in NYC during the 1950s-70s and she kept some of her favorite paintings, this being one of them. The piece was re-framed in the 1990s In 35 years of dealing in paintings, I have never seen another example of this scene, it is very rare.! History of the scene: In the Siege of Hüningen (27 November 1796 – 1 February 1797), the Austrians captured the city from the French. Hüningen is in the present-day Department of Haut-Rhin, France. Its fortress lay approximately 2.5 miles (4.0 km) north of the Swiss city of Basel and .5 miles (0.80 km) north of the spot where the present-day borders of Germany, France, and Switzerland meet. During the time of this siege, the village was part of the Canton of Basel City and the fortress lay in an area contested between the German states and the First French Republic. The siege occurred within the French Revolutionary Wars during which Revolutionary France ranged...

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1880s Victorian Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Manhattan Henge New York City Dramatic Sunset by British Urban Landscape Artist
Manhattan Henge New York City Dramatic Sunset by British Urban Landscape Artist

Manhattan Henge New York City Dramatic Sunset by British Urban Landscape Artist

By Angela Wakefield

Located in Preston, GB

Manhattan Henge New York City Dramatic Sunset by British Urban Landscape Artist, Angela Wakefield. Painted using strong blue, red and yellow primary colours, this striking original f...

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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Paint, Cotton Canvas, Acrylic

Very Large French Original Oil Portrait of Elegant Lady in Interior Room Setting
Very Large French Original Oil Portrait of Elegant Lady in Interior Room Setting

Very Large French Original Oil Portrait of Elegant Lady in Interior Room Setting

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

Portrait of a Lady French School, 20th century oil painting on canvas, unframed 40 x 29 inches condition: very good and presentable provenance: private collection, Provence Superb ...

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20th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

"Rockport Harbor- Granite C. Warf" Impressionist Pastoral Oil Painting Landscape
"Rockport Harbor- Granite C. Warf" Impressionist Pastoral Oil Painting Landscape

"Rockport Harbor- Granite C. Warf" Impressionist Pastoral Oil Painting Landscape

By Wayne Morrell 1

Located in New York, NY

A charming Impressionist pastoral scene of Rockport Harbor, Summer 1990. This vibrant impressionistic painting depicts a sunny seaside landscape with much depth and detail. A white b...

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1990s American Impressionist Figurative Paintings

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Oil, Board

Antique American Pastoral Hudson River Painting Farm Oxen 1890 19th Century Rare

Antique American Pastoral Hudson River Painting Farm Oxen 1890 19th Century Rare

Located in Buffalo, NY

A 19th century American landscape depicting a pastoral valley framed by autumnal trees, with distant mountains rising softly along the horizon. A river winds through the foreground, ...

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Early 1900s Hudson River School Figurative Paintings

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Oil, Board

Catch Me While I Care - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Portrait, Modern
Catch Me While I Care - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Portrait, Modern

Catch Me While I Care - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Portrait, Modern

By Joshua Salami

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...

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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

Bourbon, Oil on Wood, Painting, Signed,  10x8 in, framed
Bourbon, Oil on Wood, Painting, Signed,  10x8 in, framed

Bourbon, Oil on Wood, Painting, Signed, 10x8 in, framed

By Hunt Slonem

Located in PARIS, FR

An original and unique artwork by Hunt Slonem in oil on wood. Oil on Wood Signed verso, titled and dated Framed When Hunt Slonem enters his studio each morning, he warms up by pain...

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2010s Post-Modern Figurative Paintings

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Oil, Wood

Post Impressionist Ballet Dancer Oil Painting Louis Kronberg French Ballerina
Post Impressionist Ballet Dancer Oil Painting Louis Kronberg French Ballerina

Post Impressionist Ballet Dancer Oil Painting Louis Kronberg French Ballerina

By Louis Kronberg

Located in Surfside, FL

Louis Kronberg (American 1872-1965) Oil on canvas. Hand signed lower right. (very faintly, almost illegibly) "Ballerina" Dimensions: 24 inches high x 18 inches wide. Total Framed ...

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20th Century Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Lover (3/14) - Figurative Pink Pin Up Cowgirl Western Mixed Media Art on Paper
Lover (3/14) - Figurative Pink Pin Up Cowgirl Western Mixed Media Art on Paper

Lover (3/14) - Figurative Pink Pin Up Cowgirl Western Mixed Media Art on Paper

By Jesse Black

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Jesse’s imagery often merges playful and gritty elements, blending floral patterns, vintage-inspired designs, and bold outlines with a touch of whimsy. His artwork exudes a sense of ...

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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Paint, Paper, Mixed Media, Spray Paint, Acrylic, Permanent Marker

20th Century German Modernist Oil Painting Portrait of African Woman
20th Century German Modernist Oil Painting Portrait of African Woman

20th Century German Modernist Oil Painting Portrait of African Woman

By Elisabeth Hahn

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

Materials

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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