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Modern Figurative Paintings

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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
Martyl Schweig 1942 Oil Painting, Victor, Colorado, Ghost Town Landscape
Located in Denver, CO
This stunning original 1942 oil painting, titled "Victor, Colorado", is by acclaimed American artist Martyl Suzanne Schweig (1918–2013). A vibrant and historically rich landscape, this work captures the abandoned ghost town of Victor, Colorado, set against the majestic backdrop of the Rocky Mountains. Rendered in rich hues of green, gold, and earthy brown, Schweig brings to life the rugged beauty and quiet mystery of Colorado’s once-booming mining towns. The painting was completed during a plein-air painting trip with noted artist Adolph Dehn...
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1940s Modern Figurative Paintings

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Oil, Masonite

Bright & Sunny Provence Cafe Scene Figures in Rustrel Vaucluse Signed French Oil
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Cafe, Rustrel (Provence) late 20th century/ 21st century signed Mic Rousseau oil on canvas, unframed canvas: 13 x 16 inches provenance: private collection, France condition: very goo...
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21st Century and Contemporary Modern Figurative Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

Woman in Bloom - Figurative Nude Study Oil on Canvas
Located in Soquel, CA
Woman in Bloom - Figurative Nude Study Oil on Canvas A nude woman, seemingly pregnant, sits reclined in a chair with her hands at the base of her belly holding a flower. This striki...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

"Man with Beard & Blue Eyes, Brown" Modern Cubist Inspired Portrait Painting
Located in Houston, TX
Modern Cubist inspired portrait painting by the iconic Houston based artist David Adickes. The work features a bearded, curly haired man against black with an antiquity inspired bord...
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1960s Modern Figurative Paintings

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Oil

Summer Resort in Michigan -Modernist Mid-Century Saugatuck Oil Painting
Located in Marco Island, FL
Summer Resort in Michigan is an exceptional work painted by the Chicago Modernist, William Schwartz. He studied at the Art Institute of Chicago shortly ...
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1940s Modern Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Shooting Gallery Mid 20th Century American Scene Social Abstract Realism Modern
Located in New York, NY
Shooting Gallery Mid 20th Century American Scene Social Abstract Realism Modern *William Kienbusch (1914 – 1980) Shooting Gallery, Sixth Avenue Post...
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1940s Modern Figurative Paintings

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Paint, Paper

Vintage Mid-Century Geometric Abstract Figurative Oil Painting - Geometric Duo
Located in Bristol, GB
GEOMETRIC DUO Size: 41 x 33 cm Oil on Canvas An outstanding geometric abstract figurative composition that explores the interplay between form, colour, and perspective, executed in...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

Early Signed, two sided figurative painting with portraits by renowned painter
Located in New York, NY
Alfred Jensen Untitled two sided painting, 1947 2-sided gouache painting on board (one portrait is vertical; the other horizontal) 29 × 23 7/20 inches Signed and dated in paint on th...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings

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Oil, Gouache

Mid 20th Century oil painting of 'Clown a la badine' by Feuillatte in teal
By Raymond Feuillatte
Located in Petworth, West Sussex
In this bold and stylised composition, Raymond Feuillatte presents a striking figure of a clown — rendered in broad teal and brown planes, outlined with decisive graphic contours. Cl...
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20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Exuberance. Green and leafy landscape. Modern acrylic figurative painting.
Located in Segovia, ES
Exuberance (Exuberancia). Green and leafy landscape. Acrylic and mixed media on panel, 82x60x3.5 cm. Author: Spanish artist Ángel Luis Úbeda. Exuber...
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2010s Modern Figurative Paintings

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Mixed Media, Acrylic, Panel

20th Century French Modernist Oil Painting Two Nude Women with Black Robes
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Modern French Oil Painting Two Nude Women with Black Robes by Bernadette Kelly (French b. 1933) Signed Medium: oil painting on board, unframed Painting size: 8 inches (height)...
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Late 20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings

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Oil

Vintage Mid-Century Modern Figurative Portrait Painting - Nude on Chair
Located in Bristol, GB
SEATED NUDE FIGURE Oil on Canvas Size: 73.5 x 68.5 cm (including frame) A large and striking mid-century modernist style nude figurative painting, executed in oil onto board. A fem...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings

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Oil, Board

"L'Hidalgo de la Mancha" Modern Blue Tone Abstract Expressionist Figure Painting
Located in Houston, TX
Modern blue toned Abstract Expressionist figure painting by the French painter Joël Dabin. The work features a central loose figure painting of the main character from Miguel de Cerv...
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1990s Modern Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Daffodils for Victory
Located in Zofingen, AG
"Daffodils for Victory" is a painting about rebirth and the power of life. It has become a symbol of the triumph of good over evil, of life over death. The daffodils depicted on the...
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2010s Modern Figurative Paintings

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Fabric, Mixed Media

French Gouache Portrait Study of Navajo Hopi and Apache Figures
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: French Gouache Portrait Study of Navajo Hopi and Apache Figures by Emile GALLOIS (1882-1965, French) Signed: Yes Medium: Original gouache painting on thick unframed paper, Siz...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings

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Gouache

That's a Wrap, Playboy cartoon Illustration ,
By Dink Siegel
Located in Miami, FL
Dink Siegel (American, 1910-2003) That's a Wrap, Playboy cartoon, August 1973 Mixed media on board 11.25 x 8.5 in. Signed lower right
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1970s Modern Figurative Paintings

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Mixed Media

Artist and His Family, 1950s Interior Figurative Oil Painting, American Modern
Located in Denver, CO
"Artist and His Family" is a captivating 1950 oil on board painting by renowned American artist Donna Marecak (1922-1998). This intimate interior scene f...
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1950s Modern Figurative Paintings

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Oil

"Girl in Pareu"
By RAD Miller
Located in Lambertville, NJ
Robert Alexander Darrah “R.A.D.” Miller (1905 - 1966) Robert Alexander Darrah Miller, called “RAD” by his friends, was born in Philadelphia. He enrolled at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts from 1923 to 1927 under the tutelage of Daniel Garber. In 1928, Miller moved to Bucks County where he would meet and marry Celia Belden Marshall, daughter of Dr. George M. Marshall, who at that time owned the Phillips Mill property. Nearly a year later, in 1929, a committee headed by artist, William Lathrop, negotiated to purchase the Mill property from Dr. Marshall for the purpose of holding art exhibitions. Thus, the Phillips Mill Art Association was formed. RAD Miller was a regular exhibitor at the Phillips Mill with the traditional New Hope Impressionists. Many of the original founders of the New Hope Art Colony, set in their ways, frowned upon the concept of modernist painting. A decision was made by the Association to not include the growing group of modernist painters in the area to exhibit with them at Phillips Mill. Although clearly not a traditional impressionist, Miller was not being excluded with the others, largely because his father-in-law formerly owned the mill and was one of the Association’s board of directors. RAD was sympathetic to his fellow modernists. In 1933, he was one of the original members of the Independents, a group formed for modernist artists who chose to embark on a more non-traditional creative path. They would exhibit in tandem with the Impressionists but at different locations. Around the time of his arrival to New Hope in 1928, Miller struck up a friendship with Thomas Hart Benton, and in 1932 he worked under Benton on a mural project. RAD’s paintings...
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1940s Modern Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Bella Balla
Located in PARIS, FR
Edvarda Braanaas (B.1963) Bella Balla Oil on canvas 130 x 97 cm / 51.18 x 38.19 in With frame : 136 x 103 cm / 53.54 x 40.55 inches 2024 Edvarda Aslaksen Braanaas est une peintre fi...
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2010s Modern Figurative Paintings

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Oil

The tramp and his daughter oil on board painting modernism art
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Oil measures 70x50 cm. Frame measures 83x63 cm. Painter of landscapes and figures, in whose characterization he deepens psychologically capturing the character, Albert Roca has won...
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1990s Modern Figurative Paintings

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Board, Oil

Figurative vs Brutalist Columns, Black and White, Cryptic Text Painting, Paper
Located in Barcelona, ES
TThis is a beautiful painting by Alberto de Blobs (Barcleona, 1982). Alberto is a talented painter whose elaborate mixture of figurative and free form abstraction create a highly ill...
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2010s Modern Figurative Paintings

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Paper, Oil Crayon, Acrylic

Church in Leadville, Colorado, 1930s Framed Landscape Watercolor & Ink Painting
Located in Denver, CO
This rare, original WPA-era painting, Church in Leadville (1938), was created by renowned Colorado and Woodstock modernist artist Jenne Magafan (1916-1952). The watercolor and ink wo...
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1930s Modern Figurative Paintings

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Archival Ink, Watercolor

Colorado Hill Town with Storm Clouds, 1940s Modernist Landscape, Lush Green
Located in Denver, CO
This WPA-era signed oil painting by Paul K. Smith captures a stormy summer landscape in Colorado, featuring houses and lush trees under dramatic storm clouds. Painted in rich shades ...
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1940s Modern Figurative Paintings

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Oil

Flight to Paradise
Located in Zofingen, AG
"Flight to Paradise" Feel everything pause — and the flight begins. "Flight to Paradise" is a visual journey to a place where it’s always warm, bright, and free. Bold, expressive bru...
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2010s Modern Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

Good vibes
Located in Zofingen, AG
This work brings together two rhythms — the pulse of the outside world and the stillness within. Good Vibes is a visual meditation on the power of memory: how a fleeting scent, a war...
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2010s Modern Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

The Magician oil and tempera painting by Julio de Diego
Located in Hudson, NY
Julio De Diego’s Atomic Series paintings made an extraordinary statement regarding the shock and fear that accompanied the dawn of the nuclear age. In the artist’s own words, “Scientists were working secretly to develop formidable powers taken from the mysterious depths of the earth - with the power to make the earth useless! Then, the EXPLOSION! . . . we entered the Atomic Age, and from there the neo-Atomic war begins. Explosions fell everywhere and man kept on fighting, discovering he could fight without flesh.” To execute these works, De Diego developed a technique of using tempera underpainting before applying layer upon layer of pigmented oil glazes. The result is paintings with surfaces which were described as “bonelike” in quality. The forms seem to float freely, creating a three-dimensional visual effect. In the 1954 book The Modern Renaissance in American Art, author Ralph Pearson summarizes the series as “a fantastic interpretation of a weighty theme. Perhaps it is well to let fantasy and irony appear to lighten the devastating impact. By inverse action, they may in fact increase its weight.” Exhibited 1964 Marion Koogler McNay Art Institute, San Antonio, Texas This work retains its original frame which measures 54" x 42" x 2" About this artist: Julio De Diego crafted a formidable persona within the artistic developments and political struggles of his time. The artist characterized his own work as “lyrical,” explaining, “through the years, the surrealists, the social-conscious painters and the others tried to adopt me, but I went my own way, good, bad or indifferent.” [1] His independence manifested early in life when de Diego left his parent’s home in Madrid, Spain, in adolescence following his father’s attempts to curtail his artistic aspirations. At the age of fifteen he held his first exhibition, set up within a gambling casino. He managed to acquire an apprenticeship in a studio producing scenery for Madrid’s operas, but moved from behind the curtains to the stage, trying his hand at acting and performing as an extra in the Ballet Russes’ Petrouchka with Nijinsky. He spent several years in the Spanish army, including a six-month stretch in the Rif War of 1920 in Northern Africa. His artistic career pushed ahead as he set off for Paris and became familiar with modernism’s forays into abstraction, surrealism, and cubism. The artist arrived in the U.S. in 1924 and settled in Chicago two years later. He established himself with a commission for the decoration of two chapels in St. Gregory’s Church. He also worked in fashion illustration, designed magazine covers and developed a popular laundry bag for the Hotel Sherman. De Diego began exhibiting through the Art Institute of Chicago in 1929, and participated in the annual Chicago Artists Exhibitions, Annual American Exhibitions, and International Water Color Exhibitions. He held a solo exhibition at the Art Institute of Chicago in the summer of 1935. Though the artist’s career was advancing, his family life had deteriorated. In 1932 his first marriage dissolved, and the couple’s young daughter Kiriki was sent to live with friend Paul Hoffman. De Diego continued to develop his artistic vocabulary with a growing interest in Mexican art. He traveled throughout the country acquainting himself with the works of muralists such as Carlos Merida, and also began a collection of small native artifacts...
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1940s Modern Figurative Paintings

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Masonite, Oil, Tempera

At the stop. 2022, paper, acrylic, 25x25 cm
Located in Riga, LV
At the stop 2022, paper, acrylic, 25x25 cm Ansis Butnors (1977) Education: J. Rozentals Art School in Riga – 1989. – 1996. Latvian Academy of Art, Painting Department – 1996. – 2...
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2010s Modern Figurative Paintings

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Paper, Acrylic

Architectural Acrylic Painting on Canvas
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Here we have a serious painting that flaunts classical architecture in an efficient disciplined technique, but the whimsical nature of the figures atop the building add a humorous el...
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20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings

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Acrylic

Conjuring Spirits (Jungle Drums)
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Dynamic jungle drummer scene by unknown NYC American artist. Oil on canvas measuring 20 x 26 inches. Signed "T 42" in ink on verso. Anco stretchers and Grumbacher NYC store stamp con...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings

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Oil

Figurative landscape oil painting- Red Memory
Located in Beijing, CN
Dai Xiangwen was born in Hunan in 1991 and graduated from the Academy of Fine Arts of Jianghan University, He is a member of China Artists Association, China Designers Association, a painter of Li Keran...
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2010s Modern Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Fireman Textile Fabric Design 1920s American Scene Modern Working Men Art Deco
Located in New York, NY
Fireman Textile Fabric Design 1920s American Scene Modern Working Men Art Deco Antonio Petruccelli (1907 - 1994) Firemen Textile design, c. 1929 19 1/4 ...
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1920s Modern Figurative Paintings

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Gouache, Board

Large-Scale Abstract Expressionist Figurative Couple
Located in Soquel, CA
A striking large-scale abstract expressionist figurative acrylic on canvas by Bay Area artist Julius Wasserstein (American, 1924-1985). Two abstracted figures, a man in a suit and a woman in a blue wedding dress...
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1980s Modern Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic, Stretcher Bars

Untitled, Pastel & Ink on Paper, by Modern Indian Artist "In Stock"
Located in Kolkata, West Bengal
Ramananda Bandopadhayay - Untitled Pastel & Ink on Paper, 15 x 11 inches ( unframed size ) ( Unframed & Delivered ) A beautiful rendition of the Bengal Maestro adept in making work...
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Early 2000s Modern Figurative Paintings

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Paper, Pastel, Ink

Cirrocumulus. Acrylic on canvas. Úbeda Modern Vertical Landscape
Located in Segovia, ES
Cirrocumulus. Acrylic / canvas 150 x 50 cm. Vertical landscape where the sky stands out, covered with a thin layer of clouds in yellowish and bluish tones. The waning light announces to the observer the imminent arrival of sunset. (The artist frames almost all his paintings with a wooden strip between 0,5 and 1 cm. thick, which can be removed at will of the client). NB: This painting can be combined as a diptych or triptych with two other items by the same artist: Cumulonimbus (item reference: LU74439055402 ) Cirrus (item reference: LU74439056092 ) ABOUT THE ARTIST Ángel Luis Úbeda...
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2010s Modern Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

20th Century German Modernist Oil Painting Three African Figures Standing
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist: Elisabeth Hahn (German 1924-2021), Elisabeth Hahn was born in Dortmund, Germany, where she began her artistic studies. In 1953, she moved to Paris. She continued her studie...
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20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings

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Oil

Modernist Oil Painting George Schwacha Carnival Circus Big Top Ferris Wheel WPA
Located in Surfside, FL
Hand signed lower left corner Oil on masonite Dimensions: Frame H 18.25" x W 22.25". Sight H 11.25" x W 15.25 This is a great scene, vintage Americana. Possibly Coney Island in Brooklyn New York City. Done in a mid century modern style with great vibrant colors and loose, adept, brushwork. George Schwacha, Jr. (1908 - 1986) New Jersey artist. Known for Landscape painting and snow scenes. He studied Arthur W. Woelfle; John Grabach; Edward Dufner and A. Schweider. George Schwacha was president of the American Artists Professional League and a past president of the Audubon Artists and Art Center of New Jersey. He belongs to the American Watercolor Society, The National Society of Painters in Casein, and the Philadelphia Watercolor Club. His paintings have been shown throughout the country at museums such as the Pennsylvania Academy, the Corcoran Gallery in Washington, DC and the Birmingham Art Museum, The Butler Art Institute in Youngstown, Ohio the Connecticut Academy of Fine Arts, as well as in leading New Jersey and New York exhibitions, including the American Society of Arts and Letters. He is listed in Who's Who in American Art and International Directory of Arts. His work is represented nationally in over 30 museums and public collections including the Newark Museum, Montclair Museum, Birmingham Art Museum, the Isaac Delgado Museum in New Orleans, and the Butler Art Institute. Worldwide he is also represented in collections in the following countries: Austria, Belgium, Canada, Egypt, England, France, Germany, Greece, Holland, Hong Kong, Israel, Scotland and Switzerland. Seymour Zayon, Bertram Hartman, Hugh Campbell, Frank Herbst, Joseph Newman, Theodore Valenkamph, Robert John McClelland, Nicolai S (Nicola) Cikovsky, Ben Benn, George Howell Gay, Robert Brackman, Vernon Wood...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings

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Masonite, Oil

Blue and Purple Mountains 2 - Fauvist Landscape
Located in Soquel, CA
Vibrant and playful landscape by California artist Richard "Don" Klopfer (1920-2009). Signed and dated "R. Klopfer 3.86" on verso. No frame. Board size: 13"H x 19"W Richard "Don" Kl...
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1980s Modern Figurative Paintings

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Oil, Masonite

"One Thousand Words" - Surreal Figurative
Located in Soquel, CA
Bold figurative work by Richard Cronin (American, b. 1952). Two figures stand on a patio, turned away from each other. The figures and scene are rendere...
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1970s Modern Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

"Seated Nude, " Norman Rubington, oil on paper, Mid-Century, Hirschhorn Museum
Located in Wiscasset, ME
Born in New Haven, Connecticut in 1921, artist Norman Rubington studied at the Yale School of Fine Arts and Ecole des Beaux Arts in Paris where he participated in a number of group exhibitions and his first solo show at the Salon d'Automne in 1948, which received high acclaim. Following his studies, he returned to the States and exhibited in a series of shows in Boston, New York and San Francisco. Rubington was awarded a grant from the Tiffany Foundation, a Guggenheim Fellowship, the Prix de Rome prize and was a fellow of the McDowell Art Colony in New Hampshire. Rubington exhibited at the Salon d'Automne, Paris, City Center, New York, Carl Siembab Gallery, Boston, Berman Museum of Art, Pennsylvania, American Academy, Rome, Museum of Fine Arts, San Francisco, Corcoran Gallery, Washington D.C., Art Institute of Chicago, American Art Gallery, Copenhagen, Rome Art Club, and Museo Berera, Milan. Rubington's work is held in numerous private and public collections including permanent collections of the J.H. Hirschhorn Museum, Washington, D.C., San Francisco Museum of Art, San Francisco, CA, Obelisk Gallery, London, Court Gallery, Copenhagen, Grace Cathedral...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings

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Paper, Oil

Early 20th Century Summer Landscape, Cleveland School Artist
Located in Beachwood, OH
George Gustav Adomeit (American, 1879-1967) Summer Landscape Oil on canvas board Signed lower right 13 x 14.25 inches 18.25 x 19.5 inches, framed A major painter of American scene s...
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Early 20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings

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Oil

Untitled
Located in Barcelona, BARCELONA
The painting is being offered with a work and authenticity certificate
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2010s Modern Figurative Paintings

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Acrylic, Handmade Paper

1957 Vintage Modernist Abstract Figurative Framed Oil Painting- Senoritas
Located in Bristol, GB
SENORITAS Size: 48 x 62 cm (including frame) Oil on Board An outstanding semi-abstract figurative oil composition, painted in 1957 by the established Swedish artist Ivar Morsing (1919-2009), whose works have been exhibited in public collections including the National Museum in Stockholm, Moderna Museet in Stockholm, Kalmar Museum, and Jönköping Museum. The artwork captures the poised and elegant presence of five Spanish ladies...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings

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Oil, Board

Three Figures
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Provenance: Cernuda Art, Coral Gables Private Collection, Los Angeles
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1970s Modern Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Three Figures
Three Figures
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1950s "Group Meeting" Mid Century Figurative Gouache University of Paris
Located in Arp, TX
Donald Stacy "Group Meeting" c.1950s Gouache paint on paper 24" x 18'" unframed Unsigned Came from artist's estate Donald Stacy (1925-2011) New Jersey Studied: Newark School of Fin...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings

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Paper, Gouache

Untitled, Figurative, Ink, Brush, Dry Pastel on Paper Jogen Chowdhury "In Stock"
Located in Kolkata, West Bengal
Jogen Chowdhury - Untitled, 14 x 11 inches ( Unframed Size ) Ink with Brush & Dry Pastel on Paper, 2014 Style : He has immense contribution in inspiring young artists of India. Jogen Chowdhury had developed his individual style after his return from Paris. Jogen Chowdhury has been widely acknowledged to be, the master of the unbroken line. Like Léger, Chowdhury has been stirred by the linear Kalighat pat tradition, but his lines are emotive and used to express and suggest the character of a person. This is done by, distorting the form without breaking the line and in the world of young, contemporary art; distortion has been Jogen Chowdhury’s most significant impact. Perhaps, because of this, a common observation of his work is that his “people” are caricatures. The person feels familiar to the viewer but it is far more individualised - the face is imaginary but the psyche or characteristics are real. The power and beauty of his technique and line is this play between the known and unknown. In Jogen Chowdhury’s work, the figure is always in the foreground, it is primary, it conveys everything. He uses colour to give volume to his figures and the fluidity of his lines bring a sensual aspect to his forms. About the Artist & his works : Born : 1939 in Daharpara Village, Faridpur, Bangladesh. Jogen Chowdhury is an eminent Indian painter and considered an important painter of 21st century India. Family Background: His father Pramatnath Chowdhury was a Brahmin zamindar. Both his parents took interest in art, Jogen Chowdhury's father Pramatnath Chowdhury painted several mythological scenes from the village theatres and also sculpted various Hindu icons. Whereas his mother was an expert in Alpana drawings. 1939-47 Jogen Chowdhury lived in a village atmosphere. And after partition in 1948, the whole family shifted. Till 1951 the whole family stayed at the police department quarter of his uncle, where on the walls Jogen Chowdhury painted his first painting, 1962 Jogen Chowdhury was employed as Designer in the Handloom Board. Education: 1955-60: Studied at the Government College of Art and Crafts, Kolkata. 1965 : He went to paris to study in Ecole des Beaux Arts, in William Hayter’s Atelier 17. Professional Experience: 1968-72 : He worked as an Art-Designer, Madras Handloom Board, Madras. 1970 : A collection of his poems were published, titled 'Hridoy Train Beje Othey'. 1987 : Joined Kala Bhavan , Santiniketan as a professor of painting. Selected Exhibitions: 1972, 1975 & 1978 respectively : I, III, IV Triennales at New Delhi . 1979: The Sao Paolo Biennale . 1980: The exhibitions at the Fukuoka Museum, Japan. 1982: The Royal Academy, London. 1982: The Hirschhorn Museum, Washington D.C. 1986: The II Havana Biennale 1989: 'Festival of India', in Geneva 2002: Saffron art...
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2010s Modern Figurative Paintings

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Paper, Pastel, Ink, Mixed Media

Cat and Mouse by Orovida Pissarro - Animal painting
Located in London, GB
Cat and Mouse by Orovida Pissarro (1893-1968) Oil on canvas 61 x 51 cm (24 x 20 ⅛ inches) Signed and dated lower centre Orovida 1948, altered by the artist in 1966 Provenance Royal ...
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1960s Modern Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Modern Georgian Art by Grigol Chirinashvili - Autumn in Kakheti, Georgia
Located in Paris, IDF
Oil on cardboard Grigol Chirinashvili was a Georgian artist (1918-1999) who lived and worked in Tbilisi, Georgia. He graduated from the National Academy of Arts in Tbilisi and the A...
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2010s Modern Figurative Paintings

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Cardboard, Oil

Modern Still-life Úbeda acrylic on canvas Perched of clay and glass
Located in Segovia, ES
Perched of clay and glass, acrylic on canvas Dimensions in centimeters (H) 60 x (W) 120 x (D) 2 cm. In inches: (H) 23.62 x (W) 47.24 The elements of this still life seem to pose im...
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2010s Modern Figurative Paintings

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Mixed Media, Acrylic, Panel

Africa - Collage Painting in Orange - African American Artist - Spiral Group
Located in Miami, FL
African American artist Alvin Hollingsworth part of the famous Spiral Group , created an inventive and intriguing close-up portrait with figures in the distance. Found objects such as swatches of burlap, plastic spoons, press type and wood shapes are adhered to the surface make this work an object as much as an image. The overall image is bathed in a super hot orange-yellow. This is Hollingsworth interpretation of the soul of Africa. Indistinctly signed lower right in red. The work makes a powerful statement in person. Provenance: The Artist to a personal friend. Private collection Framed dimensions 19 1/4 x 25 1/4 in. Alvin Carl...
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1980s Modern Figurative Paintings

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Fabric, Burlap, Wood, Oil

The Old World
By Russell Cowles
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Old World, by 1943, oil on canvas, signed lower right, 43 ½ x 30 ½ inches, artist’s name and title inscribed verso; exhibited 1) Romantic Painting in America, Museum of Modern Art, N...
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1940s Modern Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

An Exceptional Mid-Century Modern 1950s Chicago Night Club Scene of Showgirls
Located in Chicago, IL
An Exceptional, Vibrant Mid-Century Modern 1950s Chicago Night Club Scene of Dancing Showgirls. Titled "Dancers #2", the painting depicts a dynamic, sta...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

1973 Vintage Mid-Century Swedish Framed Nude Oil Painting - In The Shadows
Located in Bristol, GB
IN THE SHADOWS Size: 37 x 29 cm (including frame) Oil on canvas An emotive and visually captivating abstract figurative painting, executed in oil onto canvas and dated 1973. Small ...
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1970s Modern Figurative Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

King David, Jerusalem (after Marc Chagall) Oil Painting Israeli Judaica Art
Located in Surfside, FL
Framed 41.5 x 29.5 image 35.5 x 23.5 This large painting depicts a man and woman, Adam and Eve, interlocked and embracing one another. The woman holds an enticing apple as they are ...
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20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Austrian Magic Realist Oil Painting Vibrant Village Landscape Scene Franz Coufal
Located in Surfside, FL
Framed 24.5 x 28.5 image 19.5 x 23 inches. Franz Anton Coufal (Austrian, 1927 - 1999) Painter and sculptor known for figure painting, bronze sculpture, genre paintings and as a grap...
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20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Modern Figurative -- Hayley in the Sunroom
Located in Soquel, CA
Modern interior/figurative painting of red-haired woman "Hayley" seated in sunroom by American painter, Patricia Gren Hayes (b. 1932), Circa 1975. Signed on verso, "Hayley" written on edge Provenance: Purchased as part of larger collection of artist's work Unframed. Canvas size: 30"H x 440"W. Patricia Gren Hayes (American, b. 1932) is a Bay Area Figurative & Feminist Art Movement artist who studied at Winnipeg Public Art School in 1950. She received early recognition in Museum and Gallery competitions and exhibitions and was awarded a Special Education in Art recognition by the Winnipeg Museum of Fine Art, and was awarded a scholarship to the Banff College of Fine Art. Further studies were at The University of Manitoba. She was a Member of Winnipeg Free Press Sketch Club and was a Cartoonist and paste-up for a French-English bi-weekly, in Eastern Canada; She studied outdoor impressionism in New York in 1960; in 1962, attended The California College of Arts and Crafts, and in 1976 B.A., U.C. Berkeley where she studied under Elmer Bischoff, David Simpson, Joan Brown, Felix Ruvolo, Yolanda Lopez and Vincent Perez. She started a freelance commercial art business in 1963; copyrighted a National Cartoon, 1976, and served as Exhibition Director for San Francisco Woman Artists Gallery and the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, 1976-1978. She was a workshop instructor at the San Francisco Woman Artists Gallery, 1977-1985; and was Manager/Owner Stanton Art Gallery, Alameda, CA, 1976-1982. Solo Exhibitions: Berkeley Marina, 1974; Oakland Center for The Visual Arts, "Images of Women", 1979 Group Exhibitions: Oakland's Dept of Education, 1963, Studio One; Alameda County Fair, 1975, 1976, 1978; San Francisco Art Festival, 1969, 1970, 1976, 1977, 1978; San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, 1976, 1977, 1978; San Francisco Women Artists Gallery Exhibition, award winner - 1970, 1977, 1978; Hayward Bay Fair Art Festival, award winner - 1971; Capricorn Assunder Gallery, 1973; Oakland Art Festival, 1973, 1974; Alameda Art Association, 1978; El Cerrito...
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1970s Modern Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Vintage Mid-Century Figurative Interior Oil Painting - Lady in Yellow
Located in Bristol, GB
LADY IN YELLOW Size: 56 x 46 cm (including frame) Oil on Board A quirky and well-executed mid-century modernist portrait composition, painted in oil onto board. In this painting we...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings

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Oil, Board

Gesturing gardner with watering can, 1983
Located in Atlanta, GA
Steven Campbell was a Scottish artist who created complex and humorous paintings with roots in performance and installation art. Campbell graduated from the Glasgow School of Art in 1982 and was awarded a Fulbright Scholarship to study at the Pratt Institute in New York the same year. The artist rapidly gained recognition in America, and after a successful period abroad returned to Glasgow in 1987. He remained in Scotland for the rest of his career, developing his position as a link between Scottish artists of the previous generation, and the emerging artists of the 1990s. Before studying at Glasgow School of Art Campbell was an engineer at the steelworks on the outskirts of Glasgow. After seven years at the steelworks he decided to pursue art. At Glasgow School of Art he was a contemporary of Ken Currie, Peter Howson and Adrian Wiszniewski...
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20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings

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Oil, Paper

Resilient Stare - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative, Mixed Media, Women
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, Photographic Paper

"All you need". Figurative, Human figure, Realism, oil on canvas, feminist
Located in MADRID, ES
Hand signed by artist "All you need". Figurative, Human figure, Realism, oil on canvas, feminist
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2010s Modern Figurative Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

Untitled, Ink on Paper (Recto-Verso) by Modern Artist Indra Dugar "In Stock"
Located in Kolkata, West Bengal
Indra Dugar - Untitled - 10.5 x 8 inches (unframed size) Ink on paper Two Side drawing on the note book Total of 9 drawings Inclusive of shipment in framed form. About the Artist &...
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1960s Modern Figurative Paintings

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Paper, Ink, India Ink, Ballpoint Pen

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