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Art Subject: Dancing
Tyria
Tyria

Tyria

By René Romero Schuler

Located in Westport, CT

René Romero Schuler’s expressionistic paintings depict delicate female figures that she paints using a dry-brushed, minimalist hand, leaving her subjects mostly featureless but nonet...

Category

2010s Expressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Recomeço , Ritchelly Oliveira
Recomeço , Ritchelly Oliveira

Recomeço , Ritchelly Oliveira

By Ritchelly Oliveira

Located in Porto, 13

“Recomeço” (2024) is a charcoal and acrylic on canvas painting by Ritchelly Oliveira, measuring 190 x 150 cm (74.8 x 59 in). A poised, grayscale figure appears at the center with arm...

Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Charcoal, Acrylic

"Before the performance"
"Before the performance"

"Before the performance"

Located in Edinburgh, GB

Two young ballerinas warming up before their performance

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Realist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Cardboard

Untitled
Untitled

Untitled

By Nathan Oliveira

Located in Palm Desert, CA

A painting by Nathan Oliveira. "Untitled" is a Bay Area Figurative Painting, oil on canvas in a brown and tan palette by American artist Nathan Oliveira. The artwork is signed in the lower right, "Oliveira 64”. A Californian whose work is of preeminent importance during the post war period, Oliveira is most often associated with Park, Diebenkorn and the other artists with whom he sketched early in his career. Yet it was not an oversight when Oakland Museum director Paul Mills chose not to include Oliveira in the 1957 exhibition “Contemporary Bay Area Figurative Painting.” All came to figuration by initiating a sophisticated dialogue with abstraction, yet it is Oliveira, the often characterized ambivalent loner among Bay Area artists whose work is most often compared to Alberto Giacometti, Francis Bacon, or Willem de Kooning with whom he shared walls and space at The Images of Man exhibition held in New York at the Museum of Modern Art in 1959. During the early years, Oliveira’s lone figures often suggested an existential angst similar to that of Giacometti, but there was also a weightlessness and a transcendent aura that envelopes these figures; they appear as elemental, universal and eternal projections of selfless consciousness better understood within the bodiless realm of metaphysics. These qualities would remain in his work throughout his long career, yet he would find other themes to explore — the natural world where the essential nature of birds and animals exist in equal profundity with their human counterparts, the transient world of evanescent perception when memory must reconstruct momentary experience, and later, the ‘site’ paintings and monoprints that suggest the abandoned remnants of a long-lost civilization or tribe uncovered at an archeological dig. Through and through, flesh to bones, and bones to dust Nathan Oliveira has left us with a legacy of art that will surely remain untarnished by time or changing trends. His work exists within a realm rarely achieved by artists striving in a similar mode of expression. Unclouded by ego or wayward sentiment, it is also in the warmth and humble nature...

Category

Late 20th Century Post-War Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Shared Identity 2 (A Land Where Miracles Comes in Twos) - 21st Century, Portrait
Shared Identity 2 (A Land Where Miracles Comes in Twos) - 21st Century, Portrait

Shared Identity 2 (A Land Where Miracles Comes in Twos) - 21st Century, Portrait

By Kehinde Mayowa

Located in Ibadan, Oyo

This painting is a heartfelt tribute to my family's rich cultural heritage. I'm proud to hail from Igbo-Ora, Oyo State, Nigeria - famously known as the 'Twin Capital of the World'. W...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Tango Awakening

Tango Awakening

By Stuart Yankell

Located in New York, NY

Homage to the Tango. Beautiful hues. Acrylic and Oil on acrylic panel mounted on aluminum. About the artist: The art critic Burton Wasserman said “seeing Yankell’s paintings with your eyes is to soon feel them refreshing your heart and mind as they produce visions of joy at the center of your being.” Yankell was trained in Philadelphia at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, the University of Pennsylvania and the Frudakis Sculpture Academy. He also studied in Italy at Temple University, and has taught painting and art history at the university level over the course of his career. Yankell is also known for his portraiture, and has been commissioned to paint a variety of business, political and academic figures for public and corporate collections, as well as children and families. Recent collectors in the entertainment industry include Dave Matthews, Carlos Santana, Ravi Coltrane, Natalie Merchant and both Wynton and Branford Marsalis.  Stuart Yankell...

Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Metal

Maya Green, Dance Me To The End Of Love Oil on Canvas Palette Knife 12 x 12"
Maya Green, Dance Me To The End Of Love Oil on Canvas Palette Knife 12 x 12"

Maya Green, Dance Me To The End Of Love Oil on Canvas Palette Knife 12 x 12"

By Maya Green

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Collectible Piece. Dance Me To The End Of Love The painting is oil on canvas and painted with a pallet knife. Gallery Stretching & Wrap SIZE: 12 x 12" Maya Green, is a Ukrainian-Jewish contemporary...

Category

Early 2000s Expressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

"The Dancers Begin" & "The Dancers Finish"
"The Dancers Begin" & "The Dancers Finish"

"The Dancers Begin" & "The Dancers Finish"

By Louis Kronberg

Located in Lambertville, NJ

One is Signed Lower and the Other is Signed Lower Right Louis Kronberg (1872 - 1965) Kronberg, often referred to as "the American Degas,"was born in Boston on December 20, 1872. He displayed artistic talent in his elementary school years and while he was only fifteen years old, his brother, who had become an impresario, made it possible for Louis to copy portraits of stage and concert celebrities backstage. Louis came to know Ignaz Paderewski, Boris Chaliapin...

Category

1910s American Impressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Pastel

Shared Identity 1 (A Land Where Miracles Comes in Twos) - 21st Century, Portrait
Shared Identity 1 (A Land Where Miracles Comes in Twos) - 21st Century, Portrait

Shared Identity 1 (A Land Where Miracles Comes in Twos) - 21st Century, Portrait

By Kehinde Mayowa

Located in Ibadan, Oyo

This painting is a heartfelt tribute to my family's rich cultural heritage. I'm proud to hail from Igbo-Ora, Oyo State, Nigeria - famously known as the 'Twin Capital of the World'. W...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Argentine Tango, Oil Painting
Argentine Tango, Oil Painting

Argentine Tango, Oil Painting

By Duane Brown

Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
This painting captures an intimate moment between two dancers. Artist Duane Brown uses a restrained yet intentional palette. The pale dress of the woman contras...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

Little Ballerinas. Original painting
Little Ballerinas. Original painting

Little Ballerinas. Original painting

By Eleonora Taranova

Located in Zofingen, AG

This unique and delicate artwork was created using the artist's original technique on a high-quality Italian linen canvas. The vibrant oil painting, rendered in shades of purple and ...

Category

2010s Impressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Untitled 3 Oil Painting on Canvas Linen Dance Portrait Female Together In Stock

Untitled 3 Oil Painting on Canvas Linen Dance Portrait Female Together In Stock

By Nikolas Antoniou

Located in Utrecht, NL

Untitled 3 Oil Painting on Canvas Linen Dance Portrait Female Together In Stock Nikolas Antoniou was born in Larnaca, Cyprus. In 2012 he graduated in fine arts at the University of W...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Sway I, Original painting, Acrylic on Board, contemporary
Sway I, Original painting, Acrylic on Board, contemporary

Sway I, Original painting, Acrylic on Board, contemporary

By Henry Walsh

Located in Deddington, GB

Sway I by Henry Walsh is an original acrylic painting on a wooden board that features a woman with a red dress, swaying and dancing. Henry Walsh’s work begin with snapshots of busy l...

Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Board

Invisible Pain 1 -21st Century, Contemporary, Abstract-Expressionism, Colour

Invisible Pain 1 -21st Century, Contemporary, Abstract-Expressionism, Colour

By Janet Adebayo

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. About Artist Jan...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Neo-Expressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Leap of Faith -original impressionism figurative oil painting-contemporary Art
Leap of Faith -original impressionism figurative oil painting-contemporary Art

Leap of Faith -original impressionism figurative oil painting-contemporary Art

Located in London, Chelsea

We offer complimentary worldwide shipping and cover all tariffs and import taxes for this artwork. This exceptional artwork is currently on display and available for sale at Signet C...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Realist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Head Held High, Oil Painting
Head Held High, Oil Painting

Head Held High, Oil Painting

By Kat Silver

Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
A female acrobat wearing a rabbit mask performs a routine with her arms raised above her and one leg lifted. Trapeze performers swing through the air in the bac...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

Ballet Dancer Silhouette Original Painting Abstract Figure Dance Art Contemporar
Ballet Dancer Silhouette Original Painting Abstract Figure Dance Art Contemporar

Ballet Dancer Silhouette Original Painting Abstract Figure Dance Art Contemporar

By Marina Fisher

Located in Zofingen, AG

Ballet Dancer Silhouette – Original Abstract Figure Painting, Contemporary Dance Art, Fluid Acrylic & Oil on Canvas This original abstract figurative painting captures the fleeting grace of a ballet dancer suspended in motion. A luminous white silhouette emerges from a complex, fluid background, evoking the elegance and discipline of classical dance while dissolving the figure into an expressive, almost dreamlike atmosphere. The dancer appears weightless, as if moving through space rather than standing within it—blurring the boundary between body, energy, and environment. The composition is built through a fluid art technique, where organic cellular patterns and layered pigments create a rich, evolving surface. Deep burgundy, soft pinks, muted violets, and dark contrasting tones flow together, forming a dynamic backdrop that suggests movement, emotion, and rhythm. The central figure, rendered in light, acts as a visual anchor—symbolizing purity, focus, and the ephemeral nature of performance. Executed in mixed media—fluid acrylic and oil on canvas—the painting combines the spontaneity of pouring techniques with controlled artistic intervention. The result is a textured yet smooth visual field, where fine details and natural transitions between colors enhance the depth and complexity of the work. This is a one-of-a-kind original artwork, not a print or reproduction, ideal for collectors of contemporary abstract art, figurative painting, dance-inspired art, and modern wall decor. It fits seamlessly into contemporary, minimalist, or gallery-style interiors, adding both emotional resonance and visual sophistication. Size: 40 × 50 × 1.5 cm (16 × 20 × 0.6 inches) Medium: Mixed media – fluid acrylic and oil on canvas Year: 2019 Type: One-of-a-kind original painting Condition: Excellent Signature: Signed by the artist Framing: Unframed (ready for custom framing) The artwork is sold unframed. The buyer is responsible for selecting and arranging a suitable frame. A floating frame or clean contemporary frame is recommended to preserve the visual lightness of the composition and highlight the contrast between the figure and the textured background. This abstract ballet dancer painting...

Category

2010s Abstract Figurative Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Canvas, Mixed Media

The Gods of Voodoo
The Gods of Voodoo

The Gods of Voodoo

By Harold McCauley

Located in Fort Washington, PA

Medium: Oil on Canvasboard Signature: Unsigned Dimensions: Sight Size 18.00" x 24.00;" Framed 28.50" x 35.50" Cover for Fate Magazine - August 1953 The original cover painting by H.W. McCauley used for the August 1953 cover of Fate (True Stories of the Strange and Unknown), illustrating "The Gods of Voodoo" by North Hildabrand. In this offering a dancing pin...

Category

1950s Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Board

Dancing Girls
Dancing Girls

Dancing Girls

By Ben Benn

Located in Sheffield, MA

Ben Benn American, 1884-1983 Dancing Girls Oil on board 14 ½ by 21 in, w/ frame 21 ½ by 28 in Studied: The Art Student League in NYC; National Academy of Design, 1904-1908. Membe...

Category

Mid-20th Century Impressionist Paintings

Materials

Oil

"The Embrace", Story Illustration for Cosmopolitan Magazine, August 1951
"The Embrace", Story Illustration for Cosmopolitan Magazine, August 1951

"The Embrace", Story Illustration for Cosmopolitan Magazine, August 1951

By Alex Ross

Located in Fort Washington, PA

Date: 1951 Medium: Gouache, Pen and Ink on Board Dimensions: 12.75" x 18.00" Signature: Signed Lower Left The Embrace. Story illustration for "How About Tonight?" by John D. Hess, published in Cosmopolitan magazine...

Category

1950s Figurative Paintings

Materials

Ink, Gouache, Board, Pen

That Dreams May Come III, Oil Painting
That Dreams May Come III, Oil Painting

That Dreams May Come III, Oil Painting

Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
A young girl wearing a tutu sits in front of a vanity. Artist C M Cooper based this piece on the innocence of childhood, using an eight-year-old ballet student ...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist More Art

Materials

Oil

Mixed Age 2 -21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative, African Modern, Women

Mixed Age 2 -21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative, African Modern, Women

By Ayandare Adeniran Ayanmuyiwa

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

Untitled XII
Untitled XII

Untitled XII

By Rachel Isadora

Located in Toronto, ON

9.5" x 8" Unframed Mixed Media on Paper Hand Signed by Rachel Isadora

Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Paper, Acrylic

No Looking Back, Oil Painting
No Looking Back, Oil Painting

No Looking Back, Oil Painting

Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
An impressionist painting captures the back view of a young lady dressed in a red silk nightgown. She stares at her reflection in the mirror, lost in thought. S...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist More Art

Materials

Oil

"Before the First Step"
"Before the First Step"

"Before the First Step"

Located in Edinburgh, GB

Dance doesn't begin when the music starts. It begins earlier—the moment the pointe shoes are tied, when concentration sets in and all unnecessary distractions disappear. This work is...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

"The Florence Sisters", 19th Century Oil on Canvas, Spanish Artist José Villegas
"The Florence Sisters", 19th Century Oil on Canvas, Spanish Artist José Villegas

"The Florence Sisters", 19th Century Oil on Canvas, Spanish Artist José Villegas

Located in Madrid, ES

JOSÉ VILLEGAS Y CORDERO Spanish 1844 - 1921 "The Florence Sisters" signed "Villegas" (lower left) oil on canvas 33-1/2 X 40-1/2 inches (84.5 X 102.5 cm.) PROVENANCE Private Collector, Seville, Spain José Villegas Cordero (Seville, August 26, 1844-Madrid, November 9, 1921) was a Spanish painter. He directed the Prado Museum between 1901 and 1918. Biography He was the brother of the painter Ricardo Villegas Cordero. He began his apprenticeship very young with José María Romero, with whom he remained for two years until entering the School of Fine Arts in Seville, where he was under the tutelage of Eduardo Cano. In 1860, when he was only 16 years old, he sold his work Little Philosophy for 2,000 reais at the Seville Exhibition. In 1867 he traveled to Madrid, where he entered Federico Madrazo's studio. There he established friendship with painters Eduardo Rosales and Fortuny. He went regularly to the Prado where he copied Velázquez, from whom he acquired spontaneity and the use of color for his technique. Finally, and out of admiration for Fortuny's orientalist painting, he returned to Seville and organized an excursion to Morocco. At the end of 1868 he decided to travel to Rome accompanied by the painters Rafael Peralta and Luis Jiménez Aranda...

Category

Late 19th Century Realist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Passionate Ballet Duet Under Purple Waterfall 20th Century French Oil
Passionate Ballet Duet Under Purple Waterfall 20th Century French Oil

Passionate Ballet Duet Under Purple Waterfall 20th Century French Oil

By Annie Faure

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

Ballet Duet by Annie Faure (French 1940-2021) signed lower corner oil painting on canvas, unframed canvas size: 15 x 18 inches condition: overall very good, minor surface scuffs from...

Category

Late 20th Century French School Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

3 funny fashionistas.  Original impasto Miniature Oil Gift Art.
3 funny fashionistas.  Original impasto Miniature Oil Gift Art.

3 funny fashionistas. Original impasto Miniature Oil Gift Art.

By Elena Lukina

Located in Zofingen, AG

This original oil painting captures the joyful spirit of three funny fashionistas. The artist's use of impasto creates a textured surface that brings these characters to life with pl...

Category

2010s Expressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Cardboard

Tendrils of Warmth
Tendrils of Warmth

Tendrils of Warmth

By Kim Frohsin

Located in Burlingame, CA

'Tendrils of Warmth' is a figurative portrait by multi-disciplinary artist Kim Frohsin. Professionally framed in an white ash hardwood floater frame, with an opening on the back, to reveal the artist's signature, title of the painting, and year of its making - 2008. Ready for hanging and also suitable to sit of a table as a sculpture. Frohsin’s work is held by the San Jose Museum of Art, the Crocker Art Museum in Sacramento, the Office of the Governor, State Capital, Sacramento, and the United States Department of State. Her work is also in numerous corporate and private collections, among them the Morgan Flagg Family Collection, Buck Fine Arts, Adobe Systems, Inc Neiman Marcus and the Gap, Inc. Frohsin began exhibiting in the San Francisco Bay Area in the early 1990s, and in 1993 was included with Nathan Olivera, Manuel Neri and Stephen De Staebler in an exhibit of "Four Figures from the Bay." With Wayne Thiebaud as the juror, she won the California Society of Printmakers' Award in 1996, and the following year exhibited at the de Young Museum in San Francisco in "Bay Area Art...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Ink, Acrylic, Pigment

"The New Messiah" – Acrylic Stencil on Paper

"The New Messiah" – Acrylic Stencil on Paper

By Plastic Jesus

Located in West Hollywood, CA

Plastic Jesus is a Los Angeles based street artist that specializes in bold stencil and installation work, inspired by world news events, society, the urban environment, culture and politics. His work is more about shining a small light into some of those dark corners of society then standing back and watching reactions and opinions. his work combines humor, irony, criticism and unique opinion to create art that engages on many levels. Works usually begin on the streets and then expand to limited edition prints and originals on canvas. "The New Messiah" – Acrylic Stencil on Paper...

Category

2010s Pop Art Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Stencil

Diable (Catharsism, Brush Strokes, Surrealism, Semi Abstract, +35% OFF)
Diable (Catharsism, Brush Strokes, Surrealism, Semi Abstract, +35% OFF)

Diable (Catharsism, Brush Strokes, Surrealism, Semi Abstract, +35% OFF)

By Sergey Lutsenko

Located in Kansas City, MO

Archival Pigment Print on Linen Year: 2022 Size: 33.4 x 25.5 inches Signed and titled by hand COA provided The style reflects the need for constant self-perfection and development, ...

Category

2010s Contemporary Portrait Prints

Materials

Linen, Archival Pigment

Funny pink ballerinas. Miniature original impasto oil painting.
Funny pink ballerinas. Miniature original impasto oil painting.

Funny pink ballerinas. Miniature original impasto oil painting.

By Elena Lukina

Located in Zofingen, AG

I poured my passion into this miniature oil painting, using impasto techniques to bring these funny pink ballerinas to life on canvas. The vibrant colors and textured surface capture...

Category

2010s Expressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Cardboard

Alila

Alila

By René Romero Schuler

Located in Napa, CA

René Romero Schuler is an American painter and sculptor who creates powerful images that speak to the complexities of the human condition and the spirit that connects all human bein...

Category

2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil

In the arms of the Angel
In the arms of the Angel

In the arms of the Angel

By Elena Lukina

Located in Zofingen, AG

In creating this piece, I embraced the delicate dance between realism and expressionism, aiming to convey deep emotion. The soft interplay of light and shadow across the figure's for...

Category

2010s Expressionist Interior Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Cardboard, Giclée