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Figurative Paintings For Sale
Period: 1960s
Period: 1950s
1965 Mid-Century Modern Swedish Framed Abstract Oil Painting - Connection
Located in Bristol, GB
CONNECTION Size: 26 x 47 cm (including frame) Oil on board A brilliantly executed and beautifully textured abstract figurative oil composition, painted in 1965 by the established Sw...
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1960s Modern Figurative Paintings

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Oil, Board

Red Jockey, Oil Painting on Canvas by Frank Rowland
Located in Long Island City, NY
A painting of a jockey in a red shirt riding a horse as seen from behind. The composition is cropped fairly close, cutting off everything but the rear of the horse. This piece is nicely framed and features a signature by the artist on the front. Red Jockey...
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1950s Figurative Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

"My Best Friend", Oil, Hand-Painted Frame, Female, Pet, Rich Earth Tones
Located in Detroit, MI
SALE ONE WEEK ONLY In “My Best Friend” Girard has captured a tender symbiotic relationship between the woman and her sweet pet. The entire piece swirls with the soft beauty and magical exchange shared by the two individuals. The frame does not enclose so much as enfolds the scene and its decorations are an integral part of the work. Upon close inspection tiny animal figures cavort in the air adding to the spell - almost like fairy characters from Shakespeare’s “A Midsummer’s Night Dream.” The jewelry is beautifully render as are the loving expressions of the faces of both the animal and the woman. The composition is filled with objects and figures but captured softly and in rich detail. The figures appear to be completely self-absorbed and the decorative elements about their heads could suggest the intensity of their thoughts and feelings. Girard was a Detroit figurative painter and teacher at College for Creative Studies, Detroit, Michigan where he taught for 30 years. Other College for Creative Studies (formerly Center for Creative Studies) faculty and graduates include Richard Jerzy, Harry Bertoia, Doug Chaing (currently director of Lucas Film), Stephen Dinehart (game maker, writer, designer connected with The David Lynch Foundation), Tyree Guyton (international artist), Herb Babcock, Jerome Feretti, Kevin Siembieda (writer, designer and publisher of role-playing games), Renee Radell, Philip Pearlstein, Charles McGee (nationally recognized African American sculptor of animal and dancing spirits), Philip Pearlstein (2000 Honorary Doctorate, Modern Realism style), and John Louis Krieger...
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1960s Pre-Raphaelite Figurative Paintings

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Oil

Hunting game
Located in Genève, GE
Work on wood Golden wooden frame 73 x 87 x 4 cm
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1950s Figurative Paintings

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Oil

Monumental Abstract Expressionist Framed Signed Major Modern Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American modernist signed abstract expressionist oil painting. Oil on canvas. Signed illegibly. Framed.
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1960s Abstract Expressionist Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

'Mont Sainte-Victoire' by Yves Brayer French Vintage Oil Painting
Located in London, GB
'Mont Sainte-Victoire', oil on canvas, by Yves Brayer (circa 1960s). For Cezanne (1839-1906), his famous works depicting Sainte-Victoire Mountain were an ongoing study and a constant...
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1960s Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Vintage Mid-Century Framed Coastal Landscape Oil Painting - Seaside
Located in Bristol, GB
SEASIDE Size: 28.5 x 41 cm (including frame) Oil on Board A small yet impactful mid-century modernist painting, executed in oil onto board. The composition presents a scenic and i...
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1960s Abstract Figurative Paintings

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Oil, Board

“Jest a Hornblower”
By Roy M. Steinberg
Located in Southampton, NY
Very beautiful oil on masonite painting by the American mid century modern artist Roy M. Steinberg. Signed lower left. Circa 1955. Condition is very good; no issues. A jester blowi...
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1950s Modern Figurative Paintings

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Masonite, Oil

Star Star Large Surreal Multi Figural Painting
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
4067 Surreal multi figural Star Star painting unframed
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1960s Figurative Paintings

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Acrylic

Not Speaking, Expressionist Portrait of Mother and Son by Philadelphia Artist
Located in Doylestown, PA
"Not Speaking" is a painting by Philadelphia born Expressionist painter Bernard Harmon. The 36" x 40" oil on board portrait of a mother and her son is painted in a vibrant color pale...
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1960s Expressionist Figurative Paintings

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Oil, Board

Boats by the river Oil on cardboard, 47.5x80 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Boats by the river Oil on cardboard, 47.5x80 cm The main focus of the artwork is a fauvistic stylized landscape featuring boats by the river. The artist's intention is to convey the landscape in bold and vivid earth tones, characteristic of the fauvist style. Biruta Baumane...
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1950s Fauvist Figurative Paintings

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Oil, Cardboard

School Girl, Expressionist Portrait by Philadelphia Artist
Located in Doylestown, PA
"School Girl" is a portrait painting by Philadelphia born Expressionist painter Bernard Harmon. The 41.75" x 35.75" oil on board portrait is painted in a vibrant color palette. The p...
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1960s Expressionist Figurative Paintings

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Oil, Board

Mid Century Modernist Israeli 'Sabra in Haifa' Landscape Harbor Oil Painting
Located in Surfside, FL
Genre: Classic Subject: Portrait, Sabra in Haifa Medium: Oil Surface: Canvas Country: United States Bacia Gordon (1904-1977) came to the United States from Poland and studied at th...
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1960s Modern Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Double Ovoids, Mid-Century Blue & Black Figurative Abstract Ovoids
Located in Beachwood, OH
Clarence Holbrook Carter (American, 1904-2000) Double Ovoids with Blue and Black, 1960s Acrylic on scintilla 15.25 x 12.25 inches A surrealist mid-century figural abstract painting....
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1960s American Modern Figurative Paintings

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Acrylic

woman in profile oil on canvas painting portrait
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Alexandre Siches (1921-2009) - Woman in profile - Oil on canvas Oil measures 35x27 cm. Frameless. Alexandre Siches Piera (1921-2009) Catalan painter with an innate capacity for dra...
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1960s Impressionist Figurative Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

"The Artist and his Model"
Located in Southampton, NY
Here is a classic oil on canvas painting by Nicholai Cikovsky circa 1960 of the artist and his model. Signed lower right. ACA gallery label verso along with Association of American Artists label verso. Original handcarved frame with wear. Overall size framed 43 by 36 inches. Cikovsky was born in Russia in 1894 where he studied at the Vilna Art School, 1910-1914; the Penza Royal Art School, 1914-1918; and Moscow High Tech Art...
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1960s Modern Figurative Paintings

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Oil

El Balcon, Courting Couple Mexican Modernist Oil Painting
By Eliana Menasse
Located in Surfside, FL
El Balcon, the courting couple flirting over the balcony railing ala Romeo and Juliet. Eliana Menassé is a Mexican painter and member of the Salón de la Plástica Mexicana, an honor society for Mexican artists She was born in New York, but lived in Mexico since she was two years old and considers herself Mexican. As of 2015 she lived and worked at her Mexico City apartment overlooking Parque México. She has been painting for over half a century and has held twenty five individual exhibitions since 1958. These include Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana (2010), Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Médicas y Nutrición (Hospital de Nutrición) (2008). Galería Alberto Misrachi (1995, 2001, 2006), a retrospective at the Galería Alba de la Canal, Universidad Veracruzana, Xalapa (2003), a retrospective at the Casa del Tiempo UAM (2001), a retrospective at the Museo de Arte de Aguascalientes (1997), Expo 4 Pintores, Sala Nacional INBA (1989), Galería “El Granero”, Torreón, Coahuila (1981), Galería Francisca Díaz (1980), Galería Merkup (1968, 1970 y 1972), Gallery of the Los Angeles Mart, Los Angeles, CA (1967), Steven Laurence Gallery, Detroit,MI (1967), Salón de la Plástica Mexicana (1963, 1966, 1975), Instituto Francés de América Latina (1962) and the Galería Tuso (1958). She has participated in over 250 collective exhibitions in various parts of Mexico as well as in the United States, the Netherlands, Germany, Japan and other countries. Her work can be found in the collections of the Ghetto Fighters' House in Israel, Bell Telephone Co. Museum in Chicago, Musée Beitar et Rami in Israel, Museo de Arte Contemporáneo, Morelia, Centro Cultural de Oaxaca, Museo del Estado de México, Toluca, Mexican Engraving Museum in Bulgaria, Colección Gráfica de la UNAM, México the General Motors Collection, The B. Lewin Collection of Mexican Art, Palm Springs Desert Museum, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Museo de Arte de Aguascalientes, Colección Pago en Especie SHCP, Colección Instituto Nacional de Nutrición and the Acervo Cultural El Agora, Xalapa. She was a Jewish Mexican...
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1960s Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

"Ring Three" Abstracted Caryatid Figurative
Located in Soquel, CA
Gorgeous abstracted figurative of Caryatids titled "Ring Three" by Doris Ann Warner (American, 1925-2010). Signed, titled, and dated "Warner 1970" on verso. Displayed in rustic wood ...
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1960s Abstract Figurative Paintings

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Watercolor, Laid Paper

Aftermath
Located in Washington Depot,, CT
oil on masonite
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1950s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Masonite, Oil

Nude 1960s. Oil on canvas. 60x73 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Nude 1960s. Oil on canvas. 60x73 cm "Nude" is a captivating and elegant artwork that celebrates the female form in a tasteful and artistic manner. Through skillful brushwork, the artist aims to convey the woman's beauty and allure, inviting viewers to appreciate the timeless fascination and artistic exploration of the nude human figure. Aleksandra Belcova...
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1960s Impressionist Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

The laundry is drying 1950s, oil on cardboard, 51x74 cm
Located in Riga, LV
The laundry is drying 1950s, oil on cardboard, 51x74 cm Published in the book "Biruta Baumane", Anda Treija, Juris Petraškevičs, publisher Galerija Da...
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1950s Fauvist Figurative Paintings

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Oil, Cardboard

Outlook of the city 1960. paper, pastel. 29x40 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Outlook of the city 1960. paper, pastel. 29x40 cm "Outlook of the City" is an evocative and vibrant artwork that offers a glimpse into the urban landscape of the 1960s. Through the expressive use of pastels on paper, the artist aims to capture the essence and energy of the city, inviting viewers to immerse themselves in the sights and sounds of this bustling urban environment. Aleksandra Belcova...
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1960s Impressionist Figurative Paintings

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Paper, Pastel

Original female portrait, Lumiere Rouge by Jean Jansem, moody red and black oil
Located in Tempe, AZ
A rare and famous painting by Jean Jansem. This painting has been part of a private collection until recently and is now available to a special collector. About the artist: Jean Jansem was a French-Armenian painter. Known for his washy representational paintings of nude women...
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1960s Romantic Figurative Paintings

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Oil

La Seine en amont de Rouen
Located in LE HAVRE, FR
Albert MALET (1905-1986) La Seine en amont de Rouen Oil on panel (isorel) Size: 38 x 46 cm Signed lower left In very good state of conservation. Recently cleaned and varnished. Be...
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1960s Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings

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Oil, Panel

Seated figure "Gong Hill Border of Tanganyika - Kenya"
Located in Genève, GE
Oil on wood Golden wooden frame 84.5 x 73.5 x 6.5 cm
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1950s Figurative Paintings

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Oil

Spanish landscape oil on canvas painting european art xx century
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Rafael Durancamps (1891-1979) - Landscape - Oil on canvas Oil measures 38x46 cm. Frame measures 58x66 cm. Rafael Durancamps i Folguera (Sabadell, March 29, 1891 [1] - Barcelona, Jan...
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1950s Impressionist Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

MALCHIK
Located in Santa Fe, NM
MALCHIK Evgeni Samsonov was born in 1926 in the city of Irkutsk, Siberia. Samsonov worked in the genre of “theme” painting and was a leading Social Realist, recognized for his superb painterly handling of anatomy. He made his artistic debut in 1951 and until his passing in 1988, participated in more than forty monumental art exhibitions in Russia and abroad. Evgeni Samsonov’s paintings can be seen at the museums of Russia. The artist’s works are included in private collections in Japan, France, Italy, England, Germany and Sweden. Since 1995, the Pushkin Gallery...
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1950s Impressionist Figurative Paintings

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Oil

Window
Located in Lawrence, NY
The story of the post-WWII New York School artists is still being written. The role of women in the art of the day still needs examination and study. Kur...
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1960s Abstract Expressionist Figurative Paintings

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Oil

Neoclassical Head in profile
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Neoclassical Head in profile Watercolor and graphite on paper, 1950 Signed and dated lower left in ink (see photo) Provenance: Washington, D.C. priva...
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1950s Modern Figurative Paintings

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Watercolor

Untitled
Located in Lawrence, NY
Gouache on sketchbook cover Estate of Sam Esses Never afraid of trying new styles, curious and opinionated, constantly engaged with the world around him, Rolph Scarlett more than on...
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1950s Surrealist Figurative Paintings

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Gouache

Mother and child, hand signed painting (unique), Hammer Galleries
Located in New York, NY
Gloria Vanderbilt Mother and child, ca. 1968 Gouache on paper painting Hand signed by Gloria Vanderbilt lower right recto Unique Frame included Measurements: Framed 37 Vertical by 31 inches. Painting 27 Vertical by 21.5 inches This unique, poignant poignant portrait was done by the legendary Gloria Vanderbilt. It is signed on the front. As this work was done in the mid 1960s, it is believed to be a self portrait depicting the artist, and likely her son, Anderson Cooper. Held loosely in the original damaged vintage Heydenryk frame used by Hammer Galleries...
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1960s Modern Figurative Paintings

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Acrylic, Gouache, Permanent Marker, Mixed Media

German Surrealist Colorful Oil Painting Space Moon 1960 Mid Century Red Green
Located in Buffalo, NY
A rare surrealist painting depicting a scene which appears to reference outer-space. Great composition, color and texture. Signed Krause but...
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1960s Surrealist Figurative Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

Sten Burén ( 1909 – 1993 ) – Cubist Pointillist Nude Painting Sweden c. 1960
Located in Meinisberg, CH
(Bo Arvid) Sten Burén (Swedish, ∗ 12th July 1909, Södra Munkarp; † 31st January 1993, Burlöv) Female Nude carrying an Amphora • Mosaic style painting in either gouache and/or oil paint on thick paper, ca. 50 x 35 cm • Image size ca. 43 x 31 cm • Signed bottom right • The backing of the paintings original frame has a Swedish newspaper article attached, reporting that the Sten Burén painting was won by farmer Arne Herlöfsen from Skegrie in a raffle during a political meeting in the 1960’s. I will include the old backing in the delivery Fantastic work of Art - The pointillist-cubist image is made up of thousands of little coloured, different shaded squares, imitating a mosaic tiles. The technique is very reminiscent of the famous painting ‘Ad Parnassum’ by Paul Klee created in 1932. The Swedish artist Burén studied art in Berlin and was trained by Jules Schyl. Burén undertook numerous study trips to Germany, Austria and Switzerland, befor returning to his native Sweden. His body of work includes figures in a semi-cubist style, mosaic panels, glas work...
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1960s Pointillist Figurative Paintings

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Paper, Oil, Gouache

Seated Nude - Oil Paint by Giuseppe Torelli - 1950s
Located in Roma, IT
Seated Nude is an artwork realized by Giuseppe Torelli in 1950s. Oil on cardboard. 64x48 cm with frame. Handsigned in the lower right margin.
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1950s Modern Figurative Paintings

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Cardboard, Oil

Nude in the Roman Baths oil on linen 1967
Located in Soquel, CA
Nude in the old Roman baths by M. Bondi (Italian, 20th C.) Excellent execution and details. Oil on linen Image 47"H x 23.5"W Signed lower right "M Bondi" On verso "M Bondi - Livorno,...
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1960s American Impressionist Figurative Paintings

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Oil, Linen

Portrait of an Israeli Boy
Located in Surfside, FL
Genre: Classic Subject: Portrait Medium: Oil Surface: Canvas Country: United States Dimensions: 21.25" x 18.25" Dimensions w/Frame: 28.75" x 25.75" Bacia Gordon (1904-1977) came to the United States from Poland and studied at the Art Institute of Chicago. She traveled widely the United States, Mexico, Europe, and Israel. She was a member of, and has exhibited with Artists Equity, Jewish Arts Club, the Renaissance Society of the University of Chicago, The Chicago Art Institute, and in Migdal Ashkalon, Israel. She was also a member of the Chicago Society of Artists. Her work is represented in many private collections in New York, Los Angeles, Detroit, Cleveland, St. Paul, Rockford, Milwaukee, and Chicago. Mrs. Gordon spent much time in Israel in the 1950s and 1960s, and most of the works in this web site reflect her stay there. The New York art critic, Alfred Werner, has said: “I find Mrs. Gordon’s freedom of paint aesthetically rewarding. She blends the reporter’s task of objectively recording appearance with the poet’s privilege of imprinting subjective reaction upon exterior reality... Here is the talent that often omits details, to let the spectator fill in, that prefers an allegorical hint to a straight tale, and that translates the strangeness of Maabaroth and Kibbutzim into terms of universally acceptable humanity” An Israeli critic has written of Mrs. Gordon : “The Jewish Daughter, born in Lithuania and reared in the United States, was stirred by the miracle of the Ingathering of the Exiles. The men, women and children she pictures thrill and pulsate with life because of her warm and loving brush.” "My first encounter with Israel in 1955 was inspiring and productive. It was a birds-eye view of the land and the people – the kibbutz, the village, the settlement, the Maabora, the Huleh project, Lachish at its inception, dedicated Israelis, new immigrants and the military of all ranks. I lived among people of many lands sketching and painting. I felt a great urgency to record and interpret. Working at an accelerated pace – line and color merged as I endeavored to express the universal qualities in these people. It was a tremendously stimulating experience and resulted in rechanneling my creative energy. I sketched and I wandered. I sketched in the Uval Gad where pipes are made to carry water to the Negev. I wandered among the bewildered white-robed bearded men of Morocco in Lachish… and among the older Yemenite settlements in Migdal Ashkalon. In Tiberias I saw people dressed in all garbs, the orthodox mantles of the polish ghetto and the oriental robes...
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1950s Modern Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

French 1961 "Clown a la Colerette" Figurative Expressionist Oil Painting
Located in Surfside, FL
WEISBUCH, Claude. Oil on Canvas "Clown a la Colerette" 1961. Signed lower right, further signed, titled and dated verso. Dimensions: 18.25" high x 24" wide. Claude Weisbuch, 1927-2014 French painter, draftsman and engraver. He studied at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts (School of Fine Arts) in Nancy and upon graduation became a professor of engraving at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts de of St. Etienne. His first solo exhibition was in 1957. In 1968 , he became a full member of the Society of French Painters-Engravers . In 1997 he was awarded the Legion of Honor His work is essentially devoted to engraving, by which he likes to translate, thanks to the line, the life, movement and character of his characters: Punchinels, harlequins, musicians or equestrian scenes. He practices various techniques ( lithography, drypoint etching etc.) that he puts to use in the illustration of bibliophile books. Claude Weisbuch is also a painter and draftsman. His favorite colors are ochres, browns and whites, with which he seeks to introduce the effects of light by compositions where the line and finesse of the drawing preserve the life found in his engravings. His precise and dynamic line delivers a moving and swirling work on themes he loves: theater, opera, equestrian, musicians, card players, Kabuki dancers and many portraits. His works have the appearance of unfinished sketches mixing few colors but a great vivacity of the line. He illustrated many limited edition signed fine art books. Alon with Christo, Arman and Cesar he is considered among the great post war French artists of the last generation. Exhibitions 1957: Saint Placide Gallery, paintings and engravings 1958: Galerie de Presbourg, Paris, paintings - Saint Placide Gallery, Paris, paintings - Galerie des Arts, Nancy, etchings 1960: Galerie Hervé, "Extraordinary Pantomimes", Paris, paintings 1961: Salon of the young painting and painters witnesses of their time 1962: O'Hanna Gallery, London , paintings 1963: Galerie Hervé, "Portrait Of Man", Paris, Paintings - Nichido Gallery, Tokyo, Paintings 1965: Hervé Gallery, "100 Drawings", Paris Dresdener Gallery, Toronto, paintings 1966: Dantesca Gallery, Turin , paintings, engravings, drawings 1968: New Vision Gallery, Paris, engravings 1969: Galerie Hervé, Paris, paintings - Galerie Reflets, Brussels , prints, paintings - Galerie Dresder, Montreal , paintings 1970: Taménaga Gallery, Tokyo, paintings - Sagot Gallery - The Garrec, Paris, etchings - Museum of Modern Art of the City of Paris ARC, Paris, prints 5 1971: War Gallery, Avignon , etchings Biennial of Engraving, Epinal 1972: Dantesca Gallery, Turin Festival, Sarlat , paintings 1973: Wayss Gallery, Nancy , paintings, engravings, drawings Auguste Comte Gallery, Lyon , paintings, engravings, drawings Taménaga Gallery, Tokyo, paintings - New Vision Gallery, "Homage to Rembrandt", Paris, etchings 1974: Esthetika Gallery, Kortrijk, engravings - Galerie Hervé Odermatt, Paris, paintings Ésthetika Gallery, Kurne, prints - Galerie Wayss, Nancy, engravings, drawings, pastels Dietesheim Gallery, Neuchâtel , engravings - Grafikhuset Gallery, Stockholm , prints, drawings 1975: Schwarzer Gallery, Vienna , engravings, paintings, drawings Fogola Gallery, Turin, drawings, pastels Sotheby-Parke Benett, Munich, engravings, drawings Hervé Odermatt Gallery, Paris, drawings Joly Gallery, Washington , engraving 1976: Taménaga Gallery, Tokyo, paintings - Wayss Gallery, Nancy, engravings, drawings - Tabula Gallery, Tübingen, engravings, drawings - New Vision Gallery, "The horse-The painter and his model", Paris, drawings, engravings 1977: Grafikhuset, Futura, Stockholm - Jivô Gallery, Vänersborg Pigalle Gallery, Norrköping Celsius Gallery, Uppsala Möbius Gallery, Gothenburg - New Vision Gallery, Jerusalem - Cultural Center of Sainte-Menehould Castle, retrospective, engravings 1978: David Barnett Gallery, Milwaukee , engravings, drawings Orangery Gallery, Cologne , engravings, drawings, pastels Grafikhuset Futura, Stockholm, paintings, drawings Les Cordeliers, Châteauroux, engravings, drawings, paintings House of Culture, Montbéliard, engravings House of Culture, Chelles , engravings, paintings, drawings 1979: L'Empreinte Gallery, Strasbourg, prints, drawings - Galerie Reflets, Brussels, prints, drawings - Galerie Bon à tirer, Los Angeles , prints, pastels 1980: Hervé Odermatt Gallery, Paris, "Calligraphy of the figure", paintings - E. Gollon Gallery, Saint-Paul-de-Vence 1981: European Biennale of Engraving, Baden-Bade Galerie The Art Shop, Nice Galerie Hélène Trintignant, Montpellier Martine Remy Gallery, Strasbourg 1982: Vallen Gallery, Stockholm - Sagot Gallery - The Garrec, Paris - Taménaga Gallery, Tokyo, paintings - New Vision Gallery, Tokyo, Nagoya, Osaka, etchings 1983: Hélène Trintignant Gallery, Montpellier 1984: Perrine Museum, Laval , etchings - Music Festival, Quimper , etchings Etchings, Moscow - Presence Gallery, Brussels, paintings, etchings 1985: Galerie Moyon-Avenard, Nantes, paintings - Taménaga Gallery, Paris, paintings - New Otani Hotel, Ōsaka, realization of murals 1986: Taménaga Gallery, Tokyo, paintings - Greenhouse of the School of Fine Arts, Saint-Étienne , paintings, engravings 1988: Retrospective paintings, Château de Chenonceau Retrospective engravings, Artothèque Museum Montpellier Taménaga Gallery, Paris, drawings, pastels New Vision Gallery, Tokyo, engravings 1989: Galerie Taménaga, Paris, paintings Exit of the book Weisbuch , texts of Jean-Denis Bredin of the French Academy, preface by Jean-Marie Tasset. 1990: Taménaga Gallery, Paris, paintings 1992: Retrospective, Sarlat - Taménaga Gallery, Paris, drawings 1993: Taménaga Gallery, Tokyo and Osaka 1994: Paintings for the second international meetings of the cello ensemble, Beauvais - Elegance Gallery, Taipei - Sanbi Gallery, Tokyo, graphic works - Mitsukoshi, Tōkyō 1995: Taménaga Gallery, Ōsaka - Exhibition of the Gobelins Municipal Circle, Paris 13 th 1996: 2nd Music Trades Fair, Premonstratensian Abbey , Pont-à-Mousson , paintings - Ginza Spring, Tokyo, paintings - New Otani Museum, Tokyo, paintings 1997: Galerie Raugraff, Nancy, paintings, pastels, drawings, engravings, lithographs - Theater Gallery, Besançon, paintings, drawings, engravings, lithographs 1999: A retrospective "Weisbuch, 50 years of prints", 230 works exhibited in Strasbourg under the direction of its publisher, L'Estampe Éditions 3 - Taménaga Gallery, Paris, Tōkyō 2000: Retrospective Château de Vascœuil , by L'Estampe - Theater Gallery, Besançon , paintings, drawings, engravings, pastels, lithographs - Retrospective Chamber of Commerce, Strasbourg - engravings (retrospective), Jacques Brel cultural center, Thionville - engravings (retrospective ), chamber of commerce, Nancy 2001: Retrospective Orangerie of Madame Élisabeth, Versailles , paintings 2002: Taménaga Gallery "Movements", Paris 2003: L'Estampe Gallery, in partnership with the Theater Gallery - prints and paintings, Besançon 2004: Taménaga Gallery "Prometheus presenting the secret of fire to humans", Paris Crid'Art Gallery, L'Estampe Gallery, Amnéville-les-Thermes , paintings, prints, drawings, prints - Galerie des Arts, Nîmes , paintings 2010: Galerie125, Argancy , recent works, exhibition of 100 recent works by the artist. 2012: Exhibition at the Château de Malbrouck . More than 150 works by the artist. Organized by the General Council of Moselle and L'Estampe (editor Claude Weisbuch). 2012: Print, Strasbourg, paintings, engravings, drawings 2012: Exhibition at the House of wines of Graves de Podensac in Gironde. 150 works by the artist Event organized by Course N ° 3. 2013: Galerie125, Argancy, "Weisbuch, major works", exhibition of drawings, engravings, lithographs and oils on canvas 2014: Galerie125, Argancy, "Weisbuch, from 1947 to 1960", exhibition of 100 ancient engravings...
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1960s Modern Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Portrait. On a yellow background 1950's, oil on cardboard, 49.5x35 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Portrait. On a yellow background 1950's, oil on cardboard, 49,5x35 cm Laimdots Murnieks has said: "I am a sunny artist. The sun and a woman are the center of the world. It is not ...
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1950s Modern Figurative Paintings

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Oil, Cardboard

1950s "Yellow Cubist Figure" Abstract Figurative Painting
Located in Arp, TX
From the estate of Jerry Opper & Ruth Friedmann Opper Yellow Cubist FIgure c. 1940-1950's Gouache 15" x 18", silver wood frame 16"x19" Unsigned This striking gouache painting featur...
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1950s Cubist Figurative Paintings

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Gouache

Artist and His Family, 1950s Interior Figurative Oil Painting, Red Green White
Located in Denver, CO
Oil on board painting by Donna Marecak (1922-1998) titled 'Artist and his Family' from 1950. Interior scene with four figures, a baby, and a cat gathered around a table. Painted in ...
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1950s American Modern Figurative Paintings

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Oil, Board

At cafe 1950, cardboard, oil, 51x71 cm
Located in Riga, LV
At cafe 1950, cardboard, oil, 51x71 cm The main focus of the artwork is a stylized representation of a cafe scene. The artist's intention is to capture the vibrant and lively atmosphere of a bustling cafe setting. The painting features numerous figures dancing in the background, creating a sense of movement and excitement. The artist's stylized approach involves using bold and expressive brushstrokes, vibrant colors, and abstracted forms to depict the figures and the overall energy of the scene. In the foreground, there is a man sitting behind a table with wine bottles, adding a focal point to the composition. The red interior of the cafe provides a warm and inviting ambiance, adding to the overall atmosphere of the painting. Biruta Baumane...
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1950s Fauvist Figurative Paintings

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Cardboard, Oil

Mid Century Modern Mother and Baby Playing Figurative - Nude
Located in Soquel, CA
Mid Century Modern Mother and Baby Playing Figurative - Nude Wonderful small scale ink and acrylic paint of a mother and baby by Dorothea Stevenson Casady (American, 1910 - 2006). Signed lower left corner. Presented in gilt-toned and velvet filet mid-century frame. Image size: 6"H x 8.25"W Frame: 9.5"H x 11.25"W x 2.25"D (velvet liner has age toning) Casady was a painter and muralist and served as Chairman, Oklahoma City University Art Department, 1939-1943; an Art instructor, Classen High School; Education: University of Oklahoma, B.F.A., 1931; M.F.A., Norman, OK; studied with Emil Bisttram, Taos School of Art and Nan Sheets; Foundation des Etats Unis, Paris, Fance, 1935-1936; New York School of Industrial Arts; studied fresco and egg tempera under Professor Leugi Arcangeti, Florence, Italy, 1937; Oklahoma City University; Julian Academy Paris, France, 1936 Memberships: Oklahoma State Artists Association; Kappa Pi, art fraternity; Delta Delta Delta...
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1960s Modern Figurative Paintings

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Ink, Acrylic, Cardboard

Enfant venu du sable et du silence
Located in Nice, FR
Painter Théo Tobiasse 1927/2012 French and israel born in jaffa Palestine and died in Cagnes s /mer 06 . After winning the prize for young Mediterranean painting in 1961 he then dev...
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1960s Modern Figurative Paintings

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Canvas

Still Life with Palette and Books - Oil on Canvas - 1969
Located in Roma, IT
Still life with palette and books is an artwork realized by an unknown artist in 1969. Oil on canvas. Handisgned and dated in the lower right margin. 47 x 66,5 cm ; 58,5 x 78 cm ...
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1960s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Nonna Italian Portrait 1950
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
Water color on paper of an Italian Grandmother Image size 12x9" Set in a 16x20" matt
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1950s Figurative Paintings

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Gouache, Watercolor

Exotic Landscape - Painting by Kabemba Situna WA - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Exotic Landscape is an artwork realized by Kabemba Situna WA in 1970s. Acrylic on Canvas 58.5 x 38 cm ; 85.5 x 65.5 cm. Good conditions!
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1950s Modern Figurative Paintings

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Acrylic

'Reclining Nude', San Francisco Woman Artist, Large Post-Impressionist Oil
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Signed lower right, 'Vivian R. Huebler' for Vivian Ruth Lewis Huebler (American, 1890-1975); additionally signed, verso, with artist address and painted circa 1955. Vivian Huebler w...
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1950s Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Cats - Oil Paint by Giancarlo Martelli - 1960
Located in Roma, IT
Cats is an original oil painting on canvas realized by Giancarlo Martelli (Novara, 1926) 6x75x85 cm frame included. Hand signed on the lower right. Good conditions exept for some...
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1960s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

“The Proud Girl”
Located in Southampton, NY
Oil on canvas painting of a young girl with a yellow scarf by the well known Italian artist, Edgardo Corbelli. Signed lower right. Titled on canvas verso, “The Proud Girl”. Circa ...
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1960s Post-Modern Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

'Woman Seated', Paris, Louvre, Académies Chaumière, LACMA, SFAA
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Stamped, verso, with estate stamp for Victor Di Gesu (American, 1914-1988) and created circa 1950. A loose study of a woman seated in a dress, resting her chin on her hand and recli...
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1950s Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings

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Oil, Paper

"Rue St. Marguerite" Montreal Street in Watercolor, Colored Pencil and India Ink
Located in Soquel, CA
"Rue St. Marguerite" Montreal Street Scene in Watercolor, Pastel, and India Ink Vibrant drawing of Montreal, Canada, by Richard D. Wilson (Canadian, 1920-1994). A street scene of 1960s Montreal, complete with cars, people walking and crisscrossing telephone and power lines...
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1960s Impressionist Figurative Paintings

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India Ink, Watercolor, Paper, Pastel

'Woman with Book', Louvre, Académie Chaumière, Carmel Post-Impressionist, LACMA
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Signed lower left, "Di Gesu" for Victor Di Gesu (American, 1914-1988), with estate stamp, verso, and painted circa 1955. Winner of the Prix Othon Friesz, Victor di Gesu first attend...
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1950s Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings

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Foam Board, Paper, Oil

"A Winner" Brown and Blue Abstract Figurative Painting of a Face
Located in Houston, TX
Neutral-toned abstract figurative mixed media painting by Houston, TX artist Charles Pebworth. The piece depicts a face of a woman wearing a necklace. Signed by the artist on the fro...
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1960s Abstract Figurative Paintings

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Mixed Media

Petite Fille de Fleur - Mid Century Parisian Flower Girl Figurative
Located in Soquel, CA
Exquisitely precocious portrait of a little flower girl or "Petite Fille de Journal", paper girl in Paris by Roger Etienne (French, 1923-2011). Signed and dated lower left, "Etienne ...
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1960s Impressionist Figurative Paintings

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Paper, Gouache, Newsprint

Vintage Mid-Century Modern Figurative Portrait Framed Painting, The Royal Guard
Located in Bristol, GB
THE ROYAL GUARD Size: 63 x 29 cm (including frame) Watercolor & Gouache on Paper A small yet impactful watercolour and gouache figurative composition of an upright figure of a royal...
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1950s Modern Figurative Paintings

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Paper, Watercolor, Gouache

French Surrealist Theater Stage Design Large Gouache Painting
Located in Surfside, FL
This is for a French Avant garde theatre stage design. it depicts a man in sunglasses , coat and scarf in a wheelchair. (Eugene Ionesco) Grégoire Michonze...
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1960s Surrealist Figurative Paintings

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Oil, Panel

1960’s Cubist Portrait of Woman Stunning Original Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Portrait of a Lady by Wladyslaw Szary, circa 1960’s See label reverse for bio details Oil painting on canvas with applied mixed media Canvas is 64cm x 44cm Original frame Good condi...
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1960s Cubist Figurative Paintings

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Mixed Media, Oil

Artists Studio Abstract
Located in Soquel, CA
Dynamic abstract figurative painting by Doris Ann Warner (American, 1925-2010). Signed "Warner" lower right. Unframed. Image size: 30"H x 24"W. Doris Warner first achieved recognit...
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1960s Abstract Expressionist 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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