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Figurative Paintings For Sale
Elijah Albert Cox, Fishermen's Wives On A Dike, Return Of The Fleet
Located in Cheltenham, GB
This early 20th-century oil painting by British artist Elijah Albert Cox (1870-1955) depicts a vibrant coastal scene with fishermen’s wives and the returning fleet.
Under a restless...
Category
Early 1900s Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Margherite e fragole" Olio cm. 85 x 76 1998
Located in Torino, IT
Fiori,Margherita,Primavera,Fragole
Opera luminosa
Georgij MOROZ (Dneprodzerzinsk, Ucraina 1937 – San Pietroburgo 2015)
Nato a Dneprodzerzinsk, in Ucraina, nel 1937, inizia gli stu...
Category
1990s Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Ritual, Spiritual and Cultural Commentary by Female American Modernist
Located in Doylestown, PA
"Ritual" is a 25.25 x 31.125 inches, oil on canvas painting by American modernist and surrealist, female artist Peter Miller. The work is painted in a vibrant color palette. The pain...
Category
1940s American Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Innocence
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
"Innocence" is a captivating artwork that evokes a sense of empathy and reflection. The central figure, a woman, stands as a representation of someone who has been wrongly accused an...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Charcoal, Mixed Media, Acrylic
Orientalist painting "The Palace After Basha and a Cavalier by the Green Door"
Located in New York, NY
Maker: Addison Thomas Millar (1850 - 1913)
Origin: American
Date: 19th century
Medium: Oil on board
Dimension: 8 in x 10 in (image); 11 1/2 in x 13 1/2 in (frame)
Category
19th Century Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Church Paris Oil Painting by Emil Kosa Jr.
Located in Pasadena, CA
Emil Kosa, Jr., N.A. (1903-1968) Born: Paris, France; Studied: Academy of Fine Arts (Prague), Ecole des Beaux Arts (Paris), Chouinard Art Institute (Los Angeles); Member: National Academy of Design, American Watercolor Society, California Water Color Society, Philadelphia Water Color Club, New York Water Color Club. Emil Kosa, Jr. received art instruction and music lessons at a very early age. When he was in his late teens, he had to decide between being a professional musician or artist. He chose art, but his family and instructors believed he could have been a famous musician had he chosen that occupation.
In the 1920s, he moved to California, but returned to France several times to continue his art education. He received traditional painting instruction from Pierre Laurens and studied non-objective painting with Frank Kupka. After settling in California in 1928, he worked as a mural artist and operated a business with his father that produced decorative art for churches and auditoriums. When that line of work was slow, he took on portrait commissions and sold fine art paintings through local galleries.
In the early 1930s, Kosa became friends with Millard Sheets and with Sheet’s encouragement, began aggressively pursuing a national reputation as a California watercolor artist...
Category
1930s American Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
20th Century Oil painting, a View of Chinese Junks at sea.
By Ken Moroney
Located in Woodbury, CT
20th Century Oil painting of an Impressionist scene of Chinese Junks at sea.
Moroney was born on the 14th of February 1949 in South London. Of Anglo Irish parentage, his father was typical of his generation and worried about Ken’s artistic temperament which he viewed as effeminate. As a result, Ken took up boxing and won a gold medal for South London in his teens. His art continued to flourish with his trademark striking use of color. His main medium oils and he favors romantic subjects of Edwardian times. Ken has traveled extensively and spent 2 years working for major galleries in New York. The Royal Academy nominated him in 1976 as being one of the few promising young artists to emerge this century: "Ken Moroney has considerable talent, any painting purchased now can only be seen as a sound long term investment."
Ken Moroney's work now hangs in many important collections and has had paintings exhibited at The Royal Academy (London), and the Kline Galleries (Canada).
The painting came from a private collection and previously came from Duncan Miller...
Category
1990s Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
20th Century Oil painting of an Impressionist River Landscape of Cahors, France
By Ken Moroney
Located in Woodbury, CT
20th Century Oil painting of an Impressionist River Landscape of Cahors, France
Moroney was born on the 14th of February 1949 in South London. Of Anglo Irish parentage, his father was typical of his generation and worried about Ken’s artistic temperament which he viewed as effeminate. As a result, Ken took up boxing and won a gold medal for South London in his teens. His art continued to flourish with his trademark striking use of color. His main medium oils and he favors romantic subjects of Edwardian times. Ken has traveled extensively and spent 2 years working for major galleries in New York. The Royal Academy nominated him in 1976 as being one of the few promising young artists to emerge this century: "Ken Moroney has considerable talent, any painting purchased now can only be seen as a sound long term investment."
Ken Moroney's work now hangs in many important collections and has had paintings exhibited at The Royal Academy (London), and the Kline Galleries (Canada).
The painting came from a private collection and previously came from Duncan Miller...
Category
1990s Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
"Claudette" Plein Air Restaurant Oil Painting on Fifth Avenue New York City
By Cindy Shaoul
Located in New York, NY
"With shades of Pierre Bonnard’s Parisian street vistas and Edward Hopper’s New York shopfronts, American impressionist Cindy Shaoul’s oil paintings depict the much-loved locales and...
Category
2010s American Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Alfons Alphons Müller (1898-1955) Fruit Still Life Oil Painting Switzerland 1942
Located in Meinisberg, CH
Alfons / Alphons Müller
(Swiss, * 24.8.1898 Mitlödi, † 8.6.1955 Biel)
Still Life with a Quince, an Apple and Grapes
• Oil on artist board, ca. 31 x 33 cm
• Frame, ca. 41 x 43 cm
• ...
Category
1940s Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Waterside III (landscape at sunset, painting)
Located in Paris, FR
Oil on wood, 50 x 50 cm. Sold unframed.
This painting by French artist Valérie de Sarrieu features the interior of a café with a few lonely silhouet...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
Don't Look Back - unique piece by Paula Craioveanu
Located in Forest Hills, NY
This painting was inspired by ancient masks and statues and it's part of my Neo-Mythology series. Painted with acrylic on round canvas (20cm / 8in) Unique...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
A cottage interior, with husband and wife surrounded by dogs, vegetables and...
Located in Stoke, Hampshire
John Frederick Herring Senior (1795-1865)
A cottage interior, with husband and wife surrounded by dogs, vegetables and game
Oil on canvas
Signed and dated 'J.F.Herring; Snr. 1850' (on wooden beam centre left)
Canvas Size - 22 x 30 in
Herring was born on 12 September 1795 in Blackfriars, London, the eldest of nine children of Benjamin Herring...
Category
19th Century Victorian Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
"Brunch at Cipriani" Plein Air Restaurant Oil Painting in Soho New York City
By Cindy Shaoul
Located in New York, NY
"With shades of Pierre Bonnard’s Parisian street vistas and Edward Hopper’s New York shopfronts, American impressionist Cindy Shaoul’s oil paintings depict the much-loved locales and...
Category
2010s American Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Serene Seated Nude Late 20th Century Oil
By Rip Matteson
Located in San Francisco, CA
This late 20th century oil on board nude is by Oakland artist Rip Matteson (1920-2011). Matteson was educated at U.C. Berkeley, C.C.A.C, Scuola di Belle Arte in Rome, the Parsons Sch...
Category
Late 20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
17th century Dutch figure painting - Death Cleopatra - Oil on panel Flemish
Located in Varmo, IT
Flemish master (17th century) - Suicide of Cleopatra.
87 x 116 cm without frame, 104.5 x 133.5 cm with frame.
Antique oil painting on wood, in a wooden frame and gilded stucco.
- ...
Category
Late 17th Century Old Masters Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
Old master painting, Flemish School from 1600s, Saint Nicholas of Tolentino
Located in Stockholm, SE
This small Flemish painting, measuring only 24.5 x 18.5 cm and executed on a copper plate, depicts Saint Nicholas of Tolentino. Created in the 17th century, the artist remains unknow...
Category
17th Century Old Masters Figurative Paintings
Materials
Copper
German Autumn Landscape With Windmill, 1903
Located in Stockholm, SE
Reinhold Grohmann (1877-1915) was a German painter who studied at the Académie Julian in Paris, a renowned art school that attracted students from all over the world.
Grohmann's wo...
Category
Early 1900s Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Hypnosis" Figure Painting
Located in Westport, CT
This figure painting by Michele Poirier-Mozzone is made with oil on canvas. It features a bright blue palette with warm accents. The artist captures a view of a girl in a pink bathin...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Gucci in Soho" Haute Couture Impressionistic Oil Painting of Woman in Boots
By Cindy Shaoul
Located in New York, NY
A very whimsical depiction of a woman in fashionable ripped jeans in soho with her Gucci purse and Stuart Weitzman High boots. This piece captures the essence of fashion and Haute Co...
Category
2010s American Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Sybil (The Prophetess), 1970s Abstract Figurative Oil Painting, Pink Blue Red
Located in Denver, CO
Semi-Abstract figurative oil on burlap painting titled 'Sybil (The Prophetess)' by Edward Marecak (1919-1993) painted in 1976. Signed and dated by the artist in the lower right corne...
Category
1970s American Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Burlap, Oil
LOVE NATURE
By Angel Rivas
Located in CÓRDOBA, ES
IN THIS SERIES I AM MAKING THE PAINTINGS THAT I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE WHEN I WAS A CHILD
I FEEL I'M PAINTING TO MAKE MY INNER CHILD SMILE
The painting is shipped unstretched, roll in a...
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
"Fiordalisi " Olio su tela cm. 86 x 77
Located in Torino, IT
Georgij Moroz è stato un importante pittore di origini Ucraine
Viveva a San Pietroburgo ma queste opere estive con fiori sono state realizzate tutte in Ucraina dove si recava a dipin...
Category
Early 2000s Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Misty Moon by CHEN Yiching - contemporary Japanese-style painting (Nihonga)
By Yiching Chen
Located in Paris, FR
Misty Moon (Lune brumeuse) is a painting by Paris-based Taiwanese contemporary artist CHEN Yiching.
Mineral pigments and silver leaf on Japanese paper mounted on wood. Sold unframed...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Silver
Serenity
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
"Serenity" is an enchanting artwork that immediately captures the viewer's attention. The focal point is a woman, portrayed with grace and elegance. Oladapo's attention to detail bri...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Charcoal, Mixed Media, Acrylic
Hieroglyphics, Historic and Cultural Commentary by Female American Modernist
Located in Doylestown, PA
"Hieroglyphics" is a 20 x 30 inches, oil on canvas painting by American modernist and surrealist, female artist Peter Miller. The work is painted in a vibrant color palette. The pain...
Category
1950s American Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Still Life, Spiritual and Cultural Commentary by Female American Modernist
Located in Doylestown, PA
"Still Life" is a 25 x 30.125 inches, oil on canvas painting by American modernist and surrealist, female artist Peter Miller. The work is painted in a vibrant color palette. The pai...
Category
1930s American Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Pastel Pink Figurative Modern Portrait Painting by Cuban Artist Hector Frank
By Hector Frank
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Pastel Pink Figurative Modern Portrait Painting by renown Cuban Artist Hector Frank.
This piece is unique and comes with a signed certificate of Authenticity by the artist.
Despite...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Portrait Painting Oil on Canvas by Joseph Badger
Located in Rome, IT
Joseph Badger (c. 1707–1765) was a portrait artist in Boston, Massachusetts, in the 18th century.
This amazing painting depicting a young boy with a bird.
oil on canvas cm 93 x73...
Category
18th Century Academic Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
"The Artful Hand" Abstracted Figure Painting
Located in Westport, CT
This abstracted figure painting by Michele Poirier-Mozzone features a bright blue palette. The artist captures a view of a figure from a viewpoint beneath the water surface of the wa...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Still Life with Calla Lily - Oil on canvas by Ugo Celada da Virgilio - 1940s
Located in Roma, IT
Still life with Calla Lily is an oil painting on canvas realized by Ugo Celada da Virgilio.
Hand-signed on the lower left.
Provenance: Galerie Sigfrid Orléans; Pousse-Cornet Blois.
Category
1940s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Solitude - detailed, textured, figurative, mixed media, acrylic on canvas
Located in Bloomfield, ON
Simply gorgeous! Two canoe-shaped vessels appear to traverse the canvas in this recent series of enigmatic works by Heather Allen Hietala. The natural earthy colour palette of her ac...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Paper, Mixed Media, Acrylic
Still life of Flowers in Cases - Oil on Canvas by G. Salvini - Mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
"Still life of flowers in vases" is the artwork realized by Giuseppe Salvini.
Oil painting on canvas 70 x 100 cm, frame included 92 x 122 cm.
Signed lower right G. Salvini.
Good...
Category
Mid-20th Century Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Excelsior - Oil on Canvas by Mark Kostabi - 1991
By Mark Kostabi
Located in Roma, IT
Excelsior is an oil painting on canvas realized by Mark Kostabi in 1991.
Hand-signed and dated on the lower left
Also signed, dated and titled on the rear.
With the label "Galleria d...
Category
1990s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
18th century Venetian figure painting - Turkish orientalist scene
Located in Varmo, IT
Venetian painter (18th century) - Turkish nobles with parrot and player.
43.5 x 63.5 cm without frame, 50 x 70 cm with frame.
Antique oil painting on canvas, in wooden frame.
Cond...
Category
Mid-18th Century Rococo Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Very Large Flemish Old Master Biblical Oil Painting
Located in London, GB
Very large Flemish Old Master biblical oil painting
Belgian/Dutch, 17th Century
Frame: Height 93.5cm, width 219cm, depth 5cm
Canvas: Height 66cm, width 195cm, depth 2cm
This large ...
Category
17th Century Old Masters Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Punk-O-Rama" acrylic on wood panel painting of classic punk compilation album
Located in Jersey City, NJ
"Punk-O-Rama" is acrylic and flashe on panel, created in 2020 by Philadelphia based artist John G. Slaby. This painting features a hand painted and delicate rendering of a classic p...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Wood Panel
If My Soul Were Blonde
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Human nature’s bane is discontentment; The concept of beauty in the contemporary
African is tied around superficial elements like skin tone and hair type. This piece is the second pi...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Macbeth Stagecraft II" Pastel on Paper 10" x 12" in by Salah Abdel Kerim
Located in Culver City, CA
"Macbeth Stagecraft II" Pastel on Paper 10" x 12" in by Salah Abdel Kerim
Born in Fayoum to a big family of 5 brothers and sisters. In 1938 he meets the famous painter Hussein Bika...
Category
20th Century Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Watercolor, Cardboard
"Jesus and the Samaritan woman at Jacob's well", oil on canvas from early 17th c
Located in PARIS, FR
School of Giovanni Serodine (1594/1600, Ascona - 1630, Rome)
Jesus and the Samaritan Woman at Jacob's Well
Oil on canvas
53 x 44 cm (with frame)
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In the New Testamen...
Category
17th Century Old Masters Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Business for the Undertaker" OLD WEST Cowboy oil on canvas 42x32"
Located in Southampton, NY
We are please to announce that we are now representing the Pop Art cowboy and cowgirl paintings of the artist Matt Straub. We at the gallery have been excited about the Pop Western p...
Category
2010s Pop Art Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Another Day at the Beach - contemporary abstract luminescent color arrangement
Located in Hamburg, DE
"Another Day at the Beach" is a 2023 unique diptych (two piece work) acrylic on canvas painting by German mid-career artist Dr. Michael Pröpper. Comes with certificate on back. 180...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Cotton Canvas, Acrylic
"Profile of Girl" Oil on Canvas 18" x 16" inch by Inji Efflatoun
Located in Culver City, CA
"Profile of Girl" Oil on Canvas 18" x 16" inch by Inji Efflatoun
circa 1950
Inji Eflatoun pursued free studies in art. Since 1942, she has participated in the exhibitions of the Av...
Category
20th Century Post-War Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Blue Dream", Contemporary, Figurative, Oil Painting, Canvas, Abstract, Texture
By Victor Wang
Located in St. Louis, MO
“My path through life has been adventurous, exciting, and dream-like. My experience of settling into America in search of better opportunities has been both challenging and inspiring...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Brunch at Claudette" Plein Air Restaurant Oil Painting 5th Avenue New York City
By Cindy Shaoul
Located in New York, NY
"With shades of Pierre Bonnard’s Parisian street vistas and Edward Hopper’s New York shopfronts, American impressionist Cindy Shaoul’s oil paintings depict the much-loved locales and...
Category
2010s American Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"French Countryside II" Landscape Oil Painting 10" x 14" inch by Inji Efflatoun
Located in Culver City, CA
"French Countryside II" Landscape Oil Painting 10" x 14" inch by Inji Efflatoun
circa 1950
Inji Eflatoun pursued free studies in art. Since 1942, she has participated in the exhibi...
Category
20th Century Post-War Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Cardboard
"Abstract Visage I" Oil Painting 24" x 20" inch by Ashraf Zamzami
Located in Culver City, CA
"Abstract Visage I" Oil Painting 24" x 20" inch by Ashraf Zamzami
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A characteristically bold and optimistic palette does not belie the inescapably pensive nature and at times, ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Rioja" Abstract Painting 31" x 39" inch by Ahmed Gaafary
Located in Culver City, CA
"Rioja" Abstract Painting 31" x 39" inch by Ahmed Gaafary
To begin this description, let me start with this question: Is it the internal side of things that is more important or is ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Neo-Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
"Family” Oil Painting 25.5" x 25.5" inch by Katherine Bakhoum Tisné
Located in Culver City, CA
"Family” Oil Painting 25.5" x 25.5" inch by Katherine Bakhoum Tisné
Katherine Bakhoum represents art that has been forgotten for a long while. She draws upon the concept and the sub...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Unstoppable
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
"Unstoppable" is a mesmerizing artwork that immediately captivates the viewer's attention. The central focus of the piece is a woman with her hair beautifully woven and elegantly pac...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Depository VI
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
It is imperative to say that one cannot separate the African culture and the use of proverbs.
Prof. Chinua Achebe who was a novelist, poet, and one of the dominant figures of modern...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Daily Life Scene in a 17th Century Vermeer Style - Dutch Oil Painting on Canvas
Located in Pasadena, CA
This tribute painting to Flemish art by an unknown artist portrays figures inside a mansion with a yellow and black checkerboard floor and a stained-glass window with brilliant color...
Category
1940s Flemish School Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
" Dinamismi di aerei, treno e barche a vela " Tempera cm. 70 x 49 1928
By Giulio D'Anna
Located in Torino, IT
Treno,Aereo,Barche a Vela,Sicilia,Futurismo,Italia 1928
importante opera di Giulio D'Anna
Sudio per un'opera del 1929
Questo studio è un documento storico. Cornice Futurista inclusa ...
Category
1920s Futurist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Pencil, Paper, Tempera
Bartolomeo Pedon - 18th century Venetian landscape painting - Coastal view
By Bartolomeo Pedon
Located in Varmo, IT
Bartolomeo Pedon (Venice 1665 - Venice 1732) - Marine landscape with rocky outcrop and sailing ships.
65.5 x 81.5 cm without frame, 77 x 93 cm with frame.
Antique oil painting on c...
Category
Early 18th Century Rococo Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Rajasthan Gypsy Dance. Large Abstract Expressionist Oil Painting
Located in Brecon, Powys
Paul Wadsworth is one of the UK’s leading exponents of Expressionist paintings. His pieces are heavily worked with layers of richly applied paint, the result is paintings that sing w...
Category
2010s Abstract Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Diamond in the Rough
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
"Diamond in the Rough" commands attention with its juxtaposition of vibrant colors against a somber backdrop. The central focus is on the lady, who sits amidst a desolate landscape o...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media
"Swiss Countryside II" Landscape Oil Painting 8" x 12" inch by Inji Efflatoun
Located in Culver City, CA
"Swiss Countryside II" Landscape Oil Painting 8" x 12" inch by Inji Efflatoun
circa 1950
Inji Eflatoun pursued free studies in art. Since 1942, she has participated in the exhibiti...
Category
20th Century Post-War Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Cardboard
The Steps Of The Magnolia Temple. Contemporary Landscape Oil Painting
Located in Brecon, Powys
Drawing on her travels in India Francesca Owen has suffused this painting with luminosity and soft colour, giving the piece a mysterious, ethereal quality. Francesca is a great expon...
Category
2010s Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Figurative Paintings for Sale
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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