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Figurative Paintings For Sale
Style: Contemporary
Style: Naturalistic
Invictus - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative, Cultural Commentary, Africa
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Out of the night that covers me,       Black as the pit from pole to pole, I thank whatever gods may be       For my unconquerable soul. In the fell clutch of circumstance       I ha...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Acrylic

New Perspective. Original painting
Located in Zofingen, AG
“New Perspective” is a painting that epitomizes renewal and confidence. The background of the city street conveys the rhythm and dynamics of life, where the figure in its movement re...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Extra-Large Landscape. Contemporary Figurative Abstract Orange Horizon Painting
Located in Frederiksberg C, DK
Adventure Ahead, a captivating abstract contemporary landscape by Danish artist Steffen Bue. This impressive 100 x 140 cm (39.37 x 55.12 in) acrylic painting draws viewers into a thr...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Baker- Miller Pink- 21st Century Contemporary portrait Painting
Located in Nuenen, Noord Brabant
Tania Rivilis Baker- Miller Pink 50 x 50 cm framed (included in price) 53,5 x 53,5 cm Oilpaint on canvas Tania Rivilis (b. 1986) 2022 winner of the 'William Locke Price' ( £ 30.0...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Ochre Emergence
Located in Burlingame, CA
'Ochre Emergence' by celebrated figurative artist Kim Frohsin, painted in 2018. The artwork is 11 1/2 x 8 1/2 inches and it is professionally framed in a museum quality white ash har...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Ink, Mixed Media, Gouache, Archival Paper

Safe Space - 21st Century Contemporary Painting of a Man and Woman in Love
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
"In the warmth of this moment, let time stand still, and worries fade. Together, let’s cherish this peaceful space, where love and connection are the only pace. Shipping Procedure S...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

A Tasty Trio - 21st Century contemporary Hyper realistic oil painting of Cookies
Located in Nuenen, Noord Brabant
Jean Paul Marsman (Dutch artist) A Tasty Trio 20 x 20 cm (framed, included in price 23 x 23 cm) Oil paint on wood Craftsmanship: The work is painted so realistically that everythin...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Wood Panel

My Skin Colour... Gift or Curse?
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Shipping Procedure FREE Shipping Worldwide 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 Authent...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil, Acrylic

No title - 21st Century Contemporary Painting of a woman
Located in Nuenen, Noord Brabant
Alejandro Casanova (Spanish artist) No title 80 x 80 cm Oil paint on canvas Alejandro (Ale) Casanova was born in Valencia (Spain) in 1981. In the capital of Turia, he studied Fine ...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Acrylic Portrait on Canvas – Dual Female Figures with Green Faces and Still Life
Located in FISTERRA, ES
This acrylic painting on canvas presents two mirrored female busts rendered in vivid green tones, their identical facial structures and stylized hair buns evoking a reflection on sam...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Spray Paint, Acrylic

February 15, 1998 (98-99 Series), Original Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
In this black and white portrait, artist Mark Cudd captures the quiet intensity of a suited man, his gaze fixed directly on the viewer. Referenced from a vintag...

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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

"Voisine (Neighbor)" Haitian Woman Peacefully Laying On Grass in Oil
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This piece titled "Voisine (Neighbor)" is an original artwork by Alain Jean-Baptiste and measures 48"h x 36"w x 1.5"d. . This work is made from oil paints on canvas and ships with a ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil Crayon, Oil

Inner Nature 2 - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative, Women on African Fabric
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. “Your mind knows...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Circle of Trust 1
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
The essence conveyed by the artwork is evident: vocalizing one's convictions and taking a firm stance becomes less daunting in the presence of a circle of supportive companions. In a...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Acrylic, Fabric, Mixed Media

A Letter Home
Located in Chicago, IL
Born in Hollywood and raised in the urban sprawls of Los Angeles, Julio’s artistic aesthetic was shaped early on by the platinum light and expansive concrete horizons of southern Cal...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Egg Tempera, Panel

Going Nowhere Day 4 - Sculptural Seascape People Swimming Relaxing Artwork
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Elizabeth Langreiter’s "Going Nowhere Day 4" is a whimsical, textured mixed-media painting that captures a serene moment of relaxation on the water. Featuring two miniature figures floating effortlessly on bright yellow inner tubes against an expansive turquoise sea, this artwork evokes feelings of peace, leisure, and the joy of drifting and relaxing. Langreiter’s signature raised elements add dimension and a tactile quality, making this piece perfect for coastal art lovers, collectors of contemporary beach scenes, and those seeking a joyful escape in their home décor. Elizabeth Langreiter’s unique mixed media aerial paintings...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Mixed Media

Carefree Days - Large Textural Seascape Aerial Beach Water Landscape Painting
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Elizabeth Langreiter’s "Carefree Days" is a vibrant aerial beach scene painting that blends mixed-media texture and playful perspective to capture...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Mixed Media

Moment of Self-Actualization -21st Century Mixed Media with Oil, African Fabrics
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Shipping Procedure Ships in a well-protected tube. This work is unique, not a print or other type of copy. Accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity. About Artist Bakare Babatund...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Fabric, Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil, Acrylic

Water Reflection I, Reeds in Water - Contemporary Atmospheric Modern Landscape
Located in Salzburg, AT
A few words of the artist about his art: When i painting landscapes, I usually choose simple geometric arrangements, contrasts of verticals and levels. I juxtapose the smooth surfac...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Cotton Canvas, Acrylic

Up she goes- 21st Century Contemporary Cathedral Interior Painting
Located in Nuenen, Noord Brabant
Sylvia van Opstall Up She Goes 120 x 170 cm Framing is possible The artist Sylvia van Opstall comes from all kinds of "worlds that deal with design and classical painting," the des...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas, Ink

Midday nap- 21st century painting of a girl in a red dress on a blue sofa
Located in Nuenen, Noord Brabant
Ksenya Istomina 'Midday Nap' 60 x 80 cm ( Frame is included in price, size framed in a black frame form the pictures is: Oil on linen, framed Painted after life, the artist always ...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Linen, Oil

Contemporary Oil On Canvas With Gold Leaf, Yellow, Blue And Red Tones "Night"
Located in Bogotá, Bogotá
Oil on canvas with gold leaf, in shades of yellow, blue, and red. This large-format, horizontal painting features rich textures and is created with professional-quality colors throug...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Gold Leaf

The blue bow: a little boy with tousled hair naturalistic portrait oil painting
Located in Norwich, GB
This sweet little boy sits quietly like a well brought up child, but you can see in his eyes how much he likes to run and play. In this sensitive portrait painted in circa 1860 by Fé...
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1860s Naturalistic Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

While I Wait 1 - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative, Portrait, Women, Love
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
My waiting times, my fraying hours. The mere thought of the future makes me shiver. No longer at ease with these groans and moans, I take a bow out of my fearsome worries. Suddenly, ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Disco Night - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative, Africa Party, Love, People
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. About Artist Morakinyo Femi is a visual artist born in Akure, Ondo State Nigeria in 1984. At an early age, Femi was intrigued by the stamps collected by his banker father which have now become a significant source of inspiration for his art style. Femi lived briefly with his grandmother, a connoisseur of old textiles...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Acrylic

Two male Nudes. Painting.Pastel, carbon pencil, ink on archival paper mounted
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Two Nudes, 2016 by Celso Castro-Daza One of a kind Pastel, carbon pencil, ink on archival paper mounted on board Image size: 40.5 H in. x 55.5 in. W Mounted on acid-free board: 41 H x 56 in. W Drawing on paper is his basic work tool, some are sketches of his surviving works, others are sketches of moments he documents. ____________ Undefined by medium, Celso Castro’s works each carry the presence of the artist’s hand through the transparency of their process. Castro’s oeuvre is strongly divided between his photomontage assemblies and watercolor paintings: the prior is marked by the labor-intensive deconstruction of portrait photographs and the latter, by the seemingly frenzied recreation of a past encounter rendered in the drips and scribbles of paint and ink. Both discriminating in what they reveal of the subject, his photomontage and watercolor portraits exude raw sexuality through the combination of Castro’s mark-making and gaze. Celso Castro’s work is a bare-bulb erotic photo foray into the underbelly of Colombia’s drug world. Castro’s labor-intensive, photo-collage works of drug kingpins, smugglers, hitmen, countrymen, street vendors, soldiers, paramilitaries, kidnappers, and pimps pose showing with pride their erect penises...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Carbon Pencil, Oil Pastel

''Bowl with Gold'', Contemporary Still Life Painting with Porcelain Bowl
Located in Utrecht, NL
When you look at this painting "Bowl with Gold" by Dutch artist Sasja Wagenaar (1959) from a distance you see a perfectly painted image, but up close a generous paint streak is visib...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Impressionist Red & Orange Figurative Landscape Oil Painting "Sunset Walk"
Located in Cape Town, ZA
A unique oil painting, drawing heavily from the post-impressionist movement. A beautiful, gloomy nighttime scene, typical of Glanville's work. Oil on stretched canvas, ready to hang....
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

INWARD. Acrylic painting on canvas.
Located in Miami Beach, FL
The work explores an aspect of being exalted to the highest, destined to fall to the lowest by the judgment of ego. "Estrada-Duran combines realism and surrealism in his work, the a...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

''Swimming 3'' Contemporary Oil Painting in Blue of a Girl Swimming, Pool
Located in Utrecht, NL
Christine van der Cingel (1966) paints mainly cityscapes, people and animals. In her portraits the emphasis is on movement. It is more about t...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Yellow mood- 21st Century Contemporary portrait Painting
Located in Nuenen, Noord Brabant
Tania Rivilis Yellow mood 40 x 40 cm framed (included in price) 43,5 x 43,5 cm Oilpaint on canvas Tania Rivilis (b. 1986) 2022 winner of the 'William Locke Price' ( £ 30.000 ) fr...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Selfportrait - 21st Century Contemporary Classical self-portrait of the artist
Located in Nuenen, Noord Brabant
Self portrait at easel by Cornelis le Mair 115 x 105 cm ( frame included) without frame 90 x 80 cm oil on wood panel In 2024 this remarkable artist will reach the age of 80 years. S...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Oil, Wood Panel

Fenêtre sur lac, Oil Painting, Cosy Interior With Sofa and Porcelain Vase
Located in AIX-EN-PROVENCE, FR
Work : Original Oil Painting, Handmade artwork, Unique Work. Framed in Solid wood floater frame with light finish. Ready to Hang. Medium : Oil painting on stretched Linen. Artist : ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Linen, Oil, Canvas

Parasol Parade, Oil Painting
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...

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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

Nude. Figurative and abstract acrylic painting, Body, Polish artist
Located in Warsaw, PL
Contemporary acrylic on canvas painting depicting a nude by Polish artist Michal Bajsarowicz. The artwork is an artistic take on human body with abstract elements. Composition is ske...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Canvas

Classical Head: Contemporary Figurative Oil Painting by John Emanuel
Located in Brecon, Powys
Latest opulent work from the artist's Classical Head series. Oil and gold leaf on board in white wood frame Signed verso Image 8.75" x 7". Framed 13" x 11.75"
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Gold Leaf

To Love And Be Loved - Still Life Floral Artwork Original Oil Painting
Located in Los Angeles, CA
With a contemporary perspective on landscape painting and inspired by paintings created by old masters, German artist Katharina Husslein paints in a representational manner to captur...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

[Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] Two Surfers on the Shore, Contemporary Painting
Located in New York, NY
A contemporary figurative painting of two men with a surfboard standing on a shoreline by Mark Beard/Bruce Sargeant. Signed Oil on canvas mounted to Masonite 84 x 48 inches $10,0...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Masonite, Oil

Large oil on Canvas Painting -- Titanic Overture
Located in Troy, NY
This oil on canvas painting is an example of the artist's fascination with the moments just before something unexpected happens. The painting gives a scene often enacted in Northeast...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Dialogue with Nature #28 by Maho Maeda - Abstract painting, red tones
Located in Paris, FR
This work is full of gentleness and inspired by the observation of nature. It is a celebration of love, tenderness and passion between two beings. It could therefore be the ideal rom...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Wood, Cotton Canvas, Ink, Acrylic, Pencil

Jedidiah - 21sr Century, Contemporary, Figurative, Mixed Media, Women, Oval Art
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
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Black Heritage 5 - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative, African, Woman, Hair
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Black heritage portrays the rich cultural, historical, and social contributions of Black individuals and communities throughout history. It encompasses the traditions, values, and ac...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Charcoal, Mixed Media, Acrylic

"I Rise by Lifting Others" Colorful Abstract Butterfly Painting Acrylic Canvas
Located in New York, NY
The Butterfly series for Ash began as a sentiment to her late Father. Butterflies began to appear in unexplainable ways after his passing, the artist later discovered that Butterflies represent spiritual rebirth, transformation, change, hope, and life - she goes on to say: "The butterfly series draws inspiration from Rivera's quote 'Butterflies can't see their wings. They can't see how truly beautiful they are, but everyone else can.'" After coming to the fruition that Butterflies pose as not only a symbol for beauty and rebirth, Almonte felt a feeling of deep comfort. Her passion for sharing this message of hope and renewal through her colorfully diverse canvases is achieved with resilience leaving her audience glimmering much like the inner voice and the spark of Joie de vivre that fuels her purpose in life to create. This piece is painted on thick gallery wrap canvas and is signed lower right and on verso, it comes with hanging wire on verso ready to be displayed. Art measures 36 x 36 inches Inspired by vibrance and an optimistic outlook on life, Ash Almonte is recognized for her distinct abstract expressionistic style. She is best known for her series of Chandeliers, Butterflies, and Fashion from the Seventh Avenue Design District. Almonte's award-winning works can be found in private and permanent collections around the world. She is motivated by change, compassion for others, and miraculous phenomena that can impact others for good. Her flair and admiration for fashion and art have been a staple of her life since childhood. As a young girl, she would experiment using anything she could find to make art; from tearing apart bushel baskets at her father’s fruit stand, to tearing out old magazine clippings from her mother's magazine collection; anything and everything around her could potentially be used to create. She would continue to seek out opportunities throughout her young adult years, as her love for fashion grew, allowing her to collaborate with celebrity stylists creating looks for top billboard artists, as well as apparel worn at New York Fashion Week for designers Sherri Hill...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Glass, Resin, Mixed Media, Acrylic

"Night at the Palais Garnier" Gold Leaf French Haute Couture Painting on Canvas
Located in New York, NY
Exploring the purity of the feminine form and the drama of French haute couture, artist Cindy Shaoul creates a dialogue between the figurative and the abstract. Her spirited composit...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Gold Leaf

Peach Tree by Christophe Dupety - Floral painting, blue, pink, figurative, large
Located in Paris, FR
Peach Tree is a unique oil on canvas painting by contemporary artist Christophe Dupety, dimensions are 114 × 146 cm (44.5 × 57.5 in). The artwork is signed, sold unframed and comes w...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Once Upon A Time
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Shipping Procedure FREE Shipping Worldwide 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 Authent...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Anatomy Lesson, Segment 13 (Square Figure Painting of Nude Men, Waist to Knees)
Located in Hudson, NY
Anatomy Lesson, Segment 13 (modern figurative oil painting of two nude men from waist to knees) by Robert Goldstrom 2024 oil on linen 12 x 12 inches signed and in excellent condition...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Linen, Oil

Clouds - Contemporary Atmospheric Landscape Oil Pastel Painting
Located in Salzburg, AT
Janusz Kokot was born in Kalisz in 1960. He studied at the Pedagogical University in Częstochowa at the Art Institute. He practices painting and drawing. In the years 1988 - 2020 he ...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Paper, Oil Pastel

Sandbar Trilogy - gay beach, figurative acrylic on canvas
Located in Bloomfield, ON
Sandbar Trilogy is a brilliantly colorful pop art painting, an ode to the popular gay beach scene in Miami, Florida. Three panels of male figures are seen lounging, sitting and stan...
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1990s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Pastel, Acrylic

Peche - contemporary, landscape, tree, acrylic and resin on panel
Located in Bloomfield, ON
This contemporary mixed-media landscape featuring a peach tree is by Peter Hoffer. In full blossom, the pretty form of a pink peach tree dominates the canvas. The single tree is set...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Epoxy Resin, Acrylic, Panel

''Tendresse'' Contemporary Oil Painting of a Mother and Child on the Beach
Located in Utrecht, NL
The Polish artist Ewa Rzeznik reflects reality in her colorful paintings: Fishermen along the French coast, families walking towards the Mon Saint-Michel, children playing in the sur...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Rebirth - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative, Impasto, Impressionism
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...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

''Sunday Afternoon'' Contemporary Oil Painting of Family on the Beach
Located in Utrecht, NL
The Polish artist Ewa Rzeznik reflects reality in her colorful paintings: Fishermen along the French coast, families walking towards the Mon Saint-Michel, children playing in the sur...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

'A Fashionable Young Woman in a Chiffon Ball-Gown', Scandinavian Oil Portrait
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
A delicately-observed, three-quarter length oil portrait of a young woman in society, fashionably dressed in a pinch-waisted, embroidered chiffon ball-gown and wearing a gold pendant and teardrop earrings with tea roses in her hair; the subject shown gazing towards the viewer with candor and good humor. Displayed in a period, black-walnut frame with period gilt liner. Danish School...
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1860s Naturalistic Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Summer 9 - Contemporary Expressive, Figurative Oil Painting, Male Nude Series
Located in Salzburg, AT
Bartosz Kolata was born in Torun, Poland in 1979. In 2006 he graduated in Art Conservation and Restoration from Nicolas Copernicus University UMK, secur...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

When I live my Dream - 21st Ct Contemporary Painting of Boy with Bare Chest
Located in Nuenen, Noord Brabant
David van der Linden 'When I live my dream'' 60 x 70 cm (Framed 70x80 cm, frame is included in price) Oil on wood panel David van der Linden is a...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Wood Panel

Early Morning St. AM 1987 (Impressionist Figurative City Scene by William Clutz)
Located in Hudson, NY
Early Morning St. AM 1987 (Impressionist Figurative City Scene by William Clutz) Impressionist Painting of A Man Crossing a Street in Manhattan in the Early Morning Sunlight Colorful Painted by William Clutz in 1987 50" X 40" x 2", oil on canvas This figurative oil on canvas was painted in 1987 by William Clutz as part of a series of works called "Crossings". These paintings were a study of NYC dwellers engaging in the simple, daily activity of crossing the street. Clutz discovers the extraordinary in the ordinary, simply by studying how the sunlight bounces and reflects off the human form. In New York in the early 50's and 60's,, abstract expressionism was the orthodox approach to art at the time. However, Clutz was committed to his personal style that focused on abstracted human figures within urban tableaux. Working in a context of artists who challenged abstract expressionism's popularity in New York, Clutz established himself as a significant proponent of abstract figuration. His paintings focus on human figures within the urban environment, often exposing the transfiguration of his subjects as they travel through the complex light of city streets or summer parks, as shown in two of his early works. Clutz's interest in working from direct observation of urban life was influenced by a long-standing interest in German Expressionism, as well as artists like Henri Matisse, Arshile Gorky, and Nicholas De Stael...
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1980s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Hero - African American Baseball Player, Boxer, Soldier, and Businessman
Located in New York, NY
Francks Deceus's "Hero" is a 24 x 48 inches mixed media work on canvas with collage. The work is partitioned in two distinct images. On the left side the artist depicted a baseball player...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Mixed Media

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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