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Figurative Paintings For Sale
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"The French Artist" Colorful Impressionistic Landscape Oil Painting Framed
Located in New York, NY
This piece is a pertinent example of David Smira's sought after works, depicting a lakeside view with flowers and figures scene through out the garden. The artist is sketching his mo...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Morning Stillness"
Located in Zofingen, AG
"Morning Stillness" is my exploration of the quiet, meditative beauty of dawn. I wanted to capture the way the sky gently awakens, blending soft blues and warm golds as light emerges...
Category
2010s Figurative Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Hidden in dots 21st Century Contemporary portrait Painting of a man
Located in Nuenen, Noord Brabant
Tania Rivilis
Hidden in dots
30 x 30 cm framed (included in price) 33,5 x 33,5 cm
Oilpaint on wood panel
Tania Rivilis (b. 1986) 2022 winner of the 'William Locke Price' ( £ 30.0...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
French Oil painting of Market Scene in Impressionist Style with Flower Sellers
By Fanch Lel
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: French Oil painting of Market Scene in Impressionist Style with Flower Sellers
By Fanch Lel (French b. 1930)
Size: 6.75 x 8.25 inches (heigh...
Category
20th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Birchina- 21st Century painting of a nude woman laying.
Located in Nuenen, Noord Brabant
Daniela Astone
Birchina
50 x 60 cm
Oil on canvas
The painting is framed ( frame included in price )
Daniela Astone works and lives in Florence.
For years she was a teacher on the f...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Dandelion
Located in Atlanta, GA
This painting is featured in the Makk Family book, "Vision of Life on page 102.
Eva Makk has been called “the world’s foremost living impressionist painter...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$9,900 Sale Price
34% Off
Anatomy Lesson, Segment 10 (Small Figure Painting of Two Muscular Nude Males)
Located in Hudson, NY
Anatomy Lesson, Segment 10 (modern figurative oil painting of two nude men from upper thigh to chest) by Robert Goldstrom
2024
oil on linen
12 x 12 inches
signed and in excellent con...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Linen, Oil
Huge 18th Century Italian Oil Painting Shipping in Merchant Port Many Figures
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Merchants Port
Italian School, 18th century
oil painting on canvas, framed
framed: 37 x 58 inches
canvas: 32 x 52 inches
provenance: private collection, UK
condition: very good a...
Category
18th Century Old Masters Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Unchained Soul
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
This painting captures the strength and beauty of a black African girl who gazes directly at the viewer with a thought of total liberation. The use of oil on canvas creates a vibrant...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Fabric, Canvas, Oil
$2,500 Sale Price
20% Off
Huge 1950's French Modernist Oil Mythological Pink Nudes on Rocky Coastline
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
"Naiades"
French Modernist artist, circa 1950's
The work is faintly monogrammed to the lower corner though hard to tell. There is a name verso but illegible - possibly the artist or ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
$6,683 Sale Price
30% Off
“Notre Dame Paris”
Located in Southampton, NY
Original, very impressive oil on canvas painting by Antonio DeVity. Not signed. DeVity artist stamp verso. See photograph. Circa 1970. Condition is excellent. The painting captures a...
Category
1970s Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Chroma-Q- 21st Century Contemporary portrait Painting
Located in Nuenen, Noord Brabant
Tania Rivilis
Chroma-Q
41 x 29 cm framed (included in price) 44 x 32 cm
Oilpaint on wood panel
Tania Rivilis (b. 1986) 2022 winner of the 'William Locke Price' ( £ 30.000 ) from ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
Velocity Bloom, Contemporary Abstract Painting by Matt Higgins
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This large-scale oil painting on a wood panel bursts with kinetic energy and bold color, dominated by a vivid red background that envelops and contrasts with dynamic strokes of blue,...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
Boat Dock, Dark Night Seascape, 20th Century Italian-American Artist
By Louis Bosa
Located in Beachwood, OH
Louis Bosa (American, 1905-1981)
Boat Dock
Oil on board
Signed lower left, gallery label verso
15.5 x 19.5 inches
21.25 x 25.25 inches, framed
Born in Codroipo, a small village only...
Category
Late 20th Century Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Superb Original 1960's French Modernist Signed Oil Painting Figurative Blues
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Figures in Blue
French, circa 1950-1960 period
indistinctly signed
oil on canvas, unframed
canvas: 29 x 21.5 inches
Provenance: private collection, France
Condition: very good condi...
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
French Surrealist Oil Winged Cherubs Flying through Clouds
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Winged Cherubs
French School, contemporary
oil on canvas, unframed
canvas: 8 x 8 inches
provenance: private collection, Paris
condition: very good and sound condition
Category
Late 20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Huge 17th Century Spanish Old Master Oil Painting Wounded Pilgrim with Angel
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Pilgrim and Angel
Spanish School, 17th Century
oil on canvas, gilt framed
framed: 48 x 37 inches
canvas: 43 x 32 inches
provenance: private collection, Barcelona, Spain
condition...
Category
17th Century Baroque Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Self Esteem -21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative, African Fabric, Floral
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
“If you have no confidence in yourself, you are twice defeated in the race of life. With confidence, you have won even before you have started.”
Hebrews 10:35–36
“So do not throw aw...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
William Shayer Senior (1787-1879) - Framed Mid 19th Century Oil, A Good Ale
Located in Corsham, GB
A very fine example of the work of William Shayer Senior (1787-1879). A Good Ale, oil on panel. Signed to the lower left. Well presented in an ornate gilt-effect frame with floral an...
Category
Mid-19th Century Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
French Impressionist Oil Painting of Reflections of a Cottage on a Misty Lake
By Fanch Lel
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: French Impressionist Oil Painting of Reflections of a Cottage on a Misty Lake
By Fanch Lel (French b. 1930)
Size: 8.5 x 10.75 inches (height x width)
Signed: Yes
Oil painting ...
Category
20th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
"Trust, " Collage on wood by Zoa Ace, Cat in Gown with Birds
By Zoa Ace
Located in Denver, CO
Zoa Ace's (US based) "Trust" is an original, handmade mixed media collage that depicts a cat in a dress with a lace collar and several birds. The piece is a collage on wood and is re...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Wood, Paper
$72 Sale Price
20% Off
BEAUTY
By Daria Kusto
Located in CÓRDOBA, ES
Original art by Daria Kusto.
Acrylicon wotercolor paper.
The magic flow reality...
Shipped well protected, unframed
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Permanent Marker
French Impressionist Oil Painting of Lakeside Trees and Cottage Path
By Fanch Lel
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: French Impressionist Oil Painting of Lakeside Trees and Cottage Path
by Fanch Lel (French b. 1930)
Size: 11.25 inches (height) x 10 inches (width)
Gouache painting on card, un...
Category
20th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
'Golden Tranquility' Forest Lake Scene by American Postwar 20th Century Artist
Located in Preston, GB
'Golden Tranquility' Forest Lake Scene by American Postwar 20th Century Artist, Phillip Cantrell, born in 1922. Original, Signed, Landscape, Vintage Oil Painting.
Art measures 16 x...
Category
20th Century Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Blue Cowgirl - Abstract Figurative Pinup Western Inspired Painting on Canvas
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Jesse’s imagery often merges playful and gritty elements, blending floral patterns, vintage-inspired designs, and bold outlines with a touch of whimsy. His artwork exudes a sense of ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Paint, Mixed Media, Acrylic
Baroque Neapolitan painter - 17th century figure painting - Joseph Potiphar wife
Located in Varmo, IT
Neapolitan painter (17th century) - Joseph and Potiphar's Wife.
55 x 40.5 cm.
Antique oil painting on canvas, unframed (not signed).
Condition report: Lined canvas. The painted su...
Category
Late 17th Century Baroque Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$2,988 Sale Price
28% Off
Fine Edwardian British Society Portrait of a Distinguished Gentleman signed oil
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Portrait of a Distinguished Gentleman
by John Arthur Machray Hay (Scottish, 1887-1960)
signed and dated 1910
oil on canvas, unframed
canvas: 30 x 24 inches
provenance: private co...
Category
Early 20th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Vacation Reading, Original Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
A young boy lies sprawled on a couch, fully absorbed in a comic book. His relaxed pose conveys a sense of calm and quiet. The scene captures the simple pleasure...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Two male Nudes. Painting.Pastel, carbon pencil, ink on archival paper mounted
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Drawing on paper is his basic work tool, some are sketches of his surviving works, others are sketches of moments he documents.
Undefined by medium, Celso Castro’s works each carry the presence of the artist’s hand through the transparency of their process. Castro’s oeuvre is strongly divided between his photomontage assemblies and watercolor paintings: the prior is marked by the labor-intensive deconstruction of portrait photographs and the latter, by the seemingly frenzied recreation of a past encounter rendered in the drips and scribbles of paint and ink. Both discriminating in what they reveal of the subject, his photomontage and watercolor portraits exude raw sexuality through the combination of Castro’s mark-making and gaze. Celso Castro’s work is a bare-bulb erotic photo foray into the underbelly of Colombia’s drug world. Castro’s labor-intensive, photo-collage works of drug kingpins, smugglers, hitmen, countrymen, street vendors, soldiers, paramilitaries, kidnappers, and pimps pose showing with pride their erect penises...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Carbon Pencil, Paper, Pastel, Ink
The pensive country girl, Impressionist child study, Swedish artist in Paris
Located in Norwich, GB
A beautiful and sensitive study of a country girl by William Feron.
William Feron was born in 1858 in Stockholm, Sweden. He was the son of the famous jeweller Ludwig Constantin Fero...
Category
1880s Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
French Impressionist Still Life Autumn Blooms in a Blue Vase
By Fanch Lel
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Autumn Blooms in a Blue Vase
signed by Fanch Lel (French b. 1930)
Size: 10 x 8 inches
Inscribed verso
Oil painting on cardboard, unframed
Condition: The painting is in good condition...
Category
20th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Antique Victorian Oil Painting Tranquil Pasture Scene Cattle Sheep Golden Light
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Circle of Thomas Sidney Cooper (British 1803-1902)
Milkmaids and livestock in a rural landscape
oil painting on panel, framed
framed: 14 x 18 inches
board: 12 x 16 inches
provenance:...
Category
Mid-19th Century Victorian Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Contemporary floral impressionist expresive still-life oil painting on paper
Located in VÉNISSIEUX, FR
This artwork, titled "Sweetness of Morning Summer Flowers," captivates viewers with its lively and vibrant composition, drawing immediate attention to the central bouquet of red rose...
Category
2010s Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Paper, Acrylic
Mid-20th Century Autumnal Parisian Street Scene with Flower Stalls Signed Oil
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Autumn Parisian Street Scene
signed oil on canvas, framed
Framed: 13.5 x 15.75 inches
Canvas: 9 x 11 inches
Provenance: private collection, UK
Condition: very good condition
Descr...
Category
Mid-20th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Fine Dutch Winter Ice Landscape Figures playing Ice Signed Oil Gilt Swept Frame
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Winter Landscape
by Johnny Gaston (British b. 1955)
signed oil on board, framed
framed: 16.75 x 17.5 inches
board: 10 x 12 inches
provenance: private col...
Category
20th Century Dutch School Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
$1,140 Sale Price
30% Off
Glass, Lake Landscape, Figure Standing by Water, Mountains, Sage Green, Yellow
By KK Kozik
Located in Kent, CT
A tall, fair-haired figure wrapped in a light blue towel stands on the bank of inviting, calm water. Dark green trees in a forest, and mountains in the dist...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Linen, Oil
'Reclining Nude', Paris, Louvre, Salon d'Automne, Acad. Chaumière, LACMA, SFAA
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
'Reclining Nude', Paris, Louvre, Salon d'Automne, Acad. Chaumière, LACMA, SFAA
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Painted circa 1955 by Victor Di Gesu (American, 1914-1988) and stamped verso with Victor di Ges...
Category
1950s Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Paper, Oil
1970's Large French Surrealist Oil Painting Figures on the Beach
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Surrealist composition
French School, dated 1975 verso
oil on canvas, framed
framed: 33.5 x 27 inches
canvas: 32 x 25.5 inches
inscribed verso
provenance: private collection, France
...
Category
1970s Surrealist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Rose
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Shipping Procedure
Ships in a well-protected tube from Nigeria
This work is unique, not a print or other type of copy.
Accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity (Issued by the Gal...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Charcoal, Mixed Media, Acrylic
$2,200 Sale Price
20% Off
"Green Landscape" Arthur Hoeber, American Impressionist, Early 20th Century
Located in New York, NY
Arthur Hoeber
Green Landscape, circa 1910
Signed lower right
Oil on canvas
25 x 30 inches
Provenance
Sal Sciarrino, New Jersey
Born in New Jersey in 1854, Arthur Hoeber had a natu...
Category
1910s American Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Afrocentric Radiance
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
In a vibrant celebration of African heritage and beauty, our protagonist, a stunning black African woman, graces the scene with her majestic presence. Crowned with a voluminous afro ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Fabric, Canvas, Oil, Mixed Media
$2,720 Sale Price
20% Off
Venice in Gentle Light
Located in Zofingen, AG
Series: Between light and silence.
A quiet evening unfolds over Venice — a city I have visited many times and that continues to inspire my art. Soft pink light touches turquoise wate...
Category
2010s Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Impressionist expressive floral oil painting on canvas "Summer of tender roses"
Located in VÉNISSIEUX, FR
This contemporary floral expressionist piece with a touch of impressionism was created by French artist Natalya Mougenot and belongs to her evocative series dedicated to the beauty o...
Category
2010s Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas, Linen
“Two bathers” Vertical , ocean, blue, Impressionism , realism , figurative.
Located in Oslo, NO
This artwork vividly captures two swimmers emerging from the sea, encapsulating the essence of a serene seaside moment. The painting's use of color is striking, with the bright blue ...
Category
2010s Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Paper, Gouache
Nude. Figurative and abstract acrylic painting, Body, Polish artist
Located in Warsaw, PL
Contemporary acrylic on canvas painting depicting a nude by Polish artist Michal Bajsarowicz. The artwork is an artistic take on human body with abstract elements. Composition is ske...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
"My Purple Diamond Heart" Colorful Oil Painting on Wood with White Floater Frame
By Cindy Shaoul
Located in New York, NY
Motivated by bold color and fast brushwork, we are moved by the simplicity and thick textured oil paints in these works. Shaoul’s “My Heart Collection” is a vibrant and energetic dis...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board, Glass
"Strolling In The Tuileries Gardens Paris"
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
5-3256a Figurative Landscape in the Tuileries gardens in Paris
Image size 7.5x9.5"
Set in a vintage wood and gesso frame
Category
1940s Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
$200 Sale Price
27% Off
Fine 18th Century British Oil Painting Mother & Infant Child in Adoration
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Mother & Child
British artist, late 18th century
after the painting by Sir Anthony van Dyke
oil on canvas, unframed
canvas : 20 x 18 inches
provenance: private collection, Berkshire,...
Category
18th Century Old Masters Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
"Riverside Park" Post War Impressionist Oil on Canvas Painting with Figures
Located in New York, NY
A masterful oil painting depicting a view of a riverside wooded park in a beautiful sunny day at the early fall season. A figure seated on a blue bench with a bridge behind, a couple...
Category
20th Century Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Le jardin de Daubigny Style of Vincent Van Gogh Daubigny's Garden by S. Goosson
Located in Soquel, CA
Le jardin de Daubigny Style of Vincent Van Gogh by Stephen Goosson
The painting depicts the enclosed garden of Charles-François Daubigny, a French landscape painter whom Van Gogh ad...
Category
1950s Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Illustration Board
View of Riva degli Schiavoni - Oil Painting - Late 18th century
By Giovanni Antonio Canal (Canaletto)
Located in Roma, IT
View of Riva degli Schiavoni is an original old master artwork realized in the late 18th century by a follower of the School of the italian painter Canaletto. Oil on canvas.
An imp...
Category
Late 18th Century Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
$12,998 Sale Price
25% Off
Beauty is What I Posessed
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
My beauty is one of a kind, my color is one of a kind, and I cherished my My skin which brings out the strength in me
Painting
Ships in a well-protected tube from Nigeria
This work ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Fabric
$1,950 Sale Price
20% Off
Antique English Dog Painting Portrait of Border Terrier framed oil painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Border Terrier
by Leonard Richard Finn (British, b. 1891)
signed oil on canvas, framed
framed: 24 x 20 inches
canvas: 20 x 16 inches
provenance: private collection, UK
condition:...
Category
Early 20th Century Victorian Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Untitled V
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Shipping Procedure
Ships in a well-protected tube from Nigeria
This work is unique, this is not a print or other type of copy.
Accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity.
About Artist
Wisdom Uche...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Neo-Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
$1,320 Sale Price
20% Off
Vintage post-impressionist landscape oil painting of a French port
Located in AIGNAN, FR
Large post impressionist landscape oil painting by French artist Lucienne Capdevielle (1885-1961) entitled, 'Le Petit Port'. This substancial, unusual and captivating landscape oil painting on canvas is quite eye catching. The colourful town houses painted in pastel hues shine jewel like over a busy port on a large canvas that is textured to the touch.
MORE ABOUT THIS PAINTING:
Medium: Oil on stretched canvas
Overall size: 26ins x 30ins or 66cms x 76cms (approx)
Date: 1930's
Condition: The painting is in overall good condition, note that at some time it would have been pinned at the corners and still carries the scars. The frame is the original and has imperfections throughout including flaking paint and indentations.
Signed: Lucienne Capdevielle (1885-1961) Lucienne was born in Algiers in 1885, she died in a Parisien hospital in 1961, she was a French painter and pastelist.
She was a student of Georges-Antoine Rochegrosse, Jean-Paul Laurens, Paul Albert Laurens and Léon Cauvy...
Category
1930s Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Loch Katrine in the Scottish Highlands Realist Landscape Vintage Oil Painting
Located in Preston, GB
Loch Katrine in the Scottish Highlands Landscape Vintage Painting. A beautiful realist oil painting of the Scottish Highlands from a highly respected British Artist.
Art measures 36...
Category
20th Century Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Cotton Canvas, Oil
17th century follower of Rubens, two military men on horse back in a landscape
Located in Woodbury, CT
17th century English/Dutch School, from the Circle of Sir Peter Paul Rubens
A very interesting and well-painted 17th-century oil on canvas of two men seated on horseback in a landsc...
Category
1680s Old Masters Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$6,900 Sale Price
40% Off
“Impressionist Landscape, c. 1915-1920” California Forest American Impressionist
Located in Yardley, PA
“Impressionist Landscape, c. 1915-1920” by Francis Stillwell Dixon (American, 1879-1967).
One of Dixon’s finest canvases, depicting a tranquil forest scene bathed in soft, dappled l...
Category
Early 20th Century American Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Fine 1700's Italian Old Master Ink & Wash Drawing Roman Allegorical Providenza
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
'Providenza'
Italian School, 18th century
ink and wash drawing on paper, framed within a light oak wood frame (behind glass)
image size: 10.5 x 7 inches
overall framed: 17 x 13 inche...
Category
18th Century Old Masters Figurative Paintings
Materials
Ink, Watercolor, Archival Paper
French Impressionist Oil Painting of Tranquil Sailboats Along the Riverside
By Fanch Lel
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: French Impressionist Oil Painting of Tranquil Sailboats Along the Riverside
By Fanch Lel (French b. 1930)
Size: 8.75 x 10.75 inches (height x width)
Signed: Yes
Oil painting o...
Category
20th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
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.
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