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New Narrative, Painting, Oil on Canvas
By Julius Babilonia
Located in Yardley, PA
, accidental free forming shapes and ambiguous landscapes :: Painting :: Abstract :: This piece comes with an
Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil

Wisteria with Butterflies - 21st Century Narrative Painting of a woman
By Anna Maria Vargiu
Located in Nuenen, Noord Brabant
be called a great talent with her just 30 years. This paintings she made together with four other
Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Cotton Canvas

Animal Folk Art Painting Narrative Painting Morocco Africa Magician Red/Orange
By Nancy Patterson
Located in Norfolk, GB
narrative of paintings in the Folk idiom made by Nancy about her life on the edge of the Desert in Southern
Category

Early 2000s Folk Art Animal Paintings

Materials

Board, Acrylic

Had to tell you- 21st Century Contemporary Narrative Painting, Mother & daughter
By Anna Maria Vargiu
Located in Nuenen, Noord Brabant
great talent with her just 30 years. This paintings she made together with four other large canvasses
Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Cotton Canvas

the waiting room, colorful narrative w 4 women and a little boy
By Stephen Basso
Located in Brooklyn, NY
large scale colorful Oil on canvas narrative painting of little boy surrounded by four ethnically
Category

2010s Outsider Art Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Atlas Served, Original Contemporary Playful Surrealist Narrative Oil Painting
Located in Boston, MA
Atlas Served, Original Contemporary Playful Surrealist Narrative Painting 49" x 28" x 1.5" (HxWxD
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Color

if it wasn't love, Painting, Oil on Canvas
By Edward Zelinsky
Located in Yardley, PA
and it seems to lead me to a narrative. :: Painting :: Contemporary :: This piece comes with an
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Paintings

Materials

Oil

Flowers of my garden by Ger
Located in MADRID, ES
Flowers of my garden. It is a narrative painting of joy for everyday life and we are all in
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Pastel, Oil

Flowers of my garden by Ger
H 47.25 in W 33.86 in D 1.58 in
Narrative figurative landscape of a relaxing afternoon in Hyde Park, London
By Kathryn Freeman
Located in Charleston, US
found inspiration for this charming narrative oil. The narrative painting is reminiscent of George
Category

1980s American Realist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

Promenons nous dans les bois
Located in STRASBOURG, FR
This is a narrative painting on porcelain with miniatures details. Rose-Marie Crespin describes a
Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Ceramic, Porcelain, Paint

Last Resort
Located in Wareham, GB
Last Resort is a good example of Hundertmark's narrative painting style. There are mixed media
Category

2010s Surrealist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Mixed Media, Oil

Naked Narratives
By Kumikaho Oshima
Located in PARIS, FR
carefully painted dollars. The paintings beckon the observer to ponder the intricate relationship between
Category

2010s Contemporary Paintings

Materials

Oil

Naked Narratives
Naked Narratives
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H 55.12 in W 42.13 in D 1.19 in
Ky Anderson "Vertical Plotting" Large Acrylic on Canvas Painting
By Ky Anderson
Located in New York, NY
"My work falls somewhere between abstraction, formalism and narrative painting. I see the content
Category

2010s Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Sanctuary by the bay, Painting, Oil on Canvas
By Julius Babilonia
Located in Yardley, PA
fictional narratives. :: Painting :: Abstract :: This piece comes with an official certificate of
Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil

Dani Humberstone, Very Yellow Lemon, Original Painting, Realistic Fruit Painting
By Dani Humberstone
Located in Deddington, GB
Dani Humberstone Very Yellow Lemon Original Painting Oil on Board Image Size: H 13cm x W 13cm x D
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Realist Still-life Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

Approaching, Landscape Painting, Gray, Ivory Clouds Over Black Road, Green Field
By David Konigsberg
Located in Kent, CT
between art and real life in narrative paintings that are both objective and conceptual. His work occupies
Category

2010s Contemporary Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil, Panel

Orange Cranes, Painting, Oil on Canvas
By Irit Epstein
Located in Yardley, PA
, as I conduct a dialogue with my changing environment. What unites the paintings is a narrative of
Category

2010s Contemporary Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

"Insatiable" Hyperrealistic Narrative Acrylic on Canvas Framed Painting
By Ariel Vargassal
Located in Baltimore, MD
petal. Vargassal's paintings often have uncanny narrative elements, fitting them squarely into the
Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Paint, Acrylic

New Field, Landscape Painting, Ivory Clouds, Pale Blue Sky, Gold, Brown Field
By David Konigsberg
Located in Kent, CT
life in narrative paintings that are both objective and conceptual. His work occupies a netherworld of
Category

2010s Contemporary Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil, Panel

Black Vase, Botanical Still Life Painting, Vase, Pink Flowers, Orange, Green
By David Konigsberg
Located in Kent, CT
the divide between art and real life in narrative paintings that are both objective and conceptual
Category

2010s Contemporary Still-life Paintings

Materials

Oil, Panel

Field with Creek, Landscape Painting, Gold and Cream Clouds Over Brown Field
By David Konigsberg
Located in Kent, CT
. Signed on verso. David Konigsberg bridges the divide between art and real life in narrative paintings
Category

2010s Contemporary Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil, Panel

"A Wet Windy Day", Joe Rader Roberts, 30x40, Original Oil on Canvas, Western Art
By Joe Rader Roberts
Located in Dallas, TX
these scenes of the early west. Roberts is best known for his western narrative paintings.
Category

1970s Realist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

"Tangled" Hyperrealistic Narrative Monkey Acrylic on Canvas Framed Painting
By Ariel Vargassal
Located in Baltimore, MD
. Vargassal's paintings often have uncanny narrative elements, fitting them squarely into the Magical Realism
Category

2010s Photorealist Animal Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Paint, Acrylic

"Little Pond" Hyperrealistic Narrative Framed Acrylic on Canvas Painting
By Ariel Vargassal
Located in Baltimore, MD
"Little Pond" is a framed acrylic on canvas painting by Ariel Vargassal, depicting a man in a suit
Category

2010s Photorealist Animal Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic, Paint

Ky Anderson "Fountains 22.3" Acrylic Painting on Paper
By Ky Anderson
Located in New York, NY
"My work falls somewhere between abstraction, formalism and narrative painting. I see the content
Category

2010s Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Acrylic

"Trichotomy at the Outskirts", Oil Painting on Canvas, Figurative, Narrative
Located in St. Louis, MO
"Trichotomy at the Outskirts", Oil Painting on Canvas, Figurative, Narrative
Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"Bellerophon and Pegasus" Striking Art Deco Painting with Male Nude Mythological
By Bryson Burroughs
Located in Philadelphia, PA
renowned for his murals in the Boston Public Library, Burroughs was interested in narrative painting, and
Category

Vintage 1920s American Art Deco Paintings

Materials

Paint

"Sugar Heist" Hyperrealistic Narrative Figures Acrylic on Canvas Framed Painting
By Ariel Vargassal
Located in Baltimore, MD
paintings have uncanny narrative elements, fitting them squarely into the Magical Realism genre. From the
Category

2010s Photorealist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Paint, Acrylic

Home - 21st Century Contemporary Oil Painting
By Daniela Astone
Located in Nuenen, Noord Brabant
narrative paintings show a technique that is special. Her style is virtuoso and her subjects narrative. The
Category

2010s Contemporary Still-life Paintings

Materials

Oil

"On Foot, By Land", Figurative Oil Painting on Canvas, Narrative, Clouds
Located in St. Louis, MO
"On Foot, By Land", Figurative Oil Painting on Canvas, Narrative, Clouds
Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Hollywood, colorful, playful, narrative, outsider,
By Stephen Basso
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Oil on canvas Stephen Basso's highly original pastels and oil paintings are romantic, yet thought
Category

2010s Outsider Art Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Dealmaker, businessman character study cigar bird narrative
By Stephen Basso
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Oil on canvas Stephen Basso's highly original pastels and oil paintings are romantic, yet thought
Category

2010s Post-Modern Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Ky Anderson "Funnel 22.1" Acrylic Painting on Paper
By Ky Anderson
Located in New York, NY
"My work falls somewhere between abstraction, formalism and narrative painting. I see the content
Category

2010s Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Acrylic

Luna - 21st Century Contemporary Oil Painting by Italian artist Daniela Astone
By Daniela Astone
Located in Nuenen, Noord Brabant
artist has only grown. The classical structure and narrative paintings show a technique that is special
Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

One Direction, Original Painting
By Diana Rosa
Located in San Francisco, CA
humor and tension in this narrative painting.About the ArtistLighthearted and jovial
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

Deep Red Apple, Dani Humberstone, Original oil painting, Still life art, Realist
Located in Deddington, GB
illustrate the narrative. Painting directly from life allows her to translate three dimensions into two and
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Realist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Cabbage Field, Farmers in Green and Ochre Vegetable Field, Gray, Salmon Pink Sky
By David Konigsberg
Located in Kent, CT
, dated and titled on verso. David Konigsberg bridges the divide between art and real life in narrative
Category

2010s Contemporary Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

The Realm of Imaginary Mystery 2021 (A Tibetan Narrative Wall Painting) AMAZING!
Located in Rancho Santa Fe, CA
Painting. Artist’s Statement The Realm of Imaginary Mystery continues the narrative approach I have been
Category

2010s Other Art Style Figurative Paintings

Materials

Gold Leaf

Fauve Matisse Inspired Painting, TheArtist's Desk, with Catching Artsy Narrative
By Henri Matisse
Located in Ft. Lauderdale, FL
This uplifting likely French painting in the Fauvist style creates associations to Matisse's
Category

Mid-20th Century French Paintings

Materials

Paint, Paper, Crayon

Pansies, Square Botanical Still Life, Lavender, Yellow, White and Green Flowers
By David Konigsberg
Located in Kent, CT
real life in narrative paintings that are both objective and conceptual. His work occupies a
Category

2010s Contemporary Still-life Paintings

Materials

Oil, Panel

Twilight narrative pastel painting bright color beach scene couples
By Stephen Basso
Located in Brooklyn, NY
pastels and oil paintings are romantic, yet thought provoking fantasies. His whimsical works are alive
Category

2010s Expressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

Materials

Pastel, Archival Paper

Mental Structures- 21st Century Contemporary Still-life Painting
By Daniela Astone
Located in Nuenen, Noord Brabant
artist has only grown. The classical structure and narrative paintings show a technique that is special
Category

2010s Contemporary Still-life Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"INDIAN PORTRAIT" NATIVE AMERICAN
Located in San Antonio, TX
scenes of the early West. Roberts is best known for his western narrative paintings. His son, Gary Lynn
Category

20th Century Portrait Paintings

Materials

Ink

Vintage Mid-Century Swedish Framed Figurative Oil Painting - The Store
Located in Bristol, GB
narrative painting, executed in oil onto canvas. The composition captures a scene at a store, where a woman
Category

1950s Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"INDIAN PORTRAIT" NATIVE AMERICAN
Located in San Antonio, TX
scenes of the early West. Roberts is best known for his western narrative paintings. His son, Gary Lynn
Category

20th Century Impressionist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Ink

"BAKERS FARM" LUFKIN TEXAS HILL COUNTRY LANDSCAPE
Located in San Antonio, TX
scenes of the early West. Roberts is best known for his western narrative paintings. His son, Gary Lynn
Category

1970s Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

Ky Anderson "Insides 23.1" Acrylic on Watercolor Paper
By Ky Anderson
Located in New York, NY
"My work falls somewhere between abstraction, formalism and narrative painting. I see the content
Category

2010s Abstract Paintings

Materials

Paper, Acrylic

Ky Anderson "Timeline 23.1" Acrylic on Watercolor Paper
By Ky Anderson
Located in New York, NY
"My work falls somewhere between abstraction, formalism and narrative painting. I see the content
Category

2010s Abstract Paintings

Materials

Paper, Acrylic

Bouquet in Yellow, White Flowers, Ochre Vase, Salmon Pink Botanical Still Life
By David Konigsberg
Located in Kent, CT
verso. David Konigsberg bridges the divide between art and real life in narrative paintings that are
Category

2010s Contemporary Still-life Paintings

Materials

Oil, Panel

Lilipond, 21st Century Contemporary Oil Painting, Italian Artist Daniela Astone
By Daniela Astone
Located in Nuenen, Noord Brabant
attention of the Italian artist has only grown. The classic construction and narrative paintings and for
Category

2010s Contemporary Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

Summer Cloud One, Ivory Clouds, Pale Lilac Blue, Peach Skyscape
By David Konigsberg
Located in Kent, CT
titled on verso. David Konigsberg bridges the divide between art and real life in narrative paintings
Category

2010s Contemporary Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil, Panel

From A Window Seat Two, Gray, Ivory Clouds, Light Blue Sky, Skyscape
By David Konigsberg
Located in Kent, CT
blue sky. David Konigsberg bridges the divide between art and real life in narrative paintings that
Category

2010s Contemporary Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

From A Window Seat One, Cream Ivory Clouds, Cobalt Gray Blue Sky, Skyscape
By David Konigsberg
Located in Kent, CT
in this dramatic skyscape painting by David Konigsberg. The artist is widely recognized for clouds
Category

2010s Contemporary Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Space and Mass Out There, Desert Landscape, Rock Formations, Clouds, Sky
By David Konigsberg
Located in Kent, CT
titled on verso. David Konigsberg bridges the divide between art and real life in narrative paintings
Category

2010s Contemporary Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil, Panel

The Lady in Blue, Oil Painting
By Faye Vander Veer
Located in San Francisco, CA
narrative paintings, it makes you curious and continuously guessing, was she waiting for someone?"
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Impressionist Interior Paintings

Materials

Oil

North by Northwest, Landscape, Figure Swimming, Black Ocean, Coral Sky, Clouds
By David Konigsberg
Located in Kent, CT
between art and real life in semi-narrative paintings that are both objective and conceptual. His work
Category

2010s Contemporary Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Scottish Interior - Scottish 19th century Victorian art interior oil painting
By George Hay
Located in London, GB
-1918). Hay specialised in narrative paintings, his subjects often inspired by Sir Walter Scott's
Category

19th Century Victorian Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

Bouquet, Olive Green Vase, Pink Flowers, Gray Tablecloth, Black, Botanical
By David Konigsberg
Located in Kent, CT
life in narrative paintings that are both objective and conceptual. His work occupies a netherworld of
Category

2010s Contemporary Still-life Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Meteors- 21st Century painting of a nude woman laying.
By Daniela Astone
Located in Nuenen, Noord Brabant
classical structure and narrative paintings show a technique that is special. Her style is virtuoso and her
Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Inside- 21st Century Contemporary Painting of a nude girl
By Daniela Astone
Located in Nuenen, Noord Brabant
classical structure and narrative paintings show a technique that is special. Her style is virtuoso and her
Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

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On 1stDibs, you can find the most appropriate narrative painting for your needs in our varied inventory. There are many Contemporary, Abstract and Expressionist versions of these works for sale. Finding the perfect narrative painting may mean sifting through those created during different time periods — you can find an early version that dates to the 19th Century and a newer variation that were made as recently as the 21st Century. On 1stDibs, the right narrative painting is waiting for you and the choices span a range of colors that includes black, gray, brown and white. There have been many interesting narrative painting examples over the years, but those made by Tom Bennett, Stephen Basso, Fiona Ackerman, Britt Spencer and Gerard Schriemer are often thought to be among the most thought-provoking. Artworks like these of any era or style can make for thoughtful decor in any space, but a selection from our variety of those made in paint, oil paint and paper can add an especially memorable touch.

How Much is a Narrative Painting?

The average selling price for a narrative painting we offer is $1,450, while they’re typically $300 on the low end and $18,000 for the highest priced.