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Medium: Fabric
Seated Nude in the Studio – A Modernist Study from the 1920s
Located in Stockholm, SE
This evocative oil painting, titled Studio Muse, depicts a seated nude in a quiet moment of contemplation. The model is shown in profile, resting on a simple wooden stool against a n...
Category
1920s Modern Fabric Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
"Le Manege" Colorfully Playful Impressionistic Parisian Carousel at the Park
Located in New York, NY
A stunning depiction of a lively park scene with and figures throughout. There is a Carousel situated near the colorful trees as children play cheerfully. There is a much to take in,...
Category
20th Century Impressionist Fabric Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Beneath the Tuscan Light
Located in Zofingen, AG
Series: Between light and silence
Bathed in the golden stillness of a Tuscan afternoon, this landscape offers a vision of warmth, rhythm, and quiet longing. Rolling hills and gracefu...
Category
2010s Contemporary Fabric Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Branches of Fate
Located in Zofingen, AG
Series: Between light and silence
A quiet forest path winds through interlaced trees, their branches reaching like threads of destiny. This opening piece invites the viewer into a wo...
Category
2010s Contemporary Fabric Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Under the Olive Sky
Located in Zofingen, AG
Series: Between light and silence
Twisting olive trees stretch toward the setting sun, casting long shadows on golden soil. Their crystalline leaves shimmer in the warm light, whispe...
Category
2010s Contemporary Fabric Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Bouquet in a fashionable vase.
Located in Zofingen, AG
The picture is painted in a light and elegant style.
A composition of flowers in a fashionable vase looks impressive .
In this work, the artist managed to convey a bright and at th...
Category
2010s Impressionist Fabric Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
The Crossroads of Time
Located in Zofingen, AG
Series: Between light and silence
An ancient aqueduct bridges past and present in this expansive landscape. Lines echo history, while light fractures across the surface with quiet dr...
Category
2010s Contemporary Fabric Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
THREE MONKEYS
Located in CÓRDOBA, ES
Original painting by Daria Kusto.
acrylic on canvas.
The magic flow reality...
In this work, the three monkeys are more than playful creatures — they serve as symbolic figures. Set ...
Category
2010s Impressionist Fabric Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Fiery Whisper of the Trees
Located in Zofingen, AG
Series: Between light and silence
Under a glowing orange sky, the forest becomes a hushed cathedral of warmth and mystery. The trees, ablaze with warm tones, seem to murmur ancient s...
Category
2010s Contemporary Fabric Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Impressionist English landscape with cows, trees during the Summertime
By George Léon Little
Located in Woodbury, CT
George Leon Little (1862–1941)
English Impressionist Landscape with Cattle
Oil on canvas, circa 1910
Presented in an ornate gilt composition frame
This tranquil pastoral scene, pai...
Category
1910s Impressionist Fabric Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
French School Impressionist Landscape LARGE Format Signed oil painting
Located in Zofingen, AG
➡️Vivid Landscape⬅️
⏩It is signed J Moreau, probably Jacques Gaston Moreau (1903-1994)
That's certainly one of the last painting of his life.⏪
This painting presents a vivid lands...
Category
Early 1900s Tonalist Fabric Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Stretcher Bars, Oil, Gesso
New Day
Located in Zofingen, AG
Every new morning can be like a new life, like another wonderful moment together with family, or it can turn into a fast routine before work, disappearing and passing by us.
Only by ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Fabric Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Dreams of a Forgotten Goddess
Located in Zofingen, AG
Series: Between light and silence
In a secluded garden, a figure stands immersed in water, framed by lush color and soft twilight. Like a relic of myth, she radiates silence and time...
Category
2010s Contemporary Fabric Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
A Gathering of Tastes
Located in Zofingen, AG
A Gathering of Tastes — a reflection of personality in objects: in their combinations, imperfections, and charm.
Category
2010s Contemporary Fabric Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
Dance of Waves and Light
Located in Zofingen, AG
Series: Between light and silence
This seascape captures a fleeting, luminous rhythm — where waves rise like breath and the sea reflects not just the sky, but a pulse of emotion. The...
Category
2010s Contemporary Fabric Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Peasant Family oil on canvas painting Andalucia Spain
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Title: Peasant Family
Artist: Jesús Villar (1930–2015)
Medium: Oil on canvas
Dimensions: 120 x 90 cm (47.2 x 35.4 in)
Support: Canvas on wooden stretcher
Signature: Signed in th...
Category
1970s Contemporary Fabric Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"American Cheese", Sewn Collage of Cheesesteak Shop in Textile Cityscape
Located in Philadelphia, PA
"American Cheese" is an original artwork by Eustace Mamba and measures 24"h x 24"w x 1.5"d. The artists cuts, arranges, sews, and collages fabric and paints to create layers of textu...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Fabric Figurative Paintings
Materials
Textile, Paint, Mixed Media
"Les Deux Magots" Parisian Plein Air Street Scene Oil Painting on Canvas Framed
By Cindy Shaoul
Located in New York, NY
"With shades of Pierre Bonnard’s Parisian street vistas and Edward Hopper’s New York shopfronts, American impressionist Cindy Shaoul’s oil paintings depict the much-loved locales and...
Category
2010s American Impressionist Fabric Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
lovers
Located in Roma, GB
the item will be shipped rolled.
the 2cm thin stretcher bars are available and shall be included in the parcel if requested by the buyer.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Fabric Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Cotton Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
"Rest" Figurative Painting of Young Man On Grass
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This piece titled "Rest"is an original artwork by Alain Jean-Baptiste and measures 48"h x 36"w x 1.5"d. This work is made from oil paints on canvas and ships with a gallery-issued Ce...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Fabric Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil Crayon, Oil
The Red Cloth 146- Minimalist Figurative Romantic Original Ink Painting on Paper
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Bettina Mauel expresses vitality and sensuality in her abstract and figurative paintings. “I paint what I experience,” she articulates. “This includes landscapes, dancers and people ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Fabric Figurative Paintings
Materials
Linen, Ink, Mixed Media, Graphite
Cyprus - Landscape Painting of Sun Drenched Eastern Mediterranean Country Scene
By David Mitchell
Located in Preston, GB
Cyprus - Landscape Painting of Sun Drenched Eastern Mediterranean Country Scene by 20th Century Artist, David Mitchell (1936-2020)
Art measures 28 x 24 inches
Frame measures 34 x 3...
Category
Late 20th Century Realist Fabric Figurative Paintings
Materials
Board, Canvas, Acrylic
Rural Motif
Located in Zofingen, AG
“Rural Motif” is a heartfelt tribute to the beauty of the Ukrainian countryside – familiar, tender and deeply personal. It speaks of the villages we grew up in, of childhood days spe...
Category
2010s Abstract Fabric Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Chess Player II - Expressive Abstract Colorful Figurative Portrait Painting
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Valerie Etitinwo's unique approach to abstract figurative painting celebrates the unconventional beauty found in imperfection and awkwardness. The Nigerian-Swiss artist uses bold col...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Fabric Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil Pastel, Mixed Media, Acrylic
"Marie (Mother)" Large Oil Work of Woman and Child, Smiling in Leaves, Botanical
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This piece titled "Marie (Mother)" is an original artwork by Alain Jean-Baptiste and is made of oil sticks and oil paints on canvas and measures approximately 60"h x 48"w.
Alain Je...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Fabric Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Oil Crayon
Winds of Étretat
Located in Zofingen, AG
Series: Between light and silence
Golden cliffs rise above the turquoise sea, their forms softened by the shifting wind. Beneath a lavender sky, the waves break into stained-glass mo...
Category
2010s Contemporary Fabric Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Hail, thou that art highly favoured, the Lord is with thee: blessed art thou amo
Located in Zofingen, AG
ABOUT THE ARTWORK
"Hail, thou that art highly favoured, the Lord is with thee: blessed art thou among women" from the "Perichoresis" series offers a radically different perspective o...
Category
2010s Impressionist Fabric Figurative Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Canvas
The Wool Winder (1877) by Swedish Female Artist Emma Ekwall
Located in Stockholm, SE
In The Wool Winder, Emma Ekwall captures a moment of quiet domestic intimacy between a young woman and a man as they wind wool together—she with focused care, he with gentle attentiv...
Category
1870s Realist Fabric Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"La Fontaine" Countryside Landscape Oil Painting on Canvas w Fountain & Figures
Located in New York, NY
An early 20th Century charming oil painting depicting figures by the fountain on a lush spring day. An abundance of nature if felt along with the activities of the day; a beautiful w...
Category
Early 20th Century Impressionist Fabric Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
When Silence Dances - 21st Century, Figurative, African, Women, Body Writing
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Silence taught me how to move not with noise, but with knowing. In the stillness, I didn’t just hear my soul… I met it. Every ache, every joy, every memory hidden in my bones began t...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Fabric Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
"Plaisirs de l'été" Lakeside Landscape Oil Painting Canvas of Figures w Flowers
Located in New York, NY
An early 20th Century charming oil painting depicting two women and child near a lake picking flowers. Demarest was known for her charming intimate figurative scenes portraying life ...
Category
Early 20th Century Impressionist Fabric Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Awakening
By Bernard Glasgow
Located in Los Angeles, CA
BERNARD
GLASGOW
1914-1986
“AWAKENING"
AMERICAN, SIGNED
OIL ON CANVAS
C.1940
42 X 30 INCHES
Bernard Glasgow's early work is typical of the American Regionalist style; he painted...
Category
1840s Fabric Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Fine 19th C. French Academic Oil Painting Portrait Semi Nude Male with Sword
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Study of a Semi Nude Man holding Sword
French School, late 19th century
oil painting on canvas, framed
framed: 30 x 24 inches
canvas: 29 x 23 inches
condition: very good
provenance: ...
Category
Late 19th Century French School Fabric Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
The Cat Knows but Says Nothing
Located in Zofingen, AG
A woman sits in a sunlit room with soft geometric lines and a peaceful color palette of green, beige, and blue. A black cat rests on her lap, staring out the window at a calm, bl...
Category
2010s Realist Fabric Figurative Paintings
Materials
Cotton Canvas, Acrylic
"View of Venice Canal" Orientalist Post-Impressionist Oil Painting on Canvas
By T.E. Pencke
Located in New York, NY
A masterful oil painting depicting a view of a Venice Canal by T.E. Pencke. As an Impressionist and orientalist painter, he was known for his detailed works depicting scenes from dai...
Category
20th Century Post-Impressionist Fabric Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
1930's French Post Impressionist Large Oil Painting Portrait Young Girl Pensive
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Portrait of a Young Lady
by André Félix ROBERTY (1877-1963)
oil on canvas, framed
Stamped signature with the artists atelier mark
framed: 35 x 31 inches
canvas: 26 x 21 inches
Proven...
Category
Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Fabric Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
French Impressionist, Large oil painting, Figures on the beach, South of France
Located in Harkstead, GB
One of several paintings that we are offering by Henri-André Martin's. A wonderfully evocative image of an expansive beach with figures relaxing on the beach, painted with great pana...
Category
Mid-20th Century Impressionist Fabric Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Gouache
"Let Them Eat Cake" (2014) by Suzy Smith, Original Oil Painting, Portrait
By Suzy Smith
Located in Denver, CO
Suzy Smith's "Let Them Eat Cake" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts a portrait of a female nude with a crown set against a backdrop inspired by a Wayne Thiebaud cake...
Category
2010s Realist Fabric Figurative Paintings
Materials
Linen, Oil, Panel
"Parisian Grands Boulevards" Post-Impressionist Street Scene Oil Painting Framed
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful oil on canvas painting by the French artist, Salvadore Demone. Deomne was a Parisian painter known for his colorful cityscapes depicting the times of his generation. This...
Category
Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Fabric Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
''Poseidon and Amphitrite'' Contemporary Painting of Boy and Girl in Pool
By Amy Devlin
Located in Utrecht, NL
Amy Devlin portrays people, animals, or nature in her works. But what really matters to her is light and water, which she wants to capture in the form of a physical memory. By follow...
Category
2010s Contemporary Fabric Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Outdoor Cafe" Parisian Impressionist Oil Painting on Canvas Scene with Figures
Located in New York, NY
An exceptional impressionistic depiction of an afternoon at an outdoors Cafe in Paris by Mario Passoni, on a spring day with the busy activities of people walking and others seated ...
Category
Late 20th Century Impressionist Fabric Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Parisian Street Scene at Twilight" Post War Impressionist Oil Canvas Painting
Located in New York, NY
A masterful oil painting depicting a view of Paris at twilight. This piece is a pertinent example of the works produced during the 20th Century by the artist with use of beautiful co...
Category
20th Century Post-Impressionist Fabric Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
The Poor Girl – An Early Genre Scene by Julius Kronberg, 1873
Located in Stockholm, SE
This small, tenderly rendered painting— titled The Poor Girl (Den fattiga flickan)—offers a rare glimpse into Julius Kronberg’s early period, when he w...
Category
1870s Realist Fabric Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Brunch at Extra Virgin -NYC-" Plein Air Street Scene Oil Painting on Canvas
By Cindy Shaoul
Located in New York, NY
"With shades of Pierre Bonnard’s Parisian street vistas and Edward Hopper’s New York shopfronts, American impressionist Cindy Shaoul’s oil paintings depict the much-loved locales and...
Category
2010s American Impressionist Fabric Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Gary" Contemporary Abstract Colorful Western Cowboy Portrait Painting
Located in Houston, TX
Colorful abstract cowboy portrait painting by contemporary artist Ian Francis. The work features a western inspired figure with a shadowed face dressed in a blue scarf and caramel co...
Category
2010s Contemporary Fabric Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
"Parisian Street Scene by Champs Elysees" Impressionist Oil Painting on Canvas
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful oil on canvas painting by Georges Gerbier. He was a French painter known for colorfully rich cityscapes depicting the times of her generation. This painting is a wonderfu...
Category
Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Fabric Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Sacré-Cœur & Montmatre Paris" French Impressionist Oil Painting on Canvas
Located in New York, NY
Charles Blondin was known for his impressionistic street scenes depicting popular locations in Europe. This painting is a tremendously vivid and alive street scene from Paris in the ...
Category
Early 20th Century Impressionist Fabric Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Cat Therapy
Located in Zofingen, AG
In this painting, we see a minimalist room with a huge window, beyond which stretches a sky filled with fluffy white clouds. Muted colors dominate—the blue of the sky contrasts beaut...
Category
2010s Realist Fabric Figurative Paintings
Materials
Cotton Canvas, Acrylic
DEEP LOVE
Located in CÓRDOBA, ES
Original art by Daria Kusto.
Acrylic , acrylic markers, spray on canvas
acrylic varnish
Shipped rolled in a tube,
From Spain.
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Fabric Figurative Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Canvas
"Peach Communion" (2015) By Michael DeVore, Oil on Canvas Still Life Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Michael DeVore’s "Peach Communion" (2015) is a masterfully executed original oil on canvas painting that exemplifies the artist’s refined approach to classical still life. This conte...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Fabric Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
"Flemish genre tavern scene"
Located in Edinburgh, GB
Unidentified Artist
17th-Century Tavern Scene
Oil on canvas
Framed: 113 x 103 cm Canvas: 96 x 91 cm
This 17th-century oil painting captures a lively tavern scene, a popular subject in Dutch and Flemish genre painting of the Golden Age. The composition is rich in character and storytelling, depicting a group of men engaged in a card game, with coins, letters, and drinks scattered across the table. A standing woman, possibly a barmaid or concerned onlooker, leans in, while a man enters from the left, holding his hat and appearing amused by the game. In the foreground, a small child tends to a jug and tankard, adding a touch of humor and domestic realism.
Executed in oil on canvas, the painting showcases earthy, warm tones and rich chiaroscuro, emphasizing the candlelit glow of the scene. The artist masterfully captures the textures of fabrics, wood, and metal, giving depth and dimension to the environment. The expressive faces and animated gestures highlight the social interactions typical of Dutch and Flemish tavern paintings...
Category
17th Century Realist Fabric Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Parisian Street Scene" Post-Impressionist Oil Painting on Canvas with Figures
Located in New York, NY
In this piece, the artist depicts his subject in an impressionistic way, capturing the busy streets of Paris from the 20th Century with much life. The artist mostly used oil with a p...
Category
Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Fabric Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Lately - Oil Painting Figurative Seascape Swimmer Dark Ocean Peach Clouds, 2021
Located in Kent, CT
Two figures float in a dark charcoal black ocean with their arms outstretched while cumulus clouds float in the coral sky overhead. Signed, dated and titled on verso.
David Konigsbe...
Category
2010s Contemporary Fabric Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Huge 18th Century Classical Italianate Arcadian Landscape Figures & Buildings
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Figures in an Arcadian Landscape
Italian School, 18th century
follower of Claude Lorrain (French 1600-1682)
oil painting on canvas: 28 x 36 inches
framed: 39.5 by 47 inches
presented...
Category
18th Century Old Masters Fabric Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Torero and Bull bullfighter bullfighting oil painting
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Title: Torero and Bull
Artist: José María Tuser Vázquez (1919-1986)
Technique: Oil on canvas mounted on board
Dimensions: 18.9 x 15 inches
Framing: Unframed
Art Movement: Costumbrismo, Figurative Expressionism
Theme: Bullfighting
Date of Creation: Second half of the 20th century
DESCRIPTION
The painting Torero and Bull depicts a classic bullfighting scene, where a matador, elegantly dressed in a golden and violet traje de luces, performs a pass with the cape while the bull, wounded with banderillas, bows toward the ground. The composition conveys dynamism and tension, emphasizing the drama of the moment with loose and expressive brushstrokes.
The background is rendered in warm, diffused tones, contrasting with the deep black of the bull and the vivid hues of the cape. The thick brushwork and vibrant oil application enhance the sense of movement and emotion in the scene, a distinctive feature of Tuser Vázquez’s bullfighting paintings.
ARTIST'S BIOGRAPHY
José María Tuser Vázquez (Barcelona, 1919 - 1986) was a Spanish painter specializing in bullfighting themes. He trained at the School of Arts and Crafts in Barcelona, where he developed a strong foundation in drawing and painting. From 1947 onwards, he dedicated his artistic production to tauromaquia, creating posters, illustrations, and paintings that captured the intensity of the bullfighting spectacle.
He was a regular contributor to the magazine El Ruedo and designed a series of postcards featuring traditional Spanish costumes for Editorial Artigas in the 1940s. His work has been auctioned numerous times and is highly valued by collectors of bullfighting art...
Category
1960s Expressionist Fabric Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Board
The Madonna, After Fra Filippo Lippi’s Uffizi Masterwork
Located in San Francisco, CA
The yellowed and peeling typewritten label on the verso reads “MADONNA, Uffizi, Florence, FRA FILIPPO LIPPI, c.1406-1469 Florentine School.” It pays tribute where tribute is due to L...
Category
1950s Renaissance Fabric Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Large Mid Victorian Oil Painting Portrait of Seated Gentleman with Newspaper
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Portrait of a Gentleman reading the 'London Journal',
English school (mid 19th century)
oil painting on canvas, unframed
canvas: 36 x 28 inches
condition: some minor surface abrasion...
Category
Mid-19th Century Victorian Fabric Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
"Lefty" Contemporary Abstract Colorful Western Cowboy Portrait Painting
Located in Houston, TX
Colorful abstract cowboy portrait painting by contemporary artist Ian Francis. The work features a western inspired figure with a shadowed face dressed in a blue shirt and bolo tie s...
Category
2010s Contemporary Fabric Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
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