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Art Subject: Modern Art
Georgian Contemporary Art by Gela Keidia - Abstraction
Located in Paris, IDF
Oil on canvas
Gela Keidia is a Georgian artist born in 1963 who lives and works in Tbilisi, Georgia. He studied at Tbilisi Galaktion Tabidze Secondary School No. 51. He started his ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Impressionist floral vivid oil painting on canvas "The scent of a summer garden"
Located in VÉNISSIEUX, FR
This contemporary floral expressionist piece with a touch of impressionism was created by French artist Natalya Mougenot and belongs to her evocative series dedicated to the beauty o...
Category
2010s Abstract Expressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Linen, Oil
Basket in Red. Oil on panel. Expressionist Still-life with abstract background
Located in Segovia, ES
Basket in Red (Canasto en rojo). Aracely Alarcón oil on panel. Expressionist Still-life on abstract background.
Dimension art : 38 x 46 x 03 cm.
Dimen...
Category
Early 2000s Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Panel, Oil
$1,815 Sale Price
20% Off
A Vibrant, Mid-Century Modern Studio Interior Scene, Standing Nude, Woman Artist
Located in Chicago, IL
A Vibrant, Mid-Century Modern 1960s Studio Interior Scene of a Standing Female Nude by Notable Woman Artist, Vivian Kinsley Chapin (Am. 1909-1984). Very "Mod" in style and appearanc...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Modern Nude Paintings
Materials
Masonite, Oil
"Shut Up and Kiss Me" Cowboy Western Pop art Oil on Canvas
Located in Southampton, NY
We are please to announce that we are now exclusively representing the Pop Art cowboy and cowgirl paintings of the artist Matt Straub. We at the gallery have been excited about the ...
Category
2010s Pop Art Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Spray Paint
Figures Walking Through A Pastel Colour Town French Oil Painting
By Fanch Lel
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Pastel Town
by Fanch Lel
Size: 12 x 12 inches (height x width)
Oil painting on board, unframed
Condition: Good condition overall with minor surface handling marks and light wear to e...
Category
20th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
ABSTRACT Figurative Body Nude Women Lola Erhart Argentinian Artist Oil Painting
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
At Escat Gallery, we are committed to maintaining the highest standards of trust and professionalism for our collectors. Every artwork in our collection includes a Certificate of Aut...
Category
2010s Abstract Figurative Paintings
Materials
Cotton Canvas, Oil
"See Water (Bottles) oil painting of a woman swimming underwater with red suit
Located in Edgartown, MA
"I throw myself into the water almost every day- it grounds me, the body floats and the mind drifts. The "Swimmer series" has followed me over the years, resurfacing and evolving. Pr...
Category
2010s Figurative Paintings
Materials
Cardboard, Oil
"Cortijo in the Sierra Alhamilla" Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Ulrich Gleiter's (EUR based) "Cortijo in the Sierra Alhamilla" is an oil painting that depicts the textural hillside of a desert landscape and a adobe-like structure in the foregroun...
Category
2010s Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Linen, Oil
French Mid-Century "The Polytechnique Students" Painting by Bernard Cornille
Located in Pasadena, CA
The 14th of July is the National Day in France. That night every high school in Paris have an orchestra playing in the streets.
This painting is depicting musicians students expres...
Category
Mid-20th Century Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$220 Sale Price
38% Off
Large German Expressionist Figurative oil painting by Hans Schellinger, reds
Located in Petworth, West Sussex
Hans Schellinger (German, 1905–1990)
Der Vogel
Oil on canvas
Signed ‘Schellinger’ (lower right)
55.125 x 35.5 in. (140 x 90.3 cm)
A large and commanding composition, Der Vogel showc...
Category
20th Century Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Osso Sonata, music and anatomy , violin, face,
Located in Brooklyn, NY
In this series, Audrey Anastasi has shifted her focus away from naturalistic domestic settings to a dark, enigmatic, and some might say, unsettling, place. These figures could be heros and heroines of Greek tragedy...
Category
2010s Surrealist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Nude - Paint by Antonio Feltrinelli - 1930s
Located in Roma, IT
Nude is an oil on cavas realized by the italian artist Antonio Feltrinelli in 1930s.
Following a post-impressionst style, the painter represents a half nude model sitting on a sofa....
Category
1930s Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Suzanna and the Elders
By Ben Shahn
Located in Miami, FL
A modern interpretation of the biblical story Suzanna and the Elders.
Signed lower right
Ink and wash on paper
The Downtown Gallery
Felix Landau Gallery
Ernest Brown & Phillips, Ltd...
Category
1940s American Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
Ink, Watercolor, Gouache, Archival Paper
"Autumn Wood Interior" John E. Costigan, Early 20th Century Landscape Painting
Located in New York, NY
John Edward Costigan
Autumn Wood Interior, 1946
Signed, lower left "J.E. Costigan N.A."
Oil on canvas
24 x 30 inches
John Costigan was a self-taught painter and trained printer dis...
Category
1940s Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
John E. Costigan"Autumn Wood Interior" John E. Costigan, Early 20th Century Landscape Painting, 1946
$19,200 Sale Price
20% Off
Child Resting in Chair, Expressionist Portrait by Philadelphia Artist
Located in Doylestown, PA
"Child Resting in Chair" is a painting by Philadelphia born Expressionist painter Bernard Harmon. The 41" x 35.75" oil on board portrait is painted in a vibrant color palette. The painting is framed in a new, black wood frame and signed "Harmon" on verso. Figurative expressionism in the style of Alice Neel.
Bernard Harmon was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1935. Harmon was primarily a portrait painter and a well loved teacher in the Philadelphia area. A graduate of the Philadelphia Museum School and Temples Tyler School of Art, Harmon traveled extensively in Europe and South America. Beloved by many, Harmon taught in the Philadelphia School District for 32 of his 54 years of life. Beginning his career as an art teacher at West Philadelphia High School, in the early 1960s he became one of the district's artists in residence, traveling from school to school to demonstrate for students how an artist works. Returning to the classroom, Harmon joined the art department at Central High School where he taught for 14 years and became an innovator in art curriculum, developing a program offering advanced placement art classes to gifted students. In his final years Harmon became a supervisor, mentoring teachers and overseeing programs in the Philadelphia school systems District #1. During his short life Harmon taught collage preparatory art classes at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, summer classes at the University of the Arts, and a Saturday program for gifted children at Drexel University. Among Harmon's portraits were commissioned by Philadelphia Jazz organist Jimmy Smith and Mayor Richardson Dilworth. Bernard Harmon was active in promoting African American Artist throughout his life time. He organized many early shows such as the "Afro American Artists...
Category
1970s Expressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
"Ellas". Figurative, minimalist, human figure, portrait
Located in MADRID, ES
Figurative, minimalist, human figure, portrait , neo cubist
Category
2010s Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
NAIAD Nymph original painting by Paula Craioveanu 39x23in
Located in Forest Hills, NY
Naiad (work in progress)
Original painting. size 39x23in / 100x60cm .
Shipped stretched as it is, ready for hanging.
"Midday (Nude on Armchair 3") is a striking addition to this se...
Category
2010s Contemporary Nude Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
anwuli ⏐ Joy
By REWA
Located in New Orleans, LA
REWA says of her work…
Viewers largely label me under “Contemporary African Art”. I label my work as Igbo Vernacular Art. The reason for this is that I believe that I have created a...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Archival Paper
$5,400
Figure with Blue Eyes
Located in Palm Desert, CA
A painting by Nathan Oliveira. "Figure with Blue Eyes" is a figurative painting, oil on canvas in a palette of browns and creams with a pop of blue by Bay Area Figurative artist Nath...
Category
Late 20th Century Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Still Life Gray" Cubist Oil Painting
By Lowell Daunt Collins
Located in Houston, TX
Great early Lowell Collins cubist neutral toned still life on canvas. Placed in a thin, black frame. Signed and titled by artist.
Artist Biography:
Born in San Antonio but raised i...
Category
1950s Cubist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Lady Nature
Located in Brooklyn, NY
“I spent my childhood in the countryside, where nature became my first, and forever biggest, inspiration. Nature taught me how to find an inner balance and how to listen to the voic...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
$20,000 Sale Price
20% Off
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...
Category
2010s Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
I Need to Put a Day in Between Lovers, Original Painting
By Mark Cudd
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
This black and white close-up of a young woman exudes a quiet, mysterious charm. Her fingers rest gently on her lips and chin, while her expressive eyes hint at...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Girl with red hair. 1996. Oil on cardboard, 90x83 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Girl with red hair. 1996. Oil on cardboard, 90x83 cm
This depiction of young nude woman with red hair on green-pink-blue background shows the artist as a master of forms and color field areas.
Laimdots Murnieks...
Category
Late 20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Cardboard
$8,297 Sale Price
20% Off
"River's Bounty" Oil painting 24" x 47" inch by Omar Abdel Zaher
Located in Culver City, CA
"River's Bounty" Oil painting 24" x 47" inch by Omar Abdel Zaher
Abdel Zaher is a graduate of the Academy of Fine Arts in Helwan and has been painting for three decades and has nota...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Abstract impressionist nature acrylic on paper "Serenity in the mountains"
Located in VÉNISSIEUX, FR
This contemporary abstract impressionist nature painting, infused with a touch of modernity and expressive flair, is titled "Serenity in the Mountains."
Vibrant and evocative, this ...
Category
2010s Abstract Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Paper, Acrylic
Nilo and her Leo
Located in BARCELONA, ES
Aga Baranska explores the profound connection between humans and animals in her art. Inspired by ‘THE STRENGTH’ tarot card, her work portrays precisely that; Inner strength, courage...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Mid Century Modern Vintage Swedish Abstract Figurative Painting - Figure in Blue
Located in Bristol, GB
FIGURE IN BLUE
Size: 48.5 x 42.5 cm (including frame)
Acrylic on card
A striking mid-century modernist abstract figurative painting that presents a seated figure rendered in deep, e...
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Portrait - Oil Painting by Tato - Early 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
This Portait painting on cardboard was realized by the Italian artist Tato in the early 20th Century, hailing from the artist's early period.
Hand-signed by the artist on the lower ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Abstract Oil on Canvas Modern Gestural Figurative Woman Nude blue
Located in ALCOY/ALCOI, ES
The Bather
Description: Oil on canvas, blue, figurative, nude, abstract, gestural, modern
In this vibrant oil painting Jessica Benjamin captures a private moment depicted throughout art history. Through expressive brushwork, and use of color, this painting has a modern vitality that builds upon this artistic tradition.
Jessica Benjamin was born in Bloomington, IL and graduated from the New York Academy of Art with his MFA in 2014.
Her paintings have been featured on the cover and interiors of three albums by Wynton Marsalis...
Category
2010s Abstract Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Polymnie, Muse de la Poésie – Large cubist acrylic on canvas by Grégoire Mathias
Located in PÉRIGUEUX, FR
This striking modern cubist painting captures Polymnia, the muse of poetry, depicted through a fragmented yet fluid composition that embodies the essence of lyrical expression. Execu...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Cubist Nude Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Canvas
Japanese Contemporary Art by Miyuki Takanashi - Mime-Mime
Located in Paris, IDF
Mixed media (acrylic, gouache,oil) on canvas
Miyuki Takanashi is a Japanese artist born in 1961 who lives & works in Sapporo in Japan. She is graduated from Hokkaido University of E...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media, Canvas, Oil, Acrylic, Gouache
"Recall, " Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Alla Bartoshchuk's "Recall" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts a nude female figure in the company of laughing blue and purple women, wher...
Category
2010s Surrealist Nude Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
$3,600 Sale Price
20% Off
Departure To A Quiet Country - White Blue Brown Green
Located in Sofia, BG
"Departure to a quiet country" is a painting by the French artist Maestro Danielle Le Bricquir.
Through her art, she has a very sharp and unique style of bright and colorful express...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Belle Femmes by Allison Chambers, Oil on Canvas Painting Four Women
Located in Atlanta, GA
"Belle Femmes" by Allison Chambers – 40x40 Oil on Canvas – $2500
Graceful, elegant, and full of movement, Belle Femmes by renowned artist Allison Chambers captures the essence of fe...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Self-Portrait with Pink Hat" by Podlach - Bright Red and Pink Self-Portrait
Located in Carmel, CA
Betsy Podlach (American, born 1964)
"Self-Portrait with Pink Hat" 2021
Oil Paint, Canvas, Stretcher Bars
The artist signed the back of the painting.
About the Artist:
Betsy Podlach ...
Category
2010s Fauvist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Stretcher Bars
Posthumous, abstract nude female figure, grey, blue
By Tom Bennett
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Abstract Expressionist figurative painting. Cool greys and a textured abstracted surface reveals a subtle yet powerful nude figure in hidden repose.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Friends" by Innocent Chikezie - Vibrant African Figurative Expressionist Art
Located in Carmel, CA
Innocent Chikezie (Nigerian, born 1982)
"Friends" 2022
Acrylic Paint, Canvas, Stretcher Bars
The artist signed the bottom right of the painting.
Abo...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic, Stretcher Bars
Butterflies -21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative, Portrait, Women, Africa
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Shipping Procedure
Ships in a well-protected tube from Nigeria
This work is unique, not a print or other type of copy.
Accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity (Issued by the Gal...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Together. Cardboard, oil, 50x39.5 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Together. Cardboard, oil, 50x39.5 cm
Double portrait of a man and woman
Vladimir Borisovich Glushenkov (May 21, 1948, Riga - December 26, 2009, Riga.) - painter, graphic artist, po...
Category
1970s Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Cardboard
$1,508 Sale Price
20% Off
Art of Jazz
By Greg Miller
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Drawing on the cultural and geographic influences of his California roots, Greg Miller explores images of the American urban and rural landscape of the mid-twentieth century. The wor...
Category
2010s Pop Art Figurative Paintings
Materials
Resin, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Magazine Paper
$24,000
20th Century French Expressionist Red Abstract Figure in Bright Landscape
By Akos Biro
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Red Abstract Figure
by Akos Biro (Hungarian 1911-2002)
pastel painting on artist paper, unframed
painting: 12 x 9 inches
provenance: the artists estate, France
Superb or...
Category
Late 20th Century Abstract Figurative Paintings
Materials
Pastel
Autumn day at the Lake. Oil on canvas. 49x69 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Autumn day at the Lake. Oil on canvas. 49x69 cm
Valiahmetov Amir Hasnulovitch (1927 07 01 Kazan - 2014 Moscow)
He graduated a Art Institut of Moscow by V. I. Surikov and learned to ...
Category
1980s Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$1,697 Sale Price
20% Off
"Blooming Together" contemporary oil painting of women with teal painted skin
Located in Edgartown, MA
Lily Sol’s current work “Flower Goddess” is a symbol of blooming into her true self and honoring the divine femine energy within all of us. Through her paintings she is able to celebrate the fierce women in her life and shine light on the diverse and unique beauty of cultures around the world. She loves exploring different mediums in her art journal, playing with collage, acrylic paints, watercolors, and pressed blooms. While painting she tries to stay in an intuitive mindset and allow her works to transform naturally—always seeking the harmony between staying loose yet in control, yin & yang of life. Bright colors, a playlist she can dance...
Category
2010s Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Twilight #2 - contemporary, figurative, portrait, oil on canvas
Located in Bloomfield, ON
This realistic oil painting is a portrait of a young Kenyan girl by Daniel Hughes.
Internationally recognized as a fine artist, Daniel Hughes has painted a haunting image with this ...
Category
2010s Realist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Hasta traspasarse II". Contemporary, Pop, Surrealistic, Figurative, Nude
Located in MADRID, ES
Contemporary, Pop, Surrealistic, Figurative, Nude
Category
2010s Pop Art Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Men Philosophizing
Located in Lake Worth Beach, FL
Men Philosophizing 1998
Born in 1950 Vina Del Mar Chile. Already when a child his drawings and paintings were noticed by the public. From 1966 to 1969 he attended the Academy of Fine Arts in Valparaiso where he received awards every year. Very soon he exhibited his works that document his specific interest in the portrayal of man in Chile. In the age of 24 he went abroad having exhibition in several Latin American countries. In 1983 he joined the League Art Student of New York.
Duran developed his style which distinguishes him from present day currents.
His work was exhibited in Europe, South America and USA recently his work was exhibited in Chile.
Ivan Duran Garlick...
Category
1990s Surrealist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Art Deco Horses and Nude Figures
By Bela Kadar
Located in Miami, FL
This work is an exceptional example of Kádár's mature Cubist style. It's effortlessly designed around a complex composition of nude men and women tending to horses in a surreal landscape with
Greek columns, friezes and marshmello clouds set against a rich blue saturated sky. Kádár was a Hungarian painter influenced by Der Blaue Reiter...
Category
1930s Art Deco Figurative Paintings
Materials
Gouache
Modernist Nude
Located in San Francisco, CA
Fabulous 21st century modernist female nude. This colorful mystery painting measures 30 1/4 inches high by 10 1/4 inches wide. The frame measures 41 1/4 inches high by 21 1/4 inches...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
$950
DREAMS OF MIRÓ
By Angel Rivas
Located in CÓRDOBA, ES
Acrylic on canvas
Shipped rolled in a tube
100% hand made painting, unique piece.
Category
2010s Post-Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Permanent Marker, Acrylic
$559 Sale Price
75% Off
"Un poco de paz II". Contemporary, Pop, Surrealistic, Figurative, Nude
Located in MADRID, ES
Contemporary, Pop, Surrealistic, Figurative, Nude
Category
2010s Pop Art Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Sunshine, the Campground Visitor from Outer Space
Located in Red Bank, NJ
Outsider artist Scott Harbison imagines a world of curious alien beings and wide-eyed mutant animals, naively navigating unknown territory. His mischievous figures are activated by s...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Outsider Art Animal Paintings
Materials
Oil Crayon, Acrylic, Board
Brown-Toned Figurative Painting on Canvas, 2024 - 'Pugna 037'
Located in Bruxelles, BE
Chidy Wayne (b. 1981, Spain) is an artist based in Barcelona. Over the years, he has established himself as a recognized figure in the art world, developing a personal artistic langu...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media
I Am Fabulous Ink On Paper
Located in Lake Worth Beach, FL
I Am Fabulous, Ink on Paper.
Keith Carrington’s experiences have led him to express his talents through the fluid & exacting mediums of watercolor and ink. He has honed his skills, ...
Category
2010s Pop Art Figurative Paintings
Materials
Ink, Archival Paper
“The Rabbi’s”
Located in Southampton, NY
Original oil on canvas painting by the well known Russian/American artist, Nahum Tschacbasov.. The painting depicts a group of rabbi’s in conversation in an interior setting. Circa 1...
Category
1930s Ashcan School Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Lily of the Valley" by I. Chikezie - Vibrant Portrait of a Woman - Contemporary
Located in Carmel, CA
Innocent Chikezie (Nigerian, born 1982)
"Lily of the Valley" 2021
Acrylic Paint, Canvas, Stretcher Bars
The artist signed the bottom right of the pai...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic, Stretcher Bars
Classical Study
Located in Boston, MA
Gammell Trust #W126. Signed and dated in pencil lower right: "R.H. Ives Gammell, Paris, 1917". Sheet measures 12 1/2 x 10 inches.
This is a very early work and despite the fact that...
Category
1910s Symbolist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Paper, Oil
The Village March In Weather Dappled Light French Landscape Oil Painting
By Fanch Lel
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Village March
Signed by Fanch Lel
Size: 13 x 16 inches (height x width)
Oil painting on board , unframed
Condition: Good condition overall with minor surface handling marks and l...
Category
20th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Low Down Blues, Large Colorful Modern Oil Painting by Earl Linderman
Located in Long Island City, NY
Low Down Blues
Earl Linderman, American (1931–2023)
Date: circa 1989
Oil on canvas, signed lower left and titled on verso
Size: 59.5 x 47.5 in. (151.13 x 120.65 cm)
Category
1980s Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
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