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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
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mr. c and gladys, bright colorful man and dog
Located in Brooklyn, NY
*ABOUT Stephen Basso Stephen Basso's highly original pastels and oil paintings are romantic, yet thought provoking fantasies. His whimsical works are alive with boundless imagina...
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2010s Modern Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Air Chamber, Mid-Century Figural Abstract Collage, Anatomy & Ovoids
Located in Beachwood, OH
Clarence Holbrook Carter (American, 1904-2000) Air Chamber, 1965 Collage, graphite and gouache on paper Signed and dated upper left 30 x 22 inches Provenance: Descended through the family. Clarence Holbrook Carter achieved a level of national artistic success that was nearly unprecedented among Cleveland School artists of his day, with representation by major New York dealers...
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1960s Modern Figurative Paintings

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Gouache, Graphite

Les Funambule
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Presenting a just released original oil painting by Belgian artist Jessica Rice (1942-2016.) “Les Funambule” is an original oil on canvas depicting our journey through life as the artist illustrates, we all walk the high wire of our life. This painting was acquired from the personal collection of the artist...
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Early 2000s Modern Figurative Paintings

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Oil

Huge French Modernist Oil Painting Figurative Group Amazing Bold Colors
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist/ School: French Modernist School, late 20th century Title: Abstract figurative group, painted with amazing colors. Medium: oil painting on canvas, unframed. canvas: 39.75...
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Late 20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings

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Oil

Nadua
Located in Tulsa, OK
JÁNOS HUSZTI Nadua 58.50w x 25.50h x 1.00d in $5,400.00
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2010s Modern Figurative Paintings

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Oil

The Fisherman
Located in London, GB
'The Fisherman', oil on canvas, French School (circa 1950s). A delightfully colourful depiction of a young fisherman admiring his considerable catch, a l...
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1950s Modern Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Archaic dancer. 1933, paper, mixed media, 20x9.5 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Archaic dancer. 1933, paper, mixed media, 20x9.5 cm Adolfs Zardins (1890 08 II Riga, Latvia – 1967 07 II Jurmala, Latvia), painter. Only in 1990 his rel...
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1930s Modern Figurative Paintings

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Paper, Ink, Mixed Media, Watercolor

Lemmy Gonthier - Body 3
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Lemmy Gonthier - Body 3 Acrylic Numbered and signed lower right of the work Dimensions: 77 x 68 The human body is at the center of Lemmy's work. His taste for large formats requires...
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2010s Modern Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

View of Rome - Oil on Canvas by Alfonso Avanessian - 1990s
Located in Roma, IT
View of Rome is an original watercolour on paper realized by Alfonso Avanessian in the 1990s. The piece is hand signed on the lower right. Frame included (60x70,5 cm). Good conditi...
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1990s Modern Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Wings 2021, Acrylic, Charcoal, Canvas by Modern Artist Shuvaprasanna "In Stock"
Located in Kolkata, West Bengal
Shuvaprasanna Bhattacharya - Wings 2021 - 60 x 30 inches (unframed size) Acrylic and Charcoal on Canvas , 2021 One of the most popular series of the Master Artist, The Golden Flute is the artists more romantic renedition of Art. The iconic figures of Krishna, Radha, and Ganesha that found lyrical expression in the Icons series are modern representations and sophisticated idealizations of the same images in the popular media. Krishna is a cosmic musician, and the tune he creates by playing his transcendental flute is embodied with cosmic energy. When Krishna is depicted as being between the age of 5 and 8, it is always with his flute. Therefore, during this period, he is aptly called Murlidhara (murali means “flute,” and dhara means “hold”), signifying the one who holds the flute. He is never without it, whether he is with his mother, on the grazing grounds with his herd of cows, among his cowherd companions or roaming around on the Jamuna banks. Gopis lose their selves in this tune. For them, music becomes the voice of love, which is too passionate and secretive. Style : The city of Kolkata has always figured prominently in his work. His themes come from his personal interactions with its urban milieu - its sickness and sordidness, its violence and vulnerability and all that compounds its existential agony. Shuvaprasanna has depicted varying moods of the city and its people, its places, and all its facets that make the city distinctive. He doesn't merely portray reality as 'matter of fact' and his presentation of reality often has dream-like elements in it. In terms of technique, Shuvaprasanna boasts a precise, finely executed style that yields an unmistakable visual intensity. He works comfortably in an assortment of media, including oil on canvas, charcoal, and mixed media. About the Artist and his work : Born : In Calcutta, 1947. Education : Graduated from Indian College of Art (R.B. University, Calcutta) in 1969. Exhibitions : Shuvaprasanna has had several gallery and museum exhibitions, including at the Tao Art Gallery and at the Chawla Art Gallery, Square One Mall. Several works by the artist have been sold at auction, including 'ABODE' sold at Waddington's 'Fine Prints & Photography Auction' in 2014. There have been many articles about Shuvaprasanna, including 'An exclusive edifice' written by Kunal Ray for The Hindu in 2014. Selected Solo Exhibitions : 2011 - Shuvaprasanna: Recent Works, CIMA, Centre of International Modern Art, India, Kolkata 2010 - Summer Show 2010, CIMA, Centre of International Modern Art, India, Kolkata 2007 - ‘Madhura: The Golden Flute’, organized by Indian Contemporary at Visual Arts Centre, Hong Kong 2006 - ‘The Divine Flute’, Aicon Gallery, USA 2002 - ‘Icons and Illusions’, Gallery ArtsIndia, New York 1998 - ‘An Appreciation of Ted Hughes’, Exhibition of Crow Paintings...
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2010s Modern Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Charcoal, Acrylic, Mixed Media

Ella la Luna y Yo
By Luis de Horna (Ignacio Garcia)
Located in Brecon, Powys
Ella la Luna y Yo:A truly touching picture of a young couple on a magical moonlit night. de Horna really shows in this painting the effect of his simple graphic approach to the subje...
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1960s Modern Figurative Paintings

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Oil

Afternoon, Oil & Acrylic on Canvas by Contemporary Indian Artist “In Stock”
Located in Kolkata, West Bengal
Balaka Bhattacharjee - Afternoon Oil & Acrylic on Canvas, 36 x 36 inches ( unframed ) Born : 5th June, 1974 Education : 1. B.A. and M.A. in literature from Calcutta University. 2. ...
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2010s Modern Figurative Paintings

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Acrylic, Canvas

Modernist Beach Scene Painting, Playing Ball in Surf, WPA Jewish Woman Artist
Located in Surfside, FL
Modernist beach scene; signed lower right; image size is 11.5 x 8.5 inches, framed it measures Ruth Gikow (January 6, 1915 Ukraine - 1982 New York City) was an Important American Jewish woman...
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1960s Modern Figurative Paintings

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Paint, Paper

"NYC Subway" American Modernism Scene WPA Mid-Century Realism Cityscape Transit
Located in New York, NY
"NYC Subway" American Modernism Scene WPA Mid-Century Realism Cityscape Transit. 26 x 28 inches. Oil on canvas, c. 1940s. Signed lower left. Hand carved frame. Max Arthur Cohn (1903 – 1988) Born in London, England, Cohn became an artist primarily known for scenes of New York City, rural views, and abstract figural compositions. His style has ranged from realism in the 1920s to 1940s to abstraction from the 1950s to 1990s, with some reintroduction in the later years of realism and re-working of earlier subject matter. His primary studio...
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1940s Modern Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

'Nana', Art Deco, Paris, Berlin, Weimar Republic, Max Reinhardt Theater, Smoking
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Signed lower left, 'Muff' for Orla Muff (Danish, 1903-1984), titled, 'Nana' and dated 1934. After winning a national drawing competition at the age of 14, Orla Muff studied with the theatrical painter, Carl Lund from 1917-1921. He followed this with extended study throughout Europe, including in Stockholm and Paris. He achieved widespread acclaim as a designer of elaborate Art Deco sets for prominent European revues and theatrical productions, including for Copenhagen’s Folk Theater and Max Reinhardt...
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1930s Modern Figurative Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

1950s "Black Floor" Mid Century Bay Area Figurative Movement Gouache Painting
Located in Arp, TX
From the estate of Jerry Opper & Ruth Friedman Opper Black Floor c. 1940-1950's Gouache on Paper 15" x 18" Unframed *Custom framing available for additional charge. Please expect framing time between 3-5 weeks. From the estate of Ruth Friedmann Opper & Jerry Opper. Ruth was the daughter of Bauhaus artist, Gustav Friedmann. San Francisco Abstract Expression A free-spirited wave of creative energy swept through the San Francisco art community after World War II. Challenging accepted modes of painting, Abstract Expressionists produced highly experimental works that jolted the public out of its postwar complacency. Abstract Expressionism resulted from a broad collective impulse rather than the inspiration of a small band of New York artists. Documenting the interchanges between the East and West Coasts, she cites areas of mutual influence and shows the impact of San Francisco on the New York School, including artists such as Mark Rothko and Ad Reinhardt. San Francisco's Beat poets...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings

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Paper, Gouache

Asleep Ballerinas - Original Oil on Canvas - Signed
Located in Paris, FR
Micao KONO Asleep Ballerinas, Original Oil on Canvas Signed bottom left and authenticated with the red seal of the artist On canvas 46 x 55 cm (c. 18 x 22 in) Presented in golden wood frame 60...
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Early 20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings

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Oil

Restless Sky. Úbeda Modern fragmented into planes landscape. Yelow blue colors.
Located in Segovia, ES
Restless Sky (Landscape) The fragmentation of the planes and the light creates six different landscapes on the same horizon. The reliefs transform the sky into a restless fluid. (The...
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2010s Modern Figurative Paintings

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Mixed Media, Acrylic, Panel

Thought by Irma Hediger - Watercolor on paper 15x25 cm
Located in Geneva, CH
Work on paper
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1980s Modern Figurative Paintings

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Watercolor

The Doll - Original Oil on Canvas - Signed
Located in Paris, FR
Micao KONO The Doll, c. 1930 Original Oil on Canvas Signed upper right and authenticated with the red seal of the artist On canvas 61 x 50 cm (c. 24 x 20 in...
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Early 20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings

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Oil

' Identikit ' oil on canvas
Located in London, GB
' Identikit ' 2014 oil on canvas 40 x 30 cm signed on reverse by artist. Unique work. About the artist : Katherine Russell is a London based Painter. Her current body of work seeks to deconstruct our daily encounter with media images. From war zones to deserts, from solitary figures to candle-lit night markets, her choice of source material is indiscriminate of specific content, yet resonant with the unfamiliar and unsettling nature of our media-driven age. Education: 2014-15 MA Fine Art Painting; City and Guilds London Art School 99-02: BA (Hons) Fine Art Degree; University of Northumbria at Newcastle 98-99: BTEC Diploma Foundation Studies in Art and Design; Wimbledon School of Art and Design Selected Exhibitions: 2019 Made In Britain 82 Painters of the 21st Century, The National Museum Gdańsk, Poland, 14 March - 2 June Contemporary British Painting An Exhibition of 34 Painters, The Hostry, Norwich Cathedral, Norwich, 25 April - 16 May Disposition Summer Salon 1, Bermondsey Project Space, London, March 2018 Contemporary Masters From Britain, Tianjin Academy of Fine Arts Museum, China 2017 Contemporary Masters From Britain, Jiangsu Provincial Art Museum, Nanjing, China Anything Goes Contemporary British Painting, Art Bermondsey Project Space, London July - August Contemporary Masters From Britain, Yantai Art Museum, China Contemporary Masters From Britain, Jiangsu Museum of Arts and Crafts (Artall), Nanjing, China 'Why Not Art' Launch Event, The Clock, Marylebone, London, March 2017 2016 30x30x34, Contemporary British Painting, The Crypt, St Marylebone church, November 2016- January 2017 Highly Commended Artist; The Ashurst Emerging Artist Prize 2016, Showcase Exhibition July – December 2016 Contemporary British Painting Summer Exhibition, Quay Arts, Isle of Wight, July – October 2016 Shortlisted Artists; The Ashurst Emerging Artist Prize 2016, London, May- June Rising Stars 2016, Lloyds Register, 71 Fenchurch Street, London, Feb- March 2015 Contemporary British Painting, The Crypt, St Marylebone Church, London, Nov- Jan 2016 Recent Graduates 2015, Affordable Art Fair, Battersea Park, London, October MA Show, City & Guilds London Art School, September Summer Salon, Lubomirov/ Angus Hughes Gallery, August. Documentary Realism: Painting in the Digital Age, St Marylebone Crypt, London, March 16/15, Group Exhibition, The Muse, Portobello road, London, February Priseman Seabrook Collection of 21st Century Painting, Huddersfield Art Gallery, November- March @ Paint Britain, Ipswich Museum, November 2014 - March 15 2014 'The Girl Who Wasn't There.' Solo Show, A&D Gallery, 51 Chiltern Street Marylebone, London, June 'Home,' The Crossley Gallery, Dean Clough, Halifax, June - September 2013 Group Show, Contemporary British Painting, The Crypt, St Marylebone church, London, December-January 'Passing Through.' Solo show, Contemporary British Painting, The Crypt, St Marylebone Church, London, September Press/Print Literature: Made In Britain 82 Painters of the 21st Century, Catalogue Contemporary Masters from Britain, China Touring Show, Catalogue MA Show, City & Guilds London Art School, Catalogue Documentary Realism: Painting in the Digital Age Accompanying Catalogue & Essay Collection, 2015 @PaintBritain, Ipswich Art Gallery, Artlyst review, 2015 Priseman Seabrook Collection of 21st Century Painting Catalogue & Yorkshire Art...
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2010s Modern Figurative Paintings

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Cotton Canvas, Oil

Rest at the Caravanserail - Gouache by Paul Pascal - 1885
Located in Roma, IT
Rest at the caravanserail is an original old masters artwork realized by Paul Pascal in 1885. Mixed colored gouache on paper. Included an elegant frame. Hand signed by the artist ...
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19th Century Modern Figurative Paintings

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Gouache

Carrousell
Located in ATLANTA, GA
Graciela Genovés was born on October 24th, 1962. She graduated from the University of La Plata (Argentina) as a Professor and Licentiate in Fine Arts and subsequently worked at the U...
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21st Century and Contemporary Modern Figurative Paintings

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Oil

Aperitif time by Irma Hediger - Watercolor on paper 16x25 cm
Located in Geneva, CH
Work on paper
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1980s Modern Figurative Paintings

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Watercolor

Untitled, Mixed Media on Canvas, Orange, Green by Modern Indian Artist"In Stock"
Located in Kolkata, West Bengal
Bijan Choudhury - Untitled - 30 x 36 inches (unframed size) Mixed Media on Canvas ( UNFRAMED ALL IN DOOR DELIVERED ) Style : The Marxist orientation did not allow Bijan Chowdh...
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Early 2000s Modern Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Mixed Media

Ships in the Gulf of Naples- Oil Painting - Mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Ships in the Gulf of Naples is an original modern artwork realized in Mid-20th Century. Mixed colored oil painting on panel Signature by the artist o...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings

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Oil

George Large, Street Musicians, Cubist art
Located in Harkstead, GB
***Please note the glass will be removed for shipping*** For local and London deliveries the glass can be retained if agreed prior to purchase. George Large, R.I. (born 1936) Street musicians Signed and dated (19)91 Watercolour over traces of pencil 15¾ x 26 25½ x 35 with frame ​​ George Large is a painter in watercolour and oil, born in Islington, London in 1936. He studied at Hornsey College of Art (1958-63), teachers including Maurice de Sausmarez, John Titchell and Alfred Daniels. Large spent some time in the display department of Simpson’s, Piccadilly, was part-time at Hornsey College of Art, then head of department at St Julian...
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Late 20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings

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Paper, Watercolor, Pencil

"Let's Rodeo" Colorful Abstract Modern Cowboy Pastel Portrait Drawing
Located in Houston, TX
Colorful abstract modern pastel drawing of a cowboy by Texas artist Robert Sandman. The work features a man dressed in vibrant clothes holding a cowboy ...
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1980s Modern Figurative Paintings

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Pastel

George Large, The Fungi Collectors, Cubist art
Located in Harkstead, GB
***Please note the glass will be removed for shipping*** For local and London deliveries the glass can be retained if agreed prior to purchase. George Large, R.I. (born 1936) Edible Fungi Signed and dated (19)91 Watercolour over traces of pencil 26¾ x 14¾ 37 x 24½ with frame ​​ George Large is a painter in watercolour and oil, born in Islington, London in 1936. He studied at Hornsey College of Art (1958-63), teachers including Maurice de Sausmarez, John Titchell and Alfred Daniels. Large spent some time in the display department of Simpson’s, Piccadilly, was part-time at Hornsey College of Art, then head of department at St Julian...
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Late 20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings

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Paper, Watercolor, Pencil

Untitled, Mixed Media on Canvas, Brown, Yellow by Modern Indian Artist"In Stock"
Located in Kolkata, West Bengal
Bijan Choudhury - Untitled - 30 x 36 inches (unframed size) Mixed Media on Canvas ( UNFRAMED ALL IN DOOR DELIVERED ) Style : The Marxist orientation did not allow Bijan Chowdh...
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Early 2000s Modern Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Mixed Media

Face, Mixed Media on Paper by Modern Artist Jogen Chowdhury "In Stock"
Located in Kolkata, West Bengal
Jogen Chowdhury - Face Coloured Dry Pastel Charcoal , Wash on Paper 11.6 x 8.2 inches ( Unframed ) 2021 Signed in Bengali ( All in door delivered ; framed and ready to hang ) Style ...
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2010s Modern Figurative Paintings

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Pastel, Mixed Media, Charcoal

Face, Black & White Ink & Pastel on Paper by Modern Indian Artist "In Stock"
Located in Kolkata, West Bengal
Jogen Chowdhury - Untitled - 10.8 x 8.5 inches (unframed size) Ink & Pastel on Paper, 2021 Signed in Bengali ( All in door delivered ; framed and ready to hang ) Style : He has im...
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2010s Modern Figurative Paintings

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Paper, Pastel, Ink

Radha, Charcoal on Paper, Black color by Modern Artist Suhas Roy "In Stock"
Located in Kolkata, West Bengal
Suhas Roy - Radha - 20.6 x 16 inches ( unframed size) Charcoal on Paper , 2012 * * FRAMED AND READY TO HANG DOOR DELIVERED IN INDIA * * UNFRAMED AND DOOR DELIVERED INTERNATIONALLY ...
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Early 2000s Modern Figurative Paintings

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Paper, Charcoal

Seascape - Oil on Canvas by Alfonso Avanessian - 1990s
Located in Roma, IT
Seascape is an original oil on canvas painting realized by Alfonso Avanessian in 1990s. The piece is hand signed on the lower left. Frame included: 87x91,5 cm. The painting is in ...
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1990s Modern Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Untitled, Intaglio on Paper by Modern Indian Artist Laxma Goud "In Stock"
Located in Kolkata, West Bengal
K. Laxma Goud - Untitled - Paper Size : 29.7 x 22.2 inches Print Size : 18.5 x 12.8 inches Intaglio on Paper ; 2014 ALL IN DOOR DELIVERED ( Unframed & Delivered ) Style : Goud displays versatility over a range of mediums, from printmaking, drawing, watercolour, gouache and pastels to glass painting and sculpture in bronze and terracotta. Over the many years of his artistic career, he is known to have moved from one medium to another with élan. Fellow artist T. Vaikuntam, in one of his interviews, reminisces that it was Laxma Goud who introduced him to the art of sketching and made him aware of the possibilities of this medium. When one looks at Goud’s work, rustic, raw, and potent might be the first words that come to mind. His portraits of men and women represent the dynamic Indian ethos rather than particular individual identities. A recurrent theme with the artist is that of the erotic, treated as an active and powerful aspect of male and female sexuality and existence. Goud’s work is dramatic; his protagonists are raw and vivacious in their appeal, imbibed with energy that reverberates through his strokes and textures. Most of Goud’s art is centered on the rural, recreating landscapes from his childhood as if they were frozen in time. In the artist’s later work, his figures turn softer, more introspective than brash in their outlook. About the Artist and his work : Born : 1940 in Nizampur, Andhra Pradesh...
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2010s Modern Figurative Paintings

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Paper, Intaglio

Still Life with Flowers and Objects - Oil on Canvas by Alfonso Avanessian - 1990
Located in Roma, IT
Still Life with Flowers and Objects is an original oil on canvas painting realized by Alfonso Avanessian in 1990. The piece is hand signed lower right. Hand signed, dated, and locat...
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1990s Modern Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Heights & fast sketch. 1961. Paper, mixed media, 9, 5x6 cm; 9x6cm
Located in Riga, LV
Heights & fast sketch. 1961. Paper, mixed media, 9,5x6 cm; 9x6cm Adolfs Zardins (1890 08 II Riga, Latvia – 1967 07 II Jurmala, Latvia), painter. Only in...
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1960s Modern Figurative Paintings

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Paper, Ink, Mixed Media, Watercolor

Untitled, Mixed Media on Canvas, Red, Blue by Modern Indian Artist "In Stock"
Located in Kolkata, West Bengal
Bijan Choudhury - Untitled - 48 x 42 inches (unframed size) Mixed Media on Canvas, 2009 Inclusive of shipment in roll form. Style : The Marxist orientation did not allow Bijan Chowd...
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Early 2000s Modern Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic

Figura Maschile VII, 2016
Located in ATLANTA, GA
Son of painter Angelo Bonfanti, Maurizio Bonfanti attended Bergamo's Liceo Artistico and studied etching at the Accademia di Belle Arti in the same c...
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21st Century and Contemporary Modern Figurative Paintings

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Mixed Media

Off Road in New Mexico
Located in ATLANTA, GA
Born in Moscow, Idaho,and raised in Seattle, Robert Jessup received his BFA from the University of Washington in 1975 and his MFA from the University of Iowa in 1979. His work has be...
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21st Century and Contemporary Modern Figurative Paintings

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Oil

Sorcerer
Located in ATLANTA, GA
Born in Moscow, Idaho,and raised in Seattle, Robert Jessup received his BFA from the University of Washington in 1975 and his MFA from the University of Iowa in 1979. His work has be...
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21st Century and Contemporary Modern Figurative Paintings

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Oil

Romanian Modernist Gouache Painting Of Buildings And Boats - Jean David
Located in Surfside, FL
Jean David was a painter and designer, known for his contributions to the Romanian avant-garde and to the early modernist art of Israel (then recently founded). He was the first Israeli artist to be inducted into the illustrious Alliance Graphique Nationale in 1954. He had studied between 1927 and 1937 at various art academies in Paris. In 1929 he participated for the first time at a collective exhibition in Bucharest and in 1933 he had his first personal exhibition (in the same city). In the early '30s he was a member of the Surrealist group "unu" (meaning "one"). In 1942, he left Romania in a boat with 12 other Jews, including Theodor Brauner, the brother of Victor Brauner. After being captured by British authorities in Cyprus, he managed to reach Palestine in 1944. In 1949 he went to live in Jerusalem, where he was active in developing ceramic arts, sculpture works in copper, and artistic tapestry wall hangings under the auspices of the Ministry of Trade and Industry. Together with Marcel Janco, he founded in Israel the artist village known as Ein Hod. He also gained much reputation as a muralist and graphic and poster designer, having designed numerous posters and other works for the El Al air company, Maccabiah games, Zim shipping and The Israel tourist industry. David’s primary importance was in the design of posters. He used a wildly colorful decorative style in his art, which combined illustration, caricature, and national figures. In addition he designed wall hangings for “Maskit,” and also worked in the decoration of public buildings. His paintings had elements of Surrealism and included images from nature and landscapes. Similar in style to David Klein and the Polish Cyrk posters. Forms From Israel, Mounting Exhibition, USA, 1958 Artists: El Hanani (Sapozhnikow), Arie Azaz, Nehemiah Boris Carmi, Hanna Harag Zunz, David, Jean David Gumbel, Keiner Forcheimer, Julia Mansfeld, Al Merom, Peter Mayer, Jean Palombo...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings

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Gouache, Paper

The Bar Drinker, Signed French Modernist Oil Painting - Man at Bar with Barmaid
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist/ School: French Modernist, signed with initials, dated 1988 Title: Man at a Bar, drinking. Medium: signed oil painting on board, framed framed: 18.75 x 21.75 inches canvas...
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Late 20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings

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Oil

Face, Black & White Ink & Pastel on Paper by Modern Indian Artist "In Stock"
Located in Kolkata, West Bengal
Jogen Chowdhury - Untitled - 7.5 x 5.5 inches (unframed size) Ink & Pastel on Paper, 2013 Signed in Bengali ( All in Door Delivered framed and ready to hang ) Style : He has immen...
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2010s Modern Figurative Paintings

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Ink, Paper, Pastel

Japanese Nude
Located in Long Island City, NY
Japanese No. 2 Mikhail Turovsky, Russian (1933) Date: 1990 Oil Pastel on Paper, signed l.r. Size: 22 in. x 30 in. (55.88 cm x 76.2 cm) Frame Size: 33 x 40 ...
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Early 2000s Modern Figurative Paintings

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Watercolor

'6th City Wire Works' — Mid-Century African-American Artist
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
Charles Elmer Harris (Beni E. Kosh), '6th City Wire Works', watercolor, c. 1950s. Estate stamped verso, 'Beni E Kosh COLLECTION' and numbered '859' in ink. A fine, spontaneous waterc...
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1950s Modern Figurative Paintings

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Watercolor

The Mad Puppeteer as Don Giovanni, 1988
Located in ATLANTA, GA
Born in Moscow, Idaho,and raised in Seattle, Robert Jessup received his BFA from the University of Washington in 1975 and his MFA from the University of Iowa in 1979. His work has be...
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21st Century and Contemporary Modern Figurative Paintings

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Oil

Lady with the Lamp, Dry Pastel on Paper by Prokash Karmakar “In Stock”
Located in Kolkata, West Bengal
Prakash Karmakar - Untitled - 29 x 20 inches ( unframed size ) Dry Pastel on Paper , 1999 Prakash Karmakar was the most senior artist of Bengal . He was instrumental in the Bengal...
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1990s Modern Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Pastel

Figura Femminile, 2010
Located in ATLANTA, GA
Son of painter Angelo Bonfanti, Maurizio Bonfanti attended Bergamo's Liceo Artistico and studied etching at the Accademia di Belle Arti in the same c...
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21st Century and Contemporary Modern Figurative Paintings

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Mixed Media

A Day in the Country
Located in ATLANTA, GA
Born in Moscow, Idaho,and raised in Seattle, Robert Jessup received his BFA from the University of Washington in 1975 and his MFA from the University of Iowa in 1979. His work has be...
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21st Century and Contemporary Modern Figurative Paintings

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Oil

El Otoño del Pintor, 2006
Located in ATLANTA, GA
Graciela Genovés was born on October 24th, 1962. She graduated from the University of La Plata (Argentina) as a Professor and Licentiate in Fine Arts and subsequently worked at the U...
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21st Century and Contemporary Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

Jealous, 2009
Located in ATLANTA, GA
Born in Glasgow Sarah Muirhead graduating from ECA in 2009 and Muirhead was nominated as one of '10 New Sensations' by a panel including Kirsty Wark and Tracy Emin for a show which w...
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21st Century and Contemporary Modern Figurative Paintings

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Oil

Untitled, Paint on Fiber by Contemporary Artist "In Stock"
Located in Kolkata, West Bengal
Venkat Bothsa - Untitled Paint on Fibre, 18 x 18 inches Born in 1961, Venkat Bothsa did his B.F.A from Andhra University followed by M.F.A from Banaras Hindu University. His brightl...
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2010s Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Paint

Schiena di Donna, 2015
Located in ATLANTA, GA
Fabrizio Lavagna was born on December 18, 1971 in Savona. Began to frequent the circles of artistic contemporaries since 2004, when he enrolled at the Academy of Fine Arts in Carrara by attending the painting course by Omar Galliani. In 2006 he was the winner of the Erasmus scholarship from the University of Bellas Artes de Murcia, an experience that will affect his entire artistic production. In 2008, he graduated with a thesis entitled "Pictorial materials in their epochal mutability" obtaining a score of 110 with honors. In the same year he was invited to participate in a master's degree in sacred art Stauros at the Museum of Sacred Art and the contemporary island...
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21st Century and Contemporary Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

Landscape and Lake - Oil Paint - Mid 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Landscape and lake is an original artwork realized in the second half of the 20th Century by an unknown artist, and signed Costes. Original Painting on cardboard. Hand-signed on t...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings

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Oil

Southdown Field at Long Island Sound Beach Parent and child
Located in Brookville, NY
This large green field overlooking the Long Island Sound Beach depicts a parent without definition, mother or father, observing their child in the gr...
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1960s Modern Figurative Paintings

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Oil

Sky View, 1996
Located in ATLANTA, GA
Born in Moscow, Idaho,and raised in Seattle, Robert Jessup received his BFA from the University of Washington in 1975 and his MFA from the University of Iowa in 1979. His work has be...
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21st Century and Contemporary Modern Figurative Paintings

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Mixed Media

Mixed Media Collage Oil Painting Futuristic Abstract Expressionist Machine Art
Located in Surfside, FL
Nick de Angelis (June 21, 1921 – 2004) was an American artist who lived and worked most of his life in New York City. His work was widely recognized for its excellence until he becam...
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20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

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