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Figurative Paintings For Sale
Color:  Beige
The Gateway
Located in New York, NY
Signed (lower right): ELEANOR PARKE CUSTIS
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20th Century American Realist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Paper, Gouache

"Paradise" Abstract oil painting of a woman swimming above pink and purple water
Located in Edgartown, MA
Water has been the backdrop to the significant events in my life. The reconstruction of radiant moments that exist in memory define the images I choose to paint, of swimming in the ...
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2010s Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Boats at Sausalito Harbor - Watercolor on Paper
Located in Soquel, CA
Boats at Sausalito Harbor - Watercolor on Paper Harbor scene by Bay Area artist Ralsten (American, 20th Century). Many boats are docked in the harbor. One of them is being cleaned b...
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Late 20th Century American Impressionist Figurative Paintings

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Paper, Watercolor

COMPANEROS
By Carlos Manuel Salazar Ramirez
Located in Los Angeles, CA
CARLOS MANUEL SALAZAR RAMIREZ "COMPANEROS" ACRYLIC ON CANVAS, SIGNED COSTA RICA, DATED 1989 16 X 24 INCHES Carlos Manuel Salazar Ramírez Born 1954 Ramírez is a artist born i...
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1980s Surrealist Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

"Basking in the Afternoon Sunlight"- acrylic and oil on canvas
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Using the striking imagery that is abundant in the California landscape, queer artist Kory Alexander creates dreamy paintings that are flooded with vi...
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2010s Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

THE WAY 2 - Mixed Media Painting On Jute Canvas, Abstract Artwork, Large Format
Located in Salzburg, AT
„The Way 2”, mixed media (soil, pearl glue, oil, powder pigment, rosin) on jute, 140 x 150, 2012 Series “The Way” by Marta Pokojowczyk contains mixed media paintings on jute created...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Jute, Glue, Mixed Media, Oil, Pigment

Study for The Song of Evening - British Symbolist painting by William Shackleton
Located in London, GB
WILLIAM SHACKLETON, NEAC (1872-1933) Study for “The Song of the Evening” Signed l.r.: Wm Shackleton; signed and inscribed with title and the artist’s address on the reverse Oil on ...
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Late 19th Century Symbolist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

Mini Windbreak Beach, Lenny Cornforth, Contemporary art, Seascape, Aerial view
Located in Deddington, GB
Mini Windbreak Beach by Lenny Cornforth [2022] original and hand signed by the artist Acrylic on canvas Image size: H:28 cm x W:28 cm Complete Size of...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

My.Heart.Beats.Here. - colorful, minimal, abstract floral, acrylic on canvas
Located in Bloomfield, ON
Vancouver artist Pat Service has always found inspiration in nature for her beautiful paintings. This series of florals documents a variety of single blossoms. A Grouping of four fl...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

"Apart"
Located in Scottsdale, AZ
Mike Carson is a Minneapolis painter, and graduate of the Minneapolis College of Art and Design, whose artwork can be found in private and corporate collections throughout the Unite...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Wood Panel

Apple tree twig- Realistic Figurative Still life Oil Painting, Polish art
Located in Warsaw, PL
Gabryela Wasowicz is a Polish painter born in 1947. She studied at the Academy of Fine Arts of Warsaw and then at the Gerrit Rietveld Akademie in Amste...
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Early 2000s Realist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Landscape in Italy, oil painting by Françoise Juvin
Located in Montfort l’Amaury, FR
Françoise Juvin - Landscape in Italy Reference number FJ178 Framed with a natural oak floated frame. 25,5 x 31 cm frame included (21 x 26 cm without fr...
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1980s French School Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

Soldiers' Song
Located in Scottsdale, AZ
Figurative painting of a sailor from the Black Sea Fleet by Ukrainian painter, Elena Vilchukova. Vilchukova is a graduate of the Kharkiv Art Academy i...
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2010s Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

Aboriginal Figure - Oil Painting - Mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Aboriginal figure is an original contemporary artwork realized in the mid-20th Century by an Anonymous artist. Mixed colored oil and tempera on paper. Includes frame: 79.8 x 2 x 54...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

Apple tree twig- Realistic Figurative Still life Oil Painting, Polish art
Located in Warsaw, PL
Gabryela Wasowicz is a Polish painter born in 1947. She studied at the Academy of Fine Arts of Warsaw and then at the Gerrit Rietveld Akademie in Amste...
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Early 2000s Realist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"Abstract Desert" Painting 37" x 37" inch by Ahmed Gaafary
Located in Culver City, CA
"Abstract Desert" Painting 37" x 37" inch by Ahmed Gaafary To begin this description, let me start with this question: Is it the internal side of things that is more important or i...
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21st Century and Contemporary Neo-Expressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Georgian Contemporary Art by Tamar Sulakvelidze - Me
Located in Paris, IDF
Oil on canvas
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"Girls and a Parrot" Fauvist Figurative Painting
Located in Austin, TX
By Gustav Likan 13" x 16" Pastel on Paper
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20th Century Fauvist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil Pastel, Archival Paper

Study for Subway Reading
Located in New York, NY
Isabel Bishop portrays two people riding on a crowded subway using bright color in her painting “Study for Subway Reading.”
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Mid-20th Century American Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Board, Pencil, Oil

Arabian Rider at Dusk
Located in Austin, TX
Adolf Schreyer's "Arabian Rider at Dusk" is a stunning oil painting on canvas that depicts an Arabian rider in a golden sunset. By Adolf Schreyer 8.5" x 15.5" Oil on Canvas Framed...
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19th Century Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Flight - Figurative acrylic painting, Colorful, Surrealistic, Polish art
Located in Warsaw, PL
MIKOŁAJ MALESZA (born in 1954) a painter and a stage designer. He studied at the Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw, at the Department of Interior Design, ...
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2010s Other Art Style Figurative Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Cardboard

LOVE FACE
Located in CÓRDOBA, ES
Mixed media on paper Shipped well protected, rolled in a tube, unframed I can do commissioned work of any technique, style and size, contact us without obligation
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2010s Neo-Expressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Permanent Marker

Autumn Landscape, oil painting by Françoise Juvin
Located in Montfort l’Amaury, FR
Françoise Juvin - Autumn Landscape Reference number FJ16 Framed with an black color wooden floated frame. 23,5 x 34 cm frame included (18 x 26 cm without frame) This work is painted with oil on a paper that is mounted on a board and placed in a made to measure wood strectcher. It is signed in the bottom right. Françoise Juvin (1927-2010) is a French artist born in Nancy. She entered the Ecole des Beaux-Arts in Lyon in 1941 where she met several artists such as Jacques Truphémus...
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1980s French School Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

Le pont de Saint Gérmain de Couilly (sur le Grand Morin)
Located in Washington, DC
Exhibited: Salon, Société des Artistes Français, Paris, 1879 (no. 647)
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1870s Academic Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Wood Panel

Still life with a yellow tablecloth, oil painting by Pierre Coquet
Located in Montfort l’Amaury, FR
Pierre Coquet - Still life with a yellow tablecloth Reference number F380 The painting is not framed but it could be with a natural oak floated or black ...
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1980s Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

Impressionistic Oil on Canvas Figurative Street Scene "On Guard"
Located in Cape Town, ZA
A unique oil painting, drawing heavily from the post-impressionist movement. A gloomy night-time street scene, typical of Glanville's work, depicting two figures in earthy colours. O...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Sundown
Located in London, Chelsea
This contemporary painting by Chin H Shin is part of his 'Urban Jungle' series which focuses on capturing the vibrant character of New York City. The dynamic spirit of the brushwork and gesture involved in this artwork romantisises on the magic of an area that is bathed in rich history and culture. Incorporated is a mystical and mysterious palette of fiery red hues, reflective of sunset colours. An innovative approach to creating an impression of colour and light suffuses a lyricism, creating a visual image that is poetically woven together in illuminating tones. A clear influence of Korean calligraphy combined with Expressionism is synergised in this piece, producing a unique impression of the metrapolis. An everyday cityscape is transformed as the artist demonstrates merging of abstraction and figuration to describe the bright artificial glow and architectural giants that are distinctive to the place. This original work of art is painted in oils on canvas, hand signed by the artist and ready to be displayed. Artist Biography In his native South Korea, Chin H. Shin began studying the fundamentals of fine art from a young age. He trained in the basic principles of oil painting and watercolour, but still desiring more, Shin immigrated to the United States in pursuit of further education in the fine arts. In New York, he studied the Western tradition, familiarizing himself with the works of masters such as Camille Corot and Edward Hopper -- both of whom would continue to serve as sources of inspiration for Shin to this day. After his studies, Shin earned his Masters of Fine Art from Long Island University. In most recent years, Shin has dedicated his focus on New York cityscapes. The expressiveness of New York City -- its brilliant culture, vast history, and even the very streets of the metropolis -- has continued to inform his work as he develops his artistic voice. Shin’s ultimate goal is to transform the scenes of daily life into a kind of visual poetry through his technical mastery of breaking down color and light. That visual poetry is the basis of a new kind of art form which Shin hopes to create and convey, influenced by Korean calligraphy and the bold brushstrokes of Expressionism.  Shin remains active in the art scene, showcasing his work at various art galleries including the Transform Gallery in New York City, Williams Gallery in New Jersey, Bucks County Gallery of Art in Pennsylvania, the Greenwich House Gallery in Ohio, Geary Gallery in Connecticut, and Saks Galleries in Denver, Colorado. He is also featured in the 2019 “Weather or Not: Art with Atmosphere” exhibition at the I.D.E.A. Museum in Arizona, and has participated in The Other Art Fair presented by Saatchi Art in Brooklyn, New York.  Chin H Shin has a Master of Art Degree from Long Island University. His past affiliations include Oil Painters of America, American Society of Marine Artist, and Portrait Society of America, and has also been Juror of Award for Bold Brush International Art Competition and also current winner of The Bold Brush Award.  Artist Statement “The Basic philosophy of my art is bringing the huge Power or energy from nature or daily life. My abstract does not come from the direct practice of Abstract on canvas, I explore my own abstract without giving up what I see in front of me.” – Chin H Shin Recent Past Exhibitions • 2020 Juror of Award at Boldbrush Art Competition • 2020 The Boldbrush Award at Faso International Competition • 2019 Autumn Art Show at Saks Gallery, Denver, CO • 2019 Weather or Not: IDEA Museum Art Show in Arizona • 2017 The Other Art Fair-Brooklyn, New York • 2016 Group Art Show at Transform Art Gallery, New York • 2014 Solo Art Show, Huntington, NY • 2014 A Judge for Boldbrush Art Competition • 2013 Solo Art Show, Locust Valley...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

"Grove", Summer Hills Rural Yellow Landscape Impressionist Oil Painting
Located in Clermont-Ferrand, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
This artwork depicts a rural landscape at the end of summer, when fields are ready to be mowed. The sky occupies a large place in this painting, about half of the canvas, which is not very usual for this artist. Yves Calméjane...
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2010s Impressionist Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Mumbo Jumbo #5 - Figurative Painting with Red, Pink, and Green Colors
Located in New York, NY
Francks Deceus’ Mumbo Jumbo #5 is part of the Mumbo Jumbo series the artist has been working on since 2019. The artist writes “As a Haitian immigrant while...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic

Small Oil on Canvas Painting "Red Dog"
Located in Cape Town, ZA
A unique oil painting, drawing heavily from the post-impressionist movement. A beautiful, yellow early morning scene, typical of Glanville's work. Oil on stretched canvas, ready to h...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

The Incredible Combustible, colorful abstract of classical figure theme
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Abstract and figurative interpretation of a classic theme. Originally inspired by the Odalisque.
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2010s Neo-Expressionist Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Charcoal, Oil, Acrylic, Permanent Marker

Half Way 8
Located in Fresno, CA
"Half Way 8", an Oil on Canvas painting of Sienna and very pale aqua-blue. Frank Arnold is thought by many to be one of the foremost abstract figurative painters and sculptors of our...
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2010s Abstract Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Lounging Couple Pastel Figurative Scene
Located in Austin, TX
By Gustav Likan 12.5" x 15.5" Pastel on Paper
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20th Century Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil Pastel

"Boxing Marilyn" Knock Out Pop Art by Gary John
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Los Angeles street artist Gary John exploded onto the international art scene during the Art Basel Miami art fair in 2013. John’s playfully bold work quickly gained attention and he ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Street Art Figurative Paintings

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Mixed Media, Acrylic, Newsprint

Nest Builder
Located in Kansas City, MO
Aster da Fonseca Nest Builder Acrylic on Tape on Paper Year: 2022 Size: 12x9in Signed by hand COA provided Ref.: 924802-1374 collage acrylic paint tape nature landscape bird tree be...
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2010s Modern Figurative Paintings

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Tape, Acrylic, Archival Paper

Sea landscape around Cannes, oil painting by Françoise Juvin
Located in Montfort l’Amaury, FR
Françoise Juvin - Sea landscape around Cannes Reference number FJ125 Framed with a natural oak floated frame. 22,5 x 32 cm frame included (17 x 26 cm w...
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1980s French School Figurative Paintings

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Oil

St Marks Square, Venice, Venetian Painting, Travel Artwork, Figurative Art
Located in Deddington, GB
This work is typical of the topographical paintings by Trevor Waugh. Trevor and his wife travel the world painting locations and scenes that inspire them. Trevor has been painting all of his life after having studied at the Slade School of art. Since 1993 Trevor has made frequent visits to Venice for inspiration, resulting in several exhibitions here in the UK, as well as Florence and Rome. France has also featured in Trevor’s travelling schedule where he ran painting holidays in Provence and the Dordogne and spent some time in the Ardeche, Giverny and Brittany. A painting trip to Oman and a painting trip to Istanbul have also featured. Trevor Waugh was born in 1952 and grew up in London. Trevor studied at The Slade School of Fine Art from 1970 -1974 (BA) under the guidance of Sir William Coldstream, Professor of The Slade at the time, Patrick George, Philip Sutton...
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2010s Impressionist Figurative Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

Contemplation, Atmospheric Contemporary Landscape art, Cloud and skyline art
Located in Deddington, GB
Contemplation by Nicola Mosley [2022] Please note that insitu images are purely an indication of how a piece may look Light and airy landscape painting of delicate pink clouds on a ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

American Contemporary Art by Maxwell Stevens - Thin Space, Sewing
Located in Paris, IDF
Oil on panel
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Panel

Large Watercolor Painting John Groth, Men Wrestling, Esquire Magazine WPA Artist
Located in Surfside, FL
John August Groth (American, 1908-1988) "Wrestling Match," Watercolor painting, hand signed upper right and inscribed upper left, "Las Palmas Canary Islands Lucha Canary Wrestling". Framed Size: 21'' x 29'', 53 x 74 cm (sight); 28.5'' x 36.25'', 72 x 92 cm (frame). Depiction of a wrestling match in a city square. John August Groth (1908 - 1988) was an illustrator and art teacher. He gained recognition as a war correspondent-illustrator. He studies at the Art Institute of Chicago and at Art Students League with Todros Geller, Robert Brackman, Arnold Blanch and George Grosz. He was a member: Society of American Etchers; American Newspaper Guild; Society of Illustrators; Associate Member of the National Academy of Design; American Water Color Society. Positions : Art Director at Esquire 1933 - 1937, Parade Publications 1941 - 1944; War Correspondent for Chicago Sun 1944; American Legion Magazine 1945; Artist-Correspondent in Vietnam 1967.Teacher at Art Students LeagueHe was the first art director of Esquire Magazine and taught at the Art Students League, the Pratt Institute, and the Parsons School of Design. In 1940, he was included in an exhibition at MOMA, titled, "PM Competition: The Artist as Reporter." The exhibition included Philip Guston, Reginald Marsh, John Tworkov, John Heliker, Adolf Dehn, and Chet La More. Groth began sketching intently during the Great Depression after studying at the Art Institute of Chicago. Following the advice of an editor, he penned 100 sketches a day for years. He learned to increase his speed by listening to sports on the radio and sketching the action as fast as he could. "I would listen to the games on the radio at night, and sketch the plays. It made me very quick." His break came when Arnold Gingrich, an editor for Esquire magazine, approached him at an art show in Chicago and offered him a position. "The way (Arnold Gingrich) told it," John Groth says, "he found this barefoot, bearded kid in the park, and the next day made him art director of the world's leading men's fashion magazine. But I swear I was wearing shoes." Groth went on to work as a correspondent and illustrator for the Chicago Sun, Collier's, Sports Illustrated, and The Saturday Evening Post. He developed a passion for war zones. He covered six different wars and was one of the first correspondents in Paris after its liberation. "It is only at war that I feel complete... There, you meet all sort of men -- farmers, mechanics, college professors. It rains on them and it rains on you. The shells burst in the air, and you are there, too." He would make a splash when he beat out friend and rival, Ernest Hemingway, into Paris in 1944. Hemingway was writing for the Chicago Tribune and Groth for the Chicago Sun. Groth was in the first jeep into Paris and got the scoop. His headline read, "Yanks are in Paris!" Hemingway would later write about Groth's technique. “None of us understood the sort of shorthand he sketched in. The men would look at the sketches and see just a lot of lines. It was a great pleasure to find what fine drawings they were when we got to see them. Groth went on to illustrate such classic books as: A Christmas Carol, All Quiet on the Western Front, The Grapes of Wrath, The War Prayer, and Gone with the Wind. Deborah Churchman described Groth's work in a 1980 Washington Post article: "Groth's pictures center on the day-to-day life of people caught in terrifying circumstances -- armies occupying cities, soldiers sweeping roads for land mines, bullfighters facing death." Bernie Schonfeld, a photographer for Life Magazine said of Groth, "John is one of the gentlest people in the world, and he always gets himself into the wildest hell hole." He joined the First Congress of American Artists Against War and Fascism in 1936, along with Stuart Davis, Peter Blume...
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Mid-20th Century American Modern Figurative Paintings

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Paper, Watercolor

Portrait of a Man Drinking Beer in Acrylic on Paper
Located in Soquel, CA
Portrait of a Man Drinking Beer in Acrylic on Paper Whimsical portrait by Ricardo de Silva (Brazilian, 20th Century). A piece of burlap is applied...
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1980s Abstract Impressionist Figurative Paintings

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Burlap, Paper, Acrylic

I Shall Not Die but Live I
Located in New York, NY
Oil on canvas, 2023
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2010s Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

"Nude Musicians" WPA Mid 20th Century American Modernism LGBT Social Realism Gay
Located in New York, NY
Carl Gustaf Simon Nelson, American (1898-1988) "Nude Musicians," 30 x 35 inches, oil on canvas Signed and dated 1938 signature lower right. Provenance: Collection of Seymour Stein Bio Carl Gustaf Simon Nelson (1898 - 1988) A painter, graphic artist and teacher whose paintingfocus was color and content landscapes, Nelson at age five immigrated with his family to Sioux City, Iowa from Sweden in 1903. He studied at the Chicago Academy of Fine Arts* from 1920 to 1921, then at the Art Students League* in New York from 1923 to 1927 with Kimon Nicolaides and Kenneth Hayes Miller. He taught at the American Peoples School of New York, an adult education project; at the Cambridge School of Design from 1948 to 1952; and finally at the Boston YMCA until 1968. His work was exhibited at the Carnegie...
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1930s American Modern Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Hilly landscape in the South of France, oil painting by Françoise Juvin
Located in Montfort l’Amaury, FR
Françoise Juvin - Hilly landscape in the South of France Reference number FJ88 Framed with a natural oak floated frame. 29 x 37 cm frame included (24 x 32 cm without frame) This work...
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1980s French School Figurative Paintings

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Oil

Six of Swords, Oil Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
Part of her series about the divinatory meanings of the swords tarot cards, artist Rachel Srinivasan paints a minotaur with blades and a caduceus. She feature...

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21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Figurative Paintings

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Oil

African American Realist Oil Painting Baseball Outsider Folk Art Andrew Turner
By Andrew Turner
Located in Surfside, FL
Title: Home Run Genre: Realism, sports, baseball Subject: People Medium: Oil (this might be acrylic, it feels like oil) on canvas Country: United States Dimensions: framed 23 X 25 sight 17.5 X 19.5 Provenance: Sande Webster Gallery in Philadelphia (bears label verso) Faintly signed lower right (see photos) Andrew Turner was born in 1944 in Chester, Pennsylvania. He was a graduate of Temple University Tyler School of Art. Andrew’s work has been widely acclaimed, with many solo exhibitions and participation in group exhibitions. He has taught art in grades K-12 in the Chester, Pennsylvania Public Schools and in correctional centers. His appointments include Artist-in-Residence and Curator, Deshong Museum, Chester, PA; Lecturer, Widener University; Lecturer, Institute of Contemporary Art, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA; and, he toured and lectured in The People’s Republic of China. Andrew’s paintings are included in the collections of Woody Allen, Dr. Maya Angelou, ARCO Chemical Company, Bell Telephone Company, Dr. Constance Clayton, Mr. and Mrs. Bill Cosby, Edie Huggins, the artist previously known as Prince, Maya Angelou, Eric Lindros, Mr. and Mrs Louis Madonni, Moses Malone, Penn State University, Prince, Mr. and Mrs. Harold Sorgenti, Swarthmore College, Mrs. Marilyn Wheaton, and Widener University Deshong Museum, just to name a few. He has been featured in numerous solo exhibitions and group exhibitions in the United States and abroad. In an interview prior to his death in 2001, Turner noted, "My paintings combine the drama inherent in seventeenth century Dutch painting with the brush work and the economy of the Impressionists. However, I look to the jazz idiom more so than to other contemporary visual artists for guidance and inspiration. I tend to measure the success of my pieces by how they stand up technically, emotionally and innovatively to a John Coltrane solo or whether I've captured the spirit of the occasion, a la Duke Ellington. The subject matter, sometimes nostalgic recollections of my days as a young tough, covers a myriad of common folk activities. This one is reminiscent of Purvis Young. "The setting, usually my native Chester, is a beehive of creative stimulation or a deteriorating ghetto depending on my state of mind. At the very least, hopefully, these vignettes of experience will help to provide insight into some African American lifestyles and serve as an inspiration to my students and others to continue the legacy of African American participation in the arts." Folk Artist, Outsider artist, Folk Art. His work is from the true original street artist such as Purvis Young and the early Brooklyn street art Jean Michel Basquiat. “My paintings combine the drama inherent in seventeenth century Dutch painting with the brush work and the economy of the Impressionists. However, The setting usually my native Chester, is a beehive of creative stimulation or a deteriorating ghetto depending on my state of mind. At the very least, hopefully, these vignettes of experience will help to provide insight into some African American lifestyles and serve as an inspiration to my students and others to continue the legacy of African American participation in the arts.” He was included in the seminal show PHILADELPHIA (PA). Woodmere Art Museum. In Search of Missing Masters: The Lewis Tanner Moore Collection of African American Art. September 28, 2008-February 22, 2009. Artists: Henry Ossawa Tanner, Romare Bearden, Elizabeth Catlett, Barbara Chase-Riboud, Joseph Delaney, Sam Gilliam, Leroy Johnson, Lois Mailou Jones...
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1970s American Realist Figurative Paintings

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Oil, Canvas, Acrylic

Garden Spirit No. 2, Original Figurative art, Contemporary art, Floral art
Located in Deddington, GB
Garden Spirit No. 2 by Agnese Negriba [2022] Please note that insitu images are purely an indication of how a piece may look This painting on handmade p...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Paper, Oil

19 century Roman girl.
Located in MADRID, ES
Big oil on painting by Francisco Pradilla Ortiz. Certificated by Wilfredo Rincón . 227 and 118 cm without frame.
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1880s Figurative Paintings

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Oil

"Antonia" Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Diego Glazer's "Antonia" is an original, handmade oil painting that is framed and ready to hang. The framed measurements are 30 in H x 38 in W. About th...
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2010s Photorealist Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

'Cherubs Dancing in the Clouds', French School Oil, Cherubim, Style of Boucher
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
An attractive, late 19th Century French School figural oil showing a line of light-hearted cherubim dancing joyously against a backdrop of ...
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1880s Realist Figurative Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

A Woman - Oil on Canvas by Anastasia Kurakina - 2018
Located in Roma, IT
A woman is a contemporary artwork, realized in 2018 by the emerging artist Anastasia Kurakina. Mixed colored watercolor and china ink drawing on panel. Good conditions. Hand signe...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

Flower vase
Located in Lagos, NG
Beautiful flower vase painting with bright colors to brighten your space
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21st Century and Contemporary Art Deco Figurative Paintings

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Paper, Acrylic

Women with Baskets
Located in Surfside, FL
Gouache on newsprint Carribean Folk Art.
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20th Century Folk Art Figurative Paintings

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Gouache

Orit Fuchs: Vivid 43 - Giclee print on canvas female figure painting. 14.5/14.5”
Located in Tel Aviv, IL
Orit Fuchs lives and works in Tel Aviv‭, ‬a storyteller with a deep‭, ‬pure, and unquenchable appetite for artistic self-expression‭. ‬Her medium spans the gamut‭ - ‬sculptures‭, ‬pa...
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2010s Pop Art Figurative Paintings

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Giclée

ka' anyi puta n'ogbo ⏐ Let's Show Out in Style
By REWA
Located in New Orleans, LA
REWA says of her work… Viewers largely label me under “Contemporary African Art”. I label my work as Igbo Vernacular Art. The reason for this is that I believe that I have created a truly original body of work that exists outside formal academic or Western dialogue. My art is drawn from life itself and deeply anchored in a place and culture from which it was derived. This is the Igbo culture pertaining to the Igbos of Nigeria. I think that this description is more accurate as it implies a unique iteration of customs and tradition, bound to a particular location and a particular people.  Igbo Vernacular Art is not to be mistaken with Folk Art, but rather, concerns itself with an expressive aesthetic that would be more commonly associated with Contemporary of Modern Art; form, composition and narrative. Vernacular dialects are anchored to a particular land, and in much the same way, my art contains a vocabulary that is built on a strong sense of place and is situated in a location and a history.  It is my hope that one day, my work will be included in art historical dialogue about Africa and specifically Nigeria, beyond the confines of the wide-reaching Contemporary African Art designation. ⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯ REWA was born and raised between Nigeria and England and received a BSc. in Physiology and Pharmacology from University College London (UCL). She previously worked as the Head of Corporate Development and Investor Relations...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Ink, Acrylic

"Orange Cream" Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Gregory Block's (US based) "Orange Cream" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts a donut glazed with yellow and orange stripes. Gregory was...
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2010s Photorealist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

Oil Painting, Small Shooting Scene By Chapman Bayley (British, Active 1818-1832)
Located in Uppingham, GB
Oil on canvas Shooting by the woods by Chapman Bayley (1818-1832) Early 19th Century gent standing by the woods with his two dogs shooting. Signed by the artist in original frame. Ch...
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1820s English School Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

French Contemporary Art By Carole Leprince - Aspettando
Located in Paris, IDF
Acrylics on canvas board
Category

2010s Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

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.

Browse an extensive collection of figurative paintings on 1stDibs.

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