Robert Elibekian
2010s Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil
Early 2000s Abstract Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil
2010s Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Oil
2010s Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Oil
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1970s Abstract Portrait Paintings
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1950s Expressionist Figurative Paintings
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1910s American Impressionist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Paper, Watercolor
1970s Old Masters Portrait Paintings
Canvas, Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Portrait Paintings
Oil, Canvas
1930s American Impressionist Landscape Paintings
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1930s American Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Watercolor
1920s American Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Board, Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Paintings
Oil
2010s Contemporary Landscape Paintings
Oil, Epoxy Resin, Acrylic, Wood Panel
Early 1900s American Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Oil, Panel
1960s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Oil
17th Century Old Masters Paintings
Oil
Late 19th Century Academic Portrait Paintings
Canvas, Oil
1940s Surrealist Figurative Paintings
Watercolor
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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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