Adrien Ferdinand de Braekeleer (1818-1904) - Belgian Painter

 Adrien Ferdinand de Braekeleer - Home Music Party 1854

 Adrien Ferdinand de Braekeleer - Gasthausszene in einem Innenhof mit Boule- und Tric-Trac-Spielern, 1859 (Courtyard Scene in Guest House with Boules and Tric-Trac Players)

 Adrien Ferdinand de Braekeleer - Young couple having dinner with oysters

 Adrien Ferdinand de Braekeleer - Morning chores

Contemporary Figurative artist Danielle Richard

 Eau Qui Dort, 2007

 Brigitte Sous L'Arbre, 2007

 Avec le Temps

Violon Sage

Alberto Pla y Rubio (1867-1937) Spanish Painter

Alberto Pla y Rubio - The Orange Harvest

Alberto Pla y Rubio - Three girls at the Crossroad

Madeline Green (1884-1947) British Painter

Madeline Green - Two children in a stable

Madeline Green was a British figurative painter who exhibited regularly at the Royal Academy and the Society of Women Artists between 1912-1943. Her work rarely appears at auction. Her style is lively and fluid, it demonstrates her unusual vision and engaging sense of style, bringing her characters to life and infusing her work with a sense of grace and humor.

Madeline Green - The Model (detail)

Madeline Green - The Model c.1915

Madeline Green - The Young Man

Franz Paul Guillery (1863–1933) German Painter

British Figurative Painter Hamish Blakely

Hamish Blakely. Viva la Diva

A painting should speak for itself. As Fritz Lang, the great Austrian film maker and director of “Metropolis” stated, “When a director makes a film and it doesn’t express what he wants to say and he needs to give an interview to explain to an audience why and what; he is a lousy director.” I certainly don’t suggest an Artist be aloof or even this dogmatic, as I have enjoyed countless discussions with collectors that have left me with a vivid and refreshed perspective of my work, but it is a striking remark that applies to Art; a painting should grab the viewer without an essay or speech, leaving further explanation supplementary rather than vital. Where possible, my own thoughts should recede to allow space for the views of the audience.

Hamish Blakely's website where you'll find his new works and more.

Hamish Blakely. The Lady in White

Hamish Blakely. Debutante

Hamish Blakely. A Face in the Crowd

Gerardus Hendrik Grauss (1882 -1929) Dutch Painter

Gerardus Hendrik Grauss - Elegant Ladies and Men at the Beach, 1926

Gerardus Hendrik Grauss - Cafe Mille Colonnes, Amsterdam, 1911