"Courtship", Late 19th Century Oil on Canvas by Sapnish Artist M. Alonso Pérez
By Mariano Alonso Pérez
Located in Madrid, ES
MARIANO ALONSO PÉREZ Spanish, 1857 - 1930 COURTSHIP signed "Alonso Pérez" (lower left) oil on canvas 23 x 12-1/8 inches (58 x 30.7 cm.) framed: 28-1/2 x 17-3/4 inches (72 x 45cm.)
Canvas, Oil
"The Search" Late 19th Century Oil on Canvas by Spanish Artist M. Alonso Pérez
By Mariano Alonso Pérez
Located in Madrid, ES
MARIANO ALONSO PÉREZ Spanish, 1857 - 1930 THE SEARCH signed "Alonso Pérez" (lower right) oil on canvas 23 x 12-1/8 inches (58 x 30.7 cm.) framed: 28-1/2 x 17-3/4 inches (72 x 45cm.)
Canvas, Oil
"Elegant Figures Seated in a Park" 19th Century Oil on Panel by M. Alonso Pérez
By Mariano Alonso Pérez
Located in Madrid, ES
MARIANO ALONSO PÉREZ Spanish, 1857 - 1930 ELEGANT FIGURES SEATED IN A PARK signed, located and dated "Alonso Pérez, Paris ´91" (lower right) oil on wood panel 10-3/4 x 8-1/4 inches (...
Oil, Wood Panel
Belle Epoque Watercolor of 18th-century Courtiers Playing Shuttlecock Game
Located in San Francisco, CA
The romantic, soft washes in this work reflect the Late 19th-century Neo-Rococo or "Belle Époque" style, which looked back nostalgically to the pre-revolutionary French court life. A...
Masonite, Ink, Watercolor
Sold
H 27 in W 23 in
Poster design - Bugatti - Romantic Figurative Oil by Mariano Alonso Perez
By Mariano Alonso Pérez
Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire
Signature: Signed lower left Dimensions: Framed: 27"x23" Unframed: 22"x18" Provenance: This work was a poster design for Bugatti's launch of the famed Type 57 Aerolithe car which w...
Canvas, Oil
Caught in the Act, oil on canvas
By Mariano Alonso Pérez
Located in Nr Broadway, Worcestershire
Mariano Alonso Perez Spanish, (1857 - 1930) Caught in the Act Oil on canvas, signed Image size: 16 inches x 13 inches Size including frame: 22 inches x 19 inches Mariano Alo...
Oil
$104,366
H 21.66 in W 33.47 in
"A Reverie During The Ball", 19th Century Oil on Canvas by Rogelio Egusquiza
By Rogelio de Egusquiza y Barrena
Located in Madrid, ES
ROGELIO DE EGUSQUIZA Spanish, 1845 - 1915 A REVERIE DURING THE BALL signed and dated "Rog. Egusquiza 1879" (lower right) oil on canvas 21-3/4 x 33-5/8 inches (55 x 85 cm.) framed: 28...
Canvas, Oil
$259Sale Price|30% Off
H 6.5 in W 8.5 in D 1 in
English School, circa 1800 Georgian watercolor, The Sailor's return
Located in Harkstead, GB
A delightful rustic scene dating to circa 1800 with the sailor returning to his thankful wife and the domestic idyll of his country cottage. The harbour with sailing ships ferrying c...
Watercolor, Laid Paper
$3,734
H 31.5 in W 39.38 in
ROMANTIC SCENE - French School - Oil on Canvas Italian Figurative Painting
By Salvatore Testa
Located in Napoli, IT
Romantic Scene - Oil on canvas cm.80x100, Salvatore Testa, Italy, 2008 The painting by Salvatore Testa depicts a beautiful courting scene, the painting is inspired by the French Sch...
Canvas, Oil
$125,000
H 39.5 in W 49 in D 4 in
A 19th C. Italian Oil on Canvas "The Cardinal's Present" by Arturo Ricci
By Arturo Ricci
Located in New York, NY
A Marvelous 19th Century Italian Oil on Canvas titled "The Cardinal's Present" by Arturo Ricci. This oil on canvas is truly incredible and one of Ricci's best works of art. The sce...
Canvas, Wood
$8,117
H 29.93 in W 25.99 in D 2.76 in
Painting 19th century Genre Scene Landscape With Characters
By Eduard Niczky
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Niczky Edouard (1850 – 1919) Love date in 19th century Oil on canvas signed low left Old original frame gilded with leaves Dim canvas : 61 X 52 cm Dim frame : 76 X 66 cm Certificate ...
Oil
$5,500
H 30.25 in W 34.25 in D 2.5 in
"Italian Caffe Scene by the Park" Impressionist Oil Painting with Figures Framed
By Luigi Cagliani
Located in New York, NY
A whimsical oil painting depicting a Cafe scene with figures in Paris by the Park during spring by Luigi Cagliani. As an Italian Impressionist artist, most of Cagliani's works were p...
Canvas, Oil
$3,000
H 22.25 in W 30 in D 1.25 in
"At the Park" Parisian Impressionistic Oil Painting of Figures in a Park Setting
By Antonio Gravina
Located in New York, NY
This piece was executed during Gravina's stay in Paris, where he packed in much detail. Figures are portrayed with utmost detail, allowing you to feel the passage of time effortlessl...
Canvas, Oil
$2,500
H 15 in W 17 in D 2 in
"Park Scene" Parisian Impressionistic Oil Painting of Figures by the Riverside
By Francesco Tammaro
Located in New York, NY
Francesco Tammaro was born in Naples in 1939 where he attended the Instituto D'Arte di Napoli, one of the most reputed Fine Art schools in Italy. Shortly after graduation he traveled...
Oil, Wood Panel
$538Sale Price|20% Off
H 14.97 in W 12.6 in D 0.6 in
Late 18th Century Watercolour, A Swiss Village, Circle of Claude-Louis Châtelet
Located in Cotignac, FR
A late 18th or early 19th century watercolour view of a group of figures in a village square. Though not apparently signed the work is very competent and of high quality. It is frame...
Paper, Watercolor
19th Century Romantic Oil Painting of Ladies by the Riverside
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
This delightful 19th century oil on panel presents an intimate and romantic outdoor scene, capturing two refined ladies dressed in voluminous gowns seated in the countryside, near th...
Giltwood, Paint
$13,475
H 50.25 in W 42.25 in D 3 in
Historical genre oil painting of a couple eloping
Located in Nr Broadway, Worcestershire
Jules Girardet French, (1856-1938) Le Coeur a des Raisons Oil on canvas, signed Image size: 41 inches x 33 inches Size including frame: 50.25 inches x 42.25 inches Provenance: Exhib...
Canvas, Oil
$20,213
H 22.5 in W 32.75 in D 1 in
Italian early 20th Century oil painting by Lucius Rossi, 'La balancoire'
By Lucius Rossi
Located in Petworth, West Sussex
Lucius Rossi (Italian, 1846 – 1913) La balancoire, 1907 Signed and dated ‘Lucius Rossi, 1907’ (lower right) Oil on canvas 22.1/2 x 32.3/4 in. (57.5 x 83.3 cm.)
Canvas, Oil
$405Sale Price|40% Off
H 17 in W 13.5 in D 1 in
19th C. French Provincial Watercolor & Collage- Figures in a Pastoral Landscape
Located in Chicago, IL
A fine 19th Century, Continental watercolor, decoupage and textile fabric collage, depicting an erotic themed figural group at leisure in a pastoral country landscape. Subject remin...
Fabric, Paper, Watercolor
$350
H 10.04 in W 15.16 in D 0.79 in
Framed 19th Century Watercolour - A Theatrical Performance
Located in Corsham, GB
A fine 19th-century Chinese School work executed in oil and gouache, presented behind glass in a red and silver finished frame. On pith paper. Image size: 17.5 x 30.5cm.
Watercolor
$4,174Sale Price|20% Off
H 9.45 in W 13.78 in
"Elegant Figures in a Forest" Oil on Wood Signed in Frame with Expertise
By Narcisse Virgilio Díaz de la Peña
Located in Pistoia, IT
Narcisse Virgile Diaz de la Pena (1808-1876), "Elegant Figures in a Park." Oil on wood signed on the back Diaz de la Pena. We thank Michel Rodrigue for confirming the attribution of...
Oil
$985
H 22.05 in W 25.99 in D 0.4 in
Early 20th Century Oil Painting on Board, Signed, People in the Park
Located in Casale Monferrato, IT
We are pleased to present this early 20th-century oil painting on plywood panel. This splendid painting, a scene of everyday life in the park, is signed lower right, but the artist h...
Plywood
$28,000Sale Price|20% Off
H 60 in W 36 in D 3 in
"Reading in the Study" Impressionist Portrait Oil Painting Woman in Pink Dress
Located in New York, NY
An Early 20th Century elegant portrait oil painting by Gordon Stevenson depicting a pensive young woman seated in a serene, indoor setting wearing a light pink gown with delicate, ru...
Oil, Canvas
Tiffany Studios Large Grapevine Pattern Picture Frame, ca. 1905
By Tiffany Studios
Located in Petaluma, CA
This Large and beautiful picture frame is the the work of Tiffany Studios. This is the grapevine pattern with a gilt finish- The top border of the frame monogrammed (A.S.B.). Rich Ti...
Bronze
$26,877
H 16.5 in W 24 in
Le Quai de Tournelle - Impressionist Cityscape Gouache by Eugene Galien-Laloue
By Eugene Galien-Laloue
Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire
Signed impressionist gouache on paper figures in landscape circa 1910 by French painter Eugene Galien-Laloue. The piece depicts a street scene at the Quai de la Tournelle, located a...
Gouache, Paper
Gilded Peacock Sculpture in Porcelain and Crystal
Located in Paris, FR
Sculpture gilded peacock handmade in precious porcelain one by one, feather by feather. Each feather is unique. Made with shiny porcelain, hand-painted with 24-karat gold and preciou...
Crystal, Gold Plate, Brass
$10,000Sale Price|20% Off
H 32.5 in Dm 24 in
Unique Art Glass & Metal Company Leaded Glass Peony Table Lamp C. 1915
By Unique Art Glass Company, Tiffany Studios
Located in Atlanta, GA
Unique Art Glass & Metal Company (New York, active 1889-1917), circa 1915. This truly magnificent leaded glass table lamp which was produced during the time period after Louis Comfo...
Bronze
$2,240Sale Price|20% Off
H 18 in W 22 in D 3 in
Fine Impressionist American School Oil on Canvas; Family Picnic or Outing, 1925
Located in Baltimore, MD
This lovely impressionist painting portrays what appears to be a family outing or picnic. There are many beautifully dressed women with their children in a park setting. Oddly, wha...
Oil
$12,500
H 31 in W 36 in D 2 in
Antique English Classical Portrait with Parrot Framed Original Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique English portrait oil painting. Oil on canvas. Signed. Framed. Measuring: 31 by 36 inches overall, and 25.5 by 30.5 painting alone. In excellent original condition. Handsomel...
Oil, Board
20th Century Italian Rococo Bird Cage, Hand-Painted Metal & Wood
Located in Queens, NY
Italian Venetian style (20th Cent) octagonal shaped painted and decorated metal and wood bird cage with 8 upholstered seat and back cushions around base. (Franco Zefferelli Collection)
Metal
$40,000Sale Price|20% Off
H 20.08 in Dm 10.24 in
Émile Gallé Antique Cameo Glass Table Lamp, Art Nouveau, France, 1900
By Émile Gallé
Located in CABA, AR
Rare Antique French Galle Signed Cut-Cameo Lamp with Original Signed Galle Cut-Cameo Shade, in Red and Yellow Sunset Colors. The lamp features a masterful design with a vibrant palet...
Bronze
Mary Cassatt "By the Pond"
By Mary Cassatt
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Mary Cassatt 1844 - 1926 "By the Pond" (Breeskin 161; Matthews & Shapiro 21) Drypoint and aquatint printed in colors, circa 1896, on laid paper, framed Fourth state of four. Plate:...
Drypoint, Aquatint
$25,873Sale Price|20% Off
H 44 in W 36 in D 2 in
Portrait of a Girl with a Puppy - Scottish Edwardian art portrait oil painting
Located in Hagley, England
This stunning Edwardian portrait oil painting is attributed to Scottish Kirkcudbright School artist William Stewart MacGeorge. Painted circa 1910, The painting shows the influences o...
Canvas, Oil
$10,000Sale Price|20% Off
H 33 in W 40 in D 2 in
Antique American Impressionist New England Coastal Beach Stroll Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American impressionist coastal painting by Clarence Braley (1854 - 1927). Oil on canvas, circa 1900. Signed. Displayed in a period modernist frame. Image size, 36"L x 28"H.
Canvas, Oil
Monumental Painting -- After The Storm
Located in Milford, NH
An exceptional impressionist beachside scene with figures and powerful clouds by American artist Augustus B. Koopman (1869-1914). Koopman was born in Charlotte, North Carolina, initi...
Canvas, Oil
$385,000
H 12.5 in W 20.25 in
View on the Hudson, the Catskills in the Distance
By Francis Augustus Silva
Located in New York, NY
Signed lower right: F.A. SILVA.
Canvas, Oil
Tiffany Studios Pomegranate Table Lamp
By Tiffany Studios
Located in Dallas, TX
Tiffany Studios Pomegranate Leaded Glass and Patinated Bronze Table Lamp. A beautiful Tiffany Studios ensemble with a rare and early patinated bronze base with original Bryant socket...
Bronze
Tiffany Studios New York "Greek Key" Table Lamp
By Tiffany Studios, Louis Comfort Tiffany
Located in New York, NY
An alluring and visually rewarding example of Tiffany Studios New York's great "Greek Key" table lamp. Mottled glass in hues of warm amber and bright sunshine yellow soften the wonde...
Bronze
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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