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Art Subject: Portrait
Alden, Arrow Collar Advertisement, 1922
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Oil on Canvas Laid Down on Board Signature: Inscribed with Title (Lower Center) Joseph Christian Leyendecker created the Arrow Collar Man in 1905 for Cluette, Peabody & Comp...
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1920s Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Oil, Board

Bohemian - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative, Surrealism, Africa, Women
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
"The Bohemian" is part of a new collection titled "Ode to Guardians and the Impuissant". It is a visual discourse on the frail but resilient nature of black women whom I call black h...
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21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Portrait Paintings

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Linen, Oil

Foreseeing Nothing
Located in New Orleans, LA
(after: Henry Fawcett; Dame Millicent Garrett Fawcett by Ford Made Brown, 1872) Framed: 8.50h x 10w in On November 7th, 2016, it seemed as if everyone knew how the U.S. presidential election would conclude, particularly our major media outlets. On the morning of November 9th, 2016, it was clear that no one had known what they had been talking about. We’d spent so much time living in a world defined by largely reliable focus groups, polls, and surveys that we’d become convinced that we could idly predict the future. Our news sources became complacent in their analysis of human behavior, and we followed along. It became the blind leading the blind. But what truly struck me was that we seemed surprised to discover our inability to foresee the future, to discover that we aren’t omniscient. Here—in the tradition of other paintings depicting the parable of the blind...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Acrylic, Panel

Portrait Of Man Early 20th Century Signed L S Lowry
Located in Blackwater, GB
Portrait Of A Young Man, Early 20th Century Signed L S Lowry Early 20th century portrait of a young man, oil on canvas signed L S Lowry. Unusual portrait of a young working class m...
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Early 20th Century Animal Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Vendimiadora (Grape Harvester)
Located in Atlanta, GA
Small limited edition run of 49 and 6 E.A."s (Edition of the artist). Each canvas reproduction is crafted by a skilled printer under the supervision of the artist. Román Francés has...
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21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Oil, Giclée

19th Century French Impressionist Oil Lady Sewing in Sunlit Garden Landscape
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Lady Sewing French Impressionist, late 19th century indistinctly signed lower front corner oil on canvas, unframed canvas : 29 x 36 inches Provenance: private collection, Northern F...
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Late 19th Century Impressionist Portrait Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

Gotipua Dancer (The Precarious Existence), Acrylic on Canvas, by Indian-In Stock
Located in Kolkata, West Bengal
Birendra Pani - Gotipua Dancer (The Precarious Existence) - 66 x 42 inches (unframed size) Acrylic on Canvas , 2008 ** Will be delivered in rolled form. Should you want the work in ready to hand condition please contact gallery for freight calculation. In this series of works - “Boy - Dancer”, Gallery Kolkata revisits the artists very popular and well lauded ‘Boy Dancer’ suite of paintings on the plight of traditional Gopitua dancers from his native land, Odisha. The boy dancers who perform a devotional dance ritual are quickly declining in today’s cosmopolitan world. Pani entwines his empathy for the dying art with an opinion on our post-Modern era. In that respect, Pani does not try to create nostalgia for the decline in the taste for the dancers, instead he problematizes the issue by bringing in a dispassionate view of the issue. The ten canvases on display in this exhibition, features the Gopitua dancers in different situations. The canvases are a hyper-real portrait, far & close shots of a Gopitua dancers with liquid innocent eyes and a small smile playing upon his lips as he confronts the viewer. The blade is a recurring motif in Pani’s work and it has multiple functions and meanings. In this instance its meaning is rather clear — one where modernity eclipses tradition. Style : His fresh, perspective and contemporary canvases have loud and vivid images and use colors like green and shocking pink unashamedly. Pani says his works are preoccupied with exploring contemporary materials, culture and current lives of people, the negligence of local places, their culture, history, memory and their identity in present times. Further he feels the consumerist attitude has penetrated deep into the human psyche. Human beings are being consumed by the commodity rather than them consuming it. In his works, Pani explore the struggles, contradictions, dichotomies and critical reflections of the embodied selves with changes in value, knowledge and culture in our present society. “I have extensively used body parts like brain, heart and other organs, and everyday objects like capsule, syringe, blade etc to create a new visual language. Deriving from life experiences, my idea is to create a new vision by the juxtaposition of the above experience with the rich legacy, diverse visual culture and sensibility of the vast tradition of Odisha’s miniatures and Pata paintings, stone carvings, monumental visuals of temples and dance forms like Gopitua dance and Chhau-dance in Odisha.” Pani, thus attempts to create a new phenomenology and the reinvention of ‘self’ in a globalized and yet very localized world. About the Artist and his work : BORN : 1969, Bhadrak, Odisha, India. FINE ARTS EDUCATION : 1997-1999 MFA – (First class with Distinction) Faculty of Fine Arts, M.S. University, Baroda. 1991-1997 BFA - Kala Bhavan, Viswa Bharati University, Shantiniketan, West Bengal. 1987-1990 2nd world “Studio for Fine Arts”, Bhadrak, Odisha. SOLO EXHIBITION IN INDIA AND ABROAD : 2017 Towards a new Viewership / Audience & Reproduction Aesthetics, Curated by Dr. Rajashree Biswal, organized by New Bridge India and North Odisha University, Baripada, Odisha. 2016 “Mahanadi”- A Journey through History, Memory and Culture curated by Maurice O Riordan of Australia at Lalit Kala Akademi, Rabindra Bhavan, New Delhi. 2015 Re-Vision / Relationship- a visual literary engagement of Birendra Pani and poet Jayanta Mahapatra, curated by Dr. Rajashree Biswal, and organized by New Bridge India, Forum on Contemporary Theory, Vadodara, Sarat Chandra Library, Baripada and Revenshaw University, Cuttack, Odisha at Revenshaw University, Cuttack. 2012 “Soft- Subversion” at Red Earth Art Gallery, Baroda. 2011 “Re – Vision” at Aakriti Art Gallery, Kolkata. 2010 “Re – Vision” at Gallery Sumukha, Bengalore. 2009 “Re – Vision” at Gallery Espace New Delhi and R.L.Fine arts, New York. 2007 “Boy Dancer’’-The convergence and continuum, at Gallery Espace, New Delhi. 2007 “Boy Dancer’’-The convergence and continuum, at Faculty Gallery, M.S.U., Vadodara. 2006 “Risk’’-The Double Edge of Society, at Gallery Espace, New Delhi. 2005 “Echo” at Kaleidoscope Art...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

The Young Cricketer, 19th Century English School
Located in Blackwater, GB
The Young Cricketer, 19th Century English School 19th century portrait of a young cricketer, oil on panel. Good quality and condition rare early original cricket portrait of the yo...
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Early 19th Century Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

"Candescent" by Casey Childs, Oil Painting, Female Angel (2022)
Located in Denver, CO
Casey Childs' (US based) "Candescent" is an original, framed oil painting that depicts a female angel. Artist Statement: "My work as a whole encompasses an exploration of the human...
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2010s Realist Figurative Paintings

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Oil

"Jules" - Contemporary Figurative Oil Painting by Kelly Birkenruth, 2024
Located in Denver, CO
Kelly Birkenruth’s "Jules" (2024) is a masterfully executed oil painting on panel, measuring 12 x 8 inches (framed dimensions: 13.5 x 9.5 inches). This contemporary figurative work c...
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21st Century and Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Oil, Panel

Always Full of Cuteness - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative, Portrait, Men
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...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil, Acrylic

"Quan's Kimono" (2024) By Hollis Dunlap, Impressionist Oil Portrait Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Hollis Dunlap's (US based) "Quan's Kimono" (2024) is an original, handmade impressionist oil painting that depicts a portrait of a man calmly dressing himself in a blue and white kim...
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2010s American Impressionist Figurative Paintings

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Oil, Panel

Pensive Woman oil on canvas painting european art
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Title: Pensive Woman Artist: Frederic Lloveras Herrera (1912–1983) Year: 1980 Technique: Oil on canvas Dimensions: 28.7 x 23.6 in (73 x 60 cm) Support: Canvas, unframed Signature: Si...
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1980s Impressionist Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Untitled, Figurative, Mixed Media on Canvas, by Contemporary Artist “In Stock"
Located in Kolkata, West Bengal
Sukanta Das - Untitled - 12 x 12 inches (unframed size) Mixed Media on Canvas Inclusive of shipment in roll form. Style : Juxtaposing the mundane with the exotic, Das’ work is usua...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Mixed Media

Biedermeier Period 19th Century Oil - Portrait of Carl Hechner
Located in Corsham, GB
A fine Biedermeier period portrait of Carl Hechner captured in profile, wearing a high-collar shirt with a tightly worn blue cravat. The accomplished portrait has been well presented...
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19th Century Portrait Paintings

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Oil

Portrait with red nose
Located in Sint-Martens-Latem, BE
In her portraits, Paulina Archambault (1976, lives and works in Viriginia/USA) searches for the purest human emotions. To do so, she likes to reach back to her childhood. By being as...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings

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Acrylic

Perfect Look -21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative, Portrait, Men, Mixed Media
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...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil, Acrylic

Portrait General George Brinton McClellan (1826-1885), 19th Century
Located in Blackwater, GB
Portrait General George Brinton McClellan (1826-1885), 19th Century Commanding General Of US Army to Abraham Lincoln, Governor of New Jersey American School Large 19th century military portrait...
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19th Century Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Portrait of a Nobleman in Armour, 17th Century Oil Painting
Located in London, GB
Oil on canvas Image size: 30 x 35 inches (76.25 x 89 cm) Carved gilt frame A half-length portrait of a man turned slightly to the left, gazing at the spectator, standing, wearing st...
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17th Century Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Marilyn Monroe - Painting Pop Art Red Green Purple Brown White Yellow Pink
Located in Sofia, BG
"Marilyn Monroe" is a painting by Maestro Vlado Vesselinov. About the painting: Style and Technic: POP ART, Contemporary, Acrylic paint, oil on canvas The painting is framed. The ...
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2010s Pop Art Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Oil, Acrylic

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.
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1960s Figurative Paintings

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Masonite, Oil

Power Outage
Located in Fairfield, CT
A walk through any major museum will reveal paintings that depict or legitimate only certain kinds of experience. Despite the good intentions of critical theorists questioning the va...
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21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Portrait of Two Children
Located in Milford, NH
A wonderful early 19th century large oil on canvas naive portrait of two children, a boy and a girl, attributed to American artist Arthur Armstrong (1798-1851). Armstrong was born in...
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19th Century Folk Art Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Beautiful Woman, The Coy Look - French Painting
Located in Miami, FL
If Vogue magazine existed in the late 19th century, this sitter could be on the cover. The depth of her feminine beauty and sweetness is mesmerizing. She looks at you. You look ...
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1880s Academic Portrait Paintings

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Oil

M. Henderson - Early 20th Century Oil, Resting Guard
Located in Corsham, GB
An atmospheric portrait depicting a guard bearing a large baton resting on a low stool. Signed. Presented in a gilt frame.
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20th Century Portrait Paintings

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Oil

"Co-Conspirators", Original Oil painting by Kelly Birkenruth of Young Women
Located in Denver, CO
Kelly Birkenruth's "Co-Conspirators" (2024) is an original oil painting on panel, measuring 16 x 12 x 2 inches. This captivating artwork features a double portrait of two young women...
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21st Century and Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Oil, Panel

1830's French Romantic Period Large Oil Painting Christ on the Cross
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Crucifixion French School, circa 1830's circle of Eugene Delacroix (1798-1863) oil on canvas, unframed canvas: 37.5 x 22.5 inches provenance: private collection, northern France ...
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Early 19th Century Romantic Figurative Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

G. Albertoni portrait, Oil on Canvas Italy XVIII Century
Located in Milan, IT
Oil painting on canvas. At the top right are the name of the man portrayed and his age, 78 years old. The man's habit and the attitude of prayer, in front of the Crucifix, with the meditation book...
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18th Century Other Art Style Portrait Paintings

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Oil

Heidi
By Joseph A. Maturo
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Date: 1937 Medium: Oil on Canvas Dimensions: 36.00" x 24.00" Signature: Signed Upper Left The original painting for the 1937 Heidi movie poster.
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1930s Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Flower Gathering
Located in Mc Lean, VA
Signed and dated '1873' lower left
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1870s Academic Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

The Old Bearded Sailor, Impressionist Portrait, Painting, Oil on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
This is an original oil painting of an elderly Swedish fisherman, using impressionistic techniques and the finest professional oil paints. The painting is sized 46cm x 33cm on canvas...
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2010s Impressionist Paintings

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Oil

Portrait of a Young Man with a Straw Hat oil on canvas painting
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Title: Portrait of a Young Man with a Straw Hat Artist: Josep Cusachs i Cusachs (1851-1908) Year: 1884 Technique: Oil on canvas Dimensions (unframed): 18.1 x 15 inches Dimensions (fr...
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1880s Academic Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Portrait of Man in Blue
By Lee T. Dalton
Located in Soquel, CA
An alluring portrait of a man (the artists son David) in a blue button up shirt by Lee T. Dalton (American, b.1925). Signed "Lee Dalton '72" upper left....
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1970s American Impressionist Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Kazuya Ushioda "Spring Breeze" - Oil On Panel Figurative Painting 2021
Located in Denver, CO
Kazuya Ushioda’s Spring Breeze (2021) is an original, handmade oil on panel artwork that measures approximately 44.12 x 11.87 x 0.70 inches. This vertical composition offers a meticu...
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2010s Realist Figurative Paintings

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Oil, Panel

Her Worth -21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Portrait, Africa, Modern Women
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
This painting was inspired by the beauty and diversity of women, and the importance of recognizing and celebrating their worth. I aimed to capture the essence of femininity, elegance...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

Marilyn -I Figurative Acrylic Painting White Black Grey Pink
Located in Sofia, BG
"Marilyn -I" is a painting by Maestro Stanislav Belovski. About the painting: Style and Technic: POP ART, Contemporary, Acrylic on canvas The painting is unframed. “The impression...
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2010s Pop Art Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

Portrait 25-10, Original Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
Blue, green, and metallic gold dots form a woman's face, wearing a solemn expression and intense gaze. Artist Hyoungseok Kim painted this piece using pointill...

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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Acrylic

Self-Portrait of Ernest Vauthrin
By Ernest Vauthrin
Located in Pasadena, CA
VAUTHRIN Ernest Germain Born in 1878 in Rochefort-sur-Mer (Charente-Maritime) 20th Century. French. Landscape painter, marine. He exhibited in Paris at the Salon of the National So...
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1940s Impressionist Figurative Paintings

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Oil

Changing Light Of Day I, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
Acrylic on Canvas, 12"x16" plus frame. Supplied framed to Guild of Framers Museum Archival Standard. :: Painting :: Classical :: This piece comes with an official certificate of aut...
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2010s Other Art Style Paintings

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Acrylic

Les Deux Soeurs
Located in Atlanta, GA
Born in 1951, François Legrand was introduced to painting as a teenager by Philippe Lejeune in Etampes. In 1973, he moved to Loiret. From 1974 to 197...
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21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Figurative Paintings

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Oil

Portrait Of A Lady, Believed to be Miss Craigie, 18th Century
By Sir Allan Ramsay
Located in Blackwater, GB
Portrait Of A Lady, Believed to be Miss Craigie, 18th Century circle of Allan RAMSAY (1713-1784) Fine large 18th century portrait of a Lady in a. white dress, believed to be a Mi...
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18th Century Portrait Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

Abike (Born To Be Cherished) - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative, Portrait
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Shipping Procedure Ships in a well-protected tube. This work is unique, not a print or other type of copy. Accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity. About Artist Adebayo Taiwo, ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

Portrait of a Mother & Baby, 19th Century
Located in Blackwater, GB
Portrait of a Mother & Baby, 19th Century School of Friedrich August Von Kaulbach (1850-1920) Fine large 19th Century portrait of a mother and b...
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19th Century Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Impressionist Painting of a Young Spanish Flamenco Dancer by J.C. Arter
By John Charles Arter
Located in Rochester, NY
Wonderful impressionist painting. Full of light, color, and movement. "The Flamenco Dancer by J. Charles Arter ( American 1860-1923). Oil on canvas. Signed upper left. Circa 1900. Unframed. Born in Hanoverton, Ohio, Charles Arter studied in Cincinnati and Paris at the Academie Julian. He had studios in Venice, London and New York and painted portraits of many famous personages including Pope Pius X...
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Early 20th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

18th century pastel portrait of a young boy in a wooded landscape
By Arthur Pond
Located in Bath, Somerset
This little jewel of a pastel of a young boy in his smart red jacket and silver trimmed waistcoat is by an artist working in the circle of Arthur Pond and ...
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18th Century English School Portrait Paintings

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Pastel

Maternity girl with baby oil on board painting
By Amadeo Freixas Vivo
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Certainly a family of artists, such as, of course, Amadeu (1912-2004), known for a long artistic career, as a teacher of several generations of painters and as an artistic popularize...
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1970s Impressionist Portrait Paintings

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Oil, Board

Haunter of Lanes
Located in New Orleans, LA
In highly developed nations today there is a widespread alienation and loneliness that engenders fear and distrust, a restrictive self-righteousness of thought, and a dread of what-c...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

Contemporary portrait "Oh my God, or a Custom Portrait"
Located in Zofingen, AG
I stopped doing portrait commissions a while ago because it was too nerve-wracking. I used to try to fulfill all the clients' wishes, but over time I realized it brought more stress ...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Lacquer, Cotton Canvas, Acrylic

Absence of Noise, Solace in Music -21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative, Cat
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Life is replete with distractions, obligation and there exists a unique sanctuary where I find solace and escape the cacophony of life. I am drawn to the power of music to provide r...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil, Acrylic

"Frida Kahlo with Bow" Contemporary Pop Art Inspired Pixelated Portrait Painting
Located in Houston, TX
Contemporary pop art inspired pixelated portrait of Mexican artist Frida Kahlo. Similar to pointillism, the individual hand-painted blocks of color come together to form the portrait...
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2010s Pop Art Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

''Bubbles'' Dutch Contemporary Portrait Little Girl in Grey Dress with Bubbles
Located in Utrecht, NL
Children play the leading role in Edith Snoek's work, and they are a recurring element in almost all of her paintings. Her captivating ''girls'' hang in many living rooms. Looks full...
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2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

Contemporary figurative textured oil painting mother and child colorful signed
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Mother of Cajamarca" is an original oil painting on jute by Ernesto Gutierrez. The artist signed the piece lower right. It depicts a mother in a white hat embracing her child. 48"...
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Early 2000s Folk Art Figurative Paintings

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Jute, Oil

Up at Bat, The Saturday Evening Post Cover, August 10, 1940
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Price on Request. The Saturday Evening Post cover, August 10, 1940
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1940s American Modern Portrait Paintings

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Masonite, Oil

Young Man in a Red Tie
Located in Maidenhead, GB
Dame Ethel Walker DBE ARA (1861-1951) Young Man in a Red Tie Oil on canvas 51 x 40.6 cm.; (within frame) 70 x 59.7 cm. Provenance: The Lefevre Gallery, London, stock number X890; Christie’s, London, Modern British Pictures, Watercolours, Drawings and Sculpture, 12 September 1996, lot 58; Bonhams, London, Modern British and Irish Art, 23 November 2022, lot 177; Private Collection, United Kingdom. This focussed composition is dominated by a handsome young man in profile, frowning with a concentrated glare. His slender cheeks meet a jaw brushed with a masculine grey, complimented by the blue of a flower or pocket square, and the shadow of a loose strand of oiled hair that rests across his forehead. The stylistic sophistication shows Walker at her best, ambitiously combining measured figuration with expressive abstraction, as delicious dashes of pigment appear still wet, and dissonant swipes energetically mark the surface of the canvas. With an elegance that borders on the effete, the sitter’s urbane style includes a spearpoint collar, framed by the wide lapels of his suit jacket. Most significantly, the young man’s dandyish fashion is augmented by the conspicuous titular red tie which he wears – an established expression of queerness in the 20th century. Painted by the lesbian artist Dame Ethel Walker, it is likely that the portrait is that of a gay man belonging to London’s queer artistic circles. Indeed, Walker’s male sitters (who constitute but a fraction of her output) are typically conceived as modish, and often wear striking colourful ties. Walker was one of the earliest lesbian artists to overtly explore her sexuality in her works, and an aesthetic fascination with the female form culminated with her glorious large-scale ‘decorations’, exemplified by Decoration: The Excursion of Nausicaa (Tate, N03885). Red neckties had been established in the 20th century as a coded (though appropriately colourful) expression of queerness, not dissimilar to the green carnation of the Wildean aesthetes. The gay writer and musician Mikhail Kuzmin was painted in 1909 in a stark red tie. Two decades later, the Anglo-French physician Havelock Ellis described the red necktie as an emblem amongst queer New Yorkers: ‘[…] there has been a fashion for a red tie to be adopted by inverts [homosexuals] as their badge’ (Ellis, p. 299). The motif permeated fiction, and in Thomas Mann’s 1912 novel Death In Venice, the protagonist Gustav von Aschenbach begins to wear a red necktie after he develops an infatuation with a beautiful young boy staying at his hotel. William Faulkner’s 1929 novel The Sound and the Fury includes an unnamed male character identified throughout by his distinctive red necktie, which is the subject of veiled insinuations against his masculinity. Walker must surely have been familiar with this symbolic importance when she executed the present portrait. Her few portraits of male sitters include colourful neckties almost exclusively, and include numerous examples of red neckties. Indeed, the artist herself preferred to wear a red tie, a declaration which so impressed itself on Virginia Woolf that she noted it in a diary entry after tea with Walker (Bell, p. 282). Walker, who painted Woolf’s sister Vanessa Bell, had once offered to paint Woolf in the nude, as Lilith. Around the same time, Augustus John painted the gay peer Evan Morgan, 2nd Viscount Tredegar, in a loose red necktie or neck scarf. The portrait passed through the Lefevre Gallery, which also represented Walker, and which inventoried the present work. While the sartorial choice may have been incidental, a colourful accessory chosen to enliven the portrait, its prominent inclusion would suggest a personal significance to Walker, the recognition of a shared experience between artist and subject. Dame Ethel Walker was hailed as a leading female artist of her generation, and as late as 2010 was one of only four women artists to have been honoured as a Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire. Walker was born in Edinburgh in 1861 to the botanist Arthur Abney Walker, a descendent of the Walker family of iron industrialists, whose estates included Clifton House (Rotherham) and Blythe Hall (Nottinghamshire). She attended school in London after the family moved to Wimbledon, and in 1880 met the fellow artist Clara Christian, with whom she would form an important personal and professional bond. The women’s relationship was later allegorised by the writer George Moore as that of Stella (Christian) and Florence (Walker) in his fictionalised three-volume memoir Hail and Farewell. Walker went on to Putney School of Art and Westminster School of Art, and studied under Frederick Brown, who became a lifelong mentor. Around 1893 Walker took further study at the Slade School of Art, partly under Walter Sickert, and returned in 1912, 1916, and 1921. Although Walker enjoyed painting floral still lifes and seascapes, her best work was portraiture. She worked from her studio at 38 Cheyne Walk for most of her career, and enjoyed a prominent role in London’s artistic milieu. Her sitters included the artists Lucien Pissarro, Orovida Camille Pissarro, Vanessa Bell, and Barbara Hepworth; she painted Nancy Astor, the Countess of Strathcona, the editor Joan Werner Laurie, and author Leo Walmsley. The actors Flora Robson and Elsa Lanchester sat for Walker, as did the young Christopher Robin Milne. Walker herself was photographed by the bisexual photographer and painter Humphrey Spender...
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Early 20th Century Post-Impressionist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

Judith- 21st Century Contemporary Dutch Painting of Female Strength
Located in Nuenen, Noord Brabant
Yvonne Heemskerk Judith Oil and bitumen on canvas 120 x 180 cm This painting shows the most important things in the works of Dutch painter Yvonne Heemskerk, female strength and the love for the material. Painted with oils and bitumen to give the layers a kind of roughness that she wants to have for showing what fire does. The artist herself explains about this work: Sharing my process and deeper feelings about my painting Judith. My first painting shown with my new found medium… tar(bitumen)!! The roughness of the material is the starter of it all. Underneath all these colors there is this wild, rough untamed sticky basic, that tries to get a grip...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Embracing Couple on Sailboat , Art Deco Style Romantic
Located in Miami, FL
Love at sea. A nautical romance is captured as a handsome couple embrace. The big splash of water at the peak moment of drama symbolizes passion and defines Falter's creativity in communicating a romantic narrative. This is a companion piece to a romance story. Most likely done on assignment for a major newsstand magazine. Hand-signed by artist, sticker label, Magazine Illustration circa 1940 Oil on board Signed lower right h: 28.5 x w: 30 in / h: 72.4 x w: 76.2 cm Morris Weiss collection...
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1940s Art Deco Figurative Paintings

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Oil

"Looking Back, " Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Ryan Morse's "Looking Back" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts the back of a nude female figure as she looks over her shoulder to the viewer and her long brown hair c...
Category

2010s Impressionist Nude Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

Blue Sleeve 1 - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Portrait, Modern, Women
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, Oil

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