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Figurative Paintings For Sale
Style: Art Deco
Style: Victorian
Fine Large 19th Century Rural Traditional Landscape Signed Oil Painting Figures
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Country lane
by Frans Hopfner (1840-1893) German
signed oil on canvas, framed
framed: 23.5 x 41.5 inches
canvas: 18 x 36 inches
provenance: private collection, UK
condition: very...
Category
19th Century Victorian Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Marinas II
Located in Miami, FL
“Marinas III”
2021
Enamel Paint on Wallpaper
51 1/2 x 38 3/4 inches
$3000 USD
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Laura Gonballes is an artist who lives and works in Barcelona, Spain with visual language in...
Category
2010s Art Deco Figurative Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Bamboo Paper
The Thames nr Runnymeade - 19th Century Exhibition Oil Painting River Landscape
By Henry Dawson
Located in Gerrards Cross, GB
‘The Thames near Runnymede’ by Henry Dawson R.B.A. (1811-1878).
The painting – which depicts an angler fishing on the riverbank under a spectacular evening sunset – is signed by th...
Category
1860s Victorian Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Robert Walker Macbeth RA ROI RWS, Far From The Madding Crowd
Located in Cheltenham, GB
This spellbinding late 19th-century oil painting by Scottish artist Robert Walker Macbeth RA ROI RWS (1848-1910) depicts a young woman wearing...
Category
1880s Victorian Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Guirand de Scevola (1871-1950) A Bouquet of anemones, signed pastel
Located in Paris, FR
Lucien-Victor Guirand de Scevola (1871-1950)
A Bouquet of anemones
Pastel on paper
Signed upper left
44.5 x 36.5 cm
Framed : 53.5 x 45.5 cm
Lucien Victor Guirand de Scévola was ...
Category
1930s Art Deco Figurative Paintings
Materials
Pastel
19th century English landscape with Oak trees, a stream and sheep on a pathway
Located in Woodbury, CT
19th century English landscape with Oak trees, a stream and sheep on a pathway.
A wonderful classic English landscape dating from the middle of the 19th century. This style of paint...
Category
1860s Victorian Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
19th century English landscape with trees, a Harvest Field during Summertime
Located in Woodbury, CT
19th century English landscape with trees, a Harvest Field during Summertime.
A wonderful classic English landscape dating from the middle of the 19th century. This style of paintin...
Category
1860s Victorian Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
Intermission (Ballerina) /// Impressionism Degas French Ballet Renoir Figurative
By Pal Fried
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: Pál Fried (Hungarian, 1893-1976)
Title: "Intermission (Ballerina)"
*Signed by Fried lower left
Circa: 1940
Medium: Original Oil Painting on Canvas
Framing: Recently framed in a gold Louis XV style frame
Framed size: 39" x 33"
Canvas size: 30" x 24"
Condition: In excellent condition
Notes:
Provenance: private collection - Port Orange, FL; acquired from Herbert Arnot Gallery, New York, NY in the early 1970's. Titled by Fried on verso. The artist's copyright stamp and various reference number on verso.
Biography:
Pál Fried was born in Budapest in 1893. He received his art education at the Académie hongroise des arts (Hungarian Academy of Arts) where he was a pupil of Hugo Pohl who became one of his major influences. While under Pohl's direction, he executed many portraits of female nudes and Orientalist works. Later he studied in Paris at the Académie Julian, where he was the pupil of Claude Monet and Lucien Simone. In Paris, he was greatly influenced by the French Impressionists, especially Pierre-Auguste Renoir and Edgar Degas. This inspired him to prepare many paintings of ballerinas...
Category
1940s Art Deco Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Paint, Oil
Very Large 1820's English Portrait Dapper Young Gentleman Period Drama Oil
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Dapper Young Gentleman
English School, circa 1820's period
oil on canvas, framed
framed: 40 x 34 inches
canvas: 32 x 27 inches
provenance: private collection, England
condition: ...
Category
1820s Victorian Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Antique 19th century English fishing vessels In the English Channel
Located in Woodbury, CT
Antique 19th century English fishing vessels In the English Channel
William Henry Williamson was a gifted, London painter of coastal scenes, ...
Category
1880s Victorian Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
19th century Dutch / European school, man out in a landscape with his dog
Located in Woodbury, CT
19th century Dutch / European oil on mahogany panel, landscape with a man out walking his dog.
Wonderful painting, circa 1870, painted on one sheet...
Category
1870s Victorian Figurative Paintings
Materials
Wood Panel, Oil
19th century English landscape with Oak and Yew trees on a pathway
Located in Woodbury, CT
Ada Stone, English Victorian landscape with Oak and Yes trees on a pathway.
Ada Stone had a London address but was an East Midlands painter focusing her works on tranquil English riv...
Category
1890s Victorian Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
19th century English marine, The Thames at the Pool of London, original frame
By Bernard Benedict Hemy
Located in Woodbury, CT
Bernard Hemy - Bernard Benedict Hemy (1844 - 1910). Marine and Coastal painter in oil and watercolor. Born in Newcastle to Henry F. Hemy, brother...
Category
1890s Victorian Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Art Deco Style Portrait of Lady Bobbed Hair Red Jacket Signed Oil Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Lady in Red
British School, 20th century
signed oil on board, framed in heavy thick wooden frame
framed: 30 x 23 inches
board: 23 x 16 inches
provenance: private collection, UK
c...
Category
20th Century Art Deco Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Mid 19th Century English Oil Painting Portrait of Country Lady in Headscarf
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Portrait of a Country Lady
English School, mid 19th century
oil on canvas, unframed
canvas : 21.5 x 25.5 inches
provenance: private collection
condition: basic good condition but ver...
Category
Mid-19th Century Victorian Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
19th Century genre oil painting of a woman carrying flowers
By Laslett John Pott
Located in Moreton-In-Marsh, Gloucestershire
Laslett John Pott RSA
British, (1837-1898)
Flowers from the Walled Garden
Oil on canvas, signed vertically lower left
Image size: 15.5 inches x 11.5 inches
Size including frame: 24.5 inches x 20.5 inches
A pleasing genre painting of a woman carrying a trug of flowers by Laslett John Pott. The woman, who is shown standing by a tree in a walled garden, is dressed in a period white cambric morning dress...
Category
19th Century Victorian Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
William Arthur Breakspeare RBA RBSA ROI, The Captain Of The Guard
Located in Cheltenham, GB
This early 20th-century oil painting by British artist William Arthur Breakspeare RBA RBSA ROI (1855-1914) depicts an upstanding self-assured cavalier with his arms folded.
Breakspe...
Category
Early 1900s Victorian Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Robert von Steiger (1856-1941) Portrait Dutch Officer A. v. Steiger 1884 Holland
Located in Meinisberg, CH
Johann Ludwig Robert von Steiger
(Swiss, * 8th of January, 1856, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; † 1st of June, 1941, Buenos Aires, Argentina)
Portrait of Karl Alfred Arthur von Steiger
Lie...
Category
1880s Victorian Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
Jozef Popczyk Cubist Art Deco Painting Female Forms of Geometric Shapes
Located in Oakland, CA
Jozef Popczyk, Cubist Art Deco Painting Female Forms of Geometric Shapes. Joseph Popczyk is a Polish artist known for his vivid palette and love of Cubism. In this case, the chevrons...
Category
1930s Art Deco Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Paint
Very Large Full length portrait of a young lady with a posy of flowers
Located in Harkstead, GB
A very engaging portrait of a pretty young girl holding a posy of flowers. On a large scale, this impressive piece would add grandeur to a hall or drawing room.
William Edwards Mill...
Category
Late 19th Century Victorian Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
19th century English landscape with a cottage, pond, trees at sunrise or sunset
Located in Woodbury, CT
Wonderful early to mid 19th century English Cottage landscape.
Oils on an oak wooden panel, this piece has a great feel and quality.
Framed in its original frame this piece is an e...
Category
1830s Victorian Figurative Paintings
Materials
Wood Panel, Oil
MEDIEVAL NIGHT DREAMS Funny Creatures Original Purple Painting by Stasy Vo
Located in Sempach, LU
Abstract Middle Ages images are scattered across the canvas in the clouds of dreams.
By the word Middle Ages, we mean such different images. On the one hand, knights, castles, and ...
Category
2010s Art Deco Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Very Large British Victorian Oil Painting Portrait of Young Artist Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Young Artist
by Thomas Kent Pelham (act.1860-1891, British)
signed oil on canvas, framed in a beautifully ornate gilt swept frame
framed: 34 x 42 inches
painting: 28 x 36 inches
...
Category
Mid-19th Century Victorian Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Historical genre oil painting of three gentlemen at a table
Located in Moreton-In-Marsh, Gloucestershire
Frank Moss Bennett
British, (1874-1952)
Papers to Discuss
Oil on canvas, signed & dated 1922
Image size: 13.5 inches x 19.5 inches
Size including frame: 20.25 inches x 26.25 inches
A finely painted scene by Frank Moss Bennett depicting three gentlemen in 18th century costume conversing at a table. One of the men, dressed as a lawyer, looks over a document whilst the others smoke from clay tobacco pipes.
Frank Moss Bennett was a portrait and genre painter who was born in Liverpool on November 15, 1874. He was the son of the Iron Founder Henry Mellor Bennett who was also became mayor of Liverpool. His family’s wealth enabled him to receive a good education, initially with a governess and then at Clifton College in Bristol. His talent for art emerged at a young age, however it was not until he left Bristol that he decided to follow a career in painting.
He moved to London in 1892, most likely with his family who went to live in Croydon after his father’s retirement. There he studied at the Slade School of Art where he was taught by Henry Tonks and John Singer Sargent. He also met fellow artist Eddie Wells who became his friend, travel partner and brother-in-law. He later attended the St John’s School of Art and in 1896 entered the Royal Academy school, winning a gold medal and a scholarship to travel. He began exhibiting at the Royal Academy from 1898 with a work entitled ‘A Book Plate’, continuing to exhibit there until 1929. He also exhibited at the Paris Salon, the Royal Institute of Oil Painters and the Royal Institute of Painters in Watercolour.
In 1900, Bennett used his scholarship money to go on a painting expedition to Italy with his friend Wells. On his return he lived with his family at 18 Warrington Road, Croydon and took a studio nearby at Alipore, Duppas Hill, where he began specialising in historical genre and portraits. His work portrayed life in seventeenth and eighteenth century England, depicting figures in tavern interiors, gentlemen discussing affairs of State or at leisure in their homes. He wanted his works to be historically accurate and used authentic props and antiques. He also accrued a large collection of costumes, some of which were later given to the Platt Hall Museum, Manchester and the Museum of London. He also developed an interest in historical architecture, particularly Tudor and made many sketches of buildings...
Category
Early 20th Century Victorian Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Antique English Oil Painting Gentleman Squire with Horse outside Village Tavern
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Village Tavern
Attributed to Dean Wolstenholme Snr (1757-1837)
oil on canvas, framed
framed: 18 x 22 inches
canvas: 14 x 18 inches
provenance: private collection, UK
condition: a...
Category
Early 19th Century Victorian Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
19th century English Fishing boat at sea with Sun rise or Sunset
Located in Woodbury, CT
Adolphus Knell
19th century English fishing boast at Sea.
Investing in a 19th-century English fishing boat captured at sea circa 1880 by Adolphus Knell, with the sun rising or sett...
Category
1880s Victorian Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
Sarah Burkhard
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Framed size 38 x 52 x 3 inches.
Philippe Henri Noyer
1917-1985
Philippe Henri Noyer was born on June 28, 1917 in Lyons, France. After a traditional education at the elite Ecole ...
Category
1980s Art Deco Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Large Victorian English Oil Painting Cottage Interior with Many Children
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Cottage Interior
English artist, 19th century
oil on canvas, unframed
canvas: 24 x 36 inches
provenance: private collection, UK
condition: a few small scuffs to the surface and m...
Category
19th Century Victorian Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
19th Century English Coaching Scene Oil Painting Horse Carriages outside Tavern
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Half Way Hotel
English artist, late 19th century
(double sided painting with a hunting scene to the reverse).
oil painting on board, unframed
board: 13 x 10.75 inches
provenance...
Category
Mid-19th Century Victorian Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Signed Victorian British Oil Painting Man Fishing Autumnal River Landscape
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
T. Lawley (British late 19th century)
signed oil on canvas, framed
framed: 15 x 23.5 inches
canvas: 12 x 20 inches
provenance: private collection, England
condition: very good and s...
Category
Late 19th Century Victorian Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
19th Century English Coaching Scene Oil Painting Horse Carriages outside Tavern
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Black Lion Hotel
English artist, late 19th century
(double sided painting with a hunting scene to the reverse).
oil painting on board,
unframed board: 13 x 10.75 inches
prov...
Category
19th Century Victorian Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Early 19th Century British Oil Painting Country Gentleman Shooting in Landscape
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Sporting Gentlemen
Attributed to Dean Wolstenholme Snr (1757-1837)
oil on canvas, framed
framed: 18.5 x 22 inches
canvas: 14 x 18 inches
provenance: from a collection in the UK
c...
Category
Early 19th Century Victorian Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
English landscape 19th century Mother and child by a cottage, looking at Ducks
Located in Woodbury, CT
This is a wonderful outstanding quality scene of an English cottage garden scene with a mother and Child looking at the Ducks swimming before them.
The piece's quality is amazing wi...
Category
1860s Victorian Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
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...
Category
1920s Art Deco Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Robert Thorburn Ross RSA, Carding, Oil Painting
Located in Cheltenham, GB
This mid-19th-century oil painting by Scottish artist Robert Thorburn Ross RSA (1816-1876) depicts a seated woman carding wool within a rustic interior.
Robert Thorburn Ross RSA was...
Category
1850s Victorian Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Very Large Early 19th Century Landscape Oil Painting Figures Far Reaching Views
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Figures before Far Reaching View
attributed to William Alfred Delamotte (English, 1775-1863)
oil on canvas, unframed
canvas : 24 x 36 inches
provenance: private collection, England
c...
Category
Early 19th Century Victorian Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
19th Century China Trade Tea Clipper in full sail at Sea, sailing
Located in Woodbury, CT
19th century China Trade Tea Clipper at Sea in Full Sail.
Owning in a 19th-century China Trade portrait of a tea clipper at full mast at sea offers a captivating glimpse into a pivo...
Category
1880s Victorian Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
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...
Category
Early 20th Century Art Deco Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Arrest of Louis XVI & Marie Antoinette at Varennes - 19th Century Oil Painting
Located in Gerrards Cross, GB
‘The Arrest of Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette at Varennes’ by Robert Alexander Hillingford (1828-1904).
The painting – which depicts the King and Queen of France’s failed attempt to...
Category
Late 19th Century Victorian Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
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 ...
Category
1930s Art Deco Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Paint, Canvas
French Art Deco Cubist Monkey by Gabriel Beauvais 1930s Ceramic
Located in Oakland, CA
French modernist glazed ceramic monkey sculpture by Gabriel Beauvais,1930. This sculpture was made in a turquoise blue glaze ceramic, a stunning color most likely by Kaza Edition in ...
Category
1930s Art Deco Figurative Paintings
Materials
Ceramic
Art Deco Spanish Woman Fashion Illustration
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Elegant and glamorous fashion illustration from the 1920's,
Original signed gouache painting on paper.
Monogrammed V.S. lower right.
Site: 10"x 7.75" Frame: 19.25"x 17"
Category
1920s Art Deco Figurative Paintings
Materials
Paper, Gouache
Dance, Large Art Deco Painting by Giancarlo Impiglia
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Giancarlo Impiglia, Italian/American (1940-)
Title: Dance
Year: 1987
Medium: Oil on Canvas, signed and dated
Size: 84 in. x 84 in. (213.36 cm x 213.36 cm)
Category
1980s Art Deco Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Before Glyder Fawr - Large 19th Century Welsh Mountain Landscape Oil Painting
By John Syer
Located in Gerrards Cross, GB
‘Before Glyder Fawr’ by John Syer RBA RI (1815-1885).
The painting – which depicts the famous Welsh mountain in Snowdonia – is signed by the artist and dated 1876.
Academy Fine P...
Category
1870s Victorian Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
News from the Front - 19th Century Royal Acade Oil Painting Victorian London War
Located in Gerrards Cross, GB
‘News from the Front’ by Frederick Goodall R.A. H.R.I. (1822-1904).
The painting – which depicts a diverse cross-section of Victorian figures gathered outside a post office as they...
Category
Mid-19th Century Victorian Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Carnevale di Venezia - Large 19th Century Oil Painting of Venice Carnival Italy
Located in Gerrards Cross, GB
‘Carnevale di Venezia’ by James Holland RWS (1799-1870).
The painting – which depicts an extensive view of the Grand Canal with hundreds of masked revellers before the Ducal Palace ...
Category
Mid-19th Century Victorian Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
19th Century British Oil Painting Fisherfolk on Shore with Boats Signed original
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Fisherfolk on the Shore
British School, late 19th century
indistinctly signed and inscribed
oil on board, framed
framed: 15.5 x 17 inches
board: 12 x 13.5 inches
provenance: private ...
Category
19th Century Victorian Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
English Caricature Watercolour Painting, Victorian, 1902
Located in Hoddesdon, GB
An English Caricature Watercolour painting signed with the artists monogram & dated 1902 .
A beautiful painting of a tamp playing a trumpet on a winters day , outside a house that i...
Category
Early 1900s Victorian Figurative Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Huge Victorian Original Oil Painting Portrait of Little Red Riding Hood
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Little Red Riding Hood
by John Talbot Adams (1827-1909)
oil on canvas, unframed
canvas: 50 x 40 inches
provenance: private collection, UK
condition: very good and sound condition hav...
Category
Late 19th Century Victorian Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Fine 19th Century Country Cottage Interior Young Family Enjoying Meal Together
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Family Meal
German School, mid 19th century
oil on canvas, unframed
canvas : 10.75 x 11.75 inches
provenance: private collection
condition: very good and sound condition
Category
Mid-19th Century Victorian Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
A Day in the County - Large 19th Century Royal Academy Landscape Oil Painting
Located in Gerrards Cross, GB
‘A Day in the Country’ by William Frederick Witherington R.A. (1785-1865).
The painting – which depicts a group of Victorian figures on a summer’s day before an extensive landscape ...
Category
1850s Victorian Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Hortense (Ballerina) /// Impressionism Degas French Ballet Renoir Figurative Art
By Pal Fried
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: Pál Fried (Hungarian, 1893-1976)
Title: "Hortense (Ballerina)"
*Signed by Fried lower left
Circa: 1940
Medium: Original Oil Painting on Canvas
Framing: Framed in a light gold...
Category
1940s Art Deco Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Paint, Oil
The Grand Tour Venice - 19th Century Venetian Oil Painting St Mark's Sq & Canal
Located in Gerrards Cross, GB
‘The Grand Tour, Venice’ by Josef Carl Püttner (1821-1881).
The painting – which depicts a group of 19th century Grand Tourists on the Riva degli ...
Category
1870s Victorian Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Cute Children's Book Illustration British Female Illustrator - Teddy Bears
Located in Miami, FL
A British Female Illustrator paints a warm and fuzzy scene from a child's imagination, with ducks and teddy bears gazing at a "Mr Willoughby's eyeglass" standing on it's edge as it l...
Category
1920s Victorian Figurative Paintings
Materials
Watercolor, Gouache
Portrait of a Woman in Purple - Parisian Art Deco Female Figurative
By Dominique Amendola
Located in Soquel, CA
Portrait of a Woman in Purple - Parisian Art Deco Female Figurative
Colorful and quirky art deco style figure painting of a seated Parisian woman dressed in light purple with decora...
Category
1990s Art Deco Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Stretcher Bars
Oval Antique British Oil Painting Village Lane Cottage with Figure Gilt Frame
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Village Lane
British artist, early 20th century
oil on board, framed
framed: 7 x 8.5 inches
board: 6 x 7.5 inches
provenance: private collection, England
condition: very good an...
Category
Early 20th Century Victorian Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Mid 19th Century English Oil Painting Portrait of Country Squire in Yellow Waist
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Portrait of a Country Squire
English School, mid 19th century
oil on canvas, unframed
canvas : 26 x 21.5 inches
provenance: private collection, UK
condition: basic good condition tho...
Category
Mid-19th Century Victorian Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Antique Irish Oil Canvas Fishing Maritime Painting William P Rogers Dublin 1870
By William P. Rogers
Located in Portland, OR
A good & whimsical oil on canvas painting by the Irish painter William P. Rogers (fl 1846-1872). The work depicts a fisherman mending his nets, with baskets & ropes to the foreground...
Category
1870s Victorian Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Figurative Paintings for Sale
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