Berlin - Figurative Paintings

"Leave Me Alone" is a manifesto of inner freedom and the beauty of personal emotions. Painted in vivid, lively colors, the work captures the richness of feelings that arise when one ...

Conrad Kiesel (1846-1921), The gift of flowers. Oil on wood, 43 x 35 cm, 69 x 61 cm (frame), signed at lower left "Conrad Kiesel pxt [pinxit]", about 1900. In a magnificent gilt stuc...

"Eternal Spring in the Garden of My Soul" is an ode to inner renewal and endless life energy. The painting features geraniums — a symbol of resilience and beauty — set against a shim...

The painting "The Sea is near me" captures a fleeting moment of silence and freedom, when the sea seems to dissolve into the air around you. Gentle vibrations of color evoke the feel...

Pierre Louis De La Rive (1753 Geneva - 1817 Geneva). Two countrywomen with a donkey. Oil on canvas, mounted, 27 x 20 cm (visible size), 37 x 31 (frame), monogrammed "P.R." at lower right. About the artwork De La Rive has taken the typical scenes of Dutch landscape genre paintings...

This painting captures the fleeting beauty of tulips. The delicate flowers, embraced by the young woman, symbolize the transient nature of life’s most exquisite moments. Their soft p...

Antique painting, fisherman on the coast, oil on canvas. Frame damaged in places. Dimensions with frame.

Antique, decorative oil painting, 18th century. Christian scene. Canvas relined. With a beautiful wooden frame. Dimensions without frame.

Friedrich August Seitz (1902 Staffort - 1944 Belgrade). Half-length portrait of an elderly man with a beard. Oil on canvas, 42 x 34 cm (visible seize), 58 x 50 cm (frame), signed and...

Judith with the head of Holofernes, antique oil painting after Cristofano Allori. Painting has been restored. Dimensions without f...

Painting, 19th century, oil on canvas, "Young woman with flower basket" Signed, F.Bach. Dimensions with frame 52cm x 72.5cm

Decorative painting, oil on canvas. Oriental market scene. Illegible signed. Dimensions without frame. Frame partially damaged.

George Morland (1763 London - 1804 Brighton). Sheltering from the Storm. Oil on canvas, relined, 37.5 x 29.5 cm (visible size), 53.5 x 45.5 cm (...

The painting depicts a young woman immersed in sleep. Her peaceful face reflects tranquility and serenity. In the background, an ornamental representation of the sun can be seen, sym...

Wilhelm Feldmann (1859 Lüneburg - 1932 Lübeck), Sunny forest landscape, c. 1900. Oil on canvas, marouflaged on wood, 37 cm x 48 cm (inside dimensions), 42.5 cm x 53.5 cm (frame), sig...

Jan Hillebrand Wijsmuller (1855 Amsterdam - 1925 ibid.), Late Summer River Landscape, oil on canvas, relined, 34 x 56 cm (inside measurement), 43 x 64 cm (frame), signed J[an] H[illebrand] Wijsmuller at lower right. - in good condition, the frame with isolated bumped spots - Realistic Impression - About the artwork The panoramic landscape format shows a river landscape, with the course of the river, which curves to the right, leading the eye into the depths of the picture and tempting it to continue the landscape in the imagination beyond the visible area. At the same time, however, the fact that the landscape is not visible through the bend in the river focuses our gaze on the entirety of the landscape depicted, without prompting us to focus on distant details. Accordingly, the brushstroke is not designed to render details with realistic precision. In the front left area of the river there is even a completely free brushwork, trained by Impressionism, which nevertheless remains committed to representational and convincingly suggests the movement of the water. Regardless of the distance of the observer, the entire picture is painted with the same broad brushstroke, so that the landscape is given as an impression. And yet this impression is not ephemeral, as in the case of French Impressionism, to put it exaggeratedly, but reveals to us the essence of the landscape in all its richness. This is why the Dutch variant of Impressionism is always also a realism, although the pictures appear less progressive, but still contain a dimension of landscape painting that is lost with progress. In the impression, the reality of the landscape is revealed, and this happens as we experience the landscape in the visual impression. Wijsmuller does not depict houses or people in order to allow the experience of the landscape to fully unfold. The experience is determined first and foremost by the river, which does not flow into the picture from our point of view, but towards us. Where the river begins to bend, the water is churned by a rapids. Toward us, the riverbed widens and the water comes to rest, covering the entire width of the foreground like a mirror. The stillness of the water corresponds to the evening mood of the late summer landscape, in which the warm tones of the evening light blend with the yellow and brown tones of the plants. A gentle, almost idyllic reality, carried by the brushstroke, yet animated by a liveliness that is also made visible by the brushstroke. The broad, dynamically placed brushstrokes evoke the movement of the treetops and animate even the immobile reeds, while the trunks on the right bank, executed in virtuoso white strokes that seem like markings, make the sunlight shine. On the other bank, a carpet of light also spreads out, its energetic effect again expressed in the brushstroke. The dynamic of the landscape is further enhanced by the complementary color contrasts between the greens, yellows, and browns on the one hand and the blue of the all-encompassing sky on the other. A contrast that is intensified by the reflection in the water. The evening coming to rest of the landscape is thus at the same time an all-encompassing contrasting and yet in itself harmonious movement. This reality becomes accessible to us as an experience in the impression of the landscape. About the artist Jan Hillebrand Wijsmuller entered the Royal Academy of Arts in Amsterdam in 1876 and studied under the innovative Professor August Allebé, who was famous for the Amsterdam Impressionism, also known as the Allebé School. In 1877, Wijsmuller transferred to the Hague Academy of Art, and thus to the Hague School, and then completed his studies at the Brussels Academy of Art. Returning to the Netherlands, Wijsmuller opened his own studio in Amsterdam. In 1883 he won the prestigious Young Artist Award, donated by Willink van Collen, which made Wijsmuller a well-known and sought-after artist. Wijsmuller was a member of the Societät Arti et Amicitiae Amsterdam and the Pulchri Studio in The Hague. Wijsmuller belongs to the second generation of the Hague School. While Vincent van Gogh described the protagonists of the first generation to his brother Theo as "the great gray people," the second generation, and Wijsmuller in particular, used a much more colorful palette. His oeuvre makes him a major player in Dutch Impressionism...

Decorative oil painting. View of the most famous Berlin streets. Unter den Linden and Friedrichstr. The painting shows a very busy scene (after the r...

Antique Rococo Oil Painting, around 1800, Royal Dance in the Garden Oil on canvas. Canvas relined. Stretcher renewed. Dimensions are without fra...

Honoured Artist of the RSFSR, People’s Artist of the USSR, Member of the USSR Academy of Arts, Winner of the I. E. Repin State prize.

Romantic landscape view, oil on canvas. 19th century. Dimensions including frame 76.5cm x 100cm Dimensions without frame 55.5cm x 79cm.

18th century, antique painting, oil on canvas, old master. Mother with child. Relined canvas. Stretcher frame also renewed. Artist unknown.

Wilhelm Feldmann (1859 Lüneburg - 1932 Lübeck), Impressionist autumn landscape with lake, around 1905. Pastel on cardboard, 46 cm x 31 cm (inside dimension), 52 cm x 37 cm (frame), s...

Large, enticing and very decorative painting. Oil on canvas. Monogrammed lower left. G.A. Portrait of a pretty lady. Beautiful painting in impressionist style. Frame partially damaged. Dimensions about: With frame 84.5 cm x 97 cm Without frame 55.5 cm x 68 cm The veiled lady.

"I'll Call You in the Midnight" captures a moment of silence and inner focus. A woman slowly brushes her hair, savoring the rare time spent alone. In her gestures, there is a sense o...

Large, enticing and very decorative painting. Oil on canvas. Signed lower left. G. Koch. (Georg Koch) Motive of a lively horse market. Beautiful paintin...

Guglielmo de Giorgio, busy street in Paris, France. Decorative oil painting. Dimensions WITHOUT frame in cm 50 x 60 Dimensions WITH frame in cm 6...

Very decorative, 17th century, old master painting, oil on canvas, King Alexander Magnus, the great. Illustration of two children, putti, with wreaths of flowers on a board (or maus...

Karl Kasimir Otto Ritter von Thoren (born July 21, 1828 in Vienna, died July 15, 1889 in Paris). Dimensions without frame. Austrian officer and painter. Thoren was the son of Colonel Franz Kasimir Ritter von Thoren and his wife Konstanze Maria (née Lachmann). He became an officer in 1846 and was involved in the Hungarian campaign in 1848. He then spent a long time in Venice, where he was employed as an adjutant to the military and civil governor Ludwig Gorzkowski. After turning to painting in 1857, he studied in Brussels and Paris for several years. In the mid-1860s he was commissioned to create a portrait of the Emperor Franz Josef in Vienna. After painting the death...

Painting, 19th century, women portrait, oil on canvas. Dimensions with frame 63cm x 77.5cm

Painting, 19th Century, Portrait of an African Boy, signed, oil on canvas. Dimensions with frame 65cm x 73cm

"Walk in the autumn forest by A. or O. Hamel". Düsseldorf, Germany. Dimension without frame: 106 cm x 82 cm). Frame slightly damaged in places. Major damage to the upper left corner...

Painting, around 1910, oil on cardboard. Romantic love scene in the forest. Signed, Gaston Bussiere. With beautiful (original) Art Deco frame. Frame has minimal damage in places. Dimensions with frame 67cm x 86cm This painting is offered here for the first time exclusively on 1stdibs! From private, German estate. Gaston Bussière (April 24, 1862 in Cuisery – October 29, 1928 or 1929 in Saulieu) was a French Symbolist painter and illustrator. Bussière studied at l'Académie des Beaux-Arts in Lyon before entering the école des beaux-arts de Paris where he studied under Alexandre Cabanel and Pierre Puvis de Chavannes. In 1884, he won the Marie Bashkirtseff...

Frederick Vezin (1859 Torresdale Philadelphia - 1933 Düsseldorf), Autumn Landscape in the Sunlight, oil on canvas, mounted on cardboard, 32 x 41 cm (inside measurement), 44 x 51 cm (frame), signed and dates lower right "F. Vezin. [19]05". - Cardboard slightly curved, small inconspicuous retouch at the centre of the upper edge of the picture. About the artwork Although the painting appears to be a sketch, Frederick Vezin considered it to be a finished work of art, as evidenced by his signature on the lower right. And it is precisely this sketchy quality that leads to an understanding of the painting, which was certainly created in the landscape itself: the natural phenomena were to be depicted artistically at the moment of their observation. This is not done by meticulously sketching nature, but - and here Vezin follows the teaching of French Impressionism - by illustrating nature in its visual fullness. The artist's eye is, as it were, immersed in the visuality of nature, which is made visible by his hand. The painting is therefore not a reflection of the landscape, but its artistic intensification. This intensification also includes the fact that the foreground of the painting - corresponding to the field of vision - eludes a detail-oriented close-up view. Instead, the spatula-like application of paint, the vertical structure of which corresponds to the structure of the floral growth, has the effect of making nature tangible in its colourful substance. At the same time, the foreground, which remains indeterminate in its concrete objectivity, creates an atmospheric space that connects with the actual protagonist of the picture, the group of trees, which flares up in shades of red and brown. Here, too, the leaves are more speckled than clearly outlined. It is precisely this 'sketchiness' that opens up a visual experience that makes the landscape accessible in its visual fullness, thus revealing its essence. In addition to this abundance, the landscape is presented as a structure of order in that the composition of the picture makes the composition of the landscape visible. For example, the group of trees forms a distinct dark green shadow, which is repeated in the shadows cast by the trees behind it. A patterned diagonal axis is created in the picture, which is composed in this way by the landscape itself. Strictly speaking, this is a cultivated landscape: a fence at the bottom and a low stone wall at the top, running from left to right, are two elements that also have a strong compositional effect. And on the top of the hill, a stone house is embedded in the landscape as the brightest surface in the picture. Nature and culture here form a harmonious synthesis, giving the painting an Arcadian touch. In order to give the landscape as much space as possible, the horizon line is raised, but the design of the sky is also crucial. The clouds, combined with the shapes of the trees, create a bright blue sky. To the European eye, such a sky is reminiscent of a summer landscape. Accordingly, within the seasonal cycle, the blue sky is reserved for summer, and French Impressionism is also primarily an ode to summer. In Vezin's painting, however, the brilliant blue sky stands above an autumnal landscape, some of the trees even defoliated. It can therefore be assumed that the painting was made not in Europe but in the United States, and that it illustrates the proverbial Indian summer, making Frederick Vezin a pioneer of American landscape painting. About the artist Frederick Vezin was the son of a French immigrant to the United States and a German-born mother. This predestined him to promote artistic exchange between the old and new worlds. Having spent part of his schooling in Germany, in 1876, at the age of 20, he enrolled at the Düsseldorf Academy of Art, where he studied with Peter Janssen the Elder, Eduard von Gebhardt and Wilhelm Sohn, among others. He graduated in 1883, settled in Munich and returned to Düsseldorf in 1895, where he lived until his death in 1933. A native of the United States, he travelled to the country frequently and became a popular portrait and society painter. His artistic talent, however, was most evident in his landscape paintings. Trained in French Impressionism, he developed a virtuoso use of colour and a free brushwork that remained tied to the landscape motif, opening up the landscape itself in a new way. Frederick Vezin turned his attention primarily to the landscape of his homeland, becoming a pioneer of modern American landscape...

Peter Paul Rubens (After) - Helena (Helene) Fourment with her Son Francis (Frans) Very decorative Painting. Oil on canvas. Unsigned. Dimensions include the frame. The painting and...

Karl Stohner (1894 Mannheim - 1957 Paris), Ballerina in the dressing room, 1924. Pastel on painting cardboard, 65 x 45 cm, 77,5 x 59,5 (frame), signed lower left "Stohner" and dated "[19]24". Behind glass in gold stucco frame of the time. - Painting cardboard slightly warped, in the lower area minimally stained, frame with age patina and traces of abrasion. - The Naturalness of Artificiality - We see a ballerina putting on her right ballet shoe while the left one is still lying on the floor in front of her. It is precisely the casualness of the scene that gives it its intimacy: the blonde young woman is completely absorbed in the activity of getting ready for the dance, oblivious to us, while we are positioned right in front of her in the dressing room, inaccessible to the audience, watching her dress. Even though she does not yet perform a dance step, there is a graceful elegance in the action shown that seems quite natural in contrast to the rehearsed art form of dance. The young woman is not presenting herself to an audience in a perfectly formed movement, but is performing an everyday action, unaware that she is being watched. Concentrated, almost devotional, she pulls the ballet slipper over the verses, not noticing that one of the straps of the tutu has slipped off her shoulder, reinforcing the erotic moment of the scene. Inspired by Edgar Degas, Karl Stohner has painted the scene in strong pastel tones. The dominant blues and turquoises give the scene a magical, mysterious quality and, like the pink of the stockings and ballet slippers, are borrowed from Degas's dancers. Degas's colors, however, are cooler tempered, which is particularly evident in the light impasto applied incarnate. This is where the vividness of Auguste Renoir comes into play, making the dancer seem entirely flesh and blood. Karl Stohner, who has studied the pastels of Degas and Renoir intensively, combines the two artists here to create his own pictorial language. He has laid out the background in broad layers of strokes, ranging in color from white to turquoise to dark blue. The result is a dynamic, pattern-like structure that contrasts with the woman's calm, inward-looking posture. The fund anticipates the dynamics of the choreography of the dance for which the ballerina is preparing. At the same time, the broad pastel line in the background is an adequate means of painting to depict the soft, flowing elegance of the dancer. About the artist Against the wishes of his wealthy parents, Karl Stohner decided to become a painter. His talent was discovered by the director of the Mannheim Art Gallery, Fritz Wichert, who supported him from then on, including financing study trips to Paris. There he discovered the art of Degas, Cézanne and Renoir, which inspired his work. GERMAN VERSION Karl Stohner (1894 Mannheim - 1957 Paris), Ballerina im Ankleideraum, 1924. Pastell auf Malkarton, 65 x 45 cm, 77,5 x 59,5 (Rahmen), unten links mit „Stohner“ signiert und auf „[19]24“ datiert. Hinter Glas im Goldstuckrahmen der Zeit. - Malkarton leicht verzogen, im unteren Bereich minimal fleckig, Rahmen mit Alterspatina und Abriebspuren - Die Natürlichkeit der Kunstform - Wir sehen eine Ballerina, die sich den rechten Ballettschuh anzieht, während der linke noch vor ihr auf dem Boden liegt. Gerade aus der Beiläufigkeit der Szenerie speist sich ihre Intimität: Die blonde...

Huge and very decorative castle painting. Antique oil painting. Probably 18th century. "Kings from all over the world in Bethlehem". Christian scene. Canvas relined. Big, heavy fr...

Decorative antique oil painting. Dutch harbor view in winter. Dimensions with frame in cm 69 x 98

Large, enticing and very decorative painting. Oil on canvas. Signed Imre Goth 1931. 1931. Motif of an elgant, young girl with her doll. Beautiful painting in impressionist style. ...

"Loading" is a reflection on the moment when a miracle begins to take form. The painting features pink hydrangeas, symbolizing the gentle, almost imperceptible unfolding of something...

Eugen Felix Prosper Bracht, 1917, Harvesting with a hay wagon and team of oxen. Large and decorative painting by the world-renowned artist Eugen Bracht. Fro...

Decorative antique painting, oil on canvas, 19th century. Walking the dog, castle view. Dimensions with frame: 65.5 cm x 74 cm

Cheerful winter landscape with children playing and sledding. Signed lower left. Age-related condition. Dimensions with frame: 48 cm x 58.5 c...

"On the Wave of My Soul" is a painting about memories and faith in dreams. While creating it, I revisited my childhood — those moments when the future seemed endlessly bright, filled...

The painting depicts an elegant woman in a light jacket with voluminous hair, sitting in a relaxed pose. Her image is rendered in muted shades of gray, turquoise, and pink, which len...

"Daffodils for Victory" is a painting about rebirth and the power of life. It has become a symbol of the triumph of good over evil, of life over death. The daffodils depicted on the...

Pair of decorative antique oil paintings, portraits. 19th century. Signed and dated. Dimensions with frame in cm EACH PAINTING 53 x 63

17th century, old master painting, oil on canvas, "The rest with the horses". Relined canvas. The stretcher was also renewed once. The painting is rather dark, like i.a. on photo n...

Portrait of a young lady. Oil on canvas. Signed and dated lower right. Dimensions with frame: 74 cm x 88 cm Without frame: 57.5 cm x 70.5 cm The painting has several paint chips an...

Decorative painting, oil on canvas, romantic couple on a meadow. Signed and dated in Cyrillic lower right. Frame slightly damaged in places. Dimensio...

Decorative baroque painting, oil on canvas. Princely dance in the castle. Dimensions including frame 94 cm x 77.5 cm Dimensions without frame 79cm x 63cm.

Antique Oil Painting by Egon von Kameke, "Boat Dock" Dimensions measured with frame. Including certificate of authenticity.

Gottfried Seelos, antique oil painting, home of Walther von der Vogelweide. Signed and dated. According to an antique note on the back, the painting come...

Antique painting, 19th century, oil on canvas, harvest by the river. Signed lower right. Dimensions without frame. Paintings by Alexandre Kircher have already raised more than $ 20...

The Girl Whose Hair Smells Like Spring This contemporary portrait of a young woman captures a tender connection between femininity and nature. Her hair seems to carry the scent of e...

Albert Dumoulin, around 1900, "La Curieuse", interior scene with a young lady Enchanting interior oil painting. Portrayal of an inquisitive young lady...

Signed and dated. Dimensions are without frame. Including certificate of authenticity. Frame has slight damage in places.

Hans Bohlmann Die Heilung 1998 Acryl auf Leinwand 115 x 140 cm Hans Bohlmann studierte von 1991 bis 1996 Malerei- und Grafik an der Hochschule für Grafik und Buchkunst in Leipzig be...

Large, decorative oil painting in impressionist style. Illegible signed. Dated 1897. "Serious encounter" In places color flaking. Unframed.