Untitled
Located in Atlanta, GA
Born in 1961, Alexej Ravski exhibits in France, Germany, Belgium, The Netherlands, the United
2010s Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
Untitled
Located in Atlanta, GA
Born in 1961, Alexej Ravski exhibits in France, Germany, Belgium, The Netherlands, the United
Canvas, Oil
Le labyrinthe, 2022
Located in Atlanta, GA
Born in 1961, Alexej Ravski exhibits in France, Germany, Belgium, The Netherlands, the United
Canvas, Oil
Untitled
Located in Atlanta, GA
Born in 1961, Alexej Ravski exhibits in France, Germany, Belgium, The Netherlands, the United
Canvas, Oil
Les élèves, 2022
Located in Atlanta, GA
Born in 1961, Alexej Ravski exhibits in France, Germany, Belgium, The Netherlands, the United
Canvas, Oil
Soirée, 2021
Located in Atlanta, GA
Born in 1961, Alexej Ravski exhibits in France, Germany, Belgium, The Netherlands, the United
Canvas, Oil
Untitled, 2021
Located in Atlanta, GA
Born in 1961, Alexej Ravski exhibits in France, Germany, Belgium, The Netherlands, the United
Canvas, Oil
Pink Ballerina
Located in Atlanta, GA
Born in 1961, Alexej Ravski exhibits in France, Germany, Belgium, The Netherlands, the United
Canvas, Oil
Gryphon, 2020
Located in Atlanta, GA
Born in 1961, Alexej Ravski exhibits in France, Germany, Belgium, The Netherlands, the United
Canvas, Oil
Happy days to come, 2020
Located in Atlanta, GA
Born in 1961, Alexej Ravski exhibits in France, Germany, Belgium, The Netherlands, the United
Canvas, Oil
Dreamers, 2020
Located in Atlanta, GA
Born in 1961, Alexej Ravski exhibits in France, Germany, Belgium, The Netherlands, the United
Canvas, Oil
Un Instant Musical
Located in Atlanta, GA
Born in 1961, Alexej Ravski exhibits in France, Germany, Belgium, The Netherlands, the United
Canvas, Oil
Dresser, 2014
Located in Atlanta, GA
Born in 1961, Alexej Ravski exhibits in France, Germany, Belgium, The Netherlands, the United
Canvas, Oil
A Cup of Coffee, 2020
Located in Atlanta, GA
"Alexei Ravski unites landscape painting with the art of the surreal in his dramatic, large-format
Oil
Dreamers, 2020
Located in Atlanta, GA
"Alexei Ravski unites landscape painting with the art of the surreal in his dramatic, large-format
Oil
$1,921
H 23.63 in W 31.5 in D 0.79 in
Summer 8 - Contemporary Expressive, Figurative Oil Painting, Male Nude Series
By Bartosz Kolata
Located in Salzburg, 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
$1,200
H 12 in W 10 in
"Looking Away" by Mark Bradley Schwartz, Oil Painting, Female Nude Portrait
By Mark Bradley Schwartz
Located in Denver, CO
Mark Bradley Schwartz’s "Looking Away" (2020) is a masterful example of contemporary figurative realism, executed in oil on board. This original, handmade painting captures a quiet, ...
Oil, Board
$845
H 35.5 in W 18 in D 0.8 in
Summer, Figurative Nude Original oil Painting, Ready to Hang
Located in Granada Hills, CA
Artist: Mishurovski V.V. Work: Original oil painting, handmade artwork, one of a kind Medium: Oil on Canvas Style: Classic Figurative Year: 2010 Title: Summer Size: 35.5" x 18" x 0....
Canvas, Oil
"Reclining Nude", Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Please note: This is a secondary market artwork with one previous owner. Kang Cho's artistic legacy endures through "Reclining Nude," a serene and contemplative handmade original o...
Oil, Panel
Bathers, Oil on Canvas, 1914
By Roger Grillon
Located in Saint Amans des cots, FR
Oil on canvas by Roger GRILLON (1881-1938), France, 1914. "Bathers". With frame: 114x94 cm - 44.9x37 inches ; without frame: 92x73cm - 36.2x28.75 inches. 30F format. Signed lower lef...
Canvas, Oil
$1,350
H 14 in W 11 in
"Revelation 1" by Mark Bradley Schwartz, Original Oil Painting, Female Nude
By Mark Bradley Schwartz
Located in Denver, CO
"Revelation 1" by Mark Bradley Schwartz is an original oil on board depicting a nude female in a monochromatic palette. A native of Illinois, He began his professional life as a gr...
Oil, Board
$7,806
H 19.69 in W 23.63 in D 1.97 in
Birchina- 21st Century painting of a nude woman laying.
By Daniela Astone
Located in Nuenen, Noord Brabant
Daniela Astone Birchina 50 x 60 cm Oil on canvas The painting is framed ( frame included in price ) Daniela Astone works and lives in Florence. For years she was a teacher on the f...
Canvas, Oil
$28,000
H 79 in W 94.5 in D 2.5 in
Archetypes-The Mother, Maiden, Queen, Huntress, Wise Woman, Mystic, Oil Painting
By Bruno Surdo
Located in Chicago, IL
Symbols abound in this monumental painting by Bruno Surdo. Each of the subjects on this canvas is dependent upon the other. They require the presence of the others for balance and ...
Canvas, Oil
$75,000
H 79 in W 215 in
Interchange Between Myth and Reality - Monumental Painting, Original Oil
By Bruno Surdo
Located in Chicago, IL
Interchange Between Myth and Reality is Bruno Surdo’s contemporary banquet scene—an ambitious reimagining of the grand Venetian feast painting for the 21st century. The composition i...
Canvas, Oil
$6,200
H 36 in W 46 in
Apollo and Artemis, Mythological Figures Depicted in a Classical Pose
By Andrew S. Conklin
Located in Chicago, IL
This is a classically painted portrait of artist and muse by Chicago based artist Andrew S. Conklin. Andrew's passion for Dutch and Northern Italian Baroque painting is evident. An...
Linen, Oil
Bea, Garden
By Ben Fenske
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
A contemporary oil painting of a woman standing in a garden. Wearing a printed orange dress, she almost blends into the colorful landscape which surrounds her. Tall wild grass sits i...
Oil, Linen
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