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Figurative Paintings For Sale
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Plantage
Located in Berlin, DE
Hans Bohlmann Plantage 2015 Acryl auf Leinwand 50 x 60 cm Hans Bohlmann studierte von 1991 bis 1996 Malerei- und Grafik an der Hochschule für Grafik und Buchkunst in Leipzig bei Pro...
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2010s Abstract Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Woman on the Rocks I
Located in New York, NY
Isca Greenfield-Sanders Woman on the Rocks I, 2016 Mixed media oil on canvas 35 x 35 inches 88.9 x 88.9 cm Signed, titled and dated (verso) -- Greenfield-Sanders’ landscape paintings invite the viewer into nostalgia, to forge a connection to their own experience. Using found vintage photography as a starting point, she creates several iterations of each image, which she alters with pencil and watercolor, and finally paints over with oil. They emerge simultaneously familiar yet enigmatic. She elaborates, stating, “All of my paintings are based on amateur slides from seventy years ago. I am interested in the ‘comfortably familiar’ nature of the images and how the elapsed time allows them to ‘prickle with new meaning’ to connect that which was worth capturing with that which is worth painting, at present.” The paintings require a great deal of forethought and groundwork, but still appear unlabored and fresh. Her style of painting, which prizes color, representation and evocation, is activated by both individual experience and collective memory. Isca Greenfield-Sanders (b. in 1978 in New York City) received her dual BFA and BA degree from Brown University. The artist lives and works in New York, NY. Recent solo exhibitions include “The Things I Can’t Forget,” Miles McEnery Gallery, New York, NY; “Ocean Eyes of Blue,” Michael Reid...
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2010s Figurative Paintings

Materials

Mixed Media

Begegnung
Located in Wien, 9
In his painting, Robert Hammerstiel is in constant search of the balance and harmony of form. In his drastic reduction to the physical essentials and the colourful placarding, he cre...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Young Girl Red Dress lost in Thought, Mid Century Woman's Magazine Illustration
Located in Miami, FL
Lorraine Fox (1922–1976) was an American illustrator and commercial artist who illustrated magazines, book covers, and advertisements. Among the magazines, she illustrated for was Wo...
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1960s Feminist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

3-9-22 (Duptych) - 21st Century, Contemporary, Portrait Painting, Oil on Canvas
Located in Barcelona, Catalonia
“I paint the human figure and explore further till I reach the Beauty of Being, the Soul.. the part of Human Being where everything is in total Serenity, Goodness and Harmony, where ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

FLAMINGO Acryl Oil on Canvas
Located in Montreux, CH
Karen Shahverdyan „Flamingo“ 120 X 80, acryl, oil on canvas
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2010s Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Things in My House” Little Golden Book, Children's Book CoverIllustration Art
Located in Miami, FL
Joe Kaufman, writer, illustrator. Recipient Art Directors Club medal, 1948, New York Academy of Sciences Children's Science Book award, 1973, Gold award, Silver award Art Directors C...
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1960s Figurative Paintings

Materials

Gouache

Hiver XII
Located in ATLANTA, GA
Born in 1951, Eishin Yoza was largely inspired by the 1970s growing up. The art sphere of the 1970s was epitomized by a desire to evolve and strengthen its...
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21st Century and Contemporary Minimalist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Ink, Oil

Audrey
Located in New York, NY
Acrylic on Wood Panel. Portrait or Audrey Hepburn is 24x24. Vibrant colors. About the Artist: "Tomlin is young, upcoming artist based out of NY. His interests in portraits, i...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Wood Panel

The Illegal Rebirth of Billy the Kid, Paperback Cover
By Dean Morrissey
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Date: 1991 Medium: Oil on Canvas Dimensions: 36.00" x 24.00" Signature: Signed Lower Left DEAN MORRISSEY (American, 20th Century) The Illegal Rebirth of Billy the Kid...
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1910s Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Dancing Couple at the Ball, Theatre Magazine Cover
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Gouache watercolor painting on artist board Signature: Signed Lower Left Size: 18" x 14"
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20th Century Figurative Paintings

Materials

Board, Gouache, Watercolor

Fare Thee Well! Liberty Magazine Cover
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Date: 1928 Medium: Oil on Canvas Dimensions: 20.00" x 16.00" Signature: Signed Lower Right Liberty Magazine Cover, August 4, 1928
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1920s Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Who's the Fairest?
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Oil on Board Signature: Signed Lower Right Vogue magazine cover 3/15/13
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1910s Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

Pro Skater
Located in New York, NY
Figurative acrylic on canvas. Portrait of female skateboarder. Has abstract quality. Almost dreamlike. Vibrant colors. About the Artist: "Growing up in England during the 80s, the influence and love of American sub cultures through TV, and being surrounded by large non-spaces of US air bases around East Anglia, gave me a slightly odd and romantic view of America. I finished the Masters Degree bronze-casting course at the Royal College of Art in 1999 and have pursued my passion for Art ever since. I have built up a body of work that follows the theme of a journey into abstraction, inspired by Robert Smithson, Donald Judd, Fiona Banner, Cornelia Parker...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

Something New, Something Old- Book Cover
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Acrylic on Board Dimensions: 16.00" x 20.00" Signature: Signed Lower Right GIrls of Canby Hall Book Cover
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Late 20th Century Figurative Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Board

Life in Yellow # 108515
Located in ATLANTA, GA
Carlos J. Tirado (born on April 3, 1964 in Caracas, Venezuela) is an artist, painter and sculptor who has developed a very personal and precise line of work linked to Neo-Pop art. With plenty of personal art exhibitions, Tirado has participated in numerous collective exhibitions, receiving different awards such as “III Premio de Escultura” del Certamen Aires de Córdoba in 2004 and other recognitions, among them, at the Venezuelan Embassy in DC (2005), and the X Latin Art Festival of Atlanta (2005). Childhood Tirado grew up in an upper-middle-class family environment. His inclination for the arts started from an early age. At 8 years old, he was already experimenting with tridimensional forms, creating molds out of cast lead from pieces previously gathered on the streets. These first artistic experiences led by his inquisitive nature, provided the ground to continue exploring the possibilities with different materials like wood, waste and plaster. His childhood games were centered around painting and sculpting, which played an important role that ranged from recreational to aesthetics. When Tirado turned 12 years of age, his parents agreed for him to attend private art classes with professor Javier Hernandez in Caracas. Later on, he realized that Art was a profession that required investment in materials, reason that led him to work at a furniture store painting landscapes and figurative art to decorate the exhibit room. He created numerous paintings of Caracas’ famous mountain: El Avila, and other art pieces that not only served as a source of income, but more importantly, led him to deepen his figurative expression. In 1985, he started drawing comic sets for a renowned newspaper El Diario de Caracas, alongside Jorge Blanco...
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21st Century and Contemporary Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

Aereo (triptych) III
Located in New York, NY
Aereo (triptych) III, 2018 Acrylic on paper 29.53h x 21.65w in Valeria Vilar received her Bachelor’s Degree in Architecture from the University of Buenos Aires in 2009. In 2011, Vi...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Paper, Acrylic

Las amigas
Located in Barcelona, ES
the painting is being offered with a work certificate
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2010s Conceptual Figurative Paintings

Materials

Mixed Media, Acrylic

Proud Pansy - colorful, expressive, abstract, floral, acrylic on canvas
Located in Bloomfield, ON
In vivid blue Pat Service has captured the simple beauty of the pansy. Reminiscent of Andy Warhol, Service’s flowers are pared down to the essentials--simple shapes without leaves or...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

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...
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1960s Post-War Figurative Paintings

Materials

Paper, Gouache

Spring Training - Watercolor of Baseball Greats Jackie Robinson & Mickey Mantel
Located in Chicago, IL
Jackie Roosevelt Robinson was an American professional baseball player who became the first African American to play in Major League Baseball in the modern era. Robinson broke the baseball color line when he started at first base for the Brooklyn Dodgers on April 15, 1947 Hall of Fame Induction 1962. Mickey Charles Mantle, nicknamed The Commerce Comet and The Mick, was an American professional baseball player. Mantle played his entire Major League Baseball career with the New York Yankees as a center fielder, right fielder, and first baseman. Hall of Fame Induction 1974. This painting shows Dodgers first baseman Jackie Robinson and Yankees base-runner Mickey Mantle...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Paper, Acrylic, Watercolor

The Visit of the English Squadron to Le Havre
Located in New Orleans, LA
Raoul Dufy 1877-1953 | French The Visit of the English Squadron to Le Havre Signed "Raoul Dufy" (lower center) Watercolor and gouache on paper Growing up along the coastline of th...
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Early 20th Century Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Watercolor, Gouache, Archival Paper

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...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Cool_2021_Greg Miller_Acrylic/Collage/Panel_Figurative/Swimmer/Waterscape
Located in 326 N Coast Hwy. | Laguna Beach, CA
GREG MILLER "Cool" Acrylic, Collage on Panel 25 x 65 in. Drawing from the diverse cultural and geographic makeup of his Californian roots, Greg Miller explores his relationship with...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Mixed Media, Acrylic, Panel

Aquarium, Male Nude, Diving into Crystal Blue Water, Original Oil Painting
Located in Chicago, IL
A male nude dives into crystal blue water in Richard Gibbons painting entitled "Aquarium". Light reflects of the waves of water in which the highly muscular nude seems to be reachin...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Panel

Rider, Florence, Italy, 2019
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 artisti...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

Wet Hair, Florence, Italy, 2021
Located in Hudson, NY
This price includes that the painting is stretched and framed. ABOUT Born in 1967, Piussi was raised in Florence where he studied at the Istituto d’arte, majoring in sculpture and ...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

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...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

Clown with Birthday Bouquet - Oil and Ink on Cardstock
Located in Soquel, CA
Clown with Bouquet - Acrylic and Ink on Cardstock Colorful portrait of a clown holding a bouquet of flowers by Jassen Marek (20th Century). A sad clown in a suit with a straw hat ho...
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Late 20th Century American Impressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Illustration Board, Oil, Pen

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 ...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

Tigers, Acrylic on Canvas, Red, Yellow by Contemporary Indian Artist "In Stock"
Located in Kolkata, West Bengal
Debabrata Basu - Untitled - 48 x 60 inches (unframed size) Acrylic on Canvas Style : Debabrata derives his style and theme by introspecting within himself. The fears of uncertainty,...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, 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...
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Early 2000s Surrealist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Acrylic

Rider, 109x99cm
Located in Yerevan, AM
Rider, 109х99cm
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

The Empress
Located in New Orleans, LA
JOHN ISIAH WALTON was born in 1985 in New Orleans, where he currently lives and works as a fine artist. He attended St. Augustine H.S. (1999-2002) and graduated from Sarah T. Reed H....
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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...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Cotton Canvas

Dream - (semi-abstract, yellow airbrush paint, oil on canvas, Large Figure, Mode
Located in London, GB
Developed in London in 2019 and 2020, this project focuses on the idea of dreaming, and although the emerging compositions are closed and defined they are also very dynamic and vibra...
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21st Century and Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Acrylic

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...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, 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...
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21st Century and Contemporary Realist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, 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...
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2010s Academic 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...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

I not afraid anymore, Colorful Naive Art Fiminist painting by Ukranian artist
Located in Sempach, LU
ABOUT THE ARTWORK The artwork titled "I not afraid anymore" is a vibrant and evocative piece that captures the essence of liberation and self-discovery. It showcases a nude female f...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Canvas

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...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Fabric, Trimming, Charcoal

BLUE CAT
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...
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2010s Neo-Expressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Permanent Marker

Signed Feminist LGBTQ+ Acrylic on Canvas Painting - Profile Landscape 438.046
Located in New York, NY
Linda Stein, Profile Landscape 438.046 - Signed Feminist LGBTQ+ Acrylic on Canvas Painting Profile Landscape 438.046 is from Linda Stein's Profiles series--drawings, collages and p...
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1970s Feminist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

"Night Crossing" Cowboy Pastel Painting Green Twilight Creek Horses Western
Located in Austin, TX
A dramatic scene of cowboys on horseback set in the Wild West. Twilight has fallen on a gang of four cowboys as they ride their horses across a river. Their riffles are ready as if anticipating an enemy. The piece measures 23 x 34.5. It is beautifully framed and ready to hang in an ornate, gilt wood frame with reflection proof glass. The overall measurements is 33 x 45 inches. About the Artist: David Sanders...
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20th Century Figurative Paintings

Materials

Archival Paper, Oil Pastel

Couple #2- 21st Century Contemporary Painting of a nude dancing male and female
Located in Nuenen, Noord Brabant
Daniela Astone Couple #2 50 x 40 cm Oil on wood Daniela Astone works and lives in Florence. For years she was a teacher on the famous Florence Art Academy. Since 2022 she fulltime works as a painter. Her works are all around the world in great collections. For our exhibition 'A Female Gaze' Daniela Astone made a series of paintings where the female aspect of her life is the main subject. This series contains a series of seven paintings where you see a dancing couple. Female- male couples and male-male/ female-female couples. The Currator of Galerie Bonnard says about the paintings by Daniela Astone: The classical structure and narrative paintings show a technique that is special. Her style is virtuoso and her subjects narrative. The keys are loose and subtle. For this artist, standing in front of a painting means...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Celebration, Original Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
Artist Diana Elena Chelaru depicts figures grooving to the pulsating beat of the music. Bright lights cast vibrant hues across the scene, adding an electrifying...

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21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

Georgian Contemporary Art by Nina Urushadze - Cobalt Arlequin
Located in Paris, IDF
Acrylic on canvas Nina Urushadze is a Georgian artist born in 1983 who lives and works in Tbilisi, Georgia. She is graduated from Apollon Kutateladze a...
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2010s Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Musical Flow, Original Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
In this lively and spirited painting, five figures revel in the music and each other's company. Tones of blue and orange embrace their forms as they hit the dan...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

Return Voyage #3 - Collage and Acrylic on Canvas, Yellow.
Located in New York, NY
Return Voyage #3 is a 30 x 24-inches acrylic and collage work on canvas. The primary colors are yellow and blue. The silhouette of a woman stands inside a series of yellow buys, surr...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic

Vibes, Original Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
Artist Diana Elena Chelaru captures the essence of movement in her composition, where two figures dance, swaying to the rhythm. Bright beams from the strobe lig...

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21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

Head, Acrylic on Canvas, Red, Yellow Colors by Contemporary Artist “In Stock”
Located in Kolkata, West Bengal
Chandra Bhattacharya - Untitled 16 x 12 inches (unframed size) Acrylic on Canvas ( FRAMED & DELIVERED ) Style : In the last three to four years, he has engaged with the concept of an indelible signature left by the ooze of the urban theatre. Human beings, who have always occupied Chandra, who have mostly been figures of silent resilience on his canvas, now play...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Wave of Rapture, Oil Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
Artist Gary Leonard creates a striking portrait of a woman plunging into the water. The large, spontaneous brushstrokes of the wave merge into the emotional flo...

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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

Georgian Contemporary Art by Nina Urushadze - Emerald Chuniri
Located in Paris, IDF
Acrylic on canvas Nina Urushadze is a Georgian artist born in 1983 who lives and works in Tbilisi, Georgia. She is graduated from Apollon Kutateladze a...
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2010s Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Kitovras, 120x120cm
Located in Yerevan, AM
Kitovras, 120x120cm
Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

No Photos Please
Located in Toronto, ON
42" x 31" Unframed Original - Oil on Canvas Hand Signed by Todd White Todd white captures restaurant, night and Hollywood scenes with contrasting colors serving the viewer’s eyes a...
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2010s Expressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Mantel
Located in Berlin, DE
Hans Bohlmann Mantel 1998 Acryl auf Leinwand 150 x 100 cm Hans Bohlmann studierte von 1991 bis 1996 Malerei- und Grafik an der Hochschule für Grafik und Buchkunst in Leipzig bei Pro...
Category

2010s Abstract Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

The Still Life - Oil Painting by Claude Decamps - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
The Still Life is a painting realized by Claude Decamps in the 1970s Oil painting on cardboard canvas. Hand-signed on the lower. Good conditions. Th...
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1970s Modern 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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