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Figurative Paintings For Sale
Style: Surrealist
Style: Old Masters
Modern Figurative Surrealism Watercolor Painting, Drawing 'The Fire of my Soul'
Located in Surfside, FL
On heavy Arches deckle edged paper. This combines text or poetry in calligraphy on the side.
Gary Hansmann (1947-2008) was active/lived in California. He is known for abstract, Surrealism figure painting.
Gary William Hansmann was born Dec. 4, 1940, in San Diego to Ethel May Williams and Lester Hughes Hansmann. He grew up in Encinitas and served in the Army in the early 1960s.
Gary Hansmann, San Diego artist, teacher and gallery owner, was known for his Surrealist nude and animal drawings and graphics. He spent time working in Paris and exhibiting his art throughout Europe, but San Diego was home until he moved to Washington state. His life partner was fellow artist, Jill Hosmer. Mr. Hansmann, a respected printmaker and prolific artist, created thousands of drawings, prints and paintings as well as hundreds of poems. His interest in bullfighting led to a book of poetry and illustrations on the subject, “La Corrida, The Run”, a collection of poetry & artwork written as he was preparing for his first bullfight. Prologue written by famous Mexican Matador Antonio Lomelin. The book is written in English and translated into Spanish on opposing pages and was published in 1983. Mr. Hansmann taught intaglio and monotype at the Academy of Fine Arts in San Diego from 1977 to 1980 and at the San Diego Museum of Art in 1980. He also gave lectures and demonstrations throughout the art community, including at the San Diego Art Guild in Del Mar and Artist Equity in San Diego. Although he attended Palomar College in San Marcos and studied lithography at the San Diego Academy of Fine Arts, Mr. Hansmann was mostly self-taught and self-educated. Mr. Hansmann had shows in several art-world capitals, including Paris; Lisbon, Portugal; Cologne, Germany; Brussels, Belgium; and New York. he had one-person exhibits at the Loft Gallery in Clarkston, the Lewis-Clark State College Center of Arts & History, the Carnegie Art Center in Walla Walla and the Valley Art Center in Clarkston. During his long, distinguished career as an artist he had numerous one-person exhibits all over the world and the United States.
His group shows are too numerous to mention, but his one-person exhibits were in Koln, Germany; Bruxelles, Belgium; Paris, France; Viana do Castelo, Portugal; Lisbon, Portugal; Tecate, Mexico; and British Columbia, Canada; and many states at home.
Palomar College, San Marcos, Calif.
San Diego Academy of Fine Arts
Brooklyn Museum, Brooklyn, N.Y.
University of Southern California, Idyllwild (ISOMATA)
University of San Diego
San Diego Museum of Art
James Copley Library, La Jolla, Calif.
Biblioteca Nazionale Marciana, Venice, Italy
Centre de Arte Moderna
Gulbenkian Foundation, Lisbon, Portugal
Museo Taurino de la Communidad de Madrid, Madrid, Spain
Atelier Lacouriere et Frelaut, Paris, France
Gordon Gilkey Collection
Portland Art Museum, Portland, Or.
Coos Art Museum, Coos Bay...
Category
1980s Surrealist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Paper, India Ink, Watercolor
Deep Down - 2023, surrealistic oil painting
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
In a continuation of the idea that originally inspired her massive "Milky Way" painting, Astone creates figures floating in an ethereal deep sea. Being a native of Italy, Astone is f...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Linen, Oil, Canvas
Monday: 3 Down, Method of Removing Hair Roots (12)
By Ben McLaughlin
Located in Saint Louis, MO
Ben McLaughlin
Monday: 3 down, Method of removing hair roots (12), 2008
Oil on panel
6 3/4 x 4 1/2 inches (17.1 x 11.4 cm)
Category
Early 2000s Surrealist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
Israeli Kibbutz Artist Judaica Shul Torah Ark Surrealist Gouache Painting
By Leo Roth
Located in Surfside, FL
Leo Roth (1914–2002), also known as Lior Roth, was an Israeli painter, born in 1914 in Austria-Hungary. (later Poland)
In 1920, Roth moved to Germany and, in 1933, immigrated to Palestine. He studied at the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris and completed frescoes in Italy and France in the 1950s. Roth first settled in Tel Aviv, then moved to Kvutzat Kinneret, then finally to Kibbutz Afikim where he remained until his death. He served as Director of the Art Academy of the Kibbutzim. In 1959, he was awarded the Jordan Valley Prize for Painting. Roth exhibited in the United States, Israel, Mexico, Spain, Holland, Sweden, and Denmark. He died in 2002.
Education:
1930 School of Art, Duisberg-Hamborn, Germany, under Josef Doppelfeld
Academy of Fine Arts, Hamburg, Germany
1951 Fresco and mural painting, Ecole nationale superiere des Beaux-Arts, Paris, France
1951 fresco in Italy
Teaching:
Director of Art Academy of the Kibbutzim
Roth's work was influenced by Cubism and bears much in common with the work of compatriot painter Naftali Bezem. His colourful canvases contain biblical imagery and references to early Israeli pioneer culture.
Selected Solo Exhibitions
2015 Home, Montefiore Art Gallery, Tel Aviv
2009 Kibbutz Machanayim Art Gallery
2000 Retrospective, Museum of Art, Kibbutz Ein Harod
1997 Oil paintings, Kibbutz Machanayim Art Gallery
1993 Solo Exhibition, Beit Yad Lebanim, Tiberias
1983 Oil paintings, ''Bet-Emanuel'', Ramat Gan
1980 Wilfrid Israel Museum, Oriental Art and Studies, Kibbutz Hazorea
1977 Tiroche Gallery, Old Jaffa
1976 Hatzrif Art Gallery, Be'er Sheva
1957 Oil paintings, Tel Aviv Art Museum
1950 Katz Gallery, Tel AvivSelected exhibitions
2000: Chaim Atar Art Museum, Ein Harod, Israel: The Works of Leo Roth: An Exhibition
Selected Group Exhibitions
2014 Revelations, Jerusalem Print Workshop
2013 Group Exhibition, Yair Art Gallery, Tel Aviv
2008 The First Decade: Hegemony and Plurality, Ein Harod Art Museum
2000 Group...
Category
20th Century Surrealist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Paper, Gouache
Her Majesty the Muse figurative interior painting mint green female success love
Located in Sempach, LU
Her Majesty The Muse
I remember the words our teacher said “Do not wait for a sudden inspiration, for a visit from the Muse. You should begin working, otherwise the Muse will pass b...
Category
2010s Surrealist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Dancers in a Landscape - British 19thC art figurative landscape oil painting
Located in London, GB
This lovely painting is a British Old Master late 18th century or early 19th-century oil painting by Thomas Barker of Bath. It is stylistically very similar to his other works of the...
Category
Early 19th Century Old Masters Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Religious painter (Italian school) - Early 19th figure painting - Virgin Madonna
Located in Varmo, IT
Italian painter (early 19th century) - Mater Dolorosa.
37 x 33 cm without frame, 53 x 48 cm with frame.
Ancient oil painting on canvas, in an ancient carved and gilded wooden frame...
Category
Early 19th Century Old Masters Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Purple Couch
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
The title, "Purple Couch," serves as a focal point for the composition. The color purple is often associated with creativity, spirituality, and transforma...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Her Green Robe
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
The heart of this artwork features a woman seated gracefully on her bed, a place of comfort and solace. Her posture exudes a sense of tranquility and introspection, as she gazes into...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Companion
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Shipping Procedure
Ships in a well-protected tube from Nigeria
This work is unique, not a print or other type of copy.
Accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity (Issued by the Gallery)
About Artist
Afeez Aregbede...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Acrylic, Canvas
Cheerleader 2
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Always be your BIGGEST cheerleader, first. Remember to stay true to yourself and have faith in yourself. Even on difficult days, never give up on making your dreams happen. Go after ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
Joy of Twins Mother
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Joy of Twins Mother is an original painting by the late Prince Twins Seven-Seven.
About the Artist
Twins Seven-Seven was born Taiwo Olaniyi Oyewale Aitoyeje in Ogidi Ikumu, Nigeria,...
Category
1980s Old Masters Figurative Paintings
Materials
Ink, Mixed Media, Oil, Acrylic, Wood
Happy Day
Located in Natchez, MS
Cavagnaro again toys with anthropomorphism. This work is a playful mirror, as the artist encourages the viewer to see themselves in the subject.
Category
2010s Surrealist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
Be A Man
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Beneath my sturdiness is a puddle surrounded by the moistness of fresh mud- soft and mushy- and it’s how I learned to nurture and love flowers.
I’ve been told my best trait has to b...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Guido Reni workshop (Bolognese school) - Late 17th century painting - Cupid
By Guido Reni
Located in Varmo, IT
Circle of Guido Reni (Bologna 1575 - Bologna 1642) - Cupid.
73.5 x 60cm.
Antique oil painting on canvas, without frame.
- The painting is taken from an original by Guido Reni (Bol...
Category
Mid-17th Century Old Masters Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
French Surrealist Trompe L'oeil Apples OIl Painting
By Lucien Mathelin
Located in Surfside, FL
size uncludes frame.
Lucien Mathelin, born in 1905 in Binche, A province of Hainaut, in Wallonia, Belgium, and died in 1981 in Paris. French painter. His work was influenced by surrealism andtinged with irony.
Lucien Mathelin was born in a family of artists and has benefited from artistic training since childhood. He made his first oil on canvas at the age of 15 in 1920. In 1924, he exhibited at the Salon d'Automne which he became a member. He did not study plastic arts, but traveled to Morocco (1925-1926) and Greece (1933-1934), where he enriched his palette. In 1937, Mathelin worked for a while for Raoul Dufy to realize the gigantic painting...
Category
20th Century Surrealist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Sacrifice - Surreal Painting of Golden Yellow Bird of Prey Hunting a Mouse
Located in Preston, GB
Sacrifice - Surreal Painting of Golden Yellow Bird of Prey Hunting a Mouse, by Contemporary British Artist
Original, Oil on Canvas
30 x 30 inches
Unframed
The painting continue...
Category
Early 2000s Surrealist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Cotton Canvas, Oil
Surrealist Large Painting Royal College of Art LGBTQ+ Female Blue Water Sea
By Isabel Rock
Located in Norfolk, GB
Isabel Rock is a creator of contemporary fairy tales. A graduate of the Royal College of Art in London, her work is an explosion of strange occurrences while a surreal narrative takes the audience on a journey into the imagination.
In October 2023 Isabel won the Evelyn Williams Drawing Award at the Trinity Buoy Wharf Drawing Prize. Known as the UK’s most prestigious annual open exhibition for drawing; part of the prize is a solo show at Hastings Contemporary, scheduled for 2024.
Whilst Isabel always has a tale to tell for each of her images, you may or may not choose to go on the journey with her or you may indeed have a different story, one of your own that jumps off the page at you, that that you decide to follow.
Artwork Details:
Call of the Sea, 122 x 152cm, Collaged woodblock print, acrylic inks on Somerset satin paper, 2023
Artwork Provenance: from the Artist Studio
photo credits, Isabel working, black and white shots, James Brown
In Isabel's own words:
Call of the Sea:
The sea was calling, calling its sirens song. It threw tempting little waves flirtatiously on the shore. 'Come,' it said, 'come.' The sea glittered with promise, it whispered sweet nothings as it rolled the tiny gem pebbles on the beach. 'Come to me,' it said, 'I will show you the world, the true meaning of life.'
The people felt the pull, the blood pumping in their veins, like a magnet they were drawn towards the sea. Mesmerised, bewitched, they stripped of their clothes, leaving them in molehills on the beach. The breeze caressed bare bottoms, free from the constraints of life. They stepped cautiously at first but as excitement overwhelmed them they broke into a run as they neared the water. The sea tickled their toes and beckoned them in, making sweet promises of delightful pleasures.
*Please note we are happy to ship this work rolled in an art tube. Whilst the work is on heavy duty art paper and mixed media, the artist is happy that the painting will be rolled. This is a more cost effective and environmentally sound method of shipping. Shipping via this method is free.
About Isabel Rock and her work:
Taking inspiration from Japanese woodblock prints and Indian miniature painting Rock has developed a unique collage technique that combines bold structures with large-scale woodblock prints and intricate detailing. The subject is a grand mixture of humour, drama, hidden morals, fanciful characters, modern culture, mythical beings and fantastical situations.
Rock creates a world that pulls you in and demands your attention. Quality of line is paramount, the drawings are created using a dipping pen and acrylic ink. An essential tool is a squirrel...
Category
2010s Surrealist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Paint, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Archival Paper, Pen
Fine 17th Century Dutch Old Master Oil Painting Two Topers in Deep Conversation
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Topers in Deep Conversation
Dutch School, mid 17th entury
circle of David Teniers (Dutch 1610-1690)
oil on canvas
canvas: 8 x 7 inches
provenance: private collection, France
conditio...
Category
Mid-17th Century Old Masters Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Figures in Winter Dutch Snow Landscape Large 19th Century Oil on Canvas Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Winter Landscape
Dutch School, 19th century
oil painting on canvas, framed
framed: 22 x 28 inches
canvas: 16.5 x 23 inches
provenance: private collection, UK
condition: very goo...
Category
19th Century Old Masters Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Antique Italian painter - 18th century figure painting - Saint crucifix
Located in Varmo, IT
Italian painter (18th century) - Saint with crucifix.
65 x 50 cm without frame, 78 x 64 cm with frame.
Antique oil painting on canvas, in a gilded wooden frame.
Condition report: ...
Category
Mid-18th Century Old Masters Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Couple with Bird and Bouquet, Large Surrealist Oil Painting by Ramon Santiago
Located in Long Island City, NY
A romantic painting of a couple with bouquet and bird by Rochester-born artist, Ramon Santiago. This circular oil on canvas painting is signed and dated 1971.
Category
1970s Surrealist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Fine Early 1800's Italian Oil Roman Buildings in Ancient Landscape
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist/ School: Italian School, early 1800's
Title: Ancient Buildings in Italianate Landscape
Medium: oil painting on board, framed.
framed: 18.25 x 20.75 inches
canvas: 11 x 13.7...
Category
Early 19th Century Old Masters Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Fine 1700's Italian Old Master Ink & Wash Drawing Roman Allegorical Figure Fame
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
'Fame'
Italian School, 18th century
ink and wash drawing on paper, framed within a light oak wood frame (behind glass)
image size: 10.5 x 7 inches
overall framed: 17 x 13 inches
cond...
Category
18th Century Old Masters Figurative Paintings
Materials
Watercolor, Ink, Archival Paper
17th Century Dutch Flemish Old Master Oil on Panel Figures Grape Harvest
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Grape Harvest
Flemish/ Dutch School, 17th century
oil on wood panel
panel: 13 x 16 inches
provenance: private collection, Belgium
condition: very good and sound condition
Category
17th Century Old Masters Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Pavanne - 17th Century Court Dance - British exhibited Surrealist oil painting
By John Armstrong
Located in London, GB
Painted by "Modern British" Surrealist artist John Armstrong this oil/tempera on board depicts Pavanne. The Pavanne is a 17th century Court dance. The figures bunch up rhythmically and are almost camouflaged in the darkness, almost invisible. Quite what the significance in 1944 of this historical subject is, we are not sure, but the dark overtones in the shadowy large figures with golden head and glowing hands make it quite a mystical work. It is an almost Surreal Modern British artwork and a very interesting painting. The work is painted by a very rare to find artist who is highly sought after. The painting was dirty when purchased. However since cleaning the 80 years of dirt away it has revealed the stunning figure group with their heads and golden hands and the signature and date in the lower right. A real gem of a painting has been revealed with the restoration clean. It is an important early British Surrealist work and has excellent provenance.
Signed and dated 1944 lower right.
Provenance. Alex Reid / Lefevre Galler 1945.
Condition. oil/tempera on board, 34 inches by 20 inches unframed and in good condition.
Housed in its original fine gallery frame, 43 inches by 29 inches framed and in good condition.
John Rutherford Armstrong ARA (1893-1973) was a British artist and muralist who also designed for film and theatre productions. He is most notable for the Surrealist paintings he produced. Armstrong was born in Hastings in Sussex. His father was a clergyman and Armstrong was educated at St. Paul's School in London. He studied law at St. John's College, Oxford, but switched to art and became a student at St John's Wood Art School throughout 1913 and 1914. Armstrong served with some distinction in the Royal Field Artillery in Salonika during World War One before returning briefly to complete his studies at St John's Wood Art School. After a period of some economic hardship, Armstrong began to build a career as a theatre designer in London and to gain a client base for his artworks. He received a commission to decorate a room in the Portman Square home of the art collector Samuel Courtauld, and also painted a frieze for the ballroom at 1 Kensington Palace Gardens. Armstrong held his first solo exhibition in 1928 at the Leicester Galleries in London. In 1933 he joined Unit One and displayed a set of semi-abstract paintings at their one, extended, exhibition. Throughout the 1930s Armstrong continued to work as a designer as he also continued to develop his art. He produced a number of remarkable posters for Shell and also produced four posters for the General Post Office. Armstrong designed a number of book covers for the Hogarth Press...
Category
1940s Surrealist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Tempera
Lovers and Others (unique mid century modern painting) - double sided artwork
Located in New York, NY
Nahum Tschacbasov
Lovers and Others (Two Unique Works), 1978-1979
Gouache on Two-sided Paper (Two Signed Works)
Hand signed twice: once on each side
11 × 15 inches (each side)
A rare...
Category
Mid-20th Century Surrealist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Ink, Gouache
Figures in Ancient Lake Landscape Mountain Scene Flemish Oil Painting on Panel
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Travellers in Mountainous Landscape
Flemish School, 19th century
oil on board, framed
framed: 20 x 24 inches
board: 13.5 x 17 inches
Condition: good and sound condition
Provenance:...
Category
19th Century Old Masters Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Bulb of Africa 3
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Bulb of Africa was not just a hairstyle; it was a celebration of African heritage and a testament to the resilience of its people. Passed down through generations, it represented strength, beauty, and the rich tapestry of African traditions. The Bulb showcased the natural texture and volume of African hair, transforming it into an intricate masterpiece of braids, twists, and coils.
The Bulb of Africa became a symbol of empowerment, reminding people of their strength, resilience, and the beauty of their shared heritage. It served as a reminder that hair was more than a physical attribute; it was a connection to something greater—a connection to their ancestors, their community, and celebrating the beauty within themselves.
Beyond their physical beauty, African women possess an immeasurable inner strength that resonates through "Bulb of Africa." Odunayo masterfully captures this strength, highlighting the resilience and determination that have defined African women throughout history. The women depicted in the artwork emanate confidence, wisdom, and a sense of purpose. Their gaze speaks volumes, embodying the stories of countless African women who have overcome adversity, shattered barriers, and carved out their own paths to success. In "Bulb of Africa," Iyiola Odunayo...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Old Woman and Boy with Candles, Oil on Panel, 1800s
Located in Stockholm, SE
In this painting titled "Old Woman and Boy with Candles" an intriguing scene unfolds before our eyes. An older woman gazes ahead, her eyes shielded from the flickering candlelight, w...
Category
19th Century Old Masters Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
The King's Bride of Double Honor
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
This Piece was inspired by the story of the Bride of a King. She was so loved by the King because of her great beauty, but the people of the Land loved her so much, not just for her ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Gerard Tunney, Dancers with Fans, Original surreal painting
Located in Deddington, GB
A group of dancers chat and gossip using the fans to emphasise l their reactions The triangles of the fans are echoed throughout the painting; in the dancers’ feet, the dancers’ arms...
Category
2010s Surrealist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
18th Century French Oil Painting Tavern Scene Interior Merry Making Figures
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Merry Makers in the Tavern
French School, 18th century
oil on canvas
canvas: 8 x 11 inches
provenance: private collection, France
condition: good and sound condition
Category
18th Century Old Masters Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Women in the forest oil painting surrealism
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Agustín Úbeda (1925-2007) - Women in the forest - Oil
Oil on paper glued to table
Oil measures 36x50 cm.
Frame measures 45x59 cm.
Provenance: Family of the artist.
Includes certificate of authenticity from Galeria Sastre...
Category
1960s Surrealist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Paper, Board, Oil
Girl in Green
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
This artwork beautifully portrays the poignant story of a young girl who bravely faces the absence of her father at home, as he fulfills his honorable duty as a soldier. It delves into the complex emotions she experiences, capturing the resilience she must summon to navigate the challenges of growing up without his presence. Through this touching depiction, the artist sheds light on the sacrifices made by military families and the profound impact it has on the lives of children.
Shipping Procedure
Ships in a well-protected tube from Nigeria
This work is unique, not a print or other type of copy.
Accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity.
About Artist
Daniel Oguche...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
Fine 1700's Italian Old Master Ink & Wash Drawing Roman Allegorical Providenza
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
'Providenza'
Italian School, 18th century
ink and wash drawing on paper, framed within a light oak wood frame (behind glass)
image size: 10.5 x 7 inches
overall framed: 17 x 13 inche...
Category
18th Century Old Masters Figurative Paintings
Materials
Watercolor, Ink, Archival Paper
19th Century Spanish Impressionist Painting
Located in Larchmont, NY
Mystery Spanish Artist
Untitled, c. 1800s
Oil on canvas
8 1/2 x 12 1/2 in.
Category
19th Century Old Masters Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Roundel depicting St. Catherine
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Unknown French Art and Workshop, Middle 15th century
Roundel depicting St. Catherine (?)
Gouache, ink gold wash and gold burnishing on vellum
Book of Hours folio attributed to the C...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Old Masters Figurative Paintings
Materials
Gouache, Pigment
Pair of Exceptional Italian 18th Century Still-Life Paintings
Located in Rome, IT
This pair of excellent Italian still life oil on canvas with flowers and fruit with classical ruins on the background and colored drapes create harmony of the composition. Notable ...
Category
Early 18th Century Old Masters Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Italian painter (Copper plate) - 18th century figure painting - Flagellation
Located in Varmo, IT
Italian painter (18th century) - Flagellation.
17 x 15 cm without frame, 21 x 19 cm with frame.
Ancient alium painting on copper, in a gilded wooden frame.
Condition report: The m...
Category
Early 18th Century Old Masters Figurative Paintings
Materials
Copper
Surreal Collage: 'Six Feet Apart, Six Feet Under'
Located in New York, NY
Barnett, a surrealist artist incorporates discarded mechanical objects and gadgets into his artwork. His work is characterized by its unique and eclectic mix of materials, which rang...
Category
2010s Surrealist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media
Be Brave
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Shipping Procedure
Ships in a well-protected tube from Nigeria
This work is unique, not a print or other type of copy.
Accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity (Issued by the Gal...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Surreal Collage: 'Planetary Machines '
Located in New York, NY
Barnett, a surrealist artist incorporates discarded mechanical objects and gadgets into his artwork. His work is characterized by its unique and eclectic mix of materials, which rang...
Category
2010s Surrealist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media
Untitled
Located in Miami, FL
Beautiful watercolor painting by the artist Roberto Fabelo.
Roberto Fabelo (born 1951 Camagüey, Cuba) is a contemporary painter, sculptor, and illustrator. Born in Guáimaro, Camagüey, Fabelo studied at The National Art School and at the Superior Art Institute of Havana. He was a professor and a jury member for very important national and international visual arts contests. The Cuban state awarded him a medal for National Culture and the Alejo Carpentier medal for his outstanding artistic career. Fabelo’s art consists of nude women, who often appear with bird-like features, including a beak and wings. He drew in textbooks and created figures out of the pictures already in the textbook. Another example of his art was watercolor markers used to draw on silk embroidered fabric. His work is exhibited at the Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes in Havana, and in the Cuban embassy in Mexico. His 2009 sculpture of a group of human-headed cockroaches can be found climbing one of the walls of the Havana Fine Arts Museum, entitled Survival. He also illustrated a 2007 edition of Gabriel García Márquez’s novel Cien años de...
Category
1990s Surrealist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Watercolor, Laid Paper
Italian painter - Late 18th century figure painting - Allegory of Peace - Metal
Located in Varmo, IT
Italian painter (18th century) - Flagellation.
17 x 15 cm without frame, 21 x 19 cm with frame.
Ancient alium painting on copper, in a gilded wooden frame.
Condition report: The m...
Category
Late 18th Century Old Masters Figurative Paintings
Materials
Metal
Christ Expelling Money Changers - British 30's surrealist art religious interior
By Augustus Lunn
Located in London, GB
Painted by "Modern British" artist Augustus Lunn this oil/tempera on board depicts Christ Expelling the Money Changers. He exhibited widely at The Cooling Galleries and The New Engl...
Category
20th Century Surrealist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Portraits of Francis Wood, and John Wood of Hollin Hall, Yorkshire (Pair))
Located in West Sussex, GB
A Superb pair of oval portraits with full provenance. Portrait of John Wood Esq of Hollin Hall, Yorkshire; Portrait of Francis Wood. Circa 1710.
Oils on canvas:29 x 24 in. Frame: 37...
Category
Early 18th Century Old Masters Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Asian Kid
Located in Palm Desert, CA
Matheus is greatly influenced by the city he now calls home -- New York has long been the epicenter of fashion, hip hop, and street art, where he feels his interest in contemporary art, architecture, and interior design has grown exponentially. With this influence, he produced his first solo exhibition and debuted his signature series, Caras e Cores, at Avant Garde Gallery...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Spray Paint, Acrylic
Collage, Assemblage Cardstock Painting David Gilhooly California Funk Surrealism
Located in Surfside, FL
DAVID JAMES GILHOOLY (American, 1943-2013),
Mixed media collage
6 x 4 inches,
Hand signed and dated verso
titled: "a marriage made in heaven, potatoes and gravy"
A handshake, a silver gravy boat and potatoes floating.
cut and pasted cardstock assemblage, collaged art.
David Gilhooly RCA (1943 – 2013), was an American ceramicist, sculptor, painter, printmaker, and professor. He is best known for pioneering the Funk surrealism art movement. He made a series of ceramic frogs called FrogWorld, as well as ceramic food, planets, and other creatures.
David James Gilhooly III was born on April 15, 1943, in Auburn, California. He was raised in Los Altos, California; Saint Croix in the Virgin Islands; and Humacao, Puerto Rico.
He enrolled in University of California, Davis (UC Davis) initially studying biology, followed by anthropology, and ending with a focus on fine art. While attending UC Davis, Gilhooly served as artist Robert Arneson assistant starting in 1963. He graduated from UC Davis with a BA degree in 1965, and an MA degree in 1967.
Gilhooly, together with Robert Arneson, Peter Vandenberge...
Category
2010s Surrealist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Paper, Ink, Watercolor
Antique European Religious Figure Oil Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Antique European
oil on panel, framed
framed: 9 x 7 inches
board: 7 x 5inches
private collection, France
the painting is in overall very good and sound condition
Category
19th Century Old Masters Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
THE WALL (CHAGALL SURREALISM)
Located in Aventura, FL
Original painting on canvas. Hand signed lower front by Ferjo. Image size 50 x 70 inches. Canvas is not stretched.
Artwork is in excellent condition. Certificate of authenticity i...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Soldier in an Interior, Early 17th Century Dutch Oil
Located in London, GB
Pieter Symonsz Potter
Dutch 1600 - 1652
Soldier in an Interior
Oil on oak panel, red seal to reverse
Image size: 15 x 10 3/4 inches
Dutch Ebonised frame
Bathed in a well lit roo...
Category
Early 17th Century Old Masters Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Huge 1700's English Portrait Aristocratic Wigged Gentleman in Stately Landscape
By Jacobo Amigoni
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Portrait of an Aristocratic Gentleman in his landscape, circa 1730's
Standing, three quarter length, wearing a dark russet coat and holding a book and a cane,
circle of Jacopo Amigoni (Italian 1682-1752)
oil on canvas, unframed
50 x 40 inches
Condition: old lining; retouching, principally towards the edges and in the background; the canvas with slight unevenness where the lining is not secured at upper right.
Provenance: private collection, England
Jacopo Amigoni (ca. 1685 – September 1752), also named Giacomo Amiconi, was an Italian painter of the late-Baroque or Rococo period, who began his career in Venice, but traveled and was prolific throughout Europe, where his sumptuous portraits were much in demand.
He was born in Naples. Amigoni initially painted both mythological and religious scenes; but as the panoply of his patrons expanded northward, he began producing many parlour works depicting gods in sensuous languor or games. His style influenced Giuseppe Nogari. Among his pupils were Charles Joseph Flipart, Michelangelo Morlaiter, Pietro Antonio Novelli, Joseph Wagner, and Antonio Zucchi...
Category
Early 18th Century Old Masters Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
The Fall Approaches, Original Painting
By Libby Ramage
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
Artist Libby Ramage presents a surrealist representation of the changing seasons. "The leaves are like flames, and the boy and man are hesitant to venture furth...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
18th Century French Oil Painting Tavern Scene Interior Figures & Violin Player
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Violin Player in Tavern
18th century French School
oil on canvas
canvas: 8 x 11 inches
provenance: private collection, France
condition: good and sound condition
Category
18th Century Old Masters Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Fine 1700's Italian Old Master Ink & Wash Drawing Roman Female Statue of Beauty
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Belleza (The Art of Beauty)
Italian School, 18th century
ink and wash drawing on paper, framed within a light oak wood frame (behind glass)
image size: 10.5 x 7 inches
overall framed...
Category
18th Century Old Masters Figurative Paintings
Materials
Ink, Archival Paper, Watercolor
Girl with a pen
Located in Genève, GE
Work on canvas
Category
Mid-19th Century Old Masters Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
17th C Dutch Old Master Ink & Wash Painting Biblical Figures Rembrandt Pupil
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Figure being Comforted (Job?)
circle of Willem Drost (Dutch 1633-1659) *See notes below
ink and wash drawing on paper (Arms of Amsterdam watermarked)
Dutc...
Category
Mid-17th Century Old Masters Figurative Paintings
Materials
Ink, Watercolor
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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