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
Untitled, Gouache on Paper, Red, Blue, Yelow by Modern Indian Artist "In Stock"
Located in Kolkata, West Bengal
KG Subramanyan
Untitled , Gouache on Paper
8 x 11.5 inches 20.3 x 29.2 cm
2007
( Framed & Delivered )
Style : K G Subramanyan was one of the leading artists who was part of Ind...
Category
Early 2000s Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor, Mixed Media
Untitled ( Flowers ), Water Colour on Paper by Modern Artist “In Stock”
Located in Kolkata, West Bengal
KG Subramanyan
Untitled ( Flowers ), Water Colour on Paper
11 x 10 inches 27.9 x 25.4 cm
1982
( Framed & Delivered )
Style : K G Subramanyan was one of the leading artists who wa...
Category
1980s Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Untitled, Mixed Media on Paper by Modern Artist F. N Souza "In Stock"
By F.N. Souza
Located in Kolkata, West Bengal
F.N. Souza
Untitled
Mixed Media on Paper
10.2 x 7.5 inches 25.9 x 19 cm
1991
(Unframed Delivered)
Francis Newton Souza was born in 1924 in Saligao, Goa. After losing his father ...
Category
1990s Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Paper, Mixed Media
Giuditta - Painting - 19th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Giuditta is a modern artwork realized by Artist of 19th Century.
Mixed colored oil painting on canvas.
Fair conditions due to the time (signs on canvas).
Category
19th Century Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Religious Scene - Painting - 19th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Religious scene is a modern artwork realized by Artist of 19th Century.
Mixed colored oil painting on metal board
Fair conditions due to the time (some stains diffused).
Incudes f...
Category
19th Century Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
British 20th Century oil painting of fishermen on the docks of Falmouth, Cornwal
Located in Petworth, West Sussex
William Atherton Cathcart (20th Century)
Sunshine and shadow at Falmouth
Oil on board
Signed ‘W Atherton Cathcart’ (lower left)
20 x 24 in. (50.8 x 61 cm.)
Category
20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Rejuvenation
Located in Kansas City, MO
Stella Jae
Rejuvenation
2023
Archival Pigment Print on Hahnemuehle Baryta Rag 315gsm
Size: 24.01 x 24.01 inches (61 x 61cm)
Edition: 15
Signed, titled and dated on label
COA provided...
Category
2010s Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Rag Paper, Archival Pigment
North African Orientalist Scene Man on Horseback with Dogs outside City Building
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...
Category
Late 20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
The Nursing Virgin - Painting - 19th Century
Located in Roma, IT
The nursing Virgin is a modern artwork realized by an italian Artist of 19th century.
Mixed colored oil painting on metal board
Fair conditions due to the time (some stains diffuse...
Category
19th Century Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Mid Century Modern American Abstract Figurative Surreal Framed Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Nicely painted mid century abstracted figurative painting. Oil on canvas. Framed. No signature found. Great color and composition. Nicely framed in a period modernist molding.
Category
1960s Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
NYC Subway Mid 20th Century Modern American Scene Social Realism Contemporary
Located in New York, NY
NYC Subway Mid 20th Century Modern American Scene Social Realism Contemporary
David Atkins (1910 – 2012)
Subway Train Departure
24 x 30 inches
Oil on canvas, c. 1960s
Signed lower r...
Category
1960s Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Composition With Figures. Figurative Gouache Painting
Located in Brecon, Powys
Excellent work from this Indian Born (1930) artist, who moved to South Africa.
She has received International critical aclaim and her work rarely reaches the market
Reddy’s style of...
Category
1970s Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Gouache
Boy in Wonderland
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Shipping Procedure
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Ships in a well-protected tube.
This work is unique, not a print or other type of copy.
Accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity.
With...
Category
19th Century Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil, Acrylic, Photographic Paper
Leda and the Swan - Painting - 1978
Located in Roma, IT
Leda and the Swan is a modern artwork realized by an Anonymous artist in 1978.
Fair condition with a missing piece of paper.
Tempera and waterclor on paper.
Category
1970s Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Woodcut
First Car (Figurative, Cozy, Coupe, Yellow, Orange, Green, Car)
Located in Kansas City, MO
Kelley Carman
First Car (Figurative, Cozy, Coupe, Yellow, Orange, Green, Car)
Acrylic and Oil Stick
Year: 2022
Size: 12x12x1.5in
Signed
COA provided
Ref.: 924802-2037
Tags: Figurat...
Category
2010s Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil Pastel, Acrylic
Oil Painting Interior Scene Chair w Chinese Rug Joseph Solman American Art WPA
Located in Surfside, FL
Joseph Solman (1909-2008),
Chair with Chinese Rug,
oil paint on masonite, initialed JS on recto, titled and signed "J.S." verso,
Dimensions 14" x 10" Framed to 21 X 17
Provenance...
Category
20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Black and White Figures In Restaurant French 20th Century Modernist Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Figures In Restraunt
by Guy Nicod
(French 1923 - 2021)
gouache paper stuck on artist paper, unframed
painting : 10 x 13 inches
provenance: artists estate, France
condition: very good...
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Gouache
Mine Was (Figurative, Pattern, Mid-Century, Orange, Banana Bike, 70’s, Schwinn)
Located in Kansas City, MO
Kelley Carman
Mine Was (Figurative, Pattern, Mid-Century, Orange, Banana Bike, 70’s, Schwinn)
Acrylic and Oil Stick
Year: 2022
Size: 36x36x1.5in
Signed
COA provided
Ref.: 924802-203...
Category
2010s Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil Pastel, Acrylic
20th Century French Modernist Painting Three Men in Black Beret's on Bench
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Three Old Friends
by Bernard Labbe (French mid 20th century)
original gouache on artist paper
size: 18.5 x 16.5 inches
condition: very good and ready to be enjoyed
provenance: the ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Gouache
20th Century French Modernist Painting Colourful Abstract Figures
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
French Expressionist
by Guy Nicod
(French 1923 - 2021)
watercolour on artist paper, unframed
painting : 15.75 x 19 inches
provenance: artists estate, France
...
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
French 20th Century Modernist Painting Female Figures Gossiping Watercolour
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
French Expressionist
by Guy Nicod
(French 1923 - 2021)
watercolour on artist paper, unframed
painting : 15 x 19.5 inches
provenance: artists estate, France
c...
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Lawn Chair Brigade (Figurative, Pattern, Mid-Century, Modern, Pink, Green)
Located in Kansas City, MO
Kelley Carman
Lawn Chair Brigade (Figurative, Pattern, Mid-Century, Modern, Pink, Green, White)
Acrylic and Oil Stick
Year: 2022
Size: 36x36x1.5in
Signed
COA provided
Ref.: 924802-2...
Category
2010s Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil Pastel, Acrylic
Male Wacky Artist Portrait Swirly Moustache French Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
French Expressionist Portrait
by Guy Nicod
(French 1923 - 2021)
watercolour on artist paper, unframed
painting : 19.5 x 15.5 inches
provenance: artists estate, France
condition: very...
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Dreamsicle (Figurative, Pattern, Mid-Century, Modern, Blue, Beige, White)
Located in Kansas City, MO
Kelley Carman
Dreamsicle (Figurative, Pattern, Mid-Century, Modern, Blue, Beige, White)
Acrylic and Oil Stick
Year: 2022
Size: 36x36x1.5in
Signed
COA provided
Ref.: 924802-2035
Tag...
Category
2010s Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil Pastel, Acrylic
1950's Modernist Painting Blonde Lady Holding Sun Flowers In Blue Scenery
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Girl Portrait
by Bernard Labbe (French mid 20th century)
original gouache on artist paper
size: 26 x 19.75 inches
condition: very good and ready to be enjoyed
provenance: the artist...
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Gouache
Nude Portrait by Arthur Smith WPA Artist
By Arthur Smith
Located in Larchmont, NY
Arthur Smith (American, 1897-1972)
Untitled, 20th century
Oil on wood panel
23 3/4 x 19 1/2 in.
Framed: 29 x 25 x 1 1/4 in.
Signed lower left: A Smith
Arthur Smith is a listed Ameri...
Category
20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
20th Century Modernist Painting Girls Gossiping In French Bistro
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
French Expressionist
by Guy Nicod
(French 1923 - 2021)
watercolour on artist paper, unframed
painting : 15.5 x 19 inches
provenance: artists estate, France
condition: very good and s...
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Riders of Pigeon Hill
By Jon Corbino
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Riders of Pigeon Hill, c. 1940s, oil on canvas, signed lower right, 24 x 36 inches, label verso with title, artist’s name and address; same information inscribed verso; ex-collection...
Category
1940s Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
20th Century Modernist Painting Steps Leading To Church
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
French Landscape
by Bernard Labbe (French mid 20th century)
original gouache on artist paper
size: 20.5 x 10 inches
condition: very good and ready to be enjoyed
provenance: the art...
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Gouache
1950's Modernist Painting Lady Maid Holding Badminton Sporting Equipment
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Badminton
by Bernard Labbe (French mid 20th century)
original oil on artist paper
size: 13 x 10 inches
condition: very good and ready to be enjoyed
provenance: the artists atelier/ ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Yellow Symphony #1
Located in Bogotá, Bogotá
This horizontal painting on canvas contains several layers of color, with textures and transparencies, representing a dreamlike scene where fantastic animals and humans in yellow and...
Category
2010s Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Vintage Mid-Century Semi-Abstract Figurative Framed Oil Painting - Seated Trio
Located in Bristol, GB
SEATED TRIO
Size: 45 x 48 cm (including frame)
Oil on Canvas
A brilliantly executed semi-abstract figurative oil composition, painted in 1964 by the established Swedish artist Ivar ...
Category
1960s Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Mid Century Modern Impasto Oil Painting - Venice St. Mark's Basilica at Sunset
Located in Soquel, CA
Mid Century Modern Impasto Oil Painting -- Venice at Sunset with St. Mark's Basilica
Wonderful and evocative modern painting of Venice with gondolas and St. Marks Basilica by postw...
Category
1950s Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Linen, Stretcher Bars
1950's Modernist Painting Figures Along The French River Bank
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
French Landscape
by Bernard Labbe (French mid 20th century)
signed original gouache on artist paper
size: 15 x 21 inches
condition: very good and ready to be enjoyed
provenance: the...
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Gouache
20th Century French Painting Figures In Waiting Room Watercolour
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
French Expressionist
by Guy Nicod
(French 1923 - 2021)
watercolour on artist paper, unframed
painting : 19 x 15.5 inches
provenance: artists estate, France
condition: very good and s...
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Set of 4 Portraits. From the Portraits series
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Portraits #13, 2, 1, and 3, 2023 by Luigi Christopher Veggetti
From the Portraits series
Oil and acrylic on paper
Overall size: 30 H x 84 W cm
Individual size: 30 H x 21 W cm
Unframe...
Category
2010s Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Acrylic, Archival Paper
Deep Breathing
Located in Atlanta, GA
Sharon Paster is a distinguished San Francisco Bay-area artist Sharon Paster creates her paintings using oil sticks and brushes, a technique that allows her to both draw and paint at...
Category
2010s Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Wood Panel, Mixed Media
William Fisher Classic American Illustration on Canvas
Located in Larchmont, NY
William Fisher (American, 1891-1985)
Untitled, 20th Century
Oil on canvas/illustration
23 3/4 x 29 3/4 in.
Framed: 31 x 37 1/4 x 1 in.
Signed lower right: William Fisher
William Fis...
Category
20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Marta Becket Acrobat Circus Painting
By Marta Becket
Located in Larchmont, NY
Marta Becket (1925 - 2017)
Untitled, c. 1960s
Oil on board
Sight: 23 x 26 in.
Framed: 27 3/4 x 30 3/4 x 7/8 in.
Signed lower left
Talented as a painter, dancer and pianist, Marta B...
Category
Late 20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Modernist Portrait of a Child by NY Artist Syril Frank
Located in Larchmont, NY
Syril Frank (American, 1929-2021)
Untitled, c. 1960s
Oil on canvas
35 7/8 x 23 3/4 x 3/4 in.
Provenance: Estate of the Artist
Syril Harriet Frank was born in Brooklyn to Israel and...
Category
1960s Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
'The Blue Scarf', 1960's African American Oil, Study of a Black Woman, Phoenix
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
An elegant and psychologically penetrating, American School portrait of a woman, shown in three-quarter profile wearing a blue headscarf and contrasted against a terracotta backgroun...
Category
1980s Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
20th Century French Cubist Modernist Interior Cafe Scene with Figures
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Cafe Interior
by Guy Nicod
(French 1923 - 2021)
gouache on artist paper, unframed
painting : 20 x 26 inches
provenance: artists estate, France
condition: very good and sound cond...
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Gouache
"At the Opera" WPA Social Realism Mid 20th Century Modern Theatre American Scene
Located in New York, NY
"At the Opera" WPA Social Realism Mid 20th Century Modern Theatre American Scene
John Winters (1904 - 1983)
"At the Opera"
17 x 14 inches
oil on canvas
Signed and dated 1943 lower r...
Category
1940s Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Untitled (Elevated Platform)
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This painting is part of our current exhibition - America Coast to Coast: Artists of the 1940s
Untitled (Elevated Platform), 1950, oil on canvas, signed and dated lower right, 30 x...
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1950s Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Modernist American Judaica Painting Synagogue Interior Ladies Section WPA Era
Located in Surfside, FL
Titled Torah Service, hand signed on Arches archival paper.
In this painting, Nussbaum portrays a joyful holiday celebration of the Torah reading in the synagogue in a sketch-like m...
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20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Gouache
“Untitled”
Located in Southampton, NY
Original oil on canvas provocative figurative painting by the American artist Martin Rosenthal. Mid century modern. Signed lower right. Circa 1955. Condition is very good. Present...
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1950s Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Captain James Cook Portrait Large Oil Painting on Canvas
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Captain James Cookl
European School, late 20th century
painted after an earlier work
oil on canvas, unframed
canvas : 36 x 24 inches
provenance: private collection, Wiltshire, Englan...
Category
20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
“Untitled #2”
Located in Southampton, NY
Original oil on canvas provocative figurative painting by the American artist Martin Rosenthal. Mid century modern. Signed lower right. Circa 1955. Condition is very good. Present...
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1950s Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
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...
Category
1940s Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Paper, Paint
The Orchestra Jazz Band Superb 20th Century French Modernist Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Band
by Guy Nicod
(French 1923 - 2021)
watercolour on artist paper, unframed
painting : 18.5 x 13 inches
provenance: artists estate, France
condition: very good and sound condition
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Gouache
Meditation II
Located in Atlanta, GA
Sharon Paster is a distinguished San Francisco Bay-area artist Sharon Paster creates her paintings using oil sticks and brushes, a technique that allows her to both draw and paint at...
Category
2010s Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel, Canvas
The Lament of Icarus Large Signed Oil Painting on Canvas Mythological Nudes
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
'The Lament of Icarus'
Continental School, late 20th century, signed
after the original painting by Herbert James Draper
oil on canvas, unframed
canvas : 36 x 24 inches
provenance: ...
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20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
What Gets Seen
Located in Atlanta, GA
Sharon Paster is a distinguished San Francisco Bay-area artist Sharon Paster creates her paintings using oil sticks and brushes, a technique that allows her to both draw and paint at...
Category
2010s Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
20th Century French Modernist Painting Crowded Cafe Bar Scene with Figures
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Crowded Cafe
by Guy Nicod
(French 1923 - 2021)
watercolour on artist paper, unframed
painting : 15 x 17.5 inches
provenance: artists estate, France
condition: very good and sound...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
The Old World
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...
Category
1940s Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Untitled (Transcendental Composition)
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This work is part of our exhibition - America Coast to Coast: Artists of the 1940s
Untitled (Transcendental Composition), oil on board, 1947, oil on board, signed and dated lower r...
Category
1940s Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
20th Century French Modernist Figure and Child Drawing
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Figure and child
by Guy Nicod
(French 1923 - 2021)
watercolour on artist paper, unframed
painting : 8 x 5.5 inches
provenance: artists estate, France
condition: very good and sound ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Ballpoint Pen
Beach Walk
Located in Atlanta, GA
Sharon Paster is a distinguished San Francisco Bay-area artist Sharon Paster creates her paintings using oil sticks and brushes, a technique that allows her to both draw and paint at...
Category
2010s Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel, Canvas
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