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Figurative Paintings For Sale
Period: 19th Century
Period: 1970s
Listed Artist Samuel West (1810-1867) Antique oil on canvas, Dated 1860 Portrait
Located in Palm Coast, FL
This is an Antique oil painting on canvas 19 century depicting a portrait of a British Gentleman by Listed British-Irish Artist Samuel West (1810-1860).
C...
Category
1860s Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
At the Beach - Tempera and Watercolor by Aldo Riso - 1970s
By Aldo Riso
Located in Roma, IT
At the beach is an artwork realized by Aldo Riso.
Mixed colored tempera and watercolor painting.
Titled on lower left.
Frame included: 70.5 x 91.5 cm
This beautiful mixed media...
Category
1970s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Tempera, Watercolor
Fine Victorian Oil Painting Huntsman Talking to Milkmaid in Village Lane, Hounds
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist/ School: Singleton Jowett (1878–1927), signed
Title: Pausing for Conversation
Medium: oil on canvas, framed
Framed: 24 x 20 inches
Canvas: 2...
Category
19th Century Victorian Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Persian School Indian Miniature Islamic painting Blue Architecture Prince
Located in Norfolk, GB
Persian School
This miniature is an interesting conundrum as several elements fall outside of known examples. The overall style, depiction of architecture elements, ornamentation an...
Category
Early 19th Century Other Art Style Figurative Paintings
Materials
Watercolor, Paper
Antique English 19th century marine scene
Located in Woodbury, CT
Outstanding English late 18th / early 19th century marine scene by one of Britain's best known and sought after painters.
William (or Wiliam) Anderson (1757 – 27 May 1837) was a Scottish artist specializing in maritime and patriotic themes. He was well-regarded for his detailed and accurate portraits of ships under sail, exhibiting his works annually in London between 1787 and 1811 and then occasionally until 1834. Anderson influenced other artists, notably John Ward and others of the Hull school.
Anderson's early life is obscure, but he is known to have trained as a shipwright before moving to London to become a maritime painter when he was about 30. His training served him well as a painter, providing "a practical nautical knowledge" of his subjects. He earned a reputation for "accuracy and refinement of detail" and was admired for his bright, clear colours. He worked in both oils and watercolours.
He based his style on that of well-known Dutch maritime...
Category
1810s Old Masters Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
Calvary - Large 19th Century Italian Oil Painting Jerusalem City & Crucifixion
By Pietro Sassi
Located in Gerrards Cross, GB
'Calvary' by Pietro Sassi (1834-1905).
This monumental exhibition oil painting – which depicts the Light of Heaven shining upon Christ at Calvary with thousands of people outside t...
Category
Mid-19th Century Old Masters Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
"Jesus With Follower" Religious Oil On Board
Located in New York, NY
Medium: Oil On Board
Painting Size: 24.25 x 16.25 inches
Frame Size: 29.75 x 21.75 inches
Condition: This artwork is in good overall condition for its age.
Signature: Signed
Artist...
Category
19th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Park in a Catalan City oil painting spanish urbanscape
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
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Title: Park in a Catalan City
Artist: Sebastià Congost Pla (1919–2009)
Technique: Oil on canvas-mounted hardboard
Dimensions: 24 x 33 cm
Framed dimensions: 34 x 43 cm
Si...
Category
1970s Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Board
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...
Category
1860s Naturalistic Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Jeune Fille en Blanc - 19th Century French Impressionist Oil Painting Portrait
Located in Gerrards Cross, GB
‘Jeune Fille en Blanc’ by Jacques-Émile Blanche (1861-1942).
The painting – which depicts one of the artist’s favourite models Wanda Zielinska – is signed and dated 1896. It is lis...
Category
Late 19th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Mid Century Cubic Modern American Figural Painting by Sarno
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
5-3418 Abstract oil on board.
Set in a silvered wood frame
Signed Sarno
Image size 24x19"
Category
1970s Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Awakening - Major Royal Academy Oil Painting Neoclassical Nudes Nymphs Sunrise
Located in Gerrards Cross, GB
‘Awakening’ by Herbert James Draper (1864-1920).
This monumental oil painting – which depicts two wood nymphs rising to meet the morning sun – is signed by the artist and dated 1918...
Category
Late 19th Century Pre-Raphaelite Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Autumn Pathway, by a Follower of Carl Blechen
Located in Stockholm, SE
The painting shown is a serene landscape, inspired by the renowned German artist Carl Blechen, known for his dramatic and romantic landscapes. Though crea...
Category
19th Century Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Harvest Time in a farm on East Coast of England by 20th Century British Artist
Located in Preston, GB
Harvest Time in a farm on East Coast of England by 20th Century British Artist
Art measures 8.75 x 6.25 inches
Frame measures 11.5 x 9 inches
Don Micklethwaite is a British Post...
Category
1970s English School Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Toby Rosenthal (German painter) - 19th century figure painting - Male portrait
Located in Varmo, IT
Tobias Edward Rosenthal, known as Toby (Strasbourg 1848 - Munich 1917) - Portrait of a San Francisco gentleman.
123 x 92 cm.
Antique oil painting on canvas, without frame.
- Work ...
Category
Late 19th Century Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Historical Italian painter - 19th century figure painting - Allegory
Located in Varmo, IT
Italian painter (19th century) - Satirical allegory of the papacy and Austrian empire.
28.5 x 24 cm without frame, 32 x 26.5 with frame.
Oil on panel, in gilded wooden frame.
Cond...
Category
Mid-19th Century Old Masters Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
Antique British Oil Painting Fisherman Highland Stream at Sunset, framed oil
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Fishing the Highland Stream
by George Henry Jenkins (British, 1843-1914)
signed oil on board, framed
framed: 16 x 24 inches
board: 12 x 20 inches
Provenance: Private collection, Engl...
Category
19th Century Victorian Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
19th century English marine, The Thames at the Pool of London, original frame
By Bernard Benedict Hemy
Located in Woodbury, CT
Bernard Hemy - Bernard Benedict Hemy (1844 - 1910). Marine and Coastal painter in oil and watercolor. Born in Newcastle to Henry F. Hemy, brother...
Category
1890s Victorian Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
English Victorian 19th century Marine scene with fishing boats sunrise at sea.
By Thomas Lucop
Located in Woodbury, CT
Thomas Lucop 1834-1911 was a Hull painter and Master Mariner, friend and pupil of the Henry Redmore. He was a careful delineator of shipping and it’s act...
Category
1890s Victorian Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Large Early 1800's English Oil Painting Figures Carousing in Stable Interior
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist/ School: British School, early 1800's, circle of George Morland (1763-1804).
Title: The Stable Interior
Medium: oil painting on canvas, unframed.
Canvas: 25.25 x 30 inch...
Category
Early 19th Century Victorian Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Late 19th Century Original English Landscape of a Cottage in Cambria
Located in Soquel, CA
Late 19th Century Original English Landscape of a Cottage in Cambria
Wonderful original antique painting of a thatched cottage in Cambria by...
Category
1880s Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Illustration Board, Gouache
Fine 1820's English Georgian Large Portrait of a Country Lady seated with Quill
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Portrait of a Country Lady, depicted Seated wearing a silk glove and with a Quill Pen
English artist, circa 1820's
oil on canvas, unframed
canvas: 35 x 29 inches
provenance: private ...
Category
Early 19th Century English School Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Continental School 19th Century Oil - Peasant Family
Located in Corsham, GB
A charming scene depicting a peasant family and their dog in a landscape. Unsigned. Presented in a gilt frame. On board.
Category
19th Century Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
1894 Oil - The Letter
Located in Corsham, GB
Signed with a monogram and dated to the lower right. Presented in a gilt frame with foliate strapwork and laurel and berry running pattern. On canvas.
Category
Late 19th Century Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Huge Victorian Oil Painting by Famous Artist Portrait Country Girl in Harvest
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Gleaner
by Charles Sillem LIDDERDALE (British, 1831-1895)
signed & dated 1890
oil painting on canvas,
framed in what we believe to be the original frame
framed: 51.5 x 37.5 inch...
Category
Late 19th Century Victorian Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
French Empire Period Portrait of Fashionable Young Lady Antique Oil Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Portrait of a Young Lady
French School, early 1800's period
oil on canvas, unframed
canvas: 26 x 21 inches
Provenance: private collection, France
Condition: some crazing and pronoun...
Category
Early 19th Century French School Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
A Muse Berkeley Figurative School by Patricia Gren Hayes 1975
Located in Soquel, CA
A Muse - Figurative Study in Oil on Canvas
A nude man wearing a sailor hat while he looks down at a woman sitting on sheets of red and blue by American painter, Patricia Gren Hayes ...
Category
1970s American Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Spring Day by the Lake" Post-Impressionist Parisian Country Side Oil Painting
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful oil on board painting by American artist Maurice Monnard. Monnard was a Post-Impressionist painter known for his colorful cityscapes depict...
Category
1970s Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board, Canvas
Preparing the Trick
Located in Missouri, MO
Canvas Size: approx 26.5 x 18
Framed Size: approx 30 x 22 inches
Born into a poor family in Durham, England, John George Brown (1831-1913) earned a reputation as one of 19th-century...
Category
Late 19th Century American Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
19th Century landscape oil painting of a harvest in Derbyshire
Located in Nr Broadway, Worcestershire
George Turner
British, (1843-1910)
Harvesting near Barrow-on-Trent
Oil on canvas, signed & dated (18)86, further inscribed verso
Image size: 19.25 inches x 29.25 inches
Size includ...
Category
19th Century Victorian Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
House in Hudson, Ohio, Late 19th Century Painting by Cleveland School Artist
Located in Beachwood, OH
Ora Coltman (American, 1858-1940)
House in Hudson, OH
Oil on canvas
Signed lower left
22 x 26 inches
27.5 x 31.5 inches, framed
21 Aurora Street is locally known as the Isham-Beebe ...
Category
Late 19th Century American Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Antique Dutch 19th century ships at sea, fishing boats, men rowing.
Located in Woodbury, CT
A very well-painted Dutch 19th century marine scene. The small boat is full of men who are rowing hard to get to the larger vessels, possibly to either take goods on or off the large...
Category
1870s Victorian Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
19th Century Italian Miniature Painting Christ Garden of Gethsemane Angels
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Italian School, late 19th century
Christ in the Garden of Gethsemane
miniature painting, framed
framed: 3.5 x 3 inches
image: 2.5 x 2 inches
provenance: private collection, Italy
con...
Category
Late 19th Century Old Masters Figurative Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
"Still-life of Fruits" by Maria Meriggi - Oil on Copper - 30x24 cm
Located in Geneva, CH
Maria Meriggi, born in 1935, is an Italian painter known for her evocative depictions of urban landscapes and everyday scenes, particularly those of Venice. Her notable works include...
Category
1970s Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Metal, Copper
Three Sisters in the Cascade Range, Oregon Lake with Birds Migrating
Located in Soquel, CA
Three Sisters in the Cascade Range, Oregon
Landscape scene depicting three snowcapped mountains, also known as "The Three Sisters," surrounded by evergreen trees by John Englehart...
Category
Late 19th Century Tonalist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Linen
Georgina Lara (fl.1840-1880) - Framed 19th Century Oil, The Faggot Gatherers
Located in Corsham, GB
The Faggot Gatherers, oil on canvas. Signed to the lower right and dated 1868. Presented in an attractive black frame with carved running details.
Category
19th Century Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Wissous - French Impressionist Landscape near Paris Road Haystack Oil Painting
Located in Sevenoaks, GB
A beautiful signed and dated 1901 oil on paper laid on board by Auguste Grass-Mick, the French impressionist painter who was friends with Edgar Degas and Henri Toulouse-Lautrec.
Gr...
Category
1890s Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Board
The Cardinal Painting the Virgin Mary
Located in St. Albans, GB
This painting by Henri Brispot stands out amongst many pieces that he ever painted. It was sold in New York for $20 000 and is a wonderful example of his satirical nature shown throu...
Category
Late 19th Century French School Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Fine Early 19th Century Classical Italian Oil Capriccio Lake Landscape Old Ruins
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Italian Landscape
English artist, early 19th century
circle/ follower of Joseph Mallord William Turner (British 1775-1851)
oil on wood panel, framed in a delightful antique walnu...
Category
Early 19th Century Old Masters Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Paris Art on a Spring Morning
Located in Soquel, CA
Paris street scene by a French street artist signed lower right. Label on verso "Angelo Ponza" Art Gallery Naples, Italy.
Image, 16"H x 20"W
Frame, 20"H x 24"W
Category
1970s Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Antique German Oil Painting Portrait of a Family Group - Restoration project
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Family Group
German School, late 19th/ early 20th century
oil on board
board: 17.5 x 13 inches
provenance: private collection
condition: sound condition but with various surface ...
Category
Late 19th Century Victorian Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Modern Reclining Nude Study of Red Haired Woman
Located in Soquel, CA
Modern nude study of red-haired woman reclining seated by American painter, Patricia Gren Hayes (b. 1932), 1979.
Signed and dated on verso
Provenance: Purchased as part of larger collection of artist's work
Unframed.
Canvas size: 16"H x 20"W.
Patricia Gren Hayes (American, b. 1932) is a Bay Area Figurative & Feminist Art Movement artist who studied at Winnipeg Public Art School in 1950. She received early recognition in Museum and Gallery competitions and exhibitions and was awarded a Special Education in Art recognition by the Winnipeg Museum of Fine Art, and was awarded a scholarship to the Banff College of Fine Art. Further studies were at The University of Manitoba.
She was a Member of Winnipeg Free Press Sketch Club and was a Cartoonist and paste-up for a French-English bi-weekly, in Eastern Canada;
She studied outdoor impressionism in New York in 1960; in 1962, attended The California College of Arts and Crafts, and in 1976 B.A., U.C. Berkeley where she studied under Elmer Bischoff, David Simpson, Joan Brown, Felix Ruvolo, Yolanda Lopez and Vincent Perez.
She started a freelance commercial art business in 1963; copyrighted a National Cartoon, 1976, and served as Exhibition Director for San Francisco Woman Artists Gallery and the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, 1976-1978. She was a workshop instructor at the San Francisco Woman Artists Gallery, 1977-1985; and was Manager/Owner Stanton Art Gallery, Alameda, CA, 1976-1982.
Solo Exhibitions:
Berkeley Marina, 1974;
Oakland Center for The Visual Arts, "Images of Women", 1979
Group Exhibitions:
Oakland's Dept of Education, 1963, Studio One;
Alameda County Fair, 1975, 1976, 1978;
San Francisco Art Festival, 1969, 1970, 1976, 1977, 1978;
San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, 1976, 1977, 1978;
San Francisco Women Artists Gallery Exhibition, award winner - 1970, 1977, 1978;
Hayward Bay Fair Art Festival, award winner - 1971;
Capricorn Assunder Gallery, 1973;
Oakland Art Festival, 1973, 1974;
Alameda Art Association, 1978;
El Cerrito...
Category
1970s American Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
A French Chasseur a Cheval de la Garde Imperiale, drinking outside a Inn or Pub
Located in Woodbury, CT
A French Chasseur a Cheval de la Garde Imperiale, drinking outside an Inn or Pub.
Frank Moss Bennett was born in Liverpool, England on 15 November 1...
Category
1890s Victorian Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas, Panel
'La Taverne Pausset, Paris', Salon d'Automne, Salon des Independants, Benezit
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Signed lower right, 'Dambourgez' for Edouard-Jean Dambourgez (French, 1844-1931), titled, 'Paris' and painted circa 1880. Titled with inscription, verso, on old backing, ''Taverne Pausset', grands boulevards a Paris".
A fine and detailed, cabinet-size oil painting showing an elegant Parisian cafe and bar, the interior lit by luminous, floor-to-ceiling stained-glass windows and filled with fashionably-dressed patrons drinking and socializing beneath a haze of pipe and cigar smoke. A minor, period masterpiece, providing an animated view of the city's fin-de-siècle nightlife, and characterised by finely observed and fully-realized figures showing an unusual degree of both social commentary and psychological penetration.
Edouard-Jean Dambourgez first studied with Jules Lefebvre and, subsequently, as an engraver and chromo-lithographer under Gustave Boulanger. In 1880, Dambourgez commenced exhibiting at the Salon des Artistes Français, and, in 1883, was elected a member of the Society. Throughout the 1880's, he exhibited frequently and with success at the major Paris salons including the Salon d'Automne, the Salon des Independants and the Salon des Champs-de-Mars. In 1884, he was commissioned by the Louvre to engrave all illustrations for the catalog to the Thiers Collection, recently bequeathed to the Museum. The recipient of numerous prizes, medals and juried awards, Dambourgez was awarded an honorable distinction by the Salon in 1888, and an honorable mention in 1891.
In 1888, the critic Albert Wolff recommended his painting, 'A Cheese Shop', for inclusion at the Salon des Artistes Français. In 1891, the city of Paris bought his large canvas, 'The Cream and Cheese Market...
Category
1880s Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Postcard
19th century English marine of Dutch or English boats off a coastline
By James Webb
Located in Woodbury, CT
This James Webb English marine painting, circa 1870, is a masterpiece of atmospheric charm and technical precision that would appeal profoundly to an interior designer or fine art co...
Category
1870s Victorian Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
1850's Large Mid 19th Century French Portrait of a Young Gentleman Signed Oil
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The French Gentleman
by Paul Goubil (French mid 19th century)
signed and dated 1855
oil on canvas, framed
framed: 30.5 x 25 inches
canvas: 29 x 24 inches
Provenance: private collecti...
Category
Mid-19th Century French School Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Mother & Daughter Walking Coastal Pathway, Antique English Oil Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist/ School: British School, late 19th/ early 20th century
Title: Mother & Daughter walking along the coastal path, with the sea beside them.
Medium: oil painting on canvas, f...
Category
Late 19th Century Victorian Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
19th Century English Oil Pastoral Landscape with Woodcutter and Cattle Grazing
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Pastoral Landscape with Figure and Cattle
English School, mid 19th century
signed lower front corner
oil on canvas, framed
Framed: 18 x 24.5 inches
Canvas: 14 x 21 inches
Provenance:...
Category
Mid-19th Century Victorian Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Ballerina Silouette Oil Painting #2
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
6030 Ballerina silhouette oil painting in white on a black backround
Signed verso Robert Yarmola
Framed
Image 17.75x10.75
Category
1970s Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Rural Life in Summer: 19th C Island Village Scene, Figures and Animals painting
Located in Norwich, GB
A wonderful and idyllic, mid 19th Century summery village scene, where a pretty young girl stands, knitting (perhaps she is secretly waiting for someone?), village women eat and work...
Category
Mid-19th Century French School Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
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
19th century English village scene with cottages, horses landscape and people
Located in Woodbury, CT
Georgine Lara
English Village landscape
A painting by Georgina Lara depicting a 19th-century English village scene offers a charming and evocat...
Category
1890s Victorian Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Portrait of Gerardina Van Osch by Dutch artist Johan Hendrik Neuman (Dutch)
Located in Soquel, CA
A beautiful realist mid 19th century portrait of Gerardina Van Osch (Dutch, 1819-1898) by Jan Hendrik Neuman (Johan Heinrich Neuman) (German, 1819-1898). S...
Category
Mid-19th Century Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Linen, Oil
W. Colley - 1895 Oil, Spectator of the Duel
Located in Corsham, GB
Signed and dated to the lower right. Well presented in a gilt frame with foliate running patterns. On board.
Category
Late 19th Century Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Terrace on the Sea - Oil Painting on Panel - 19th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Terrace on the Sea is an original painting realized in the 19th century by an anonymous artist.
The artwork is a colored oil panting on panel.
Signed on the ...
Category
19th Century Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
19th Century English Impressionist Oil Painting Girls & Dogs on Beach in Spring
Located in Gerrards Cross, GB
‘A Breeze after a Bathe’ by Walter Duncan ARWS (1847-1932).
The painting – which depicts three young Victorian ladies and their dogs on Bournemouth beach after a swim – is signed b...
Category
1870s Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Victorian English 19th century Autumn/Fall River landscape, with trees and hills
Located in Woodbury, CT
Wonderful English Victorian River Landscape.
Thomas O Hume was an English landscape painter who exhibited from 1864-1892.
He showed his paintings at t...
Category
1870s Victorian Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
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
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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