Pravda Collection
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
People Also Browsed
1950s Modern Figurative Prints
Lithograph
Antique 1890s Figurative Sculptures
Bronze
Antique 19th Century French Renaissance Figurative Sculptures
Plaster
Vintage 1960s Congolese Tribal Tribal Art
Wood
Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
Terracotta
Vintage 1940s African Tribal Tribal Art
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Color Photography
Plexiglass, Wood, Photographic Film, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Side Tables
Steel
1920s American Modern Figurative Sculptures
Plaster
20th Century Abstract Impressionist Still-life Prints
Lithograph
1890s Other Art Style Nude Paintings
Canvas, Oil
1920s Vienna Secession Figurative Prints
Paper
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Bronze
20th Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Marble, Bronze
2010s Contemporary Nude Sculptures
Bronze
Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Bronze
Recent Sales
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
Louis Stettner for sale on 1stDibs
Louis Stettner was an American photographer of the 20th century whose work included streetscapes, portraits and architectural images of New York and Paris. His work has been highly regarded because of its humanity and capturing the life and reality of the people and streets. Starting in 1947, Stettner photographed the changes in the people, culture and architecture of both cities. He continued to photograph New York and Paris up until his death.
Finding the Right figurative-paintings for You
Figurative art, as opposed to abstract art, retains features from the observable world in its representational depictions of subject matter. Most commonly, figurative paintings reference and explore the human body, but they can also include landscapes, architecture, plants and animals — all portrayed with realism.
While the oldest figurative art dates back tens of thousands of years to cave wall paintings, figurative works made from observation became especially prominent in the early Renaissance. Artists like Michelangelo, Leonardo da Vinci and other Renaissance masters created naturalistic representations of their subjects.
Pablo Picasso is lauded for laying the foundation for modern figurative art in the 1920s. Although abstracted, this work held a strong connection to representing people and other subjects. Other famous figurative artists include Francis Bacon and Lucian Freud. Figurative art in the 20th century would span such diverse genres as Expressionism, Pop art and Surrealism.
Today, a number of figural artists — such as Sedrick Huckaby, Daisy Patton and Eileen Cooper — are making art that uses the human body as its subject.
Because figurative art represents subjects from the real world, natural colors are common in these paintings. A piece of figurative art can be an exciting starting point for setting a tone and creating a color palette in a room.
Browse an extensive collection of figurative paintings on 1stDibs.