Thos Moser Mirror
2010s Figurative Paintings
Oil
People Also Browsed
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Oil
Antique Late 19th Century English Folk Art Nautical Objects
Hardwood
1960s Post-Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Oil Pastel, Paper
Antique Late 18th Century Italian Trumeau Mirrors
Canvas, Wood, Giltwood, Paint
2010s American Wall Lights and Sconces
Bronze, Silver Plate, Nickel
Mid-20th Century English Other Paintings
Canvas, Wood
Early 20th Century Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Oil, Canvas
2010s Figurative Paintings
Oil
21st Century and Contemporary American Paintings
Canvas
Antique Mid-19th Century Italian Paintings
Fruitwood
20th Century Paintings
2010s American Table Lamps
Bronze
Early 20th Century Russian Paintings
Wood
2010s Figurative Paintings
Oil
Early 2000s Realist Paintings
Oil
Mid-20th Century British Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Canvas
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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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