Kernan Joseph
1920s Paintings
Oil
1920s Other Art Style Paintings
Oil, Canvas
1930s Other Art Style Paintings
Oil, Canvas
20th Century Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
20th Century Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
1930s Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
1910s Figurative Paintings
Oil, Canvas
1920s Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
20th Century Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
1920s Figurative Paintings
Board, Oil
1930s Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
1920s Figurative Paintings
Oil, Canvas
20th Century Figurative Paintings
Oil, Canvas
20th Century Figurative Paintings
Oil
1920s Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
1930s Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
1940s Figurative Paintings
Oil, Board
1920s Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
Early 20th Century Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
1930s Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
Early 20th Century Figurative Paintings
Oil, Canvas
1940s Figurative Paintings
Oil, Canvas
1930s Figurative Paintings
Oil, Canvas
1910s Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
1930s Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
1930s Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
1930s Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
1920s Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
20th Century Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
Late 20th Century American Modern Abstract Prints
Etching
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Paper
1850s Victorian Animal Paintings
Oil
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Early 19th Century English School Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Watercolor, Pencil, Charcoal, Paper
1830s Victorian Animal Paintings
Canvas, Oil
Antique 1880s English Late Victorian Books
Leather, Paper
1760s Old Masters Landscape Paintings
Oil, Wood Panel
Early 2000s Academic Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s Contemporary Landscape Paintings
Paper, Pigment
Antique 19th Century French Art Nouveau Animal Sculptures
Bronze
Early 20th Century American Industrial Industrial and Work Tables
Steel
Early 20th Century Argentine Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
Terracotta
Early 20th Century English Jacobean Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
1990s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s Realist Animal Paintings
Oil
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1930s Paintings
Canvas, Oil
Early 20th Century Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
Early 20th Century Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil, Board
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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.
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