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"Flip Flop Trio, " Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Tracy Wall's "Flip Flop Trio" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts three pairs of sandals in teal, white and purple on a tan background. About the Artist: As an artist, Tracy Wall sheds new light on everyday life, inviting the viewer to see the familiar as if for the very first time. Working with a variety of subjects, Tracy paints interesting viewpoints with compelling value, color, and shapes. Appealing compositions are everywhere, and they make strong impressions from afar even before the subject matter is recognized. She loves to balance representational impressions with more abstracted compositions. Tracy has studied at the Art Students League of Denver under such influential artists as Michelle Torrez, Ken Velastro, Kevin Weckbach, John Lencicki, and Rob Gratiot while also participated in additional workshops from Sally Strand, Carol Marine...
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2010s Realist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

The Circle of Lilies - Painting Colors White Red Blue Pink Pastel Brown Purple
Located in Sofia, BG
"The circle of lilies" is a painting by Maestro Alexander Brittsev. About the artwork: TECHNIQUE: oil painting STYLE: Impressionist, Contemporary Edition : Unique, signed Weight: A...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Romantic man - William Bakaïmo, 21st Century, Contemporary African Painting
Located in Paris, FR
Acrylic paint on canvas 2019 Signed Unique work The world of William Bakaïmo is a great dreamlike bestiary where humans are not humans, where animals...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, India Ink, Acrylic

"The Benefits of an Open Mind", Blue, Purple, White, Oil Painting of Cat
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This figurative painting titled "The Benefits of an Open Mind" is an original artwork by Katherine Fraser made of oil paint on canvas. This piece measures 30"h x 26"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...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Marilyn Monroe with Friends, Acrylic on Canvas by Indian Artist "In Stock"
Located in Kolkata, West Bengal
Farhad Hussain - Marilyn Monroe with Friends - 36 x 48 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...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Brian Leo 'Hang in There'
Located in New York, NY
Brian Leo Hang in There 2020 Acrylic on stretched canvas 36 x 24 inches Brian Leo was born in New Jersey in 1976, and is currently living in New York Ci...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

'Red Like'Roses' Feminine Wrapped Canvas Original Painting by Alejandra Linares
Located in Chattanooga, TN
'Red Like Roses' Feminine Wrapped Canvas Original Painting features an abstract female figure in vivid tones of red, blue, and black. Exuding empowerment, Alejandra Linares’s artwork...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

Woman Learns the Names of Plants, 2021, America Martin_Oil/Acrylic_Figurative
Located in 326 N Coast Hwy. | Laguna Beach, CA
America Martin "Woman Learns the Names of Plants" Oil & Acrylic on Canvas 49.5" x 44" Framed Exploring the identity of both her namesake and country, LA-based America Martin draws i...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil, Acrylic

Divers - 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...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Paper, Acrylic

Her #1, Original Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
A portrait of a woman against a striking red backdrop, rendered in artist Diana Rosa's signature mix of folk and pop styles. Diana simplified the figure's fea...

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21st Century and Contemporary Outsider Art Figurative Paintings

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Acrylic

"Float Away from This Land", Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Pegah Samaie's (CA based) "Float Away from This Land" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts a woman cradling an origami boat as other origami...
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2010s Photorealist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Panel

Buddhist inspired, neoclassical, figurative painting, A Meditation on War
Located in Bridgehampton, NY
Part of Giancarlo Impiglia's iconic "camouflage" series, in which, deviating from his signature style, he expresses his classical education, flawless technique, and concerns about th...
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2010s Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Acrylic

Old Glory Rises Over Alaska
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Oil on Board Signature: Signed Lower Left This piece was commissioned by Exxon for Calendar Art.
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20th Century Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

REALIDAD ALTERADA
Located in Aventura, FL
Original painting on canvas. Hand signed on front by the artist. Canvas is stretched. Artwork is in excellent condition. Certificate of authenticity included. All reasonable offers...
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2010s Cubist Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

Red Kimono Matrix, colorful, enigmatic pattern
Located in Brooklyn, NY
In this series, Audrey Anastasi has shifted her focus away from naturalistic domestic settings to a dark, enigmatic, and some might say, unsettling, pl...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Woman Sitting In The Chair
Located in Delray Beach, FL
Woman in the chair, heavy oil impasto on canvas framed. Elisabeth Sabala Abelló (Barcelona, 1956). She studied industrial design at the School of Arts and Crafts in Barcelona ​​and has a degree in Fine Arts, a specialty in painting, from the Central University of the same city. Sabala is a convinced figurative who has given all the prominence of her work to the representation of the human being in its most trivial aspects. At a time when the artistic landscape extols abstract and conceptual art focused on the great universal themes, Sabala continues to focus on the small defects that bring us closer to the collective and the human. The artistic progression of Sabala takes place, at first, from a bleak period to another vitalist and, later, from the representation of isolated characters (In the super, Reading the stories of the paintings) to the recreation of great concentrations of its peculiar individuals characterized in an endless number of situations (The Great Dance, The Girls of the Choir). Sabala's work is vital and touching, as well as scathing and satirical: it confronts its characters in the most varied situations, capturing, at the same time, the viewer's attention with an unusual juxtaposition of colors that do not seek chromatic harmony, but expression and movement through matter. In 1980 he won the first prize of a painting of the City of Castelldefels, and the following year he debuted individually in the Caixa Catalunya room, in Barcelona. In 1984, she was selected for the XXIII Joan Miró Drawing Prize, taking part in a traveling exhibition in Japan. Sabala won the first prize in the International Painting Competition of Pollença (Mallorca) in 1985, and the following year she took part in a collective held at the Martano gallery in Turin. That same year of 1986 she obtained the Scholarship of Plastic Arts of the Generalitat de Catalunya. He continues to hold personal shows in Barcelona, ​​Mallorca, Madrid, and Italy, and in 1989 he debuted in New York with an individual exhibition held at the Scott Alan Gallery. Since then she will reiterate his presence both in that city and in Paris, Berlin, Monaco, Amsterdam, Los Angeles, Mexico City, Hong Kong, etc. His works have been present at Interactive, ARCO, Art Forum, Art Jonction and New Art, as well as in various Spanish museums. • Studies: Fine Arts, University of Barcelona • Industrial Design, School of Arts and Crafts, Barcelona Main exhibitions Spain: • Barcelona: ◦ Arcs & Cracks, 1990, 1992, Anna Benach 1993, Helena Ramos 1993 ◦ Maria Jose Castellvi 1996, 1997, 1999, 2001 “a wedding is a wedding” + Performance “Ella” ◦ 2004, 2006 “Fashion satisfaction” + Performance ◦ 2008 “Women's weapons” • Girona: ◦ Helena Ramos 1990, 1991, 1993, 1995 ◦ Cyprus Art...
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1980s Surrealist Figurative Paintings

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Cotton Canvas, Oil

Michael Edery, Charlie Chaplin, Acrylic on canvas
Located in Tel Aviv, IL
Michael Edery, Charlie Chaplin, Mixed media and acrylic on canvas, party, bright pink, Marseilles, French-Israeli artist
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2010s Pop Art Figurative Paintings

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Acrylic

Sustension, Oil Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
Provocative hyperrealist oil painting created with breathtaking detail. Artist David Shepherd used water and flowers to create a feeling of life, and to serve...

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21st Century and Contemporary American Realist Figurative Paintings

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Oil

Small Humming Bird- Purple - Oil painting by English Artist Jamel Akib
Located in Battle, East Sussex
Jamel Akib Born in Leigh-on-sea, Essex in 1965 to English and Malaysian parents, Jamel moved to North Borneo at the age of five. At thirteen he returned to England to pursue his edu...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Figures on the Beach with Sculpture, Contemporary Surreal Figural Landscape
Located in Soquel, CA
Dark storm clouds loom over a surreal, desolate beach landscape, which is populated by several male figures in different states of being, in this contemplative symbolic contemporary painting by Bay Area artist Michael Pauker (American, b.1957), circa 2013-2014. In the left foreground we see part of a bearded man's face, as if witnessing this scene with the viewer. Next a male figure in bright red bathing suit faces the ocean, his back to the viewer, while a more distant nude male at three quarter view points down at something in the sand. Finally, on the right appears the bearded man as a classical sculpture bust on a pedestal...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Fauvist Abstract Portrait
By Judy Gittelsohn
Located in Soquel, CA
Wonderful fauvist abstract expressionist painting of a face titled "Nice Dark Head" by Northern California artist Judy Gittelsohn (American, born 1958), 2019. Signed lower left corne...
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2010s Fauvist Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

German Contemporary Art by Frank Suplie - Eutin/Ostholstein, Schlossallee
Located in Paris, IDF
Frank Suplie is a German artist born in 1950 lives and works in Berlin, Germany. He is a member of the Painters Association of the North German Realists s...
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2010s Realist Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Egg Tempera

Cubes Divided Equally into Three #16: geometric abstraction w/ very peri & blue
Located in Bryn Mawr, PA
Benjamin Weaver creates spatial tension through his use of contrasting colors arranged in a geometric framework. Imagery and color work both with and against each other to create mov...
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2010s Abstract Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

Morning glory. Surrealistic artwork. Oil on canvas, 65x92 cm
By Leonid Purygin
Located in Riga, LV
Bizarre scene of Lady in bed dreaming socially diverse erotic activities.
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1980s Surrealist Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Deansgate in the Rain Manchester City Street Scene England by British Artist
Located in Preston, GB
Deansgate in the Rain - an Original Painting of a City Street Scene in Manchester, England, by British Cityscape Artist Angela Wakefield. It captures the changing nature of Mancheste...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Gesso, Canvas, Paint, Cotton Canvas, Oil, Acrylic

Prismatic Polygon IV: geometric abstract painting in pink, blue, yellow patterns
Located in Bryn Mawr, PA
Jay Walker's "Prismatic Polygon" paintings on archival artist's paper are signed and dated on the back. Walker's paintings work particularly well in groupin...
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2010s Abstract Figurative Paintings

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Acrylic, Archival Paper

Born In the Night. Contemporary Neo Expressionist Painting
Located in Brecon, Powys
When Sax Berlin experiences the desire to lay something down he's unstoppable. This piece was created from an initial impulse of red. He laid down the base of reds and retired for so...
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2010s Neo-Expressionist Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

Giving Thanks for Arriving in America
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Oil on Canvas Signature: Signed and Dated Lower Right
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1940s Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

"Red Bell II, " Oil painting
Located in Denver, CO
Thane Gorek's (US based) "Red Bell II" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts a red bell pepper halved, so that it's seeds and core are exposed...
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2010s Academic Figurative Paintings

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Oil, Board

The Red Cloth 83
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Bettina Mauel expresses vitality and sensuality in her abstract and figurative paintings. “I paint what I experience,” she articulates. “This includes landscapes, dancers and peopl...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Figurative Paintings

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Paper, Ink

Brian Leo 'Elephant In The Room'
Located in New York, NY
Brian Leo Elephant In The Room 2018 Acrylic tin stretched canvas 20 x 20 inches Brian Leo was born in New Jersey in 1976, and is currently livin...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

Dorian G. - Original Oil on Canvas by Anastasia Kurakina - 2012
Located in Roma, IT
Dorian G. is an original oil painting on canvas, realized in 2012 by the emerging artist Anastasia Kurakina. Signature, title, technique, and date on the back. Realized in Rome in 2...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Oil

Tiger In Balance - Oil on Canvas by Anastasia Kurakina - 2019
Located in Roma, IT
Tiger In Balance is an original artwork realized in 2019 by Anastasia Kurakina. Original oil painting on canvas. Signature and date on the back. In excellent conditions. This co...
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2010s Figurative Paintings

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Oil

Cubes Divided Equally into Three #7: geometric abstract painting w/ blue & pink
Located in Bryn Mawr, PA
Benjamin Weaver creates spatial tension through his use of contrasting colors arranged in a geometric framework. Imagery and color work both with and against each other to create mov...
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2010s Abstract Figurative Paintings

Materials

Wood Panel, Canvas, Acrylic

"OFRENDA", oil painting on panel, offering, deity, statue, sky, altar, rose
Located in Toronto, Ontario
OFRENDA, an oil painting on canvas by Anna Ortiz, depicts a deity or statue in a landscape of rock and scrub, lying outstretched on the ground with an offering on it's body – whether...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Oil, Panel

"DUAL CITIZEN", oil painting on panel, two heads, faces, rose, pink, landscape
Located in Toronto, Ontario
DUAL CITIZEN, an oil painting on panel by Anna Ortiz, depicts a mysterious two-headed totem in the middle of a landscape both strange and familiar – painted in rose and pink tones, w...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Oil, Panel

Seated Figure in Geometric Space. Contemporary Figurative Oil Painting
Located in Brecon, Powys
A figure study in oils on paper combines the organisation of space, characteristic of Japanese painting with western figuration signed
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Paper, Oil

Elisabeth Vigee le Brun
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Dimitar Hinkov (1972) lives and works in Germany. He is a contemporary artist with over 50 solo and 70 group exhibitions worldwide.
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2010s Abstract Expressionist Figurative Paintings

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Oil

The dunes - Julien Calot, 21st Century art, Contemporary figurative painting
Located in Paris, FR
Acrylic paint on canvas Hand-signed lower right by the artist Unique work Discover the new works on canvas by the French emerging and talented artist Julien Calot in his personal ex...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

"Habenero, " Oil painting
Located in Denver, CO
Thane Gorek's (US based) "Habenero" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts an orange Habanero pepper halved, so that it's seeds and core are ex...
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2010s Academic Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

The River Devils
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Oil on Canvas mounted on Board Signature: Signed Lower Right Subject matter features a mottled blue ground with a male kissing a woman, the foreground with a man holding gun...
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20th Century Figurative Paintings

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Board, Canvas, Oil

ROGER HERSON (1922-2008) SIGNED FRENCH ABSTRACT PAINTING - SURREALIST FIGURES
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
"Abstract Figures" by Roger Herson (French 1922-2008) signed lower left hand-side, gouache painting on card, unframed painting: 16 x 23.5 inches Superb original abstract painting by the very well listed French abstract and surrealist artist, Roger Herson (1922-2008). The painting has excellent provenance, having come from the artists estate in northern France. Roger Herson (1922-2008) was a French abstract, cubist and surrealist painter from Rouen, France. Influenced by Picasso, Braque and Léger, he infuses the canvas with a frenzied and tonic movement, a rigorous construction and a personal graphic power. Painter of woman, desire and fantasies, Herson draws his inspiration from the verve and surrealist movement inspired by Georgio de Chirico...
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Late 20th Century Abstract Figurative Paintings

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Gouache

The Red Cloth 49 Original Framed Figurative Abstract Red Dress Painting on Paper
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Bettina Mauel expresses vitality and sensuality in her abstract and figurative paintings. “I paint what I experience,” she articulates. “This includes landscapes, dancers, and people...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Figurative Paintings

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Graphite, Ink, Paper

"Madre Joven, " Oil Painting on Jute signed by Ernesto Gutierrez
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Madre Joven" is an original oil painting on jute by Ernesto Gutierrez. The artist signed the piece lower right. It depicts a mother carrying her child on her back. 17" x 20" art 2...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Jute, Oil

True Confessions
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Acrylic on Board Signature: Signed Lower Right Cover of 'True Confessions' Written by Dunne John Gregory True Confessions, first published in 1977, is widely regarded as a classic American novel. Set in Los Angeles in 1948 and based on the notorious, never-solved Black Dahlia murder case, the story plumbs the depths of guilt and corruption — in the L.A.P.D., the Catholic Church, the construction industry, and in the relationships among them. Like the film Chinatown, which came to the screen three years before the novel, True Confessions illuminates the dark underside of Los Angeles at a time when corruption ran rampant and seemingly without shame. The book’s stature as a classic is underlined in an introduction by the brilliant novelist and screenwriter George Pelecanos, who writes of the author, “with True Confessions, he achieved what most novelists can only hope for. He left behind a work of art.” Indeed. True Confessions works on many levels: as a crime novel, as humor (the story is often laugh-out-loud funny), as an example of masterful writing style, as an emblematic tale of a great American city, and as a novel that explores the human condition with sensitivity and deep understanding. True Confessions revolves around the often testy relationship between two Irish-American brothers, Tom and Des Spellacy. Tom is a lieutenant in the L.A.P.D., a clever detective with a past history of corruption. Tom’s brother, Des, is a Catholic priest risen to the rank of Monsignor and the role of fixer and hatchet man for the aging Cardinal, whom he hopes to succeed. The two brothers come into conflict over their clashing agendas for a corrupt construction mogul who is one of the city’s richest and most powerful men. They have drastically different ideas about how to deal with the man. The author writes with compassion. For example, describing bystanders in a poor neighborhood, he writes, “They weren’t bad people. Just too-little, too-late people. Has-beens, never-weres, never-will-bes.” The novel is rife with unsympathetic characters, but none of them can be viewed as evil. The story opens and closes in the 1970s, when Tom and Des are old men, reviewing the wreckage of their careers. In between, two plots intertwine: Tom’s investigation of the shocking murder of a young woman, and Des’s attempts to strengthen the Church while scheming to position himself as the successor to the Cardinal. The late novelist and screenwriter John Gregory Dunne — he died in 2003 at the age of 71 — came naturally to writing. He was the younger brother of the writer Dominick Dunne...
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1970s Figurative Paintings

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Acrylic, Board

"Contemplation" Black, Pink, Red, Oil on canvas 30"x40" Original by Masri
Located in Carmel, CA
Masri is a passionate Italian, US-based artist whose work has been exhibited in USA, the UK, Germany, Lebanon, Italy and Norway. His work is varied and known especially in Europe, an...
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21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Mans' Ruin c1950s Watercolor
Located in Bristol, CT
c1950s Watercolor depicting six naughty, scantily-clad vixens representing Mans' Ruin Art Sz: 10"H x 12 7/8"W Frame Sz: 15 1/4"H x 18"W in gilt bamboo frame
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1950s Figurative Paintings

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Watercolor

Oil on Canvas Portrait -- Boy in a Brown Overcoat
Located in Troy, NY
This oil on canvas portrait shows a boy wearing a brown colored overcoat and hat. The landscape that stretches behind the figure primarily features blue and yellow in a tranquil scen...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Metaphysics
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
Awards 2013 Loring W. Coleman Award for Watercolor/ Allied Artists of America, 100th Annual Exhibition at the National Arts Club 2011 Mary Bryan Memorial Medal / Allied Artis...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Realist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

Untitled - Figurative painting, Realistic, Vibrant colors, Still life, Flowers
Located in Warsaw, PL
Magdalena Nałęcz (b. 1970) She graduated from the Academy of Fine Arts in Cracow in 1995. She received numerous scholarships and prizes: in 1997 the scholarship of the city of Cracow...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

Honey
Located in New Orleans, LA
MONICA ZERINGUE received her Masters of Fine Arts from the University of New Orleans in 2006 and her BA in 1993. In 1999 she was awarded the Prix de l'Acadamie de Paris, Societe Inte...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

"James BOB" Mixed media Painting 66x52 inch by John Paul Fauves
Located in Culver City, CA
"James BOB" Mixed media Painting 66x52 inch by John Paul Fauves From "Alts iz farloyrn" ("All is lost") series 2019 Mixed media, acrylic and oil on canvas 66" × 52" inch "Alts iz farloyrn" ("All is lost") "Alts iz Farloyrn” – the latest series by John Paul Fauves featuring large-scale mixed media paintings, sculptures, and his famous art masks. Inspired by American idols James Dean and Steve McQueen, "Alts iz Farloyrn,” which translates to "All is Lost," was Steve McQueen’s first ever line on stage and represents Fauves own struggle with losing it all yet discovering his true self. “Alts iz Farloyrn” dives deep into the darkness that surrounded James Dean and Steve McQueen and explores their need to live fast. Through this new series, viewers are reminded that although both men overcame challenges to become the Hollywood elite, they struggled to mentally escape their troubled childhood and demons. Recognized internationally for his Neo-Pop Expressionism, Fauves paintings deal with identity through art, mainstream culture and social media. About this series, Fauves says “I have personally lost it all and what I’ve learned is when you lose it all you can win it all again and create a new beginning!” ABOUT John Paul FAUVES: John Paul Fauves (born in 1980) is a contemporary Artist from Costa Rica . His artistic journey started at a very young age after he became a student of Joaquin Rodriguez del Paso , one of the most important Costa Rican modern art tutors. John Paul spent 15 years studying and mastering his technique, and only a few years ago he finally started showcasing his work. In his paintings he engages questions of identity as they relate to art history as well as our everyday interactions with mainstream culture and social media. Greatly inspired by modernist masters as wellas pop-artists, Fauves mixes fragments of different iconic images in vivid and colourful compositions. Of his experimental and high eclectic style, he says, “art is an expression from the soul, and the soul is somethinglimitless. This is why I am always searching for different elements to bring into the work.” 2019: ​ Alts Iz farloyrn, Los Angeles, CA Portraits of Someone, London ​ ​ 2018: ​ [ Mi / Me ] solo exhibition at DOPENESS ART LAB, Taipei, Taiwan Arte de La Peer Papi Chulo group exhibition, Krause gallery, NYC Down the Rabbit Hole group exhibition, Imitate London, London, UK ARCO Madrid Art Palm Beach, Miami ​ 2017: ​ Art Basel Miami PIXELS Pre-Basel group exhibition by JM Art Management at Laurent & Martin gallery LA Style Fashion week FACES, group exhibition by JM Art Management at HOMME gallery A Loss of Innocence, solo exhibition Guy Hepner...
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21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil, Acrylic

Italian Contemporary Art by Andrea Vandoni - Objectivity 3
Located in Paris, IDF
Oil on canvas Andrea Vandoni is an Italian artist born in 1972 who lives and works in Novara, Italy. The artist studied and trained at the School of the Archaeologists and the Schoo...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

"Capitol Records Building"-Red Acrylic & Ink on Paper
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Marz Jr. is a focused freelance artist and illustrator, creating original and limited edition works in paint and ink. He also works in animation on various digital media platforms. H...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Ink, Acrylic

French Contemporary Art by KEJ - Chaos 2
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...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Acrylic

French Contemporary Art by KEJ - Call Me Whatever You Want
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

Oil, Canvas

French Contemporary Art by Jean Duquoc - Le Crépuscule Sommeille dans Lit de Feu
Located in Paris, IDF
Signed at the bottom left Jean Duquoc is a French artist born in 1937 who lives & works in Belz, Brittany in France. In his work, we can see the skill with which he uses color, movi...
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2010s Impressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

French Contemporary Art by KEJ - L'Esprit du Chaos
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

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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