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Figurative Paintings For Sale
Period: 21st Century and Contemporary
Period: 19th Century
150 Years From Now 1 - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Portrait, Colours
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Let love lead. Let's be genuinely happy for each other. No malice, no backbiting. No jealousy. No comparison. Life is not a competition. At the end of the day, we will all transit to...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Charcoal, Acrylic
Portrait of Shepherd Boy with Dog late 19th Century Framed Oil Painting
Located in Stockholm, SE
This young shepherd clearly didn't want to pose for the artist, but something caught his attention, and in this expression and look, the artist masterfully depicted the whole range o...
Category
Late 19th Century Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Wood, Oil
A Beautiful and Large Marine - A Ship in Two Positions Off Dover
Located in London, GB
William John Huggins (1781-1845)
A Ship in Two Positions Off Dover
oil on canvas
Unsigned
33 x 45 inches, inc. frame
William John Huggins, of wh...
Category
19th Century Old Masters Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Versión libre “La Paloma” de Picasso
Located in Barcelona, BARCELONA
Reinterpretation of the artwork “La Paloma” by Pablo Picasso at the request of a commercial venture and businessman.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media
Blue and Black Bunnies Oil Painting in Ornate Vintage Frame
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Greenwich, CT
Hunt Slonem - Symphony Winter Days
Original Framed Oil Painting. Signed on Verso.
Our Gallery works directly with Hunt Slonem.
This painting was acquired directly from the artist ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Warm wind, Shades of Love series
Located in Zofingen, AG
This painting captures a moment of profound intimacy between two people. It depicts tender embraces in an open field, where the vast space and gentle breeze emphasize a sense of free...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Andrea Bonfils - Woven Woods, Painting 2018
Located in Greenwich, CT
Series: Woven Woods
Encaustic and Oil Shellac With Silver Floater Frame
Size: 30" x 40"
Using unconventional hardware - a blow torch, iron and other heated tools - along with pape...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Encaustic, Oil
Renaissance Style Head Profile Portrait of Christ Beautiful Antique Oil Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Head of Christ
19th Century Dutch School
oil on paper laid down on board, unframed
size: 7.5 x 6 inches
private collection
The painting is in overall very good and sound condition
Category
19th Century Renaissance Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
"White Shirt" (2023) Original Painting by Barbara Hack, Female Portrait
Located in Denver, CO
"White Shirt" by Barbara Hack is an original portrait painting depicting a female model. This piece is framed and ready to hang.
Barbara Hack’s work is an ongoing reflection on peo...
Category
2010s Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Metal
REBEL (black pug carlin cowboys lasso vintage americana surrealist oil painting)
By Rudolf Kosow
Located in Quebec, Quebec
A colossal black pug, its head resting heavily on the ground, gazes outward with an expression both sorrowful and unyielding. Its vast, glossy eyes shimmer w...
Category
2010s Surrealist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
19th Century Suffolk School Oil Painting Figures in Rural Woodland Lane
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Woodland Cottage
English artist (Suffolk School), 19th century
oil on canvas, framed
framed: 12.5 x 14.5 inches
canvas: 10.5 x 12.5 inches
provenance: private collection, Suffolk...
Category
Mid-19th Century Victorian Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
When the Camellia Falls Into the Darkness of the Well
By Sax Berlin
Located in Brecon, Powys
A tour de force from Sax Berlin with this piece. It’s a glowing, almost three dimensional painting full of warmth with stunning use of red tonal colours. His figure is enigmatic and ...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
In His Space -21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative, Modern Men, Interior, Wine
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Shipping Procedure
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Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
German oil painting, Figures in an interior/barn playing, 19th century, Antique
Located in Woodbury, CT
Well painted late 19th-century German genre painting. Often painted in the Munich area of Germany these highly desirable antique paintings are always of the finest quality.
This is...
Category
1890s Victorian Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
Cup with Strawberries - Oil on Canvas by Zhang Wei Guang (Mirror) - 2000
Located in Roma, IT
Original oil on canvas realized by Zhang Wei Guang in the early 2000s.
Includes a contemporary black frame 38x48,5 cm.
Excellent conditions.
Zhang Wei Guang, also called ‘mirror' ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Allégorie du printemps entourée de ses deux suivantes sur fond de paysage italia
Located in PARIS, FR
Oil on its original canvas, arched in the upper part
Trace of signature at the bottom center
Provenance:
- France, Private collection
Category
Late 19th Century Symbolist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
"Abstract Seduction Series" Part1, RK34SK, Painting, 21st Century, Acrylic
By Roger König
Located in Dessau-Rosslau, Sachsen Anhalt
Artist: Roger König b. Dessau, Germany (1968) Master student of Kurt Schönburg, HWK Halle, Germany.
Art Awards Winner 2019 - Art Fair Leipzig
König combines modern painting with acr...
Category
2010s Abstract Figurative Paintings
Materials
Clay, Acrylic
YOKO & JOHN II - Contemporary Abstract Painting, Large Format Painting
Located in Salzburg, AT
Agata Czeremuszkin-Chrut was born in 1983 in Czestochowa, Poland. She graduated from the Academy of the Fine Arts in Wroclaw (2008) with the Master degree in Painting. In 2007 she st...
Category
2010s Abstract Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
ezeigbo Igbo King
By REWA
Located in New Orleans, LA
REWA says of her work…
Viewers largely label me under “Contemporary African Art”. I label my work as Igbo Vernacular Art. The reason for this is that I believe that I have created a...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Ink, Acrylic
Courtship in the Forest French Romantic School XIX century oil on canvas
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Title: *Courtship in the Forest*
Author: French Romantic School
Technique: Oil on canvas
Support: Canvas mounted on a stretcher
Unframed dimensions: 11.4 x 7.9 inches
Frame...
Category
Late 19th Century Romantic Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Nude - Figurative Oil Realistic painting, Polish young artist
Located in Warsaw, PL
AGNIESZKA STAAK-JANCZARSKA (born in 1994)
A graduate of the State Secondary School of Art of Józef Kluza in Krakow. In 2020, she graduated from the Academy of Fine Arts in Krakow in ...
Category
2010s Naturalistic Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Orange Giraffe, Original Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
A group of men in hats had their photo session interrupted by an orange giraffe eager to join in. Amused by the giraffe's wide smile, they decided to keep the photo. The orange background highlights their presence and adds an energetic feel to the scene.
About the Artist
Artist John McCabe produces graphic illustrations that take a progressive spin on pop art. He typically takes influence from his music to create vibrant caricatures of people, places, and things significant to the industry. Growing up, one of the highlights for John when buying music is the artwork on the packages. Inspired by that, he created art for his first EP, and every subsequent release includes artwork for each single, plus a front and back cover for the record. "The pieces are normally tied or related to the lyrics of a particular song," shares John. "In the case where I have made a series structured around music, a unique narrative unfolds within each." As imaginative as he is, John usually paints from the island surface of his kitchen or the dining room table. His music studio also doubles as a work area where he does pre-sketches. John has had several profiles from VoyageLA, Shoutout LA, and Queen City Arts and Sounds. His record label has featured his works along with his eclectic music releases.
Words that describe this painting: hats, giraffe, suit, hat, polka dot pants...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Figurative Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Quelques Heures Avec Aristote by G. Mathias – Cubist Allegory of Philosophy
Located in PÉRIGUEUX, FR
Quelques Heures avec Aristote (A few Hours with Aristotle)
Diameter 109.5 cm
Acrylic on canvas
This remarkable circular acrylic on canvas by Grégoire Mathias masterfully captures t...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Cubist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Gardens of Delight 33 - Figurative acrylic painting Animals Bright colours Birds
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...
Category
2010s Other Art Style Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Help From Above - 21st Century Contemporary, Figurative Portrait, Woman, Modern
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Shipping Procedure
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This work is unique, not a print or other type of copy.
Accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity.
About Artist
Mic...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Conceptual Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic, Archival Ink
Frozen Planet 93- original figurative minimalism snow painting -contemporary Art
Located in London, Chelsea
This exceptional artwork is currently on display and available for sale at Signet Contemporary Art Gallery and online.
This captivating oil painting on canvas, titled "Frozen Planet...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Minimalist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Portrait 431" Contemporary Dutch Oil Painting of a Dutch Calf, Cow
By Paul Jansen
Located in Utrecht, NL
The oil paintings of the contemporary Dutch artist Paul Jansen invites the viewer to look beyond the standard picture within the frame. It feels as if the ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
Vanishing Houses 4 - Contemporary Expressive Symbolic and Minimalistic Painting
Located in Salzburg, AT
Joanna Mrozowska
Born in 1976 in Warsaw. Studied in the Department of Painting in the Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw; she graduated with a Master’s degree in painting, with the cycle...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Cotton Canvas, Acrylic
"Rough Going on the Inside", Contemporary Portrait, Collage, Mixed Media, 2022
By John Baker
Located in Natick, MA
John Baker’s “Rough Going on the Inside” is an acrylic painting on canvas with collage 36 x 28 inches in olive greens and dark reds. Unlike in Chagall, where the inverted heads sugge...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic
Magic Evening- Oil Paint by Elena Mardashova - 2023
Located in Roma, IT
Oil painting on canvas 60 x 50 cm, called 'Magic evening',
is meant to create a magic feeling of the ocean under the special orange sunset light.
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Large American Orientalist Oil Painting of a Courtyard by F. A. Bridgman
Located in London, GB
Large American Orientalist oil painting of a courtyard by F. A. Bridgman
American, c. 1900
Canvas: Height 69cm, width 91cm
Frame: Height 95cm, width 108cm, depth 8.5cm
Wonderfully p...
Category
Early 19th Century Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Roots of Identity 3 - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Portrait, Culture
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Shipping Procedure
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This work is unique, not a print or other type of copy.
Accompanied by Certificate of Authent...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Fabric, Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil, Acrylic
Wonderland - Dreaming In Pink. Contemporary Impressionist Oil Painting
Located in Brecon, Powys
A wonderful, evocative painting from Francesca Owen that shows her masterful use of colour and texture. As one of the UK's leading Expressionist artists this piece exudes a certain a...
Category
2010s Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Walking Path- 21st Century Contemporary Landscape painting of a Walking Path
By Erik Zwaga
Located in Nuenen, Noord Brabant
This landscape painting is made by Dutch painter Erik Zwaga.
The painter started in the style of the romantic school, Erik Zwaga began to search more and more for his own visua...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
Aguarius . original painting
Located in Zofingen, AG
In creating this piece, I delved deep into the fusion of realism and surrealism; I wanted to capture the raw essence of the subject while wrapping it in a dreamlike aura. Pastels, pe...
Category
2010s Abstract Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil Pastel, Acrylic, Archival Paper
"Ray of Hope" by Christopher Clark, Original Oil Painting, Sunlit Landscape
Located in Denver, CO
Christopher Clark's "Ray of Hope" is an original, hand made oil and acrylic painting that depicts a highway with a bright shaft of sunlight shining through pink and blue clouds.
Chr...
Category
2010s Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Acrylic, Wood Panel
Wetin Man Go Do
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
The title, "Wetin Man Go Do," encapsulates the essence of the artwork, suggesting the universal question of what choices and actions a person can take when faced with the troubles an...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Fabric, Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
"View from the Dock on Cedar Ave" Oil painting, impressionistic seascape w boats
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
“View from the Dock on Cedar Ave” is a seascape by Kelly Carmody. It is an oil on linen painting. It depicts the view of sailboats in Dering Harbor, on Shelter Island, as seen from t...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Linen
The Dreamer - Figurative Owl Oil Painting on Canvas
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Artist Michelle Fillmore discovered her passion for oil painting while pursuing her studies at the University of Las Vegas, where she earned a BA in Painting and Drawing in 2015. Kno...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
The Masque of Comus
Located in Atlanta, GA
"My work principally consists of deeply abstracted figure compositions--intuitive constructions that begin with random marks establishing larger masses of torsos, heads, and limbs in an undefined setting. The emphasis is almost purely on intuition. The figures are born of their surrounding environment, emerging only partially and fugitively from the layers of pigment.
A narrative is evident but never overt. A crown, a shield, a boat, a wheel. Though the subject has recently coalesced around my reading of Dante and Shakespeare, the settings remain extremely vague- a beach, an interior, a woodland. The paintings are, in the end, meditations on the relationship between the protagonists in a wordless drama. In my paintings, I use a cold wax medium combined with dry pigments, oil paint, and embedded fragments of burlap. The surfaces eventually build up into a dense, rugged terrain."
--Thaddeus Radell
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Jute, Wax, Oil, Wood Panel
Oriental Dancer - Oil Paint - Late 19th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Oriental dancer is an artwork realized by a french artist of 19th century.
Signed lower left, unreadable.
Includes a wooden frame.
Good conditions.
Category
Late 19th Century Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
A view of Sebastopol in the Crimea.
Located in Paris, FR
A view of Sebastopol in the Crimea.
Oil on canvas.
In a 19th century gild wood and plaster frame.
This painting can be dated around 1830/1840 given the dresses worn by the women i...
Category
1830s Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Change Of Light. From The Light Series
Located in Miami Beach, FL
This series of pieces is the result of an investigation into the use of light as a tool for the representation of reality and image creation. Starting in the 40s, the work of the art...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
She Who is Brave, Original Painting
By Nava Lundy
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
A woman in a flowing white gown stands confidently against a background that blends almost seamlessly with her attire. She symbolizes purity and strength. The...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
19th Century Gold Country - Pioneer Figurative Landscape
Located in Soquel, CA
Gold Country, a rustic figurative landscape of early California pioneers by an unknown artist (American, 20th Century). Excellent workmanship and ...
Category
Late 19th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Linen, Oil, Cardboard
"Double Trouble" Original Red Cat Pop Art by Gary John
By Gary John
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Los Angeles street artist Gary John exploded onto the international art scene first during Art Basel Miami in 2013. John’s playfully bold work quickly gained attention and he was nam...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Street Art Figurative Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media, Acrylic, Board
GREEN UMBRELLA Oil on Panel Impressionism 20x 16 Dana Point CA Beach
By Jim Beckner
Located in Houston, TX
Gray Umbrella is an example of the bright colors that Beckner uses in his paintings. The Gray Umbrella series was painted in Dana Point California Jim Beckner just finished a series of beach paintings. All of them can be seen below and available. Framing will be complete be December or cam be shipped without a frame.
Denver-based artist Jim Beckner paints like a jazz musician. The blues bop, the oranges swing, and the yellows vibrate. Drawn to the beat of the city, the artist creates expressionistic urban landscapes that show his unabashed love of color. More than anything, his paintings dance with their own energy, and an urban rhythm emanates from his canvases.
Beckner was born and raised in Lakewood, CO, a suburb of Denver. Art played an integral role in the family. “My dad was—and still is—a watercolor artist,” he explains. “He does a lot of Colorado landscapes, very detailed, specific, realistic artwork.” Beckner remembers drawing and coloring at every opportunity when he was a child. “Both of my parents recognized that it was something I enjoyed,” he recalls. “I often drew to entertain those around me.”
Occasionally, the Beckner family would drive into downtown Denver to eat out at a restaurant. “I always thought the city was an exciting place,” notes the artist. “It had a certain edginess about it.” Those early excursions, and the urban sensibility they fostered in the impressionable youth, would have a profound effect on his burgeoning talent.
Encouraged by his parents, Beckner took art classes in junior high school. “I began to realize that I had some skill at drawing,” he says, “that I could see something and then re-create it.” In high school his art teacher was artist Ray Knaub...
Category
2010s American Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Moment
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
The journey is never-ending. There is always going to be growth, improvement, and adversity; you just have to take it all in and do what’s right, continue to grow, and continue to live in the moment.
This painting "Moment" depicts the feelings and actions of the mind. There is a moment in life in which we tend to put all differences and difficulties aside. Putting a pause to the challenges of life. At this point in time the mind and heart of free from worries. This act helps to put a person in a deep state of self-awareness coupled with the clues and directions to be taken.
This element in the painting symbolizes the process of the mind. The compass is for guidelines and directions. The clock signifies the state of actualization putting in place the solution to the worries of the mind.
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Taiwo Samuel Olutimileyin...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
"Cerium" (2025) by Patrick Nevins, Oil On Board Elements Series Painting
Located in Denver, CO
“Cerium” (2025) by Patrick Nevins is an original oil on board that forms part of the artist’s ongoing “Elements Series.” Measuring 6 x 6 x 0.12 inches (15.24 x 15.24 x 0.30 cm), this...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
CITY OF LOVE
Located in CÓRDOBA, ES
Mixed media on paper
by artist Daria Kusto
Shipped well protected, unframed
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Permanent Marker
Girl in Her Cultural Bead 3 - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative, Woman
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
This artwork is a wonderful portrait of grace and elegance, capturing the essence of boundless beauty and uniqueness of cultural heritage. The subject, a stunning black Yoruba girl i...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Ray of Hope
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
In "Ray of Hope," a captivating portrait, the audience is drawn into the arresting gaze of a black African woman, her shoulders raised with unwavering stre...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Korean Contemporary Art by Yeju Kwon - Great Hope from a Blue Bird
Located in Paris, IDF
Acrylic on canvas
Yeju Kwon is a Korean artist born in 1993 who lives and works in Seoul, South Korea. She mainly works with acrylic and oil paints, drawing inspiration from nature...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Pretty in Pink- 21st Century Still-life painting, Pink Peonies in a Square Vase
Located in Nuenen, Noord Brabant
Erik van Elven is a modern painter with a romantic and impressionistic style. Both his brushstrokes and use of color are fresh and done in a fluid way.
Erik started years ago to pa...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
"Fluorescent Husband". Contemporary Figurative Acrylic Painting on Framed Canvas
Located in FISTERRA, ES
Part of the Influencers de Taberna series, Fluorescent Husband (2020) captures a moment of surreal humor inspired by a real yet absurd conversation. The painting depicts a woman bath...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Chinese Contemporary Art by Su Yu - Monica & Cupid
By Su Yu
Located in Paris, IDF
Oil on canvas
Su Yu is a Chinese artist born in 1987 who lives & works in Beijing in China. He was an old student of prestigious art teachers as Shi Liang & Chen Danqing...
Category
2010s Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"In Our Nature", Dog in Landscape with Tennis Balls Oil Painting
Located in Philadelphia, PA
"In Our Nature" is an original oil on canvas painting by American painter Katherine Fraser measuring 23.5”h x 28.5”w. This piece is from Katherine's newest series, which just recent...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
The Rain, Figurative Painting
Located in Miami Beach, FL
The Rain, 2021 by Ramonn Vieitez
Acrylic, gouache and watercolor on bamboo paper Hahnemuhle
Size: 25.5 H x 19.6 W in.
Unique
Signed on the back by the artist
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Ramonn Vieitez is ...
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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