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Art Subject: Baby
Nu sur un divan
Located in Mc Lean, VA
Literature: Bazetoux, Henri Lebasque Catalogue Raisonne (Neuilly, 2008), vol. 1, p. 223 (no. 820) (illus)
Category

1920s Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

The Walk - Polish Young Art, Contemporary Figurative Painting, Street Art
Located in Salzburg, AT
The source of the young artist Michal Cygan´s art is to be found in the Silesian landscape, both in its material and its cultural dimension. The form of three-dimensional model is gi...
Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Acrylic

Tapestry V
Located in Boston, MA
Thomas Darsney’s paintings reveal a palpable tension between the tactile sensuousness of fabric and the subdued brushstrokes of paint made flesh. United by this visual juxtaposition,...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Panel

French Contemporary Art by KEJ - Après le Chaos 1
By Kej
Located in Paris, IDF
KEJ is a French artist born in 1959 who lives & works in Paris, France. He is considered to belong to the movement of Figuration Libre & Outsider Art. His works are referenced in the...
Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Georgian Contemporary Art by Saba Dolikashvili - Africa
Located in Paris, IDF
Acrylic, oil on canvas Saba Dolikashvili is a Georgian artist born in 2003 who lives and works in Tbilisi, Georgia. He is graduated from Tbilisi State Academy of Arts in 2025. His w...
Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Acrylic, Canvas

Ballerina, Clown and Festival Performers - like Edgar Degas
Located in Miami, FL
It is a work by Edgar Degas? A stunning and beautiful study of three members of a fair in an off moment. Dramatic underlighting creates a dramatic mood. Deftly rendered in the ...
Category

1930s Post-Impressionist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

The Red Pencil Gallery Owner - Paint by Alberto Gallerati - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Oil on canvas realized by Alberto Gallerati (b. 1945) in 1970s. Hand signed. Very good condition.
Category

1970s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

A Fine & Large 19th Century Oil on Canvas "New Year's Day at The Grandfather's"
Located in LA, CA
Friedrich Ortlieb (German, 1839-1909) A fine and large oil on canvas titled "New Year's Day at The grandfather's". The joyful indoor family scene depicting a Christmas and new year's...
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19th Century Academic Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

Painting Oil On Canvas, a Reclining Nude by Legendre French school
Located in Gavere, BE
Painting Oil On Canvas, a Reclining Nude by Legendre French school of the 20th century Beautiful and large oil on canvas, French school from the 1920's representing a naked young rec...
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1920s French School Nude Paintings

Materials

Gold Leaf

A Complicated Question of Balance - Paint by Alberto Gallerati - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Oil on canvas realized by Alberto Gallerati (b. 1945) in 1970s. Hand signed. Very good condition.
Category

1970s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Op Art Figurative Female Nude -- Sanctum of the Blooming Mind
Located in Soquel, CA
Op Art Figurative Female Nude -- Sanctum of the Blooming Mind This painting by Dmitri Katz (American/German, b. 1972), circa 1992, presents a surreal, almost mythological female fig...
Category

1990s Post-Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Stretcher Bars

20th Century Oil on Canvas Spanish Signed Painting Maternity, 1950s
Located in Vicoforte, IT
Spanish painting from the mid-20th century. Oil on canvas, glued on masonite, painting depicting Maternity, Woman with child in her arms of excellent pictorial quality. Painting of g...
Category

1950s Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

See the sea #1 Caroline Veith, 21st Century art Contemporary figurative painting
Located in Paris, FR
Vinyl paint on tracing paper and cut paper Signed and dated lower left Unique work
Category

2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings

Materials

Paper, Vinyl

"Moderato, " Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Sybiline's (CAN based) "Moderato" is an original, handmade oil and alkyd painting that depicts a portrait of a woman juxtaposed with white and blue patterning. About the Artist: Sy...
Category

2010s Surrealist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Panel, Alkyd

I Dream in Color_James Wolanin_Acrylic/Gloss Varnish/Panel_Retro_Pop_Portrait
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
JAMES WOLANIN "I Dream in Color" Acrylic & Gloss Varnish on Panel 48 x 48 inches ______________________ James Wolanin’s paintings transport the viewer to an effervescent, candy coa...
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2010s Pop Art Figurative Paintings

Materials

Varnish, Acrylic, Panel

Sancte Ioseph
Located in Mokena, IL
Sancte Ioseph, 2023 Oil on Panel with Frame, 17.5 x 20.5 inches With luminous depths, “Sancte Ioseph” presents an intimate portrayal of St. Joseph gently holding the Christ child, ...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

Santa's 1963 Corvette Convertible, Hertz advertisement
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Oil on Masonite Signature: Signed Center Left Santa's 1963 Corvette Convertible, Hertz Advertisement.
Category

1960s Figurative Paintings

Materials

Masonite, Oil

"Autopsia al salvaje I" nude painting, dog, pastel colors
Located in Ciudad de México, MX
Gonzalo García’s work explores the influence of Western culture and European painting on Mexican art, focusing on 17th- and 18th-century still lifes, Flemish Baroque bodegones, and m...
Category

2010s Figurative Paintings

Materials

Linen, Oil

Spring - American Cubism
Located in Miami, FL
Cubist influence mixed with soft warm colors is on full display in this charming work. Signed twice. 6 Gallery Tags on verso Sotheby's Kennedy Galleries Barbara Mathes Gallery Sid Deutsch Gallery The Downtown Gallery University of Arizona Art...
Category

1910s Cubist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Pastel

Large BELLE EPOQUE French Impressionist Academic SENSUAL NUDE w/ Pearl Choker
Located in New York, NY
Gorgeous Antique Belle Epoque French ACADEMIC Sensual Nude by Jules F. Ballavoine (1855-1901). This is a large rare example by the artist, painted in the...
Category

19th Century Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Acrylic

ESTEBAN
Located in Saint Louis, MO
In his series No Sé Quién Vivió Aquí, artist Sam Melendez combines his a masterful eye for narrative and characters with his trademark grit, and love of vintage colors. The large nos...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Charcoal, Oil

"Snow White" Oil Painting 39" x 35" inch by Yevhenii Shapovalov
Located in Culver City, CA
"Snow White" Oil Painting 39" x 35" inch by Yevhenii Shapovalov ATT: SHIPS ROLLED IN TUBE ABOUT: Yevhenii Shapovalov is a highly talented Ukrainian painter and graphic known for h...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Nude Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

The Gardener
Located in Columbia, MO
Grace Ramsey (American, b. 1985) Grace Ramsey is a self-taught painter based in Charlotte, North Carolina. Before establishing herself as a visual artist, she spent over a decade as ...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

Pecan Pie (large signed giclee on canvas)
Located in Aventura, FL
Giclee on canvas. Hand signed lower right by Doug Bloodworth. Hand numbered 17/150 lower right. Canvas size 44 x 55 inches. Canvas is not stretched. Artwork is in excellent co...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Songs From a Room - Painting Colors Beige Yellow Green Orange White Blue Purple
Located in Sofia, BG
"Songs From a Room" is a painting by Maestro Vlado Vesselinov. About the painting: Style and Technic: POP ART, Contemporary, Acrylic paint, oil on canvas The painting is unframed. ...
Category

2010s Pop Art Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Acrylic

The Last Time I Saw It - Surrealist Figurative Painting
Located in New York, NY
Parris Jaru's The Last Time I Saw It is a 16 x 11-inch surrealist oil painting. The primary colors are black and red. The canvas surface has a thick impasto of paint, made with plant-based pigments that Jaru collects during his long exploratory trips through India. The imagery brings a surrealist human figure, with all the body features exaggerated as if in a caricature. NY-born Parris Jaru comes from a Jamaican, Blackfoot Nation, and Arawak Nation background from both his parents. His work is informed by the vivid colors and imagery experienced in his childhood years spent in the coastal town of St. Ann’s Bay, Jamaica. His exploratory journeys in India enriched his work with a sensibility to natural plant-based pigments that he grinds with oils for his paintings. In his Brooklyn studio, Jaru brings all these cultural inspirations together. His entire body of work is informed by an intentional childlike, faux-naïve style, constantly shifting between figurative and abstraction. Even though at times, Jaru has been working on somber and entirely figure-free paintings, most of his work is defined by poignantly colored and playful surrealistic figures. Jaru often draws his figures with a continuous line emerging from a thick impasto of paint made with powders of Sea Algae, Hibiscus, Gymnema Sylvestre, and Turmeric. Related keywords: Caribbean Artist...
Category

2010s Surrealist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

O.T. (Badende Kinder)
Located in Wien, 9
Beschäftigt man sich heute mit dem Werk von Erich Waske, so stößt man zunächst auf eine ganze Reihe von Begründungen dafür, warum dieser herausragende Künstler so unverdient in Verge...
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21st Century and Contemporary Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Pastel

Super Day! (Superman), original painting on canvas
Located in Aventura, FL
Original acrylic painting on canvas. Hand signed on front; signed and titled on verso by Jozza. Canvas is stretched. Artwork is in excellent condition. Certificate of authentici...
Category

2010s Street Art Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

"Bound by Love" by Anne Siems, Portrait painting with tattoo drawing, on paper
Located in Dallas, TX
Anne Siems has created this stunning watercolor on Strathmore Cold press paper. All archival materials. Paper size: 44x44 inches Silver wood Frame size: 50x50x1.25 inch ANNE SIEMS (b. 1965, Germany) Artist Statement I was born in Berlin, Germany. From 1969 to 1971 I lived near Buenos Aires, Argentina. My first extended stay in the US was as an exchange student in 1986. Then in 1991, after finishing my MFA in Berlin, I moved to Seattle, WA. My work has moved from semi-abstract, room-filling plant and insect drawings...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Watercolor, Archival Paper

Georgian Contemporary Art by Mariam Odishvili - Pegasuses
Located in Paris, IDF
Oil on canvas (Plastic frame) 32 x 35 x 3 Mariam Odishvili is a Georgian artist born in 1994 who lives and works in Tbilisi, Georgia. She mainly uses...
Category

2010s Abstract Figurative Paintings

Materials

Cardboard, Canvas

Oil Painting by Alexander Davidson "Morning Sunshine"
Located in Mere, GB
Oil Painting by Alexander Davidson "Morning Sunshine" Alexander Davidson 1838-1887 was a Glaswegian painter of domestic scenes, he exhibited at the ...
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19th Century Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

Bliss Beach - original figurative painting - contemporary watercolour artwork
Located in London, Chelsea
This exceptional artwork is currently on display and available for sale at Signet Contemporary Art Gallery and online. In Bliss Beach, Annabelle Shelton captures the unmistakable rh...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Impressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Watercolor, Wood Panel

17th Century Allegory of Charity Carlo Cignani Madonna and Child Oil on Canvas
By Carlo Cignani
Located in Sanremo, IT
Painting, oil on canvas, with dimensions of 105 x 120 cm without frame and 125 x 140 with a beautiful carved frame depicting the 'allegory of charity and love with a woman with three...
Category

1690s Italian School Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

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...
Category

2010s Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Paper, Pastel, Ink, Mixed Media

French Contemporary Art by KEJ - The Tramps
By Kej
Located in Paris, IDF
KEJ is a French artist born in 1959 who lives & works in Paris, France. He is considered to belong to the movement of Figuration Libre & Outsider Art. His works are referenced in the...
Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas, Acrylic

Lying Woman - Oil on Canvas by Nino Bertoletti - 1930/40s
Located in Roma, IT
Lying Woman is an original modern artwork realized by the artist Nino Bertoletti beetween 1930 and 1940. Mixed colored oil on canvas. Hand signed by the artist on the lower margin Nino Bertoletti (Rome, October 26...
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1930s Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Art Nouveau Painting of a Maiden and Mischievous Cupids 19th Century by Rontini
Located in Rochester, NY
Art nouveau painting of beautiful maiden and mischievous angels. An allegory of Spring. Watercolor painting by Alessandro Rontini (Italian born 1854). In beautiful custom floral deco...
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19th Century Art Nouveau Figurative Paintings

Materials

Watercolor

Oil Painting Canvas On Canvas. "Study For A Magenta Spirit"
Located in Bogotá, Bogotá
Figurative oil painting on a square canvas. A mystical being, a sprite from another dimension, connects with an invisible world where peace exists without thought. Created with profe...
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2010s Contemporary Interior Paintings

Materials

Oil, Cotton Canvas

Georgian Contemporary Art by Nina Narimanishvili - Fatherhood
Located in Paris, IDF
Acrylic, pastel & paper on cardboard
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Cardboard, Pastel, Paper

The nap - Julien Calot, 21st Century art, Contemporary figurative painting
Located in Paris, FR
Acrylic paint on canvas Signed Unique work Julien CALOT Discover the new works on canvas by the French emerging and talented artist Julien Calot in his personal exhibition "Passenge...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Babyboom Baby Tree Acryl on Canvas Fat Lady Naive Painting Primitive In Stock
Located in Utrecht, NL
Babyboom Baby Tree Acryl on Canvas Fat Lady Naive Painting Primitive In Stock Ada Breedveld was born in Dordrecht at the start of the Dutch “Hunger winter” in 1944. Together with Ada...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

Leprechaun Irish Greeting Card painting (Children's room decor)
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Ferd Sondern (b.1923) Legend of Leprechaun, 1980. Ink and watercolor on illustration board. Complete panel measures 10.5 x 18 inches. Signed in rock at right side of stream. Cred...
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1970s Realist Animal Paintings

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Watercolor, Illustration Board, Ink

Skin Had Hope - Two Nude Torsos, Entwined, Original Oil on Panel
Located in Chicago, IL
Using pornography as a vehicle for understanding, Rick Sindt's work explores the discovery and development of queer attraction. Sindt transforms pornographic stills, repurposing them...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Panel

Elise - Colorful Pastel Figurative Abstract Feminine Portrait Painting on Canvas
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Erin Hammond is a contemporary abstract expressionist artist whose free-form paintings capture the essence of her inner, subjective realities. With a vibrant palette and dynamic mark...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Charcoal, Mixed Media, Acrylic

"Cherished Playthings" (2020), Photorealist Pastel Still-Life with Toys on Paper
Located in Denver, CO
Irene Georgopoulou's "Cherished Playthings" (2020) is an original soft pastel on paper artwork, measuring 17 x 11 inches, and framed at 19 x 13 x 3 in. Georgopoulou's expert use of ...
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2010s Photorealist Still-life Paintings

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Paper, Pastel

Korean Art - Fantasy Jejuisland, Island Girl Story Chun-Ja Healing Garden
Located in Paris, IDF
Artwork framed - white & wooden frame Shin Seung-Hun is a South-Korean artist born in 1979 who lives & works in Jeju Island, Korea. He is considered by critics as the new Korean...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Acrylic, Canvas

Portrait of a Young Man
Located in London, GB
'Portrait of a Young Man' by Pandi, acrylic on stretched canvas. This piece was finished in early 2019 in Bali. It is a charming depiction of a...
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2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

"El Baile (The Dance), " Oil on Jute signed by Ernesto Gutierrez
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"El Baile (The Dance)" is an original oil painting on Jute by Ernesto Gutierrez. The artist signed the piece in the lower right. This painting depicts five figures dancing and playin...
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Early 2000s Figurative Paintings

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Oil, Jute

Huge Contemporary Painting Abstract Mythical Figures in a Surrealist Composition
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Mythical Figures signed oil on canvas, unframed dated 99' Canvas : 32 x 36 inches Provenance: private collection, France Condition: very good condition Description: This bold and co...
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1990s Modern Nude Paintings

Materials

Oil

Portrait of a young Girl with a Doll, Basile de Loose, Belgium, 19th, Romantic
By Basile de Loose
Located in Greven, DE
Basile de Loose Portrait of a Child signed and dated „1861“ Basile De Loose (17 December 1809 – 24 October 1885) was a Belgian painter. He was born in Zele, East Flanders, United K...
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19th Century Romantic Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Turkmen Contemporary Art by Amir Kerr - Oncoming Rain
Located in Paris, IDF
Signed on reverse Born in Turkmenistan, in the sunny city of Ashkhabad. From his youth was into artistic activities, currently the earlier works are kept in the family archives. In ...
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2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Indonesian Contemporary Art by Kusbudiyanto - Dream to Fly
Located in Paris, IDF
Kusbudiyanto is an Indonesian artist born in 1969 who lives & works in Jogjakarta, Indonesia. This painting tells about child's dream to fly and reach his dream. Fly like a bird and...
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2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Mid-Century Balinese River Scene
Located in Soquel, CA
Ink painting of a traditional Balinese river scene attributed to Dewa Putu Lopid. Intricate and dynamic ink wash painting of a traditional Balinese river and village scene. In the f...
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1950s Folk Art Figurative Paintings

Materials

Paper, Ink

Happy Hour Abstracted Figurative
Located in Soquel, CA
Abstract Expressionist painting of a very happy person in a colorful environment by San Francisco artist Michael William Eggleston (American, 20th c.). From a collection of his works...
Category

1990s Abstract Expressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

LAMBERT
Located in Saint Louis, MO
In his series No Sé Quién Vivió Aquí, artist Sam Melendez combines his a masterful eye for narrative and characters with his trademark grit, and love of vintage colors. The large nos...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Charcoal, Oil

Swamp Thing (large signed giclee on canvas)
Located in Aventura, FL
Giclee on canvas. Hand signed lower right by Doug Bloodworth. Hand numbered 8/150 lower right. Canvas size 38 x 48 inches. Canvas is not stretched. Artwork is in excellent con...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Design for Underground Poster, 1927 art deco design by A. E. Halliwell
Located in London, GB
A. E. Halliwell (1905-1987) Design for Underground Poster Gouache 15 x 12 cm 1927 Signed, dated and inscribed "Design for Underground Poster, executed 30" x 20", A. E. Halliwell '27...
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1930s Art Deco Figurative Paintings

Materials

Ballpoint Pen

CHERUBIM - Mario Rosario Allegretti - Figurative - Oil on Canvas Painting
Located in Napoli, IT
Cherubim - Oil on canvas painting, Mario Rosario Allegretti, Italy, 2000 This delightful oil on canvas in Baroque style depicts cherubs playing with a goat, most likely inspired by ...
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Early 2000s Flemish School Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Better Alone than in Bad Company
Located in New Orleans, LA
after: Joseph Shuster’s Action Comics #1 Cover (1938) and #19 Burning Flesh from Wally Wood’s, Bob Powell’s, and Norm Saunders’ Mars Attacks trading cards (1962) Framed: 9h x 9w in Continuing the exploration of Superman’s role as extraterrestrial anomaly – an alien who’s also a friend, I spent time considering how important one’s actions (on a singular occasion, in sum, alone, in collaboration with others, etc.) are in determining overall “goodness” or social value. In literally his first exposure to any reader, on the cover of Action Comics #1, Superman is shown smashing a large car against a rock, while three well-dressed men run away in fear. Taken by itself the image presents a deranged, super-strong vandal. It’s only upon reading the full narrative that we understand Superman’s action to be part of a rescue mission and the men to be gangster villains. When we allow Superman to be considered as an individual, responsible for his own actions, and over a series of events, rather than one incident, we find our hero. But when I offer Superman another alien (this one up to no good), and deny any exposure to a fuller understanding of circumstance, it’s much more difficult to separate Superman’s destructive actions from those of his new companion. Better Alone Than in Bad Company...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Panel

"Guinness" (2023) by Carrie Goller, Original Oil and Cold Wax Encaustic Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Carrie Goller's (US based) "Guiness" (2024) is an original, mixed media painting using encaustic on wood panel which features a side portrait still-life of a sheep. Born and raised ...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Mixed Media, Encaustic, Wood Panel

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