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Art Subject: Portrait
Three Angels
By Domenico Piola the Elder
Located in New York, NY
Provenance: Robert L. and Bertina Suida Manning, New York, until 1996 Private Collection, USA One of the leading artists in Genoa during the second half of the seventeenth century, Domenico Piola came from a successful family of artists, renowned for their many illusionistic ceiling programs throughout Genoese churches and palaces. A prolific draughtsman and painter, Domenico oversaw an extremely productive studio. In addition to his collaborations with numerous other artists, Domenico also provided many designs for book illustrations and prints that circulated throughout Europe, earning him international exposure and high acclaim in his own day. As Dr. Anna Orlando has indicated (written communication), the present work is an early work by Piola, datable from the late 1640s. At this time the young artist came strongly under the influence of Castiglione and Valerio Castello, while admiring the works of Giulio Cesare Procaccini. Piola’s works from this period are exuberant and fluid, and the artist’s love of portraying children is evident from the angels and putti that populate both his altarpieces and more intimate paintings. The present work depicts three angels...
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17th Century Baroque Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"After, " Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Mia Bergeron's (US based) "After" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts a dark haired woman in a dark interior with a yellow lamp lit behind her. Mia Bergeron's intere...
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2010s Realist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

Rabbi and Student, Modern Oil Painting by Abraham Straski
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Abraham Straski, Polish (1903 - 1987) Title: Rabbi and Student Year: 1957 Medium: Oil on Canvas, signed l.r. Size: 16 x 11 inches Frame Size: 25 x 20 inches
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1950s Post-War Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Anne Hathaway and Brooklyn Fish
Located in Greenwich, CT
The intention of this work is to generate conversations about values and identity by assembling unlikely pairs, Hollywood film icons and nostalgic comic book environments. Each entit...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"Ophelia". Contemporary, Realism, figurative, expresionism, impresionism, nude
Located in MADRID, ES
"Ophelia". Contemporary, Realism, figurative, expresionism, impresionism, nude
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2010s Neo-Expressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

A Matter of Inches
Located in New Orleans, LA
Temi Wynston Edun is a contemporary abstract figurative artist who lives and works in Columbia, Maryland. Born in Ibadan, West Africa, the first of six children, his intense and brooding portraits explore social, political, and psychological themes of the Black experience. His engaging figures capture phenotypic features of people of sub-Saharan heritage that he calls “Africanness” in a unique and distinctive use of mark making. Scale portraits and figures, usually isolated in spare or abstract backgrounds, emphasize the facial stares and expressions of the subjects, transporting the viewer to a level of intimacy and engagement with the work. This intimacy is the focal objective of the artist’s creations. Nothing tells the story of humanity like the face of a human. I am fascinated by faces and the stories they tell, I look for "interesting faces" more so than beautiful ones. But, to me, interesting is not enough. A portrait must be engaging and emotive, be able to tell a story without words and to communicate with the viewer in an unspoken dialogue of innovative ideas and insights, and of some shared experiences. From an early age, Edun’s talent was recognized. He won multiple awards as a child including a competition in 1979 for his design of a poster commemorating UNESCO’s International Year of the Child. While a teenager studying at Edo College in Benin City, Nigeria (high school), his portrait of the Oba of Benin (the traditional ruler of the Edo people) was presented to the Oba. In 1984, Wynston earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts from the University of Benin in Benin City, Nigeria, where he graduated with honors. One of his large-scale metal sculptures is still exhibited in a garden at the university. After graduation, Edun had exhibitions of his work in both Benin City and in Lagos, Nigeria. In 1990, after migrating to the U.S., he received a commission to design a work of art for the Howard University Gospel Choir. From 1990 to 1993, Wynston worked and studied under internationally acclaimed Baltimore-based artist Larry “Poncho” Brown...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Dipinto figurativo ritratto maschile toscano del XIX secolo
Located in Florence, IT
Il dipinto è firmato a destra AVILLA. Aleardo Villa è stato allievo di Giuseppe Bertini e Bartolomeo Giuliano e ha frequentato l'Accademia di Brera, diventando piuttosto famoso in tu...
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Late 19th Century Art Nouveau Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Readying for First Date, Original Cover for The Saturday Evening Post
Located in Fort Washington, PA
A mother helps her son put on a tie in preparation for a formal party. Original cover for The Saturday Evening Post, October 16, 1948. George Hughes used his neighbors, the Rockwells, as models. The young man is Thomas Rockwell, the son of famed Norman Rockwell, and the mother is modeled after Thomas' actual mother and Norman's then-wife, Mary Rockwell...
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1940s Interior Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

Ted Williams - Baseball Great, Outfielder for the Boston Red Sox, Framed
Located in Chicago, IL
Ted Williams was an American professional baseball player and manager. He played his entire 19-year Major League Baseball career, primarily as a left fielder for the Boston Red Sox...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Graphite, Acrylic

"The Doubtful Bill" Charles Blauvelt, 19th Century Genre Painting Money Interior
Located in New York, NY
Charles Blauvelt The Doubtful Bill, 1868 Signed and dated lower left Oil on canvas 12 1/4 x 9 1/2 inches Provenance: Private Collection, Connecticut...
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1860s Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Late 19th Century genre portrait oil painting of a boy holding a lantern
Located in Nr Broadway, Worcestershire
Charles Spencelayh British, (1865-1958) The Lantern Oil on canvas, signed Image size: 13.5 inches x 9.75 inches Size including frame: 20.25 inches ...
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Late 19th Century Victorian Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"Spark" (2024) Oil Painting by Karen Offutt, Nude Female Portrait
Located in Denver, CO
Karen Offutt's (US based) "Spark" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts a nude female on an abstracted background. The painting is framed, with overall dimensions of 18 ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Realist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Panel

Surreal Men's Fashion from the Groovy 1970s - Dragon Fly Rene Magritte Clouds
Located in Miami, FL
This surreal Men's Fashion illustration with a dragonfly is staged in an inside/outside setting against dreamlike Rene Magritte clouds. Of particular note is how the artist cropped t...
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1970s Surrealist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Female Face Icon XII /// Contemporary Pop Street Art Portrait Matisse Picasso
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: Jack Graves III (American, 1988-) Title: "Female Face Icon XII" Series: Icon *Signed by Graves lower left. It is also signed, dated, and titled on verso Year: 2024 Medium: Or...
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2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Paint, Acrylic

African Woman portrait
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Beautiful 1976 oil on canvas painting depictes an African woman in native dress. Oil on canvas measuring 14 x 34 inches, signed and dated lower right. The panel in unstretched and c...
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1970s Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

Portrait Of Robert Dempster, circa 1940 by Arthur Ferrier (1891-1973)
Located in Blackwater, GB
Portrait Of Robert Dempster, circa 1940 by Arthur Ferrier (1891-1973) Circa 1940 Scottish portrait of young master Robert Dempster, oil on canvas by Arthur Ferrier. Seated portrait...
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Early 20th Century Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"Red-haired spring" oil painting by Liliуa Volskaya.
Located in Zofingen, AG
Red-haired spring" oil painting by Lilia Volskaya.Spring is the time of the year when nature wakes up: the snow melts, the weather gradually becomes warmer. People are extremely happ...
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2010s Realist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Lacquer, Oil

The Farmer - 19th century Portrait oil over a photographic base
Located in London, GB
BRITISH SCHOOL (circa 1890) The Farmer Oil over a photographic base, on card and mounted onto original canvas Framed in original frame and behind glas...
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Late 19th Century Realist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Photographic Paper

Portrait of a young girl from Genova, Benoit Blanc
Located in New York, NY
Benoît Blanc (1812-1888), was a painter born in Marseille who was a pupil of Horace Vernet and signed as 'Benoni' upon his return from Italy in 1832. He w...
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Late 19th Century Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

George Weissbort (1928-2013) - 20th Century Oil, The Glare of Candle Light
Located in Corsham, GB
Male portrait, oil on board. Unsigned. (Provenance: Studio Sale, George Weissbort).
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20th Century Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

Teofimo, oil, ARC Salon Finalist, Portrait Society of America, Florence, Italy
Located in Houston, TX
Teofimo was painted over several days in the artist studio in Florence, Italy. The painting measures 16 x 12 with a handmade frame from Italy. This is oil on a linen panel which mos...
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2010s Realist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Linen, Oil, Panel

Spanish Contemporary Art by Leticia de Prado - Amanacer
Located in Paris, IDF
Oil on canvas infused with rhinestones & silk mixed media Leticia de Prado is a Spanish artist born in 1964 who lives and works in Estepona, near Marbella, Spain. She is best known ...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

The Empress Theodora at the Coliseum
Located in Greenwich, CT
Benjamin Constant was an important figure in the Academic painting world in Paris and one of the leading French Romantic artists of the time. He is in all the museums of France and ...
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Late 19th Century Academic Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"Remember when we used to go to the beach? Before you were sick? I miss you..."
Located in Denver, CO
"Remember when we used to go to the beach? Before you were sick? I miss you..." (2023) by Andrew Cadima is an original handmade oil painting that depicts a portrait of a woman standi...
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2010s Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

Portrait of a Young Man Oil Painting Celebrated 20th Century Artist
By Oliver Messel
Located in London, GB
Oliver Messel 1904 - 1978 Portrait of a Young Man Oil on canvas, signed and dated 'Oliver Messel 1930' (on the stretcher) Image size: 30 x 25 inches (76.2 x 63.4 cm) Original frame Oliver Messel was born to Leonard and Maud Messel, née Sambourne, on the 13 January 1904 and was the youngest of three children. The family moved to Nymans, the Messel family home in Sussex, from nearby Balcombe in 1915. The house remained in the family until 1953 when it was bequeathed to the National Trust, following a fire in 1947 which destroyed a large portion of the house. The Messels originated from a line of German Jewish bankers on Leonard’s side, however, both family lines boast a number of artistic influences, including Maud’s father. Maud was brought up at 18 Stafford Terrace, Kensington (now known as the Linley Sambourne House Museum), amongst collections of antique porcelain and eighteenth-century furniture, and with a host of artistic visitors such as Henry Irving and Oscar Wilde. Oliver’s own upbringing appears to be influenced by his mother's, as the Messel family were also affiliated with artists and writers and were keen collectors of art, filling their home with textiles, paintings and collections of European and Asian fans from travels abroad. It was amongst such treasures that Oliver, Anne and Linley spent their childhood, in addition to the beauty of Nyman’s extensive gardens. Oliver was schooled at Eton but rather than going up to university was encouraged by family friends, gallery owner Archie Propert and painter and sculptor Glyn Philpot, to attend art school. In 1922 he enrolled at the Slade School of Fine Art in London, where he studied under Henry Tonks. Here, he met the artist Rex Whistler with whom he remained firm friends until Whistler’s death in WW2. Upon leaving the Slade in 1924 Oliver was apprenticed to the studio of portrait artist John Wells, where he learnt various Old Master painting techniques, and met artists such as Jacob Epstein, Augustus John and William Orpen. Whilst at the Slade Oliver developed his interest in Papier Mâché masks, a pastime popular amongst many art students at the time. Whilst apprenticed to artist John Wells several of Oliver’s masks were exhibited at the Claridge Gallery, London, alongside pieces by Whistler and other young artists. These were seen by Serge Diaghilev, director of the Ballet Russes, and Charles B. Cochran, a theatrical producer, both of whom made Oliver offers of work. His first job in the theatre was creating masks for the Ballets Russes’ Zéphyr et Flore, 1925, designed by the French artist Georges Braque, followed by numerous musical revues for Cochran, including Wake Up and Dream!, 1929, with music by Cole Porter. It was during these revues, working with Porter and Noel Coward, that Oliver also began to design headdresses and costumes. In 1932 he was rewarded with his first full commission to design both costume and sets for Helen!, directed by Max Reinhardt. The production design is still celebrated today for its innovative approach and ground-breaking ‘white on white’ aesthetic, which referenced ‘Greek temples, Rococo drapes, Baroque colonnades and Louis XIV carousels’. The success of Helen! led to further offers within the theatre including Reinhardt’s version of A Midsummer Night’s Dream at the Old Vic in 1937, starring Vivien Leigh as Titania and Robert Helpmann as Oberon, the Jean Cocteau play The Infernal Machine in 1940, and Christopher Fry’s translation of Jean Anouilh’s Ring Round the Moon, 1950. One of Oliver’s best-known productions during this period was the Russian ballet The Sleeping Beauty, performed by Sadler’s Wells Ballet in 1946 at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden. Encompassing over 200 costumes and four set changes, Oliver’s romantic designs were celebrated for bringing colour back to post-war London, and variations on his designs are still used today. Additional designs for the ballet included Comus in 1940, for which he was released from war duties, and Homage to the Queen, choreographed by Frederick Ashton and performed in 1953 for the Queen’s coronation. His first opera was in 1940 for Mozart’s Die Zauberflöte at the Royal Opera House, followed by a series of productions at the newly founded Glyndebourne Opera House in Sussex, for which Oliver also designed the proscenium arch. He triumphed in 1956 designing a season of four different productions for their Mozart bicentennial, also providing illustrations for the programme covers. His popularity also spread beyond theatre to film, were he worked on over eight different feature films including Romeo and Juliet, 1936, directed by George Cukor. During a three-month research trip to Italy Oliver collected over 3,000 reference images including postcards of artwork by Piero della Francesca, Giovanni Bellini and Leonardo da Vinci, along with prints and photographs of textiles and architectural features. A production of Gabriel Pascal’s Caesar and Cleopatra, 1946, starring Vivien Leigh and Claude Rains, was celebrated for Oliver’s ability to recreate the opulence and luxury of ancient Egypt under the constraints of wartime rationing. Such was his skill that Vivien Leigh in a letter to Oliver declared that “I have of course told Pascal that nobody in the world must do the costumes except you.” He was later nominated for an Academy Award for his work on his final film Suddenly, Last Summer, 1959; an adaptation of Tennessee Williams’ American Southern Gothic mystery. Having started his artistic career as a portrait apprentice, capturing the faces of family and friends, Oliver continued to develop this practice until the end of his life.  His style is said to have been influenced by Glyn Philpot, the Messel’s family friend who encouraged Oliver from an early age in his pursuit of art and design. His most prolific period came in the 1950s during which he produced over 50 portraits, which were shown in exhibitions in New York, London and Barbados. The exhibitions included both well-known faces and anonymous sitters captured on Oliver’s travels, and a number of these works have entered private collections. He continued to paint after moving to the Caribbean in 1966, capturing society figures and the rich and famous including fashion designer Carolina Herrera and Bianca Jagger. His style remained unchanged throughout his career, using the same soft painterly strokes and subtle palette as in his theatre designs. By far his greatest contribution in addition to theatre and film was Oliver’s interior and architectural designs. Another, much celebrated commission included Rayne shoe shop in Old Bond Street, where he created jewel-like interiors using the same practice of scaled models as his set designs. Other notable interior designs include those for Norwich and Bath Assembly Rooms, Flaxley Abbey in Gloucestershire, Rosehill Theatre in Cumbria and the Reader’s Digest offices in Paris. However, upon moving to Barbados in 1966, Oliver embraced a new career envisioning architectural concepts for private houses, hotels and public buildings, utilising his experience with interior design to furnish them with bespoke items of furniture and textiles. His first project was Maddox, the deserted eighteenth-century plantation house bought by himself and his partner Vagn Riis-Hansen in 1964. The existing building and gardens were remodelled to Oliver’s designs embracing an inherent theatricality with views out to sea. These were framed by terraces and verandas which extended out from the living rooms creating what is often referred to as a Caribbean style of ‘indoor-outdoor’ living. For the woodwork he used a shade of green that is now known as ‘Messel green’ and often associated with the island of Barbados. Oliver was born into a wealthy family; he travelled extensively and was exposed to art and culture from a young age. A privileged youth, his name is often mentioned amongst the ‘Bright Young Things’, for whom costume parties at country houses and jaunts to Europe on a whim became a thing of fable. This informal group included people such as Cecil Beaton (a life-long friend whom Oliver first met at Eton), Lord Berners, Noel Coward, John Betjeman, Harold Acton, Nancy Mitford, Edith Sitwell, Stephen Tennant...
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20th Century Modern Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

18th century portrait painting of a clergyman Pieter Van Bleeck (follower)
Located in York, GB
18th century portrait painting of a clergyman Pieter Van Bleeck (follower) A fine late 18th century/early 19th century portrait oil on canvas three quarter length study of a clergyman The artist has managed to capture the gentle demeanour of the sitter. housed in a gilt frame by a follower of Pieter Van Bleeck the size being 58 x 69 cm approx whilst overall the picture is 76 x 90 cm In very good condition having been cleaned and relined at some point. Pieter Van Bleeck Petrus Johannes (Pieter) van Bleeck (baptized 25 June 1697 in The Hague – 20 July 1764 in London) was an 18th century Dutch portrait painter and mezzotint engraver active in London, where he moved in 1723. Van Bleeck is especially known for theatrical subjects such as Owen Swiny, Kitty Clive...
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Late 18th Century Portrait Paintings

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Oil

"As the summer wore on..." - Magazine Story Illustration
Located in Fort Washington, PA
The illustration features an older woman shooting a water gun into a little boy's face as two other little boys lay in the grass beside them. Story illustration for "Adios, Miss Em" by J.H. Giles, published in McCalls, February 1958 The full caption reads: "As the summer wore on, she became accustomed to all their whimsical pretend games and learned to take part in them." Much like Norman Rockwell, Kurt Ard...
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1950s Figurative Paintings

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Mixed Media, Board

Lady Holding Bouquet Of Red Poppies
Located in Lake Worth Beach, FL
Lady Holding Bouquet Of Red Poppies. Portrait depicting a beautiful young woman holding bouquet of red poppies in a fine pink satin dress. The painti...
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1890s Post-Impressionist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Ordinary People 1
Located in New Orleans, LA
Temi Wynston Edun is a contemporary abstract figurative artist who lives and works in Columbia, Maryland. Born in Ibadan, West Africa, the first of six children, his intense and brooding portraits explore social, political, and psychological themes of the Black experience. His engaging figures capture phenotypic features of people of sub-Saharan heritage that he calls “Africanness” in a unique and distinctive use of mark making. Scale portraits and figures, usually isolated in spare or abstract backgrounds, emphasize the facial stares and expressions of the subjects, transporting the viewer to a level of intimacy and engagement with the work. This intimacy is the focal objective of the artist’s creations. Nothing tells the story of humanity like the face of a human. I am fascinated by faces and the stories they tell, I look for "interesting faces" more so than beautiful ones. But, to me, interesting is not enough. A portrait must be engaging and emotive, be able to tell a story without words and to communicate with the viewer in an unspoken dialogue of innovative ideas and insights, and of some shared experiences. From an early age, Edun’s talent was recognized. He won multiple awards as a child including a competition in 1979 for his design of a poster commemorating UNESCO’s International Year of the Child. While a teenager studying at Edo College in Benin City, Nigeria (high school), his portrait of the Oba of Benin (the traditional ruler of the Edo people) was presented to the Oba. In 1984, Wynston earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts from the University of Benin in Benin City, Nigeria, where he graduated with honors. One of his large-scale metal sculptures is still exhibited in a garden at the university. After graduation, Edun had exhibitions of his work in both Benin City and in Lagos, Nigeria. In 1990, after migrating to the U.S., he received a commission to design a work of art for the Howard University Gospel Choir. From 1990 to 1993, Wynston worked and studied under internationally acclaimed Baltimore-based artist Larry “Poncho” Brown...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

"Evening Solitude" (2025) by Derek Harrison, Original Oil Painting, Cowgirl
Located in Denver, CO
"Evening Solitude" by Derek Harrison (US based) is an original oil painting that depicts a cowgirl in profile with a black cowboy hat. Derek Harrison is a representational painter ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Portrait Paintings

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Linen, Oil

The brooch (oil painting sleeping beauty surrealism man tennis figurative hair)
Located in Quebec, Quebec
A scene in the middle of nowhere: a young man with a tennis racket unexpectedly sees a huge figure of a young lady who apparently sleeps or simply dreams in front of him. keywords; ...
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2010s Surrealist Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Portrait of a Lady, 1895 - oil on canvas, 73x60 cm., framed
Located in Nice, FR
1895 portrait by the french painter Arthur Rion. The oil on canvas is finely framed.
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1890s Realist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

Valentina IV
Located in PARIS, FR
Etienne Cail (B.1991) Valentina IV Huile sur toile signée et datée au dos 160x 120 cm / 63 x 47.2 inches 2018 LE TABLEAU SERA EXPEDIE ROULE, IL FAUDRA LE FAIRE REMETTRE SUR CHASSIS. CONTACTER LE VENDEUR A CE SUJET POUR TOUTE QUESTION. Etienne Cail est né en 1991. C’est dans le cadre de l’atelier deSèvres, qu’Etienne Cail conforté par ses pairsdécidera de prendre son envol dans le mondedes peintres.Nous somme en 2009, il n’a alors que 18 anset affaire rarissime il a déjà trouvé son style,sa « pâte ». Après la représentation de l’atelier qu’il a réalisé sous tous les angles, EtienneCail s’est engagé à construire « ses gueules »,des adversaires qu’il défiera à grand coup de pinceaux. Au coeur des ateliers de cette Chine actuelle il découvre cet art à la fois puissant et subtil. Ici, les rebelles du monde de l’art ne sont pas des dissidents au sens strict du terme, ils se battent pour l’indépendance de la création dans un pays où la liberté est encadrée. Cette capacité à créer une force intelligible malgré ces contraintes force l’admiration du jeune peintre qui se retourne sur d’anciennes provocations artistiques qu’il jugera dés lors trop faciles.Dés son retour en France, la création d’une nouvelle série de portraits appuient déjà cette nouvelle maturité et un nouveau projet prend parallèlement vie autour d’un songe: si tous les grands moments de l’histoire et les plus grands chefs...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Oil

Blinking Butterfly_Anja Van Herle_Acrylic/Swarovski Crystals on Panel_Figurative
Located in 326 N Coast Hwy. | Laguna Beach, CA
ANJA VAN HERLE "Blinking Butterfly" Acrylic & Swarovski Crystal on Panel 12 x 12 inches. Born in Belgium in 1969, Anja Van Herle combines a European sense of high fashion in her art...
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2010s Pop Art Portrait Paintings

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Mixed Media, Acrylic, Panel

After Heemskerck, Two Old Men siiting in an Inn, Drinking Scene, Old Master
By Egbert Van Heemskerck the Elder
Located in Greven, DE
After Heemskerck, Painting in the style of Heemskerck and Dutch Master, probably painted in the 19th Century.
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19th Century Baroque Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Magic (animal figurative oil painting surrealist deer man reindeer scenery)
Located in Quebec, Quebec
Rudolf Kosow’s Magic is a striking contemporary surrealistic painting that intertwines the mystical with the unsettling. A man, dressed in formal attire, stands upon a rocky terrain,...
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2010s Surrealist Animal Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

If Dreams Could Fly -21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative, Portrait, Men, Book
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.
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil, Acrylic

Sisters in Harmony -21st Century Contemporary, Figurative Portrait, Africa Women
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Shipping Procedure Ships in a well-protected tube from Nigeria This work is unique, this is not a print or other type of copy. Accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity. About Ar...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Charcoal, Mixed Media, Oil, Acrylic

InPublic: Reading .304
Located in Greenwich, CT
Signed verso American, b. 1956 Scott Duce is an international artist working in New York. Duce’s work is included in many corporate, museum, and private collections. Notable collec...
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2010s Realist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Panel

"Prisoner of Love" Oil Painting 47" x 47" inch by Dmitriy Krestniy
Located in Culver City, CA
"Prisoner of Love" Oil Painting 47" x 47" inch by Dmitriy Krestniy 2019 ATTENTION: Painting ships rolled in a tube. A look through Dmitriy’s designs reveals a glamorous, feminine,...
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21st Century and Contemporary Realist Nude Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

"Conflab" Oil on Canvas 18x22"
Located in Southampton, NY
In continuing with representing fine artists that are connected to the music industry we are please to announce that we are the only gallery in the United States representing the oil...
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2010s Surrealist Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Alejandro, Oil/Linen, Figurative Painting , Cuban-American Artist, Mythology
Located in Houston, TX
Alejandro is an oil on linen painting by Cuban-American artist Edel Lugones who lives in Miami, Fl. It is 17 x 14 unframed and the gallery is waiting fo...
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2010s American Impressionist Figurative Paintings

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Linen, Oil

Young Woman Portrait Mixed Media On Paper
Located in Lake Worth Beach, FL
Young Model Expressionist Portrait Rutsch is always "scribbling and scrabbling." He is an artist of the purest breed—an artist who has no choice but to paint. He is a chosen traveler of the depths of existence; a man who follows a longing to explore his inner self and relate his findings with the energy and identity of the universe. The celebrated Austrian artist approaches painting and sculpture as he lives life—with the eyes of a child and the hand of a poet. Constantly in the quest for rhythms of form and vibrations of color, he catches those "sparks in the shadow" and evidences their fullest reality and beauty in his creations. Each of his paintings is a careful construction as it is a spontaneous act of love. While he might attribute certain artistic expressions to "coincidence," his inspiration comes from such diverse sources as: memories, dreams, sounds, numbers, telephone poles and drift wood. Rutsch has an affinity to vibrant colors, strong contours and rich brush strokes which are apparent in his oils, mixed media works and ink drawings. He has a sensitivity to the unusual, the discarded and a fondness for the ugly as well as the chaotic. These, he often transforms into poignant welded steel abstractions. Rutsch has an aversion to politics, citing dates and expounding upon honors achieved. There is no talk about 'profound symbolism' in his work and as Carlo McCormick writes in the introduction to Rutsch's monograph, "Meaning is not a seed that Rutsch plants, nurtures and then harvests. It is what grows wild in a volcanic swamp of fossilized, decaying and new-born fancies—as an afterthought and aftershock." Alexander Rutsch is not concerned with interpretations; he is, however, passionate about the process of making art and surrenders his entire being as an instrument to the act of creation. The geometry of his imagination overflows with figures, profiles and penetrating strong eyes—windows to a deeper place. Their vitality and sensuality pulsate through the "dreamscapes" of Rutsch's created worlds. At times romantic, yet always wild with energy, human forms and experiences are essential to the artist's vocabulary. The son of opera singers and a singer himself, Rutsch speaks of "the art of painting as the art of silence" and the job of the painter "to dedicate himself to the silence." He adds though, "that this silence is the greatest existing sound in the universe." One wonders why then, if painting is "the art of silence," that Rutsch's paintings scream with sound. Sometimes melancholy, sometimes sensual, sometimes dissonant and sometimes whispering, the rhythms are always rich in the celebration of life and our shared humanity. Painter, sculptor and poet, Rutsch's oeuvre over the past four decades is tremendous. Celebrated and collected especially in Vienna, Paris, Brussels and New York, he studied with renowned teachers like Boeckl and Dorowsky and collaborated with such geniuses as Salvador Dali. Having left Vienna in the fifties, Rutsch moved to Paris and took the city's art scene by storm. There, Picasso was so enthralled with a portrait Rutsch has done of him that, in a state of great excitement, he countersigned it. Biography Alexander Rutsch was born in Russia in 1916 but raised in Belgrade, Yugoslavia. After studying voice in Austria he became an opera singer like his parents, but after WWII, Rutsch's love for visual expression propelled him to change careers. He was a painter, sculptor, philosopher, musician, singer and poet. His life as a romantic is reflected in his work, as he sought to perfect his soul and humanity, "I paint my dreams," said Rutsch. "My dreams are color and life. They soar in my head like millions of symphonies. I can never stop building dreams." In 1952, after studying under Josef Dobrowsky, Josef Hoffmann and Herbert Boeckl at the Vienna Academy of Fine Arts, Alexander Rutsch received a scholarship to study in France. There he made contacts and began collaborations with his contemporaries, Picasso and Dali. Rutsch said of his experiences with Picasso, "Picasso played a short but important moment in my life in Paris that affected my entire artistic future. I learned from him that it is not important if art is not aesthetically finished. It can be raw, uncooked, rough. If an artist feels he has said it—it is not important to polish or finish it. Because of Picasso, I learned that if I don't feel the need to finish—I don't have to." In 1954 he exhibited his work at the Salon Artistique International de Saceux and won first prize for abstract painting, the first of may awards received during his prolific career. During the 13 years he lived in Paris, Rutsch exhibited in many prominent galleries there and throughout Europe. In 1958, The City of Paris awarded him the prestigious Arts, Science and Letters Silver Medal. In 1966, Jean Desvilles presented his prize winning film "Le Monde de Rutsch" at the Cannes Film Festival and the Venice Biennial. In 1968 Rutsch moved to Pelham, New York where he continued to work in his studio and exhibit in galleries and museums worldwide. Rutsch's work, as seen through his mastery of many art forms—sculpture, painting, print-making, and drawing, and a wide variety of other media has been described as "vibrating showers of lines, bold geometries, wounded anatomically rambling scrap-wood skeletons...
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1980s Expressionist Portrait Paintings

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Charcoal, Oil Pastel, Watercolor, Archival Paper

"Money Lender" WPA American Scene Social Realism Modern Mid 20th Century
Located in New York, NY
"Money Lender" WPA American Scene Social Realism Modernism Mid Century Mervin M Jules (1912-1994 "The Money Lender" 15 1/2 x 20 1/2 inches Oil on board, c. 1940s Signed lower left F...
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1940s American Modern Figurative Paintings

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Oil, Board

Portrait of a seated man , oil on canvas painting from the 19th century
Located in Gavere, BE
Portrait of a seated man , oil on canvas painting from the 19th century Wonderful and large oil on canvas of a seated man, Flemish school from the end of the 19th century. Sold with...
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1880s Flemish School Figurative Paintings

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Gold Leaf

Figurines
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork titled "Figurines" c.1990 is an oil painting on canvas by noted Italian artist Umberto Bianchini, 1934-1990. It is signed at the lower l...
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Late 20th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings

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Oil

"Bonding" by Innocent Chikezie - Vibrant Modern Figurative Still-Life Painting
Located in Carmel, CA
Innocent Chikezie (Nigerian, born 1982) "Bonding" 2020 Acrylic Paint, Canvas, Stretcher Bars The artist signed the bottom right of the painting. "Bo...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic, Stretcher Bars

Pioneer Leader. Oil on cardboard, 25x24, 5 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Pioneer Leader. Oil on cardboard, 25x24,5 cm Arnolds Pankoks (born 1914.21.IX - 2008.) Graduated Art Academy of Latvia (1937 – 43, 1945 – 47) with dip...
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1990s Realist Portrait Paintings

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Paper, Watercolor

Businessman, Meyran at Forbes, Painting, Oil on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
This man is hurrying off the picture plane, lunchtime. Oil on cotton canvas over pine stretchers, ready to hang or be framed by the buyer. :: Painting :: Contemporary :: This piece c...
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2010s Contemporary Paintings

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Oil

Motion Capture 8 - Contemporary Painting, Classical Composition, Oil on Canvas
Located in Chicago, IL
Artist Statement—Motion Capture Studio Series. Andrew S. Conklin, a native of Chicago, Illinois, is a figurative painter. Conklin's paintings are a product of his direct interaction...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Linen, Oil

The Breton Fisherman
Located in Marlborough, England
Sir George Clausen A BRETON FISHERMAN Later inscribed: "To Trythallen Rowe in Friendship / George Clausen 1892 / 28th Sept" Oil on canvas laid down on board Frame 46cm x 37cm Image ...
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Late 19th Century Impressionist Portrait Paintings

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Oil

‘Father Series No. 8' Portrait Oil Painting Contemporary Textured Art by Duan
Located in Carmel, CA
'Father Series No. 8' by Duan is a compelling addition to the 'Father Series,' skillfully capturing the essence of a man with a profound portrayal. In this piece, the subject, seemin...
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21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Maternity oil on canvas painting
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Title: Maternity Artist: Jesús Villar (1930–2015) Medium: Oil on canvas Dimensions: 14.96 x 18.11 in Framing: Unframed Signature: Signed lower right: JVillar Date: Circa 1980s ...
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1980s Expressionist Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Painting 19th century French School Genre Scene Interior Portrait
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
French School 19th century Close to François Xavier FABRE (1766-1837) The Princess and The Chaperone Oil on canvas One can read on the reverse "Fabre Fecit" and the name and address of the canvas dealer shop...
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1850s Academic Portrait Paintings

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Oil

Rabbi in Prayer
Located in Surfside, FL
20th century Judaica realist oil portrait, synagogue interior.
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20th Century Realist Portrait Paintings

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Oil, Board

Portrait of A Boy, N Williamson, early 20th Century
By Glyn Philpot
Located in Blackwater, GB
Portrait of A Boy, N Williamson, early 20th Century inscribed to GLYN WARREN PHILPOT (1884-1937) Large early 20th Century portrait of a young boy...
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Early 20th Century Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Portrait Of A Gentleman George Williams Kenworthy by John Dalziel Kenworthy
Located in York, GB
John Dalziel Kenworthy portrait of a gentleman . Fine, large and imposing oil on canvas housed in a gilt frame. The sitter is unidentified, he has an aristocratic and characterful lo...
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Early 1900s Old Masters Portrait Paintings

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Oil

ITALIAN IMPRESSIONIST MOTHER & CHILD IN GARDEN
Located in New York, NY
Adolfo Belimbau (1845-1938) Italian Impressionist painting of a mother and a child in a Garden playing. Beautiful quality and colors quality! Adolfo Belimbau is a famous Italian Jewish painter...
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Early 19th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings

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Oil

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