Gerald Merfeld "Street Market, Vietnam" Original Oil Painting c.1980s
Located in San Francisco, CA
Gerald Merfeld (American, 20th c.) "Street Market, Vietnam" Original Oil Painting c.1980s Fine oil painting of a bustling street market scene in Vietnam.
Canvas, Oil
Vietnamese Village Scene
Located in San Francisco, CA
Charming really well drawn and painted watercolor of what looks to be possibly a Vietnamese village. A farmer is walking his ducks along the road and seems to have them all in a row....
Watercolor
$764
H 6.5 in W 8 in D 1 in
French Oil painting of a Outdoor Market Scene in Impressionist Style
By Fanch Lel
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: French Oil painting of a Outdoor Market Scene in Impressionist Style By Fanch Lel (French b. 1930) Size: 6.5 x 8 inches (height x width) Signed: Bottom left Oil painting on bo...
Oil
$703
H 6.75 in W 8.25 in D 1 in
French Oil painting of Market Scene in Impressionist Style with Flower Sellers
By Fanch Lel
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: French Oil painting of Market Scene in Impressionist Style with Flower Sellers By Fanch Lel (French b. 1930) Size: 6.75 x 8.25 inches (height x width) Signed: Bottom right Oil...
Oil
$787
H 29.53 in W 38.19 in D 1.19 in
Enric Pinet Pamies – Village Market – Colorful Oil on Canvas
Located in Sant Celoni, ES
Enric Pinet Pamies – Village Market – Oil on Canvas – 60 × 81 cm Vibrant figurative oil painting by Spanish artist Enric Pinet Pamies (1912–1974), depicting the lively weekly market ...
Canvas, Oil
$550
H 27 in W 15 in D 1 in
Antonio De Vity (1901-1993) Oil Painting Italian Street Market Scene Cityscape
Located in Palm Coast, FL
Italian Market Street – Antonio De Vity (1901–1993) A charming original vintage oil painting on canvas signed Antonio De Vity, depicting a lively Italian street market surrounded by ...
Oil
$819
H 7 in W 9 in
1950's French Impressionist Oil Painting Market Scene Bathed in Sunlight
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
French Impressionist, mid 20th century oil on canvas, unframed canvas: 7 x 9 inches provenance: private collection condition: good and sound, some paint loss
Oil, Canvas
$550
H 27 in W 15 in D 1 in
Antonio De Vity (1901-1993) Oil Painting Italian Street Market Scene Cityscape
Located in Palm Coast, FL
Italian Market Street – Antonio De Vity (1901–1993) A charming original vintage oil painting on canvas signed Antonio De Vity, depicting a lively Italian street market surrounded by ...
Oil
$1,400
H 29.5 in W 41.75 in D 2.5 in
Old Manila Street Scene, Mid Century Modern Figurative Landscape
Located in Soquel, CA
Mid Century Modern Old Manila Street Scene, 1960s Figurative Landscape Beautiful mid century modern figurative landscape by Didi Fernandez (Filipino, 20th Century). This charming 1...
Canvas, Oil
$275Sale Price|52% Off
H 13 in W 15 in
NYC Street Fair Colorful Figurative Acrylic Painting 1970's
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
6031 Colorful figurative painting of a lower Manhattan street fair Image 10.5x13.5"
Acrylic
Gerard Meyer (b.1926) - 20th Century Oil, Market in Mulhouse
Located in Corsham, GB
This vibrant painting captures the bustling atmosphere of a morning market scene, with colourful awnings sheltering vendors and shoppers beneath a canopy of autumn trees. The artist ...
Oil
$1,350
H 16 in W 24 in D 0.5 in
Farmer's Market, unframed oil on board, 16x24" figurative painting
By Lu Haskew
Located in Loveland, CO
Farmer's Market, by Lu Haskew Oil 16x24" image size Painting of a busy outdoor market selling vegetables, fruit and flowers This painting is unframed, canvas on gator board, the pri...
Oil
$4,337
H 15.75 in W 21.66 in D 1.58 in
Reinhard Bartsch 1927 Berlin - 1990 Berlin Impressionist 19 Jhdt Market scene
Located in Berlin, DE
Reinhard Bartsch 1927 Berlin - 1990 Berlin oil on canvas 55x 40 cm signed lower right Reinhard Bartsch (1927–1990) was a German painter and graphic artist, born and active in B...
Oil
$819
H 7 in W 9 in
Mid 20th Century French Impressionist Oil Crowded Market Scene Many Figures
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Market French Impressionist, mid 20th century indistinctly signed lower right oil on canvas, unframed canvas: 7 x 9 inches provenance: private collection condition: sound
Oil
$1,027Sale Price|35% Off
H 25.6 in W 31.89 in
Market Scene Oil on Canvas, Post-Impressionist, Signed, 1970s
By Sebastia Congost i Pla
Located in Sitges, Barcelona
**Artwork Technical Sheet and Description** **Artist:** Sebastià Congost i Pla (Olot, 1919 – Olot, 2009) **Title:** Market Scene **Technique:** Oil on canvas **Dimensions:** 25.6...
Canvas, Oil
$819
H 7 in W 9 in
Mid 20th Century French Impressionist Oil Fruit & Vegetable Sellers Busy Market
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Market French Impressionist, mid 20th century indistinctly signed lower corner oil on canvas, unframed canvas: 7 x 9 inches provenance: private collection condition: good
Canvas, Oil
$819
H 7 in W 9 in
Mid 20th Century French Impressionist Oil Crowded Market Scene Many Figures
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Market French Impressionist, mid 20th century indistinctly signed lower right oil on canvas, unframed canvas: 7 x 9 inches provenance: private collection condition: sound but wit...
Oil
$152Sale Price|66% Off
H 19.69 in W 25.79 in D 0.08 in
The blue door by William GOLIASCH - Gouache on paper 50x65 cm
By William Goliasch
Located in Geneva, CH
Work on paper
Gouache
$2,200
H 24 in W 30 in D 1 in
Jesse F. Santos "Harvesting Rice" Philippine Landscape Oil Painting c.1970
Located in San Francisco, CA
Jesse F. Santos "Harvesting Rice" Philippine Landscape Oil Painting c.1970 Original oil on canvas Dimensions 30" wide x 24" high Signed and dated lower right Very good vintage co...
Canvas, Oil
Asian Style Art Pottery and Enamel Ginger Jar Lamp
Located in Lambertville, NJ
Asian style is pottery lamp with reticulated body. The ginger jar form with hand enameled peony floral decoration, circa 1930s and high style that compliments a modern or traditional...
Pottery
$24,588
H 29.53 in W 38.98 in
19th Century American School - Gentleman with Groom, Horse and Hounds by a House
Located in London, GB
AMERICAN SCHOOL (CIRCA 1840) A Gentleman with Groom, Horse and Greyhounds outside a Country House Oil on canvas Framed 75 by 99 cm., 29 ½ by 39 in. (frame size 87 by 113 cm., 34 ¼...
Oil
$1,038
H 23.63 in W 19.69 in D 0.2 in
Original-Moon Lit Dahlias-British Awarded Artist-Gold Leaf on oil canvas Board
By Shizico Yi
Located in London, GB
Moonlit Dahlia is a large gold-leaf painting created by Shizico Yi in early autumn, when dahlias reach their fullest bloom and the first turning leaves colour the garden. Painted on ...
Gold Leaf
$1,195Sale Price|30% Off
H 24 in W 28 in D 3 in
Children Fishing by a River with Wild Flowers & Farmhouse in English Countryside
By Les Parson
Located in Preston, GB
Children Fishing by a Riverside with Wild Flowers & Farmhouse in the English Countryside by British Artist, Les Parson Art measures 20 x 16 inches Frame measures 28 x 24 inches ...
Canvas, Oil
$1,800
H 7 in W 9 in D 0.75 in
"River Town New Hope PA, Bucks County" Impressionist Pastoral Scene Oil Painting
By Christopher Willett 1
Located in New York, NY
A charming Impressionist summer pastoral scene depicting the New Hope town near the lake in Bucks County, Pennsylvania. This piece is executed in an intimate yet energetic manner. Ch...
Oil, Board
$8,196Sale Price|20% Off
H 25 in W 31 in D 2 in
Washing Day in Coastal Landscape - Scottish Victorian Impressionist oil painting
By Joseph Henderson
Located in Hagley, England
This lovely Scottish Impressionist Victorian oil painting is by noted artist Joseph Henderson. Painted circa 1880 it is entitled Washing Day. The composition is of two women laying o...
Oil
$1,850
H 19.5 in W 16.5 in
George Edwards, Engravings of Parrots, published by Seligmann.
By George Edwards
Located in Richmond, GB
PRICE IS FOR EACH FRAMED PRINT "Sammlung Verschiedenr Auslandischer und Selener Vogel", Nuremberg 1770-1773. Edited by Johann Michael Seligmann (1749 -1776): engravings with origina...
Watercolor, Etching
Victorian Jockey Oil Painting, Framed Burl Walnut, 20th Century
Located in Queens, NY
English Victorian style burl walnut framed oil painting of jockey on horse.
Walnut, Burl
$6,800
H 48 in W 38 in D 2 in
Charles Levier (French, 1920 - 2003) Figurative Large Oil On Canvas Montparnasse
By Charles Levier
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Charles Levier born of a French Father and American mother. He was was active/lived in New York, California / United Kingdom, France and is known for landscape, still life and figura...
Canvas, Wood
$1,500
H 25 in W 21.25 in D 2.25 in
French Ladies on the Boulevard - Figurative Landscape
Located in Soquel, CA
Softly rendered European street scene by an unknown artist (20th Century). A group of well-dressed women are standing at the side of the road, near some trees. To the right and in th...
Canvas, Oil, Stretcher Bars
Classical Dutch Street Scene Signed Oil Painting Gilt Framed
By Jonny Gaston
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Dutch Street by Jony Gaston (British 20th century) signed oil on board, framed framed: 25.5 x 22 inches board: 18 x 14 inches provenance: private collection, UK condition: very g...
Oil
Wine Alfresco, Screenprint by LeRoy Neiman
By LeRoy Neiman
Located in Long Island City, NY
A serigraph by Leroy Neiman from 2000. A colorful scene of friends enjoying wine in a countryside landscape. Signed and framed in gold wood frame. Artist: LeRoy Neiman, American (1...
Screen
$776Sale Price|20% Off
H 13.96 in W 9.85 in D 8.27 in
School of Bien-Hoa Glazed Ceramic Vase Decors De Sages, Circa 1930
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
Glazed ceramic vase from the Bien-hoa school, decorated with six sages of the Taoist tradition. The handles are in the shape of black enamelled elephant heads. The upper part of the ...
Ceramic
$20,000
H 84 in W 60 in
Olympic Jumper, American Impressionist Tapestry by LeRoy Neiman
By LeRoy Neiman
Located in Long Island City, NY
LeRoy Neiman, American (1921 - 2012) - Olympic Jumper, Year: 1989, Medium: Tapestry, signed and dated, Size: 84 x 60 in. (213.36 x 152.4 cm)
Tapestry
Emerging in 19th-century France, Impressionist art embraced loose brushwork and plein-air painting to respond to the movement of daily life. Although the pioneers of the Impressionist movement — Claude Monet, Edgar Degas, Paul Cézanne, Berthe Morisot, Camille Pissarro, and Pierre-Auguste Renoir — are now household names, their work was a radical break with an art scene led and shaped by academic traditions for around two centuries. These academies had oversight of a curriculum that emphasized formal drawing, painting and sculpting techniques and historical themes.
The French Impressionists were influenced by a group of artists known as the Barbizon School, who painted what they witnessed in nature. The rejection of pieces by these artists and the later Impressionists from the salons culminated in a watershed 1874 exhibition in Paris that was staged outside of the juried systems. After a work of Monet’s was derided by a critic as an unfinished “impression,” the term was taken as a celebration of their shared interest in capturing fleeting moments as subject matter, whether the shifting weather on rural landscapes or the frenzy of an urban crowd. Rather than the exacting realism of the academic tradition, Impressionist paintings, sculptures, prints and drawings represented how an artist saw a world in motion.
Many Impressionist painters were inspired by the perspectives in imported Japanese prints alongside these shifts in European painting — Édouard Manet drew on ukiyo-e woodblock prints and depicted Japanese design in his Portrait of Émile Zola, for example. American artists such as Mary Cassatt and William Merritt Chase, who studied abroad, were impacted by the work of the French artists, and by the late 19th century American Impressionism had its own distinct aesthetics with painters responding to the rapid modernization of cities through quickly created works that were vivid with color and light.
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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.
Today, a number of figural artists — such as Sedrick Huckaby, Daisy Patton and Eileen Cooper — are making art that uses the human body as its subject.
Because figurative art represents subjects from the real world, natural colors are common in these paintings. A piece of figurative art can be an exciting starting point for setting a tone and creating a color palette in a room.
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