Ryan Wilks
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Paper, India Ink, Acrylic
2010s Contemporary Paintings
India Ink, Acrylic, Paper
2010s Pop Art Paintings
Oil, Canvas
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Wood Panel, Epoxy Resin
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Paper
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Gold Leaf
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Canvas, Chalk, Pastel, India Ink, Graphite
2010s Minimalist Paintings
Paint, Epoxy Resin, Wood Panel
2010s Contemporary Paintings
India Ink, Paper
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Gold Leaf
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Watercolor, Mixed Media
People Also Browsed
Late 20th Century French Modern Photography
Paper
17th Century Old Masters Paintings
Oil
2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Plaster, Acrylic
1970s American Modern Nude Photography
Silver Gelatin
Antique 1880s Austrian Belle Époque Paintings
Wood, Giltwood
Early 2000s Academic Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
1980s Pop Art Mixed Media
Offset
21st Century and Contemporary Swedish Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Textile
17th Century Old Masters Paintings
Oil
16th Century Old Masters Paintings
Oil
2010s Contemporary Nude Photography
Photographic Paper
1960s Other Art Style Nude Photography
C Print
Early 20th Century Tibetan Paintings and Screens
Silk, Wood, Paint
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Paintings
Canvas, Oil
Antique 18th Century Italian Baroque Religious Items
Blown Glass, Wood
Mid-20th Century Georgian Mounted Objects
Plaster
Recent Sales
2010s Surrealist Paintings
Mixed Media, Watercolor
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Ink, Gouache, Mixed Media, Watercolor
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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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