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Figurative Paintings For Sale
Artist: Peter Max
Artist: Bruce Adams
God Bless America II unique painting (hand signed twice) with Statue of Liberty
By Peter Max
Located in New York, NY
PETER MAX
God Bless America II, 2001
Acrylic on paper. Hand signed, bears artist unique catalogue/inventory number verso
28 × 21 inches
Hand-signe...
Category
Early 2000s Pop Art Figurative Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Permanent Marker
PROFILE WITH RED HEARTS
By Peter Max
Located in Aventura, FL
Original acrylic painting on canvas. Hand signed on front by Peter Max. Canvas size 24 x 30 inches. Frame size approx 28 x 34 inches.
In 2012, Ken Hendel, the owner of Gallery A...
Category
2010s Pop Art Figurative Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Canvas
PROFILE WITH FLOWER VASE
By Peter Max
Located in Aventura, FL
Original acrylic painting on canvas. Hand signed on front by Peter Max. Canvas size 24 x 30 inches. Frame size approx 28 x 34 inches.
In 2012, Ken Hendel, the owner of Gallery A...
Category
2010s Pop Art Figurative Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Canvas
PROFILE WITH HEARTS
By Peter Max
Located in Aventura, FL
Original acrylic painting on canvas. Hand signed on front by Peter Max. Canvas size 20 x 24 inches. Frame size approx 24 x 28 inches.
In 2012, Ken Hendel, the owner of Gallery A...
Category
2010s Pop Art Figurative Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Canvas
PROFILE WITH THREE HEARTS
By Peter Max
Located in Aventura, FL
Original acrylic painting on canvas. Hand signed on front by Peter Max. Canvas size 28 x 22 inches. Frame size approx 32 x 26 inches.
In 2012, Ken Hendel, the owner of Gallery A...
Category
2010s Pop Art Figurative Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Canvas
PROFILE WITH TWO HEARTS
By Peter Max
Located in Aventura, FL
Original acrylic painting on canvas. Hand signed on front by Peter Max. Canvas size 24 x 30 inches. Frame size approx 28 x 34 inches.
In 2012, Ken Hendel, the owner of Gallery A...
Category
2010s Pop Art Figurative Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Canvas
UMBRELLA MAN (RAINBOW)
By Peter Max
Located in Aventura, FL
Original mixed media drawing with watercolor on paper. Hand signed by Peter Max. Frame size approx 18 x 20 inches. Artwork size 12 x 13.75 inches.
Artwork is in excellent conditi...
Category
Late 20th Century Pop Art Figurative Paintings
Materials
Paper, Mixed Media, Watercolor
Angel with Heart, Peter Max
By Peter Max
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Peter Max (1937)
Title: Angel with Heart
Year: 2012
Medium: Acrylic on canvas
Size: 12 x 6 inches
Condition: Excellent
Inscription: Signed by the artist
Notes: Referenced in ...
Category
2010s Pop Art Figurative Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Canvas
United We Stand: Four Statues of Liberty with Blue Unique Signed Painting Framed
By Peter Max
Located in New York, NY
Peter Max
United We Stand: Four Statues of Liberty with Blue Statue of Liberty, 2001
Acrylic and Mixed Media painting with collage on thin board
Boldly si...
Category
Early 2000s Pop Art Figurative Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media, Acrylic, Lithograph
COSMIC PROFILE
By Peter Max
Located in Aventura, FL
Original mixed media drawing with watercolor on paper. Hand signed by Peter Max. Frame size approx 17 x 21 inches. Artwork size 11 x 15 inches.
Artwork is in excellent condition....
Category
Late 20th Century Pop Art Figurative Paintings
Materials
Paper, Mixed Media, Watercolor
Better World
By Peter Max
Located in Hollywood, FL
Artist: Peter Max
Title: Better World
Size: 48 x 24 Inches (Framed: 57.25 x 33.25 Inches)
Medium: Acrylic on Canvas
Edition: Original
Year: 2010
Notes: Max Studio Catalog Nu...
Category
2010s Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Heart
By Peter Max
Located in Hollywood, FL
Artist: Peter Max
Title: Heart
Size: 16 x 16 Inches (Framed: 20 x 20 Inches)
Medium: Acrylic on Canvas
Edition: Original
Year: 1992
Notes: Max Studio Catalog Number: 11998. ...
Category
1990s Pop Art Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
UMBRELLA MAN
By Peter Max
Located in Aventura, FL
Original mixed media drawing with watercolor on paper. Hand signed by Peter Max. Frame size approx 17 x 21 inches. Artwork size 11 x 15 inches.
Artwork is in excellent condition....
Category
Late 20th Century Pop Art Figurative Paintings
Materials
Paper, Mixed Media, Watercolor
STILL LIFE WITH PROFILE
By Peter Max
Located in Aventura, FL
Original acrylic painting on canvas. Hand-signed in acrylic on front by Peter Max. Canvas is stretched. Peter Max studio catalog number and year on verso.
Artwork is in excellent condition. Gallery Art issued Certificate of Authenticity included. All reasonable offers will be considered.
About the Artist: Peter Max (American, born 1937) is a German artist known for his unique brand of rainbow-hued prints and paintings, which he has created since the early 1960s. Employing painterly strokes, his illustrations incorporate a wide spectrum of colors and patterns as seen in his Umbrella Man series. “I'm just wowed by the universe. I'm just glad to do something I love...
Category
1980s Pop Art Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
SUNSET
By Peter Max
Located in Aventura, FL
Original acrylic painting on canvas. Hand-signed in acrylic on front by Peter Max. Canvas is stretched. Peter Max studio catalog number and year on verso.
Artwork is in excellent condition. Gallery Art issued Certificate of Authenticity included. All reasonable offers will be considered.
About the Artist: Peter Max (American, born 1937) is a German artist known for his unique brand of rainbow-hued prints and paintings, which he has created since the early 1960s. Employing painterly strokes, his illustrations incorporate a wide spectrum of colors and patterns as seen in his Umbrella Man series. “I'm just wowed by the universe. I'm just glad to do something I love...
Category
1980s Pop Art Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Statue of Liberty by Peter Max
By Peter Max
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Peter Max, German/American (1937 - )
Title: Statue of Liberty
Year: 2009
Medium: Acrylic and Mixed Media on Paper, signed lower right
Size: 11 x 8.5 inches
Frame Size: 32 x 2...
Category
Early 2000s Pop Art Figurative Paintings
Materials
Paper, Mixed Media, Acrylic
STATUE OF LIBERTY
By Peter Max
Located in Aventura, FL
Original acrylic painting on canvas. Hand-signed in acrylic on front by Peter Max. Peter Canvas size 71.75 x 35.75 inches. Custom framed with hand painted filet.
Frame size approx 86 x 50 inches. Max studio catalog number and year on verso.
Artwork is in excellent condition. Gallery Art issued Certificate of Authenticity included. All reasonable offers will be considered.
About the Artist: Peter Max (American, born 1937) is a German artist known for his unique brand of rainbow-hued prints and paintings, which he has created since the early 1960s. Employing painterly strokes, his illustrations incorporate a wide spectrum of colors and patterns as seen in his Umbrella Man series. “I'm just wowed by the universe. I'm just glad to do something I love to do. I love color, I love painting, I love shapes...
Category
1980s Pop Art Figurative Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Canvas
Oil Painting / Abstract versus Figurative Art / Figurative Art / Human Figure /
By Bruce Adams
Located in Buffalo, NY
Bruce Adams was a painter, art educator, and writer. Born in Buffalo, N.Y., in 1952, he received a B.S. in 1976 and an M.A. in 1983 from Buffalo State College. Adams’s work is includ...
Category
1980s Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Acrylic Painting / Portrait / Figurative/ Museum/ Abstract/ Contemporary
By Bruce Adams
Located in Buffalo, NY
Bruce Adams was a painter, art educator, and writer. Born in Buffalo, N.Y., in 1952, he received a B.S. in 1976 and an M.A. in 1983 from Buffalo State College. Adams’s work is included in numerous private and museum collections, among them the Burchfield-Penney Art Center, the Albright-Knox Art Gallery, the Castellani Art Museum of Niagara University, and the UB Anderson Gallery (all of which are located in Western New York...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Paper
Walking in Reeds, Painting by Peter Max
By Peter Max
Located in Long Island City, NY
Walking in Reeds by Peter Max, German/American (1937)
Date: 1999
Mixed Media with Acrylic Painting on Lithograph, signed upper left
Size: 14 x 17 in. ...
Category
Early 2000s Pop Art Figurative Paintings
Materials
Lithograph, Acrylic
Oil Painting / Photorealism / Figurative Art / Human Figure /Museum
By Bruce Adams
Located in Buffalo, NY
Bruce Adams was a painter, art educator, and writer. Born in Buffalo, N.Y., in 1952, he received a B.S. in 1976 and an M.A. in 1983 from Buffalo State College. Adams’s work is includ...
Category
1980s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Mixed Media
Oil Painting / Photorealism / Figurative Art / Human Figure /Museum
By Bruce Adams
Located in Buffalo, NY
Bruce Adams was a painter, art educator, and writer. Born in Buffalo, N.Y., in 1952, he received a B.S. in 1976 and an M.A. in 1983 from Buffalo State College. Adams’s work is included in numerous private and museum collections, among them the Burchfield-Penney Art Center, the Albright-Knox Art Gallery, the Castellani Art Museum of Niagara University, and the UB Anderson Gallery (all of which are located in Western New York...
Category
1980s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil
Oil Painting / Photorealism / Figurative Art / Human Figure /Museum
By Bruce Adams
Located in Buffalo, NY
Bruce Adams was a painter, art educator, and writer. Born in Buffalo, N.Y., in 1952, he received a B.S. in 1976 and an M.A. in 1983 from Buffalo State College. Adams’s work is includ...
Category
1990s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Profile with Doves, Painting by Peter Max
By Peter Max
Located in Long Island City, NY
Profile with Doves by Peter Max, German/American (1937)
Portfolio: Woodstock Series
Date: 2006
Mixed Media with Acrylic on Lithograph, signed
Size: 10 x 8 in. (25.4 x 20.32 cm)
Frame...
Category
Early 2000s Pop Art Figurative Paintings
Materials
Lithograph, Acrylic
Oil Painting / Photorealism / Figurative Art / Human Figure /Museum
By Bruce Adams
Located in Buffalo, NY
Bruce Adams was a painter, art educator, and writer. Born in Buffalo, N.Y., in 1952, he received a B.S. in 1976 and an M.A. in 1983 from Buffalo State ...
Category
2010s Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Oil Painting / Photorealism / Figurative Art / Human Figure /Museum
By Bruce Adams
Located in Buffalo, NY
Bruce Adams was a painter, art educator, and writer. Born in Buffalo, N.Y., in 1952, he received a B.S. in 1976 and an M.A. in 1983 from Buffalo State College. Adams’s work is includ...
Category
2010s Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Oil Painting / Photorealism / Figurative Art / Human Figure /Museum
By Bruce Adams
Located in Buffalo, NY
Bruce Adams was a painter, art educator, and writer. Born in Buffalo, N.Y., in 1952, he received a B.S. in 1976 and an M.A. in 1983 from Buffalo State College. Adams’s work is includ...
Category
1980s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Oil Painting / Photorealism / Figurative Art / Human Figure /Museum
By Bruce Adams
Located in Buffalo, NY
Bruce Adams was a painter, art educator, and writer. Born in Buffalo, N.Y., in 1952, he received a B.S. in 1976 and an M.A. in 1983 from Buffalo State College. Adams’s work is includ...
Category
2010s Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Oil painting / Portrait / Figurative/ Museum/ Interior/ Expressive/ Text
By Bruce Adams
Located in Buffalo, NY
Bruce Adams was a painter, art educator, and writer. Born in Buffalo, N.Y., in 1952, he received a B.S. in 1976 and an M.A. in 1983 from Buffalo State College. Adams’s work is includ...
Category
Early 2000s Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Oil Painting / Photorealism / Figurative Art / Human Figure /Museum
By Bruce Adams
Located in Buffalo, NY
Bruce Adams was a painter, art educator, and writer. Born in Buffalo, N.Y., in 1952, he received a B.S. in 1976 and an M.A. in 1983 from Buffalo State ...
Category
1990s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Acrylic Painting / Portrait / Figurative/ Museum/ Abstract/ Contemporary
By Bruce Adams
Located in Buffalo, NY
Bruce Adams was a painter, art educator, and writer. Born in Buffalo, N.Y., in 1952, he received a B.S. in 1976 and an M.A. in 1983 from Buffalo State College. Adams’s work is includ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Paper
Oil Painting / Photorealism / Figurative Art / Human Figure /Museum
By Bruce Adams
Located in Buffalo, NY
Bruce Adams was a painter, art educator, and writer. Born in Buffalo, N.Y., in 1952, he received a B.S. in 1976 and an M.A. in 1983 from Buffalo State College. Adams’s work is included in numerous private and museum collections, among them the Burchfield-Penney Art Center, the Albright-Knox Art Gallery, the Castellani Art Museum of Niagara University, and the UB Anderson Gallery (all of which are located in Western New York...
Category
1990s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Oil Painting / Photorealism / Figurative Art / Human Figure /
By Bruce Adams
Located in Buffalo, NY
Bruce Adams was a painter, art educator, and writer. Born in Buffalo, N.Y., in 1952, he received a B.S. in 1976 and an M.A. in 1983 from Buffalo State ...
Category
Early 2000s Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Untitled 021 (Cocktail dyptych)
By Bruce Adams
Located in Buffalo, NY
Bruce Adams was a painter, art educator, and writer. Born in Buffalo, N.Y., in 1952, he received a B.S. in 1976 and an M.A. in 1983 from Buffalo State ...
Category
2010s Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Oil Painting /Portrait/ Figurative Art / Human Figure /Museum
By Bruce Adams
Located in Buffalo, NY
Bruce Adams was a painter, art educator, and writer. Born in Buffalo, N.Y., in 1952, he received a B.S. in 1976 and an M.A. in 1983 from Buffalo State College. Adams’s work is includ...
Category
1990s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Paper, Acrylic
Oil Painting / Photorealism / Figurative Art / Human Figure /
By Bruce Adams
Located in Buffalo, NY
Bruce Adams was a painter, art educator, and writer. Born in Buffalo, N.Y., in 1952, he received a B.S. in 1976 and an M.A. in 1983 from Buffalo State College. Adams’s work is included in numerous private and museum collections, among them the Burchfield-Penney Art Center, the Albright-Knox Art Gallery, the Castellani Art Museum of Niagara University, and the UB Anderson Gallery (all of which are located in Western New York...
Category
Early 2000s Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Oil Painting / Photorealism / Figurative Art / Human Figure /
By Bruce Adams
Located in Buffalo, NY
Bruce Adams was a painter, art educator, and writer. Born in Buffalo, N.Y., in 1952, he received a B.S. in 1976 and an M.A. in 1983 from Buffalo State College. Adams’s work is includ...
Category
Early 2000s Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Oil Painting / Photorealism / Figurative Art / Human Figure /Museum
By Bruce Adams
Located in Buffalo, NY
Bruce Adams was a painter, art educator, and writer. Born in Buffalo, N.Y., in 1952, he received a B.S. in 1976 and an M.A. in 1983 from Buffalo State College. Adams’s work is includ...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Oil Painting / Photorealism / Figurative Art / Human Figure /Museum
By Bruce Adams
Located in Buffalo, NY
Bruce Adams was a painter, art educator, and writer. Born in Buffalo, N.Y., in 1952, he received a B.S. in 1976 and an M.A. in 1983 from Buffalo State College. Adams’s work is included in numerous private and museum collections, among them the Burchfield-Penney Art Center, the Albright-Knox Art Gallery, the Castellani Art Museum of Niagara University, and the UB Anderson Gallery (all of which are located in Western New York...
Category
2010s Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Linen
Acrylic Painting / Portrait / Figurative/ Museum/ Abstract/ Contemporary
By Bruce Adams
Located in Buffalo, NY
Bruce Adams was a painter, art educator, and writer. Born in Buffalo, N.Y., in 1952, he received a B.S. in 1976 and an M.A. in 1983 from Buffalo State College. Adams’s work is included in numerous private and museum collections, among them the Burchfield-Penney Art Center, the Albright-Knox Art Gallery, the Castellani Art Museum of Niagara University, and the UB Anderson Gallery (all of which are located in Western New York...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Paper
Oil painting / Portrait / Figurative/ Museum/ Interior/ Expressive/ Text
By Bruce Adams
Located in Buffalo, NY
Bruce Adams was a painter, art educator, and writer. Born in Buffalo, N.Y., in 1952, he received a B.S. in 1976 and an M.A. in 1983 from Buffalo State College. Adams’s work is includ...
Category
Early 2000s Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Acrylic Painting / Portrait / Figurative/ Museum/ Abstract/ Contemporary
By Bruce Adams
Located in Buffalo, NY
Bruce Adams was a painter, art educator, and writer. Born in Buffalo, N.Y., in 1952, he received a B.S. in 1976 and an M.A. in 1983 from Buffalo State College. Adams’s work is included in numerous private and museum collections, among them the Burchfield-Penney Art Center, the Albright-Knox Art Gallery, the Castellani Art Museum of Niagara University, and the UB Anderson Gallery (all of which are located in Western New York...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Paper
Acrylic Painting / Portrait / Figurative/ Museum/ Abstract/ Contemporary
By Bruce Adams
Located in Buffalo, NY
Bruce Adams was a painter, art educator, and writer. Born in Buffalo, N.Y., in 1952, he received a B.S. in 1976 and an M.A. in 1983 from Buffalo State College. Adams’s work is includ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Paper
Oil Painting / Photorealism / Figurative Art / Human Figure /
By Bruce Adams
Located in Buffalo, NY
Bruce Adams was a painter, art educator, and writer. Born in Buffalo, N.Y., in 1952, he received a B.S. in 1976 and an M.A. in 1983 from Buffalo State College. Adams’s work is includ...
Category
Early 2000s Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
NEW MOON
By Peter Max
Located in Aventura, FL
Original painting on canvas. Hand signed on front by Peter Max with studio stamp, date and catalog number on verso. Canvas size 30 x 40 inches. Frame size approx 36 x 46 inches. ...
Category
1990s Pop Art Figurative Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Canvas
PALM BEACH LADY
By Peter Max
Located in Aventura, FL
Unique hand painting with acrylic on poster. Hand signed on front by the artist. Studio stamp on verso. Custom framed. Frame size approx 40 x 28 inches.
Artwork is in excellent condition. Peter Max...
Category
Early 2000s Pop Art Figurative Paintings
Materials
Paper, Acrylic
watercolor
By Peter Max
Located in Wilton, CT
Original watercolor by Peter Max
Category
1980s Pop Art Figurative Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
PEACE ON EARTH II
By Peter Max
Located in Aventura, FL
Mixed media with acrylic painting and color lithography on paper. Hand-signed in acrylic by the artist. A unique variation. Artwork sheet size 24 x 18 in. Custom framed as pictured. ...
Category
Early 2000s Pop Art Figurative Paintings
Materials
Paper, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Lithograph
PEACE ON EARTH
By Peter Max
Located in Aventura, FL
Mixed media with acrylic painting and color lithography on paper. Hand-signed in acrylic by the artist. A unique variation. Custom framed as pictured. Artwork sheet size 24 x 18 inc...
Category
Early 2000s Pop Art Figurative Paintings
Materials
Paper, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Lithograph
LIBERTY HEAD
By Peter Max
Located in Aventura, FL
Original painting on canvas. Hand signed on front by the artist. Canvas size 12 x 12 inches. Custom framed in white with hand painted fillet. Frame size approx 21 x 21 inches.
...
Category
1980s Pop Art Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Woman Seated, Painting by Peter Max
By Peter Max
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Peter Max, German/American (1937 - )
Title: Woman Seated
Year: 1980
Medium: Lithograph with extensive Hand-painting, signed and dated in paint, dedicated to Carolyn
Size: 25 ...
Category
1980s Pop Art Figurative Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Lithograph
Lady and Sailboat, Version II #1
By Peter Max
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Peter Max, German/American (1937 - )
Title: Lady and Sailboat version II #1
Year: circa 1995
Medium: Ink and Watercolor, signed u.l.
Size: 15 in. x 18 in. (38.1 cm x 45.72 c...
Category
1990s Pop Art Figurative Paintings
Materials
Watercolor, Ink
PALM BEACH LADY VER. II #7
By Peter Max
Located in Aventura, FL
Original painting on canvas. Hand signed on front by the artist. Studio stamp on verso. Artwork is in excellent condition. Peter Max Studio Certificate of...
Category
Early 2000s Pop Art Figurative Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Canvas
Contemporary Hyperrealist Large Portrait Film Noir Strip Film Still Black White
By Bruce Adams
Located in Buffalo, NY
An original painting by American contemporary conceptual painter Bruce Adams from the artist's new Untitled series.
The “Untitled,” series draws from a variety of visual and histori...
Category
2010s Photorealist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Linen, Oil
Contemporary Surrealist Hyperrealist Large Figures Super Hero Wonder Woman Women
By Bruce Adams
Located in Buffalo, NY
An original painting by American contemporary conceptual painter Bruce Adams from the artist's new Untitled series.
The “Untitled,” series draws from a variety of visual and histori...
Category
2010s Photorealist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Linen, Oil
Contemporary Hyperrealist Large Portrait Film Noir Strip Film Still Black White
By Bruce Adams
Located in Buffalo, NY
An original painting by American contemporary conceptual painter Bruce Adams from the artist's new Untitled series.
The “Untitled,” series draws from a variety of visual and histori...
Category
2010s Photorealist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Linen, Oil
LAND OF THE FREE
By Peter Max
Located in Aventura, FL
Mixed media with acrylic painting and color lithography on paper. Hand-signed in acrylic by the artist. A unique variation. Artwork sheet size 24 x 18 in. Custom framed as pictured. ...
Category
Early 2000s Pop Art Figurative Paintings
Materials
Paper, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Lithograph
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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