Archival Paper Figurative Paintings

This painting depicts an interior scene done in Paris. The fun details are what make this painting so attractive and desirable; the living room opens out into the terrace, as we are ...

This painting belongs to the series of paintings "Blue." Long before 2022, a process of spiritual transformation took place in my life, in particular, a rethinking of the feminine pr...

America Martin "Woman In The Sunset With Flowers White & Crisp", 2011 Oil & Acrylic on Cotton Paper 40 x 30 in (101.6 x 76.2 cm) America Martin is an internationally represe...

America Martin "Woman In the Wind", 2019 Ink & Wax on Handmade Paper 13 x 18 in (33.02 x 45.72 cm) America Martin is an internationally represented Colombian-American fine arti...

A rare original signed Art Deco gouache on paper by Erte (Romain de Tirtoff) . This stunning theatrical costume design is signed Erte at the lower right. The piece is 20 by 18 fram...

Figurative abstract style black, white, and blue acrylic painting of the Greek Goddess, Nike, "Winged Victory of Samothrace" with an antique wood f...

Zebra I (2022), work on paper, hand painted multiple, animal and foliage, neo impressionist, botanical, pastels, aqua and lime green, black and white zebra "Zebra I," (2022) by arti...

'Napoli' Italian School, 18th century ink and wash drawing on paper, framed within a light oak wood frame (behind glass) image size: 10.5 x 7 inches overall framed: 17 x 13 inches co...

America Martin "Woman & Bird" Ink on Paper 11.5 x 7.5 inches America Martin is an internationally represented Colombian-American fine artist based in Los Angeles. America is a ...

Acrylic painting on paper One of a kind artwork Size: 42 × 61 × 0,1 cm It is original painting on 160gsm acid-free paper The artwork is titled and signed on the front and also come...

America Martin "Woman With Feet In Water", 2011 Acrylic & Ink on Handmade Blue Paper 37.75 x 25.25 in (95.88 x 64.14 cm) America Martin is an internationally represented Colombi...

Exploring the purity of the feminine form and the drama of French haute couture, artist Cindy Shaoul creates a dialogue between the figurative and the abstract. Her spirited composit...

'Providenza' Italian School, 18th century ink and wash drawing on paper, framed within a light oak wood frame (behind glass) image size: 10.5 x 7 inches overall framed: 17 x 13 inche...

'Mgnaminia' Italian School, 18th century ink and wash drawing on paper, framed within a light oak wood frame (behind glass) image size: 10.5 x 7 inches overall framed: 17 x 13 inches...

America Martin "Woman Under the Stars" Ink on Paper 9 x 7.5 inches America Martin is an internationally represented Colombian-American fine artist based in Los Angeles. America is ...

Acrylic painting on paper One of a kind artwork Size: 42 × 60 × 0,1 cm It is original painting on 160gsm acid-free paper The artwork is titled and signed on the front and also come...

Exploring the purity of the feminine form and the drama of French haute couture, artist Cindy Shaoul creates a dialogue between the figurative and the abstract. Her spirited composit...

Abstract harbor scene with boats, in bold, vivid colors on heavy mould made paper. Hand signed and dated, 1980 22 X 30 not frame Robert Freiman, deaf from birth, was born in March 1917 in New York City. He attended an oral program near his home and later transferred to the Lexington School for the Deaf when he was six. Early in his childhood, his love for drawing, painting and studying became apparent, and as an adult, he continued his studies in New York at the National Academy of Design, Pratt Institute, the Art Students League and the Parsons School of Design. In Paris, France he studied at the Ecole des Beaux Arts. Bob Freiman was especially focused on painting portraits and figures in motion in various mediums, especially the mixed-media combination of watercolor, acrylic and pen. Among his subjects were acrobats, ballet dancers, cyclists and other athletes. He as well focused on abstracts for a time, discovering new media in his works with quick brushwork and expressive movements. In the latter part of his career, his style became abstract and surreal with images of metaphysical landscapes with architectural elements such as arches, towers, pyramids and castles floating in the air. The famed art critic Pierre Rouve wrote: “It is therefore refreshing to see them revitalized by the colourist wealth and virile handwriting of Robert Freiman, probably the best American water-colorist since John Marin. He worked in Provincetown and Nantucket and regularly exhibited there. He showed at Doll & Richards gallery of Boston alongside John Chetcuti, Lloyd Goodrich, Tod Lindenmuth, William Meyerowitz, Dwight Shepler...

Robert Lebsack creates artworks using mixed media with ink, acrylic, and charcoal on archival copies of newspapers, textbooks, and sheet music. As a visionary artist, Lebsack weaves ...

Acrylic painting on paper One of a kind artwork Size: 42,5 × 60 × 0,1 cm It is original painting on 160gsm acid-free paper The artwork is titled and signed on the front and also co...

America Martin "The Orange Picker Study", 2006 Oil & Acrylic on Camel Cotten Paper 30.5 x 22 in (77.47 x 55.88 cm) America Martin is an internationally represented Colombian-America...

Figurative Still Life painting of blue and gold flowers on an indigo cyanotype and geometric patterned background "Cyanotype Painting (Gold Flor...

This painting demonstrates Bruno Surdo’s deep grounding in classical figurative tradition while addressing intimacy in a distinctly contemporary register. The tightly compressed composition—two nude bodies locked in a kiss—recalls Renaissance and Baroque explorations of entwined figures, from Michelangelo’s sculptural studies of interlocking forms to Caravaggio’s emotionally charged chiaroscuro. The anatomical modeling is central: the musculature of the male back, the subtle weight shift in the female torso, and the nuanced transitions of light across flesh reveal Surdo’s atelier training and commitment to Renaissance draftsmanship. The dark, atmospheric background isolates the figures, heightening their sculptural presence and intensifying the psychological focus. Art historically, the pose evokes both sacred and mythological precedents—embraces seen in depictions of Venus and Mars, Cupid and Psyche, or even the sensual gravity of Rodin’s later sculptural couples. Yet Surdo strips away allegorical attributes and narrative setting. The white drapery loosely gathered at the woman’s hip subtly references classical sculpture, where cloth both conceals and accentuates form. Unlike historical idealization, however, these bodies feel lived-in and human rather than mythic. Surdo’s broader practice often stages grand allegories or mythological conflicts; here he distills that tradition into a singular moment of private intensity. The painting bridges past and present, demonstrating how the language of Renaissance form and Baroque light can still articulate modern vulnerability, desire, and connection without relying on overt narrative symbolism. Bruno Surdo Desire oil on paper on canvas 40h x 30w in 101.60h x 76.20w cm BRS086 Bruno A. Surdo b. Chicago, 1963 EXHIBITIONS 2021 Ethos + Truth, Gallery Victor Armendariz, Chicago, IL 2020 Realities, Gallery Victor Armendariz, Chicago, IL 2018 Liberation, Gallery Victor Armendariz, Chicago, IL Blood Sport, Gallery Victor Armendariz, Chicago, IL Art on Paper 2018, Gallery Victor Armendariz, Pier 36, New York, NY SOFA Chicago 2018, Gallery Victor Armendariz, Navy Pier, Chicago, IL 2017 POP!ARAZZI, Gallery Victor Armendariz, Chicago, IL Coming Attractions, Gallery Victor Armendariz, Chicago, IL 2015 SOFA Chicago 2015, Ann Nathan Gallery, Navy Pier, Chicago, IL Bruno Surdo: Allegories, Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL 2014 Bruno Surdo: Respond, Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL Modern Metaphors, Rockford Art Museum, Rockford, IL 2013 Bruno Surdo: Revelations, Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL Vice + Virtue, Northern Illinois University Museum of Art 2012 Contemporary Realism Biennial, Fort Wayne Museum of Art, Fort Wayne, IN 2011 Bruno Surdo, University of St. Francis School of Creative Arts, Fort Wayne, IN Uncensored, Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL 2010 Art Chicago 2010, Ann Nathan Gallery, Merchandise Mart, Chicago, IL 2009 Art Chicago 2009, Ann Nathan Gallery, Merchandise Mart, Chicago, IL 2007 Bruno Surdo, Art Institute of Indianapolis, Indianapolis, IN 2006 Context/Content: Making Meaning with the Figure, University of Arkansas, Conway, AR Creative Imaginings, Mobile Museum of Art, Mobile, AL Bruno Surdo: Cycles, Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL 2005 Art Chicago 2005, Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL 2004 Tragedy, Memory, & Honor, Richard M. Daley Center, Chicago, IL Art Chicago 2004, Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL Group Show, Arcadia Gallery, New York, NY Drawings VII, Koplin Del Rio Gallery, West Hollywood, CA Armory Show, New York Armory, New York, NY 2003 Paintings & Drawings, College of Lake County, Grayslake, IL The Art Show, New York, NY Bruno Surdo: New Work, Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL Art Chicago 2003, Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL 2003-10 International Show of Contemporary Artists, Chicago Art Open, Chicago, IL 2002 Bruno Surdo: Perception of Appearance, Frye Museum, Seattle, WA Tragedy, Memory, & Honor, Richard M. Daley Center, Chicago, IL Bruno Surdo: Transcendence, Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL Art Chicago 2002, Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL Tragedy, Memory, & Honor, Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL 2001 Magic Vision, Arkansas Art Center, Little Rock, AR 1998 Evanston and Vicinity Artists, Evanston Art Center, Evanston, IL 1996 Bruno Surdo: A Personal View, University of Wisconsin, Kenosha, WI 1995 Bruno Surdo: Recent Works, College of Lake County, IL AIDS in Our Society, Loyola University, Chicago, IL Bruno Surdo: Life, Struggle, and Hope, Chicago Cultural Center, Chicago, IL 2001 Magic Vision, Arkansas Art Center, Little Rock, AR Bruno Surdo: Dualities of Life, Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL 1999 Group Show, Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL 1998 Group Exhibition, Fine Arts Building Gallery, Chicago, IL 1995 Spiritual Inquiries, Struve Gallery, Chicago, IL 1994 Recent Works, The 14th Annual Juried Exhibition for Lake County Artists, Grayslake, IL Go Figure, Figurative Works on Paper, Chicago Printmakers Collaborative, Chicago, IL SELECTED COLLECTIONS The Re-Birth of Venus, Temporary Loan, Fort Wayne Museum of Art Arkansas Art Center, Little Rock, AR College of Lake County, Greyslake, IL Flashpoint Academy, Chicago IL John Robert Wiltgen Design Shoemaker Ruud Collection Julie & Thomas Danilek Michael Vozzella and Mike Silver Benjamin Fernandez Tom Braake Betsy Colburn Michael Diemand & Lor LaRose Michael Staab & Kathy Brock Bruce Leep Frank Tzurect Mary Foley Rosalyn Carlson Mimmy Turney Janet Long Halstead Billy Hunt Carol Galli Myles Kerrigan Honorable & Mrs. Edwin Berman Theodore Gage Northrop Art Museum Past Present & Future Company Dr. James & Peggy Kemmler Salvatore Monastero Nix & Virginia Lauridsen Joel Miller David & Marlene Zerkel Ann & Andy Abel Claudia Rush Marc Miller Leonard Goldberg Lawrence Pucci Howard Tullman Collection Susan & Manny Kramer James Rinnert Richar Interiors Michael & Nancy Colt Khalid Altijir Dr. Joe Grodman Beryl & Jack Gore Larry Wolf & Eric Naegle Chuck Wolandi Jack Schwab & David Sandelin Thomas Kaczmarek Marti Dinerstein Craig & Michael Golden...

America Martin "Blue & Gold" Ink on Paper 11.5 x 10 inches America Martin is an internationally represented Colombian-American fine artist based in Los Angeles. America is a pa...

Acrylic painting on paper One of a kind artwork Size: 29,5 × 41,5 × 0,1 cm It is original painting on 160gsm acid-free paper The artwork is titled and signed on the front and also ...

America Martin "Woman II" Ink on Paper 22.5 x 7.5 inches America Martin is an internationally represented Colombian-American fine artist based in Los Angeles. America is a painter ...

Bold Abstract and Figurative Composition in Blue and red Acrylic on Paper Bright and colorful abstracted figural painting by California-based artist, Ricardo de Silva (American/Bra...

America Martin "Cut Geraniums in Vase", 2019 Ink and Oil on Paper 23.5 x 21 in (59.69 x 53.34 cm) Framed 29 x 26.5 in America Martin is an internationally represented Colombian-Amer...

America Martin "Happy Sunshine Times" Pastel & Ink on Paper 20 x 22 in Framed 25 x 26.75 in America Martin is an internationally represented Colombian-American fine artist based...

This artwork was created by the artistic duo Hunter & Gatti (2010–2023). These works are part of the archive managed and exhibited by Cristian Hunter. The artist's technique cons...

This is a 1/1 original currency with wood cutout framed - It's all hand done with spray paint and acrylic and pencil on currency, framed with non glare glass. TBOY is a British a...

America Martin "The Bull Fighter Collage I", 2015 Pencil & Ink on Collected Paper 19 x 25.25 in (48.26 x 64.14 cm) America Martin is an internationally represented Colombian-Am...

An American sporting art scene on the Bahamian bonefish flats painted in watercolors by Chet Reneson in 1993. The scene unfolds on a shallow Caribbean fla...

Punch Diary — 8 Months, Reaching Ink on Georgian oil paper Shizico Yi Part of the Punch Diary series, ongoing since 2026 Shizico Yi’s drawing practice centres on immediacy and emoti...

America Martin "Woman in Black & Gold" Pastel & Ink on Paper 22.25 x 25.75 in Framed 28.25 x 29 in America Martin is an internationally represented Colombian-American fine a...

Isabel Rock is a creator of contemporary fairy tales. A graduate of the Royal College of Art in London, her work is an explosion of strange occurrences whi...

This piece depicts Kylie Jenner and daughter Stormi with bold marks and colorful expressions. Exploring the purity of the feminine form and the excitement of High-End Fashion, artist...

This piece rests at 8 x 6 inches and is framed at 12.87 x 10.87 inches, wired and ready for hanging. Artist Statement: "Subject matter to me is a vehicle for me to explore how I obs...

Robert Lebsack creates artworks using mixed media with ink, acrylic, and charcoal on archival copies of newspapers, textbooks, and sheet music. As a visionary artist, Lebsack weaves ...

Isabel Rock is a creator of contemporary fairy tales. A graduate of the Royal College of Art in London, her work is an explosion of strange occurrences while a surreal narrative take...

America Martin "Untitled Musicians" Mixed Media on Paper 19.75 x 26.25 in (50.16 x 66.68 cm) America Martin is an internationally represented Colombian-American fine artist based in...

America Martin "Bull Fighter Collage ll", 2015 Pencil & Ink on Collected Paper 18.5 x 25.25 in (46.99 x 64.14 cm) America Martin is an internationally represented Colombian-Amer...

Abstract Expressionist painting of Bay Area Hills by Honora Berg Berkeley San Francisco Bay Area abstract expressionist landscape by Honora Berg (American, 1897-1985). A brilliant e...

Exploring the purity of the feminine form and the excitement of High-End Fashion, artist Cindy Shaoul creates a dialogue between the figurative and the abstract. Her spirited composi...

Exploring the purity of the feminine form and the drama of French haute couture, artist Cindy Shaoul creates a dialogue between the figurative and the abstract. Her spirited composit...

America Martin "Woman & Table Series II", 2010 Pencil & Ink on Cotton Paper 22.25 x 7.5 in (56.52 x 19.05 cm) America Martin is an internationally represented Colombian-Amer...

Acrylic painting on paper One of a kind artwork Size: 54,5 × 37,5 × 0,1 cm It is original painting on 160gsm acid-free paper The artwork is titled and signed on the front and also ...

Acrylic painting on paper One of a kind artwork Size: 42 × 60 × 0,1 cm It is original painting on 160gsm acid-free paper The artwork is titled and signed on the front and also come...

Acrylic painting on paper One of a kind artwork Size: 42 × 60 × 0,1 cm It is original painting on 160gsm acid-free paper The artwork is titled and signed on the front and also come...

Abstracted, expressionist figurative nude.. Figure in semi-fetal position against and abstract field of greys and muted colors. Powerful direct mark-making.

Exploring the purity of the feminine form and the drama of French haute couture, artist Cindy Shaoul creates a dialogue between the figurative and the abstract. Her spirited composit...

A modern interpretation of the biblical story Suzanna and the Elders. Signed lower right Ink and wash on paper The Downtown Gallery Felix Landau Gallery Ernest Brown & Phillips, Ltd...

P Solomon Raj Adoration Watercolour on Paper 2006 Sheet Size: 19cm x 24.6cm Image size: 14.6cm x 19.6cm

America Martin "What a Good Swim" Pastel & Ink on Paper 37.75 x 25.25 in Framed 44 x 32 in America Martin is an internationally represented Colombian-American fine artist based ...

America Martin "Woman In the Vineyards", 2018 Mixed Media on Paper 29.5 x 25.75 in (74.93 x 65.4 cm) America Martin is an internationally represented Colombian-American fine artist...

This contemporary painting in ink, gouache and pencil on archival paper, is composed of a silhouette figurative form in costume and a feathered headdress suggesting a strong female c...

Isabel Rock is a creator of contemporary fairy tales. A graduate of the Royal College of Art in London, her work is an explosion of strange occurrences while a surreal narrative takes the audience on a journey into the imagination. In October 2023 Isabel won the Evelyn Williams Drawing Award at the Trinity Buoy Wharf Drawing Prize. Known as the UK’s most prestigious annual open exhibition for drawing; part of the prize is a solo show at Hastings Contemporary, scheduled for 2024. Whilst Isabel always has a tale to tell for each of her images, you may or may not choose to go on the journey with her or you may indeed have a different story, one of your own that jumps off the page at you, that that you decide to follow. Artwork Details: Isabel Rock , 'Maud' 200 x 107cm, collaged woodblock print and acrylic ink on 410gsm Somerset Satin paper. *Please note we are happy to ship this work rolled in an art tube. Whilst the work is on heavy duty art paper and mixed media, the artist is happy that the painting will be fine rolled in a tube. This is a more cost effective and environmentally sound method of shipping. Shipping via this method is free In Rock's own words, Maud 'Maud was a legend in the city. A legend that walked the streets and lived and breathed in the minds of the townsfolk so strongly that no one was sure any more if she was real or not.  The tap...

Watercolor on paper laid on board: An exceptional watercolor in terms of quality and presentation. During this earlier period of Day's career he exhibited extensively and was inspir...

Hannah's Window is a figurative artwork featuring a female swimmer in a red bathing suit moving through the water. It is a mixed media painting on painted wood grained paper. Artwork is 26 x 20. It is framed to 32 x 26 with a white frame. This is part of the latest series by Hawaii artist, Carol Bennett. Carol Bennett spends all of her time surrounded by water, and a great deal within it. Her work is a meditative journey through both the water and through life. She is intrigued by how life continues to flow and change, being both in the moment and timeless. The viewer will experience being in a state “flow” – where the currents of the ocean suspend life and self, and the unexpected floats to the surface. Carol's work has been featured in many solo and group exhibits throughout California, New York, Martha's Vineyard and Hawaii including a 2007 solo show at the First Hawaiian Center at the Contemporary Museum of Art (Honolulu) and a 2018 group show "Making Waves" exhibit at the Honolulu Museum of Art. Her work was seen alongside April Gornik, Agnes Martin, Kiki Smith, and Pat Steir. In 2019, she was also featured in exhibits at the Maui Arts & Cultural Center, the Hawaii State Art Museum and a solo exhibit at the Honolulu Museum of Art. She has been featured in Hamptons Cottages & Gardens, Ocean Home Magazine and the New York Times. Carol's artwork has also been featured in Designer Showhouses in Westchester NY and the Hamptons, and is part of public and private collections around the world. Elisa Contemporary Art...

A female figure in red sits beside a pink and black butterfly, surrounded by brightly colored flowers in red and bright pink and a black urn next to a tree with green leaves in the c...