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Figurative Paintings For Sale
Period: 21st Century and Contemporary
Period: 1990s
3-9-22 (Duptych) - 21st Century, Contemporary, Portrait Painting, Oil on Canvas
Located in Barcelona, Catalonia
“I paint the human figure and explore further till I reach the Beauty of Being, the Soul.. the part of Human Being where everything is in total Serenity, Goodness and Harmony, where ...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Untitled
Located in Barcelona, ES
The painting is being offered with a work and authenticity certificate
Category

2010s Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Paper, Ink

Untitled
Located in Barcelona, ES
The painting is being offered with a work and authenticity certificate
Category

2010s Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Paper, Ink

Audrey
Located in New York, NY
Acrylic on Wood Panel. Portrait or Audrey Hepburn is 24x24. Vibrant colors. About the Artist: "Tomlin is young, upcoming artist based out of NY. His interests in portraits, i...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Wood Panel, Acrylic

Red Houses No. 1, Norway by Calo Carratala - Snowy landscape painting
Located in Paris, FR
Red Houses No. 1 is a unique oil on laminated wood painting from the Norway series by Spanish contemporary artist Calo Carratalá, dimensions are 46 × 74 cm (18.1 × 29.1 in). The art...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Wood Panel

Summer Fun - Sand Wagon
Located in Washington, DC
Contemporary impressionist. New
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21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

Ensemble
Located in ATLANTA, GA
Jean-Louis Mendrisse is a self-taught painter born in 1955 in Clermont-Ferrand. Art, family affairs Jean-Louis Mendrisse studied the deal with his famous sculptor father, Jean Mos...
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21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

Stage V Woman
Located in Southampton, NY
Let’s stop and profoundly analyze this stage… When in a relationship the woman or man doesn’t feel that emotion, that passion, the actions in that being change. One of them is now ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Desire 5, 2011
Located in ATLANTA, GA
Marshall Jones is a realist painter born in Atlanta Georgia, and presently working and living in New York City. From 2008 to 2015 Marshall was the recip...
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21st Century and Contemporary Realist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

Luna al Atardecer
Located in San Miguel de Allende, Guanajuato
Original Carmen Gutierrez painting. "Luna al Atardecer", 2016. Oil, acrylic and liquid silver leaf on canvas. Signed by the artist. 17.7 x 18.5 in. image. 20.5 (height) x 21.5 x 1.6 ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Hard-Edge Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Acrylic

Life in Yellow # 108515
Located in ATLANTA, GA
Carlos J. Tirado (born on April 3, 1964 in Caracas, Venezuela) is an artist, painter and sculptor who has developed a very personal and precise line of work linked to Neo-Pop art. With plenty of personal art exhibitions, Tirado has participated in numerous collective exhibitions, receiving different awards such as “III Premio de Escultura” del Certamen Aires de Córdoba in 2004 and other recognitions, among them, at the Venezuelan Embassy in DC (2005), and the X Latin Art Festival of Atlanta (2005). Childhood Tirado grew up in an upper-middle-class family environment. His inclination for the arts started from an early age. At 8 years old, he was already experimenting with tridimensional forms, creating molds out of cast lead from pieces previously gathered on the streets. These first artistic experiences led by his inquisitive nature, provided the ground to continue exploring the possibilities with different materials like wood, waste and plaster. His childhood games were centered around painting and sculpting, which played an important role that ranged from recreational to aesthetics. When Tirado turned 12 years of age, his parents agreed for him to attend private art classes with professor Javier Hernandez in Caracas. Later on, he realized that Art was a profession that required investment in materials, reason that led him to work at a furniture store painting landscapes and figurative art to decorate the exhibit room. He created numerous paintings of Caracas’ famous mountain: El Avila, and other art pieces that not only served as a source of income, but more importantly, led him to deepen his figurative expression. In 1985, he started drawing comic sets for a renowned newspaper El Diario de Caracas, alongside Jorge Blanco...
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21st Century and Contemporary Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

Very unpleasent
Located in MADRID, ES
With thoughts on 21st century humans and their future, João Cardoso concludes that technology brings tools for two extremes. Thus, technology, as a much n...
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21st Century and Contemporary Street Art Figurative Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

The Wasteland
Located in Stamford, CT
Chaurasiya experiments with his mediums, using unconventional materials like matchsticks and motherboards to create a cultural commentary on our decaying natural surroundings. His wo...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Plywood, Mixed Media, Synthetic Resin, Pigment

Fabric Man
Located in Greenwich, CT
American, b.1956 Scott Duce is an international artist working in New York. Duce’s work is included in many corporate, museum, and private collections. Notable collections include ...
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2010s Realist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Panel

I am a misanthropist
Located in Barcelona, ES
the painting is being offered with a work certificate
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2010s Conceptual Figurative Paintings

Materials

Mixed Media, Acrylic

"Facing the world"
Located in VÉNISSIEUX, FR
This painting called " Facing the world" makes part of my series dedicated to women. In all my creations where I paint a woman, I want to show her like a strong person who faces and...
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2010s American Impressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

Drunk in tears
Located in Barcelona, ES
the painting is being offered with a work certificate
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Mixed Media, Acrylic

Man thinking [Male, Animal, Acrylic, Ink on canvas, Melancholic, Subtle mood]
Located in Seoul, KR
There is a certain attraction to the appearance of people in ordinary posture. It heads for the beauty of the other set of the feeling of a special costume or gesture. And I found th...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Canvas, Ink

Las amigas
Located in Barcelona, ES
the painting is being offered with a work certificate
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2010s Conceptual Figurative Paintings

Materials

Mixed Media, Acrylic

Poker
Located in Barcelona, ES
the painting is being offered with a work certificate
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2010s Conceptual Figurative Paintings

Materials

Mixed Media, Acrylic

French Contemporary Drawing by Jean-Louis Salvadori - Untitled
Located in Paris, IDF
Jean-Louis SALVADORI, né à Ulm en Allemagne, vit et travaille à Toulon (Var) Dès l’âge de 14 ans, Jean-Louis Salvadori s’exprime dans son art et découpe des personnages dans du bois à l’aide d’une scie et les colorie. Dans les années 70 il rencontre le photographe Henry Hermellin avec qui il réalise des portraits en noir et blanc dans différentes expositions communes. Salvadori troque son appareil photo à nouveau pour le pinceau. Depuis les premières expositions de photos à celles de peintures cet artiste polyvalent s’est orienté vers un travail original... Ses œuvres permettent à la suggestion de prendre une place importante. Ce poète, peintre des couleurs, sensible, imaginatif, aborde avec talent la technique mixte mariée à celle du pinceau. Ce qu’il aime surtout, ce sont les portraits, les silhouettes, teintés d’un soupçon de romantisme. Il excelle dans les mises en scène où l’on peut voir des élégantes en représentation, des musiciens créant la fête, des couples tendrement enlacés, …Salvadori n’appartient à aucune école, son talent lui est personnel. Il a comme l’un de ses personnages, « le nez dans les étoiles », et nous invite à le suivre dans son univers de l’imaginaire. EXPOSITIONS 2015 Galerie St Louis, Toulon - Exposition temporaire oeuvres récentes 2014 Exposition "La Belle de Mai" Galerie St Louis, Toulon Galerie Artop, Lille Galerie des Remparts, Mougins "Les singuliers de l'art, l'expo", Galerie St Louis, Toulon Galerie Maznel, St Valéry sur Somme 2013 Galerie Artop, Lille  Galerie St Louis, Toulon Galerie des Remparts, Mougins 2012 Galerie St Louis, Toulon Exposition personnelle Chapelle du Cercle des Arts à Corignac (Galerie Lévy) Galerie Imagine, Bordeaux 2011 Galerie Bourcier-Bonsaï, Oulioules Galerie Imagine, Bordeaux Exposition visites des ateliers Musée de TOULON (du 22 décembre au 22 novembre 2013) Galerie Schôn (Allemagne) Galerie Lévy à Cotignac 2010 Galerie Elizabeth Couturier, Bourgoin Jallieu Galerie des Remparts, Mougins Galerie Pernet, Château d'Oléron Galerie St Louis, Toulon Banque Barclay, Toulon Galerie Bourcier-Bonsaï, Ollioules Espace 213, Tours Grand Baz'Art, Bézu Galerie Lévy, Correns Festival Art Singulier, Brioude Galerie Art et Zen, Le Lavandou 2009 Galerie Elizabeth Couturier, Bourgoin Jallieu Maison du Cygne, Six Fours Les Plages Richart Galery, Barcelone Galerie Imagine, Bordeaux 2008 1er French ARt Festival, Dubaï et Abu Dhabi Artop, Lille Villa Dracaena, La Ciotat Carré du Port, Toulon Galerie Imagine, Bordeaux 2007 Artop, Lille Galerie Elizabeth Couturier, Bourgoin Jallieu 2006 Festival d'Art Singulier, Banne 2005 Galerie St Pierre, Limoges Galerie Damon, Poitiers Galerie St Pierre, Limoges Galerie La Croisée des Arts, Albi Galerie Imagine, Bordeaux Espace contemporain Marceau, Château d'Oléron La Galerie, complexe Gérard Philipe, La Garde Galerie Artop, Lille 2004 Galerie Imagine, Bordeaux (collective) Galerie Amana, Aix en provence Galerie St Louis, Toulon (collective) Galerie Gravero, Le Pradet Galerie Bœuf, Toulon (collective) Galerie Roger Betti, Toulouse Salon des Arts, Toulon Galerie Cravero, Le Pradet 2003 Galerie Robert Bœuf, Toulon Galerie Roger Betti, Toulouse Galerie Imagine? Bordeaux Espace Pernod, Marseille Travaux école maternelle Jules Ferry, Toulon Galerie SMD, Paris Galerie du Prado, Marseille Galerie Damon, Île de Ré Galerie Beaumel, Cajarc Galerie Imagine? Bordeaux Europ’Art, Genève (Galerie Imagine) Galerie Amana, AIx en Provence Galerie Bœuf (exposition personnelle) 2002 Galerie Imagine, Bordeaux Galerie La Forge...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Paper, Mixed Media

Mangroves in Casamance No.2 by Calo Carratalá - Senegal landscape painting
Located in Paris, FR
Mangroves in Casamance No.2 is a unique oil pencil on cardboard, glued on wooden frame painting by Spanish contemporary artist Calo Carratalá, dimensions are 80 × 139 × 4 cm (31.5 × ...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Pencil, Cardboard, Wood

Meadow Painting Poppies Flowers
Located in Sempach, LU
Meadow painting, vibrant colors of the blossom meadow landscape, textured painting would be a great addition to your oil painting collection. The texture and strokes can be seen in t...
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2010s Impressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Cotton Canvas, Oil

Hypnos 1 signed Paula Craioveanu oil on canvas
Located in Forest Hills, NY
"Hypnos 1", oil on canvas, 27.5x19.68in / 70x50cm Hypnos is the personification of sleep, the god who touches humans with his wings , his mission is to help people sleep. Part of my...
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2010s Post-Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Fellow Feeling
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Shipping Procedure FREE Shipping Worldwide Ships in a well-protected tube. This work is unique, not a print or other type of copy. Accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity. Now ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil, Acrylic

Nude woman
Located in Sempach, LU
“The longer you look at an object, the more abstract it becomes, and, ironically, the more real.” Lucian Freud. "Nudes are interesting to paint; I've had people say my Ladies are ...
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2010s Impressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

Cultivating Hope, original artwork by Tetiana Pchelnykova
Located in Sempach, LU
There is a literary saying: "For Ukrainians, the heart is in children, the soul is in songs, and life is in gardens." The "Gardens of Resilience" series embodies the enduring will an...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

La Grande Parisienne. Contemporary Figurative Oil Painting
Located in Brecon, Powys
When this beautiful piece was created Berlin had been staging a one man renaissance of the early 20th Century School of Paris. For 8 years in this wing of study he used the shapes of...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Marble

Red Shadow - Modern Expressive Minimalistic Painting, Large Format
Located in Salzburg, AT
Joanna Mrozowska Born in 1976 in Warsaw. Studied in the Department of Painting in the Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw; she graduated with a Master’s degree in painting, with the cycle...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Cotton Canvas, Acrylic

GRASSES V Triptych - Atmospheric Landscape, Modern Seascape Painting
Located in Salzburg, AT
To emphasize the grasses even more, the artist uses modeling paste, It gives the beautiful painting even more depth. A few words of the artist about his art: When i painting lands...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Paste, Cotton Canvas, Acrylic

Read the Signs Year 2020 Part 1.
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Read the Signs Year 2020 Part 1. Signed with the artist's initials lower right Signed with the artist's "Yummy" drystamp lower right corner Watercolor on Arches paper Archival framin...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Watercolor

"Genesis" Oil Painting 63" x 51" inch by Yevhenii Shapovalov
Located in Culver City, CA
"Genesis" Oil Painting 63" x 51" inch by Yevhenii Shapovalov AAT: Artwork ships rolled in a tube ABOUT: Yevhenii Shapovalov is a highly talented Ukrainian painter and graphic know...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Oil Pastel

Standing By The Temple Lake Contemporary Expressionist Oil Painting
Located in Brecon, Powys
Paul Wadsworth has a strong affiliation with the Indian sub-continent and after spending 6 months in the beautiful southern state of Kerala he has returned to his English studio to p...
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2010s Abstract Expressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

"Anton Pilipchuk" Oil Painting 35" x 47" inch by Evgeniya Buravleva
Located in Culver City, CA
"Anton Pilipchuk" Oil Painting 35" x 47" inch by Evgeniya Buravleva Evgeniya Buravleva was born in Kirov (Russia) in 1980. 2000 – graduated from the Rylov Art School of Vyatka. 200...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

The Flower Shop
Located in Cambridge, GB
The Flower Shop Girl by JEAN ROSE B. 1933 Oil on board, signed, 24 x 27 cm Jean Rose was one of the first women students at Corsham, Bath and worked under some of the postwa...
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1990s Post-Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

Standing By The Temple Lake: Contemporary Expressionist Oil Painting
Located in Brecon, Powys
Paul Wadsworth has a strong affiliation with the Indian sub-continent and after spending 6 months in the beautiful southern state of Kerala he has returned to his English studio to p...
Category

2010s Abstract Expressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

The Agave - Contemporary Expressive Landscape Oil Painting, Plant View
Located in Salzburg, AT
Agnieszka Zawisza (born 1970) is a painter, visual artist and art teacher. She studied at the Warsaw Art Academy, Department of Painting (1994-2000), obtaining a Master's degree with...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Sax Berlin, Emissary Of Peace. Contemporary Figurative Painting
Located in Brecon, Powys
Master artist Sax Berlin has turned his attention and considerable skills to creating this signature work, a self portrait. It's a complex piece that takes inspiration from the peace...
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2010s Neo-Expressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Acrylic

Blood Moon Eclipse Abstract Impressionism
Located in Soquel, CA
Blood Moon Eclipse Abstract Impressionism A vibrant abstract painting in primary colors in watercolor and acrylic paint, by California-based ar...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Impressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Watercolor, Acrylic, Paper

Echoes 3 - painting Paula Craioveanu oil on canvas
Located in Forest Hills, NY
Echoes 3 Composition with Two Male Nudes, oil on canvas, 35.5x19.5in / 90x50cm Part of Wings of Gods solo show, April 2024. Shipped as it is, stretched, directly from the artist...
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2010s Academic Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Arborescence
Located in Miami, FL
Born 1949, Fréjus, France French artist Evelyne Ballestra studied painting in the South of France before moving to Switzerland where she met her mentor, Rolf Dürig, a master of the ...
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2010s Abstract Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Honor and Vader (Master) - Original Mixed Media Origami Inspired Painting
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Emilio Rama's captivating pop art-inspired paintings featuring origami animal figures are a distinctive and original contribution to the realm of contemporary art. With a vibrant int...
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2010s Pop Art Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Hypnos 2 signed Paula Craioveanu oil on canvas
Located in Forest Hills, NY
"Hypnos 2", oil on canvas, 15.74x23.6in / 40x60cm Hypnos is the personification of sleep, the god who touches humans with his wings. His mission is to help people sleep. Part of my ...
Category

2010s Post-Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Sunset (Nude on Armchair 3) original painting by Paula Craioveanu 39x23in
Located in Forest Hills, NY
Sunset (Nude on Armchair 4) Part of "Wings of Gods" solo show, until April 30, 2024. Original painting. size 39x23in / 100x60cm . Shipped stretched, as it is, ready for hanging. ...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Canvas

"Fountain of Youth" Abstract Painting 82" x 63" inch by Vera Kochubey
Located in Culver City, CA
"Fountain of Youth" Abstract Painting 82" x 63" inch by Vera Kochubey * * * SHIPPED: ROLLED CANVAS * * * The majority of Kochubey’s paintings take the form of heavily symbolic po...
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21st Century and Contemporary Neo-Expressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil, Acrylic

Fortitude
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Shipping Procedure FREE Shipping Worldwide Ships in a well-protected tube. This work is unique, not a print or other type of copy. Accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity. A di...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Forest Walk
Located in Miami, FL
Born 1949, Fréjus, France French artist Evelyne Ballestra studied painting in the South of France before moving to Switzerland where she met her mentor, Rolf Dürig, a master of the ...
Category

2010s Abstract Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

The Forge by Christophe Dupety - Colourful painting, fruits, orange tones, vivid
Located in Paris, FR
The Forge is a unique oil on canvas painting by contemporary artist Christophe Dupety, dimensions are 97 × 130 cm (38.2 × 51.2 in). The artwork is signed, sold unframed and comes wit...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"Wakko" - Pop Art Cartoon inspired Animaniacs Character by Randy Morales
Located in Los Angeles, CA
US Navy veteran Randy Morales fuses nostalgia and graphic expressionism within his street-pop artworks. The choice of subjects within his artworks is strongly influenced by his exper...
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2010s Street Art Figurative Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Paper

Latin American Cuban Painting by Julio Antonio Devoroción (Devotion), 1992
Located in Washington, DC
Major painting by Cuban/American artist Julio Antonio (b. 1950). Painting is acrylic on canvas and titled "Devoroción". Painting is signed and dated 1992. Measures: 70" W x 78" H. ...
Category

1990s Abstract Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Chroma sky (Blue key) 10 - Contemporary, Blue, Minimalist, Figurative, Landscape
Located in Berlin, DE
Chroma sky (Blue key) 10, 2007 Acrylic and oil on canvas (Signed on reverse) 23.62 H x 31.49 W in 60 H x 80 W cm The artist wrote about how he conceives this work: "The transformat...
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Early 2000s Photorealist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Acrylic

Badinter by Christophe Dupety - Portrait painting, politician, vivid background
Located in Paris, FR
Badinter is a unique oil on canvas painting by contemporary artist Christophe Dupety, dimensions are 100 × 100 cm (39.4 × 39.4 in). The artwork is signed, sold unframed and comes wi...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

"Wish To See You Here II" Large Vibrant Landscape Painting In Blue, Steffen Bue
Located in Frederiksberg C, DK
"Wish To See You Here II" by Danish artist Steffen Bue is a captivating contemporary landscape painting that immerses you in a world of vibrant colors and dynamic forms. Measuring 3...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

"Visions of Johanna" colorful summertime portrait of nude woman swimming/posing
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
"Visions of Johanna" is a colorful summertime portrait of nude woman swimming in the backgrounds and posing in the foreground. Nick Weber (b.1971), living and painting in Springs, N...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Tupperware Containers I - 21st Century Dutch Still-life painting of Tupperware
Located in Nuenen, Noord Brabant
Heidi von Faber Tupperware Containers I Acrylic on linen 80 x 80 cm ( framed/ included in price 85 x 85 cm) Dutch artist Heidi Von Faber lives and works in The Hague. The Stilllli...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Linen, Acrylic

Study 4 for Silent Running
Located in New York, NY
Figure Study for Silent Running #4 David Stern (Germany, b. 1956) Acrylics on canvas 38 inches by 48 inches Hand signed by artist, certificate of authenticity available Colors: Purpl...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Nocturn IV by Lumi Mizutani - Japanese landscape painting, gold leaf, tree, moon
Located in Paris, FR
Nocturn IV is a unique diptych painting by contemporary artist Lumi Mizutani. The painting is made with Japanese pigments and gold leaves on Japanese paper mounted on panel, dimensi...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Gold Leaf

In the Cherries by Christophe Dupety - Colourful painting, berries, bird, vivid
Located in Paris, FR
In the Cherries is a unique oil on canvas painting by contemporary artist Christophe Dupety, dimensions are 46 × 55 cm (18.1 × 21.7 in). The artwork is signed, sold unframed and come...
Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Figurative Paintings for Sale

Figurative art, as opposed to abstract art, retains features from the observable world in its representational depictions of subject matter. Most commonly, figurative paintings reference and explore the human body, but they can also include landscapes, architecture, plants and animals — all portrayed with realism.

While the oldest figurative art dates back tens of thousands of years to cave wall paintings, figurative works made from observation became especially prominent in the early Renaissance. Artists like Michelangelo, Leonardo da Vinci and other Renaissance masters created naturalistic representations of their subjects.

Pablo Picasso is lauded for laying the foundation for modern figurative art in the 1920s. Although abstracted, this work held a strong connection to representing people and other subjects. Other famous figurative artists include Francis Bacon and Lucian Freud. Figurative art in the 20th century would span such diverse genres as Expressionism, Pop art and Surrealism.

Today, a number of figural artists — such as Sedrick Huckaby, Daisy Patton and Eileen Cooper — are making art that uses the human body as its subject.

Because figurative art represents subjects from the real world, natural colors are common in these paintings. A piece of figurative art can be an exciting starting point for setting a tone and creating a color palette in a room.

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