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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
"Catskill Mountains" Georgina Klitgaard, Country Landscape Modernist Hills
Located in New York, NY
Georgina Klitgaard Catskill Mountains Signed lower right Oil on canvas 24 x 30 inches Georgina Klitgaard’s art has sometimes gotten lost in the critical propensity to assign artist...
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Early 20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Woman with Cat
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Marshall Goodman, American (1916 - 2003) Title: Woman with Cat Year: circa 1960 Medium: Oil on Canvas Size: 31 x 20 in. (78.74 x 50.8 cm)
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1960s Modern Figurative Paintings

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Oil

Radha : the mythological character created by Amitabha Banerjee
Located in Kolkata, West Bengal
Amitabha Banerjee - Radha - 19 x 22 inches ( unframed size) Etching on paper Inclusive of shipment in roll form. About the Artist and his work : Born : In 1929 born in Barisal, Bang...
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1990s Modern Figurative Paintings

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Paper, Etching

Aaamar Kabi, Bishwa Kabi, Ink on Paper, Black & White by Sunil Das "In Stock"
Located in Kolkata, West Bengal
Sunil Das - Aaamar Kabi - 14 x 10 inches (unframed size) Ink on Paper Inclusive of shipment in ready to hang form. Sunil Das (1939-2015) was a Master Modern Indian Artist from Benga...
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Early 2000s Modern Figurative Paintings

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Paper, Ink

Nude Woman Bathing, Reclining, Watercolor, Blue, Yellow by K.C. Pyne "In Stock"
Located in Kolkata, West Bengal
Kartick Chandra Pyne - Untitled - 18 x 29 inches ( unframed size without mount ) Watercolor on rice paper Signed in Bengali Lower right. This would will be shipped mounted without th...
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Early 2000s Modern Figurative Paintings

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Watercolor, Rice Paper, Paper

Untitled, Pastel & Ink on Paper by Modern Indian Artist “In Stock”
Located in Kolkata, West Bengal
Jogen Chowdhury : Untitled Pastel & Ink on Paper ; 11 x 8 inches ; 2007 Signed by the Artist. ( Framed and delivered ) Style : He has immense contribution in inspiring young artists...
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2010s Modern Figurative Paintings

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Paper, Pastel, Ink

The 8998
Located in West Hollywood, CA
We are proud to present for the first time in more than thirty years, the original painting of American artist Peter Korling. Peter Korling was classically trained at the Chicago In...
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1980s Modern Figurative Paintings

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Oil

Interior with blue armchair and guitar
Located in Zofingen, AG
Vertical composition made in oil on linen canvas in the modern style. Warm and bright colors with a predominance of red, blue and ochre. Made in several layers with high quality dryi...
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2010s Modern Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Lacquer, Oil

"Uczta XIII" or Feast Modern Surrealist Genre Painting
By Romuald Oramus
Located in Houston, TX
Red tonal surrealist genre scene of two male figures sitting at a dining table with turkeys marching over the surface. The piece is signed and dated by the artist on the back of the canvas. The canvas is framed in a gold frame with a burlap matte. Dimensions Without Frame: H 20 in. x W 28 in. x D 1 in. Artist Biography: Romuald Oramus was born 1953 in Poland. He is known for painting and printmaking. His works have a satirical genre theme that reflects Dutch Masters like William Hogarth and Pieter Bruegel the Elder...
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1980s Modern Figurative Paintings

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Oil

Indian Nude Woman in Green Saree, Pastel on Board, Master Indian Artist"In Stock"
Located in Kolkata, West Bengal
Prakash Karmakar - Untitled - 29 x 19 inches ( unframed size ) Pastel on Board Inclusive of shipment in roll form. This Painting of a Blatantly Nude and Somewhat Sensous Woman wra...
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1990s Modern Figurative Paintings

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Oil Pastel, Pastel, Board

Untitled, Ink on Paper Black & White colours by Modern Artist "In Stock"
Located in Kolkata, West Bengal
Jatin Das - Untitled - 5 x 8 inches (unframed size) Ink on Paper Inclusive of shipment in a roll form. Style : The multi-faceted Jatin Das has been a part of the Indian art scene for more than four decades, with his paintings, murals and sculptures. The human body holds an endless fascination for him and he pursues his quest for dynamic figures tirelessly, using a linear structure and quick brushwork. The man-woman relationship, in particular, with all its attendant pain and joy is a constant source of inspiration to him. He believes that painting is an intensely personal experience, the results of which cannot always be shared with others. About the Artist and his work : Born : Jatin Das is one of India's most prominent painters. He was born in Mayurbhanj Orissa in 1941. Education : He has completed his education in 1962 from Sir J. J. School of Fine Arts, Mumbai. He has been also involved with art institutions, in several capacities as a teacher at the College of Art, New Delhi, and at the National School of Drama, New Delhi; as a consultant for the Handicrafts Board, and for the Folk Art Museum, Orissa, to mention a few of the positions he held. Solo exhibition : He has held many solo exhibition including : 2010-11 'Hand-held Space', Museum Gallery; Gallery Art and Soul, Mumbai, 2009 The Artists Alley Gallery, San Francisco, USA, 2009 Chelsea Arts Club, London, 1976 Kumar Art Gallery, New Delhi, 1975 Gallery de Sfinx, Amsterdam, 1975 Commonwealth Institute Art Gallery, London, UK, 1975 Schloss Bellevue, Kassel, West Germany, 1975 City Museum and Art Gallery, Birmingham, UK. Group exhibition : He has participated in many group exhibition including : 1982 ‘Moderene Kunst Heute’, Museum of Modern Art, Darmstad, Kunsthalle, West Germany, 1980 Contemporary Paintings in Miniature Format, Lalit Kala Akademi, New Delhi, 1979 All India Exhibition of Prints, Chandigarh, 1979 Asian Arts Exhibition, Fukoaka Art Museum, Japan, 1978 National Gallery of Modern Art (N.G.M.A) Collection, Warsaw, Alleppo, Damascus, Narodini Gallery V, Loden, Prague, Cultural Centre, Niavaran, Budapest. Honours and Awards : 2012 Padma Bhushan by the Government of India. 2007 Conferred the D.Litt. (Honoris Causa), Utkal University of Culture, Bhubaneswar. 2007 Seminar Management Institution, Bhubaneswar. 2007 Bharat Nirman Award. 2007 Order of the Star...
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Early 2000s Modern Figurative Paintings

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Paper, Ink

Mag 1999, canvas, oil, 74.2x80.3 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Mag 1999, canvas, oil, 74.2x80.3 cm "Mag" is an intriguing artwork created in 1999 by Igor Maikov. It is a large oil painting on canvas, measuring 74.2x80.3 cm. The painting depicts a portrait of an old lady set...
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1990s Modern Figurative Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

Rhythms. Stage. 1927, paper, watercolor, 41x28 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Rhythms. Stage. 1927, paper, watercolor, 41x28 cm Women figures, watercolor on paper. Adolfs Zardins (1890 08 II Riga, Latvia – 1967 07 II Jurmala, Latv...
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1920s Modern Figurative Paintings

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Paper, Watercolor

Parade
Located in Buffalo, NY
An original egg tempera painting by American female artist Catherine Koenig.
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1950s Modern Figurative Paintings

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Board, Egg Tempera

Phi-Phi, rideau - Phidias - Premier acte fait pour les Bouffes-Parisiens
Located in Chatsworth, CA
This piece is a unique, original gouache on paper by Erte, also known as Romain de Tirtoff. Erte was a vastly diverse artist who excelled in an array of fields including fashion, jew...
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1950s Modern Figurative Paintings

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Gouache

Head, Ink on Conte Paper, Black, Grey by Indian Artist Sunil Das "In Stock"
Located in Kolkata, West Bengal
Sunil Das - Head - 7 x 6 inches (unframed size) Ink on Conte Paper Inclusive of shipment in ready to hang form. Sunil Das (1939-2015) was a Master Modern Indian Artist from Bengal. ...
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2010s Modern Figurative Paintings

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Paper, Ink, Conté

Vintage Mid-Century Modern Mini Swedish Figurative Portrait Painting - Whispers
Located in Bristol, GB
WHISPERS Mixed Media on Board Size: 30 x 37 cm (including frame) A wonderfully expressive and brilliantly executed figurative composition in mixed media (oil, watercolour gouache), painted onto board. Two women in black headscarves are the focus of the scene, with very captivating expressions. The woman on the right appears to look almost shocked, with her mouth ajar and her eyes widened. The woman on the left stares directly at us, her emotion less identifiable. The scene is intriguing, making us question what these women have heard or what has happened. Their faces have been painted with brilliant detail, capturing the shadows on their faces as well as the aged skin of the woman on the right. These two women are set against a blue-ish green backdrop, making their faces stand out even more from within their black head scarves...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings

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Oil, Board, Watercolor, Gouache

European School Man and Woman
Located in Astoria, NY
European School, Man and Woman, Oil on Canvas, depicting a couple seated on a garden bench on abstract ground, signed "Kovkas Z (?)" lower right, orange painted wood frame. Image: 41...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

"Louis"
Located in West Hollywood, CA
We are proud to present for the first time in more than thirty years, the original painting of American artist Peter Korling. Peter Korling was classically trained at the Chicago In...
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1990s Modern Figurative Paintings

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Oil

Wind gestures. 1991. Oil on cardboard. 91, 5x85 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Wind gestures. 1991. Oil on cardboard. 91,5x85 cm This depiction of trees shows artist Laimdots Murnieks as a master of nature representation. Ev...
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Late 20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings

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Oil, Cardboard

Bath, Woman bathing, Houses, Ink on paper by Modern Indian Artist "In Stock"
Located in Kolkata, West Bengal
Indra Dugar - Untitled - 10.5 x 8 inches (unframed size) 16 x 18.5 inches ( framed size ) This is a two sided work, Recto & Verso. Ink on paper. Inclusive of shipment in framed fo...
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1960s Modern Figurative Paintings

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Paper, Ink, India Ink, Ballpoint Pen

The Blue Top
Located in Boston, MA
Signed verso: "Robert Vickrey". Titled verso: "The Blue Top". In fine condition.
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Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings

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Casein

Bold Graphic Illustration Pop Art Image of Large Truck, Orignal Alkyd Painting
Located in Surfside, FL
Doug Fraser Graphic design illustration artist. Doug was born in Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada. He attended the Alberta College of Art & Design in Calgary where he studied graphic design and illustration. After four years at ACAD he went to New York for graduate school, attaining a masters degree, MFA, from the School of Visual Arts. Without missing a beat, Doug became an award winning illustrator, (in a cartoon, bold comic book sort of style) having executed commissioned works for an array of international clients including The New York Times, the Washington Post, TIME, Newsweek, BusinessWeek, Wirtschafts Woche (Germany), Rolling Stone, Mother Jones, Motor Trend, NHL, IBM, and Levis. His technique originally involved traditional media of oils on canvas and evolved over the years to incorporate digital aspects both exclusive and combined with paint. During the early 90's, he was approached by the ACAD(Alberta College of Art & Design in Calgary) to teach and accepted a part-time position. Doug has sat on several juries and spoken in numerous cities including New York and Los Angeles. His illustration work has been exhibited in the US, England, Japan and Canada. Memberships have included the prestigious Society of Illustrators(NY) for eighteen years, the advisory panel of ICON5, the American Illustrator Partnership (founding member status), CAPIC and the Graphic Artists Guild of New York. 2004 recipient of the Alberta College of Art & Design Board of Governors Alumni Award of Excellence. His style is similar to the graphic novel style of Art Spiegelman, Shepard Fairey, Ben Katchor or Robert Crumb in its graphic expressiveness After a long successful career as an illustrator, the desire to create works of a different nature and purpose began to surface. Building on the technical knowledge developed professionally as a visual communicator in the graphics world for 30 years, he began to experiment once again, without the burden of client and other constraints. This freedom enabled Doug to move beyond his past and develop a body of work which is more personal in subject. This new body of paintings strongly links artistic influences with personal observations. Influences affecting structure include graphic design, abstract and figurative art. A two dimensional quality is embraced and the construction becomes as important as the subject. The subject, which is somewhat banal in tone, is derived from his own first hand experience. Exploring subject that which is usually only seen in passing, but is now observed more closely. Intense visual study precedes a process of disassembling and then reconstruction. Throughout, there's an internal dialogue between the objective and the subjective. The experiential challenge of this process has Douglas tracing the edges of where the figurative meets abstraction. EDUCATION; Alberta College of Art & Design, Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Visual Communication Arts. School of Visual Arts, New York, New York, M.F.A. degree. ILLUSTRATION CLIENTS; Editorial: Boston Globe, Business Week, BUZZ, Esquire, Forbes, Globe & Mail, GQ, L.A. Times, Mademoiselle, Manhattan Inc, Mother Jones, Newsweek, New York Times, New York Woman,Omni, Penthouse, FORTUNE, TIME, Washington, Self, Sports Illustrated, Texas Monthly, Washington Post, Rolling Stone Book: David R. Godine, Houghton-Mufflin, Knopf, Macmillan, Rabbit Ears Video & Book, Simon Schuster, The Progressive, Turner Publishing (CNN), BLAB!, Telstar Comic compilation Corporate: Air Canada, Allen-Bradley [a Division of Rockwell International],Citibank, Coca-Cola, Danzas (Europe), IBM, Kingston Electronics, Kohler, Levis, Lowenbrau Beer, Concept-1 Calgary, Memorex, Oakland A's Baseball Team, National Football League, National Hockey League, Nike, Northern Telecom, Nynex NY, Pfizer, RCA, Roundtree U.K., Samsung Electronics, Sony, Suzuki Motorcycles, Tamko, USF&G [financial investment group]. Graphic Novel, Comic Book: Adhouse Press, story titles; "Electric Sheep...
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20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings

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Alkyd, Illustration Board

Fairy & Woman, Drawing, Ink on paper by Modern Indian Artist "In Stock"
Located in Kolkata, West Bengal
Badri Narayan - Untitled - 11 x 15 inches ( unframed size) Ink on paper Inclusive of shipment in ready to hang form. Style : The artist’s paintings are narrative, and titles like ‘Q...
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21st Century and Contemporary Modern Figurative Paintings

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Paper, Ink

Fishes in Water, Watercolor on paper, Blue by Modern Indian Artist "In Stock"
Located in Kolkata, West Bengal
Kartick Chandra Pyne - Untitled - 22.5 x 30 inches (unframed size) Watercolor on thick imported paper (Unframed & Delivered Internationally) In this vibrant watercolor, Kartick Cha...
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Early 2000s Modern Figurative Paintings

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Watercolor, Paper

Dancing Figures, Oil on Board
Located in Surfside, FL
DAVID ROSEN Toronto, Canada, b. 1912, d. 2004 Painter David Rosen emerged onto the art scene while the country was wrought with unimaginable economic turmoil. Like most other Americans, the Great Depression pummeled artists financially, leaving them destitute and unable to find even conventional labor work. However, in the midst of such devastation, the government implemented arts projects which strove to achieve employment for these artists. The program arose during a memorable era for art and funded the careers of several renowned artists, including Jackson Pollack, Arshile Gorky, and Lee Krasner before they found success. In 1936, Rosen himself joined the program and quickly accompanied his contemporaries in building the next movement of modern art, Abstract Expressionism. Born in 1912, Rosen grew up in Toronto, Canada before pursuing arts in the United States. Upon arriving, Rosen settled in New York City and attended the Cooper Union Art school in 1930. While participating in the Federal Arts Project, he worked for the program's mural department until 1941. As well, he worked with an artist collective, Siqueiros Art Workshop. There, Rosen met fellow FAP artist Jackson Pollack, and together, with artist Phillip Guston, they experimented with new painting techniques and mediums. Art movements are often reactions to the popular styles that precede them, and Abstract Expressionism applied a new and exciting method to Modern Art. Gradually, artists began to break away from an overly-studied, academic approach to painting and liberated their technique. During these workshops, Rosen was introduced to Pollack's groundbreaking "drip painting" before it changed the art world. As America became involved in World War II, the Federal Arts Project wound down, officially ending in 1942. Around this time, Rosen enlisted as a Merchant Seaman with the U.S Merchant Marines. During this time, he traveled to North Africa and Italy before concluding his service and moving to California where, in 1945, he devoted his full attention to building an art career. Within a couple of years, he landed a major exhibition at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art in 1947, and his first one-man show, which opened to rave reviews, was held at Hollywood's Contemporary Art Gallery. The exhibition’s success led to mural commissions from Palm Springs' Hotel del Tahquitz, and he scored more solo shows at West Hollywood's Chabot Gallery. The early 1950s brought a surge of recognition for Rosen's career, and while his work was certainly still influenced by Abstract Expression, his painting style included elements of Surrealism, Figurative Art, and Cubism. Like his colleague Jackson Pollack, Rosen produced work inspired by drip painting; however, rather than splattering, his drips were the natural flow marks from painting freely without regard for "mistakes." Throughout Rosen's long career, he would acquire techniques from vastly different art styles which made for a varied, eclectic catalog of work. Rosen continued to build his California art career and settled at a Laguna Beach art colony in 1958. There, he entered his work in the Laguna Beach Festival of Arts and was the first painter to contribute Abstract Art to the event. Rosen would participate in the festival for the next fifteen years. A year after his move, in 1959, Rosen opened his first studio gallery and began a 12-year collaboration with the Laguna Playhouse. For the next two decades, Rosen participated in 17 art exhibitions and 20 solo shows, and received considerable critical praise. Rosen's themes were as varied as his evolving painting style, and one of his themes focused on classic characters like Shakespeare's Hamlet. Rosen's close-up portraits of historical and literary figures, illustrated by the piece To Be or Not to Be: Soliloquy From Hamlet, capture the essence of the characters while remaining loose with the painting and even adding a slight cartoon feel. His ongoing Hamlet series, as a complete collection, makes an impact with the diversity of technique. Unlike the loose style of some of his works, the painting Madaam... that he is mad is true is influenced by the structure of Cubism, the flat dimensions of Byzantine Art, and his utilization of mixed media. After Rosen's death in 2004, the Laguna Beach Festival of Arts sponsored an exhibition of his Hamlet paintings at the Wells Fargo Building gallery. Throughout Rosen's career, he amassed a great deal of critical, industry, and public praise for his work. His beloved town of Laguna Beach bestowed numerous awards that include the Laguna Beach Annual Art Gallery Award and Orange County's Annual Exhibit Award. Rosen's work flourished in California, and he received recognition from the San Diego County Fair, Los Angeles' Miracle Mile...
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20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings

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Oil, Board

Thinker Bengali Man Charcoal Paper, Black & White Paritosh Sen"In Stock"
Located in Kolkata, West Bengal
Paritosh Sen - Untitled - 30 x 22 inches (unframed size) Charcoal on paper Inclusive of shipment in a roll form.The work comes with a certificate signed by the artist himself. An il...
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1980s Modern Figurative Paintings

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Paper, Charcoal

2 Sided Expressionist Detroit Modernist Painting Female Nude, Night Cruise Ship
Located in Surfside, FL
This is a two sided painting. Nude reclining woman and a ship lit at night. Harold Cohn (1908 - 1982) Harold Cohn was active/lived in New Jersey, Michigan. Harold Cohn is known fo...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings

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Watercolor, Gouache

Declaration, Realist Oil Painting with Text by Sandu Liberman
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Sandu Liberman, Romanian/Israeli (1923 - 1977) Title: Declaration Year: Circa 1970 Medium: Oil on Canvas, signed lower left Size: 30 x 24 in. (76.2 x 60.96 cm) Frame Size: 38...
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1970s Modern Figurative Paintings

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Oil

Modernist Oil Painting 1940s, Judaica Hasidic Rabbi in Jerusalem
Located in Surfside, FL
Genre: Portrait Subject: Landscape Medium: Oil Surface: Board Country: United States EMANUEL ROMANO Rome, Italy, b. 1897, d. 1984 Emanuel Glicenstein Romano was born in Rome, September 23, 1897. His father Henryk Glicenstein was a sculptor and was living in Rome with his wife Helena (born Hirszenberg) when Emanuel was born. His father obtained Italian citizenship and adopted the name Enrico. Emanuel was brought up in Italy, Switzerland, Germany, England and Poland. In 1926 Emanuel and his father sailed for New York. They briefly visited Chicago. Romano's sister, Beatrice, and mother only joined them in New York years later. Romano changed his name on his arrival to America and some have erroneously speculated that this was to avoid antisemitic discrimination. In truth, as the son of a highly-regarded artist, Romano changed his name to ensure that any success or recognition he would later attain, would be the result of nothing other than his own merit as an artist, and not on account of his father's fame. In 1936 Romano was worked for the Federal Art Project creating murals. During and immediately after World War II, Romano created a series of allegorical works depicting graphic holocaust images that were held closely by the family until after his passing. One of these works is now on permanent display in the Florida Holocaust Museum in St. Petersburg Florida. Emanuel's father died in 1942 in a car accident before they could realize their shared dream of visiting Israel. In 1944 Romano, having completed his degree at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts and the Art Institute of Chicago, began teaching at the City College of New York. Romano moved to Safed, Israel in 1953 and established an art museum in his father's memory, the Glicentein Museum. COLLECTIONS Indianapolis Museum of Art Metropolitan Museum of Art Boston Fine Arts Museum Fogg Museum Musée Nacional de France Recently his work has been added to the Florida Holocaust Museum collection. His notable works include his holocaust themed allegorical paintings as well as portraits of Marianne Moore, his father and William Carlos Williams...
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1970s Modern Figurative Paintings

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Oil, Board

High Holidays Shofar Judaica Oil Painting
Located in Surfside, FL
Freda Leibovitz REITER (1919-1986), born in Philadelphia, PA, was a painter, graphic artist, illustrator, etcher, and lithographer. She studied at the Moore Inst. Des.; PAFA; Barnes Found.; San Carlos Acad., Mexico, D.F. Exhibited: PAFA, 1936, 1938, 1941, 1942, 1954; Graphic Sketch Club, 1938 (prize), 1940 (prize); NAD, 1941, 1944-46, 1957, 1958; CI, 1943; MMA, 1943, 1949; Carlen Gal., 1942 (solo); Phila. Pr. Club, 1944 (solo); Phila. YW-YMHA, 1954. Member: AEA; Nat. Lg. Prof. Women Artists; Phila. Pr. Club Work: LOC.; National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Inst.; CI; National Mus. of TV Arts and Sciences; drawings, Phila. Inquirer. Lectures: Mexican Art. Courtroom sketch artist...
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20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Riverside, Bath, Boats, Ink on Paper, Recto & Verso by Modern Artist "In Stock"
Located in Kolkata, West Bengal
Indra Dugar - Untitled - 10.5 x 8 inches (unframed size) 16 x 18.5 inches ( framed size ) This is a two sided work, Recto & Verso. Ink on paper. Inclusive of shipment in framed fo...
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1960s Modern Figurative Paintings

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Paper, Ink, India Ink, Ballpoint Pen

Green Toned Abstract Figurative Marathon Runner with Colorful Target Painting
Located in Houston, TX
Green toned abstract figurative painting by Houston, TX artist, Sherry Sullivan. Painting depicts an abstracted figure of a marathon runner with expose...
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21st Century and Contemporary Modern Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

One of The Thieves Was Saved
Located in Buffalo, NY
"One of The Thieves Was Saved" from Waiting for Godot by Samuel Becket An original watercolor painting by Westley "Wes" Olmsted. This work is currently featured in the exhibition ...
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1970s Modern Figurative Paintings

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Archival Paper, Watercolor

Rare work of Indian Women, River, Boat, Ink on Paper by Modern Artist "In Stock"
Located in Kolkata, West Bengal
Indra Dugar - Untitled - 10.5 x 8 inches (unframed size) 16 x 18.5 inches ( framed size ) This is a two sided work, Recto & Verso. Ink on paper. Inclusive of shipment in framed fo...
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1960s Modern Figurative Paintings

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Paper, Ink, India Ink, Ballpoint Pen

Large Eyed Nude Women, Long Hair, Red, Yellow bird, Mixed Media "In Stock"
Located in Kolkata, West Bengal
Prokash Karmakar – Untitled – 13 x 10 inches (unframed size) Mixed Media on paper Inclusive of shipment in roll form. Style : Legendary master artist Lt. Prokash Karma...
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Early 2000s Modern Figurative Paintings

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Paper, Mixed Media

Head I, Mixed Media on Board, Red, Green, Yellow by Indian Artist "In Stock"
Located in Kolkata, West Bengal
Sunil Das - Head I - 7.25 x 7.25 inches (unframed size) Mixed Media on Board Inclusive of shipment in ready to hang form. Sunil Das (1939-2015) was a Master Modern Indian Artist fro...
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1980s Modern Figurative Paintings

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Mixed Media, Board

Illustration for the Fruit of Destiny with a Beggar, Ink on Paper "In Stock"
Located in Kolkata, West Bengal
Badri Narayan - Illustration for the Fruit of Destiny with a Beggar - 7.25 x 8.5 inches ( unframed size) Ink on paper Inclusive of shipment in ready to hang form. Style : The artist...
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21st Century and Contemporary Modern Figurative Paintings

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Paper, Ink

Ink Drawings on Thick Paper, Black & White by Padma Shree Awardee "In Stock"
Located in Kolkata, West Bengal
Sunil Das - Untitled - 12 x 9.5 inches (unframed size) Ink on Thick Paper Inclusive of shipment in ready to hang form. Sunil Das (1939-2015) was a Master Modern Indian Artist from B...
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Early 2000s Modern Figurative Paintings

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Paper, Ink

Ganesha, God, Hand Made Pigments on Canvas, Red, Blue by Indian Artist"In Stock"
Located in Kolkata, West Bengal
Dipak Banerjee - Ganesha - 12 x 6.75 inches (unframed size) Hand Made Pigments on Canvas. ** Cost is inclusive of shipment ( unframed ) Dipak Banerjee is today the undisputed leader...
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Early 2000s Modern Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Mixed Media, Pigment

Nude, Ink & Charcoal on Paper, by Indian Artist Sunil Das "In Stock"
Located in Kolkata, West Bengal
Sunil Das - Untitled - 8.5 x 7 inches (unframed size) Ink & Charcoal on paper (Framed & Delivered) In the sixties Sunil's art was often seen to feature a dialogic discourse between ...
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1960s Modern Figurative Paintings

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Paper, Ink, Charcoal

Head, Pen & Ink on Coloured Paper, Red, Black by Indian Artist "In Stock"
Located in Kolkata, West Bengal
Sunil Das - Head - 9.4 x 6.5 inches (unframed size) Pen & Ink on Coloured Paper Inclusive of shipment in ready to hang form. Sunil Das (1939-2015) was a Master Modern Indian Artist ...
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2010s Modern Figurative Paintings

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Paper, Ink, Pen

The beauty of curvature. Paper, mixed media 16x12 cm
Located in Riga, LV
The beauty of curvature. Paper, mixed media 16x12 cm watercolor and pen on paper 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, Watercolor

Women & Horse, Mixed Media by Indian Artist Sunil Das "In Stock"
Located in Kolkata, West Bengal
Sunil Das - Nude Woman & Horse - 10.5 x 11.25 inches (unframed size) Mixed Media on Thick Paper Free Shipping Without Frame Sunil Das (1939-2015) was a Master Modern Indian Artist ...
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1990s Modern Figurative Paintings

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Mixed Media, Paper

Ganesha, God, Elephant Headed, Ink on paper by Master Indian Artist "In Stock"
Located in Kolkata, West Bengal
Sunil Das - Ganesha - 7.25 x 9.25 inches (unframed) Pen and Ink on paper. Sunil das was the youngest artist to have won the National Award - The Taj Shiromani Kala Puraskar Recipie...
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2010s Modern Figurative Paintings

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Paper, Ink, Pen

Head, Ink on Paper, Black, Grey by Padma Shree Artist Sunil Das "In Stock"
Located in Kolkata, West Bengal
Sunil Das - Head - 7 x 7 inches (unframed size) Ink on Paper Inclusive of shipment in ready to hang form. Sunil Das (1939-2015) was a Master Modern Indian Artist from Bengal. Extrem...
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2010s Modern Figurative Paintings

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Paper, Ink

Erotic motive. Paper, mixed media, 14x10 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Erotic motive. Paper, mixed media, 14x10 cm Adolfs Zardins (1890 08 II Riga, Latvia – 1967 07 II Jurmala, Latvia), painter. Only in 1990 his relatives give his artistic heritage to ...
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Late 20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings

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Paper, Watercolor, Mixed Media

Collage based Drawings, Bull, Mixed Media on Board, Red, Black "In Stock"
Located in Kolkata, West Bengal
Sunil Das - Collage based Drawings - 11 X 9 inches (unframed size) Mixed Media on Board Inclusive of shipment in ready to hang form. Sunil Das (1939-2015) was a Master Modern Indian...
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1990s Modern Figurative Paintings

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Mixed Media, Board

Nude Painting, Mixed Media on canvas, White, Black, Pink, Browncolors "In Stock"
Located in Kolkata, West Bengal
Bijan Choudhury - Untitled - 42 x 48 inches (unframed size) Mixed Media on Canvas Inclusive of shipment in roll form. Style : The Marxist orientation did not allow Bijan Chowdhury "...
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Early 2000s Modern Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Mixed Media

Woman with Arms Crossed
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Woman with Arms Crossed Mixed media collage-painting on stone chip surface, mounted on fabric, mounted on wood support by the artist, 1955 Signed and dated lower center Image size: 1...
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1950s Modern Figurative Paintings

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Other Medium

"Pueblo Indians, Taos, New Mexico, " Georgia Klitgaard, Southwest Landscape
Located in New York, NY
Georgina Klitgaard Pueblo Indians, Taos, New Mexico Signed lower right Oil on canvas 18 x 24 inches Georgina Berrian was born in Spuyten Duyvil, New York in 1893. She was educated a...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Nude Women, Bathing, Watercolor on paper, Green, Yellow by K. C. Pyne "In Stock"
Located in Kolkata, West Bengal
Kartick Chandra Pyne - Untitled - 22.5 x 30 inches (unframed size) Watercolor on thick imported paper Inclusive of shipment in roll form. Style : After graduating from the Governmen...
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Early 2000s Modern Figurative Paintings

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Paper, Watercolor

Maze, 20th Century Geometric Figurative Abstract Acrylic Painting
Located in Beachwood, OH
Clarence Holbrook Carter (American, 1904-2000) Maze, 1982 Acrylic on cardboard Signed and dated upper right 7 x 9.5 inches A surrealist mid-century figural abstract painting. Clar...
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1980s Modern Figurative Paintings

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Acrylic

Industrial Cityscape Landscape Oil Painting Possibly Ukrainian Framed Blue Rare
Located in Buffalo, NY
A modern industrial landscape painting. Signed on the reverse what appears to be Palamar. Possibly Ukrainian artist Ivan Palamar.
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1980s Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Void Dancer, Mythscape Series, Indian Art, Oil on canvas, Painting "In Stock"
Located in Kolkata, West Bengal
Amitabh Sengupta - Void Dancer - 48 x 48 inches (unframed size) Oil on canvas ** This work will be shipped in roll form to save on shipping cost. Mythscape Series : This series eme...
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Early 2000s Modern Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Rare Drawing, Woman with horse, Erotic, Figurative ink , by Padmashree Sunil Das
Located in Kolkata, West Bengal
Sunil Das - Rare Early Drawing III Pen & Ink on paper 22 x 14 inches Complimentary shipment in a roll form. Sunil Das ( 1939-2015) was a Master Modern Indian Artist from Bengal ....
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1980s Modern Figurative Paintings

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Paper, Ink, Pen

Portrait Oil on cardboard, 100x92 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Portrait Oil on cardboard, 100x92 cm The central focus of the artwork is a woman seated gracefully, elegantly adorned in a beautiful blue dress. Her presence dominates the composit...
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Late 20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings

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Oil, Cardboard

Saheli, interacting, MixedMedia in green, red, yellow by student of Nandalal Bose
Located in Kolkata, West Bengal
Ramanando Bandopadhayay - 8 x 10 inches ( Unframed size ) Mixed media on paper Inclusive of shipment in roll form. Style : Lyrical and romantic, his work is typical of the Bengal School and reminiscent of Nandalal Bose...
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2010s Modern Figurative Paintings

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Paper, Mixed Media

Large Vintage Painting Titled: “Goodbye Arnie”
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Large Vintage Airbrush Painting Titled: “Goodbye Arnie” Wayne A. Timm MFA In the 1960's, Wayne Timm rubbed elbows with the likes of Warhol, L...
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Late 20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings

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Oil

Day Dream, Etching on paper, Blue, Green, Blackcolors by Indian Artist"In Stock"
Located in Kolkata, West Bengal
Amitabha Banerjee - Day Dream - 6 x 10 inches (unframed size) Etching on paper Inclusive of shipment in roll form. About the Artist and his work : Born : In 1929 born in Barisal, Ba...
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Early 2000s Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Paper, Etching

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