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Don
t Rush Life 2 - 21st Century Contemporary Figurative, Portrait, Africa, Men
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Where am from Bandana was once a common style, we called it Big Boy Style, then it's seem to me like a style or fashion only, because our elder brothers only allowed to used it but n...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
Portrait of a Woman in Front of the Sea - Original Romantic Oil Painting
By Gianni Strino
Located in Soquel, CA
Portrait of a Woman in Front of the Sea - Original Romantic Oil Painting
Beautifully rendered and realistic portrait by Gianni (Giovanni) Strino (Italian b. 1953.) A woman stands in...
Category
Late 20th Century Romantic Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Stretcher Bars
2 DRAWINGS
By Angel Rivas
Located in CÓRDOBA, ES
2 DRAWINGS of 21x30cm each / A4 size
Markers on paper
Unframed
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Animal Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Permanent Marker
$90 Sale Price
50% Off
Lady Reading - Early 20th Century French Figurative Portrait Oil Painting
Located in Sevenoaks, GB
A beautiful 1930's French oil on canvas portrait of a seated lady reading in an interior.
Superb quality and striking work in very good original condition. Indistinctly signed lower...
Category
Early 20th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Between Lessons – A Schoolboy Lost in Thought
Located in Stockholm, SE
Unidentified Artist
Schoolboy, Early 1900s century
signed lower left
oil on canvas
unframed 24 × 29 cm (9.4 × 11.4 in)
framed 41 × 47 cm (16.1 × 18.5 in)
This intimate genre pain...
Category
Early 20th Century Romantic Interior Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
God Answers - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Portrait, Women, Gold Dress
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
“God Answers”(God answers) is a profound and thought-provoking artwork that explores the universal human quest for connection, guidance, and meaning. This powerful title captures the...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Fine 17th Century English Old Master Oil Painting Portrait Aristocratic Lady
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Portrait of a Young English Aristocratic Lady
English, circa 1670's period, unsigned
oil on canvas laid on board, unframed
canvas: 30 x 25 inches
Provenance: private collection, UK
C...
Category
Mid-17th Century Old Masters Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Parisian Café Terrace Street Street with Figures 20th Century Post-Impressionism
Located in Preston, GB
Parisian Café Terrace Street Street with Figures 20th Century Post-Impressionism by Italian Artist, Mario Passoni (Italian, born 1927)
Art measures 16 x 12 inches
Frame measures 23 ...
Category
20th Century Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
The Tolerant - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative, Modern, Dog, Couple, Cat
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Shipping Procedure
Ships in a well-protected tube from Nigeria
This work is unique, not a print or other type of copy.
Accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity (issued by The Gal...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Italian School, Late 17th Century Christ in the Garden of Gethsemane
Located in Woodbury, CT
Italian School, Late 17th Century (circa 1670–1700)
Christ in the Garden of Gethsemane
Oil on panel, in a carved and gilded Baroque frame
The painting is unsigned
A moving devotiona...
Category
1650s Old Masters Figurative Paintings
Materials
Copper
18th Century French Oil Painting on Copper Portrait of Noble Lady
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Portrait of a Noble Lady
French School, early 1700's period
oil painting on copper, unframed
copper: 5 x 3 inches
condition: very good, minor paint fading and deteriation.
provenanc...
Category
Early 18th Century Renaissance Figurative Paintings
Materials
Copper
$857 Sale Price
20% Off
Tha First Man - Oil Paint by Marco Fariello - 2024
Located in Roma, IT
Oil painting of lying man looking for his reflection in the water. Realized by Marco Fariello in 2024.
This painting is inspired by the myth of the fall of man narrated in the Corpu...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
La Lumbre - Abstract Brown Tone Figurative Cowgirl Portrait Painting on Paper
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Jesse’s imagery often merges playful and gritty elements, blending floral patterns, vintage-inspired designs, and bold outlines with a touch of whimsy. His artwork exudes a sense of ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Paint, Paper, Acrylic
Don
t Rush Life 3 - 21st Century Contemporary Figurative, Portrait, Africa, Men
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Where am from Bandana was once a common style, we called it Big Boy Style, then it's seem to me like a style or fashion only, because our elder brothers only allowed to used it but n...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
Veiled Contemplation - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Portrait, Women
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Shipping Procedure
Ships in a well-protected tube from Nigeria
This work is unique, not a print or other type of copy.
Accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity.
About Artist
Mes...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Huge 18th Century French Rococo Old Master Oil Allegorical Nude Winged Lady
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Allegorical Winged Nude Lady, adorned with the attributes of Spring
French School, 18th century (Rococo period)
oil painting on canvas, unframed
canvas: 30 x 52 inches
provenance...
Category
18th Century Rococo Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
$8,629 Sale Price
20% Off
Unchained Soul
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
This painting captures the strength and beauty of a black African girl who gazes directly at the viewer with a thought of total liberation. The use of oil on canvas creates a vibrant...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Fabric, Canvas, Oil
$2,500 Sale Price
20% Off
Mid-20th Century French Signed Oil Portrait of a Woman
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Portrait of a Young Woman
French artist, mid 20th century
signed oil on board, frames
Framed: 29 x 23 inches
Board : 22 x 15 inches
Provenance: private collection, France
Condition:...
Category
Mid-20th Century Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
$1,391 Sale Price
20% Off
Mid 20th Century French Oil Pre-Raphaelite Portrait of a Lady
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Working Sketch
by Louise Alix (French, 1888-1980) *see notes below
provenance stamp to the back
oil painting on artist paper stuck on board, unframed
measures: 10.5 high by 12 inche...
Category
Mid-20th Century Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
$579 Sale Price
30% Off
Imke- 21st Century Contemporary Portrait of a young Ginger Girl
Located in Nuenen, Noord Brabant
Imke
16 x 16 cm ( it will be delivered framed/ frame is included: size with frame 18 x 18 cm )
Acrylic paint on wood
The Dutch artist Jantina Peperkamp likes to paint portraits of ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Wood Panel
Mirrich – 2019 Mixed Media on Panel, Figurative Pop-Inspired Portrait with Cat
Located in FISTERRA, ES
Mirrich (2019) is a vibrant mixed media work by Inés Silvalde, created with acrylic paint, relief paste, and marker on panel. Measuring 27 x 21 x 3 cm and presented in a natural wood...
Category
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Romantic Portrait of a Woman in Oriental Dress among Greek Ruins, ca. 1840
Located in Firenze, IT
Female Figure in Oriental Dress among the Ruins of Romantic Greece
Oil on canvas, 61 × 46 cm (without frame), 74 × 57 cm (with frame)
Early to mid-19th century
Not signed
A youn...
Category
1840s Romantic Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Don
t Be Perfect, Be Real -21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Portrait Women
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Shipping Procedure
Ships in a well-protected tube from Nigeria
This work is unique, not a print or other type of copy.
Accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity.
About Artist
Eli...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
Echoes of Elsewhere - 21st Century Contemporary, Figurative Portrait, Bold Women
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
The subject's gaze drifts into the unknown, capturing a moment of introspection and daydreaming. The soft, ethereal quality of the piece invites viewers to ponder the mysteries of th...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Follower of Roderic O
Connor, Female nude in an interior, large oil painting
Located in Harkstead, GB
A very striking and stylishly painted oil of a shapely nude reclining on a draped sofa, dating from the early to mid 20th century . This large scale oil is presented in an attractive...
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Nude Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$1,503 Sale Price
20% Off
Untitled 3 - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Portrait, Modern, Women
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Shipping Procedure
Ships in a well-protected tube
This work is unique, not a print or other type of copy.
Accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity.
About Artist
Born in 1993 in...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
$1,960 Sale Price
20% Off
ORIGINAL 1860 Famous American Artist Henry Peters Gray (1819-1877) oil on canvas
By Henry Peters Gray
Located in Palm Coast, FL
Up for sale is an amazing original antique oil painting on canvas by Famous American Artist Henry Peters Gray (1819-1877), depicting a portrait of a W.P. Wright Esq.
Some of his paintings are exhibited in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, in New York.
The painting has a commemorative inscription on the verso: "For W.P. Wright Esq. Portrait from Henry Peter Gray. Painted at Pittsfield MA August 1860.
Please read some interesting information about this Artist from Wikipedia.
Henry Peters Gray was born in New York City he was a pupil of Daniel Huntington...
Category
1860s Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Beautiful 19th Century French Oil Painting on Panel Portrait Lady in Red
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Portrait of a Lady in a Red Dress
French artist, late 19th century
oil on wooden panel, framed in an ornate antique gilt frame.
framed: 16.5 x 13 inches
board: 13 x 9.5 inches
prove...
Category
Late 19th Century French School Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
$1,336 Sale Price
20% Off
19th Century Italian Miniature Painting The Madonna
Child, Signed original
By J. Canava
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Madonna & Child
by J. Canava, Italian late 19th century
miniature painting on ceramic, framed within velvet inset and frame
image measures 3.2...
Category
Late 19th Century Renaissance Figurative Paintings
Materials
Gouache
Woman with Red Hair
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Baron Robert Heinrich Freiherr von Doblhoff (1880 Vienna - 1960 ibid.)
Woman with Red Hair
Ink and watercolor on paper, image measures 6.25 x 7.25 inc...
Category
Early 20th Century Vienna Secession Portrait Paintings
Materials
Ink, Watercolor
$1,200 Sale Price
20% Off
Stunning Mid Century French Portrait of Young Lady, signed oil painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist/ School: French School, mid 20th century, indistinctly signed lower right corner.
Title: Portrait of a Young Girl
Medium: oil on canvas, framed
Framed: 23.5 x 17 inches
Pa...
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
$2,227 Sale Price
20% Off
17-18 century, Original Antique Oil Painting in canvas, Genre Scene, Gold Frame
Located in Palm Coast, FL
Up for sale is a compelling and atmospheric original antique oil painting on canvas, depicting a poignant genre scene. A gentleman dressed in formal black robes—likely a figure of au...
Category
Mid-18th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
1950
s Modernist/ Cubist Painting - Busy Figures In Forest
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
French Landscape
by Bernard Labbe (French mid 20th century)
original gouache on paper stuck on card
size: 18 x 25 inches
condition: very good and ready t...
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Gouache
$375 Sale Price
40% Off
Escuela Hispano-española (XVIII) - Óleo sobre tela - Virgen Inmaculada
Located in Sant Celoni, ES
La obra se presenta enmarcada con su marco original de la época (el marco presenta faltas y desgastes)
El estado de la obra se puede ver, tiene algunas faltas de pintura y faltas en...
Category
18th Century Old Masters Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Holy Family with the Young St John The Baptist and St Elizabeth
Located in Stoke, Hampshire
Scipione Pulzone, called Il Gaetano (Gaeta 1544 - Rome 1598)
Holy Family with the Young St John The Baptist and St Elizabeth
Oil on canvas
A Royal Coat of Arms lower left
Canvas size...
Category
16th Century Old Masters Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Saint Sebastian Crespi Paint 17th Century Oil on canvas Old master Religious
Located in Riva del Garda, IT
Early 17th-century Lombard painter
Daniele Crespi (Busto Arsizio, 1597-1600 – Milan 1630), Circle of
Saint Sebastian
oil on canvas
Dimensions: 82 x 60 cm. In frame 100 x 7...
Category
17th Century Old Masters Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
$7,276 Sale Price
20% Off
Original 1920
s/ 30
s Portrait of Elegant Young Society Lady Exquisite Drawing
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Portrait of an Elegant Lady
original pencil drawing on paper
by Marjorie Schiele (1913-2008) *see notes below
signed
piece of paper is 12 x 9.5 inches
In good condition, though with ...
Category
Early 20th Century American Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Pencil, Crayon
surreal woman face oil on canvas painting
Located in Sitges, Barcelona
Miquel Torner de Semir (1938) - Surrealist figure - Oil on canvas
Oil measures 46x38 cm.
Frameless.
Miquel Torner de Semir (1938)
Catalan painter attracted by the Middle Ages and I...
Category
1990s Surrealist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
$1,158 Sale Price
20% Off
"Figure in Pink" (2023) Original Painting by Ruby Roth - Nude Art
Located in Denver, CO
Ruby Roth presents "Figure in Pink," an original acrylic painting on canvas created in 2023. Measuring 36 x 18 x 1.50 inches (91.44 x 45.72 x 3.81 cm), this captivating piece showcas...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Nude Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Antique Spanish Old Master Oil on Wood Panel, Head Portrait of Christ
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist/ School: 18/19th Century Spanish School
Title :Head study of Christ
Medium: oil painting on wood panel, period gilt framed
panel : 6 x 5 inches
Provenance: private collect...
Category
18th Century Old Masters Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
$2,449 Sale Price
20% Off
Painting Large Uncage Splendor Landscape Figurative Nature Abstract Contemporary
By Karnish Art
Located in Pretoria, Gauteng
Abundance - Uncaged Splendor
This striking and breathtakingly beautiful artwork by Karnish, depicts abundance and freedom.
The eyes connect to figurative art portraying femininity...
Category
2010s Abstract Expressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil, Acrylic, Gesso, Canvas, Wood, Stretcher Bars
Marilyn with a Bun -Original Quirky Figurative Pop Art Portrait by Gary John
By Gary John
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Los Angeles street artist Gary John exploded onto the international art scene first during Art Basel Miami in 2013. John’s playfully bold work quickly gained attention and he was nam...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Figurative Paintings
Materials
Paper, Acrylic, Newsprint
Klaudia frontal nude - Oil Paint by Marco Fariello - 2021
Located in Roma, IT
Klaudia frontal nude is one of the best works by the artist Marco Fariello. It is made on canvas, painted in oil in 2021.
The subject of the work is the representation of a nude of ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Nude Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Vasyl in a sheepskin coat"
Located in Edinburgh, GB
The portrait of a young man is painted in oil. He poses in the center of the frame, facing the viewer. He is wearing a dark blue shirt with a white collar, over which he has thrown ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Ìrètí ( Hope) 2 - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Portrait, Women, Africa
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Ìrètí—the Yoruba word for “hope”—guides this series of portraits, each one a meditation on the dreams, aspirations, and quiet resilience of African womanhood. In these works, every g...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Yves Fournier (1917-2016) Académie, Young man posing, oil on canvas
Located in Paris, FR
Yves Fournier (1917-2016)
Académie, Young man posing,
oil on canvas
46 x 38 cm
Inscribed "Y Fournier" on the back of the canvas
Framed 50 x 42 cm
Provenance : Estate of the artist
...
Category
1950s Academic Nude Paintings
Materials
Oil
Mid Century Nude Study
Located in Soquel, CA
Beautiful oil painting of nude study titled "The Red Table Cloth" by Bay Area, California artist Shirley Loyst (American, b-1928), circa 1960. Exhibition...
Category
1960s American Impressionist Nude Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$720 Sale Price
20% Off
My Culture, My Inheritance
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Appearance defines what you are made of, being black, made of dressing, our way of approaching, respect, and how we react to things are what we inherit from our four fathers and we are happy and proud of who we are. Black is beautiful, I love black.
Shipping Procedure
Ships in a well-protected tube from Nigeria
This work is unique, not a print or other type of copy.
Accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity (Issue by The Galley)
About Artist
Ajenifuja Abiodun...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
$1,480 Sale Price
20% Off
Fine Irish Regency Oil Portrait of Lady Artist Jane Austen Elegance c.1820
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Portrait of Margaret Cross,
(portrait of a lady artist, seated in Regency style, holding an artists sketchbook).
Irish School, early 19th century (circa 1820–1835)
Oil on panel, o...
Category
1830s English School Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Not Alone - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Portrait, Africa Women, Flora
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Shipping Procedure
Ships in a well-protected tube from Nigeria
This work is unique, not a print or other type of copy.
Accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity
About Artist
Oluw...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Oval 18th century Portrait of a Young girl, oil on copper
By (Follower of) Sir Godfrey Kneller
Located in Woodbury, CT
This exquisite 18th-century portrait depicts a young girl, delicately rendered in the style of Sir Godfrey Kneller, one of the most celebrated portrait painters of the Baroque period...
Category
1750s Old Masters Portrait Paintings
Materials
Copper
Nude Model - Painting by Antonio Feltrinelli - 1930s
Located in Roma, IT
Nude Model is an orignal modern artwork realized by Antonio Feltrinelli in 1930s.
Mixed colored oil painting on canvas.
Good conditions.
Not signed.
Antonio Feltrinelli (Milan, 1...
Category
1930s Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Paint, Oil
YVES DIEY The Nude, Oil on canvas, 1930s
By Yves Diey
Located in Saint Amans des cots, FR
Oil on canvas by Yves Dieÿ (1892-1984), France – The Nude. A striking oil on canvas by the renowned French artist Yves Dieÿ (1892-1984), depicting a sensual and elegant nude. This wo...
Category
1930s Art Deco Nude Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Fine 17th Century Italian Old Master Oil Painting Madonna with Christ Child
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Madonna & Christ Child
Italian, 17th century
oil on wood panel, unframed
board: 9.5 x 7.5 inches
provenance: private collection, Paris
condition: very good and sound condition fo...
Category
17th Century Old Masters Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
[Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] Bathers by the Shore
By Mark Beard
Located in New York, NY
Signed in red, u.r.
Oil on canvas
66 x 84 inches
This artwork is offered by ClampArt, located in New York City.
Mark Beard, born in 1956 in Salt Lake City, now lives in New York...
Category
2010s Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
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Portrait of an Old Bearded Man With a Black Cap
Located in Stockholm, SE
We are pleased to offer a captivating portrait, most likely painted in the late 18th century, attributed to an artist within the circle of Christian Wilhelm Ernst Dietrich. This oil ...
Category
Late 18th Century Old Masters Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
Eternal Entwined - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative, Women, Love, Modern
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
‘Eternal Entwined’ is a captivating piece that beautifully captures the essence of everlasting love and connection. This painting symbolizes the profound bond between two souls intri...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
Portrait of a Young Sailor Boy in a Landscape - British 1916 art oil painting
Located in Hagley, England
This charming British portrait oil painting is by noted artist Richard Evelyn Fuller-Maitland. Painted in 1916, the composition is a full length portrait of a young boy, dressed in a...
Category
1910s Realist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Antique 18th Century Neoclassical Oil Portrait Young Lady Turban Unknown Master
Located in Stockholm, SE
This captivating oil portrait from the late 18th to early 19th century depicts a mysterious charming young woman, painted by an unknown but clearly professional master, presumably Fr...
Category
Late 18th Century Realist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
Portrait of a Man
By Yvonne Guégan
Located in London, GB
'Portrait of a Man', oil on canvas, by Yvonne Guégan (circa 1970s). This is not a portrait of the reclusive billionaire, Howard Hughes. Regrettably, we d...
Category
1970s Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$1,753 Sale Price
40% Off
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