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Figurative Paintings For Sale
Fine 19th Century French Symbolist Oil Painting Portrait of Mythological Queen
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Queen
by Diogène Ulysse Napoléon Maillart (French, 1840 – 1926) *see notes below
oil painting on canvas, framed
canvas: 42 x 30 inches
framed: 45 x 33 inches
condition: overall v...
Category
Late 19th Century Symbolist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$23,495 Sale Price
30% Off
View of a Dutch Town by Jan van Couver (Hermanus Koekkoek Jr.) Impressionism
Located in Stockholm, SE
Hermanus Koekkoek the Younger was part of the famous Koekkoek artist family: grandson of Johannes Hermanus Koekkoek, nephew of the landscape painter, Barend Cornelis Koekkoek...
Category
Late 19th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Warm Air. Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Oil Painting
Located in Brecon, Powys
Born of his love of the Indian subcontinent Paul Wadsworth created this series of paintings. The canvasses are lavishly painted and imbued with the myriad of colours one associates w...
Category
2010s Abstract Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Untitled, Woodcut on Paper, Figurative by Haren Das "In Stock"
By Haren Das
Located in Kolkata, West Bengal
Haren Das - Untitled
Woodcut on Paper
12.28 x 9 inches, 1991
( Unframed & Delivered )
Born in Dinajpur in present day Bangladesh on 1 February 1921, Das took a diploma in fine art, ...
Category
1990s Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Paper, Woodcut
Still Life with Flowers and Fruit
Located in London, GB
'Still Life with Flowers and Fruit', gouache on art paper, by French artist, Michel Debiève (1964). As is usual with this artist, the joy is in the detail he has rendered. What is no...
Category
1960s Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Paper, Gouache
$1,342 Sale Price
20% Off
Energy Field - Floating Nude Figure Surrounded by Hoops, Original Oil, Framed
Located in Chicago, IL
A nude figure is suspended in air, being held up by an invisible force field and surrounded by loops of wire. The muscular figure is tense with all the defined muscles showing. The...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
Quiet Evening
Located in Zofingen, AG
“Quiet Evening” a peaceful and nostalgic moment in a Ukrainian village at the close of day. A vast, cloud-filled sky hangs over a rustic countryside scene, where an elderly man sits...
Category
2010s Abstract Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Andre Picot Paris Street Scene "Porte St Denn"
Located in San Francisco, CA
Andre Picot: 1919-1992. Listed French painter with auction records over $2000. Oil on canvas measuring 36 inches wide by 24 high. The fabulous vintage frame me...
Category
Mid-20th Century Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Freckles - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative, Portrait, Woman
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Shipping Procedure
Ships in a well-protected tube from Nigeria
This work is unique; this is not a print or other type of copy.
Accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity (Issued by...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Rock Tombs Outside Jerusalem - Oil Paint by Carl Schirm - 1884
Located in Roma, IT
Carl Schirm was a German painter of landscapes. Between 1880-1881 he made, together with Eugen Bracht, a long journey to Egypt, Palestine and Syria, at the end of which emerged lands...
Category
1880s Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Les Trois Chevaux - Modernist Animal Oil Painting by Louis Anquetin
Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire
Signed oil on panel circa 1895 by French modernist painter Louis Anquetin. The piece depicts three white horses.
Signature:
Signed lower right
Dimensions:
Framed: 16.5"x20"
Unframe...
Category
1890s Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
David Teniers The Younger (After), Country Celebration
By David Teniers the Younger
Located in Cheltenham, GB
This charming mid-18th-century oil painting depicts a veritable array of revellers holding a feast by a tavern. It’s after a work by Flemish artist, David Teniers the Younger (1610-1...
Category
1750s Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Landscape with Lake - Oil on Canvas by Giuseppe Raggio - 1884
Located in Roma, IT
Signed and dated in the right hand corner.
Beautiful and impressive painting by the italian painter Giuseppe Raggio, both in size and atmosphere, representing a Lake in the countrys...
Category
1880s Naturalistic Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
"Crimson Murmurs" - Oil on Linen Figurative Painting With Red Birds
Located in Denver, CO
Alexandra Manukyan’s “Crimson Murmurs” (2024) is an original oil painting executed on linen mounted to aluminum gallery wrap, measuring 30 x 24 inches (32 x 26 inches framed). This e...
Category
2010s Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Linen
Together As It Blooms Again -21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Women Floral
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
Samson Olatubos...
Category
19th Century Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil, Acrylic
Two Studio Models
By John Button
Located in New York, NY
Gouache on paper
Signed and dated, l.r.
This artwork is offered by ClampArt, located in New York City
Born in California, John Button (1929-1982) was educated at University of Cali...
Category
1970s Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Gouache, Paper
Flare
Located in Denver, CO
"Flare," by Alpay Efe, is an original oil painting. It comes with the frame depicted in the images.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
$3,400
Looking At You, 2019, acrylic, colored pencil, wood panel, blue, window, bird
By Gigi Chen
Located in Jersey City, NJ
Looking At You (2019), a collaboration between artists Gigi Chen and Loren Abbate. Acrylic and colored pencil on wood panel depicting a figurative painting of a bird perched on a win...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Wood Panel, Color Pencil
Paysage, oil and acrylic painting on paper by Marc Tanguy
Located in Montfort l’Amaury, FR
"Paysage" by Marc Tanguy (2024)
Acrylic and oil painting on paper laid on board, 58 x 44 cm
Framed with a natural oak floating frame (61 x 47 x 3,5 cm frame included)
This artwork...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French School Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Acrylic
1930's Paris School Oil Painting Portrait of Belle Epoque Fashionable Lady
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Portrait of a Fashionable Lady
French School, early 20th century
oil on canvas
framed: 28 x 24 inches
canvas: 22 x 19.5 inches
Provenance: private collection, Paris
Condition: very g...
Category
Early 20th Century French School Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
$1,458 Sale Price
30% Off
Oil Painting by Frank Moss Bennett "By the Fountain"
Located in Mere, GB
Oil Painting by Frank Moss Bennett "By the Fountain" 1874 -1952 Painter of figurative scenes and townscapes, studied at the the Royal Academy school and regular exhibitor there and L...
Category
1920s Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Pompeian Woman by Pierre Olivier Joseph Coomans
By Pierre Olivier Joseph Coomans
Located in New Orleans, LA
Pierre Olivier Joseph Coomans
1816–1889 Belgian
Pompeian Woman
Oil on canvas
Signed and dated “Joseph Coomans, 1870” (lower left)
A leading figure in 19th-century Belgian paintin...
Category
19th Century Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Open Sails
Located in Soquel, CA
Richly colored landscape of sailboats on the water at Gloucester Harbor, Massachusetts. Signed "De Geno" in lower right corner. Presented in a gilt wood frame. Image size: 17.5" L x ...
Category
1960s Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Cardboard
Ohlone Mother and Child Walking Through the Santa Cruz Redwoods - Landscape 1930
Located in Soquel, CA
Serene depiction of an Ohlone Mother and Child walking a forest path by Anton Dahl (Swedish-American). Ohlone Mother and child are walking through the North...
Category
Early 20th Century American Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Linen
Le Berger et la Mer (The Shepherd and the Sea), 19th Century French Landscape
Located in Beachwood, OH
Constant Troyon (French, 1810-1865)
Le Berger et la Mer (The Shepherd and the Sea), c. 1840
Oil on canvas
32.75 x 50.75 inches
40 x 57 inches, framed
This work depicts a shepherd an...
Category
19th Century French School 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...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
17th century Dutch Old Master Portrait of a boy with his dog - Dutch golden age
Located in Aartselaar, BE
Dutch 17th century old master portrait of a boy, accompanied by his playful dog, blowing bubbles
This captivating portrait shows a young boy who is looking at the spectator with ey...
Category
Mid-17th Century Old Masters Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Annibale Carracci (School), Saint Francis Of Assisi In Ecstasy, Old Master
Located in Cheltenham, GB
This remarkable early 17th-century Italian oil on panel depicts the death of Saint Francis of Assisi. It’s after a lost painting by Annibale Carracci (1560-1609) and related to three...
Category
17th Century Italian School Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
"Horse with Jellyfish" by Shelli Langdale, Oil Painting of White Horse
Located in Denver, CO
Shelli Langdale's "Horse with Jellyfish" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts a white horse with pink jellyfish cast in blue light. This piece is unframed yet ready to ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
Original Study of Rembrandt’s Portrait of an Old Woman
Located in Soquel, CA
Early 20th Century Study of Rembrandt’s Portrait of Old Woman Russian for Niello Engraving
A wonderful study of Rembrandt’s portrait of an Old Woman used for Niello engraving by Ru...
Category
Early 20th Century Old Masters Figurative Paintings
Materials
Paper, Ink
20th century English River landscape of Bisham Abbey on the Thames, Fisherman
Located in Woodbury, CT
Alfred Augustus Glendening Senior (English, 1840–1921)
View along the Thames at Bisham Abbey, oil on canvas, circa 1910
Signed Bottom right
This beautifully observed riverscape by A...
Category
1910s Victorian Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Old Master Flemish Oil on Canvas Baroque Painting Jesus Christ Ecce Homo 1630
Located in Portland, OR
An important Old Master oil on canvas painting by the Flemish artist, Jan Cossiers, a follower of the style of Caravaggio (1600-1671).
Born in Antwerp in 1600, Jan Cossiers was a pupil of his father, the painter Antoon Cossiers (died 1646/1647), and also studied under Cornelis de Vos...
Category
17th Century Baroque Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Fine 18th Century Italianate Landscape Garden Classical Ornaments and Figures
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Italianate landscape garden with classical ornament, including Giambologna's Sabine women and a classical urn, view to a bay beyond
Coplestone War...
Category
Mid-18th Century Old Masters Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
'The Family Dinner', Thanksgiving, Christmas, Festive Reunion, Large Naive Oil
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Signed lower right, 'Pauer' for Jacalyn Pauer (American, 20th century) and dated 1991. Additionally signed, verso, and titled, 'The Family Dinner'.
A su...
Category
1990s Folk Art Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Bird and Female Figure, Woman with Doves by America Martin
Located in 326 N Coast Hwy. | Laguna Beach, CA
America Martin
"Woman with Doves"
Oil & Acrylic on Canvas
85 x 53.25 inches
86.5 x 54.5 framed
Exploring the identity of both her namesake and country, LA-based America Martin draws...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
"Goddess of Mercy, " Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
David Cheifetz's "Goddess of Mercy" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts a nude woman floating above several burning boats at sea.
About the Artist:
David is an inter...
Category
2010s Photorealist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
ZAMY STEYNOVITZ "TRILOGY-FUTURE" OIL ON CANVAS 1976
Located in Pembroke Pines, FL
Zamy Steynovitz (Polish/Israeli, 1951 - 2000).
Title: "Triology Future"
Year: 1976
Ref: Book # 1, 1980.
Oil on Canvas, Original.
Signed and dated 1976 lower right.
Image: 40x30 inches
Framed: 54 1/2" x 44"
Condition: Excellent
provenance: The estate of Zamy Steynovitz, Fine Art Wholesaler, private collector
Zamy Steynovitz was born in Liegnitz, Poland in 1951and at a very early age he aspired to be a painter. He won first prize in an art competition for children before immigrating to Israel in 1957.
Formally educated at the Art School in Tel-Aviv and the Royal Academy in London, he completed his studies and began artistic pursuits in earnest. Zamy established his place in the art world after displaying his work in one-man exhibitions and art fairs around the world.
Zamy’s art displays chromatic and thematic richness and his choice of subjects has been strongly influenced by Jewish tradition and folklore. Additionally, his work presents general themes such as Paris cafes, still lives, flowers, circuses and landscapes.
In the early stages of his work, he used rich pastels and light brush strokes. When he visited South America in the early 1980’s, his work reflected his new surroundings and were further enhanced by local brightness and colorfulness. His art gained chromatic power; the palette became richer in tones, the textures thicker, and the background darker and more colorful. Together with these changes, the thematic persistence in his creation was maintained, allowing him to develop into a sensitive and mature artist.
Zamy’s paintings are a reflection of his Eastern-European Jewish heritage...
Category
1990s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$7,920 Sale Price
20% Off
Dutch School 18th Century Oil - A Drink at the Inn
Located in Corsham, GB
A charming 18th-century tavern scene, depicting peasants gathered at an inn. Unsigned. Presented in gilt frame with unique corner ornaments featuring phoenix, acanthus scroll and pom...
Category
Early 18th Century Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
17th Century Flemish Baroque Old Master Oil on Panel Flagellation of Christ
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Flagellation of Christ
Flemish Baroque, 17th century
oil on wood panel, framed
framed: 31 x 42 inches
wood panel: 19.5 x 26 inches
Provenance: pri...
Category
17th Century Baroque Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
Impressionist Antique American Oil Painting Philadelphia Female Artist 1918
By Clara Elizabeth Sackett
Located in Buffalo, NY
A stunning impressionist oil painting by listed female artist Clara Elizabeth Sackett.
Category
1910s Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Five figures and a horse
Located in San Francisco, CA
Franklin Faust
Mixed media on board
1961
Five figures and a horse
23 x 27.5 unframed
27.75 x 33.75 framed
Category
1960s Figurative Paintings
Materials
Wood, Mixed Media
Corn Kachina, by Riley Sunrise, Quoyavema, Hopi, Kachina, Dancer, painting
Located in Santa Fe, NM
Corn Kachina, by Riley Sunrise, Quoyavema, Hopi, Kachina, Dancer, painting
Artist Signature - Riley Sunrise (1914-2006) Quoyavema “Another of the earlier Hopi artists, Riley Sunrise (Quoyavema) worked with Fred Kabotie and Waldo Mootzka in illustrating John Louw Nelson’s Rhythm for Rain. He is also known as Quoyavema or Kwayeshva, according to Nelson. His paintings are comparable to Fred Kabotie’s, with some of them showing more action and most of them revealing less detail. Sunrise is represented in the collections of the Denver Art Museum, Gilcrease Institute (Tulsa), and the Southwest Museum. The Museum of the American Indian in New York has an extensive collection of his paintings of native Hopi dances.” (Clara Lee Tanner: Southwest Indian...
Category
1940s Tribal Figurative Paintings
Materials
Paint, Paper
A Day in the Countryside by Henry John Yeend King
Located in Stockholm, SE
This delightful painting by the renowned Victorian genre and landscape artist Henry John Yeend King captures the serene charm of the English countryside. Depicting an idyllic riversi...
Category
Late 19th Century Romantic Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Coastal scene
Located in New York, NY
Fue miembro del grupo pictórico de Sitges. En 1888 formó parte del jurado de la Exposición Universal de Barcelona. Comenzó su formación en la Escuela de Bellas Artes de Barcelona, do...
Category
Late 19th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
"Composition #17", Mixed Media Figure Drawing on Stretched Canvas with Collage
Located in St. Louis, MO
Joseph Piccillo’s meticulous charcoal and graphite drawings and paintings reveal an exquisite draftsmanship tempered by emotional sensitivity. Piccillo presents an action-based assem...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Charcoal, Varnish, Mixed Media, Pencil
Landscape with river oil on canvas painting Spain spanish
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Josep Colomer Valls (1970) - Landscape - Oil on canvas
Oil size 38x46 cm.
Frameless.
Category
2010s Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Surrealism expressionism scene landscape mixed media
By Augustin Ubeda
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Agustín Úbeda (1925-2007) - Surrealist scene - Mixed technique on paper glued to board
Measurements 44x71 cm.
Without frame.
BAD CONDITION, NEEDS RESTORATION.
Origin: Family of the a...
Category
1960s Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Paper, Board, Mixed Media
what do you think
Located in Zofingen, AG
the ground disappears from under your feet when you lose support in the form of consciousness. you don't know whether to trust your eyes or not. it would be much easier if it weren’t...
Category
2010s Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
"Little Discoveries" Mother and Daughter at Paris Museum with Monet Oil Painting
By Cindy Shaoul
Located in New York, NY
A lively, impressionistic depiction of a Mother and Daughter discovering a monumental Claude Monet painting at the Paris Museum. We are whisked away in this cherished scene with the ...
Category
2010s American Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
French Impressionist Oil Painting of Pink and Yellow Roses in a Vase
By Fanch Lel
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: French Impressionist Oil Painting of Pink and Yellow Roses in a Vase
By Fanch Lel (French b. 1930)
Size: 9.75 x 7.75 inches (height x width)
Signed: Yes
Oil painting on board,...
Category
20th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
"The Leopard" Contemporary Black and White Western Cowboy Inspired Painting
Located in Houston, TX
Contemporary abstract figurative painting by Frisco Pete, The Wild West Art Wrangler. The work features a central figure with leopard spots and a tail rearing up on horseback. Signed...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Dandy
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Our Gallery acquired the estate of a Northern California artist, Thelma Terrell. Terrell lived in Oakland and was an illustrator and profes...
Category
1930s Art Deco Figurative Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media, Paper
Antique English Pre-Raphaelite Oil Portrait of a Young Woman in Pensive Thought
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist/ School: English School Circa 1900
Title: Portrait of a young woman, head and shoulders
Medium: oil on board, framed within an antique 'Florentine' gilt frame.
actual pain...
Category
19th Century Pre-Raphaelite Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
$1,468 Sale Price
30% Off
The Border by Gérard Priault, tropical forest painting, landscape with waterfall
Located in Paris, FR
The Border is a unique oil on canvas painting by contemporary artist Gérard Priault, dimensions are 82 × 73 cm (32.3 × 28.7 in). Dimensions of the framed artwork are 100.5 x 88 cm (3...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"'Anticipation" Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Dan McCaw's (US based) "Anticipation" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts an abstracted figure seated within a brown interior.
Artist Statement:
Born: 1942
A solid...
Category
2010s Abstract Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
Childhood
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
"In 'Childhood' from my 'Madeleine' series, I exp...
Category
2010s Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
$1,252 Sale Price
30% Off
Falling Together, Large-Scale Contemporary Multi-Color Abstract
Located in Soquel, CA
Falling Together, Large-Scale Contemporary Multi-Color Abstract
Beautiful and compelling large-scale contemporary abstract by an unknown San Francisco bay area artist (American, 20t...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$1,756 Sale Price
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American late 20th century Impressionist landscape with figure, cottage, Sheep.
Located in Woodbury, CT
Well painted American Impressionist landscape signed Everet. The artist was a Chinese/American painter who lived and worked in Hackensack, New Jersey.
I met the artist on many occasions in the late 1990s when I lived in New York and he was a very talented and pleasant chap.
I asked him to paint different commissions for a client who wanted a certain color or subject and he was always able to amaze me with what he could produce.
I have many paintings by him in my own collection.
This is an oil on canvas.
The piece was in a private collection towards the late 1990s and has been recently re-framed and revarnished.
The artist worked for an Art Gallery called Art...
Category
1990s Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Bellflowers by Chen Yiching - Contemporary nihonga painting, flowers
By Yiching Chen
Located in Paris, FR
Bellflowers is a unique painting by contemporary artist Chen Yiching. The painting is made with mineral pigments, Japanese paper mounted on wood, dimensions are 61 × 50 cm (24 × 19.7...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Wood Panel, Pigment
"Stolen" (2024) Original Oil Portrait Painting by Michael Carson
Located in Denver, CO
Michael Carson's (US based) "Stolen" (2024) is an original, handmade oil painting.
About the Artist:
Mike Carson is a Minneapolis painter, and graduate of the Minneapolis College of...
Category
2010s Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
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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