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Period: 20th Century
Scintillating Light: View from the Hills to the City, a winding path, Madrid
Located in Norwich, GB
A perfectly Impressionistic work with beautifully loose, almost pointillist brushstrokes, focussing on the scintillating light and the remote hilltop atmosphere.
Artist Frans Hog...
Category
Pointillist 20th Century Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Board
Portrait of a woman reading, antique portrait figurative landscape oil painting
Located in AIGNAN, FR
Antique double-sided post-impressionist portrait of a woman reading. This post-impressionist oil painting on card is from the 1920's. There is a painting on each side. On the back...
Category
French School 20th Century Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Fine British Oil Painting Fly Fishing on Tranquil River Landscape Lush Trees
By Donald Ayres
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Donald Ayres (British, b.1936)
Fly Fishing on the River Meander
signed oil on board, framed
framed: 18 x 22 inches
board : 12 x 16 inches
Provenance: private collection, Derbyshire, ...
Category
English School 20th Century Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
'Reclining Nude', Paris, Louvre, Salon d'Automne, Acad. Chaumière, LACMA, SFAA
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
'Reclining Nude', Paris, Louvre, Salon d'Automne, Acad. Chaumière, LACMA, SFAA
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Painted circa 1955 by Victor Di Gesu (American, 1914-1988) and stamped verso with Victor di Ges...
Category
Post-Impressionist 20th Century Figurative Paintings
Materials
Paper, Oil
Miniature Vintage Oil Painting of a Farmhouse in Lush Green English Countryside
Located in Preston, GB
Miniature Vintage Oil Painting of a Farmhouse in Lush Green English Countryside by 20th Century British Artist, Peter J Greenhill
Art measures 7 x 5...
Category
Realist 20th Century Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Marin County Meadows and Pond with Oak Trees by Manuel Valencia Tonalist Pioneer
Located in Soquel, CA
Marin County Meadows and Pond with Oak Trees by Manuel Valencia Tonalist Pioneer
A painter of California history and western landscapes, Manuel Valencia was born in Marin County, California in 1856 on the Rancho San Jose, the Valencia hacienda. The family received many land grants in the San Francisco area because of their ties to settlement history.
Image 8"H x 11.5"W
Frame, 14.5"H x 18.5"W x 2.75"D
The central focus of the painting is a cluster of lush, verdant trees, likely deciduous, situated near a calm body of water, possibly a pond or slow-moving creek. With a faint outline of figures emerging into the meadow below the towering trees. The foreground features a grassy area with hints of wildflowers or textured ground cover, leading the eye towards the water's edge. In the background, beyond the main cluster of trees, there appears to be a smaller, indistinct structure, possibly a house or shed, suggesting a subtle human presence in the otherwise natural scene. The overall composition is balanced and serene, typical of Tonalist works seeking to evoke a peaceful mood rather than dramatic narrative.
Color Palette and Light: The painting employs a subdued, Tonalist color palette, dominated by varying shades of greens, browns, and grays for the landscape elements, and a muted, possibly overcast or hazy sky in the upper portion of the canvas. The light source is diffused and soft, creating a gentle luminosity across the scene, particularly noticeable on the surface of the water which reflects the muted tones of the sky and surrounding foliage. This soft lighting emphasizes the atmospheric quality and quiet mood of the scene.
He was a descendant of General Gabriel Valencia, the first governor of the state of Sonora, Mexico under Spanish rule. He was named for his grandfather, who arrived in California in 1774 and became administrator of the Presidio in San Francisco.
As a Tonalist, Valencia primarily focused on variations in value and muted color palettes, often featuring greens, purples, blues, and grays. This emphasis on subtle shifts in tone, rather than sharp contrasts, allowed him to create smooth transitions between light and shadow, mimicking the soft, diffused light found in atmospheric conditions like mist, twilight, or moonlight.
Valencia studied with artists including Jules Tavernier in the San Francisco area, where he lived his entire life, and attended what is now Santa Clara University. He also spent some time in Mexico where he was a member of the Esquela de Bellas Artes de Mexico.
Early in his career, he was a commercial artist who designed calling cards. After the 1906 earthquake and fire, Valencia and his family moved to San Jose, but he commuted to his studio in San Francisco. There he was art editor of the "San Francisco Chronicle" newspaper under art patron M.H. de Young, for whom the museum in San Francisco is named. War Cry, the Salvation Army newspaper, also hired Valencia as its first illustrator.
During the time he did illustration work in San Francisco, he kept studios in Monterey and Santa Cruz, did landscapes in Tonalist styles including moonlit scenes that were similar to those of Charles Rollo Peters and indicated he had an awareness of the poetic aesthetic of James McNeill Whistler.
Around 1912, he began exhibiting in San Francisco galleries such as S & J Gumps and in New York at Macbeth Gallery and exclusive restaurants such as Delmonico's. President William McKinley, who purchased one of his Yosemite paintings...
Category
American Impressionist 20th Century Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Illustration Board
Still Life with Lemons and Peer - Oil Painting by Franco Marzilli - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Oil on canvas realized by Franco Marzilli (1934-2010) in 1970s.
Hand signed lower right.
Very good condition.
Franco Marzilli was born in Rome in 1934. He received his first artis...
Category
Contemporary 20th Century Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Symbolist Renewal, Springtime after Wa: Blossoming Trees near a Ruined Abbey
Located in Norwich, GB
This scene, depicting delicate foliage and blossoms as well as a lone sculpture -in the grounds of a ruined Abbey or castle, was painted in the first spring after World War I. It is ...
Category
Symbolist 20th Century Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Sitges Spain oil on canvas painting mediterranean art spanish seascape
By Rafael Durancamps
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Title: Sitges
Artist: Rafael Durancamps i Folguera (1891–1979)
Technique: Oil on canvas
Dimensions: 38 x 61 cm (14.96 x 24.01 in)
Support: Canvas stretched over wooden stretcher
Framing: Unframed
Signature: Signed lower left: Durancamps
Period: 1960s (estimated based on style, technique, and materials)
Work Description
The painting Sitges depicts an evocative scene of the iconic Catalan coastal town. At the center stands the unmistakable silhouette of the Church of Sant Bartomeu i Santa Tecla, surrounded by cascading white houses that descend toward the shore. A solitary fisherman in the foreground casts his rod from the sand, adding a human and melancholic dimension to the landscape.
The composition reflects Rafael Durancamps’s mastery in atmospheric construction: the balance between sky, architecture, and figure is achieved through loose yet controlled brushstrokes, and a sober palette dominated by earthy tones, ochres, blues, and greys. The scene conveys stillness, everyday life, and a sense of belonging to the landscape—recurring qualities in the artist’s work.
Artist Biography: Rafael Durancamps i Folguera (1891–1979)
Born in Sabadell, Rafael Durancamps was one of the leading Catalan figurative painters of the 20th century. Initially trained under Joan Vila Cinca and a friend of Joaquim Mir, he chose a personal path that distanced him from avant-garde movements. In 1926, he moved to Paris, where he founded La Fenêtre Ouverte gallery, bringing together artists such as Salvador Dalí, André Derain, Joan Miró, and Pablo Picasso.
After permanently returning to Barcelona in 1939, he exhibited regularly at Sala Parés and established a distinctive style rooted in lyrical light, intimate observation of everyday life, and a refined technique—particularly in still lifes, landscapes, and solitary figures.
His work is held in major collections, including the Museu Nacional d’Art de Catalunya (MNAC), the Montserrat Museum, the Sabadell Art Museum, and the BBVA Collection.
Comparable Artists
Rafael Durancamps can be linked stylistically or spiritually to several major names in modern figurative art:
Joaquim Mir – for his lyrical treatment of the Catalan landscape and vibrant light
Santiago Rusiñol – for his poetic approach to architecture and the Mediterranean environment
Maurice Utrillo – in his sober and nostalgic depictions of towns and vernacular architecture
Edward Hopper – for the silent presence of solitary figures in open spaces
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Category
Post-Impressionist 20th Century Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
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Impressionist Cityscape Paris, works by the River Seine light flooded painting
Located in Norwich, GB
I try not to buy too many views of Paris, as I am aware that not all of you are as attached to the the city as I am. However, this bright, dynamic and fun view of the Seine and its b...
Category
Impressionist 20th Century Figurative Paintings
Materials
Mahogany, Oil, Wood Panel
Antique French Equestrian Oil Painting on wood Titled The Sentinel 1908
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
3882
Antique equestrian with seated rider oil painting on wood panel
Category
20th Century Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Mid 20thC Oil Painting PORTRAIT LADIES David Hockney / Stanley Spencer interest
Located in Cirencester, GB
ARTIST: Frank Johnson (1917-1998) English
TITLE: "Portrait Of Two Ladies"
MEDIUM: oil on board
CONDITION: very good
SIZE: 110cm x 89cm incl frame
NOTES: This work with provenance fr...
Category
Expressionist 20th Century Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
'Divers (Les Plongeurs)' by French Post Impressionist Pierre Noury oil painting
By Pierre Noury
Located in Petworth, West Sussex
Pierre Noury (French, 1894–1981)
Les Plongeurs
Oil on board
Signed ‘NOURY’ (lower left)
21.625 x 18 in. (54.8 x 46 cm)
Les Plongeurs is a dynamic and sculptural composition by Frenc...
Category
Post-Impressionist 20th Century Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
"The Spanish Dancer" (La Danseuse Espagnole) Impressionistic Oil Painting Framed
By Dietz Edzard
Located in New York, NY
Capturing the romantic city of lights, Dietz Edzard celebrated canvases depict the times of his generation, portraying life in all of its glory, although faced with hardship and war....
Category
Impressionist 20th Century Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
Collioure, a Mediterranean Street Scene and the Church of Notre Dame des Anges
Located in Cotignac, FR
Early 20th Century oil on canvas view of Collioure in the south of France, home to the Fauvists. The painting is initial signed E.L.Y bottom right (as yet undeciphered). The location...
Category
Expressionist 20th Century Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Venus, Large 20th Century Painting of Nude Woman w/ Garland
Located in Beachwood, OH
Clarence Holbrook Carter (American, 1904-2000)
Venus, 1940
Signed Clarence H. Carter and dated 40. (ur)
Oil on canvas
40 x 27 inches
48 x 35 inches, framed
Canvas is slightly warped...
Category
American Modern 20th Century Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
"Boulevard a Paris" Post-Impressionist Parisian Street Scene Oil Painting Canvas
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful oil on canvas painting by the French artist, Te Pencke. Pencke was a Parisian painter known for his colorful cityscapes depicting the times of his generation. His work is...
Category
Post-Impressionist 20th Century Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Coastal Scene from the Swedish West Coast (1923)
Located in Stockholm, SE
Anton Genberg’s coastal painting captures a tranquil harbor scene along Sweden’s west coast. In this 1923 oil painting, a cluster of weathered boathouses stands by the water’s edge, ...
Category
Impressionist 20th Century Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Market in Paris in 1900
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork "Market in Paris in 1900" c.1990, is an oil painting on canvas by Scottish artist Johnny Gaston, b.1955. It is signed at the lower right corner by the artist. The canvas...
Category
Impressionist 20th Century Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
"The Child Star" Mid Century Portrait of a Boy with Brown Eyes Oil on Canvas
Located in Soquel, CA
"The Child Star" Mid Century Portrait of a Boy with Brown Eyes Oil on Canvas
Stately portrait of a boy by William Robert Shulgold (Russian-American, 1897-1989). The subject is looki...
Category
American Realist 20th Century Figurative Paintings
Materials
Linen, Oil
A Charming, 1950s Mid-Century Modern Harbor Scene of Martha's Vineyard
Located in Chicago, IL
A Charming, Colorful 1950s Mid-Century Modern Harbor Scene of Martha's Vineyard by Notable Chicago Artist, Francis Chapin (Am. 1899-1965). Painted near the artist's studio and summe...
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American Modern 20th Century Figurative Paintings
Materials
Masonite, Oil
Lady In Blue Art Deco Female Painting
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
4066 Art Deco Lady in blue pastel painting
Set in a white frame
Category
20th Century Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil Pastel
"Nude Breakfast", A Fantastic Surrealist Mid-Century Modern Oil: Couple at Table
Located in Chicago, IL
"Nude Breakfast", A Fantastic Surrealist Mid-Century Modern Oil Painting of a Nude Couple at a Breakfast Table by Notable Chicago Artist, Harold Haydon (Am. 1909-1994). Executed in ...
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Surrealist 20th Century Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Board, Graphite
Beach Day Costa Brava Spain mediterranean oil on board painting european art
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Title: Beach Day, Costa Brava, Spain
Artist: Josep Puigdengolas Barella (1906–1987)
Medium: Oil on panel
Dimensions: 33 x 46 cm (12.99 x 18.11 in)
Period: 1960s
Signature: Signe...
Category
Post-Impressionist 20th Century Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Paris Montparnasse, the Bohemian life, the artist's model resting female nude
Located in Norwich, GB
this painting perfectly encapsulates the artistic Parisian Montparnasse bohemianism of the 1920s and 30s. We see a beautiful but certainly nonchalent woman seated on a day bed in the...
Category
Modern 20th Century Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Boy Climbing a Structure
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork "Boy Climbing a Structure" c.1990 is an oil painting on panel by noted American artist Gunnar Donald Anderson, b.1927-2022. It is s...
Category
American Impressionist 20th Century Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Creixams Bullfighter and Bull original impressionist acrylic canvas painting
Located in CORAL GABLES - MIAMI, FL
Creixams PICÓ, Pere (Barcelona, 1893-1965).
Self - taught painter, Creixams began his career as a cabinetmaker and typographer. In 1918 he traveled to Paris and in contact with the ...
Category
Impressionist 20th Century Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
A Pointillist View of a Woman
Located in San Francisco, CA
The artist had a lot to say. Why else spend the intense focus and time on rendering such a luminous work brought to completion literally point by point in tiny dots? Ask yourself: Ar...
Category
Pointillist 20th Century Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Hunting Dog at the Ready (l)- Louis Lartigau (French, 19th/20th)
Located in SANTA FE, NM
Hunting Dog at the Ready (L)
Louis Lartigau (French, 19th/20th)
Oil on canvas
9 1/8 x 11 3/4 (frame)
Signed lower right
A very finely drawn and executed painting of a hunting dog at...
Category
20th Century Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Maurice Asselin (1882-1947) A Reclining young woman, signed oil on canvas
Located in Paris, FR
Maurice Asselin (1882-1947)
A Reclining young woman
Signed upper right
Oil on canvas.
60 x 82 cm
In good condition
Framed : 76.5 97 cm
Maurice Asselin has made femininity one of...
Category
Post-Impressionist 20th Century Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Little Apocalypse - Paint by Alberto Gallerati - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Oil on canvas realized by Alberto Gallerati (b. 1945) in 1970s .
Hand signed.
Very good condition.
Category
Contemporary 20th Century Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
FRANCIS WYNNE THOMAS (1907-1989) Mid 20th Century oil painting ARTIST PORTRAIT
Located in Cirencester, GB
ARTIST: Attributed to Francis Wynne Thomas (1907-1989) British
TITLE: "Portrait Of An Artist"
SIGNED: appears unsigned - later inscribed verso
MEDIUM: oil on canvas
SIZE: 73cm x 6...
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Post-Impressionist 20th Century Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
French School Impressionist Landscape Le Mont Saint Michel Signed oil painting
Located in Zofingen, AG
➡️Vivid Landscape Le Mont Saint Michel⬅️
⏩It is signed J Moreau, probably Jacques Gaston Moreau (1903-1994) ⏪
Jacques Gaston Moreau (1903-1994) was a French painter renowned for hi...
Category
Tonalist 20th Century Figurative Paintings
Materials
Gesso, Canvas, Oil, Stretcher Bars
French Impressionist Harbour View with Boats and Curved Pier
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: French Impressionist Harbour View with Boats and Curved Pier
By F.T. Roussel
Signed: yes
Size: 20 x 25.25 inches (height x width)
Oil painting on board, unframed
Condition: Th...
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Impressionist 20th Century Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Edouard León Cortés (After) - Boulevard Bonne Nouvelle (Porte St. Denis)
Located in Sant Celoni, ES
La obra va firmada por el artista que pintó esta pintura
Se presenta enmarcada la pintura con un marco de la época de la pintura
El estado de la obra es bueno
Medidas obra: 50 x 7...
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Post-Impressionist 20th Century Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
French Mid 20th Century Pastel of Lakeside Landscape with Red Boat
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: French Mid 20th Century Pastel of Lakeside Landscape with Red Boat
by Anne Marie Migette Perard (French 1902-1977)
Signed: Yes
Medium: Pastel on unframed paper
Size: 19.5 inch...
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Post-Impressionist 20th Century Figurative Paintings
Materials
Pastel
Le jardin de Daubigny Style of Vincent Van Gogh Daubigny's Garden by S. Goosson
Located in Soquel, CA
Le jardin de Daubigny Style of Vincent Van Gogh by Stephen Goosson
The painting depicts the enclosed garden of Charles-François Daubigny, a French landscape painter whom Van Gogh ad...
Category
Impressionist 20th Century Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Illustration Board
"View of Venice Canal" Orientalist Post-Impressionist Oil Painting on Canvas
Located in New York, NY
A masterful oil painting depicting a view of a Venice Canal signed by Morgan lower right. This detailed work depicting scenes from daily life and of the gondolas of Venice is truly b...
Category
Post-Impressionist 20th Century Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
1900's French Impressionist Watercolor Portrait Lady Overlooking Balcony Garden
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Garden View
French School, early 20th century
signed with initials lower corner
watercolour painting on artist paper, framed
Glass covering
framed: 13 x 10.5 inches
board: 10 x 8...
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Impressionist 20th Century Figurative Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Still Life with Apples and Female Torso
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Still Life with Apples and Female Torso
by Anne Marie Migette Perard (French 1902-1977)
Medium: Acrylic ad pastel on unframed paper
Size: 2...
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Post-Impressionist 20th Century Figurative Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Pastel
Figures At The Summer's Day French Parasol Market Landscape Oil Painting
By Fanch Lel
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Summers Market
Signed by Fanch Lel
Size: 13 x 16 inches (height x width)
Oil painting on board , unframed
Condition: Good condition overall with minor surface handling marks and ligh...
Category
Impressionist 20th Century Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
"Torrey Cliff, Palisades, New Jersey" William Quinlan, American Impressionism
Located in New York, NY
William Quinlan
Torrey Cliff, Palisades, New Jersey, 1939
Signed and dated lower right; titled on reverse
Oil on artist board
10 x 8 inches
Private collection, New York c. 1955
Esta...
Category
American Impressionist 20th Century Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
"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...
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Post-Impressionist 20th Century Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Vedutist Trieste painter - 20th century landscape painting - Cavazzeni Street
Located in Varmo, IT
Painter from Trieste (dated 1959) - Via dei Cavazzeni in Trieste.
69 x 49 cm without frame, 72 x 52 cm with frame.
Watercolor on paper, in wooden frame.
- Work signed "Franceschin...
Category
Naturalistic 20th Century Figurative Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
"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
Post-Impressionist 20th Century Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Venetian Canal Scene with Two Gondolas Gliding through a Canal Beneath a Bridge
By Fanch Lel
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Venetian Canal Scene with Two Gondolas Gliding through a Canal Beneath a Bridge
by Fanche Lel
Signed: Yes
Size: 12.25 inches (height) x 10.75 inches (width)
Oil painting on pa...
Category
Impressionist 20th Century Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Broken Ice, Large Mid-20th Century Gouache, Op Art Cleveland School Artist
By Edwin Mieczkowski
Located in Beachwood, OH
Edwin Mieczkowski (American, 1929-2017)
Broken Ice, 1976
Gouache and pencil on paper
Signed, dated (Feb. 2, 1976) and titled lower right
27.5 x 37.75 inches
35 x 45 inches, framed
Edwin Mieczkowski, born in Pittsburgh, was a leader of geometric and perceptual abstraction during the latter part of the 20th century. Mieczkowski's work first came to prominence in "The Responsive Eye" exhibition, the nation's first major exhibition of perceptual art, held at the Museum of Modern Art in New York in 1965.
Mieczkowski was also featured in the 1964 article in Timemagazine that first used the term "Op Art" to describe paintings that manipulated visual cues in order to reorder and excite viewers' perceptual responses.
With a complex aesthetic that over time has transcended mere tricks of optical art, Mieczkowski has spent nearly four decades producing geometrically paintings, drawings and sculptures, a genre of modern art that is known broadly as perceptual abstraction.
His output of static and dynamic forms create a body of work, still largely intact, that uses visually disorienting, meticulously arranged lines, dazzling kaleidoscopic colors, and alluring juxtapositions of hue and tone, to playfully and seductively present new challenges for the viewer's eyes. The desired result is an optical effect of perpetual motion, harmonics and rhythm. . . .
Along with Frank Hewitt and Ernst Benkert, Mieczkowski was a co-founder in 1959 of the Anonima* group that worked together in Cleveland and New York and declared itself free from the pressures of the art market and the pursuit of personal fame. Members of Anonima often left their works unsigned and vowed to shun the usual art market venues such as commercial galleries, biennials and competitions. Instead, they engaged in a rigorous, self-imposed program of painting exercises to explore the effects of geometry and color on visual perception.
Although Mieczkowski's work hung side-by-side in the MOMA "Responsive Eye" exhibition with such colleagues as Josef Albers, Victor Vasarely, Richard Anuszkiewicz, Morris Louis, Kenneth Noland, Carlos Cruz-Diaz, Ad Reinhardt and Bridget Riley, all of whom went on to considerable fame and fortune, Mieczkowski chose to eschew commercial exhibition and career promotion. Instead, he spent 39 years teaching at the Cleveland Institute of Art and quietly executing a number of public art commissions while independently pursuing his own intuitive explorations in geometric abstraction.
Mieczkowski pursued virtually no commercial sales of his work. Consequently, the body of work he left behind consists of hundreds of paintings, drawings and sculptures only recently viewed...
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Op Art 20th Century Figurative Paintings
Materials
Gouache, Pencil
Striking Original Oil Painting FEMALE NUDE IN AN INTERIOR Kitchen Sink School
Located in Cirencester, GB
ARTIST: Frank Johnson (1917-1998) British
TITLE: “Female Nude In Bathroom Interior"
MEDIUM: oil on canvas
SIZE: 70cm x 59cm inc frame
CONDITION: very goo...
Category
Feminist 20th Century Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Vintage American City Scape "Couple Viewing Birds in the Central Park"
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
5029 Impressionist painting city scape
Framed.Image size 12x16"
Signed L.M.O'Connell
Category
20th Century Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Portrait of Renaissance Lady Classical Medici Style Garden Italian Ornate Frame
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Renaissance Lady
Roman School, circa 1890-1900 period
oil on board, framed in original Italian ornate frame
framed: 17.5 x 16.5 inches
board: 11 x...
Category
Italian School 20th Century Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Jamaica Island Party Goers
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
5-3188a Oil on artist board
Set in a vintage wood frame
Category
20th Century Figurative Paintings
Materials
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
Post-Impressionist 20th Century Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Modern Oil Painting Geometric Architectural Interior with Light and Shadow
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Modern Oil Painting Geometric Architectural Interior with Light and Shadow
by Bernadette Kelly (French b. 1933)
Unsigned
Medium: oil painting on board, unframed
Painting size:...
Category
Modern 20th Century Figurative Paintings
Materials
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
Impressionist 20th Century Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Large Pointillism Oil Painting Flower Seller and Cart Henry Benson Americana Art
By Henry Benson
Located in Surfside, FL
Flower Seller
Textured Oil on Canvas
Hand signed lower right
Image: H 30 x W 40 inches
Beautiful muted pastel tone colors
This depicts a boy and girl playing in the sand with a buck...
Category
Post-Impressionist 20th Century Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Bathers, Oil on Canvas, 1914
Located in Saint Amans des cots, FR
Oil on canvas by Roger GRILLON (1881-1938), France, 1914. "Bathers". With frame: 114x94 cm - 44.9x37 inches ; without frame: 92x73cm - 36.2x28.75 inches. 30F format. Signed lower lef...
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Impressionist 20th Century 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
Post-Impressionist 20th Century Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Impressionist Beach Scene with Fisherman and Woman Walking Under Seagulls
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Impressionist Beach Scene with Fisherman and Woman Walking Under Seagulls
By F.T. Roussel
Signed: yes
Size: 11.5 x 15.5 inches (height x width)
Oil painting on cardboard, unfr...
Category
Impressionist 20th Century Figurative Paintings
Materials
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
Expressionist 20th Century Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Board
$835 Sale Price
30% Off
"Parisian Street Scene w Horse & Carriage" Post War Impressionist Oil 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
Post-Impressionist 20th Century Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$4,000 Sale Price
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