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Figurative Paintings For Sale
Period: 1990s
Period: 1920s
"Château under the Moon" 1929, 20th Century Oil on Canvas by Joaquín Peinado
Located in Madrid, ES
JOAQUÍN PEINADO Spanish, 1898 - 1975 CHÂTEAU UNDER THE MOON signed "Peinado ´29" (lower right) oil on canvas 13 x 16-1/4 inches (33 x 41 cm.) framed: 2...
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1920s Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

"Word Portrait: In Carl's Words" Painting, Pastels on Cutout Canvas, Figurative
Located in New York, NY
Grace Graupe-Pillard has concentrated on portraiture since her early charcoal drawings which she exhibited at The Drawing Center, NYC in 1981. Her work, which has been exhibited at notable institutions such as MOMA PS1 and galleries including Cheim & Read Gallery (NY) and Carl Hammer Gallery (Chicago), has evolved from over the years from pastels to large-scale oil paintings and installations of people who she describes as “having not been integrated into mainstream society.” Her more recent paintings, inspired by selfies and iPhone photographs, attempt to convey the vitality and diversity of 21st century contemporary culture while capturing the ineffable moments in our lives. “The sensuality and radiant beauty of youth and ethnic diversity are depicted in my choice of subjects, as well as the ravages of time which are imprinted on our being. All stages of life are filled with humanity that both elevates and dissipates the spirit.” Her work has been written about in The NY Times, Art News, The Village Voice...
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1990s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Paint, Pastel

“Golden to the Winds” by Achmed Abdullah, Good Housekeeping
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Oil on Canvas Signature: Signed Upper Left "Dan Content 29" Story Illustration, Good Housekeeping Magazine, September 1929, pg 32-33 Biography: Daniel Content was born of Dutch parents and grew up in New York City. He attended New Eutriek High School in Brooklyn, NY. He studied under Dean Cornwell at the Pratt Institute as well as attending the Art Students League. Mr. Content worked as a freelance artist for about thirty years. He illustrated for such magazines as Colliers, Cosmopolitan, Readers Digest, and McCall's. In 1928 he illustrated the Windermere Series printing of Robin Hood. During World War II he traveled with the USO to Burma and India entertaining the service men with personal sketches. In the late 1950s he was an Art Director for Benton & Bowles in NYC. He also taught at the workshop School of Advertising Art. Mr. Content continued his sculpting and painting long after retirement. Some of his work can be found at Society of Illustrators in their permanent Museum. Exhibited: Masters of the Golden Age: Harvey Dunn and His Students South Dakota Art...
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1920s Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Four Men Conversing, Liberty Magazine Cover
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Date: 1927 Medium: Oil on Canvas Signature: Signed Lower Right Liberty Magazine Cover, September 24, 1927
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1920s Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

'East, West, Hame's Best' Liberty Cover
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Date: 1929 Medium: Oil on Canvas Dimensions: 20.00" x 16.00" Signature: Signed Lower Left Liberty Magazine Cover, March 16, 1929
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1920s Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Boy Reading
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Oil on Canvas Signature: Unsigned
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1920s Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Figures in Rowboat Alongside of Barg
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Signed & Dated Lower Right
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1920s Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

(Untitled)
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Date: 1921 Medium: Oil on Canvas Signature: Signed and Dated Lower Right Dimensions: 26.00" x 40.00" Illustration for American magazine.
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1920s Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Boy in Striped Sweater Sits on a Tree Branch, Advertisement, Cream of Wheat, 1929
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Oil on Canvas Signature: Unsigned Advertisement, Cream of Wheat, 1929.
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1920s Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

The Subdivision, Liberty Magazine Cover, June 18, 1927
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Oil on Canvas Laid on Board Signature: Signed Lower Right Sight Size 14.50" x 13.00;" Framed 23.75" x 21.75" The Subdivision, Liberty Magazine Cover, June 18...
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1920s Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil, Board

Film Noir Curse of the Golden Cross Magazine - Golden Age of Illustration
Located in Miami, FL
Herbert Morton Stoops American (1888 - 1948) Curse of the Golden Cross Magazine illustration, 1925 Oil on canvas 40 x 30 in. Not signed Work is framed
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1920s Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings

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Oil

Study for Irish Liberty
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Oil on Canvas Signature: Unsigned The present work is a study for the cover of the March 18, 1922 cover of The Saturday Evening Post.
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1920s Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

"The Cave Man, " Liberty Magazine Cover, 1927
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Date: 1927 Medium: Oil on Canvas Dimensions: 20.00" x 16.00" Signature: Signed Lower Right Liberty Magazine Cover, November 12, 1927 "The Cave Man or the Cave Max?"
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1920s Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Lovers
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Oil on Canvas Signature: Signed on the Back
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1920s Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

(Untitled)
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Date: 1928 Medium: Oil on Canvas Dimensions: 16.00" x 22.00" Signature: Signed Lower Right Interior setting with people standing around.
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1920s Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

'None but the Brave, ' Liberty Magazine Cover, 1928
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Date: 1928 Medium: Oil on Canvas Dimensions: 20.00" x 16.00" Signature: Signed Lower Left Liberty Magazine Cover 3/31/28
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1920s Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Girl with Bloomers, Good Housekeeping Cover
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Oil and Gold Paint on Board Signature: Signed Lower Right Sight Size 19.00" x 16.00" Oval, Framed 24.00" x 21.00" April. 1920 Good Houseke...
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1920s Figurative Paintings

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Board, Oil, Paint

Fare Thee Well! Liberty Magazine Cover
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Date: 1928 Medium: Oil on Canvas Dimensions: 20.00" x 16.00" Signature: Signed Lower Right Liberty Magazine Cover, August 4, 1928
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1920s Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Child in Prayer Cover of Good Housekeeping Magazine
Located in Miami, FL
Famed female illustrator Jessie Willcox Smith paints the " Ideal Child" in a spiritual moment for the Christmas cover of Good Housekeeping. The accompl...
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1920s Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings

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Gouache, Mixed Media

Spring Carrying Out Winter, Collier's Magazine Cover, March 24, 1923
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Oil on Canvas Signature: Signed Lower Right Collier's Magazine Cover, March 24, 1923
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1920s Figurative Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

Museum Quality, Nude with Pink Towel
Located in Miami, FL
Walkowitz creates a powerful composition with the tightly cropped nude figure pushed up-close to the viewer and occupying half of the picture plane. Smaller figures lead the eye back...
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1920s Modern Figurative Paintings

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Oil

Hearth And Home Magazine Cover
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Oil on Canvas Signature: Signed Lower Right
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1920s Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Murder Scene
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Oil on Canvas
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1920s Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

"Story of a Bad Boy" Book Illustration
By Edward John Prittie
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Date: 1927 Medium: Oil on Canvas Dimensions: 27.00" x 18.00" Signature: Signed Lower Right "We Amused Ourselves for an Hour or More, Darting in and out Among the Crowd and Setting off our Crackers", The Story of a Bad Boy...
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1920s Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Au bord de la riviere - Pointillist Figure in Landscape Oil by Joseph Lepine
Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire
Signed divisionist oil on artist's panel landscape by French painter Joseph Louis Francois Lepine. The painting depicts a view of the River Seine on a bright summer's day. A boat sai...
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1920s Pointillist Figurative Paintings

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Oil, Panel

Impressionist Tuscan Cottage Landscape Painting with Flowers & Trees in Italy
Located in Preston, GB
Impressionist Tuscan Cottage Landscape Painting with Flowers & Trees in Italy, entitled “la Maison Rose”. A unique original painting by British Artist John Donaldson. Art measures ...
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1990s Land Figurative Paintings

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Gesso, Canvas, Paint, Cotton Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil

Antique American Impressionist Framed Beach Scene Signed Elegant Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Impressive American impressionist beach scene painting. Oil on board. Framed. Signed.
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1920s Impressionist Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

The Flower Shop
Located in Cambridge, GB
The Flower Shop Girl by JEAN ROSE B. 1933 Oil on board, signed, 24 x 27 cm Jean Rose was one of the first women students at Corsham, Bath and worked under some of the postwa...
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1990s Post-Modern Figurative Paintings

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Oil

Portrait of Franklin Atwood Park, VP of Singer Mfg. Co.
Located in Soquel, CA
Portrait of Franklin Atwood Park, VP of Singer Mfg. Co. Stately portrait of Franklin Atwood Park by Arthur Trevethin Nowell (British, 1862-1940). Park is sitting for a classical por...
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1920s Impressionist Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil, Stretcher Bars

Latin American Cuban Painting by Julio Antonio Devoroción (Devotion), 1992
Located in Washington, DC
Major painting by Cuban/American artist Julio Antonio (b. 1950). Painting is acrylic on canvas and titled "Devoroción". Painting is signed and dated 1992. Measures: 70" W x 78" H. ...
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1990s Abstract Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

Two Brothers by Valérie de Sarrieu - Oil on canvas painting, landscape, pastel
Located in Paris, FR
Two Brothers is a unique oil on canvas painting by contemporary artist Valérie de Sarrieu, dimensions are 83 cm × 116 cm (32.7 × 45.7 in). The artwork is signed, sold unframed and c...
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1990s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

"Lilacs on the table in the garden" Oil cm. 140 x 125
Located in Torino, IT
Lilac, garden, flowers, violet,Ukraine Very important work Georgij MOROZ (Dneprodzerzinsk, Ucraina, 1937 - St. Petersburg, 2015) 1937: he was born in Dneprodzerzinsk, Ucraina. 1949-56: he began artistic studies in Dneprodzerzinsk and later he attended the School of Fine Arts in Kiev. 1956-62: he attended the Academy of Fine Art of Saint Petersburg. 1960: he began his activity taking part in many exhibitions in Russia and abroad. 1973: member of the Union of the Artists. 1980: exhibitions in Austria, Hungary, Japan...
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1990s Impressionist Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

" lilac" Spring, Flowers, Violet, Pink , Impressionistcm. 70 x 64
Located in Torino, IT
Lilac,Spring,Flowers,Violet,Pink,Russia,impressionist Published in a monographic catalogue Georgij MOROZ (Dneprodzerzinsk, Ucraina, 1937 - St. Petersburg, 2015) 1937: he was born ...
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1990s Impressionist Figurative Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

English River landscape, with Swans on the Thames at Temple Lock near London UK
Located in Woodbury, CT
English River landscape, with Church and River at Sunset, Abingdon on the Thames. England Wonderful scene of Abingdon on the Thames by one of Englands best known landscape painters....
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1920s Impressionist Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

France beach acrylic painting seascape
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Acrylic on paper laid board. Frameless.
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1990s Fauvist Figurative Paintings

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Laid Paper, Board, Acrylic

Reclining Nude Figure
Located in Soquel, CA
This original painting is a beautifully depicted nude figure study in a cozy interior space with southwest elements by San Jose, California artist David D....
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1990s American Impressionist Figurative Paintings

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Oil, Linen

River Seine Banks by René THOMSEN
Located in Pasadena, CA
THOMSEN René Born in Paris in 1897 and died in 1976 in Paris. 20th century. French. Painter of figures, nudes, portraits, landscape, still life, flowers. Pupil of Louis ...
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1920s Impressionist Figurative Paintings

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Oil

Landscape oil on cardboard painting impressionism spanish
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Joaquin Terruella Matilla (1891-1957) - Landscape - Oil cardboard Oil measures 33x41 cm. Frame measures 47x55 cm. Joaquim Terruella Matilla (1891 - 1957) Joaquim Terruella Matilla,...
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1920s Impressionist Figurative Paintings

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Oil, Cardboard

French school Provence Village - Rare Oil painting Signed
Located in Sempach, LU
Landscape "Provencal Village" Provencal landscape from Henri Farré. According to Wikipedia, Henri Farré was a painter and aviator during WWI. Born in the South of France (Foix), ...
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1920s Impressionist Figurative Paintings

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Oil

Red Grooms Canal St Chinatown Manhattan New York City Lithograph Cartoon Pop Art
Located in Surfside, FL
Red Grooms (American, b. 1937). Lithograph in colors on wove paper, 1993 "East of Canal Street, Corner of Canal." Published by the Brooklyn Museum (Reference: Red Grooms: The Grap...
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1990s Pop Art Figurative Paintings

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Lithograph

The Dacha. Contemporary Painting
Located in Brecon, Powys
Early work was impressionistic and hard abstract. Carola later developed a more mature way of working in a colourful exploration of the subject. Colour was her main interest and she...
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1990s Modern Figurative Paintings

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Oil, Gouache

Jacques Martin Ferrieres Le Marche D'Assise, 1927
Located in Dallas, TX
Jacques Martin-Ferrières (French, 1893-1972) Le marché d'Assise, 1927 A warm gathering at the beginning of the last century at a mountain top courtyard in Assisi Italy built just af...
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1920s Figurative Paintings

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Paint

Coll Bardolet 24 Bolero Mallorquin original expressionist watercolor painting
Located in CORAL GABLES - MIAMI, FL
Bolero Mallorquin original expressionist watercolor painting. virtual frame Spanish painter maximum representative of the art of Mallorca at the end of the 20th century. Costumbrista...
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1990s Expressionist Figurative Paintings

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Watercolor

Andre Derain 94 Sketch of Faces. original pencil drawing painting
Located in CORAL GABLES - MIAMI, FL
profile face. original pencil drawing painting André Derain (Chatou, June 10, 1880-Garches, September 8, 1954) was a French painter, illustrator and set designer, representative of ...
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1920s Fauvist Figurative Paintings

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Pencil

Untitled, Acrylic on Paper, Blue, Black by Modern Artist "In Stock"
Located in Kolkata, West Bengal
Prokash Karmakar Untitled Acrylic on Paper 28 x 20 inches 71.1 x 50.8 cm 1990 ( Framed & Delivered ) Karmakar is best known for his landscapes and nudes, which are generally pain...
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1990s Modern Figurative Paintings

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Paper, Acrylic

Untitled ( Mother & Child ), Acrylic on Paper by Modern Artist "In Stock"
Located in Kolkata, West Bengal
Prokash Karmakar Untitled ( Mother & Child ) Acrylic on Paper 28 x 20 inches 71.1 x 50.8 cm 1990 ( Framed & Delivered ) Karmakar is best known for his landscapes and nudes, which...
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1990s Modern Figurative Paintings

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Paper, Acrylic

1990's Graffiti Artist. Mixed Media Painting Bold Colorful New Wave NYC Panama
Located in Surfside, FL
Blind Heads, mixed media painting Tabo Toral, Panamanian (1950 - ) Born Boquete, Chiriquí. Panamanian painter. Studied plastic arts in the United States between 1969-1970 at The Ma...
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1990s Street Art Figurative Paintings

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Mixed Media, Acrylic

Jens Sørensen, Bakken, Oil Painting
Located in Cheltenham, GB
This early 20th-century oil painting by Danish artist Jens Sørensen (1887-1953) depicts a lively scene at Bakken, the world’s oldest amusement park. Jens Sørensen was predominantly ...
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1920s Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

Untitled, Mixed Media on Paper by Modern Artist F. N Souza "In Stock"
Located in Kolkata, West Bengal
F.N. Souza Untitled Mixed Media on Paper 10.2 x 7.5 inches 25.9 x 19 cm 1991 (Unframed Delivered) Francis Newton Souza was born in 1924 in Saligao, Goa. After losing his father ...
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1990s Modern Figurative Paintings

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Paper, Mixed Media

Surrealist scene oil on canvas painting surrealism
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Oil on canvas. Signed Aress. Oil mesures 33x24 cm. Frame mesures 48x39 cm.
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1990s Surrealist Figurative Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

"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

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

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

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

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

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

Unframed Hand Painted Wheel of Life Thangka on Canvas 24K Gold
Located in TRUMBULL, CT
This professionally framed "Wheel of Life" thangka is hand painted on canvas with 24K real gold. Combination of vibrant colors with gold strokes and intricate work makes it a stunni...
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1990s Other Art Style Figurative Paintings

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Mixed Media

The Musician. Contemporary Figurative Oil Painting
Located in Brecon, Powys
Detailed in this painting are themes dear to Sax Berlin’s heart; music, poetry, and culture, both ancient and modern. There’s a subtle aura of myth and mysticism surrounding this pie...
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1990s Contemporary 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.

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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