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Figurative Paintings For Sale
Mountains 22 January 12:31 - Modern Minimalistic Expressive Landscape Painting
Located in Salzburg, AT
Robert Motelski's paintings are exceptional visions of nature, visions of space which surrounds us. They tell about being, fate and passing. They depend on the season of year, the ti...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

'Solitaire', Post-Impressionist Figural, Salon des Artistes Français, Benezit
By Andre Firmin Regagnon
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Signed lower right, 'Andre Regagnon' (French, 1902-1976) and painted circa 1935; additionally signed on label verso. A substantial and lyrical 'Intimiste' work showing an interior s...
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1930s Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Whisperers, Oil Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
When artist Onelio Marrero's grandchildren visit, they love spending time in his spare bedroom, playing games, dressing up, and pretending. One of their favor...

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21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Figurative Paintings

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Oil

Rose
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, Charcoal, Mixed Media, Acrylic

The Last Judgement 2 - Very Large Format, Contemporary Oil Figurative Painting
Located in Salzburg, AT
Artodyssey "Julita Malinowska's paintings belong to those, which once seen - are never forgotten. The open spaces, sometimes cool and bright, at other times heavily saturated with co...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Vintage American Interior Scene "Friday Nite Bar PickUp" 1970's
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
#5-3034a Vintage figurative acrylic on masonite displayed in a white wood frame Signed lower left by E.Blick. Image size 13.5 H x 10.5 W
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1970s Figurative Paintings

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Acrylic

"Cat Ladies" (2024) By Zoa Ace, Original Mixed Media Collage on Wood
Located in Denver, CO
Zoa Ace's (US based) "Cat Ladies" is an original, handmade mixed media collage on wood that is unframed and ready to hang. About the Artist: "My work is figurative and deals primari...
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21st Century and Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Wood, Paper, Mixed Media

Coll Bardolet. Bolero Mallorquin original expressionist watercolor painting
Located in CORAL GABLES - MIAMI, FL
Bolero Mallorquin original expressionist watercolor painting. virtual frame Spanish painter maximum representative of the art of Mallorca at the end of the 20th century. Costumbrista...
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1990s Expressionist Figurative Paintings

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Watercolor

17th century follower of Rubens, two military men on horse back in a landscape
Located in Woodbury, CT
17th century English/Dutch School, from the Circle of Sir Peter Paul Rubens A very interesting and well-painted 17th-century oil on canvas of two men seated on horseback in a landsc...
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1680s Old Masters Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

"The Bather" (2024) Oil Painting by Karen Offutt, Female Portrait, Nude
Located in Denver, CO
Karen Offutt's (US based) "The Bather" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts a nude female in a landscape, bathed in light, with a towel draped around her. The painting ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Realist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Panel

Self Portrait - Oil on Canvas by Sirio Pellegrini - 1969
Located in Roma, IT
Oil on canvas realized by Sirio Pellegrini in 1960s. Hand signed lower right. Includes a wooden frame 37.5x27 cm. Very good condition. Sirio Pellegrini, born in Rome on March 1, ...
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1960s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Plenty More Fish - Original Monochrome Water Sea Still Life Painting on Canvas
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Carl Smith is an American artist who has been living in Berlin, Germany, since 2001. He works with a combination of silkscreen printing, collage, and painting to create his urban ins...
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21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Linen, Acrylic, Screen

'Portrait of the Nephew of the Artist' by René Seyssaud, French Oil Painting
Located in London, GB
'Portrait of the Nephew of the Artist', oil on canvas, by René Seyssaud (circa 1930s). Known for his use of vivid colours in his landscapes and depictions of workers in their fields,...
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1930s Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

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

"Boulevard de la Madeleine, Paris" Impressionist Scene Oil Painting on Canvas
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful oil on canvas painting by the French artist, Jean Salabet. Salabet was a Parisian painter known for his colorful cityscapes depicting the times of his generation. His wor...
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20th Century Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Attrib. Jacques Albert Senave (1758-1829) - Oil, Figures Overlooking a Town
Located in Corsham, GB
This fine oil painting depicts figures in a landscape with a distant town in the valley below. Rendered in warm earth tones that evoke the golden light of late afternoon or early eve...
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Early 19th Century Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

The blue bow: a little boy with tousled hair naturalistic portrait oil painting
Located in Norwich, GB
This sweet little boy sits quietly like a well brought up child, but you can see in his eyes how much he likes to run and play. In this sensitive portrait painted in circa 1860 by Fé...
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1860s Naturalistic Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

"Something on My Mind"
Located in Scottsdale, AZ
Born in Columbus, Ohio, in 1965, Ron Hicks was an avid artist from an early age. Hicks began his formal studies in art at the Columbus College of Art and Design in Ohio. Hicks contin...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Oil, Wood Panel

Portrait Siberian Kitten Cat - FRENCH SCHOOL
Located in Zofingen, AG
Portrait of a Siberian kitten Technique: oil, acrylic, glue, ink on old book pages on wooden frame 40x40cm ■■ 15,7 x15,7inch ⭐Sustainability⭐: Wooden frame is made by the artist b...
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2010s Tonalist Figurative Paintings

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Glue, Mixed Media, Oil, Spray Paint, Acrylic, Paper

Fine Dutch Winter Ice Landscape Figures playing Ice Signed Oil Gilt Swept Frame
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Winter Landscape by Johnny Gaston (British b. 1955) signed oil on board, framed framed: 16.75 x 17.5 inches board: 10 x 12 inches provenance: private col...
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20th Century Dutch School Figurative Paintings

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Oil

Horses in the Lush Green English Countryside
Located in Preston, GB
Horses in the Lush Green English Countryside by 20th Century British Artist Art measures 20 x 16 inches Frame measures 25 x 21 inches John Haskins is a ...
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20th Century Realist Figurative Paintings

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Oil, Board

French Barbizon School Oil Painting Signed Laundresses at Sunset 19th Century
Located in Stockholm, SE
This second half of the 19th-century oil painting, signed lower left "Perret," is attributed to the French artist Henri François Perret (b. 1825). This work is a masterful example of...
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Late 19th Century Barbizon School Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Wood, Oil

Italian Artist Fortuny Antique 19th c. oil painting on canvas, Genre scene
Located in Palm Coast, FL
Up for sale is an original antique 19th-century oil painting on canvas depicting a scene in the interior of a house with a male figure dressed in a traditional hooded robe seated at ...
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Late 19th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings

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Oil

Venus, Large 20th Century Painting of Nude Woman w/ Garland
Located in Beachwood, OH
Clarence Holbrook Carter (American, 1904-2000) Venus, 1940 Signed Clarence H. Carter and dated 40. (ur) Oil on canvas 40 x 27 inches 48 x 35 inches, framed Canvas is slightly warped...
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1940s American Modern Figurative Paintings

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Oil

"Roses in the Cart" Parisian Autumn Street Scene Oil Painting on Canvas Framed
Located in New York, NY
In this piece, artist Paul Renard depicts his subject in a most romantic yet academic way. The artist was truly a master of capturing the magic and romance of the busy streets of Paris portraying the way of the times effortlessly. With much attention to detail and subtle brush strokes using a wide color pallet, a beautiful rendition of the street with figures is accomplished. We are reminded of the great impressionists of the early 20th Century such as Edouard Cortès in this piece. Paris in all of its glory in the "Roses in the Cart" is a pertinent example of how Renard achieves excellence in his work, leaving us with emotions of Paris in Autumn during dusk effortlessly. This piece is signed lower right lower right and comes housed in a beautiful wood carved museum quality...
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Late 20th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

Black And Yellow - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Portrait, Africa Women
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.
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil, Acrylic

"Holiday Party"
Located in Scottsdale, AZ
Mike Carson is a Minneapolis painter, and graduate of the Minneapolis College of Art and Design, whose artwork can be found in private and corporate collections throughout the Unite...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Oil, Wood Panel

Mary's Day Out - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Portrait, Africa, Modern
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. About Artist Sam...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Acrylic, Canvas

1920's French Portrait of Man with Moustache Signed & Dated Oil on Canvas
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Portrait of a Man French School signed and dated 1923 oil painting on canvas, unframed canvas: 16 x 13 inches provenance: private collection, France condition: good and sound conditi...
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1920s Impressionist Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

English Victorian early 20th century cottage Garden with woman with flowers
Located in Woodbury, CT
This charming painting by Ernest Walbourne is a quintessential example of the artist’s ability to capture the serene beauty of rural life. Known for his idyllic landscapes and depict...
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1910s Victorian Figurative Paintings

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Oil, Wood Panel

18th Century Oil on Canvas Portrait, Major Alexander Brown in Military Uniform.
By Sir David Wilkie
Located in Cotignac, FR
18th Century Military portrait of a young officer in Napoleonic period military dress. The painting is not signed but the subject is Major Alexander Brown. The work is oil on canvas later mounted on board and presented in a fine 'Regence style' carved gilt frame. There are labels to the back referring to the subject, 'Major Brown of Trinity' and a framers trade label from Edinburgh. A magnificent and imposing portrait of a young military officer in the prime of his life. His red uniform adorned with fine buttons, fringed epaulettes and high gilt collar. His ruddy complexion offset by his stylish hair, a quiff and swept forward to the sides as was the fashion at the time. Sir David Wilkie RA (18 November 1785 – 1 June 1841) was a Scottish painter, especially known for his portraits, including formal royal ones, and scenes from his travels to Europe and the Middle East. He painted successfully in a wide variety of genres, including historical scenes. His main base was in London, but he died and was buried at sea, off Gibraltar, returning from his first trip to the Middle East. He was sometimes known as the "people's painter". He was Principal Painter in Ordinary to King William IV and Queen Victoria. Apart from royal portraits, his best-known painting today is probably The Chelsea Pensioners Reading the Waterloo Dispatch of 1822 in Apsley House. Sir David Wilkie was actually admitted in 1799 (despite only being 14) through the influence of the Earl of Leven...
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Late 18th Century Old Masters Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil, Board

BEAUTY
Located in CÓRDOBA, ES
Original art by Daria Kusto. Acrylicon wotercolor paper. The magic flow reality... Shipped well protected, unframed
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2010s Neo-Expressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Permanent Marker

Family Dinner, Oil Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
A family eats dinner and talks about their day. The glowing, soft-focus background and amber palette evoke warmth, love, and perhaps nostalgia, while the styliz...

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21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Figurative Paintings

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Oil

Nude Lazy Model Figurative Impressionism Original oil Painting, Ready to Hang
Located in Granada Hills, CA
Artist: Vadim Zang Title: Nude - Lazy Model Medium: Oil on Linen Year: 2007 Style: Portrait Impressionism Dimensions: 8" x 8" x 0.8" inch (20 x 20 x 2cm) Presentation: Unframed, Gal...
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2010s Impressionist Figurative Paintings

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Linen, Oil, Canvas

FLUID NATURE
Located in CÓRDOBA, ES
Acrylic on canvas Shipped rolled in a tube
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2010s Post-Modern Figurative Paintings

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Acrylic, Permanent Marker

FLUID NATURE
FLUID NATURE
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"Streets of London" (2023) by Clyde Steadman, Original Cityscape Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
"Streets of London" by Clyde Steadman (United States) is a handmade cityscape painting that is unframed, but ready to hang.
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21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Figurative Paintings

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Oil

Early 19th-Century Italian Painting Boat Expedition Grotto Coastal Cave
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Boat Expedition Italian School, early 1800's period oil on canvas, framed Framed: 19 x 23 inches Canvas : 18.5 x 22.5 inches Provenance: private collection, France Condition: the fr...
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Early 19th Century Italian School Figurative Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

Huge Georgian 1820's English Oil Industrial Landscape with Mills Children Picnic
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
"Extensive Early Industrial Landscape with Mill" by John Pennington (1773-1841, British) subsidiary buildings, bleaching fields and a country house beyond, three children with a bir...
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Early 19th Century English School Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Spring by Christophe Dupety - Contemporary painting, Flora, bright colors
Located in Paris, FR
Spring (2023) by French contemporary artist Christophe Dupety. Oil on canvas, H 80 cm W 120 cm. This series focuses on floral motifs: Poppies, Catalpa flowers or Spindles. Christoph...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Jazz on Tape - Original Gary John Figurative Pop Art Street Musician 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

Antique English Dog Painting Portrait of Border Terrier framed oil painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Border Terrier by Leonard Richard Finn (British, b. 1891) signed oil on canvas, framed framed: 24 x 20 inches canvas: 20 x 16 inches provenance: private collection, UK condition:...
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Early 20th Century Victorian Figurative Paintings

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Oil

Dance, Dance, Dance! - Whimsical Cartoon Dog Street Art Painting by Gary John
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Gary John's pop-street artworks have a whimsical, yet exciting and bold quality inspired by classic cartoon and comic book characters. Blending pop sensibilities with a roughened fau...
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21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Figurative Paintings

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Paper, Mixed Media, Acrylic

"The Adoration of the Magi"
Located in Edinburgh, GB
18th Century Italian or Spanish School "The Adoration of the Magi" Medium: Oil on canvas Dimensions (Framed): 109 x 197 cm Dimensions (Canvas): 90 x 170 cm No signatured Provenance: ...
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18th Century Realist Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

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

Two male Nudes. Painting.Pastel, carbon pencil, ink on archival paper mounted
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Drawing on paper is his basic work tool, some are sketches of his surviving works, others are sketches of moments he documents. Undefined by medium, Celso Castro’s works each carry the presence of the artist’s hand through the transparency of their process. Castro’s oeuvre is strongly divided between his photomontage assemblies and watercolor paintings: the prior is marked by the labor-intensive deconstruction of portrait photographs and the latter, by the seemingly frenzied recreation of a past encounter rendered in the drips and scribbles of paint and ink. Both discriminating in what they reveal of the subject, his photomontage and watercolor portraits exude raw sexuality through the combination of Castro’s mark-making and gaze. Celso Castro’s work is a bare-bulb erotic photo foray into the underbelly of Colombia’s drug world. Castro’s labor-intensive, photo-collage works of drug kingpins, smugglers, hitmen, countrymen, street vendors, soldiers, paramilitaries, kidnappers, and pimps pose showing with pride their erect penises...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Carbon Pencil, Paper, Pastel, Ink

"Fishing Schooners and Sailboats at a dock" Original Oil on Canvas
Located in Soquel, CA
Fishing Schooners and Sailboats at a dock, "Fischerschoner und Segelboote an einem Dock" by Rudolph Guba (German/American, 1884-1950) Impasto work which depicts several sailing vesse...
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1940s Impressionist Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil, Stretcher Bars

"Carter" Contemporary Abstract Pink & Blue Western Cowboy Portrait Painting
Located in Houston, TX
Colorful abstract cowboy portrait painting by contemporary artist Ian Francis. The work features a western inspired figure with a shadowed face dressed in blue and red stripes with a...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

Fine Large 19th Century Rural Traditional Landscape Signed Oil Painting Figures
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Country lane by Frans Hopfner (1840-1893) German signed oil on canvas, framed framed: 23.5 x 41.5 inches canvas: 18 x 36 inches provenance: private collection, UK condition: very...
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19th Century Victorian Figurative Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

Circa 1800 French Neo-Classical Study of Male Nude Standing Academic Pose
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Nude Male Study French, circa 1800 Neo-Classical School, circle of Jacques Louis David (French 1748-1825) Pencil drawing on paper, unframed drawing: 14 x 8 inches double sided with ...
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Early 19th Century French School Figurative Paintings

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Charcoal, Pencil

"Revelation 1" by Mark Bradley Schwartz, Original Oil Painting, Female Nude
Located in Denver, CO
"Revelation 1" by Mark Bradley Schwartz is an original oil on board depicting a nude female in a monochromatic palette. A native of Illinois, He began his professional life as a graphic designer and art director in St. Louis, Missouri and later moved to Southern California to further his design career. Although Schwartz’s career was successful, he wanted to pursue work of a more personally fulfilling nature. To reach these new goals Schwartz first attended life drawing classes at Associates in Art, in Sherman Oaks, California. He later studied at the California Art Institute in Westlake Village, California, where he received extensive training in drawing and painting the human figure from life. While studying with famed illustrator Glen Orbik...
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21st Century and Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Oil, Board

Contemporary floral impressionist expresive still-life oil painting on paper
Located in VÉNISSIEUX, FR
This artwork, titled "Sweetness of Morning Summer Flowers," captivates viewers with its lively and vibrant composition, drawing immediate attention to the central bouquet of red rose...
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2010s Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings

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Paper, Acrylic

Swimmer
Located in Zofingen, AG
With each dip into the water, the swimmer experiences a renewing sensation, as if every droplet washes away fatigue and brings forth strength. In this fluid motion, an almost etherea...
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2010s Photorealist Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

French Village Landscape Scene w/ Trees & Buggy, Early 20th Century
Located in Beachwood, OH
Auguste-Louis Lepère (French, 1849-1918) Untitled Landscape, c. 1910 Pastel and graphite on paper Signed lower right 14 x 16.5 inches 20 x 22.5 inches, framed Auguste-Louis Lepère w...
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1910s Figurative Paintings

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Pastel, Graphite

Sunny Beach Days - Large Textural Three-Dimensional Ocean Landscape Painting
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Elizabeth Langreiter’s "Sunny Beach Days" is a vibrant aerial beach scene that captures the joy and energy of a perfect summer day. This textured ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Mixed Media

Antique 19th Century English Oil Painting Figures outside Country Cottage
By circle of John Constable
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Country Cottage English School, first half 19th century circle of John Constable oil on board, framed framed: 10.5 x 12 inches board: 6 x 8 inches provenance: private collection ...
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Early 19th Century Victorian Figurative Paintings

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Oil

"Le Jardin de Monet, II" (2023) by Leigh Ann Van Fossan, Oil Painting, Lily Pond
Located in Denver, CO
Leigh Ann Van Fossan's "Le Jardin de Monet, II" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts an impression of a lily pond. Van Fossan was born in Vail, Colorado, and began oi...
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2010s American Impressionist Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

State of Mind - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Portrait, Africa, Women
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
In a bid to find myself strength amidst an inferiority complex. I realized that, whether as an individual or as a nation, What we call strength and weakness, yellow, black and white...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Acrylic, Canvas

Fine British Sporting Art Oil Painting Huntsman on Horseback with Hunting Hounds
By Reginald Llewellyn Harvey
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Huntsman with his Hounds by Reginald Llewellyn Harvey (British 1888-1973) signed lower front oil on canvas, framed 13 x 15 inches 10 x 12 inches private collection, UK the painti...
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20th Century Victorian Figurative Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

Antique English Oil Painting Night Time Moonlit Landscape Coastal Estuary
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Heading to Church E. Oldham, British 1913 signed & dated oil on canvas, framed framed: 17.5 x 24 inches canvas : 13 x 19 inches provenance: private collection, UK condition: very goo...
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Early 20th Century English School Figurative Paintings

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Oil

The Painter's Studio original painting by Paula Craioveanu oil on canvas Framed
Located in Forest Hills, NY
"The Painter's Studio", oil on canvas, 39x27.5in / 100x70cm The artist's studio and art objects part of artist' life and work. A sculpture, an antique head and a painting that remin...
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2010s Academic Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

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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