Bernard Safran Figurative Paintings

Barbara Hack presents "Geraniums," an original oil painting on canvas board created in 2022. This charming piece measures 4 x 6 x 1 inch (10.16 x 15.24 x 2.54 cm) and is elegantly fr...

This delightful painting by Carl Ewald Lönngren captures a serene moment of rural life in late 19th-century Sweden. The scene shows a mother kneeling by a wash basin, surrounded by h...

Edward Rosenberg is best known for his landscape paintings with winter motifs around Lake Mälaren. He studied at the Art Academy in Stockholm 1879–1882. And he had his first success in 1882 when he received the Royal Medal...

Chicago Modernist, William Schwartz, painted this intimate painting of a woman reading titled On the Beach. He studied at the Art Institute of Chicago shortly after emigrating to th...

Title: Cape Maneuver Artist: José María Tuser Vázquez (Barcelona, 1919 – 1986) Technique: Oil on canvas mounted on board Dimensions: 19.7 x 23.6 in (50 x 60 cm) Date: Circa 1980s Signature: Signed "Tuser" in the lower left corner Condition: Excellent; thick, vibrant brushwork and vivid colors well preserved. 📝 Description This painting captures a dramatic moment in the bullfight — the classic verónica — as the matador gracefully halts the bull’s charge with a sweeping motion of the cape. The vivid contrast of magentas, blues, and golds intensifies the theatrical tension between man and beast. The composition is dynamic yet controlled, emphasizing the poise of the torero against the raw force of the bull. The expressive brushstrokes and thick impasto enhance the sense of movement, while the abstracted background ensures focus remains on the central figures. The piece is a striking blend of figuration and emotional energy, characteristic of Tuser’s taurine works. 👤 About the Artist: José María Tuser Vázquez José María Tuser Vázquez was a Spanish painter born in Barcelona in 1919. He studied at the Barcelona School of Arts and Crafts and began exhibiting in the 1940s. By 1947, he had fully devoted his career to bullfighting scenes, developing a distinctive figurative expressionist style with impressionist influences. He collaborated with the magazine El Ruedo, creating numerous illustrations and covers, and designed collectible postcards for Editorial Artigas. His work became well-known in Spanish artistic circles and is now part of both private and institutional collections, including the Club Taurino of London. His paintings have been auctioned internationally, reaching up to $3,000 depending on size and subject. His legacy is that of a painter who masterfully captured the emotion, tradition, and drama of the Spanish corrida. 🎨 Similar Artists José María Tuser Vázquez’s work shares thematic and stylistic elements with: Roberto Domingo – A pioneer of bullfighting art...

Paul Graf (1866–1903), Swedish Children Bathing by a Rocky Shore, 1892 signed Graf and indistinctly dated 1892 oil on canvas mounted on panel unframed 139 × 175 cm (54.7 × 68.9 in)...

ANTONI CLAVÉ Spanish, 1913 - 2005 STILL LIFE signed "Clavé" (lower right) inscribed and signed "Ce tableau a ete peint par moi vers 1946. / Clavé" (on the reve...

ANTONIO REYNA MANESCAU Spanish, 1859 - 1937 VENETIAN SCENE signed & located "A. Reyna, Venezia" (lower right) oil on canvas laid on cardboard 8 ...

To Chicago-based artist Patrick Fitzgerald, his miniature car sculptures are a means of traveling through time. Born from a fascination with the soap box derby cars of his youth, eac...

Jim Beckner's (US based) "Intersection" is an original, handmade oil painting depicting an urban scene below the El 1's tracks with patterned shadows. About the Artist: (Born 1970...

"Pompeii" by Heiko Mattausch (Germany based) is an original oil painting that depicts a landscape of the Pompeii Ruins. I am a painter and graphic artist living and working in Leip...

Dave Seeley's (US based) "Dawn #5 Masquerade" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts a female model looking over her shoulder as her dark hair curtains her face.