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Figurative Paintings For Sale
Fine Large Montmartre Oil Painting Major French Artist Figure & Old Houses
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Alphonse Quizet ( 1885 - 1955) *see notes below
signed oil on canvas, framed
framed: 35 x 37 inches
canvas: 30 x 32 inches
Provenance: private collection, Paris
Condition: very good ...
Category
Mid-20th Century French School Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Antique Portrait Oil Painting of a French Dragoon of the Imperial Guard
Located in AIGNAN, FR
A wonderful antique portrait oil painting of one of Napolean's 10th Line Infantry Regiment wearing a Shako hat which dates from the beginning of the 19th Century. A well painted mil...
Category
1810s French School Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
$866 Sale Price
20% Off
Fine Victorian Signed English Oil Painting Rural Landscape Cattle Crossing River
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
'Bringing them Home'
English School, 19th century
signed by the artist, 'F. Thomas'
oil on canvas, framed
framed: 25 x 35 inches
canvas : 20 x 30 inches
Provenance: private collectio...
Category
19th Century Victorian Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Bull in Blue", Animal Oil Painting on Canvas. Signed, Large Format
Located in Bogotá, Bogotá
“Blue Bull” is an original oil painting on canvas by Colombian artist Luis Xiua, whose work integrates figurative and abstract elements inspired by nature, symbolism, and Constructiv...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Cotton Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
Philosopher surreal original painting oil canvas Paula Craioveanu large 30x38in
Located in Forest Hills, NY
"Philosopher" . Original, unique painting. oil on canvas, 30x38in. Shipped rolled in a tube.
This painting is a wonderfully expressive piece that immediately draws you in with its b...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Marilyn with a Bun -Original Quirky Figurative Pop Art Portrait by Gary John
By Gary John
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Los Angeles street artist Gary John exploded onto the international art scene first during Art Basel Miami in 2013. John’s playfully bold work quickly gained attention and he was nam...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Figurative Paintings
Materials
Paper, Acrylic, Newsprint
Peaceful Synergy - 21st Century, Contemporary, Portrait, Africa Women, Blue
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Shipping Procedure
Ships in a well-protected tube from Nigeria
This work is unique, not a print or other type of copy.
Accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity.
About Artist
Sam...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic, Charcoal
Still Among the Living Things - 21st Century Contemporary Woman Portrait, Modern
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
“Still Among the Living Thing” is a meditation on presence, on what it means to exist gently yet fully within one’s space. The woman stands calm, surrounded by the quiet abundance of...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Waiting To Blossom -21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative, Mixed Media, Fabrics
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Shipping Procedure
Ships in a well-protected tube.
This work is unique, not a print or other type of copy.
Accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity.
About Artist
Bakare Babatund...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Fabric, Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil
Roots and Rhythm - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative, Mixed Media, Fabrics
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Shipping Procedure
Ships in a well-protected tube.
This work is unique, not a print or other type of copy.
Accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity.
About Artist
Bakare Babatund...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Fabric, Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil
Intimacy. Red dress
Located in Zofingen, AG
ABOUT THE ARTWORK
“Intimacy. Red Dress”
In this work, the artist turns to intimacy as a primary form of emotional memory. The embrace of the two figures is free of dramatic tension—i...
Category
2010s Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Don't Rush Life 2 - 21st Century Contemporary Figurative, Portrait, Africa, Men
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Where am from Bandana was once a common style, we called it Big Boy Style, then it's seem to me like a style or fashion only, because our elder brothers only allowed to used it but n...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
The Marigold Dress 1 - Abstract Flowy Minimalist Figurative Painting on Paper
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Bettina Mauel expresses dynamism and sensuality in her paintings: “I paint what I experience,” she articulates. “This includes landscapes, flowers, and people in motion, capturing th...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Figurative Paintings
Materials
Linen, Ink, Mixed Media, Graphite
French school Landscape Paris scene, oil painting Signed 1936
Located in Zofingen, AG
➡️ Parisian scene Landscape⬅️
⏩It is signed Cario⏪
A stamp from a manufacturer in Paris in the back of the artwork
⭐Medium:⭐ Oil on woodpanel
⭐Technique: ⭐Impasto painting with...
Category
1930s Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Gesso, Oil, Stretcher Bars, Wood Panel
$421 Sale Price
76% Off
Yellow Fritillary Flowers in a Chinese Vase - 21st Century Dutch Still-life
Located in Nuenen, Noord Brabant
Ingrid Smuling
Yellow Fritillary Flowers in a Chinese Vase
24.5 x 29 cm olieverf Framed size! 32.5 x 37 cm ( Frame is included)
Oil on wood panel
Ingrid Smuling, the Grand Lady of...
Category
2010s Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
French school Pastoral Landscape Cows, sheep Anonym oil painting Barbizon school
Located in Zofingen, AG
➡️ Pastoral landscape⬅️
⏩unsigned⏪
⭐Medium:⭐ Oil on canvas
⭐Technique: ⭐Impasto painting with expressive brushwork.
⭐Size:⭐38x51cm / 15x20.1 inch
with frame 49x62cm / 19.2x24....
Category
Late 19th Century Barbizon School Figurative Paintings
Materials
Gesso, Canvas, Oil, Stretcher Bars
Cherry Delight
Located in Zofingen, AG
“Cherry Delight” is a work about an experience that does not seek to закрепить itself in the future. About intimacy accepted as an event rather than a promise. Like the taste of cher...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
18th Century European Portrait of an Angel, Oil on Canvas
Located in SANTA FE, NM
18th Century European Portrait of a Child Saint John the Baptist
Oil on Canvas
19 x 14 1/4 inches
This lovely and sensitively painting has been examined by a professional restorer w...
Category
18th Century Old Masters Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$5,625 Sale Price
25% Off
Quiet Moments of Life
Located in Zofingen, AG
This large-scale painting captures the quiet flow of everyday life — moments of movement, pause, and shared presence unfolding within a green, open landscape.
Figures appear and disa...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Bull III by Christophe Dupety - Animal painting, abstract, violet, vivid colours
Located in Paris, FR
Bull III is a unique acrylic on paper painting by contemporary artist Christophe Dupety, dimensions are 65 × 50 cm (25.6 × 19.7 in).
The artwork is signed, sold unframed and comes wi...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Paper, Acrylic
India Madras Painting on board Portrait of Serving Girl with Pot c 1910
Located in Norfolk, GB
Madras School C 1910
Acrylic on board
11.5" x 8"
Address on verso
This painting dating to the early 20th century, c 1910, shows a young woman, possibly from Madras (see info on reve...
Category
1910s Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media, Board
"Notre Dame Flowers" Post-Impressionist Paris Street Scene Oil Painting Framed
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful oil on canvas painting by American artist Gregory Sievers, capturing a romantic and atmospheric scene of the Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris under a sky filled with subtle ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Reflections Through Zion Canyon" Abstracted Landscape, Oil Painting on Panel
Located in Denver, CO
"You know you are in a special place when it radiates the colors of luck and fortune." - Michelle Condrat
About the artist:
Michelle Condrat was born and raised in Salt Lake City,...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Shared Blooming
Located in Zofingen, AG
“Shared Blooming” is a space of transition.
A moment when familiar scales shift and horizons open differently.
The figure within the canvas does not oppose the environment; it is emb...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
The Dark Waters
Located in Zofingen, AG
This refined contemporary painting combines narrative elegance with a strong visual signature. The striking red boat immediately anchors the composition, floating against richly text...
Category
2010s Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Cotton Canvas, Acrylic
Ignite2
Located in Zofingen, AG
In my work, I explore how inherited emotional distance turns into a lifelong search for intimacy. I am interested in moments in which connection does not require justification, where...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Impressionist Painting Called Blue Grez IV, (Grez-sur-Loing) 2025
Located in Stockholm, SE
Blue Grez IV is a small yet striking painting by Swedish artist Anders Ståhl, depicting the village of Grez-sur-Loing—a village just outside Paris that has long been a source of insp...
Category
2010s Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Ciao Mamma 2 - Original Abstract Figurative Color Drenched Mixed Media Artwork
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Italian artist Fabio Coruzzi merges painting and photography into one imaginative image that offers a new outlook on an otherwise ordinary urban scene. His artworks represent an auth...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Figurative Paintings
Materials
Paper, Acrylic, Graphite, Spray Paint
Landscape in West Virginia w/ Tree, Early 20th Century Cleveland School Artist
Located in Beachwood, OH
August Frederick Biehle
American, 1885–1979
Landscape in West Virginia, 1922
Gouache, litho crayon and graphite on paper
Signed lower right
19 x 17.5 inches
29.5 x 23.5 inches, frame...
Category
1920s Figurative Paintings
Materials
Crayon, Gouache, Graphite
"The Young Rider" - Oil Portrait Painting on Linen
Located in Denver, CO
A native of Illinois, He began his professional life as a graphic designer and art director in St. Louis, Missouri and later moved to Southern California to further his design career...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Nude Man Posed On Stall In Red Interior French Modernist Oil Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Nude Male Portrait
by Jacqueline Boisselot, French late 20th century
19.75 x 25.5 inches
oil on artist paper, unframed
condition: very good and ready to enjoy
provenance: from a pri...
Category
Late 20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Nach dem Regen Oil Painting, Landscape with Figures, Signed 1873
Located in Stockholm, SE
signed and dated Otto Sinding Karlsruhe 1873 lower right
oil on relined canvas
framed 59 × 101 cm (23.2 × 39.8 in)
unframed 41 × 83.5 cm (16.1 × 32.9 in)
Provenance:
The collection ...
Category
1870s Romantic Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
19th Century Moonlit Landscape with Rowboat, Oil on Wood Panel
Located in Stockholm, SE
Louis Douzette was a prominent German landscape painter whose artistic practice bridged late Romanticism and early Naturalism. He became especially known for his evocative nocturnal scenes illuminated by moonlight, a recurring subject that defined his mature style. These works reveal a fascination with the interplay of night sky, reflected water, and atmospheric tone. Often described as lyrical or meditative, they draw the viewer into a quiet world of natural reflection and stillness.
Douzette’s early training in Berlin under the marine painter Hermann Eschke grounded him in Romantic landscape traditions, but he soon developed his own voice. He found deep inspiration in the moonlit river scenes of Dutch Golden Age painters such as Aert van der Neer and Jacob van Ruisdael. His commitment to nocturnes emerged in the 1860s, a theme he returned to with increasing focus throughout his career. By the late 1870s, exposure to the Barbizon School and plein-air techniques enriched his approach, infusing his nightscapes with greater realism and atmospheric complexity. This synthesis of romantic mood and naturalist observation defines much of his later output.
The present work, Moonlit Landscape with Rowboat, captures the artist’s refined handling of tone and light on an unusually intimate scale. Measuring just over 13 by 17 centimetres, the panel presents a tranquil night scene in exquisite detail. A full moon, partially veiled by drifting clouds, casts its reflection over the surface of a river. The silver light falls across the water in rhythmic bands, leading the eye toward a gently moored rowboat. A wooded shoreline flanks the composition on the right, while the distant horizon reveals faint silhouettes of trees beneath a softly glowing sky.
Despite the painting’s modest format, it conveys a remarkable sense of depth and atmosphere. The sky is built with expressive, layered brushwork that suggests subtle variations in cloud density and moonlight diffusion. The reflective water is handled with delicacy, echoing the sky’s luminosity in more muted, rippling form. Dark foliage anchors the composition without overpowering it, creating a gentle contrast that enhances the nocturnal glow. The rowboat, placed with quiet purpose, introduces a human element without breaking the silence of the scene.
Douzette’s contribution to 19th-century German painting...
Category
1890s Romantic Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
"After the Summer Rain"
Located in Zofingen, AG
What could be more beautiful than rain after the summer heat?
Nature seemed to be waiting for this refreshment.
I want to run on the wet grass, like in my youth.
Serenity, this is e...
Category
2010s Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Impressionist Oil Painting of Girl Reading by Window, 14.5x10.5
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
3909 Oil on board set in a gilt wood frame
Image size 14.5x10.5
Category
1950s Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
$200 Sale Price
65% Off
Fine 1760's English Sporting Art Oil Painting Huntsman Horse & Dog Landscape
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Portrait of a Groom, Horse & Dog in an English Landscape
by Francis Sartorius (English, 1734-1804)
signed and dated 1762
oil painting on canvas, antique gilt frame
canvas: 25 x 3...
Category
Mid-18th Century English School Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Van Gogh-Portrait of A. Roulin:Vintage Lithography-Publish by Franz Hanf. Munich
Located in London, GB
This authorised Lithography " Portrait of a Young man" by Van Gogh was published in Munich, Germany by Franz Hanfstaengl in 60s. It is in mint condit...
Category
1960s Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Archival Paper, Lithograph
"Snow Day Sledding" Post-Impressionist Colorful Winter Scene Oil Painting Framed
Located in New York, NY
A lively and colorful winter scene oil painting depicting a snowy hill by the village with people sledding and skiing with much depth and detail. Capturing a cozy winter magic scene,...
Category
Late 20th Century Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
"Flatiron Building" Post-Impressionist NYC Winter Scene Oil Painting on Canvas
Located in New York, NY
A vibrant and nostalgic oil on canvas painting by artist Robert Lebrone, where he captures a lively 20th Century winter evening street scene in near the Flatiron Building in New York...
Category
Late 20th Century Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
French school Landscape Mediterranean coastal village Signed oil painting
Located in Zofingen, AG
➡️ Mediterranean coastal village⬅️
⏩It is signed Ru Rinaldi⏪
⭐Medium:⭐ Oil on canvas
⭐Technique: ⭐Impasto painting with expressive brushwork.
⭐Size:⭐55.5x46cm / 21.9x18.1 inch
...
Category
1960s Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Gesso, Canvas, Oil, Stretcher Bars
French school Landscape riverside (Moselle) with frame
Located in Zofingen, AG
➡️ Landscape Pont à Mousson River ⬅️
⏩It is signed Luc Bentz⏪
Probably Lucien Bentz
⭐Medium:⭐ Watercolor on paper
⭐Technique: ⭐ painting with expressive brushwork.
⭐Size:⭐31.4x...
Category
1920s Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
$204 Sale Price
81% Off
Couple Strolling Along The Village Path British Modernist Oil Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Couple Strolling
by Irina Hale (British 1932-2022)
oil painting on artist paper, unframed
size: 6.25 x 4.5 inches
provenance: private collection, Cotswolds
condition: very good
Iri...
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Energy - Painting Abstract Abundant Contemporary Maximalism Bold Unique Contrast
By Karnish Art
Located in Pretoria, Gauteng
Title: The Guardians of Energy (Abundant Energy)
Energy Painting Abstract Abundant Contemporary Maximalism Bold Unique Contrast Fresh Revival Renewal Texture
The Guardians of Ener...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Gesso, Wood, Pastel, Oil, Acrylic, Stretcher Bars
View of the Bay of Naples with Mount Vesuvius
Located in Stockholm, SE
Unknown artist (Naples), 19th century
View of the Bay of Naples with Mount Vesuvius
oil on metal plate
unframed: 7.8 cm (3.1 in) diameter
framed: 20.5 × 20.5 cm (8.1 × 8.1 in)
Thi...
Category
19th Century Old Masters Figurative Paintings
Materials
Metal
Beam Me Doggie - Original Quirky Figurative Pop Art on Newspaper by Gary John
By Gary John
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Los Angeles street artist Gary John exploded onto the international art scene first during Art Basel Miami in 2013. John’s playfully bold work quickly gained attention and he was nam...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Figurative Paintings
Materials
Paper, Acrylic, Newsprint
Fluorescent Framed Figurative Portrait With Botanical Emoji and Green Face
Located in FISTERRA, ES
Fluorescent framed figurative portrait exploring digital identity through a hybrid language of botanical emoji faces, organic matter, and exaggerated human features. This large-scale...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Board, Wood
Antique French Impressionist Signed Oil Painting Figures Walking Home at Sunset
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Walking Home at Sunset
French Impressionist, late 19th century
indistinctly signed to the lower corner
oil on canvas, unframed
canvas: 15 x 18 inches
Provenance: private collection i...
Category
Late 19th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
"A Time of Contrasts"
Located in Zofingen, AG
Impressionism is, first of all, feelings and emotions; they can be conveyed by colors.
The life of a beautiful girl is full of contrasts, a dark streak is behind her.
It is underline...
Category
2010s Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Don't Look Back - Abstract Vintage Inspired Figurative Horse Painting on Canvas
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Jesse’s imagery often merges playful and gritty elements, blending floral patterns, vintage-inspired designs, and bold outlines with a touch of whimsy. His artwork exudes a sense of ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Evening Landscape with River and Farmhouses, 1898
Located in Stockholm, SE
Evening Landscape with River and Farmhouses by August Alvén captures a moment of profound quiet in the Swedish countryside just after sunset. The glowing sky transitions from warm ap...
Category
1890s Romantic Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Passing Clouds, Before The Storm: A Dramatic Belle Époque Landscape
By Paul Leon Felix Schmitt
Located in Norwich, GB
This striking oil landscape is dominated by a vast, cinematic sky, rendered with the rapid, "plein air" brushwork that defined the late 19th-century French school. Rather than a stat...
Category
1890s Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Mediterranean Garden (Under the Mandarin Trees)
Located in Zofingen, AG
This work emerges at the intersection of a personal journey through Italy and the universal image of the garden as a space of harmony and inner order. The Mediterranean garden here i...
Category
2010s Abstract Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Girls and Ponies: naive surrealist outsider Alice in Wonderland style painting
Located in Norwich, GB
Step into a dreamlike pastoral paradise with this enchanting mid-century oil on canvas by French artist Denise Collet. Titled "Girls and Ponies," this wo...
Category
1980s Outsider Art Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Winter Landscape at Dusk
Located in Stockholm, SE
Winter Landscape at Dusk captures the quiet enchantment of a winter valley under the dimming light of evening. The scene is likely set in Dalarna, the artist’s home region in Sweden,...
Category
1910s Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
African Woman 2 - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Portrait, People, Black
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Shipping Procedure
Ships in a well-protected tube from Nigeria
This work is unique, not a print or other type of copy.
Accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity.
About Artist
Bey...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
Adebimpe - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Portrait, People, Women Black
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
This piece is a visual meditation on the silent resilience of the African woman. Her expression speaks of unvoiced stories; layers of strength, contemplation, and inherited dignity. ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
"River Town New Hope PA, Bucks County" Impressionist Pastoral Scene Oil Painting
Located in New York, NY
A charming Impressionist summer pastoral scene depicting the New Hope town near the lake in Bucks County, Pennsylvania. This piece is executed in an intimate yet energetic manner. Ch...
Category
20th Century American Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Board, Oil
Vintage Landscape Oil Painting, Post-Impressionist Paris Cityscape, Paris School
By Claude Marin
Located in AIGNAN, FR
Vintage Paris Landscape framed oil painting by French artist, Claude Marin. This delightful post-impressionist oil on canvas, signed in the lower left is from the 1970's and is a co...
Category
1970s Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
A Stylish Vintage 1940s Fashion Study, Designs for Women's Active Wear
Located in Chicago, IL
A stylish, vintage, 1940s fashion study featuring elegant designs for women's active wear by Hattie Carnegie.
Inscription reads:
Left - White jersey slack suit
Red gaberdine jacke...
Category
1940s American Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor, Pencil
The Love - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Portrait, Africa Women, Couple
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Shipping Procedure
Ships in a well-protected tube from Nigeria
This work is unique, not a print or other type of copy.
Accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity (Issued by the Gal...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Charcoal, Mixed Media, Acrylic
Figurative Paintings for Sale
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