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Figurative Paintings For Sale
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«So far, so good, and then...» Acrylic on Canvas by O. F. Hvidsten
Located in Oslo, NO
Signed and dated.
«So far, so good, and then...» was part of O. F. Hvidsten's first solo-exhibition «This will never pass». The works comprising the exhibition is first and foremos...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
"Belu Backbend" aerial view watercolor painting of a man reaching down in tan
Located in Edgartown, MA
Wendy Artin is an American contemporary artist who works primarily in watercolor and charcoal. Her work is figurative and classical and explores the timeless interaction of light and...
Category
2010s Figurative Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
"Belu Dolphin" nude watercolor painting of a man stretching on white background
Located in Edgartown, MA
Wendy Artin is an American contemporary artist who works primarily in watercolor and charcoal. Her work is figurative and classical and explores the timele...
Category
2010s Figurative Paintings
Materials
Watercolor, Paper
Lovers Paradise, Lovers shrouded in innocent white surrounded by nuns and bunny
By Hendrik Valk
Located in Brookville, NY
Hendrik Vale Lovers, shrouded in white, lay in embrace while nuns and a priest look on with hands clasped in prayer. There is a white rabbit nearby, another priest leaving them to be, points over his shoulder to them. Hendrik Valk...
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Brooklyn Bridge
By Joe Novak
Located in Lawrence, NY
The Brooklyn Bridge has been an iconic subject of artists for generation. This is contemporary artist Joe Novak's take referencing the early modernist ...
Category
2010s American Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media
Living Mannequin, The Saturday Evening Post cover, March 5, 1932
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Oil on Canvas
Signature: Signed lower right: JC Leyendecker
Living Mannequin sold at the U.S. War Bond at the United States Treasury-Saturday E...
Category
1930s Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Bound by Love" by Anne Siems, Portrait painting with tattoo drawing, on paper
By Anne Siems
Located in Dallas, TX
Anne Siems has created this stunning watercolor on Strathmore Cold press paper.
All archival materials.
Paper size: 44x44 inches
Silver wood Frame size: 50x50x1.25 inch
ANNE SIEMS
(b. 1965, Germany)
Artist Statement
I was born in Berlin, Germany. From 1969 to 1971 I lived near Buenos Aires, Argentina. My first extended stay in the US was as an exchange student in 1986. Then in 1991, after finishing my MFA in Berlin, I moved to Seattle, WA.
My work has moved from semi-abstract, room-filling plant and insect drawings...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Watercolor, Archival Paper
"Perfect Empire #4", Classical Greek Sculpture Figurative Study on Red
Located in Soquel, CA
Contemporary figure study of a classical Greek sculpture of a supine man, depicted with expressive brushstrokes on a bold, deep red background, by UK-based Filipino artist...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
The Journey 02
Located in Deddington, GB
The Journey 02 by Stephanie Ho [2017]
original
Oil Paint on Canvas
Image size: H:70 cm x W:100 cm
Complete Size of Unframed Work: H:70 cm x W:100 cm x D:4cm
Sold Unframed
Please not...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Japanese Contemporary Art by Miyuki Takanashi - White Shirt Pose
Located in Paris, IDF
Tempera, gouache & sand on canvas on board
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Tempera, Gouache
Untitled, Ink on Paper, Black, White by Contemporary Indian Artist "In Stock"
Located in Kolkata, West Bengal
Manoj Dutta - Untitled - 11 x 8 inches (unframed size)
Ink on Paper
Inclusive of shipment in roll form.
A self-taught artist, Manoj Dutta explores traditions of Indian folk art thr...
Category
Early 2000s Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Ink, Paper
Mythological IV (Two Blems) - Contemporary Art, Yellow, White, Nude, Summer
Located in Berlin, DE
Mythological IV (Two Blems), 2016
Acrylic marker on canvas sheet (signed and dated front right corner)
23 5/8 H x 17 3/4 W in.
60 H x 45 W cm
(reproduced at page 43, in the catalogue...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Canvas
The Cub Book of Trucks. Title Page
By Art Seiden
Located in Miami, FL
Art Seiden was a children's book illustrator in New York City.
Seiden was a members of The Society of Illustrators
Category
1960s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Pen, Permanent Marker, Graphite
"Clam Shells and Their Shadows" Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Emma Hirst (US based) "Clam Shells and Their Shadows" is an oil painting that depicts an interior still life with six clam shells laid out on a white surfac...
Category
2010s Photorealist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
"Touch", Large Mixed Medium, India Ink and Coffee Grounds on Deckle BFK Paper
By Chris Lujan
Located in Detroit, MI
This large mixed medium painting in india ink and coffee grounds on heavyweight deckle BFK print paper, "Touch", depicts an abstract body in motion. With impressionistic strokes the observer can only glimpse her outline in browns and blues, leaving the finer details to the imagination, giving the work a ghostly air of a faded memory. Signed by artist on the lower right.
"Capturing movement is everything to me in my work. It exists in the way the brush moves and the hand bends bringing action and life to the surface it is connecting to. The work itself can then exist as a history, and bring forth evidence of time as the essential force within the artwork.
In today’s contemporary world, there are many ways to define art. That is why it is impotent that you, the viewer, understand why I create and what art means to me. For me, art is so much more than an image of an object, an advertisement or a statement. Art is in its nature the undeniable evidence of our own humanity and existence. It connects us, to each other and to our past. Speaking to the parts of us we never will fully understand, our emotions, are spirituality and are mortality.
As an artist; I need to speak to these feelings and questions. Using mark-making and gestures as a guide, I search, letting go of control as the moment breathes life into the creation of my work. Through the boundary of line, I give shape to the image. Conveying an overall balance between the moment of creation and the structure of the figure. Though this practice, I strive to provoke a universal connection to the work. One that speaks to humanity's emotional understanding of empathy, curiosity, sorrow and joy." - Chris Lujan...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Coffee, India Ink, Paper, Ink, Mixed Media
Cream Rose with Pink - small dark green, orange, figurative still life oil
Located in Bloomfield, ON
Creamy coloured flowers against a dark green and orange background, with a patch of pink in front in this evocative sophisticated oil composition from master Jennifer Hornyak.
Horny...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
The Dancing Painter - Original Tempera on Paper by Esy Beluzzi - 1963
By Esy Beluzzi
Located in Roma, IT
Image dimensions: 31 x 22 cm.
The Dancing Painter is an original artwork realized by Esy Beluzzi in 1963.
Original tempera and pencil on cardboard.
Hand-signed and dated on the lo...
Category
1960s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Tempera
"Parisian Nights" Figure w White Gown French Haute Couture Oil Painting on Paper
By Cindy Shaoul
Located in New York, NY
Exploring the purity of the feminine form and the drama of French haute couture, artist Cindy Shaoul creates a dialogue between the figurative and the abstract. Her spirited composit...
Category
2010s Abstract Figurative Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media, Oil, Archival Paper
White Line - Original Abstract Gestural Figurative Portrait Painting
By Sally K
Located in Los Angeles, CA
As your gaze lingers on one of Sally K’s paintings, you notice how Sally’s brush strokes add playfulness and life to the canvas, incorporating unexpected images and shapes of flowers...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Street Art Figurative Paintings
Materials
Pastel, Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic
Incandescence
By Casey Childs
Located in Denver, CO
Incandescence, 2016
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Brainiac III Abstract, Large-Scale Vertical Abstract in Neutrals, Black & White
Located in Soquel, CA
Large-scale vertical abstract of brains in a neutral color palette of black & white by Bay Area artist Michael Pauker (American, b.1957). Unsigned, but was acquired with a collection...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic, Oil
LOVE, AMRITA
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This black and white figurative painting titled "LOVE, AMRITA" is an original acrylic on canvas painting by Jasjyot Singh Hans me...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Forest Lover by Anne Siems, Portrait painting with tattoo drawing, on paper
By Anne Siems
Located in Dallas, TX
Anne Siems has created this stunning watercolor on Strathmore Cold press paper.
All archival materials.
Paper size: 24x18 inches
Suggested Frame size: 30x24x1.5 inch
ANNE SIEMS
(...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Watercolor, Archival Paper
Cream of Wheat Advertisement
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Signature: Signed Lower Right
Original Cream Of Wheat illustration. Artist applied face. Oil on canvas. Ex: Kraft Food Collection / Morton Grove Ill..
Category
20th Century Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Forest 1" by Anne Siems, Portrait painting with tattoo drawing, on paper
By Anne Siems
Located in Dallas, TX
Anne Siems has created this stunning watercolor on Strathmore Cold press paper.
All archival materials.
Paper size: 24x18 inches
Suggested Frame size: 30x24x1.5 inch
ANNE SIEMS
(...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Watercolor, Archival Paper
Voodoo Rider Original 1980's T-Shirt Design Drawing
Located in Soquel, CA
Original drawing for a late 1980's T-shirt design for Voodoo Rider by Gary Ermoloff (American, b. 1949). Dated, titled, and signed along the bottom edge ...
Category
1980s Street Art Figurative Paintings
Materials
Permanent Marker, Paper, Acrylic, Pen
BANGS
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This black and white figurative painting titled "BANGS" is an original acrylic on canvas painting measuring 60"h x 48"w by Jasjyot...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
"Color" by MATEO ANDREA
By Mateo Andrea
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Color
Mixed media (graphite, charcoal, acrylic paint)
Canvas on frame,
COLOR
2018
Technique mixte (graphite, fusain, peinture acrylique)
Toile sur chassis.
100 x 81 cm
1900€
Category
2010s Figurative Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
SCHEMING
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This figurative black and white painting titled "SCHEMING" is an original acrylic on canvas painting by Jasjyot Singh Hans measuring 60"h x 48"w.
Jasjyot Singh Hans is an illustrato...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
White Dancer, Oil Painting
By Gary Leonard
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
A whimsical portrait of a dancer in an expressionist tutu. "I wanted to create an image coordinating the model's brilliant white cotton candy hair with her danc...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
POP MARILYN COLLAGE - WHITE HAIR
Located in Aventura, FL
Hand signed by the artist on verso. Hand Painted Unique Silkscreen on Canvas. Canvas is stretched. Artwork is in excellent condition. Certificate of authenticity included. All rea...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Easter - Original Pencil and Tempera on Paper by Esy Beluzzi - 1958
By Esy Beluzzi
Located in Roma, IT
Image dimensions: 20 x 28 cm.
Easter is an original artwork realized by Esy Beluzzi in 1958.
Original tempera on paper.
Hand-signed and dated in pencil on the lower right margin: Esy 58. On the lower right corner "Pascal Avenue Montaigne" is written in capital letters in pencil.
Mint conditions.
Colored work representing bright decorated eggs...
Category
1950s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Tempera
Modernist Abstract Silhouette of a Figure in White
By Jean Wallin
Located in Soquel, CA
Compelling figurative abstract of the silhouette of a figure in white, in a minimalist monochromatic background by Jean Wallin (American). Signed “Wallin” in bottom right corner. Pre...
Category
1990s Abstract Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Paper
"Kinetic Knot No. 11" Geometric Abstract Representational Painting Work on Paper
Located in New York, NY
This piece represents a part of the artist's "Kinetic Knots" series which symbolizes shapes of the knots that are not planned. It is like the “Dao” grabbing the artist and the power ...
Category
2010s Abstract Geometric Figurative Paintings
Materials
Ink, Oil, Acrylic, Archival Paper, Pencil
Study for a Crucifixion - Mixed Media by Antonio Vangelli - 1980s
Located in Roma, IT
Study for a Crucifixion is an original contemporary artwork realized by the Italian artist Antonio Vangelli in 1980.
Original mixed media and oil painting on canvas.
Hand-signed on the lower central corner by the artist: Vangelli. Hand-signed, titled and dated on the back of the canvas: Vangelli, "Studio di crocifissione" 1980.
Mint conditions.
Excellent work on canvas depicting a study for a crucifixion of Christ. This Study for a Crucifixion (original Italian title "Studio di crocifissione") has been realized by the artist with lively colors and depicts a huge cross...
Category
1980s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media
Trainer II-XXI Century Contemporary Surrealist Acrylic Painting Emerging Artist
Located in Warsaw, PL
Daiva Kairevičiūtė graduated from the Vilnius Academy of Fine Arts in 1996. She is a prized Lithuanian artist. She became a member of the Union des ...
Category
2010s Surrealist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Cream of Wheat Advertisement
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Signature: Signed Lower Right
Category
20th Century Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Modern Abstract Portrait of a Woman with Child and Fish
By Lynwood Kreneck
Located in Houston, TX
Modern abstract style painting of a woman fishing. The work is signed by the artist Lynwood Kreneck, who is known for printmaking. The painting is framed in a wooden frame with a silver trim.
Dimensions Without Frame: H 40 in x W 30 in.
Artist Biography: Lynwood Kreneck (born 1936) received his BFA and MFA from The University of Texas at Austin. Kreneck is Professor Emeritus of Art at Texas Tech University, Lubbock, where he taught printmaking for nearly forty years. He is founding curator of the exhibition series Colorprint USA and was instrumental in the development of water-based screen print inks and methods. Kreneck is represented in numerous collections, including the Art Institute of Chicago (IL), Philadelphia Museum of Art (PA), High Museum (Atlanta, GA), Mabee-Gerrer Museum of Art (Shawnee, OK), Museum of Contemporary (Knoxville, TN), Silvermine Guild Arts...
Category
Late 20th Century American Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
French Contemporary Art by Richard Boigeol - Crevette Maillot
Located in Paris, IDF
Acrylic and bigoudis cousus on canvas
Richard Boigeol is a French artist born in 1959 who lives & works in Marseille, France. Richard Boigeol is an artist at heart, music plays a c...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Mock Practice, Men practicing shooting, Brown, Sepia color, Watercolor on Paper
Located in Kolkata, West Bengal
Prasanta Sahu , Title : Mock Practice : Size : 11 x 15 inches (unframed size)
Mixed Media on paper
Inclusive of shipment in a roll / flat form.
About the Artist & his work :
Bor...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media, Watercolor, Archival Paper
Oil Painting, Canvas, Yellow, Blue, Red, White color by Indian Artist "In Stock"
Located in Kolkata, West Bengal
Murli Cheeroth - Untitled - 36 x 36 inches (unframed size)
Oil on Canvas
Inclusive of shipment in a roll form.
Style : Before he settled in Bangalore, Cheeroth lived in many cities,...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Tipping The Porter, Saturday Evening Post Cover
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Oil on Canvas
Signature: Signed Lower Right
Sight Size 30.00" x 24.12", Framed 39.00" x 34.00"
Saturday Evening Post Cover, December 18, 1937
Exhibitions:
It's a Man's Worl...
Category
1960s Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Circus - Mixed by Antonio Vangelli - 1995
Located in Roma, IT
Circus is an original contemporary artwork realized by the Italian artist Antonio Vangelli in 1995.
Original mixed media and oil painting on canvas.
Hand-signed on the lower left corner by the artist: Vangelli. Hand-signed, titled and dated on the back of the canvas: Vangelli, circo 1995.
Mint conditions.
Colorful painting depicting several different figures in the space; the title of the work, Curcus (original Italian title: Circo), alludes to the movimented and the joyful world of the circus games...
Category
1990s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media
Marilyn puntos rojos
Located in Malmo, SE
Painting Antonio de Felipe "Marilyn puntos rojos"
Acquired directly from the artist.
Free shipment worldwide.
Painted on the sides. No frame needed.
The work of Antonio de Felipe is a constant source of fascination and surprises. It is a great pleasure to witness how the artist’s inge-nious world of ideas and his sense of humour are constantly evolving. Antonio de Felipe was born in Valencia in 1965. Ever since a very young age he has felt an artistic drive that led him to earn a fine arts degree at the University of Valencia. During his studies he worked as a creative designer in an advertising agency which undoubtedly influenced what would be his future pictorial style. In 1996 he moved to Madrid where he has his studio. Antonio de Felipe has developed his extensive work in different series. His subject worlds form a surprising genre blend, a linking of series characters, classical art and commercialism side by side with contemporary icon worship. His motifs are often painted in constellations that pay homage to great artists, including Velázquez, Picasso, Mondrian and others. Many of his works exhibit an ingenious ability to express powerful paradoxes. One example of this can be seen in the paraphrase on Diego Velázquez famous Las Meninas (Spanish for The Maids of Honour), painted in 1656. Instead of the glass of cold, perfumed water in the original, Antonio de Felipe places a Fanta soft drink in the hand of the young Spanish princess Margarita. The painting is part of the series LOGOTIPOS (logos) devoted to the world of art and advertising. This series was followed by VACAS (cows), with paintings such as Vaca Vogue, a pink cow on the cover of a Vogue magazine. Then, CINEMASPOP where actors like Marilyn Monroe and Audrey Hepburn among others were revived as pop icons, with well-known creations such as Black Audrey. In 2009 Antonio de Felipe presented POPSPORT in which the artist mixes the world of sport with cartoons and art history, uch as in La carrera where Picasso’s Demoiselles d’Avignon are participating in a run at a stadium. And latest, the LPop series where the artist is playing with the motifs and titles of famous LP album covers, such as Bad Bart where Bart Simpson...
Category
Early 2000s Pop Art Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
The bi-polar nature of every instance
By Mike Maxwell
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Painted with Mikes unique process distressing the paint as he layers it.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Outsider Art Figurative Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Mock Practice: Gunmen practicing (Set of 3 Works) by Indian contemporary artist
Located in Kolkata, West Bengal
Prasanta Sahu - Mock Practice - 11 x 15 inches (unframed size)
Mixed Media on paper
( ALL IN DOOR DELIVERED FRAMED AND READY TO HANG )
Mock Practice : Figurative, black, bro...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Paper, Mixed Media, Watercolor
Susan Bee, Pin Up and Frog, 2006, gouache, collage, ink, crayon, colored pencil
By Susan Bee
Located in Darien, CT
Susan Bee's drawings are made up of collage elements including children’s stickers and imagery, ink, gouache, watercolor, crayon, and colored pencil. The richness of the imagery in ...
Category
Early 2000s Feminist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Crayon, Ink, Watercolor, Gouache, Archival Paper, Synthetic Paper, Color...
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By Adam Mysock
Located in New Orleans, LA
LOOKING AT STRANGERS TO FIND MYSELF
Over the past year—while searching for my next project—I’ve spent at least one day a week painting observationally from a live model as a way to ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Paper, Acrylic
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By Adam Mysock
Located in New Orleans, LA
LOOKING AT STRANGERS TO FIND MYSELF
Over the past year—while searching for my next project—I’ve spent at least one day a week painting observationally from a live model as a way to ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Paper, Acrylic
Hemerocallis - Original Oil on Canvas by Marzia Trinca - 2019
Located in Roma, IT
Hemerocallis is an original artwork realized by Marzia Trinca in 2019.
Original colored oil painting.
Hand-signed and dated by the artist on the lower-right corner.
This beautiful...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
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By Adam Mysock
Located in New Orleans, LA
LOOKING AT STRANGERS TO FIND MYSELF
Over the past year—while searching for my next project—I’ve spent at least one day a week painting observationally from a live model as a way to ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Paper, Acrylic
Flower Petals - Original Oil on Canvas by Anastasia Kurakina - 2019
Located in Roma, IT
Flower Petals 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 conte...
Category
2010s Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Hollow Earth
By TF Dutchman
Located in Jersey City, NJ
Hollow Earth, a unique stained glass shadowbox handmade by TF Dutchman, contains an ink and paper line drawing on canvas set in a stained glass box. The ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Glass, Paper, Ink
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By Adam Mysock
Located in New Orleans, LA
LOOKING AT STRANGERS TO FIND MYSELF
Over the past year—while searching for my next project—I’ve spent at least one day a week painting observationally from a live model as a way to ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Paper, Acrylic
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By Adam Mysock
Located in New Orleans, LA
LOOKING AT STRANGERS TO FIND MYSELF
Over the past year—while searching for my next project—I’ve spent at least one day a week painting observationally from a live model as a way to ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Paper, Acrylic
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By Adam Mysock
Located in New Orleans, LA
LOOKING AT STRANGERS TO FIND MYSELF
Over the past year—while searching for my next project—I’ve spent at least one day a week painting observationally from a live model as a way to ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Paper, Acrylic
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By Adam Mysock
Located in New Orleans, LA
LOOKING AT STRANGERS TO FIND MYSELF
Over the past year—while searching for my next project—I’ve spent at least one day a week painting observationally from a live model as a way to ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Paper, Acrylic
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By Adam Mysock
Located in New Orleans, LA
LOOKING AT STRANGERS TO FIND MYSELF
Over the past year—while searching for my next project—I’ve spent at least one day a week painting observationally from a live model as a way to ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Paper, 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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