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Figurative Paintings For Sale
Period: 20th Century
Period: 1960s
The Lament of Icarus Large Signed Oil Painting on Canvas Mythological Nudes
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
'The Lament of Icarus' Continental School, late 20th century, signed after the original painting by Herbert James Draper oil on canvas, unframed canvas : 36 x 24 inches provenance: ...
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20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

Mid Century Modern Impasto Oil Painting - Venice St. Mark's Basilica at Sunset
Located in Soquel, CA
Mid Century Modern Impasto Oil Painting -- Venice at Sunset with St. Mark's Basilica Wonderful and evocative modern painting of Venice with gondolas and St. Marks Basilica by postw...
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1950s Modern Figurative Paintings

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Oil, Linen, Stretcher Bars

'The Conversation Piece', oil on canvas by Tarkay
Located in St. Albans, GB
Itzchak Tarkay Picture Size: 40 x 32(99 x 80cm) Outside Frame Size: 49 x 41" (121 x 102cm) Free Shipping 1935 - 2012 Born on the Yugoslav-Hungarian border in the city of Subotica ...
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Late 20th Century Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings

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Oil

20th Century French Modernist Painting Colourful Abstract Figures
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
French Expressionist by Guy Nicod (French 1923 - 2021) watercolour on artist paper, unframed painting : 15.75 x 19 inches provenance: artists estate, France condition: very good and ...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings

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Watercolor

Little Golfer, Liberty Magazine Cover
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Original cover for Liberty Magazine, published July 25, 1925 Framed, dimensions: 30 x 24 in.
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1920s Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

1950's Modernist Painting Figures Along The French River Bank
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
French Landscape by Bernard Labbe (French mid 20th century) signed original gouache on artist paper size: 15 x 21 inches condition: very good and ready to be enjoyed provenance: the...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings

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Gouache

Southwest Landscape
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork "Southwest Landscape" c.1950 is an oil painting on canvas board by noted Southwestern artist Ralph Goltry, 1884-1971. It is signed at the lower left corner by the artist...
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Mid-20th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings

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Oil

Caesar on his way to Pompeii. 1999, canvas, oil, 40x50 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Caesar on his way to Pompeii. 1999, canvas, oil, 40x50 cm
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1990s Realist Figurative Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

Nocturne, Fenetre Eclairee - Post Impressionist Landscape Oil - Henri Le Sidaner
Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire
Signed divisionist landscape oil on panel circa 1920 by French painter Henri le Sidaner. This stunning piece depicts a white house framed by trees at nighttime. Light glows from the...
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1920s Pointillist Figurative Paintings

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Panel, Oil

Surrealist Hound
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Amazing surrealist painting by Italian artist Nuccio Fontanella (1936-2005). Ink and watercolor on cold pressed illustration board. Image measures 13 x 18 inches; 20 x 25 inches fram...
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1980s Surrealist Figurative Paintings

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Ink, Illustration Board, Watercolor

Army Poker
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This work is part of our exhibition - America Coast to Coast: Artists of the 1940s Army Poker, c. 1943, probably tempera on board, signed upper right, 16 x 20 inches, inscribed verso a) “Army Poker / Mervin Honig / 421 W 42 St. N.Y.C.,” b) “Mervin Honig / US Army Air Force – Seymour Johnson Field – Goldsboro, NC / Circa 1943,” and c) “(This painting was done before men was (sic) shipped off to the Mariana Islands (Saipan) The Second World War.” Note: four pencil sketches for this work included Mervin Honig was a New York-based painter and illustrator who is best known for his realistic depictions of everyday life and sports themes. Honig was raised in Brooklyn and recalled almost never being without a paintbox in hand from the time he started elementary school. Honig had a deep reverence for the Old Master painters, Vermeer and Bellini, as well as the Americans Winslow Homer and Thomas Eakins. He initially studied art from 1939 through 1941 with Francis Criss. At the outbreak of World War II, Honig worked as a mechanic for Republic Aviation, but in August 1942, he enlisted in the US Army Air Corps and was stationed at Seymour Johnson Field in Goldsboro, North Carolina. During the war, Honig began to exhibit nationally, including as part of the Portrait of America exhibitions which originated at the Metropolitan Museum of Art and traveled around the country, as well as at the Carnegie Institute in Pittsburgh. He painted Army Poker in 1943 while stationed at Johnson Field. In this work, Honig draws inspiration from Paul Cezanne's The Card Players (Metropolitan Museum of Art), with a similar placement of the four figures, but Cezanne's table is replaced with an Army cot, the pipe rack with a soldier's mess kit and the drapery in the right background with a heap of discarded uniforms. Unlike the vibrancy of Cezanne's composition, the limited palette of Honig's work suggests the drabness and monotony of stateside Army life. After being discharged from military service, Honig furthered his studies with Amadee Ozenfant in 1946 and Hans Hoffman from 1947 through 1950. Additional exhibitions included the Whitney Museum of American Art, the Brooklyn Museum, the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, the National Academy of Design, the Wadsworth Atheneum, the Provincetown Art Association, and the National Academies Galleries of the Allied Artists Association. He was represented by the venerable Frank Rehn...
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1940s American Realist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board, Tempera

Riders of Pigeon Hill
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Riders of Pigeon Hill, c. 1940s, oil on canvas, signed lower right, 24 x 36 inches, label verso with title, artist’s name and address; same information inscribed verso; ex-collection...
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1940s American Modern Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

fishermen's beach Spanish seascape Spain oil on canvas painting mediterranean
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Joaquín Asensio Mariné (1890-1961) - Beach - Oil on canvas Oil measures 65x81 cm. Frame measures 81x96 cm. Asensio Mariné (Barcelona, 1890-1961) was a painter who specialized in lan...
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1940s Impressionist Figurative Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

Antique oil on canvas painting signed "Guido Casciaro 1900-1963."
Located in Torre Del Greco, IT
Oil painting on canvas depicting rustic courtyard signed lower left Guido Casciaro 1900-1963. Historical Background: He stands first and foremost as a great figurative painter, thu...
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20th Century Figurative Paintings

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Canvas

Rare Angelic Figure by Animator Fred Mogubgub
Located in Larchmont, NY
Fred Mogubgub (American, 1928-1989) Untitled, c. 1970s Oil on canvas 18 1/4 x 14 x 1 in. Signed verso Fred Mogubgub (1928–1989) was an animator and painter who first came to attenti...
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1970s Pop Art Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Art Nouveau Ballerina Painting by Mystery European Artist
Located in Larchmont, NY
Mystery European Artist Untitled, c. 20th Century Oil on canvas board 31 x 22 3/4 in. Framed: 36 1/4 x 28 x 1 1/2 in. Signed lower right
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20th Century Art Nouveau Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil, Board

Danish Mid-Century Colourfield Oil on Board of Houses and People in a Landscape.
Located in Cotignac, FR
Danish oil on board painting of couples making their way in a landscape, by Poul Møller. Though not signed the painting has a dated artist's label to the side of the frame. Presented...
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Mid-20th Century Color-Field Figurative Paintings

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Oil, Board

Sailor’s Ball
By Margrete Levy
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Margrete Levy 1881-1962 Levy was a Danish artist; she worked in Paris from 1905-1911. Levy was niece to the Danish master painter Kristian Zartmann. She married French author Lou...
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1920s Art Deco Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Le quai de Martigues - Impressionist Landscape Oil by Georges Lapchine
Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire
Signed oil on board landscape circa 1930 by Russian impressionist painter Georges Lapchin. The work depicts a view of the quai at Martigues in the South of France. To the left of the...
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1930s Impressionist Figurative Paintings

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Oil, Panel

Family Portrait Mother with Children Playing Coins Framed Antique Oil Painting
Located in Stockholm, SE
Family genre scene late 19th early 20th century. The boy, tired of posing for a portrait painter, decided to play by spinning a coin on the table, this game greatly impressed his you...
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Early 20th Century Realist Figurative Paintings

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Wood, Oil, Cardboard

Unframed Hand Painted Buddha Shakti Thangka on Canvas 24K Gold
Located in TRUMBULL, CT
Buddha Samantabhadra (Shakti) is deep blue in color, symbolizing the sky or emptiness of mind. Samantabhadra or buddha's consort is white in color, symbolizing the aspect of the cla...
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1970s Figurative Paintings

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Mixed Media

William by Raymond Debieve, French Cubist Figurative Painting on Carton
Located in Atlanta, GA
Raymond Debieve (1931-2011) Born in northern France as a twin to brother Michel Debieve (who also become an accomplished artist later in life), Raymond painted his entire life. His ...
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Mid-20th Century Cubist Figurative Paintings

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Cardboard, Mixed Media

20th Century French Painting Figures In Waiting Room Watercolour
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
French Expressionist by Guy Nicod (French 1923 - 2021) watercolour on artist paper, unframed painting : 19 x 15.5 inches provenance: artists estate, France condition: very good and s...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Watercolor

Expressionist Judaica French Israeli Modernist Art Oil Painting Rabbi, Musician
Located in Surfside, FL
This is a bright, colorful oil painting of a Hasidic Musician in the the holy city of Jerusalem, Israel 1972, Oil on canvas, 29 X 26 inches Hand signed and dated. George Cheme...
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1970s Expressionist Figurative Paintings

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Oil

Garry Dorsainvil Haitian Artist Street Scene of Cap-Haïtien
Located in Larchmont, NY
Garry Dorsainvil (Haitian) Cap-Haïtien, c. 1980s Acrylic on canvas Framed: 24 1/4 x 35 1/4 x 1 1/2 in. Signed and titled lower right This painting shows the port city of Cap-Haïtien...
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1980s Folk Art Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

Warrior and His Horse Original oil and Clay on Canvas
Located in Soquel, CA
Warrior and his Horse Greco-Roman Theme Original oil and Clay on Canvas Rendition of an ancient warrior and his horse by a unknown but prolific painter (Africa/USA 20th C.). Possibl...
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1970s Abstract Expressionist Figurative Paintings

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Clay, Canvas, Oil

The sisters young women original oil on canvas painting
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Frame size 98x117 cm. Ramon Aguilar i Moré (Barcelona, ​​1924-Barcelona, ​​September 23, 2015) was a Spanish painter. His work was influenced by the expressionist movement, although...
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1970s Fauvist 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

Man and Boy on Boat with Dog
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Painting Signature: Signed Lower Right Contact for dimensions.
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20th Century Figurative Paintings

Materials

Paint

Children of the New Forest - Very Large Royal Academy Oil Painting, 1901
Located in Gerrards Cross, GB
‘Children of the New Forest’ by Edgar Barclay (1842-1913). Depicting two girls gathering kindling in winter woodland, this very large painting is signed by the artist and was exhibit...
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20th Century Aesthetic Movement Figurative Paintings

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Oil

Milly with Minstrel. Children with their Pony in Dappled Summer Sunlight.
Located in Sutton Poyntz, Dorset
Harold Walton Freckleton. English ( b.1890 - d.1979 ). Milly with Minstrel. Oil on Canvas. Signed lower right. Image size 24.4 inches x 29.52 inches ( 62cm x 75cm ). Frame size 30.7 ...
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Mid-20th Century Realist Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Young naked woman with bunch of grapes
Located in Genève, GE
Work on canvas Molded gilded wood frame 110 x 79 x 6.5 cm Unknown monogram
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1970s Figurative Paintings

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Oil

Men on Canoe
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Painting Signature: Signed Lower Left Contact for dimensions.
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20th Century Figurative Paintings

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Oil

"Workers" Russian Constructivist 1920s Modern Social Realism Cubism Figurative
Located in New York, NY
"Workers" Russian Constructivist 1920s Modern Social Realism Cubism Figurative VLADIMIR VASIL’EVICH LEBEDEV (1891-1967) "Workers" Gouache on paper Monogramed lower right 15 1/8 x 10...
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1920s Constructivist Figurative Paintings

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Paper, Gouache

Cabane 5 Landscape Pyrenees original realist watercolor painting
Located in CORAL GABLES - MIAMI, FL
Landscape Pyrenees original realist watercolor painting Original work on paper by the Spanish artist CABANE Joaquin Cabene. 1922/1993 Painter and watercolorist, Joaquim Cabané trave...
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Late 20th Century Realist Figurative Paintings

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Watercolor

“Untitled”
Located in Southampton, NY
Original oil on canvas provocative figurative painting by the American artist Martin Rosenthal. Mid century modern. Signed lower right. Circa 1955. Condition is very good. Present...
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1950s Modern Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

1970's Surrealist Figurative -- "Two Nudes in Interior"
Located in Soquel, CA
Stark, surrealist study of two nude figures in a color saturated room by Clayton Anderson (American, 20th Century), 1970. Signed and dated by the artist, left margin. Presented in a ...
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1970s American Modern Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Horseshoes, Calendar Illustration
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Oil on Canvas Signature: Signed Lower Left Size: 26.20" x 24.00" As noted in Vintage Illustration by Rick and Charlotte Martin, Hy Hintermeister was actually the pen name of...
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Mid-20th Century Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

'The Blue Scarf', 1960's African American Oil, Study of a Black Woman, Phoenix
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
An elegant and psychologically penetrating, American School portrait of a woman, shown in three-quarter profile wearing a blue headscarf and contrasted against a terracotta backgroun...
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1980s Modern Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Meeting
Located in Genève, GE
Work on panel Gray wooden frame 65.6 x 72.7 x 2 cm
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Mid-20th Century Figurative Paintings

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Oil

Champion Fertilizer
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Date: 1940 Medium: Oil on Canvas Signature: Signed Lower Right Dimensions: 26.00" x 26.00" Fertilizer advertisement, image of a man, girl, boy and dog. This illustration was also a...
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1940s Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Country yard in spring. Oil on canvas, 74x96 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Country yard in spring. Oil on canvas, 74x96 cm Oto Pladers (1897.8.III – 1970.2.V) Oto Pladers learned in Riga city school of art (1913 – 15). He was called into the army in 1916 a...
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1930s Realist Figurative Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

Natural Chilean Nitrate of Soda
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Date: 1938 Medium: Oil on Canvas Signature: Signed Lower Left Dimensions: 27.00" x 25.00" Calendar Illustration
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1930s Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Large Historical Naval Oil Painting Classic Tall Sailing Ship on High Seas
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Tall Ship at Sea by F. C. Fagan, British 20th century signed oil on board, framed artists label verso framed: 35 x 23 inches board : 30 x 17 inches p...
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Mid-20th Century English School Figurative Paintings

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Oil

1923 Cottage Painting by Hungarian Artist Koronthály Jenő
Located in Larchmont, NY
Koronthály Jenő (Hungarian, 1883-1973) Untitled, 1923 Oil on wood panel 11 3/8 x 14 1/2 in. Framed: 14 1/8 x 17 1/4 x 1 in. Signed and dated lower left A Hungarian artist, Koronthál...
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1920s Impressionist Figurative Paintings

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Oil, Wood Panel

EARLY / MID 20TH CENTURY ENGLISH SCHOOL Oil Painting - Portrait Of Seated Lady
Located in Cirencester, GB
ARTIST: Early / Mid 20th Century English School TITLE: "Portrait Of A Lady" SIGNED: appears unsigned MEDIUM: oil on canvas SIZE: 77cm x 67cm inc frame CONDITION: very good - ne...
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Early 20th Century Art Deco Figurative Paintings

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Oil

20th Century French Post Impressionist Signed Oil Fishermen in Blue Smocks
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Fishermen in Blue Smocks French Post-Impressionist artist, signed 20th century oil on board, framed framed: 14.5 x 15 inches board: 11.5 x 11.5 inches provenance: private collection,...
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Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings

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Oil

Old Town Streets, Mid Century Modern Chilean Village Figurative Landscape
By Luis Valenzuela
Located in Soquel, CA
Old Town Streets, Mid Century Modern Chilean Village Figurative Landscape Vibrant and expressive mid century modern figural landscape oil painting by Luis Valenzuela (Chilean, 20th Century), 1965. Small silhouetted figures stroll down the colorful yellow and blue city streets of old Santiago, Chile at night. The artist uses loose, painterly brushstrokes and dots the canvas with warm red highlights, giving this piece a sense of exuberance and life. Signed "Luis Valenzuela 1965" lower left. Presented in a carved period giltwood frame. Board size; 20"H x 24"W. Luis Valenzuela was born in Santiago de Chile. He studied his elementary and middle school in Victorino Lastarria (Providencia). At age 17 he started in the oil painting arts, where his innate talent flows. It was perfected in the Palace of Fine Arts (1964, 1965), receiving instruction from teachers Carlos Pedraza, Reinaldo Villaseñor, Matilde...
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1960s Expressionist Figurative Paintings

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Cardboard, Canvas, Oil

William Fisher Classic American Illustration on Canvas
Located in Larchmont, NY
William Fisher (American, 1891-1985) Untitled, 20th Century Oil on canvas/illustration 23 3/4 x 29 3/4 in. Framed: 31 x 37 1/4 x 1 in. Signed lower right: William Fisher William Fis...
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20th Century American Modern Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Modernist Hillside Painting by Marion Maas
Located in Larchmont, NY
Marion Maas (American, b. 1930) Untitled, c. 1980s Oil on canvas 21 7/8 x 27 1/2 in. Framed: 23 1/2 x 29 1/4 x 1 in. Signed lower right Landscape, figurat...
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1980s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

1950s French Post Impressionist Oil Painting Busy Paris Street Scene Figures
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
"Paris" Josine Vignon (French 1922-2022) ...
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Mid-20th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

Ivory and Ebony: two girls friends in a landscape. Art Deco
Located in Firenze, IT
Ivory and Ebony: two girls friends in a landscape. Art Deco Circa 1930 - 1940. Medium-large format painting from the Art Deco period.   The two girl friends.   Painting signed lower ...
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1930s Art Deco Figurative Paintings

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Oil, Paint, Canvas

Antique Southeast Asian Landscape Painting, by Mystery 20th Century Artist
Located in Larchmont, NY
Mystery Artist Untitled, c. 20th Century Oil on canvas 22 x 30 in. Framed: 28 3/8 x 36 x 1 in. Signed lower right Provenance: Former Humala Pontas collection
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20th Century Tribal Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Marion Maas Modernist Painting of Two Women
Located in Larchmont, NY
Marion Maas (American, b. 1930) Peggy - Brown + Gray, c. 1980s Oil on canvas Framed: 24 1/8 x 30 1/8 x 1 1/2 in. Signed lower right Titled verso on stretch...
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Late 20th Century Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

Night Owl by Michel Debieve Mid-Century French Cubist Painting on Carton
Located in Atlanta, GA
This piece is framed. Unframed (the artwork only) measures 9.5"H x 7.5"W Michel Debiève was born on May 29, 1931, with his twin brother Raymond, in a popular suburb of Maubeuge (No...
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Mid-20th Century Cubist Figurative Paintings

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Paper, Mixed Media, Cardboard

Gov's Island Ferry Terminal by Ann Solomon
Located in Larchmont, NY
Ann Solomon Terminal at Gov. Island, c. Late 20th Century Oil on canvas 23 3/4 x 18 in. Framed: 27 5/8 x 21 1/2 x 1 in. Signed lower right This painting depicts a detail of the buil...
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Late 20th Century Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Modernist Portrait of a Child by NY Artist Syril Frank
Located in Larchmont, NY
Syril Frank (American, 1929-2021) Untitled, c. 1960s Oil on canvas 35 7/8 x 23 3/4 x 3/4 in. Provenance: Estate of the Artist Syril Harriet Frank was born in Brooklyn to Israel and...
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1960s Modern Figurative Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

Marta Becket Acrobat Circus Painting
By Marta Becket
Located in Larchmont, NY
Marta Becket (1925 - 2017) Untitled, c. 1960s Oil on board Sight: 23 x 26 in. Framed: 27 3/4 x 30 3/4 x 7/8 in. Signed lower left Talented as a painter, dancer and pianist, Marta B...
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Late 20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings

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Oil, Board

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.

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