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Figurative Paintings For Sale
Fine 18th Century British Portrait of an Aristocratic Lady, Large oil painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Circle of Thomas Hudson (1701-1779) British.
18th Century Bust Portrait of a Lady,
Oil on Canvas, Inscribed on a label verso,
canvas: 30" x 25" (76.2 x 63.5cm).
frame: 30 x 25 in...
Category
Mid-18th Century Old Masters Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Relaxing at Camarillo" - Abstract Expressionism
Located in Soquel, CA
"Relaxing at Camarillo" - Abstract Expressionism
A man relines in a black hat and a green shape emulating the symbol of infinity, accented in bright canary yellow and gray, by Calif...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Paper, Acrylic, Gouache, Pencil
$920 Sale Price
20% Off
Parasol Parade, Oil Painting
By Mary Pratt
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
Artist Mary Pratt paints women parading with parasols, each unique in their own way. "Geishas intrigue me, and I never tire of capturing their beauty," says Mary. The intricate patterns of their kimonos stand...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Bay of Naples and fishermen
Located in Genève, GE
Work on canvas
Molded frame in plaster and gilded wood
36 x 40 x 4 cm
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian School Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
"Morning in a cafe.» original painting
Located in Zofingen, AG
Portrait of a woman. Morning in a cafe, a cup of aromatic coffee. The city is waking up, the noise of cars, the sun's glare on the cafe windows. A new day begins.
Category
2010s Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
$687 Sale Price
20% Off
Seated Nude in the Studio – A Modernist Study from the 1920s
Located in Stockholm, SE
This evocative oil painting, titled Studio Muse, depicts a seated nude in a quiet moment of contemplation. The model is shown in profile, resting on a simple wooden stool against a n...
Category
1920s Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
"Ocean III" (2022) Original Painting by Elena Degenhardt, Pastel Seascape
Located in Denver, CO
Elena Degenhardt's "Ocean III" is a poignant representation of the relentless and eternal spirit of the sea. Crafted in 2022, this exquisite original artwork measures 4 x 6 inches, rendered in soft pastel on paper, and comes elegantly framed in a custom 8 x 10-inch frame that complements the hues of the ocean's waters. Degenhardt's mastery in pastel techniques...
Category
2010s Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Paper, Pastel
Morning Contemplation, Oil Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
"In this painting, I wanted to further my explorations of interiors in dramatic lighting and the look of folds on unmade beds," explains artist Onelio Marrero...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
COSMIC ELEPHANT
Located in CÓRDOBA, ES
Original painting by Daria Kusto.
acrylic on canvas.
The magic flow reality...
A dreamy, deep-blue elephant walking through a starlit sky,
blends cosmic energy with gentle symbolism....
Category
2010s Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
SCOTTISH PAINTER mid 20th Century oil painting BAMBURGH CASTLE ENGLISH LANDSCAPE
Located in Cirencester, GB
ARTIST: Ernest Burnett Hood RGI (1932-1988) Scottish
TITLE: "Bamburgh Castle, Northumberland"
SIGNED: lower right
MEDIUM: oil on canvas
SIZE: 103cm x 73cm incl. frame
CONDITION...
Category
Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
"Study for 'Before The Trip'" – Still Life Painting of Fruit Bowl, Oil on Panel
Located in Denver, CO
Raymond Bonilla’s "Study for 'Before The Trip'" is a 2023 oil painting on panel measuring 10 x 10 inches, with a framed size of 13 x 13 inches. The piece is framed and ready to hang....
Category
2010s Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
French impressionist landscape, Barbizon forest, with river and cows at Sunset
Located in Woodbury, CT
French impressionist landscape, Barbizon forest, with river and cows at Sunset
George Boyle was a pioneering 19th-century British artist inspired by European Impressionist painters.
...
Category
1890s Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
"Mila" Contemporary Figurative Oil Painting
Located in Brecon, Powys
"Mila" 16 x 12 inches oil on board 19 x 15 inches in frame
We are pleased to sell works on behalf of Christopher E Barrow ABNA. Christopher is a full time artist residing in Lancash...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Early 20th century English Antique portrait of a Polo Pony
By George Paice
Located in Woodbury, CT
This early 20th-century portrait of a Polo Pony by the esteemed English artist George Paice is an exquisite representation of equine artistry, showcasing Paice’s remarkable skill in ...
Category
1910s Victorian Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Nevaeh - Original Silver Leaf Floral Sally K Figurative Artwork
By Sally K
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Lebanese American artist Sally K.'s captivating floral portraits are both mesmerizing and empowering. Her pop-realistic paintings are inspired by strong, feminine women, celebrating ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic
Moody Dawn Mist with Winter Trees in a Rural Village in the English Countryside
Located in Preston, GB
Moody Dawn Mist with Winter Trees in a Rural Village in the English Countryside by British Artist, Kevin Curtis (1958-2009)
Art measures 24 x 18 inches
F...
Category
1980s Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Splendor 2 -21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Portrait Floral, Africa Women
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
By drawing insight from these wonderful art pieces, we can gain a deeper understanding of the ways in which splendor shapes our perception, values, Posture, and experiences.
This ar...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Evening Time New York Hudson River School Scene Oil on Canvas Ornate Frame
Located in Soquel, CA
Evening Time Hudson River School Style Scene Oil on Canvas
European style painting of the Hudson river Valley School by B. Czerniawski (Polish/Ame...
Category
1860s American Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$1,480 Sale Price
20% Off
River Thames at Leigh by Moonlight - 19th Century Oil Painting Nocturne 1851
By Henry Pether
Located in Gerrards Cross, GB
‘The River Thames at Leigh by Moonlight’ by Henry Pether (1800-1880).
The painting is signed by the artist and dated 1851 and is presented in a bespoke gold metal leaf frame.
• Vi...
Category
1850s Victorian Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
"Blue Macaws" (2025) Original Impressionist Oil Painting of Macaw Parrots
Located in Denver, CO
Thorgrimur Einarsson's "Blue Macaws" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts a pair of perched blue macaw parrots.
About the Artist:
Thorgrimur is an Icelandic artist, bo...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
Floral Vintage Oil Painting of Wild Red Poppies in Field in English Countryside
Located in Preston, GB
Floral Vintage Oil Painting of Wild Red Poppies in a Field in the English Countryside, by 20th Century British Artist.
Art measures 16 x 12 inches
Frame measures 22 x 18 inches
...
Category
1980s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Vintage Post-Impressionist figurative beachscape with ocean and boats
Located in AIGNAN, FR
Vintage Post-Impressionist beachscape. A lively and colourful impressionist painting of a woman taking a child for walk on the beach. The woman and her child walk past another woma...
Category
1970s Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Two Boys (Art Deco Knickers Suit Bicycle riding Attire Fashion Illustration).
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Marc-Luc (French, active 1920s-30s). Boys Fashion Illustration, ca. 1920s. Watercolor and pencil on paper, image measures 8 x 11 inches on panel measuring 12.5 x 18 inches. Signed lo...
Category
1920s Art Deco Figurative Paintings
Materials
Watercolor, Illustration Board, Pencil
Reading in the garden
Located in Zofingen, AG
This painting will come to you stretched on a wooden stretcher and completely ready to be placed in the interior.
ABOUT THE ARTWORK
Reading in the Garden" is an artistic reflection ...
Category
2010s Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
$1,050 Sale Price
20% Off
'Acrobats at the Circus', Mid 20th Century Vallauris Painting on Ceramic.
Located in Cotignac, FR
Mid 20th Century painting on ceramic of two circus acrobats by Italian artist Giovanni Lombardi. The work is painted on 14 ceramic tiles which have been mounted on board, signed bottom left, in original period oak frame.
A wonderful energetic and vibrant work very much in the 1940s 'Modern' style showing a scene of two acrobats practising with a circus tent, carousel, Punch and Judy Show...
Category
Mid-20th Century Art Deco Figurative Paintings
Materials
Ceramic, Glaze
Impressionist French River town landscape
Located in Woodbury, CT
C. Andronis
French River Landscape, signed and dated 1959
Oil on board Original carved French frame
This luminous and expressive painting by C. Andronis captures the vibrant spirit...
Category
1950s Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Jardin des Tuileries - Impressionist Landscape Oil by William Samuel Horton
Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire
Signed and dated oil on panel landscape by American impressionist painter William Samuel Horton. The piece depicts a view of the Tuileries Garden in Paris, France. It's a winter scen...
Category
Early 1900s American Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Panel, Oil
View of Mont Ventoux Under the Provence Sky
Located in London, GB
'View of Mont Ventoux Under the Provence Sky', oil on canvas, by Michel Margueray (circa 2000). Mont Ventoux is the highest peak in Provence, not far from...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
18th Century French Portrait of Mysterious Man Oil on Canvas for restoration
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Portrait of a Gentleman
French School, 18th century
oil on canvas, unframed
canvas : 25 x 20 inches
provenance: private collection, France
condition: the painting is in sound conditi...
Category
18th Century Old Masters Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Finn, Oil Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
A young woman reclines on a bright red inner tube, floating in a shimmering aquamarine pool. Her sunglasses, floral bikini, and the lyrical ripples on the water...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Paul Collomb, Paris, Eiffel Tower, Invalides, The Beautiful View, Oil on Canvas
Located in Saint Amans des cots, FR
Oil on canvas by Paul Collomb (1921-2010), France, 1960s. The beautiful view. Measurements : with frame: 54.5x41.2 cm - 21.5x16.2 inches, without frame: 46x33 cm - 18.1x13 inches, fo...
Category
1960s Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Vintage Catch" by Irene Georgopoulou, Pastel, Baseball Glove Still Life
Located in Denver, CO
Irene Georgopoulou's "Vintage Catch" (2024) is an original soft pastels on paper artwork, measuring 8.50 x 11.50 inches. Part of her solo exhibition "Nostalgic Treasures: A Journey Through Time," this intricate still life features a lovingly detailed vintage baseball glove...
Category
2010s Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Paper, Pastel
Mid Victorian Portrait of a Lady Seated in a Chair Original 19th Century Oil
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Portrait of a Seated Lady
English School, mid 19th century
oil on canvas, unframed
canvas: 16 x 13 inches
provenance: private collection, England
condition: good and sound condition
Category
Mid-19th Century Victorian Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
20th Century Surrealist Landscape Oil Painting
Located in Beachwood, OH
Surrealist Landscape
Oil on canvas
'R. Lee Glenn' verso
30 x 24.25 inches
31.75 x 26.75 inches, framed
Surrealism aims to revolutionize human experience. It balances a rational visi...
Category
20th Century Surrealist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
The Soda Fountain (New Yorker Magazine cover proposal)
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Barbara Shermund (1899-1978). The Soda Fountain, ca. 1950s. Watercolor and ink on paper, 9 x 12 inches; 13 x 16 inches framed. Signed lower right. Exc...
Category
Mid-20th Century Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Ink, Watercolor
$2,000 Sale Price
33% Off
19th century Czech portrait of a lady, young girl, red scarf arms folded smiling
Located in Woodbury, CT
Josef Zenisek (1855–1944)
Portrait of a Young Woman with Red Scarf, circa 1900
Oil on canvas Signed lower left
This beautifully rendered portrait by Josef Zenisek captures the pois...
Category
Early 1900s Victorian Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Portrait - Paint by Sirio Pellegrini - 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Oil and tempera on paper realized by Sirio Pellegrini in 1960s.
Includes a wooden frame realized by the Artis cm. 61x46.
Sirio Pellegrini, born in Rome on March 1, 1922, of Abruzzo...
Category
1960s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Tempera, Paper
Paul (male nude)
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Patrick Terenchin (b.1970).
Paul, 2024
Gesso and charcola on paper, 16 x 20 inches.
Measuring 17 x 21 inches in black frame behind glass.
Signed and dated lower left.
Category
2010s Abstract Figurative Paintings
Materials
Gesso, Charcoal
$375 Sale Price
25% Off
Huge 1950's French Oil Sleepy Med Fishing Boats Harbour Coastal Sunny Scene
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist/ School: French School, mid 20th century, signed lower corner
Title: The Sleepy Fishing Town, south of France
Medium: oil on canvas, framed (orig...
Category
Mid-20th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Mother and child, Signed painting on paper (unique), Hammer Galleries, Framed
Located in New York, NY
Gloria Vanderbilt
Untitled mother and child painting
Gouache on paper
Signed by the artist on the front
Frame included
A poignant painting of a mother and child from the 1960s. While the title is not known, some have suggested this could be a self-portrait of the artist with one of her sons – either her youngest, Anderson Cooper or eldest, Wyatt.
Provenance: This work was originally sold by Hammer Galleries...
Category
1960s Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Gouache, Mixed Media, Permanent Marker
European Village in Winter Snow with Figures & Frozen Pond by German Artist
Located in Preston, GB
European Village in Winter Snow with Figures & Frozen Pond by 20th Century German Artist, Gunter Seekatz. This is a large painting measuring almost 4 fe...
Category
1970s Bauhaus Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$3,339 Sale Price
30% Off
"Collecting Thoughts" Abstract Figure Painting
Located in Westport, CT
This abstracted figure painting by Juniper Briggs is made with mixed media on Arches paper with deckle edges. It features a vibrant, contrasting palette...
Category
2010s Cubist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Paper, Mixed Media
English Farmhouse in Countryside Miniature Oil Painting by 20th Century Artist
Located in Preston, GB
English Farmhouse in Countryside Miniature Oil Painting by 20th Century Artist
Art measures 6 x 2.5 inches
Frame measures 12 x 8 inches
Framed, Mounted, Signed, Unique Original ...
Category
Late 20th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
"Times Square N.Y.C." Impressionist Snow Scene in New York City Oil Painting
Located in New York, NY
Impressionist New York City winter city-scene depicting Times Square in New York City. This piece is done in a most intimate, yet energetic way. Christopher is known for capturing th...
Category
20th Century American Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Miniature Oil Painting of Cottage Farmhouse in Lush Green English Countryside
Located in Preston, GB
Miniature Oil Painting of a Cottage Farmhouse in the Lush Green English Countryside, by 20th Century British Artist, Peter J Greenhill
Art measures ...
Category
20th Century Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Still life
Located in Genève, GE
Work on canvas
Black wooden frame
37 x 45 x 3 cm
Category
Mid-19th Century Old Masters Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
$1,038
Inner Light - 21st Century Contemporary, Expressionist Portrait, African Woman
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 Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Three Sisters: large abstract expressionist figural painting & breast feeding
Located in Bryn Mawr, PA
Please contact me for best shipping rates and speediest delivery.
Ellen Powell Tiberino, matriarch of the Tiberino artist dynasty that includes her artist-husband Joseph and three artist-children (Raphael, Gabriel, and Ellen), often looked to Black women and girls as subjects, in the contexts of motherhood, pregnancy, and childhood, as well as subjects drawn from her neighborhood communities. Her work is expressionistic and passionate with dramatic gestures and dark colorism in her figures, but it is also intimate and highly personal. At this point in her career, Tiberino had been struggling with cancer, and as a result, her palette became brighter and more colorful than her former dark palette.
"Three Sisters" includes Ellen Powell Tiberino’s self-portrait in the front of the composition, nursing an infant. Tiberino’s two sisters, Joyce and Anne, sit behind her. Tiberino likely paints from memory or imagination here, since her four children were well beyond nursing age when she created this painting. "Three Sisters" is likely among the last large-scale canvases Tiberino completed, opting to work on a smaller scale and while seated as her illness progressed. Tiberino ultimately lost her battle in 1992.
"Three Sisters" comes from a private Main Line, PA collection, acquired directly from the artist immediately upon its completion. Framed in original wood strip frame.
It is in excellent condition.
Tiberino graduated from the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts in 1959, where she was awarded a prestigious Cresson scholarship to study in Europe. After returning to the US, she lived and worked in New York until she married fellow artist (Joseph) and returned to her hometown of Philadelphia where she continued to create oil paintings, oil pastels drawings, sculptures, murals, and mosaics. In Philadelphia, she was part of social and professional circles that included Moe Brooker, Barbara Bullock, Walter Edmonds, Charles Pridgen, Leroy Johnson, John Simpson, James Dupree...
Category
1980s Abstract Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Next Step- 21st Century Contemporary Colorful Landscape Painting
Located in Nuenen, Noord Brabant
Artist Ger Stallenberg likes to get lost in his landscapes. The artist born in Maastricht (1959) studied at the Academy of Visual Education in Tilburg.
Ger Stallenberg is inspired b...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
Two nude woman sitting on their sofa- 21st Century Contemporary Oil Painting
Located in Nuenen, Noord Brabant
Cornelis le Mair (Eindhoven, July 3rd 1944) is a Dutch painter. This Romantic painter is famous because of his 17th century paintings. As a child, Le Mair already developed a talen...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
Tropical Thoughts -21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Portrait, Modern Women
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
As I connect with life's rhythm, I see my small but important role in the big picture of life. Time keeps moving, reminding me to enjoy each moment and think carefully. Like plants t...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Seated Female Nude Figure in Oil on Canvas
Located in Soquel, CA
Seated Female Nude Figure in Oil on Canvas
Beautiful modern impressionist figure painting of a seated nude woman by George Wishon (American, 1937-2005). The two-toned light blue and...
Category
Late 20th Century American Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$1,430 Sale Price
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Fisherman in Scottish Highlands Loch Maree Signed British Oil Painting Framed
By Donald Ayres
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Fishing on Loch Maree
by Donald Ayres (Briths b. 1936)
signed oil on board, framed
framed: 22 x 18 inches
board: 16 x 22 inches
Provenance: private collection, England
Condition: ve...
Category
Mid-20th Century English School Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
VERY LARGE 1960'S ITALIAN SIGNED OIL - IMPRESSIONIST VENICE TRANQUIL CANAL SCENE
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist/ School: Italian School, mid 20th century, indistinctly signed.
Title: The Tranquil Canal, Venice. Beautiful green/ teal moody tones to the colour palette.
Medium: oil pa...
Category
Mid-20th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Farm Lane at Winter in Suffolk in the English Countryside by British Artist
Located in Preston, GB
Farm Lane at Winter in Suffolk in the English Countryside by British Artist, Kevin Curtis (1958-2009)
Art measures 30 x 20 inches
Frame measures 35 x 25 ...
Category
1980s Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
$1,403 Sale Price
30% Off
Portraits of a man and Woman Circa 1850-1860 Original Oil on Paper
Located in Soquel, CA
Portraits of a man and Woman Circa 1850-1860 Original Oil on Paper
Early American portraits in the style of and possibly by Henry Bryan Hall (English/American, 1808-1861) Later in hi...
Category
Mid-19th Century Hudson River School Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Laid Paper
$1,987 Sale Price
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18th Century Italian Old Master Tempera on Panel Painting "Jesus Road to Emmaus"
Located in Portland, OR
An important 18th century Italian Old Master tempera on copper panel Baroque painting, "The Road to Emmaus", circa 1700.
The painting represents the early resurrection biblical story...
Category
Early 18th Century Baroque Figurative Paintings
Materials
Copper
"Le Plongeur" (The Diver) Figurative Underwater Scene in Oil on Linen
Located in Soquel, CA
"Le Plongeur" (The Diver) Figurative Underwater Scene in Oil on Linen
Whimsical underwater scene of a snorkeler by Patrice Brisbois (French, b. 1945). The diver is wearing a plaid s...
Category
1990s Figurative Paintings
Materials
Linen, Oil
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
"Autumn on the Farm" Charles Harold Davis, Fall Colors, Connecticut Hillscape
Located in New York, NY
Charles Harold Davis
Autumn on the Farm, circa 1930s
Signed lower left
Oil on canvas
20 x 27 1/4 inches
Provenance
Private Collection, Florida
Charles Harold Davis was born in Ame...
Category
1910s American Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, 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.
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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