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TAKE OUT - Narrative Art / Figurative Realism / Egg Tempera
By Mavis Smith
Located in New York, NY
Original Painting by Mavis Smith.
Mavis Smith (b. 1956, Trenton, NJ) studied art and design at
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Egg Tempera, Panel
Mid Century Golden Age of Illustration- Narrative Art - Norman Rockwell School
By Alex Ross
Located in Miami, FL
storytelling work is that it embodies the lost art of portrait painting and graphic design.
Alex Ross borrows
Category
1940s Figurative Paintings
Materials
Gouache
$6,000
H 20.75 in W 19.75 in D 1 in
The Bully - Narrative Art by Female Illustrator Golden Age of Illustration
By Maginel Wright Enright Barney
Located in Miami, FL
The present work exhibits a storytelling and illustration art style created before the mass
Category
1910s American Impressionist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
India Ink, Watercolor, Board
With the Pack
By Tom Chambers
Located in Sante Fe, NM
Narrative Art refers to visual imagery which tells stories, engages the imagination, and stirs the
Category
2010s Contemporary Color Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Narrative
By Linda Christensen
Located in Park City, UT
“I begin this short essay with my artists’ statement from 1997 because it illustrates my focus on emotion instead of on subject matter starting early on. I approached the idea of wri...
Category
2010s Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Naked Narratives
By Kumikaho Oshima
Located in PARIS, FR
themselves.
"Naked Narratives," a thought-provoking piece in the series, captures the essence of Oshima's
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Oil
Figural Narrative
By Raphael Soyer
Located in Astoria, NY
Raphael Soyer (American, 1899-1987), Figural Narrative, Mixed Media on Paper, signed in pencil
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Mixed Media
Materials
Mixed Media, Watercolor, Graphite
Transitive Narratives
Located in Toronto, ON
40" x 30" Unframed
Unique C-Print 1/1
Hand Signed by Stephen Roach
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Color Photography
Materials
Color
Alternate Timeline (2023) by Keith Garcia
By Keith Garcia
Located in Jersey City, NJ
saturated and bright hues, human figures in various daily activities interspersed with cacti. Narrative art
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Price Upon Request
H 20 in W 16 in D 1.5 in
Three Tea (2023) by Keith Garcia
By Keith Garcia
Located in Jersey City, NJ
. Narrative art, neo-pop, pop surrealism, low brow art, dreamcore.
Framing available
Hand signed by artist
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Bite It (2023) by Keith Garcia
By Keith Garcia
Located in Jersey City, NJ
aqua hues. Narrative art, neo-pop, pop surrealism, low brow art, dreamcore.
Framing available
Hand
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Canvas
Come What Is
By Tom Chambers
Located in Sante Fe, NM
From the Still Beating Series
Narrative Art refers to visual imagery which tells stories, engages
Category
2010s Contemporary Color Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
After You, Me
By Tom Chambers
Located in Sante Fe, NM
From the Still Beating Series
Narrative Art refers to visual imagery which tells stories, engages
Category
2010s Contemporary Color Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Totem
By Tom Chambers
Located in Sante Fe, NM
From the Still Beating Series
Narrative Art refers to visual imagery which tells stories, engages
Category
2010s Contemporary Color Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Black From Blue
By Tom Chambers
Located in Sante Fe, NM
From the Still Beating Series
Narrative Art refers to visual imagery which tells stories, engages
Category
2010s Contemporary Color Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Where Salt Meets Sky
By Tom Chambers
Located in Sante Fe, NM
From the Still Beating Series
Narrative Art refers to visual imagery which tells stories, engages
Category
2010s Contemporary Color Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
No Glory In Regret
By Tom Chambers
Located in Sante Fe, NM
From the Still Beating Series
Narrative Art refers to visual imagery which tells stories, engages
Category
2010s Contemporary Color Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Empty Roost
By Tom Chambers
Located in Sante Fe, NM
From the Still Beating Series
Narrative Art refers to visual imagery which tells stories, engages
Category
2010s Contemporary Color Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Hidden Aviary
By Tom Chambers
Located in Sante Fe, NM
From the Still Beating Series
Narrative Art refers to visual imagery which tells stories, engages
Category
2010s Contemporary Color Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Storm Warning
By Tom Chambers
Located in Sante Fe, NM
From the Still Beating Series
Narrative Art refers to visual imagery which tells stories, engages
Category
2010s Contemporary Color Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Fire and Ice
By Tom Chambers
Located in Sante Fe, NM
From the Still Beating Series
Narrative Art refers to visual imagery which tells stories, engages
Category
2010s Contemporary Color Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Heat Lightning
By Tom Chambers
Located in Sante Fe, NM
From the Still Beating Series
Narrative Art refers to visual imagery which tells stories, engages
Category
2010s Contemporary Color Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Garden Gate
By Tom Chambers
Located in Sante Fe, NM
From the Still Beating Series
Narrative Art refers to visual imagery which tells stories, engages
Category
2010s Contemporary Color Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Paddle Forward (2021) by Keith Garcia, gray & lavender, cat, monstera plant, pop
By Keith Garcia
Located in Jersey City, NJ
, narrative art, knolling art, design
Palette: gray & lavender, purple, pink, brown, tan, white, blue, clay
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Panel
Price Upon Request
H 8 in W 8 in D 0.88 in
Art Deco Style Portrait of beautiful woman Painting
By Bob Peak
Located in Miami, FL
of the Lucas Museum of Narrative Art in Los Angles.
We feel that our work has a little more detail
Category
1960s Art Deco Figurative Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media, Acrylic, Masonite, Fiberboard
"Beacon" Figurative Narrative
Located in San Antonio, TX
artist, growing up around art and starting out enjoying drawing. Throughout high school Sam took several
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Front Krooks (2023) by Keith Garcia
By Keith Garcia
Located in Jersey City, NJ
references for example to skateboarding tricks ("das pinch"), lucky numbers, remote control cars. Narrative
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Canvas
Narrative: Bridled (Hay Horse)
By Craig Alan
Located in Mc Lean, VA
Mixed media - Real hay inside shadow box. Painted with acrylic on top surface of the plexi glass.
Category
2010s Contemporary Mixed Media
Materials
Acrylic
Spoleto Festival - Original Lithograph by Larry Rivers - 1988
By Larry Rivers
Located in Roma, IT
" of Pop art, because he was one of the first artists to really merge non-objective, non-narrative art
Category
1980s Pop Art Figurative Prints
Materials
Lithograph
$472
H 25.79 in W 21.66 in D 0.04 in
Film Noir. Pulp Mystery That police officer knows you. Saturday Evening Post
By Paul Rabut
Located in Miami, FL
Film noir crime drama painted in a single frame. In narrative art, telling a story in a single
Category
1950s American Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media
$12,000
H 10.25 in W 20 in
Lost Alone, Watercolor and Ink on Paper, Figurative Portrait, Nude, Woman, Pose
By SarahGrace
Located in Jersey City, NJ
/ Narrative Art / Emotional Art / Sketchbook / Study / Work on Paper
Blue Frame Included
Certificate of
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Nude Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Watercolor, Archival Paper
Fermata Bus - Bus Stop, Urban Art, Narrative Painting, Red Bus, Collage
Located in New York, NY
encounter into a reflective narrative about human connection—or its absence—in crowded public spaces. This
Category
Early 2000s Expressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media
Erró, Hommage à Léger - Pop Art, Figuration Narrative, Signed Print
By Erró
Located in Hamburg, DE
Erró (born 1932 in Iceland)
Léger, 2005
Medium: Lithograph on paper
Dimensions: 46 x 61 cm
Edition of 120: Hand-signed and numbered
Condition: Excellent
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Figurative Prints
Materials
Lithograph
$1,062
H 18.12 in W 24.02 in
Narrative Horse: Arabian (Feather Horse)
By Craig Alan
Located in Mc Lean, VA
Mixed media. Feathers in shadow box, painted with acrylic on top surface of the plexi glass.
Category
2010s Contemporary Mixed Media
Materials
Mixed Media, Acrylic
Don't Want You, Watercolor, Ink on Paper, Figurative Portrait, Nude, Woman, Pose
By SarahGrace
Located in Jersey City, NJ
Feminist / Narrative Art / Emotional Art / Sketchbook / Study / Work on Paper
Blue Frame Included
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Nude Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Watercolor, Archival Paper
Strawberry Field (2023) by Keith Garcia
By Keith Garcia
Located in Jersey City, NJ
and red. Narrative art, neo-pop, pop surrealism, low brow art, dreamcore.
Framing available
Hand
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Canvas
Price Upon Request
H 36 in W 36 in D 0.75 in
Hymnal (2023) by Keith Garcia
By Keith Garcia
Located in Jersey City, NJ
neutrals, pastels and saturated hues, including predominantly gray, blue, green and purple. Narrative art
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Canvas
Dealmaker, businessman character study cigar bird narrative
By Stephen Basso
Located in Brooklyn, NY
. His shrewd social observations often translate into eerily humorous figurative scenes and narratives
Category
2010s Post-Modern Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
$2,600
H 24.02 in W 24.02 in D 2.01 in
Erró, Ice Cream for Mao - Signed Print, Pop Art, Figuration Narrative
By Gudmundur Erro
Located in Hamburg, DE
Gudmundur Gudmundsson, aka Erró (Icelandic, b. 1932)
Ice Cream for Mao, 2004
Medium: Lithograph on wove paper
Medium: 77.5 × 59 cm
Edition of 120: Hand signed and numbered
Condition:...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Portrait Prints
Materials
Lithograph
$1,063
H 30.52 in W 23.23 in
Narrative Walk (Illuminated Manuscripts), by Jason Salavon, 2019
By Jason Salavon
Located in Orange, CA
Narrative Walk (Illuminated Manuscripts), by Jason Salavon, 2019
Additional information:
Medium
Category
21st Century and Contemporary More Art
Longer You Stay, Watercolor, Ink on Paper, Figurative Portrait, Nude Woman, Pose
By SarahGrace
Located in Jersey City, NJ
Contemporary Feminist / Narrative Art / Emotional Art / Sketchbook / Study / Work on Paper
Horizontal
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Nude Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Watercolor, Archival Paper
New Narrative, Painting, Oil on Canvas
By Julius Babilonia
Located in Yardley, PA
To communicate my interpretation of the shapes and movements of nature, impacted by the ongoing man made environmental changes. An interpretation of a these notions with the use of s...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Erró, Are You Ready - Pigment Print, Pop Art, Signed Print, Narrative Figuration
By Erró
Located in Hamburg, DE
Gudmundur Gudmundsson, aka Erró (Icelandic, b. 1932)
Are you ready, 2016
Medium: Pigment print
Dimensions: 115 x 111 cm
Edition of 60 + 35 EA: Hand-signed and numbered
Condition: Exc...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Interior Prints
Materials
Pigment
$2,600
H 45.28 in W 43.71 in
Mid-Century Cosmopolitan Illustration Surreal Family Narrative
By Jon Whitcomb
Located in Miami, FL
work and family. What's unique here is Whitcomb's graphic application of the narrative. He silhouettes
Category
1950s Surrealist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Gouache, Illustration Board
$19,000
H 21.5 in W 28 in
LOWLANDS - Female Portrait / Narrative / Realism / Turtle / Pattern
By Mavis Smith
Located in New York, NY
Original painting by Mavis Smith.
Mavis Smith (b. 1956, Trenton, NJ) studied art and design at
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Egg Tempera, Panel
$24,800
H 31.5 in W 24 in
"Arizona" - Surreal figurative narrative oil on canvas
By Michele Mikesell
Located in Dallas, TX
Expressionism, Art Informal, Children’s Art, as well as the 17th century Dutch masters and the current Pop
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Cotton Canvas, Oil
$7,950
H 35.44 in W 35.44 in D 1.58 in
Crown Jewels, colorful, figurative, outsider, narrative, three women, hats
By Stephen Basso
Located in Brooklyn, NY
. His shrewd social observations often translate into eerily humorous figurative scenes and narratives
Category
2010s Outsider Art Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
$1,800
H 24 in W 24 in D 1 in
Caught! Young Girl uses Doctors Bag to Patch Up her Doll - Alexander Sharpe Ross
By Alex Ross
Located in Miami, FL
told without words. This is traditional narrative art but characterized by an inventive and stylized
Category
1950s Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$10,500
H 18.75 in W 18 in
Still Room (2023) by Keith Garcia, Interiors Painting with Landscape Vista
By Keith Garcia
Located in Jersey City, NJ
recently came by.
Palette: shades of green, purple, gray and blue
Narrative art, pop art, neo-pop, pop
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Panel
Price Upon Request
H 16 in W 20 in D 1.5 in
Rooftops : artwork in the genre of narrative realism
Located in New York, NY
Painting by a contemporary artist Audrey Ushenko.
Audrey Ushenko works in the genre of narrative
Category
Early 2000s Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Linen, Oil
Stargazers : artwork in the genre of narrative realism
Located in New York, NY
Painting by a contemporary artist Audrey Ushenko.
Audrey Ushenko works in the genre of narrative
Category
2010s Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Rapunzel by the Sea, fairy tale narrative, colorful whimsical fantasy
By Stephen Basso
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Rapunzel figure narrative, colorful
*ABOUT Stephen Basso
Stephen Basso's highly original pastels
Category
2010s Outsider Art Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$2,000
H 40.01 in W 30.01 in D 0.99 in
"Transcendence" Figurative Narrative "Being Human" vs "Human Being"
Located in San Antonio, TX
taught artist, growing up around art and starting out enjoying drawing. Throughout high school Sam took
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
$11,000
H 24 in W 48 in D 2 in
Guest List by Keith Garcia, Campground Figurative Landscape Painting
By Keith Garcia
Located in Jersey City, NJ
pinks and earthy browns, peach, green, and gray.
Narrative art, pop art, neo-pop, pop surrealism, low
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Canvas
Price Upon Request
H 12 in W 16 in D 0.875 in
Mast - Narrative Landscape Painting, Original Oil on Linen, Framed
Located in Chicago, IL
This new narrative landscape painting allows me the vulnerability I needed to claim my art practice
Category
2010s Contemporary Landscape Paintings
Materials
Linen, Oil
Yes - large, bright, narrative, contemporary, abstract, acrylic on canvas
By Fiona Ackerman
Located in Bloomfield, ON
Emily Carr University of Art and Design in 2002. She has held more than 20 solo exhibitions
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
The Scribe : artwork in the genre of narrative realism
Located in New York, NY
Painting by a contemporary artist Audrey Ushenko.
Audrey Ushenko works in the genre of narrative
Category
2010s Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Vanitas IV : artwork in the genre of narrative realism
Located in New York, NY
Painting by a contemporary artist Audrey Ushenko.
Audrey Ushenko works in the genre of narrative
Category
1970s Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
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How Much is a Narrative Art?
The average selling price for a piece of narrative art we offer is $800, while they’re typically $300 on the low end and $35,000 for the highest priced.