Carol Blanchard On Sale
1960s Folk Art Figurative Paintings
Masonite, Oil
1960s Feminist Figurative Paintings
Board, Oil
People Also Browsed
21st Century and Contemporary French Side Tables
Concrete, Steel
1960s Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Oil, Canvas
1960s Post-Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Oil, Panel
Vintage 1960s French Paintings
Canvas
1920s Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Panel, Oil
20th Century Post-Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Canvas, Oil
Early 1900s Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s Tonalist Landscape Paintings
Canvas, Oil
Mid-20th Century Abstract Abstract Paintings
Pencil
21st Century and Contemporary French Stools
Steel
Vintage 1940s American Paintings
Watercolor
20th Century Post-Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Oil, Board
Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Paintings
Canvas, Wood, Paint
19th Century Barbizon School Animal Paintings
Oil
1920s Post-Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Oil, Canvas
1910s Art Deco Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Gouache, Paper
Carol Blanchard for sale on 1stDibs
Carol Blanchard was a fashion illustrator and painter who worked for many years in the advertising department of Lord & Taylor, setting the classic 1960s style for the bridal shop of their flagship New York City store. Carol Blanchard was represented by the famous Perls Galleries, New York.
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.