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A Woman on a Sofa with Dog - Painting by Francesco Settimj - mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Oil on wooden panel realized in the mid-20th Century by Fausta Settimj. Good condition except for
Category

Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

Study of a Woman Reading , American Mid-Century Figurative Interior Scene Oil
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Inscribed verso, 'P. Johnstone' (American, 20th century) and painted circa 1965. A substantial
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1960s Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

1950s "Pink Lady" Mid Century Gouache Female Nude Painting
Located in Arp, TX
Bauhaus artist, Gustav Friedmann. Done in the style of the Bay Area Figurative painters of that time and
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Mid-20th Century American Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Paper, Gouache

Helen - Mid 20th Century Pencil Figurative Nude Lady by Arthur Royce Bradbury
By Arthur Royce Bradbury
Located in Watford, Hertfordshire
Born on the 17th September 1892 in Preston, Lancashire. He specialised in painting portraits
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1950s Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Paper, Charcoal

Mid-Century Impressionist Acrylic Painting on Canvas of Musicians
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Mysterious, dreamy painting on canvas of three musicians playing a mandolin, a banjo, and a guitar
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Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

Grey of the River - Painting by C. D Aloisio Da Vasto - Mid-20th Century
By Carlo D Aloisio da Vasto
Located in Roma, IT
) in the mid-20th Century. Mixed colored oil painting. Hand signed on the lower margin. Includes
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Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

Dreamer (Mid-Century Impressionist European Nude Man Portrait Painting)
Located in New Orleans, LA
A beautiful painting I acquired when I was buying things from Russia and Ukraine maybe 7 or 8 years
Category

Mid-20th Century Romantic Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

WPA Mural Study 1940 American Scene Modern Social Realism Figurative Mid Century
By Michael Loew
Located in New York, NY
WPA Mural Study 1940 American Scene Modern Social Realism Figurative Mid Century Michael Loew
Category

1940s American Realist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Chimeras, mid-century figural abstract blue acrylic painting
By Clarence Holbrook Carter
Located in Beachwood, OH
Chimeras, 1974 Acrylic and pastel on textured paper Mid-century figural abstract blue acrylic
Category

1970s American Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Pastel, Acrylic

French street scene mid-20th century oil painting by Angela Stones
By Angela Stones
Located in London, GB
Stones (1914 - 1995) French Street Scene Oil on board 56 x 41 cm A delightful mid-century oil painting
Category

20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

Mid Century French Post-Impressionist Painting, Black White Figure Scene
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Landscape Signed by Édouard Righetti (1924-2001) Inscribed Verso on back oil/gouache painting on
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Mid-19th Century Figurative Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

1950s "Pink Towel 2" Mid Century Nude Gouache Painting
Located in Arp, TX
Francisco art community after World War II. Challenging accepted modes of painting, Abstract Expressionists
Category

Mid-20th Century American Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Paper, Gouache

Mid Century Modern Three Figures Dockside Oil Painting c.1950s
Located in San Francisco, CA
Mid Century Modern Three Figures Dockside Oil Painting c.1950s Fine mid century oil painting
Category

Mid-20th Century Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

Woman in Yellow Evening Dress, Mid Century Modern Pulp Art Figurative Portrait
Located in Soquel, CA
Wonderful pulp art figurative portrait of a brunette woman in formal yellow evening gown with
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1960s American Impressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic, Cardboard

1957 Vintage Modernist Abstract Figurative Framed Oil Painting- Senoritas
Located in Bristol, GB
SENORITAS Size: 48 x 62 cm (including frame) Oil on Board An outstanding semi-abstract figurative
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Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

Mid 20th Century English Impressionist Painting Sketch of Young Girl Reading
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Young Girl Reading by Carolyn Smith, British early/ mid 20th century signed oil crayon on artist
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Mid-20th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil Crayon

View from Battersea Bridge mid-century oil painting by Angela Stones
By Angela Stones
Located in London, GB
, lends a liveliness to the painting. Stones was educated at the Chelsea School of Art, and was a member
Category

20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

Woman in a Blue Chair, Mid Century Nude Figure Painting
By Genevieve Rogers
Located in Soquel, CA
Mid century nude figure study of a woman in a blue chair by California artist Genevieve Rogers
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Mid-20th Century American Impressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Laid Paper

Vintage Mid Century Modernist Figure Cityscape Oil Painting - Quiet Commune
Located in Bristol, GB
QUIET COMMUNE Size: 49 x 56 cm (including frame) Oil on canvas A minimalist and serene mid-century
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Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Mid Century Modern Fisherman w/ Pipe Oil Painting c.1950
Located in San Francisco, CA
Mid Century Modern Fisherman w/ Pipe Oil Painting c.1950 Signed in the lower right corner "Horiger
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Mid-20th Century Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Untitled Couple Mid Century Jewish Expressionist OIl Painting
By Belle Golinko
Located in Surfside, FL
others. Born in 1899, Belle Golinko is a listed Jewish mid-century New York woman artist. Many awards
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1950s Expressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Plastic, Oil

1960 s Mod Girl Fashion Model portrait mid-century modern abstract painting
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Fabulous ca. 1960 mid-century modern painting of four fashion models. Oil on panel measuring 18 x
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Mid-20th Century Abstract Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

Mid Century Modern Vintage Swedish Expressive Oil Painting - Through the Tunnel
Located in Bristol, GB
-century modernist painting that immerses the viewer in the perspective of a train driver at work, executed
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Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

1973 Modernist Abstract Figurative Mixed Media Painting - Seated in Stillness
Located in Bristol, GB
modernist abstract painting that captures a contemplative figure rendered in bold, gestural strokes, painted
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Mid-20th Century Abstract Figurative Paintings

Materials

Mixed Media

Male Nude Figurative Composition - Original Oil Painting on Canvas
Located in Soquel, CA
In this delicate and expressive oil painting, a nude male stands with his backside to the viewer
Category

Mid-20th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Cowboys Mustang Horse Painting, Oil on Canvas, Mid-20th Century
By Philip Evergood
Located in New York, NY
Signed and dated lower right
Category

Mid-20th Century American Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Panel, Oil

Snow Day, Impressionist Painterly figurative oil painting on board
Located in Atlanta, GA
Welcome to Heritage, our carefully curated collection of French vintage and antique paintings. We
Category

Mid-20th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

Mid-Century American Scene Painting of Michigan Coastal Sand Dunes Landscape
Located in Marco Island, FL
Flight by Zolton Sepeshy This is an important, large painting of an approaching storm on the sand
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Mid-20th Century American Realist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Mid Century Figurative Nativity Scene w Hummel Figurines, Gloria in Excelsis Deo
By Helen Enoch Gleiforst
Located in Soquel, CA
Nativity scene on an architrave of a cathedral, done in the style of Hummel figurines by Helen Gleiforst (American, 1903-1997). Signed "Gleiforst" in the lower left corner. There are...
Category

1950s American Impressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Masonite, Oil

Vintage Landscape Oil Painting figurative farmyard art woman feeding chickens
Located in AIGNAN, FR
Vintage Landscape oil painting of a woman feeding chickens. Post-impressionist mid-century oil on
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Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

Original Fine Mid Century Impressionist Oil Painting by important Greek Painter
Located in Cirencester, GB
ARTIST: George Cosmadopoulos (1895-1967) Greek TITLE: "Gypsy Women On A Greek Beach" (probably Mykanos) SIGNED: lower right MEDIUM: oil on board SIZE: 34cm x 25cm inclusive of fram...
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Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

The Red Dancer - Mid-Late 20th Century Figurative Elegant Ballet by Frank Hill
By Frank Hill
Located in Watford, Hertfordshire
, ballet, red, blue, white, arch, arches, elegant, mid, 20th century, pink, dress.
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1970s Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

Mid 19th Century French Barbizon Woodland Oil Painting Semi Nude Figure
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Figure in Woodland French, Barbizon School, 19th century, unsigned oil on board, framed framed: 20
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Mid-19th Century Barbizon School Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

Reclining Figure Mid Century Modern Cubist Painting C.1950s
Located in San Francisco, CA
". This fantastic mid century modern painting will fit right in with many modern interiors. Vintage art
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1950s Cubist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

On the Beach. Woman Reading. Mid-Century Chicago Modernist Oil Painting.
Located in Marco Island, FL
Chicago Modernist, William Schwartz, painted this intimate painting of a woman reading titled On
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Mid-20th Century American Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Board

1950s "Figure in Shadow" Figurative Gouache Painting America Modernist
By Donald Stacy
Located in Arp, TX
Donald Stacy "Figure in Shadow" c.1950s Gouache paint on paper 24" x 18" unframed Unsigned Came from artist's estate Donald Stacy (1925-2011) New Jersey Studied: Newark School of F...
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Mid-20th Century American Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Paper, Gouache

Medieval Heads, mid-century figural surrealist acrylic painting
By Clarence Holbrook Carter
Located in Beachwood, OH
headed the Northeast Ohio division of the painting projects arm of the Works Progress Administration, a
Category

1960s American Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

French Mid-Century "The Polytechnique Students" Painting by Bernard Cornille
Located in Pasadena, CA
orchestra playing in the streets. This painting is depicting musicians students expressing their
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Mid-20th Century Expressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"Human Silhouettes" Abstract Figures Mid-Century American Oil Painting on Canvas
By Robert Freiman
Located in New York, NY
An abstract Mid-Century piece with dark color tones accentuated with the use of basic colors, blue
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Mid-20th Century Abstract Expressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Ruth, American Modern Oil Painting on Canvas, Mid-20th Century, Signed
By Joseph Watson Little
Located in New York, NY
Joe Watson Little - (1915 - 1986) Had a considerable run for Hearst publications, doing covers and story arts from the 40s through the 60s. Also did PWPs (Post War Pulps) like Master...
Category

Mid-20th Century American Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

1961 Vintage Modernist Abstract Figurative Oil Painting - Under the Desert Sky
Located in Bristol, GB
identity. The style is modernist and pared-back, with strong influences of mid-century abstraction. The
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Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

Pensive With Nosegay Mid Century Modern Oil Painting
Located in Lake Worth Beach, FL
Pensive with nosegay - Painted in Berkeley CA. painting size 10x8 with frame 16x14x1 Jon (Corka
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1950s American Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Masonite, Oil

A Dynamic, 1960s Mid-Century Modern Painting of a Concert Violinist
Located in Chicago, IL
A Dynamic, 1960s Mid-Century Modern Painting of a Concert Violinist by Noted Chicago Artist
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Mid-20th Century American Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Mid-Century Geometric Abstract Oil Painting by Ralph Anderson, Framed, 1960s
By Ralph Anderson
Located in Denver, CO
Discover this stunning geometric abstract painting by celebrated 20th-century artist Ralph Anderson
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Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

Mid 20th Century Expressionist Portrait Lady in Gondola Venice Signed Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Lady in Gondola, Venice French/ Italian School, mid 20th century, indistinctly signed oil on
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Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Mid 20th Century French Painting Figures Working in Factory Post Impressionist
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
painting : 15.75 x 19 inches provenance: artists estate, France condition: very good and sound condition
Category

Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Watercolor

Vintage Modernist Abstract Figurative City Framed Oil Painting- Spanish Walks
Located in Bristol, GB
use of short and expressive brushstrokes creates a sense of energy throughout the painting as well as
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Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

Maze, 20th Century Geometric Figurative Abstract Acrylic Painting
By Clarence Holbrook Carter
Located in Beachwood, OH
upper right 7 x 9.5 inches A surrealist mid-century figural abstract painting. Clarence Holbrook
Category

1980s American Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

Mid 20th Century French Post-Impressionist Painting Lady in Interior Flowers
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
verso painting : 15 x 16.75 inches provenance: artists estate, France condition: very good and sound
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Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Watercolor

Angela Stones: Still Life with Fruit and Flowers mid-20th century oil painting
By Angela Stones
Located in London, GB
-century still life. The citrus fruits in the foreground are the painting's focus, with their peel dancing
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20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

A Surrealist 1950s Mid-Century Modern Studio Painting, "Seated Nude with Mirror"
By Harold Haydon
Located in Chicago, IL
A Striking Surrealist Abstract 1950s Mid-Century Modern Interior Scene "Seated Nude with Mirror" by
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Mid-20th Century Surrealist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Masonite

Mid 20th Century Polish/ French Oil Painting Portrait of Seated Lady
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
him from painting. His mother intervened and signed him up to attend Isaac Brauner’s drawing course
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Mid-20th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Lady In Red Knitting A White Blanket Mid Century French Impressionist Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
inches Provenance: private collection, France Condition: The painting is in overall very good and sound
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Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

Mid Century French Impressionist Oil Painting Girl Horse Riding with Her Teacher
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
inches double sided Provenance: private collection, France Condition: The painting is in overall very
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Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

A Captivating, Mid-Century Modern Painting of a Standing Female Nude Model
Located in Chicago, IL
A Captivating, Mid-Century Modern Painting of a Standing Female Nude Model. Great colors! Painted
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Mid-20th Century American Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Superb Original 1960 s French Modernist Signed Oil Painting Figurative Blues
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Figures in Blue French, circa 1950-1960 period indistinctly signed oil on canvas, unframed canvas: 29 x 21.5 inches Provenance: private collection, France Condition: very good condi...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

Haitian Scene #7 Signed Mid Century modern painting, Associated American Artists
By Adolf Dehn
Located in New York, NY
definitive textbook of his era on watercolor painting) joined Associated American Artists gallery in 1941
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Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Mixed Media, Watercolor, Gouache

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You are likely to find exactly the midcentury figurative painting you’re looking for on 1stDibs, as there is a broad range for sale. In our selection of items, you can find Modern examples as well as a Impressionist version. If you’re looking for a midcentury figurative painting from a specific time period, our collection is diverse and broad-ranging, and you’ll find at least one that dates back to the 18th Century while another version may have been produced as recently as the 21st Century. Adding a midcentury figurative painting to a room that is mostly decorated in warm neutral tones can yield a welcome change — find a piece on 1stDibs that incorporates elements of brown, gray, beige, white and more. A midcentury figurative painting from Simon Goldberg, Alkis Matheos, Suzanne Lalique, Jeanne Daour and Rosy Andreasi-Verdier — each of whom created distinctive versions of this kind of work — is worth considering. Frequently made by artists working in paint, oil paint and watercolour, these artworks are unique and have attracted attention over the years. If space is limited, you can find a small midcentury figurative painting measuring 1 high and 1 wide, while our inventory also includes works up to 210.5 across to better suit those in the market for a large midcentury figurative painting.

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  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 26, 2024
    The first Italian painter to paint realistic figures was Giotto di Bondone. His works marked a departure from the elongated, stylized forms common in early Christian art and served as inspiration for Italian Renaissance painters. Giotto's most famous paintings include Lamentation, the Ognissanti Madonna, the Kiss of Judas and Pentecost. Explore a diverse assortment of fine art on 1stDibs.