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Thomas Broadbent Figurative Paintings

American, b. 1955

Thomas Broadbent is well known for his contemporary naturalistic depictions of the intersection of nature and man. Thomas Broadbent has shown extensively throughout the U.S. as well as internationally. Broadbent’s work won the PULSE Prize for best solo booth at PULSE Art Fair. His work was subsequently featured in “Mission to Space” at the Children's Museum of Manhattan. His work is in the permanent collection of the National Museum of Wildlife Art. Broadbent’s numerous solo exhibitions include the Visual Arts Center of New Jersey, Croxhapox Art Gallery in Gent, Belgium, The Voorkamer Gallery in Lier, Belgium, Inspace gallery in Beijing, China and the Newark Arts Council. Broadbent’s work has been reviewed in The New York Times, The Star-Ledger, New Jersey, NY Arts Magazine, The Brooklyn Rail and numerous other publications.

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Artist: Thomas Broadbent
"Blue Refugee" Pelican on blue, gold gilded armchair, contemporary surrealist
By Thomas Broadbent
Located in New York, NY
This large scale oil painting depicts a pelican with a bird in his beak standing on top of a gold gilded cerulean blue ornamental armchair. 48"x36" signed on the reverse by the arti...
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2010s Contemporary Thomas Broadbent Figurative Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

In from the Jungle (African Elephant) Large Scale Contemporary Surrealist oil
By Thomas Broadbent
Located in New York, NY
This large scale oil painting of a elephant depicted in the remains of a party, with cups, chairs and a disco ball, is an excellent statement piece. At 6ft in width this impressive ...
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2010s Contemporary Thomas Broadbent Figurative Paintings

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Oil

"Black Bear in Den" large scale contemporary surrealist wildlife oil painting
By Thomas Broadbent
Located in New York, NY
This large scale oil painting depicts a black bear in a domestic setting, with the bear walking across a grey sectional couch with a book in its mouth. A redbreasted songbird sits i...
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2010s Contemporary Thomas Broadbent Figurative Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

"Crash" Large Scale Watercolor on paper
By Thomas Broadbent
Located in New York, NY
watercolor on paper, 51"x72" This large scale watercolor on paper depicts a crystal chandelier that appears to have crashed to the floor. Smal...
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2010s Naturalistic Thomas Broadbent Figurative Paintings

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Watercolor, Archival Paper

The Catch
By Thomas Broadbent
Located in New York, NY
A striking blend of natural realism and surreal domesticity, in this oil painting, "The Catch" captures a moment of tension and elegance. At its center, an osprey, rendered in meticu...
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2010s Contemporary Thomas Broadbent Figurative Paintings

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Oil

"Playtime" blue parakeet, wooden spindle bench, contemporary surrealist painting
By Thomas Broadbent
Located in New York, NY
This contemporary surrealist animal painting depicts a blue parakeet with a yellow throat on a wood spindle chair. The scale relationship of the bird to the bench makes it seem eith...
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2010s Thomas Broadbent Figurative Paintings

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Watercolor, Archival Paper

Phobos
By Thomas Broadbent
Located in New York, NY
watercolor on paper 48.5"x74.5" (available framed) This is a depiction of Mars' larger moon, Phobos, rendered in watercolor by the artist Thomas Broadbent. This large scale wat...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Thomas Broadbent Figurative Paintings

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Archival Paper, Watercolor

Little Moon Ida
By Thomas Broadbent
Located in New York, NY
watercolor on paper 28"x40" (available framed) This is a depiction of the asteroid Ida and its moon, rendered in watercolor by the artist Thomas Broadbent. Thomas Broadbent ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Thomas Broadbent Figurative Paintings

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Archival Paper, Watercolor

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White Noise
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Helmet Void
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22"x30" watercolor on paper signed on reverse Thomas Broadbent has shown extensively throughout the U.S. as well as internationally. Broadbent’s numerous solo exhibitions include...
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Capsule
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Located in New York, NY
22"x30" watercolor on paper signed on the reverse Thomas Broadbent is a New York based artist who has shown extensively throughout the U.S. as well as internationally. Broadbent’...
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Spaceman
By Thomas Broadbent
Located in New York, NY
106"x52" watercolor on paper - Available framed This is a large scale watercolor of an astronaut floating in space, painted masterfully with immense detail, it has a photo-realis...
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Spaceman
Spaceman
H 52 in W 106 in
"The Incident" Aircraft and UFO painting
By Thomas Broadbent
Located in New York, NY
watercolor on paper 15"x40" (available unframed) In this painting a UFO and an airliner share the same airspace. "The Incident" portrays a flying saucer spacecraft hovering just abo...
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Find a wide variety of authentic Thomas Broadbent figurative paintings available for sale on 1stDibs. You can also browse by medium to find art by Thomas Broadbent in archival paper, paint, paper and more. Much of the original work by this artist or collective was created during the 21st century and contemporary and is mostly associated with the contemporary style. Not every interior allows for large Thomas Broadbent figurative paintings, so small editions measuring 28 inches across are available. Customers who are interested in this artist might also find the work of Idoline Duke, Bradley Kerl, and Thomas Darsney. Thomas Broadbent figurative paintings prices can differ depending upon medium, time period and other attributes. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $4,650 and tops out at $10,050, while the average work can sell for $7,200.

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