Totoya Hokkei
Early 19th Century Modern Figurative Prints
Woodcut
1910s Art Nouveau Animal Prints
Ink, Laid Paper
Early 19th Century Edo Figurative Prints
Woodcut, Rice Paper, Ink
People Also Browsed
1840s Edo Figurative Prints
Woodcut, Mulberry Paper
20th Century Japanese Prints
Paper
Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Prints
Paper
Antique 19th Century English Chinoiserie Desks
Wood
Mid-20th Century Landscape Prints
Sumi Ink, Washi Paper
1880s Naturalistic Figurative Prints
Woodcut
2010s Pop Art Abstract Prints
Lithograph, Offset
1880s Edo Figurative Prints
Paper, Ink, Woodcut
Antique 19th Century French Paintings
Wood
Antique 19th Century Japanese Prints
Glass, Wood, Paint
Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche
Porcelain
Mid-20th Century Asian Meiji Prints
Glass, Wood, Paper
Mid-19th Century Modern Figurative Prints
Woodcut
Antique 1690s Japanese Edo Paintings and Screens
Gold Leaf
Antique 19th Century Japanese Meiji Ceramics
Porcelain
Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Edo Sculptures and Carvings
Cedar
Recent Sales
Mid-19th Century Modern Figurative Prints
Paper
Late 20th Century Modern Figurative Prints
Paper, Woodcut
Early 19th Century Figurative Prints
Woodcut
Finding the Right figurative-prints-works-on-paper for You
Bring energy and an array of welcome colors and textures into your space by decorating with figurative fine-art prints and works on paper.
Figurative art stands in contrast to abstract art, which is more expressive than representational. The oldest-known work of figurative art is a figurative painting — specifically, a rock painting of an animal made over 40,000 years ago in Borneo. This remnant of a remote past has long faded, but its depiction of a cattle-like creature in elegant ocher markings endures.
Since then, figurative art has evolved significantly as it continues to represent the world, including a breadth of works on paper, including printmaking. This includes woodcuts, which are a type of relief print with perennial popularity among collectors. The artist carves into a block and applies ink to the raised surface, which is then pressed onto paper. There are also planographic prints, which use metal plates, stones or other flat surfaces as their base. The artist will often draw on the surface with grease crayon and then apply ink to those markings. Lithographs are a common version of planographic prints.
Figurative art printmaking was especially popular during the height of the Pop art movement, and this kind of work can be seen in artist Andy Warhol’s extensive use of photographic silkscreen printing. Everyday objects, logos and scenes were given a unique twist, whether in the style of a comic strip or in the use of neon colors.
Explore an impressive collection of figurative art prints for sale on 1stDibs and read about how to arrange your wall art.
Read More
Art Brings the Drama in These Intriguing 1stDibs 50 Spaces
The world’s top designers explain how they display art to elicit the natural (and supernatural) energy of home interiors.
Welcome (Back) to the Wild, Wonderful World of Walasse Ting
Americans are rediscovering the globe-trotting painter and poet, who was connected to all sorts of art movements across a long and varied career.
Shapero Modern’s Director Tells Us All about 20th-Century Prints
Tabitha Philpott-Kent knows a lot of art multiples. Here, the London gallery director talks about what makes printmaking so fabulous.
Yoshitomo Nara Puts a Punk Rock Twist on the Traditional Prints of His Ancestors
The forever-rebellious Japanese artist craftily defaces famous Edo Period woodblock prints with “In the Floating World.”
Red Grooms Salutes the ‘Ninth Street Women’ Who Revolutionized Modern Art
In a new show of peppy portraits, the 85-year-old artist looks back at 1950s New York, when the Abstract Expressionists ruled the scene. Only now, the women Ab-Ex artists get more of the spotlight than the men.
Just What Is an Intaglio Print, and What Makes It a Good Investment?
Bay Area art publisher Rhea Fontaine explains the difference between intaglio and woodcut printing, how to frame fine art prints and what makes them attractive to collectors.
Andy Warhol Piles Up the Gifts in This Fanciful Christmas Print
Created in the late 1950s, it’s one of a surprising number of holiday-themed works by the prolific Pop artist.
A Derrick Adams Double Portrait Brings Out the Interior Lives of His Subjects
Adams has skyrocketed to art superstardom with his exuberant depictions of Black life. Here's what makes his work important to our times.