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Figurative Paintings For Sale
Period: 1960s
Period: 1990s
In the Wood - Paint by Sirio Pellegrini - 1967
Located in Roma, IT
Oil on board realized by Sirio Pellegrini in 1974. Hand signed. It includes a tailor-made wooden frame realized by the Artist cm 91x55 Sirio Pellegrini, born in Rome on March 1, 1...
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1960s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

Still life with peonies. 1969, plywood, oil, 68x59 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Still life with peonies 1969, plywood, oil, 68x59 cm
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1960s Impressionist Figurative Paintings

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Oil, Plywood

"Ubud, Bali" Signed Indonesian Artist
By Iny Suwija
Located in Surfside, FL
Dimensions w/Frame 12.5" x 15" Artist: INY SUWIJA Medium: Acrylic on Canvas Subject: Landscape Style: Surrealism Region of Origin: Asia "Ubud, a town in central Bali, is far remo...
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1990s Surrealist Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

Antoni Pitxot Battle of Constantine oil on board painting surrealist art
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Title: Battle of Constantine Artist: Antoni Pitxot i Soler (1934–2015) Technique: Oil on board Dimensions (unframed): 9 x 12.6 in Dimensions (framed): 17.3 x 20.9 in Signature: Signed in the lower right corner Period: Second half of the 20th century Provenance: Galeria d’Art Àmbit, Barcelona Description Battle of Constantine is a symbolic and fragmented composition that showcases the dreamlike world so characteristic of Antoni Pitxot. Through an array of rock-like, anthropomorphic forms, the artist constructs a mythical and dramatic landscape that suggests an epic confrontation. The vivid pink sky and tactile textures reinforce the visual tension, evoking ruins, bodies, and reliefs that seem to emerge directly from the earth. In this piece, Pitxot applies his meticulous technique and unmistakable visual language, where ambiguity is a tool for the viewer's imagination. The boundary between figure and landscape blurs, creating a poetic vision that feels both ancient and surreal. About the Artist Antoni Pitxot i Soler (1934–2015) was a prominent Catalan painter born in Figueres, Girona, into a family with a long artistic tradition. He spent much of his life in Cadaqués, where he developed a highly personal style centered on compositions of stone-like forms that resemble human and animal figures, blending nature with mythology and memory. Pitxot was a close friend and collaborator of Salvador Dalí. Their artistic connection led to Pitxot playing a key role in the creation of the Dalí Theatre-Museum in Figueres, where he later served as the museum's lifelong director. After Dalí’s death...
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1960s Surrealist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

Silesia Farm Stand - Polish Figurative Landscape
Located in Soquel, CA
Colorful scene of shoppers at a rural farm stand under cloudy skies, by Polish artist Gongor (Polish, 20th Century). Signed "Gongor" lower right. Displayed in a dark gold finish wood...
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1990s Impressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Foam Board, Oil

Courses
Located in Madrid, ES
EMILIO GRAU SALA Spanish, 1911 - 1975 COURSES signed "Grau Sala" (lower left) signed, dated and titled "GRAU SALA / 1967 / “Courses”" (on the reverse) oil on canvas 23-5/8 x 29 inche...
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1960s Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

“On the Balcony”
Located in Southampton, NY
Original oil on canvas of a beautiful girl wearing a summer hat seated at a table overlooking the water. Signed lower right. Condition is excellent. Done in a post impressionist st...
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1960s Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

THE BOOT
Located in Aventura, FL
Original painting on canvas. Hand signed and dated on front; signed, titled and dated on verso by Britto. There is also a signed and dated dedication on verso by Britto. Canvas siz...
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1990s Pop Art Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Paris, Montmartre, Rue Lepic. 1965, oil on canvas 50x61 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Paris, Montmartre, Rue Lepic. 1965, oil on canvas 50x61 cm Expressive street view. Impasto painting Włodzimierz Zakrzewski (1916–1992) was a Polish painter, graphician and poster a...
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1960s Impressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Ivory Tower Modern Figurative Oil Painting
By John Nathaniel Fenton
Located in Lake Worth Beach, FL
Ivery Tower Modern Figurative Oil Painting John Nathaniel Fenton was born in 1929 in Mountaindale, New York. He is a 20th-century American painter and printmaker who studied at the A...
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1960s Surrealist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Olympic Champion
Located in New York, NY
Oil on canvas Signed Born in California, John Button (1929-1982) was educated at University of California, Berkeley. After moving to New York City in the early 1950s, he became frie...
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1960s Realist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

"Girl with Mandolin"
Located in Southampton, NY
Original oil on heavy cardboard painting by the well know Fench artist, Etienne Ret. Signed top right. In excellent condition with original dark wood carved frame and white painted...
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1960s Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Cardboard

Mid Century Langostina Abstract Figurative by Harold Black New York 1960
Located in Soquel, CA
Large scale and dramatic, ""Langostina, an abstract painting by Harold Black (American, 1913–1993). Signed lower right and on verso. Presented in giltwood frame. Image, 40”H x 22”W. ...
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1960s Expressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Large Colorful MCM Abstract Expressionist Oil Painting Modernist Ralph Rosenborg
Located in Surfside, FL
Ralph Rosenborg (American, 1913-1992) Mountain Weed with Two Clouds, oil on jute canvas, canvas is hand signed recto and verso, artists label and Snyder Fine Art gallery label, The p...
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1960s Abstract Expressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Jute, Oil

"Wildflowers" Oil cm. 79 x 69 1999
Located in Torino, IT
Flowers,Summer,Yellow,Blue,Pink MAYA KOPITZEVA (Gagra, Georgia, 1924 - 2005) Maya Kopitzeva’s works have been acquired by the Russian Ministry of Culture, by the Foundation for t...
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1990s Impressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Bay Area Figurative Movement -- Impasto Berkeley Landscape
Located in Soquel, CA
Wonderful impasto Bay Area Figurative Movement painting with bell tower (possibly Berkeley Campanile?) and abstracted figures on path and ...
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1960s Abstract Expressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"The village assembly" 1961 Russian art Oil Painting. Landscape.
Located in Berlin, DE
Honoured Artist of the RSFSR, People’s Artist of the USSR, Member of the USSR Academy of Arts, Winner of the I. E. Repin State prize.
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1960s Impressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

Untitled (Abstract Landscape with Flowering Tree)
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Ian Hornak (1944-2002) Title: Untitled (Abstract Landscape with Flowering Tree) Year: 1963 Medium: Watercolor on heavy archival paper Size: 29.5 x 21 inches Condition: Good P...
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1960s Impressionist Figurative Paintings

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Watercolor

English 20th century Yacht racing off the the Fast Lighthouse of Ireland.
Located in Woodbury, CT
Well painted English late 20th-century marine scene of a Yacht racing off The Fast Net Lighthouse which is situated off the coast of Ireland. Ian McLean wa...
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1990s Impressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

20th Century Oil painting, a View of Chinese Junks at sea.
Located in Woodbury, CT
20th Century Oil painting of an Impressionist scene of Chinese Junks at sea. Moroney was born on the 14th of February 1949 in South London. Of Anglo Irish parentage, his father was typical of his generation and worried about Ken’s artistic temperament which he viewed as effeminate. As a result, Ken took up boxing and won a gold medal for South London in his teens. His art continued to flourish with his trademark striking use of color. His main medium oils and he favors romantic subjects of Edwardian times. Ken has traveled extensively and spent 2 years working for major galleries in New York. The Royal Academy nominated him in 1976 as being one of the few promising young artists to emerge this century: "Ken Moroney has considerable talent, any painting purchased now can only be seen as a sound long term investment." Ken Moroney's work now hangs in many important collections and has had paintings exhibited at The Royal Academy (London), and the Kline Galleries (Canada). The painting came from a private collection and previously came from Duncan Miller...
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1990s Impressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Wood Panel

La Rue (The Street), Modern Oil Painting by Charles Levier
Located in Long Island City, NY
La Rue (The Street) Charles Levier, French (1920–2003) Date: circa 1965 Oil on Canvas, signed l.l. Size: 30 x 24 in. (76.2 x 60.96 cm) Frame Size: 37.5 x 32.5 inches
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1960s Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

"Venice, grand canal" Italy, Venice Oil cm. 60 x 55
Located in Torino, IT
Italy,Venice,Venice, grand canal Georgij MOROZ (Dneprodzerzinsk, Ucraina, 1937 - St. Petersburg, 2015) 1937: he was born in Dneprodzerzinsk, Ucraina. 1949-56: he began artistic stud...
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1990s Impressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

Unique Pop Art Painting on Slate, Electric Light Bulb Downtown NYC Art Kilgour
Located in Surfside, FL
SCOTT KILGOUR (b. 1960): ELECTRIC LIGHT BULB Etched slate, 1992, signed ''Scott Kilgour'', titled and dated on the reverse. Provenance: Camilla and Earl McGrath Collection. Scott Kilgour is a British Postwar & Contemporary painter who was born in 1960. Their work was featured in several exhibitions at key galleries and museums, including the Elga Wimmer PCC and the Howl! Happening. Encouraged by the first curator of 20th Century Art at the Metropolitan Museum, Henry Geldzahler, to move to New York City in the early 80's, Kilgour experienced first hand the frenetic contemporary American art scene. By the end of the decade, after absorbing the eclectic New York sensibility, Scott's lines and curves had evolved due to contact with Pop Art, Minimalism, New Wave, Graffiti and modern dance. His work was further influenced by Edmund Carpenter, a prestigious anthropologist, who galvanized his interest in continuous line drawing and knotwork designs. Gallery exhibits in the ‘80s included 56 Bleecker Street Gallery, DIA Foundation and Holly Solomon Gallery. In the 90's, Kilgour would further expand his body of knot-work designs, embarking on a decade-long study exploring the spatial relationship of continuous line drawing in Scottish Celtic Interlace. Kilgour's linear style is grounded in Charles Rennie Mackintosh's Art Nouveau aesthetic. This exploratory culminated in a 1999 exhibition at the Mackintosh Museum, Glasgow School of Art, as part of the Glasgow UK City for Architecture & Design celebration. Currently, Scott is working on a botanical body of work inspired while drinking a glass of rose in Provence, surrounded by a blossoming white French rose garden. Flowers are an ideal subject for Scott’s linear execution, as no two images are the same based on rosette whorl and luminous petals radiating from a single node. Kilgour attended the Glasgow School of Art and has been featured in media outlets including Interview Magazine, New York Magazine and Elle Décor. Select Group Exhibitions 2019 MM Gallery, New York, Regarding Tom & Henry - Tom Slaughter, Stephen Hannock, Robert Harms, Scott Kilgour, Ray Charles White. 2018 Elga Wimmer Gallery, New York, Bloom / Wilt / Bloom - Donald Baechler, Crash, Alex Katz, Donald Sultan, Scott Kilgour, Andy Warhol. 2017 Howl Arts, Arturo Vega...
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1990s Pop Art Figurative Paintings

Materials

Slate

"Spring" Oil cm. 60 x 44 1968 flowers, spring, green purple
Located in Torino, IT
flowers, spring, green purple Boris Lavrenko (Rostov, 1920 – St. Petersburg, 2001) Works by Boris Lavrenko can be found in various private collections in Europe, Japan, United Stat...
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1960s Impressionist Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Sguardo Discreto - Oil Paint by Salvatore Travascio - 1991
Located in Roma, IT
Oil painting on wood, framed with wooden rod. This painting is part of a series of works in which the human figure is represented in its most stylized form. We find interlocking game...
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1990s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

Gemelli - Oil Paint by Salvatore Travascio - 1990
Located in Roma, IT
"Gemelli" (Twins) is an oil painting on wood made in 1990. Framed with wooden stick. Hand signed on the back. Very good condition.
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1990s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

"Centurion, " 1960s Modern Abstract Painting
Located in Westport, CT
This vertical format abstract painting by Modernist artist Stanley Bate measures at 26" x 50" framed. The original gold-hued floater frame pulls out the vibrant and warm pops of yell...
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1960s Modern Figurative Paintings

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Gold Leaf

Tre Amici - Oil Paint by Salvatore Travascio - 1995
Located in Roma, IT
"Three Friends" is an oil painting on canvas mounted on a wooden frame created by the artist Salvatore Travascio in 1993. This painting is part of a series of works in which the huma...
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1990s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

Fauvist Faces Abstract
Located in Soquel, CA
Compelling abstract figurative portrait with bold color fields by Southern California artist Chris Hamamoto (American, 20th Century). Signed lower left corner. Unframed, gallery wrapped. Size: 24"H x 20"W x 2"D. Chris, a native of Southern California, has enjoyed creating artwork since childhood. After trying various media, he decided to specialize in painting on canvas and paper with acrylic paints. He is inspired by the works of Monet, Van Gogh, Sergeant, and Diebenkorn. Chris displays and sells his paintings in art festivals throughout California, Arizona, and Nevada. Education: Los Angeles Valley...
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1990s Abstract Expressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Bukhara. 1995, oil on canvas, 27х41 сm
Located in Riga, LV
Bukhara. 1995, oil on canvas, 27х41 сm View on the market Aleksey Garin (1961) - an artist, painter. Was born in Gorky in 1961. He graduated from the Art School of Gorky in 1980. In...
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1990s Impressionist Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

"Carousel" Abstracted Horses with Texture in Acrylic on Canvas
Located in Soquel, CA
"Carousel" Abstracted Horses with Texture in Acrylic on Canvas Dynamic composition of horses by Marion J. Denton (American, 20th Century). Two horses are shows in bold colors, with ...
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1990s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Gesso, Canvas, Acrylic, Stretcher Bars

LADY WITH PICK FAN
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Biography from the niece of the artist from during his lifetime. Paintings acquired from the artist.s estate. Max Turner 1925 - 2019 Max Lamar Turner Painter, Sculptor, Teacher and Author. Max Turner was born in Omaha, Nebraska on July 28, 1925. His father was Lance Howard Turner and his mother Mary Irene Turner. In 1927, his family moved to Bingham Canyon, Utah where Max's father extracted copper from a creek that he had diverted to pass through his garage. The town was located in a narrow canyon on the eastern face of the Oquirrh Mountains. In 1938, when Max was 13, his family moved to Midvale, Utah. After completing high school, Max went to work laying rail until he was inducted into the U.S. Navy to serve during W.W. II. There he took an aptitude test and was initially assigned to the medical corp., later transferring to the dental unit. Max was stationed at Port Hueneme, Ventura County, California through the end of the war. When he was discharged in 1946, he remained in Southern California, living in the Los Angeles area. He met a man named Larry Torres and they formed a partnership to do silk screen work primarily for the Colby Poster Printing Company. This lasted about 10 years until the Colby building caught fire and burned down. In 1958, Max began working for Slade Novelty company that made doll parts using a product called plastisol. A year later, Max began producing plastic parts through his own business. One day, a couple of kids brought in a shrunken skull they had made and asked Max if he could reproduce it. Max said he could and he looked around for a business to work with for this task. He ultimately decided he could create his own machine shop to make molds. As a result, Max purchased a lathe, drill press, grinder and other tools to create his own machine shop and went into business making molds. He built a clientele and in 1973, he moved his machine shop to Glendale, California. Painter, Sculptor, Teacher and Author: Max recalls the day when his interest in art took a new direction. He happened to be in a paint store to purchase some supplies when he saw a card posted on a wall that read, "Come paint with Connie Marlo". Max had been interested in art since his youth and he was frequently impressed with paintings displayed by local artists at various community events. Consequently, he decided to go to Connie's Saturday morning art class at a studio on North La Brea Avenue (between Sunset and Hollywood) in Los Angeles. But, as fate would have it, he immediately took a detour from this class when he found a piece of paper on the floor of the studio referencing another art class dealing with compositions, patterns, rhythms and color harmony. The instructor's name was Hal Reed, a former art student of the Russian/American Master, Nicolai Fechin. Hal owned the building (previously the Will Foster Studio) and had founded the Art League of Los Angeles. When Max found Hal, he asked Hal if he could join his class. Hal said "No, the class was full" but he said Max could monitor the class in the back of the classroom. Max took him up on the offer and began observing the weekly class. During the class, Hal told his students that they should practice what they were learning by going to "live model" classes. Max began attending these classes where he learned how to draw figures. After a few months, Hal and Max became good friends. Hal was so impressed with Max's work that he offered Max the opportunity to teach at another location that Hal was opening in the San Fernando Valley. Max accepted the offer and began teaching his own art class. For Max, it was a quick jump from learning to teaching. Max then found that several of his students had to commute to his art class from the west end of the "Valley". To better serve this group of students, Max decided to relocate to another studio in Calabasas. Max continued teaching, and at this time he was producing very impressive portraits, both oil paintings and charcoal drawings from live models (Max never worked from photos). Max demonstrated real talent, and the style of his drawings and paintings were being compared to those of Nicolai Fechin. And, like Fechin, Max also had an interest in sculpting. One day, Max decided to design and cast a bronze owl sculpture to put in his Calabasas Fine Art Gallery. Later, someone approached Max when he was at the foundry and asked him about his success selling the owl sculpture. The individual who asked this question was convinced that there was a broader market for these sculptures and he ordered a dozen of the owl sculptures from Max. This encouraged Max to do more castings. Some of the new castings were antique sculptures he found and reproduced. As this new business grew, he decided to establish his own foundry, employing up to 15 workers. The business continued for many years, up until the late 1990's when Max got tired of the foundry business and sold it. Max, who was now in his 70's, decided to move on to his next venture as an artist, dedicating himself to doing the actual sculpting of original art. He loved the creativity of sculpting and he had his sculptures cast at local foundries, ironically the same ones that used to be his competition. Max was now fully engaged in his new artistic direction and, over time, he produced a large body of work. He created very impressive sculptures, including about 100 full-size sculptures. He sold some of these to high-end clientele, the Foundry at SLS Las Vegas, and to Hollywood studios. Even though Max now seemed to be totally in his element, he somehow also found time to continue to teach painting classes at the California Art Institute in Westlake Village in Los Angeles. At the institute, he specialized in figure work. Max continued to draw, paint and teach, but he says he stopped sculpting when he turned 90. Max produced four books showcasing his drawings and paintings. The first is "Faces, The Drawings of Max Turner", copyright 2000, that showcases nearly 100 of his portrait drawings. Within the "Acknowledgements" section, he lists Hal Reed and Joseph Nordmann, two former students of Nicolai Fechin. In 2006, Max produced his second book titled "Figures and Faces", reflecting not only portraits but also figure drawings and paintings. It is a wonderful book of Max's work, but it is currently difficult to find. The third book is titled "Faces 2, The Paintings and Drawings of Max Turner", copyright 2009, which includes 75 portrait paintings and drawings. In the "Preface" of this book, Max describes growing up in a small and isolated mining town during the Great Depression. He states that as a kid, he had little exposure of any culture or view of what the rest of the world was like. His neighbor was the trash collector and Max would sometimes go through his truck looking for anything of value. Among other things, he found magazines like Cosmopolitan, Good Housekeeping and Red Book, with covers that frequently showed drawings or paintings of faces. Max states that these images were the very first source of inspiration for him. He says that he began looking more carefully at people's faces and if they had character, he would draw them. By drawing them, Max says that he was making them part of his world, his world of "Faces". In 2018, Max published his newest book showcasing his drawings and paintings. It is titled "Max Turner's Figure Sketches". This softbound book includes 76 pages and over 120 drawings and paintings. In the Introduction, Max explains "I have found that when approaching the figure, one should begin with the gesture. After having captured the essence or feeling of the pose, one can then proceed to build on it." The figure sketches in this wonderful book reflect a Master's work that consistently captures the "gesture"-showing the emotion, movement and expression. Two more books are on the horizon for Max, both dealing with his passion for sculpting. His first, "The Sculpture of Max Turner" is a compilation of his commercial and noncommercial pieces throughout his career. The second, "Terra Cotta Sculpture by Max Turner" is a complete collection of figures done at the California Art Institute. These much anticipated books should be out later in 2018. Max now considers himself primarily a sculptor. But others in the art world are more than impressed with his drawings and paintings as well. His portraits are often described as having a Fechin-esque appearance, referring to the style of Nicolai Fechin. When Max observed those first art classes given by Hal Reed, it should be noted that Hal had previously been a student of the Russian/American Master Nicolai Fechin in the early to mid-1950's. In fact, Hal was a student in the last art class that Fechin taught before he unexpectedly died in 1955. Hal was so strongly influenced by Fechin that he later produced two 30-minute art instruction videos as part his Art Video Productions wherein he specifically described Fechin techniques that he learned in Fechin's class. The Fechin style and techniques were in play when Max later met Hal. Over the years, many of Max's art students, art collectors, gallery owners, as well as the Director of the Monterey Museum of Art have commented on the Fechin-esque qualities of Max's wonderful charcoal drawings and paintings. So, while Max may consider himself primarily a sculptor, his drawings and paintings are also impressive and very much sought after. When Nicolai Fechin died in 1955, three of the nine students in his last art class became life-long friends. Max subsequently became friends with not only Hal Reed, but also with prior Fechin students Joseph Nordmann and Albert Londraville...
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1990s Modern Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Medieval Heads, mid-century figural surrealist acrylic painting
Located in Beachwood, OH
Clarence Holbrook Carter (American, 1904-2000) Cicada, c. 1960s Watercolor on scintilla 30 x 20 inches Clarence Holbrook Carter achieved a level of national artistic success that wa...
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1960s American Modern Figurative Paintings

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Acrylic

Belisama
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Predominantly recognized as a self-taught painter, he also worked in architectural murals, sculptures, ceramics, prints and drawings. Vigas is one...
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1960s Cubist Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil, Gouache, Board

The Way Out, figural abstract vibrant orange geometric acrylic painting
Located in Beachwood, OH
Clarence Holbrook Carter (American, 1904-2000) The Way Out, 1992 Acrylic on paper Signed and dated upper right 24 x 30 inches Figural abstract vibrant orange geometric painting. C...
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1990s Abstract Figurative Paintings

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Acrylic

Vase of Flowers - Paint by Sirio Pellegrini - 1968
Located in Roma, IT
Oil on cardboard realized by Sirio Pellegrini in 1968. Hand signed and dated. Includes a wooden frame realized by the Artist. cm. 44x34. Sirio Pellegrini, born in Rome on March 1,...
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1960s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Oil, Cardboard

Seated Male, Mid-Century Male Nude Figurative Expressionist Drawing on Paper
Located in Beachwood, OH
Joseph Glasco (American, 1925-1996) Seated Male, 1969 Ink on paper Signed and dated lower right 25 x 19.5 inches 27.5 x 22 inches, framed Joseph Glasco was born in Paul’s Valley, Okl...
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1960s Abstract Expressionist Figurative Paintings

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Ink

Contemporary Cubist Figurative Abstract with Saxophone
Located in Soquel, CA
A highly abstracted figure playing saxophone in this contemporary cubist painting by Michael William Eggleston (American, 20th c.). A bright and colorful palette of pastel purple, p...
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1990s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

The Sanctuary
Located in Washington, DC
Painting by Noche Crist (1909 - 2004). Work is titled "The Sanctuary" and signed. Painting is casein paint and plaster on board. Catalogue of an exhibition in 2008 at the Katzen...
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1990s Outsider Art Figurative Paintings

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Mirror, Plaster, Casein, Wood Panel

English mid century beach and landscape scene, with fishing boats and fishermen
Located in Woodbury, CT
English mid century beach and landscape scene, with fishing boats and fishermen Ernest Wills was an English painter from the 1930-1960 period in England....
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1960s Impressionist Figurative Paintings

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Oil

Modernist Abstract Silhouette of a Figure in White
By Jean Wallin
Located in Soquel, CA
Compelling figurative abstract of the silhouette of a figure in white, in a minimalist monochromatic background by Jean Wallin (American). Signed “Wallin” in bottom right corner. Pre...
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1990s Abstract Expressionist Figurative Paintings

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Paper, Acrylic

Fauve Portrait of Three Women in Blue Holding Red Abanicos
Located in Miami, FL
Bernie Fuchs's painting "Fauve Portrait of Two Women in Blue with Red Abanicos" captures a festive scene of three Spanish women in traditional dress at...
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1960s Fauvist Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Paris, Tuileries Garden. 1961. Oil on canvas, 27x41 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Paris, Tuileries Garden. 1961. Oil on canvas, 27x41 cm Andree Cottavoz (1922-2012) André Cottavoz is a painter and lithographer who belonged to the Sanzistes group and Paris School...
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1960s Abstract Figurative Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

“Chill”
By Robin Akio Matsuyoshi
Located in Southampton, NY
Exquisite, rare acrylic on board post modern painting by the American artist, Akio Matsuyoski. Signed middle left. Condition is excellent. Execu...
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1990s Post-Modern Figurative Paintings

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Acrylic, Board

Flower of Eros
By Anna Ramenghi
Located in Roma, IT
Hand Signed overleaf.
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1990s Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Horses with Ploughmen in the English Countryside by Realist Landscape Artist
Located in Preston, GB
Horse Drawn Plough with Two Horses, Ploughman and his Dog. Signed, Oil on Canvas, housed in a gilt frame, by British Landscape Artist, James Wright. Art ...
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1990s Romantic Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Sorcerer Series: Beast Head, Spider Web
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Ian Hornak (1944-2002) Title: Sorcerer Series: Beast Head, Spiderweb Year: February 1969 Medium: Acrylic on Canvas Size: 72 x 48 inches Condition: Excellent Inscription: Sign...
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1960s Photorealist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Desolate yet undaunted -Daniel Erban, 20th Century, Outsider art, Figurative
Located in Paris, FR
Acrylic paint on paper Signed Unique work
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1990s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Paper, Acrylic

Woman in Black Dress Pulp Art Portrait/Couple Dancing Figurative, 2 sided
Located in Soquel, CA
Wonderful two-sided mid century pulp art figurative painting of a woman at party in black evening gown and formal gloves, and on verso couple dancing by unkno...
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1960s American Impressionist Figurative Paintings

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Masonite, Acrylic, Cardboard

Contemporary art, the family, figures, Paul Guiragossian.
Located in La Canada Flintridge, CA
Here is one of Paul Guiragossian's 1960s oil paintings on canvas. The artwork's size, without the frame, is 31 x 23 inches. The overall composition represents a family, with the figu...
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1960s Abstract Expressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

Family Sitting at Church, Shaw-Barton Calendar Illustration
Located in Fort Washington, PA
“Exalt His Name Together” Calendar illustration; publisher: (Shaw-Barton), January 1962; The Household Hints Calendar Original calendar accompanies this piece Sight Size: 24.75" x ...
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1960s Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Tipping The Porter, Saturday Evening Post Cover
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Oil on Canvas Signature: Signed Lower Right Sight Size 30.00" x 24.12", Framed 39.00" x 34.00" Saturday Evening Post Cover, December 18, 1937 Exhibitions: It's a Man's Worl...
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1960s Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

In a small town. 1969, paper, watercolor, 36x48 cm
Located in Riga, LV
In a small town. 1969, paper, watercolor, 36x48 cm Dzidra Bauma (1930) Dzidra Bauma works in watercolor technique. She paint figural compositions, portraits, landscapes, flowers an...
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1960s Expressionist Figurative Paintings

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Paper, Watercolor

Still life with lemon and oranges - oil, cm. 50 x 47, 1990
Located in Torino, IT
Still life , blue, yellow , orange ,Russian art,Lemon, Published in a monographic catalogue Maya kopitzeva’s works have been acquired by the Russian Ministry of Culture, by the Foun...
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1990s Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Phloxes. 1995, oil on canvas, 73x50 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Phloxes. 1995, oil on canvas, 73x50 cm Walking woman at the flower garden Aleksey Garin (1961) - an artist, painter. Was born in Gorky in 1961. He graduated from the Art School of G...
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1990s Impressionist Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Drummer, by Gay Betts Native American Drummer, oil on canvas painting
Located in Santa Fe, NM
Born and raised in New York City, Grace (Gay) Betts (1883-1978) became a peripatetic painter of Western and Southwest landscapes and Indians, and her subjects included Yosemite National Park and Arizona tribal members. She was also a muralist who did backdrops for animal displays...
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1960s Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Abstract Expressionist Figurative -- Seated Nude Woman
Located in Soquel, CA
Wonderful abstract expressionist nude with heavy impasto of seated woman. Bay area find. Signed on verso "Swan," circa 1990. Unframed. Image size: 24"H x 18"W.
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1990s Abstract Expressionist Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Looking Away - Figurative Abstract
Located in Soquel, CA
A figurative abstract painting on masonite by San Francisco, California area artist Daniel David Fuentes (American, 1978-2016). San Francisco Bay Area abstract expressionist and land...
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1990s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Masonite, 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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