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Rusty Wild Pear Pocket Painting 2, original painting, contemporary
Rusty Wild Pear Pocket Painting 2, original painting, contemporary

Rusty Wild Pear Pocket Painting 2, original painting, contemporary

By Dani Humberstone

Located in Deddington, GB

Dani Humberstone uses the symbolism of ripe fruit to illustrate the narrative. Painting directly from life allows her to translate three dimensions into two and capture the essence o...

Category

2010s Contemporary Paintings

Materials

Oil

THE FALL - Portrait Painting / Narrative Style / Autumn / Realism / Storytelling
THE FALL - Portrait Painting / Narrative Style / Autumn / Realism / Storytelling

THE FALL - Portrait Painting / Narrative Style / Autumn / Realism / Storytelling

By Mavis Smith

Located in New York, NY

Original Painting by Mavis Smith. Mavis Smith (b. 1956, Trenton, NJ) studied art and design at the Pratt Institute in New York and completed her studies in 2002 at the Seattle Acad...

Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Egg Tempera, Panel

Buzzcut for a Sonambulist

Buzzcut for a Sonambulist

By Adrienne Sherman

Located in Burlingame, CA

Adrienne Sherman creates works that celebrate the mystery of life, anchored in history, and inspired by dreams, everyday magic, and stories passed from one generation to the next. He...

Category

1990s Contemporary Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

The Stray Hair

The Stray Hair

By Adrienne Sherman

Located in Burlingame, CA

Adrienne Sherman creates works that celebrate the mystery of life, anchored in history, and inspired by dreams, everyday magic, and stories passed from one generation to the next. He...

Category

1990s Contemporary Animal Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Testa Rossa
Testa Rossa

Testa Rossa

By Adrienne Sherman

Located in Burlingame, CA

The artist creates works that celebrate the mystery of life, anchored in history, and inspired by dreams, everyday magic, and stories passed from one generation to the next. Her uniq...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Animal Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Egg Blackbird's (White Collection) Pocket, original painting
Egg Blackbird's (White Collection) Pocket, original painting

Egg Blackbird's (White Collection) Pocket, original painting

By Dani Humberstone

Located in Deddington, GB

Oil, Oil Paint on Canvas 15 H x 15 W x 2 D cm (5.91 x 5.91 x 0.79 in) Sold framed Image size: Height: 5cm (1.97 in) Width: 5cm (1.97 in) Complete size of unframed painting Height: ...

Category

2010s Contemporary Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Ricard Opisso, Large 1940s Figurative Oil Painting, Catalan Modernist Narrative
Ricard Opisso, Large 1940s Figurative Oil Painting, Catalan Modernist Narrative

Ricard Opisso, Large 1940s Figurative Oil Painting, Catalan Modernist Narrative

By Ricard Opisso Sala

Located in Sitges, Barcelona

Ricard Opisso i Sala – “Soldiers Flirting in the Park” – Oil on Canvas, 75 × 101 cm (29.5 × 39.7 in) Artist: Ricard Opisso i Sala (1880–1966) Title: Soldiers Flirting in the Park Te...

Category

1940s Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

Pomegranate Tableau & Apple Wild Painting, Set of 2, original painting
Pomegranate Tableau & Apple Wild Painting, Set of 2, original painting

Pomegranate Tableau & Apple Wild Painting, Set of 2, original painting

By Dani Humberstone

Located in Deddington, GB

The paintings are set in a black wood layered frame. Oil, Oil Paint on Canvas 15 H x 15 W x 2 D cm (5.91 x 5.91 x 0.79 in) Sold framed Image size: Height: 5cm (1.97 in) Width: 5cm ...

Category

2010s Contemporary Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"Bellerophon and Pegasus" Striking Art Deco Painting with Male Nude Mythological
"Bellerophon and Pegasus" Striking Art Deco Painting with Male Nude Mythological

"Bellerophon and Pegasus" Striking Art Deco Painting with Male Nude Mythological

By Bryson Burroughs

Located in Philadelphia, PA

Going back to his days as a student of Puvis de Chavannes in Paris, who was 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

Large Wagnerian Mythological Painting “The Rhinemaidens” by Leeke
Large Wagnerian Mythological Painting “The Rhinemaidens” by Leeke

Large Wagnerian Mythological Painting “The Rhinemaidens” by Leeke

Located in London, GB

A powerful and evocative example of early 20th-century German mythological painting, it captures both the theatrical grandeur of Wagnerian opera and the painter’s distinctive narrati...

Category

Early 20th Century Northern Renaissance Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

Owl Tawny, original painting, oil paint, still life, nature
Owl Tawny, original painting, oil paint, still life, nature

Owl Tawny, original painting, oil paint, still life, nature

By Dani Humberstone

Located in Deddington, GB

The paintings are set in a black wood layered frame. Oil, Oil Paint on Canvas 15 H x 15 W x 2 D cm (5.91 x 5.91 x 0.79 in) Sold framed Image size: Height: 5cm (1.97 in) Width: 5cm ...

Category

2010s Contemporary Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Pocket Deep Red Apple 2c, original painting, still-life
Pocket Deep Red Apple 2c, original painting, still-life

Pocket Deep Red Apple 2c, original painting, still-life

By Dani Humberstone

Located in Deddington, GB

The paintings are set in a black wood layered frame. Additional information: Oil, Oil Paint on Canvas 15 H x 15 W x 2 D cm (5.91 x 5.91 x 0.79 in) Sold framed Image size: Height: 5...

Category

2010s Contemporary Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Strawberry Very Ripe & Pomegranate Deep Red Pocket Painting, diptych
Strawberry Very Ripe & Pomegranate Deep Red Pocket Painting, diptych

Strawberry Very Ripe & Pomegranate Deep Red Pocket Painting, diptych

By Dani Humberstone

Located in Deddington, GB

Oil, Oil Paint on Canvas 15 H x 15 W x 2 D cm (5.91 x 5.91 x 0.79 in) Sold framed Image size: Height: 5cm (1.97 in) Width: 5cm (1.97 in) Complete size of unframed painting Height: ...

Category

2010s Contemporary Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Hibiscus Pink 229 & Lime Green Juicy Pocket Painting 228, diptych
Hibiscus Pink 229 & Lime Green Juicy Pocket Painting 228, diptych

Hibiscus Pink 229 & Lime Green Juicy Pocket Painting 228, diptych

By Dani Humberstone

Located in Deddington, GB

Additional information: Oil Paint on Canvas 15 H x 15 W x 3 D cm (5.91 x 5.91 x 1.18 in) Sold framed Image size: Height: 5cm (1.97 in) Width: 5cm (1.97 in) Complete size of unfram...

Category

2010s Contemporary Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Temptation Island- 21st Century Stilllife painting of a bowl with sweets
Temptation Island- 21st Century Stilllife painting of a bowl with sweets

Temptation Island- 21st Century Stilllife painting of a bowl with sweets

By Erik van Elven

Located in Nuenen, Noord Brabant

The love for paint seems to determine what is painted and how it is done. Colorful narrative paintings. However, the paintings are more than what the first glance reveals.

Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Wood Panel

Desquebrajo: Abstract Painting on Paper, Framed, 2010s, 72.5x72.5 cm
Desquebrajo: Abstract Painting on Paper, Framed, 2010s, 72.5x72.5 cm

Desquebrajo: Abstract Painting on Paper, Framed, 2010s, 72.5x72.5 cm

By Paola Montemayor

Located in BARCELONA, ES

I work with textures, transparencies, and organic forms that emerge from an intuitive process, where each layer of color, each gesture, and each material applied becomes part of a no...

Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Paper, Ink

Night Light Pocket Series, original painting, contemporary, still-life
Night Light Pocket Series, original painting, contemporary, still-life

Night Light Pocket Series, original painting, contemporary, still-life

By Dani Humberstone

Located in Deddington, GB

Dani Humberstone uses the symbolism of ripe fruit to illustrate the narrative. Painting directly from life allows her to translate three dimensions into two and capture the essence o...

Category

2010s Contemporary Paintings

Materials

Oil

Connection: Abstract Painting on Paper, Ink, Framed, 2010s, 84x84 cm
Connection: Abstract Painting on Paper, Ink, Framed, 2010s, 84x84 cm

Connection: Abstract Painting on Paper, Ink, Framed, 2010s, 84x84 cm

By Paola Montemayor

Located in BARCELONA, ES

I work with textures, transparencies, and organic forms that emerge from an intuitive process, where each layer of color, each gesture, and each material applied becomes part of a no...

Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Paper, Ink

Mar adentro: Abstract Painting on Paper, Framed, 80x180 cm, 2010-Present
Mar adentro: Abstract Painting on Paper, Framed, 80x180 cm, 2010-Present

Mar adentro: Abstract Painting on Paper, Framed, 80x180 cm, 2010-Present

By Paola Montemayor

Located in BARCELONA, ES

I work with textures, transparencies, and organic forms that emerge from an intuitive process, where each layer of color, each gesture, and each material applied becomes part of a no...

Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Paper, Ink

Parade in Geneva, 19th Century European Historical Oil Painting
Parade in Geneva, 19th Century European Historical Oil Painting

Parade in Geneva, 19th Century European Historical Oil Painting

Located in Genève, GE

défilé à genève painting, geneva parade painting, swiss historical painting, military parade oil painting, horsemen procession art, 19th century history painting, geneva city scene o...

Category

Mid-19th Century Academic Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"The Underground Railroad", Dramatic Narrative Oil Painting with Escaped Slave
"The Underground Railroad", Dramatic Narrative Oil Painting with Escaped Slave

"The Underground Railroad", Dramatic Narrative Oil Painting with Escaped Slave

Located in Philadelphia, PA

Large, dramatic and powerful, this painting of an escaped slave emerging from the cellar of a woman's home in the North, before or during the Civil War, was painted by Edith Emerson,...

Category

Vintage 1920s American Art Deco Paintings

Materials

Paint

"The Fisherman's Fight" oil painting, narrative realism, figures hauling boat in
"The Fisherman's Fight" oil painting, narrative realism, figures hauling boat in

"The Fisherman's Fight" oil painting, narrative realism, figures hauling boat in

By Rolf Hellem

Located in Sag Harbor, NY

"The Fisherman Fight" is a realist oil on linen painting. It depicts five figures heaving a rope towards the right end of the painting. A sixth man, the left-most figure, has lost hi...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Realist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Linen, Oil

Apocalyptic Oil on Canvas, 48x48, “Back on the Horse” Tim Hoyt, 2014
Apocalyptic Oil on Canvas, 48x48, “Back on the Horse” Tim Hoyt, 2014

Apocalyptic Oil on Canvas, 48x48, “Back on the Horse” Tim Hoyt, 2014

Located in Trenton, NJ

The scale lends architectural impact within modern interiors. A commanding narrative painting with restrained intensity. Dimensions: 48w 1.5d 48h Condition: light wear, as shown, ...

Category

2010s American Modern Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Paint

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Narrative Painting For Sale on 1stDibs

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.

Finding the Right Paintings for You

Painting is an art form that has spanned innumerable cultures, with artists using the medium to tell stories, explore and communicate ideas and express themselves. To bring abstract paintings, landscape paintings, still-life paintings and other original paintings into your home is to celebrate and share in the long tradition of this discipline.

When we look at paintings, particularly those that originated in the past, we learn about history, other cultures and countries of the world. Like every other work of art, paintings — whether they are contemporary creations or works that were made during the 19th century — can often help us clearly see and understand the world around us in a meaningful and interesting way.

Cave walls were the canvases for what were arguably the world’s first landscape paintings, which depict natural scenery through art. Portrait paintings and drawings, which, along with sculpture, were how someone’s appearance was recorded prior to the advent of photography, are at least as old as Ancient Egypt. In the Netherlands, landscapes were a major theme for painters as early as the 1500s. Later, artists in Greece, Rome and elsewhere created vast wall paintings to decorate stately homes, churches and tombs.

Today, creating a wall of art is a wonderful way to enhance your space, showcase beautiful pieces and tie an interior design together.

No matter your preference, whether you favor Post-Impressionist paintings, animal paintings, Surrealism, Pop art or another movement or specific period, arranging art on a blank wall allows you to evoke emotions in a room while also showing off your tastes and interests. A symmetrical wall arrangement may comprise a grid of four to six pieces or, for an odd number of works, a horizontal row. Asymmetrical arrangements, which may be small clusters of art or large, salon-style gallery walls, have a more collected and eclectic feel.

Download the 1stDibs app, which includes a handy “View on Wall” feature that allows you to see how a particular artwork will look on a particular wall, and read about how to arrange wall art. And if you’re searching for the perfect palette for your interior design project, what better place to turn than to the art world’s masters of color

On 1stDibs, you’ll find an expansive collection of paintings and other fine art for your home or office. Browse abstract paintings, portrait paintings, paintings by emerging artists and more today.