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Medium: Tempera
Mary Adshead - Music Song - 1920s British tempera design panels
Located in London, GB
MARY ADSHEAD (1904-1995) Music & Song A pair, both signed and dated 1927 Tempera on canvas Each 51 by 40.5 cm., 20 by 16 in. (each frame size 65 by 52 cm., 25 ½ by 21 ½ in.) Mar...
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Early 20th Century Romantic Tempera Figurative Paintings

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Tempera

Krishna, Mythology, Acrylic, Tempera, Green, Yellow by Indian Artist "In Stock"
Located in Kolkata, West Bengal
Aditya Basak - Untitled - 36 x 30 inches (unframed size) Acrylic & Tempera on Canvas ** This work will be shipped in a roll form. "Through the medium of the fantasy, Basak probes...
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2010s Conceptual Tempera Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic, Tempera

The Winter Rose - Painting by Lea Monetti - 1990s
Located in Roma, IT
Egg tempera on canvas realized by Lea Monetti (1939) in 1990s. Hand signed and titled on lower center and on rear. Very good condition.
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1990s Contemporary Tempera Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Egg Tempera

A Letter Home
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Born in Hollywood and raised in the urban sprawls of Los Angeles, Julio’s artistic aesthetic was shaped early on by the platinum light and expansive concrete horizons of southern Cal...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Tempera Figurative Paintings

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Egg Tempera, Panel

The Sanctuary
Located in Washington, DC
Painting by Noche Crist (1909 - 2004). Work is titled "The Sanctuary" and signed. Painting is casein paint and plaster on board. Catalogue of an exhibition in 2008 at the Katzen...
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1990s Outsider Art Tempera Figurative Paintings

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Mirror, Plaster, Casein, Wood Panel

The Sanctuary
The Sanctuary
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German Contemporary Art by Frank Suplie - Großes Rapsbild, Ratzeburger See
Located in Paris, IDF
Egg tempera on canvas, Molding frame Frank Suplie is a German artist born in 1950 lives and works in Berlin, Germany. He is a member of the Painters Association of the North German ...
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2010s Realist Tempera Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Egg Tempera

The Archangel Michael (after the one by Rubliev in the Tretyakov Gallery-Moscow)
Located in Segovia, ES
The Archangel Michael (after the one by Rubliev in the Tretyakov Gallery-Moscow). This icon is an original work by the Viennese iconographer Oliver Samsinger. According to the artis...
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2010s Byzantine Tempera Figurative Paintings

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Gold Leaf

"Four Lilies" (2024) By Fred Wessel, Egg Tempera on Gold Leaf Floral Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Fred Wessel's "Four Lilies" is a stunning egg tempera painting on gold leaf with coral cabochons. Created in 2024, this piece features the aforementioned lilies in full bloom, sprout...
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2010s Realist Tempera Figurative Paintings

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Gold Leaf

Rabbit Hunters
By Roger Medearis
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Rabbit Hunters, egg tempera on Masonite, 12 x 9 inches, 1947, signed and dated lower left, signed, titled and dated verso “Rabbit Hunters Egg Tempera Roger Medearis 1947,” exhibited at Medearis' solo show at Kende Galleries, New York, in 1949 (Medearis’ record book, a copy of which is held by Vose Galleries in Boston, MA, indicates this is painting “No. 23” and that is was completed in 1947 and sold via Kende Galleries (at Gimbel Brothers...
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1940s American Modern Tempera Figurative Paintings

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Tempera, Board

The Road by Valérie de Sarrieu - Oil on canvas painting, landscape
Located in Paris, FR
The Road is a unique oil on canvas painting by contemporary artist Valérie de Sarrieu, dimensions are 160 × 160 cm (63 × 63 in). The artwork is signed, sold unframed and comes with a...
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2010s Contemporary Tempera Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Paper, Oil, Tempera

Woman with Falcon and Giraffe
By Karl Priebe
Located in Milwaukee, WI
Framed 28.50 x 39 in
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1960s Tempera Figurative Paintings

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Casein

Peace in the Glimmer
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Born in Hollywood and raised in the urban sprawls of Los Angeles, Julio’s artistic aesthetic was shaped early on by the platinum light and expansive concrete horizons of southern Cal...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Tempera Figurative Paintings

Materials

Egg Tempera, Panel

White Buildings for H.C.
Located in Buffalo, NY
An original tempera on paper painting by emerging contemporary artist Anthony Leone, currently featured in the artist's solo exhibition Grape Farm.
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Early 2000s Abstract Expressionist Tempera Figurative Paintings

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Tempera

"Woman Listening" Honore Sharrer, Magical Realism Landscape with Flora Figure
By Honore Sharrer
Located in New York, NY
Honore Sharrer (1920 - 2009) Woman Listening Signed lower right Caseine on paper 15 x 20 inches Provenance: Forum Gallery, New York Private Collection ...
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Late 20th Century American Realist Tempera Figurative Paintings

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Paper, Casein

"Little Iris Icon" (2022) By Fred Wessel, Egg Tempera on Gold Leaf Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Fred Wessel's "White Orchid" is a stunning egg tempera painting on gold leaf. Created in 2023, this piece features a blooming branch of white orchids, resting over a deep red backgro...
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2010s Realist Tempera Figurative Paintings

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Gold Leaf

"The Constellation Delphinus" (2020) By Fred Wessel, Egg Tempera Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Fred Wessel's "The Constellation Delphinus" is an egg tempera painting with gold and silver leaf created in 2019 depicting a female with a gold leaf background. About the artist: ...
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2010s Realist Tempera Figurative Paintings

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Gold Leaf, Silver

Costume - Original Mixed Media on Paper by Alkis Matheos - Mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Costume is an original painting in mixed media, tempera and watercolor on paper, realized by the Greek-French artist Alkis Matheos. Very good conditions. Signed by artist's stamp....
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Mid-20th Century Modern Tempera Figurative Paintings

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Mixed Media, Tempera, Watercolor

Interior of a dacha - Tempera by L. and R. Brailowsky - Early 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Interior of a Dacha is an original painting in tempera on paper realized by Leonid and Rimma Brailowsky. Hand-signed on the lower right. The state of preservation of the artwork i...
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Early 20th Century Modern Tempera Figurative Paintings

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Paper, Tempera

"Jenni s Lily" (2021) By Fred Wessel, Egg Tempera on Gold Leaf Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Fred Wessel's "Dahlia Icon" is a stunning egg tempera painting on gold leaf with coral cabochons. Created in 2021, this piece features a freshly bloomed stem of a white lily flower, ...
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2010s Realist Tempera Figurative Paintings

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Gold Leaf

"Fritillaria Imperialis" (2023) By Fred Wessel, Egg Tempera/Gold Leaf Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Fred Wessel's "Fritillaria Imperialis" is a stunning egg tempera painting on gold leaf. Created in 2023, this piece features a stem of Fritillaria Imperialis, resting in an ornate go...
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2010s Realist Tempera Figurative Paintings

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Gold Leaf

"Jack-in-the-Pulpit" (2024) By Fred Wessel, Egg Tempera on Gold Leaf Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Fred Wessel's "Jack-In-The-Pulpit" is a stunning egg tempera painting on gold leaf. Created in 2023, this piece features two stems of Aresaema Triphyllum, resting in an ornate gold l...
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2010s Realist Tempera Figurative Paintings

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Gold Leaf

Colorful Surreal Abstract Expressionist Painting of a Macabre Group of Clowns
Located in Houston, TX
Surreal abstract expressionist painting of a group of clowns in the style of Belgian painter James Ensor. Combining the macabre with the playful, the work features distorted clowns a...
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1990s Surrealist Tempera Figurative Paintings

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Tempera

Scandinavian Family Portrait, Artist 18th Century, Scandinavian School
Located in Knokke, BE
Scandinavian Family Portrait Artist 18th century 18th Century Scandinavian School Signature: Not signed Medium: Miniature Dimensions: Image size ...
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18th Century Medieval Tempera Figurative Paintings

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Egg Tempera

Georgian Contemporary Art by Manana Eloshvili - Still Life with Flowers
Located in Paris, IDF
Tempera on canvas Manana Eloshvili is a Georgian artist born in 1962 who lives and works in Tbilisi, Georgia. Since 1999, she is a member of the Georgian Artists Union. At the begin...
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2010s Contemporary Tempera Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Tempera

At the Winery - Hungarian Art
Located in London, GB
This original painting is hand signed by the artist "Scheiber H" in the lower left corner, and dated "1940" below the signature. Exhibited: Hugo Scheiber - Bela Kadar, Galerie Le Mi...
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1940s Tempera Figurative Paintings

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Tempera, Gouache

"Pink Rose Icon" (2020) By Fred Wessel, Egg Tempera Painting on Gold Leaf
Located in Denver, CO
Fred Wessel's "Pink Rose Icon" is a stunning egg tempera painting on gold leaf. Created in 2020, this piece features a beautiful single pink rose with a blooming bud, among its leave...
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2010s Realist Tempera Figurative Paintings

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Gold Leaf

Pair of Italian 18th Century Tempera on Canvas Classical Paintings "Capriccio"
By Pietro Paltronieri
Located in Rome, IT
A fine pair of huge Italian 18' century Capriccio with Classical ruins, tempera oil on canvas . Atr.Pietro Paltronieri, il Mirandolese (Mirandola 1673-1741 Bologna). Measurements ...
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Mid-18th Century Old Masters Tempera Figurative Paintings

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Tempera

"The Constellation Sagittarius" (2018) By Fred Wessel, Egg Tempera Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Fred Wessel's "The Constellation Sagittarius" is a stunning egg tempera painting on gold leaf. Created in 2018, this piece depicts a young woman, holding an arrow and looking in the ...
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2010s Realist Tempera Figurative Paintings

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Gold Leaf, Silver

Saint Nicolas in the style of Russian icons of the 18th century. With Oklad
Located in Segovia, ES
Icono of Saint Nicolas in the style of Russian icons of the 18th century. Egg tempera and gesso on wood, covered by a metal oklad made by the artist himself. The oklad, in principle, were made to cover damaged parts of highly revered ancient icons...
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1990s Byzantine Tempera Figurative Paintings

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Gesso, Wood, Egg Tempera

Ganesha, Tempera on Board by Lalu Prasad Shaw "In Stock"
Located in Kolkata, West Bengal
Lalu Prasad Shaw Ganesha Tempera on Board 26 x 20 Inches 2016 Style : Known widely for his highly stylized portraits of Bengali women and couples, Lalu Prasad Shaw’s works lay the...
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2010s Modern Tempera Figurative Paintings

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Mixed Media, Tempera, Board

Consoling Her, Magazine Story Illustration
By Jim Schaeffing
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Gouache and Tempera on Board Dimensions: 16.00" x 16.00" Signature: Signed Lower Right
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20th Century Tempera Figurative Paintings

Materials

Tempera, Gouache, Board

Icon of Our Lady of Jerusalem with oklad by Oliver Samsinger
Located in Segovia, ES
Icon of Our Lady of Jerusalem. Egg tempera on gesso and over a wooden board. Dimensions in centimeters: 42 x 34 x 2 cm / In inches: 16.54 x 13-39 x 0-79 " Author: Oliver Samsinger...
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1990s Byzantine Tempera Figurative Paintings

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Brass

Giant At Sea, Asian Inspired Painting with Samurai, Ink, egg-tempera, gold leaf
Located in Dallas, TX
"Giant At Sea" is an Asian Inspired Painting with a colorful Samurai and sailing boats in the ocean, with lots of white waves. The piece is created using ink, egg-tempera, and a gold...
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2010s Contemporary Tempera Figurative Paintings

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Gold Leaf

Persian Illuminated Miniature with Three Hunters on Horseback in a Landscape
Located in Milwaukee, WI
The present illuminated folio page contains a fine miniature depicting three figures hunting while on horseback, an image meant to accompany a historic epic. During the medieval period, hunting was an important pastime of male nobility throughout the Islamic world. The Quran itself explicitly endorses hunting and the use of animals to aid in capturing prey: "Lawful to you are foodstuffs that are good to eat and any game that, at your wish, is captured by beasts of prey which train as you do dogs, according to the method that Allah has taught you, after you have spoken the name of Allah over it." (Q 6:4) Muslim princes and nobles enjoyed the chase of the prey via horseback, using bow and arrow, crossbows, and blowpipes to capture their prey Horseback riding itself trained young men in the necessary skills for armed combat and warfare, developing their speed and strength. 12 x 8.25 inches, artwork 19.75 x 15.88 inches, frame accompanied on the back with an image of the verso framed to conservation standards with a 100% rag silk-lined mat in a gold gilded frame A Persian miniature is a small Persian painting on paper, whether a book illustration or a separate work of art intended to be kept in an album of such works called a muraqqa. The techniques are broadly comparable to the Western and Byzantine traditions of miniatures in illuminated manuscripts. Although there is an equally well-established Persian tradition of wall-painting, the survival rate and state of preservation of miniatures is better, and miniatures are much the best-known form of Persian painting in the West, and many of the most important examples are in Western, or Turkish, museums. Miniature painting became a significant genre in Persian art in the 13th century, receiving Chinese influence after the Mongol conquests, and the highest point in the tradition was reached in the 15th and 16th centuries. The tradition continued, under some Western influence, after this, and has many modern exponents. The Persian miniature was the dominant influence on other Islamic miniature traditions, principally the Ottoman miniature...
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19th Century Other Art Style Tempera Figurative Paintings

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Ink, Tempera, Laid Paper

School of Stoics
Located in Mokena, IL
The School of Stoics brings the viewer into an airy evening discussion at an agora overlooking the Aegean Sea. Amidst the silent water and grained marble, a group of stoics debate logic, reason, and nature. Agreement and disagreement prevail in the noble gestures of their bodies. Soon you see an individual's gaze directed towards you, raising their hand, calling you to join the conversation. Technical: 53” x 39”. Tempera on panel with 24k gold water-gilded frame. Painting and frame produced by artists Justas and Vilius Varpucanskis. This piece utilizes the "rules of craftsmanship" as outlined in Cenino Cennini's Il Libro dell'Arte. 21st century contemporary artwork that employs techniques, philosophy, and visual language of the Italian High Renaissance...
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21st Century and Contemporary Renaissance Tempera Figurative Paintings

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Gold Leaf

La Piscine de mon Rêve Landscape Tempera Painting on Linen Canvas In Stock
By Paul Delmée
Located in Utrecht, NL
La Piscine de mon Rêve Swimming Pool of my Dream Landscape Tempera Painting on Linen Canvas In Stock Paul Delmée (Brussels, 1944) received his education at the Academie des Beaux Art...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Tempera Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Linen, Tempera

German Contemporary Art by Frank Suplie - Wacholderwald und Heide, Schmarbeck
Located in Paris, IDF
Egg tempera on canvas, Shadow joint frame Frank Suplie is a German artist born in 1950 lives and works in Berlin, Germany. He is a member of the Painters Association of the North Ge...
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2010s Realist Tempera Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Egg Tempera

Persian Illuminated Miniature with Four Figures Playing Polo in a Landscape
Located in Milwaukee, WI
The present illuminated folio page contains a fine miniature depicting four figures playing polo. Polo, also called 'chagun,' was the sport of kings and princes of central Asia and Iran, and the sport probably originated there in the 6th century BCE. Polo matches appear in a large number of early Persian texts, including in the writings of the 10th century epic writer Abu l-Qasim al-Firdawsi: He describes numerous polo matches in his famous 'Shahnameh' (The Persian Book of Kings). This particular illumination also is closely related to an example held at the Smithsonian Museum of Asian Art: a folio from 'Guy u Chawgan' (The ball and the polo-mallet) which shows a polo game with the dervish and the shah. 12 x 8.25 inches, artwork 19.75 x 15.88 inches, frame accompanied on the back with an image of the verso framed to conservation standards with a 100% rag silk-lined mat in a gold gilded frame A Persian miniature is a small Persian painting on paper, whether a book illustration or a separate work of art intended to be kept in an album of such works called a muraqqa. The techniques are broadly comparable to the Western and Byzantine traditions of miniatures in illuminated manuscripts. Although there is an equally well-established Persian tradition of wall-painting, the survival rate and state of preservation of miniatures is better, and miniatures are much the best-known form of Persian painting in the West, and many of the most important examples are in Western, or Turkish, museums. Miniature painting became a significant genre in Persian art in the 13th century, receiving Chinese influence after the Mongol conquests, and the highest point in the tradition was reached in the 15th and 16th centuries. The tradition continued, under some Western influence, after this, and has many modern exponents. The Persian miniature was the dominant influence on other Islamic miniature traditions, principally the Ottoman miniature...
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19th Century Other Art Style Tempera Figurative Paintings

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Ink, Tempera, Laid Paper

Alfred Émile Léopold Stevens Period Watercolour Picture Portrait
Located in Roma, IT
Beautiful painting in gouache technique depicting a distinguished young lady. The noblewoman presents a pose of rare elegance, with one hand resting on a planter and the other holdin...
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Late 19th Century Romantic Tempera Figurative Paintings

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Paper, Tempera

Woman With Baskets - Original Mixed Media by Sergio Barletta - 1995
Located in Roma, IT
Woman With Baskets is an original painting artwork in mixed media -ink, tempera and watercolor- realized by Sergio Barletta in 1995. Hand-signed and...
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1990s Contemporary Tempera Figurative Paintings

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Mixed Media, Ink, Tempera, Watercolor

Siamese Cat with Kittens by Orovida Pissarro - Egg tempura painting
Located in London, GB
Siamese Cat with Kittens by Orovida Pissarro (1893-1968) Egg tempera on linen 39 x 48 cm (15³/₈ x 18⁷/₈ inches) Signed lower right Orovida and dated lower left 1934 Provenance J Ankri, 8th October 1967 Literature K L Erickson, Orovida Pissarro: Painter and Print-Maker with A Catalogue Raisonné of Paintings, (doctoral thesis), Oxford, 1992, Appendices, no. 51, p. 56 (illustrated) Exhibition London, The Leicester Galleries, Paintings by Orovida, February 1935, no. 6 Women’s International Art Club, 20th February - 13th March 1937, no. 273 London, Redfern Gallery, Ten Years of Work by Orovida, 5th-28th May 1938, no. 7 London, The Royal Society of British Artists, Summer Exhibition, 1947, no. 281 (possibly the etching) London, O’Hana Gallery, Paintings, Drawings and Coloured Etchings: Orovida, 3rd-18th October 1957, no. 13 Artist biography Orovida Camille Pissarro, Lucien and Esther Pissarro’s only child, was the first woman in the Pissarro family as well as the first of her generation to become an artist. Born in Epping, England in 1893, she lived and worked predominantly in London where she became a prominent member of several British arts clubs and societies. She first learned to paint in the Impressionist style of her father, but after a brief period of formal study with Walter Sickert in 1913 she renounced formal art schooling. Throughout her career, Orovida always remained outside of any mainstream British art movements. Much to Lucien's disappointment she soon turned away from naturalistic painting and developed her own unusual style combining elements of Japanese, Chinese, Persian and Indian art. Her rejection of Impressionism, which for the Pissarro family had become a way of life, together with the simultaneous decision to drop her famous last name and simply use Orovida as a ‘nom de peintre’, reflected a deep desire for independence and distance from the weight of the family legacy. Orovida's most distinctive and notable works were produced from the period of 1919 to 1939 using her own homemade egg tempera applied in thin, delicate washes to silk, linen or paper and sometimes embellished with brocade borders. These elegant and richly decorative works generally depict Eastern, Asian and African subjects, such as Mongolian horse...
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1930s Modern Tempera Figurative Paintings

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Linen, Egg Tempera

La Beauté du Diable The Devil s Beauty Surrealism Conteporary Landscape Creature
Located in Utrecht, NL
La Beauté du Diable The Devil's Beauty Surrealism Conteporary Landscape Creature Gérard Willemenot was born on February 11, 1943. World War II and his father's deportation to Mautha...
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21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Tempera Figurative Paintings

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Tempera, Panel

French Contemporary Art by Claudie Baran - Art is dead - Nature takes over
Located in Paris, IDF
Tempera,Ink on canvas Framed - 132 x 99 x 4 cm
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2010s Contemporary Tempera Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Ink, Tempera

Medicinal Plants, Papaver Somiferum L. (Opium)
Located in New York, NY
MEDICINAL PLANTS, PAPAVER SOMNIFERUM L. (OPIUM), 2013 Tempera on paper 49,5 x 38,5 cm Born in 1967 in Trikala, she grew up in Athens, Greece, where s...
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2010s Contemporary Tempera Figurative Paintings

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Tempera, Archival Paper

The Lonely Road by William Charles Palmer
Located in Hudson, NY
The Lonely Road (1940) Tempera on panel 12" x 16" 19 1/2" x 23 1/2" x 1 1/2" framed Hand-signed "Palmer '40" lower center. Provenance: Midtown Galleries, New York, NY (labels verso...
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Mid-20th Century American Modern Tempera Figurative Paintings

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Tempera, Panel

Woman on Porch Feed Her Cats at Early Morning Light , Mid Century
Located in Miami, FL
A milk truck is seen caressed in the golden light of early morning as a woman bends down to feed her cat. The artist depicts a precious moment as an older woman reaching down to pick...
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1960s Post-Impressionist Tempera Figurative Paintings

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Casein

German Contemporary Art by Frank Suplie - Eutin/Ostholstein, Schlossallee
Located in Paris, IDF
Frank Suplie is a German artist born in 1950 lives and works in Berlin, Germany. He is a member of the Painters Association of the North German Realists s...
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2010s Realist Tempera Figurative Paintings

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Egg Tempera, Canvas

Thai Illuminated Manuscript Leaves, 19th C.
Located in Astoria, NY
Thai Illuminated Manuscript Leaves, 19th century, ink and tempera on paper, five folded leaves together in a giltwood frame. Image: 51.5" H x 16.25" W; frame: 67.5" H x 36.5" W. Prov...
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19th Century Other Art Style Tempera Figurative Paintings

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Paper, Ink, Tempera

City Scene with Faces casein tempera on canvas by Vaclav Vytlacil
Located in Hudson, NY
Modernist painting by Vaclav Vytlacil of "City Scene with Faces". Signed and dated "Vytlacil 32" lower right. Provenance: Estate of the artist #1584; Martin Diamond Fine Art Exhibi...
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1930s Abstract Expressionist Tempera Figurative Paintings

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Tempera, Casein, Canvas

Pizza Shark 2 v 2
Located in New York, NY
Renelio Marin is a visual artist with a diverse range of influences and styles. Born in Cuba, he received his graduate degree from the San Alejandro School of Fine Arts in Havana in ...
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2010s Conceptual Tempera Figurative Paintings

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Color Pencil, Tempera, Permanent Marker

The Magician oil and tempera painting by Julio de Diego
Located in Hudson, NY
Julio De Diego’s Atomic Series paintings made an extraordinary statement regarding the shock and fear that accompanied the dawn of the nuclear age. In the artist’s own words, “Scientists were working secretly to develop formidable powers taken from the mysterious depths of the earth - with the power to make the earth useless! Then, the EXPLOSION! . . . we entered the Atomic Age, and from there the neo-Atomic war begins. Explosions fell everywhere and man kept on fighting, discovering he could fight without flesh.” To execute these works, De Diego developed a technique of using tempera underpainting before applying layer upon layer of pigmented oil glazes. The result is paintings with surfaces which were described as “bonelike” in quality. The forms seem to float freely, creating a three-dimensional visual effect. In the 1954 book The Modern Renaissance in American Art, author Ralph Pearson summarizes the series as “a fantastic interpretation of a weighty theme. Perhaps it is well to let fantasy and irony appear to lighten the devastating impact. By inverse action, they may in fact increase its weight.” Exhibited 1964 Marion Koogler McNay Art Institute, San Antonio, Texas This work retains its original frame which measures 54" x 42" x 2" About this artist: Julio De Diego crafted a formidable persona within the artistic developments and political struggles of his time. The artist characterized his own work as “lyrical,” explaining, “through the years, the surrealists, the social-conscious painters and the others tried to adopt me, but I went my own way, good, bad or indifferent.” [1] His independence manifested early in life when de Diego left his parent’s home in Madrid, Spain, in adolescence following his father’s attempts to curtail his artistic aspirations. At the age of fifteen he held his first exhibition, set up within a gambling casino. He managed to acquire an apprenticeship in a studio producing scenery for Madrid’s operas, but moved from behind the curtains to the stage, trying his hand at acting and performing as an extra in the Ballet Russes’ Petrouchka with Nijinsky. He spent several years in the Spanish army, including a six-month stretch in the Rif War of 1920 in Northern Africa. His artistic career pushed ahead as he set off for Paris and became familiar with modernism’s forays into abstraction, surrealism, and cubism. The artist arrived in the U.S. in 1924 and settled in Chicago two years later. He established himself with a commission for the decoration of two chapels in St. Gregory’s Church. He also worked in fashion illustration, designed magazine covers and developed a popular laundry bag for the Hotel Sherman. De Diego began exhibiting through the Art Institute of Chicago in 1929, and participated in the annual Chicago Artists Exhibitions, Annual American Exhibitions, and International Water Color Exhibitions. He held a solo exhibition at the Art Institute of Chicago in the summer of 1935. Though the artist’s career was advancing, his family life had deteriorated. In 1932 his first marriage dissolved, and the couple’s young daughter Kiriki was sent to live with friend Paul Hoffman. De Diego continued to develop his artistic vocabulary with a growing interest in Mexican art. He traveled throughout the country acquainting himself with the works of muralists such as Carlos Merida, and also began a collection of small native artifacts...
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1940s American Modern Tempera Figurative Paintings

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Masonite, Oil, Tempera

St. Atomic oil and tempera painting by Julio de Diego
Located in Hudson, NY
Julio De Diego’s Atomic Series paintings made an extraordinary statement regarding the shock and fear that accompanied the dawn of the nuclear age. In the artist’s own words, “Scientists were working secretly to develop formidable powers taken from the mysterious depths of the earth - with the power to make the earth useless! Then, the EXPLOSION! . . . we entered the Atomic Age, and from there the neo-Atomic war begins. Explosions fell everywhere and man kept on fighting, discovering he could fight without flesh.” To execute these works, De Diego developed a technique of using tempera underpainting before applying layer upon layer of pigmented oil glazes. The result is paintings with surfaces which were described as “bonelike” in quality. The forms seem to float freely, creating a three-dimensional visual effect. In the 1954 book The Modern Renaissance in American Art, author Ralph Pearson summarizes the series as “a fantastic interpretation of a weighty theme. Perhaps it is well to let fantasy and irony appear to lighten the devastating impact. By inverse action, they may in fact increase its weight.” Exhibited 1950 University of Illinois at Urbana "Contemporary American Painting" 1964 Marion Koogler McNay Art Institute, San Antonio, Texas This work retains its original frame which measures 54" x 36" x 2". About this artist: Julio De Diego crafted a formidable persona within the artistic developments and political struggles of his time. The artist characterized his own work as “lyrical,” explaining, “through the years, the surrealists, the social-conscious painters and the others tried to adopt me, but I went my own way, good, bad or indifferent.” [1] His independence manifested early in life when de Diego left his parent’s home in Madrid, Spain, in adolescence following his father’s attempts to curtail his artistic aspirations. At the age of fifteen he held his first exhibition, set up within a gambling casino. He managed to acquire an apprenticeship in a studio producing scenery for Madrid’s operas, but moved from behind the curtains to the stage, trying his hand at acting and performing as an extra in the Ballet Russes’ Petrouchka with Nijinsky. He spent several years in the Spanish army, including a six-month stretch in the Rif War of 1920 in Northern Africa. His artistic career pushed ahead as he set off for Paris and became familiar with modernism’s forays into abstraction, surrealism, and cubism. The artist arrived in the U.S. in 1924 and settled in Chicago two years later. He established himself with a commission for the decoration of two chapels in St. Gregory’s Church. He also worked in fashion illustration, designed magazine covers and developed a popular laundry bag for the Hotel Sherman. De Diego began exhibiting through the Art Institute of Chicago in 1929, and participated in the annual Chicago Artists Exhibitions, Annual American Exhibitions, and International Water Color Exhibitions. He held a solo exhibition at the Art Institute of Chicago in the summer of 1935. Though the artist’s career was advancing, his family life had deteriorated. In 1932 his first marriage dissolved, and the couple’s young daughter Kiriki was sent to live with friend Paul Hoffman. De Diego continued to develop his artistic vocabulary with a growing interest in Mexican art. He traveled throughout the country acquainting himself with the works of muralists such as Carlos Merida, and also began a collection of small native artifacts...
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1940s American Modern Tempera Figurative Paintings

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Masonite, Oil, Tempera

Le Transgenre Transgender Tempera on Panel Creature Surrealism In Stock
Located in Utrecht, NL
Le Transgenre Transgender Tempera on Panel Creature Surrealism In Stock Gérard Willemenot (1943, Paris, France) graduated as an architect at the School of Art in Paris. After worki...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Tempera Figurative Paintings

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Tempera, Panel

Over and Above Surprise (Serpent), 1960s snake painting, Cleveland School
Located in Beachwood, OH
Clarence Holbrook Carter (American, 1904-2000) Over and Above Surprise (Serpent), 1967 Casein on board Signed lower right 7.75 x 5.5 inches Clarence Holbrook Carter achieved a lev...
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1960s American Modern Tempera Figurative Paintings

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Casein

Don Quixote - Nobleman on Horse with Sheep - Action Painting
Located in Miami, FL
Italian illustrator Gianni Benvenuti depicts a dramatic scene from the epic Spanish novel by Miguel de Cervantes. With unrivaled skill, Benvenuti captures a peak moment of drama when...
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1960s Abstract Expressionist Tempera Figurative Paintings

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Tempera, Pencil

Byzantine Icon "Virgin of the Sign" (Orans) with Child Emmanuel Cherubim
Located in Segovia, ES
Virgin of the Sign (Orans), with the Christ Child Emmanuel and Cherubim Artist: Oliver Samsinger Technique: Egg tempera on gesso and wood, with 24-karat gold leaf application. Dimens...
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2010s Byzantine Tempera Figurative Paintings

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Gold Leaf

Venetian Canal, Early 20th Century Landscape Scene, Cleveland School Artist
Located in Beachwood, OH
Venetian Canal, c. 1910-11 Tempera on board Signed lower right 24 x 30 inches 30 x 36 inches, framed Frank Nelson Wilcox (October 3, 1887 – April 17, ...
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1910s American Modern Tempera Figurative Paintings

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Tempera

Vanderbilt Sleigh, Original holiday greeting card Christmas illustration
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Vanderbilt Sleigh, Original holiday greeting card Christmas illustration featuring a couple carrying holiday gifts in a horse-drawn sleigh Medium: Egg Tempera on Illustration Board Signature: Unsigned Charlotte Joan Sternberg was born in Meriden, Connecticut in 1920. Early on, she became interested in art, and her parents encouraged her efforts. She attended public schools in the area, as well as taking art classes at the technical school. Afterwards, she attended the Yale School of Art. Her fellow classmates included Rudolph Zallinger, who executed the dinosaur mural at the Peabody Museum in New Haven; Jean Day Zallinger, renowned book illustrator; and Edward Paier, founder of the Paier College of Art. It was there that she became interested in egg tempera, and most of her well-known artwork was done in this medium. She was one of a number of Yale artists who revived this medium.(She did not work professionally in oils, although she sometimes used gouache or watercolor.) She went on to a long career in commercial illustration. She worked extensively for J.Walter Thompson, doing advertising art for such companies as Esso (later Exxon), Textron, and Lederle pharmaceuticals. While she did a variety of subjects, she was best known for her Americana themes, particularly snow scenes of historic New England. Many of these pieces were published as Christmas cards for American Artists Group. She also taught for many years at the Paier College of Art. She also did a number of limited edition prints for Greenwich Workshop. Her art is used on such items as tapestry pillows, puzzles, and decorative flags. She was commissioned to do several portraits, including those of Gov.John Lodge...
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1950s Tempera Figurative Paintings

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Egg Tempera, Illustration Board

Woman in a Dream. nr.1. Surrealist fantasy by spanish painter Antonio Monasterio
Located in Firenze, IT
Antonio Monasterio - Woman in a Dream. no.1 Technique: Mixed media on paper (pastels, wax, and pen) Dimensions: Approximately 45 x 55 cm Period: 1970s This work presents an enigmatic...
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1980s Surrealist Tempera Figurative Paintings

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Paper, Wax Crayon, Ink, Tempera, Pen

Suburbs - Painting by Renzo Vespignani - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Suburbs is an original modern artwork realized by Renso Vespignani in 1970s. Mixed colored tempera on canvas. Stamp behind the artwork. Provenance: Vivaldi Collection.
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1970s Modern Tempera Figurative Paintings

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Tempera

Tempera figurative paintings for sale on 1stDibs.

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