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Figurative Paintings For Sale
Color:  Orange
Portrait d'enfant
Located in Washington, DC
Signed lower right: Geo
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Late 19th Century Realist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

Trees 02
Located in Roma, RM
Title of Work: Trees 02 Description: Oil on canvas Medium: Oil color Dimensions: 160x100 cm Original/Reproduction: Original  Date of creation: 2016 Count...
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2010s Expressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Mas Rojo
Located in Fresno, CA
"Mas Rojo", as hte name implies, is "More Red" in an Oil on Canvas painting. Frank Arnold is thought by many to be one of the foremost abstract figurative painters and sculptors of o...
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2010s Abstract Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Juice me up! - Oil on Canvas by Anastasia Kurakina - 2018
Located in Roma, IT
Juice me up! is a fine oil on canvas realized in 2018 by Anastasia Kurakina. Signed and dated in ink on higher right margin. This original painting explores the common Kurakina's...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Colorful figurative painting with woman and trees. Driada - I feel the Earth
Located in Sempach, LU
ABOUT THE ARTWORK The painting "Driada - I feel the Earth" is a contemporary piece that merges the allure of mythology with the raw essence of nature. It portrays a nude female figur...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

Israeli Contemporary Art by Dondi Schwartz - Bee Eater
Located in Paris, IDF
Oil on canvas
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Conceptual Pop Art Color Oil Monotype Painting Abstract Figure Robin Winters
Located in Surfside, FL
Robin Winters (American, born 1950), Untitled (Red Face) from "Cherry Block Series" 1986, monotype, pencil signed and dated lower right, plate: 6"h x 8.5"w, overall (with frame): 22.25"h x 18.25"w. Provenance: Property from a Private Collection, San Francisco. Winters was invited to make monotypes at Experimental Workshop in San Francisco, (they printed Richard Bosman, Sam Francis, Claire Falkenstein, Deborah Oropallo and Kenneth Noland and many more greats). Winters chose to paint on wood blocks rather than the more usual metal plates in order to capture the organic quality of the natural material. He exploited a salient characteristic of the monoprint in Ghost Story by adding new painted elements onto the increasingly faint ghost images that result from successive impressions from a single block. In so doing he achieved the effect of transparent layers of color and shadow imagery. Winters's brightly-colored monotypes portray an array of figures and landscapes (and an occasional still-life) that, although can be seen in the context of a general trend away from abstraction that has marked the 1980s, defy strict stylistic categorization. They are neither realistic nor abstract, psychological self-examinations nor narrative fictions, but they contain elements of all of these approaches. Like Jonathan Borofsky, Winters derives much of his subject matter from dreams, believing that through his private fears and obsessions he can touch similar emotions in others. Although at first glance Winters's images look as if they could have been made by a child, closer attention reveals sly art historical references to Jackson Pollock and Pattern Painting (the drip and splatter backgrounds), Mark Rothko (the three-part horizontal compositions) and Minimalism (the gridded Cherry Block Series: Bread Beat). Robin Winters (born 1950 in Benicia, California) is an American conceptual, multi-disciplinary, artist and teacher based in New York. Winters is known for creating solo exhibitions containing an interactive durational performance component to his installations, sometimes lasting up to two months. Winters first emerged in the burgeoning Soho NYC art scene of the 1970s. An early practitioner of the Relational Aesthetics (social interaction as an art medium) Winters also created in works through sculpture, installation, performance, painting, drawing and prints. His art maintains a whimsical spirit, and he often returns to ongoing themes involving faces, boats, cars, bottles, hats and jesters or fools. Winters has incorporated such devices as blind dates, double dates, dinners, fortune telling, and free consultation in his performances. Throughout his career he has engaged in a wide variety of media, such as performance art, film, video, writing prose and poetry, photography, installation art, printmaking, drawing, painting, ceramic sculpture, bronze sculpture, and glassblowing. Winters was born in Benicia, California in 1950 to lawyer parents. As a child his hobby was collecting glass bottles found on the beach and under old buildings, which would later influence him as an artist. In 1968, Winters had his first durational performance, entitled Norman Thomas Travelling Museum. The artist drove a Volkswagen bus decorated in collage, many of the images relating to current events and politics. Inside was what the artist described as a “reliquary” containing many objects, including a bottle collection. Winters took the van to shopping centers and even as far as Mexico. That same year, Winters opted not to register for the military draft. Although he was deemed fit to serve, Winters refused. In 1975 the resulting legal proceedings finally came to a close after it was proven that the artist had been harassed by the local draft board. In his teens and early twenties, Winters became acquainted with several local artists who helped shape his aesthetic, most notably Manuel Neri and Robert Arneson. By the early 1970s, Winters was studying at the San Francisco Art Institute (SFAI) and had relocated to San Francisco. At this time Winters became friends with the Bay Area conceptual artists Terry Fox and Howard Fried, and participated in several of Fried's performance works. In 1972 Winters was accepted into the Whitney Independent Study Program in New York City. After coming to New York City, Winters helped support himself by working for various artists, among them the performance artist Joan Jonas and sculptor Donald Judd. In 1974, Winters performed The Secret Life of Bob-E or Bob-E Behind the Veil eight hours a day, five days a week for a month in his studio apartment. Behind a one-way mirror the audience could watch Winters play the character of Bob-E, whose goal was to make a monument for everyone in the world in the form of blue and yellow rubber top hats. By the end of the month the artist had constructed 262 hats. The following year, Winters was invited to take part in the Whitney Museum's 1975 Biennial Exhibition. Entitled W.B. Bearman Bags a Job or Diary of a Dreamer. Winters was traveling in 1975 and 1976, spending time in North Africa and in Europe. At a time when most young American artists were unaware of their European counterparts, Winters met and was influenced by such artists as Sigmar Polke and Marcel Broodthaers (with whom Winters worked on an installation) and also had a one-person exhibition, at the Konrad Fischer Gallery in Dusseldorf. Returning to New York in 1976, Winters teamed up with a group of artists to form Collaborative Projects (Colab), a rather anarchistic organization dedicated to artistic collaboration and the creation of art that questioned social values.. Also in 1976, Winters formed the partnership “X&Y” with fellow artist Coleen Fitzgibbon that would last two years. Together they performed a series of shows in the Netherlands, most notably a show entitled Take the Money and Run. Performed at De Appel in Amsterdam, the show involved the artists robbing their audience. The following day the audience was given an apology, as well as the opportunity to retrieve any valuables and participate in a lottery to win the artists’ services. They also made a Super 8 film in NY called Rich-Poor, in which they asked people on the streets their thoughts on the rich and poor. In 1980 Winters participated in The Real Estate Show and in Absurdities at ABC No Rio. That same year he and artists Peter Fend, Coleen Fitzgibbon, Peter Nadin, Jenny Holzer, and Richard Prince also formed The Offices of Fend, Fitzgibbon, Holzer, Nadin, Prince & Winters. This short-lived collective was based out of an office on lower Broadway and offered “Practical Esthetic Services Adaptable to Client Situation”, as stated on their business card. Their goal was to offer their art as “socially helpful work for hire”. In June of that year Winters participated in The Times Square Show, Colab's most well-known exhibition. The month-long show took place in a four floor building on West 41st Street and was densely packed with art. To cap off a busy year, Winters also became one of the first artists to join the Mary Boone Gallery, showing a successful solo exhibition in 1981. His work was shown in the New York/New Wave show in 1981 at MoMA PS1 along with Jean-Michel Basquiat, Roberta Bayley, William S. Burroughs, David Byrne, Sarah Charlesworth, Larry Clark, Crash (John Matos), Ronnie Cutrone, Brian Eno, Peter Fend, Nan Goldin, Keith Haring, Ray Johnson, Joseph Kosuth, Marcus Leatherdale, Christopher Makos, Robert Mapplethorpe, Elaine Mayes, Frank Moore, Kenny Scharf and others. In 1982, Winters had his first solo exhibition in Los Angeles at the Richard Kuhlenschmidt Gallery. At the Mo David Gallery in 1984, Winters created an installation piece that consisted of a floor of plaster tiles. Underneath each tile, hidden from view, was a drawing. He designed the stage sets for the musician Nico, and assisted French artist Orlan, American artist Stuart Sherman, and American poet Gregory Corso. Two years later Winters was invited to take part in Chambres d’Amis (In Ghent there is Always a Free Room for Albrecht Durer) in Ghent, Belgium. In it, 51 artists created installations in 50 different sites, mostly private homes. Winters chose the home of a local art historian. The artist made 90 drawings based on images found in the large collection of art books in the home's library. He made two copies of each drawing and placed the originals in the books themselves. One set of copies was exhibited in the sponsoring museum, Museum van Hedendaagse, as "The Ghent Drawings". The drawings were also on display at Winters’ solo exhibition at Luhring Augustine & Hodes Gallery in New York City in 1987. In 1986, Winters had a solo exhibition at Maurice Keitelman Gallery in Brussels, Belgium, and the following year a solo exhibition at the Centre Régional d'Art Contemporain Midi-Pyrénées in Toulouse, France. Also in 1986, Winters' Playroom was held at the Institute for Contemporary Art in Boston, Massachusetts. The exhibition was part of Think Tank, a retrospective of Winters' work which traveled to the Stedelijk Museum in the Netherlands, the Centre Regional d’Art Contemporain in France, and the Contemporary Arts Center in Ohio. Winters spent a month in 1989 working with students at the San Francisco Art Institute. Never having worked with ceramics, he spent the month making numerous ceramic pieces, which were then shown in the aptly named One Month in San Francisco. Other components of the piece included Winters’ childhood bottle collection and a video showing each piece in the show filmed briefly next to a ruler.[ Also that year, Robin served as a visiting artist at the Pilchuck Glass School, where he met artist John Drury, who was then working as the school's artist liaison. In the summer of 1990, Winters interviewed fellow artist Kiki Smith for her eponymous book, which was published later that year. That same year (1990), Winters was invited by the Val Saint Lambert glass factory in Belgium to create glassworks in their facility. Winters, artists John Drury and Tracy Glover...
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1980s Pop Art Figurative Paintings

Materials

Monoprint, Monotype

Wild Card - colorful, expressive, minimal, abstract, floral, acrylic on canvas
Located in Bloomfield, ON
A single golden yellow ‘black-eyed Susan’ pops from the canvas in this joyful painting by Pat Service. Reminiscent of Andy Warhol, Service’s flowers are pared down to the essentials-...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

Ohne Titel
Located in Wien, 9
Margarethe Hollegha is a Postwar & Contemporary artist who was born in 1935 in Vienna. The picture is framed with a gilded flat moulding.
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Early 2000s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Mixed Media

Andy Warhol Gouache on Interview Magazine Back Page 1989 Modernism
Located in Soquel, CA
Andy Warhol Gouache on Interview Magazine Back Page 1989 Modernism Portrait of Andy Worhol on Andy Worhol's Interview Magazine back page and painted over in Gouache by Ricardo (Richa...
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1980s Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Paper, Gouache

MINIATURE STYLE
Located in Kansas City, MO
Jay Patel MINIATURE STYLE Acrylic on Board Year: 2022 Size: 12x10x1.5in Signed verso COA provided Ready to hang Ref.: 924802-1106 Drawing its cultural cues from the glorious corners...
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2010s Rajput Figurative Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Board

May God's Love be with You
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Pastel, acrylic and pencil on wood panel
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2010s Outsider Art Figurative Paintings

Materials

Pastel, Acrylic, Pencil

Mother & Child
Located in Southampton, NY
Inspired by various facets of his own life story, Salvadoran-American artist J Oscar Molina creates work that seamlessly bridges cultures, industries, a...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Female Nude 2 - Large Format, Modern Figurative Oil Painting, New Expressionism
Located in Salzburg, AT
Maciej Olekszy was born in 1982, Poland. Graduated from the Academy of Fine Arts in Poznan, Poland in 2007. Faculty of Painting in the studio of Professor Jan Świtka. He made his de...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Full moon - Figurative Painting on Paper, Young art, Colorful, Vibrant
Located in Warsaw, PL
WALERIA MATELSKA (born 1994 in Belarus) In 2012-2015 she studied at the Faculty of Painting at the Academy of Fine Arts in Krakow, where in the years 2015-2018 she her diploma from t...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Paper, Acrylic

"Dreams of Summer"
Located in Scottsdale, AZ
Joseph Lorusso was born in Chicago, Illinois, in 1966 and received his formal training at the American Academy of Art. He went on to receive his B.F.A. degree from the Kansas City Ar...
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2010s Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Wood Panel

"Woman" Contemporary Figurative in Neon Orange Aromas Artist Frank Thomas Romero
Located in Soquel, CA
Vibrant contemporary nude figure in neon orange on a purple abstract background by Aromas, California, Monterey Bay Area abstract expressionist artist Frank Romero (American, b-1985)...
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2010s Expressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

The Incredible Expression
Located in Singapore, SG
The incredible expression’ is a funny composition made through the facial expressions and gestures of the characters where the artist depicts the even...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Paper, Tempera

Golden Orchid - Modern Flowers Inc, Ecolina Painting, New Expression
Located in Salzburg, AT
Grażyna Rigall is a painter, illustrator, author of stage designs and music videos. - The artist is interested in the merging of the world of fauna and flora with the world of man, p...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Paper, Watercolor

Orange Buttefly - Oil Painting by Elena Mardashova - 2020
Located in Roma, IT
Oil painting on canvas by Elena Mardashova, 100x40 cm. , realized in 2020. Excellent condition.
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

MADHUBANI STYLE 02 (DECORATED ELEPHANTS) (~40% OFF LIST PRICE - LIMITED TIME)
Located in Kansas City, MO
Jay Patel MADHUBANI STYLE 02 (DECORATED ELEPHANTS) Acrylic on Board Year: 2022 Size: 10x12x1.5in Signed verso COA provided Ready to hang Ref.: 924802-1111 "Inspired by the age-old Madhubani style, these paintings celebrate the beauty within the beasts. Elephants are revered animals in the Indian sub-continent and symbolize lord “Gajendra”! To ascertain justice to the inspiration, every element in the painting is worked upon significantly- the tree denotes long life, the flowers stand for happiness, and the elephant denotes power. Embellished by detailed motifs, the composition undoubtedly spurs a moment of joy in the eyes. The captivating intricacies of the saddle cloth tied with heavy jewelry...
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2010s Rajput Figurative Paintings

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Acrylic, Board

Orit Fuchs: Vivid 32 - Giclee print on canvas female figure painting. 29.5/29.5”
Located in Tel Aviv, IL
Orit Fuchs lives and works in Tel Aviv‭, ‬a storyteller with a deep‭, ‬pure, and unquenchable appetite for artistic self-expression‭. ‬Her medium spans the gamut‭ - ‬sculptures‭, ‬pa...
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2010s Pop Art Figurative Paintings

Materials

Giclée

MADHUBANI STYLE 01 (DECORATED ELEPHANTS)
Located in Kansas City, MO
Jay Patel MADHUBANI STYLE 01 (DECORATED ELEPHANTS) Acrylic on Board Year: 2022 Size: 10x12x1.5in Signed verso COA provided Ready to hang Ref.: 924802-1110 "Inspired by the age-old Madhubani style, these paintings celebrate the beauty within the beasts. Elephants are revered animals in the Indian sub-continent and symbolize lord “Gajendra”! To ascertain justice to the inspiration, every element in the painting is worked upon significantly- the tree denotes long life, the flowers stand for happiness, and the elephant denotes power. Embellished by detailed motifs, the composition undoubtedly spurs a moment of joy in the eyes. The captivating intricacies of the saddle cloth tied with heavy jewelry...
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2010s Rajput Figurative Paintings

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Acrylic, Board

Pool Hall
Located in Saratoga Springs, NY
Signed lower left.
Category

1980s Realist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Just Hanging
Located in New Orleans, LA
TRENITY THOMAS is a self-taught photographer who has also experimented with painting and sketching since grade school. As a photographer, he has worked ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Paper, Oil Pastel

Dream Fountain, Neo-Expressionist Nude
Located in Austin, TX
This surreal neo-expressionist nude portrait is by Spanish artist Pep Suari and features a woman pouring water from a pitcher into the "Dream Fount...
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21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

Moving and Changing, Simple Pill Shapes Transparencies, Warm Tones on Purple
Located in Barcelona, ES
"Moving and Changing" is a hand-painted acrylic painting on high-quality 300g paper by artist Ryan Rivadeneyra. These painting, influenced by modernist artists of the 50's, 60's, an...
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2010s Color-Field Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil Pastel, Ink, Sumi Ink, Oil, Acrylic, Watercolor, Archival Paper

Orit Fuchs: Vivid 32 - Giclee print on canvas female figure painting. 19.6/19.6"
Located in Tel Aviv, IL
Orit Fuchs lives and works in Tel Aviv‭, ‬a storyteller with a deep‭, ‬pure, and unquenchable appetite for artistic self-expression‭. ‬Her medium spans the gamut‭ - ‬sculptures‭, ‬pa...
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2010s Pop Art Figurative Paintings

Materials

Giclée

Greetings from Hungary - Contemporary Powerful Figurative Oil Painting
Located in Salzburg, AT
Jakub Malinowski – Born in 1985. He is a graduate of the Faculty of Painting at the University of Arts in Poznań. He is engaged in painting and drawin...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Cotton Canvas, Oil

Graffiti Dreams - Colorful Abstract Figurative Portrait Original Painting
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Inspired by her background in fashion, Atlanta, Georgia-based artist Lindsey McCord creates artworks that encapsulate the fun of being stylish and the a...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Acrylic, Archival Paper, Spray Paint, Oil Pastel, Mixed Media, Graphite

Figurative Surrealism, "Tara Goddess of Love and Compassion"
Located in San Diego, CA
This is a pre-owned secondary market painting by Gloria Muriel. It is a framed figurative surrealist painting made with acrylic paint on canvas. Its dimensions are 9.5 x 13.5 in (L x...
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21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Figurative Paintings

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Acrylic, Canvas

Costume - Original Painting by Alkis Matheos - Mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Costume is an original painting artwork in mixed media, tempera and watercolor on paper realized by the Greek-French artist Alkis Matheos. Good conditio...
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20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Tempera, Watercolor, Mixed Media

Transection No. 3, Ovoid Geometrical Figural Abstract Neon Acrylic Painting
Located in Beachwood, OH
Clarence Holbrook Carter (American, 1904-2000) Transection No. 3, 1972 Acrylic on paper Signed and dated upper right 30 x 22 inches Provenance: Collection of William H. Milliken Cl...
Category

1970s American Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

Untitled, Abstract Expressionist Composition.
Located in La Canada Flintridge, CA
Oil on paper. Signed lower left Bertschmann.
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1970s Abstract Expressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

Mid Century Portrait of an African American Man
Located in Soquel, CA
Mid-century figure study of an African American man by American Impressionist artist Genevieve Rogers. Unsigned, but acquired with a collection of her...
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Mid-20th Century American Impressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Laid Paper

Rajasthan - large, bold, gestural abstract, expressionist, acrylic on canvas
By Graham Coughtry
Located in Bloomfield, ON
Remarkably beautiful, lush, and impressionistic in form—Rajasthan is a stunning example of Canadian artist John Graham Coughtry’s masterful use of colour. Rendered in the exotic spic...
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1980s Abstract Expressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Kakoma, From the series Lous and The Yakuza. Mixed media fashion color photo
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Kakoma, 2022 by Hunter & Gatti From the series Lous and The Yakuza Acrylic and oil wax on fine art paper 255 grs. Image size: 20.6 in H x 15.7 in W Unframed This is a project togeth...
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2010s Abstract Figurative Paintings

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Wax, Oil, Acrylic, Archival Paper

Urbanist 3
Located in Singapore, SG
The painting presents a juxtaposition of looks and mindsets. The artist shows how urbanisation has worked on the dweller's mind. Although their appearance has not changed, the simplicity of their thoughts and actions are no longer there. Urbanisation has devoured them. About Abhijit Paul...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Pigment, Paper, Acrylic

Night Watchers: African American collage painting w/ Black figures, red pink
Located in Bryn Mawr, PA
"Night Watchers" is a collage / painting created from acrylic and collage on leather mounted on MDF panel with predominant red / pink / orange. The work itself is 24" x 22", framed to 24.5" x 22.5" in a narrow, simple dark wooden frame. It includes several photograph of Black figures. It is signed and dated along the lower edge. This is one of a series of four works -- see image gallery for additional works in the series. Each is listed separately on IstDibs, but I will combine shipping for multiple purchases. PROVENANCE: Exhibited in "Portals + Revelations: Richard J. Watson," the African American Museum in Philadelphia, PA, Oct 2021 - Mar 2022 & "And the Beat Goes On," Suzanne H. Arnold Gallery, Lebanon Valley College, Annville, PA, Sept - Oct 2022. "Most of my works are supported by memories of the past and suggested realities. Issues of social politics, ancestral references, and astral projections are presented with fragmented elements...
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2010s Abstract Figurative Paintings

Materials

Leather, Acrylic, Panel, Fiberboard, Archival Paper

"Bangkok" Original Gary John Colorful Artwork on Poster Board
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Los Angeles street artist Gary John exploded onto the international art scene first during Art Basel Miami in 2013. John’s playfully bold work quickly gained attention and he was nam...
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21st Century and Contemporary Street Art Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil Pastel, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Board

Explosively
Located in Aberdeen Dyce, GB
I accidentally found this gas station while walking in the forest. This construction interested me because the colors in which it is painted create not only aesthetics but also have ...
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2010s Pop Art Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Varnish, Oil

Untitled (The Tower on the Hill)
Located in Nashville, TN
Inspired by the landscape paintings of David Hockney, Alex Katz, and Lawren Harris, Kahnle transports the viewer to boldly rendered forests and brooks. With thematic intentions, thes...
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2010s Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

Beautiful Blond Hair and Blue Eyed Woman - Mid Century Illustration
Located in Miami, FL
This brilliantly rendered female portrait by a major American post-war illustrator known for his stunningly glamorous women. Notice how all the elements of the composition work tog...
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1960s American Realist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Fiberboard, Gouache, Graphite

An evening. Acrylic painting, Pop art, Vibrant colors, Polish artist
Located in Warsaw, PL
Contemporary figurative acrylic on canvas painting by Polish artist Marta Rynkiewicz. Painting is very colorful and vibrant. It depicts a landscape at the pool. The composition consi...
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21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Reverse - Painting by Salvatore Petrucino - 2015
Located in Roma, IT
Reverse is an original acrylic painting realized by the Italian artist Salvatore Petrucino in 2015. Hand-signed on the lower right. Technique, dimensions, and date are written on ...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

"Take Your Pills" - Abstraction, Expression, Pop, Street Art, Energetic, Joyful
Located in Salzburg, AT
Paweł Myszka graduated from the European Academy of Arts in Warsaw. He holds a Master of Arts degree in Graphic Design and Painting and graduated with hon...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Home Plate 10
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This piece titled "Home Plate 10" is an original artwork made from oil paint and acrylic on panel by Lauren Rinaldi. This piece is freestanding and measures approx. 7.25"h x 2.5"w x ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Acrylic, Wood Panel

Home Plate 9
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This piece titled "Home Plate 9" is an original artwork made from oil paint and acrylic on panel by Lauren Rinaldi. This piece is freestanding and measures ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Acrylic, Wood Panel

Home Plate 5
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This piece titled "Home Plate 5" is an original artwork made from oil paint and acrylic on panel by Lauren Rinaldi. This piece is freestanding and measures ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Acrylic, Wood Panel

Home Plate 3
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This piece titled "Home Plate 3" is an original artwork made from oil paint and acrylic on panel by Lauren Rinaldi. This piece is freestanding and measures ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Acrylic, Wood Panel

Untitled (Desert Island River)
Located in Nashville, TN
Inspired by the landscape paintings of David Hockney, Alex Katz, and Lawren Harris, Kahnle transports the viewer to boldly rendered forests and brooks. With thematic intentions, thes...
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2010s Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

The Choice - Painting by Salvatore Petrucino - 2015
Located in Roma, IT
The Choice is an original acrylic painting realized by the Italian artist Salvatore Petrucino in 2015. Hand-signed on the lower right. Technique, dimensions, and date are written ...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

Untitled (Desert Island River)
Located in Nashville, TN
Inspired by the landscape paintings of David Hockney, Alex Katz, and Lawren Harris, Kahnle transports the viewer to boldly rendered forests and brooks. With thematic intentions, thes...
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2010s Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

Central place in Milan, design and art city, by finest Italian painter
Located in Milan, IT
Mario Reggio is a contemporary Roman painter with an extraordinary ability to interpret his hometown in an innovative and metaphysical way. While Mario Reggio’s favorite subject is h...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Cripple Creek Victor Mine, Colorado Mountain Landscape, 1940 Watercolor Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Original signed watercolor on paper painting by Charles Ragland Bunnell from 1940 of Cripple Creek or Victor Mine located in Colorado. Mine buildings wit...
Category

1940s Abstract Figurative Paintings

Materials

Watercolor

Ukrainian Contemporary Art by Orest Hrystak - Herodote
Located in Paris, IDF
Mixed media, pigments and collage on canvas
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2010s Figurative Paintings

Materials

Mixed Media, Pigment

"Bouquet of orange flowers"Flowers, Orange Oil cm. 40 x 50 1981
Located in Torino, IT
Bouquet ,Flowers,Orange,Russian MAYA KOPITZEVA (Gagra, Georgia, 1924 - 2005) Maya Kopitzeva’s works have been acquired by the Russian Ministry of Culture, by the Foundation for the...
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1980s Impressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

Prince - Original Ink and Tempera on Paper by Esy Beluzzi - 1956
Located in Roma, IT
Image dimensions: 23.5 x 17 cm. Prince is an original artwork realized by Esy Beluzzi in 1956 Original painting on paper. Hand-signed and dated in blue pen on the lower right corner: Esy 56. Mint conditions. Beautiful artwork presenting the incipit of a story. The writing, similar to an ancient...
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1950s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Tempera

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.

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