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Figurative Paintings For Sale
Style: Impressionist
Style: Old Masters
1950s French Post Impressionist Oil Painting Windswept Beach & Seascape
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Windswept Beach
Josine Vignon (French 1922-2022) ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Antique Historical Painting - First Thanksgiving, Plymouth - Jennie Brownscombe
Located in Baltimore, MD
Jennie Augusta Brownscombe was born in a log cabin in Honesdale, Pa in 1850. She went past her modest roots to attend Cooper Union and the National Academy in New York. By 1890, ...
Category
1910s American Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Fine 1700's Italian Old Master Oil Painting Figures by Shipping Harbour Port
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Trading Port
Italian artist, circa 1720's period
circle of Michele Marieschi (Italian 1696-1744)
oil on canvas, unframed
canvas: 21 x 30 inches
provenance: private collection, UK...
Category
Early 18th Century Old Masters Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Impressionist Nude, Atmospheric Colour, Oil Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Impressionist Nude, Atmospheric Colour, Oil Painting
By French artist Garnvault, 20th Century
Signed by the artist verso
Oil painting on canvas, unframed
Canvas size: 15 x 21.5 inche...
Category
20th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Early 20th Century Figurative -- The Paper Boy and His Comics
Located in Soquel, CA
Wonderful 1940s figurative of paper boy reading the comics by Louise Miller Clark (American, 20th Century). Signed "Louise Miller" lower right. Unframed. Im...
Category
1940s American Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Cardboard, Canvas, Oil
Blue and Pink Ballerina by Geri Eubanks, Impressionist Figurative Oil Painting
By Geri Eubanks
Located in Atlanta, GA
In Geri's own words: "My love for art began in my early teens when I signed up for art class in high school and soon discovered that I had a passion for drawing and oil. Growing up i...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Foggy Morning by Geri Eubanks, Framed Impressionist Landscape Oil Painting
By Geri Eubanks
Located in Atlanta, GA
In Geri's own words: "My love for art began in my early teens when I signed up for art class in high school and soon discovered that I had a passion for drawing and oil. Growing up i...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Old White Barn II by Geri Eubanks, Impressionist Landscape Oil Painting
By Geri Eubanks
Located in Atlanta, GA
In Geri's own words: "My love for art began in my early teens when I signed up for art class in high school and soon discovered that I had a passion for drawing and oil. Growing up i...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Among the Trees by Geri Eubanks, Framed Impressionist Landscape Oil Painting
By Geri Eubanks
Located in Atlanta, GA
In Geri's own words: "My love for art began in my early teens when I signed up for art class in high school and soon discovered that I had a passion for drawing and oil. Growing up i...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Serenity II by Geri Eubanks, Large Impressionist Landscape Oil Painting
By Geri Eubanks
Located in Atlanta, GA
In Geri's own words: "My love for art began in my early teens when I signed up for art class in high school and soon discovered that I had a passion for drawing and oil. Growing up i...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Pierre Montezin large French Impressionist painting harvesting scene and poplars
By PIERRE EUGÈNE MONTEZIN, 1874 - 1946
Located in Harkstead, GB
Montezins's dazzling display of brushwork captures the effects of the sunlight on the water and the glittering leaves of the poplar trees. A masterwork by the artist presented in the...
Category
Early 20th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
A Portrait of a Bewigged Gentleman
By Enoch Seeman
Located in St. Albans, GB
Enoch Seeman
Canvas Size: 30 x 25" (76 x 62cm)
Outside Frame Size: 37 x 32" (92 x 80cm)
1694-1744
He was born in Danzig, now Gdansk, Poland, around 1694. His father, also Enoch...
Category
Early 18th Century Old Masters Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Antique 19th Century Neoclassical Bacchanal Painting Dancing of the Nymphs 1850
By Cornelius van Poelenburgh
Located in Portland, OR
A good antique Dutch/Flemish oil on panel painting, after Cornelis van Poelenburgh, circa 1850.
The painting portrays a number of nude and partially robed nymphs dancing in a bucolic...
Category
Mid-19th Century Old Masters Figurative Paintings
Materials
Panel, Oil
"The Day's Toil" Oil painting 16" x 24" inch by Omar Abdel Zaher
Located in Culver City, CA
"The Day's Toil" Oil painting 16" x 24" inch by Omar Abdel Zaher
Abdel Zaher is a graduate of the Academy of Fine Arts in Helwan and has been painting for three decades and has nota...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood
1930's French Impressionist Painting Young Girl by Boat Coastal Estuary Harbour
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Coastal Harbor
by Y. Blanchon, French 1930's Impressionist
oil painting on board, unframed
painting: 15 x 17.5 inches
provenance: from a large private collection of this artists...
Category
Mid-20th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Large 17th century Italian old master - Noli me tangere - Christ in the garden
By Pier Francesco Cittadini
Located in Antwerp, BE
Large 17th century Italian old master - Noli me tangere - Christ in the garden with Mary Magdalene
The Italian art historian Federico Zeri has conserved a painting in his archives w...
Category
17th Century Old Masters Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Huge 17th century old master - The feast of Bacchus - celebration Poussin
Located in Antwerp, BE
Huge 17th century Old Master painting "Bacchus celebration" attributed to Niccolo de Simone
The Bacchus celebration, also known as Bacchanalia, was...
Category
17th Century Old Masters Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Life in My Head
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
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Ships in a well-protected tube from Nigeria
This work is unique, not a print or other type of copy.
Accompanied by a Certificate of Authent...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Nude woman
Located in Zofingen, AG
“The longer you look at an object, the more abstract it becomes, and, ironically, the more real.” Lucian Freud.
"Nudes are interesting to paint; I've had people say my Ladies are ...
Category
2010s Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
17th century German portrait of a man - Wine merchant Caspar Roemerskirchen 1628
Located in Antwerp, BE
17th century German portrait of the wine merchant Caspar Roemerskirchen at the age of 26 in 1628, attributed to Gottfried de Wedig
This highly decorative portrait depicts the 26 yea...
Category
17th Century Old Masters Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood
At the Bend - Abstracted Russian Landscape Yuri Gusev
By Yuri Gusev
Located in Soquel, CA
Impressionist landscape of a river at the edge of the woods by Yuri Gusev (Russian, b. 1928). There is a kneeling figure between the trees in the foreground. Presented in a pink-hued...
Category
Late 20th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Linen
French School - Poppy Starwars oil Painting - Iconic
Located in Zofingen, AG
Poppy Starwars
Structural analysis:
_ Feeling of the wind in the flowers_ Abstract drippings bring movement to the still life painting. There are 2 systems of contrasts. First one...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Ink, Oil, Acrylic
Semi-Nude Lady in the Courtyard of the Harem
Located in West Sussex, GB
Konstantin Razumov
(Born 1974) Russian
Semi-Nude Lady Standing in the Courtyard of the Harem
Oil on canvas: 16 x 11 inches. Frame: 23 x 18 inches.
Konstantin Razumov's work has ...
Category
2010s Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
The Adoration of the Magi by Joseph van Bredael
Located in New Orleans, LA
Joseph van Bredael
1688-1739 Flemish
The Adoration of the Magi
Oil on copper
Painted on copper and exhibiting an exquisite luminosity, this exceptional painting...
Category
Late 17th Century Old Masters Figurative Paintings
Materials
Copper
Moses and the Pillar of Cloud by Lucas Cranach the Elder and Studio
Located in New Orleans, LA
Lucas Cranach the Elder and Studio
1472-1553 German
Moses and the Pillar of Cloud
Oil on panel
Moses and the Pillar of Cloud is a bold and evocative composition that showcases the signature intense color and intricate detail of Lucas Cranach the Elder’s celebrated oeuvre. The remarkable 16th-century oil on panel by Lucas Cranach and his studio captures the narrative moment when Moses leads the Israelites out of Egypt and encounters God manifested through a large pillar of cloud. Moses stands at the precipice of a bridge and turns back to soldiers helping to lead the group of Israelites who huddle closely together. Cranach depicts Moses with his traditional iconography, rendering the rays of light on his head which came to be interpreted as "horns" in the translation of the Bible. Using his traditional walking staff, Moses gestures toward the pillar, seemingly acknowledging that God will protect the group as they cross the bridge to the other side, leaving exile and entering a promised land.
In a nod to Cranach’s Germanic locale, he renders the figures and setting in a manner that feels decisively more akin to European aesthetics than those of the Red Sea. Soldiers wear elaborate, gothic suits of armor that recall the livery of Northern European guardsmen. The terrain appears more like a European forest giving way to a sweeping valley than the arid landscape the Israelites trekked through on their journey across the Red Sea. Though still clearly recounting a story from the Old Testament, Cranach renders the cast of characters and setting in an earthly, familiar manner. This aesthetic shift speaks to Cranach’s own changing beliefs as he found himself at the center of the Protestant Reformation.
After first gaining recognition in 1505 as the official painter of Frederick the Wise, Cranach established a thriving painting and print studio in Wittenberg, Germany. Cranach was renowned for his court portraits and genre paintings and was also well known for his association with the famous protestant reformer Martin Luther, then under the protection of Frederick the Wise. As Wittenberg became a bastion of new religious thought, Cranach soon befriended Luther and played an active role in creating the printed materials that proliferated throughout the Reformation...
Category
16th Century Old Masters Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
French School - Summer in La Baule VI Oil painting Iconic Post Impressionist
Located in Zofingen, AG
Summer in La Baule VI Sun Bathing
Summer Scene: Women enjoying sunbathing in La Baule VI
Technique: oil, acrylic, and ink on old book pages on wooden frame 30x30cm ■■ 11,8x11,8 inc...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Ink, Oil, Acrylic
Children playing on the beach at the Seaside Framed oil Painting
Located in ludlow, GB
Rene Legrand was born in Singapore of Swiss parents he came to England in his formative years and showed early promise in Art. Legrand studied Old Masters at the Slade School of Art...
Category
20th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Large bright rockpool, children at beach Impressionist oil on canvas framed
Located in ludlow, GB
Rene Jerome Legrand (British, Born 1953)
The Rockpool (Corfu) - Oil on Canvas, 30 by 40 inches, Signed and Framed 38 by 48 inches.
Rene Legrand st...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
French school Provence Village - Rare Oil painting Signed
Located in Zofingen, AG
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), ...
Category
1920s Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Tavern Interior - 17th Century Flemish Old Master Oil on Panel Painting
Located in Sevenoaks, GB
A beautiful mid 17th century Flemish Old Master oil on panel depicting figures in a tavern interior by Anthonie Victoryns. Excellent quality early F...
Category
Mid-17th Century Old Masters Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
Family Walking through Poppy Field under Parasols Large French Impressionist Oil
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Walking in the Poppy Field
French Impressionist school, 20th century
after Claude Monet's work
oil on board, framed
framed: 27.5 x 34 inches
board: 23 x 30 inches
provenance: privat...
Category
Late 20th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
River Seine Banks by René THOMSEN
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 ...
Category
1920s Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Fine 18th Century British Oil Painting Mother & Infant Child in Adoration
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Mother & Child
British artist, late 18th century
after the painting by Sir Anthony van Dyke
oil on canvas, unframed
canvas : 20 x 18 inches
provenance: private collection, Berkshire,...
Category
18th Century Old Masters Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
20th Century French Post Impressionist Barn landscape Oil painting Signed
Located in Zofingen, AG
Landscape river and barn _ from Georges Gratigny
Georges Gratigny was a French painter from XIX -XX. (1881-1970) Normandy
He was member of the society of Normans painters.
There are influence in his art of his friends André Hardy...
Category
1930s Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
French School - PS 238 Le temps des jonquilles - Oil Impressionist
Located in Zofingen, AG
PS 238 Le temps des Jonquilles
Portrait of a woman with back naked.
Structural analysis:
Such as Impressionist painting, the subject is firstly a study of light on human body, cr...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Ink, Acrylic
Banquet Attrib to Van Den Hoecke Religious Oil on Table Old Master 17th Century
By Gaspar van den Hoecke (Antwerp, 1585 - 1648)
Located in Riva del Garda, IT
Gaspar van den Hoecke (Antwerp, 1585 - 1648)
Herod's banquet
Early 17th century
oil on panel, with gold highlights (in the guise of Salome and in the curtains of the building in the background)
56 x 80 cm.
framed 72 x 90 cm.
Note: The painting probably dates from an original by Frans II Francken (1581 - 1642), which is shown under the number 0000344789 in the RKD.
Valuable oil painting on panel depicting King Herod and the beautiful Jewish princess Salome according to the episode taken from the Gospel of Matthew (14.3-11), which sees her as the protagonist in the story of the martyrdom of John the Baptist. The event shown is a cross between history and legend, a myth faced for centuries by artists in every field: Caravaggio in painting, Oscar Wilde in theater, Richard Strauss...
Category
17th Century Old Masters Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Judith with the Head of Holofernes, Antique Oil Painting after Cristofano Allori
By Alessandro di Cristofano Allori
Located in Berlin, DE
Judith with the head of Holofernes, antique oil painting after Cristofano Allori.
Painting has been restored.
Dimensions without f...
Category
18th Century Old Masters Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Reclining Nude Figure
By David Hunt
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....
Category
1990s American Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Linen
Italian 18th Century Oil Painting Portrait of a Merchant
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
A Venetian Gentleman
18th Century Venetian School
oil painting on board, framed
framed: 7.25 x 6 inches
board: 5.25 x 4 inches
provenance: private collection, UK
condition: sound bu...
Category
18th Century Old Masters Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Beautiful Harem in a Mediterranean Lily Garden
Located in West Sussex, GB
Konstantin Razumov
(Born 1974) Russian
Lady in Harem Costume in a Mediterranean Garden
Oil on canvas: 18 x 15 inches. Frame: 26 x 23 inches. Signed.
Konstantin Razumov's work has...
Category
2010s Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
"Porch People" - Figurative Composition in Oil on Linen
Located in Soquel, CA
Bold composition of two people on a porch by Majel McHugh Logan (American, 1916-1982). Two people sit facing each other on a porch, backlit by warm sun. The piece is sketchy but confident, with thick brushstrokes adding high contrast shadows and highlights. Although the subjects' faces are undefined, there is nonetheless an expressive quality in their body language.
Signed "Majel Logan" in the lower right corner.\
Artist's tag on verso with title.
Presented in a wood frame with a gold accent.
Frame size: 14.75"H x 16.75"W
Canvas size: 14"H x 16"W
Majel Logan (nee McHugh) (American, 1916-1982) was born in Utah. After graduation from St. Mary of the Wasatch College in Utah, she studied at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts. She continued to study at Idaho State University before eventually settling in Santa Clara, CA. Although she was a professional artist at the time, she nonetheless continued her studies at San Jose State University in the 1970s.
By the mid-70s, she had won 43 awards in state, regional, and local competitions, including Fiesta des Artes (Los Gatos...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Linen
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...
Category
1920s Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Stretcher Bars
Penitent Saint in Wilderness with Angels & Cherubs Italian Old Master on Copper
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Penitent Saint
Italian artist, 17th century
oil on copper panel, framed
framed: 10 x 8 inches
copper panel : 7.5 x 5 inches
provenance: private collection, France
condition: very...
Category
17th Century Old Masters Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
1950s French Oil Painting Sand Dunes Beach with Huts & Boats Atmospheric Work
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Josine Vignon (French 1922-2022) ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Fine Dutch Old Master Large Oil Painting Portrait Gentleman in Ruff Collar Robes
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Portrait of a Gentleman in Ruff Collar and Robes
Dutch School, 18th century
oil on canvas laid over panel, unframed
board: 28.5 x 24 inches
provenance: private collection
condition: ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Old Masters Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Redhead On A Yellow Blanket - Original San Francisco Abstract
Located in Soquel, CA
Redhead On A Yellow Blanket - Original Figurative Nude Study
Original San Francisco figurative nude painting depicting a redhead model laying on a yellow blanket. Her hand lays over...
Category
1970s American Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Paper
MAURICE MAZEILIE-FRENCH IMPRESSIONIST SIGNED WATERCOLOUR- Figure On Cloudy Beach
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
"Watercolour Beach Scene"
signed by Maurice Mazeilie (French)
watercolour painting on paper, unframed
stamped verso
painting: 7.5 x 10.75 inches
A delightful original oil painting ...
Category
20th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Elegant Lady with a Feather Boa, seated in a Parisian Café
Located in West Sussex, GB
Konstantin Razumov
(Born 1974) Russian
Elegant Lady with Hat and Feather Boa, in a Parisian Café
Oil on canvas: 16 x 21.5 inches. Frame: 23 x 28 inches.
Konstantin Razumov's wor...
Category
2010s Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Characterful Portrait French Man with Hat & Pipe Signed & Dated 1903 Oil Paint
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Portrait of a Man with a Hat holding a Pipe
French School, signed and dated 1903
oil on canvas, unframed
canvas: 21.75 x 18 inches
provenance: private collection, France
condition: s...
Category
Early 1900s Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Plateau de Vaucluse, Mt Ventoux - 21st Century Plein air Landscape Painting
By Jos Leurs
Located in Nuenen, Noord Brabant
Jos Leurs
Plateau e Vaucluse Mont Ventoux
60 x 70 cm
acrylic on canvas
not framed, frame is possible.
Jos Leurs is a Dutch Impressionistic Plein Air Painter who lived in France for ...
Category
2010s Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Fine 18th Century British Portrait of an Aristocratic Lady, Large oil painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Circle of Thomas Hudson (1701-1779) British.
18th Century Bust Portrait of a Lady,
Oil on Canvas, Inscribed on a label verso,
canvas: 30" x 25" (76.2 x 63.5cm).
frame: 30 x 25 in...
Category
Mid-18th Century Old Masters Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Very Large 1700's Dutch Old Master Oil Painting The Nativity Scene
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Nativity
Dutch Old Master, early 1700's period
oil on canvas, unframed
canvas: 36 x 27.5 inches
provenance: private collection
condition: very good and sound condition, some scuf...
Category
Early 18th Century Old Masters Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Nude Figure Study, Standing Female Figure with Sage Green
By M. Z. Murphy
Located in Soquel, CA
Nude Figure Study, Standing Female Figure with Sage Green
Figure study of a nude model in studio by Los Gatos, California artist M.Z. Murphy (American, 20th century), c.1990. The f...
Category
1990s American Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Cardboard
Harvesting at Egmond aan Zee - Impressionist Landscape Oil by Henry Moret
By Henry Moret
Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire
Signed oil on canvas landscape by French impressionist painter Henry Moret. The work depicts a view of workers harvesting on a farm in the village of Egmond aan Zee in the Netherland...
Category
Early 1900s Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
French Impressionist Female Portrait Blue Pencil Sketch Drawing
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Female Portrait
by Louise Alix (French, 1888-1980) *see notes below
provenance stamp to the back
pencil drawing on artist paper, unframed
measures: 8 high by 10 inches wide
conditio...
Category
Mid-20th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Color Pencil
Father and Children Walking Through The Ruins French Impressionist
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
French Landscape
by Louise Alix (French, 1888-1980) *see notes below
provenance stamp to the back
watercolour painting on artist paper, unframed
measures: 11.5 high by 9.5 inches w...
Category
Mid-20th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
1930's French Impressionist Stone Figures Chatting In Cave
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Figures
by Louise Alix (French, 1888-1980) *see notes below
provenance stamp to the back
watercolour painting on artist paper, unframed
measures: 11.75 high by 8 inches wide
conditi...
Category
Mid-20th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
The Nativity Scene 1930's French Impressionist Landscape
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Nativity
by Louise Alix (French, 1888-1980) *see notes below
provenance stamp to the back
watercolour painting on artist paper, unframed
measures: 12.75 high by 9 inches wide
c...
Category
Mid-20th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Figurative Paintings for Sale
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