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Item Ships From: Texas
Storage for a Timeworn Minimum (Set of 5)
Located in Dallas, TX
acrylic & pastel on paper
Category
2010s Abstract Texas - Figurative Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Paper, Pastel
1950s "Mark" Oil Pastel and Gouache Figurative Painting NYC Modern Mid Century
By Donald Stacy
Located in Arp, TX
Donald Stacy
"Mark"
c.1950s
Oil pastel and gouache paint on paper
14x17" unframed
Unsigned
Came from artist's estate
Donald Stacy (1925-2011) New Jersey
Studied: Newark School of ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Texas - Figurative Paintings
Materials
Paper, Oil Pastel, Gouache
Mid Century Figurative Painting Purple, Orange, Gray, Yellow Pastel and Paint
By Gloria Dudfield
Located in Arp, TX
Gloria Dudfield (1922-2015)
Untitled
c.1960s
Mixed media: gouache, pastel and encaustic on newsprint
12"x19.5" paper cut unevenly, unframed
Unsigned
Gloria (Fischer) Dudfield
July 1...
Category
Mid-20th Century Abstract Texas - Figurative Paintings
Materials
Paper, Pastel, Encaustic, Gouache
Adolescence : Slingshot
By Georgia Griffin
Located in East Hampton, NY
An Adolescence wearing a bird mask
COMES ON STRETCHED CANVAS, UNFRAMED.
About the Artist: Georgia Griffin is a self-taught artist working primarily in acrylic and oil. She also enjo...
Category
2010s Surrealist Texas - Figurative Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
"Family Celebration" cheerful and energetic summer party scene at rural estate
Located in Austin, TX
A scene of gathering at a family estate in the mid 20th century by Charles Shaw.
Charles William Shaw was a multifaceted American Postwar & Contemporary artist from Austin, Texas. P...
Category
Late 20th Century American Realist Texas - Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
New Orleans Jazz II Egg Tempera 9 x 12 Portraiture Finalist PSA Jazz Music
By E. Melinda Morrison
Located in Houston, TX
While walking in Jackson Square in New Orleans, you can't help but hear the trumpets and trombones of the Jackson Street band that spends their time entertaining the tourists and loc...
Category
2010s American Impressionist Texas - Figurative Paintings
Materials
Egg Tempera, Panel
Pastel-Toned Abstract Contemporary Figurative Painting of a Bride with Helper
Located in Houston, TX
Pastel-toned abstract contemporary figurative painting by Houston, TX artist Moisés Villafuerte. The painting depicts a bride against a floor-to-ceiling window. The bride is seen wit...
Category
2010s Contemporary Texas - Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
"Pistol Pete" Contemporary Western Black & Tan Pixelated Cowboy Portrait
Located in Houston, TX
Contemporary pixelated portrait painting of Frank "Pistol Pete" Eaton, a scout, sheriff, and cowboy in the American Wild West.
Similar to pointillism, the individual hand-painted do...
Category
2010s Contemporary Texas - Figurative Paintings
Materials
Polystyrene, Acrylic
Painter's Palette
By Miles Cleveland Goodwin
Located in Dallas, TX
After a tour of duty in the US Navy, Miles Cleveland Goodwin earned a BFA from Pacific Northwest College of Art in Portland, Oregon, in 2007, and eventually returned to coastal Missi...
Category
2010s Contemporary Texas - Figurative Paintings
Materials
Egg Tempera, Oil, Panel
Early Naturalistic Nautical Painting of a Whaling Ship and Crew at Sea
Located in Houston, TX
Early naturalistic nautical painting by Danish painter Niels Peter Bolt. Known for his still life paintings of large floral bouquets, this work is a testament to his artistic range. ...
Category
1940s Naturalistic Texas - Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Portrait of Kevin's playmate
By Donald S. Vogel
Located in Dallas, TX
Donald Vogel’s paintings reflect his interest in seeking beauty in life and in sharing pleasure with his viewers. Vogel entreats us to "rejoice and celebrate each new day, knowing it...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Modern Texas - Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
Releasing the Dove
By Fred Nagler
Located in Dallas, TX
Fred Nagler was born in 1891 in Springfield, Massachusetts, where he first studied wood carving. From 1914 to 1917, he studied at The Art Students League of New York, where his profe...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Modern Texas - Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Boxing Gloves , American Artist, Figurative Painting, Boxers
Located in Houston, TX
Boxing Gloves is a portrait of retired boxer Alex Saucedo by Honora Jacob. Alex Saucedo now operates a boxing training facility in after retiring from a professional career in box...
Category
2010s American Impressionist Texas - Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Cotton Canvas
"Calm Afternoon", Willi Bauer, Oil/Canvas, 24x36, Impressionist Garden Party
By Willi Bauer
Located in Dallas, TX
Willi Bauer is a contemporary German painter known for his Impressionist-styled depictions of garden parties and rustic villages. His paintings are composed of all aspects of life from depictions of serene provincial gatherings in summer to the tranquility and solitude winter can portray. The joyful exuberance of engaging in social activities is reproduced on his canvases in sparking colors and firm brush strokes. This painting portrays a calm Sunday morning strolling through the flower...
Category
1980s Impressionist Texas - Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Pink Triangle" "Pink Triangle" 1950s Bay Area Figurative Movement Female Artist
Located in Arp, TX
Frann Spencer Reynolds (1926-2008)
"Pink Triangle"
c 1950s
Oil on canvas
24"x32" float mount white distressed wood frame 26"x34.25"
Signed on reverse
Go...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Modern Texas - Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"The Collector" Surreal Abstract Geometric Pointillist Oil Painting
By Ron Hoover
Located in Houston, TX
Ron Hoover surrealist painting titled "The Collector" done in a pointillism style in 1987. This work was exhibited at the Palm Spring Desert Museum in 1990. Signed and dated by artis...
Category
1980s Pointillist Texas - Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Many Colored Flowers
By Donald S. Vogel
Located in Dallas, TX
Donald S. Vogel has been a set designer and technical director in the theater, a fine art dealer, and a writer, but first and foremost he is a painter. From a young age he was intrig...
Category
20th Century American Impressionist Texas - Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
Rose Colored Glasses
By Vera Barnett
Located in Dallas, TX
Inspired by the painting "The Blind Leading the Blind" by Pieter Bruegel the Elder.
Vera Barnett is best known for creating elements of her composition—by sewing and painting plasti...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Texas - Figurative Paintings
Materials
Linen, Oil
1950s "Pink Floor" Mid Century Female Nude Figurative Painting
By Donald Stacy
Located in Arp, TX
Donald Stacy
"Pink Floor"
c.1950s
Gouache paint on paper
17.25" x 17.25" unframed
Signed in pencil lower right
Came from artist's estate
*Custom framing av...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Modern Texas - Figurative Paintings
Materials
Paper, Gouache
"Super Hero" Contemporary Dark Toned Expressive Abstract Figurative Painting
Located in Houston, TX
Contemporary dark toned expressive abstract painting by French artist Pierre Olié. The work features a faceless figure reaching out in a dynamic pose set against an explosive backgro...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Texas - Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
"Going Home" Native American, Texas, New Mexico
By J. Robert Miller
Located in San Antonio, TX
J. Robert Miller (1928 -2005) Abilene Artist Image Size: 16 x 20 Frame Size: 21 x 25 Medium: Oil "Going Home"
Biography
J. ROBERT MILLER (1928-2005)
J. Robert Miller was an ...
Category
1960s Impressionist Texas - Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Evening out, oil painting, American Expressionism style, Framed, Texas Artist
Located in Houston, TX
Evening out is an oil painting done in the American Expressionism style . The list price of $2600 hs been reduced from $3000.
The artist said : Painting l...
Category
2010s American Impressionist Texas - Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
$2,080 Sale Price
20% Off
Ties that Bind (One) - Oil Painting on Gold Leaf, Watermelon, Fruit, Still Life
Located in Denton, TX
Ties that Bind (One) by Pam Burnley-Schol is a detailed oil painting of a cut watermelon, wrapped in string, on a gold leaf background.
24 x 24 x 2 in.
Oil and distressed 23k gold l...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Texas - Figurative Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
"L'Hidalgo de la Mancha" Modern Blue Tone Abstract Expressionist Figure Painting
Located in Houston, TX
Modern blue toned Abstract Expressionist figure painting by the French painter Joël Dabin. The work features a central loose figure painting of the main character from Miguel de Cerv...
Category
1990s Modern Texas - Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
1960s Gloria Dudfield Bay Area Figurative Orange, Yellow Gray Pastel and Paint
By Gloria Dudfield
Located in Arp, TX
Gloria Dudfield (1922-2015)
Untitled
c.1960s
Mixed media: gouache, pastel and encaustic on newsprint
11"x15.5" unframed
Unsigned
Gloria (Fischer) Dudfield
July 12, 1922 – May 27, 20...
Category
1960s Abstract Texas - Figurative Paintings
Materials
Paper, Pastel, Encaustic, Gouache
Mid-Century Sailboats Painting
Located in Houston, TX
Striking mid-century painting of pair of sailboats by French artist M. Charco, 1961. Signed by artist lower right.
Original artwork on paper displayed on a white mat with a gold ...
Category
1960s Texas - Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Rajasthani Horseman 20" x 24" American Impressionism India Colors Horse
Located in Houston, TX
Rajasthani Horseman is a 20" x 24" oil painting completed in December 2024. . Raj Chaudhuri describes himself as one of the New Orientalists a traveling painter in the modern worl...
Category
2010s American Impressionist Texas - Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
"Cal" Gray & Black Abstract Surrealist Figurative Painting of Man with Jewelry
By Scott Woodard
Located in Houston, TX
Gray, black, and white abstract contemporary figurative painting by Houston, TX artist Scott Woodard. The painting depicts a silhouette of a man wearing a pair of yellow and blue ear...
Category
2010s Contemporary Texas - Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Magazine Paper
The Duomo at Dusk Florence Realism Light and Shadow 30" x 48" $6000
Located in Houston, TX
Melissa F. Sanchez has created a series of paintings inspired by her new home in Fiesole which is near Florence. The Duomo in central Florence is featured in this Realist painting. N...
Category
2010s Realist Texas - Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
1950s "Cube Head" Mid Century Figurative Ink Wash Painting
By Donald Stacy
Located in Arp, TX
Donald Stacy
"Cube Head"
c.1950s
Ink wash on Arches
15" x 20" unframed
Came from artist's estate
*Custom framing available for additional charge. Please expect framing time between 4...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Modern Texas - Figurative Paintings
Materials
Paper, Ink
"Untitled" Contemporary Surreal Abstract of a Woman Running Through a Forest
Located in Houston, TX
Surreal abstract painting by contemporary artist Matthew Paoletti. The work features a woman dressed in a flowing white dress running through a grove ...
Category
2010s Naturalistic Texas - Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Girl in Green
By Donald S. Vogel
Located in Dallas, TX
Donald Vogel’s paintings reflect his interest in seeking beauty in life and in sharing pleasure with his viewers. Vogel entreats us to "rejoice and celebrate each new day, knowing it...
Category
1940s American Modern Texas - Figurative Paintings
Materials
Linen, Oil
"THE DANCE" San Antonio Artist MARGARET PUTNAM (1913-1989) BOLD BEAUTIFUL COLORS
By Margaret Putnam
Located in San Antonio, TX
Margaret Putnam
(1913-1989)
San Antonio Artist
Image Size: 14.25 x 13.25
Frame Size: 20.25 x 21.25
Medium: Mixed Media
"The Dance"
Biography
Margaret Putnam (1913-1989)
Margaret Putnam left an artistic legacy rare even in the art world. Revered for her innovative techniques and inimitable style prior to her death in 1989 , her renown continues today. She was a 20th century woman with a Renaissance soul who lavished her work with brilliant color, always breaking and making the rules to achieve the desired effect. An explorer, Putnam was basically self-taught; it could not be otherwise because no one had the vision that she had. She worked in oil, watercolor, wax resist, casein, and pastel, exploring new avenues, developing new techniques, combining mediums, and creating a unique style, instantly recognizable, unlike any other. A background in fashion illustration was evident in the color, texture, and design that adorned both male and female figures. In abstract work, there was always a keen but unique sense of design. She worked over 8 hours a day, 363 days a year. Even after becoming partially paralyzed from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (Lou Gehrig...
Category
1960s Modern Texas - Figurative Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media, Handmade Paper
"Jacucci" Contemporary Abstract Pink & Yellow Expressionist Female Painting
By Oswaldo Subero
Located in Houston, TX
Contemporary pink and yellow abstract expressionist figure painting by Venezuelan artist Subero Oswaldo. The work features a group of three partially nude female figures lounging in ...
Category
Early 2000s Abstract Expressionist Texas - Figurative Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
"Dreaming on the Beach" Expressionist Figurative Woman
By Linda Dumont
Located in Austin, TX
By Linda Dumont
6" x 6" - Oil on Panel
About the Artist:
Linda Dumont draws upon her childhood experiences in a vibrant and experimental art world to create extraordinary works. Wit...
Category
Late 20th Century Texas - Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
"Leaning in Chair" Mid-Century Figurative
By Gloria Dudfield
Located in Arp, TX
Gloria Dudfield
Leaning in Chair
1960's
Gouache and Charcoal on Paper
11.75"x17.75" unframed.
Gloria (Fischer) Dudfield
July 12, 1922 – May 27, 2015
Came from a portfolio of her wor...
Category
Mid-20th Century Abstract Texas - Figurative Paintings
Materials
Paper, Charcoal, Gouache
Crepe Myrtle
By Barnaby Fitzgerald
Located in Dallas, TX
“Barnaby Fitzgerald’s outrageously gorgeous paintings are a guilty pleasure - yet the guilt is unnecessary, for they do not cloy or fatten us. They are as intellectually challenging ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Texas - Figurative Paintings
Materials
Birch, Egg Tempera
Pale Story
By Otis Huband
Located in Dallas, TX
Otis Huband begins his work with no preconceived ideas, but rather to discover what will reveal itself. He states, "I work from the inside out rather than from the outside in. I do n...
Category
2010s Contemporary Texas - Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil Crayon
In/Out
By Vera Barnett
Located in Dallas, TX
This painting was inspired by the Virginia Woolf quote:
"I thought how unpleasant it is to be locked out; and I thought how it is worse, perhaps, to be locked in."
In her serie...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Texas - Figurative Paintings
Materials
Linen, Oil
$12,000
Foulard
By Barnaby Fitzgerald
Located in Dallas, TX
A professor of painting at Southern Methodist University since 1984, Barnaby Fitzgerald spent his childhood in Italy where he earned a printmaking degree in Urbino. He received a BFA...
Category
2010s Contemporary Texas - Figurative Paintings
Materials
Birch, Egg Tempera
Contemporary Abstract Pink & Blue Biomorphic Contorted Alligator Figure Painting
By Cecilia Beaven
Located in Houston, TX
Contemporary pink and blue toned abstract painting by Chicago-based artist Cecilia Beaven. The work features a contorted crocodile or alligator inspired figure. Cecilia Beaven draws upon her early life in Mexico City as well as her own personal introspection to create a narrative in which intriguing and absurd mythical creatures explore the fictional landscape of the artist's inner world. Signed by artist in the front lower right corner. Currently unframed, but options are available.
Artist Biography:
Cecilia Beaven is a visual artist from Mexico...
Category
2010s Contemporary Texas - Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Another Day Egg Tempera on Panel Gilded Frame Salmagundi Club ACM Panel
By E. Melinda Morrison
Located in Houston, TX
Another Day by E. Melinda Morrison is 24 x 30 is egg tempera on an ACM panel. Framed in a black 3-1/2" gilded frame. ACM (Aluminum Composite Material) panels have several advantag...
Category
2010s American Impressionist Texas - Figurative Paintings
Materials
Egg Tempera, Panel
"Harliquen" Mid Century Modern Houston Artist
By Chester Dixon Snowden 1
Located in San Antonio, TX
Chester Snowden (1900 - 1984) Houston Artist Image Size: 16 x 12 Frame Size: 23 x 19 Medium: Oil 1951
Biography
Chester Snowden (1900 - 1984)
Chester Snowden was born in Elgin, Texas. He attended The University of Texas in Austin and the Cooper Union in New York as well as studying at the Art Students League of New York, Grand Central Galleries Art School, also in New York and the Richard Art School in Los Angeles. His teachers included Harry Sternberg, Boardman Robinson and Walter Jack Duncan. Snowden worked as a painter and an illustrator, for decades providing art for the publications of naturalist author, Royal Dixon...
Category
1950s Modern Texas - Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
"THE GUITARIST" TEXAS BLACK FOLK ARTIST
By Leon Collins
Located in San Antonio, TX
Leon Collins
(Born 1930)
Galveston / Navasota Texas Artist
Image Size: 36 x 24
Medium: Oil on Canvas
"The Guitarist"
Leon Collins
Birthdate Unknown
Galveston / Navasota Texas Artist
...
Category
20th Century Impressionist Texas - Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
St. Gerome - Holy Turk
By Barnaby Fitzgerald
Located in Dallas, TX
A professor of painting at Southern Methodist University since 1984, Barnaby Fitzgerald spent his childhood in Italy where he earned a printmaking degree in Urbino. He received a BFA...
Category
2010s Contemporary Texas - Figurative Paintings
Materials
Birch, Egg Tempera
Burnt Sienna Figures
By Otis Huband
Located in Dallas, TX
Born in 1933, and reared in Virginia, Otis Huband began his formal art education after 4 years in the Navy. He earned his BFA and MFA at Richmond Professional Institute of the Colleg...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Texas - Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Girl with Beret" Impasto Mid Century Abstract Expressionism NYC Female Artist
By Sylvia Rutkoff
Located in Arp, TX
Sylvia Rutkoff (1919-2011)
Sr9-1
c.1950s
"Girl with Beret"
Impasto oil paint on Masonite
32x32 period frame
Collection acquired from family estate
*Custom framing available for addit...
Category
Mid-20th Century Abstract Expressionist Texas - Figurative Paintings
Materials
Masonite, Oil
The Artist
By Vera Barnett
Located in Dallas, TX
Vera Barnett is best known for creating elements of her composition—by sewing and painting plastic, building objects with cardboard and tape, and assembling found objects—then settin...
Category
2010s Contemporary Texas - Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"The Catch" Painting of a Texas Longhorn Football Game
Located in Austin, TX
This painting by Ragan Gennusa depicts a snapshot of the game-winning play in the 1970 Texas versus UCLA football game. On 4th down with 55 seconds left in the game and UCLA leading ...
Category
Late 20th Century Contemporary Texas - Figurative Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Board
1950s "Boy With Mittens" Oil Impasto Figurative Painting Brooklyn Museum Artist
By Sylvia Rutkoff
Located in Arp, TX
Sylvia Rutkoff (1919-2011)
Sr10-1
c.1950s
“Boy with Mittens”
Oil impasto on Masonite
36x42.5 black wood gallery frame
Signed on reverse in paint
Collection acquired from family estat...
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Texas - Figurative Paintings
Materials
Gesso, Masonite, Oil
Angels
By Ike Edward Morgan
Located in Dallas, TX
signed "Ike Edward Morgan" at lower left
Category
Late 20th Century Outsider Art Texas - Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Panel
$3,000
Touch
By Barnaby Fitzgerald
Located in Dallas, TX
“Barnaby Fitzgerald’s outrageously gorgeous paintings are a guilty pleasure - yet the guilt is unnecessary, for they do not cloy or fatten us. They are as intellectually challenging ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Texas - Figurative Paintings
Materials
Birch, Egg Tempera
Sculpture with Video
By Mary Vernon
Located in Dallas, TX
"In the world of still life and landscape, conceptual events meet one another – the structural meets the narrative, the small stands in the space of the large, and color has a chance...
Category
2010s Contemporary Texas - Figurative Paintings
Materials
Ink, Oil, Panel
Wrapped in Red, Oil Painting , Figurative Style, Texas Artist, Austin Texas
By Karen Offutt
Located in Houston, TX
Karen Offutt approaches Wrapped in Red 40 x 30 , oil on panel with an atmospheric sensitivity combining shape, tone line, and color. Karen is best known for her figurative painting...
Category
2010s Impressionist Texas - Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
"There are Two of You" Early Modern Original Foley's Ad Layout of Woman & Mirror
Located in Houston, TX
Early modern original watercolor and gouache ad layout for Foley's by Houston portraitist Robert C. Joy. The work features a central reflection of a woman doing her makeup while wear...
Category
Early 20th Century American Modern Texas - Figurative Paintings
Materials
Watercolor, Gouache
Bamboo with a Bust of Henry VIII
By Mary Vernon
Located in Dallas, TX
"In the world of still life and landscape, conceptual events meet one another – the structural meets the narrative, the small stands in the space of the large, and color has a chance...
Category
2010s Contemporary Texas - Figurative Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Board, Oil
Portrait of Young Girl
By Donald S. Vogel
Located in Dallas, TX
Donald Vogel’s paintings reflect his interest in seeking beauty in life and in sharing pleasure with his viewers. Vogel entreats us to "rejoice and celebrate each new day, knowing it...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Modern Texas - Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
"Playing the Zither" Chinese Ink Painting with Text "The Whole World is Happy"
Located in Austin, TX
A handmade copy after 范曾 Fan Zeng (Chinese, born 1938) painting titled "Playing the Zither", by 謝 Xie 天成 Tiancheng of 寥天閣 Chamber of Boundless Sky.
The Calligraphic Text "天下都樂" tra...
Category
1990s Texas - Figurative Paintings
Materials
Silk, Sumi Ink
Large Blue Painting of “Wakashima Gonemon Swimming Underwater” Ukiyo-e Print
Located in Houston, TX
Contemporary interpretation of “Wakashima Gonemon Swimming Underwater” by Taiso Yoshitoshi. Signed and dated in front lower right corner by artist...
Category
1990s Contemporary Texas - Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Warm-Toned Abstract Figurative Black Art Portrait of a Mother with Children
Located in Houston, TX
Warm toned abstract figurative black art portrait painting of a woman with two children clutching her hips set against tropical foliage. The centr...
Category
20th Century Abstract Texas - Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
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