$7,600Sale Price|20% Off
"Lifeguard and Bather, " Stylized Art Deco Beach Scene by MacGurrin, 1938
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Reminiscent of the work of Gerald Murphy in its use of strong colors and flat, highly-stylized forms, this depiction of a lifeguard in profile, a female bather-cum-mermaid with a fas...
Paint
"Aztec with Headdress", Large Art Deco-Mid Century Wool Tapestry, Aubusson, 1963
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Designed by Buckley MacGurrin and woven by Atelier Pinton, one of Aubusson's renowned weavers, this large tapestry depicts a noble Aztec leader, arrayed in a splendid headdress and h...
Wool
Unavailable
H 14.25 in W 10.25 in D 1.13 in
"Nude at the Beach" Oil on Board by Buckley MacGurrin
Located in Pasadena, CA
It’s held within the economy of the representation itself. BIOGRAPHY Buckley MacGurrin was born in Kalamazoo, Michigan in 1896 to Irish-American parents.
Oil
Magnificat Anima Mea Dominum
By Buckley MacGurrin
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Buckley MacGurrin was born in Kalamazoo, Michigan in 1896.
Canvas, Oil
Ballerina
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A fantastic portrait by American WPA artist Buckley MacGurrin.
Canvas, Oil
Serenade
By Buckley MacGurrin
Located in Los Angeles, CA
BUCKLEY MACGURRIN "SERENADE" OIL ON PANEL, ESTATE STAMPED AMERICAN, WORKED IN PARIS, C.1935 30 X 24 INCHES Buckley MacGurrin 1896 –1971 Buckley MacGurrin was bor...
Oil, Panel
Alexandria
By Buckley MacGurrin
Located in Los Angeles, CA
BUCKLEY MACGURRIN "ALEXANDRIA" OIL ON CANVAS, SIGNED, TITLED AMERICAN, DATED 1949 EXHIBITED: DALZELL-HATFIELD GALLERY 14 X 20 INCHES Buckley MacGurrin 1896 –1971 Buckley MacG...
Canvas, Oil
Luna
By Buckley MacGurrin
Located in Los Angeles, CA
BUCKLEY MAC-GURRIN "LUNA" OIL ON CANVAS, SIGNED, TITLED AMERICAN, WORKED IN PARIS, DATED 1950 40 X 32 INCHES Buckley MacGurrin (1896 –1971) Buckley MacGurrin was b...
Canvas, Oil
Sakti
By Buckley MacGurrin
Located in Los Angeles, CA
"SAKTI" OIL ON MASONITE, SIGNED, DATED 1963 48 X 26 INCHES Buckley MacGurrin 1896 –1971 Buckley MacGurrin was born in Kalamazoo, Michigan in 1896 to Irish-American par...
Masonite, Oil
White Head Dress
By Buckley MacGurrin
Located in Los Angeles, CA
"LA CHINA" OIL ON CANVAS, SIGNED, C.1950S PAINTED IN PARIS 38.5 X 31.5 INCHES Buckley MacGurrin 1896 –1971 Buckley MacGurrin was born in Kalamazoo, Michigan in 1896...
Canvas, Oil
Peg Resting
By Buckley MacGurrin
Located in Los Angeles, CA
"PEG RESTING" OIL ON CANVAS, SIGNED, DATED 1951 24 X 20 INCHES Buckley MacGurrin 1896 –1971 Buckley MacGurrin was born in Kalamazoo, Michigan in 1896 to Irish-American...
Canvas, Oil
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H 20.375 in W 16.5 in D 1.5 in
Abstract Red and Blue Toned Color-Block Female Portrait
By Buckley MacGurrin
Located in Houston, TX
Dimensions Without Frame: H 16.75 in. x W 13 in. Artist Biography: Buckley MacGurrin was born in Kalamazoo, Michigan in 1896 to Irish-American parents.
Oil
Countre-Jour
By Buckley MacGurrin
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Oil, Panel
Gran Picador
By Buckley MacGurrin
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Oil, Panel
Sur La Plage
By Buckley MacGurrin
Located in Los Angeles, CA
La Plage
By Buckley MacGurrin
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Art Deco Cool Painting
Siesta
By Buckley MacGurrin
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Framed, Signed, Titled, Dated 1949
Oil, Canvas
Peg Resting
By Buckley MacGurrin
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Serenade
By Buckley MacGurrin
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Oil, Panel
IMPERIA
By Buckley MacGurrin
Located in Los Angeles, CA
OIL ON CANVAS, SIGNED, DATED 1947 30 X 24 INCHES Buckley MacGurrin 1896 –1971 Buckley MacGurrin was born in Kalamazoo, Michigan in 1896 to Irish-American parents.
Canvas, Oil
"Corrida" Oil on Board by Buckley MacGurrin
Located in Pasadena, CA
In "Corrida", Buckley MacGurrin painted a matador, captured in mid-movement, who seems to both defy and flee.
Oil
$4,500
H 13.5 in W 11.5 in D 1 in
"Leda and the Swan", Incised and Painted Wood Panel, Art Deco, Gold and Black
By Arthur Crisp
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This brilliant depiction of Leda and the Swan, a nude female figure and outstretched black swan illustrating the classic mythological story, was painted by Arthur Crisp on wood panel...
Wood, Paint
Study of a Male nude, circa 1800 France Empire Oil on canvas
Located in Eltville am Rhein, DE
French artist, circa 1800 Study of a male nude Oil on canvas Size 24 x 49 cm Frame 34 x 59 cm
Oil
Pal Fried Nude Portrait Oil on Canvas
By Pal Fried
Located in San Diego, CA
Nude portrait oil on canvas by Hungarian/American artist Pal Fried. Excellent overall condition in period frame with a light vertical scratch line running along the lower middle as s...
$2,500
H 41 in W 56 in D 0.1 in
Two male Nudes. Painting.Pastel, carbon pencil, ink on archival paper mounted
By Celso José Castro Daza
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Drawing on paper is his basic work tool, some are sketches of his surviving works, others are sketches of moments he documents. Undefined by medium, Celso Castro’s works each carry...
Carbon Pencil, Ink, Pastel, Paper
$1,500
H 14 in W 11 in
Portrait - Gregory, Contemporary Black and White Male Nude Portrait Photography
By Victor Carnuccio
Located in New York, NY
Portrait - Gregory, Contemporary Black and White Male Nude Portrait Photography by Victor Carnuccio. Portrait – Gregory 1991 Signed, titled, dated, and inscribed, verso; Also studi...
Silver Gelatin
$2,200Sale Price|20% Off
H 11 in W 19.5 in D 0.5 in
"Pan in Paradise, " Superb Art Deco Mural Study by Petersen
By Einar Petersen
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Gorgeously detailed and voluptuously painted, this superb depiction of pan playing his pipes in a paradise full of extravagant life -- including rabbits, squirrels, crested birds and...
Paint
$3,500
H 20 in W 26 in D 0.5 in
"Loading the Wagon", Important Regional Scene Ptg, Thomas Hart Benton Colleague
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This classic example of American Scene painting, depicting a group of four laborers loading the harvest onto a wagon amidst the fields, has the energy and dynamic of Thomas Hart Bent...
Paint
$1,760Sale Price|20% Off
H 20.5 in W 12 in D 0.1 in
"Standing Male Nude, " Pastel Drawing by Allyn Cox, US Capitol Muralist
By Allyn Cox
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Beautifully executed in warm, roseate colors -- coral, terra cotta, brick and ivory -- this drawing was made by Allyn Cox, probably as a study for one of many murals he was commissio...
Paper
$5,352
H 29.53 in W 33.47 in D 1.19 in
The Origin - Contemporary Expressive, Figurative Oil Painting, Male Nude Series
By Bartosz Kolata
Located in Hallein, AT
This work is framed. Unframed size: 70x80 cm, framed 75x85 cm Bartosz Kolata was born in Torun, Poland in 1979. In 2006 he graduated in Art Conservation and Restoration from Nicolas...
Canvas, Oil
$9,500
H 16 in W 14 in D 1.5 in
"The Gymnasts, " Important Mid-Century Painting of Soviet Athletes by Talberg
By Boris Alexandrovich Talberg
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This beautifully executed mixed-media painting by Boris Talberg (or Thalberg) was clearly executed in preparation for one of the artist's most famous works -- "The Gymnasts." Talberg...
Paint
$75,000
H 88 in W 70 in D 2 in
"Five Olympic Rowers", Monumental Art Deco Painting of Nude Male Oarsmen
Located in Philadelphia, PA
One of the most stunning and monumental depictions of male nude figures -- and male athletes -- ever accomplished in the Modern era, this large painting shows five nude rowers, relax...
Paint
$16,500
H 36.5 in W 26 in D 2 in
"Bathers on Rocky Shore", Striking English Painting of Nude Male Figures, 1930s
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This striking and unusual painting -- beautifully composed with a rich palette -- depicts two nude British youth, sitting on a rocky outcropping during a day of swimming. Each is sl...
Paint
$27,500
H 58.5 in W 40.5 in D 2.5 in
"Boxer's Rubdown", Extraordinary Painting with Nude Male by Philip Leslie Hale
By Philip Leslie Hale
Located in Philadelphia, PA
At a time when painters were increasingly drawn to the grit, emotion and drama of boxing in America -- witness famous paintings and prints by George Bellows and Robert Riggs, for exa...
Paint
$8,500
H 22 in W 19 in D 1 in
"Nude Bathers at Swan Hill", Painting of Male Nudes by Ernest Smith, Australia
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Pale and enigmatic, this lovely modern painting of three male nude bathers -- and a fourth in the distance -- on the sandy shore of a mountainous lake was painted by Ernest Smith. S...
Paint
$10,150
H 55.5 in W 33.25 in D 1.75 in
"Ninth Symphony", Art Deco Paean to Beethoven's Masterpiece by Renowned Muralist
By Eugene Francis Savage
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Filled with Sturm und Drang and packed with allegory and higher meaning, this remarkable Art Deco painting by Eugene Savage celebrates and interprets Beethoven's greatest work -- the...
Paint
$7,500
H 19.5 in W 17 in D 1.5 in
"St. Sebastian in Gold and Coral", Striking Art Deco Painting by Remy, France
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A vivid and striking example of Art Deco painting, this depiction of St. Sebastian in tones of gold and pink-papaya shows the figure with a rich, brown complexion, wounded with four ...
Paint
Figurative art, as opposed to abstract art, retains features from the observable world in its representational depictions of subject matter. Most commonly, figurative paintings reference and explore the human body, but they can also include landscapes, architecture, plants and animals — all portrayed with realism.
While the oldest figurative art dates back tens of thousands of years to cave wall paintings, figurative works made from observation became especially prominent in the early Renaissance. Artists like Michelangelo, Leonardo da Vinci and other Renaissance masters created naturalistic representations of their subjects.
Pablo Picasso is lauded for laying the foundation for modern figurative art in the 1920s. Although abstracted, this work held a strong connection to representing people and other subjects. Other famous figurative artists include Francis Bacon and Lucian Freud. Figurative art in the 20th century would span such diverse genres as Expressionism, Pop art and Surrealism.
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