Frank Girardin
Mid-20th Century American Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Oil
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Mid-20th Century American Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Oil, Board, Canvas
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Oil, Canvas
1920s Post-Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Panel, Oil
Antique 1880s Spanish Rococo Paintings
Canvas, Giltwood
Early 20th Century American Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Wood Panel, Oil
1880s American Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Canvas, Oil
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Lithograph
Late 20th Century Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Oil
Late 20th Century British Paintings
Canvas
Late 20th Century American Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil
Antique 19th Century French Classical Greek Figurative Sculptures
Bronze
20th Century French Contemporary Art
Ceramic
Mid-20th Century American Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Acrylic Polymer
Early 20th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil
1930s Modern Nude Paintings
Oil
Antique Mid-19th Century American American Classical Historical Memorabilia
Canvas, Paper
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.
Browse an extensive collection of figurative paintings on 1stDibs.