Germany - Figurative Paintings

Secret Desires is a piece that conveys the depth of the inner world of a young woman lost in dreams and contemplation. The central figure is an attractive woman with a thoughtful exp...

George Morland (1763 London - 1804 Brighton). Sheltering from the Storm. Oil on canvas, relined, 37.5 x 29.5 cm (visible size), 53.5 x 45.5 cm (...

Hercules in Halkidiki, 2019 Acrylic on canvas 53 5/32 H x 55 1/8 W in. 135 H x 140 W cm (reproduced at page 130, in the catalogue 'Mythical Flesh' by Mark Gisbourne, Diana Dochia - P...

The God, The Nymph, 2018 Acrylic on unstretched canvas (Signed front right corner) 82.67 H × 55.11 W in. 210 H × 140 W cm The artist reinterprets the myths of Apollo and Daphne from...

Wilhelm Feldmann (1859 Lüneburg - 1932 Lübeck), Sunny forest landscape, c. 1900. Oil on canvas, marouflaged on wood, 37 cm x 48 cm (inside dimensions), 42.5 cm x 53.5 cm (frame), sig...

Pandemic, 2020 acrylic on canvas 27 9/16 H x 27 9/16 W in. 70 H x 70 W cm The new series of paintings signed by Alexandru Rădvan was born during the total isolation of 2020. It is t...

Mythological IV (Two Blems), 2016 Acrylic marker on canvas sheet (signed and dated front right corner) 23 5/8 H x 17 3/4 W in. 60 H x 45 W cm (reproduced at page 43, in the catalogue...

Chroma sky (Blue key) 12, 2007 Acrylic and oil on canvas (Signed on reverse) 23.62 H x 31.49 W in 60 H x 80 W cm The artist wrote about how he conceives this work: "The transform...

Contemporary figurative painting with lots of details and movement. Beautiful statement piece for any art collection. Combining a lot of different colors in any interiors and settin...

Candy Eyes issue #5, 2010 Oil on canvas (Signed front upper left corner) 13 4/5 H × 10 1/5 W in 35 H × 26 W cm Through his works, Mihai Florea equally satirizes, the one who produce...

Ulysses I, 2011 Acrylic on canvas (Signed on reverse) 7 9/10 H × 7 9/10 W in. 20 H × 20 W cm The artwork "Ulysses I" was part of the solo show “Epic”. This exhibition, as the artist...

Edition 5 JAY-C – the pseudonym of this innovative young artist known for his subversive use of familiar figures and symbols. Using a distinct and fine British sense of humour,
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Useful Object Cut, 2009 Oil on canvas, wooden box, knife 47.24 H x 27,55 W x 11,81 D in 120 H x 70 W x 30 D cm In the "Useful Objects" series, the woman is identified with the p...

Inquisitive Interlude, 2018 Oil on canvas (Signed on reverse) 27.55 H x 19.68 W in. 70 H x 50 W cm In his paintings, Radu Rodideal speaks about the concept of loneliness. Everybody ...

Rudolf Kosow's Braggart depicts a striking contrast between a colossal, melancholic dog and a diminutive cowboy figure. The dog's immense, expressive face dominates the canvas, its w...

Morass, 2004 Acrylic on canvas (Signed) 78.74 H x 35.43 W in 200 H × 90 W cm Signed on reverse The painting "Morass" is part of a larger series of works entitled " Minotaur" and in...

People encounter a domestic animal that is commonplace and familiar, but the disproportionate scale creates fascination, fright and this perspective renders the human speechless. Similar to the satirical novel "Gulliver's Travels", people are confronted with an inexplicable encounter and do not know how to react to it. Is the situation perplexing because a dog is huge, just taking a nap and does not notice the people around it, or are humans too tiny and do not recognize their "absurd" existence? keywords; surrealism, animals, cat, oil painting, earth tones, figurative painting, strangeness, contemporary surrealistic, unsettling, contemporary figurative painting, dreams, symbolic composition, cat paw

We love Rudolf's latest series and particularly this exquisite demonstration of TLC in "Best Friends". The artist says "Two inseparable friends, regardless of the size differences, t...

Contemporary figurative painting with lots of details and movement. Beautiful statement piece for any art collection. Combining a lot of different colors in any interiors and settin...

Attributed to MILLOT, Henri. Portrait of a Lady. Oil on canvas. Unsigned, inscribed Millot on the reverse. 18th century. 85 x 69 cm. Framed. 85 x 69 cm. Portrait of a young woman in ...

Contemporary figurative painting with lots of details and movement. Beautiful statement piece for any art collection. Combining a lot of different colors in any interiors and settin...

Contemporary figurative painting with lots of details and movement. Beautiful statement piece for any art collection. Combining a lot of different colors in any interiors and setting...

"Miami Nr. 5" is a 2025 unique oil on canvas painting by German mid-career artist Michael Pröpper. Comes with certificate on back. It depicts a skyscraper view onto the ocean lands...

in FAKE, three cowboys stand side by side, dressed in dusty, timeworn attire, they exude an air of quiet contemplation, perplexed with their hands resting on their hips as they gaze ...

A hyperrealistic doughnut dominates Vicious Circle, its glossy chocolate glaze reflecting light with mouthwatering precision. Seated atop it, a young woman in a vintage swimsuit appe...

"Fragment" by Rudolf Kosow is a deeply introspective miniature painting on wood that subtly plays with shadow and light to evoke a sense of hidden depths within the human form. This ...

acrylic on canvas shipped in roll Two bouquets left after the evening. They carry traces of conversation, the breath of night, the freshness of air that still remembers warmth. A few...

Large, decorative oil painting in impressionist style. Illegible signed. Dated 1897. "Serious encounter" In places color flaking. Unframed.

Conrad Kiesel (1846-1921), The gift of flowers. Oil on wood, 43 x 35 cm, 69 x 61 cm (frame), signed at lower left "Conrad Kiesel pxt [pinxit]", about 1900. In a magnificent gilt stuc...

"Protectress" by Rudolf Kosow is a compelling oil painting that uses surrealism to explore themes of guardianship and scale. In this striking work, a colossal Doberman sits attentive...

17th century, old master painting, oil on canvas, "The rest with the horses". Relined canvas. The stretcher was also renewed once. The painting is rather dark, like i.a. on photo n...

Barber Schaumann is a contemporary artist known for her vibrant, abstract interpretations of the female form. Her work combines bold colors with modern, geometric shapes, blending el...

This emotionally rich painting portrays the quiet presence of a beloved dog beside a woman, capturing a moment of stillness, trust, and unspoken connection. The work reflects the dee...

Very decorative, 17th century, old master painting, oil on canvas, King Alexander Magnus, the great. Illustration of two children, putti, with wreaths of flowers on a board (or maus...

Please note, the whites areas in the painting are trully white as opposed to bluey as shown in the pictures. Painting is signed at the front. COA provided keywords; surrealism, humo...

Barber Schaumann is a contemporary artist known for her vibrant, abstract interpretations of the female form. Her work combines bold colors with modern, geometric shapes, blending el...

Impressive and monumental maritime oil painting on canvas by Franz Müller-Gossen (German, 1871–1946), signed and dated ’08 lower right. Depicted is a dramatic scene of sailing vesse...

"Water Lilies Meditation II" is a new 2024 unique acrylic on canvas painting by German mid-career artist Michael Pröpper. It debicts an water lilies on water in a blend of abstract a...

Circle or Follower of David Teniers, Peasant in a Tavern Inn, drinking and smoking. Oil on canvas, Framed: 39 x 47 cm. Typical Flemish Baroque Interior...

In this work, naive playfulness meets quiet resilience. The heroine, dressed in polka dots, seems to have stepped out of an old film — part actress, part observer of her own life. "P...

This restrained profile, rendered in subdued purples and dusty violets, evokes the stoic silence of the lone gunman archetype. With face partly turned away and hidden beneath a wide-...

In HERMIT, a lone chimpanzee clings to a jagged iceberg, its dark fur stark against the vast expanse of ice and water. Its expression is pensive, almost melancholic, as if caught bet...

Adorator, 2004 Acrylic on canvas 78.74 H x 35.43 W in. 200 H × 90 W cm Signed The painting "Adorator" is part of a larger series of works entitled " Minotaur" and inspired by the m...

A young woman in a vintage dress and cloche hat perches solemnly atop an enormous raspberry mousse dessert, her poised figure seemingly unaware of the surreal scale beneath her. Rend...

Lovers in an Orchard, 2021 acrylic on canvas 27 9/16 H x 27 9/16 W in. 70 H x 70 W cm The torrid sun, the infinite blue of the sea, the warmth of summer days, and ordinary people c...

Circle of Ruisdael, Riders in a Landscape passing by a well

At first glance, simple, banal things are visible but something is clearly strange here, what is going on here? And where did a piece of cake disappear? keywords; surrealism, food, ...

Large, enticing and very decorative painting. Oil on canvas. Signed Imre Goth 1931. 1931. Motif of an elgant, young girl with her doll. Beautiful painting in impressionist style. ...

Barber Schaumann is a contemporary artist known for her vibrant, abstract interpretations of the female form. Her work combines bold colors with modern, geometric shapes, blending el...

Barber Schaumann is a contemporary artist known for her vibrant, abstract interpretations of the female form. Her work combines bold colors with modern, geometric shapes, blending el...

A quiet sense of inevitability permeates this surreal encounter between horse and rider, suspended against a vast sky streaked with rose-brown clouds. The figure—a small, contemplati...

"Happy" by Rudolf Kosow is a surreal and dreamlike composition that transforms an ordinary dessert into an expansive, otherworldly landscape. A woman rests peacefully, partially subm...

Two, painting by contemporary artist Emanuel Schulze. OIl on canvas, 50 cm x 70 cm. The mysterious landscapes of Emanuel Schulze combine architectural shapes and natural surrounds, g...

Barber Schaumann is a contemporary artist known for her vibrant, abstract interpretations of the female form. Her work combines bold colors with modern, geometric shapes, blending el...

"Incident" by Rudolf Kosow is a visually stunning oil painting that masterfully utilizes surrealism and a subtle color palette to emphasize the unexpected juxtaposition of a giant pu...

Frederick Vezin (1859 Torresdale Philadelphia - 1933 Düsseldorf), Autumn Landscape in the Sunlight, oil on canvas, mounted on cardboard, 32 x 41 cm (inside measurement), 44 x 51 cm (frame), signed and dates lower right "F. Vezin. [19]05". - Cardboard slightly curved, small inconspicuous retouch at the centre of the upper edge of the picture. About the artwork Although the painting appears to be a sketch, Frederick Vezin considered it to be a finished work of art, as evidenced by his signature on the lower right. And it is precisely this sketchy quality that leads to an understanding of the painting, which was certainly created in the landscape itself: the natural phenomena were to be depicted artistically at the moment of their observation. This is not done by meticulously sketching nature, but - and here Vezin follows the teaching of French Impressionism - by illustrating nature in its visual fullness. The artist's eye is, as it were, immersed in the visuality of nature, which is made visible by his hand. The painting is therefore not a reflection of the landscape, but its artistic intensification. This intensification also includes the fact that the foreground of the painting - corresponding to the field of vision - eludes a detail-oriented close-up view. Instead, the spatula-like application of paint, the vertical structure of which corresponds to the structure of the floral growth, has the effect of making nature tangible in its colourful substance. At the same time, the foreground, which remains indeterminate in its concrete objectivity, creates an atmospheric space that connects with the actual protagonist of the picture, the group of trees, which flares up in shades of red and brown. Here, too, the leaves are more speckled than clearly outlined. It is precisely this 'sketchiness' that opens up a visual experience that makes the landscape accessible in its visual fullness, thus revealing its essence. In addition to this abundance, the landscape is presented as a structure of order in that the composition of the picture makes the composition of the landscape visible. For example, the group of trees forms a distinct dark green shadow, which is repeated in the shadows cast by the trees behind it. A patterned diagonal axis is created in the picture, which is composed in this way by the landscape itself. Strictly speaking, this is a cultivated landscape: a fence at the bottom and a low stone wall at the top, running from left to right, are two elements that also have a strong compositional effect. And on the top of the hill, a stone house is embedded in the landscape as the brightest surface in the picture. Nature and culture here form a harmonious synthesis, giving the painting an Arcadian touch. In order to give the landscape as much space as possible, the horizon line is raised, but the design of the sky is also crucial. The clouds, combined with the shapes of the trees, create a bright blue sky. To the European eye, such a sky is reminiscent of a summer landscape. Accordingly, within the seasonal cycle, the blue sky is reserved for summer, and French Impressionism is also primarily an ode to summer. In Vezin's painting, however, the brilliant blue sky stands above an autumnal landscape, some of the trees even defoliated. It can therefore be assumed that the painting was made not in Europe but in the United States, and that it illustrates the proverbial Indian summer, making Frederick Vezin a pioneer of American landscape painting. About the artist Frederick Vezin was the son of a French immigrant to the United States and a German-born mother. This predestined him to promote artistic exchange between the old and new worlds. Having spent part of his schooling in Germany, in 1876, at the age of 20, he enrolled at the Düsseldorf Academy of Art, where he studied with Peter Janssen the Elder, Eduard von Gebhardt and Wilhelm Sohn, among others. He graduated in 1883, settled in Munich and returned to Düsseldorf in 1895, where he lived until his death in 1933. A native of the United States, he travelled to the country frequently and became a popular portrait and society painter. His artistic talent, however, was most evident in his landscape paintings. Trained in French Impressionism, he developed a virtuoso use of colour and a free brushwork that remained tied to the landscape motif, opening up the landscape itself in a new way. Frederick Vezin turned his attention primarily to the landscape of his homeland, becoming a pioneer of modern American landscape...

Mental closeness connects two dissimilar beings, despite great differences. keywords; surrealism, portrait, oil painting, earth tones, figurative painting, strangeness, contemporary...

Flower III Awakening (part of the “State of Bloom” series) “Awakening” captures a moment of inner shift — when a sensation is not yet fully formed, but already present. This is no...

With eyes obscured and hat lowered, this figure is both iconic and unknowable—a faceless cowboy adrift in a pale, open void. Kosow distills the visual codes of Americana and cinemati...

keywords; surrealism, hunting dog, humour, uncanny, animals, prussian blue, emerald green, earth tones, oil painting, figurative painting, strangeness, contemporary surrealistic, uns...