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Figurative Paintings For Sale
Period: 19th Century
Period: 1950s
Oil Paint View Of St. Peter's Basilica With The Square and Colonnade and Obelisk
Located in Roma, IT
An impressive view of St Peter's Basilica and of the square with the the obelisk and the colonnade, painted from the Spina di Borgo.
After the construction desired by Pope Alexande...
Category
19th Century Other Art Style Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
19th century Antique English Victorian Summer Harvest landscape, with figures.
By John Mundell
Located in Woodbury, CT
19th century English Antique Victorian Summertime Harvest landscape, with figures.
John Mundell was a British painter of landscapes as well as river scenes and coastal views. It is suggested that Mundell was a pseudonym of John James Wilson. Mundell’s work was vigorous, bright, and attractive and compares favorably with the work of many of the better artists of his time.
This is a very fine example of the artist's work. It is a rare composition for the artist as he mostly painted marines.
This piece is framed in its original antique gold leaf frame
Category
1870s Victorian Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Vintage American South West Indian Snow CoveredLandscape Oil Painting
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
5044 South West Indian snow covered landscape
Oil on artist board
Set in a wood frame
Category
1950s Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Mother & Children - Mid 20th Century Impressionist Piece by Muriel Archer
Located in Watford, Hertfordshire
Born on June 25 1911 - she died just before her 100th birthday, fond of drawing and painting from an early age, she did her first drawing when she was four years old. She later studi...
Category
1950s Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Paper, Mixed Media
Moret-sur-Loing - Impressionist Landscape Oil Painting by Antoine Guillemet
Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire
Signed oil on canvas landscape circa 1890 by French impressionist painter Jean Baptiste Antoine Guillemet. The work depicts a view of Moret-sur-Loing in North Eastern France from the...
Category
1890s Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
The Old Stone Stairway By Düsseldorf Artist Ferdinand Fagerlin
Located in Stockholm, SE
This oil painting called The Old Stone Stairway by Ferdinand Fagerlin offers an intimate glimpse into a quiet interior space, where the stillness of...
Category
Late 19th Century Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Dipinto Figure con Bambino e Animale XIX secolo
Located in Milan, IT
Olio su tela.
Nella composizione, una donna con il suo bambino, in abiti antichi e affiancati da un bue, in ginocchio su un terreno scosceso, tendono le braccia verso l' alto in atto...
Category
19th Century Other Art Style Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Vintage Surreal Clown Oil Painting "Balancing On A Green Ball" Circa 1950's
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
#5-2825 A circa 1950's oil on wood panel,displayed in a off-white wood frame.Artist unknown
Category
1950s Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
At the autumn garden. Oil on cardboard, 80 x 57 cm
Located in Riga, LV
At the autumn garden. Oil on cardboard, 80x57 cm
Janis Rikmanis (1901.5.IV – 1968.25.III)
graduated Figurative painting studio of Latvia Art academy (1931).
He took part in exhibiti...
Category
1950s Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Cardboard
Traditional 19th century French Signed Oil Painting Children Playing in Harvest
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Harvest Workers
French School, 19th century
indistinctly signed and dated
oil on board, framed
framed: 15.75 x 18.75 inches
board: 9 x 12 inches
provenance: private collection
co...
Category
19th Century Victorian Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Late 19th Century Original English Landscape of a Cottage in Cambria
Located in Soquel, CA
Late 19th Century Original English Landscape of a Cottage in Cambria
Wonderful original antique painting of a thatched cottage in Cambria by Thomas Noelsmith (English, 1840-1900), c...
Category
1880s Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Gouache, Illustration Board
Mid Victorian English Oil Painting Portrait of a Lady with Necklace framed
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Portrait of a Victorian Lady
English artist, circa 1870's period
oil on canvas, framed
framed: 27 x 21 inches
canvas: 18 x 14 inches
provenance: private collection, UK
condition: ove...
Category
Mid-19th Century Victorian Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
OIL PAINTING 19th Century By Robert E . Roe British old master Gold Gilt Frame
Located in Ferndown, GB
VERY RARE Oil PAINTING Antique 19th Century By Listed artist British old master
OLD MASTER OIL PAINTING BRITISH SCHOOL 19th Century Gold Frame
Description
Late 19th century
“Good...
Category
Mid-19th Century Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Young Roman woman with tambourine
Located in Genève, GE
Work on canvas
Category
Mid-19th Century Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Old bath-house. Oil on canvas, 51, 5 x 64, 7 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Old bath-house. Oil on canvas, 51, 5 x 64, 7 cm
Category
1950s Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Sexy French Cabaret Dancers - Folies Bergere Pulp Paperback Book Cover
Located in Miami, FL
Campy and sexy illustration of two French chorus girls for the mid-century Avon paperback Les Girls.
Story of the Folies Bergere Unsigned and unframed.
George Ziel was a prolific il...
Category
1950s Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media, Oil, Board
Dancer at the Opera - Impressionist Portrait Oil Painting by Norbert Goeneutte
By Norbert Goeneutte
Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire
Signed, titled and dated figurative oil on panel by French impressionist painter Norbert Goeneutte. The work depicts an elegant seated dancer getting dressed. She is wearing a dress with a black corset trimmed with yellow flowers around the bust and a white tuile skirt. A yellow flower contrasts against her dark hair.
Signature:
Signed upper right and titled and dated 1886 verso
Dimensions:
Framed: 9"x7"
Unframed: 8"x6"
Provenance:
Private French collection
Goeneutte studied under Pils and exhibited at the Salon from 1876 onwards. He was one of the organisers of the painter/engraver exhibitions ( Expositions des Peintres-Graveurs). His principal preoccupation lay in capturing scenes from everyday life in Paris, portraying its citizens and, above all, the women of the city. There is a discernible influence of Raffaëlli, although Goeneutte lacks the latter's expressive intensity. Examples of his work include Classroom, Boulevard de Clichy in the Snow, Arrival of the Wedding Party...
Category
1880s Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Panel, Oil
Coucher de Soleil - Dieppe - Realist Oil, Boats in Seascape by Alfred Stevens
Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire
Signed and dated seascape oil on canvas by Belgian Realist painter Alfred Emile Leopold Stevens. The work depicts a sail boats off the coa...
Category
1890s Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Signed Antique French Impressionist Oil Painting Children Playing in Park
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
In the Park
by Louis Abel-Truchet (French 1857-1918) *see below
signed oil on canvas, unframed
canvas: 16 x 13 inches
provenance: private collection, France
condition: overall good a...
Category
Late 19th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Girl with Doll" Charles Sprague Pearce, American Impressionism, Figurative
Located in New York, NY
Charles Sprague Pearce
Girl with Doll, circa 1895
Signed lower left
Oil on canvas
10 x 14 inches
Provenance:
Estate of William S. Barrett
Pierce Galleries, East Bridgewater, Massach...
Category
1890s Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
oil on canvas Historical Scene " The Surrender of Breda "after Diego Velasquez
Located in Gavere, BE
The Surrender of Breda, June 5, 1625, known as the Lances is an oil on canvas painted by the Spanish painter Diego Velázquez (1599, Seville - 1660, Madrid) during the years 1634-1635...
Category
1890s Baroque Figurative Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
The Hunting Dog - Oil Paint - Late 19th Century
Located in Roma, IT
The hunting dog is an artwork realized in the late 19th century, by an unknown artist.
Oil on canvas, 43 x 43 cm. The canvas has bee re-stretched.
Good conditions exept for some s...
Category
Late 19th Century Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Twilight Landscape with Windmill and Church, 1891
Located in Stockholm, SE
"Twilight Landscape with Windmill and Church" is a captivating work by Swedish artist Albert Larsson, painted in 1891 when Larsson was 22 years old. The painting captures a landscape...
Category
1890s Romantic Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Very Large Antique English Oil Painting Portrait of Clerical Gentleman in Robes
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Clerical Gentleman
English School, early 1800's period
oil on canvas, framed
framed: 41.5 x 34 inches
canvas: 36 x 28.5 inches
provenance: private collection, England
condition: ...
Category
Early 19th Century Old Masters Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
OIL PAINTING Antique 19thCentury By E.Horton British old master Gold Gilt Frame
By Etty Horton
Located in Ferndown, GB
FINE ORIGINAL ARTIST E . Horton 19th CENTURY BRITISH OLD MASTER OIL PAINTING
Fine Medium Size Original Antique 19th Century British
OLD MASTER OIL PAINTING Romantic Scene GOLD G...
Category
Mid-19th Century Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Windsor/ Eton on the River Thames Sunset Antique Signed English Oil Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The River Thames at Eton/ Windsor
British artist, late 19th century
signed oil on canvas, framed
framed: 18.5 x 28.5 inches
canvas: 16.5 x 26 inches
provenance: private collection, U...
Category
Late 19th Century Victorian Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Oil on canvas nude " Lady Godiva " late 19th century Flemish school
Located in Gavere, BE
Lady Godiva 19th century oil on canvas after Joseph Van Lerius (1823-1876)
Very beautiful oil on canvas painted by the Belgian artist JH Mols (19th century artist)
Additional inform...
Category
1890s Flemish School Figurative Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
Fishing by Moonlight manner of Corot: Mooonlit lake French Barbizon oil painting
Located in Norwich, GB
Nobody quite does moonlight quite like Camille Corot. Moonlit landscapes suited the artist's discreet artist's personality and painting. As Baudelaire astutely observed: "M. Corot is...
Category
1860s Barbizon School Figurative Paintings
Materials
Wood Panel, Oil
Rare Baltimore Harbor Oil Painting, Pratt Street Dock, ca 1950 - Rosalie Hamblin
Located in Baltimore, MD
This lively oil painting depicts Baltimore’s busy waterfront, specifically the former piers that lined Pratt Street in the Inner Harbor. Painted by local artist Rosalie Mills ( née Hamblin), the scene depicts the watermelon boats that berthed near Pier 5. The painting dates to the 1950’s. The historic buildings that once lined Pratt Street, before urban renewal clearance of the 1960’s, provide the background for the scene. Hamblin’s attention to detail is quite good and calls to mind other Baltimore painters...
Category
1950s Ashcan School Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Charming Oval 19th Century French Signed Oil Mother & Daughter in Garden
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Mother & Daughter
French artist, late 19th century
signed oil on board, framed
framed: 22.5 x 18.5 inches
board: 20 x 15 inches
provenance: private collection, France
condition: very...
Category
Late 19th Century French School Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Painting Figures in Prayer 19th century
Located in Milan, IT
Oil on Canvas.
The scene, outdoors at the foot of a slope, shows two female figures slumped and behind them a pilgrim, with the traditional staff and shells on his cloak.
The woman ...
Category
19th Century Other Art Style Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Des Enfants Traînant Un Chariot Chargé de Fruits
Located in Milford, NH
A fine oil painting with cherubs and a cart of fruit by French artist Leger Cherelle (1816-1867). Cherelle was born in Versailles, France, a...
Category
1830s Old Masters Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Sunset Over a Frozen Landscape
Located in Belgravia, London, London
Sunset over a Frozen Landscape
by George Augustus Williams
British 1814 - 1901
Oil on canvas
Canvas size: 13 x 20 inches
Framed size: 17 x 24 inches
Monogrammed lower left
Category
19th Century Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
English 19th century figure scene with fisherman helping ladies on to a boat
Located in Woodbury, CT
Outstanding quality Victorian Genre scene of some fishermen helping some high-class ladies on to their small boat.
The style is a type of the High-end Victorian Genre scene. Painters like Tissot, Millais, the Pre-Raphaelites, and other genre painters all painted in this high-quality style.
The painting is signed and dated lower left and is an oil on canvas, but alas the signature is not obvious enough to know the painter.
The history of the painting is that it came from an English private collection of paintings...
Category
1860s Victorian Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Impressionistic Summer Landscape with Road Painted 1889
Located in Stockholm, SE
Carl Johansson's "Summer Landscape with Road" is an exquisite landscape that encapsulates the serene beauty of the Swedish countryside. Painted in 1889, the same year Johansson showcased his work at the Exposition Universelle in Paris, one can't help but wonder if this very painting was among those displayed at the fair.
"Summer Landscape with Road" offers a glimpse into the idyllic Swedish countryside through its masterful depiction. The scene is bathed in the distinctive light of the sun positioned at 30 degrees north-northwest, a unique aspect of Johansson's artworks. The viewer's eye is drawn along a winding dirt road that meanders through a tranquil pastoral landscape. Birch trees, with their white bark and tender green leaves, stand tall and sway gently, marking the passage toward a distant homestead nestled beside a calm lake. The rustic wooden fences and the clear sky, dotted with soft, billowing clouds, evoke a sense of peaceful solitude.
Johansson's meticulous attention to detail and colour is evident in every brushstroke, from the lush greenery to the soft, earthy path leading to the horizon. The artist's signature use of light not only highlights the natural beauty of the North but also enhances the sense of depth and realism in the painting.
Johansson's early works, such as this one, are exceedingly rare, making "Summer Landscape with Road" not only a visual delight but also a collector's gem. The painting's magnificent gold frame enhances the bright, vivid colours of the small-format artwork, creating an impactful presence.
Carl Johansson's blue impressionistic depictions of Northern Sweden earned him the nickname "Ultramarine Johansson", and his paintings are celebrated in prestigious collections, including the Nationalmuseum in Stockholm, Kalmar Art Museum, and the municipality of Hudiksvall.
oil on canvas
signed and dated Carl Johansson . 89 .
unframed 27 x 39 cm
framed 41,5 x 53 cm
Provenance:
The previous owner bought it in 1988 at Åmells Stockholm...
Category
1880s Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
FINE OIL PAINTING By Robert Woodley Brown 19th Century British OLD MASTER PIECE
Located in Ferndown, GB
OLD FINE Original Antique 19th Century British OLD MASTER OIL PAINTING
Very Good Condition Canvas , a little crazing due to age .
Professional Cleaned
& Re-vanished , Re-lined
Ready to hang. "
Beautiful frame is in Very Good condition ,
this work alone would cost £700 alone
(See Pictures)
Fine Original Antique 19th Century British
OLD MASTER OIL PAINTING Romantic Scene GOLD GILT FRAME
By The Reverend Robert Woodley-Brown 1798 - 1869
Similar $4,000 Premier Collection
This Piece is Exceptional good for its age , nice piece of British history
Description
( 19th century )
Title: Romantic Scene 1845
Artist: The Reverend Robert Woodley-Brown 1798 - 1869
Signed : maybe under the frame edge
Provenance: john Castagno art
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Medium : Oil painting on Canvas
Condition: Very Good
Country: British school
Frame size : 23 in x 19 in
( 58 cm x 48 cm)
Canvas size : 16" x 12"
With an estimate of £3000 - £4000 in a London west End Gallery
Description : The Reverend Robert Woodley-Brown was one of those early English landscape painters whose style is so distinct that it is nearly impossible not to be able to instantly recognize his work. This one is no exception.; His paintings remind me of the old movie, “Shangri-La,” where the travelers found a magical place while crossing the Himalayas. The Reverend’s paintings have that kind of magic in them; perhaps it’s his rich color palette or his slightly provincial, yet very Georgian style. It seems there are always pretty skies along with mountains in the background and rivers or lochs somewhere in his compositions. In any case, the result is still pure magic.; This is an accomplished yet charming painting by an artist thought to be actively painting from around 1810 to 1850 and specializing in the stunning scenery of England’s Lake District. Unfortunately, little is known about Reverend Brown’s personal life, and he did not sign most of his works. I have handled several of his paintings in the course of my career and he always has been among my favorite artists.; This gorgeous landscape delivers all of Reverend Woodley-Brown’s quintessential style, color and romantic feel for which his work is admired. His figures, though seemingly entranced themselves by the beauty around them, are there primarily to give scale and a focal point. The trees are in deep, rich greens, while the pink-tinged sky further show off his talent in the realm of color. We are immediately pulled into the artist’s world. The serenity of the scene, as in all of his works, is overwhelming, making the viewer a willing partner in the artist’s interpretation of it. The very Woodley-Brownish romantic folly only adds to the scene’s charm.; In the world of Reverend Brown, his cottages often became follies shrouded in greenery. The background mountains rose...
Category
Mid-19th Century Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
View of the Île de la Cité with Notre-Dame Cathedral, Paris by Henri Harpignies
Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire
A beautiful watercolour and chalk on paper circa 1860 by French Barbizon painter Henri Joseph Harpignies. The piece depicts figures beside the river Seine in Paris with a view of the Île de la Cité and the Notre Dame Cathedral behind on what looks to be a cool autumn day with the leaves of the trees beginning to turn brown. Signed lower right.
Dimensions:
Framed: 20"x23.5"
Unframed: 10"x13.5"
Provenance:
M. Knoedler & Co. New York
Christie's - New York
Saint-Privé is a French commune located in the department of Yonne in region Bourgogne-Franche-Comt
Born in Valenciennes, Henri Harpignies...
Category
Late 19th Century Barbizon School Figurative Paintings
Materials
Paper, Chalk, Watercolor
Large Oil On Canvas 'a nude Bacchante' After William Bouguereau (1825-1905)
Located in Gavere, BE
A fine copy after "Une Bacchante" by William Bouguereau (1825-1905), oil on canvas, 115 x 185 cm. The original of "Bacchante playing with a goat", dating from 1862, is now part of th...
Category
1880s Baroque Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Antique Dutch Female Gouache Portrait Painting 1890
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
5203 Gouache on paper of a 19th century Female portrait
Set in a new wood frame
Image size 11.75xx8.25"
Category
1890s Figurative Paintings
Materials
Gouache
Large Oil Painting by C. Delort Entitled ‘The Wedding, Fontainebleau’
By Charles Edouard Edmond Delort
Located in London, GB
Large oil painting by C. Delort entitled ‘The Wedding, Fontainebleau’
French, Late 19th Century
Canvas: Height 90cm, width 130cm
Frame: Height 109cm, width 148cm, depth 7cm
This s...
Category
Late 19th Century Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Wood, Oil
Paul Lecomte (1842-1920) Mother and daughter at a fountain, signed oil painting
By Paul Lecomte
Located in Paris, FR
Paul Lecomte (1842-1920)
Mother and daughter at a fountain
Signed on the lower left
Oil on canvas transfered on cardboard
25.5 x 34 cm
In good condition
In a modern frame : 44 x 52 ...
Category
1890s Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Edouard Goerg, Les 3 Brunes, Large Oil on Canvas, 1955
Located in Saint Amans des cots, FR
Large oil on canvas by Edouard GOERG (1893-1969), France, 1955. LES 3 BRUNES. With frame : 114x95cm - 44.9x37.4 inches ; without frame : 92.2x73 cm - 36.3x28.75 inches. Format 30F. S...
Category
1950s Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Presentation
Located in Belgravia, London, London
Presentation
by Georges Croegaert
French born 1848 – 1923
Oil on panel
Panel size: 16 x 13 inches
Framed size: 24.25 x 21.25 inches
Signed
Category
19th Century Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
Historical military oil painting of a prisoner being brought before officers
Located in Moreton-In-Marsh, Gloucestershire
John Seymour Lucas RA
British, (1849-1923)
Stolen Despatches
Oil on canvas, signed & dated 1882
Image size: 19.5 inches x 29.5 inches
Size including frame: 27 inches x 37 inches
Pro...
Category
19th Century Victorian Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
The Daily Tasks of Rural Life, c. 1860, Romanticism Oil Painting.
Located in Stockholm, SE
This serene landscape painting is by James Howe Carse, a Scottish-Australian artist whose lineage and mentorship are deeply rooted in the artistic traditions of his time. Carse's wor...
Category
Mid-19th Century Romantic Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
La Princesse Bleue
Located in Paris, FR
Georges-Antoine Rochegrosse
1859-1938 French
La Princesse Bleue
Oil on canvas
Signed lower left
Canvas: 27 1/8" high x 32 1/8" wide
Frame : 37 3/8" high x 41 3/4" wide
Exposed...
Category
Early 19th Century Romantic Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
FINE OIL PAINTING By Richard Ansdell RA 19th Century British OLD MASTER PIECE
Located in Ferndown, GB
OIL PAINTING Antique 19th Century British old master in a Gold Gilt Frame
Description
Good condition Canvas , Professional Cleaned & relined ,
Frame Is original and in very good ...
Category
Mid-19th Century Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
1870's English Oil Painting Woodland Avenue of Trees Figure & Sheep Grazing
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Woodland Glade
British School, circa 1870's period
oil on board, framed
framed: 7 x 8.5 inches
board: 5 x 6.25 inches
provenance: private collection, England
condition: very good...
Category
Late 19th Century Victorian Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Standing Nude Man, Mid-Century Figural Expressionist Painting, New York Artist
Located in Beachwood, OH
Joseph Glasco (American, 1925-1996)
Standing Man, 1955
India ink and gouache on textured paper
10 x 8 inches
16.75 x 13.5 inches, framed
Joseph Glasco was born in Paul’s Valley, Okl...
Category
1950s Abstract Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
India Ink, Gouache
Pair of 19' century Chinese Reverse-Painted Mirror Pictures
Located in Rome, IT
A pair of Chinese reverse glass painting representing women and a child in a garden pavillion. Original "Chinese Chippendale" framing.
China for export, circa 1830.
Category
Early 19th Century Qing Figurative Paintings
Materials
Mirror, Paint
Fishing Under The Setting Sun
Located in Belgravia, London, London
Fishing Under The Setting Sun
by William Thornley
British fl. 1858 - 1898
Oil on canvas
Canvas size: 16 x 24 inches
Framed size: 22.25 x 30.25 inches
Signed lower right
Category
19th Century Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
India Calcutta Company School Painting Hooghly Indian Artist after Sita Ram
Located in Norfolk, GB
Company School
C 1820
Watercolour on Paper
Image Size: 31 x 47 cm
Frame Size: 49.5 x 65 cm
Label Verso Abbott & Holder, London
A fabulous and intriguing early, large watercolour, by an Indian artist. This painting warrants further research.
The image shows European buildings on what appears to be the banks of The Hooghly River in Eastern India (Bengal). This was an area favoured and painted by early landscape artists as the Europeans were active along the river which was the prime route for the movement of goods and people.
Without the group of figures to the foreground this painting could have been painted by Sita Ram or one the artists travelling with him (seen in the overall perspective and the rendition of the buildings, the boats in the water...
Category
1820s Other Art Style Figurative Paintings
Materials
Watercolor, Paper
Drake's Tales of Treachery
Located in Belgravia, London, London
Oil on canvas
Canvas size: 20 x 30 inches
Framed size: 28 x 36 inches
Signed lower right
Category
19th Century Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
19th century romantic French painting - View of Venice - Ziem San Marco
Located in Antwerp, BE
Lovely 19th century romantic cityscape painting of Venice
With vibrant colors and swift brushstrokes, the artist of the present painting wonderfully captured a large boat departing ...
Category
19th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Peniches sur la Seine - Impressionist Landscape Oil - Armand Guillaumin
Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire
Signed impressionist landscape oil on canvas by French painter Jean Baptiste Armand Guillaumin. The work depicts barges moored on the b...
Category
1880s Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Family Portrait, Large Surrealist Oil Painting Mother, Children, Neo Surrealism
Located in Surfside, FL
Hank Laventhol (1927–2001) was an American painter and master print maker. He worked in painting, graphics, sculpture and photography. Associated with ...
Category
1950s Surrealist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
After Thomas Brooks (1818-1892) - 19th Century School Oil, Dawn of Love
Located in Corsham, GB
A fine study of the original 1846 painting by Thomas Brooks titled 'Dawn of Love'. The original is currently part of the Victoria & Albert collection. The...
Category
19th Century Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Fine Victorian Scottish Oil Painting Figures in Highland Loch Landscape signed
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Highland Loch
by John Hamilton Glass (British, fl.1890-1925)
signed
oil on canvas, unframed
canvas: 16 x 24 inches
inscribed verso indistinctly
provenance: private collection, En...
Category
Late 19th Century Victorian Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Figurative Paintings for Sale
Figurative art, as opposed to abstract art, retains features from the observable world in its representational depictions of subject matter. Most commonly, figurative paintings reference and explore the human body, but they can also include landscapes, architecture, plants and animals — all portrayed with realism.
While the oldest figurative art dates back tens of thousands of years to cave wall paintings, figurative works made from observation became especially prominent in the early Renaissance. Artists like Michelangelo, Leonardo da Vinci and other Renaissance masters created naturalistic representations of their subjects.
Pablo Picasso is lauded for laying the foundation for modern figurative art in the 1920s. Although abstracted, this work held a strong connection to representing people and other subjects. Other famous figurative artists include Francis Bacon and Lucian Freud. Figurative art in the 20th century would span such diverse genres as Expressionism, Pop art and Surrealism.
Today, a number of figural artists — such as Sedrick Huckaby, Daisy Patton and Eileen Cooper — are making art that uses the human body as its subject.
Because figurative art represents subjects from the real world, natural colors are common in these paintings. A piece of figurative art can be an exciting starting point for setting a tone and creating a color palette in a room.
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