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Figurative Paintings For Sale
Period: 19th Century
Period: 1950s
Painted Wood Tavolette Book Cover Binding in the Biccherna Style Siena Tuscany
Located in Sutton Poyntz, Dorset
Icilio Federico Joni.
Italian ( b.1866 - d.1946 ).
Painted Gesso, Gilt and Wood Tavolette Book Cover Binding in the Sienese Biccherna Style
Book Cover size 11 inches x 8.1 inches ( ...
Category
Late 19th Century Gothic Figurative Paintings
Materials
Gesso, Oil, Tempera, Wood Panel
19th Century British Oil Painting Fisherfolk on Shore with Boats Signed original
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Fisherfolk on the Shore
British School, late 19th century
indistinctly signed and inscribed
oil on board, framed
framed: 15.5 x 17 inches
board: 12 x 13.5 inches
provenance: private ...
Category
19th Century Victorian Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
The Love Letter
Located in Washington, DC
Signed and dated '1884' lower right
Category
1880s Academic Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
19th Century Oil - Fishing By Moonlight
Located in Corsham, GB
A charming 19th century oil depicting fishermen pulling in nets by moonlight. The boats are portrayed in choppy waters before a Dutch coastal town. The artist uses a dark palette to ...
Category
19th Century Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Early 19th Century Oil - Greeting the Prince
Located in Corsham, GB
A charming classical scene depicting figures bowing before a prince. The artist uses sepia tones to capture the figures standing before a vast landscape. Unsigned. Part of a pair of ...
Category
Early 19th Century Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Virgin Mary and child Jesus oil on board painting Christ
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Josep Lloveras Feliu (1922-2014) - Virgin Mary and child Jesus - Oil on panel
Oil measurements 60x49 cm.
Frame measurements 68x57 cm.
Josep Lloveras y Feliu, was a painter and sculp...
Category
1950s Fauvist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Holy Family with St Elizabeth and Young John Baptist 19th century Oil Painting
Located in Stockholm, SE
This tender depiction of the Holy Family represents a subject which was central to Raphael's oeuvre. The painting is based on the famous panel by Giulio Romano, called Madonna della ...
Category
Late 19th Century Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Wood, Oil
Fine Early 19th Century British Oil Painting Moonlit River Landscape with Figure
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Moonlit River
English School, early 19th century
circle of Sebastian Pether (1793-1844)
oil on canvas, unframed
canvas: 8 x 11 inches
provenance: private collection, Berkshire, E...
Category
Early 19th Century English School Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
The Easter Bonnet - Romantic Portrait Oil Painting by Gustave Jean Jacquet
Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire
Signed oil on panel portrait circa 1890 by French Romantic painter Gustave Jean Jacquet. The work depicts a young redheaded woman wearing a red velvet jacket lined with white fur. On her head she is wearing an Easter bonnet trimmed with leaves.
Signature:
Signed lower right
Dimensions:
Framed: 14"x11.5"
Unframed: 10"x7.5"
Provenance:
Baron Fine Art...
Category
1890s Romantic Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
Barbizon Landscape Painting on French Porcelain Charger 19th Century by Millet
Located in Rochester, NY
Barbizon landscape painting on porcelain. French. 19th century. Signed E. Millet. Porcelain measures 14.5" in diameter.
Category
19th Century Figurative Paintings
Materials
Porcelain
"Zapotecan" Marion Greenwood, Indigenous Mexican Figurative Watercolor
Located in New York, NY
Marion Greenwood
Zapotecan, 1956
Signed and dated
Watercolor on paper
12 1/4 x 9 5/8 inches
Provenance:
Milch Galleries, New York
Marion Greenwood, a painter and printmaker, was bo...
Category
1950s Figurative Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Gospel Scene on Sunrise Jesus Passing Peter 19th Century Oil Painting on Canvas
Located in Stockholm, SE
Gospel of Apostle Luke, Chapter 22:
61. and the Lord turned and looked at Peter; and Peter remembered the word of the Lord, how he had said to him, “Befor...
Category
Late 19th Century Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Wood, Cotton Canvas, Oil
Spanish School 19th Century Oil - A Musical Romance
Located in Corsham, GB
An exquisite oil study depicting a young couple by the open window of a villa. The woman plays a guitar while lovingly looking at the man behind her. The pair wear beautiful traditio...
Category
19th Century Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
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
Adrien Moreau, Woman with Picked Flowers in a Basket Resting by the Sea
Located in Stockholm, SE
A beautiful watercolor by Adrien Moreau (1843-1906) showing a woman with freshly picked flowers in a basket resting in the grass by the sea. The colors are strong and it is mounted i...
Category
Late 19th Century Romantic Figurative Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
The Baron's Charger - 19th Century Oil Painting English Soldier & Battle Horses
Located in Gerrards Cross, GB
‘The Baron’s Charger’ by John Frederick Herring Jr. (1815-1907).
The painting – which depicts a 17th century Caroline nobleman with his battle horses and attendant hounds – is sign...
Category
Mid-19th Century English School Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Landscape, Original Oil on Panel, Impressionist Émile Louis Thivier (1858-1922)
Located in PARIS, FR
*Dimensions include the frame
This small work by Émile Louis Thivier (1858-1922) offers a verdant vignette of nature, characterized by a lively touch and a rich palette, bringing to...
Category
1890s Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
Motif From Långälven in Värmland, Sweden.
Located in Stockholm, SE
This enchanting Swedish painting, dated circa 1890, is believed to depict the tranquil waters of Långälven in Värmland, a testament to Ohlson's prowess in capturing the essence of the Swedish countryside.
The scene is a gentle narrative, where we witness a family moment frozen in time. Parents stand by their daughter on a wooden dock, poised to embark on a journey across the reflective waters. The young girl, dressed in period attire, appears eager and curious, a universal symbol of youth's anticipation for adventure. Her parents, dressed in the fashion of the late 19th century, exude a sense of calm and assurance.
Ohlson's brushwork brings the scene to life with a delicate interplay of light and shadow, mirroring the cloud-speckled sky on the lake's surface. The background is dotted with other vessels, suggesting the shared pleasure of the day's end on the water.
Oscar Ohlson (1847–1912), born in Linneryd, Småland, and later settling in Borås, was a multifaceted artist who, after pursuing law, found his true calling in the arts. A student of Alfred Wahlberg...
Category
1890s Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
The Village - Auvers-sur-Oise - Impressionist Landscape Painting - Victor Vignon
Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire
Signed oil on canvas figures in landscape circa 1875 by French impressionist painter Victor Alfred Paul Vignon. The piece depicts a woman and girl pushing a cart filled with flowers on a track between walled gardens on a bright summer's day.
Signature:
Signed and lower left
Dimensions:
Framed: 15"x19"
Unframed: 10"x14"
Provenance:
Private French collection
Victor Vignon's mother has been incorrectly identified as the writer Claude Vignon...
Category
Late 19th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Pietro Krohn (Attributed), Interior With Woman Knitting, Oil Painting
Located in Cheltenham, GB
This late 19th-century oil painting attributed to Danish artist Pietro Krohn (1840-1905) depicts a gently lit interior with a woman knitting before a statue of the Venus de Milo. It’...
Category
1870s Victorian Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Mid Century Seascape and Figural Original oil painting on Linen
Located in Soquel, CA
Seascape Original oil painting on Linen 1956
Solitary figure on wharf by California artist Robert Watson, painted 1956 (1923 - 2004)The following, is from Tony Watson, son of the ar...
Category
1950s Figurative Paintings
Materials
Linen, Oil
Antique Scottish Oil on Canvas Painting Tantallon Castle Ruin East Lothian 1850
By Horatio McCulloch
Located in Portland, OR
A fine & important Scottish oil on canvas painting; a landscape of Tantallon Castle in East Lothian, by Horatio McCulloch (1805-1867) R.S.A. The painting circa 1850.
This very hands...
Category
1850s Romantic Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
'The Artist as a Young Man' by Hal Frater - Ashcan School Figurative Painting
By Hal Frater
Located in Carmel, CA
Hal Frater's "The Artist as a Young Man" is a striking oil on canvas that captures the essence of the artist himself, rendered in a raw, emotive style. The palette is earthy, with na...
Category
1950s Ashcan School Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Enormous Religious German Oil Painting Adoration of Madonna & Christ Child
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Adoration of the Madonna & Christ Child
German Baroque artist, late 19th century
oil painting on canvas
framed within highly ornate gilt frame
overall size: 68 x 50 inches in total
c...
Category
Late 19th Century Baroque Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Antique Italian Oil on Panel Painting Costume Genre Dog & Beauty Franceso Vinea
By Francesco Vinea
Located in Portland, OR
A very good antique oil on panel costume genre painting by the celebrated Northern Italian artist, Francesco Vinea (1845-1902), the painting dated signed and dated 1873.
Vinea studied at The Academy of Fine Arts in Florence and then worked as a designer of illustrated periodicals, he returned to Florence and studied under professor Enrico Pollestrini. Vinea unapologetically produced incredibly high quality humorous and whimsical scenes that were always elegant and depicted figures in period costume situated in lavishly ornamented interiors. Vinea became quite famous and wealthy in his lifetime and his work was particularly sought after in France, England and The United States. The 19th Century American art collector James Jackson...
Category
1870s Italian School Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
PHEASANT SHOOTING
Located in Marlborough, GB
Samuel John Egbert Jones
(1797- 1861)
PHEASANT SHOOTING
Oil on canvas
Frame H. 38cm x W. 47cm Image H. 30cm x W. 40cm
A hunting scene in a beautiful early autumnal wooded landscap...
Category
1840s Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Portrait of Old Woman 1893 by Famous Russian Master Oil Painting on Canvas Frame
Located in Stockholm, SE
Attributed by Nikolay Alekseyevich Kasatkin (1859 - 1930). In this touching artwork, the artist perfectly conveyed the character of the old woman, who has seen a lot in her life. The hands, tired out and riddled with veins, lie helplessly on the knees. Her slouched body tells us about the load of years lived. The painter skillfully conveys a sense of wisdom, kindness, and humility through her wrinkled face and detached gaze. The painting exudes warmth with a subtle touch of sadness and reflection on a life lived. Thanks to moderately contrasting colors, the portrait comes to life and shows us the depth of the artist's intention. Kasatkin not only continued the traditions of the best masters of portraiture in Russia in the 19th century, but also introduced new principles into it. He sought to display on canvas not only the external features of a person, but also to demonstrate his spiritual world. Antique oil painting on canvas, signed bottom left, framed.
Size app.: 68.5 x 52.3 cm (roughly 27 x 20.6 in), frame is 80.5 x 63.5 cm (roughly 31.7 x 25 in). Very good condition, very well preserved recently conserved condition with minimal wear (notice few micro losses here and there). Please study good resolution images for cosmetic condition. In person actual painting may appear darker or brighter than in our pictures, strictly depending on sufficient light in your environment. Weight of app. 5.4 kg is going to measure 8 kg packed for shipment.
Nikolay Alekseyevich Kasatkin (1859 - 1930) was a Russian painter, considered to be one of the founders of Social Realism in Russia. From 1873 to 1883 he studied at the Moscow School of Painting, Sculpture and Architecture with Vasily Perov and Illarion Pryanishnikov. Upon graduating, he received a medal for his painting "Beggars at the Church Door". In 1891, he began exhibiting with the Peredvizhniki and, from 1894 to 1917, was a teacher at his alma mater. For thirty years, beginning in 1883, he worked with Ivan Sytin, providing illustrations for his popular almanac/calendars and teaching lithography. He also contributed The Great Reform, an encyclopedia that celebrated the fiftieth anniversary of the Emancipation (1861), and a collection called "Russian History in Pictures". In 1903, he became a member of the Imperial Academy of Arts. He participated in the Exposition Universelle (1900), where he won a silver medal, and the Louisiana Purchase Exposition (1904), among others. In 1923, following the Civil War, he was named the first "People's Artist of the Republic" and became a member of the AKhRR (Association of Artists). He is considered to be one of the forerunners of Socialist Realism in the arts and was sometimes called the "Gorky of Painters". In 1956, the Soviet Union honored him with a 40 kopeck commemorative postage stamp. In 1971, his painting of a female mine worker...
Category
Late 19th Century Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Wood, Oil
Before Storm Vivid Landscape by Swedish Master 19th century
Located in Stockholm, SE
Attributed by Wilhelm von Gegerfelt (1844—1920). The disheveled crowns of the trees indicate to us the raging wind, and the evening sky in the background...
Category
Late 19th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Wood, Oil, Cardboard
School of Paris, Sleeping Woman, Nude, Oil on Canvas
Located in Saint Amans des cots, FR
Oil on canvas by Fortunato Pirazzini (1907-2003), School of Paris, ca.1950. "Sleeping woman, Nude". Measurements : with frame : 56x71 cm - 22x28 inches
without frame : 46x61 cm - 18....
Category
1950s Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Italian Brigands in the Roman Countryside fighting with Papal Dragoons.
Located in Firenze, IT
Brigands in the Roman countryside fighting with papal dragoons.
19th century.
Characteristic technique among foreign and German traveling painters: oil on metal plate, probably zin...
Category
Mid-19th Century Romantic Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Mercury Leading Psyche to Heaven
Located in Jacksonville, FL
Henri-Léopold Lévy (23 September 1840, Nancy - 29 December 1904, Paris) was a French painter of Jewish ancestry, known primarily for mythological and Biblical subjects.
He was the s...
Category
19th Century Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Preparation of the meal and punished child
Located in Genève, GE
Work on canvas
Plaster frame and gilded molded wood
44.3 x 51 x 5 cm
Category
1880s Old Masters Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Dipinto con Scena di Ninfe e Satiri al Bagno XIX secolo
Located in Milan, IT
Olio su tela. Al retro è presente cartiglio d'epoca con scritta in francese "Paesaggio accademico; Il bagno delle ninfe disturbato dai satiri" e attribuzione a Hippolyte Lebrun (pitt...
Category
Mid-19th Century Other Art Style Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Antique 19th century Original oil painting on canvas, Children with pets, Framed
Located in Framingham, MA
Up for sale is a phenomenal 19th century original oil painting on canvas, depicting a genre scene - two children playing with pets.
No visible signature on the front.
Presented in...
Category
Late 19th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Portrait of Boy and Guitar Original oil by Angeli - Italy circa 1960
Located in Soquel, CA
Portrait of Boy and Guitar Original oil by Angeli - Italy circa 1960
Classical portrait of a young boy ad his guitar by Angeli, an unknown Italian painter (Italy, 20th Century). Roc...
Category
1950s Figurative Paintings
Materials
Linen, Oil, Stretcher Bars
Studies of three heads and an arm for the allegory of music, Paris, Opera
By Edouard Toudouze
Located in PARIS, FR
Edouard TOUDOUZE
Paris, 1848 - Paris, 1907
Studies of three women's heads and an arm for the allegory of music for a rotunda of the Favard foyer of the Opéra Comique (Paris)
Painting...
Category
Late 19th Century Art Nouveau Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
English River landscape, with Church and River at Sunset, Abingdon on the Thames
Located in Woodbury, CT
English River landscape, with Church and River at Sunset, Abingdon on the Thames. England
Wonderful scene of Abingdon on the Thames by one of Englands best known landscape painters....
Category
1890s Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Sunset, Original Oil on Canvas, Impressionist Émile Louis Thivier (1858-1922)
Located in PARIS, FR
*Dimensions include the frame
In this small, evocative painting by Émile Louis Thivier (1858-1922), the soft gradations of color and light across the sky create a gentle, atmospheri...
Category
1890s Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Portrait of Wife
Located in Scottsdale, AZ
Beautiful impressionistic portrait of Soviet master, Aleksei Belykh's, wife. Belykh was a Russian artist from Sverdlovsk. This painting is signed and dated and in great condition. ...
Category
1950s Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Flowers Stil-Life
By Edouard Michel Lançon
Located in Pasadena, CA
Edouard Michel Lançon (1854-c.1930), Nice still-life painting with flowers
Category
Late 19th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
School of Paris, Barbara, Oil on Canvas, 1950s
Located in Saint Amans des cots, FR
Oil on canvas dating from the 50s whose subject strangely resembles Barbara, the French singer. If it is really her, I am unable to confirm that she played the guitar, or that it is ...
Category
1950s Neo-Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
19th century English landscape with Oak trees, a stream and sheep on a pathway
Located in Woodbury, CT
19th century English landscape with Oak trees, a stream and sheep on a pathway.
A wonderful classic English landscape dating from the middle of the 19th century. This style of paint...
Category
1860s Victorian Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
Feria de Sevilla
Located in Madrid, ES
JOSÉ CAÑAVERAL
Spanish, 1833 - 1894
FERIA DE SEVILLA
signed "JCañaveral / Sevilla 1881." (lower right)
oil on canvas
29-1/3 x 19-1/2 inches (74.5 x 49.5 cm.)
framed: 38-1/2 x 29-1/2 ...
Category
1880s Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Reclining Portrait of Henriette of France as Flora, After Jean-Marc Nattier
Located in San Francisco, CA
Reclining Portrait of Henriette of France as Flora, After Jean-Marc Nattier
Oil on canvas lined on wood panel
Painting: 36.75" h x 48" w
Frame: 42.25" h x 53.5" w
No visible ...
Category
Late 19th Century Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
"Avon River - Christ Church, New Zealand" - Mid Century Figurative Landscape
By Leon Worley
Located in Soquel, CA
"Avon River", a beautiful mid century figurative landscape of Christ Church, New Zealand by Leon Worley (American, 1909-2003). Presented in a wooden frame. Signed "Leon Worley" lower...
Category
1950s American Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Cardboard
Bunch of Roses, Oil on Paper
By Gustave Lino
Located in Saint Amans des cots, FR
Oil on paper mounted on cardboard by Gustave Lino (1893-1961), France, 1950s. Bunch of Roses. Measurements : with frame: 73.5x58.6 cm - 28.9x23.1 inches
without frame: 61x46 cm - 24...
Category
1950s Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Paper, Oil, Cardboard
The Grand Tour Venice - Large 19th Century Venetian Oil Painting Ducal Palace
Located in Gerrards Cross, GB
‘The Grand Tour, Venice’ by Josef Carl Püttner (1821-1881).
The painting – which depicts a group of 19th century Grand Tourists on the Riva degli ...
Category
1870s Victorian 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
Pipe Fitters
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Byron Gere (1898 - 1962) was active/lived in United States. Byron Gere is known for Painting.
Byron Gere. Pipe Fitters. American signed dated 1951.
It has a cool provenance. This p...
Category
1950s Art Deco Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Soleil de Novembre - Impressionist Riverscape Oil by Alexandre Jacob
Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire
Signed oil on board landscape circa 1950 by popular French impressionist painter Alexandre Louis Jacob. The piece depicts a view of a marsh water mill. The yellow glow of the low Nov...
Category
1950s Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Guinevere - 19th Century Pre-Raphaelite Oil Painting of Arthururian Queen Legend
Located in Gerrards Cross, GB
‘Guinevere’ by Norman Prescott-Davies R.B.A, R.C.A. (1861-1915). The painting – which depicts an English mediaeval portrait of Queen Guinevere at Amesbury Priory contemplating her lo...
Category
Late 19th Century Pre-Raphaelite Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Bruges (Brügge), 1894 by Symbolist Painter Olof Sager-Nelson.
Located in Stockholm, SE
This painting by Olof Sager-Nelson, executed during his time in Bruges in 1894, is a splendid example of symbolism. It depicts a serene canal in Bruges, surrounded by sunlit houses w...
Category
1890s Symbolist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Cherubs Playing in a Park Grisaille
Located in Pasadena, CA
Framed oil on canvas depicting children. Pink grisaille of cherubs playing in a park. Subject often found over doors or piers in the manner of the 18th century.
Category
Late 19th Century Baroque Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
19th century English landscape with trees, a Harvest Field during Summertime
Located in Woodbury, CT
19th century English landscape with trees, a Harvest Field during Summertime.
A wonderful classic English landscape dating from the middle of the 19th century. This style of paintin...
Category
1860s Victorian Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
Francesco Guardi follower (Venetian school) - Late 19th century painting Venice
Located in Varmo, IT
Venetian painter (19th century) - Venice, view of the Punta della Dogana.
29 x 23 cm without frame, 46 x 31 cm with frame.
Antique oil painting on canvas, in a carved and gilded wo...
Category
Late 19th Century Naturalistic Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
French Impressionist mid century cafe scene of two women seated in a Cafe
Located in Woodbury, CT
Francois Gall, Hungarian by birth, became an impressionist painter in the pure French tradition after he moved to Paris in 1936. He was born in Kolozsvar in the former region of Tr...
Category
1950s Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
1880's German/ French Impressionist Oil Painting Portrait of Man with Hat
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Portrait of a Man in a Hat
French/ German School, late 19th century
indistinctly inscribed verso, dated 1888
oil on canvas, unframed
canvas: 14 x 11.5 inches
provenance: private coll...
Category
Late 19th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Thames near Runnymeade - 19th Century Oil Painting Summer Sunset River Landscape
By Henry Dawson
Located in Gerrards Cross, GB
‘The Thames near Runnymede’ by Henry Dawson R.B.A. (1811-1878).
The painting – which depicts an angler fishing on the riverbank under a spectacular evening sunset – is signed by th...
Category
1860s English School Figurative Paintings
Materials
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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