Selfie in the Mirror, figurative contemporary oil painting of a young man.
Located in New York, NY
In addition to producing figurative work, Alec plays with abstraction in color and form in seascapes that are inspired by time spent on and around Gardiner’s Bay, NY. Alex Waxman i...
Oil
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H 35 in W 45 in D 2.5 in
Contemporary Abstract Oil by Sinai M. Waxman, Well Exhibited American Artist
By Sinai Mordecai Waxman
Located in Ft. Lauderdale, FL
Sinai Mordecai Waxman: Waxman studied in Paris, in the early 1950s, at Acadamie de la Grande Chaumier, Acadamie Julian, and with painter, Fernand Leger.
Canvas, Wood
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H 33 in W 33 in D 2.5 in
Contemporary Abstract Oil by Sinai M. Waxman, Well Exhibited American Artist
By Sinai Mordecai Waxman
Located in Ft. Lauderdale, FL
Sinai Mordecai Waxman: Waxman studied in Paris, in the early 1950s, at Acadamie de la Grande Chaumier, Acadamie Julian, and with painter, Fernand Leger.
Canvas, Wood
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H 33 in W 31 in D 2.5 in
Large Contemporary Abstract by Sinai M. Waxman, Well Exhibited American Artist
By Sinai Mordecai Waxman
Located in Ft. Lauderdale, FL
Sinai Mordecai Waxman: Waxman studied in Paris, in the early 1950s, at Acadamie de la Grande Chaumier, Acadamie Julian, and with painter, Fernand Leger.
Canvas, Wood
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H 40 in W 40 in D 2 in
Large Contemporary Abstract by Sinai M. Waxman, Well Exhibited American Artist
By Sinai Mordecai Waxman
Located in Ft. Lauderdale, FL
Sinai Mordecai Waxman: Waxman studied in Paris, in the early 1950s, at Acadamie de la Grande Chaumier, Acadamie Julian, and with painter, Fernand Leger.
Canvas, Wood
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H 28 in W 28 in D 2 in
Contemporary Abstract Oil by Sinai M. Waxman, Well Exhibited American Artist
By Sinai Mordecai Waxman
Located in Ft. Lauderdale, FL
Sinai Mordecai Waxman: Waxman studied in Paris, in the early 1950s, at Acadamie de la Grande Chaumier, Acadamie Julian, and with painter, Fernand Leger.
Canvas, Wood
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H 40 in W 40 in D 2 in
Large Contemporary Abstract by Sinai M. Waxman, Well Exhibited American Artist
By Sinai Mordecai Waxman
Located in Ft. Lauderdale, FL
Sinai Mordecai Waxman: Waxman studied in Paris, in the early 1950s, at Acadamie de la Grande Chaumier, Acadamie Julian, and with painter, Fernand Leger.
Canvas, Wood
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H 33 in W 33 in D 3 in
'May Strawberries' Original Painting by Sinai M. Waxman Well Exhibited Artist
Located in Ft. Lauderdale, FL
Sinai Mordecai Waxman: Waxman studied in Paris, in the early 1950s, at Acadamie de la Grande Chaumier, Acadamie Julian, and with painter, Fernand Leger.
Canvas, Acrylic, Wood
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H 39.5 in W 39.5 in D 2.5 in
Contemporary Abstract Oil by Sinai M. Waxman, Well Exhibited American Artist
By Sinai Mordecai Waxman
Located in Ft. Lauderdale, FL
Sinai Mordecai Waxman: Waxman studied in Paris, in the early 1950s, at Acadamie de la Grande Chaumier, Acadamie Julian, and with painter, Fernand Leger.
Canvas, Wood
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H 48 in W 60 in D 1.25 in
Large Scale 1981 Neutral Abstract Landscape Painting by Sinai Waxman NYC Paris
By Sinai Mordecai Waxman
Located in Atlanta, GA
A brief biography on the artist Sinai Mordecai Waxman: Waxman studied in Paris, in the early 1950s, at Acadamie de la Grande Chaumier, Acadamie Julian, and with painter, Fernand Leger.
Canvas, Wood, Paint
$937Sale Price|25% Off
H 17 in W 13 in D 2 in
Nude in the Studio, in Front of the Mirror - Portrait in Oil on Artist's Board
Located in Soquel, CA
Nude in the Studio, in Front of the Mirror - Portrait in Oil on Artist's Board Elegant seated nude woman by Pau Milosevich (American, b. 1936). A woman is seated in a studio, in fro...
Canvas, Oil, Illustration Board
$2,300
H 14 in W 11 in
"Adam", Original Oil painting by Kelly Birkenruth of Young Man
By Kelly Birkenruth
Located in Denver, CO
Kelly Birkenruth's "Adam" (2024) is an original oil painting on panel, measuring 14 x 11 x 2 inches. This striking artwork features the detailed portrayal of a male torso, emphasizin...
Oil, Panel
$450
H 23.82 in W 17.92 in
Richard J.S. Young - Contemporary Oil, Standing Male Nude
By Richard J.S. Young
Located in Corsham, GB
A bold and eye-catching nude study by Richard J.S. Young, captured with broad, expressive brushstrokes. Young renders the sitter's head with greater detail, using patches of flat col...
Oil
$3,400
H 16.5 in W 13 in
"Reflection" – Figurative Oil Painting of a Male Portrait by Dave Seeley
By Dave Seeley
Located in Denver, CO
“Reflection” is a finely rendered oil painting by Dave Seeley, created in 2023. Measuring 16.5 x 13 inches, this striking portrait is painted on canvas mounted to panel and comes hou...
Canvas, Oil, Board
Self Portrait - Original Oil Painting by Peter Lupkin
By Peter Lupkin
Located in Chicago, IL
Full of texture and color, Lupkin depicts an emotional portrait of himself. The intricate color choices of light pinks and blues throughout the skin and background bring a somber fee...
Canvas, Oil
$4,271
H 31.5 in W 23.63 in D 0.79 in
Nowhere to hide- 21st Century Contemporary Figure Painting of a Boy
Located in Nuenen, Noord Brabant
Irisha Pavlenko Nowhere to Hide 80 x 60 cm Oil on linen Russian-born artist Irisha Pavlenko has developed a distinctive figurative language in which portraiture, still life, memory,...
Linen, Oil
$2,600
H 14 in W 11 in
"Decisions", Original Oil painting by Kelly Birkenruth of Young Man
By Kelly Birkenruth
Located in Denver, CO
Kelly Birkenruth's "Decisions" (2023) is an original oil painting on panel, measuring 14 x 11 x 2 inches. This striking piece portrays a young man in deep contemplation, with his hea...
Oil, Panel
$10,000Sale Price|33% Off
H 23 in W 17 in D 0.75 in
"The Artist as a Young Man" - Ashcan School Artist Figurative Oil Painting
By Hal Frater
Located in Carmel, CA
Hal Frater (American, 1909-2008) "The Artist as a Young Man" 1950 Oil paint on canvas, stretcher bars The artist signed the bottom right and the back of the painting. Framed Dimensi...
Canvas, Oil, Stretcher Bars
$4,388
H 47.25 in W 39.38 in D 0.79 in
Secret - Contemporary Expressive Figurative Oil Painting, Boy Portrait
By Daniel Wimmer
Located in Hallein, AT
The inspiration for Daniel Wimmer’s art consistently stems from the human body. He is particularly fascinated by the beautiful colors of the skin and is constantly searching for intr...
Oil
$4,330
H 59.06 in W 51.19 in D 1.19 in
Mirek - Male Portrait, Contemporary Expressive Figurative Oil Painting
By Bartosz Kolata
Located in Hallein, AT
Bartosz Kolata was born in Torun, Poland in 1979. In 2006 he graduated in Art Conservation and Restoration from Nicolas Copernicus University UMK, securing a Master of Art degree. He...
Canvas, Oil
"Looking Glass" Bedroom Mirror Reflection Oil Painting
By Lauren Rinaldi
Located in Philadelphia, PA
"Looking Glass" is an original oil painting on canvas by American painter Lauren Rinaldi. The piece measures 36in x 36in. Lauren Rinaldi works using unbiased portraits of women’s b...
Canvas, Oil
Reflexes in the Bathroom
By Roxana Khonkulova
Located in Zofingen, AG
A moment when a woman is alone with herself — capturing the intimacy of ritual, of silence, of her own space. She reconnects with the sensation of her body, her beauty, and life itse...
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
Reflections of Self - Bruno Surdo, Original Oil Painting
By Bruno Surdo
Located in Chicago, IL
Reflections of Self is both a portrait and a meditation on perception—an exploration of identity filtered through surface, mirror, and painterly material. Bruno Surdo presents the si...
Oil, Paper
$4,200Sale Price|40% Off
H 30.5 in W 39.75 in D 1.25 in
"Morning Towers" Contemporary Figurative Self Portrait
By Narcissus Robert Quagliata
Located in Soquel, CA
Saturated, intimate depiction of sharing a bed with a partner by Narcissus Robert Quagliata (Italian-American, b. 1942). While four fingers dominate the composition, the focus of the...
Canvas, Oil, Stretcher Bars
Narcissus with Venus Effect
By Bruce Adams
Located in Buffalo, NY
Bruce Adams is best known as a conceptually based figurative painter who references various (often historical) painting styles. In exploring the act of painting, Adams peels back the...
Canvas, Oil
$936Sale Price|33% Off
H 21.66 in W 18.12 in
Expressionist Male Portrait with Upturned Face Oil canvas Painting european art
Located in Sitges, Barcelona
Expressionist Male Portrait with Upturned Face Oil Painting 2002 Title: Expressionist Male Portrait with Upturned Face Date: 2002 Medium: Oil on canvas Dimensions: 55 × 46 cm (21.7 ...
Oil
$21,000Sale Price|25% Off
H 81 in W 56 in D 2 in
"Youths Bathing in the Bay of Algiers, " Monumental Painting by Ortega, 1934
By José Ortega
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Brilliantly painted in tones of turquoise, Mediterranean blue, aqua, sky blue and a range of rich browns, tans and grays, this view of three young men bathing in the bay of Algiers i...
Paint
$4,200
H 18 in W 18 in D 1.5 in
Glimpse of Something That Seemed All Potential - Nude Original Oil Painting
By Rick Sindt
Located in Chicago, IL
Using pornography as a vehicle for understanding, Rick Sindt's work explores the discovery and development of queer attraction. Sindt transforms pornographic stills, repurposing them...
Oil, Panel
$12,500
H 26.75 in W 27.5 in D 1.25 in
"Late Afternoon on the Beach", Mid Century Painting w/ Blond Nude Male Figure
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This atmospheric and magical view of a single nude male figure on a California beach is imbued with lovely, unexpected colors and textures which rise up to a sky that is a pale shade...
Paint
$5,250
H 40 in W 34 in D 1.5 in
Handing Your Heart to the Heat - Nude Figures, Intimate Portrayal of a Couple
By Rick Sindt
Located in Chicago, IL
Using pornography as a vehicle for understanding, Rick Sindt's work explores the discovery and development of queer attraction. Sindt transforms pornographic stills, repurposing them...
Oil, Panel
$31,525Sale Price|35% Off
H 49 in W 59 in D 1.75 in
"The Golden Hour, " Monumental Painting with Utopian Scene, Multiple Male Nudes
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Monumental and quite extraordinary, this utopian scene -- all cast in a lovely, warm glow -- depicts a wide range of nude figures, mostly male, in a grassy river valley between mount...
Paint
"Arms Raised", Striking Portrait of Nude Male Youth by Jarl, Denmark
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A striking combination of realism and abstraction, this portrait of a nude male youth with his arms behind his neck -- Stanley Christensen -- is beautifully expressed in tones of cha...
Paint
$7,500
H 23.75 in W 30 in D 1.5 in
"Nudes in the Surf", Atmospheric Painting with Male Nudes and Horses
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Continuing a tradition going back decades, Josef Pieper painted a series of seaside scenes with multiple nude male figures, riding and leading horses along the shore, their strong bo...
Paint
$14,800Sale Price|20% Off
H 65 in W 72.25 in D 1 in
"Dividing His Cloak , " Monumental Art Deco Ptg with Nudes, St. Martin of Tours
By Ernst Georg Martin Hildebrand
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Dramatically illustrating the legend that says that St. Martin of Tours used his sword to divide his cloak and share it with a naked beggar, this large and striking Art Deco painting...
Paint
$1,800
H 5 in W 4 in D 0.07 in
BOB MIZER ATHLETIC MODEL GUILD 1950s Vintage 12 Photograph Series - Rome of Old
Located in Glenford, NY
Original vintage early 1950s set of 12 photographs by Physique Photography icon Bob Mizer - Athletic Model Guild - complete Series of 12 original gelatin silver photographs numbered...
Silver Gelatin
$7,500
H 25 in W 24 in
"6 and Two" Oil Painting, American Realist, Framed, Male Figurative
By Zack Zdrale 1
Located in Denver, CO
Zack Zdrale's (US based) "6 and Two" is an oil painting that depicts two male figures with an obscured faces arching their backs and extending their arms as if dancing with the blue ...
Oil
The late 19th and early 20th centuries saw sweeping social change and major scientific advances — both of which contributed to a new aesthetic: modernism. Rejecting the rigidity of Victorian artistic conventions, modernists sought a new means of expression. References to the natural world and ornate classical embellishments gave way to the sleek simplicity of the Machine Age. Architect Philip Johnson characterized the hallmarks of modernism as “machine-like simplicity, smoothness or surface [and] avoidance of ornament.”
Early practitioners of modernist design include the De Stijl (“The Style”) group, founded in the Netherlands in 1917, and the Bauhaus School, founded two years later in Germany.
Followers of both groups produced sleek, spare designs — many of which became icons of daily life in the 20th century. The modernists rejected both natural and historical references and relied primarily on industrial materials such as metal, glass, plywood, and, later, plastics. While Bauhaus principals Marcel Breuer and Ludwig Mies van der Rohe created furniture from mass-produced, chrome-plated steel, American visionaries like Charles and Ray Eames worked in materials as novel as molded plywood and fiberglass. Today, Breuer’s Wassily chair, Mies van der Rohe’s Barcelona chair — crafted with his romantic partner, designer Lilly Reich — and the Eames lounge chair are emblems of progressive design and vintage originals are prized cornerstones of collections.
It’s difficult to overstate the influence that modernism continues to wield over designers and architects — and equally difficult to overstate how revolutionary it was when it first appeared a century ago. But because modernist furniture designs are so simple, they can blend in seamlessly with just about any type of décor. Don’t overlook them.
When paired with the perfect frame, the right antique and vintage paintings and other wall decorations can either subtly showcase your personality or steal the show altogether.
The earliest paintings were created on the walls of caves, proving even our ancient ancestors knew that striking artwork is meant to be on display. Cave paintings on an Indonesian island are reportedly older than the earliest cave art in Spain and France, and the figurative paintings back then were produced with inorganic pigments like iron oxide.
Later, the people of Ancient Greece — who learned about art from the Egyptians before them — conceived panel paintings of wax and tempera that were collected and publicly displayed. In the centuries that followed, artists would be commissioned to create large-scale wall murals and frescoed ceilings in sprawling European palaces and in the homes of the aristocracy.
Today, 1stDibs makes it easy for you to celebrate this rich history in your own home. Our collection of paintings includes Art Deco paintings, baroque art and a broad range of other categories. Search by material, period or other attributes to find the right fit — browse an array of 19th century landscape paintings in giltwood frames or abstract oil paintings and portraits made during the 1950s and ‘60s.
An understated contemporary work can complement your space’s color palette without drawing the focus away from the other pivotal design choices you’ve made over the years. Roy Lichtenstein’s Pop art, on the other hand, demands attention with its array of vibrant hues and subjects inspired by popular culture.
Whether you aim to create a gallery in your home or build a single, stunning focal point, you can find what you’re looking for in an extensive inventory of paintings on 1stDibs.