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Figurative Paintings For Sale
Period: 21st Century and Contemporary
Period: 19th Century
Into the Weekend by Barbara Schaumann - Contemporary Abstract Cubistic Painting
Located in DE
Barber Schaumann is a contemporary artist known for her vibrant, abstract interpretations of the female form. Her work combines bold colors with modern, geometric shapes, blending el...
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2010s Abstract Geometric Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"Let the Good Times Rolls" Pop Art Mixed Media Collage on Canvas Painting
Located in New York, NY
This piece depicts iconic Logos with vintage news paper clippings from the mid century. We find Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis lower left, with other Americana imagery through out. Celeb...
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2010s Pop Art Figurative Paintings

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Mixed Media, Acrylic, Newsprint, Canvas

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

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

The Pump Man Will Make You Jump Man - Vibrant Original Figurative Soccer Art
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Danny Brown is a first-generation American urban artist born in Los Angeles. His parents relocated their family from Oaxaca, Mexico in search of opportunity in the United States. Danny Brown’s artworks allocate an intrinsic connection between himself and the diverse communities occupying Los Angeles. Brown combines art history, streetwear trends, and pop art symbolism to create a signature style with a soft and fun, yet edgy character. This one-of-a-kind acrylic painting on canvas measures 20 inches high by 16 inches wide. This artwork is not framed. This painting is signed by Brown on the back. Convenient local Los Angeles area shipping. Affordable Continental U.S. and International shipping also available. A certificate of authenticity issued by the art gallery is included. Danny Brown uses his interest in fashion as well as his knowledge of color, design, and culture as inspiration for his paintings. The loss of friends to violence and incarceration, combined with the loss of a family member to gang violence pushed Brown to use art as a source of therapy and to project a positive inspiring image for his community. Brown’s art coalesces youth culture, art history, fashion and American consumerism and melds them all to create his unique style. Instantly relatable and recognizable, his cathartic paintings represent contemporary issues as well as a demographic that is traditionally underrepresented in fine art. His works speak to young Americans and inspire a whole new generation of art collectors and admirers. Since 2016, Daniel Brown has exhibited at MoMA PS1 in New York City, and various galleries in Los Angeles. REPRESENTATION Artspace Warehouse, Los Angeles, USA EDUCATION BFA Art Center College of Design, Pasadena EXHIBITIONS 2024 Artspace Warehouse, Los Angeles, CA Affordable Art Fair Austin, TX 2023 Artspace Warehouse, Los Angeles, CA 2022 Affordable Art Fair New York, NY 2021 From A to B and Back Again, Artspace Warehouse, Los Angeles, CA 2020 Marginal Activities, Artspace Warehouse, Los Angeles, CA 2019 Quiet Please...
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21st Century and Contemporary Street Art Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Rustic Charm of the French Countryside, French School
Located in Stockholm, SE
We are pleased to offer this exquisite mid-19th century French painting, a serene landscape that beautifully captures the tranquility of rural life. This piece is signed "Ph ..." (th...
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Mid-19th Century French School Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Wood Panel

Figures in Winter Dutch Snow Landscape Large 19th Century Oil on Canvas Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Winter Landscape Dutch School, 19th century oil painting on canvas, framed framed: 22 x 28 inches canvas: 16.5 x 23 inches provenance: private collection, UK condition: very goo...
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19th Century Old Masters Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Elegant Young Lady in a Blue Dress, Seated at a Parisian Café 1
Located in West Sussex, GB
Konstantin Razumov (Born 1974) Russian Elegant Young Lady in a Blue Dress at a Parisian Cafe Oil on canvas: 20 x 14inches. Frame: 27 x 21 inches. Konstantin Razumov's work has b...
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2010s Impressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

Contemporary impressionist expressive oil painting on paper "Just oranges"
Located in VÉNISSIEUX, FR
French artist Natalya Mougenot presents a new series of small oil paintings inspired by the quiet beauty of everyday life. "Just Oranges" is one of the pieces from this collection—a ...
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2010s Impressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Paper

"Morning Stillness"
Located in Zofingen, AG
"Morning Stillness" is my exploration of the quiet, meditative beauty of dawn. I wanted to capture the way the sky gently awakens, blending soft blues and warm golds as light emerges...
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2010s Figurative Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

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

Materials

Linen, Oil

"Dust & Scarlet" (2023) By Blair Atherholt, Original Oil Painting on Panel
Located in Denver, CO
"Dust & Scarlet" (2024) by Blair Atherholt is an original, handmade oil painting on panel that depicts a still-life featuring a white flower, a red rib...
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21st Century and Contemporary Realist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Panel

Mid Victorian Portrait of a Lady Seated in a Chair Original 19th Century Oil
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Portrait of a Seated Lady English School, mid 19th century oil on canvas, unframed canvas: 16 x 13 inches provenance: private collection, England condition: good and sound condition
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Mid-19th Century Victorian Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

"Marilyn Monroe and ocean blue" ( semi-abstract oil painting of woman on paper)
Located in VÉNISSIEUX, FR
This artwork "Marilyn Monroe and ocean blue" is a dynamic exploration of the human form, using bold brushstrokes and vibrant colors to convey movement and emotion. The piece featur...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Paper, Oil

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

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Canvas, Oil Crayon, Oil

French School L'oeil qui ne contemple Impressionist century Cat Painting Indian
Located in Zofingen, AG
Citation : Si l'oeil ne contemple pas, l'oeil ne verra pas Animal - Closeup portrait of a cat Technique: oil, acrylic, and ink on old book pages on wooden fram...
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21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Ink, Oil, Acrylic

Sleeping Girls - contemporary, figurative, portrait, acrylic, oil on board
Located in Bloomfield, ON
This realistic painting, a portrait of children, is by internationally recognized artist Daniel Hughes. Daniel Hughes is known best perhaps for his true-to-life figurative paintings. Early in his life, Hughes was strongly influenced by the work of his artist mother and her friends, many of whom were renowned British artists. He grew up drawing…never in color books but on six-foot lengths of computer paper. Hughes was especially drawn to the figurative paintings of British artists of the 1950s. His aesthetic focuses on a realistic interpretation, composition, light, harmony, and emotion. Hughes' work, like this acrylic and charcoal painting of two little girls sleeping...
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2010s Realist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

"Angels And Cowboys" - Oil And Wax Figurative Painting with Horse
Located in Denver, CO
Brian Keith Stephens presents an original, handmade composition titled "Angels and Cowboys", created in 2025. This oil and wax on cotton painting measures 50 inches high by 30 inches...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Impressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Cotton, Wax, Oil

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

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Carbon Pencil, Oil Pastel

Huge Georgian 1820's English Oil Industrial Landscape with Mills Children Picnic
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
"Extensive Early Industrial Landscape with Mill" by John Pennington (1773-1841, British) subsidiary buildings, bleaching fields and a country house beyond, three children with a bir...
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Early 19th Century English School Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

The Painter's Studio original painting by Paula Craioveanu oil on canvas Framed
Located in Forest Hills, NY
"The Painter's Studio", oil on canvas, 39x27.5in / 100x70cm The artist's studio and art objects part of artist' life and work. A sculpture, an antique head and a painting that remin...
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2010s Academic Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Contemporary impressionist expressive oil painting "Apricots in a bowl"
Located in VÉNISSIEUX, FR
In this vibrant oil painting, apricots rest in a simple bowl, seemingly untouched by time. The painting draws on the aesthetics of two of the most influential artists in the history ...
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2010s Abstract Impressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Paper

19th century American Folk Art of a Seated Lady in her Sunday best clothes
Located in Woodbury, CT
Unknown Artist (American School, 19th century) Portrait of a Lady in Blue, c. 1835–1850 Oil on canvas This quietly elegant portrait captures a mature woman with a serene yet dignifi...
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1850s Folk Art Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"Honest Convergence"- Expressive Mixed Media Figurative Painting 2024
Located in Denver, CO
Jon Wassom’s Honest Convergence (2024) is an evocative mixed media painting on panel, measuring 16 x 16 x 1.5 inches. This original work showcases Wassom’s signature expressive style...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Mixed Media

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

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Oil, Canvas, Ink

A Morning in Maine
Located in Wenham, MA
This is a beautiful original oil on linen panel painting by master painter, Donald Jurney. Donald Jurney (b. 1945) was educated at Columbia University, the Pratt Institute, and the...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Impressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

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

Materials

Fabric, Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil

"Just Think of It"
Located in Scottsdale, AZ
Mike Carson is a Minneapolis painter, and graduate of the Minneapolis College of Art and Design, whose artwork can be found in private and corporate collections throughout the Unite...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Woman In Market Setting
Located in Atlanta, GA
This painting is featured in a hand-carved wood frame imported from Spain. Justo Revilla, born in Madrid, Spain in 1940 began his artistic career at the age of thirteen where he a...
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21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

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

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Canvas, Acrylic

The Cornish Fisherman Antique English Signed Oil Painting Portrait of Sea Man
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
"The Old Salt" (Cornish fisherman) by David W. Haddon (British, late 19th/ early 20th century) signed and dated oil on board, framed framed: 18 x 14 inches board: 16 x 12 inches ...
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Late 19th Century Victorian Figurative Paintings

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Oil

ABSTRACT FACE
Located in CÓRDOBA, ES
Mixed media on paper Shipped well protected, rolled in a tube, unframed I can do commissioned work of any technique, style and size, contact us without obligation
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2010s Neo-Expressionist Figurative Paintings

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Permanent Marker

Interior of Church - Oil Paint by Jules Victor Génisson - Mid-19th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Oil on Board realized by Jules Victor Génisson (1805-1860) in the mid-19th Century. Hand signed lower left. Good condition.
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Mid-19th Century Modern Figurative Paintings

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Oil, Panel

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

Materials

Gold Leaf

Man Holding a Jug (The Sense of Taste)
Located in Stockholm, SE
This evocative 19th-century painting is the work of a follower of the Dutch Golden Age artist Jacob Toorenvliet, known for his finely rendered genre scenes. Titled Man Holding a Jug ...
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Early 19th Century Old Masters Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Board

On the Theme of Three
Located in Atlanta, GA
This is an original work by Andre Kohn. Growing up near the Caspian Sea, Kohn's received a formal art education from the University of Moscow where he studied with members of the la...
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2010s Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings

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Oil, Board, Mixed Media

5:00 - Contemporary Beach Landscape Peach Pink Clouds Sky Ocean Shore, 2022
Located in Kent, CT
In this contemporary beach landscape in oil on canvas mounted on panel, figures in the distance can be seen along the shore of a beach, gazing out at the deep, dark navy blue ocean, ...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Panel

Belle Epoque Beauty - 19th Century Oil Painting Portrait of French Flower Girl
Located in Gerrards Cross, GB
‘Young Beauty holding a Red Rose’ by Étienne Adolphe Piot (1831-1910). The painting is signed by the artist and hangs in a fine quality gold metal leaf frame. Academy Fine Paintings...
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Late 19th Century French School Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

Large Victorian Norwich School Oil Thatched Cottages in Rural Landscape, framed
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist/ School: Norwich School, circa 1876 Title: 'Norfolk Clay Lump and Thatched Cottages'. Medium: oil on canvas, framed Framed: 24 x 31 inches Painting: 19 x 26 inches Provenance: private collection, East Anglia...
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19th Century Victorian Figurative Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

All the Kin Folk, Original Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
Boldy colored and stylized figures fill the scene. Their expressions exude anticipation as if waiting for a band to start or a train to arrive. The blue backg...

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21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Figurative Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

Chess Player I - Abstract Bold Colorful Figurative Expressionist Painting
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Valerie Etitinwo's unique approach to abstract figurative painting celebrates the unconventional beauty found in imperfection and awkwardness. The Nigerian-Swiss artist uses bold col...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil Pastel, Mixed Media, Acrylic

"In the Room Where You Sleep" by Daire Lynch, Original Oil Painting, Nude Female
Located in Denver, CO
"In the Room Where You Sleep" by Daire Lynch (Ireland based) is an original oil, acrylic and gold leaf on canvas that depicts a red haired nude model in ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Gold Leaf

After the storm, the blue canoe: Impressionist plein air river scene
Located in Norwich, GB
I liked the title "After the storm" for this painting, which the artist had noted on the back of the painting, although he later changed it to "Day of the storm". It's the juxtaposi...
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1870s Impressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Wood Panel

FACES OF UNITY
Located in CÓRDOBA, ES
Original art by Daria Kusto. Acrylic , acrylic spray on canvas Shipped rolled in a tube, From Spain.
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2010s Abstract Figurative Paintings

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Acrylic, Canvas

Vulpecula original painting
Located in Zofingen, AG
In this artwork, I infuse the blended textures of pastel and pencil, with strokes that evoke realism's detail and surrealism's dreamy aura. The subject's expressive gaze, rooted in e...
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2010s Abstract Impressionist Figurative Paintings

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Oil Pastel, Acrylic, Archival Paper

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

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Canvas, Oil

Family 2 - Contemporary Minimalistic Figurative Oil Painting, Realism, Beach
Located in Salzburg, AT
Artodyssey "Julita Malinowska's paintings belong to those, which once seen - are never forgotten. The open spaces, sometimes cool and bright, at other times heavily saturated with co...
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2010s Minimalist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Classic Racing Yachts off the Needles, Fine British Marine Signed Oil Painting
By George Drury
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Velsheda & Endeavour off the Needles by George Drury (British b. 1950) signed lower corner, titled verso oil painting on board, framed framed size: 22 x 32 inches condition: excellent provenance: private collection, England A very fine marine oil painting depicting this classic yachts...
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21st Century and Contemporary Realist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

Adam Shaw - "Astronaut Dream" - Contemporary Space Exploration Oil Painting 2022
Located in Denver, CO
Adam Shaw's "Astronaut Dream" is an original, handmade oil painting on board created in 2022. This captivating contemporary artwork measures 20 x 16 inches (50.80 x 40.64 cm) and is ...
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2010s Impressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

In the company of Dance B. Schaumann - Contemporary Abstract Dancers Painting
Located in DE
Barber Schaumann is a contemporary artist known for her vibrant, abstract interpretations of the female form. Her work combines bold colors with modern, geometric shapes, blending el...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

"Dove" Original semi-abstract acrylic painting. Large . Vertical.
Located in Oslo, NO
In this painting, I embraced the tactile depth of relief printing with the fluidity of acrylics and oils. Its figurative nature captures the human essence amidst a symbolic and futur...
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2010s 85 New Wave Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Ink, Oil, Acrylic

Angel with Heart, Ver. I, Peter Max
Located in Auburn Hills, MI
Acrylic on cotton duck cloth canvas. Canvas size: 12 x 6 inches. Inscription: Hand signed, as issued. Notes: Registered #326764, in the Peter Max Archive, New York, 2012. PETER MAX ...
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2010s Pop Art Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

LARGE OIL PAINTING OLD MASTER Chester Harding (1792 - 1866) FINE 19th CENTURY
Located in Ferndown, GB
OIL PAINTING OLD MASTER ATTR to CHESTER CHARLES HARDING (1792 - 1866) FINE 19th CENTURY BRITISH Original Antique Large Early 19th Century British OLD MASTER OIL PAINTING Romantic Se...
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19th Century Realist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

Fine Large Victorian Signed Oil Fisherman in Highland River Landscape1880's
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Fisherman in Highland Landscape by James Mudd (English, 1821 - 1906) signed oil on canvas, framed framed: 28.5 x 41 inches painting: 24 x 36 inches provenance: private collection, En...
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Late 19th Century Victorian Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

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

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"Wine in Morocco" Modernist Multicolor Abstract Nudes Painting on Linen Canvas
Located in New York, NY
A modernist depiction of figures executed with strong use of line and texture. This piece is filled with movement and beautiful brushwork, the use of color placement is enchanting wi...
Category

2010s Cubist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Linen

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

Materials

Acrylic, Canvas

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

Materials

Gold Leaf

Unapologetic Vogue - 21st Century Mixed Media with Oil, African Fabrics, Women
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Shipping Procedure Ships in a well-protected tube. This work is unique, not a print or other type of copy. Accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity. About Artist Bakare Babatund...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Fabric, Canvas, Mixed Media, 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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