Donald R Purdy
Late 20th Century Post-War Figurative Paintings
Masonite, Oil
Late 20th Century Post-War Figurative Paintings
Oil, Masonite
1960s Post-War Figurative Paintings
Oil, Masonite
1960s Modern Still-life Paintings
Oil, Masonite
1970s Modern Figurative Paintings
Masonite, Oil
Late 20th Century Post-War Figurative Paintings
Masonite, Oil
1970s Modern Figurative Paintings
Oil, Masonite
1970s Modern Figurative Paintings
Oil, Masonite
1960s Modern Portrait Paintings
Oil, Masonite
1970s Modern Figurative Paintings
Masonite, Oil
1960s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Oil, Masonite
1960s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Masonite, Oil
People Also Browsed
2010s Abstract Impressionist Abstract Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s Abstract Paintings
Acrylic
17th Century Old Masters Figurative Paintings
Oil
1970s Contemporary Abstract Prints
Etching
2010s Spanish Paintings
Brass
Antique 19th Century Baroque Paintings
Canvas, Paint
Late 20th Century American Paintings
Canvas
Antique Early 18th Century Italian Paintings
Canvas
Antique Late 19th Century French Paintings
Giltwood
Antique Late 19th Century French Paintings
Giltwood
20th Century Fauvist Still-life Paintings
Oil
Early 20th Century Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil, Board
Early 20th Century Portrait Paintings
Oil
1990s Op Art More Art
Metal
Antique 19th Century French Belle Époque Paintings
Canvas
20th Century Expressionist Figurative Sculptures
Bronze
Recent Sales
Vintage 1950s American Paintings
Board
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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, landscape and still-life 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.
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