$3,850Sale Price|44% Off
Robert Kenneth White "Sanctuary in Feathers" Large Figurative Oil Painting
By Robert Kenneth White
Located in Miami, FL
Collectors of Wolf Kahn, Wayne Thiebaud, and Jeremy Mann will find affinity in White’s use of vibrant color, tactile brushwork, and evocative storytelling.
Canvas, Oil
$5,300
H 30.25 in W 39.875 in D 1.625 in
Robert K. White "Frame and Pause" Large Oil on Canvas Figurative Painting
By Robert Kenneth White
Located in Miami, FL
ROBERT KENNETH WHITE (b. 1950) – "FRAME AND PAUSE" Oil on Canvas ⚜ Signed on Verso ⚜ Frameless Display A CONTEMPLATIVE FIGURATIVE INTERIOR STUDY "Frame and Pause" is a quietly power...
Canvas, Oil
$8,663
H 39.38 in W 39.38 in D 1.58 in
Lost with Peacocks - 21st Century, Oil Painting, Realism, Animal world
By Augustina Droze
Located in Barcelona, Catalonia
“Lost with Peacocks” bursts with life and color, showcasing a dynamic gathering of peacocks amidst a lavish bed of roses. The peacocks, elegantly poised, display their iridescent fea...
Canvas, Oil
$1,480Sale Price|20% Off
H 30 in W 24 in D 1 in
Inner Peace: Contemporary Oil Painting on Canvas, Signed, 21st Century
By Meshach Charity
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
"Inner Peace" by Meshach Charity is a captivating artwork that invites viewers to contemplate the complexities of inner tranquility. In this piece, a young man is depicted turning hi...
Canvas, Oil
$6,500
H 42.5 in W 29.25 in D 1 in
Soothsayer: framed surrealist oil painting, figures with bird, feathers, spirits
By Rachel Romano
Located in Bryn Mawr, PA
This is a signed, original oil painting by PA-based surrealist artist, Rachel Romano. It depicts a central figure wearing feathers with a mourning child and dead bird. Shadowy figure...
Oil, Linen
$7,000
H 36 in W 48 in D 0.875 in
Robert K. White “Frisco Reverie" Large 4-Foot Oil Painting on Canvas
By Robert Kenneth White
Located in Miami, FL
ROBERT KENNETH WHITE (b. 1950) – "FRISCO REVERIE" Oil on Canvas ⚜ Hand Signed Lower Right ⚜ Frameless Display A QUIET MOMENT OF AMERICAN INDUSTRIAL MEMORY In Frisco Reverie, Robert ...
Canvas, Oil
$6,500
H 51.5 in W 61.5 in
Always the Fool: Contemporary Oil Painting on Canvas, Framed
By Katherine Fraser
Located in Philadelphia, PA
"Always the Fool" is a 51.5in x 61.5in original oil painting by Katherine Fraser in a handmade wood frame. "Life often strikes me as a string of moments, like a series of film still...
Canvas, Oil
$7,500
H 32 in W 42 in
Elevated Innocence, Impressionist Oil on Linen by Lumen Martin Winter
By Lumen Martin Winter
Located in Long Island City, NY
This painting was created by American artist Lumen Martin Winter. Winter's figurative paintings sometimes play with the edge of abstraction, resulting in an expressionistic feel. Thi...
Linen, Oil
$850
H 27 in W 19 in D 1 in
Visitation man, bird, spiritual theme warm colors interior space
By Stephen Basso
Located in Brooklyn, NY
pastel on toned suitable for framing under glass.
Pastel
$2,750Sale Price|50% Off
H 41.875 in W 30.125 in D 1 in
Robert K. White "Unbound Elegance" Oil on Canvas, Large-Scale Figurative Work
By Robert Kenneth White
Located in Miami, FL
ROBERT KENNETH WHITE – "UNBOUND ELEGANCE" Oil on Canvas ⚜ Signed and Dated Lower Left ⚜ Frameless Display A LUXURIANT STUDY IN MOTION AND FORM Robert Kenneth White’s Unbound Elegan...
Canvas, Oil
$3,500Sale Price|42% Off
H 30 in W 48 in D 0.875 in
Robert Kenneth White "Classic Beauty" Signed Oil, Modern Realist Portrait
By Robert Kenneth White
Located in Miami, FL
ROBERT KENNETH WHITE – "CLASSIC BEAUTY" ⚜ Oil on Canvas ⚜ Hand Signed Lower Right ⚜ Frameless Display A MODERN HOMAGE TO TIMELESS ELEGANCE In “Classic Beauty” (2017), Robert Kenneth...
Canvas, Oil
$100,000
H 48 in W 74 in
Guardian With Twelve Animals - Contemporary Realism Painting, 48x74"
By Patricia Traub
Located in New York, NY
Original painting by Patricia Traub
Canvas, Oil
$6,400
H 32.125 in W 48 in D 1.125 in
Robert Kenneth White "A Pause for Basquiat" Large Signed Oil on Canvas Painting
By Robert Kenneth White
Located in Miami, FL
ROBERT KENNETH WHITE – "A PAUSE FOR BASQUIAT" ⚜ Oil on Canvas ⚜ Hand Signed Lower Right ⚜ Frameless Display – Ready to hang BASQUIAT IN A MOMENT OF QUIET This large-scale oil on can...
Canvas, Oil
"Untold" Oil Painting
By Linda Delahaye
Located in Denver, CO
Linda Adair's (Germany based) "Untold" is an oil painting that depicts an angel like figure in an interior space Linda Adair is a contemporary figurative painter. Using oil painting...
Oil, Panel
$6,300
H 42 in W 35.875 in D 1 in
Robert K. White "Modern Venus" Large 3.5-Foot Figurative Oil Painting on Canvas
By Robert Kenneth White
Located in Miami, FL
ROBERT KENNETH WHITE (b. 1950) – “MODERN VENUS” ⚜ Oil on Canvas ⚜ Hand Signed and Dated Lower Left ⚜ Frameless Display MODERN FIGURATIVE PORTRAIT INSPIRED BY CLASSICAL ANTIQUITY In ...
Canvas, Oil
$478
H 8.27 in W 8.27 in D 1.19 in
Crossed - original contemporary artwork - figurative oil painting
By Lenny Cornforth
Located in London, Chelsea
We offer complimentary worldwide shipping and cover all tariffs and import taxes for this artwork. This exceptional artwork is currently on display and available for sale at Signet C...
Canvas, Oil
$2,400Sale Price|29% Off
H 22.125 in W 30 in D 0.875 in
Robert Kenneth White "Fountain Visitors" 2019 Oil of Pigeons and Stone Fountain
By Robert Kenneth White
Located in Miami, FL
ROBERT KENNETH WHITE – "FOUNTAIN VISITORS" ⚜ Oil on canvas ⚜ Hand signed lower left ⚜ Frameless display HUMOR AND ELEGANCE IN A MEDITERRANEAN FOUNTAIN SCENE In Fountain Visitors, Ro...
Canvas, Oil
$199,505
H 47.75 in W 66.5 in
Grand 19th Century English Marine Painting in Stunning Light
By John Wilson Ewbank
Located in London, GB
John Wilson Ewbank (1799 - 1847) Shipping in the Harbour, South Shields Oil on canvas 39.5 x 58 inches unframed 47.75 x 66.5 inches framed Provenance: Christie's October 2002; L...
Oil
$68,323
H 25 in W 20.5 in
The Distraction, Late 19th Century Oil Painting, Orientalist
Located in London, GB
Walter Charles Horsley 1855 – 1921 The Distraction Oil on canvas, signed lower left Image size: 25 x 20 1/2 inches (63.5 x 52 cm) Orientalist hand made gilt frame This well observed...
Canvas, Oil
$1,291Sale Price|30% Off
H 17.33 in W 11.03 in D 7.09 in
Pre Columbian Large Jalisco Figure West Mexico Circa B.C. 100-300 A.D
Located in London, GB
A Pre Columbian Jalisco warrior figure Jalisco West Mexico circa B.C. 100-300 A.D, A stunning large pottery warrior figure wearing a banded headdress with disco arm ornaments , ...
Pottery
$3,400
H 18 in W 14 in
"Reflection" by Casey Childs, Oil Painting, Reflected female figure (2021)
By Casey Childs
Located in Denver, CO
Casey Childs' (US based) "Last Light" is an oil painting that depicts a female with upswept blonde hair reflected in a mirror. Artist Statement: "My work as a whole encompasses an ...
Oil
$2,695
H 44.5 in W 58 in D 28 in
19th Century Antique Indian Carved Wood Dowry Chest with Iron Accents
Located in Bridgeport, CT
The entire chest with framed square panels in three rows on the top, and four on the front, sides, and back. The front panels have added X form decorative pieces and all frames have ...
Iron
$1,639
H 24.61 in W 18.12 in D 2.37 in
Large Ethiopian Coptic Processional Cross, Silver-Plated Bronze, c.1900
Located in Glasgow, GB
A large Ethiopian Coptic processional cross in silver-plated bronze, handcrafted in Ethiopia during the early 20th century using the traditional lost-wax casting technique. Exception...
Silver Plate, Bronze
Sold|$2,866
H 29.53 in W 39.38 in D 0.71 in
"The Dark Waters" Painting, Acrylic on Canvas, Signed
By Nataliya Bagatskaya
Located in Zofingen, AG
This refined contemporary painting combines narrative elegance with a strong visual signature. The striking red boat immediately anchors the composition, floating against richly text...
Cotton Canvas, Acrylic
$44,720
H 52.76 in W 84.65 in D 1.19 in
19th-Century Oil-on-Canvas Antique French Battle Painting, Signed H. P., 1880
Located in Vicoforte, IT
An important French painting from the second half of the 19th century. This oil-on-canvas painting, attributed to the celebrated French painter Henri Félix Emmanuel Philippoteaux (18...
Canvas, Oil
Italian Renaissance Style Wooden Architectural Model of Domed Church
Located in Bradenton, FL
Italian Renaissance Style Architectural Wooden Model of a Domed Church. This hand-crafted model combines symmetry and classical proportions of Italian Renaissance architecture with d...
Wood
$1,458Sale Price|20% Off
H 15.75 in Dm 5.91 in
Ancient Italian Pompeii Grand Tour bronze statue of the narcissus M. Amodio
Located in Berlin, DE
Ancient Italian Pompeii Grand Tour bronze statue of the narcissus M. Amodio A large patinated bronze sculpture of the ancient Roman hunter Narcissus by Michele Amodio from the late ...
Bronze
$5,366Sale Price|20% Off
H 29.93 in W 24.81 in
Portrait Sibyl Lady Zanotti Paint Oil on canvas Old master 18th Century Italian
Located in Riva del Garda, IT
Portrait of an Eritrean Sibyl who writes the prophecy Circle of Lorenzo Pasinelli (Bologna 1629 - 1700) - Attributable to Giampietro Cavazzoni Zanotti (Paris, 1674 - Bologna, 1765) ...
Oil
$2,470Sale Price|35% Off
H 27 in W 29.375 in D 1.125 in
Robert Kenneth White "Racing the Tempest" Signed 2017 Maritime Oil Painting
By Robert Kenneth White
Located in Miami, FL
ROBERT KENNETH WHITE – "RACING THE TEMPEST" ⚜ Oil on canvas ⚜ Hand signed lower right ⚜ Frameless display DRAMATIC MARITIME SCENE BY ROBERT KENNETH WHITE In "Racing the Tempest," Ro...
Canvas, Oil
Mulberry Lounge Chair, West Haddon Hall Collection
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Camelback lounge chair with a swept-out, flared arm and solitary seat and back cushion. Shown in Jasper Ondine Teal and White Oak. COM option available. 14 week lead time.
Upholstery, Foam, Oak
Early Morning Rain
By Norman Ackroyd
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Early Morning Rain Etching & color aquatint, 1977 Signed, titled, numbered and dated in pencil Edition: 40 (39/40) Published by Associated American Artists, New York Condition: Mint ...
Aquatint
Moonlight dreaming
Located in Douglas, Isle of Man
Alexandre - Gabriel Decamps 1803 - 1860 was a French painter known for his middle Eastern and North African art subjects. Decamps was one of the first painters to travel to the East...
Canvas, Oil
$3,826
H 13 in W 16.13 in D 1 in
The Bathers: 20th Century Impressionist Oil on Canvas Painting
By Harold Knight
Located in Petworth, West Sussex
Attributed to Harold Knight (British,1874-1961) The Bathers oil on canvas signed `H. KNIGHT’ (lower right) 13 x 16.1/8 in. (33 x 41 cm.)
Canvas, Oil
Realist art attempts to portray its subject matter without artifice. Similar to naturalism, authentic realist paintings and prints see an integration of true-to-life colors, meticulous detail and linear perspectives for accurate portrayals of the world.
Work that involves illusionistic techniques of realism dates back to the classical world, such as the deceptive trompe l’oeil used since ancient Greece. Art like this became especially popular in the 17th century when Dutch artists like Evert Collier painted objects that appeared real enough to touch. Realism as an artistic movement, however, usually refers to 19th-century French realist artists such as Honoré Daumier exploring social and political issues in biting lithographic prints, while the likes of Gustave Courbet and Jean-François Millet painting people — particularly the working class — with all their imperfections, navigating everyday urban life. This was a response to the dominant academic art tradition that favored grand paintings of myth and history.
By the turn of the 20th century, European artists, such as the Pre-Raphaelites, were experimenting with nearly photographic realism in their work, as seen in the attention to every botanical attribute of the flowers surrounding the drowned Ophelia painted by English artist John Everett Millais.
Although abstraction was the guiding style of 20th-century art, the realism trend in American modern art endured in Edward Hopper, Andrew Wyeth and other artists’ depictions of the complexities of the human experience. In the late 1960s, Photorealism emerged with artists like Chuck Close and Richard Estes giving their paintings the precision of a frame of film.
Contemporary artists such as Jordan Casteel, LaToya Ruby Frazier and Aliza Nisenbaum are now using the unvarnished realist approach for honest representations of people and their worlds. Alongside traditional mediums, technology such as virtual reality, artificial intelligence and immersive installations are helping artists create new sensations of realism in art.
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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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A hyperrealist canvas by Heinz Schönhammer transforms a café classic into an unforgettable still life.
With a solo show at the Denver Art Museum and a commission from the Met, the Cree Canadian painter has become an international sensation.