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Figurative Paintings For Sale
Period: 20th Century
Period: 1920s
Jacques Martin-Ferrières 'French, 1893-1972'
Located in Dallas, TX
Jacques Martin-Ferrières (French, 1893-1972) Le marché de Raguse en Yougoslavie, avec la fontaine, circa 1938 Oil on canvas Measures: 22-3/4 x 29-1/4 inches (57.8 x 74.3 cm) Framed: ...
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1930s Art Nouveau Figurative Paintings

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Paint

Cornish Family in an Interior - British 1912 Newlyn School art oil painting
Located in London, GB
This superb British figurative interior oil painting is by noted Newlyn school artist Harold Harvey. Painted circa 1912 the composition is a Cornish family, bathed in golden light, s...
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1910s Realist Figurative Paintings

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Oil

Mid Century French Illustration Sketch Of Butterflies Wallpaper
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Josine Vignon (French 1922-2022) ...
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Mid-20th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings

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Gouache

Mid Century French Illustration Mythical Kings and Queens Interior Sketch
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Josine Vignon (French 1922-2022) ...
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Mid-20th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings

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Watercolor

Hide n seek Home Scene w Grandma Russian early 20th Century Oil Genre Painting
Located in Stockholm, SE
Signed on the bottom right is "J. Braze", Osip Emmanuilovich Braz (1873 - 1936), renowned as a Russian-Jewish realist painter. As the scene unfolds on the canvas, we witness the gran...
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Early 20th Century Realist Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil, Cotton Canvas, Wood

Juan Pablo Salinas Spanish Wedding
Located in Dallas, TX
Juan Pablo Salinas (Spanish, 1871-1946), The Marriage Oil on wood panel Signed lower right: “J Pablo Salinas Rome” Panel: 17.5 x 21.5 Inches Framed: 24.25 x 28.25 Inches Condition: Very good. Cleaned and reframed ready to hang on your wall. Pablo Salinas was born in Madrid in 1871 and in 1886 moved to Rome where he studied at the Chigi Academy and at the International Fine Arts Circle. In Rome Salinas joined a group of Spanish artists drawn to the charismatic circles of Eduardo Rosales...
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Early 1900s Italian School Figurative Paintings

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Oil

Fine 1900’s English Watercolour Painting Lady by Cottage Steps Signed
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Cottage Steps By Gunn Gwennet (British early 1900’s) signed watercolor painting on paper mounted in a frame. framed: 21 x 18 inches Image: 14 x 9.75 inches provenance: private co...
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Early 20th Century Figurative Paintings

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Watercolor

Original Abstract Expressionist - Hawaiian Mother and Baby
Located in Soquel, CA
Polynesian Mother and Baby - Original Abstract Expressionist Figurative Acrylic on Paper Abstract Expressionist figurative painting by Michael William Eggleston (American, 20th Cent...
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1980s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Paper, Acrylic

1970's Large French Surrealist Oil Painting Figures on the Beach
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Surrealist composition French School, dated 1975 verso oil on canvas, framed framed: 33.5 x 27 inches canvas: 32 x 25.5 inches inscribed verso provenance: private collection, France ...
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1970s Surrealist Figurative Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

Surrealist Gouache and Watercolour on Paper, The Three Graces
Located in Cotignac, FR
Late 20th century surrealist gouache and watercolour on paper of The Three Graces by British artist Derek Carruthers. The painting is signed to the bottom right. An imposing and hig...
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Late 20th Century Surrealist Figurative Paintings

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Watercolor, Paper, Gouache

Marcel Dyf Leccon De Musique
Located in Dallas, TX
Marcel Dyf (French, 1899-1985) Leçon de musique; Music Lesson Circa 1965, Oil on canvas Dimensions: 29 x 24 inches (73.0 x 61.0 cm) Framed: 36 x 31 Inches Signed lower right: Dyf T...
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1960s Figurative Paintings

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Paint

Magic Realist Surrealist Latin American Naive Fantasy Painting
By German Ramon Duron Lanza
Located in Surfside, FL
Magic realist fantasy painting in the manner of Ernst Fuchs and Arik Brauer. Naïve art is any form of visual art that is created by a person who lacks the formal education and training that a professional artist undergoes (in anatomy, art history, technique, perspective, ways of seeing). Unlike folk art, naïve art does not necessarily evince a distinct cultural context or tradition. Naïve art is recognized, and often imitated, for its childlike simplicity and frankness. Paintings of this kind typically have a flat rendering style with a rudimentary expression of perspective. One particularly influential painter of "naïve art" was Henri Rousseau (1844–1910), a French Post-Impressionist who was discovered by Pablo Picasso. Naïve art is often seen as outsider art that is by someone without formal (or little) training or degree. While this was true before the twentieth century, there are now academies for naïve art. Naïve art is now a fully recognized art genre, represented in art galleries worldwide. Museums devoted to naïve art now exist in Kecskemét, Hungary; Riga, Latvia; Jaen, Spain; Rio de Janeiro, Brasil; Vicq France and Paris. "Primitive art" is another term often applied to art by those without formal training, but is historically more often applied to work from certain cultures that have been judged socially or technologically "primitive" by Western academia, such as Native American, sub saharan African or Pacific Island art (see Tribal art). This is distinguished from the self-conscious, "primitive" inspired movement primitivism. Another term related to (but not completely synonymous with) naïve art is folk art. There also exist the terms "naïvism" and "primitivism" which are usually applied to professional painters working in the style of naïve art (like Paul Gauguin, Mikhail Larionov, Paul Klee). At all events, naive art can be regarded as having occupied an "official" position in the annals of twentieth-century art since - at the very latest - the publication of the Der Blaue Reiter, an almanac in 1912. Wassily Kandinsky and Franz Marc, who brought out the almanac, presented 6 reproductions of paintings by le Douanier' Rousseau (Henri Rousseau), comparing them with other pictorial examples. However, most experts agree that the year that naive art was "discovered" was 1885, when the painter Paul Signac became aware of the talents of Henri Rousseau and set about organizing exhibitions of his work in a number of prestigious galleries. The Earth Group (Grupa Zemlja) were Croatian artists, architects and intellectuals active in Zagreb from 1929 to 1935. The group included the painters Krsto Hegedušić, Edo Kovačević, Omer Mujadžić, Kamilo Ružička, Ivan Tabaković, and Oton Postružnik, the sculptors Antun Augustinčić, Frano Kršinić, and the architect Drago Ibler. A term applied to Yugoslav (Croatian) naive painters working in or around the village of Hlebine, near the Hungarian border, from about 1930. Some of the best known naive artists are Dragan Gaži, Ivan Generalić, Josip Generalić, Krsto Hegedušić, Mijo Kovačić, Ivan Lacković-Croata, Franjo Mraz, Ivan Večenaj and Mirko Virius. Camille Bombois (1883–1970) Ferdinand Cheval, known as 'le facteur Cheval' (1836–1924) Henry Darger (1892–1973) L. S. Lowry (1887–1976) Grandma Moses, Anna Mary Robertson (1860–1961) Nikifor (1895–1968) Poland, Horace Pippin (1888–1946) Jon Serl (1894-1993) United States Alfred Wallis (1855–1942) Scottie Wilson (1890–1972) Gesner Abelard (b. 1922) Jan Balet (1913–2009) Michel Delacroix (b. 1933) France Howard Finster (1916–2001) Ivan Rabuzin (1921–2008) Spontaneous Art Museum in Brussels Art en Marge Museum in Brussels MADmusée in Liege International Museum of Naive Art of Brazil in Cosme Velho, Rio de Janeiro Gallery Jacques Ardies in São Paulo Musée international d'art naïf de Magog in Magog Croatian Museum of Naïve Art in Zagreb Gallery of Croatian Naïve Art...
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20th Century Folk Art Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

La Rochelle France mixed media painting urbanscape
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Emilio Grau Sala (1911-1975) - La Rochelle - Mixed media Artwork 49x65 cm. Frame measures 69x85 cm. Son of cartoonist Juan Grau Miró, he was born in Barcelona in 1911. Although he a...
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1950s Fauvist Figurative Paintings

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Mixed Media

CAVALRY
Located in Aventura, FL
Original mixed media painting on rubber - canvas type material. Unsigned. Artwork size 9.25 x 8.25 inches. Frame size approx 15 x 14 inches. Artwork is in excellent condition. C...
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Late 20th Century Outsider Art Figurative Paintings

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Mixed Media, Canvas, Rubber

Welsh Miner.1970s Social Realist Work.Original Mixed Media Painting.Coal Mines.
By Jack Crabtree
Located in Sutton Poyntz, Dorset
Jack Crabtree. English ( b.1938 ). Welsh Miner Mixed Media. Signed. Image size 14.8 inches x 17.5 inches ( 37.5cm x 44.5cm ). Frame size 23.4 inches x 26.2 inches ( 59.5cm x 66.5cm ...
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Mid-20th Century Realist Figurative Paintings

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Mixed Media

Andre Derain 94 Sketch of Faces. original pencil drawing painting
Located in CORAL GABLES - MIAMI, FL
profile face. original pencil drawing painting André Derain (Chatou, June 10, 1880-Garches, September 8, 1954) was a French painter, illustrator and set designer, representative of ...
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1920s Fauvist Figurative Paintings

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Pencil

Margaret Putnam Painting “Praise”
Located in Dallas, TX
Margaret Putnam (American/Texas 1913-1989) A Large painting "Praise" mixed media on Canvas board Dimensions: 40 Inches High x 60 Inches Wide; Framed: 42.5 Inches High x 62.5 Inches W...
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1970s Figurative Paintings

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Paint

Jozef Popczyk Cubist Art Deco Painting Female Forms of Geometric Shapes
Located in Oakland, CA
Jozef Popczyk, Cubist Art Deco Painting Female Forms of Geometric Shapes. Joseph Popczyk is a Polish artist known for his vivid palette and love of Cubism. In this case, the chevrons...
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1930s Art Deco Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Paint

Jacques Martin Ferrieres Le Marche D'Assise, 1927
Located in Dallas, TX
Jacques Martin-Ferrières (French, 1893-1972) Le marché d'Assise, 1927 A warm gathering at the beginning of the last century at a mountain top courtyard in Assisi Italy built just af...
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1920s Figurative Paintings

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Paint

Man 29 original figurative drawing painting
Located in CORAL GABLES - MIAMI, FL
Man. original figurative drawing painting. virtual frame Barcelona, 1904 - Barcelona, 1965 It was formed in Buenos Aires, in the Circle of San Lucas of Barcelona and the FAD. He wa...
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1960s Expressionist Figurative Paintings

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Carbon Pencil

Portrait of a Woman
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Elizabeth Osborne (American/Philadelphia, b. 1936) Untitled (Portrait of a Lady), 1974. Watercolor painting on paper, signed and dated lower right. Unframed. Size: 22.75'' x 30...
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1970s Realist Figurative Paintings

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Watercolor, Rag Paper

Trip to the Lake - Oil Paint by Pauline Minartz - Early 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Trip to the lake is a modern artwork realized by French painter Pauline Minartz. Mixed colored oil painting on paper.
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Early 20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

Untitled, Acrylic on Canvas, Red, Green, White Contemporary Artist "In Stock"
Located in Kolkata, West Bengal
Gurucharan Singh Untitled, Acrylic on Canvas 24 x 67 inches 60 x 170 cm ( Unframed & Delivered ) Born 1949 Exhibitions : Selected Solo Exhibitions 2012 'Twilight Tales', The...
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1970s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Paper, Acrylic

Untitled, Acrylic on Paper, Blue, Black by Modern Artist "In Stock"
Located in Kolkata, West Bengal
Prokash Karmakar Untitled Acrylic on Paper 28 x 20 inches 71.1 x 50.8 cm 1990 ( Framed & Delivered ) Karmakar is best known for his landscapes and nudes, which are generally pain...
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1990s Modern Figurative Paintings

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Paper, Acrylic

Still Life - Oil Paint by Cristianus - Mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Still life is a modern artwork realized by Cristianus in the mid-20th Century. Mixed colored oil painting on canvas. Includes frame.
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Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings

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Oil

Seascape - Oil Paint by Michele Ricciuti - 1980
Located in Roma, IT
Seascape is a modern artwork realized by Michele Ricciuti in 1980. Mixed colored oil painting on canvas. Hand signed on the lower margin. Signature and date on the back.
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1980s Modern Figurative Paintings

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Oil

Untitled ( Mother & Child ), Acrylic on Paper by Modern Artist "In Stock"
Located in Kolkata, West Bengal
Prokash Karmakar Untitled ( Mother & Child ) Acrylic on Paper 28 x 20 inches 71.1 x 50.8 cm 1990 ( Framed & Delivered ) Karmakar is best known for his landscapes and nudes, which...
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1990s Modern Figurative Paintings

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Paper, Acrylic

Seaside - Oil Paint by Egeo Venturi - Mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Seaside is a modern artwork realized by Egeo Venturi. Oil painting. Hand signed on the lower margin. Includes frame.
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Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings

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Oil

Fine Edwardian British Society Portrait of a Distinguished Gentleman signed oil
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Portrait of a Distinguished Gentleman by John Arthur Machray Hay (Scottish, 1887-1960) signed and dated 1910 oil on canvas, unframed canvas: 30 x 24 inches provenance: private co...
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Early 20th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings

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Oil

Woman with Red Hair
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Baron Robert Heinrich Freiherr von Doblhoff (1880 Vienna - 1960 ibid.) Woman with Red Hair Ink and watercolor on paper, image measures 6.25 x 7.25 inches; 12.75 x 13.5 inches fra...
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Early 20th Century Vienna Secession Figurative Paintings

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Ink, Watercolor

DRIFTERS
Located in Aventura, FL
Original mixed media on paper. Hand signed on front by Purvis Young. 11 x 8.5 inch paper mounted on 11 x 9 inch paper Frame size approx 17 x 15 inches. Artwork is in excellent co...
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Late 20th Century Outsider Art Figurative Paintings

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Paper, Crayon

Polish French Ecole de Paris Mid Century Modernist Oil Painting Clown Juggler
Located in Surfside, FL
Abram Abraham Krol was born January 22, 1919, in Pabianice (Lodz), Poland. Abram Krol went to France in 1938 to study civil engineering at the University of Caen. In 1939 at the be...
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1950s Modern Figurative Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

CONGREGATION
Located in Aventura, FL
Original mixed media on paper. Hand signed on front by Purvis Young. Artwork size 11 x 8.5 inches. Frame size approx 17 x 15 inches. Artwork is in excellent condition. Certificat...
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Late 20th Century Outsider Art Figurative Paintings

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Paper, Crayon

Alois MÜLLER - Die Saat kommt - Wer segnet - 1968 - Swiss Pop Art / Anti-war Art
Located in Meinisberg, CH
Alois Müller (Prob. Swiss, active in the mid 60’s) Die Saat kommt - Wer segnet (The seed is coming – Who does the blessing) • Pop art / anti-war art from the wild 60s • Most likely...
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1960s Pop Art Figurative Paintings

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Board, Paint

Sheep by an Idyllic Tree Lined River Landscape in Ireland by Modern Irish Artist
Located in Preston, GB
Sheep by an Idyllic Tree Lined River Landscape in Ireland by Modern 20th Century Irish Artist, Frank Fitzsimons Art measures 18 x 14 inches Frame measure 21.5 x 17.5 inches Frank...
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1980s Realist Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Mother and Child
Located in Greenwich, CT
An exceptional watercolor in terms of quality and presentation. During this earlier period of Day's career he exhibited extensively and was inspired by Victorian and Pre-Raphaelite ...
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1910s Pre-Raphaelite Figurative Paintings

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Watercolor

1950's French Modernist Oil Four Men Labouring in Fields Superb Original
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Labourers by Jacob Markiel (Polish 1911-2008) oil on canvas , glued on board, unframed board: 9 x 11 inches provenance: private collection, Marseille condition: a very few light ...
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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

Fruits - Oil Paint by Gianpaolo Berto - 1967
Located in Roma, IT
Fruits is a modern artwork realized by the artist Gian Paolo Berto in 1967. Mixed colored oil painting. Hand signed on the lower margin. Signature, title and date on the back Inc...
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1960s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Oil

Young woman with shawl and basket of flowers
Located in Genève, GE
Work on canvas
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20th Century Figurative Paintings

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Oil

Rose - Oil Painting by Giovanni Omiccioli - Mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Rose is a modern artwork realized by Giovanni Omiccioli in the mid-20th century. Mixed colored oil painting. Hand signed on the lower margin. Includes frame.
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Mid-20th Century Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Oil

British 20th Century oil painting of fishermen on the docks of Falmouth, Cornwal
Located in Petworth, West Sussex
William Atherton Cathcart (20th Century) Sunshine and shadow at Falmouth Oil on board Signed ‘W Atherton Cathcart’ (lower left) 20 x 24 in. (50.8 x 61 cm.)
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20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings

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Oil, Board

Two Figures at Table - Oil Paint by Eliano Fantuzzi- mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Two figures at table is a modern artwork realized by the artist Eliano Fantuzzi. Mixed colored oil painting. Includes frame. Hand signed on the lower margin and on the back.
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Mid-20th Century Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Oil

"Porch People" - Figurative Composition in Oil on Linen
Located in Soquel, CA
Bold composition of two people on a porch by Majel McHugh Logan (American, 1916-1982). Two people sit facing each other on a porch, backlit by warm sun. The piece is sketchy but confident, with thick brushstrokes adding high contrast shadows and highlights. Although the subjects' faces are undefined, there is nonetheless an expressive quality in their body language. Signed "Majel Logan" in the lower right corner.\ Artist's tag on verso with title. Presented in a wood frame with a gold accent. Frame size: 14.75"H x 16.75"W Canvas size: 14"H x 16"W Majel Logan (nee McHugh) (American, 1916-1982) was born in Utah. After graduation from St. Mary of the Wasatch College in Utah, she studied at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts. She continued to study at Idaho State University before eventually settling in Santa Clara, CA. Although she was a professional artist at the time, she nonetheless continued her studies at San Jose State University in the 1970s. By the mid-70s, she had won 43 awards in state, regional, and local competitions, including Fiesta des Artes (Los Gatos...
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Mid-20th Century American Impressionist Figurative Paintings

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Oil, Linen

Original French Artwork Human Muscle Anatomy Study
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Josine Vignon (French 1922-2022) ...
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Mid-20th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings

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Gouache

The Cockerel, Water colour on Paper Grey, Red by Indian Artist"In Stock"
Located in Kolkata, West Bengal
Badrinarayan The Cockerel Water colour on Paper 22 x 14 inches 55.8 x 35.5 cm This work features in the Book on Badrinarayan Written by Ms. Prema Vishwanathan & Published by Ma...
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20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings

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Paper, Watercolor

Original French Pont Aven School Oil Painting Tranquil River Oise Landscape
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist/ School: Constant Dore (French 1883-1963), signed lower corner Title: The Village Street. Beautiful quality work showing influence from the Pont-Aven School, with the thick a...
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Early 20th Century Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

Huntsman on Horseback with his Hounds English Sporting Art Oil Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Huntsman English School, mid 20th century (painted in an earlier style) oil on board, framed framed: 17 x 21 inches board : 13 x 16 inches provenance: private collection, UK cond...
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Mid-20th Century English School Figurative Paintings

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Oil

1930s Oil on Canvas Portrait of the Artist's Son
Located in Cotignac, FR
1930s Oil on canvas portrait by S Cousin. The painting is signed bottom right and the subject 'Henri Cousin' titled on the back of the canvas. An engaging and charming oil portrait ...
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Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

Dawn Seascape Painting with Pink Sky and Waves by 20th Century British Artist
Located in Preston, GB
Dawn Seascape Painting with Pink Sky and Waves by 20th Century British Artist, Norman Scott Art measures 16 x 12 inches Frame measures 18 x 14 inches Vintage Original Oil on Boar...
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1980s English School Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil, Board

Large Mythological Classical Oil Painting Winged Angels with Naked Figure in Sky
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Winged Angels European artist, late 20th century (possibly a copy after an earlier painting) oil on canvas, unframed canvas : 24 x 36 inches provenance: private collection, Wiltshire...
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20th Century Baroque Figurative Paintings

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Oil

Barranco del Noi (Almuñecar). Expressionist landscape.
Located in Segovia, ES
"Barranco del Noi" (Almuñecar) . Oil on canvas by Spanish artist Chico Montilla. Measurements: (H) 81 x (W) 100 x 2 (D) cm. Framed 104 x 123 x 6 cm. The Noi ravine, in Almuñecar, G...
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Early 1900s Expressionist Figurative Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

TWINS
Located in Aventura, FL
Original mixed media collage on cardboard mounted on paper. Unsigned. Artwork size 12.25 x 20.875 inches. Frame size approx 18 x 27 inches. Artwork is in excellent condition. Ce...
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Late 20th Century Outsider Art Figurative Paintings

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Paper, Mixed Media

Two Women With Fans
Located in Austin, TX
Chinese ink and acrylic on rice paper, stretched on canvas. Artist's stamp upper left. 71 x 38.25 in. 72.25 x 40.5 in. (framed) Custom framed in a solid maple, float-mounted Gatorf...
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1980s Post-War Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Ink, Acrylic, Rice Paper

The Model Asleep - Mid 20th Century Nude Still Life Oil Painting by Dorothy King
Located in Watford, Hertfordshire
Dorothy King was born and lived in London in 1907. She studied at the Hornsey School of Art under JC Moody, then briefly at the Slade School of Fine Art with Randolph Schwabe. She to...
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1940s Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Cadaques Spain oil on canvas painting spanish mediterranean seascape
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Oil measures 38x46 cm. Frame 52x60 cm. Catalan painter trained in Olot and the Llotja in Barcelona, ​​where he was a disciple of Lluis Muntané. Through his travels he completes his training. He was in Paris for a year studying Van Gogh, Cezanne and Gaugin. The following year in Holland he studied Franz...
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1960s Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

GATHERING
Located in Aventura, FL
Original mixed media on paper. Hand signed on front by Purvis Young. Artwork size 11.25 x 8.25 inches. Frame size approx 17 x 14 inches. Artwork is in excellent condition. Certif...
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Late 20th Century Outsider Art Figurative Paintings

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Paper, Crayon

Jens Sørensen, Bakken, Oil Painting
Located in Cheltenham, GB
This early 20th-century oil painting by Danish artist Jens Sørensen (1887-1953) depicts a lively scene at Bakken, the world’s oldest amusement park. Jens Sørensen was predominantly ...
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1920s Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Figurative Paintings for Sale

Figurative art, as opposed to abstract art, retains features from the observable world in its representational depictions of subject matter. Most commonly, figurative paintings reference and explore the human body, but they can also include landscapes, architecture, plants and animals — all portrayed with realism.

While the oldest figurative art dates back tens of thousands of years to cave wall paintings, figurative works made from observation became especially prominent in the early Renaissance. Artists like Michelangelo, Leonardo da Vinci and other Renaissance masters created naturalistic representations of their subjects.

Pablo Picasso is lauded for laying the foundation for modern figurative art in the 1920s. Although abstracted, this work held a strong connection to representing people and other subjects. Other famous figurative artists include Francis Bacon and Lucian Freud. Figurative art in the 20th century would span such diverse genres as Expressionism, Pop art and Surrealism.

Today, a number of figural artists — such as Sedrick Huckaby, Daisy Patton and Eileen Cooper — are making art that uses the human body as its subject.

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