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Period: 20th Century
Oil Painting of Family Picnic by the River with Horse & Dog by British Artist
Located in Preston, GB
Gudrun Sibbons (1925- ) German-born British Artist. Oil Painting of Family Picnic by the River with Horse & Dog. Oil on Board, Signed. Framed in a high ...
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Realist 20th Century Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Cubist Abstract Portrait of Seated Woman Colorful Geometric Forms French 1950's
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Cubist Portrait French, mid 20th century signed oil on board, unframed Board: 16 x 13 inches Provenance: private collection, Paris, France Condition: very good condition Description...
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Impressionist 20th Century Figurative Paintings

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Oil

“Chill”
By Robin Akio Matsuyoshi
Located in Southampton, NY
Exquisite, rare acrylic on board post modern painting by the American artist, Akio Matsuyoski. Signed middle left. Condition is excellent. Execu...
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Post-Modern 20th Century Figurative Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Board

FRENCH SCHOOL Garlic & Chili pepper Starwars Impressionist - Chut les Barbizons!
Located in Zofingen, AG
⭐ Garlic and Chili Peppers starwars ⭐ The still life focuses on two main elements: bright red chili peppers and garlics. The composition is dynamic, with the peppers clustered in t...
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Tonalist 20th Century Figurative Paintings

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Glue, Mixed Media, Oil, Spray Paint, Acrylic

Portrait of a woman and child by Italian artist Luigi Corbellini (1901-1968)
Located in AIGNAN, FR
This colourful oil portrait painting on canvas of a woman and child is a pleasure to the eye. Deep rich colours temp your eye towards the woman and child. A woman, head on hand, lo...
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Italian School 20th Century Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

French Impressionist Still Life of Wildflowers in Blue Glass Jar
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: French Impressionist Still Life of Wildflowers in Blue Glass Jar By F.L. Roussel Signed: Yes Size: 10.5 x 8.5 inches (height x w...
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Impressionist 20th Century Figurative Paintings

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Oil

Red Thumbprint - Abstract Expressionist Composition in Acrylic on Paper
Located in Soquel, CA
Red Thumbprint - Abstract Expressionist Composition in Acrylic on Paper A bold abstract painting by California-based artist, Ricardo de Silva (American/Brazil, 20th C). This piece i...
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Abstract Expressionist 20th Century Figurative Paintings

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Paper, Acrylic

Blue Lake in the Rockies and Hunter - Oil on Linen
Located in Soquel, CA
Blue Lake in the Rockies and Hunter - Oil on Linen Cascades and snow capped mountains over look a blue lake with a successful hunter carrying his trophy deer by Vern Byers (American...
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American Impressionist 20th Century Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Linen

"Blue nude" 1953 Oil cm. 50 x 60
Located in Torino, IT
Blue Nude, 1953 Oil on canvas Signed and dated upper right Edgardo CORBELLI (Turin, 1918 - 1989) From the traditional composition of the 1930s, the painting of Corbelli leads to tec...
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Expressionist 20th Century Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Berthed - 20th Century Modern British Impressionist Boats in Harbour Painting
Located in Sevenoaks, GB
A beautiful modern British impressionist oil on board depicting berthed boats in harbour, by Ken Moroney. The work is signed lower left and presented ...
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Impressionist 20th Century Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

French Impressionist Oil Painting of Boats by the Sea in Breton Village
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: French Impressionist Oil Painting of Boats by the Sea in Breton Village By Fanch Lel (French b. 1930) Size: 4.25 x 6 inches (height x width) Signed: Yes Oil painting on cardbo...
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Impressionist 20th Century Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

Barques au Bois de Boulogne - Fauvist Landscape Oil Painting by Louis Valtat
Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire
Signed fauvist oil on canvas laid on panel riverscape circa 1925 by French painter Louis Valtat. The work depicts several boats being rowed on River Seine in Bois de Boulogne - a for...
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Fauvist 20th Century Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Panel, Canvas

Mountain View from Hålland, Åre by Swedish Artist Ante Karlsson-Stig, From 1932
Located in Stockholm, SE
The painting we are selling is a breathtaking mountain view from Hålland in Jämtland, Sweden, created by Ante Karlsson-Stig in 1932. Ante Karlsson-Stig (1885-1967) was a Swedish pain...
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Naturalistic 20th Century Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Rue de Paris
Located in Madrid, ES
EMILIO GRAU SALA Spanish, 1911 - 1975 RUE DE PARIS signed "Grau Sala" (lower right) oil on canvas 24 x 19-3/4 inches (61 x 50 cm.) framed: 29-3/8 x 25-1/4 inches (74.5 x 64 cm.) PRO...
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Post-Impressionist 20th Century Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

LARGE ENGLISH OIL PAINTING HUNTING HOUNDS ON THE SCENT IN LANDSCAPE
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
"On the Scent" English School, late 20th century oil painting on canvas, unframed painting: 30 x 24 inches Wonderful depiction of these hunting hounds standing in an open landscape...
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Victorian 20th Century Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

Le Quai de Tournelle - Impressionist Cityscape Gouache by Eugene Galien-Laloue
Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire
Signed impressionist gouache on paper figures in landscape circa 1910 by French painter Eugene Galien-Laloue. The piece depicts a street scene at the Quai de la Tournelle...
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Impressionist 20th Century Figurative Paintings

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Gouache, Paper

Classical Dutch Winter Scene Figures Large Oil Painting Signed & Gilt Framed
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Classical Dutch Winter Scene signed, 20th century oil on canvas, framed canvas: 22.5 x 30 inches framed: 24 x 36 inches provenance: private collecti...
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Old Masters 20th Century Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

"Flowers"
Located in Edinburgh, GB
Bright, colorful, textured still life depicting different types of flowers by honored Artist of the Armenian SSR Rafik Atoyan.
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Impressionist 20th Century Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Harlequin oil on canvas painting
By Francesc Tornero
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Frame size 53x40 cm. FRANCERSC TORNERÓ (1934) He studied at the Barcelona School of Arts and Crafts and later at the Sant Jordi School of Fine Arts. In 1956 he won the “El Paular” ...
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Impressionist 20th Century Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Tipping The Porter, Saturday Evening Post Cover
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Oil on Canvas Signature: Signed Lower Right Sight Size 30.00" x 24.12", Framed 39.00" x 34.00" Saturday Evening Post Cover, December 18, 1937 Exhibitions: It's a Man's Worl...
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20th Century Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Gunnar JOHNSSON (1917-2007) Swedish School c1955 Oil Painting
Located in Holywell, GB
Gunnar JOHNSSON (1917-2007) Swedish School A whimsical portrait, probably dating to the early 1950s and painted during Gunnar’s stay in Spain. Translation- Credit Wikipedia “Gunnar...
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Impressionist 20th Century Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

"Interior Scene with Figure" Expressionistic Style Oil Painting on Masonite
Located in New York, NY
A strong modernist oil painting depicted in 1969 by Russian painter Michael Baxte. Mostly known for his abstracted figures on canvas or street scenes, this piece is a wonderful representation of his bold still life paintings, with expressive use of color, shape, and form. Later in his career, Baxte explores Expressionism, infusing both European and North American stylistic trends. This piece is from later in his career, but we can feel this underlying style throughout. Art measures 21.75 x 18 inches Michael Posner Baxte was born in 1890 in the small town of Staroselje Belarus, Russia. For the first half of the 19th century it was a center of the Chabad movement of Hasidic Jews, but this group was gone by the middle of the 19th century. By the time the Baxte family immigrated to the United States at the beginning of the 20th century, the Jewish population numbered only on the hundreds. The native language of the Baxte family was Yiddish. It is likely that the death of Michael Baxte’s father triggered the family’s immigration. Three older brothers arrived in New York between 1903 and 1905. Michael and his mother, Rebecca, arrived in 1907. By 1910 Michael, his mother, and brother, Joseph, were living in New Orleans and may have spent some time on a Louisiana plantation. Around 1912, Michael Baxte returned to Europe to study the violin. In 1914 he, his mother, and Joseph moved to New York City. Meanwhile, in Algeria, a talented young woman painter, Violette Mege, was making history. Since for the first time, a woman won the prestigious Beaux Art competition in Algeria. At first, the awards committee denied her the prize but, with French government intervention, Mege eventually prevailed. She won again 3 years later and, in 1916, used the scholarship to visit the United States of America. When Violette came to New York, she met Baxte, who was, by then, an accomplished violinist, teacher, and composer. Baxte’s compositions were performed at the Tokyo Imperial Theater, and in 1922 he was listed in the American Jewish Yearbook as one of the prominent members of the American Jewish community. As a music teacher he encouraged individual expression. Baxte stated, “No pupil should ever be forced into imitation of the teacher. Art is a personal experience, and the teacher’s truest aim must be to awaken this light of personality through the patient light of science.” By 1920 Michael Baxte and Violette Mege were living together in Manhattan. Although they claimed to be living as husband and wife, it seems that their marriage did not become official until 1928. On their “unofficial” honeymoon around 1917, in Algiers, Baxte confided to her his ambition to paint. There and later in New Mexico where the wonderful steeped sunlight approximates the coloring of Algiers, she taught him his heart’s desire. He never had any other teacher. She never had any other pupil. For ten years she devoted all her time, energy, and ambition to teaching, encouraging, inspiring him. Then in 1928, their mutual strivings were rewarded, as his works were being chosen as one of the two winners in the Dudensing National Competition for American Painters. Out of 150 artists from across the country participated in the Dudensing, and Michael Posner Baxte and, Robert Fawcett...
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Expressionist 20th Century Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Masonite

The Dugout, Post Cover
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Signed by Artist Lower Left The present work was published on the cover of the September 4th, 1948 edition of The Saturday Evening Post. An accompanying “Keeping Posted” article about Norman Rockwell’s process behind the painting was printed on page 10 inside the issue. (Image above) The Post described, “Boston baseball fans saw a strange spectacle at Braves’ Field early this summer. As the stands filled, two respectable-looking men stood on the field staring at the spectators. Every now and then they would point to someone, run up into the stands and invite the man or woman to sit in a box above the dugout. Then the thinner of the two would contort his face into an expression of wild delight or disgust and invite the spectator to do the same, while a photographer made pictures. The explanation is on our cover. The two suspicious characters were Kenneth Stuart, the Post’s art editor and the artist, Normal Rockwell. For a detailed description of how Boston...
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20th Century Figurative Paintings

Materials

Gouache, Oil

Leta and the Hill Myna
Located in Palm Desert, CA
"Leta and the Hill Myna" is a painting by American Pop artist Mel Ramos. The work is signed verso "Mel Ramos". Mel Ramos is a California based Pop artist best known for his paintings of superheroes and female nudes, including Marilyn Monroe and Scarlet Johansson, with pop culture imagery. Many of his subjects emerge from Chiquita bananas...
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Pop Art 20th Century Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

A Dynamic, 1960s Mid-Century Modern Painting of a Concert Violinist
Located in Chicago, IL
A Dynamic, 1960s Mid-Century Modern Painting of a Concert Violinist by Noted Chicago Artist, Rudolph T. Pen. Pen was recognized for his unique, Modern style of abstract figure paint...
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American Modern 20th Century Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

French Impressionist Dark Harbour Scene with Boats and Village Skyline Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Harbour Scene signed by Fanch Lel (French b. 1930) Size: 5.5 x 7 inches Oil painting on cardboard, unframed Inscribed verso and dated 93' Condition: The painting is in good condition...
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Impressionist 20th Century Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

Brittany Coastal Painting France by Modern French Impressionist Landscape Artist
Located in Preston, GB
Brittany Coastal Painting France by Modern French Impressionist Landscape Artist. Douarnenez, Brittany, France, is a rare original Oil Painting by Award Winning French Post-Impressionist Artist, George Charles Robin. Art measures 21.5 x 18 inches Frame measures 27 x 23 inches (approx.) Born in Paris in 1903, Robin was a student of Paul Michel Dupuy...
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Post-Modern 20th Century Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Paint, Cotton Canvas, Oil, Cotton, Linen

"Sailboats, Brittany" , France Oil cm. 65 x 54 1930
Located in Torino, IT
Sailboats, Ocean, France , grey, blue, azure,landscape France Henry Maurice CAHOURS (Paris, 1889 – Vence, 1974) He was born in Paris but spent his childhood and adolescence in Amie...
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Impressionist 20th Century Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Le Jardin de Lagny - Garden with young girl Post-impressionist
Located in Miami, FL
Le Jardin de Lagny Provenance: Arthur Tooth, London Radon Gallery, NY This beautiful evocation of a lyrical French landscape is a fine example of of Po...
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Post-Impressionist 20th Century Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

New York Times, Modern Portrait Oil Painting by Philippe Henri Noyer
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Philippe Henri Noyer (French, 1917-1985) Title: New York times Year: circa 1966 Medium: Oil on Canvas, signed l.l. Image Size: 25.5 x 21.5 in. (64.77 x 54.61 cm) Frame Size...
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Modern 20th Century Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Mid Century French Illustration Sketch Of Butterflies Wallpaper
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Josine Vignon (French 1922-2022) ...
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Impressionist 20th Century Figurative Paintings

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Gouache

Monumental Cubist Charcoal Drawing Paper on Canvas Signed By Lajos Kantor
Located in Rome, IT
Outstanding Monumental Artwork Consists of 8 mounted Cubist charcoal drawings mounted on blind canvas frames. Drawing for the Panon Universi...
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Cubist 20th Century Figurative Paintings

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Canvas

Mid Century Nude Study, Reclining Figure on Blue Original Oil
Located in Soquel, CA
Mid Century Nude Study, Reclining Figure on Blue in Oil on Board Mid Century nude study of a female figure in a reclining pose with a rich blue background by listed artist Jon Blanc...
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Photorealist 20th Century Figurative Paintings

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Oil, Canvas, Illustration Board

'African Idol' — Mid-Century African-American artist
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
Charles Elmer Harris (Beni E. Kosh), Untitled (African Idol), watercolor, c. 1950s. Estate stamped verso, 'Beni E Kosh COLLECTION' and numbered '570' in ink. A fine, spontaneous wat...
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American Modern 20th Century Figurative Paintings

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Watercolor

"Hippo" Paul Sample, Regionalist, Atmospheric Circus Performers and Aminal Scene
Located in New York, NY
Paul Sample Hippo Signed lower right Oil on canvas 16 x 20 inches Provenance Chidsey Collection Private Collection (acquired from the above in 1980) Sample's attempt to impose a T...
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Realist 20th Century Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"Italian Courtyard Scene with Figures" Impressionist Oil on Canvas Painting
Located in New York, NY
A whimsical oil painting depicting a Courtyard Scene in Lombardy, Italy by Luigi Cagliani. As an Italian Impressionist artist, most of Cagliani's works were produced in the first hal...
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Impressionist 20th Century Figurative Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

African tribal dance acrylic on board painting
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
George Lilanga (1934-2005) - Tribal dance - Acrylic on board Painting size 61x61 cm. Frameless. George Lilanga was born in 1934 in the city of Kikwetu, in the southeast of Tanzania ...
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Tribal 20th Century Figurative Paintings

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Board, Acrylic

French Colorful Modern Figural Surreal Abstract by Martino
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
#5-3339 Figurative Surreal on canvas applied to a board, signed by Martino, set in a black wood frame.Image size 13.75 H x 10.50 W
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20th Century Figurative Paintings

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Oil

Untitled
Located in Miami, FL
Jean Sanglar was born in France in 1926. He draws with taste and talent from an early age, however, his family will only consider this a mere hobby. After studying law, he later took...
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Neo-Expressionist 20th Century Figurative Paintings

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Mixed Media

Fauvist Marine Landscape, The Cote d'Azur
Located in Cotignac, FR
French fauvist Marine Landscape, probably the Mediterranean, mid century oil on board. The painting is signed bottom right but as yet undeciphered. Presented in a period chip carved ...
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Fauvist 20th Century Figurative Paintings

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Oil

The Artist's Apartment Mid-Century Fauvist Interior Scene Original Oil on Canvas
Located in Soquel, CA
The Artist's Apartment Mid-Century Fauvist Interior Scene Original Oil on Canvas Vibrant interior scene by Santa Cruz California artist Frances Rinaldo (American, b. 1943). A bright...
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American Modern 20th Century Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil, Stretcher Bars

"Rockport" William Lester Stevens, North East Coastal American Landscape
Located in New York, NY
William Lester Stevens Rockport Signed lower right Oil on canvas 20 x 24 inches Born on June 15, 1888, in Rockport, Massachusetts, Stevens displayed his artistic abilities from a y...
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American Impressionist 20th Century Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Old City Jerusalem City Walls landscape Scene Painting, Judaica
Located in Surfside, FL
Vibrant Gouache and watercolor painting by Israeli master JOSSI STERN. on paper mounted to board. Dimensions: 29.5 X 33.5 23 X 27 Jossi (Yossi) Stern, (Hungarian Israeli 1923 - ...
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Modern 20th Century Figurative Paintings

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Watercolor, Gouache, Illustration Board

Eve and Adam a Painting by Leonard Dufresne Regionalist Style Painting
Located in Rochester, NY
Leonard Dufresne Leonard was born in Fall River, Massachusetts on 26 December 1941. After serving in the U.S. Army from 1960 - 1963, he studied at the...
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20th Century Figurative Paintings

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Acrylic

Rare Judaica Jewish Rabbi Oil Painting
Located in Surfside, FL
Genre: Judaica Subject: People Medium: Oil Surface: Board Dimensions: 14 1/2" x 19" Dimensions w/Frame: 20 1/4" x 24 1/4"
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Impressionist 20th Century Figurative Paintings

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Oil, Board

Roch Minue Ibiza landscape original oil on canvas spanish seascape Spain
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Frameless. Pascual Roch Minue (1899-1977), promoter of Spanish impressionism. His work is in several museums, national and international collections. Roch Minue settled in Pollens...
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Impressionist 20th Century Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Portrait of Old Woman - Painting by Francesco Settimj - 1930s
Located in Roma, IT
Oil on plywood realized in 1930s. Painted on both sides, recto and verso. Good condition.
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Modern 20th Century Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

Isla Cristina Spain oil on canvas painting spanish seascape
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Title: Isla Cristina, Spain Artist: Michel de Alvis Year: c.1960 Technique: Oil on canvas Dimensions: 9.45 x 16.14 inches (24 x 41 cm) Subject: Seascape Condition: Excellent Provenan...
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Impressionist 20th Century Figurative Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

VAN BIESBROECK Jules. Snake charmer. Oil on panel. Signed.
Located in Paris, FR
Algerian women in an interior. Oil on panel. Signed. This work will be recorded in the catalogue raisonné of the work of the artist currently in preparation. Jules Van Biesbroeck...
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20th Century Figurative Paintings

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Oil

Blue, Yellow, and Brown Abstract Figurative Horse Chase Western Landscape
Located in Houston, TX
Blue, yellow, brown, and red abstract figurative landscape painting by an outsider artist. The painting depicts a horse chase with two cowboys in the middle of a Western desert. Unsi...
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Outsider Art 20th Century Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

Edmond Suau (1871-1929) Une Académie, Standing man, signed oil on canvas
Located in Paris, FR
Edmond Suau (1871-1929) Une Académie, Standing man, oil on canvas signed lower left 88 x 70 cm In quite good condition, some damages - small lacks of painting - in the lower part, ...
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Realist 20th Century Figurative Paintings

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Oil

French Impressionist Busy Scene of Strolling Figures Through Village Gateway
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Charming Village Gateway by Fanch Lel (French b. 1930) Size: 18 x 15 inches Oil painting on board, unframed Condition: The painting is in good condition, with minor signs of aging. P...
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Impressionist 20th Century Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

Portrait - Painting by Francesco Settimj - 1930s
Located in Roma, IT
Oil on cardboard realized by Francesco Settimj in 1930s. Painted on both sides, recto and verso. Good condition.
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Contemporary 20th Century Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

American Painting Native American Dance Exhibition New Mexico Antelope Dancers
Located in Buffalo, NY
An original oil painting by American artist Rudolph Wedow. This fantastic painting depicts Antelope Dancers in San Felipe Pueblo in New Mexico. Created...
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American Impressionist 20th Century Figurative Paintings

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Oil, Board

Barcelona Spain acrylic on canvas painting fauvist
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Emilio Bosch Roger - Barcelona - Acrylic on canvas Canvas measurements 55x46 cm. Frameless.
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Fauvist 20th Century Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

"Depuis le col de Brouis" - Provence, France original painting by Jean Thomas
Located in Montfort l’Amaury, FR
"Depuis le col de Brouis" - Provence, Alpes Maritimes, France “From the pass of Brouis” - Provence, Alpes Maritimes, France Oil on canvas signed ​lower right, 54 x 73 ​x 2,5 cm, titl...
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French School 20th Century Figurative Paintings

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Oil

Impressionist Painting "Ballerina" by Andre Gisson
Located in Rochester, NY
"Ballerinas" impressionist painting by Andre Gisson (1921-2003). Soft colors and bright light are hallmarks of Gisson's work. This is rare subject manor for the artist. Although Am...
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Impressionist 20th Century Figurative Paintings

Materials

Fabric, Canvas, Wood, Oil

Hilding Werner (1880-1944) - Moonlight Over Krokvattnet (near Glafsfjorden)
Located in Stockholm, SE
Hilding Werner (1880-1944) was a Swedish artist known for his portraits, romantic landscape paintings of Värmland, and caricature drawings. We are privi...
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Romantic 20th Century Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Spanish village landscape Spain oil on canvas painting
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Jordi Freixas Cortés (1917-1984) - Spanish village landscape - Oil on canvas Oil measures 65x54 cm. Frameless. Jordi Freixas Cortés (1917-1984) Jordi...
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Post-Impressionist 20th Century Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Paris la Bourse
Located in London, GB
'Paris, la Bourse', gouache on paper, by Lucien Génin (circa 1930s). Created at the beginning of the 19th century by Napoleon, la Bourse, or the Stock Exchange, was intended to assert and encourage France’s prosperity in industry and trade. In 1826 the Stock Exchange was installed in the palace that the architect Brongniart had begun in 1808. Surrounded by a large peristyle of Corinthian columns, the rectangular structure reflects the official neo-classicism of the Empire Period. The artist, Génin, depicts a typically lively 1930s day in front of the building with cars of the period zooming by pedestrians on the walkway and others on the stairs leading to the entrance. He has an extremely charming, almost childlike style particularly the way he renders the people and the vehicles. The building, on the other hand, is accurate in its detail and more seriously presented. Our gallery has held and has sold over a dozen of Genin's paintings but this one stands out for its pure stylish appeal and ability to captivate while inducing a smile in the viewer. The artwork is in good overall condition - there are some minor blemishes not on the artwork itself but on the edges of the mount to which it is attached. The frame is in fair condition showing some nicks and scratches. Please enjoy the many photos accompanying the listing. Upon request a video can be provided. Signed by the artist in the lower right hand. About the Artist: After the devastation of the First World War, Lucien Génin (1894 - 1953) left his provincial home in the autumn of 1919 to find his fortune among the lively Parisians in the heart of Montmartre. Génin befriended the painters Frank Will, Gen Paul, Émile Boyer...
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20th Century Figurative Paintings

Materials

Gouache

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