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Figurative Paintings For Sale
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Pennsylvania Ave
Located in Denver, CO
Pennsylvania Ave, 2019
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Panel, Oil

Figurative Biomorphic Cubist Painting Titled, "Stepmother Nature"
Located in San Diego, CA
One of a kind biomorphic cubist painting by San Diego artist, Alexander Arshansky. This painting is acrylic on canvas. A certificate of authenticity will follow delivery. This style...
Category

2010s Cubist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

Teatrino - Itaca - Oil Painting on Canvas by Marco Amici - 2000s
Located in Roma, IT
Teatrino - Itaca is an original artwork realized by Marco Amici in 2000s Mixed colored oil painting on canvas. Hand-signed, and titled by the artist on the back.
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Blue Eyed Guardian. Contemporary Neo Expressionist Oil Painting
Located in Brecon, Powys
This Guardian Angel almost vanishes into his background, but that was the most wonderful attribute of the Angels, they melted in with the environment. Only the piercing blue eyes & r...
Category

2010s Street Art Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

French Contemporary Art by KEJ - Le Diable au Corps
By Kej
Located in Paris, IDF
KEJ is a French artist born in 1959 who lives & works in Paris, France. He is considered to belong to the movement of Figuration Libre & Outsider Art. His works are referenced in the...
Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Acrylic

Cloud Patterns
Located in Denver, CO
Cloud Patterns
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Sunday Best
Located in Lawrence, NY
Margery Ryerson was a pupil of Charles Hawthorne at the Cape School of Art in Provincetown, MA and with Robert Henri at the Art Students League in New York. For a twenty-year perio...
Category

1920s Ashcan School Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

M&MS
Located in Aventura, FL
Hand signed by the artist on verso. Hand Painted Unique Silkscreen on Canvas. Artwork is in excellent condition. Canvas is stretched. Certificate of authenticity included. All rea...
Category

Early 2000s Pop Art Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Lemmy Gonthier - Body 7
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Lemmy Gonthier - Body 7 Acrylic Numbered and signed lower right of the work Dimensions: 70 x 50 Circa 2014 The human body is at the center of Lemmy's work. His taste for large forma...
Category

2010s Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Love Shines Under The Stars - Impasto Thick Paint Original Navy Blue Heart Art
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Coulombe-Bégin's dynamic acrylic on canvas works seek to produce a metamorphic interpretation of the artist's inner identity. Her paintings make ample use of contrasting colors to cr...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Glitter, Mixed Media, Acrylic

Albert Pels, American 1910-1998 Social realist figural Portrait Oil on Canvas
Located in Hallowell, ME
Oil on canvas, signed lower right. Albert Pels was an art educator and painter of figures, genre scenes, urban and rural images, and illustration. He also did murals and worked in ...
Category

1980s Abstract Impressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

French Contemporary Art by KEJ - Corps Animal, Corps Humain
By Kej
Located in Paris, IDF
KEJ is a French artist born in 1959 who lives & works in Paris, France. He is considered to belong to the movement of Figuration Libre & Outsider Art....
Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Acrylic

TOROS, Oil on Canvas
Located in Montreux, CH
Karen Shahverdyan „Toros“ 180 X 130cm, oil on canvas
Category

2010s Surrealist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

' La Nuit ' oil on canvas
Located in London, GB
' La Nuit ' 2013 oil on canvas 70 w x 60 h cm signed on reverse by artist. Unique work. About the artist : Katherine Russell is a London based Painter....
Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Cotton Canvas, Oil

TORERO, Oil on Canvas
Located in Montreux, CH
Karen Shahverdyan „Torero“ 130 X 180cm, oil on canvas
Category

2010s Surrealist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"Calm Before the Storm, " Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Suzy Smith's "Calm Before the Storm" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts a feminine figure, in a white and black striped swimsuit, holding a ...
Category

2010s Realist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Linen

Caput Mortuum - Conceptual Encaustic Oil Painting, Marble Dust Ash On Canvas XXL
Located in Salzburg, AT
Overall Size: Height 200cm x Width 300cm ( The painting consists of 2 parts, one part: 200x150cm ) Overall Size: Height 78,7402 Inch x Width 118,11 Inch ( The painting consists o...
Category

1990s Conceptual Figurative Paintings

Materials

Marble

"Huddling within Walls", Acrylic Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Justin Wheatley's (US based) "Huddling within Walls" is an original, handmade acrylic painting that depicts many little houses of purple, blue, red, and pink all crowded together den...
Category

2010s Surrealist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Panel

ELIXIER, Oil on Canvas
Located in Montreux, CH
ELIXIER, Oil on Canvas, 80 X 100cm
Category

Early 2000s Surrealist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Imperator. Canis - Contemporary, Figurative Painting, Dogs, Human, Red, Myth
Located in Berlin, DE
Imperator. Canis, 2003 Acrylic on canvas 84.25 H x 156.69 W in. 214 H x 398 W cm Alexandru Rădvan is known for his large works in which he examines ancient myths and mythologies thr...
Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Lemmy Gonthier - Body 4
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Lemmy Gonthier - Body 4 Acrylic Numbered and signed lower right of the work Dimensions: 70 x 50 Circa 2014 The human body is at the center of Lemmy's work. His taste for large forma...
Category

2010s Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

A sun - Figurative Acrylic Painting on Paper, Young art, Minimalism, 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...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Paper, Acrylic

French Contemporary Art by KEJ - La Mère Nourricière
By Kej
Located in Paris, IDF
KEJ is a French artist born in 1959 who lives & works in Paris, France. He is considered to belong to the movement of Figuration Libre & Outsider Art. His works are referenced in the...
Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Rose and tiles
Located in Malmo, SE
Signed, titled and dated on the verso. Acquired directly from the artist. Painted on the sides. No frame needed. Free shipment worldwide. Cecilia Cubarle paints. She makes bold clai...
Category

2010s Pop Art Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Strange women V - Contemporary, Nude, Female, Sun, Orange, Red, Figurative Art
Located in Berlin, DE
Strange women V, 2015 Acrylic on canvas pad 23.62 H x 17.71 W in. 60 H x 45 W cm "Strange women" is a cycle of eight canvases that represents a female b...
Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Canvas

UNDER COVER III, Oil on Canvas
Located in Montreux, CH
Karen Shahverdyan „Under Cover III“, 110 X 80cm, oil on canvas,
Category

2010s Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

" Memories Hidden Within The Lace". Contemporary Oil and Acrylic on Canvas
Located in Brecon, Powys
Large bright intricate work from the studio of British artist Susan Bleakley. Oil and acrylic on canvas
Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Acrylic

Fosco con Patos
Located in Austin, TX
Title: "Fosco con Patos" Artist: Bartolome Sastre Medium: Oil on canvas Size: 45" x 45"
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Untitled, Acrylic on Canvas, Blue, Orange, Yellow by Indian Artist "In Stock"
Located in Kolkata, West Bengal
Sekhar Roy - Untitled - 48 x 28 inches (unframed size) Acrylic on canvas Inclusive of shipment in roll form. Sekhar's acrylics generally treat the terrible strains and tensions of u...
Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

On the Road
Located in Montreal, Quebec
Sorenson consistently disrupts institutional expectations of the visual artist as a producer of proprietary images. His work exposes the contradictions between limited copyright and ...
Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Afrogaz, Abstract Oil Painting on Canvas by Fernando Alvim
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Fernando Alvim, Angolan (1963 - ) Title: Afrogaz Year: 1993 Medium: Oil on Canvas, signed and dated verso Size: 20 x 16 in. (50.8 x 40.64 cm)
Category

1990s Street Art Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Getting You Out Of My Mind
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Reminiscent of the Fauvist movement and Italian classicism, Italian artist Giuseppe Beddru’s bold outlines, dynamic brushstrokes and contrasting use of color make his work visually e...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Linen, Oil, Spray Paint, Mixed Media, Acrylic

"Mind Of A Giant" - Shepherd Fairey aerosol on canvas
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Kar_Part is an LA native, mechanical engineer product designer turned street artist fueled by a growing frustration with socio-political, economic, and behavioral conditions. His latest series, 'Totem Dolls’ begun in 2020 features a collection of dubious billionaires, fellow artists, and iconic historical figures. Each piece highlights the multitude of layers that define us as people - from the outermost flesh layer (the existential skin sack), to the caricature representation of one's personality, to the core level, that which motivates or drives us. Using aerosols and stencils, all of Kar-Part’s artworks begin on the streets before expanding to limited and open edition works on canvas and wood panel. "Mind Of A Giant" - Shepherd Fairey...
Category

2010s Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Spray Paint

Love in the Sky - Impasto Thick Paint Original Blue Heart Artwork
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Coulombe-Bégin's dynamic acrylic on canvas works seek to produce a metamorphic interpretation of the artist's inner identity. Her paintings make ample use of contrasting colors to cr...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Burning Fog Over NYC: Abstract Color Field Landscape Painting of New York City
Located in Hudson, NY
Abstract color-field landscape painting of the New York City skyline against an ethereal soft blue and red hazy sky "Burning Fog Over NYC" by Hudson, NY based artist, Ricardo Mulero,...
Category

2010s Color-Field Figurative Paintings

Materials

Gesso, Muslin, Oil, Panel, Wood Panel

House on the Hill, Original Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
"A woman is walking away from a house, and she is leaving behind her old life," says artist Kira Yustak. "She is deep in thought, wondering what her future will hold. She also has many memories in the old house that she called home. The painting is meant to be hopeful in the face of adversity and change, reflected in her large soulful eyes."


About the Artist
Kira Yustak paints fantastical scenes that come from her childhood memories, dreams, and the natural world. Each piece feels like part of a larger narrative of an alternative reality, rendered in a style she describes as comic realism. She feels art must trigger something inside the viewer’s soul.Kira currently lives in New Jersey and finds inspiration in the work of Lowbrow, Folk, and Surrealist artists.


Words that describe this painting: portrait, woman, house, home, landscape, sunset, folk art, naive, face, eyes, people, representational, primitive, acrylic painting, green, blue


House on the...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

Swimming Pool Fun, Acrylic on Canvas, Red, Blue, by Indian Artist "In Stock"
Located in Kolkata, West Bengal
Farhad Hussain - Swimming Pool Fun - 15 x 15 inches (unframed size) Acrylic on Canvas, 2020 Inclusive of shipment in roll form. Style: Farhad Hussain's colourful work that includes drawings and watercolours besides paintings on canvas, features day to day visual experiences of middle-class urban India. He endows his narrative with iconography and personality through his figuration, their posturing, dress and the surrounding imagery. The drama of subtle complexities of human relationships and social environment are grounded with a sense of satire mixed with pathos. Farhad’s colours help enhance the brightness and aura of his paintings while he also partakes elements from traditions such as the formulaic textile patterns of Indian miniatures. His compositions are often set in a familiar drawing room or a social space, playing out with humour and sarcasm, the narrative psychologies of human life and encounters at various levels. This young artist who has also experimented with sculpture has already carved a niche and an instantly recognizable individualistic style befitting his aesthetics and concerns. Farhad has chosen to use tempera on cloth for his works, the media allowing him to achieve the desired vibrancy of colours. A slow build-up of images and spontaneous flow of colour while balancing colour and composition simultaneously follow structured formatting. This meticulous planning in the composition and layout is the beginning of a process from where onwards it is very spontaneous and intuitive. Another technique used throughout Farhad’s work is the method of applying the colour: dot-by-dot till the entire area is completely covered. Various elements from miniature paintings, Kalighat paintings, Japanese prints and images from mass media are scrutinized, transformed and transferred on to the surface through the artists own style of expression. About the Artist and his works : Born: 1975 in Jamshedpur, Jharkhand. Education : 2003: B.F.A. in painting from Kala Bhavan, Visva Bharati University, Shantiniketan, 2005: M.F.A. in painting from M.S. University, Baroda. Solo Exhibitions : 2009 : Presented by Pundole Art Gallery at Museum Gallery, Mumbai 2008 : ‘After the Theatre of Absurdity’, Vadehra Art Gallery, New Delhi 2007 : Art and Soul, Bombay 2006 : Sarjan Art Gallery, Vadodara & ‘Recent Paintings’, organized by Chatterjee and Lal at Jehangir Nicholson Gallery, National Centre for the Performing Arts (NCPA), Mumbai. Group Exhibitions : 2011: 'Between Seasons', Gallery Beyond, Mumbai; Gallery Sumukha, Chennai; 'Melange', The Harrington Street Arts Centre, Kolkata; 'The Narrator, Protagonist and the Other', Indigo Blue Art, Singapore & 'New Documents: New Directions in Documentary Photography', presented by Art Konsult at Alliance Francaise de, Delhi. 2010: 'Holy Now', presented by Religare Arts Initiative, New Delhi at Gallery 27, London; 'Snow', The Palette Art Gallery, New Delhi in collaboration with Tao Art Gallery, Mumbai & 'Symbols and Metaphors', Centre of International Modern Art (CIMA), Kolkata. 2009: 'Vicissitudes of the Constructed Image', Tangerine Art Space, Bangalore; 'The Urbane Records', The Viewing Room, Mumbai; 'With the Best Intentions', presented by Anant Art at Shridharni Gallery, New Delhi & 1x1 Art Gallery, Dubai 2008: 'Review', Centre for International Modern Art (CIMA), Kolkata & 'Baroda: A Tale of Two Cities', (Part II), Sarjan Art Gallery, Vadodara 2006 ‘Concern’, The Charity Auction Exhibition, Gallery Sumukha, Bangalore; Gallery Sumukha, Bangalore and Hong Kong; Art World, Chennai and Singapore; ‘New Paradigms’, Gallery Threshold, New Delhi & ‘Baroda’s Most Wanted’, The Artist’s Studio, Vadodara 2004: Sarjan Art Gallery, Vadodara; Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda & Camlin Exhibition, Mumbai Honours and Awards : 2006: ‘Most Promising Artist’, Runner up, India Habitat Centre, New Delhi 2004: Nasreen Mohamedi...
Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Untitled, Acrylic on Canvas, Red, Yellow by Contemporary Artist "In Stock"
Located in Kolkata, West Bengal
Gouranga Beshai - Untitled - 36 x 60 inches ( unframed size ) Acrylic on Canvas ** Shipped in roll form. Style : Drawing inspiration from Hemen Mazumdar, Gouranga too has fashioned ...
Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Cubes Divided Equally into Three #15: abstract geometric painting w/ pinks
Located in Bryn Mawr, PA
This painting would make a lovely Valentine's Day gift, order today in time for holiday delivery! This geometric abstract acrylic on canvas Op Art painting is part of Weaver's "Cubes...
Category

2010s Abstract Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Spanish Contemporary Art by Leticia de Prado - Luna Roja
Located in Paris, IDF
Oil on canvas infused with rhinestones & silk mixed media Leticia is a Spanish artist who enjoys creating art from everyday used and mostly disposed off items bringing them back in glitter and glamor. She is best known for her extraordinary recycled collage monumental artworks on discarded cargo wood pallets indulging with many different media including dried tree...
Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Hipster Fishing
Located in Los Angeles, CA
With cultural icons and world events acting as inspiration, artist Soren Grau strives to communicate meaning through figures and colors. He paints in a street art-inspired Neo-expres...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Neo-Expressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic

"What Might Have Been", Red-Headed Woman and Parrot Oil Painting Portrait
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This figurative painting titled "What Might Have Been" is an original artwork by Katherine Fraser made of oil paint on canvas. This piece measures 36.5"h x 36.5"w framed and is shipped in the pictured framed. Katherine Fraser has been exhibited in galleries and museums throughout the United States. She is a graduate of the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts and of the University of Pennsylvania. As a student she received the Thomas Eakins Painting prize, the Cecelia Beaux Portrait prize, and the William Emlen Cresson Memorial Travel Award, among others. Since graduating in 2002, she has received awards including the Lucy Glick...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Palm Beach #2
Located in Delray Beach, FL
Palm Beach #2 Red Orange Abstract Expressionism. Nitro-acrylic on canvas gallery wrap. Keith Carrington’s experiences have led him to express his talents through the fluid & exacting...
Category

2010s Abstract Expressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

"Canada Gold" Small Red/Gold Flag of Canada in 23 Karat Gold Leaf and Oil Paint
Located in Wellesley, MA
Charlotte Gibbs’ "flag" and "star" paintings often reference the artist's interest in Pop art and sometimes incorporate 23 karat gold leaf in addition to oil paint, but not always. ...
Category

2010s Realist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Gold Leaf

Summer Kiss, Original Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
A folk art-styled painting of a couple lovingly embracing against a warm pink backdrop. For artist Jessica JH Roller, a summer kiss on the most hot, humid day i...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Outsider Art Figurative Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

Groovy Lucille Ball, original painting for TV Guide cover
Located in Miami, FL
Bob Peak's Lucille Ball, TV guide cover is a seminal work. With its stylized design and use of punchy color, this work constitutes a powerfully innovative pai...
Category

1960s American Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Mixed Media, Gouache

Chinese Contemporary Art by Liu Guoyi - Abstract - Superstring Series No. 16
Located in Paris, IDF
Oil on canvas
Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Fire - Figurative Painting on Paper, Young art Minimalism, 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...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Paper, Acrylic

The Patriot
Located in New York, NY
Horse portrait. Americana colors. Acrylics, mixed media on canvas, 60" x 48"x 2". Gallery wrapped, wired and ready to hang. In “The Patriot”, the harnessed strength of the wor...
Category

2010s Conceptual Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic

"Labyrinthine paths", Charging Minotaur Daedalus Mythological Acrylic Painting
Located in Clermont-Ferrand, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
As many of Béatrice Bescond's artworks, this piece features a patchwork of mythological scenes mixing at different levels. This artwork depicts scene...
Category

Early 2000s Other Art Style Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Harmony, Acrylic on Canvas, Red, White Colours by Contemporary Artist "In Stock"
Located in Kolkata, West Bengal
Feroz Khan - Harmony Acrylic on Canvas, 45 x 34 inches, 2020 About Artist : Mohammad Feroz Khan was born in 1978 and brought up in Delhi. He have not undergone any formal training ...
Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Flames - Figurative Painting on Paper, Minimalist, 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...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Paper, Acrylic

AVIATRIX Red and Blue Diamond Dust on Canvas
Located in Southampton, NY
Ceravolo is one of The Hampton's most popular urban Pop artists. He has been call the "Rock and Roll Painter" and "Painter of the Stars of Rock" by the media. His Large scale pain...
Category

2010s Pop Art Figurative Paintings

Materials

Mixed Media, Acrylic Polymer, Canvas

Durga 1, Mixed Media on Paper, Red Colours by Contemporary Artist"In Stock"
Located in Kolkata, West Bengal
Gouranga Beshai - Durga-1 - 22 x 28 inches ( unframed size ) Mixed Media on Paper ** Shipped in roll form. Style : Drawing inspiration from Hemen Mazumdar, Gouranga too has fashione...
Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Durga 2, Mixed Media on Paper, Red Colours by Contemporary Artist"In Stock"
Located in Kolkata, West Bengal
Gouranga Beshai - Durga-2 - 22 x 28 inches ( unframed size ) Mixed Media on Paper ** Shipped in roll form. Style : Drawing inspiration from Hemen Mazumdar, Gouranga too has fashione...
Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

French Contemporary Art by Helen Uter - Air
Located in Paris, IDF
Oil on linen Helen Uter is an established Franco-American painter born in 1955 who lives and works in Donnery, near Orléans, France. Heavily influenced b...
Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Linen

Sandía
Located in Austin, TX
Title: "Sandia" Artist: Pep Suari Medium: Acrylic on Wood Board Size: 13.5" x 14.5" Framed
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Wood Panel

Untitled, Oil & Acrylic on Canvas, Red, Yellow by Contemporary Artist "In Stock"
Located in Kolkata, West Bengal
Gurucharan Singh - Untitled Oil & Acrylic on Canvas, 48 x 24 inches Born 1949 Exhibitions : Selected Solo Exhibitions 2012 'Twilight Tales', The Viewing Room, Mumbai 2008 Jehan...
Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Acrylic

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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