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Figurative Paintings For Sale
"Time to Dream" Abstract Mixed Media Painting D39" inch by Masha Iv
Located in Culver City, CA
"Time to Dream" Abstract Mixed Media Painting D39" inch by Masha Iv Medium: Mixed Media. Acrylic on canvas ABOUT: Masha Iv is a Russian artist, performer...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Figurative Paintings

Materials

Ceramic, Canvas, Paper, Acrylic

"Spirits" Abstract Painting 39" x 28" inch by Amal Nasr
Located in Culver City, CA
"Spirits" Abstract Painting 39" x 28" inch by Amal Nasr “New Horizon” series There is a constant quest to restore the joy of discovery and the pleasure of the first experience, an...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

GROWING UP (#2) by Zoran Šimunović - Large framed painting, bright colors
Located in Paris, FR
Oil on canvas painting by Croatian artist Zoran Šimunović from the series GROWING UP. The artwork is sold framed. Dimensions of the frame...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

"Henna Night II" Oil painting 20" x 29.5" inch by Omar Abdel Zaher
Located in Culver City, CA
"Henna Night II" Oil painting 20" x 29.5" inch by Omar Abdel Zaher Abdel Zaher is a graduate of the Academy of Fine Arts in Helwan and has been painting for three decades and has no...
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21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Marinas by Calo Carratalá (set of 4) - Landscape Painting, seascape, Tanzania
Located in Paris, FR
Set of 4 paintings from the 'Marinas' series by Spanish contemporary artist Calo Carratalá. Oil paintings on wood panel, 22 cm × 35 cm each. Dimensi...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Wood Panel, Oil

"PEACE & LOVE" Mixed Media Painting 42.5" x 76" inch by Masha Iv
Located in Culver City, CA
"PEACE & LOVE" Mixed Media Painting 42.5" x 76" inch by Masha Iv Medium: Mixed Media. Canvas, acrylic, ceramic paint, liquid bronzes ABOUT: Masha Iv is a...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Figurative Paintings

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Bronze

Lady with Bird and Cat II /// Contemporary Animal Figurative Modern Painting Art
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: Dan May (American, 1955-) Title: "Lady with Bird and Cat II" *Signed by May lower left. It is also signed and dated on verso Year: 2020 Medium: ...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Paint, Acrylic

"JUST RELAXING NOW" Mixed Media Painting 79" x 39" inch by Masha Iv
Located in Culver City, CA
"JUST RELAXING NOW" Mixed Media Painting 79" x 39" inch by Masha Iv Medium: Mixed Media. Canvas, acrylic, ceramic paint, liquid bronzes ABOUT: Masha Iv i...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Figurative Paintings

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Bronze

"Dreamcatcher" Mixed media Painting 79" x 24" inch by Karim Abd Elmalak
Located in Culver City, CA
"Dreamcatcher" Mixed media Painting 79" x 24" inch by Karim Abd Elmalak Karim Abdel Malak's layered multi-media works are influenced by the old mast...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Wood, Mixed Media, Oil

"Expectation II" Oil Painting 48" x 25.5" inch by Ashraf Zamzami
Located in Culver City, CA
"Expectation II" Oil Painting 48" x 25.5" inch by Ashraf Zamzami ABOUT A characteristically bold and optimistic palette does not belie the inescapably pensive nature and at times, ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Fine Early 1800's Scottish Pastoral Landscape Ancient Castle Figures & Sheep
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist/ School: Scottish School, early 19th century Title: a large panoramic Scottish landscape, with ancient castle standing to the centre, with various figures enjoying the landsc...
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Early 19th Century Victorian Figurative Paintings

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Oil

Portrait of a Beauty by William Clarke Wontner
By William Clarke Wontner
Located in New Orleans, LA
William Clarke Wontner 1857-1930 British Portrait of a Beauty Signed and dated "W. Wontner 1918" (lower left) Oil on canvas Classical beauty a...
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20th Century Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

"Portrait Turquoise” Oil Painting 63" x 47" inch by Katherine Bakhoum Tisné
Located in Culver City, CA
"Portrait Turquoise” Oil Painting 63" x 47" inch by Katherine Bakhoum Tisné Pastel on paper. Framed. Katherine Bakhoum represents art that has been forgotten for a long while. She ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Pastel, Paper

"Sur la Terrace” Oil Painting 25.5" x 25.5" inch by Katherine Bakhoum Tisné
Located in Culver City, CA
"Sur la Terrace” Oil Painting 25.5" x 25.5" inch by Katherine Bakhoum Tisné Katherine Bakhoum represents art that has been forgotten for a long while. She draws upon the concept and the subject of the orientalism and the enchantment of that period. Through her work we can feel the researches she has done to reveal her Egyptian origins and the magic and power of the bygone times. Katherine Bakhoum has succeeded in imprinting her own stamp to evoke a new world full of charm, nostalgia and magic that is deeply implanted in her canvas. Her power dwells in creating her own style of contemporary expressionism building upon the old orientalism. Katherine Bakhoum’s art comes up out of an Egyptian childhood and from the distance of a life spent in France. What is left unsaid is as important as what is shown. Decorative yes, as in old orientalism, when everything was texture and what wasn’t texture was veiled, a reincarnation of old spirits, dervishes, orientalist motifs and the stuff of a once powerful civilization, the better to suggest it all might just come to life again. The choice of ancient subject matters, the echo of orientalist pieces in the collages, like the echo of the appeal of ancient gestures, of foreign lands, and domestic tapestries, all this weaves up out of Katherine Bakhoum’s creations. Sometimes we only have the line of a horizon on which to hang our imagination, sometimes we only have the trace of a profile in the shadows. What we always have is a persistent belief in beauty. Where there is beauty, there is hope. Katherine Bakhoum has abandoned neither. SOLO EXHIBITIONS Claudine Legrand Gallery: Annual exhibitions from 1996 to 2016 Safar Khan Gallery, Cairo: Annual exhibitions from 1999 to 2018 Galerie la Sirène, Le Mans 2010 Galerie Ghislaine Eonnet-Dupuy, St Briac 2008 2009 Green art gallery Dubai 2009 Galerie La Medina, Tunis 2001 Italian Cultural Institute, Cairo 1999 Gallery Lézard d'Ailleurs 1998 Influence Gallery 1997 Bruno Delarue Gallery Etretat 1997 Jolymont workshops in Brussels 1996 Gallery Lézard d'Ailleurs St Rémy de Provence 1995 Etienne Causans Gallery 1995 Gallery Art 50 1994 Gallery Art 50 1993 Anne Vignial Gallery 1992 Galerie Escalier Rouge, Ouagadougou 2002 City of Arts, Florence Foundation 1992 Galerie Peinture Fraiche...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Traditional English Landscape Countryside Scene by 20th Century British Artist
Located in Preston, GB
Traditional English Landscape Countryside Scene by 20th Century Modern British Artist Art measure 18 x 12 inches Frame measures 24 x 18 inches Peter Coulthard was brought up in the Pennine...
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Late 20th Century Realist Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Cotton Canvas, Oil

Chiloé Night - Urban Street Scene at Dusk, Original Painting, Framed
Located in Chicago, IL
Two people stroll up a hill past an import shop in this urban scene by Keiko Ogawa. The shop's bright overhead light brings our attention to the two figures. The bright purple and ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

"Impending Storm" by Sandra Pratt, Oil Painting, Abstracted Landscape
Located in Denver, CO
Sandra Pratt's "Impending Storm," created with oil on linen panel, is a captivating landscape painting measuring 8 x 16 inches (20.32 x 40.64 cm). This original artwork captures the dramatic atmosphere of an approaching storm over a serene landscape. Pratt's technique with oil paint creates a rich texture and depth, bringing the landscape to life. The painting showcases a dynamic sky filled with swirling clouds, contrasted against the earthy tones of the land and the shimmering waters. The use of bold brushstrokes and a muted color palette conveys a sense of movement and impending change, capturing the viewer's attention and drawing them into the scene. "Impending Storm" is an excellent example of contemporary landscape painting, blending realism with expressive brushwork. This piece is perfect for collectors who appreciate the beauty and power of nature depicted through skilled artistry. The painting is sold unframed and will require a frame to hang. We are happy to provide framing quotes upon request. This piece will add a touch of dramatic elegance to any collection, reflecting Sandra Pratt's unique vision and technical prowess. Artist Statement: My work is inspired by my emotional response to places I've seen and experienced. In particular, the contrasts of light and dark. I enjoy using a palette knife for the immediate bold statement it offers. I started painting as a young child and studied for a while at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago but ultimately decided to be a self-taught artist, My style of painting is called abstract impressionism. I work Alla Prima, wet into wet, not reworking a picture that has dried. I started using the palette knife to do color charts, then kept using it for immediate effects and fun texture. The challenge is making the whole painting cohesive enough in a single session, which can be a fun challenge working big!. I paint intuitively, and I enjoy painting landscapes best, scenes all people can relate to at a fundamental level, green fields in Ireland, Paris alleys, and little white barns. I'm drawn to old structures, falling down barns, fences, and houses. I love the sense of history, fragility, and secrets they exude. Artists I'm inspired by are Edward Seago, Kyffin Williams, Nicolai Fechin, and Sergei Bogart. These painters have a very particular style and handle of paint manipulation I find fascinating. My color palette has simplified over time. I've experimented with many colors; my basic palette is usually around seven colors plus white. I like creating color harmony, so the focus is on shape, composition, and edges, although colorful paintings have a place in my work. Overall, I intend to show my viewers simplicity in art and create transcendent experiences. My work has been exhibited at the Brattleboro Museum in Vermont, with the Allied Artists of America in NY, and at the A.R. Mitchell Museum and the Fort Collins Museum of Contemporary Art in Colorado. I'm from Chicago, IL, and currently live in the mountains of Colorado with my incredible husband, two kids, cattle dog...
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2010s Impressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Linen, Oil, Panel

"Gold Frenzy" Acrylic & Inks Painting 41" x 53" inch by Kinda Adly
Located in Culver City, CA
"Gold Frenzy" Acrylic & Inks Painting 41" x 53" inch by Kinda Adly * Due to the Ministry of Culture policy, handling time (paperwork) may take up to 2-5 weeks. Kinda Adly, born in...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Gold Leaf

DO ASTRONAUTS NEED ART? #3 by Zoran Šimunović - Large framed painting, colorful
Located in Paris, FR
Oil on canvas painting by Croatian artist Zoran Šimunović from the series DO ASTRONAUTS NEED ART? The artwork is sold framed. Dimensions of the fram...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"Paysage du Nord de la France " Bretagne, Oil cm. 100 x 50 Offer Free Shipping
Located in Torino, IT
Sailboat,Sea,France,Port,Boat ,Landscape ,Britain , Atlantic Ocean, Blu , Grey . Label on the back Galleria Pirra Torino This work is more than 50 year...
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1930s Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings

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Oil, Masonite

Shield Me - Nude Figures, Intimate Portrayal of a Couple, Original Oil on Panel
Located in Chicago, IL
Using pornography as a vehicle for understanding, Rick Sindt's work explores the discovery and development of queer attraction. Sindt transforms pornographi...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Panel, Oil

Their Whole Private Selves - Two Nude Bodies Entwined, Original Oil on Panel
Located in Chicago, IL
Using pornography as a vehicle for understanding, Rick Sindt's work explores the discovery and development of queer attraction. Sindt transforms pornographi...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Panel

"Geisha in Waiting" Oil Painting 49" x 81" inch by Ashraf Zamzami
Located in Culver City, CA
"Geisha in Waiting" Oil Painting 49" x 81" inch by Ashraf Zamzami Ashraf El Zamzami was a graduate of the Academy of Fine Arts in Minya, and he fast made a name for himself in the ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

The Sound of the Changing Season - Surreal Rural Scene, Hyper-realistic
Located in Chicago, IL
A violinist, playing a melancholy tune, helps conjure up the change of season from fall to winter on Halloween, as represented by the black cat. The cat is holding the Tempest in the Teapot kettle. The raven, who is bursting forth from the steam of this tempest, represents the cold, dark and harsh winter to come. Juxtaposing and altering unrelated natural objects with the machinations of man to create a scene of an impossible surreal world, the viewer enters the mind of artist Christopher Klein...
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2010s Surrealist Figurative Paintings

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Oil, Panel

Melancholia - Based on Albrecht Dürer, Modern Interpretation, Oil on Panel
Located in Chicago, IL
This painting, inspired by Albrecht Durer's "Melancholia 1," was done during the COVID Pandemic and the last year of the Trump presidency. Hopes for the ...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Oil, Panel

"Prelude" Abstract Painting 75" x 75" inch by Ahmed Gaafary
Located in Culver City, CA
"Prelude" Painting 75" x 75" inch by Ahmed Gaafary To begin this description, let me start with this question: Is it the internal side of things that is more important or is it wha...
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21st Century and Contemporary Neo-Expressionist Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic, Mixed Media

I Might Grow to Be Kinder - Intimate Portrayal of a Couple Embracing
Located in Chicago, IL
Using pornography as a vehicle for understanding, Rick Sindt's work explores the discovery and development of queer attraction. Sindt transforms pornographi...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Panel

Do Dolls Have Emotions? (#2) by Zoran Šimunović - Large framed painting, pink
Located in Paris, FR
Oil on canvas painting by Croatian artist Zoran Šimunović from the series DO DOLLS HAVE EMOTIONS? The artwork is sold framed. Dimensions of the framed ...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Lake Manyara No.2 by Calo Carratalá - Large waterscape painting, Tanzania
Located in Paris, FR
Lake Manyara N°2 is a unique oil painting by Spanish contemporary artist Calo Carratalá, dimensions are 150 × 300 cm (59.1 × 118.1 in). The artwork is signed, sold unframed and comes...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

"Circle of Life" Painting 39" x 39" inch by Kinda Adly
Located in Culver City, CA
"Circle of Life" Painting 39" x 39" inch by Kinda Adly Kinda Adly, born in Egypt in 1989, is a self-taught artist. She grew up in Egypt and currently lives in Switzerland. Her love ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Figurative Paintings

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Mixed Media, Canvas, Ink, Acrylic

"Honeycomb" Acrylic & Inks Painting 28" x 39" inch by Kinda Adly
Located in Culver City, CA
"Honeycomb" Acrylic & Inks Painting 28" x 39" inch by Kinda Adly Kinda Adly, born in Egypt in 1989, is a self-taught artist. She grew up in Egypt and currently lives in Switzerland....
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Figurative Paintings

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Acrylic, Canvas, Ink

"Hilltop" Mixed Media Painting 8" x 12" inch by Katherine Bakhoum Tisné
Located in Culver City, CA
"Hilltop" Mixed Media Painting 8" x 12" inch by Katherine Bakhoum Tisné Techniques Bakhoum often paints on canvases that have been prepared with various materials. She generally ma...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Glass, Pastel, Mixed Media

MusCATteer - Surreal Rural Scene, Hyper-realistic Original Oil Painting, Framed
Located in Chicago, IL
Juxtaposing and altering unrelated natural objects with the machinations of man to create a scene of an impossible surreal world, the viewer enters the mind of artist Christopher Klein...
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2010s Surrealist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Linen

"Sea Goddess" Abstract Painting 16" x 16" inch by Amal Nasr
Located in Culver City, CA
"Sea Goddess" Abstract Painting 16" x 16" inch by Amal Nasr “New Horizon” series There is a constant quest to restore the joy of discovery and the pleas...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

Deanna, Make-Up Artist - Portrait of a Woman w/Curly Hair & Huge Hoop Earrings
Located in Chicago, IL
This contemporary portrait of Deanna - Make-Up Artist, is a beautiful example of the talents of artist Rose Freymuth Frazier. The blunt stare of the sub...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Panel

"New Horizon" Abstract Painting 96" x 48" inch by Amal Nasr
Located in Culver City, CA
"New Horizon" Abstract Painting 96" x 48" inch by Amal Nasr Acrylic on Wood “New Horizon” series There is a constant quest to restore the joy of discovery and the pleasure of the...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Figurative Paintings

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Wood, Acrylic

Amlodi's Nightmare, - Highly Detailed Surrealist, Original Painting on Panel
Located in Chicago, IL
This is a version of the Renaissance motif known as "Death and the Maiden". I think the motif generally was meant to condemn Voluptus (born of the...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Panel, Acrylic

Maureen Reclining - Original Oil Painting, Nude Female in Slippers, Lush Fabrics
Located in Chicago, IL
This classically painted nude model study demonstrates the artists understanding of the human figure. Surrounded by loosely painted lush fabrics, the model lies in a reclining position, her eyes closed, wearing only a pair of slippers. The quick, confident brush strokes in the background, combined with deft handling of paint in the figure combine to make this a painting for all time. Andrew S. Conklin Maureen Reclining oil on panel 10h x 14w in 25.40h x 35.56w cm Andrew S. Conklin is a figurative painter. He holds an MFA from the Academy of Art University, and studied painting at the National Academy of Design in New York City with Harvey Dinnerstein...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Panel, Oil

The Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire of March 24, 1911 - Original Oil Painting
Located in Chicago, IL
March 25th, 1911, Greenwich village, Manhattan, New York. The epitome of sweatshop labor, the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory was a harsh and grueling workplace. During a time of large movements for workers, women rights, and talks of labor unions, the owners of the factory were overly strict and frugal. The approximately 500 employees working that day on the 8th, 9th, and 10th floor of the Asch Building were working in rows of sewing machines and flammable materials with all exit doors locked. Just before quitting time a fire started on the 8th floor, probably from a cigarette, spread rapidly and consumed most of the top 3 floors. It was difficult for the panicked employees to escape because the stairwell doors were locked, the elevators saved many people’s lives until they became inoperable, and the rear fire escape eventually became overloaded and collapsed. Some resorted to jumping from the windows. In the aftermath 146 people perished and 78 were injured, mostly women. Eric Edward Esper The Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire of March 25, 1911 oil on canvas 32h x 24w in 81.28h x 60.96w cm EEE017 Eric Edward Esper After obtaining my BFA in Illustration from Northern Michigan...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

Landscape Painting of Wastwater Lake District by British Contemporary Artist
By Rebecca Ann Wilmer
Located in Preston, GB
Landscape Painting of Wastwater in the English Lake District by British Contemporary Artist Rebecca Ann Wilmer. Art measures 36 x 24 inches Frame measures 42 x 30 inches Born in ...
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2010s Land Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Cotton, Paint, Cotton Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic

"Asceticism" Painting 16" x 30" inch by Ahmed Saber
Located in Culver City, CA
"Asceticism" Painting 16" x 30" inch by Ahmed Saber Color Pencil and Acrylic on Paper. AHMED SABER - BIO Ahmed Saber is an Egyptian artist based in Luxor in Upper Egypt, where he r...
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21st Century and Contemporary Symbolist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Gold Leaf

Nature's Web of Dependency - Large Scale Oil Painting with Animals and People
Located in Chicago, IL
Nothing in nature exists in isolation. Everything is interconnected and interdependent. Bruno Surdo explores this theory in this large scale painting entitled simply "Nature's Web of Dependency". One small part of this web are humans And while nature can survive without humans, we must ask ourselves, can we humans survive without nature?? This painting is unframed. Please contact the gallery for framing options. Bruno Surdo Nature's Web of Dependency oil on canvas 64h x 66.50w in 162.56h x 168.91w cm BRS082 Bruno A. Surdo b. Chicago, 1963 EXHIBITIONS 2021 Ethos + Truth, Gallery Victor Armendariz, Chicago, IL 2020 Realities, Gallery Victor Armendariz, Chicago, IL 2018 Liberation, Gallery Victor Armendariz, Chicago, IL Blood Sport, Gallery Victor Armendariz, Chicago, IL Art on Paper 2018, Gallery Victor Armendariz, Pier 36, New York, NY SOFA Chicago 2018, Gallery Victor Armendariz, Navy Pier, Chicago, IL 2017 POP!ARAZZI, Gallery Victor Armendariz, Chicago, IL Coming Attractions, Gallery Victor Armendariz, Chicago, IL 2015 SOFA Chicago 2015, Ann Nathan Gallery, Navy Pier, Chicago, IL Bruno Surdo: Allegories, Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL 2014 Bruno Surdo: Respond, Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL Modern Metaphors, Rockford Art Museum, Rockford, IL 2013 Bruno Surdo: Revelations, Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL Vice + Virtue, Northern Illinois University Museum of Art 2012 Contemporary Realism Biennial, Fort Wayne Museum of Art, Fort Wayne, IN 2011 Bruno Surdo, University of St. Francis School of Creative Arts, Fort Wayne, IN Uncensored, Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL 2010 Art Chicago 2010, Ann Nathan Gallery, Merchandise Mart, Chicago, IL 2009 Art Chicago 2009, Ann Nathan Gallery, Merchandise Mart, Chicago, IL 2007 Bruno Surdo, Art Institute of Indianapolis, Indianapolis, IN 2006 Context/Content: Making Meaning with the Figure, University of Arkansas, Conway, AR Creative Imaginings, Mobile Museum of Art, Mobile, AL Bruno Surdo: Cycles, Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL 2005 Art Chicago 2005, Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL 2004 Tragedy, Memory, & Honor, Richard M. Daley Center, Chicago, IL Art Chicago 2004, Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL Group Show, Arcadia Gallery, New York, NY Drawings VII, Koplin Del Rio Gallery, West Hollywood, CA Armory Show, New York Armory, New York, NY 2003 Paintings & Drawings, College of Lake County, Grayslake, IL The Art Show, New York, NY Bruno Surdo: New Work, Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL Art Chicago 2003, Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL 2003-10 International Show of Contemporary Artists, Chicago Art Open, Chicago, IL 2002 Bruno Surdo: Perception of Appearance, Frye Museum, Seattle, WA Tragedy, Memory, & Honor, Richard M. Daley Center, Chicago, IL Bruno Surdo: Transcendence, Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL Art Chicago 2002, Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL Tragedy, Memory, & Honor, Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL 2001 Magic Vision, Arkansas Art Center, Little Rock, AR 1998 Evanston and Vicinity Artists, Evanston Art Center, Evanston, IL 1996 Bruno Surdo: A Personal View, University of Wisconsin, Kenosha, WI 1995 Bruno Surdo: Recent Works, College of Lake County, IL AIDS in Our Society, Loyola University, Chicago, IL Bruno Surdo: Life, Struggle, and Hope, Chicago Cultural Center, Chicago, IL 2001 Magic Vision, Arkansas Art Center, Little Rock, AR Bruno Surdo: Dualities of Life, Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL 1999 Group Show, Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL 1998 Group Exhibition, Fine Arts Building Gallery, Chicago, IL 1995 Spiritual Inquiries, Struve Gallery, Chicago, IL 1994 Recent Works, The 14th Annual Juried Exhibition for Lake County Artists, Grayslake, IL Go Figure, Figurative Works on Paper, Chicago Printmakers Collaborative, Chicago, IL SELECTED COLLECTIONS The Re-Birth of Venus, Temporary Loan, Fort Wayne Museum of Art Arkansas Art Center, Little Rock, AR College of Lake County, Greyslake, IL Flashpoint Academy, Chicago IL John Robert Wiltgen Design Shoemaker Ruud Collection Julie & Thomas Danilek Michael Vozzella and Mike Silver Benjamin Fernandez Tom Braake Betsy Colburn Michael Diemand & Lor LaRose Michael Staab & Kathy Brock Bruce Leep Frank Tzurect Mary Foley Rosalyn Carlson Mimmy Turney Janet Long Halstead Billy Hunt Carol Galli Myles Kerrigan Honorable & Mrs. Edwin Berman Theodore Gage Northrop Art Museum Past Present & Future Company Dr. James & Peggy Kemmler Salvatore Monastero Nix & Virginia Lauridsen Joel Miller David & Marlene Zerkel Ann & Andy Abel Claudia Rush Marc Miller Leonard Goldberg Lawrence Pucci Howard Tullman Collection Susan & Manny Kramer James Rinnert Richar Interiors Michael & Nancy Colt Khalid Altijir Dr. Joe Grodman Beryl & Jack Gore Larry Wolf & Eric Naegle Chuck Wolandi Jack Schwab & David Sandelin Thomas Kaczmarek Marti Dinerstein Craig & Michael Golden...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

"Synesthesia" Acrylic Painting 37" x 35" inch by Ahmed Gaafary
Located in Culver City, CA
"Synesthesia" Acrylic Painting 37" x 35" inch by Ahmed Gaafary To begin this description, let me start with this question: Is it the internal side of things that is more important o...
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21st Century and Contemporary Neo-Expressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

"Stimulus II" Painting 39" x 47" inch by Ahmed Gaafary
Located in Culver City, CA
"Stimulus II" Painting 39" x 47" inch by Ahmed Gaafary Nabokov’s Signs Ahmed Gaafary takes Vladimir Nabokov’s phenomenal short story “On Signs and Symbols” as an instigator to series of large and medium scale paintings. The fictitious characters in Nabokov’s narrative who act mysteriously around the banal pseudo conflict that faces an urban family –that could be any of us—is transcribed and encrypted by Gaafary on canvas, where lines define accurately shapes and forms that are in themselves flexible and not geometrical. Areas of almost solid colors represent in a diversity of tones and hues the psychological changes that happen to Nabokov’s protagonists in a very well defined space and time. Gaafary’s signs and symbols on another layer resembles mystic ciphers and codes, much reminiscent of Jean Baudrillard’s post-structuralist essays about the subject, in particular his texts addressing mediation, mass communication and the logic of contemporary symbolic exchange inspired and influenced by anthropologist Marcel Mauss and the Canadian philosopher of communication Marshall McLuhan’s work about the nature of social relations determined by the forms of communication that any given society adopts. Ahmed Gaafary navigates his viewers through realms of personal symbols and signs of a personal narrative. Born In Cairo 1987 Where He Currently Lives And Works. He Received His Bachelor’s Degree In Information Systems In 2008 From The Higher Institute Of Advanced Studies And Followed The Evening Classes (Painting Department)Of Fine Arts Faculty, Helwan University From 2005 To 2007. After His Graduation as an Information System Engineer, He Gave Up His Engineer Practices And Decided To Be An Independent Visual Artist. He Participated In Many Solo And Collaborative Exhibitions,Among Which; Nabokov Signs Exhibition In Etejah Gallery, Palace Of Arts In Cairo Opera House In 2016, Kamal Khalifa Gallery At The Gezira Art Center In 2012. Beit El Umma Gallery At Saad Zaghloul Center In 2012, Engy Aflaton Gallery In Cairo Atelier at 2010, Ahmed Nagy Gallery In Cairo Atelier In 2009, Tahya Halim Gallery In Cairo Atelier In 2008, Salon Of Youth Exhibition In Palace Of Arts From 2008 To 2015, The Mediterranean Symposium In 2010. He Also Participated In The Following Workshops In Cairo In 2008 At The Cairo Opera House, The Fine Arts Sector Cultural Workshop And In The Mahmoud Mukhtar...
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21st Century and Contemporary Neo-Expressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil Pastel, Acrylic

Adjacent Worlds Female Nude with Braids Looking at Her Reflection Thru a Portal
Located in Chicago, IL
A female nude stares at what we are to believe is her reflection yet at closer look we see what looks like a cosmic portal. Is she really staring at her reflection or is this an adjacent world as Bruno would suggest with it's title? Bruno Surdo Adjacent Worlds oil on canvas 60h x 36w in 152h x 91w cm BRS068 Bruno A. Surdo b. Chicago, 1963 EXHIBITIONS 2020 Realities, Gallery Victor Armendariz, Chicago, IL 2018 Liberation, Gallery Victor Armendariz, Chicago, IL Blood Sport, Gallery Victor Armendariz, Chicago, IL Art on Paper 2018, Gallery Victor Armendariz, Pier 36, New York, NY SOFA Chicago 2018, Gallery Victor Armendariz, Navy Pier, Chicago, IL 2017 POP!ARAZZI, Gallery Victor Armendariz, Chicago, IL Coming Attractions, Gallery Victor Armendariz, Chicago, IL 2015 SOFA Chicago 2015, Ann Nathan Gallery, Navy Pier, Chicago, IL Bruno Surdo: Allegories, Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL 2014 Bruno Surdo: Respond, Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL Modern Metaphors, Rockford Art Museum, Rockford, IL 2013 Bruno Surdo: Revelations, Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL Vice + Virtue, Northern Illinois University Museum of Art 2012 Contemporary Realism Biennial, Fort Wayne Museum of Art, Fort Wayne, IN 2011 Bruno Surdo, University of St. Francis School of Creative Arts, Fort Wayne, IN Uncensored, Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL 2010 Art Chicago 2010, Ann Nathan Gallery, Merchandise Mart, Chicago, IL 2009 Art Chicago 2009, Ann Nathan Gallery, Merchandise Mart, Chicago, IL 2007 Bruno Surdo, Art Institute of Indianapolis, Indianapolis, IN 2006 Context/Content: Making Meaning with the Figure, University of Arkansas, Conway, AR Creative Imaginings, Mobile Museum of Art, Mobile, AL Bruno Surdo: Cycles, Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL 2005 Art Chicago 2005, Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL 2004 Tragedy, Memory, & Honor, Richard M. Daley Center, Chicago, IL Art Chicago 2004, Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL Group Show, Arcadia Gallery, New York, NY Drawings VII, Koplin Del Rio Gallery, West Hollywood, CA Armory Show, New York Armory, New York, NY 2003 Paintings & Drawings, College of Lake County, Grayslake, IL The Art Show, New York, NY Bruno Surdo: New Work, Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL Art Chicago 2003, Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL 2003-10 International Show of Contemporary Artists, Chicago Art Open, Chicago, IL 2002 Bruno Surdo: Perception of Appearance, Frye Museum, Seattle, WA Tragedy, Memory, & Honor, Richard M. Daley Center, Chicago, IL Bruno Surdo: Transcendence, Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL Art Chicago 2002, Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL Tragedy, Memory, & Honor, Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL 2001 Magic Vision, Arkansas Art Center, Little Rock, AR 1998 Evanston and Vicinity Artists, Evanston Art Center, Evanston, IL 1996 Bruno Surdo: A Personal View, University of Wisconsin, Kenosha, WI 1995 Bruno Surdo: Recent Works, College of Lake County, IL AIDS in Our Society, Loyola University, Chicago, IL Bruno Surdo: Life, Struggle, and Hope, Chicago Cultural Center, Chicago, IL 2001 Magic Vision, Arkansas Art Center, Little Rock, AR Bruno Surdo: Dualities of Life, Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL 1999 Group Show, Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL 1998 Group Exhibition, Fine Arts Building Gallery, Chicago, IL 1995 Spiritual Inquiries, Struve Gallery, Chicago, IL 1994 Recent Works, The 14th Annual Juried Exhibition for Lake County Artists, Grayslake, IL Go Figure, Figurative Works on Paper, Chicago Printmakers Collaborative, Chicago, IL SELECTED COLLECTIONS The Re-Birth of Venus, Temporary Loan, Fort Wayne Museum of Art Arkansas Art Center, Little Rock, AR College of Lake County, Greyslake, IL Flashpoint Academy, Chicago IL John Robert Wiltgen Design Shoemaker Ruud Collection Julie & Thomas Danilek Michael Vozzella and Mike Silver Benjamin Fernandez Tom Braake Betsy Colburn Michael Diemand & Lor LaRose Michael Staab & Kathy Brock Bruce Leep Frank Tzurect Mary Foley Rosalyn Carlson Mimmy Turney Janet Long Halstead Billy Hunt Carol Galli Myles Kerrigan Honorable & Mrs. Edwin Berman Theodore Gage Northrop Art Museum Past Present & Future Company Dr. James & Peggy Kemmler Salvatore Monastero Nix & Virginia Lauridsen Joel Miller David & Marlene Zerkel Ann & Andy Abel Claudia Rush Marc Miller Leonard Goldberg Lawrence Pucci Howard Tullman Collection Susan & Manny Kramer James Rinnert Richar Interiors Michael & Nancy Colt Khalid Altijir Dr. Joe Grodman Beryl & Jack Gore Larry Wolf & Eric Naegle Chuck Wolandi Jack Schwab & David Sandelin Thomas Kaczmarek Marti Dinerstein Craig & Michael Golden...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

"La Petite Fille Orange" Painting 25" x 25" inch by Katherine Bakhoum Tisné
Located in Culver City, CA
"La Petite Fille Orange" Painting 25" x 25" inch by Katherine Bakhoum Tisné Techniques Bakhoum often paints on canvases that have been prepared with various materials. She generall...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Glass, Pastel, Mixed Media

"Twisted City" Acrylic & Inks Painting 35" x 35" inch by Kinda Adly
Located in Culver City, CA
"Twisted City" Acrylic & Inks Painting 35" x 35" inch by Kinda Adly Kinda Adly, born in Egypt in 1989, is a self-taught artist. She grew up in Egypt and currently lives in Switzerla...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Figurative Paintings

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Acrylic, Canvas, Ink

"Crosses" Abstract Acrylic Painting 49" x 33" inch by Ahmed Gaafary
Located in Culver City, CA
"Crosses" Acrylic Painting 49" x 33" inch by Ahmed Gaafary Born In Cairo 1987 Where He Currently Lives And Works. He Received His Bachelor’s Degree In Information Systems In 2008 From The Higher Institute Of Advanced Studies And Followed The Evening Classes (Painting Department)Of Fine Arts Faculty, Helwan University From 2005 To 2007. After His Graduation as an Information System Engineer, He Gave Up His Engineer Practices And Decided To Be An Independent Visual Artist. He Participated In Many Solo And Collaborative Exhibitions,Among Which; Nabokov Signs Exhibition In Etejah Gallery, Palace Of Arts In Cairo Opera House In 2016, Kamal Khalifa Gallery At The Gezira Art Center In 2012. Beit El Umma Gallery At Saad Zaghloul Center In 2012, Engy Aflaton Gallery In Cairo Atelier at 2010, Ahmed Nagy Gallery In Cairo Atelier In 2009, Tahya Halim Gallery In Cairo Atelier In 2008, Salon Of Youth Exhibition In Palace Of Arts From 2008 To 2015, The Mediterranean Symposium In 2010. He Also Participated In The Following Workshops In Cairo In 2008 At The Cairo Opera House, The Fine Arts Sector Cultural Workshop And In The Mahmoud Mukhtar...
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21st Century and Contemporary Neo-Expressionist Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

"Extension" Abstract Acrylic Painting 37" x 35" inch by Ahmed Gaafary
Located in Culver City, CA
"Extension" Acrylic Painting 37" x 35" inch by Ahmed Gaafary Primitive Life To begin this description, let me start with this question: Is it the internal side of things that is mo...
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21st Century and Contemporary Neo-Expressionist Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

Inner Bliss, Three Women and a Dog, Interior Scene, Bright Colors Oil on Canvas
Located in Chicago, IL
Sometimes all that we need is to kick back and enjoy the peace that comes with just being close to one another. In Bruno Surdo's piece entitled "Inner Bliss", we can understand this...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

"Profil Orange" Painting in Glass Frame 25" x 25" in by Katherine Bakhoum Tisné
Located in Culver City, CA
"Profil Orange" Painting in Glass Frame 25" x 25" in by Katherine Bakhoum Tisné Techniques Bakhoum often paints on canvases that have been prepared with various materials. She gene...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Glass, Pastel, Mixed Media

Movement (#172) - Original Oil Painting of Nude Female Back in Warm Skin Tones
Located in Chicago, IL
Richard Gibbons Movement (#172) oil on panel 43h x 22w in 109.22h x 55.88w cm Richard Gibbons 1972–1973 American Academy in Rome Archaeological Study Grant 1950 Born in Toledo, OH ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Panel, Oil

"Marine Life" Oil Painting 41 "x 79" inch by Ashraf Zamzami
Located in Culver City, CA
"Marine Life" Oil Painting 41 "x 79" inch by Ashraf Zamzami ARTIST BIO: Zamzami was a graduate of the Academy of Fine Arts in Minya, having garnered acclaim in his native Egypt and...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"Circle of Life" Mixed media Painting 47" x 71" inch by Karim Abd Elmalak
Located in Culver City, CA
"Circle of Life" Mixed media Painting 47" x 71" inch by Karim Abd Elmalak Mixed media on wood Karim Abdel Malak's layered multi-media works are influenced by the old masters. Abdel Malak textured oils are a celebration of the female identity in every sense of the word. His beautiful faces and suave figures grace the canvases together embracing our Egyptian architectural monuments creating a powerful dialogue between women’s identity, her rights, her suffering and our heritage and what it holds in its historical meanings and the deteriorating state. Graduate from the faculty of Fine Arts, Minia University, Graphic Design Department. Illustrator for Sabah El Kheir & Rosalyoussef, Egyptian local magazines. Practice Sculpture. Participant in the 1st Child’s Biennale workshop “Fantasia 1”, Cairo 2003. Won the silver medal in the International Competition of “SHANKERS World Association”, India 1993. Exhibitions: Private Art Works Exhibition at Cairo Gallery, 2001. Public Exhibition at Ahmed Shawky Museum, Cairo 2001. Public Exhibition at Mahmoud Said...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Wood, Mixed Media, Oil

"Girl with Fish" Painting Acrylic and Inks 16" x 12" inch by Ahmed Saber
Located in Culver City, CA
"Girl with Fish" Painting Acrylic and Inks 16" x 12" inch by Ahmed Saber Comes framed as shown on second photo AHMED SABER - BIO Ahmed Saber is an Egyptian artist based in Luxor i...
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21st Century and Contemporary Symbolist Figurative Paintings

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Archival Paper, Ink, Acrylic

"Moses" Oil Painting 51"x83"inch by Ashraf Zamzami
Located in Culver City, CA
"Moses" Oil Painting 51"x83"inch by Ashraf Zamzami
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Large Landscape Oil Painting Of Rome With Castel Sant'Angelo and Tiber River
Located in Roma, IT
The painting is typical genre scene of Rome of the 17th century, a daily life along the Tiber river. with the river Tiber, Castel Sant'Angelo. Fishermen and characters are on the bank of the river, while several boats travel along it. In the background, perfectly portrayed with a clever play of perspective, Castel Sant'Angelo appears in all its splendor. The work refers to the tradition of Roman painters of the 18th century and in particular is inspired by and takes up the style of Giovanni Battista Busiri a famous and important roman painter of vedute and landscape active in Rome in the 18th century. One of his famous and important artwork a watercolor painting view of the Castel Sant' Angelo, sold at Sothebys previously property of the Dukes of Newcastle under Lyne, and was exposed at Clumber Park...
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20th Century Other Art Style Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

"umbrella girl series" RKT1, Abstract Painting, 21st Century, Acryl, Clay
Located in Dessau-Rosslau, Sachsen Anhalt
Artist: Roger König b. Dessau, Germany (1968) Master student of Kurt Schönburg, HWK Halle, Germany. König combines modern painting with acrylic with old techniques and in this way,...
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2010s Abstract Figurative Paintings

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Clay, Acrylic

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