$19,000
H 43 in W 53 in D 1.5 in
Summer Solstice: Photo-Realist Figurative Oil Paining of Two Swimmers in Aqua
By Samantha French
Located in Hudson, NY
by Hudson Valley artist, Samantha French made in 2024 oil on canvas, 43 x 53 inches Sides are cleanly
Canvas, Oil
$17,000
H 48 in W 60 in D 1.5 in
Weightless, Timeless: Oil Painting of Two Women Swimming in Pool
By Samantha French
Located in Hudson, NY
, Timeless," painted by Hudson Valley artist, Samantha French, is 2019 oil on canvas, 48 x 60 inches Sides
Canvas, Oil
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H 36 in W 48 in D 2 in
Palm Springs: Figurative Painting of Swimmers in a California Poolside Landscape
By Samantha French
Located in Hudson, NY
, California landscape "Palm Springs", painted by Hudson Valley artist, Samantha French, c. 2019 oil on canvas
Canvas, Oil
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H 40 in W 30 in D 1.5 in
Soak In Soundless: Figurative Photorealist Painting of Swimmer in Aqua Pool
By Samantha French
Located in Hudson, NY
blue pool "Soak in Soundless", painted by Hudson Valley artist, Samantha French, is 2019 oil on canvas
Canvas, Oil
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H 24 in W 24 in D 1.5 in
Morning Reflections: Figurative Photo-Realist Oil Painting of Woman in Water
By Samantha French
Located in Hudson, NY
Hudson Valley artist, Samantha French, and made in 2025 oil on panel, 24 x 24 inches Sides are cleanly
Oil, Wood Panel
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H 14 in W 11 in D 0.1 in
"Samantha" Abstract Figure with Gown French Haute Couture Oil Painting on Paper
By Cindy Shaoul
Located in New York, NY
Exploring the purity of the feminine form and the drama of French haute couture, artist Cindy
Paper, Mixed Media, Oil, Acrylic
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H 14 in W 11 in D 0.1 in
"Samantha" Abstract Figure with Gown French Haute Couture Oil Painting on Paper
By Cindy Shaoul
Located in New York, NY
Exploring the purity of the feminine form and the drama of French haute couture, artist Cindy
Paper, Mixed Media, Oil, Acrylic
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H 48 in W 60 in D 2 in
From The Sun, Samantha French Oil on Canvas Swimming Pool Swimmer Water Female
By Samantha French
Located in Palm Springs, CA
From The Sun, Samantha French Oil on Canvas Swimming Pool Swimmer Water Female Samantha French
Canvas, Oil
$65,000
H 39.25 in W 50.25 in
Cynthia (with Cat) /// Modern James Roy Hopkins Pet Nude Figurative Grass Sun
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: James Roy Hopkins (American, 1877-1969) Title: "Cynthia (with Cat)" *Monogram signed and dated by Hopkins lower right Year: 1937 Medium: Original Oil Painting on Canvas Frami...
Canvas, Paint, Oil, Gesso
$2,625
H 48 in W 18 in
Light - Figurative Ocean Fish Swimming Realism Original Painting
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
Airplane in landscape - landscape painting
By Jeroen Allart
Located in New York, NY
This beautiful painting by Jeroen Allart is part of his minimalist landscape and animal painting he did in his home country the Netherlands. 'A farm stands before you on the horizon....
Canvas, Oil
Summer Swim
By Elise Remender
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Elise Remender captures the romantic glamour of a bygone era in her contemporary figurative paintings that blend classical fine art and contemporary pop realism. Fantasy, mid-century...
Canvas, Acrylic
$29,500
H 51 in W 43.3 in D 3 in
"The Kiss" 2023, dark figurative oil painting by Daniela Astone
By Daniela Astone
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
Part of Daniela Astone's series of figures in different ethereal and surrealistic spaces. "The Kiss" brings to mind Gustav Klimt's famous 1908 painting of the same name but instead o...
Canvas, Linen, Oil
$7,900
H 24.22 in W 37.41 in D 2.76 in
Oil on canvas, Naked woman lying in front of her mirror
By Robert Louis Raymond Duflos
Located in Saint Amans des cots, FR
Oil on canvas by Robert Louis Raymond DUFLOS (1898-1929), France, 1920s. Naked woman lying in front of her mirror. With frame: 95x61.5 cm - 37.4x24.2 inches - without frame: 73x40cm ...
Canvas, Oil
BE WATER
Located in Zofingen, AG
She floats where silence begins — just beneath the skin of the water. Her form is neither here nor gone, dissolving into rhythm and light. There is no past, no edge, no name — only t...
Oil, Wood Panel
$4,800Sale Price|20% Off
H 28 in W 41 in
Young Woman Sleeping (artist showed in major Paris exhibitions), Framed
Located in New Orleans, LA
For me, this reclining nude spectacularly captures 1920's Paris, in life and art, at least as I understand it from the many books I have read focusing on that magical period. The mo...
Oil
$4,800
H 39.38 in W 39.38 in D 1.97 in
Floating Weightlessly - Oil painting of nude female swimmer, turquoise sea water
By Anastasia Gklava
Located in Dallas, TX
"Floating Weightlessly" is a stunning oil painting of a beautiful nude swimmer, floating through expansive turquoise waters. Artist Anastasia Gklava's oil painting technique is fresh...
Cotton Canvas, Oil
DIVE
Located in Zofingen, AG
"Be like water, my friend" by Bruce Lee. When Lee said "be like water," he called upon people to embrace flexibility and the ability to adapt to changing circumstances. He asserted ...
Canvas, Oil
Weightlessness
Located in Zofingen, AG
In the embrace of water, weightlessness becomes our faithful companion, allowing us to temporarily free ourselves from the burden of everyday life and experience the lightness of bei...
Oil, Wood Panel
Girl in a Chair, Large Painting by Bill Wiman
By Bill Wiman
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Bill Wiman, American (1940 - ) Title: Girl in a Chair Year: 1978 Medium: Oil on Canvas, signed Size: 82 x 83.5 in. (182.88 x 212.09 cm) Frame: 83 x 84.5 inches
Oil, Canvas
$6,200
H 31.5 in W 39.38 in
"Ocean Reflections - Immerse Yourself", Oil Painting by Alexandra Telgmann
Located in Denver, CO
Alexandra Telgmann's "Ocean Reflection - Immerse Yourself" (2022) is an oil painting on aluminum, measuring 80 x 100 cm. The unframed artwork features a female swimming with fish. ...
Metal
$4,500
H 48 in W 32 in
"Parallel Views" abstract oil painting of figures standing on a beach
By Elizabeth Lennie
Located in Edgartown, MA
Water has been the backdrop to the significant events in my life. The reconstruction of radiant moments that exist in memory define the images I choose to paint, of swimming in the l...
Canvas, Oil
Seashore
Located in Zofingen, AG
The ocean is a mystery, full of secrets and deep emotions. Its power can be frightening, yet it beckons and offers freedom. In every wave lies a story of fear and love, intertwined i...
Canvas, Oil
$6,800Sale Price|20% Off
H 39.38 in W 47.25 in D 1.97 in
"Afternoon Cala Molto", Oil on canvas of underwater swimmers, cool tones
By Patsy McArthur
Located in Dallas, TX
"Afternoon Cala Molto" is a stunning oil on canvas by Patsy McArthur, showing a couple underwater swimmere surrounded by refreshing, cool turquoise green water and stunning reflectio...
Cotton Canvas, Oil
Figurative art, as opposed to abstract art, retains features from the observable world in its representational depictions of subject matter. Most commonly, figurative paintings reference and explore the human body, but they can also include landscapes, architecture, plants and animals — all portrayed with realism.
While the oldest figurative art dates back tens of thousands of years to cave wall paintings, figurative works made from observation became especially prominent in the early Renaissance. Artists like Michelangelo, Leonardo da Vinci and other Renaissance masters created naturalistic representations of their subjects.
Pablo Picasso is lauded for laying the foundation for modern figurative art in the 1920s. Although abstracted, this work held a strong connection to representing people and other subjects. Other famous figurative artists include Francis Bacon and Lucian Freud. Figurative art in the 20th century would span such diverse genres as Expressionism, Pop art and Surrealism.
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