$1,600
Moon Noon (Figurative Painting of Young Woman Reaching to Cloudy Yellow Sky)
By Annika Tucksmith
Located in Hudson, NY
Moon Noon (Figurative Painting of Young Woman Reaching to Cloudy Yellow Sky) by Annika Tucksmith 2024 oil on panel 16 x 20 inches, unframed With the occasional exception, the subjec...
Oil, Panel
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H 18 in W 24 in D 2 in
Playground: Figurative Painting on Panel of Young Girls in Yellow on Playground
By Annika Tucksmith
Located in Hudson, NY
Surrealist style figurative painting of young girls in yellow on a playground climbing dome in the middle of a pitch black, moonlit landscape "Playground" by Hudson Valley based art...
Oil, Board
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H 24 in W 18 in D 2 in
The Meeting: Figurative Paintings of Girls in a Winter Teal Green Landscape
By Annika Tucksmith
Located in Hudson, NY
Surrealist style figurative painting of young girls in a winter landscape with a teal green colored sky "The Meeting" by Hudson Valley based artist Annika Tucksmith oil on panel, 2...
Oil, Panel
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H 24 in W 36 in D 2 in
Into Night: Figurative Painting of a Boy Jumping Into a Blue Lake Landscape
By Annika Tucksmith
Located in Hudson, NY
Whimsical figurative painting of a young boy jumping into a purple blue lake landscape at twilight "Into Night" by Hudson Valley based artist Annika Tucksmith oil on panel, 24 x 36 ...
Oil, Panel, Board
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H 24 in W 36 in
Trust Fall (Oil Painting of Two School Girls in Forested Landscape in Summer)
By Annika Tucksmith
Located in Hudson, NY
Trust Fall (Oil Painting of Two Young Women Amidst Forested Landscape in Summertime) oil on panel, unframed 24 x 36 inches Set in upstate New York — or in a fictional landscape remi...
Oil, Wood Panel
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H 36 in W 48 in D 2.5 in
Phantom Limbs: Surrealist Figurative Painting of Children in a Night Landscape
By Annika Tucksmith
Located in Hudson, NY
Surrealist style figurative painting of a young blonde boy and girl playing in a street in a nighttime landscape with deer crossing and faint sunrise in the background "Phantom Limbs...
Oil, Panel, Wood Panel
Reaching for Silence
By Natalia Yangalycheva
Located in Zofingen, AG
The painting depicts a solitary figure seated between two dense forms of landscape, extending her arm toward fragile, mushroom-like shapes. The gesture is slow and tentative, suspend...
Canvas, Acrylic
$6,876
H 65.75 in W 56.3 in D 1.58 in
Contemporary Figurative Oil Painting of a Female Figure by Iris Sanmartin
By Iris Sanmartin Dalmau
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
At Escat Gallery we are committed to maintaining the highest standards of trust and professionalism for our collectors. Every artwork in our collection comes with a Certificate of Au...
Cotton Canvas, Oil, Wood Panel
$3,781
H 31.5 in W 31.5 in D 1.38 in
"Free within" Contemporary abstract figurative painting of a woman on canvas
By Mougenot Natalya
Located in VÉNISSIEUX, FR
“Free Within” is a contemporary expressive figurative acrylic painting by French artist Natalya Mougenot, measuring 80 × 80 × 3.5 cm (31.5 × 31.5 × 1.4 in). At the heart of Free Wit...
Canvas, Acrylic
Yellow Sky landscape, Painting, Oil on Paper
By Laura Spring
Located in Yardley, PA
This is cold wax painting on paper. Cold wax medium is made from beeswax, it is mixed with oil paints to paint. The painting needs to be framed for display. I can mail up to 5 painti...
Oil
$1,604
H 39.38 in W 27.56 in D 0.04 in
Large contemporary abstract figurative painting of a woman "Reaching for beauty"
By Mougenot Natalya
Located in VÉNISSIEUX, FR
“Reaching for Beauty” is a contemporary figurative painting created by French artist Natalya Mougenot as part of her ongoing Women series, dedicated to inner life, self-connection, a...
Paper, Acrylic
Stephanie with Foothold
By Kim Frohsin
Located in Burlingame, CA
Painting on paper is 10 1/4 x 7 5/8 inches. Professionally hinged into an 8ply museum mat with an outer dimension of 19 x 16 1/4 inches, with an archival crystal clear case. Fro...
Gouache, Pigment, Mixed Media, Ink, Acrylic
$3,000Sale Price|25% Off
H 39.38 in W 35.44 in
Downwind, 100x90 cm, oil, tempera, coal, canvas
By Anastasia Savenko
Located in Yerevan, AM
Downwind, 100x90 cm, oil, tempera, coal, canvas
Canvas, Oil, Tempera
$2,190Sale Price|40% Off
H 66.25 in W 47 in D 1.5 in
"Goodbye to All That" - Contemporary Surreal Figurative Abstract Landscape
By Michael Pauker
Located in Soquel, CA
Contemporary large-scale surreal figurative abstract depicting a Miro-esque red form at the focal point, surrounded by limb-like shapes, knives, and a looming blue face set in a drea...
Canvas, Oil
$600Sale Price|25% Off
H 13.75 in W 13 in
Girl playing with Dog - whimsical, colorful original oil painting- expressive
By Ferija Tugrann
Located in Dallas, TX
This is a beautiful whimsical oil on cardboard - unframe. It is sold unframed for $750 or $900 framed with a white or black wood frame, archival mattboard and UV glass. Please cont...
Oil, Acrylic, Cardboard
$2,062
H 15.75 in W 19.69 in D 0.79 in
Steppe Soul II, Modern Figurative Painting, Expressive Landscape, Woman Portrait
By Natalia Bażowska
Located in Hallein, AT
Natalia Bażowska’s art is driven by her interests in life as the most exciting form of expression. She is focused to live and create art to the fullest. Perception, embodied experien...
Canvas, Acrylic
$1,000
H 28 in W 22 in D 0.7 in
Girl Combing Her Hair, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
By Tanya Grabkova
Located in Yardley, PA
This acrylic and oil original artwork Girl Combing her Hair is painted in Expressionism style by New York artist Tanya Grabkova. The painting depicted the girl combing her long blac...
Acrylic
$1,631
H 8 in W 8 in
Lost, Contemporary Oil on Board Painting, 20.3 cm, Signed, 2021
By Holland Cunningham
Located in London, GB
Lost (2021) by American artist Holland Cunningham (b. 1967) is a contemplative oil on board painting that reflects her ongoing exploration of memory, perception, and fleeting moments...
Oil, Board
$5,386
H 37.41 in W 57.09 in D 1.58 in
Contemporary Figurative Oil Painting of a Female Figure by Iris Sanmartin
By Iris Sanmartin Dalmau
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
At Escat Gallery we are committed to maintaining the highest standards of trust and professionalism for our collectors. Every artwork in our collection comes with a Certificate of Au...
Cotton Canvas, Oil
$500
H 13.15 in W 9.57 in D 1.19 in
Japanese Contemporary Art by Miyuki Takanashi - Squating Girl
By Miyuki Takanashi
Located in Paris, IDF
Tempera, ink & egg emulsion Miyuki Takanashi is a Japanese artist born in 1961 who lives & works in Sapporo in Japan. She is graduated from Hokkaido University of Education Iwamiza...
Canvas, Emulsion, Ink, Tempera
$1,719
H 23.63 in W 27.56 in D 0.79 in
Inspiration Catcher. Girl, light, blue, horizontal, bird, semi-abstract
By Anna Shesterikova
Located in Oslo, NO
The painting "Inspiration Catcher" takes the viewer into the space between reality and imagination. The artist captured a fleeting moment - the very moment when an idea is born in th...
Canvas, Pastel, Acrylic
$782Sale Price|34% Off
H 23.63 in W 31.5 in D 0.71 in
Yellow fields, Silence Serie by Tetiana Pchelnykova
By Tetiana Pchelnykova
Located in Zofingen, AG
There is silence in the field: no wind, sadness, or words. Everything is extra. There is only an innocent primary moment as a basis. Something new sprouts from it, which has come int...
Canvas, Acrylic
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