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Figurative Paintings For Sale
Period: 19th Century
Period: 1930s
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Portrait PS251 Beauty and the Beast Dachshund Chut Les Barbizons!
Located in Zofingen, AG
PS 251 Beauty and the Beast
The painting features a young woman with striking, vivid features and deep blue hair, holding a small black and tan dachshund. The background is composed...
Category
1830s Tonalist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Gesso, Mixed Media, Oil, Acrylic, Stretcher Bars
19th Century Neoclassical Exhibition Oil Painting of Ancient Greek Poet Sappho
Located in Gerrards Cross, GB
‘Melancholic Sappho’ by Arthur Hill RBA (1841-1908).
The painting – which depicts the celebrated poet of Ancient Greece appealing to the Goddess Aphrodite, with the Parthenon on the...
Category
1870s Pre-Raphaelite Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
A French Chasseur a Cheval de la Garde Imperiale, drinking outside a Inn or Pub
Located in Woodbury, CT
A French Chasseur a Cheval de la Garde Imperiale, drinking outside an Inn or Pub.
Frank Moss Bennett was born in Liverpool, England on 15 November 1...
Category
1890s Victorian Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas, Panel
19th century English village scene with cottages, horses landscape and people
Located in Woodbury, CT
Georgine Lara
English Village landscape
A painting by Georgina Lara depicting a 19th-century English village scene offers a charming and evocat...
Category
1890s Victorian Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
The 15th (The King's) Hussars: two chargers, one with an officer up, in a landsc
Located in Stoke, Hampshire
Henry Calvert (1798-1869)
The 15th (The King's) Hussars: two chargers, one with an officer up, in a landscape, a camp beyond
Oil on canvas
Canvas Size - 32 x 36 in
Framed Size - 37 x...
Category
19th Century Victorian Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
"Near Bourron, France" Gilbert Munger, Barbizon School, Countryside Landscape
Located in New York, NY
Gilbert Munger
Near Bourron, France, circa 1886
Signed lower left
Oil on panel
13 x 18 inches
Gilbert Munger was born on April 14, 1837 in Madison, Connecticut. He showed interest ...
Category
1880s Barbizon School Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
Rock Tombs Outside Jerusalem - Oil Paint by Carl Schirm - 1884
Located in Roma, IT
Carl Schirm was a German painter of landscapes. Between 1880-1881 he made, together with Eugen Bracht, a long journey to Egypt, Palestine and Syria, at the end of which emerged lands...
Category
1880s Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Verist Italian painter - Late 19th century figure painting - Trained dog
Located in Varmo, IT
Italian painter (19th century) - The trained dog.
56.5 x 46.5 cm without frame, 69 x 59 cm with frame.
Antique oil painting on canvas, in a gilded wooden frame.
- Work signed indi...
Category
Late 19th Century Naturalistic Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Antique British Oil Painting Fisherman Highland Stream at Sunset, framed oil
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Fishing the Highland Stream
by George Henry Jenkins (British, 1843-1914)
signed oil on board, framed
framed: 16 x 24 inches
board: 12 x 20 inches
Provenance: Private collection, Engl...
Category
19th Century Victorian Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Landscape with Lake - Oil on Canvas by Giuseppe Raggio - 1884
Located in Roma, IT
Signed and dated in the right hand corner.
Beautiful and impressive painting by the italian painter Giuseppe Raggio, both in size and atmosphere, representing a Lake in the countrys...
Category
1880s Naturalistic Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
1864 ADOLF CHARLEMAGNE 1826-1901 Imperial Academy, antique original oil painting
Located in Palm Coast, FL
Up for sale is very rare unique Antique 19-century original oil painting on metal plate depicting a carriage ride by famous Russian Artist of His Imperial Majesty Alexander II - Adolf Jossifowitsch Charlemagne (1826-1901).
Signed Ad. Charlemagne and dated 1864 on the lower left.
The painting is in good/antique condition.
Housed in an old ornate frame. Please see the photos, the photos are part of the description.
Measures with the frame 18.5" X 14.5", painting 14" x 11".
Free insured Shipping. Additional photos upon request.
Please read some interesting biographical facts about this Artist.
Adolf Jossifowitsch Charlemagne *1826-1901) was a famous Russian Artist awarded the title of Artist of His Imperial Majesty Alexander II. He was awarded several silver and gold medals by Imperial Academy of Arts.
Tretyakov Gallery featured Adolf Jossifowitsch Charlemagne's work in the past.
Adolphe Josefovich Charlemagne was born in St. Petersburg in 1826, and is the younger brother of the artist Josef Josefovich Charlemagne. Like his sibling, he studied at the Imperial Academy of Arts from 1848, where he studied historic painting under Feodor Antonovich Bruni, 1799 to 1875, and battle painting with Bogdan Pavlovich Villevalde, 1818 to 1903. He spent the majority of his career working on official commissions which recorded the major events in the reign of Alexander II, and in 1875 was awarded the title of Artist of His Imperial Majesty. One of a kind artwork. Antique Russian Fine Art...
Category
1860s Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
19th century English Antique oil landscape with cows resting by a river
Located in Woodbury, CT
A stunning 19th century English Antique oil landscape with cows resting by a river.
Alfred Vickers was a painter of marine subjects and landscapes. He exhibited extensively througho...
Category
1860s Victorian Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Early 20th Century Original Oil Painting In Style of William Merritt Chase
Located in Soquel, CA
Early 20th Century Original Still Life Oil Painting Titled "Fish and Brass" in Style of William Merritt Chase
Moody and atmospheric, this still life painting by unknown artist. Titl...
Category
Mid-19th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Linen, Oil, Stretcher Bars
A Young Oriental Woman Looking at the Mirror-Oil on Canvas - 19th Century
Located in Roma, IT
A young woman is an original modern artwork realized in Late 19th Century.
Mixed colored oil on canvas.
The artwork depicts a young woman with veil and mirror.
Unreadible signatur...
Category
19th Century Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
OIL PAINTING Small by William R Wall (NAVY ADMIRALTY 19th CENTURY PIECE
Located in Ferndown, GB
OIL PAINTING SMALL William Wall (NAVY ADMIRALTY 19th CENTURY
Very good condition for age , (see pictures)
FINE RARE MARTINE PAINTING ORIGINAL
19th Century OLD MASTER STYLE OIL PAI...
Category
Late 19th Century Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Ancient View of the Bay of Naples - Oil Painting - 19th Century
Located in Roma, IT
View over the Bay of Naples is an orginal old master artwork realized by Master of Northern Europe School of the second half of 19th Century.
Mixed colored oil on canvas.
Relined....
Category
Late 19th Century Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
19th century English lake landscape, Ullswater, Gowbarrow Park, Cumberland UK
Located in Woodbury, CT
Samuel Henry Baker (British, 1824–1909)
Ullswater from Gowbarrow Park, Cumberland, late 19th century
Oil on canvas
In this sweeping view of Ullswater, nestled in the heart of the La...
Category
1890s Victorian Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Autumn Pathway, by a Follower of Carl Blechen
Located in Stockholm, SE
The painting shown is a serene landscape, inspired by the renowned German artist Carl Blechen, known for his dramatic and romantic landscapes. Though crea...
Category
19th Century Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Rural Life in Summer: 19th C Island Village Scene, Figures and Animals painting
Located in Norwich, GB
A wonderful and idyllic, mid 19th Century summery village scene, where a pretty young girl stands, knitting (perhaps she is secretly waiting for someone?), village women eat and work...
Category
Mid-19th Century French School Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Arriving at Church in Winter - Figurative Realistic Illustration
Located in Soquel, CA
Figurative illustration of people arriving at a church by Charles Kinghan (American, 1895-1984). The church is rendered with exquisite detail, typical ...
Category
1930s American Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Cardboard, Gouache
Portrait of an Enchanting Young Girl Wearing a Garland of Morning Glory Flowers
By James Holland
Located in West Sussex, GB
Attributed to James Holland (1799 -1870) and William Henry Hunt (1790-1864)
A Portrait of a Young Girl Wearing a Garland of Morning Glory Flowers
Oil on canvas: 17 ½ x 18 in. Frame: 23 ½ x 24 in. Circa 1820
An enchanting head and shoulders portrait of a young girl wearing a white shift...
Category
Early 19th Century Pre-Raphaelite Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Fine 1800's French Oil Figures by Monastic Ruins Stream Bucolic Landscape
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Monastic Ruins by a Stream
French School, early 1800's
oil on canvas, framed
Framed 15 x 19 inches
Canvas : 12.5 x 16 inches
Provenance: private collection, France
Condition: very go...
Category
Early 19th Century Old Masters Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Italian Renaissance Gentleman Portrait of a Tailor Antique Oil Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Tailor
Continental School, 19th century
after the earlier Renaissance work by Giovanni Battista Moroni (16th century).
oil on canvas laid over board, framed
Framed: 16 x 12 inch...
Category
19th Century Renaissance Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Dandy
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Our Gallery acquired the estate of a Northern California artist, Thelma Terrell. Terrell lived in Oakland and was an illustrator and profes...
Category
1930s Art Deco Figurative Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media, Paper
Antique American Oil Painting Framed Horse Race Elizabeth Bell Arabian Dappled
Located in Buffalo, NY
Elizabeth Bell’s Dappled Elegance is a masterfully rendered oil painting celebrating the grace and stature of an Arabian or American Saddlebred horse in motion. The artist captures t...
Category
1930s American Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Awakening
By Bernard Glasgow
Located in Los Angeles, CA
BERNARD
GLASGOW
1914-1986
“AWAKENING"
AMERICAN, SIGNED
OIL ON CANVAS
C.1940
42 X 30 INCHES
Bernard Glasgow's early work is typical of the American Regionalist style; he painted...
Category
1840s Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Realist 19 Century painting of a french woman lighting a cigarette
Located in New York, NY
Woman lighting a cigarette by Victor Gabriel Gilbert. Excellent condition and original frame.
Category
19th Century Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Elegant Georgian Young Ladies Woodland Park Antique English Oil Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
'Morning Amusement'
English School, circa 1800's
after the painting by Sir Joshua Reynolds, British 1723-1792
oil painting on canvas, unframed
please...
Category
Early 19th Century Old Masters Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Stormy Sea - Mixed colored Oil on Canvas - Mid-19th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Stormy sea is an original modern artwork realized by Artist of Northern Europe School of the mid-19th Century.
Mixed colored oil on canvas.
Includes frame.
Category
Mid-19th Century Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Preparing the Trick
Located in Missouri, MO
Canvas Size: approx 26.5 x 18
Framed Size: approx 30 x 22 inches
Born into a poor family in Durham, England, John George Brown (1831-1913) earned a reputation as one of 19th-century...
Category
Late 19th Century American Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Antique French Impressionist Signed Oil Painting Portrait of Young Man
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Portrait of a Young Man
French School, late 19th century
indistinctly signed top right, 'Valadon'?
oil on canvas, framed
framed: 30 x 28 inches
canvas: 26 x 21 inches
private collect...
Category
Late 19th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Antique English Oil Painting Portrait of Old Cornish Fishing Woman
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Cornish Fisherwoman
Signed by David W. Haddon (British, flourished end of the 19th century)
Oil on board, framed
framed: 13 x 11 inches
board: 10 x 8 inches
Provenance: Private c...
Category
Late 19th Century Victorian Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Paysage de l'Oise - Impressionist Landscape Oil Painting by Victor Vignon
Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire
Signed and dated oil on canvas landscape by French impressionist painter Victor Alfred Paul Vignon. The piece depicts a view of scenery in Oise, a department in the north of France, ...
Category
1880s Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Woodland Path in Autumn Traditional Landscape Oil Painting Ornate Gilt Frame
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Woodland Autumn Path
by S. William, British late 19th century
signed oil on panel, framed
Framed: 18 x 26.5 inches
panel: 13 x 21 inches
Inscribed verso and with old London gallery l...
Category
Late 19th Century Victorian Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
!9th century Impressionist landscape with a horse and cart in a Village
Located in Woodbury, CT
Outstanding late 19th century English Impressionist landscape, with a horse and cart in a village.
Described in 1893 by George Moore as "our greatest living landscape painter," Will...
Category
1890s American Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"The Attack of the Merrimac" Alexander Charles Stuart, Civil War Naval Battle
Located in New York, NY
Alexander Charles Stuart
The Attack of the Merrimac
Signed lower left
Oil on artist board
13 3/4 x 23 1/4 inches
Alexander Charles Stuart, a Scottish-born painter of ships and marin...
Category
1860s Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Les Trois Chevaux - Modernist Animal Oil Painting by Louis Anquetin
Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire
Signed oil on panel circa 1895 by French modernist painter Louis Anquetin. The piece depicts three white horses.
Signature:
Signed lower right
Dimensions:
Framed: 16.5"x20"
Unframe...
Category
1890s Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
Side Show Barker - Original Modernist American Fair Scene Oil Painting
Located in Marco Island, FL
From the Michael Hall Collection, this is a great American scene showing the excitement of the fair. It depicts a time when men wore coats and ties and women had hats at the fair be...
Category
1930s American Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
After Johann Peter Hasenclever (1810-1853) - 19th Century Oil, The Bagpiper
Located in Corsham, GB
A fine copy of Johann Peter Hasenclever's oil painting, Der Dudelsackpfeifer from 1835. Hasenclever's original painting has been lost since 1945. This fine replica comes presented in...
Category
19th Century Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Portrait of an Elderly Man
Located in Stockholm, SE
This finely executed oil painting, attributed to the circle of Christian Wilhelm Ernst Dietrich, captures the contemplative expression of an elderly man, his gaze lowered in quiet re...
Category
Early 19th Century Old Masters Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
Fine 1820's English Georgian Large Portrait of a Country Lady seated with Quill
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Portrait of a Country Lady, depicted Seated wearing a silk glove and with a Quill Pen
English artist, circa 1820's, unsigned
oil on canvas, unframed
canvas: 35 x 29 inches
provenance...
Category
Early 19th Century English School Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Giuseppe Bernardino Bison (Venice) - Early 19th century drawing - Holy Family
By Giuseppe Bernardino Bison
Located in Varmo, IT
Giuseppe Bernardino Bison (Palmanova 1762 - Milan 1844) - Holy Family.
32 x 26 cm without frame, 36 x 30 cm with frame.
Pencil and white chalk drawing on paper, in a gilded wooden ...
Category
Early 19th Century Baroque Figurative Paintings
Materials
Paper, Chalk, Pencil
Antique Dutch Oil Painting Figures at Sunset by Coastal Estuary with Buildings
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
A River Landscape With A Figure On A Donkey
1800's Dutch School
oil painting on canvas, framed
framed: 21 x 27 inches
canvas: 18 x 24 inches
provenance: private collection, England
...
Category
Early 19th Century Old Masters Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Early English Romantic Oil Painting Farmers with Horse & Cart crossing Stream
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Horses Watering in a River,
Early 19th Century English School
oil painting on canvas, framed
framed: 23 x 28 inches
canvas: 17 x 22 inches
provenance: priv...
Category
Early 19th Century Victorian Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Orientalist Painting "Constantine (Algeria) 1893" Claude Firmin-Goy (1864-1944)
Located in SANTA FE, NM
Constantine (Algeria) 1893”
Claude Firmin-Goy
Oil on canvas
12 1/4 x 16 1/2 (16 1/2 x 20 3/4 frame) inches
This bright and luminous work by the Avignon painter Claude Firmin-Goy re...
Category
1890s Art Nouveau Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
William Traies (Attributed), Wooded River Landscape With Cascade & Figures
Located in Cheltenham, GB
This charming mid-19th-century oil painting attributed to English artist William Traies (1789-1872) depicts a picturesque river view with cascade, figures and cattle. Traies was an a...
Category
1840s Victorian Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
1930's British Oil Painting Portrait of Westminster School Boy in Uniform
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
"Young Westminster"
by Kathleen Emily Temple-Bird (British 1879 - 1962)
signed and dated 1931
oil painting on canvas, framed
framed: 33 x 24
canvas: 29 x 20 inches
condition: very go...
Category
1930s English School Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Early 1800's English Oil Painting Figure in Rural Woodland Landscape, original
By circle of John Constable
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist: English School, early 1800's, circle of John Constable (British 1776-1837)
Title: The Woodland Path
Medium: oil on canvas, framed, unsigned
Size: 12 x 22 inches
Picture: 9 x 18 inches
Provence: from a private collection in East Anglia...
Category
Early 19th Century Old Masters Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
19th century English marine of Dutch or English boats off a coastline
By James Webb
Located in Woodbury, CT
This James Webb English marine painting, circa 1870, is a masterpiece of atmospheric charm and technical precision that would appeal profoundly to an interior designer or fine art co...
Category
1870s Victorian Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Vibrant Mid-Century Church Ceremony Scene with Procession
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Church Ceremony Scene
Henri Therme
signed oil on board, unframed
board: 13 x 9.5 inches
provenance: private collection
condition: very good and sound condition
Description: This viv...
Category
Mid-19th Century French School Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
19th century Austrian mountain landscape with village, church and town
By Herman Reisz
Located in Woodbury, CT
Wonderful Austrian landscape with Church on a mountain .
Hermann Reisz Austrian (1865-1920)Reisz was a well-regarded 19th century Austrian landscape...
Category
1890s Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Panel
ORIGINAL 1860 Famous American Artist Henry Peters Gray (1819-1877) oil on canvas
By Henry Peters Gray
Located in Palm Coast, FL
Up for sale is an amazing original antique oil painting on canvas by Famous American Artist Henry Peters Gray (1819-1877), depicting a portrait of a W.P. Wright Esq.
Some of his paintings are exhibited in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, in New York.
The painting has a commemorative inscription on the verso: "For W.P. Wright Esq. Portrait from Henry Peter Gray. Painted at Pittsfield MA August 1860.
Please read some interesting information about this Artist from Wikipedia.
Henry Peters Gray was born in New York City he was a pupil of Daniel Huntington...
Category
1860s Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Cattle By Pond At Dusk, Mid-19th Century Tonalist Landscape by William Keith
Located in Soquel, CA
Cattle By Pond At Dusk, Mid-19th Century Tonalist Landscape by William Keith
Gorgeous mid-19th century landscape painting by William Keith (American, 1838-1911), circa 1860. This impressive Tonalist landscape, titled "In the Woods", depicts cattle beside a pond in the forest at dusk. Keith uses loose, blended brush strokes and a muted earthy palette to create an atmospheric mood that Tonalism is known for.
Signed "W. Keith" lower left.
Museum label on verso from Santa Barbara Museum of Art.
Presented in an antique giltwood frame.
Image size: 9"H x 13"W. With frame measures: 16"H x 20"W x 3"D.
Provenance:
Mrs. Eugene Patterson; Santa Barbara Museum of Art.
Authenticity guaranteed and certificate include.
Condition:
Very good. Cleaning and restoration required signature to be re-touched, original images pre-restoration available.
About the Artist:
Brought to New York City in 1850, William Keith was apprenticed to a wood engraver in 1856 working for "Harper's" magazine. In 1858 (or 1859) he visited California for "Harper's" and then after a trip to Great Britain, settled in California as an engraver in 1862. He began exhibiting paintings in 1864 in San Francisco where he opened his studio, after having been taught painting by his wife.
The Northern Pacific Railroad...
Category
1890s Pre-Raphaelite Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Illustration Board
OLD MASTER LARGE OIL PAINTING High Quality 19th CENTURY Catch Gold Gilt Frame
Located in Ferndown, GB
OLD MASTER OIL PAINTING High Quality 19th CENTURY The Catch GGF
Description
OLD MASTER LARGE OIL PAINTING
19th Century
NEW COLLECTION Of RARE PIECES OF ENGLISH HISTORY
“Very Goo...
Category
Late 19th Century Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Wicket basket with Anemones a humble festive gift 19th century floral still life
Located in Norwich, GB
A charming 19th Century painting of Anemone flowers in a wicker basket. It has a warm, seasonal and festive feel. I love the great simplicity and sincerity it exudes. French in origi...
Category
Late 19th Century French School Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
HUGE OIL PAINTING By MAJOR John E .Bale FINE MASTER 19th Century BRITISH SCHOOL
Located in Ferndown, GB
OIL PAINTING SIGNED OLD FINE MASTER PAINTER 19th Century BRITISH SCHOOL
Fine Original Antique 19th Century British OLD MASTER
OIL PAINTING
GOLD GILT FRAME
NEW COLLECTION Of RARE ...
Category
Late 19th Century Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
19th Century English Impressionist Oil Painting Girls & Dogs on Beach in Spring
Located in Gerrards Cross, GB
‘A Breeze after a Bathe’ by Walter Duncan ARWS (1847-1932).
The painting – which depicts three young Victorian ladies and their dogs on Bournemouth beach after a swim – is signed b...
Category
1870s Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Marine Painting "Trois Pêcheurs" Louis Pastour (France, 1876-1948)
Located in SANTA FE, NM
"Trois Pêcheurs"
Louis Pastour (France, 1876-1948)
Oil on board
Signed l.l.
7 7/8 x 4 7/8 (8 1/8 x 11 1/8 frame) inches
Louis Pastour was called the “...
Category
1930s Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
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.
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