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Figurative Paintings For Sale
Style: Expressionist
Style: Post-Impressionist
Tight Corner 2
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
The artwork titled "Tight Corner" features a man and woman looking at each other in a romantic way, with a smile on their faces. This piece of art is a beautiful representation of lo...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
Cadaques Spain oil painting seascape landscape spanish
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Rafael Duran Benet (1931-2015) - Cadaques - Oil on canvas on board
Oil measurements 60x60 cm.
Frameless.
Rafael Duran Benet (Terrassa, 1931 - Barcelona, 2015) is a Catalan painter, ...
Category
Early 2000s Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas, Board
"Shadow in Profile" Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Suchitra Bhosle's "Shadow in Profile" is an original, hand made oil painting that depicts a dark-haired girl in profile with a shadow.
About the Artist:
Suchitra Bhosle is an India-born artist based in California. Suchitra paints in a representational realistic style drawing inspiration from 20th century naturalist painters. She embraces impressionism to depict everyday representational scenes. Suchitra excels at capturing and expressing the mood of her subjects, often in contemplative classical settings. This lends a timeless yet intimate quality to her paintings. Though primarily a portrait and figurative painter, she has recently been painting urban and architectural subjects.
Suchitra is represented in leading fine art galleries across USA including Santa Fe, Washington D.C., Carmel and Houston. Her paintings have won awards at international juried shows hosted by The Portrait Society of America, Oil Painters of America and American Impressionist Society.
Category
2010s Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Panel, Oil
Togetherness
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
"Togetherness" is a stunning artwork created by Gbelekale Azeez, featuring a man and a woman. The piece is an expression of the beauty of togetherness, and it captures the essence of...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Fairy Tale
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Fairy Tale is a Mixed Media painting by Damilola Olusegun. Damilola created "Fairy Tale on a prime canvas of 60W by 72H inches.
Damilola Olusegun de...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media
Benavente Solis. bull. dream of a bullfighter expressionist acrylic
Located in CORAL GABLES - MIAMI, FL
bull. dream of a bullfighter original expressionist acrylic painting
During its first exhibition in Paris, the French press catalogs it like "The Catalan Sorolla".
Honorary Member of...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Wood, Oil
La Pointe-Rouge - Post Impressionist Sea Landscape Oil by Louis Gaussen
Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire
Signed oil on panel seascape circa 1920 by French post impressionist painter Adolphe Louis Gaussen. The work depicts a view of waves cascading against a rocky shore. A sail boat is s...
Category
1920s Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
Costal Landscape
By Albert Berne
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork "Coastal Landscape" 1961 by noted Cincinnati artist Albert Berne, 1877-1973 is an oil painting on canvas board. It is signed and dated at the lower right corner by the artist. The canvas board size is 16 x 20 inches, framed is 26 x 21.5 inches. The artwork is in very good condition, the frame is in fair condition, it has been unprofessionally restored and has scratches.
About the artist.
Albert Berne (German/American 1877-1973) Schooled in music at the Cincinnati Conservatory, Berne studied piano in Berlin, Germany with Arthur Rubinstein. Here he experienced the radical ferment in the arts in Europe during the pre- WWI years. Later he returned to Cincinnati, where he was a baritone and teacher of music. At the age of 56, he began painting in earnest. Berne received instruction in painting at the Cincinnati Art Academy with Frank Myers and Carl Zimmerman...
Category
Mid-20th Century Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Ewa (Beauty)
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
"Ewa (Beauty)" portrays a lady who exudes a captivating aura, drawing viewers into her world of enigmatic charm. The artist skillfully crafts the lady's features, conveying a sense o...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Africa Girl's Right
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Africa Girl's Right is an original painting by Jonathan Kabeya. Jonathan created Africa Girl's Right with Coffee-Sukarism (Burnt Sugar, ink of pen on a...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Linen, Paper, Ink, Mixed Media, Pen
Lady on Blue 2
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
"Lady on Blue 2" is a captivating piece of art that features a lady with blue skin sitting in a seductive pose. The painting portrays a woman who is both alluring and mysterious, wit...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Unbeatable Me
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
This painting is a self-proclamation painting by Ayomabidele John. The proclamation goes thus:
I choose to be full of love and compassion. I refuse for any part of my heart to be ove...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
secrets thoughts, nude woman, figurative modern, oil on canvas, textured, France
Located in LANGRUNE-SUR-MER, FR
A captivating piece by artist Sophie Dumont, titled 'Secret Thoughts,' this oil-on-canvas female nude, painted with a palette knife, unveils a profound introspection. The canvas port...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
"Dancing Ribbons" Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Suchitra Bhosle's "Dancing Ribbons" is an original, hand made oil painting that depicts a girl in profile with braided hair and red ribbons.
About the Artist:
Suchitra Bhosle is an India-born artist based in California. Suchitra paints in a representational realistic style drawing inspiration from 20th century naturalist painters. She embraces impressionism to depict everyday representational scenes. Suchitra excels at capturing and expressing the mood of her subjects, often in contemplative classical settings. This lends a timeless yet intimate quality to her paintings. Though primarily a portrait and figurative painter, she has recently been painting urban and architectural subjects.
Suchitra is represented in leading fine art galleries across USA including Santa Fe, Washington D.C., Carmel and Houston. Her paintings have won awards at international juried shows hosted by The Portrait Society of America, Oil Painters of America and American Impressionist Society.
Category
2010s Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Board, Oil
Light the Christmas Tree! 30X30
Located in Zofingen, AG
In my creation, I've captured the essence of holiday delight. Through the vibrant strokes of oil, I've woven a tale of innocence and joy. The snowman, adorned with a playful red scar...
Category
2010s Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Medusa
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
The artwork titled "Medusa" features a woman with a sophisticated hairstyle and body parts made of fabrics. This piece of art is a powerful representation of female strength and resilience, with the artist unapologetically portraying the woman's body as a work of art.
The name "Medusa" is a nod to the Greek mythological creature, Medusa, who was known for her beautiful but dangerous appearance. In this artwork, the artist has taken the concept of Medusa and turned it on its head, creating a powerful and captivating image of a woman who is unafraid to show her strength and beauty.
The sophisticated hairstyle of the woman in the artwork is a testament to Fatunmbi Anjolaoluwa...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Fabric, Canvas, Acrylic
"Swinging Harmony" A Black Dancers" Couple by Edgar O'Kiechle - Oil Painting
Located in Pasadena, CA
"Swinging Harmony," is an oil painting on canvas by Edgar O'Kiechle. It transports viewers into a lively dance scene featuring a couple of black dancers swinging at the heart of the...
Category
1940s Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas
French Expressionist Oil, La Place du Tertre Montmartre and Sacrè Coeur Paris
Located in Cotignac, FR
French Expressionist oil on board of The Place du Tertre and Sacre Coeur in Paris by Bernard Vivier. Signed to the back of the panel, presented in plain wood frame.
A wonderful colo...
Category
Mid-20th Century Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
"Indian Offering" Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Suchitra Bhosle's "Indian Offering" is an original, hand made oil painting that depicts a woman holding a lit candle in her outstretched hands illuminating her face.
About the Arti...
Category
2010s Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Panel, Oil
"A Beautiful and Brave Gaze" Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Suchitra Bhosle's "A Beautiful and Brave Gaze" is an original, hand made oil painting that depicts an Indian woman with a lit flame creating a beautiful orange glow around her.
Abo...
Category
2010s Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Panel, Oil
Spain oil on canvas painting mediterranean town
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Gabriel Casarrubios Martín (1953) - Mediterranean town - Oil on canvas
Oil size 46x38 cm.
Frameless.
Gabriel Casarrubios Martín (1953)
The Toledo artist trained in Fine Arts in Mad...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
My Little Pet and I
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
The art of capturing the essence of a moment in time is a skill that only a few possess. In the world of art, such moments can be immortalized in a painting, a sculpture, or a photog...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Journey So Far
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
This painting is a tribute to all Mothers and womanhood as a whole.
She is tough, resilient, emotional, fragile, and vulnerable, but still, they remain strong through the different s...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Charcoal, Acrylic
Dialogue With Butterfly
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
"Dialogue With Butterfly" is a captivating piece of art that portrays a man with a butterfly in his hand. This artwork is a visual representation of the profound connection between m...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Been Waiting
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Been Waiting is an original painting by Gbemileke Blessing Adegboro. Blessing created Been Waiting with Acrylic on a 30.3W by 42.5H inches primed canvas.
The artwork "Been Waiting" ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
La Porte Saint Denis, Paris - Post Impressionist Cityscape Oil by Lucien Genin
By Lucien Génin
Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire
Signed oil on original canvas figures in landscape circa 1930 by French post impressionist painter Lucien Genin. The work is centred around the Porte Saint-Denis - a triumphal arch located in Paris, France. The street is bustling with city-goers and cars pass by the tall buildings painted in red, yellow and white.
Signature:
Signed lower left
Dimensions:
Framed: 27"x31"
Unframed: 20"x24"
Provenance:
Private French collection
Lucien Génin came from a family of stone-cutters. He first studied at the art school in Rouen, then in 1919 entered the École des Arts Décoratifs in Paris. He settled in Montmartre early in the 1920s, and in 1936 moved to the Latin Quarter. Although he had received a thorough training, he created his own completely spontaneous technique aiming at approaching his subjects with a fresh look. Beside a few views of Rouen, Lorient, Dinan and Villefranche-sur-Mer, Génin specialised in the popular theme of views of Paris. He worked swiftly, making rapid jottings, and thus could produce many paintings. At auction his pictures were sometimes sold in lots. He painted both in oils and in gouache.
Lucien Génin showed work at the Salon d'Automne in 1926 and 1930. His work featured at the Marcel Aymé and the Painters exhibition, Galerie Roussard...
Category
1930s Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
No More
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
You are the only person holding yourself back, stop the excuses, wishes, and procrastinating and you can't.
The pain you feel today is the strength of tomorrow in achieving your drea...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
My Sister and Friend 1
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
My Sister and Friend 1 is an Original painting by Esther Obiwuru. Esther created My Sister and Friend with Acrylic on a 36W by 48H primed canvas.
My Sister and Friend depict the ins...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Aboja (The Sash Bearer)
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
"Aboja (The Sash Bearer)" is a provocative and striking work of art created by Nigerian artist Adegbenro Adeola. The painting depicts a woman sitting ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
The Italian, Oil on Canvas, 1924
Located in Saint Amans des cots, FR
Oil on canvas by Charles PICART LE DOUX (1881-1959), France, 1924. The Italian. Very beautiful work where post-impressionism embellished with a few cubist touches form a harmonious w...
Category
1920s Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Cloaks 1: Conceal
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Cloaks 1: Conceal is an original painting by Victor Chigozie. Victor created Cloaks 1: Conceal Acrylic on a 35.4W by 47.2H inches primed canvas.
"Cloaks 1: Conceal" is a thought-pro...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Seclusion
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
"Seclusion" is a captivating artwork created by Kehinde Oyafajo that depicts a lady sitting on the floor with her hand resting on a stool. The lady is dressed in a sensual way and is...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
Spanish fishermen on the beach Spain oil on board painting
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Gabriel Casarrubios Martín (1953) - Fishermen - Oil on panel
Oil size 27x22 cm.
Frameless.
Gabriel Casarrubios Martín (1953)
The Toledo artist trained in Fine Arts in Madrid, at th...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Board, Oil
"Restful Moments" Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Suchitra Bhosle's "Restful Moments" is an original, hand made oil painting that depicts a partially nude woman napping with a black cat nestled on top of her.
About the Artist:
Su...
Category
2010s Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Panel, Oil
Jot at Last
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Joy at Last is an original painting by Gbelekale Azeez. Azeez created Joy at Last Acrylic on a 42W by 42H inches primed canvas.
"Joy at Last" is a beautiful artwork that portrays a ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Arise!!!
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Nigerians arise, brothers and sisters that believe in the union called Nigeria, ARISE!!!
The green-white-green t-shirt has turned to rag on us, let us let go of any excuses to keep ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Stormy Weather - Honfleur - Post Impressionist Oil, Seascape by H de Saint-Delis
Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire
A wonderful oil on canvas circa 1908 by French post impressionist painter Henri Liénard de Saint-Délis depicting a boat docked at the harbour in the harb...
Category
Early 1900s Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Yesterday, Today II - Expressive Contemporary Figurative Oil Painting, Realism
By Robert Bubel
Located in Salzburg, AT
The painting is signed on the back.
The whole artistic output of Robert Bubel centres around subjective emotions and arousing emotion in the beholder. The source of inspiration- tha...
Category
2010s Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Native Elegance in Turquoise" Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Suchitra Bhosle's "Native Elegance in Turquoise" is an original, hand made oil painting that depicts a woman with a turquoise necklace with an eggshell blue background.
About the A...
Category
2010s Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Panel, Oil
Omodaratan Oni Afro
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
In the realm of art, creativity knows no bounds, and artists continue to amaze us with their ability to capture the essence of beauty in various forms. One such captivating artwork t...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Donas 2.Original crayons paper painting
By Agustin Rio
Located in CORAL GABLES - MIAMI, FL
A. Rio .Original gouache paper painting .
AGUSTIN RIO ( Barceona 1923 – Barcelona 1997)
Formed in Llotja i al Cercle Artístic de Sant Lluc He appeared individually in 1953 in the ...
Category
1980s Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Crayon, Cardboard
'Woman Wearing Mantilla', Paris, Louvre, Académie Chaumière, Carmel, California
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Signed lower right 'Di Gesu' for Victor di Gesu (American, 1914-1988) and painted circa 1958.
A substantial oil a young woman, (possibly Victor's wife, the artist, Janet Ament), sho...
Category
1950s Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Listen, I am Here
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
'Listen, I am here' is an art Gbenga Eniafe created from the realities of his people. The everyday creative is overlooked even as he presses on. The purple represents his distinctive...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
Donas 1.Original crayons paper painting
By Agustin Rio
Located in CORAL GABLES - MIAMI, FL
A. Rio Barcelona .Original gouache paper painting .
AGUSTIN RIO ( Barceona 1923 – Barcelona 1997)
Formed in Llotja i al Cercle Artístic de Sant Lluc He appeared individually in 195...
Category
1980s Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Crayon, Cardboard
Against All Odds, I Stand
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Gbelekale Azeez's "Against All Odds, I Stand" is a striking artwork that features a woman standing tall and proud in the face of adversity. The piece is a celebration of resilience, ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Pandemic Play
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
The artwork "Pandemic Play" is a poignant and timely piece that captures the spirit of creativity and resilience during times of hardship. The painting, ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
The Harvesters - Post Impressionist Figures in Landscape Oil by Charles Frechon
Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire
Signed figures in landscape oil on canvas by French post impressionist painter Charles Frechon. The work depicts two woman harvesting a field on a sunny summer's day. One woman is resting against a hay bale.
Signature:
Signed lower left
Dimensions:
Framed: 27"x31"
Unframed: 20"x24"
Provenance:
Private collection - Rouen
Charles Fréchon joined the Académie de Peinture et de Dessin in Rouen in 1879 and met Joseph Delattre and Charles Angrand. He then went to Paris and in 1881 enrolled at the Académie Colarossi. When he returned to Rouen he painted mainly from life.Fréchon painted landscapes in an Impressionist style and was one of the instigators of the so-called School of Rouen. The School took its name from the fact that painters such as Joseph Delattre, Léon Jules Lemaître...
Category
Early 1900s Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
African Boy I
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
African Boy is a series of paintings by talented artist Faith Gbadero. This series of Artworks captures the response and attitudes of African young adult...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas, Acrylic
Glimpse to Fate
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
What comes to your mind when you see old people,
with shrinking and wrinkled cheeks,
giving slower gestures as if time were in their favor,
What really comes to your mind when you t...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic, Polymer
"Lanternes du Japon" Olio cm. 46 x 38 1910 ca
Located in Torino, IT
Luminoso quadro con mazzo di fiori arancioni su fondo verde
Category
Early 1900s Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Benavente Solis 11 Vertical. Big. green. Bull- original expressionist acrylic
Located in CORAL GABLES - MIAMI, FL
Bull- original expressionist acrylic painting
During its first exhibition in Paris, the French press catalogs it like "The Catalan Sorolla".
Honorary Member of the MECOART (Mediter...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Wood, Acrylic
Antique French Fauvist 1920's Signed Oil Painting Portrait of Fashionable Lady
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Portrait of a Lady
French School, fauvist style
indistinctly signed
circa 1920's period
oil on canvas, unframed
canvas: 22 x 18 inches
provenance: private collection
condition: very ...
Category
Early 20th Century Fauvist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Circle of Chaïm Soutine, Expressionist painting of Fishermen in a French harbour
Located in Harkstead, GB
A very stylish image of a French harbour. Painted with great panache - wonderful brushwork and a vivid palette, reminiscent of the work of Chaim Soutine
Circle of Chaïm Soutine (189...
Category
20th Century Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Board, Oil
Portrait of a Girl in Nature - Mid 20th Century Oil by Michael D'Aguilar
Located in Watford, Hertfordshire
Baron Michael D`Aguilar was born on May 15, 1922 in London to Spanish parents. He was brother of the artist Paul D`Aguilar. He spent much of his early life in Spain. He studied at...
Category
1940s Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
'Study of a Man', Paris, Flâneur, Boulevardier, Danish Post-Impressionist Oil
By Axel Bentzen
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Initialed upper right 'A.B.' for Axel Bentzen (Danish, 1893-1952) painted circa 1925.
Axel Bentzen studied art as a child and, by the age of 14, was copying Old Master paintings at ...
Category
1920s Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
'Flamenco Dancer', Paris, Louvre, Académie Chaumière, Grand Palais, LACMA, SFAA
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Partial signature, lower right, 'Di Gesu' for Victor Di Gesu (American, 1914-1988) and stamped verso with Certification of Authenticity
Winner of the Prix Othon Friesz, Victor di Ge...
Category
1960s Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Paper
R. Poch Jazz Quartet acrylic painting
By Ramon Poch
Located in CORAL GABLES - MIAMI, FL
7.-Jazz Quartet 100 x 80 cm acrylic painting
Born in Badalona (Barcelona).
Photographer and advertising film director.
Founding partner of the advertising production company La Cos...
Category
2010s Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Brolly Day - Late 20th Century Impressionist Oil Landscape of Majorca Allen
By Denise Allen
Located in Watford, Hertfordshire
Denise has been painting professionally since the early 1980's, and has been teaching watercolours since 2002.
She says "my inspiration is the world around me... it is truly amazin...
Category
1990s Post-Impressionist 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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