American Impressionist Figurative Paintings

The street violinist figurative painting by Rafael DeSota (American, 1904-1992), 1979. Giltwood frame. Signed "Rafael DeSota 1979" lower right. 18"H x 24"L. In 1930 he began to draw interior story illustrations for Street & Smith's western pulp magazines...

The Promise, oil on canvas and plexiglass by artist Honora Jacob, is rich in color, symbols and imagery, Honora's work references a personal vocabulary o...

An Art Deco painting of a Fashionable Lady watching her sailor raise his sail by contemporary artist Erik Freyman. Watercolor on Paper, signed 13 x 16 in. (33.02 x 40.64 cm)

This original vintage watercolor painting by celebrated American artist Alfred Wands (1904–1998) presents a dynamic and atmospheric modernist depiction of a horse-drawn carriage set ...

Beautiful landscape of cows grazing in green pastures surrounded by tall evergreens and a stream, by Monterey area painter Jack Lynn (American, 20th century). Signed "Jack Lynn" lowe...

A beautiful watercolor painting of a brown Carmel house with a white picket fence in front by Lillie Esther (Hillman) Heebner, a Watsonville, Monterey Bay area, California watercolor artist. Unsigned, but acquired with a collection of her work. Lillie (Lil) E. Heebner was guided through life by her creativity. Even at 92, she never felt old, and often said so. She met every situation in life—including death—with ingenuity. Although born in Richmond, Lillie lived in Watsonville all her life. Her father, Frederick H. Hillman, grew up on a strawberry ranch in Pajaro, graduated from Watsonville High School in 1916, and served in France during World War I. He later worked for Martinelli's Apple Cider plant and became foreman. Lillie's mother, Esther C. Hobson, moved as an infant from Bakersfield to Santa Cruz with her family in 1901, when they founded Hobson's Bath House at the Santa Cruz Boardwalk...

Multi-colored figurative oil painting of a woman in bikini bathing in the California sun by listed California artist Jon Blanchette (American, 1908-1987). The colorful background is...

Portrait of a calm resting baby by a Japanese/American San Jose, California artist circa 1920's in the style of Mary DeNeale Morgan (Carmel, 1868 - 1948). Presented in a rustic woode...

Charles Sprague Pearce The Riverbank, circa 1900 Signed lower left, inscribed verso Oil on canvas 7 1/2 x 5 1/2 inches Charles Sprague Pearce made a successful career painting high...

Kathleen Keifer's original artworks represent one of the most significant expressions of New California Realism. Keifer brings a fresh perspective to her colorful scenes of everyday life in the sun along the Pacific coastline (and beyond). Her detailed paintings show us the breathtaking California scenery with its recognizable elements in a new light and with a keen eye for clever composition and layered colors. Her modern landscapes and sublime seascapes capture an impressive visceral visual. This one-of-a-kind 36-inch high by 18-inch wide artwork is a composition created with acrylic paint on canvas. It is stretched, wired, and ready to hang. The sides are painted as a continuation of the front and it does not require framing. The artist includes stripes in gold paint. It is signed by the artist on the front of the artwork. A certificate of authenticity issued by the gallery is included. Free local Los Angeles area delivery. Affordable Continental U.S. and global shipping available. Kathleen Keifer is a California-based internationally collected artist. Her paintings invite the viewer to consider the complex relationship between time and timelessness. It is the sheer visual interaction between the elements, taken in their bare simplicity that interests her. Water, sky, and architecture change their appearance with the shifts in weather and light. Her broken brushstrokes depict light and color in luminous waves, dissolving form into a shimmering surface of vibrant light. For her, painting captures the very essence of time and its passage. While painting landscapes she became fascinated with isolating the objects in her paintings. She believes that actual sites and places have individual magic. The goal is to take objects from popular culture and paint them in a new context. She began to paint the silhouette of the Life Guard Tower more as a pop art symbol than a landscape element. With a high level of technical virtuosity, Keifer creates a new sense of reality with textures and colors that seem to add lighting effects and distinct shadows, confronting the viewer with new interpretations of familiar objects. Born and raised in Chicago, Kathleen Keifer is a second-generation artist. Her mother, also a fine artist, exposed Keifer to the world of art and supervised her training from a very early age. This legacy continues today as Keifer closely nurtures the development of the artistic leaning in each of her three daughters, inspiring a third generation of female artists. Her works are represented by Artspace Warehouse Los Angeles and have been exhibited and collected internationally, including Chicago, New York, and London. REPRESENTATION Artspace Warehouse, Los Angeles, CA EXHIBITIONS 2023 “Postcards From Nowhere”, Artspace Warehouse, Los Angeles, CA 2022 “The Comforting Familiar”, Artspace Warehouse, Los Angeles, CA 2020 “Midnight Blue”, Artspace Warehouse, Los Angeles, CA 2018 Morris Inn, Notre Dame, IN Malibu Beach House, Malibu, CA Bon Voyage, Coda Gallery, Palm Desert, CA Solo Exhibition, Jeffrey Breslow Gallery, Chicago, IL Art Palm Springs Fine Art Fair, CA Artspace Warehouse, CA 2017 Affordable Art Fair New York, NY Affordable Art Fair London, UK Art Palm Springs, CA “Pop Futurism and Abstraction”, Artspace Warehouse, Los Angeles, CA 2016 Susan Schomburg gallery, Santa Monica, CA Jazz in the Pines, Idyllwild, CA 2015 Official artist of Chitag, Chicago Toy and Game Fair, Chicago, Il Jazz! Dion Gallery, Redondo Beach, CA Art 90266, LA 25, Manhattan Beach, C Political Commentary, Linus gallery, Long Beach and Pasadena, CA 2014 RETROspective, Coast Gallery, Long Beach, CA ArtHampton, Bridgehampton, NY The Pursuit of…, Lurie Gallery, Los Angeles, CA Art 90266, LA 25, Manhattan Beach, CA 2013 Pop meets Painterly, CODA Gallery, Palm Desert, CA University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN Puzzles and Games, Liss Gallery, Toronto, Ontario, Canada 2012 Art, Wine & Roses, Home Gallery, Malibu, CA Pop Meets Painterly, Oh My Godard Gallery, Atlantic City, NJ 2011 Beach Games, Riley Arts Gallery, Manhattan Beach, CA Art of The Game, Oh My Godard Gallery, Atlantic City NJ Art of The Game, Liss Gallery, Toronto, Ontario, Canada 2010 Art of The Game, Gallery 319, Santa Monica, CA One Woman Show, Canfin Gallery, Westchester, NY 2009 American Riviera, ARTfront Gallery, Los Angeles, CA American Landscape, Hilliard Gallery, Kansas City, MO 2008 Coastal Living, Gallery 319 Santa Monica, CA 2007 On the Beach, Gallery 319 Santa Monica, CA Why We Live Here, Dion Gallery, Redondo Beach, CA 2006 Mc Lean Gallery, Malibu. CA BOOK: Perspective on Coastal Beauty, From Malibu to Manhattan Beach 2005 Along the PCH, Mc Lean Gallery, Malibu, CA FRESH!, MOCA, Los Angeles, CA Gallery C, Hermosa Beach, CA California Visions, Long Beach Museum of Art, Long Beach, CA 2004 President’s Show, CA Heritage Museum, Santa Monica, CA Coastal Nostalgia, Mc Lean Gallery, Malibu, CA Gallery C, Hermosa Beach, CA 2003 Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los Angeles, CA Coastal Nostalgia, 2003, Mc Lean Gallery, Malibu, CA 2002 Coastal Nostalgia, 2002, Mc Lean Gallery, Malibu, CA 2001 Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los Angeles, CA Ambient Light, Mc Lean Gallery, Malibu, CA 2000 The Coastal Landscape, Mc Lean Gallery, Malibu, CA Malibu Artists Juried Show, Weisman Museum, Malibu, CA Montecito Art & Frame, Montecito, CA 1999 Interpreting Beauty, Mc Lean Gallery, Malibu, CA Artists of Malibu, Weisman Museum, Malibu, CA 1998 Changing Seasons, Mc Lean Gallery, Malibu, CA Celebrating Color, Mc Lean Gallery, Malibu, CA SELECT PRIVATE COLLECTIONS C. 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Lone figure with dark background

Guatemalan Pottery Market is a 24 x 18 oil painting on canvas by William Kalwick. The artist travels frequently to paint in Antigua and the small vi...

Artist: Robert Philipp, American (1895 - 1981) Title: Seated Girl Year: circa 1960 Medium: Oil on Canvas, signed l.r. Size: 22.5 in. x 18 in. (57.15 cm x 45.72 cm) Frame Size: 27 x 2...

This original vintage oil painting, titled "Harbor Master's House, Santa Cruz, California," was created by the talented artist Jon Blanchette (1908-1987). Painted in the 1950s-1960s, this serene coastal landscape captures the beauty of Northern California, featuring iconic palm trees, charming white cottages, and the tranquil coastal setting of Santa Cruz. The painting is executed in the American Impressionist style, with soft, harmonious colors like green, blue, white, light brown, red, and beige, creating a peaceful and inviting scene. The artwork is signed by the artist in the lower right corner and titled on the verso, adding a personal touch to this stunning piece of history. Presented in a custom, dark-toned brown frame, the painting's outer dimensions are 31 x 27 x 1.125 inches, with the image size measuring 24 x 20 inches. About the Artist: Jon Blanchette was born in England in 1908 and moved to the United States with his family in 1918, settling in Battle Creek, Michigan. He studied at the Pittsburgh Art Institute before moving to Los Angeles in 1932, where he worked as a commercial artist for Fox Studios. In 1948, Blanchette made Santa Cruz, California, his permanent home, where he focused on painting and gave private art lessons. A member of the Santa Cruz Art League and the Marin County Artists, Blanchette is best known for his captivating oil paintings of Northern California landscape...

Josh George's (US based) "Ride Type" is an original, handmade mixed media painting that depicts an urban cityscape, of highway interchanges. About the Artist: Josh George is a cont...

Kim Lordier's "Evening Comes" (2023), a beautiful pastel painting on archival board, which depicts a venus flytrap mid-meal, resting alone in the morning light. Artist Statement and...

Portrait of an Elegant Lady original pencil drawing on paper signed by Marjorie Schiele (1913-2008) *see notes below piece of paper is 12 x 8 inches ...

A fashionable couple takes a walk with their dogs down a path in a colorful fall landscape by Erik Freyman. Autumn Evening Erik Freyman, Russian (1932–2018) Date: circa 2000 Acrylic...

Eugenie M. Heller A Sunny Corner, circa 1900 Signed lower right Oil on board 10 1/2 x 8 1/2 inches Eugenie M. Heller (1867 - 1952) was active/lived in New York, Massachusetts. Heller studied with Weir, Whistler, Amen-Jean, Grasset and Rodin. Eugenie Heller...

Born Plattsmouth, NB, Feb. 28, 1910; died Philadelphia, May 1982. Illustrator. Painter, specialized in scenes from his childhood in Kansas and Nebraska, portraits, American history. ...

An Impressionist drawing painting of a cat and flowers on a deck by contemporary artist Erik Freyman. Oil and pastel on board, signed in pen Size: 14...

"Parked Panda" is a plein air oil painting of Fenske's Fiat in Tuscan landscape, where he lives. Frame Dimensions 33 x 41in Ben Fenske (b. 1978) although a native of Minnesota, a...

Artist: Max Karp Title: Clown with Flower Medium: Enamel on copper, signed lower right Image Size: 29.5 x 23 inches Frame Size: 40 x 34 inches

Kevin Weckbach's (US based) "Summer Tide" is an original, hand-made oil painting that depicts a a rocky shore, the main focus on a large, split rock. Artist Statement: "Subject matt...

Jennie Brownscombe Color Sketch, Shakespeare Garden, c. 1890s Signed lower left Oil on board 7 1/8 x 9 1/4 inches The artist was born in a log cab...

Prom Dress by Lu Haskew Oil 15x11" image size Portrait Painting of a young woman with flowers This painting is unframed, canvas on gator board, the price reflects that it is unframe...

Kevin Weckbach's (US based) "Winter Tree" is an original, hand-made oil painting that depicts a large tree during a snowstorm. Artist Statement: "Subject matter to me is a vehicle f...

The figurative painting displays a Standard Bearer ‐ Oil ‐ Linen mounted on Panel ‐ 16" x 12" in Lucca Italy at an Italian festival. The artist shows the Impressionistic style in this man's dressing in a religious Renaissance costume. This is in the town of Lucca in Italy where the artist has gone many summers to paint. This is one of the many religious processions held throughout Italy during the entire year. After a long career as a concept illustrator in the advertising and motion-picture industry, James Crandall...

David Cheifetz's "Life Beneath the Stillness" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts an opulent table with red wine and silver contrasted with contemporary fruit and a la...

Scott Conary's "Beneath" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts fabric draped over a surface with light hitting every fold. About the Artist: Raised where the East Coast...

Kevin Weckbach's (US based) "Ring Cove" is an original, hand made oil painting that depicts a rocky inlet of a lake or ocean swirling with blue and green patterns and large cliffs in...

Artist: Gladys Rockmore Davis, American (1901 - 1967) Title: Young Ballerina Year: circa 1950 Medium: Oil on Canvas, signed 'GRD' l.r. Size: 18 x 1...

Donald Roy Purdy is an American painter whose work evolved through a range of styles and subjects over the course of his long career. Born in 1924, the self-taught artist seldom us...

Scott Conary's "Mallard Study" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts a yellow billed duck floating peacefully in tranquil blue waters. About the Artist: Raised where the East Coast suburbs filtered into the woods and farms, Scott Conary (Rhode Island School of Design, BFA ’93) creates expressive oil paintings with rich surfaces of everyday objects and places, often those with which we have complicated and ambiguous relationships. Pulled from their context, these objects say something about how we interact with the world and one another. These are stories of the arbitrary nature of beauty, of melancholy, of fleeting triumph, and the camouflage of time: the mess and splendor of the broken egg, the weed that fights to survive in the gaps of our attention, the weathered door used for generations but now forgotten, and so on. Fueling and inspiring this work is his young daughter’s battle with complicated heart defects, her experiences with disability, and the impact this has had on those around her. This has directed his focus toward the narratives and tensions in the familiar, and is why he wanders deeper into the thicket of representational work.  Conary's work is in collections nationally and internationally, and has been exhibited widely including Salmagundi’s American Masters shows. Conary is represented by the Principle Gallery (Alexandria, VA), Bowersock Gallery (Provincetown, MA), Turner Fine Art (Jackson...

Artist: Jan De Ruth, Czech (1922 - 1991) Title: Three Dancers Year: circa 1965 Medium: Oil on Canvas, signed l.r. Size: 36 x 28 inches Frame Size: 42 x 34 inches

You Should Have seen the Other Gal By Jeanie Tomanek is an 8" x 8" oil painting on panel. It has on a custom frame. You Should Have seen the Other Gal was part of a boxing exhibiti...

"Winter Fishermen" is a snow covered landscape of a group of fishermen and their boats by the river by American Impressionist painter Albert Van Nesse Greene...

Gloves for Prom by Lu Haskew Oil 14x6" image size Portrait Painting of a young woman putting on gloves to match her evening gown. This painting is unframed, canvas on gator board, t...

Albert Abramovitz (1879-1963), born in Riga, Latvia, on January 24, 1879. He studied art at the Imperial Art School in Odessa and at the Grande Chaumière in Paris. In Paris, he becam...

On the Streets of Paris by Lu Haskew Watercolor ​30x22" image size, archivally matted and framed behind glass. A young musician plays their violin wi...

Genre: Judaica Subject: Religious Medium: Oil Surface: Canvas Country: United States Dimensions: 24" x 18" x 3/4" Dimensions w/Frame: 29" x 23" Cahan uses vibrant oil paint to draw a portrait of four elderly Jewish men wearing prayer shawls also known as tallits. The man in the foreground is staring pensively into the distance while the other figures in the background read or pray. Each character shares the same scholarly air in their serious expressions and mannerisms. Cahan’s gestural use of color and brush strokes soften the painting’s protagonists, thereby shedding a more sensitive light on the painting. The well-known twentieth century American illustrator, etcher, and painter Samuel George Cahan was born in Kovno, Russia, now part of Lithuania. His parents were both born in Russia during the early 1870’s. Two years after his birth, his family emigrated to America and eventually settled in New York City's Lower East Side. Cahan said that his interest for drawing started when he was only an infant. In a 1967 interview, the artist describes his primary school years as vastly disinteresting. While other students heeded their teachers or studied math, Cahan drew. At 12-years-old, Cahan exhibited his early talent for drawing on Fulton Street’s sidewalk. Barefoot and armed with chalk, he crouched outside a restaurant and drew the sinking of Maine. At the time, it was recognizable ship that was smashed by the British. One of the men who passed by his vibrant rendering of the wreckage was the Chief Editor of the New York World newspaper, Nelson Hersh. Upon seeing the young boy’s skill, Hersh offered him a job in the newspaper’s art...

Clyde Steadman's "Taking the Spotlight" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts orange, green ornaments on a white background.

Charles Cross by Lu Haskew Oil 16x12" image size Portrait Painting This painting is unframed, canvas on gator board, the price reflects that it is unframed. Shipping price includes...

Flower Market by Lu Haskew Oil 16x12" image size Figurative Painting This painting is unframed, canvas on gator board, the price reflects that it is unframed. Shipping price includ...

Artist: Chaim Goldberg, Israeli (1917-2004) Title: Wanderer Medium: Oil on Canvas, Signed on Bottom Right and Left Size: 39 x 28 inches Frame Size 46 x 34.5 inches

The Blonde Neighbor by Lu Haskew Oil 16x12" image size Portrait Painting This painting is unframed, canvas on gator board, the price reflects that it is unframed. Shipping price in...

Distinguished Lady by Lu Haskew Oil 16x12" image size Portrait Painting This painting is unframed, canvas on gator board, the price reflects that it is unframed. Shipping price inc...

Dale O Roberts' "Elegant Appendages" is an original, hand made encaustic painting that depicts a tree in winter with an abstracted background. About the artist: Born 1959 in Waterv...

Dale O Roberts' "Flotsam" is an original, hand made encaustic painting that depicts water with various shells and colorful refuse. About the artist: Born 1959 in Waterville NY, Dal...

Sun Bonnet by Lu Haskew Watercolor 16x12" image size, archivally matted and framed behind glass. Figurative Portrait of a young woman ABOUT THE ARTIST: Lu considered it a must to ...

Scott Conary's "The Well" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts a hyper realistic pink and white flower with a dark background. About the A...

The Hat by Lu Haskew Oil 20x16" image size Portrait Painting This painting is unframed, canvas on gator board, the price reflects that it is unframed. Shipping price includes the c...

Red Curly Hair by Lu Haskew Oil Painting Portrait 12x9" image size 18x15" framed Shipping price includes the custom packing necessary for safe transport of fine art. ABOUT THE ARTIST: Lu Haskew 1921-2009 "Life is good to me. Being able to go to my studio five days weekly and paint for several hours, living in a supportive community, having family and friends who encourage me--all have contributed to helping me become an artist. Being fortunate to study with some of the artists I admire has kept me painting from the garden, people and my favorite things. With the support of galleries, teaching and doing demos, how could I do anything else? My goal is to try to be the best I can be by always being a student, looking for new ideas and stretching my horizons." Upon retirement from a 33-year teaching career, Lu rented a studio in Loveland and began concentrating on her oil and watercolor painting. Learning from artists she had followed and admired throughout the years her painting became a full time career that lasted 17-years. Beginning in 1992, she studied with renowned painters Richard Schmid, Clyde Aspevig, Joyce Pike...

Lady in Blue by Lu Haskew Oil 14x11" image size Portrait Painting This painting is unframed, canvas on gator board, the price reflects that it is unframed. Shipping price includes ...

The Mustache by Lu Haskew Oil 10x8" image size Portrait Painting This painting is unframed, canvas on gator board, the price reflects that it is unframed. Shipping price includes t...

Scott Conary's "Bound" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts blue and white fabric draped with light hitting every fold. About the Artist: Raised where the East Coast s...

Portrait in water with air bubbles

Portrait in profile

Girl with text

Varying shoes lined up with blue background