$1,701
H 23.43 in W 20.08 in
Mid-Century Figurative Oil Painting, Fabian Lundqvist - Modernist Ballerinas
Located in Bristol, GB
MODERNIST BALLERINAS Size: 59.5 x 51 cm (including frame) Oil on Canvas An outstanding mid-century figurative composition, executed in oil onto canvas by the established Swedish ar...
Canvas, Oil
$1,517
H 18.9 in W 22.05 in
Mid-Century Figurative Oil Painting by Fabian Lundqvist - By the Balcony Ledge
Located in Bristol, GB
BY THE BALCONY LEDGE Size: 48 x 56 cm (including frame) Oil on Canvas A soothing and restful mid-century modern painting, executed in oil onto canvas by the established Swedish arti...
Canvas, Oil
$1,932
H 19.3 in W 22.05 in
Vintage Mid Century Modernist Figure Cityscape Oil Painting - Quiet Commune
Located in Bristol, GB
QUIET COMMUNE Size: 49 x 56 cm (including frame) Oil on canvas A minimalist and serene mid-century modernist style composition, executed in oil onto canvas by the established Swedis...
Canvas, Oil
$1,762
H 21.66 in W 24.81 in
Mid Century Modern Swedish Original Figurative Oil Painting - Silent Companions
Located in Bristol, GB
SILENT COMPANIONS Size: 55 x 63 cm (including frame) Oil on canvas A quiet arresting mid-century modernist figurative painting, executed in oil onto canvas by the established Swedis...
Canvas, Oil
$1,050
H 20.25 in W 23.25 in
Two Figures in a Modernist Village, Signed Original Swedish Oil Painting, Framed
Located in Portland, OR
'Spanish Village', ca. 1960s Fabian Lunqvist (Swedish, 20th Century) Oil on board Framed dimensions 20 1/4” H x 23 1/4” W Signed lower right In original frame / ready to hang Fabia...
Oil
$1,450
H 19.75 in W 22.937 in
Two Women in a Modernist Village, Signed Original Swedish Oil Painting, Framed
Located in Portland, OR
Please note that this is a painting from the 1960s and is *not new*, so minor condition flaws are to be expected and should be considered part of the history. Fabian Lundqvist (1913...
Oil
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H 21.66 in W 18.51 in
Mid-Century Figurative Oil Painting, Fabian Lundqvist - Blue Ballerinas
Located in Bristol, GB
BLUE BALLERINAS Size: 55 x 47 cm (including frame) Oil on Canvas An outstanding mid-century figurative composition, executed in oil onto canvas by the established Swedish artist Fab...
Canvas, Oil
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H 22.05 in W 18.71 in
Mid-Century Modern Figurative Oil Painting, Fabian Lundqvist - Morning Walk
Located in Bristol, GB
MORNING WALK Oil on Canvas Size: 56 x 47.5 cm (including frame) A brilliant mid-century figurative composition, executed in oil onto canvas by the established Swedish artist Fabian ...
Canvas, Oil
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H 16.15 in W 19.3 in
Mid-Century Modern Figurative Oil Painting, Fabian Lundqvist -Southern Farmers
Located in Bristol, GB
SOUTHERN FARMERS Size: 41 x 49 cm (including frame) Oil on Canvas A subdued and soothing mid-century modernist style composition, executed in oil onto canvas by the established Swe...
Canvas, Oil
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H 26.38 in W 23.23 in
Mid-Century Modern Figurative Oil Painting, Fabian Lundqvist - Garden Vacation
Located in Bristol, GB
GARDEN VACATION Size: 67 x 59 cm (including frame) Oil on Canvas A charming mid-century figurative composition, executed in oil onto canvas by the established Swedish artist Fabian ...
Canvas, Oil
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H 21.07 in W 24.22 in
Mid-Century Modern Figurative Oil Painting, Fabian Lundqvist -Moonlight Portrait
Located in Bristol, GB
PORTRAIT BY MOONLIGHT Size: 53.5 x 61.5cm (including frame) Oil on Canvas A brilliant mid-century figurative composition, executed in oil onto canvas by the established Swedish arti...
Canvas, Oil
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H 16.15 in W 19.1 in
Mid-Century Modern Figurative Oil Painting, Fabian Lundqvist -Overlooking Fields
Located in Bristol, GB
OVERLOOKING THE FIELDS Size: 41 x 48.5 cm (including frame) Oil on Canvas A calm and soothing mid-century figurative composition, executed in oil onto canvas by the established Swed...
Canvas, Oil
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H 19.49 in W 22.64 in
Mid-Century Modern Oil Painting, Fabian Lundqvist - Ballerinas by Moonlight
Located in Bristol, GB
BALLERINAS BY MOONLIGHT Size: 49.5 x 57.5 cm (including frame) Oil on canvas An outstanding mid-century figurative composition, executed in oil onto canvas by the established Swedis...
Canvas, Oil
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H 24.41 in W 21.26 in
Mid-Century Modern Figurative Oil Painting, Fabian Lundqvist - Ladies at Dawn
Located in Bristol, GB
LADIES AT DAWN Size: 62 x 54 cm (including frame) Oil on Canvas A brilliant mid-century figurative composition, executed in oil onto canvas by the established Swedish artist Fabian ...
Canvas, Oil
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H 19.3 in W 22.45 in
Mid-Century Modern Landscape Oil Painting, Fabian Lundqvist - Outside the House
Located in Bristol, GB
OUTSIDE THE HOUSE Size: 49 x 57 cm (including frame) Oil on Canvas A calm and atmospheric mid-century modernist style composition, executed in oil onto canvas by the established Swe...
Canvas, Oil
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H 15.36 in W 18.31 in
Mid-Century Modern Figurative Oil Painting, Fabian Lundqvist - Under the Sun
Located in Bristol, GB
UNDER THE SUN Size: 39 x 46.5 cm (including frame) Oil on canvas A brilliant mid-century figurative composition, executed in oil onto canvas by the established Swedish artist Fabian...
Canvas, Oil
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H 18.9 in W 22.05 in
Vintage Mid-Century Swedish Figurative Oil Painting, Fabian Lundqvist-White Town
Located in Bristol, GB
WHITE TOWN Size: 48 x 56 cm (including frame) Oil on canvas A subtle and outstanding mid-century figurative painting, executed in oil onto canvas by the established Swedish artist F...
Canvas, Oil
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H 20.08 in W 23.23 in
Vintage Mid-Century Swedish Cityscape Oil Painting, Fabian Lundqvist - Moonlight
Located in Bristol, GB
MOONLIGHT Size: 51 x 59 cm (including frame) Oil on canvas An atmospheric modernist style composition executed in oil onto canvas by the well-established Swedish artist Fabian Lundq...
Canvas, Oil
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H 19.69 in W 22.84 in
Vintage Mid-Century Swedish Figurative Framed Oil Painting - The Harlequin
Located in Bristol, GB
THE HARLEQUIN Size: 50 x 58 cm (including frame) Oil on canvas A brilliantly executed mid-century figurative painting, executed in oil onto canvas by the established Swedish artist ...
Canvas, Oil
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H 23.23 in W 26.78 in
Mid-Century Modernist Style Figurative Oil Painting - Figures under Moonlight
Located in Bristol, GB
FIGURES UNDER MOONLIGHT Size: 59 x 68 cm (including frame) Oil on canvas A brilliant mid-century figurative composition, executed in oil onto canvas by the established Swedish artis...
Canvas, Oil
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H 19.3 in W 22.45 in
Mid Century Modern Vintage Swedish Figurative Oil Painting - Companions at Dusk
Located in Bristol, GB
COMPANIONS AT DUSK Size: 49 x 57 cm (including frame) Oil on canvas A nostalgic and subdued mid-century modernist style composition, executed in oil onto canvas by the established S...
Oil, Canvas
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H 22.45 in W 13.78 in
Mid-Century Modern Vintage Figurative Framed Oil Painting - Dame
Located in Bristol, GB
DAME Size: 57 x 35 cm (including frame) Oil on Canvas A brilliantly executed mid-century portrait, executed in oil onto canvas by the established Swedish artist Fabian Lundqvist (1...
Canvas, Oil
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H 16.15 in W 19.49 in
Vintage Mid-Century Modern Original Oil Painting - Stillness of Dawn, Framed
Located in Bristol, GB
STILLNESS OF DAWN Oil on Canvas Size: 41 x 49.5 cm (including frame) An atmospheric and serene mid-century modernist style composition, executed in oil onto canvas by the establishe...
Oil, Canvas
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H 19.3 in W 22.45 in
Vintage Mid Century Modern Swedish Landscape Oil Painting - By the White Walls
Located in Bristol, GB
BY THE WHITE WALLS Size: 49 x 57 cm (including frame) Oil on canvas A simple yet sophisticated mid-century modernist style painting, executed in oil onto canvas by the established S...
Oil, Canvas
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H 17.33 in Dm 20.28 in
Mid Century Modern Swedish Figurative Oil Painting - Stillness in the Sunlight
Located in Bristol, GB
STILLNESS IN THE SUNLIGHT Size: 44 x 51.5 cm (including frame) Oil on canvas A nostalgic and subdued mid-century modernist style composition, executed in oil onto canvas by the esta...
Canvas, Oil
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H 19.69 in W 22.45 in
Mid Century Modern Original Swedish Street Scene Figure Oil Painting - Moonrise
Located in Bristol, GB
MOONRISE Size: 50 x 57 cm (including frame) Oil on canvas A nostalgic and evocative mid-century modernist style composition, executed in oil onto canvas by the established Swedish a...
Canvas, Oil
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H 21.46 in Dm 24.61 in
Mid Century Modern Swedish Figurative Oil Painting - Moonrise with Yellow Cup
Located in Bristol, GB
MOONRISE WITH YELLOW CUP Size: 54.5 x 62.5 cm (including frame) Oil on canvas A quiet and introspective mid-century modernist figurative painting, executed in oil onto canvas by the...
Oil, Canvas
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H 20.08 in W 23.23 in
Mid Century Modern Swedish Figure Street Scene Oil Painting - Moonlit Silhouette
Located in Bristol, GB
MOONLIT SOLHOUETTES Size: 51 x 59 cm (including frame) Oil on canvas An introspective mid-century modernist painting, executed in oil onto canvas by the established Swedish artist F...
Canvas, Oil
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H 21.46 in W 18.31 in
Mid Century Modern Vintage Swedish Figurative Portrait Oil Painting - Helen
Located in Bristol, GB
HELEN Size: 54.5 x 46.5 cm (including frame) Oil on canvas A brilliantly executed mid-century figurative portrait, executed in oil onto canvas by the established Swedish artist Fabi...
Canvas, Oil
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H 19.89 in W 23.04 in
Mid Century Modern Vintage Swedish Figurative Oil Painting -Beneath the Pale Sky
Located in Bristol, GB
BENEATH THE PALE SKY Size: 50.5 x 58.5 cm (including frame) Oil on canvas A brilliantly executed mid-century figurative composition, painted in oil onto canvas by the established Sw...
Canvas, Oil
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H 22.05 in Dm 25.2 in
Mid Century Modern Swedish Figurative Oil Painting - Figures in Still Light
Located in Bristol, GB
FIGURES IN STILL LIGHT Size: 56 x 64 cm (including frame) Oil on canvas A nostalgic and introspective mid-century modernist style figurative composition, executed in oil onto canva...
Canvas, Oil
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H 16.15 in W 23.63 in
Mid-Century Modern Vintage Abstract Cityscape Framed Oil Painting - White City
Located in Bristol, GB
WHITE CITY Oil on Canvas Size: 41 x 60 cm (including frame) A calm and restful mid-century cityscape, executed in oil onto canvas by the established Swedish artist Fabian Lundqvist ...
Canvas, Oil
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H 23.23 in W 26.78 in
Mid-Century Modern Vintage Landscape Oil Painting - Monochrome Town, Framed
Located in Bristol, GB
MONOCHROME TOWN Size: 59 x 68 cm (including frame) Oil on Canvas A brilliantly executed mid-century townscape, executed in oil onto canvas by the established Swedish artist Fabian L...
Oil, Canvas
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H 18.12 in Dm 21.46 in
Mid Century Modern Vintage Swedish Figurative Oil Painting - Under Cotton Skies
Located in Bristol, GB
UNDER COTTON SKIES Size: 46 x 54.5 cm (including frame) Oil on canvas A quiet and introspective mid-century modernist figurative painting, executed in oil onto canvas by the establi...
Canvas, Oil
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H 21.26 in W 24.41 in
Vintage Swedish Mid-Century Framed Figurative Oil Painting - By the Houses
Located in Bristol, GB
BY THE HOUSES Size: 54 x 62 cm (including frame) Oil on canvas A outstanding mid-century figurative painting, executed in oil onto canvas by the established Swedish artist Fabian Lu...
Oil, Canvas
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H 17.33 in W 15.16 in
Vintage Mid-Century Expressive Figurative Framed Oil Painting - Man at the Piano
Located in Bristol, GB
MAN AT THE PIANO Size: 44 x 38.5 cm (including frame) Oil on canvas A wonderfully executed and emotive mid-century figurative painting, executed in oil onto canvas. Painted in an e...
Canvas, Oil
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H 21.07 in W 24.22 in
Mid-Century Modern Figurative Oil Painting, Fabian Lundqvist -Moonlight Portrait
Located in Bristol, GB
PORTRAIT BY MOONLIGHT Size: 53.5 x 61.5cm (including frame) Oil on Canvas A brilliant mid-century figurative composition, executed in oil onto canvas by the established Swedish arti...
Canvas, Oil
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H 19.3 in W 22.25 in
Mid-Century Modern Figurative Oil Painting, Fabian Lundqvist - Terrace Sightings
Located in Bristol, GB
TERRACE SIGHTINGS Oil on Canvas Size: 49 x 56.5 cm (including frame) A soothing and restful mid-century modern painting, executed in oil onto canvas by the established Swedish arti...
Canvas, Oil
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H 19.3 in W 22.45 in
Mid-Century Modern Oil Painting, Fabian Lundqvist - By the White Houses
Located in Bristol, GB
BY THE WHITE HOUSES Size: 49 x 57 cm (including frame) Oil on Canvas A subtle and outstanding mid-century modernist style composition, executed in oil onto canvas by the established...
Canvas, Oil
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H 24.02 in W 27.56 in
Mid-Century Modern Vintage Figurative Framed Oil Painting - Dusk Stroll
Located in Bristol, GB
DUSK STROLL Size: 61 x 70 cm (including frame) Oil on Canvas An outstanding mid century figurative composition, executed in oil onto canvas by the established Swedish artist Fabian...
Canvas, Oil
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H 24.5 in W 17 in
Mid Century portrait of a Harlequin Clown playing an instrument.
Located in Woodbury, CT
Fabian Lundqvist 1913-1989 Portrait of a Harlequin Clown playing an instrument.
Canvas, Oil
The first decades of the 20th century were a period of artistic upheaval, with modern art movements including Cubism, Surrealism, Futurism and Dadaism questioning centuries of traditional views of what art should be. Using abstraction, experimental forms and interdisciplinary techniques, painters, sculptors, photographers, printmakers and performance artists all pushed the boundaries of creative expression.
Major exhibitions, like the 1913 Armory Show in New York City — also known as the “International Exhibition of Modern Art,” in which works like the radically angular Nude Descending a Staircase by Marcel Duchamp caused a sensation — challenged the perspective of viewers and critics and heralded the arrival of modern art in the United States. But the movement’s revolutionary spirit took shape in the 19th century.
The Industrial Revolution, which ushered in new technology and cultural conditions across the world, transformed art from something mostly commissioned by the wealthy or the church to work that responded to personal experiences. The Impressionist style emerged in 1860s France with artists like Claude Monet, Paul Cézanne and Edgar Degas quickly painting works that captured moments of light and urban life. Around the same time in England, the Pre-Raphaelites, like Edward Burne-Jones and Dante Gabriel Rossetti, borrowed from late medieval and early Renaissance art to imbue their art with symbolism and modern ideas of beauty.
Emerging from this disruption of the artistic status quo, modern art went further in rejecting conventions and embracing innovation. The bold legacy of leading modern artists Georges Braque, Pablo Picasso, Frida Kahlo, Salvador Dalí, Henri Matisse, Joan Miró, Marc Chagall, Piet Mondrian and many others continues to inform visual culture today.
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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.
Today, a number of figural artists — such as Sedrick Huckaby, Daisy Patton and Eileen Cooper — are making art that uses the human body as its subject.
Because figurative art represents subjects from the real world, natural colors are common in these paintings. A piece of figurative art can be an exciting starting point for setting a tone and creating a color palette in a room.
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