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Introspective Woman / Actress on Movie Set. Mid Century Art, Female Illustrator
By Lorraine Fox
Located in Miami, FL
Lorraine Fox was an American illustrator and commercial artist who illustrated magazines, book covers, and advertisements. Among the magazines, she illustrated for were Woman's Day, ...
Category

1960s Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Watercolor, Gouache, Board, Pencil

Mid-Century Art Deco Minimalism Black & White Female Figure Latin Artist Signed
Located in Milwaukee, WI
a pared-down style with a nod to Art Deco fashion images while nevertheless maintaining the
Category

2010s Art Deco Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Charcoal

Mid-Century Art Deco Minimalism Black & White Male Figure Latin Artist Signed
Located in Milwaukee, WI
works in a pared-down style with a nod to Art Deco fashion images while nevertheless maintaining the
Category

2010s Art Deco Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Charcoal

Mid-Century Art Deco Minimalism Black & White Female Figure Latin Artist Signed
Located in Milwaukee, WI
artist works in a pared-down style with a nod to Art Deco fashion images while nevertheless maintaining
Category

2010s Art Deco Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Charcoal

Mid-Century Art Deco Minimalism Black & White Female Figure Latin Artist Signed
Located in Milwaukee, WI
iconic of the fashion of the '50s. Martinez works in a pared-down style with a nod to Art Deco fashion
Category

2010s Art Deco Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Charcoal

Mid-Century Art Deco Minimalism Black & White Female Figure Latin Artist Signed
Located in Milwaukee, WI
. The artist works in an art deco style, imagining graceful figures in historic costume through that
Category

2010s Art Deco Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Charcoal

Mid-Century Art Deco Minimalism Black & White Japan Geisha Latin Artist Signed
Located in Milwaukee, WI
artist Jorge Ruiz-Martinez. The artist works in an art deco style, imagining graceful figures in historic
Category

2010s Art Deco Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Charcoal

Mid-Century Children's Party Scene . Red and Orange, Native American
Located in Miami, FL
organ grinder with a smartly dressed performing monkey. The overall look of a lot mid-century art
Category

1950s American Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Masonite, Oil

Large Mid Century French Expressionist Signed Oil Horse Racing Scene
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Horse Race French expressionist artist, mid 20th century signed oil on artist paper, unframed
Category

Mid-20th Century Expressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

The Bar - Mid 20th Century Dutch Naif Interior Figurative Oil on Canvas Painting
Located in Sevenoaks, GB
in very good original condition. Artist: Dutch School, mid 20th century Title: The Bar Medium: Oil
Category

1950s Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

1950's French Oil Portrait of Man with Cherries & Blue Jug Mid Century original
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Portrait of a Man with Cherries & Blue Jug French School, mid 20th century circa 1950's oil on
Category

Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Large 1950's Portrait of Dashing Gentleman Oil Painting on Canvas
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Portrait of a Gentleman European artist, mid 20th century oil on canvas, framed framed: 35.5 x 30.5
Category

Mid-20th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

Mid Century Abstracted Figurative -- Downtown Couple Art Exhibit
Located in Soquel, CA
Vibrant mid century modern abstracted figurative in orange, red and black by Bay Area artist Paul
Category

1950s Abstract Expressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"Happy Family", Mid Century Sepia Figurative Interior Scene, Illustration Art
Located in Soquel, CA
"Happy Family", Mid Century Sepia Figurative Interior Scene, Illustration Art by Charles Kinghan
Category

Mid-20th Century American Impressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Linen, Oil

Large 1950's French Signed Oil Painting Ladies Washing Clothes at Public Baths
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
"Les Lavandieres" French School, mid 20th century signed by the artist, M. Jantet oil on canvas
Category

Mid-20th Century Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Mid Century Abstract Expressionist Figurative
By Charles Chapin
Located in Soquel, CA
Wonderful mid-century abstract figurative by North Carolina artist Charles Chapin (American, 20th
Category

1960s Abstract Expressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Mid Century Figurative -- Adventures - Duleich
Located in Soquel, CA
Mid century figurative of romantic adventures by Duleich (American, 20th Century). Presented in a
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1950s American Impressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

The Family - Mid Century Figurative
By Cock Van Gent
Located in Soquel, CA
"The Family", a mid century figurative watercolor by Cock Van Gent (American/Dutch, b. 1925
Category

1950s Impressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

Mid Century Figurative Seascape, Shanghai Floating Market
Located in Soquel, CA
Wonderful mid century figurative landscape of two small boats on blue-green water with three
Category

Mid-20th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Mid-Century Modern Dancers Figurative Abstract, Bay Area Figurative School 1960s
Located in Soquel, CA
Mid-Century Modern Dancers Figurative Abstract, Bay Area Figurative School 1960s A gorgeous and
Category

Mid-20th Century Abstract Expressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Mid Century Figurative Study of Pair
By Joseph Capozio
Located in Soquel, CA
Compelling figurative study in gouache and pencil by Joesph Capozio (American, 1928-2016). Estate
Category

1960s American Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Gouache, Pencil

Mid Century Abstract Expressionist Guitarist Figurative
By Norman Rubington
Located in Soquel, CA
nom de plume "Akbar del Piombo" and using collages of 19th-century engravings for the illustrations
Category

1950s Abstract Expressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Mid Century Figurative Landscape -- The Search
By Winifred Lucy Shaffer
Located in Soquel, CA
A dreamlike landscape by Winifred Lucy Shaffer (American, 20th Century). Signed lower right; signed
Category

1960s Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Mid Century Figurative -- Boys Playing Dice
By R. Hauslar
Located in Soquel, CA
Exceptional detail in this painting of boys playing dice by R. Hauslar (German, 20th Century). A
Category

1950s Romantic Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Masonite

Mid Century Figurative Woodblock Print -- Mother and Child
By Kaoru Kawano
Located in Soquel, CA
Mid century mother and child woodblock print by Kaoru Kawano (Japanese, 1916-1965). Unframed and
Category

1950s Folk Art Figurative Paintings

Materials

Woodcut, Paper, Ink

Nude with Wineglass - Mid Century Bay Area Figurative
By Marjorie Cathcart
Located in Soquel, CA
Substantial period Berkeley School figurative study of a woman with a wineglass by listed Berkeley
Category

Mid-20th Century Abstract Impressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Mid Century Multi-Color Abstract Expressionist Figurative
By Honora Berg
Located in Soquel, CA
Exceptional mid century Abstract Expressionist figurative painting from her study with David Park
Category

1950s Abstract Expressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

1950s "Backside" Mid Century Figurative Nude Gouache Painting
Located in Arp, TX
Francisco art community after World War II. Challenging accepted modes of painting, Abstract Expressionists
Category

Mid-20th Century American Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Paper, Gouache

Woman in Yellow Evening Dress, Mid Century Modern Pulp Art Figurative Portrait
Located in Soquel, CA
Wonderful pulp art figurative portrait of a brunette woman in formal yellow evening gown with
Category

1960s American Impressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic, Cardboard

Mid Century Boy and His Dog Figurative
By Virginia Sevier Rogers
Located in Soquel, CA
and other places. She returned to Berkeley in 1950 and had an active art career. In 1971 she moved to
Category

20th Century Realist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Linen

Once The Master - Mid Century Figurative Landscape
By Benjamin G. Vaganov
Located in Soquel, CA
Once The Master - Mid Century Figurative Landscape "Once the Master" a portrait of a Zuni Master
Category

1950s American Impressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Linen, Egg Tempera, Cardboard

Mid 19th Century American Folk Art Portrait of Child with Dog in Landscape, Oil
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist/ School: American School, mid 19th century Title: Portrait of a Child dressed in a hat and
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19th Century Folk Art Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

Functional Art - Vintage Photograph - Mid 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
the U.S in the Mid-20th Century in a series on American life in the 20th Century. With the typed note
Category

Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper

Functional Art - Vintage Photograph - Mid 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
the U.S in the Mid-20th Century in a series on American life in the 20th Century. With the typed note
Category

Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper

Vintage Mid-Century Modern Figurative Oil Painting - Three Musicians
Located in Bristol, GB
THREE MUSICIANS Size: 63 x 42 cm (including frame) Oil on Canvas A striking mid-century
Category

Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Devastation - Mid Century Figurative Illustration Grayscale Painting
Located in Soquel, CA
painting for the Western Sign Works. He studied at the Chicago Academy of Fine Art in 1916, the American
Category

1930s American Impressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Cardboard

Spring Wahine - Mid Century Modern Figurative Abstract
By Marguerite Blasingame
Located in Soquel, CA
and then went on to earn an M. A. in art from Stanford University in 1928. Marguerite returned to
Category

1940s Abstract Expressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Linen, Oil

Giselle Shaha Colorful Mid-Century Figurative Abstract 1969
Located in San Francisco, CA
Giselle Shaha Colorful Mid-Century Figurative Abstract 1969 California artist oil on canvas 30
Category

1960s Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Mid-century figurative, abstract, signed R.S. Gill
Located in San Francisco, CA
Mid-century figurative, abstract, signed "R.S. Gill" Oil on canvas Mounted on wood 24 x 30
Category

20th Century Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Wood

Mid Century Abstract Expressionist Figurative -- Mother and Baby
By Honora Berg
Located in Soquel, CA
Wonderful mid century abstract figurative of nude mother with baby and bird in background by Honora
Category

1960s Abstract Expressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

1950s "Cube Head" Mid Century Figurative Ink Wash Painting
By Donald Stacy
Located in Arp, TX
Stacy (1925-2011) New Jersey Studied: Newark School of Fine Art The Art Students League Pratt Graphic
Category

Mid-20th Century American Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Ink, Paper

1950s "Pink Floor" Mid Century Female Nude Figurative Painting
By Donald Stacy
Located in Arp, TX
framing time between 3-5 weeks. Donald Stacy (1925-2008) New Jersey Studied: Newark School of Fine Art
Category

Mid-20th Century American Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Paper, Gouache

Mid Century Dutch Figurative Landscape, Monochrome Watercolor Sketch
Located in Soquel, CA
Beautiful mid century Dutch figurative landscape watercolor of a group of figures at a harbor, two
Category

1940s Impressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Watercolor, Masonite, Paper

Mid Century Figurative Landscape -- Sisters on the Terrazza
By Ingvar Helgi
Located in Soquel, CA
Charming mid century figurative landscape of two sisters on an opulent terrazza, complete with a
Category

1950s Impressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Folk Art - American Vintage Photograph - Mid 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
U.S in the mid-20th Century in a series on American life in the 20th Century. With the typed note of
Category

Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper

Family Heart - Mid Century Hawaiian Symbolist Figurative Abstract
By Marguerite Blasingame
Located in Soquel, CA
Symbolic figurative abstract of wispy figures surrounding a heart by Marguerite Louis Blasingame
Category

1940s Symbolist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Linen, Oil

Three Angels - Mid Century Hawaiian Symbolist Figurative Painting
By Marguerite Blasingame
Located in Soquel, CA
Symbolic Hawaiian nocturnal figurative of whispy angel figures with mountains and bridge by
Category

1940s Symbolist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Linen, Oil

Picnic in the Park - Mid Century Figurative Landscape
By Albert Genta
Located in Soquel, CA
Gorgeous mid century figurative landscape of a a group of figures, sitting on the lake shore with a
Category

1950s Abstract Impressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Paper, Cardboard

Functional Art- American Vintage Photograph - Mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
the U.S in the mid-20th century in a series of American life. With the typed note of the description
Category

Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper

Mid Century Figurative Landscape -- Stroll in the Park
By Frances Beatrice Lieberman
Located in Soquel, CA
Colorful figurative landscape of a woman walking through a San Francisco park with two children
Category

1950s Abstract Impressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Board, Oil

Woodland Fancy, Mid-Century Fantastical Figurative Landscape 1969
Located in Soquel, CA
Unique and fantastical mid-century painting of a nude figure standing in front of a fish in the
Category

1960s Surrealist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Paper, Gouache

The Warning - Mid Century Western Cowboy Figurative Landscape
By Charles Cochrane
Located in Soquel, CA
Western figurative landscape of a cowboy with two horses surrounded by desert scenery by Charles
Category

1960s American Impressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Linen, Oil

Mid Century Figurative -- Brother and Sister with Birds
By Lee Whittier
Located in Soquel, CA
Compelling figurative watercolor of blue-eyed brother and sister feeding birds by California artist
Category

1960s Abstract Expressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

Mid Century Bay Area Figurative Movement Nude Study
By Honora Berg
Located in Soquel, CA
Francisco Art Institute with David Park, Elmer Bischoff, and James Budd Dixon. Berg's friend Edith Truesdell
Category

1950s Abstract Expressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Cardboard

1950s "Group Meeting" Mid Century Figurative Gouache University of Paris
By Donald Stacy
Located in Arp, TX
artist's estate Donald Stacy (1925-2011) New Jersey Studied: Newark School of Fine Art The Art Students
Category

Mid-20th Century American Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Paper, Gouache

Dreamsicle (Figurative, Pattern, Mid-Century, Modern, Blue, Beige, White)
Located in Kansas City, MO
Kelley Carman Dreamsicle (Figurative, Pattern, Mid-Century, Modern, Blue, Beige, White) Acrylic and
Category

2010s Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil Pastel, Acrylic

1950s "Nude in Park" Mid Century Figurative Painting MOMA Artist
By Donald Stacy
Located in Arp, TX
own an exquisite piece of art by one of the most highly respected artists of the 20th century. This
Category

Mid-20th Century American Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Paper, Gouache

1950s "Ms. Y" Mid Century Figurative Painting University of Paris
By Donald Stacy
Located in Arp, TX
artist's estate Donald Stacy (1925-2011) New Jersey Studied: Newark School of Fine Art The Art Students
Category

Mid-20th Century American Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil Pastel, Paper, Gouache

1950s "At the Table" Mid Century Figurative Gouache & Oil Pastel
By Donald Stacy
Located in Arp, TX
weeks. Donald Stacy (1925-2011) New Jersey Studied: Newark School of Fine Art The Art Students League
Category

Mid-20th Century American Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil Pastel, Paper, Gouache

Vintage Mid-Century Modern Swedish Figurative Oil Painting - Dance
Located in Bristol, GB
DANCE Size: 42 x 49.5 cm (including frame) Oil on Canvas An endearing mid-century figurative
Category

1960s Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

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You are likely to find exactly the piece of midcentury figurative art you’re looking for on 1stDibs, as there is a broad range for sale. You can easily find an example made in the Impressionist style, while we also have 404 Impressionist versions to choose from as well. Making the right choice when shopping for an item from our selection of midcentury figurative art may mean carefully reviewing examples of this item dating from different eras — you can find an early iteration of this piece from the 18th Century and a newer version made as recently as the 21st Century. On 1stDibs, the right choice in our collection of midcentury figurative art is waiting for you and the choices span a range of colors that includes gray, beige, brown and white. Finding an appealing object in our assortment of midcentury figurative art — no matter the origin — is easy, but Mino Maccari, Simon Goldberg, Jean Darroux, Abel Pann and Pietro Morando each produced popular versions that are worth a look. Artworks like these — often created in paint, oil paint and paper — can elevate any room of your home. A large option in this array of midcentury figurative art can be an attractive addition to some spaces, while smaller examples are available — approximately spanning 0.04 high and 0.04 wide — and may be better suited to a more modest living area.

How Much is a Midcentury Figurative Art?

The average selling price for a piece of midcentury figurative art we offer is $612, while they’re typically $24 on the low end and $1,064,461 for the highest priced.
Questions About Midcentury Figurative Art
  • 1stDibs ExpertSeptember 25, 2019

    Figurative art is representational, depicting subjects found in the real world.

  • 1stDibs ExpertSeptember 25, 2019

    Figurative art depicts subjects from the real world, often  human figures.

  • 1stDibs ExpertMarch 3, 2023
    In art, a lay figure is a doll-like model that artists can pose in different ways. The lay figure can be used for sketching or as a stand-in for the living subject of a portrait. On 1stDibs, shop a selection of portrait art from some of the world's top galleries.
  • 1stDibs ExpertSeptember 25, 2019

    Figurative art dates at least as far back as the cave paintings. The oldest known figurative painting, made nearly 40,000 years ago, was found in Borneo. 

  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    Carved African wood figurines were typically spiritual in nature and were primarily in human form. The wood figurines were carved using ebony, teak, mahogany and iron wood. On 1stDibs, find a collection of authentic African wood figurines from some of the world’s top sellers.