Narrative Painting
to
109
1,408
890
2,122
1,426
281
138
88
76
67
41
36
32
29
28
28
20
17
17
13
13
8
7
7
6
6
5
4
4
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
472
79
78
62
45
Sort By
"The Gold in the Cave of Gadara" By Ifeoluwa Alade, Original Acrylic Painting
By Ifeoluwa Alade
Located in Denver, CO
, visually rich narratives.
The painting depicts a stone enclosure rendered in warm greys and ochres
Category
2010s Abstract Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
"Light in the Darkness (IV)" - Acrylic and Glow in the Dark Figurative Painting
By Ifeoluwa Alade
Located in Denver, CO
visual narratives.
The painting presents a powerful juxtaposition of human skeletal remains with bright
Category
2010s Abstract Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Huge 1600
s Flemish Old Master Oil Painting Tobias
The Angel Baroque Landscape
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
narrative of this stunning oil painting, painted on this grand 'exhibition scale'. The work is late
Category
Early 17th Century Baroque Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$15,160 Sale Price
20% Off
Vintage Boho 19th Century Figural Painting on Board
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
living room, dining area, or a curated study, offering an engaging visual narrative.
The painting
Category
Antique 19th Century British Space Age Paintings
Materials
Wood, Paint
"Corner of Your Lovesong" by Shelli Langdale, Oil Painting of Horse with Girl
By Shelli Langdale
Located in Denver, CO
Shelli Langdale's "Corner of Your Lovesong" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts a
Category
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Victorian Oil Painting Shakespeare Portrait 1860 Signed
Located in Potters Bar, GB
his treatment of subjects around Shakespeare
I am not sure of the narrative of this painting, the main
Category
Antique 1860s Victorian Paintings
Materials
Paint
Bohurupee, Shiva
Parvati, Oil
Acrylic Painting, Red, Blue, Orange "In Stock"
By Bijan Choudhury
Located in Kolkata, West Bengal
believed in a balance of emotion and visuals, his paintings drew on narrative elements but his strong
Category
Early 2000s Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
Another Place, Another Time, Cityscape, Acrylic Painting, Brown, Blue "In Stock"
By Pampa Panwar
Located in Kolkata, West Bengal
in mixed media meanders around nature and time in a fine assimilation of landscape, narrative and
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
"Cape Pogue Light" painting of a white lighthouse in the nature with sunny skies
By Rob Brooks
Located in Edgartown, MA
painting urban figurative narratives that combined the abstract compositional elements of his coastal works
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
In the Sky a Fashionable Melancholy I, by Mike Berg
By Mike Berg 1
Located in Istanbul, TR
Williams Institute, Utica, NY 1981 Narrative Painting, Allan Frumkin Gallery, New York, NY.
Narrative
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Paintings
Materials
Silk
Autumn Hop Scotch, Mixed Media Painting, Black, Blue, Green, Red "In Stock"
By Pampa Panwar
Located in Kolkata, West Bengal
assimilation of landscape, narrative and abstraction. Pampa’s colorful paintings are about the changing cycle
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media
Underworld - original realism still life oil painting - contemporary art
Located in London, Chelsea
realising that a narrative is fundamental to my painting by combining the two is fascinating and ever
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Evening Blue Clouds (Realist Landscape Oil Painting of Small Town Night Scene)
By Carl Grauer
Located in Hudson, NY
Kansas native is a point of departure for any number of potential narratives! The painting is framed in
Category
2010s Contemporary Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Mr. J.W (oil painting monochrome vintage art man hat portrait faded neutrals)
By Rudolf Kosow
Located in Quebec, Quebec
meditation on identity and hidden narratives.
keywords; surrealism, portrait, oil painting, earth tones
Category
2010s Realist Animal Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Nude Painting, Mixed Media on canvas, White, Black, Pink, Browncolors "In Stock"
By Bijan Choudhury
Located in Kolkata, West Bengal
believed in a balance of emotion and visuals, his paintings drew on narrative elements but his strong
Category
Early 2000s Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media
Raga, Baul Singer, Oil, Acrylic Painting, Orange, Red, Blue colors "In Stock"
By Bijan Choudhury
Located in Kolkata, West Bengal
believed in a balance of emotion and visuals, his paintings drew on narrative elements but his strong
Category
Early 2000s Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
Let Her Go - Thickly Painted Impasto Surface Oil Painting with Dream-Like Scene
By Victor Wang
Located in Chicago, IL
by human figurative expression. It has strong narrative rhythms. In paintings I constantly ask this
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil
"FAITH" Vertical oil painting of 5 nautical Flags against a cobalt blue sky.
By Rob Brooks
Located in Edgartown, MA
painting urban figurative narratives that combined the abstract compositional elements of his coastal works
Category
2010s Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
"Late Afternoon Glow" oil painting of beach dunes and fence with yellow sky
By Rob Brooks
Located in Edgartown, MA
painting urban figurative narratives that combined the abstract compositional elements of his coastal works
Category
2010s Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Contemporary impressionist still-life fruits watercolor painting on paper
Located in VÉNISSIEUX, FR
This still life painting "One green apple and two red apples" features a blue jar with lid, a blue
Category
2010s Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Carousel Oil Painting on Canvas by J. Mamez
Located in Pasadena, CA
adolescent freedom.
The painting uses realistic and soft colors, adding to the dream-like narrative
Category
Vintage 1940s French Paintings
Materials
Canvas
$1,440 Sale Price
20% Off
Frank Paton Oil painting on canvas of Puppies playing
Located in Milano, IT
his sensitivity in portraying domestic animals in everyday situations, often infused with narrative
Category
Antique 1880s British Victorian Paintings
Materials
Canvas
Dark Materials - original realism still life oil painting - contemporary art
Located in London, Chelsea
realising that a narrative is fundamental to my painting by combining the two is fascinating and ever
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Dick Morrill: A Part to Play in the Process, Published by Katharine T. Carter
Located in valatie, NY
. Outstanding and vibrant photographs of this artist's work. "Dick Morrill makes narrative paintings, portraits
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Books
Materials
Paper
20th Century Post-Impressionist French Oil Painting of Winter Village Scene
Located in COLMAR, FR
narrative element, suggesting the painting may be inspired by Eastern European scenes or traditions
Category
Vintage 1920s French Paintings
Materials
Wood, Paint
"Summer Night" oil painting of a couple in a VW bus on the beach in moonlight
By Rob Brooks
Located in Edgartown, MA
painting urban figurative narratives that combined the abstract compositional elements of his coastal works
Category
2010s Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Vintage Large Balinese Painting on Silk from Ubud Bali
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
East Javanese Majapahit Empire (13-16th Century), this special narrative style of painting expanded
Category
Mid-20th Century Balinese Folk Art Paintings
Materials
Silk
“A Call to Arms” – Monumental 19th Century English Pre-Raphaelite Oil Painting
Located in Worcester, GB
“A Call to Arms” – Monumental 19th Century English Pre-Raphaelite Oil Painting in Gilt Frame
Origin
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century British Paintings
Materials
Canvas
$14,787 Sale Price / item
20% Off
Signed Oil on Board Painting by Artist Roger Hayward
Located in Los Angeles, CA
perspective. Highlighting Hayward's unique architectural insight, the painting evokes a narrative of timeless
Category
Vintage 1950s American American Classical Paintings
Materials
Wood
"Frosted Tips", Oil Painting of Medieval Water Feature on Handcrafted paper
Located in Philadelphia, PA
focus of new paintings, using narratives from Italian Saints as the inspiration for painted stone
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil, Handmade Paper
19th Century Italian Cardinal Oil Painting in Giltwood Frame Signed S. Novo
Located in Dallas, TX
composed to add to the narrative. His paintings have been exhibited internationally, and his works are now
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Giltwood
17th Century Annunciation Painting Oil on Canvas Workshop of Nuvolone
Located in Milan, IT
; the narrative effectiveness of Giuseppe's painting and his ability to master large-scale
Category
Antique 17th Century Italian Paintings
Materials
Canvas
Large Vintage Balinese Painting on Silk from Ubud Bali 1960
s
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
East Javanese Majapahit Empire (13-16th Century), this special narrative style of painting expanded
Category
Mid-20th Century Balinese Folk Art Paintings
Materials
Silk
"Singing To The Choir", Painting of Medieval Fountain with Fish on Texture Paper
Located in Philadelphia, PA
focus of new paintings, using narratives from Italian Saints as the inspiration for painted stone
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil, Handmade Paper
Sunrise, Original Painting
By Dwight Smith
Located in San Francisco, CA
/>About the ArtistArtist Dwight Smith creates realistic watercolor paintings with narratives
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
Tilt, Original Painting
By Dwight Smith
Located in San Francisco, CA
the ArtistArtist Dwight Smith creates realistic watercolor paintings with narratives that evoke
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Interior Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
Ripley, Ohio, Original Painting
By Dwight Smith
Located in San Francisco, CA
/>About the ArtistArtist Dwight Smith creates realistic watercolor paintings with narratives
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Interior Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
"An Evening at Chess", Contemporary, Red, Orange, Acrylic, Collage, Mixed Media
By John Baker
Located in Franklin, MA
narrative, but the painting’s deeper meaning is expressed in the relationship between man and boy. Youthful
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic
Aqueous Humor, Original Painting
By Dwight Smith
Located in San Francisco, CA
realistic watercolor paintings with narratives that evoke a familiar and comforting sense of kitsch and
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
Ignite, Original Painting
By Dwight Smith
Located in San Francisco, CA
>Artist Dwight Smith creates realistic watercolor paintings with narratives that evoke a familiar and
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
Early Morning Witness, Original Painting
By Dwight Smith
Located in San Francisco, CA
Dwight Smith creates realistic watercolor paintings with narratives that evoke a familiar and comforting
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Interior Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
Industrial Garden, Original Painting
By Dwight Smith
Located in San Francisco, CA
things.About the ArtistArtist Dwight Smith creates realistic watercolor paintings with
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
Purple Crayon, Original Painting
By Dwight Smith
Located in San Francisco, CA
>About the ArtistArtist Dwight Smith creates realistic watercolor paintings with narratives that
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
Worker in Orange Vest
Located in Fairfield, CT
transports them to an experience of wonder and quiet exhilaration. The paintings transcend narrative, and
Category
2010s Impressionist Paintings
Materials
Oil
Drayage, Original Painting
By Dwight Smith
Located in San Francisco, CA
ArtistArtist Dwight Smith creates realistic watercolor paintings with narratives that evoke a
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
Cliff Face Nest, Original Painting
By Dwight Smith
Located in San Francisco, CA
>About the ArtistArtist Dwight Smith creates realistic watercolor paintings with
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Animal Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
Yellow Skirt
Located in Fairfield, CT
transports them to an experience of wonder and quiet exhilaration. The paintings transcend narrative, and
Category
2010s Impressionist Paintings
Materials
Oil
Biscuit Before Harvest, Original Painting
By Dwight Smith
Located in San Francisco, CA
ArtistArtist Dwight Smith creates realistic watercolor paintings with narratives that evoke a
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Interior Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
Building in Afternoon
Located in Fairfield, CT
transports them to an experience of wonder and quiet exhilaration. The paintings transcend narrative, and
Category
2010s Impressionist Paintings
Materials
Oil
Train Platform in Morning
Located in Fairfield, CT
transports them to an experience of wonder and quiet exhilaration. The paintings transcend narrative, and
Category
2010s Impressionist Paintings
Materials
Oil
Sun Ripened, Original Painting
By Dwight Smith
Located in San Francisco, CA
ArtistArtist Dwight Smith creates realistic watercolor paintings with narratives that evoke a
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
Family Tree, Original Painting
By Dwight Smith
Located in San Francisco, CA
gathering for its annual photo. The painting serves as a snapshot in time, celebrating life's simple joys
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
A Surprising Center, Original Painting
By Dwight Smith
Located in San Francisco, CA
watercolor paintings with narratives that evoke a familiar and comforting sense of kitsch and Americana. His
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
Birthday Cake, Original Painting
By Dwight Smith
Located in San Francisco, CA
watercolor paintings with narratives that evoke a familiar and comforting sense of kitsch and Americana. His
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
Museum-Quality 18th Century Tibetan Lineage Thangka Painting Buddha Shakyamuni
Located in TORQUAY, AU
narrative. More than a painting, it is a complete visual scripture, a "Refuge Tree" that maps the very
Category
Antique Late 18th Century Tibetan Tibetan Paintings and Screens
Materials
Fabric, Glass, Hardwood
Fall Classics, Original Painting
By Dwight Smith
Located in San Francisco, CA
/>Artist Dwight Smith creates realistic watercolor paintings with narratives that evoke a familiar and
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
Perry Cider, Original Painting
By Dwight Smith
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Dwight Smith creates realistic watercolor paintings with narratives that evoke a familiar
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
- 1
- ...
Get Updated with New Arrivals
Save "Narrative Painting", and we’ll notify you when there are new listings in this category.
Narrative Painting For Sale on 1stDibs
On 1stDibs, you can find the most appropriate narrative painting for your needs in our varied inventory. There are many Contemporary, Abstract and Expressionist versions of these works for sale. Finding the perfect narrative painting may mean sifting through those created during different time periods — you can find an early version that dates to the 19th Century and a newer variation that were made as recently as the 21st Century. On 1stDibs, the right narrative painting is waiting for you and the choices span a range of colors that includes black, gray, brown and white. There have been many interesting narrative painting examples over the years, but those made by Tom Bennett, Stephen Basso, Fiona Ackerman, Britt Spencer and Gerard Schriemer are often thought to be among the most thought-provoking. Artworks like these of any era or style can make for thoughtful decor in any space, but a selection from our variety of those made in paint, oil paint and paper can add an especially memorable touch.
How Much is a Narrative Painting?
The average selling price for a narrative painting we offer is $1,450, while they’re typically $300 on the low end and $18,000 for the highest priced.
Finding the Right Paintings for You
Painting is an art form that has spanned innumerable cultures, with artists using the medium to tell stories, explore and communicate ideas and express themselves. To bring abstract paintings, landscape paintings, still-life paintings and other original paintings into your home is to celebrate and share in the long tradition of this discipline.
When we look at paintings, particularly those that originated in the past, we learn about history, other cultures and countries of the world. Like every other work of art, paintings — whether they are contemporary creations or works that were made during the 19th century — can often help us clearly see and understand the world around us in a meaningful and interesting way.
Cave walls were the canvases for what were arguably the world’s first landscape paintings, which depict natural scenery through art. Portrait paintings and drawings, which, along with sculpture, were how someone’s appearance was recorded prior to the advent of photography, are at least as old as Ancient Egypt. In the Netherlands, landscapes were a major theme for painters as early as the 1500s. Later, artists in Greece, Rome and elsewhere created vast wall paintings to decorate stately homes, churches and tombs.
Today, creating a wall of art is a wonderful way to enhance your space, showcase beautiful pieces and tie an interior design together.
No matter your preference, whether you favor Post-Impressionist paintings, animal paintings, Surrealism, Pop art or another movement or specific period, arranging art on a blank wall allows you to evoke emotions in a room while also showing off your tastes and interests. A symmetrical wall arrangement may comprise a grid of four to six pieces or, for an odd number of works, a horizontal row. Asymmetrical arrangements, which may be small clusters of art or large, salon-style gallery walls, have a more collected and eclectic feel.
Download the 1stDibs app, which includes a handy “View on Wall” feature that allows you to see how a particular artwork will look on a particular wall, and read about how to arrange wall art. And if you’re searching for the perfect palette for your interior design project, what better place to turn than to the art world’s masters of color?
On 1stDibs, you’ll find an expansive collection of paintings and other fine art for your home or office. Browse abstract paintings, portrait paintings, paintings by emerging artists and more today.
Read More
Impressionist Rebel Camille Pissarro Made the Everyday Feel Radical
In Denver, a major new retrospective reveals how the painter’s devotion to ordinary life — and his fearless shifts in style — shaped modern art.
The Real World Portraitist of “The Gilded Age,” Season Three
Only the best painter could suit the calculatedly extravagant Bertha Russell.
See Kent Monkman’s Magical Realist Take on Frontier History
With a solo show at the Denver Art Museum and a commission from the Met, the Cree Canadian painter has become an international sensation.
Yale’s Trove of British Art Is Back on View in a Refreshed Louis Kahn Building
After a two-year closure, they Yale Center for British Art opens its doors again, with all sorts of changes to its building and programming.
At 89, Artist Lucio Pozzi Is Reaching New Career Heights
The Italian-American’s 2020 abstract painting “The Hoe” personifies his “art of not knowing.”
The 1stDibs Guide to Types of Abstract Art
Get to know the key movements and artists who have influenced visual culture for more than a century.
With a Show at MoMA, Marlon Mullen Paints Pictures That Are beyond Words
The nonspeaking California artist is having a moment, with vivacious paintings that play on art-magazine covers as well as more mysterious abstractions.
The Vibrant Beauty of Orphist Art Supersedes Its Perplexing Name
This kaleidoscopic early-modern art style has long deserved another look. Now, the Guggenheim museum is doing just that.