USA - Figurative Paintings

Exploring the purity of the feminine form and the excitement of High-End Fashion, artist Cindy Shaoul creates a dialogue between the figurative and the abstract. Her spirited composi...

Bay Area Abstract Expressionist - Nude Study of A Woman Abstract expressionist nude study of a brunette woman. The woman is posed, wit...

Béla Kádár (Hungarian, 1877-1956) Townscape with horse and chickens signed 'KÁDÁR BÉLA' (lower right) ink and wash on paper 12 x 18 1⁄2 in. (30.5 x 47 cm....

Modern nude study of red-haired woman reclining seated by American painter, Patricia Gren Hayes (b. 1932), 1979. Signed and dated on verso Provenance: Purchased as part of larger collection of artist's work Unframed. Canvas size: 16"H x 20"W. Patricia Gren Hayes (American, b. 1932) is a Bay Area Figurative & Feminist Art Movement artist who studied at Winnipeg Public Art School in 1950. She received early recognition in Museum and Gallery competitions and exhibitions and was awarded a Special Education in Art recognition by the Winnipeg Museum of Fine Art, and was awarded a scholarship to the Banff College of Fine Art. Further studies were at The University of Manitoba. She was a Member of Winnipeg Free Press Sketch Club and was a Cartoonist and paste-up for a French-English bi-weekly, in Eastern Canada; She studied outdoor impressionism in New York in 1960; in 1962, attended The California College of Arts and Crafts, and in 1976 B.A., U.C. Berkeley where she studied under Elmer Bischoff, David Simpson, Joan Brown, Felix Ruvolo, Yolanda Lopez and Vincent Perez. She started a freelance commercial art business in 1963; copyrighted a National Cartoon, 1976, and served as Exhibition Director for San Francisco Woman Artists Gallery and the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, 1976-1978. She was a workshop instructor at the San Francisco Woman Artists Gallery, 1977-1985; and was Manager/Owner Stanton Art Gallery, Alameda, CA, 1976-1982. Solo Exhibitions: Berkeley Marina, 1974; Oakland Center for The Visual Arts, "Images of Women", 1979 Group Exhibitions: Oakland's Dept of Education, 1963, Studio One; Alameda County Fair, 1975, 1976, 1978; San Francisco Art Festival, 1969, 1970, 1976, 1977, 1978; San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, 1976, 1977, 1978; San Francisco Women Artists Gallery Exhibition, award winner - 1970, 1977, 1978; Hayward Bay Fair Art Festival, award winner - 1971; Capricorn Assunder Gallery, 1973; Oakland Art Festival, 1973, 1974; Alameda Art Association, 1978; El Cerrito...

Nahuala Market Day in Guatemala by artist William Kalwick depicts a typical market in one of the local towns that are held throughout Guatemala. Each town in Guatemala has their ...

Colorful contemporary self portrait by Texas native Bradley Kerl. The work features an abstract depiction of the artist taking a selfie with a cell phone set...

Another in a series of visually arresting still life paintings from Australian artist Louise Feneley. Exquisitely painted elements of the natural world ...

Presenting a timeless masterpiece by the renowned American post-war artist, N. Henry Bingham (born in 1939). This captivating oil-on-canvas painting narrates a story of familial ties...

A charming, beautifully framed and ready to hang gouache on panel by highly-listed Parisian artist Paul Renard. One of two Paris scenes I currently have on offer by Renard. Actual go...

"With shades of Pierre Bonnard’s Parisian street vistas and Edward Hopper’s New York shopfronts, American impressionist Cindy Shaoul’s oil paintings depict the much-loved locales and...

San Ildefonso Market in Guatemala by artist William Kalwick depicts a typical market in one of the local towns that are held throughout Guatemala. This market takes place in Anti...

This vintage 36" x 56.5" Japanese Byobu screen painting is by an unknown artist from the Tosa School of Art depicting a 'Garaku,' a Noh dance bei...

Jamini Roy: 1887-1972. Extremely well listed and important Indian artist. He has auction prices over $573,000 which was just last month. His works are considered National Treasures a...

Blago (Blagojce Stojanovski) is a leading contemporary artist of the USA and the world, one of few elite artists of past and present whose ability and talent are of a level at which ...

Acquired by the gallery directly from the artist UNFRAMED: 15.75" x 11" FRAMED: 23.375" x 18.5" x 1.125" Artist Statement “‘Tinker Bell’ is one of my series of pictures for a fort...

What makes this work important? It's not that it's a commissioned artwork for a men's 60s pulp adventure magazine depicting the instant a soldier is shot. The big point of the painting is how brilliantly the formal elements are thought out, designed, and executed. John McDermott tells a story using a complex figural composition in an unexpected wide-angle vision. The work is as abstract as it is representation. His use of light is significant because it creates a high-contrast two-color style that bears the mark of its creator. This is a work done by a master artist/illustrator without peers compared to artists living today. If the contemporary art world gave awards for draftsmanship, painting technique, and graphic design .... John McDermott would win the highest accolades. Initialed lower left - unframed John McDermott (August 30, 1919 – April 20, 1977), also known under the pen names J.M. Ryan and Mariner, was an American illustrator and author noted for action and adventure illustrations.[1] McDermott worked as an in-between and effects animator for Walt Disney Studios and as a US Marine combat artist,before establishing himself as a cover illustrator for 1950s paperbacks and pulp magazines such as Argosy, American Weekly, and Outdoor Life. Under his J.M. Ryan pen name, he wrote the novels The Rat Factory (1971), a derogatory satire of Walt Disney and the Disney studio; Brooks Wilson Ltd (1967), on which the 1970 film Loving was based; and Mother's Day (1969) about Ma Barker. Under his own name, he novelized director-writer Bo Widerberg's screenplay for the 1971 film Joe Hill, which would be his final published book. Early life John Richard McDermott was born 30 August 1919 in Pueblo, Colorado, the younger of two sons of Henry McDermott, an oil broker. McDermott was a young child when his father committed suicide.[4] The family eventually moved to Los Angeles where McDermott's mother, Hazel, worked in a beauty parlor. He graduated from Hollywood High School in 1936. Although he had had no formal art education, he took a job as an artist at Walt Disney Animation Studios. Career Disney At Disney, McDermott worked as an in-betweener and effects animator on Brave Little Tailor, Pinocchio, The Reluctant Dragon and Fantasia. His experiences while working at Disney, particularly during the time of the 1941 Disney animators' strike, would later become the basis for his 1969 satirical novel The Rat Factory. McDermott left Disney to fight with US forces during World War II. US Marines McDermott World War II sketch titled "Buddy is Wounded" On September 29, 1942, McDermott enlisted with the US Marine Corps. He served as a "pistol and palette" combat artist assigned to the map-making section. As a sergeant with the III Amphibious Corps, McDermott was involved in battles in the South Pacific theater of war, documenting the Guam, Okinawa and the Guadalcanal Campaigns. McDermott considered his wartime years to be his art education. "In the Marines, as a combat artist, I traveled with the troops and for three years got all the drawing opportunity anyone could want. My work changed enormously during this time and I’m sure it was due to constant drawing, every single day, from life, just putting down what I saw around me. In a few instances it was a dangerous kind of scholarship." According to the Marine Corps history journal Fortitudine, McDermott was so prolific that his contemporary style pen-and-ink sketches became easily recognizable to both Marines, from published work in Leatherneck Magazine, and civilians, from glossy copies supplied by the Marine Corps to the nation's press.His wartime art appears in World War II history books and is displayed at the Pentagon and the National Museum of the Marine Corps. Illustration Following the end of World War II, McDermott moved from California to New York City to work as a freelance illustrator. McDermott made his reputation drawing modern action, war and adventure scenes. His work adorned the covers and inside story pages of popular pulp magazines of the 1950s such as Argosy, Adventure, Blue Book, Outdoor Life and American Weekly. McDermott's illustrations appeared on numerous covers of 1950s paperback novels published by Dell, Fawcett Gold Medal, Bantam Mystery and others. His action graphics were geared toward thriller and detective genres, such as Donald Hamilton's Matt Helm books Murderers' Row and The Betrayers. He also created covers for science fiction comic titles such as Voyage to the Deep[citation needed] and horror-themed paperbacks such as the classic 1955 science fiction novel The Body Snatchers...

Chanting, Humming, All Day Long is an acrylic on canvas over panel painting measuring 96 x 72 inches, not framed (as the artist intended), signed on the overlap 'KOUR POUR 2014.' ...

Figurative contemporary painting by Houston, TX artist Tra' Slaughter. The painting features a couple riding on a bicycle set against a light tan background. Signed in the front lowe...

We are please to announce that we are now representing the Pop Art cowboy and cowgirl paintings of the artist Matt Straub. We at the gallery have been excited about the Pop Western p...

Signed and titled lower left. Francois Gall, Hungarian by birth, became a naturalized French citizen in 1942. He is best known as an impressionist painter in the pure French traditi...

Exploring the purity of the feminine form and the excitement of High-End Fashion, artist Cindy Shaoul creates a dialogue between the figurative and the abstract. Her spirited composi...

A dramatic scene of cowboys on horseback set in the Wild West. Twilight has fallen on a gang of four cowboys as they ride their horses across a river. Their riffles are ready as if anticipating an enemy. The piece measures 23 x 34.5. It is beautifully framed and ready to hang in an ornate, gilt wood frame with reflection proof glass. The overall measurements is 33 x 45 inches. About the Artist: David Sanders...

PAIGE FOLLMANN "West Horse" Oil & Acrylic on Canvas 48 x 48 in ___________________ Paige Follmann’s paintings are a balance of figurative art and pure abstraction. Her suggestive...

Contemporary colorful figurative painting by Houston-based artist Moisés Villafuerte. The work features a woman wearing blue resting on a pile of pillows set against an orange and ma...

G. Harvey (Gerald Harvey Jones) (1933-2017) San Antonio, Austin, and Fredericksburg Artist Image Size: 24 x 36 Frame Size: 34 x 46 Medium: Oil 1975 "Panhandle Chill" G. Harvey, known...

"Taking Tea" by Jan-Baptist Huysmans, an accomplished Orientalist painter of the 19th century, unveils a captivating world in his oil painting on panel. Born in 1826, Huysmans was re...

Gwen Wong's work is both painterly and allegorical, caught somewhere in the middle between the representational painter and the narrator. "I am inspired by the idea of a childhood re...

Another in a series of visually arresting still life's from Australian artist Louise Feneley. Exquisitely painted dried flora and fauna set on a backgro...

Splashes of Color - Abstract Expressionist Composition in Acrylic on Paper A bold abstract painting by California-based artist, Ricardo de Silva (American/Brazil, 20th C). The backg...

Using pornography as a vehicle for understanding, Rick Sindt's work explores the discovery and development of queer attraction. Sindt transforms pornographic stills, repurposing them into images of intimacy. Rick Sindt A Quiet Line oil on panel 8h x 8w x 0.50d in 20.32h x 20.32w x 1.27d cm RIS034 “This body of work has been crystalizing in my mind for about five years,” says Sindt, “It is the product of reflecting on how the places I learned the most about myself, and my desires, are considered something that sullies a person, something taboo.” Focused on the experiences of gay men, this body of oil paintings depicts moments that range from tender touches to more sexually explicit acts. “It was important to me that I only represent what I know,” explains Sindt, “I identify as a man, and I am attracted to others who identify as men. I don’t believe it is my place to speak on behalf of other members of the queer community whose experiences I am unfamiliar with.” “In creating this work, I spoke with men who told me about how they hid magazines when they were a kid, took out P.O. Boxes in their small hometowns to protect their privacy, and learned how to cover their tracks on the internet. These secretive acts become necessary when the need to understand yourself is great, but your world is bereft of representation." Rick Sindt b. 1990, Hastings, MN, EDUCATION 2013 North Park University, Chicago, IL - BFA Magna Cum Laude SOLO EXHIBITIONS 2016 Two Countries, Rogue Philanthropy, Chicago, IL 2013 Tides, Erosion or Catch, Pull, Recover; The-One-Right-Now, North Park University; Chicago, IL GROUP EXHIBITIONS 2016 Are We Not of Interest to Each Other, Uptown Arts Center, Chicago, IL Reinventing Ourselves From Another Point-of-View, Contemporary Gallery at Zhou B. Arts Center, Chicago, IL Collective: Process, Beans and Bagels, Chicago, IL 2015 Collective: for(a)ging, Hammond Art Center; Hammond, IN How We Make It, The Arts of Life, Chicago, IL Collective: One, Albany Park...

P Clment 1968 Partially Nude Figure Oil Painting Oil on canvas 32 x 36 unframed

Three Figures - Black and White Illustration in Ink on Paper Bold illustration of three people by an unknown artist (20th Century). The figures are depicted in a tight cluster, as i...

"DS Couple Seeks Female switch - mw4w - 3131 (Cinci) - Him" by Carlton Scott Sturgill. medium: paint chip sample mosaic, vintage Ralph Lauren gift box Born in 1971 in Cincinnati, Ohio, CARLTON SCOTT STURGILL received his Masters of Arts (Fine Art) from London’s Chelsea College of Art in Design in 2005, and his BA from the University of Cincinnati in 2002. Although he now lives outside of the Queen City, his work continues to be shaped by his Midwestern roots. His work has been exhibited in numerous galleries and museums in North America and Europe, including the Cornell Museum of Art in Delray Beach...

"Seeking Funn SEXY friends - mw4mw - 30 (NO ky SO oh)" by Carlton Scott Sturgill. Born in 1971 in Cincinnati, Ohio, CARLTON SCOTT STURGILL received his Masters of Arts (Fine Art) fr...

1950's, Figurative Painting "Morning Sun, 1957" Oil on canvas 36 x 36 on framed, 37 x 37 framed

Charles Wilton (1837-1947) Figurative French Painting Mixed Media Oil & Collage on canvas 20 x 24 unframed, 26.75 x 30.75 framed

"Le Plongeur" (The Diver) Figurative Underwater Scene in Oil on Linen Whimsical underwater scene of a snorkeler by Patrice Brisbois (French, b. 1945). The diver is wearing a plaid s...

Contemporary colorful figurative painting by Houston-based artist Moisés Villafuerte. The work features a close up view of a face set against a blue, pink, green and yellow abstract ...

"Woman in Red" is a stirring 30" x 24" mixed media piece by Helen Steele that delves into the heart of contemporary expressionism. Steele's canvas is a whirlwind of emotion, articula...

Laurence Edwardson (1904-1995) was a prolific artist born in New Orleans He painted modernist landscape, figures and portraits. His work includes many Louisiana landscapes, portrai...

Gigino Falconi was born in Giulianova (Teramo) in 1933. He began painting at the age of sixteen, and in 1954 he obtained a Liceo Artistico of Pescara. During the early years of his c...

Conrado López's "Detail of Alba," a 2023 primary market artwork, is an exemplary display of the artist's proficiency in blending acrylic and oil on canvas. This original 5 x 5 inches...

A finely detailed oil painting on canvas portrait of an unidentified Russian officer, dating to the 18th or 19th century, unsigned, and housed in a spectacular museum quality reprodu...

Will Beger and his contemporary-minimalist paintings, take on an entirely unique approach to southwest art. Influenced by his youth and inspired by nature, he effortlessly captures a...

Another in a series of visually arresting still life's from Australian artist Louise Feneley. Exquisitely painted water droplets, a feather and light bu...

Brightly colored contemporary figurative painting by Moroccan artist Khalid Nadif. The painting is offered in a simple wood frame. Size: 40 x 32.5 inches. Signed on the back by...

Valerie Etitinwo's unique approach to abstract figurative painting celebrates the unconventional beauty found in imperfection and awkwardness. The Nigerian-Swiss artist uses bold col...

Probably one of the most amazing detailed American 19th century folk art paintings I have ever owned!!! I have attached a picture of my 3 year old next to it, so you can see how beau...

"Putto Grotto 2" is a miniature painting by Denver-based artist Melissa Furness. Inspired partly by the small figures that adorn the Roman Emperor Nero's pleasure palace, this strang...

This artwork "Au Cafe (Three Women Sitting)" is an oil painting on canvas by noted Israeli artist Isaac Maimon, b.1955. It is signed at the lower right corner by the artist. The canvas size is 19.75 x 23.75 inches, framed size is 37.75 x 33.75 inches. It is custom framed in a gold frame, with double liner. It is in excellent condition. About the artist: Painting in bold colors society scenes, Isaac Maimon was born in Israel in 1951 to French-speaking parents, and in his artwork, he shows much influence of the "boulevard culture" of French society and the Paris school of art...

Giovanni Francesco Romanelli (born Viterbo 1612; died Viterbo 1662) St. John the Baptist pointing out (revealing) Christ, in the far distance, to Simon Peter and Andrew. Oil on can...

After Boucher "Rinaldo & Armada" 18.25 x 24.5 unframed