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Figurative Paintings For Sale
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Two Women With Fans
By Walasse Ting
Located in Austin, TX
Chinese ink and acrylic on rice paper, stretched on canvas. Artist's stamp upper left.
71 x 38.25 in.
72.25 x 40.5 in. (framed)
Custom framed in a solid maple, float-mounted Gatorf...
Category
1980s Post-War Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Ink, Acrylic, Rice Paper
The Fall of Icarus
Located in London, GB
Gouache on paper, signed (lower left) and titled (lower right), 68cm x 88cm, (88cm x 108cm framed). The work is framed behind museum quality non-reflective UV glass.
A realist pain...
Category
1960s Post-War Figurative Paintings
Materials
Paper, Gouache
"Naked" Oil Painting 35" x 27" inch by Anastasiia Danilenko
Located in Culver City, CA
"Naked" Oil Painting 35" x 27" inch by Anastasiia Danilenko
Anastasiia Danilenko is an artist and graphic designer.
But the area of her occupat...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Lake Manyara No.2 by Calo Carratalá - Large waterscape painting, Tanzania
Located in Paris, FR
Lake Manyara N°2 is a unique oil painting by Spanish contemporary artist Calo Carratalá, dimensions are 150 × 300 cm (59.1 × 118.1 in). The artwork is signed, sold unframed and comes...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Barca a vela (Bel ami)
Located in Roma, RM
Franco Angeli (Roma 1935 – 1988), Barca a vela (Bel ami) (fine anni ’70)
Smalto e tecnica mista su tela di cm 70 x 50 firmato e intitolato BEL-AMI sul retro.
L’opera risulta archiv...
Category
1970s Pop Art Figurative Paintings
Materials
Enamel
Bord de mer, Oil Painting on Canvas, Seaside, Contemporary Landscape, Beach
Located in AIX-EN-PROVENCE, FR
Work : Original Oil Painting, Handmade artwork, Unique Work. Framed in Solid wood frame with light finish. Ready to Hang.
Medium : Oil painting on Linen Canvas.
Artist : Gabriel Rie...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Linen
Woman with Hat Blossoms - Bright Colour Portrait, Women, Texture, Face
Located in London, GB
Nicolle was born in Zimbabwe (Rhodesia as it was then) and grew up in Africa and then travelled the world for some years before settling in the Uk.
“My love of colour stems from my ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Chalk, Acrylic
Amsterdam Bikes 2-original impressionism cityscape oil painting-contemporary art
Located in London, Chelsea
Dive into the charming cityscape of Amsterdam with "Amsterdam Bikes 2" by Juan del Pozo. This impressionism cityscape painting, framed, signed, and poised for display, captures the i...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
In Love - original abstract figurative water painting - contemporary art
Located in London, Chelsea
"Reading a Book" by Irina Yermolova is an enchanting depiction of freedom and serenity, embodied by a female figure gracefully floating in tranquil waters. Painted with warm orange-r...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
5.6 Amplis Sur La Conscience
Located in PARIS, FR
Acrylic on canvas
100 x 100 cm (39.4 x 39.4 in)
Unique artwork
Natural wooden frame (105 x 105 x 6 cm) - (41.3 x 41.3 x 2.4 in)
Signed by the artist
Certificate of authenticity
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Planeta Agua
Located in New Rochelle, NY
Pietrina Checcacci was born in Taranto, Italy. Currently, she lives in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Checcacci studied at the National School of Fine Arts from 1958 to 1964 and has won n...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"The Ship “, acrylic on paper, 46x65
Located in Brooklyn, NY
acrylic paint.
Category
1990s Abstract Figurative Paintings
Materials
Paper, Acrylic
"Submerged" Original Oil Painting 36 in x 36 in
Located in Boca Raton, FL
"Submerged"
2022
Oil on canvas
36 in x 36 in
"Submerged" is an original oil painting in the genre of Contemporary Realism. A frequent theme in my work is figures in water. Surf...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Islands Goddess 2 - Mixed Media by Anna Stern - 2022
Located in Roma, IT
Lying boldly on an Indonesian beach, a woman, larger than life, embraces her naked form, adorned with gummy bears. Against the backdrop of crashing waves, she radiates confidence and...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media
Three Priests
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork titled "Three Priests" 1964 is an oil painting on hardboard by Italian artist Leonardo (Leo) De Magistris, 1933-2010. It is signed and dated at the lower right corner by...
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Peach blossom, pink and butterflies, on old foreground painting. Innovative
Located in Milan, IT
Margherita Leoni's ability to balance botanical precision and interpretive innovation is evident in this oil painting. The canvas, partly in view and partly prepared with pure gold, ...
Category
2010s Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
1960 Post Impressionist painting of lady arranging bananas
Located in Petworth, West Sussex
A very striking original Post-Impressionist oil painting of a lady arranging bananas
Jean Dulac was born on Bourgoin but from the age of 5 became a lifelong resident of Lyon. His f...
Category
20th Century Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Thoughtful - XXI Century, Contemporary Figurative Painting, Surrealism, Nocturn
Located in Warsaw, PL
Mariusz Zdybal (born in 1955)
He was awarded with "Golden Palm" at the international painting competition in Cannes and his works has been shown in Cannes, Warsaw, Gdansk and Berli...
Category
Early 2000s Surrealist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
Three Nuns
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork titled "Three Nuns" 1964 is an oil painting on hardboard by Italian artist Leonardo (Leo) De Magistris, 1933-2010. It is signed and dated at the lower right corner by th...
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Blue Backs
Located in Firenze, FI
LA II Angel Ortiz
Title: Black Backs
Media: Oil on Canvas
Size: 61x61 cm
Angel Ortiz, also known as LA II, is a self-taught artist from the Lower East Side of New York City. His st...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas
New York Ti Amo
Located in Firenze, FI
Title: New York Ti Amo
Size: 50x50 cm
Media : Acrylic on wood
Ulivieri's art is characterized by its spontaneous flow and precise lines. His imagination is a key component of his journey, which
he calls 'Strafantasie.'
As a maestro born in the same city as Michelangelo, Botticelli, and many other geniuses, Ulivieri's work is a testament to the rich artistic tradition of his hometown.
Faustini Arte has held several important national and international exhibitions, but has never been as successful as with Uliviero Ulivieri...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Wood Panel
Untitled
By Walter Coggio
Located in Firenze, FI
Walter Coggio
Title: Untitled
Media: Oil on canvas
Size: 40x40cm
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Presence - portrait of a moment - oil painting on blue background
Located in Bogotá, Bogotá
Oil painting of a presence that emerges on the canvas from another existential plane, accompanied by other beings. With dimensions of 27" x 27" inches, and a royal blue background. T...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Cotton Canvas
Sweet Shelter
Located in Seoul, SO
Korean artist, Ji Hee Lee has been talking about the subject of 'a shelter' expressing it in a surrealistic way through everyday objects such as cats, aquariums, and fruits. Lee draw...
Category
2010s Figurative Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Sur la Plage - Impressionist Oil, Figures in Coastal Landscape by Alfred Stevens
Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire
Signed and dated figures in seascape oil on panel by Belgian impressionist painter Alfred Emile Leopold Stevens. The work depicts an elega...
Category
1890s Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
Life's a Bowl of Cherries, Paper, Painting Kerry Louise Bennett naive art
Located in Deddington, GB
Colourful and witty portrait with lively patterns and still life elements. Painted in acrylic on paper and framed in a gorgeous chunky black wooden frame. A small painting with a big...
Category
2010s Abstract Figurative Paintings
Materials
Paper
Oranges. Montilla Oil on canvas. Orange, Yelow, Fuchsia Expressionist Still-Life
Located in Segovia, ES
"Oranges" oil on canvas. Expressionist colorful still life.
Measurements: (H) 61 x (W) 46 x (D) 2 cm.
Framed: (H) 81 x (W) 66 x (D) 4 cm
Expressionist still life with ...
Category
2010s Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Linen, Oil
Girl With Harpoon - Florence, Italy, 2020
Located in Hudson, NY
ABOUT
Born in 1967, Piussi was raised in Florence where he studied at the Istituto d’arte, majoring in sculpture and painting and completing his artistic education at Milano’s Brera Art Academy. He lives in Florence, pursuing painting, bas-reliefs in terracotta and in bronze, and bronze sculpture.
Piussi presents an ideal, almost childlike world which can be found below everyday events, a step outside the flow of time, yet still a part of contemporary life, with a nod to Alex Katz and David Hockney. The drama, or lack thereof, is played out in simplified, almost abstract spaces. Pure in intent, Piussi’s oeuvre are inspired by the Early Renaissance.
Snapshot images of a world reduced to its essence, the apparently comic-book style has echoes of Giotto, Paolo Uccello, of medieval illuminations. Rather than mimicking the appearance of nature, Piussi reaches for its essence, without distracting details. Women stand on the shore of quintessentially peaceful seas, self-contained, at ease, unwitting replicas of classical goddesses - a proud diver echoes Neptune holding a trident.
“Queen Kong...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
1930's French Oil Portrait Of A Forlorn Lady In Orange Head Scarf
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Portrait Of A Lady
by Louise Alix (French, 1888-1980) *see notes below
provenance stamp to the back
oil painting canvas paper stuck on board, unframed
measures: 18 high by 14.5 inch...
Category
Mid-20th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Quatre Saisons (Hiver)
Located in PARIS, FR
Acrylic and spray on canvas mounted on wood
Unique artwork
Black wooden frame
Signed by the artist
Certificate of authenticity
Category
2010s Figurative Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Quatre Saisons (Eté)
Located in PARIS, FR
Acrylic and spray on canvas mounted on wood
Unique artwork
Black wooden frame
Signed by the artist
Certificate of authenticity
Category
2010s Figurative Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Quatre Saisons (Automne)
Located in PARIS, FR
Acrylic and spray on canvas mounted on wood
Unique artwork
Black wooden frame
Signed by the artist
Certificate of authenticity
Category
2010s Figurative Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Waves - Original figurative modern impressionism seascape-figurative paintings
Located in London, Chelsea
"Waves" by Ayline Olukman is a mesmerizing exploration of movement and emotion, rendered in the abstract impressionistic style that defines the artist's unique vision. This original ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil
Women of the Beach-original impressionism figurative landscape painting-Artwork
Located in London, Chelsea
"Women of the Beach" by Ayline Olukman is a striking portrayal of leisure and relaxation amidst the coastal landscape, captured through the artist's abstract impressionistic lens. Th...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil
Cool Breeze-original impresionism figurative landscape painting-contemporary Art
Located in London, Chelsea
"Cool Breeze" by Kelly-Anne Cairns captures the essence of summer leisure and seaside tranquility in a mesmerizing tableau. This original still figurative painting, executed with the...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Celebration - Mural Size Abstract Expressionist Figures, Acrylic on Canvas
Located in Columbus, OH
Hessam Abrishami is a master of vibrant colors, dynamic composition, and powerful expression. Through the artistic encouragement of a high school teacher, Hessam discovered both his ...
Category
1990s Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Face of fear
Located in New York, NY
Oil Pastel and pencil drawing on heavyweight printmaking paper. This is a bargain, one of those works that you might say in the future: "Oh, I bought it for almost nothing, and now i...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil Pastel, Pencil, Color Pencil
Meeting By Bruno Paoli - Figurative Painting
Located in Carmel, CA
Certificate of authenticity and artist catalogue are included.
Bruno Paoli (1915-2005)
Teaching the masters helped create this contemporary master.
Bruno was a professor of art in F...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
BLUE CAT
By Angel Rivas
Located in CÓRDOBA, ES
Markers & acrylic on paper
Shipped well protected, unframed
I can do commissioned work of any technique, style and size, contact us without obligation
i can ship several drawings t...
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Permanent Marker
Contemporary Ukrainian oil painting 'Players' by Andrei Bludov, greens and blues
Located in Petworth, West Sussex
Andrei Bludov (Ukrainian b. 1962)
Players
Oil on canvas
Signed Bludov (lower right), further signed, inscribed with title and dated ‘October 2021’ (on the reverse)
39 x 35 in. (99 x ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
The Rose
Located in Provincetown, MA
Julian Cardinal is from the tip of Cape Cod in Truro, Massachusetts and has showcased his vast, colorful array of feminine figures, still lifes and landscapes at prominent galleries ...
Category
2010s Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Petite Pauline, female nude fabric painting with blue, by Anne Valérie Dupond
Located in Dallas, TX
ANNE-VALÉRIE DUPOND
(b. 1976, France)
Anne-Valérie Dupond, born in 1976, studied at Marc Bloch University in Strasbourg, and obtained her Master’s degree in Fine Arts in 2000. Sinc...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Fabric, Trimming, Charcoal
Pedn Founder-original impressionism seascape coast painting-contemporary Art
Located in London, Chelsea
"Pedn Founder" by Lenny Cornforth is a captivating original seascape painting that transports viewers to the serene shores of Cornwall. Crafted with oil on canvas in the style of con...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
20th Century German Modernist Oil Painting Lady Reading In Orange Interior
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist: Elisabeth Hahn (German 1924-2021),
Elisabeth Hahn was born in Dortmund, Germany, where she began her artistic studies. In 1953, she moved to Paris. She continued her studie...
Category
20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Post Impressionist Fauvist Art French Oil Painting Urbain Huchet Country Picnic
Located in Surfside, FL
Urbain Huchet (French, 1930-2014)
La Pause De Midi,
Acrylic on canvas, (the certificate was marked acrylic but it seems like oil to me. I am not positive)
Hand signed lower right.
Framed dimensions: H: 30 x W: 35.25 in. Image H: 19.5 W: 25 in.
This depicts farm or vineyard workers at a picnic outing
Urbain Emmanuel Huchet was born in Rennes, France on April 28, 1930.
Known for his modernist marine, cityscape, figure and genre painting. After studying law and owning a textile factory for four years, he decided in 1960 to devote himself entirely to painting. Mr. Huchet spent his first three years as an artist in Pont-Aven, following in the footsteps of the Post Impressionist, Paul Gauguin, and Symbolist, Emile Bernard, both of whom influenced him a great deal. In 1963, he moved to Paris, catching the travel bug. He journeyed throughout Europe and the Middle East, spending time in Indian markets, visiting Peru, Mexico, Egypt, and every beautiful country he could, finding inspiration in each place. He painted the scenery of each locale, culminating in a book to document his experiences. His works are typified by a fluid and free, gestural approach to both form and color, and they are immediately recognizable. He is adept at both painting oil on canvas and watercolor, and is an accomplished lithograph artist. His subjects are diverse, but are primarily a reflection of the landscape of the Brittany region as he has a profound love for the coast. His wonderful depictions of circus performers, vineyard workers having lunch, farmers, cabaret musicians and everyday people were strongly influenced by his adventures and sojourns in foreign lands. Urbain Huchet has been an exhibiting artist since 1960. He has had exhibitions in New York, London, New Orleans, Egypt, and Paris.
He has exhibited at Park West Galleries along with Yaacov Agam, Alvar, Fauvist artist Emile Bellet, Romero Britto, Slava Brodinsky, Pierre Eugene Cambier, Claude Cambour...
Category
20th Century Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Greenaway Beach-original impressionism ocean-seascape painting-contemporary Art
Located in London, Chelsea
"Greenaway Beach" by Lenny Cornforth is a captivating original seascape painting that transports viewers to the pristine shores of Cornwall. Crafted with oil on canvas, Cornforth's c...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
20th Century German Modernist Oil Painting Three Blue Abstract Figures
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist: Elisabeth Hahn (German 1924-2021),
Elisabeth Hahn was born in Dortmund, Germany, where she began her artistic studies. In 1953, she moved to Paris. She continued her studie...
Category
20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
"Heliconia" Oil Painting D 20" inch by Sasha Sokolova
Located in Culver City, CA
"Heliconia" Oil Painting D 20" inch by Sasha Sokolova
Bio
Born in Moscow into a family of artists, Sasha Sokolova is an award winning contemporary realist painter, working across a range of traditional oil and water colour techniques. Her current works explore a variety of themes spanning the human figure and nature and feature many of the travel destinations from which she draws much of her inspiration.
Following scholarships from the V. Spivakov fund and Young Talents Fund, Sasha graduated with honours from the Sergey Andriyaki School of Watercolour and Fine Arts in Moscow and went on to complete a Masters of Fine Arts at the Gerasimov Institute of Cinematography. Sasha was selected as the only Russian artist to work on the Oscar nominated "Loving Vincent", the first fully painted feature film.
Sasha exhibits regularly in Russia and throughout Europe. In 2021 Sasha’s painting “The Last Portrait” was awarded Honourable Mention in ModPortrait 2021 and will be exhibited with other finalists in Zaragoza and Barcelona...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Threadneedle Street London oil painting by Jo Holdsworth
Located in London, GB
Threadneedle Street London is an incredible new oil on canvas painting by award winning British artist Jo Holdsworth.
Recently showcased in Jo’s highly acclaimed Solo Show on Threa...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Polzeath Beach-original impressionism seascape-cost painting-contemporary art
Located in London, Chelsea
This captivating seascape, titled "Polzeath Beach" by the talented artist Lenny Cornforth, invites viewers into a serene world captured in oil on canvas. With a contemporary impressi...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Silver Ripples-original impressionism seascape oil paintings-contemporary Art
Located in London, Chelsea
Step into a world of serene beauty with "Silver Ripples," an original seascape painting by the acclaimed artist Lenny Cornforth. Crafted with oil on canvas in a contemporary impressi...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Silver
Chelsea Cafe-Original impressionism figurative cityscape oil painting-Art
Located in London, Chelsea
"Chelsea Cafe" by Richard Gower is a captivating original figurative cityscape painting that seamlessly captures the essence of a bustling London Chelsea café. Executed with masterful skill using oil on board, Gower employs an impressionistic style to breathe life into the scene, creating a visual narrative that engages the viewer.
The painting is a celebration of the vibrant city life, focusing on a charming Chelsea café with people relishing the pleasures of outdoor seating. The atmosphere is lively, and Gower skillfully portrays the nuanced interactions between patrons, capturing the genuine enjoyment of the moment. The figures are rendered with a dynamic fluidity, their gestures and expressions conveying a sense of shared camaraderie and leisure.
The color scheme of "Chelsea Cafe" is a harmonious blend of blue, white, and pastel tones. The artist's use of these colors adds a tranquil and inviting ambiance to the scene, creating a visual symphony that resonates with the cafe's charm. The play of light and shadow enhances the depth and dimension of the composition, providing a realistic yet dreamlike quality to the overall painting.
Gower's signature is a testament to the authenticity and completion of the artwork, and "Chelsea Cafe" is ready to be proudly displayed in any art enthusiast's collection. Whether viewed up close or from a distance, the details in the painting come together to form a cohesive and visually stimulating experience.
For those seeking to bring a piece of London's Chelsea charm...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Californian Pool Encompassed by Palm Trees-original realism-minimalism painting
Located in London, Chelsea
This captivating original painting by Al Freno, titled "Californian Pool Encompassed by Palm Trees," invites viewers into a world where modern elegance meets natural beauty. Executed with meticulous detail, this piece falls under the category of architectural realism, capturing the essence of a luxurious Californian setting.
In the foreground of the canvas, a modern villa takes center stage, its sleek lines and contemporary design seamlessly integrated into the picturesque landscape. The focal point is a pristine pool, reflecting the vibrant Californian sky...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Minimalist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Linen, Oil
At the Foggy Beach, Impressionism, Original oil Painting, One of a Kind
Located in Granada Hills, CA
Artist: Ara H. Hakobyan
Work: Original Oil Painting, Handmade Artwork, One of a Kind.
Medium: Oil on Canvas
Year: 2024
Style: Impressionism
Title: At the Foggy Beach
Size: 31.5" x 39...
Category
2010s Academic Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Scuba Girl, Florence, Italy, 2020
Located in Hudson, NY
ABOUT
Born in 1967, Piussi was raised in Florence where he studied at the Istituto d’arte, majoring in sculpture and painting and completing his artistic education at Milano’s Brera ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
October Sunshine, Southbank- impressionism London cityscape painting- modern art
By David Farren
Located in London, Chelsea
"October Sunshine, Southbank" by David Farren is a masterful cityscape painting that bathes the iconic London Southbank in the warm embrace of autumn sunlight. Crafted with acrylic o...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Betrait
By João Cardoso
Located in MADRID, ES
With thoughts on 21st century humans and their future, João Cardoso concludes that technology brings tools for two extremes. Thus, technology, as a much needed tool to explore new me...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Contemporary British Abstract Original Painting Black Horse Fantasy Landscape
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Abstract Composition
by Sally Vaughan (contemporary)
gouache painting on card, unframed
measurements: 4.75 x 6 inches
condition: very good
provenance: fr...
Category
1990s Abstract Figurative Paintings
Materials
Gouache
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.
Browse an extensive collection of figurative paintings on 1stDibs.