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Figurative Paintings For Sale
Style: Rococo
Style: Street Art
3 Ball Buffoon - Original Figurative Street Art on Newsprint
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...
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21st Century and Contemporary Street Art Figurative Paintings

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Mixed Media, Acrylic, Newsprint

Third Eye Blind - Black and Red Original Street Art on Newsprint
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...
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21st Century and Contemporary Street Art Figurative Paintings

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Mixed Media, Acrylic, Newsprint

Risk, Mixed Media Graffiti Painting on Canvas
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: SFD (aka Six Feet Deep) Title: Purple Tag (Risk) Year: circa 2010 Medium: Sharpie, Spray Paint, and Acrylic on Canvas, signed verso Size: 16 x 20 in. (40.64 x 50.8 cm)
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2010s Street Art Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic, Spray Paint

Bang On The Heart - Original Street Art Skeleton on Newsprint
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...
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21st Century and Contemporary Street Art Figurative Paintings

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Mixed Media, Acrylic, Newsprint

"Realty Inspector" Original Dick Tracy Pop Street Art by Gary John on Newspaper
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...
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21st Century and Contemporary Street Art Figurative Paintings

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Mixed Media, Acrylic, Newsprint

Fangs, Acrylic and Spray Paint on Canvas
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: SFD (aka Six Feet Deep) Title: Multicolor Tags (Fangs) Year: circa 2010 Medium: Sharpie, Spray Paint, and Acrylic on Canvas, signed verso Size: 20 x 16 in. (50.8 x 40.64 cm)
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2010s Street Art Figurative Paintings

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Spray Paint, Acrylic, Canvas

Song Of The Clarion - Original Street Art on Newsprint
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...
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21st Century and Contemporary Street Art Figurative Paintings

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Mixed Media, Acrylic, Newsprint

Play With Me - Original Figurative Street Art on Newsprint
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...
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21st Century and Contemporary Street Art Figurative Paintings

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Mixed Media, Acrylic, Newsprint

Air Balloon - Original Figurative Street Art on Newsprint
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...
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21st Century and Contemporary Street Art Figurative Paintings

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Mixed Media, Acrylic, Newsprint

Sza Says Sustainability Gang - Original Contemporary Figurative Pop Art
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Danny Brown’s artworks allocate an intrinsic connection between himself and the diverse communities occupying Los Angeles. Brown combines art history, streetwear trends, and pop art ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Street Art Figurative Paintings

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Paper, Oil Pastel, Mixed Media, Acrylic

Money, Acrylic and Spray Paint on Canvas
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: SFD (aka Six Feet Deep) Title: Silver and Gold Tags (Money) Year: 2010 Medium: Sharpie, Spray Paint, and Acrylic on Canvas, signed verso Size: 18 x 18 in. (45.72 x 45.72 cm)
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2010s Street Art Figurative Paintings

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Spray Paint, Acrylic, Canvas

Skull Extract - Graffiti
Located in Miami, FL
Mixed-media contemporary artist from Miami via Corsica, France who has lead national ‪digital art campaigns, most notably for Warner Bros 75 Years of DC Comics, and the development o...
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21st Century and Contemporary Street Art Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Ink, Acrylic

Fashionista - Original Black and Red Street Art on Newsprint
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...
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21st Century and Contemporary Street Art Figurative Paintings

Materials

Mixed Media, Acrylic, Newsprint

Rest in Peace, Acrylic and Spray Paint Composition on Canvas
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: SFD (aka Six Feet Deep) Title: Multiple Tags on Pink (Rest in Peace) Year: circa 2010 Medium: Sharpie, Spray Paint, and Acrylic on Canvas signed verso Size: 20 x 24 in. (50.8...
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2010s Street Art Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic, Spray Paint

"Safety Focused" - Original Street Art Painting by Leading Pop Artist 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...
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21st Century and Contemporary Street Art Figurative Paintings

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Acrylic Polymer, Board, Mixed Media, Pastel, Newsprint, Graphite

Lead Me In The Right Direction - Original Gary John Street Art Painting
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...
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21st Century and Contemporary Street Art Figurative Paintings

Materials

Mixed Media, Acrylic, Newsprint

Cinema Cinema - Graffiti
Located in Miami, FL
Mixed-media contemporary artist from Miami via Corsica, France who has lead national ‪digital art campaigns, most notably for Warner Bros 75 Years of DC Comics, and the development o...
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21st Century and Contemporary Street Art Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Ink, Acrylic

Lines long enough to brave
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Acrylic and spray paint
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2010s Street Art Figurative Paintings

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Spray Paint, Acrylic

Regal Being - Original Black and Red Crown on Newsprint
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...
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21st Century and Contemporary Street Art Figurative Paintings

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Mixed Media, Acrylic, Newsprint

Taking Over - Original Black and Red Street Art on Newsprint
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...
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21st Century and Contemporary Street Art Figurative Paintings

Materials

Mixed Media, Acrylic, Newsprint

All Seeing Guardian
Located in Brecon, Powys
Sharp Edge 21st Century Neo Expressionist painting of New York City's finest, The Guardian Angels. Berlin encapsulates the ethos of the Guardian Angels in this piece; they are truly ...
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2010s Street Art Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

Guardian Angel. All Seeing
Located in Brecon, Powys
"Sharp Edge" style from Sax Berlin
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2010s Street Art Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

Mars, Golden Celestial Spirit - Abstract Visionary Art with Red, Blue & Gold
By Tyler Filkins
Located in Soquel, CA
Visionary abstract geometric composition with a gold planetary form emitting a beam of light, juxtaposed to a blue patterned twisting form flowing from top to bottom on a bold red ba...
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2010s Street Art Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Spray Paint, Acrylic, Oil

Fyxstie 318
Located in Battle, East Sussex
Fyxstie 318 100 x 100 cm Spray Paint, Marker Pen & Acrylic on Canvas With street art being one of the most talked about genres today, some struggle to differentiate the Banksy’s from the bunch. No surprise then that super talented artist Kilmany-Jo Liversage...
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21st Century and Contemporary Street Art Figurative Paintings

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Spray Paint, Acrylic, Permanent Marker

Before The Flood
Located in Brecon, Powys
"Sharp Edge" style from Sax Berlin
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2010s Street Art Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

"Everybody On The Same Page" Contemporary Figurative Oil Painting
Located in Brecon, Powys
In classic Sharp Edge 21st Century New York Style, Berlin acknowledges and shows solidarity with the world mourning the cruel death of George Floyd in the United States, and starting...
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2010s Street Art Figurative Paintings

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Marble

Alice in Wonderland Manga Cartoon Urban Street Art by British Graffiti Artist
Located in Preston, GB
Urban Manga Graffiti Art entitled 'Wonderland Police Department' by British Street Artist Chris Pegg. Chris Pegg is a self-taught artist from Lancas...
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2010s Street Art Figurative Paintings

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Ink, Spray Paint, Acrylic, Felt Pen, Canvas, Cotton Canvas, Mixed Media

"The Rocky and Bullwinkle Show" - Original Gary John Street Art on Newspaper
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...
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21st Century and Contemporary Street Art Figurative Paintings

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Newsprint, Acrylic

"Philadelphia" Original Gary John Colorful Modern Pop Street Art on Newspaper
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...
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21st Century and Contemporary Street Art Figurative Paintings

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Mixed Media, Acrylic, Newsprint

Guardian Angels The Rule is to Serve. Contemporary Figurative Oil Painting
Located in Brecon, Powys
The concept of service and governance is not new in history; Einstein thought the "high destiny of the individual is to serve rather than to rule" and Seneca the great Roman philosop...
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2010s Street Art Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

Self Portrait with Billion Dollar Hand
Located in Brecon, Powys
Berlin has always maintained his hand is an independent entity and the paintings he produces with it are unique and not within his control, they unfold onto the canvas. He fondly calls it his "Billion Dollar...
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2010s Street Art Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

BLACK LIVES MATTER
Located in Brecon, Powys
In classic Sharp Edge 21st Century New York Style, Berlin acknowledges and shows solidarity with the world mourning the cruel death of George Floyd in the United States, and starting to come together to try to make sense of systemic racism. Black Lives Matter...
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2010s Street Art Figurative Paintings

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Acrylic, Canvas

Dont Shoot: Take Knee. Neo Expressionist Painting
Located in Brecon, Powys
In classic Sharp Edge 21st Century New York Style, Berlin acknowledges and shows solidarity with the world mourning the cruel death of George Floyd in the United States, and starting...
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2010s Street Art Figurative Paintings

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Acrylic, Canvas

"Hungry" - Original Colorful Mouse Pop Street Art by Gary John on Newspaper
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...
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21st Century and Contemporary Street Art Figurative Paintings

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Mixed Media, Acrylic, Newsprint

Jazz Club, Abstract Oil Painting on Canvas by David Rucli
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: David Rucli, Italian (1944 - ) Title: Jazz Club Year: circa 1989 Medium: Oil on Canvas, signed verso Size: 50 x 78.25 in. (127 x 198.76 cm)
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1980s Street Art Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Angel Of Liberty. Contemporary Neo Expressionist Painting
Located in Brecon, Powys
Angel Of Liberty from Sax Berlin's "Sharp Edge 21st Century Neo Expressionist New York City Style" Series It probably only happens once in a lifetime with right alignment of the stars! To work with an artist at the very zenith of his power in the contemporary art world. Sax Berlin has travelled every continent to study to learn how to paint in a myriad complexity of styles. He has served an apprenticeship of decades, always creating the most wonderful paintings in every unique style. Now he has come full circle and his Sharp Edge 21st Century New York City Style reflects the cutting edge of contemporary art. Now painting in a studio in Spain his work has evolved. Spanish art has always been at the forefront of creativity and style. Due in part to the influences of light, colour and landscape that imbue the country, from stark arid plains to verdant mountains. Berlin is inspired by the colours and light to a new vibrancy. His paintings are elemental, "slash and burn" in an amalgam of New York City Street Style and ancient Spanish...
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2010s Street Art Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

"Primitive Provisions" Colorful Collage Street Art Original 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...
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21st Century and Contemporary Street Art Figurative Paintings

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Mixed Media, Acrylic, Graphite, Paper

"The Mighty Fry" Original French Fries Pop Street Art by Gary John on Newspaper
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...
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21st Century and Contemporary Street Art Figurative Paintings

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Mixed Media, Acrylic, Newsprint

"Radio Active" Original Street Art inspired by Robot and Figures Pop Art
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...
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21st Century and Contemporary Street Art Figurative Paintings

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Board, Mixed Media, Acrylic

Placement - Basquiat Style Colorful Original Street Art Word Figure Painting
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Alexander Reagan's striking, improvisational compositions capture the spirit of contemporary street art. He is a rising star in the world of street art, known for his bold and colorf...
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21st Century and Contemporary Street Art Figurative Paintings

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Mixed Media, Spray Paint, Acrylic, Pen

"What's For Dinner?" Original Gary John Street Art Fred Flintstone on Newspaper
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...
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21st Century and Contemporary Street Art Figurative Paintings

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Mixed Media, Acrylic, Newsprint

Original Figurative Cubist Street Art Gary John Painting for Sale "Picasso Muse"
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...
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21st Century and Contemporary Street Art Figurative Paintings

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Acrylic, Board, Mixed Media, Graphite

Art School
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Swedish artist Jonas Fisch’s imagery is vibrantly buzzing with colorful commentary on society - past and present - morphed into figures, words, and shapes. His heavily layered canvas...
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21st Century and Contemporary Street Art Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic

"Robot Tiki Man" - Original Red and Black Pop Street Art 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...
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21st Century and Contemporary Street Art Figurative Paintings

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Paper, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Graphite

"Modernism" Original Soup Can Mouse Warhol Pop Street Art Painting 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...
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21st Century and Contemporary Street Art Figurative Paintings

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Mixed Media, Acrylic, Board, Graphite

"Krik" Original Spooky Skeleton Colorful Street Art 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...
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21st Century and Contemporary Street Art Figurative Paintings

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Mixed Media, Acrylic, Newsprint

"Rooty Tooty Friends" - Original Colorful Pop Street Art 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...
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21st Century and Contemporary Street Art Figurative Paintings

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Paper, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Graphite

Dead Man's Hand
By Dom (TAG) Vetro
Located in New York, NY
Oil on Canvas created by an amazing graffiti artist. Tag in background painted by another world renowned graffiti artist - SEEN. In memory of another graffiti artist who died. Cir...
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21st Century and Contemporary Street Art Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Other Medium

"Happy Felix" - Modern Original Pop Street Art 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...
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21st Century and Contemporary Street Art Figurative Paintings

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Mixed Media, Acrylic, Board

Cupids Playing Very Large Bacchanal Rococo Scene Antique oil painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Bacchanal Cupids Playing French School, early 1900's oil painting on canvas, framed canvas: 22 x 39 inches framed: 27 x 44 inches Large scale French Rococo style oil painting on ca...
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Early 20th Century Rococo Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Little Angel Of NoLita
Located in Brecon, Powys
Berlin has loved Manhattan & New York City for decades. This love is passionately brought to life in the dynamic & vibrant series of Guradian Angels that he's created to protect the areas that he loves so much with his own Guardian Angels in the Sharp Edge style.The first of these Angels has been created to protect SoHo, the now historic cast iron district in Lower Manhattan south of Houston Street north of Little Italy. During the dark hours when people are sleeping and the district has emptied this first, primary coloured Angel watches...
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2010s Street Art Figurative Paintings

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Marble

"Blue Phase" - Original Figurative Cubist Pop Street Art Painting 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...
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21st Century and Contemporary Street Art Figurative Paintings

Materials

Paper, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Graphite

Human - Large Tall Figurative Abstract Contemporary Colorful Street Art Painting
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Alexander Reagan's striking, improvisational compositions capture the spirit of contemporary street art. He is a rising star in the world of street art, known for his bold and colorf...
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21st Century and Contemporary Street Art Figurative Paintings

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Mixed Media, Spray Paint, Acrylic, Canvas

"Tokyo Style" - Original Colorful Fashion Vogue Pop Street Art 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...
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21st Century and Contemporary Street Art Figurative Paintings

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Paper, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Graphite

M.Chat - Untitled - Street Art Signed Painting
By M. Chat
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
M. CHAT Untitled Painting mounted on canvas Signed Dimensions : 120 x 120 cm including frame Framed painting Avec certificat Discreet and unobtrusive, Monsieur Chat or M. Chat has been working on the streets since he was 15. His anonymity was broken in 2007 when he was caught painting his famous symbol – the cat. The man behind the mask was revealed to be Thoma Vuille, but he didn’t allow himself to be disturbed by this. Instead, he continued to exacerbate the already crystallized curiosity around the urban graphics of his increasingly present symbol. The shadow of his anonymous existence dispersed upon being shined on, but in the end, he realized that he and his alter ego are one and the same person, so he learned to drop the mask and raise his name alongside the signature of his alter ego. Believing in the idea and repeating it continuously over time, the artist got to the point where he was able to shape those around him in a way that, ultimately, the image he projects outwards is reflected back at him at times when he starts to entertain his own doubts about it. Throughout the World Born in Boudry, in the canton of Neuchâtel, Switzerland, Chat began roaming the streets around 1987. He studied at the Institute of visual Arts of Orléans, graduating in 2001. In 1997, during one of the workshops, the grinning cat was born. In his, now omnipresent symbol, the culture of the neighborhood meets the never-ending optimism of the artist, making a combination that is easily recognizable and widely famous. His dream of uniting human beings, different as they might be, is now possible. That single unifying subject has been found, and he’s ever since on a mission of spreading that subject throughout the world. It was this kind of contagious optimism that nudged the film-maker Chris Marker into approaching the artist, and eventually making a documentary about him in 2004. Reflecting on France’s state after the 9/11, Marker used the phenomenon of the Chat’s cat to explore the sad feelings of the people, but to share some optimism as well. The attention was not focused on the artist, for once, as we do not need to know his personal history to be able to feel something upon seeing his work. In fact, the state of mind, or an attitude, or a philosophical aspiration, is represented through an image. Behind that image lies all the simplicity of a smile painted on a wall, and all the power that comes with it. Vuille keeps the drawing simple and the line clear. On the first sight, the cat looks like a logo. However, it can’t be reduced to a logo, as it’s so much more than that. Belonging to street art, it’s a character with a strong identity and many variations. A character that achieves a symbolic dimension through its simplicity. A Dispute with RATP – Let Art Be Free Street art is highly unpredictable – where one sees inspirational pieces, others see the destruction of property. The artist had been previously arrested on brush in hand by the Police Municipal of Orléans in 2007. The Régie autonome des transports Parisian demanded 1,800 euros in damages, stating that Vuille had, without prior authorization, drawn inscriptions, signs or drawings, in the case of Cat Heads on the walls of the Châtelet-Les Halles station during its renovation in May 2014. Due to some contradictories, Vuille’s lawyer raised the invalidity of the notice of the artist, stating that he and his client were not completely sure what they were accused of. The court found the nullity of the summons, and the RATP finally asked one euro in damages, an amount incomparable to their previous requests. The whole thing turned out to be nothing more than a bad memory for Monsieur Chat, stating that he was not a criminal, but an artist. He also explained that his intention was to humanize a transit corridor, which was gray. All he did was putting some color on it, sharing happy feelings with all who passed nearby. Discreet and unobtrusive, Monsieur Chat or M. Chat has been working on the streets since he was 15. His anonymity was broken in 2007 when he was caught painting his famous symbol – the cat. The man behind the mask was revealed to be Thoma Vuille, but he didn’t allow himself to be disturbed by this. Instead, he continued to exacerbate the already crystallized curiosity around the urban graphics of his increasingly present symbol. The shadow of his anonymous existence dispersed upon being shined on, but in the end, he realized that he and his alter ego are one and the same person, so he learned to drop the mask and raise his name alongside the signature of his alter ego. Believing in the idea and repeating it continuously over time, the artist got to the point where he was able to shape those around him in a way that, ultimately, the image he projects outwards is reflected back at him at times when he starts to entertain his own doubts about it. city english cookies video Monsieur Chat – Siesta à Paris, 2016 (Left) / Sky With Dufy, 2016 (Right), image courtesy of Galerie Brugier-Rigail Throughout the World Born in Boudry, in the canton of Neuchâtel, Switzerland, Chat began roaming the streets around 1987. He studied at the Institute of visual Arts of Orléans, graduating in 2001. In 1997, during one of the workshops, the grinning cat was born. In his, now omnipresent symbol, the culture of the neighborhood meets the never-ending optimism of the artist, making a combination that is easily recognizable and widely famous. His dream of uniting human beings, different as they might be, is now possible. That single unifying subject has been found, and he’s ever since on a mission of spreading that subject throughout the world. It was this kind of contagious optimism that nudged the film-maker Chris Marker into approaching the artist, and eventually making a documentary about him in 2004. Reflecting on France’s state after the 9/11, Marker used the phenomenon of the Chat’s cat to explore the sad feelings of the people, but to share some optimism as well. The attention was not focused on the artist, for once, as we do not need to know his personal history to be able to feel something upon seeing his work. In fact, the state of mind, or an attitude, or a philosophical aspiration, is represented through an image. Behind that image lies all the simplicity of a smile painted on a wall, and all the power that comes with it. Vuille keeps the drawing simple and the line clear. On the first sight, the cat looks like a logo. However, it can’t be reduced to a logo, as it’s so much more than that. Belonging to street art, it’s a character with a strong identity and many variations. A character that achieves a symbolic dimension through its simplicity. The simplicity of the smile painted on a wall represents the state of mind page france french Monsieur Chat – Le Masque...
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21st Century and Contemporary Street Art Figurative Paintings

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Canvas

"Bright Escape" - Original Colorful Figurative Street Art 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...
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21st Century and Contemporary Street Art Figurative Paintings

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Board, Mixed Media, Acrylic

Under the Wire, John CRASH Matos, Spray Paint, Graffiti/Street Art, Figurative
Located in 326 N Coast Hwy. | Laguna Beach, CA
John "CRASH" Matos Under the Wire Spray Paint on Canvas 36 inches x 36 inches Graffiti Art, Street Art, Urban Art, Figurative, Human Eye, Portrait, Abstract vs Figurative Born John Matos in 1961, CRASH was raised in the Bronx, New York. At the age of 13, he began following the older teens from his neighborhood to the train yards and began bombing. Taking the name “CRASH” after he accidentally crashed the computer in his school, his name began appearing on trains circulating all throughout New York City. By 1980, he began transitioning from train yards to galleries. He curated the groundbreaking "Graffiti Art Success for America" at Fashion MODA, launching the graffiti movement that has remained very active through today. CRASH’s career took off and he saw instant popularity throughout Europe and America, and eventually Asia. CRASH has been part of numerous museum and gallery shows around the world focusing on Graffiti and Street Art, and has works in many permanent museum collections. Visually iconic, he has partnered with many companies for projects including Absolut Vodka, Fender Guitars...
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2010s Street Art Figurative Paintings

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Spray Paint, Canvas

"Teka Suit" - Original Pop Street Art Painting 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...
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21st Century and Contemporary Street Art Figurative Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Board, Mixed Media, Graphite

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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