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Modern Figurative Paintings

MODERN STYLE

The first decades of the 20th century were a period of artistic upheaval, with modern art movements including Cubism, Surrealism, Futurism and Dadaism questioning centuries of traditional views of what art should be. Using abstraction, experimental forms and interdisciplinary techniques, painters, sculptors, photographers, printmakers and performance artists all pushed the boundaries of creative expression.

Major exhibitions, like the 1913 Armory Show in New York City — also known as the “International Exhibition of Modern Art,” in which works like the radically angular Nude Descending a Staircase by Marcel Duchamp caused a sensation — challenged the perspective of viewers and critics and heralded the arrival of modern art in the United States. But the movement’s revolutionary spirit took shape in the 19th century.

The Industrial Revolution, which ushered in new technology and cultural conditions across the world, transformed art from something mostly commissioned by the wealthy or the church to work that responded to personal experiences. The Impressionist style emerged in 1860s France with artists like Claude Monet, Paul Cézanne and Edgar Degas quickly painting works that captured moments of light and urban life. Around the same time in England, the Pre-Raphaelites, like Edward Burne-Jones and Dante Gabriel Rossetti, borrowed from late medieval and early Renaissance art to imbue their art with symbolism and modern ideas of beauty.

Emerging from this disruption of the artistic status quo, modern art went further in rejecting conventions and embracing innovation. The bold legacy of leading modern artists Georges Braque, Pablo Picasso, Frida Kahlo, Salvador Dalí, Henri Matisse, Joan Miró, Marc Chagall, Piet Mondrian and many others continues to inform visual culture today.

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Style: Modern
At Home
At Home

At Home

By Svitlana Van Rossum

Located in Zofingen, AG

At Home From the Red Horse series "At Home" explores the feeling of belonging to oneself. Home becomes more than a physical place. It is an inner space where a woman can exist witho...

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2010s Modern Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

It Takes Two to Tango 1 - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative, Couple, Love
It Takes Two to Tango 1 - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative, Couple, Love

It Takes Two to Tango 1 - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative, Couple, Love

By Samson Olatubosun

Located in Ibadan, Oyo

Shipping Procedure Ships in a well-protected tube. This work is unique, not a print or other type of copy. Signed on the front side About Artist Samson Olatubosun is a visual artist...

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19th Century Modern Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil, Acrylic

It Takes Two to Tango 2 - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative, Couple, Love
It Takes Two to Tango 2 - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative, Couple, Love

It Takes Two to Tango 2 - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative, Couple, Love

By Samson Olatubosun

Located in Ibadan, Oyo

Shipping Procedure Ships in a well-protected tube. This work is unique, not a print or other type of copy. Accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity. About Artist Samson Olatubos...

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19th Century Modern Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil, Acrylic

Do Nothing, Darling
Do Nothing, Darling

Do Nothing, Darling

By Svitlana Van Rossum

Located in Zofingen, AG

Do Nothing, Darling From the Becoming series Do Nothing, Darling explores a quiet moment in which becoming no longer requires effort. The female figure appears absorbed in her own ...

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2010s Modern Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

Hidden Portraits XIX, Acrylic on Canvas, Modern, Framed, 1980s
Hidden Portraits XIX, Acrylic on Canvas, Modern, Framed, 1980s

Hidden Portraits XIX, Acrylic on Canvas, Modern, Framed, 1980s

Located in London, GB

'Hidden Portraits XIX', acrylic on canvas mounted on board, Florentine School (circa 1980s-90s). This gallery has acquired a number of paintings through an intermediary of an ageing ...

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1980s Modern Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic, Board

Dancing Figures (Untitled)

Dancing Figures (Untitled)

By Hans Burkhardt

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Dancing Figures (Untitled), 1944, oil on canvas, signed and dated lower right, 22 x 34 1/4 inches, presented in its original strip wood frame, from the estate of the artist Ernest Ro...

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1940s Modern Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Man at Machine

Man at Machine

By Theodore Roszak

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Man at Machine, 1939, oil on canvas, unsigned, 9 ½ x 16 inches, label verso bears artist’s name and address, title, date, size and medium of the painting, exhibited Roszak Early Pain...

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1930s Modern Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Young Girl Sitting with Her Doll Interior Scene Modernist Oil Painting
Young Girl Sitting with Her Doll Interior Scene Modernist Oil Painting

Young Girl Sitting with Her Doll Interior Scene Modernist Oil Painting

By Irina Hale

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

Young Girl Interior Scene by Irina Hale (British 1932-2022) oil painting on board, unframed size: 10.5 x 8.25 inches provenance: private collection, Cotswolds condition: very good I...

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Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings

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Oil

Nun Waking Through Tight Street Landscape British Modernist Pastel Sketch
Nun Waking Through Tight Street Landscape British Modernist Pastel Sketch

Nun Waking Through Tight Street Landscape British Modernist Pastel Sketch

By Irina Hale

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

Pastel Landscape by Irina Hale (British 1932-2022) pastel on brown artist tracing paper , unframed painting: 4.5 x 3.75 inches provenance: private collection, Cotswolds condition: ve...

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Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings

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Pastel

A Charming, Modern Maine Harbor Scene Painting, Lobster Traps & Fishing Boats
A Charming, Modern Maine Harbor Scene Painting, Lobster Traps & Fishing Boats

A Charming, Modern Maine Harbor Scene Painting, Lobster Traps & Fishing Boats

By Charles Turzak

Located in Chicago, IL

A Colorful, Modern Maine Coastal Scene Painting, "White Boat in Harbor" by Famed Chicago Artist and Printmaker, Charles Turzak (Am. 1899 - 1986). The painting depicts a vibrant, sunlit autumn landscape painting most likely painted near the quiet rural harbor town of Penobscot, Maine. The painting is acrylic on canvas, dates from the 1950s and has a great visual appeal- a perfect complement to any New England coastal home or summer cottage in Maine. Artwork size: 20 x 36 inches, accompanied with the artist's original, hand-painted frame (Framed size: 21 3/4 x 36 1/2 inches). Signed "Turzak", lower left; titled on artist's label on reverse. Provenance: Estate of the artist. Charles Turzak was one of Chicago’s greatest printmakers of the Art Deco-era. Son of a coal miner, Turzak was born in Streeter, IL in 1899. In 1920, Turzak won the first prize a cartoon contest sponsored by the Purina company and he used his prize money to enroll in the Art Institute of Chicago. Best known as a print maker, in the 1920s & 30s, he created woodcuts of many of Chicago’s most notable buildings, including the Merchandise Mart, Palmolive Building and the Old Water Tower, among others. In 1933, he was commissioned to create woodcuts of many of Chicago’s most iconic buildings to illustrate a guidebook called “All About Chicago” by John and Ruth Ashenhurst” that featured the upcoming Century of Progress Exhibition in Chicago. During the 1933 World’s Fair...

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20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

Midnight Street Scene with Terraced Houses British Modernist Oil Painting
Midnight Street Scene with Terraced Houses British Modernist Oil Painting

Midnight Street Scene with Terraced Houses British Modernist Oil Painting

By Irina Hale

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

Midnight Street signed initials by Irina Hale (British 1932-2022) oil painting on artist card, unframed size: 6.5 x 5 inches provenance: private collection, Cotswolds condition: ver...

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Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings

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Oil

De Piero a Picasso
De Piero a Picasso

De Piero a Picasso

By Alvar Sunol Munoz-Ramos

Located in Atlanta, GA

This original oil on canvas is in excellent condition and and has only been shown in a gallery setting. The size dimensions do not include the frame. This item is signed by the arti...

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2010s Modern Figurative Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

Mother Guiding Her Child Into The Gardening British Modernist Oil Painting
Mother Guiding Her Child Into The Gardening British Modernist Oil Painting

Mother Guiding Her Child Into The Gardening British Modernist Oil Painting

By Irina Hale

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

Mother & Child by Irina Hale (British 1932-2022) oil painting on board unframed size: 7 x 5 inches provenance: private collection, Cotswolds condition: very good Irina Hale (1932-20...

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Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings

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Oil

Unhurried
Unhurried

Unhurried

By Svitlana Van Rossum

Located in Zofingen, AG

Unhurried from the series «Becoming» “Unhurried” is part of the series «Becoming», which explores the inner states of women, their journey toward themselves, and the moment when the ...

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2010s Modern Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

Children's Theater

Children's Theater

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Children’s Theater, 1934, watercolor on paper, signed and dated lower right, 10 ¾ x 12 5/8 inches (image) Children’s Theater is a fine example of Berlandina’s modernist approach to ...

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1930s Modern Figurative Paintings

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Paper, Watercolor

The birth of the new Moon
The birth of the new Moon

The birth of the new Moon

By Olena Kishkurno

Located in Zofingen, AG

"The Birth of the New Moon" is a story of love, intimacy, and new beginnings. Two bodies embrace in a moment where there is no clear boundary — only warmth, reciprocity, and a quiet ...

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2010s Modern Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

Trois personnages. Print: Artist's proof 99/300
Trois personnages. Print: Artist's proof 99/300

Trois personnages. Print: Artist's proof 99/300

Located in Riga, LV

Ossip Zadkine — a prominent French avant-garde sculptor of Jewish descent, born in Vitebsk. He became one of the key representatives of the School of Paris and a recognized master of...

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1960s Modern Figurative Paintings

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Lithograph

North African Orientalist Scene Man on Horseback with Dogs outside City Building
North African Orientalist Scene Man on Horseback with Dogs outside City Building

North African Orientalist Scene Man on Horseback with Dogs outside City Building

By European Artist

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

Orientalist Scene European artist, late 20th century possibly a copy of an earlier work judging from the style oil on canvas, unframed canvas : 24 x 20 inches provenance: private col...

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Late 20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings

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Oil

Balance
Balance

Balance

By Svitlana Van Rossum

Located in Zofingen, AG

Balance from the series The Daily The image of this woman can be perceived as a metaphor for everyday life. It reflects the balance we try to maintain each day — between what pressu...

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2010s Modern Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

French Modernist Gouache Painting Posed Yellow Nude Lady With Black Hair
French Modernist Gouache Painting Posed Yellow Nude Lady With Black Hair

French Modernist Gouache Painting Posed Yellow Nude Lady With Black Hair

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

by Paul-Louis Bolot (French 1918-2003) signed initials original gouache painting on thick paper/ card unframed condition: very good and sound; the edges have a few curls and scuffs/...

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20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings

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Gouache

1960’s French Stylish Portrait of a Woman Modernist Oil 1965
1960’s French Stylish Portrait of a Woman Modernist Oil 1965

1960’s French Stylish Portrait of a Woman Modernist Oil 1965

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

Artist/ School: French School signed A.Bertin signed on back, dated 1965 Title: Period portrait of a woman Medium: oil on board, framed Framed: 18.5 x 12.5 inches Board : 18 x 12 ...

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1960s Modern Figurative Paintings

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Oil

Las Ramblas Barcelona Flower Market Street Scene Painting Urban Impressionist
Las Ramblas Barcelona Flower Market Street Scene Painting Urban Impressionist

Las Ramblas Barcelona Flower Market Street Scene Painting Urban Impressionist

Located in Sitges, Barcelona

Scenes of Las Ramblas in Barcelona remain among the most recognizable urban subjects in European painting and are highly sought after by collectors and interior designers worldwide. Artist Jordi Junyent Title Rambla de las Flores, Barcelona Date 1988 Medium Oil on canvas Dimensions 50 × 61 cm 19.7 × 24 in Signature Signed “Junyent” lower left and dated 1988. Frame Unframed Condition Very good condition. Canvas firm and well stretched. Stable paint layer with bright colors. No visible restorations. Atmospheric urban painting depicting Las Ramblas flower market in Barcelona, one of the most recognizable and vibrant locations in the city. The composition captures the scene after rainfall, with reflective pavement, flower stalls and strolling figures creating depth and movement. The wet street surface reflects light and silhouettes, enhancing the lively Mediterranean atmosphere. Executed with a confident and expressive brushstroke, the artist uses a palette dominated by cool greys, greens and blues contrasted with vivid reds from the flower displays. The simplified figures and loose handling of paint emphasize the mood of the place rather than strict detail, a characteristic approach of post-impressionist urban painting. Scenes of Barcelona’s Las Ramblas are particularly sought after in the international decorative art market due to their strong visual identity and association with one of Europe’s most iconic boulevards. An attractive and highly decorative cityscape, ideal for collectors of European urban painting or for interior design settings seeking a vibrant Mediterranean atmosphere. Jordi Junyent was a Spanish painter active in the late twentieth century whose work focused primarily on urban scenes and Mediterranean city views. His paintings often depict recognizable locations such as the streets of Barcelona, rendered with a loose brushstroke and an emphasis on atmosphere, light and color. Working within a post-impressionist tradition, Junyent developed compositions that balance figurative clarity with painterly spontaneity, making his works appealing within the European decorative art market. Barcelona Las Ramblas Barcelona street scene Flower market painting...

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1980s Modern Figurative Paintings

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Oil

A Charming 1950s Painting of Lisbon, Portugal by Famed Artist Francis Chapin
A Charming 1950s Painting of Lisbon, Portugal by Famed Artist Francis Chapin

A Charming 1950s Painting of Lisbon, Portugal by Famed Artist Francis Chapin

By Francis Chapin

Located in Chicago, IL

A Charming, 1950s Painting of Lisbon, Portugal by Famed Chicago Modern Artist Francis Chapin (Am. 1899-1965). Depicting a bustling, colorful view of Lisbon's historic Black Horse Sq...

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Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings

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Oil, Canvas, Board

1960s Italian Signed Still Life With Flowers
1960s Italian Signed Still Life With Flowers

1960s Italian Signed Still Life With Flowers

Located in Roma, IT

1960s Italian Signed Still Life With Flowers A beautiful and rare painting by one of Italy's most important avant-garde artists. It depicts a stunning vase of flowers with intense, ...

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1950s Modern Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Figures Walking Towards The White Cottage British Modernist Pastel Sketch
Figures Walking Towards The White Cottage British Modernist Pastel Sketch

Figures Walking Towards The White Cottage British Modernist Pastel Sketch

By Irina Hale

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

Pastel Landscape by Irina Hale (British 1932-2022) pastel on brown artist tracing paper , unframed painting: 3.75 x 4.5 inches provenance: private collection, Cotswolds condition: ve...

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Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings

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Pastel

Huge Spanish/ French Oil Painting Elegant Ladies on the Beach Group Portrait
Huge Spanish/ French Oil Painting Elegant Ladies on the Beach Group Portrait

Huge Spanish/ French Oil Painting Elegant Ladies on the Beach Group Portrait

By Maria Tort Xirau

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

The Group Portrait by Maria Tort Xirau (Catalan, 1924-2018) signed lower corner dated 1991 oil painting on canvas, framed canvas: 42 x 52 inches framed: 33 x 43 inches Very good condition. Provenance: from the artists estate, France Maria Tort Xirau ( Figueres , 26 May 1924 – 6 June 2018) was a painter and photographic and cinematographic editor from Emporda. She developed a long professional career in leading photographic studios, in films for The Walt Disney Company and also in advertising claims for companies such as Educa Borràs . The second half of her life was dedicated to painting, exercising a luminous, varied and nostalgic chromatic style in the techniques of oil and watercolor and with exhibitions of her work in Barcelona and Figueres. The Biographical Dictionary of Art Empordà defined Tort Xirau's work as "a painting that is characterized by the strength of the strokes, the vividness and brightness of the chromatic range and exudes mastery of the photographic technique. A mixture of nostalgia and tenderness is evident.". Tort Xirau's paintings were exhibited in the two towns where she spent her life: in 1992 she exhibited his work at the Caixa de Figueres Exhibition Hall. Two years later, she did it at Sala Conex in Barcelona and in 2007 and 2013 the Consortium of Sant Ferran Castle and the Figueres Town Council organized tribute exhibitions. In 2013, she ceded to the council of the city of Figueres her work Mercat de la plaça de l'Ajuntament , watercolored on paper around 1991, which is exhibited in the rest room of the building. On June 6, 2018, she died in Figueres at the age of 94, receiving the apostolic blessing . Two years after her death, part of her paintings were included in the exhibition Paint, create, live. Women artists in the Alt...

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1990s Modern Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Sun Image

Sun Image

By Jerre H. Murry

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Sun Image, 1936, oil on canvas, signed lower right, 30 x 24 inches, presented in a newer frame Jerre Murry was a California modernist painter. Born in Columbia, Missouri, Murry stu...

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1930s Modern Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Little Sister - Acryl on canvas - Mixed technique - Handsigned Cert. of auth.
Little Sister - Acryl on canvas - Mixed technique - Handsigned Cert. of auth.

Little Sister - Acryl on canvas - Mixed technique - Handsigned Cert. of auth.

By Suzanne Visser

Located in Sint-Truiden, BE

Acrylic paint on canvas Mixed technique Hand signed Certificate of authenticity Visual artist Suzanne Visser, was born on March 23, 1972 in Oostburg. After completing her studies at...

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2010s Modern Figurative Paintings

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Mixed Media, Acrylic, Canvas

Deep Colour Flowers Round Case in Blue Interior Modernist Oil Painting
Deep Colour Flowers Round Case in Blue Interior Modernist Oil Painting

Deep Colour Flowers Round Case in Blue Interior Modernist Oil Painting

By Irina Hale

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

Deep Flowers signed initials by Irina Hale (British 1932-2022) oil painting on card stuck on paper, unframed inscribed verso overall size: 11 x 8.5 inches painting: 6.5 x 6 inches pr...

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Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings

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Oil

Abstract Expressionist Figurative Homage to Willem de Kooning
Abstract Expressionist Figurative Homage to Willem de Kooning

Abstract Expressionist Figurative Homage to Willem de Kooning

By Michael Pauker

Located in Soquel, CA

Abstract Expressionist Figurative Homage to Willem de Kooning's "Women Singing" Colorful and dynamic abstract expressionist figurative mixed media painting contemporary piece, featu...

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Late 20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil, Magazine Paper, Stretcher Bars

Two British Oil Paintings of Figures Walking Through Paths Mounted In Frame
Two British Oil Paintings of Figures Walking Through Paths Mounted In Frame

Two British Oil Paintings of Figures Walking Through Paths Mounted In Frame

By Irina Hale

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

Figures Walking Through Paths singed initials by Irina Hale (British 1932-2022) oil paintings on artist paper mounted in a frame Glass covering Inscribed verso overall framed: 12.5 x...

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Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings

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Oil

"Portrait of Angeles with Flowers" Woman in White Satin Gown, Red and Blue Bloom
"Portrait of Angeles with Flowers" Woman in White Satin Gown, Red and Blue Bloom

"Portrait of Angeles with Flowers" Woman in White Satin Gown, Red and Blue Bloom

By Joaquin Torrents Llado

Located in Austin, TX

Canvas Size: 29 x 24 in. Frame Size: 36.5 x 31 in. Signed, bottom leftt. In this mesmerizing portrait, Joaquín Torrents Lladó demonstrates the virtuoso brushwork and dramatic chiaro...

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1990s Modern Figurative Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

John Alford, Modern British Artist, Porthleven, Cornwall
John Alford, Modern British Artist, Porthleven, Cornwall

John Alford, Modern British Artist, Porthleven, Cornwall

Located in Harkstead, GB

A very dramatic scene with an unusual and appealing perspective - this tumultuous scene is captured as if seen through a fish eye lens allowing the artist to cram in a great deal of ...

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Early 2000s Modern Figurative Paintings

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Oil, Board

1970 Haitian Mod Gold Painting Portrait of African American Woman Emilcar Simil
1970 Haitian Mod Gold Painting Portrait of African American Woman Emilcar Simil

1970 Haitian Mod Gold Painting Portrait of African American Woman Emilcar Simil

By Emilcar Similien (SIMIL)

Located in Surfside, FL

Feu de Joie 1970 hand signed and dated. Measurements: 25.75 X 25.75 Framed. Image is 23.75 X 23.75 Emilcar Similien, known as Simil was born in 1944 in St. Marc. He finished elementary school in St. Marc and high school in Port-au-Prince. From 1965 until 1971 he studied at the Academy of Beaux-Arts in Port-au-Prince, where he took courses in painting, sculpture, and art history. Simil uses his images of women only as means for displaying patterns, color, and the sparkle of gold jewelry on black skin. He paints with acrylics on Masonite of any size. His surfaces are smooth and polished. Simil delights in beauty, elegance, and grace. This is done in a silhouette style reminiscent of Kara Walker. Emilcar Simil (Similcar) is known for Acrylic painting in high colors of black skinned female figures. He is of the generation of Haitian artists that include Bernard Sejourne, Prospere Pierre-Louis, Levoy Exil, Louisiane Saint Fleurant, Henri Calixte, Paul Dieuseul, Laurent Casimir, Frantz Zephirin, Denis Smith, Philton Latortue, Philome Obin, Préfète Duffaut, Fernand Pierre, Dieudonne L Cedor. Since 1971 he has taught art history and aesthetics at the Academy of Beaux-Arts. He is also an honorary teacher at the private school Juan Vasquez. In 1974, he traveled to the United States to meet American artists and visit major museums. Simil was influenced by Art nouveau and his favorite artist, Gustav Klimt. These influences are most obvious in his paintings of women. Like Bernard Sejourne, Simil delights in beauty, elegance, and grace. But instead of concentrating on pose, he uses his images of women only as vehicles for displaying pattern, color, and the sparkle of gold jewelry on black skin. Only recognizable as females by their contours, their features are not distinguished. There is a playfulness of line that is very different from Sejourne's emphasis on monumentality. Emilcar Similien uses his images of women only as means for displaying patterns, color, and the sparkle of gold jewelry on black skin. He paints with acrylics on Masonite of any size. His surfaces are smooth and polished. Simil delights in beauty, elegance, and grace. He has been exhibiting since 1969 namely in Haiti, USA, Denmark. As Art Critic, Gerald Alexis states in his book Peintres Haitiens "well trained by masters who taught him to excel in his forms, Similien’s works also contain discrete messages” . EXHIBITIONS 1969- Academie des Beaux Arts 1970- Haitian-American Institute 1971- Salon Dante Alighieri, Amb. d'Italie, Port-au-Prince 1972- Christ, Saut-d'Eau 1973- Anderson and Hopkins Gallery, Washington, D.C. 1974- Galerie Mehu, Petion-Ville 1974- Musee d'Art Haitien, Port-au-Prince 1976- Galerie Monnin, One Man Show, Port-au-Prince 1977- Martello Museum, Key West, Florida 1978- Galleriet, Copenhagen, Denmark 1978-1979 - Haitian Art - Brooklyn Museum, New York, Milwaukee Art Center, Wisconsin, Kunst aus Haiti, Berlin, Germany, New Orleans Museum of Art, Louisiana 1978- Brooklyn College, New York 1978- Musee d'Art Haitien, Port-au-Prince 1979 - Haiti, Musee d'Art (Third Generation Artists) 1979- Kunst aus Haiti, West Berlin, Germany 1980- Curacao Museum, Willemstad, Curacao 1981- Sotheby Parke Bernet Auction, New York, NY 1982- Galerie Monnin Third Generation Artists 1982- Exhibit Vorpal Gallery, San Francisco 1982- Centre de Arte Cultural, Italy 1982- International Art Expo, New York, NY 1983- Musee International d'Art Naif, Nice, France 1983- Galerie Bukowskis, Zurich, Switzerland 1984- Exhibit Metropolitan Museum of Art 1985- Galerie Bukowskis, Zurich, Switzerland 1985- Cafe de la Paix Exposition, Paris, France 1986- Three Man Show, Port-au-Prince 1988- Galerie 93, Paris, France 1989- IFA Galerie und Kontaktstelle, Bonn, Germany 1990- Exposition du Palais du Rhin, Strasbourg, France 1992- La Rencontre Des Deux Mondes Vue Par Les Peintres D'Haiti - Martinique, Seville, Rome, Paris, Nantes, Angouleme, Laval, Toulouse, Japan, Montreal, United States, Mexico Haitian art is a complex tradition, reflecting African roots with strong Indigenous, American and European aesthetic and religious influences. Many artists cluster in "schools" of painting, such as the Cap-Haïtien school, which features depictions of daily life in the city, the Jacmel School, which reflects the steep mountains and bays of that coastal town, or the Saint-Soleil School. Centre d’Art, located in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, was founded in 1944 by American watercolorist DeWitt Peters and several prominent Haitians from the intellectual and cultural circles including: Maurice Borno, Andrée Malebranche, Albert Mangonès, Lucien Price, and Georges Remponeau. Popular artists of this movement include: André Pierre, Hector Hippolyte, Castera Bazile...

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1970s Modern Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic Polymer, Acrylic

'Burlesque Dancers', Cabaret, Pratt Institute, New York, WWII
'Burlesque Dancers', Cabaret, Pratt Institute, New York, WWII

'Burlesque Dancers', Cabaret, Pratt Institute, New York, WWII

Located in Santa Cruz, CA

Signed lower right 'John R. Nobriga' (American, 20th Century) and dated 1962. Additionally signed and dated verso and titled 'Dancers'. A colorful mid-century oil on paper showing ...

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1960s Modern Figurative Paintings

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Oil, Gouache

"Untitled (Seated Figure)" Milton Avery, Modernist, Interior Scene, Abstracted
"Untitled (Seated Figure)" Milton Avery, Modernist, Interior Scene, Abstracted

"Untitled (Seated Figure)" Milton Avery, Modernist, Interior Scene, Abstracted

By Milton Avery

Located in New York, NY

Milton Avery Untitled (Seated Figure), circa early 1930s Signed and inscribed on the reverse Oil on homemade canvas board 11 1/4 x 8 1/4 inches Provenance The artist Max Granick, Ne...

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1930s Modern Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil, Board

Mid-20th Century Framed Still Life Oil Painting on Board
Mid-20th Century Framed Still Life Oil Painting on Board

Mid-20th Century Framed Still Life Oil Painting on Board

Located in Roma, IT

Still Life is an original modern artwork realized by an Unknown Artist in the mid-20th Century. A mixed colored oil on board. Hand signed on the lower left margin J. Meamier. Incl...

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Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings

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Oil

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