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Figurative Paintings For Sale
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Searching Roots-6, Pen & Ink on Paper by Contemporary Indian Artist “In Stock”
Located in Kolkata, West Bengal
Pratap Chandra Chakraborty - Searching Roots-6 23 x 31 inches (unframed size) Pen & Ink on Paper 2018 ( Rolled & Delivered ) Contemporary Artist with 20 years of related professional work experience, as well as portfolio of varied accomplishments, including referenced articles, exhibitions, and participations in various residences. Possess a strong sense of artistry and forward-thinking that is consistently displayed across all art pieces. • Experiments about contemporary drawing, painting and sculpture. • Create abstract art to be displayed in local establishments. • Collaborate with local museum to develop and fit art installations across outside area . Awards : 1. The Best Artist Award 2012 from annual exhibition of Academy of Fine Arts, Kolkata, India 2. CIMA AWARD 2017 from CIMA ( Center of International Modern Art ) gallery Kolkata...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Paper, Ink, Pen

"Horses, Honor, and Women" Book Cover
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Gouache on Board Dimensions: 14" x 8.5" Date: 1972 Signature: Initialed TH Paperback Book Cover American Artist (20th Century)
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1970s Figurative Paintings

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Board, Gouache

Outsider Artist Surrealist Figurative Eye
Located in Buffalo, NY
Figurative eye by outsider artist Phillip Q.
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1990s Realist Figurative Paintings

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Acrylic, Board

Outsider Artist Surrealist All Seeing Eye
Located in Buffalo, NY
Figurative all seeing eye by outsider artist Phillip Q
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1990s Realist Figurative Paintings

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Board, Acrylic

Keep it Moving
Located in New Orleans, LA
Medium: house-paint on upcycled drop cloth Becca Fuhrman (b. 1988, Boise, ID) is an interdisciplinary artist who specializes in multimedia large-scale paintings. Trained in art and ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Found Objects, House Paint

"Popeye" Painting (FRAMED) 20" x 20" inch by Antonio Pelayo
Located in Culver City, CA
"Popeye" Painting 20" x 20" inch by Antonio Pelayo Medium: Acrylic Ink & Paint on Animation Acetate Image size: 13" x 13" inch Size framed: 20" x 20" inch Artist Antonio Pelayo, born in Glendale, California, and yet raised for most of his childhood in the Mexican countryside, has never had his own country. Moving from an American suburb to a tiny village has kept his world unstable, yet that very instability has made him an artist. Antonio was born in 1973 in a comfortable, quintessentially American suburb: close neighbors, picket fences, movie theatres, malls, and English all around. At nine, his family sent him back to his father’s village in Mexico, where the environment radically changed: old broken down adobe churches replaced galleries and the trappings of suburbia. Some adjustments were difficult, like dealing with outdoor plumbing and the transition to a Spanish-speaking environment. Teased and ostracized by other kids, and unable to communicate with the adults, Antonio looked elsewhere for, if not companionship, at least solace. He found it with a pencil and in the pews. He snuck into the village church and stared up at the murals of martyrdom. He hid in the dark corners and sketched the artwork that covered the walls and altars. Antonio sought out the work of other Mexican artists, making them his mentors; his friends. Diego Rivera, Frida Kahlo, and Orozco, all revealed to Antonio the depth of Mexican art and its movement from the shadows of the Catholic Church into the modern world. He learned Spanish. He strove to master it, hoping to communicate with the folks of the village. Still, there was a gap; the language barrier between poor farmers and the middle class kept him from meeting people on an intimate level. Nevertheless, he now had three languages: English, Spanish, and his drawings. Years later his family brought him back to Glendale, which he now saw through the lens of Mexico. It looked unreal; it did not look like home. Nothing looked like home anymore; not Mexico, not Southern California. The one home he had was his art. Though his mastery of pencil and paper began in the nave of an old country church in Mexico...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Ink, Acrylic

Crying Clown Portrait in Oil on Canvas
Located in Soquel, CA
Crying Clown Portrait in Oil on Canvas Portrait of a sad clown by San Francisco artist John Peers (American, 1922-2009). This portrait is closely fra...
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1970s American Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

DOGGY
Located in CÓRDOBA, ES
+ 5cm / 2inches of white edge Acrylic on canvas Shipped rolled in a tube I can do commissioned works
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2010s Minimalist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Permanent Marker

Photobomb
Located in New Orleans, LA
Wencke Uhl is a contemporary figurative paintress living and working in Germany. She draws inspiration from human beauty and the female form. As a teenager Uhl wanted to become a f...
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21st Century and Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil, Paper, Acrylic

Lea 4, sensual fabric painting of sleeping woman, by Anne Valérie Dupond
Located in Dallas, TX
ANNE-VALÉRIE DUPOND (b. 1976, France) Anne-Valérie Dupond, born in 1976, studied at Marc Bloch University in Strasbourg, and obtained her Master’s degree in Fine Arts in 2000. Sinc...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Fabric, Trimming, Charcoal

So it Goes
Located in New Orleans, LA
Medium: house-paint on upcycled drop cloth Becca Fuhrman (b. 1988, Boise, ID) is an interdisciplinary artist who specializes in multimedia large-scale paintings. Trained in art and ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Found Objects, House Paint

Knocking Knees
Located in New Orleans, LA
Medium: house-paint on upcycled drop cloth Becca Fuhrman (b. 1988, Boise, ID) is an interdisciplinary artist who specializes in multimedia large-scale paintings. Trained in art and ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Found Objects, House Paint

Play it Again
Located in New Orleans, LA
Wencke Uhl is a contemporary figurative paintress living and working in Germany. She draws inspiration from human beauty and the female form. As a teenager Uhl wanted to become a f...
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21st Century and Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Spray Paint, Acrylic

Portrait of a Young Man
Located in Lawrence, NY
Gouache Estate of Samuel Esses Beautifully framed Never afraid of trying new styles, curious and opinionated, constantly engaged with the world around him, Rolph Scarlett more tha...
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1930s Expressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Gouache

Partial Coverage By Gil Elvgren
Located in New Orleans, LA
Gil Elvgren 1914-1980 American Partial Coverage Signed “Elvgren” (lower right) Oil on canvas The iconic illustrations of Gil Elvgren have become an irreplaceable facet of the American artistic landscape. Flirtatious beauties in light-hearted situations were the dominant subject matter for this intuitive artist, whose eloquent brush strokes dutifully captured the innocent sensuality of the mischievous girl next door. Partial Coverage, originally published in the 1956 Brown & Bigelow calendar, epitomizes the coquettish spirit of his beauties, whose nostalgic glamor give us a glimpse into a simpler time in American history. Elvgren is considered to be the greatest American pin-up and glamor artist. The majority of his work was done for the famed Brown & Bigelow, though at various points in his career he also worked for magazines such as The Saturday Evening Post and Good Housekeeping, as well as large corporations including Sealy Mattresses, General Electric and Coca-Cola. Born in St. Paul, Minnesota, Elvgren began his artistic education at the Minneapolis Art Institute, and later the American Academy of Art. His first job upon graduation was at the Chicago advertising firm of Stevens and Gross, working directly under Haddon Sundblom, famous for his Coca-Cola Santas. Elvgren would soon become his star pupil, contributing much to the Coca-Cola campaigns and eagerly learning techniques that he would carry into his famed pin-ups. After completing several special commissions with rave reviews, Elvgreen began doing pin-up work in 1937 for the Louis F. Dow Calendar Company, the biggest retailer of calendars of its day. Almost overnight, the artist became one of the most respected and successful commercial artists of his generation. More commissions followed, and, along with his work for Dow, Elvgren found himself booked solid at least one year ahead of his output. It was in 1944 that Brown & Bigelow approached him with an offer for a staff position. From that point on, for the next 30 years, Elvgren enjoyed tremendous commercial success unlike any other American artist of his day. Circa 1956 Canvas: 30 1/8“ high x 24 1/8” wide Frame: 33 3/4“ high x 27 7/8” wide x 1 1/2“ deep Literature: Charles G. Martignette and Louis K...
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20th Century Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

'Roberta' Movie Art Poster, 1935
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Oil on Canvasboard Signature: Signed 'Jacob Rosenberg' This piece was commissioned for the movie "Roberta" (1935), directed by William A. Seiter. Painting is by Jacob Rosenb...
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1930s Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil, Board

Chinese Mythical Immortal Screen Painting, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
Since the 12th century, people in China have used folding screens and doors to partition and decorate their homes - the vivid scenes backing the screens added life and color to a roo...
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Mid-19th Century Figurative Paintings

Materials

Fabric, Ink, Pigment

Neoclassical Head in profile
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Neoclassical Head in profile Watercolor and graphite on paper, 1950 Signed and dated lower left in ink (see photo) Provenance: Washington, D.C. priva...
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1950s Modern Figurative Paintings

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Watercolor

Chinese Mythical Immortal Screen Painting, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
Since the 12th century, people in China have used folding screens and doors to partition and decorate their homes - the vivid scenes backing the screens added life and color to a roo...
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Mid-19th Century Figurative Paintings

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Fabric, Ink, Pigment

Chinese Mythical Immortal Screen Painting, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
Since the 12th century, people in China have used folding screens and doors to partition and decorate their homes - the vivid scenes backing the screens added life and color to a roo...
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Mid-19th Century Figurative Paintings

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Fabric, Ink, Pigment

Mid Century Hungarian Gilt Oil Painting on Board Modern Judaica
Located in Surfside, FL
From a collection by a long time Miami Beach art dealer on the old Lincoln Rd. This is a piece he brought back from hungary. from a collection of good Hungarian artists and Illustrat...
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20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings

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Oil, Board

Chinese Mythical Immortal Screen Painting, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
Since the 12th century, people in China have used folding screens and doors to partition and decorate their homes - the vivid scenes backing the screens added life and color to a roo...
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Mid-19th Century Figurative Paintings

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Fabric, Ink, Pigment

Sleepers, 70x98cm
Located in Yerevan, AM
Sleepers, 70x98cm
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

The Last Sunset, Original Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
"The Last Sunset" by Shawn Krueger (United States) is a handmade landscape oil painting that is unframed, but ready to hang.
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21st Century and Contemporary Realist Figurative Paintings

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Oil

Untitled
Located in Lawrence, NY
Gouache on sketchbook cover Estate of Sam Esses Never afraid of trying new styles, curious and opinionated, constantly engaged with the world around him, Rolph Scarlett more than on...
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1950s Surrealist Figurative Paintings

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Gouache

Israeli Judaica Rabbi Expressionist Gouachel Painting
Located in Surfside, FL
size includes frame Adolf Adler 1917 - 1996 Adolf Adi Adler was born in Romania in 1917. Attended the Art College of Kluj Romania in 1950. (in Satu Mare, original home city of the Satmar Hasidic group). In 1963, Adler was chief among a group of well known artists who immigrated to Israel. He was awarded the Nordau prize in 1978. He works have been auctioned at Sloan's Auction House in Maryland and Karrenbauer Auction House in Germany and today are represented in the Yad Vashem Holocaust Museum in Jerusalem. In 1984, a retrospective of his work was held in Rishon Le Zion. He died in 1996. Awards and Prizes 1993 Mordecai Ish-Shalom Prize, Artists House...
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Mid-20th Century Expressionist Figurative Paintings

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Paper, Gouache

"white Landscape" Original Abstract Painting Made in Italy
Located in Agrigento, AG
White Landscape oil on canvas 40x40 cm 2019 Original Art Ready to hang this painting is sold stretched on a wooden frame My painting tells of the relationship between man, natur...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

KING CHARLES’ BIRTHDAY AT HORSE GUARDS PARADE, LONDON
Located in Deddington, GB
original Watercolour Image size: H:25 cm x W:41 cm Complete Size of Unframed Work: H:25 cm x W:41 cm x D:0.1cm Sold Unframed Please note that insitu images are purely an indication of how a piece may look Painted at the barriers during the celebration of King Charles' Birthday in June 2023
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2010s Abstract Expressionist Figurative Paintings

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Paper, Watercolor

Rare Israeli Judaica Watercolor Painting Over Print Bezem
Located in Surfside, FL
Naftali Bezem (Hebrew: נפתלי בזם‎‎; born November 27, 1924) is an Israeli painter, muralist, and sculptor. Bezem was born in Essen, Germany, in 1924. His early adolescence was spent under Nazi oppression, in constant fear for the safety of his parents, who perished in the Holocaust in the Polish Auschwitz concentration camp. Naftali emigrated to Mandate Palestine in 1939, at the age of fourteen with a Youth Aliyah group. From 1943 to 1946, he studied art at the Bezalel Academy of Art and Design in Jerusalem with Israeli painter Mordecai Ardon...
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20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings

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Ink, Watercolor

Diaphanous 1, Original Oil and Acrylic Painting
Located in Denver, CO
"Diaphanous 1" by Aiden Kringen (United States) is a handmade acrylic and oil painting that depicts a female model with an abstracted background. It is unframed, but ready to hang.
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21st Century and Contemporary Realist Figurative Paintings

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Oil

1950’s Fashion Illustration Original Painting Of A Blonde Lady Perched At A Bar
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Lady at the bar by Josine Vignon (French 1922-2022) ink/watercolour/pencil drawing on thick paper, unframed paper: 13 x 9.5 inches stamped verso very good condition provenance: fro...
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Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings

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Ink, Watercolor, Color Pencil

Spring Break #5 - Collage Painting on College Spring Brake with Yellow Buoys.
Located in New York, NY
Spring Break Meet-up #1 is a 30 x 24-inches acrylic and collage work on canvas. The primary colors are yellow and blue. The image is playful, with many figures in colorful suits floa...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic

Study for the Mural "Westward Movement"
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Study for the Mural "Westward Movement" Graphite, watercolor, gouache and paint on paper, 1936 Signed in pencil lower center (see photo) A study leading up to his mural Justice of th...
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1930s American Realist Figurative Paintings

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Gouache

Circle of David Teniers, Landscape with Peasants by an Inn and a River, Dutch
Located in Greven, DE
Circle of Teniers, Peasants in a Landscape passing by a river and an Inn.
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17th Century Baroque Figurative Paintings

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Panel, Oil

Malibu, colorful abstracted horses, flower, birds, turtle, human figures
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Painting on paper mounted to wood panel. Please note: frame is included at NO CHARGE
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Archival Paper, Archival Ink, Oil, Acrylic, Wood Panel

Taking Care of Business, Original Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
"Taking Care of Business" by Clyde Steadman (United States) is a handmade landscape painting that is unframed, but ready to hang.
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21st Century and Contemporary Realist Figurative Paintings

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Oil

'Woman Seated', Paris, Louvre, Académies Chaumière, LACMA, SFAA
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Stamped, verso, with estate stamp for Victor Di Gesu (American, 1914-1988) and created circa 1950. A loose study of a woman seated in a dress, resting her chin on her hand and recli...
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1950s Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings

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Oil, Paper

Synthesis 4, Original Oil and Acrylic Painting
Located in Denver, CO
"Synthesis 4" by Aiden Kringen (United States) is a handmade abstract acrylic and oil painting. It is unframed, but ready to hang.
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21st Century and Contemporary Realist Figurative Paintings

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Oil

Boy Scout with a Pipe and Billiard Ball: Surrealist Portrait in Oil on Polyester
Located in Soquel, CA
Clean, surreal depiction of a Boy Scout by Robert Peluce (American, 1937-2004). Dressed in full uniform, a Boy Scout holds a pipe to his lips. Above the ...
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Late 20th Century Surrealist Figurative Paintings

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Polyester, Oil

Chuckles, oversize panel of abstract paint, collage images, earth tones, animals
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Acrylic, ink, collage, charcoal, wood stain, resin on panel. Figurative, landscape, abstract, animals. Chaotic, random images w figures, nudes, snake, animal skull, bird, music scor...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Mixed Media, Wood Panel

Vintage San Francisco Watercolor Landscape -- Lombard Street in Springtime
Located in Soquel, CA
Vintage San Francisco Watercolor Landscape -- Lombard Street in Springtime Wonderful vintage watercolor of San Francisco's famous "Crookedest Street in the world" Lombard Street during springtime with cable car in background by listed artist Chinese/American artist Sun Ying, (Chinese/American, 1919-2016) circa 1970. Signed lower right corner with artist's chop. Presented with new mat. Condition: Good. Unframed. Image size: 15"H x 14.88"W. Sun Ying 孙瑛 ( 1919-2016 ) known as (Sun Dashi 大石) was born on November 8 into a poor family, in Gaotang Xian, Shandong Province, in China. In 1949, based in Taipei, he devoted himself entirely to painting and influenced the world of art by creating several painting societies as the Chinese Association of Ink Painting . Taiwan awarded him the Golden Cup Award. In the 1960s and 1970s He exhibited his works in Australia, Brazil, Germany, Malaysia and United States. He went to live in the United States in 1974. After visiting his family in 1984, he returned to China. In 1988, along with Qi Baishi...
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1980s Impressionist Figurative Paintings

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Paper, Watercolor

Abstraction. Contemporary Abstract Oil Painting, Colorful, Dynamic, Polish art
Located in Warsaw, PL
Abstract painting by Polish artist living in USA Monika Rossa. Painting in style of gestural abstraction with dynamic brush strokes and shapes. Main color is yellow balanced with red...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Steamships
Located in Lawrence, NY
We fell in love with this highly atmospheric, nearly abstract image of steamships, c. 1900, by American impressionist painter Frederic Usher Devoll. You c...
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Early 1900s Impressionist Figurative Paintings

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Oil Pastel

MINIMAL FACE
Located in CÓRDOBA, ES
+ 5cm / 2inches of white edge Acrylic on canvas Shipped rolled in a tube I can do commissioned works
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2010s Minimalist Figurative Paintings

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Acrylic, Permanent Marker

Seated Man Red Bikini
Located in Fairfield, CT
Represented by George Billis Gallery, NYC & LA --Throughout all the different inspirations that you've had in your work, could you say that there is one central message that ties tog...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Realist Figurative Paintings

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Oil, Board

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

Clear Day
Located in Fairfield, CT
Represented by George Billis Gallery, NYC & LA --Throughout all the different inspirations that you've had in your work, could you say that there is one central message that ties tog...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Realist Figurative Paintings

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Oil, Board

Large Signed Oil Painting Hunting Party on Horseback with Hounds
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist/ School: M.J Ruisdael 20th Century, British, signed Title: A Hunting Scene Medium: signed oil on canvas , framed Size: 20 x 30 inches plus the frame. Provenance: private ...
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20th Century Victorian Figurative Paintings

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Oil

harlequin and dove oil on canvas painting surrealism
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Bartolomé Liarte (1933) - Harlequin and dove - Oil on canvas Oil measures 81x65 cm. Frame measures 108x92 cm. Bartolomé Liarte Aparicio is a Spanish postwar and contemporary artist....
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1990s Surrealist Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

" Sunflowers " Oil cm. 102 x 85 Flowers , Yellow , Summer
Located in Torino, IT
Yellow,Sunflowers,green,russian,Summer Georgij MOROZ (Dneprodzerzinsk, Ucraina, 1937 - St. Petersburg, 2015) 1937: he was born in Dneprodzerzinsk, Ucraina. 1949-56: he began artisti...
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Early 2000s Impressionist Figurative Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

'Playing with Socks', San Francisco Women's College, San Francisco Art Institute
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Signed lower right, 'Storer' for Inez May Storer (American, born 1933) and dated 1978. Inez Storer first studied at the San Francisco College for Women, the San Francisco Art Institute and the University of California at Berkeley. She later earned a bachelor's degree at Dominican College in San Rafael and, in 1971, a graduate degree in at California State University in San Francisco. From Inverness, California, north of San Francisco and working from a studio in Point Reyes, Inez Storer creates mixed-media narrative paintings, collages and assemblages in naive-sophisticated style, which she describes as Magic Realism: "I am a visual raconteur. I use paint to tell stories." Most of these stories are explorations of the human condition with characters who seem allegorically to be walking tightropes. She gets many ideas from her studio collection of old postcards, toys, photos and other random items that she often incorporates into her work. Inez Storer is also known for her prints and drawings. Storer was born in Los Angeles to German parents who left that country in 1933 to avoid Hitler. Her father got a job in Hollywood with Billy Wilder as an art director, and her mother was an actress and dancer. Inez spent much time as a child on movie sets. She was raised a Catholic as her parents wanted no one to know her mother was Jewish and uses Catholic imagery in her work. In 1974, she met Andrew Romanoff, a Russian artist who became her second husband. In this marriage, she became a part of Russian royalty because Andrew was the grand nephew of the Czar Nicholas II, Russia's last emperor...
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1970s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Paper, Oil Pastel, Gouache, Color Pencil, Acrylic

Beach Sunny Day
Located in Fairfield, CT
Represented by George Billis Gallery, NYC & LA --Throughout all the different inspirations that you've had in your work, could you say that there is one central message that ties tog...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Realist Figurative Paintings

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Oil, Board

Erotic Scene - Original Gouache on Silk
Located in Roma, IT
Erotic Scene is a gouache and China ink original painting on silk, realized probably in the second half of XIX century by an anonymous Japanese artist of XIX century, From a collection of twelve Japanese erotic silk paintings, wrongly titled "Shunga", mounted under a yellow cardboard Passepartout, cm 37 x 26.8, this modern artwork of little dimensions, but of extraordinary quality represents an erotic scene between two young Japanese lovers portrayed in their intimate situation and with their sophisticated traditional costumes and hairstyle. Without ever being vulgar or too explicit but with extreme elegance, our ancient Japanese artwork...
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Late 19th Century Modern Figurative Paintings

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Gouache

Girl with a Bird
Located in Austin, TX
By Jean Raffy Le Persan 21.25" x 14.5"   Oil on Canvas
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20th Century Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Iconic cubist-style work "Catch the Train" by world-renowned Giancarlo Impiglia
Located in Bridgehampton, NY
A beautiful, original work by the indelible Giancarlo Impiglia. Born in Rome, Impiglia moved to New York in the 70s, where he established a signature style on the shoulders of Futu...
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2010s Figurative Paintings

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Oil, Panel, Canvas

Watching You Without Me
Located in New Orleans, LA
In highly developed nations today there is a widespread alienation and loneliness that engenders fear and distrust, a restrictive self-righteousness of thought, and a dread of what-c...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Untitled Micro-Gestalt H4
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Acrylic and ink on canvas
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21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Ink, Acrylic

Gertrude
Located in Deddington, GB
‘Gertrude’ is an original abstract painting on board by contemporary artist Wendi Weller. Oil pastel mark making details are added to many layers of acryl...
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2010s Abstract Expressionist Figurative Paintings

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Acrylic, Board

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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