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Figurative Paintings For Sale
Period: 19th Century
Period: 1970s
Crossing a Stream in the Highlands, Great Britain, Children, Figural, Landscape
Located in Wiscasset, ME
"Crossing a Stream in the Highlands" featuring children and their dog wading through a mountain stream was painted by the British artist, Edward Holmes, in 1880. Holmes was born in 1841, the brother of renowned Victorian genre painter, George Augustus Holmes...
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Late 19th Century Realist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Spanish village landscape Spain oil on canvas painting
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Jordi Freixas Cortés (1917-1984) - Spanish village landscape - Oil on canvas Oil measures 65x54 cm. Frameless. Jordi Freixas Cortés (1917-1984) Jordi...
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1970s Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

19th Century Country Children Playing by a Stream Victorian English Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Children at the Stream By T. Stevens, British 19th century Signed, oil painting on canvas, framed Framed: 12.75 x 19 inches canvas: 10 x 16 inches Condition: The painting is in very ...
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Late 19th Century Victorian Figurative Paintings

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Oil

Rest at the Caravanserail - Gouache by Paul Pascal - 1885
By Paul Pascal
Located in Roma, IT
Rest at the caravanserail is an original old masters artwork realized by Paul Pascal in 1885. Mixed colored gouache on paper. Included an elegant frame. Hand signed by the artist ...
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19th Century Modern Figurative Paintings

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Gouache

Northern Nocturnal Landscape - Oil on Canvas by J.F. Hesse - Mid 19th Century
By Johann Friedrich Hesse
Located in Roma, IT
Northern Nocturnal Landscape is a colored oil painting on canvas realized by Johann Friedrich Hesse in the early XIX century. Canvas dimensions: cm. 120 x 90 The artwork is hand-s...
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Mid-19th Century Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Flapping Mallard Ducks Dropping Onto The Mill Stream
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist/ School: Norman A.Olley (British, 20th century) dated 1995 and inscribed verso Title - Mallards Dropping On The Mill Stream Medium: gouache/water...
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19th Century Victorian Figurative Paintings

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Ink, Watercolor, Gouache, Pencil

J. Clays (British painter) - 19th century Still Life painting - Fruits
Located in Varmo, IT
J. Clays (British, 19th-20th century) - Still life with fruit basket. 61 x 51 cm without frame, 67.5 x 58 cm with frame. Antique oil painting on canvas, in a gilded wooden frame. ...
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Late 19th Century Old Masters Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

19th Century French Realist Oil Profile Portrait of Lady Beautiful Quality
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
French realist artist of the 19th century oil painting on board, unframed board: 12.5 x 10.5 inches provenance: private collection, France condition: ...
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Mid-19th Century Academic Figurative Paintings

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Oil

Early 19th Century Welsh Oil Painting Harvest Time Loading Haycart Mountains
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
'Harvesting - Betws-y-Coed' (Wales) William Gray C. 1828 signed oil on canvas, framed in gilt period antique frame. framed: 22 x 29 inches canvas: 14 x 22 inches Provenance: private...
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Early 19th Century Victorian Figurative Paintings

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Oil

"The Attack of the Merrimac" Alexander Charles Stuart, Civil War Naval Battle
Located in New York, NY
Alexander Charles Stuart The Attack of the Merrimac Signed lower left Oil on artist board 13 3/4 x 23 1/4 inches Alexander Charles Stuart, a Scottish-born painter of ships and marin...
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1860s Impressionist Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Emanuel Oberhauser “Mermaids and Nymphs” An Exceptional Oil on Canvas Painting
Located in New York, NY
Emanuel Oberhauser (Austrian 1854 - 1919) “Mermaids, Neptune and Sea Water Nymphs” An Exceptional Oil on Canvas Painting painted circa 1885. Mas...
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19th Century Rococo Figurative Paintings

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Oil

English 19thC Victorian Shipping scene with fishing boats in the English Channel
Located in Woodbury, CT
William Thornley was a painter of coastal scenes whose work is very similar to Hubert and Charles Thornley, who may have been members of the same family. He painted scenes of genre, architecture and landscapes as well. A number of the landscapes were of Belgium, Holland, Italy and Norway. However, it is for his seascapes that he is best remembered. Thornley’s works are beautifully detailed and show a masterful understanding of the moods of both weather and sea. They are often small in size and put together with fine detail and great artistic merit. Thornley’s fishing scenes are spirited and similar in style to those of “Jock” Wilson, and are often painted in pairs. Thornley’s works have always been popular when they appear on the art market. He was believed to have first exhibited marines at the Royal Academy in 1859 from an address in Paddington, London and also at the British Institution from 1861 until it closed in 1867. He continued to exhibit at the Royal Academy until 1898. Thornley also exhibited at the Paris Salon and the Salon of French Artists, receiving an honourable mention in 1881 and a third place medal in 1888. William Thornley also went by the names Georges William and William...
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1870s Victorian Figurative Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

19th Century Suffolk School Oil Painting Figures in Rural Woodland Lane
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Woodland Cottage English artist (Suffolk School), 19th century oil on canvas, framed framed: 12.5 x 14.5 inches canvas: 10.5 x 12.5 inches provenance: private collection, Suffolk...
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Mid-19th Century Victorian Figurative Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

Very Large 1840s English Portrait of a Country Gentleman Holding Times Newspaper
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
"The Corn Bill" English Artist, circa 1840's oil on canvas, framed in antique gilt scrolled and swept frame framed: 45 x 37 inches canvas: 36 x 28 inches provenance: private collection, UK condition: very good and sound condition; please note the frame is very vulnerable and fragile and as such we are happy to include it free of charge with the painting but cannot warranty its condition on arrival. Historically significant portrait of this early Victorian...
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Mid-19th Century Victorian Figurative Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

VICTORIAN OIL FOLLOWER OF JOHN CONSTABLE RURAL RIVER LANDSCAPE WITH FIGURES
By (Follower of) John Constable
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
"The River Cottage" British School, 19th century follower of John Constable oil painting on board, framed painting: 12.5 x 12.5 inches fram...
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Mid-19th Century Victorian Figurative Paintings

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Oil

George William Mote, Near Guildford, Surrey
Located in Cheltenham, GB
This late 19th-century oil painting by British painter George William Mote (1832-1909) depicts a shepherd and his flock before an extensive view across the Surrey countryside near Gu...
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1880s Victorian Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

19th century classical religious oil painting portrait female subject red dark
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Caterina d'Alexandria (Saint Catherine of Alexandria)" is a copy oil painting on wood panel, after Italian artist Giampietrino (Giovanni Pietro Riz...
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19th Century Old Masters Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Wood Panel

The Apparition - Large, Fine 1884 French Oil Painting - MAKE OFFER
Located in New Orleans, LA
A stunningly dramatic and well-rendered oil on canvas painted by French artist Antoine Marie Roucole in 1884. With the ornate antique gilt plaster frame, and with its size, it has t...
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1880s Academic Figurative Paintings

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Oil

Pastoral Landscape Meeting on Bridge Early 19th century Oil Painting on Canvas
Located in Stockholm, SE
Summer rustic scene depicts an idyllic picture of country life in which harmony and happiness reign. The muted, slightly blurry colors convey the artist's inner world and mood, while...
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Early 19th Century Realist Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Wood, Oil

Fine 1800's English Georgian Oil Painting Portrait of Young Girl with Dove
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Portrait of a Young Child English artist, circa 1800's period oil on canvas, framed framed: 31.5 x 27 inches provenance: private collection, England condition: very good and sound co...
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Early 19th Century English School Figurative Paintings

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Oil

Ballerina Silhoutte Oil Painting
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
6029 Ballerina silhouette oil painting in white on a black backround Signed verso Robert Yarmola Framed Image 13.5x10.5"
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1970s Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

View taken near Ajaccio, Corsica - France
Located in Paris, IDF
Charles Louis Émilien DESPREZ (Maisons-Alfort, 1818 – Paris, 1898) View taken near Ajaccio Oil on paper mounted on canvas Signed below, located and dated lower right 34 x 53 cm wit...
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Mid-19th Century French School Figurative Paintings

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Oil

"Natura Morta con frutta" Olio cm 80 x 70 1974
Located in Torino, IT
Natura morta,Frutta,Colori puri, Limon,i Uva Maya KOPITZEVA (Gagra, Georgia 1924 – San Pietroburgo 2005) Maya Kuzminichna Kopitzeva nasce nel 1924 in Georgia, ma già l’anno success...
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1970s Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings

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Oil

Arturo Orselli, The Flirtatious Huntsman
By Arturo Orselli
Located in Cheltenham, GB
This charming late 19th-century oil painting by Arturo Orselli (fl. 1880-1896) depicts a huntsman wearing riding gear conversing somewhat flirtatiously with two ladies. Attired in o...
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1890s Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Original Late 19th Century Oil Painting of Upstate New York Landscape
Located in Soquel, CA
Late 19th Century Upstate New York Oil Painting Landscape by Frances B. Clark Moody rural Hudson River School style painting of Upstate ...
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1880s Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings

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Linen, Oil, Stretcher Bars

Dutch Winter Landscape at Sunset, 1842
Located in Stockholm, SE
This remarkable painting by Swedish artist Per Wickenberg captures a serene Dutch winter scene at sunset, showcasing his mastery of atmospheric light and dramatic composition. Create...
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1840s Romantic Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

landscape with bell tower oil on cardboard painting spain
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Joan Joseph Garí (1922) - landscape with bell tower - Oil on cardboard Oil measures 33x45 cm. Frame siza 46x59 cm. Painter born in Granollers in 1922. Trained in his hometown and at...
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1970s Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings

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Oil, Cardboard

Portrait of Gentleman with Cigar Large 19th Century British Oil Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Portrait of a Gentleman with a Cigar English artist, mid 19th century oil on canvas, unframed canvas: 30 x 25 inches provenance: private collection, England condition: overall good a...
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Mid-19th Century Victorian Figurative Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

19th Century Dutch Oil Painting of a Musical Scene
Located in London, GB
19th century Dutch oil painting of a musical scene Dutch, Late 19th Century Board: Height 28.5cm, width 24cm Frame: Height 46.5cm, width 42cm, depth 7cm This beautifully composed 19th-century oil painting offers an evocative glimpse into everyday domestic life, centring on a tender moment between a mother and her child. Set at the open window of a period townhouse, the woman gently cradles her toddler, who wears a traditional white cap and a 19th century toddler gown, clutching a small metal rattle. Dressed in refined mid-19th century fashion, the mother wears a vivid orange dress beneath a vibrant pelerine and a pink-ribboned lace cap—indicating her middle-class status and contemporary taste. Adding a charming narrative layer, she reaches down to touch the cap of a young street musician...
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19th Century Figurative Paintings

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Oil, Board

Carriage ride in the countryside on a summer's day c 1880 Impressionist painting
Located in Norwich, GB
A sunny but temperate summer's day in the countryside: it's the perfect time and place to go for a stroll or a ride. This fresh and idyllic composition makes us, the viewers, feel li...
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1880s Impressionist Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

19th century English River landscape with figures, horses, cottage, sheep
By John Frederick Tennant
Located in Woodbury, CT
Well painted and very interesting composition attributed to the English landscape painter john Frederick Tennant. His work is very similar to ...
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1840s Victorian Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

A Day in the Countryside by Henry John Yeend King
Located in Stockholm, SE
This delightful painting by the renowned Victorian genre and landscape artist Henry John Yeend King captures the serene charm of the English countryside. Depicting an idyllic riversi...
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Late 19th Century Romantic Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Portrait of a Lady, Oil on Canvas, 1840's, In Style of Jacob Eichholtz
Located in Doylestown, PA
This interior portrait of a woman dressed in an elegant lace shawl is a 30" x 25" oil on canvas painting in the style of Jacob Eichholtz. The artist is unknown but the painting is believed to have been painted in the 1840's. It is not signed but framed and in good condition. Provenance: Private Collection, Old Queens Gallery...
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Mid-19th Century American Realist Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Cornish Fisherwoman with Net, Victorian Painting by D.W. Haddon
Located in Long Island City, NY
A late Victorian period painting by British artist, David W. Haddon, active (1884-1914). The canvas measures 20 x 14 inches and is signed low...
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Late 19th Century Victorian Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

“Harlequin”
By Bonnie Whittingham
Located in Southampton, NY
Signed lower right Circa 1970 Overall in silver edge floater frame 21 x 31.5 inches
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1970s Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

A huntsman and his hounds
By Samuel John Egbert Jones
Located in Stoke, Hampshire
Circle of Samuel John Egbert Jones A huntsman and his hound Oil on board 
Painting size 10 x 7 in Framed size 14 x 12 This painting captures a classic 19th-century rural hunting sce...
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19th Century Old Masters Figurative Paintings

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Oil

Women portrait
Located in BELEYMAS, FR
Philippe PARROT (Saint Martin d'Excideuil 1831 – Paris 1894) Portrait of Yvonne Mattoy Oil on canvas H. 46 cm; L. 38 cm Signed and dedicated at the top...
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1880s French School Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Huge Victorian English Oil Painting for Restoration Family Playing Games Outside
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
English School 18th/ 19th century signed oil on canvas, framed framed: 35 x 40 inches canvas: 28 x 36 inches provenance: private collection, England condition: the painting requires ...
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19th Century Victorian Figurative Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

Boats on the shore, Naples 1868
Located in Paris, IDF
Alessandro LA VOLPE (Lucera, 1820 – Rome, 1887) Boats on the shore, Naples 1868 Oil on canvas Signed, located and dated lower left 21 x 42 cm without frame 50 x 71 cm with frame 18...
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Late 19th Century Italian School Figurative Paintings

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Oil

The Fair Skipper: boating on a mountain lake ca 1830 the Swiss Alps painting
Located in Norwich, GB
Here is an almost two hundred year old painting which is so irresistibly charming that it's crazy! You may have seen painted landscapes, portraits, genre scenes - but how many pretty...
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1830s Romantic Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Very Fine Victorian Scottish Signed Oil Painting Panoramic Loch Scene Mountains
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist/ School: Charles Leslie (British 19th century), signed and dated 1875 Title: The Panoramic Loch. Beautiful and majestic Scottish Highlands loch scene with figures walking alo...
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19th Century Victorian Figurative Paintings

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Oil

Orientalist. Courtyard of Sultan Bajazid Mosque (1868)
By Alberto Pasini
Located in New York, NY
Never at auction, unknown! "Cortile della Moschea del Sultano Bajazid" Pasini was an Italian painter. He is best known for depicting Orientalist subjects in a late-Romantic style. 3...
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Late 19th Century Romantic Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Portrait of a Woman in Yellow, Surrealist Oil Painting by Juan Garcia Ripolles
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Juan Garcia Ripolles, Spanish (1932 - ) Title: Woman in Yellow Year: 1970 Medium: Oil on Canvas, signed l.l. Size: 15 in. x 21.75 in. (38.1 cm x 55.25 cm) Frame Size: 16 x 23...
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1970s Impressionist Figurative Paintings

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Oil

Portrait of a French Military Officer
Located in Milford, NH
A finely detailed oil painting portrait of a French military officer in dress uniform with sword, unsigned, and housed in a period decorative gilt gessoed frame with a London Freeman...
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Early 19th Century Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Le Cabaret - Montmartre 1897- Impressionist Figurative Oil by Louis Abel Truchet
Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire
Signed and dated oil on canvas figures in interior by French impressionist painter Louis Abel Truchet. The piece depicts revellers at a French cabaret Montmartre. Signature: Signed ...
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1890s Impressionist Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

19th Century Oil - Raucous Clerics
Located in Corsham, GB
This intimate scene depicts two clergymen in an interior, one seated upright while the other reclines, laughing uncontrollably. Unsigned. Presented in a swept gilt frame with pierced...
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19th Century Figurative Paintings

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Oil

Edward Robert Smythe, Figures & Horses On A Beach With Buildings
Located in Cheltenham, GB
This late 19th-century oil painting by English artist Edward Robert Smythe (1810-1899) depicts a picturesque bay with buildings, fishing boats, figures and horses. Smythe was a maste...
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1880s English School Figurative Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

Courtier Presenting Himself to Elegant French Ladies in Rococo Parkland, 1800's
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Courtier Presenting Himself Before Elegant Ladies in Parkland French artist, circa 1800 period oil on canvas, unframed canvas: 26 x 19 inches provenance: private collection, France c...
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Early 19th Century Rococo Figurative Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

Large Victorian British Signed Oil Rural Life House by Stream Many Figures
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Old Victorian House by Vivian Crome (British 1842-1926) signed & dated 1885 oil on canvas, framed Framed: 35.5 x 30.25 inches Canvas: 32 x 26 inches Provenance: private collectio...
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19th Century Victorian Figurative Paintings

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Oil

Still Life of Man Holding Bird, Surreal Cleveland Woman Artist
Located in Beachwood, OH
Mary Spain (American, 1934–1983) Man with Bird Oil on canvas Signed middle right 13.5 x 11.75 inches 17 x 15 inches, framed Set in a realm of fantasy, Mary Spain’s work exhibits odd...
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1970s Surrealist Figurative Paintings

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Oil

French school The River Oil painting Signed
Located in Zofingen, AG
➡️The River from Rousseau⬅️ "Il est tombé par terre, C'est la faute à Voltaire, Le nez dans le ruisseau, C'est la faute à Rousseau" - He fell to the ground, It's Voltaire's fault, H...
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1890s Tonalist Figurative Paintings

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Gesso, Canvas, Oil, Stretcher Bars

Multi-Facet, Large Surrealist Oil Painting by Ramon Santiago
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Ramon Santiago, American (1943 - 2001) Title: Multi-Facet Year: 1974 Medium: Oil on Canvas, signed and dated Size: 40 x 34 inches
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1970s Surrealist Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

"The Battle of Ptolemais, 1191"
By Adam Springfield
Located in Southampton, NY
This large oil on canvas painting by Adam Springfield depicts the Battle of Ptolemais which took place in 1191. It is signed lower left and dated 1877. The verso of the painting contains the title of the painting. It has it's original period gold leaf frame and measures 44 x 63.75 inches. The siege of Ptolemais is unique in the history of the Crusades since the Frankish besiegers were themselves besieged, by Saladin's troops. It was not captured until July 1191 when the forces of the Third Crusade, led by King Richard I of England and King Philip II of France, came to King Guy's aid. Acre then served as the de facto capital of the remnant Kingdom of Jerusalem...
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Late 19th Century Academic Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

19th Century Oil - Evening At The Tavern
Located in Corsham, GB
A charming scene depicting a bustling tavern with men listening to a soldier, a cat and dog in front of the fire and a maid pouring drinks behind the bar. Unsigned. Presented in a g...
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19th Century Figurative Paintings

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Oil

Oriental Slave Traders - Oil Painting on Canvas - 19th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Oriental slave traders is a modern artwork realized in the 19th century. Colored oil painting on canvas realized with superb and refined technique following all main philhellenic st...
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19th Century Modern Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

The gift of flowers / - The depth of allegory -
Located in Berlin, DE
Conrad Kiesel (1846-1921), The gift of flowers. Oil on wood, 43 x 35 cm, 69 x 61 cm (frame), signed at lower left "Conrad Kiesel pxt [pinxit]", about 1900. In a magnificent gilt stuc...
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1890s Academic Figurative Paintings

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Oil

French School 19th Century, Portrait of a young man, 1891, signed and dated
Located in Paris, FR
French School of the 19th century Portrait of a young man, 1891 Signed (illegible) and dated 91 on the lower right Oil on canvas 46 x 38 cm Framed 52 x 44 In good condition, recently...
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1890s Impressionist Figurative Paintings

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Oil

Signed French Impressionist Antique Oil Portrait of Man with Beard Paris Stamped
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist/ School: signed French School, Bouchet (19th-20th Century) Title: Portrait of a bearded man Medium: oil on board Size: 11 x 8.5 inches Provenance: private collection, Fran...
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1890s Impressionist Figurative Paintings

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Oil

Figurative Paintings for Sale

Figurative art, as opposed to abstract art, retains features from the observable world in its representational depictions of subject matter. Most commonly, figurative paintings reference and explore the human body, but they can also include landscapes, architecture, plants and animals — all portrayed with realism.

While the oldest figurative art dates back tens of thousands of years to cave wall paintings, figurative works made from observation became especially prominent in the early Renaissance. Artists like Michelangelo, Leonardo da Vinci and other Renaissance masters created naturalistic representations of their subjects.

Pablo Picasso is lauded for laying the foundation for modern figurative art in the 1920s. Although abstracted, this work held a strong connection to representing people and other subjects. Other famous figurative artists include Francis Bacon and Lucian Freud. Figurative art in the 20th century would span such diverse genres as Expressionism, Pop art and Surrealism.

Today, a number of figural artists — such as Sedrick Huckaby, Daisy Patton and Eileen Cooper — are making art that uses the human body as its subject.

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