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Figurative Paintings For Sale
Period: 19th Century
Period: 1990s
Carnevale di Venezia - Large 19th Century Oil Painting of Venice Italy Canaletto
Located in Gerrards Cross, GB
‘Carnevale di Venezia’ by James Holland RWS (1799-1870).
The painting – which depicts an extensive view of the Grand Canal with hundreds of masked revellers before the Ducal Palace ...
Category
Mid-19th Century Victorian Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Realist french painting Fishermen wifes BILLET portrait costumes 19th
Located in PARIS, FR
Pierre BILLET
Cantin (North), 1837 – Cantin, 1922
Oil on canvas
38.5 x 28.5 cm (48 x 36.5 cm with frame)
Signed lower left “Pierre Billet”
Stamp of the canvas merchant "Tasset & Loth...
Category
1880s Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
English Victorian 19th century Harvesting landscape with figures having lunch
Located in Woodbury, CT
A well painted and good quality English Victorian landscape. Dingle was a painter of landscape scenes from the middle of the 19th century. He often painted people going about their d...
Category
1870s Victorian Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
1998 Vintage Swedish Framed Cityscape Oil Painting by Uno Vallman - City Tour
Located in Bristol, GB
CITY TOUR
Size: 64.5 x 56 cm (including frame)
Oil on Canvas
A lively and energetic city street scene composition, executed in oil onto canvas and dated 1998 by Swedish artist Uno V...
Category
1990s Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Black is Beautiful
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 Gallery)
About Artist
Abiodun Nafiu Azeez is an accomplished artist with a diverse background in contemporary painting, particularly Osogbo art. However, his true passion lies in abstract expression, where he seeks to promote African art, culture, and nature. Influenced by his artist father, he paints to preserve memories and connect with broader societal concerns.
Abiodun's artistic style is characterized by the abstraction and simplification of human compositions. He employs vibrant oil colors, often focusing on primary colors that transition into secondary and tertiary hues. His subjects stand out against neutral backgrounds, creating a harmonious balance in his paintings. A prominent feature in his works is the use of red, blue, and yellow tones, subtly blended to emphasize form and shape.
His artistic journey includes training under renowned bead painting contemporary artist Jimoh Buraimoh...
Category
1990s Abstract Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
19th century oil painting
Located in London, GB
An exceptionally vibrant original oil painting of chrysanthemums, estimated late 1800s. The movement of the flowers contrasts beautifully with a charmingly naiive vase and table.
Ye...
Category
Late 19th Century Aesthetic Movement Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
The Hunting Dog - Oil Paint - Late 19th Century
Located in Roma, IT
The hunting dog is an artwork realized in the late 19th century, by an unknown artist.
Oil on canvas, 43 x 43 cm. The canvas has bee re-stretched.
Good conditions exept for some s...
Category
Late 19th Century Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Contemporary British Abstract Original Painting Black Horse Fantasy Landscape
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Abstract Composition
by Sally Vaughan (contemporary)
gouache painting on card, unframed
measurements: 4.75 x 6 inches
condition: very good
provenance: fr...
Category
1990s Abstract Figurative Paintings
Materials
Gouache
Interior of church Oil on panel - Enrique MÉLIDA (1838 – 1892)
Located in Gent, VOV
Enrique Mélida y Alinari, (1838 - 1892)
Enrique Mélida was a Spanish painter, lithographer and writer. Through his marriage to Marie Bonnat, he is the brother-in-law of the painter ...
Category
19th Century Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
After Thomas Brooks (1818-1892) - 19th Century School Oil, Dawn of Love
Located in Corsham, GB
A fine study of the original 1846 painting by Thomas Brooks titled 'Dawn of Love'. The original is currently part of the Victoria & Albert collection. The...
Category
19th Century Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Contemporary British Abstract Original Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Abstract Composition
by Sally Vaughan (contemporary)
gouache painting on card, unframed
measurements: 5.75 x 8 inches
condition: very good
provenance: from a large private collection...
Category
1990s Abstract Figurative Paintings
Materials
Gouache
After Thomas van Apshoven (1622-1664) - 19th Century Oil, The Tavern
Located in Corsham, GB
A charming genre scene after Flemish 17th century painter Thomas van Apshoven. The scene shows men in a tavern playing dice as they drink ale. The darkened interior and colourful cha...
Category
19th Century Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Evening landscape on the river. Wood, oil, 29x39 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Evening landscape on the river. wood, oil, 29x39 cm
The artwork depicts a landscape scene of Netherlands, showcasing the unique characteristics and natural beauty of the region.
Wi...
Category
Late 19th Century Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood
Contemporary British Abstract Original Painting Swirly Town Landscape
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Abstract Composition
signed by Sally Vaughan (contemporary)
dated 89'
gouache painting on card, unframed
measurements: 12 x 11 inches
condition: very good
provenance: from a large pr...
Category
1990s Abstract Figurative Paintings
Materials
Gouache
Riders and Bedouins walking on a path near a cliff, Oil on panel by Honoré BOZE
Located in Gent, VOV
Cavaliers et bédouins marchants sur un chemin près d’une falaise.
(panneau 32 *20 cm)
Honoré Boze est un peintre orientaliste français, né à l'île Maurice...
Category
19th Century Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Contemporary British Abstract Original Painting Gold Fish Wall Paper Design
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Abstract Composition
signed by Sally Vaughan (contemporary)
dated 89'
gouache painting on card, unframed
measurements: 9.5 x 9.5 inches
condition: very good
provenance: from a large ...
Category
1990s Abstract Figurative Paintings
Materials
Gouache
Scottish 19th century Highland landscape, with a figure and cattle on a pathway
Located in Woodbury, CT
Wonderful Scottish 19th century Highland landscape, with a figure and cattle on a pathway overlooking a Loch
This piece is signed lower right and is framed in a Vintage Gold Leaf fr...
Category
1850s Victorian Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Mid 19th Century English Oil Painting Anglers River Landscape at Sunset
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Close of Day
British School, mid 19th century
oil on canvas, unframed
canvas: 10 x 14 inches
provenance: private collection, England with old receipt/ invoice paperwork.
conditi...
Category
Mid-19th Century Victorian Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
19th Century Oil - Gathered Around the Well
Located in Corsham, GB
A delightful oil depicting of female Roman figures gathered around a well. The women are surrounded by sheep and horses, and to the distance a temple sits atop a hill. Unsigned. Pres...
Category
19th Century Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Contemporary British Abstract Original Painting Colourful Figures
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Abstract Composition
by Sally Vaughan (contemporary)
gouache painting on card, unframed
measurements: 7 x 7.75 inches
condition: very good
provenance: fr...
Category
1990s Abstract Figurative Paintings
Materials
Gouache
The Virgin Mary oil on canvas painting
By Luis Sagasta
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Frameless.
Luis Sagasta, an Impressionist Spanish painter, chose as his subjects scenes of the wealthy, such as racecourses and richly-dressed ladies and gentlemen in park settings....
Category
1990s Post-Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
"Jesus With Follower" Religious Oil On Board
Located in New York, NY
Medium: Oil On Board
Painting Size: 24.25 x 16.25 inches
Frame Size: 29.75 x 21.75 inches
Condition: This artwork is in good overall condition for its age.
Signature: Signed
Artist...
Category
19th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Spanish School Early 19th Century Oil - St Paul and the Raven
Located in Corsham, GB
This captivating study pictures Saint Paul during his time in in the desert after fleeing the persecution of Decius. The painting is full of the usual symbolism that surrounds St Pau...
Category
Early 19th Century Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Set of Antique Chinese Pith Paintings Depicting Tea Production
Located in London, GB
Set of Antique Chinese pith paintings depicting tea production
Chinese, 19th Century
Panel: Height 21cm, width 33cm
Frame: Height 37cm, ...
Category
19th Century Figurative Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor, Wood
Huge 19th century Romantic oil - A shepherd at sunset in the countryside
Located in Antwerp, BE
Huge 19th century landscape "Paysage avec un berger au crépuscule" (landscape with a shepherd at dusk) by Henri Matthys
This peaceful countryside landscape depicts a shepherd return...
Category
19th Century Barbizon School Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Pair of 19th Century genre oil paintings of children
Located in Moreton-In-Marsh, Gloucestershire
**PLEASE NOTE: EACH PAINTING INCLUDING THE FRAME MEASURES 20 INCHES X 18 INCHES**
Jean Pierre Haag
French, (1842-1921)
Daily Chores & Little Drummer Boy
Oil on panel, pair, both sig...
Category
19th Century Victorian Figurative Paintings
Materials
Panel, Oil
Obersee by François Roffiaen (1820-1898) Oil on canvas
Located in Gent, VOV
The Watsman, a painted view between Obersee and Koningsee, Upper Bavaria. Study painted in 1856 by François Roffiaen.
François Roffiaen (1820-1898): Biography
François Roffiaen's f...
Category
19th Century Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Contemporary British Abstract Original Painting Four Walking Figures
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Abstract Composition
by Sally Vaughan (contemporary)
gouache painting on card, unframed
measurements: 7 x 5.5 inches
condition: very good
provenance: fro...
Category
1990s Abstract Figurative Paintings
Materials
Gouache
Contemporary British Abstract Original Painting Bright Colours
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Abstract Composition
by Sally Vaughan (contemporary)
gouache painting on card, unframed
measurements: 10.5 x 3.5 inches
condition: very good
provenance: ...
Category
1990s Abstract Figurative Paintings
Materials
Gouache
Portrait of my Young Daughter
Located in Paris, FR
Beautiful oil on canvas from the end of the 19th century figuring the portrait of a young woman.
The painting is signed Y Pol on the bottom left .
The artist in his performance perfe...
Category
19th Century Academic Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Antique Set of Six Chinese Paintings Depicting Weaving
Located in London, GB
Antique set of six Chinese paintings depicting weaving
Chinese, 19th Century
Panel: Height 32cm, width 21cm
Frame: Height 47.5cm, width 36cm, depth 1.5cm
This set of Chinese pith ...
Category
19th Century Figurative Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor, Wood
ZAMY STEYNOVITZ "TRILOGY-FUTURE" OIL ON CANVAS 1976
Located in Pembroke Pines, FL
Zamy Steynovitz (Polish/Israeli, 1951 - 2000).
Title: "Triology Future"
Year: 1976
Ref: Book # 1, 1980.
Oil on Canvas, Original.
Signed and dated 1976 lower right.
Image: 40x30 inches
Framed: 54 1/2" x 44"
Condition: Excellent
provenance: The estate of Zamy Steynovitz, Fine Art Wholesaler, private collector
Zamy Steynovitz was born in Liegnitz, Poland in 1951and at a very early age he aspired to be a painter. He won first prize in an art competition for children before immigrating to Israel in 1957.
Formally educated at the Art School in Tel-Aviv and the Royal Academy in London, he completed his studies and began artistic pursuits in earnest. Zamy established his place in the art world after displaying his work in one-man exhibitions and art fairs around the world.
Zamy’s art displays chromatic and thematic richness and his choice of subjects has been strongly influenced by Jewish tradition and folklore. Additionally, his work presents general themes such as Paris cafes, still lives, flowers, circuses and landscapes.
In the early stages of his work, he used rich pastels and light brush strokes. When he visited South America in the early 1980’s, his work reflected his new surroundings and were further enhanced by local brightness and colorfulness. His art gained chromatic power; the palette became richer in tones, the textures thicker, and the background darker and more colorful. Together with these changes, the thematic persistence in his creation was maintained, allowing him to develop into a sensitive and mature artist.
Zamy’s paintings are a reflection of his Eastern-European Jewish heritage...
Category
1990s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
French Barbizon School oil painting, Sunset over a river landscape impressionist
Located in Antwerp, BE
Large French Barbizon riverscape "Sunset over a river" by Henry Jacques Delpy
This peaceful barbizon riverscape depicts a sunset illuminating the sky and covering the whole scenery ...
Category
19th Century Barbizon School Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Realist Italian painter - Late 19th century figure painting - Portrait Woman
Located in Varmo, IT
Italian painter (19th-20th century) - Portrait of a woman.
41 x 32 cm without frame, 55 x 46 cm with frame.
Antique oil painting on cardboard, in a wooden frame.
Condition report:...
Category
Late 19th Century Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Cardboard, Oil
Voyageurs en Hiver (Travellers in Winter) /// Antique Oil Painting Landscape
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: Edmond Firey (French, 19th Century-20th Century)
Title: "Voyageurs en Hiver (Travellers in Winter)"
*Signed by Firey lower left
Circa: 1880
Medium: Original Oil Painting on C...
Category
1880s Victorian Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Paint, Oil
Portrait of a girl
Located in PARIS, FR
Germain PAGET
(Morbier, 1817 – Morbier, 1884)
Portrait of a girl
Oil on canvas
Signed lower right
65 x 54cm
Germain Paget was born in Morbier on May 18, 1817, second in a family o...
Category
Mid-19th Century French School Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
19th Century French Portrait of a Nun in her Habit Large Oil on Canvas
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Portrait of a Nun
French School, 19th century
oil on canvas, simple wooden slip frame
framed: 27.5 x 20 inches
canvas: 27 x 19.75 inches
provenance: private collection, Champagne reg...
Category
Late 19th Century Victorian Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Contemporary British Abstract Original Painting Modernist Head Studies
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Abstract Composition
by Sally Vaughan (contemporary)
gouache painting on card, unframed
measurements: 10 x 10 inches
condition: very good
provenance: from a large private collection ...
Category
1990s Abstract Figurative Paintings
Materials
Gouache
Contemporary British Abstract Original Painting Surrealist Figures Fantasy View
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Abstract Composition
by Sally Vaughan (contemporary)
gouache painting on card, unframed
measurements: 6 x 8 inches
condition: very good
provenance: from a large private collection o...
Category
1990s Abstract Figurative Paintings
Materials
Gouache
Femme à la promenade
By Albert Andre
Located in Washington, DC
Large and historically significant post-impressionist painting by Albert André.
Exhibition:
Exposition Post et Néo-Impressionniste, Durand-Ruel Gallery, Paris, 10–31 March 1899, n...
Category
1880s Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Louis"
Located in West Hollywood, CA
We are proud to present for the first time in more than thirty years, the original painting of American artist Peter Korling.
Peter Korling was classically trained at the Chicago In...
Category
1990s Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Romantic British painter - 19th century landscape painting - Sea - Oil on canvas
Located in Varmo, IT
English painter (late 19th century) - Romantic landscape with fortress and fisherman.
41 x 66 cm.
Antique oil painting on canvas, without frame.
Condition report: Lined canvas. Go...
Category
Late 19th Century Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
The picnic
Located in Genève, GE
Work on cardboard
Molded frame in wood and gilded plaster
52.5 x 60.5 x 7 cm
Category
19th Century Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Two x Contemporary British Abstract Original Paintings Head Portrait Figures
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Abstract Compositions
by Sally Vaughan (contemporary)
set of two gouache paintings on card, unframed
measurements: 9.5 x 9.25 and 10.5 x 6 inches
condition: very good
provenance: fro...
Category
1990s Abstract Figurative Paintings
Materials
Gouache
Contemporary British Abstract Original Painting Surrealist Head Portraits
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Abstract Composition
by Sally Vaughan (contemporary)
gouache painting on card, unframed
measurements: 10.25 x 9.25 inches
condition: very good
provenance: from a large private collec...
Category
1990s Abstract Figurative Paintings
Materials
Gouache
Contemporary British Abstract Original Painting Surrealist Figures Pyramids
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Abstract Composition
by Sally Vaughan (contemporary)
gouache painting on card, unframed
measurements: 6 x 8 inches
condition: very good
provenance: from a large private collection o...
Category
1990s Abstract Figurative Paintings
Materials
Gouache
Contemporary British Abstract Original Painting Three Dancing Figures Surrealist
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Abstract Composition
by Sally Vaughan (contemporary)
gouache painting on card, unframed ( frame used in photos are for display purposes only. Not including in purchase.)
measurement...
Category
1990s Abstract Figurative Paintings
Materials
Gouache
Charming Victorian interior scene of a blacksmith enjoying a drink
Located in Harkstead, GB
A very characterful image of a farrier or blacksmith enjoying a drink in an interior.
Alfred H Green (working 1844-1878)
A farrier in an interior enjoying a drink
Signed
Oil on boar...
Category
Mid-19th Century Victorian Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
19th Century Oil Painting of a Market Scene by H. C. Bryant
By Henry Charles Bryant
Located in London, GB
19th century oil painting of a market scene by H. C. Bryant
English, 1877
Canvas: Height 51cm, width 76.5cm
Frame: Height 68cm, width 93.5cm, depth 5cm
Painted by the English artis...
Category
Late 19th Century Victorian Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
OIL PAINTING By MAJOR John E . Bale OLD FINE MASTER 19th Century BRITISH SCHOOL
By John Edward Bale
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 PIECES OF ENGLISH HISTORY
By Major John Edward Bale Similar $5,000 Premier Collection
Excellent Condition Panel, Professional Cleaned & re-varnished
Ready to hang.
frame is in wonderful condition .
( note all this would cost £600 alone)
John Edward Bale, was born at Low Farm House, Pattesley-cum-Oxwick,
South Creake, Norfolk on 27 July and baptised at South Creake on
1 August 1834, eldest child of John Edward Bale (1803-27 April 1862),
a farmer of 620 acres, and his wife Mary née Branford,
who married at Horningtoft, Norfolk on 27 November 1833. In 1841,
a 6 year old, living at Low Farm with his parents, 35 year old John and
28 year old Mary, and his two sisters, Mary 3 and Esther 1. In 1861,
a 26 year old 'artist architecture' boarding at 11 Bulstrode Street,
Marylebone, London but in October 1863, he was an Ensign by purchase
in the 1st West Indian Regiment. As a lieutenant, whilst on a tour of
duty in West Africa, Surgeon Major Augustus Frederick Elliott (born 1834),
kept a diary (now at Duke University Library) which is embellished with
calligraphy and watercolour titles by Bale. During this tour, Bale was
promoted to Captain and retired from the army in 1881 with the rank of major.
Bale married at Christ Church, Ealing on 10 November 1868,
Charlotte Gordon Lee née Johnson (c1847-1910).
A painter in oil and watercolour and a member of the Ipswich
Fine Art Club 1886-1890 and as Major Bale exhibited from 9 Creffield Terrace,
Colchester, Essex in 1888, 'View from Museum...
Category
Late 19th Century Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Brolly Day - Late 20th Century Impressionist Oil Landscape of Majorca Allen
By Denise Allen
Located in Watford, Hertfordshire
Denise has been painting professionally since the early 1980's, and has been teaching watercolours since 2002.
She says "my inspiration is the world around me... it is truly amazin...
Category
1990s Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Mother and daughterr oil on canvas painting interior
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Rafael Duran Benet (1931-2015) - Interior - Oil on canvas
Oil measurements 124x97 cm.
Frameless.
Rafael Duran Benet (Terrassa, 1931 - Barcelona, 2015) is a Catalan painter, nephew o...
Category
1990s Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Afternoon Light, Colorful Impressionist Interior
Located in Greenwich, CT
Impressionist artist Purdy often paints figures in tranquil settings that include windows and flowers. The colors of yellow, soft blues and whites here convey a sunny setting. He oft...
Category
1990s Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Panel, Oil
Animated characters in the countryside
Located in Genève, GE
Work on canvas
Category
1870s Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
India Calcutta Company School Painting Hooghly Indian Artist after Sita Ram
Located in Norfolk, GB
Company School
C 1820
Watercolour on Paper
Image Size: 31 x 47 cm
Frame Size: 49.5 x 65 cm
Label Verso Abbott & Holder, London
A fabulous and intriguing early, large watercolour, by an Indian artist. This painting warrants further research.
The image shows European buildings on what appears to be the banks of The Hooghly River in Eastern India (Bengal). This was an area favoured and painted by early landscape artists as the Europeans were active along the river which was the prime route for the movement of goods and people.
Without the group of figures to the foreground this painting could have been painted by Sita Ram or one the artists travelling with him (seen in the overall perspective and the rendition of the buildings, the boats in the water...
Category
1820s Other Art Style Figurative Paintings
Materials
Watercolor, Paper
Woman from behind oil painting
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Rafael Duran Benet (1931-2015) - Woman from behind - Oil on canvas cardnoard
Oil measurements 55x46 cm.
Frameless.
Rafael Duran Benet (Terrassa, 1931 - Barcelona, 2015) is a Catalan...
Category
1990s Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Cardboard
20th century Modern British , Henley Regatta, Rowing scene on the Thames UK
Located in Woodbury, CT
Choosing a contemporary English Impressionist figure painting inspired by Philip Wilson Steer, specifically capturing the Henley Regatta ...
Category
1990s Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Wood Panel, Oil
Victorian landscape painting of Scottish fishing boats moored in a bay
Located in Harkstead, GB
A very tranquil scene of fishing boats moored in harbour with a sunlit sea beyond. Painted with a most attractive palette of blues and greens and with a pleasing composition that le...
Category
19th Century Victorian Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
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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