Woman at the Fountain, Oil Painting
By Sherri Aldawood
Located in San Francisco, CA
, figurative, back, impressionism, people, travel, oil painting, greenWoman at the Fountain
Oil
Waiting in Paris, Oil Painting
By Faye Vander Veer
Located in San Francisco, CA
, restaurant, summer, Europe, umbrellas, outdoor, figures, figurative, back, bistro, sidewalk, impressionism
Oil
$379
H 12.21 in W 8.27 in
Spanish Modernist Female Figure Drawing Catalan Post-Impressionist Pencil Work
By Casimir Martinez Tarrasso
Located in Sitges, Barcelona
Style: Spanish Modernism, Catalan Post-Impressionism, Figurative Drawing DESCRIPTION This delicate
Pencil
Take a Break Too, Oil Painting
By David Thelen
Located in San Francisco, CA
, figurative, monotone, interior, impressionism, people, oil painting, greyTake a Break Too
Oil
Angels and Patrons, Oil Painting
By Onelio Marrero
Located in San Francisco, CA
, figure, figurative, back, impressionism, people, oil painting, beigeAngels and Patrons
Oil
Parisian on the Phone, Oil Painting
By Warren Keating
Located in San Francisco, CA
-des-Prés.Words that describe this painting: impressionism, figurative, action, walking
Oil
$1,677Sale Price|41% Off
H 40.75 in W 50.99 in D 2.76 in
The Model Asleep - Mid 20th Century Nude Still Life Oil Painting by Dorothy King
By Dorothy King
Located in Watford, Hertfordshire
, art, impressionism, still life, figurative, lady, girl, breasts, naked, asleep, bed, 20th century
Canvas, Oil
Union Square, Original Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA
, crowd, park, Union Square, New York City, NYC, urban, morning, figures, figurative, pedestrians, trees
Acrylic
Walking in Brooklyn, Original Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA
, walking, street, sidewalk, pedestrian, man, group, figure, figurative, acrylicpaint, impressionism
Acrylic
Off Broadway, Original Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA
describe this painting: people, crosswalk, city, summer, Broadway, street, walking, figure, figurative
Acrylic
$1,004
H 31.89 in W 25.6 in
Mediterranean Woman in Blue Interior Portrait Spanish Post Impressionist Oil
Located in Sitges, Barcelona
– Expressive Figurative Seated Female Artist: Pilar Margenat (Spanish, born 1939) Title: Woman in Blue Date
Canvas, Oil
Grappling, Oil Painting
By Onelio Marrero
Located in San Francisco, CA
: painter, wall, climber, bucket, rappel, worker, city, shadows, figure, figurative, back, man
Oil
Tapas Night in Seville III, Oil Painting
By Jonelle Summerfield
Located in San Francisco, CA
, night, cafe, restaurant, eating, drinking, relaxing, figurative, dining, evening, outdoor, impressionism
Oil
Suspended, Oil Painting
By Onelio Marrero
Located in San Francisco, CA
painting: painter, wall, climber, bucket, rappel, worker, city, shadows, roller, figure, figurative, back
Oil
Day Dream, Oil Painting
By Gary Leonard
Located in San Francisco, CA
learning how to play the piano.Words that describe this painting: figurative, portrait, bright
Oil
Out to the Ballgame, Original Painting
By Keith Thomson
Located in San Francisco, CA
, figurative, transit, in transit, people, impressionism, people, travel, mixed media artwork, orange
Mixed Media
Walking in Soho, Original Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA
, walking, cab, taxi, travel, vertical, acrylicpaint, people, figure, figurative, profile, impressionism
Acrylic
Plein Air in the Spring, Oil Painting
By Onelio Marrero
Located in San Francisco, CA
, spring, tree, meadow, shade, grass, woman, girl, park, outdoor, figure, figurative, profile, season
Oil
$11,871
H 23.63 in W 28.75 in
Emilio Grau Sala Deauville Sunset, 1972 Paris School Fauvist Coastal Landscape
By Emilio Grau Sala
Located in Sitges, Barcelona
Paris in 1936, Grau Sala became associated with the School of Paris, developing a distinctive figurative
Canvas, Oil
Contemplating Venus, Oil Painting
By Faye Vander Veer
Located in San Francisco, CA
the subject with others,“ says Faye.Words that describe this painting: impressionism
Oil
Ancestry, Oil Painting
By Onelio Marrero
Located in San Francisco, CA
, figurative, woman, people, indoor, impressionism, impressionism, people, oil painting, beige
Oil
Standing in Line, Original Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA
, women, watching, crowd, queue, waiting, pedestrians, figurative, streetside, sunny, impressionism
Acrylic
Young Girl Reading, Oil Painting
By Faye Vander Veer
Located in San Francisco, CA
West magazines.Words that describe this painting: figure, figurative, female, woman, girl
Oil
Morning Magic, Oil Painting
By Onelio Marrero
Located in San Francisco, CA
, figure, figurative, people, impressionism, landscape, people, representational, oil painting, green
Oil
The Kiss, Oil Painting
By Faye Vander Veer
Located in San Francisco, CA
magazines.Words that describe this painting: impressionism, figure, figurative, children
Oil
Lost in Thought, Oil Painting
By Sherri Aldawood
Located in San Francisco, CA
, impressionistic, figure, figurative, person, people, Sargent, Sorolla, impressionism, people, representational
Oil
The Bonsai Master, Oil Painting
By Onelio Marrero
Located in San Francisco, CA
, yamadori, garden, gardener, bloom, sunlight, spring, maple, man, figure, figurative, morning, spring
Oil
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