$3,764Sale Price|20% Off
H 35 in W 46 in D 2 in
European Village in Winter Snow with Figures & Frozen Pond by German Artist
Located in Preston, GB
measures 46 x 35 inches Gunter Seekatz (German, born in 1928) Original, oil on canvas Signed and dated
Oil, Canvas
$2,395Sale Price|20% Off
H 12 in W 16 in
Fine 1800's Italian Grand Tour Oil Painting Figures before Classical Buildings
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Arcadian View Italian School, circa 1800 Grand Tour subject oil on canvas, unframed canvas : 12 x 16 inches provenance: private collection, UK condition: very good and sound cond...
Oil
$7,092Sale Price|20% Off
H 37 in W 58 in
Huge 18th Century Italian Oil Painting Shipping in Merchant Port Many Figures
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Merchants Port Italian School, 18th century oil painting on canvas, framed framed: 37 x 58 inches canvas: 32 x 52 inches provenance: private collection, UK condition: very good a...
Oil, Canvas
$1,413Sale Price|20% Off
H 19 in W 24 in
Figures Chatting outside Village Tavern in Mountain Landscape, Period Oil
By 19th century Dutch or Flemish school
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Dutch/ Flemish School, early 1800's oil on canvas, framed framed: 19 x 24 inches canvas: 13.5 x 18.5 inches provenance: private collection, France condition: good and sound condition...
Oil, Canvas
$3,218Sale Price|20% Off
H 29.5 in W 55.5 in
Very Large Victorian Signed Oil Painting The Harvest Fields Wheatsheaves & Cart
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Bringing in the Harvest British School, late 19th century signed lower corner oil painting on canvas, framed framed: 29.5 x 55.5 inches canvas: 24 x 50.5 inches provenance: private c...
Oil, Canvas
$1,639Sale Price|35% Off
H 20 in W 24 in D 2 in
Seascape Moonlight with Crashing Waves Vintage British Oil Painting
Located in Preston, GB
Seascape Moonlight with Crashing Waves Vintage British Oil Painting Signed to lower left Art measures 20 x 16 inches Frame measures 24 x 20 inches This painting depicts a serene an...
Canvas, Oil
$3,030Sale Price|35% Off
H 26 in W 36 in D 3 in
Oil Painting of a Woodland Scene in the English Countryside by British Artist
By James Wright
Located in Preston, GB
Oil Painting of a Woodland Scene in the English Countryside by 20th Century Modern British Artist, James Wright Art measures 30 x 16 inches Frame measures 36 x 22 inches This 198...
Cotton Canvas, Oil, Canvas
$5,725Sale Price|74% Off
H 30 in W 36 in D 2 in
Port-Villez Neige Original French Landscape Impressionistic Riverscape Painting
By Georges Charles Robin
Located in Preston, GB
French Landscape Impressionistic Riverscape Painting by Modern French Artist, Georges Charles Robin (1903-2003). View of the River Seine, France, during the snow melt. Oil on Canvas,...
Canvas, Gesso, Oil, Cotton Canvas, Paint
$5,000
H 30 in W 54 in D 2 in
"Parisian Street Scene" Post-Impressionist Oil Painting on Canvas with Figures
Located in New York, NY
In this piece, the artist depicts his subject in an impressionistic way, capturing the busy streets of Paris from the 20th Century with much life. The artist mostly used oil with a p...
Canvas, Oil
Montmartre in the Snow, Parisian Winter City Scene
Located in Beachwood, OH
Armand Manago Guerin (French, 1913-1983) Montmartre in the Snow, Paris Oil on masonite Signed lower right 18.25 x 21.5 inches 25 x 28.75 inches, framed The painter known as Armand M...
Oil
$1,534Sale Price|25% Off
H 22 in W 28 in D 2.5 in
Moody Dawn Mist with Winter Trees in a Rural Village in the English Countryside
Located in Preston, GB
Moody Dawn Mist with Winter Trees in a Rural Village in the English Countryside by British Artist, Kevin Curtis (1958-2009) Art measures 24 x 18 inches Frame measures 28 x 22 inches...
Canvas, Oil
$3,375Sale Price|50% Off
H 32 in W 48 in D 6 in
Oil Painting "Winter Skating Scene" by Anton Doll (1826-1877)
Located in Uppingham, GB
Oil Painting, Landscape "Winter Skating Scene" by Anton Doll (1826-1877) Signed by the artist & fra...
Oil
$3,000Sale Price|20% Off
H 32 in W 44 in D 3 in
Swedish Hamlet in a Snowy Winter Landscape with Birch Trees by Danish Artist
By Jens Christian Bennedsen
Located in Preston, GB
Swedish Hamlet in a Snowy Winter Landscape with Birch Trees by Danish Artist, Jens Christian Bennedsen (1893-1967). Art measures 38 x 26 inches Frame measures 44 x 32 inches An oi...
Canvas, Paint, Cotton Canvas, Oil
$1,036Sale Price|20% Off
H 10 in W 12 in D 2.5 in
Winter Landscape Snow Scene in the English Countryside by 20th Century Artist
By James Wright
Located in Preston, GB
Rural Winter Landscape Scene with Snow & Winter Trees in the English Countryside by 20th Century British Artist, James Wright Signed, Original, Oil on Canvas, housed in a beautiful ...
Canvas, Oil
$818Sale Price|20% Off
H 18 in W 36 in D 2 in
Snowy Cabin in the Woods - A Serene Winter Landscape Vintage Oil Painting
Located in Preston, GB
Snowy Cabin in the Woods - A Serene Winter Landscape Vintage Oil Painting by 20th Century Artist, Miller. Art measures 32 x 16 inches (approx.) Frame measures 36 x 20 inches (appr...
Oil, Board
$2,816Sale Price|30% Off
H 20 in W 29 in D 2.992 in
Farm Scene with Haystacks in the English Countryside by Realist Landscape Artist
By James Wright
Located in Preston, GB
Farm Scene with Haystacks in the English Countryside by British Landscape Artist, James Wright. Signed, Original, Oil on Canvas, housed in a gilt frame Art measures 24 x 15.5 inche...
Canvas, Oil
$4,057Sale Price|50% Off
H 24 in W 28 in D 3 in
Three Sisters in Blue Mountains, New South Wales Australia by Australian Artist
Located in Preston, GB
"The Three Sisters" in the Blue Mountains of New South Wales, Australia by Australian Artist, Alan Robert Colquhoun Grieve (1910-1970). Art measures 21 x 17 inches Frame measures ...
Canvas, Oil, Board
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.
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