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Hilton Head Beach, Oil on Panel,  Impressionism, 18 x 24 , American Artist,  Sun
Hilton Head Beach, Oil on Panel,  Impressionism, 18 x 24 , American Artist,  Sun

Hilton Head Beach, Oil on Panel, Impressionism, 18 x 24 , American Artist, Sun

By Jim Beckner

Located in Houston, TX

I value her opinion as much as anyone’s,” he affirms. “As I go from painting to painting, I move back and forth between representational and non-representational,” Beckner says.

Category

2010s American Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

The Wings of Time
The Wings of Time

The Wings of Time

By Diana Tremaine

Located in Burlingame, CA

Tremaine's dynamic, representational and nature-centric oil paintings reflect a search for truth and meaning.

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Animal Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

One Sunday Afternoon
One Sunday Afternoon

One Sunday Afternoon

By Diana Tremaine

Located in Burlingame, CA

Tremaine's dynamic, representational and nature-centric oil paintings reflect a search for truth and meaning.

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Animal Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Yellow Poppies   Ink Watercolor Oil on Yupo paper 26” x 40” Framed 31 ¼” x 45 ¼”
Yellow Poppies   Ink Watercolor Oil on Yupo paper 26” x 40” Framed 31 ¼” x 45 ¼”

Yellow Poppies Ink Watercolor Oil on Yupo paper 26” x 40” Framed 31 ¼” x 45 ¼”

By Julie England

Located in Houston, TX

A painter can evoke this relationship through the use of color, value and line whether the painting is representational or abstracted. These elements combine and intertwine to create...

Category

2010s American Realist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Mixed Media, Oil, Watercolor

Frank Shifreen 'Community'

Frank Shifreen 'Community'

By Frank Shifreen

Located in New York, NY

Ruminating on these styles Shifreen asks questions from the process, the medium, and his audience in order to further develop the discourse of abstract painting. Although non-represe...

Category

2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

The Wind Whipped Up and They Welcomed Its Offering
The Wind Whipped Up and They Welcomed Its Offering

The Wind Whipped Up and They Welcomed Its Offering

By Diana Tremaine

Located in Burlingame, CA

Tremaine's dynamic, representational and nature-centric oil paintings reflect a search for truth and meaning.

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Animal Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Down by the Pier
Down by the Pier

Down by the Pier

By Diana Tremaine

Located in Burlingame, CA

Tremaine's dynamic, representational and nature-centric oil paintings reflect a search for truth and meaning.

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Animal Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Small Tukuche Peak

Small Tukuche Peak

By Karen Gunderson

Located in New York, NY

Monochrome and representational, they defy well rehearsed assumptions of the history of twentieth century abstraction, and engage with a broader concern for the ability of painting t...

Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

Abstract Grid Composition on Red

Abstract Grid Composition on Red

By Frank Shifreen

Located in New York, NY

Ruminating on these styles Shifreen asks questions from the process, the medium, and his audience in order to further develop the discourse of abstract painting. Although non-represe...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil, Acrylic

Abstract Composition in Green, Black and Gray

Abstract Composition in Green, Black and Gray

By Frank Shifreen

Located in New York, NY

Ruminating on these styles Shifreen asks questions from the process, the medium, and his audience in order to further develop the discourse of abstract painting. Although non-represe...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil, Acrylic

Abstract Composition in Grays

Abstract Composition in Grays

By Frank Shifreen

Located in New York, NY

Ruminating on these styles Shifreen asks questions from the process, the medium, and his audience in order to further develop the discourse of abstract painting. Although non-represe...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings

Faith
Faith

Faith

By Diana Tremaine

Located in Burlingame, CA

Tremaine's dynamic, representational and nature-centric oil paintings reflect a search for truth and meaning.

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Entropy 20 / contemporary - math + sciene + art
Entropy 20 / contemporary - math + sciene + art

Entropy 20 / contemporary - math + sciene + art

By Jylian Gustlin

Located in Burlingame, CA

Jylian Gustlin explores how science and mathematics intersect with art in her abstract and representational mixed media paintings, created with acrylic on wood panels, and other medi...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Epoxy Resin, Acrylic Polymer, Acrylic, Panel

Entropy 42 / contemporary color - math + sciene + art
Entropy 42 / contemporary color - math + sciene + art

Entropy 42 / contemporary color - math + sciene + art

By Jylian Gustlin

Located in Burlingame, CA

Jylian Gustlin explores how science and mathematics intersect with art in her abstract and representational mixed media paintings, created with acrylic on wood panels, and other medi...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Epoxy Resin, Acrylic Polymer, Acrylic, Panel

Arizona

Arizona

By Adam Harrison

Located in Fairfield, CT

The way I see it, these are abstract paintings found through representational subject matter.

Category

2010s Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil, Panel

Day in Night

Day in Night

By Adam Harrison

Located in Fairfield, CT

The way I see it, these are abstract paintings found through representational subject matter.

Category

2010s Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil, Panel

Abstract Composition with Red

Abstract Composition with Red

By Frank Shifreen

Located in New York, NY

Ruminating on these styles Shifreen asks questions from the process, the medium, and his audience in order to further develop the discourse of abstract painting. Although non-represe...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings

Untitled Abstraction

Untitled Abstraction

By Frank Shifreen

Located in New York, NY

Ruminating on these styles Shifreen asks questions from the process, the medium, and his audience in order to further develop the discourse of abstract painting. Although non-repres...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings

Abstract Composition in Grays

Abstract Composition in Grays

By Frank Shifreen

Located in New York, NY

Ruminating on these styles Shifreen asks questions from the process, the medium, and his audience in order to further develop the discourse of abstract painting. Although non-repres...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings

Untitled Abstraction

Untitled Abstraction

By Frank Shifreen

Located in New York, NY

Ruminating on these styles Shifreen asks questions from the process, the medium, and his audience in order to further develop the discourse of abstract painting. Although non-repres...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings

Abstract Composition with Green

Abstract Composition with Green

By Frank Shifreen

Located in New York, NY

Ruminating on these styles Shifreen asks questions from the process, the medium, and his audience in order to further develop the discourse of abstract painting. Although non-represe...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings

Silver Lining
Silver Lining

Silver Lining

By Diana Tremaine

Located in Burlingame, CA

Tremaine's dynamic, representational and nature-centric oil paintings reflect a search for truth and meaning.

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Animal Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"GUADALUPE ROMANCE" WILDLIFE AXIS DEER FAMILY TEXAS RIVER

"GUADALUPE ROMANCE" WILDLIFE AXIS DEER FAMILY TEXAS RIVER

By Luke Frazier

Located in San Antonio, TX

Capturing the majesty and ambiance of Western wildlife is Frazier's objective, and he describes his work as representational. Frazier's wildlife and sporting paintings are in collec...

Category

2010s Realist Animal Paintings

Materials

Oil

All Good Cowboys Have Chinese Eyes - Giant Tondo

All Good Cowboys Have Chinese Eyes - Giant Tondo

By Michael David

Located in Phoenix, AZ

He built his early career on abstraction and religious iconography, later moving to representational painting, environment sculpture, and photography.

Category

2010s Abstract More Art

Materials

Wax, Encaustic, Oil, Wood Panel

Koi Pond #2 Realism Oil on Canvas Gallery Wrapped Oriental Japan 2010+
Koi Pond #2 Realism Oil on Canvas Gallery Wrapped Oriental Japan 2010+

Koi Pond #2 Realism Oil on Canvas Gallery Wrapped Oriental Japan 2010+

By Ken Miller

Located in Houston, TX

Koi Pond #2 Realism Oil on Canvas Gallery Wrapped Artist's Statement: I am an American Representational artist and my Realism paintings exhibit strong graphic design and Pop art inf...

Category

2010s American Realist Still-life Paintings

Materials

Oil

Vodka on the Rocks with A Sprig Realism Cocktail 14" x 11" Pop Art
Vodka on the Rocks with A Sprig Realism Cocktail 14" x 11" Pop Art

Vodka on the Rocks with A Sprig Realism Cocktail 14" x 11" Pop Art

By Ken Miller

Located in Houston, TX

While often enjoyed as a simple drink, it is famously captured as a unisex aromatic fragrance Artist's Statement: I am an American Representational artist and my Realism paintings e...

Category

2010s American Realist Still-life Paintings

Materials

Cotton Canvas, Oil

Vodka on the Rocks with a Lemon Peel Realism Cocktail 14" x 11" Pop Art
Vodka on the Rocks with a Lemon Peel Realism Cocktail 14" x 11" Pop Art

Vodka on the Rocks with a Lemon Peel Realism Cocktail 14" x 11" Pop Art

By Ken Miller

Located in Houston, TX

While often enjoyed as a simple drink, it is famously captured as a unisex aromatic fragrance Artist's Statement: I am an American Representational artist and my Realism paintings e...

Category

2010s American Realist Still-life Paintings

Materials

Cotton Canvas, Oil

Harmony Watercolor Acrylic and Oil on Yupo Paper 26" x 40" Gray and Pink
Harmony Watercolor Acrylic and Oil on Yupo Paper 26" x 40" Gray and Pink

Harmony Watercolor Acrylic and Oil on Yupo Paper 26" x 40" Gray and Pink

By Julie England

Located in Houston, TX

A painter can evoke this relationship through the use of color, value and line whether the painting is representational or abstracted. These elements combine and intertwine to create...

Category

2010s American Realist Still-life Paintings

Materials

Oil, Acrylic, Watercolor, Handmade Paper

Vibrant Original Oil on Canvas, Titled "Stem To Stern" by John Michael Burrows
Vibrant Original Oil on Canvas, Titled "Stem To Stern" by John Michael Burrows

Vibrant Original Oil on Canvas, Titled "Stem To Stern" by John Michael Burrows

Located in San Diego, CA

It was at this time that John started using oils and knives to create his signature textured paintings. Sometimes representational, and at other times fully abstract, John’s painting...

Category

Early 2000s American Expressionist Paintings

Materials

Wood, Paint

Joseph Hirsch Original Lithograph Signed in Pencil - The Toast
Joseph Hirsch Original Lithograph Signed in Pencil - The Toast

Joseph Hirsch Original Lithograph Signed in Pencil - The Toast

By Joseph Hirsch

Located in Phoenix, AZ

Despite the fact that Hirsch refused to abandon representational painting in an era that embraced abstract painting more readily, he was admired widely for his work.

Category

1970s Still-life Prints

Materials

Paper, Lithograph

Rosen mit Clematis
Rosen mit Clematis

Rosen mit Clematis

By Roland Ladwig

Located in Wien, 9

Too haunting, too spontaneous, too passionate is the dynamic style of his painterly transcript, to be disciplined by a rationally controlled formal superstructure, on the other hand ...

Category

Late 20th Century Modern Still-life Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Zwei Pfingstrosen

Zwei Pfingstrosen

By Roland Ladwig

Located in Wien, 9

Too haunting, too spontaneous, too passionate is the dynamic style of his painterly transcript, to be disciplined by a rationally controlled formal superstructure, on the other hand ...

Category

Late 20th Century Modern Still-life Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Autumn Sunflowers

Allison GreenAutumn Sunflowers, 2013

$17,600Sale Price|20% Off

Autumn Sunflowers

By Allison Green

Located in New York, NY

Allison Green's “Autumn Sunflowers” depicts four brown, wilting sunflowers surrounded by a deep yellow, mimicking the colors of a fall sunset. This representational oil painting port...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

House Sitters oil on Yupo paper Floral Plant 30” x 45”  31 1/2” x 46 1/4” Framed
House Sitters oil on Yupo paper Floral Plant 30” x 45”  31 1/2” x 46 1/4” Framed

House Sitters oil on Yupo paper Floral Plant 30” x 45” 31 1/2” x 46 1/4” Framed

By Julie England

Located in Houston, TX

A painter can evoke this relationship through the use of color, value and line whether the painting is representational or abstracted. These elements combine and intertwine to create...

Category

2010s American Realist Still-life Paintings

Materials

Oil, Paper

Anthurium Still Life Oil on Stretched Canvas 40" x 30" perspective & dimension
Anthurium Still Life Oil on Stretched Canvas 40" x 30" perspective & dimension

Anthurium Still Life Oil on Stretched Canvas 40" x 30" perspective & dimension

By Julie England

Located in Houston, TX

A painter can evoke this relationship through the use of color, value and line whether the painting is representational or abstracted. These elements combine and intertwine to create...

Category

2010s American Realist Still-life Paintings

Materials

Oil, Cotton Canvas

"Coffee with Amor" Expressionist Still Life of Coffee Cups
"Coffee with Amor" Expressionist Still Life of Coffee Cups

"Coffee with Amor" Expressionist Still Life of Coffee Cups

By Linda Dumont

Located in Austin, TX

Her work, ranging from abstract paintings to representational expressionism, exudes a universal energy that connects viewers to both the artwork and each other.

Category

Late 20th Century Still-life Paintings

Materials

Oil, Wood Panel

Wendy's Garden Trellis Ink, Watercolor and Oil on Yupo Botanical Series 26 x 40
Wendy's Garden Trellis Ink, Watercolor and Oil on Yupo Botanical Series 26 x 40

Wendy's Garden Trellis Ink, Watercolor and Oil on Yupo Botanical Series 26 x 40

By Julie England

Located in Houston, TX

A painter can evoke this relationship through the use of color, value and line whether the painting is representational or abstracted. These elements combine and intertwine to create...

Category

2010s American Realist Still-life Paintings

Materials

Paper, Mixed Media, Oil, Watercolor

Barcelona Summer Olympic Poster 1992 by Artist Robert Llimós for the Xxv Games
Barcelona Summer Olympic Poster 1992 by Artist Robert Llimós for the Xxv Games

Barcelona Summer Olympic Poster 1992 by Artist Robert Llimós for the Xxv Games

Located in London, GB

He trained as an artist at the Massana School of Art and at the St George Higher School of Fine Arts, both in his hometown, and began his career as a painter in the movement known as...

Category

1990s Spanish Modern Posters

Materials

Paper

Hibiscus and Hummers Mixed Media on Yupo 40" x 26" Framed Botanical Series
Hibiscus and Hummers Mixed Media on Yupo 40" x 26" Framed Botanical Series

Hibiscus and Hummers Mixed Media on Yupo 40" x 26" Framed Botanical Series

By Julie England

Located in Houston, TX

A painter can evoke this relationship through the use of color, value and line whether the painting is representational or abstracted. These elements combine and intertwine to create...

Category

2010s American Realist Still-life Paintings

Materials

Paper, Mixed Media

Zao Wou-ki - Moments - Original Aquatint with Hand-Signed Justification
Zao Wou-ki - Moments - Original Aquatint with Hand-Signed Justification

Zao Wou-ki - Moments - Original Aquatint with Hand-Signed Justification

By Zao Wou-Ki

Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH

Influenced by Paul Klee, Wou-Ki increasingly moved away from representational painting and turned towards a synthesis between Eastern calligraphy and European Art informel.

Category

1990s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Prints

Materials

Aquatint

Zao Wou-Ki - Sonnets For Shakespeare - Original Print
Zao Wou-Ki - Sonnets For Shakespeare - Original Print

Zao Wou-Ki - Sonnets For Shakespeare - Original Print

By Zao Wou-Ki

Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH

Influenced by Paul Klee, Wou-Ki increasingly moved away from representational painting and turned towards a synthesis between Eastern calligraphy and European Art informel.

Category

Abstract Abstract Prints

Human

Human

By Akihiko Sugiura

Located in New Orleans, LA

AKIHIKO SUGIURA is a Japanese painter from Hyogo, Japan whose artistic style mixes purely physical non-representational art with a base of traditional representational painting.

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Mixed Media

Materials

Mixed Media

André Lanskoy - Abstract Pink Composition - Original Lithograph
André Lanskoy - Abstract Pink Composition - Original Lithograph

André Lanskoy - Abstract Pink Composition - Original Lithograph

By André Lanskoy

Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH

Towards the end of the 1930s the artist slowly gave up figurative painting, and by 1943 had turned entirely to non-representational painting.

Category

1960s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Prints

Materials

Lithograph

André Lanskoy  - Composition - Mourlot Lithographic Poster

André Lanskoy - Composition - Mourlot Lithographic Poster

By André Lanskoy

Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH

Towards the end of the 1930s the artist slowly gave up figurative painting, and by 1943 had turned entirely to non-representational painting.

Category

1960s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Prints

Materials

Lithograph

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Representational Paintings For Sale on 1stDibs

On 1stDibs, there are several options of representational paintings available for sale. Today, if you’re looking for Expressionist editions of these works and are unable to find the perfect match for your home, our selection also includes Contemporary. If you’re looking to add representational paintings that pop against an otherwise neutral space in your home, the works available on 1stDibs include that feature elements of black, gray, beige, blue and more. There have been many well-done artworks of this subject over the years, but those made by Craig Mooney, Seongmin Ahn, Donise English, Daniel Maltzman and Barbara Strasen are often thought to be among the most beautiful. Frequently made by artists working in paint, oil paint and fabric, all of these available pieces are unique and have attracted attention over the years.

How Much are Representational Paintings?

The average selling price for representational paintings we offer is $3,800, while they’re typically $975 on the low end and $20,000 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.