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Figurative Paintings For Sale
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WILD ANIMAL
Located in CÓRDOBA, ES
Acrylic on canvas Shipped rolled in a tube
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2010s Post-Modern Figurative Paintings

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Acrylic, Permanent Marker

Queen Mary Greeting School Children - British 1910 royalty portrait oil painting
Located in London, GB
This lovely British Post Impressionist oil painting is by noted artist Gerald Spencer Pryse. Painted circa 1910 the painting depicts Queen Mary greeting a large group of school child...
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1910s Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings

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Oil

I DON´T KNOW
Located in CÓRDOBA, ES
Acrylic on canvas Shipped rolled in a tube
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2010s Post-Modern Figurative Paintings

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Acrylic, Permanent Marker

Portrait of Water Bearers, Africa - British 1920's Orientalist art oil painting
Located in London, GB
This superb vibrant Orientalist Post Impressionist oil painting is by noted British artist Gerald Spencer Pryse. It was painted about 1925 when Pryse was visiting Morocco and Norther...
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1920s Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings

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Oil

Mondrian
Located in Seoul, SO
The body of the butterfly is 3 dimensional. Jean Paul Donadini is a french painter who was born in Troyes, France, in 1951. He graduated from the Beaux Arts of Nancy in 1973 and t...
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2010s Pop Art Figurative Paintings

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Acrylic

Sweet Shelter
Located in Seoul, SO
Oil on canvas, Unique work Korean artist, Ji Hee Lee has been narrating about the subject of 'a shelter' expressing it in a surrealistic way through every...
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2010s Surrealist Figurative Paintings

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Oil

Untitled, Pen & Ink on Paper by Modern Indian Artist Ganesh Haloi “In Stock”
Located in Kolkata, West Bengal
Ganesh Haloi - Untitled Pen & Ink on Paper 7.5 x 5.2 inches, 2018 ( Unframed & Delivered ) Born : In 1936 Ganesh Haloi born in Jamalpur, Mymensingh, now in Bangladesh. Education : ...
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2010s Modern Figurative Paintings

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Paper, Ink, Pen

New Born
Located in Ridgewood, NY
Most mornings we wake up to a physical reality of sharp contrast and clear-cut edges. Defined outlines help us navigate everyday life and the world around us. But the blurry fringes ...
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2010s Expressionist Figurative Paintings

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Oil, Acrylic

Multi Dimensions
Located in Ridgewood, NY
Most mornings we wake up to a physical reality of sharp contrast and clear-cut edges. Defined outlines help us navigate everyday life and the world around us. But the blurry fringes ...
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2010s Abstract Expressionist Figurative Paintings

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Oil, Acrylic

Bowl Reset I Oil Painting on Panel Brown Still Life Figurative In Stock
Located in Utrecht, NL
Bowl Reset I Oil Painting on Panel Brown Still Life Figurative In Stock Kees Blom (Apeldoorn, 1968) comes from an artistic family. While his father already had a passion for paintin...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Figurative Paintings

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Oil, Panel

Marshal
Located in West Des Moines, IA
A man stands alone in a field wearing a black Marhsall Amplification shirt and a black hat. He's holding a snake with both hands while a flock of birds flys overhead. The Blue Bird M...
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2010s Figurative Paintings

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Oil

A Lull In The Storm
Located in West Des Moines, IA
A woman sits on a bench in front of a clothing store. She strums a guitar on the quiet street front. Light can be seen pouring out from the surrounding bu...
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2010s Figurative Paintings

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Oil

Vibrant 'Lyrical Expressionist' Portrait Painting on Canvas by Steve Balkin
Located in Hudson, NY
Steve Balkin (1938-2023) This painting was purchased from Balkin's estate. It came from his home in upstate NY. It is titled "She's Always on my Mind", da...
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21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Figurative Paintings

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Acrylic

Owen Waters, Impressionist landscape, circle of Edward Seago
Located in Harkstead, GB
A wonderful example of the artist's work depicting an idyllic scene in the Norfolk countryside. Owen Waters (1916-2004) Norfolk pastures Signed, inscribed to the reverse Oil on boar...
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Late 20th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings

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Oil, Board

A Cafe in Madrid, Oil on Board Painting, Signed and Dated 1950, English Artist
Located in London, GB
Oil on board, signed and dated '50 bottom right, entitled on reverse Image size: 13 1/2 x 9 1/2 inches (34.5 x 23 cm) Original frame Exhibitions 1989, Belgrave Gallery, 22 Mason's Yard, Duke Street, St. James', London SW1 'Clifford Hall (1904-1973) 15th June - 14th July, no.12. Clifford Hall Clifford Hall was born in Wandsworth in 1904, and spent his youth in nearby Richmond upon Thames...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings

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Oil, Board

Figurine, 20th Century Oil on Board Signed Painting, Contemporary Frame
Located in London, GB
Mayer 20th Century Figurine Oil on board, signed lower right Image size: 16 x 13 inches Contemporary frame
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20th Century Figurative Paintings

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Oil, Board

Maurice Asselin (1882-1947) Les Anémones, oil on canvas signed
Located in Paris, FR
Maurice Asselin (1882-1947) Les Anémones, a bouquet of anemones signed upper right oil on canvas 38 x 46 cm Label of the exhibition Maurice Asselin at the Galerie Schmit in february...
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1930s Modern Figurative Paintings

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Oil

A Willing Ignorance
Located in New Orleans, LA
From John Singer Sargent’s Gassed, 1919 When considering the factors that are required (or at least helpful) for a lie to succeed, I constantly look to the audience. I constantly tr...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Acrylic, Varnish, Wood Panel

Ariadne Oil Painting on Linen Canvas Portrait Girl Woman Figure In Stock
Located in Utrecht, NL
Ariadne Oil Painting on Linen Canvas Portrait Girl Woman Figure In Stock Kalvis Zuters, (1969, Jelgava Latvia) graduated from the Department of Painting at the Latvian Acadamy of A...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Breton Courtship - British 19thC exhib art portrait landscape oil painting
By George Sherwood Hunter
Located in London, GB
A stunning 1891 exhibited oil painting by British listed artist George Sherwood Hunter. This is a glorious British Impressionist painting from his travels in Northern France. It depicts “A Breton Courtship” in blue hot summer tones and is married well with the French Barbizon frame. The couple sit opposite each other, on either side of the road they are travelling together. A fantastic painting. This is a large oil on canvas by the Scottish artist who is one of my favourite artists of the period. George Sherwood Hunter was a well travelled artist and he painted throughout Europe. He is represented in many public collections. Provenance. Exhibited: Royal Society of British Artists 1891. Condition. Oil on canvas, 30 inches by 20 inches unframed and in good condition. Housed in a fine Barbizon gilt gallery frame, 40 inches by 30 inches framed. Gallery condition. George Sherwood Hunter (1846-1914) - was born in Aberdeen in Scortland on 30 May 1846. He first visited Newlyn in the 1890s, staying at Belle View in 1897. In 1902 he settled at the Malt House, Newlyn, with his wife Constance. Hunter had a studio in Bateman’s Meadow, where the Forbes School of Painting was situated, and Hunter assisted with tuition at the School in its early days. In Mrs Lionel Birch’s 1906 biography of the Forbes’ she wrote, ‘r and Mrs Forbes feel that they owe a debt of gratitude to Mr G...
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19th Century Realist Figurative Paintings

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Oil

Untitled III - Original Oil Female Portrait Painting, Contemporary, Figurative
Located in Salzburg, AT
AGNIESZKA BORKOWSKA She studied at Visual Education Departement of Academy of Fine Arts in Łódź ( Strzeminski Academy of Art). Her diploma was created in Etching Worshop at the ateli...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Waiting for the Bus in a Blizzard- WPA American Scene 1938 NYC Modernism Realism
Located in New York, NY
Waiting for the Bus in a Blizzard- WPA American Scene 1938 NYC Modernism Realism. 16 x 16 inches, Oil on board, Signed and dated 1938 lower left. ...
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1930s American Modern Figurative Paintings

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Oil, Board

Hommage a Miro Oil Painting on Canvas Abstract Figurative Colorful In Stock
Located in Utrecht, NL
Hommage a Miro Oil Painting on Canvas Abstract Figurative Colorful In Stock John Nieland (1966) was born in Baflo, Groningen, the Netherlands en g...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Monet Cane
Located in Toronto, Ontario
General Idea was founded in 1967 in Toronto by AA Bronson (b. 1946), Felix Partz (1945-1994), and Jorge Zontal (1944-1994). Over the course of 25 years, they made a significant contribution to postmodern and conceptual art in Canada and beyond. The trio was both prolific and multi-disciplinary long before it became de rigueur. They worked across a wide range of media including photography, sculpture, painting, mail art, video, installations, multiples, and performance. With their subversive approach and interest in parody and appropriation, General Idea addressed a broad range of social (and art-world) issues such as the cult of the artist, mass media, queer identity, and consumerism. Thematic continuity was a key element for General Idea, who utilized longevity as an avenue to delve deeper into, build upon, and evolve with the complex and nuanced subject matter they took on. “Monet Cane” is an extraordinary example of General Idea’s use of iconography, appropriation, (and mischief) from this era. Beginning in the early 1980s, General Idea began using the poodle as an emblem for the trio, quickly elevating it to one of the most dominant motifs in their practice. Both single poodles, and trios (which would be a sort of group self-portrait) appeared frequently in a variety of artwork during their last decade of production. The 80's was a decade that saw appropriation flourish in the visual arts. General Idea made a significant contribution to this trend. While many of their contemporaries used mass-market images or objects (think Barbara Kruger, Jeff Koons, and Richard Prince) General Idea did not restrict themselves to accessible imagery but also claimed canonical images and blue-chip references. General Idea created two major series of paintings featuring the trio of poodles; in pastels (which were often bleached in a commercial washing machine) and in neon colors. This painting is exceptionally rare as it is one of four paintings made with this distinct flecked surface. This unique texture is a significant (and beautiful) anomaly at odds with their predominantly flat and graphic aesthetic. The surface of the canvas is enveloped in tiny, weighted flecks of paint that have been layered to create an incredible texture. This application of paint, which appears to be chenille-like, recalls both the atmospheric pastel palette and impressionistic effects made famous by Claude Monet. "Monet Cane" can not only be contextualized with other poodle paintings...
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1980s Pop Art Figurative Paintings

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Mixed Media

BILLE Karl. (1815-1898). « Portrait d’un brick danois ».
Located in ROUEN, FR
BILLE Karl. (1815-1898). « Portrait d’un brick danois ». Toile signée et datée 1855. H.48 L.71.
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19th Century Figurative Paintings

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Oil

Women in green and grey by Modern British artist Ewart Johns, 1993
Located in Petworth, West Sussex
A very striking work by Ewart Johns, a notable figure in the Modern British art movement. The painting is characterised by vibrant colours, bold brushwork, and a fusion of abstract a...
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20th Century Abstract Figurative Paintings

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Oil, Board

Nu Assise by Ludovic-Rodo Pissarro - Nude painting
Located in London, GB
Nu Assise by Ludovic-Rodo Pissarro (1878-1952) Oil on canvas
 55 x 47 cm (21 ⅝ x 18 ½ inches) 
Signed lower left, Ludovic Rodo
 Executed circa 1910 This work is accompanied by a cer...
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1910s Fauvist Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Last Supper - Figurative Painting Yellow Blue Brown White Red Black Pink
Located in Sofia, BG
"Last supper" is a modern, figurative, abstract art line painting by Maestro Anatoliy Stankulov The painting is unframed. The vivid colors of his paintings bring emotion happiness,...
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2010s Abstract Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

"Side Stretch Nude" 1984 Figure Gouache and Pastel American Modernist
Located in Arp, TX
Jack Hooper "Side Stretch Nude" 9/7/1984 Gouache and pastel on paper 20"x26" unframed Signed and dated in pencil lower left In this intriguing modernist artwork, Jack Hooper's minim...
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1980s American Modern Figurative Paintings

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Paper, Pastel, Gouache

Hugh Boycott Brown, Impressionist view of boats at Pin Mill. Suffolk
Located in Harkstead, GB
A fluidly painted impression of this well known sailors' haven at Pin Mill on the River Orwell, Suffolk. Hugh Boycott Brown (1909-1990) Thames Bar...
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Late 20th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings

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Oil, Board, Canvas

Fire Ball by Anna Taganzeva-Kobzeva - Painting, oil on canvas, 2023
Located in Basel, BS
The painting Fire Ball by contemporary artist Anna Taganzeva-Kobzeva was shown at the group exhibition "Floral & Machine" at St. Paulus Church in Basel in 2023. The exhibition delves...
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2010s Expressionist Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

This Dream Again, Part 1 by Misha Gudwin - Color pencils on paper, 2023
Located in Basel, BS
"This Dream Again" is a series created by contemporary artist Misha Gudwin for the group exhibition "Floral & Machine" at St. Paulus Church in Basel in 2023. The drawing conveys a fantasy-like, surrealistic reality, similar to a dreamlike experience. The images are exaggeratedly cute on the one hand and eerie on the other. It is as if we are peering into this otherworld through a shaped canvas frame, memorizing, with its shape, a map of the starry sky or binoculars. The plot and characters refer to various creepy content from the web, somebody like animatronics - mechanical growth dolls or Furby toys. In conveying an absurdist world in this series, the artist was inspired by the visual internet subculture of Wiredcor. Creating such a magical world is an escapist attempt to escape from aggressive reality, an attempt to escape from it into a dreamlike world. - Misha Gudwin is a contemporary artist, born in 1995. His artistic practice is focused on studying the inextricable relationship between material and virtual (digital) objects. He explores the interactions of street and digital environment using found object, reflecting the industrial image of post-Soviet cities. The artist says: "I propose to document our modernity, where the digital is no longer something new, and the human environment has long been combining signs of both material and digital space." Misha's recent solo exhibitions include: 2022 - "Liminal" / Voskhod gallery / Basel 2022 - "The night of Capricorn" / Vyksa Artist-in-Residence / Vyksa 2021 - "Lilac Light...
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2010s Figurative Paintings

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Paper, Color Pencil

Normandy : On a Bench in Etretat - Original Oil On Canvas Hansigned
Located in Paris, FR
Jean-Jacques RENÉ Normandy : On a Bench in Etretat Original oil paint on canvas Hansigned 33 x 41 cm (c. 13 x 16.2 inch) Presented with a black lacquered wooden frame Excellent co...
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Late 20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings

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Oil

Gathering Cockles - Pre-Raphaelite Figures in Landscape Oil by John Edward Brett
By John Edward Brett ARA
Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire
Signed and dated figurative oil on canvas by English Pre-Raphaelite painter John Edward Brett. In 1896 John Brett and his wife Mary went to Paris, the first time the artist had been ...
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1890s Pre-Raphaelite Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

The Wilds - Figurative Painting Yellow Blue Brown White Red Black Pink
Located in Sofia, BG
"The Wilds" is a modern, figurative, abstract art line painting by Maestro Anatoliy Stankulov The painting is unframed. The vivid colors of his paintings bring emotion happiness, l...
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2010s Abstract Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

Knight’s Lodging
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This painting is part of our exhibition American Coast to Coast: Artists of the 1930s Knight’s Lodging, 1941, oil on canvas panel, signed and dated lower left, 16 x 20 inches, exhi...
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1940s American Realist Figurative Paintings

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Oil

Hydra - Acrylic by Sabrina Seck - 2023
Located in Roma, IT
Acrylic on canvas by Sabrina Seck. Includes a certificate of authenticity by the Artist. Excellent condition. The Artist: "The multi-headed Hydra is a mythical creature from Greek ...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Acrylic

Feed the Births - Figurative Painting Yellow Blue Brown White Red Black Pink
Located in Sofia, BG
"Feed the births" is a modern, figurative, abstract art line painting by Maestro Anatoliy Stankulov The painting is unframed. The vivid colors of his paintings bring emotion happiness, love and energy, represented by the vast creative power of his talent.” About the artwork: TECHNIQUE: Acrylic painting STYLE: Modern, Figurative, Abstract, Contemporary Edition : Unique, signed Weight: Approximately 2 kg. The painting is unframed. Frame: Optional Snow Pearl gallery offers the possibility to increase the value of this artwork by adding a gorgeous wooden Italian contemporary frame on your choice. We can also offer a restored ancient golden frame...
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2010s Abstract Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

Morning's Breakfast Painting Yellow Blue Brown White Red Black Pink
Located in Sofia, BG
"Morning's breakfast" is a modern, figurative, abstract art line painting by Maestro Anatoliy Stankulov The painting is unframed. The vivid colors of his paintings bring emotion happiness, love and energy, represented by the vast creative power of his talent.” About the artwork: TECHNIQUE: Acrylic painting STYLE: Modern, Figurative, Abstract, Contemporary Edition : Unique, signed Weight: Approximately 2 kg. The painting is unframed. Frame: Optional Snow Pearl gallery offers the possibility to increase the value of this artwork by adding a gorgeous wooden Italian contemporary frame on your choice. We can also offer a restored ancient golden frame...
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2010s Abstract Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

Todorov Day - Figurative Painting Yellow Blue Brown White Red Black Pink
Located in Sofia, BG
"Todorov day" is a modern, figurative, abstract art line painting by Maestro Anatoliy Stankulov The painting is unframed. The vivid colors of his paintings bring emotion happiness,...
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2010s Abstract Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

Joseph Maresca Encaustic Wax Oil Painting and Tile On Board Still Life w Fruit
Located in Surfside, FL
Joseph Maresca (American, b. 1946). Still life rendering on wood mounted tiles. Flowers, Plant and fruits. Green X Ray Oil and wax encaustic on tile Gallery label and hanging wire at back. Dimensions: Height: 12 inches / 30.48 cm Width: 12 inches / 30.48 cm This one is not signed but its companion piece is hand signed and dated in black pigment verso. I am selling them individually but they make a lovely pair. Joseph Maresca was born in Brooklyn, NY, in 1946, and currently resides in Rhinecliff, Rhinebeck, NY. He received his BFA in industrial design from Pratt Institute, and a master’s degree in arts education from New York University. His paintings and drawings have been exhibited in numerous galleries and museums, including the Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum, the Albright-Knox Art Gallery, the Katonah Museum of Art, and even the White House—in honor of his design for an official White House tree ornament depicting Vanderbilt Mansion. Academically, Maresca has taught as an adjunct professor at New York University and at City University of New York, and has authored a book—WPA Buildings: Architecture and Art of the New Deal (2017)—about the influence of Works Project Administration architecture. The book examines the social impact on American cities of the imposing government buildings that were funded by the WPA to restore public confidence during the Great Depression. Maresca has been represented by Carrie Haddad Gallery in Hudson, NY and Michelle Rosenfeld Gallery in New York City. Education BFA Pratt Institute, New York, NY MFA NYU, New York, NY Solo Exhibitions 2010 Carrie Haddad Gallery, Hudson, NY 2006 Lascano Gallery, Gt. Barrington, MA 2004 Haddad Lascano Gallery, Gt. Barrington, MA 2002 Michelle Rosenfeld Gallery, New York, NY 1992 Zimmerman -Saturn Gallery, Nashville, TN OK Harris Gallery, Birmingham, MI 1991 OK Harris Gallery, New York, NY Zimmerman -Saturn Gallery, Nashville, TN OK Harris Gallery, Birmingham, MI 1990 Marilyn Pearl Gallery, New York, NY 1987 Richard Green Gallery...
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1990s Figurative Paintings

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Wax, Encaustic, Oil

The Bridge at Argenteuil French Impressionist Oil Painting after CLAUDE MONET
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist/ School: after Claude Monet Title: The Bridge at Argenteuil Medium: oil painting on canvas, framed and inscribed verso. framed: 26.25 x 30.25 inches canvas: 20 x 24 inches...
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20th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings

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Oil

Sheep Shearers, Tangiers - British 1920's Orientalist figurative oil painting
Located in London, GB
This superb vibrant Orientalist Post Impressionist oil painting is by noted British artist Gerald Spencer Pryse. It was painted about 1925 when Pryse was visiting Morocco and Norther...
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1920s Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings

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Oil

La Voile Rose (Cognac) by H. Claude Pissarro - Post-Impressionist style painting
Located in London, GB
*UK BUYERS WILL PAY AN ADDITIONAL 20% VAT ON TOP OF THE ABOVE PRICE La Voile Rose (Cognac) by H. Claude Pissarro (b. 1935) Oil on canvas 50 x 61 cm (19 ³/₄ x 24 inches) Signed lower...
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21st Century and Contemporary Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Secret - Acrylic by Sabrina Seck - 2023
Located in Roma, IT
Everyone has a secret, something they don't want to share with anyone. And that's just as well. Some things or thoughts belong only to you. The work was created with only 4 colors. ...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Acrylic

Die Heilung
Located in Berlin, DE
Hans Bohlmann Die Heilung 1998 Acryl auf Leinwand 115 x 140 cm Hans Bohlmann studierte von 1991 bis 1996 Malerei- und Grafik an der Hochschule für Grafik und Buchkunst in Leipzig be...
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2010s Abstract Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

Side by Side - Acrylic by Sabrina Seck - 2023
Located in Roma, IT
Acrylic on canvas by Sabrina Seck. Includes a certificate of authenticity by the Artist. Excellent condition. The Artist: "It is sometimes not easy to cope with things alone and to...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Acrylic

Gestation, 100x80cm
Located in Yerevan, AM
gestation, 100x80cm
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Harvest Time - British Victorian exhibited art figurative landscape oil painting
Located in London, GB
This superb large exhibited British Victorian oil painting is by noted artist Thomas Falcon Marshall. Painted in 1849 it was exhibited at the Royal Academy London that year. This lar...
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19th Century Victorian Figurative Paintings

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Oil

"Purple Sky" A Contemporary Purple Blue Skyscape With Horizon By Susanne Kurdahl
Located in Frederiksberg C, DK
“Purple Skye” is a delicate and tranquil abstract skyscape created by Danish contemporary artist Susanne Kurdahl Vesterheden. The painting measures 60cm (H) x 60cm (W) / 23,6in (H)...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

In The Room #5 by Katya Tsareva - Expressionist painting, oil on canvas, 2021
Located in Basel, BS
The Room #4 is the 4th work in "In The Room" series by contemporary artist Katya Tsareva. In this series the artist continues to analyze the difficult re...
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2010s Expressionist Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Owen Waters, Impressionist landscape, circle of Edward Seago
Located in Harkstead, GB
A wonderful example of the artist's work depicting an idyllic scene in the Norfolk countryside. Owen Waters (1916-2004) Norfolk pastures Signed, inscribed to the reverse Oil on boar...
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Late 20th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings

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Oil, Board

In The Room #4 by Katya Tsareva - Expressionist painting, oil on canvas, 2021
Located in Basel, BS
The Room #4 is the 4th work in "In The Room" series by contemporary artist Katya Tsareva. In this series the artist continues to analyze the difficult re...
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2010s Expressionist Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Oil Painting, Lawrence Kelsey, Central Park, Spring Afternoon
Located in White Plains, NY
'Central Park, Spring Afternoon' 2009 by American artist, Lawrence Kelsey. Oil on panel, 19.5 x 13.5 in. / Handmade gold frame: 24 x 18 in. Depicting a view of Central Park in New Yo...
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Early 2000s American Realist Figurative Paintings

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Panel, Oil

Ballerina in the dressing room
Located in Berlin, DE
Karl Stohner (1894 Mannheim - 1957 Paris), Ballerina in the dressing room, 1924. Pastel on painting cardboard, 65 x 45 cm, 77,5 x 59,5 (frame), signed lower left "Stohner" and dated "[19]24". Behind glass in gold stucco frame of the time. - Painting cardboard slightly warped, in the lower area minimally stained, frame with age patina and traces of abrasion. - The Naturalness of Artificiality - We see a ballerina putting on her right ballet shoe while the left one is still lying on the floor in front of her. It is precisely the casualness of the scene that gives it its intimacy: the blonde young woman is completely absorbed in the activity of getting ready for the dance, oblivious to us, while we are positioned right in front of her in the dressing room, inaccessible to the audience, watching her dress. Even though she does not yet perform a dance step, there is a graceful elegance in the action shown that seems quite natural in contrast to the rehearsed art form of dance. The young woman is not presenting herself to an audience in a perfectly formed movement, but is performing an everyday action, unaware that she is being watched. Concentrated, almost devotional, she pulls the ballet slipper over the verses, not noticing that one of the straps of the tutu has slipped off her shoulder, reinforcing the erotic moment of the scene. Inspired by Edgar Degas, Karl Stohner has painted the scene in strong pastel tones. The dominant blues and turquoises give the scene a magical, mysterious quality and, like the pink of the stockings and ballet slippers, are borrowed from Degas's dancers. Degas's colors, however, are cooler tempered, which is particularly evident in the light impasto applied incarnate. This is where the vividness of Auguste Renoir comes into play, making the dancer seem entirely flesh and blood. Karl Stohner, who has studied the pastels of Degas and Renoir intensively, combines the two artists here to create his own pictorial language. He has laid out the background in broad layers of strokes, ranging in color from white to turquoise to dark blue. The result is a dynamic, pattern-like structure that contrasts with the woman's calm, inward-looking posture. The fund anticipates the dynamics of the choreography of the dance for which the ballerina is preparing. At the same time, the broad pastel line in the background is an adequate means of painting to depict the soft, flowing elegance of the dancer. About the artist Against the wishes of his wealthy parents, Karl Stohner decided to become a painter. His talent was discovered by the director of the Mannheim Art Gallery, Fritz Wichert, who supported him from then on, including financing study trips to Paris. There he discovered the art of Degas, Cézanne and Renoir, which inspired his work. GERMAN VERSION Karl Stohner (1894 Mannheim - 1957 Paris), Ballerina im Ankleideraum, 1924. Pastell auf Malkarton, 65 x 45 cm, 77,5 x 59,5 (Rahmen), unten links mit „Stohner“ signiert und auf „[19]24“ datiert. Hinter Glas im Goldstuckrahmen der Zeit. - Malkarton leicht verzogen, im unteren Bereich minimal fleckig, Rahmen mit Alterspatina und Abriebspuren - Die Natürlichkeit der Kunstform - Wir sehen eine Ballerina, die sich den rechten Ballettschuh anzieht, während der linke noch vor ihr auf dem Boden liegt. Gerade aus der Beiläufigkeit der Szenerie speist sich ihre Intimität: Die blonde...
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1920s Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings

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Pastel

Still Life with Coffee Pot and Fruit 20th century oil painting by Angela Stones
Located in London, GB
To see our other Modern British Art, scroll down to "More from this Seller" and below it click on "See all from this Seller" - or send us a message if you cannot find the artist you want. Angela Stones (1914 - 1995) Still Life with Coffee Pot and Fruit Oil on board 41 x 51 cm Signed lower right. A mid-century still life in oils, characterised by Stones' textured brushwork, inventive composition, and rich use of colour. Stones was educated at the Chelsea School of Art, and was a member of an artistic dynasty. Her mother Dorothy Bradshaw (1893 - 1983) studied under Jack Merriott – the artist famous for his British Rail posters, and her son, Christopher Assheton-Stones (1947 - 1999), was arguably the foremost pastel artist...
Category

20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

Hannah's Favorites, Original Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
Artist Johansen Newman presents a portrait of a child in a lavishly decorated room. The girl wears her finest dress while clutching onto her rattiest stuffed animal. With her defiant stance, wild hair, and choice of stuffed animal to hold, Hannah seems to be crying out, “You can dress me up and put me in the parlor, but you can’t make me a girly girl.” The painting reminds Johansen of her childhood when she resisted the effort of adults to define how she should look and act.


About the Artist
Artist Johansen Newman captures various characters through charming scenes that often weave nostalgia. A reflection of her fondness for edge and funk prevails in her dynamic portrayal of humans with animals and objects of their affection. As a toddler, her mother gave her crayons and allowed her to draw on the walls of her room. She pursued a degree in painting and printmaking, then furthered her education by studying with Bil Baird at his puppet theater in New York, ultimately forming her puppet troupe. Years of crafting puppets, designing scenery, writing stories, and performing shows developed her arsenal of skills—going on to be an award-winning fiber artist exhibiting throughout North America. She integrates these learnings into her current art practice. "My paintings capture fragments of a tale in a time and place that was, is, or has the promise to become," says Johansen. She works at her studio and display gallery at Gorse Mill Studios, a 19th Century textile mill building in Needham, MA. Her woodworking shop doubles as her home studio, where she constantly evolves her compositions to satisfy her aesthetic. Johansen's work has been featured on the cover of local publications, in pictorial essays, and toured museums across the United States. She was a professional and published illustrator for more than 35 years, including two dozen children's books, three of which she also wrote. Besides creating art, she finds herself an enthusiast of vintage collectibles, jukeboxes, signages, tin toys, neon lights, cookie jars, carnival chalkware...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Outsider Art Figurative Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

Mom turn on autumn, 80x100cm
Located in Yerevan, AM
Mom turn on autumn, 80x100cm
Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil Pastel, 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.

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