$5,000
"Untitled", Contemporary Dark Figurative Realism Painting, Oil on Canvas, 2025
Located in Carmel, CA
Rizaldy Celi Jr. (American, Filipino-Vietnamese, born 1983) "Untitled" 2025 Oil paint on canvas, stretcher bars The artist signed the bottom right of the painting. "Untitled" showca...
Canvas, Oil, Stretcher Bars
THE DISBELIEVER - Figurative Painting / Realism / Dreamscape
By Gary Ruddell
Located in New York, NY
Original Painting by Gary Ruddell. Signed on verso. Gary Ruddell (b. 1951, San Mateo, CA) received his BFA from the California College of Arts and Crafts in 1975 and began his art c...
Oil, Panel
TRINITY - Contemporary Figurative Painting / Realism / Allegory
By Jacob Hicks
Located in New York, NY
Original Painting by Jacob Hicks Jacob Hicks (b. 1985, Midland, TX) completed his BFA in 2010 at Southern Methodist University and his MFA in 2012 at the New York Academy of Art. He...
Oil, Panel
Tabernaculum - Expressive Contemporary Figurative Oil Painting, Realism
By Robert Bubel
Located in Salzburg, AT
The painting is signed on the back. The whole artistic output of Robert Bubel centres around subjective emotions and arousing emotion in the beholder. The source of inspiration- tha...
Canvas, Oil
"Running away childhood" Figurative horizontal oil painting . Realism
Located in Oslo, NO
In this oil painting, I've blended elements of figurative work, impressionism, and realism to evoke a sense of fleeting innocence and the restless cusp of adolescence.
Oil
"Renaissance model" Vertical large oil painting . Realism .Figurative
By Nadezda Stupina
Located in Oslo, NO
In this panting , I’ve drawn upon the rich texture of oil and acrylic to bring to life a moment of intimate reflection. Trough my brushstrokes in the figurative style , blending fi...
Oil, Acrylic
Holiday Dress Acrylic Painting, Figurative Realism, 80x70 cm
By Nataliya Bagatskaya
Located in Zofingen, AG
My strokes of acrylic and lacquer forge a bond between figurative realism and symbolic expression, embedding a symphony of emotions into the canvas.
Cotton Canvas, Acrylic
$6,427
Mummies - Contemporary Figurative Oil Painting, Realism, Modernism, Seascape
By Julita Malinowska
Located in Salzburg, AT
Artodyssey: "Julita Malinowska's paintings belong to those, which once seen - are never forgotten. The open spaces, sometimes cool and bright, at other times heavily saturated with c...
Canvas, Oil
$6,433
Husband - Contemporary Figurative Oil Painting, Realism, Modernism, Seascape
By Julita Malinowska
Located in Salzburg, AT
Artodyssey: "Julita Malinowska's paintings belong to those, which once seen - are never forgotten. The open spaces, sometimes cool and bright, at other times heavily saturated with c...
Canvas, Oil
$1,650
Bountiful Harvest -21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Painting, Realism
By Oluwaseun Ojebiyi
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
This painting is a metaphor for a blessing on its way. Also, it captures the quiet edge between waiting and receiving; the moment when nothing has changed, but everything feels diffe...
Canvas, Oil
$2,550
Almost Arrived -21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Painting, Realism
By Oluwaseun Ojebiyi
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
This painting is a metaphor for a blessing on its way. Also, it captures the quiet edge between waiting and receiving; the moment when nothing has changed, but everything feels diffe...
Canvas, Oil
$8,664
Femininity - Contemporary Figurative Oil Painting, Women Portrait, Realism
By Julita Malinowska
Located in Salzburg, AT
Artodyssey "Julita Malinowska's paintings belong to those, which once seen - are never forgotten. The open spaces, sometimes cool and bright, at other times heavily saturated with co...
Canvas, Oil
KARLEE - Portrait / Realism / Figurative
By Lucong
Located in New York, NY
Lucong (b. 1978, Shanghai, China) immigrated to the United States at the age of 11 and graduated from the University of Iowa with degrees in Biology and Art in 2000. After moving to...
Oil, Panel
Light - Figurative Ocean Fish Swimming Realism Original Painting
By Michelle Fillmore
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Bay Area artist Michelle Fillmore found her love of oil painting at the University of Las Vegas, where she graduated with a BA in Painting and Drawing in 2015. Fillmore’s tightly con...
Canvas, Oil
Contemporary Figurative Acrylic Painting on Canvas, Floral Background, Realism
By Carlos Gamez de Francisco
Located in St. Louis, MO
Contemporary Figurative Acrylic Painting on Canvas, Floral Background, Realism Growing up in Cuba, I was surrounded by silence where music should have been.
Canvas, Acrylic
"Savior" - Symbolic Religious Contemporary Realism Figurative Nude Oil Painting
Located in Carmel, CA
"Savior" is a haunting figurative oil painting that merges realism and symbolism in a deeply emotional composition.
Canvas, Oil, Stretcher Bars
Ricqlès pour une sorcière, Oil Painting, Figurative, Contemporary Realism
By Jade Boissin
Located in AIX-EN-PROVENCE, FR
Work : Original Oil Painting, Handmade artwork and Unique Work. Medium : Oil painting on naturel wood panel. Artist : Jade Boissin Subject : Ricqlès pour une sorcière (FR -Title) Ri...
Oil
$35,000
"The Nightmare" - Dark Contemporary Realism Baroque Figurative Oil Painting
Located in Carmel, CA
Rizaldy Celi Jr. (American, Filipino-Vietnamese, born 1983) "The Nightmare" 2025 Oil Paint, Canvas, Stretcher Bars The artist signed the side and the back of the painting. We ship al...
Canvas, Oil, Stretcher Bars
Rumba - Modern Figurative Oil Painting, Dancer, Realism, Energetic, Joyful
By Julita Malinowska
Located in Salzburg, AT
Artodyssey "Julita Malinowska's paintings belong to those, which once seen - are never forgotten. The open spaces, sometimes cool and bright, at other times heavily saturated with co...
Canvas, Oil
"Untitled" - Intimate Contemporary Realism Figurative Painting - Woman in White
Located in Carmel, CA
Rizaldy Celi Jr. (American, Filipino-Vietnamese, born 1983) "Untitled" 2025 Oil Paint, Pigment, Canvas, Stretcher Bars The artist signed the bottom right and the back of the painting...
Canvas, Oil, Pigment, Stretcher Bars
Erotic - Contemporary Figurative Oil Painting, Beach View, Realism, Minimalistic
By Julita Malinowska
Located in Salzburg, AT
Artodyssey "Julita Malinowska's paintings belong to those, which once seen - are never forgotten. The open spaces, sometimes cool and bright, at other times heavily saturated with co...
Canvas, Oil
Gestures 20 -Contemporary Minimalistic Figurative Oil Painting, Realism, Beach
By Julita Malinowska
Located in Salzburg, AT
Artodyssey "Julita Malinowska's paintings belong to those, which once seen - are never forgotten. The open spaces, sometimes cool and bright, at other times heavily saturated with co...
Canvas, Oil
$4,308
Ecstasy - Contemporary Figurative Oil Painting, Realism, Beach View, People
By Julita Malinowska
Located in Salzburg, AT
Artodyssey "Julita Malinowska's paintings belong to those, which once seen - are never forgotten. The open spaces, sometimes cool and bright, at other times heavily saturated with co...
Canvas, Oil
$8,664
Beach - Contemporary Figurative Oil Painting, Realism, Beach View, People
By Julita Malinowska
Located in Salzburg, AT
Artodyssey "Julita Malinowska's paintings belong to those, which once seen - are never forgotten. The open spaces, sometimes cool and bright, at other times heavily saturated with co...
Canvas, Oil
$3,625
Quiet Soul - Framed Original Figurative Abstract Realism Portrait Painting
By Alessandro Casetti
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Italian artist Alessandro Casetti's paintings metaphorically represent all the emotions, fears, and hopes that populate our daily life inside and outside of our own bodies. Through a...
Canvas, Mixed Media
Bees - Modern Figurative, Joyful Oil Painting, Children Portrait, Realism
By Julita Malinowska
Located in Salzburg, AT
Artodyssey "Julita Malinowska's paintings belong to those, which once seen - are never forgotten. The open spaces, sometimes cool and bright, at other times heavily saturated with co...
Canvas, Oil
Gestures 9 - Contemporary Minimalistic Figurative Oil Painting, Realism, Girls
By Julita Malinowska
Located in Salzburg, AT
Artodyssey "Julita Malinowska's paintings belong to those, which once seen - are never forgotten. The open spaces, sometimes cool and bright, at other times heavily saturated with co...
Canvas, Oil
Grandparents - Contemporary Figurative Oil Painting, Sea View, Realism, Joyful
By Julita Malinowska
Located in Salzburg, AT
Artodyssey "Julita Malinowska's paintings belong to those, which once seen - are never forgotten. The open spaces, sometimes cool and bright, at other times heavily saturated with co...
Canvas, Oil
$3,659
Kids Scooter - Contemporary Figurative Oil Painting, Child, Joyful, Realism
By Julita Malinowska
Located in Salzburg, AT
Artodyssey: "Julita Malinowska's paintings belong to those, which once seen - are never forgotten. The open spaces, sometimes cool and bright, at other times heavily saturated with c...
Canvas, Oil
$4,013
Gestures 8 - Contemporary Minimalistic Figurative Oil Painting, Realism, Nude
By Julita Malinowska
Located in Salzburg, AT
Artodyssey "Julita Malinowska's paintings belong to those, which once seen - are never forgotten. The open spaces, sometimes cool and bright, at other times heavily saturated with co...
Canvas, Oil
AIRMAIL - Contemporary Realism / Figurative / Dreamscape
By Gary Ruddell
Located in New York, NY
Original Oil Painting by Gary Ruddell Gary Ruddell (b. 1951, San Mateo, CA) received his BFA from the California College of Arts and Crafts in 1975 and began his art career by illu...
Canvas, Oil
A Blending Into - Realism Figurative Painting, Oil on Canvas, 36x60
By Eric Zener
Located in New York, NY
Signed on Verso. Eric Zener (b. 1966, Astoria, OR) completed his BA in 1988 at the University of California, Santa Barbara. As an artist he has been engaged in a quest to observe a...
Canvas, Oil
$1,786
Sunset 4 - Modern Figurative Oil Painting, Landscape View, Colourful Realism
By Julita Malinowska
Located in Salzburg, AT
Artodyssey "Julita Malinowska's paintings belong to those, which once seen - are never forgotten. The open spaces, sometimes cool and bright, at other times heavily saturated with co...
Canvas, Oil
Fathers - Contemporary Figurative Oil Painting, Sea, Beach View, Realism, Joyful
By Julita Malinowska
Located in Salzburg, AT
Artodyssey: "Julita Malinowska's paintings belong to those, which once seen - are never forgotten. The open spaces, sometimes cool and bright, at other times heavily saturated with c...
Canvas, Oil
$5,000
"Untitled", Dark Figurative Realism Oil Painting, Signed, 2025, Woman Posing
Located in Carmel, CA
Rizaldy Celi Jr. (American, Filipino-Vietnamese, born 1983) "Untitled" 2025 Oil paint on canvas, stretcher bars The artist signed the back of the painting. Rizaldy Celi Jr.'s "Untit...
Canvas, Oil, Stretcher Bars
$1,534
Strong Boy - Modern Figurative Minimalistic Oil Painting, Sea View, Realism
By Julita Malinowska
Located in Salzburg, AT
Artodyssey "Julita Malinowska's paintings belong to those, which once seen - are never forgotten. The open spaces, sometimes cool and bright, at other times heavily saturated with co...
Canvas, Oil
$1,571
Maria Magdalena - Modern Figurative Oil Painting, Beach View, Realism, Mother
By Julita Malinowska
Located in Salzburg, AT
Artodyssey "Julita Malinowska's paintings belong to those, which once seen - are never forgotten. The open spaces, sometimes cool and bright, at other times heavily saturated with co...
Canvas, Oil
$1,570
Jump II - Modern Figurative Minimalistic Oil Painting, Sea View, Realism
By Julita Malinowska
Located in Salzburg, AT
Artodyssey "Julita Malinowska's paintings belong to those, which once seen - are never forgotten. The open spaces, sometimes cool and bright, at other times heavily saturated with co...
Canvas, Oil
$2,856
Pool Noodle - Modern Figurative Oil Painting, Beach View, Realism, Seascape
By Julita Malinowska
Located in Salzburg, AT
Artodyssey "Julita Malinowska's paintings belong to those, which once seen - are never forgotten. The open spaces, sometimes cool and bright, at other times heavily saturated with co...
Oil, Board
$1,571
Feminine & Masculine XV - Modern Figurative Oil Painting, Beach View, Realism
By Julita Malinowska
Located in Salzburg, AT
Artodyssey "Julita Malinowska's paintings belong to those, which once seen - are never forgotten. The open spaces, sometimes cool and bright, at other times heavily saturated with co...
Canvas, Oil
At Work II - Contemporary, Figurative, Modern Oil Painting, Realism, Colourful
By Julita Malinowska
Located in Salzburg, AT
Artodyssey "Julita Malinowska's paintings belong to those, which once seen - are never forgotten. The open spaces, sometimes cool and bright, at other times heavily saturated with co...
Canvas, Oil
Fulfilled II - Modern Figurative Oil Painting, Realism, Women, Colourful, City
By Julita Malinowska
Located in Salzburg, AT
Artodyssey "Julita Malinowska's paintings belong to those, which once seen - are never forgotten. The open spaces, sometimes cool and bright, at other times heavily saturated with co...
Canvas, Oil
$6,669
Passing By - Contemporary Figurative Oil Painting, Sea View, Realism, Beach
By Julita Malinowska
Located in Salzburg, AT
Artodyssey "Julita Malinowska's paintings belong to those, which once seen - are never forgotten. The open spaces, sometimes cool and bright, at other times heavily saturated with co...
Canvas, Oil
$1,806
Jump 8 - Modern Figurative Minimalistic Oil Painting, Sea View, Realism
By Julita Malinowska
Located in Salzburg, AT
Artodyssey "Julita Malinowska's paintings belong to those, which once seen - are never forgotten. The open spaces, sometimes cool and bright, at other times heavily saturated with co...
Canvas, Oil
Dawidek (Father And Son) - Contemporary Figurative Oil Painting, Beach, Realism
By Julita Malinowska
Located in Salzburg, AT
Artodyssey: "Julita Malinowska's paintings belong to those, which once seen - are never forgotten. The open spaces, sometimes cool and bright, at other times heavily saturated with c...
Canvas, Oil
$2,360
Girls Playing - Modern Figurative Oil Painting, Beach View, Realism, Joyful
By Julita Malinowska
Located in Salzburg, AT
Artodyssey "Julita Malinowska's paintings belong to those, which once seen - are never forgotten. The open spaces, sometimes cool and bright, at other times heavily saturated with co...
Canvas, Oil
$236Sale Price|20% Off
Still life with peppers - Figurative Oil Painting, Realism, Polish art
By Zbigniew Wozniak
Located in Warsaw, PL
ZBIGNIEW WOZNIAK (b. 1952) Studied at the Academy of Fine Arts in Wroclaw, at the Department of Glass and Ceramics. He is involved in painting, graphics and artistic glass design. He...
Canvas, Oil
$472Sale Price|20% Off
Still life with pumpkin - Figurative Oil Painting, Realism, Polish art
By Zbigniew Wozniak
Located in Warsaw, PL
ZBIGNIEW WOZNIAK (b. 1952) Studied at the Academy of Fine Arts in Wroclaw, at the Department of Glass and Ceramics. He is involved in painting, graphics and artistic glass design. He...
Oil, Canvas
$18,500
“As Above So Below” poetic realism, figurative oil painting, allegorical themes
By Kristy Gordon
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
A spectacular oil painting by contemporary artist, Kristy Gordon (b. 1980 British Columbia, Canada). See below for insight on subject matter. Signed by artist on Verso. Unframed....
Oil, Canvas
$1,450
Life Journey 2 - 21st Century Contemporary, Figurative, Figurative, Realism
By Eyitayo Alagbe
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Shipping Procedure Ships in a well-protected tube. This work is unique, not a print or other type of copy. Accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity. About the Artist Joy Eyitayo...
Canvas, Ink, Mixed Media, Acrylic
ALEXANDRA - Child Portrait / Flowers / Figurative Realism
By Ioanna Stefou
Located in New York, NY
Original Painting by Ioanna Stefou. Ioanna Stefou (b. 1981, Lamia, Greece) is a painter based in Athens. In 2006, she completed her degree in Architecture at the National Technical...
Wood, Oil, Wood Panel
Intersection Figurative art, Social Realism Original oil Painting, Ready to Hang
Located in Granada Hills, CA
Artist: Suren Sokhakyan Work: Original Oil Painting, Handmade Artwork, One of a Kind Medium: Oil on Canvas Year: 1978 Style: Social Realism, Title: Intersection Size: 40" x 54" x ...
Canvas, Oil
CASSANDRA - Realism / Moody / Figurative / Female / Allegory
By Elizabeth McGhee
Located in New York, NY
Elizabeth McGhee (b. 1985, Southern California) completed her BFA in 2009 at the Laguna College of Art and Design, Laguna Beach, CA. She continued her studies at the Lance Richlin At...
Oil, Panel
"Young Woman Seated" - Figurative Realism Oil Painting of a Nude Woman
By Shana Wilson
Located in Carmel, CA
Shana Wilson (Canadian, born 1966) "Young Woman Seated" 2012 Oil Paint, Cradled Panel Board The artist signed the back of the painting. In "Nude Woman Seated," a 40" x 30" oil on wo...
Oil, Board
Joy II - Contemporary Figurative Oil Painting, Sea View, Realism, Joyful, Child
By Julita Malinowska
Located in Salzburg, AT
Artodyssey "Julita Malinowska's paintings belong to those, which once seen - are never forgotten. The open spaces, sometimes cool and bright, at other times heavily saturated with co...
Canvas, Oil
$4,721Sale Price|20% Off
"Universo vegetal", Realism, figurative, flowers, bright colors
By Carmen Varela
Located in MADRID, ES
Realism, figurative, flowers, bright colors
Canvas, Oil
$1,888Sale Price|20% Off
"A peony", Realism, figurative, flowers, pastel colors
By Carmen Varela
Located in MADRID, ES
Realism, figurative, flowers, pastel colors
Canvas, Oil
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