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"Pauline in Pink" Painting by Sir James Gunn, circa 1932
"Pauline in Pink" Painting by Sir James Gunn, circa 1932

"Pauline in Pink" Painting by Sir James Gunn, circa 1932

By Sir Herbert James Gunn, R.A.

Located in Chudleigh, Tasmania

his success. Details of the signature to the offered painting suggest a date of 1932. The painting

Category

Mid-20th Century Scottish Paintings

Untitled
Untitled

Untitled

By Howard Kanovitz

Located in Lawrence, NY

career course. The photo based, representational paintings exhibited in a solo show at the Jewish Museum

Category

1960s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil

Homage to Rocky Marciano

Homage to Rocky Marciano

By Fletcher Martin

Located in Hudson, NY

representational painting, his style was tempered by the expressionist qualities of modern art. Born in Palisade

Category

Other Art Style Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Bottles

Bottles

By Cornelius Volker

Located in San Francisco, CA

still life and portrait — to explore and decode the history of representational painting. Frequently

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Apple
Apple

Cornelius VolkerApple, 2002

Unavailable|$6,000

Apple

By Cornelius Volker

Located in San Francisco, CA

still life and portrait — to explore and decode the history of representational painting. Frequently

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Puddle

Puddle

By Cornelius Volker

Located in San Francisco, CA

still life and portrait — to explore and decode the history of representational painting

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Bronchoforton

Bronchoforton

By Cornelius Volker

Located in San Francisco, CA

still life and portrait — to explore and decode the history of representational painting

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Lighter
Lighter

Lighter

By Cornelius Volker

Located in San Francisco, CA

still life and portrait — to explore and decode the history of representational painting

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Framed Botanical Watercolor by Rachel Kohn - Plant Puddle #1
Framed Botanical Watercolor by Rachel Kohn - Plant Puddle #1

Framed Botanical Watercolor by Rachel Kohn - Plant Puddle #1

By Rachel Kohn

Located in Brooklyn, NY

burgundy and soft notes of various shades of purple creating a painterly approach to representational

Category

2010s Contemporary Still-life Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor

Framed Botanical Watercolor by Rachel Kohn - Plant Puddle #2
Framed Botanical Watercolor by Rachel Kohn - Plant Puddle #2

Framed Botanical Watercolor by Rachel Kohn - Plant Puddle #2

By Rachel Kohn

Located in Brooklyn, NY

burgundy and soft notes of various shades of purple creating a painterly approach to representational

Category

2010s Contemporary Still-life Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor

Song of the Cosmos

Song of the Cosmos

By Adam Miller

Located in Bridgehampton, NY

the narrative possibilities of representational painting: he is creating a complete new world that

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Figurative landscape painting-Lost Landscape
Figurative landscape painting-Lost Landscape

Figurative landscape painting-Lost Landscape

Located in Beijing, CN

Undergraduate in the representational performance studio of the Oil Painting Department of the Chinese Academy

Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Plaster

Plaster

By Cornelius Volker

Located in San Francisco, CA

still life and portrait — to explore and decode the history of representational painting

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Drawings and Water...

Materials

Paper, Pencil, Watercolor

Teabags
Teabags

Teabags

By Cornelius Volker

Located in San Francisco, CA

still life and portrait — to explore and decode the history of representational painting

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Drawings and Water...

Materials

Paper, Pencil, Watercolor

Silvertone TV Transistor

Silvertone TV Transistor

By Bradford J. Salamon

Located in Laguna Beach, CA

representational painting, however closely those approaches might be related, to add depth and nuance to his images

Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Realist Paintings

Materials

Oil, Panel

Kodak Synchro 300

Kodak Synchro 300

By Bradford J. Salamon

Located in Laguna Beach, CA

“branding.” Salamon utilizes his mastery of several approaches to representational painting, however closely

Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Realist Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

An Old Friend

An Old Friend

By Bradford J. Salamon

Located in Laguna Beach, CA

“branding.” Salamon utilizes his mastery of several approaches to representational painting, however closely

Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Realist Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Kodak Holiday Flash

Kodak Holiday Flash

By Bradford J. Salamon

Located in Laguna Beach, CA

“branding.” Salamon utilizes his mastery of several approaches to representational painting, however closely

Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Realist Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

It Adds Up to a Lot

It Adds Up to a Lot

By Bradford J. Salamon

Located in Laguna Beach, CA

“branding.” Salamon utilizes his mastery of several approaches to representational painting, however closely

Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Realist Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Orange - abstract, blue, lines painting canvas

Orange - abstract, blue, lines painting canvas

By Vian Borchert

Located in London, GB

This painting embodies Vian Borchert’s early abstract expressionist signature work where texture

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Kapalua, Oil Expressionistic Seascape Painting
Kapalua, Oil Expressionistic Seascape Painting

Kapalua, Oil Expressionistic Seascape Painting

By Sheryl Daane Chesnut

Located in Newburyport, MA

representational abstract artwork. She is currently working on a series of representational abstract figurative

Category

2010s Abstract Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

Burgundy - abstract, blue, lines painting canvas

Burgundy - abstract, blue, lines painting canvas

By Vian Borchert

Located in London, GB

pigment intermingle together to create a non-representational abstract painting that expresses movement

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Dreaming Chief Painting by Kenneth Craft, 2015

Dreaming Chief Painting by Kenneth Craft, 2015

Located in Orange, CA

Dallas, TX. His work reflects an interest in representational scene painting alongside cartoon story

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Acrylic, India Ink

Monument Valley
Monument Valley

Monument Valley

By Philip Pearlstein

Located in New York, NY

played a central role in revitalizing representational painting in America, through his carefully studied

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Landscape Prints

Materials

Etching, Aquatint

Red Splash - abstract, blue, lines painting canvas

Red Splash - abstract, blue, lines painting canvas

By Vian Borchert

Located in London, GB

This painting embodies Vian Borchert’s early abstract expressionist signature work where texture

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

"Star Of David"
"Star Of David"

"Star Of David"

By Michael David

Located in Los Angeles, CA

representational painting and traditional photography. One of David's best known and deeply moving images is the

Materials

Mixed Media

We Meet Again

We Meet Again

By Stephen Maffin

Located in Laguna Beach, CA

the surfaces I saw in photos of paintings by a Spanish artist, Manolo Valdez. He used great masses of

Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Realist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Burlap, Paint

With Certainty

With Certainty

By Stephen Maffin

Located in Laguna Beach, CA

the surfaces I saw in photos of paintings by a Spanish artist, Manolo Valdez. He used great masses of

Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Realist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Burlap, Paint

An Idyllic Moment
An Idyllic Moment

An Idyllic Moment

By Stephen Maffin

Located in Laguna Beach, CA

textured body of its own, instead of traditional representational painting-- a framed window looking into

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Realist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Burlap, Mixed Media

Flames, Oil on Canvas Painting by Kenneth Craft, 2023

Flames, Oil on Canvas Painting by Kenneth Craft, 2023

Located in Orange, CA

, TX. His work reflects an interest in representational scene painting alongside cartoon story telling

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Murmuration, Oil on Canvas Painting by Kenneth Craft, 2024

Murmuration, Oil on Canvas Painting by Kenneth Craft, 2024

Located in Orange, CA

based in Dallas, TX. His work reflects an interest in representational scene painting alongside cartoon

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Animal Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Inlé, Oil on Canvas Painting by Kenneth Craft, 2024

Inlé, Oil on Canvas Painting by Kenneth Craft, 2024

Located in Orange, CA

Dallas, TX. His work reflects an interest in representational scene painting alongside cartoon story

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Strata, Oil on Canvas Painting by Ken Craft, 2024

Strata, Oil on Canvas Painting by Ken Craft, 2024

Located in Orange, CA

- Philip Guston. His recent work reflects an interest in representational scene painting alongside cartoon

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Thumper, Oil on Canvas Painting by Ken Craft, 2024

Thumper, Oil on Canvas Painting by Ken Craft, 2024

Located in Orange, CA

- Philip Guston. His recent work reflects an interest in representational scene painting alongside cartoon

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

View Over Soho, Lower Manhattan
View Over Soho, Lower Manhattan

View Over Soho, Lower Manhattan

By Philip Pearlstein

Located in New York, NY

Expressionist works, Pearlstein created naturalistic paintings, drawings, and prints in the 1950s such as this

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Landscape Prints

Materials

Etching, Aquatint

Mummy Cave Ruins at Canyon de Chelly
Mummy Cave Ruins at Canyon de Chelly

Mummy Cave Ruins at Canyon de Chelly

By Philip Pearlstein

Located in New York, NY

Manhattan from SoHo. He played a central role in revitalizing representational painting in America, through

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Landscape Prints

Materials

Etching, Aquatint

Sphinx
Sphinx

Sphinx

By Philip Pearlstein

Located in New York, NY

Expressionist works, Pearlstein created naturalistic paintings, drawings, and prints in the 1950s such as this

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Landscape Prints

Materials

Etching, Aquatint

October Runner, Oil on Canvas Painting by Kenneth Craft, 2023

October Runner, Oil on Canvas Painting by Kenneth Craft, 2023

Located in Orange, CA

artist based in Dallas, TX. His work reflects an interest in representational scene painting alongside

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Surrounded, Crylic ink on Canvas Painting by Kenneth Craft, 2015

Surrounded, Crylic ink on Canvas Painting by Kenneth Craft, 2015

Located in Orange, CA

. His recent work reflects an interest in representational scene painting alongside cartoon story

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Acrylic, India Ink, Canvas

The Branch, Oil on Canvas Painting by Ken Craft, 2024

The Branch, Oil on Canvas Painting by Ken Craft, 2024

Located in Orange, CA

- Philip Guston. His recent work reflects an interest in representational scene painting alongside cartoon

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Animal Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Critical Response, Crylic ink on Canvas Painting by Kenneth Craft, 2017

Critical Response, Crylic ink on Canvas Painting by Kenneth Craft, 2017

Located in Orange, CA

. His recent work reflects an interest in representational scene painting alongside cartoon story

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Acrylic, Ink, Canvas

Study for Duke, Oil on Canvas Painting by Kenneth Craft, 2023

Study for Duke, Oil on Canvas Painting by Kenneth Craft, 2023

Located in Orange, CA

artist based in Dallas, TX. His work reflects an interest in representational scene painting alongside

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

In Green Shift, Oil on Canvas Painting by Ken Craft, 2023

In Green Shift, Oil on Canvas Painting by Ken Craft, 2023

Located in Orange, CA

- Philip Guston. His recent work reflects an interest in representational scene painting alongside cartoon

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Animal Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

A Never Finished Light, Oil on canvas Painting by Kenneth Craft, 2023

A Never Finished Light, Oil on canvas Painting by Kenneth Craft, 2023

Located in Orange, CA

based in Dallas, TX. His work reflects an interest in representational scene painting alongside cartoon

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

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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.